"ID","Title","Fiscal Year(s)","Fiscal Year Funding Amount","Legal Citation / Subdivision","Appropriation Language","Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)","Measurable Outcome(s)","Proposed Outcomes Achieved","Other Funds Leveraged","Source of Additional Funds","Direct Expenses","Administration Costs","Recipient Board Members","Number of full time equivalents funded","Recipient","Recipient Type","Body","About the Issue","Project Details","Start Date","End Date","Source","Status","Updates","Details/Reports","First Name","Last Name","Organization Name","Street Address","City","State","Zip Code","Phone","Email","Activity Type","Administered by","Media","Counties Affected","LSOHC Section","Watershed","URL","Advisory Group Members and Qualifications","Board Members and Qualifications","Conflict of Interest Contact","Conflict of Interest Disclosed" 10031345,"100 Years of Minnesota's First Arboretum at Carleton College",2023,9999,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","Short Term indicators: We exceeded the measure we set for this project by finishing our work ten weeks ahead of schedule. We have a very committed team working on this project, including the consultants we hired and our student worker, a history major in his senior year. We had expected to receive a written assessment in the ninth month of the project period, but instead the project was finished in the ninth month. Intermediate Term indicators: Most of our intermediate measures cannot yet be evaluated, but the participation by students in the project has been quite active. Our senior history major has been working ten hours per week on this project since September, and has had opportunities to conduct research in ways not normally available to undergraduate students. He has interacted with staff at the Northfield and Rice County historical societies and with the librarians at the Northfield Public Library. Students in the winter and spring courses, Historians for Hire,have benefited from the sources compiled during this project, and they will use it as they learn more about arboretum history. Once our materials have been added to our campus resources, we will be able to track both the use of the bibliography and other materials from the College Archives website and the number of consultations with our librarians and other experts., Long Term indicators: We are well on our way to be able to publish our history to coincide with the Arboretum's centennial year of 2026-2027. We are in the process of writing grant proposals for additional resources to help pay for the writing and publication of the book, both internally and externally.",,16820,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",26819,,"Wally Weitz '70 P'96 P'99 P'02, John Harris '85, Jeninne McGee '85, Cathy Paglia '74 P'18, Alison R. Byerly P'15, Eric Runestad, Robert H. (Bob) Edwards H'86, Stephen R. Lewis Jr. P'86 H'02, Robert A. Oden Jr., Steven G. Poskanzer P'15, Gregory Amusu '19, Love E. Anani M.D. '07, Mark S. Applebaum '89, Emily L. Barr '80, Alan R. Bauer '74, Vinaya B. Chepuri '82 P '17, Stephen J. Davis '88, Arnold W. Donald '76 P '02, Herbert A. Fritch '73, Catherine L. Gunsbury '89, Dashini A. Jeyathurai '08, Leslie B. Kautz '80 P '15, Pamela Kiecker Royall '80, Richard R. Kracum '76 P '07, Trace H. McCreary '89 P '24, Steven C. Parrish P '12, Rolf S. Peters '86, Nicholas J. Puzak '81 P '20, Raul I. Raymundo '87, David B. Smith Jr. '88 P '19, Michael J. Sobaski '15, Alison M. von Klemperer '82 P '16, Michael L. Wiebolt '08, Candace E. Williams '73 P '06 P '11 W '73, Dana C. Wright '95, John L. Youngblood '81 P '14",,"Carleton College","Private College/University",,,"To hire a qualified historian to research and write the history of the first arboretum in Minnesota.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Braker,"Carleton College","1 North College Street",Northfield,MN,55057,5072224543,nbraker@carleton.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/100-years-minnesotas-first-arboretum-carleton-college,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 18548,"FY 13, Sediment Reduction Strategies for the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers",2013,54696,,,,,,,,,,,.25,LimnoTech,"State Government","The goal of the project is the development of an overall strategy for reduction of turbidity/TSS, with sets of sediment reduction initiatives and actions for various sources, to address the Minnesota River Turbidity TMDL and the South Metro Mississippi River TSS TMDL. ",,,2013-04-16,2013-10-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Gunderson,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2400",larry.gunderson@state.mn.us,"Monitoring, Planning, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-sediment-reduction-strategies-minnesota-and-mississippi-rivers,,,, 17860,"160 years of Jewish Migration MNopedia Articles",2013,4522,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4522,,,,"Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To research and write two articles about Jewish migration and denominations for MNopedia: Minnesota Encyclopedia.",,"To research and write two articles about Jewish migration and denominations for MNopedia: Minnesota Encyclopedia.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Katherine,Tane,"Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest","4330 South Cedar Lake Road",Minneapolis,MN,55416,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/160-years-jewish-migration-mnopedia-articles,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10007223,"1917 - 1918 Exhibits Research",2017,8180,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","In our original application, we cited two different short-term goals and how we would measure the success of each. First we wanted to create a list of institutions that may have holdings related to World War I that identified some portion of Dakota County for our research. Next, our Exhibit Researcher (ER) was to travel to those locations to determine if there was anything in their collection useful to our research. After identifying a list of organizations (Minnesota Historical Society / History Center, Immigration Library, etc.), our researcher called each location to speak with someone from their staff, or did an online search when available. We were successful in finding materials in the institutions with a more broad focus, rather than narrow focus (i.e. county). Our most successful visits from the list we created were to the Minnesota History Center and the Immigration Library. However, we still had found more useful materials in our own collection of microfilm that contained local newspapers. We believe we were successful, since the list did provide us with additional information and resources we did not have in our own possession. Our next goal was an intermediate one that sought to have compiled all of the research into themes and categories. We undoubtedly were successful in this category due to our ER providing us with a User Guide to her research, as well as sorted files by categories with paper copies of what was found. The paper files are broken down by themes of ""Agriculture / Farmers,"" ""Not WWI"" (Women's Suffrage, etc.), ""1918 Flue Pandemic & Disease,"" Education / Training,"" Race,"" Peace Activism / Socialists,"" etc. By having these files, along with the User Guide, our next phase of creating the exhibit will be much simpler, while also providing a permanent collection that researchers can utilize. Lastly, our long-term goal was to find content that was not already in our collection to preserve for the public. Again, we have been much more successful than our organization could have thought of when it came to this goal. The amount of detail in organizing the information found by our ER provides our Research Library with a wealth of new information that we anticipate being used excessively during the span of our exhibit and into the future. With each community having their own file, as well as general information during this time frame, we anticipate this being used for more than just World War I research. As in our original grant, the inforamtion can be used for at least the next 5-10 years on various research topics, but also fill a void in our permanent collection.",,111,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",8291,,"Tom Achartz (President), Sally Anderson (Vice President), Stephen Cook (Treasurer), Roberta Norris-Norvoll (Secretary), Marty Jo Bruyer, David Byrne, Robert Damon, Jim Huffman, Greg Oxley, Theresa Palmersheim, Leslie Greaves Radloff, Leah Stanek, Dale Weeks",0.25,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to research Minnesota history during 1917-1918 in preparation for upcoming exhibits.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"651-552-7548 x303",matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/1917-1918-exhibits-research,,,,0 18229,"2013 Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Grant - Cannon River Watershed Partnership",2013,32421,,,,,,,,,,,.33,"Cannon River Watershed Partnership","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will support the monitoring of two sites on the Cannon River throughout the field seasons of 2013 and 2014 during storm events and baseflow conditions to capture 25 samples per year at each site according to the WPLMN objectives. The information gathered from these samples and site visits will be compiled for reporting purposes and for use in calculating pollutant loading using the FLUX32 model.",,,2013-01-15,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth," Croteau-Kallestad ","Cannon River Watershed Partnership",,,,,"(507) 786-3913",Beth@crwp.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2013-watershed-pollutant-load-monitoring-grant-cannon-river-watershed-partnership,,,, 27916,"2014 Clean Water Retrofit Partnership",2014,300000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Projects and Practices 2014","This project will result in an estimated .2% phosphorus reduction.",,,75000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",300000,245,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bob Leifeld, Chris Nielsen, Don Marthaler, Doug Willie, Duane Ness, Gene Stoffel, Greg Langer, Guenther Moesler, John Dudley, John Schumacher, Joseph Meyers, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller, Linda Hardy, Marian Brown, Mark Ceminsky, Mike Rademacher, Peggy Varien, Pete Storlie, Robert Lind, Robert Winter",0.48,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project targets retrofit stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) on public land to assist partnering Local Government Units (LGUs) achieve water quality goals identified in local stormwater plans. The Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) provides technical assistance and distributes Clean Water Funding (CWF) to leverage local funding through its time-proven Stormwater Retrofit Partnership (Partnership) cost share program. Between 2010 and 2012, eight LGUs in Dakota County used CWFs through this successful program to install 44 retrofit BMPs in 12 projects that provided treatment for 140 acres of urban drainage to reduce sediment by 10 tons, phosphorus by 64 pounds and stormwater volumes by 52 acre-ft. In this project, the Partnership will target additional retrofit projects using proven methods that match local water management plan priority sites with effective BMPs using ranking criteria that includes pollutant load modeling, benefits to receiving waters, cost benefit ratios, and site suitability. Based on documented past performance, target goals are to install up to 20 retrofit BMPs that provide treatment for at least 100 acres of urban drainage to reduce sediment by 6 tons, phosphorus by 40 pounds and stormwater volumes by 30 acre-ft. Priority will be given to target projects in areas with completed Total Maximum Daily Load studies and identified local water plans, and those identified using subwatershed analyses. ",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7786,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2014-clean-water-retrofit-partnership,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO 27917,"2014 Clean Water Community Initiative",2014,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Community Partners 2014","This project will engage Dakota County residents and the churches, schools, organizations, and associations to which they belong. These groups come to understand their personal connections to water quality by building solutions in their church yards, educational facilities, common backyards, or treasured lakeshores. Often the installations involve a hands-on learning experience for the engaged landowners.",,,25000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",100000,140,,0.24,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project is a continuation of the Dakota County Community Initiative, which has received Clean Water Funds in 2012 and 2013. It will provide cost share funding to organizations and associations who voluntarily construct medium sized water quality best management practices (BMPs) in Dakota County. This project will use the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District's existing Conservation Initiative Funding program to provide technical assistance and monetary incentives for targeted, medium-sized projects such as raingardens, bioinfiltration, biofiltration, bioswales, shoreline stabilizations, and other BMPs. Project proposals will be solicited from faith-based organizations, homeowner associations, school organizations, lake associations, and others that own or manage large areas of land. This project is estimated to result in the installation of up to 8 more projects treating runoff from up to 10 acres of urban land with an annual combined reduction of approximately 1.5 million gallons of untreated stormwater, 5 pounds phosphorus, and 2 tons of sediment. Additionally, the project will engage and educate citizens in water resource protection by providing the opportunity for community involvement and hands-on learning through project installation.",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7786,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2014-clean-water-community-initiative,"Community Partners pass through, recipient Board unknown at this time","Community Partners pass through, recipient Board unknown at this time","Nicole Clapp",NO 27992,"2014 Clean Water Conservation Incentive",2014,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Projects and Practices 2014","This project will result in a completed subwatershed analysis within the Spring Park Subwatershed. ","This project has resulted in an estimated reduction of 944 lbs of phosphorus and 958 tons of sediment.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",62398,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2014-07-17,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7786,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2014-clean-water-conservation-incentive,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO 33542,"2015 Dakota County Clean Water Community Initiative",2015,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"Volume Reduced = 3 Acre-Feet/YR, Phosphorus Reduced = 5 LBS/YR, and Sediment = 1.50 TONS/YR. ","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 3.478 lbs of phosphorus, 1.41 tons of sediment, 0.67 tons per year of soil loss, and 2.44 acre-feet per year of water volume.","achieved proposed outcomes",37500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS ",150000,1,,0.26,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project will use the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District's existing Conservation Initiative Funding program to provide technical assistance and monetary incentives for targeted, medium-sized projects such as raingardens, bioinfiltration, biofiltration, bioswales, shoreline stabilizations, and other best management practices (BMPs). Project proposals will be solicited from faith based organizations, homeowner associations, school organizations, lake associations, and others that own or manage large areas of land. The installed BMPs will result in the reduction of stormwater volumes and pollutants and will improve water quality in a number of impaired lakes and rivers in Dakota County. We anticipate installing up to 8 more BMPs treating runoff from up to 10 acres of urban land with an annual combined reduction of approximately 200,000 cubic feet of untreated stormwater, 5 lbs. phosphorus, and 3,000 lbs. total suspended solids. ",,,2015-03-10,2020-04-20,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7786,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2015-dakota-county-clean-water-community-initiative,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 36711,"2016 Erosion and Tillage Transect Project",2016,500000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(n) ",,"County, watershed, and state wide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind ",,,,,500000,,,0.5,"University of Minnesota ","Local/Regional Government","These funds are being used to systematically collect data and produce statistically valid estimates of the rate of soil erosion and tracking the adoption of high residue cropping systems in in the 67 counties with greater than 30% land in agricultural row crop production. Designed to establish a long term program in Minnesota to collect data and produce county, watershed, and state wide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures to address erosion. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Proposed,,,"Matt ",Drewitz,"Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources",,,,,"(507) 344-2821",matt.drewitz@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2016-erosion-and-tillage-transect-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","Nicole Clapp",No 36627,"2017 CWF Alimagnet Lake Stormwater Improvement Projects",2017,216450,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ",,"This project will result in a reduction of 62 pounds of phosphorus/year.","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 74.4 lbs of phosphorus.","achieved proposed outcomes",181898,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",216450,3,,,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, in partnership with the City of Burnsville, is planning an overall improvement in the Alimagnet Lake subwatershed that consists retrofit two existing stormwater ponds that drain to Alimagnet Lake, a nutrient impaired water, with iron-enhanced sand filter benches. It is estimated that a significant amount of phosphorus reduction will be achieved by implementing this project, bringing Alimagnet Lake closer to state water quality standards. ",,,,2020-04-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7546,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-cwf-alimagnet-lake-stormwater-improvement-projects,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 36629,"2017 CWF South Branch Vermillion River Nitrate Treatment Project",2017,412200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ","$10,187,000 the first year and $10,188,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","13,600 pounds of nitrogen/year","The constructed wetland with enhanced soil media was installed and constructed underbudget. The JPO was approved for a work plan revision to utilize some of the grant funds remaining to also install a woodchip bioreactor for nitrate treatment. Both projects were constructed well under the anticipated grant budget. Volume reduction of 556 ACRE-FEET/YR., Nitrate reduction of 13925 pounds/YR., Sediment (TSS) reduction of 7.6 TONS/YR.","achieved proposed outcomes.",55079,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",206100,10371,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","As part of the Dakota County Transportation Department's highway 78 road reconstruction project, the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization is partnering with Dakota County to install a nitrate treatment practice on a tributary to the South Branch Vermillion River adjacent to the road. The South Branch Vermillion River subwatershed is the highest nitrate loading subwatershed in the Vermillion River Watershed and is a significant contributor to contaminated drinking water in the eastern portion of the watershed. The project will result in the installation of a constructed wetland with enhanced soil media adjacent to County Road 78.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7546,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-cwf-south-branch-vermillion-river-nitrate-treatment-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Annie Felix-Gerth",No 36633,"2017 CWF Lakeville Stormwater Hydrodynamic Separator Retrofit",2017,116000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ",,"This project will result in a reduction of 4 tons of sediment/yr.","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 30 lbs of phosphorus and 4.2 tons of sediment.","achieved proposed outcomes",178000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",116000,2,,,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","South Creek is a tributary to the Vermillion River and a DNR-designated trout stream. Currently, the creek is not meeting state water quality standards for sediment, temperature and dissolved oxygen The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization and the City of Lakeville propose to retrofit an existing stormwater pipe with a hydrodynamic separator to reduce the sediment load reaching South Creek and the Vermillion River. One hydrodynamic separator will be installed and is estimated to reduce sediment loads to South Creek and the Vermillion River by 4 tons per year. ",,,,2020-04-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7546,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-cwf-lakeville-stormwater-hydrodynamic-separator-retrofit,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 36634,"2017 CWF Phosphorus Treatment Enhancements at County Road 50",2017,127500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ",,"This project will result in a reduction of 20 lbs of phosphorus per year.","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 25.5 lbs of phosphorus, 1.99 tons of sediment, and 2.59 acre-feet per year of water volume.","achieved proposed outcomes",35000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",127500,1,,,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The Vermillion River Watershed JPO is partnering with Dakota County and the City of Lakeville to enhance stormwater management along County Road 50. A treatment train approach with an iron-enhanced sand filter at the tail end to remove dissolved phosphorus will be implemented to treat a drainage area including a portion of the upstream neighborhoods that currently receive little to no stormwater treatment. The practice is anticipated to reduce 20 pounds of phosphorus annually from reaching Lake Marion, a water resource with high recreational value targeted for protection. ",,,,2020-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ryan,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO",,,,,9528917596,mark.ryan@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-cwf-phosphorus-treatment-enhancements-county-road-50,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 36635,"2017 CWF South Creek Temperature Reduction Project",2017,194800,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ",,"Reduce temperature by 11 degrees C","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 2 parts per million dissolved oxygen.","achieved proposed outcomes",42000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",194800,2,,,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","South Creek, a tributary to the Vermillion River and a DNR-designated trout stream. Currently, the creek is not meeting state water quality standards for sediment, temperature and dissolved oxygen and it flows through a large stormwater basin in the City of Lakeville. The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, in partnership with the city, propose to create a new channel for the creek in order to separate it from the pond. The result would be significantly cooler temperatures, increased dissolved oxygen, and less sediment-laden water in South Creek. ",,,,2020-06-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7546,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-cwf-south-creek-temperature-reduction-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 36712,"2017 Erosion and Tillage Transect Project",2016,500000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(n) ",,"County, watershed, and state wide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind ",,,,,500000,,,0.5,"University of Minnesota ","Local/Regional Government","These funds are being used to systematically collect data and produce statistically valid estimates of the rate of soil erosion and tracking the adoption of high residue cropping systems in counties with greater than 30% land in agricultural row crop production. Designed to establish a long term program in Minnesota to collect data and produce county, watershed, and state wide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures to address erosion. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Proposed,,,"Matt ",Drewitz,"Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources",,,,,"(507) 344-2821",matt.drewitz@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2017-erosion-and-tillage-transect-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","Nicole Clapp",No 10024795,"2018 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2018,10000,"Buffer Law 2018 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e) (BWSR Buffer Law 2018)","Buffer Law 2018 - [Buffer Law 2018] $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 the second year are to restore or preserve permanent conservation on riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. This appropriation may be used for restoration of riparian buffers permanently protected by easements purchased with this appropriation or contracts to achieve permanent protection for riparian buffers or stream bank restorations when the riparian buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities. Funds for 0.12 FTEs have been proposed within the work plan.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",10000,2000,"Members for Wadena SWCD are: Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Ken Berg, Nancy Benson, Thomas Schulz",0.12,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2017-08-31,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE ",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10002088,"2018 Trout Brook Watershed Initiative Phase 2",2018,200000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, 1st Special Session, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7 (b)","(b) $6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","The primary measureable outcome of this project is the reduction of sediment transport within the watershed. This project will reduce an estimated 670 tons of sediment per year. Sediment reduction will result in lower turbidity and improved water quality within Trout Brook, a designated trout stream, and lower turbidity and improved water quality in the Cannon River, which is impaired for excess turbidity. This project will install approximately 20 practices throughout the watershed.","Grant funds funded this project to achieve 743 tons of sediment reduced/year, exceeding the proposed goal. Project also achieved 1,611 tons of soil savings/year, 806 pounds of phosphorus reduction per year, and 2557 pounds of nitrogen/year.","achieved proposed outcomes",74336,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",191850,4279,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.318965517,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"This project will improve surface water quality within Trout Brook and it will improve surface water in the Cannon River. Trout Brook, a designated trout stream, is impaired for excess nitrates and is a tributary to the Cannon River, which is impaired for turbidity. The project will focus on the installation of best management practices (BMPs) that will reduce the amount of sediment transport within the watershed, reduce the amount of sediment that is reaching Trout Brook, and reduce the amount of sediment conveyed to the Cannon River. Sediment reduction strategies have been prioritized in local water management plans and through TMDL implementation plans for the Cannon River and Trout Brook. Specific BMPs have been targeted for this project based on a completed subwatershed analysis which evaluated potential practices that would yield the greatest sediment reductions. 346 projects were identified and ranked through the subwatershed analysis, and field reconnaissance has been completed for all identified practices to determine feasibility. A cost-benefit ranking was developed to prioritize projects based on the cost per ton of sediment reduction over the contract life of each practice. Of the 346 practices that were identified and ranked, efforts are already underway and funding has been secured to install many of the top 50 ranked practices. This project is Phase 2 of the Trout Brook Watershed Initiative and will focus on the next-highest ranked practices. This project specifically targets practices with an annualized sediment reduction cost of less than $30 per ton of sediment. Approximately 20 practices will be installed through this project which will reduce an estimated 670 tons of sediment per year. Installation of the highest impact and most cost effective practices will result in a quantifiable reduction of sediment that reaches Trout Brook and will directly address the turbidity impairment identified within the Cannon River.",2018-05-16,2023-03-27,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2018-trout-brook-watershed-initiative-phase-2,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10024926,"2019 - Watershed Based Funding Metro (Vermillion River Watershed JPO)",2019,436180,"Watershed Based Funding Metro 2019 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(m) (BWSR Soil Erosion and Tillage Transect)","Watershed Based Funding Metro 2019 - (a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 the second year are for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","This purpose of this funding is to implement several projects within the Vermillion Watershed. This includes replacing two imminent health threat septic systems, retrofitting a stormwater pond to reduce phosphorus entering Farquar Lake, installing grade control structures to reduce sediment entering Etter Creek, and installing both urban and agricultural practices estimated to reduce nutrients and sediment entering the Vermillion River. Overall, approximately 60 pounds of phosphorus and 150 tons of sediment are to be reduced in the watershed. ","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 110 pounds of Nitrogen, 107 pounds of Phosphorus, 111 tons of Sediment, and 12 acre-feet of Volume Reduced.","Achieved proposed outcomes",775187,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",408136,10000,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",0.13,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-09-11,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W ",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-watershed-based-funding-metro-vermillion-river-watershed-jpo,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10024927,"2019 - Watershed Based Funding Metro (City of Apple Valley)",2019,114890,"Watershed Based Funding Metro 2019 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(m) (BWSR Soil Erosion and Tillage Transect)","Watershed Based Funding Metro 2019 - (a) $4,875,000 the first year and $4,875,000 the second year are for a pilot program to provide performance-based grants to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Reduce total phosphorus loading to Keller Lake by approximately 11 pounds per year by expanding an existing stormwater pond and modify the outlet to provide for stormwater treatment.","This project was completed and has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 12 pounds of Phosphorus.","Achieved proposed outcomes",365174,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",114890,,,,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government","This project will improve the water quality of Keller Lake in the City of Apple Valley by expanding an existing upstream pond and modifying the pond's outlet to provide additional water quality treatment. The pond outlet would be modified to provide extended detention and increase the residence time for smaller storm events. One public outreach event will be held during project design to inform residents of the proposed project and obtain feedback. This project is funded through the Dakota County allocation of the Watershed-Based Funding Pilot Program for the Seven County Metropolitan Area. ",,,2018-09-21,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Berger,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 West 147th Street ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2400,sberger@cityofapplevalley.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-watershed-based-funding-metro-city-apple-valley,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10024930,"2019 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area)",2019,240000,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - FY18-19 CWF: Minnesota Laws of 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(c)","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2019 - $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners. ","Funds were used towards the salary of engineering staff, allowing them to assist member SWCDs with design and implementation of projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes",88519,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",240000,7000,,,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-09-25,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","7151 W 190th St Ste 125 ",Jordan,MN,55352,952-492-5425,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-4-metropolitan-swcds-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10024822,"2019 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Dakota SWCD)",2019,100000,"SWCD Local Capacity Services 2019 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(n)","SWCD Local Capacity Services 2019 - [SWCD Local Capacity Services 2019] $11,000,000 the first year and $11,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for matching grants to soil and water conservation districts based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in building local capacity to address soil erosion and excess nutrients. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",1496,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",111600,14970,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.59,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",,,2018-08-21,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-swcd-local-capacity-services-dakota-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10024871,"2019 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2019,20000,"Buffer Law 2019 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e)","Buffer Law 2019 - [Buffer Law 2019] $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 the second year are to restore or preserve permanent conservation on riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. This appropriation may be used for restoration of riparian buffers permanently protected by easements purchased with this appropriation or contracts to achieve permanent protection for riparian buffers or stream bank restorations when the riparian buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities. Funds for 0.12 FTEs have been proposed within the work plan.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20000,1590,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.12,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-08-21,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10024905,"2019 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2019,10000,"Buffer Law 2019 - Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(e)","Buffer Law 2019 - [Buffer Law 2019] $3,875,000 the first year and $5,875,000 the second year are to restore or preserve permanent conservation on riparian buffers adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, to keep water on the land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. This appropriation may be used for restoration of riparian buffers permanently protected by easements purchased with this appropriation or contracts to achieve permanent protection for riparian buffers or stream bank restorations when the riparian buffers have been restored. Up to $1,920,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities. Funds for .11 FTEs have been proposed within the work plan.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",10000,,"Members for Wadena SWCD are: Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Ken Berg, Nancy Benson, Thomas Schulz",0.11,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2018-08-22,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE ",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2019-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10013762,"2020 - Dakota County Drinking Water Protection Project",2020,75000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (b)","(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water. ","This project proposes to install 700 acres of cover crops for a period of 3 years. Based on estimated values from the Watershed Nitrogen Reduction Planning tool, this will prevent 15,720 lbs. of nitrogen from contaminating drinking water supplies.","Grant funds were used for this project that exceeded the proposed measurable outcomes, with nearly 900 acres of cover crops installed and a total reduction of 16,480 pounds of nitrogen and 4,153 tons of soil loss reduction achieved over the three-year lifespan of the land management practices.","achieved proposed outcomes",19042,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",75000,1815,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.124521073,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Dakota County Drinking Water Protection Project's goal is to reduce pollutants (primarily nitrates) that are becoming increasingly common in groundwater sourced drinking water throughout Dakota County. This will be accomplished by implementing groundwater protection practices in areas that are vulnerable to contamination. This project includes both private wells and public water supplies and will focus on townships that have testing data indicating elevated nitrates in drinking water. Cover crops will be the primary practice along with restoring perennial vegetation in critical locations. An estimated 700 acres of cover crops will be established through this project and an estimated 15,720 lbs. of nitrogen will be prevented from reaching groundwater that is used for drinking water. ",2020-04-10,2023-05-11,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-dakota-county-drinking-water-protection-project,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10010713,"2020 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Wadena SWCD)",2020,134256,"Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, ARTICLE 2, Sec. 7(n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",134256,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.986590038,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2019-11-21,2023-02-09,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-swcd-local-capacity-services-wadena-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10010803,"2020 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2020,10000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(f)","(f) $4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 the second year are to purchase, restore, or preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, by easements or contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account. ","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",10000,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.119731801,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2019-11-21,2023-02-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10010739,"2020 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2020,20000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(f)","(f) $4,750,000 the first year and $4,750,000 the second year are to purchase, restore, or preserve riparian land adjacent to lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries, by easements or contracts, to keep water on the land to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters; and increase infiltration for groundwater recharge. Up to $507,000 is for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement account. ","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20000,828,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.120210728,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2019-12-09,2023-02-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2020-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10022623,"2021 Metro Cannon River - Dakota SWCD",2021,305293,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","SWA BMPs will result in 29 tons of sediment reduction annually. Cover crops on 200 ac will reduce nitrate leaching by 1,260 lbs. Wetland restorations will result in 100 tons of sediment reduction annually. IWM outreach to 30 farmers.",,,7658,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",45255,234,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.94,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Cannon River and its subwatersheds are priority resources in multiple local and regional plans including the NCRWMO Watershed Plan, Cannon River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan and the Dakota SWCD Annual Workplan. Many activities are also in the Dakota County Groundwater Plan, however the Groundwater Plan is still in the review process. Agricultural BMPs, both structural and non-structural, are targeted in areas identified in Sub-watershed Analysis (SWAs). Four completed SWAs will be targeted for Ag BMPs and two new SWAs will be completed for future targeting of Ag BMPs. Two activities will help to promote and assist with implementation of practices that reduce nitrate leaching such as cover crops and irrigation water management. These activities are targeted in areas with high to very high groundwater sensitivity. Existing models and studies will be used to target areas for wetland restorations in the Chub Creek Watershed. Wetland restoration(s) will address pollutants of concern including sediment, with an added benefit of water storage and wildlife habitat. ",2021-01-04,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-cannon-river-dakota-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022933,"2021 Metro Mississippi East - Lower Mississippi River WMO",2021,93042,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","A prioritized project list which identifies the location, extent, cost and pollutant reduction benefits to repair ravine erosion as well as the location, cost, and pollutant reduction benefits of feasible stormwater quality and rate control projects.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Lower Mississippi River WMO are: Chris Hartzell, Jill Smith, Karen Reid, Leslie Stoy, Lyle Hanzal, Mary Jeanne Schneeman, Max Wallin, Richard Williams, Scott Deyo, Sharon Lencowski, Tom Sutton",0.13,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Mississippi River is a priority in the overall LMRWMO Watershed Management Plan and is impaired for sediment and nutrients (phosphorus). There are many areas along the Mississippi River that are experiencing stream bank or ravine erosion and resulting a large sediment and phosphorus load to the River. However, the extent of that erosion and highest sources is unknown. This project will study the entirety of the direct drainage watersheds to the Mississippi River within the LMRWMO and identify a comprehensive and ranked water quality improvement project list for future implementation in those subwatersheds, focusing on erosion issues as well as stormwater management projects.",2021-03-10,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Joe,Barten,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","4100 220th St W Ste 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,,joe.barten@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-mississippi-east-lower-mississippi-river-wmo,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022955,"2021 Metro Lower Minnesota South-City of Lakeville",2021,250000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (a)","$13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","The proposed measurable outcomes of the project include: 6.1 lb-TP/yr reduction, 8.6 ac-ft of live storage, and a decrease of peak flows by 25% for the 10-year and larger storms.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 6.1 lbs of Phosphorus, 8.6 acre-feet of Volume Reduced","Achieved proposed outcomes",54329,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",250000,,"Ann Messerschmidt,Kelly Perrine,McKenzie Cafferty,Mckenzie Cafferty,Steve Christopher",,"Lakeville, City of","Local/Regional Government",,,"The City of Lakeville will complete a stormwater improvement project along the 165th Street West corridor, between Kenrick Avenue and Jonquil Avenue. The project consists of: expanding live storage and adding a sand filter bench to an existing stormwater pond. This project will add 8.6 ac-ft of flood storage volume, decrease peak stormwater flows by 25% for the 10-year and larger storm events, and reduce phosphorus loading to Lee Lake/Crystal Lake by 6.1 pounds per year. ",2021-02-12,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Perrine,"Lakeville, City of","20195 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,952-985-4400,kperrine@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-lower-minnesota-south-city-lakeville,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10022958,"2021 Metro WBIF - Miss River East (Dakota SWCD) ",2021,32565,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Project is estimated to have 0.5 lb of phosphorous reduction annually and 20,000 cubic feet per year of volume reduction annually over life of practice installed.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.09,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"This project will provide technical assistance and project funding to design and install 2-3 stormwater retrofit practices (approximate number) to reduce nutrients and sediment or provide volume reductions. Practices installed may include gully stabilizations, infiltration basins, bioretention basins, or hydrodynamic separators and would be implemented through existing SWCD incentive programs. Practices will protect surface waters that receive stormwater discharge from urban land that does not have adequate stormwater treatment.",2021-02-12,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-wbif-miss-river-east-dakota-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022959,"2021 Metro Miss East - Dakota County",2021,54274,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Seal an additional 45 unused, unsealed wells within 3-year period. Provide three ""Smart Salt"" training classes in partnership with Washington County, estimated at 25 attendees per class.",,,22565,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",19463,,,,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"Prevention of groundwater contamination from unused, unsealed wells, and from chloride inputs to surface water and groundwater, are both identified as priorities in the 2020-2030 Dakota County Groundwater Plan. Dakota County plans to prevent groundwater contamination, especially in drinking water supply management areas, by providing 50% cost-share grants to seal approximately 45 unused, unsealed wells in the Dakota County Metro Miss East Watershed area. Dakota County plans to help reduce chloride contamination by providing three ""Smart Salt"" training and certification classes to train a total of approximately 75 road maintenance personnel, property owners, and managers in partnership with Washington County.",2021-02-12,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Valerie,Grover,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55 ",Hastings,MN,550332372,,valerie.grover@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-miss-east-dakota-county,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10013835,"2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Dakota SWCD)",2021,124387,"The Laws of Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",124393,7107,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.747605364,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-02-03,2023-02-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-swcd-local-capacity-services-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10013925,"2021 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2021,17200,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","These grants provide funding and assistance for buffer law implementation. Eligible activities include assistance to support drainage system mapping and map review, landowner outreach, landowner technical and financial assistance, equipment purchases, and other buffer law implementation activities.","This grant program provided funding and assistance for buffer law implementation.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",17200,367,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.103448276,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-02-03,2023-03-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10013899,"2021 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Wadena SWCD)",2021,134256,"The Laws of Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7 (n)","(n) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to one percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",134256,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.666187739,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-10-08,2024-02-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-swcd-local-capacity-services-wadena-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10013989,"2021 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2021,8600,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec 7, (e)","(e) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",8600,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.08045977,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2020-10-08,2024-02-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10022957,"2021 Metro WBIF - Vermillion River (Dakota SWCD)",2021,84915,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","One SWA will be completed. 9 tons of sediment will be reduced annually through agricultural BMPs. Outreach and technical assistance provided for up to 30 irrigation operators. Nitrate reduction BMPs will be implemented on 100 acres.","This project resulted in the completion of one Subwatershed Assessment (SWA) with targeted BMPs for the Upper Main Stem and South Branch of the Vermillion river; installation of three grassed waterways to fix gully erosion to reduce 110.38 tons of sediment per year; 117 acres of cover crops for 745 lbs of nitrogen and 21.4 tons/sediment per year over three years; and development of the Irrigation Management Assistant tool with 17 registered users, 15 participants in the Minnesota Irrigator Program, and additional outreach to irrigators across the watershed.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",13210,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",84915,9344,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.375957854,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"This project has multiple components to address priorities in the Vermillion River watershed. A subwatershed analysis (SWA) will be completed to prioritize and identify specific practices in a portion of the lower mainstem of the Vermillion River. Ag BMPs based on locations identified in previously completed SWAs will also be installed. BMPs would include structural practices and nonstructural practices as identified within the completed SWAs. Potential practices include: cover crop, critical area planting, filter strip, grade stabilization structure, grassed waterway, stream and shoreline protection, water and sediment control basins. Outreach and technical assistance with irrigation operators on irrigation water management to address groundwater sustainability and limit nutrient leaching will be completed. Nitrate reduction nonstructural BMPs including cover crops and perennial vegetation will be implemented within high or very high aquifer susceptibility areas.",2021-03-19,2024-01-10,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-wbif-vermillion-river-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10022956,"2021 Metro WBIF - MN River South -(Dakota SWCD)",2021,50000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","The proposed BMPs will result in an estimated 1.0 lb of phosphorus reduced annually and 40,000 cubic feet per year of volume reduced annually.","The actual pollution indicators were different than proposed as a result of final BMP installation. The grantee was able to install one large project that resulted in the proposed phosphorus pollutant reduction being exceeded by more than 50%, even though the volume reduction was less than anticipated (0.04 acre-ft/year proposed vs 0.9 acre-ft/year proposed). The grantee also achieved soil (6.24 tons/year) and sediment (1.41 tons/year) reductions which were not part of the original application. Additional projects are planned based on project development paid for by this grant, which will result in additional, future pollution reductions in priority water bodies.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",35949,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",50000,1310,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.149425287,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"This project will protect and improve surface waters that receive stormwater discharge from urban land that does not have adequate stormwater treatment. The project will provide needed technical assistance and cost share funding for landowners to design and implement medium sized water quality BMPs. BMPs may include gully stabilizations, infiltration basins, bioretention basins, hydrodynamic separators, other stormwater runoff controls and streambank and shoreline protections. Depending on the size and scale of the projects, 2 to 3 mid-sized stormwater BMPs will be installed through this project. ",2021-03-19,2024-05-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-wbif-mn-river-south-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10022968,"2021 Metro Vermillion Watershed - City of Apple Valley",2021,55000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","The East Lake SWA will prioritize BMP practices in the North Creek subwatershed and the 3 highest ranking BMP opportunities will go through feasibility and prelim design. Long & Farquar pond study 2 pond modifications/benches & other outlet changes.","Project outcomes were completed as described: 1) A subwatershed analysis identifying, prioritizing, and providing preliminary design of BMPs to reduce phosphorus loading to East Lake, and 2) A feasibility study with 60% construction-ready designs to for water quality improvement BMPs for ponds in the Long and Farquar watersheds.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",12616,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",55000,,,,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government",,,"The City of Apple Valley will complete two feasibility studies: 1) Apple Valley East Lake Subwatershed Assessment and 2) Long and Farquar Ponds Feasibility for outlet modification and infiltration benches. Project #1 outcomes would include a prioritized list of projects and practices that could be implemented throughout the subwatershed to reduce the pollutant loads (Total Suspended Solids and Total Phosphorous) entering into North Creek and the East Lake subwatershed. The highest ranking 3 BMP opportunities will go through feasibility and preliminary design. East Lake is impaired for nutrients - a Waste Load Allocation of 211 lbs of total phosphorous/year has been assigned to the City as part of the 2015 Approved Vermillion River Watershed TMDL. Project #2 outcomes will provide a report that details the feasibility of implementing pond retrofits for those projects identified in the Long/Farquar Lake TMDL Implementation Plan. The Implementation plan identified 2 outlet modifications with infiltration benches and 4 other pond outlet modifications to help improve water quality. Long and Farquar are both impaired for nutrients and have designated waste load allocation that the City must meet for Total Phosphorous reductions.",2021-04-16,2024-01-03,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Berger,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 West 147th Street Apple Valley, MN 55124","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2400,sberger@cityofapplevalley.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-vermillion-watershed-city-apple-valley,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10022945,"2021 Metro Vermillion Watershed - Vermillion River Watershed JPO",2021,487181,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","One completed assessment, TSS reduction of 152.5 tons/yr, a TP reduction of 93.1 lbs/yr, volume reduction of 6.2 ac-ft/yr, and a 50% reduction in chloride use where brine is used.","Proposed measurable outcomes were met and exceeded: Two ""direct drainage assessments"" (City of Hastings, City of Farmington), two sediment basins, channel stabilization along North Creek within the City of Lakeville, and chloride reductions of 75 tons/year. TSS, TP, and volume reductions were 299 tons/year, 93.1 lbs/year, and 6.2 ac-ft/year, respectively. ","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",43841,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",433106,13092,"Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",0.082854406,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Vermillion River, its tributaries, and other water resources are identified as restoration or protection priorities within the Vermillion River Watershed Management Plan. The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) and partners will complete a combination of assessments that lead to identification of viable water quality improvement projects and on the ground projects that will result in pollutant reductions for water resources within the Vermillion River Watershed. These results will be accomplished by continuing successful implementation of assessments and projects with local partners who wish to implement water quality improvements within the watershed. The VRWJPO will complete one assessment to identify potential water quality improvement projects within both the Cities of Farmington and Hastings. The assessment will identify the highest pollutant loading areas and potential BMP locations for portions of each City that directly drain to the Vermillion River. One stream improvement project will be completed in Lakeville that will address significant channel bank and bed erosion. Two agricultural sediment basins constructed in the late 1960's will be reconstructed to reduce sediment discharging to the Vermillion River. The City of Rosemount will purchase a liquid brine system to reduce chloride use from municipal anti-icing operations. The anticipated outcomes for this grant will be one completed assessment documenting feasibility for future water quality improvement projects, and a TSS reduction of 152.5 tons/yr, a TP reduction of 93.1 lbs/yr, volume reduction of 6.2 ac-ft/yr, and a 50% reduction in chloride use where brine is used. ",2021-03-31,2024-04-09,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-vermillion-watershed-vermillion-river-watershed-jpo,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10022967,"2021 Metro Lower Minnesota South - City of Apple Valley",2021,110000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","2 feasibility studies producing construction ready designs for Whitney Pond & KL-P4; Neighborhood guide sent to 1800 households in Keller Lake, guide will be a template for others ;1 Parking lot BMP at Lac Lavon Park, reducing an estimated 0.2 lbs TP","Project outcomes were completed as proposed: 2 feasibility studies producing construction ready designs for Whitney Pond & KL-P4; Neighborhood guide sent to 1800 households in Keller Lake, guide will be a template for others ;1 Parking lot BMP at Lac Lavon Park, reducing an estimated 0.2 lbs TP","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",72754,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",110000,,,,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government",,,"The City will complete 2 feasibility studies, produce an educational neighborhood guide, and install a raingarden from an untreated public parking lot. The goal of the feasibility studies for Whitney Pond (KL-P2.1) expansion and Arby's Pond (KL-P4) are to design conceptual level BMP designs that can be installed at a later date. Both project areas were previously identified as water quality improvement projects in subwatershed assessments previously completed by the City. Whitney Pond is located in Keller Lake watershed, Keller Lake is impaired with nutrients and the City of Apple Valley has a waste load allocation to reduce nutrient inputs in the Lake. KL-P4 ultimately drains to Keller Lake under high flow conditions. Both projects are identified in the City's Capitol Improvement Program in the upcoming years. The ultimate outcome will be design for future install to help improve water quality in Keller Lake. The education guide will help connect landowners with their watersheds on a localized scale and provide landowners with resources on protecting water quality. The guide will be sent to approximately 1,800 households in the Keller Lake watershed. The guide is meant to be a template that can be duplicated by others. Lastly, a raingarden will be installed at Lac Lavon park parking lot is directly adjacent to Lac Lavon (LL-P1). Currently, no treatment is provided, so this project will provide treatment and be a good educational project for the neighborhood. An estimated 0.2 acres of parking lot will be treated, reducing 0.2 lbs of Total Phosphorous.",2021-04-16,2024-04-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Berger,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 West 147th Street Apple Valley, MN 55124","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2400,sberger@cityofapplevalley.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2021-metro-lower-minnesota-south-city-apple-valley,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10024667,"2022 Metro WBIF - Cannon River (Dakota SWCD)",2022,304886,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","Agricultural practice implementation will result in 150 tons/yr reduction in sediment and 800 lbs/yr reduction in nitrate. Sub-Watershed Analyses results are ranked practice lists for Dutch Creek and Hazelwood Creek. Outreach will also be tracked.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.05,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The Cannon River and its subwatersheds are priority resources in multiple local and regional plans including the NCRWMO Watershed Plan, Cannon River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan and the Dakota County Groundwater Plan. Agricultural BMPs, both structural and non-structural, are targeted based upon cost/benefit. The outreach, planning, and feasibility activities will further the goals of the Plans listed above. This includes two more Sub-watershed Analyses, Adaptive Lake Management Plan for Chub Lake, Irrigation scheduling tools, and accelerated implementation for Cannon River CWMP. ",,,2022-07-27,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-metro-wbif-cannon-river-dakota-swcd,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10024678,"2022 Metro WBIF - Black Dog (Dakota SWCD)",2023,50000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","Implemented practices are estimated to result in 1.0 lb of phosphorus reduced annually",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.14,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The proposed project will provide cost share funding and technical assistance for landowners to design and implement medium-sized water quality BMPs. The installation of these projects will have measurable outcomes that will benefit water quality. BMPs could include gully stabilizations, infiltration basins, bioretention basins, hydrodynamic separators, other stormwater runoff controls and streambank and shoreline protections. ",,,2022-12-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Curt,Coudron,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,curt.coudron@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-metro-wbif-black-dog-dakota-swcd,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10024688,"2022 Metro WBIF - Vermillion River (Dakota SWCD)",2023,162000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","Implemented practices are estimated to result in 75 tons/yr of sediment reduction and 1,200 lb/yr of nitrate reduction. Future projects will be prioritized and developed through a subwatershed analysis and irrigation and groundwater efforts. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.63,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The Vermillion River and its subwatersheds are priority resources in local and regional plans including the Vermillion River Watershed Management Plan and the Dakota County Groundwater Plan. Prioritized agricultural BMPs and nitrate reduction BMPs, a subwatershed analysis, and project development of irrigation and groundwater protection practices will further the goals of the plans above. ",,,2022-11-07,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Curt,Coudron,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,curt.coudron@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-metro-wbif-vermillion-river-dakota-swcd,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10022731,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB)",2022,242500,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2022","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2022","Grant will follow an approved workplan, with activities focused on increasing the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",92089,31152,,1.26,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","Local/Regional Government",,,"This non-competitive CWF grant program invests in building the capacity of Nonpoint Engineering Assistance (Technical Service Area) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",2021-08-09,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Barrick,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","322 Laurel St Suite 22",Brainerd,MN,56401,,melissa@cwswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-8-north-central-mn-swcds-jpb,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022735,"2022 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area)",2022,242500,"Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2022","Enhanced Shared Technical Services 2022","Grant will follow an approved workplan, with activities focused on increasing the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.35,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,"This non-competitive CWF grant program invests in building the capacity of Nonpoint Engineering Assistance (Technical Service Area) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",2021-08-09,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Watson,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","7151 W 190th St Ste 125 ",Jordan,MN,55352,,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-4-metropolitan-swcds-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022824,"2022 - Dakota County Drinking Water Protection Project Phase 2",2022,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(b)","(Projects and Practices Drinking Water) (b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","This project will install 1,000 acres of cover crops and 200 acres of harvestable covers for a period of 3 years along with 10 acres of restored perennial vegetation and will prevent 7,500 lbs. of nitrogen from contaminating drinking water supplies.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Bruce Johnson, Chelsea Skog, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.32,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Dakota County Drinking Water Protection Project?s goal is to reduce pollutants (primarily nitrates) that are becoming increasingly common in groundwater sourced drinking water throughout Dakota County. This will be accomplished by implementing groundwater protection practices in areas that are vulnerable to contamination. This project includes both private wells and public water supplies and will focus on townships that have testing data indicating elevated nitrates in drinking water. Cover crops will be the primary practice along with harvestable covers and restoring perennial vegetation in critical locations. An estimated 1,000 acres of cover crops, 200 acres of harvestable covers, and 10 acres of restored perennial vegetation will be established through this project and an estimated 7,500 lbs. of nitrogen will be prevented from reaching groundwater that is used for drinking water. ",2022-01-14,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-dakota-county-drinking-water-protection-project-phase-2,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022834,"2022 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Wadena SWCD)",2022,124187,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(q)","(SWCD Local Capacity Services)(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Wadena SWCD are: Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Ken Berg, Nancy Benson, Thomas Schulz",0.64,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"The SWCD Local Capacity Services grant program provides funds to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients. ",2021-10-07,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE ",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-swcd-local-capacity-services-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022898,"2022 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Dakota SWCD)",2022,133716,"The Laws of Minnesota - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.",,"This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",133716,1200,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.758141762,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-12-23,2023-05-08,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-swcd-local-capacity-services-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10022712,"2022 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2022,17000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6 (e)","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Project deliverables/outcomes were successfully completed in accordance with the work plan and purpose/policy of the Buffer Law grant.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",17000,973,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.073754789,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-12-23,2023-09-06,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10022648,"2022 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2022,8500,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6 (e)","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",8500,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.105842912,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2021-10-14,2024-02-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10019795,"2022-2023 Minnesota Public Radio",2022,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(c)","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are for Minnesota Public Radio to create programming and expand news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and history.",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio",,,,,2021-08-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kavanagh,"Minnesota Public Radio","480 Cedar Street","Saint Paul",Minnesota,55101,,jkavanagh@mpr.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-minnesota-public-radio,,,, 10019795,"2022-2023 Minnesota Public Radio",2023,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 ","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are for Minnesota Public Radio to create programming and expand news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and history. ",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio",,,,,2021-08-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kavanagh,"Minnesota Public Radio","480 Cedar Street","Saint Paul",Minnesota,55101,,jkavanagh@mpr.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-minnesota-public-radio,,,, 10019796,"2022-2023 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)",2022,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(d)","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for production and acquisition grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19. ",,,,,,,,,,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on AMPERS recommendations ",,,2021-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Glaser,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations","1881 Munster Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55116,651-587-5550,jglaser@ampers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-association-minnesota-public-educational-radio-stations-ampers,,,, 10019796,"2022-2023 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)",2023,1891500,"Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6(d)","$1,891,500 the first year and $1,891,500 the second year are to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations for production and acquisition grants in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.19. ",,,,,,,,,,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on AMPERS recommendations ",,,2021-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Glaser,"Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations","1881 Munster Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55116,651-587-5550,jglaser@ampers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2022-2023-association-minnesota-public-educational-radio-stations-ampers,,,, 10029422,"2023 - WBIF - Lower Mississippi River WMO",2023,118385,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. & (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: reference The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a)","A volume reduction and water quality improvement project priority list of 10+ projects for the priority level 1A watersheds. Models to help identify, prioritize, design, and implement water quality improvement projects in level 1A watersheds.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Chris Hartzell, Jill Smith, Karen Reid, Leslie Stoy, Lyle Hanzal, Mary Jeanne Schneeman, Max Wallin, Richard Williams, Scott Deyo, Sharon Lencowski, Tom Sutton",0.120689655,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","Local/Regional Government",,,"The LMRWMO will create a volume reduction and water quality improvement project priority list for the priority level 1A lake watersheds (Thompson Lake, Rogers Lake, Seidls Lake). The LMRMWO will create watershed models to help identify, prioritize, design, and implement water quality improvement projects in priority level 1A watersheds. ",2023-02-23,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Joe,Barten,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","4100 220th St W Ste 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7784,joe.barten@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-wbif-lower-mississippi-river-wmo,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10027195,"2023 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area)",2023,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-07-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Troy,Kuphal,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","7151 W 190th St Ste 125",Jordan,MN,55352,952-492-5425,tkuphal@scottswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-4-metropolitan-swcds-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10027199,"2023 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB)",2023,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","c) $4,841,000 the first year and $4,841,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20092,,,2.08908046,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-07-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Barrick,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","322 Laurel St Suite 22",Brainerd,MN,56401,218-828-6197,melissa@cwswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-8-north-central-mn-swcds-jpb,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10027283,"2023 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Wadena SWCD)",2023,122567,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Nancy Benson, Ken Berg, Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Thomas Schulz",0.843390805,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-09-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE ",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-swcd-local-capacity-services-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10027373,"2023 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2023,8500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Nancy Benson, Ken Berg, Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Thomas Schulz",0.111590038,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-09-12,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10024656,"2023 Dakota County Well Seal Program",2023,110000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(b), (j), &(p) ","(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water. & (i) $2,904,000 the first year and $2,904,000 the second year are for assistance, oversight, and grants to local governments to transition local water management plans to a watershed approach as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. & (p) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for grants to farmers who own or rent land to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices in areas where there are direct benefits to public water supplies. Up to $400,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems.","This project will prevent groundwater contamination by sealing between 80-100 unused/abandoned wells throughout Dakota County.","Provide cost-share payment to seal total of 55 wells throughout Dakota County, of which 13 were located within Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs). Note that there were a couple of highly complex sealing situations that were not anticipated at the time of the grant application. These complicated scenarios cost more than routine sealings, leading to fewer wells sealed than originally proposed.","achieved most of the proposed measurable outcomes",94747,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",110000,9735,,0.082854406,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","In Dakota County, groundwater supplies more than 90 percent of the drinking water. In order to protect Dakota County's primary drinking water source, this project proposes to support the County well seal grant cost-share program. The project will provide 50 percent cost-share funding to reimburse landowners for the sealing of unused wells. The goal is to permanently seal between 80-100 unused/abandoned wells throughout the county. Unsealed water supply wells that are not in use pose a threat to health, safety, and the environment by providing a potential conduit for contamination to go from the surface down to drinking water aquifers. In addition, Minnesota Statute 103I requires well owners to seal unused wells. Through the Minnesota Department of Health Delegated Well Program, Dakota County staff maintain a well inventory list that identifies potential sites with unused wells. Staff will send communication letters to landowners with suspected unused wells outlining State regulations and encouraging the proper sealing of wells. To reduce risk to municipal drinking water supplies, the project will target suspected unused, unsealed wells within Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs) first and prioritize applicants within DWSMAs. ",,"In Dakota County, groundwater supplies more than 90 percent of the drinking water. In order to protect Dakota County's primary drinking water source, this project proposes to support the County well seal grant cost-share program. The project will provide 50 percent cost-share funding to reimburse landowners for the sealing of unused wells. The goal is to permanently seal between 80-100 unused/abandoned wells throughout the county. Unsealed water supply wells that are not in use pose a threat to health, safety, and the environment by providing a potential conduit for contamination to go from the surface down to drinking water aquifers. In addition, Minnesota Statute 103I requires well owners to seal unused wells. Through the Minnesota Department of Health Delegated Well Program, Dakota County staff maintain a well inventory list that identifies potential sites with unused wells. Staff will send communication letters to landowners with suspected unused wells outlining State regulations and encouraging the proper sealing of wells. To reduce risk to municipal drinking water supplies, the project will target suspected unused, unsealed wells within Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs) first and prioritize applicants within DWSMAs.",2023-02-24,2024-09-20,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Neppl,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55 Hastings, MN 550332372",Hastings,MN,550332372,651-437-3191,valerie.neppl@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-dakota-county-well-seal-program,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10027219,"2023 - SWCD Local Capacity Services (Dakota SWCD)",2023,143745,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(q)","(q) $12,000,000 the first year and $12,000,000 the second year are for payments to soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 103C.331. From this appropriation, each soil and water conservation district shall receive an increase in its base funding of $100,000 per year. Money remaining after the base increase is available for grants to soil and water conservation districts as determined by the board based on county allocations to soil and water conservation districts and the amount of private land and public waters. The board and other agencies may reduce the amount of grants to a county by an amount equal to any reduction in the county's allocation to a soil and water conservation district from the county's previous year allocation when the board determines that the reduction was disproportionate. The board may use up to two percent for the administration of payments.","The grant targets four resource concern areas - Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients - and supports increased capacity by funding expenses in the following categories: Staffing, Cost Share/Incentives, Technology/Capital Equipment, and Operations.","This project resulted in work completed per the approved work plan ","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",143745,470,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.764846743,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-12-16,2024-04-05,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-swcd-local-capacity-services-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10027309,"2023 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2023,17000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 6","(e) $1,936,000 the first year and $1,936,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county. ","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",17000,390,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.090517241,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2022-12-16,2024-08-22,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2023-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10029449,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.451149425,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-12-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Troy,Kuphal,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","7151 W 190th St Ste 125",Jordan,MN,55352,952-492-5425,tkuphal@scottswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-4-metropolitan-swcds-technical-service-area,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10029453,"2024 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB)",2024,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,2.158524904,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-10-09,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Barrick,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","322 Laurel St Suite 22",Brainerd,MN,56401,218-828-6197,melissa@cwswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-8-north-central-mn-swcds-jpb,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10029526,"2024 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2024,10000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.",,,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Ken Berg, Nancy Benson, Thomas Schulz",0.111590038,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-12-18,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10030940,"2024 Dakota County Well Seal Program",2024,90000,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","Identify unused/abandoned wells through well inventories, and prevent groundwater contamination by sealing between 30-40 unused/abandoned wells throughout Dakota County.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,0.239463602,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"In Dakota County, groundwater supplies more than 90 percent of the drinking water. In order to protect Dakota County's primary drinking water source, this project proposes to support the County well seal grant cost-share program. The project will provide up-to 50 percent cost-share funding to reimburse landowners for the sealing of unused wells. The goal is to permanently seal between 30-40 unused/abandoned wells throughout the county. Unsealed water supply wells that are not in use pose a threat to health, safety, and the environment by providing a potential conduit for contamination to go from the surface down to drinking water aquifers. In addition, Minnesota Statute 103I requires well owners to seal unused wells. Staff conduct well inventories to identify suspected unused wells and send communication letters to landowners outlining State regulations and encouraging the proper sealing of wells. To reduce risk to municipal drinking water supplies, the project will target suspected unused, unsealed wells within Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMAs) first and prioritize applicants within DWSMAs.",2024-02-08,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Valerie,Neppl,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55",Hastings,MN,550332372,651-437-3191,valerie.neppl@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Dodge",,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-dakota-county-well-seal-program,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10031471,"2024 Contract Agreement Reimbursement",2025,275000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 10c","$275,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources, at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, for expenses incurred in preparing and administering contracts, including for the agreements specified in this section.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,8.86,"MN DNR","State Government","Provide contract management to ENRTF pass-through appropriation recipients for approximately 115 open grants. Ensure funds are expended in compliance with appropriation law, state statute, grants policies, and approved work plans.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Katherine,Sherman-Hoehn,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5533",katherine.sherman-hoehn@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-contract-agreement-reimbursement,,,, 10029469,"2024 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2024,20000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.","Funds used for implementation of Buffer Law within the county. ","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",20000,,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.102969349,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2023-10-31,2024-08-12,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2024-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10033703,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,1.43,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-09-04,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Troy,Kuphal,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","7151 W 190th St Ste 125 Jordan, MN 55352",Jordan,MN,55352,952-492-5425,tkuphal@scottswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-4-metropolitan-swcds-technical-service-area,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10033707,"2025 - Enhanced Shared Technical Services (Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB)",2025,242500,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(c)","(c) $5,500,000 the first year and $5,500,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, local resource protection, enhancement grants, statewide analytical targeting or technology tools that fill an identified gap, program enhancements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This non-competitive CWF grant invests in building the capacity of NPEA (TSA) Joint Powers Boards to increase the capacity of soil and water conservation districts to provide technical and engineering assistance to landowners.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,0.5,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-11-21,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Melissa,Barrick,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","322 Laurel St Suite 22 Brainerd, MN 56401",Brainerd,MN,56401,218-828-6197,melissa@cwswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-enhanced-shared-technical-services-area-8-north-central-mn-swcds-jpb,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10033726,"2025 - Soil Health Delivery (Dakota SWCD)",2025,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(o). ","$6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 the second year are for financial and technical assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices to achieve water quality or drinking water benefits. The board may use grants to local governments and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for Excellence, and other practitioners and partners to accomplish this work. Up to $450,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems; and","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.01,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-10-04,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-soil-health-delivery-dakota-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10033866,"2025 - Buffer Law (Wadena SWCD)",2025,10000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.08,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-10-18,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-buffer-law-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10033787,"2025 - Soil Health Delivery (Wadena SWCD)",2025,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(o). ","$6,039,000 the first year and $6,038,000 the second year are for financial and technical assistance to enhance adoption of cover crops and other soil health practices to achieve water quality or drinking water benefits. The board may use grants to local governments and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, AgCentric at Minnesota State Center for Excellence, and other practitioners and partners to accomplish this work. Up to $450,000 is for an agreement with the University of Minnesota Office for Soil Health for applied research and education on Minnesota's agroecosystems and soil health management systems; and","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Brett Dailey, Bruce Juntunen, Jerry Kern, Ken Berg, Thomas Schulz",0.08,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-09-10,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred Street NE Wadena, MN 56482-2303",Wadena,MN,56482-2303,218-632-4201,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-soil-health-delivery-wadena-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10033811,"2025 - Buffer Law (Dakota SWCD)",2025,20000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6(e)","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are to provide assistance, oversight, and grants for supporting local governments in implementing and complying with riparian protection and excessive soil loss requirements.","Grantee has submitted a detailed work plan. Measurable outcomes will be provided at grant closeout.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Brian Raney, Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.12,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,,2024-11-12,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Ashley,Gallagher,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,ashley.gallagher@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/2025-buffer-law-dakota-swcd,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 28785,"""My 3000 Mile Hike to San Francisco"" Research Project",2014,7130,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7130,,"Ronald A. Phillippo, Lorena Palm, James Stevenson, Sandy Craighead, Howard Guthmann, John H. Guthmann, Hugh H Gwin, Barbara Corti Herrmann, Kurt Leichtle, Roberta J. Moore, Stephanie Pommier, William E. Rust, Nora Slawik, George Smith, Tom Welna, David Wettergren, Kent York",,"North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To research context for a manuscript by then 16-year-old Leon Blehart about a 1915 hike from St. Paul to San Francisco.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Claudia J.",Nicholson,"North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting","2640 E Seventh Avenue","North St. Paul",MN,55109,651-748-2880,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Freeborn, Ramsey, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/my-3000-mile-hike-san-francisco-research-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10001274,"ABCD Project Grant",2017,6500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","80% of surveyed audience members will report increased awareness of the impacts of suicide in the area as measured by pre and post-show surveys. 80% of surveyed audience members will report increased knowledge of how to prevent suicide and available community resources as measured by pre and post-show surveys. 75% of surveyed audience members will report lower stigma and corrected beliefs about mental illness and suicide as measured by pre and post-show surveys. Collaborators involved in the creation of Life Acts will report a positive experience as measured by 1 hour focus groups. Ultimately our vision is that this project lowers suicide deaths in the region. However, this goal is beyond our measurable capacity. Yet this vision will be reflected in each project decision. Participant and audience member surveys collected at performances. Focus groups conducted midway and after project completion.",,,6500,"Other, local or private",13000,,,,"Wellness in the Woods","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ABCD Project Grant",,"Life Acts",2016-09-15,2017-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jode,Freyholtz-London,"Wellness in the Woods Inc","25362 230th St",Verndale,MN,56481,"(218) 296-2067 ",mnwellnessinthewoods@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/abcd-project-grant-0,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10019611,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XIII",2022,4715000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, 2(b)","$4,715,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"". Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"". Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""",,,987000,"PF, Federal and Private",4698700,16300,,0.16,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 792 acres of strategic prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting strategic parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These acquired properties will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible and transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included into the WMA system.","This proposal represents the thirteenth phase in Pheasants Forever's Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area program. The partners involved in this effort are deploying their resources to build upon past investments in long-term upland and wetland conservation. The proposal will protect and restore 792 acres of lands that will be managed for wildlife. These accomplishments further the goals outlined in the MN Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan 2008, the MN Duck Action Plan 2020-2023, the MN Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023 and the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan 2010, among others. Lands acquired, from willing sellers, will be prioritized using criteria used by MN DNR (Minnesota Wildlife Management Areas ? The Next 50 Years) which include location on the landscape, breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, native community protection (e.g. Minnesota Biological Survey site), proximity to other investments in perpetually protected habitats. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including: 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape-scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible. Completing high-quality, comprehensive restorations, utilizing native species and best management practices, results in fewer management concerns and lower long-term costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat, drained wetlands will be restored, and invasive trees will be removed when appropriate.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","14241 Steves Rd SE ",Osakis,MN,56360,"(320) 250-6317",sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xiii,,,, 18965,"Accelerated Ground Water Protection Through Irrigation Water Management ",2013,145000,"111 006 02 07B 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","A shared irrigation technician that will lead to the adoption and understanding of irrigation water management practices. It is estimated that up to 80 fields could be enrolled into an irrigation scheduling program annually.","This project resulted in an estimated reduction of 21,845 lb. nitrogen per year.",,40000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",145000,2000,"Melvin Kinnunen, Nancy Benson, Ken Berg, Marvin Runyan, Tom Schulz",2.8,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Most of Hubbard, Todd and Wadena Counties' irrigated acreage consists of highly permeable, low water holding capacity, sandy textured soils overlying shallow and buried sand and gravel aquifers. These aquifers are very susceptible to non-point water quality degradation from land use practices. This project will reduce the amount of nitrates and other water soluble contaminants that are leaching into sensitive sand plain aquifers and help reduce the effects of irrigation on surface water flows by establishing a shared Irrigation Specialist through the three Soil and Water Conservation Districts. This Irrigation Specialist will provide technical assistance and tools to work with local irrigation producers to encourage them to adopt irrigation practices and act as a liaison between local producers and state agencies with groundwater interests. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Darren ",Newville,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","4 Alfred St. NE",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-3195 ext. 4",darren.newville@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-ground-water-protection-through-irrigation-water-management,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 10027637,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase IX",2018,1755000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(e)","$1,755,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes and wetland habitat statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"A statewide review of Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) found that wetlands are one of the three habitat types (along with prairies and rivers) most used by these species. The 5,000 acres of wetland enhancement will provide wetland management actions identified to support SGCN, including reversal of wetland degradation and control of invasives. In the Minnesota County Biological Survey description of the marsh community, special attention is given to two issues faced in Minnesota marshes - stable high water levels that reduce species diversity, often to a point at which a monotypic system evolves, and the ""invasion of marshes by the non-native species narrow-leaved cattail"" and its hybrids. Both of these issues were directly addressed by the major cattail control activities involving the Roving Habitat Crew, along with water level management undertaken through channel cleanouts or that will now be possible through because of newly installed wetland infrastructure projects.","A total of 5,024 acres were affected: 0 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 5,024 in Enhance.",60000,PPJV,1653600,44300,,2,DNR,"State Government","Funding provided through this appropriation enhanced 5,024 acres of wetland habitat. Eight wetland and shallow lake infrastructure projects were competed that enhanced 1,643 acres of wetland. Cattail spraying using a helicopter outfitted with an OHF-purchased spray unit and impacted impacted 1,762 acres. Work by the Region 3 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced 1,619 acres of wetland. Finally, survey and design work was initiated on four projects to prepare for future construction.","ML2016 Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement Phase 8 entailed multiple components. * Engineering and Construction and Shallow Lake/Wetland Infrastructure Projects - Eight individual projects were undertaken with funding from this appropriation. One project, Moose/Willow in Aitkin County, entailed extensive cleanout of an outlet channels, plus a new water control structure leading to better water level management. Downstream channel work is necessary outlets become clogged with sediment and vegetation and water levels in shallow lakes become abnormally high. Specialized equipment known as a Cookie Cutter removed accumulated sediments and other obstructions to surveyed levels. The shallow lake returned to a lower levels with resulting habitat benefits. Seven projects - Plum Creek (Murray County), Gopher Ridge (Kandiyohi County), Sedan Pond (Pope County), Bradshaw Lake (Scott County), Rum River and Jones Pool (both at Mille Lacs WMA, Mille Lacs County), and Amiret WMA (Lyon County) - were completed and involved engineering and construction of wetland/shallow lake infrastructure such as dikes and water control structures. In all of these projects, engineering was done in-house (i.e. DNR engineers) and private contractors were used for the construction. Finally, four infrastructure projects were engineered only, with construction planned for the future. Doing this initial engineering allows us to determine project feasibility, identify construction obstacles, and obtain accurate cost estimates for materials and construction. These engineering-only projects were accomplished with in-house (i.e., DNR) engineers. *Cattail Spraying - A DNR helicopter has been equipped with an OHF-funded spray unit and avionics to allow it to spray invasive cattails - one of the most significant problems that impact wetlands statewide. Utilizing this helicopter, in conjunction with Roving Habitat Crew members working as ground support, significant acres of invasive cattail can be sprayed annually. Funding from this appropriation was used to purchase herbicide and pay helicopter expenses. 1,762 acres were enhanced. This operation is highly coordinated with project solicitation in late winter. Activities that have to occur before actual spraying occurs include landing site selection and mowing, ground crew (i.e. roving habitat crew members) training, herbicide purchase, coordination with DNR Law Enforcement (who have oversight of the helicopter and for whom the pilot works), permit applications, and public notice publication. * Roving Habitat Crews - Roving Habitat Crews are teams of DNR staff who are equipped and trained to perform habitat enhancement projects on public lands. Funding from this appropriation was provided to the Region 3 Roving Habitat Crew to enable it to perform wetland enhancement activities through the addition of two roving crew members and their associated costs for three fiscal years (FY18-FY20). Typical wetland enhancement activities undertaken by Roving Habitat Crews include prescribed burns of wetlands, removal of invasive species and trees from wetlands, and support of shallow lake drawdowns.",,2017-07-01,2022-11-04,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Grant, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Renville, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancement-phase-ix,,,, 10017800,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XII",2021,3322000,"ML 2020, Ch. 104, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(b)","$3,322,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"". Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"".ds. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""",,,195000,"PF and Federal Private",3312100,9900,,0.11,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This is the twelfth phase to accelerate the protection and restoration of 540 acres of strategic prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting strategic parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions which will be restored and transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included as a WMA. We continue to have more willing sellers of priority parcels which shows demand for continued phases of this program.","The purpose of this twelfth phase proposal is to accelerate the protection and restoration of prairie and prairie wetlands for associated wildlife. The partners involved in this effort are deploying their resources to build upon past investments in long-term upland and associated wetland conservation. The proposal focuses upon permanent habitat protection of 540 acres of land that will be managed for wildlife and waterfowl. These accomplishments further the goals outlined in the MN Wildlife Action Plan, the MN Prairie Conservation Plan, the Pheasant Action Plan, and the 2017 Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV) Implementation Plan (including the Minnesota Tactical Plan within the PPJV Plan). Lands acquired from willing sellers will be prioritized using criteria used by MN DNR (Minnesota Wildlife Management Areas ? The Next 50 Years) which include location on the landscape, breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, native community protection (e.g. Minnesota Biological Survey site), proximity to other investments in perpetually protected habitats. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape-scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing high-quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored and/or enhanced to as high quality as practicable, with the belief that quality and comprehensive restorations utilizing native species result in lower management costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat, drained wetlands will be restored, and invasive trees will be removed when appropriate.",,2020-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eran,Sandquist,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","410 Lincoln Ave S Box 91","South Haven",MN,55382,"(320) 236-7755",esandquist@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Redwood, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Washington, Watonwan, Watonwan","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xii,,,, 769,"Accelerated Prairie and Grassland Management, Phase 1",2010,1700000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(a)","$1,700,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of native prairie vegetation on public lands, including roadsides. A list of proposed projects, describing the types and locations of restorations and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. To the extent possible, prairie restorations conducted with money appropriated in this section must plant vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes native to Minnesota, and preferably of the local ecotype, using a high diversity of species originating from as close to the restoration site as possible, and protect existing native prairies from genetic contamination.",,"Enhanced 5785 acres of Prairies",,,,1700000,,,.50,DNR,"State Government","This program will complete the initial WMA site development on 1,500 acres of land acquired in the Accelerated Prairie Grassland WMA and Accelerated Wetland WMA Acquisition programs to meet standards for inclusion in the Outdoor Recreation System. This program will also accelerate the restoration, enhancement and management of at least 5,180 acres of native prairie vegetation on existing public lands. Prairie restoration efforts include site preparation, seeding of local ecotype seed, post-seeding management to assure success, and seed harvest of local ecotype seed for prairie restoration at other public land sites. Prairie management efforts will include prescribed burning, managing woody cover encroachment, mowing and interseeding of diverse grass and forb species.","Native grasslands are a rarity of MN, less than 1 percent remains.? Prairie ecosystems have evolved with fire disturbance, and much of the prairie vegetation and prairie obligated wildlife species depend upon it.? Grassland birds, for example, have had a steeper more consistent and widespread poplation declines than any other group of North American avifauna.? Prairie ecosystem are also threatened by the encroachment and dominance of woody species and exotic plants.? Since settlement, most prairie sited in the targeted area have not been exposed to natural ecological processes (such as fire and grazing) needed for sustaining or enhancing prairire plant communities.? Furthermore, many existing grassland sites on state-owned public lands need to be restore to native prairie vegetation to imrove wildlife habitat and reduce long-term maintenance costs.? Creation of accelerated prairie management teams woudl address a long-standing ""back log"" of managemenr need by implementing intensive prairie stewardship practices.? Although MN DNR has the traiing and know-how to restor and mange high quality prairie vegetation currently fundign has been insufficient to meet all needs.? MN DNR manager over 450,000 acres of grasslands and many sites on publci lands are currently not being actively managed to realixe full poltntial as a plant community or wildlife habitat.? Re-establishing prairie on public lands requires periodic burning, inter-seeding grasslands with native species, and up to 5 years or brome that have low habitat values.? Furthermore, exotic and/or invasive plants are encroaching into them.? Newly acquired areas and state-owned marginal croplands also need to be seeded and treated.? Using hight quality seed from established prairie sites to plant at other locatons has proven to be highly cost-effective.? Managing and enhancing existing prairie vegetation on public lands requires periodic burning, grazing, and/or mowing.? Woody cover encroachment is an especially troublesome problem that must be addressed.? Removing tress and brush will be a major emphasis of this program at a cost of between $5 and $8 per tree - larger trees cost significantly more to remove than smaller trees.? Prairie enhancment work is done during primarily early spring, fall and winter.? The Roadsides for Wildlf eProgram has been improving grassland habitat along MN roadsides since 1984.? On average, the DNR seeds native prairie on 50-300 acres of roadsides a year at 5-20 sites, typically on county and township roads.? In contrast, Iowa seeds approximately 3,000 acres a year.? The DNR will continue to work with counties and townships but will also accelerate seeing on state-owned highway right-of-ways (ROW).? Most of MN roadsides are resently dominated by smooth brome (a non-native grass) and are vectors of invasive species and disease.? Native grasses and wildflowers are mor beneficial to pollinators and wildlife.? New WMA Initial Site Development - 1,500 acres - $300,000 New lands acquired through this program will require initial site development to make them functional WMA's.? This initial development will include restoring base ground to diverse mix of native grasses and planst, surveying and signing the coundaries and developing user facilities to protect them from encroachment and incontrolled intrusion, removing building and refuse sites and restoring to native vegetation, and closing all wells and septic systems to protect groundwater integrity. Roadsides for Wildlife - 150 acres - $225,000 DNR will partner with MnDOT to place native prairie along I-35 begining at the Iowa border and extending the full width of the road corridor for 5 miles.? MnDOT will do soe site prep in 2009 and then a contractor will finish up site prep and do the planing next spring.? The contractor wil also perform mowing and spot spraying as needed throughout the 2010 growing season.? This are is on state owned MnDOT ROW and will showcase a diverse roadside planting.? This five-mile stretch of road is highly visible as a major entry point to the state of MN and the southern end of MN portion of the National Prairie Passage.? Prairie Restoration and Management - 5,029 acres - $1,411,000 The primary focus of this program encompases 157 projects on 5,029 acres benefitting over 11,500 acres of planted and native grasslands.? The parcels include 157 projects that will be eompleted in 2 years or less with a total projected cost of $1.14 millin.? An additional 53 projects that will require 3 years or more to compolete have been identified as reserve sites.? The one and two year projects will be first priority.? Should budgets allow additional work, we would move down the list and begin implementation of longer duration projects.? In these instances, DNR will mst likely submit subsequent phases in future years for additional funding so the poejcts can be completed.? Conservation Delivery Grassland restoration work will be primarily through seeding either bare ground (e.g. newly acquired agricultural fields) or old-field habitat (e.g. smooth brome).? Techniques for thsi work incldue site preparation such as mowing, spraying, or burning when necessary; direct seeding and aerial seeding (along some roadsides).? Seed will be obtained from vendors of local seed and harvested from native or restored prairie to supplement when needed.? Projects will be designed and managed by DNR personnel (except ROW project which will be managed by DOT).? Contract vendors will be used to the greatest extent possible although DNR staff may perform some work when suitable contractors are not available.? Grassland management and enhancement work uses a number of techniques to reinvigorate or increase diversity of existing prairie type grasslands.? Without periodic disturbance such as burning, mowing, or grazing, grasslands decline in vigor and species diversity over time.? This portion of the project is designe to mimic natural disturbances, supplement species diversity when necessary and increase statnd vigor.? Techniques that will e employed include brush removal, chemical treatment, mowing, inter-seeding and burning.? Again contractors will beused to the greatest extent possible except in the case of burning.? ?","Final Report",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Bill,Penning,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",None,55155,"(651) 259-5230",bill.penning@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Winona, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-and-grassland-management,,,, 772,"Accelerated Prairie Grassland Wildlife Management Area Acquisition, Phase 1",2010,3913000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(d)","$3,913,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land for wildlife management areas with native prairie or grassland habitats. A list of proposed fee title acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Protect in fee 145 acres of wetlands and protect 665 acres of prairies.",,,,3913000,,,None,DNR,"State Government","This program will protect 800 acres of new wildlife habitat in the Prairie, Deciduous Transition, and Southeast Bluffland ecological sections of Minnesota through fee title acquisition. Title of all lands acquired will be held by the State and designated as Wildlife Management Area open to hunting, trapping, fishing and compatible outdoor recreation uses.","Minnesota has lost 99% of the original prairie landscape resulting in drastic declines in grassland dependent wildlife. Examples of species in greatest conservation need in the prairie include American Badger, Grasshopper Sparrow, Northern Pintail, Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark. Prairie grasslands support populations of upland game birds such as pheasants, prairie chickens and sharp-tailed grouse and a variety of dabbling ducks when associated with prairie wetland complexes. These game populations drive local and statewide hunting recreation and economy. The DNR will acquire converted and degraded lands in the prairie, transition moraine, and bluffland ecological sections over the next two years and restore the grassland complexes by planting native prairie. DNR will prioritize acquisitions at sites where there is an existing habitat base in prairie grassland complexes to address habitat fragmentation and to maximize habitat benefits. Project lists will change, as new parcels become available and as previously included projects become unavailable. Collaborative partnerships will be promoted in order to acquire key lands. DNR will work with and seek a resolution from the County Board of Commissioners approving all WMA acquisitions.","Final Report",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Pat,Rivers,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",None,55155,"(651) 259-5209",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cottonwood, Dakota, Martin, Meeker, Nicollet, Nicollet","Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-grassland-wildlife-management-area-acquisition,,,, 777,"Accelerated Wildlife Management Area Acquisition, Phase 1",2010,2900000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(a)","$2,900,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land for wildlife management areas. A list of proposed fee title acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators Improved aquatic habitat indicators Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors Water is kept on the land Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and huntin","Protect in fee 320 acres of wetlands and 414 acres of prairie",,,,2900000,,,None,DNR,"State Government","This program will protect and restore 700 acres of new wetland wildlife habitat in wetland complexes in Minnesota through fee title acquisition. Title of all lands acquired will be held by the State and designated as Wildlife Management Area open to hunting, trapping, fishing and compatible outdoor recreation uses. ","The Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan states that ""Habitat fragmentation, degradation and loss are arguably the most important issues facing the conservation and preservation of Minnesota resources. Over 90% of Minnesota's prairie wetlands have been drained or filled, including 1,500 shallow wildlife lakes. Remaining wetlands and shallow lakes are in a degraded state and upland grass buffers have been largely converted to cropland. DNR will acquire remaining and restorable wetlands and surrounding uplands in high priority wetland complexes as Wildlife Management Areas. Uplands will be restored to native grassland buffers, wetlands will be enhanced where possible and acquisitions will be developed to make them functional units in the outdoor recreation system. Project lists will change, as new parcels become available and as previously included projects become unavailable. Collaborative partnerships will be promoted in order to acquire key lands. DNR will work with and seek a resolution from the County Board of Commissioners approving WMA acquisitions. ","Final Report    ",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Pat,Rivers,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5209",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Isanti, Isanti","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-wildlife-management-area-acquisition,,,, 22183,"Acceleration of the County Geologic Atlas Program II",2014,615000,"M.L. 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section 10","$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the second year are for developing county geologic atlases. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.","Within the period of this grant substantial progress or completion of three county geologic atlases should be achieved.  If more than three projects are conducted, proportionally less progress on each project will be achieved.","Databases of well construction data are finished for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, Hennepin, and Washington counties and work continues in St. Louis and Lake counties.  The Washington CGA update should be complete in January of 2016.  Compilation of the surficial geology maps for Isanti, Dodge, Hennepin, and Cass is underway.  Drilling is underway for Cass County. ",,,,615000,,,3.5,"Minnesota Geological Survey","Public College/University","This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.",,"This grant has supported progress on County Geologic Atlases for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, St. Louis, and Lake counties, and updates to the Hennepin and Washington Atlases.",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Setterholm,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,612-626-5119,sette001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Mapping, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cass, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Redwood, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acceleration-county-geologic-atlas-program-ii,,,, 22183,"Acceleration of the County Geologic Atlas Program II",2015,615000,"M.L. 2013 Chapter 137 Article 2 Section 10","$615,000 the first year and $615,000 the second year are for developing county geologic atlases. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018.","Each county geologic atlas costs about $350,000, so this $615,000 will fund about 1.75 atlases. As a practical matter, the funding is applied to many atlases which are partially funded by Legacy funds and partially funded by other sources.","The last stages of work for the Wadena, Redwood, and Brown CGAs are being funded. Redwood is being printed, and Wadena and Brown will follow closely. The Washington CGA has been printed and delivered. The Dodge, Lake, and St. Louis CGAs have been moved to other funding sources. The database for Dodge is complete and surficial and bedrock maps are under construction. The work in the Arrowhead has been divided into subprojects, and the first of three bedrock maps will be complete mid-summer. Another will follow in a year. The surficial geology has four subprojects and the first map will be complete late this year. The Hennepin CGA has been moved to other funding. The database work is nearly complete as is the surficial geology map. The bedrock map is also well along. The Cass and Isanti CGAs are the main focus of this funding stream currently. In Cass, drilling is complete and the surficial map will be drafted late this year. Bedrock work is also well underway. In Isanti County the database is complete, and the surficial and bedrock maps are very near completion. These phases are followed by work on the glacial subsurface mapping.",,,,615000,,,7.25,"Minnesota Geological Survey","Public College/University","This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.",,"This grant has supported progress on County Geologic Atlases for Cass, Isanti, Dodge, St. Louis, and Lake counties, and updates to the Hennepin and Washington Atlases.",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Setterholm,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,612-626-5119,sette001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Mapping, Technical Assistance","University of Minnesota ",,"Brown, Cass, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Redwood, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acceleration-county-geologic-atlas-program-ii,,,, 780,"Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration and Enhancement Program on DNR Lands, Phase 2",2011,5833000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(a)","$5,833,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the protection, restoration, and enhancement of native prairie vegetation. A list of proposed land acquisitions,restorations, and enhancements, describing the types and locations of acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b)."," Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species Remnant native prairies and wetlands are permanently protected and are part of large complexes of restored prairie, grasslands, and large and small wetlands Improved condition of habitat on public lands Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation nee","Enhanced 22,823 acres, protected 1,577 acres and restored 211 acres of prairie. A total of 24,611 acres of prairie was restored, protected or enhanced.",,,,5646400,186600,,8.75,DNR,"State Government","This program will acquire and develop approximately 730, acres of new Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lands. New WMA acquisition acre targets by LSOHC Sections will be consistent with the recommendations of The Citizens Advisory Committee report of 2002? Wildlife Management Area Acquisition The Next 50 Years. Additionally, this program will protect 275 acres of native prairie as state Scientific & Natural Areas (SNAs) and perpetual Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements. This will provide habitat for rare species, Species in Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and provide habitat for other game and nongame wildlife species. All public SNA acquired through this project will be open to all forms of hunting and fishing. This program will also accelerate the restoration and enhancement of approximately 20,400 acres of native prairie vegetation on Wildlife Management Areas, Aquatic Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and State Forests. This will provide much needed wildlife habitat for a host of grassland and farmland species. Prairie restoration efforts will center on site preparation, seeding of local ecotype seed, post-seed management to assure success, and seed harvest of local ecotype seed for prairie restoration at other public land sites. Prairie enhancement efforts will center on prescribed burning, managing woody cover encroachment, and interseeding. Goat prairie enhancements are a distinct target in the Southeast Forests. There is a very significant unmet need for prescribed burning on public lands. We will hire a roving burn crew for 3 years. The crew will be fully equipped and self sufficient and will therefore be capable of burning an additional 7,000 acres per year. Fifty-percent of their time will be spent on burning (this is the entire spring and fall burn season). During the non-burn season the crew will complete 1,000 acres woody encroachment management annually (25%) on WMAs. The remaining 25% will be spent on other WMA habitat management activities. This work is all supplemental to the existing DNR burning and woody cover management programs ","The availability of public hunting lands does not meet the expectations of a growing Minnesota population. Due to the current recession, land prices have stabilized or declined and a short-term opportunity exists to purchase more value for our expenditures. The Citizens Advisory Committee on WMA acquisitions recommended due to long-term rising land costs and continued habitat loss, acquisition efforts should be accelerated to 21,000 acres per year for 10 years completing 30% of the 50 year goal of 702,200 acres. This objective has not been met due to inadequate funding. Supplementing our existing program with accelerated WMA acquisition will require additional temporary staff to acquire and develop new lands. Temperate grasslands are considered to be one of the most altered ecosystems on the earth. Native prairie and associated species have been targeted as critical habitats by the Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS). Since 1987, MCBS has evaluated and mapped about 200,000 acres of remaining prairie in the state as compared to the nearly 18 million acres identified about 100 years ago based on the public land surveys. Only half of this remaining prairie habitat is currently under some form of permanent protection. Although Minnesota DNR has the training and know-how to restore high quality prairie vegetation, current funding is insufficient to meet all needs. Many sites on state lands are currently not being actively managed to realize full potential as plant communities or wildlife habitat. Re-establishing prairie on public lands requires periodic burning, inter-seeding grasslands with native species, and up to five years of post-seeding management and assessment. Some state-owned grasslands are ""problem"" sites consisting of monotypic fields of brome of low habitat value. Furthermore exotic and/or invasive plants are encroaching and woody plant encroachment are especially troublesome problems that must be addressed. Portions of newly acquired areas and state-owned marginal croplands also need to be seeded and treated. Use of high quality seed from established prairie sites to plant at other locations has proven to be highly cost-effective. ","We continue to use the Prairie Plan to guide our work in the western part of the state.  While we don't limit ourselves to the core areas from the Plan, core areas and native sites usually rise to the top when we are developing short-term priority lists such as which units to try to burn each spring.  Although Minnesota DNR has the training and know-how to restore and enhance high quality prairie vegetation, past funding was insufficient to meet all needs.  Often time, we'd just 'plant some grass'.  These funds have given us the ability to use much higher diversity seed mixes in our restoration work.  We aren't there yet, but we are getting much closer to restoring the full plant diversity to sites compared to what we were doing a few years ago.  That said, there is still much to learn in the area of seed harvest, seeding method, and post-seeding management.  In some cases we are buying local seed from vendors.  In other cases, we are contracting with neighbors to mechanically harvest seed from established prairies.  This is probably the most cost-effective way of collecting the volume of seed need to do larger restorations.  We are also getting better at using different seed mixes within a site.  A wetland margin should not have the same seed mix as a sandy hilltop.  Probably the most innovative and effective part of this request was the addition of a roving crew.  These crews were 100% additive to the work that was being done in the past.  They had the equipment, skills, and expertise, and were able to move around the entire region to do work that simply wasn't being done in the past.  They were able to do projects by themselves, team up with local DNR staff, and occasionally work with staff from USFWS or TNC to do larger projects such a large Rx fires that cover multiple ownerships.  The other major part we can report in this first full length (5 year) project is our work with contractors.  While DNR staff worked with some contractors in the past, with these funds we were able to scale up these projects.  Through trial and error in some cases we have also figured out who the best contractors are for different types of projects.  Habitat work was new to many contractors.  It sometimes takes significant amounts of time to supervise contractors to make sure they are doing what we need done in the way we need it done.  The more we work with these contractors, we learn their specialties and they become dialed in to what needs to be done and how to do it.  They are also making improvements as they learn.  This is making enhancement work more effective and efficient for both DNR staff and the contractors.  Many of the contractors are pleased to have this extra work, especially when it comes at a time of the year which is normally their 'down' time.  Contractors are telling us they are keeping busy, hiring more staff, and getting more work done as a direct result of OHF funds. ",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Mike,Tenney,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",None,55155,"(651) 259-5230",michael.tenney@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wilkin","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-grassland-restoration-and-enhancement-program-dnr-lands,,,, 795,"Accelerated Forest Wildlife Habitat Program, Phase 1",2011,1791000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(d)","$1,791,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for acceleration of agency programs to acquire, in fee, land for state forests and restore and enhance state forest habitat. A list of projects including proposed fee title acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).",,"Protected in fee 397 acres and enhanced 7,586 of forests",,,,1791000,,,3.65,DNR,"State Government","This program will increase populations of a variety of game and non-game wildlife species by protecting and enhancing forest habitats on which wildlife depends. This program of on-the-ground forest conservation projects will amplify the wildlife value of forest communities on DNR administered forestlands. Our forest enhancement will treat 4,472 ac. These activities are not conducted as part of the DNR's commercial timber operations. Additionally, our program will acquire 404 acres of forestland that contributes to habitat complexes and other high priorities. Acquisitions focus on forestland for public hunting, and compatible outdoor uses. At a reduced level of funding, we are focusing on management activities that will maximize wildlife habitat outcomes, especially prescribed burning, hand release, and shearing/mowing. Our program will enhance oak and create a mix of young hardwood forest with more open meadow/brush lands to benefit grouse, elk, and deer. Forest opening creation/enhancement will increase nut and berry production, provide roosting/display areas, and create feeding areas for moose, deer, ruffed grouse, woodcock, and bear. Shearing of trees and brush in large open landscape priority areas will benefit sharp-tailed grouse. Shearing and mowing of hardwoods and brush in smaller patches will benefit woodcock and deer.Our program will benefit a number of nongame species, including yellow rails, sandhill cranes, northern harriers, bobolinks, and upland sandpipers. Activities that create/enhance forest openings will provide habitat for nongame species, including least chipmunks, northern flickers, coopers hawks, and song sparrows. The less intensive timber management in our program will help protect rare native plant communities and a number of nongame species through retention and enhancement of plant species diversity and structure.","Narrative Forests face a formidable array of challenges: fragmentation, invasive species, climate change, disease, and changes in forest-based economics and recreation. While Minnesota's 16.2 million ac of forest are diverse, the acreage and composition of forests have changed significantly. The forest acreage is about half of what it was (31.5 million ac) in the mid 1800s. Just over half of the forestland in Minnesota is publicly owned; the State of Minnesota administers about 24%. Minnesota's forests help maintain the state's environmental and economic health. They are habitat for fish and wildlife, and a source of biodiversity, clean water, watershed protection, carbon sequestration, recreational opportunities, and many other benefits. Habitat loss and degradation are identified as the primary challenge facing wildlife. Almost one-third of the state's 292 Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) inhabit forests. The management objectives in this program parallel the forest management options outlined in Minnesota's State Wildlife Action Plan, Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare (Tomorrow's Habitat Plan). Implementation of these objectives in key habitats identified in the Plan will maintain and enhance native forest communities supporting game and non-game wildlife populations. Tomorrow's Habitat Plan also calls for the purchase and protection of key habitats as another tool to address the conservation needs of these species. Protecting forests threatened by fragmentation or development provide important opportunities for collaborative conservation of larger scale areas of habitat. Restoration of newly acquired state forestlands is essential to assure that sites in state ownership are improved to increase or retain their value as wildlife habitat. The availability of public hunting lands does not meet the expectations of a growing Minnesota population. Due to the current recession, land prices have stabilized or declined and a short-term opportunity exists to purchase more value for our expenditures. Broad goals for this program are provided through the Subsection Forest Resources Management Planning process which does include a public participation process. No opposition is anticipated. County board approval is required for all acquisitions. Program managers may add, delete, and substitute projects on this parcel list based upon need, readiness, cost, opportunity, and/or urgency so long as the substitute parcel/project forwards the constitutional objectives of this program in the Project Scope table of this accomplishment plan. The final accomplishment plan report will include the final project parcel list.","Forests face a formidable array of challenges:  fragmentation, invasive species, climate change, disease, and changes in forest-based economics and recreation.  While Minnesota’s 16.2 million ac of forest are diverse, the acreage and composition of forests have changed significantly.  The forest acreage is about half of what it was (31.5 million ac) in the mid 1800s.  Just over half of the forestland in Minnesota is publicly owned; the State of Minnesota administers about 24%.  Minnesota’s forests help maintain the state’s environmental and economic health.  They are habitat for fish and wildlife, and a source of biodiversity, clean water, watershed protection, carbon sequestration, recreational opportunities, and many other benefits.  Habitat loss and degradation are identified as the primary challenge facing wildlife.  Almost one-third of the state’s 292 Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) inhabit forests.  The management objectives in this program parallel the forest management options outlined in Minnesota’s State Wildlife Action Plan, Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare (Tomorrow’s Habitat Plan).  Implementation of these objectives in key habitats identified in the Plan will maintain and enhance native forest communities supporting game and non-game wildlife populations.  Tomorrow's Habitat Plan also calls for the purchase and protection of key habitats as another tool to address the conservation needs of these species.Protecting forests threatened by fragmentation or development provides important opportunities for collaborative conservation of larger scale areas of habitat.  Restoration of newly acquired state forestlands is essential to assure that sites in state ownership are improved to increase or retain their value as wildlife habitat.  The availability of public hunting lands does not meet the expectations of a growing Minnesota population.  Due to the current recession, land prices have stabilized or declined and a short-term opportunity exists to purchase more value for our expenditures.  Broad goals for this program are provided through the Subsection Forest Resources Management Planning process which includes a public participation process.  No opposition was anticipated.  County board approval was required for all acquisitions.Program managers were permitted to add, delete, and substitute projects on the parcel list based upon need, readiness, cost, opportunity, and/or urgency so long as the substitute parcel/project forwarded the constitutional objectives of this program in the Project Scope table of the accomplishment plan.  This final report includes the final project parcel list.",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cynthia,Osmundson,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",,55155,"(651) 259-5169",bob.welsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, St. Louis","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-forest-wildlife-habitat-program,,,, 805,"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Acquisition, Phase II",2011,3416000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$3,416,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate land acquisition by fee title and easements to be added to the state aquatic management area system as defined in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A, and to restore and enhance stream habitat and lake habitat. Land acquired in fee must remain open to hunting and fishing, consistent with the capacity of the land, during the open season, as determined in writing by the commissioner of natural resources. A list of proposed fee title and easement acquisitions, stream habitat restorations and enhancements, and lake habitat restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Restored 18 acres, protected 286 acres and enhanced 242 acres of stream habitat.",,,,3416000,,,,DNR,"State Government","This program uses a multi-programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across Minnesota. We propose to: i) protect 7.8 miles of shoreline on lakes, rivers and trout streams; ii) effect structural repairs to 2 lake outlet control structures that will integrate fish passage; iii) restore and enhance river and stream functions that will benefit over 50.5 river miles; and iv) enhance 1.4 miles of shoreline habitat on publicly-owned lakeshore. The strategic approach and priority resources targeted in this proposal are supported by a number of internal and external conservation planning documents. The DNR will implement the objectives of this proposal through established and highly successful programs each having strong stakeholder support including: Aquatic Management Area Program, Shoreland Habitat Restoration Program, Stream Habitat Program, and Coldwater Streams Program.","What is the problem to be addressed? Minnesota's aquatic habitats have been degraded or threatened by a century or more of land, hydrology, and human settlement related alterations. The consequences to aquatic species have been reduced habitats for essential life history stages, lack of access to traditional spawning areas, and fragmentation of formerly continuous habitat that served as corridors to facilitate seasonal movements. Geographically, aquatic habitats are in various states of quality and experiencing differing levels of environmental stress with a general pattern of healthy habitats under low stress in the northeast and less healthy habitats under high stress in the southern and western portions of the state (see Figure H-15 in the State Conservation and Preservation Plan). But even within this generalized pattern there are many notable exceptions ? aquatic habitats exhibiting declining quality under high environmental stress in the northeast, and moderate to high quality habitats within high environmental stress landscapes to the west and south. This provides a meaningful framework for providing habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement through DNR's diverse habitat programs infrastructure. How will this directly relate to restoring, protecting, or enhancing habitat? Why will this strategy work? Acquisition of priority habitats provides permanent protection backed by state and federal laws. The AMA designation unit within the Outdoor Recreation System was established by the Legislature in 1992 and has strong support from conservation groups and anglers. The AMA Program currently has an inventory of 830 miles of shoreline in over 330 AMAs, which provide permanent protection of critical riparian habitats, perpetuate fish and wildlife populations, safeguard water quality, and offer public recreational opportunities as an important additional benefit. Providing fish passage over in-stream barriers such as low-head dams and culverts by backfilling with rock reconnects fish and other aquatic species to upstream habitats essential for spawning, juvenile life stages, and overall abundance and genetic diversity of aquatic species. Stream restoration projects reconstruct the stream's natural pattern, profile, and dimension. Natural stream design favors hydrologic conditions that do not degrade the stream bank and bed and provides a diversity of microhabitats that are more favorable to fish and other aquatic species. Channel restoration, dam modification, and shoreline enhancement work is based on proven methods and DNR experience with multiple projects. The DNR has worked on large-scale river and stream restoration projects since 1998 and has completed or assisted in design elements of over 100 stream projects addressing restoration, fish passage, dam removal and dam modification to rapids. These are significant and durable accomplishments benefiting aquatic habitat. As examples of these successful strategies, DNR has conducted large-scale projects to restore the Whitewater River to its original channel; reconnected nearly the entire Minnesota portions of the Red River by direct dam removal or modification leaving only a few dams presently remaining that impede fish movements (primarily lake sturgeon); and enhanced 21 miles of shoreline on lakes across the state including many challenging high erosion sites. Also projects address other key components of a stream: wildlife and fish habitat, water quality, connectivity to the floodplain and upstream reaches, and hydrology. By drawing on the accumulated scientific knowledge on all components of the stream DNR strives to deliver the best possible restoration projects using the best science available. The DNR has conducted shoreline enhancement projects for over 10 years and during that time the program has grown in scope and popularity. The annual number of shoreland restoration projects completed has increased from 23 in 2002 to 60 in 2009. At the end of the L-SOHC grant period, 1.6 miles of public shoreline including AMAs and other state, county, township, and municipal lands will be enhanced to provide erosion protection, habitat diversity for multiple species of fish and wildlife (including game species and SGCNs), and enhanced aesthetics. Native plants and natural materials will be utilized to increase habitat complexity, provide protective cover, stabilize shorelines, and firmly anchor soils. Project habitat benefits will continue to accrue beyond the term of this grant as project sites mature and the shoreline assumes a more natural character. Describe the nature and extent of any partnerships in this project, stakeholder and public participation processes associated with the project and any anticipated support or opposition to the project. The AMA Acquisition Planning Committee developed an acquisition plan in 2007 that recommended purchasing an additional 2,595 miles of riparian lands over 25 years to meet the habitat protection needs of a rapidly changing Minnesota. This stakeholder-developed plan guides DNR's AMA program implementation. Restoration and enhancement elements of this project are linked to various landscape or system-specific management plans (e.g., Lake Superior Management Plan) that have been developed through extensive internal and external coordination. These elements represent shared priorities with multiple partners and stakeholders. For land acquisitions, indicate local government support and approval Township and County support are usually obtained as part of the acquisition process. County Boards are typically notified after AMA parcels have been optioned and consistent with DNR policy.","We completed six fish passage projects, benefiting 1,311 acres of habitat that will now be accessible to migrating fish and mussels. These projects were modifications to dams that will allow fish to bypass these former barriers. One fish passage project on Chester Creek planned for this appropriation was not completed due to delays in contracting for construction by our project partner, the city of Duluth. They have been very busy contracting stream projects due to the flood of 2012, and this unexpected development kept us from completing the project on time. A design for the project was paid for with this appropriation. The project will be built in 2016 using flood damage money from the State of Minnesota.An instream habitat project was completed on West Beaver Creek. The project narrowed the stream channel to improve instream habitat and better transport fine sediment. Instream habitat was also enhanced, and bank stability improved to reduce erosion.Riparian habitat was enhanced at fourteen coldwater streams and two warmwater streams. These projects will enhance native prairie plants that will improve bank stability and instream cover. Prairie species also encourage narrow and deep stream channels that better move fine sediment, improving habitat for fish and invertebrates. Habitat practices included brush removal, prescribed burns, control of invasive plants, and planting of native species.Lake riparian habitat was enhanced at nine locations. These projects were done cooperatively through grants to local organizations. Mowed turf grass was replaced with native plants with deep roots that are better at stabilizing the shoreline and provide habitat for species such as frogs and other aquatic animals. These parcels are also open to public fishing.We permanently protected lakeshore habitat at eight locations, covering 276 acres. These parcels will protect intact lake shoreline that has been shown to be critical to fish reproduction, and to preventing shoreland erosion. We also protected one parcel on a trout stream through a conservation easement. This will protect coldwater conditions and habitat in the stream through the preservation of riparian vegetation. This parcel will also be open to public fishing.We fell short of our planned output acreage for this appropriation due to a number of factors. First, our protection acreage can vary depending on the relative amount of upland land that is purchased with adjoining waterfront. Sometimes parcels are a narrow strip of lakeshore, while at other times a parcel may be quite deep and have considerable upland that is purchased. For this appropriation, our acquisitions leaned toward primarily waterfront land resulting in a shortfall of 98 acres. Second, when this accomplishment plan was written we planned to be able to account for benefitted upstream acres for fish passage projects. During a plan amendment for a different appropriation we were given direction by the council that we should only count footprint acres for these types of projects. We did not go back and do plan amendments for other appropriations to reflect this guidance, but did follow that direction in our reporting. As a result we reported 1260 acres less than was planned. Third, our trout stream riparian enhancement work over-estimated the amount that we could complete, resulting in a shortfall of 424 acres. The work for this part of the appropriation was completed during the last 6 months that the money was available, preventing a plan amendment to reflect the change in acreage output. We will know better in the future how to estimate acres for this type of work. The fourth reason for our shortfall was an amendment from a fish passage project on the Mississippi River at Little Falls to a channel restoration project on the Buffalo River. As previously mentioned, when the plan was written we expected to report the full benefitted acreage for the fish passage project. When we amended to plan to spend that money on the Buffalo River, there was no corresponding change to our planned output acres as reflected in table 1. This was not changed mainly because the original version of ML2010 accomplishment plan does not include a “Table 1” as shown in the online version. Instead there are a series of less organized tables that allow for a more narrative description of the work. The resulting shortfall in acres from this change was 564 acres.In total, these differences from the accomplishment plan account for 2346 acres, which would explain the difference between the original plan and what we have reported for output. We have learned several lessons regarding output acres since this early appropriation. We will work hard to have our outputs better match the accomplishment plan in future reporting.",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Michael,Duval,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road ","Saint Paul",,55155,"(218) 833-8612",michael.duval@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Wadena","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-aquatic-management-area-acquisition,,,, 2548,"Accelerated Aquatic Management Area Habitat Program, Phase 3",2012,6500000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$6,500,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements for aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed acquisitions and stream and lake habitat restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan.",,"Protect in fee 504 acres, easement 585 acres and Restore/Enhance 537 acres of Habitats",,752500,"value/cash donation",6464000,34900,,1.5,"MN DNR","State Government","We protected 22.3 miles of trout streams and 1.3 miles of lakeshore via easements (585 acres in total), and 7.4 miles (504 acres) of lakeshore through fee-title purchase. We enhanced shoreline habitat on 524 acres of riparian land, and instream habitat on 3.1 miles of trout streams and 0.5 miles of warmwater rivers. ",,"Final Report: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2012/accomp_plan/5a.pdf Protection of streams through conservation easements was enabled by the hiring of two easement specialists to work on acquisition. One position was funded through OHF, while the other leveraged funds from a Great Lakes Restoration grant. These positions contacted riparian landowners in targeted locations we prioritized for additional easement protection. We chose to target streams with high-quality habitat and fish populations, and along those streams we prioritized parcels that were adjacent to existing easements or protected public land, as well as landowners who owned parcels with longer lengths of stream. We also prioritized parcels with important features such as springs that are important to maintaining the cold water required by trout. All easements also needed to be accessible to the angling public, either from a public road, adjacent easement, or access path. Contacts with landowners were very fruitful; we found more potential parcels that we had money available for easements. This allowed us to prioritize the best parcels for easement purchase based on our criteria, but also created a list of potential parcels for acquisition using other funding sources, including OHF rounds from future years. We protected a total of 21.3 miles of trout streams using easements. One lakeshore parcel was also protected via conservation easement using this appropriation. The landowners (a scout camp) wanted the parcel protected, but also wanted to continue their passive use of the parcel. A conservation easement was a better tool than fee title acquisition in this case, which allowed us to protect 200 acres along 1.3 miles of lakeshore. The total amount of lake and stream shore acres protected by easements was just short of our goal (585 vs. 609), but we believe in the case of lake and stream riparian protection the length of shoreline is the more important measure. Fee title acquisition protected a total of 7.4 miles of lakeshore (504 acres) under this appropriation. We selected parcels for acquisition where the ratio of lakeshore to total acres was high in order to maximize riparian area protected, and where we protected critical and sensitive habitat such as emergent vegetation and natural shorelines that are critical for aquatic fish and wildlife. We were able to exceed our goal for acres protected in fee (504 vs. 427), in part due to over $550,000 in landowner donations of value that leveraged OHF money. We completed four stream habitat projects: two were on trout streams (Eagle and Rush Creeks), and two were on a warmwater rivers (Buffalo and Pomme de Terre Rivers). Eagle Creek had been degraded by years of cattle grazing, along with numerous beaver dams that had created a wide, shallow stream uninhabited by trout, unlike downstream reaches with better habitat. Using a combination of coir logs, rootwads and other woody debris, and grading and revegetating of the streambanks, the stream was narrowed to less than half of its former width. This created a much deeper stream channel with better habitat for fish, as well as the ability for the stream to better move the over-abundance of sand that comprised the stream bottom. Trout are now found in the restored half-mile of stream. The local watershed district contributed matching funds that helped to complete the project. Rush Creek habitat work has enhanced 2.5 miles of this trout stream. Steep eroding banks have been graded back, creating a floodplain that reduces the erosive energy of the stream during high water. Habitat structures of wood and rock have been placed in strategic locations on outside bends, providing stability to streambanks as well as cover for fish. All riparian areas have been seeded with a native mix of deep-rooted prairie grasses and forbs, providing enhanced stability for streambanks and habitat for terrestrial wildlife. Restoration of a reach of the Buffalo River was done on property owned by the City of Hawley. A formerly straightened reach of the river, the stream had eroding banks and lacked diverse depths, velocities, and cover required by most fish species. 2,700 feet of new meandering stream channel was constructed to restore the stream to a more natural condition, and outside bends were stabilized with woody material buried into the banks which not only provides stability while planted native vegetation becomes established, but also provides habitat for fish and aquatic insects. Enhancement work on the Pomme de Terre River was done on a relatively small area, but was critical to habitat in that reach. Due to bank erosion, the stream was in the process of cutting around a riffle that controls the grade of the streambed in that reach. That could have eventually lead to a downcutting of the stream channel that would have sent tons of sediment downstream. Instead, the streambank was stabilized using rootwads, and additional gravel and cobbles were added to the riffle to enhance its stability, as well as local habitat.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-aquatic-management-area-habitat-program-phase-3,,,, 2530,"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands, Phase 3",2012,1652000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(b)","$1,652,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, and land under native prairie bank easements.",,"Enhance 20,600 acres of prairie",,,n/a,1567500,39800,,8.80,"MN DNR","State Government","This appropriation funded 283 projects totaling 21,953 acres. The two largest types of enhancement were 112 woody removal projects totaling 10,160 acres and 134 prescribed burns totaling 10,082 acres. Additionally, we seeded 30 sites totaling 1386 acres, put in infrastructure for conservation grazing of 236 acres on 3 sites, conducted 3 oak savanna enhancements totaling 42 acres, and treated 47 acres of invasive species on 2 sites.",,"Final ReportThis was a shared appropriation between the Fish & Wildlife (FAW) and the Ecological & Water Resources (EWR) Divisions within the DNR.  Both Divisions requested priority grassland projects from field staff across the state.  When this appropriation was funded, the Prairie Plan and other large-scale prairie-focused strategic plans were still in their infancy.  Parcels on the initial parcel list included in the funding request were developed primarily using priorities developed at the regional and areas levels by Area Wildlife Managers and SNA field staff. The parcel list changed substantially from the time of the request as the project went on because of several factors, including: 1) one of the core strengths of the Roving Crew is their flexibility to move quickly on a priority habitat enhancement opportunity, and this often meant addressing parcels that met the appropriation’s purpose, but not on the parcel list; 2) given the nature and purpose of the Roving Crew, parcels/projects done by them were not on the original list, but were added upon completion; and 3) site condition and weather help determine whether we can work on a given project on a given day, and we do our best to find alternate parcels of similar value/priority, even if not on the original parcel list, to maximize efficiency.  Especially when it comes to weather issues (usually ‘too wet’), often large areas affected.  The flexibility of the Roving Crew allowed them to do same enhancement work, but on WMAs in nearby counties not as affected by the weather. For all these reasons, we added a number of sites in counties not originally included in the parcel list.  Although it can make reporting challenging, we feel this dynamic flexibility is one of the strengths of our Roving Crews and our contracting process.  While many appropriations highlight specific projects, “what” they did, we feel the strength of this appropriation is in the cumulative effect of many small projects and “how” we did it.  Specifically, we did a lot of this work by developing the Region 4 (Southern) DNR Roving Crew.  This crew is located at Lac Qui Parle.  As part of developing a new crew, office and shop space had to be developed, crews hired, and those crews needed to be equipped.  That was followed by a steep learning curve as the crew coalesced and began working on projects.  These crews only do habitat work.  We try to minimize the time spent with paperwork, office work, budgets, etc, so that they can fully devote their time to ‘boots on the ground’ habitat enhancement projects.  At the same time, there were some inclement weather patterns during these years that limited the activities of the crews during some periods.  Even given those unavoidable issues, the appropriation exceeded its target acres.  It is our assessment that these initial years are the slowest and therefore least productive.  This crew, as well as the other two, are all functioning as highly efficient teams.  The rest of the work was done with contractors, which stimulates local rural economies.  According to the research literature, we actually underestimating the acres enhanced, especially as it relates to woody removal projects.  Numerous studies show it’s not just the area ‘under the trees’ that impact grassland birds, but the area around the woody vegetation.  Some species simply won’t nest near woody cover and other studies show high nest predation (gamebird) or brood parasitism (songbirds) rates near woody cover.  By removing even a few trees from the center of a grassland, we are actually enhancing the entire area.  Snyder (1984) found that pheasant nest success double greater than 600 meters from a tree.  That means for every tree, or clump of trees, removed we are effectively enhancing nesting success in the surrounding 280 acres of grassland.Although this appropriation focused on the Roving Crew, we can highlight a couple projects as small examples of all the work that we are proud of.  Glenflur WMA – Cottonwood County.  This 165 acre tree removal project substantially opened up this tract.  This WMA is part of the Cottonwood River Prairie Core Area and contains areas of unbroken prairie.  This site had not experienced significance disturbance, other than heavy grazing, in several decades.  A lack of disturbance had allowed tree succession to begin to invade. Prairie Bush Clover and Loggerhead Shrike are SGCN noted in this area.Lac qui Parle WMA-Nygard Tract – Swift County.  This tract is part of the larger Chippewa Prairie on the Lac qui Parle WMA and is part of a Prairie Plan Core Area.  This remnant prairie had been moderately grazed and had not seen disturbance by fire in decades.  Woody encroachment was beginning to take hold prior to this project.  Through a combination of tree removal, prescribed burning and grazing this site is now in good condition with sightings of several native prairie species that were suppressed due to lack of disturbance from fire.  This area has recent sightings of Marbled Godwits, Slender Milk Vetch, Loggerhead Shrike and Upland Sandpipers.The SNA Program was able to start a series of contracted woody removal projects at Swede’s Forest SNA.  Swede’s Forest is home to a large population of the rare five-lined skink.  The management being completed here is focused on removal of encroaching red cedar and invasive buckthorn, improving habitat not only for the five-lined skink but also for the multiple other wildlife species that call this site home.Additionally, SNA staff, with support of CCM, were able to conduct a 109 acre prescribed burn at Prairie Coteau SNA.  Prairie Coteau SNA is one of the most important and stunning prairies in southwestern Minnesota.  This prescribed burn helped improve habitat for grassland gamebird species found on the site in addition to the rare non-game species.It was difficult to assign an exact dollar figure to each person and each project.  What I did was take the total personnel budget, identify the ratio of FTE/years, and scale the personnel budget to that ratio.  I used the same approach on the parcel list.  I took the total budget and total acres, identified percentage of acres for each project relative to the acre total, and assigned the ratio of funds to that project. ",2011-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-restoration-and-enhancement-dnr-lands-phase-3,,,, 2540,"Accelerated Forest Habitat Enhancement, Phase 2",2012,826000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c )","$826,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance lands in state forests, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.021.",,"Restored 24 acres and Enhanced 11,066 acres of Forest",,,,824400,10400,,0.03,"MN DNR","State Government","This program of on-the-ground conservation projects increased the wildlife and ecological values of forest communities on Minnesota's public forestlands. Restoration and enhancement projects in this program enhanced more than 10,000 acres of forest.",,"The projects in this program were designed to address the following management objectives:1.  Enhance forest communities by altering the plant species composition and/or structure.  These projects were accomplished by, for example, conducting hand release to enhance the growth of Northern red oak saplings and trees to increase mast available for wildlife, and meet the Forest Planning goal to FRMP goal of ""improving  the regeneration and increasing the presence of oak and pine across the landscape.""2.  Enhance brushland habitat by altering the plant species structure and/or composition.  Shearing projects were performed on lowland brush to set back succession in mature willow stands to improve cover and forage for deer and moose, and to enhance nesting and brood rearing habitat for a variety of game and non-game brushland dependent avian species. Perpetuation of the brushland component of the Aspen Parklands landscape helped to predispose these stands to future management with prescribed fire.This program worked to enhance oak regeneration and create a mix of young hardwood forest with more open meadow/brush lands to benefit grouse, elk, and deer.  Enhancement of conifer stands and mixed hardwood/conifer forests provided habitat for fisher and marten, and thermal cover for deer and moose. Shearing of trees and brush in large open landscape priority areas enhanced habitat for sharp-tailed grouse. Shearing and mowing of hardwoods and brush in smaller patches enhanced habitat for woodcock and deer.The program also enhanced habitat for a number of nongame species, including yellow rails, sandhill cranes, northern harriers, bobolinks, and sandpipers.  Activities that created/enhanced forest openings provided habitat for nongame species, including least chipmunks, northern flickers, coopers hawks, and song sparrows. Some of the less intensive timber management in our program helped protect rare native plant communities and a number of nongame species through retention and enhancement of plant species diversity and structure.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bob,Welsh,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5169,bob.welsh@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Wadena, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-forest-habitat-enhancement-phase-2,,,, 35038,"Accelerated Shallow Lakes and Wetland Enhancement - Phase VII",2016,2130000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$2,130,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance and restore shallow lakes statewide. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"28,101 Wetland acres Enhanced. ",,,,1889400,77000,,4,DNR,"State Government","This proposal will address a backlog of shallow lake and wetland habitat work that will otherwise go unfunded. These projects will address work called for in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Long Range Duck Recovery Plan, and Shallow Lakes plan. ",,"Engineering and construction of major shallow lake and wetland infrastructure includes work on water control structures, dikes, and fish barriers to improve wetland habitat management. Five major infrastructure projects were constructed with funding from this appropriation. The five (Carex Slough/Freeborn County, Mahlke Marsh/Lyon County, Hovland/Mahnomen County, Roseau River WMA Pool 2/Roseau County, and Staples/Todd County) all began with property manager submission of the projects into an annual Section of Wildlife project solicitation process. All projects undergo Regional and Central Office review, with wetland and shallow lake projects receiving additional review by Wetland Habitat Team members. Suitable projects are selected for inclusion in OHF proposals. Given the complexity of major wetland infrastructure projects, OHF project lists in Accomplishment Plans undergo continual adjustments based on engineering assessments, budget projections, and to seek efficient use of appropriation funds. Reflective of the expense often incurred in major wetland infrastructure projects, expenditures for these five projects accounted for 43% of the total expenditures for this appropriation. Four major shallow lake/wetland management actions were implemented to enhance habitat - Simon Lake Drawdown and Fish Treatment/Pope County, Raguet WMA Wetland Tree Removal/Carver County, a major wetland prescribed burn at Roseau River WMA/Roseau County, and a channel cleanout at Moose-Willow Flowage/Aitkin County. Both projects were initiated, reviewed and selected for inclusion in an OHF appropriation by the aforementioned process and both projects presented unique challenges that are typical of complex wetland projects. Water levels at Simon Lake were reduced by gravity drawdown as much as possible, then was supplemented by pumps. When reduced as much as practical, a private company was hired to apply rotenone to remove unwanted fish. Unfortunately, the private company quit only hours after beginning the rotenone application. In an amazing move, the DNR Shallow Lakes Program immediately began work to undertake the rotenone application in-house. One year after the private company quit the treatment, a highly coordinated operation involving DNR Shallow Lakes and Roving Habitat Crew staff successfully implemented the treatment. Follow up assessments reported a successful fish treatment and a subsequent improvement in habitat quality at Simon Lake. Tree removal at Raguet WMA in Carver proved challenging as well. Existence of a high quality fen in the project area prohibited the use of large equipment. Instead, cut trees were removed by pulling them offsite with cables and winches to protect the fen. The prescribed burn of a wetland occurred in August 2019 at Roseau River WMA and involved 7,350 acres. The project ""burn boss"" said the burn was done to set back brush encroachment and cattails in a sedge meadow. One month after the burn, significant rainfall at the site raised water levels and flooded the burned cattails. Thick beds of wild rice were reported in areas in which cattails had previously been dominant. Finally, a channel cleanout was conducted in the downsteam channel of the Moose- Willow Flowage in Aitkin County. Channels often become shallower as sediment is deposited. The shallow channels can be more conducive to growth of cattails. The double-whammy of shallower channels and cattails can result in higher water levels in upstream basins. The Moose-Willow Flowage had declined as habitat due to the described sedimentation and cattail growth. A specialized piece of equipment known as a Cookiecutter was utilized to cleanout the channel is what will be a two phase plan to improve Moose-Willow. Phase I was the channel cleanout. Phase II will see installation of a new water control structure. An exciting activity undertaken with this appropriation is the outfitting of a DNR helicopter with equipment to all annual spraying of invasive cattails. Credit for initiating this goes to DNR Pilot Brad Maas, who saw the potential to add spray equipment to an existing under-utilized helicopter. OHF funding was used for a capital equipment purchase of both a aerial spray unit and new avionics for the helicopter. This new equipment allows for annual spraying of approximately 2500 acres of invasive hybrid cattails. A standardized process has developed for the annual work. Early in the calendar year, the supervisor of all DNR Roving Habitat Crews puts out a call for potential cattail spray sites. The combined list of projects is mapped and projects to be treated are selected based on property manager ranking of needs and proximity of projects to each other and their statewide location. Helicopter landing sites are chosen and property managers are responsible for mowing the landing sites and proving proper public notice. Specially trained staff from Roving Habitat Crews are utilized as ground support for the helicopter. Thirty-five individual parcels were treated in the first year of utilizing the DNR helicopter. Prior to obtaining the ability to use the DNR helicopter to spray cattails, three parcels were sprayed by contracted companies, also with this appropriation. Direct comparison of these two spray methods (private company vs. DNR helicopter) shows that the DNR helicopter allows us to get this work done at less cost and with more control over the timing of the treatment and size of the treated areas. Funding from this appropriation was utilized for wetland enhancement work by two Roving Habitat Crews, the Region 3 crew based out of Vermillion and the Region 4 crew based out of Lac qui Parle. Wetland habitat enhancement conducted by Roving Habitat Crews can include tree removal from wetlands, small scale spraying of cattails and other invasive vegetation, seeding wild rice, conducting drawdowns, sediment removal from small wetland basins, and actual construction of small wetland infrastructure projects. Roving Habitat Crew Leaders are constantly receiving submissions from DNR property managers for potential habitat projects and develop priorities based on Department priorities and the need to address requirement imposed by funding rules. Thirty- two individual wetland enhancement projects were reported by the two Roving Habitat Crews. Of the 28,101 wetland acres impacted by this appropriation, the reported wetland enhancement work done by Roving Habitat Crews accounted for 11,056 acres at a cost of just over $35/acre. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricky,Lien,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5227",ricky.lien@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Roseau, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-shallow-lakes-and-wetland-enhancement-phase-vii,,,, 35045,"Accelerated Prairie Restoration and Enhancement on DNR Lands - Phase VII",2016,4880000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(k)","$4,880,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairie communities on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, state forest land, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",," 1,152 Prairie acres Restored.  22,195 Prairie acres Enhanced.  Total of 23,347 Prairie acres affected. ",,,,4534500,297400,,19.95,DNR,"State Government","We propose restoration and enhancement of prairie and savanna on WMA’s, SNA’s, and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota and restoration and enhancement of bluff prairies on State Forest Land in southeast Minnesota. ",,"We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR was spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Project Type # sites Total Acres Interseeding 32 416 Invasive Species Control 33 1,058 Prescribed Fire 196 13,382 Prescribed Grazing 5 531 Woody Removal 166 6,808 Prairie Restoration 46 1,152 This appropriation involved the Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. Typically, we burn in the spring before the nesting season. However, this can stimulate the warm-season grasses and begin to crowd out forbs, lowering plant diversity. Burning in the late summer, after birds have fledged but with enough time for some late summer regrowth, has shown to increase both plant diversity as well as structural diversity in the habitat. Just as important, it can knock back the dominant grasses such as big bluestem and Indian grass just enough for forbs to express themselves the following year. Although 23,247 acres appears to be a large number, we feel the actual acres benefitted may be much larger. For instance, we know nest predation of grassland birds is higher near woody vegetation and some birds just won't nest near woody veg. By removing trees, we are impacting both the footprint of where those trees were but also the surrounding grassland where nest success should now be higher. Esthetically, it creates a more open landscape visually which is usually appreciated by grassland enthusiasts. Especially when near ungrazed grassland, grazing can have larger benefits. Birds used grazed areas primarily during the summer when birds are young. Having ungrazed grassland, good nesting cover, next to grazed grassland, good brood rearing cover, should increase overall number of birds that survive into the fall. I have personally visited a number of public lands grazing sites in western Minnesota and have always been impressed with what I've seen. Although grazing is a summer activity, I've flushed a number of birds, both pheasants and songbirds, from these areas in the fall. Often the biggest benefit to grazing comes in the first couple years after grazing as the habitat is regrowing. Although there is still much to learn, we have learned a lot in recent years about restoration techniques. We still use several methods for restoring prairie and there's probably no one perfect way of doing it. It's very clear to even someone without botanical training when they are walking through a recent restoration and an older restoration. Even if they can't identify every plant, the diversity people see is striking. This in comparison to older restorations which are strongly dominated by only a couple species of grasses. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. While they are good habitat projects, they will probably increase in costs over time. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-08,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerated-prairie-restoration-and-enhancement-dnr-lands-phase-vii,,,, 10033375,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XIV",2023,5660000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(a)","$5,660,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05,subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023. Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and the Minnesota Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023",,,1178100,"PF, Federal and Private",5638300,21700,,0.19,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 911 acres of prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to the public. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These acquired properties will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible and transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included into the WMA system.","This proposal represents the fourteenth phase in Pheasants Forever's Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area program. This program continues to build upon past investments in long-term upland and wetland conservation. The proposal will protect and restore 911 acres of lands that will be managed for wildlife. The goals of this program specifically address goals outlined in the foundational documents for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council's recommendation process, including those outlined in the MN Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan 2008, the MN Duck Action Plan 2020-2023, the MN Pheasant Action Plan 2020-2023 and the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan 2010, among others. Parcels will be acquired from willing sellers and will be prioritized using criteria used by MN DNR (Minnesota Wildlife Management Areas - The Next 50 Years) which include location on the landscape, breeding waterfowl density, restoration potential, native community protection (e.g. Minnesota Biological Survey site), proximity to other investments in perpetually protected habitats. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including: 1) Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations? 2) Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? 3) Does the parcel contain significant natural communities, or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities? 4) Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future? 5) Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored to the highest quality wildlife habitat feasible. Completing high-quality, comprehensive restorations, utilizing native species and best management practices, results in fewer management concerns and lower long-term costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat, drained wetlands will be restored, and invasive trees will be removed when appropriate.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sabin,Adams,"Pheasants Forever, Inc."," ",,MN,,,sadams@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xiv,,,, 10011391,"Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XI",2020,6060000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 2(b)","$6,060,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire in fee and restore and enhance lands for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""..Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN"".ds..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Strategic parcels that increase the functionality of existing habitat will be acquired and restored to functioning wetlands with diverse upland prairie to serve as habitat for pollinators, resident and migratory game and non-game species. Lands will be transferred to the state as a WMA to provide accelerated wildlife habitat and public access, monitored by Minnesota DNR. Protected and restored acres will be measured against goals outlined in the ""Minnesota's Wildlife Management Area Acquisition - The Next 50 Years"" and ""the Long Range Plan for the Ring-Necked Pheasant in MN""..",,,215000,"PF, Federal, Private",6048600,11400,,0.154,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This programmatic proposal accelerates the protection and restoration of 1,073 acres of strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be protecting parcels that build onto or create a corridor between existing protected lands which will be transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included as a WMA. All acquisitions will occur within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These areas have seen the greatest decline in upland and wetland habitats.","Pressures from development, industry, and agriculture continue to mount on wildlife habitat within the farmland regions of Minnesota. Despite our collective investments in conservation, many of the agricultural counties in Minnesota are continuing to experience a net loss of wildlife habitat. This unfortunate reality is exacerbated by the conversion of lands expiring out of CRP. In the next five years, Minnesota's agricultural landscape is set to experience a loss of 549,185 acres due to expiration out of CRP. In 2018 alone MN will lose 201,294 acres of CRP that are set to expire. This equates to roughly a 20% loss of our grassland habitat necessary for pheasants, ducks, and the suite of grassland species that call Minnesota home. Now, more than ever, is the time to accelerate our investments in permanently protected high-quality habitat complexes that will protect, sustain, and increase Minnesota’s wildlife populations. Providing public habitat for Minnesotans to hunt, trap, fish and otherwise recreate in the outdoors are urgent needs for Minnesota's growing citizenry. Access to the outdoors is fundamental to ensuring Minnesota’s outdoor heritage is passed on to future generations.PF and our partners will protect (fee acquisition from willing sellers) 1,073 acres of high priority grassland (native prairie if available), wetland, and wildlife habitat as WMAs throughout the pheasant range of Minnesota. PF is striving to protect strategic tracts that build landscape level habitat complexes. Many of the potential projects are additions to existing WMAs which were originally acquired in partnership with MNDNR, local PF chapters, and conservation partners. Projects were developed and selected in conjunction with local and regional DNR staff. All projects will meet standards and requirements for inclusion into the WMA system and DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal. In addition to meeting the minimum WMA standards, additional criteria are used to develop the potential project list including:  Does the parcel contain habitat restoration potential that will result in an increase in wildlife populations?  Does the parcel build upon existing investments in public and private land habitat (landscape scale significance)? Does the parcel contain significant natural communities or will it protect or buffer significant natural communities?  Does the parcel have the potential and focus for habitat protection and restoration in the future?  Does the parcel provide multiple benefits (recreation, access, water control, water quality, wellhead protection, riparian protection, local community support, etc.)? Providing high-quality habitat and keeping future management concerns in mind, all acquisitions will be restored and/or enhanced to as high quality as practicable, with the belief that quality and comprehensive restorations utilizing native species result in lower management costs. Acquired croplands will be permanently retired and restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands habitat. Restorations will also consider the needs of the monarch butterfly and native prairie.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eran,Sandquist,"Pheasants Forever, Inc.","410 Lincoln Ave S PO Box 91","South Haven",MN,55382,"(3202367755) -",esandquist@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Stearns, Swift, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accelerating-wildlife-management-area-program-phase-xi,,,, 10015431,"Access Improvement",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Ballet hopes to increase access to and participation in the arts for people with disabilities, particularly individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorders. TCB believes participation in a sensory-friendly show will have a positive impact on the physical, social, and emotional well-being of those with disabilities and their caretakers. Dr. Marizen Ramirez will lead the evaluation of audience participants, which will include a post-performance survey and two focus groups to assess satisfaction of audience participants; perceived impact on the physical, social and emotional well-being of those with disabilities and their caretakers; and commitment to involvement in future sensory-friendly opportunities offered by TCB. A process evaluation will also be conducted to ensure that benchmarks are achieved according to the project timeline. The number of attendees will be counted to measure our reach.",,,4250,"Other,local or private",14250,,,,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Access Improvement",,"A Minnesota Nutcracker Sensory-Friendly Show",2020-06-29,2021-01-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rick,Vogt,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave Ste 100",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",info@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-improvement-24,"Brighton McCormick: Artistic, Program Development, Education; Jaime Gjerdingen: Artistic, Volunteerism, Accessibility/Disability Access; Naomi Cohn: Organizational Development / Planning, Fundraising, Artistic; Raymond Luczak: Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access, Marketing/Audience Development; Terryann Nash: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Tim Cooper: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design, Finance; Zoe Koenig: Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 33268,"Access, Engagement and Experience Development – Strengthening the Core of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota",2016,147000,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. CMSM WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED CAPACITY to promote MN arts and cultural heritage through:a. Remediation and extended development of exhibits designed to provide interactive experiences related to MN arts and cultural heritage.b. Identifying arts and cultural heritage features interwoven into multiple facets of the Museum environment; Developing curricula based upon these features that will be implemented with school/early learning group visitors.2. 150 SCHOOL/EARLY LEARNING GROUPS from across Minnesota will increase awareness about MN arts and cultural heritage through exploration of Museum exhibits and engagement in hands-on activities during field trip visits.3. 5,000 “ACCESS” VISITORS (representing audiences that experience barriers to participation due to limited income, language/cultural factors, isolation, ability/special needs) will increase awareness about MN arts and cultural heritage through exploration of Museum exhibits and engagement in hands-on activities.","The most significant exhibit remediation/development taking place as a result of this funding included refinement of the Farmyard/Back 40 – including installation of signage, concrete, outdoor electrical hook-up, as well as overall landscaping and the addition of an animal shade awning (yet to be installed). Initial development/piloting of an augmented reality sandbox, sound abatement remediation in the loft for more successful school group learning, and smaller-scale exhibit development/remediation efforts across other Museum galleries resulted in significant enhancements to the visitor experience (please refer to photo documentation). Museum staff across all departments engaged in a process to inventory Museum A&CH features during a two-part staff education discussion/activity. The results of these efforts were used to develop a Museum Explorer’s Guide designed to inform/engage visitors around the multitude of A&CH features that are embedded throughout the Museum. CMSM staff engaged with faculty/students from Gustavus Adolphus College to develop an evaluation strategy to assess what MN Arts and Cultural Heritage learning looks like for young visitors that engage at the Museum. A Timing & Tracking observational tool was implemented with 73 children visiting the Quarry and Grow It Gallery. Data collected through this tool noted time spent in each gallery by age group as a measure of “exposure” and awareness-learning at the Museum. 153 group visits took place over the course of this project. Group visit feedback was solicited from educators using an on-line post-visit survey tool. Over 6,250 Museum visitors participated in Museum access opportunities. Feedback received from families participating in Museum access events was solicited through written surveys and post-it feedback activities. Visitor feedback indicated high levels of satisfaction with their Museum experience, along with identified learnings on the part of both children and adults.",,,,147000,,"Brian Benshoof CEO, MRCI Worksource; Neal Benson Manufacturing Operations Consultant, retired from Emerson Electric; Laura Bowman Director of Community Relations and Development at Mayo Clinic Health System; Nick Hinz President, Frandsen Bank and Trust; Barb Kaus President, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Linda Kilander Retired Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; Kim Kleven Early Childhood Coordinator, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial; Naomi Mortensen Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; Tim Newell Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; Christine Powers Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; Tom Riley Telecommunications Operations Executive, Greater Mankato Growth; Beth Serrill Attorney, Blethen Gage & Krause; Christie SkilbredP roject Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; Dr. Katie Smentek Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; Sara Steinbach Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing, Mayo Clinic Health System; Keith Stover Retired President, South Central College; Vance Stuehrenberg County Commissioner, Blue Earth County, MN; Anna Thill President, Visit Mankato; Liz Ulman Organizational Development Manager, Dotson Iron Castings; Dr. Ginger Zierdt Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato",2,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CMSM opened its new permanent site with increased capacity to serve as an informal learning center that playfully engages children, families, and school groups in interactive experiences with the art and cultural heritage of southern Minnesota. With its current appropriation, CMSM is poised to strengthen its core as an institution that promotes arts and cultural heritage learning through continued ",,,2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Larsen,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","P.O. Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"507-386-0279 ",sue.larsen@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-engagement-and-experience-development-strengthening-core-children-s-museum-southern-,,,, 36604,"Access, Engagement and Experience Development – Strengthening the Core of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota II",2017,142590,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$950,000 each year is for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums.Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, including the Minnesota Children's Museum in Rochester; $150,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum; $150,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum; and $150,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.Note: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) informed all granting agencies that the February 2016 Legacy budget forecast identified deficits in the current biennium in the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. 3% of all grantees' allocations are being held back until additional forecasting has been completed. This includes a reduction in the administrative fees taken by the Minnesota Humanities Center.","CMSM WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED CAPACITY to serve as an informal learning resource that promotes ACH: Remediation and extended development process for current exhibits, conceptual development/design of Water Play exhibit, and conceptual development/design and initial fabrication of Museum a la Cart(e) will be completed; and Evaluate audience impact/outcomes: Evaluation plans will be developed; Museum staff will be trained; On-going processes will be in place to assess visitor impacts/outcomes.MORE MINNESOTANS will benefit as a result of engaging with experiences that promote ACH: Museum will serve 10% more Group Visitors; 90% of visitors engaged in evaluation processes will indicate satisfaction/report outcomes associated with ACH learning. MUSEUM STAFF will experience increased capacity to serve group visitors and evaluate ACH learning:100% of Museum staff will agree that they have received the preparation necessary to serve MuseumEducation and/or Evaluation Specialist roles.","CMSM EXPERIENCED INCREASED CAPACITY: Initial design/fabrication of If You Build It, Exploring Color and Museum a la Carte exhibit experiences was completed; Exhibit experiences were launched to engage on- and off-site audiences.Further development of Water Play exhibit was completed through engagement with contractors, other museums, and Kidzibits regarding floor treatments; and Dakota Cultural Advisors regarding graphic/artistic renderings. Further exhibit development/remediation took place throughout Museum with particular enhancement to: Quarry and Whiz Bang components; Play Porch structural preparation for future components; Tree of Forts Toddler addition; Farmyard barn improvements and chicken coop. Museum team met with Evaluation Consultant on ten occasions to develop/refine Museum evaluation frameworks and implement evaluation tools among general, access and group visitor audiences. MORE MINNESOTANS BENEFITED: Over the entire Project period: The Museum welcomed 93,554 visitors, including 12,014 “access” visitors. 802 “visitors” engaged with Museum a la Carte off-site Museum activities.175 school/early learning groups visited the Museum, engaging 8,960 visitors in hands-on learning.95% of visitors responding to an online survey indicated they were “Satisfied/Extremely Satisfied”; and “Likely/Very Likely” to recommend the Museum to a friend or colleague. 91% indicated the Museum promotes local arts and cultural heritage. MUSEUM STAFF EXPERIENCED INCREASED CAPACITY:Museum Educator and Evaluator roles were developed. 6 staff were trained and facilitated roles as Museum Educators. 10 staff were trained and facilitated roles as Museum Evaluators. All staff responded favorably via survey tool and/or group discussion about the preparation they received to serve in this role and provided helpful feedback to enhance future education/evaluation efforts. ",,,,142590,,"Brian Benshoof CEO, MRCI Worksource; Neal Benson Manufacturing Operations Consultant, retired from Emerson Electric; Laura Bowman Director of Community Relations and Development at Mayo Clinic Health System; Nick Hinz President, Frandsen Bank and Trust; Barb Kaus President, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Linda Kilander Retired Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; Kim Kleven Early Childhood Coordinator, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial; Naomi Mortensen Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; Tim Newell Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; Christine Powers Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; Tom Riley Telecommunications Operations Executive, Greater Mankato Growth; Beth Serrill Attorney, Blethen Gage & Krause; Christie SkilbredP roject Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; Dr. Katie Smentek Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; Sara Steinbach Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing, Mayo Clinic Health System; Keith Stover Retired President, South Central College; Vance Stuehrenberg County Commissioner, Blue Earth County, MN; Anna Thill President, Visit Mankato; Liz Ulman Organizational Development Manager, Dotson Iron Castings; Dr. Ginger Zierdt Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato",,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CMSM will build upon the work that began with its 2015-16 appropriation by (1) Remediation and further development of exhibit areas that promote Arts & Cultural Heritage (ACH) learning (2) Expanding ACH learning opportunities for new audiences at off-site locations; (3) Engaging an outside Evaluation Consultant to help plan/implement strategies that meaningfully assess ACH learning outcomes and impacts; (4) Boosting the Museum’s capacity to serve more school/early learning groups. ",,,2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Larsen,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","P.O. Box 3103",Mankato,Minnesota,56002,507-386-0279,sue.larsen@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-engagement-and-experience-development-strengthening-core-children-s-museum-souther-0,,,, 34284,"Access and Outreach",2016,269000,"Laws of 2015, 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2","For programs and development of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide access and education related to programs on the cultural heritage of Minnesota.",,"Outcomes in FY16 include:Implementation of the Free to Explore program which replaced the previous system for distributing free zoo admission to low income Minnesota families.More than 57,000 guests visiting the Zoo for free.Production of Zoo site maps for visitors in 10 languages (in addition to English.)7,500 adults came to the Zoo for Adults Night Out events.Six guest lectures held with 720 people in attendance.   30 classes, camps and programs held for 310 adult participants.A new advertising partner was selected and our “Where Amazing Lives. Every Day.” brand strategy implemented.Zooper Troopers, illustrated characters that delivered conservation messages, piloted with the opening of the summer dinosaur exhibit.Zoo director visits around the state enhanced with the addition of the Zoomobile to key audiences in Alexandria, Austin, Mankato, Rochester and Virginia.54,280 Minnesotans in 42 Minnesota counties visited by the Zoomobile.",,,,,,,2.88,"Minnesota Zoo","State Government","As Minnesota’s state Zoo, we are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all our citizens – regardless of age, geographic location, disability or background. “Zoo Unlimited” is our community outreach and access initiative that unites a wide range of programs and policies designed to ensure every Minnesotan has unlimited opportunities to form stronger connections with the natural world. Legacy funds help us implement this program bridge barriers that keep people from connecting with all the Zoo has to offer. Access Services The Zoo is committed to ensuring that economic circumstances are not obstacles to experiencing the Minnesota Zoo. With Legacy support the Zoo recently created the position of Community Relations Coordinator, a position responsible for the statutorily-mandated free ticket program for economically disadvantaged Minnesotans, all aspects of ADA compliance, and other programs related to accessibility of the Zoo. Lifelong Learning The Minnesota Zoo is not just for children! Legacy funding supports a number of programs aimed at supporting and expanding Zoo programs for adults. This includes a recently introduced adults only program, “Adult Night Out.” These age 18+ evening events offer an after-hours experience for working and older adults who might not otherwise visit the Zoo. This program also incorporates the Our World Speaker Series designed to engage guests in conservation issues. These lectures are offered free of charge to all attendees, ensuring access for all interested guests. The Zoo is also offering a number of adult education programs that focus on special interest areas such as Zoo horticulture and wildlife photography. These programs serve a range of adult audiences including seniors, corporate groups, and young adults. Strategic Communications In an effort to help Zoo guests care more and do more for conservation, this project was designed to test and implement zoo-based conservation messaging that would encourage people to act for wildlife. The Zoo began implementing its new brand strategy “Where Amazing Lives. Every Day.” This campaign creates a consistent story throughout the Zoo. Expanded Zoomobile Geography can be a barrier to accessing high quality environmental education programs. The Zoomobile program exists to serve people who cannot visit the Minnesota Zoo by bringing the Zoo to them, regardless of where they live in Minnesota. Trained interpretive naturalists travel with animals to all corners of the state and deliver programs at schools, libraries, community centers, children’s hospitals, senior centers, and more. Zoomobile participants experience live animals up close and learn about the ecological principles that connect all living things to one another. Legacy funding makes it possible to expand the service and reach of Zoomobile by sending more staff and more animals throughout the state. ",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,Mary,Robison,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","13000 Zoo Boulevard","Apple Valley",MN,55124,9524319200,mary.robison@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Zoological Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/access-and-outreach,,,, 10031700,"Accessible Arts",2025,20000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities will be offered opportunities to attend live performances or access them virtually at no cost. The number of participants will counted and documented. The response on surveys will be help us shape our future offerings.",,,,,20000,,,,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Accessible Arts",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will engage a consultant in planning and outreach efforts with Minnesota retirement communities that will build the organization's capacity to serve older adults living with disabilities through its Arts Access Program.",2024-12-01,2025-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accessible-arts-35,"Amber Andrist: Andrist has worked in county human services for more than ten years, currently in housing stability for Hennepin County. She holds an associate's degree, as well as a certificate in equity from the University of Minnesota. She is the proud parent of two youth artists and has served in the capacity of grant advisor for the Creative Individuals grant.; Lauren Dao: Dao is currently the communications coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Transportation research lab, providing communications and marketing to support the research of MnDOT and its partners. Dao has a self-designed undergraduate degree in corporate branding and recently earned an MA in strategic leadership from Bethel University. She has a long history of volunteerism, most notably serving as a mentor in visual arts for high school students in her hometown of Saint Cloud. She has worked in government, private industry, and nonprofits in branding where she combined her love for communications and aesthetics. ; Daryl Hrdlicka: Hrdlicka is involved in many of the creative and performing arts. He is an award-winning actor and filmmaker, a musician/songwriter, the president of the Westbrook Arts Center, and a homeschool educator. He has an AA degree in open studies from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University, Mankato).; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching and research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 17922,"Accessioning in View: Inventory & Catalog the Lockheed Martin Collection",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,"Mark Kaliszewski, James Olson, Roberta Norris-Norvoll, Virginia Lanegran, Tom Achartz, Millie Gignac, Jim Huffman, Bernard Jansen, Leonard Nachman, Leah Stanek, Steve Stremski, Richard Thill, Jeff Walker, Marty Jo Bruyer, Dorothy Cashman, Bill Wolston",,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide basic processing and rehousing of archival materials documenting Lockheed Martin and antecedent companies",,"To provide basic processing and rehousing of archival materials documenting Lockheed Martin and antecedent companies",2012-12-01,2013-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Nancy,Hanson,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/accessioning-view-inventory-catalog-lockheed-martin-collection,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10009026,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2019,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People have meaningful arts experiences. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project; conducting interviews with stakeholders; surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations; having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","A new or expanded understanding or knowledge about some topic","Achieved proposed outcomes.",8188,"Other,local or private",23188,,"Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Jannsen, John Joachim, David Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler, Stacy O'Reilly",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"During the 2019 Music@Franconia Concert Series and Guided Tours, Franconia Sculpture Park will host local musicians. These performances are free and open to the public.",2019-01-15,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,"Shulick Porcella","Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-18,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Barb Dreyer: visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Barb Dreyer: visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member.",,2 10009027,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2019,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People have meaningful arts experiences. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project; surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations; having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","An emotional response or reaction; a new awareness about something or someone.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",14967,"Other,local or private",29967,,"Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, John Joachim, David Klaila, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host the 2019 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program. This includes 7 art workshops. Franconia will then host a full-day live metal pour demonstration on open and free to the public.",2019-05-15,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,"Shulick Porcella","Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-19,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Barb Dreyer: visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Barb Dreyer: visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: musician, retired teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member.",,2 10005846,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2018,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and the arts are visible in communities. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","Artists and the arts are visibel in communities; A changed attitude about something or someone.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",13770,"Other,local or private",28770,,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, David Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly.",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host the 2018 Art and Artists Celebration, a full-day family arts program.",2018-07-15,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reid,Zimmerman,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",reidzimmerman@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Olmsted, Olmsted, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi, Goodhue, Dakota, Steele, Washington, Washington, Benton, Cass, Dakota, St. Louis, St. Louis, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-3,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.",,2 10005847,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2018,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People have meaningful arts experiences. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project; Conducting interviews with stakeholders; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","People have meaningful arts experiences; Artists and the arts are visible in communities; A new awareness about something or someone; A new or expanded understanding or knowledge about some topic.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",8328,"Other,local or private",23328,,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, David Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"During the 2018 Music@Franconia Concert Series and Guided Tours Franconia will provide community members with diverse and engaging musical perfomances and guided tours lead by Franconia Sculpture Park intern artists.",2018-01-15,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reid,Zimmerman,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",reidzimmerman@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Pine, Kanabec, Kanabec, Washington, Jackson, Douglas, Waseca, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Dodge, Lake, McLeod, Anoka, Red Lake, Scott, Goodhue, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-4,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.",,2 10005848,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2018,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People have meaningful arts experiences. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project ; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations ; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","People have meaningful arts experiences; A new or expanded understanding or knowledge about some topic.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",17227,"Other,local or private",32227,,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, David Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host the 2018 Community Collaboration Hot metal Pour Program, providing 7 art-making workshops and a full-day live metal pour demonstration event. Participants will create 3-dimensional artwork resulting in an iron sculpture.",2018-05-15,2018-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reid,Zimmerman,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",reidzimmerman@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Washington, Anoka, Olmsted, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-5,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.",,2 10005854,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2018,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People have meaningful arts experiences. Making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities ; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations ; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions.","People have meaningful arts experiences; A changed perception of themselves or others; A new or expanded skill in some area.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6200,"Other,local or private",21200,,"Randall Warren, Laurie Le Moine, Brian Lloyd, Jennifer Johnson, Cassie Benowitz, Bill Wilder, Ralph Scorpio, Manish Kalra",,"One Heartland, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"One Heartland will offer the Expression Therapy Project to summer camp attendees near Willow River. This includes both art and music therapy activities. Artwork produced will then be on exhibit.",2018-05-16,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,James,"One Heartland, Inc.","2101 Hennepin Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 824-6464 ",emily@oneheartland.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Pine, Kanabec, Kanabec, Washington, Jackson, Douglas, Waseca, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Dodge, Lake, McLeod, Anoka, Red Lake, Scott, Goodhue, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carlton, Mille Lacs",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-10,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, Art Advocate; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development Administration Executive Director, Arts Advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: Visual Artist, Retired Corporate Executive, Chemist, Teaching Artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Retired Teacher, Onamia Area Friends of the Library; Terri Huro: Visual Artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: Art teacher, School Board Member, Arts Advocate, Local Volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, Licensed Social Worker, School Employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community.",,2 10014588,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2020,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People have meaningful arts experiences. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project ; conducting interviews with stakeholders ; Making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities ; surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, b","People have meaningful arts experiences","Achieved proposed outcomes.",8945,"Other,local or private",23945,,"Dorothy Goldie, Amy McKinney, Stacy O'Reilly, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler, Heather Rutledge",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"2020 Music@Franconia Series",2020-05-15,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-48,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.",,2 10014589,"ACHF Grant for Organizations",2020,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","People develop arts skills or knowledge. Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project ; conducting interviews with stakeholders ; making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities ; surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, b","People access arts experiences; People develop arts skills or knowledge; People have meaningful arts experiences; People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes.",5143,"Other,local or private",20143,,"Dorothy Goldie, Tamsie Ringler, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly, Heather Rutledge, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Bob Brady, Sharon Louden, Sara Rothholz-Weiner, Rosie Kellogg",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"Art @ Franconia Commons",2020-10-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Anoka, Dakota, Wright, Scott, Sherburne, Morrison, Washington, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-grant-organizations-49,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.",,2 12748,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14920,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Expose audience to authentic bluegrass music. 2. Feature regional artists. 3. Engage community in the creation of music (jamming).1. Surveys for audience, artists, and jam session participants. 2. Attendance tracking.","Attendee surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,8500,"Other, local or private",23420,,"Ken Muller, Wayne Bekius, Dave Dillan, Norris Johnson",,"City of Milaca AKA Milaca Parks Commission","Local/Regional Government","Rec Fest 2012",,"The Milaca Parks Commission will present a 3 day bluegrass music festival and art fair at the historic band shell in Milaca's Recreation (Rec) Park.",2012-01-15,2012-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Voshell,"City of Milaca AKA Milaca Parks Commission","255 1st St E",Milaca,MN,56353,"(320) 983-3141 ",steve.voshell@milaca.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-15,"Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.","Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; TJ Musgrove: Arts Advocate.",,No 15923,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14616,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Present performances and visual art to attendees. 2. Increase the number of attendees at these events.1. Audience questionnaire. 2. Attendance and audience demographic tracking.","Outcomes met except for increase in attendance. Attendance much lower than anticipated. Attendee and participant surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,14175,"Other, local or private",28791,,"Peter Curtis, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, John Joachim, David Linder, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, John Hock",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2012 3-D Concert Series ",,"The 3-D Concert Series is a five month long project. A series of concerts are presented in the amphitheater. ",2012-05-15,2012-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-3,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Laurie Greeninger: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Visual Artist; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ",, 12919,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Create a permanent memorial that is a work of public art. 2. Conserve an important work of art. 3. Viewers will be exposed to a powerful work of art memorializing those who died during the attacks on September 11, 2001.1. Progress reports on construction. 2. Progress reports on conservation efforts. 3. Viewer surveys and demographic tracking.","Sculpture completed and installed and ceremony was held. Viewers surveys were tabulated and results are available.",,,,15000,,"Peter Curtis, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, John Joachim, David Linder, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, John Hock",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase 2 Michael Richards Memorial Bronze Sculpture ",,"Sculptor Michael Richards perished in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Franconia Sculpture Park is commemorating his artistic legacy by casting his sculpture, ""Are You Down?"" in bronze to be permanently installed. ",2011-11-15,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-14,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Bruce Mosher: Photographer, Northern Exposures Photo Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Amanda Thompson Rundahl: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Arts Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Art Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Bruce Mosher: Photographer, Northern Exposures Photo Club, Kanabec County Art Association; Amanda Thompson Rundahl: Art Educator, Arts Advocate, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Carla MK Vita: Government, Arts Advocate. ",, 15922,"ACHF Organization Grant",2012,14990,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Provide a visual arts learning opportunity for attendees. 2. Increase Region 7E attendees.Exit surveys","Outcomes met. Attendee and participant surveys were tabulated and results are available. Video documentation also available.",,6000,"Other, local or private",20990,,"Peter Curtis, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, John Joachim, David Linder, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, John Hock",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2012 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour ",,"An all day regional arts event. Community members are invited to create their own small sculptures and watch Franconia Sculpture Park staff pour the molten metal into sand molds to make their own sculptures. In addition, hot metal artists will also give a series of 3 presentations. ",2012-03-15,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-organization-grant-2,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Art Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; TJ Musgrove: Art Advocate; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Tracy Gulliver: Writer, River Voices Writer's Group; Vern Hegg: Business Owner, Art Advocate, Cambridge Humanities and Education Foundation; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; TJ Musgrove: Art Advocate; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 10023427,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",2022,10575,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People access arts experiences Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations","Artists and the arts are visible in communities; Artists develop their practice;People access arts experiences; People have meaningful arts experiences; People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes",2852,"Other,local or private",13427,,"Adam Skramstad, Jody Anderson, Jake Mathison, Sadie Broekemeier Kyle Sheppard",,"City of Mora","Local/Regional Government","ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",,"City of Mora will host their summer concert series to include 12 concerts on Thursday evenings during the months of June, July and August with one Fall Fest concert on September 24th. Events will take place at the Mora Library Park and are free to attend.",2022-05-15,2022-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Krie,"City of Mora","101 Lake St S",Mora,MN,55051,"(320) 679-1511",j.krie@cityofmora.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Chisago, Aitkin, Washington, Carver, Ramsey, Hennepin, Hennepin, Stearns, Wright, Benton, Anoka, Morrison, Dakota, Itasca, Itasca, Polk",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-organizations-16,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","East Central Regional Arts Council, Mary Minnick-Daniels (320) 591-7031x 3",1 10024027,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People have meaningful arts experiences Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project ; Conducting interviews with stakeholders ; Making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities ; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, b","Artists and the arts are visible in communities; People access arts experiences; People have meaningful arts experiences; People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes",28970,"Other,local or private",43970,,"Stacy O'Reilly, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Eric Bruce, Heather Rutledge, Rosie Kellogg, Sharon Louden, Sara Rothholz Weiner, Esther Callahan, Kevin Riach, Beth Thobald, Nora Kaitfors",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host their 2022 Music @ Franconia Series to host five monthly concerts featuring Americana, Indie, Bluegrass, Hip Hop, Polka, and R and B and include free guided tours as well as free Open Studios for families to create art.",2022-05-15,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-organizations-25,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.",,2 10024031,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Artists and the arts are visible in communities Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project ; Conducting interviews with stakeholders ; Making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities ; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions","Artists and the arts are visible in communities; People access arts experiences; People have meaningful arts experiences; People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes",4622,"Other,local or private",19622,,"Stacy O'Reilly, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Eric Bruce, Heather Rutledge, Rosie Kellogg, Sharon Louden, Sara Rothholz Weiner, Esther Callahan, Kevin Riach, Beth Theobald, Nora Kaitfors",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations ",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host the “Why We Remember: Memorializing the Ones we Lost” exhibition. This exhibition is a cultural experience exploring the collective and historic significance of memorialization for Black and Mexican communities. ",2022-07-15,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-organizations-29,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer. ","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, retired social worker/school counselor, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer. ",,2 10028586,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",2023,15000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People develop arts skills or knowledge Reviewing program statistics or other documents related to the project ; Conducting interviews with stakeholders ; Making structured observations of stakeholders during project activities ; Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations ; Having stakeholders describe or capture their own impressions","Artists and the arts are visible in communities;People access arts experiences;People develop arts skills or knowledge","Achieved proposed outcomes",5388,"Other,local or private",20388,7700,"Stacy O'Reilly, Eric Bruce, Heather Rutledge, Rosie Kellogg, Sharon Louden, Sara Rottholz Weiner, Esther Callahan, Kevin Riach, Beth Theobald, Nora Kaitfors, Susan Clayton, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Sheila Mozayeny-Hale",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",,"Family Art Classes @ Franconia",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Rothholz?Weiner,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",director@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-organizations-32,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.",,2 10028547,"ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",2023,10868,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","People access arts experiences Surveying stakeholders about their knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, or motivations","Artists and the arts are visible in communities;Artists develop their practice;People access arts experiences;People have meaningful arts experiences;People make connections to ideas, organizations, or one another","Achieved proposed outcomes",1400,"Other,local or private",12268,,"City Council: Mayor - Jake Mathisons - Jody Anderson, Sadie Broekemeier, Kyle Sheppard David Youngquist. Park Board Members: Steven Holcombe, Alison Holland, Sam Pioske, Curt Sammann Kyle Sheppard, City Council representative.",,"City of Mora","Local/Regional Government","ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations",,"Mora's Music in the Park",2022-07-01,2023-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Krie,"City of Mora","101 Lake St S",Mora,MN,55051,"(320) 679-1511",j.krie@cityofmora.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Chisago, Aitkin, St. Louis, Dakota, Anoka, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Crow Wing, Beltrami, Morrison, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/achf-legacy-grant-organizations-30,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Chad Filley: storyteller, comedian, improv artist, newspaper columnist, educator, local volunteer; Matthew Krousey: potter, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, instructor/lecturer/presenter, veteran; Roger Nieboer: experimental theatre artist, playwright, found object sculptor, educator, local volunteer; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","East Central Regional Arts Council, Mary Minnick-Daniels (320) 591-7031x 3",1 10007230,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2017,9385,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","We anticipated this project increasing the amount of researchers coming to our facility for research. Since installation, our organization has already seen people that have conducted research on various topics that had not previously used our microfilm readers ask about the new system. With inquiring about it, they are impressed by the system and asking for us to find them ""jobs"" they can do just to use the system that will benefit our organization. We believe the new technology makes reviewing microfilm more appealing, as they are not sitting on the older machines that often times, make reviewing the microfilm difficult due to the screens and technology making the materials grainy and hard to see.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9385,,"Tom Achartz - President, Sally Anderson - Vice President, Marty Jo Bruyer, David Byrne, Stephen Cook - Treasurer, Robert Damon, Jim Huffman, Roberta Norris-Norvoll - Secretary, Greg Oxley, Theresa Palmersheim, Leslie Greaves Radloff, Leah Stanek, Dale Weeks",,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"651-552-7548 x303",matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-13,,,,0 10007084,"Acquire 72.1 acres ",2018,956777,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2018) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Acquire 72.1 acres for Spring Lake Park Reserve.","72.1 acres acquired",,637854,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 72.1 acres ",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve ",2018-06-28,2019-06-28,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Jeff ",Bransford,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,,55124,952-891-7168,jeff.bransford@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-721-acres-0,,,, 10007097,"Acquire 72.1 acres ",2019,956777,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2019) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities. ","Acquire 72.1 acres for Spring Lake Park Reserve. ","72.1 acres acquired ",,637854,"Metropolitan Council ",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 72.1 acres ",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve ",2018-06-28,2019-06-28,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,"Jeff ",Bransford,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,,55124,952-891-7168,jeff.bransford@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-721-acres,,,, 10012622,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2019,9879," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","The Viewscan 4 microfilm reader/printer/scanner and Micro Intel PC were purchased and installed.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9879,,"Dakota County Board of Commissioners: Joe Atkins, Thomas A. Egan, Kathleen A. Gaylord, Chris Gerlach, Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Liz Workman"," ","Dakota County Library (Pleasant Hill)",Libraries,,,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2018-09-01,2019-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chad,Lubbers,"Dakota County Library (Pleasant Hill)"," 1490 S. Frontage Rd. "," Hastings "," MN ",55033,"(651) 450-2929"," chad.lubbers@co.dakota.mn.us ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-22,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10012650,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2019,9879," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","We achieved our targets of installing the machine and training staff to use it.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9879,,"Dakota County Board of Commissioners: Joe Atkins, Thomas A. Egan, Kathleen A. Gaylord, Chris Gerlach, Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Liz Workman"," ","Dakota County Library (Burnsville)",Libraries,,,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2019-06-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Jones,"Dakota County Library (Burnsville)"," 1101 County Rd 42 W "," Burnsville "," MN ",55306,"(952) 891-0304"," emily.jones@co.dakota.mn.us ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-28,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10000310,"Acquire 1-acre 1286 Carriage Hills Drive (Shadduck) for Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2011,157238,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Acres acquired","1 acre acquired",,127235,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 1-acre 1286 Carriage Hills Drive (Shadduck) for Lebanon Hills Regional Park",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-1-acre-1286-carriage-hills-drive-shadduck-lebanon-hills-regional-park,,,, 10000375,"Acquire 4.49 acres for Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Andrews",2013,238076,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2013) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Acres acquired","4.49 acres acquired. ",,158718,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 4.49 acres for Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Andrews",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2012-07-01,2015-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-449-acres-lebanon-hills-regional-park-andrews,,,, 10000377,"Acquire 56.3 acre parcel for Spring Lake Park Reserve",2012,206191,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2012) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Increased trail visits.","Dakota County acquired the 56.3 acre parcel in Spring Lake Park Reserve per approved master plan.",,151642,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve, acquire 56.3 acre parcel (Reis).",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-563-acre-parcel-spring-lake-park-reserve,,,, 10000402,"Acquire 8.5 acres in a 100'-wide greenway corridor easement for Vermillion Highlands and Rosemount Greenway Regional Trails",2014,161603,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2014) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.","Increased trail visits.","Acquired Klein parcel in 2014.",,107736,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Rosemount and Vermillion Highlands Greenway Regional Trails, acquire 8.5 acre greenway corridor.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-85-acres-100-wide-greenway-corridor-easement-vermillion-highlands-and-rosemount,,,, 10000556,"Acquire 4.5 acres for North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2018,63221,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2018) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Acquire 4.5 acres for North Creek Regional Trail","4.5 acres acquired",,42147,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 4.5 acres for North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",,"North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-45-acres-north-creek-greenway-regional-trail,,,, 10000604,"Acquire 9.37 parcel for Spring Lake Park Reserve",2016,570334,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2016) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Acquire 9.37 acres in Spring Lake Park Reserve.","9.37 acres acquired. ",,380223,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"REIMBURSE Dakota County $950,557 to acquire a 9.37-acre inholding property within Spring Lake Park Reserve.MC Action 2015-142 06/24/2015",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve",2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve ",Sullivan,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-937-parcel-spring-lake-park-reserve,,,, 10000625,"Acquire 9.3 acres for Spring Lake Park Reserve",2017,439838,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Land acquired","Land acquired",,269934,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 9.3-acre property located at 13584 Fischer Avenue",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve",2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-93-acres-spring-lake-park-reserve,,,, 10000632,"Acquire 0.49 acres for Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2017,38315,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.",,"Acquired .49 acre property within Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Home to be removed from the property and area to be restored",,144685,"Metropolitan Council",,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Acquire 0.49 acres for Lebanon Hills Regional Park (Hansch)",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Niki Geisler",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-049-acres-lebanon-hills-regional-park,,,, 17097,"Acquire Primary Resources on Microfilm/fiche",2010,6994,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Genealogical Society",," Minnesota Genealogical Society purchased 147 rolls of microfilm from FamilySearch/GSU. This is their complete collection of county marriage records for Hennepin (1853-1918) and Ramsey (1850-1917). ",,"To add 149 rolls of microfilmed county marriage records to broaden public accessibility to primary records.",2010-03-18,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,John,Schade,,"1185 Concord St. N","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-primary-resources-microfilmfiche-3,,,, 10025027,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2021,9879,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9879,,"Dakota County Board of Commissioners: Mike Slavik, Kathleen A. Gaylord, Laurie Halverson, Joe Atkins, Liz Workman, Mary Liz Holberg, Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County Library (Eagan)",Libraries,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Feist,"Dakota County Library (Eagan)","1340 Wescott Road",Eagan,MN,55123,6514502912,amanda.feist@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-36,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10025031,"Acquire Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2021,9879,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9879,,"Dakota County Board of Commissioners: Mike Slavik, Kathleen A. Gaylord, Laurie Halverson, Joe Atkins, Liz Workman, Mary Liz Holberg, Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County Library (Farmington)",Libraries,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",,"To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Svoboda,"Dakota County Library (Farmington)","508 Third Street",Farmington,MN,55024,6514380254,Barbara.Svoboda@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquire-microfilm-readerprinterscanner-38,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031461,"Acquisition of State Park Inholdings",2025,1886000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09c","$1,886,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota to complete efficient, time-sensitive acquisitions of high-priority state park inholdings from willing sellers, deconstruct buildings and reuse building materials, and convey properties to the state to protect and enhance Minnesota's environment and public recreation opportunities. This appropriation may not be used to purchase habitable residential structures.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.56,"Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Complete efficient, time-sensitive acquisition of high priority State Park inholdings, conduct needed site cleanup, and convey the properties to the state to enhance Minnesota's environment and public recreation opportunities.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-09-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brett,Feldman,"Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota","275 East Fourth Street, Suite 250","Saint Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 370-7900",bfeldman@parksandtrails.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/acquisition-state-park-inholdings,,,, 10004244,"Advancing Artist",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My project gives people an opportunity to see that a common object can be created in a way that transforms it into artwork. This way they can participate in the art world by admiring and/or collecting affordable little glass sculptures. I will measure outcome by data collection at the capstone event; attendance numbers and revenue. I also hope to gather more detailed information by talking with attendees.","I accomplished those goals and found that the community valued my new work by purchasing the ornaments I created for the project.",,3000,"Other,local or private",5000,,,,"Cathy Collison",Individual,"Advancing Artist",,"Exploring Texture and Form in Glass",2017-09-01,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Collison,"Cathy Collison",,,MN,,"(507) 301-9559 ",cathy55057@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/advancing-artist,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet and actor","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 10004247,"Advancing Artist",2018,4250,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creating a walking map with interviews of walking participants and survivals of Korean War Veterans and Korean War refugees. Newspaper scraping and research about my parents' and my walking trail. Creating a land art work. Journaling and poems. Develop the walking trail map. Finish the 323 mile walking. Photography and video: 1. Walking as a performance art, and 2. Images of participants and scenery. Research Display Table about North Korea and the United States Data: participants.","The goal was mostly met except a land art work. I substituted it with a performance, titled Walking Prayer, choreographed by me and a performer. The performance was played at the opening reception of my exhibition.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2824,"Other,local or private",7074,,,,"Kyong Y. Juhn",Individual,"Advancing Artist ",,"Walk for Hope I ",2017-09-22,2018-09-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyong,Juhn,"Kyong Y. Juhn",,,MN,,"(507) 206-1236 ",kjuhn@artic.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Morrison, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/advancing-artist-2,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet and actor ","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator. ",,2 10004248,"Advancing Artist",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The grant activity will increase opportunities for diverse individuals identifying as women who have had little or no previous involvement in the Northfield Arts Guild Theater community to participate in a stage play. The outcome of the above goal will be measured by informal interview during the audition process.","I worked hard to reach out to diverse women who had never participated in the Northfield Arts Guild Theater. The cast was quite diverse and, out of 29 auditioning, 10 had not auditioned at the Guild before.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3100,"Other,local or private",5100,,,,"Christine L. Kallman",Individual,"Advancing Artist",,"Women March on Washington",2017-09-01,2018-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Kallman,"Christine L. Kallman",,,MN,,"(507) 581-2018 ",christinekallman1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/advancing-artist-3,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet and actor","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 10031441,"Advanced Biofilter for N2O Removal",2025,325000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07d","$325,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop innovative and low-cost biofilters to decrease the concentration of nitrous oxide (N2O) from various point sources. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.12,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project will develop innovative and low-cost biofilters to decrease the concentration of nitrous oxide (N2O), a strong greenhouse gas and ozone layer destructor.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Satoshi,Ishii,"U of MN","1479 Gortner Avenue 140 Gortner Lab","ST PAUL",MN,55108,"(612) 624-7902",ishi0040@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/advanced-biofilter-n2o-removal,,,, 10034119,"AEDS Humanities Programming Fund Development Capacity Building",2024,67000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Kate Speed (Board Chair), Gebi Tufa (Treasurer), Rebecca Cooper (Secretary), Omar Kissi, Antony J Isubikalu, Gene Gelgelu (MBA, Ex Officio)",,"African Economic Development Solutions",,"African Economic Development Solutions will sustain and expand funding development team skills, this funding would support training, coaching, and overall support. The project has the following key objectives: 1) hire expertise to train staff on fund development planning; 2) grant writing training and support; 3) grant research; 4) grants management and reporting; 5) sponsorship fundraising; 6) grant application writing for humanities programs.",,,2024-04-12,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tsegaye,Gelgelu,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/aeds-humanities-programming-fund-development-capacity-building,,,, 10034055,"African American Literary Conference",2024,45000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Roxanne Givens (President), Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Ph.D. (Acting Executive Director/Board Chair), Stanley Jackson (Vice Chair), Jerry Wilson (Treasurer), Charles Shafer (Secretary)",,"The Givens Foundation for African American Literature",,"The Givens Foundation will host a African American Literary Conference, slated for April 2025, to explore emerging themes, trends, and issues in Black American literature. Our collaboration with the Archie Givens Sr. Collection of African American Literature will elevate the discourse, fostering critical engagement. 1) Public Forum: Engaging the general public, as well as emerging and established writers, scholars, critics, agents, publishers, booksellers, educators, and students. 2) Workshops and Panels: Featuring presentations and discussions to expand public knowledge and appreciation of Black Literature, with a focus on the impact of banned books and the evolving landscape of Black literary expression. 3) Collaboration: Leveraging the Givens Foundation's strategic partnerships with public schools and organizations to enhance cross-generational critical reading and writing habits.",,,2025-05-24,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lissa,Jones-Lofgren,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/african-american-literary-conference,,,, 14298,"Agricultural Conservation Partnership - Dakota County",2012,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Targeted installation of agricultural BMPs in Cannon River Watershed - Cannon River, Chub Creek, Mud Creek, N. Branch Chub Creek, Trout Brook, Pine Creek, Lake Byllesby, Chub Lake Targeted installation of agricultural BMPs in Vermillion River Watershed - Vermillion River, Lower Vermillion River, South Branch Vermillion River, North Creek, Middle Creek, South Creek Proposed Reductions: 561 Phosphorus lbs/year and 659 Sediment tons/year ","Seven landowners completed installation of 14 agricultural BMPs in Cannon River Water-shed - Cannon River, Chub Creek, Mud Creek, Trout Brook. Seven landowners completed installation of 18 agricultural BMPs in Vermillion River Watershed. Actual Reductions: 2,295 Phosphorus pounds per year 7,193 Sediment tons per year",,50000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",150000,7800,,0.55,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will improve surface and groundwater quality in the rural sections of the Vermillion and North Cannon River Watersheds located in Dakota County through the installation of targeted structural and vegetative conservation practices. This project will leverage local and federal funds to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners that install agricultural water quality practices. In cooperation with the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization and the North Cannon River Watershed Organization, the project will target, prioritize, and establish conservation practices. The goal is to reduce pollutants in subwatersheds with identified surface water impairments and poor ground water quality. Practices like grassed waterways, sediment and water control structures, streambank stabilization projects, feedlot improvement projects and filter strips will be installed to reduce pollutants including bacteria, phosphorus, nitrogen, and sediment. Twenty-three projects have been identified and are scheduled to be surveyed, designed and ready for construction starting in the spring of 2012. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Jester,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","4100 220th St. West Suite 102 ",Farmington,MN,55024,"(651) 480-7777",laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/agricultural-conservation-partnership-dakota-county,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No 10012529,"Alpha Archives and Collections Project",2020,8650," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8650,,"Alfred W. Coleman (president), Eric R. Clark (vice president), Antonio M. Montez (secretary), Harold C. Minor (interim treasurer), Jonathan C. W. Jones (program officer), Gene L. Ward, Jr., Aubrey Johnson, Mahad Omar, Xavier Storay (ex-officio member; president of Mu Chapter), Carlos D. Sneed (ex-officio member; president of Gamma Xi Lambda Chapter)",0.05,"Raymond W. Cannon Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in Minnesota.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Carlos,Sneed,"Raymond W. Cannon Foundation"," 40 S 7th Street Suite 212, PO Box 179 "," Minneapolis "," MN ",55402,"(651) 336-4443"," carlos.d.sneed1@gmail.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/alpha-archives-and-collections-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 29491,"Ambient Groundwater Monitoring and Assessment Program, Additional Monitoring Well Installation",2014,115910,,,,,,,,,,,1.16,"Peer Engineering","For-Profit Business/Entity","Peer Engineering, Inc. (Peer) will evaluate and recommend to MPCA groundwater monitoring staff prospective sites/locations for the installation of groundwater monitoring wells to evaluate contaminant/pollutant concentrations from various sources. Peer will oversee the installation of monitoring wells by retaining a state drilling contractor or preparing bid documents to retain well driller through the Department of Administration. Superfund staff will assist in the project by providing oversight of contractual requirements and provide technical assistance as needed. Groundwater monitoring staff will provide direct technical oversight and management of the project. Summary sheets will be prepared and submitted to the MPCA for candidate sites showing the best potential for well installation. Once the target sites are selected Peer will facilitate the site access agreement process. Up to 19 monitoring wells will be installed and monitored by Peer.",,,2013-09-03,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Kroening,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2448",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Rice, Washington",,"Cannon River, Cedar River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Root River, South Fork Crow River, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ambient-groundwater-monitoring-and-assessment-program-additional-monitoring-well-installati,,,, 17734,"American Association of Museums Conference Scholarship",2012,1000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,1000,,,,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To send two people to the American Association of Museums annual meeting and conference, April 29-May 2, 2012, in Minneapolis",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chad,Roberts,"Dakota County Historical Society",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/american-association-museums-conference-scholarship-6,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 12877,"American with Disabilities Act Grant",2012,216000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Metropolitan Regional Arts Council granted these funds to VSA for the purpose of implementing a program to award small grants to Twin Cities 501(c)3 organizations with operating expenses less than $4.46 million to improve their accessibility for people with disabilities through a competitive Request For Proposal and review process.Grants awarded by VSA through this program included a requirement for evaluating measurable outcomes.","Grants awarded by VSA through this program included a requirement for reporting measurable outcomes; as a result of legacy funds VSA was able to form an accessibility program and 16 Twin Cities arts groups will be able to make their facilities and/or prog",,,,216000,216000,"Susan Warner, Gail Burke, Christian Novak, Anne Peacock, Cathy Carlson, Wade Karli, Adrienne Mason, Adam Perry, Frederick Vogt",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Very Special Arts of Minnesota",,"Accessibility funds are re-granted by Very Special Arts of Minnesota through a competitive application and public panel process.",2011-07-01,2012-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/american-disabilities-act-grant-0,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Jennifer Arave: performing artist, ArtShare co-founder; Annis Clark: consultant, Interact Theatre board; Leah Cooper: Minnesota Theater Alliance director; Stephanie Cunningham: past VSA board member; JoAnn Erbes: co-producer Disability Viewpoints; Michael Foster: Mayors' Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities access chair; Margot Imdieke-Cross: Minnesota State Council on Disability staff; Alex Lubet: University of Minnesota Graduate Group in Disability Studies; Erin McLennon: past Minnesota State Arts Board access coordinator; Lou Michaels: Saint Paul City Council advisory committee; Carisa Rasmussen: Manager, Accessible Homes; Maureen Rosacker: Program Director at Partnership Resources; Stacy Shamblott: Vision Loss Resources; Susan Warner: Courage Center staff, VSA board president.",,No 10031044,"AmericaTV.me - Diverse Cultures One Humanity",2022,8700,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","The deeper impact of the project - building the cultural glue that help connect the diverse cultures of Minnesota - will be realized over time. What can be observed and measured is the effectiveness of the videos that can be evaluated through the following: Content - How has the project achieved its goal of inclusiveness? Cost - How has the project kept the costs affordable? Reach- how deep has the project reached within the diverse cultural communities of Minnesota Message - Are viewers getting the core message of the videos - the commonality across cultures Innovation - Has the project sparked innovation in content, cost, reach and message.","There are three major outcomes to date: video specific, participants and a valuable DEI resource. Video Specific This is a very diverse group of participants in the video from many cultural groups in Minnesota sharing a common tradition - enjoying State Fair traditions, such as Sweet Martha's Cookies. The video project was completed and uploaded to YouTube and then promoted via social media. There were 419 views of the video with 9.398 impressions and 19.4 hours of viewing time. In addition there were over 3500 impression on two LinkedIn posts. It was also posted on Facebook and Twitter. The Minnesota State Fair has offered to promote the video in their newsletter that goes out 6000+ contacts and to promote any social media tweets that I send out on the video. Two versions of the video was produced - an 18 minute version and a 3 minute version. Participants This was a very diverse group of participants. Families and participants were from Native American, Hmong, Somali, Oromo/Ethiopia, Latino, African American, White and Asian communities. Three youth reporters were also involved. Some participants visited the Fair for the first time and were thrilled to participate in State Fair traditions. DEI Resource This video can be a very valuable DEI resource that helps people see the common bond of humanity that connects us all together; The project was completed with a focus on two activities - each focusing on illustrating as well as celebrating how our diverse communities in Minnesota share a common humanity. Many Traditions Common Humanity focused of diverse Minnesotans enjoying the Minnesota State Fair; Let's Break Bread - focused on building community through cultural breads. Many Traditions Common Humanity - This was produced in partnership with the Minnesota State Fair, Oromia 11 and Community and Co Lifestyles. African American, African Immigrant, Latino, Asian and White and Native American families and youth were videotaped enjoying common State Fair traditions such as - Eating Sweet Martha's Cookies, visiting the animal birth center, going on rides, eating State Fair Food, visiting the International Bazaar and the world murals. Two videos were produced - one an 18+ minute video and the other a 3 + minute video on the theme. Th video was produced over a few days at the State Fair. Majority of the tickets were offered free by he State Fair to participants and additional ones were purchased. In addition each participant/family received a small stipend to cover parking and other costs. Outcomes Participants - A big impact of he project was the benefit to the participants themselves. For one family it was the first time they could attend the fair and for the children especially they were such enthusiasm and excitement at the end of the day. They also enjoyed viewing the video seeing other diverse families enjoying the traditions of the fair. Youth Reporters - Three young people helped interview a Hmong Family at the Fair. This was a great experience for them to learn the art of interviewing. One of the youth returned for the second project - Let's Break Bread and was actively involved in the production of the videos of the event. Content: The content was well received by the audiences viewing the videos. The diversity of people featured in the video was very significant to help communicate the core theme - Many Cultures Common Traditions. Cost - The project kept costs at the minimum because the partners especially Oromia 11 offered services at very low cost compared to hiring a videographer. Community and Co Lifestyles offered services and minimal cost because they believed in the vision of the project. Reach - The video on Youtube received 500+ views. The posting on LinkedIn received 1775 impresssions. The State Fair featured the video in their recent newsletter. The success of the video project has resulted in the State Fair offering a booth to feature Cultural Destinations in Minnesota in 2023 as another way to celebrate diversity at the State Fair. The video will be showed across the 12 days of the Fair with a potential reach of a million plus people. Message - the message of the video was easily received because people could see illustrations of the theme very vividly. Innovation - This was a community led low cost high value project. People participated because they valued the concept - Many Cultures. Common Traditions and wanted to show Minnesota our common humanity. Let's Break Bread - Building Community through Cultural Breads The purpose of this series was to illustrate another common characteristics of our humanity - bread. In this series diverse people were invited to sample cultural breads as a conversation starter that would lead to building deeper relationships. Three events were held each attended by around 18 people. At Pizza Karma in Eden Prairie, people were introduced to bread from India - Naan. The owner explained how the bread was made and demonstrated the baking of the bread in the traditional tandoori ovens. Then participants got to sample Naan Pizza and engage in conversation. The meeting closed with each one sharing their experience and offering their insights. At Krewe, in Saint Joseph Minnesota, participants met Chefs Mate and Erin and got to sample their traditional African American inspired Bread Pudding and other rolls. At Agelgil restaurant, people got to sample East African Injera bread and guests included a local community council leaders and African immigrant leaders they were seeking to build relationships. Outcomes Participants - There was very high energy at each of these events with members wanting to participate in future events. Youth Reporters - One of the youth reporters from the State Fair project helped with the video production and also served a role as leader and facilitator at one of the events. Content: The content of the meetings have high value as participants realized the power of ""breaking bread"" especially around cultural breads which had a deeper resonance. Cost - The project costs were kept low - primarily the cost of the bread and drink with other costs absorbed by the owners of the restaurant and myself. Community and Co Lifestyles offered services at a lower cost because they believed in the power of the project. Restaurant owners also participated because they aligned with the power of the idea. Reach - The videos have not yet been released to the public. I anticipate a lot of positive reaction. The project was mentioned in the legislature by the Chair of the Legacy Committee as an example of Legacy Fund supported projects. The videos will be featured across 12 days of the State Fair with a potential reach of over a million people. Message - the message of the video was easily received because people could see illustrations of the theme very vividly. Innovation - The innovation of this project was a focus on cultural bread as a way to build community especially in our currently polarized world.",,,"Minnesota State Fair in kind donation of 50 State Fair Tickets Personal time value (logistics expenses) $3000 Oromia 11 subsidized rate for video production and editing.. Many Traditions. Common Humanity - State Fair contribution of 50 tickets. My personal time with logistics and production Let's Break Bread - My personal time with logistics and production. Logistics expenditures in the Budget of $ 3000 is the time value of my effort in production, coordination and editing the video production",8695,,"NA; N/A - Dr. Bruce Corrie applied as an individual",,"Bruce Corrie",Individual,"America is polarized around cultural and racial identity. AmercaTV.me will offer a vision where people can discover common roots across diverse cultural identities.Two videos and virtual tours will be produced - ""Rhythms"" and ""Flavors"". For example, Rhythms - An Asian Indian playing the ?tabla , an African American playing the Saxophone, an Irish American playing the piano, Each plays the same beat in their unique way. Videos will be produced in multiple languages.",,,2022-01-18,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,"Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/americatvme-diverse-cultures-one-humanity,,,, 3944,"Anoka Conservation District - Legislative Directed Funds - 2010",2010,400000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172,Article 2, Section 6 (d)",,"Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy. ","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 236 lb. phosphorus/year, 1,410 tons of sediment/year, 41 acre-feet of stormwater volume, and 2 fewer tons of soil loss annually",,980480,,,,,,"Anoka Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","A direct appropriation of $400,000 in FY 2010 for the Anoka Conservation District (ACD) is for the metropolitan landscape restoration program for water quality and improvement projects in the seven-county metro area (the law also provides $600,000 for this purpose in FY2011). The goal of the program is to improve water quality in locally identified high-priority water resources. ACD will work with other metro-area local government units to fully utilize program cost-share funds and to leverage local funds to install the most cost-effective practices available to treat stormwater runoff. Assessments developed as part of this program will include identifying site-specific best management practices for pollutant and stormwater volume load reduction estimates, installation cost estimates, and long-term operation and maintenance cost estimates. ",,,2010-01-01,2011-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Lord,"Anoka SWCD",,,,,"(763) 434-2030",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/anoka-conservation-district-legislative-directed-funds-2010,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 3946,"Anoka Conservation District - Legislative Directed Funds - 2011",2011,600000,,,"Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy. ","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 108 lb. nitrogen/year, and 22 lb. phosphorus/yr, as well as significantly reducing the number of bacteria entering the water resource of concern.",,,,,,,,"Anoka Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","A direct appropriation of $400,000 in FY 2010 and $600,000 in FY2011 for the Anoka Conservation District (ACD) is for the metropolitan landscape restoration program for water quality and improvement projects in the seven-county metro area. The goal of the program is to improve water quality in locally identified high-priority water resources. ACD is working with other metro-area local government units to fully utilize program cost-share funds and to leverage local funds to install the most cost-effective practices available to treat stormwater runoff. Assessments developed as part of this program will include identifying site-specific best management practices for pollutant and stormwater volume load reduction estimates, installation cost estimates, and long-term operation and maintenance cost estimate. ",,,2011-01-01,2012-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Lord,"Anoka SWCD",,,,,"(763) 434-2030",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/anoka-conservation-district-legislative-directed-funds-2011,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 10031260,"Anthony Caponi Home Conditions Assessment",2024,12660,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,300,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12960,,"Denise Sjoberg - President, Daymond Dean - Treasurer, Erin Paulson - Secretary, Cheryl Caponi, Jyoti Checka, Shayna Keanaaina, Kaleb McCullough, Paula Nowariak, Dereck Schilling, Sara Stokman",0.004901961,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of the Anthony Caponi Home, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,6514549412,ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/anthony-caponi-home-conditions-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org", 21784,"Antibiotics in Minnesota Waters - Phase II - Mississippi River",2014,203000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 05h","$203,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the University of St. Thomas to measure antibiotic concentrations and antibiotic resistance levels and assess the contributions of farm runoff and wastewater treatment in a portion of the Mississippi River. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,203000,,,3.22,"University of St. Thomas","Private College/University","The occurrences of contaminants including antibiotics, other pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in the environment have gained increasing attention in recent years because of their potential health and ecological impacts. However, serious gaps remain in our understanding of these contaminants and the significance of the threats they may pose, such as to drinking water. Through this appropriation scientists at the University of St. Thomas, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the University of Minnesota will continue work focused on the threats posed by antibiotics to understand which antibiotics are of the most concern – for example, because of their potential to increase antibiotic resistance – and to delineate their urban and rural sources. The first phase focused on antibiotics in the Minnesota River and this phase will focus on the Mississippi River. Findings will help develop strategies to manage threats and minimize future impacts posed by antibiotics to human and ecological health.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_05h.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Wammer,"St. Thomas University","2115 Summit Ave, OSS 402","St. Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 962-5574",khwammer@stthomas.edu,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/antibiotics-minnesota-waters-phase-ii-mississippi-river,,,, 31584,"Aquifer Testing for Stream Flow and Groundwater Interactions",2016,,"M.L. 2014 Ch. 312 Art. 14 Sec. 7","The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2011 First Special Session chapter 6 article 2section 6 paragraph (g) to the commissioner of natural resources for shoreland stewardship TMDL implementation coordination providing technical assistance and maintaining and updating data may be used for stream flow and groundwater monitoring including the installation of additional monitoring gauges and monitoring necessary to determine the relationship between stream flow and groundwater and is available until June 30 2015. ","In FY 16 we will do a minimum of two additional aquifer tests. Both will involve the construction and test pumping of production wells drilled into the Jordan Sandstone. We will complete reports summarizing the outcomes of all the aquifer tests will be completed in FY16. We will also purchase and install monitoring equipment for the observation wells drilled for the aquifer tests.","In FY16 aquifer testing was completed at nine locations to study interactions between surface water and groundwater. The tests provide empirical data for groundwater modeling in Dakota County and the Little Rock Creek area. Test drilling was done at six other sites also to study surface/groundwater interactions. At five of these sites wells were constructed to monitor groundwater levels. The wells were added to the groundwater monitoring network.",,,,260678,,,1.3,,,"This project is studying the response of certain aquifers to groundwater pumping. Research involves an aquifer test, which is an experiment where a well is pumped at a known, constant, pumping rate; changes in groundwater levels and stream flows in the areas around the aquifer test site are observed while the well is being pumped. These tests help us understand how groundwater flows between aquifers, which are underground rock and sand layers that hold water. Understanding the interactions between shallow and deep aquifers and surface water is important for managing groundwater supplies. This information is critical in deciding how much groundwater can be pumped – and from which aquifers – to ensure the long-term sustainability of the water supply and the natural resources that rely on groundwater.","In some streams, groundwater is a significant source of stream flow. This groundwater can be important in sustaining species like trout that need a constant flow of cold, clean water. The groundwater comes from an aquifer, which is an underground deposit of porous rock or sand that holds water. Groundwater pumping from wells drilled into shallow aquifers that feed the stream may decrease the amount of groundwater flowing into the stream. This is a concern because pumping can threaten the ability of some stream to support trout in the future. Drilling wells into deeper aquifers could be a solution to concerns about effects of pumping from the shallow aquifers. However, aquifers can be connected, and pumping in one aquifer can lower water levels in the aquifers above or below it. The strategy of drilling deeper only works when thick layers of clay and shale act as a protective barrier between aquifers. But it is difficult to predict how water moves between a given set of aquifers without special tests designed to detect responses from pumping in nearby aquifers and surface waters.",,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jay,Frischman,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5733",Jay.Frischman@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/aquifer-testing-stream-flow-and-groundwater-interactions,,,, 31584,"Aquifer Testing for Stream Flow and Groundwater Interactions",2015,381896,"M.L. 2014 Ch. 312 Art. 14 Sec. 7","The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2011 First Special Session chapter 6 article 2section 6 paragraph (g) to the commissioner of natural resources for shoreland stewardship TMDL implementation coordination providing technical assistance and maintaining and updating data may be used for stream flow and groundwater monitoring including the installation of additional monitoring gauges and monitoring necessary to determine the relationship between stream flow and groundwater and is available until June 30 2015. ","In FY15 the DNR will install observation wells monitor stream flow and conduct at least one aquifer test using continuous pumping to measure the response of nearby aquifer levels and stream flow.","In FY15 the DNR installed four observation wells monitored stream flow (at 4 sites) and conducted an aquifer test using the City of Lakeville’s Well #3 which draws from the Jordan Sandstone aquifer. The well was pumped for 7 days; we checked water levels and stream flows at the surrounding observation wells and monitoring sites over 34 days to see if we could observe changes in groundwater levels and stream flows in the surrounding area during and after the time the well was being pumped. We also drilled a test production well (a temporary high-capacity well used to stress the system to detect changes during pumping) on the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area at a site adjacent to existing observation wells (wells strictly used to check levels of groundwater) that are part of our statewide groundwater monitoring system. A test well was drilled into the Prairie du Chien aquifer and was pumped to quantify the impacts to the local aquifers and the Vermillion River and to refine aquifer characteristics of the Prairie du Chien aquifer. Data from the tests gives us the information we need to develop computer models which will predict effects from groundwater pumping on trout streams in the southern Metro region.",,,,281486,,,1.2,,,"This project is studying the response of certain aquifers to groundwater pumping. Research involves an aquifer test, which is an experiment where a well is pumped at a known, constant, pumping rate; changes in groundwater levels and stream flows in the areas around the aquifer test site are observed while the well is being pumped. These tests help us understand how groundwater flows between aquifers, which are underground rock and sand layers that hold water. Understanding the interactions between shallow and deep aquifers and surface water is important for managing groundwater supplies. This information is critical in deciding how much groundwater can be pumped – and from which aquifers – to ensure the long-term sustainability of the water supply and the natural resources that rely on groundwater.","In some streams, groundwater is a significant source of stream flow. This groundwater can be important in sustaining species like trout that need a constant flow of cold, clean water. The groundwater comes from an aquifer, which is an underground deposit of porous rock or sand that holds water. Groundwater pumping from wells drilled into shallow aquifers that feed the stream may decrease the amount of groundwater flowing into the stream. This is a concern because pumping can threaten the ability of some stream to support trout in the future. Drilling wells into deeper aquifers could be a solution to concerns about effects of pumping from the shallow aquifers. However, aquifers can be connected, and pumping in one aquifer can lower water levels in the aquifers above or below it. The strategy of drilling deeper only works when thick layers of clay and shale act as a protective barrier between aquifers. But it is difficult to predict how water moves between a given set of aquifers without special tests designed to detect responses from pumping in nearby aquifers and surface waters.",,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jay,Frischman,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5733",Jay.Frischman@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/aquifer-testing-stream-flow-and-groundwater-interactions,,,, 10013413,"Archaeology Alpha Sites Program: Phase Two",2017,64325,"MN Laws 2015 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","Targets were achieved: The historical societies gained knowledge and received site report forms of archaeological alpha sites within each county. Each count developed and held public programs related to the alpha site project, from presentations to hands-on activities. Multiple presentations were fairly-well attended, most likely due to the fact that content dealt directly with local areas, however, the number of events may have been ambitious. It may have been more realistic to have fewer events. See list of events and attendance in the submitted documents. Although widely publicized, we did not achieve the targeted capstone event; it was canceled due to lack of interest, possibly due to a variety of factors including the event timing and location. It was difficult to do a large amount of fieldwork in the off-season due to the timing of grant cycle. Conversion of site form submittal from hard copy to portal occurred during the project - ultimately, as the OSA portal is currently set up, we end up completing hard copies for the project, then transferring the information into the digital portal. The current portal doesn:t have a way of printing site forms (something they are working on) - also on this note, we were told after starting the project that the Office of the State Archaeologist will give new site numbers but always retains alpha site numbers as a way of double checking field work and projects - in other words - you may find a lithic scatter, but it might not be THE lithic scatter in the Alpha Site Form. Grant partners and the archaeologist presented findings at the Minnesota Alliance of Local History museums and other professional conference. Please see presentation slideshow in the submitted documents. Partners met periodically throughout the project to set priorities, share tasks, and discuss project progress and activities.",,7408,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",71733,,"Barbara Weckman Brekke, DeeDee Currier, Lloyd Erbaugh, Rachel Houck, William Reynolds, Katy Tabke, Kevin Wetherille, Paul Youngs",0.02,"Scott County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To expand on a partnership program that will provide archaeology and cultural resource management outreach services for alpha sites at three metro area history organizations.",,"Partners: Scott County Historical Society, Anoka County Historical Society, and Dakota County Historical Society The grant provided in-depth Alpha Site Archaeological research, planning, and outreach services to three local history organization partners located in the seven-county metro area. Alpha sites are past cultural locations that have been documented from written accounts, area maps, or oral tradition but were never formally investigated to see if they still contain intact cultural deposits. This partnership grant established base knowledge around Alpha Sites while also creating tools for programming, curating, and otherwise working with these archaeological sites. The partnership encouraged the public to be involved in presentations, assist with research at each Historical Society, or a public archaeology event (public excavations). This study helped to fully understand the alpha sites and their relationship within the archaeological context and history of Anoka, Dakota, and Scott Counties. Each partner gained considerable knowledge of archaeological alpha sites within their respective county; stakeholders were more fully engaged through alpha site history research projects and public programs.",2017-06-01,2018-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Klehr,"Scott County Historical Society","235 Fuller Street South",Shakopee,MN,55379,"(952) 445-0378",kklehr@scottcountyhistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/archaeology-alpha-sites-program-phase-two,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 28992,"Archaeology Outreach Pilot Program",2015,74259,"Session Law Reference: Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session, chater 137, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, b. 3. History Partnerships","History Partnerships: $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",,,7650,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",81909,,"Tom Boyd, Julie Brady, Carolyn Brusseau, Anne Cowie, Cheryl Dickson, Tom Fabel, William Frels, John Guthmann, Douglas Heidenreich, Richard Heydinger, John Holman, Ken Johnson, Sandy Kiernat, Carl Kuhrmeyer, David Kristal, Kevin McDonough, Nancy McKillips, Susan McNeely, Jim Miller, Bob Muschewske, Chad Roberts, Jeff Slack, Joanne Swain, Ralph Thrane, Susan Vento, Jerry Woelfel",,"Ramsey County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partner Organizations: Anoka County Historical Society, Dakota County Historical Society, Scott County Historical Society, and Ramsey County Historical Society Four county historical societies will begin a pilot program in 2015 to provide archaeology and cultural resource management outreach services to local history organizations in the seven-county metro area.The pilot project will address immediate needs of participating organizations, including public programming, data collection, collections care and staff training, while also providing valuable insight into long-term needs of local history organizations. Partner organizations will hire an archaeological contractor to lead these efforts. Partners will participate with the consulting archaeologist in presenting the project and specific findings at the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums and Minnesota association of Museums.",,,2014-12-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chad,Roberts,"Ramsey County Historical Society","75 W 5th Street","Suite 323","St. Paul",55102,651-222-0701,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/archaeology-outreach-pilot-program,,,, 10013332,"We Are Water MN (2020-2021): Civic Engagement in 6 Watersheds",2020,150000,,,,,,,,,,,1.5,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in six Minnesota watersheds. ",,,2019-11-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Process",,,Britt,Gangeness,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2020-2021-civic-engagement-6-watersheds,,,, 10013332,"We Are Water MN (2020-2021): Civic Engagement in 6 Watersheds",2021,120000,,,,,,,,,,,1.2,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in six Minnesota watersheds. ",,,2019-11-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Process",,,Britt,Gangeness,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2020-2021-civic-engagement-6-watersheds,,,, 10002542,"We Are Water MN - Civic Engagement in 8 Watersheds",2018,150000,,,,,,,,,,,1.5,"Minnesota Humanities Center","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to use the We Are Water MN exhibit and their technical knowledge in relationship-building and storytelling to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in the Cannon River, Cedar River, Mississippi-Headwaters, Mississippi-Grand Rapids, Mississippi-Twin Cities, Red Lake River, Rum River and St. Louis River watersheds. ",,"We are Water MN Traveling Exhibit Cannon River Watershed Cedar River Watershed Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed Red Lake River Watershed Rum River Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2018-02-09,2020-06-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Britt,Gangeness,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Benton, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Mower, Polk",,"Cannon River, Cedar River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Red Lake River, Rum River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-civic-engagement-8-watersheds,,,, 10002542,"We Are Water MN - Civic Engagement in 8 Watersheds",2019,10000,,,,,,,,,,,.1,"Minnesota Humanities Center","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to use the We Are Water MN exhibit and their technical knowledge in relationship-building and storytelling to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in the Cannon River, Cedar River, Mississippi-Headwaters, Mississippi-Grand Rapids, Mississippi-Twin Cities, Red Lake River, Rum River and St. Louis River watersheds. ",,"We are Water MN Traveling Exhibit Cannon River Watershed Cedar River Watershed Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed Red Lake River Watershed Rum River Watershed St. Louis River Watershed ",2018-02-09,2020-06-01,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Britt,Gangeness,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Benton, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Mower, Polk",,"Cannon River, Cedar River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Red Lake River, Rum River, St. Louis River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-civic-engagement-8-watersheds,,,, 10021893,"We Are Water MN (2021-2022): Civic Engagement in 5 watersheds",2022,280000,,,,,,,,,,,2.8,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in five Minnesota watersheds. The following communities were selected as host sites for this project: Winona (City of Winona), active hosting period: March 3-April 25, 2022 Lake City (Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance), active hosting period: April 28-June 20, 2022 Alexandria (Legacy of the Lakes Museum), active hosting period: June 23-August 15, 2022 Fergus Falls (Otter Tail County), active hosting period: August 18-October 10, 2022 Hastings/Eagan (Dakota County), active hosting period: October 13-December 5, 2022 ",,"St. Louis River Watershed Lower Big Sioux River Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed Zumbro River Watershed ",2021-08-09,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Britt,Gangeness,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2021-2022-civic-engagement-5-watersheds,,,, 10021893,"We Are Water MN (2021-2022): Civic Engagement in 5 watersheds",2023,104540,,,,,,,,,,,1.04,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will use the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit and the Minnesota Humanities Center's approach to community engagement, relationship building, and storytelling, to increase community capacity for sustainable watershed management in five Minnesota watersheds. The following communities were selected as host sites for this project: Winona (City of Winona), active hosting period: March 3-April 25, 2022 Lake City (Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance), active hosting period: April 28-June 20, 2022 Alexandria (Legacy of the Lakes Museum), active hosting period: June 23-August 15, 2022 Fergus Falls (Otter Tail County), active hosting period: August 18-October 10, 2022 Hastings/Eagan (Dakota County), active hosting period: October 13-December 5, 2022 ",,"St. Louis River Watershed Lower Big Sioux River Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed Zumbro River Watershed ",2021-08-09,2024-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Britt,Gangeness,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2262",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,"Lower Big Sioux River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Pomme de Terre River, St. Louis River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/we-are-water-mn-2021-2022-civic-engagement-5-watersheds,,,, 18348,"ARRA Diesel Grant, K&H Farms",2013,405500,,,,,,,,,,,2.0,"Metropolitan Council-Environmental Services","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide condition monitoring and problem investigation monitoring at the following sites. Mississippi River: Tributaries include Bassett Creek, Cannon River, Crow River, and Minnehaha Creek. Minnesota River: Tributaries include Eagle Creek,Riley Creek, and Valley Creek tributary to the St. Croix River",,,2013-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Johnson,"Metropolitan Council Environmental Services",,,,,"(651) 602-8117",kent.johnson@metc.state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,"Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arra-diesel-grant-kh-farms,,,, 10015341,"Art Project",2020,5865,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","2: ""Regional residents experience a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events."" 75% of Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. 12: ""MN Folk and traditional artists/arts' audiences are expanded."" At least 4 of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota. 5. ""Regional artists connect to new audiences and/or build relationships that provide artistic growth."" 90% of the artists will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. To evaluate how well we have met our stated project outcomes a paper/pencil survey translated into English and Spanish will be handed out by volunteers during the Festival. Questions will include: number of participants who interacted with someone from a culture other than their own, the number of people who learned something new about another culture other than their own, and the number of people who felt they are more comfortable interacting with someone of a different culture from their experience at the Festival. Questions asked to artists will include whether they had a positive experience after performing at the Festival and also if performing at the Festival had a positive impact on their artistry. All of this feedback comes from artists, performers, volunteers, participants, sponsors, and the Festival committee. A goal for the 2020 Festival is to conduct qualitative research regarding the response of Festival participants through personal interviews.","The pandemic increased the interest that the community had in coming out to support the mission of the Festival. People were excited about being able to celebrate who they are. We witnessed a growth in participation from diverse community members who added leadership skills and talents. A canopy covered stage greatly enhanced the comfort of the performers we have contracted. We had an amazing sound technician that has been working with us for a number of years and his ability is a huge strength for us. We worked with various entities to provide a variety of activities for children, including a new partnership with Creative Healing Space. Our Festival provides families an opportunity to experience many cultures and the arts in one place without financial burden.","Achieved proposed outcomes",31007,"Other,local or private",36872,2748,"Chansouk Duangapai, Leann Zins Enninga, Isis Ceron, Lakeyta Swinea, Leticia Rodriguez, Jim Krapf, Amy Dystra, Aida Simon, Elaine Watson, Jose Lamas, Darin Rehnelt, Darlene Macklin, Katie Klosterbuer, Shari Nelson, Sharon Nelson, Brandon Pell, Ivan Parga, Cecilia Bofah, Vilai Khanya, Jessica Velasco, Andrea Magana",0.00,"Cultural Awareness Organization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Worthington International Festival",2020-02-01,2021-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leann,"Zins Enninga","Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 372-2919",lzenninga@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Murray, Jackson, Cottonwood, Lyon, Rock, Pipestone, Martin, Hennepin, Dakota, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-248,"Mary Kay Frisvold, music; Reggie Gorter, music, theater; Beth Habicht, music; Lisa Hill, music, SMAC board; Daryl Hrdlicka, theater, film; Alison Nelson, visual art, dance, SMAC board; Alan Stage, theater; John Voit, music, theater; Jessica Welu, writing; Tom Wirt, visual art.","Cheri Buzzeo, theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Carisa Clarke: graphic design/web development, arts volunteer, board member DAC of Murray County; Lauren Carlson, poetry, film, COMPAS roster artist, Dept. of Public Transformation board; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Betsy Pardick, musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.",,2 10009129,"Art Project",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","75% of festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own, at least four of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and 90% of the artists will feel a sense of pride after performing at the festival. These goals are verified through our audience and artist survey results. To evaluate how well we have met our stated project outcomes a paper/pencil survey translated into English and Spanish will be handed out by volunteers during the Festival. Questions will include: number of participants who interacted with someone from a culture other than their own, the number of people who learned something new about another culture other than their own, and the number of people who felt they are more comfortable interacting with someone of a different culture from their experience at the Festival. Questions asked to artists will include whether they had a positive experience after performing at the Festival and also if performing at the Festival had a positive impact on their artistry. All of this feedback comes from artists, performers, volunteers, participants, sponsors, and the Festival committee. The results of the Festival surveys will determine for the organizing committee that people who have a positive cross-cultural interaction at the Festival will have a meaningful experience overall at the Festival. After the Festival, a committee member tabulates the survey results. In August, the Festival committee meets to review the results; the committee will determine how we have met our project outcomes. The committee will review its evaluation methods to determine the effectiveness of the data received and make needed changes. This review process will enhance the committees understanding of how to meet the needs of the intended audience. Results will also be shared through interactions with community stakeholders. A goal for the 2019 Festival is to conduct qualitative research regarding the response of Festival participants through personal interviews.","The survey results showed 88% learned something new about another culture other than their own; 85% had a positive interaction with someone from a culture different from their own; 94% felt more open to interacting with someone from a culture different from their own; 98% said people gained an appreciation for other cultures by attending the Festival; and 96% said that communities are strengthened by arts festivals such as the Worthington International Festival. 88% of the folk and traditional artists report that they had a positive experience at the International Festival and would like to return in the future. 95% food and artisan vendors had a positive experience and enjoyed sharing their culture.","Achieved proposed outcomes",29795,"Other,local or private",34795,,"Leticia Rodriguez, Cheniqua Johnson, Micah Stafford, Aunna Groenewald, Jim Krapf, Any Dykstra, Aida Simon, Chansouk Dangapai, Jaidy Kolander, Laekeyta Swinea, Elaine Watson, Beth Bents, Jose Lama, Darin Rehnalt, Darlene Macklin, Owar Ojulu, Leann Enninga",0.00,"Cultural Awareness Organization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Cultural Awareness Organization - Worthington International Festival.",2019-02-15,2019-07-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leann,"Zins Enninga","Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 372-2919",lzenninga@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Cottonwood, Murray, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Pipestone, Dakota, Rock, Stearns, Hennepin, Blue Earth, Faribault",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-209,"Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2 10009164,"Art Project",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Give Minnesotans meaningful arts experiences through our festival and grow our attendance to 2,500 in 2019 and 3,000 in 2020 to provide increased financial security. 2) Develop stronger fundraising skills, both in the ask and broadening our reach to fans/volunteers as well as a wider reach into our community. 3) Develop a clear, consistent marketing message to apply to all levels of our organization. 1) We are developing plans on how to more accurately document our attendance. Our ticketing process will go to only online to capture better numbers and avoid fraud with scanners. Our marketing plans will address how to reach new audiences. We can evaluate financial success through our 2019 P and L. 2) Following a successful effort with Vela Strategy on how to write a better appeal, we will use that for our two-prong approach of our fan base plus our community partners and businesses. We have added more members to the finance team to help with face-to-face contact, email, and letters. We are establishing a plan to go after larger sponsors for the festival, stages, and beer tent. 3) We are excited to build on the new knowledge and plans that we have received from Hunter-Sage. The increased spending in marketing will translate into increased attendance.","While we did not meet our goal of raising attendance to 3000, we found that our past calculations were not as accurate as we thought, but our new abilities to track through Square will give us better measurable results going forward. We developed stronger fundraising skills, both in the ask and broadening our reach to fans/volunteers as well as a wider reach into our community. Our total donations this year increased by 19% over 2018 and our In-Kind Donations increased by 27% over 2018. We developed a clear, consistent marketing message. We had an excellent experience working with a consultant. She went back through our history and developed a plan to give us a consistent message that was unique to RiverSong. She was able to identify areas that needed to be built up, inconsistencies in our message, graphics feedback, and marketing plans.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",112890,"Other,local or private",119890,,"Richie Kuttner, Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Amber Erickson, Josh Campbell, Ronny Wilson, Angie Kuttner, Sue Ann Gabrelchik, Valerie Mackenthun, Pat May",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"RiverSong Music Festival 2019.",2019-02-15,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright, Nicollet, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Stearns, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Le Sueur, Renville, Cass, Cass, Todd, Douglas, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Carver, Scott, Dakota, St. Louis, Wadena, Pine, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-219,"Anne Dybsetter: visual art, writing; John Ginocchio: music, education; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Jane Nygaard: arts advocate; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University associate director for Access Opportunity Success program, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual art.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2 10014390,"Art Project Grant",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CJMM, Inc.'s 2020 Planning Committee and Programming Subcommittee are developing a year-long calendar of community events culminating with the June 15, 2020 rally at the Memorial. The March eight concert seeks to launch the last 100 days leading to the 100th anniversary of the lynching with an event that opens hearts and minds. It is said 10,000 people filled the streets of downtown Duluth that night of 1920. We want to fill the streets in 2020 with 10,000 people of conscience and good will. Measurable outcomes of the concert project are: ? A full orchestra, double chorus, professional soloists, and excellent artistic directors are engaged. ? The concert attracts media attention and coverage in Duluth and beyond. ? The concert attracts strong attendance (75%-100% capacity of Mitchell Auditorium). ? fifteen people or 1% of audience members participate in follow-up discussion. ? Performers report new friendships or lasting personal impact. ? CJMM produces a project documentary. Assessment measures include ? Successful production of concert and documentary ? Count and caliber of singers and instrumentalists participating ? Count of attendance and performance tickets reserved ? Count of audience members participating in follow-up discussion ? Number of in-kind donors engaged ? Number of surveys returned from participants offering feedback and reporting personal impact ? Amount of designated donations and grant funding raised to pay project expenses ? Number and quality of broadcast, print, online, and social media stories generated ? we will download and retain record of as many as possible. ? Hours of raw video filmed and available for editing into documentary about the project (outside the scope of this grant application).","The project addressed its artistic goals by securing excellent conductors, commissioning a proven composer, programming works by African American composer William Grant Still, and recruiting an orchestra and chorus representing 23 musical organizations. We worked closely with indispensable partners, including the College of St. Scholastica and Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, and garnered wide media coverage. The March 8, 2020 performance capped a week of intense rehearsal in close quarters. Mr. Perrault conducted the orchestra in Grant Still's ?Symphony No. 2 in G minor: Song of a New Race.? Mr. Aerie conducted the orchestra, chorus (prepared by Sr. Johnston), and contralto soloist Diona Johnson in Grant Still's oratorio, ""And They Lynched Him on a Tree.? Post-intermission, Mr. Perrault introduced his new work, ?We Three Kings,? with remarks before its world premiere by the Gichigami Piano Trio. The 82 musicians left the audience in tears. The project achieved its immediate goals.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",5000,,"Stephan Withespoon, Lora Green, Susana Pelayo-Woodward, Treasure Jenkins, Susan Ault, Rogier Gregoire",0.00,"Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"CJM 2020 concert of healing and atonement, recognizing 100 years since the Duluth lynching tragedy.",2019-12-01,2020-05-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Bakk-Hansen,"Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Inc.","222 E Superior St Ste 327",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 336-2990",info@claytonjacksonmcghie.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Carlton, Hennepin, Ramsey, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-172,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2 10001401,"Art Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","75% of Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own, at least 4 of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and 90% of the artists will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. To evaluate how well we have met our stated project outcomes a paper/pencil survey translated into English and Spanish will be handed out by volunteers during the Festival. Questions will include: number of participants who interacted with someone from a culture other than their own, the number of people who learned something new about another culture other than their own, and the number of people who felt they are more comfortable interacting with someone of a different culture from their experience at the Festival. Questions asked to artists will include whether they had a positive experience after performing at the Festival and also if performing at the Festival had a positive impact on their artistry. All of this feedback comes from artists, performers, volunteers, participants, sponsors, and the Festival committee. In 2017 the Festival committee plans to hire a professional evaluator to review and revise the survey to determine its effectiveness. Our questions may be modified depending on the committee's consultation with the evaluator. When the survey results are tabulated and the Festival committee meets to review the results, the committee will determine how we have met our project outcomes. The evaluator will meet with the committee to address unmet outcomes and work with the committee to determine what changes need to be made in any areas of the Festival. Subsequently the committee would implement these changes. The committee will review its evaluation methods to determine the effectiveness of the data received and make needed changes.","The Festival had two measurable outcomes: 1) Festival attendees had a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own and 2) At least 4 of the performing artists were folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and they will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. A written survey at the Festival showed that we met those goals.",,33106,"Other, local or private",38106,,"Lakeyta Swinea, Jim Krapf, Micah Stafford, Vilai Khamya, Amy Dykstra, Aida Simon, Adry Stafford, Annley, Elaine Watson, Beth bents, Jose Lamas, Darin Rehnalt, Ashley Goettig, Leticia Rodriquez, Darlen Macklin, Owar Ojulu, Leann Enninga, Katie Klosterbuer,",,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Worthington International Festival",2017-02-20,2017-10-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leann,"Zins Enninga","Cultural Awareness Organization","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 329-2260 ",lzenninga@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Cottonwood, Murray, Jackson, Rock, Sibley, Ramsey, Carver, Hennepin, Anoka, Olmsted, Martin, Lyon, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-32,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Ron Porep: Arts administration; Ruth Ascher: arts administration; Sheila Tabaka: Theatre; John Voit: Music, theatre; Joyce Meyer: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1 10001455,"Art Project",2017,4995,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goals are: Increase attendance by nearly twenty percent. Increase audience awareness of pottery types and techniques. Positive visitor experience. Maintain or increase sales for exhibiting potters. Measuring attendance: We will use our ""bring a friend"" marketing message across all promotional platforms. Also, for the first time, parking volunteers will work together to get a real audience count including counting adults and kids (under 18) separately. Measuring visitor experience including awareness of pottery types and techniques: Our Survey Administrator is responsible for going around the festival to capture feedback. In 2016, for the first time we added demographic questions to the survey to gather benchmarks to measure future audience demographics growth; 2017 we will have comparison data. Measuring impact on exhibiting potters: In 2015 and 2016, we gathered real sales and experience results from all participating artists. We will be able to use this data as a reference point to ensure that participating potters have increased sales year-over-year.","We were able to measure where our audience came from, what brought them to the festival, what they liked the best, what they would improve, how they heard about the event, and their demographics. We were also able to survey the artists and find out their average sales, their personal impressions, and we were able to determine if they would return. Of the potters in attendance in 2017, 91% say they plan to reapply in 2018 and if selected would attend (primary reasons for not returning include moving and scheduling conflicts), this was an increase from 79% in 2016. 81.8% of the artists also reported that the event met or exceeded their expectations. This year's average sales were $1,588 for a total of $54,000 in direct artist revenue, almost double 2016. The average sales in 2016 were $1,431 (bad weather) and 1,574 in 2015 (ideal weather). The potters’ feedback is that this is one of their favorite events of the year because most traditional art shows (a) don’t draw pottery focused audiences and (b) do not foster opportunities for the potters to collaborate and share techniques, philosophies, and design objectives.",,7169,"Other, local or private",12164,,"Betsy Price, Morgan Baum, Kerry Brooks",,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2017 Minnesota Pottery Festival",2017-03-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","17614 240th St",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-2599 ",info@mnpotteryfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Dakota, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-50,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Ron Porep: Arts administration; Ruth Ascher: arts administration; Sheila Tabaka: Theatre; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; John Voit: Music, theatre; Joyce Meyer: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471 ",1 10001459,"Art Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal for presenting a yearly music festival in our area is to provide entertainment and education to our community members who may not normally be able to see and hear in person, high-quality music and performance in different genres of music. We can help our community overcome geographic and economic barriers to accessing high-quality musical performances close to home. In doing this we believe that we are also playing our part in instilling the arts into our community and the public life of our region. The New London Music Festival has become a yearly tradition here where people can come, enjoy the day, and experience live the rich musical tradition of our region and our country. This is very much in tune with the civic direction of New London - to make the arts an everyday part of community life. Part of this goal is to increase the number of attendees between the ages of 25 - 50 as they have been under-represented in our audiences. Each year the Festival Committee reviews survey forms, which are given to each attendee. Attendees are given an incentive to return the forms by the award of a cash door prize given to a randomly selected person who has filled out a survey form. The results of the survey tell us a lot about the demographics of our audience (home town and age), what they liked and disliked about the music and the artists, and what we can do better for next year. We also closely review attendance based on ticket sales and monitor comments left on our Facebook site. Comments, both from the survey and from Facebook, are very useful as they help give us a sense as to what genres of music are interesting and valued by our audience and what new areas we might explore. A meeting of the committee is held within a month after the Festival to read, analyze, and discuss the results and plan for the coming year. Success for us will be measured in total attendance, attendance increases within the 25 - 50 age group, and increases in approval ratings from year to year.","Attendees came from 14 Minnesota counties, 2 other states, plus Canada (2016 had attendees from 11 counties and 1 other state). Attendees liked the music quality and selection of artists - 66% rated it as excellent, 32% as good or satisfactory, and 2% as poor. Attendees were generally satisfied with the pricing of tickets - 84% rated the cost as either a bargain or just right. 16% thought that the price was too high. We received numerous comments and suggestions of musical groups for next year's show.",,7586,"Other, local or private",12586,,"Steve Slominski, Mark Crellin, Rosemary Bentson, Abigail Duly, Bill Gossman, Linda Hanson, Holly Mosberg, Bethany Lacktorin, Kyle Jarius",,"New London Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2017 Music Festival",2017-02-15,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Slominski,"New London Music Festival","PO Box 35","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 295-1615 ",newlondonmusicfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-51,"Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Ron Porep: Arts administration; Ruth Ascher: arts administration; Sheila Tabaka: Theatre; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: Arts appreciator; John Voit: Music, theatre; Joyce Meyer: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tom Wirt: visual arts, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwestern Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2 20479,"Art Project Legacy",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase performers from an average of 48 per show to 90. 2. Increase behind the scenes support staff from average of 65 to 100. 3. Increase adult attendance from an average of 724 to 1600. 4. Increase youth attendance from an average of 483 to 1025. 5. Increase the geographical area performers and behind the scenes support staff come from. Intangible Goals: 1. Promote first-time theater experiences for children who may have never seen a live play. 2. Allow attendees to experience a new, non-traditional theater performance. 3. Develop new skills for theater including make-up, sets, and props. 4. Create a sense of accomplishment and commitment in the individuals involved with the production. 5. Gauge the theater community’s appetite for something new versus the traditional musicals done in past productions.Litchfield Community Theatre will track data for the tangible goals. Intangible goals have no data that can be tracked. Other than the court of public opinion, the significance of intangible goals will be the upcoming season’s attendance, performers, and support staff. Tangible Goals: By September 2013, Shrek the Musical Project will have the following data: 1. The number of performers in comparison to previous musicals. 2. The number of behind the scenes support staff in comparison to previous musicals. 3. The number of adult ticket sales. 4. The number of youth ticket sales. 5. The diversity of the zip codes of the performers and the behind the scenes support staff. An Excel Spread Sheet which is attached will act as our evaluation tool.","Number of performers was 75; Behind the scenes support staff was 105; Adult attendance was 1,590; Children attendance was 856; Geographical area of performers previously were from Meeker County. This show saw participation from Meeker, McLeod, Kandiyohi, and Wright Counties.",,28620,"Other, local or private",33620,,"Paul Lundhorst, Jane Lind, Jim Vrchota, Bob Lawerence, Ed Cowley,Shawn Hansen, Michael Joldersma, Marcia Provencher, Julie Ross, Erikka Weires",,"Litchfield Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Legacy",,"Litchfield Community Theatre, Inc. presents Shrek the Musical.",2013-03-15,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Lindhorst,"Litchfield Community Theatre","114 W Ripley St",Litchfield,MN,55355,"(320) 693-3255 ",jvrchota@cnbmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Meeker, McLeod, Kandiyohi, Wright, Dakota, Stearns, Benton, Hennepin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Redwood, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-legacy-3,"Mark Bosveld: directed high school plays, musicals and community theater, former board member of Friends of the Orchestra, board member of Prairie Dance Alliance; Craig Edwards: potter, past board member for Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, founder of New London Art Center, member of Kaleidoscope Artist Cooperative; Roberta Trooien: musician, professor, author; Jean Replinger: professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, professional musician, editor, board member for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Beth Habicht: artist, retired orchestra teacher, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Christa Otteson: arts advocate, regional coordinator Minnesota Council for NonprofitsÆ central region; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2 20491,"Art Project Grant",2013,4500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To reach an audience of 400-500 people with a high-quality day of musical performances. 2. To reach an audience of greater than 50 children for the children's performance. 3. To increase the diversity of ages represented by our audience. Specifically we will look to increase the percentage of our audience between the ages of 25-55. 4. To attract an audience with representation from at least 20 west central/ southwest Minnesota counties. 5. To partner with six community organizations who will support the festival through donations or volunteer efforts. 6. To have 70% or greater of our survey respondents rate the musical groups as good or excellent. 7. To have 70% or greater of survey respondents rate the musical variety as good or excellent.We will evaluate our project goals based upon ticket sales, a count of wristbands given out at the gate, and through an audience survey that will be conducted the day of the festival. Survey results from the 2013 New London Music Festival will be compared with those of surveys given in 2011 and 2012 to gauge whether our audience mix reflects our goal of diversifying age range served. Survey results will also tell us where our audience is coming from and how to best reach them in the future.","421 paid attendees, 100 free (15 and under), 26 comp tickets, 50 volunteers/vendors, 31 band members/artists. Audience members for at least 18 communities. Audience represented wide variety of ages and demographics. Survey respondents overwhelmingly rated the musical performances as either excellent or good. Survey respondents were most critical of the food options available but mostly listed them as satisfactory.",,8000,"Other, local or private",12500,,"Jeff Vetsch, Nick Ventrella, Bill Gossman, Kristin Allen, Christa Otteson, Anne Dybsetter",,"New London Music Group","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"2013 New London Music Festival.",2013-03-15,2013-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Vetsch,"New London Music Group","PO Box 35","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 212-4405 ",jeffvetsch@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Washington, Rice, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Mille Lacs, Hennepin, Chisago, Benton, Brown, Renville, McLeod, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Stearns, Lincoln, Lyon, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-22,"Mark Bosveld: directed high school plays, musicals and community theater, former board member of Friends of the Orchestra, board member of Prairie Dance Alliance; Craig Edwards: potter, past board member for Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, founder of New London Art Center, member of Kaleidoscope Artist Cooperative; Roberta Trooien: musician, professor, author; Jean Replinger: professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, professional musician, editor, board member for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Beth Habicht: artist, retired orchestra teacher, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Christa Otteson: arts advocate, regional coordinator Minnesota Council for NonprofitsÆ central region; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1 19784,"Art Project Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase number of individuals involved compared to Guys and Dolls (which was 40). Increase number of hits on our new website (current average is 5 hits a day). This will expand knowledge of our organization's existence. Involve at least 20 students (who have not attended college yet).We will know how many people are involved by comparing our printed programs and rosters. We are able to track hits on our website by logging in. We will be able to track ages of participants because they will fill out an audition form.","We provided opportunity for youth and adults ranging in age from 6 to 75. We had experienced artists leading the show and experienced cast members including 21 adult artists participating. We sold 563 tickets which exceeded our expectations. Profited $1991 which will go to future productions. Some community members attended our show for the first time, while others were repeat attendees. Besides the activities offered at our high school, this is one of the few theatrical activities our community has the opportunity to attend. Community feedback was positive and helpful upon completion of the show.",,5095,"Other, local or private",10095,,"Mary Virnig, Carrie Speh,Elaine Hauger, Kelly Nokleby, Kathy Anderson, Jarett Berg",,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Summer Musical: The Sound of Music.",2013-03-16,2013-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Iverson,"Granite Falls Area Community Theater","155 Skyline Dr","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 250-6743 ",jiverson@isd2190.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Renville, Lyon, Dakota, Kandiyohi, Pope, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant,"Mark Bosveld: directed high school plays, musicals and community theater, former board member of Friends of the Orchestra, board member of Prairie Dance Alliance; Craig Edwards: potter, past board member for Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, founder of New London Art Center, member of Kaleidoscope Artist Cooperative; Roberta Trooien: musician, professor, author; Jean Replinger: professor at Southwest Minnesota State University, professional musician, editor, board member for the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council; Beth Habicht: artist, retired orchestra teacher, member of the Great Plains String Quartet, steering committee and founding member of Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra; Christa Otteson: arts advocate, regional coordinator Minnesota Council for NonprofitsÆ central region; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher.","Deb Larson: visual artist, president of Big Stone County Arts Council; Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Randy Meyer; visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson; musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2 10031072,"Art from the Inside MN",2023,74400,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Measurable Outcome 6 Exhibitions within the community Planned Activities - Seek exhibition opportunities (we have committed to 3 thus far, therefore we want to research & secure at least 3 more exhibition opportunities) - Coordinate exhibits w/host sites - Market/advertise exhibits - Set up/take down of exhibits - Participate in exhibits (this typically includes attending most, if not all, exhibit sessions, offering educational opportunities & discussions, etc) - Solicit feedback for artists during exhibit - Providing feedback to artists post-exhibit Measuring/Tracking - Evidence of participating in 6 exhibitions between fall 2022-January 2024 (this will include marketing used to promote exhibitions & documents f/exhibitions, ex: photos, videos, press releases) Measurable Outcome Development of formal art/art therapy programming for the correctional facilities Planning Activities - Research (& eventually contract with) art instructors & instructional designers to create art/art therapy programming - Design/develop art/art therapy programs - Prepare to present to Minnesota Department of Corrections w/plans for implementation in late 2023 or early 2024 Measuring/Tracking - Comprehensive art/art therapy programming fully developed & ready to implement in correctional facilities throughout Minnesota - Evidence of communication w/DOC partners on plan for implementation Measurable outcome Mural Project Planned Planned activities - Research, interview, & eventually contract BIPOC artist f/the community - Solicit feedback f/incarcerated artists interested in participating in the project - Select incarcerated artists for participation in project via an application & interview process - Develop plan to work w/DOC facility leadership & security staff to coordinate mural installation Measuring/Tracking - Plans to execute plan at Stillwater & Lino Lakes facilities (including commitment f/leadership at both facilities) - Contracts w/BIPOC artists f/the community to work w/incarcerated artists - Contracts w/incarcerated artists at each facility to begin work on murals fall 2023 ","Since receiving the grant in early fall 2022, Art from the Inside has hosted 3 exhibitions. We hosted a month-long exhibit, titled Identity , at Creators Space in downtown St. Paul. This event was very well attended over the course of 4 weeks. Additionally, during this exhibit, we hosted 6 events at Creators Space intended to draw specific crowds to the exhibit and engage in various conversations around mass incarceration, criminal justice reform, and supporting arts programming as a therapeutic means to improve conditions of individuals incarcerated in Minnesota. These events included: * Opening Reception * Friends & Family Night * DOC & Community Partners Night * Art & Justice Night * Art, Incarceration, & Healing Event * Private Event with Midway Contemporary Arts * Leadership St. Paul NightThe exhibit at Creators Space drew over 500 attendees through the course of November 2022. From November 2022 through January 2023, Art from the Insidehosted an exhibit at the US Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. This exhibit was set up in a public space for community members to observe and enjoy while they were at the courthouse. Because it the exhibit was shown in this manner, we are unable to track how many people were exposed to the art from the incarcerated artists featured. However, when this exhibit culminated with a closing reception late January 2023, it was attended by judges, lawyers, politicians, family members of artists, and community members. The third exhibit we've hosted since receiving this grant took place at Inver Hills Community College in their Gallery 120 (a gallery located on campus). Fifteen works from the larger Identityexhibit were included in at Gallery 120. The exhibit was hosted for 5 weeks and during that time Antonio Espinosa and artist and AFTI board member, Ricardo Dominguez, attended and presented at Inver Hills Community College's Student Success Day where they discussed the organization, the exhibit, and AFTI's impact on artists on the inside and the outside. Art from the Inside is now in the process of preparing for our fourth exhibit since receiving this grant. Identity Part 2will be hosted throughout April 2023 at Creators Space in downtown St. Paul. Like the fall exhibit, we plan to host a variety of events to drawn the community to the exhibit and engage with us in important dialogue about our work. Measurable Outcome: Development of formal art/art therapy programming for the correctional facilities We are making progress with this goal of the grant, albeit slow progress. During fall 2022, we prepared a draft framework of an arts program to the MN Department of Corrections for review. We are still waiting to hear back from the DOC about whether they have feedback or if they are prepared for us to implement this program. In the meantime, we have identified someone who we hope will work with us to write the curriculum and serve as a co-facilitator with Antonio Espinosa once the curriculum is written and ready for delivery. We have also met with several other artists/art educators who we hope to hire to facilitate specific components of the arts programming. Measurable Outcome: Mural Project Planned Art from the Inside has had 5 meetings with DOC employees from MCF-Lino Lakes. These include a cross section of staff who represent different parts of the facility (including an associate warden, an Education Director, the facility chaplain, a program director, a case manager, and security staff). Additionally, we have met with Public Functionary and several BIPOC artists represented by the organization. Throughout these meetings, we have defined what type of mural will be eventually installed at MCF-Lino Lakes in their youth offender living unit. We are working with Public Functionary to determine which artists will work with the incarcerated youth and artists to plan, prepare for, an implement the mural. Our goal is to have the mural installed summer 2023. When meeting with the DOC staff, we also discussed future mural projects, most notably a mobilemural that will start at one facility and move throughout facilities in the DOC.; Outcome 1: Host 6 exhibitions in the community We hosted 4 month-long exhibitions in the community (Creators Space Nov 2022, Federal Courthouse Jan 2023, Creators Space April 2023, Unity Church Oct 2023), participated in 2 major community events Grand Old Days and Selby Jazz Festival), and presented at and shared art work at two conferences Juvenile Justice Reform Conference May 2023 & Beyond Bars Conference March 2023). Between these 8 separate events, we reached and exposed our artists to thousands of people. Outcome 2: Development of formal art/art therapy programming in the correctional facilities We met with local artists and art instructors, an art therapist, and a leading expert in art/art therapy programs in correctional settings. All of these meetings, along with conducting research, enabled us to prepare a draft art program that we hope to propose to the MN Department of Corrections and eventually implement upon their approval. We did propose our art program to Dakota County Jails; however, they were not able to commit to the program due to lack of funding. Outcome 3: Complete a mural project We spent an extensive amount of time meeting with various representatives at the MN Department of Corrections to research, organize, plan, and implement the mural project. We met with them over a dozen times between September 2022 and May 2023. We also met with BIPOC artists from the community who were committed to this project and who went to great lengths to prepare for the project (including accessing/visiting the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility where the mural would ultimately be completed). Despite many hours of planning for implementation, the DOC ultimately could not commit to the project. They backed out. During the summer of 2023, Dakota County Jails approached us about partnering to do a mural project. Again, like we did with the MN Department of Corrections, we met with them and did extensive research, planning, and preparation for implementation. Like the MN DOC, they eventually backed out citing lack of funding/resources. During an exhibit we hosted in October, we had participants attending the exhibit engage in a painting activity that will culminate in a traveling mural . We are in the midst of working with the MN Department of Corrections to determine which correctional facilities this mural can be displayed at and work through the logistics of getting it installed. Also, as we were unable to get the mural project completed during the grant period, we worked with documentary artists to create films that could go inside the prisons so that our artists could experience the power of their platform in the community and show each other the power of art to heal. ",,,"Aside from some small donations, this is currently the only funds we are leveraging. ",74400,,"Board Member Role Ann Deiman-Thornton President Ryan King Treasurer Sara Rose Secretary Joy Yoshikawa Member Ricardo Dominguez Member Jennifer Marx Member Jessica Godes Member Michele Livingston Member Tierre Caldwell Member; Ann Deiman-Thornton, Board President Sara Rose, Board Secretary Ryan King, Board Treasurer Joy Yoshikawa, Board Member Michele Livingston, Board Member Jessica Godes, Board Member Ricardo Dominguez, Board Member Jennifer Marx, Board Member Tierre Caldwell, Board Member ",,"Art from the Inside MN",,"Art from the Inside elevates the voices of incarcerated artists in Minnesota and amplifies their stories through their art and community-centered exhibitions of their art, providing the public a space to explore the complexities of identity, incarceration, and our shared humanity. AFTI will expand its reach and impact into more state correctional facilities and incorporate culturally-sustaining arts programming both inside and outside the walls of confinement.",,,2022-09-01,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Antonio,Espinosa,,,,,,7154416152," aespinosa82961@gmail.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-inside-mn,,,, 26367,"Art Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.We will evaluate our project goals based upon ticket sales, a count of wristbands given out at the gate, and through an audience survey that will be conducted the day of the festival. Survey results from the 2014 New London Music Festival will be compared with those of surveys given in 2011, 2012 and 2013 to gauge whether our audience mix reflects our goal of diversifying age range served. Survey results will also tell us where our audience is coming from and how to best reach them in the future.","From the survey we are able to see that the largest portion of audience (approximately 35%) comes from within Kandiyohi County. approximately 30% of the survey respondents were first time attendees. Approximately 25% of survey respondents brought children with them. 85% of the survey respondents thought the price was either just right or a bargain.",,8400,"Other, local or private",13400,,"Jeff Vetsch, Nick Ventrella, Bill Gossman, Kristin Allen, Christa Otteson, Anne Dybsetter.",,"New London Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2014 New London Music Festival",2014-03-01,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bill,Gossman,"New London Music Festival","313 1st Ave SE PO Box 35","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 212-4405 ",newlondonmusicfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Swift, Chippewa, Stearns, Benton, Renville, McLeod, Meeker, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Douglas, Hennepin, Dakota, Stevens, Lyon, Grant, Washington, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-113,"Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southewest Minnesota State University business professor; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Barb Nelson, art teacher, vocal musician, children's theatre director; Cheri Buzzeo; production manager, Willmar Community Theatre; board member Willmar Area Arts Council; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: retired counselor, arts advocate, former fund raiser and musical performances coordinator for Worthington International Festival; Christa Otteson: Owner of Make.Do.Workshop, nonprofit consultant, former Regional Coordinator Minnesota Council of Non-Profits.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Emily Olson: writer, musician, educator; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board; Audrey Fuller; writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,No 30745,"Art Project",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Goals and Outcomes: 1. Increase the age range of participants/more children and young families attending. 2. Reach a wide audience geographically/more people attending from outside of Kandiyohi County. 3. Increase overall attendance/ticket sales and wristbands. 4. Increase community support/continue to broaden base of financial contributors. We will evaluate our project goals based upon ticket sales, a count of wristbands given out at the gate, and through an audience survey that will be conducted the day of the festival. Survey results from the 2014 New London Music Festival will be compared with those of surveys given in 2011-2014 to gauge whether our audience mix reflects our goal of diversifying age range served. We will also compare the number of sponsors to previous years to determine is community support for the festival is increasing.","Our survey responses report shows the largest portion of our audience comes from Kandiyohi County (approx. 35%); approximately 22% were first time attendees; approximately 20% brought children; and over 80% thought the ticket pricing was appropriate.",,9130,"Other, local or private",13130,,"Jeff Vetsch, Nick Ventrella, Bill Gossman, Kristin Allen, Mark Crellin, Anne Dybsetter",,"New London Music Group","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2015 New London Music Festival",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Crellin,"New London Music Group","PO Box 35","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 295-1615 ",newlondonmusicfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Swift, Chippewa, Renville, McLeod, Meeker, Stearns, Benton, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Douglas, Hennepin, Dakota, Stevens, Lyon, Grant, Washington, Ramsey, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-135,"Cheri Buzzeo: Willmar Community Theatre manager; Mark Thode: photographer, Calumet Players board member; Vonnie Saquilan: arts advocate, Granite Arts Council board; Kathy Schaefer: musician, photographer, Southwest Minnesota State University business professor; Jane Link: arts advocate, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; John White: photographer, journalist, Big Stone Arts Council.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.",, 30432,"Art Project Grant",2015,2936,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will have 14 artists participate in the project. We will provide housing for 100% of artists wishing to participate. We will sell 4 plein air paintings during the run of the exhibit. We will bring attention to the Jaques Art center. We will increase the artist participation for the following year. We will encourage the community's awareness of and involvement in the event. Count how many painters participated. Count by means of using the guestbook how many people attended the show and public reception. We will conduct an artist survey for suggestions to improve the event the following year. Evaluate the event at a board meeting. Determine if our 25% commission was attained from sale of four artists' paintings.","The Jaques Art Center set out to hold its 9th Annual Plein Air Competition featuring 14 artists. Our goal was also to house those 14 artists making easier for them to travel and live in Aitkin for four days without incurring tremendous expense. In the final analysis we had 20 artists participate and were able to accommodate all artist with host housing and three meals.",,3684,"Other, local or private",6620,,"Angie Barnhart, LaVonne Bowman, Katherine Ella, Leslie Goble, Barden Heft, Jerry Holm, Shirley Lundstrom, Mary White",,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project Grant",,"Plein Air Aitkin 2015. The 9th Annual Plein Air event hosted by the Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will take place July 15-18. Regional artists will participate in a quick paint contest, attend an artist social and the public reception opening the exhibit. Nearby rivers and lakes, farms, former railroad depots and historic homes will provide artists with plenty of outdoor subject matter. The completed works will be judged by a professional plein air artist and available for sale to the public. The 25% commission the Jaques Art Center receives from each sale helps to fund future events and exhibits and keep our admission free. Board members and volunteers provide free housing to artists during their visit.",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Jaques Art Center, Inc.",,,MN,,"(218) 927-2363 ",info@jaquesart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Wadena, Cass, Todd, St. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Carlton, Kanabec, Lake, Cook, Pine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-grant-98,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952 ", 35662,"Art Project",2016,3970,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goals are: Increase attendance by nearly twenty percent. Increase audience awareness of pottery types and techniques. Positive visitor experience. Maintain or increase sales for exhibiting potters. Measuring attendance: Parking volunteers will work together to get a real audience count including counting adults and kids (under 18) separately. Measuring visitor experience including awareness of pottery types and techniques: Our Survey Administrator is responsible for going around the festival to capture feedback. For the first time, we will add demographic questions to the survey to gather benchmarks to measure future audience demographics growth. Measuring impact on exhibiting potters: In 2015, we gathered real sales and experience results from all participating artists. We will be able to use this data as a reference point to ensure that participating potters have increased sales year-over-year.","We were able to measure where our audience came from, what brought them to the festival, what they liked the best, what they’d improve, how they heard about the event, and their demographics. We were also able to survey the artists and find out their average sales, their personal impressions, and we were able to determine if they’d return. We will be able to use this data from 2015 and 2016 as a reference point to ensure that participating potters have increased sales year-over-year.",,5170,"Other, local or private",9140,,"Betsy Price, Morgan Baum, Kerry Brooks, Tim Ulrich, Tom Wirt, Peter Lewandowski",0.00,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2016 Minnesota Pottery Fest",2016-05-16,2016-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","17614 240th St",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-2599 ",info@mnpotteryfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Dakota, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-165,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1 35667,"Art Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase the age range of participants/more millennial generation attendees. 2. Reach a wide audience geographically/More people attending from outside of Kandiyohi County. 3. Increase overall attendance/ticket sales and wristbands. 4. Increase community support/continue to broaden base of financial contributors. We will evaluate our project goals based upon ticket sales, a count of wristbands given out at the gate, and through an audience survey that will be conducted the day of the festival. Survey results from the 2016 New London Music Festival will be compared with those of surveys given in 2011-2015 to gauge whether our audience mix reflects our goal of diversifying the age range served. Survey results will also tell us where our audience is coming from and how to best reach them in the future. We will compare the number of sponsors in 2016 to previous years to determine if community support for the festival is increasing.","Our survey responses show that the largest portion (60%) come from Kandiyohi County, but 12 other counties are represented. Our largest audience still comes from an older demographic (49% from ages 50 – 65 and 24% at over 65). As this was our first year with both an afternoon and evening session, we asked our attendees if we should continue to have two sessions. 53% said we should continue, 15% wanted us to return to a single session, and 32% said they had no opinion.",,12530,"Other, local or private",17530,,"Rosemary Bentson, Mark Crellin, Abigail Duly, Bill Gossman, Don Hanson, Linda Hanson, Jonathan Hunter, Bethany Lacktorin, Steve Slominski",0.00,"New London Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"2016 New London Music Festival",2016-05-15,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Slominski,"New London Music Festival","PO Box 35","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 295-1615 ",newlondonmusicfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-168,"Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Bill Gossman: visual artist, musician; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Maureen Keimig: actor, theater director; Mary Pieh: musician.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Human Resources Director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471 ",1 10023605,"Art Project",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is important that we understand who our neighbors are and their special contributions to the community. The Festival gives all residents of the region an opportunity to celebrate these artistic contributions, create pride among the cultural groups for what they offer, and educate all of us in a way that we can enjoy. Families celebrate the pride they feel in their own culture and enjoy learning more about the other cultures that exist around them. This project helps to grow our organization by bringing members of all the ethnic groups living in our community together. From these contacts we can attract and recruit new members to the Festival committee. Evidence of this is in the new leaders we see emerging from the diverse population and assuming roles on the International Festival Committee and other community events. To evaluate how well we have met our stated project outcomes a survey translated into English and Spanish will be handed out by volunteers during the Festival. Questions will include: number of participants who interacted with someone from a culture other than their own, the number of people who learned something new about another culture other than their own, and the number of people who felt they are more comfortable interacting with someone of a different culture from their experience at the Festival. Questions asked to artists will include whether they had a positive experience after performing at the Festival and also if performing at the Festival had a positive impact on their artistry.","Audiences in our rural location were able to learn about the artists and their methodologies through gallery talks and didactic materials in the gallery. Each art talk was recorded and broadcast on our local television station and on YouTube for those unable to attend in person. Becoming more familiar with the artists and their processes expanded the audience's understanding of others' experiences and increased capacity for empathy. Educational experiences and personal discussions with the artists inspired further engagement with the arts. The artists increased their professional visibility, reached new audiences, and had the ability to create new work. It is vital for artists within our region specifically, as there are few opportunities for them to showcase their work locally.","Achieved proposed outcomes",32766,"Other,local or private",38766,2283,"Kris Hohensee, Elann Enninga, Lakeyta Swinea, Ricky Mojekwu, Chansouk Duangapai, Leticia Rodriguez, Jim Krapf, Amy Dykstra, Aida Simon, Elaine Watson, Jose Lamas, Mike Potter, Shari Nelson, Jessica Velasco, Jesse Nitzschke, Than Than Kyaw, Eric Schutte Wa",,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Worthington International Festival 2022",2022-02-01,2022-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leann,"Zins Enninga","Cultural Awareness Organization","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 329-2260",lzenninga@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Murray, Jackson, Cottonwood, Lyon, Rock, Pipestone, Martin, Hennepin, Dakota, Blue Earth, Kandiyohi",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-265,"Cat Abbott Meier, visual art; Ashlyn Cox, visual art; Bob Dorlac visual art; Anna Johannsen, fiber arts, SMAC board; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Zachary Ploeger, music, theater; Sheila Tabaka, theater","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10023622,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The board tries to bring in a large variety of clay mediums so that the participating audience can continue developing their clay knowledge. This year we're looking for opportunities to promote the Festival to more families through the school system and library. We are raising our audience goal to 3,200. The Festival fosters opportunities for the potters to collaborate and share techniques and connect with pottery focused audiences. Each year there are more and more emerging clay artists who come to the Festival as a networking opportunity. This year we plan to have thirty-five participating potters. We continue to look for ways to cross promote with local organizations and businesses. Our evaluation survey asks what attendees liked best, whether they learned something new, if there was anything they would improve, and whether they would come back again, along with demographic information. Survey Administrators: This year we will have two people responsible for going around the Festival to capture feedback. By adding an additional survey administrator in 2019 we reached more audience members for feedback, so we'll continue having two administrators in 2022. The potters in attendance are also surveyed.","Our 2022 festival strengthened our organization by all members pulling together to overcome a two year hiatus. There was a strong sense of commitment by all team members. Our fans appreciated that we were back, and gave us strong marks in our surveys. We use these surveys each year to identify areas that we need to improve on. There are several things that we will take into our 2023 planning/retreat session in January 2023. We have determined that onsite surveys are not as effective as hoped, and will now transition to all online, starting with the festival weekend so we can engage more comments and feedback. In 2022, we had over 23,000 engagements with our Facebook site during the festival week.","Achieved proposed outcomes",20828,"Other,local or private",27828,5000,"Betsy Price, Morgan Baum, Kerry Brooks, Robyn Lawson, Lori Krenik, Ernest Miller, Nate Saunders",,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Minnesota Pottery Festival 2022",2022-05-01,2022-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","22 First Ave NE",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(503) 807-9442",betsy@claycoyote.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-274,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Beth Habicht music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Valerie Quist, writing; Sheila Tabaka, theater","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1 10023623,"Art Project",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RiverSong has established itself as a premier annual event in Hutchinson. There is nothing else similar to it in our region, and we have developed a strong sense of community through the event. The lineup of state, regional, and local performers (with a renewed focus on MN talent) will bring a high-quality arts experience to the Hutchinson community that wouldn't otherwise be available to the public. This exposure helps to broaden the community and the region's appreciation of music deeply connected to our area's heritage, and brings an educational opportunity to all ages through observation and interaction. In order to gauge our success, we hold on-site evaluations by our intern; online surveys to fans, performers and volunteers; study financial results; and do extension debriefing sessions with all of our committees and Board.","We had nearly 700 people in attendance. The students were very engaged and excited to learn from keynote speaker Kevin Horner, a comedian and ventriloquist. 23 more artists held breakout sessions. We asked participants questions during the conference, and we also observed presenter/student interactions, listened to student questions, and watched students working on their projects. Presenters also provided feedback on student interaction, student comments, etc. All of this demonstrated that students learned new art techniques and had an increased awareness of art forms and careers in the arts. Parents also learned and many commented they would have loved an opportunity like this as a child.","Achieved proposed outcomes",108192,"Other,local or private",115192,7000,"Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Josh Campbell, Kirsten Kinzler, Molly Rivera, Wendy Abdelaziz, Valerie Mackenthun, Jan Johnson, Kirk Kosel, Roger Hartsuiker",,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"RiverSong Music Festival",2022-05-01,2022-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(503) 807-9442",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-275,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Beth Habicht music; Janet Olney, visual art, arts admin; Valerie Quist, writing; Sheila Tabaka, theater","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1 10028736,"Art Project",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Rhythm of the River provides an opportunity for community members to experience 10-12 high caliber musical artists without having to travel long distances. The festival encourages the community to be open to different/new music genres and styles. Festival attendees have expressed a growing appreciation for the talent of musicians of the region and sought out additional concerts. Jackson Center for the Arts will host youth classes to create music inspired art, which we will have on display at the festival. When youth artists have the support of their community, they value their own talents. We are creating a new collective with the Sioux River Festival and the Montrose Music Festival, which will share our limited volunteers and resources to make each festival a larger success. The committee seeks feedback from attendees with a survey distributed throughout the festival.","The festival has become a destination for the Arts. 41% of survey respondents were from Jackson County, and 59% traveled from outside . We had mix of newcomers (45%), and returning attendees (55%). Survey respondents commented: ""Very well run festival. Di","Achieved proposed outcomes",21121,"Other,local or private",28121,,"Hanna Rossow, Toni Hazen, Anja Weets, Paul Jones, Barb Hansen, Lindsay Chapman, Jesika Mitchell, Kim Barnett, Jenna Schwartz, Mike Schwartz, Molly Good, Deb Isaacson, Kathy Fransen, Craig Fransen, Sylvia Chapman-Nesseth",,"Rhythm of the River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Rhythm of the River 2023",2022-09-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hanna,Rossow,"Rhythm of the River","PO Box 84",Jackson,MN,56143,"(507) 840-1460",hrfrossow@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Jackson, Cottonwood, Nobles, Rock, Murray, Winona, Olmsted, Goodhue, Nicollet, Rice, Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Kandiyohi, Martin, Pipestone, Mille Lacs, Crow Wing, Cass, Cass",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-297,"Chad Felton, music, theater, education; Mary Kay Frisvold, music, theater; Anna Johannsen, visual art, education, SMAC board; Stephen Kingsbury, music, education; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art; Valerie Quist, writing, libraries.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Maggie Fuller: visual art, writing; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Erin Kline, visual art, music, writing, education, SMSU Diversity and Inclusion; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board; Jessica Mata: visual art, dance, Kerkhoven Arts Council; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Mark Wilmes: Tyler Arts Council board president, actor/director, musician, reporter",,2 10029070,"Art Project",2023,4856,,"ACHF Arts Access","RiverSong is a festival of and for the community and a venue to showcase professional artists, especially with Minnesota connections. We directly involve artists and arts organizations, art-loving volunteers, and the community at large by building our community pride. We also introduce residents and visitors to natural, historic, and artistic resources. RiverSong is a key player in helping build Hutchinson's arts culture, which continues to grow. These efforts have increased people's access to and value they place on the arts in our community. We also believe it has encouraged more people to showcase their artistry in new and different ways, which adds to the vibrancy of our community. We routinely seek feedback from our audiences and will do so again in 2023 with online surveys to our volunteers, artists, sponsors, and fans. We will look for positive feedback that indicates residents and visitors had a good experience both at the festival as well as in the community. We will also look for trends in what respondents say they did in the community in addition to attending the festival, which speaks to the economic impact to the community as a result of more people staying in town for a summer weekend or coming here to visit. We will also closely measure how people heard about the festival to drive future marketing.","We continue to make an impact on our community, as the festival is held locally, we source supplies locally whenever possible, our sponsors and community partners are local and we find that 75% of our fans come from our county. Our attendance held steady","Achieved proposed outcomes",97429,"Other,local or private",102285,,"Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Josh Campbell, Molly Rivera, Kirsten Kinzler, Wendy Abdelaziz, Jan Johnson, Valerie Mackenthun, Kirk Kosel, Roger Hartsuiker",,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"RiverSong Music Festival 2023",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(503) 807-9442",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-305,"Stephen Kingsbury, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Ron Porep, arts admin; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, Sheila Tabaka, theater, Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10028687,"Art Project",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access","We try to bring in a large variety of clay mediums so that the participating audience can continue developing their clay knowledge. This year we're looking for opportunities to promote the Festival to more families through the school system and library. The festival will foster opportunities for the potters, including emerging artists, to collaborate and share techniques and sell their work. With our targeted marketing campaign, we hope many of the ads will encourage people to bring their whole family or friends. This year we plan to have between 35-40 participating potters and are raising our audience goal to 3,400. We will conduct online and in-person 3545verbal surveys.","The audience talked to the potters, picked up art, and kids got their hands dirty in the clay. The large variety of clay mediums allowed the audience to continue developing their clay knowledge. We've continued to draw new locals who have heard that this","Achieved proposed outcomes",17108,"Other,local or private",24108,1000,"Betsy Price, Morgan Baum, Kerry Brooks, Lori Krenik, Nate Saunders, Dany Stoufer",,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Minnesota Pottery Festival 2023",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","22 First Ave NE",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(503) 807-9442",betsy@claycoyote.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-293,"Stephen Kingsbury, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Ron Porep, arts admin; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, Sheila Tabaka, theater, Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10028816,"Art Project",2023,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Worthington and Nobles County's multicultural diversity is unmatched in other rural areas of MN. It is important that we understand who our neighbors are and their special contributions to the community. The Festival gives all residents of the region an opportunity to celebrate these artistic contributions, create pride among the cultural groups for what they offer, and educate all of us in a way that we can enjoy. The artists who have been part of the Festival have expressed positive feelings about being involved in such an event. Many families look forward to this event each year where they celebrate the pride they feel in their own culture and enjoy learning more about the other cultures that exist around them. The project also helps to grow our organization, with new leaders emerging from the diverse population. A survey in English and Spanish will be handed out by volunteers during the Festival. Questions will include: number of participants who interacted with someone from a culture other than their own, the number of people who learned something new about another culture other than their own, and the number of people who felt they are more comfortable interacting with someone of a different culture from their experience at the Festival. Questions asked to artists will include whether they had a positive experience after performing at the Festival and also if performing at the Festival had a positive impact on their artistry.","The Festival gives all residents of the region an opportunity to celebrate artistic contributions, create pride among the cultural groups for what they offer, and educate all of us in a way that we can enjoy. The artists who have been part of the Festival","Achieved proposed outcomes",39666,"Other,local or private",45666,2180,"Kris Hohensee, Leann Enninga, Chris Fontenot, Ricky Mojekwu",,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Project",,"Worthington International Festival 2023",2022-09-01,2023-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leann,"Zins Enninga","Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","700 2nd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 329-2260",lzenninga@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Murray, Jackson, Cottonwood, Lyon, Rock, Pipestone, Martin, Hennepin, Dakota, Blue Earth, Faribault, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sherburne",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/art-project-303,"Stephen Kingsbury, music; Paula Nemes, theater, music; Kaia Nowatzki, visual art, theater, music; Ron Porep, arts admin; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, Sheila Tabaka, theater, Mark Wilmes, theater, music, SMAC board.","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10008897,"Artist Access Grant",2019,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Enkindle Dance Theatre is a new non-profit company based in Duluth Minnesota led by two local artists who are inspired to bring performers of different backgrounds and skill levels together. We seek male and female dancers ages 14-adult to make up the company of approximately 25-30 performers. Rehearsals will take place in July and August in preparation for the three dance performances that will take place at the Sacred Heart Music Center on September thirteen and 14, 2019. The concert will consist of a collection of ten to twelve original dance works created by three - four choreographers. Our desire is to create art works that arouse and inspire emotions for audiences of all ages and provide a supportive dance community for passionate people who move with a purpose. At this time, we have done the research and secured an agreement with a local studio for rehearsals in the month of July and August. We have also worked to secure a performance space at the Sacred Heart Music Center on September 13th and 14th. These were the initial milestones we were working towards overcoming on this journey to bringing a dream into reality. We have created a list of schools, theaters and venues to distribute audition notices for our Saturday, June 22nd audition. Our goal is to bring together individuals to make up a company of 25-30 dancers ages 14-Adult. We feel confident that we will meet our goal in order to create the company. Rehearsals will take place each week in order to prepare for the September performance. We have already began researching advertisement and marketing options that we continue to explore in order to promote the performance dates in the community. We have strong support of family and friends in support of these endeavors. Our goal is to average 100 or more patrons per performance on these two days; two evening performances and one matinee. We are dedicated to the work and sharing our artistry with the local community and soliciting feedback at the conclusion of our final performance from attendees and dance company members. We will along the way evaluate what worked successfully and what we can do better. We wish to grow as directors of this company and inspire dance in the performers and the community.","Enkindle Dance Theatre measurable outcomes consist of the 250+ people who came to the performances, oral and written feedback from performance attendees and Duluth News Tribune media coverage of the event. We received recognition for the level of dance talent, quality of the choreography and the high level of professionalism exhibited by the company. Company members have shared with the directors that people keep asking about when the next performance will occur. This for us is a measurable indicator of the success of the performances.","achieved proposed outcomes",1150,"Other,local or private",2150,,,,"Ricardo Suarez-Talarico","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Artist Access Grant",,"September 2019 Dance Performance for Enkindle Dance Theatre.",2019-07-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ricardo,Suarez-Talarico,"Ricardo Suarez-Talarico","7636 Bay Hill Tr",Duluth,MN,55807,"(651) 274-0168",enkindledance@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-access-grant-17,"Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2 10007969,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete a polished draft of my book-length memoir on debt, family, and forgiveness. The project will be successful if I complete my research and a full draft of the book so that I am in a position to solicit feedback and revise it the following year. 2: Workshop participants will develop confidence in their abilities to research, draft, and revise nonfiction narratives about family and home. Participants will complete questionnaires that ask them to evaluate the workshop experience in the following categories: research, drafting, and revision. Additionally, they will rate their confidence in their writing process.","Kristin Collier drafted and revised portions of her memoir on debt, family, and forgiveness. Kristin Collier drafted five new chapters of her book, researched a sixth, and revised several finished chapters. 2: Workshop participants developed confidence in their abilities to research, draft, and revise nonfiction narratives about family and home. Participants completed questionnaires in which they evaluated the workshop experience, and they reflected on the strength of the workshop experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Kristin N. Collier",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Collier will finish her nonfiction book about debt, family, and forgiveness. Additionally, she'll lead workshops in which participants develop techniques for telling stories about family, love, grief, and home.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Collier,"Kristin N. Collier",,,MN,,"(269) 921-7333 ",kncollier@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Otter Tail, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-717,"Judith Budreau: Writer and teacher, Arts Board grantee; Karlyn Coleman: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Arts Board grantee; William Durbin: Poet, essayist, writer of novels for young readers; Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Angela Foster: Poet, memoirist; Harmony Neal: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Debra Stone: Writer and educator; board member of Graywolf Press; Sarah Warren: Children's book author and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007977,"Artist Initiative",2019,9750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","John Croarkin will form a five piece ensemble and perform fifteen of his original compositions written for Pifano's and Percussion to audiences in Minnesota. The applicant's outcome will be evaluated through interaction with the members of the group, audience reaction, and interaction with workshop participants.","John Croarkin formed a five piece group named PifanoGoGo and performed sixteen of his compositions written for Pifano's and Percussion to audiences in MN. The applicant's outcome was evaluated through interaction with the members of the group, audience reaction, and with workshop participants. Further outcome has been made through positive feedback of videos posted of the group on social media.","achieved proposed outcomes",190,"Other,local or private",9940,,,,"John P. Croarkin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Croarkin will form a five member group to perform his original compositions for two Pifano's and three percussionists. The group will give two public performances, and two performances followed by a workshop and Q and A.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Croarkin,"John P. Croarkin",,,MN,,"(920) 819-8177 ",bassflute@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-719,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007984,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Paul Dice will compose his first concerto for jinghu (Chinese high-pitched violin) and traditional instruments orchestra. The completion of the work, number of performances, audience comments on evaluation forms, performer feedback, and reviews of the performances will determine the success of the project. 2: Paul Dice will work with musicians from the Carleton College Chinese Music Ensemble to prepare for the premiere of his concerto. The completion of the work, number of performances, audience comments on evaluation forms, performer feedback, and reviews of the performances will determine the success of the project.","Paul Dice will compose his first concerto for jinghu and traditional instruments orchestra, along with three other pieces. Evaluation was primaily determined by comments from the audience and musicians, which ranged from 'brilliant masterpiece' to 'your best piece ever for Chinese instruments'. 2: Paul Dice worked with musicians from the Carleton College Chinese Music Ensemble and master musicians froto prepare for the premiere of his concerto. Evaluation was primaily determined by comments from the musicians I worked with and the response of insterested conductors and musicians who wish to perform my pieces in Minnesota and China.","achieved proposed outcomes",3400,"Other,local or private",13400,,,,"Paul K. Dice",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dice will compose his first concerto for jinghu (high-pitched Chinese violin) and Chinese traditional instruments orchestra and have it performed in Minnesota and China.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"Paul K. Dice",,,MN,,"(952) 210-3628x c",wmpros@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-721,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10007986,"Artist Initiative",2019,8925,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The new body of work will explore seasonal change through migratory bird patterns in Minnesota and expand on the use of natural materials in art. My interests in natural cycles and the environment will be further explored and my repertoire of plant-based color, expanded on with the creation of a series of paintings through direct observations of bird migration. 2: Migration and Motion invites the community to further explore nature, seasonal change and Minnesota bird migration, enhancing outdoor experiences. My use of plant-based color, observations of bird migration and locations will be documented online on my blog allowing the audience to respond to my process and research with a final exhibit at a nature center and at my studio for Art Attack. ","Emily Donovan created a series of paintings that explores the relationships in migratory birds, seasonal change and the use natural materials in art. Donovan expanded her knowledge and use of natural dyes and incorporated these techniques in a series of paintings that captured ideas of natural cycles in bird migration and plant growth. 2: Migration and Motion shared ideas about the use of natural materials in art and new ways to see seasonal change and bird migration. Donovan published her experiences online and exhibited her project at Art Attack and at the Minnesota River Valley Wildlife Refuge, allowing for many to learn and explore natural colors and migration in art.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,8925,,,,"Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Donovan will create a series of batik paintings using natural dyes, to explore the journey of birds in Minnesota. She will exhibit at her studio in the Northrup King Building during Art Attack 2019 and at a nature center.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Donovan Carney","Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",,,MN,,"(651) 895-2987 ",emilydonovan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-722,"Guillermo Guardia: Sculptor; works in collections in North Dakota and Peru; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Mary Beth Magyar: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Roderick Massey: Artist; Melanie Pankau: Artist and arts administrator; Arts Board grantee; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Reed White: Painter and instructor; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007987,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage further Minnesotans in local rail history and train culture by producing a large scale mixed media roundhouse sculpture. Success will be evaluated through participatory strategies during a workshop session and final exhibition. A survey will be given to participants and viewers. Collected data will enhance my art practice and the greater Brainerd regional art discourse. 2: To further my installation skills and opportunities as a mid-career artist via producing a large scale mixed media roundhouse sculpture. The successful outcome will be evaluated before, during and after the project with artistic production schedule, budget and timeline calendars leading to a positive completion of the sculpture project.","Minnesotans were engaged in local rail history and train culture by producing large-scale roundhouse and turntable sculptures. Evaluation was conducted and collected by the artist team from the audience via conversation, word of mouth, verbal, numerical and head count methods during opening, artist talk, workshop, dance performances, after party, and during run of exhibitions. 2: As a midcareer artist, my installation skills and creative opportunities were enhanced by producing large-scale roundhouse and turntable sculptures. The project was evaluated before, during and after installation via an artistic production schedule, budget and timeline calendars, and collobrative team feedback leading to a successful completion of the sculpture project.","achieved proposed outcomes",41253,"Other,local or private",51253,,,,"Peter D. Driessen AKA Pete Driessen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Driessen will create a large-scale, abstract roundhouse sculpture reflecting the historical 1875 architecture at the Northern Pacific Rail Yard in Brainerd, Minnesota. A youth workshop, opening, and exhibit will be held on-site.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Driessen,"Peter D. Driessen AKA Pete Driessen",,,MN,,"(612) 719-7377 ",pete@petedriessen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-723,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; executive director, Oakstreet Projects; Guillermo Cuellar: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; John Fleischer: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Mathew Ollig: Oil painter, Arts Board grantee; Juliane Shibata: Installation artist; arts instructor; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007994,"Artist Initiative",2019,8120,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enlighten performers and audiences about Edvard Grieg's compositional intentions by recordings informed by my source studies and performance editions. Engagement measured by recording sales, increased performing/speaking/writing engagements, and heightened awareness of my Grieg scholarship and performing editions, evidenced by peer journal reviews and social media shares by influential artists. 2: Demonstrate to the bass community how well Grieg's works for cello and piano work in transcription for double bass and piano. Notice and reviews in bass journals, websites, social media. Sales of recordings and editions. Increased interest and awareness in my teaching and solo performing as measured by engagements and correspondence with other bass teachers and performers.","The enlightenment outcome through performances and recordings was achieved. Audience feedback was very enthusiastic and encouraging, and is still bearing fruit in contacts for future engagements. Peer journal reviews have not yet appeared. 2: Demonstration achieved. Audience feedback from events and subsequent correspondence and visibility have been encouraging. Notice is ongoing. CD sales and downloads are unfortunately becoming a thing of the past.",,750,"Other,local or private",8870,,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Erdahl will record his bass transcriptions of Edvard Grieg's works for cello and piano, based on his doctoral dissertation and performing editions. A CD release party will be held at Norway House in Minneapolis.",2019-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413x c",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Nicollet, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-726,"Joan Griffith: Bass and mandolin player; teaches at Macalester and directs MacJazz; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Winona State University; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Gabriel Rodreick: Musician and teacher; Arts Board grantee; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008011,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will experiment with transferring text onto mirrors using glass-etching cream for a community engagement event. An interactive installation piece made from etched circular mirrors will be on display at Gallery Three in August 2019. At this public event the artist will teach participants to transfer a word onto mirror using a stencil and glass etching cream. 2: The artist will improve their observation skills and speed while exploring new surfaces by creating a series of 15-20 watercolor and oil paintings. The artist will secure an exhibition to show a new series of paintings and an installation piece made of glass-etched mirrors. Second Shift Studio Space of Saint Paul, a gallery serving women and gender non-conforming artists, has been contacted.","The artist experimented with glass-etching cream and generated new anti-racist art curriculum. The artist received feedback on their work through critique sessions with their artistic peers. The curriculum was made publicly accessible and the artist encouraged email subscribers to utilize the curriculum via a newsletter campaign. 2: The artist improved their observation skills and speed while exploring new surfaces, mediums, and techniques by creating a series of twenty paintings. The artist secured an exhibition date to show this work at Cargill Hall gallery in the Minneapolis Central Library. The exhibition was rescheduled, due to the pandemic.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",50,,10050,,,,"AK Garski",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Garski will create a new series of paintings and explore the use of mirror as an installation material. The artist will lead a community engagement workshop at Gallery Three in August 2019.",2019-03-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Garski,"Anna Garski",,,MN,,"(651) 206-2449 ",akgarski@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-734,"Guillermo Guardia: Sculptor; works in collections in North Dakota and Peru; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Mary Beth Magyar: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Roderick Massey: Artist; Melanie Pankau: Artist and arts administrator; Arts Board grantee; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Reed White: Painter and instructor; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008052,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will develop skill designing an art catalog documenting a career as Minnesota artist making it available to the entire Minnesota community The outcome will be evaluated by the attendance and sale of catalogs at the reception and the number of requests for catalogs from public institutions, expectations are 100 attendance, 30 sales at reception, and 70 requests from institutions.","The artist developed new skills organizing a multi-sectional book to document her life career available to Minnesota, the US and world communities. 10/10/19 Talk Mpls Club, 45 attnd. 4/4/20 scheduled Talk Book launch WAM delayed COVID-19. Expected attnd 100. Virtual Interview ARTSPACE in process, state, national publicity. Afton Press printed 750 books 'synthesis' selling on their website.","achieved proposed outcomes",981,"Other,local or private",10981,,,,"Vesna K. Kittelson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kittelson will produce a catalog with images and essays to accompany the transition of her career artwork to the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. It will be publicly presented at a reception in the museum.",2019-03-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vesna,Kittelson,"Vesna K. Kittelson",,,MN,,"(612) 927-7322 ",vkittelson@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-752,"Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree: Executive director, MN Marine Art Museum; Nicholas DeVries: Ceramic artist and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Kristina Estell: Sculptor and installation artist; arts educator; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Havekost: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Kari Lindquist-Weber: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Thomas McGregor: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Drew Peterson: Printer and educator; Arts Board grantee; Susan Shields: Artist; Arts Board grantee; MCAD faculty","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008056,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will raise my visibility as a guitarist through concerts of my original music; reaching new audiences and developing new professional opportunities. Evaluation through number of ticket sales, number of individuals who sign up for email newsletters, post-concert evaluation form, and interest in future bookings.","I did raise my visibility as an artist by playing for new audiences and creating new professional opportunities. Ticket sales exceeded expectations, I have over 150 new names on my email list. I have already received one new gig as a result of concerts performed for my project.","achieved proposed outcomes",1623,"Other,local or private",11623,,,,"Gerard J. Kosak AKA Jerry Kosak",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jerry Kosak will perform his original music for acoustic guitar. Concerts will present his wide ranging explorations into solo guitar and guitar and bass, with bassist Gary Raynor.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gerard,Kosak,"Gerard J. Kosak AKA Jerry Kosak",,,MN,,"(612) 308-8704 ",jerry@jerrykosak.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-756,"Joan Griffith: Bass and mandolin player; teaches at Macalester and directs MacJazz; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Winona State University; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Gabriel Rodreick: Musician and teacher; Arts Board grantee; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008073,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I plan to exhibit a new body of work that examines the context of land-use in Minnesota, and the loss of native grasslands. Audience engagement with the art, and through artist talk/discussion at gallery. 2: Exploration of large-scale printmaking processes using collograph and intaglio techniques. Working with copper as my main substrate for image-making will enrich my connection between material and conceptual resolution. ","Mike Marks produced a new body of prints for his exhibition ?No Trace,? focused on the loss of native prairie in Minnesota. Marks' exhibition was free and open to the public for six weeks. A public artist talk was held detailing the project's concepts and studio processes. 2: Mike Marks created large prints using intaglio and relief processes, exploring the connection between material and representation of concept. Marks established new printmaking approaches to working with copper and wood, expanding his studio practice's craft and concepts.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Michael D. Marks AKA Mike Marks",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Marks will develop new artwork to be exhibited at Form+Content Gallery that examines the trajectory of land use in Minnesota and our calamitous relationship with nature.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Marks,"Michael D. Marks AKA Mike Marks",,,MN,,"(207) 233-6998 ",mikemarks.art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-762,"Guillermo Guardia: Sculptor; works in collections in North Dakota and Peru; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Mary Beth Magyar: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Roderick Massey: Artist; Melanie Pankau: Artist and arts administrator; Arts Board grantee; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Reed White: Painter and instructor; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008074,"Artist Initiative",2019,9475,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The new piano piece will present music that is directly accessible and relatable to a broader audience than traditional new music fans. The community component event will include a talk with the composer and artist about what popular electronic elements were used. A survey will be administered to gauge reactions and evaluate what has been learned on a broader scale. 2: The Artist will be directly involved in the compositional process by examining rhythmic interplay through improvisational techniques. The success of performing a piece with a direct imprint from the artist at the onset will illuminate and guide the technical limits, rather than discovering them after the piece is written--a shift in traditional roles for commissioner and composer.","The piano piece was accessible to audience given the composers general style. Audience response during the Q/A Session directly informed us in real time. 2: Artist was directly involved in mapping out piece with composer. I was able to assist and suggest alternatives in the piece such as development of ideas, textures that could be expanded.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1025,"Other,local or private",10500,,,,"Matthew D. McCright AKA Matthew McCright",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"McCright will commission and record a new work for piano by composer Andrea Mazzariello. The premier will take place in a public concert at Studio Z in Saint Paul.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McCright,"Matthew D. McCright AKA Matthew McCright",,,MN,,"(651) 325-7514 ",mccrigmd@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-763,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008111,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will engage new audiences in the history of female incarceration to broaden their understanding of women's issues past and present. Evaluation will be based on securing presentations, readings, media coverage, and book club visits with new regional audiences including the Correctional Facility-Shakopee, and readers in greater Minnesota. 2: Artist will develop new skills in marketing and audience outreach through work with professionals to promote a new novel to adult readers. Evaluation will be based on artist's ability to build and execute a marketing plan that promotes the new book's visibility and expands the artists' audience in Minnesota. ","Artist will engage new audiences in the history of female incarceration to broaden their understanding of women's issues past and present. Evaluation based on attendance at readings, media coverage, communities reached through author events for new audiences in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. 2: Artist will develop new skills in marketing and audience outreach through work with professionals to promote a new novel to adult readers. Evaluation based on achieved marketing plan created with publicists, media coverage and events secured, increased social media presence, and new readers in attendance at events.","achieved proposed outcomes",5700,"Other,local or private",15700,,,,"Sheila M. O'Connor",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"O'Connor will promote her forthcoming novel, Reconstructing V, to new audiences. Focusing on little known Minnesota history of incarcerated girls, O'Connor will market and present to readers throughout the state.",2019-01-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,O'Connor,"Sheila M. O'Connor",,,MN,,"(952) 925-4265 ",infosheilao@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-776,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008141,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","I will complete a series of new contemporary choral arrangements for the Kith + Kin Chorus, developing my skills as a composer, arranger and director. Development of my arranging/directing skills will be measured through feedback from audiences and collaborating performers/artists. 2: I will present and document a public performance of the new work, allowing me to reach new audiences and develop new professional opportunities. Concert attendance will be measured through ticket sales and head counts. Professional development and opportunities will be evaluated by interest shown for potential future bookings/commissions. ","Rachel completed a series of new contemporary choral arrangements for Kith + Kin Chorus, developing her skills as a composer, arranger and director. Development of her arranging and directing skills was measured through feedback from audiences, choir members, collaborating artists, professional peers and area concert presenters. Outcome 2: Through public performances and documentation of the new works, she was able to reach new audiences and develop new professional opportunities. Development of her arranging and directing skills was measured through feedback from audiences, choir members, collaborating artists, professional peers and area concert presenters. ","achieved proposed outcomes",1400,"Other,local or private ",11400,,,,"Rachel K. Ries AKA Rachel Ries",Individual,"Artist Initiative ",,"Ries will write, arrange, rehearse, and direct new contemporary choral works for Kith + Kin Chorus, a 60-person uncommon indie rock and roll community choir, to be shared at a public performance. ",2019-01-01,2020-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Ries,"Rachel K. Ries AKA Rachel Ries",,,MN,,"(773) 343-9822 ",rachel@hercrookedheart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-794,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008149,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will develop fiction editing and revision skills through the completion of her first short story collection. Outcome evaluated by whether artist completes the story collection using new fiction editing and revision skills; self-report of skill change after completion of editing/revising course; and through demonstrable maturation of approach to revision. 2: Attendees to artist's reading and interactive fiction event will experience increased empathy with those whose life experiences differ from theirs. Artist will conduct targeted evaluation with attendees of event that allow for self-report of changes in empathy, level of engagement with material and framework, and overall effectiveness.","Artist developed fiction editing and revision skills through completion of short story collection and novel. Artist self-reports skill change after completion of intensive editing/revision of her own work and work of writing partners. 2: Attendees experienced increase empathy with those whose life experiences differ from theirs. Attendees self-reported after the event about newly evolved frameworks regarding empathy, privilege, and distribution of necessary and rare resources; and engaged deeply with the material both during and after the event.","achieved proposed outcomes",799,,10799,,,,"Erin Kate Ryan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ryan will complete her short story collection, PARADE OF HORRIBLES, which explores a continuum of human experience through characters who exist at the edge of humanity, and will host an interactive fiction event.",2019-01-01,2020-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Erin Kate",Ryan,"Erin Kate Ryan",,,MN,,"(617) 763-8502 ",erinkate@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-797,"Rebecca Brooks: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Scott Carpenter: Fiction writer; teacher at Carleton; Martin Cozza: Fiction writer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Robin Rozanski: Writer; teaching artist at The Loft; Molly Sutton Kiefer: Poet, essayist, editor and publisher of Tinderbox Editions in Red Wing","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10008189,"Artist Initiative",2019,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I'll remaster, document, and archive nine analog tapes of my albums, re-release the music, and mount a concert tour promoting the finished product. A favorable outcome will be marked by the successful transference of audio from nine analog master tapes to digital media, repurposing and reformatting the music, and a concert tour with sales of the music in fixed or downloadable forms. 2: Concerts, in-store appearances, and panel discussions concerning music preservation will result in Minnesotans meeting me and hearing my music. Re-released music will be reviewed for its musical content, sales figures will be noted, and concert and in-store appearances will be reviewed. I will get to meet lots of other musicians and artists, in person. We will network.","137 audio tracks remastered, a 3-CD set compiled from these tracks, and a tour with lectures. I was able to locate all of my master tapes (save one), get them shipped to me, and remastered. I created the art and layout for a 3-CD set, played a few concerts, and engaged in some Q and A sessions. 2: My music is available in some record stores now, and I have put together a musical concert program. An actual physical CD set (coming soon to MSAB by post!) and 137 remastered audio tracks that will give me an excellent basis for distribution in whatever format music might take in the future.","achieved proposed outcomes",15259,"Other,local or private",24259,,,,"Steve H. Tibbetts",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Tibbetts will remaster and transfer nine of his albums from analog tape to high resolution digital media. Large and small-scale concerts as well as panel discussions or open Q and A on media preservation will follow.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Tibbetts,"Steve H. Tibbetts",,,MN,,"(651) 646-3939 ",steve@frammis.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Pine, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-819,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008207,"Artist Initiative",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be experimenting with new content, materials and process for making artists' books and boxes and incorporating those new media into my artwork. Completion of a body of work that incorporates those materials successfully - technically, visually and conceptually. Feedback from other artists and the public will be gained through two events outlined in the artist plan. 2: I will re-format my website (for mobile devices) and improve my promotional efforts with personal contacts, media, and the internet. Hopefully, media attention will be gained both online and in print to attract good attendance to the exhibition reception and public readings, as well as having other opportunities become available as a result of my improved promotional skills.","I did experiment with new content, materials and process for making artists' books and boxes and incorporated those new media into my artwork.?. I did complete a body of work that incorporated those materials successfully - technically, visually and conceptually. Feedback from other artists and the public from two events outlined in the artist plan confirmed I had achieved those goals. 2: I deleted my old website and registered a new one better equipped for mobile devices, and very much improved my promotional efforts. Media attention was gained both online and in print. Numerous other opportunities become available as a result of the public components and my improved promotional skills.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Jody L. Williams",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Williams will produce new work with books and boxes focusing on specific Minnesota locations, which will be presented in a two-person show at Raymond Avenue Gallery, and in a pop-up show at Groveland Gallery.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Williams,"Jody L. Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 721-2891 ",jody_williams@mcad.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Ramsey, Redwood, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-827,"Guillermo Guardia: Sculptor; works in collections in North Dakota and Peru; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Mary Beth Magyar: Sculptor; Arts Board grantee; Roderick Massey: Artist; Melanie Pankau: Artist and arts administrator; Arts Board grantee; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Reed White: Painter and instructor; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10000737,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a series of 12-18 paintings to be exhibited at a local hospital, honing my technical and practical skills as a working artist. I will get feedback on my new work as well as exhibition preparation and execution from a recognized expert in Minnesota's artistic community. 2: I will learn how to create high quality prints of my work and I will seek out local businesses to carry them in their shops. I will get feedback on the process from a recognized expert in the community.","I created a series of twelve paintings which were exhibited at a local hospital, honing my technical and practical skills as a working artist. I received feedback on my new work as well as exhibition preparation and execution from a recognized expert in Minnesota's artistic community. 2: I learned how to create high quality prints of my work and established an online shop in which to sell them. I received feedback on the process from a recognized expert in the community.",,,,10000,,,,"Maria R. Adams",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Adams will create a series of carefully orchestrated, patterned acrylic paintings exploring themes of domesticity, decoration, and interiority. This new work will be displayed at the Fairview Ridges Hospital.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Adams,"Maria R. Adams",,,MN,,"(517) 599-0136 ",maria.r.adams@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-331,"Susan Feigenbaum: Ceramic artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Ernest Gillman: Visual artis, Arts Board grantee; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; James Sannerud: Wood carver and furniture maker; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000755,"Artist Initiative",2017,4486,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to present and promote my debut novel, and complete several readings and workshops around the state. I will have achieved my goal if I've organized a reading and a workshop for underserved communities and if I have presented/read from my novel at three bookstores or libraries across the state. 2: My goal is to provide guidance on publishing to writers in underserved communities. I will have achieved my goal if I am able to organize and produce at least one workshop on publishing geared specifically toward underserved communities.","I was able to achieve my goals of reading at three bookstores/libraries and presenting for an underserved community (out-state writers). Tracking my events and engaging with the participants in the workshop. 2: I was able to present to an underserved community (Hutchinson), though my hope had been to present to a community of color. I presented on publishing to writers outside of the Twin Cities, but was unable to organize an event in Minneapolis for writers of color as I had hoped due to scheduling issues and lack of space.",,449,"Other, local or private",4935,,,,"Ashley W. Benites AKA Ashley Shelby",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Shelby will present her debut novel, South Pole Station, in five communities across the state, at bookstore and library readings. She will also lead a workshop on publishing for aspiring writers.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Benites,"Ashley W. Benites AKA Ashley Shelby",,,MN,,"(612) 669-8775x c",bookofmoons@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, McLeod, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-475,"Cezarija Abartis: Author; faculty member, St. Cloud State University; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Heather Slomski: Author and Arts Board grantee; writing teacher, Concordia College; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Young adult and children's author; Arts Board grantee; Erin Soderberg Downing: Author of children's and young adult books; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000757,"Artist Initiative",2017,8440,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will embark on a Minnesota book tour engaging communities on the subject of Minnesota homeless youth. I will book events across Minnesota. The number of events and the attendance at each event will be tracked. I will also document the level of community participation. 2: I will teach writing workshops to marginalized youth across the state of Minnesota. At each reading location I will offer writing workshops for marginalized youth as a way to help them become the custodians for their own narratives. Attendance and participation will be tracked.","I embarked on a Minnesota book tour engaging communities on the subject of Minnesota homeless youth. I met with ten Minnesota communities to read from No House to Call My Home and discuss youth homelessness in the state. I tracked how many people were in attendance and how many community partners showed up to partake in the conversation. 2: I taught writing workshops to marginalized youth across the state of Minnesota. In many workshops youth were coming with varying levels of competency. Part of my development was to see their work through a non-judgmental lens, and be strengths-based in my teaching.",,10,,8450,,,,"Ryan J. Berg AKA Ryan Berg",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Berg will travel to ten cities in Minnesota to promote his book, No House to Call My Home, a personal account of his time working with LGBTQ homeless youth in New York City. He will also teach writing workshops for youth.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Berg,"Ryan J. Berg AKA Ryan Berg",,,MN,,"(718) 785-7390 ",ryanjberg@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-477,"Anika Fajardo: Writer and teacher, book reviewer; Sherrie Fernandez-Williams: Writer, director of Bridges Scholars program, Hamline University; Rachael Hanel: Memoirist, essayist, professor of mass media; Rebecca Kanner: Published writer; teacher at Loft Literary Center; Walter Olsen: Writer; professor at Concordia College Moorhead; Lake Region Arts Council grantee; Kathryn Savage: Program manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Freelance writer, editor, and artist; board member of Saint Paul Almanac","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000762,"Artist Initiative",2017,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will complete the first two titles in a middle-grade speculative-fiction series. Both will be appropriate for submission to publishers. The project's success will be based on completion and revision of both manuscripts, and their submission to editors for publication via agent. 2: Artist will connect with local retailers for public readings of the middle-grade novels as works-in-progress. The project's success will be based on scheduling and fulfilling a public reading of portions of the complete or near-complete works.","The artist completed 2nd draft of one title, as well as outline and notes for 2nd and 3rd titles in the series. Though the artist completed a 2nd draft of the first title, it was not ready for submission via agent. 2: The artist organized and took part in a reading and discussion at Addendum in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The artist read from the draft of the first title in the series. Two other grant recipients also read at the event.",,,,9000,,,,"Steven E. Brezenoff AKA Steve Brezenoff",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Brezenoff will complete and revise the first two titles of a series of middle grade novels. He will host a reading at Addendum Books in Saint Paul that will feature his work and that of other middle grade writers.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Brezenoff,"Steven E. Brezenoff AKA Steve Brezenoff",,,MN,,"(651) 528-0891 ",sbrezenoff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-481,"Cezarija Abartis: Author; faculty member, St. Cloud State University; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Vanessa Ramos: Writer, artist, educator; Arts Board grantee; Heather Slomski: Author and Arts Board grantee; writing teacher, Concordia College; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Young adult and children's author; Arts Board grantee; Erin Soderberg Downing: Author of children's and young adult books; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000771,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Clifford will continue developing her interest in public art by creating textiles for a well-used hospital corridor in need of color and animation. Clifford will discuss the final results with several professionals experienced in public art as well as people regularly using the corridor.","Clifford will continue developing her interest in public art by creating an 80' long installation for a busy hospital corridor in need of animation. Clifford will discuss the final results with several professionals experienced in public art as well as people regularly using the corridor. A film is currently be made of this project and will be completed within the year.",,12075,"Other, local or private",22075,,,,"Morgan E. Clifford",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Clifford will create textiles for a well used public corridor in need of animation. Her piece will be a multipaneled, color gradation that will be installed at the Hennepin County Medical Center.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Morgan,Clifford,"Morgan E. Clifford",,,MN,,"(651) 439-3279 ",morganclifford@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-486,"Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; John Hock: Cofounder, CEO, artistic director of Franconia Sculpture Park; Katrina Knutson: Working artist, freelance educator, and community organizer; Seho Park: Artist; art professor, Winona State University; Judith Saye-Willis: Studio visual artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000772,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will gain skills in 3-dimensional stained glass methods and will produce and exhibit a new body of work reflecting her investigations. I will complete panel and shade lamp classes, as well as individual instruction in the creation of 3-dimensional forms. The resulting exhibition will showcase the results of my investigations.","The artist gained skills in 3-dimensional stained glass methods and produced and exhibited a new body of work reflecting her investigations. The artist completed panel and form lamp classes, as well as individual instruction in the creation of 3-dimensional forms. The resulting exhibition showcased the results of her investigations.",,,,10000,,,,"Elizabeth M. Coleman AKA Emily Coleman",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Coleman will create and exhibit illuminated windows, lights, and sculptures composed of translucent porcelain and glass. A presentation for the Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists organization is planned.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Coleman,"Elizabeth M. Coleman",,,MN,,"(614) 288-1115 ",elizabethmcoleman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-487,"Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Kyle Fokken: Sculptor, Arts Board grantee; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Colleen Sheehy: President and executive director, Public Art Saint Paul; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Lisa Truax: Associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University; Arts Board grantee; Randall Walker: Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000810,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop new skills in my three-dimensional visual art practice by highlighting handwritten script of prisoners and document and exhibit the resulting work. Outcome evaluated in the completion of three-dimensional artwork of scale highlighting handwritings of prisoners, professional documentation of same and realization of exhibition. 2: Host public lecture with Q and A in conjunction with exhibit to raise awareness of prisoners' issues. Outcome evaluated in the completion of the public lecture and through counting audience attendance including verbal or handwritten feedback during or after the event.","Artist developed new skills in 3-D visual art practice. Artist completed 3-D artwork of scale highlighting handwritings of incarcerated women, professionally documented and publicly exhibited. 2: Minnesota artists develop and use skills for engaging with audiences or communities. Artist completed public lecture with Q and A and verbal and written feedback during and after the event.",,,,10000,,,,"Marcia Haffmans",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Haffmans will create a 3-D visual artwork incorporating the handwriting of individuals incarcerated in Minnesota. She will exhibit the work and host a public lecture and discussion at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul. Haffmans plans to make a book of the art for the prison library.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marcia,Haffmans,"Marcia Haffmans",,,MN,,"(612) 377-0391 ",marcia.haffmans@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-506,"Susan Feigenbaum: Ceramic artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Ernest Gillman: Visual artis, Arts Board grantee; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; James Sannerud: Wood carver and furniture maker; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000815,"Artist Initiative",2017,9500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My project will provide the necessary information to sustain a meaningful and provocative practice and extend this important information to others. Exhibition visitors will be asked to share, in writing, their personal opinions of how pottery functions for us individually and for our regional culture.","My project provided the necessary information to sustain a meaningful and provocative practice and extend this important information to others. Exhibition and event visitors were asked to share their personal opinions of how pottery functions for us individually and for our regional culture.",,500,"Other, local or private",10000,,,,"Michael C. Helke AKA Mike Helke",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Helke will create new work that reflects a contemporary regional understanding of utilitarian pottery. A lecture and exhibition are planned for Minneapolis.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Helke,"Michael C. Helke AKA Mike Helke",,,MN,,"(651) 295-2766 ",mike@mikehelke.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-509,"Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Andrew Maus: Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Katherine Mommsen: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000840,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Developing new technical skills with digital fabrication processes and exploring new materials will expand my practice and reenergize its direction. Resolution of studio work will be the key measurement. Statistics from social media presence, exhibit attendance and response to marketing will measure engagement and potential for future exhibitions. 2: To further my abilities as artist-educator, I will lead a make-and-take workshop that brings community together to learn new creative skills. The number of workshop participants, their level of involvement, and verbal and written responses to the workshop will be key measurements of success.","Developing new technical skills with digital fabrication processes and exploring new materials will expand my practice and reenergize its direction. Resolution of studio work will be the key measurement. Statistics from social media presence, exhibit attendance and response to marketing will measure engagement and potential for future exhibitions. 2: To further my abilities as artist-educator, I will lead a make-and-take workshop that brings community together to learn new creative skills. The number of workshop participants, their level of involvement, and verbal and written responses to the workshop will be key measurements of success.",,500,,10500,,,,"Tracy Krumm",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Krumm will develop a new body of work that explores the dualities of the hand and digital, the natural and synthetic. An installation and hands-on workshop is planned for two venues in Saint Paul.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Krumm,"Tracy Krumm",,,MN,,"(505) 699-7883 ",tracykrumm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-522,"Susan Feigenbaum: Ceramic artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Ernest Gillman: Visual artis, Arts Board grantee; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; James Sannerud: Wood carver and furniture maker; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000853,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete twenty large oil pastels of places near my family farm in Nerstrand, Minnesota. Exhibit at the Groveland Gallery, September 2017. Success evaluated by completion of the work and final exhibition at the Groveland. Documentation of the work and subsequent promotion of exhibition events, press coverage and tracking of visitors. 2: Host public discussion at the Groveland about United States food production and its effects on the landscape we see and conflicting emotions aroused. Success is evaluated by completion and promotion of a public exhibition and discussion. With press, and audience feedback the artist will enhance public dialogue about land usage as it relates to food.","Produced approximately 50 works of art; had three exhibitions of this work. Tracking of blog readers, newspaper publication of blog and promotion of the exhibitions through direct mail, posters and Facebook/twitter campaigns. Visitors to exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions via photo evidence. 2: Hosted public discussion at Groveland on food production and landscape art. Hosted public discussion with noted authors Beth Dooley and Lynn Rosetto Casper to a stunned audience. Discussion was lively and went over time by an hour.",,,,10000,,,,"Thomas B. Maakestad",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Maakestad will complete twenty oil pastels of Minnesota landscapes. An ambiguous relationship with our main source of food challenges the artist to see beauty in pattern and color, while arousing conflicting emotions. An exhibition, workshop, and discussion will take place at Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Maakestad,"Thomas B. Maakestad",,,MN,,"(651) 260-8021 ",maak@winternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-531,"Jennifer Carruthers: Architect and public artist; Guillermo Cuellar Brown: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Karissa Isaacs: Associate curator, Tweed Museum Duluth; Gail Katz-James: Sculptor and public artist; Jennifer Nevitt: Artist; Arts Board grantee; professor of drawing at Gustavus Adolphus College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000858,"Artist Initiative",2017,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will allow the applicant to engage with the Latin American immigrant community in Minnesota through a concert of new works for piano. A pre-concert symposium will occur with composer and pianist discussing the works and influences with the audience. 2: The applicant will expand his knowledge of cultural music of this region and how it can be incorporated into new works for piano. A large work for solo piano using the musical styles of Latin America will be created. The composer, an immigrant to Minnesota and scholar in Latin American music will coach the applicant.","The project allowed the applicant to engage with the Latin American community through a concert premier of a new cycle for solo piano. The evaluation of the project came from a Q/A panel session and post-evening conversations after the performance. 2: The applicant expanded his knowledge of how perilous the migrant experience can be and how it can be interpreted through music. The piece required the pianist to think more deeply about how to convey the journey, complete with all its perils to an audience through music; requiring theatrical sensibilities more than straight-forward playing.",,1500,"Other, local or private",10500,,,,"Matthew D. McCright AKA Matthew McCright",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"McCright will commission a new solo work for piano, by Reinaldo Moya, that uses the diverse musical styles of Latin America and references the immigrant experience. A public symposium and concert will take place at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McCright,"Matthew D. McCright AKA Matthew McCright",,,MN,,"(651) 325-7514 ",mccrigmd@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-535,"Gregory Brosofske: Composer and sound designer; Rolf Erdahl: Bass player, OboeBass!; bass instructor, Gustavus Adolphus College; Linda Kachelmeier: Composer, conductor and singer; founder of LUMINA; El Karnwie-Tuah: Hip-hop artist; Arts Board grantee; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Loretta Simonet: Musician with award-winning folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta; Justin Spenner: Classical baritone and private voice instructor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000863,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand the role of public participation in my art practice through an interactive piece that focuses on a shared resource, the Mississippi River. I will bike the length of the Mississippi in Minnesota, 398 miles from Itasca State Park to Brownsville, collecting water stories from people and sharing them with others through a traveling tea party. 2: To deepen connections between participants and the water resources in Minnesota. I will print water stories on 200+ ceramic cups and will give them to other participants along the Mississippi River in exchange for their written water story in hopes that empathy is built about water resources.","I developed and used skills for engaging with audiences and communities along the Mississippi River with my art. I created the tools with which I facilitated over 25 tea conversations about water and the Mississippi. I had a three month long show at the MWMO. 2: I developed and used skills to engage with audiences and communities through my art practice about the Mississippi River. I printed and distributed over 250 cups with stories from strangers to other strangers along the Mississippi River.",,2100,,12100,,,,"Anna V. Metcalfe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Metcalfe will create Upstream, to connect people living along the Mississippi River through a bicycle powered traveling tea party. Participants will be given a story cup in exchange for a written narrative of their own memories along the river.",2017-03-01,2018-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Metcalfe,"Anna V. Metcalfe",,,MN,,"(540) 905-1091 ",annametcalfe@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-539,"Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Andrew Maus: Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Katherine Mommsen: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000891,"Artist Initiative",2017,6100,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce a body of work for a solo exhibition and for applications to specific shows and residencies within Minnesota. The deadlines for the applications will provide a set schedule to finish work by. Personal deadlines set ahead of time will aid in my evaluation of the progress of my body of work. 2: Enhance my studio by purchasing an oval kiln. This oval kiln will aid in the production of my larger sculptures.","Erin produced a new body of work for a solo exhibition and used work for applications to shows and other opportunities in Minnesota. Erin produced a rigid schedule to produce the amount of work needed for her solo exhibition. After the exhibition, she took images of her solo show which has provided her with new images for ten applications for various opportunities so far. 2: Enhanced her studio with the purchase of an oval kiln. The oval kiln has aided tremendously in the production of large sculptural work.",,1000,"Other, local or private",7100,,,,"Erin Paradis",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Paradis will create three large ceramic sculptures to be exhibited in her first solo show in Minneapolis. A hand building sculpture workshop for youth and adults will also be part of the project.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Paradis,"Erin Paradis",,,MN,,"(607) 427-0170 ",erinparadis@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-550,"Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Andrew Maus: Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Katherine Mommsen: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000893,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pooja will gain experience taking two music compositions she created for her Sufi CD and re-purposing them to create two music videos. Pooja will assess the outcome by viewing the videos, through audience response at a public showing, an audience Q and A session and feedback from other musicians and artists she invites to see the work. 2: Pooja will have a new medium (videos) to promote her music locally, nationally and internationally in a cost-effective way. Pooja will invite colleagues, collaborators and presenters at the public showing to seek feedback on the quality and efficacy of the videos as a promotional tool.","As proposed, two music videos were produced from two songs on Pooja's Sufi CD, In What Land's My Beloved and released on YouTube. A written survey handed to the audience with 10 questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. 2: A public event was held to formally release the two music videos, followed by a mini-concert, a brief lecture on Sufi poetry and a Q and A session. A written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of videos and the video release event. A conversation and Q and A session with the film director and Pooja Pavan, at the end of the video release event.",,5326,"Other, local or private",15326,,,,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Pavan will work with an experienced filmmaker to produce two music videos of her original Sufi music. She will hold a public screening of the videos, along with a short concert at Normandale Community College in Bloomington.",2017-01-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263 ",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-551,"Gregory Brosofske: Composer and sound designer; Rolf Erdahl: Bass player, OboeBass!; bass instructor, Gustavus Adolphus College; Linda Kachelmeier: Composer, conductor and singer; founder of LUMINA; El Karnwie-Tuah: Hip-hop artist; Arts Board grantee; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Loretta Simonet: Musician with award-winning folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta; Justin Spenner: Classical baritone and private voice instructor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000902,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my performing abilities, musical vision, and repertoire by rehearsing, recording, and performing a new solo flute recital program. Gains in expertise of abilities and musical vision will be measured by feedback from audiences and reviews of the recording. Expansion of repertoire will be measured by completion of the recording. 2: Over 150 Minnesota audience members will experience live concerts and recordings of a Minnesota artist performing relevant works for our community. Attendance at concerts will be evaluated by head counts. Audience engagement and impact will be measured by post-concert discussions and written comments.","She expanded her performing abilities, musical vision, and repertoire by recording and performing a new solo flute recital program. She gained feedback from live and online audience members, noting the powerful, positive, and even healing impact this music had on them. She expanded her repertoire by completing the recording with MPR and having it distributed by Albany Records. 2: Over 200 combined Minnesota and online audience members experienced a live concert and recording of a Minnesota artist performing relevant works. Attendance at concerts was evaluated by head counts. Audience engagement and impact was measured by post-concert discussions and written comments.",,,,10000,,,,"Catherine Ramirez",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ramirez will perform and record a program of solo flute works that explores depression in a new way. There will be two public performances in Northfield.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Ramirez,"Catherine Ramirez",,,MN,,"(773) 983-8453 ",catherineramirezfl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-554,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; teacher at University of St Thomas; Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund: Assistant professor of music education, University of Minnesota Duluth; Ignacio Herrera: Piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music. Performer, director, and composer.; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; manager of orchestra operations and special events, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000929,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete 8-10 mixed medium sculptures of the effects of war on United States military personal, and share them with the public through open studio event. Success evaluated in the process and completion of the new body of work for exhibition, documentation of the work, tracking of public attendance, and feedback from the studio events and exhibition.","I completed a total of thirteen mixed medium sculptures of the effects of war on United States military personal, and shared them with the public. Completed a new body of work for two exhibitions, documentation of the work, tracking of public attendance, and verbal feedback from exhibition and lectures/artist talks.",,,,10000,,,,"Jeffrey M. Stenbom",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stenbom will complete a series of eight to ten sculptures that feature the affects of war on United States military personnel. The work will be shown at Artistry in Bloomington.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Stenbom,"Jeffrey M. Stenbom",,,MN,,"(952) 994-3932 ",jmstenbom@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-572,"Kenneth Bloom: Director, Tweed Museum; Kyle Fokken: Sculptor, Arts Board grantee; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Colleen Sheehy: President and executive director, Public Art Saint Paul; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Lisa Truax: Associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University; Arts Board grantee; Randall Walker: Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000934,"Artist Initiative",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage with an intergenerational Minnesota audience through collaborative exploration of ASI collection. Public views collection online, votes for favorite A-Z objects. Records age, reason for choice in web survey, museum visitor's log. Age diversity, response quantity measure outcome. 2: Develop skills for creative collaboration. Artists work together in ASI public spaces to research and illustrate each of 29 objects selected by public. ASI exhibition of completed collaborative series documents outcome.","Engaged with an intergenerational local, national, international audience through collaborative illustration and exploration of ASI collection. Public viewed collection online, voted for favorite objects using survey monkey form which gathered data on: member status; age; gender; object selected. Over a thousand visitors volunteered contact information in gallery log. 2: Developed skills for creative collaboration. We worked as artists-in-residence for six months in public gallery to collaboratively illustrate 29 historic objects and engage with visitors. Completed illustrations were exhibited. Picture book is being published by U of M Press. 2020.",,2140,,12140,,,,"Tara K. Sweeney",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sweeney will work collaboratively with her son and book illustrator, Nate Christopherson, to create a series of watercolor and ink drawings titled, Favorite Objects A to Z, from the American Swedish Institute collection in Minneapolis. They will work on-site, during museum hours, in order to engage a new audience with art making and the museum's collection.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tara,Sweeney,"Tara K. Sweeney",,,MN,,"(651) 649-0535 ",tarasweeneyart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-576,"Susan Feigenbaum: Ceramic artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Ernest Gillman: Visual artis, Arts Board grantee; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Ann Klefstad: Artist and writer; Arts Board grantee; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; James Sannerud: Wood carver and furniture maker; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10010887,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Communicate musical traditions from different countries, enrich Minnesota audiences' perception of music, and contribute to the cultural diversity. Feedback will be received from the musicians, composers, and audience members by post-performance discussions, Q and A sessions, and surveys. 2: Share a unique voice to expand audience experience of music, stating cultural differences do not segregate, but draw different cultures together. Feedback will be received from the musicians, composers, and audience members by post-performance discussions, Q and A sessions, and surveys.","Musical traditions from three different countries are conveyed by the public performances of three new works based on folk tales. Q and A sessions were held with the audience members at the end of all three performances on May 12th at Antonello Hall, May 20th at Hastings Arts Center, and May 21st at University of Minnesota School of Music. We did not conduct surveys, due to Covid pr 2: As distinct as the cultural traditions from three different countries may seem, they complemented one another remarkably well. Q and A sessions were held with the audience members at the end of all three performances on May 12th at Antonello Hall, May 20th at Hastings Arts Center, and May 21st at University of Minnesota School of Music. We did not conduct surveys, due to Covid.",,2955,"Other,local or private",12955,,,,"Emine P. Basgoze AKA Pinar Basgoze",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Pinar Başgöze will commission pieces for piano duet and narrator based on Minnesotan, Portuguese, and Turkish folk tales. Composers from three different countries will write music to be performed in December 2020.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emine,Basgoze,"Emine P. Basgoze AKA Pinar Başgöze",,,MN,,"(612) 501-9538",basgoze.emine@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-838,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; PaviElle French: Interdisciplinary artist; vocalist, composer, performer; Sarah Greer: Improvisational singer, songwriter, and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Kelly Turpin: Founder and producer, Arbeit Opera Theatre; Daniel Zielske: Composer and music producer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010920,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will publish a photography book of portraits from women's music festivals and develop my skills in book design, layout, and distribution. The book is acquired by Minnesota museums that collect my photographs. The book is available at college libraries and for purchase at exhibitions, book signing events, women's music festivals, and online. 2: A book launch and artist talk is held at Smart Set. My first publication provides growth to expand my market to book collectors and NE arts district. At the book launch and reception, Minnesota residents will have the opportunity to purchase the book of portraits and hear how the Women Only Music Festivals project evolved and the process in developing the book.","Gina prepared a photography book of portraits from women's music festivals and developed skills in book design, layout, and distribution. The book represents Gina's artistic practice in photography, providing a historical document of women's music festivals. 2: Gina's first publication helped her grow professionally by expanding her artistic practice to women's communities, libraries and museum professionals. Minnesota residents have the opportunity to purchase the book of portraits and learn how the Women Only Music Festivals project evolved, including the process in developing the book. The book will be available in local libraries and museums.",,,,10000,,,,"Gina L. Dabrowski",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dabrowski will publish a book of photographic portraits from women's music festivals. A book launch, signing, and reception will be held at Smart Set in Northeast Minneapolis.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gina,Dabrowski,"Gina L. Dabrowski",,,MN,,"(612) 237-8434",ginadabrowski@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-848,"Melissa Borman: Photographer; faculty at Century College; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Tia Gardner: Visual artist, educator, and Black feminist scholar; Gregory Harp: Photographer; Jon Solinger: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Gary Wahl: Photographer, sculptor, and restaurant developer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010941,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Extend my photographic work into video and digital displays as a means to communicate complex content in an engaging and evocative manner. Create short videos with composed ambient soundscapes to exhibit alongside landscape photographs and test-present them during the Saint Paul Art Crawl and on a video channel. Expand the artistic and scientific dialog about landscape subjects. 2: Extend my photographic work into video and digital displays as a means to communicate complex content in an engaging and evocative manner. Create short videos with composed ambient soundscapes to exhibit alongside landscape photographs and test-present them during the Saint Paul Art Crawl and on a video channel. Expand the artistic and scientific dialog about landscape subjects.","Filmmaking, a collaborative artform, requires a breadth of skills. I engaged the film, scientific and research communities, as well as the public. Many believed in me and the film's subject, providing information and guidance: The Nature Conservancy land managers; Film North instructors; the professional film community; and researchers at the Minnesota Historical Society, among others. 2: Realized a storytelling first-person voice for the script; and wove narrative, soundtrack, and visuals together to be evocative and illuminating. Remarks about storytelling, sound and visuals include: The film is very educational while also being aesthetically hypnotic. The soundtrack is beautifully integrated. The viewer experienced what it was like to be you doing your photography.",,2200,,12200,,,,"Regina M. Flanagan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Photographer Flanagan complements her series about Minnesota landscape types experiencing the effects of local and global climate change with evocative videos that encourage understanding, empathy, and action.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Regina,Flanagan,"Regina M. Flanagan",,,MN,,"(651) 587-0447",regina@artlandscapedesign.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-854,"Melissa Borman: Photographer; faculty at Century College; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Tia Gardner: Visual artist, educator, and Black feminist scholar; Gregory Harp: Photographer; Jon Solinger: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Gary Wahl: Photographer, sculptor, and restaurant developer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010948,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To edit an anthology of Minnesota women's stories of recovery. Through a call for submission and personal invitation, I will select and work with 10-15 Minnesota women on their stories of recovery. I will work with mentor Sun Yun Shin to track my progress. 2: To host two writing workshops for women in recovery. I will track attendance at each workshop and invite participants to complete a brief qualitative survey afterwards.","Began work on anthology of Minnesota women's stories of recovery. Created call for submission. Met with Sun Yun Shin. Gathered feedback on call. Researched memoirs and anthologies. Connected w. interested contributors. Extended invitations to three local writers. Arranged for additional mentorship and networking opps. 2: Hosted an in person workshop and a virtual writing exercise/workshop. Workshop one: Participants completed a brief survey Workshop two: Participants explored topics from call to submission, answering question, how did you do it?.",,,,10000,,,,"Lorissa C. Gottschalk O'Brien AKA Lorissa Gottschalk",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gottschalk will edit an anthology of Minnesota women's stories of recovery and host two writing workshops for women in all stages of recovery.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorissa,"Gottschalk O'Brien","Lorissa C. Gottschalk O'Brien AKA Lorissa Gottschalk",,,MN,,"(612) 385-2752",logobrie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-857,"Sumayyah Beck: Writer; development coordinator at Cedar Cultural Center; Rachel Castro: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Catherine Friend: Author, MN Book Award winner; Susan Nettell: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Torres: Writer; professor of English, Bethany Lutheran College; Kao Yang: Hmong-American writer and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010960,"Artist Initiative",2020,9906,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will acquire skills and tools to expand current musical concert and club performances to create theatrically staged musical presentations. Artist will select a wide variety of different theatrical presenters in the state, consulting with each to ensure that this new presentation meets all technical, promotional, dramatic, and musical requirements for performance in their venue. 2: Artist will have greater opportunities to establish relationships with more venues and Minnesota audiences, and to solidify new skills for doing this. Artist will write and submit a report detailing new findings and alliances resulting from the project. This will include future bookings, potential opportunities being pursued, and the number of new subscribers to the artist's mailing list.","Artist learned from professionals from presenters to technicians in the process of creating final project. Consulting with the experts necessary to create this presentation, present and document it at the concert venue and create promotional materials provided the education and the opportunity to create relationships with needed professionals. 2: Artist developed new contacts, gathered feedback, gained subscribers and promotional opportunities. Email campaigns, website links and social media were used to connect and were also used to develop new and continuing relationships with critics, musicians, bookers and potential audiences, providing an education and new skills for the artist.",,,"Other,local or private",9906,,,,"Maud N. Hixson AKA Maud Hixson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hixson will collaborate with a director to adapt an existing musical cabaret act for presentation in larger theatrical venues. A public performance will be recorded for documentation, booking, and promotion.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maud,Hixson,"Maud N. Hixson AKA Maud Hixson",,,MN,,"(651) 269-3224",maudhixson@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-865,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; assistant professor at Augsburg; Paul Dove: Cofounder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Gaosong Heu: Musician, writer, educator; Andrea Leap: Singer and music teacher; Mitchell McCarthy: Luthier, independent violin maker; Scott Miller: Composer; professor of music at St.Cloud State; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010997,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will increase audiences' appreciation of Balkan Jewish identity by showcasing original folk music and engaging listeners in dialogue. I will collect data on audience numbers, and collect qualitative feedback about audiences' changed attitudes or awareness about this type of music. I will collect requests from audience members seeking to hear this music again. 2: I will gain skills arranging original music based on traditional folk styles, and increase my marketability as a performer of contemporary folk music. Composing partners will evaluate quality of the pieces produced, and cultural mentors will evaluate adherence to cultural context. I will collect feedback from venues about their demand for this type of performance.","I increased listeners' appreciation of Eastern European Jewish identity by showcasing original folk music and teaching music workshops. Collected data on audience numbers and collected qualitative feedback demonstrating changed attitudes and increased access to this kind of music. 2: Gained skills in language and musical technique in the cultural tradition, increasing my capacity as a performer and educator. Teachers and mentors evaluated my skills development and critiqued music produced; witnessed increased demand from venues and presenters for this kind of music.",,2886,"Other,local or private",12886,,,,"Sarah B. Larsson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Larsson will research and arrange eight original songs based on Jewish folk songs from the Balkans, and use performances and workshops in Minneapolis and northern Minnesota to build conversation around community and identity.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Sarah B. Larsson",,,MN,,"(952) 818-0021x c",sbdlarsson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-884,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; PaviElle French: Interdisciplinary artist; vocalist, composer, performer; Sarah Greer: Improvisational singer, songwriter, and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Kelly Turpin: Founder and producer, Arbeit Opera Theatre; Daniel Zielske: Composer and music producer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011000,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will accomplish a major step in my career by writing my first full-length play, based on interviews, in order to evoke empathy across differences. The outcome will be evaluated quantitatively by the completion of the script and six public staged reading performances in 2-3 venues (1 rural, 1-2 urban), and qualitatively by invited professional peer review and audience survey feedback. 2: I will develop a reciprocal engagement process that shares a community's stories at home and across geographic distance, deepening empathy. The outcome will be evaluated qualitatively through audience survey responses and in-depth post-show dialogues that invite audiences to share their own stories of empathetic connection across lines of geographic, political, and racial differences.","I accomplished a major step in my career by writing my first full-length play, based on interviews, evoking empathy across differences. The outcome was evaluated quantitatively by the completion of the script and four virtual staged reading performances, and qualitatively by invited professional peer review and audience survey feedback. 2: Lein Walseth shared stories of Minnesotans from across the state to local and national audiences, bridging geographic distances and deepening empathy. The outcome was evaluated qualitatively through audience survey responses, in-depth post-show dialogues, and a virtual happy hour panel discussion that invited audiences to share their own stories of empathetic connection across lines of difference.",,2646,"Other,local or private",12646,,,,"Stephanie A. Lein Walseth",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Walseth will create The Empathy Project, a new play based on interviews of Minnesotans, exploring empathy across lines of geographic, political, and racial divides, culminating in staged readings in urban and rural Minnesota.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,"Lein Walseth","Stephanie A. Lein Walseth",,,MN,,"(651) 230-1815",stephanieleinwalseth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-887,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Rachel Bernstein: Arts administrator and performer; Aaron Gabriel: Award-winning composer and theater artist; Denise Neushwander-Frink: Theater artist and administrator; Amy Seham: Professor of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus; Benjamin Thietje: Cofounder and coartistic director of DalekoArts in New Prague","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011005,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create a new body of work aimed at increasing discussion among the audience about the conflict in Afghanistan. Success will be based on completion and exhibition of a new body of work. Engagement will be determined by tracking attendance of the exhibition and by utilizing an interactive question and answer session following an artist lecture.","The artist created a new series of eight etchings aimed at increasing discussion among the audience about the conflict in Afghanistan. Success is based on completion and online exhibition of a new body of work. Engagement will be determined by tracking attendance of the exhibition and by utilizing an interactive question and answer session following an artist lecture.",,,,10000,,,,"Jeremy W. Lundquist",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lundquist will create and exhibit a new series of large-scale etchings based on the minimal media coverage of the end and subsequent continuation of combat operations in Afghanistan.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Lundquist,"Jeremy W. Lundquist",,,MN,,"(414) 732-0880",jeremy.lundquist@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-892,"Peter Driessen: Visual artist, sculptor, curator, and cultural producer; Teréz Iacovino: Visual artist and curator; assistant curator, Katherine E. Nash Gallery; Catherine Meier: Visual artist; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nicole Simpkins: Visual artist; drawing and printmaking instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Michelle Wingard: Photographer; professor at Bethel; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011035,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will write an original play in which Veterans and those affected by transgenerational trauma will see their own experiences reflected on stage. Questions in post-show discussions, written evaluations, and collaboration with partner organizations will specifically address how the play reflected and validated audience members. 2: I will synthesize my multidisciplinary experience in theatre to deepen my skills as a playwright, creating a play I can market and tour. I will work with a writing mentor, Heidi Arneson, and peer reviewers who will adjudicate creative progress, as well as marketing consultant, Amy Danielson, to ensure the future life of the play and my career advancement.","Teresa Mock wrote a play exploring the ripple effects of her father's Vietnam War trauma, and performed the piece for audiences at Open Eye Theatre. Post-show discussions, audience surveys, media reviews, and a collaborative process which included contributions from combat veterans addressed how the play reflected and validated audience members. 2: Teresa Mock synthesized her multidisciplinary experience in theatre to deepen her skills as a playwright, creating a play she can market and tour. Teresa Mock collaborated with Heidi Arneson as a writing mentor and dramaturg, and her production team to adjudicate the creative process ensuring a high-quality performance that will have a future life and support Mock's career advancement.",,2645,"Other,local or private",12645,,,,"Teresa P. Mock",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Mock will write and perform The Uncertainty Principle, a play about the working class struggle of her father, a Vietnam Veteran, his relationship with his daughter, and the experience of transgenerational trauma.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Mock,"Teresa P. Mock",,,MN,,"(612) 242-6759",TeresaMock26@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-902,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Rachel Bernstein: Arts administrator and performer; Aaron Gabriel: Award-winning composer and theater artist; Denise Neushwander-Frink: Theater artist and administrator; Amy Seham: Professor of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus; Benjamin Thietje: Cofounder and coartistic director of DalekoArts in New Prague","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011037,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will develop the skills necessary for creating a large ceramic relief mural designed for a specific location. The project will be a success if the artist creates a ceramic mural for TU Dance that fits the space. This will be determined by feedback from TU Dance, dancers and from the audience. 2: The audience will feel a connection between my figurative mural and the emotional dancers performing at TU Dance Company. The project will be a success if attendees acknowledge that showing dance with visual art strengthens the experience. This will be determined through a talkback session and personal surveys.","The project will be a success if the artist creates a body of work that will be accepted in the Social Justice Exhibit. Acceptance into the Social Justice Exhibit. 2: The project will be a success if I am able to thoughtfully participate in the Virtual Social Justice Discussion. Talk back with participants and viewers after the debate.",,,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"Katherine M. Mommsen AKA Kathy Mommsen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Mommsen will create a ceramic wall while observing dancers from TU Dance Company as models. The wall will be installed at TU Dance studio in Saint Paul and will be unveiled at an art/dance event and talk back.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Mommsen,"Katherine M. Mommsen AKA Kathy Mommsen",,,MN,,"(952) 378-7046",kathymommsen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-904,"Toni Gallo: Painter and teacher of yoga and meditation; Amanda Hamilton: Visual artist; professor of art, Bethel University; Jena Holliday: Illustrator; owner, Spoonful of Faith studio; Karen Savage-Blue: Visual artist and teacher; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nathan White: Woodworking artist and craftsperson","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011056,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a limited-edition artist book of prints that documents my exploration of mapping the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) landscape through walking. I will hike the entire SHT during the grant period, collecting cyanotypes and rubbings. In the studio I will host studio visits for critique and conversations throughout the process and upon completion of the finished limited-edition artist book. 2: Leading cyanotype and rubbing workshops that engage the community with a dialogue about observing the small moments of being outside. I will record the number of participants and document the workshop process and the final prints created by the participants.","Anna Orbovich created a limited-edition artist book of prints that documented her exploration of mapping the Superior Hiking Trail landscape. The evaluation method used was the documentation of the finished product and process of the project as a whole. 2: Anna Orbovich lead a cyanotype and nature rubbing workshop that engaged the community with dialogue about observing the small moments of being outside. The evaluation method used included recording how many participants there were and organizing their feedback and the art they created.",,,,10000,,,,"Anna Orbovich",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Orbovich will create a limited edition artist book of prints that document her exploration of mapping the Superior Hiking Trail landscape through walking, and lead workshops about observing and documenting the outdoors.",2020-03-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Orbovich,"Anna Orbovich",,,MN,,"(651) 269-7863",anna.e.orbovich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-916,"Susanna Gaunt: Visual artist; Josette Ghiseline: Mixed media painter; Emily Johnson: Owner, designer and goldsmith, EC Design, LLC; Tracy Krumm: Artist; director for artistic advancement, Textile Center; Javier Lara-Ruiz: Dakota illustrator, painter, and sculptor; Jess Levanduski: Painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist; owner of Smeared Palette; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Amy Toscani: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011060,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will become more knowledgeable with ceramic glaze materials. Paradis' knowledge on ceramic glaze materials will be evaluated through fulfilling the course objectives of the Ceramics Materials Workshop course. Her exhibition will show a new range of ceramic material understanding and glazed surfaces. 2: The artist will complete a new body of work which will be installed in a public exhibition. Paradis will install the new body of work that is created during the grant period in a Minneapolis gallery. She will hold an opening reception to visually engage with the audience, as well as an artist talk to converse with the community.","Paradis gained significant knowledge with ceramic glaze materials. Paradis' ceramic glaze material knowledge was applied to the work that was exhibited in her show Towards Veracity, showing her new range of ceramic material understanding. 2: The artist completed a new body of work which was installed in a public exbhiition. Paradis exhibited a new body of work that was created during the grant period at Artistry in Bloomington, Minnesota. There was an opening reception and an artist talk that engaged with many community members.",,,,10000,,,,"Erin Paradis",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Paradis's project will supply her with complete ceramic glaze material knowledge which will be represented in her new body work exhibited in the fall of 2020.",2020-03-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Paradis,"Erin Paradis",,,MN,,"(607) 427-0170",erinparadis@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-918,"Susanna Gaunt: Visual artist; Josette Ghiseline: Mixed media painter; Emily Johnson: Owner, designer and goldsmith, EC Design, LLC; Tracy Krumm: Artist; director for artistic advancement, Textile Center; Javier Lara-Ruiz: Dakota illustrator, painter, and sculptor; Jess Levanduski: Painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist; owner of Smeared Palette; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Amy Toscani: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011076,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a queer Minnesota poet, this project is vital for deepening my engagement with the LGBTQ and literary communities here in Minnesota and beyond. I will research LGBTQ individuals/communities in Minnesota, and write lyric narrative poems about them. After revisions, with community input (see Outcome 2), I will read at Minnesota LGBTQ-friendly venues, and submit the work for publication. 2: This project will stretch me artistically, and a grant will provide me with the time I need in order to further develop my artistic practice. After getting feedback from trusted mentors, I will revise my work. I will hold reading/discussions at Quatrefoil Library, a local LGBTQ center, and the Tretter Archives, at the University of Minnesota. I will collect audience feedback, and make further","I did achieve this outcome, though it was changed by Covid restrictions. I counted the number of people who attended my online Zoom readings. 2: I did achieve this outcome. I have not been able to give any public readings, due to Covid restrictions, but did give two Zoom readings.",,,,10000,,,,"William J. Reichard AKA William Reichard",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Reichard will research the history of LGBTQ people in Minnesota, then write lyric, narrative poems about their lives. He will read and discuss the new work in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and if possible, greater Minnesota venues.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Reichard,"William J. Reichard AKA William Reichard",,,MN,,"(651) 292-9116",williamreichard@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-926,"Elizabeth Johnson: Poet, essayist, faculty member, College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University; Michael Kleber Diggs: Poet and essayist; Arts Board grantee; Susan Love: Poet; teacher; Preeti Rajpal: Poet and nonfiction writer; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Linnea Schluessler: Former director, Academic Success Center, Northland Community and Technical College; Chaun Webster: Poet and teaching artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011095,"Artist Initiative",2020,8400,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The applicant will hold three gatherings/workshops in Minneapolis and Saint Paul to share the ideas that fuel her work with Minnesota communities. The applicant will design interactive exercises for participants in the three events. Participant engagement and the quality of conversation will serve as the standards for evaluation. 2: The applicant will work with a mentor to edit the manuscript. Eric Lorberer has agreed to read the manuscript and work with the applicant on revisions. The new career skill for the applicant is how to professionally edit a manuscript. The outcome will be evaluated based on whether the manuscript is successfully and completely revised with professional guidance by the end of the grant period.","Christina Schmid designed interactive exercises for writing workshops on Zoom. The exercises combined visual analysis with experimental storytelling. Based on participant engagement and feedback, the writing exercises succeeded in stimulating both creative expression and dialogue. 2: Schmid worked with Eric Lorberer as her editor to critique and revise the manuscript. Schmid and Lorberer discussed and analyzed the structure, language, voice, and scope of the text thoroughly. The resulting revised manuscript is now organized into ten sections and ready to be submitted for publication.",,,,8400,,,,"Christina H. Schmid",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Schmid will work with a mentor to revise her manuscript and organize a three-part public program that engages the ideas in her work.",2020-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Schmid,"Christina H. Schmid",,,MN,,"(612) 827-6203",christinahschmid@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-935,"Sumayyah Beck: Writer; development coordinator at Cedar Cultural Center; Rachel Castro: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Catherine Friend: Author, MN Book Award winner; Susan Nettell: Writer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Torres: Writer; professor of English, Bethany Lutheran College; Kao Yang: Hmong-American writer and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011096,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will grow as an artist by sharing these wonderful additions to the cello repertoire with audiences and then professionally recording them. The CD will be evaluated by radio stations and other streaming music services. All three pieces will be performed for live audiences in Minnesota throughout the year and listeners will have the opportunity to interact with the performers.","Laura Sewell grew as an artist by recording and performing three important works for cello and piano by current and former Minnesota-based composers. The CD is being played on the radio and can be purchased on major streaming platforms. Reviews are currently being written for several music publications. Performances and interactions with audience members took place both online and in person.",,3566,"Other,local or private",13566,,,,"Laura A. Sewell",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sewell will record a CD of works for cello and piano by Stephan Paulus, Paul Schoenfield, and David Evan Thomas. All three distinguished composers have strong Minnesota ties and two of the works were written for Sewell.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Sewell,"Laura A. Sewell",,,MN,,"(651) 647-9077",sewellcello@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-936,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; assistant professor at Augsburg; Paul Dove: Cofounder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company; Douglas Harbin: Assistant professor of music theory and composition, Concordia College; Gaosong Heu: Musician, writer, educator; Andrea Leap: Singer and music teacher; Mitchell McCarthy: Luthier, independent violin maker; Scott Miller: Composer; professor of music at St.Cloud State; David Stoddard: Award-winning lyricist, composer, folk musician, and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011105,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jon Steinhorst will increase his visibility and credibility as an original artist and director. Success for this outcome will be based on live and online audience engagement, enthusiasm, feedback and comments. 2: Steinhorst will build personal confidence as it pertains to his unique vision by producing a project that is highly experimental yet very relatable. Collaborators, industry peers and institutional gatekeepers' expressed and specific requests or inquiries for more high-concept work that blurs the boundary between traditional film and art will be the metric to assess this outcome.","Jon D. Steinhorst successfully increased his visibility and credibility as an original artist and professional director. Steinhorst considers this outcome achieved due to the number of project viewers, collaborators, and community members who have directly reached out to him to comment and commend the work. 2: Jon D. Steinhorst has attained a new, greater level of confidence as it pertains to producing experimental yet relatable work. The opportunity to make Terms and Conditions has allowed Steinhorst invaluable reflection on how to better pitch and represent high concept work. Since screening the project, Jon received multiple requests from new collaborators to produce new work.",,9142,"Other,local or private",19142,,,,"Jon D. Steinhorst",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Crafted from the text of online user agreements, Steinhorst's Terms and Conditions chronicles seven characters' day through a series of short, stylized videos. Steinhorst will direct and screen the series at multiple venues.",2020-03-01,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Steinhorst,"Jon D. Steinhorst",,,MN,,"(312) 771-0598",jon@jonsteinhorst.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-939,"Anthony Adah: Film studies professor, MSU Moorhead; Sara Enzenauer: Executive director, Frozen River Film Festival; Alec Fischer: Documentary filmmaker; Rebecca Heidenberg: Filmmaker; Jennifer Kramer: Film director, producer, and writer; Robert Larson: Assistant professor of communication and media studies at The College of St. Scholastica; David Ryan: Video artist and teacher at Hamline; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011109,"Artist Initiative",2020,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prepare and give readings in Little Falls, Chaska, and Redwing designed to prompt conversation afterwards about the loss of small farms in Minnesota. Feedback from audience discussion will be recorded and evaluated. I will know that I have connected when the audience starts telling their own stories. I will also develop and evaluate my public discussion leading skills. 2: Finish last volume of trilogy about loss of small farms, incorporating poems that reflect a wider community perspective gained from each reading. I will evaluate by submitting manuscript to publisher who has expressed interest in third volume of poems. I will assess feedback and revise where needed.","Gave Zoom reading in Chaska, live reading in Red Wing and Little Falls. There was a Zoom discussion following the Chaska reading, but it was hampered by technical issues and feedback was limited. The only real discussion followed the Little Falls reading which generated significant audience engagement and enjoyment. 2: I finished the last volume of the trilogy. I have contacted Red Dragonfly Press and have secured an agreement to publish the third volume in 2024 using the same design and format as the pervious two volumes.",,300,,10000,,,,"Joyce A. Sutphen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sutphen will give three readings/conversations in Little Falls, Chaska, and Red Wing on the loss of small farms in rural Minnesota, reading her poems and then engaging the audience to tell their own related stories.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joyce,Sutphen,"Joyce A. Sutphen",,,MN,,"(952) 994-5118",jsutphen@gustavus.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-942,"Elizabeth Johnson: Poet, essayist, faculty member, College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University; Michael Kleber Diggs: Poet and essayist; Arts Board grantee; Susan Love: Poet; teacher; Preeti Rajpal: Poet and nonfiction writer; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Linnea Schluessler: Former director, Academic Success Center, Northland Community and Technical College; Chaun Webster: Poet and teaching artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011111,"Artist Initiative",2020,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Carolyn will develop her community engagement skills and audience connection through research, interviews, and event organizing. The project will culminate with a public reading and zine-making workshop where others can share their stories about West Saint Paul. The response to this event and the zines will be used to evaluate the outcome. 2: Carolyn will focus on West Saint Paul as a subject, setting a course for developing several zine 'chapters' into a larger, more cohesive, future project. Ideally, by the end of the grant period Carolyn's ideas for a larger project will be clearer. The zines she makes next year will be touchstones for future work and she'll have a better idea how they fit into her larger artistic practice.","This zine-making project not only helped Carolyn form many new connections in her local community, it also expanded her audience nationally. Carolyn gave away 150 zines locally and sold another 200 zines on Etsy, the majority going to new buyers. Many people contacted her with their own stories about West Saint Paul. Carolyn's lecture was well-received and continues to get views on YouTube. 2: Carolyn is now working on a book-length project. Carolyn explored different styles of illustration that meshed more closely with her painting practice. She strengthened her storytelling skills and gained the confidence to start working on a book-length memoir project.",,2565,"Other,local or private",5715,,,,"Carolyn J. Swiszcz",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Swiszcz will create three zines about people and places in West Saint Paul, the semisuburban city where she lives. The project will culminate with a public reading and zine making workshop at a venue in West Saint Paul.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Swiszcz,"Carolyn J. Swiszcz",,,MN,,"(612) 205-0213",carolynjs@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-944,"Krista Anderson-Larson: Director, CIRCA Gallery; gallery and collections coordinator, Macalester College; sculptor; Martha Bird: Visual artist and public health nurse; AK Garski: Visual artist and activist; art and art history adjunct instructor, St. Catherine University; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Kimber Olson: Visual artist, curator, and educator.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011112,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will engage Minnesotans through the opportunity to view three newly created Nativity icons in the Ancient Byzantine style of Iconography. I will track the number of visitors to the gallery opening event as well as through the duration of the exhibit. 2: I will garner interest as an iconographer recognized for quality original work suitable for commissions. I will collect feedback from the exhibit and track any interest I have in future commissions as a result of the exhibit and the experience of Minnesotans who become aware of my iconography.","Symalla engaged Minnesotans through the opportunity to view three newly created Nativity Icon in the ancient Byzantine style of Iconography. Viewers at the opening event were physically counted and additional viewers during the remainder of the event were estimated. 2: Symalla garnered interest in herself as an iconographer of high quality work approachable for commissions. This is witnesses by the newspaper's interest in writing an article, roughly six people who privately contacted me to talk about my icons and the communications received about three new commissions.",,,,10000,,,,"Judith M. Symalla AKA Judy Symalla",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Symalla will hold an exhibit at ArtReach St. Croix of three newly created Nativity themed Byzantine icons, showcasing the technique of egg tempera and twenty-four carat gold gilding.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Symalla,"Judith M. Symalla AKA Judy Symalla",,,MN,,"(651) 351-0650",jsymalla2000@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-945,"Teresa Audet: Artist and furniture maker; Loretta Day: Art director, ROHO Collective; freelance artist and curator; Emily Donovan Carney: Multimedia artist; Lois Peterson: Visual artist; retired art professor at Gustavus Adolphus College; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; Leah Yellowbird: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Cameron Zebrun: Sculptor and photographer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011117,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants may consider how their own guiding principles and personal concepts of truth are informed through acquired knowledge and applied wisdom. Dialogues with participants will take place during the public exhibition. A public creative workspace for participants to make their own 'autobiographic graphics' will be provided. Participants' feedback and artworks will be documented.","Participants shared how journaling and artist's books provide accessible outlets for creativity and expressions of gratitude. Following a virtual presentation of work by the artist, participants shared their own projects. Each then engaged in an exchange of handmade postcards that embodied creative expressions of gratitude. The postcards were documented.",,,,10000,,,,"Bradley R. Thomas AKA Thomas Gleaner",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Thomas will present a public exhibition and interactive creative workspace that examines how knowledge and wisdom inform personal guidance in an era of post truth; both will be presented at Vandalia Tower in Saint Paul.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bradley,Thomas,"Bradley R. Thomas AKA Brad Thomas",,,MN,,"(704) 377-0899",brthomas101@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-946,"Krista Anderson-Larson: Director, CIRCA Gallery; gallery and collections coordinator, Macalester College; sculptor; Martha Bird: Visual artist and public health nurse; AK Garski: Visual artist and activist; art and art history adjunct instructor, St. Catherine University; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Kimber Olson: Visual artist, curator, and educator.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011123,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Brooks Turner will enlarge his audience through creation of an immersive sculptural installation with take-away newspapers. Turner will evaluate success based on audience engagement and feedback during exhibition timeline, particularly in how the public engages with the textual aspects of his work. 2: Brooks Turner will push his art practice in a new direction materially and conceptually. Turner will evaluate success based on how audience members understand and interpret the particular Minnesota historical narratives incorporated in his work and if the work inspires the public to reflect on their own relationship to history.","Turner enlarged his audience through a free 'exhibition-in-print' newspaper in the StarTribune and Weisman. The StarTribune reported a readership of approximately 200,000. Additionally, Turner saved 30 pages of lengthy responses from Minnesotans about the project, including people sharing new stories from their own personal experience. 2: Turner created an artwork materially and conceptually unlike anything he has made prior. Inserting the 'Exhibition-in-Print' into the StarTribune contextualized the history of fascism in relation to current events. The discussion on Nextdoor showed how readers were acutely aware of the connections between past and present.",,,"Other,local or private",10000,,,,"John B. Turner AKA Brooks Turner",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Turner will create and present an immersive installation and abstract newspaper, communicating the dark history of fascism in Minnesota from 1930 to 1960 as a local reminder of the danger of hate and the power of protest.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Turner,"John B. Turner AKA Brooks Turner",,,MN,,"(612) 770-6677",jbrooksturner@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-947,"Peter Driessen: Visual artist, sculptor, curator, and cultural producer; Teréz Iacovino: Visual artist and curator; assistant curator, Katherine E. Nash Gallery; Catherine Meier: Visual artist; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nicole Simpkins: Visual artist; drawing and printmaking instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Michelle Wingard: Photographer; professor at Bethel; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011127,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will promote and participate in a month long, three-person exhibition at Artistry in Bloomington, Minnesota. Artistry draws more than 40,000 visitors annually. In addition to general promotion, I will invite select gallerists and art professionals to this exhibition to further increase my visibility in the community. 2: I will build upon my practice of manipulating existing fiber structures by pushing current boundaries of scale and sculptural dimension. During the grant period, I will seek advice and critique from my co-exhibitors, both of whom are award-winning fiber artists and sculptors. In addition, I will solicit constructive feedback from peers and art professionals who visit the exhibition.","Amy Usdin promoted and participated in her first small group exhibition, a five week show at Artistry in Bloomington, Minnesota. Artistry's Visual Arts Director reported 744 masked and socially distanced people physically viewed the show, while others engaged virtually. Outreach included the Star Tribune, Art Hounds, the Textile Center newsletter, and social media. 2: In sync with co-exhibitors, Amy Usdin created eleven new works of varied size and structure, for which she invited peer and professional critique. Thoughtful response from art professionals included: 'the emotional depth of the work. transported the viewer to a different time and place' and Usdin's nets 'seem like they're telling some secret story about the previous life of these objects.'.",,,,10000,,,,"Amy Usdin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Usdin will build upon her practice of manipulating existing fiber structures through weaving and knotting by pushing current boundaries of scale and sculptural form, exhibiting work at Artistry in Bloomington.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Usdin,"Amy Usdin",,,MN,,"(651) 895-5537",amyusdin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-949,"Susanna Gaunt: Visual artist; Josette Ghiseline: Mixed media painter; Emily Johnson: Owner, designer and goldsmith, EC Design, LLC; Tracy Krumm: Artist; director for artistic advancement, Textile Center; Javier Lara-Ruiz: Dakota illustrator, painter, and sculptor; Jess Levanduski: Painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist; owner of Smeared Palette; Nicole Selmer: Artist and educator in papermaking, printmaking, and bookmaking; Amy Toscani: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011134,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Welke will develop new skills in mixed media paintings that will depict prairie and farmland burns in order to represent the cycle of land renewal. The outcome will be successful when this new, mixed media work is exhibited at the Northfield Arts Guild in Northfield, Minnesota. 2: The public will become aware of prairie and farmland burns through viewing art, group dialogue and will develop confidence in basic painting skills. The outcome will be successful when the work is exhibited to include an artist talk, public participation in an inter-generational painting workshop and by numbers of online engagement of an Instagram account created to document the project.","Welke developed new skills in mixed media paintings that depict prairie and farmland burns in order to represent the cycle of land renewal. The outcome was successful when this new, mixed media work was exhibited at the Northfield Arts Guild in Northfield, Minnesota. 2: The public became aware of prairie and farmland burns through viewing art, group dialogue and developed confidence in basic painting skills. The outcome was successful when the work was exhibited to include an artist talk, public participation in an inter-generational painting workshop and by numbers of online engagement of an Instagram account created to document the project.",,4812,"Other,local or private",14812,,,,"Mary Welke",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Welke will create new, mixed media paintings about prairie, farmland burns, and land renewal. An exhibition, public conversation, and intergenerational painting workshop will be at the Northfield Arts Guild.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Welke,"Mary Welke",,,MN,,"(612) 251-5585",mary.welke@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-953,"Toni Gallo: Painter and teacher of yoga and meditation; Amanda Hamilton: Visual artist; professor of art, Bethel University; Jena Holliday: Illustrator; owner, Spoonful of Faith studio; Karen Savage-Blue: Visual artist and teacher; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nathan White: Woodworking artist and craftsperson","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011144,"Artist Initiative",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through interacting with ceramic sculptures and hands-on clay workshops, audiences will engage in a process of creative discovery. The outcome will be evaluated by the successful completion of the work and a show at 801 Galley; and by hands-on ceramic sculpture workshops at the gallery and Rondo Library. It will be measured by participation and survey responses. 2: My technical and creative abilities will be challenged by making and exhibiting 3D ceramic sculpture inspired by my children's 2D drawing. The outcome will be evaluated by the coherent completion of this body of work and the advancement of skills and vision during the process. It will also be assessed through audience response, documentation of the work, and new opportunities generated.","Through a gallery exhibition and a clay residency participants/audiences engaged in a process of creative discovery. The work for the show was completed and exhibited with positive reception. A hands-on ceramic residency was completed at Galtier Elementary in Saint Paul. It was measured by engagement and enthusiasm, project completion + student reflections. 2: My technical and creative abilities were challenged by making and exhibiting 3D ceramic sculpture and wall art inspired by my children's 2D drawing. The outcome was evaluated by the coherent completion of this body of work and the advancement of skills and vision during the process. It was also be assessed through audience response, documentation of the work, and new opportunities generated.",,844,,10844,,,,"Judith A. Yourman",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Yourman will complete and exhibit a body of ceramic sculpture inspired by the early drawings of her daughters, accompanied by hands-on multigenerational ceramic workshops at 801 Gallery and the Rondo Library.",2020-03-01,2022-02-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Yourman,"Judith A. Yourman",,,MN,,"(651) 468-7951",jyourman@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-960,"Krista Anderson-Larson: Director, CIRCA Gallery; gallery and collections coordinator, Macalester College; sculptor; Martha Bird: Visual artist and public health nurse; AK Garski: Visual artist and activist; art and art history adjunct instructor, St. Catherine University; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Kimber Olson: Visual artist, curator, and educator.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10012,"Artist Initiative Grant",2010,3700,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,861,"Other, local or private",4561,,,,"Cynthia J. Rogers AKA Cindy Rogers",Individual,"For professional editing and marketing direction as well as time to revise and write.",,,2010-03-15,2011-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Rogers,,,,MN,,"(651) 306-9013",cindyrog@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-63,,,, 10003850,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Drum will produce an interactive site-specific installation entitled, Long Scene. Push my creative process by engaging the public as collaborator, evaluated by tracking participation rates and documenting. Findings will be exhibited to the public and archived online. 2: Invite members of the community to collaborate in the making of an art installation and then publicly exhibiting these creative products. Success will be evaluated by measuring participation rates, gathering feedback from participates and archiving documentation of the creative process. ","Drum will produce an interactive site-specific installation entitled, Long Scene. Drum created an interactive sculptural installation guised as a public access television station, entitled Long Scene. The installation was activated by performances and audience participation over the course of three days at Casket Arts. 2: Invite members of the community to collaborate in the making of an art installation and then publicly exhibiting these creative products. The project utilized input from the community by connecting and facilitating collaboration between visual artists and the public using an installation as stage for open creativity.",,,,10000,,,,"Preston Yates. Drum",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Drum will produce an interactive site specific installation titled, Long Scene. The project will explore the creative process by inviting members of the community to collaborate.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Preston,Drum,"Preston Y. Drum",,,MN,,"(704) 968-2339 ",drum.preston@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-609,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Karlyn Berg: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee; James Brenner: Sculptor and [ublic artist; Arts Board grantee; Sayge Carroll: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003869,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete my first memoir and submit final manuscript and cover letter for review to mentors, Laura Flynn and Deborah Keenan. At the end of the grant period, I will have achieved this outcome if I completed my memoir, submitted it and a cover letter to my mentors for review,and met with them to discuss their feedback. 2: I will teach an interdisciplinary writing workshop and host a reading. I will ask participants of the workshop to complete a brief evaluation and track attendance at the reading.","Lorissa nears completion of her first memoir and has submitted most recent manuscript to Laura Flynn and Deborah Keenan. Lorissa nears the completion of her memoir and continues to work with Keenan, who has agreed to review a final manuscript and help identify the best essays to send to agents and publishers this fall. 2: Lorissa taught an interdisciplinary writing workshop and hosted a reading. Lorissa performed a head count at each event and had participants complete qualitative evaluations. Artists developed and used skills for engaging with community.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Lorissa Christine. Gottschalk O'Brien AKA Lorissa Gottschalk",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gottschalk will complete her first memoir and conduct a writing workshop for people wanting to explore shame, grief, and addiction in their writing. She will also host a night of readings and remembrances.",2018-01-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorissa,"Gottschalk O'Brien","Lorissa C. Gottschalk O'Brien AKA Lorissa Gottschalk",,,MN,,"(612) 385-2752 ",logobrie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-618,"Ashley Benites: Novelist, writing instructor, Arts Board grantee; Victoria Blanco: Writer and teaching artist; Arts Board grantee; Karlyn Coleman: Writer; teaching artist at the Loft; Arts Board grantee; Shannon Gibney: Author and activist; teaches in English department at MCTC; Margaret Newman: Writer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Matthew Ryan: Writer, English professor at Concordia St. Paul; Arts Board grantee; Michele Valenti: Writer, winner of Loft Mentor Series in fiction","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10003887,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will work toward completion of a memoir that will expand my skills as a creative nonfiction writer and enable me to experiment with a new genre. I will seek feedback from my peers in my writing group, which consists of established creative nonfiction authors, and from writers who have wrestled with similar topics in the past. 2: I will teach an interdisciplinary writing workshop and host a reading. I will ask participants of the workshop to complete a brief evaluation and track attendance at the reading.","Mara Hvistendahl worked toward completion of a memoir that expanded her skills as a creative nonfiction writer. Progress was gauged by the amount of time spent researching and writing the work, as well as feedback from audience members and other established writers. 2: Mara Hvistendahl held two public readings in Morris and Northfield, MN, at which she spoke about her research and read from her work. Success was measured by the spirited participation of a diverse group of event attendees, and by the comments they made during and after my talks.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",200,"Other,local or private",10200,,,,"Mara Farrah. Hvistendahl",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hvistendahl will work on a memoir combining her personal experience with an exploration of medical decision making in the era of abundant data and genetic information. She will hold two public readings in Minnesota.",2018-01-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Hvistendahl,"Mara F. Hvistendahl",,,MN,,"(612) 400-2800 ",mara.hvistendahl@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Rice, Stevens",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-626,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Freelance writer, former editor at Africa World Press/The Red Sea Press; Jonathan Damery: Essayist, Arts Board grantee; Catherine Friend: Author, MN Book Award winner; Christine Kolaya: Writer and professor, University of Minnesota Morris.; Juliet Patterson: Writer, published poet; instructor at St Olaf College; Danielle Sosin: Author, fiction, Duluth; Jordan Thomas: Published writer; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10001,"Artist Initiative Grant",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,230,"Other, local or private",6230,,,,"Clifton E. Johnson AKA Earl Johnson",Individual,"For a photographic exploration of the relationship between the Mississippi River and the Twin Cities metropolitan area from the Coon Rapids Dam to the confluence of the Saint Croix River.",,,2010-03-15,2011-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clifton,Johnson,,,,MN,,"(651) 260-8708",earlj@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-52,,,, 10003899,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sunrise Performances' is a collaborative effort. I will be working intimately with other artists, requiring us to expand our artistic skill sets. Collaborating artists and myself will review video recordings of the performance events. 2: Sunrise Performances will be open to the public and marketing efforts will be made to expose Minnesotans to the work. The project outcome will be evaluated by attendance numbers, which will be collected at both events. ","Sunrise Performances' was a collaborative effort between Minnesota artists which developed their artistic practices. The applicant evaluated this outcome via reviewing footage of both performance events. 2: Sunrise Performances' was open to the public and marketing efforts were made to expose Minnesotans to the work. The project outcome was evaluated by collecting attendance numbers for both events. Event 1: 67 attended, Event 2: 51.","Achieved proposed outcomes",100,,10100,,,,"Christopher Michael. Keller AKA Kristoff Krane",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Emcee Kristoff Krane will perform with producer and drummer Graham O'Brien and Anishinaabe singer and drummer, Alvin Baker in two Minnesota parks.",2018-01-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Keller,"Christopher M. Keller AKA Kristoff Krane",,,MN,,"(651) 357-0441 ",christopher.m.keller@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Pipestone, Roseau, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-633,"Nicholas Gaudette: Bassist and Arts Board grantee; active with Hear Here Live Music and Movement Festival, Cherry Spoon collective; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Elizabeth Larson: School music teacher; freelance musician; John Munson: Musician with The New Standards and The Twilight Hours; Arts Board grantee; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Andrew Stermer: Composer, producer, and percussionist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003921,"Artist Initiative",2018,9280,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sharon Mansur will further her dance filmmaking skills by creating In Between, a 20-30 minute film set in Winona, with videography by BodyCartography. Screening discussion notes, and feedback forms from screenings and workshops and artist participant interviews, and dance filmmaker professional critiques, and 2019 film festival invitations.","Sharon Mansur created and edited 'In the space between' a site-specific experimental dance film set in Winona, Minnesota, shot by BodyCartography. Screening discussion notes, 98 surveys from film screenings and workshops, four artist participant interviews, three dance filmmaker critiques, and upcoming screening at Frozen River Film Festival, Winona, Minnesota.","Achieved proposed outcomes",768,"Other,local or private",10048,,,,"Sharon F. Mansur",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dance Artist Sharon Mansur will create and perform in ""In Between,"" a new dance film set in Winona, MN. Mansur will increase her skills in this genre, making her work more accessible to a wider and more diverse audience.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Mansur,"Sharon F. Mansur",,,MN,,"(301) 254-6930 ",sharonmansur@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-648,"Ramona Jacobs: Owner and director of Fergus Falls School of Dance; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sachiko Nishiuchi: Flamenco dancer and instructor; Arts Board grantee; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, and activist; Naimah Petigny: Dancer; PhD candidate in feminist studies at the U of M; Michele Rusinko: Professor and chair of department of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus College; April Sellers: Dancer, choreographer; artistic director of The April Sellers Dance Collective; Linda Shapiro: Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory, and faculty member, department of theatre and dance, University of Minnesota; freelance writer; Chitra Vairavan: Dancer and choreographer; founding member of Ananya Dance Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003951,"Artist Initiative",2018,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will deepen my knowledge of painting techniques, dying processes, and conservation methods. Eight new paintings will be produced using new research and techniques. 2: Artists and audiences will learn about the intersection of arts administration, studio methods, and everyday making. Attendance will be taken at the public event and throughout the exhibition and the quality of conversation will be used to measure the impact and success of the project.","I deepened my knowledge of painting techniques, dying processes, and conservation methods. I made ten new paintings through new research and techniques. 2: Artists and audiences learned about the intersection of arts administration, studio methods, and making. Attendance was taken at the public event and throughout the exhibition and the quality of conversation, and anecdotal feedback, was be used to measure the impact and success of the project.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",9000,,,,"Jehra Patrick",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Patrick will complete and exhibit eight new ""paintings as tapestries"" that combine her interests in the museum practice of conservation, studio production, and homemaking.",2018-03-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jehra,Patrick,"Jehra Patrick",,,MN,,"(651) 592-1137 ",jehra.patrick@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-660,"Kimble Bromley: Professor of art at North Dakota State University; nationally and internationally exhibited artist; Patricia Canelake: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree: Executive director, MN Marine Art Museum; Seho Park: Artist; art professor, Winona State University; Connor Rice: Multimedia artist; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Shea: Glass artist; Arts Board grantee; Julie Sirek: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003952,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A performance set for a new Global Conversations Ensemble, with new compositions, will be performed in June 2018. The performance set will have at least eight compositions for the new ensemble Global Conversations. Audience feedback will be collected at the first concert and used to improve the set. 2: A final public performance of the newly created Global Conversations Ensemble led by Pavan will be held in Nov 2016. Feedback from the first concert and more rehearsals after June will help fine tune the performance set for Nov. Audience feedback will be gathered in Nov too. A six member Ensemble would be created.",,,3510,"Other,local or private",13510,,,,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Tabla artist, composer and teacher A. Pavan will create a new Minneapolis ensemble, Global Conversations, conduct workshops, rehearsals, and hold two public performances of new compositions in an innovative format.",2018-01-01,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 508-3716 ",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-661,"Nicholas Gaudette: Bassist and Arts Board grantee; active with Hear Here Live Music and Movement Festival, Cherry Spoon collective; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Elizabeth Larson: School music teacher; freelance musician; John Munson: Musician with The New Standards and The Twilight Hours; Arts Board grantee; Betsy Neil: Violinist and fiddler; elementary school music and orchestra teacher; Stephen Pelkey: Music faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; cellist with Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Music Society; Andrew Stermer: Composer, producer, and percussionist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003981,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will transform my ceramics practice by introducing real flowers, shifting from solely craft-based media, and seek critiques by art professionals. As I design three new installations, I will regularly consult with artists and curators to receive feedback on how the pieces are perceived, how effective they are, and what I can do to improve them. ",,,650,"Other,local or private",10650,,,,"Juliane Beth. Shibata",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Shibata will create three new installations that integrate living flowers with her ceramic ones. After documenting the work, she will approach exhibition venues in Minnesota about displaying unique site specific pieces.",2018-03-01,2019-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juliane,Shibata,"Juliane B. Shibata",,,MN,,"(507) 720-9339 ",js@julianeshibata.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-676,"Shannon Estlund: Artist and educator; Arts Board grantee; Syed Hosain: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Paul Linden: Sculptor, craftsman, teacher; Arts Board grantee; Mary Ann Papanek-Miller: Professor and chair of the department of art, media, and design, DePaul University; mixed media artist.; Kimberlee Joy Roth: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Sandra Taylor: Interdisciplinary artist; teaching artist; Arts Board grantee; Sara Udvig: Public artist working with Partnership Art; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003942,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To explore issues of identity, power, and community in the Twin Cities Hip Hop dance scene with collaborating choreographers. I will create a documents with my views on each issue before the panels. After the series, I will compare the new information to evaluate how my views have changed based on the outcome of the project. 2: The information I have gathered from the panels will inform my choreographic work in a 2018 theater production. The evaluation of the discussions are measured through the impact on how my choreography is constructed for the 2018 theater performance and will be compared to my past work.","Successfully explored issues of identity, power, and community with audience and Mixtape choreographers. Instead of a document, I created movement phrases to demonstrate how to think through each of these issues using dance. 2: Successfully used information from panels to inform my work, 'Eat, Prey, Shove,' performed in Mixtape Side B (May 2018). Through discussion with my dancers who were present at the panels, I choreographed a framework that allowed for each voice to be heard through movement.",,,,10000,,,,"Jason R. Noer AKA J-Sun",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hip Hop choreographers explore identity, power, and community in three public panel discussions. These conversations about different Hip Hop dance forms will inform Jason Noer's choreography in a 2018 theater production.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Noer,"Jason R. Noer AKA J-Sun",,,MN,,"(651) 707-6907 ",Noerx006@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-657,"Ramona Jacobs: Owner and director of Fergus Falls School of Dance; Heather Klopchin: Associate professor and chair of St Olaf College dance department; Sachiko Nishiuchi: Flamenco dancer and instructor; Arts Board grantee; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, and activist; Naimah Petigny: Dancer; PhD candidate in feminist studies at the U of M; Michele Rusinko: Professor and chair of department of theater and dance, Gustavus Adolphus College; April Sellers: Dancer, choreographer; artistic director of The April Sellers Dance Collective; Linda Shapiro: Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory, and faculty member, department of theatre and dance, University of Minnesota; freelance writer; Chitra Vairavan: Dancer and choreographer; founding member of Ananya Dance Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003948,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Thirty days of live-painting the Minnesota border, connecting people through art with a public exhibition, and journaling the adventures for an e-book. The journey will be documented and posted on social media, a blog, and in an e-book, with the paintings publicly exhibited. Attendance and web traffic will be monitored for audience tabulation.","Thirty days of live-painting the Minnesota border, connecting people through art with an open studio, and journaling the adventures for an e-book. The journey was documented and posted on social media and in an e-book, with the paintings publicly exhibited in an open studio. Attendance and web traffic was monitored for audience tabulation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",86,,10086,,,,"Mathew John. Ollig AKA Mat Ollig",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ollig will spend thirty days traveling along the Minnesota border to make GPS labeled paintings of border towns and landscapes. The journey will be documented and posted on social media in an e-book and will be publicly exhibited.",2018-03-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Ollig,"Mathew J. Ollig AKA Mat Ollig",,,MN,,"(763) 639-3245 ",matollig@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Carlton, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Mower, Nobles, Norman, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Rock, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-659,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Karlyn Berg: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee; James Brenner: Sculptor and [ublic artist; Arts Board grantee; Sayge Carroll: Founder, Women of Color Artist Gathering; visual artist; Erik Farseth: Printmaker, zine publisher, collage artist; Arts Board grantee; Kristi Kuder: Sculptor, textile processes in metal and mixed media; Arts Board grantee; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003982,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Susan Shields will improve her figurative and narrative painting skills, and impact the beliefs and attitudes of those who engage with her work. Success evaluated in the process and completion of the new body of work for exhibition, the publication and distribution of a book documenting the exhibition, and a workshop to empower girls. 2: Susan Shields will integrate her graphic and realism sensibilities, creating a more compelling conduit to her audience. Success evaluated through critiques by local female artists, who will be asked to compare previous works to present work.","Susan Shields improved her figurative and narrative painting skills and impact the beliefs and attitudes of those who engage with her work. Success came in the process, critique, and exhibition of new work. My interests changed which resulted in more focus on artists and critiques, and less on young girls. An original focus for this project was on the printing and distribution of books contai 2: Susan Shields integrated her graphic and realism sensibilities, creating a more compelling conduit to her audience. Success evaluated through critiques by local female artists, who compared previous works to present work.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Susan Midgley. Shields",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Persistent cultural beliefs regarding women and girls are of great concern to Minnesota artist Shields. Her work illuminates how greatly such beliefs affect the development of young minds.",2018-03-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Shields,"Susan M. Shields",,,MN,,"(612) 750-8974 ",sushi.m.shields@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-677,"Kimble Bromley: Professor of art at North Dakota State University; nationally and internationally exhibited artist; Patricia Canelake: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree: Executive director, MN Marine Art Museum; Seho Park: Artist; art professor, Winona State University; Connor Rice: Multimedia artist; Arts Board grantee; Andrew Shea: Glass artist; Arts Board grantee; Julie Sirek: Visual artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003992,"Artist Initiative",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","I will develop my ability to translate a narrative of an immigrant journey into music. I will compose three new pieces based on interviews with Indonesian immigrants to Minnesota. 2: I will work with community members to help them play and understand traditional Javanese music. I will hold three public workshops in vocals and drumming. An evaluator will survey participants about how their understanding of Indonesian music and the immigrant experience has changed. ","1) I composed 3 new pieces based on the interviews with 5 Indonesian immigrants to Minnesota. I did audio recording of the pieces during rehearsal and workshops so that I can have senses of the artistic quality. 2) Executed 3 public workshops in vocal and drumming: Oct. 18 at St. Thomas University, December 8 at Sumunar's Studio and December 14 at IIMN. 1. Observation, ask questions.  2. Written survey.   ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Joko Sutrisno",Individual,"Artist Initiative ",,"Joko Sutrisno will create three gamelan compositions reflecting the journey of an Indonesian immigrant to Minnesota. Three public workshops will engage community members in better understanding Indonesian music and culture. ",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joko,Sutrisno,"Joko Sutrisno",,,MN,,"(651) 230-8713 ",joko.gamelan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-681,"Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts board grantee; Rolf Erdahl: Bass player, OboeBass!; bass instructor, Gustavus Adolphus College; Sarah Greer: Improvisational singer, songwriter, and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; El Karnwie-Tuah: Hip-hop artist; Arts Board grantee; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; director of concert production and personnel, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Jean Perrault: Director of orchestras, University of Minnesota Duluth ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 20773,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will draft a young adult novel and collaborate with a Minnesota visual artist to produce an illustrated novel from the draft. Outcome will be reached if the novel is submittable to editors by February, 2014 and art has been created for one-third of the novel.","I was able to draft, revise, and edit the novel ORIGINAL FAKE during the 2013 grant year. I collaborated with artist Erik Johnson to include illustrations in the first three chapters of the novel. The novel (with illustrations) was sold to senior editor Stacey Barney at Penguin/G.P. Putnam's Sons in March 2014. I will be sure to thank the State of Minnesota in my acknowledgments when the novel is published in 2016. 2: Erik and I presented a panel at the 2013 Loft Teen Writers' Conference in October 2013 and shared our work and ideas with 15 students. I also shared our work with 31 college students, friends, and colleagues in January 2014 at a presentation at Minnesota State University, Mankato (this reading was done in conjunction with Diana Joseph, another State Arts Board recipient). This work will also be shared in fall 2014 in a visual narrative class I am co-teaching at South Central College in North Mankato.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Kirstin J. Cronn-Mills",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Cronn-Mills will complete Original Fake, an illustrated novel for young adults. She will read from the manuscript and present a lecture in both the Twin Cities and Mankato.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirstin,Cronn-Mills,"Kirstin J. Cronn-Mills",,,MN,,"(507) 385-0363 ",kirstin.cronnmills@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Nicollet, Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-86,"Cezarija Abartis: Author, Faculty member, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud; Lesley Arimah: Writer, novelist, Mankato; Nicole Helget: Writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Johnson-Miller: Poet, essayist, faculry member, College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University; Moe Norton-Westbrook: Writer, performance artist, Minneapolis; Cole Perry: Writer, Bovey; Dominic Saucedo: Writing faculty, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Patrick Thomas: Editor and program manager, Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20775,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will record my first CD and have it distributed and released by either Innova or Indigenous Treasures. The CD will be produced and a distribution and release plan will be implemented. 2: A Twin Cities performance of the pieces on the CD will feature world-class performers of Chinese instruments and the string quartet Leven. The concert will take place and be attended by Minnesotans from a broad range of backgrounds and locales.","I was able to take my composing career to the next level by producing my first CD and composing, recording and presenting performances of works that will be featured on the CD. 2: I acquired the necessary business skills to develop a marketing plan that will supplement (but not duplicate) that planned by the recording company. I also was responsible for all scheduling of the recording and securing the musicians, as well as coordinating the performances.",,4120,"Other, local or private",14120,,,0.00,"Paul K. Dice",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dice will record his first CD, which will feature five original compositions for Chinese and western instruments. All five works will be performed by the string quartet, Spirit of Nature, at a concert in the Twin Cities.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"Paul K. Dice",,,MN,,"(952) 210-3628 ",wmpros@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-88,"Barbara Depman: Music Administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Linda Haugen: Composer; Asako Hirabayashi: Composer and harpsichordist; Laurie Johnson: Director of Performing Arts, Paramount Theater and Visual Arts Center, Saint Cloud; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer.; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music.; Ann Reed: Songwriter, singer","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20777,"Artist Initiative",2013,5400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will engage personally with my audience rather than just having them read my book. I will be able to tell by the number of people who come to the readings/presentations. 2: I view this as an opportunity to develop my business skills, because this goes beyond the writing and editing process and involves organizing presentations through the state. I will be able to evaluate based on how well attended and how well organized the events are since these require an immense amount of planning to pull off successfully.","I was able to expand contacts throughout the state. I had to organize the readings, publicize, and then evaluate the presentation based on audience reaction and attendance. This is a great base then to go back and do further readings in the future. 2: I was able meet many, many people and discuss my work. I would give a reading, slide show, and then open up the floor to questions. At times, I would get questions about the writing process, inspiration, etc. This was a great experience to talk with so many people about my work.",,664,"Other, local or private",6064,,,0.00,"Eric J. Dregni",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dregni will read from his books, Vikings in the Attic and In Cod We Trust, at libraries, bookstores, clubs, and lodges around the state.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Dregni,"Eric J. Dregni",,,MN,,"(612) 236-5888 ",ericdregni@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Pennington, Chisago, Steele, Dakota, St. Louis, Washington, Cook, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-90,"Cezarija Abartis: Author, Faculty member, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud; Lesley Arimah: Writer, novelist, Mankato; Nicole Helget: Writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Johnson-Miller: Poet, essayist, faculry member, College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University; Moe Norton-Westbrook: Writer, performance artist, Minneapolis; Cole Perry: Writer, Bovey; Dominic Saucedo: Writing faculty, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Patrick Thomas: Editor and program manager, Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20802,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An exhibition of portraits will bring many individuals from our Minnesota Somali community to an art gallery for the first time in their life. During my artists talk at the exhibition opening, I will ask my audience to identify themselves, by a show of hands, if they have or haven't ever been in an art gallery before. 2: With my updated technological equipment, I will be able to improve the photos of my artwork and further develop my website. By the end of the grant year, I will be using new technology that I don't have now by using the iPad. The business skills that I gain will be seen in the photos of 30 new portraits on my website.","I envisioned when I wrote the grant that I would bring groups of Somali elders from my community into the gallery to see my first one-woman exhibition of portraits in Minneapolis. But, during the grant year, walking tours became difficult to schedule, and my solo show was in January - and Mother Nature disagreed with my plan. It was 30 below zero for much of the run of the show, and I couldn’t arrange ways to get that audience to visit. But several colleagues and friends from the east African community did visit what eventually was not one, but two, solo exhibitions of this work, which included portraits of the elders. Using my printer, I created large scale ink-jet prints of both exhibitions, and with those, instead of bringing people to the gallery in freezing cold weather, I brought the gallery to them. Also I engaged many viewers on my iPad portfolio of portraits from these exhibitions. Great publicity for the two shows also led to many more views of the work on-line. 2: My technological skills have grown tremendously this year due to purchasing a large scale color inkjet printer and iPad; both which have become valuable tools with applications far beyond what I had imagined. Using these tools I have not only improved my photos of artworks, but I have used the printer to print jpegs of my subjects and completed portraits, sold a few of the prints, and developed methods of integrating photography and printing into my portraiture – to examine proportions, color, and composition as I develop the paintings. The new tools allow me to print information for exhibitions at low cost, so I’ve improved marketing this past year. The iPad has helped with organizing photos, marketing, taking notes, applying for exhibitions and grants, as well as updating my websites. I have also developed invaluable business skills through having my first solo exhibition, including giving my first artist talk in a gallery.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Pamela G. Gaard",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gaard will develop a series of naturalistic portraits of unique individuals, building on her work with Somali elders who live in Minnesota, leading to her first solo portrait exhibition at Gallery 13 in Minneapolis.",2013-03-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,Gaard,"Pamela G. Gaard",,,MN,,"(612) 926-2974 ",pamelagaard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-99,"Avye Alexandres: Visual artist, performance maker; Amy Cass: Pottery instructor, The Crossings. Member, Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists. Artist and part-time product potter, Red Wing Stoneware.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Mary Ann Papanek-Miller: Professor and chair of the department of art, media, and design, DePaul University. Mixed media artist.; Peyton Russell: Artist, teacher and community leader; founder, Daskarone and Juxtaposition Arts; Robin Schwartzman: Printmaker, Adjunct instructor, University of Minnesota; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20805,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To realize this performance piece, to share it with the LGBT and the larger community, and to develop dialogue between people with differing experiences. Through feedback from the proposed workshop and pre-presentation of the performance, through the dialogue during the Q and A session after the final performance, and through the actual ticket sales for the performances. 2: To realize this performance piece, share it with the LGBT and the larger community, and develop dialogue between people with differing experiences. Through feedback from the proposed workshop and pre-presentation of the performance, through the dialogue during the Q and A session after the final performance, and through the actual ticket sales for the performances.","A is directed to individual artist's work-life expansion, as a result of this performance realization. Proposed: To realize this performance piece. Share it with the LGBT and the larger community. To develop dialogue between people with different experiences. Outcome: Successful. Determined by my personal experience and observation of the individual support performers I invited to work with me, and their direct dialogue with me concerning their experiences of working with me. Also, by the attendances or Artists I heard from directly, during the grant workshops, and the final performance run, as well as the direct feedback my support performers and the gallery(s) staff relayed to me. 2: C is directed towards the audience's emotional life-expansion as a result of this performance realization. Proposed: To realize this performance piece. Share it with the LGBT and the larger community. To develop dialogue between people with different experiences. Outcome was successful. Determined by: my personal experience and observation of the attendances during the grant performance run and workshops and the amount of individual life-experience sharing by the variety of audience attendees who were present. Also from the direct feedback I got the press reviews and previewe during the final performance run as well as the direct feedback my support performers and gallery(s) staff relayed to me.",,396,"Other, local or private",10396,,,0.00,"Steven L. Grandell AKA Venus DeMars",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Grandell will create an intergenerational performance art piece using images, music, sound, and movement to explore this unique moment in Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender history; from the fearful past to the positive, yet anxious, present. A workshop performance will take place in Duluth.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Grandell,"Steven L. Grandell AKA Venus DeMars",,,MN,,"(612) 242-2843 ",demars@prettyhorses.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Goodhue, St. Louis, Carlton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-100,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Heather Hamilton: Actor and director, Associate Professor of Theatre, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Actor and director; Samantha Johns: Director, actor, choreographer, scenic designer and painter, Minneapolis; Annie Rollins: Puppet, scenic, and costume designer, Minneapolis; Gregory Stavrou: Executive director, Rochester Civic Theatre; writer, director, designer, and producer; Saymoukda Vongsay: Lao American Poet, playwright, performance artist and arts advocate, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20829,"Artist Initiative",2013,9800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the ability to focus on developing a body of work that represents my heritage, I will gain recognition as a professional artist. With the ability to focus on developing a body of work that represents my heritage, I will gain recognition as a professional artist. 2: I will be able to display at art fairs and gallery settings in urban and rural areas of Minnesota. I intend to evaluate the outcome of connection with more Minnesotans by the process of feedback, as well as the number in attendance and increased electronic visitors.","I was able to broaden my artistic abilities by creating themed work that represented both my Saami heritage and being. This opportunity supported the mental allowance to free myself from financial strain towards creating work that must be sold in return funding the materials to create more work. To describe the method of evaluation I would attribute to the process of creation where in I was able to allow myself to find untapped emotion and discover a connection with the heritage of my past. 2: As a recipient of the 2013 Individual Artist Award from the Minnesota State Arts Board I was able to broaden my business skills with the experience of exhibiting my work at the Powderhorn Art Fair. Financial assistance made it possible for me to purchase the required equipment for display at the two day show. In evaluation of the outcome I am pleased to say that the experience provided learned skills that I would likely not have been able to obtain without the opportunity. Additionally my solo show gave me a strong base to learn the ideals needed in preparation of exhibition. I was able to work with the West Central Alliance of Sebeka to secure the purchase of the exact tent and display system which was being sold locally on a 2nd market, which had only been used once and was in perfect condition.",,,,9800,,,0.00,"Kayleen A. Horsma",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Horsma will expand her skills as an artist, conveying her Finish heritage and connecting with more Minnesotans at a major Twin Cities art fair this August. She will also have a solo show at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayleen,Horsma,"Kayleen A. Horsma",,,MN,,"(218) 564-4360 ",jkhorsma@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Wadena, Otter Tail, Becker, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-108,"Avye Alexandres: Visual artist, performance maker; Amy Cass: Pottery instructor, The Crossings. Member, Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists. Artist and part-time product potter, Red Wing Stoneware.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Mary Ann Papanek-Miller: Professor and chair of the department of art, media, and design, DePaul University. Mixed media artist.; Peyton Russell: Artist, teacher and community leader; founder, Daskarone and Juxtaposition Arts; Robin Schwartzman: Printmaker, Adjunct instructor, University of Minnesota; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20831,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Advance painting and compositional skills and techniques with non-toxic, oil mediums that I will learn about and develop through my research and inquiry. Achieved effects and satisfactory working time with the mixed paints and new recipes for mediums will be a basis for evaluation. I will also collect viewer feedback in person at exhibition and online from blog. 2: Expand to a greater audience throughout the state. Reach other artists statewide through bi-weekly blog online. Track numbers of visitors to studio event, exhibition and blog-site and keep updated mailing list. Track visits to artist website after promotions. Speak with studio/gallery visitors and allow them to share their own stories after viewing my work.","I was able to advance my compositional skills and techniques through the research and development of a painting medium that is less toxic than turpentine or Odorless Mineral Spirits based mediums. This recipe is based on the use of Oil of Spike Lavender which I discovered as a solvent through doing the research enabled by this grant. The new medium that I developed dries slower: it allows more flexibility in working time, more translucent layers, and allows color to be manipulated in interesting ways. I was unable to do these things with alkyd mediums (a less toxic alternative but one which dries very quickly and has some other hindering qualities). I gauged my success by my own satisfaction and audience reaction. Studio and exhibition visitors responded well to the new depth of color and the more intricate painting surfaces. I was fortunate enough to sell a very large piece right off the studio wall the week it was completed. This told me that my efforts were fruitful. 2: I had hoped to be able to expand my audience reach by exhibiting in other areas outside of the Twin Cities. Though I was unable to secure an exhibition in space outside of the metro area during the grant period I do feel that I successfully reached more Minnesotans with my work based on some of the media attention around my events as well as with my blog that tracked the project results. By keeping a mailing list, tracking visitor numbers to my studio and exhibition events, blog site and Facebook Page I was able to see that my reach had grown during the grant period. I was able to connect with other artists statewide, nationally and internationally, through my bi-weekly blog mostly evidenced by the location from where the responses/questions were coming from. Website visits turned out to be an unreliable judge as they typically spiked when there was press related to a show but not necessarily related to grant activity.",,91,"Other, local or private",10091,,,0.00,"Farida Hughes",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hughes will complete a new suite of 20 paintings and conclude research in nontoxic oil painting mediums and methods, documenting it in a bi-weekly blog on safe practices for oil painters. There will be an Art-A-Whirl kickoff event for the blog and a public exhibition of these new works.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Farida,Hughes,"Farida Hughes",,,MN,,"(651) 493-6885 ",frhughes@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-109,"Avye Alexandres: Visual artist, performance maker; Amy Cass: Pottery instructor, The Crossings. Member, Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists. Artist and part-time product potter, Red Wing Stoneware.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Mary Ann Papanek-Miller: Professor and chair of the department of art, media, and design, DePaul University. Mixed media artist.; Peyton Russell: Artist, teacher and community leader; founder, Daskarone and Juxtaposition Arts; Robin Schwartzman: Printmaker, Adjunct instructor, University of Minnesota; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20846,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand and further develop my playwriting practice through a unique collaboration with dancers. The very act of presenting this piece will signify achievement, as I have never before written for dance-theater. Professional review, audience feedback, and debriefing with my collaborators will help me further evaluate my artistic growth. 2: This project will allow more Minnesotans the opportunity to see unique dance-theater work through at least three public performances in July 2013. We will have achieved this outcome if even one person attends our public performances who hasn't seen dance-theater before. We will gather information about our audiences through post-performance surveys and conversations.","I achieved major growth in my practice as a playwright through this project; my understanding of best practices for collaboration and new ways text can function in performance were vastly expanded. Evidence of this learning can be found in the successful public premiere of my work at the Southern Theater this past July. Comments in audience surveys were some of the most compelling indicators that my personal artistic growth rippled out to create a meaningful experience for viewers; many responses specifically mentioned the text and its unique interplay with the movement, using words like powerful, mesmerizing, thought-provoking, and transformative. In reviews and in conversations afterwards, many viewers said that the piece was unlike anything they had ever seen; and in debriefing with my collaborators, we agree the work is very distinct from anything any of us had ever made. These observations affirm to me that I succeeded in pushing my writing into new territory. 2: In my application, I noted that I would have achieved this outcome if even one person attended the public performances who hadn’t seen dance-theater before. In the audience surveys I collected (which were completed and returned by approximately 30% of attendees), five people reported that they had never seen dance-theater prior to this performance. Over half of the respondents (53%) said that they have only occasionally attended contemporary dance-theater. Many of these respondents also included comments about how they found the performance moving, intellectually engaging, and unlike anything they had ever seen. The respondents were 88% Minnesota residents. 81% of these Minnesota respondents are based in Hennepin county, while nearly 20% traveled from five other counties to see the work.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Rachel H. Jendrzejewski",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jendrzejewski will complete KAIROS (working title), a new piece she is writing in collaboration with SuperGroup, for the Walker Art Center's series Momentum: New Dance Works 2013.",2013-04-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Jendrzejewski,"Rachel H. Jendrzejewski",,,MN,,"(626) 945-5372 ",rachel.halcyon@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-111,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Heather Hamilton: Actor and director, Associate Professor of Theatre, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Actor and director; Samantha Johns: Director, actor, choreographer, scenic designer and painter, Minneapolis; Annie Rollins: Puppet, scenic, and costume designer, Minneapolis; Gregory Stavrou: Executive director, Rochester Civic Theatre; writer, director, designer, and producer; Saymoukda Vongsay: Lao American Poet, playwright, performance artist and arts advocate, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20847,"Artist Initiative",2013,9460,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect to new Minnesota audiences by presenting a workshop titled ""How to Read a Poem"" at public libraries. Complete the manuscript of my fifth book. I will track the number of people who attend my workshop and the number who buy my book, Meridian. Increasing the number of readings/workshops I do within the state of Minnesota will also work to increase awareness of my work. 2: Enhance my reputation as a poet in Minnesota. I will develop and present workshops at Public Libraries throughout Minnesota. At ea","Through the workshops I gave throughout Minnesota and the readings I gave, I was able to significantly enhance my reputation as a poet in Minnesota. I sold 95 copies of my book Meridian, and also gave away 34 copies at the workshops I conducted. In addition, Small Press Distributors sold over 1,000 copies of Meridian in the U.S., and my publisher went to a second printing. I developed a one-hour workshop on How to Read as Poem and presented it at public libraries, an arts center, and two salon gatherings throughout Minnesota, focusing especially on the northern tier of the state. The workshop proved to be popular, rating a 4.8 on a 5-point scale. I will continue to offer this workshop to libraries around the state beyond the end of my grant.",,,,9460,,,0.00,"Kathleen A. Jesme AKA Kathleen Jesme",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jesme will publicize her book Meridian and connect to new Minnesota audiences by presenting a workshop at public libraries. She will complete the manuscript for her book Coastline, scheduled for publication by Ahsahta Press in 2014.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Jesme,"Kathleen A. Jesme AKA Kathleen Jesme",,,MN,,"(651) 455-7814 ",kajesme@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Lake, Lake of the Woods, St. Louis, Polk, Dakota, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-112,"Kristina Bigalk: Poet, Director of Creative Writing, Normandale Community College; Mark Conway: Executive director, Literary Arts Institute, College of Saint Benedict; writer and poet; Crystal Gibbins: Writer, Editor, PhD Candidate, Bauedette; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Linda LeGarde Grover: Poet, fiction and nonfiction writer; Associate professor, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota, Duluth; LouAnn Muhm: Poet, teacher, Park Rapids; Carlisa Rivamonte: Executive Director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley; Jeffrey Shotts: Senior Editor, Graywolf Press, Minneapolis; Jon Spayde: Writer, Performer, poet, and editor, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20869,"Artist Initiative",2013,6575,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Given the project timeline and the amount of money I will be accountable for, the Artist Initiative grant will help me stay motivated, focused, and structured. Ultimately, I will know that I have achieved outcome 1 if I have a strong and cohesive new set of images to showcase in a solo exhibition by the end of the grant period. 2: The Artist Initiative grant will help enhance my communication and networking skills. The growth in these skills can be seen through the variety of people I photograph throughout the grant period.","My ultimate goal for this grant project was to create new images that were worthy enough to be included in my online and printed portfolios. I know that I achieved this because I included nine new images to my photography website and four new images to my printed portfolio. I have received positive feedback on these images so far. 2: It is an enormous responsibility to manage money given by a grant through the state of Minnesota. I am pleased to have kept under my budget, even having money to spare in the end. Although I had received a few rejections from people whom I had asked to photograph, I have gained more experience in approaching new subject matter and working with/relating to them throughout my photo shoots.",,,,6575,,,0.00,"Brandon K. Lepasti",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lepasti will continue photographing peoples' lives on the Iron Range, showcasing his work in a solo exhibition in the Twin Cities.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,Lepasti,"Brandon K. Lepasti",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1608 ",brandonlepasti@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-121,"Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth.; Christopher Faust: Photographer, large-scale images, landscapes, St. Paul; John Gregor: Photographer, Two Harbors; David Luke: Photographer, faculty, Normandale Community College; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Kimberlee Whaley: Photographer; Senior Photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Petronella Ytsma: Photographer, Faculty member, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20877,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I want to devote six months of intensive study and work to producing a series of closely-related artworks, evolving and enhancing my skills for similar projects in the future. The evaluation will be simply the level of success in producing worthy individual paintings as well as a cohesive body of work. 2: A new collection of work that is a clear departure from previous paintings will be of interest to those who know my work and will attract a larger audience. The level of attendance, i.e., interest in the work, feedback from the community, sales will be the measure.","My project went well and mostly as anticipated. I produced more work than originally planned and had a well-received solo exhibit at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis last autumn. I feel it was a strong and cohesive body of work. This new direction in subject matter and style is one I intend to continue to pursue. 2: My exhibit at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis last fall entitled Land Available was very well attended over the course of five weeks. The departure from previous subject matter was quite positively received and resulted in reasonably strong sales. More than half of the exhibited works sold (mostly small) and the Gallery has retained many of the remaining pieces.",,180,"Other, local or private",10180,,,0.00,"Roderick H. Massey AKA Rod Massey",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Massey will produce a series of paintings of local industrial sites, focusing on the abstract forms and compositions found within these scenes. He will exhibit this work at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis, in October 2013.",2013-03-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roderick,Massey,"Roderick H. Massey AKA Rod Massey",,,MN,,"(612) 822-9120 ",masseyr10@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-125,"Eileen Cohen: Ceramic artist; Lisa Mathieson: Multidisciplinary artist, glasswork; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Miller: Mixed media artist; John Ready: Gallery director, craft and metalsmith artist, LaCrescent; Kimberlee Roth: Ceramic artist; Matthew Rucker: Painter; Anastasia Ward: Sculptor; Thomas Willis: Ceramicists","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20900,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Research, edit, and complete a high-definition DVD project. Hire and work with a graphic artist and marketing assistant to promote my DVD. 1,000 DVDs completed, marketed and ready to distribute. Reviewed/featured online (Facebook and YouTube), in publications (print and online), on television and radio. DVD/Log Cabin Concert telephone/email requests occur beyond my fan base. 2: My Log Cabin Concerts are the art happening on the North Shore. Minnesotans are attending and purchasing my new DVD. My Minnesota Music connects deeply with Minnesotans as evidenced by: letters, calls and emails received which express appreciation of DVD and interest in attending my Log Cabin Concerts. Facebook Pages/YouTube pages are visited daily by Minnesota folks.","I researched my needs, evaluated data and was able to hire the artists, purchase the software/learn more about the program to edit and about the process of lighting and filming for my DVD which is now ready for distribution on DVD and USB Drives. I was interviewed for magazine articles and participated in the KSTP TV Program by Jason Davis. I started my first blog. I continue to receive inquiries via telephone, email and on Facebook about attending Log Cabin Concerts. 2: There was an increase in attendance at my Log Cabin Concerts following increased media coverage, updated web site and more fans on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. I also received several hundred more email list sign ups from my LIVE Shows and sold more CDs than ever. Emails continue to come in with kudos about how meaningful the shows are to them and especially those attending my Log Cabin Concerts. There are lots of comments on my Log Cabin Concert Facebook page as well as on my Music Facebook Page.",,2773,"Other, local or private",12773,,,0.00,"Michael A. Monroe",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Monroe will produce and promote a new DVD, Michael Monroe Live at the Log Cabin Concert, created from five live concerts to showcase his music in audio and visual format.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Monroe,"Michael A. Monroe",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-131,"Christopher Atzinger: International pianist; David Moore: Composer, vocal arranger, educator, and conductor; Founder of a capella ensemble, Dare to Breathe, Saint Paul; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, Teacher, South Indian Music; Terry Ruud: English and writing instructor, M-State, Fergus Falls; Albra Thao: Spoken word and hip hop artist; Jacquelynn Tinsley: Singer; Faith Udeh: Hip hop rock artist","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20906,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through the completion of this project, I will develop my understanding of the processes associated with producing proposals for public art projects. I will personally assess this by my sense of self-growth and my expanded comfort level in preparing and proposing projects for public art opportunities. 2: By acquiring equipment and graphics skills, I will be significantly more capable of promoting my studio work and applying for opportunities in the arts. Acquiring equipment will be a clear technological advancement. The improvement of my business skills will be clearly evident in the quality of my subsequent promotional materials and my project proposals.","The first aspect of my project was to develop an understanding of technical and design issues associated with producing public works of sculpture. I confidently feel that I accomplished this goal. Through many hours of thought and contemplation I manifested sculptural designs that are consistent with my aesthetic voice. The designs took into consideration the plausibility of their production large-scale and their exposure to the elements and the public. I produced and exhibited these five maquettes in my exhibition CONTEMPLATING OUTSIDE: small works, at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in January and February, 2014. 2: The second aspect of my project was to acquire equipment and to hone my abilities in documenting and promoting my designs. With grant funds I purchased a computer, computer modelling programs, photo editing programs, a digital camera and other photography equipment. I explored and greatly improved my abilities with computer modelling, which aided design development and troubleshooting. With guidance from an area graphic designer, I furthered my understanding of photo editing and image integration. These new skills, in conjunction with the new equipment, allowed me to photograph and visually blend my maquettes into realistic environments. The images, which make the maquettes look large-scale, were shown with the maquettes in my exhibition CONTEMPLATING OUTSIDE: small works at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts.",,2359,"Other, local or private",12359,,,0.00,"Carey A. Netherton",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Netherton will produce a series of maquettes and computer-generated proposals for potential public sculptures. The completed maquettes and support materials will be exhibited at a Twin Cities gallery.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carey,Netherton,"Carey A. Netherton",,,MN,,"(612) 219-6753 ",carey@careynetherton.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-134,"Eileen Cohen: Ceramic artist; Lisa Mathieson: Multidisciplinary artist, glasswork; Charles Matson Lume: Visual artist; professor of art, School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Miller: Mixed media artist; John Ready: Gallery director, craft and metalsmith artist, LaCrescent; Kimberlee Roth: Ceramic artist; Matthew Rucker: Painter; Anastasia Ward: Sculptor; Thomas Willis: Ceramicists","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20948,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Publishing a book will make my body of work stronger and give me a better chance of being accepted by galleries and considered by publishers. The outcome will be achieved if I establish more gallery exhibitions and opportunities for future publications. 2: I will give talks at regional community colleges and donate a copy of the book to art libraries within Minnesota. Brief surveys will be given out after the talks to gauge the interest of the subject matter and see how the project relates to their lives.","The outcome has been achieved because with the published book I have been able to enter more gallery exhibitions and opportunities that are specific to photo books. I am currently waiting to hear about acceptance in multiple galleries and museums. 2: I gave talks about my photographic work and the book project at Anoka Ramsey Community College, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and at Inver Hills Community College during the fine arts festival. There was a question and answer period after each lecture and a brief survey was given out.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Erika G. Ritzel",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ritzel will complete the project, Changing Hands, about estate sales and auctions. A book will be published to promote the work and she will give talks at community colleges in the Twin Cities and Rochester.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erika,Ritzel,"Erika G. Ritzel",,,MN,,"(618) 203-9430 ",erikaritzel@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington, Anoka, Ramsey, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-146,"Michal Daniel: Professional Photographer, live entertainment, theater, Minneapolis; Anna Eveslage: Photographer, Minneapolis; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Michael Nordin: Photographer, Duluth; Suzanne Szucs: Artist, writer, photographer, and educator, Rochester; Robert Wilde: Photographer, sculptor, Dassel; Former faculty member, College of St. Benedict, St. John's University,Collegeville; Bonnie Wilson: Consulting curator, librarian and archivist; Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15427,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1) After taking Sally Stands workshop, I learned new pastel techniques and practiced sharpening my analysis of value (darks and lights). Since the grant allowed me to not be concerned with selling, I had time to do immense research on older and current self-portraits by other artists. This helped my use of new color schemes in my work and generated new ideas. 2) Evaluation comes from my audience viewing my new work and then giving positive remarks about it. Some said they really enjoyed my vibrant colors and were moved by my emotional approach to some of the paintings. Many viewers also stated they enjoyed the realism one of my works, Always Reaching."" This realism is created by my accuracy in observing and painting value (darks and lights). Sally Strand's class made this accuracy possible. 2: 1. By research I learned to write press releases and created a list of calendars, people, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, and television/radio where I could send the press release. 2. Now I have a permanent list of places and people to which I can send a press release. I had part of my press release published in many publications. My exhibit was spotlighted by Mary Abbe in Sunday's ""Star Tribune,"" with a photo of one of my works and text. May's issue of ""Women’s Press"" also highlighted my exhibit with photo and text. Southwest Journal also announced my opening and exhibit with photo. Many people came to my exhibit due to this publicity by the press.""",,361,"Other, local or private",10361,,,,"Sandra R. Dowd",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Dowd will experiment with pastels, print,s and paint, to create a series of self-portraits that will be exhibited along with past self-portraits that span the last 30 years.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandra,Dowd,"Sandra R. Dowd",,,MN,,"(612) 920-0740 ",srdowd1@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Dakota, Anoka, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-8,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, and educator.; Roderick Massey: Artist; Aldo Moroni, Jr.: Artist; Seho Park: Professor of art, Winona State University. Visual artist.; Kimberlee Roth: Technician for the Art and Art History Department, St Catherine University. Ceramic artist.; Barbara Wood: Awards committee member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Bead and textile artist.; Laura Youngbird: Art instructor and cultural counselor.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15441,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","Because of its initial location at the Mill City Museum and subsequent touring of the state, thousands of Minnesotans have experienced this presentation. More will be impacted by the installation. it is now touring the state. The project also goes home with the audience through a brochure and an expanded one that I’m preparing for tour venues. A book has been drafted and presently in revision. The aesthetics of the work notwithstanding, the audience was able to identify with a selection of the small group of people that experienced this tragic and totally preventable event. The rest of us had a sense of survivor’s guilt, as many had been on the 35W Bridge that day or week, it could have easily been us. The portraits of the first responders and the twisted remnants of the bridge gave further sense of the wrenching emotional experience, ranging from tragic to heroic, that it was. The project became a BRIDGE between those who lived it and the rest of us.",,29500,"Other, local or private",39500,,,,"Vance F. Gellert AKA Vance Gellert",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gellert will produce a photographic exhibition about the 35W bridge collapse and develop a related book of photographs. An exhibition of his photos will take place at the Minnesota History Center and in other Minnesota locations as part of the fifth anni",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vance,Gellert,"Vance F. Gellert AKA Vance Gellert",,,MN,,"(612) 618-0526 ",vancegellert@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Scott, Goodhue, Itasca, Stearns, Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-13,"Donald Clark: Professor of art and photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Peter Eide: Photographer; Peter Johnson: Visual artist, founder of Seeing the Big Riveràthru art and service.; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Karen Stout-Heller: Visual artist; Kimberlee Whaley: Senior photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design, and co-founder of The MVA Studio.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15448,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","I think of myself primarily as a visual historian. It was historic that Minnesota was the first state to defeat a constitutional amendment against gay marriage. I never dreamed that in the same year a marriage equality bill would pass as well. It was a great time to be documenting history in Minnesota with such emotion on each side of this issue. 2: Having my new website done with the blog incorporated was invaluable and long overdue. I now can change and update my site as I wish. I received many compliments about the site and ease of use. It will serve my needs for years to come.",,3300,"Other, local or private",13300,,,,"Terry L. Gydesen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gydesen will document the 2012 election cycle, focusing on issues unique to the state of Minnesota. She will also create an interactive Web site with words and images to encourage dialogue, debate, and education.",2012-05-01,2013-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terry,Gydesen,"Terry L. Gydesen",,,MN,,"(612) 623-9372 ",terrygydesen@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-18,"Donald Clark: Professor of art and photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Peter Eide: Photographer; Peter Johnson: Visual artist, founder of Seeing the Big Riveràthru art and service.; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Karen Stout-Heller: Visual artist; Kimberlee Whaley: Senior photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design, and co-founder of The MVA Studio.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15450,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1) I researched traditional Norwegian folk music through recordings and the existing body of documentation, and consulted with ethnomusicologists and performers throughout Minnesota who studied folk music in Norway. I took lessons on the Hardanger fiddle, seljefloyte (willow flute), and studied the Kvedar style of singing and attained a basic knowledge and performance skill level. I composed chamber pieces (15.45 min.) incorporating these folk instruments and techniques into my music. 2) I greatly increased my understanding of Norwegian folk music from months of research and lessons; I became reasonably proficient in playing the fiddle and seljefloyte (enough to perform at the Workshop/Performance), and developed a basic comprehension of the intricate ornamentation style of Kvedar singing. My chamber music compositions using the Hardanger fiddle and seljefloyte were performed at the Workshop/Performance in addition to a teaching/educational summary of my activities and what I learned. 2: 1. I studied and learned from Minnesota teachers/experts in Hardanger fiddle, seljefloyte, and Kvedar singing. They were very supportive of my project, and helpful with research resources, books and recordings. They watched and participated in the process as did the additional performing artists. The Workshop/Performance allowed the audience to hear both traditional folk music, and the chamber works I composed using Norwegian tunes and instruments, along with a description of my process. 2. The audience was extremely enthusiastic with the introduction of Norwegian folk instruments, the description of my compositional process, and the newly composed works. Most of the audience was either classically trained or purely folk musicians. Each had been introduced to the genre of the other. I heard many positive comments following the Workshop/Performance about how much individuals had learned, and how beautiful, unusual, and accessible the music was. I had provided a bridge between the two traditions!",,538,"Other, local or private",10538,,,,"Linda M. Haugen AKA Linda Tutas Haugen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Haugen will research the ancient folk music of Norway, specifically the Hardanger violin, Seljefloyte (willow flute), and the Kvedar style of singing, and compose three chamber pieces. In addition, she will host an open performance and workshop for compo",2012-05-15,2013-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Haugen,"Linda M. Haugen AKA Linda Tutas Haugen",,,MN,,"(952) 431-3219 ",haugen@visi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-20,"Heather Barringer: Artistic co-director, Zeitgeist. Member, Crash.; Paul Dove: Co-founder and artistic director, Northern Light Opera Company. Chair, Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council.; Ignacio Herrera: Piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music. Performer, director, and composer.; Andre-Louis Heywood: Adjunct instructor, Faculty Resident, and All-College Choir director, St John's University. Member, ACC, CMEA, VoiceCare Network. Boychoir Repertoire and Standards Chair, ACDA Minnesota.; Jayanthi Kyle: Singer in Black Audience.; Peter Leggett: Executive director, Walker West Music Academy. Board member at City of St Paul Cultural STAR and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Musician for Heiruspecs.; Tracy Lipke-Perry: Assistant professor of piano, University of Minnesota Duluth. Collaborative artist, vocal coach, and solo pianist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15521,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists. Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities.","1) I learned about the nuts and bolts of marketing a play to an American audience. 2) We developed contacts with individuals and audiences and have begun to put together a database for future productions. 3) I got a better understanding of project administration, including writing contracts as well as estimating project costs and artist fees (in the United States). 2: 1- We did 8 performances for 238 people. 2- We did TV, radio and newspaper interviews.",,3800,"Other, local or private",13800,,,,"Kiomars Moradi",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Moradi will produce his original play, ""The Skyless City,"" about four Middle Eastern women who get caught in a human trafficking network. The play will be presented at Dreamland Arts in Saint Paul, in November 2012.",2012-07-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kiomars,Moradi,"Kiomars Moradi",,,MN,,"(651) 239-2686 ",kumarsm2001@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-36,"Cheri Buzzeo: Theater manager, The Barn Theatre.; Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theatre Company. Member of Board of Directors, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and artistic director, Duluth Playhouse.; Alberto Justiniano: Producer and artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo. Filmmaker, playwright, and theater artist.; Robert Karimi: Writer; Miriam Must: Co-founder and managing director, Red Eye Theater. Co-developer, Red Eye Tableau Strategy.; Gregory Stavrou: Executive director, Rochester Civic Theatre. Board member, Rochester Arts Council. Writer, director, designer, and producer.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15522,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","This outcome was geared towards the composers in this project. Though the performers learned a lot and gained experience playing new music, the composers themselves really learned the most. There was much discussion between the composers and I about how the harpsichord works best, and what kinds of textures to use. Also, as stated later on, composers listening to the concerts became really excited about the sound possibilities of the harpsichord in their own compositions. I measured the success of this outcome by the liveliness of the discussions that I had with the composers, and the eventual resulting compositions. They were all excellent, and completely different from each other. I also measured success by the number of new composers who expressed interest in writing for the harpsichord in the future. I spoke to at least 4 composers who seemed excited and interested in doing this. 2: More Minnesotans were able to engage in or with the works of Minnesota artists through this project. Again, focusing on the composers, these 4 new works were performed 4 times in concert for this project. Many composers don't get their works performed beyond the premiere, but in addition to the premiere concert, I was able to schedule 3 more performances in collaboration with Zeitgeist (more on this below). Additionally, because of the recording, some of my colleagues will perform these works in the future. Three of the four composers are based in Minnesota, and three of the four musicians are also based in Minnesota. In addition to simply having an audience to hear these works, the composers and performers got to interact and give feedback to each other, which is an expecially valuable experience for everyone.",,3200,"Other, local or private",13200,,,,"Tami Morse",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Morse will commission four new works for harpsichord from four composers, Kirsten Broberg, Asako Hirabayashi, Nissim Schaul, and David Cutler. She will perform these new works with Carrie Henneman Shaw, Marc Levine, and Tulio Rondon in two Twin Cities ve",2012-05-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Tami Morse",,,MN,,"(734) 255-7161 ",tami.morse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-37,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15535,"Artist Initiative",2012,9400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","Though I didn't mark this as an expected project outcome in my grant, it became an outcome for all the artists who played on my album and at the CD release: Each of the 7 players, who are at the top of their fields, told me this was some of the most challenging music they've had to learn and play. Without intending it, I had exposed them to an unfamiliar idiom (Czech, Slovak, and Rusyn folk music) that became a learning experience for each of them on their instruments, with the added challenge of successfully melding that folk music with the American folk styles they are more familiar with. I also learned a great deal about American bluegrass, country, and Americana with the added challenge of arranging Eastern European songs in an American folk idiom. The evaluation is in the musicians' comments to me and in what I hear on the recording—a seamless confluence of styles. 2: For the first time, I self-produced both a solo album and an accompanying CD release party, both of which required tremendous planning, promotion, networking, researching, budgeting, and negotiating. Without working diligently on each of those skills, I could neither have completed the album, nor could the performance have been scheduled in time (the album was released 2 weeks before the grant period ended, with the show shortly thereafter on April 20). The most obvious achievement was in the promotion of both: I had interviews on KFAI's Womenfolk and Fubar Omniverse and on Minnesota Public Radio's Radio Heartland; I had radio play beyond those programs; I included Quick Response codes on my posters to track traffic to my site; at least 2 venues (Cesko-Slovanský Podporující Spolek Hall and Black Dog Café) promoted my work on my behalf; and I used Facebook and social media nearly every day to gain exposure. Attendance at the CD release, my website traffic, and Facebook statistics all prove my achievement.",,3997,"Other, local or private",13397,,,,"Natalie Nowytski",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Nowytski will produce a recording that fuses traditional vocals from Czech, Slovak, and Carpatho-Rusyn folk songs with American folk playing styles that feature the Prague-based Amistar resophonic guitar.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,Nowytski,"Natalie Nowytski",,,MN,,"(612) 384-6760 ",natalie.nowytski@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-44,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15553,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","My focus is Brazilian roots music. The opportunities for study within Minnesota are extremely limited. With the funds from this grant, however, I was able to learn and study a form of music called Pagode with a group of about 20 people. I evaluated this experience in two ways. First, I asked all of the participants for feedback at the end of each of our workshops to assess how the learning experience was going for them. The response was overwhelmingly positive and people were appreciative of the opportunity. Second, the clearest evidence of success is the fact that we are now a Pagode ensemble. I have learned the music and the particular band leadership needed for this music. Not to mention, I have a core group of about 12 people who are able to play this music on the traditional Brazilian instruments and provide the required backup vocals (call and response). We continue to play out on an ongoing basis. 2: I learned many skills during this project through having to book a large group (7 - 10 players), record this music with a sound engineer, co-implementing workshops, and working with a web design on my own website. I would evaluate my work as a success based on my ability to work with a range of contractors and musicians to help me complete the project.",,,,10000,,,,"Karen E. Quiroz",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Quiroz, a vocalist specializing in Brazilian music, will produce a CD-length recording and 500 download cards of contemporary and roots Brazilian music. She will also organize a series of twelve community performances.",2012-06-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Karen ",Quiroz,"Karen E. Quiroz",,,MN,,"(612) 205-8125 ",kqb516@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-53,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21473,"Artists in Education",2014,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students have the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of opera from professional artists in a personal setting, learning opera choral pieces, and receiving individual vocal and interpretive in-school sessions. They then can perform these pieces in three different public venues.Mr. Gardner will evaluate the effectiveness of large group rehearsal presentations, providing commentary based on individual responses to private lessons. He will track the number of students who participate, take lessons, perform, and students attending the free dress rehearsal or capstone.","Students had the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of opera from professionals, learn opera choral pieces, and receive individual vocal and interpretive in-school sessions. Then they performed these pieces in three different public venues.",,3250,"Other, local or private",4000,,"Steve Anderson, Emily Baldwin, Mike Christensen, Janie Farrar, Heidi Jones, Paul Kramp, Mark Ryan",,"Red Wing High School","K-12 Education","Artists in Education",,"Opera in the Schools with the Minnesota Opera",2013-10-01,2014-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Borgen,"Red Wing High School","2451 Eagle Ridge Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 385-4504 ",iljezierski@redwing.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artists-education-2,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,No 20021,"Artist Assistance",2013,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creating a new body of work affords me true artistic expression, which will strengthen me greatly as an artist.I will evaluate written and verbal feedback from people at the show via questionnaires, guest comment book entries, and talking with the attending audience. I will also have reflective conversation with a cognitive coach to analyze what has happened.","I created six large ceramic platters and six digitally painted versions of the platters, and produced a show of my completed works along with a visual presentation of my artistic process in which I show how used the computer to develop my ideas before they become clay works.",,4265,"Other, local or private",5515,,,,"Christopher C. Holmquist",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Ceramic and Digital Combine for Success.",2012-09-01,2013-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Holmquist,"Christopher C. Holmquist",,,MN,,"(507) 645-6461 ",holmquistpottery@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-11,"Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 20027,"Artist Assistance",2013,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children will be welcomed to a new art room where they will be exposed to many different types of art in a learning atmosphere. This will also further the artist's career.The project is structured into three stages, with each directly leading into the next.","The main goal was to learn how to make and install handmade ceramic tiles. This was demonstrated in my presentations, and in the permanent installation. Everyone can look at it and touch it. I would like to think my art brings inspiration to all who view it.",,3750,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Angela A. Krueger",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Tile Making Technique Development, indoor/outdoor installation.",2012-09-02,2013-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Krueger,"Angela A. Krueger",,,MN,,"(507) 271-3846 ",aaltringer@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-17,"Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20043,"Artist Assistance",2013,2980,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My project will enhance the community by providing a unique opportunity for heightened awareness and appreciation of watercolor painting.I will ask artists who have seen my work evolve to give feedback on an evaluation sheet based on the initial project questions.","Overall attendance of the exhibition was 600-700 with 150 attending the opening reception. I received both verbal and written feedback. Survey feedback from people who viewed the exhibit has been used to guide me in new post-exhibit paintings.",,2000,"Other, local or private",4980,,,,"Kathleen M. Miller",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Visual Explorations: A Voyage of Discovery",2013-04-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Miller,"Kathleen M. Miller",,,MN,,"(952) 358-1030 ",kathy@kmillerwatercolors.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-25,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20091,"Artist Assistance",2013,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My community will gain appreciation for this art form by seeing up close not only the craftsmanship but the art fine furniture embodies.Community goals will be met by recording attendance, exhibit guest book, and by evaluating critical attention in the regional press.","Attendance exceeded my expectations. The guest feedback log was very positive. The exhibit was attended by local, regional and foreign guests. The speaking engagement was very well received.",,10100,"Other, local or private",13100,,,,"Jamie R. Schell",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Krenovian Exploration, the art of making fine furniture",2013-04-15,2013-08-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schell,"Jamie R. Schell",,,MN,,"(507) 215-4598 ",jamie@jamieschell.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-30,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20104,"Artist Assistance",2013,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One of the most important outcomes will be that jewelry will be seen as art and those attending will be invited to consider wearing an alternative to mass-market jewelry.I will seek comment both during the process and at the capstone event. The media will also be tapped to continue and expand the conversation.","Created a body of work using new techniques learned through coursework and exhibit at a local gallery. Took coursework in new techniques, and in blogging. Updated website and showed work in three new venues.",,2950,"Other, local or private",5950,,,,"Leanne Stremcha",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"New body of contemporary jewelry",2013-05-01,2014-03-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leanne,Stremcha,"Leanne Stremcha",,,MN,,"(507) 645-5871 ",leanne.stremcha@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Jackson, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-33,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20113,"Artist Assistance",2013,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Musicians will benefit from my work by having access to very good bows at a price that will allow them to develop their artistry at an earlier point in their career.I intend to make the bows I make while in France available to top musicians who will be able to give me a sense of whether I have progressed in my art while working in France.","I presented bows to several musicians both before and after my tutelage. The feedback was very positive. Evaluation of a bow is a very subjective matter, but during my presentation at the Bridge Chamber Music Festival, the audience could tell the difference in sound projection with each bow.",,6450,"Other, local or private",7700,,,,"Matthew R. Wehling",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Minnesota violin bow maker to travel to France.",2012-11-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Wehling,"Matthew R. Wehling",,,MN,,"(507) 645-0046 ",wehling@bitstream.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-37,"Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.",,2 15583,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","While working on my film, I improved my prop-building techniques, used new methods to make my characters and tested professional grade supplies for model making. I researched extensively industry standards. Learned new ways to tell a story that unfolds in time. Acquired a stop-motion animation software of professional level - Dragon Frame. At the same time purchased new DSLR camera (Nikon D7000) with live view option to take full advantage of what Dragon Frame has to offer. Final Cut Pro - the editing program I used in the beginning of the film was not compatible with Mac Pro so I had to switch to Adobe Premier and learn that new software in a short time. Collaborating with another artist also made me a better director. I am taking away many lessons of how to manage a small production company that focuses on experimental short films. In addition, at the start of the project, I invited the filmmaker Chris Sullivan in my studio to ask for professional feedback. Time management! 2: During the grant year, I kept detailed track of expenses incurred for the film in preparation for claiming art expense as a tax deduction for the first time. I researched how to create comprehensive budgets for the independent film industry in preparation for raising funds and soliciting fiscal sponsorship. In addition, I networked with other artists and film makers. I identified more grants I qualify for and currently I am following through with my plans. Record keeping and developing plans for future fundraising is an essential component of professionalizing as an individual artist. My method of evaluation of this outcome is based on my preparedness to take the next step towards financing my art projects. I am ready to implement my plans and apply what I have learned; therefore, I find that I have achieved 100% of my intentions.",,,,10000,,,,"Lora S. Madjar-Farley AKA Lora Madjar",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stoyanova will complete a short, stop-motion animation film, ""Finding Away,"" about the fictional immigration experiences of a young woman. She will also visit a university class where she will preview the film and make herself available for feedback and ",2012-05-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lora,Madjar-Farley,"Lora S. Madjar-Farley AKA Lora Madjar",,,MN,,"(612) 810-4624 ",stoya006@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-61,"Andy Driscoll: Cohost of ""TruthToTell"" (KFAI), broadcast journalist, writer/commentator, political and public affairs specialist.; Kiera Faber: Visual artist, and member of Midwest Photographers Project.; Rick Hauser: Producer, director, and writer for television and media.; Amalia Nicholson: Media artist and educator.; Mark Rosenwinkel: Chair of the department of theater and dance, Concordia University. Lead teaching artist, Guthrie Theater summer theater camps. Actor, director, and playwright.; Norah Shap","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15605,"Artist Initiative",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. Minnesota artists are able to develop business skills needed to support their professional art work. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","Through the intellectual and physical effort of learning these programs, I became a far better artist and musician, resulting in increased business opportunities for myself. 2: By creating a website and other materials to promote my programs, and by making contacts with Minnesota organizations and individual musicians, I have developed my own business skills.",,,,5000,,,,"Jerrod P. Wendland",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wendland will learn fifteen different hour-long lecture recitals intended to introduce people to classical music; he will bring the work to a variety of venues.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerrod,Wendland,"Jerrod P. Wendland",,,MN,,"(206) 245-7207 ",jerrodwendland@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-66,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and Producer, Ballet Mech.; Jill Dawe: Associate professor of music, Augsburg College.; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble. Artist and arts educator.; Daniel Kallman: Composer; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director, KFAI, Fresh Air, Inc. Volunteer programmer, ""The Collective Eye"" (KFAI). Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15608,"Artist Initiative",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists are able to expand or further develop their artistic abilities through varied learning opportunities. More Minnesotans are able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists.","1) A new web site was developed and is live, photography was updated and equipment is in place for future use. Marketing materials were developed, printed and distributed. A new display system was designed and is in use. 2) Evaluation occurred with the successful completion of the web site and marketing materials. 2: 1-Worked with a publicist who developed press releases which lead to media coverage of the work. 2-Evaluation was measured by the attendance at the capstone event and interest expressed by other potters.",,2100,"Other, local or private",12100,,,,"Thomas M. Willis",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Willis will develop a Web site and marketing materials to promote his ceramic work. He will exhibit his work at the Owatonna Art Center, in the spring of 2013.",2012-05-01,2013-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Willis,"Thomas M. Willis",,,MN,,"(507) 838-7024 ",tom@saye-willis.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Steele, Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-68,"Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator.; Jeffrey Hirst: Artist and arts presenter.; Simon Huelsbeck: Professor of art, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Caroline Kent: Watercolor and Foreign Cinema instructor, St Paul College.; Kimber Olson: Visual artist, curator, and educator.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15867,"Artist Mentor",2012,850,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase skill level of student.Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.","Skill level and understanding of art discipline increased significantly.",,,,850,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Viola mentorship",,"Student mentorship with professional musician, specializing in viola.",2012-06-26,2013-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-mentor-5,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 10023355,"Artist Equity",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will be added to my ever-expanding art portfolio, boosting my overall presence in the Lower Sioux Art Community. Also, my last Horse Regalia was fitted to 2 different live horses. This current project will be fitted to a large life like fiber glass horse and a smaller sized mannequin. This will help demonstrate my skills in which no matter the size of horse, I can proficiently create unique pieces, professionally and in a timely manner. I plan on measuring my changes by the feedback from event attendees, artist peers. I will provide attendees with a short questionnaire/survey, asking their overall opinion.","I gained a lot of knowledge on different techniques to quilling. I am so grateful for this experience and the time I got to spend with my teacher. I did not realize how challenging other techniques can be, but I can now create more different pieces of art. It has given me a lot more confidence in the work that I do.","Achieved proposed outcomes",57,,4057,,,0.00,"Doris Stands AKA Dory Stands",Individual,"Artist Equity",,"Traditional Horse Regalia Showcase",2022-03-01,2022-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doris,Stands,"Doris Stands AKA Dory Stands",,,MN,,"(507) 430-7927",dnorcross1@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Redwood, Renville, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-equity-10,"Talon Cavender-Wilson, visual art; Fern Cloud, visual art; Lisa Nez, visual art; Cheyanne St. John, visual art; Michele Knife Sterner, theater, SMAC Board; Esmeralda Ziemer, film;","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10543,"Artist Initiative Grant",2011,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,500,"Other, local or private",8500,,,,"Harriet Morrow AKA Chantel SinGs",Individual,"The project will include the completion of a full length studio album and an organized concert performance by the artists and other Minnesota performing artists.",,,2011-06-01,2012-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Harriet,Morrow,,,,MN,,"(612) 532-5128",chantelsings@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-144,,,, 20726,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen my involvement in Minnesota's contemporary music community by organizing a call for scores and commissioning a work for performance in concert. This outcome will be measured by how many composers and new music supporters I am able to connect with through the call-for-scores and by gauging the success of the commission collaboration through feedback from the composer on the experience. 2: Improve my skills in concert organization, promotion, and artistic collaboration by producing successful performances and presentations in four Minnesota communities. This outcome will be measured by reaching new audiences and providing a positive experience for the musicians/composers. Audiences will complete surveys on previous exposure to contemporary chamber music and their experience at the concert or event.","I successfully ran a Call-for-Scores competition which resulted in making connections with a number of Minnesota composers I had never had contact with before. The two winning composers from the competition proved to be invaluable supporters for this project bringing in a high number of new audience members to me (measured by audience survey responses) and also helping me add two performance stops on the tour. The success of this competition has also led quite a large number of other local composers to approach me about writing music for me to perform. The commissioned work was also highly successful. This commission has resulted in a piece of music that I am confident will become a staple in the repertoire for voice and guitar. Audiences consistently picked this piece as their favorite from the concerts, and the success of working with the composer on the commission has opened up future performance opportunities for me. 2: I successfully produced eleven concerts and two workshops related to this project, partnering with a number of new organizations as well as groups already in my network. I learned quite a bit about co-producing concerts with arts organizations that will be invaluable for producing future performances. The success of this project in reaching new audiences surpassed all of my expectations as I was able to produce or co-produce eleven concerts and two workshops as part of the project instead of the planned four concerts. As a result of the higher number of events, I was able to reach approximately 450 audience members, of which approximately 80% had never attended one of my performances before, 68% had little to no previous exposure to chamber music, and 98% stated on audience surveys that they were interested in attending a future concert of mine. More composers were involved in the project than originally planned because of the repertoire chosen for the concerts and the higher number of concerts given. All of the feedback from the composers I worked with was extremely positive and all of them thanked me for performing their music and are interested in working with me again in the future.",,1350,"Other, local or private",11350,,,0.00,"Alyssa A. Anderson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Anderson will strengthen her involvement with the new music community through a commission, a call-for-scores, and a series of performances and educational events in greater Minnesota.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Anderson,"Alyssa A. Anderson",,,MN,,"(612) 384-8412 ",alyssa@alyssaanderson.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Meeker, Wright, St. Louis, Cook, Polk, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-71,"Barbara Depman: Music Administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Linda Haugen: Composer; Asako Hirabayashi: Composer and harpsichordist; Laurie Johnson: Director of Performing Arts, Paramount Theater and Visual Arts Center, Saint Cloud; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer.; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music.; Ann Reed: Songwriter, singer","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20729,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I develop my ability to create work relating to specific Minnesota river sites and stories of place by learning about Minnesota history and residents' stories and experimenting in the studio. I will be able to see if I have achieved this by examining the new set of core maps that I create. Do they have a new 3-D physicality to them? Do they embody stories from current Minnesota residents and past historical accounts? Do they look different from my previous work?","1) Developed River Map art with physicality of land and people's stories for three Minnesota River sites 2) Learned Minnesota history and gathered residents' stories in all three sites through oral interviews, writings, research, meeting historians and reading sources, e.g. Mni sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, Elden Lawrence's stories, Joseph Nicollet bio and journals, etc. Attended reunion of Dakota Mission in Lac qui Parle county, July 2013. 3) Developed new techniques: silver leaf river, 3-D textures with molding paste, 3-D topography inside and outside suitcases, collaged texts floating in river scenes, and texts in the form of little boats. Photographed work as evidence of outcomes achieved. Confirmed success through public feedback and critical response sessions.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Susan J. Armington",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Armington will develop a new body of mapwork that combines the physicality of land and water with the stories of people, past and present, in three Minnesota locations. She will host an event to talk about the work and invite participants to write about their experience of place.",2013-03-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Armington,"Susan J. Armington",,,MN,,"(612) 578-9655 ",armington007@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Lac qui Parle, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-72,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, educator, Bemidji; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, commited to the environment and regional conservation issues; Seho Park: Artist, Art Professor, Winona State University; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Don Sherman: Artist, Educator, Photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College; Krista Walsh: Multidisciplinary artist, art activist; Adjunct Faculty member, University of Minnesota, Hamline University; Christopher Zerendow: Artist, adjunct instructor, North Hennepin Community College; State Arts Board grant recipient","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20744,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will exhibit and document large-scale wall installations incorporating new materials and mediums at the Bloomington Art Center. The Inez Greenberg gallery is an expansive space and will accommodate large scale work. Several installations will be created for the space, installed in the space and a photographer will be hired to document the exhibition. 2: This exhibition will expose a large number of Minnesotans to installation as an art form. This type of work is not typically shown at the Bloomington Art Center. The art center maintains a counter in the gallery and tracks the number of viewers in the gallery. A comment book and an artist talk provide the public with an opportunity to give feedback and engage in conversation about the work.","The exhibition THE SUBLIME MUNDANE provided the opportunity for me to create, install and document seven large wall installations. This grant provided funds for purchase of materials, hiring two artist installers to help me install the exhibition and documentation by a professional photographer. The exhibition enabled me to expand my use of materials and to develop a series of installations that stand as individual works but also related to each other. Installation work changes significantly when it moves out of the studio and into the exhibition space. Having the assistance of installers allowed me to continue to work out my ideas in the space of the gallery, this was one of the most important outcomes of the project. 2: Attendance numbers for this exhibition were larger than anticipated. This may be due to increase traffic at the Bloomington Art Center during the summer months when there is a farmer's market at the site. The Art Center also arranged for a panel discussion with the actors in the theatre production of the play ART which ran from May 17 - June 9 2013. An artist talk on June 27, 2014 was well attended and included a lively discussion about art and the practice of artists and creators.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Mary B. Bergs-Cruse AKA Mary Bergs",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bergs-Cruse will create a new series of large-scale installations for an exhibition at the Bloomington Art Center, in May - July 2013, and hire a photographer to document the work.",2013-03-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Bergs-Cruse,"Mary B. Bergs-Cruse AKA Mary Bergs",,,MN,,"(612) 598-6895 ",bergsmary@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-75,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, educator, Bemidji; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, commited to the environment and regional conservation issues; Seho Park: Artist, Art Professor, Winona State University; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Don Sherman: Artist, Educator, Photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College; Krista Walsh: Multidisciplinary artist, art activist; Adjunct Faculty member, University of Minnesota, Hamline University; Christopher Zerendow: Artist, adjunct instructor, North Hennepin Community College; State Arts Board grant recipient","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20745,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By making work and meeting with a mentor to discuss the progress of my work, I will learn from another artist and further develop my artistic abilities. Planning a new body of work, meeting consistently with the mentor, incorporating feedback and completing the new work will show that I have achieved the desired outcome. 2: From the mentor, learn practical and business skills, including how to promote work, find funding, and seek out venues for showing work. I will achieve the intended outcome by gaining and implementing knowledge from conversations with the mentor, specifically knowledge relating to strategies for seeking places to show work and sustaining an artistic practice.","I planned a new body of work and met with a mentor to discuss the progress of my work. Based on her feedback, I pushed the work in new directions and to new levels of craftsmanship. Thus, I was able to learn from another artist and develop my artistic abilities through our interaction. 2: I gained knowledge about the practical skills of an artist, including the business of being an artist. I was able to learn and implement strategies for seeking places to show work and sustaining an artistic practice. Elizabeth Simonson provided invaluable insight into developing relationships with galleries, applying for grant funding and maintaining a studio practice. I also spoke to high school and college students about what I learned during this project.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Elisa K. Berry Fonseca",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Berry Fonseca will create a new body of work and meet with mentor, Elizabeth Simonson, to discuss her work and strategies for professional development. She will present a workshop about being an artist to art students at colleges and high schools.",2013-08-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,"Berry Fonseca","Elisa K. Berry Fonseca",,,MN,,"(952) 217-3993 ",elisa.kari@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-76,"Marlon Davidson: Artist, writer, educator, Bemidji; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Doris Logue: Rural visual artist, commited to the environment and regional conservation issues; Seho Park: Artist, Art Professor, Winona State University; Jane Powers: Mixed media sculptor and public art artist; Don Sherman: Artist, Educator, Photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College; Krista Walsh: Multidisciplinary artist, art activist; Adjunct Faculty member, University of Minnesota, Hamline University; Christopher Zerendow: Artist, adjunct instructor, North Hennepin Community College; State Arts Board grant recipient","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20964,"Artist Initiative",2013,9800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate artistic talent and skill through training and by exploring documentary as a new way of working. Create a documentary traveling exhibit. Create a successful traveling exhibit and companion program to show in a number of art and community venues. Receive excellent interest and response from a varied audience. 2: Replace an outdated camera so I can do more demanding documentary work. Get software training to improve retouching skills and improve work flow. The new camera will allow me to react faster in a photojournalistic style to create an engaging documentary. Become expert with Lightroom/Photoshop to efficiently retouch, edit and manage library of images.","Cultivate artistic talent through a new challenging way of working - the documentary. This series is a departure technically and creatively. Before this, my photos were staged in pre-constructed scenes. With this new series, I was forced to work spontaneously in difficult environments. I've not only mastered a new way of photography but also this has opened up a whole new way of looking at art with an understanding of historical and community value. 2: 2013I purchased an EOS Mark II 5D which has higher resolution RAW files and a faster shutter. This enables me to work faster and especially in the field doing the sustainable farming documentary work. Also it allows me to use the lenses I have without any cropping on the edges because there is a full sensor in this camera. The software in the camera is also compatible with the newer photo editing software. The RAW files can be adjusted in a very refined manner and efficiently in Photoshop CS6 and Bridge. This software and camera have allowed me to photograph better looking images, shoot in situations that I was not able to squeeze into before, and have larger files with better resolution. I also had training in Photoshop CS6. This has increased my knowledge base and enabled me to work more efficiently with image files. As a result of this equipment, software and training, I am a more solid professional photographer and create imagery in ways I could not before.",,1323,"Other, local or private",11123,,,0.00,"Laurie A. Schneider AKA Laurie Schneider",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Schneider will produce a photo documentary and traveling exhibition about sustainable farming in Minnesota, with a companion program and artist talk.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Schneider,"Laurie A. Schneider AKA Laurie Schneider",,,MN,,"(651) 351-1100 ",laurie@lschneider.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Washington, Ramsey, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Winona, Olmsted, Wabasha, Rice, Goodhue, Steele, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-154,"Michal Daniel: Professional Photographer, live entertainment, theater, Minneapolis; Anna Eveslage: Photographer, Minneapolis; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Michael Nordin: Photographer, Duluth; Suzanne Szucs: Artist, writer, photographer, and educator, Rochester; Robert Wilde: Photographer, sculptor, Dassel; Former faculty member, College of St. Benedict, St. John's University,Collegeville; Bonnie Wilson: Consulting curator, librarian and archivist; Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20968,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Via workshops and shows, artists will work within and outside of their disciplines, using word as gesture, dance as sculpture, and carpentry as poetics. By the contributing original material to a dance-based work that incorporates text and objects; by stepping outside of primary fields - whether we keep all the material we made or not - the process and product count equally. 2: Participating artists come from different fields, bringing their own audience to the performances and public engagement activities. Ticket sales, workshops and related activities will provide direct interaction with audiences. The activities will also generate objects, choreography and written accounts by those who interact with this project, leaving a legacy of involvement.","Through workshops, work parties, rehearsals and shows, the artists involved worked within and outside of our disciplines, using dance, writing, music, singing, carpentry and more. Virtually everyone on this project worked in multiple artistic disciplines. 2: I fundraised, organized and production-managed this ensemble work that has and will travel in a six-city, national tour, with additional dates pending as of this writing.",,10300,"Other, local or private",20300,,,0.00,"Karen E. Sherman",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Sherman will create One with Others, a dance/performance work that uses choreography, text, and scrap lumber to explore biography, communication, self-determination, and desire. Public performances will take place at Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Sherman,"Karen E. Sherman",,,MN,,"(917) 374-7627 ",kesksay@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-157,"Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance; Penelope Freeh: Dancer, choreographer, teacher, and writer; Matthew Gasper: Master teacher, Gasper's School of Dance and Performing Arts, Fargo/Moorhead; Julie Kerr-Berry: Dance program director and professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Melissa Rolnick: Assistant professor of dance, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter; Sally Rousse: Dancer and choreographer, James Sewell Ballet; Joan Smith: Choreographer; artistic director of Shapiro and Smith Dance; Tri Sutrisno: Dance director, Sumunar Dance Ensemble; dancer and instructor, specializing in the dances of Indonesia; Taja Will: Codirector, TAJIMdances and the Ready At Will Dance Collective; dancer, choreographer and instructor","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20976,"Artist Initiative",2013,8660,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will help me further develop my skills in documentary photography and help me fulfill my long-term career goal in photojournalism. I plan to go through my personal portfolio periodically as part of an honest self-evaluation. I am going to write a bi-weekly personal development plan noting my strengths, weaknesses and short term goals while building my resume and networking. 2: This project can serve as the voice for Minnesotans that go unheard because they lack the platform. I will pass my business card to inform people what website event photos will be displayed. The website will be interactive and allow people to voice their opinions. I will record the number of visitors every week and adjust the website accordingly.","This project has significantly helped me further develop my skills in photography. I covered more than 20 events in the past year and took an average of 50 photos per event which gave me significant amount of experience in shooting subjects that are in motion, working with different lighting conditions, editing and storytelling. As I covered more events and improved my skills, I went back to my portfolio and re-edited and reformatted my photos every 6-8 weeks. I also kept a monthly journal outlining my strengths, weaknesses and short term goals and plans on how I can improve and learn from the events I covered thus far. In an attempt to improve some of my weaknesses, I was able to take some photography classes offered at the University of Minnesota. 2: This project documented less recognized rallies with an attempt to serve as the voice for Minnesotans that go unheard because they lack the platform to do so. When I first started covering events, I was very proactive in passing my business card to let people know where the photos would be available. However, as I continued to cover more events, more people were able to recognize me and approach me with their opinions and feedbacks. Half way through my project, I started incorporating social media which really helped boost my website visit per month from an average of 50 views a month to around 200 visits per month. Social media created a platform form for people to talk about and comment on each of the events. The photos from this project had mentions on Zenteotl Project, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (The Center of Workers United in Struggle), democraticunderground.com and Minnesota 2020.",,,,8660,,,0.00,"Habakkuk N. Stockstill",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stockstill will photograph rallies and demonstrations that occur within the state. He will partner with the Saint Paul Midway YMCA as a guest speaker and mentor for youth interested in photography.",2013-03-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Habakkuk,Stockstill,"Habakkuk N. Stockstill",,,MN,,"(507) 319-3176 ",stock427@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Olmsted, Goodhue, Anoka, Dakota, Carver, Benton, Cass, Todd, Wabasha, Wright, Scott, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-159,"Michal Daniel: Professional Photographer, live entertainment, theater, Minneapolis; Anna Eveslage: Photographer, Minneapolis; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Michael Nordin: Photographer, Duluth; Suzanne Szucs: Artist, writer, photographer, and educator, Rochester; Robert Wilde: Photographer, sculptor, Dassel; Former faculty member, College of St. Benedict, St. John's University,Collegeville; Bonnie Wilson: Consulting curator, librarian and archivist; Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20977,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect with readers via events, i.e., Books and Bars (average attendees: 40), Brownbag Lunch (average attendees: 75), and Literary Death Match (average attendees: 200). Event coordinators, librarians and booksellers are happy to share attendance numbers and feedback. Radio audiences can be determined by listeners of programs like Write On Radio, Art Hounds or Minnesota Public Radio's Daily Circuit. 2: Develop social media promotion strategies and networking skills to connect with readers and book professionals in media, libraries, and retail. Results from connections made at events like Editors Roundtable or Pub Tweet-up. Online responses via reviews, Facebook likes, print reviews, blog posts, sales, invitations to reading series, book groups, regional events and festivals.","I met with readers across several counties in Minnesota to talk about my writing and interact with those who live in areas that are represented in my work - it was good for both me and attendees - safe to say they were open and welcoming, even sometimes charmed, and, I was intrigued by them. Their reactions meant a lot to me, as they the character or the north' are what drives my work. 2: This aspect of connecting achieved all I'd hoped to and more, I had many media connections, was on radio and appeared ",,6020,"Other, local or private",16020,,,0.00,"Sarah L. Stonich",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stonich will promote her new novel, Vacationland, at literary events, regional libraries, and independent booksellers across Minnesota. She will also continue to research a second manuscript American River.",2013-03-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Stonich,"Sarah L. Stonich",,,MN,,"(612) 240-1878 ",sarah@sarahstonich.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Cook, Carlton, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Ramsey, Itasca, Koochiching, Pine, Carlton, Anoka, Aitkin, Hubbard, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-160,"Daniel Campbell: Author, artist; Web Editor, Hamline University, St. Paul; Pallavi Dixit: Author; Jennifer Dunning: Author, Facaulty at St. Olaf College, Northfield; Douglas Mack: Author, Minneapolis; Joseph Manion: Division Manager, Washington County Library, Woodbury; Danielle Sosin: Author, fiction, Duluth; Debra Stone: Educator, artist and community organizer, Minneapolis; Jacqueline White: Writer, editor, teacher, Minneapolis","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 21002,"Artist Initiative",2013,8600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be experimenting with bronze and lucite casting and incorporating those new media with my books and boxes. Completion of a body of work that incorporates those materials successfully - technically, visually and conceptually - while meeting or exceeding standards established by my previous books and boxes. 2: I will re-design my website and improve my promotional efforts through print media, snail mail, and the Internet. Hopefully, I will gain the attention of the press, have increased online sales, good attendance at the publication party, and have other opportunities become available as a result of my improved promotional skills.","I completed a body of work for an exhibition that was acknowledged by my peers to be my strongest show ever; it was also well-received by the general public and local art critics. This work incorporated bronze cast elements with an established aesthetic and high quality of craftsmanship reflected in my ongoing work with printmaking and bookmaking. Once the exhibition was up, I was able to review the work myself, considering my use of new materials on technical, visual and conceptual and my own sense of accomplishment. I feel very proud of what I was able to achieve, and feedback from other professional artists confirmed this. 2: By re-designing my website and connecting it to both PayPal and the AppleSquare Marketplace, I have increased my online visibility and have had a number of sales of artwork through these new digital connections. Also I devoted extra time to upgrade my e-mail list, use Facebook, and maintain my snail mail list to help promote my exhibition in print and digitally. These efforts resulted in excellent attendance at the two receptions for my exhibit, gallery visits during regular business hours, and a number of arranged studio visits. Sales of my work also increased as a result of these promotional methods.",,,,8600,,,0.00,"Jody L. Williams",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Williams will produce a limited edition artist's book and a related series of relief boxes, combining cast bronze and plastic with paper and printing, for an exhibition at Open Book in downtown Minneapolis.",2013-03-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Williams,"Jody L. Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 721-2891 ",jtrixiewilliams@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-165,"Frank Byrns: Sculptor, Duluth; Eric Crosby: Assistant curator of Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; David Glenn: Executive director, The Minnesota Project. Arts administrator, artist, and arts advocate.; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Satoko Muratake: Artist and landscape designer; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Nicole Volk: Art educator, Waterville School District","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21005,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will gain experience in the artist grant process, as well as gain more experience in my field as an independent animator/filmmaker. If I receive the grant, I will be provided with the opportunity to create my first funded project. By creating this project, I will have gained more experience within my artistic field as a professional artist. 2: I will organize several screenings in different locations around Minnesota to show the film, and the making of to the public. If the film and documented process are presented to multiple audiences, the project outcome will have been achieved.","I have yet to share my own working methods with other artists in Minnesota, but through travel and conversation I have spread information of animation as an art form to individuals around the state. 2: I was able to further establish my career as an independent animator through the grant year, the funding allowed me to set up a working remote studio from which I can conduct work.",,15400,"Other, local or private",25400,,,0.00,"Caleb D. Wood",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wood will create an experimental animated film that focuses on Minnesota's diverse and unique landscapes, wildlife, and humanity. He will organize a series of screenings around the state.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Caleb,Wood,"Caleb D. Wood",,,MN,,"(952) 270-5318 ",caldavwood@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Clearwater, Hennepin, Dakota, Waseca, Redwood, Chippewa",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-168,"Melissa Brandt: Screenplay writer, Metropolitan State University; Community Faculty; Jennifer Garza: Graphic designer, Jostens Inc.; production design, animation, freelance; short films; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Melissa Koch: Independent documentary filmmaker and educator; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker/Moving image artist; Anal Shah: Filmmaker photographer and media artist; faculty, St. Cloud State University; Norah Shapiro: Independent filmmaker; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and photographer, Duluth","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 21008,"Artist Initiative",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The work produced will be shown in venues and galleries throughout Minnesota. By getting feedback from professional artists in my field, with additional feedback from the public who will view my work.","The film Painting the Space Between, featuring myself and three other artists currently making work in Minnesota, will benefit the community by exposing contemporary Minnesota painters in venues other than galleries, drawing visibility to the work and raise awareness of contemporary painting in spaces it would not otherwise reach. The premier of the film will be shown in Minneapolis at The Fitzgerald Theater.",,,,10000,,,0.00,"Andrew P. Wykes",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wykes will create large-scale paintings of the upper Midwest landscape. He will exhibit the paintings at Saint Catherine University and Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Wykes,"Andrew P. Wykes",,,MN,,"(612) 232-2755 ",Awykes@hamline.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-169,"Frank Byrns: Sculptor, Duluth; Eric Crosby: Assistant curator of Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; David Glenn: Executive director, The Minnesota Project. Arts administrator, artist, and arts advocate.; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Satoko Muratake: Artist and landscape designer; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Nicole Volk: Art educator, Waterville School District","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 9952,"Artist Initiative Grant",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,6648,"Other, local or private",12648,,,,"Paula A. Lammers",Individual,"To complete and promote a recording of jazz interpretations of contemporary musical theater classical art songs original compositions and standard American song literature.",,,2010-04-05,2010-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paula,Lammers,,,,MN,,"(952) 891-5910",paula@paulalammers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-4,,,, 9982,"Artist Initiative Grant",2010,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,500,"Other, local or private",6500,,,,"Adriana L. Rimpel",Individual,"For the project-Immigration Dialogue-a photographic series that combats stereotypes and xenophobia through analyzing the individual sentiments of Latino immigrants in Minnesota by combining written text and portraiture.",,,2010-03-15,2011-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adriana,Rimpel,,,,MN,,"(651) 399-1573",adriana.rimpel@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-33,,,, 9987,"Artist Initiative Grant",2010,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,4000,,,,"John L. Clark",Individual,"To complete his first full-length collection of poems.",,,2010-03-30,2010-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Clark,,,,MN,,"(651) 829-2836",jlc@johnleeclark.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-grant-38,,,, 25665,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The capstone screening will be broadly advertised and will be free and accessible. It will also be available for online viewing after the capstone. The film's subject matter will interest viewers of a wide age span.With a survey, we will count how many people attend the capstone screening. We will record ages and hometowns as well as their accessibility needs.","By exhibiting the actual objects I animated, I believe many people gained a better understanding of the process and a greater appreciation for the craft. People also seemed genuinely excited that this type of activity was happening in Northfield. The event reached a wide range of ages and racial groups, clearly appealing to a wide audience.",,4705,"Other, local or private",5955,,,,"Peter B. Nelson",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Post-Production work on BLACKLISTED, at Viking Theatre",2014-09-01,2015-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Nelson,"Peter B. Nelson",,,MN,,"(612) 618-8906 ",pbbnelson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Rice, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-45,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No 25671,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People who view the capstone will become more aware of the driftless area and its special natural history.My personal goals will be met by the successful artistic completion of this grant. Community goals will be met by recording attendance at the capstone.","The vast majority of attendees said that they had become more informed about the Driftless Area, which met my goal of informing viewers of the artwork about the Driftless Area.",,11755,"Other, local or private",13005,,,,"Leo R. Smith IV AKA Lyon Smith",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Driftless Area Wooden Triptych Sculpture, at Minnesota Marine Art Museum",2014-09-05,2015-02-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leo,"Smith IV","Leo R. Smith IV AKA Lyon Smith",,,MN,,"(917) 572-4062 ",lyon@lyonsmith.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-47,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No 25676,"Artist Assistance",2015,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Demonstrating, teaching end exhibits with MIN CHIAO and reaching seniors and school age students as they participate in workshops and demonstrations and the walk about.I will gather written comments during the capstone and also get verbal comments from the MING CHIAO. Radio and television interviews will also help summarize the results.","People learn the most by a hands-on approach to the tools of Asian brush painting. Verbal comments let me know the crowd enjoyed the added elements of water and rocks in the gallery.",,6586,"Other, local or private",7836,,,,"Delene R. Teller",Individual,"Artist Assistance",,"Sky, Horses, Earth and Water, at Owatonna Art Center",2014-02-01,2015-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Delene,Teller,"Delene R. Teller",,,MN,,"(507) 330-6208 ",tteller2@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Koochiching, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Pine, Pipestone, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-assistance-49,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes 27065,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My artistic career and business skills will be further developed through the creation of a film with the highest budget I have worked with to date. Outcomes will be evaluated through a) a successful post-production and completion of the film, and b) A meaningful engagement between the film and the Minnesota viewing audience. 2: Minnesotans will experience a film that honors Minnesota’s historical, cultural, and creative legacy. Outcome will be evaluated by a) the number of paid admissions in Minnesota to THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, b) the number of attendees to the free screening in Minnesota to the film, and c) audience response via survey after the free screening.","THE PUBLIC DOMAIN is a completed film that’s been picked up for distribution and seen by thousands in the theater. It will go on to digital distribution through Netfilx and similar outlets. 2: THE PUBLIC DOMAIN reflects an important Minnesota event, presented in a creative and compelling manner.",,73220,"Other, local or private",83220,,,,"Patrick Coyle",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Coyle will edit and complete postproduction on a feature film entitled THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. The film is set against the collapse of the 35W Bridge, and its impact on four individuals. A public screening of a rough-cut will take place in Minneapolis.",2014-03-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Coyle,"Patrick Coyle",,,MN,,"(612) 805-3710 ",coylepatrickj@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-187,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 27072,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I am expanding the concept of the object in my art, by seeking stories to contextualize the social aspect of the object into my sculptures. When I return to a town with the finished Portable Public Museum sculpture, I will know by the response from the locals and the volunteers of the local museums and Historical Society, and whether there are reviews or articles in the local paper.","The Portable Museum was successful at opening up conversation between complete strangers about the social life of supper clubs and the objects saved. ",,,,10000,,,,"Jan D. Elftmann",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Elftmann will research, design, and develop a new series of different socially-themed sculptures, inspired by the cabinets of curiosities of Renaissance Europe, called Supper Clubs of Minnesota. The work will tour to at least five Minnesota locations.",2014-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Elftmann,"Jan D. Elftmann",,,MN,,"(612) 747-2313 ",jan@corktruck.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-190,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Robert Dorlac: Painter and printmaker; instructor, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall; Aaron Dysart: Sculptor; instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture at University of Minnesota; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Joy Spika: Mixed media artist focused on illustration and installation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27076,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Photography is one of the best ways to show change in the landscape. Hopefully people will be able to make some sort of an assessment as to whether the human interaction on the river was a good. Viewer feedback from shows, website and lectures at shows. 2: Photography is one of the best ways to show change in the landscape. Hopefully people will be able to make some sort of an assessment as to whether the human interaction on the river was a good. Viewer feedback from shows, website and lectures at shows.","Fifteen more diptychs were completed and printed. Plus a complete set of the Mississippi River Commission Maps printed. ",,8200,"Other, local or private",18200,,,,"Christopher C. Faust AKA Chris Faust",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Faust will go back to the original sites that Henry Peter Bosse used to make his historic images of the Mississippi River in the 1880’s. He will photograph from the same Minnesota locations as Bosse to provide a historic record of how the riverfront has changed in the intervening 125 years. The photographs will be displayed at various locations around Minnesota.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Faust,"Christopher C. Faust AKA Chris Faust",,,MN,,"(651) 699-6342 ",chrisfaust@studio210.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-192,"Gloria Brush: Chair and professor of photography, University of Minnesota Duluth; Brett Kallusky: Visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Art Department, photography; Laura Migliorino: Artist, her work is a part of several permanent collections including at the Walker Art Center; Andrea Murrill: Adjunct Professor - Saint Catherine University; Laurie Schneider: Photographer, specializing in fine art portraiture art; Bonnie Wilson, Consulting curator, librarian and archivist, former curator of photography, Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 27091,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will learn how to work with a variety of tree species, design books in Indesign, and work on website through Dreamweaver. The final evaluation will come from the book's documentation of 32 spoons, the book reception attendance, and Google analytics on how many users browse the photo gallery online. 2: Thirty-two families across Minnesota will receive an original spoon, 100 books will be made, a book reception will host 200 visitors, and the website will reach out to 200 visitors. The outcome will be evaluated through an online comment page where spoon recipients can comment on the spoons, book viewers can share feedback, and online users will be tracked through Google analytics.","The outcome was a greater knowledge of craft, web design, book design, and connections within the craft community. 2: Hirsch shared this project with 32 spoon recipients, engaged 200 individuals through lectures and exhibitions, and created a website for engagement.",,,,10000,,,,"Jessica R. Hirsch AKA Jess Hirsch",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Hirsch will produce Spooning. She will collect wood from around Minnesota and carve that wood into spoons. She will then mail the finished spoon to the land owner. Each spoon and the location from which it was acquired will be photographed; the resulting images will be compiled into a limited edition artist book that will be released at an open studio event.",2014-03-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Hirsch,"Jessica R. Hirsch AKA Jess Hirsch",,,MN,,"(239) 227-3591 ",hirschjess@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-200,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Robert Dorlac: Painter and printmaker; instructor, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall; Aaron Dysart: Sculptor; instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture at University of Minnesota; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Joy Spika: Mixed media artist focused on illustration and installation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27101,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create new art for a solo exhibition at the New York Mills, Minnesota. I will evaluate the outcome based the completion of the exhibition and its use of new materials. This kind of evaluative system will keep the evaluative process objective rather than trying to subjectively evaluate the quality of the art.","Completed a solo installation for the community of New York Mills and surrounding region at New York Mills Cultural Art Center, New York Mills, Minnesota.",,,,10000,,,,"Charles V. Matson Lume",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lume will create and document a new body of work for a solo exhibition and residency at New York Mills Regional Cultural Center.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charles,"Matson Lume","Charles V. Matson Lume",,,MN,,"(651) 224-3185 ",cmlume@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-203,"Mitchell Bercier: Placebo Comix; Owner/editor-in-chief; Nicole Havekost: Adjunct Professor, Drawing; Jeffrey Hnilicka: Executive Director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Multi-disciplinary; Sarah Johnson: Director, Groveland Gallery; Alonso Sierralta: Sculptor and educator; Joseph Sinness: Visual Artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27114,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a new body of work that aligns closely to subject matters that are dear to my heart and will allow me to stretch my writing and directorial skills. Producing an artistically sound short film that I feel provided artistic growth. Having a finish film that I am proud of and I can use it as a calling card of sort to continue my career. 2: I plan to have several local screening at El Centro and or Neighborhood House to show my film to members of the Latino and broader communities. A question and answer session will follow the premier. I will be successful if I am able to reach 50 to 100 audience members to give me feedback on the film. I also plan to submit the film to local film festival and if possible to Minneapolis Television Network/Twin Cities Public Television festival.","The project successfully represents a new culturally-specific work for the Latino community that has helped the artist grow in his field.",,4450,"Other, local or private",14450,,,,"Alberto Justiniano",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Justiniano will create The Lesson a short narrative film about an undocumented immigrant man who refuses to be defined by his job, and discovers his true calling. He will screen the film at El Centro, a Minneapolis social service agency that serves new immigrants.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,Justiniano,"Alberto Justiniano",,,MN,,"(651) 246-2593 ",al@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-209,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27124,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will hire a person to help me conceptualize and implement a comprehensive business package - branding, marketing, audience building, dissemination, podcasts, and a major website. Evaluation of success will come through assessing how many people visit the website, add stories, respond to marketing, attend events, etc. Success will also be demonstrated by my ability to learn these processes, navigate social media and implement the project strategy. 2: I will conduct 4-7 screenings/discussions of the work-in-progress in metro and rural areas. I will debut the on-line web presence and ask people to participate and/or contribute stories. I will keep track of participants at feedback sessions, ask people to fill out evaluation forms, record the discussions, and encourage pre-sales of subscriptions to the story series, DVDs, or whatever form this takes.","Teresa Konechne contracted with experts in branding, conceptual development, social media, websites, business plans and how WQ can generate revenue. 2: Minnesotans engaged with MN artists, in particular by participating in a wide range of art forms brought together in the Wicked Questions process.",,3000,"Other, local or private",13000,,,,"Teresa L. Konechne",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Konechne will gather and edit at least six stories of Minnesotans engaged in urban gardening. These films and an online companion project will seek to be a powerful resource to re-imagine a connection to the earth. Screenings and discussions will take place in various locations around the state.",2014-03-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Konechne,"Teresa L. Konechne",,,MN,,"(612) 214-1121 ",tontheroad@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hubbard, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-217,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27130,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working with the Minnesota Zoo will strengthen my communication skills and develop my management skills. This will be evaluated by how well the organization and I work together to complete the exhibition/meet-and-greet. 2: At the Zoo, this exhibition/meet-and-greet will provide adults and children the opportunity to bring a piece of art home and learn from my artwork. I will be observing how well adults and children engage with the children's book, and try and decipher the impact it has on the community.","By comparing the amount of time for the books to be sold to other children's books, this project has created more conservation awareness by introducing the subject as a children's book. 2: Are These Tigers? is a children's book that promotes conservation and the communities recognizes this book as a tool for education and awareness. ",,,,10000,,,,"Melanie J. Lehnen AKA Melanie Lehnen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lehnen will write and illustrate a children’s book about the Minnesota Zoo. A public event to launch the book will take place at the Minnesota Zoo in Apply Valley.",2014-03-01,2014-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melanie,Lehnen,"Melanie J. Lehnen AKA Melanie Lehnen",,,MN,,"(612) 747-3342 ",melanie.lehnen@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-220,"Mitchell Bercier: Placebo Comix; Owner/editor-in-chief; Nicole Havekost: Adjunct Professor, Drawing; Jeffrey Hnilicka: Executive Director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Multi-disciplinary; Sarah Johnson: Director, Groveland Gallery; Alonso Sierralta: Sculptor and educator; Joseph Sinness: Visual Artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27134,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project allows me to further develop my artistic abilities through the challenge of perusing a new style of filming. I will evaluate the outcome by the successful completion of two shoot days that will include eight separate intricate film noir style reenactment scenes. I will also evaluate the success outcome by achieving national distribution on PBS for the completion of the film. 2: This project will help other Minnesotans artist to engage in a rare filming opportunity, as well as engage with the finished film. The outcome of filming with a small group of Minnesotans will be evaluated by the successful completion of shoot days. When I complete a rough-cut of the film, I will screen it for several hundred Minnesotans to get their feedback. I will evaluate the outcome by feedback forms from the participants.","The outcome achieved as a result of this project was the completion of a one-hour documentary film now under consideration by a PBS affiliate station for broadcast. 2: The two additional months in the edit suite made it possible for the artist to finish her film and screen it to Minnesotans for their feedback. ",,7000,"Other, local or private",17000,,,,"Susan C. Marks-Kerst AKA Susan Marks",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Marks will complete Her Miniature Life of Crime, a one-hour documentary film about an unlikely grandmother, Frances Glessner Lee, who changed the course of forensic history through the creation of miniature crime scenes. A public screening of a rough-cut of the film will take place in the Twin Cities.",2014-03-15,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Marks-Kerst,"Susan C. Marks-Kerst AKA Susan Marks",,,MN,,"(612) 386-6694 ",susan@lazysusan.tv,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-223,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 27168,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will test different ways to hang installation components and design them in order to make installing the work more convenient and less time-consuming for all involved. Trial and error in the studio will reveal what design strategies and hanging methods are most effective for each installation. Consultation and exchange of ideas with gallerists and other artists will provide additional insight and feedback. 2: Through research and correspondence with gallerists, I will learn how to best approach venues and prepare artist packet materials in a professional manner. I will record responses received from the galleries and businesses. The project will be successful if I come away with a better understanding of what galleries are looking for and am better able to present and position my work.","Juliane used seven different hanging strategies, six of which were successful in terms of allowing for more straightforward installation of the ceramic multiples. 2: Juliane is more aware of the general procedures and practices for approaching galleries and developing relationships with them. She was able to acquire the interest of one third of the exhibition venues that she approached.",,400,"Other, local or private",10400,,,,"Juliane B. Shibata",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Shibata will produce a body of small-scale porcelain installations and develop new methods to hang and display the work. She will give several artist talks about her work and the learning that has occurred during the grant period.",2014-03-25,2015-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juliane,Shibata,"Juliane B. Shibata",,,MN,,"(507) 720-9339 ",js@julianeshibata.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-232,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist; former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Amy Cass: Professional ceramicist.; Anne Dugan: Arts administrator, visual arts, festival coordinator, new media arts; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and Web designer; printmaker; Lindsay Kandler: Freelance graphic, textile and apparel designer.; Katrina Knutson: Working Artist, Freelance Educator, and Community Organizer; Margaret Pezalla-Granlund: Artist and Curator of Library Art and Exhibitions, Carleton College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27183,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Presentation of Eschaton at Saint John’s University; Studio assistant hired to deal with grants, professional correspondence and future planning. The success of Eschaton’s premier will be measured by University attendance figures. The quality of the work will be measured by critical reviews by the art press. The success of studio assistance will be evidenced by the production of new work. 2: Studio assistant hired to deal with grants, professional correspondence and future planning. The success of studio assistance will be evidenced by the production of new work.","Randall completed and installed her sculptural masterwork Eschaton: Sanctuary for the End of Time and a related retrospective at Saint John’s University. 2: Randall successfully completed and installed her sculptural masterwork and related retrospective with assistance from a team of arts professionals.",,3500,"Other, local or private",13500,,,,"Nancy T. Randall",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Randall will present a major outdoor installation, Eschaton: Sanctuary for the End of Time at Saint John’s University, to coincide with a related exhibition of her work at the University’s Galleries.",2014-05-20,2014-11-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Randall,"Nancy T. Randall",,,MN,,"(612) 868-7656 ",nandave@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-237,"Richard Abraham: Professional Oil Painter and Art Instructor; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Mia Lopez: Curatorial Fellow for Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; Contemporary art; Marisa Martinez de Silva: Artist and Teacher of Marisa Martinez/ Meztiza Designs (mixed media art and jewelry); Anders Nilsen: Award-winning author and artist of graphic novels; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer; historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27185,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","For each dress and plate I will design a pattern. In addition to use in the art pieces, I will add the designs to my surface design portfolio. Opportunities to license my art, coupled with being recruited to write a how-to book by a publishing company has convinced me to document the patterns I make for art and pursue licensing for them. A pattern portfolio would be a positive outcome. 2: By hiring live models for the cake walk paintings, I will take a new and needed step in my career as a working studio artist. My work is full of people; people doing things. I cannot draw people from my head. I need a model or a photo. I have utilized friends and found photos for many years. Funding would help me to know if hiring models is a wise financial investment.","Rice has added fourteen new patterns to her surface design portfolio that directly resulted from this project. 2: Amy Rice took over 1,000 photographs that day. She was able to produce a large body of new artwork based entirely on these photographs.",,,,10000,,,,"Amy B. Rice AKA Amy Rice",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Rice will create a new body of work based on the tradition of The Cake Walk. These large pieces, illustrated in her mixed media style, will be shown in exhibitions and open studio events.",2014-04-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Rice,"Amy B. Rice AKA Amy Rice",,,MN,,"(612) 839-4212 ",amyr@amyrice.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-238,"Richard Abraham: Professional Oil Painter and Art Instructor; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Mia Lopez: Curatorial Fellow for Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; Contemporary art; Marisa Martinez de Silva: Artist and Teacher of Marisa Martinez/ Meztiza Designs (mixed media art and jewelry); Anders Nilsen: Award-winning author and artist of graphic novels; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer; historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27197,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I’ll upgrade my Wacom tablet and Photoshop, and purchase a Samsung laptop, and learn how to use the new technology. With my newly upgraded technology I will be able to create my art more efficiently and finish a graphic novel: Q and Ray: Super Sleuths. 2: I will purchase a laptop and digital projector, travel in Minnesota and give presentations at schools, libraries, and children’s books events. I will travel in Minnesota and give presentations at schools, libraries, and children’s book events and keep count of the numbers of people I reach.","Q AND RAY is on submission and several other projects are finished or on their way. 2: Over the grant year, I reach 2,981 children and 712 adults throughout Minnesota. ",,,,10000,,,,"Stephen K. Shaskan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Shaskan will create the artwork for a graphic novel along with other work. He will travel to events across Minnesota to give presentations about creating art for children’s books.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephen,Shaskan,"Stephen K. Shaskan",,,MN,,"(612) 782-0283 ",stephenshaskan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stevens, Traverse, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-248,"Richard Abraham: Professional Oil Painter and Art Instructor; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Mia Lopez: Curatorial Fellow for Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; Contemporary art; Marisa Martinez de Silva: Artist and Teacher of Marisa Martinez/ Meztiza Designs (mixed media art and jewelry); Anders Nilsen: Award-winning author and artist of graphic novels; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer; historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27199,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Completing the series as a suite of finished prints and having portable portfolios will give me a better chance of being considered for exhibition opportunities in the region. I will evaluate the outcome by the quantity and quality of opportunities for exhibition, as well as other engagement surrounding the work.","The actual outcomes that Ellen Skoro achieved as a result of this project is a completion of the series Remote as well as a portable portfolio.",,,,10000,,,,"Ellen D. Skoro",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Fitzgerald will complete Remote, a project that features a group of women who spend time at cabins and campgrounds in northern Minnesota each summer. She will speak about the project and her process to audiences at venues in the metro area.",2014-03-01,2015-02-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Skoro,"Ellen D. Skoro AKA Ellen D Fitzgerald",,,MN,,"(612) 327-1258 ",ladydarth@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-250,"Gina Dabrowski: Visual Artist and Art Faculty, photography and video; Michael Dvorak: Professional photographer; Michael Nordin: Photographer, Duluth; Karl Raschke: Full-time sabbatical replacement in photography at Inver Hills Community College; Stephanie Rogers: Gallery Director, the Third Place Gallery and Wing Young Huie Photography","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27204,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Two community-based exhibitions, one in Minneapolis the other in Grand Marais focusing on the development of experimental, process-based drawings. The project will be successful if I complete the research, development, documentation, and exhibition proposed. The artist and viewers will evaluate the completed work through project exhibition attendance and discussion.","Lynn Speaker completed 2D and 3D process-based artworks using experimental techniques which were exhibited at Art-A-Whirl and the Grand Marais Art Colony.",,,,10000,,,,"Lynn E. Speaker-Epping AKA Lynn Speaker",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Speaker will create a new body of process-based drawings. The drawings will be based on her experiences in nature combined with experimental materials and techniques. She will exhibit her work during Art-A-Whirl in May and later in the year in Grand Marais.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,Speaker-Epping,"Lynn E. Speaker-Epping AKA Lynn Speaker",,,MN,,"(612) 281-8290 ",lynn.speaker@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-252,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist; former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Amy Cass: Professional ceramicist.; Anne Dugan: Arts administrator, visual arts, festival coordinator, new media arts; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and Web designer; printmaker; Lindsay Kandler: Freelance graphic, textile and apparel designer.; Katrina Knutson: Working Artist, Freelance Educator, and Community Organizer; Margaret Pezalla-Granlund: Artist and Curator of Library Art and Exhibitions, Carleton College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27218,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen web presence and create project web component that will increase traffic through the site, generating overall awareness of my work. Web stats will be used to evaluate the online reach of the project. Change in business and subsequent revenue will be used to evaluate the impact of strengthened web presence and increased web traffic. 2: In addition to the 100-200 people directly involved in the creative process, over 120,000 residents of Saint Paul's West Side neighborhood will view the murals weekly. Participant numbers will be recorded throughout the design workshops and mural creation phases. Facebook follower numbers and website comments will be used to evaluate the number of people indirectly engaging with the work.","Project resulted in five active negotiations for private Minnesota murals, one investor interested in a gallery, one arts leadership contract, and expanded network of 100 new contact emails 2: 350 West Side community members engaged directly with the artist and participated in artistic activities.",,4500,"Other, local or private",14500,,,,"Sara K. Udvig AKA Sara Udvig",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Udvig will spearhead The Westside Mural Project, as a participatory mural project. The project will engage the community in creation, connection, and conversation in both physical and virtual spaces.",2014-03-10,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Udvig,"Sara K. Udvig AKA Sara Udvig",,,MN,,"(651) 335-4926 ",skudvig@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-259,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist; former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Amy Cass: Professional ceramicist.; Anne Dugan: Arts administrator, visual arts, festival coordinator, new media arts; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and Web designer; printmaker; Lindsay Kandler: Freelance graphic, textile and apparel designer.; Katrina Knutson: Working Artist, Freelance Educator, and Community Organizer; Margaret Pezalla-Granlund: Artist and Curator of Library Art and Exhibitions, Carleton College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 30228,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create and showcase a new collection of work and present it at a launch event that will be open to the public. A successful outcome will be evaluated by the showcase of completed work and the attendance of the community. 2: The artist will take time to learn about and experiment with new materials and techniques, taking guidance from other makers. A successful outcome will be evaluated by the showcase of completed work and the attendance of the community. ","Actual outcome of the project was the successful completion of a new body of work and a public showcase that encouraged community interaction and conversation. Evaluation of project achievement is based on completion and showcase of a new body of work as well as the actual attendance of community members at the opening party at Forage Modern Workshop. 2: The actual outcome of this project is a new body of work that is experimental in material use and fabrication techniques. The new body of work was displayed in a showcase that encouraged community interaction and conversation. Final showcase of the new body of work solidified the successful completion of grant work. The new body of work included a chair, coffee table, credenza, wall hung shelf and small home products. While this work was completed during various times of the grant year, the final showcase was the first display of the entire collection. As can be seen from the work, the designs were innovative and experimental- they explored new ideas and processes and through final exhibition and discussion with showcase attendees were interesting and informed.",,,,10000,,,,"Erin Moren",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Moren will launch a new collection of handmade furniture and document the process of creating the work so the community has a better understanding of the process. An exhibition in the Twin Cities is being planned.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Moren,"Erin Moren",,,MN,,"(612) 730-4727 ",erin@tandemmade.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-337,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30229,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New poems will be written. A reading and four events on race in the arts. Success will be measured by the number and quality of the new poems I will write. Success will be measured by the audience numbers, Youtube and webpage viewings for the reading and the four events on race in the arts. 2: A reading of my new work and eight artists and myself will participate in four performances/conversations about race in the arts. Success will be measured by the audience numbers, Youtube and webpage viewings.","Mura wrote forty new poems during this grant period. The four conversations on race spurred conversations on race among audience members. The poems Mura wrote during this grant have received praise from audience members at readings both in Minnesota and in New York and Miami at the VONA Writer's Conference. The live audience was tabulated by a head count, the broadcast audience was estimated through a look at Minnesota Public Radio's statistics concerning its listeners, and video viewings were logged on Youtube. The fact that Minnesota Public Radio wanted to broadcast the conversation on Alexs Pate is indicative of its positive reception. Audience members were extremely positive and many pointed out that more conversations like this are needed 2: I believe that this project allowed me to write important new poems and artists and audiences to think and converse more deeply about the issues of race and the arts. The evaluation came from verbal audience response. It also came from the fact that Minnesota Public Radio wanted to rebroadcast one of the conversations. The reaction of audiences to my new poems was also part of my evaluation of the work, including several audience members saying my elegy about a young Somali American man who was shot outside the Brian Coyle Center brought them to tears.",,,,10000,,,,"David A. Mura AKA David Mura",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Mura will write poems for his next book of poetry and will give a reading of his new work. He will hold four performance/conversations with other artists on the issues of race in the arts.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Mura,"David A. Mura AKA David Mura",,,MN,,"(612) 672-0532 ",davsus@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-338,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30250,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will connect with vital portions of the book’s audience by holding readings at three Minnesota Veterans Homes and at the University of Minnesota. The outcome will be evaluated as successful when the artist holds four readings at Minnesota Veterans Homes and at the University of Minnesota. 2: The artist will work with an editor and complete revisions on a novel so that is ready to submit for publication. The artist will send a revised draft of the novel to the editor and confirm that it is ready to submit to literary agents and publishers.","I read from the book at three Veterans Homes, at a coffee shop and at the University of Minnesota, engaging with a total audience of 187. I hosted discussions following each reading at the Veterans Homes. I filmed the Army Day event at the Minneapolis Veterans Home and reviewed it to confirm that attendees were enthusiastic about the book. They asked many questions about my interviews with the Women's Army Corps veteran. At each one of the three Veterans Homes, attendees asked me to return with copies of the book once it's published. 2: I sent a revised draft of the novel to the editor, and she confirmed that I had done extensive work on the book and should proceed with querying agents and attending the Loft Pitch Conference, where two New York agents requested my full manuscript. I was able to evaluate how well I worked with an editor to prepare the novel for publication by sending her a revised draft and asking her to assess whether or not I should begin sending it to agents and publishers.",,,,10000,,,,"Cristina M. Pippa AKA Cristina Pippa",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Pippa will work with an editor to revise and complete a draft of her novel, The Translator’s War. She will give readings from the manuscript in Minneapolis and at three Minnesota Veterans Homes.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cristina,Pippa,"Cristina M. Pippa AKA Cristina Pippa",,,MN,,"(612) 961-3150 ",cristinapippa@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-345,"Nancy Cook: Professor and director of lawyering program, University of Minnesota Law School, fiction and creative nonfiction writer; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter, teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Kathryn Hopper: Writer, editor, and teaching artist; John Jodzio: Fiction writer, teaching artist; AmokΘ Kubat: Educator, writer and performance artist; Peter Pearson: Writer for children and young adults; Wendy Skinner: Writer of poetry, non-fiction and short stories, contract writer for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; Therese Stanton: Novelist, English department faculty member, Normandale Community College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30255,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a new series of paintings and audio/video works examining stories of immigration in the Twin Cities. Successful completion of five to seven paintings, along with at least one video/audio piece. 2: Increased visibility in the Twin Cities arts community. Completed works will be shown in a public exhibition as well as posted on my website.","Aaron Kagan Putt was able to complete a series of large-scale paintings and video and sound works that focused on the immigrant experience in the Twin Cities. In order to evaluate the success of this project, Aaron Putt documented the process through sketches, photographs and video and sound recordings, as well as detailed notes. He was able to directly observe improvements in his ability to work on large-scale paintings as well as video and sound editing. The successful completion and exhibition of the five final paintings served as the ultimate indicator of successful achievement of the stated outcomes. 2: As a result of Arts Board grant funding, Aaron Kagan Putt promoted and mounted an exhibition of large-scale paintings, which generated increased visibility, recognition and success in the arts community. The success of stated project outcomes were measured by attendance at each event and the degree of community engagement. The effectiveness of the promotional materials and social media marketing was evaluated similarly.",,,,10000,,,,"Aaron K. Putt",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Putt will create and exhibit a new series of paintings focused on stories of immigration in the Twin Cities, looking at the ways in which surroundings shape personal and cultural identity. The work will be exhibited publicly in the Twin Cities through open studio events and community centers that serve immigrant communities.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Putt,"Aaron K. Putt",,,MN,,"(520) 240-8271 ",azputt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-349,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30260,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I aim to use unique materials, techniques, and content to foster thoughtful conversation about the human interaction with a vanishing rural Minnesota. I will evaluate this outcome by observing visitors to the installation, recording visitors’ reactions (informally and through a sign-in book) and engaging with prospective purchasers of the artwork. 2: I will improve artistic/business skills by working with expert artists and by building a website to publicize the installation and help sell my work. I will learn about approaches to running arts businesses from the bookbinder and metalsmith. I will send my website to curators, collectors, and other artists for critiques and to market my work.","As a result, the artist was asked to display the work at another venue. In addition, there have been numerous requests to purchase the individual works of art. Evaluation methods have centered upon individual conversations with a broad range of people- from children to college students to the elderly. Scientists, academics, farmers, hunters, artists, mechanics, and lawyers have all viewed the exhibition, leading to very diverse findings through the comments recorded. 2: The shift for the artist to think in terms of promoting and selling their work is the greatest outcome as in the past they have been unwilling to try this. The work completed so far has prepared the artist to meet this proposed outcome in the future, however because the website is not yet live the real outcome is not able to be measured.",,,,10000,,,,"Linda K. Rossi",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Rossi will create a complex sculptural and photographic installation at the historic Valley Grove Chapel in Nerstrand which will illuminate the natural and cultural history of Rice County, Minnesota. The installation will be open to the public in September 2015.",2015-03-28,2016-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Rossi,"Linda K. Rossi",,,MN,,"(507) 581-1482 ",lrossi@carleton.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-352,"Sara Belleau: Writer and photographer; Anna Eveslage: Photographer; Mark Jensen: Fine art photographer, founder and director of the Knife River Photography Workshops; Brett Kallusky: Visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Art Department, photography; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer, historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Ellen Skoro: Digital photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sarah Whiting: Commercial photographer, instructor at the Arts Institutes International Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30264,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","200 people, mostly not self-identified as artists, will guide the boats as they dance the ballet. A list of ballet participants will be kept, and each participant will be asked to complete a questionnaire indicating previous involvement in dance as a performing art, and an evaluation of their involvement in this project. 2: 25-50 emerging and mid-career artists will be involved in the ballet, with a heightened level of responsibility in the production. These artists will be asked to complete an evaluation of their involvement, including how their work in this project has helped them develop their art work, and suggestions for how this project could have been more helpful.","77 performed/ 110 rehearsed, 65 on boats, twelve musicians, nine crew staffed three safety boats, four ground crew of four directed, ten volunteers ushered, five videographers, 40 coordinated the festival, 2000+ attended. After the performance we sent an e mail out to all the performers, asking them to respond as to how the experience was valuable to them. The responses were overwhelmingly positive. An example: Dear friends, I was tickled to see you last night; and I am happy to have heard so much delight about the show! Patrick certainly refreshed his stature as a visionary human who can pleasingly manifest the improbable. As a lot of you know, sailboat racing was a family and community passion in my youth. With the Boat Ballet I regained the sense of community, but where the collective goal was aesthetic, not competitive! YAY! 2: Twenty-seven artists were involved with a range of added responsibilities. The post performance evaluation e mail provided us with the feedback we sought. ",,2050,"Other, local or private",12050,,,,"Patrick E. Scully",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Scully will choreograph the Mississippi River Boat Ballet. Using live music, the boats will be the dancers, the Mississippi River will be the stage, and a cast of 200 will perform in this August 2015 event.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Scully,"Patrick E. Scully",,,MN,,"(612) 205-1512 ",patrick@patrickscully.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-353,"Margot Bassett: Vocalist, move and performance-maker; Gretchen Cohenour: Dance program director, choreographer and professor, Winona State University; David DeBlieck: Dance and theatre instructor, Augsburg College and Saint Cloud State University; Matthew Gasper: Artistic director and choreographer, Fargo-Moorhead Ballet, master teacher, Gasper's School of Dance and Performing Arts; Rebecca Katz Harwood: Dance instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30281,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will present a new, ambitious work alongside a series of 30 other works at her first solo exhibition. The outcome will be a successful exhibition and related gallery event, Art and Healing: A Conversation With Niccu Tafarrodi, which the local community will attend. 2: The artist will work with a master craftsman to create a more architecturally, ambitious diorama and learn new techniques to emulate stone facades. The outcome will be an accumulation of new knowledge about architectural modeling and sculptural surface treatments.","The success was having 200 people come and a City Pages article published about the event. One can measure the outcome in number of attendees and words in the guestbook and published words.",,1500,"Other, local or private",11500,,,,"Zahra Tafarrodi AKA Niccu Tafarrodi",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Tafarrodi will create a miniature diorama of Tachara Hall in Persepolis, Iran. She will exhibit this new work along with 30 related works as part of her first solo exhibition in Minneapolis at the Quarter Gallery on the University of Minnesota’s campus.",2015-03-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zahra,Tafarrodi,"Zahra Tafarrodi AKA Niccu Tafarrodi",,,MN,,"(763) 529-5367 ",niccuta@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-364,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30304,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete images, design, and produce a limited edition of ten handmade artist books for my project Easy Street. Ten assembled handmade artist books will serve as the measurement for the project outcome.","Paul Wegner completed thirty-three final images used with text in a handmade artist book of his design. Wegner’s Easy Street book was completed in an edition of ten copies. This evaluation method listed steps that allowed the evaluation to reflect full or partial success. These steps included the following: 1. Complete the images. 2. Design the book. 3. Produce ten handmade artist books. Completion of step 1, or steps 1 and 2 would signify partial success. Completion of all three steps would signify full success.",,,,10000,,,,"Paul A. Wegner",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wegner will complete photographs for his project, “Easy Street,” and assemble them in a limited edition handmade artist book after taking classes at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts to acquire bookmaking skills. He will present the project and book at a public artist talk at Korab Image in Minneapolis.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Wegner,"Paul A. Wegner",,,MN,,"(612) 929-2556 ",pawegner57@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-372,"David Bowman: Photographer, full member, National Geographic Creative; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Laura Migliorino: Photographer, professor of art, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Jeffrey Millikan: Photographer, adjunct professor of photography, University of Minnesota; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and Professor of Art, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30305,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The grant will fund the creation of largescale paintings of Landscapes in urban and rural parts of southern Minnesota. I will be having a solo show at The Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis the fall of 2015. Also I will be having a show at The Soffker Gallery, Hamline University in the later part of 2015 and at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault.","I held a solo show at The Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis the fall of 2015. Also a show at The Soffker Gallery, Hamline University in the later part of 2015. I made a series of large-scale paintings of Landscapes in urban and rural parts of southern Minnesota. 2: The grant funded the creation of large-scale paintings of Landscapes in urban and rural parts of southern Minnesota. I held a solo show at The Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis the fall of 2015. Also a show at The Soffker Gallery, Hamline University in the later part of 2015 and at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault, Minnesota.",,,,10000,,,,"Andrew P. Wykes",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Wykes will create a series of six large scale mixed media paintings, along with smaller supporting works, of landscapes in urban and rural parts of southern Minnesota. The new work will be shown at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis, Soeffker Gallery at Hamline University in Saint Paul, and the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Wykes,"Andrew P. Wykes",,,MN,,"(612) 232-2755 ",Awykes@hamline.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-373,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30568,"Artist Mentor Scholarship",2015,850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase skill level of student. Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.","Successful arts education project. Student showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,,,850,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Artist Mentor Scholarship",,"Voice Mentorship",2014-12-30,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-mentor-scholarship-1,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",, 30569,"Artist Mentor Scholarship",2015,850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase skill level of student. Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.","Successful arts education project. Student showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,,,850,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Artist Mentor Scholarship",,"Voice Mentorship",2014-12-31,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-mentor-scholarship-2,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",, 30085,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An exhibit of a new series of papercuts created on the history of immigration in Minnesota. The project will be evaluated by the number of attendants at the exhibition opening reception and the number in attendance at the workshop in conjunction with the exhibition. 2: Exhibition at the Minnesota History Center. More Minnesotans will be able to engage with my work through my first solo exhibition at the MHC.","The actual outcome achieved was a public exhibition of a new series of papercuts created on the history of immigration in Minnesota. The project outcome was evaluated by the number of attendants at the public exhibition and workshop. These numbers were compiled by the Minnesota History Centers welcome desk which kept detailed records of every person in attendance at the Center. 2: The actual outcome achieved was an exhibition at the Minnesota History Center in Saint Paul. The project was evaluated by having a solo exhibition at the Minnesota History Center. ",,,,10000,,,,"Christopher C. Allen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Allen will create a new series of twelve to sixteen large papercuts that focus on the history of immigration in Minnesota. The work will be exhibited in November at the Minnesota History Center and will be Allen’s first solo exhibition. An opening and artist talk will be part of the exhibition.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Allen,"Christopher C. Allen",,,MN,,"(952) 215-2020 ",christophercoreyallen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-269,"Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture, University of Minnesota; Jessica Hirsch: Sculptor, woodworker, and artist-in-residence, Driftless Folkschool; Shana Kaplow: Painter and video artist, art professor, Saint Cloud State University; Bradley Kaspari: Visual artist, sculptor, and public artist, owner and director, Kaspari Design Services, Inc.; Cecilia Schiller: Visual artist utilizing carving and woodworking to create interactive sculptures; Karen Stout-Heller: Oil painter and collage artist; Caitlin Warner: Book artist, board member, Art Shanty Project, staff, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30092,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create nine new artworks (five intaglio prints, two collages and two screen prints), have them professionally photographed and frame the work using repurposed wood. The new body of work will be successfully completed and placed in frames built by me using repurposed wood. I will hire a professional photographer to document the work within the grant period. 2: I will seek opportunities to exhibit the new work by submitting materials to five Minnesota venues I have not exhibited at previously. I will deliver an artist talk during the exhibition. The body of work created during the grant period will be scheduled for exhibition at a publicly accessible venue in Minnesota. An artist talk will be scheduled during the exhibition period.","During the grant period, I created seven new intaglio prints, two new screenprints and five new collages. Ten of these artworks were photographed upon completion. The artwork generated during the grant period was measured against the goals I set forth in the initial proposal. Upon review of the artwork and its final presentation, I was able to pinpoint knowledge gains and technical improvements that resulted from the research and practice related to this grant. 2: I sought to exhibit at more than five Minnesota venues, had a solo exhibition at Minnesota State University-Moorhead and delivered two artist lectures during the grant period. I compared the proposed outcomes with what took place during the grant period. Unfortunately I do not know how many people came through my exhibition at Minnesota State University-Moorhead while it was on view.",,652,"Other, local or private",10652,,,,"Joshua D. Bindewald",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Bindewald will create a body of new prints and collages that he will frame using repurposed wood, document, and exhibit in Minnesota. He will also lead a free workshop on framing and the presentation of two dimensional art at the Hack Factory in Minneapolis.",2015-03-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joshua,Bindewald,"Joshua D. Bindewald",,,MN,,"(612) 396-5402 ",jbindewald@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-271,"Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Laddavanh Insixiengmay: Lao weaving artist and designer, cofounder of Lao Cultural Center, founder of SihnNaChampa Dance Theatre; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Stephen Klassen: Twin Cities sculptor and painter working primarily with wood; Kristin Makholm: Executive director, Minnesota Museum of American Art; Edie Overturf: Cofounder, LegUp Studio, visiting assistant professor of printmaking, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Emily Stover: Visual artist and designer, adjunct instructor in design at University of Minnesota; Delina White: Folk and traditional artist from Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30112,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create a cohesive body of work on the scientific community in Minnesota, allowing me to propose similar projects to a national and international audience. I will produce at least twenty photographs documenting a broad spectrum of scientific research in Minnesota. I will make new connections within the scientific community and continue to expand my practice. 2: Engage this new work with artists and nonartists alike, and foster collaboration between the arts and sciences. Perform three public lectures, host one exhibition, and redesign my website spotlighting this new work. Opt for nonart venues (laboratories, archives, libraries) when possible.","Photographs about scientific institutions and research centers in the state of Minnesota were produced as a result of this project. Several cohesive projects will result from this material. Judging by the sheer number of photographs produced at the Soudan Mine, the Minnesota State Fair, and the Bakken Museum, as well as many other places in Minnesota, this project surpassed its proposed goals. 2: Through public lectures, performance, and exhibition, thousands of people were involved in and introduced to this work. In addition, the work on the revised website has been exhibited widely. Both the exhibition and creation of this work involved the public--both artist, scientists, and the general public. Attendance and background of the audience were both taken into consideration for evaluation.",,250,"Other, local or private",10250,,,,"Eric W. Carroll",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Carroll will explore Minnesota’s scientific community by photographing some of the tools, spaces, and people who identify as scientists in different parts of the state. He will present his project G.U.T. Feeling, through an exhibition in the Twin Cities and in public lectures around the state.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Carroll,"Eric W. Carroll",,,MN,,"(612) 227-4800 ",ericwilliamcarroll@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-283,"David Bowman: Photographer, full member, National Geographic Creative; Donald Clark: Professor of photography, Minnesota State University Moorhead; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Laura Migliorino: Photographer, professor of art, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Jeffrey Millikan: Photographer, adjunct professor of photography, University of Minnesota; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and Professor of Art, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30127,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To write and revise thirty pages of poetry and to develop a coherent and expansive writing style by working with a consultant to finalize my second book-length poetry manuscript. I will complete at least thirty pages of poetry, meet with my consultant three times to receive both oral and written feedback on my work, and submit the final manuscript to my publisher and to at least fifteen poetry book contests.","Jennifer Kwon Dobbs met twice with a writing consultant to review earlier manuscript drafts. She received oral and written feedback and followed up over email and phone to discuss revision. Progress was assessed by tracking the number of actual pages and poems against the proposed outcome outlined in the grant application along with noting professional successes that exceeded the grant's original benchmarks. Artistic growth was observed by the level of deep revision to the manuscript as manifested by several working drafts marked up with author notes and consultant feedback. 2: Of twenty-one new poems, eleven appeared or are forthcoming in national literary journals. Three will appear in an anthology by Tupelo Press. One poem won The Freshwater Review's Rose Warner Prize, and another was a runner-up for Indiana Review's 1/2K Prize. Progress was assessed by tracking the number of actual pages and poems against the proposed outcome outlined in the grant application along with noting professional successes that exceeded the grant's original benchmarks.",,1500,"Other, local or private",11500,,,,"Jennifer Dobbs AKA Jennifer Kwon Dobbs",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kwon Dobbs will prepare a second book of poetry titled Three-Legged Bird for publication, revise the manuscript with a consultant, and perform readings in four Minnesota cities. Her work focuses on the Korean diaspora.",2015-01-15,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dobbs,"Jennifer Dobbs AKA Jennifer Kwon Dobbs",,,MN,,"(213) 842-4271 ",jkwondobbs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-288,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30141,"Artist Initiative",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Collaborating on this project with other artists will broaden my knowledge of the subject and further develop my skills as a musician and performer. The combined ideas, music skills and knowledge base of the collaborators will create a piece of broader scope than I would create on my own. Thus, I'll learn more about the subject, learn new repertoire and expand my music and performing skills. 2: The performance piece is being designed as a touring concert that will cover a variety of musical styles and appeal to a wide range of Minnesota audience members. Concert attendance will be tabulated and audience surveys will indicate feedback about the concert experience and value of the information provided.","The concert piece created by the artist and her collaborators broadened the artist's knowledge of American Music history and expanded her repertoire, stylistic range and performing skills. Of the sixteen songs included in the program, the majority (75%) were new to the artist, and 50% were outside the artist's customary musical style, creating an opportunity for the artist to expand her repertoire and stylistic range. The narrative between songs resulted from the artist's and collaborators' research of American Music history and demonstrated expanded knowledge of the subject. 2: Audience response and surveys indicated enthusiastic appreciation for the variety of musical styles and information presented in the concert. Based on positive audience response, the concert will be marketed for touring around the state. Audience surveys and live audience response were the evaluation methods used. Surveys were included in the concert program, of which 91 were submitted. Comment/essay questions were used to inquire about the audience experience; multiple choice questions were used to measure demographics. Survey comments indicated enthusiastic interest in the variety of music styles and appreciation for the learning aspect of the experience. Demographics showed audience representation from twenty-eight cities in seven counties. ",,3000,"Other, local or private",12000,,,,"Constance J. Evingson AKA Connie Evingson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Evingson will collaborate with two musicians to create and perform American Songbook, a concert performance piece tracing the evolution of American popular music. The piece will premiere at the Jungle Theater in November 2015.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Constance,Evingson,"Constance J. Evingson AKA Connie Evingson",,,MN,,"(612) 823-5624 ",connie@connieevingson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-295,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; Barbara Depman: Music administrator for Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Martha Lindberg: Handbell director, Centenary United Methodist Church (Mankato). Music leader, Good Samaritan United Methodist Church (St Peter).; Sarah Miller: Composition, theory and piano instructor, MacPhail Center for Music; Momoko Niemi: Voice faculty, MacPhail Center for Music; Tria Vang: Program manager, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, Hmong American hip hop artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30145,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working with actors and a composer I’ll create a piece of more intricate narrative and artistic intent than my previous animation. I’ll have a completed animation to exhibit in galleries, libraries and shops and to submit to film festivals. I’ll use the piece to expand my animation career. 2: I wish to be an example to potential artists in Minnesota, especially the southwest, using potent art expressed with humor. I’ll show my animation and speak with people at public events. I have agreements with galleries in Hastings and the Solar Arts Building in Minneapolis. I’m seeking space and time with galleries, libraries and shops in New Ulm, Tracy, and Marshall.","The Oracle is an extended length cartoon that developed the artist's talent. She'll show it on the Internet and in festivals to promote her skills. All public event audiences laughed in most of the right places. Two picture quizzes were available for viewers to complete. One asked them to match the cartoon scene with the film it referenced. The other asked them to match characters with their mythological twin. All returned quizzes correctly matched the main three films parodied. Almost all mythology matches were correct. Question and answer sessions showed interest in the cartoon and the artist's work process. 2: The grantee interacts with more artists and is known to more people as an artist because of her grant project and its public components. Three picture quizzes were available at each event. One referenced 70s film, another referenced mythology. Two of the quizzes asked attendees to select their county of residence. A third quiz was designed for children to select their favorite character as well as Oracle of Nuttown coloring pages. Crayons and pencils were available for use with these. Free Oracle branded stadium cups were given to all attendees.",,,,10000,,,,"Denise M. Fick",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Fick will produce “The Oracle,” a six to eight minute animated film that employs parodies of 1960’s and 1970’s film and television, Roman myth and talking animals to explore archetypes, and life’s absurdity and quiet rewards. Four screenings are planned in locations around the state during the grant period.",2015-03-02,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Fick,"Denise M. Fick",,,MN,,"(612) 202-0554 ",tigeroo@mvtvwireless.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Murray, Ramsey, Redwood, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-297,"Allison Bolah: A visual artist, creating photographs, multimedia and paper-based work; David Kang: Independent creative consultant, director, and producer, founder and CEO, Hana Media and Development, creator and executive director, The DIAL Group; Fredrika McManus: Founder and director, Upper Minnesota Film Office; Patrick Moore: Communications director, Pioneer Public TV; Matthew Sewell: Chair, English department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30154,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The applicant will mount a show of her Boreal forest photographs and will lead a nature workshop at the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center. The exhibition and special events will be attended by an estimated 7,000 visitors to the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.","The project was completed: showing the photographs, leading workshop/artist talks, and making her work available to a wide variety of Minnesotans. The methods used were through attendance figures kept by Artistry of the exhibition Amidst Trees, including the opening, the artist talk, and the month-long viewing cycle. The attendance numbers exceeded the proposed estimates, although the exact numbers are difficult to determine. During the grant period the artist also gave informal talks to students, classes, and individuals about the work in the exhibition beyond the venue of Artistry.",,,,10000,,,,"Linda K. Gammell",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gammell will complete her boreal forest photography project, learn digital printing skills, and produce an artist book with viewer participants at the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center. An exhibition of the finished work is scheduled for the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center gallery.",2015-03-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Gammell,"Linda K. Gammell",,,MN,,"(651) 698-5540 ",lindagammell@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-301,"Sara Belleau: Writer and photographer; Anna Eveslage: Photographer; Mark Jensen: Fine art photographer, founder and director of the Knife River Photography Workshops; Brett Kallusky: Visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Art Department, photography; Anthony Marchetti: Photographer, instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer, historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Ellen Skoro: Digital photographer, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sarah Whiting: Commercial photographer, instructor at the Arts Institutes International Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30155,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will present new work that engages with fragments of Minnesota's history at an exhibition open to the public. The outcome will be a successful solo exhibition at a Minneapolis gallery. Success will be indicated by community attendance and engagement with the work. 2: The artist will learn new photographic and filmmaking processes and techniques through time spent in experimentation. The artist will have gained new knowledge and techniques to employ a more varied and thorough approach in his multidisciplinary practice.","Gerlach presented a public solo exhibition at The White Page Gallery in Minneapolis consisting of new sculptures and photographic work that engage Minnesota's history. Success of this project outcome was evaluated by public attendance at the exhibition and public engagement with the work created. The gallery was crowded throughout the opening reception and continued drawing people throughout the duration of the exhibition. It was one of the best-attended shows in the Gallery's series as evaluated by one of the Gallery directors. The artist received lots of feedback detailing a variety of ways in which others had engaged with the work at the exhibition and beyond. 2: Through experimentation, Gerlach expanded his practice to include new sculpture, filmmaking and photographic processes, techniques, and materials. In this grant project Gerlach experimented with and employed new techniques and materials in sculpture, filmmaking and photography. The work in the resulting exhibition demonstrates the development and expansion of his practice during this project. Gerlach's experimentation and learning happened in a variety of ways, both inside the studio and out, and his ability in and understanding of new techniques and materials demonstrates this outcome.",,,,10000,,,,"Alan M. Gerlach",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gerlach will expand his practice, creating new visual narratives from fragments of histories of Minnesota industry. Working in sculpture, photography, and film, he will mount his first local solo exhibition at a Minneapolis gallery. As part of this project, he plans to build at least one room-sized pinhole camera to make exposures of four by eight feet, or wider.",2015-04-01,2016-06-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alan,Gerlach,"Alan M. Gerlach",,,MN,,"(612) 723-3932 ",alan.d.gerlach@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-302,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30178,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An exhibit of new work in the Student Life Building at North Hennepin Community College as a cultural event for students, faculty and visitors. I will be successful if the work is completed, framed, displayed and seen by the public at North Hennepin Community College. ","Iron Moccasin created twelve new works of mixed media prints and exhibited them at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Center during the spring and summer of 2016. Both qualitative and quantitative measures were used to evaluate the outcome of this project. Twelve new prints using captured cell imagery were completed, framed, and exhibited in the Student Life Building at North Hennepin Community College. People were asked to sign in when they came to the TRIO campus center. There was written and verbal feedback about the project, as well as observations, by the Director of TRIO Programs, of visitor's reactions to the ongoing exhibit.",,,,10000,,,,"Joan B. Iron Moccasin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Iron Moccasin will create a new body of work merging art and science by incorporating stained cell imagery into a series of mixed media prints. This new work will be exhibited at North Hennepin Community College.",2015-03-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,"Iron Moccasin","Joan B. Iron Moccasin",,,MN,,"(763) 785-1255 ",joanironmoccasin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-309,"Moira Bateman: Contemporary visual artist, utilizing mixed media and fiber to create sculptural and site-specific art; Elizabeth Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist, Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Justine Di Fiore: Hospital worker and visual artist; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Asako Nakauchi: Sculptor and installation artist, instructor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council; Frederick Somers: Award-winning pastel artist and painter, art instructor; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30188,"Artist Initiative",2015,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete a draft of a novel and hold two readings at different locations in order to interact with diverse communities. The outcome will be evaluated by the completion of a draft by the artist as well as the giving of two readings.","Sophia Kim was able to complete the first draft of her novel. The evaluation method for Sophia Kim was a first draft of new material. The evaluation method for the reading was the presentation of new material and the attendance of diverse groups. ",,300,"Other, local or private",10000,,,,"Sophia E. Kim",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kim will complete the first draft of a novel about a young Korean American woman who returns to Seoul, Korea and discovers a community of young kyopos, ethnically Koreans raised abroad. She will offer two readings in Minneapolis, one at Ancestry Books and one at the University of Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sophia,Kim,"Sophia E. Kim",,,MN,,"(612) 655-4502 ",sophiarkim@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-316,"Lesley Arimah: Writer and novelist; Anne Erickson: Freelance writer, college instructor in composition; Keith Hollihan: Novelist, freelance writer, ghostwriter and communications consultant; Cole Perry: Northern Minnesota novelist; Kathryn Savage: Education outreach manager, The Loft Literary Center; Lisa Steinmann: Collaborative development manager for partners Saint Paul Almanac, Juxtaposition Arts and Givens Foundation for African American Literature; Olivia Traczyk: Marketing coordinator, Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, writer, editor, and manuscript reviewer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30194,"Artist Initiative",2015,9175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create a new Minnesota themed body of work and subsequent exhibition with strong community component. The success of this project can be gauged by the public response, attendance, and support of the final exhibition. Also, the number of agencies I partner with can attest.","100 in-person visitors (more are expected this Fall). 5,500 website clicks, 12,000 people reached, on Facebook, currently 355 followers on Instagram. Using head counts at brick and mortar exhibits and also reaches on Facebook and followers on Instagram. Also clicks on the website at www.paranormalartproject.com. 2: Over twenty individual sites were visited and blogged about eighteen finished works of art completed, seven more in progress. The evaluation method is a simple documentation of the blog from the website and the galley page to see a number of in-progress and finished artworks from the project. ",,,,9175,,,,"Brandon J. Kuehn",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kuehn will travel to ten to twenty sites in Minnesota to create a new body of work that documents the paranormal. The work will be exhibited in different locations around the state.",2015-03-02,2016-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brandon,Kuehn,"Brandon J. Kuehn",,,MN,,"(651) 494-4326 ",brandonkuehn@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-320,"David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30203,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete the first draft of GHOST. By successfully securing focused writing time for a five-month period and completing a draft of the novel. 2: Post weekly writing updates on the process to my blog and Facebook, and offer extensive workshops sharing the artistic process of my work in progress. By my posting weekly to my blog and Facebook showcasing the writing process over the 5-month period, and by my leading a minimum of five workshops in support of the work in progress, with at least three of them offered in greater Minnesota.","Jessica Lourey completed a first draft of SALEM, a novel that explores what a Minnesota man leaves behind when he commits suicide. Jessica Lourey provided Facebook and blog screenshots sampling the writing process and has offered to make available the offer memo she received from the publisher. 2: Jessica Lourey posted weekly writing updates on her blog and Facebook and led eight workshops or readings in support of her writing, with seven of them offered in greater Minnesota. Jessica Lourey provided a sampling of screenshots advertising the events and discussing the writing process on her blog, other blogs, and her Facebook page.",,,,10000,,,,"Jessica H. Lourey AKA Jess Lourey",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lourey will complete a first draft of Ghost, a novel that explores what a Minnesota man leaves behind when he commits suicide on 9/11. She will lead five workshops, three of which will take place in greater Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Lourey,"Jessica H. Lourey AKA Jess Lourey",,,MN,,"(320) 339-0133 ",jessicahlourey@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Otter Tail, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-326,"Nancy Cook: Professor and director of lawyering program, University of Minnesota Law School, fiction and creative nonfiction writer; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter, teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Kathryn Hopper: Writer, editor, and teaching artist; John Jodzio: Fiction writer, teaching artist; AmokΘ Kubat: Educator, writer and performance artist; Peter Pearson: Writer for children and young adults; Wendy Skinner: Writer of poetry, non-fiction and short stories, contract writer for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare; Therese Stanton: Novelist, English department faculty member, Normandale Community College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30205,"Artist Initiative",2015,2315,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Poetry will be written for uniquely designed books. Completed books (containing contact information) will be left in public places. Through completion of book making workshops, creation of books in a variety of styles, correspondence with people who've found the books and sharing project experience during poetry readings.","During the grant period, the artist created 500 hand-made, simple-folded books. These books of original poetry were then distributed freely and left in public places. The artist used several means to gauge whether the project achieved its proposed outcome: 1) books disappearing from the locations they were placed; 2) responses from participants (19 through email, twenty-five postcards and around 2 dozen verbal encounters). 2: During the grant period, the artist created 500 hand-made, simple-folded books. These books of original poetry were then distributed freely and left in public places. The artist used several means to gauge whether the project achieved its proposed outcome: 1) books disappearing from the locations they were placed; 2) responses from participants (nineteen through email, twenty-five postcards and around two dozen verbal encounters). ",,20,"Other, local or private",2335,,,,"Travis J. Lusk",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lusk will take classes at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and create five separate handmade books, in editions of 100 each. Completed books will be placed in public places and experiences related to the books will be shared during poetry readings.",2015-01-01,2015-12-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Lusk,"Travis J. Lusk",,,MN,,"(952) 239-4959 ",tlusk@Q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Pipestone, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-328,"Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet, Faculty member, Augsburg College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet, lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Michael Lee: Writer and poet, spoken word performer, and youth worker; Michelle Matthees: Widely-published poet and educator; Saara Myrene Raappana: Published poet, editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Carlisa Rivamonte: Independent writer and consultant for business and nonprofits; Jeffrey Shotts: Executive editor, Graywolf Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30211,"Artist Initiative",2015,9968,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will gather river stories from barge industry employees and other river communities along the Mississippi. I will gather stories from 100 individuals through 46 creative writing workshops, at least one of which will be dedicated to shipping industry employees. 2: I will develop a realistic installation plan, budget, and renderings that will allow me to communicate my full project vision to potential supporters. I will develop project plans, budget, and renderings with key project partners and advisors, presenting these for critique and evaluation by artistic peers, river advocates, and public participants.","She gathered stories from 95 individuals through a series of ten pop-up storytelling workshops. Many of these stories were recorded and are now available as audio stories. She kept an estimated count of the number of one-on-one engagements I had with public participants who shared river stories as part of this and related river storytelling projects. 2: She developed a general proposal for the Dear River Barge Project that utilizes connections and stories gathered from storytelling pop-ups across Minnesota. The plans she developed are now being utilized to propose a full-scale project to public art funders.",,,,9968,,,,"Shanai H. Matteson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Matteson will develop the first phase of “Dear River,” a large public art project that will become a floating love letter to the Mississippi River. In this first phase, Matteson will actively gather river stories from public participants through writing workshops with those who live and work on the river.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shanai,Matteson,"Shanai H. Matteson",,,MN,,"(952) 686-1340 ",shanai@worksprogress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mahnomen, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-303,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 35110,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To make a new collection of beaded mandalas focusing on the idea of truth that will be exhibited at the fall St Paul Art Crawl. Measured results will be met by meeting the timeline discussed in the artist plan for the creation of this new body of work and then at the end by exhibiting the collection at the St Paul Art Crawl.","Brenda Brousseau created a new beadwork mandala series entitled Garden of Truth, which she exhibited during the Saint Paul Fall Art Crawl. My outcome was to show at the Saint Paul Fall Art Crawl, which was early in the grant period. Beadwork is time consuming. To be able to do this I needed to stick to the timeline I proposed. By sticking to it I was able to create a new body of work and displays for them that were sturdy enough for outdoors.",,,,10000,,,,"Brenda J. Brousseau",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Brousseau will create Garden of Truth, a new body of work. These beadwork mandalas will focus on the abstract idea of truth and be displayed during the Saint Paul Fall Art Crawl.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenda,Brousseau,"Brenda J. Brousseau",,,MN,,"(612) 306-2636 ",lunacbede@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-381,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Keya Ganguly: Professor of cultural studies and comparative literature, University of Minnesota; Lori Greene: Artist and owner of Mosaic on a Stick; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Sonja Peterson: Independent artist; Lynette Power: Bronze and clay sculptor; public artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer; mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35122,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will complete pre-production of a new film, showing the work-in-progress and engaging a diverse audience at two public screenings, followed by discussion sessions. Attendance will be taken at the public screenings and comments cards will be provided to the audience for additional feedback. Wider audiences will be able to access the material online and encouraged to leave comments. ","Presenting work-in-progress helped me provide a wide range of Minnesotans a chance to engage with the work of equally diverse Minnesota artists. In order to evaluate the degree to which the project achieved the proposed outcome I took attendance but also paid attention to the diversity of people who attended. I took photographs of the first event, videotaped the second, and at both events held question and answer sessions that lasted over 45 minutes. At both events I invited people to visit my soon-to-launched website and encouraged them to leave comments there as well. ",,,,10000,,,,"Cecilia M. Cornejo",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Cornejo will complete the pre-production on a new film. The work will explore issues of displacement and belonging as experienced by the Latino community of Northfield, Minnesota. Multiple public screenings will be held in Northfield.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecilia,Cornejo,"Cecilia M. Cornejo",,,MN,,"(847) 644-4744 ",andamioazul@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-384,"Layla Dowlatshahi: Playwright and Arts Board grantee; writing instructor at Normandale Community College; Denise Fick: Artist Initiative grantee; illustrator/animator/graphic designer; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Peter Nelson: Assistant professor of new media art at Saint Olaf; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Arts Board grantee; Frank Sander: Filmmaker and multimedia artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35143,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will successfully adapt and create new music/opera dance dramas and collaborate with theatrical and musical performers in workshops. The project will be evaluated via interviews with the artists and documentation of the pieces by outside consultant Bethany Gladhill for objectivity and to be informative to my artistic success. 2: I will produce works, with the assistance of Green T Productions which by the end of this project will be ready for full production and publishing. The project will be evaluated via artist interviews, audience surveys and observation of the workshops by outside consultant Bethany Gladhill for objectivity and to clarify the works' true potentials.","I successfully adapted and created new music/opera dance dramas and collaborated with theatrical and musical performers in workshops and performance. Evaluation of the achievement is partially self-evident (that the activities involved occurred as proposed). Further evaluation of this is based on subjective interviews with myself and collaborators by our evaluator on how I was able to move to another level in my work with music and drama. We also collected feedback from audience, the schoolchildren and teachers in support of understanding how well the project was working as a communicative performance piece. 2: I produced works, with the assistance of Green T Productions, one which was fully produced and the other is ready for full production and publishing. My evaluator spoke to company members and myself, looked at how audience members were reached (through discussion and written surveys) and examined my rehearsal plans and schedule of work progress to determine that business skills had been exercised and improved upon.",,325,"Other, local or private",10325,,,,"Miriam B. Gerberg",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gerberg will adapt an older work based on stories by Carl Sandburg and create a new music theater piece that utilizes world music, dance, and drama forms. Public showings of the work will take place in Saint Paul.",2016-01-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Gerberg,"Miriam B. Gerberg",,,MN,,"(651) 292-0259 ",miriam.gerberg@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-392,"Erik Floan: Church music and arts director; college instructor in organ; Christopher Koza: Singer, songwriter, and composer; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; manager of orchestra operations and special events, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Samuel Miltich: Jazz guitarist and band leader; Arts Board grantee; Sarah Porwoll-Lee: Clarinetist and music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35144,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To make nine new works that incorporate materials and processes different from my current work but similar to work I made early in my career. Success is measured by the new skills I acquire for making materials based artwork, as evidenced by the new construction techniques, processes and knowledge of material behavior seen in the work. 2: To improve the way I speak to others about my art and to gain experience in giving public lectures. Success is measured by the amount of attendees at the exhibit and the audience engagement/ interaction during the lecture as evidenced by the question and answer period that follows the talk.","More than nine new works of mixed media were made. New painting and construction processes were used. New materials were explored. I assessed my artistic growth. My technical skills in painting and building developed. The quality of my work advanced. My decision making skills and confidence grew. My ideas expanded. I assessed the range of new materials introduced in my work. I explored silk, wool, latex, yarn, vinyl, plastic and different acrylic mediums. As I grew more confident I used some manufactured items namely plastic toy army men and clothespins. This is something I would not have previously even considered. 2: The outcome was a well-attended exhibit. The two receptions drew diverse crowds. The lecture was well received, engaging and attended by twenty. I kept gallery hours during the week and was available to meet visitors upon request. I directly engaged with the visitors, and talked with them about where they came from, what they did, what brought them to the show especially if they weren't residents. I used a guest book to keep a head count of visitors during the receptions and talk. Guests signed the book and left comments. Rachel, one of the office managers kept track of the visitors she brought through on tours. It was very popular.",,,,10000,,,,"Josette A. Ghiseline",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Ghiseline will create and exhibit nine artworks that are derived from three works she made twenty years ago. She will give a lecture about her approach to abstract art at the Schmidt Lofts in Saint Paul.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josette,Ghiseline,"Josette A. Ghiseline",,,MN,,"(617) 599-6474 ",josette999@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-393,"Pamela Davis: Visual artist who combines weaving, metalsmithing, beading, and needlework; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Julie Sirek: Visual artist; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator; Willicey Tynes: Oil painter and sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35148,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create two new pieces and exhibit them in the 2016 Northern Woods and The Art of Fine Furniture exhibitions. Success will be determined by the completion of the work, its exhibition and audience attendance. The exhibitions will demonstrate growth in his professional practice as a furniture designer/maker. 2: The artist will have expanded capabilities in machining/casting of aluminum and in creating forms and molds for carbon fiber or fiberglass layup. The artist will show innovative use of new and existing materials and processes in his work.","Two pieces were completed and shown at two exhibitions. The public attended in significant numbers. The artist met with the public at related events. 1. Were the proposed pieces completed in time for the targeted exhibitions? 2. Were the pieces on display at the targeted exhibitions? 3. Were the targeted exhibitions open to the general public? 4. Was the public in attendance in numbers meeting or exceeding expectations? 5. Was the artist available for public discourse during the exhibitions? 2: Using bent plywood and metal turning increased my skills and was essential in making the art both artistically and technologically innovative. 1. Was skill gained in the use of a previously unfamiliar material or process? 2. Was greater knowledge or understanding gained of a familiar material or process? 3. Was the application of the new or existing material or process important in making the piece more artistically innovative? 4. Was it innovative from a technical standpoint?",,,,10000,,,,"Timothy J. Gorman",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Gorman will increase his capacity for working with new materials while completing two new pieces of fine furniture to be shown at exhibitions in Winona and the Twin Cities.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Gorman,"Timothy J. Gorman",,,MN,,"(612) 306-0261x c",tim.gorman@gormanartanddesign.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-396,"Craig Campbell: Working studio artist and glassblowing instructor; Joseph Giannetti: Painter, illustrator, photographer, muralist; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Christine Monroe: Cartoonist; children’s book author, artist, and illustrator; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Carl Oltvedt: Visual artist in drawing and painting, retired college art teacher; Samuel Spiczka: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35162,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","This will expand the cultural meanings of my photographs to a wider national audience, while helping to sustain my career as an independent artist, creatively and financially. Number of views and interaction will be tracked on the website. Will see if new requests for speaking engagements, exhibitions increase. Continually creating new photos and new themes. 2: My work will reach a broader audience through the internet, including areas of outstate Minnesota to which I may not be able to travel. I will track website hits through analytics. I will also solicit feedback from the various audiences I work with: museum and gallery exhibition viewers, educators and students at all levels, sociologists, community organizations, and corporations. ","Website was created, ready to be launched, beta-tested by educators who validated the uniqueness of WDYS. The website will track how many people download each issue. I will follow up with an email and find out how many students or people they will use this with. Although educators are the main target I can see all kinds of organizations, businesses, and corporations using this.  I fully expect this to be valuable tool for educators and others, needed now more than ever, a way to have a conversation about cultural points of views that are not confrontational. ",,,,10000,,,,"Wing Y. Huie",Individual,"Artist Initiative ",,"Huie will create an interactive website titled, “What Do You See?” to begin a series of mini projects in which new photos and photos from his archive explore cultural issues. ",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wing,Huie,"Wing Y. Huie",,,MN,,"(612) 817-2771 ",info@wingyounghuie.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-403,"Hillary Berg: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Blair: Artist Initiative grantee in photography; professor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Luke Erickson: Photographer; consultant at Instinct Art Gallery; photo curator for the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography; Linda Gammell: Photographer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Peter Happel Christian: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; professor of integrated media at Saint Cloud State University; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and professor of art, St Olaf College; Carrie Thompson: Studio manager for photographer Alec Soth; Arts Board grantee ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund ",,2 35167,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create specific media kits for galleries and audiences throughout the state to create a more sustainable creative practice. Selected recipient and peer surveys will provide feedback on the effectiveness of the various individual marketing pieces. 2: To reach a greater audience for my work in greater Minnesota communities. Success will be measured by increased placement of my work in outstate galleries, and increased engagements with galleries and audiences in person and through my website and social media.","The coupon encouraged many of my greater Minnesota clients to come to the studio to visit or use my coupon with my new online store. To find out the effectiveness of direct mailings VS email, I sent out the same coupon two different ways to my current customer base in Minnesota. One was a physical coupon included with my new marketing materials sent out to 317 customers across the state. One was a digital coupon sent out to my 850 person Minnesota email list. I counted the responses and the digital coupon had a much greater response. 2: I discovered that email marketing and digital content is the best way to reach a greater Minnesota audience. I counted the number of new and returning clients in Minnesota, the Twin Cities as well as greater Minnesota. I also used my google analytics numbers to evaluate the website.",,,,10000,,,,"Emily C. Johnson",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Emily Johnson will create new promotional materials to better engage greater Minnesota galleries and audiences. She will offer a public workshop to share these new strategies with other Minnesota artists.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Johnson,"Emily C. Johnson",,,MN,,"(952) 237-3765 ",ecdesignstudio@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-405,"Pamela Davis: Visual artist who combines weaving, metalsmithing, beading, and needlework; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Julie Sirek: Visual artist; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator; Willicey Tynes: Oil painter and sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35170,"Artist Initiative",2016,7665,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To utilize the professional documentation in order to achieve an increase in the awareness of my music. I would evaluate the success of my project by a greater awareness of my music. This would be measured through visits to my website, expanded broadcasts, orders and performances of my music and an increase in commissions and grants.","My music has received a greater awareness through increased visits to my website, orders and more widespread performances. I have compared the clicks on my website and orders before and after my new and improved site. While I'm not able to track every performance of my music, the ones I am able to monitor are more numerous and widespread than before the project. It is too early at this point to evaluate the projected expanded broadcasts and commissions and grants.",,1000,"Other, local or private",8665,,,,"Linda M. Kachelmeier",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Kachelmeier will enhance her compositional career through professional recordings, an updated profile, and an expanded online presence. A workshop and recording session open to the public will take place at Concordia College in Saint Paul.",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Kachelmeier,"Linda M. Kachelmeier",,,MN,,"(651) 587-9475 ",lindakachelmeier@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-407,"Erik Floan: Church music and arts director; college instructor in organ; Christopher Koza: Singer, songwriter, and composer; Heidi Lord: Percussionist; manager of orchestra operations and special events, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Samuel Miltich: Jazz guitarist and band leader; Arts Board grantee; Sarah Porwoll-Lee: Clarinetist and music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35173,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will publicly show and discuss Ordinal in universities, colleges, theaters and art centers in the Cities, Northfield, and/or elsewhere in Minnesota. Outreach to Minnesota art, film, and environmental science and technology communities will attract a wide variety of attendees to public screenings with live discussion and a recorded guest list. ","Keagy created a complex hybrid-genre film that she publicly exhibited in Northfield and Minneapolis to large audiences of local artists and educators. The Walker Art Center publicized the panel event and the Mediatheque was completely full. Flaten Art Museum kept a guest list of every day during the two months that the exhibit was up, and thus the number of visitors was tallied for the show as well as the screening in the Viking Theater. Flaten made photocopies of the guest list with comments from patrons, and they shared the copy with Keagy so that she was able to see the positive and inspiring commentary.",,5359,"Other, local or private",15359,,,,"Rini Y. Keagy",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Keagy will complete post-production of “Ordinal”, a film about the disease called valley fever. Combining literature and ancient myth, the film explores biological and environmental forces affecting humans and Earth. A screening will take place in Northf",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rini,Keagy,"Rini Y. Keagy",,,MN,,"(415) 225-8938 ",magnoliastreet@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-409,"Layla Dowlatshahi: Playwright and Arts Board grantee; writing instructor at Normandale Community College; Denise Fick: Artist Initiative grantee; illustrator/animator/graphic designer; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Peter Nelson: Assistant professor of new media art at Saint Olaf; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Arts Board grantee; Frank Sander: Filmmaker and multimedia artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35193,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will create and exhibit a body of work highlighting the scope and diversity of creative members of the Lowertown Cultural Arts District. Success will be evaluated by the completion and exhibition of new works as well as through tracking the attendance at the exhibition and its related activities. 2: The artist will expand the depth of her painting skill set in portraiture. The artist’s figure classes will incorporate the new component of portraiture in their syllabii.","Thirteen acrylic portraits on canvas and twenty-two process drawings and paintings were completed and exhibited at a solo show from February 10 - March 5, 2017. I was able to successfully complete thirteen 30 x40 foot paintings and approximately 110 life drawings and paintings, studies on paper and canvas. An exhibition of the large paintings and 22 process works was attended by over 400 artists, cultural leaders, friends and Lowertown residents. Several portrait subjects spoke at the opening and Pippi Ardennia sang jazz. 2: I am able to draw a subject and successfully develop this material into a portrait painting. I am able to apply these skills into my figure classes. In the process of drawing thirteen separate individuals, many new to life drawing, I was able to gain a great deal of practical experience in working with a very diverse group of individuals. I then took this material and applied it to creating a large painted portrait that artistically represented the profession and personality of the sitter. I received positive feedback from my fellow artists and the individuals I had portrayed on the individuality and quality of the portraits.",,,,10000,,,,"Caroline M. Mecklin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Mecklin will create and exhibit a series of twelve large portraits representative of Saint Paul Lowertown’s rich and diverse cultural arts community. A solo exhibition at one of the galleries in Lowertown is planned.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Caroline,Mecklin,"Caroline M. Mecklin",,,MN,,"(317) 252-5816 ",cmmecklin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-422,"Craig Campbell: Working studio artist and glassblowing instructor; Joseph Giannetti: Painter, illustrator, photographer, muralist; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Christine Monroe: Cartoonist; children’s book author, artist, and illustrator; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Carl Oltvedt: Visual artist in drawing and painting, retired college art teacher; Samuel Spiczka: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35196,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To introduce more Minnesotans to at a black and white photography exhibit of past events and iconic personalities in the professional wrestling world. It will be evaluated by the number of people in attendance at the opening and throughout the run of the show. Also by the effectiveness of placement of marketing and PR activities to advertise the show.","Minnesotans who might not see a black and white gallery show were exposed to the format of fine art framed, printed and displayed. Attendance at the opening and throughout the run of the show was a main determining factor, also awareness raised by electronic media, Facebook, and shares with local wrestling podcast shows. Jeff Harrington, the director of the MPLS Photo Center, reported a steady flow of gallery viewers throughout the six weeks and had sales to date of five prints, one framed. HE estimated that on average daily attendance was 8-10 show attendees. 2: More MInnesotans were introduced to a gallery show of black and white prints of a Minnesota artist. Wrestler Jumping Jim Brunzell assisted me on two radio shows, KQRS and WCCO, and also showed up to meet the gallery goers on the opening night. Historian George Schire and MIch Karch were also in attendance on opening night and added to the nostalgia of the evening. Not only did gallery goers see the prints, but also the wrestlers and personalities who were in attendance.",,,,10000,,,,"Karen Melvin",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Melvin will edit and print “Bash,” her series of black and white photos of professional wrestling in Minnesota in the 1980s. The exhibition will also contain current photos showing where the “wrastlers” are today. An exhibition is planned for a venue in",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Melvin,"Karen Melvin",,,MN,,"(612) 850-9242 ",kmelvinphoto@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-425,"Hillary Berg: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Blair: Artist Initiative grantee in photography; professor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Luke Erickson: Photographer; consultant at Instinct Art Gallery; photo curator for the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography; Linda Gammell: Photographer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Peter Happel Christian: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; professor of integrated media at Saint Cloud State University; Suzanne Kosmalski: Installation artist and photographer; Arts Board grantee; Margaret Ojala: Photographer and professor of art, St Olaf College; Carrie Thompson: Studio manager for photographer Alec Soth; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35197,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand my layered acrylic practice by adding sculpture and functional objects to my jewelry repertoire, as well as expose my work to a new audience. A collection of sculpture and functional objects will be completed and exhibited to the public. A majority of the audience attending will be new to my work, which will be observed during exhibition.","I expanded my practice, taught myself to work larger, executed a series of sculpture, and exhibited them to the public exposing my art to a new audience. I have a body of work that resulted from the project, along with photos and documentation of each piece as well as gallery shots during the opening night reception of patrons interacting with the work. I was able to observe first hand during the exhibition a new audience that has never before seen my work. ",,,,10000,,,,"Jennifer N. Merchant",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Merchant will create a new body of layered acrylic work that explores sculpture and functional objects. She will expand her artistic practice through a public exhibition that will showcase the new work.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Merchant,"Jennifer N. Merchant",,,MN,,"(612) 710-4595 ",jenmdesigns@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-426,"Craig Campbell: Working studio artist and glassblowing instructor; Joseph Giannetti: Painter, illustrator, photographer, muralist; Jennifer Jenkins: Artist, prop and wardrobe stylist; Christine Monroe: Cartoonist; children’s book author, artist, and illustrator; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Carl Oltvedt: Visual artist in drawing and painting, retired college art teacher; Samuel Spiczka: Sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35210,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mommsen will create twelve large ceramic vases in which the form and surface are unified with a specific emotion obtained from observing a live model. Success will be evaluated regularly with monthly meetings with ceramic artist, Ursula Hargens for feedback, direction and critique. 2: Ten participants in a workshop will draw on a tile while observing a model to understand that drawing directly on clay gives emotion to the art. Success will be evaluated by feedback from the workshop participants and through a group critique.","Mommsen created thirty large ceramic vases in which the form and surface are unified with a specific emotion obtained from observing a live model. It was very helpful to have Ursula to come and critique me regularly during this process. She was able to direct me to artists and forms that she thought would further the work. She recommended that I look at the work of Rudi Autio. This led to many new forms for me. She helped with places to apply. She recommended applying to the Phipps and this turned out to be a good choice. It was also good to have someone to turn to when things were getting tough or when I needed some technical advice. 2: Ten citizens participated in a workshop where they altered clay, drew and painted while observing a live model to give emotion to their art. The feedback from each participant as they laid out their cylinders and tiles was one of AHH! In the critique we used critical response. In critical response we understand a work or experience when we slow down and pay attention to what we notice, remember, feel and wonder about. The second part of the feedback was the response of the participants as they picked up their completed artwork at my show. They understood the process and my work much better.",,2998,"Other, local or private",12998,,,,"Katherine M. Mommsen AKA Kathy Mommsen",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Mommsen will alter and decorate twelve large ceramic vessels where the form and imagery evoke a specific emotional expression. The finished pieces will be shown at the Northrup King Building.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Mommsen,"Katherine M. Mommsen AKA Kathy Mommsen",,,MN,,"(952) 378-7046 ",kathymommsen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-429,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Keya Ganguly: Professor of cultural studies and comparative literature, University of Minnesota; Lori Greene: Artist and owner of Mosaic on a Stick; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Sonja Peterson: Independent artist; Lynette Power: Bronze and clay sculptor; public artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer; mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35226,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A performance set for a new Tabla Ensemble, with new and reworked compositions, will be performed in May 2016. The performance set will have at least ten compositions for Tabla, with at least five newly created by Pavan. Audience feedback will be collected at the first concert and used to improve the set. 2: A final public performance of the newly created Tabla Ensemble led by Pavan will be held in November 2016. More rehearsals and feedback from the first concert will help fine tune the performance set for Nov. Audience feedback will be gathered in Nov too. A six member Tabla Ensemble would be created.","A concert by my new Tabla Ensemble was held at the Pangea World Theater in Minneapolis in Feb, featuring poetic Tabla drumming compositions arranged by me. A survey was handed to the audience with the program notes at the concert. We designed a written survey with twelve questions, to receive insightful feedback on the success of the concert. The questions related to their overall impressions of the concert, whether the content met their expectations, suggestions for the next concert, the quality of the music, performers, sound and stage. Survey results were analyzed by me after the concert. A Q and A session was also held after the concert. 2: A final concert by my new Tabla ensemble AAVARTAN was held at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis in June, featuring many new works. A survey was handed to the audience with the program notes at the final concert. I designed a written survey with eight questions, to provide feedback on the success of the concert. The questions related to their overall impressions of the concert, whether the content met the audience expectations, suggestions for future, the quality of the music, performers, sound and stage. Survey results were analyzed by me for the concert.",,2367,"Other, local or private",12367,,,,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Pavan will create a new tabla ensemble (north Indian classical drum) in Minneapolis, conduct workshops and rehearsals, and hold two public performances.",2016-01-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 508-3716 ",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-438,"Jason Allen: Electronic performance artist and producer; Colleen Bertsch: Violinist; Artist Initiative grantee; Annette Enneking: Actress, dancer, fight director, teaching artist, songwriter, and musician; Paul Fonfara: Musician; Artist Initiative grantee; deVon Gray: Composer and multi-instrumentalist; Katrina Mundinger: Clarinetist; Artist Initiative grantee; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35229,"Artist Initiative",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase my skills and develop a potentially career-changing work by presenting it to audiences and theatre professionals. Audience response during performance and post show talkbacks, comments from my creative collaborators, and comments from the artistic directors of theatres in post workshop conferences.","I saw all of HARD TIMES, songs and dialogue, which enabled me to see its strengths and weaknesses as I prepare to write a second draft. Spoken comments from the audience, e-mails from the audience, and a 30-minute roundtable discussion with the artists.",,410,"Other, local or private",10410,,,,"Daniel F. Pinkerton",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Pinkerton will workshop Hard Times, a new musical based on Charles Dicken's novel of the same title. The project will conclude with two public performances at Open Eye Figure Theater in Minneapolis in the spring of 2016.",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Pinkerton,"Daniel F. Pinkerton",,,MN,,"(612) 298-2783 ",danpink@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-440,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Richard Cook: Artistic director, Park Square Theatre; David Driscoll: Founding artistic director of SkyVault Theatre Company and Words Players Theatre; Taous Khazem: Actor, playwritght, and teaching artist; Artist Initiative grantee; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Perrin Post: Theater producer, director, writer, and actor; Elizabeth Schachterle: Puppeteer and director at Open Eye Figure Theatre; Artist Initiative grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 35234,"Artist Initiative",2016,8353,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist will gain solo exhibition experience and expand her audience through exhibition and workshop activities. The artist will successfully present the exhibition; track visitors, workshop participants and online audience; collect observational and survey data; track online sharing; collect contact info for future events; and document exhibition and response. 2: Workshop participants will interact with forgotten museum art in a meaningful way by creating an artistic response. The artist and museum staff will collect observational data through conversation, and online and in-person comments with participants about their work and the process. Each participant will successfully create a digital fabric design to take away.","The artist successfully presented a solo exhibition and expanded her audience through exhibition and workshop activities. Evaluation for this outcome was all through observation and data collection. Solo exhibition experience was achieved through the successful installation and presentation of an exhibition. The exhibition is on display January-April 2017. Expanded audience was tracked through increased website and social media traffic, people added to mailing list and social media following and in person attendance at workshops and opening event. 2: Workshop participants interacted with and were inspired by forgotten museum art and each created an artistic response. Evaluation for this outcome was through observation and data collection. Participants photographed and shared their work on social media and commented on the experience. Museum staff has collected comments about the exhibition and have had requests for additional workshops and activities. Each participant completed a design and received a swatch of fabric.",,1100,"Other, local or private",9453,,,,"Rebecca S. Rahn AKA Becka Rahn",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Rahn will produce a collection of wearable art using digital surface design techniques that respond to “forgotten” artwork at the Hennepin History Museum and Minnesota Transportation Museum. An exhibition and workshop will be held at the Hennepin History",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Rahn,"Rebecca S. Rahn AKA Becka Rahn",,,MN,,"(612) 965-0771 ",beckarahn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-442,"Pamela Davis: Visual artist who combines weaving, metalsmithing, beading, and needlework; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and web designer; printmaker; Andrew Messerschmidt: Painter; Julie Sirek: Visual artist; Eun-Kyung Suh: Art and design professor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Liza Sylvestre: Visual artist and educator; Willicey Tynes: Oil painter and sculptor","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35250,"Artist Initiative",2016,9050,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a traveling photo exhibition and companion programming. Traveling exhibit and companion programming will be utilized and displayed by a variety of schools, businesses and events to help educate the public about sustainable farming practices in Minnesota. 2: Replace outdated photography editing equipment and learn new software able to handle volume of work. The new equipment will allow me to organize, archive and access the volumes of this photo work to better produce cohesive exhibits, a portfolio and continuance of the photo documentary.","Exposure of the exhibition to a wide and diverse audience was achieved. Exhibitions were well attended. 2: I am able to produce a good portfolio and respond to calls for images in a timely manner. The new arrangement allows cataloging which gives provides the ability to access images I could not locate before, and more efficiently. The images are also categorized and organized in such a way to more easily access.",,,,9050,,,,"Laurie A. Schneider AKA Laurie Schneider",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Schneider will produce a traveling photo essay on sustainable farmers working in Minnesota, to accompany educational programming that will tour throughout the state.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Schneider,"Laurie A. Schneider AKA Laurie Schneider",,,MN,,"(651) 351-1100x h",laurie@lschneider.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-454,"Joseph Allen: Photographer; Brett Kallusky: Assistant professor of photography, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Ellen Kingsbury: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Jeffrey Millikan: Photographer; adjunct professor of photography, University of Minnesota; Vivienne Morgan: Photographer, adjunct professor at Bemidji State University; Stephen Ozone: Photographer and Arts Board grantee; Paul Wegner: Art department faculty teaching photography at Inver Hills Community College, Arts Board grantee; Bonnie Wilson: Consulting curator, librarian and archivist; former curator of photography, Minnesota Historical Society, Oakdale","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35262,"Artist Initiative",2016,9998,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will learn about how the creative process can utilize non-art materials and scientific knowledge to connect esthetics and social issues. Applicant will facilitate a panel discussion and encourage the audience to contribute questions directly with the panel or record their observations in a guest book provided throughout the show.","I collaborated with several local artisans to create original artwork for two solo exhibitions, addressing the preciousness and fragile nature of soil. Among conversations and interest from large audiences and reviewers were comments like Taylor wakes us up to its importance in this piece that proves without nature, we are lost and Art shows in the Twin Cities this week may just change your world or at least the way you see it. Based on these quotes and other conversations, I feel that I have achieved connecting social issues and esthetics.",,,,9998,,,,"Sandra A. Taylor AKA Sandra Menefee Taylor",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Taylor will use common materials such as dirt and steel to evoke patterns of ancient cultures, inviting audiences to pay attention to our 'living arrangement' with the earth. An exhibition at Form+Content Gallery in Minneapolis will take place in late 20",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandra,Taylor,"Sandra A. Taylor AKA Sandra Menefee Taylor",,,MN,,"(651) 291-7492 ",staylor@bitstream.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-461,"Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Keya Ganguly: Professor of cultural studies and comparative literature, University of Minnesota; Lori Greene: Artist and owner of Mosaic on a Stick; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Sonja Peterson: Independent artist; Lynette Power: Bronze and clay sculptor; public artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer; mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 27205,"Artist Initiative",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sharper focus in my art career from national to local that will require new skills and result in renewed learning and personal growth. Through the success of the work, the interest, attendance and feedback from both the artistic and layman community. 2: The everyday, blue collar nature of my genre and scene paintings seems to attract a broader audience than I think would ordinarily look at art. Through solicited feedback, traffic and media attention.","Good attendance to the twelve day show and greater community interest in art that is uniquely Minnesota and interest in outdoor, regional painting and painters. The show Land of 10,000 Paintings was evaluated through on site observation of attendance, verbal engagement with the artist Brian Stewart in person at the show and via email and phone conversations as well as through comments in a guest book. 2: Greater regional interest in the artist and his work and future opportunities. Through direct observation of traffic, feedback from Capitol staff, a prestigious newspaper article and direct emails, phone calls and written comments to the artist.",,,,10000,,,,"Brian W. Stewart",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Stewart will create a group of plein air paintings that illustrate Minnesota’s geographic, ethnic, seasonal, and aesthetic diversity. He will exhibit the work to a broad audience by means of a portable exhibit system.",2014-03-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Stewart,"Brian W. Stewart",,,MN,,"(651) 792-6342 ",brian@stew-art.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-253,"Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist; former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Amy Cass: Professional ceramicist.; Anne Dugan: Arts administrator, visual arts, festival coordinator, new media arts; Paige Guggemos: Freelance graphic and Web designer; printmaker; Lindsay Kandler: Freelance graphic, textile and apparel designer.; Katrina Knutson: Working Artist, Freelance Educator, and Community Organizer; Margaret Pezalla-Granlund: Artist and Curator of Library Art and Exhibitions, Carleton College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27108,"Artist Initiative",2014,9200,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A Face Project will bring twenty unique stories about everyday individuals and their communities to a broader Minnesota audience. The success is determined by the completion of all twenty micro-documentaries and two print publications in 2014. Outside interest is measured by blog statistics monitoring unique viewers, social media shares, and participant feedback. 2: I will promote A Face Project using online media, print media, and other media outlets in order to reach a larger audience. The outcome can be measured using online data collection software including JetPack and Google Analytics to track viewership and popularity of the project. Viewer location and engagement will also be monitored this way.","A Face Project web and print published twenty unique stories about everyday individuals and their communities to a broader Minnesota audience. This project was evaluated by comparing the proposed number of items produced to the actual number produced. In all cases items were met or exceeded. 2: A Face Project was promoted using online media, print media, and other media outlets in order to reach a larger audience. A Face Project used data collection software to track user engagement and website visits and all proposed outcomes were met or exceeded. Data collection software, including JetPack and Google Analytics, were used to track viewership and popularity of the project weekly both in relation to the project's website and social media accounts.",,,,9200,,,,"Natalie C. Jennings AKA Natalie Jennings",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Jennings will create twenty new micro-documentaries adding to A Face Project to share the stories of Minnesotans. She will also create two photo books that offer the public access to the project in hard copy format. An exhibition and book launch is scheduled for Fox Egg Gallery in Minneapolis.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,Jennings,"Natalie C. Jennings AKA Natalie Jennings",,,MN,,"(808) 284-5490 ",afaceproject@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-206,"Melissa Brandt: Screenwriter; Michelle Brost: Freelance Animator; Santanu Chatterjee: Professor of cinema, Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Jacob Swanson: Film-maker, installation artist and co-director of Ochre Ghost Art Gallery, Duluth; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 30200,"Artist Initiative",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will expand my artistic subject matter by creating designs that interest the whole community and educate children through this piece of public art. I will save the designs and information gained from this project to my programming system – PlasmaCam, PCM format. The techniques, information and ideas I learn here will be reflected in future artworks. 2: I will be able to share my artwork with Southern Minnesotan families in an everyday, public, and widely visited setting. CMSM will compile audience attendance figures and collect comments about the fence. A comments collection box will be located at the fence for visitors to write and submit their feedback, which will be recorded and made into a Wordle word cloud.","This artist was able to learn new skills by utilizing the Plasma Cam technology which was ideally suited to cut metal for this 20-panel fence at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Skills learned through this process have now transferred into new art works that are being designed and fabricated for personal and public use. 2: The word cloud has been uploaded demonstrating these outcomes. A survey was given in order to evaluate this program outcome.",,,,10000,,,,"Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo",Individual,"Artist Initiative",,"Lillo will design and fabricate an art fence for the public parklet on the grounds of the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota in Mankato. The cut out metal panels will make it fun to explore technology, agriculture, and art. An opening event and artist talk will be held when the fence is installed.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arnold,Lillo,"Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo",,,MN,,"(507) 278-3671 ",alillo@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artist-initiative-323,"Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Laddavanh Insixiengmay: Lao weaving artist and designer, cofounder of Lao Cultural Center, founder of SihnNaChampa Dance Theatre; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Stephen Klassen: Twin Cities sculptor and painter working primarily with wood; Kristin Makholm: Executive director, Minnesota Museum of American Art; Edie Overturf: Cofounder, LegUp Studio, visiting assistant professor of printmaking, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Emily Stover: Visual artist and designer, adjunct instructor in design at University of Minnesota; Delina White: Folk and traditional artist from Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 10004857,"Arts Learning",2019,11766,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Prairie Creek Community School K-5 students learn about the rich, multicultural tradition of Circus Arts through participatory encounters with artists. Teacher assessment rubrics tied to Minnesota arts standards; student `Circus Journals` to document learning and reflections in pictures and words; journals to include student pre and post surveys. 2: PCCS K-5 students explore the expressive potential of their bodies and expand their limits through learning circus skills. Teacher assessment rubrics; documentation of residency activities in photos and video; student pre and post surveys. ","Children identified and interpreted circus stories of the CJ coaches. They used them to inform their own stories as they created their circus acts. Students reflected on work with artists through formal/informal conversation, journaling, surveys. They collaborated with peers to create/perform circus acts. Teacher observations were integrated into narrative reports and parent conferences. 2: Children took responsible risks as they experimented and practiced a variety of physical circus skills and created unique acts. Children reflected on their progress in skill development in journals and surveys. Teachers assessed student progress through observation, photo/video and notetaking. All students created and performed for final showcase.","achieved proposed outcomes",7405,"Other,local or private",19171,,,0.00,"Prairie Creek Community School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Our Circus Stories will be a collaborative residency program between leading arts educators at Circus Juventas and Prairie Creek Community School, guiding students through an intentional encounter with the circus arts as learners as well as performers.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Dennis,"Prairie Creek Community School","27695 Denmark Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-9640 ",ndennis@prairiecreek.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-862,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004931,"Arts Learning",2019,11750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Alternatively schooled youth develop new skills that enable them to express themselves through technical theatre and design. Students link their interpretations of Troilus and Cressida to concrete and achievable design concepts, expressing a unique and complex message to the audience. Audience survey and artist-developed rubrics will evaluate results. 2: Alternatively schooled youth strengthen their creative voices and artistic identity through collaboration with local theatre artists. SYT empowers students to effectively communicate their artistic vision, with success defined by students engaging with artists to make bold discoveries about themselves and the world. A feedback session and survey will yield critical qualitative data.","Alternatively schooled youth developed new skills that enabled them to express themselves through technical theatre and design. Students link their interpretations of The Two Noble Kinsmen to concrete design concepts, expressing a unique and complex message to the audience. Audience survey and artist-developed student rubrics evaluated results. 2: Alternatively schooled youth strengthed their creative voices and artistic identity through collaboration with local theatre artists. SYT empowers students to effectively communicate their artistic vision. Students engage with artists to make and share bold discoveries about themselves and the world. Audience talk-backs and student survey yielded critical qualitative data.","achieved proposed outcomes",2444,"Other,local or private",14194,150,"Patricia Verdoorn, Robyn Cook, Victoria Signorelli, Leif Jurgensen, Logan Verdoorn (ex-officio)",0.15,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Shakespearean Youth Theater will offer a Tech Track program focused on lighting, costume, scenic and sound design during a ten-week class and eight-week rehearsal period culminating in a five-show run of Troilus and Cressida incorporating students' unique design concepts.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Verdoorn,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company","11400 Park Ridge Dr W",Minnetonka,MN,55305,"(651) 330-5037 ",pverdoorn@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-879,"Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies; editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Joelle Fernandez: Competitive dancer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. Former Arts Board member, past executive director of the Minnesota Project; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004937,"Arts Learning",2019,27095,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","Students will improve their skills of observation and learn to translate their experience through drawing and a variety of other media. Classroom teachers will evaluate student work complied in both paper and digital journals. Teaching artists will evaluate student engagement and success of the projects. 2: Students will feel more confident and competent in their abilities to express their ideas through visual media. Pre/post-surveys surveys will assess student attitudes towards their abilities. Student journals will provide additional qualitative data. ","Students improved their skills of observation and ability to translate their experience through drawing and other media. Classroom teachers monitored student progress through the program, evaluated finished work and changes in student learning from beginning to end. Teaching artists evaluated student engagement and success with specific art projects. 2: Students became more confident and competent in their abilities to express their ideas through visual media. Pre/post surveys assessed student attitudes towards their abilities. Work in student journals and finished art projects provided additional qualitative data.","achieved proposed outcomes",9493,"Other,local or private ",35534,1150,"President, Wayne Potratz, Secretary, Amy Coletta-Harrison, Julie Andersen, Cheryl Caponi, Brad Dahlgaard, Jason Daum, Steve Harrison, Erin Paulson",0.00,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"Caponi Art Park will partner with Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science on Nature Journaling, a year-long residency for first and fifth grade students that builds observation and visual communication skills for inquiry in art and science. ",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-884,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley ","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10004940,"Arts Learning",2019,45333,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Kindergarteners will learn theater skills of using their face, body and voice to express emotions while gaining creative tools for finding calm. Evaluators will observe first and last classes, and use a rubric to rate students' skills to use face, bodies and voice to express emotions. Teachers will share observations of student growth and retention via written and verbal surveys. 2: Adults in family workshops and teachers in professional development will increase their confidence for using art at home and/or in classrooms. Participants will complete written self-assessments on a 5- point scale re: growth in their artistic skills, comfort with art making process and frequency of using art at home in between sessions (parents) and in classroom (teachers).","A majority of the students demonstrated an increased ability in basic theater skills and comprehension of ZPR's creative tools for finding calm. Evaluator observed and rated student participation on 5-point scale. The rubric focused on K-arts standards for theater: using body, voice and face to express feelings and ideas. Moreland Magnet Coordinator followed up with teacher interviews. 2: Both teachers and parents stated that this project strengthened their confidence and tools to do art activities with their classes and families. Participants completed written self-assessments and interview on a 5- point scale re: growth in their artistic skills, comfort with art making process and frequency of using art at home in between sessions (parents) and in classroom (teachers).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",5037,"Other,local or private",50370,1900,"Joanne Mansur, Maureen Ramirez, Byron Schwab, Terry Stamman, Stephanie Levine, Brenda Corbett, John Chandler",0.00,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School in West Saint Paul will reteam with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to expand their Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness program to three sets of learners: Kindergarten students, their families, and all K-4 teachers.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michele,Link-Valenstein,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 Moreland Ave W","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800 ",michele.linkvalenstein@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-887,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004945,"Arts Learning",2019,85963,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Program participants will gain confidence in tapping into their creative side within an artistic discipline about which they're curious. Participants will complete pre-/post-class surveys (oral or written) measuring understanding of and comfort engaging with relevant artistic discipline. 2: Program participants will develop empathy toward others through intercultural learning that emphasizes personal connection with cultural diversity. For classes focusing on culturally-specific folk arts, participants will complete pre-/post-class surveys (oral or written) assessing personal relationship to and comfort with represented culture. ","Program participants gained confidence in tapping into their creative side within an artistic discipline about which they were curious. Participants completed pre-/post-class surveys measuring understanding of and comfort engaging with relevant artistic discipline. M staff and teaching artists also gathered information anecdotally through informal conversations with participants. 2: Program participants fostered personal connections across difference through art-making. Participants completed pre-/post-class surveys assessing personal relationship to and comfort engaging with each other in a group arts learning environment.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",22569,"Other,local or private",108532,6000,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Thomas J. Arneson, Jo Bailey, Tim Beastrom, Mike Birt, Brenda Child, Ph.D., Andy Currie, Jim Denomie, Susan Focke, Ann Heider, Robin Hickman, Tom Hysell, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Nathan Johnson, Mike McCormick, Paul Mellblom, Dave Neal, Gregory Page, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, Robyne Robinson, Jim Rustad, Michael Sammler-Jones, Rick Scott, Patty Dunlap Whitaker, KaYing Yang, Dick Zehring",0.50,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Minnesota Museum of American Art will bring skilled teaching artists and folk and fine art, media, and design classes to arts learners ages four and up in the new Sifo Center for Creativity, a new hub for creative expression in Saint Paul.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Durand,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","141 4th St E Ste 101","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",cdurand@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-892,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004948,"Arts Learning",2019,32527,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","With guidance from Cantus, young singers of the Minnesota Boychoir will be prepared to navigate voice-change with good vocal health and confidence. Boychoir participants will complete age-appropriate pre-/post-project surveys on vocal health. Boychoir leadership will monitor improvements, focusing on those singing through voice-change, and share feedback with Cantus before each master class. 2: By engaging with professional musicians, young singers gain role models that exemplify how to sustain active participation in the arts as adults. Boychoir participants will complete age-appropriate post-project surveys on involvement in music. Their parents/guardians will be invited to observe the entire project and attend a post-project assessment meeting to discuss impact on their sons.","The Minnesota Boychoir singers reported greater confidence singing through their voice change as a result of their work with Cantus. Cantus used a written pre and post-survey tool to assess whether the proposed outcomes of the project were achieved. 2: The Boychoir singers reported Cantus served as role models who exemplify how they can sustain active participation in the arts. Cantus used a written pre and post-survey tool to assess whether the proposed outcomes of the project were achieved.","achieved proposed outcomes",4620,"Other,local or private",37147,100,"Jeff Reed, Brock Metzger, Nancy Gaschott, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Katie Berg, Pete Cochrane, James Dorsey, Chris Foss, Katie Gabriel, Jonathan Guyton, David Niles, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Beth Anne Thompson",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Cantus will expand its residency model from the high school level to the Minnesota Boychoir's Cantabile group (ages 9-14). Cantus will guide those at the cusp of voice-change on vocal health in master classes/rehearsals leading to a shared concert.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046 ",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-895,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004953,"Arts Learning",2019,40432,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","High school students will learn new dance forms, how to create choreography, and share their choreography with their peers. We will use surveys, TA assessments, and post-performance dialogue to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, impact on dance classrooms, and impact on student perception of dance.","High school students learned new dance forms, how to create choreography, and shared their choreography with their peers. The Cowles Center used teacher surveys, TA assessments, and post-performance dialogue to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, impact on dance classrooms, and impact on student perception of dance.","achieved proposed outcomes",4941,"Other,local or private",45373,6932,"Jason Stamm, Elizabeth Brama, Shannon Powell, Pauline Pieper Allison, Gwen Cooney, Kirstin Currie, Teresa Daly, Lisa Hake, Patrick Mosher, Irene Quarshie, Breia Schleuss",0.00,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Cowles Center will partner with seven Minnesota high schools to facilitate two-part creation residencies. Dance classrooms will work with teaching artists to create a dance and then schools will be brought together for one day for master classes and sharing.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Droddy,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 206-3622 ",rdroddy@thecowlescenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-900,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Karen Charles: Founder, artistic/executive director, Threads Dance Project; Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Alexander Legeros: Development officer, Museum of Russian Art; bassoonist; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Therese Vogel: Community education director, Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools; executive director, Top Hat Theatre; Sydney Willcox: Painting and ceramics teacher, Como Park Senior High School","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004956,"Arts Learning",2019,59726,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Seventy East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: Seventy East African youth gain a stronger self-assurance of belonging in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.","Ninety-two East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: Ninety-two East African youth gain a stronger self-assurance of belonging in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.","achieved proposed outcomes",29636,"Other,local or private",89362,,"Faisal Deri, Muktar Abe, Katie Do, Ahmed Gedi, Barre Mohamed, Abdihakin Isse, Amy Fettig",0.00,"Ubah Medical Academy","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"In collaboration with Somali American photographer and visual storyteller, Mohamud Mumin, Ubah Medical Academy will provide 70 youth from East African immigrant communities with inspiring learning experiences in photographic expression and enriching exposure to postsecondary education in the visual arts.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katelyn,Do,"Ubah Medical Academy","1600 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 540-2943 ",katievdo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-903,"Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004957,"Arts Learning",2019,49930,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants increase their knowledge and skills in visual arts, including instrument making, and poetry inspired by the science of water quality. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment, informal observation, and the use of critical response/reflective protocol processes. 2: Through quality arts experiences and environmental resources, participants gain strategies for taking action on behalf of clean, healthy water. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment, informal observation, and critical response/reflective protocol processes.","Participants increased their knowledge and skils in visual arts, including instrument making and poetry inspired by the science of water quality. This outcome was evaluated by employing on-site observations and interviews with teaching artists, school contacts, and classroom teachers. 2: Through quality arts experiences and environmental resources, participants gained strategies for taking action on behalf of clean, healthy water. This outcome was evaluated by employing on-site observations and interviews with teaching artists and classroom teachers.","achieved proposed outcomes",9400,"Other,local or private",59330,4000,"James Whitt, Traci Olinger, Maureen McGinn, Judy Geck, Barb Fleig, Deb Holtz, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross.",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Water stewardship will serve as a springboard for an integrated eco arts residency in five schools. Students work with two artists, a poet and musician team to create a river tapestry-puppet-poetry-soundscape installation and showcase artwork at a public event.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-904,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004960,"Arts Learning",2019,7470,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will perform West African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity as well as culture. It will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on said participation. Student letters written to artists/legislators will track their learning. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills in working well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other. At each session students are given the chance to give compliments to fellow participants on what they have done well. The artists give feedback as well.","Students demonstrated skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity while performing African drumming and dance. Besides our culminating performances which were our best means of evaluation, students gave feedback to the teaching artists, verbally and through letters. 2: Students improved their skills in working well with each other in a context that mattered to them, preparing for their performance. Students gave feedback to each other at the end of each practice, especially pointing out who was doing well with the new skills. Overall they showed maturity in their communication as was observed by staff.","achieved proposed outcomes",830,"Other,local or private",8300,,"Jill Anderson, Sean Sullivan, Amy Kelly, Bob Schoenrock, Jake Humphrey, Scott Schwarz, Mike Starr",0.00,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Duniya Drum and Dance group will conduct two residencies on drumming and dancing from West Africa at Crossroads School to increase students' exposure to music and diversity and their ability to work together.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Thurston,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","4111 Ambassador Blvd","St Francis",MN,55070,"(763) 753-7146 ",cindyt806@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-906,"Carl Beihl: Artist in photography, ceramics, painting; instructor, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; David DeGennaro: Former managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Akiko Ostlund: Dancer, performing artist, poet, puppeteer, curator, and activist; Sharon Thalmann: Former executive director, Henning Landmark Center; theater actor, producer, designer and director","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004967,"Arts Learning",2019,48000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","90% of campers will improve their instrument proficiency, songwriting ability and develop new skills in recording and producing music. Every music class, band practice and beats/recording session has learning goals for the learners to help improve their skills. Teaching Artists will indicate at the end of each lesson what percentage of students met the learning goals. 2: 85% of campers will feel an increased confidence in themselves and their creative ability. Camper and Parent/Guardian surveys will be filled out at the end of camp. The surveys will ask questions about self-confidence. ","92% of campers improved their instrument proficiency and songwriting ability. Every instrument class and band practice had a learning goal for the learners to improve their skills. Teaching artists took surveys to indicate at the end of each lesson what percentage of students met the learning goals. 2: 86% of campers indicated that they felt more confident after attending GRRR. Campers took a survey at the end of camp and were asked questions about-self-confidence.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",127060,"Other,local or private",175060,5220,"Shannon McCarville, Wendy Johnson, Jennifer Evans-Hall, Karla Lindsay, Denim Cassidy, Wendy Darst, Marla Khan-Schwartz, Alexandrea Kouame, Miki Mosman",0.00,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"She Rock She Rock will hold a five-day Girls Rock n Roll Retreat music program for girls, gender nonconforming, and trans youth, ages 8 to 18. Participants will learn an instrument, form a band, collaboratively write original music, and perform in two live shows.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Stahlmann,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316","St Louis Park",MN,55416-0094,"(844) 743-7625x 2",sam@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-913,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Karen Charles: Founder, artistic/executive director, Threads Dance Project; Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Alexander Legeros: Development officer, Museum of Russian Art; bassoonist; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Therese Vogel: Community education director, Ulen-Hitterdal Public Schools; executive director, Top Hat Theatre; Sydney Willcox: Painting and ceramics teacher, Como Park Senior High School","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004969,"Arts Learning",2019,34000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure our participants' experience and growth through in-depth evaluation forms, event surveys, demographic information, and interviews, and we solicit feedback from all participants, staff, faculty and the public. 2: We make the conference available to more Minnesotans by keeping it affordable and by awarding need/merit-based scholarships to emerging writers. We gauge our ability to fill workshops and track attitudes toward fees with surveys and interviews. We measure our success in leveraging partnerships and track attendee's artistic growth through emails, social media, and stamped action postcards.","An underserved regional community gained access to high quality literary arts and was able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measured our participants' experience and growth through in-depth evaluation questionnaires and surveys, demographic information, interviews, and we solicited feedback from all participants, staff, faculty and the public. 2: We made the conference available to more Minnesotans by keeping it affordable and by awarding need/merit-based scholarships to emerging writers. We completely filled the conference and we were able to expand our partnerships to increase scholarship funding. We received positive feedback through surveys, interviews, and correspondence.","achieved proposed outcomes",56810,"Other,local or private",90810,5900,"Dr. Jim Barta, Dr. Mark Christensen, Angie Clark, Sara Dennison, Heid Erdrich, Mat Hawthorne, Monte Hegg, Sean Hill, Lynn Johnson, Marsh Muirhead, Dr. Anton Treuer, Lorie Yourd",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and public readings and teach weeklong intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-915,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Kao Ly Ilean Her: Chief executive officer, Hmong Elders Center; former executive director, State of Minnesota Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; Paul LaJeunesse: Assistant professor of art, College of St Scholastica; Andrew Nordin: Painter; Arts Board grantee; Molly Sheeley Melton: Educator, school for Environmenta Studies in Apple Valley","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004973,"Arts Learning",2019,79488,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NCC's ART@HAND program will grow its experiential ceramic arts programming to engage more Minnesotan's ages 55+ in arts learning. We'll produce 95 programs, reaching over 1,100 aging adults. Participants, partner staff, and teaching artists will reflect on and evaluate program activities and apply feedback. 2: ART@HAND will provide exposure to ceramic arts and will benefit more Minnesotans age 55+, including improved socialization, mobility, and cognition. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Expected Outcomes: deeper rapport, bolster teacher experience, esteem for clay arts, mental and physical gains. ","NCC expanded the reach of ART@HAND programs to more Minnesotans aged 55 and greater through unique hands-on, clay arts programming. Standard quantitative measures are collected during partnerships, with Likert scales employed in evaluations to measure quality. Activities are observed throughout partnerships with artist check-in occurring naturally with staff at NCC and on site. 2: NCC increased the number of older adults served with specialized clay programs in Minnesota, addressing changing demographics of the population. Changes among participants are recorded through qualitative measures by site staff who are present each class, who witnessed an increase in perceived rapport with artists, production levels, attention span, moods, and socialization of participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",19171,"Other,local or private",98659,6320,"Craig Bishop, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Mary K. Baumann, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Nancy Hanily-Dolan, Bonita Hill, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Brad Meier, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",0.00,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Northern Clay Center will collaborate with community organizations serving older adults, delivering educational clay programs tailored to engage those in skilled nursing care, independent living coops, clinical settings, and day programs.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Beech,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007 ",alisonbeech@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-919,"Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education and Professional Studies; editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Joelle Fernandez: Competitive dancer and teacher; Arts Board grantee; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. Former Arts Board member, past executive director of the Minnesota Project; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004110,"Arts Learning",2018,64099,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NCC's ART@HAND program will grow its experience-based, hands on arts programming in clay to engage more Minnesotans ages 55+ in arts learning. We will produce 65 new programs, reaching over 900 people. Participants, partner staff, and teaching artists will reflect and evaluate activities success throughout the programs and apply feedback. 2: Exposure to ceramic arts through ART@HAND will provide benefits for Minnesotans age 55+, including socialization, mobility, and cognitive improvement. Success measures: positive growth in qualitative and quantitative data. Expected outcomes: deeper relationships, strengthened teacher experience, appreciation of clay arts, mental, and physical benefits.",,,11044,"Other, local or private",75143,5659,"Craig Bishop, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Mary K. Baumann, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Evelyn Browne, Philip Burke, Linda Coffey, Nettie Colón, Sydney Crowder, Nancy Hanily-Dolan, Bonita Hill, Christopher Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",0.00,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Northern Clay Center will collaborate with community organizations that serve older adults, delivering educational clay programs tailored to engage those in skilled nursing care, independent living co-ops, clinical settings, and day programs.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Beech,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007 ",alisonbeech@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-859,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women's Choir and Twin Cities Girls Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004111,"Arts Access",2018,19495,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and mentors will improve theatrical, communication, and social skills as well as self-confidence and independence. Artists, mentors, and parents will complete pre- and post-production surveys evaluating theatrical, communication, and social skills and perceived levels of self-confidence and independence.",,,17453,"Other, local or private",36948,,"Rob Rosen, Michelle Sharon, Kristi Meyer, Erica Campbell, Mary Quist, Jerry Rondo, Kathy Boecher, Stacy Surratt, Megan Primus",0.00,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Northern Starz Theatre Company will present The Penguin Project, a national theater program for students with disabilities which will provide meanginful access to students with disabilities to participate in the theatrical arts.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Bohnsack,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","5300 Alpine Dr Ste 140",Ramsey,MN,55303,"(612) 326-6158 ",rachel@northernstarz.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-416,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004119,"Arts Learning",2018,88320,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","120 arts learners will have a rare opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in Somali traditional music, poetry, and art from leading Somali artists. Arts learners will demonstrate skills learned in a performance and complete surveys and interviews at the end of the program. 2: 120 arts learners will draw on important works rooted in Somali music, poetry, or spoken word to develop and perform their own work. The outcome will be achieved if learners provide evaluative feedback that the experience increased their understanding of other cultures or their own identities.","266 Minnesotans expanded their knowledge of Somali music, poetry, and art through performances and concerts by students and leading Somali artists. Our evaluation design included both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, including surveys and tuning protocols for students and facilitators. We also utilized videography and conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with students. 2: Twenty-six arts learners drew on artworks rooted in Somali music, poetry, and spoken word to develop and perform their own work to share with audiences. In informal and recorded interviews, and through written and verbal feedback, arts learners indicated that the experience increased their understanding of their Somali culture and identities. Several said they had never before performed in Somali.",,12282,"Other, local or private",100602,,"Jill Dawe, Steven Katz, Rob Salmon, David Edminster, Brent Hickman, Rob Nordin, Jessica Kopiscke, Mary Laurel True",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Cedar will expand its Midnimo Workshop Series by incorporating the award-winning Voices of a People's History of the United States model to conduct workshops for Somali youth led by master Somali artists that teach culturally-specific skills.",2017-09-01,2018-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-861,"Annelise Eckelaert: Freelance artist, children's theater; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Amanda Kaler: Development director, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jonell Pacyga: Adjunct professor of ESL, and ESL and world languages education coordinator, Univeristy of Northwestern; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Gregory Siems: Director, Vision 2020 in Austin; Ping Wang: Professor of English and creative writing; founder and director of Kinship of Rivers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004120,"Arts Access",2018,78594,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The SPCO will share its transformational performances with the West Side community through concerts, music education, and engagement activities. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the SPCO and a community council will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.","The SPCO shared its transformational performances with the West Side community through concerts, music education, and engagement activities. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the SPCO evaluated the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.",,10804,"Other, local or private",89398,,"Donna Ahrens,Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey Deyoung, Lynn Erickson, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Amy Hubbard, A. J. Huss Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Sanford Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Paula J. Patineau, Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy Mcglynn Phelps, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will collaborate with community organizations on the west side of Saint Paul to establish a new neighborhood series guided by an advisory council.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-430,"Lisa Anderson: Painter and teacher, on steering committee of the League of Longfellow Artists; Kimberly Buskala: Poet, visual artist, dance facilitator; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board member, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Ryan Evans: Research associate, Wilder Research; musician; Devon Gilchrist: Social services program consultant, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Erinn Liebhard: Artistic director, Rhythmically Speaking Dance; Zahra Muse: Program and outreach coordinator, West Bank Business Association; project manager, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Christopher Palbicki: Artist and writer; former television producer, writer, and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004146,"Arts Access Grant ",2018,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, youth and adults who participate as performers and technicians will increase their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and awareness of theater as a performing art through direct hands on participation. As a result of this program, participants will be mentored by theater professionals to produce a high caliber product adding to a vibrant arts community in Bemidji. Using their ""stage families"" as the basis of their involvement, participants will be asked to summarize their experience ","Cast and crew reported having fun while learning new techniques and making friends. Their final evaluations included poems, songs, and skits. See uploads. Many of the new skills involved how to adjust movement components when restrained by costumes, but also included how to stay in character and how to work with a large group of individuals. Every performance, including school matinees, were sold out. Many audience members came from great distances; compliments were effusive and abundant.",,18200,"Other,local or private",24200,,,,"Bemidji Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant ",,"The Sound of Music",2017-11-10,2017-11-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ernest,Rall,"Bemidji Community Theater","4840 Knollwood Dr NE",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-8942 ",erall@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-0,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10004152,"Arts Access Grant ",2018,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program an audience of 2,000 will experience professional quality music theater. As a result of this program a cast of 40 will grow as musicians and actors challenged with recreating authentic British accents including cockney. As a result of this program the costumer and 10 volunteers will create period costumes of lower and upper class early 20th century London. As a result of this program five members of the Pine Point Native community will participate in the arts. An audience count will be made and a collection of comments from evaluation surveys, emails, letters, FaceBook comments, and conversations will be compiled. A four minute montage of the production will be created that will highlight MY FAIR LADY. This will be posted on YouTube and referenced on FaceBook.","Collected comments and audience surveys indicate a high satisfaction with artistic experience.Audience attendance - all productions, with the exception of 2nd night, were at capacity. British accents - from the director's point of view were successful. An indication of success for the audience came from comments that they had difficulty hearing for the first 10 minutes. When they became accustomed to the Cockney accents, they had no problems.Five cast members were Native Americans.",,49750,"Other,local or private",55750,,,,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant ",,"MY FAIR LADY",2018-05-24,2018-08-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mahnomen, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-6,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10004226,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,6800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. As in previous years, we will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. As well as announce that cookies and water are available to those that hand in a survey. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to send thank you notes to their legislator about their experience. The Executive Director will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who our audience base is.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We created, distributed, and tabulated surveys of our audience and our members. We will use the data to plan future concert seasons.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",16180,"Other,local or private",22980,,"Kylie Ahlschwede, Michael Bonner, Leslie Brinkman, Danielle Geistfeld, Diane Harms, Sue Harstad, Gary Paulson, Rachel Pierson.",,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts for the 2017-2018 season; two winter concerts and two spring concerts in Mankato, Madelia and Nicollet. Funds will be used for membership scholarships, salaries, and concert venue costs.",2017-09-05,2018-04-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Borgen,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 5134",Mankato,MN,56002-5134,"(612) 251-8492 ",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-247,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 10004303,"Arts Activities Support",2018,6016,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to build on the successes of the first ten years of this series, and continue reaching out to and build an ever broader audience base, with the goal of an average of 90 attendees per concert. Surveys have documented broad appreciation of this series as one of the most rewarding classical musical experiences south of the river; we hope to document that at least 50% of our audience members have invited others to experience the series as well. Evaluation of our outcomes will be measured by audience count through ticket sales. We will also collect audience reaction surveys from the final concert of the series that carefully measure demographics of age, hometown, ethnicity, and other factors, that also solicit audience feedback and suggestions for continuing and improving the series.","Audience surveys showed that 24% of attendees came because a friend invited them. 30% of attendees have invited friends to the concerts, and 40% have told friends about the concerts, reaching or reaching our goal of 50% endorsement of the series through word of mouth. Average attendance (80) fell short of ambitious goals of 90 per concert. This was offset by increased donations and season ticket sales.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",7984,"Other,local or private",14000,,"Joe Masiarchin, Rolf Erdahl, Karla Hartman, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin and Mary Erickson, Audrey Johnson, William Eddins, Carrie Vecchione, Bill Henry, Patty Ruedy",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"2018 Coffee Concerts at the Lakeville Area Arts Center",2017-09-27,2018-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-918,"Susan Rotilie: Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Ari Koehnen Sweeney: Education, Artistic, Youth Programming; Cigale Ahlquist: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, AsaleSol Young: Fundraising, General Administration, Youth Programming; Ryan Stopera: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Ishwari Rajak: General Administration, Youth Programming; Joe Ippolito: General Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Kasey Payette:Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney",,2 10004304,"Arts Activities Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The measurable outcomes we hope to achieve are measured quantitatively by polling the number of people who attend the events and what artists bring them. We will also measure qualitatively by surveying individuals who attend events to understand their experience with the program. Outcomes will be evaluated by surveying of audience members, counting the number of attendees, counting the number of artists served, and surveying the artists who participate.","545 young artists performed for 3102 people at the 24 YAE events. 150 young artists attended free monthly Performer Meetings and participated in one-on-one mentoring sessions. $10,033 was paid to young and mid-level professional artists who participated in YAE events. 90% of participants enjoyed the program, would book another show, and would recommend THE GARAGE to others.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",25200,"Other,local or private",35200,,"Craig Freeman, Logan Adams, Amir Berenjian, Stephanie Jacobs, Shannon Robinson, Ali Elabbady, Jennifer Sorenson, Georgina Chinchilla, Jerome Rankine, Shayna Melgaard",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Young Artist Empowerment Series",2017-10-01,2018-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700 ",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-919,"Ben Krywosz: Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Fundraising, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; David Kang: General Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Sagirah Shahid: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming, Haley Cramer: Artistic, Finance, Organizational Development; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Artistic, Community Education, Organizational Development; Eri Isomura: Artistic, General Administration, Youth Programming; Samantha Sencer-Mura: Education, Youth Programming, Community Education; Ashleyn Przedwiecki: Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising, Organizational Development","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney",,2 10005625,"Arts Access Grant",2018,2007,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this exhibit our audience will not only gain awareness of the work of five distinct Minnesota artists, but will gain knowledge and renewed appreciation of our natural aurroundings through the artists combined expressions in ""The Extraordinary Outdoors"" exhibit presented by independent curator Tim Peterson. Attendees to the art center will have the opportunity to fill out a short survey rating their experience with the Extraordinary Outdoors Exhibit. The survey will ask guests to list where they live, if they have been to the NAC before, if they were previously aware of the artists' and curator's work and if they gained any new knowledge from viewing the Extraordinary Outdoors Exhibit presented at the Nemeth Art Center.","After reviewing our surveys and guestbooks we brought in new visitors from well beyond our demographics and introduced contemporary art to local residents. We used a survey and guestbook for feedback and comments related to the exhibit. In addition, we reviewed our social media analytics, the board members talked with members, visitors, and artists about their experience which was brought forth to the annual meeting in October.",,3449,"Other,local or private",5456,,,,"Nemeth Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Nemeth Art Center was awarded $2,007 to host the exhibition titled, The Extraordinary Outdoors, curated by Tim Peterson, featuring the work of five Minnesota artists whose works depict dynamic visual explorations into nature.",2018-07-02,2018-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Dagen,"Nemeth Art Center","301 Court Ave PO Box 328","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(701) 230-9047 ",michael@nemethartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-16,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447 ",1 10005630,"Arts Access Grant",2018,4915,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, selected artists will meet people who are interested in their art form(s) and may purchase their art or commission an artwork. As a result of this program, visitors will learn about new art forms and about aspects of artistic processes. Surveys are provided to participating artists, asking for numbers of visitors and in what ways Art Leap is helpful for them, i.e. visitor comments, sales, etc. Surveys at Art Leap sites will ask visitors if they learned about new art forms and if the event improved their understanding of the artistic process, such as the time artists invest in their work, the tools and materials they use and what inspires them.","Artist and public comments suggested expanding hours out of some frustration that with more sites, people couldn’t visit them all. Of 35 audience surveys returned, all indicated Art Leap helped them better understand the artistic process. 29 reported they purchased or commissioned one or more artworks during Art Leap. Artists reported they appreciate exposure to a new audience, local art enthusiasts and others who might not otherwise see artists at work. 75 have signed up to get email reminders.",,1587,"Other,local or private",6502,,,,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council was awarded $4,915 to produce Art Leap 2018, a driving tour of artists' studios and other cultural destinations.",2018-03-05,2018-09-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081 ",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-18,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447 ",1 10005631,"Arts Access Grant",2018,2725,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, music events will provide Community Access to the Arts: building community, bringing people together and creating commonalities through shared experiences in a safe space. The project coordinator will ask for specific feedback from community leaders, including police who patrol during the events, regarding their perceptions of tangible impacts 2nd Street Stage has on the community.","Police Chief wrote: 2nd Street Stage is an excellent opportunity for Park Rapids residents and visitors to get together for a great night of family friendly entertainment. It showcases the downtown area and is an excellent draw to the community. I have personally been told by friends and family how awesome it is that Park Rapids has summer entertainment that is family friendly every week during the summer...truly a great weekly event that makes for a fun evening no matter what age you may be.",,24000,"Other,local or private",26725,,,,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association received $2,725 to provide free, live music with the 2nd Street Stage summer concert series.",2018-03-05,2018-08-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Grell,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","PO Box 142","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9218 ",parkrapidsdba@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-19,"Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Jill Johnson: author; Mary Therese: visual artist, fiber artist; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Becky Colebank: author; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10003283,"Arts Learning",2018,43250,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","90% of camp participants (350 youth, ages 8-18) will improve their instrument proficiency and gain music and lyric writing skills. Every music class and band practice has learning goals for the learners. Teaching Artists will indicate at the end of each instrument lesson or band rehearsal if students met the goals. 2: 85% of participants will leave camp with a sense of increased self-confidence. Camper and Parent/Guardian surveys will be filled out at the end of camp. The surveys will ask questions about self-confidence.","95% of camp participants (250 youth, ages 8-18) improved their instrument proficiency and 89% of participants improved their songwriting skills. Outcomes were recorded through teacher observation/surveys and camper surveys that were filled out at the end of camp that asked questions about instrument and songwriting proficiency. 2: 94% of participants left camp with a sense of increased self-confidence. Data was gathered through camper surveys that was filled out by participants at the end of their camp week.","Achieved proposed outcomes",117705,"Other, local or private",160955,8124,"Shannon Mccarville, Karla Lindsay, Jennifer Evans-Hall, Wendy Johnson, Wendy Darst",0.00,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Girls Rock n Roll Retreat is a five-day music program for girls, gender nonconforming and trans youth, ages 8 to 18, where they will learn an instrument, form a band, collaboratively write original music, and perform in two live shows.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Stahlmann,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316","St Louis Park",MN,55416-0094,"(844) 743-7625x 2",sam@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-806,"Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003310,"Arts Learning",2018,6831,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Red Wing Arts Association will provide professional and artistic development to 50 adult and student learners. A short discussion at the start of each class will establish a baseline measure with the subject. A survey will be provided at the end to measure progress. Anecdotal comments will also be collected.","Red Wing Arts provided professional and artist development to adult and student learners. Short surveys were distributed to identify progress and measure progress. Anecdotal comments were also collected.",,1134,"Other, local or private",7965,780,"Chap Achen, Evan Brown, Larry Clark, Carol Eick, Kate Eiynck, Kirsten Ford, Laura Blair Johnson, Maggie Paynter, Joyce Peterson, Dan Wiemer",0.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Red Wing Arts Association will provide relevant and requested arts learning experiences in conjunction with current exhibits at the Depot Gallery.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts Center","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-808,"Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003314,"Arts Learning",2018,101584,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","85% of participants experience at least two benefits from creating or learning about art (creative expression/confidence, skill/knowledge, socialization. Pre/post-activity survey or observational tool will measure change in creative expression/confidence in creating art, increased skill/knowledge and/or increased socialization.","86% reported at least four benefits in creating or learning about arts. Pre-post survey assessing benefit in creative expression/confidence, skill/knowledge, socialization.",,14518,"Other, local or private",116102,1045,"Julie Brunner, Eric Nicholson, Judy Kishel, Michael Ciresi, Alex Cirillo Jr., Patrick Donovan, Kevin Early, Robyn Hansen, Fred Harris, Alyssa Kaying Vang, Rahul Koranne, Fayneese Miller, Jan Shimanski, Ann Wynia Mark Zesbaugh",0.00,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Using a theme of visions of home, Wilder Center for Aging will work with seventeen artists to engage older adults, adults with disabilities, and family and friend caregivers in creating, responding, and performing to multiple artforms.",2017-09-01,2018-12-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-812,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women’s Choir and Twin Cities Girls’ Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003316,"Arts Learning",2018,31293,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","6,000 visitors will build age-appropriate understanding and competency to enhance creativity and self-expression through varying art disciplines. Staff will observe visitor engagement with the artist and activity and will capture engagement with photographic evidence. The museum will survey willing visitors to measure qualitative growth. 2: Through 65 workshops dedicated to arts learning programming, Minnesotans of all ages will expand their knowledge on specific artistic disciplines. Observation and surveys using the museum's Hot 100 evaluation tool will help gauge participant baseline knowledge and growth of art skills and artistic expression.","Engaged 6,099 visitors through the Teaching Artist Series, increasing the number of young arts learners in Minnesota. Evaluation was conducted with observation, surveys, and photo documentation. We engaged 1,991 visitors for Dana's project and 4,108 for Gita's. 2: The museum offered 72 workshops to visitors, teaching them about mixed media visual arts and metal sculpting. Evaluation was conducted through observation and photo documentation. The museum doubled the number of workshops for Dana's project after it was clear the artist required fewer hours for preparation than originally planned.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5801,"Other, local or private",37094,4535,"Paul Dzubnar, Michael Fiddelke, Ann Ferreira, Siyad Abdullahi, Will Au-Yeung, Kelly Axtell, Kevin Balon, Robert Befidi, Jennifer Bratton, Ken Brown, Tony Brown, James Burroughs II, Adrian Chiu, Steve Christenson, Elizabeth Cummings, Chad Dayton, Gerald Denson, Liz Deziel, Lisa Posley Duff, Ray Faust, Albino Feijo, Ht Fish, Amy Giovanini, Abbey Godlewski, Suzette Huovinen, Julie Joyce, Jeanne Junker, Michael Kaphing, Chris Kelley, Phil Krump, John Marshall, James Momon, Jim Mulrooney, Tim Noel, Gail Peterson, Elizabeth Rominski, Susan Oberman Smith, Cassidy Steiner, Katharine Tinucci, Robert Wollan, Drew Zinkel",0.00,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Children's Museum's artist in residency programs engage children and parents with Minnesota artists through guided arts learning workshops and drop-in activities in which they will create or respond to art.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Nichols-Endres,"Minnesota Children's Museum","10 7th St W","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 225-6000 ",lnichols-endres@mcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-814,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003317,"Arts Learning",2018,47903,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Youth increase their knowledge of the impact (history and influence) of people of color in musical theatre. In pre- and post-assessments, youth rate their knowledge of the impact of people of color on musical theatre. Mentors will also complete pre- and post-assessments of youth. 2: Youth increase skills and techniques for sharing their own stories through musical theatre (choreography, singing, acting, and playwriting). Mentors will observe and compare participants' early, mid- and final project performances for evidence of new and increased skills and techniques.","Youth increased their knowledge of the impact of people of color in musical theatre. Youth were surveyed pre/post program on knowledge (asked about level of impact and to list examples). 2: Youth increased skills and techniques for sharing their own stories through musical theatre, particularly in voice and writing. Mentors assessed youth at the start and end of the project. Youth self-assessed learning post-program.",,6750,"Other, local or private",54653,5864,"Ann Simonds, Jay Novak, Travis Barke, Scott Benson, Judy Blaseg, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Syl Jones, Mark Marjala, Barbara Brin, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jeremy Jacobs, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros, Julie Beth Vipperman,Tom Vitt",0.00,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust will conduct the Legacy Project coinciding with the opening of Hamilton, engaging youth in honest dialogues about diversity in musicals, nurturing skills for self-expression, and opening their minds, and ours, to new possibilities for the art form.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-815,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Erica Mauter: Executive director, Twin Cities Women’s Choir and Twin Cities Girls’ Choir.; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Sherine Onukwuwe: Owner of Souleyefilms; Robert Peskin: Executive director, Minnesota Chorale; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Sydney Willcox: Teacher at Como Park Senior High School","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003322,"Arts Learning",2018,24710,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota seniors will gain an enhanced comprehension and connection to the world of music. Evaluation forms administered at the final presentation to residents evaluates impact of the session(s) on personal musical knowledge, reflection of material presented and practical application. 2: Minnesota seniors will be inspired to share musical experiences. Evaluation forms administered at the final presentation to activity directors will assess behavior changes observed in residents.","Minnesota seniors will gain an enhanced comprehension and connection to the world of music. Evaluation forms were distributed at the seventh (final) presentation. Audience evaluated impact of session(s) on personal musical knowledge, reflection of material presented and practical application. 2: Minnesota seniors will be inspired to share musical experiences. Evaluation forms were distributed at the final presentation to Activity Directors to assess behavior changes observed in residents.",,2890,"Other, local or private",27600,2399,,0.00,"Carrie Vecchione",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"OboeBass!, Carrie Vecchione, and Rolf Erdahl, will conduct a series of music education programs in nine senior residences in various Minnesota cities.",2017-09-01,2018-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrie,Vecchione,"Carrie Vecchione",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1414 ",carvec@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Rice, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-819,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003379,"Arts Learning",2018,33500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Staff get to know attendees and faculty well and encourage feedback. 2: Make the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference available to more Minnesotans by addressing the financial barrier. By awarding several need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower financial barriers and by partnering with regional tribes and institutions to reach out to underserved writers.",,,51057,"Other, local or private",84557,6353,"Bill Blackwell Jr., Lauren Cobb, Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Mat Hawthorne, Monte Hegg, Sean Hill, Lynn Johnson, Marsh Muirhead, Lorie Yourd",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award-winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and readings and teach weeklong intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-840,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003380,"Arts Learning",2018,74835,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","750 students will participate in a dance residency program that provides an opportunity to create, perform and respond to contemporary dance. Staff members and outside evaluators will track the number of students who participate, and will collect and analyze verbal and written feedback from participants. 2: Students will experience the live performing arts through three visits to the Ordway, including a showcase of the Dance to Learn Teaching Artists. To ease barriers to participation we will offer schools who participate a free residency program, reduced ticket prices, and bus reimbursements for visits to the Ordway.",,,57919,"Other, local or private",132754,7378,"Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Ravi Balwada, Dawn Block, Amanda Brinkman, Dorothea Burns, Honorable Melvin Carter, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Joe Gothard, Ed Graff, Jamie Grant, Laura Halferty, Tom Handley, Donna Harris, Mark L. Henneman, Bill Johnson, David Kuplic, Eric D. Levinson, David Lilly, Matt Majka, Laura Mccarten, Marcia L. Morris, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, P.W. Parker, Christine M. Sand, William Sands, Dan Stoltz, Ronda Wescott, John Wolak, Brad Wood, Dan Wrigley",0.00,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will extend and expand its in-school dance residency program to provide dance education to 750 students across seven schools.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-841,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Bradley Althoff: Managing producer and senior project manager, Classical MPR; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003386,"Arts Learning",2018,97550,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","MSS participants will develop skills relating to sculptural design and/or fabrication. Participants will complete surveys before the start of the project- establishing a baseline for their skills. Once the project is completed, participants will be asked to complete post-surveys.","MSS participants developed skills relating to sculptural design and fabrication by engaging in a variety of sculpture activities. Observations and participant/staff/teaching artist surveys and feedback were the primary evaluation methods.",,15553,"Other,local or private",113103,5511,"Gil Acevedo, Tom Lyman, Lois Mccray, Steve Freimuth, Ken Rodgers, Harry Hansen, Jane Miller, Dan Ryan, Jeff Betchwars, Bobbi Hoppman, Mark Novitzki, Lynn Schmidt",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Participants from Midwest Special Services will collaborate with local sculptors to learn about 3-D art forms and create a sculpture on the East Side of Saint Paul.",2017-09-01,2018-10-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000 ",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-830,"Maria Argueta: English language learner teacher, Crookston Public Schools; Susan Berdahl: Former associate director of community relations, St. David's Center; Melissa Cuff: Grant writer for Saint Paul College and the Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Rebecca Katz Harwood: Dance instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003399,"Arts Access",2018,85000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spanish-speaking communities feel welcome, well represented and proud to see themselves, their heritage, and their stories reflected in film. Audience sampling, multi-lingual surveys, participation in community events, feedback from advisors and project partners, and attendance measured by ticket sales, voucher redemptions. 2: Through strengthened partnerships with arts/cultural/community organizations, target communities develop lasting relationships with the Film Society. Expanded partnerships within target communities; feedback from project partners and advisors; new audience participation measured through discount code and voucher redemption tracking.","Spanish-speaking communities feel welcome, well represented and proud to see themselves, their heritage, and their stories reflected in film. Audience sampling, multi-lingual surveys, participation in community events, feedback from advisors and project partners, and attendance measured by ticket sales, voucher redemptions. 2: Through strengthened partnerships with arts/cultural/community organizations, target communities develop lasting relationships with the Film Society. Expanded partnerships within target communities; feedback from project partners and advisors; new audience participation measured through discount code and voucher redemption tracking.",,47584,"Other, local or private",132584,,"Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom Debiaso, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Karla Ekdahl, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Charles Montreuil, Max Musicant, Paola Nunez Obetz, Mary Reyelts, Craig Laurence Rice, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski , Maris Venable, Frances Wilkinson",1.00,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Minnespolis Film Society will continue its annual Cine Latino Film Festival, a one week long film series and event offering a unique program of 50 Spanish language feature length and short films enhanced by off screen community activities.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-391,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003404,"Arts Access",2018,22985,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of color participate in regular Loft classes at a rate equal to their participation in overall programming and indicate a positive experience. Track % people of color in regular classes versus percentage of people of color engaged overall (expect 20%-25% of total); survey ratings for Loft class experiences by people of color average 80% favorable or better. 2: Loft classes with culturally focused content are well-attended and people of color favorably rate/comment on content relevancy and economic access. Track registrations for culturally focused classes on offer; survey responses from self-identified people of color indicate appreciation for dollars access, engagement effort, and class content offered.","IPOC rose from 13% to 14% of class students' only inching toward the goal; evaluation ratings by IPOC ranged from 88%-100% positive on all ten questions. Compared the percentage of IPOC in regular classes to FY 2018 percentage across all data for classes, events, and awards. Figured the percentages of class evaluations from self-reporting IPOC that rated classes positively (a 3 or 4) on ten evaluative ques 2: Twelve of thirteen culturally focused classes had sufficient enrollment; IPOC prefer access and content in the drop-in, low cost classes for IPOC. Compared participation in regular culturally-focused classes to the drop in, low cost classes for IPOC; looked at low enrollment cancellations for the classes, and reviewed comments on post-class surveys.",,14521,"Other, local or private",37506,,"Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Carrie Obry, Cynthia Gehrig, Dawn Frederick, Elizabeth Schott, Eric Roberts, Jack El-Hai. Jeff Ondich, John Schenk, Jon Austin, Karlyn Coleman, Kathryn Haddad, Marge Barrett, Marlon James, Mike Meyer, Nathan Perez, Sarah Olson, Tong Pham",0.12,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Loft will collaborate with people of color to address community identified access barriers and develop enduring engagement in Loft classes with underserved populations of color.",2017-11-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-393,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Adam Courville: Puppet program coordinator, PACER Center; studying for master's in nonprofit management at Hamline; Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Annette Lee: Astrophysicist and artist; Arts Board grantee; Kue Xiong: Multidisciplinary artist, digital media producer, and music composer; Ahmed Yusuf: Writer and playwright; Christopher Zlatic: Artist; studio director at The Bindery","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003407,"Arts Access",2018,86585,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Marine Art Museum will increase its relevance and responsiveness to its local community members. MMAM evaluates community engagement through focus groups, one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end analysis.","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum increased its relevance and responsiveness to local community members. MMAM evaluated community engagement through focus groups, one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end analysis.",,30388,"Other, local or private",116973,2478,"James H. Eddy, Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will collaborate with the surrounding community to cocreate eight accessible art program days called Second Saturdays.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-394,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003422,"Arts Access",2018,18300,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Twenty B ex-felons will connect to Obsidian Arts through visual arts and career development activities directed by leaders and artists. Leaders and artists will track how participants connected to Obsidian Arts by gaining artistic and job development skills. They will assess how participants felt about the quality of the activities. 2: The twenty B ex-felons will gain new artistic and job development skills that can provide a pathway to re-entry into the community. Evaluations will determine how activities served ex-felons, and if they perceived barriers. Leaders and artists will assess how many participants were able to transfer new skills to a career path. ","1) 19 program participants who are traditionally underserved by the arts now feel they have a relationship to the arts and a network of artists. Surveys we given to program participants and feedback verbally by participants during learning period. 2) 19 Program participants gained artistic skills and developed transferable job skills and insights. Surveys were given to program participants and feedback verbally by participants during learning period. ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",14500,"Other, local or private ",32800,2800,"Suzanne Roberts, Frangena Johnson, Betty Wilkinson, Roderic Southall, Pat Phillips",1,"Obsidian Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"Black Art Re-Entry Welcome & Intervention Program will engage twenty ex-felons in artistic and job skill development that will help them integrate into the community through the creation and marketing of quality artistic products. ",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roderic,Southall,"Obsidian Arts","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3644 ",roderic1611@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-400,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Adam Courville: Puppet program coordinator, PACER Center; studying for master's in nonprofit management at Hamline; Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Annette Lee: Astrophysicist and artist; Arts Board grantee; Kue Xiong: Multidisciplinary artist, digital media producer, and music composer; Ahmed Yusuf: Writer and playwright; Christopher Zlatic: Artist; studio director at The Bindery ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10003443,"Arts Access",2018,17127,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents with limited mobility in Minnesota retirement communities will hear performances of ethnic music, jazz, or classical music chosen by them. Number of concert attendees and TV viewers will be counted. Comment sheets will be distributed and results will be analyzed and tabulated. Video recordings of concerts will be made for future analysis. 2: IFTPA will expand our connections to four new retirement communities and offer new performers to ones we have served in the past. Comment sheets will be distributed with programs and partner community staff and musicians. The results will be analyzed and tabulated.","Residents with limited mobility in Minnesota retirement communities heard performances of ethnic music, jazz, or classical music chosen by them. Number of concert attendees and TV viewers were counted. Surveys were distributed and results were analyzed and tabulated. Video recordings of some concerts will be made for future analysis. 2: IFTPA expanded our connections to four new retirement communities and offered new performers to ones we have served in the past. Surveys were distributed with programs and partner community staff and musicians. The results were be analyzed and tabulated.",,3977,"Other, local or private",21104,1400,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Professor C. Victor Fung, Linda Reed, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Professor James Standifer, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will bring a diverse mix of top performing groups to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities in six Minnesota retirement communities.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628 ",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-421,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003444,"Arts Access",2018,49550,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Transgender Voices Festival will offer a safe space for transgender singers to explore their voices and grow as artists. Transgender participants will indicate that the Festival was a safe space to explore their voice and that they grew as an artist, as reported by written and online evaluations. 2: Minnesota music teachers, school and community choir directors will better understand transgender individuals and receive tools to support transgender. Teachers and choir directors will indicate increased knowledge about and acquire specific tools and techniques in working with transgender voices, as reported by written and online evaluations.","70%/106 festival attendees self-identified as non-cisgender. The Festival offered them many opportunities to learn and grow as artists. A feedback survey was emailed at the end of the festival. A professional evaluator analyzed survey data, reviewed planning materials, and collected additional information from festival organizers for an extensive report. 2: 38%/28 festival attendees were music and voice teachers, therapists or coaches. The Festival gave them tools to support transgender voices. A feedback survey was emailed at the end of the festival. A professional evaluator analyzed survey data, reviewed planning materials, and collected additional information from festival organizers for an extensive report.",,9030,"Other, local or private",58580,,"James Gottfried, Sarah Cohn, Claire Psarouthakis, Lee Silverstein, Colleen Watson, Katrina Johnson, Paul Halvorson, Gene Duenow, Ruth Tang, Jonathan Mathes, Jim Roth",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will produce a two-day Transgender Voices Festival in March 2018 which will include workshops, speakers, performances, and the production of training videos.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-422,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Janette Davis: Nonprofit consultant; board member, The Soap Factory; Shelley Johnson: Improviser, actor, and preschool teacher; Monica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Rory Wakemup: Director, All My Relations Gallery; Arts Board grantee; Kimberly Young: Grant writer with Grant Assist Consulting","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10000940,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,59641,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults and youth in five greater Minnesota communities will have the chance to see Theater Latte Da's nationally acclaimed production of ALL IS CALM. Records of sites visited (maintained by Theater Latt' Da). Box office records of the number of adults and youth in attendance (maintained by the presenters). 2: Theater Latt' Da will forge relationships with a minimum of two new touring partners and their communities in greater Minnesota. Record of all sites visited compared with sites previously visited (maintained by Theater Latt' Da), and interviews with touring partners (conducted by Theater Latt' Da).","Audiences in six greater Minnesota communities saw the acclaimed production of All is Calm and participated in Post-show discussions. Documented number of sold out performances; solicited feedback from touring partners; conducted paper audience surveys on-site; production staff reported on post-show discussion feedback. 2: Theater Latte Da strengthened relationships with five touring partners and their communities in greater Minnesota and forged one new relationship. Documented number of sold out performances; solicited feedback from touring partners; conducted paper audience surveys on-site.",,22174,"Other, local or private",81815,,"Jaime A. Roman, Nancy Jones, Jon Harkness, Carolee Lindsey, Kent Allin, Scott Cabalka, Ogden Confer, Matt Fulton, Lisa Hoene, James Jensen, Cynthia Klaus, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jim Matejcek, Penny Meier, Shannon Pierce, Gary Reetz, Jake Romanow, Thomas Senn, Libby Utter, Bill Venne, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch",0.00,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Theater Latte Da will bring its production of All is Calm, the Christmas Truce of 1914 to five communities in Minnesota.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaden,Hansen,"Theatre Latte Da AKA Theater Latte Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",jaden@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-323,"Sha Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000952,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,82549,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 2,050 people in greater Minnesota will have access to a public concert and community engagement activities with professional artists. This outcome will be measured by tracking audience statistics and audience responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experience. 2: VocalEssence will tour to three new communities and expand outreach in one past community, offering 2,050 Minnesotans access to meaningful arts experiences. This outcome will be evaluated based on venue locations and audience statistics and survey responses regarding familiarity of the venue and value of the experience.","1,814 people in greater Minnesota had access to a public concert and community engagement activities with professional artists. VocalEssence used statistical tracking from each venue to measure concert performance. Survey data affirmed that the audience members were from zip codes in greater Minnesota. 2: VocalEssence toured to three new communities and two returning communities, offering arts experiences to new audiences in greater Minnesota. Data was gathered through tracking and surveys which measured zip codes, demographic, and intrinsic impact of the show on audiences measuring importance to community, satisfaction, captivation, emotional response, and learning.",,33434,"Other, local or private",115983,,"Karl Speak, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, R.J. Heckman, Joseph Kalkman, David L. Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, James Odland, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robin Helgen",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"VocalEssence will partner with actor Don Shelby to tour ""River Songs and Tales with Mark Twain"" to audiences in four greater Minnesota communities. Tour activities will include a performance and community outreach events in each community.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-324,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10000988,"Arts Legacy Grant",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, inter-generational readers reading THE RAVEN FINAL FOUR across the fifty-six counties it is found in, will have been entertained, inspired, and informed by Northwest Minnesota artists. Evaluation will occur as replies are received from the Audience Survey forms enclosed after the end of the project, as well as our notes of personal observation throughout the project including informal comment and critique we receive through email, on our website, and Facebook pages.","Data indicated renewal numbers were in decline in 2017-2018, comparison to renewals in 2016-2017. An aging audience is thought to be an indicator. We sent questionnaires in each of our issues to subscribers, asking them to renew or letting us know if they would not. Thanks to Legacy funding, our 24th year of publication on a positive note. Local bankers, participating artists, and subscribers, sent heartfelt emails or made personal effort to express their regret that we stopped publication.",,5459,"Other, local or private",15459,,"Helen Bergland, Vivian Eggen, Jackie Helms-Reynolds, Joe McDonnell, Steven Reynolds, Jeanette Sjaahiem, Marion Solom, CatherineStenzel",,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Publish THE RAVEN FINAL FOUR Volume 15, Issues 1, 2, 3, 4.",2017-05-31,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Reynolds,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","38331 150th St",Wannaska,MN,56761,"(218) 425-7349 ",palmvillepublishing@wiktel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Lake, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wadena, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-166,"Charles Erickson: retired librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Stephanie Olson: writer, editor, painter; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager.","Charles Erickson: retired librarian; Connie Nelson: visual artist, actress; Elizabeth Rockstad: visual artist; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater director; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer, visual artist; Stephanie Olson: writer, editor, painter; Briana Ingraham: musician, social policy manager.",,2 10001009,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,5500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, youth and adults who participate as performers and technicians will increase their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and awareness of theater as a performing art through direct hands on participation. As a result of this program, participants will be mentored by theater professionals to produce a high caliber product adding to a vibrant arts community in Bemidji. Using their ""stage families"" as the basis of their involvement, participants will be asked to summarize their experience ","To summarize their experience, the cast/crew wrote this rap: We live in Half Circle Seahold. /We fish, throw nets, and work hard for food. /Thread is our fear, but Dragons are near. /And talking backstage is RUDE! /We’ve made new friends, big and small. /Quiet and loud, but love them all. /Does everyone have all their costumes? /Wait!!!... Is that your cue? /Get on stage now or you’re through! /13 Shows were hard but we had fun! /We have learned so much and can’t. /Wait for the next one.",,18565,"Other, local or private",24065,,"Ernest Rall, Melissa Quinn, Kristine Cannon, Steven Mayer, Julie Kaiser, Mary Knox-Johnson, Derrick Houle, Patty Lester, Amanda Mix, Carla Norris-Raynbird, Sue Wright, Jesse Westrum",,"Bemidji Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,Dragonsong,2017-03-31,2017-04-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ernest,Rall,"Bemidji Community Theater","4840 Knollwood Dr NE",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-8942 ",erall@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-24,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10001011,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","As a result of this program, student musicians who attend Bemidji MusiCamp will: 1. Be a part of an enjoyable musical learning experience that includes musicians in grades 5 - 12. 2. Experience a high-quality final musical performance open to people from throughout Minnesota. 3. Be inspired to continued commitment to or participation in the musical arts. Surveys are used to evaluate our goals and include input from campers and the audience from the final concert. Ratings are on a scale of 1-6. Camper Sample: Rate how enjoyable camp was for you. Name something you learned at camp that you could teach to your own school/band/choir. Do you plan on seeking additional musical activities in your school or community? Audience sample: Rate the quality of the final concert. Rate how likely you are to seek future musical opportunities in your community.","1. On a scale of 1 - 6 (6 being most enjoyable), 177 of 208 respondents listed their experience as a 5 or 6. 2. 103 of 107 audience responses rated the final musical performance as a 5 or 6. 3. 88.4% of 199 responses stated their desire to seek additional activities in the musical arts.",,108333,"Other, local or private",114333,,"Ashley Sands, Katie Hahn, Jeff Sands, Beth Hahn, David Stordalen, Aron Bohnert, Scott Guidry, Del Lyren",,"Bemidji MusiCamp","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Bemidji MusiCamp 2017",2017-07-16,2017-07-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Sands,"Bemidji MusiCamp","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 16",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(612) 470-2267 ",bemidjimusicamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, McLeod, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-26,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10001013,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians will strengthen their collaborative skills to function as ""one"" with the conductor and the soloist to create an expressive, deeply nuanced performance. As a result of this program, the audience will either gain an initial exposure to operatic arias, or, deepen their existing appreciation of operatic arias. We will survey a subset of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians via email to determine if and how their collaborative skills were enhanced by working with guest soloist J. Warren Mitchell. Using a short survey on paper, the audience will be asked if this was their first exposure to operatic music or if performance enhanced their enjoyment and appreciation of operatic music. These will be collected at the door as the audience exits.","Questions were emailed to musicians pre-concert (to prepare) and post-concert (for response). Responses affirmed that collaborative skills were enhanced by the need to listen to the soloist’s nuanced interpretations, while simultaneously “listening” to the conductor. Audience surveys were put in programs and participation was encouraged during pre-concert announcements. 58% were returned; 98% said their enjoyment of opera was enhanced; 99% said they intend to listen to opera in the future.",,14844,"Other, local or private",20844,,"Mary Auger, Tom Dunn, Nancy Haugen, Ann Hayes, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Janet Pederson, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Linda Wolf",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra concert with J. Warren Mitchell",2017-04-03,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryAnne,Wilimek,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Pennington, Polk, Redwood, St. Louis, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-28,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10001029,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,2222,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, all ages and sectors of the community will feel welcome at an arts event which provides a variety of musical genres, adding to the community's quality of life and building audiences for live music. Photos of audience reactions and informal one-on-one interviews will be used to measure and document the impact of the events. Sponsors will complete an evaluation providing feedback on what went well and ways to improve the event. (One season, an attempt was made to do a formal survey of audience members, but many considered the effort to be intrusive and declined to respond.)","Photos and one-on-one conversations show audiences to be more racially/ethnically diverse than in the past, reflecting the changing community. Audience numbers also increased from an average of 550 per night with audiences estimated at 1,000 or more some nights. Results of the July 6 poll, found people in the audience came from two countries (Italy and Taiwan), 26 states and 27 Minnesota counties. The 2nd Street Stage Facebook page continues to be popular with one video reaching 3,636 people.",,18503,"Other, local or private",20725,,"Cynthia Jones, Molly Luther, Kathy Grell, Mark Bridge, Paul Dove, Kathy Grell, Cynthia Jones, Nicole Lalum, Mike Monsrud, Rod Nordberg, Mary Peterson, John Rasmussen",,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"2nd Street Stage Summer Concert Series",2017-06-15,2017-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Grell,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","PO Box 142","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9218 ",parkrapidsdba@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Meeker, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-32,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10001030,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,3990,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities will participate in the arts. Last year's finalists included storytellers in a wide age range, two Native American storytellers and one storyteller on the autism spectrum. Storytelling is often described as an equal opportunity art form. As a result of this program, the audience will reflect similar diversity. Audience surveys will be inserted in the program asking what people learned about storytelling as an art form and ways to improve the experience. Judges will again be asked to suggest ways to improve the way entries are scored and ranked. Finalists will be invited to make suggestions and asked to encourage other storytellers they know to enter in the future. In addition, Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council members and the Great American Story Committee evaluate the event.","The 2nd annual contest drew fewer entries and a smaller, less diverse audience than in 2016. 26 audience surveys were completed. As a result, the committee will find an emcee who can be engaged in planning and provide the audience with information they asked to know more about, i.e. criteria for judging. Surveys showed the event improved understanding of storytelling as an art form. The committee will explore sponsoring a workshop and engaging local writers to attract more local storytellers.",,2744,"Other, local or private",6734,,"Bickey Bender, Mark Bridge, Jill Dickinson, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Nicole Lalum, Jerry Mevissen, Rod Nordberg, Marie Nordberg, Larry Novak, Jodi Schultz, Carolyn Spangler, Kendal Ware, Irene Weis, Lowell Wolff, Bill Zigmant",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Great American Story",2017-04-04,2017-09-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Hennepin, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-33,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10001031,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,5225,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this program, selected artists will meet people who are interested in their art form(s) and may purchase their art or commission an artwork. As a result of this program visitors will engage with artists by asking questions, seeing new work, learning about the artistic process and, at some locations, seeing and/or participating in demonstrations. Promotional efforts increase public awareness of area artists even among those who are unable to participate the weekend of the event. Surveys are provided to participating artists, asking for numbers of visitors and in what ways Art Leap is helpful, i.e. visitor comments, sales, etc. Visitors are asked if the event improved their understanding of the time artists invest in their work, the tools and materials they use and what inspires them. Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council members review the event and offer ways to improve the experience. The project director and committee visit sites and ask artists and visitors for feedback during the event.","Artists reported numbers were down slightly from past years, likely due to unfavorable weather, but they had visitors new to their sites. Comments on how the event is helpful included pricing and “good sales.” Artists also report they enjoy meeting “nice people.” One suggestion for next year was to host a meet and greet for artists to meet each other. Visitors report they like the variety of artists and learning about artists’ processes. Surveys help organizers target advertising and promotion.",,1820,"Other, local or private",7045,,"Bickey Bender, Mark Bridge, Jill Dickinson, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Nicole Lalum, Jerry Mevissen, Rod Nordberg, Marie Nordberg, Larry Novak, Jodi Schultz, Carolyn Spangler, Kendal Ware, Irene Weis, Lowell Wolff, Bill Zigmant",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Art Leap and Sculpture Tour 2017",2017-04-04,2017-09-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-34,"Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Gayle Highberg: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 10014354,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to send a thank you note about their experience. A board member will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who are audience base is.","Because we did virtual concerts, the audience survey was provided in electronic format. We posted a link to the survey with the video. The survey has the same questions as on the paper format. Evaluation data indicates we had about 50% first-time audience members and audience members from all age groups, the quality of the virtual concerts was overwhelmingly excellent, most heard about the performance from social media posts, and we reached people in 6 different states and 2 international countries. The evaluation data supports the chorale publishing more concerts or parts of concerts on line to provide a rich, quality, musical experience to a broader audience.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Laura Harstad, Maria Kosovich, Sarah Leyrer, Jessica Matz, Meghan Poehler, Sara Traylor, Triah Zondervan",0.00,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will have a virtual fall season with recorded tracks of the members singing and an online concert of the newly composed music. They will plan in-person or virtual options for the spring season. Funds will be used for salaries and scholarships.",2020-09-30,2021-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Traylor,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 34 ?",Mankato,MN,56002,"(612) 251-8492",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-467,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Ginny Walters: a literary artist and Associate Director of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Ginny Walters: a literary artist and Associate Director of the Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,2 10008562,"Arts Learning",2020,37994,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","85% of participants will experience at least two benefits from creating or learning about art (creative expression/confidence, skill/knowledge, and socialization. Through pre and post-surveys and observational tool for nonverbal participants and/or those unable to complete written survey.","90% of participants experienced two or more benefits from creating/learning about art (creative expression/confidence, skill/knowledge, socialization). We conducted pre- and post-surveys for each artist residency with all participants. We had a 95% survey response rate across all programs. Staff assisted non-verbal persons or persons unable to write in completing their surveys.",,,"Other,local or private",37994,,"Julie Brunner, Mike Ciresi, Eric Nicholson, Judy Kishel, Alex Cirillo Jr., Patrick Donovan, Kevin Earley, Kong Her, Charles Morgan, Jan Shimanski, Andrea Walsh, Ann Wynia, Mark Zesbaugh, Annie Zipfel",0.00,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Amherst H. Wilder's adult day program will host seven teaching artists for eight residencies exploring the arts and culture through Global Journeys.",2019-09-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-800,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008568,"Arts Learning",2020,39850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Residents of large communities and small towns will develop skills in or knowledge of chamber music by interacting with professional chamber musicians. Artaria and the collaborators will critique performances and use surveys, discussions and other tools to assess what new skills and/or knowledge participants gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Minnesotans of different ages and musical abilities will enhance their skills and self-expression by participating in creative chamber music activities. Evaluations will track the demographics and assess the musical abilities of participants and will determine how the project enhanced their artistic skills and/or creativity and self-expression.","Residents of large communities and small towns developed skills in or knowledge of chamber music by interacting with professional chamber musicians. Artaria critiqued performances and interviewed music teachers/students to assess new skills/knowledge participants gained from the chamber music residency. 2: Minnesotans of all ages enhanced their skills and self-expression by participating in creative chamber music activities. Evaluations/interviews/performances collected demographics musical abilities assessments of participants to determine how the project enhanced improvement in artistic skill and/or creativity and self-expression.",,10984,"Other,local or private",50834,2000,"Tom Peterson, Shira Burton, David Knapp, David Grandstrand, Karen Casanova, James Sophocleus",0.18,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Artaria String Quartet will enrich and energize nine Minnesota communities by engaging residents in experiential chamber music.",2019-09-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Itasca, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-984,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008574,"Arts Learning",2020,34000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure our participants' experience and growth through in-depth evaluation forms, event surveys, demographic information, and interviews, and we solicit feedback from all participants, staff, faculty and the public. 2: We make the conference available to more Minnesotans by keeping it affordable and by awarding need/merit-based scholarships to emerging writers. We gauge our ability to fill workshops and track attitudes toward fees with surveys and interviews. We measure our success in leveraging partnerships and track attendee's artistic growth through emails, social media, and stamped action postcards.","An underserved community gained access to high quality literary arts and was able to study with talented writers in an intimate online setting. The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference measured participants' experience and growth at it's first virtual edition through an in-depth online questionnaire, and also documented positive feedback from participants, staff, faculty, and partners. 2: We made MNWC more affordable to Minnesotans and awarded more need/merit-based scholarship funding to emerging writers in the state. The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference successfully pivoted online and presented an affordable literary experience modeled after the in-place Northwoods Conference, based on 73 responses to an in-depth online survey and feedback from partners.",,36461,"Other,local or private",70461,3700,"Dr. Jim Barta, Jericho Brown, Dr. Mark Christensen, Angie Clark, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson, Heid E. Erdrich, Mat Hawthorne, Sean Hill, Marsh Muirhead, Hawona Sullivan-Janzen, Dr. Anton Treuer, Lorie Yourd.",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference brings award winning writers of national stature to present craft talks, public readings, and weeklong intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji benefitting writers from the local community and all over Minnesota.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-989,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008577,"Arts Learning",2020,22215,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will improve their skills of observation and learn to translate their experience through drawing and a variety of other media. Classroom teachers will evaluate student work complied in paper and digital journals, and project portfolio. Teaching artists will evaluate student engagement and success of the projects. 2: Students will feel more confident and competent in their abilities to express their ideas through visual media. Pre/post surveys will assess student attitudes towards their abilities. Student journals will provide additional qualitative data.","Students will improve their skills of observation and learn to translate their experience through drawing and a variety of other media. Classroom teachers evaluated student work complied in paper journals and project portfolios. Teaching artists evaluated student engagement and success of the projects. 2: Students will feel more confident and competent in their abilities to express their ideas through visual media. Classroom teachers and the teaching artists assessed student's attitudes through interaction with the students.",,5388,"Other,local or private",27603,,"Julie Andersen, Jason Daum, Amy Coletta-Harrison, Cheryl Caponi, Stephanie Cook, Brad Dahlgaard, Andrea Gonzalez, Steve Harrison, Tasia Islam, Erin Paulson, Wayne Potratz",0.00,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Caponi Art Park will collaborate with Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science on nature based visual journaling, a residency for first and fifth grade students that builds observation and visual communication skills for inquiry in art and science.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-991,"John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008588,"Arts Learning",2020,48330,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Children apply the difference between passive and active listening, learn music terminology and apply those terms to different expressions of music. Evaluators measure progress by observing each of the project's interactive activities and analyzing teacher, student and community surveys. 2: Families with little access to professional arts learning activities engage with professional teaching artists in a comfortable, accessible setting. Evaluators measure community engagement with attendance data, community surveys and observational data.","Children applied the difference between passive and active listening, learned music terms and applied those terms to different expressions of music. Teacher/staff/parent online surveys, artist evaluations. 2: Families with little access to professional arts learning activities engaged with professional teaching artists in a comfortable, accessible setting. Parent/community member online surveys and in-person comments after the shows.",,5370,"Other,local or private",53700,4065,"William Mathis, Jeff Gleason, Nichlas Emmons, Brad Althoff, Joe Heitz, Tim Bradley, Dianne McCarthy, Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Copper Street Brass program, Big Ears and the Blue Ox, will teach active listening skills in an interactive musical context with those who are most intensely learning and practicing their communication skills: young people ages two to ten",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Hall,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",allison@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-999,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Christina Frederickson: Educator, gardener, and actor; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; Heather Haynes: ; Sara Raappana: Published poet; editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Norah Rendell: Executive director, Center for Irish Music; musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008589,"Arts Learning",2020,7020,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will perform West African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity as well as culture. It will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on said participation. Student letters written to artists/legislators will track their learning. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills in working well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other. At each session students are given the chance to give compliments to fellow participants on what they have done well. The artists give feedback as well.","Participants practiced African drumming and dance and then performed at a pre-school. They did an excellent job at the performance as well as throughout the practice sessions. They were able to learn the new skills and accept feedback from the artists. 2: Students showed respect for each other and the teaching artists in words and actions. At the end of sessions they were given opportunities to give each other compliments. On the last day they shared what the program meant to them with the artists.",,780,"Other,local or private",7800,,"Mike Starr, Jill Anderson, Sean Sullivan, Rob Schoenrock, Barbara Jahnke, Amy Kelly, Marsha VanDenburgh",0.00,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Dunyia Drum and Dance group will conduct two residencies on drumming and dancing from West Africa at Crossroads School to increase students' exposure to music and diversity, and their ability to work together.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Thurston,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","22426 St Francis Blvd",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 753-7146",cindyt806@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1000,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Alyssa Melby: Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College (FORMER Executive director, Northfield Arts Guild); Catherine Ramirez: ; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Jeremy van Meter: Communications manager and actor, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008638,"Arts Learning",2020,21373,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","MSS participants will develop skills relating to blacksmithing, casting, enameling, and glasswork. This outcome will be evaluated through post-workshop surveys, participant/teaching artist interviews, and the creation of artwork.","MSS participants learned about, engaged in, and developed skills relating to blacksmithing, casting, enameling, and glasswork. This outcome was evaluated through the creation of the artwork, participant interviews, observations, and staff/teaching artist feedback.",,2500,"Other,local or private",23873,1620,"Jeff Betchwars, Tom Lyman, Steve Freimuth, Jane Miller, Matthew Hansen, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Mark Novitzki, Ken Rodgers, Lynn Schmidt",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Midwest Special Services will collaborate with artists from the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center for a workshop series on blacksmithing, metal casting, glasswork, and porcelain enameling for adults with disabilities.",2019-09-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1028,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008645,"Arts Learning",2020,53941,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","High school students will learn new dance forms, how to create choreography, and share their choreography with their peers. We will use surveys, TA assessments, and post-performance dialogue to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, impact on dance classrooms, and impact on student perception of dance. ","High school students learned new dance forms and how to create choreography; and shared their choreography with their peers. We created a Showcase video that documented student learning and a third-party evaluator compiled a report to evaluate activity completion, effectiveness of residencies, impact on dance classrooms, and impact on student perception of dance. ",,9982,"Other,local or private ",63923,15341,"Pauline Pieper Allison, Elizabeth (Liz) Brama, Karen Charles, Gwen Cooney, Kirstin Currie, Reece Devlin, Allison Gelfman, Lisa Hake, Amelia W. Hardy, Masami Kawazato, Erinn Liebhard, Patrick Mosher, Thomas R. Pack, Shannon Powell, Irene Quarshie, Breia Schleuss, Jason Stamm",0.00,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"The Cowles Center will engage with eight Minnesota high schools to facilitate two part creative residencies where dance classrooms work with teaching artists to create a dance and then bring schools together for one day for master classes and sharing. ",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Dolan,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 206-3623",adolan@thecowlescenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1033,"John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; David Hamlow: Installation artist and teacher; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Jennifer Nicklay: Grad student at U of M in the ecology of urban architecture; former education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Kathleen Ray: Published playwright and founder of Playing On Purpose Productions; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008647,"Arts Learning",2020,40590,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","K, 1st and SPED students will learn basic theater skills (using face, body and voice) and puppetry while gaining creative tools for finding calm. Evaluator will observe first and last classes, and use a rubric to rate students' basic theater and puppetry skills. Teachers will share observations of student growth and retention via written and verbal surveys. 2: Adults in family workshops will increase their confidence for using art at home. Participants will complete written self-assessments on a 5- point scale re: growth in their artistic skills, comfort with art making process and frequency of using art at home in between sessions.","Students demonstrated their ability to express emotions using their bodies, faces and voices via tableaus exploring key themes of Monkey Mind Pirates. Based on last year's project, the team determined that this type of classroom observation was not effective. Instead, the magnet coordinator worked with the artists to develop teacher interviews for the teachers to report observable impact. 2: Parents reported that the Art in the Box workshops and materials increased the amount of time they spent creatively engaging with their children. Participants completed written self-assessments on a 5- point scale re: growth in their artistic skills, comfort with art making process and frequency of using art at home in between sessions. The surveys were included in their box of art materials.",,4600,"Other,local or private",45190,4560,"Joanne Mansur, Maureen Ramirez, Byron Schwab, John Chandler, Brenda Corbett, Stephanie Levine, Terry Stamman",0.00,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School in West Saint Paul will engage with Z Puppets to focus their Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness program on two sets of learners: students in kindergarten and first grade and their families.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Wiley,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 W Moreland Ave","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800",katherine.wiley@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1035,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Alyssa Melby: Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College (FORMER Executive director, Northfield Arts Guild); Catherine Ramirez: ; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Jeremy van Meter: Communications manager and actor, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008649,"Arts Learning",2020,86372,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","NCC's ART@HAND program will grow its experiential ceramic arts programming to engage more Minnesotan's ages 55+ in arts learning. We'll produce 86 programs, reaching over 1,350 aging adults. Participants, partner staff, and teaching artists will synthesize program activities and apply feedback. 2: ART@HAND will provide exposure to ceramic arts and will benefit more Minnesotans age 55+, including improved socialization, mobility, and cognition. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Expected Outcomes: deeper rapport, bolster teacher experience, esteem for clay arts, mental and physical gains. ","NCC had 457 clay class and workshop sessions, 680 hours direct contract, working with 2,150 individuals and developing their ceramics skills and knowledge. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Tracked sessions through site staff and teaching artist reports as well as program management. Learning through doing accomplished by participants. 2: Minnesotan's age 55+ engaged with clay through in-person, virtual, and hybrid learning settings, learning, engaging and improving their health. Qualitative and Quantitative Measure: embedded assessment and post-program surveys. Reported Outcomes: deeper rapport, bolstered teacher experience, esteem for clay arts, mental and physical gains. ",,4881,"Other,local or private ",91253,11903,"Amanda Kay Anderson, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Mary K. Bauman, Craig Bishop, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colón, Sydney Crowder, Haweya Farah, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolon, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Brad Meier, Philip Mische, Debbie Schumer, Cristin McKnight Sethe, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle.",0.00,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"Northern Clay Center collaborates with community organizations that serve older adults and delivers educational clay programs, tailored to engage those in skilled nursing care, independent living cooperatives, clinical settings, and day programs. ",2019-09-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Beech,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007",alisonbeech@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1036,"Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008661,"Arts Learning",2020,14560,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Student musicians will develop skills in auditioning, preparing with an ensemble and conductor, and performing as soloist with the orchestra. In depth pre- and post-experience interviews with participants, professional instructors, and parents will gauge student advancement in targeted skills.","Eleven young musicians (aged 10-17) rehearsed and then performed solo/concerto pieces with 38 Rochester Symphony orchestra musicians in a public concert. Surveys were sent to students at multiple stages in the program to gauge growth in learning and musicianship.",,1428,"Other,local or private",13409,,"Hayward J. Beck, Bradley Krehbiel, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Matt Roisum, Joseph Mish, Sarah Schaefer Meier, Glenn Forbes, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Jodi Melius, Mark Neville, Bruce Rohde, James Sloan, Brent Tunis",0.00,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Rochester Symphony will deliver an advanced preparatory experience with professional orchestra for advanced youth musicians, resulting in a capstone concerto performance at a public concert.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Kilen,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",stephaniek@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1043,"Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008666,"Arts Learning",2020,11750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Alternatively schooled youth develop new skills that enable them to express themselves through technical theatre and design. Students link their interpretations of Cymbeline to concrete and achievable design concepts, expressing a unique and complex message to the audience. Audience survey and artist­ developed rubrics will evaluate results. 2: Alternatively schooled youth strengthen their creative voices and artistic identity through collaboration with local theatre artists. SYT empowers students to effectively communicate their artistic vision, with success defined by students engaging with artists to make bold discoveries about themselves and the world. A feedback session and survey will yield critical qualitative data.","Alternatively schooled youth developed new skills that enabled them to express themselves through technical theatre and design. Students linked their interpretations of Hamlet to concrete and achievable design concepts, expressing a unique and complex message through design. 2: Alternatively schooled youth strengthened their creative voices and artistic identity through collaboration with local theatre artists. Students collaborated with local theatre artists to make bold discoveries about themselves and the world. Their designs were original, well-crafted, and artistically compelling.",,3133,"Other,local or private",14883,150,"Robyn Cook, Robert Ragoonanan, Vee Signorelli, Todd Verdoorn",0.00,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company offers a Tech Theatre program for lighting, costume, scenic and sound design that includes a ten-week class and an eight-week mentorship, culminating in a full production of Pericles, incorporating students' unique design concepts.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Logan,Verdoorn,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","550 Vandalia St Ste 306","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 330-5037",logan@sytmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1047,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Christina Frederickson: Educator, gardener, and actor; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; Heather Haynes: ; Sara Raappana: Published poet; editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Norah Rendell: Executive director, Center for Irish Music; musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008670,"Arts Learning",2020,49183,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","Teaching artists will guide participants in writing prompts, performing arts exploration, and community meet-ups to create an original performance. Alongside utilizing STC curriculum in writing personal narratives about their perspectives on peace, pre- and post- surveys will be used to assess growth of learning in art area and quality of experience. 2: Participants expand their understanding of the opposite age cohort, make connections, and find new perspectives for peace through multiple art forms. Pre- and post- project surveys of participants will be conducted to assess depth of engagement with topic, experiential process with cohorts, changes in culture, and skills and knowledge in the arts. ","Participants successfully created an original performance through written and performed art activities, along with in person and virtual meetings. Writing samples and activities evaluated the effectiveness of the project. Participant writing was utilized in development of project activities, and the final presentation. One-on-one assessments were done with participants and parents/guardians. 2: Participants built relationships with the opposite age cohort, expanded their perspective on peace, and made personal and artistic connections. STC conducted pre- and post-project surveys, and used qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods to assess the changes and impact. ",,7739,"Other,local or private ",56922,3222,"Mary Auvin, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Christine Kwiat, Lisa Beth Lentini, Eric Lucas, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Victoria Mogilevsky, Brooke Stein Moss, Linda Moy, Anna Olson, Elizabeth Plaetz-Lori, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Heather Shetka",0.00,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"Stages Theatre Company will collaborate with Alive and Kickin to connect youth and elders in an intergenerational exploration of peace titled Peace for the Ages, using writing, theater, music, and dance to create an original show for the public. ",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebekah,Mogilevsky,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132",rmogilevsky@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1050,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Christina Frederickson: Educator, gardener, and actor; Molly Gamble: Artist; former arts event planner at Maryland Institute College of Art; Heather Haynes: ; Sara Raappana: Published poet; editor of Cellpoems, a poetry journal; Norah Rendell: Executive director, Center for Irish Music; musician ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008680,"Arts Learning",2020,17312,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants write, record, and produce musical works in a professional recording studio while developing lifelong skills that demystify the work. Participants will submit 1-3 musical works for staff will review and evaluate based on pre-established criteria, and will test out on their ability to utilize equipment and technology to ensure they have gained a sufficient independent knowledge.","Minnesotans were able to develop songwriting, recording, and performance habits while expressing themselves through the creation of original music. Participants performed their original music for staff and peers, which was evaluated based on pre-established criteria. They were also tested on their ability to utilize equipment and technology through quizzes and various project-based assignments.",,36600,"Other,local or private",53912,4550,"Craig Freeman, Logan Adams, Amir Berenjian, Stephanie Jacobs, Cyrena Denniston, Shannon Robinson, Jerome Rankin, Jennifer Sorenson, Carrie Shaffer, Joel Walters, James Taylor",0.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music will work with the City of Burnsville, YMCA, and Burnsville-Eagan-Savage ISD 191 to offer Burnsville Made Music, a yearlong after-school recording, creative writing, and performance program for middle school students.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1056,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008682,"Arts Learning",2020,78305,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","100 East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography and graphic design. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: 100 East African youth gain strengthened sense of belonging and confidence in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.","Seventy-seven East African youth gain enhanced skills in artistic expression via photography and graphic design. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists. 2: Seventy-seven East African youth gain strengthened sense of belonging and confidence in the arts community and postsecondary education. Data about participants' demographics; and pre- and post-assessments of participants' learning and perspectives about art, postsecondary education, their own artwork, and themselves as artists.",,31700,"Other,local or private",110005,,"Faisal Deri, Muktar Abe, Ahmed Gedi, Barre Said, Abdihakin Isse, Amy Fettig",0.00,"Ubah Medical Academy","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Ubah Medical Academy will provide 100 youth from East African immigrant communities with inspiring learning experiences in photographic and graphic design expression and enriching exposure to postsecondary education in the visual arts.",2019-09-01,2020-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katelyn,Do,"Ubah Medical Academy","1600 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 540-2942",katievdo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1057,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Alyssa Melby: Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College (FORMER Executive director, Northfield Arts Guild); Catherine Ramirez: ; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Jeremy van Meter: Communications manager and actor, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008684,"Arts Learning",2020,24810,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota seniors will gain an enhanced comprehension and connection to the world of music. Evaluation forms administered at the final presentation to residents evaluate impact of the session(s) on personal musical knowledge, reflection of material presented and practical application. 2: Minnesota seniors will be inspired to share musical experiences. Evaluation forms administered at the final presentation to Activity Directors will assess behavior changes observed in residents.","Minnesota seniors experienced music through performance, lecture and visual aids allowing thorough comprehension of each monthly musical subject. Because of Covid all evaluation was by word of mouth. They learned a lot about music and wished they had learned the content earlier. They expressed interest in knowing more about music and many kept our programs which had a list for further study. 2: Music programs inspired Minnesota seniors to share their new knowledge, involve others in the art experience and to explore further study. Covid caused all evaluation to be word of mouth. The residents appreciated our programs, shared information with each other and invited others to remaining programs. Their experience excited the community and built anticipation for the programs.",,2840,"Other,local or private",27650,,,0.00,"Carrie Vecchione",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"OboeBass!, Carrie Vecchione and Rolf Erdahl, will present a series of music education programs, once a month for seven months, in nine senior residences in various Minnesota cities for a total of 63 presentations to Minnesota seniors.",2019-09-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrie,Vecchione,"Carrie Vecchione",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1414",carvec@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1059,"Nora Doherty: Independent contractor working with nonprofits; Joan Finnegan: Visual artist; active with many arts organizations; Julie Heukeshoven: Events manager and development assistant, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Susan Hudson: ; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Arts Council board member; Dennis Madamba: Illustrator and designer; Nii Adjetey Mensah: Composer and producer; corporate treasury consultant at Wells Fargo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10015124,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,3790,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders' celebration program by video and audio recordings; surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff; and staff and artists discussions. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results, the surveys will be created and changed from year to year according to the results from the staff and artists discussions.","This year we used google forms to collect the survey data. I do not think this will be the main form of surveying the community in the future as a portion of our intended audience is not technologically able to access it.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",6830,"Other,local or private",10620,,"Brandy Barrett, Holly Harjes, Ann Iddings, Jackie Larson, Lindsay Paschke, Nick Pollack, Kayla Simek, Colleen Zeiher",0.00,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor an Artist in Residency where kids interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a play and music about the elder's life. Funds will be used for rentals, artist fees, travel, costumes, sets and publicity.",2020-04-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Cox,"Green Isle Community School","190 McGrann St PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338-0277,"(507) 326-7144",serenity.cox@greenislecommunityschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-480,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.",,2 10015126,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The Performance Series Director will create the survey. Ushers will distribute and the collect surveys. The Performance Series Director will tabulate the results.","There were no changes to our evaluation plan. We plan on programming similar groups in the future due to comments from Performance Series attendees. These comments tell me that concert events provided by the Performance Series are important to the larger community and are making a difference in the lives of our patrons. Our patrons enjoy the programming variety of artists offered by the Performance Series.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",18650,"Other,local or private",25650,,"David Gadberry, Dale Haefner, Scott LeGere, Michael Olson",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2020 Performance Series. This will also include two outreach activities for the community. Funds will be used for performer's artist fees, salaries, and publicity.",2020-04-01,2020-11-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","320 Maywood Ave 202 Earley Ctr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-482,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.",,2 10015202,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",5031,"Other,local or private",14031,1250,"Francesca Anderegg, Anthony Becker, David Carter, Meredith Maloley, Jason Marsh, Ellen Ogihara, Elizabeth Olson, Carol Rodland",0.00,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Chamber Music Festival 2020",2020-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-497,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015204,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",2755,"Other,local or private",12755,,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Gregory Euclide: Observation Infiltration",2019-12-01,2020-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-498,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015210,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",3992,"Other,local or private",13992,2370,"Patrick Braucher, Cate Grinney, Brooklyn Hofstad, Matthew Long, Peter van Sluis, Kymn Anderson, Mary Ellen Bondhus, Kelly Nygaard, Wanda Holmgren, Jennifer Kluzak, Todd Ginter",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2020 Marquee Children's Theatre Season",2019-12-02,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-500,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015213,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Interviews, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",101788,"Other,local or private",111788,,"Doug Westerman, Sam Brown, Chuck Berendes, Laura Pettersen, Jacqui Marcou, Chad Staehly, Rick Dold, Max Weber",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Music Talent for Mid West Music Fest",2019-12-01,2020-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-501,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015220,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Stories, Surveys.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",6125,"Other,local or private",16125,,"Kim Wiemer, Dan Wiemer, Marcy Dowse, Christy Dickinson, Velma Carbajal, Kirsten Ford, Claire Larkin, Maggie Paynter, Rachel McWithey",0.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2020 Red Wing Arts Plein Air",2020-05-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-504,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015232,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,9990,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",82,"Other,local or private",10072,,"Tom Baraniak, Corey Butler, Amy Goerwitz, Claudia Gonzalez-George, Jeff Quinnell, Julie Pritchard, Noel Stratmoen",0.00,"Northfield Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Young Sculptors' Project 2020",2019-12-02,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Hillmann,"Northfield Public Schools","1400 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2799,"(507) 663-0600",khauck@northfieldschools.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-510,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015241,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",13000,"Other,local or private",23000,,"Chap Achen Jr., Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lacy Schumann",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Community Performance Residencies 2020-2021 Season",2020-10-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-515,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts patron; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10015260,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",2500,"Other,local or private",12500,,"Enid Dunn, Heidi Dybing, Don Lukasson, Blake Norby, Erin O'Brien, Jane Peck",0.00,"History Alive Lanesboro","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Pop Up Plays - Lanesboro 1948",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Peck,"History Alive Lanesboro","33949 Golden Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(612) 823-0776",revels@janepeck.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-525,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts patron; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10015273,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,7095,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",1550,"Other,local or private",8645,,"SMU Board of Trustees",0.00,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Private College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Creative Aging",2020-06-15,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-532,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts patron; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015283,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",15370,"Other,local or private",25370,,"Mary Anderson,Marcia Aubineau,Roderick Baker,Kris Blanchard,Michael Charron,Joyati Debnath,Candace Gordon,Hayley Hornberg,Alan Leonhardt,Jonathan Locust,Beth Moe,Paul Mundt,Kelley Olson,Greg Peterson,Mary Polus,Jeanne Skattum,Jim Stoa,LeRoy Telstad",0.00,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2020 Apprentice Actor Training Program",2020-05-12,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-536,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10014814,"Arts Project Support",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","80% or more post-program respondents indicate that their ability to express themselves through music was enhanced. 50% of participants can demonstrate knowledge of beat boxing and creating music. We will collect data through participant and staff surveys, written observations, and interviews. We will also track participation in each workshop.","Participants from all six MSS locations engaged in this project for a total of 98 individuals. Participants expressed (through post program interviews) an understanding of beatboxing and how it is created. Staff shared observations indicating that the project was cathartic for participants after the isolation and disconnection of the past year.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,7000,,"Jeff Betchwars, Tom Lyman, Steve Freimuth, Jane Miller, Matthew Hansen, Bobbi Hoppman, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Mark Novitzki, Ken Rodgers",,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"MSS and Carnage the Executioner: Beatboxing workshops for adults with disabilities",2020-09-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Johnson,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000x 123",jjohnson@mssmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-139,"Abby Frank Taylor: General Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development/Planning; Alneida Madrigal: Youth Programming, Organizational Development, General Administration; Emma Marlar: Artistic, Technical Production, Education; Hannah Smith: Community Service / Development, Equity (DEI) Specialist, Organizational Development; Keliyah Perkins: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Loren Niemi: General Management / Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014835,"Arts Project Support",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of minority youth participants will increase by 25% with the goal of having a more diverse student population in the 2020 Summer School-Age Care Arts Residency Program. Also, 60% of students will indicate that they developed a new performing arts skill from student surveys. School-Age Care will enlist youth and artist feedback via evaluations and follow-up discussions to determine the program's success or needed improvements. We will also seek family feedback through end of the summer surveys to gain an audience perspective and how they thought their youth enjoyed the residency as well as the performance.",,,4330,"Other,local or private",11330,,,,"TriDistrict Community Education","K-12 Education","Arts Project Support",,"""Journey of the Noble Gnarble""",2020-06-25,2020-08-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Kress,"TriDistrict Community Education","1979 Summit Ln","Mendota Heights",MN,55118,"(651) 306-7870",lauren.kress@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-152,"Carolina Gustafson: Program Development, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Connie Fullmer: General Management / Administration; Jamie Marshall: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Kajsa Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Education; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Service / Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014842,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We expect over 6000 attendees, with over 400 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 15% increase in attendance each of the past seven years. We will also have over 45 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count the amount of dancers at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout. Every year we send out a survey to all of our artisans requesting their feedback on how we can improve.",,,8400,"Other,local or private",18400,,,,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"Mendota's 21st Traditional Welcome Home Wacipi",2020-06-30,2020-09-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-157,"Emma Marlar: Artistic, Technical Production, Education; Julia Gay: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Karla Nweje: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Loren Niemi: General Management / Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning; Susan Tarnowski: General Administration, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014924,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our artistic goal is to engage the community in the creation and appreciation of public art. Success is getting people to come out and participate and create a finished product that proves we can do public art in West Saint Paul, engaging even a handful of people would be a success because we've never done anything like this. Evaluating this project is simple: If we can bring out the community to create a lasting artistic element at the park so it begins to visually embody the name art park, that's a win. We'll also do participant counts and post-event feedback so we can gauge the level of engagement and learn how to improve future projects.","We had 178 people directly involved in creating public art, plus 113 who took an online survey guiding the project, plus nearly 1,400 who watched the project video online. So 291 people actively engaged with the project. In our post-event survey, nearly 90% said they had a good or great experience on the project. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive!","achieved proposed outcomes",2500,"Other,local or private",12500,,"Dave Schletty, Kevin Hendricks, Robert Gausman, Brad Erickson, Joan Hutter, Carolyn Swiszcz, Jay DeLaRosby",,"City of West Saint Paul","Local/Regional Government","Arts Project Support",,"West Saint Paul Art Park",2020-05-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Schroeder,"City of West Saint Paul","1616 Humboldt Ave ?","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 552-4150",dschletty@wspmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-199,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014925,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participation of underserved communities - people of color, economic disadvantaged, people with disabilities, people over 65 years of age will make up at least 25% of artists and attendees. 50% of artists and attendees will report learning something new in the arts presented. Brief written surveys of attendees and artists will be completed following each event and tallied at the end of ArtBlast. Brief verbal exit surveys will be conducted by the planning committee and the RAAC board of directors.","Participation of underserved communities - people of color, economic disadvantaged, people with disabilities, people over 65 years of age will make up at least 25% of artists and attendees. 50% of artists and attendees will report learning something new in the arts presented.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",5000,"Other,local or private",15000,,"Jeanne Schwartz, Keith Reed, Ann Loch, Jean Crewson, Faye Heffele, Megan Wright, Claire Ramsay, Laura Baker, Charlotte Kodner, Maila Ellefson, Jon Ellefson, Joanne Johnson, Dina O'Sullivan, Richard Sievert, Greg Twaites",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"ArtBlast 2020",2020-03-25,2021-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-200,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014945,"Arts Project Support",2020,9800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","International Festival of Burnsville (IFB) proposes to 1) attract 5,000 or more visitors; 2) showcase local talent with sixty or more culturally diverse performing and/or instructional artists; and 3) better know our audience members --random interviews to survey where our guests come from as we 4) celebrate heritage, homeland, and community, with an exceptional shared cultural arts experiece. International Festival of Burnsville compares totals 1) as police officers continuously tally crowd size (estimate area ""pockets"" as guests ebb and changeover throughout the event; 2) and with a post-IFB count of food tickets and activity tickets sales. IFB planners study 3) crowd responsiveness; 4) how congested is the art gallery with festgoers; and particularly the feedback/comments/suggestions offered 5) on-line at Facebook, IFB's website [www.intlfestburnsville.org], or 6) on program tear-off surveys, and 7) interviews/survey info obtained by volunteers as they stroll through festival.",,,37050,"Other,local or private",46850,,,,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"2020 International Festival of Burnsville",2020-03-30,2020-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-211,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014975,"Arts Project Support",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community survey showed that 75% of respondents developed new awareness of art forms and cultures. A Community Survey will be sent to audience/participants through various social media platforms after the Performances in the Park series commence.","Community survey showed that 81% of respondents developed a new awareness of cultures and art forms through their attendance of one or more Performance in the Park event.","achieved proposed outcomes",2971,"Other,local or private",9971,,"Craig Santelman, Ben Spader, Chelsea Piskor, Dave Pemble, Bruce Karnick, Nicole DePalma",,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","Arts Project Support",,"Performances in the Park",2021-06-30,2021-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Wietecha,"City of Hastings","920 10th St W ?",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 480-2326",dwietecha@hastingsmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-225,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10006553,"Arts Access Grant",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of a free public reading at the American Indian Resource Center in Bemidji by poet Terrance Hayes, more people in the region will be exposed to one of the most compelling voices in American literature and thereby increase their knowledge and awareness of how contemporary poetry can engage with American culture today. We will place anonymous surveys on the seats in the Gathering Room of the American Indian Resource Center for the reading by Terrance Hayes. Director Sean Hill will encourage all audience members to fill them out after the reading. The audience survey will include four short questions on half of a piece of paper with room for comments on the backside. The four questions can be answered using a scale of 0-5, thereby encouraging our audience to fill out the survey with minimum effort.","As a result of the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference Reading Series featuring Distinguished Visiting Writer Terrance Hayes, an underserved regional audience gained access to high quality literary arts and was able to be inspired by one of the most compelling voices in American literature and thereby increase their knowledge and awareness of how contemporary poetry can engage with American culture today.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2300,"Other,local or private",8300,,"Bill Blackwell, Lauren Cobb, Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Heid Erdrich, Mat Hawthorne, Monte Hegg, Sean Hill, Lynn Johnson, Marsh Muirhead, and Lorie Yourd.",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference at BSU to bring renowned poet and writer Terrance Hayes to read, answer questions, and sign books, as the headliner for the Evening Reading Series, which is free and open to the public.",2018-10-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-25,"Laura Grisamore: photographer, arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual, fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist, author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter, woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist, retired arts educator.","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator",,2 10009215,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,3190,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders’ celebration program by video/audio recordings; surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff; and staff and artists discussions. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results. The surveys will be created and changed from year to year according to the results from the staff and artists discussions.","Survey results were tabulated and shared with the staff. In the future we plan on trying to implement an online version of the survey as well, in hopes of getting more feedback.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",6830,"Other,local or private",10020,,"Brandy Barrett, Holly Harjes, Michelle King, Jackie Larson, Lindsay Paschke, Nick Pollack, Tami Wentzlaff, Colleen Zeiher",0.00,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor an Artist in Residency where students interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a play and music based on the elder’s life, May 2019. Funds will be used for artist fees, publicity, and rental fees.",2019-04-01,2019-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Cox,"Green Isle Community School","190 McGrann St PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338-0277,"(507) 326-7144",serenity.cox@greenislecommunityschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-358,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, member of the Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, volunteer for New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H coordinator, former education coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, board member for the Martin County Area Foundation, board member for the Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: visual artist, retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: visual artist, college professor of Art at Minnesota State University Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, executive director of the 410 Project Gallery in Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board, volunteer for community festivals.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, member of the Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, volunteer for New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H coordinator, former education coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, board member for the Martin County Area Foundation, board member for the Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: visual artist, retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal, teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: visual artist, college professor of Art at Minnesota State University Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, executive director of the 410 Project Gallery Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721",1 10009249,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The Performance Series Director will create a survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys, and the Performance Series Director will tabulate the results.","The Performance Series Director created a survey, ushers distributed and collected the surveys, and the Performance Series Director tabulated the results. Survey results indicated that respondents where pleased with Performance Series offerings.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",9920,"Other,local or private",16920,,"David Gadberry, Dale Haefner, Michael Olson, Doug Snapp",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor 6 music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2019 Performance Series. This will include three outreach activities for area K-12 schools and community members. Funds will be used for performer’s artist fees and publicity.",2019-04-01,2019-11-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","320 Maywood Ave 202 Earley Ctr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-368,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, member of the Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, volunteer for New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H coordinator, former education coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, board member for the Martin County Area Foundation, board member for the Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: visual artist, retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: visual artist, college professor of Art at Minnesota State University Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, executive director of the 410 Project Gallery in Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board, volunteer for community festivals.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, member of the Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, volunteer for New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H coordinator, former education coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, board member for the Martin County Area Foundation, board member for the Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: visual artist, retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal, teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: visual artist, college professor of Art at Minnesota State University Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, executive director of the 410 Project Gallery Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.",,2 10008776,"Arts Access Grant",2019,5632,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, the community of the North Central region of Minnesota will have been exposed to and experienced high quality arts exhibitions that bring a greater awareness and appreciation of the arts through these exhibitions, talking with artists and learning about their process, and through hands-on learning and engagement in arts activities, especially targeting youth who can learn about art through hands-on art projects with accomplished artists. The Board of Directors and Executive Director will be responsible for developing the evaluation methods to measure the success of our project outcomes. Based on experiences in past years, questions and methodologies will be refined to best demonstrate the impact of this project. The Board of Directors and Executive Director will be holding a strategic planning session on March 17th which will be used to develop more specific evaluation methodologies for this project and our overarching goals.","As a result of this program, the community of the North Central region of Minnesota was exposed to and experienced high-quality arts exhibitions that bring a greater awareness and appreciation of the arts through visiting, talking with the artists, and learning about their process, and through hands-on learning and engagement in arts activities, especially youth participants who learned art techniques through hands-on art projects with a professional artist.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1500,"Other,local or private",7132,,"Dawn Rossbach, Aaron Spangler, Barry Simonson, Jeremy Simonson, Laura Grisamore, Michele Thieman, Linda Van Bruggen, Esther Simon",0.00,"Nemeth Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Nemeth Art Center to host exhibitions by Minnesota artists Georgia Mrazkova and Andy Messerschmidt and provide youth outreach with hands-on art activities to accompany these exhibits.",2019-04-15,2019-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,LaFleur,"Nemeth Art Center","301 Court Ave PO Box 328","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(701) 230-9047",director@nemethartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-41,"Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447",1 10008779,"Arts Access Grant",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of participating in the production of The Drowsy Chaperone actors/singers will experience growth in acting and singing skills and understanding through working with professional directors. As a result of this project, audience members will have a satisfying arts experience. Stage Director will create the post-show survey for actor/singers. Stage Director, Choreographer, and Music Director will create a check sheet documenting actor/singer pre-show and post-show skills. Artistic Director will create the Audience Survey. Audience reactions will be collected and compiled into a pdf document including comments, emails, letters, and photos by a designated volunteer.","In five weeks, 10 professionally trained/experienced directors, 28 community singer/actors/dancers, 12 musicians, and 90+ volunteers, costume makers, set builders, ushers, others, created a significant arts experience from a blank space, an unknown score, script, and choreography for 1,850 regional audience members, anecdotally observed to have larger proportion of 25-50 year olds. Uploaded video captures the quality of production; comments and surveys capture perceived benefits.","Achieved proposed outcomes",55450,"Other,local or private",61450,,"Brian Ahart Gail Ahart Lisa Dove Patricia A. Dove Paul T. Dove Kurt Hansen Lorri Jager Laura Johnson Zackary Johnson Jan Kehr Ron Klaphake Marie Nordberg Gregory Paul Gary Stennes",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of the Broadway Musical - The Drowsy Chaperone - the last weekend in July through the first weekend in August at Armory Square Theater, Park Rapids MN.",2019-03-16,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-42,"Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator",,2 10008780,"Arts Learning Grant",2019,4945,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of NLOKids Theater Camp, children from a predominantly white community and children from a predominantly Native American community will work together to experience increased knowledge and awareness of theater arts - song writing, script creation, set building, stage movement, improvisation, singing, and acting - as they prepare a 20 -25 minute original music theater presentation as a culmination experience for family, and community friends. Pre camp survey will be developed and administered by camp director and student interns. Camp director and student interns will develop a check sheet to keep track of children's participation in specific theater arts activities and to document cooperation with other participants. A 4-minute video encapsulating the final 20-25-minute music theater production will be created. The video will show a positive attitude and an enjoyment of participating with the children of different ethnic background.","As a result of NLOKids Theater Camp, children from a predominantly white community and a predominantly Native American community gained significant experience and skills in theater-making and public speaking, through creating, rehearsing, and performing an original play with music for audiences. Theater games broke down barriers, and a common creative purpose forged an intentional community. Having performances in both Park Rapids and Pine Point brought both greater communities together.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4005,"Other,local or private",8950,,"Gail Ahart Patricia Dove Paul Dove Brian Ahart Amanda Gartner Kurt Hansen Lorri Jager Laura Johnson Zackary Johnson Jan Kehr Marie Nordberg Gary Stennes Lisa Dove Gregory Paul",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to offer a three-week Theater Workshop/Camp, NLOKids, to children from the Native American Community, Pine Point MN and children from Park Rapids community.",2019-06-03,2019-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-24,"Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator.","Laura Grisamore: photographer, arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual, fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist, author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist, retired arts educator.",,2 10008782,"Arts Access Grant",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, concerts will increase attendee access to and awareness of a variety of genres of music. Audiences will be asked three questions. On a scale of 1 (low) - 5 (high), to what degree has 2nd Street Stage increased your awareness of different styles of music? What is your favorite style of music (with a checklist of styles to go with the question to gain a sense of what kinds of bands the PRDBA might consider for 2020). Does 2nd Street Stage provide access to live music you wouldn’t hear otherwise? The last question will also measure how many people responded to the survey.","As a result of this program, 92% of those responding to an audience survey said the event gave them access to live music they wouldn't hear otherwise. Asked to what degree (on a scale from 1-5) the event increased awareness of different styles of music, 3% rated the increase low (1), 6% gave a 2, 22% gave a 3, 42% gave a 4 and 27% gave a 5. The survey revealed the majority (87%) said their favorite style of music is classic rock/rock 'n roll, 20% favor rhythm and blues and 15% favor bluegrass.","Achieved proposed outcomes",25200,"Other,local or private",31200,,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association board members are: Cynthia Jones, Molly Luther and Kathy Grell. Park Rapids Community Development Corporation (fiscal sponsor) board members are: Renee Brauer, Paul Dove, Kathy Grell, Cynthia Jones and Denny Ulmer.",0.00,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Downtown Business Association in providing music for the 2nd Street Stage 10-week summer concert series.",2019-02-25,2019-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Grell,"Park Rapids Downtown Business Association","PO Box 142","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9218",parkrapidsdba@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wadena, Waseca, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-43,"Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator",,2 10008783,"Arts Access Grant",2019,5741,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, selected artists will meet people who are interested in their art form(s) and may purchase their art or commission an artwork. As a result of this program, visitors will learn about new art forms and about aspects of artistic processes. Artists are provided with visitor evaluation forms and asked to place them where visitors can pick them up or complete them. Participants (visitors) are asked if the Art Leap experience helped them learn about a new art form, better understand the artistic process either by visiting with artists or watching demonstrations, if they purchased or commissioned one or more artworks during Art Leap, suggestions for improving the Art Leap experience, how they learned about Art Leap (to better target advertising and promotional efforts) and for other comments. Visitor surveys and evaluation forms are mailed to artists along with self-addressed return envelopes. Artist evaluation forms asked for visitor numbers and where their visitors were from (if they asked guests to sign in), what they may have learned from visitors that might benefit their work or sales, in what ways Art Leap is helpful to them and other comments and suggestions to improve the weekend experience.","As a result of this program, artists reported they felt affirmed/validated for their work, received helpful feedback and benefited from strong sales. One wrote she finished her financial goal 2 months early! Visitor surveys showed all but 2 purchased or commissioned artwork, all but 4 learned about a new art form and all but 2 said Art Leap helped them better understand the artistic process. Two visitors, one an engineer, said they enjoyed seeing the artists' studios and work spaces, too.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1905,"Other,local or private",7646,,"Jennie Anderson, Bickey Bender, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Charlie Edwins, Faith Kern, Jill Dickinson, Jennifer Geraedts, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Cynthia Jones, Sarah Kaufenberg, Mike Lein, Curt McCabe, Marshall McMillen, Marie Nordberg, Rod Nordberg, Larry Novak, Niomi Phillips, Carolyn Spangler, Jodi Schultz, Brian Skinness, Irene Weis",0.00,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor Art Leap 2019, a driving tour of artists' studios and other cultural destinations.",2019-03-18,2019-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 705","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Lake, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-44,"Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447",1 10008784,"Arts Access Grant",2019,3095,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of a pre-workshop for storytellers, local people will earn strategies for developing and telling “overlooked” stories. Contest entrants will learn about their style and presentation from having their stories recorded and judged and finalists will benefit from telling their stories in a competition before an audience. Audience members will be enriched by the intimacy of the storytelling experience and gain awareness of the value of sharing family histories and personal stories. Before they leave the workshop participants will be asked to complete a survey asking if the activity raised their awareness of “overlooked” stories, what they may do next with their stories and if they plan to enter the storytelling contest. Information will be provided on how to seek assistance in recording their entries. At the event audience surveys will be inserted in the program asking whether or not they feel enriched by the intimacy of the storytelling experience, if they gained awareness of the value of sharing family histories and personal stories and whether or not they plan to share their own stories in some way. PRLAAC members and the Great American Story Committee will evaluate the event. PRLAAC members and the Great American Story Committee will evaluate the event at meetings soon afterward. Judges and finalists also will be asked to assess their roles in the contest.","As a result of a pre-workshop for storytellers, local people will learn strategies for developing and telling ?overlooked"" stories. Contest entrants will learn about their style and presentation from having their stories recorded and judged and finalists will benefit from telling their stories in a competition before an audience. Audience members will be enriched by the intimacy of the storytelling experience and gain awareness of the value of sharing family histories and personal stories.","Achieved proposed outcomes",3350,"Other,local or private",6445,,"Jennie Anderson, Bickey Bender, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Charlie Edwins, Faith Kern, Jill Dickinson, Jennifer Geraedts, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Cynthia Jones, Sarah Kaufenberg, Mike Lein, Curt McCabe, Marshall McMillen, Marie Nordberg, Rod Nordberg, Larry Novak, Niomi Phillips, Carolyn Spangler, Jodi Schultz, Brian Skinness, Irene Weis",0.00,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to plan and produce the Great American Story 4th Annual Storytelling Contest, including a storytelling workshop.",2019-02-25,2019-09-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 705","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-45,"Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Laura Grisamore: photographer and arts advocate; Mary Therese: visual and fiber artist; Becky Colebank: visual artist and author; Corryn Trask: musician; LouAnn Muhm: poet, author, and arts educator; Pam Janssen: painter and woodcarver; Mike Schlemper: sculptor, ceramicist, and arts educator; Gayle Gish: arts advocate; Deb Carlson: visual artist and retired arts educator","Region 2 Arts Council, Laura Seter (218) 751-5447",1 10009007,"Arts Based Community Development",2019,7500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Wadena community residents will be able to articulate a fuller understanding of what will be possible as Wadena engages with the disruption of Highway ten construction and as we create a new and richer idea for Wadena in the 21st Century. A comprehensive Narrative, video, and photo documentation of the project will be archived at the Wadena County Historical Society upon the conclusion of the project. The written and video report of the interaction between artists and community members will reveal the pro","Successful community engagement project. Vast majority of participants indivated a positive experience","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10700,"Other,local or private",18200,,"Joe Randall, Jesse Gibbs, Renee Frethem, Kent Schmidt, Krista O'Dell",0.00,"Partners for a Healthy Wadena Region","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Based Community Development",,"Picture Us Beautiful",2019-05-01,2020-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"Partners for a Healthy Wadena Region","100 Aldrich Ave SW PO Box 335",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403",wildrose@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-based-community-development,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10007926,"Arts Access",2019,26855,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The organization will expand advisory council, develop new community engagement strategies and diversify participation in vocal program Development of new accessible program that meets needs of community resulting in an increase of people auditioning, participating in the program and attending performances. 2: New program participants from diverse backgrounds feel welcome in the program and rate the experience as positive. Participants will be asked throughout the year for feedback on overall program experience and comfort level based on a survey devised by the advisory council with a goal of 100% of respondents ranking the program as good or better.","Developed new strategies through meetings with advisory council, Community Outreach Manager, Managing and Artistic Directors. Added two POC to the cast. Alive and Kickin successfully implemented a two track program increasing accessibility to program participants. As a result we had the highest rate of auditions and largest cast to date. We served 5000+ attendees through our combined programs. 2: New program participants from diverse backgrounds feel welcome in the program and rate the experience as positive. Twice a year the staff sits down with each member and reviews surveys filled out by them regarding participation and program satisfaction. We also have group Q and As. This leads to open dialogue and allows us to assess the program satisfaction.","achieved proposed outcomes",13596,"Other,local or private",40451,,"Stanley Rein, Daniel Seeman, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Jan Preble, Heather Brands, Michael Matthew Ferrell",0.00,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Alive and Kickin will serve a broader senior audience by developing two collaborative singing and performing groups under the guidance of a community outreach advisory council in order to better serve diverse senior communities.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Brands,"Alive and Kickin","1015 4th Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155 ",heather@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-432,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007927,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,11349,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","For likely the first time ever, residents of the Twin Cities and Rochester will engage with live Cameroonian music, learning about Cameroonian culture. Outcome will be determined by audience turnout and participation, as well as data from online and live listens to radio interviews and post-show broadcasts, and via in-person and e-mailed post-show surveys. ","For the first time ever, Twin Cities residents engaged with French singer/pianist Jeanne Cherhal, and celebrated classic French cinema through song. Never before had Cherhal performed in the US. Attendee comments were noted post-show. Attendees either revisited or discovered French cinematic classics through the song- typically depending on if the attendee was a native French-speaker or not.",,9887,"Other,local or private",21236,,"Pam PAPPAS STANOCH, Carolee LINDSEY, Jacqueline REGIS, Jonathan VESSEY, Sofia TERZIC, Gregory ANTHONY, Philip BARNES, Michelle CHAMPLIN BERGNER, Vincent FRANCOUAL, Tanya GAJEWSKA, Chris HOLDEN, Corinne LAWRENZ, Allison LINDBERG, Jeff LUNDGREN, Pearce MCCARTY, Lamiaa MOUHINE, Caroline SELL, Scott STANGELAND,Chichi STEINER, Sofia TERZIC, Bryn VAALER, James WALLACE, Joanna ZAWISLAK",0.00,"Alliance Francaise of the Twin Cities AKA Alliance Francaise of Minneapolis/St Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Alliance Française will present Gaëlle Wondje, engaging the Minneapolis and Rochester communities in an authentic experience of traditional and contemporary Cameroonian music through a female voice.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,"Selander Bouzouina","Alliance Française of the Twin Cities AKA Alliance Française of Minneapolis/St Paul","113 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 332-0436 ",Directeur@afmsp.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-369,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007931,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,10090,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Red Wing area residents have the opportunity to connect with writers who reflect their identities and experiences. We will conduct audience surveys and take notes during the question and answer session after each event. ","Events were meaningful and served members from various area communities. Of survey respondents, 77% connected to the author and their experiences. The Center used several evaluation methods; surveys were by far the most useful in answering questions. Audiences were asked demographic, qualitative, and quantitative questions via event surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",3397,"Other,local or private",13487,660,"John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Carolyn Hedin, Margaret Noesen, Ralph Balestriere, Sean Dowse, Robert Hedin, James P. Lenfestey, Taronda Howard, Oswald Encinosa, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller.",0.00,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Anderson Center will present poetry readings and related community workshops by three nationally renowned poets/performers with diverse backgrounds, to broaden audiences for the center's programming and introduce new audiences to the poets/performers.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-370,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007933,"Arts Access",2019,11375,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","APIA artists will develop new skills in independent film and television production. New and emerging APIA filmmakers will receive free on-set production training from award-winning and acclaimed APIA filmmakers. One-on-one feedback sessions with mentors will evaluate participant result. Participants will also receive a stipend. 2: To use film to build cross-cultural understandings about domestic abuse in the APIA community. Will host a film screening of the project and a post-screening discussions to gauge participant and audience feedback. ","APIA artists developed new skills in independent film and tv production. We evaluated this through one-on-one feedback sessions and surveys. Participants received a stipend. 2: We built cross-cultural understandings about domestic abuse in the APIA community. We discussed themes in production and facilitated a conversation during audience feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",24500,"Other,local or private",35875,,"Andrew Ahn, Andrew Peterson, Saymoukda Vongsay, Missy Whiteman",0.00,"APIA MN Film Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The APIA Minnesota Film Collective will provide on set and on the job training to emerging APIA filmmakers to produce an original short film written by Naomi K.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Ko,"APIA MN Film Collective","7715 Stafford Trl",Savage,MN,55378,"(952) 239-4335 ",apiamnfilm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-433,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007934,"Arts Access",2019,27704,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program art class participants will develop new skills in a variety of mediums in a safe and supportive learning environment. Students will journal throughout class to reflect their overall experience, demonstration of skill building, accomplishments, and will give responses to terminology-based questions. Artwork will also be assessed in relation to their creative process.","Students developed a variety of art making skills in a safe and supportive environment. Due to an unanticipated high percentage of students with more limited verbal and cognitive abilities, we used teacher observations in-class paired with partner org staff reports to assess students gains in art and interpersonal skills.","achieved proposed outcomes",3156,"Other,local or private",30860,4800,"David Karjenen, Seth Fine, Sara Boutros, Loren Kollmar, Adeel Ahmad, Chris Hamilton, Justin Breyer, Aaron Cotter, Bob Fisher, Jessica Passaro.",0.00,ArtiCulture,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtiCulture will collaborate with Opportunity Partners to provide a series of twelve, five-week visual arts classes for adults with disabilities from a seven-county Minneapolis/Saint Paul area.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Greenbaum,ArtiCulture,"2613 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 729-5151 ",egreenbaum@articulture.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-434,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007936,"Arts Access",2019,18690,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The rural residents will have a greater awareness of the working artists and the arts activities that are in their immediate area. An onsite survey will ask rural residents what inspired them to attend, what other arts activities they have participated in recently, and if they know any artists in their area. 2: The audience will feel surprise and delight when experiencing the Mobile Art Gallery and Pop-up Performances. Here the evaluation questions will be: In what ways did you observe the Mobile Art Gallery connecting people to the arts. And, in what ways did it deepen the person's connection to this place.","The rural residents will have a greater awareness of the working artists and the arts activities that are in their immediate area. Gallery staffers asked rural residents how they heard about the exhibition/concert. Gallery staffers engaged visitors in conversation about the artists on exhibit and asked if they know other area artists. 2: The audience will feel surprise and delight when experiencing the Mobile Art Gallery and Pop-up Performances. Outside evaluator observed visitors interacting with the exhibition and concert. She asked visitors about their experience with the Mobile Art Gallery and asked if/how it changed their connection with place.","achieved proposed outcomes",2692,"Other,local or private",21382,6407,"Tim Quarberg, Jay Higgins, Margaret Pennings, Jessica Bierbrauer, Hannah Bredahl, Liz Malanaphy, Traci Post, Gil Gragert, Peter Jadoonath",0.00,"ArtReach St. Croix","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtReach Saint Croix will collaborate with area state park naturalists to take the show on the road through a mobile art gallery and pop-up performance venue, inviting the region's most rural residents to experience art in the landscape.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Rutledge,"ArtReach Saint Croix","224 4th St N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 439-1465 ",heather@artreachstcroix.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-435,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007953,"Arts Access",2019,17725,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","BSA uses two important storytelling tools: primary orality evoking emotional connection and audience interaction: they share the production's power. BSA will use a professionally developed survey instrument to evaluate how folks felt about the performances. This evaluation tool will seek to capture what the audience and artists gained from the experience in their own words. 2: BSA has design this production to be a life affirming and life changing, inspirational experience. It intentional portrays personal resiliency. BSA will solicit written reviews from the audience, institutional staff and the artists encouraging each to use the medium with which they are most comfortable (words or pictures) for their reviews.","BSA exceeded its proposed outcome of the evoking emotional responses from the audience. The event was sent to the electrifying lean magnificent!. BSA used the professionally designed Survey Instrument containing ten multiple-choice and two open ended questions. We obtained responses from those in attendance. 2: The overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience response delivered a clear affirmation that the production was inspiring and life affirming!. BSA obtained written responses evaluating the performance from the women who are incarcerated, the staff of the institution, visiting dignitaries in attendance and the artists.","achieved proposed outcomes",4036,"Other,local or private",21761,1000,"Nothando Zulu, Darrell Gillespie, Mahmoud El-Kati, Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Stephanie Dillard, Edwin Clarke, Sherrie Pugh, Vusumuzi Zulu",0.00,"Black Storytellers Alliance AKA BSA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Black Storytellers Alliance will reach women in the Minnesota correctional facilitiy in Shakopee with an electrifying, multifaceted journey through the African American cultural experience with African drums, storytelling, and two nationally acclaimed vocalists.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vusumuzi,Zulu,"Black Storytellers Alliance","1112 Newton Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411-3705,"(612) 529-5864 ",vzulu@blackstorytellers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-436,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007965,"Arts Access",2019,97475,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will mobilize local musicians in an Artist Collective (AC) whose expertise will guide and deliver new programming. We will interview AC members, new strategic partners and artists they have identified, and Cedar staff to determine the success of this first-ever multicultural, multi-genre music collective. 2: The Artist Collective (AC) will develop authentic connections with underserved cultural communities to engage a more diverse audience for The Cedar. Through improved data collection we will track audience growth, retention, and satisfaction. This includes qualitative and multilingual evaluation tools.","We recruited and mobilized six musicians in an Artist's Collective. Collaboratively, they showcased nine new programs at The Cedar and partner sites. We recruited and mobilized six musicians in an Artist's Collective. Collaboratively, they showcased nine new programs at The Cedar and partner sites. 2: Artist Collective reached 2625 diverse audiences, and 5900 new via social media. They worked with Cedar staff to recruit three new engaged venue partners. The Cedar contracted an external evaluator. He counted unique audiences directly and by estimation. Social media counts are from YouTube, mostly Somali Americans. Venue partners are informal agreements to host future Cedar artists and events.","achieved proposed outcomes",12949,"Other,local or private",110424,9736,"Jill Dawe, Steve Kats, Rob Salmon, Rob Nordin, Shetu Rose, Mary Laurel True, Brent Hickman, Dave Edminster. Sam ingram, Jessica Kopischke, Maryam Yusefzadeh, Ferdosa Hassan",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Cedar will create an artist collective comprised of local Somali artists and Cedar Commissions alumni, as paid curatorial artists and cultural liaisons who advise efforts to expand access and diversify our programming.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Delorié,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mdelorie@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-439,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007966,"Arts Access",2019,11000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Break down any pre-conceived ideas about classical music as an art form. The accessibility to artists during daily rehearsals, meals and home stays builds relationships and fosters appreciation and understanding of classical music for residents. We administer surveys at all events and document anecdotal outcomes. 2: Make chamber music accessible and authentic for the regional audience. All events are free, as is child care to encourage attendance. We will count attendance and survey for first time attendees. ","Break down any pre-conceived ideas about classical music as an art form. Our audience provides generous and positive feedback via comment cards and directly to the artists following each performance. 2: Make chamber music accessible and authentic to the regional audience. Our audience is wildly appreciative of the accessibility of the programming. The feedback obtained via comment cards is consistent and clear: 'It is incredible that this festival removes the financial barrier many have to such events.'.","achieved proposed outcomes",24959,"Other,local or private",35959,5000,"Steven Scheu, Tammy Bartz, Susan Ferries, Anita Wilson",0.00,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Chamber Music Live, in collaboration with community members, will present chamber music of the highest quality through the Apollo Music Festival, bringing world-class musicians to the heart of southeastern Minnesota's bluff country.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084 ",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-440,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007967,"Arts Access",2019,29573,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB propels teens with arts-base service learning to develop empathy for and understanding of elders with memory loss. Teens complete a pre and post survey and participate in weekly reflection sessions to determine changes in their understanding and feelings about elders. 2: Elders' socialization increases by creating theatre with teens in CLIMB-led workshops that are appropriate for elders' abilities and needs. Elder Center staff assesses elders' social engagement pre, midway, and post CLIMBs workshops against a rubric they develop with CLIMB. ","CLIMB propels teens with arts-base service learning to develop empathy for and understanding of elders with memory loss. CLIMB interviewed student participants before and after the program to determine growth and changes in their understanding and feelings about Elders. 2: Elders' socialization increased by creating theatre in CLIMB-led workshops and workshops with teens.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",13545,"Other,local or private",43118,6580,"Jim Gambone, James Olney, Jonah O'Hara-David, Kathrine Langston, Ronald Schultz, Angela Dwyer",0.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"CLIMB Theatre will develop authentic connections between twenty teens and elders at four metro area memory care centers over twelve weeks of theatrical workshops led by trained CLIMB actor educators.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-441,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007968,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,43405,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will develop a new or deepened appreciation for diverse forms of dance and consider future dance experiences. qualitative surveys, post-performance talk participation, box office data 2: Participants throughout central MN, including smaller rural communities, will have greater appreciation of Latino culture represented in the arts. Qualitative surveys, selected interviews for video documentation and/or narrative responses, residency partner final assessments.","Audiences developed a new/deepened appreciation for diverse form of dance and are open to future experiences. box office data, engagement with Ballet Hispanico online content months later, feedback from residency partners, survey responses. 2: Participants throughout central MN, including smaller rural communities, will have greater appreciation of Latino culture represented in the arts. Box office data, residency partner feedback, survey responses.","achieved proposed outcomes",21298,"Other,local or private",64703,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan, Rachel Melis",0.00,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"College of Saint Benedict will present Ballet Hispanico for a week of residency activity, a school matinee, and a public performance that will develop new or deepened appreciation for diverse forms of dance.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-376,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007985,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,95233,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences in five Minnesota communities will be inspired by dramatic presentations of seven international women's lives and triumphs. All sites will record attendance and distribute surveys to assess impact on audience. Results will be compiled and discussed in a post-tour meeting with all presenters to identify successes, failures and areas for improvement.","Before Covid forced the tour cancelation, SEVEN shared the stories of impactful international women with audiences in Red Wing and Winona. The abrupt cancellation of the tour, coupled with overall disruption due to Covid meant that we were not able to collect survey data, nor did we do a postmortem. We do have positive verbal audience feedback that allows us to assess positive impact.",,,"Other,local or private",95233,,"Ken Foltz (chair), Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schultz, April Thomas.",0.00,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Five Minnesota presenters across the state will present a tour of Seven, a documentary play about seven heroic women from Pakistan, Nigeria, Ireland, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Russia, and Cambodia, for public performances and outreach activities.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-380,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008000,"Arts Access",2019,28487,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase theatre performances and experiences so more children, youth, and specially-abled know they are part of the creative community. Narrative, written and visual/accessible evaluations by participants, narrative and written evaluations by teachers, para-professionals and community leaders. Attendance database tracking to assess impact. Increased diversity of audience. 2: Expand the Paradise Center for the Arts role as a community influencer that more effectively serves the region's diverse population. Multi-year surveys: social media, digital, print and narrative. Increased involvement with children, youth specially-abled, and expanded participation with area schools and families.","New audiences engaged with a variety of artistic forms. Surveys, stories, observations, interviews and drawn expressions of happiness at their experiences. 2: Children and youth from diverse cultures, economic backgrounds, and physical abilities were able to see the PCA as a positive place to be. Surveys, stories, observations, interviews and drawn expressions of happiness at their experiences.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9192,"Other,local or private",37679,2030,"Kim Schaufenbuel, John Sarzoza, Bethany Danner, Jeanne Tangren Hatle, Peter vanSluis,Brooklyn Hofstad, Kymn Anderson, Gail Kohl, Tiffany Tripp, Mary Ellen Bondhus, Patrick Braucher",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Paradise Center for the Arts is committed to providing authentic and meaningful arts experiences for children and youth, including those with special abilities, that empowers them to be creative, artistic, and inclusive partners in building stronger communities.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Twitchell,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-448,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008032,"Arts Access",2019,63425,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People who are deaf or hearing impaired feel that Illusion's work includes them and that their needs and interests are being addressed by the theater. Input/feedback from Deaf/hearing impaired in focus groups and advisory group meetings; Deaf/hearing impaired audiences? comments on perceptual change toward Illusion in surveys/social media/email 2: People who are deaf/hearing impaired respond favorably to accessibility improvements and creation of a new play that is directly relevant to them. Survey responses/direct input from Deaf/hearing impaired audiences on improvements and new work; track attendance; input/feedback from Deaf/hearing impaired in focus and advisory group discussions","Illusion commissioned, developed and presented a new play that was written and performed by artists who are deaf/hearing-impaired (D/HI). Evaluation methods included: Discussions with deaf/hearing-impaired (D/HI) artists throughout process; Comments from audience members on perceptions of the project; Summative discussions with artists on future plans. 2: Deaf/hearing-impaired audiences and hearing audiences were inspired by Illusion's play about language deprivation, a key issue in the deaf community. Evaluation methods included:*Feedback from the project's deaf/hearing-impaired actors and ASL interpreters*Tracking deaf/hearing-impaired audience attendance*Audience feedback from facilitated, post-show discussions.",,,"Other,local or private",63425,,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Maureen Long, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Tiffany Moore, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Illusion theater will work with ASL signers, artists, and audiences and community members who are deaf or hearing impaired, to identify and address participation barriers, and create, develop, and produce an original production with deaf and hearing impaired populations.",2019-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-452,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008036,"Arts Access",2019,40196,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dis/Cover the Arts enriches connections to audiences of people with disabilities by removing financial, informational, and perceptual barriers. We provide $5 tix for 450 patrons with disabilities and a companion: track number used; survey value of info resources, satisfaction with experiences, potential they might participate in art-making. 2: Dis/Cover the Arts generates access for communities to artists with disabilities thru shared experiences and social interaction. Brief surveys/talks with community partners about impact; note overheard conversations between artists with disabilities and mainstream audiences; evaluate continuing integration at six and twelve months.","Dis/Cover the Arts enriches connections to audience of people with disabilities by removing financial, informational, and perceptual barriers. We counted tickets sold, and surveyed patrons who used them via word of mouth and short written surveys. 2: Discover the Arts generates access for communities to artists with disabilities thru shared experiences and social interaction. We engaged interact artists and community partners in conversation, collected anecdote via written notes, counted events attended, evaluated repeat attendance at six and twelve months.","achieved proposed outcomes",33445,"Other,local or private",73641,3000,"Rob Spikings, Jan Hoistad, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Susan Shapiro, Patrick Dow, Whitney Emanuel, Jeanne Calvit",0.00,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Interact presents Dis/Cover the Arts which provides access for people with disabilities to both artwork that is created by artists with disabilities, and engagement with artists with disabilities.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-454,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008037,"Arts Access",2019,23865,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents with limited mobility in Minnesota retirement communities will hear performances of ethnic music, jazz, or classical music chosen by them. Number of concert attendees and TV viewers will be counted. Comment sheets will be distributed and results will be analyzed and tabulated. Video recordings of concerts will be made for future analysis. 2: IFTPA will expand our connections to three new retirement communities and offer new performers to ones we have served in the past. Comment sheets will be distributed with programs and partner community staff and musicians. The results will be analyzed and tabulated.","Residents with limited mobility in Minnesota retirement communities heard performances of ethnic music, jazz, or classical music chosen by them. The number of concert attendees and TV viewers were counted. Surveys were distributed to attendess and the results were analyzed and tabulated. Video recordings of some concerts were be made for future analysis. 2: IFTPA will expanded connections to new retirement communities and offered new performers to ones we have served in the past. Surveys were distributed to attendees, partner community staff and musicians. The results were analyzed and tabulated.","achieved proposed outcomes",3512,"Other,local or private",27377,1400,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Chris Coy, Linda Reed, Professor C. Victor Fung, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng ",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will hire top ethnic and jazz musicians to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities in eight Minnesota retirement communities.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628 ",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-455,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008057,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,49768,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Chris Koza will have the opportunity to engage new audiences in Minnesota by touring to Faribault, Fairmount, Ulen, and New York Mills. Performance and workshop attendance will be key quantitative evaluation methods. Audience surveys, presenter feedback, and conversations with participants the will help determine if audience is new. 2: Participants will be given opportunities to directly take part in workshop and performance opportunities and see their creativity supported and validated. Performance and workshop attendance as well as surveys and conversation with presenters and participants will measure the impact of tour activities and help identify and mitigate barriers to participation.","Chris Koza engaged new audiences in Minnesota by touring to Faribault, Ulen, NY Mills and offering virtual performances and outreach in Fairmont. Performance and workshop attendance was measured by ticket sales and head counts. Audience surveys, presenters feedback and conversations with participants helped determine if audience was new. 2: Participants were given an opportunity to directly take part in workshop and performance opportunities and saw their creativity supported and validated. Performance and workshop attendance as well as surveys and conversation with presenters and participants measured the impact of tour activities and helped identify and mitigate barriers to participation.",,17600,"Other,local or private",67368,6345,,0.00,"Christopher J. Koza AKA Chris Koza",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Koza and his band will tour to work with 4 greater MN communities (Faribault, Fairmont, Ulen, New York Mills) for a series of performances and inclusive residency activities for community members of all ages and abilities.",2019-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Koza,"Christopher J. Koza AKA Chris Koza",,,MN,,"(971) 404-9428 ",chriskozamusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Goodhue, Martin, Norman, Otter Tail, Rice, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-390,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008061,"Arts Access",2019,75078,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Ballet will commission a Latino ballet score, present it to a primarily Latino audience involved in the evolution of the composition. Our outcome will be evaluated by audience enthusiasm of the finished score and focus group feedback from the mini-concerts.","Twin Cities Ballet commissioned a Latino ballet score, but was unable to present it in concert due to cancellations because of Covid-19. No evaluation was possible because of the project's cancellation. Twin Cities Ballet discussed the challenges with its artistic collaborators, and created procedures and safeguards to ensure future projects and collaborations can be more successful.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",7078,"Other,local or private",75078,15000,"Craig Ingalls, Paul Rime, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Kathy Cleveland, Maureen Haworth, Tom Henry, Lisa Kvittem, Cheryl Morton, Cozette Wittman, Maddie Wheaton ",0.00,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Twin Cities Ballet will work with a Latino musicologist, Dr. Ahmed Anzaldúa, and predominantly Latino audiences, to create a Latino ballet composition through a collaborative community process.",2019-01-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tianna,Vogt,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163 ",tianna8vogt@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-459,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008068,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,19321,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences hear a period instrument orchestra for the first time, enjoy the experience, and learn something new. This outcome will be evaluated by using consultant-developed audience surveys distributed and collected at concerts as well as holding conversations with audience members before and after concerts. 2: The host communities will establish support for future baroque music performances. This outcome will be evaluated through audience size, survey results, concert donation levels, and feedback/reports of action from key community members within a few days following the concert.","Audiences were able to hear and learn about period instruments. We were able to track number of viewers of our videos via the websites used to disseminate our digital content. 2: Communities were made aware of our digital content and encouraged to attend future events. Lyra has been invited back to produce live concerts in the 2022-2023 season.",,,"Other,local or private",19321,,"Margaret Sullivan, Bonnie Turpin, Susan Flygare, Ellen Rider, Stuart Holland, Phebe Haugen",0.00,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Lyra Baroque Orchestra will tour to communities in Rushford and Vasa, giving a master class, preconcert lecture, and concert of baroque music in each location.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214 ",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-391,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008086,"Arts Access",2019,99248,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MMAM will reduce intimidation and increase comfortable access to the fine arts. MMAM evaluates community engagement through one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, participant paper and digital surveys, and staff's year-end program analysis.","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum reduced intimidation and increased comfortable access to the fine arts. MMAM evaluated community engagement through a stakeholder's luncheon, community input in program design, one-on-one conversations, observations, visitor anecdotes, paper and digital surveys, and staff's ongoing and year-end analysis.","achieved proposed outcomes",34846,"Other,local or private",134094,4291,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",0.50,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will collaborate with its local community to cocreate eleven accessible art program days called Second Saturdays.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kanabec, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-463,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008091,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","5,000 Austin residents will experience Minnesota Orchestra performances that they describe as meaningful, accessible, and valuable to the community. Count attendees at each activity; collect impressions through musician/staff conversations with participants, surveys after select activities, and responses in local media and other channels 2: Austin residents previously unfamiliar or unengaged with classical music will feel comfortable engaging with the art form and with Orchestra musicians Survey participants about prior experience with classical music/Minnesota Orchestra and their interest in future engagement; with partners, track post-project impact on participation in Austin music programs.","Minnesotans throughout the state gained access to Minnesota Orchestra performances that they described as joyful, relaxing, and inspiring. Post-concert surveys and Slover Linett research project, which included questions about the geographic location of the viewer and satisfaction with project activities. Staff also collected feedback from social media and other forums. 2: Minnesotans previously unfamiliar or unengaged with classical music felt comfortable accessing digital/broadcast concerts and other resources. Post-concert surveys and Slover Linett research project, which included questions about previous engagement with the Orchestra and satisfaction with project activities, and interest in future engagement with the Orchestra.",,55375,"Other,local or private",155375,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",0.00,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Orchestra will collaborate with residents of Austin, Minnesota to develop a special week of immersive musical activities and concerts in a wide range of spaces throughout that community.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-396,"Darcey Engen: Coartistic director, Sod House Theater; theater professor, Augsburg University; Nathan Hanson: Composer and saxophonist; Arts Board grantee; Kurt Kwan: Actor; Pillsbury House Theatre artistic associate; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; James Rocco: Director and producer; former producing artistic director, Ordway","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008093,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,39792,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences in South Central Minnesota, a region with limited access to quality lit events, will enhance their understanding of importance of literary arts to individuals and society. To assess readings, craft talks, workshops: we will use audience surveys and interviews. To assess outreach events: we will interview group directors and when appropriate, survey participants.","Audiences in so/cen MN, a region with limited access to quality lit events, will enhance their understanding of importance of lit arts to Indv/sociey. Readings audiences were asked to fill out surveys; one question asked them to agree or disagree if the series engages the community with an Important art form. 81.9% strongly agreed; 12.01% agreed.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",38653,"Other,local or private",78445,10000,"Geoff Herbach (dept. chair), Sarah Henderson Lee, Trisha Anderson, Tania (ISD 77), Erin Simmons (My Place).",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","Public College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Good Thunder Reading Series will promote literature and inspire creativity by bringing seven writers from diverse backgrounds and literary traditions to Mankato to participate in a series of readings, talks, and workshops.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Candace,Black,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","230 Armstrong Hall",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-1354 ",candace.black@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-397,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008097,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,61936,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences in outstate Minnesota will gain access to a high-quality and entertaining live music performance by The New Standards and their touring ensemble. Surveys and ticket sales data will measure attendance, assess if audience new to the band/venue is reached, indicate attendees' home community, and rank the quality of the arts experience. Venues are in communities where I do not routinely perform.","Five audiences in outstate Minnesota gained access to a high-quality and entertaining live music performance by The New Standards and their touring ensemble. Ticket sales indicated an average 2/3 venue capacity sold. Surveys indicated 60% of audience members experienced The New Standards for the first time, most preferring to attend events close to home. Audiences rated performances as Excellent.",,20931,"Other,local or private",82867,10994,,0.00,"John S. Munson AKA John Munson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Munson and his artistic collaborators will perform public concerts of Score!, a full program of music from films, in five Minnesota communities, and conduct educational outreach sessions at each location.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Munson,"John S. Munson",,,MN,,"(612) 801-8653x c",munsongs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-400,"Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10008115,"Arts Access",2019,64410,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Patrons with disabilities will increase their sense of belonging at the Ordway, during the 2018-2019 Family Series. In consult with the Ordway Accessibility Advisory Council, an independent evaluator will survey patrons with disabilities to assess the impact of the new accessibility offerings, and ensure continued improvement in services. ","Patrons with disabilities increased their sense of belonging at the Ordway, during the 2018-2019 Family Series. In consult with the Ordway Accessibility Advisory Council, an independent evaluator surveyed patrons with disabilities to assess the impact of the new accessibility offerings, and ensure continued improvement in services.","achieved proposed outcomes",121162,"Other,local or private",185572,658,"Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Dawn Block, Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Dorothea Burns, Honorable Melvin Carter*, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Dr. Joe Gothard*, Ed Graff*, Jamie Grant, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Mark L. Henneman, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David M. Kuplic, Eric D. Levinson, David M. Lilly Jr., Elizabeth M. Lilly, Marcia L. Morris, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, John Ordway Jr., P.W. Parker, Kimberly A. Randolph, Christine M. Sand, William Sands*, Craig Solem, Dan Stoltz, Ronda Wescott, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel K. Wrigley. *Ex officio officers",0.05,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Ordway will expand accessibility services, specifically in our new Family Series, which we anticipate will engage 7,500 children and their caregivers in the wonder of the performing arts.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-470,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008142,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,49771,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rachel Ries will tour to four greater Minnesota communities, leading community singing workshops and performing alongside local singers and her band. Involvement and audience size will be measured through head counts and ticket sales. Further evaluation will include surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback and conversations with participants. 2: Minnesotans of all ages and abilities will be given the opportunity to build community through singing together and performing alongside Rachel. Performance and workshop attendance as well as surveys and conversation with presenters and participants will measure the impact of tour activities.","Rachel Ries toured to four greater Minnesota communities, leading community singing workshops and performed alongside local singers and her band. Involvement and audience size was measured through head counts and ticket sales. Further evaluation included surveys, presenter feedback and conversations with participants. 2: Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were given the opportunity to build community through singing together and performing alongside Rachel. Performance and workshop attendance as well as surveys and conversation with presenters and participants measured the impact of tour activities.","achieved proposed outcomes",17000,"Other,local or private",66771,6500,,0.00,"Rachel K. Ries AKA Rachel Ries",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Ries will tour to four Minnesota communities: Worthington, Austin, Northfield, and New York Mills. In each community, participants of all ages and abilities will be invited to form a rock and roll community choir and perform alongside her band, Her Crooked Heart.",2019-06-01,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Ries,"Rachel K. Ries AKA Rachel Ries",,,MN,,"(773) 343-9822 ",rachel@hercrookedheart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Dakota, Mower, Otter Tail, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-405,"Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008151,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,75130,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Winona area residents will develop creative capacity and understanding of unfamiliar cultures and forms through engagement with visiting artists. Surveys, interactive lobby displays, interviews, and data analysis tools used by staff and partners, developed with assistance of a professional evaluator. ",,"achieved proposed outcomes",20575,"Other,local or private",95705,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg, Isaiah West",0.15,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Page Theatre will present two internationally acclaimed dance companies in performance and residency activities reaching audiences of all ages and backgrounds from Winona and surrounding areas.",2019-06-01,2020-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-407,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008152,"Arts Access",2019,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The SPCO will share transformational performances with Saint Paul's West Side community through concerts, music education, and engagement activities. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the SPCO and a community council will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.","The SPCO shared its transformational performances with the West Side community through concerts, music education, and engagement activities. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the SPCO evaluated the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.","achieved proposed outcomes",41381,"Other,local or private",141381,14138,"Donna Ahrens,Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen,Jo Bailey,Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak,Richard Cohen,Mary Cunningham,Sheldon Damberg,Jeffrey DeYoung,Lynn Erickson,Stephanie Fehr,Judith Garcia Galiana,Bonnie Grzeskowiak,Ingrid Lenz Harrison,Lowell Hellervik,Amy Hubbard,Ann Huntrods,A. J. Huss, Jr.,James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer,D. William Kaufman,Erwin Kelen, Eunice Kim,Robert Lee,Sarah Lewis,David Lillehaug,Jon Limbacher,Laura Liu,Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep,Wendell Maddox,Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly,Richard Martinez,Alfred Moore, David Myers,Eric Nilsson,Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies,Robert Olafson,Deborah J. Palmer,Paula J. Patineau,Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps,Nicholas S. Pifer,Eric Prindle,Shawn Quant,Peter Remes,Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts,David Rosedahl,Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert,Fred Sewell,Ronald Sit,Eric Skytte,James Donald Smith,Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery,Dobson West,Alan Wilensky,Scott Wilensky,Elizabeth Willis,Paul Wilson,Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will engage with members of Saint Paul's West Side community to create access to transformational performances through a three concert series, education and outreach activities, and collaborative programming.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-475,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008173,"Arts Access",2019,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists, arts organizations and community leaders will expand their skills through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. At least 90% of participants will report that the event provided extremely valuable information, connections and support for expanding their leadership or engagement skills in rural community life. 2: Participants will identify barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural communities, and leave with new strategies for their work. At least 85% of all participants will feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts to underserved audiences in rural communities. ","Artists, arts organizations and community leaders expanded their skills to through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. 85% of survey respondents selected 'agree' or 'strongly agree' when asked to rate 'I have new skills, resources and/or knowledge as a result of attending the RAC Summit.'. 2: Participants identified barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural communities, and left with strategies for more accessibility. 86% of survey respondents identified at least one commitment they have made to improve access to arts and culture experiences in their community.","achieved proposed outcomes",183946,"Other,local or private",213946,,"Amelia Brown, Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Bo Thao-Urabe, Jarrett Reed, Jeremy Cohen, Maureen Ramirez, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Springboard for the Arts will collaborate with the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to produce the 2019 Rural Arts and Culture Summit in Grand Rapids.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-478,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Adam Courville: St Paul Public Schools fund development and grant management; Robert Kern: Photographer; Arts Board grantee; Rupa Nair: Dancer with Katha Dance Theatre; cost controls specialist with construction company Weston Solutions; Mónica Segura-Schwartz: Board member, GREAT Theatre, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, St Cloud School District","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008177,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,79550,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience participants expand their experience of performance with styles, forms, or content that are new to them. Before and after samplings measure changes in attitude. Lobby activities invite dialogue and map connections audience finds. Focus group will gather deeper response. Results analyzed for trends.","Minnesotans participate in meaningful arts experiences that are not routinely available to them. Survey measuring how familiar attendees were with the style of performance, how risky attending was and if the risk paid off.",,27390,"Other,local or private",106940,,"Chap Achen Jr., Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lauri Neubert, Ian Scheerer, Lacy Schumann",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The historic Sheldon Theatre's Enlighten Series connects greater Minnesota audiences to three world-class performance events, featuring styles, forms, and content that expand everyday expectations of the stage.",2019-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Schock,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8713 ",bschock@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-409,"Megan Flanagan: Director, City Center Partnership and co-leader, CityArt, Mankato; Simón Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kajsa Jones: Managing director, Merrill Arts Center in Woodbury; Scott Lykins: Founding artistic and executive director, Lakes Area Music Festival; Daniel Peltzman: Assistant manager, Fitzgerald Theater; Louella Voigt: Board member, Blue Mound Area Theatre; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008185,"Arts Access",2019,24502,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theater Mu will grow its youth and family audiences through productions, programs, and education created specifically for this demographic. We always ask audience members to fill out a brief demographic survey as they enter the theater and will gather similar data at our family show and related events. Historical and new data will be analyzed to track growth and demographic changes. 2: By seeing their own stories and faces on stage, young Asian Americans will feel empowered and see that theater welcomes them to connect to others. Young people will be given the opportunity to share their experiences through interactive lobby displays and interviews both before and after certain performances. Teachers will report student responses to school performances.","Theater Mu newly connected with 185 people representing 54 family groups and five community partners. Counts taken at each of five Family Dinners hosted over five months in early 2019. 2: Unknown, but 1700 views of two virtual programs offered so far indicate connection. Programming changes due to COVID-19 eliminated current evaluation strategies. New strategies are being tested on a new form of programming for Mu.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2723,"Other,local or private",27225,3000,"Chris H Barron, Jacey Choy, Candice Hern, Curtis Klotz, Gloria Kumagai, Nam Provost, Reginaldo Reyes, Jon Schill, Shannon Fitzgerald (ex officio), Lily Tung Crystal (ex officio)",0.00,"Theater Mu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Theater Mu will increase its understanding of, and program offerings to, Asian American children and families who will in turn benefit from seeing their own faces and stories reflected onstage and in workshops and classes.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Fitzgerald,"Theater Mu","755 Prior Ave N Ste 107","St Paul",MN,55104-1038,"(651) 789-1012 ",shannon@theatermu.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-481,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Horslev Gilbert: Community outreach director, Holmes Theatre; McKayla Murphy: Program resources specialist at Girl Scouts River Valleys; dance instructor and program coordinator; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Chelsea Unold: Free Arts progam manager, Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Twin Cities; Julio Zelaya: Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project Coordinator with the American Civil Liberties Union","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008196,"Arts Access",2019,70273,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults with disabilities increase their ability to express themselves through the arts and feel that the arts are relevant to their lives. Participant evaluations will show increased arts access, participation, confidence, and self-expression through the arts. Artwork created in the program (including paintings, poetry, songs) will contribute to this evaluation. 2: Upstream Arts will increase its expertise in engaging adults with disabilities and expand/deepen its relationship with disability service providers. Pre/post meetings with partners, and participant and partner organization evaluations will measure how Upstream Arts programming was responsive/aligned with the needs of the disability community.","Adults with disabilities increased their ability to express themselves through the arts and felt that the arts are relevant to their lives. Participant evaluations demonstrated increased arts access, participation, confidence, and self-expression through the arts. Artwork created in the program (including paintings, poetry, songs) also contributed to this evaluation. 2: Upstream Arts increased its expertise in engaging adults with disabilities and expanded/deepened its relationship with disability service providers. Pre/post meetings with partners, and participant and partner organization evaluations measured how Upstream Arts programming was responsive/aligned with the needs of the disability community.","achieved proposed outcomes",12169,"Other,local or private",82442,811,"Steve Anderson, Tabitha Montgomery, Alyssa Klein, Michelle Dickerson, Janice Downing, Noel Raymond, Margaret Quinlan",0.00,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Upstream Arts will offer The Art of Voice and Choice, multidisciplinary arts experiences for 180 adults with disabilities at a time of major transition in the disability community, while expanding its relationship with six disability organizations.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-483,"Bruce Berglund: Author; professor; Fulbright recipient; Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Shantel Dow: Executive director, Reif Center; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Pamela Ransom: Executive director, Incredible Ely; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre; Nathaniel Wunrow: Proposal writer, bibliotheca; former Walker staff, St Paul Art Collective board","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008200,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2019,83949,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 1,500 people in greater Minnesota will participate in new arts experiences through Get Minnesota Singing Tour activities. We will track audience statistics and audience responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experiences. 2: VocalEssence singers age high school up will learn new artistic skills by touring to cities where they have never performed before. We will evaluate this based on venue locations, audience statistics, and survey responses regarding familiarity of the venue and value of the experience.","42 greater Minnesotans were able to view the VocalEssence On Demand season at no cost to enjoy virtual programming at home during the pandemic. VocalEssence used ticket tracking to assess the number of viewers who took advantage of the On Demand programming and adjusted by household. 2: 195 students at Albert Lea High School viewed VocalEssence On Demand programming through free access provided by VocalEssence to their teacher. VocalEssence used reporting from tour participants to assess this outcome.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",150,"Other,local or private",84099,,"Torrie Allen, Traci Bransford, Cassidy Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, RJ Heckman, Dan Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, David Mona, David Myers, Nancy Nelson, Richard Neuner, Kristen O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"VocalEssence will travel the state to Get Minnesota Singing! The tour will bring a multigenerational choir for high quality performance and community engagement with local singers in three cities that celebrates many cultures and styles of music.",2019-06-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-412,"Kim Christianson: Cochair of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council performance committee; Trisha Kirk: Director of marketing and communications, Guthrie Theater; Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Nicole Mulder: Executive director, Theatre L'Homme Dieu; Sennami Onwubuya: Political organizer; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10009325,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","The activities fully achieved the prop",8765,"Other,local or private",18765,450,"Bethany Danner, Nick Goebel, Jason Hillesheim, Nort Johnson, Gail Kohl, Royal Ross, John Sarzoza, Kim Schaufenbuel, Len Sorstokke, Tiffany Trip, Peter Van Sluis",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Paradise Children's Theatre.",2018-12-07,2019-12-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-383,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009326,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,6710,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","The activities mostly achieved the pro",4550,"Other,local or private",11260,,"Bruce Krinke, Chad Kreager, Cheryl Sterling, Christopher O'Neil, Elsie Slinger, Lola Brand, Sally Kramer.",0.00,"City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"132nd Annual Concert in the Park series.",2019-06-13,2019-09-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Peanasky,"City of Faribault Parks and Recreation","15 Division St W",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 334-2064",ppeanasky@ci.faribault.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-384,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009331,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",15258,"Other,local or private",25258,,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, and Zach Schonike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Frozen River Film Festival Marketing Assistance.",2018-12-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-387,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009332,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",21213,"Other,local or private",31213,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Candace Gordon, Hayley Hornberg, Margaret Johnson, Ken Mogren, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy",0.00,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Apprentice Actor Training Program Performances.",2019-06-29,2019-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doug,Scholz-Carlson,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",dougsc@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-388,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009334,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,8800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",5650,"Other,local or private",14450,600,"Enid Dunn, Heidi Dybing, Steve Harris, Blake Norby, Jane Peck, Theo St. Mane",0.00,"History Alive Lanesboro","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Pop-up Plays: Founding Laneboro 1869.",2019-06-01,2019-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Peck,"HistoryAlive! Lanesboro","33949 Golden Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(612) 823-0776",revels@janepeck.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-390,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009348,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Stories.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",9993,"Other,local or private",19993,,"James Eddy, Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-393,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009350,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,7290,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories, Surveys.","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",1115,"Other,local or private",8405,,"Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Rolf Kragseth, Judy Kutulas, Virginia Lorang, Addie Nelson, Amy Pagel, Katie Warren",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"We Are Water.",2019-05-01,2019-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Peterson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",office@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-395,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10009352,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Interviews, Stories, Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",1103,"Other,local or private",11103,,"Harper Bechtel, Ann Beimers, Jill Ewald, Bonnie Jean Flom, Cynthia Gilbertson, Mark Gleason, Paula Granquist, Heather Lawrenz, Karna Hauck, Alyssa Melby, Hannah Singh, Robby Swenson",0.00,"City of Northfield","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Sidewalk Poetry: New Voices.",2019-03-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","City of Northfield","801 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-1801",bjflom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-397,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10009355,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",1150,"Other,local or private",10150,,"Amy Appel, George Czapiewski, Jeff Henry, Youlonda Loechler, Missy McRay, Mary Schneider, Carla Tentis",0.00,"Northfield Public Library",Libraries,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Northfield Poet Laureate 2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Jensen,"Northfield Public Library","210 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-6606",teresa.jensen@ci.northfield.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-399,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10009360,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,5455,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Interviews, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",4138,"Other,local or private",9593,,"Milt Hovelson, Anitra Hovelson, John Mundy, Rick Peterson, Ken Roberts, Doug Rowe, Rob Schmidtke, Stuart Wallace, Tom Wentzler",0.00,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"30th Anniversary Concert.",2019-01-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Milt,Hovelson,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","365 Oak Hill Dr c/o Robert Brodie","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 423-6533",stbbconcerts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-401,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009378,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",21070,"Other,local or private",31070,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg",0.05,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2019-2020 Page Series Community Programs.",2019-06-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Charron,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","700 Terrace Hts PO Box 67",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501",mcharron@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-413,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009392,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",79128,"Other,local or private",89128,,"Dan Bergeson, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, John Stull, Bill Thornton",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Band Festival August 2019.",2019-06-03,2019-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W PO Box 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-419,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10009393,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,7660,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities mostly achieved the pro",2000,"Other,local or private",9660,,"Michelle Alexander, Mary Alice Anderson, Mike Bernatz, Judy Bodway, Jody Dangsingburg, Dennis Daniels, Diane Dingfelder, Kelly Fluharty, Rober Fischer, Sue Hovell, Ken Lindamann, Dennis McEntaffer, Janis Martin, Jonelle Moore, Blake Pickart, Pat Rogers, M",0.00,"Winona County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"The Art of Fine Furniture 2019.",2019-06-15,2019-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Peterson,"Winona County Historical Society","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987-3461,"(507) 454-2723",info@winonahistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-420,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009394,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",4400,"Other,local or private",14400,,"Aaron Camacho, Jessica Kasper, Doreen Moesch, Brian Mueller, Nina Pitan, Shelly Vander Linden",0.00,"Winona Dakota Unity Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2019 Great Dakota Gathering and Wacipi (Powwow).",2019-06-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Mueller,"Winona Dakota Unity Alliance","PO Box 393",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 313-3491",admin@wininadakotaunityalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-421,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009511,"Arts Activities Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our artistic goals in this project are to enlighten audiences to the unique connections between the oud and pipa and to the great benefits of intercultural interaction when people from different cultures approach each other with mutual respect, open minds, and open hearts. Our participant goal is a minimum of 450 adults and 45 children concert attendees, and we will consider our project a success if: 1) the audience size increases by at least 20% over past projects, 2) audience racial diversity increases by at least 15% over past projects (based on ratios of Chinese to non-Chinese; Arabic to non-Arabic); 3) we get more print and broadcast media attention than in the past, and/or establish new media relationships; 4) comments on the surveys are 90% or more positive; 5) 100% of our partners express a desire to work with us again on future projects; and 6) at least 20% of the audience indicates they have been introduced to the artists, and/or instruments for the first time. Surveys will be distributed to audience members and library staff at the concerts. Their written and verbal comments will help inform us of the success of our project. We will also evaluate our success by the response of artists and comparison of audience size and diversity of the audience in comparison to similar past projects. Any reviews, previews or other coverage by local media will also be considered. All these aspects will be reviewed by our board and used to guide us in future endeavors.","Due to Covid-19: adult audience was 48% lower, youth 18% lower. Audience and library contact diversity increased by 17%. New media relationships established; streamed on Facebook for the first time with 3,065 viewers so far. Survey comments 99% positive. 100% of our partners want to work with us again. 67% of audience introduced to artists, and/or instruments for the 1st time.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2522,"Other,local or private",12522,,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, C. Victor Fung, Linda Reed, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Professor James Standifer, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng.",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Multicultural Concert Series in Neighborhood Libraries.",2019-06-15,2020-05-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1150,"Audrey Anderson: Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Artistic; Curt Lund: Audience Development / Marketing, Artistic; Heidi Droegemueller CFRE: Fundraising, Volunteerism, Organizational Development / Planning; Kim Peterson: Organizational Development, General Administration, Volunteerism; Monica Cruz Zorrilla: Organizational Development, Community Education, Community Service / Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development / Planning.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009542,"Arts Activities Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect over 5500 attendees, with over 500 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 15% increase in attendance each of the past 8 years. We will also have over 50 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count the number of dancers at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout.","We had over 5400 people attend our wacipi and experience Native American Arts and culture. The overall outcome of the wacipi was entirely positive. This could not have been possible without the help of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This was our most successful wacipi yet.","achieved proposed outcomes",8100,"Other,local or private",18100,,"Sharon Lennartson, Marlene Dixon, Pat Stark, Sylvia Swanson, Lon Navarre, John LeClaire, Maria McNamara",0.00,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Mendota's 20th Traditional Welcome Home Wacipi.",2019-06-20,2019-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1160,"Cigale Ahlquist: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Erik Madsen-Bond: General Administration, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; John Bueche: Community Service / Development, Organizational Development, Artistic; Kate Sheldon: Artistic, Education; Mai Yang: Artistic, Community Education, Education; Quinn Villagomez: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, General Administration; Roseanne Pereira: Community Education, Education, Youth Programming; Takara Henegar: Fundraising, General Administration, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009579,"Arts Learning",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We plan to reach a total of about 200 adult and 20 child participants, not counting repeat audience members between performances, with an increase of participation through word-of-mouth endorsements at each residence through the course of the series. We hope audience surveys will show 95% of participants feel they have enhanced their capacity to understand and enjoy classical music, and that all activity directors will rate this one of the strongest educational programs they offer. Audience evaluations are a combination of attendance counts, informal discussions with participants after each program, and, after the last presentation, a simple formal survey, incentivized by book and CD door prizes and assisted by residence staff where needed. Activity Directors receive more detailed surveys about how the programs met their expectations, with space to related audience reactions and impacts, facilitated by providing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to complete and return at their convenience.","Attendance steadily increased as the project progressed to a 33% increase by the end. Based on surveys: 96% of respondents said these programs enhanced their understanding/enjoyment of classical music (37% of respondents agreed, 63% strongly agreed.) Comparing our programs to other offerings, 56% rated them much better, 36% better, 6.5% average, and 0.9% less than average.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3000,"Other,local or private",13000,,"Sylvia Wilson, Tom Barnard, Bob Adney, Rev. Rolf Jacobson, Donna Roe, Carrie Vecchione, Rolf Erdahl?",0.00,"OboeBass! AKA Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"OboeBass! ""Pages of Music"" Monthly Music Learning Series for Senior Residences.",2019-01-23,2020-01-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"OboeBass! AKA Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1099,"Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Carrie Hendrickson: General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Christian Novak: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing; Houa Lor: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Jenny Keight: Education, Volunteerism, Community Education; Natalia Vargas Marquez: Education, Community Education, Artistic; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Service / Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009625,"Arts Learning",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Our weaving instructors will hope to reach at least 130 students over 12 class periods available. The dance classes hope to reach over 500 student participants over 24 class offerings in various Twin Cities locations. Instructors will record number of student participants in each offering at each location. All student participants will be asked to complete an evaluation form about their experience, and we will compile those responses to understand the value of the student experience.","100% of the he participation in the weaving class started working on a kebed at the class and 80% expressed the intend to continue learning the art form. Dance classes had about 90% participation in the dances and but 100% reported that they were engaged with learning of the cultures and stories about the dances.","achieved proposed outcomes",9680,"Other,local or private",19680,,"Abdulfatah Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Asha Hibad, Busad Ali Kheyre, Abshir Isse, Mohamoud Abdullahi Mohamed, Elizabeth Xue Wilcox ???, Ph.D, Abdullahi Smarter, Bashir Sheikh",0.00,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Learning cultures and community through weaving and dance.",2019-02-01,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ali,Osman,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","1516 Lake St E Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166",somalimuseum.mn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1105,"Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Carrie Hendrickson: General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Christian Novak: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing; Houa Lor: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Jenny Keight: Education, Volunteerism, Community Education; Natalia Vargas Marquez: Education, Community Education, Artistic; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Service / Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009640,"Arts Activities Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal of Nature is to bring communities together with a unique, high-quality theatrical performance, reconnecting them with their local natural environment and giving them a deeper understanding of their relationship to the natural world. TigerLion staff will distribute paper and online surveys to attendees, as well as recording direct feedback during post-show discussions. To improve our own operations, we will do an online survey for company and Community Chorus members, host families, partners and venues, to recognize our successes and identify areas where we can improve.","319 audience members attended the five performances of Nature at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, along with approximately fifteen community chorus members. The vast majority of feedback from audience and chorus surveys indicated positive responses to the experience.","achieved proposed outcomes",40082,"Other,local or private",50082,,"Diane Lev , Markell Kiefer, Steve Brooks, Thupten Dadak, Tyson Forbes, Shannon Forney, Tenzin Ngawang, Sam Elmore",0.00,"TigerLion Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Nature: A Walking Play in residency at Lebanon Hills Regional Park.",2019-06-30,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Markell,Kiefer,"TigerLion Arts","730 2nd Ave S Ste 1400",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 770-8372",markell@tigerlion.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1193,"Andy Sturdevant: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Administration; Audrey Park: Community Education, General Administration, Audience Development / Marketing; Beverly Cottman: Community Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Courtney Gerber: Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Deborah Jinza Thayer: Artistic, Education; Emmy Carter: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Community Education, Disabilities/Accessibility Specialist, Education; Kevin Yang: Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Malia Cole: Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development; Max Erickson: Audience Development / Marketing, Volunteerism, Fundraising.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402",1 10009642,"Arts Activities Support",2019,8562,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The measurable outcomes we plan to achieve through this project are a 5% increase in ticket revenue and at least a 5% increase in attendance by people of color. We also aim for at least 80% of audience members surveys agreeing that ""CAE's production styles were effective in connecting me to these human experiences portrayed in these classical works"" and at least 80% of participating artists agreeing that they ""value the professional challenge provided by CAE in translating film aesthetic to the stage."" Outcomes will be evaluated through written, post-performance audience and artist surveys; direct audience count; and formulation of the average price-per-patron paid.","453 artists performed for 3,343 people at 24 events. 101 young artists attended free monthly Performer Meetings and participated in one-on-one mentoring sessions. $14,432 was paid to young and mid-level professional artists who participated in the performing events. 95% of participants enjoyed the program, would book another show, and would recommend THE GARAGE to others.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",28938,"Other,local or private",37500,,"Craig Freeman, Logan Adams, Amir Berenjian, Stephanie Jacobs, Shannon Robinson, Jennifer Sorenson, Georgina Chinchilla, Jerome Rankine, Cyrena Denniston, Carrie Schaffer",0.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Young Artist Empowerment Series.",2019-06-17,2020-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1195,"D.A. Bullock: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing; Divya Karan: Computer Systems / Web Design, Organizational Development, General Administration; Florence Brammer: General Administration, Education, Volunteerism; Julia Brown: General Administration, Artistic, Education; Lauren White: General Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Maymuna Ali: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Artistic; Ying Lee: Community Service / Development, Youth Programming, Education.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009643,"Arts Learning",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The measurable outcomes Twin Cities Catalyst Music hopes to achieve will be quantitative with 100 middle school students participating in BMM as artists, and another 200 middle school students participating as audience members for the live capstone concert performance. Twin Cities Catalyst Music will evaluate this project using the Youth Program Quality Assessment evaluation tool facilitated by ISD 191 staff, participant surveys, audience/participant count for the live capstone concert performance, and post-surveys for audience/participants who witness the live capstone concert performance.","204 people attended the capstone concert performances and 110 people participated in Burnsville Made Music throughout the year. Participant surveys showed that 96.7% of respondents felt welcome and were excited to be involved in Burnsville Made Music at THE GARAGE.","achieved proposed outcomes",18073,"Other,local or private",28073,,"Craig Freeman, Logan Adams, Amir Berenjian, Stephanie Jacobs, Ali Elabbady, Shannon Robinson, Jennifer Sorenson, Jerome Rankine, Georgina Chinchilla, Cyrena Denniston, Carrie Shaffer",0.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Burnsville Made Music.",2019-01-28,2019-12-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1108,"Alexandra Nicome: Education, Youth Programming, Artistic; Caitlin Hammel: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Drea Reynolds: Artistic, Youth Programming, General Administration; Ellen Fee: Youth Programming, Education, Artistic; Jon Rees: Education, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing; Kat Vang: Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Kinzie Longley: Education, Disabilities Specialist, Youth Programming; Zeena Fuleihan: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009669,"Arts Learning",2019,9776,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","25 underserved Burnsville elementary students will rehearse and perform an original musical. Of those students, 80% of the registered participants will experience technical theater for the first time and will perform on a stage that is conducive to a professional theater experience. 200 audience members will attend the ""pay as you are able"" community performance, including family members, members of the community, and teachers and staff from ISD #191. Participants will complete an oral survey that will include requests for feedback regarding their experience and interest in future projects. An audience survey will be distributed during the community performance requesting feedback on their experience; feedback requests may include accessibility to the performance, how the audience member was notified about the performance, and thoughts about the quality of the performance.","Project success was reached by introducing 25 participants to aspects of musical theater. 90% of the participants experienced technical theater for the first time and performed a complete musical. 96% of participants stated in an oral survey that they desired to continue their performing arts education by participating in a future project. 225 audience members attended the community performance.","achieved proposed outcomes",2444,"Other,local or private",12220,,"Leeanne ?Dixie"" Rairamo, Kathleen Blando, Molly Grazno, Haley Jensen, Keith Andersen, Cindy Jensen, Kelli Foster Warder",0.00,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The onstage musical and dance project.",2019-05-01,2019-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1111,"AP Paulson: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Bao Vue: Youth Programming, Artistic, Organizational Development; Brittany Keefe: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Bryan Boyce: Education, Disabilities Specialist, Community Service / Development; Jocelyn McQuirter: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Kate Fisher: Education, Artistic, Community Education; Leslie Barlow: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Naheeda Hirji-Waliji: Education, Community Service / Development, Organizational Development; Zhen Zou: Education, General Management / Administration, Artistic.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10000748,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,41664,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden exposure to diverse cultures and traditions in communities that have little access to high-quality, global performing arts opportunities. We will solicit feedback and conduct follow-up conversations with students, teachers, community partners, and the artists; and compile quantitative data on community-artist interactions. 2: Build the capacity of our partner organization to use this residency model in the future so residents maintain access to the arts in local venues. We will measure new and sustained partnerships with local schools, continued programming featuring international ensembles, and evidence of new/increased local support for the organization.","Arts Midwest broadened Minnesotans' exposure to diverse cultures and traditions by touring two international musical ensembles to Red Wing, Minnesota. Arts Midwest's partner in Red Wing, the Sheldon Theatre, submitted a final report detailing event attendance, activity schedule, financials, and a narrative noting meaningful connections, any residency challenges, and how the community was engaged. 2: Our community partner cultivated partnerships with local schools, organizations, and funders, and engaged new audiences through the residencies. The Sheldon's final report included narrative regarding audience reach and new partnerships formed with local schools, other organizations, and funders. We will also monitor the Sheldon's future programming to track future international programming.",,17896,"Other, local or private",59560,9435,"Flávia Bastos, Brian J. Bonde, Peter Capell, Sandi Clark, Loann Crane, Ken Fischer, David Fraher, Matthew Harris, Sylvia C. Kaufman, Kymm Martinez, Mary Pickard, Rhoda Pierce, Ashwini Ramaswamy, Jane Rasmussen, Omari Rush, Brian Tiemann, Michael Vinson, Gregory Volan, Sara Vance Waddell, Matthew Wallace, Jan Webb",0.00,"Arts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Arts Midwest will present two international musical ensembles through Arts Midwest World Fest in Red Wing, with the goal of fostering understanding of, and appreciation for, global uniqueness and differences.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,McLaughlin,"Arts Midwest","2908 Hennepin Ave Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 238-8052 ",colleen@artsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-284,"Sh? Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000822,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,18150,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The audience will become more familiar with the art of documentary filmmaking. We will assess the comfort level of the audience with documentary films as an art form through audience surveys and an analysis of post screening discussions with the filmmakers.","The audience became more familiar with the art of documentary filmmaking. We assessed the comfort level of the audience with documentary films as an art form through audience surveys and analysis of post-screening discussions with the filmmakers.",,9772,"Other, local or private",27922,2500,"Aaron Young, Chris Barry, Abby Stavig, Bethany Whitehead, Mary Ahmann, Beth Bird, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Laura Ivey, Lisa Nebenzahl, Ken Rance, Kristin Schaack, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Mark Wojahn",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"IFP Minnesota will present a series of documentary films in the Twin Cities, featuring filmmakers from around the country. Events will offer audiences the opportunity to see work rarely shown in this region.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-296,"Sh? Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000834,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,32000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Katha Dance Theatre will introduce Kathak dance of India to two new communities in Minnesota. KDT will perform at two venues, conduct six master classes and three lecture demonstrations. Upon completion responses will be collected through post-performance dialogues, surveys and feedback. 2: KDT will reach a wide range of Minnesota populations through community inclusive activities and performances. Success will be achieved when KDT has presented activities for groups selected by the presenters and will be assessed via audience count, filled evaluation forms and post-activity dialogues.","Katha Dance Theatre introduced Kathak dance of India to two new communities in Minnesota. KDT performed at two venues, conduct six master classes participated in the discussion sessions. Upon completion, responses were collected through post-performance dialogues, surveys and feedback. 2: KDT reached Minnesota populations in two cities through community inclusive activities and performances. Success was achieved by presenting dance activities for groups in Saint Olaf College and Rochester community. Success was assessed via audience count, filled evaluation forms and post-activity dialogues.",,13407,"Other, local or private",45407,,"Sangeeta Jain, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi, Marcia Boehnlein, Anu Jain, Anurag Sharma, Vidyotham Reddi",2.00,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Katha Dance Theatre will tour ""Yatra: The Journey"" to Northfield and Rochester. Audiences will experience a public performance, community inclusive workshops, and lecture/demonstrations.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-299,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000845,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,39579,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Audience members and program participants will have an increased interest in the arts and in the human relationship to the cosmos. Assessment surveys addressing change of attitude. On-going discussions with participants. Feedback from collaborators and partners. Email list for continued communications. Website activity. 2: Inspire participation of native populations in arts programming. At least 50% native participation overall. Demographic information collected on surveys and comment cards. Outcome based evaluation: paper and online surveys, interviews. Analysis of participation numbers, racial identity, vs. venue location. ","Audience members and program participants will have an increased interest in the arts and in the human relationship to the cosmos. Surveys, real-time conversations, follow-up and emails. 2: Inspire participation of native populations in arts programming. At least 50% native participation overall. Surveys, observations, and strategically placed venues.",,13200,"Other, local or private ",52779,,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Lee will tour the visual arts exhibit ""Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections,"" featuring work created by four professional native artists and twenty community artists that explores the human connection to the cosmos. ",2017-06-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(320) 294-4072x h",aslee@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Morrison, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-301,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10000869,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,32645,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will enhance their understanding of the importance of the literary arts to individuals and society. To assess readings: we will use hard-copy audience surveys and interview 3-5 audience members. To assess outreach events, we will interview the group director and when appropriate, survey participants.","Audiences enhanced their understanding of the importance of the literary arts to individuals and society. We used outcome-based evaluation throughout the season to collect quantitative (Likert scale surveys) and qualitative (interviews/observations) data.",,52857,"Other, local or private",85502,15000,"Diana Joseph, Matt Sewell, Wilbur Frink, Jacque Arnold, Jorge Evans, Vicki Apel",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","State Government","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Good Thunder Reading Series will promote community engagement with the literary arts by presenting six writers for a series of readings, workshops, talks, and outreach events.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Joseph,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","230 Armstrong Hall",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5144 ",diana.joseph@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-308,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Jeffrey Larson: Executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Mary Lee: Arts consultant; former executive director, Cantus; Kara Maloney: Organizational assistant, Lanesboro Arts; Susan Nordquist: Faculty member, Rainy River Community College; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Megan Vetsch Johnson: Operations and marketing manager for fine arts programing, College of St Benedict & St John's University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000888,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased access to socially resonant, powerful choreography from exceptional artists from outside Minnesota for youth and adults in the Twin Cities. Verbal and written feedback from outreach participants, feedback and observations from staff and WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE planning committee participating in activities, and requests for repeat experiences. 2: Deepened partnerships with cultural communities in Minnesota, including culturally-specific organizations serving youth, women and girls. Increased partnerships with culturally-specific organizations and communities, tracking new partnerships, sites and media outlets, data collection about participants.","Met/exceeded residency activities, performance, quality artistic work, powerful choreography outcomes. Includes participants (written, verbal), O'Shaughnessy crew/event staff, Arts Progress contractor (online/email/social media), and partner organizations. 2: Deepened partnerships with Minnesota schools, community and culturally specific organizations, inclusive of girls/boys/women. Artists requested partnerships include boys and girls, keeping emphasis on girls of color. Data tracked and new partnerships tracked through ticketing systems/emails/surveys/event reports. Media/online activity tracked through Google analytic.",,67260,"Other, local or private",117260,,"Allison Adrian, Donna Hauer, Cecilia Konchar-Farr, Bonnie LeDuca, Jewelly Lee, Pat Olson, Angela Riley, Hui Wilcox, Laura Bufano, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Margaret Arola Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Susan Hames, Michael Hickey, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael OBoyle, Kathleen OBrien, Colleen OMalley, Teresa Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Jean Wincek, Robert Wollan, Brenda Woodson, Valerie Young",0.00,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The O'Shaughnessy will present nationally celebrated choreographers Camille A. Brown and Rosie Herrera in separate residencies that examine personal and cultural history as part of the Women of Substance series.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-313,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000908,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,50385,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members will learn about site-specific art and Northfield's history/architecture/social concerns through The Northfield Experience. Before and after surveys will measure growth in knowledge. In addition, a Comment Camera at the event hub will allow people to record impressions about the performances.","Audience members will learn about site-specific art and Northfield history and architecture through The Northfield Experience. Before/after surveys measured growth in knowledge about history and architecture. Koplowitz presented talk-backs and people stayed afterwards to talk with him. The lead team and tour guides received positive feedback in person and through emails.",,40415,"Other, local or private",85011,,"Larry Stranghoener, Jody Kleppe Horner, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Glenn Taylor, Dean Buntrock, B. Kristine Olson Johnson, Martin E. Marty, Addison ?Tad? Piper, O. Jay Tomson, Jerrol M. Tostrud, David R. Anderson, Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, Jay Lund, Timothy Maudlin, Gretchen Morgenson, Kevin P. Bethke, Kari Bjorhus, Eric Hanson, Philip Milne, Callyssa Ozzello, Theresa Hull Wise, Sonja Clark, Ward Klein, Peter Gotsch, Susan Gunderson, Mark Jordahl, Jeffrey W. Bolton, John B. Grotting, John R. Raitt, Jon W. Salveson, Alphonso Tindall, Gregory L. Buck, William O. Gafkjen",0.00,"Saint Olaf College","Public College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Saint Olaf College will present ""The Northfield Experience: A Site-Specific Performance Journey"" by Los Angeles artist Stephan Koplowitz in partnership with Carleton College and the City of Northfield. Performances will take place in May 2018.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Melissa Flynn",Hager,"Saint Olaf College","1520 St Olaf Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 786-5007 ",hager@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-315,"Sh? Bailey: Performer, writer, and creator of new work in theater, visual arts, and film; Steven Downing: Writer, retired arts administrator; Ann Erickson: Associate director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator and consultant; development officer at KBEM Jazz88; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Kathleen McTavish: Composer and media artist; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000928,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The exhibit will spark meaningful conversations and create new knowledge about mental health and the role art can play in improving lives. Visitors will report a positive impact the art had on their own personal views of mental health, societal stigma, the role of art in encouraging positive expression, and ideas for improving treatment. 2: The exhibit will bring high quality, nationally recognized contemporary artwork to West Central Minnesota, resulting in more visitors to Fergus Falls. At least 25% of audience members will visit from outside of Fergus Falls and at least 90% of participants will report that they would attend a similar event in the future and recommend it to others.","The exhibit sparked meaningful conversations and new knowledge about mental health and the role art can play in improving lives. At each exhibit site, we had a Book of Healing, for individuals to write reflections or draw in. Many comments expressed the above outcome, including comments about judging people less, or talking about their own struggles more with others. 2: The exhibit brought high quality, nationally recognized contemporary artwork to West Central MN, resulting in new visitors to Fergus Falls galleries. A survey of zip codes from attendees indicated that approximately 21 zip codes and seven states were represented at the exhibit. The local response was overwhelmingly positive. Dozens of people said they had never attended an exhibit here before.",,5541,"Other, local or private",15541,500,"Laura Zimmerman, Noel Nix, Jerome Rawls, Lisa Middag, Jeremy B. Cohen, Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer ReDakota|, Ben Bonestroo, Amelia Brown, Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Springboard for the Arts, in collaboration with the Kaddatz Gallery and the McKnight Gallery in Fergus Falls, will present ""Mindful: Exploring Mental Health through Art,"" a traveling exhibit organized by the Society for Contemporary Craft based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Big Stone, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-319,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Leslie Hanlon: Director of fundraising and marketing, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John?s University fine arts series; Tamra Jo Makram: Managing director of Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; theater artist and playwright; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Jacinta Zens: Independent arts organizer; member of Moorhead Arts and Cultural Commission","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10006020,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,3190,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders' celebration program by: 1. Video/audio recordings. 2. Surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff. 3. Date collected. 4. Staff and artists discussions. 5. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results, the surveys will be created and changed from year to year according to the results from the staff and artists discussions.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We created and tabulated a survey. We will use the information to improve our program for next year, including a better audio system.","Achieved proposed outcomes",6830,"Other,local or private",10020,,"Brandy Barrett, Holly Harjes, Michelle King, Jackie Larson, Nick Pollack, Tami Wentzlaff, Colleen Zeiher",,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To sponsor an Artist in Residency where students interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a play and music based on the elder's life, May 2018. Funds will be used for artist fees and travel, publicity and rental fees.",2018-04-02,2018-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Cox,"Green Isle Community School","190 McGrann St PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338-0277,"(507) 326-7144 ",serenity.cox@greenislecommunityschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-262,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 10006121,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Members of groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","People from rural areas are traditionally under served by the arts. We are located in the country 15 miles from 8 different small communities.","The activities fully achieved the prop",5531,"Other,local or private",15531,,"Arlene Deno, Colleen Hayne, Darlene Gillard, Delano Paulson, Greg Hayne, Glen Hanson, Janis Ray, Janice Sathrum, Jim Buehler, Joanne Paulson, Phyllis Buehler, Signora Boe, Steven Ray, Tom Bond",,"Berne Summer Concert Series","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Support for Musicians and Artisans.",2018-06-06,2018-08-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Derby,"Berne Summer Concert Series","21959 County Hwy 24","West Concord",MN,55985,"(507) 676-1773 ",jpderby24@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-278,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006123,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,5850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Stories, Video/Audio Recordings, Survey, Focus Groups, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","Projected outcomes were met by the offering of excellent concerts that were either free or at minimal cost, held in accessible venues in Northfield.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",9526,"Other,local or private",15376,,"David Carter, Judy Swanson, Garda Kahn, Wendy Russell, Elizabeth Olson, Yoshiko Soltis, Francesca Anderegg, Reinaldo Moya",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Chamber Music Festival 2018.",2018-07-01,2018-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817 ",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-279,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006126,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,5475,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Survey, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","We created meaningful relationships with Reinaldo Moya, Guillermo Calderon, Manny Laureano and extended our relationship with Baile Folklorico Mexicano, saw an increase in participation by the Hispanic community.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2739,"Other,local or private",8214,1380,"Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Jerry Fox, Janine Haidar, Rolf Kragseth, Judy Kutulas, Emmett Lefkowitz, Virginia Lorang, Addie Nelson, Rachel O'Connor, Amy Pagel, Wendy Placko, Kaie Warren",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Latin Inspirations Concert.",2017-12-01,2018-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Peterson,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Rice, Dakota, Goodhue, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-280,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006127,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Video/Audio Recordings, Survey, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","Our numbers & individual donations increased, both of which show increased participation. Quality was, as always, outstanding. We continue to get audience who are attending AMF for the first time, thereby forging new relationships.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",14802,"Other,local or private",24802,,"David Gustafson, Susan Ferries, Steven Scheu, Anita Wilson, Tammy Bartz",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Apollo Musical Festival 2018.",2018-01-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084 ",chambermusiclive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Winona, Hennepin, Nobles, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-281,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006132,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Video/Audio Recordings, Survey, Data Collection.","Quality increased with repeated performances. New relationships were forged working with Chatfield Center for the Arts & Northfield Arts Guild. Accessibility increased by compelling videos & by traveling to sing, thus connecting our communities.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",7512,"Other,local or private",17212,,"Diane Banfield, Carol Berteotti, Andy Buchholz, Alison Good, Kristine Hanson, Roger Harms, April Horne, Brian Moran, Nora O'Sullivan, Noel Peterson, Julia Salzman, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Jennifer Schilbe, Bart Seebach, Kristine Swanson",,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Choir Country - Works by Minnesota Composers.",2018-01-08,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Giere,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","1001 14th St NW Ste 900",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 252-8427 ",bgiere@choralartsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-283,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006141,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Survey, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The students learned, grew and changed by participating in the theatre camps, and performances. They forged authentic relationships with the other students, teaching artists, and the director.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",9330,"Other,local or private",19330,960,"Bethany Danner, Nick Goebel, Jason Hillesheim, Nort Johnson, Gail Kohl, Royal Ross, John Sarzoza, Kim Schaufenbuel, Len Sorstokke, Jeanne Tangren Hatle, Tiffany Trip",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Children's Theatre Season.",2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-287,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006142,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,5705,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Members of groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Surveys.","While weather hindered attendance, we did see an increase when the weather cooperated, specifically younger families. Additionally, there were little barriers to our concerts - free, ADA-compliant facility and available to everyone in our community.","The activities mostly achieved the pro",4666,"Other,local or private",10371,200,"Bruce Krinke, Chad Kreager, Cheryl Sterling, Christopher O'Neil, Elsie Slinger, Lola Brand, Sally Kramer",,"City of Faribault Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Concerts in the Park series.",2018-06-14,2018-08-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Peanasky,"City of Faribault Parks and Recreation","15 Division St W",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 334-2064 ",ppeanasky@ci.faribault.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-288,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006147,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Survey, Data Collection.","FRFF offered a high-quality, documentary only film festival that is otherwise unavailable in outstate MN. Attendees are moved by the stories and issues presented in the films and the interactions with the attending filmmaker artists.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",5828,"Other,local or private",15828,,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, and Zach Schonike",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Festival Marketing Assistance.",2017-12-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-290,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006150,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Interviews, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","We met all of our goals thanks to the planning, and commitment our volunteers did. By having an open event and advertising on Facebook, helped reach those typically undeserved by the arts.","The activities fully achieved the prop",4772,"Other,local or private",14772,700,"Elena Flores, Emma Onawa, Jim Welsch, Jennifer Bordanero, Lois Burnes, Santiago Jimenez, Sean Dowse, Tyler Blomberg and Yanelis Jinete",,"Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Hispanic Heritage Festival.",2018-06-01,2018-10-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Richardson,"Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County","1407 4th St W","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-2184 ",info@hispanicoutreach.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Morrison, Morrison, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-292,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006163,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts expeiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Survey, Data Collection.","MWMF experienced high attendance with nearly 20% of its audience traveling from the Twin Cities to Winona. The multi-genre presentation of music allows relevance and accessibility to a wide-range of attendees.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",20721,"Other,local or private",30721,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Festival Production Assistance.",2017-12-01,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-295,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006198,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,9560,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts expeiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Survey, Data Collection.","GOALS: 1) Participation up - 1,888 to 2,400. 4) Student audience & performers typically underserved OUTCOMES: 1) Relevant & accessible concert 2) Students learned 3) RS connected with a new audience. 4) RS built relationships with underserved groups.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",2510,"Other,local or private",12070,,"H. Jay Beck, Glenn Forbes, Andre Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Brad Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Bruce Rhode, Matt Rosium, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan, Brent Tunis",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Concert for Area 4th Grade Students.",2017-12-01,2018-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jere,Lantz,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Drive SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",jerel@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-309,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006208,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Members of groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change.","Event provided excellent arts opportunity in rural area at a reasonable fee in a family environment. Over 1,500 attended the venue and participated in workshops, open stage & jammiing. Comments re: programming support accomplishment.","The activities fully achieved the prop",13618,"Other,local or private",23618,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Robert Brommerich, John Campbell, Kristy Good, Becky Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"August 2018 Bluegrass Festival and Workshops.",2018-06-01,2018-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-313,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006663,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. We plan to do a sample survey of our attendees to determine where they are traveling from to attend Arli-Dazzle.","We created a Google survey, distributed it and tabulated the results. The results will help with future funding and give us a better idea of what was popular and unpopular so that future Arli-Dazzle events can target popular activities and increase attendance.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",28660,"Other,local or private",33660,,"Tiffany Brockhoff, Derek Hahn, Terry Klages, Kevin Lindstrand, Matt Nelson, Leah Prahl, Wendell Terlinden",0.00,"Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor the annual Arli-Dazzle celebration, including ethnic and traditional music and entertainment; December 2018. Funds will be used for artists’ fees, publicity, and rental fees.",2018-09-01,2019-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Prahl,"Arlington Chamber of Commerce","PO Box 435",Arlington,MN,55307,"(507) 351-1324 ",ldonabauer@arlingtonmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Le Sueur, Hennepin, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-318,"Steve Davis: orchestra member, orchestra volunteer, music school volunteer; Denice Evers: retired teacher, community theater volunteer; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: 4-H Coordinator, education coordinator, board member; Diane Harms: singer; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, art center instructor; Margie Larson: visual artist and retired college international student coordinator; Charles Luedtke: retired music professor, Organists guild; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, community theater charter member; Liz Miller: visual artist, art professor; Lauren Shoemaker: school music instructor; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, gallery executive director; Carol Soma: retired language arts teacher, theater volunteer; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, fair and festival board volunteer.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 10006677,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The Performance Series Director will create a survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys, the Performance Series Director will tabulate the results.","All evaluation methods were utilized.The results told us that the level of outreach activities provided by the Performance Series with grant assistance is important and is making a difference in the lives of our patrons. Jt was noted that our patrons enjoy the programming variety and diversity offered by the Performance Series.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",91400,"Other,local or private",99400,,"David Gadberry, Dale Haefner, Michael Olson, Doug Snapp",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their Performance Series; including four outreach activities for area K-12 schools and communities. The funds will be used for performer fees, a sound tech and equipment rental.",2018-07-01,2018-11-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","320 Maywood Ave 202 Earley Ctr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Carver, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-332,"Steve Davis: orchestra member, orchestra volunteer, music school volunteer; Denice Evers: retired teacher, community theater volunteer; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: 4-H Coordinator, education coordinator, board member; Diane Harms: singer; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, art center instructor; Margie Larson: visual artist and retired college international student coordinator; Charles Luedtke: retired music professor, Organists guild; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, community theater charter member; Liz Miller: visual artist, art professor; Lauren Shoemaker: school music instructor; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, gallery executive director; Carol Soma: retired language arts teacher, theater volunteer; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, fair and festival board volunteer.","Steve Davis: orchestra member, orchestra volunteer, music school volunteer; Denice Evers: retired teacher, community theater volunteer; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: 4-H Coordinator, education coordinator, board member; Diane Harms: singer; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, art center instructor; Margie Larson: visual artist and retired college international student coordinator; Charles Luedtke: retired music professor, Organists guild; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, community theater charter member; Liz Miller: visual artist, art professor; Lauren Shoemaker: school music instructor; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, gallery executive director; Carol Soma: retired language arts teacher, theater volunteer; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, fair and festival board volunteer.",,2 10006726,"Arts Activities Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Conduct a community dialogue to discuss relevant current issues addressed in the show - engaging at least three local government officials and 25% of our audience. To create an emotional experience for the audience, allowing them to connect with the source material and the current issues it addresses. Lumin will be collecting audience data as we increase our audience size and expand our reach to other zip codes. Artistic staff surveys have been and will continue to be useful as we improve our audition, rehearsal and communication processes.","Our audience increased 44% from our best-selling show. We use a sliding scale, designated 10% of our tickets as comps and still saw a 32% increase in revenue. 48% of our audience participated in the talkback session and another 5% came in just for the discussion. Our cast grew in diversity by 10%, our audience grew in diversity as well, but we don't have solid numbers on the increase.","achieved proposed outcomes",6500,"Other,local or private",16500,,"Libby Wasylik, Caitlin Weber, Kelli Tatum, Leah Blum, Kelly Nokk, Michelle DelCastillo, Aaron Henry, Rob Andersen, Steve Soler, Tom Sorenson",0.00,"(lumin)theater lab","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Scarlet Letter Production.",2018-10-01,2019-02-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Tatum,"(lumin)theater lab","1318 W 20th St",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 353-8191 ",lumintheaterlab@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1023,"Chai Lee: General Administration; Erika Dani: Community Service and Development, Finance, Organizational Development; Jamie Marshall: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Marggie Ogas: Artistic, Community Service and Development, Organizational Development; Martha West: Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development and Marketing; Nancy Cook: Artistic, Education, Community Service and Development; Nina Robinson: Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Pete Driessen: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming.","Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.",,2 10006738,"Arts Activities Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to increase the size of our audience by 15% and to increase participation by Latino, African American and South Asian members of our community by 30%. To evaluate this project we will use attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, and casual comments from participants.","Instead of increasing the size of our audience the weather reduced it to 1/3 of usual. We did meet our goal of increasing participation by Latino and South Asian members of our community -- 80% of the audience for ?Summer Rain"" was South Asian and 75% of the audience for Electric Machete Studio was Latino.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6600,"Other,local or private",16600,,"Wayne Potratz, Amy Colette-Harrison, Julie Andersen, Cheryl Caponi, Brad Dahlgaard, Jason Daum, Steve Harrison, Erin Paulson, Scott Thomas",0.00,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Caponi Art Park 2019 Summer Performance Series.",2018-10-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1035,"Adrienne Doyle: Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Service and Development; Bob Peskin: General Management and Administration, Finance and Audit, Fundraising; Karla Arredondo-Payan: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Community Service and Development; Reona Berry: Artistic, Tisidra Jones, Community Education, General Administration.","Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.",,2 10006740,"Arts Activities Support",2019,6286,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our Artistic Goals: Qualitative: Engage audiences in terms of repeat, new, and increased attendance and enthusiasm from varied demographics, measured from concert comments and end-of-season survey. Quantitative: Increase attendance of more varied ethnicities and younger audiences by measurable percentages over previous years, as measured by audience surveys. Quantitative evaluation will measure audience attendance by ticket sales and community support by contributions. Qualitative evaluation and demographic information will be gathered by audience surveys.","Qualitative: people discover the music we present is relevance to their lives. This is reflected in comments listed above. These concerts build community, presented in a format that helps audiences and performers to interact with one another. Quantitative: Our audience comes largely from Lakeville (34%), Burnsville (20%), Apple Valley (8%) area, with 38% from 30 towns in a 60-mile radius.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10504,"Other,local or private",16790,,"Joe Masiarchin, Karla Hartman, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin Erickson, Mary Erickson, Audrey Johnson, Patty Ruedy, Bill Henry, Rolf Jacobson, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",0.00,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding support for Coffee Concerts at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.",2018-09-26,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1037,"Amelia Foster: Artistic, Community Service and Development, General Management and Administration; David Kang: General Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Elin Anderson: Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Emma Kasiga: Finance, Education, Community Service and Development, Heather Peebles, Education, Community Service and Development, Computer Systems and Web Design; Kasey Payette: Artistic, Audience Development and Marketing, Fundraising; Prabana Balapuwaduge Mendis: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Teqen Zea-Aida: Audience Development and Marketing, General Administration, Organizational Development.","Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.",,2 10006748,"Arts Activities Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","East Metro Symphony Orchestra hopes to achieve a 10% increase in orchestra member numbers, as well as a 15% increase in concert season attendance based on the 2017-2018 season numbers. East Metro Symphony Orchestra also hopes to expand the number of seniors able to enjoy a concert experience at senior living facilities, increasing the number of audience participants by 200%, as a result of the addition of new smaller ensemble performances at these communities. East Metro Symphony Orchestra will evaluate the success of meeting its goals through audience and participant counts, information collected through surveys at each concert, and audience feedback during post-concert receptions. Written and oral feedback will also be collected from orchestra members after each concert.","EMSO's 2018-19 season was successful. We saw a 25% increase in concert attendance and a 20% increase in orchestra membership. We reached over 400 Senior Living Community residents through two full orchestra performances and six ensemble performances. This is a more than 200% increase over previous seasons. Survey results showed positive responses from orchestra members and audiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",24200,"Other,local or private",34200,,"Sally Browne, Stephen Crooks, Dwight Erickson, Betsy Lake, Sean Maysack, Mark Mohwinkel, Angie Newgren, Brenda Renalls",0.00,"East Metro Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"East Metro Symphony Orchestra 2018-2019 Concert Season.",2018-11-06,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Lake,"East Metro Symphony Orchestra","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(651) 351-7066 ",president@emsorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Washington, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1045,"Ann Spencer: Fundraising, General Administration, Artistic; Chris Garza: Artistic, General Management and Administration, Finance; Denise Tennen: Youth Programming, Finance, Fundraising; Eri Isomura: Artistic, Youth Programming, Volunteerism; Fatima Camara: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Julia Hobart: Artistic, Audience Development and Marketing, General Administration; Kate Hujda: General Management and Administration, Artistic, Organizational Development.","Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.",,2 10006749,"Arts Activities Support",2019,8552,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This program, Poetry for Life, is an eight-week intergenerational workshop series for 20 participants (10 seniors and 10 youth) at each of two sites on the Ebenezer Ridges campus, and 20 participants at the Martin Luther campus (10 seniors, 10 youth). The program has two unique goals: 1) for participants to have the opportunity to create, learn and engage socially while creating a legacy, and 2) to combat ageism through intergenerational programming. To evaluate project results, Ann Schrempp, Life Long Learning and Intergenerational Program Coordinator at Ebenezer Ridges will work with APP-MN teaching artists to coordinate program observation and evaluation and Ann will oversee evaluation of residents' experiences and survey for improvements in attitude, social expression, health, and overall well-being.","92 individuals were touched by these poetry sessions, including support staff, as well as parents of the children and loved ones and care givers of the seniors. 95% of the participants indicated that their ability to express themselves creatively through poetry and self-expression was enhanced and increased per poetry session.","achieved proposed outcomes",2138,"Other,local or private",10690,,"Kent Eklund, Thomas Hokr, Richard Howard, Shary Mulhere, Jeanne Ripley, Carl Runck, John Selstad, Mark Thomas, Todd WillettThis",0.00,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Poetry for Life.",2018-09-26,2019-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Gillespie,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2344 Energy Park Dr","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 672-7751 ",dana@creationincommon.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1046,"Anna Ostroushko: Artistic, General Administration, Volunteerism; Caitlin Hammel: Artistic, Education, General Administration; Chandler Daily: Organizational Development, Artistic, General Administration; Daisuke Kawachi: Artistic, Community Education, General Administration; Hawona Sullivan Janzen: General Administration, Community Education, Artistic; Sophie Liu-Othmer: Community Education, Community Service and Development, General Administration.","Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.",,2 10006809,"Arts Activities Support",2019,9680,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of junior high students participating in the Modern Dance Project will be exceed 25 students and of those participants, 75% will study modern dance and participate in the Modern Dance Project Community Concert for the first time. Evaluations will be documented by reviewed of online registrations and attendance taken during each workshop day, at the dress rehearsal and performance. In addition, volunteer ushers will count the number of attendees in the theater the night of the ""pay as you are able"" Community Concert. A short survey will be included in each program distributed to each audience member. Questions may include: ""How did you hear about this Concert?"", ""Is this the first time you attended the Modern Dance Community Concert?"" and/or ""what was your overall experience of tonight's concert?""","Quantitative goal was met: 31 participants registered from December 3-20. On the first workshop day, 25 attended. Subsequent workshop days showed an average of twenty participants in attendance. seventeen participants performed in the concert. Qualitative goal was achieved in that 75% of the Project participants studied and performed Modern Dance for the first time.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4630,"Other,local or private",14310,,"Keith Andersen, Molly Granzow, Cindy Jensen, Haley Jensen, Leeanne ""Dixie"" Rairamo, Kelli Foster Warder",0.00,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Youth Dance Ensemble's: Modern Dance Project.",2018-10-08,2019-03-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771 ",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-1106,"Dan Peltzman: General Management and Administration, Organizational Development and Planning; Dawne Brown White: General Management and Administration, Fundraising, Organizational Development; Haley Cramer: Artistic, Finance, Organizational Development; Laura Leffler:, Artistic, Organizational Development, General Administration; Mai Vang: Organizational Development, General Administration, Community Education; Mike Alberti: General Administration, Education, Artistic; Nora Riemenschneider: General Administration, Youth Programming, Artistic; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: Organizational Development, Education, General Administration.","Osman Mohamed Ali: Founder and Executive Director; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director; Cristeta Boarini: freelance audio producer, journalist, writer, Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director, Alejandra Iannone: Creative Co-Director, Wu Chen Khoo: Technical: Stage Technical Designer,Stage Director, Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant, Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Donna Saul Millen: Events Director, Christal Moose: Manager, Adaobi Okolue: Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren: Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator, Deanna StandingCloud: Program and Community Network Director, Sara Wilson: Attorney.",,2 10006222,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2018,8110,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Members of groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories.","The goals were met with a great attendance to the exhibit and related program and positive feedback voiced by visitors and locals participating.","The activities fully achieved the prop",2050,"Other,local or private",10160,,"Michelle Alexander, Mary Alice Anderson, Judy Bodway, Tom Bremer, Sandra Burke, Jody Dangsingburg, Dennis Daniels, Diane Dingfelder, Robert Fischer, Sue Hovell, Ken Lindamann, Dennis McEntaffer, Patrick Marek, Janis Martin, Jonelle Moore, Blake Pickart, P",,"Winona County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"The Art of Fine Furniture 2018.",2018-06-16,2018-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Peterson,"Winona County Historical Society","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987-3461,"(507) 454-2723 ",info@winonahistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-316,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006232,"Arts Activities Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce the Community Elders Concert Series--performing at 15+ community organizations resulting in presenters and attendees reporting a satisfaction level of at least 4 out of 5 stars. Produce the A&K Annual Theatrical Event--working 48 weeks a year, ending with a 2 week/7-show run at Bloomington Center for the Arts and welcoming more than 3,000 audience members to share in the experience of the annual show. Community Elders Concert Series evaluations include audience and participant count as well as surveys to the presenter with a 1-5 scale rating system and 8+ questions regarding program impact, entertainment value and professionalism. A&K Annual Theatrical Event - bi-annual cast surveys, presenter meetings, ticket sales, attendee discussions and post event wrap meetings with presenters, staff, volunteers, cast and production team.","4,800+ audience members; multi-generational with 60% of participants age 65+, 35% of participants with diverse race/ethnic backgrounds and 75% participants self-identifying as differently-abled. 15 Elder Concert Series performances resulted in 100% of surveys coming back with a rating of “Excellent” (5 out of 5 stars) 95% of cast surveys indicating a 5 out of 5 for participation in the program.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",94780,"Other,local or private",104780,,"Stan Rein, Jan Preble, Dan Seeman",,"Alive and Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Senior Citizens Redefining Aging through Rockin Storytelling and Song 2018-2019",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Brands,"Alive and Kickin","1015 4th Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155 ",heather@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-840,"Alejandra Tobar Alatriz: Artistic, Community Service, Development, Organizational Development; Alison Goetzman: Volunteerism, Finance, General Administration; Anton Jones: Artistic, Education, Community Service, Development; Christopher Bineham: General Management, Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Dana Mattice: General Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Emily Cole-Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Youth Programming; Lara Cornell: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Yang Mee Moua Yang: Education, Disabilities Specialist, Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade: Stage Technical Designer and Director.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 523-6390 ",1 10006261,"Arts Activities Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to theater arts opportunities to 40+ youth and adult actors, 6+ staff members and 800+ audience members from Dakota County and the surrounding communities. Actor surveys show that 85% of actors felt improvement in development of artistic skills and 95% felt growth in contemplation about themes present in the production (including; what it means to lead a business, responsibilities associated with leadership, gender-work stereotypes, and work conditions for those with physical limitations historically in America, etc.). Outcomes associated with number of actors, staff and audience members participating in the production will be evaluated through counts of number of persons within each group. Outcomes associated to improvements in artistic disciplines as well as contemplative and reflective disciplines will be gathered through actor surveys.","Children's Castle Theater's production of ""Disney's Newsies"" provided advanced theater arts training to 40 actors (34 youth and 17 adults) from Dakota County and the surrounding communities. All actors in the production were given the opportunity to receive professional trailing in dialect and voice with the majority of actors also receiving training in stage combat and dance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",15430,"Other,local or private",25430,,"Heidi Schmidt, David Beck-O'Sullivan, Jeff Carter, Kelly Beck-O'Sullivan, Amy LaVallie",,"Children's Castle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Children's Castle Theater - Community Theater Production of ""Disney's Newsies""",2018-07-02,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Yaeger,"Children's Castle Theater","19600 Ipava Ave Lakeville North HS",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 388-7961 ",childrenscastletheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-959,"Alejandra Tobar Alatriz: Artistic, Community Service, Development, Organizational Development; Alison Goetzman: Volunteerism, Finance, General Administration; Anton Jones: Artistic, Education, Community Service, Development; Christopher Bineham: General Management, Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Dana Mattice: General Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Emily Cole-Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Youth Programming; Lara Cornell: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Yang Mee Moua Yang: Education, Disabilities Specialist, Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade: Stage Technical Designer and Director.",,2 10006287,"Arts Learning",2018,9579,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","24 Individuals with special needs will experience the Performing Arts while participating in a twelve week program held at their facilities. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in a performance for family, friends, peers and staff members. 70% of those enrolled will be participating in the performing arts for the first time. Others will be returning to our program to continue learning about theater, dance and creativity. 90% of the students expressed that after completion of their last program were more comfortable trying new things, worked better as a team and felt more creative. Prior to the start of our program teachers will meet with the staff of Chrestomathy in Burnsville and Eden Prairie to learn more about the needs of the participants enrolled. A staff member from Chrestomathy will observe our weekly program and will evaluate that day's class. Adjustments will be discussed for learning styles and content of materials given. Ongoing dialogue with students by teaching artists will take place on an ongoing basis to evaluate the comprehension of our program. What they especially enjoy, what is more challenging for them, etc. Post-performance surveys will be sent out to evaluate the program and performance. This will be given to family, friends and all who attend. Each location will have approximately 120-140 people attend their final presentation. Teaching Artists will discuss needed adaptations after each class and document how we will make those changes. Surveys at the conclusion of our twelve week program will be required.","69 people attended 2 different performances by 24 differently-abled people at two different Chrestomathy centers. This was the culmination of 12 weeks of 45-60 minute classes with these 24 students. The audience shared positive feedback-especially encouraging because there were future participants in the group.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2395,"Other,local or private",11974,,"Bonnie Neumann, Jill Kuzma, Theresa Henry, Yolanda Reeves",,"Drama Interaction","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Drama Interaction Intro to Creativity",2018-04-25,2018-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Neumann,"Drama Interaction","6352 Josephine Ave",Edina,MN,55439,"(952) 220-1676 ",drama.interaction@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-944,"Amina Beres: Artistic, Organizational Development, Youth Programming; Audra Robbins: Youth Programming, Organizational Development, Community Education; Carla Steen: Artistic, Audience Development, Marketing; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, Artistic, Volunteerism; Olivia Levins Holden: Artistic, Education; Reynaldo Lara: Artistic, Youth Programming, General Administration; Scott Mikesh: Audience Development, Marketing, Organizational Development, Computer Systems, Web Design; Stephani Atkins: Youth Programming, Volunteerism, Artistic; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Service, Development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade: Stage Technical Designer and Director.",,2 10006361,"Arts Activities Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect over 5400 attendees, with over 480 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 20% increase in attendance each of the past seven years. We will also have over 45 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count the amount of dancers at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout.","We had over 5800 people attend our wacipi and experience Native American Arts and culture. The overall outcome of the wacipi was entirely positive. This could not have been possible without the help of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This was our most successful wacipi yet.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6700,"Other,local or private",16700,,"Sharon Lennartson, Marlene Dixon, Pat Stark, Sylvia Swanson, Lon Navarre, John LeClaire, Maria McNamara",,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Mendota's 19th Traditional Welcome Home Wacipi",2018-06-30,2018-09-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141 ",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-987,"Ahmed Anzald·a: Artistic, Audience Development, Marketing, Organizational Development; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, General Management, Administration, Community Service, Development; Courtney Kupsch: Youth Programming, Audience Development, Marketing, Fundraising; Dee Baskin: Community Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development, Marketing; Kate Tucker: General Administration, Fundraising, Education; Melissa Clark: Artistic, Community Education, Computer Systems, Web Design; Richie Yang: Artistic, Education, Community Education; Victoria Pyan: Artistic, Finance, Community Service, Development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade: Stage Technical Designer and Director.",,2 10006841,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2019,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support, as well as announce that cookies and water are available to those that hand in a survey. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. We QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who are audience base is.","Many of the audience comments from our surveys reassured us that our mission, unchanged for our 40-year life, remains relevant and appealing.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",12900,"Other,local or private",20900,,"Kylie Ahlschwede, Sean Benz, Mike Berding, Leslie Brinkmann, Diane Harms, Susan Harstad, Gary Paulson, Rachel Pierson, Meghan Poehler",0.00,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts in Mankato; two concerts in November, including a newly commissioned piece ""In Glory Everlasting""ť and two concerts in April. Funds will be used for artist fees, membership scholarships, salaries, and concert venue costs.",2018-09-04,2019-05-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Harstad,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 5134",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2015 ",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-351,"Steve Davis: orchestra member, orchestra volunteer, music school volunteer; Denice Evers: retired teacher, community theater volunteer; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: 4-H Coordinator, education coordinator, board member; Diane Harms: singer; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, art center instructor; Margie Larson: visual artist and retired college international student coordinator; Charles Luedtke: retired music professor, Organists guild; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, community theater charter member; Liz Miller: visual artist, art professor; Lauren Shoemaker: school music instructor; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, gallery executive director; Carol Soma: retired language arts teacher, theater volunteer; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, fair and festival board volunteer.","Steve Davis: orchestra member, orchestra volunteer, music school volunteer; Denice Evers: retired teacher, community theater volunteer; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: 4-H Coordinator, education coordinator, board member; Diane Harms: singer; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor, retired art teacher, art center instructor; Margie Larson: visual artist and retired college international student coordinator; Charles Luedtke: retired music professor, Organists guild; Randy Mediger: retired principal, retired teacher, community theater charter member; Liz Miller: visual artist, art professor; Lauren Shoemaker: school music instructor; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, gallery executive director; Carol Soma: retired language arts teacher, theater volunteer; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, fair and festival board volunteer.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 10010873,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,24045,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Red Wing area residents have the accessibility and opportunity to connect with writers who reflect their identities and experiences. The Anderson Center will conduct detailed audience surveys and take notes during the question and answer session after the completion of each event.","Participants were somewhat more diverse than usual audiences and included those who don't typically participate in the arts. Audience surveys and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data. 2: Minnesotans learned, grew, and changed through participation in the program. Literary analyses was performed on words used by participants to describe their experiences. Descriptors indicated learning and personal change, including the words: inspiring, informative, educational, motivating, moving.",,8534,"Other,local or private",32579,470,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Taronda Howard, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret (Peg) Noesen",0.00,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Anderson Center will present poetry readings and related community workshops by three nationally renowned poets with diverse backgrounds to broaden audiences for the Center's programming and introduce new audiences to the poets.",2020-06-01,2022-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-394,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010895,"Arts Access",2020,31931,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Cantus will establish connections that foster meaningful long-term service to the Latino community. Cantus will survey audience/participants after each performance about programming and concert experience; Cantus will meet with partners pre-, mid-, and post-project to assess real/perceived barriers to participation. 2: Latino teens and artists have their perspectives on modern masculinity shared with a broader audience through Cantus' platform. In addition to measuring quantitative impact through attendance/box office of Cantus 'Brave' concerts, the ensemble will monitor informal qualitative feedback on social media to live-streaming and a social-media hashtag that facilitate discussion. ","Cantus successfully laid a foundation for long-term engagement with the local Latino communities. Cantus surveyed the audience, and project manager and Cantus tenor Alberto de la Paz remained in close communication with Esperanza United's Youth Initiatives Specialist to adapt in real time to pandemic-related complications. 2: Latino teens' perspectives on and experiences with migration are shared with a broader audience. Attendance at the final concert, feedback from Esperanza United's teenage participants and administrators, and post-concert surveys. ",,192,"Other,local or private ",32123,2086,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"Cantus will engage members of the Twin Cities' Latino community in its ""Brave"" program on contemporary masculinity, offering access to its concerts and access for young Latino voices to Cantus's platform. ",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-488,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10010900,"Arts Access",2020,18420,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased attendance and deepened connections with the community, especially in the under 25 demographic. Attendance numbers are tracked at each event. Surveys are distributed, collected and tabulated. And, we actively seek comments and reactions of participants using 'post it's' which are posted/displayed at each concert reception. 2: Apollo Music Festival artists will personally engage participants to create meaningful connections and subsequently appreciation for the music. Artists use home stays and patronize local businesses. Impact of the connection is seen in survey comments and demographic info, and through individual giving. Also, local businesses buy program ads that function as a measure of our community connection.","High quality content was disseminated to our regular patrons through streaming and CD. In spite of the fact that our regular season was cancelled, we received individual donations in excess of $7,000. We also received positive feedback from CD recipients. 2: Relationships with our community and patrons were sustained through the pandemic. Individual 2020 donations from local patrons were 88% of those from the previous year. Our patrons willingness to donate during this time is an indicator of the depth of support and strength of the festival's relationship to the community.",,4858,"Other,local or private",23278,10000,"Tammy Bartz, Anita Wilson, Susan Ferries, Steven Scheu, Kim Ross, Christopher Freeze",0.00,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Chamber Music Live will collaborate with the communities of southeastern Minnesota's bluff country to present chamber music of the highest quality bringing world-class musicians for nine days of concerts, master classes, and events.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-490,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010905,"Arts Access",2020,49883,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB builds connections in three underserved metro neighborhoods by partnering with local playwrights to lead community conversations about legacy. CLIMB will survey participating community organizations to determine if they will work with CLIMB again, and track all new partnerships created organically from our work in these communities. 2: Three underserved Metro neighborhoods build trust in CLIMB Theatre by sharing stories developed into a new work by CLIMB and a community playwright. CLIMB will track repeated and increases in attendance at salons, and the number of new inquiries for service to orgs in these communities; talkbacks will assess if community members see themselves reflected in these new works.","CLIMB expanded and increased the types collaborative arts programming for and with these communities. CLIMB tracked the number of new program offerings created from working with partners and saw an increase of five new types of theatre programs. 2: CLIMB expanded and built new connections with underserved metro neighborhoods. CLIMB Outreach staff asked when new locations contacted us for programing how they found out about CLIMB Theatre and they had found us through our various grassroots efforts.",,7795,"Other,local or private",57678,5244,"Katie Langston, James Olney, Justin Cervantes, Jay Dubb, Sam Taitel, Jasmine Magner",0.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"CLIMB Theatre will collaborate with local playwrights who have connections to three underserved neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, working with residents to create community based theatrical works uncovering stories within those specific communities.",2020-01-01,2021-08-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-492,"Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10010912,"Arts Access",2020,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","COMPAS enriches its programming to increase and deepen opportunities for adults living with a disability to meaningfully engage in the arts. We will track number of new strategies teaching artists can use to modify art creation to accommodate a variety of people, arts residencies developed, types or structure of programs we run (e.g., mentorships), and partners we engage. 2: Adults who live with a disability work with COMPAS artists and each other to increase competencies in the arts and build a community of artists. Online or verbal surveys of artists, site staff, and participants will measure changes in participants’ artistic skills, techniques, and on-going arts practice, opportunities to create art, social connections with each other and site staff. ","Documented six new strategies; fifteen new residencies developed; four new program structures: online, art kits, mentorship, Idea Exchanges; five new partners. Data from teaching artists gathered through online or written surveys, email exchanges, and in-person communication. COMPAS tracked data on partners and programs in our database. 2: 100% of evals: participants increased understanding of artform and social connections increased. More than usual: people continued art after the program. Feedback from sites, TA's, and participants gathered through surveys, email and in-person communication. Feedback about continuing an arts practice was requested in comment form. That was compared to previous programs. ",,12013,"Other,local or private ",87013,15852,"Susan Rotilie, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Robert Erickson, Anne Hunter, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Walter L. Smith III, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Susan Ziel, Tracy Morrow, Yvette Trotman, Louis Porter, Susan Sustacek, Greta Margaret Rudolph",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"COMPAS will work with adults with disabilities and five related agencies to build communities of artists through increased arts programming with professional artists, collaborative trainings, and exhibitions. ",2020-01-01,2021-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-495,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10010916,"Arts Access",2020,31860,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Older adults in rural Minnesota report increased access to quality arts, resulting in positive effects in short-term quality of life. Partner evaluators and care staff will use qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure access and change in quality of life following our visit. 2: CSB expands access to programming serving older adults and those facing dementia in greater Minnesota where participants will make music and engage socially. Partner evaluators will use both qualitative and quantitative data such as observations, attendance data and resident surveys to measure effectiveness and participation/engagement levels.","Older adults and those facing dementia learned about music, engaged socially and participated interactively in our creative aging music program. Resident and care staff surveys, staff interviews, artist evaluations. 2: Older adults in rural Minnesota report increased access to quality arts, resulting in positive effects in short-term quality of life. Specific questions on surveys and staff interviews were used to measure behavior changes towards this outcome.",,,"Other,local or private",31860,600,"Bill Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Jeff Gleason, Brad Altoff, Joe Heitz, Tim Bradley",0.00,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Copper Street Brass will use music and social interaction to enrich the lives of seniors in care facilities, with a focus on those facing dementia, through its creative aging program ""Soundtracks"" in eight small communities in greater Minnesota.",2020-01-01,2021-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Hall,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",allison@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-496,"Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010926,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,99925,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences in five Minnesota communities will be uplifted by otherwise unavailable gospel performances, resulting in strengthened community connections. All sites will distribute quantitative surveys to assess past gospel experience, as well as pre- and post-show feelings of community and hope. Results will be compiled and shared with all presenters to identify successes and areas for improvement.","Audiences in four Minnesota communities benefited from performances of work otherwise unavailable in their region. Participant feedback was gathered through surveys and in-person feedback in lobbies; demographic info was collected through attendance and survey data.",,1376,"Other,local or private",101301,,"Ken Foltz (chair), Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schultz, April Thomas.",0.00,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Historic Holmes Theatre and four additional Minnesota presenters across the state will present public performances and outreach activities by The Kingdom Choir, a gospel choir based in Southeast England that performed at the British royal wedding in 2018.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-424,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010939,"Arts Access",2020,45891,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase affordability, diversity, and accessibility of Paradise arts experiences that help dismantle barriers and expand community participation. Participant qualitative and age-appropriate quantitative evaluations including narrative, visual and written that gauge barriers successfully removed, barriers that remain, likelihood of future participation, and quality of overall experience. 2: Provide high quality arts experiences that strengthen community partnerships and create shared experiences among diverse groups. Qualitative and age-appropriate quantitative evaluations with participants, collaborating partners, artists, staff and volunteers that gauge pre/post perceptions of Paradise, arts experience, and changes in community attitudes and understanding.","PCA provided virtual recorded and livestream performances as well as virtual arts classes via YouTube and Social Media. Data was collected by observation, social media comments and storytelling. Livestream ticket sales, class registration and conversations with participants. 2: Low cost Art in the Park and Outdoor concerts were a collaboration with the city recreation dept.Virtual programming provided increased accessibility. Observation and conversation with participants. Preregistration requirements for free events.",,6076,"Other,local or private",51967,4338,"Patrick Braucher, Cate Grinney, Brooklyn Hofstad, Kim Schaufenbuel, Peter vanSluis,?Kymn Anderson, Mary Ellen Bondhus,?Kelly Nygaard, Matthew Long, Wanda Holmgren, John Sarzoza",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Paradise Center for the Arts will provide authentic, meaningful, and accessible live theater, visual, and film arts programs for underserved children, youth, and adults of all abilities.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-501,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010940,"Arts Access",2020,70000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Through strengthened partnerships with arts/cultural/community organizations, target communities develop lasting relationships with the Film Society. Expanded partnerships within target communities, feedback from project partners and advisors, new audience participation measured through discount code and voucher redemption tracking. 2: Spanish-speaking communities feel welcome, well represented and proud to see themselves, their heritage, and their stories reflected in film. Audience sampling, multi-lingual surveys, participation in community events, feedback from advisors and project partners, and attendance measured by ticket sales, voucher redemptions. ","New and deepened existing partnerships with target communities were fostered and stronger relationships were developed through Cine Latino online. Online surveys and direct feedback from partners identified strengths and opportunities for growth in target communities. Participation was tracked via promo codes used by community partners and demographic and geographic data from audience surveys. 2: Hispanic, Latinx, and Ibero communities feel included and enthused to see their heritage and stories authentically represented in film. Evaluation was predominantly qualitative, including review of participant comments and reflections from bilingual film ballots and surveys, feedback from advisors and community organization partners, and also attendance measurements. ",,70399,"Other,local or private ",140399,,"David Johnson, Melodie Bahan, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Elizabeth Jolly, Charlie Montreuil, Maris Moore, Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Craig Laurence Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski",1.00,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"The Film Society will present Cine Latino, a unique and distinctive program of 40+ acclaimed Spanish language films enhanced by off-screen community activities. ",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-502,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10010973,"Arts Access",2020,19240,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will bring top professional musical acts from a wide array of cultures and musical genres into retirement communities. Surveys will be handed out to audience members with concert programs, and also given to retirement community administration and musicians. Follow-up meetings will also be scheduled with staff. 2: We will offer new artists to retirement communities we have served in the past and also begin serving new communities. Surveys will be handed out to audience members with concert programs, and also given to retirement community administration and musicians. Follow-up meetings will also be scheduled with staff.","We brought top professional musical acts from a wide array of cultures and musical genres into retirement communities both live and virtually. Surveys were handed out to audience members, venue staff and musicians at live concerts. Follow-up emails and phone calls to activity staff provided feedback for virtual concerts. 2: We offered performances by new artists to retirement communities we have served in the past and virtual content to new communities. Surveys were handed out to audience members, venue staff and musicians at live concerts. Follow-up emails and phone calls to activity staff provided feedback for virtual concerts.",,3650,"Other,local or private",22890,400,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Chris Coy, Linda Reed, Professor C. Victor Fung, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng ",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will hire top musicians to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities in Minnesota retirement communities.",2020-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-511,"Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011030,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,37275,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The MMC will partner with six different greater Minnesota venues to present performances, workshops and unique networking opportunities to meet touring artists. Each residency will be co-created by MMC staff, the artists, and local presenter. Evaluation tools - including surveys and interviews - will confirm activities took place and met established goals for participation and engagement. 2: The MMC will bring artists to communities and venues they have not played before to connect with new audiences. Surveys of Caravan du Nord event attendees will assess whether they made meaningful connections with new music and musicians and would support those artists in the future. Participating artists will report on new audience engagement in their work.","MMC partnered with six greater Minnesota venues to present performances, workshops, and unique networking opportunities to meet touring artists. Each residency was co-created by MMC staff, the artists, and a local presenter. Surveys and interviews confirmed established goals were met for engagement with 94% of survey respondents. 2: MMC brought artists to communities and venues they had not played at before to connect with new audiences. A survey of Caravan du Nord event attendees determined that 96% made meaningful connections to new music and musicians. Participating artists reported engagement with new audiences through informal interviews.",,17600,"Other,local or private",54875,6050,"Mary McKoskey, Alexei Casselle, Steve Weber, Janis Weller, Courtney Burton, Scott LeGere, Diane Miller, Shantel Dow, Paul Boblett, Sara Horishnyk, Steve Cole, Alexandria Mueller, Brian Turner, Dawn Montez",0.00,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition's Caravan du Nord will present a traveling showcase of music that brings top Minnesota artists, emerging musicians, and local performers to towns in greater Minnesota for workshops, performances, and networking.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Burns,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",burnsbeth28@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-438,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011031,"Arts Access",2020,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","The Minnesota Orchestra will grow its capacity to serve people with sensory sensitivities and apply learnings to make all its concerts more inclusive. Hold reflection sessions with the Accessibility Team; catalog type/number of modifications made to other concert programs; and survey audiences to evaluate reach and impact of those modifications. 2: Families with sensory sensitivities will attend meaningful live music experiences because the tailored programming is relevant and accessible. Survey participants to measure concert enjoyment and the inclusivity of the experience; document staff/musician observations; and hold reflection sessions with the Accessibility Team. ","The Minnesota Orchestra grew its capacity to serve people with sensory sensitivities and is applying learnings to make more concerts more inclusive. Reflection sessions were held with the Accessibility Team; audiences were surveyed to evaluate reach and impact of the concert programs; modifications to be made to other concert programs have been discussed for the 2022-2023 season. 2: Families with sensory sensitivities attended meaningful live music experiences because the tailored programming was relevant and accessible. Participants were surveyed to measure concert enjoyment and the inclusivity of the experience; staff/musician observations were documented; and reflection sessions were held with the Accessibility Team. ",,41993,"Other,local or private ",91993,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer ",0.00,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"The Minnesota Orchestra will collaborate with community partners to create a series of concerts that provide individuals with sensory sensitivities and their families, with tailored and inclusive arts experiences. ",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-522,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10011032,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","3,000 Minnesotans across the state will experience Orchestra performances that they describe as meaningful, accessible, and valuable to the community. Count attendees at each activity; collect impressions through musician/staff conversations with participants, surveys after select activities, and responses in local media and other channels. 2: Residents of the three cities who were unengaged with classical music will feel comfortable engaging with the art form and with Orchestra musicians. Survey participants about prior experience with classical music/Minnesota Orchestra and their interest in future engagement; with partners, track post-project impact on participation in community music programs. ","Minnesotans throughout the state gained access to Minnesota Orchestra performances that they described as joyful, relaxing, and inspiring. Post-concert surveys and Slover Linett research project, which included questions about the geographic location of the viewer and satisfaction with project activities. Staff also collected feedback from social media and other forums. 2: Minnesotans previously unfamiliar or unengaged with classical music felt comfortable accessing digital/broadcast concerts and other resources. Post-concert surveys and Slover Linett research project, which included questions about previous engagement with the Orchestra and satisfaction with project activities, and interest in future engagement with the Orchestra. ",,56612,"Other,local or private ",156612,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",0.00,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Minnesota Orchestra will tour to Saint Peter, Detroit Lakes, and Grand Rapids to present public performances and associated community engagement activities that will deepen previously established relationships and create new connections. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-439,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10010128,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our outcome is to have a an 5 % increase in audience for the festival and to have an 5% increase in participating artists of color across the 100 participating artists. We hope to have participation in the hands on activities stay the same or increase by 5%. The festival uses counters to keep track of visitors and participants in the hands-on interactive activities. We also solicit post event feedback through surveys of the artists, sponsors, and vendors. We utilize audience surveys to see how people hear of the event to gauge our marketing effectiveness.","Changing the in-person festival to on-line 3200 people impacted. In person event in Sept. 516 people visited 13 artists. Artists at in-person event had excellent sales and felt safe as info provided in post event survey. Public both on-line and in person thanked the org for doing the events, and commented they felt safe at the in person event. They were grateful.","achieved none of the proposed outcomes",45095,"Other,local or private",55095,,"Brenda Lyseng, Juliet Parisi, Jerri Neddermeyer, Yvette Johnson, Bethany Nelson, Mary Devine, Leslie Chudnoff,",,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"The 26th Annual Eagan Art Festival.",2019-10-24,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-17,"Bob Peskin: General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit, Fundraising; Brenna Mosser: Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Denetrick Powers: Community Service / Development, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing; Jennifer Ilse: Artistic, General Management / Administration; Karen Charles: Artistic, Education, General Management / Administration; Rob Thomas: General Management/Administration/Support, Program Development, Marketing/Audience Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.",,2 10010131,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A sustainable framework for Creative Placemaking will be developed that will include specific tactics for future Art Block events and planning. Outcomes will be measured by the number of Collaborators participating as well the number of multi-sector conversations held because of the event. Two or more specific conversations will lead to community issues and problem solving. 10,000 people will participate in experiential art opportunities at one of the 20+ locations during Art Block 2020. Two or more activities in Art Block 2020 will be facilitated by members of Eagan's diverse or under-represented communities. Evaluation will be measured by collaborator and audience participation: Increase over Art Block 2019 event. Data collected by all participating collaborators. Increase of collaborators. Evaluation tools will collect participant comments from event locations. Questions will include: ""How did you hear about the event?"" and ""Share Your Art Block Experience."" Analytics will be gathered from social media sites and website to gain insight into successful marketing strategies. Staff will evaluate the events that take place to assess the diversity of offerings/media and the accessibility of each event. A post event conversation with all collaborators will be held. Open dialogue will be encouraged.","Of organizations that reported, total attendance was 2,000 across 10 in-person/virtual events that were able to continue. While under goal, it was significant during the pandemic.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",23750,"Other,local or private",33750,,"Britt Moore,John Rayman,Lisa McWilliams, Makayala Palmer, Linda Klein, Aileen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Anita Pagey",,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Arts Project Support",,"Art Block 2020.",2019-11-01,2020-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-20,"Anna Ostroushko: Artistic, General Administration, Volunteerism; Bethany Madetzke: Marketing/Audience Development, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Celia Mattison: Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Nate Hance: Artistic, Education, Program Development; Richie Yang: Artistic, Education, Community Education; Sophie Liu-Othmer: Community Education, Community Service / Development, General Administration; Xianping He: Fundraising, Disabilities Specialist, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.",,2 10011045,"Arts Access",2020,56047,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dakota community members throughout Minnesota will work closely with New Native Theatre artists to bring their stories to the stage. We will succeed if the four Dakota reservation communities we reach out to participate in one or more storytelling workshops. 2: Dakota community members throughout Minnesota will use theatre to enrich their language revitalization practices. We will succeed if the four Dakota reservation communities we work with engage in creating a story for the stage using the Dakota language.","Despite Covid-19, 21 members of Dakota communities participated in the three-part online storytelling workshop featuring Joseph Marshall. Participant count. 2: New Native Theatre worked with 21 members of Dakota communities who participated in the workshop and monthly meetings of the core planning group. Participant count.",,,"Other,local or private",56047,,"Forrest Tahdooahnippah, Katrina Phillips, Al Gross, Rhiana Yazzie",0.00,"New Native Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"New Native Theatre artists will work closely with Dakota community members throughout Minnesota to bring their stories to the stage.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhiana,Yazzie,"New Native Theatre","PO Box 40118","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 367-7639",info@newnativetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-524,"Ronda Anderson-Sand: Project manager, Allegro School of Dance and Music; Xiaohong Chen: Lawyer; dancer and board member, MN Chinese Dance Theater; Basil Considine: Artistic Director, Really Spicy Opera; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Aaron Johnson: Mural artist; Suzanne Legatt: Artist and community organizer; Alissa Morson: Cochair, Mankato Area International Festival; Rachel Yang: Marketing and public relations specialist, the Loft","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011049,"Arts Access",2020,34600,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and Mentors will improve theatrical, communication, and social skills as well as self-confidence and independence. Artists, mentors, and parents will complete pre- and post-production surveys evaluating theatrical, communication, and social skills and perceived levels of self-confidence and independence, as well as their relationship with Penguin Project and NSTC.","Northern Starz Theatre Company was able to provide high quality, inclusive, educational theatre programming. Northern Starz provided both Pre and post-production surveys to actors, mentors and peers to evaluate theatrical, communication, and social skills; along with perceived levels of self-confidence and independence before and after the Penguin Project.",,27404,"Other,local or private",62004,15000,"Rob Rosen, Michelle Sharon, Erica Campbell, Terri Kopel, Jerry Rondo, Stacy Surratt, Kathy Boecher, Jackie Mjolhus, Mary Quist",0.00,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Northern Starz will host The Penguin Project, a national theater program for students with disabilities.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Bohnsack,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","5300 Alpine Dr Ste 140",Ramsey,MN,55303,"(612) 326-6158",rachel@northernstarz.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-525,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011055,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,40972,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice Mixed Chorus will tour to Saint Joseph, Morris, and Saint Cloud with collaborative rehearsals, visual art, and shared choral performance. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of performances and audience members served in addition to audience surveys, and presenting partner feedback.","One Voice was not able to tour due to the pandemic but instead created a podcast involving original tour partners and engaging regional communities. One Voice tracked listenership to the podcast and successfully build new audiences in the regions the tour was intended for. Over 5,000 listeners tuned in across the state. One Voice also solicited listener feedback through surveys.",,15030,"Other,local or private",56002,,"Matt Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn, Joe Andrews",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will tour Rise Like a Phoenix to Saint Joseph, Morris, and Saint Cloud featuring collaborative rehearsals, visual art, and shared choral performance with local youth and young adults.",2020-06-01,2021-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-442,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011061,"Arts Access",2020,54355,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community members will meet the Fellows and participate in activities and attend performances designed by the Fellows to meet their interests. Attendance records, project records, surveys from participants. 2: Fellows will deepen and develop new skills over a year in residence and two major projects connecting them deeply to PST, other and community. Fellows, lead artists, program partners and project leads will complete pre/post evaluations, participate in cohort meetings and final evaluation discussion.","Minnesotans participated in the arts, even though it was in a different format than usual. attendance records, project records, and surveys from participants. 2: Minnesota emerging artists were thoughtfully chosen to be mentored by established artists. Artist surveys and pre/post production evaluations.",,9288,"Other,local or private",63643,,"Paul Sackett, Susan Rostkoski, Andrea Trimble Hart, Paul Casey, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Paul Stembler",0.00,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Park Square will select eight early career artists from a statewide, open application process for artistic fellowships that elevate diverse artistic voices on stage and connect underserved audiences to theater that is relevant and exciting to them.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Michael-jon",Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-527,"Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011087,"Arts Access",2020,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Through music, stories and fellowship, the Northside Celebration will engage participants to learn about, share pride in, and celebrate the Northside. Through analysis of audience and participants' feedback, the collaborating organizations will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation, and achievements. 2: The Northside Celebration is a platform for community members to participate in music-making with the SPCO and present work relevant to the community. Through analysis of audience and participants' feedback, the collaborating organizations will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation, and achievements. ","Through music, stories and fellowship, the Northside Celebration will engage participants to learn about, share pride in, and celebrate the Northside. The SPCO and Capri Theater gathered feedback from participants and community members through ongoing dialogue throughout the collaborative planning process. Artists and audience members provided feedback after the performances. 2: The Northside Celebration is a platform for community members to participate in music-making with the SPCO and present work relevant to the community. The SPCO and Capri Theater gathered feedback from participants and community members through ongoing dialogue throughout the collaborative planning process. Artists and audience members provided feedback after the performances. ",,83386,"Other,local or private ",158386,,"Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Theresa Bevilacqua, Anne Cheney, Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Lowell Hellervik, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss, Jr. , James Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, M.D., Erwin Kelen, Sang Yoon Kim, Robert Lee, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Robert Mairs, Maureen Maly, Richard Martinez, Garrett McQueen, Alfred Moore, David Myers, Betty Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah Palmer, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Ronald Sit, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Matthew Wilson, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access ",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will collarboate with the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis to celebrate the northside community through music and stories. ",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-532,"Catherine Belleveau: Founder and artistic director, Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective; Kaitlyn Bohlin: Director of individual giving, the Loft; Dorinda Broderson: Management consultant, painter; Beatrice Rothweiler: Lawyer and nonprofit consultant; Avinash Viswanathan: Director of community engagement, Nexus Community Partners ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10011099,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,90622,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sod House Theater will perform Arla May's Booyah Wagon in eight cities in Greater Minnesota. There will be two performances at each of the locations, with an average of 50-75 audience members per show. We will track audience members and distribute audience surveys. 2: Collaborate with at least fifteen local theaters, produce growers and farm to table restaurants. Sod House Theater will track the total number of organizations involved in the collaboration and provide surveys to evaluate the impact.","Sod House Theater performed Arla Mae's Booyah Wagon in sixteen communities in greater Minnesota. Tracking was completed based on the completion of the performance in each community. 2: Sod House Theater will record all collaborating partners and document the agreements. Sod House Theater collaborated with eleven farm to table restaurants and food trucks, five community theaters and nine produce growers over our 2021 Arla Mae Tour.",,35426,"Other,local or private",126048,,"Nina Clark, Joy Dolo, Sonja Kuftinec, Stuart Stoller, Katie Code, Bethany Krepela, Claudine Arndt, Darcey Engen, Luverne Seifert",0.60,"Sod House Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Sod House Theater will tour Arla Mae's Booyah Wagon to eight greater Minnesota communities to illuminate the advantages of buying and eating fresh produce from local farms.",2020-06-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Sod House Theater","2613 30th Ave NE","St Anthony Village",MN,55418,"(612) 414-2032",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Kittson, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Rice, Steele, Wadena, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-450,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011113,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,70000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants expand their experience of and appreciation for diverse contemporary performance, with styles, forms, or content that are new to them. Before and after samplings measure changes in attitude. Lobby activities invite dialogue and map connections audience finds. Focus group will gather deeper response. Results analyzed for trends.","Participants expand their experience of and appreciation for diverse contemporary performance, with styles, forms, or content that are new to them. Surveys for Nobuntu and Voctave indicate that audiences found artistry exceptional and many who were unfamiliar, discovered a new artist with meaning to them. Attendees of Bridgman Packer outreach activities reported a new and diverse experience.",,28791,"Other,local or private",98791,,"Chap Achen Jr., Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lauri Neubert, Ian Scheerer, Lacy Schumann",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The historic Sheldon Theatre's Enlighten Series will connect greater Minnesota audiences to three international performance events featuring women at the helm, offering styles, forms, and content that expand everyday expectations of the stage.",2020-06-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-453,"Rebecca Davis-Lee: Concert pianist; former vice chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Jay Gilman: Artistic director, MN Fringe Festival; Charles Leftridge: Director of operations, Mankato Symphony Orchestra; Eryn Michlitsch: Artistic director, Mankato Ballet Company; Christine Murakami Noonan: Marketing and advertising supervisor, Minnesota State Fair; former MRAC board chair; Rebecca Petersen: Director of development, West Central Initiative; former executive director of Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Melissa Wray: Program associate, Lanesboro Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011114,"Arts Access",2020,34400,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teatro will expose underserved neighborhoods in the metro area to cultural specific Latinx stories while building authentic relationships. The activity will be evaluated through audience surveys, spot interviews with audience members and a final debriefing meeting.","Teatro expose underserved neighborhoods in the metro area to Cultural specific LatinX stories while building authentic relationships. Since the project was amended because of the pandemic this outcome evaluated through anecdotal information from listens who connected with us and through social media likes and followers.",,1101,"Other,local or private",35501,800,"Bernice Arias, Lorys Sierralta, Ron Quintero, Alberto Justiniano, Minda Garcia.",0.00,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Teatro del Pueblo will introduce its Barrio project, bringing a culturally specific Latinx variety podcast show with live music, satirical dramatic sketches, and interviews with local community heroes to a number of undeserved neighborhoods throughout the metro area.",2020-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,Justiniano,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","209 Page St W Ste 208","St Paul",MN,55107-3457,"(651) 224-8806",al@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-534,"Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011126,"Arts Access",2020,48135,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Upstream Arts will enrich and increase its capacity to connect to adults with disabilities who are nonverbal or communicate in nontraditional ways. Pre/post meetings with partners, and participant and partner organization evaluations will measure how Upstream Arts programming was responsive/aligned with the needs of the target population. 2: Adults with disabilities who are nonverbal or communicate in nontraditional ways will increase their creative expression and connection to the arts. Participant evaluations will demonstrate increased arts access, active participation, and expanded capacity for creative expression. Artwork created in the program (including paintings, dances, and songs) will contribute to this evaluation.","Upstream Arts enriched and increased its capacity to connect to adults with disabilities who are nonverbal or communicate in nontraditional ways. Pre/post meetings with partners, and participant and partner organization evaluations measured how Upstream Arts programming was responsive/aligned with the needs of the target population. 2: Adults with disabilities who are nonverbal or communicate in nontraditional ways increased their creative expression and connection to the arts. Participant evaluations demonstrated increased arts access, active participation, and expanded capacity for creative expression. Artwork created in the program (including paintings, dances, and songs) contributed to this evaluation.",,8570,"Other,local or private",56705,1530,"Steve Anderson, Kristin Burgess, Janice Downing, Alyssa Klein, Tabitha Montgomery, Maggie Quinlan, Noel Raymond",0.00,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Upstream Arts will design and carry out new multidisciplinary arts programming for 60 adults with disabilities who are nonverbal and/or communicate in nontraditional ways, while expanding its relationship with three major disability organizations.",2020-01-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-538,"Kristin Aitchison: Director of creative ventures, Episcopal Homes of Minnesota; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Cynthia Jaksa: Retired accountant, board member of multiple nonprofits; Naaima Khan: Community Innovation Manager, Bush Foundation; Zoe Malinchoc: Bookseller, Fair Trade Books, Red Wing; Sheldon Theatre board member; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Aamera Siddiqui: Playwright and performer; coartistic director, Exposed Brick Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011130,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,73718,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","1,200 greater Minnesotans will experience artistic captivation and report an impulse to be more creative through a VocalEssence concert. We will track audience statistics and responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experiences. 2: VocalEssence singers will have the opportunity to learn from and connect with fellow artists through the experience of touring to new cities. The artists will be evaluated via focus group, interview, or survey following the touring experience to measure learning and connection. ","922 greater Minnesotans experienced artistic captivation and reported an impulse to be more creative through a VocalEssence concert. We tracked audience statistics and responses to survey questions regarding their concert and community outreach experiences. 2: VocalEssence singers had the opportunity to learn from and connect with fellow artists through the experience of touring to new cities. The artists were surveyed following the touring experience to measure learning and connection. ",,27961,"Other,local or private ",101679,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Philip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",1.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"VocalEssence will travel the state to share choral arrangements of Bob Dylan's greatest hits. The tour will bring 70 artists to three communities for high quality performance and community engagement celebrating the great music of Minnesota. ",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-457,"Alexandra Eady: Performer and dance teacher, Ananya Dance Theatre; Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Richard Gardner: Library assistant, Northfield Public Library; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Kenichi Thomas: Touring musician DJ Just Nine ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10014705,"Arts Project Support",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Velvet Tones chorus expects to exceed 75% for requests to ""return next year"" by the venues. Further, we look for 100% of our surveys to indicate a rating for our performance of five on a scale of one to 5. For each of the eight free concerts, the choir will compile the number of choir members and audience count; plus, collect unsolicited post-performance audience verbal comments. Written surveys will be conducted at some concerts through use of a form with both check-off answers and space for open comments.",,,4685,"Other,local or private",9685,,,,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"Velvet Tones Senior Choir eight Free Concerts",2020-03-25,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Adkins,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave",Rosemount,MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081",steve.adkins@quid.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-82,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014732,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to increase the size of our audience by 15% and to increase participation by Latino, African American and South Asian members of our community by 30%. To evaluate this project we will use attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, and casual comments from participants.","We were not able to do our project and as a result have no outcomes to report.","achieved none of the proposed outcomes",6150,"Other,local or private",16150,,"Cheryl Caponi, Brad Dahlgaard, Andrea Gonzalez, Tasia Hart-Islam, Jeff Larson, Erin Paulson, Andrew Pimental",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"2020 Summer Performance Series",2020-03-25,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-95,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014763,"Arts Learning",2020,9566,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We plan to reach a total of about 200 adult and twenty child participants, not counting repeat audience members between performances, with an increase of participation through word-of-mouth endorsements at each residence through the course of the series. We hope audience surveys will show 85% of participants feel they have enhanced their capacity to understand and enjoy classical music, and that all activity directors will rate this one of the strongest educational programs they offer. Audience evaluations are a combination of attendance counts, informal discussions with participants after each program, and, after the last presentation, a simple formal survey, incentivized by book and CD Door prizes and assisted by residence staff where needed. Activity Directors receive more detailed surveys about how the programs met their expectations, with space to related audience reactions and impacts, facilitated by providing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to complete and return at their convenience.",,,2400,"Other,local or private",11966,,,,"OboeBass! AKA Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"OboeBass! Music Learning Series for Senior Residences",2020-02-01,2021-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rolf,Erdahl,"OboeBass! AKA Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1127,"Mike Alberti: General Administration, Education, Artistic; Judy Cooper Lyle: Artistic, Fundraising, Education; Frangena Johnson: Artistic, Community Education, Audience Development / Marketing; Halee Kirkwood: Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Vince Leo: Artistic, Education, General Management / Administration; Bill Venne: Fundraising, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Dah Zar: Artistic, Education, Program Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014764,"Arts Project Support",2020,3720,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage audiences in terms of repeat, new, and increased attendance and enthusiasm from varied demographics, measured from concert comments, ticket sales, community financial support, and end-of-season survey. Increase attendance of more varied ethnicities and younger audiences by measurable percentages over previous years, as documented by audience surveys. Quantitative evaluation will measure audience attendance by ticket sales and community support by contributions. Qualitative evaluation and quantitative demographic information will be gathered by audience surveys, including space for comments and suggestion, distributed at the final concert.","Our goal of engaging existing and reaching new audiences was achieved unexpectedly. Though we had no live Lakeville audience, our concert streams reached over 2,100 people from 4 continents. Though we reached out to different demographics in PSAs and social media blasts, it was impossible to get any demographic information beside gender and age from our FB stream or ad demographic information.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",5679,"Other,local or private",9399,,"Joe Masiarchin, Nancy Schulte, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin Mary Erickson, Audrey Johnson, Bill Henry, Rev. Rolf Jacobson, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"2 concerts from a 2020 series of four coffee concerts at the Lakeville Area Arts Center",2020-03-25,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-110,"Jen Arlen: Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; John Munson: Artistic; Melissa Dargay: Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Nancy Fushan: Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Youth Programming.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014784,"Arts Project Support",2020,5450,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","95% of the audience indicated enjoyment and personal benefit from attending the concerts. 30% of the audience actively engaged in hands-on activities or conversation with performers about the concert or handbells in general. Surveys from each senior living facility. Post-performance feedback from audience members.","After providing the pre-recorded concerts to the senior living facilities, we conducted a post-concert survey with the facility activities directors. Through these surveys, we learned that 100% of residents indicated enjoyment of our concerts. 0% were able to engage in hands-on activities, since we were unable to perform the concerts in person.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,5450,,"Laurie Pyle, Kara Holt, Janet Grover-Manthey, William H. Mathis, Carol Scheel, Marilyn Pyle",,"Bells of the Lakes, Inc. AKA Bells of the Lakes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"Handbell Concerts at Senior Living Facilities",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Grover-Manthey,"Bells of the Lakes, Inc. AKA Bells of the Lakes","PO Box 3907",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 639-1186",bellsofthelakesmanager@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-122,"Diana Siegel-Garcia: Artistic, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Dustin Steuck: Artistic, GeneralManagement/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Irna Landrum: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, Fundraising, General Administration; Karla Arredondo Payan: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Community Service / Development; Kathy Mattson: Organizational Development / Planning, Volunteerism, Fundraising; Ying Vu: General Administration, Finance, Artistic; Zhen Zou: Education, General Management / Administration, Artistic.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10001540,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,3853,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders' celebration program by: 1. Video/audio recordings. 2. Surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff. 3. Date collected. 4. Staff and artists discussions. 5. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results, the surveys will be created and changed from year to year according to the results from the staff and artists discussions.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We used, distributed and tabulated a survey. Suggestions received related to sound and mic system so we will look at other options including purchasing better equipment rather than renting.",,7525,"Other, local or private",11378,,"Brandy Barrett, Pete Czarnecki, Kacy Honl, Jackie Larson, Holly Niska, Nick Pollack, Nicole Roepke, Tami Wentzlaff",,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor an Artist in Residency where students interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a play and music based on the elder?s life. Public performance of the work will be May 2017.",2017-01-02,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Menne,"Green Isle Community School","190 McGrann St PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338,"(507) 326-7144 ",pmmenne@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-169,"Jessica Barens: member of Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: member of Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 10001765,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,8385,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This grant will provide access to foundry/cast metal, 3D, and Raku/pottery activities and education for all ages of persons in Minnesota. Both activities are taught by high quality/working artists/educators. Grant writer/education coordinator will observe all grant activities, measure the outcomes by holding Talk-Alouds with students prior to and after the events. Other evaluation methods will include surveys, One-on-One interviews, and focus groups.","Goals were met by providing access to foundry cast metal, 3D, and Raku pottery activities, and educational opportunities for all ages of people in Minnesota. All activities were taught by high quality, working artists and educators.",,2475,"Other, local or private",10860,550,"Bethany Danner, Nick Goebel, Jason Hillesheim, Nort Johnson, Gail Kohl, Royal Ross, John Sarzoza, Kim Schaufenbuel, Len Sorstokke, Tiffany Trip, Peter Van Sluis",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Playing with Fire: Iron Pour and Raku",2016-12-02,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-194,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001766,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,3990,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Faribault Concerts in the Park series provides access to all individuals for free weekly concert in Central Park. We have a large number of senior, low income and disabled residents that attend this concert series. It has a weekly large draw. We will get a few stories form those that attend the concerts as well as surveys at the concerts to be completed by the Concert goers. We keep counts of the number of people that attend and will be able to determine if the concerts are well received.","I was able to talk with dozens of concert-goers who shared stories of previous events, and how the series has impacted them. In addition, the surveys allowed us to garner feedback from more than we’re able to get in person.",,2789,"Other, local or private",6779,980,"Bruce Krinke, Chad Kreager, Cheryl Sterling, Christopher O'Neil, Elsie Slinger, Lola Brand, Sally Kramer",0.00,"City of Faribault Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Faribault Concerts in the Park Series",2017-06-15,2017-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Peanasky,"City of Faribault Parks and Recreation","15 Division St W",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 334-2064 ",ppeanasky@ci.faribault.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-195,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001769,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frozen River Film Festival strives to provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans, and raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, including an increase in the organizations or venues that offer them. Frozen River Film Festival measures and evaluates through participant surveys online and in print; data collection via ticket zip codes and attendance counts; and board members attend at least 2 festival events and provide written evaluations.","Frozen River Film Festival provides access in the arts for more Minnesotans by offering the sole documentary-only film festival in Minnesota. Frozen River Film Festival raised the quality and number of arts organization with a dynamic multi-media experien",,101381,"Other, local or private",111381,,"Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, John Durfey, Mike Flaherty, Mike Kennedy, Eric Nelson, Andrew Neumann, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, Zack Schoenike",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Inclusive Marketing for Frozen River Film Festival",2016-12-01,2017-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",Sara@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-197,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001770,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) The project has increased middle school girls knowledge of quilting through workshops conducted in Spring 2017. They will be offered free access to the Quilters Musical. 2) Quilters Musical offers strong women characters as role models for girls. 1) Surveys will be utilized at the Musical and will be distributed with the program. Audience members will be strongly encouraged to fill them out and turn them in. 2) Attendance will be tracked through ticket distribution and sales.","207 evaluations were turned in. We were pleased as our goals and expectations were met and exceeded.",,7795,"Other, local or private",17795,2000,"Ron Allen, Sarah Ericson, Loren Evenrud, Roseanne Grosso, Roger Hand, Dustin Heckman, Marilyn Lawrence, Ruth Nerhaugen, Don Olson, Lars Romo, Ken Roufs, Richard Samuelson, Dennis Schultz",0.00,"Goodhue County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Quilters Musical 2017",2017-06-01,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dustin,Heckman,"Goodhue County Historical Society","1166 Oak St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2447,"(651) 388-6024 ",director@goodhistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-198,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001795,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,9850,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The grant activity will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans through free programs open to all and also address a barrier to participation in the arts as Turman will go to local Saint Mary's University to meet with students. We will evaluate the grant activity with data collection, observed behavior change, and stories for all of our programs, including Turman's Saint Mary's visit. In addition, we will use discussion comments and/or surveys from the Saint Mary's students.","Met first goal of providing access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans thru free programs: programs quickly filled. Did not meet second goal of addressing the barrier to participation in Adam going to Saint Mary's due to their cancellation.",,5788,"Other, local or private",15638,,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James H. Eddy, Michael J. Galvin, Jr., Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Minnesota Illustrated: Prints and Mural by Adam Turman",2016-12-01,2017-05-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-203,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001796,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We have significant contest participation among Northfield students at all levels. We will reach out more intentionally to the following groups when we publicize the contest (documenting those contacts): community elders and non-English speakers. We will employ the following assessment strategies: data collection, observation, and interviews. We will be intentional in bringing these methods of evaluation to locations convenient for the groups to whom we are reaching out.","We set a new record with 156 poems being submitted to the contest. We experienced the largest turnout ever for this Capstone event - our 7th. Based on feedback received, we have increased the appreciation of the literary arts in Northfield.",,264,"Other, local or private",10264,,"Danny Allin, Ann Beimers, Jill Ewald, Bonnie Jean Flom, Cynthia Gilbertson, Mark Gleason, Jariya Goerwitz, Paula Granquist, Karna Hauck, Alyssa Herzog Melby, Hannah Singh, Kent McWilliams, Tim Vick",0.00,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2017",2017-01-02,2017-12-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Bonnie Jean",Flom,"City of Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","801 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-1801 ",bjflom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-204,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001797,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,5395,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Grow artists' and communities' awareness and skills in producing large-scale, site-specific art. 2. Attract visitors to Northfield and reinforce its appeal as an arts destination through a high-quality, unique event. Methods include: 1. Data collection (attendance, number of events, revenue, zip-code data from ticket buyers, etc.); 2. Observed behavior change in artists and audience; 3. Surveys (students-online; audience-onsite); 4. Story collection via social media.","We projected that the projected would enjoy strong community support/engagement - and we achieved this by providing a great artistic challenge to 10 artists, engaged 650 visitors in our gallery, and collaborated city-wide.",,3573,,8968,,"Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Jerry Fox, Janine Haidar, Rolf Kragseth, Judy Kutulas, Emmett Lefkowitz, Virginia Lorang, Addie Nelson, Rachel O'Connor, Amy Pagel, Wendy Placko, Kate Warren",0.03,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"The Northfield Experience at the Northfield Arts Guild",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",office@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-205,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001800,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,9600,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase visibility of poetry in Northfield by establishing poetry events throughout the City, organized by the Poet Laureate. Increase participation in poetry events by targeting underserved youth, including Hispanic students in Northfield. 1. Data Collection; attendees, number of events. 2. Surveys measuring satisfaction and effectiveness.","The grant activity increased access to the arts, particularly through the Poet Laureate's work with youth at Northfield High School (especially with Hispanic youth in the high school English Language Learning class).",,3284,"Other, local or private",12884,,"Neina Abudlai, Audrey Battiste, Samuel Demas, Maggie Epstein, Tammy Hayes, Dan Riehle-Merrill, Ryan Redezke, Elizabeth Robb Reppe, Jame McWilliams, Debra Ehert Miller, Teagan Watkins, Sarah Weeks ",0.00,"Northfield Public Library",Libraries,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Introducing the Northfield Poet Laureate, 2017",2016-12-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Jensen,"Northfield Public Library","210 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-6606 ",teresa.jensen@ci.northfield.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-207,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001801,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,9675,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The program provides access to and participation in the art of public sculpture to more people. The City secures a prominent location for displaying public art made by students. The community anticipates each unveiling and benefits educationally. In order to evaluate our goals for this grant, we intend to gather stories from student/artist participants, conduct interviews with local citizens and collect data showing attendance numbers at the capstone event.","Students used new art materials and processes beyond curricular offerings. Students enthusiastically applied for and participated in the creation of a collaborative large-scale public sculpture, and endearingly celebrated the outcome at the capstone event",,2404,"Other, local or private",12079,,"Margaret Colangelo, Amy Goerwitz, Rob Hardy, Ellen Iverson, Julie Pritchard, Jeff Quinnell, Noel Stratmoen",0.01,"Northfield Public Schools AKA Northfield High School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Young Sculptors' Project",2017-09-21,2018-05-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Hillmann,"Northfield Public Schools AKA Northfield High School","1400 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2799,"(507) 663-0600 ",khauck@northfieldschools.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-208,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001804,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1) Northfield Union of Youth will provide greater access to participation in the arts for at-risk youth. 2) Northfield Union of Youth will build new relationships with groups traditionally under-served by the arts. Using data collection, Northfield Union of Youth will report on youth participating in open art space at The Key youth center. We will also report on youth participating in adult artist led arts programming.","1) Northfield Union of Youth will provide greater access to participation in the arts for at-risk youth: (414 youth served (70% living in poverty)). 2) Northfield Union of Youth will build new relationships with groups traditionally under-served by the ar",,14833,"Other, local or private",24833,,"Nancy Amerman, Mary Dunnewold, Charles Follen, John George, Ruthie Gilbertson, Abigail Henderson, Stacy Holmgren, Kathy Ingraham, Steve Kennedy, Kate McDonnell, Che Regnier",0.00,"Northfield Union of Youth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Engaging Youth through Arts at The Key",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Wopata,"Northfield Union of Youth","PO Box 481",Northfield,MN,55057-0481,"(507) 663-0715 ",scott@unionofyouth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-210,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001805,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1) Access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. We will introduce Shakespeare in numerous places unfamiliar with his work. 4) Our audiences are chiefly young, especially the arts-underserved millennial population. 1) We gather audience stories on Facebook. 6) Artistic director observes audience throughout performance. 7) We have thorough data on all performances.","We met these goals through the completion of the project and audience involvement.",,5034,"Other, local or private",15034,8000,"John Bredesen, Daved Driscoll, Charis O'Neil",0.00,"Northland Words","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Their Imaginary Forces: Original Shakespeare-inspired Music and Play",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daved,Driscoll,"Northland Words","19554 County Rd 2",Chatfield,MN,59923,"(507) 216-6431 ",daveddriscoll@northlandwords.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-211,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001832,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We provide access to musical training for youth in the choral arts for treble voices and through community concerts and outreach performances. Seeking to reduce barriers to participation, we provide scholarships to singers with financial need. Outcomes will be measured through data collection including choir participants, attendance at events, number of events, and number and amount of scholarships awarded.","One student moved into Suzuki Book 3. Three students finished Book 1. Two new students started. Fourteen students learned at least one new song.",,8454,"Other, local or private",11494,,"Taryn Breuer, Lisbeth Nelson Butler, Kirsten Ford, Nate Harnly, Jessica Penn, Tammy Robinson",0.00,"Sing Out Loud","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Youth Choral Community Outreach and Scholarship Program",2017-05-01,2017-08-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Austin,"Sing Out Loud","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 269-7114 ",cindy@SingOutLoud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-224,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001836,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","This is the only area public event dedicated to enhancement of the bluegrass music art form. Region is predominantly rural so venue offers valuable opportunity to educate and promote an art form. Venue is held at a handicapped accessible site. Comment/suggestion box, random interviews with audience, board listens to programming for quality, one day bluegrass music/instruments workshop to stimulate interest and education prior to festival with evaluation forms completed.","Goal: provide an excellent arts opportunity in a rural area at a reasonable fee in a family environment and comments regarding programming support accomplishment and campground 95% booked for 2018.",,16820,"Other, local or private",26820,,"Diane Cloeter, Trent Creger, Bethany Danner, Todd Ginter, Jason Hillesheim, Nort Johnson, Gail Kohl, Royal Ross, John Sarzoza Jr., Kim Schaufenbuel, Tiffany Trip, Tina Wagner",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"August 2017 Bluegrass Festival and One Day Workshop",2017-07-01,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr19162@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-225,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001839,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Build new relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts. We also hope during this 50th Anniversary Season to celebrate our rich heritage with the greater community. We plan to conduct surveys and focus groups in order to measure our outcomes and also to gather information to build for the future. We will also use data collection to analyze our audience and people served.","Provided access for participating in the arts in Minnesota. Built new relationships with groups traditionally under-served by the arts. Celebrated our rich heritage in the community with a successful 50th Anniversary Season!",,30566,"Other, local or private",40566,,"Carrie Braaten, John Deyo, Randy Forster, Gordy Handeland, Alice Holst, Kaye Perry, Mandie Siems, Lindsey Duoos Williams, James Zschunke",0.00,"Summerset Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"50th Anniversary Summerset Season",2016-12-01,2017-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Bowron,"Summerset Community Theatre","1900 8th Ave NW Ste E107",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 433-0664 ",laura.helle@riverland.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Mower, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-227,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001849,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,9170,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We expect The Art of Fine Furniture exhibit and workshops to provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans through the artists in the exhibit and those at all levels of ability that participate in the workshops. We will have a ""thoughts"" notebook at the exhibit for attendees and artists to leave notes about their experience. We will also talk with participants at the workshops, record all attendance numbers, and a visitor sign-in book records city, state.","Yes, through visitor counts and talking with attendees we met our goal of providing access to the arts for more Minnesotans. Many younger people participated in the workshops that were a success with all skill levels working together.",,2300,"Other, local or private",11470,,"Michelle Alexander, Mary Alice Anderson, Judy Bodway, Tom Bremer, Sandra Burke, Jerome Christenson, Jody Dangsingburg, Diane Dingfelder, Robert Fischer, Marianne Hohenner, Sue Hovell, Ken Lindamann, Jonelle Moore, Patrick Marek, Janis Martin, Blake Pickar",0.00,"Winona County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"The Art of Fine Furniture 2017 ""Inspired""",2017-06-05,2017-09-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Peterson,"Winona County Historical Society","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987-3461,"(507) 454-2723 ",info@winonahistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-231,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001850,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","(a) Increase indigenous arts access with modest (10%) boost in attendance over the course of the weekend; (b) majority of attendees come away with new understanding or positive connection with indigenous drum building and performing. Attendance will be counted through button sales at Welcome Centers; attendees will be asked about their experience at the Gathering, using follow-up response cards for all and short video interviews with a random sample (20-25 people) to get feedback.","Our main goal was education and awareness which we accomplished through the events we hosted in this project.",,36082,"Other, local or private",46082,525,"Ashley Bays, Micheal Bowler, Aaron Camacho, Mary Martha Dust, William Flesch, Barb Huning, Bonnie Kreskow, Beth Maki, William McNeil, Telsa Mitchelle, Robert Pack, Leah Seelhoff, Paul Scholmier, Jennifer Vaujin, Linda Walbruch",0.00,"Winona Dakota Unity Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2017 Great Dakota Gathering, Homecoming, and Powwow",2017-06-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Vaujin,"Winona Dakota Unity Alliance","PO Box 393",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 313-3491 ",admin@winonadakotaunityalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dakota, Houston, Mower, Mower, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-232,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001607,"Arts Learning",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants in weaving and dance classes will deepen their understanding of Somali culture and demonstrate interest in long-term study of heritage through Somali traditional art. Teen participants will develop skills in traditional art forms which they previously had no opportunity to learn. Participants' understanding of culture will be measured through in-person interviews. Teens' development of skills will be measured quantitatively by the number of dances learned by the Dance Troupe and the number of participants who create their own kebed mat.","Somali-American youth studied Somali heritage art forms in after-school programs that typically do not include Somali arts. Students and parents expressed a strong positive impact on youth’s sense of identity. The youth also participated in deep study of Somali traditional dance, and were challenged to engage in discussion about the role of Somali culture in their contemporary identities.",,8240,"Other, local or private",18240,,"Faisal Deri, Said Salah Ahmed, Busad Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abshir Isse, Abdulfatah Mohamed, Mohamoud Abdullahi Mohamed, Osman Ali",,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Somali Traditional Weaving and Dance Classes for Youth.",2017-01-25,2017-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ali,Osman,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","1516 Lake St E Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166 ",somalimuseum.mn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-754,"Chad Kampe: General administration, education, artistic; Terri Thao: Organizational development, community education, general adminstration; Kate Fisher: Education, artistic; Jacqueline Stahlman: Community education, education, general administration; Ashleigh Penrod: Artistic, administration, marketing; Karen Charles: Artistic, education, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001663,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The performance series director (Dale Haefner) will create a survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys, and the performance series director will tabulate the results.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We created, distributed and tabulated a survey. This shows that the level of musicians performing is important and is making a difference in the lives of our patrons. The patrons enjoyed the variety and diversity of music performances.",,96870,"Other, local or private",104870,,"David Gadberry, Dale Haefner, Michael Olson, Doug Snapp",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor seven music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2016-17 Performance Series. This will also include four outreach activities for area K-12 schools and community members.",2017-04-10,2017-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","320 Maywood Ave 202 Earley Ctr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-175,"Jessica Barens: member of Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: member of Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, member of the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,2 10001732,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans: We hope to reach out to new audiences within the City of Red Wing and the surrounding areas who do not traditionally attend arts events. 1) Data collection: ticketing to gauge audience participation within and outside the geographic area. 2) Survey onsite: an onsite survey in the lobby of the Sheldon Theatre. 3) Observed behavior change: audience questions and responses at Q and A.","The access to participation went well outside of Red Wing and Goodhue County and far exceeded our expectations. This grant raised the visibility of the arts events of the three partners and will enhance access to our other arts opportunities.",,1986,"Other, local or private",6986,1456,"John Christiansen, Bruce Geary, Barb Hanson, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Arthur Kenyon, Marilyn Lawrence, Margaret Noesen, Steven Sorman",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Two Trains Runnin' Documentary",2017-01-16,2017-04-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Burawa,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",chris@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-181,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001744,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","It's our goal to attract and retain a new audience for classical music, especially in greater Minnesota. In this way, we are also building new relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts. We survey to get audience responses and demographics and as well as collect data (attendance, number of events, revenues, etc.). We also produce audio recordings of the festival.",No.,,15791,"Other, local or private",25791,,"Anita Allen-Wilson, Tammy Bartz, Susan Ferris, Dave Gustafson, Steven Scheu",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2017 Apollo Music Festival",2017-08-25,2017-09-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084 ",chambermusiclive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Houston, Fillmore, Goodhue, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-187,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10003832,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,128770,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase knowledge of Somali music culture and build intercultural appreciation by engaging a diverse audience with a Somali artist residency. Observations by artists, partners, and staff and data from audience and participant surveys tailored to each residency activity will be evaluated with support from project evaluators. 2: Somalis will experience culturally-relevant music in places where it isn’t typically accessible, reinforcing identity and increasing artist exposure. Audience surveys and interviews will help assess the increase in access to the art form, exposure for the artists, and the impact of the experience on participant identity.","Increase knowledge of Somali music culture and built intercultural appreciation by engaging a diverse audience with a Somali artist residency. The Cedar conducted in-person interviews on site after events and concerts, and emailed follow-up surveys to audience and staff members who attended events. Artist interviews captured feedback about the cross-cultural exchange engagements. 2: Somalis experienced culturally-relevant music in places where it isn't typically accessible, reinforcing identity and increasing artist exposure. The Cedar captured event statistics and audience demographics through onsite observation and participation. Capturing social media 'touches' and comments also proved helpful in determining accessibility and exposure of FAARROW.","Achieved proposed outcomes",69600,"Other,local or private",198370,14000,"Jill Dawe, Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Sam Ingram, Jessica Kopischke, Rob Nordin, Shétu Rose, Rob Salmon, Mary Laurel True, Maryam Yusefzadeh",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Cedar and collaborators will host a ten day Midnimo residency for Somali and nonSomali audiences in Saint Cloud featuring Sweden based Somali artist Cali Dhaanto with a full live band.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Brimmer,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",lmbrimmer@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-330,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003846,"Arts Learning",2018,7580,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will perform West African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity as well as culture. It will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on said participation. Student letters written to each other will track their learning. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills in working well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other. At each session students are given the chance to give compliments to fellow participants on what they have done well. The artists give feedback as well.","Students will perform West African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity as well as culture. It will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on said participation. Student letters written to each other will track their learning. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills workng well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other. At each session students are given the chance to give compliments to fellow participants on what they have done well. The artists give feedback as well.",,1042,"Other,local or private",8622,722,"Mike Starr, Jill Anderson, Sean Sullivan, Rob Schoenrock, Barbara Jahnke, Amy Kelly, Marsha Vandenburgh",0.00,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Dunyia Drum and Dance group will conduct two residencies on drumming and dancing from West Africa at Crossroads School to increase students' exposure to music and diversity, and their ability to work together.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Thurston,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","4111 Ambassador Blvd","St Francis",MN,55070,"(763) 753-7146 ",cindyt806@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-817,"Annelise Eckelaert: Freelance artist, children's theater; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Amanda Kaler: Development director, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jonell Pacyga: Adjunct professor of ESL, and ESL and world languages education coordinator, Univeristy of Northwestern; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Gregory Siems: Director, Vision 2020 in Austin; Ping Wang: Professor of English and creative writing; founder and director of Kinship of Rivers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003861,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,21155,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and expose a new audience to a variety of artistic forms. Increased participation by attendees in other Paradise Center for the Arts programs. Verbal and written surveys by participants and artists. 2: Use artistic experiences to build community, especially for young adults. Verbal and written surveys with participants. Increased social media engagement with participants.","New audiences engaged with a variety of artistic forms. Written and narrative evaluations provided quantitative and qualitative data and informed program and artistic decision for the Paradise Center for the Arts. 2: Artistic experiences built community with young adults, but also with families and artists. Written evaluations handed out at the event, narrative stories, and questions asked of the artists.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",21665,"Other,local or private",42820,8975,"Kim Schaufenbuel, Nort Johnson, Jason Hillesheim, Bethany Danner, Tina Wagner, Jeanne Tangren-Hatle, Peter Van Sluis, John Sarzoza, Tiffany Trip, Gail Kohl, Nick Goebel,Len Sorstokke",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Paradise Center for the Arts will collaborate with visual, acoustic, and literary artists to present Acoustic Gallery, a series of social gatherings that build community and raise awareness and exposure to a variety of artistic forms.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Twitchell,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-335,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10001993,"Arts Activities Support",2017,8200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The focus of the project will be on creating an engaging arts experience for seniors. The artistic goals of the Talking Suitcases program are to improve the overall health and wellness to participants through artistic growth and self-expression, social and communal opportunity, and interpersonal affirmation. Each of the six sites participating will host an eight-week long program. Over the eight weeks, each workshop will have 10 to 15 participants, with 60 to 90 participants across the system benefiting from this program. To evaluate project results, Ann Schrempp, Life Long Learning and Intergenerational Program Coordinator at Ebenezer Ridges, will work with teaching artist, Susan Armington to coordinate program observation and evaluation, and Ebenezer Life campus Directors of Life Long Learning will oversee evaluation of residents' experiences and survey for improvements in attitude, social expression, health, and overall wellbeing. Results will help inform Ebenezer's Life Long Learning programs, as well as COMPAS Art for Aging programming.","This program served 46 residents, ages 61-103. Each was given a pre- and post survey. 100% responded saying they experienced joy, satisfaction, and community. One resident, Becky, recently passed away. Her Talking Suitcase was prominently on display at her service. Her daughter thanked us for providing the opportunity for her mom to find her inner artist and share her story in a permanent way.",,4100,"Other, local or private",12300,,"Eklund, Kent, Hokr, Thomas R., Howard, Richard, Mulhere, Shary, Ripley, Jeanne, Runck, Carl, Selstad, John, Thomas, Mark F",,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Life Long Learning ""Talking Suitcases"" Program.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Janson,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2722 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 767-0208 ",sjanson1@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-844,"Maren Ward: Artistic, community service, development, organizational development; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, general management, fundraising, community service, development; Carolyn Van Nelson: Finance, audit, fundraising, general management, administration; Julia Brown: General administration, artistic, education; Maggie Thompson: Artistic, education, audience development, marketing; Conie Borchardt: Artistic, community service, development, general administration; Mai Yang: Artistic, community education, education; Emily Lamberty: Fundraising, finance, organizational development; Tina Burnside: Community education, community service, development, volunteerism.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10002052,"Arts Activities Support",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect over 5250 attendees, with over 475 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 20% increase in attendance each of the past 7 years. We will also have over 40 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count the amount of dancers at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout.","We had over 5200 people attend our wacipi and experience Native American Arts and culture. The overall outcome of the wacipi was entirely positive. This could not have been possible without the help of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. This was our most successful wacipi yet.",,6500,"Other, local or private",16500,,"Sharon Lennartson, Marlene Dixon, Pat Stark, Sylvia Swanson, Lon Navarre, John LeClaire, Maria McNamara",,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Mendota's 18th Traditional Welcome Home Wacipi.",2017-07-01,2017-09-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141 ",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-861,"Courtney Kupsch: Fundraising, audience development, marketing, artistic; Kate Tucker: General administration, fundraising, education; Anton Jones: Artistic, education, community service, development; Molly Doran: Community service, development, volunteerism, general administration; Anna Eveslage: Artistic, education; Romi Slowiak: Organizational development, general administration, community service, development; Anitra Budd: General administration, audience development, marketing, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10003929,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,13844,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Performance attendees will increase their recognition of the social and cultural contributions of individuals with mental illness. Short comment cards will be inserted in programs and comment boards will be posted in lobby to collect audience feedback and reactions to the performance. 2: Individuals with mental illness will expand their knowledge of jazz music through performance at their community mental health center. Verbal survey at the beginning of the performance will measure audience familiarity with jazz and specific artists. Post-show survey will record audience reactions to performance and music.","The Improvised Life increased audience members' recognition of the social and cultural contributions of individuals with mental illness. Surveys showed that many audience members were previously unfamiliar with Sam and most were unaware of his mental illness. He provided a detailed account of his experiences with psychosis and path of recovery. 2: Individuals with mental illness expanded their knowledge of jazz music through performance at their community mental health center. The tour included a one hour program of jazz music and storytelling at mental health facilities in four locations throughout Minnesota.","Achieved proposed outcomes",10368,"Other,local or private",24212,1600,,0.00,"Samuel Paul. Miltich",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Guitarist Miltich will present a musical performance accompanied by world class Minnesota musicians and interspersed with discussion of his own pursuit of creativity and wellbeing amidst the daily challenges of living with a serious mental illness.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Miltich,"Samuel P. Miltich",,,MN,,"(218) 244-4089 ",sammiltich@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-344,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003950,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,68000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences will explore contemporary themes and new artistic genres through performance and outreach activities of this world class opera. Impact, participation and learnings will be measured through attendance, talkbacks and discussions, surveys, emails, social media posts, and interviews with performers and audiences.","Parable of the Sower performances and outreach activities allowed Minnesota audiences to explore contemporary themes and new performance styles. Project outcomes were measured with attendance counts, survey responses, audience feedback, social media posts, and interviews with performers and audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes",111461,"Other,local or private",179461,19519,"Margaret Arola Ford, Kathryn Clubb, Susan Hames, Kathleen O'Brien, Trustees Laura Bufano, J. Kevin Croston, M.D., Margaret Gillespie, Michael Hickey, Pamela O. Johnson, Ms, Rn, Anne Mckeig, Donna Mcnamara, Catherine Mcnamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Teresa A. Radzinski, Rebecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Mary Madonna Ashton, Charles M. Denny Jr., Katherine Egan, Harriet Hentges, Mary Louise May Klas, Virginia Mccain, Lawrence Mcgough, Anne Ward Miller, Susan Schmid Morrison, Mary Alice Muellerleile, Lorraine Majerus Nadler, Stephen Roszell, Michael P. Sullivan, Carol Truesdell",0.00,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The O'Shaughnessy will host singer, songwriter, and activist Toshi Reagon and the cast of her operatic adaptation of Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler. The residency will include two performances and all ages outreach activities.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-352,"Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Simon Alberto Franco Caricote: Student Activities and Leadership Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Morris; Vladimir Garrido Biagetti: Musical director of the band Alma Andina and the duo Ina-Yukka; Crystal Hegge: Chair, Winona Fine Arts Commission; former director, Frozen River Film Festival; Mary Jean Kanten: Film and video producer; member of Big Stone Arts Council; Betsy Roder: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; Quillan Roe: Manager and artistic director, Roe Family Singers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003958,"Arts Learning",2018,9009,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students acquire demonstrable skills in multiple creative processes, creating poetry and art and then binding their work into a finished book. Our teachers write narrative assessments of the transformative effects of the process, and students will complete both narrative assessments and more quantitative-style surveys of their experience.","Skills in bookmaking, paper making and paper marbling, collage, reading, writing and performing poetry were taught in developmentally appropriate ways. Surveys were created for K-1 students and 2-5 students. All were surveyed about the Residency and results were compiled and analyzed. Teachers wrote narrative reports in May 2018 and included notes on children's engagement in the Arts Residency.",,6001,"Other,local or private",15010,,"Jodi Doeden, Ryan Krominga, Kelsey Fitschen-Hemmah, Gabe Meerts, Lisa Percy, Jason Buckmeier, Bonnie Jean Flom, Trish Beckman,Ben Miller",0.00,"Prairie Creek Community School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"K-5 students will collaborate with poets, artists, and bookmakers, to document their original stories by engaging in a multimodal process. Students become authors and illustrators, creating a striking object celebrating their images and words.",2017-11-02,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Dennis,"Prairie Creek Community School","27695 Denmark Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-9640 ",ndennis@prairiecreek.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-833,"Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theater and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Heather Casper: Curator of education, Minnesota Marine Art Museum; David DeGennaro: Managing and creative director, West Bank School of Music; Prachee Mukherjee: Director of assessment, research and evaluation for St. Louis Park Public Schools; Adrienne Sweeney: Associate artistic director and director of external communications, Commonweal Theatre Company","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003978,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,24804,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members will be able to articulate understanding of Whitman's work, life, legacy and times, that they gained from the performance. Tabulations will be kept of responses from the Q and As, the exit boards, and surveys to see what new understandings are articulated. 2: Audience members will be able to describe how issues in Walt Whitman's life and times resonate in their community today. Tabulations will be kept of responses from the Q and As, the exit boards, and surveys to see what is described as still resonating.",,,10505,"Other,local or private",35309,,,0.00,"Patrick E. Scully",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Scully will tour Leaves of Grass - Illuminated to multiple communities in greater Minnesota. This one man show reveals the complexity of the life and times of Walt Whitman, a 19th century American poet who loved men and dared to write about it.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Scully,"Patrick E. Scully",,,MN,,"(612) 205-1512 ",patrick@patrickscully.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Dakota, Isanti, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nobles, Pennington, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-356,"Bradley Bourn: Executive director, Lyndale Neighborhood Association; former managing director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Lee Gundersheimer: Arts and culture coordinator, City of Winona; Kaleena Miller: Dancer and choreographer; Arts Board grantee; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Freelance director, actor and theater educator; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Timothy Wollenzien: Education services manager, Prairie Public Broadcasting; music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004055,"Arts Learning",2018,25350,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ten emerging LGBTQ and allied artists will develop skills in an area of professional theatre through 20% Theatre's Apprentice Program. Apprentices will set goals with their mentors and be evaluated throughout the program. They will also have written documentation (journal) of their learning and growth from throughout the project. 2: Apprentices will have increased awareness and understanding of theatre production and transgender experience. Apprentices will be surveyed after the program to see how this experience has increased their understanding and awareness of both theater production and transgender experience.","Ten emerging LGBTQ artists developed skills in an area of professional theatre through 20% Theatre's Apprentice Program. Quantitative and qualitative surveys were used both in person and anonymously given via online platforms. Staff observation and rubrics were also used. 2: Apprentices will have increased awareness and understanding of theatre production and transgender experience. Exit survey and anonymous SurveyMonkey survey both included qualitative questions capturing participants' awareness and understanding of transgender issues/experience.",,2968,"Other, local or private",28318,3600,"Jo Lum, Mykel Pennington, Suzanne Cross, Katonya Strickland, Ryan Cooley, Melissa Harl, Grey Doolin, Corinna Troth, Zealot Hamm",0.00,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"20% Theatre Company's apprentice program will hire and match ten emerging artist apprentices with professional mentors to work together on the world premiere of THE NAKED I: 5.0.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Avitabile,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","4025 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 227-1188 ",claire@tctwentypercent.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-837,"Annelise Eckelaert: Freelance artist, children's theater; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Amanda Kaler: Development director, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jonell Pacyga: Adjunct professor of ESL, and ESL and world languages education coordinator, Univeristy of Northwestern; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Gregory Siems: Director, Vision 2020 in Austin; Ping Wang: Professor of English and creative writing; founder and director of Kinship of Rivers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004057,"Arts Learning",2018,48300,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants increase their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry inspired by the science of bird migration. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment: informal observation, pre and post-surveys, and the use of critical response/reflective protocol processes. 2: Through quality arts experiences and environmental resources, participants gain strategies for taking action on behalf of migrating birds. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment: informal observation, pre and post-surveys, and critical response/reflective protocol processes.","Students increased their knowledge about the science of bird migration and their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry during the residency. The evaluation consultant conducted on-site observations and interviews with elementary-aged students and artists during the residency. 2: Students increased their knowledge about action and strategies they could implement to positively impact migrating birds (e.g., reducing pollution). The evaluation consultant conducted on-site observations and interviews with elementary-aged students and artists during the residency.",,11700,"Other, local or private",60000,3500,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Deborah Holtz, Tracy Olinger, Barb Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Maureen Mcginn, James Whitt Judy Geck",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Culturally diverse artists/poets will collaborate with Audubon MN to work with students in five schools to create art and poetry installations that integrate learning about climate change, diverse biomes, habitat, and Minnesota bird migration through the arts.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-843,"Annelise Eckelaert: Freelance artist, children's theater; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Amanda Kaler: Development director, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jonell Pacyga: Adjunct professor of ESL, and ESL and world languages education coordinator, Univeristy of Northwestern; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Gregory Siems: Director, Vision 2020 in Austin; Ping Wang: Professor of English and creative writing; founder and director of Kinship of Rivers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004095,"Arts Access",2018,49840,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved youth demonstrate increased artistic and leadership skills as they respond to environmental issues through a conceptual art project. Evaluation methods consist of on-site observations of the project in action, semi-structured interviews with teens, debriefs with staff and teaching artists, and a survey with program collaborators. 2: ArtStart deepens its partnership with an environmental organization developing arts programming that builds on the strengths of both organizations. A reflective protocol process and surveys involving staff, artists and naturalists from both organizations is used to evaluate the impact of the program.","Underserved youth demonstrate increased artistic and leadership skills as they respond to environmental issues through a conceptual art project. Evaluation methods consist of on-site observations of the project in action, semi-structured interviews with teens, debriefs with staff and teaching artists, and a survey with program collaborators. 2: ArtStart deepens its partnership with an environmental organization developing arts programming that builds on the strengths of both organizations. A reflective protocol process and surveys involving staff, artists and naturalists from both organizations is used to evaluate the impact of the program.","Achieved proposed outcomes",10250,"Other, local or private",60090,3500,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Tracy Ollinger, Deb Holtz, Maureen Mcginn, James Whitt, Judy Geck, Janice Hamilton. Barb Fleig",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtStart will conduct Between Water & Sky, a collaboration with Minnesota National Valley Wildlife Refuge in which fifteen underserved teens are mentored by artists and naturalists, as they explore the ecology of the Minnesota River and create an art/sound/poetry installation on global warming.",2017-11-01,2018-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-397,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Adam Courville: Puppet program coordinator, PACER Center; studying for master's in nonprofit management at Hamline; Elizabeth Jaakola: Musician; music educator at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; Annette Lee: Astrophysicist and artist; Arts Board grantee; Kue Xiong: Multidisciplinary artist, digital media producer, and music composer; Ahmed Yusuf: Writer and playwright; Christopher Zlatic: Artist; studio director at The Bindery","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10003928,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2018,48590,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We Are The Willows will have the opportunity to engage new audiences in Minnesota by touring to Red Wing, Detroit Lakes, Northfield and Winona. Performance attendance and workshop participation will be key evaluation methods. Further evaluation will include audience surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback and post-performance dialogues. 2: We Are The Willows will engage community members throughout Minnesota in meaningful and enlightening arts experiences they may otherwise not have access to. Performance and workshop attendance and post-performance dialogues will be key evaluation methods. The band will consult with each presenter to address previously identified barriers to participation.","We Are The Willows engaged new audiences in Minnesota by touring to Red Wing, Detroit Lakes, Northfield and Winona. Performance attendance and workshop participation will be key evaluation methods. Further evaluation will include audience surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback and post-performance dialogues. 2: We Are The Willows engaged community members throughout Minnesota in meaningful and enlightening arts experiences they may otherwise not have access to. This outcome was measured through formal and informal feedback and surveys from participants, audiences, and presenters.","Achieved proposed outcomes",17000,"Other,local or private",65590,6100,,0.00,"Peter Michael. Miller",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Miller will tour with his band We Are The Willows to four communities to perform Picture (Portrait), a work inspired by 350 letters sent by the singer's grandfather to his grandmother in World War II that explore themes of family and identity. Miller will also host public storytelling workshops in each community.",2018-06-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Miller,"Peter M. Miller",,,MN,,"(651) 216-1585 ",petermichaelmiller@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-343,"Delon Lyren: Professor of high brass and jazz, Bemidji State University; also assistant festival director, JENerations Jazz Festival; Brian Malloy: A novelist, teaching artist with the Loft, and adjunct faculty member at the U and Hamline; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; Arts Board grantee; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004701,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bemidji MusiCamp has three main goals: Provide an enjoyable musical learning experience to 5th-12th grade musicians throughout the state. Provide a high-quality culminating musical performance to people from throughout Minnesota. Inspire future commitment to or participation in the musical arts in both community members and students. Surveys used to evaluate our goals. Campers surveyed for goal 1 and 3a. Finale Concert audience surveyed for goal 2 and 3b. All ratings are 1-6. Camper: Rate how enjoyable camp was for you. Name something you learned at camp that you could teach to your own school/band. Do you plan on seeking additional musical activities in your school or community? Audience Sample: Rate the quality of the Finale Concert. Rate how likely you are to seek future musical opportunities in your community.","We feel that 100% of our three outcomes were met based on camper and audience surveys! Campers rated the enjoyability of camp with a mean of 5.3 (of 6) and 97% of campers surveyed were able to name something they could teach their own school/band. The majority of campers indicated that they would seek additional music opportunities. Audience members rated the quality of the finale concerts with a mean 5.5 (of 6) and most indicated they would seek future musical opportunities in their communities.",,72784,"Other,local or private",78784,,"Ashley Sands, Jeff Sands, Beth Hahn, Theodore Chapman, Del Lyren, Matt Marsolek, Jini Lawless, Scott Guidry , Katie Hahn, Dave Stordalen",0.00,"Bemidji MusiCamp","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Bemidji MusiCamp 2016",2016-07-17,2016-07-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Stordalen,"Bemidji MusiCamp","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 16",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(612) 470-2267 ",bemidjimusicamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Marshall, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Carlton, Carver, Norman, Cass, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Chisago, Pennington, Clay, Pine, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Ramsey, Dakota, Dodge, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Hennepin, Sherburne, Hubbard, Stearns, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-38,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 10004712,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,4780,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase public awareness of local artists, bring more visitors to participating artists’ studios/sites and provide visitors the opportunity to meet these artists and purchase their works. Surveys are provided to artists, asking for numbers of visitors and in what ways Art Leap is helpful, i.e. visitor comments, visibility, sales, commissions, etc. Visitors are asked if the event improved their understanding of the time artists invest in their work and learn about the tools and materials they use.","Artists reported numbers and sales up from 2015. They appreciate the feedback, exposure, and meeting ""nice people."" One said Art Leap is integral to defraying expenses associated with running a studio in the fall. Others said visitors seemed to learn and understand their artistic process better. Visitors enjoy the hospitality, live music, variety of demonstrations and experiences, and high quality of art at all the sites. One wrote: Loved the brochure and info on how artists do their craft.",,1888,"Other,local or private",6668,,"Paul Dove, Mark Bridge, Irene Weis, Pat Dove, Marvel Haynes, Larry Novak, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Bill Zigmant, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Nicole Lalum, Rod Nordberg, Marie Nordberg, Jerry Mevissen, Jodi Schultz, Brian Skinness, Carolyn Spangler, Kendal Ware, Bruce Bolton, Kate Viknair",0.00,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Art Leap 2016",2016-09-24,2016-09-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081 ",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-47,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 10004716,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Alive and Kickin will serve 29 singers who will perform across the Twin Cities reaching 5,000 audience members in 2016-2017 with a focus on access to individuals with disabilities and/or financial needs.","21 Community Gigs were performed across the metro with the following results: 100% of the presenters indicated our staff were timely and were prepared, that performers/staff were respectful, the performance was Excellent, very inspiring, and that they would recommend the show to others. 87% stated the performance was better than expected. The Annual Show was a complete 2-week run sell out!",,101120,"Other,local or private",111120,,"Stan Rein, Jan Preble, Peter Rothstein, Dan Seeman",0.00,"Alive and Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"AandK 2016-2017 Shows",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Brands,"Alive and Kickin","1015 4th Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155 ",heather@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-935,"Glorianne Svitak; Artistic, Education, Organizational Development; John Megas; Artistic, Youth Programming, Disabilities Specialist; Angela Bernhardt; Fundraising, Administration, Community Service; Jessica Briggs; Artistic, Administration; Taja Will; Artistic, Education, Community Service; Marlene Pauley; Education, Artistic, Youth Programming; Andrew Dolan; Artistic, Fundraising, Administration; Chris Yang; Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10004722,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access",,"This four concert, free-will offering program, showcased twenty-one artists touching the lives of 260 attendees. 92% of participants valued the performance with the remaining 8% indicated that time of day was not the most convenient. Free-will offerings increased 50 % in comparison to last year. The Bauman Fine Arts Concert Series consisted of four concerts during the 2016-2017 season. These concerts showcased interdisciplinary experiences, world class professional musicians, award winning dancers and amateur artists including a children’s choir and dance troupe from the Twin Cities. Overall, this project proved to be creative, educational, artistic, and spiritual for both the performers and audience. The first two concerts, “Love and Death at Harvest Time” and “O Holy Night” were held at Hazel Park Congregational United Church of Christ. The acoustics enhanced the sound to a high quality giving the listeners an intimate insight to what the musicians hope to hear as they produce the sound. The drawback to this concert space is the positioning of the musicians. Due to a faulty architectural design, the soloists are separated from the piano/harpsichord making this an added challenge to communicate while performing. In order for future performances to take place in this setting, significant thought is needed for proper positioning of musicians. “O Holy Night” shared the stage with professional musicians and a children’s choir. The children got the opportunity to hear and experience professional musicians in their neighborhood. Though both of these concerts were family-oriented, we recognized two things: 1) “Love and Death at Harvest Time” needed more relatable music for the younger audience to truly make it family-oriented and 2) in the “O Holy Night” concert, we needed to build a better relationship between the soloist and the children’s choir, so it did not feel like two separate entities coming together for one concert. The third concert, “World Music in Motion” was a beautiful display of dance and music at the Steeple Center in Rosemount, Minnesota. The music seemed as though it was written for the dance and the choreography was shaped to each note. The stage at the Steeple Center was beautiful and yet two things were noticed: 1) the musicians were so far to the back of the stage to make room for the dancers that it was hard to hear at times; 2) this concert really focused on the performance more than the educational component. More interaction with the audience may have been elicited if more explanation of the style of music in conjunction with the kind of dance was more fully articulated. The fourth concert, “New Music” was a milestone of professionalism as Asako Hirabayashi premiered her new work, “Espressivo-Siciliano-Vivace,” trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano. It was a high caliber performance showcasing musicians from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. The concert was held at Parkway United Church of Christ and the acoustics made the music soar giving the attendees an opportunity to engage this kind of music outside the walls of Orchestra Hall. The only drawback to this concert was the lack of a stage manager which would have facilitated smoother transitions between music selections. The Bauman Fine Arts Series reached a new level of artistic involvement by the individuals who performed in this 2016-2017 program. The multidisciplinary projects gave artists an opportunity to work together in ways they may not have otherwise. The assortment of styles and techniques made the work both professionally engaging and challenging. The Bauman Fine Arts Series reached our intended audience; however, not to its fullest potential. Our average attendance was 65 individuals. Attendees were women, men, gender non-conforming, young, old, different abilities, races, ethnicities, and religious affiliations. Our largest attendees were white, which leads to our main question, how do we better engage the diversity in our neighborhood? Is it through the music performance, is it through the educational component? Our completed surveys indicated that individuals appreciated the repertoire presented; however, this was answered by a majority white audience. Many of our regular concert goers did not attend “World Music in Motion” at the Steeple Center. Even though this was a professional stage, our attendees did not want to travel to a third ring suburb of the Twin Cities. Also, it was noticed that even with substantial advertising in the Rosemount area, we did not see a significant number of new concert attendees. If we choose to have another concert in this venue, more advertising research is needed. Our final concert, “New Music” in North Minneapolis was an example of true collaboration between two organizations with established concert series. This concert also featured highly acclaimed musicians who bring a following of their own. With that said, attendance was diverse and new attendees were present. Our work with the Bauman Fine Arts Series has to be more strategic in collaborating with other organizations within the Eastside St Paul neighborhood as well as other targeted organizations in the Metro area in order to get the word out more fully. The publicity schedule that was outlined in the grant proposal was completed and yet, we are finding that building relationships with specific organizations will prove more beneficial in the future for advertising and community involvement.",,,,10000,,"Sara Morse, Asako Hirabayashi, Julie Kovacs, Sara Mensen, Andrea Marshall, Clea Galhano, Margaret Humphrey, Momoko Tanno",,"Hazel Park United Church of Christ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Bauman Fine Arts Series 2016-2017",2017-06-30,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Morse,"Hazel Park United Church of Christ","1831 Minnehaha Ave E","St Paul",MN,55119,"(651) 735-2555 ",hirabayashi.asako@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-941,"Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10019586,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Michaeleen Bonner, Diane Crane, Marge Loch-Wouters, Kim Ross",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Pandemic Relief for Arts Organizations",2021-10-01,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Ferries,"Chamber Music Live","PO Box 263",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",chambermusiclive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-576,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10030540,"Arts Experiences",2024,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Two Chinese Dance shows at the O'Shaughnessy to celebrate the 2025 Spring Festival. Survey will be conducted among the dancers and audience members to get their feedback. Listen to the comments on the social medias about the project. Will also communicate with peer artists to obtain their expert comments and suggestions.",,,,,25000,,,,"Ying Li",Individual,"Arts Experiences",,"Li will present an innovative, themed Chinese dance performance for the Spring Festival, a day for Chinese and cultural enthusiasts to celebrate, in January, 2025.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ying,Li,"Ying Li",,,MN,,"(952) 288-8371",hejijun@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-69,"Susan Audette: Audette is a continuous improvement consultant for an experiential advertising agency. Prior to this, she consulted with businesses seeking certification to sell responsibly sourced forestry products. Audette?s work includes evaluations related to international standards, as well as working in or lobbying three different state legislatures (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas) on public policy. She has a BS in applied art (painting and sculpture), a MA in education policy, and plays the piano in her free time.; Margaret Kelly: Peggy was born and raised in International Falls, MN. She returned to the community in 2021 after living MI, WI, Mpls and KS over 47 years. Peggy is a retired Social Worker and not-for-profit executive. She worked in healthcare, state government and with the Kansas Head Start Association over her career. Peggy grew up in a musical family and has been active in music throughout her life. She is a vocalist, plays the violin and guitar. Peggy curates and hosts the Open Range Concerts - up north concert series in International Falls. The series brings professional acoustic performers to the community for intimate, listening room style concerts.; Lynette Reini-Grandell: Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College and is the author of Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story as well as two collections of poetry. She performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long-time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for more than 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Alison Ruth: Ruth is the artistic and advancement associate at the Jungle Theater, helping to shape both the artistic programming and development strategies at the Jungle. She graduated from the University of Iowa with an MFA in dramaturgy and NYU with a BA in English.; Phaedre Sanders: Sanders was born in Saint Paul. She grew up in the Rondo neighborhood and has lived in both the Como and Midway neighborhoods. She currently works in finance but enjoys many different art forms in her spare time. Sanders is analytical but balances that side by serving as a grant reviewer and evaluator during the previous fiscal year, is on the board of a real estate cooperative, and participates in the planning and organization of a historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) college tour.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030581,"Arts Experiences",2024,23100,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and celebrate Dakota culture via our Pow-Wow (Wacipi) with Dakota Music, Dance, Crafts, Food, and Traditions. A booth on location will provide information and satisfaction surveys and gauge reception. We will also be recording both our proposed and actual outcomes quantitively based on number of participants, as well as participant engagement satisfaction.",,,,,23100,,,,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community AKA Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community will engage and celebrate Dakota culture via a Pow-Wow (Wacipi) with Dakota music, dance, crafts, food, and traditions; preserving, protecting, and promoting the Dakota culture for future generations.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community AKA Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1200 Centre Pointe Curve",Mendota,MN,55120,"(952) 239-9969",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-78,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three-time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts? Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kelsey Giles: Giles is a recent graduate student at the University of Minnesota. They graduated with a degree in multicultural college teaching and learning. Giles is currently working as a contract artist and educator in the Twin Cities. Additionally, they are taking professional development courses including St. Thomas University's Community Entrepreneur Program and Mary Lambert's Everybody's a Babe workshop. Before moving to Minnesota, Giles lived in Fort Collins, CO, where they were involved in the community. They spent several years as an activist for social justice and human rights, volunteered with Partners Mentoring Youth, the Growing Project, FoCo Cafe, alternative spring breaks, and fall clean-up.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is a teacher in a Minnesota intermediate school district. She is proud to work with at-risk adolescents, their children, and students interested in early childhood careers. Hedtke?s volunteer experiences include the mayor's advisory committee, election committee, her homeowners' association board of directors, CAP Agency programs, and previous participation on the Arts Board.; Ella Jacobson: Jacobson is a cultural critic and writer originally from Alaska. Her writing has appeared in The Drift, The Guardian, and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. She has received fellowships and grants from the Miami Book Fair and the Elizabeth George Foundation, and residencies from The Mount, Monson Arts, I-Park Foundation, and Good Hart. She holds a master?s degree in cultural reporting and criticism from the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University and is a former New York University Abu Dhabi Fellow in writing.; Megan Krueger: Krueger has worked in the fundraising field for arts and basic needs nonprofits for the last 20 years. She has a history of success leading programs and campaigns through donor centric communication, planning, and execution. She holds a bachelor of arts in theater, and now enjoys participating in the arts as an audience member and donor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030585,"Arts Experiences",2024,10200,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students from age five to ten will learn six Chinese songs, including Riding the DuDu Horse in Hunan Dialect, Lok Yu Dai in Cantonese, and four Mandarin songs. Students in Minhua Chorus Children's Choir will perform six songs in year-end recital: Riding the DuDu Horse in Hunan Dialect, Lok Yu Dai in Cantonese, and four Mandarin songs: Spring Awakening, It's Raining, Grandma's PengHu Bay, Apple Kissed by Sunlight",,,,,10200,,,,"Minhua Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Minhua Chorus will organize Children's Choir and provide free Chinese vocal lessons to students, who will present six Chinese songs in a final recital.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jiawen,Chen,"Minhua Chorus","16414 Interlachen Blvd",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 242-7310",admin@minhuachorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-80,"Ross Anderson: Anderson performs in southwest Minnesota on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band and is also principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council and received grants from SMAC in 2013 (to record a CD) and 2006. He has been an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Noreen Buhmann: Buhmann has had a rich career serving people and the planet in human service nonprofit, higher education, natural resources, and disability law. Her work has focused on community development including strategic planning, business development and revenue generation, creating functional service delivery systems, public relations, board development, donor cultivation and philanthropy, grants management, and intentional inclusion of previously unrepresented or underrepresented people throughout Minnesota. Buhmann has served on formal boards, planning commissions, advisory committees, and created informal groups to address community needs related to access, participation, gaps in service, or cultural representation in community. In addition to participating in or leading countless workshops, conferences, and public education offerings, Buhmann?s education includes a master's degree in education leadership with combined study in curriculum and instruction. ; Judith Kaper: Kaper is originally from southern Michigan. She moved to the Twin Cities to attend Concordia University, where she graduated with a degree in education and a minor in theater/communication. She has worked for the State of Minnesota for nearly ten years as an HRIS Analyst. Kaper is a member of the Friends of the Library, the Friends of the Minnesota State Fair, and supports her community by serving on the Rosefest Parade Committee.; Anna Lehner: Lehner is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersections of art and structural geology. In 2019, Lehner received a MA/MFA in glass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a graduate associate to the Center for Culture, History, and Environment within the Nelson Institute. In 2016, Lehner received a BFA in 3D fine art and a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Lehner has received multiple awards including a Fulbright Graduate Research Award and has been included in professional publications such as New Glass Review of the Corning Museum of Glass. Currently, Lehner is the executive director at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts a glass arts nonprofit.; Marianne Manzler: Manzler is a writer-teacher, former Fulbright scholar, and former AmeriCorps member. Her essay ""On the Making of a Mumu"" was a notable mention in Best American Essays 2022. She graduated with a BA in English literature from The Ohio State University and a MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. She is the interim education manager at the Loft Literary Center.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030606,"Arts Education",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","K and Special Ed. students increase their understanding of how to make puppets that express emotions in a residency with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. Teachers will collect qualitative data in observations and interviews of students. Evaluation will assess student participation in puppet making and how students use puppets to express emotions. Teachers will share data with Coordinator and artists.",,,,,35000,,,,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Education",,"Moreland Arts and Health Magnet School will partner with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz for kindergarten and special education residencies. Students will respond to Z Puppets' performances by creating their own puppets while exploring the theme of finding calm.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katherine,Wiley,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 W Moreland Ave","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800",katherine.wiley@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-100,"Joline Gitis: Gitis is a retired historic site interpreter for Minnesota Historical Society. She has worked as a grant writer in social services. She volunteered as a tour guide at Walker Art Center and Weisman Art Museum. She has been a longtime subscriber to Twin Cities orchestras. She has edited poetry journals. Gitis graduated from the University of Minnesota with an MA in American studies.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran, where she worked as a photojournalist for seven years. She has her BFA from the College of Visual Arts, and is currently attending Minnesota State University, Mankato for fall 2023/24 term. She is in the process of applying to Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Gordon will study for an art therapy master?s degree. Gordon has previously served as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant advisor. She currently resides in her hometown of Saint Peter, with two of her three children.; Peggah Navab: Navab is a civil litigation defense attorney, advising organizations and individuals on employment and professional liability matters. Before becoming a lawyer, Navab worked in the nonprofit media world, helping produce documentaries for public television. Navab graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a BA in English, received a JD from the University of Minnesota law school, and sings in a community choir called Kith + Kin Chorus.; Sharon Nordrum: Nordrum is the founder of the Anishinaabe Artisan Market, a cohort of 30 local artists that host two artisan markets a year in the Bemidji area. She has been an artist her whole life but has only been selling at local art shows since 2011. She loves to explore new art forums. She has been the recipient of several art grants over the years. She also sits on three boards: MAHUBE- OTWA, the Lottery Re-Authorization Coalition, and the Regional Sustainable Development Partnership.; Wendy Petersen Biorn: Petersen Biorn is employed by the Carver County Historical Society where she has held the position of executive director for eighteen years. She has worked in the nonprofit world for 30+ years and holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. Highlights in her career include the development of the historic Andrew Peterson Farmstead and leading a successful three-year major fundraising campaign. She serves as a volunteer on several nonprofit boards and as a commissioner of zoning and planning.; James Sanford: Sanford is a trombonist, composer, conductor, bandleader, and educator based in Northfield. He received his master?s and doctorate at New England Conservatory in Boston before spending sixteen years in New York City as a freelance musician and professor. He is currently director of the Twin Cities Jazz Composers' Workshop and blog curator for the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers. Since relocating to Minnesota in 2016, he has received a 2018 McKnight Composer Fellowship; a 2019 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and 2021, 2022, and 2023 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grants.; Lisa Truax: Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, and a practicing ceramic artist at her company, Lisa Truax Ceramics, LLC. She volunteers with the Minnesota Women's Ceramic Association and has received grants including the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative, and Jerome Foundation and Main Street grants. She has a bachelor?s degree in studio art and graphic design from Carthage College and an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030653,"Arts Education",2024,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","People Incorporated will increase access to arts experiences through programming to underserved urban youth and families and rural communities. Artability is qualitatively measured through surveys of artists, surveys of program staff, and quantitatively by total workshops, and number of participants and showcase attendees. Results are utilized in program design and administration.",,,,,35000,,,,"People Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"People Incorporated will offer a series of in person and virtual art workshops, expanding its reach into underserved communities in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jill,Wiedemann-West,"People Incorporated","3000 Ames Crossing Rd",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 774-0011",jill.west@peopleincorporated.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-111,"William Adams: Adams is a public policy consultant who lives in west central Minnesota. He has a long involvement in the arts. In 2002, he worked with ArtSpace on its first rural project to create living and working space for artists. In 2008, Adams helped found the Kaddatz Galleries in Fergus Falls to feature the works of Charles Beck and other local artists. He later served on the Kaddatz Board and has helped mentor emerging artists. He has worked with the Federal Court to showcase local artists in public court spaces. Adams has been an advocate for arts funding through his public policy advocacy work and has served on Minnesota State Arts Board review panels.; Stephenie Anderson: Anderson is a creative and detail oriented fiber/textile artist from Fosston with a strong background in knitting, quilting, and hand sewing of Viking Age textiles. She has exhibited her work at the Northwest Minnesota Art Gallery, Sorenson Art Gallery, and the Minnesota State Fair where she was a blue-ribbon winner. Anderson was awarded the Viking Connection grant to study in Norway under Astri Byrd and Linnea Madsen.; Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office senior trust associate at Wells Fargo. She serves as a trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica and on the board of directors for Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Amy Padden: Padden's story A Great Knead was chosen as a finalist for the 2023 Minnesota Mystery Flash Fiction Contest. She has a BA in history, a master?s degree in social studies education, and has taught at the 2022, 2021, and 2020 SavvyAuthor WriterCons. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, The Manuscript Academy, The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis Writers Workshop, and she was selected to judge the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards. When she's not writing with the family?s rescue dog, she is reading with a cup of tea, or paddle boarding and cross-country skiing with her boys.; Stephen Pittelkow: Pittelkow is a retired HR employee who also taught book and paper arts for 40 years. For several years, he was the office manager and adult education manager at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. His work has appeared in many ?how to? books and he still teaches frequently. Pittelkow holds a degree from the University of Minnesota in education.; Anne Spooner: As a working mother of two young children, Spooner earned a BA in art from St. Catherine University. She currently is a full-time artist with a studio in Saint Paul. She was an art instructor for 20 years until the pandemic. She taught as various art centers including Articulture, Edina Art Center, Young Rembrandt's, and North Suburban Arts Center (formerly Banfil-Locke Center for the Arts). Spooner was a program and gallery coordinator at Edina Art Center for five years where she created art curriculum for youth and adults of all ages. In addition to year round programing, Spooner coordinated 72 summer art camps in addition to many painting and drawing classes for adults. She partnered with an area high school and coordinated a yearly high school art exhibition.; Shelly Till: Till is the owner of Till Tax Accounting and Financial Services, LLC. She has a bachelor of science in accounting degree and taxation certification from the University of Minnesota Crookston. She graduated in May 2023 with a master of arts in grant writing, management, and evaluation, graduating with honors from Sigma Alpha Pi, The National Society of Leadership and Success. She is a LifeSource ambassador, a singer, and financial resource officer for the board of directors for The Elizabethan Syngers. Her writing on racism has received awards and been published, along with poems about organ donation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030809,"Arts Education",2024,23396,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota seniors will experience music through performance, lecture and visual aids allowing thorough comprehension of each monthly musical subject. Success will be measured by attendance numbers and also by conversation with and written evaluations from the participants and activity directors regarding the impact and quality of the ten-part series.",,,,,23396,,,,"Carrie Vecchione",Individual,"Arts Education",,"OboeBass!?Carrie Vecchione, oboe, and Rolf Erdahl, double bass?will present a series of music education programs, once a month for ten months, in five different Twin Cities senior residences for a total of 50 programs benefiting Minnesota seniors.",2024-02-01,2025-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Carrie,Vecchione,"Carrie Vecchione",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1414",carvec@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-149,"Janet Anderson: Anderson is a writer living in Saint Peter, where her column, ""Smaller,"" appears in the St. Peter Herald. She taught composition at St. Catherine University and The Loft and has been a judge for the Playwrights' Center and the Minnesota Book Awards. She is working on a book of essays and photographs about the value of urban nature during the pandemic and social unrest in Minneapolis.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is in her second year as the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota. Previously, she worked in connections and engagement for a nonprofit in the Saint Cloud area. Hennen has a BA in political science and an MS in counseling psychology from St. Cloud State University. She is an active volunteer with local youth.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. From May 2018 - May 2022, he served as news director for KMRS/KKOK radio stations in Morris, where he often interviewed artists and organizations that brought in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Russell Kaplan: Kaplan is a composer, pianist, vocalist, and music educator. In the musical theater world, he is one of the cocreators of In Transit, Broadway's first a cappella musical, and several other musicals. He has released two albums of original jazz and solo piano music on Philadelphia's Ropeadope Records. He holds a BFA in theatrical directing with a minor in jazz piano performance from Carnegie Mellon University.; Dayna Martinez: Martinez is the new executive director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and most recently comes from the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts where she worked for 25 years, serving in various capacities starting in development and the box office, spending many years as contract manager, and most recently as vice president of programming and education. She holds a BA in music from Avila University and a MA in performing arts management from Columbia College ? Chicago. Martinez currently sits on the boards of the St. Paul Festival Association, Minnesota Presenters Network, and TaikoArts Midwest. She is actively involved in the national Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP).; Laura Nichols: Nichols, mezzo-soprano, has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento?s Casanova?s Homecoming, William Mayer?s A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota; her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Nichols recently retired as an assistant professor of music at Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Michael Speck: Speck is an actor, administrator, and fight director based in southeast Minnesota. He is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors and an adjunct instructor in stage combat for Viterbo University; he received adjunct of the year recognition for the '22-'23 academic year.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked for the Walker Art Center as their cataloging librarian, the Minnesota Historical Society in their development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board of the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030810,"Arts Experiences",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Seniors want to share the joy of singing and provide access to performing arts to those with disabilities and limited access to live performances. A final report will include details for each objective and the results against that objective. Statistics are collected for each venue. We will provide comparisons to budget vs actual for project expenditures.",,,,,10000,,,,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Velvet Tones senior choir will perform ten free concerts at churches, retirement, care, and veteran facilities and for those with limited access.",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dennis,LaMott,"Velvet Tones","14050 Granite Ave Ste 145","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(612) 414-1040",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-139,"Eric Anderson: Eric Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and nonprofit capacity building. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently at the Minneapolis Foundation (2000 to 2022) he oversaw philanthropic support to 1000+ fund advisors and stewardship of 800+ charitable funds. He provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitation of various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community. His depth of experience is in philanthropic advising, community relations, volunteer management, strategic planning, program development, asset development, and board relations.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest?s fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Kristopher Kobe: Kris is a freelance editor specializing in copyediting and line editing. He came to editing via a nontraditional vector: graphic design (AS) and advertising (BA). These skill sets and a knack for creativity coaching allow him to work deeply with writers to polish their creative visions and help bring them to market. In addition to editing many works of fiction and nonfiction, he designed the interior of an award-winning book on creativity and healing. He is working toward certifications that reinforce his passion: coaching writers and other creatives. He comes from a family of arts educators.; Andrew Nordin: Nordin studied art at Saint Cloud State University and has an MFA in painting from San Jose State University in California. An active artist, his work can be seen at regional art centers and museums. He teaches art and curates the galleries at Ridgewater Community College, as well as painting courses at the University of Minnesota Morris. Nordin has served on review panels for his regional arts council (SMAC), the Arts Board, and the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He and his partner Lisa Bergh, reside in New London; they have developed and managed collaborative projects that include The Traveling Museum and ARThouse.; Kristina Tiedje: Kristina Tiedje is a German native, and dual citizen residing in Rochester, MN. She is cultural anthropologist with a specialization in the Americas. She is currently on leave from a university professor position in Lyon, France. She has a masters (ULyon 1998), and a PhD in anthropology (UOregon 2004). She did a postdoctoral fellowship at the College de France in Paris (2005), and a fellowship in Bioethics at the Mayo Clinic (2007-2010). She has done work with the Oregon Hisotircal Society working with folk and traditional artists. In her research with indigenous peoples in rural Mexico, she has studied the oral traditions related to sacred music and ritual dance. She speaks, lectures and publishes in four languages (German, French, Spanish, English). She also learned Nahuatl. In the Arts, she has a background in dance and theater, dancing and performing on stage in ballet, Flamenco, and Argentine Tango. In Rochester, she has served as a Board member and President of the Board for the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance non profit organization for 8 years (2016-2023). She has also served as Vice President (2019), president (2020-21) and event coordinator (2023) for the Alice Mayo Society, a social event organization for spouses of Mayo Clinic physicians and researchers. She has served as a grant reviewer for the Arts board previously. ; Sessily Watt: Watt is a grant writer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, where she is a founding member of the organization?s first LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group. She has a master in fine arts degree in creative writing from New Mexico State University and writes book reviews for Strange Horizons, a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. She is also a sketchbook hobbyist, primarily working in pen and ink.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10029325,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,9000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. The evaluation method used to measure the goals and outcomes of this project will be a survey. This will be distributed to all attendees at each event. The Director will customize the survey; the assistant will distribute and tabulate the survey using Google sheets.",,,,,9000,,,,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will present their 2023-24 season of visiting literary artists and events. Funds will be used to pay the honoraria for two artists, Edurado C. Corral and Ngozi Ukazu.",2024-01-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Robin,Becker,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","128 Wigley Administration Center",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-2259",robin.becker@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-667,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10029326,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,9000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. Number of Minnesotans who engage in arts education and learning opportunities increases. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to thank you note about their experience. A board member will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who are audience base is. The online survey has the same questions as the paper format.",,,11300,"Other,local or private",20300,,,,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts in Mankato for the 2023-2024 season; two winter concerts and two spring concerts. Funds will be used for artist fees, membership scholarships, salaries, supplies, and venue rental.",2023-09-05,2024-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sara,Traylor,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 34",Mankato,MN,56002,"(612) 251-8492",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-668,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10029331,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,9000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. Increase quality, types and groups that offer arts education and learning opportunities. We are thrilled with the results of our survey from last season, reporting 47 responses and useful, actionable information. A new survey will be administered at the end of our New Ulm and Mankato series by the Executive Director.",,,38700,"Other,local or private",47700,,,,"ProMusica Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host their series of three chamber music concerts in New Ulm. ?Heart Throbs"" in October; ?1930s Russia and America"" in February; and ?Cello Portraits"" in April. Funds will be used for artist fees.",2023-09-01,2024-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Benjamin,Inniger,"ProMusica Minnesota","PO Box 2184",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 766-7561",promusicamn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-673,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10023960,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",3100,,8100,,"Emma Evans-Peck, Jonah Fisher, Marla Klein, Elisha Marin, Karen Mattson, Erin Sandsmark, Luke Sundblad",,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Arts Organizations Pandemic Relief",2022-02-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisha,Marin,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","224 S Broadway Ave Ste 3","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(920) 885-5819",elisha@elishamar.in,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-437,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023962,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Darrell Newton, Jed Reisetter",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Arts Organizations Pandemic Relief",2022-02-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","164 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-438,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023963,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8900,"Other,local or private",13900,,"Heidi Dybing, Enid Dunn, Blake Lauritsen-Norby, Don Lukkason, Erin O'Brien, Theo St. Mane, Val Tindall",,"History Alive Lanesboro","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Arts Organizations Pandemic Relief",2022-04-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Peck,"History Alive Lanesboro","33949 Golden Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(612) 823-0776",historyalivelanesboro@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-439,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023965,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Tamara Aupaumut, Nancy Blankford, Sabina Bosshard, Laura Cederberg, Cassie Cramer, Bill Hoel, Edward Hoffman, Elise Lewis, Greg Neidhart, Mark Peterson, Leanne Poellinger, Anne Scott Plummer, Jovy Rockey",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Arts Organizations Pandemic Relief",2022-04-01,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Pollock,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",hello@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-440,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023967,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Connie Albers, Nancy Carlson, Jasmin Charlton, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Rae Horton, Rolf Kragseth, Pepe Kryzda, Judy Kutulas, David McKee, Jane Turpin Moore, Amy Pagel, Mary Rizzo, Fernando Sevilla, Bob Thacker, Katie Warren",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Arts Organizations Pandemic Relief",2022-04-15,2022-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",andrea@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-441,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 21216,"Arts Learning",2014,105189,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","At least two new arts learning programs will be provided to older adults served at Wilder’s Adult Day Services. At the beginning of the project, we will conduct a baseline assessment to measure the quantity and types of arts learning currently available at our proposed sites and then conduct the assessment at the end of the project to document the increase. 2: Participants report meeting at least one of their stated goals (e.g., increased skills in the art form; performance/creative expression, etc.). Participants will take a pre-survey at the beginning of the program and a post-survey at the end, which will measure increased knowledge, understanding, and skills in the arts such as goals achieved in creating, performing, and response.","Wilder Foundation added two new arts learning activities, which included poetry and music arts learning activities. 2: 100% of the participants reported meeting at least one of their stated goals (e.g., increased skills in the art form; performance/creative expression).",,,,105189,,"Robyn Hansen, Alex Cirillo Jr, Julie M. Brunner, Ann Wynia, Joan Thompson, Fred Harris, Gary Christensen, Elizabeth (Sandy) M. Kiernat, Michael J. Monahan, Eric Nicholson, Barbara Roy, Rahul Koranne",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Wilder will provide arts learning for older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s disease, by collaborating with the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, MacPhail Center for Music, Kairos ALIVE!, Northern Clay Center, and visual artist Sandra Menefee-Taylor.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Driscoll,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",leah.driscoll@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-382,"Gene Bird: Staff photographer, Walker Art Center; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Andre-Louis Heywood: Artistic director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; instructor, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University; Peter James: Director, Great Expectations School, Grand Marais; David Machacek: Executive director of ArtOrg; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Glorianne Svitak: Performer, arts administrator, music teacher and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21217,"Arts Learning",2014,47800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Collaborative, integrated, and culturally authentic learning deepens understanding of the connections between arts, ecology and history. Data is gleaned through quantitative and qualitative assessments gathered through observation, pre and post surveys of all program participants, and anecdotal information.","Collaborative, integrated and culturally authentic learning deepens understanding of the connections between arts, ecology, and history.",,2000,Other,49800,4580,"Barbara Fleig, Lois Eliason, Janice Hamilton, Deb Holtz, James Terrell",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Beneath the Surface: Integrating Art and Poetry deepens learning about the ecological, cultural, and historical significance of place through four residencies and a professional development institute for naturalists, educators, and artists.",2013-11-12,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787x 1",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-383,"Agnes Alsgaard-Lien: Visual artist and art instructor; Kristina Clark: Independent museum exhibit developer; Kathleen Corrigan: Breck Middle School and Upper School Arts Specialist; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Narate Keys: Poet, songwriter, and program development specialist for the City of Apple Valley Teen Center; Jill Nysse: Library media specialist, Winona Area Public Schools; Janet Skidmore: Independent artist and performer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21221,"Arts Learning",2014,21063,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Glacier Hills Elementary will participate in high quality arts learning opportunities. Students will share their arts learning experiences with the community. We will use participant counts. We will create new activities and models of arts learning to use with other groups. Information regarding new program interest will be tracked. We will engage the community with the purpose of expanding this model. 2: Students of different ethnic, educational, and economic levels will have access to high quality arts experiences that cement classroom concepts. The barriers to participation that the Glacier Hills community faces will be identified and addressed. Evaluation of concept retention and arts participation of the whole group and demographic segments will take place.","721 Students participated in six new tours, enrichment activities and arts experiences. Three new schools are interested in participating in the program. 2: Students of all abilities, skill levels, and economic or racial groups were able to participate in the project by identifying and mitigating barriers.",,,,21603,,"Tom Egan, Ramraj Singh, Cheryl Caponi, Sue Hegarty, Jeff Holten, Juli Seydell Johnson",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Caponi Art Park/Glacier Hills partnership will provide students the opportunity to explore classroom concepts through hands-on arts learning projects at Caponi Art Park, focusing on nature, the environment, and recycling.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elspeth,Carlstrom,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",elspeth@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-386,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Lawrence Burnett: Professor of music and choral director, Carleton College; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Jill Michaelree: Community development and outreach manager, Mixed Blood Theatre; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21229,"Arts Learning",2014,89740,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Individual participants will experience art; Understand art; create art; and connect art to other learning, specifically a STEM topic. Written evaluations filled out by teachers and artists; site visits by COMPAS staff to observe the teaching artist and youth; and follow-up meetings among staff, artists, and teachers. 2: Metro and non-metro schools and students who have not experienced learning from and creating art with a professional artist will get that opportunity. At least 25% of schools will not have worked with a teaching artist in the last five years, 40% of students will be in greater Minnesota, and 70% of students will not have worked with a teaching artist at school.","Teachers reported students experienced art, increased understanding of art, created art and developed context to connect the art to their lives. 2: 38% of schools (three) had not worked with an artist in the last five years. 57% of students in Greater Minnesota. Greater than 70% of students hadn’t worked with a TA at school.",,,,89740,11269,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Hernub Southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Mas",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"1,700 students in eight public schools will engage in creative, in-depth projects that integrate the arts and a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) topic. Art forms and STEM topics were chosen to best meet each school’s learning goals.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-391,"Gene Bird: Staff photographer, Walker Art Center; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Andre-Louis Heywood: Artistic director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; instructor, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University; Peter James: Director, Great Expectations School, Grand Marais; David Machacek: Executive director of ArtOrg; Lori Messick: Arts educator, Fertile Beltrami Public Schools; Glorianne Svitak: Performer, arts administrator, music teacher and director","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21239,"Arts Learning",2014,15900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Learners develop holistically as arts connect STEM curriculum to real world experiences, developing 21st century skills in small and focused residencies. Evaluation occurs through teacher/artist observation and ongoing reflection. Each arts learner will have 60 hours contact time with artists and 30 hours of classroom contact time focused on curricular connections. 2: Model the first public art integration into STEM curriculum, document the process in depth and make the full case study available online via the Education page on Forecast’s website. Evaluation will be based upon the successful completion of this residency and a cumulative case study including planning notes, photos, videos, student projects, reflections, and summative reflections of successes/challenges.","Glacier Hills students and teachers and artists all experienced real public art making in a context of science and engineering—using their skills in these areas to solve the issue of water run-off at the school site. 2: A successful residency was completed with four classrooms at Glacier Hills Elementary and a case study and video documentary were created and shared online. ",,2480,Other,18380,,"Caroline Mehlhop, Elizabeth Jolly, Wendy Lane, Michael Watkins, Laurence Margolis, Amy Dillahunt, Susan Loyd, Kurt Gough, Diane Willow, Frank Fitzgerald, Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The 4th grade at Glacier Hill's Elementary will design and create sculptures focused on water stewardship and oral/written stories collected from the community. Teaching artists Anna Metcalfe and Carrie Christiensen will work with educators and Forecast Public Art staff to integrate public art into existing STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math) curriculum.",2014-01-12,2014-06-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kirstin,Wiegmann,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle St Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 641-1128x 110",kirstin@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-397,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Lawrence Burnett: Professor of music and choral director, Carleton College; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Jill Michaelree: Community development and outreach manager, Mixed Blood Theatre; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21255,"Arts Learning",2014,64195,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Create: Arts learners acquire skills, work in collaboration, and create a cohesive work based on stories that emerge as part of learning process. Interact teachers and classroom teachers will meet weekly and at the end of the project to evaluate students overall involvement, satisfaction with the work, evidence they understand how to use new skills, and that they are making progress on generating ideas and material for the final performance. 2: Perform: Students and Teachers will collaborate in creating a play that will be presented to school and general public. Interact teachers will meet with classroom teachers, school leadership and other invited stakeholders to evaluate impact of the play - did students use their learning, did they enjoy the experience. Interact will provide a written survey for the public audience and will collate results, providing report to the school.","Over 90 third-grade students acquired skills in theater, in working in collaboration, and in creating a cohesive storyline and performance. 2: Together, we created a play that was presented for students, school staff, families and community members. ",,28200,Other,92395,8496,"Jeanne Calvit, Sally Hebson, Linda Myers-Shelton, Jeanie Watson, Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"One Heart/Many Voices promotes inclusion for people with disabilities and celebrates diversity. Seven teaching artists and ten coteachers with disabilities will create theater with ninety 3rd graders and special ed students for three weeks, providing skill-building workshops and a public performance.",2014-01-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","212 3rd Ave N Ste 140",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1434,"(612) 339-5145x 12",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-406,"Melinda Breva: Development manager, Franconia Sculpture Park; Robert Cline: Adjunct faculty member, architectural technologies and AutoCAD, Rochester Community and Technical College; architect and community volunteer; Abraham Hunter: Collaborative pianist, founder of Loon Opera Company; Brian Jose: Executive director, fine arts programming, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Pat Samples: Lifelong learning coordinator, Ebenezer; cofounder and former director of ARTSAGE; Loretta Simonet: Musician with award-winning folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta; John Thew: Managing director, Theater Latte Da|Robert Thomas, Associate director of development, Great River Shakespeare Festival","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21267,"Arts Learning",2014,31000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","More low-income, underserved adults and K-12 students will participate in Minneapolis College of Art and Design's high-quality arts education programs for lifelong learners. Evaluation tools include confidential participant evaluation forms, class observation, and review of in-class videotaped instruction. Participants, family members and teaching artists report that financial barriers to participation have been addressed through the scholarship program.","Eighty-six low-income K-12 students and adults, and art teachers were provided with scholarships to participate in MCAD's lifelong learning arts education programs. ",,290000,Other,321000,,"Brian Adducci, Ta-coumba Aiken, Bruce W. Bean, Kevin Bennett, Leslie Berkshire, Susan Calmenson, Uri Camarena, Anne Cashill, Cinda Collins, Jay Coogan, Andrew Dayton, Cy DeCosse, Miles Q. Fiterman, Jay Jackley, Susan Kelly, B. John Lindahl, Peter Lindahl,",,"Minneapolis College of Art and Design AKA MCAD","Public College/University","Arts Learning",,"The Lifelong Learner Scholarship Project eliminates financial barriers to high-quality arts education opportunities at MCAD. Low-income adults and K-12 students, as well as arts educators, receive scholarships for lifelong learning arts courses that inspire creativity, introduce techniques, and advance professional skills.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Wyant,"Minneapolis College of Art and Design AKA MCAD","2501 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-3790 ",kwyant@mcad.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-411,"Melinda Breva: Development manager, Franconia Sculpture Park; Robert Cline: Adjunct faculty member, architectural technologies and AutoCAD, Rochester Community and Technical College; architect and community volunteer; Abraham Hunter: Collaborative pianist, founder of Loon Opera Company; Brian Jose: Executive director, fine arts programming, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School; percussionist; Pat Samples: Lifelong learning coordinator, Ebenezer; cofounder and former director of ARTSAGE; Loretta Simonet: Musician with award-winning folk music duo, Curtis and Loretta; John Thew: Managing director, Theater Latte Da|Robert Thomas, Associate director of development, Great River Shakespeare Festival","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21270,"Arts Learning",2014,36950,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota Children’s Museum will hold seventeen arts learning workshops effectively increasing learning opportunities to Minnesota’s youngest learners. By conducting seventeen arts learning workshop that are new to the Museum, we will increase learning opportunities to Minnesota’s youngest learners. The Minnesota Children’s Museum will also hire an external evaluator to measure the qualitative growth in art knowledge of the young participants. 2: With the potential to engage up to 4,400 children and adults, this pilot project increases the number of Minnesota youngest arts learners. By tracking attendance, the Minnesota Children’s Museum will be able to demonstrate growth in arts learning opportunities. The Minnesota Children’s Museum will also hire an external evaluator to measure the qualitative growth in art knowledge of the young participants.","The Museum successfully offered seventeen arts workshops of varying disciplines to our audience of families with young children. 2: The Museum surpassed our audience expectations by serving 8,730 individual visitors with arts learning experiences in its pilot phase.",,,,36950,4820,"Kelly Baker, Chris Bellini, Holly Boehne, Melissa Brinkman, Dr. Betsy D. Buehrer, Laura Cashill, Terry Clark, Michael Conklin, John Corkrean, Larry Crosby, Chad Dayton, Paul Dzubnar, Lisa Farrell, HT Fish, Kristi Fox, Amy Giovanini, Pat Harris, Taylor Har",,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Children’s Museum is piloting a teaching artist series to extend the learning of two upcoming exhibits, Blue Man Group and Native Voices, guiding children’s artistic exploration through activities in which they will create or respond to art.",2013-11-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Krizan,"Minnesota Children's Museum","10 W 7th St","St Paul",MN,55102-2453,"(651) 225-6000 ",dkrizan@mcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-414,"Agnes Alsgaard-Lien: Visual artist and art instructor; Kristina Clark: Independent museum exhibit developer; Kathleen Corrigan: Breck Middle School and Upper School Arts Specialist; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Narate Keys: Poet, songwriter, and program development specialist for the City of Apple Valley Teen Center; Jill Nysse: Library media specialist, Winona Area Public Schools; Janet Skidmore: Independent artist and performer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21273,"Arts Learning",2014,107085,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","In classroom residencies, K-2 students will meet selected Minnesota Arts (theater, music) and National Health Education standards (Mental Health). Digital portfolios of student work (creating, performing, responding to puppetry and music, expressing ideas and feelings about calm) will be scored on a high/medium/low rubric against a checklist of Minnesota Arts and National Health Education standards. 2: In workshops and performances, Moreland’s teachers, students and families will demonstrate shared language and creative tools to address stress. Written, verbal and visual reflection will assess how participants use and anticipate using the characters, metaphors, music, story and mindfulness techniques to address stress in their own lives.","Students in K-2nd grades at Moreland participated in arts learning opportunities in different venues connected to grade-level specific standards. 2: Students, staff, families, and community members engaged in arts learning opportunities through the residencies and workshops connected to Z Puppets.",,,,107085,,"John Chandler, Joanne Mansur, Brenda Corbett, Bryon Schwab, Matthew Klein, Mark Spurr, Stephanie Levine",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School will bring Monkey Mind Pirates, Z Puppets’ arts and mindfulness initiative integrating puppetry, music, and yoga, to K-4 students, teachers, and parents in spring/fall 2014.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Haehnel,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 W Moreland Ave","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800 ",rebecca.haehnel@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-416,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Lawrence Burnett: Professor of music and choral director, Carleton College; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Jill Michaelree: Community development and outreach manager, Mixed Blood Theatre; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21275,"Arts Learning",2014,60086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Northern Clay Center will address the changing face of Minnesota and the major increase in the 55+ population, through targeted art programs for place-bound populations. We will create 42 new programs, reaching over 470. Surveys and participant evaluations will show an increase in the reach of our programs and satisfaction with participation in the project; we will develop new programs that reach underserved populations. 2: We will expand our ART@HAND program to reach more Minnesotans who are aged 55+. Northern Clay Center will have expanded its program partners; deepened relationships with long-time partners; identified opportunities for sustainable, long-term offsite classes; the experience of its teaching artists.","NCC’s ART@HAND program created 62 hands-on programs, reaching 838 participants, including 55 and older participants, families, and collaborating organizations staff. 2: NCC’s ART@HAND program developed 62 hands-on programs, reaching 838 participants, including 55 and older participants, families, and collaborating organizations staff. ",,5500,Other,65586,8494,"Ellen Watters,Rick Scott, Lynne Alpert, Nan Arundel, Mary K. Baumann, Craig Bishop, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mar",0.2,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Northern Clay Center will arrange a series of collaborations with community organizations that serve individuals 55 years of age and older, through skilled nursing care, independent living cooperatives, clinical settings, nursing homes, and day programs.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-417,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Craig Campbell: Working studio arts and glassblowing instructor; Patricia Dennis: Associate professor of design, University of Minnesota-Duluth; John Gregor: Photographer and photo educator; Laura Tahja Johnson: Managing artistic director, Lyric Arts Company, Anoka; Anthony Kuznik: Retired president, Hibbing Community and Technical College; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Carolyn Olson: Working artist; visual and media art instructor, South Ridge School","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21292,"Arts Learning",2014,106590,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Three, ten-day theater arts learning opportunities will be conducted in Blue Earth, Crookston, and Spring Grove that otherwise would not be available. The quantity, duration and location of residencies will be measured, recorded, and included in the final report. 2: Professional actors who are experienced teaching artists will travel to three greater Minnesota towns to teach, rehearse, and perform alongside community actors, addressing geographic barriers. The number of teaching artists who travel to greater Minnesota communities will be measured.","Luverne Seifert and a team of six professional artists completed 3, ten day arts learning residencies in the communities of Blue Earth, Crookston and Lake Benton. 2: By providing funding to Luverne Seifert and six teaching/collaborators, arts learning opportunities were provided to communities that don't have access to professional theater trainers/performers. ",,,,106590,7361,,,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"The Peer Gynt Project is a unique residency project in which 90-120 actors in three greater Minnesota towns will learn and apply newly acquired skills in performance, alongside professional actors who have performed on such notable stages as The Guthrie, Children’s Theatre, Ten Thousand Things, and Theatre de la Jeune Lune.",2013-11-04,2014-10-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-426,"Agnes Alsgaard-Lien: Visual artist and art instructor; Kristina Clark: Independent museum exhibit developer; Kathleen Corrigan: Breck Middle School and Upper School Arts Specialist; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Narate Keys: Poet, songwriter, and program development specialist for the City of Apple Valley Teen Center; Jill Nysse: Library media specialist, Winona Area Public Schools; Janet Skidmore: Independent artist and performer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20373,"Arts Learning",2013,9100,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To introduce seniors at seven centers to new musical concepts, to deepen music appreciation from both composer and performer perspectives.Questionnaires for activity directors and participants at all senior facilities.","Participants and center activity directors reported that they were engaged, talked about programs with other residents and family members, thereby gaining a greater appreciation of music, and developing a stronger sense of community.",,2275,"Other, local or private",11375,,"Lauren Boulware, Michael Connelly, Charles Gardner, Laura Hansen, Ranell Hamm, Judy Karon, Harry Melander, Janet Rudie",,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for a series of five one-hour programs exploring music and music-literature for audiences at seven senior centers from February through July 2013.",2013-02-01,2013-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-332,"Byron Richard: community development, education; Roxanne Heaton: administration, fundraising, finance; Stanley H. Rothrock, II: artistic, education, community education; Maija Brown: education, artistic, community education; Steve Busa: artistic, education, organizational development; Levi Weinhagen: artistic, audience development, youth programming; Merilee Klemp: artistic, education, youth programming; Carolyn Payne: organizational development, administration, audience development; Johanna Winters: artistic, education, youth programming.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20524,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2013,6500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases.We will incorporate several survey questions into the ballot for People’s Choice, and will issue a short survey to the CityArt artist and City Center businesses.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increased.",,88200,"Other, local or private",94700,,"Tami Paulsen, David Wittenberg, Eric Harriman, Jessica Potter, Ann Vetter, Maureen Gustafson, Mike Fischer, Tanya Ange, Peg Ganey, Sandra Oachs, Yvonne Carivoue, Shannon Beal, Melissa Bradley, Jeanne Galloway, Steve Mork, Barbe Marshall, Noelle Lawton",,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 34 outdoor sculptures in downtown Mankato and North Mankato in 2013.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noelle,Lawton,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","PO Box 193",Mankato,MN,56002,"(708) 703-7326 ",noelle@cityartmankato.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-140,"Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director, playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,2 20530,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2013,6500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality of arts opportunities will increase by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. The applicant organization will build new relationships with members of groups to develop heighted appreciation for the performing arts. Increase current audience attendance levels. Capture the impressions of students participating in on-site school visits.They will tabulate attendance numbers, use on-site surveys, perform exit interviews, track anecdotal feedback, and tabulate fundraising and advertising financial levels.","The quality of arts opportunities increased by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. The applicant organization built new relationships with members of groups to develop heighted appreciation for the performing arts. Increased current audience attendance levels. Captured the impressions of students participating in on-site school visits.",,66030,"Other, local or private",72530,,"John Lindberg, Doug Snapp, Karen Boubel, Dale Haefner, Gerard Aloisio",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor five music performances as part of their 2013-14 Performance Series, and will include activities at area high schools by some of the performing artists.",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","202 Performing Arts Center Dept of Music",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Waseca, Scott, Cottonwood, Le Sueur, Carver, Redwood, Sibley, Watonwan, Rice, Jackson, Nicollet, Brown, Goodhue, Murray, Blue Earth, Hennepin, Dodge, Pipestone, Lyon, Faribault, Ramsey, Mower, Nobles, Martin, Dakota, Olmsted, Rock",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-146,"Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the ChildrenÆs Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director, playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Nancy Goettl: adjunct faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, director and playwright; Gina Wenger: professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,2 20756,"Arts Access",2013,13841,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creative Adventures will remove the financial barriers that keep underserved groups from participating in Art Park programs. We will track the number of youths who participate in the tours, art activities and performances provided free of charge through this program. We will also track the number of groups that receive stipends or are totally reimbursed for busing costs. 2: In 2013, Creative Adventures will provide opportunities for 700 low-income and underserved youth to participate in the arts. We will track the number of youth who participate in the Creative Adventures program. We will also track which projects and performances the groups choose for their activities.","Organizations that serve our target population were able to bring over 700 underserved youth who have had limited access to arts programming to the park in 2013. Without Creative Adventures' financial support, these 21 groups would not have been able to engage in quality arts programming. Our staff, volunteers, and participating organizations provided feedback that allowed us to evaluate our success in identifying barriers to participation. After each program, we debriefed with our staff and asked key staff members at the partner organizations to complete an online survey to evaluate the quality of the experience, any problems encountered, the impact of the field trip and recommendations for the future. We considered the program a success when participating organizations were interest in coming back for further enrichment, and when our contacts let us know that they would not have been able to participate in our arts education without this grant. 2: Following a program assessment of the previous years' Creative Adventure program, we determined that in order to provide a high quality program for all visiting groups, we needed to limit the number of groups attending the park as well as assure that the group sizes were kept manageable enough for our tour guides and teaching artists. This limitation improved our ability to offer the highest quality experience to all participants without overloading the guides and artists with more students than they could handle at one time. We found that although we were no longer marketing this program to any group, we were still receiving inquiries regarding available space in the program as well as how a group would qualify to be a participant. We were redirect those groups who did not qualify for the program towards a better fitting enrichment activity. We also found that some of our past groups were unable to attend this year so we were able to bring on a few new groups into the program.",,3054,"Other, local or private",16895,1985,"Cheryl Caponi, Ramraj Singh, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell-Johnson, Tom Egan",0.05,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Caponi Art Park will increase access to the arts for underserved youth in Dakota County and the southeast metro through its Creative Adventures program of tours, art activities, and interactive performances",2013-03-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",info@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-173,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20766,"Arts Access",2013,45611,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Elders CLIMBing serves elders in day care centers. While CLIMB has served children and adults with disabilities for 37 years, we have never served elders with disabilities. Pre surveys give baseline data on prior chances to create theatre and assess familiarity with terms/skills we will be teaching. Staff evaluate effects on Elders, including verbal and non-verbal communication and socialization skills. 2: Elders with disabilities require onsite programs with specialized approaches to creating, performing, and responding to theatre--which we will offer. Evaluations completed by the Adult Day staff, Elders and our Actor Educators will assess each session's appropriateness to our audience and will provide feedback that we will use to amend the sessions as needed.","Elders CLIMBing brought the arts to older Minnesotans in adult day care centers who, due to cognitive and physical challenges, had very limited access to seeing theater and even less access to creating it. Pre surveys of the participants and the adult day staff created baseline data regarding prior opportunities they may have had to create theatre. Adult Day Staff helped to evaluate the measurable effects on their Elders, including verbal and non-verbal communication and socialization skills. This was accomplished with our evaluation process developed specifically for this project. 2: The Elders in Adult Day Cares required adaptive strategies and a very specialized approach to creating, performing, and responding to theatre. Using our new training and prior experience, we are created sessions that were specialized and appropriate. Evaluations completed by the Adult Day staff, Elders and our Actor Educators assessed each session’s appropriateness to our audience and provided feedback that we used to amend sessions or strategies as needed.",,3319,"Other, local or private",48930,1969,"James Gambone, Bill Partlan, Joseph Aitkin, Bonnie Mattson, James OLney, Milan Mockovak, Peg Wetli",6.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Elders CLIMBing engages 784 underserved elder Minnesotans in 41 adult day cares. Many cognitively and/or physically challenged, these elders participate in four, 45-minute sessions that have them actively creating, performing, and responding to theater.",2013-03-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Washington, Scott, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-175,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20768,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,18000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The three artists will positively impact a new audience of 1,000 people: 400 for Rhythmic Circus; and 300 each for Connie Evingson and Amerikan Poijat. At each performance we will record attendance, ask attendees to complete an evaluation form (which includes age and residence) and have a poster board and post-it note method to measure pre-and post-performance moods. 2: Artists will impart music and dance skills and enthusiasm to 55 youth, including 20 high school choir members and 35 dance studio students. Teachers and choir directors will record attendance at the workshops. They will also complete a survey that includes their evaluation of the experience and a compilation of individual student reactions.","Attendance at Rhythmic Circus exceeded our goal by over 42%, with a sold-out show of 571. The Connie Evingson and Ameriikan Poijat performances hosted audiences of 200 each, attendances below the projected goal of 300 per concert. However, with workshop attendance of 35, we did meet our goal of impacting over 1,000 area residents. 2: Outcome 2 was to provide vocal and dance workshops to 55 students, including choral students and a dance studio. Connie Evingson provided a workshop for 35 choral students at the College. Local high school choirs were invited but did not attend due to transportation costs and tighter restrictions for missing regular classes. In the workshop, Evingson encouraged students to develop their individual styles and discussed what made some of the great jazz artists' styles unique. She described the characteristics present in jazz, demonstrating techniques such as phrasing and rhythm, and concluded the class by listening to the group and soloists perform and offering feedback. The master class by Rhythmic Circus with a local dance studio was cancelled due to changes in Rhythmic Circus' schedule. We invited the dance school to perform with another professional dance company in our schedule. They completed a workshop with the professional dancers and performed a number as part of that program.",,20485,"Other, local or private",38485,,"James Nasland, Karen Nasland, Virginia Berger, Mark Berger, Don Martens, Gail Martens, Oliver Meyer, Benjamin Bertsch, Stephen Abernathy, Sarah Kroska, Donna Kirk, Kate Kucinski, Scott Pike, Sally Rogers, Kay Colby, Sue Maki, Mike Hanson",0.00,"The College of Saint Scholastica","Public College/University","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The College of Saint Scholastica will present three performances by Minnesota artists Rhythmic Circus, Connie Evingson, and Ameriikan Poijat. There will be two youth workshops: tap dancing, and jazz styling aimed at high school choirs.",2013-08-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Maki,"The College of Saint Scholastica","1200 Kenwood Ave",Duluth,MN,55811-4199,"(218) 723-6631 ",smaki@css.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Pine, Lake, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Carlton, Pennington, Steele, Wright, Anoka, Sherburne, Hennepin, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-151,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20789,"Arts Access",2013,96946,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Members of new Asian, Latin, and African immigrant populations attend films and participate in Songs of Exile in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Fest, in April 2013. Track attendance with multilingual feedback surveys; observe and record community engagement at events and discussions; qualitative feedback from community partners; track commitment opportunities e.g., promotions, RSVP lists, free/reduced admission. 2: Members of first generation African immigrant communities attend films and participate in the Trans-African Film Festival in fall 2013. Track attendance with multilingual feedback surveys; observe and record community engagement at events and discussions; qualitative feedback from community partners; track commitment opportunities e.g., promotions, RSVP lists, free/reduced admission.","Members of new Asian, Latin, and African immigrant populations attend films and participate in the Diaspora Project's Songs of Exile in Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul’s International Film Fest, April 2013: The Songs of Exile program included sixteen films from across cultures and continents, each addressing the themes of movement and dislocation, and drew diverse new and returning groups from throughout the community into our theaters. These films attracted some 3,000 paying audience members and an estimated 1,000 non-paying attendees during the Festival and brought together people of many cultures in the discussion of their stories. Audiences came from richly varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including the new Asian, Latin, and African immigrant communities, many of whom were inspired to assist with the Diaspora Project's Images of Africa Project in the fall. 2: Members of first generation African immigrant communities attend films and participate in the Diaspora Project's Images of Africa film series, Fall 2013: Local African and other new immigrant communities were very involved in the planning and promotion of Images of Africa, were in attendance throughout the series in significant numbers, and greeted each film included in the series of 27 films with enthusiasm. More than 1,000 tickets were sold, and an estimated further 1,000+ people attended the numerous pay-what-you-can screenings and free screenings offered throughout Images of Africa. Audience polls showed widely positive responses to the films included in this series and many indicated a desire for further presentation of similar films.",,55554,"Other, local or private",152500,40000,"Melodie Bahan, Anne Carayon, Senator Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Tim Grady, Mary Reyelts, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Stephen Zuckerman",1.75,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Diaspora Project is a program of films, dialogues, and discussions that explore the cultures and experiences of Minnesota's growing international communities, illuminating elements of the human experience that exist across all cultural boundaries.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563x 206",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-177,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20807,"Arts Access",2013,96384,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To give families access to high quality theater experiences, addressing a real barrier to participation: low-cost, convenient child care. A link to an online survey will be distributed to all who take advantage of this service. Evaluation will measure the participants' response to the productions they see, and their children's satisfaction with their time at the Guthrie.","Families received deeply discounted tickets to high quality theater at the Guthrie while their young children received outstanding care under the same roof, provided by the YMCA. There were 12 Play Care dates during calendar year 2013: March 16 (The Taming of the Shrew), March 23 (Twelfth Night), April 20 (Nice Fish), June 1 (The Primrose Path), July 13 and 27 (Clybourne Park), August 17 and 24 (Pride and Prejudice), October 20 (Uncle Vanya or Tribes), November 10 (Tribes), and November 24 and December 1 (A Christmas Carol or Born Yesterday). Results were measured quantitatively through Tessitura (box office software) and qualitatively through participant surveys.",,3077,"Other, local or private",99461,6184,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Marc Belton, Anne Bjerken, Terri Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter Brew, Jim Chosy, Dick Cohen, Jane Confer, David Cox, David Dines, Joe Dowling, Bill George, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Tom Hanson, Todd Hartman, Matt Hemsley, Randy Hogan, David Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, John Junek, Eric Kaler, Mark Kenyon, Jay Kiedrowski, Peter Kitchak, Jodee Kozlak, Kathy Lenzmeier, Helen Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, Anne Miller, David Moore, Wendy Nelson, Amanda Norman, Tim Pabst, Sally Pillsbury, Tom Racciatti, Bob Rosenbaum, Steve Sanger, Ron Schutz, Patricia Simmons, Lee Skold, Tina Smith, Lisa Sorenson, Ken Spence, Doug Steenland, Jim Stephenson, Emily Anne Tuttle, Mary Vaughan, Steve Webster, Irv Weiser, Brian Woolsey, Margaret Wurtele, Charlie Zelle, Wayne Zink",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Guthrie will create Play Care, a program that will provide onsite child care featuring arts-related activities for the young children of families who attend Guthrie productions.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,"St Germain-Gordon","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",danielle@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-182,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20828,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,67369,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Seven professional Twin Cities artists will tour to three greater Minnesota communities, leading workshops and performing shows for about 1,500 greater Minnesota residents. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of artists who go on tour, the number of towns we visit, and the number of performances we present. 2: At least ten community/nonprofit organizations will be involved in presenting a site-specific theater project in their communities. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of community and nonprofit organizations we collaborate with in presenting the workshops, auditions, and performances. ","Seven professional actors performed The Visit production fifteen times in Albert Lea, Blue Earth, and East Grand Forks over a three week period in three Minnesota communities. In addition to performing, the professional actors coached, directed and taught acting skills to 33 community actors and musicians who performed alongside the professional performers. Seifert and Engen also conducted seven workshops in surrounding areas in order to identify the community artists. Not only were the professional actors given an opportunity to tour their work, but they also engaged in a high level of community interaction by offering juggling classes, and vocal/acting coaching. Professional artists were selected because of their devising abilities, their desire to work with community actors and their high quality standards. They were chosen based on their body of work and overall reputation. The locations were selected based active community theater organizations and fit with the production. 2: In this tour we visited Albert Lea and East Grand Forks (not previously visited) and toured, for a second year, to Blue Earth. We met and worked closely with new arts organizations in Albert Lea and East Grand Forks. In Blue Earth we were able to utilize our existing relationships and reputation. In each of the communities we developed several key relationships with nonprofit arts organizations such as community theaters and boards of the historical museums. In each location, we were able to leverage advice and knowledge to carry out all production activities. We tracked our activities by recording the no-profit agencies and organizations we worked alongside in order to carry out the rehearsals and performances.",,16350,"Other, local or private",83719,67369,,0.00,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Seifert will present a site-specific adaptation of The Visit, featuring professional and local actors and musicians, at historic villages in three greater Minnesota communities in summer 2013.",2013-05-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Faribault, Freeborn, Polk, Rice, Martin, Roseau, Marshall, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Carver, Ramsey, Hennepin, Fillmore, Chisago, Mower, Rock, Dakota, Sherburne, Stearns, Benton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-156,"Lynne Beck: Development Director, COMPAS; Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project, Dance performance, workshops, films; Rachel Chomet: Actor and Playwright; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultant in education and the arts; Carol Gustavson: Traidtional Japanese Shibori Artist; Barbe Hansen: Executive director, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, Mankato; Exeutive Producer, Sample Night Live; Cheryl Kramer-Milder: Artistic director, County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely; Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Steven Schmidt: General manager, City of Rochester Music Department/Riverside Concerts|Christopher Taykalo, Marketing and Development Manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20833,"Arts Learning",2013,50906,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Increase social capital through a peer network and exposure to media arts professionals that creates connections and often lead to real professional media making opportunities. The Youth Program Quality Assessment model will score over four areas: Safe Environment, Supportive Environment, Interaction and Engagement. 2: Skill development through activities, including civic engagement, youth empowerment, media literacy, service learning, career training, experiential learning, mentoring, and technology training. In addition to utilizing the Quality Assessment model, IFP Minnesota will request an evaluation from participating students. IFP Minnesota will track student successes regarding: film festival activity, internship and job opportunities; and progression towards college acceptance.","JuiceMedia created new opportunities for arts learning by bringing kids together with media-minded youth from across the Twin Cities to create a network of filmmakers among their peers. The program also offered students the chance to meet professionals from the local film industry. 2: IFP Minnesota has always been very successful in creating a diverse constituency. Over 40% of participants were students of color, over 40% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and girls comprised over 60% of total participants (as girls had historically comprised a small percentage of participants, we made a concerted effort to recruit more girls, which was a huge success).",,25669,"Other, local or private",76575,9825,"Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Daniel Bergin, Beth Bird, Michael Bodnarchek, Robin Hickman, Cynthia Hotvedt, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Elizbeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaack, Heidi Schuster, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Maria Totozintle, Cass Wade-Kudla, Aaron Young",1.00,"IFP MINNESOTA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"JuiceMedia is an after school media arts program for St Paul public high school students. JuiceMedia will be housed at IFP Minnesota, where high school students will benefit from the interaction with adult filmmakers and IFP Minnesota's equipment and computer lab.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-350,"Paul Anderson: Retired elementary school teacher; Loretta Bebeau: Art educator; Joanna Cortright: Arts Education Consultant and coach for schools, music organizations, and teaching artists. Professional Development instructor for arts organizations, K-12 schools, and higher education; Independent music educator.; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic Director, Teatro del Pueblo,Theater Artist and Filmmaker; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Micah Minnema: Development Director, Saint Paul Neighborhood Network; development.; Kimberly Nightingale: Executive Director, Saint Paul Almanac; Pat Samples: Program Director, ARTSAGE","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 20834,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,95030,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion Theater and School will maintain records of the number and locations of the communities where it tours. Illusion Theater and School will conduct interviews with presenting partners to determine their level of satisfaction with the project and their desire to bring Illusion to their communities in the future. 2: Illusion will develop ongoing relationships with partners to continue touring in the future. Illusion will conduct interviews with presenting partners to determine their level of satisfaction with the project and their desire to bring Illusion to their communities in the future.","Illusion Theater and School had intended to tour to eleven communities. Our amendment stated that we would tour to seven sites with ten partners and ten performances. We toured to eight sites: Staples (two partners), Brainerd, Duluth (two partners), Moorhead, Cambridge, Fridley, Chaska and Dawson. We evaluated the outcome through records of all sites visited maintained by the tour coordinator. 2: Illusion forged new relationships and deepened others. All our partners have stated that they would love to have Illusion return in the future. We evaluated this outcome through interviews with all presenting partners. Accomplished this by the mix of established and non-traditional presenters.",,26000,"Other, local or private",121030,8000,"Robert Alama, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Dr Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Amy Kramer Brenegen, James W Dierking, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PhD , Susan E. Thurston, David L Hansen, Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Therese Pautz, Emily Lilja Palmer, Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael H. Robins, Sally Scoggin, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Chris Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour MinnesotaArts Tour Minnesota",,"Illusion Theater will tour Jeffrey Hatcher's Hamlet, a one-man show that harks back to Hatcher's first theater experience: adapting and not starring in his 5th grade production of Hamlet. Illusion Theater will bring performances and workshops to eleven communities.",2013-05-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Faribault, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-157,"Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Steve Heckler: Executive Director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival;. Director, Festival of Nations; Sarah Howell: Events Coordinator, MacPhail Center for Music; Charles Maguire: Songwriter and musician; David Marty: President, Reif Arts Council; Rebecca Petersen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Marcie Rendon: Writer, performance artist and theater artist; Jill Underwood: Associate Director of Institutional Giving, Guthrie Theater|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20835,"Arts Access",2013,95626,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will develop a partnership with The Link that will result in potential ongoing programming that engages the target population with Illusion. Illusion leadership will engage in discussions and interviews with The Link staff to determine the success of the project and the potential for ongoing collaboration. 2: 200 at-risk and in-risk youth and young adults (age 16-24) will attend 3 or more Illusion plays/events designed for the target group. Illusion will maintain accurate attendance records.","The Link organization serves youth and young adults who are traditionally underserved due to homelessness, income, race, ethnicity and race. Illusion Theater has been able to work along with The Link staff to provide theater programming for their clients which include free performances, acting and writing workshops, along with meet and greets with the theater company of actors, directors and playwrights. We also work with the staff on providing transportation support and food for their clients and families. 2: We met with The Link staff extensively looking at the potential barriers and addressing the needs of their clients and staff to make this a successful partnership. We looked at times and schedules, transportation, food. One of the changes we addressed is to add earlier performance times so that the youth and staff wouldn't be out so late on weekday nights. We also planned the workshops so that they were welcoming and comfortable for both youth and young adults who had an interest in theater but never attended something like this before. As a result we had many return for more than one workshop and the numbers attending grew each time. We planned workshops in the summer and on school breaks where Illusion Artists went to The Link locations and worked with their clients. After each workshop or performance we asked for feedback about content, interests, needs of the clients and staff, and made changes accordingly. As a result the participation and interest has grown.",,28704,"Other, local or private",124330,8000,"Robert Alama, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Dr. Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Amy Kramer Brenegen, , James W. Dierking, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PH.D. , Susan E. Thurston, David L. Hansen, Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Therese Pautz, Emily Lilja Palmer, Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael H. Robins, Sally Scoggin, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Chris Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Illusion Theater will partner with The Link, a Twin Cities supportive program, to engage 200-400 in-risk and at-risk youth with Illusion, with an aim to spur long-term interest in theater while improving life chances for the youth.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-184,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20861,"Arts Access",2013,92402,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MacPhail Music for Life will build relationships with Ebenezer Minneapolis to serve low-income seniors and with Lyngblomsten to serve seniors with memory loss and their caregivers. MacPhail will survey and conduct interviews with program staff and conduct surveys of program participants at beginning, mid-point and end of project (January 1 to December 31, 2013). 2: MacPhail Music for Life will identify and address the lack of music programming for low-income seniors and seniors with memory loss and their caregivers. MacPhail will document attendance of 500 program participants at 11 sites in the Twin Cities for their residence and will survey program participants for musical mastery and social benefits of music-making.","Through partnership with Ebenezer, an organization serving low-income seniors and Lyngblomsten's The Gathering, a program serving seniors with memory loss, MacPhail is building relationships with organizations that serve groups that have traditionally been underserved. MacPhail and its partner organizations have worked together to identify and address barriers to participation, largely by delivering programs at locations where seniors live and gather. Thanks to this grant MacPhail established a new relationship with The Gathering, a volunteer led respite care program for seniors with early- to mid-stage memory loss. This new relationship expanded arts programming to 100 seniors with memory loss and 270 volunteers, many of whom are also over the age of 55. In addition, MacPhail deepened its relationship with Ebenezer Ridges, serving 91 seniors and 35 preschool aged children in an intergenerational participatory music making program. 2: MacPhail and its partner organizations identified the following barriers to participation for seniors with memory loss or low-income: transportation, finances, geography, and accessibility. In collaboration with Ebenezer and Lyngblomsten's The Gathering program, MacPhail delivered the MacPhail Music for Life program to low-income seniors and seniors with memory loss. Prior to partnership with MacPhail, neither organization offered a participatory music making experience for seniors as part of typical programming. In order to eliminate these barriers, MacPhail delivered participatory music making programs at six Gathering locations throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and at two Ebenezer locations: Minneapolis and Ridges in Burnsville. Through this grant, all activities for free to program participants.",,23128,"Other, local or private",115530,17500,"Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Thomas Clark, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Twanya Hood Hill, Penny Hunt, Robert Lawson, Diana Lewis, Janie Mayeron, W. McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, Samuel Salas, Chris Simpson, Katherine Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells",2.00,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"MacPhail will partner with Ebenezer Minneapolis, a residential campus for low-income seniors, and Lyngblomsten's respite care program for seniors with memory loss and their caregivers, to expand access to music programming at eleven Twin Cities sites.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-189,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 20871,"Arts Learning",2013,34261,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Engage 240 Minnesotans in two new creative writing conferences, providing economic and geographic access for underserved populations. Track participation, enrollment, and wait list for each conference; compare registrant names against constituent database to determine those new to the Loft; surveys participants about value of the experience; collect feedback about economic access.","As proposed, two unique conferences were offered to the general public: a Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Conference (April 27-28, 2013 at the Loft) and a Conference for Writers Aged 50 and Better (October 5-6, 2013). The latter was free to participants and held at TIES Conference Center in Saint Paul (1667 Snelling Avenue North), a new venue for Loft activities. Achievement was measured in terms of conference enrollment and interest (112 registrants for the Mystery conference, 123 registrants for the 50 and Better conference), and participant survey feedback about the quality of the experience. 2: Our conference for writers 50 and Better was offered free of charge, eliminating economic barriers for all 123 participants. TIES Conference Center and the Loft at Open Book are fully accessible facilities that meet or exceed ADA requirements. The Loft made improvements to ADA access this year, with assistive listening available in each classroom and automated doors to the Loft area and its library. 16 participants at the 50 and Better conference noted a disability in survey responses (including those with a hearing, mobility, vision, cognitive, and mental/emotional disability), the most for hearing, many of whom shared positive comments about the sound levels and audio services.",,18095,"Other, local or private",52356,8109,"Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jocelyn Hale, Sharon Hendry, Rachael Jarosh, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Alisa Miller, Carrie Obry, Carla Paulson, John Schenk, Angela Shannon, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Sarah Stoesz, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Loft will expand its writing conference offerings with two conferences serving community interests for which there is documented demand: Mystery, Crime and Thriller Writing (at the Loft) and For Writers 50 and Better (free, at a St Paul venue).",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-356,"Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 20895,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,83973,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of Minnesotans attending from Faribault, Northfield, and Owatonna by offering a free outdoor performance of Puccini's opera, La Boheme. Since this project is free and open to the public without a formal ticketing process with which to track attendee location, evaluation will include crowd counts and random sampling. 2: Increased public awareness of Minnesota Opera programs available to the communities of Faribault, Northfield, and Owatonna. Evaluation will be measured during the 2013-2014 opera season and participation levels of residents (including teachers and students) from Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna.","Minnesota Opera’s outcome was to increase the number of Minnesotans from Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna that attend Minnesota Opera-related activities. A report from Enertex Marketing Tools showed that 125 individuals from these three locations (combined) attended activities during 2009-2010. An internal report (Toptix software) shows that 601 individuals attended from these locations during 2012-2013. The free outdoor performance of Puccini’s La bohème occurred in June of 2013, drawing approximately 1900 adults and 100 children (number based on historical attendance at Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Parade Field for graduations). An add’l internal report (Toptix) was conducted for the 2013-2014 season, showing 1009 individuals attended activities, an increase from the previous year by 68%. Minnesota Opera achieved its outcome of increasing the number of Minnesotans attending from these communities made evident through the performance of La boheme in June of 2013 and the 2013-2014 attendance report. 2: Increased public awareness of Minnesota Opera programs was made available to the communities of Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna through the free, outdoor performance of Puccini’s La bohème on the Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Parade Field. Outreach efforts toward public awareness included on-site interviews with local media, photos, program info via the Opera’s website, and promotion through Minnesota Public Radio, Faribault Daily News, Northfield News, Owatonna People’s Press, social media, and world of mouth. Minnesota Opera continued outreach efforts within these communities through the 2013-2014 season. Bergen Baker, the Opera’s Teaching Artist, conducted a four-day, in-school residency with Faribault Lutheran School (first time in company’s history) that served 180 youth through the popular initiative, Through the Eyes and Ears of Mozart. One youth enjoyed the concert in Faribault so much that they became a participant of the Opera’s year-long, youth ensemble program, Project Opera!",,23743,"Other, local or private",107716,5347,"Patricia Beithon, Wendy Bennet, Shari Boehnen, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane M. Confer, Jodi Dehli, Sara Donaldson, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Hienz F. Hutter, James E. Johnson, Patricia Johnson, James Langdon, Christine Larsen, Robe",0.00,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Minnesota Opera, in collaboration with Shattuck-Saint Mary's, will stage a performance of Puccini's La Boheme on June 14, 2013, provided for free to the public in Faribault and surrounding areas.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jada,Hansen,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",jhansen@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Faribault, Steele, Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-164,"Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Steve Heckler: Executive Director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival;. Director, Festival of Nations; Sarah Howell: Events Coordinator, MacPhail Center for Music; Charles Maguire: Songwriter and musician; David Marty: President, Reif Arts Council; Rebecca Petersen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Marcie Rendon: Writer, performance artist and theater artist; Jill Underwood: Associate Director of Institutional Giving, Guthrie Theater|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20899,"Arts Access",2013,95696,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen relationships with Somali, disability, and Latino communities, and with workforce centers, college students, and affinity groups via hired liaisons. Surveys, database analysis, and space use reflect engagement with and participation by 3,950 patrons from targeted populations via liaisons and Advisory Councils, deepening staff efforts to promote programming and services to targeted populations. 2: Address cultural, economic, transportation and physical barriers in target populations. Facility upgrade, transportation and no-cost admission increase attendance of people with disabilities. Surveys show growth in Latino, 18-22 year old, East African, and low-income patrons. Neighborhood events in venue indicate African participation.","Deepen relationships with Somali, disability, and Latino communities, with workforce centers, college students, and affinity groups via hired liaisons; surveys, database analysis, and space use reflect engagement with and participation by 3,950 patrons from targeted populations via liaisons and Advisory Councils, deepening staff efforts to promote programming and services to targeted populations. 2: Address cultural, economic, transportation and physical barriers in aforementioned target populations; facility upgrade, transportation, and no-cost admission increase attendance of people with disabilities. Surveys show growth in Latin, 18-22 year old, East African, and low-income patrons. Neighborhood events in venue indicate African participation",,535559,"Other, local or private",631255,,"Ron McKinley, Susan P. Mackay, Tabitha Montgomery, Molly Bott, Eric Hyde, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Yolanda Cotterall, Habtamu B. Gana, Sheila Gore Dennis, PJ Doyle, Shalini Gupta, K. David Hirschey, David Ginter, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Jeff McCall",0.00,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"As no-cost admission transformed audiences under 30, low-income audiences, and patrons of color, Mixed Blood focuses Radical Hospitality to hone in on disability communities, East Africans, Latinos, college students, employee networks, and the unemployed.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-194,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20902,"Arts Learning",2013,78602,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","With classroom residencies, students will meet selected Minnesota arts (theater, music) and national health education standards (mental health). Digital portfolios of student work (creating/performing/responding to puppetry and music, expressing ideas and feelings about calm) will be scored on a high/medium/low rubric against a checklist of Minnesota Arts and National Health Education standards. 2: In workshops and performances, Moreland's teachers, students, and families will demonstrate shared language and creative tools to address stress. Guided discussion and written, visual and verbal reflection will assess how participants use and anticipate using the characters, metaphors, music, story and mindfulness techniques to address stress in their own lives.","In classroom residencies, K-1 students will meet Minnesota Arts and Health standards. Students will access more arts learning opportunities that they otherwise would not be able to due to socioeconomic status. Students participated in activities such as yoga, singing and song writing, pole puppet making, monkey mask art, performances, theater and movement activities connected to the island of calm. Students are evaluated through student performances and also reflected on these performances. Student assessment sheets were used to determine any shifts in awareness, skill, and practice of the activities learned. Surveys were given to families, teachers, and students. These surveys were used to make adjustments to activities and performances. An outside evaluation was done on the program as well. 2: In workshops and performances, Moreland teachers, students, and families will demonstrate shared language and creative tools to address stress and mental health through the use of engaging art activities. Teacher participated in workshops to learn common language/tools and create art/movement activities to help students manage stress. Students participated in the residency with Zpuppets to learn about the island of calm and other common language to help cope with stress. Families were invited to workshops to learn the same basic information as teachers and students as well as create art/movement to go along with these skills. Zpuppets performed for the entire school and share the common language of Monkey Mind Pirates with students, staff, and family members. Surveys were given to families, teachers, and students. These surveys evaluated any shifts in awareness in language when managing stress. Teacher focus groups were also used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.",,669,"Other, local or private",79271,5750,"John Chandler, Joanne Mansur, Brenda Corbett, Bryon Schwab, Matthew Klein, Mark Spurr, Stephanie Levine",0.00,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Magnet School will bring in Monkey Mind Pirates by Z Puppets; arts and mindfulness residencies, workshops, and performances that integrate puppetry, music, and yoga for K-4 students, teachers, and parents, in spring 2013 and fall 2014.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Haehnel,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 W Moreland Ave","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800 ",rebecca.haehnel@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-359,"Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; Camilla Berry: Artist and educator; Gita Ghei: Sculptor and arts educator; Bernadette Mahfood: Jewelry and glass tile artist and educator; Laura Meyer: English teacher, Big Lake Schools; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Theatare arts, language arts and speech communications teacher, Moorhead High School; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance, Twin Cities","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20907,"Arts Access",2013,36526,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen a relationship with the Wadena, East Otter Tail, and Todd County Fairs in order to increase capacity to present high quality arts events and arts learning activities. 1) The Fair Boards will identify the Cultural Center as a partner in arts presentation. 2) The arts will take a more prominent place in the Fair promotions in 2013 as compared to 2012. 2: 1,500 low income persons in Otter Tail, Wadena, and Todd Counties will experience arts learning or arts presentation at the 2013 county fairs. 1) A tally of the persons attending events will be made. 2. Focus group assessments will be completed by fair patrons and by Fair Board members.","The Cultural Center was successful in strengthening its relationships with the East Otter Tail County Fair and the Todd County Fair. The Wadena County Fair experience was not as fully realized as was hoped for. The Center will be undertaking collaborations with both the Todd County and East Otter Tail County Fairs in the future. There has been a significant growth in understanding of the boards of both the Cultural Center and the County Fairs of the importance of bringing the arts to the community. 2: The total number of persons participating in the events of the three fairs exceeded the projection of 1,500 low income participants. 2,500 persons participated in the project at three county fairs and 36 artists brought their talents and creative expression to three Fairs.",,7524,"Other, local or private",44050,5500,"Jerry Mevissen, Trisha McCarthy, Alice Martin, Robert Sonnenberg, Manley Nichols, Dorothy Eskeli, Elisa Korentayer, Rachel Stout, Mary DuBois, Carol Myhre, Nathaniel Welte, John Husband, Vicki Chepulis",0.10,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"New York Mills Arts Retreat will provide free and accessible performing arts and arts learning activities to 1,500 low-income residents of rural Minnesota at the East Otter Tail County Fair, the Wadena County Fair, and the Todd County Fair.",2013-02-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","24 Main Ave N PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339 ",jamie@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Wadena, Otter Tail, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-195,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20912,"Arts Learning",2013,39330,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Northern Clay Center will address the increase in the 55+ population through art programs for senior populations, for whom artist-led programs are not available due to finances, location, and other barriers. Northern Clay Center solicits both qualitative and quantitative feedback from participants, teaching artists and senior living/site staff. 2: By the end of the granting period (February 28, 2014), we hope to have added 35 additional programs for target populations, reaching 435 new participants of the target population. We track the number of participants in our programs at each location with help from our teaching artists and the on-site staff.","Northern Clay Center addressed the importance of providing high quality life-long creative learning opportunities for the expanding 55+ population through arts programing for senior populations for whom artist-led sessions are not available due to finances, schedules, mobility, and location. Working closely with our gate keepers and teaching artists, Northern Clay Center developed educational programing that used clay as a tool for instruction, creativity, and hands-on learning experiences while being mindful of the physical, intellectual, and logistical considerations of our partners and their clients. Participants gained knowledge/appreciation within the making process, built self-esteem, gained confidence, increased positive interactions with staff/volunteers, and through individual and group projects, stronger communities were formed at the sites as well. Throughout each partnership, Northern Clay Center solicited both qualitative and quantitative feedback from participants, teaching artists and senor living/site staff. 2: Northern Clay Center engaged 714 Minnesotans through 43 events, ranging from staff/volunteer training sessions and one-time specialized workshops, to intergenerational programing and multi-week partnerships. To increase accessibility and interest, our programming was formatted to meet the needs of each site and population. This a la carte approach increased participation and overall success within the events. Whenever possible, partnering organizations brought interested clients to Northern Clay Center for a demonstration by a Northern Clay Center studio artist and a free tour of our facilities, which include exhibition spaces, sales gallery, artist studios, firing facilities, and educational classrooms. Participants gained knowledge and understanding of the making process through the Northern Clay Center sessions and their tour (as applicable). As a result, individuals' interest in art programing grew and people were more likely to engage in future programing.",,9407,"Other, local or private",48737,5402,"Ellen Watters, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, Lynne Alpert, Mary K. Bauman, Craig Bishop, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Sheldon Chester, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Jim Ridenour, T Cody Turnquist, Robert Walsh",0.00,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Northern Clay Center will partner with community organizations that serve individuals 55 and older, to provide clay instruction to place-bound and somewhat mobile populations.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Singewald,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007 ",chrissingewald@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-360,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; Betty Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Kelly Dupre: Instructor- printmaking and mosaics; Volunteer and classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Scott Gustafson: Department Leader, Visual Arts and Technologies, Eastview High School, Apple Valley; Denise Kulawik: Writer, Producer; Susan Lundin: Director of Government Relations, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Ward Merrill: Executive Director, Backus Community Center, presenter; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of Development and Institutional Giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20920,"Arts Access",2013,15341,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage new audiences by reaching out to underserved communities and encouraging planning, dialogue, and relationship-building with those communities. We will evaluate our goal of engaging new audiences through our one-on-one interactions with the tour hosts, and their neighbors in the planning of the performances, and the post-performance gatherings in their homes and backyards. 2: Build understanding and appreciation of contemporary art forms by underserved audiences through participation and additional programming. We will evaluate our goal of building understanding and appreciation by assessing personal interactions with audience members during the post-performance gatherings, through printed surveys, blog posts, and a dinner with all the hosts after the tour.","We overcame our targeted audience's barriers to participation, including geographic, economic, and perceptive barriers. We also created an opportunity for more Minnesotans to participate in the arts, especially those who would not normally participate in a performing arts experience such as ours. For example, a Hmong family with thirteen children attended the performance at no cost whatsoever. We evaluated the extent to which we achieved our outcomes through: one-on-one interactions between cast and the audience after the shows in the intimate and informal setting of the post-performance gatherings; building personal relationships with the garage hosts and their co-Hosts; evaluating the detailed audience surveys; and reviewing box office statistics. We also receive a number of unsolicited social media posts, emails, letters, and coverage from the media. The hosts also attended the post-tour dinner at our home, and their feedback was invaluable. 2: Of the survey respondents, nearly 50% of total respondents cited time and/or cost as the principal barrier to their participation. The average donation made was down $1.30 than projected based on the past 3 years of the Garage Tour, reaffirming a persistent economic barrier to participation. Also, in the one-on-one interactions with audiences and hosts during the post-performance gatherings we can generally ascertain if a host was able to attract an audience broader than their known friends. About three fifths of survey respondents learned about the performances through word-of-mouth, and the rest learned about them directly through the Hosts. This tells us we are both reaching the immediate neighborhood/community, and more broadly every year outside the Hosts' personal circle.",,4899,"Other, local or private",20240,2060,"Siana Goodwin, Jeffrey Morrison, Meggan Ellingboe, Justin Bausch, John Munger, Nina Ebbighausen, Jennifer Ilse, Paul Herwig",0.00,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Off-Leash Area's project is the continuation and expansion of our Neighborhood Garage Tour project, touring original contemporary performance throughout the metro area. It includes 24 performances in eight communities and will reach approximately 900 people.",2013-03-01,2013-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Herwig,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","3540 34th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2733,"(612) 724-7372 ",offleash@offleasharea.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Sherburne, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-197,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20923,"Arts Learning",2013,108699,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Up to 380 people with disabilities will access art workshops adapted to their disabilities at an Opportunity Partners site or in the community, because we have removed barriers. We will track participants in workshops at six Opportunity Partners sites, at Minnetonka Center for the Arts and at Upstream Arts. People with disabilities will have access to arts learning programs adapted to their disabilities, either on-site where they are served, or in the community. 2: Up to 380 people with disabilities, who have limited or no access to arts learning programs, will access art workshops adapted to their disabilities. We will track participation and evaluate outcomes based on specific arts learning goals to insure that learners have been able to meet their goals because we have removed barriers and adapted learning to their disabilities.","Many strategic approaches were utilized to break down barriers to the Arts for the people we serve. Financial: we were able to provide for free, arts opportunities. Transportation: for all community locations transportation was provided, or artists came to our location. Social: programs were geared toward authentically learning and expanding social and work skills. Staff Support: Many of the people we serve require staff support or supervision. It is impossible for them to participate in outside art activities. By partnering with experts who adapt high quality arts experiences for people with disabilities and offering these programs during the day, we were able to build arts experiences into the structured day programs. Through these approaches, 192 Minnesotans were able to participate in high quality arts programming. 2: Through partnership with UpstreamArts, KAIROSalive, and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, the underserved population of Minnesotans with disabilities were able to be engaged in arts learning programs. UpstreamArts provided programming in theater arts that supports work and social skills for people with disabilities. 51 percent of these participants experienced theater arts for the first time in their lives. KAIROSalive directed dance programming that helped increase physical function, artistic cognitive, and emotional-social skills for adults with disabilities. Minnetonka Center for the Arts adapted programming to offer mixed media visual arts experience in the community and at Opportunity Partners. Through these programs we saw integration of the people we serve into a community that allows for self-expression and understanding of the whole self.",,669,"Other, local or private",109368,5724,"David Bares, Cynthia Lesher, Gregory H. Keane, Edson W. Spencer, Jr., Derek Batchlor, Henry Blissenbach, Mike Chevrette, Diane Duguay, John Hetterick, Julie Kline, Jane McCrossan, Al Mize, David Oswald, Mickey Pajor, Julia A. Sorenson, Alan C. Thiel, Nancy Wagner",0.50,"Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Opportunity Partners' Arts Learning Program for People with Disabilities will provide adolescents and adults with disabilities an opportunity to experience theater, dance, and other art forms, through workshops held on-site, at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, and at Upstream Arts.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Armando,Camacho,"Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners","5500 Opportunity Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55343,"(952) 912-7444 ",acamacho@opportunities.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-361,"Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 15389,"Arts Learning",2012,25533,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","This project directly resulted in an increase in the quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state as well as an increase in the venues that offer them. We conducted a baseline assessment at the beginning of the project to measure the quantity and types of arts learning currently available at our program site - the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center - and then conducted the same assessment at the end of the project to document the increase. At the beginning of the project period, the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center only offered one arts learning opportunity through a partnership with the Loft Literary Center. No arts learning opportunities were available to people with early stage Alzheimer's disease. At the end of the project, there had been 24 opportunities for older adults with memory loss to engage in arts learning at the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center, and these opportunities expanded to other venues such as Northern Clay Center and Walker Art Center. 2: As a result of this project 64% of participants were able to participate in arts learning opportunities that had previously not been available to them. In addition, 100% of participants reported that the environment was conducive to their learning and creative needs; 99% reported teaching artists' helpfulness when asked as excellent"" or ""good;"" and 100% reported that teaching artists enabled participants to make their own decisions and choices about creating and learning art. These outcomes were measured through a pre/post survey method. Participants were given a pre-survey during the first session of arts learning and then given a post-survey at the completion of the program. The results from theses two surveys were then compared and analyzed.""",,,,25533,4787,"Robyn Hansen, Barbara Roy, Alex Cirillo, Jr., Fred Harris, Elizabeth (Sandy) M. Kiernat, James P. Steiner, Xoua Thao, M.D., Rahul Koranne, M.D., Joan Thompson, Ann Wynia, Gary Christensen, Michael J. Monahan, and Julie M. Brunner.",0.16,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Wilder will provide arts learning for older adults, including those with Alzheimer's disease and disabilities, by collaborating with Kairos Dance Theatre, Northern Clay Center, visual artist Sandra Menefee-Taylor, and poet Rachel Moritz.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Driscoll,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",leah.driscoll@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-157,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15395,"Arts Access",2012,58614,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","No final reporting received as of 2/24/2015.",,3085,"Other, local or private",61699,,,,ArtOrg,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtOrg will travel to fifteen Latino community venues across Minnesota and help an estimated 2,500 kids and adults create prints using a small steamroller. Engagement with communities will be fostered through site-based planning and by partnering with Lat",2012-03-02,2013-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Machacek,ArtOrg,"PO Box 2",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 261-8086 ",info@artorg.info,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-133,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 15398,"Arts Access",2012,64830,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","ArtStart's ArtLife project achieved two outcomes in this area: 1.) to increase opportunities for underserved adults with disabilities to communicate feelings and ideas through art making experiences: and 2.) to increase the knowledge and skills of ArtStart's visual artists in working with special needs populations. These outcomes were monitored and evaluated through informal observations, a reflection journal kept by artists, pre and post surveys given to staff and artists, as well as planning with Lifeworks staff after each eight week session to refine the next set of classes based on feedback. Note we changed the name of the project to ArtLife. ArtStart selected Lifeworks because they came to us initially to develop an 8-week visual arts program inspired by nature for a group of eight adults with developmental disabilities. The model worked very well and both organizations wanted to deepen the relationship to reach other Lifework adults, hence, the ArtLife project. Some activities and art media worked better than others, as participants had such a wide range of abilities and interests. The key to success for artists was the ability to individualize instruction, be flexible and come prepared with one than one idea or medium. It was made very clear by Lifeworks staff that an artist could not miss a session, as maintaining routine and relationship were essential to the well-being of participants. The most challenging aspect of the entire program was the lack of an adequate art facility at two sites. 2: ArtStart's ArtLife project achieved one outcome in this area which was to celebrate and share each participant's unique artistic expression within the Lifeworks family and the greater community. This outcome was evaluated primarily through observation and documentation of participant art exhibited at each site. In addition, ArtLife participants' art work will be showcased at Lifework's annual gala in late April 2013, which is attended each year by 1,000 participants, families, and funders. We were able to reach an additional 550 adults with developmental disabilities through this program model, as well as 1,000 community members who have/will view the art work produced as a result of this program. The program was developed by the executive director in collaboration with Lifeworks administration. The model rotated a group of 8-12 individuals working with an artist team through an 8-week program that met two times per week. Midstream we changed the model to add two more sites and split up the artists who were initially working in teams. Artists felt comfortable working on their own with the support of Lifeworks staff. This adjustment to the program model helped participants bond with a single artist and provided artists with more ownership of their art program at each site.",,8000,"Other, local or private",72830,8634,"Barara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Lois Eliason, Rob McParland, and James Terrell",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Partnering with Lifeworks, ArtStart artists will engage adults with developmental disabilities in a multifaceted visual arts program.",2012-03-05,2013-03-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-134,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15400,"Arts Access",2012,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","A) Music Learning: conducted music lessons on vocal/guitar/drum/rock band, offered twice a week as 30 min individual lessons. Improvising and composing opportunities for youth, using their known musical vocabulary and infuse what they have learnt of different styles of music, and assist in composition of music for the YIYUSA Dance Drama. Summer Monday-Thursday Daily DJ and music mixing at BOB FM and showcasing through Radio ASIA 106.3 HD. B) Acrobatics Learning: Conducted weekly acrobatics class, with focusing on human pyramid, plate spinning, ball juggling and Chinese yoyo tricks. The teacher has planned as half hour warm up, and half hour flexibility and two hours of skill building. Three community performances additionally joined the YIYUSA performance at February 23-24, 2013 at the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium. Our project has targeted low income and “at-risk” Southeast Asian refugee/Pan African refugee youth, aged between 12-18 years old, who lack of financial resources to participate at the tuition based arts classes. We have all youth participants to fill out the survey to evaluate the program result at the end of program. We have 92% satisfaction rate. Once again, we have to expand our after-school program Arts Around Us Project to support at risk of youth of color. The project was offered at Asian Media Access’ headquarters – Multimedia Arts Complex in the heart of the North Minneapolis poorest neighborhoods. We have successfully recruited 61 youth to participate at the Arts Around Us with diverse ethnicities, mostly Southeast Asian and Pan African (African American, Somali, Ethiopian youth) refugees.",,25000,"Other, local or private",125000,39800,"Lambert Lum, Ange Hwang, Tria Moua (Nevin Lor) Phil Raskin, Sophia Sour (Garrett Sour), Nathan S. White, Chao Vang (Lillian Vang) Sophia Yang, Emi Yasaka, David Kang",2,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Asian Media Access will host the Arts Around Us project with additional music (guitar, piano,rock band) and acrobatics training at its Media Arts Complex, serving North Minneapolis neighborhood and refugee youth, and having community performances and an a",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-135,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15403,"Arts Access",2012,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","We were able to forge and develop new relationships. Because the grant specifically allowed us to financially assist and introduce new students to James Sewell Ballet's arts programming, this first outcome allowed us to extend and introduce our work to new populations of underserved students rather than those who simply had the means to participate. Our Arts Access program served students from classrooms as well as dance students from underserved communities in greater Minnesota, The most rewarding measurement tool of our success was to witness the actual enthusiasm of the kids in the program, Of course, through a more traditional means of evaluation, the follow-up and feedback with teachers and dance instructors informed us we that we benefited and reached an appreciative audience. 2: We know we were able to eliminate financial and geographic barriers to broadly include new students and dancers in our programming, achieving both quantitative and qualitative results with the populations we were able to reach; we are always cognizant of accessibility issues in delivering our work. We are known for being an easily transportable and nimble company that has served more than 50 communities throughout the state. The issue is, we have too few artists, human and financial resources to be able to travel to our prospective constituents or bring them to us. Looking alone at the number of counties we were able to serve during the grant period gives us confidence that barriers for participation were eliminated, and the Access grant allowed us to achieve the results we proposed in our application.",,12450,"Other, local or private",52450,,"Laura Bednarski, Paula Claire, Dean Gentle, Joanne Gordon, Sharon Lewis, James McCarthy, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Martin Rigney, Fred Sewell, James Sewell, Kevin Smith, Steve Suckow, George Sutton, Karen B. Wilson",,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"James Sewell Ballet will use funding to provide free transportation to performances and waives ticket fees for underserved Minnesotans.",2012-03-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,McNamee,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 215",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 672-0480 ",tom@jsballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-136,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15412,"Arts Access",2012,21265,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Creative Adventures at Caponi Art Park was created to overcome barriers that prevent our targeted audience from visiting the park for arts programming. The 2012 program exceeded our goals by serving over 1,100 youth from 14 organizations including community resource centers (Neighborhood House, Transition Plus, Northfield Healthy Communities Initiatives) school-based programs (District 196 Young Scholars, Rahn Elementary Arts and Technology Magnet, HeadStart) homeless shelters (Cornerstone, Lewis House) and programs for new immigrants, English as a Second Language students, and foster families. All partners were interested in further enrichment opportunities at Caponi Art Park. We also noted return visits from participating youth who brought family to the park. Our targeted group for the project was low-income and at-risk youths in Dakota County and the south metro who are in supervised activities with limited enrichment programs and field trips due to the lack of funding. This group was selected based on conversations with youth program providers about their barriers to attending arts programming at Caponi Art Park, and stems from our strategic goal of increasing community outreach and expanding youth programming. Relationships were built by identifying and connecting with organizations that serve the targeted population in Dakota County. 2: Organizations that serve our target population were able to bring over 1,100 underserved youth to the park who have had limited access to arts programming. Without Creative Adventures' financial support, these 14 groups would not have been able to engage in quality arts programming. Organizations that serve our target population face real financial and transportation barriers in scheduling trips to Caponi Art Park and participating in the activities. Perceived barriers included perceptions that art is not designed for children. Our existing partners and others that serve our target population expressed their desire to engage more deeply with the Art Park, but were prevented by these barriers. The strategies designed to address these barriers included providing arts programming free of charge and up to $250 per organization for transportation costs to organizations serving our targeted population. Tour docents also encouraged discussion, imagination, and touch to engage participants. All strategies were successful.",,8845,"Other, local or private",30110,1860,"Craig Harris, Merri Schreiber, Wendy Raway, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Juli Seydell-Johnson, Sue Hegarty",0.15,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Caponi Art Park will increase access to the arts for underserved youth in Dakota County and the southeast metro, through its Creative Adventures program of tours, activities, and performances",2012-03-15,2012-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-137,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15431,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,16719,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","We toured to many regions of the state we had not previously visited. These have led to invitations for repeat engagements, and add credibility to our performances for other future venues. Evaluation was done by surveys and by letters from presenters. 2: Communities new to us included the cities of Red Wing and Morris, and the six counties served by the Kitchigami Regional Library System.",,3936,"Other, local or private",20656,320,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo will tour with recitals and ôPages of Music with Rolf and Carrieö educational programs to Morris, Red Wing, and to 31 communities in eleven counties in the Great River and Kitchigami Regional Library systems.",2012-04-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Todd, Morrison, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena, Stevens, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-112,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15437,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,64003,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","During the grant period, Hopkins Center for the Arts presented 14 concerts, seven of which were included in the grant project (The Elders, Bruce Henry, Michael Johnson, Quartet San Francisco, Aaron Neville, The Calder Quartet and McCoy Tyner Trio). Altogether, these created a diverse and engaging line up. We had estimated that 3,390 audience members would be served by the seven concerts in the grant project; these actually served 4,079 including many first-time attendees. The grant also made it possible for Quartet San Francisco to hold a master class for orchestra students at Hopkins High School and for The Calder Quartet to hold a master class for students at Mainstreet School of the Performing Arts (Hopkins). We were also able to pilot pre-concert talks (called Musical Notes) to provide context for interested concert goers. Box office reports, Facebook outreach and head counts were used to measure participation, new audience and geographic reach. Our concert series is an ongoing program. Grant funds let us balance local and national touring artists into a high quality series. They also support youth master classes and a new series of pre-concert talks. With your help, the Center brings high quality experiences in the arts to a convenient location at affordable prices. We also work with local social service agencies to provide tickets to people using food shelves, audience members who would not otherwise be able to attend live music events due to economic constraints.",,86849,"Other, local or private",150852,,"Lucy Arimond, Dr. Stanley H. Brown, Michael Coty, Connie Fullmer, Michael Klement, Mary Jelinek, Pravin Parekh, james F. Skyrms, Susan Weinberg, Sandy Merry (school district rep), John Montilino (Stages Theatre rep), staff (ex officio): Amanda Birnstengel, Lynn Anderson, Jo Clare Hartsig, Janna Johnson, Susan Hanna-Bibus",,"Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts will host seven concert events, enabling it to provide arts experiences of high artistic merit and educational content by noted touring artists, opportunities otherwise not available in the community.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hanna-Bibus,"Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1105 ",sbibus@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver, Scott, Rice, Washington, Isanti, Anoka, Goodhue, Sherburne, Brown, Kandiyohi, Chisago, Olmsted, Pine, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-114,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15472,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,44000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","I was able, along with Dan Chouinard and Alan Frechtman, to bring a high-quality multimedia music and history show to smaller communities across the state that would not have been able to afford the production otherwise. The goal of eleven performances was achieved. We hoped audiences would be moved as well as entertained, and through the comments gathered from audience evaluation forms, this goal was clearly achieved. We also had a show-specific website where potential attendees were encouraged to send their own stories or impressions of the time period for inclusion in the show and we received submissions from each community. All promotional materials directed people to this site to engage with us beforehand. The show was also advertised as a sing-along, and audiences were invited to sing on 25 out of 32 songs with lyrics provided on the video screens. The sing-along part of the show was clearly anticipated and enjoyed by all audiences as none required coaxing. We went to Glenwood, Luverne, Wadena, Park Rapids, Bemidji, Brainerd, Watertown, Zumbrota, Faribault, New York Mills and Minneapolis. We performed in churches, high schools, libraries and performing arts centers. Originally, nine of eleven presenters were to be libraries. The Metropolitan Library Services Agency library system intended to present us twice, once at the State Fair. The coordinator of the State Fair show backed out and libraries in Duluth and Austin felt over-extended with their programming funds but we were receiving requests from other communities who had heard about the show and these vacancies were quickly filled by non-profit arts organizations in Zumbrota, Glenwood, and Faribault.",,11000,"Other, local or private",55000,2750,,,"Prudence J. Johnson AKA Prudence Johnson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"This project is a multimedia, Minnesota-centric, concert exploring the music, politics, and events of the 1960s, with historical narrative, projected images, and audience guest appearances and sing-alongs.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Prudence,Johnson,"Prudence J. Johnson AKA Prudence Johnson",,,MN,,"(612) 978-0683 ",prudence@prudencejohnson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Wadena, Hennepin, Hubbard, Rock, Pope, Rice, Carver, Otter Tail, Goodhue, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-120,"Lynne Beck: Development director, COMPAS.; Steven Downing: Consultant, Northern Community Radio. School Board member, Northern Lights Community School. Trustee, Northland Foundation. Writer, musician, teacher, and arts administrator.; Stephanie Eichman: Executive director, Minnesota Dance Ensemble.; Jane Gudmundson: Artist and arts educator.; Athena Kildegaard: Lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Jeff Larson: Producing director, Minnesota Fringe Festival.; Alberta Marana: Landscape artist.; Peter Pestalozzi: Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Co-owner, Oddessy Design Works. Furniture designer/craftsman.; Kathleen Ray: Executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center. Theater artist and playwright.|Dyani Reynolds-WhiteHawk, Arts project manager, Native American Development Institute. Traditional Lakota and contemporary artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15475,"Arts Learning",2012,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities. The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases.","We removed barriers by bringing our program to people. Most of our participants do not have the physical stamina to attend arts programming in their community. Very few would create art if it were not for their involvement with the dancing heart. We did weekly evaluation with site staff and teaching artists. We used our evaluation tools. At Struthers we used their evaluation tools and met their objectives. At Heartland we met with the director to deal with cultural issues and language. They serve a Russian population so we adapted each program to reflect their cultural heritage. Monthly meetings happened with staff to address themes for the programs and to evaluate how the program was affecting their community. Teaching Artists utilized such measures as individual mastery in the language of dance, engagement with music, participation and initiation. These were all adapted from the evaluation form created with the assistance of Saint Catherine master's program students. 2: We increased the number of dancing heart sites during the grant period by 25%. Director Maria Genné provided a series of presentations on arts engagement using clips from the documentary Arts and The Mind by PBS. The dancing heart and our performance company are featured in the documentary. After her presentations she was inundated with people interested in bringing the program to their facility or individuals wanting to become involved on their own. We are continuing to offer presentations in an educational effort in order to help people connect the value of arts learning across the lifespan to personal fulfillment and health benefits.",,26298,"Other, local or private",176298,12675,"Maria GennΘ, Cynthis Harms, William Kuretsky, Faith Oremland, Steven Oremland, Susan Perlstein, Reginald Prim, Joan Semmer",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Dancing Heart Lifelong Learning Project will expand the depth and breadth of The Dancing Heart: Vital Elders Moving in Community, an award-winning, evidence-based program that transforms the lives of elders, their families, caregivers, and communities",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Vogel,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",carla@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-218,"Mary Baier: Educator and administrator, Minnesota Public Schools. Trainer, Minnesota Principals' Academy.; Scott Bean: Artist, retired art teacher, member of Marcy Arts Partnership.; Anne Dugan: Curator and interim director, Duluth Art Institute. Founder and co-director, Free Range Film Festival.; Joan Eisenreich: Director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program.; Keitha Hamann: Associate professor of music education, University of Minnesota. Research chair, Minnesota Music Educators Association.; Nils Heymann: Art educator, St Thomas University.; Rebecca Meyer-Larson: Director of theater, Moorhead High School and ACT UP Theater.; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of development and institutional giving, Minnesota Orchestra.; Kirstin Wiegmann: Cultural policy and leadership instructor, St Mary's University. Education and community engagement specialist, Forecast Public Art. Artist and arts consultant.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15490,"Arts Access",2012,25900,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Barriers identified were: 1. It is too expensive to attend concerts as a family, 2. Traditional classical music concerts are too long for young children, and the format is not conducive to quality time between parents and children, and 3. Traditional concert format produces anxiety in parents about how their child/ren will behave. We addressed these barriers by making concerts free for children and students, making concerts one hour long and creating an environment that is child-friendly (tables set up with coloring activities, snacks provided, doors left open with easy access to hallway and bathrooms), and by programming movements of classical music rather than complete works. We announced at every concert that it is okay for children to make some noise, dance, move around, exclaim at exciting moments, etc. We evaluated if this worked by speaking and handing out surveys to willing parents and children after concerts while they looked more closely at instruments and met musicians. 2: Because of Lyra's Family Concerts and Lyra Youth baroque orchestra, families were able to attend classical music concerts at a very low price, and participate in a very high quality arts experience. Additionally, 14 young musicians (under 18) participated in a performance with Lyra musicians, received coaching to prepare for these performances, and were able to play with baroque bows and harpsichords. This project outcome is very clear, and measured simply by attendance, and Lyra Youth participation, which was kept track of by staff and volunteers.",,5417,"Other, local or private",31317,2400,"Bert Poritsky, Richard Schieffer, Bruce Willis, Kevin Geraghty, Ginna Watson, Debra Sittko, Joanna Shelton, Lester Horntvedt, Lowell Anderson",,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Lyra Baroque Orchestra will produce six family concerts and create a youth baroque orchestra of young performers (under 18), to play alongside Lyra musicians and remove the barriers that keep families from attending baroque concerts.",2012-03-04,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 E 4th St Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214 ",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Anoka, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-145,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15494,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,24350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations. Dr. Patricia Shifferd created surveys, for concertgoers and musicians, to measure the impact of the project. Musicians commented positively on the touring experience. Audiences were very appreciative, In New Ulm and Blue Earth, many people invited the Orchestra to come back in the future. The number of people who attended in Morton was low, but attendees were appreciative. One of the individuals who attended in Morton also came to the New Ulm performance to hear the concert again. Ninety-six percent of survey respondents said they were very likely or likely to attend a future Mankato Symphony Orchestra performance in their community if the opportunity arose again.","This is the second time in recent history that our orchestra has travelled to other locations and the first time that we have been the initiators. The Mankato Symphony Orchestra presented three orchestra concerts in Morton, New Ulm, and Blue Earth, all rural communities that do not have many opportunities to hear live classical music. The concerts were approximately ninety minutes long and included a post-concert question and answer/discussion session. This provided new opportunities to our musicians, who ordinarily perform only in Mankato. One musician response to the value of touring was, “Our performances improved greatly over the couple weeks [that the tour lasted]. It also helped the orchestra become more malleable as an ensemble. We had the opportunity to try things and do things differently for different performances. The repertoire choices were great to play and fit the performance opportunities well.” People who attended the performances were further engaged in a post-concert session where they could ask questions of our music director, flute soloist, and a retired music professor who is a violinist in the orchestra and the author of our program notes. The notes provided basic information about each piece, so the post-concert sessions allowed people to ask all kinds of questions and gain additional information. Orchestral performances are often one-way presentations; the discussion allowed audience members to get to know some of the performers and learn more about the pieces, instruments, and roles. 2: Executive Director Sara Buechmann chose the locations based on feasibility, receptivity, and perceived need. Time and budget constraints prevented us from travelling farther or offering more than three tour performances. Morton offered to host a concert when we were seeking venues for the Dakota Music Tour in 2010. Because it was in the same vicinity as the Upper and Lower Sioux Reservations we visited previously, and because of the Native American music programmed as part of the tour, we hoped to attract some of the same audience. New Ulm was chosen because it is a community that is near Mankato, yet seems disproportionately underserved by the Orchestra. Although several of our musicians come from New Ulm, we do not see a corresponding portion of our audience come from that region. The New Ulm performance was an attempt to reach out to that community. Blue Earth, a rural community with a thriving concert series, had approached us in the past. But without grant assistance, we had been unable to hire an orchestra to perform there.",,9532,"Other, local or private",33882,2000,"Jack Alexander, Fritz Anderson, Missy Blue, Sandy Giles, Curt, Gruhl, Peg Hanson, Art Kenyon, Jim Magnusson, Joan Norgaard, Jude Rooney, Michael Rudquist, Michael Way",,"Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association AKA Mankato Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"This tour will feature select pieces from the Music from the Heart 2011-2012 concert season and will be presented in communities with limited access to live orchestral performances.",2012-04-01,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Buechmann,"Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association AKA Mankato Symphony Orchestra","523 S 2nd St PO Box 645",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 625-8880 ",mso@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Wabasha, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-121,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15497,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,27901,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","I was able to tour the state of Minnesota. The answer to this question is self-explanatory, as I submitted the grant application with an intended outcome of touring the state of Minnesota as a Minnesota professional artist and, with the receipt of the grant funding, I was able to do that. 2: Through the Arts Tour Minnesota funding, I, a Minnesota professional artist, was given the opportunity to tour through Minnesota communities and regions that I hadn’t previously visited. Of the seven communities that partnered with me on this grant (and who therefore brought me into their communities upon receipt of the grant), my music was new to all of them. Through the grant funding, I was able to share my music with completely brand new audiences who would not have been able to hear my music otherwise. These communities were grateful for the funding, as was I!",,6975,"Other, local or private",34876,,,,"Alison M. Mattila AKA Alison Scott",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Alison Mattila will share her mission to revive the art of making soul music, through performances of original music, and arts learning programs regarding songwriting and grass roots music promotion, in seven underserved Minnesota communities.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Mattila,"Alison M. Mattila AKA Alison Scott",,,MN,,"(763) 370-9937 ",alisonscottmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-122,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15506,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,24350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","In the 2012-13 season, the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet toured to four different regions of Minnesota. The number of presenters in Minnesota with the resources to present the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet in concert is relatively small and the touring in this project provided the players of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet with more opportunity to perform at a professional level with appropriate compensation. By comparing the total number of performances by the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet players in the 2012-13 season with seasons not supported with Arts Tour Minnesota funding, it is easy to see that this project helped to provide the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet with more opportunities to tour in Minnesota. 2: This project allowed the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet to tour in four different regions of Minnesota. Most of the communities had never before been visited by the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet and with the help of written surveys and our informal question/answer sessions we know that most of the concert attendees had never seen the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet in concert.",,6248,"Other, local or private",30598,800,"Joseph Hagedorn, Ben Gateno, Wade Oden, Steve Newbrough, Robert Collier, Dawn Voegeli, Ila June Brown-Pratt, James Campbell",0.15,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will conduct Minnesota Library Tours to four different regions of greater Minnesota, performing five library concerts in each region for a total of twenty concerts.",2012-04-12,2013-03-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Hagedorn,"Minneapolis Guitar Quartet Association AKA Minneapolis Guitar Quartet","2550 Dupont Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55405-3506,"(612) 374-4681 ",hagedorn@visi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Martin, Morrison, Mower, Pine, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-125,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15510,"Arts Access",2012,33950,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","1) New relationships were indeed built, and existing ones strengthened, with Minnesotans 55 and older. 2) Seniors engaged in the activity provided extensive and ongoing feedback to conductor and administrators, both orally and in writing. Repertory, scheduling, rehearsal practices, dress, and all other aspects of the program were the subject of continuing conversation and review by the population served. 2: 1. Real and perceived barriers were toppled by creating an artistically ambitious chorus exclusively for senior adults. 2. Every singer recruited and retained is a barrier that no longer exists. The Chorale and MacPhail (our partner for this program) have employed our many networks to boost enrollment in the chorus and thus eliminate barriers.",,13324,"Other, local or private",47274,12417,"Karen Bair, Elizabeth Balay, Don Davies, Susanne I. Haas, K. Dennis Kim, Wendy Lukaszewski, Gilah Mashall, Bryan Mechell, Sue Melrose, Gloria Olsen, William Opsahi, Marilyn Patasky, Barbara Prince, Karen Touchi-Peters, Robert C. Shoemake, Susan Tarnowski, Rachel Wright, Tene Wright",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Voices of Experience (VoX) mobilizes and celebrates the voices of Minnesotans 55 and older, engaging new audiences and building understanding through performances by an artistically ambitious chorus organized in partnership with the MacPhail Center for Mu",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Fuchsberg,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",we_sing@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-149,"Charlene Akers: Executive director, Stearns History Museum.; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Joanna Kohler: Owner, Kohler Productions. Board chair, St Paul Neighborhood Network. Committee member, Minnesota Women in Film and Television.; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer. Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Linda Saint Claire: Writer, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council newspaper. Social service worker.; Daphne Thompson: Real-estate asset manager and broker.; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15519,"Arts Access",2012,37600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","We presented six performances of the Picnic Operetta throughout the metro area. Additionally we performed three concerts featuring selections of music from our show. These concerts were performed at the Walker Art Center, Nicollet Farmer's Market and Mill City Farmer's Market. Also we presented three educations works shops for youth and a symposium and workshop featuring musical selections and in-depth conversation about opera history. Our presenting partners included garden and farming organizations, as well as community organizations. We reached audiences in a variety of neighborhoods including North Minneapolis via partnerships with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation and Saint Olaf Community Church. We have a three year tradition of partnerships on the East Side of St Paul, via the Dayton's Bluff District Council, the Skidmore Park Community Garden and the East Side Arts Council. Additional partners included the Women's Environmental Institute in North Branch, Urban Farming and their site in Frogtown, the City of Bloomington, the City of Falcon Heights, Carlton College and Dodge Nature Center. Our evaluation methods and data sources include: Survey of audience members, Front of House summary data, Financial documents, Meeting minutes from monthly planning meetings, Press and reviews, Survey of artists involved, Survey of staff involved, Survey of performance site hosts (“Garden Hosts” or “Garden Coordinators”), Survey of the Access Advisory Panel, Feedback from focus groups with access services users. 2: Opera is a genre perceived as elitist and difficult to understand. The Picnic Operetta's genre bending tradition is appreciated by our audiences. Our treatment of classical music has been praised for its musical and theatrical excellence as well as its accessibility to those who would otherwise not attend opera. In post-performance evaluations nearly 30% cited that this performance was their first experience with classical music or opera. Among our returning audience, another 30% cited that the Picnic Operetta is the only classical music that they attend on a yearly basis.",,25562,"Other, local or private",63162,7600,"Scotty Reynolds, Scott Arley, Scottie Hall, Nick Schneider, Welles Emerson, Bill Beeman, Yolanda Cotterall, Maggie Scanlan, Sandy Moore, Mary Hourigan",,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Mixed Precipitation will present sixteen free, site-specific performances in their signature form, the picnic operetta, a hybrid opera performance accompanied by a five-course menu, created for outdoor performance in community gardens and agricultural spa",2012-03-01,2012-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","2837 Colfax Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 619-2112 ",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Rice, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-151,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15528,"Arts Access",2012,22320,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","1) A broad range of arts learning workshops (5) were provided to fair goers at each fair that allowed participants a project-based experience with take-home materials to continue their arts experience. The musical performances included many genres including: bluegrass, and British Isles folk music, flash mob dance experience. For nearly all who participated, this was their first flash mob experience. This grant gave us an opportunity to connect with the fair boards, Boys and Girls Club and 4 H, broadening our reach and helping build partnerships for the future. 2) To evaluate we used printed surveys, verbal feedback and for the musical performances a series of questions asked by the performers with hands raised for responses. We were very interested in learning if participants felt the fair was a good venue for arts learning and 93% of the responders said yes. 2: 1. All the organizations involved have asked us to return next year if possible and are anxious to make access to the arts an even higher priority at the 2013 fairs. The arts learners overwhelmingly responded the fair was a good venue for new arts experiences and the fair boards were delighted with the events added to positively expand the fair experience for attendees and add something new to attract more audience. The perceived barrier that arts are not inclusive was overcome with the informal surroundings and all participants responded positively to their experience. 77% of participants responded this was their first experience with a new artform. 2) We used written surveys at the end of each arts learning event to determine acceptance of the art form taught and whether it was a first time experience and if the new skills learned would be used in the future. 95% of the Boys and Girls Club participants responded a 1(being best) and two on a scale of four on how they rated the activity.",,,,22320,1800,"Trisha McCarthy, Elisa Korentayer, Bill Warner, Manley Nichols, John Husband, Amy Sobieski, Vicki Chepulis, Alice Martin, Patrick Kilby, Jerry Mevissen, Nathan Welte, Tammy Olson, Dorothy Eskili, Peder Butenhoff.",0.1,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"New York Mills Regional Cultural Center will provide free and accessible performing arts and arts learning projects to 3,000 low-income residents of rural Minnesota, through the East Otter Tail County Fair and the Wadena County Fair, in July of 2012.",2012-03-05,2012-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","24 Main Ave N PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339 ",jamie@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-153,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15536,"Arts Access",2012,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","1. This year we succeeded in reaching 615 audience members, which was a 78% capacity. Of those who responded to our surveys, 52% reside outside of the central metro (in a suburb of Minneapolis or St Paul, in Western Wisconsin, or were visiting from another state). 2. We keep very detailed records of each tour through data from the box office and also from surveys filled out by audience members. After the tour, we analyze the data and compare it with previous years to find trends and to find places to make improvements or changes to better serve the audiences and communities served by the tour. We also meet with the garage-hosts, both individually and at a post-tour dinner held at an Off-Leash Area board member's home, where we discuss in detail each hosts experience in gathering an audience, identifying the strengths of their activities, and defining ways to improve for future tours. 3. Our targeted group was audiences in the suburban communities of Minneapolis/St Paul because of their geographic/financial/cultural barriers to access national level performing arts events like ours. 4. We felt our activity was an ideal match, because of a demonstrated interest by this group in our activities, because of the word-of-mouth in these communities from previous tours, and on a practical level because many homes in the suburbs have large garages. 5. Our program is designed so that the tour Hosts are the principal persons who gather their community for the event. We meet individually with each host to discuss and devise a marketing plan to maximize community participation based on each Host's immediate neighborhood, and their own personalities. A new strategy we implemented this year was to develop Co-Hosts, whereby each regular host formally partners with a select few neighbors to share the responsibility of gathering an audience for their event. This worked very well. 2: 1. We overcame our targeted audience's barriers to participation, including geographic, economic, and perceptive barriers. We also created an opportunity for more Minnesotans to participate in the arts, especially those who would not normally participate in a performing arts experience such as ours. 2. We evaluated the extent to which we achieved our outcomes through: one-on-one interactions between cast and the audience after the shows in the intimate and informal setting of the post-performance gatherings; building personal relationships with the garage Hosts and their Co-Hosts; evaluating the detailed audience surveys; and reviewing box office statistics. We also receive a number of unsolicited social media posts, emails, letters, and coverage from the media. 3. The barriers are geographic, economic, and cultural. The barriers were identified initially through audience development and research, through organizational planning to develop a community-based program organic to Off-Leash Area, and were reaffirmed by having conducted the program for the past three years. They are real barriers. 4. Off-Leash Area's Artistic Directors, Board of Directors, the Host, the Administrative Assistant, and cast were involved in devising strategies to eliminate the barriers. 5. Examples: Marketing through social networking and giving Hosts pre-made marketing materials have been successful strategies. Having Pay-What-You-Can,"" or ""Suggested Donation"" entry fees allow more individuals to attend the performances. This year, developing the Co-Host partnerships not only helped reduce the individual Hosts' responsibility of gathering an audience, but also brought more people into the core relationship-building aspect of the program, and brought in more audience.""",,11430,"Other, local or private",31430,2370,"John Munger, Siana Goodwin, Megan Ellingboe, Nina Ebbighausen, Jeffrey Morrison, Jennifer Ilse, Paul Herwig",,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Off-Leash Area's project continues and expands our Neighborhood Garage Tour program,touring original contemporary performance throughout the metro suburbs with 30 performances in ten communities, reaching approximately 1,000 people.",2012-03-05,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Herwig,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","3540 34th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2733,"(612) 724-7372 ",offleash@offleasharea.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-154,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15537,"Arts Learning",2012,38000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","We were able to make arts accessible to several underserved populations: homeless individuals and families in transition, children with autism, adults with Multiple Sclerosis, the elderly and immigrant families whose primary language is Spanish. We evaluated our success based on: registration and attendance at workshops and events, group evaluation at the end of each session, and interviews with selected participants. Group evaluations elicited from participants their thoughts on what worked well, what needed improvement, and how well barriers were overcome. We also debriefed each series with staff and leaders from partner organizations, to understand their perspective on access. 2: We surpassed our projection by a great number, due to increased participation at our events, and adding new partners such as Invitation to Belonging, Normandale House (transitional housing) and Young Dance. We also held workshops at several community festivals such as Midtown Phillips, the Greenway and Semana Culture Camp. We utilized pre and post surveys and attendance sheets to track attendance and retention, as well as group evaluations at the end of each session.",,9811,"Other, local or private",47811,2000,"Greg Nelson, Vicky Salgado, Hilda Mork, Chris Leehey, Rosario Melchor, Vianey Pena, Janice Knutson, Lowell Hanson, Jason Kulka, Ron Homan, Pat Leehey, Elena Nelson, Holly Dunagan, Marie Nelson",0.75,"Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church AKA Saint Paul's Lutheran Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church will expand the Semilla program, teaching mosaic and mural arts in the Phillips neighborhood and beyond, with emphasis on four underserved groups. Youth and adult artists will train in workshops and create murals, ",2012-03-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,"Cabello Hansel","Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church AKA Saint Paul's Lutheran Church","3321 18th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 296-2231 ",phcreate@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Anoka, Mower",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-229,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15543,"Arts Access",2012,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Our Project has targeted to Asian American and Pacific Islander community, with more than 48 sub-ethnic groups. Asian American and Pacific Islanders face significant socioeconomic challenges (high poverty, high domestic violence, and growing juvenile delinquency rates). We have successfully hosted Pan Asian Arts Series, including: a) Hosting Festival/Asian Style at May 20th, 2012 at the Landmark Center; b) Systematically scheduled two outreach performances per month with partnering agencies throughout Asian senior/community gatherings; c) 2-day Pan Asian Dance Festival at the Concordia College; and d) Purchasing the tickets for the high quality, newly created Asian Dance Drama – YIYUSA at February, 2013 for low-income Asian American and Pacific Islanders. EVALUATION METHOD. We have successfully introduced diverse Asian dances to Minnesotans. Audiences were challenged with Matching Game, they have to match dance pictures with right description of ethnicities dances. Roughly about 84% audience match correctly. 2: 1) Attracted under-served Asian American and Pacific Islander audience to enjoy the theatrical experience with these proud cultural heritages through various shows; 2) Attracted mainstream audience who may have limited experience with Asian classic arts. EVALUATION PROCESS: Observing the audience composition during various Performances and Festivals hosted, with high percentage of Asian American and Pacific Islander and African American families to participate at the events; giving away 500 tickets to Southeast Asian refugees, with roughly 70% showing up rate; and through; and advisory committee evaluation meeting.",,17500,"Other, local or private",117500,22628,"Asian Media Access (Ange Hwang/Executive Director); Asian Pacific Storyteller Alliance (David Zander/President); Dao Lan Dance Studio (Dao Lan/Artistic Director and Dao Lee/Executive Director); Eastern Cultural Center (Shen Pei/Executive Director); Hoang Anh Vietnamese Dance Group (MinhPhuoc Tran/Artistic Director); Iny Asian Dance Theater (Mai Vang/Artistic Director); Mu Gung Hwa Korean Dance Group (Grace Lee/Artistic Director); Sansei Yonsei Kai Japanese Children and Adult Dance Group (Linda Hashimoto/Artistic Director); Sumunar Indonesian Dance Ensemble, c/o Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota (Tri/Artistic Director); and Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center (Huanru Zhang/Artistic Director, Lena Liu/Managing Director).",1.5,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance will offer Pan Asian Arts Series, a project to connect underserved Asian American communities with theatrical experience, to connect the younger generation with century old art forms, and to connect Pan Asian artists with a shared ",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,See,Xiong,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance","1541 Barclay St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(763) 354-0251 ",paaa@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-155,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15544,"Arts Access",2012,94000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","1. Hired twelve ASL interns to greet and assist ASL patrons upon arrival; recruited and train three ushers to assist with audio description patrons; Hosted two theatre open-house events to introduce patrons to our venue and services (one had very poor attendance due to snow storm); collaborated with Thompson Hall Deaf Club, Bread of Life Deaf Church, Vision Loss Resources and Lyngblomsten Senior Living on six special events to connect our artists with patrons in their own environment; held two disability awareness trainings with part-time/volunteer front line staff; recruited community advisors/liaisons, created special ASL videos to target the deaf community and promoted them through VSA e-blasts and TCDeaf.com; 400 free tickets were distributed through agencies that serve seniors and the disabled community (Wilder, Lyngblomsten, Kaposia, Vision Loss). 2. Tracked sales/attendance records; conducted surveys, interviews and focus groups, tracked use of devices, services and wheelchair seats. 2: 1. After year one of the project (2011 grant), we were hoping that use of ASL and AD interpretation would increase from the due to increased performance offerings, interpreted discussions and events, but instead the use decreased from 480 in 2011 to 260 in 2012/13. Only a handful of patrons with sight impairment took advantage of our pre-show sensory tours, but those patrons reported high satisfaction and a new level of engagement with the productions and with Park Square because of the tours. Captioning use grew from 280 in 2011 to 4,195 in 2012/13. Sales of wheelchair accessible seats went from 1,716 2011 to 2,145 in 2012/13. We did not track the exact usage of assisted listening devices in 2011, but we had many nights when we ran out of available units, so increased our capacity. In 2012/13 229 patrons used these devices, most for multiple performances. 2. Tracked sales/attendance records; conducted surveys, interviews and focus groups, tracked use of devices, services and wheelchair seats.",,17500,"Other, local or private",111500,12000,"Jeff Johnson, Sara I. Beckstrand, Judy McNamara, Julie Cox, Caldwell Camero, John L. Berthiaume, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Barb Davis, Rajiv Garg, Kristin Geisler, Karen Heintz, Phil Jungwirth, John Lefevre, Tim Ober, Naomi Pesky, Keith Schwartz, Jim Smart, Robert W. Thompson, Helen Wagner",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Park Square Theatre will enhance its efforts to expand access for individuals with disabilities by addressing barriers of price, understanding, transportation, limited performances, and knowledge of opportunities.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-156,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21497,"Arts Activities Support",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will use quantitative measures to track how many people participating in this activity including audience, artists and volunteers. We will also qualitatively track the opinions of our audience in the areas of educational value, quality of performance and areas of improvement for our organization as well as track the opinions of our artists in the areas of space quality, sound quality, organizational support of artists and areas of improvement for our organization.For quantitative measures we will use audience, volunteer and artist participation counts. For qualitative measures we will use audience surveys provided immediately after the performance and artists surveys sent out by email after the performance.","According to our surveys, this is the audience who attended the Summer Performance Series this season; roughly 60% of the audience was from Dakota County and the other 40% was from the greater Twin Cities area. Each performance in the series attracted slightly different audiences: the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale trended older and more patrons had physical limitations; Minnesota Sinfonia and Flying Foot Forum attracted more families and the Zeitgeist audience was mostly adults. As a whole the audience continued to be more ethnically diverse. In particular, there were more people from South Asia which is consistent with the increasing number of residents in the community.",,20790,"Other, local or private",30790,,"Tom Egan, Ramraj Singh, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 2014 Summer Performance Series featuring Theatre Pro Rata, Minnesota Sinfonia, Jawaahir Dance Company, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorus, Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum and Zeitgeist. The free performance series will",2013-10-01,2014-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-375,"Susan Rotilie: Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Ken Coy: Artistic, Education, Community Development; Tom Borrup: Community Education, Organizational Development, Administration; Mark Hinds: Artistic, Administration; Karen Charles: Artistic, Education, General Management; Doug Tiede: Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Sara Marsh: Artistic, Organizational Planning, Administration, Education; Megan Losure: Education, Youth Programming, Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,Yes 21502,"Arts Activities Support",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Anticipate attendance of over 8,000 at event with up to 10% increase. Will jury in 100 artists with a wide variety of mediums. Expect over 600 children and 800 adults to be active in children's art activities and community art projects. Plan to hire at least 7 entertainment groups for all to enjoy.We have count clickers that we use at the entrance, tallying each count on the hour to allow to plan for staffing needs each day (utilize previous year's data for staffing the next year). We also have count clickers in the Children's Activities Tent and the Art Experience Tent with demos and community art projects. We use artist surveys annually and distribute them to the artists and also food vendors and sponsors. We have surveys for patrons given by volunteers. We also have a blog and Facebook page for dialogue feed back and we collect zip codes on the evaluation forms and through a Passport to the Arts system. As the volunteers hear comments and take questions throughout the days - notes are taken.","The festival provided over 7430 community members with a chance to experience art through participating artists and musicians; 630 children created Celebration Hats, over 800 created and painted masks; Several hundred took Facebook selfie photos; Families spent more time than ever before working with the community project as a family team. 90% of the participating artists said they will return.",,34200,"Other, local or private",44200,,"Margie Daniels, Katherine Freije Thompson, Barb Graycarek, Ken Maddux, Richard Pletcher, Sara Obermueller, Karen Sames, Wayne Sames, Pierre Najalis",,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 20th annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2014.",2013-09-26,2014-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA ","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787 ",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-380,"Robert Scott: Education, Artistic, Administration, Finance; Bob Bierscheid: Community Education, Organizational Development, Volunteerism; Janice Johnson: Audience Development, Organizational Development, Education; Scott Chamberlain: Administration; Noah Keesecker: Artistic, Organizational Development, Audience Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Junauda Petrus: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education; Bonny Southworth: Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Emily Shaftel: Fundraising, Marketing, Volunteerism.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,Yes 21805,"Arts Organization Development and Equipment",2013,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The measurable goal would be the enhanced quality of lighting provided by the lighting equipment that will be purchased with the assistance of this grant. We already know, based on the use of these type of lights in a previous performance that they significantly enhance the lighting, mood, special effects and timbre of theatrical performances on the stage at the Bernie Aaker Auditorium. As they are portable, we know they can have this effect on other venues within our community, and can be used not just by Litchfield Community Theatre but by other groups within the community.We will use a voluntary survey of the audience at our first show where the lights will be used (SHREK the Musical). This feedback will be a good measure of how well the lighting affects the overall experience. We can place this measuring tool inside the programs and ask our patrons to fill them out, and ask that they be returned as people leave the performance.","Outcomes of the survey were approximately 50 people answered yes, the show lighting was improved. There were no negative comments in any of the commentaries.",,1031,"Other, local or private",4031,,"Paul Lundhorst, Jane Lind, Jim Vrchota, Bob Lawerence, Ed Cowley,Shawn Hansen, Michael Joldersma, Marcia Provencher, Julie Ross, Erikka Weires",,"Litchfield Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Organization Development",,"Lighting Equipment Request",2013-05-20,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Lindhorst,"Litchfield Community Theatre","114 W Ripley St",Litchfield,MN,55355,"(320) 693-3255 ",jvrchota@cnbmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Meeker, Wright, McLeod, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Redwood, Renville",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-organization-development-and-equipment-44,"Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Jane Link visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative.","Jane Link: visual artist, board member of Milan Village Arts School, and Milan Community Education, and Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, certified clinical musician, founder and coordinator of Rhythm of the River music/art festival; Janet Olney: artist, coordinator for Willmar Area Arts Council, founding member of Kaleidoscope Gallery; Randy Meyer: visual artist and farmer, former art teacher; Kate Aydin: retired educator, multidisciplinary curriculum developer, board member of Lincoln County Pioneer Museum; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member of Prairie Music Association and Prairie Oasis Players, former clogger; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, participant in community theater productions, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Emily Olson: musician, writing instructor; Tamara Isfeld: visual artist, art teacher for Renville County West Schools, Arts Meander planning committee, board member at Granite Arts Council and Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, treasurer of Rock County Fine Arts Association, board member for Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County, Art Rocks planning committee; Sydney Massee: visual artist, quilter, behind the scenes assistant in theatre productions, board member of Lac qui Parle Valley School District; Audrey Fuller: writer, arts advocate, tribal planner, grant writer.",,2 20150,"Arts Activities Support",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be exposed to broad range of artistic expression; growing diversity of community will be reflected; public access to art will be increased.Audience surveys; artist evaluations; attendance numbers.","Six multidisciplinary and multicultural arts programs were presented; 185 artists participated as presenters; 1945 audience members attended performances.",,15790,"Other, local or private",25790,,"Craig Harris, Merri Schreiber, Wendy Raway, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 2013 Summer Performance Series featuring Minnesota Sinfonia, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, Hugh Livingston, Mixed Precipitation, and Los Alegres Bailadores. The free performance series will be held at Caponi Art Park from June through August 2013.",2012-10-01,2013-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",info@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-270,"Glorianne Svitak: artist, education, organizational development, music, theatre, community arts; Rebecca Nathan: general management, community service, development, dance, literature; Jennifer Marshall: education, artist, administration, music, literature, multidisciplinary; Adam Napoli-Rangel: artist, youth programming, community education, music, literature, multidisciplinary; Angela Bernhardt: fundraising, administration, organizational development, theatre, community arts, multidisciplinary; Heidi Larson: administration, audience development, fundraising, music, community arts; Jefferson Fietek: artist, education, theatre; Talia Smigielski: administration, multidisciplinary.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20152,"Arts Learning",2013,9950,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Participants will learn basic concepts of music, movement, and performance. Participants will develop skills to express themselves through singing, dancing, and telling stories. Participants will experience the joy of participating in the arts, both individually and in a group. Participants will become aware of other cultures and traditions through the arts.Attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, participant feedback.","Two-thousand and one-hundred and fifty-four attendees developed skills and experienced the continuity of artistic expression in various arts mediums and learned to recognize familiar elements from various cultures.",,7425,"Other, local or private",17375,,"Ruth Balbach, Suzanne Costello, Joey Kantor, Paul Neary, Stuart Pimsler, Andrew Voegtline, Roxi Wen",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for the 2013 Family Fun Tuesdays program of 13 weekly interactive performances and workshops for intergenerational audiences during summer 2013.",2013-02-01,2013-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elspeth,Carlstrom,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",elspeth@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-297,"Rachel Flentje: artist, administration, organizational development; Marlina Gonzalez: administration, artist, education; Kathleen Spehar: artist, administration; Dixie Rairamo: youth programming, administration, artist; Alecia Leonard: youth programming, community education, volunteerism; Dudley Voigt: education, artist, youth programming; Karen Gundlach: artist, education, youth programming; Orin Rutchick: education, community education, youth programming; Kaitlin Frick: administration, organizational development, finance.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20183,"Arts Learning",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","This project provides an opportunity for seniors to grow artistically, creatively, and physically within a communal setting. This program leads to improvement in health, cognitive, social, emotional, and quality of life measures for participants.Staff will provide pre and post assessments and will work with colleagues at Saint Catherine University to develop additional measures including interest level in arts participation, quality of life, and personal purpose and meaning.","Fifteen to 20 elders with varying degrees of physical abilities and health participated in weekly sessions in dance, music, theater and other performing arts, and caregivers reported new senses of purpose and well-being of the participants.",,2500,"Other, local or private",12500,,"Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Stephan Grygar, Shary Mulhere, Pastor Christopher Nelson, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark Thomas, Dick Howard, Sue Olson",,"Ebenezer Society Foundation AKA Ebenezer Ridges Care Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding to host Kairos Alive! Dance Theater for a 16-week dance, music, and storytelling residency with seniors at Arbors at Ridges Assisted Living in Burnsville.",2013-07-10,2013-10-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Lewandoski,"Ebenezer Society Foundation AKA Ebenezer Ridges Care Center","13820 Community Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 898-4005 ",alewand1@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-305,"Christian Novak: community development; Linda Hansen: education; Adam Napoli-Rangel: artistic, youth programming, community education; Danette Olsen: organizational development, education, artistic; Cathy McCord Larsen: artistic, education; Betsy Byers: artistic, education, youth programming; Keitha Lucas Hamann: education, artistic.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20210,"Arts Activities Support",2013,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide high-quality concert band music for audiences; to provide educational information to audiences; stretching musician’s skills.Formal debriefing session with all five participating entities.","One-hundred and twenty musicians performed three sets of music; between 400 and 500 individuals attended the concert; attendance was slightly higher than previous years.",,1000,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Dick Grahm, Tony Alongi, Jessica Bierbrauer, Mark Borchardt, Linda Hoschette, Karen Green Jung, Andy Langenfeld, Sarah Lockwood, Mecca Manz, Pete Rivard, Diane Saed, Deborah Saunders, Patricia Schultz, Charlotte Vick, Susan Zinschlag",,"Hastings-Prescott Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for a free, open-air community band concert featuring performances by the Hastings and Rosemount Community Bands. The concert will take place at Spring Lake Park Reserve in August 2013.",2013-06-27,2013-08-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Saunders,"Hastings-Prescott Area Arts Council","310 10th St W",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 437-9233 ",hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-289,"Philip Fried: artistic, community development, disabilities specialist; Nan Jahnke: administration, volunteerism, community development; Michele Blanchard: artistic, audience development, fundraising; Bill Venne: fundraising; Maggie Scanlan: artistic, education; Cass Erickson: fundraising, youth programming, community education; Elizabeth Tanner: artistic, education, community education; Patricia Mitchell: artistic, audience development, administration; Lori Anne Vicich: marketing, artistic.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20282,"Arts Activities Support",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To convey a stripped-down, intimate portrayal of A Christmas Carol; to allow the audience to be drawn in by the actor’s storytelling.Artistic Director’s assessment; ticket sales; informal suggestions from audience; written survey in program.","Three-hundred and eleven individuals attended the production; the stripped down version of the play provided an intimate theatrical experience for the patrons; three students who participated in the production had not been in a production before; a new song was added to the show; audience numbers were lower than projected.",,11805,"Other, local or private",21805,,"Darlene Olson, Nena Peterson, Nichole Halbach, Stacey Sogard, Tom Write, Kris Pini, Jim Tanner, Janothan Goodman, Elizabeth Tanner",,"NewBridge Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for 20 performances of A Christmas Carol at the New Bridge Theatre in Hastings in November and December 2013.",2013-10-11,2014-01-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Tanner,"NewBridge Theatre Company","105 2nd St E",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 295-3224 ",newbridgetheatre@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-320,"LaDonna Morrison: finance, administration, organizational development; Carrie Vecchione: administration, artistic, youth programming; Jeff Hnilicka: youth programming, administration, artistic; Christina Ham: artistic, administration; Anthony Galloway: education, administration; Jessica Huang: artistic, fundraising, community education; Don Mabley-Allen: artistic, administration, disabilities specialist; Scott Spinks: artistic, organizational development, marketing; Brenna Brelie: marketing, organizational development, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 13051,"Arts Activities Support",2011,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,1286,"Other, local or private",3686,,,,"Hastings Concert Association",,"Funding for four free music concerts as part of their summer concert series. The concerts will take place at the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings in August 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrol,Tammen,"Hastings Concert Association","725 W 6th St",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 437-9206",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-204,,,, 19979,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,9900,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Two vital outcomes are presenting high quality chamber music and jazz concerts, and the development of new audiences through jazz and community outreach events.We will measure the outcomes principally through data collection, audio recording, and audience surveys.","Our goals were to present chamber music and jazz concerts of the highest quality, performance opportunities for young musicians, and educational events for audiences of all ages. These were met through the Festival's events.",,7000,"Other, local or private",16900,,"Amy Acheson, Anthony Becker, David Carter, Eleanor Croone, Garda Kahn, Robert Kuyper, Elizabetn Olson, Judy Swanson",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Chamber Music, Jazz Concerts and Community Outreach",,"Chamber Music, Jazz Concerts and Community Outreach.",2013-08-01,2013-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","2011 Grant Dr PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 786-3535 ",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-257,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 19982,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,9510,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","Completing two murals in historic downtown is complete. Strategically developing community awareness of and education about local history was initially measured by attendance at the four capstone events.",,2125,"Other, local or private",11635,,"Paul Bringold, Steven Dabelow, Marguerite Jodge, Dennis Kalow, Tom Mason, Richard Peterson",,"Cannon Falls Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Cannon Falls Heritage Mural",2013-06-15,2013-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Wareham,"Cannon Falls Area Historical Society","PO Box 111 206 W Mill St","Cannon Falls",MN,55009,"(507) 263-4080 ",cannonfallsmuseum@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-258,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 19984,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Community exposed to more arts experiences. Students will hear live sounds by professional musicians. Project builds on previous activities, allowing for an in-depth session on brass fundamentals.Community feedback after the project and data collected in concert and fundraising efforts, as well as observations of improved student performance in music class.","To have a quality, enjoyable performance by a professional ensemble for the students of Cannon Falls. To provide a quality educational experience for the students of Cannon Falls. The survey results were overwhelmingly positive.",,1500,"Other, local or private",2000,,,,"Cannon Falls Public Schools","K-12 Education","Brass day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet",,"Brass day with the Copper Street Brass Quintet",2013-04-08,2014-04-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joel,Bryan,"Cannon Falls Public Schools","820 E Minnesota St","Cannon Falls",MN,55009-2299,"(507) 263-6800x 3901",bryan.joel@cf.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-47,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 19988,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","We met our goal of 1200 attendees with 1740 at capstone. We met our goal of 200 at the free open house rehearsals with over 300 attendees. We met our goal of 60% attending a drum and bugle corps for first time or at least first time in last ten years.",,21000,"Other, local or private",31000,,"Laurie Ackerman, Charlie Brannon, Bob Brown, Donna Bussell, Derrick Chapman, Eric Crockett, Kathy Davis, Ellen Hamernik, Steve Kazeck, Dewey Johnson, Kelly Nelson, Bob Nowicki, Dennis Nygren, Tasos Psomas, Teresa Puetz, Dee Schemmel, Annie Stensrud, Judy Swensen, Tami Timbeross, Greg Walters, Fred Wright, Jodi Yanda",,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","River City Rhapsody - Rochester",,"River City Rhapsody - Rochester",2013-06-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carole,Brown,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","30 Civic Center Dr SE PO Box 007",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 285-8769 ",carole.brown@rochesterfest.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-259,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 20012,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,6845,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","We provided a theatrical opportunity to five students with special needs, to broaden and diversify Phoenix audiences and creators, and to provide a positive experience for parents and guardians.",,22575,"Other, local or private",29420,,"Nancy Dimunation, Verna Fricke, Mike Melstad, Bunny Petersen, Mary Rauterkus, Chuck Richardson, Ian Scheerer",,"Friends of T.B. Sheldon Auditorium Theatre AKA Friends of the Sheldon","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat",,"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat",2013-06-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Anderson,"Friends of T.B. Sheldon Auditorium Theatre AKA Friends of the Sheldon","PO Box 157 443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-8701 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-269,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20016,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Although Hambone Music Festival partners with Rochesterfest as a kick-off event, our target population is all people residing in southeast Minnesota. We offer very high quality professional blues and American roots music to the public at an affordable cost, and by offering partnership discounts with Channel One food shelf donations, Mayo employee and student discounts.We will measure the number of people who attend both the festival and workshops, compare participation numbers, ticket sales and awareness over last year. We will survey via email and utilize printed surveys to gather demographic data. We also solicit feedback via social networking and plan to add an online feedback page to our website.","Our goal was to offer a variety of high quality music and educational opportunities to a diverse audience in order to provide increased awareness and understanding of roots/blues/American music styles and the cultural impact of this music in our society.",,19785,"Other, local or private",29785,,"Brenda Guitreau, Jacqueline Kohlmeyer, Rick Miller, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Denise Robertson, James Ryan, Dick Stevenson, Dean Tollefsrud, Peggy Zweifel",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2013 Hambone Music Festival",,"2013 Hambone Music Festival.",2013-06-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","2130 S Broadway Ste 100",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 538-1651 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Blue Earth, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-271,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20033,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,4905,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","To offer a creative form of self-expression for clients. To share a new musical cultural experience with clients and the community. To create a learning experience for college students. To form a social and economic foundation for an ongoing relationship between students and clients.Surveys were given to everyone involved, tailored to provide useful information from each group's perspective. As a form of qualitative evaluation, photos and videos can be viewed at www.laurabaker.org.","Students and clients verified that this bridging process was successful and should be continued. Based on the evaluations, a performance component of some sort will provide value for passive involvement as well.",,1250,"Other, local or private",6155,250,"Cheryl Buck, Ed Lundstrom, Frank Zastera, Eric Stratton, Bob Bonner, Natalie Chell, Greg Closser, Wayne Eddy, James Gleason, Frank Grazzini, Michael Neso, Gail Jones, Judy Jones, Aggie Pavek, Charles Sewish, Julie Thornheim",,"Laura Baker Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Bridging with Taiko",,"Bridging with Taiko.",2013-02-15,2013-03-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandra,Gerdes,"Laura Baker Services","211 Oak St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8866 ",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-274,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20047,"Arts in Education Residency",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will learn about the elements and principles of design and create individual works of art that will then be woven together into a single permanent installation at the school.Goals will be measured through verbal discussion, written or brailed vocabulary lists, and video interviews. A successful finished art piece will be displayed in the school.","In Around the World in 80 Days the students identified vocabulary, instruments and musical/cultural styles of selected countries after the performance of the MN Percussion Trio.",,10250,"Other, local or private",11750,,,,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education","Arts in Education Residency",,"Mixed Media Collage and Percussion Trio.",2012-09-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Zweber,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 SE 6th Ave",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",nzweber@msab.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-residency-51,"Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.",,2 20050,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect that poets will enjoy the experience of creating the work, and further expect that residents and students will realize that they are potential poets. The capstone event will bring poets and others together to celebrate the work at an enlivening reading.Counting the number of people who submit poems and the number of poems submitted is a concrete measure of success. We will track the amount of media coverage, number and relative enthusiasm of volunteer support, participation and responses from an evaluation survey.","We increased the number of poem submissions over last year, increased quality of winning poems by attestation of a panel of jurors, installed winning poems in sidewalks in historic downtown, and surveyed downtown business owners to evaluate the value to them and the results were made public.",,1090,"Other, local or private",11090,,"Christie Clarke, Dan Dressen, Bonnie Jean Flom, Steve Richardson, Leslie Schultz, Philip Spensley, Tim Vick",,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","Local/Regional Government","Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2013",,"Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2013.",2013-01-01,2013-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Madigan,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","801 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057-2598,"(507) 645-8863 ",info@ci.northfield.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-280,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 20079,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","We sought to introduce and educate on authentic and true to Irish history and culture, to provide access to locally relevant Irish American history and entertainment, and to keep the festival free and accessible to all. All programming at the festival was geared to that end.",,10295,"Other, local or private",15295,,"Ginger Carson, Sinead Chick, Deidre Conroy, Mairtin de Cogain, Mari Imaizumi, Lorna Ross, Dan Van Hook",,"Rochester Irish Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Irish Fest Labor Day Weekend Festival",,"Irish Fest Labor Day Weekend Festival",2013-06-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sinead,Chick,"Rochester Irish Fest","6116 39th Ave NW",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 271-2430 ",sinead@irishfestmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-292,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20095,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,4650,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","The studios were asked to count foot traffic and ask where people were from and how they heard about the tour. Stories were collected showing what was learned or appreciated by both the public and artists.",,2700,"Other, local or private",7350,750,"Bart De Malignon, Ruch Crane, Dean Knerland, Leona Oppenshaw",,"South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Ninth Annual Studio ArTour",,"Ninth Annual Studio ArTour",2013-06-01,2013-10-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Wolcott,"South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour","% Wolcott 3725 321st St W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7445 ",studioartour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-299,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20112,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans.Achievement will be assessed through attendance tallies and post-event surveys, with a special interest in visitor profiles and hometowns. Performers and attendees will be encouraged to complete the surveys distributed in the promotional brochures.","We hoped for assistance in meeting the needs of performances and events leading up to the Vintage Band Festival. This grant made those goals possible. The increase in number of cooperating communities and institutions, and their impact on the entire project, are easily measurable.",,2180,"Other, local or private",7180,,"Dan Bergeson, Gary Wicks, Joy Riggs, Randy Malecha, Debra Bjornard, Paul Niemisto",,"Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Road to the Vintage Band Festival Pre-Festival Programs",,"Road to the Vintage Band Festival Pre-Festival Programs.",2013-01-01,2013-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Bergeson,"Vintage Band Festival","204 W 7th St PO Box 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-304,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20120,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We hope to raise the quality and number of arts opportunities available to our community members.We will evaluate the project by collecting data from participants and by offering them the chance to participate in future projects.","Attendance from both Dakota and the local community on the weekend was down from last year. However, children's attendance was excellent and many children from Friday brought their parents on Saturday.",,55000,"Other, local or private",65000,,"Brian Aldrich, John Borman, Michael Bowler, Carol Davitt, Bill Flesch, Kristen Herrick, Bill McNeil, Joyce Packard, Leonard Wabasha, Ann Welle, Debbie White",0.25,"Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Great Dakota Gathering",,"Great Dakota Gathering",2013-06-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,White,"Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance","PO Box 393",Winona,MN,55987," ",info@winonadakotaunityalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-306,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Katie Hae Leo; author and performer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis; potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20130,"Arts Activities Support",2013,9100,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create memorable and high-quality choral performances while helping students build upon their musical interests and skill.Written questionnaires; size of audiences.","Musical performances met expectations by displaying a product that was expressive, dynamic, polished and beautiful; great care was taken to select musical repertoire that was both appropriate to the students involved, as well as diverse and challenging; 906 audience members attended concerts.",,47225,"Other, local or private",56325,,"Patti Polum, Jennifer Newburg, Meg Krekeler, John Holtze, Melissa Goodman, Kathryn Selchow, Joel Zylstra, Jamison Young, Karin Munksgaard",,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 2013 Allegro Choral Academy Bel Canto and Prim Voce programs of vocal music instruction to students in grades 4 to 8 along with two performance opportunities. The activities will take place between September 2013 and May 2014.",2013-08-01,2014-05-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Douma,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585 ",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-260,"Obi Egwim: audience development, organizational development, development; Joseph Hagedorn: marketing, organizational planning, education; Tom Moffatt: community education, administration, education; Bjorn Anderson: artistic, general management, community service, finance, computer systems; Rachel Levitt: audience development, fundraising, development; Robert Cuerden: marketing, fundraising, organizational development; Michael Robins: artistic, general management, youth programming; Kathryn Tjaden: administration, fundraising, organizational development; Maggie Langenfeld: education, administration, volunteerism.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20138,"Arts Activities Support",2013,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Will pique an interest in deeper art experience; will provide a unique intersection between performing and visual arts.Board assessment of the festival; attendance numbers; compliance to the budget; audience/participant feedback; diversity of attendance.",,,47100,"Other, local or private",57100,,"Nigel Linden, Daniel Gustafson, Shelley Harris, John Landin",,"Art and All that Jazz Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the tenth annual Art and All That Jazz Festival, a free outdoor Jazz festival held at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville in August 2013.",2013-05-01,2013-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nigel,Linden,"Art and All that Jazz Inc.","1305 Lacota Ln",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 201-3507 ",info@burnsvilleartjazz.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-265,"Rick Shiomi: general management, theatre; Denise Prosek: artist, general management, theatre, music; Mark Kausch: audience development, marketing, artist, education, music; Amy Miller: artist, community education, audience development, marketing, community arts, music, dance; Libby Tschida: youth programming, community education, education, community arts, visual arts, literature; Orin Rutchick: general management, administration, youth programming, artistic, visual arts; Doug Tiede: fundraising, education, artistic, theatre, dance, music; Stanford Felix: general management, music; Ethan Turcotte: general management, organizational development, youth programming, fundraising, media arts, photography.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 19515,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,1970,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Each of the four sessions will attract 50 attendees, for a total attendance of 200. Audiences will learn how theater can deepen understanding of commonly held community values, how dance techniques cross cultures, how flute music can evoke aesthetic response, and how architecture can be viewed as artistic creation. At least 30 persons per program will be able to articulate at least one specific concept that was learned and identify an artistic technique or way in which art illustrates common values.Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning will create a Facebook page for posting two types of results: photographic images of attendees at Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning programs and narrative statements that specify what was learned by attendees to the programs. Attendees will be given the choice of filling out a questionnaire at the event itself or going online after the event and recording on the Facebook page comments about what was learned.","A survey was given to each attendee that asked the responder to indicate something specific that was learned from today’s presentation. We received many, many positive comments and articulate descriptions of what audience members learned. Not as many comments were posted online as we had originally envisioned.",,723,"Other, local or private",2693,,"John Gibbs, Del Holz, Jerome Knoblich, Joyce LaFrance, Marty Leistikow, Richard Longtine, Kathryn Medellin, Louis Schultz, Kathy Wanvig",,"Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning","K-12 Education","Our Shared Heritage as Shown Through Art",,"Funds will assist Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning to present four educational programs that will examine artistic elements and forms that are common to America’s shared cultural heritage and values.",2013-02-19,2013-04-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,Leistikow,"Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning","17849 Jasmine Dr","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 699-3527 ",martyleistikow@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-233,"Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Darrel Thurk: musician, arts advocate; Lois Schaedler: visual artist, filmmaker, photographer, craft artist; Genny Lowry: Native American crafts artist, arts appreciator.","Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Darrel Thurk: musician, arts advocate.","Region 2 Arts Council, Terri Widman (218) 751-5447 ",1 19533,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,1390,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience members lives will be enriched by attending professional caliber, artistically satisfying music theater; actors and singers will improve their acting skills in character development, stage movement, and enunciation; volunteers will gain skill in creating sets; Park Rapids community will gain vitality attributable to this Northern Light Opera Company production; Northern Light Opera Company will experience an increase in the percentage of youth and families attending their productions.Audience exit survey, observation notes collected at performances tracking the audience reactions to the show and show-related matters, feedback on the Northern Light Opera Company Facebook site, responses from notes, emails, and conversations, participant evaluation survey, Park Rapids Downtown Business Association survey, and a formal evaluation by the Northern Light Opera Company board of directors will indicate the achievement of set outcomes.","Audience surveys, comments, emails and observations indicated a positive response. Comments from participants attested to their personal growth in theater. The professional judgment of the stage director indicated that the cast had achieved a high level of professionalism. The business community survey was not conducted; however, from comments heard throughout the community, the Northern Light Opera Company contribute highly to the vitality of Park Rapids. Although the overall attendance for Northern Light Opera Company’s summer productions was down, a larger number of families with children attended the productions. At the suggestion of Northern Light Opera Company, the social agency Mhube Ottwa Community Action Partnership applied for an art access grant for tickets to the Northern Light Opera Company summer productions and this was a grand success in bringing in families.",,48700,"Other, local or private",50090,,"Lou Schultz, Patricia Light, Janet Ahern, Robert Light, Carol Wall, Janet McMillen, Patricia A Dove, John Rasmussen, Paul Dove, Steve Steinborn, Gail Haller, Gary Stennes, Marvel Haynes, Martha Vetter",,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Northern Light Opera Company ôCarouselö production",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount six performances of “Carousel,” the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August at the Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium.",2013-07-26,2013-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company","11700 Island Lake Dr","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Wadena, Otter Tail, Clay, Stevens, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Freeborn, Isanti, Carver, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Stearns, Crow Wing, Polk, Clearwater, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-244,"Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Malotte Backer: visual artist, ceramic artist, arts advocate; Delana Smith: visual artist, dancer, craft artist, regalia artist; Nancy Brown-Colligan: theatrical artist, choreographer.","Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Mark Anthony Rolo: literary artist, theatrical artist, visual artist, craft artist.",,2 19536,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2013,1818,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Youth and Music and Arts Showcase V has three desired outcomes: increased participation from visual artists in grades 5-12, youth musicians and preschoolers with participants increasing their skills; draw peers, family, friends, and residents into area downtown businesses, build a greater connection between downtown businesses and area youth.Judges will provide student participants with critiques of their work including comments on strengths and weaknesses and suggestions for improvement. The number of youth musicians will be tracked, and they will receive feedback on their Friday afternoon performances and Thursday night concert from audience participation in a polleverywhere.com evaluation. Musicians will receive stamped postcards asking for their likes, dislikes and suggestions for improvement. Audience anecdotal responses to student art and performances will be recorded and audience reactions will be photographed. Downtown businesses will participate in an on-site survey that will record the impact the event has had on their business and the community.","The number of youth artists and musicians increased, but the number of visual artists was significantly fewer than in 2012. Visual art was displayed in four downtown businesses. All store owners or managers completed a survey and reported additional foot traffic as a result of this event. Audiences at the youth concerts Thursday and Friday were very well attended. The four-day event creates the perception that downtown Park Rapids welcomes young people and their families. All the proposed evaluation methods were completed. Judges provided student participants with critiques of their work. Organizers signed up for Polleverywhere.com as an evaluation tool to receive Thursday night concert feedback via text message. Musicians were given index cards asking for feedback.",,3732,"Other, local or private",5550,,"Paul Dove, Denise Gulbranson, Irene Weis, Pat Dove, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Lynette Guida, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Jodi Schultz, Rod Nordberg, Dawn Kast, Ben Ahern, Katie Margozzi, Kathy Medellin, Bell Medellin, Jerry Mevissen, Donna Nuemann, Carolyn Spangler, LouAnn Muhm",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Youth Music and Arts Showcase V",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor the fifth annual Youth Music and Arts Showcase in downtown Park Rapids.",2013-08-15,2013-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081 ",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Clearwater, Becker, Wadena, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-245,"Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Bill Smith: visual artist, sculptor, craft artist, arts advocate.","Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Justin Holley: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Richard Longtine: visual artist, folk artist, craft artist, theatrical artist; Linda Kaul: craft artist, theatrical artist, dancer; Mark Anthony Rolo: literary artist, theatrical artist, visual artist, craft artist.",,2 16095,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2012,6500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region increases.Evaluation methods will include High School student video/audio recording exit interviews, on-site exit surveys, data collection of master class participant attendance, and data collection of audience demographic data.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region increased.",,68160,"Other, local or private",74660,,"John Lindberg, Doug Snapp, Karen Boubel, Dale Haefner, Gerard Aloisio",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato","State Government","Minnesota State University-Mankato Performance Series",,"They will fund a portion of the 2012-13 Performance Series and activities at area high schools by the performing artists.",2012-08-27,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato","202 Performing Arts Center Dept of Music",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-95,"Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.","Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens' Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.",,No 16156,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The festival is a kick-off event for Rochesterfest and we are dedicated to providing a high quality and diverse music education experience to the public.We will compare increased participation, ticket sales and awareness over last year's festival. Attendees will be surveyed via email which includes zip codes for demographics. Feedback is also solicited via social networking sites.","Our goal was to offer a variety of music and educational programming to a diverse audience in order to provide increased awareness and understanding of roots/blues/Americana music stiles and the cultural impact of this music in our society.",,18282,"Other, local or private",28282,,"Brenda Guitreau, Jacqueline Kohlmeyer, Rick Miller, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Denise Robertson, James Ryan, Dick Stevenson, Dean Tollefsrud, Peggy Zweifel",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Hambone Music Festival",,"Hambone Music Festival 2012.",2012-05-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","2130 S Broadway Ste 100",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 538-1651 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-182,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Art Council; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Art Council; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,No 15574,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2012,60458,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations. We tallied tickets and attendance. In addition, we created a questionnaire about the experience that local performers, venue operators, and audience members completed.","A total of six performers and one production manager toured a site-specific production of The Cherry Orchard to five rural communities in the state of Minnesota. Our goal was to perform six shows in each of the five communities (for a total of thirty shows) with an 80% attendance rate. Due to the popularity of the production, we ended up performing thirty-five shows and surpassed our ticket sale goals by 116 tickets. Many shows were performed for standing room audiences. In addition, we surpassed our workshop participant numbers by twenty-three. Finally, because of the strong caliber of performers that attended the auditions, we increased the number of local performers used in the production from twenty to thirty-one. The five communities chosen were Blue Earth, Worthington, Taylors Falls, Little Falls and Kenyon. These communities were chosen because each contained a publically owned historical home that was built around the time The Cherry Orchard was written and performed. These communities were also chosen because of their high rate of house and farm foreclosures in recent years, a central theme of the play. 2: Our goal was to introduce site-specific work to areas of the state that lack access to unique programming and tend to offer traditional theater productions such as musicals and popular comedies. Our greatest challenge was to fill the venues with audiences, who might be intimidated by productions they were unfamiliar with. By reaching out to community members through newspapers, radio advertisements and interviews, and simply conversing with locals while dining at area restaurants and shopping at stores, we were able to perform our shows and exceed the target audience numbers that we estimated, often times performing to standing-room-only houses. We performed for people who attended from seventy-nine different cities; many drove a long distance to see the show. The community leaders were instrumental to the success of this project. Members in the cast were great resources for providing access to materials to make the production happen. If we were in need of a truck, a prop, publicity assistance, ticket promoters, or costume assistance, the community performers were extremely generous in helping us. We were in constant contact with the chamber leaders and they were generous with their time and advice. The local press provided articles that brought in audiences from the community.",,17394,"Other, local or private",77852,8650,,,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Luverne Seifert will present The Cherry Orchard to five rural communities in summer 2012. Each production will be presented in a historic home and feature six professional Twin Cities actors, four local actors, and two or three local musicians.",2012-05-01,2012-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Faribault, Nobles, Chisago, Morrison, Goodhue, Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-137,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15584,"Arts Learning",2012,24999,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","1. We accomplished the goals of this project by: A) Presenting two 3-hour storytelling workshops in each of 14 communities in the Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, Pioneerland, and Plum Creek library systems. Those workshop locations and dates are listed on the Story Academy Evaluation Collection Form, attached with this report. B) Creating a website with 30 video storytelling performances and 60 minutes of online storytelling workshops. This website is active and can be found at www.StoryLibrary.Org. We also accomplished all six of the measurable goals set forth on our grant application. 2. We evaluated our outcomes with participant evaluations after each workshop and instructor observation and evaluation of participant storytelling skills. 2: 1. With this project, we reached 265 adults with high-quality storytelling workshops. Approximately half of workshops participants were either teachers or librarians who, according to surveys, will use the storytelling and public speaking skills from this workshop in their work with both adults and children. In addition, this project created an online story performance and workshop video website. This has given teachers and librarians across Minnesota access to high quality story performances and workshops that they can use in their classroom teaching. 2. We used surveys to determine if more Minnesotans were engaged in arts learning through this project. Over 90% of participants report not attending a storytelling workshop before the Minnesota Rural Storytelling Academy. This is probably due to a lack of arts workshops in rural Minnesota. Fewer than two percent of participants indicated that they would be taking part in artistic activities (writing, music) if they weren't at these workshops.",,,,24999,750,na,,"Kevin L. Strauss",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"The Rural Storytelling Academy gives all Minnesotans the opportunity to learn how to tell a good, quality story. Live and online storytelling workshops, and a new online library of video stories will help participants develop their storytelling skills.",2012-03-02,2013-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Strauss,"Kevin L. Strauss",,,MN,,"(507) 993-3411 ",kevin@naturestory.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, Fillmore, Steele, Goodhue, Winona, Rice, Dakota, Jackson, Lyon, Redwood, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Meeker, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-241,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15587,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,84774,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited.","During the 2012/13 season, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater toured to four Minnesota communities: Ely, Duluth, Northfield, and Detroit Lakes, presenting public performances, arts learning activities for students from elementary to college level, and community-inclusive offerings for diverse populations. As the presenter in Duluth commented, “I know the audience appreciated not only the dancing but the Q and A afterwards…the show generated an extremely positive response.” At each location, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater implemented its evaluation template which included post performance discussions (Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s Talk/Piece), workshop evaluation forms, participant interviews, and responses from community leaders. 2: One of the goals of this project was to expand the company’s audience within Minnesota as well as to deepen the company’s relationship with other communities such as Ely and Northfield. This was accomplished through Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s project activities such as movement classes and workshops for children and adults, Caring for the Caregiver workshops for hospice workers and home caregivers, and Life Stories workshops for residents of senior living facilities, in addition to the performances in each community. These community activities helped the local presenters expand their reach to new populations in their area. Activities were evaluated through Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater’s evaluation matrix, including Talk/Piece, evaluation forms, interviews, and feedback from community leaders.",,21193,"Other, local or private",105967,4830,"Ruth Balbach, Joey Kantor, Andrew Voegtline, Paul Neary, Roxy Wen",1.37,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater will present public performances and community-inclusive residency activities in collaboration with four Minnesota presenter communities throughout the state: Ely, Duluth, Detroit Lakes, and Northfield.",2012-06-01,2013-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Dakota, Rice, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-139,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15590,"Arts Access",2012,28475,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Textile Center's Feed the Fibers field trip program targeted groups from schools, community organizations, homeschool groups, afterschool and enrichment programs throughout the region. This year we worked with ten new partner organizations and built on partnerships with six organizations who had participated in the pilot year. The following groups participated in 2012/13: L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, Valley Crossing Community School, Green Central Park School (after school enrichment program), Carondolet Catholic School, Lincoln Elementary, YMCA Camp Heritage, Horace Mann Elementary, Shakopee High School, Our Lady of Peace, Community of Saints, Pullman Elementary, Kaposia Education Center, Battle Lake High School, Rogers Middle School Art Club, Holy Trinity School. Partners were chosen via an application process and applicants provided demographic information as well as descriptive narratives about barriers to access and the importance of art to students. 2: This project was designed to help address the financial barriers that schools and community groups encounter which prevents them from participating in hands-on cultural and arts experiences. Partner organizations for 2012/13 were primarily self identified as low to middle income and between 50-90% students on free and reduced lunch programs. Most identified cost for transportation and activity fees being barriers to participation. Comments from the application forms help to illustrate the financial need and importance of this project: Our schools have asked us, as teachers, to teach with little to no cost. This amazing opportunity meets many goals for these students. My goal as a mother of one of these students…[is] to provide amazing opportunities for my kiddo. Our classroom goals, to provide a first rate education to our students. Finally our district goals, to do it all with little to no money. We will not be able to make a trip to the Textile Center if not for this grant.""",,75,"Other, local or private",28550,7500,"Ruth Stephens, Peggy Hunter, Nancy Onkka, Kathi Simonsen, Christine Albrecht, Marty Allen, Jean Campbell, Kim Dayton, Maggie Dayton, Dick Gilyard, Tina Hughes, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, William Mondale, Donna Peterson, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen. Karen Weiberg, Sherri West",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Textile Center will provide in-depth field trip services to after-school and community-based organizations that lack resources for cultural field trips.",2012-03-05,2013-03-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chipp,Windham,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 370-9142 ",cwindham@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Dakota, Anoka, Scott, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-162,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15591,"Arts Learning",2012,42000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The quantity and types of arts learning opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Arts learning opportunities are more accessible to Minnesota because barriers to participation have been identified and mitigated. More Minnesotans are engaged in arts learning opportunities.","Fiber art and textiles are under-represented in visual art curriculum in schools. Most art teachers are not trained in textile art techniques and don't have access to bring the tools and equipment into their classrooms. For the two groups of students at our partner schools, participation in the residencies offered through this program was the first time they had exposure to fiber art techniques including embroidery, sewing, digital fabric design and dyeing. The six week residency period allowed students the unique opportunity to design every aspect of their finished project. The teaching artist was able to introduce them to digital fabric design, a cutting edge technique in the fiber art field, and teach basic sewing skills and provide access to professional techniques and tools for them to sew garments, wall art and accessories of their own design. 2: Textile Center has partnered previously with Sobriety High school and both students and teachers were enthusiastic about continuing the partnership into another school year. Teachers at Sobriety chose the poetry unit to combine with fiber art because in the past poetry has been very difficult for students to connect with. By adding the art component, the students were able to study poetry from a different perspective and increase both their engagement with the literature as well as the art component. The art teacher at Trio Wolf Creek approached Textile Center as a partner because she wanted to provide her students with a hands-on component to the art classes she was teaching, but lacked the resources and expertise to be able to do so on her own. Because Trio Wolf Creek primarily delivers content through distance and online learning, the opportunities for hands-on and live one-on-one instruction are not available to students.",,,,42000,9600,"Ruth Stephens, Peggy Hunter, Nancy Onkka, Kathi Simonsen, Christine Albrecht, Marty Allen, Jean Campbell, Kim Dayton, Maggie Dayton, Dick Gilyard, Tina Hughes, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, William Mondale, Donna Peterson, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen. Karen Weiberg, Sherri West",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Textile Center will conduct a standards-based fiber art residency for high school students in partnership with Sobriety High Charter School and TRIO Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chipp,Windham,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 370-9142 ",cwindham@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-243,"Shari Aronson: Co-founder, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz.; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Zhimin Guan: Professor of art, Minnesota State University Moorhead.; Karla Nweje: Dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator.; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15599,"Arts Access",2012,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","Successfully produced/presented the YIYUSA dance drama February 23 – 24, 2013 at the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, St Paul, Minnesota. Evaluation method: The Show is a great success. With more than 100+ dancers waiving on stage and 600+ audiences cheered non-stop, YIYUSA (Youth International Youth USA) has successfully closed its world première at last Sunday February 24. After the final show, we have hosted a feedback session right away with all dancers, parents and invited audience to join us for evaluation. We have also utilized the social media (Facebook) to collect feedback from audience. 2: This 120-minute YIYUSA show interweaved acrobatics, amazing costumes, and dazzling dances, and combined elements of different Pan Asian Dance. It is a complicated system that involved many youth, parents, artists, and volunteers. The center scheduling was very difficult to coordinate each youth, artists, and volunteers for the whole shows. The very tight budget had limited the perfection of the inventive development, such as music, costumes and stage light, screen design. After the final show, Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center board had asked some artists and other professionals to listen the improvement point of them.",,30271,"Other, local or private",130271,35000,"Xiaohe Liu, Board Chair, Quality Control Manager, 3M; Xiaohong Wang Board Secretary, Inventory and Sales services, US Food; Lena Liu, Board Treasurer, Office Manager, Parkway Real Estate LLC; Yinghua Cui, Board member, Special need K-12 teacher, Minnetonka School District; Xiaoming Dong, Board member, MD, Clinic of Neurology, Ltd.",,"Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center will utilize Asian, Indian, Chinese, Hmong and Thai dances and acrobatics to connect with underserved Asian Americans, and develop a Pan Asian Dance Drama YIYUSA (Youth International and Youth at USA) with community input,",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lena,Liu,"Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, Inc.","PO Box 131114",Roseville,MN,55112,"(651) 332-3822 ",lenaliu99@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-163,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15604,"Arts Access",2012,76100,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts organizations build relationships with members of, or organizations that serve, groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization. Real or perceived barriers to participation are identified and addressed. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","VocalEssence built relationships with eight partner organizations through the Choral Pathways program. All activities directors surveyed agreed that the program “builds relationships with organizations serving older adults” and that they are satisfied with their relationship with VocalEssence. A formative and summative evaluation of the program was completed by an independent consulting firm. A formative evaluation was completed in December and consisted of qualitative research including observation of workshops, and focus groups or interviews with participants and activities directors. The summative evaluation was completed in March 2013. Data collection for the summative evaluation included the following components: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, a participant survey after the WITNESS concert by 83 participants at five of eight facilities, a 20% return of spring participants, an online survey was completed by ten activities directors at participating facilities, an interview with the education manager after the concert. 2: Most of the barriers to attendance were not only identified, but also addressed effectively, according to evaluation participants. Overall, both participants and activities directors reported that the program did well at removing barriers to attendance at the workshops. 100% of Activities Directors surveyed reported that the program helped to eliminate both real and perceived barriers for participation by older adults at their facility somewhat or very well. The activities in Choral Pathways were well-suited for participants. All of the participants surveyed following the concert indicated that they enjoyed the concert, and 80% indicated they enjoyed it very much. 97% of participants indicated that the pre-concert workshops helped them to enjoy the concert more. Strategies used to build relationships with the targeted population included site visits, meetings and contact with site activities directors. Activities directors were able to provide us with valuable insight on the best ways to work with older adults.",,135,"Other, local or private",76235,9256,"David L. Mona, Paul Pribbenow, Mike McCarthy, Susan Crockett, Ann Barkelew, Warren Beck, Bruce Becker, Uri Camarena, Karen Charles, Debbie Estes, Jamie Flaws, Kristen Hoeschler OÆBrien, Art Kaemmer, James Odland, Kathryn Roberts, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Debra Sit, Peter Spink, Jenny Wade, Mary Ann Pulk, Philip Brunelle, Brock Metzger",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"VocalEssence will bring Choral Pathways to five assisted living sites in the Twin Cities, bringing quality arts programming to older adults who have little access, and transporting them to concerts in the 2012-2013 season.",2012-03-01,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katrina,"Vander Kooi",VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-3746,"(612) 547-1472 ",kvanderkooi@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-165,"Abner Arauza: Interim assistant director of intercultural affairs, Concordia College, Moorhead. Producer, ""Notas Latinas.""; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance. Owner, Quiet River Studio.; Andrew Maus: Executive director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum.; Timothy Peterson: Marketing and operations manager, Cantus.; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts.; Audrey Thayer: Adjunct professor, Bemidji State University. C","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15609,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,9140,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state.","Students received close tutoring on jazz musicianship in small workshops, experienced performing with jazz professionals in front of an audience, and spent ‘down time’ with the professional artists learning about touring and the music business. Participating high school band directors filled out a survey rating various elements of the jazz residency/festival from one to 10. They were also asked to include feedback from their students. Questions involved amount of workshop time, rehearsal time, and quality of the guest musicians. All ratings across the board were eight to ten. 2: Students from area high schools and WSU worked closely with professional jazz musicians from New York, and performed with them in public concerts. Students auditioned for the professional musicians and then worked in workshops on various jazz techniques. Band directors from regional high schools participated with their students and filled out surveys.",,3538,"Other, local or private",12678,,"MNSCU Board: Cheryl Dickson, Chair Clarence Hightower, Chancellor Steven Rosenstone, Maria Peluso, Ann Anaya, Vice Chair Thomas Renier, Philip Krinkie, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Louise Sundin, Alfredo Oliviera, David Paskach, Duane Benson, Treasurer Michael Vekich, Brett Anderson, Dawn Erlandson, Alexander Cirillo.",,"Winona State University","State Government","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"This project will bring professional jazz artists of the highest caliber, including the Dave Berkman Quintet, to the Winona region, and will provide college students with one-day jazz performance workshops with the performing artist.",2012-04-01,2013-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Peterson,"Winona State University","175 W Mark St PO Box 5838",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 457-2913 ",kpeterson@winona.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Winona, Houston, Wabasha, Goodhue, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-141,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15613,"Arts Tour Minnesota ",2012,17060,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations have more opportunities to tour their work throughout the state. Minnesota professional artists and arts organizations tour to communities and regions they haven’t previously visited. More community and nonprofit organizations become involved in presenting touring artists and arts organizations.","Zeitgeist presented our production, For the Birds by Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling, in four Minnesota communities throughout Minnesota. For the Birds was developed by Zeitgeist, Kling, and Zupanc in 2010 and has been the main vehicle through which we introduce our work to greater Minnesota audiences ever since. In each community we visited through this project, we encountered audiences a bit familiar with Kling but very unfamiliar with the work of Victor Zupanc and Zeitgeist. In each community, our production was an artistic success and increased the visibility of all of our artists. We evaluated the artistic success of our production based on the feedback of our artists, discussions with our presenters, and feedback from our audience members. Our artistic team gathered this feedback from discussions with presenters and audience members after each performance. For the Birds toured to Menahga (Menahga High School), Park Rapids (Calvary Lutheran Church), Alexandria (Theatre L’Homme Dieu), and Owatonna (Owatonna Arts Center). Created with the small community presenter in mind, For the Birds is highly accessible to a wide range of audience members and is technically hassle-free for venues to present. Plus, with the inclusion of Kevin Kling as our featured performer, For the Birds is easy to promote to audiences. For the Birds is the most accessible new music show that Zeitgeist has developed, and we have been using it to introduce our work to small communities throughout Minnesota. We selected each community because we had not had the opportunity to perform in each before and are seeking to develop audiences throughout Minnesota. With regard to engaging audiences, we worked with each of our presenting organizations to create awareness of For the Birds within the community. In each community, posters were displayed throughout the business district and local papers or radio stations featured interviews with our artists. These measures worked very well. One of the advantages of presenting in a small community is that media is accessible to the community and creating awareness for local happenings is manageable and relatively inexpensive. After each performance, Zeitgeist and our artists were available to discuss the work and answer questions. Audiences were receptive and engaged and we note that several from each performance either signed up for our email list or our Facebook page. 2: Through this project, Zeitgeist visited four communities that we had not visited previously. In doing so, we were hoping to begin building connections with audiences in each community and strengthen our relationship with each presenter. Our goal was to visit each community with an accessible and attractive production that would attract audiences and be easy for our presenters to present and promote. Each of our presenters has indicated that they would have Zeitgeist back again, and we even have nascent plans to develop new programming with one of them. As to audiences, discussions with audience members after each show indicated that they found the show delightful and deeply meaningful and that they would look forward to another visit by Zeitgeist to their community. At each location, several audience members did sign up for our mailing list or Facebook page. More remarkably, we’ve had audience members that first encountered us on this For the Birds tour attend Zeitgeist events at Studio Z in St Paul. We weren’t anticipating that positive outcome. On the other hand, we were hoping to attract more audience members on our first trip to each of these communities. While some of this shortfall was because we made a change in our project that placed us in smaller communities, we still had hoped for 25%-35% more people in each location with the exception of Alexandria. In each community, the presenter had a great deal of input into what our activities would entail. We were available for outreach activities, and each venue elected to include a post-concert discussion and reception as part of their activities. In Alexandria, we were able to make this a formal question and answer affair, but in the other communities, this interaction was more informal.",,4671,"Other, local or private",21731,2350,"Heather Barringer, Jeff Gram, Brett Wartchow, Philip Blackburn, Craig Sinard, Pat OÆKeefe, Carleton Macy, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Zachary Crockett",0.13,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"Zeitgeist will tour For the Birds, a new work for chamber ensemble and narration, with music by Victor Zupanc and text by Kevin Kling, to two communities in Minnesota.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 E 4th St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Wadena, Hubbard, Steele, Douglas",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-142,"Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS.; Timothy Cassidy: Metal sculptor.; Larry Fredlund: Board member, Isanti County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development and Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Jeanne Kosfeld: Creative director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Exhibition judge, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.; Jessica Lourey: Member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. Board member, Mystery Writers of America. Writer and educator.; Ward Merrill: Executive director, Backus Community Center.; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.|Jeanne Willcoxon, Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15684,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,3531,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council seeks to expose visitors to art, artists, and the creative process and to educate the public about the art and culture that exists in the Park Rapids lakes area. Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council wants to celebrate, help market and increase exposure for area individual artists and to a lesser degree selected area performing artists and to build on the statewide exposure Art Leap received in 2011 as a Legacy Destination Weekend event.A survey will be mailed to all participating sites with self-addressed stamped envelope for return post. It asks participants to log their visitor totals and asks for comments and suggestions to improve the weekendÆs experience. Another survey will be available for visitors to comment on their experience and suggest improvements and to report on how they learned of Art Leap 2012 to help Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council target promotion dollars to the most effective communication tools.","Visitors who completed surveys discovered talented artists they were unaware of before the event and found studios to be hospitable and welcoming. Most of the artists were at least satisfied with sales of their work during Art Leap and appreciated the exp",,6894,"Other, local or private",10425,,"Paul Dove, Rod Nordberg, Pat Dove, Irene Weis, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Kelly Grossman, Lynette Guida, Denise Gulbranson, LuAnn Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Kathy Medellen, Bob Light, Pat Light, Katie Magozzi, William Medellen, Jerry Mevissen, Donna Neumann",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Leap 2012 in downtown Park Rapids",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor Art Leap 2012, a driving tour of artistsÆ studios and other cultural destinations and live performances in the Park Rapids area.",2012-09-22,2012-09-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","11700 Island Lake Dr PO Box 72","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Clearwater, Becker, Wadena, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-332,"Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.","Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Springboard Artist Career Counselor; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Bernice Mitchell: Theatrical Artist, Dancer, Craft Artist.",,No 15685,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,2282,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council expects at least 25 young artists, 20 or more youth musicians and 20 or more preschoolers to participate in the Youth Music and Arts Showcase IV. We plan to draw audiences of 25 or more to coffee-house style music events and performances in Pioneer Park in downtown Park Rapids, as well as an audience of at least 100 for our Saturday night concert. Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council hopes to increase pedestrian traffic downtown during the performances and to build a stronger connection between downtown businesses and area youth.Attendance will be measured at all Youth Music and Arts Showcase IV events to see if we made our goals. Youth musicians will be asked to complete a survey on ways to improve the event/experience. A survey will also be distributed to businesses displaying student artwork and/or hosting a performance asking if foot traffic increased as a result and asking for descriptions of any connections that were made with youth participants.","Twelve students entered 20 pieces of original artwork and 33 youth musicians participated in the Thursday night concert and/or music downtown Friday afternoon. 36 preschoolers did chalk art on downtown sidewalks. Audiences for the Thursday night concert a",,3898,"Other, local or private",6180,,"Paul Dove, Rod Nordberg, Pat Dove, Irene Weis, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Kelly Grossman, Lynette Guida, Denise Gulbranson, LuAnn Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Kathy Medellen, Bob Light, Pat Light, Katie Magozzi, William Medellen, Jerry Mevissen, Donna Neumann",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Youth Music and Arts Showcase IV",,"Funds will assist Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor Youth Music and Arts Showcase IV in downtown Park Rapids.",2012-08-16,2012-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","11700 Island Lake Dr PO Box 72","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Wadena, Becker, Clearwater, Hennepin, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-333,"Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.","Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Springboard Artist Career Counselor; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Bernice Mitchell: Theatrical Artist, Dancer, Craft Artist.",,No 12671,"Arts Activities Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,5300,"Other, local or private",15300,,,,"Remembering With Dignity",Individual,"Funding for Remembering with Dignity, a visual arts project involving artists with developmental disabilities and featuring studio sessions and field trips. The project will culminate in an exhibition at Newell Park in St. Paul in May 2012.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Halle,O’Falvey,,,,MN,,"(651) 641-0297",rwd@selfadvocacy.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-151,,,, 12710,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,1615,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We intend to increase our public exposure in a professional and consistent manner and to increase our membership through this exposure in order to continue to provide quality art to the public at no charge. We want to make the Art Center easier to find and make it more visible and welcoming to visitors in our area.We will see a direct correlation between our marketing efforts and the growing number of supporting members. We started with 27 members in 2010 when our new director came on board and have seen the numbers steadily rising. Currently we have 92 supporting members. Our goal is 500 supporting members and 2,500 visitors by the end of the 2012 season.","Due to a changeover in leadership, creating the changes we sought within one season was not possible. We feel strongly that we will be closer to the original goals by the end of next season as we establish ourselves as a high-quality center for contempora",,1972,"Other, local or private",3587,,"LouAnn Muhm, Sandy Fynboh, Chris Jessen, Shelly Mahowald, Paul Albright, Lorelei Kraft, Kristin Fake, Brita Sailer, Aaron Spangler, Andrew Thomason",,"Nemeth Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Publicity for Identity Change of the Nemeth Art Center",,"Funds will assist the Nemeth Art Center in creating a new identity through a new logo, signage and the development and distribution of printed material.",2012-05-01,2012-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meredith,Lynn,"Nemeth Art Center","301 Court Ave PO Box 328","Park Rapids",MN,56470-1421,"(218) 237-5900 ",meredith@nemethartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-317,"Kathy Gustafson; Visual Artist, Sculptor, Springboard Artist Career Counselor; Diana McLain; Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer; Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost; Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Leah Prussia; Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Bernice Mitchell; Theatrical Artist, Dancer, Craft Artist;","Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Springboard Artist Career Counselor; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Mary Guardipee: Sign Designer, Visual Artist, Craft Artist.",,No 12716,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,2076,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attending the Red Bridge Film Festival will result in greater awareness of current film art, seeing specific productions that may be the subject of national reviews or discussion, and having a positive experience overall.We will measure our success through attendance, both overall and for individual films and presentations, as well as comparing our festivalÆs attendance with attendance in prior years and attendance at similar festivals in other cities. Survey cards will be distributed at screenings with 50% or more of those completing the survey agreeing that they had a positive experience and expressing positive attitudes about the film selection for the festival. The survey will also ask the respondentÆs age. Festival committee members will solicit comments and suggestions from friends and other attendees.","Audience surveys were tallied and 10 of 17 responses (59%) gave a “favorable” rating.",,13564,"Other, local or private",15640,,"Rod Nordberg, Patricia Dove, Paul Dove, Jennie Anderson, Jill Johnson, Marie Nordberg, Pam Wasche Wilson, Scott Wilson",,"Red Bridge Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2012 Red Bridge Film Festival",,"Funds will assist the Red Bridge Film Festival to present a film festival consisting of at least six worthy film programs at the Park Rapids Theatre on Main Street in Park Rapids, Minnesota during April 2012.",2012-04-13,2012-04-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rod,Nordberg,"Red Bridge Film Festival","711 Park Ave S","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 237-8950 ",rod.nordberg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-322,"Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.","Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Germaine Riegert: Literary Artist, Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Harold White Jr.: Poet, Musician.",,No 12819,"Arts Activities Support",2012,7310,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expose people with all ranges of exposure to classical music; to educate in an entertaining way; to make chamber music accessible to all Lakeville area residents.Participating artist and audience feedback.","Audiences revealed that regardless of their knowledge of classical music, this experience was both captivating and accessible.",,5700,"Other, local or private",13010,7310,"Tom Barnard, Karla Hartmann, Ann Mendenhall, Linda Walter, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Coffee Concert Recitals",,"Funding for four Coffee Concert Recitals featuring The WolfGang, the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, Orkestar Bez Ime, and Adam Kuenzel. The concerts will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center from February through May 2012.",2011-09-28,2012-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-172,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Pat Cummings: Retired executive director of Phillips Family Foundation; Robin Gillette: Executive Director of Minnesota Fringe Festival; Ellery July: Technology consultant, former Northwest Area Foundation and United Way staff; John Megas: visual artist; Amy Miller: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts staff; Karis Sloss: Artistic Director of Eclectic Edge Ensemble; Jackie Starbird: Weisman Art Museum staff.",,Yes 12825,"Arts Activities Support",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build community by providing a variety of musical experiences with community partners; to provide opportunities for accomplished professional soloists and emerging young artists; to engage and expand the audience for the Dakota Valley Symphony.Feedback and assessment of the Music Director; audience and performer feedback; audience and member surveys; concert attendance.","Suburban residents availed themselves of opportunities to hear excellent orchestral playing and soloists, and the numbers of audience members continued to steadily increase over past seasons.",,42548,"Other, local or private",52548,10000,"Jan Abraham, Michael Henly, Jennifer Inoue, Duane Jacobson, Doug Maloney, Beth Peterson, Laurie Senechal, Christi Springer, Deb Vigoren",,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for five concerts in their 26th season. Concerts will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center between December 2011 and May 2012.",2011-10-20,2012-05-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Abraham,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337-2455,"(952) 432-0493 ",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-174,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Bart Buch: Puppet artist, Hinterhands Puppet Company; Jeff Hnilicka: Executive Director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Jason Jaglo: Visual artist and graphic designer for Target Corporation; Janice Johnson: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts staff; Jonna Kosalko: Coldwell Banker Burnet; Elise Marubbio: Associate Professor of Women's Studies, Augsburg College; Libby Tschida: Arts administrator, East Side Arts Council.",,2 16179,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We improve these young singers' musical skills, artistic sensitivities and communal confidence, such that they will perform and become invigorated in the arts and eager to seek additional artistic opportunities in their schools and communities.We administer pre- and post-tests of music notation and theory information to assess group-specific needs, to assist in modifying teaching, and to assure learning across time.","Evaluation of project success was done via con cert attendance numbers and primarily verbal and open-ended survey questioning. Our total project concert attendance of 2,678 people demonstrated that audience support was strong and enthusiastic. Standing ov",,14700,"Other, local or private",24700,,"Tracy Austin, Johanna Christner, Ariel Hayward, George Malkasian, Ellington Miller, Mitch Stevenson, Betsy Singer, Mark Winemiller, Michelle Winemiller",0.17,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Sing Out Loud Young Women's Choral Festival",,"Formation of Bella Fiore teaching choir and presentation of the Choral Festival.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 244-0222 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-193,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,No 16194,"Arts Activities Support",2012,9050,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build students musical interest and skills; to offer an in-depth, sustained artistic experience over nine months; to grow the audience for chorale music and pass on skills to a new generation.Family and singer evaluations; artistic staff feedback; audience size at concerts; continued participation by students.","The project served more audience members than projected for a total of 675; because of the project, a new partnership with Oak Ridge school in Eagan was established; Allegro provided need-based scholarships.",,33980,"Other, local or private",43030,,"Karin Munksgaard, Meg Krekeler, Jennifer Newburg, Jamison Young, Steven Boehlke, Kelly Olson, Patti Polum, Kathryn Selchow, Joel Zylstra",,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Allegro Choral Academy - Bel Canto and Prim Voce",,"Funding for the 2012 Allegro Choral Academy Bel Canto and Prim Voce programs of vocal music instruction to students in grades 2 to 8 along with two performance opportunities. Activities will take place between September 2012 and May 2013.",2012-09-13,2013-05-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Douma,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585 ",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-213,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Michael Fallon: Publications Manager, Origins; Corbin Dillion: President, Copper Street Brass Quintet; Damon Runnals: General Manager, Southern Theater; Eric Lorberer: Executive Director, Rain Taxi Review of Books; Julie Bates: Associate Director, Intermedia Arts; Kathryn Smith: Student, Saint Marys' Arts and Cultural Management; Erin Matteson: Education Coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Nan Jahnke: Program Administrator, McKnight Foundation; Angharad Guy: Program Manager, Arts Midwest.",,No 16210,"Arts Learning",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To provide a 12 week long performance and education series that engages children and further builds audience.Attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, and observations.","Audiences had access to high quality arts performances free of charge for people who would have had to travel to Minneapolis or St. Paul for similar experiences. The number of people attending and free will donations increased from previous year.",,6900,"Other, local or private",16900,,"Craig Harris, Merri Schreiber, Wendy Raway, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson, Dr. Robert Gavin, Jr.",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Family Fun Tuesdays",,"Funding for Family Fun Tuesdays, a 12-week performance and education series for preschool and school age children, their parents, grandparents and caregivers. The series will be held June through August of 2012.",2012-05-23,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elspeth,Carlstrom,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",elspeth@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-252,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Joe Sullivan: Development Officer, University of Minnesota; Gary Kelsey: Program Director, Saint Marys' University; Michelle Woster: Managing Director, Ten Thousand Things Theater; Claire Avitabile: Artistic Director, 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic Director, Teatro del Pueblo; Marlina Gonzalez: Director, Maynila Management; Stacey Dahlstrom: Community Education, Roseville Area Schools; Leah Ritz: Tronics Team Coordinator, Park Avenue Youth and Family Services; Heather Doyle: Artistic Director, Chicago Ave Fire Arts Center; Christian Novak: Information and Development Coordinator, Northern Clay Center.",,No 16219,"Arts Activities Support",2012,7500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To showcase Philippine culture and traditions in an educational and entertaining manner; to pass on to children the dances and traditions of their culture.Staff feedback; audience feedback; audience surveys; group post-performance discussion.","Audiences, especially families and children, appreciated being absorbed in this fun, educational dance program that brought Philippine traditions to life.",,12500,"Other, local or private",20000,,"Ligaya Carlos, Mar Alojado, Jean Cruz, Willen Korkowski, David Moss, Lourdes Rivera, Teresita Enanoza, Nena Alojado, Rowena Carlson, Ben Carlsten, Carl Cortez, Joey Moss, Carla Murdock, Jane Ungemach",,"Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Pamana IX",,"Funding for Pamana IX, a two-hour music and dance production celebrating the Filipino culture. The performance will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in September 2012.",2012-07-30,2012-10-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ligaya,Carlos,"Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans","PO Box 2773","St Paul",MN,55102-0773,"(651) 344-3212 ",ligayac@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-224,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Danielle Schumann: Public Relations, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Suzanne Roberts: Advisor, Obsidian Arts; Meaghan Disciorio: Artistic Director, Swandive Theatre; Delta Giordano: Company Member, Theatre Unbound; Ruth Stephens: Board President, Textile Center of Minnesota; Joe Jones: Conductor, Saint Paul Postal Band; Michael Brink: Grant Writer, Angel Foundation; Kris Sorensen: Executive Director, In Progress; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts in Education Coordinator, VSA Minnesota.",,No 16220,"Arts Activities Support",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop, promote, and encourage participation in the creative arts; to spotlight the talent of local artists; to provide hands-on arts learning activities.Festival attendance; on-site survey conducted by volunteers; artist and vendor surveys; board and staff post-evaluation.","135 artists applied to participate in the festival; 100 artists were chosen; 8129 individuals attended the festival; over 800 participants created two public art projects; 600 young people participated in hands-on arts activities.",,31270,"Other, local or private",41270,,"Mike Obermueller, Margie Daniels, Barb Graycarek, Katherine Thompson, Sara Obermueller, Ken Maddux, Kerri Town, Susan Shumer, Wanda Borman",,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Eagan Art Festival",,"Funding for the 19th annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2013.",2012-08-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA ","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787 ",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-225,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Michael Fallon: Publications Manager, Origins; Corbin Dillion: President, Copper Street Brass Quintet; Damon Runnals: General Manager, Southern Theater; Eric Lorberer: Executive Director, Rain Taxi Review of Books; Julie Bates: Associate Director, Intermedia Arts; Kathryn Smith: Student, Saint Marys' Arts and Cultural Management; Erin Matteson: Education Coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Nan Jahnke: Program Administrator, McKnight Foundation; Angharad Guy: Program Manager, Arts Midwest.",,No 16295,"Arts Activities Support",2012,3900,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring amateur musicians of all ages together to learn and provide entertaining experiences for local audiences; to foster relationships between highly skilled musicians with beginning musicians to challenge and to teach.Band, director, and audience feedback; increases in musical skills and abilities; audience attendance.","Student participation was less than the previous year by about 15% due to a conflict with a girls volleyball practice and also due to the fact that a neighboring town had Prairie Fire Children's Theater during the same week as Roseau.",,1950,"Other, local or private",5850,,"Karen Banszewski, Dee Larson, Jim Jacobsen, Cress Gackle, Deborah Saunders, Richard Graham",,"River Valley Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for six free band concerts featuring a variety of music in traditional, contemporary and popular styles. The concerts will take place in Hastings and surrounding areas between September 2012 and August 2013.",2012-09-01,2013-08-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Saunders,"River Valley Band","310 10th St W",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 437-9233 ",hastingsprescottarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-245,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Lori-Anne Williams: Development Director, AccountAbility Minnesota; Jennifer Tonko: Program Assistant, Minnesota Humanities Center; Katie Rye: Twisted Owl Marketing and Events; Michele Spaise: Artist; Carolyn Holbrook, Executive Director, SASE: The Write Place; Adriana Rimpel: Program Manager, Walker Art Center; Tom Moffatt: Supervisor, Silverwood Park; Vanessa Voskuil: Vanessa Voskuil Dance.",,2 16327,"Arts Learning",2012,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To give senior audiences an introduction or refresher to musical concepts and encourage social interaction and intergenerational sharing.Questionnaires for care-facility activity directors and audiences.","Audiences reported greater comprehension and enjoyment of what goes into making music happen. Number of people reached was 415, which is 55 more than anticipated.",,2500,"Other, local or private",12500,,"Tom Barnard, Rev Rolf Jacobson, Erin Jude, Donna Roe, Carrie Vecchione, Linda Walter",,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo",,"Senior center music and music literature programs",,"Funding for a series of five one-hour programs exploring music and music literature for audiences at nine senior centers from February through June of 2012.",2012-01-25,2012-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-285,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Sarah Lovan: Program Administrator, McKnight Foundation; Elizabeth Tanner: Theater Artist; Levi Weinhagen: Comedy Suitcase; Suzi Hudson: Executive Director, White Bear Center for the Arts; Margaret Houlton: Board Member, Mississippi Valley Orchestra; Paul Herwig: Artistic Director, Off-Leash Area; Byron Richard: Education Research Coordinator, Perpich Center for Arts Education; Diana Johnson: Education Programs Consultant, Minnesota Museum of American Art.",,No 12907,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2012,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artists will be pleased to bring art they create to the downtown business community. Shoppers and diners will see how the arts can be an integral part of life and will enjoy the positive feelings that come from being exposed to the arts. The downtown business community will be introduced to new potential clients and experience an increase in commerce. Anecdotal accounts will be compiled based on informal interviews with audience members and business owners. On-site surveys will be distributed to artists and audience members asking them to evaluate and suggest ways to improve the experience. The majority of the results will be positive. A separate survey will ask business owners to evaluate and suggest ways to improve the experience, as well as whether or not they experienced any economic benefits. The majority of the responses will also be positive.","A variety of local artists were given opportunities to be heard and seen at seven business location in downtown Park Rapids, Some in the audience became “regulars,” attending events nearly every month. Some audience members attended because the musician o",,5300,"Other, local or private",11300,,"Paul Dove, Rod Nordberg, Pat Dove, Irene Weis, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Kelly Grossman, Lynette Guida, Denise Gulbranson, LuAnn Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Kathy Medellen, Bob Light, Pat Light, Katie Magozzi, William Medellen, Jerry Mevissen, Donna Neumann",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Downtown Park Rapids Monthly Events",,"Funds will assist artists of multiple disciplines to perform and exhibit at businesses in downtown Park Rapids for 12 monthly events on every third Thursday.",2011-10-20,2012-10-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Beltrami, Clearwater, Becker, Wadena, Clay, Otter Tail, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-320,"Deane Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Arts Advocate; Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Artist Career Counselor; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Malotte Backer: Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Leah Prussia: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist.","Kathy Gustafson: Visual Artist, Sculptor, Springboard Artist Career Counselor; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Arts Advocate; Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Lois Schaedler: Visual Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer, Craft Artist; Mary Guardipee: Sign Designer, Visual Artist, Craft Artist.",,No 12939,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2012,6500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To jury and install at least 30 sculptures in areas of high pedestrian traffic in downtown Mankato and North Mankato. To print and distribute 10,000 brochures for the tour and create a ballot process for the PeopleÆs Choice Award.They will incorporate several survey questions into the ballot for PeopleÆs Choice and they will also have a survey for the participating CityArt artists. They plan to have at least 800 ballots for the PeopleÆs choice award collected by October 2011. More than 60% of the completed surveys will indicate that individuals had a positive experience with CityArt. A survey to participating artists will indicate that more than 50% would submit future proposals.","They juried and installed 30 sculptures in areas of high pedestrian traffic in downtown Mankato and North Mankato. They printed and distributed 10,000 brochures for the tour and created a ballot process for the People’s Choice Award.",,93500,"Other, local or private",100000,,"Tami Paulsen, David Wittenberg, Eric Harriman, Jessica Potter, Ann Vetter, Maureen Gustafson, Mike Fischer, Tanya Ange, Peg Ganey, Sandra Oachs, Yvonne Carivoue, Shannon Beal, Melissa Bradley, Jeanne Galloway, Steve Mork, Barbe Marshall, Noelle Lawton",,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CityArt Sculpture Walk",,"They will host the juried exhibit of outdoor sculptures in downtown Mankato and North Mankato in 2012.",2012-01-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noelle,Lawton,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","PO Box 193",Mankato,MN,56002,"(708) 703-7326 ",noelle@cityartmankato.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-66,"Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.","Denice Evers: retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administrator for the Childrens' Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter: 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler: retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler: substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger: professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins: Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.",,No 12990,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2010,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Encourage community partnerships among arts and nonarts organizations. Residents of southeastern Minnesota have the opportunity to participate in the arts. A wider variety of arts learning opportunities are available.",,,10500,"Other, local or private",20500,,,,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band",,"Multimedia theatrical-musical format performance for twentieth season",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057-1207,"(507) 645-7554",paul.niemisto@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-158,,,, 13002,"Arts Learning",2010,7816,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","The number of new grantees and applicants from underrepresented communities increases. The number of new service users from underrepresented communities increases.",,,1954,"Other, local or private",9770,,,,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo",,"To provide high-qulaity age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotants of all ages to develop knowledge skills and understanding of the arts.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-197,,,, 10023686,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationshp to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",53719,"Other,local or private",58719,,"Susan Benson, Laura Brodie, Dominique Dao-Mueller, Susan Draves, Lisa Hansen, Rick Hassemer, Kris Johnson, Pao Lee Vue, Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe, Kristin Scott, Sara Sylvester, Jordan Thomas Cook,",,"Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County AKA Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Hispanic Heritage Festival 2022",2022-06-01,2022-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Richardson,"Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County","PO Box 146","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-2184",lucy@hispanicoutreach.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-416,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10015412,"Arts Learning",2020,7210,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The measurable outcomes Twin Cities Catalyst Music hopes to achieve will be quantitative with over 150 middle school students participating in Burnsville Made Music throughout the calendar year as artists, and another 200 middle school students participating as audience members for the live capstone concert performances. Twin Cities Catalyst Music will evaluate this project using the Youth Program Quality Assessment evaluation tool, pre and post-program participant surveys, audience/participant count for the live capstone concert performance, and post-surveys for audience/participants who witness the live capstone concert performance.","463 people viewed the live stream performances and 41 people participated in virtual program throughout the year. Participant surveys showed that 90% of respondents felt supported and enjoyed the virtual program experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",37335,"Other,local or private",44545,,"Craig Freeman, Logan Adams, Amir Berenjian, Stephanie Jacobs, Jennifer Sorenson, Shannon Robinson, Cyrena Denniston, Carrie Schaffer, Jerome Rankine",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Burnsville Made Music",2020-06-15,2021-06-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1191,"Alexandra Nicome: Education, Youth Programming, Artistic; Chavonn Williams Shen: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Christie Owens: Education, Disabilities/Accessibility Specialist, Youth Programming; Flordelino Lagundino: Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development; Houa Lor: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Teresa Perez: Computer Systems / Web Design, Artistic, Organizational Development; Vivia Alfifuson: Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10015420,"Arts Learning",2020,9950,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Student skills will improve to the level of Superior based on the Minnesota State High School League's performance rubric; improvement is measured by pre- and post-workshop assessments. 95% of student participants and audience members develop a deeper appreciation for live jazz as quantified from survey evaluations and post-project focus groups. Pre- and Post-project recordings of student ensembles will be scored by a third party adjudicator to assess student performance skills. Additionally, focus groups, audience surveys, and artist reflections will be used to better understand the impact this project has on the jazz community while shaping future initiatives.","In coding the qualitative data, we found 3 common themes amongst the student participants: an increased interest in jazz, increased skills through adult modeling, and an uplifting experience during dark times. Roughly 95% of students shared expressed a desire to learn more about Grace Kelly and the After Hours Big Band. 86% of community members showed an increased interest in live jazz.","achieved proposed outcomes",3000,"Other,local or private",12950,,"Pete Berg, Ross Fugl, Andrew Haaheim, Tim Leistikow, Marsha Pearson, Michael Pearson, Eric Possehl, Keith Thompson",,"After Hours Big Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"After Hours Jazz PROject",2020-08-01,2021-04-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Pearson,"After Hours Big Band","8131 Tyler St NE","Spring Lake Park",MN,55432,"(715) 441-9005",afterhoursjazzproject@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-1195,"Alexandra Nicome: Education, Youth Programming, Artistic; Chavonn Williams Shen: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; Christie Owens: Education, Disabilities/Accessibility Specialist, Youth Programming; Flordelino Lagundino: Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development; Houa Lor: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Teresa Perez: Computer Systems / Web Design, Artistic, Organizational Development; Vivia Alfifuson: Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10031120,"Arts and Cultural Exhibit",2023,42000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (c)","2022-2023 Children's Museum Competitive Legacy Grant","1. Distribute 1,500 Passport to Play passes to underserved families each year (total of 3,000 over the next 2 years) through community partners, schools and public service organizations. 2. Welcome hands-on arts and cultural traveling exhibits into the children's museum engaging over 50,000 visitors each year. (2 traveling exhibits each year)",,,,"The exhibit will cost more than $42,000, so SPARK Children's Museum of Rochester will cover the rest of the costs or leverage community dollars to help support the rest.",11250,,"Chair: Tim Deutsch, General Manager, Pace International Chair Elect:Laura Kropp, Director at Primrose School of Rochester Secretary: Melissa Brinkman, CEO, Custom Alarm Treasurer: Greg Epsom, Principal Smith Schafer and Associates Shelley Henry, Director of Campaign Administration, Department of Development, Mayo Clinic Angie Bowman-Malloy, Co-owner, Midwest Flooring Solutions Ken Brown, Olmsted County Commissioner Darcy Elmer, Trust Officer Wealth Advisor, Associated Bank Private Wealth Loree Flick, Chief Enthusiast at Enthusiastic Events, LLC Jenny Hosfeld, EVP/Chief Banking Officer, Think Mutual Bank Kari Michaletz, Business Development, Construction Collaborative Becky Montpetit, Owner and Founder, Rochester Mom Shruthi Naik, VP Comparative Oncology, Vyriad Inc. Carla Nelson, Minnesota State Senate, Ex-Officio Sankesh Prabhkar, Digital River Sean Ryan, Project Manager, Ryan Companies Chris Wendland, Shareholder & Attorney, Wendland Utz, Ltd Law Firm Zoey Jantsan, Edina Realty Ben Trehey, Coulee Bank Angela Mattke MD, Mayo Clinic Soledad Andrade, Mayo Clinic Erica Schumacher, Rochester Public Schools ; CHAIR: Tim Deutsch, Pace International CHAIR ELECT: Laura Kropp, Primrose School of Rochester SECRETARY: Melissa Brinkman, Custom Alarm TREASURER :Andrew Forliti, Smith Schafer and Associates FORMER CHAIR: Shelley Henry, Mayo Clinic Angie Bowman-Malloy, Midwest Flooring Solutions Ken Brown, Olmsted County Commissioner Darcy Elmer, Associated Bank Private Wealth Loree Flick, Enthusiastic Events, LLC Jenny Hosfeld, Think Mutual Bank Kari Michaletz, Construction Collaborative Becky Montpetit, Rochester Local Shruthi Naik, Comparative Oncology, Vyriad Inc. Carla Nelson, Minnesota State Senate, Ex-Officio Sean Ryan, Ryan Companies Chris Wendland, Wendland Utz, Ltd Law Firm Zoey Jantsan, Edina Realty Ben Trehey, Coulee Bank Angela Mattke MD, Mayo Clinic Soledad Andrade, Mayo Clinic Erica Schumacher, Rochester Public Schools",,"SPARK, Children's Museum of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. will be implementing a program called Passport To Play aiming to increase the number of children and families of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes to participate in hands-on arts and cultural programming and educational exhibits at the museum. Passport To Play would reach over 1,500 children and families a year from underserved communities in Southeastern Minnesota. The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. will also be seeking financial support for traveling exhibits to enhance the Art's and Cultural Heritage educational experiences for families in the community and focus on forging deeper connections with diverse communities across the area. ",,,2022-01-01,2023-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lindsey,Hemker,,,,,," 507-218-3104"," lhemker@sparkrochestermn.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-exhibit,,,, 10451,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,23948,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,5988,"Other, local or private",29936,,,,"CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Return to Honor, sensitizes communities to the challenges faced by military personnel returning from combat. The play will be performed throughout Minnesota nineteen times, hosted by our partner libraries.",,,2011-03-16,2011-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 13",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-72,,,, 10457,"Arts Learning",2011,13603,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,84,"Other, local or private",13687,,,,"Farmington Elementary","K-12 Education","Focusing on a theme of Making Art Together Builds Community, all students at Farmington Elementary will work with one of four artists using the European and American folk song and dance, Ghaian drumming, West African dance, and puppetry.",,,2010-10-01,2011-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doris,Mcnamara,"Farmington Elementary","500 Maple St",Farmington,MN,55024-1599,"(651) 463-9028",dmcnamara@farmington.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-74,,,, 10466,"Arts Learning",2011,10500,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,,,10500,,,,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","IFTPA will collaborate with Sibley Elementary School in Northfield and the Northfield Community Chinese School to hire Chinese musician Gao Hong to do residencies at each school.",,,2010-09-01,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-76,,,, 10572,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2011,17823,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,4678,"Other, local or private",22501,,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl AKA Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie",Individual,"The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo will tour with recitals of new music for oboe/bass duo to Owatonna, Grand Rapids, and Duluth; and with Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie educational programs to 32 communities served by the Great River Regional Library system.",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,,,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-97,,,, 10225,"Arts Access",2011,13610,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,13610,,,,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Caponi Art Park will increase access to the arts for underserved youth in Dakota County through a new outreach program of tours, activities and performances.",,,2011-02-15,2011-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-27,,,, 10236,"Arts Access",2011,137243,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,137243,,,,"CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CLIMB writes/performs six short one-acts outdoors at 28 rural community events; townspeople attending Intergenerational Dialogues choose the plays' topics, discuss theater, and learn our process.",,,2011-02-15,2011-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 13",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-32,,,, 10417,"Arts Learning",2011,11836,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,,,11836,,,,"Wadena-Deer Creek School District","K-12 Education","Wadena-Deer Creek students will work with Arts Board teaching artists in theater, visual arts, and music to create works of art using the create, perform, and respond process and to learn creative problem solving strategies enhancing learning across the curriculum.",,,2010-10-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darla,Krause,"Wadena-Deer Creek School District","520 SW Colfax Ave",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2150x 446",dkrause@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-65,,,, 10004312,"Arts Activities Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to have 40% of our audience identify themselves as attending opera for the first time and increase attendance of youth in our audience. Audience survey questions will measure the effect of attending Dr. Falstaff on their appreciation of operatic musical theater, sustainable local food production, and regional Minnesota history. We will also feedback from community partners and host venues following each performance, and obtaining feedback from the project's artistic and administrative staff following the end of the tour.","In our surveys, 35% of the audience indicated that this was their first experience with live opera. This is an improvement from last years 30%, but this did not reach our goal of 40%. BUT 43% of those surveyed indicated that it has ""been a long time"" since they attended an opera performance.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",32500,"Other,local or private",42500,,"Welles Emerson, Dr. Bill Beeman, Romi Slowiek, Maggie Scanlan, Eva Barr, Kym Longhi",,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"10th Annual Picnic Operetta Metro Tour - Dr. Falstaff",2018-02-01,2018-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","PO Box 14442","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 619-2112 ",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-927,"Bryan Thao Worra: Artistic, Community Service / Development; Rachel Levitt: Audience Development / Marketing; Joan Linck: Fundraising, Community Education, Youth Programming; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: General Administration, Education, Artistic; Tom Niemisto: General Administration, Volunteerism, Community Service / Development; Roseanne Pereira: Community Education, Education, Youth Programming","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney",,2 10004314,"Arts Activities Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EMSO hopes to increase attendance at concerts by fifteen to 20% this season, and to expand its member/donor/mailing list base. EMSO also hopes to expand its connections with senior living communities through concerts and ensemble performances presented at these sites; and by working to coordinate efforts between area senior facilities around publicity and transportation to facilitate attendance for seniors at EMSO's four concerts this season. Audience numbers will be tracked by ticket sales and by count at each concert; and member/donor/mailing list numbers will be tracked by new musician participation, donation lists, mailing list interest at concerts and through the EMSO website. Audience demographics will be tracked by audience surveys, ticket types sold, by counts at concerts, and by information from senior living facilities as to interest, ticket sales at their sites and residents transported to concerts.","This season EMSO sought to increase its string section numbers and its concert attendance numbers. String section members increased from 16 in the 2016-17 season to 22 in the 2017-18 season. Attendance at concerts this season increased by 17% over the 2016-17 season. EMSO's reach extended beyond the East Metro to a Minneapolis venue this season, expanding our audience and visibility.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",25100,"Other,local or private",35100,,"Angie Newgren, Steve Crooks, Dwight Erickson, Janice Wenker, Sally Browne, Betsy Lake, Sean Maysack, Mark Mohwinkel, Brenda Renalls",,"East Metro Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"East Metro Symphony Orchestra 2017-2018 Concert Season",2017-09-28,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Lake,"East Metro Symphony Orchestra","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(651) 351-7066 ",president@emsorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Washington, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-929,"Ben Krywosz: Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Fundraising, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; David Kang: General Administration, Fundraising, Artistic; Sagirah Shahid: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming, Haley Cramer: Artistic, Finance, Organizational Development; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Artistic, Community Education, Organizational Development; Eri Isomura: Artistic, General Administration, Youth Programming; Samantha Sencer-Mura: Education, Youth Programming, Community Education; Ashleyn Przedwiecki: Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising, Organizational Development","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney",,2 10010166,"Arts Project Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Audience surveys will show 90% or more rating the experience as quality or high quality, and 90% will indicate a positive experience with music from other cultures. Surveys (when possible) will obtain audience feedback. Other data collection will include participant counts, feedback from partners via phone discussions, and Q and A sessions with youth participants.",,,76600,"Other,local or private",86600,,,,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Support",,"Songs of Hope Metro Concerts.",2019-11-01,2020-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","882 Stryker Ave Ste 1","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-support-55,"Carly Swenson: Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Community Education; Daniel Tran: Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education; Tisidra Jones: Community Education, General Administration.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner.",,2 10010222,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked note about their experience. A board member will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who our audience base is.","No changes were made. The survey was distributed at each concert in the fall. Results of the surveys indicated a large number of first time concerts attendees and many repeat attendees. We had a wide range of age groups attend our concert with 60-70+ as majority group (33%). Ages 20 or less represented 7% of attendees. Audience comments were positive and noted appreciation for local choral arts.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",10330,"Other,local or private",17330,,"Mike Berding, Tessa Donato, Susan Harstad, Sarah Leyrer, Jessica Matz, Gary Paulson, Meghan Poehler, Sara Traylor",0.00,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts in Mankato; two winter concerts in Nov. 2019 including Mass in D Major by Antonin Dvorak, and two spring concerts in April 2020. Funds will be used for artist fees, membership scholarships, salaries, and venue costs.",2019-09-03,2020-04-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Harstad,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 5134",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2015",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-454,"Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.","Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Teresa Konechne: interdisciplinary media artist, co-founder of Henderson CAN (Community. Art. Nature.) and founder of Wicked Questions, a non-profit about art and conversation on climate and change; Karen Krause: a visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; Margie Larson: a visual artist and retired coordinator in the International Students Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Liz Miller: a visual artist and college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rita Rassbach: recent interim Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre.",,2 12221,"Arts Learning",2011,8425,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","The number of new grantees and applicants from underrepresented communities increases. The number of new service users from underrepresented communities increases.",,,3370,"Other, local or private",11795,,,,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for the new “Vivace West” music education and performance program for students in grades 2 to 8 in Rosemount and Savage. The project will run from September 2011 through April 2012.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Douma,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-137,,,, 11440,"Arts Learning",2010,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","The number of new grantees and applicants from underrepresented communities increases. The number of new service users from underrepresented communities increases.",,,3866,"Other, local or private",13866,,,,"Lifeworks Services, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide high-qulaity age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotants of all ages to develop knowledge skills and understanding of the arts.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lenertz,"Lifeworks Services, Inc.","2965 Lone Oak Dr Ste 160",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 365-3749",mlenertz@lifeworks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-103,,,, 11337,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2010,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Encourage community partnerships among arts and nonarts organizations. Residents of southeastern Minnesota have the opportunity to participate in the arts. A wider variety of arts learning opportunities are available.",,,36285,"Other, local or private",46285,,,,"Vintage Band Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Guest band concerts in neighborhood parks and retirement centers throughout Northfield",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Nemisto,"Vintage Band Music Festival","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-76,,,, 11346,"Arts Learning",2010,4864,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","The number of new grantees and applicants from underrepresented communities increases. The number of new service users from underrepresented communities increases.",,,5706,"Other, local or private",10570,,,,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide high-qulaity age-appropriate arts education for Minnesotants of all ages to develop knowledge skills and understanding of the arts.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Douma,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-84,,,, 11347,"Arts Activities Support",2010,5340,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,29700,"Other, local or private",35040,,,,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Douma,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-0,,,, 11369,"Arts Activities Support",2010,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,21550,"Other, local or private",31550,,,,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-10,,,, 12236,"Arts Activities Support",2011,4252,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,4692,"Other, local or private",8944,,,,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for 23 concerts during October 2010 through June 2011 to be held at assisted living facilities, senior housing, and Associated Male Chorus of America events in Dakota County.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-66,,,, 12243,"Arts Activities Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,9000,"Other, local or private",19000,,,,"Black Dirt Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for an original theatrical work and visual art experience based on stories gathered from the community. Performances will take place at Hastings Middle School Auditorium in November 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andy,Langenfeld,"Black Dirt Theater","821 W 6th St",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 795-9276",blackdirttheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-71,,,, 12252,"Arts Learning",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","The number of new grantees and applicants from underrepresented communities increases. The number of new service users from underrepresented communities increases.",,,9750,"Other, local or private",19750,,,,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for 2011 Family Fun Tuesdays, a program of 13 weekly interactive performances and workshops for pre-school and school-age children, parents, grandparents and caregivers at the Art Park during summer 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-144,,,, 12253,"Arts Activities Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,20450,"Other, local or private",30450,,,,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for the 2010 Summer Performance Series, featuring Minnesota Sinfonia, a Shakespeare Festival, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, Sumunar Indonesian Gamelan and Dance Ensemble, Voice of the Culture Drum and Dance and the Bill Evan",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-75,,,, 12271,"Arts Activities Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,31395,"Other, local or private",41395,,,,"Dakota Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for the 18th annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2012.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787",artfest@weston.borman.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-82,,,, 12379,"Arts Activities Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,25000,"Other, local or private",35000,,,,"Oratorio Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for two concerts in their 2010-2011 Season. The fall concert will be in collaboration with the Hopkins High School Chamber Choir and take place at St. Olaf Catholic Church in November 2010. The spring concert will take place at Temple Israel in Up",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bob,Magil,"Oratorio Society of Minnesota","PO Box 131814","St Paul",MN,55124,"(612) 624-1511",oratorio_soc_mn@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-121,,,, 12431,"Arts Activities Support",2011,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,46917,"Other, local or private",56917,,,,"Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding to present The Nutcracker, an original full-length production by Denise Vogt. Performances will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in December 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelley,O’Brien,"Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16233 Kenyon Ave Ste 100",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",info@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-144,,,, 20721,"Arts Learning",2013,40460,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Families coping with chronic illness or autism learn mindfulness-based techniques for stress relief through an integrated arts experience. The visual rubric of stressors is produced. A scaled rating (with 10 being high) of stress decreases between the beginning and end of each workshop. Participants record their understanding of calm on video, in writing or through visual art. 2: Participants will create puppets, write and sing songs, and perform in a public event. Participants learn how to create and animate a puppet. Participants contribute to writing lyrics and music for a song. Social interaction and participation in the play increases with video mapping. The play is presented for an audience.","Families coping with chronic illness or families of children with autism were taught mindfulness techniques for stress relief through an integrated arts experience. Three series of 6 workshops were completed at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St Paul. The Abbott workshops, January 4- February 8, were 2.5 hours in length, focusing on families who are living with cancer or other chronic illness. The United Hospital workshops. January 5- February 9, were changed into two series of six workshops, each 1.5 hours long. This change was made due to Autism Society suggestions and feedback from the autism community. Sensory friendly training was given by Autism Society. All workshops included experiential exercises: puppet making, song creation, performance, yoga, breathing techniques, guided imagery and discussion, all geared toward stress reduction education. All participants used a visual rubric, wave of calm art writing and discussion for outcomes. 2: All workshop participants created and learned to animate puppets associated with metaphors of Monkey Minds and finding Islands of calm. Participants practiced and helped create songs used in the final performance. Two free Monkey Mind Pirates performances were presented on February 15 at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis by Z Puppets lead artists and the community with support from seven sensory friendly trained volunteers from Abbott Northwestern hospital the community and Children's Theatre staff. The 2:30 performance included families and children with autism- a sensory friendly performance the 7:00 p.m. performance included families living with chronic illness. Free pre-show arts activities in the lobby were provided for children and families at both performances.",,670,"Other, local or private",41130,3085,"Lee Arostegui, Robert Barrows, Ben Bache-Wiig, Ann Bentdahl, M. Nicholas Burke, Cassidy Burns, Richard Chaffee, Christopher T. Dahl, Richard Ehrich, Marna Fullerton, Linda Goldenberg, Robert G. Hauser, Sharon Hawkins, Carol Huttner, Benjamin S. Jaffray, Linda Ketover, Gloria Lewis, Tamera Lillemoe, Roger H.D. Lacey, Muffy MacMillan, Lynne McDonough, Kita McVay, Richard Meyer, William M. Parham, Jason Paulnock, Ronald J. Poole, Jason Reed, Robert Scott, Morris Sherman, Robert Sit",0.00,"Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation AKA Penny George Institute for Health and Healing","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Institute for Health and Healing will work with Z Puppets to provide multidisciplinary arts and mindfulness residencies for two groups: children of patients with serious illness and families living with autism.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jayson,King,"Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation AKA Penny George Institute for Health and Healing","800 E 28th St",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 863-9028 ",Jayson.King@allina.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-337,"Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20723,"Arts Learning",2013,136279,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The majority of participants report at least one benefit from creating art (e.g., increased understanding, confidence, knowledge, etc.). Participants will take a pre-survey at the beginning of the program and a post-survey at the end, which will measure increased knowledge, understanding, and skills in the arts such as goals achieved in creating, performing, and response. 2: Participants report meeting at least one of their stated goals (e.g., increased skills in the art form, performance/creative expression, etc.). Participants will take a pre-survey at the beginning of the program and a post-survey at the end, which will measure increased knowledge, understanding, and skills in the arts such as goals achieved in creating, performing, and response.","As a result of this project, 100% of participants were able to participate in arts learning opportunities that had previously not been available to them. 100% of participants reported at least one benefit from creating art: 79% had increased confidence in creating art; 81%/67% wanted to learn more about the art forms they had engaged in and other art forms, respectively; 86% were more physically/mentally active; and 88% had an improved mood. We measured outcomes through a pre/post survey method by administering a pre-survey to participants during the first session of arts learning and then administering a post-survey at the end. We then compared/analyzed results from these two surveys. Wilder mitigated barriers to participation by providing arts activities at accessible locations, providing transportation when needed. Wilder staff also trained teaching artists how to cater arts activities to participants with varying abilities and physical challenges, including memory loss. 2: As a result of this project, 225 older adults with early/late-stage memory loss—and other mental and physical limitations—engaged in arts learning opportunities. These older adults are also primarily low-income, and have few opportunities for engaging in the arts community without the arts learning opportunities offered by Wilder. 100% of participants achieved at least one of the goals they set for themselves at the beginning of the project. Specific results/achievements include: 78%/75% obtained increased knowledge of and increased skills in the art forms/disciplines, respectively; 78% expressed themselves in a creative way; 81% had an increased appreciation of the art forms/disciplines; and 87% socialized with others. We measured outcomes through a pre/post survey method by administering a pre-survey to participants during the first session of arts learning and then administering a post-survey at the end. We then compared/analyzed results from the two surveys.",,8269,"Other, local or private",144548,40480,"Robyn Hansen, Barbara Roy, Ann Wynia, Alex Cirillo, Jr., Joan Thompson, Fred Harris, Gary Christensen, Elizabeth M. Kiernat, Michael J. Monahan, James P. Steiner, Julie M. Brunner, Eric Nicholson, Rahul Koranne",0.72,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Wilder will provide arts learning for older adults, including those with Alzheimer's disease and disabilities, by collaborating with Kairos Dance Theatre, Northern Clay Center, visual artist Sandra Menefee-Taylor, and poet Rachel Moritz.",2013-03-01,2014-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Randall,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",erin.randall@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-339,"Lawrence Benson: Multi-media/genre expressionist, author, publisher; Julie Deters: Visual arts teacher, Cloquet School District, Award-winning educator; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Lori Janey: Board member of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; design engineer, Seagate Technology; Kimberly Meisten: Director of Community Engagement, VocalEssence; Education; Meghan Nodzon: Nonprofit arts organization development professional; Mary Reed: Craft artist, author and educator","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20731,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,63161,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A new concert version of Monkey Mind Pirates will provide northern Minnesota families with a quality arts experience and creative approach to stress relief. Children will express their understanding of calm through post-show creative activities. Through written, verbal, and visual reflection, families will use a 5-point scale to rate the artistic quality and usefulness of tools for calm in the performance. 2: In workshops for Down Syndrome Association Minnesota parent groups, adults will learn Monkey Mind Pirates' creative tools to help their families find calm. Pre-surveys will measure participants’ awareness of stress relief techniques. Post-surveys will assess how participants anticipate using Monkey Mind Pirates’ characters, metaphors, music, and mindfulness methods to address stress in their families.","Z Puppets’ 2013 tour fulfilled the originally stated outcome of providing northern Minnesota families with a quality arts experience and creative approach to stress relief through our puppet, rock, yoga adventure Monkey Mind Pirates. We adapted the production to fit the needs of informal community venues by scaling down the narrative, sets and technical effects while increasing the interactivity. We presented this new Monkey Mind Pirates Family Yoga Party at all nine branches of the Kitchigami Library System, Duluth’s Twin Ports Bridge Festival and at Down Up North (Duluth affiliate of Down Syndrome Association Minnesota). To measure the impact of this new show, we asked audience members to fill out post-show surveys. As an incentive, we offered to enter each completed survey in a drawing for a prize (a Monkey Mind Pirates CD). Respondents indicated a high understanding and usefulness of the key messages of our Quest for Calm and rated high levels of engagement and enjoyment of the show. 2: We worked with Down Syndrome Association Minnesota Duluth affiliate, Down Up North to provide three Monkey Mind Pirates playful mindfulness family workshops. The series began with a free public performance of Monkey Mind Pirates Family Yoga Party at the end of Down Up North’s popular annual picnic. At the end of each workshop, we asked the participants to share with us how they anticipated using Z Puppets’ characters, metaphors, music, and mindfulness methods to address stress in their families. The families rated the usefulness high because of the multi-modal approach combining music, puppets, story, and yoga. They noted that the activities worked best for the youth participants with Down Syndrome (ages 4-6) when the emphasis was on physical and tangible creative activity vs. discussion.",,16055,"Other, local or private",79216,,,0.00,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Puppeteer Shari Aronson and collaborators will tour Monkey Mind Pirates performances and workshops to 16 new North Minnesota sites in Summer 2013, integrating puppetry, music and yoga to give families creative tools for finding calm.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shari,Aronson,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",,,MN,,"(612) 267-7344 ",shari@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-143,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20735,"Arts Access",2013,96946,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Successfully offer intensive Arts Lab to 50 artists, with focus areas in dance, music and multimedia production. Artist's Application, Sing-in Sheet, Pre/Post Participant Surveys. 2: Reduce barriers (silent minority, parents not supportive in arts, lack of resources/team building through arts) for artists. Pre/Post Participant Surveys, focus Group with Asian American and Pacific Islander parents and community leaders, additional arts activities for Asian American and Pacific Islanders in North Minneapolis.","1. Successfully offering intensive Arts Lab with focus areas –dance, music and media production, with 95% of satisfaction rate from participant surveys. 2. Successfully reaching the proposed 50 young artists with resources to create dance, music and media collaborative projects. 3. Successfully hosting the cultural cabaret with most creative, collaborative, cross-disciplinary works. 2: 1. Successfully reduce four barriers (silent minority, parents not supportive in arts, lack of resources and team building through arts) for artists, and impact has been reflected through evaluation among participants. 2. Successfully reached 5,300 AAPI members, who have opportunities to see the youth creations.",,18054,"Other, local or private",115000,7000,"Lambert Lum, Ange Hwang, Rachel Endo, Phil Raskin, Matthew Clark, Tie Oie, Vang Xiong",0.00,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtsCollaborative Lab is an intensive mentorship program for Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and youth from across disciplines (dance/music/media). They will work together to sharpen skills, develop collaborative projects, and engage the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities through art.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-170,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20755,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,33948,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus tours to cities in Minnesota that would normally not be able to afford the ensemble. Wadena, Bemidji and Glenwood host Cantus in spring 2014 in concert and a free open rehearsal. 2: Cantus provides experience and support in helping small Minnesota arts organizations increase audience size and knowledge. Sales reports will provide information on audience size; audience surveys will provide new knowledge about audience (age, interests, address, etc.) to arts presenters.","Cantus tours to cities that would not normally be able to afford the ensemble. In April 2014, the cities of Wadena, Bemidji and Glenwood welcomed Cantus to their respective venues for a performance of the program, A Place For Us. At each venue, audiences were larger than anticipated and received standing ovations at each performance. Cantus provided an open rehearsal experience in Glenwood and visited the schools of Bemidji, Staples Motley and Minnewaska to provide coaching for their choral programs. Our report from Bemidji says that there was lots of gratitude for coming up to Bemidji. In Glenwood, another grateful Minnesota crowd. They have maintained this building as a performing arts center and art gallery…which for a town of 2000 is rather impressive. From Wadena, lots of photographs and autographs for students. The students gave us an instant standing ovation and when Gary went over to announce the encore one girl yelled Yay it worked! 2: Cantus provides experience and support in helping small Minnesota arts organizations increase audience size and knowledge. Two of our three presenters were well established and had the capacity to host Cantus. Our third presenter had lost her planning committee over the past year so Cantus was particularly helpful to her in preparing for the concert. For all three cities, Cantus provided extensive publicity support, Minnesota Public Radio on-air sponsorship and outreach to the schools. In addition to needed support of the arts in the schools, outreach helps with audience ticket sales as well.",,8658,"Other, local or private",42606,4083,"Wendy Holmes, Karl Reichert, Noel McCormick, Tom Northenscold, Adam Reinwald, Matthew Tintes, Doug Affinito, Amanda Davisson, David Ranheim, Jean Parish, Marit Nowlin, James Dorsey, Chuck Peterson, Julie Carver, Martha Graber, Libby Larsen, Brock Metzer, Don Ristad, Barb Thomas",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Cantus will perform its program, A Place for Us, in Bemidji, Glenwood, and Wadena. Open rehearsals in each community will share best practices in working collaboratively.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,Cantus,"1221 Nicollet Ave Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046x 2",mlee@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Pope, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-147,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Adrienne Dorn: Director of Development, The Cedar Cultural Center; Stephanie Eichman: President of the Board of Directors; Minnesota Dance Ensemble; Christine Gradl Seitz: Executive and Artistic Director, Duluth Playhouse; Andrew Maus: Executive Director, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona; Margaret McCreary: Puppeteer, artist/educator; James Scott: General Manager, Guthrie Theater, contracts and negotiations; Iris Shiraishi: Artistic Director, Mu Daiko; taiko drumming/music; Robert Thomas III: Associate Director of Development and Company Manager, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600", 32287,"Arts Learning",2016,40700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To reach new and underserved 2nd graders with standards-based residencies that support equitable learning and creative engagement in the theatre arts. Classroom teachers and teaching artists work together to monitor arts learners' progress during the residency by observing behavior through pre-assessment, observational and post-assessment rubrics, against indicators specified in the lesson plans. 2: Through sequential, in-depth participation in the theatre arts, this project also supports the acquisition of leadership skills, communication skills and tools for successful collaboration. Learning outcomes of create-a-play models will be evaluated by the Education Director through pre assessment based on the Arts for Academic Achievement Project Planner, post assessment tools from The Artful Handbook, and site visits.","This residency served students in creation of their own devised play. Students achieved grade-level appropriate skills in theatre art creation. SteppingStone Theatre staff used teacher surveys and planning sessions to refine the program for 2nd graders. Staff attended residencies in the classroom and used observation to assist in evaluating the student experience. Staff and classroom teachers also used rubrics to evaluate student's skills, and skills attained throughout the residency in the classroom. 2: Students used the actor skills of voice, body, imagination, concentration and collaboration as a participant in the making of the devised piece. Staff attended residencies in the classroom and used observation to assist in evaluating the student experience. Staff and classroom teachers also used rubrics to evaluate student's skills, and skills attained throughout the residency in the classroom.",,5432,"Other, local or private",46132,3000,"Tom D'Onofrio, David Graham, Ben Redshaw, Mike Erlandson, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Suzette Huovinen, Adam Prock",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"SteppingStone Theatre will collaborate with Carin Bratlie, Pedro Bayon, and Terrel Woods to work with second grade students in a create-a-play residency exploring equity, cultural pedagogy, and alternate learning styles.",2015-09-01,2016-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",megan@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-641,"Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic director, Minnesota Ballet; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Andrea Stanislav: Contemporary visual artist; associate professor of art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32454,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Mixed Precipitation will increase the participation of host partners at Metro Area sites, including volunteerism at performances and relationships with organizations and groups in each neighborhood we perform. We will increase our metro area audience at sites on the East Side of St Paul, St Louis Park, North Minneapolis and Hastings. We will use an audience survey to gather info about our audience. We'll use a post-show evaluation for audience feedback. We will have interview conversations and wrap-up meetings with our host partners to generate a plan for next season. Audience Services, Artistic Director and a hired evaluation consultant will be a part of this plan and make recommendations for future seasons. We will use an audience survey to gather info about our audience. We'll use a post-show evaluation for audience feedback. We will have interview conversations and wrap-up meetings with our host partners to generate a plan for next season. Audience Services, Artistic Director and a hired evaluation consultant will be a part of this plan and make recommendations for future seasons. ","26% of our audience experiences opera for the first time via the Operetta. 60% reported this was their first time seeing the Operetta. Most of our audience, 56% reported hearing about the show from friends of family members. ""Friend saw a show in 2012 and he's been raving ever since. In town for the weekend and had to catch it!"" Our audience has been great advocates for the production. Donald Giovanni in Cornlandia was a big success with audiences in the metro area. We received big audiences at performances at the JD Rivers' Childrens Garden, the Skidmore Park Community Garden, the Alexis Bailly Vineyard (two performances), the Bronx Park Community Garden, Dodge Nature Center's Farm Education Center and Frogtown Farm. We received a lot of coverage in local press, praising the musical, theatrical and edible elements of the production. Reviewer Arthur Dorman of Talkin' Broadway praised the production: ""The Picnic Operetta does not pretend to be serious opera, or even operetta, but a delightful send-up of the form, which can be enjoyed by opera buffs and those who don't care for opera, or perhaps have never seen an opera at all. Don Giovanni in Cornlandia is ninety minutes spent in natural surroundings, laughing and having our wits sharpened a bit, enjoying some genuinely lovely Mozart compositions along with some soul tunes, some rock, and some country—and being pampered by the tastes and scents of seasonal foods. The audience includes young and old, and there seems to be something in the Picnic Operetta for everyone to enjoy."" The satirical and political elements of the show landed well on our audiences as we responded to current events, including the Iowa caucuses and the presidential campaign. Members of the cast relished performing in a broad and physical style and relating to an audience in an intimate outdoor setting. ""'m extremely proud of the show we put forth. It was like lightning in a bottle given how intense this election season has been. The opportunity to meet the angry zeitgeist of this season with a show that brings laughter to anyone was incredible and so fulfilling. The project itself of the picnic operetta encourages playfulness and imagination as a performer that I really loved learning to embrace. I think it all went quite smoothly."" Artistically, a few small holes remained unfilled during production, involving props and scenic painting. Our design did not fully take into account sufficient translations of the Italian text in the production. Many props were not created with materials durable enough to handle the outdoor conditions, including rain. Future planning with designers will take these needs into account. Set pieces and equipment used for touring were unreliable and involved a complicated set-up that took an inordinate amount of time. This included our flatbed trailer, which was used as a shelter for the band. This piece of equipment broke several times, welding needed repair and the tires on the trailer blew. This created some burn out for members of the production crew. 2016 was our 8th year presenting the Picnic Operetta. Most of the communities where we perform are very familiar with our work. We have a loyal following and dedicated outreach via our marketing staff and our host partners in each community. Our company values inclusivity and accessibility. Our reservation system is elective, with audiences using an on-line system and making voluntary contributions on-line. Audiences have offered positive feedback regarding their experience regarding this system. We do not turn anyone away at our production. However, we have noted from our post-performance evaluations, that our audience is consistently very white, middle aged and upper middle class. Nearly 500 audience members filled out our post performance survey. 48% of our audience stated that they were between 46 and 65 years old. 94% said they were white. 27% reported household incomes greater than $100,000. For 2017 we wanted to broaden our support and reach more young people. We did meet our goals of openness and and accessibility in the communities where we perform. Traditionally we get a mixed audience of people attending our show from within the community where we perform and people who travel to see our show at a specific venue. 30% addend the performance within their community. 26% reported that this was their first time seeing live opera. Our planning team has concluded that we need to do more specific outreach to group serving youth within the communities where we perform. In 2017 we are developing partnerships with Urban Roots on the East Side of St. Paul and Youth Farm in South Minneapolis, to buy vegetables and work with youth to develop menu items for 2017. We are also planning a performance in North Minneapolis for Project Success students and families. For 2017 we are adding a performance at a community garden in Powderhorn Park. Audience members responded positively to the accessible spirit of our performance. ""Favorite food was the cucumber! Love the energy of the performers, music, and the show's goal of more diverse and accessible opera."" ""Loved your cast! It is wonderful to be in a community that supports art and the outdoors. Thank you!!"" ""An utterly unique re-invention of opera, and I bet, extremely true to the roots of fine-art opera! So glad my 11- year old daughter experienced this!!""",,29950,"Other, local or private ",39950,,"Welles Emerson, Bill Beeman, Rachel Wandrei, Mary Hourigan, Maggie Scanlan",0.00,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support ",,"Funding to present the 8th annual picnic operetta, a harvest season tradition combining classical music, horticulture, food, and storytelling in metro area community gardens and urban farms. Performances will take place in August and September 2016. ",2016-01-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","2837 Colfax Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 619-2112 ",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-615,"J Wren Supak: Artistic, education, Community Education; Kristen Cooper: Fundraising, artistic, general management, computer systems; Becky Franklin: General management, fundraising, audience development; Christopher Bineham: General management, fundraising, artistic; Christina Dahlheimer: Fundraising, organizational development, general management; Mary McGreevy: General management, organizational development, artistic; Bob Peskin: General management, finance, fundraising; Liz Lassiter: Youth programming, artistic, Community Education. ","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television. ",,2 35971,"Arts Learning",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We expect a class of ten at each session (up to 15) and hope that we will grow more participants after each session. We will have ongoing feedback after each session to enhance the program. We will use feedback, surveys and post class discussions on what works, what can be modified or made better.","We expected to reach 45 senior students in three 5­-week sessions (2 classes per week) at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis. And we filed our class successfully. We will drew the majority of our senior students from the activities programs at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis. Everyday thousands of people of every age, background, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation come through the doors of the Sabes Jewish Community Center with the expectation and promise that they will be welcomed and embraced. We were privileged to be working with the Sabes Jewish Community Center and their community. More than 50% of the participating seniors reported physical or mental disability. The teaching artists were members Platinum Theater’s staff and acting company. They range in cultural diversity, race and age between 25­-70. We embrace all of the diversity that makes Minnesota what it is. ?The Senior Acting Studio offered a special place for our growing senior population to participate in an art form they are often not included in. The Senior Acting Studio was illuminated by a multitude of experiences and perspectives; the beauty of it was that theatre is a flexible art form; it can be performed in any language, by people of with any level of education, experience, and physical ability. We reached this audience with 50% of our participants reporting that they are disabled. Our participants were seniors (70+), of many cultures, races and economic backgrounds. Our decision makers (Board of Directors, staff and artists) at Platinum Theater include people from multiple generations (30­-65+), gender (female, male), cultures, economic status and occupations (administrators, educators, artists). We strive to mirror our community with representatives from many constituencies within in our target audience. While our board is working to approve our accessibility plan, we have implemented many tools. Our class and performance space was completely accessible to wheel chairs and other mobility devices. We offered large print scripts upon request. We strived to make sure our rehearsals and theatre were comfortable for every potential audience member and artist as they possibly could be. Participants were not be required to memorize their scripts, and we provided ways to read from them within the classes and performances. We offered additional accommodations upon request, including interpreters. Participants were allowed and encouraged to bring additional assistance (family members, friends, caretakers) as needed to make sure their involvement was comfortable for them. Senior Acting Studio was offered as a free program for any senior interested in participating. It was completely funded by grant and contributor support, in order to make sure that anyone who wanted to learn to act could. 45 seniors participated in the acting studio with 48 audience members attending the performance. Participants were able to express themselves with improved scenes and onstage scripts and gave the class a 99% favorable rating.",,2500,"Other, local or private",12500,,"Cindy Beene, Camille Gargiso, Henry Condell",0.00,"Platinum Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for the Senior Acting Studio program of acting classes for seniors in three five-week sessions at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis from March through early June of 2016.",2016-02-01,2016-07-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Marcus,"Platinum Theatre Company","1742 Deerwood Dr",Eagan,MN,55122,"(917) 660-6206 ",platinumtheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-684,"Doug Little: Artistic, general management, youth programming; David Bach: Artistic, general management; Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, Community Education; Kathryn Rosebear: fundraising, organizational development; Andrea Specht: General management, organizational development; Rachel SmokaûRichardson: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Deborah Jiang-Stein: Audience development, artistic, community service; Melissa Brechon: Organizational development, community service, fundraising; Byron Richard: Community service, education.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35999,"Arts Learning",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The Somali Museum will host two sessions of six weeks each of weaving class, 30 weeks of traditional dance class, and eight weeks of a pilot program in ""gabay"" oral poetry class. Participants in the classes will reach deeper levels of engagement with Somali culture through art study; weaving students will end the class series with an in-progress piece of weaving to work on at home; gabay students will end class with a fully memorized poem; and dance class participants will perform the dances they've learned","Weaving: The first session took place at Franklin Library in Minneapolis in February-March, and the second session took place at Skyline Tower in St Paul in August-September. We chose these locations as gathering places for members of the Twin Cities' Somali community, where people might stumble upon the classes and choose to check them out. This approach was successful, but we would like to continue to deepen our engagement of Somali youth specifically. In the future, we will offer classes that are separate for Somali youth and non-Somalis, because feedback indicated that Somali youth felt more ownership of spaces that were specifically for them. We would also like to continue to improve in regards to student retention, so they can gain deeper understanding of the craft. In the future, we will likely shorten each class session and also target activities to spaces that cater to more specific demographics, to increase a collective accountability for finishing the class. Finally, Cultural Interpreter/Education Coordinator Amina’s role in the class was also part of the program’s mission, as Amina is herself a young Somali-American adult interested in studying her own culture, and the class offered her a unique opportunity to engage deeply with elder women teachers and study a traditional art form. Dance: This program engaged a phenomenal group of Somali-American teens and young adults. These participants exceeded our expectations for their commitment, and established a model for future youth programming at the Museum. Participants made significant sacrifices to participate in the Dance Troupe, including one student who ended a romantic relationship in favor of focusing on dance study. In addition, the participants created a space for themselves to call the Somali Museum home. Several Dance participants now come to the Somali Museum most days after school, as a space to do their homework immersed in their culture. Other participants have testified that participation in the Dance Troupe has kept them away from trouble and bad influences. One more story-- Although it is not covered in this grant, it also bears mentioning that this year the Dance Troupe was invited to perform in Grand Forks, North Dakota as part of the African Arts Arena annual showcase, as well as in Washington, DC at a gala event of the organization Islamic Relief USA. It was a great honor for these youth to represent their community through their art. Poetry: Although we advertised the class as for those who already speak, read, and write Somali, several participants attended hoping to actually increase their knowledge of Somali language. This is an important demographic for us to offer resources to, but unfortunately limited the ability of this program to offer high-quality arts programming for participants who came seeking poetry study. We will work to be extremely clear in marketing in the future about the ability levels required to attend programs. Sixteen young adults performed as the Somali Museum Dance Troupe, the Twin Cities’ premier Somali folk dance ensemble. Weaving classes offered 112 participants a transformative experience in which their knowledge of Somali culture was deepened through immersive study with teaching artists.",,3960,"Other, local or private",13960,,"Said Salah Ahmed, Abshir Isse, Busad Ali Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Faisal Deri, Abdulfatah Mohamed, Yassin Dualeh, Mohamoud Abdullahi Mohamed",0.00,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for classes in the arts of nomadic finger-weaving, oral poetry, and dance in cultural immersion settings for Somali-American youth. The classes will be held from April through September of 2016, and will also be available to non-Somali participant",2016-02-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","1516 Lake St E Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166 ",somalimuseum.mn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-688,"Stephanie Nevilles: Disabilities specialist, volunteerism, youth programming; Karen Gundlach: Artistic, education, youth programming, Community Education; Mara Miller: General management, artistic; Justin Christy: Education, general management; Jennifer Halcrow: Fundraising, general management, volunteerism; Dudley Voigt: Education, artistic, youth programming; Lynda Monick-Isenberg: Artistic, education; Hlee Lee: Artistic, general management; Ian Vaver: General management; Shana Crosson: Computer design, education, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 36099,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2016,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. The Director will create a survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys during performances, and the Director will tabulate the results. They will also tabulate attendance numbers, perform exit interviews, track anecdotal feedback, and tabulate fundraising and advertising financial levels.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offered them increased.",,93140,"Other, local or private",101140,,"Dale Haefner, John Lindberg, Doug Snapp, Gerard Aloisio",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2016-17 Performance Series. This will also include three outreach activities for area K-12 schools and community members.",2016-04-15,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","202 Earley Ctr for Perf Arts",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-266,"Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with the Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with the Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,2 36100,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,9405,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through this project, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans and we will also raise the quality and number of arts opportunities in our region. The Museum will collect feedback from participants and visitors, and solicit feedback from university partners. We will also utilize quantitative data of participation and admission revenue.","The outcomes of showing ""2 Prominent Minnesota Photographers"" and engaging diverse audiences were met through the installation of two gallery exhibitions. Beasley did residencies, a workshop, and a talk, each engaging different participants.",,8800,"Other, local or private",18205,,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, James Eddy, Michael Galvin Jr, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthun, Nancy Nelson, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Stephen Slaggie",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage ",,"Two prominent Minnesota photographers at Minnesota Marine Art Museum ",2015-12-14,2016-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-6626 ",amaus@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-137,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter. ","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator. ","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 20962,"Arts Learning",2013,46831,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Train 40 youth and 20 adults as community mosaic facilitators who will then assist up to 525 additional persons in learning mosaics through community-based workshops. Through registration and attendance, and participant's pre and post-survey on skills. The community mosaic facilitators will progress through a skill set in order to become community arts teachers, including how to work with different populations. 2: With nine partners in Phillips and two each in Austin and Hopkins, we will teach mosaics to diverse groups and create planters, a mural, and other public art. Through the evaluations by the partners and participants in workshops at their sites, and peer review of the completed public art.","We proposed work with 9 partners in Phillips, and 2 each in Austin and Hopkins, in order to teach mosaics to diverse groups and create public art. Phillips groups (Shalom Garden, Stone's Throw, 15th Street Block Club, Division for Indian Work, Waite House, Andersen School, St. Paul's Home (senior citizen's housing), Community Emergency Services, Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association plus our 3 youth programs) completed a 4,000 square foot mural at Bloomington and Lake, a performance area on 15th Avenue, a garage mural and 12 mosaic planters, and a youth poetry and photography exhibit and book. The Welcome Center in Austin and the Austin Arts Festival produced 22 home mosaic flower pots and a large mosaic panel for the Arts Center. Gethsemane Lutheran and La Amistad made mosaics for their garden. The quality of art was judged by neighborhood artists, staff, partners and participants. We also trained staff and youth leaders from groups in North and Northeast Minneapolis. 2: A total of 53 youth and 37 adults were trained as community art facilitators, who helped lead workshops and classes for a total of 567 participants (an estimated 60 other participants participated in the installation of the major mural). We kept attendance records at every workshop, and participants filled out a pre and post survey on their ability and knowledge to do mosaics and murals. Staff and the advisory board evaluated progress monthly, based on these evaluations. We also held an evaluation session with each partner at the completion of the set of workshops. In terms of the public art installed in Phillips, we surveyed neighbors before and after completion of the art. This proved to be extremely helpful in terms of engaging further community involvement.",,15610,"Other, local or private",62441,4100,"Greg Nelson, Virginia Salgado, Chris Leehey, Vianey Peña, Delfino Gomez, Janice Knutson, Mirella Constantino, Hilda Mork, Marie Nelson, Holly Dunagan, Lizete Vega, Pat Leehey, Andrea Gregoy, Berta Perez, Ana Vite, Rosario Melchor",1.25,"Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Semilla Project will teach mosaic and mural arts in Phillips and two other bilingual communities, focusing on immigrants and at-risk youth. It will train youth and adult artists in workshops and by creating murals, planters, and other public art.",2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,"Cabello Hansel","Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church","2742 15th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 724-3862 ",stpaulscreate@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Mower, Dakota, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-370,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; Betty Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Kelly Dupre: Instructor- printmaking and mosaics; Volunteer and classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Scott Gustafson: Department Leader, Visual Arts and Technologies, Eastview High School, Apple Valley; Denise Kulawik: Writer, Producer; Susan Lundin: Director of Government Relations, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Ward Merrill: Executive Director, Backus Community Center, presenter; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of Development and Institutional Giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20971,"Arts Access",2013,6196,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The project will deliver 30-minute concerts to 750 or more seniors underserved by the arts who live in residential care centers in ten cities. The project is about building relationships so the evaluation results should indicate a 50-50 mix of new venues and return venues, with post-concert feedback indicating satisfying results and strong commitment to future arts programming. 2: The project will reach seniors in care centers who do not participate in the arts, including those with memory loss and confining physical conditions. After defining and implementing outreach, staff at the care centers will report success getting high levels of participation from residents confined to wheelchairs, from memory loss areas, and others who do not normally attend events.","The project achieved its outcome of delivering 30-minute concerts to at least 750 seniors living in care facilities in ten cities. In fact, the project visited more than ten cities and exceeded minimum audience numbers by 141, reaching 891 seniors in St. Paul, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, St. Anthony, St. Louis Park, Lake City, Rochester, Winona, Zumbrota, and others. Because of scheduling challenges, concerts did not take place in some southwestern Minnesota cities as originally planned but suitable alternative sites were identified and served. As planned, the mix of new and old venues was roughly 50-50. Post-project feedback was very positive. Visits to southwestern cities were merely delayed, not canceled. 2: An important outcome was to serve seniors facing memory loss and other age-related disabilities. We estimate that 98% of our audience members fell into this category, and so this outcome was achieved very well. The estimates of audience makeup came directly from the staff of the care facilities served and so it is highly reliable.",,10937,"Other, local or private",17133,500,"Judy Morrison, Fred Perez, Virginia Kone, Hannah Hoes, John Choi, Jim Keane, David Pizzuto, Bethany Gladhill, David Badgley",0.00,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Seniors in Worthington, Winona, Zumbrota, Chatfield, Redwood Falls, South St Paul, St Paul, and other cities will enjoy concerts and/or make music with professional musicians and young performers from countries around the world.",2013-01-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","253 4th St E Ste 205","St Paul",MN,55101-1643,"(651) 225-4179 ",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-205,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20973,"Arts Access",2013,16946,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand partnership capacity between artists, arts organizations, and community development groups in rural Minnesota. At least 15% of attendees will identify themselves as having a non-arts background who attend the event with strong interest in addressing community challenges through art and helping arts organizations reach underserved communities more effectively. 2: Identify real and perceived barriers affecting participation in rural arts activities, and share or develop innovative, organic models which address these barriers. At least 85% of all participants will feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts in rural communities. One year after the Summit, at least five projects will be identified as having been catalyzed at this event.","Our first outcome was to expand partnership capacity between artists, arts organizations, and community development groups in rural Minnesota. We evaluated this outcome based on the breakdown of participants' backgrounds, since a wide variety of community development sectors represented in addition to artists and arts organizations would be an indicator of fulfilling this goal. Specifically, our goal was that at least 15% of attendees would identify themselves as having a non-arts background. After analyzing the organizations represented in registration forms, approximately 77 individuals, or 25% of our audience represented sectors outside of the arts, including university extension programs, historic preservation and museums, elected officials, food coops and farms, public health organizations, libraries, city staff, planning and development commissions, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, bicycle alliances, chambers of commerce, environmental groups and nonprofit resource organizations. Our second outcome was that the Regional Arts Council Summit would provide a place in which real and perceived barriers affecting participation in rural arts activities would be addressed. In our evaluation form given at the end of the Summit, we asked participants to a) list ideas or projects that they were planning on pursuing following the Summit and b) indicate their confidence level on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not very confident and 5 being very confident. 80% of respondents ranked their confidence at a level of 4 and 5. In June 2014, one year after the Summit, we will follow up with participants to get updates on any projects that were started as a result of the Summit, and will do profile of at least five projects that were catalyzed at the event.",,59513,"Other, local or private",76459,16946,"Eric Takeshita, Chris Kemp, Shannon Pettitt, Sally Sand, Ryan French, Melanie Full, Arleta Little, Lisa Middag, Kathy Mouacheupao, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Susan T. Schuster, Jeremy D. Sosna, Sheila Terryll, Eric L. Anderson",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Springboard for the Arts will implement the second Rural Arts and Culture Summit, in June 2013, and will develop a planning and event model for rural regions throughout Minnesota to use in order to build capacity for long-term partnerships between artists and their communities.",2013-06-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michele,Anderson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(218) 770-3485 ",michele@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-206,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20979,"Arts Access",2013,44507,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Establish relationships with two social service organizations that serve Spanish-speaking Latino and non-Latino communities and engage their clientele in a series of community workshops and events. Contact social services organizations serving Spanish-Speaking communities and offer the opportunity for clients to participate. Clients from 2 organizations will participate in this programming either by attending a performance or a community workshop. We will solicit input regarding impact using post-event surveys. 2: Overcome barriers to participation for clients in two social service organizations and ten schools. Discuss barriers for participants. Offer performances/workshops in fully accessible venues. Offer ASL-interpretation. Offer transportation assistance and subsidized/free tickets for performances and matinees. Provide child care at community centers.","We provided complimentary tickets to groups attending events at the Neighborhood House (ELL class and GED Class), Centro, and the Jane Addams School for Democracy. The students in the GED class at the Neighborhood House studied the poetry of Lorca in preparation for attending the performance. Each of these organizations provides social services to traditionally underserved populations. 2: We achieved a significant new level of accessibility with this production by providing open captioning of the performance in English at two performances and in Spanish at two performances. This achievement increased accessibility both for the deaf and hearing impaired communities as well as for individuals who speak Spanish as their first language. All activities were held in fully accessible venues. Transportation and complimentary or subsidized tickets were provided for students in attendance.",,17793,"Other, local or private",62300,2000,"Rob Routhieaux, Bernice Arias, Andrea Bell, Christopher Heinze, Alberto Justiniano, Bridget Knisely, Ted Koshiol, William Mujica, Kate Noebels, Lorys Sierralta, Rico Vallejos",0.00,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Teatro del Pueblo will produce its first major Spanish production of Like Water for Chocolate in partnership with Pangea World Theater in order to reach out to the Latino and non-Latino Spanish-speaking audience in Minnesota.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,Justiniano,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","209 Page St W Ste 208","St Paul",MN,55107-3457,"(651) 224-8806 ",al@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-208,"Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; Elizabeth Flinsch-Garrison: Education and Outreach Director, Northern Clay Center; Patricia Grimes: Arts Coordinator- Sanford Center ( Neilson Place), Bemidji; Susan Haas: Artistic Producing Director, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Jennifer Monroe: President of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota and Treasurer of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association; Sherri Pugh: Director of Operations, Sabathini Community Center; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant Vice President,Corporate and Foundation Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20981,"Arts Access",2013,28346,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fiber art gallery tours and workshops will be provided to youth groups that would not otherwise have experiences in fiber art. Textile Center of Minnesota will create partnerships with youth service organizations and out-of-schools programs. These partners will provide reports on the quality of the field trips and impact on students. 2: Textile Center will reduce financial barriers to its field trip services. 20 field trip packages will be provided free of charge with transportation stipends to project partners.","Our primary goal was to provide fiber art tours and workshops to youth groups that would not otherwise have experiences in fiber art. Through this grant we were able to bring in 23 different groups of students from 18 schools or community groups. 5 groups reported that they have no art curriculum available to students in their programs and only 3 groups reported that their students had limited exposure to fiber art prior to this experience. The following groups and afterschool programs participated in the Feed the Fibers program during 2013: Cleveland Public Schools, Rushford Peterson Schools, Twin Lakes Elementary, L’Etoile Du Nord School, Green Central Park, Brooklyn Jr High, Horace Mann Elementary, Sioux Trail Elementary, Homeschool Adventure Club, Orono Intermediate School, Southern Cross Homeschool Co-op, Shakopee High School, Lincoln Center Elementary, Yinghua Academy, Galtier Community School, Crossroads Discovery Club and YouthCare. 2: Textile Center will reduce financial barriers to its field trip services. Partners were chosen via an application process and applicants provided demographic information as well as descriptive narratives about barriers to access and the importance of art to students. All of the groups selected to participate were provided with a field trip free of charge, and a travel stipend to cover buses to and from Textile Center. Several groups brought packed lunches to eat at Textile Center, which allowed them more flexibility to be able to fit the field trip around other school activities. Partner organizations for 2013 were primarily self-identified as serving low to middle income students and between 50-90% students on free and reduced lunch programs. Most identified cost for transportation and activity fees being the primary barriers to participation in arts programming.",,3054,"Other, local or private",31400,7400,"Peggy Hunter, Ruth A. Stephens, Donna Peterson, Tina Hughes, Marty Allen, Maggie Dayton, Dick Gilyard, Rose Herrera Hamerlinck, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Cyndi Kaye Meier, William Mondale, Nancy Onkka, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen, Sherri West",0.00,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Textile Center's Feed the Fibers program provides gallery tours and fiber art workshops to underserved youth and young adults, in partnership with community-based organizations and after-school programs that lack resources for cultural field trips.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cedar,Phillips,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",cphillips@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Le Sueur, Fillmore, Sherburne, Ramsey, Hennepin, Meeker, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-209,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20984,"Arts Access",2013,40492,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","330 people from the target group will receive free subscriptions, attend the plays, and participate in ongoing discussions, surveys, and focus groups. Box office records; records of all discussions, surveys, and focus groups. 2: 50% of group will state they liked the experience, would encourage friends to participate, and will purchase single tickets/subscriptions for next season. Results from end-of-project discussions with target group participants, interviews, surveys; box office records of tickets/subscriptions purchased.","297 people from the target group received free subscriptions, attended the plays, and participated in ongoing discussions, surveys, and focus groups. In the final analysis, as a result of this program we were able to provide access to a very different audience than we have in the past. Members of ACT 1 (the name selected by the advisory group we assembled) have the following demographics: average age – 27, East Asian – 5%, African or African American – 10%, Asian – 19%, Hispanic – 15%, mixed race – 5%, GLBT – 26%. Based on our most recent audience survey, ACT 1 on average is younger than 90% of our current audience and is considerably more diverse (85% of Theater Latté Da [TLD] audience is Caucasian). Evaluation methods included box office records and TLD records of all discussions, surveys, and focus groups. 2: Based upon our round table discussions and season ending survey, TLD’s ACT 1 program was very successful. Approval ratings for the shows are as follows (rating the production as Very Good or higher): Steerage Song – 84%, All is Calm – 58%, Cabaret – 96%, Our Town – 80%. 100% of those surveyed said they would recommend ACT 1 to their friends. Our 2014-2015 Subscription Announcements will be distributed during the first week of June, allowing our current ACT 1 subscribers to renew at an amount double their age. The ACT 1 steering committee has already been meeting in regards to expanding the activities and volunteer opportunities for our ACT 1 members. In addition attendance at each performance continued to increase with our final shows, CABARET and OUR TOWN, posting the largest attendance numbers from our ACT 1 Subscribers.",,3054,"Other, local or private",43546,10332,"Bill Underwood, Jean M. Becker, Kimberly Motes, Jean Hartman, Mary Beidler Gearen, Scott Cabalka, Ogden Confer, Timothy P. Dordell, Amy Fistler, David Fogel, Elizabeth Mannion Gibba, Cynthia Klaus, John Kundtz, Steven D. Loucks, Shannon Pierce, Rajeev Ratan, Christopher Rence, Jaime A. Roman, Peter Rothstein, Lorri Steffen, Jean Storlie, John Thew, Jeff Bieganek, Jeff Turner, Bill Venne",0.00,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Theater Latte Da will conduct an access program to engage a younger more diverse audience, provide incentives to encourage long-term attendance, and develop the arts leaders and audiences of tomorrow.",2013-01-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Rothstein,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",peter@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-210,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20985,"Arts Access",2013,15310,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre Novi Most will build a network of Russians in Minnesota who are interested in Russian language theatre and involve them actively in our work. We will have generated a comprehensive list of Russian groups in Minnesota and we will have attracted increased numbers of Russian immigrants to our workshops, reading and performances. We will have formed a Friends of Russian Theatre advisory group. 2: Bilingual Russian Americans will enjoy our performances. We will have successfully created a bilingual website and incorporated Russian and English language super titles into our performances of A Miracle. We will assess the success of this through audience surveys.","We created relationships with Russian organizations by holding workshops at their locations, attending their events and creating personal connections with their members and staff, and extending special ticket offers: Nasha Shkola Charter School, Russian Soul Cultural Center, St. Paul Jewish Community Center, Zerkalo newspaper, Russian Educational Center, Bookvar Russian Language School, Sabes Jewish Community Center's VOICE program, and St. Petersburg Restaurant. We shared Russian-language marketing materials and information about our company with over 30 local Russian businesses (500 postcards and 35 posters). We introduced University of Minnesota students and the general public to a work based on a Russian story, selling a total of 1,284 tickets. Russian newspaper Zerkalo, which has a circulation of 7,000 in the Twin Cities, ran a 1/2 page article about our company after an interview with Artistic Director Vladimir Rovinsky. 2: We reached out to the Russian community with Russian language marketing materials, newspaper articles, and direct communication which made clear that the show would be a great experience for those looking to preserve or be exposed to Russian literature, culture, and history. The information we provided to the Russian community about our theater company makes it clear that there is a theater in the Twin Cities which seeks to serve them. We encouraged our contacts in the Russian community to stay in touch and give us feedback on what they'd like to see in the future. We hired a webmaster who made our website bilingual. We've received written and verbal feedback from Russian patrons of the show and workshops which indicated that they were glad to have found out about Theatre Novi Most and hope to be informed of future projects.",,3075,"Other, local or private",18385,9000,"Lisa Channer, Allison Witham, Asya Mikhailenko, Vladimir Rovinsky, Megan Lewis, Vincent Olivieri",0.14,"Theatre Novi Most","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Theatre Novi Most will implement an outreach campaign to the Russian American community in Minnesota, involving bilingual families in the creation and attendance of A Miracle, a new play based on a Russian classic. It will form lasting partnerships from that experience.",2013-01-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Channer,"Theatre Novi Most","3230 Garfield St",Minneapolis,MN,55418,"(612) 308-1365 ",lisa@theatrenovimost.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Wright, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-211,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20987,"Arts Learning",2013,7003,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Visual arts program offerings at Tofte Lake Center will be expanded through a new workshop for visual artists at any level of experience and at any stage in their artistic development. Successful creation and completion of the proposed workshop; enrollment of eighteen students for workshop; surveys indicating satisfaction with workshop and learning/achievement of personal goals among students. 2: Economic access to the new visual arts workshop will be provided by offering subsidies and discounted admissions. A total of three scholarships offered free access for community applicants who would otherwise be unable to participate; a total of nine individuals from the local community in and around Ely, Minnesota received discounted access ($150 vs. $350 for six non-local participants).","Artists left the workshop week with a deepened experience and appreciate of photography, drawing, and botany. Through this interdisciplinary teaching and learning approach, the students gained increased insight into their ability to look and observe as a critical basis for the visual arts. It isn't often that these three disciplines come together to teach, and the students all responded exuberantly to the breadth of perspectives and lenses. They came away with new ideas and ways to approach process and product, as well as a raised awareness and consciousness of their own process of art-making. They gained new approaches and skill sets: how to use certain tools and new materials. Most importantly, they were reinvigorated and rejuvenated as artists, leaving with renewed courage and inspiration. This was evidenced in the feedback surveys they filled out, as well as through an evaluation/discussion on the final evening of the workshop. 2: It is rare that artists are able to be in residence and receive instruction without having to pay for the opportunity. This issue of too-high workshop fees was the participation barrier that we identified and intended to address. Thanks to the generosity provided by this grant, artists were able to receive lodging, two dinners, and weeklong instruction for a nominal fee. The feedback from everyone who attended, whether staying onsite, receiving instruction and meals only, or instruction and meal scholarship, was that the low cost of the workshop singlehandedly enabled their participation.",,4292,"Other, local or private",11295,1682,"Bernadette Christiansen, Sara Enlason, Mara Isaacs, Kathleen Nolan, John Warren, Keiko Williams, Steve Woodring",0.00,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Tofte Lake Center will expand its visual arts program offerings with an August 2013 week-long workshop for adults. Two teaching artists and a botanist will help participants explore the natural world through observation, drawing, and photography.",2013-03-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Liz,Engelman,"Tofte Lake Center Incorporated AKA Tofte Lake Center","2209 Fernberg Rd",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 365-7769 ",toftelakecenter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-375,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; Betty Devine: Jewelry designer and lettering artist; Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists co-op board member; Kelly Dupre: Instructor- printmaking and mosaics; Volunteer and classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Scott Gustafson: Department Leader, Visual Arts and Technologies, Eastview High School, Apple Valley; Denise Kulawik: Writer, Producer; Susan Lundin: Director of Government Relations, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities; Ward Merrill: Executive Director, Backus Community Center, presenter; Heather Miller-Shiell: Director of Development and Institutional Giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 21000,"Arts Access",2013,64888,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All people meeting the project's target group criteria and wishing to participate will be welcomed, and all issues of disability will be accommodated. The project planners will engage independent evaluators to review marketing outreach, observe workshop implementation, review participant self-report forms and conduct interviews at the culminating exhibits to ascertain any barriers in any settings. 2: More than 50% of the project participants will indicate this experience as their first as an adult participating in a public art exhibit or event. Each project participant will complete a demographic form, one portion of which, will ask for information as to previous experiences in being part of publicly displayed or presented art exhibits or arts events.","Two external evaluators, Mary McEathron and Ann Mavis, were contracted by VSA Minnesota to provide evaluation services to the Minnesota Disability Mural Project. A pre- and post-workshop survey was completed by most of the workshop participants. One of the post- questions asked if the workshop had been fully accessible to them. From a total of 1044 survey responses, 843 reported yes, 10 reported no, and 189 didn’t respond to the question. Thus, 1% of the participants felt that because of time constraints (1), table set-ups (2), more personal assistance (2) or some other unstated reason that the workshop was not completely accessible to them. No person was turned away from any workshop and all participants either had a disability themselves or worked with or had a family member/acquaintance with a disability. Of the total participants, 79% expressed positive responses regarding how they felt about their art-making experience, 1% found it frustrating and 20% did not provide a response. 2: Each of the workshop participants were asked a couple of questions in the pre-workshop survey to determine both the frequency of participating in art-making workshops and if they had ever had any artwork that they may have created shown in a public venue. We used this second question to assess Outcome 2. Thirty-six percent (36%) of the respondents indicated that they had had their work on display previously, 48% said no and for 16% of the responses it was unable to be determined. We believe that a majority of the 16% for whom we could not determine a response would have responded no. Thus, we feel very confident in stating that our outcome was met; more than 50% of the participants will indicate this experience as their first for being part of a public art exhibit.",,11946,"Other, local or private",76834,7100,"Gail Burke, Wade Karli, Christian Novak, Anne Peacock, Steve Danko, Adam Perry, Adrienne Mason, Sue Warner, Paul Tuveson, Jessica Lee, Stacy Shamblott",0.00,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Minnesota Disability Mural and Story Project will engage people with disabilities, and those significantly connected to disability, in creating visual art or the written word to explore the question, What does Arts Access mean to me?",2013-03-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Dakota, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-213,"Melanie Davis: Volunteer Services and Corporate Engagement Director, Lyngblomsten, St. Paul; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M., nonprofit that serves special needs youth; Anna Deschampe: School Director, Oshki Ogimaag Community School, Grand Portage; Sharon Fischlowitz: Executive Director, Black Label Movement, Minneapolis; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg, Visual artist; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development PAI (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake.; Kristine Wyant: Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21013,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2013,44410,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build positive relationships with venues and presenters in greater Minnesota, creating opportunities for more dance events in the future. We will survey our venue partners to determine whether they would be interested in having Zorongo Flamenco and/or other similar arts organizations return to their venues. 2: We will expand our range of communities visited. We will show that we have presented successful performances at venues in communities in which we have not performed.","Our venue partners were all very enthusiastic about the tour appearances. All shows were well-attended, except for Fond du Lac College, proving that greater Minnesota audiences are excited to see styles of performance, such as flamenco, to which they may have had little previous exposure. The opportunities for Zorongo Flamenco and other arts organizations to tour in the future have thus been expanded. We surveyed all presenters, and they were all interested in having us perform again in the future. All presenters were interested in presenting other touring artists from Minnesota. 2: We successfully performed in all of our planned tour venues: University of Minnesota-Morris, Carleton College in Northfield, Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Myles Reif Center in Grand Rapids, and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet. We had not appeared previously at four of these locations, and it had been some time since we had visited the others, with the exception of Central Lakes College, where we toured in 2011. All of the performances were successful and all were well-attended except for Fond du Lac. This gave many audiences their first taste of flamenco music and dance, and they were thrilled to see it.",,12116,"Other, local or private",56526,3300,"Robert Schommer, Christine Kozachok, Robin Moede, Donald Davies, Marissa Sundquist, Alessandra Chiarelli, Silvia Lopez, Tamara Rogers, Georgia May, Allison Herrera, Vanessa Carneiro, Marguerita Scott, Susana di Palma, Catherine Higgins Whiteside",0.00,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Zorongo Flamenco Dance and Theatre will visit seven Minnesota communities with a program of traditional flamenco and new work based on the poems of Gabriela Mistral and the music of Gonzalo Grau.",2013-05-01,2014-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niels,Strandskov,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 743-8331 ",flamenco@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Itasca, Carlton, Stevens, Rice, Crow Wing, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-175,"Lynne Beck: Development Director, COMPAS; Olive Bieringa: Co-director, Body Cartography Project, Dance performance, workshops, films; Rachel Chomet: Actor and Playwright; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultant in education and the arts; Carol Gustavson: Traidtional Japanese Shibori Artist; Barbe Hansen: Executive director, Twin Rivers Center for the Arts, Mankato; Exeutive Producer, Sample Night Live; Cheryl Kramer-Milder: Artistic director, County Seat Theater Company, Cloquet; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely; Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Steven Schmidt: General manager, City of Rochester Music Department/Riverside Concerts|Christopher Taykalo, Marketing and Development Manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 36274,"Arts Learning",2017,90008,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","85% of participants report at least two benefits from creating or learning about art (increased skill, knowledge or confidence and creative expression. Pre and post-activity surveys will measure changes in knowledge, appreciation, skill, confidence and creative expression (supplemented with staff and artist's observations and assessments of participants).","87% of participants completing pre/post surveys reported at least two benefits from participation; many reported more. Pre-activity and post-activity participant surveys were used, supplemented by more qualitative observations recorded in staff session logs.",,33965,"Other, local or private",123973,4418,"Alex Cirillo Jr., Julie Brunner, Judy Kishel, Ann Wynia, Gary Christensen, Fred Harris Jr., Robyn Hansen, Rahul Koranne, Alyssa Vang, Eric Nicholson, Fayneese Miller, PhD., Joan Thompson, Patrick Donovan",0.00,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Wilder Foundation will use a theme of ""finding our own voice"" and work with fifteen artists to engage older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers in creating, performing, and responding to art.",,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-696,"Ellen Copperud: Community volunteer and arts advocate; former board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Ann DuHamel: Assistant professor of music and head of keyboard studies, University of Minnesota Morris; Kathleen Dupre: Artist and illustrator; art and writing teacher; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36279,"Arts Access",2017,18250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The rural residents will have a greater awareness of the working artists and the arts activities that are in their immediate area. An onsite survey will ask rural residents what inspired them to attend, what other arts activities they have participated in recently, and if they know any artists in their area. 2: The audience will feel surprise and delight when experiencing the Mobile Art Gallery and Pop-up Performances. Evaluation questions will ask in what ways did individuals observe the Mobile Art Gallery connecting people to the arts, and in what ways it deepened their connection to this place.","The viewers (including rural residents) gained a greater awareness of the working artists and arts activities that are in the Saint Croix Valley. Interviews and on-site observation captured stories about what attracted people to the Mobile Art Gallery, what other arts activities they participate in and determined their familiarity with artists in the area. 2: The Mobile Art Gallery and Pop-up Performances were delightful and unique experiences for audiences. Pop-up Performance audiences were polled and surveyed. We also gathered comments both on-site and online to determine if the activity deepened the person's connection to the area.",,2781,"Other, local or private",21031,3720,"Gary Kelsey, Greg Seitz, Jay Higgins, Liz Malanaphy, Lois Duffy, Guillermo Cuellar, Jessica Bierbrauer, Margaret Pennings, Karen Johnston, Tim Quarberg, Hannah Bredahl",0.00,"ArtReach Saint Croix","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtReach St. Croix will collaborate with area state park naturalists to 'take the show on the road' through a mobile art gallery and pop-up performance venue, inviting the region's rural residents to experience art in the landscape.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Rutledge,"ArtReach St. Croix","224 4th St N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 439-1465 ",heather@artreachstcroix.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-343,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36281,"Arts Learning",2017,48787,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Participants increase their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry inspired by indigenous culture and ecology. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment: informal observation, pre and post surveys, and critical response/reflective protocol processes. 2: Through quality cultural arts experiences linked to ecology, participants gain knowledge and strategies for becoming better stewards of our earth. This outcome is evaluated through quantitative and qualitative assessment: informal observation, pre and post-surveys, and critical response/reflective protocol processes.","Participants increased their knowledge and skills in visual arts and poetry inspired by ecology and informed by indigenous and non-indigenous artists. This outcome was evaluated through qualitative assessment methods: informal observation and a survey given to educators, administrators, and teaching artists. 2: Participants gained knowledge about and strategies to protect birds of the Mississippi River Flyway as they created quality art and poetry. This outcome was evaluated through qualitative assessment methods: informal observation and a survey given to educators, administrators, and teaching artists.",,6580,"Other, local or private",55367,2000,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Barb Fleig, Elisabeth Wright, Deb Holtz, Janice Hamilton, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"ArtStart will collaborate with Audubon MN to implement residencies in six elementary schools where learners will create art and poetry inspired by indigneous beliefs, stories, and art forms, and will examine the impact of climate change on birds.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-699,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36286,"Arts Learning",2017,35000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","An underserved regional community will have access to high quality literary arts and be able to study with talented writers in an intimate setting. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Staff get to know attendees and faculty well and encourage feedback. 2: Make the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference available to more Minnesotans by addressing the financial barrier. By awarding several need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower financial barriers and by partnering with regional tribes and institutions to reach out to underserved writers. ","Writers of all levels come to learn their craft with some of the country's finest teaching writers in an intimate and supportive writing community. We measure attendance at events, distribute and collect 3-page questionnaires, track book sales, and record comments through interviews. Our staff get to know the attendees and faculty well and encourage feedback. 2: We make the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference available to more Minnesotans by addressing the financial barrier. We awarded several need/merit-based scholarships to Minnesotans to lower their financial barriers and we partnered with regional arts organizations and tribal and educational institutions to reach out to underserved writers.",,40366,"Other, local or private",75366,3000,"William Blackwell, Lauren Cobb, Angie Gora, Colleen Greer, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts Learning",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will bring award-winning writers of national stature to present craft talks and readings and teach weeklong workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction beside Lake Bemidji.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 4",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(478) 454-8362 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-701,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36289,"Arts Access",2017,23565,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Head Start students and their families will engage with Caponi Art Park and become more likely to visit again and participate in other programs. Students and their parents will be surveyed about the quality of their experience at Caponi Art Park, their interest and the relevance of the program, and the likelihood they will visit again. ","Head Start students, their families and other underserved groups engaged with Caponi Art Park and are likely to visit again. All participants were surveyed about the quality of their experience at Caponi Art Park, their interest and the relevance of the program, and the likelihood they will visit again.",,7386,"Other, local or private",28859,4250,"Wayne Potratz , Larry Werner, Rhea Benz, Julie Andersen, Tom Barnard, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Rachel Lew Palmer, Scott Thomas",0.09,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Caponi Art Park will partner with the Head Start program of Scott, Carver, Dakota CAP Agency to provide hands-on arts experiences and interactive performances for low-income preschool children and their families.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-347,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36293,"Arts Access",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The festival will introduce 50 people to this art form who have never before attended a live classical music performance. Survey will ask if individual has ever attended a classical music performance. At post-concert talks, artists will particularly engage new by inviting questions and responses. 2: Attendees to concerts will come because the venue is close in proximity, at a convenient time and is free. Our survey will ask how much concert goers would pay for tickets if tickets were required. And, ask for feedback regarding the venue location, concert times and free access. ","Based on surveys, there were between 29 and 45 first time attenders at each of our four concerts. Surveys administered at each concert. 2: Numerous surveys thanked us for being in small town Houston. Comment cards: Thanks for bringing this music and talent to Houston/Keep coming to Houstosking myself, how Garret convinces these talented musician to come to Houston/First class music is Houston County/Thank you for bringing this to Houston/ETC.",,33666,"Other, local or private",38666,,"David Gustafson, Susan Ferries, Steven Scheu, Tammy Bartz, Anita Wilson",0.00,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Chamber Music Live will host the Apollo Music Festival, a series of free chamber music concerts in Houston, Minnesota. Ensemble artists perform at the highest artistic level giving local audiences access to the beauty and intimacy of live performances.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084 ",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-349,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36300,"Arts Learning",2017,13365,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will perform West African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity as well as culture. It will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on said participation. Student letters written to each other will track their learning. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills in working well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other. At each session students are given the chance to give compliments to fellow participants on what they have done well. The artists give feedback as well.","As observed in their practice and performance students learned skills in music and culture. Student participation was excellent and their letters reflected the good learning in music and culture. 2: As observed at practice and performance, participants worked well with each other. Although not much direction was needed in this area as there was so much enthusiasm for being in the group, the positive feedback given at the end of practice was icing on the cake as far as having a wonderful environment at practice.",,1485,"Other, local or private",14850,600,"Cindy Thurston, Jay Powell, Carline Sargent, Scott Manni, Tami Schraeder",0.00,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Dunyia Drum and Dance Group will conduct residencies on West African drumming and dance at Crossroads School in Saint Francis.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Thurston,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","4111 Ambassador Blvd","St Francis",MN,55070,"(763) 753-7146 ",cindyt806@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-708,"Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36307,"Arts Access",2017,47951,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New and previously underserved audiences in Spanish-speaking communities, especially youth and families, attend films and events during Cine Latino. Attendance numbers, measured through ticket sales, voucher redemptions, and head counts; Audience sampling and multi-lingual surveys; feedback from advisors and project partners. 2: Through strengthened partnerships with arts/cultural/community organizations, target communities develop lasting relationships with the Film Society. Expanded partnerships within target communities; feedback from project partners and advisors; new audience participation measured through discount code and voucher redemption tracking.","New and previously underserved audiences in Spanish-speaking communities attend films and events during Cine Latino. Attendance numbers, measured through ticket sales, voucher redemptions, and head counts; Audience sampling and multi-lingual surveys; feedback from advisors and project partners. 2: Through strengthened partnerships with arts/cultural/community organizations, target communities develop lasting relationships with the Film Society. Expanded partnerships within target communities; feedback from project partners and advisors; new audience participation measured through discount code and voucher redemption tracking.",,64369,"Other, local or private",112320,,"Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom DeBiaso, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Elizabeth Jolly, David Johnson, Karen Heithoff, Charlie Montreuil, Max Musicant, Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Mary Reyelts, Craig Rice, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Maris Venable, Frances Wilkinson",2.00,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Cine Latino 2016/17, a unique program of 50 Spanish-language films enhanced by off-screen community activities, will be a stand-alone event in fall 2016, and a spotlight of the 2017 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-355,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36313,"Arts Access",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reduction in self-reported depression of persons with dementia and care partners. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners, led by Dr. Leah Hanson, will conduct interviews and survey measures on singers' pre and post semesters to assess depression and other cognitive changes. 2: Improved emotional state of persons with dementia and care partners through singing, socialization and community building. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners will administer a Quality of Life survey to assess changes reported after joining the chorus, e.g. wellbeing, improved mood, confidence and meaning.","Reduction in self-reported depression of persons with dementia and care partners. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners, led by Dr. Leah Hanson, will conduct interviews and survey measures on singers' pre and post-semesters to assess depression and other cognitive changes. 2: Improved emotional state of persons with dementia and care partners through singing, socialization and community building. The Center for Memory and Aging at HealthPartners will administer a Quality of Life survey to assess changes reported after joining the chorus, e.g. wellbeing, improved mood, confidence and meaning.",,49021,"Other, local or private",54021,,"Nancy Fushan, Barbara Green, Karen Kenny, Brian Newhouse, Marv Meyer, Matt Melsen, Keath Young, Heather Mulder",0.00,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Giving Voice Initiative will lead a multipartner collaboration to create a unique community chorus for persons with Alzheimer's and their care partners in the Saint Paul area, and through public performance will help to reduce the stigma of dementia.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lenard,"Giving Voice Initiative","4627 Bruce Ave",Edina,MN,55424,"(612) 964-1109 ",mjbirchard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-356,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36321,"Arts Access",2017,35245,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCJF Access Project will reach 2,840 attendees at seven Access sites during June 23-25, 2017 annual festival. TCJF will present 30 free jazz shows to 2,840 residents in Frogtown/Thomas-Dale, Summit University, Midway-Hamline, Union Park and Como neighborhoods. Venues will provide head counts. 2: TCJF will present thirty live jazz shows in collaboration with seven Access sites in Saint Paul neighborhoods underserved by jazz. Demographics will help show barriers to meaningful engagement with Minnesota jazz artists. Surveys of Access sites will help document responses of attendees to Access jazz shows.","TCJF Access Project reached 2,365 attendees June 22-24. Police and venue estimates. 2: TCJF presented 114 free jazz shows in 22 venues. Program.",,4907,"Other, local or private",40152,2865,"Jim Scheibel,Steve Heckler,Barbara Davis,Phylis Olin,Kevin Barnes,Larry Stoaiken,Doug Brown,Alden Drew,Michael Cook",0.00,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival (TCJF) will expand its free three-day festival, which attracts 45,000 jazz fans to Lowertown Saint Paul, to TCJF access sites along Saint Paul's Green Line and in Como Park for expected audiences of 2,840.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 140","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",lauralittleford@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-360,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36323,"Arts Learning",2017,22350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Sixty people from under represented communities will increase their knowledge about the art and technology of filmmaking. Enrollment in six film production classes and three workshops; pre- and post-tests to measure knowledge; surveys to assess the quality of the experience. 2: Twenty people from under represented communities create films to tell their stories. Enrollment in six film production classes; Analyzing the themes and points of view presented in work created in classes and workshops; surveys to assess quality of the experience.","Seventy-five people from underrepresented communities increased their knowledge about the art and technology of filmmaking. Enrollment numbers in classes and workshops; surveys that indicated and increase in knowledge and a high level of quality; and pre and post-discussions with participants. 2: Twenty-five people from underrepresented communities create film to tell their stories. Enrollment in six Master Classes; surveys to assess the quality of the experience; analysis of the films created in the Master Classes.",,9118,"Other, local or private",31468,5200,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Beth Bird, Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Robin Hickman, Lisa Nebenzahl, Ken Rance, Kristin Schaack, Abby Stavig, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Bethany Whitehead, Mark Wojahn",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"IFP MN will collaborate with six teaching artists, the Sundance Institute, and the Tribeca Film Institute to provide a series of film production classes and workshops for emerging artists from underrepresented communities.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-718,"Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36330,"Arts Access",2017,59375,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Interact will enrich connections to audiences of people with disabilities by removing financial, informational, and perceptual barriers. We will provide $5 Theater for 600 patrons with disabilities and a companion: track number of used, survey usefulness of informational resources, survey satisfaction with Concierge experiences. 2: Interact will provide experiential access to the arts for education and service professionals who help people with disabilities shape life choices. Track: number of and sectors attending workshops, new perceptions about value of arts in holistic life or as viable career, people with disabilities who learn about arts opportunities through their advocacy.","Interact offered $5 tickets ($15 discount) to people with disabilities and their companions, and marketed in disability community media. We counted number of $5 tickets sold and collected information via short written surveys, though mostly by conversation before and after shows. Users were satisfied. But we did not reach as many as intended. 2: We provided four experiential workshops for disability professionals, taught by artists with disabilities. We tracked attendance - and waiting lists! - collected overwhelmingly positive feedback about new understanding of the value of creative opportunity and new understanding that arts is a viable life endeavor.",,8067,"Other, local or private",67442,,"Robert Spikings, Maaja Kern, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Mary Kay Kennedy, Susan Shapiro, Patrick Dow, Jeanne Calvit",0.00,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Dis/Cover the Arts creates opportunities for artists with disabilities, and audiences of people with disabilities, by providing access to Interact's award-winning performances and visual arts exhibitions, created by artists with disabilities.",,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-364,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Takara Henegar: Program associate and Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow at The Saint Paul Foundation; Lauren Hughes: Creative arts development supervisor, Midwest Special Services; gallery curator; Keri Kellerman: Managing director, Playwrights' Center; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36333,"Arts Access",2017,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local Iraqi refugees participate in theatre experience, attend professional performance by and about Iraqis, and deepen their relationship with IARP. Participants report increase in theatre skills and comfort levels with IARP in interviews and surveys; Iraqi audience members critique performances, report increase in access to arts in comment cards. 2: Local Iraqi refugees, who'd otherwise face language, cultural, and economic barriers, access theatre skills and collaborative performing experience. Pre- and post-project interviews of participants by an independent evaluator will include specific questions about these barriers, how they were addressed and what could be improved in future years. ","Local Iraqi refugees participated in a theatre experience, attended a professional performance by and about local Iraqis. Participants reported increase in theater skills and comfort levels with IARP in interviews and surveys. Iraqi audience members critiqued performances and reported an increase in arts access through comment cards. 2: Local Iraqi refugees, who'd otherwise face language, cultural and economic barriers, accessed theater skills and a collaborative experience. Pre and post-project interviews of participants with an independent evaluator included questions about these barriers, how they were addressed and what can be improved moving forward.",,16877,"Other, local or private",56877,2200,"David Smith, Kathleen McKay, Salam Murtada, Mohammed Raif Al Azzawi, Erin Hart, Paul Perkal, Kathy Adam, Muntadher Al-Jayashi",0.00,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project AKA Iraqi-MN Art Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Iraqi Voices is a collaborative arts experience that gives Twin Cities-based Iraqi refugees an artistic platform to share their stories.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,McKay,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project","416 Hennepin Ave E Ste 116",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(952) 545-9981 ",kathy@reconciliationproject.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-366,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36336,"Arts Access",2017,27130,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build participation among new, diverse audiences through collaborations, partnerships, and engagement activities around performances. Survey audiences; track attendance, ticket sales, and participation in activities; conduct follow-up assessments with project partners; gather qualitative feedback from social media.","Survey responders 2.5% Asian-American; engaged seven project partners/collaborators; 14% audiences new to Jungle; strong events participation. We tracked attendance and surveyed audiences using paper and online surveys, tracked number of participants in project activities and other group engagement activities, gathered qualitative feedback via social media, email, and website.",,5020,"Other, local or private",32150,,"Craig ashby, Sunny Beddow, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Larry Bussey, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Jon Kachelmacher, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Christopher School, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Katy Voecks, Nancy Weingartner, David Weinstein, Mary Sue Weir, Alexis Yeboah, Barbara Zell",0.00,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Jungle Theater will extend access of its production of Sarah Ruhl's The Oldest Boy to new and underserved diverse populations through a range of community collaborations and partnerships, especially reaching the local Tibetan community.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Rasmussen,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",sarah@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-367,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36339,"Arts Learning",2017,58528,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Offer twenty non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. Assessment surveys addressing increased artistic skills and artistic confidence, on-going and follow-up discussions with participants, and Feedback from collaborators; suggestions and changes. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic information on surveys. Assessment surveys addressing increased empathy towards other cultures, science, and new ideas. Participation of at least 50% native participants.","Offer twenty non-cumulative interdisciplinary workshops at school and community venues in diverse locations in Minnesota to native and non-native participants. -Assessment surveys addressing increased artistic skills and artistic confidence.-On-going and follow-up discussions with participants.-Feedback from collaborators; suggestions and changes. 2: Our goal is to engage art learners from under-served populations of native and non-native people by eliminating various cultural and monetary barriers. Demographic information on surveys. Assessment surveys addressing increased empathy towards other cultures, science, and new ideas. Participation of at least 50% native participants.",,7340,"Other, local or private",65868,7022,,0.00,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Native Skywatchers - Earth Sky Connections project weaves together art, culture, and science in a way that will inspire learners to create art in relation to the earth, sky, and cosmos; participatory art workshops will be offered at community centers and ",,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(320) 294-4072 ",aslee@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-725,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36344,"Arts Access",2017,28245,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved youth and their families will be exposed to opera for the first time, gaining appreciation of opera as an art form. We will track the number of participating youth and youth and families who attend our performance. We will use previous year's data to track change in participation. 2: We will learn new ways to address real and perceived barriers to accessing opera, and engage more underserved youth to learn and love opera. We will work with partner groups and conduct informal focus groups with past participants to discuss barriers. Participant surveys and reviews with partner organizations will measure our results.","Underserved youth and their families were exposed to opera for the first time, gaining appreciation of opera as an art form. We tracked the number of participating youth and youth and families who attend our performance. We used previous year's data to track change in participation. 2: We learned new ways to address real and perceived barriers to accessing opera, and engaged more underserved youth to learn and love opera. We worked with partner groups and conducted informal focus groups with past participants to discuss barriers. Participant surveys and reviews with partner organizations measured our results.",,16116,"Other, local or private",44361,,"Karen Brooks, Genna Carlson, Ellen Doll, Noah Eisenberg, Kingston Fletcher, Tom Forsythe, Bill Gamble, Joanne Henry, Heather Johnson, Patrick Kennedy, Alex Legeros, Mary Jane Melendez, Merle Minda, Rachael Scherer, Lee Schafer, Lee Vaughan, Merete Wells",0.00,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Through ""Opera is Epic!,"" underserved youth will participate with Mill City Summer Opera artists in an interactive day camp where they'll experience and learn how to create an opera, culminating with a free performance for youth and their families.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",lmj_consulting@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-369,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36346,"Arts Learning",2017,44996,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","5,940 visitors will build age-appropriate understanding and competency to enhance creativity and self-expression through mosaic tiling. Staff will observe visitor engagement with the art form and capture creativity and self-expression through photographic evidence. The Museum will survey willing visitor to measure qualitative growth. 2: Through 32 workshops dedicated to mosaic tiling, Minnesotans of all ages will expand their knowledge on one specific artistic discipline. Observation and surveys using the Museum’s Hot 100 evaluation tool will help gauge participant baseline knowledge and growth of mosaic tiling and artistic expression.","By serving 1,856 students and visitors through the Teaching Artist Series, the museum has increased the number of young arts learners in Minnesota. Evaluation was conducted with observation, surveys, and photo documentation. We engaged 1,856 visitors in creative mosaic tiling. The number served was lower than projected due to overestimates of how many our new space, The Studio could accommodate. 2: The museum offered 78 workshops to visitors age five and up, teaching them how mosaic tiling can be used as a vehicle for creative self-expression. Evaluation was conducted through observation and photo documentation. The museum offered more than double the projected number of workshops to maximize artist contact hours because workshop visitor capacity was lower than originally estimated.",,5121,"Other, local or private",50117,6521,"Paul Dzubnar, Kelly Baker, Ann Ferreira, Michael Fiddelke, Dr. Siyad Abdullahi, Will Au-Yeung, Kelly Axtell, Kevin Balon, Robert Befidi, Chris Bellini, Holly Boehne, Melissa Brinkman, Tony Brown, Steve Christenson, Elizabeth Cummings, Chad Dayton, Liz Deziel, Lisa Duff, Ray Faust, HT Fish, Amy Giovanini, Jim Grant, Patrick Harris, Suzette Huovinen, Julie Joyce, Michael Kaphing, Phil Krump, John I. Marshall, Kate McRoberts, James Momon, Jim Mulrooney, Susan Oberman Smith, Gail Peterson, Scott Slipy, Steve Stensrud, Katharine Tinucci, Robert Wollan, Dr. Drew Zinkel",0.00,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Children’s Museum’s teaching artist series engages children with Minnesota artists with a guided arts learning experience through workshops and drop-in activities in which they will create or respond to art.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Lekvin,"Minnesota Children's Museum","10 W 7th St","St Paul",MN,55102-2453,"(651) 225-6000 ",jlekvin@mcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-729,"Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36347,"Arts Access",2017,95974,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved communities in Minnesota will feel that they are more authentically engaged in the future programming for the new MMAA. We will use pre and post surveys with participants in listening sessions and public programming and track growth and change in attendance at MMAA events generally. 2: MMAA will listen and change our communications strategies and curatorial processes to more deeply engage with underrepresented communities. MMAA staff will work with our advisory team to conduct a communities and curatorial audit at the start of the project, write an operation plan, and evaluate post project.","Outreach was made to underserved communities in Minnesota, creating the foundation for a more authentically engaged audience in the museum's programs. Grantee held seven listening sessions, and utilized post-conversation surveys to gather information. All conversations were recorded. Public polling was also conducted via postcard surveys at metro libraries to increase demographics, data, and interest. 2: Curators attended listening sessions in order to incorporate community knowledge and opinion into their curatorial choices. Curators were brought in on planning meetings related the We the People exhibition. Community feedback from the exhibition was monitored, in order to gauge the effectiveness and authenticity of the exhibition.",,11794,"Other, local or private",107768,10402,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Thomas J. Arneson, Mike Birt, Susan Focke, Armando Gutierrez, Ann M. Heider, Robin Hickman, Thomas Hysell, Bonnie Olsen Kramer, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, John Larkin, Adam Lueck, Mike McCormick, Samuel McCullough, Paul C.N. Mellblom, Dave Neal, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, George Reid, Robyne Robinson, Jim Rustad, Michael Sammler-Jones, KaYing Yang, Dick Zehring, Mayor Christopher B. Coleman, Kristin Makholm",0.50,"Minnesota Museum of American Art AKA MMAA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art will present a provocative and relevant exhibition of new artwork that reconsiders the meaning of “American art” as discussed in listening sessions with local curators and artists of color across the state.",,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","141 4th St E Ste 001","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-370,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36353,"Arts Learning",2017,44874,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","K-2 students work towards Minnesota Arts and National Health Science standards, deepening their understanding how theater can provide tools for finding calm. Evaluator scores student work against checklist of Minnesota Arts and National Health Education standards, interviews students about how they use Z Puppets’ metaphors, characters and music to relieve stress. 2: Students in Special Education will advance towards individual goals of expression by participating in Z Puppets’ arts and mindfulness residencies. Special Education staff will identify the learning goals for each student. Evaluator will assess progress towards goals through observation, interviews, and embedded evaluation.","K-2 students worked towards Minnesota Arts and National Health Science standards, learning how theater can provide tools for finding calm. Evaluator scored student work against checklist of Minnesota Arts and National Health Education standards, interviews students about how they use Z Puppets' metaphors, characters and music to relieve stress. 2: Students in Special Education advanced towards individual goals of expression by participating in Z Puppets' arts and mindfulness residencies. During the residency, Z Puppets discussed with the educators how the residency addressed the student learning goals identified at onset re: collaboration and participation. Evaluator conducted final interview with main educator.",,4986,"Other, local or private",49860,6169,"John Chandler, Joanne Mansur, Terry Stamman, Stephanie Levine, Maureen Ramirez, Brenda Corbett Byron Schwab",0.00,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School will expand Z Puppets’ Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness K-2 and special education residency to include teacher integration coaching.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Saari,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 Moreland Ave W","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800 ",heidi.saari@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-733,"Maya Beecham: Strategy and learning coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Sam Hoolihan: Visual artist and teacher; Nancy Miller: Sculptor, teacher, curator; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36357,"Arts Learning",2017,77055,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","630 students will participate in a dance residency program that provides an opportunity to create, perform and respond to contemporary dance. Staff members and outside evaluators will track the number of students who participate, and will collect and analyze verbal and written feedback from participants. 2: Students will experience the live performing arts through two visits at the Ordway, including the chance to engage with the dance company afterwards. To ease barriers to participation we will offer schools who participate a free residency program, reduced ticket prices, and bus reimbursements for visits to the Ordway.","544 students participated in a dance residency program that provided an opportunity to create, perform and respond to contemporary dance. Staff members and outside evaluators will track the number of students who participate, and will collect and analyze verbal and written feedback from participants. 2: Students experienced the live performing arts through two visits at the Ordway, including the chance to engage with the dance company afterwards. To ease barriers to participation we will offer schools who participate a free residency program, reduced ticket prices, and bus reimbursements for visits to the Ordway.",,36927,"Other, local or private",113982,,"Lemuel Amen, Scott Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Ravi Balwada, Sylvia Bartley, Dorothea Burns, Mary Choate, John Clifford Jr., Geoffrey Curley, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Ed Graff, Tom Handley, Mark Henneman, Donna Harris, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly Jr., Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway, Bill Parker, Christine Sand, David Sewall, Dan Stoltz, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel Wrigley",0.40,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will engage 630 schoolchildren from six schools in a multifaceted dance residency program designed around Step Afrika!'s performance at the Ordway.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3037 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-735,"Maya Beecham: Strategy and learning coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Sam Hoolihan: Visual artist and teacher; Nancy Miller: Sculptor, teacher, curator; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36360,"Arts Learning",2017,18172,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We will provide 7-8 master classes enhancing participants’ understanding of black theatre and its relation to civic life and cultural heritage. We will distribute surveys asking participants to gauge their understanding of what they learned and its relation to their community. 2: We will provide 7-8 master classes building participant’s theatrical skills in line with Penumbra’s unique culturally specific aesthetic. We will distribute surveys asking participants to gauge their perception of skills built and its relation to Penumbra’s aesthetic.","We will enhance public understanding of relations between black theatre, civic life and cultural heritage through eight educational experiences. Paper surveys distributed onsite and in person, or digital ones emailed after class, along with verbal reflection in small groups. 2: We will provide four educational experiences building participant's theatrical skills in line with Penumbra's unique culturally specific aesthetic. Same as Outcome 1. NB: original structure was actually four classes focusing on artistic discipline skills, and four for general public, not 7-8 classes for artistic discipline skills.",,2401,"Other, local or private",20573,1980,"Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Kris Arneson Cutler, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, David L. Welliver",0.00,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Penumbra will present master classes to train participants in the unique, culturally specific aesthetic housed within our institution to support the development of art and community.",,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Brunette,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",shannon.brunette@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-738,"Oscar Del Sébastien: Artist and educator; teacher of elementary art at Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elementary; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jane Gudmundson: Former education director, Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36361,"Arts Access",2017,48642,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra's programming will be accessible to all Minnesotans regardless of barriers of disability. We will measure our success through access services utilized and positive patron responses relating to accessibility services as collected by our box office and accessibility coordinator. 2: Penumbra's programming will be accessible to all Minnesotans regardless of barriers of cost. We will evaluate our success by the number of free and discounted tickets distributed by our box office and tracked by our accessibility coordinator.","We have expanded accessibility with additional low-cost tickets offers, ASL interpreted shows, large print programs, and assisted listening devices. Accommodation requests are fielded and tracked by our box office. Post-show, participant feedback is requested. 2: Our Access Wednesday program and ASL discounted ticketing program have broadened accessibility to Minnesotans as it relates to cost and accommodation. We have built strong relationships with all access partners, working to address individual needs and accommodations. Promotion codes are used to track/record access-related discount usage. Post-production, partner feedback is requested.",,6728,"Other, local or private",55370,21313,"Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Matthew Branson, Kris Arneson Cutler, Melanie Douglas, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, David L. Welliver",0.00,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Penumbra will pilot an accessibility program in partnership with VSA Minnesota to proactively welcome and include people with disabilities in Penumbra arts programming.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Brunette,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",shannon.brunette@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Martin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-374,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Takara Henegar: Program associate and Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow at The Saint Paul Foundation; Lauren Hughes: Creative arts development supervisor, Midwest Special Services; gallery curator; Keri Kellerman: Managing director, Playwrights' Center; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36364,"Arts Access",2017,17000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ragamala develops new ways to connect to our constituency in the Indian-American community. Staff, Board and planning committee assess attendee response via written/video/electronic surveys, social media, and informal conversation. 2: Indian-American audiences expand and deepen the way they perceive and experience Ragamala's programs. Staff, board and planning committee assess attendee response via written/video/electronic surveys, social media, and informal conversation.","Ode to Navarathri created a venue for Ragamala to connect with the Indian-American community in new ways. Attendee response assessed via written comments, video interviews, informal conversation, email, and social media. 2: Indian-American audiences developed new experiences and perceptions of Ragamala and our programs. Attendee response assessed via written comments, video interviews, informal conversation, email, and social media.",,8431,"Other, local or private",25431,500,"Sara Daggett, Theresa Kirwin Carter, Dheenu Sivalingam, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Carolyn Chalmers, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Krishnan Subrahmanian, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",0.00,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Ragamala Dance Company will produce Bringing the Arts from Home to Community: An Ode to Navarathri, a free event inspired by this South Indian festival rooted in the sharing of art.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-376,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36370,"Arts Learning",2017,32856,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","At least 100 amateur Twin Cities flutists will have a unique opportunity to learn from and publicly perform with flutist Claire Chase and the SPCO. Participant surveys and a post-project artist-staff evaluation session will evaluate quality of arts learning activities and performance opportunity, and identify opportunities for improvement.","183 amateur Twin Cities flutists had the unique opportunity to connect to their instruments and each other through workshops and an Ordway performance. The SPCO distributed surveys to participants and audience members to gauge satisfaction with the experience.",,79305,"Other, local or private",112161,4356,"Daria Adams, Donna Ahrens, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Steven Copes, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Andrina Houghham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps, Nicholas Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Priscilla Zee",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"In January 2017, 100 community-sourced amateur flutists will participate in a unique two-day flute camp with Saint Paul Chamber Orcshestra (SPCO) flutists and world-renowned flutist Claire Chase, and will also play alongside these professionals in an SPCO",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-655,"Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36371,"Arts Access",2017,91892,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through music, stories and fellowship, the Northside Celebration will engage participants to learn about, share pride in, and celebrate the Northside. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the collaborating organizations will participate in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements.","Through music, stories and fellowship, the Northside Celebration engaged participants to learn about, share pride in, and celebrate the Northside. Through analysis of audience and project personnel feedback, the collaborating organizations participated in ongoing evaluation of the partnership's planning, implementation and achievements through surveys and round table discussions.",,13313,"Other, local or private",105205,,"Daria Adams, Donna Ahrens, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Steven Copes, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Andrina Hougham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss, James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps, Nicholas Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Priscilla Zee",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will partner with the Capri Theater and Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church to present the Northside Celebration in March 2017, a participatory artistic performance that will shed a positive light on the north Minneapolis",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-378,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36372,"Arts Access",2017,43229,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More youth living in poverty will develop their creativity and potential through regular, stimulating music enrichment with accomplished artists. We will track number of youth served, contact hours between artists and youth, performance opportunities, and audiences attending concerts. 2: Build relationships with youth serving organizations. We will measure the quantity and quality of partnerships, including number of schools, number of nonprofits, surveys and focus groups of teachers and administrators, and nonprofit managers.","More youth living in poverty developed their creativity and potential through regular, stimulating music enrichment with accomplished artists. We tracked number of:-Youth served-Contact hours between artists and youth-Performance opportunities-Audiences attending concerts. 2: Built relationships with youth serving organizations. We measured the quantity and quality of partnerships, including:-Number of schools-Number of nonprofits-Surveys and focus groups of teachers and administrators, and nonprofit managers.",,5271,"Other, local or private",48500,,"Kelly Schwenn, Sylvia Oxenham, Susan Bullard, Melissa A. Pelland, Maria E. Paik, Sharon Carlson, X. Christina Huang, Karen Schweigert, Jim Tarara, Heidi Teoh, Christine Schwab, Clea Galhano",0.00,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will deliver weekly after-school music enrichment in violin, guitar, and rock ensemble to underserved youth attending Saint Paul schools, to stimulate them to become engaged in art and life.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-365,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Takara Henegar: Program associate and Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow at The Saint Paul Foundation; Lauren Hughes: Creative arts development supervisor, Midwest Special Services; gallery curator; Keri Kellerman: Managing director, Playwrights' Center; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 9933,"Arts Learning",2010,145352,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education",,,,,,145352,,,,"CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","CLIMB Theatre secured commitment letters for 276 days of programming in 62 preschools in 49 communities throughout Minnesota. CLIMB last served preschoolers 20 years ago. Expanding on that experience, CLIMB will teach basic theatre skills while addressing preschool curriculum.",,,2010-09-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 13",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-5,,,, 9945,"Arts Access",2010,89209,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,3572,"Other, local or private",92781,,,,"CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Only 6.7 percent of schools with 55-100 percent of students getting free/reduced fee lunches access CLIMB although 716 of 716 Title 1 teachers surveyed want us. This proposal provides free performances of three plays we'll revise to meet Title 1 school needs.",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 13",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-18,,,, 35543,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Attendees will be provided with high quality and family-friendly arts and educational programming. 2. Attendees will have a positive experience participating in the arts. Attendance tracking; survey of audience.","An art festival and music event featuring 13 art activities and 4 music performances was open to the public.",,13850,"Other, local or private",28850,,"Dorothy Goldie, Erik Jannsen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the 2016 Art and Artists Celebration project, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide an arts festival and music event on September 17, 2016, as the official public opening reception to celebrate over 40 new sculptures created by FranconiaÆs 2016 Fel ",2016-07-15,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-7,"Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate; Jamie Gillett: Fiber and multimedia artist, arts advocate. ","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate; Jamie Gillett: Fiber and multimedia artist, arts advocate. ",,2 35540,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide access to high quality and diverse musical performances. 2. Provide opportunities to experience and learn about public art, and to meet resident working artists. Attendance tracking; survey of participants and audience.","A concert series for the community was provided with three performing artist groups and six guided tours of the sculpture exhibition.",,7160,"Other, local or private",22160,,"Dorothy Goldie, Erik Jannsen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the 2016 Music at Franconia Concert Series and Guided Tours project, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide musical performances and guided tours of FranconiaÆs sculpture exhibition. ",2016-01-15,2016-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-5,"Theresa Bemis: Visual artist, Milaca Fine Arts Council, Milaca Art Center, Milaca Music in the Park; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual artist, Milaca Fine Arts Council, Milaca Art Center, Milaca Music in the Park; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate. ",,2 35542,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Participants will learn about metal casting process. 2. Provide opportunity for attendees to create metal casting art works. Attendance tracking; survey of audience and participants.","The Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour program provided the community with five art making workshops and one live hot metal pour demo event.",,11342,"Other, local or private",26342,,"Dorothy Goldie, Erik Jannsen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler, Stacy O'Reilly ",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the 2016 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour project, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide five art-making workshops on July 30, July 31, August 3, August 4, August 6, and a full-day live metal pour demonstration event on Saturday, August 6th, ",2016-05-15,2017-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-6,"Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate. ","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate. ",,2 36891,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","As a result of Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference's effort to bring professional writers/teachers to Bemidji to deliver a high quality literary experience to our outstate community, Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will broaden a diverse group of over 100 attendees’ awareness, knowledge and appreciation of creative writing and the literary arts. In addition, as a result of Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference's ongoing effort to document aspects of the conference online, we will reach a broader national audience and enhance the cultural and artistic stature of the Bemidji area. Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference uses registration questionnaires, informal interviews, video interviews, event surveys, exit surveys, and evaluations. Evaluation forms (developed in collaboration with members of Bemidji State University’s social work and psychology departments) are distributed at conference end. They remain anonymous and we have nearly 100% compliance. We scan and compile to disseminate to our planning committee. Responses tend to be overwhelmingly positive. We use suggestions for planning and evaluation.","Based on 47 surveys of our workshop participants, the conference was a success with high marks for workshops, craft talks, and the reading series. Auditor and faculty surveys were also very positive. We read these surveys carefully and consider all suggestions. For instance, there were some problems in the fiction workshop due to different experience levels. Housing was okay with some problems. Food received low marks, a situation we struggle with due to our contractual duty to Aramark at BSU.",,73250,"Other, local or private",79250,,"Larry Swain, Colleen Greer, Monte Hegg, Lynn Johnson, Angie Gora",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference",2016-10-10,2017-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 308-1180 ",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-14,"Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Jill Johnson: author; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Harold White, Jr: Anishinaabe Arts Initiative council member; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 36900,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2017,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As the result of Northern Light Opera Company's presentation of SOUTH PACIFIC: over 2,100 people will enrich their lives by attending the production; 40-50 actor singers will experience artistic growth in singing, acting, and/or dancing through participation; 40 people will enrich their lives by making volunteer contributions toward creating sets, sewing costumes, making props, painting scenery, promotions, ticket sales, ushers and other ways volunteers are needed to make arts events happen. An audience survey indicating satisfaction with arts experience will be conducted. Comments will be collected. At the strike party"" after the production, participants will express great satisfaction with being in the production. Volunteers will anecdotally report great pride in contributing to a successful arts experience. The Northern Light Opera Company Board will formally evaluate the success of the project at its first meeting following the production.""","The surveys that were turned in after performance or mailed in later reflected the same enthusiastic appreciation that audience demonstrated after the performance and in the comments collected. At the strike and party after the final performance, cast and volunteers were volubly proud of what they had accomplished. A significant statistical outcome not expected - addresses used for purchasing tickets by check or credit card show that over 30% of audience traveled over 50 miles to attend.",,44290,"Other, local or private",50290,,"Gail Ahart, Patricia Dove, Paul Dove, Brian Ahart, Kurt Hansen, Lorri Jager, Jan Kehr, Robert Light, John McKinney, Marie Nordberg, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes, Joan Tweedale",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Northern Light Opera Company presents SOUTH PACIFIC July 28 - August 5, 2017",2017-06-05,2017-08-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-21,"Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Jill Johnson: author; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Harold White, Jr: Anishinaabe Arts Initiative council member; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.","Joe Allen: photographer, college professor; Sandra Roman: retired art teacher, author; Jane Merschman: retired teacher, theater artist; Joanne Kellner: community arts organizer; Jill Johnson: author; Susan Olin: musician; Laura Dropps: visual artist; Natalie Grosfield: Theater Artist; Laura Grisamore: photographer; Corryn Trask: musician.",,2 37027,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. As in previous years, we will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the season, we will also survey our student participants to gain their feedback. The Executive Director will be responsible for carrying out these projects. The scholarship students will also be asked to thank you note about their experience.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We created and distributed surveys and had a scannable online QR code. We plan to offer free tickets to band directors to give students next year. Advertising with email blasts is working in outreach towns.",,40804,"Other, local or private",48804,,"Keith Flack, Dahsol Lee, Ken Meixner, Heidi Riehl, Dwight Tostenson, James Wilde",0.00,"Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will present two concerts in the fall and spring of 2016-17; with two of the concerts taking place in other communities. The new Youth Wind Ensemble will perform two concerts during the year. Funds will be used for concerts, guest clinicians, directo",2016-09-10,2017-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Borgen,"Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 4311",Mankato,MN,56002-4311,"(612) 251-8492 ",info@mayso.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Hennepin, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Redwood, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Watonwan, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-145,"Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 37036,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2017,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. As in previous years, we will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. As well as announce that cookies and water are available to those that hand in a survey. We had great results with this technique at our spring concert. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to thank you note about their experience. The Executive Director will be responsible for carrying out these projects.","Yes, we achieved our planned outcomes. We created a survey and used a Google Form and QR code in our concert program for audience members to use. Local high school students participated with us this year; and this helped us reach a younger audience as well. We will focus our recruitment efforts on press releases and include an invitaion to high school choirs.",,16894,"Other, local or private",24894,,"Cathleen Ahern, Kylie Ahlschwede, John Baumann, Diane Marie Harms, Kim Henrickson, Hugh Henry, Lisa Hill, Michael Mathews, Gary Paulson, Rachel Pierson",0.00,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts for the 2016-2017 season; two winter concerts and two spring concerts. Funds will be used for membership scholarships, salaries, and concert venue costs.",2016-09-06,2017-04-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Borgen,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 5134",Mankato,MN,56002-5134,"(507) 340-6984 ",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-153,"Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: serves on the Waseca Community Education Advisory Council; Steve Davis: member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at St. Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Kee Civic Theatre; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Brenda Byron (507) 833-8721 ",1 37088,"Arts Activities Support",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","It is hoped that in this project the audience attendance will exceed 8000 participants with 400 participants in the Community Art Project and 600 participants in the Children's Art Project. In the artist survey to have an 85% return rate listed for the artists which will show that we have the right audience supporting the work of the visual artists and musicians. Each year we have a volunteer that is clicking in the number of guests at the door with an hour by hour total to track attendees, in addition staff click in participants at the community art activity and the children's activity for total counts at the end of the two days. Each year there is a survey handed out to artists to track satisfaction with the show. We are working to figure out a way to get more direct feedback from audiences and are considering an open on-line survey.","The festival had over 9200 visitors this year, record breaking attendance and a 19% increase over last year. 650 children learned about radial design and balance in the Children's Tent and 1000 plus visitors made their mark on the plexiglass community art project. 90% of artists said they would like to return next year. The event exceeded expectation with regards to diverse population. ",,42865,"Other, local or private",52865,,"Wanda Borman, Lydia Ferguson, Yvette Johnson, Brenda Lyseng, Navin Mahavijiyan, Jerri Neddermeyer, Juliet Parisi, Wayne Sames, Karen Sames, Katherine Freije Thompson, Barb Graycarek",0.00,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 23rd Annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of artists, entertainment, and hands-on art activities for all ages. The festival will take place on the Eagan Festival Grounds adjacent to the Eagan C",2016-09-30,2017-08-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 343-7159 ",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-741,"Susan Rotilie: Education, artistic, volunteerism; Craig Harris: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Alan Berks: Artistic, marketing, education; Jeff Hnilicka: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Laura Sindberg: Education, artistic, youth programming; Elissa Schufman: Fundraising, computer systems, volunteerism; Nasibu Sareva: Administration, fundraising, community service; Sophie Liu-Othmer: Community Education, community service, administration; Aron Lorber: Artistic, education, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 37093,"Arts Activities Support",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through expanded publicity and marketing we hope to have in attendance 25% more than we did for our three similar programs last season. Through surveys and conversations we hope to learn what motivates people to come to Exultate concerts and better prepare for future projects. We will have an audience printed survey to find out information from our listeners about attendance at Exultate concerts, how they heard about the performances, what kind of music they would like to hear in the future, affect this concert had on them and if they are likely to return for another concert. We will also have a participant feedback form collected at the end of the project to learn and understand how to make future projects more enjoyable and challenging.","Response from the experience was overwhelmingly positive. They loved the program and the performance quality as well as the demonstration/lecture before the performance. They especially enjoyed the preconcert sing-a-long with members of the Festival Choir being seated in the audience. Members of the ensemble were thrilled with their involvement and wished we would have had a fourth performance. ",,16745,"Other, local or private",26745,,"John W. Petraborg, Laurie A. Rossin, Elizabeth Fedde, Denise H. Hagedorn, Adam D. Cole, Dr. Thomas D. Rossin, LeRoy Wilke",0.00,Exultate,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for three performances of Brahms' Requiem, sung in English. Included will be an audience sing-a-long before the concerts and a lecture/demonstration about the composer and the composition. Concerts will be given March 10-12, 2017 in Maple Grove, M",2016-09-28,2017-03-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rossin,Exultate,"PO Box 22314",Eagan,MN,55122-0314,"(651) 707-0727 ",trossin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-746,"Susan Rotilie: Education, artistic, volunteerism; Craig Harris: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Alan Berks: Artistic, marketing, education; Jeff Hnilicka: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Laura Sindberg: Education, artistic, youth programming; Elissa Schufman: Fundraising, computer systems, volunteerism; Nasibu Sareva: Administration, fundraising, community service; Sophie Liu-Othmer: Community Education, community service, administration; Aron Lorber: Artistic, education, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 37131,"Arts Activities Support",2017,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Audiences will gain exposure to Somali traditional arts and art history at 10 events around the Twin Cities metro. In particular, Somali-American youth will gain access to traditional art from their heritage, when this art was previously unavailable to them. We will report back the number of Mobile Culture Show events that take place, count the numbers of audience members including demographic data about the number of Somali, non-Somali, youth, and non-youth attendees. We will conduct spoken feedback interviews with audience members at events to gauge whether they had previously been able to access these art forms.","We presented the Mobile Culture Show at 11 venues around the Twin Cities, engaging 1,045 individuals (incl. 470 youth/children) in an interaction with Somali art. Youth who had never studied their traditions immersed themselves in cultural arts, and proudly shared with youth of other backgrounds. Public employees and adults of diverse backgrounds gained understanding about their Somali neighbors.",,5000,"Other, local or private",15000,,"Abshir Isse, Asha Hibad, Busad Ali Kheyre, Mohamoud Abdullahi Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Faisal Deri, Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed",0.00,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding to present an exhibition of traditional Somali artworks in 10 locations, targeting Somali youth and segments of the Somali community that lack access to studying traditional Somali arts and culture.",2016-09-28,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Osman,Ali,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","1516 Lake St E Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166 ",alain.500@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-784,"Bob Peskin: Administration, audit, fundraising; Jennifer Case Phelps: Artistic, volunteerism, fundraising; Mathew Janczewski: Artistic, administration, fundraising; Judi Lamble: Administration, artistic, organizational development; Mark Collier: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Courtney Gerber: Education, volunteerism, audience development; Patrick Rhone: Artistic; Liz Xiong: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Jennifer Nicklay: Education, artistic, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 37140,"Arts Activities Support",2017,9400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","25 underserved Burnsville Junior High School students (including grades 6-9) will register, participate and perform in the activities of the eight week Modern Dance Project. Of those registered, there will be 90% participation rate from the first workshop day through the Modern Dance Project Community Concert at the end of the workshop. The Community Concert which features members of the Modern Dance Project will reflect a diverse audience of parents, family members, educators/support staff and community members. Evaluation will be documented with online registrations taken prior to the start of the Workshop. Attendance will be taken on each workshop day, at the dress rehearsal, and concert. Parent volunteers will count the number of attendees in the theater the night of the Pay as you are Able"" Concert and a short survey will be included in the program which asks, ""How did you hear about the Community Concert?"" Data collected will be documented and used to determine project success.""","Project success was based on discovery of modern dance movement. 90% of the participants had never attended a dance class before or performed dance on a stage. Area dance centers were invited to augment the Modern Dance Project performers for the Community Concert. 50% of those identified in the proposal participated. Two additional centers were invited and also participated. ",,5390,"Other, local or private",14790,,"Leeanne ôDixieö Rairamo, Keith Andersen, Cindy Jensen, Molly Granzow, Lisa Gordon",0.00,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for MODERN DANCE PROJECT, an eight-week, after-school program for underserved 6th-8th grade youth from Burnsville. The project will culminate in a community dance concert at Burnsville High School's Mraz Center in March 2017.",2016-10-03,2017-03-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771 ",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-793,"Bob Peskin: Administration, audit, fundraising; Jennifer Case Phelps: Artistic, volunteerism, fundraising; Mathew Janczewski: Artistic, administration, fundraising; Judi Lamble: Administration, artistic, organizational development; Mark Collier: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Courtney Gerber: Education, volunteerism, audience development; Patrick Rhone: Artistic; Liz Xiong: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Jennifer Nicklay: Education, artistic, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 36376,"Arts Access",2017,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists, arts organizations and community leaders will expand their skills through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. At least 90% of participants will report the event significantly increased their arts leadership skills and that they will expand how they connect to their communities. 2: Participants will identify barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural communities, and leave with strategies for accessibility. At least 90% of all participants will feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts to underserved audiences in rural communities.","Artists, arts organizations and community leaders expanded their skills through learning, exchange and celebration of rural arts and culture. 94% of evaluations indicated that participants increased their skills and 98% indicated that `some` or `many` new connections were made that will help them expand the way they work with their communities. 2: Participants identified barriers to participation in arts and culture in rural places, and left with new strategies for accessibility. 93% of evaluations indicated that participants feel capable of implementing at least one goal in increasing access to the arts to underserved audiences in rural communities.",,117582,"Other, local or private",147582,,"Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Mike Hoyt, Lisa Middag, Melanie Full, Kelly Asche, Tasha Byers, Jeremy B. Cohen, Jerome Rawls, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj",0.00,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Springboard for the Arts will collaborate with the Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota and the Forum of Regional Arts Councils to present the fourth Rural Arts and Culture Summit in June 2017.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-383,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36379,"Arts Access",2017,20845,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve awareness of local arts offerings available for families affected by ASD, leading to increased participation and improved quality of life. Pre- and post-surveys of Arts4Autism community forum participants and sensory-friendly performance attendees to measure change in knowledge, existing/future participation, and perceived value. 2: To improve the experience at STC for youth and families affected by ASD by improving the knowledge, attitude, and skills of STC staff, board and volunteers. Pre- and post-surveys of individuals participating in training sessions provided by Autism Society of Minnesota to measure changes in knowledge, attitude, and skills for serving families affected by ASD.","Heightened awareness by Arts4Autism participants of arts offerings geared toward individuals with ASD. Feedback gathered from attendees of Arts4Autism forum. 2: Increased knowledge of behaviors/effects of ASD and improved skills on how best to serve individuals with ASD. Surveys of training session participants.",,9802,"Other, local or private",30647,1484,"Susan W. Allen, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker Barry Gersick, Christina Jansa, Paul J. Johnson, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Eric Lucas, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahle, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Nick Scott, Amanda Simpson, Brooke Stein Moss, Erik Takkunen",0.00,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Stages Theatre Company seeks to break down barriers to arts participation for youth and families affected by autism by hosting a community Arts4Autism forum, offering free tickets to sensory-friendly performances, and improving customer service.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-384,"Rachel Carlson: Poet, novelist; nominated for Minnesota Book Award; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Takara Henegar: Program associate and Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellow at The Saint Paul Foundation; Lauren Hughes: Creative arts development supervisor, Midwest Special Services; gallery curator; Keri Kellerman: Managing director, Playwrights' Center; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher; Simon Sperl: Director of corporate and foundation relations. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36381,"Arts Learning",2017,17600,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Participants will have the opportunity to create a play and perform it. We use surveys to collect data that would allow us to how many audience members came to the performance, who participated and how were the participants are impacted.","The stated outcome was to provide participants an opportunity to create a play and perform it. We used surveys in English and Spanish to collect most of the data. We had two debriefing meeting with teaching artists and program coordinator.",,3704,"Other, local or private",21304,400,"Bernice Arias, Susan Gahan, Alberto Justiniano, Lorys Sierralta",2.50,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Teatro del Pueblo will engage Latino elders at two sites in theater residencies where participants will have the opportunity to acquire performing arts skills in the creation and performance of a play.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,Justiniano,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","209 Page St W Ste 208","St Paul",MN,55107-3457,"(651) 224-8806 ",al@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-746,"Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Nathaniel Dickey: Associate Professor of Music; low brass, band; Kelli Foster Warder: Education manager, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Andrea Gates: Exhibits coordinator at Crossings at Carnegie; ceramist; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; Anat Shinar: Director of outreach and dance instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36387,"Arts Access",2017,57043,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults with disabilities at three disability service agencies will participate in arts programming and create and perform in public performances. Participant evaluations will show increased arts access, participation and skills in the arts. Audience surveys will show increased exposure of audiences to artists with disabilities.","Adults with disabilities at three disability service agencies participated in arts programming and created and performed in public performances. Participant evaluations showed increased arts access, participation, and skills in the arts; and audience surveys showed increased exposure of audiences to artists with disabilities.",,6355,"Other, local or private",63398,1847,"Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Alyssa Klein, Steve Anderson, Janice Downing, Michelle Dickerson, Richard Murray",0.00,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Upstream Arts will carry out 36 weeks of arts programming for adults with disabilities at three different disability service providers - Lifeworks, Opportunity Partners, and Hammer - culminating in two evenings of public performances at Mixed Blood Theatr",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-386,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36388,"Arts Learning",2017,46401,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","150 students in Minneapolis and Saint Paul Middle and High Schools will develop new musical skills through residencies with VocalEssence teaching artists. Criteria for success: 100% of teachers indicate students have developed new musical skills, and 75% students indicate they will continue to participate in choral activities in the future. 2: 150 students in Minneapolis and Saint Paul Middle and High Schools will learn about Minnesota’s historic role as a sanctuary for the oppressed. Criteria for success: 75% of students will indicate that they have learned more about the Underground Railroad or the experience of refugees in Minnesota.","86% of 152 students agreed they developed musical skills and 64% said they will consider participating in choir again in the future. To assess the outcomes, VocalEssence staff collected data through interactive surveys and group interviews with student participants, as well as interviews with participating teachers. 2: 75% of students indicated they agree (43%) or strongly agree (32%) that know more about the Underground Railroad than they did before the program. To assess the outcomes, VocalEssence staff collected data through interactive surveys and group interviews with student participants, as well as interviews with participating teachers.",,5706,"Other, local or private",52107,,"Kathryn Roberts, Fred Moore, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Julie Henderson Craven, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, Art Kaemmer, M.D., Joseph Kalkman, David L. Mona, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson., James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Karl Speak, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robert C. Smith",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"VocalEssence WITNESS will provide a residency to learn songs of freedom and sanctuary with guest artist Melanie DeMore and perform in five VocalEssence concerts for two middle schools and two high schools in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.",,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-750,"Maya Beecham: Strategy and learning coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Sam Hoolihan: Visual artist and teacher; Nancy Miller: Sculptor, teacher, curator; Gregory Neidhart: Director of Winona State University arts administration program, chair of art and design department, music faculty; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36389,"Arts Access",2017,49500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One hundred elders from four underserved communities will receive high-quality, relevant choral experiences because barriers to participation are mitigated. Improve Group Consulting, an independent consultant, and VocalEssence staff will utilize both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools including interviews, surveys and statistical tracking. 2: Participants in the Vintage Voices program feel they have an authentic relationship with VocalEssence. Improve Group Consulting, an independent consultant, and VocalEssence staff will utilize both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools including interviews, surveys and statistical tracking.","130 people from four under-served elder communities participated in Vintage Voices, and reported improved mental and physical health benefits. To assess the program achievements, The Improve Group (evaluation consultant) administered questionnaires to activity directors from each choir host site about the overall experience. Choir members also provided feedback during wrap-up sessions. 2: Vintage Voices removed the barriers of cost, mobility, and access to participation, allowing an under-served community to participate in the arts. A questionnaire of activities directors and post-program wrap-up sessions with singers assessed outcomes. Singers were asked early on about their reasons for joining the choir to help determine whether program benefits met their goals.",,9725,"Other, local or private",59225,,"Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Julie Bader, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Philip Brunelle, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Julie Henderson Craven, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, R.J. Heckman, Robin Helgen, Art Kaemmer, M.D., Joseph Kalkman, David L. Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, F.S.A., James Odland, Kathryn Roberts, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Robert C. Smith, Karl Speak, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Jacob Wolkowitz",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"VocalEssence will expand Vintage Voices to provide 100 seniors at four local senior centers and assisted living facilities access to quality choral music with professional musicians.",,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-387,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Saint Mary's University Winona; Adam Courville: Arts educator and manager, puppeteer; studying for master''s in nonprofit management at Hamline; Shelley Johnson: Theater and dance teacher at Franklin Middle School; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36391,"Arts Access",2017,26000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase participation of Hmong American youth, adults, and families in WBCA programs and events. Track participation through registrations in classes and events; solicit observations from project artists. 2: WBCA will have ongoing, authentic relationships with Hmong American community members. Conduct before and after surveys; track repeat attendance; meet with project artists for follow-up assessments; continue commitment to engage Hmong American artists in program planning and delivery.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased participation of Hmong American youth, adults, and families in WBCA programs and events. WBCA tracked registration and attendance numbers and observed that at least 50% of audience members at the reception, classes, and filmmaker series were Hmong American. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts developed ongoing, authentic relationships with Hmong American community members. Participants and event attendees completed surveys about their experiences. For example, 94% of hip hop dance students, most of whom were Hmong American, said they are likely to return to WBCA.",,3524,"Other, local or private",29524,3000,"Patricia Berger, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Kate Curran, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Bon Sommerville, Steve Wolgamot, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona, Robert Cuerden, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Mary Levins, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Dan Wachtler",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"White Bear Center for the Arts will provide culturally relevant programs to build authentic relationships with Hmong American artists and community members.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-379,"Christina Cotruvo: Harpist, certified clinical musician, and nonprofit administrator; Gregory Euclide: Visual artist and teacher; Venessa Fuentes: Program manager, Bush Foundation communications team; Jeanene Gross: Art teacher, Nay Ah Shing schools; Andrew Helbacka-Bennett: Creative director, Zeitgeist Arts; Adaobi Okolue: Executive director and publisher, Twin Cities Media Alliance and Twin Cities Daily Planet; marketing strategist; writer; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Alessandra Williams: PhD candidate in culture and performance, researching dance and social justice","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 25903,"Arts Learning",2015,80998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","In residencies, Moreland’s K-2 classes will work towards selected Minnesota Arts (theater, music) and National Health Education standards (Mental Health). The project team will collect and compile digital portfolios of student work in all twelve of Moreland’s K-2 classes, scoring it on a high/medium/low rubric against a checklist of Minnesota Arts and National Health Education standards. 2: Moreland students, teachers, and families will demonstrate understanding of how to use puppetry and music as creative tools to address stress. Project team will use written, verbal and visual reflection to assess how participants use and anticipate using the characters, music, story and mindfulness techniques to address stress.","Z Puppets arts and mindfulness residencies helped K-2 students meet arts and science (mental health) standards through puppetry, music and yoga. Moreland and Z Puppets have worked with evaluator Cheryl Kessler since 2012 to measure the impact of the residencies. Kessler’s tools include: comprehensive checklists of components of the residencies and the science and arts education standards each activity helps students meet, video of classes to analyze and document key assessment moments, pre- and post-student tests regarding Habits of Mind, and teacher and student interview regarding gaps and success in meeting goals. 2: Z Puppets’ residencies provide Moreland students, families and teachers with a shared framework and language for cultivating calm through the arts. Professional evaluator Cheryl Kessler video tapes and analyzes classroom sessions to pinpoint indicators of participant understanding of Z Puppets’ creative tools for calm. From Spring to Fall, K-2 students demonstrate an extremely high retention of Monkey Mind Pirates concepts-- especially as related to the metaphor, story, characters and music. Teacher interviews regarding gaps and success in meeting goals also indicate that the students and teachers frequently independently refer to and employ the creative tools for calm beyond when the artists are present.",,9002,"Other, local or private",90000,2850,"John Chandler, Joanne Mansur, Brenda Corbett, Byron Schwab, Matthew Klein, Mark Spur, Stephanie Levine",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School in Saint Paul and Z Puppets will expand successful arts and mindfulness residencies, family workshops, and professional development to add after-school and summer programs.",2014-11-03,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Saari,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 Moreland Ave W","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800 ",heidi.saari@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-434,"Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Kelly Dupre: Artist and instructor, in printmaking and mosaics; former classroom coordinator, North House Folks School, Grand Marais; Peter Morales: Sculptor of large-scale outdoor pieces; former visiting artist, University of Minnesota, and Jerome Fellow; Louis Porter, II: Teaching artist, COMPAS and Artful Aging initiative, and Givens Foundation; Bethany Whitehead: Executive director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25909,"Arts Learning",2015,48850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students/educators gain new knowledge and skills in the arts, as they explore overlooked aspects of Minnesota culture/ history, especially the contributions of American Indian tribes/communities. Progress is measured through a mix of qualitative and quantitative measurements. In addition to a pre/post survey, each residency uses collaborative planning, mid-course check-ins, and final reflection based on a continuous improvement model.","Students/educators gain new knowledge and skills in the arts, as they explore overlooked aspects of Minnesota culture/ history, especially the contributions of American Indian tribes. Progress was measured through a mix of qualitative and quantitative measurements. In addition to a pre/post survey, each residency used collaborative planning, mid-course check-ins, and final reflections based on review of student work.",,5600,"Other, local or private",54450,4000,"Barbara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Elizabeth Wright, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey, Deb Holtz",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Students and educators at five schools participate in integrative, multidisciplinary artist residencies, fieldtrips, and professional development (for educators) to study and create art in historically, environmentally, and culturally significant places.",2014-11-17,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-438,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 25910,"Arts Learning",2015,107126,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Successfully increasing 100 vocal/recording young artists with more than 150 arts classes/activities. Asian Media Arts will evaluate the outcomes through PROCESS, successfully implementing 4A*Story411 activities as planned. IMPACT, with 80% positive participants’ satisfaction rate through surveys. 2: Successfully providing opportunities to 8,500 Minnesotans to appreciate the Arts through young artists’ Community Performances, and Neighborhood Story Circle. Asian Media Access will evaluate the outcomes through PROCESS, Successfully implementing youth’s service learning projects through community performances and Youth Radio as planned, and IMPACT, with 80% satisfaction rate among audience.","The Program has successfully trained 86 youth in vocal and recording arts, and offered 418 arts classes/ activities/ performances. We have evaluated progress about youth’s behavioral changes through Arts. The students were quick to discover that the vocal/memorization techniques they were learning, could easily be applied to their schoolwork, making it simpler to retain the information from their studies. As they begin to see positive change and results, they become increasingly confident in themselves. One of the greatest moments for the teachers is to observe the break-through. This is the point a class full of shy/quiet along with aggressive students break-through together and bloom into confident leaders on the stage and in their lives. 2: The Program has reached more than 8,586 Minnesotans, but we have failed to collect the audience surveys, only focused on participants’ surveys. For participants, we have collected: Youth application; attendance records; feedback from teachers; Pre/post surveys on learning/quality of the classes; Focus groups with students; Program impact on individuals, families, and community such as increasing discussion about diverse cultural collaboration and/or families’ participation more in the arts. B. For audience, we have collected informal surveys from the audience after the show with feedbacks, Post-performance discussion, and Facebook comments.",,15512,"Other, local or private",122638,11863,"Xianping He, Ange Hwang, Lambert Lum, Ethel Lee Norwood, Phil Raskin, Kanji Yang, Maihia Yang",2,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Asian Media Access will collaborate with local African/A musicians, recording/vocal artists, to present A4A* Story411 for at-risk youth, who will learn the creative languages to express themselves with songs, raps, stories, and youth radio.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-439,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25915,"Arts Learning",2015,108944,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Midnimo workshops provide arts learners a new and different experience by engaging participants in culturally-specific arts creation and performance. This outcome will be achieved if arts learners provide feedback that this experience was unique. 2: Midnimo workshops are special events not offered in our regular programming. Midnimo will engage a diverse audience, including underserved Somali immigrants, many of whom may not have opportunities to engage with the arts. We will track audience numbers and demographics and inventory audience members who have never before been involved with arts learning opportunities.","Midnimo workshops provided arts learners a new and different experience by engaging participants in culturally-specific arts creation and performance. Our Somali Community Liaison attended all of our Arts Learning workshops in 2015. She had conversations with arts learners before and after the show about their experience, and conducted unique methodology like such as writing feelings on butcher paper before and after the event. We also surveyed participants via email. In 2015, an external evaluator and Research Fellow also attended Arts Learning events and interviewed partners and participants to assess our achievements. 2: We engaged new and repeat Somali and non-Somali audience through workshops in Cedar Riverside and Mankato. Our Somali Community Liaison attended all of our Arts Learning workshops in 2015. She counted participants and had conversations with arts learners before and after the show about their experience. We interviewed and consulted with partners and surveyed participants. In 2015, an external evaluator and Research Fellow also attended Arts Learning events and interviewed partners and participants to assess our achievements. ",,297592,"Other, local or private",406536,4124,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Brent Hickman, Steven Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Midnimo (unity in Somali) engages Somali artists from around the world to conduct day-long poetry, songwriting, and dance workshops that teach culturally-specific artistic skills and further intercultural appreciation.",2014-11-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-443,"Craig Campbell: Working studio arts and glassblowing instructor; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology; board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater; Brian Jose: Executive director, fine arts programming, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University; Anne Landreman: Visual artist and artist in residence; retired K-5 art specialist; Laura Pereira: Art specialist, Friends School of Minnesota; visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25918,"Arts Learning",2015,54049,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Nine sites not using theater partner with CLIMB. 95% of their staff say learners benefit. Actor/job experts evaluating learners say 93% improve skills. Site staff complete final written evaluations. Learners getting ten sessions do mock job interviews videoed before the first and after the last class. Acting and job experts judge the videos. 2: 100% of partners say CLIMB overcame barriers they and/or their learners experience that prevents participation in arts learning. All executive directors write recommendation letters that include confirmation CLIMB mitigated the barriers to arts learning that were present for their sites and their students.","9 organizations not using theatre partnered with CLIMB. 99% of staff said learners benefitted. Actor/job experts say 100% of learners improved skills. To determine the degree of project success, CLIMB used a multi-tiered evaluation plan including: daily staff and student evaluations, final evaluations, artist journals, quizzes, and third party reviews of mock interviews. CLIMB, reviewed all evaluation data regularly. CLIMB considered the project a success if 95% of staff reported that learner’s benefited on the final evaluation, and if 93% of learners participating in the mock interviews showed improvement. CLIMB surpassed both measures. 2: 100% of partners say CLIMB overcame barriers they and/or their learners' experience that prevents participation in arts learning. Each partner organization submitted a letter indicating if CLIMB overcame their students’ barriers to arts participation. 100% of partner organizations submitted these letters and noted CLIMB's success. Moreover, though not an outcome measure, CLIMB also asked students to both identify barriers, and if CLIMB overcame these barriers in the final evaluations. 94% reported CLIMB barriers to participation in these evaluations. ",,10263,"Other, local or private",64312,12979,"James Gambone, Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, William Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.44,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"CLIMB Theatre works with 829 at-risk, low-income teenagers enrolled in five metro and five greater Minnesota work readiness programs in order to train them in the theater skills that will help them get and keep a job.",2015-02-16,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-445,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25919,"Arts Learning",2015,68467,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will acquire the skills and confidence to create original poetry, stories or spoken word pieces using techniques specific to that genre. Participants will create original writing that will be shared via reading or performance. Classroom teachers and teaching artist will evaluate individual pieces, looking for specific traits. 2: Metro and non-metro students who have not experienced learning from and being inspired by a professional artist will get that opportunity. 25% students from greater Minnesota. 70% students new to working with an artist at school. Student inspiration indicated by an increase in amount or quality of writing or in willingness to share their work.","Students learned writing techniques specific to poetry, stories, and spoken word, using them to create art. They also gained the courage to express themselves in writing and in front of others. Post residency COMPAS surveyed classroom teachers and teaching artists through online evaluations asking about student learning and art creation. Surveys of students varied depending on their age. Older students wrote a paragraph-or-so response to a question at the end of the residency. Younger students did pre- and post- tests either verbally as a group (grades k-1) or in writing (grades 2 and up). 2: 38% of schools (three) had not worked with an artist in the last five years. 26% of students from greater Minnesota. Greater than 70% of students hadn’t worked with a TA at school. We used our own historical records and asked our school contacts for this information before and/or after a residency. We did not get complete information from all the schools, so we do not have a specific number for percent of students who hadn’t previously worked with a teaching artist at school. Of the teachers who responded to that question, many more than 70% of students hadn’t worked with a teaching artist. ",,7607,"Other, local or private",76075,10693,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Hernub Southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera A. Irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"COMPAS will infuse the literary arts—creative writing, spoken word, and poetry—into the lives of 1,850 students in eight schools throughout Minnesota, who will be guided in in-depth residencies to tell their stories authentically.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sibley, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-446,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair; department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Diana Joseph: Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Mankato; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Thomasin Ringler: Associate professor of sculpture, Saint Catherine University; professional artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25920,"Arts Learning",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Students will perform East African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity, as well as understand their relatedness to culture. Outcomes will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on participation and on a final performance. Student surveys and discussions will further track their learning and experience. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills in working well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other and their audiences. Observations and short surveys completed by audience members. They would include information on whether they have seen this type of performance before and their response to it. Student reflection on final performance will be included.","In a short time, seven sessions including final performances, students were able to learn complex drumming and dancing patterns from African culture. Teachers took attendance and recorded a mark (on a 1 to 5 scale) for each student on participation which included working well together and the demonstration of learned musical skills at each session. Nearly all of the participants were observed to do an excellent job in all areas throughout the residency. At each session a participant was nominated for doing the best job that particular day, thereby allowing everyone a moment to ponder how excellence looks. 2: They showed patience with themselves and others while learning challenging rhythms and moves. They showed genuine respect for the teaching artists also. Teachers took attendance and recorded a mark (on a 1 to 5 scale) for each student on participation which included working well together and demonstration of learned skills at each session. Nearly all of the participants were observed to do an excellent job in all areas throughout the residency. At each session a participant was nominated for doing the best job that particular day, thereby allowing everyone a moment to ponder how excellence looks.",,1000,"Other, local or private",10000,,"Marsha Van Denburgh, Suzanne Erkel, Barbara Jahnke, Amy Kelly, Janet Hunt, David Roberts, Scott Schwarz",,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Dunyia Drum and Dance will conduct residencies and student performances on West African drumming and Dance at Crossroads School in Saint Francis.",2014-11-03,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Thurston,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","4111 Ambassador Blvd","St Francis",MN,55070,"(763) 753-7146 ",cindyt806@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-447,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer; Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25922,"Arts Learning",2015,41265,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Engaging Ebenezer residents of all physical and mental abilities in poetry and video activities to help them discover their individual creativity. Method: Headcounts, surveys, observation. Indicators: Number of residents of various abilities who participate in activities led by the teaching artists, compared to participation in previous similar activities. 2: Empowering Ebenezer residents to make their voices heard within the community through poetry and video. Method: Surveys, anecdotal feedback, online hits, broadcast audience. Indicators: Levels of resident satisfaction/accomplishment; whether they feel their voices were heard; number internet hits; number of television viewers.","Ebenezer engaged residents of all physical and mental abilities in poetry and video activities and helped them discover their individual creativity. Ebenezer evaluated program accessibility through headcounts, surveys, and observation. 2: Ebenezer residents were empowered by having their voices heard by hundreds in the community through poetry and video. Evaluation was conducted through pre- and post-surveys, anecdotal feedback, number of online views, and broadcast audience viewers. ",,4585,"Other, local or private",45850,2183,"Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Thomas R. Hokr, Richard Howard, Shary Mulhere, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark F. Thomas",0.2,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Ebenezer’s Make Yourself Heard artist residency project will allow older adults of all abilities to create original group poems using call-and-response techniques and capture the creative experience through video recording.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Gillespie,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2344 Energy Park Dr","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 672-7751 ",dgilles2@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-449,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair; department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Diana Joseph: Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Mankato; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Thomasin Ringler: Associate professor of sculpture, Saint Catherine University; professional artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25945,"Arts Learning",2015,18017,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The Loft and Lake Region Writers Network will provide high quality creative writing classes directly engaging an estimated 48 people in west-central Minnesota communities. Track engagement in classes on offer at different venues; surveys measuring project participant assessment of quality, learning, and satisfaction at 75% or greater. 2: Geographic and economic access to high quality creative writing classes is provided in west-central Minnesota to engage populations in the area. Project activities are scheduled at four venues throughout west-central Minnesota; surveys indicate 70% or greater participant satisfaction with cost and location of project activities; two full scholarships per class are provided.","A total of twenty-eight people were engaged in high quality classes, and four prospective Loft teaching artists in west-central Minnesota attended the AWP conference. We tracked registrations for classes via the Loft’s dedicated web page, and monitored the response from the LRWN service area. We asked students to complete surveys after they finished their classes. We also solicited and gathered direct feedback from students and teaching artists. 2: Economic and geographic access barriers were addressed and mitigated through scholarships, online access, and efforts to provide on-site activities. We identified venues in west-central Minnesota communities for project activities, monitored the scholarship application and award process, and surveyed student participants in the three classes that were held. We also solicited and gathered direct feedback from students and teaching artists.",,3599,"Other, local or private",21616,1770,"John Schenk, Jacquelyn Fletcher, Ruth Shields, Nathan Perez, Jocelyn Hale, Kent Adams, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, David Francis, W. Michael Garner, Sharon Hendry, Marlon James, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Lori Syverson, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Loft Literary Center and Lake Region Writers Network will collaborate to provide creative writing classes for adults in west central Minnesota to support Lake Region Writers Network’s capacity building and constituent service goals.",2014-11-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-462,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair; department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Diana Joseph: Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Mankato; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Thomasin Ringler: Associate professor of sculpture, Saint Catherine University; professional artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25951,"Arts Learning",2015,23899,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Provide access, deepen art appreciation, acquire skills and create book art. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will measure access, art appreciation and enhanced skills through quantitative data (total participants) and qualitative data (evaluations, and evidence of greater awareness of the book arts). 2: Minnesota artists benefit from advanced learning and greater visibility. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will measure artists' advanced learning and greater visibility from learners' engagement in programming, including Minnesota Center for Book Arts' symposium and exhibition.","Learners benefited from free and low-cost arts access that deepened artistic knowledge, developed skills, and supported the creation of book art. MCBA’s participant evaluations include numerical rankings of instruction, content, student expectations, and arts learning. A vast majority ranked all categories at 5 (Strongly Agree). Commentary praised access to quality studios, and teaching that inspired deepened learning and the continued creation of work; for example, Instructor helped everyone crystallize ideas for their book and offered insights beyond what we could see and was genuinely kind and respectful of everyone’s level of work. 2: Minnesota artists strengthened creative, technical, and conceptual skills in class and at a symposium, and raised their work’s visibility in exhibition. MCBA’s Comprehensive Program Evaluation Plan (CPEP) follows a logic model in a team approach to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of MCBA initiatives. CPEP measures of teaching success include learner evaluations and post-workshop evaluations by faculty. Indicators include: quantitative rankings of quality instruction, knowledge gained and expectations met; and qualitative feedback concerning learner-specific issues and interest in continued book arts involvement.",,9604,"Other, local or private",33503,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"In Minnesota Center for Book Arts's dynamic This is Book Art program, emerging and practicing artists will explore the aesthetic qualities of the book arts in roundtable discussions, customized workshops, a symposium, and an exhibition of work.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-465,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair; department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Diana Joseph: Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Mankato; Leisa Luis-Grill: Actress, designer and visual artist; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Thomasin Ringler: Associate professor of sculpture, Saint Catherine University; professional artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25981,"Arts Learning",2015,22370,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","This music education series removes financial, transportation, and access barriers by bringing arts learning programs directly to life-long learners. Success is measured by 1) attendance, which should stay constant or grow, 2) resident feedback, 3) a final formal evaluation, and 4) comments from activity directors. 2: This seven-part series offers directed, sequential, formal music education to seniors. It enhances musical understanding and builds community. Success will be measured by conversation with and formal evaluations from the activity directors and participants regarding the length and quality of the seven-part series.","Approximately 400 Minnesota seniors received music education in their residences. Financial, transportation and access barriers were removed. Attendance was counted for each visit. The numbers remained stable or increased through the seven months. Resident feedback was continually positive monitored through informal conversation at each visit and formally in the written evaluation: Very easy to understand and hear, unique and entertaining way to learn. Likewise Activity Directors completed an evaluation with different questions from the residents. 2: Approximately 400 Minnesota seniors received music education in their residences. They expanded their knowledge and socialized more with each other. The formal resident evaluation form included statistical information - musical background, age, etc., yes or no responses to six questions and three open-ended questions for additional comments. The formal Activity Director evaluation form was more detailed requesting comments regarding artistic/educational outcomes and community/audience outcomes.",,2604,"Other, local or private",24974,1000,,,"Carrie Vecchione",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Carrie Vecchione and Rolf Erdahl will present their Pages of Music series of music education programs, once a month for seven months, in ten different senior residences in various Minnesota cities for a total of seventy presentations to Minnesota seniors.",2014-11-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrie,Vecchione,"Carrie Vecchione",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1414 ",carvec@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-479,"David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25693,"Arts Activities Support",2015,9690,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to meet or surpass our projected average attendance of 80 per concert. We hope surveys show us reaching an ever-wider demographic of ages and communities served.We track attendance and revenue by ticket sales. An end-of-season survey, incentivized by door prizes, tracks demographics and advertising effectiveness, and solicits comments and suggestions for improvement.","This season saw our highest attendance and largest number of under-age-20 attendees. We substantially exceeded expected/projected audience attendance by about 15%. Audience age had representatives for every decade from 0-10 to ""better than 80,"" with the largest blocks being 70-80, 60-70, 50-60, and over 80, in descending order.",,6539,"Other, local or private",16229,,"Tom Barnard, Karla Hartmann, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin Erickson, Mary Erickson, Patty Ruedy, Bill Henry, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for four Coffee Concerts of chamber music featuring The Musical Offering, Artaria String Quartet, Wilder Octet and the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet. Performances will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center between January and May 2015.",2014-09-24,2015-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-431,"Mary Elizabeth Lee: Artistic, Marketing, Web Design; Tricia Khutoretsky: Education; Timothy Parlin: Artistic; Nancy Rosenbaum: Organizational Development, Education, Marketing; Dan Peltzman: Administration, Finance, Artistic; Erin McQuay: Administration, Disabilities, Education; J Wren Supak: Artistic, Education; Ashley Sondergaard: Marketing, Artistic, Fundraising; Josh LaGrave: Administration, Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,No 25699,"Arts Activities Support",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A successful festival includes increasing attendance and engagement with the interactive art projects, as well as positive artist and community feedback (surveys, onsite dialogues, and social media). For this festival, increasing the amount of time volunteers are willing to put in on the community art project to keep everyone painting will also be important.The art festival will utilize clicker counters at the entrance, Art Experience Tent, and Children's Activity Tent to measure the number of participants for the festival as a whole and each of these major activities, the festival will also be collecting zip codes to see where the participants are coming from. The art festival will also have artist surveys, patron surveys, and will have volunteers, board members, and staff make notes of any comments made about the festival throughout the weekend.","The Eagan Art Festival experience record attendance of over 8500 people this year (goal 8000) 600 children did the hands on children's art activity and approximately 800 people glued buttons, scored aluminum and painted on the community art project mural. The festival had 97 artists utilizing 107 spaces and over 23 sponsors donating cash and in-kind items.",,48628,"Other, local or private",58628,,"Katherine Freije Thompson, Karen Sames, Wayne Sames, Sara Obermueller, Margie Daniels, Ken Maddux, Barb Graycarek, Pierre Najilis, Richard Pletcher",,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 21st annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor festival featuring a broad range of entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2015.",2014-09-25,2015-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787 ",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-437,"Susan Rotilie: Education, Artistic, Volunteerism; Daniel Pinkerton: Artistic; Reona Berry: Artistic; Dana Prottas: Education; Jennifer Newell: Fundraising; Taja Will: Artistic, Administration; Lauren Dee: Marketing, Web Design, Organizational Development, Youth Programming.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",Yes 25703,"Arts Activites Support",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exultate proposes to perform at a high artistic level the Mozart Requiem with 30 additional musicians to audiences which number 25% more than last year's attendance at our Festival Concerts.We will measure artistic quality through audience and participant surveys. We will measure concert attendance and compare that to last year's Festival concert attendance.","The performance of Mozart's Requiem was artistically successful in that the additional 17 musicians from the community were high-quality and the number of rehearsals with the entire ensemble was more than adequate to prepare. We were very pleased with the increase in audience for this event - 633 in attendance, compared to 418 at our last season's large work performance of Bach's Saint John Passion.",,16711,"Other, local or private",26711,,"John Petraborg, Thomas Rossin, Elizabeth Fedde, Laurie Rossin, Paul Anton, Linda Deal, Jonathan Guyton, Denise Hagedorn, Dan Hanson, Michele Jiosne, LeRoy Wilke",,Exultate,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activites Support",,"Funding for three performances of Mozart's Requiem featuring a festival choir and orchestra of 30 additional musicians. Performances will take place at two Minneapolis and one Maple Grove venue in March 2015.",2014-09-25,2015-03-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rossin,Exultate,"PO Box 22314",Eagan,MN,55122-0314,"(651) 707-0727 ",trossin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activites-support-1,"Janice Johnson: Marketing, Organizational Development, Education; Scott Chamberlain: Administration; Christina Dahlheimer: Artistic; Andrea Lubov: Artistic, Administration; Kristin Cooper: Fundraising, Artistic, Administration, Web Design; Hilary Smith: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Emily Cole Jones: Fundraising, Artistic, Administration; DA Bullock: Artistic, Marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,No 25743,"Arts Activites Support",2015,8960,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With 25 selected Burnsville junior high students as its participants, two teaching artists will teach/choreograph two classes per week for eight weeks. Each class will be two hours in length. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to understand the basics of modern dance and physical movement, participate in improvised movement, demonstrate the relationship between movement and music, comprehend and perform choreographed material. In addition, three dance organizations from the metro area will augment the participants’ performance of the MODERN DANCE PROJECT at the Community Concert to be held in March, 2015.During the week following the Community Concert, participants of the MODERN DANCE PROJECT and teaching artists with gather for a final session. An oral survey (which will be recorded) will include feedback on what was learned, how the choreographic process took place, triumphs/concerns and interest for further workshop participation. In addition, a brief written survey will be conducted to those dance organizations who participated in the Community Concert. This survey will include feedback from their experience, triumphs/concerns, and interest in participating in another Community Concert in the future.","Most significant was the retention of 27 participants during the project. Each week the teaching artists would be welcomed by consistent numbers of eager learners ready to move and create in an inviting artistic environment. Second was the Concert. Estimated numbers for audience were 250 attendees. Actual was 325. Last, four outside student dance organizations participated in the Concert.",,5460,"Other, local or private",14420,,"Leeanne Rairamo, Keith Andersen, Teresa Becker, Lisa Gordon, Don Koch, Amy Darr Grady, Leah Rosch",,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activites Support",,"Funding for an eight week, after school, MODERN DANCE PROJECT for underserved 7th-9th grade youth from Burnsville. The project will culminate in a community dance concert at Burnsville High School's Mraz Center in March 2015.",2014-12-01,2015-03-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771 ",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activites-support-6,"Mary Elizabeth Lee: Artistic, Marketing, Web Design; Tricia Khutoretsky: Education; Timothy Parlin: Artistic; Nancy Rosenbaum: Organizational Development, Education, Marketing; Dan Peltzman: Administration, Finance, Artistic; Erin McQuay: Administration, Disabilities, Education; J Wren Supak: Artistic, Education; Ashley Sondergaard: Marketing, Artistic, Fundraising; Josh LaGrave: Administration, Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,No 25392,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,5225,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The audience, performers, and off-stage participants will report high satisfaction with the arts experience. An audience watcher will observe audiences exhibiting a positive reception to the arts experience. Positive comments from audiences in general and body language and non-verbal responses from the middle school groups in attendance will substantiate the positive impact attending this production has had on audiences.Audience Exit Survey; Audience Comments on Post-It notes followed by a Word Cloud highlighting the degree to which responses were made; observations by an audience watcher; and a participants’ evaluation survey will be used to measure the impact this production has had on audiences.","An audience survey was administered. Overall enjoyment of the show was high. The audience was also observed by an ôaudience watcherö who reported strong engagement with the production, especially in the attentiveness of middle school students who were especially engaged while watching the character Amahl, a middle school student playing a difficult role central to the show.",,5300,"Other, local or private",10525,,"Gail Haller, Kurt Hansen, Robert Light, Jan Kehr, Martha Vetter, John McKinney, Patricia Dove, John Rasmussen, Paul Dove, Gary Stennes ",,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at the Park Rapids Armory Theater, December 12-14.",2014-12-12,2014-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Cass, Beltrami, Wadena, Becker, Otter Tail, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-54,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist; Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Debra Warren: Visual Artist, Musician; Bernice Mitchell-Diver: Dancer, Theatrical Artist, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Folk Dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, Film Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer.",,No 26849,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Inspire students to recognize/address perceived barriers to participation. Often students believe their options in theatre are limited. Teaches them to achieve their dreams, creates a new artistic-educational relationship for Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and Paradise Center for the Arts. Audience size, program initiative at Paradise Center for the Arts increases.Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf will record video, interview students about Deaf theatre and share stories with VSA and Paradise Center for the Arts about growth in student pride. Paradise Center for the Arts will analyze attendance and requests/offering of ASL interpretation/captioning. VSA Minnesota will help with captioning equipment and identifying interpreters and captioners.","The students had an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and pride. They loved being on stage and performing for a live audience. They recognized that in the mainstream there are many barriers to face as a deaf or hard of hearing actor, but they can accomplish their dreams.",,5142,"Other, local or private",15142,,"Marty Amundson, Jan Bailey: Joyce Daugaard, Gary Lazarz, Joan Breslin-Larson, Gwendolyn Jackson, Sonny Wasilowski",,"Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Hands in Action by National Theatre of the Deaf",2014-02-03,2014-05-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxie,Mitchell,"Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf","615 Olof Hanson Dr",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6600 ",roxie.mitchell@msad.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Scott, Steele, Todd, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-48,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26850,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2014,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality of arts opportunities will increase by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. The applicant organization will build new relationships with members of groups to develop heighted appreciation for the performing arts. Increase current audience attendance levels. Capture the impressions of students participating in on-site school visits.They will tabulate attendance numbers, use on-site surveys, perform exit interviews, track anecdotal feedback, and tabulate fundraising and advertising financial levels.","The quality of arts opportunities was increased by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. The applicant organization built new relationships with members of groups to develop heighted appreciation for the performing arts. Increased current audience attendance levels. Captured the impressions of students participating in on-site school visits.",,68870,"Other, local or private",75870,,"John Lindberg, Doug Snapp, Dale Haefner, Gerard Aloisio",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor five music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2014-15 Performance Series. This will also include outreach activities at two area schools by some of the performing artists, and a presentation for the community.",2014-04-15,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","202 Performing Arts Center Dept of Music",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-210,"Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, and volunteer with the St James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, and has written and directed plays; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, and active member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: a college professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, and volunteer with the St James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, and has written and directed plays; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, and active member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: a college professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,No 27027,"Arts Access",2014,33550,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","ArtStart expands its capacity to serve the older teen community through a participant-centered, career exploration arts program. ArtStart surveys students and artists to determine the success of each of the program components, studio arts, public art awareness and creation, internship with a teaching artist, and the business of art. 2: ArtStart artists address individual participant needs and interests, as well as foster collaboration to ensure participant success. The program evaluator and an artist interview each student weekly using the reflective protocol process to determine how to deepen each participant's engagement in the program.","ArtStart expanded its capacity to serve older underserved teens through a participant-centered career exploration arts program and built relationships with other arts organizations. 2: ArtStart artists collaborated with environmental and arts-based organizations to design experiences that met individual and group needs.",,1000,"Other, local or private",34550,,"Barbara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Lois Eliason, Deb Holtz, Elisabeth Wright",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Signatures is an expansion program of ArtStart’s Camp CREATE for teens. Signatures involves ten underserved youth, ages 16-18 years, who work with artists for five weeks in studio arts classes, paid internships, retail, and public art experiences.",2014-02-01,2014-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-219,"Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27028,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden exposure to diverse cultures and traditions to populations and communities that lack such access to global performing arts opportunities. We will use following Evaluation Benchmarks to determine the success: High artistic quality of the tour; Event Flyers to indicate the Activities hosted time/location; Successfully involved the target numbers of artists and audiences in the tour. 2: Impact Outcome: Successfully reduced three barriers (availability, accessibility and fear of unfamiliar arts) for rural community able to enjoy Asian Arts. We will use following evaluation benchmarks to determine the success: Reflecting through pre/post-evaluation among artists; focus group discussion with host sites/planning committee; audience's reflections, surveys with at least 80% satisfaction rate.","Completed four tours, and reaching target audience of 5,500, with 90% of new patrons to Asian dances throughout the state. 2: Successfully reduced 3 barriers (Availability, Accessibility and Fear of Unfamiliar Arts) for rural community able to enjoy Asian Arts.",,30000,"Other, local or private",130000,8007,"Lambert Lum, Ange Hwang, Rachel Endo, Phil Raskin, Matthew Clark, Tie Oie, Vang Xiong",1,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Asian Media Access will tour YIYUSA, a Pan-Asian dance drama, to Marshall, Duluth, and Morris. This project strives to showcase diverse Asian dances and to support hard to reach audiences with a shared vision of presenting the best Pan-Asian arts to rural Minnesota.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-181,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27037,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,11517,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Beyond Ballroom Dance Company will tour to two communities, revisiting Detroit Lakes after six years and presenting in Staples for the first time. Response from the audience will be evaluated through post show meet the company discussions. Company members will participate in a post-tour meeting to evaluate the response to their work and outreach activities.","Beyond Ballroom Dance Company performed in two communities the company had not previously had the opportunity to visit, Duluth and Staples, Minnesota. 2: The communities of Duluth and Staples, Minnesota had the opportunity to host an original production by Beyond Ballroom Dance Company.",,4743,"Other, local or private",16260,500,"Jeanie LaFavor, Jane Phipps, Eileen Arcilla, Nathan Daniels, Deanne Michael, Julie Jacobson, Mark Jacobson, Anne LaTourelle, Deloris Ouren",,"Beyond Ballroom Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Beyond Ballroom Dance Company will present an evening of original work highlighting the artistry of ballroom dance, in partnership with The Historic Holmes Theater (Detroit Lakes) and Centennial Auditorium (Staples), as well as related outreach activities.",2014-08-25,2015-02-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deanne,Michael,"Beyond Ballroom Dance Company","5315 Oliver Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419-1054,"(612) 508-9255 ",deanne@beyondballroom.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-183,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27047,"Arts Access",2014,63287,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The project outcome is to see at least 1,000 people in the Brainerd Lakes Region attend the four poetry events planned for 2014. This outcome will be evaluated through a straightforward count of filled seats. Additionally, this will be assessed through a sampled, evaluative questionnaire, and a survey of media reviews (television, radio and print media). 2: We will illustrate that experiences with poetry are essential, that superb experiences with the literary should be available regardless of geography and income levels. With a location in rural central Minnesota, our community is a long drive from the Twin Cities (a cultural, artistic hub), and we need to dream into being literary events for those constrained by finances and geography. Surveys will prove satisfaction.","All events were at the 274 person capacity of the Chalberg Theater. Workshop attendance exceeded our expectations by averaging between 50-85. 2: Evaluations proved out that the poet experience was rated 87% excellent or good. 76% expressed that the event has a positive impact on their lives and was their first poet reading.",,8655,"Other, local or private",63287,,"Curt Nielsen, President, Pat Altrichter, Vice President, Mary Boran, Secretary, Brenda Pfeffer, Bookkeeper/Treasurer, Paul Bloom, Jeff Collins, Jeanne Larson, Brian Lemieux, Jon Luhrs, Ron Morris, Gambling Manager, Pam Olson-Lorenz, MichelleSakryWinkelman",,"Crossing Arts Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Crossing Arts Alliance and Central Lakes College -Verse Like Water, will organize, promote, and host four internationally known poets with readings, workshops, and a writer-in-residence that will enrich the cultural lives of the citizens of central Minnesota.",2014-01-01,2014-11-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Johnson,"Crossing Arts Alliance","1001 Kingwood St Ste 114",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 833-0416 ",jjohnson@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-221,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 27050,"Arts Access",2014,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. We will build relationships with Somali immigrants by engaging them with dynamic, accessible, and educational arts programming. Success will be evaluated through attendance by the target population at Cedar events, conversations with program participants and target audience members, number of organizational partners, and impact on the community as determined by external market research. 2. The Cedar’s Somali Community Liaison and Senior Administrators will work with Somali leaders and organizations to overcome barriers to participation. Success will be evaluated based on whether we are able to engage new individuals from the target audience in our programming who were previously disinclined to participate.","We engaged new and repeat Somali audience members by programming Somali and non-Somali artists of interest in partnership with Somali organizations.",,125000,"Other, local or private",225000,34936,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Michelle Courtright, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Steve Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True, Robert Simonds",0.75,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Cedar will continue and expand our program that engages the Twin Cities’ Somali immigrant and refugee communities with the arts, through music performances, workshops, poetry readings, and collaborative, interdisciplinary events.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-222,"Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27055,"Arts Access",2014,46795,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Children's Theatre Company will deepen relationships with families and organizations working in the autism spectrum disorder community. Children's Theatre Company will hold reflection meetings with community partners/autism spectrum disorder experts during the season to assess gather feedback and assess progress. 2: Children's Theatre Company will work with autism spectrum disorder advocates, families, and young people to identify and mitigate real and perceived barriers to participation. Children's Theatre Company will conduct surveys of participating families following each sensory-friendly performances to assess how well performances/services are meeting their needs.","CTC deepened relationship with families and organizations working in the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) community. 2: CTC worked with ASD advocates, families, and young people to identify and mitigate real and perceived barriers to participation.",,27950,"Other, local or private",74745,5420,"Fran Davis, Lili Hall, George E. Tyson III, Betsy Russomanno, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Tony Bohmert, Todd Brooks , Barbara Burwell, Jim Carlson, Y. Ralph Chu, Rusty Cohen, Paula Cooney,",,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Children's Theatre Company will increase access to high-quality theater for young people and families affected by autism, through four sensory-friendly performances of shows in its season, and targeted activities to increase awareness of autism at Children's Theatre Company and in the community.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-224,"Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27057,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,7710,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Claussen will have the opportunity to develop a concert program featuring many styles of music, stretching her in unexplored genres, and giving her the opportunity to reach new audiences. Claussen will write an article evaluating her experience performing new music to new audiences as well as her growth in the area of touring. This article will be published on her official website. 2: Five rural communities will have the opportunity to attend a free harp concert and interact with a new instrument. Individuals will have the option of signing up for a ten-minute harp lessons. In an informal observation of audience response after each concert, as well as by requesting written feedback in person and online.","Stephanie Claussen prepared a varied program for solo harp including jazz, medieval pieces, pop songs and her own work. She presented this program free of charge throughout Minnesota. 2: Funded by an Arts Tour Grant, Claussen's project exposed audiences in six towns to unexpected harp music and allowed a number of individuals to experience playing harp for the first time.",,2000,"Other, local or private",9710,,,,"Stephanie R. Claussen",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Stephanie Claussen will present an eclectic hour-long concert performed on solo harp in five rural Minnesota communities, followed by an informal question and answer session and an opportunity for individual community members to receive ten-minute introductory harp lessons.",2014-04-01,2015-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Claussen,"Stephanie R. Claussen",,,MN,,"(651) 647-1139 ",harp@stephanieclaussen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Ramsey, Renville, St. Louis, Wadena, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-188,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 27058,"Arts Access",2014,95000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring theatre to 55 centers that serve elder Minnesotans whose cognitive and physical challenges limit their access to creating, responding and performing theatre. 1) 55 sites already self-identified as being underserved by theatre and have identified their clients as underserved. 2) A question on our final Staff evaluation will demonstrate whether we have built a relationship by asking if centers will pay $200 to provide future Elders CLIMBing programming. 2: Elders CLIMBing Two creates theatre appropriate to the abilities of Elders that also overcomes transportation, location and cost barriers. Site Staff and Elders assess appropriateness to disabilities barrier on daily evaluations. The final evaluation also asks if they have location, transportation and/or financial barriers and if Elders CLIMBing Two overcame them.","Elders CLIMBing 2 gave 1018 Elders at 55 Minnesota centers access to creating, performing, and responding to theatre. 2: Elders CLIMBing 2 provided appropriate theatre experiences for elder Minnesotans that overcame transportation, location, and cost barriers.",,3200,"Other, local or private",98200,39265,"Jim Gambone, Bonnie C. Matson, Joseph Atkins, Bill Partlan, James Olney, Milan Mockovak, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",1.85,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Elders CLIMBing Two engages 1,238 older Minnesotans, many cognitively and/or physically challenged, in 4-8 sessions to actively create, perform and respond to theater at both English and non-English speaking centers throughout Minnesota.",2014-03-10,2014-11-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 22",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-225,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27061,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,47508,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Concerts in homeless shelters, veterans facilities and community centers in five rural Minnesota communities. Collective songwriting session one-day prior in site facilities, so their voices can be heard. Via audience surveys, informal conversations, and post-project meetings, we will determine how this project has advanced the needs of forgotten populations and audiences, and individuals/organizations that support them. 2: Community Celebration of Place will work with organizational sites that would not have the capacity to host us without support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and other partners. Through observation and post-project meetings, we will gauge how forgotten populations and audiences and host organizations benefited from the opportunity to work with an experienced touring group like American Roots Revue, as well as from other community partnerships forged through this project.","American Roots Revue performed at a highly professional level in five rural Minnesota communities. Five collectively written songs were created in partnership with community organizations. 2: American Roots Revue shined a light on each of these communities through song and celebration and, therefore, became a thread that tied these communities together through a shared experience.",,11877,"Other, local or private",59385,4000,"Dr. Thomas O'Connell, Bonnie Jean Flom, Harold Mezile, Thelma Nayquonabe, Dr. Scott Peters, Dr. Jack Shelton, Connie Goldman, Hank Fridell, Richard Spratt",0.5,"Community Celebration of Place","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Community Celebration of Place will present the American Roots Revue in five greater Minnesota communities for forgotten populations and audiences in partnership with homeless shelters, incarceration facilities, and community and veterans organizations.",2014-03-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Long,"Community Celebration of Place","3357 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 722-9775 ",larrylong@communitycelebration.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-191,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27077,"Arts Access",2014,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Compelling Spanish-language films, and an innovative marketing and outreach campaign will ensure record participation of Spanish-speaking community. Tracking attendance will be a key evaluation tool. Attendance numbers will be tabulated and audience surveys employed. The efficacy of our marketing strategy will be measured through feedback from community organizations and attendees. 2: Members of Minnesota’s Spanish-speaking populations attend films and events in Phase one of Ciné Latino in Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival, April 2014. Track attendance with bilingual feedback surveys; observe and record community engagement at events and discussions; qualitative feedback from community partners; track commitment opportunities, e.g. promotions, RSVP lists, free/reduced admission.","Compelling Spanish-language films and innovative marketing and outreach efforts brought record participation from the Spanish-speaking community. 2: Members of Minnesota’s Spanish-speaking populations attended films and events as part of Cine Latino during the MSP Int’l Film Fest, April 2014.",,70500,"Other, local or private",170500,3607,"Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Senator Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Jacob Frey, Max Musicant, Mary Reyelts, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Frances Wilkinson",1.75,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Ciné Latino is a strategic film programming and exhibition project aimed at increasing arts access for Spanish-speaking Minnesotans.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-229,"Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27086,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,38768,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The tour will pilot Great Northern Union Chorus’ strategy to make a significant, lasting difference in the accessibility of its unique art form to underserved communities. Evaluation instruments will measure not just audience response, but previous exposure to the form. Influential choral intermediaries (e.g., choir directors) will be queried as to their increased understanding and interest in the form. 2: Great Northern Union Chorus will perform for the first time in Grand Rapids and Staples. Project learnings will drive future touring projects in unexposed communities. In addition to the evaluation instrument, Great Northern Union Chorus' performance and project leaders will formally debrief with community leaders at both tour sites to identify what worked and what didn’t in order to refine its future touring strategy.","We performed in Grand Rapids and Staples. We made our art accessible in underserved communities, particularly for young men.",,10300,"Other, local or private",49068,,"Peter Benson, Jeff Taxdahl, Erik Dove, Joe Cossette, Brent Benrud, Kevin Lynch, Jerod Guida, Dan True, Bob Dowma, Roger Wambheim, Rick Hurd",,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Great Northern Union Chorus, an internationally acclaimed, 100+ voice men’s barbershop and a cappella chorus, will perform a major concert and set of community engagements in Grand Rapids and Staples, aimed at promoting a lifetime of singing.",2014-03-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",Klynch@ljj.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-194,"Jeffery Amundson: Executive Director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Christopher Atkins: Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Sharon Bailey: Artist, Arts Administrator; Tania Blanich: Executive Director, Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Molly Chase: Managing director, Springboard for the Arts; board member and managing director, HUGE Improv Theater; Elisabeth Comeaux: Fundraiser / development manager, Minnesota Opera; Vanessa Healey: Production Stage Manager and Performing Arts Manager, Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts; performing arts, production and arts administration; Rebecca Petersen: Executive director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Luverne Seifert: Head of BA Performance, Department of Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota. Co-founder of Sod House Theater Company.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27093,"Arts Access",2014,41180,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","History Theatre will deepen the connection between youth and adult audiences to Minnesotan's shared history through theatre productions and complimentary activities. History Theatre will conduct post-program surveys (in person and online) with participants of the program to assess what barriers Passport to History mitigates (real and perceived). 2: History Theatre increases the number of new, underserved students and audiences and deepens its relationship with current participants. History Theatre will track numbers of new and existing underserved Twin Cities metro and greater Minnesota participating in Passport to History.","Offering subsidy resulted in reaching 1966 youth and 566 adults, exceeding projected attendance outcomes of 1,100 youth and 400 adult participants. 2: Based on data obtained, theatre staff estimate that fully half of all youth and adult participants were new or first-time attendees.",,15220,"Other, local or private",56400,,"Phil Riveness, Melissa Mulloy, Tyler Zehring, Roger Brooks, John Apitz, Connie Braziel, Wayne Hamiltion, Jillian Hoffman, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Gene Merriam, Henri Minette, Cheryl Moore, Jeffrey Peterson, Ken Peterson, Jon Rusten, Geoffrey Slyvester,",,"The History Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Passport to History offers a PASSPORT, a menu of program and cost options that remove barriers to participation, for underserved youth and adult audiences to attend live theater, with customizable activities including artist-led workshops, guest presenters, and history immersion tours at area cultural venues.",2014-01-01,2014-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4323 ",janeellencunningham@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-234,"Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27096,"Arts Access",2014,42000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Low-income residents and seniors living near Saint Paul’s Green Line will have access to the free Twin Cities Jazz Festival at seven neighborhood venues. We will survey festival partners and venues for documenting audience numbers and for partners’ evaluations and invite audiences to participate in an online survey during and after the festival run June 26-28, available through August 15, 2014. 2: We will identify and address lack of jazz programming for low-income residents and seniors living near Metro Transit’s new Green Line in Saint Paul. We will survey partners and venues in planning and addressing barriers for participation in music programs. We will document attendance at seven venues along Metro Transit Green Line based on police estimates and venues’ reports.","TCJ provided 33 free jazz shows and one free clinic in six venues along Saint Paul's Green Line for 1,450 attendees. 2: 1) 34 free shows. 2) Six venues near senior housing in Rondo and at Episcopal Homes in the Midway. 3) Free Metro bus and Green Line passes. 4) Family-friendly indoor/outdoor venues.",,,,42000,7700,"Jim Scheibel, Steve Heckler, Ellis Bullock, Barbara Davis, Phylis Olin, Kevin Barnes, Larry Stoaiken, Pat Courtemanche, Tom Edman, Alden Drew",,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will expand its free three-day outdoor festival, which attracts 40,000 jazz fans to downtown Saint Paul, to additional audiences of 1,900 at seven new venues located along Metro Transit’s Green Line light rail opening in 2014.",2014-01-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 140","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",lauralittleford@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-235,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27098,"Arts Access",2014,97850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance partnership with The Link resulting in potential ongoing programming that engages the target population with Illusion and the art of theater. Illusion leadership will engage in discussions and interviews and with The Link staff to determine the success of the project and the potential for ongoing collaboration. 2: 200 at-risk and in-risk youth and young adults (age 16-24) will attend Illusion plays/events/workshops designed for the target group. Illusion will maintain accurate attendance records.","Illusion enhanced its partnership with The Link resulting in potential ongoing programming that engages Link youth with Illusion and art of theater. 2: 198 in- and at-risk youth and young adults participated in Illusion plays and workshops; 30 attended more than one event.",,13000,"Other, local or private",110850,3000,"Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien ,Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin,",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Illusion Theater will expand its partnership with The Link, a Twin Cities supportive program, to engage 200-400 in-risk and at-risk youth with Illusion, to provide access to theater while improving life chances for the youth.",2014-01-01,2015-02-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-236,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27103,"Arts Access",2014,55991,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Interact will increase number of people with disabilities who attend our Theater and Gallery events by removing financial barriers. We will provide $5 tickets for Theater event for 750 patrons with disabilities and their companions. We will also provide a $5 subsidy for any patron - Theater or Gallery events - using accessible transportation. To evaluate, we will track number of tickets used and ride reimbursements requested. 2: Interact will mitigate perceptual barriers that people with disabilities might not be welcome, or might have difficulty attending our events. We will track the number of Disability Concierge visits to introduce our work and nurture relationships. We will track questions or problems that arise and how they are reconciled, to create a system of best practices. We will conduct focus groups during and at the end of the project to access satisfaction.","Real barriers – ticket cost – were identified and addressed with ticket discounts. To our surprise, no one asked for the transportation subsidy. 2: We learned about perceived barriers through our new Concierge’s engagement in the community.",,1206816,"Other, local or private",1263066,,"Jeanne Calvit, Sally Hebson, Linda Myers Shelton, Jeanie Watson, Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson",0.6,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Dis/Cover the Arts expands its capacity to grow audiences of people with disabilities, and include people with disabilities in arts programming, by removing barriers, fulfilling its mission to create art that challenges perceptions of disability.",2014-01-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","212 3rd Ave N Ste 140",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1434,"(612) 339-5145x 10",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-239,"Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 27105,"Arts Access",2014,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of our target communities with mobility limitations will be able to attend on-site performances and presentations by world-class musicians from a variety of cultures. The number of residents using wheel chairs, walker, scooters, in attendance will be counted, as well as the number of viewers of the concerts on the community-wide television network. 2: Our organization will build relationships with these communities that will be ongoing and expanding. International Friendship Through the Performing Arts, Northfield Retirement Community, and The Commons staff will discuss the results and plans for future years within one week following the completion of each event.","Residents of our target retirement communities, their family and surrounding community members were able to attend performances by world-class musicians in the comfort of their own living spaces. 2: Twelve extremely successful concerts in two retirement communities were presented to the delight of residents. This was the first such concert series for both. ",,,,25000,542,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Professor C. Victor Fung, Linda Reed, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Professor James Standifer, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng",1,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will hire top ethnic and jazz musicians to perform concerts and participate in outreach activities within the Northfield Retirement Community and The Commons on Marice in Eagan.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628 ",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-241,"Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27106,"Arts Access",2014,54384,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Iraqis in Minnesota participate in the arts by writing and producing short videos. Iraqi-American audiences view art by and about their community. Success means 8-12 Iraqis worked collaboratively to produce seven short films. Artistic quality will be qualitatively assessed by the Teaching Artist, Mizna, and through audience surveys. Anonymous surveys will also track ethnic composition of audience. 2: We provide a free, yearlong documentary mentorship with on-call counselor and interpreters available to participants who would otherwise face economic, language, and cultural barriers. Pre- and post-project surveys for each participant will include specific questions about these barriers and how well they were overcome. Completed forms will be given to the independent evaluator to assess and to follow-up on.","Iraqis in Minnesota participated in the arts by writing and producing short films. Iraqi and American audiences viewed the films by and about their community. 2: We provided a free yearlong documentary mentorship with on-call counselor and interpreters available to participants who would otherwise face economic, language and cultural barriers. ",,,,54384,5034,"Stephen Clemens, Paul Perkal, Allen Nettles, Sarah Kanan, Salam Murtada, Kathy McKay, Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, David Smith",0.25,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Iraqi Voices is a collaborative mentorship program that gives Iraqis in Minnesota support and training to produce high-quality documentary video shorts. The project will result in seven shorts, to be screened at the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival and submitted to festivals worldwide.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,McKay,"Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project","416 Hennepin Ave Ste 116",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(952) 545-9981 ",kathy@reconciliationproject.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-242,"Maya Beecham: Executive assistant and creativity director, Youthprise; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College, Northfield; Gregory Bullard: Independent Management Consultant, Bullseye Services Corp.; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Sherri Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Paul Robinson: Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul; Jessica Roeder: Writer, poet and teacher","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27111,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,34536,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will take my show to curbsides or grassy fields as I engage new venues and gatherings for a puppet show. I will forge good working relations with each new presenter. I will provide surveys to presenters to evaluate their satisfaction with our program. We will assess the likelihood of their inviting us back, or being inclined to have other touring artists. 2: I have chosen a number of communities and types of venues in my tour that I have not previously visited. Evaluation will assess numbers of audience in attendance, audience response to the program, evaluation of touring artists as to the success of the show in the particular venue.","We presented fifteen shows at thirteen non-theater venues. 2: I toured The On-Time Circus to thirteen venues, and nine of the eleven presenters were new to me. The venues were all non-traditional settings for theater to take place.",,8634,"Other, local or private",43170,1500,,,"Margaret S. McCreary AKA Margo McCreary",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Margo McCreary will tour the musical puppet show Dogs Make Do in a hand-built puppet trailer, performing for audiences who have gathered for a variety of activities including county fairs, community festivals, local farmers' markets, and camping.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,McCreary,"Margaret S. McCreary AKA Margo McCreary",,,MN,,"(612) 735-7296 ",mcc@earpop.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Hubbard, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-197,"Jessica Frost: Program Director, North House Folk School; Robin Gillette: Arts Administrator, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jane Gudmundson: Freelance consultation, education and the arts; George Keller: Performer, Producer, Educator; Katherine Milton: Independent instructional designer and arts administrator; board member, Minnesota State University Design Council; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival www.tcbff.org; Elizabeth Mowry: Community engagement coordinator, Juxtaposition Arts; Douglas Scholz-Carlson: Artistic director, Great River Shakespeare Festival; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27133,"Arts Access",2014,96690,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will expand two current and add two new partnerships with agencies specializing in work with seniors including those with low-income and memory loss. We will interview partner staff as well as observe and survey participants (or their caregivers as appropriate) at the beginning and end of the project (January 1 to December 31, 2014). 2: We will address the lack of participatory music programming for seniors by delivering music activities at sixteen locations where seniors live or gather. We will collaborate with four agencies specializing in senior programs. We will document attendance of 645 program participants at sixteen sites in the Twin Cities. Feedback will be collected from seniors (or caregivers as appropriate) and agency staff.","More seniors have access to MacPhail Music for Life through new and expanded work Ebenezer, Lyngblomsten, Ecumen and the Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota-North Dakota. 2: MacPhail listened to the needs of seniors, caregivers and partner staff to create participatory music learning programs for seniors with memory loss.",,24990,"Other, local or private",121680,,"Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Thomas Clark, Joaquin Delgad, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Penny Hunt, Robert L",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"MacPhail will expand access to music making and performances for seniors including those with low-income or memory loss in four partnerships with Ebenezer, Lyngblomsten, Ecumen and Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota at 16 locations.",2014-01-01,2015-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Fideler,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5326 ",fideler.leslie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-245,"Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 27151,"Arts Access",2014,36569,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Movement Wise will provide a new opportunity for older adults to engage with dance, with planning and evaluation that enables relationship-building. Movement Wise will reach 80 older adults (tracking quantitatively). In addition to a group discussion at the final session, the impact evaluation will include one-on-one participant interviews and follow up calls. 2: Identify the needs, interests, and barriers to participation of target group through planning and evaluation to inform a sustainable full program launch. Notes on comments about needs, interests, and barriers will be compiled from planning committee meetings. The qualitative and quantitative impact evaluation results will also compiled for review in the outcome assessment.","Through Movement Wise, The Cowles Center reached 110 adults, 55 years of age, and older, through five six-week, movement-based workshops with performing arts appreciation. 2: To provide effective, movement-based workshops to older adults, The Cowles Center must tailor workshops to participant’s ability level, and maintain small class sizes.",,,,36569,4574,"Stephanie Ball, David Corkum, Teresa Daly, Suzy Danner, Wendy Dayton, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Michelle Grabanski-Pohlad, Barbara Hamilton-Sustad, Katherine Hayes, Ember Reichgott Junge, Lynn Kohlasch, L. Kelley Lindquist, Peggy Lucas, Kimberl",,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Movement Wise is a pilot program that will reach 80 adults aged 55 and older with movement workshops and live performances and discussions at The Cowles Center, while encouraging active physical and social participation and engaging the mind.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Carter,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 206-3623 ",ecarter@thecowlescenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-250,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27153,"Arts Access",2014,56595,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","African American, Native, bilingual Latinos, and people with disabilities (especially blind, deaf, and in chairs) participants will increase by 2,725 in 2014. In-depth surveying/data capture will assess success in providing access for NEW audiences/participants: 1,300 African American and East African-American, 100 Native, 650 Latino, and 675 people with disabilities (blind deaf, and with mobility issues). 2: No cost admission, free transportation, supertitle captioning, and tactile tours yield targeted growth. With Access funds in support of Mixed Blood's approach to revolutionizing access to live theatre, ASL, audio description and tactile tours will be provided to guests who self-identify as requiring those services.","More Minnesotans were able to participate in live theatre committed to the pursuit of social justice. 2: Mixed Blood identified real barriers to attendance and participation to live theatre, and pursued solutions to those barriers.",,566447,"Other, local or private",623042,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Debra Bryan, Molly Bott, Eric Hyde, Susan Mackay, Chad Weinstein, K David Hirschey, Jack Reuler, Kathleen Westerhaus, Warren Bowles, Sheila Gore Dennis, Nancy Koo, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, Eviano Useh, Jeff Schuur, Yolanda Cotterall,",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Via focused programming, customized services, targeted marketing, touring, and hiring dedicated staff, barriers - financial, language, geographic, transportation, and mobility - will be identified/eliminated to revolutionize access for these populations.",2014-01-01,2015-02-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-251,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27159,"Arts Access",2014,70000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our relationship with the South Asian, Arab and Arab American, Iranian and Latino/a communities deepen. Our evaluator will help us determine whether participants feel they had adequate opportunities to reflect, share and apply what they’ve learned, and whether their voice is heard in meetings, workshops and creation process. 2: Financial barriers, geographic barriers and barriers of cultural literacy are mitigated. Increased attendance of community members at Pangea programming, attendance at showings at community/religious centers, high levels of participation at workshops and a sustained relationship with participants that goes beyond this project.","Through the projects, Pangea deepened relationships with South Asian, Iranian and Latino/a community and built relationships with a new community. 2: During Tamasha, we identified multiple barriers to participation and addressed how we could mitigate them within the specific communities present.",,2000,"Other, local or private",72000,7800,"Afshan Anjum, Mona Carloni, Paul Cimmerer, Sharon Day, Christopher Fisher, Charlotte Flowers, Karen Lokkesmoe, Freida Martin, Rajan Menon, Dipankar Mukherjee, Meena Natarajan, Olga Herrera, Emily Anne Tuttle, Bertrand Wilson, Joyce Wisdom",,"Pangea World Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"TAMASHA will deepen relationships between and among the local South Asian, Iranian, Arab and Arab American, and Latino/a communities through outreach activities associated with three productions between January 2014 and December 2014.",2014-01-01,2015-02-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meena,Natarajan,"Pangea World Theater","711 W Lake St Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 822-0015 ",meena@pangeaworldtheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-252,"Michele Coppin: Painter and instructor, including work with seniors and genocide survivors; Katherine Dodge: Executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living; poet; Robert Hybben: Instructor, Hamline University; writer; Irna Landrum: Executive director, Summit-University Planning Council; community organizer and leadership developer; MaryLynn Pulscher: Environmental Education Coordinator, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Patricia Rall: Staff writer, Bemidji Pioneer; board member, Region Two Arts Council; Summer Scharringhausen: Board chair and former gallery director, Altered Esthetics; painter and multimedia artist; Robert Weisenfeld: Assistant vice president, corporate and foundation relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27166,"Arts Access",2014,22000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage new audiences by reaching out to underserved communities and encouraging planning, dialogue, and relationship-building with those communities. We will evaluate our goal of engaging new audiences through our one-on-one interactions with the Tour Hosts and their neighbors in the planning of the performances, and the post-performance gatherings in their homes and backyards. 2: Build understanding and appreciation of contemporary art forms by underserved audiences through participation and supplementary programming. We will evaluate our goal of building understanding and appreciation by assessing personal interactions with audience members during the post-performance gatherings, through printed surveys, blog posts, and a dinner with all the Hosts after the tour.","More Minnesotans were introduced to arts experiences outside their usual experience, and expressed interest in future events. 2: 430 patrons filled out the post-performance surveys, and of those 95% indicated geographic, economic, and/or perceptual barriers to their engaging with live arts experiences.",,9800,"Other, local or private",31800,1900,"Siana Goodwin, Jeffrey Morisson, Justin Bausch, Meggan Ellingboe, Nina Ebbighausen, Andi Cheney, Jennifer Ilse, Paul Herwig",,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Off-Leash Area’s project is the continuation and expansion of our Neighborhood Garage Tour program, touring original contemporary performance throughout the metro area: 24 performances in eight communities, reaching approximately 700 people.",2014-02-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Herwig,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","3540 34th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2733,"(612) 724-7372 ",offleash@offleasharea.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Pine, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-253,"Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27170,"Arts Access",2014,83150,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build relationships in the Cuban and Cuban American community and organizations; deepen ties with Latino, African and African American communities. Attendance by Cuban Americans and members of Latino, African and African American communities, participation by Cuban American organizations and surveys of participants indicating new knowledge or behavior based on their experience with the program. 2: Address economic barriers and perceptions of welcome. Programming events on and offsite, and creating bilingual and culturally relevant programming. Free and culturally relevant events (reduced ticket prices will be available for events at the Ordway) and evaluation will be based on attendance. Survey participants about their perceptions of the Ordway and its programs in Spanish and English.","The majority of people engaged were comprised of target populations, felt welcomed, had meaningful experiences, and were new to the Ordway. 2: Programs were adapted to the economic, geographical, and cultural needs and identity of the community resulting in increased feelings of welcome. ",,2250,"Other, local or private",85400,,"Scott P. Anderson, Jeannie Buckner; Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark L. Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Angie",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Ordway proposes a Cuban Festival in fall 2014 that will highlight the arts and culture of the Cuban community for Cuban, Latino, and broader audiences, planned with the guidance of a community council.",2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori-Anne,Williams,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lwilliams@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-254,"Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27174,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,24800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pelon will tour to eighteen new Minnesota sites and return to four previously visited sites with a new program. Presenters choose from one of five concerts plus outreach. Pelon will track sites visited, review audience and workshop evaluations, and make post-project inquiries to see if presenters are interested in scheduling another program in the future and/or if they will recommend her work to other Minnesota presenters. 2: Twenty-two diverse organizations (libraries, museums, art centers, theater, lifelong learning center, college, and peace group) will present Pelon’s programs. Pelon will follow-up with presenters to see if they benefitted from the opportunity to work with a professional touring musician and if the experience encourages them to present other touring artists in the future.","Lauren Pelon toured throughout Minnesota with a variety of concert programs and outreach activities, reaching 22 communities in 21 different counties. 2: A variety of community groups and nonprofit organizations throughout Minnesota presented Lauren Pelon’s concerts and outreach activities.",,7700,"Other, local or private",32500,,,,"Lauren J. Pelon",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Lauren Pelon will present concerts featuring twenty ancient and modern instruments with voice, and artist talkback sessions at twenty-two Minnesota sites. Five concerts are preceded by a vocal workshop and rehearsal, so that local singers can participate in the final song of the concert.",2014-03-01,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Pelon,"Lauren J. Pelon",,,MN,,"(651) 388-8945 ",laurenpelon@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Polk, Scott, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-207,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27184,"Arts Access",2014,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Veteran programs and art are seldom paired. Red Wing Arts Association, working with the Veterans Affairs and veteran groups, will provide 35+ veterans a six day arts experience. The primary evaluation of this outcome is in the number of veteran participants. Our goal is to have at least 35 participants. 2: The Red Wing Arts Association, working with the Veteran's Art Project Committee of veterans, veteran artists and organizations, will develop a meaningful arts retreat. Currently the retreat committee consists of an Iraq War veteran, an Army Reserve officer, Red Wing Arts Association members and staff. The committee and participating veterans will complete an evaluation of the retreat.","The RWAA had 25 veterans apply and 23 attend the Veterans Art Retreat. The Veterans Gallery Show attracted more artists and visitors to the gallery that we had expected. 2: Reaction of Vet Organizations ranged from support to skepticism. By the close, with the installation of the Tribute sculpture, we had their support.",,45500,"Other, local or private",75500,7048,"Chap Achen, Fritz Anderson, Sandy Giles, Curt Gruhl , Carol Eick, Jim Magnusson, Tao Peng",0.25,"Red Wing Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Veteran’s Art Experience will provide 40 veterans an opportunity to create art reflecting their military experience, through a variety of mediums. The gallery show will provide the public with an understanding of art and the veteran’s experience.",2014-05-03,2014-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Daniel P",Guida,"Red Wing Arts Association","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",info@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-257,"Lori Brink: Independent teaching artist in multi-media and visual arts for K-12 and adults; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, theatre arts educator; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota; freelance musician; Shakuntala Maheshwari: Folk visual artist and photographer; Jessica Shaykett: Librarian, American Craft Council","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 26389,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2014,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.Three surveys will be given toward the end of the tour: CityArt Artist Survey, CityArt Impact Survey and the General Public Survey. The CityArt Artist Survey will be giving to artists to gather feedback on their experience with the program. The CityArt Impact Survey will be given to City Center businesses to determine the overall impact that CityArt is having on their business and the community in general.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased.",,109000,"Other, local or private",116000,,"Tami Paulsen, David Wittenberg, Eric Harriman, Jessica Potter, Ann Vetter, Jo Guck Bailey, Dawn Ulrich, Mike Fischer, Tanya Ange, Peg Ganey, Sandra Oachs, Yvonne Carivoue, Shannon Beal, Melissa Bradley, Jeanne Galloway, Steve Mork, Barbe Marshall, Noelle ",,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 34 outdoor sculptures in downtown Mankato and North Mankato in 2014.",2014-05-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noelle,Lawton,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","PO Box 193",Mankato,MN,56002,"(708) 703-7326 ",noelle@cityartmankato.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-195,"Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, and volunteer with the St James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, and has written and directed plays; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, and active member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: a college professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.","Mary Jane Glawe: visual artist; Sara Krassin: arts administration for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, and volunteer with the St James Community Theater; Craig Nelson: business management and information technology; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher, and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Melanie Schmidt: high school speech coach, and Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Lauren Shoemaker: Music Instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Bonnie Taplin: volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival in Fairmont; Elizabeth Traxler: teacher, and has written and directed plays; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on fair boards and community festivals; Stacey Watje: actor, singer, and active member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Gina Wenger: a college professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Greg Wilkins: the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato.",,No 26504,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Chamber Music Society endeavors to increase interest in chamber music while providing exquisite concerts accessible to all. We use the finest musicians, concerts are free, and our venue is handicapped accessible with excellent acoustics. Our artists offer their insights into the music to audience members.A survey given out to audience members at the April concert ; Recordings made for each of the concerts; Concert analysis by the Rochester Chamber Music Society board; Feedback from the artists themselves; Informal discussions with audience members; Data collection regarding attendance, donations, and expenses.","We increased the number of arts events, increased the number of Minnesota artists involved in making art, and presented chamber music and jazz concerts of the highest quality with educational events for all audiences.",,8730,"Other, local or private",18730,,"Amy Acheson, Anthony Becker, David Carter, Eleanor Croone, Garda Kahn, Robert Kuyper, Elizabetn Olson, Judy Swanson",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival jazz concerts",2014-07-01,2014-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","2011 Grant Dr PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 786-3535 ",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Nicollet, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-3,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26524,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The Concerts at the Commonweal Theatre highlight collaboration between two art forms: classical chamber music and theatre. Stringwood outreach performances take place in Lanesboro, Rochester, La Crosse, and Winona.All performances are recorded and select concerts are broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio. We use Survey Monkey for program data collection. We also hold a call and response with the students and are able to gather discreet and valuable information about the success of the program.","Attendance at the concerts was tallied. An increase in returnees was noted.",,65634,"Other, local or private",75634,,"Robert Ashton, Dan Christianson, Tami Christianson, Jessie Conaway, Bruce Frutiger, Kathy Frutiger, Tex Hawkins, Fred Kiel, Dave Kolbert, Carol Lammers, Christian Milaster, Barb Mielke, Barb Owens, Mark Owens, Ray Schmitz, Kevin Schreurs, Sue Schreurs",,"Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center AKA Stringwood Summer Music Festival","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2014 Stringwood Chamber Music Festival",2014-06-08,2014-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerome,Deeden,"Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center","28097 Goodview Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(608) 467-2437 ",info@eagle-bluff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-9,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26535,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","One measurable outcome is the geographic area that festival attendees are from. Another outcome is whether we attract new participants. We provide a high quality and diverse music and arts education experience to the public in an area of Minnesota which does not currently offer this type of singular event.We measure attendance at both festival and workshops, comparing participation, ticket sales and awareness over last year. We survey attendees via email and print to gather, among other info, zip codes to determine geographic representation. We also solicit feedback via social network sites.","We offered a variety of music and educational programming to a diverse audience in order to provide increased awareness and understanding of roots/blue/Americana music styles and the cultural impact of this music in our society.",,21305,"Other, local or private",31305,,"Brenda Guitreau, Jacqueline Kohlmeyer, Rick Miller, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Denise Robertson, James Ryan, Dick Stevenson, Dean Tollefsrud, Peggy Zweifel",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Hambone Music Festival 2014",2014-07-11,2014-07-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","2130 S Broadway Ste 100",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 538-1651 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-15,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26548,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,5300,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A goal of 500 visitors per day has been set for 2014 Old Tyme Days. Art show participants, costumer competitors, musicians and history presenters should increase 20%.Visitor surveys will be available for comments and suggestions from tourists. Comment cards will be distributed to all exhibitors and participants. These surveys will emphasize the changes in events new to 2014, effectiveness of signage and advertising and overall success of Old Tyme Days and their part.","Our goal was to increase the music venues and attendance, which was met with this funding.",,4175,"Other, local or private",9475,,"Chuck Bradford, Terry Eckstein, Karl Huppler, Jeff Ingalls, Adrienne McNiff, Bob Soland, Don Swanson",,"Mantorville Economic Development Authority","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Old Tyme Days a celebration of arts and culture in Mantorville",2013-12-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Huppler,"Mantorville Economic Development Authority","21 5th St E PO Box 188",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 635-5170 ",mantorvilletourism@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-19,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26556,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Our goals are to meet or exceed the high participation levels of previous Sidewalk Poetry Contests, to increase participation in the Poem in Your Pocket and Capstone events, and to imprint 8-10 additional poems in the sidewalks of downtown Northfield where they are accessible to all.We will measure these outcomes by counting the number of poets participating, along with the number of poems submitted to the contest. We will also count the individuals participating in our Kick-off and Capstone events. We will document the installation of the new poems in our city sidewalks.","Attendance increased. We estimated that 130 people participated in the celebration. Some interested people even came from outside Northfield.",,2350,"Other, local or private",12350,,"Christie Clarke, Dan Dressen, Bonnie Jean Flom, Steve Richardson, Leslie Schultz, Philip Spensley, Tim Vick",,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Northfield Sidewalk Public Poetry Project 2014",2014-01-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Madigan,"City of Northfield AKA Northfield Arts and Culture Commission","801 Washington St",Northfield,MN,55057-2598,"(507) 645-8863 ",info@ci.northfield.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-23,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes 26557,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","At least 400 low-income and/or at-risk youth will take part in art enrichment.PRIMEtime tracks participation of children in its program and each of its activities. PRIMEtime administers an evaluation at the end of the school year and summer programming.","At least 400 low-income and/or at-risk youth took part in art enrichment activities led by local artists.",,36775,"Other, local or private",46775,,"Ben Andrew, Beth Berry, Jom Blaha, Corey Butler, Barry Carlson, Cathy Carlson, Luis Dominguez, Kris Estenson, Barb Farmer, Helen Forsythe, Nancy Hegland, Penny Hillemann, Lisa Malecha, Jhosi Martinez, Erin Mayberry, Monte Nelson, Scott Richardson, Joy Rig",,"Northfield Healthy Community Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Here We Are Art Enrichment at PLUS and Summer PLUS",2013-12-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Pruitt,"Northfield Healthy Community Initiative","1651 Jefferson Pkwy Ste HS128",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-3524 ",info@northfieldhci.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-24,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26558,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,6400,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Activities led by local artists.We hope to have 5 different articles about the Young Sculptors in the Northfield News from January to June. We also hope to have a full color photo of the sculpture in the June Northfield Entertainment guide. We hope to have participants interviewed on KYMN.","Students had the opportunity to work with a very unusual art medium: glass, both mold making and glass blowing, creating pieces to be incorporated into a sculpture.",,1400,"Other, local or private",7800,,"John Fossum, Rob Hardy, Ellen Iverson, Annie Maple, Kari Nelson, Julie Pritchard, Noel Stratmoen",,"Northfield Public Schools AKA Northfield High School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Northfield Young Sculptors Project",2013-12-02,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christie,Clarke,"Northfield Public Schools AKA Northfield High School","1600 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2799,"(507) 645-0630 ",christie.clarke@nfld.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-25,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26560,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Age is a perceived barrier to participation in the arts. Some older people do not think they can do art, and many people of all ages think that older folk do not produce it worthy of their attention. Outcome: Attendance at Northfield Senior Citizens Gallery receptions will increase by 25%.To measure this outcome we will record attendance. At all Northfield Senior Citizens Gallery receptions, as we have done in the past, and will compare these totals for the grant period with the same period last year.","Goal to increase gallery attendance by 25% was set as a way to address perceived barriers to appreciation of seniors' artwork. Overall attendance increased by 23.8%, so the goal was essentially met.",,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Nancy Ashmore, Tom Brawley, Bernard Borene, Bob Craig, Don Diehl, Beth Enden, Duane Everson, Gerry Gengenbach, Bill Gruszewski, Dorothy Hammer, Mary Kormann, Elizabeth Olson, Gordon Simonson, Greg Smith, Phil Winter",,"Northfield Senior Citizens, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Improved Northfield Senior Citizens Gallery Features Asian Brush Painting",2014-06-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patsy,Dew,"Northfield Senior Citizens","1651 Jefferson Pkwy",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-3700 ",patsydew@nscmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-26,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Andrea Gaffke: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson: curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Joan Sween: novelist, columnist, playwright; Gary Tollers: musician.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Connie Nelson: retired music educator; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26573,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","300 people will gain a belief understanding of the fiber arts. 12 people wit gain an in depth knowledge at felt mating and will increase their skill making art from fiber.The lecture, workshop and fiber art hands-on demonstration will be available in an area that has limited access to an artist of Janice Arnold's caliber. The tour also draws other interested individuals from the rural/agriculture communities who are then exposed to the fiber arts.","Our goal to expose 12 people to the fiber arts was exceeded by having 15 people participate in receiving an in-depth knowledge of felt-making and increase their skill through a day-long workshop. About 500 people attended the event and gained a better understanding of the fiber arts.",,3300,"Other, local or private",11300,,"Kitty Baker, Chris Kudrna, Helene Murray, Tracy Singleton, Bill Swanson, Beth Waterhouse",,"Renewing the Countryside","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Time Travel with the Art of Feltmaking",2014-07-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Mueller,"Renewing the Countryside","59846 County 68 PO Box 1","Zumbro Falls",MN,55991,"(612) 251-7304 ",muellers@acegroup.cc,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-31,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Andrea Gaffke: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson: curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Joan Sween: novelist, columnist, playwright; Gary Tollers: musician.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Connie Nelson: retired music educator; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26590,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale will provide two performances of the Nutcracker Ballet, to audience of nearly 3,000 people from Southeastern Minnesota who would not otherwise have opportunity to experience or participate in a full original production of one of the most renowned and treasured classical ballets.Post event surveys of audience and artists to improve the experience. Performance will be recorded for artistic performance evaluation. Ticket sales will measure revenue and audience attendance goals. A new online ticket system will track geographic areas of attendees.","Access to full original production of classical ballet. In addition to selling 1,484 tickets to this event, 216 tickets were given away to the Boys and Girls Club, Ronald McDonald House, and families at Brighter Tomorrows, an outreach organization serving families affected by childhood cancers.",,52190,"Other, local or private",62190,,"John Beatty, Jeff Amundson, Jay Beck, Randy Chapman, Donna Cunningham, Andrew Good, Valerie LeMaine, Levi Livingood, Deneene McDonald, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan, Bruce Wolff, Vikki Wolff",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Tchaikovsky's Original Nutcracker Ballet",2014-07-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","400 S Broadway Ste 302",Rochester,MN,55904-6478,"(507) 286-8742 ",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Scott, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-40,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Andrea Gaffke: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson: curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Joan Sween: novelist, columnist, playwright; Gary Tollers: musician.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Connie Nelson: retired music educator; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26611,"Arts Activities Support",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to have 90 students participating in these two programs this season, with an estimated audience of 1000. Our goal is to raise participant retention in the program 15% as we enter the following season (2015-2016).Evaluation of singers and their families will be conducted with a year-end electronic questionnaire. Further measures of success include the number of people involved as either a participant or audience member of an Allegro event (1200), as well as singer retention as we look to the following season.","We had over 900 individuals involved in this project, including performers and audience members. Our state representative and senator were two of those in our audience! Part of our mission is to give back to our community by holding a fundraiser at each of the concerts. This year we were able to donate over $800 to school music programs from which Allegro students come.",,47700,"Other, local or private",57700,,"Melissa Goodman, Jennifer Newburg, Meg Krekeler, John Holtze, Joel Zylstra",,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the Allegro Choral Academy Bel Canto and Prim Voce programs of vocal music instruction to students in grades 4 to 8 along with two performance opportunities. The activities will take place between September 2014 and May 2015.",2014-08-01,2015-05-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Douma,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585 ",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-478,"Gretchen Pick: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Lori-Anne Williams: Fundraising, Administration, Marketing; Laura Sorensen: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Lori Janey: Administration; Carrie Vecchione: Administration, Artistic, Youth Programming; Kathryn Smith: Administration; Sherri Hildebrandt: Artistic, Marketing, Community Service; Mike Spellman: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26053,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2014,4460,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goals of this project are to increase knowledge, appreciation, and awareness of arts, history, and local cultures, heritage, and traditions for Beltrami county residents and tourists visiting the exhibit. Audiences will be impacted with a high quality arts experience, an artist’s artistic career will be impacted, and the skills and experience of the Beltrami County Historical Society staff will allow for future and sustainable high quality arts projects to happen at the history center.The primary method of evaluation will be a survey offered to the target audience at the exhibit and online. Visitors will be asked to rate how the exhibit enhanced their understanding and knowledge of local history, arts, and culture as well as measure a meaningful change in their appreciation and awareness of the area and the arts through this exhibit. A guest book will allow for more descriptive entries about the impact the exhibit has had on visitors. Todd and BCHS staff will be interviewed with questions including How much has awareness of your work changed since the exhibit, and for staff specifically, how has this experience will help incorporate arts and cultural heritage activities into future projects.","Beltrami County Historical Society staff gained valuable skills and experience digitizing photographs, learned about important metadata to collect for archival items, and gained experience putting together a photographic exhibit (particularly proper framing and matting techniques). Survey results showed that 85% of visitor respondents reported that their knowledge, appreciation, and awareness of history and culture was “very enhanced” or “extremely enhanced” because of the project. The majority of respondents also reported that they are “very likely” or “extremely likely” to view the History Center as a place to engage in arts and cultural heritage activities in the future.",,3000,"Other, local or private",7460,,"Linda L Lemmer, Leo Soukup, Steve Caron, Warren Meissner, Andy Mack, Kim Nagle, Kathryn Beaulieu, Gina Lemon, Belinda Smith",,"Beltrami County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Beltrami County Historical Society to hire photographer Todd Geiger to re-photograph and display historical pictures of Beltrami County for a high-quality arts and history exhibit open to the public.",2014-03-31,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Karalus,"Beltrami County Historical Society","130 Minnesota Ave SW",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 444-3376 ",depot@beltramihistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, Steele, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-339,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Genny Lowry: Arts Appreciator.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Graphic Designer; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Richard Longtine: Visual Artist, Folk Artist, Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Dancer; Kevin Headstrom: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.",,No 26082,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2014,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Audiences will show an understanding of utilizing a Play within a Play device to illustrate the juxtaposition of what occurs onstage and off. Perception will widen and an understanding of theatrical arts in general will increase.Talk back surveys will indicate 70% positive response to the production and the theatrical experience. Facebook surveys, online surveys via Survey Monkey, and written surveys will be incorporated into the evaluation methods.","Audiences demonstrated an understanding for the Shakespearian device of a play within a play, utilized in the show “Noises Off,” through their overwhelmingly positive reaction to it. This show, while providing entertainment, also gave theatergoers a great example of the antics that can exist off stage during the production of a show as well as the show production process. Through surveys conducted 94.63 of the audience members surveyed enjoyed the performance and 96.78% thought the show was of high professional quality.",,29810,"Other, local or private",35810,,"Lynn Johnson, Mary Knox-Johnson, Shannon Fish, Tom Lucas, Stephen Berard, Cynthia Floyd, Cris Keenan, Tracy Klefsas, George McConnell",,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist Paul Bunyan Playhouse to produce the play Noises Off.",2014-05-22,2014-06-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zach,Curtis,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 751-7270 ",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Polk, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-352,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Genny Lowry: Arts Appreciator.","Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Diana McLain: Photographer, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Steve Ballard: Visual Artist, Art Teacher, Graphic Designer; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Dance Performer; Richard Longtine: Visual Artist, Folk Artist, Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist; Linda Kaul: Craft Artist, Theatrical Artist, Dancer; Kevin Headstrom: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist.",,No 26119,"Arts Project Grant",2014,2800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Familiarize audience with Jaques himself; gain an opportunity to work with professional staff from the Bell Museum for installation; sharpen up security system and adhere to light restrictions on art in our galleries.Opportunity for the Jaques Art Center to receive publicity presenting original natural art in its best form.","Familiarized audience with Jaques himself; worked with professional staff from the Bell Museum for installation; sharpened up security system and adhered to light restrictions on art in our galleries.",,18670,"Other, local or private",21470,,"Barden Heft, Cherie Holm, Dan Borseth, Jerry Holm, Angie Barnhart, Shirley Lundstrom, Katherine Ella, Leslie Goble, Wayne Johnson, Paul Haurge, Ruth Hauge, Lavonne Bowman",,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Project Grant",,"Exhibition support",2014-06-01,2014-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Zasmeta,"Jaques Art Center, Inc.","121 2nd St NW",Aitkin,MN,56431-1319,"(218) 927-6998 ",info@jaquesart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin, St. Louis, Lake, Koochiching, Ramsey, Dakota, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Kanabec",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-project-grant-132,"Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge; Ken Bloom: Director of the Tweed Museum of Art; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian, information media specialist; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director at North Shore Music Association, writer; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies at University of Minnesota-Duluth; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Victoria Olson: stage and radio theater actor, instrumentalist, speech judge; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Ashley Kolka: Project Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center, visual artist, writer; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music artist, former director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Dana Mattice: freelance art journalist, fine arts museum publicist.",,No 27201,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Three professional artists will tour to the Staples-Motley area to present performances and workshops. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the number of performances, audience members, workshops and workshop participants. 2: Applicant will bring his work to the Staples-Motley area, over a hundred miles from the nearest city in which the applicant has presented his work. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the specific location of all performances and workshops.","Two professional artists toured to the Staples-Motley area to present performances and workshops. 2: The tour performances and workshops took place in Staples, Motley and Brainerd, Minnesota.",,4191,"Other, local or private",9191,,,,"Brian D. Sostek AKA Brian Sostek",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Sostek and collaborators will bring the unconventional theater/dance/puppetry show Trick Boxing, along with movement-based creativity workshops, to the Staples-Motley area for a week in November 2014.",2014-11-14,2014-11-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Sostek,"Brian D. Sostek AKA Brian Sostek",,,MN,,"(612) 384-6914 ",briansostek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-209,"Kathryn Eldred: Arts Administrator, Duluth Art Institute; Executive Director; Katherine Hill: Program Coordinator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Audience Engagement events; Michael Horejsi: Production Manager, Great River Educational Arts Theatre; Theatrical design and production; Jessica Lourey: Instructor, St. Cloud Technical and Community College; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer and stage manager; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; Christine Tschida: Director of Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota; Melissa Walrath: Executive Director, The St. John's Boys' Choir","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27203,"Arts Access",2014,23900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The project will deliver 30-minute concerts to 1,000 or more seniors underserved by the arts who are living in residential care centers in ten plus cities. Post-project evaluations to include phone follow up with care center staff and Sounds of Hope review sessions will indicate a 50-50 mix of new venues and return venues, with post-concert feedback from care center staff indicating good results with outcomes and a strong commitment to implementing future arts programming in each venue. 2: The project will travel to and reach 1,000 care center residents who do not participate fully in the arts, including those with memory loss and confining physical conditions. Staff will collect data from care center staff about participants attending events, to include ranges of ages, physical and mental conditions, frequency of arts participation in prior two years, and future arts project possibilities and needs.","Concerts were scheduled and presented in facilities in seven cities. To improve efficiency, we did multiple concerts in some cities rather than traveling to the ten cities first planned. 2: The project outcome was exceeded. Approximately 1,200 seniors experiencing significant disabilities and other obstacles to arts participation were reached.",,1777,"Other, local or private",25677,1406,"Judith Morrison, Virginia Kone, Fred Perez, Hannah Hoes, Jim Keane, John Choi, David Pizzuto, David Badgley, Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson",,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"1,000 or more seniors in Red Wing, Winona, Zumbrota, Windom, Worthington, Chatfield, West Saint Paul, Saint Paul, and other cities will enjoy concerts and/or make music with professional musicians and young performers from countries around the world.",2014-01-10,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","253 4th St E Ste 205","St Paul",MN,55101-1643,"(651) 225-4179 ",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-259,"Cheryle Caplinger: Executive director of the Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra; Mary Flicek: Arts Administrator volunteer for River Junctions Arts Council and Board Member, Grant Writer, Theater Box Office Manager, Marketing; Nicholas Legeros: Sculptor, President of Nicholas Legeros Inc.; Moheb Soliman: Poet and performance artists; staff member at Mizna; Kristine Wyant: Director of corporate and foundation relations., Minneapolis College of Art and Design","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 26635,"Arts Learning",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We expect to present 13 weekly programs to an audience of at least 2,500 youth and adults on Tuesday mornings from June 3 to August 26, 2014 by the following organizations and artists: MacPhail Center for Music, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Shakespearience, Women's Drum Center, Dodge Nature Center, Jack Pearson, Science Museum of Minnesota, Nothando Zulu, Flying Foot Forum, Jawaahir Dance Company, Zeigeist, Train Songs, Teatro Del Pueblo. We also expect the participants to have an engaging experience and learn basic concepts of music, movement and performance and develop skills to express themselves through singing, dancing, telling stories.We will use the following objective methods to evaluate this program including attendance figures, audience surveys, and artist evaluations. Staff members will also monitor participants’ responses to the programs and engagement in the hands-on activities.","Nearly 2,500 youth and adults were engaged in learning basic concepts of music, movement and performance, and developed skills to express themselves through singing, dancing, and storytelling.",,8150,"Other, local or private",18150,,"Tom Egan, Ramraj Singh, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for the 2014 Family Fun Tuesdays program of 13 weekly performances for children to be held June through August 2014 at Caponi Art Park and Learning Center.",2014-02-03,2014-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",info@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-491,"Carol Sirrine: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Jun-Li Wang: Community Development, Community Education, Organizational Development; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, General Management; Michael Hiatt: Education, General Management, Community Education; Diana Johnson: Education, General Management; Paul Verrette: Fundraising, Finance, Organizational Development; Betsy Gaasedelen: Artistic, Education; Kristen Marx: General Management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26731,"Arts Activities Support",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect over 4000 attendees, with over 400 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 20% attendance increase each of the past 5 years. We will also have over 30 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year.Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count each dancer and drummer at the end of the pow-wow during the payout.","We had predicted to have roughly 4000 members of the local community attend the Wacipi, and we ended up having over 4500 attend, far exceeding our expectation. We had had 9 drum groups perform, each consisting of 6-8 members each, and over 185 dancers performing over 5 different types of dance. There was a Wacipi in Waconia that people went too, or we would have had more dancers.",,5100,"Other, local or private",15100,,"Sharon Lennartson, Chris Anteil, Marlene Dixon, Perry Altendorfer, Jim Anderson, John LeClaire, Lon Navarre",,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 15th Annual Traditional Wacipi, a three-day Native American celebration and social gathering. Activities will take place at Saint Peter's Church in Mendota in September 2014.",2014-04-01,2014-09-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","340 River Rd",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141 ",mmdc01@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-510,"Elin Anderson: Artistic; Betsy Mowry: Administration, Youth Programming, Community Service; Joseph Hagedorn: Marketing, Organizational Planning, Education; Angela Bernhardt: Fundraising, General Management, Community Service; Sue Crolick: Administration; Ian Plitnick: Administration, Fundraising; Cathy Gustafson: Administration, Education.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26821,"Arts Learning",2014,9100,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We hope to reach approximately 400 people with our series of 5 progressive music learning programs (as opposed to a one-off performance experience). Success will be measured by attendance (hopefully increasing through the course of the series by word-of-mAudience counts will be done at each presentation. General surveys will be passed out to attendees at the final sessions, a more detailed survey will go to activity directors at each facility, and this will be supplemented by anecdotal information shared by participants with the performers in conversations before and after the presentations.","Four hundred fifty five people at 7 different senior residences experienced music interactively and survey respondents reported that they learned new things and did not feel that the presenters talked down to them. Attendance at each residence grew at each of the 5 sessions at each residence.",,2275,"Other, local or private",11375,,"Tom Barnard, Kath Sharp, Bob Adney, Rolf Jacobson, Donna Roe, Carrie Vecchione, Rolf Erdahl, Linda Walter",,"The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for a series of five one-hour programs exploring music and music literature at seven senior residences at various metro area locations. The project will extend from mid-February through August of 2014.",2014-01-29,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Vecchione/Erdahl Duo","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-531,"Carol Sirrine: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Jun-Li Wang: Community Development, Community Education, Organizational Development; Kathleen Spehar: Artistic, General Management; Michael Hiatt: Education, General Management, Community Education; Diana Johnson: Education, General Management; Paul Verrette: Fundraising, Finance, Organizational Development; Betsy Gaasedelen: Artistic, Education; Kristen Marx: General Management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 32181,"Arts Learning",2016,131943,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","90% of participants report at least two benefits from creating art (e.g., creative expression; increased skills, knowledge, confidence or appreciation). Participants will take a pre- and post-survey before and after the program to measure changes in knowledge, appreciation, skills, confidence, and creative expression in the arts. 2: 90% of participants confidently share and/or explain their work, and interpret and evaluate their and others’ artwork in a meaningful way. Program staff and teaching artists will take notes throughout the project period to document changes/progress in individual participants’ confidence and ability to perform and respond.","221 older adults and twenty preschoolers participated in 349 arts learning sessions (60-90 minutes each) in dance, visual arts, literary arts and music. We use a pre/post-activity survey asking participants to identify personal goals for participation. Options include to increase knowledge, skill or appreciation of art forms; to develop/increase creative expression and confidence; and/or to socialize or keep more physically or mentally active. Program staff assisting in sessions also keep session logs in which they (or artist) record note/observations about successes, challenges/changes needed, and notable interactions or outcomes. 2: Approximately 65% of participants were able to interpret their or others' work, fewer than we anticipated or could assess. Session log notes were the primary means of documenting outcomes around interpretative capacity. As noted, subsequent and extensive discussions with staff and teaching artists' many of whom have been Wilder and its participants a long time, suggests meaningful critique and interpretation is occurring. We are rethinking ways to better capture this (i.e., convening focus groups among participants able to verbalize experiences or having volunteers/staff implement an observational tool). ",,42622,"Other, local or private",174565,,"Alex Cirrllo Jr., Judy Kishel, Gary Christensen, Robyn Hansen, Fred Harris, Rahul Koranne, Eric Nicholson, Joan Thompson, Alyssa Kaying Vang, Ann Wynia",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation will collaborate with multiple teaching artists to explore the theme of self-portraiture for older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers on aging and caregiving journeys.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-593,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32186,"Arts Access",2016,49450,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved youth demonstrate increased artistic and leadership skills as they explore career opportunities in the arts through the lens of nature and environmental stewardship. The project is evaluated by gathering qualitative and quantitative data using pre and post-surveys, implementing a reflective protocol process that promotes continuous improvement, and reporting informal observations.","Nineteen underserved youth increased artistic and leadership skills as they explored career opportunities mentored by artists inspired by nature. Participants, both teens and artists, participated in reflection sessions held directly after an experience using a SWOT analysis approach. Teens wrote and drew in journals throughout the duration of the program and often referred to their journals as a way to evaluate the week. They also participated in a pre-program survey to determine areas of the visual arts they wanted to explore. All participated in a final reflection session and a formal evaluation of the program. ",,9000,"Other, local or private",58450,3000,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Janice Hamilton, Barbara Fleig, David Swenson, Deb Holtz, Linda Stuckey, Elizabeth Wright",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ArtStart will engage twenty underserved teenagers in an exploration of studio arts, poetry, arts education, nonprofit management, and public art through the lens of nature and environmental stewardship.",2016-01-04,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-305,"Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32188,"Arts Learning",2016,42386,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","AuSM’s MMP increases participants in innovative, sensory friendly arts programming. Through surveys, we will track the number of workshop participants and audience members who have never before attended AuSM events, used AuSM's services or engaged in sensory friendly arts programs. 2: Our outreach to underserved communities, low cost registration and event tickets, and multicultural artist team will increase arts participation. Through survey questions and interviews we will measure how participants learned about the program and which access factors made participation possible.","Twelve people participated, for most it was a first time participating in theater. Most of the audience said this was their first sensory friendly event. Blue Scarf Consulting LLC was hired to evaluate the program. They attended video-taped all the programming. They surveyed the audience and conducted telephone interview with each family regarding outcome after the program. See Blue Scarf Consulting’s final report. 2: The program was free for participants/audience. The ASD community was served however the intended low income immigrate community did not participate. Blue Scarf Consulting LLC was hired to evaluate the program. They attended video-taped all the programming. They surveyed the audience and conducted telephone interview with each family regarding outcome after the program. See Blue Scarf Consulting’s final report.",,4710,"Other, local or private",47096,7135,"Jean Bender, Paul D'Arco, Paui Schmidt, Katie Knutson, Kyle Bloch, Brooks Donald, Larry Moody, Shannan Paul, Catherine Pulkenin, Rebecca Rooker, Tracy Templeton, Joe Timmons",,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Autism Society of Minnesota will partner with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to expand sensory-friendly arts and mindfulness programming to the Twin Cities’ eastern suburbs, with outreach to previously underserved families.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Tschetter,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","2380 Wycliff St Ste 102","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-1083x 15",ctschetter@ausm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-595,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32192,"Arts Access",2016,19806,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The partnership between Caponi Art Park and CAP Agency–Dakota Head Start will deepen leading to more engaging programs for the target audience. Caponi Art Park and CAP Agency–Dakota Head Start staff will evaluate their working relationship, the success of the project and the value of the collaboration to their programming. 2: The barriers of availability, transportation, fees and ticket prices will be eliminated for low income preschool students in Dakota County. Caponi Art Park will track the number of students participating in the program and the amount of transportation provided.","Caponi Art Park and CAP Agency Dakota Head Start continued to build their partnership and find new ways to expand the Creative Adventures Program. Staff from Caponi Art Park and the CAP Agency met often throughout the program to keep in contact and communicate expectations. A survey a random sample of 25% of Head Start teachers at the end of their visit to the park showed they enjoyed the tour and felt it was the right length and amount of information for the students. They had great things to say about the art project portion, and described the projects as unique, engage, and appropriate for their students. 2: By providing transportation and programs free of charge low income preschool students had access to high quality arts activities. The teaching artists, tour guides and Program Director spoke with students and teachers after each visit. The Program Director also met with the park staff to discuss the day's events and what, if any, improvements could be made to the program. Parents and the performing artists were surveyed after the performances. Feedback from the spring classes was used to improve the fall classes.",,4236,"Other, local or private",24042,,"Rhea Benz, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Kirk Muhlenbruck, Jina Penn-Tracy, Andrew Pimental, Rachel Lew Power, Wayne Potratz, Larry Werner",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Caponi Art Park will develop and pilot Creative Adventures@Caponi Art Park to provide hands-on art experiences and interactive performances to 290 low income preschool children participating in Head Start in Dakota County.",2016-01-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-308,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32193,"Arts Access",2016,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build relationships with Somali immigrants by engaging them with dynamic, accessible, and culturally-relevant performing arts programming. We will track the number of participants and partners, evaluate their experience through conversations, video interviews and surveys, and use external performance measurements to assess impact. 2: We will engage a diverse audience, many of whom don’t have opportunities to engage with the arts, including art that reflects their own heritage. We will track audience numbers in the target population and survey their previous arts engagement experience and perception of availability of similar arts engagement opportunities in the community.","The Cedar built relationships with Somali immigrants by engaging them with dynamic, accessible, and culturally-relevant performing arts programming. Our Somali Community Liaison attends all of our events that present Somali artists or are focused on engaging Somali community members. She counts participants and has conversations with audience members before and after the show about their experience and monitors website and social media engagement. In FY 2016, an external evaluator and Research Fellow attended selected Arts Access events and surveyed and interviewed partners and participants to assess our achievements. 2: The Cedar engaged a diverse audience, many of whom don't have opportunities to engage with the arts, including art that reflects their own heritage. The main method for determining success is quantitative data. In FY16, the number of Somali audience members that attended Access events increased. We also increased our partnerships to co-host Midnimo and Somali community events in our neighborhood and state. This opened up our ability to serve broader segments of the Somali community while strengthening existing relationships. Cedar staff and partners contribute feedback and observations that ensure that we are reaching the target audience.",,15771,"Other, local or private",115771,,"Abdirizak Bihi, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Brent Hickman, Steven Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.25,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Cedar will host residencies featuring Somali musicians, copresent events with Somali organizations, and conduct ticket giveaways and culturally competent marketing in order to engage Somali audiences and promote intercultural appreciation.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-309,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Winona State University; Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Lorene Bruns: Arts adminstrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre; Melissa Cuff: Grant writer for Saint Paul College and the Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Anat Shinar: Instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32195,"Arts Learning",2016,19500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Youth participants will gain knowledge about an innovative art-making process and increase skills related to communication, critical thinking, and teamwork. Youth participant knowledge outcomes will be evaluated through implementation of pre-/post-surveys; Skills outcomes will be evaluated through facilitator/artist observations and on-going written/oral reflections by participants. 2: Museum visitors will expand awareness of an art form that is innovative, interdisciplinary, and ever-evolving in content and expression. Museum visitor outcomes will be evaluated through implementation of observation and survey tools. ","100% of youth engaged in project gained knowledge about innovate art-making process; increased communication, critical thinking and teamwork skills. A pre- and post-project survey asked youth to identify/describe an art-making process; identify/describe a performance process; articulate what the word `collaboration` means to them; and identify one STEM concept and describe how they would show this concept using only their body. A one-hour participant observation was conducted on day two and day ten of the residency to assess demonstration of skills related to critical thinking, communication and team-building. 2: As a result of this project; over 1,800 Museum visitors had an opportunity to engage with an innovative, interdisciplinary, and evolving art form. The convening of a group of local arts community stakeholders offered an opportunity to assess through small and large group discussion the impact and potential of MADE Garden to engage Museum visitors - both children and adults - in a rich arts learning experience. In addition, a child observation and reflection survey to solicit feedback around project outcomes was administered with a small group of Museum visitors. ",,4709,"Other, local or private",24209,,"Brian Benshoof, Neal Benson, Laura Bowman, Ann Hendricks, Nick Hinz, Barb Kaus, Linda Kilander, Kim Kleven, Naomi Mortensen, Tim Newell, Christine Powers, Sarah Richards, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Christie Skilbred, Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Keith Stover, Vance Stuehrenberg, Liz Ulman, Ginger Zierdt",,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Artists Megan F. Johnson and Dana Sikkila will lead a youth ensemble to create MADE GARDEN – an art installation/performance at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota that stems from recycled materials and invites visitors into the creative process.",2016-01-04,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Larsen,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 386-0279 ",sue.larsen@cmsouthernmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-596,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32199,"Arts Learning",2016,78750,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will use the creative process and the creation of an original work of art to increase their understanding of a STEM topic. 85% of students create a video, instrument, mobile, book, or piece of music or writing (monitored by artist); 80% increase STEM understanding (evaluated by pre and post assessments). 2: Over 1,000 metro and non-metro students will learn a new art form or deepen skills in an existing one by working directly with a professional artist. School locations and the number of participants tracked in database. Students will be asked about prior experience with art form; artist will observe artwork to determine what was learned.","Teacher responses indicate 100% of students in their classes participated in creating art and 90% indicated an increase in STEM understanding. COMPAS worked with an evaluation specialist to create an evaluation that helped measure our goals including STEM and art learning. Teachers were asked to fill out the online evaluation after the residency. We also included a question to get at information to help us improve future evaluations. Teaching artists filled out an evaluation post-residency. They also came together after the entire project to share their experience and stories, and learn from each other. 2: 1,561 students worked directly with a professional artist in four Metro and four non-Metro schools; 100% learned an art form. We tracked participating schools in our database, including town and county information. This was used to track Metro vs non-Metro. We asked both schools and artists to report the number of students involved. Teaching artists tracked student skill acquisition by evaluating students' ability to work on specific arts tasks throughout the program. ",,8796,"Other, local or private",87546,11400,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Michelle silverman, Roderic Hernub Southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter, Abigail Lawrence",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"COMPAS artists will engage 1,400 students as they partner with classroom teachers in eight schools across Minnesota to integrate arts learning and creating into STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math) topics.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Marshall, Ramsey, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-599,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32204,"Arts Learning",2016,9700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will perform East African drumming and dance which demonstrates skills in musicality, spatial use and expressivity, as well as understand their relatedness to culture. Outcomes will be measured by observation of participants during the residency and performance. Data will be recorded on participation and on a final performance. Student surveys and discussions will further track their learning and experience. 2: Participants in the residency will have an opportunity to improve skills in working well with others. They will reflect on feedback from each other and their audiences. Observations and short surveys completed by audience members. They would include information on whether they have seen this type of performance before and their response to it. Student reflection on final performance will be included.","In a short time, seven sessions, students were able to learn complex drumming and dancing patterns from African culture. Teachers took attendance and recorded a mark for each student on participation which included working well together and the demonstration of learned musical skills at each session. Nearly all of the participants were observed to do an excellent job in all areas throughout the residency. At each session students were encouraged to give compliments to each other on how they performed. 2: They showed patience with themselves and others while learning challenging rhythms and moves, and genuine respect for the teaching artists also. Teachers took attendance and recorded a mark for each student on participation which included working well together and demonstration of learned skills at each session. Nearly all of the participants were observed to do an excellent job in all areas throughout the residency.",,1150,"Other, local or private",10850,750,"Marsha Van Denburgh, Janet Hunt, Barbara Jahnke, Amy Kelly, Suzanne Erkel, Scott Schwarz ",,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Dunyia Drum and Dance will conduct residencies and student performances on West African drumming and dance at Crossroads School in Saint Francis.",2015-10-03,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Thurston,"Crossroads School and Vocational Center","4111 Ambassador Blvd","St Francis",MN,55070,"(763) 753-7146 ",cindyt806@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-601,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32205,"Arts Learning",2016,12008,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesota students, families, and community members will be introduced to Chinese music and culture. Teachers and students at each location will evaluate the residency activities and will share their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with the artist at one-on-one sessions and on evaluation forms. 2: Underfunded school districts will be allowed to present arts residencies in their schools. Teachers and students at each location will evaluate the residency activities and will share their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with the artist at one-on-one sessions and on evaluation forms.","Chinese musician and educator Gao Hong presented 5-day residencies in four southern Minnesota schools. Teachers and students at each location evaluated the residency activities shared their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with the artist at one-on-one sessions and on evaluation forms. 2: Underfunded school districts were allowed to present arts residencies in their schools. Teachers and students at each location evaluated the residency activities shared their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with the artist at one-on-one sessions and on evaluation forms.",,1335,"Other, local or private",13343,,,,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Chinese musician and educator Gao Hong will present five day residencies in four southern Minnesota schools - Arcadia Charter (Northfield), Nerstrand Elementary, Farmington Elementary, and Prairie Creek Community School (Castle Rock).",2015-09-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hong,Dice,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",,,MN,,"(507) 222-4475 ",gaohongpipa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-602,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32217,"Arts Learning",2016,65517,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Audiences of all abilities see high quality performances featuring artists with disabilities. Surveys assess audience’s perceptions and previous experience seeing performers with disabilities. 2: Participants advance toward their individual arts and social goals at each performance and over the course of the entire project. Using Epic’s evaluation protocol, we work with staff and participants to identify individual goals, and through interviews with and observations of participants track progress toward goals.","Over 300 people at four libraries (three in Dakota County, one in Faribault) saw Epic clients perform alongside Z Puppets. Evaluator Cheryl Kessler recorded and analyzed video of rehearsals and performances, surveyed audience and staff and interviewed the Epic Sailors. Anecdotally, we observed that the crew's ebullient commitment to their roles and teamwork amplified the true meaning of the show and sent ripples of joy throughout each audience. The Faribault Youth Librarian and Library Director each came up to us after the show to say that this was their favorite performance they ever had hosted. 2: Individual participants met their goals identified. We used mainly staff observation and participant interviews to evaluate the project.",,7424,"Other, local or private",72941,8550,,,"Christopher E. Griffith",Individual,"Arts Learning",,"Z Puppets Rosenschnoz will expand a partnership with Epic Enterprise to lead adults with special needs in eight arts and mindfulness workshops and four public performances of the puppet, rock, and yoga adventure, Monkey Mind Pirates.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Griffith,"Christopher E. Griffith",,,MN,,"(612) 724-1435x 1",chris@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-609,"Alyssa Baguss: Arts programming coordinator, Three Rivers Park District/Silverwood Park; visual artist; Scott Bean: Retired elementary art teacher; practicing artist; David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Jeffrey Bleam: Chair, department of theatre and film studies, Saint Cloud State University; Joan Eisenreich: Retired director, Mankato Public Schools Community Education and Recreation program; Robert Ouren, Dr.: Retired music educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32220,"Arts Access",2016,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with sensory issues and their families will be able to attend and enjoy a special performance of Disney’s The Lion King. The Trust will design a survey that measures how well we addressed barriers for people with sensory challenges attending a theatre performance and how likely they are to attend a similar event.","Welcomed 1,900+ people with sensory disabilities (family and friends) to the event; 93% surveyed rated experience as meeting/exceeding expectations. Created advisory board from the sensory disability community to provide an ongoing feedback loop. No aspect of project was implemented without input from target community. Developed a thirteen-question audience survey emailed within a week of the show to gauge.",,144771,"Other, local or private",244771,,"Scott Benson, Ann Simonds, Travis Barkve, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Judy Blaseg, Barbara Brin, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Thomas L. Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeremy Jacobs, Jeannie Joas, Syl Jones, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Deneane Richburg, Thomas J. Rosen, Norah Shapiro, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust is collaborating with Fraser and other local nonprofits to provide increased access to theater programming for patrons with autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing disorders, anxiety, and other cognitive disabilities by providi",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-315,"Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32232,"Arts Access",2016,36550,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Interact will increase number of people with disabilities who attend our Theater and Gallery events by removing financial barriers. Provide $5 tickets for theater events for 600 patrons with disabilities and a companion, and track number of tickets used. 2: Interact will mitigate perceptual barriers that people with disabilities might not be welcome, or might have difficulty attending our events. Track number of concierge visits to nurture relationships, track questions and how they are reconciled. Formal and informal evaluation during, and at the end of, the project to access satisfaction.","The cost barrier was identified and addressed with ticket discounts. Using a professional evaluation consultant, we evaluated our impact first by tracking the number of discounted tickets used. We also talked to people in the Gallery and in the lobby after the shows, asking them if they would like us to continue these discounts. Yes! We observed people with disabilities who attended when practical, to ensure we were identifying and serving their needs. 2: We learned about perceived barriers through our Concierge's engagement in the community. We tracked the number and sources of visits our Concierge made, and we continue to grow a database of individuals, organizations and contact information to sustain high quality communication in this network. We recorded questions and concerns, and brought that information back into our own staff meetings to discover solutions. We perform continuing follow-up by phone, in-person visits, printed mailers and e-communications.",,19900,"Other, local or private",56450,,"Sally Hebson, Jeanne Calvit, Linda Myers Shelton, Jeanie Watson, Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Rick Cardenas, Maaja Kern",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Dis/Cover the Arts grows audiences of people with disabilities by providing access to Interact’s award-winning performances and visual arts exhibitions, created by artists with disabilities.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-319,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32239,"Arts Access",2016,44160,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Elder veterans will learn to dance, and share their stories in a community setting in programming specifically designed to meet their needs. Outcomes will be assessed through the collection of relevant statistical data, participant interviews, and focus group, in collaboration with staff, partners, and board assisted by a consultant.","Elder vets learned to dance and share their stories in a community setting in programming specifically designed for their needs. Independent arts consultant Nadja Rubenova conducted three post-program evaluation sessions with VA Day Program staff, the VA Caregiver Group and Kairos Alive! staff, using evaluation form developed by our staff member Bri Ristow. This resulted in a written report by Rubenova about findings. Additionally, Ristow collected and organized number of participant data from all activities.",,4906,"Other, local or private",49066,2120,"Gary Oftedahl, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Maria Genné",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Kairos Alive! will provide dance, storytelling, and performance opportunities to elder veterans of United States conflicts, their caregivers, and families to enhance the well being of all participants and encourage respect for the lives of our aging vets.",2015-11-09,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-323,"Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; faculty member, Winona State University; Heather Allen: Program officer, Central Minnesota Arts Board; Lorene Bruns: Arts adminstrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre; Melissa Cuff: Grant writer for Saint Paul College and the Friends of Saint Paul College Foundation; Katherine Dodge: Retired executive director, Itasca Orchestra and Strings program; board chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Joanna Kohler: Filmmaker and Media producer, community storytelling; Summer Scharringhausen: Program manager, MacRostie Art Center; painter and multimedia artist; Anat Shinar: Instructor, Young Dance; independent project manager, Walker Art Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32243,"Arts Learning",2016,25065,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will engage at least one hundred new creative writing students, the majority of them under-represented people of color, through the project. Track attendance and collect demographics at each educational session; compare sign-in sheet data from each session against current participant information in database to determine new constituents. 2: The project’s accessible format will draw a majority of new participants in Loft education programming and fledgling fiction/memoir writers. Survey participants about prior engagement with the Loft and/or other creative writing education or practice; compare participants with constituents already in database.","We engaged 216 participants in the classes, and more as audiences. All but a few participants were people of color. The program assistant counted 166 registrants (those who volunteered to register; it was not required), total participation, participation per session, and participation in independent groups. We surveyed all participants twice during the grant period, gathering demographics as well as comments. Lastly, we also counted 112 members registered online to the project's Facebook group. 2: Of those who responded in surveys, more than half were new to the Loft. Many of the returning students had not attended in a number of years. We surveyed project participants, asking whether they had previously participated in any Loft programs or activities, as well as collecting voluntary participant demographics and participant comments.",,11386,"Other, local or private",36451,,"Kent Adams, Marge Barrett, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, Jacquelyn Fletcher, David Francis, Marlon James, Barry Knight, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Carrie Obry, Jeff Ondich, Nina Orezzoli, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Schott, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Margaret Wurtele",0.3,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Loft Literary Center will provide a new series of creative writing educational sessions for writers of color and those who are writing about race, taught by award-winning Minnesota author and educator David Mura.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-622,"Akosua Addo, Dr.: Associate professor of music, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Robert Gurrola: Attorney; digital media producer and music composer; music educator; Diana Joseph: Author; associate professor of English at Minnesota State University Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Yang Yang: Visual artist; program assistant, Saint Paul Public Schools","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32248,"Arts Access",2016,87971,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MacPhail teaching artists build relationships with adults 55+ who have memory loss, with 85% of participants reporting a greater sense of connection through music. This outcome will be evaluated through self-reporting surveys distributed and collected by MacPhail teaching artists. Caregivers may assist students in completing their surveys. 2: MacPhail Music for Life™ programs provide access to music participation for 330 adults 55+ with memory loss, and expanded services for 290 of their caregivers. MacPhail teaching artists will record the attendance at each MacPhail Music for Life™ session.","An average of 97% of participants reported building relationships and a positive perception of their MacPhail teaching artist. MacPhail used a combination of focus groups, post-session and end-of-program surveys to evaluate relationship building and MacPhail teaching artists. In cases where participants were not able to respond for themselves, volunteers who worked with them 1:1 completed surveys. 100% of partner staff at each location also filled out end-of-session surveys regarding overall community impact of the program, relationship building and the MacPhail teaching artist. 2: MacPhail Music for Life provided access to music participation for 391 adults 55+ with memory loss, and expanded services for 217 caregivers. MacPhail teaching artists recorded the attendance at each MMFL session.",,14563,"Other, local or private",102534,12795,"Rahoul Ghose, Ellen L. Breyer, Patricia H. Murphy, Hudie Broughton, Thomas J. Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Margaret Bracken, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Ecklund, Leslie Frecon, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren Kelly, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, David E. Meyers, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Reverend Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"MacPhail Music for Life™ meets seniors with memory loss where they live and gather with musicmaking opportunities designed to overcome physical and cognitive challenges, lack of transportation, financial barriers, and social stigma.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pennington, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-327,"Maya Beecham: Education team coordinator, Bush Foundation; visual and spoken word artist; freelance writer; Mary Bromen: Executive Director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist; online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage; former program director, Alaska State Council on the Arts; Fatima Said: Executive director, Project FINE (Focus on Integrating Newcomers through Education) in Winona; Robert Weisenfeld: Director of government grants and sponsored programs, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32251,"Arts Learning",2016,29170,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will acquire puppetry knowledge and skills; and demonstrate those skills during a live performance. Evaluation efforts will consist of pre and post tests, paper-and-pencil audience surveys, video observations, and debriefing sessions with individual participants.","MSS participants learned about the different types of puppetry, made their own puppets, learned to use their puppets, and held a live performance. Evaluation efforts consisted of pre-and post-tests and video observations from workshop sessions as well as the final performances. Participants managed impulsivity by participating in an extended activity and seeing it through to the end. They also took responsible risks by learning about and engaging in a new art medium and performing in front of others.",,3250,"Other, local or private",32420,2500,"Lynn Schmidt, Harry Hansen, Jeff Betchwars, James Clapper, Tom Lyman, Kelly Chase, Bobbi Hoppman, Mark Novitzki, Jane Miller, Dan Ryan, Jenni Taylor, Lois McCray",,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Midwest Special Services participants will explore the world of puppetry with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. The program will conclude with three live multimedia puppet shows.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000 ",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-626,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32253,"Arts Learning",2016,29750,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ","Minnesota arts learners living in the seven-county Metro area will have greater access to high quality book arts learning opportunities in their home communities. Project outcome will be evaluated by quantitative data (attendance, demographic analysis, contact hours) and qualitative data (evaluations, observations, surveys).  2: Minnesota learners will gain new skills, exposure, vocabulary, and appreciation of the book arts as an interdisciplinary form of artistic expression.  Project outcome will be measured by learner engagement in programming using quantitative data (event attendance), and qualitative data (evaluations, observations of learners’ works, and evaluations). ","Minnesota residents living in the seven-county metro area achieved access to new book arts learning opportunities in their home communities. MCBA tracked attendance and contact hours using class rosters. Participant evaluations included zip codes to determine counties served (10 total). Partner and participant evaluations were completed using Google Forms and included numerical rankings of instruction, workshop content, and learning goals. Teaching faculty and artist assistants completed written evaluations. MCBA conducted site visits early in the program and facilitated debriefs with teaching faculty to collect observations. 2: Minnesota learners gained new skills, exposure, vocabulary, and appreciation of the book arts as an interdisciplinary form of artistic expression. Participant evaluations included qualitative and quantitative assessments of workshop content, skill development, instruction quality, and future interest in the book arts. Teaching faculty and artist assistants completed written evaluations. MCBA facilitated debriefs with teaching faculty to discuss student engagement and program reflections. Because workshops took place over three months, ongoing evaluation allowed teaching faculty to refine curriculum at each subsequent partner site. ",,9053,"Other, local or private ",38803,1927,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, KC Foley, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Shawn McCann, Steven McCarthy, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Tracy Steiner, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning ",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ On The Road program will partner with seven regional arts centers in the seven-county metro area to provide new book arts programming to Minnesota learners in their home communities. ",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 215-2520 ",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-628,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2 32257,"Arts Learning",2016,91905,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students in Special Education will advance towards individual goals by participating in arts and mindfulness residencies. Special Education staff will identify the social and learning goals for each student. Project team will assess progress towards goals through observation, interviews, and embedded evaluation. 2: In residencies, K-2 students will work towards selected Minnesota arts (theater, music) and National Health Science standards (mental health). Project team will compile digital portfolios of K-2 student work, scoring it on a rubric against a checklist of Minnesota Arts (Theater, Music), National Health Education standards (Mental Health) in alignment with Mayo curriculum.","Z Puppets provided Moreland’s first arts residency for two special education classes, aligning with students’ goals for improving social skills. Evaluator Cheryl Kessler conducted interviews with teachers and videotaped classroom sessions to analyze the impact of Z Puppets' residency. Additionally, the artists shared their observations of students' engagement and participation after each session to make adjustments in daily curriculum. The artists responded to the teachers' feedback throughout the residency to make adaptations to improve the alignment with students' goals. 2: K-2 students learned fundamental skills in theater, puppetry and music to identify and express emotions relating to stress and calm. Over the course of Z Puppets' multi-year arts and mindfulness residencies at Moreland, evaluator Cheryl Kessler has developed and piloted a rubric against a checklist of arts and health education standards. Working with the artists and teachers, Kessler inventories the arts learning experiences in Z Puppets' curriculum to identify how the residency fulfills these academic goals. Kessler video documents MMP sessions to provide examples of the impact on Moreland students and teachers.",,10585,"Other, local or private",102490,750,"John Chandler, Joane Mansur, Brenda Corbett, Byron Schwab, Stephaine Levine, Terry Stamman, Matt Klein",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Learning",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School will expand Z Puppets’ Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness program by integrating Mayo Clinic science curriculum and adding special education residencies.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Saari,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 Moreland Ave W","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800 ",heidi.saari@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-629,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32259,"Arts Learning",2016,19500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will acquire fundamental skills in green wood turning and production through hands-on learning and collaboration with turners of all styles. Students will indicate skills levels in pre- and post-program surveys. Presentation of work to audience will provide qualitative evaluation. Informal feedback with staff, partners, and teaching artists will also be reviewed. 2: Students will stretch creative capacities in aesthetics, artistry and design of turned wood vessels using traditional and contemporary techniques. Pre- and post-program surveys measure understanding of creative elements of wood turning. Presentation of work to audience provides qualitative evaluation. Informal feedback will also be reviewed.","Students acquired fundamental skills in green wood turning and production through hands-on learning and collaboration with turners of all styles. Symposium participants completed a pre-event survey which measured their skill level in different aspects of bowl turning and woodcraft. At the end of the event, another survey measured the growth in skills and areas of learning. Feedback collected from instructors also captured student impressions and experiences. 2: Students grew in their creative capacities in aesthetics, artistry and design of turned wood vessels using traditional and contemporary techniques. Symposium participants completed a pre-event survey which measured their creative interests in wood turning. At the end of the event, another survey measured the growth in skills and areas of learning. Feedback collected from instructors also captured student impressions and experiences.",,22045,"Other, local or private",41545,,"Mary Boyle Anderson, David Morris, Rob Ilstrup, Jon Farchmin, John Bergstrom, Nancy Burns, John Schoenherr, Buck Benson, Paul Aslanian, Jodi Belluz, Andrew Houlton, Layne Kennedy, J.D. Lehr, Jana Larson, Todd Mestad, Susan Morrison, Mary Morrison, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, Steve Surbaugh",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"North House Folk School will host Fresh Cut Wood Turning Symposium, a celebration of the traditional and contemporary ingenuity of green wood turning and the community of artists who preserve and evolve the art form.",2015-10-26,2015-11-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-630,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32261,"Arts Learning",2016,63449,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will expand our ART@HAND program to reach more Minnesotans who are aged 55+, by creating experienced-based, hands-on arts programming with clay. NCC will have expanded its partners; deepened relationships with return partners; identified new resources for more sustainable, long-term programs; and strengthened the experience of our teachers. 2: NCC will better serve the changing face of Minnesota and address the major increase in the 55+ population through targeted programs for older adults. We’ll produce 50 new programs, reaching over 737 people. Participants, partner staff, and teaching artists will reflect and evaluate activities throughout the programs and apply feedback as necessary.","NCC expanded the reach of its ART@HAND program to more Minnesotans aged 55 and greater through the creation of hand-on, unique clay arts programming. Evaluation methods included regular observation of activities, weekly talks between artist, NCC and partners, informal conversation w/ participants, and traditional evaluation forms collected at the end of a class. Quantitative feedback is obviously the easiest to gather (How many bodies? How much matching funding?), but qualitative feedback is gathered thru myriad and sometimes subjective means (What is the uniqueness of a project? Was there the appropriate rapport between artist and participant?). 2: NCC increased the number of older adults served in Minnesota, addressing the changing demographic of the population through specialized clay programs. Sites worked with NCC to establish unique objectives for their particular array of programs. Each class included observation by site staff who witnessed perceived rapport with the artist, production levels, attention span, moods, and socialization of participants. Regular communication between NCC and sites enabled immediate changes in direction, delivery or content of the subsequent class. Formal evaluation at the end of each program allowed for documentation of observed successes and challenges.",,11501,"Other, local or private",74950,15093,"Craig Bishop, Mark Lellman, Rick Scott, Lynne Alpert, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Mary K Bauman, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Christopher Jozwiak, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, TCody Turnquist, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Northern Clay Center will collaborate with community organizations that serve older adults through educational clay programs tailored to serve those in skilled nursing care, independent living co-ops, clinical settings, and day programs.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Beech,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007 ",alisonbeech@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-631,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32266,"Arts Learning",2016,60590,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Engage students in interactive dance residencies exploring traditions and expression in elements of different cultures through contemporary dance. The number of contact hours, amount of planning time and the number of schools tracked quantitatively by comparing data from past years. Student learning will be observed by teachers and reported by students. Surveys will be administered pre and post residency. 2: Implement reduced ticket prices, bus reimbursements and free residencies to reduce barriers to participation. Quantitatively track number of students able to attend performances via ticket subsidy and bus reimbursements, and surveys and discussions rating participants’ comfort with, familiarity with, and command of the vocabulary of contemporary dance. ","We engaged students in interactive dance residencies which explored the traditions of diverse cultures through contemporary dance. Ordway staff members and outside evaluators evaluate education programs by collecting and analyzing verbal and written feedback from participants. Methods include surveys sent to school liaisons, classroom teachers, students and artists about the impact of the Ordway's education and community engagement activities. Staff gather anecdotal data from observations of student experiences. Periodic focus groups are convened to thoroughly investigate outcomes. 2: We implemented reduced ticket prices, bus reimbursements and free residencies to reduce barriers to participation. We tracked the number of students who were able to attend performances via ticket subsidy and bus reimbursements. ",,41483,"Other, local or private",102073,,"Lemuel Amen, Scott Anderson, Lisa Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Tom Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Bill Parker, William Sands, David Sewall, Pete Thrane, John Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel Wrigley",0.17,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"The Ordway will conduct Cultural Moves, dance residencies with three teaching artists that will connect learning to artistic and cultural content in shows by three dance companies and a performance that features teaching artists’ original choreography.",2015-09-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-633,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32267,"Arts Access",2016,86039,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ordway staff and board will build relationships with East Asian and Asian American artistic communities in the Twin Cities and through the joint planning and execution of programming. Attendance by members of the East Asian and Asian American communities. 2: East Asian and Asian American communities who attend will feel acknowledged as a result of artistic work that reflects their voices and traditions. Participation by organizations, artists and leaders of these communities in the Twin Cities, and surveys of participants indicating new knowledge or behavior based on their experience. ","The Ordway built authentic relationships with a variety of community partners who collaborated on the Notes from Asia project. A discussion group was conducted with advisory group members, and an online survey was administered with collaborative partners, artists and venue hosts. 2: AAPIA communities who attended Notes from Asia stated that the artistic work reflected the voices and traditions of their communities. An online survey was conducted with collaborative partners, artists and venue hosts who helped with the joint planning and execution of the Notes from Asia project. Audience members who attended Notes from Asia performances and events were also surveyed. Finally, a discussion group was held with advisory council members.",,10357,"Other, local or private",96396,,"Lemuel Amen, Scott Anderson, Lisa Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Tom Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Bill Parker, Bill Sands, David Sewall, Pete Thrane, John Wolack, Brad Wood, Dan Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Ordway will present a series of performances, films, conversations, and an exhibit that will highlight arts and culture of Eastern Asian communities for East Asian, Asian American, and broader audiences.",2015-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-331,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32276,"Arts Access",2016,40570,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through a three-concert chamber series at the Capri Theater, the SPCO will further its mission of making world-class orchestral music accessible to more people. Through analysis of feedback from SPCO musicians and project personnel, the SPCO and the Capri will participate in ongoing and reciprocal evaluation of the partnership’s planning, implementation, and achievements. 2: The SPCO will provide educational activity in conjunction with its concerts at the Capri to create additional access points to classical music. The SPCO and Capri will evaluate the SPCO’s educational program through the University of Minnesota’s Youth Program Quality Assessment method, in addition to post-concert patron surveys for Start the Music!","Through a three-concert chamber series at the Capri, the SPCO furthered its mission of making world-class orchestral music accessible to more people. It has been our experience that soliciting concert feedback at the event itself through paper surveys leads to a far greater response rate than if we email a survey several days later. Teen ambassadors distributed surveys and pens along with the event programs, and attendees were reminded multiple times during the concert to return them after the concert concluded in exchange for a piece of chocolate. The chocolate bribe has proven to be wildly effective. 2: The SPCO provided educational programming for children and teens at the Capri to create additional access points to classical music. The Capri did not use the University of Minnesota’s Youth Program Quality Assessment method as we had anticipated. There was a leadership transition between the time that we applied for this grant and it was executed, and that assessment was a vestige of outgoing leadership. We used paper surveys and chocolate incentives for completed forms at the Start the Music! and Xplorchestra! concerts and achieved similarly high response rates as with our chamber music concerts.",,11082,"Other, local or private",51652,510,"Daria Adams, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Sheldon Damberg, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Andrina Hougham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss Jr., Arthur W. Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin A. Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David L. Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen H. Mahle, Richard M. Martinez, Jerome A. Miranowski, Alfred P. Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell J. Noteboom, Deborah J. Palmer, Paula J. Patineau, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Shawn Quant, Andrew J. Redleaf, Paul C. Reyelts, Donald E. Ryks, Anthony C. Scarfone, Daniel J. Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Jospeh Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Through a three concert chamber series at the Capri Theater, in addition to education and outreach programming, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestera will further its mission of making world-class orchestral music accessible to as many people as possible.",2015-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-334,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32282,"Arts Learning",2016,22000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","150 girls, ages 8-16, will improve their instrument proficiency, gain music and lyric writing skills, and increase their live performance ability. Every music class and band practice has goals for the students. Teachers will indicate at the end of each class if students met the goals. Every student will perform a concert to display their skills.","190 girls, ages 8-16, improved their instrument and songwriting ability and performed in a showcase. 88% of campers met all learning goals. We used a survey that every teacher filled out at the end of the day. On the survey, they indicated if their students met all their learning goals that were set in our curriculum. Also, students took surveys that indicated their musical and personal achievements they made at camp. Parents filled out surveys that asked questions on the musical and personal achievements that their child made. Lastly, we had staff meetings every day at camp that helped us improve programming on a day to day basis. ",,72283,"Other, local or private",94283,,"Candi Ince, Lisa Whitney, Shannon McCarville",,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"She Rock She Rock will present Girls Rock n Roll Retreat, a music summer camp for adolescent girls. Participants will take instrument instruction, form a band, write original songs, and perform a live rock show.",2015-11-01,2016-08-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sam,Stahlmann,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316",Minneapolis,MN,,"(844) 743-7625x 2",sam@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-639,"Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Kristina Bigalk: Poet; director of creative writing, Normandale Community College; Micahel Burgraff: Executive director, Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Robert Gardner: Artistic director, Minnesota Ballet; Barry Kleider: Photographer, visual artist and teaching artist; Andrea Stanislav: Contemporary visual artist; associate professor of art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30217,"Arts Learning",2015,28293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","524 hours of theater/video production learning will increase the quantity of arts learning. Types of arts learning will increase as video production has not been available to this population. Art learners will complete surveys that will ask if they have ever been involved with a project of this type before. 2: Adults with disabilities learn and engage in video production and theater using adaptive tools and techniques. Arts learners will complete surveys that will ask what barriers they faced with this project, and whether or not those barriers were mitigated.","Participants from Midwest Special Services gained knowledge and skills in filmmaking by collaborating with professional artists to create a feature length film and behind the scenes documentary. Participants completed a survey before the project began that asked if they have any experience in theater or acting, and if they have any experience in video production. We based the degree to which the project achieved the proposed outcome of increasing the quantity and types of arts learning on the percentage of participants who were engaging in a new activity for the first time. Given that 82% had never done any acting or theater, and 96% had never participated in a video project, we determined that we were pretty successful in achieving this outcome. 2: Arts learners engaged in video production and theater activities, and when necessary teaching artists used adapted techniques to mitigate communicative, sensory, and physical barriers. The interview questions were: what were the barriers the participant faced and do you feel we overcame those barriers? Also, rate the project’s success as either- not successful, somewhat successful, successful, or very successful. Of the fourteen staff, eleven rated the project very successful while three rated it successful. The data showed that based on their knowledge and experience working with them, staff felt that the majority (94%) of the participants’ barriers were mitigated. This data and the personal testimonies from the behind the scenes documentary show that we were successful in making arts learning opportunities more accessible.",,5380,"Other, local or private",33673,2400,"Jeff Betchwars, Harry Hansen, Lynn Schmidt, James Clapper, Tom Lyman, Kelly Chase, Bobbi Hoppman, Mark Novitzki, Jane Miller, Dan Ryan, Jenni Taylor, Lois McCray",,"Midwest Special Services, Inc. AKA MSS, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Artists with disabilities from Midwest Special Services create a feature film and documentary short.",2014-12-15,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Brumbaugh,"Midwest Special Services, Inc. AKA MSS, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000 ",sbrumbaugh@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-536,"Scott Dixon: Artist and administrator, Commonweal Theatre; Kathryn Gainey: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Gail Holinka: Art Instructor, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, chair, Worthington Public Arts Commission; Susan Potvin: Middle school band director, Salk Middle School, percussionist; Jessica Rau: Manager of individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30220,"Arts Access",2015,28275,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the Road will develop and expand book arts participation in underserved greater Minnesota through ongoing local programming for artistic expression. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will evaluate increased participation, heightened interest in the expressive potential of the book arts, and expressed desire by our three partner organizations to collaborate in the future. 2: Minnesota Center for Book Arts meets greater Minnesota’s declared need for arts access by resolving financial and geographical barriers that face underserved communities. Participation rates and observation data from participants, teachers and staff will indicate whether financial and geographical barriers have been mitigated to involve greater Minnesota in the book arts.","MCBA partnered with community organizations in Ely, Red Wing and Moorhead to offer free and low cost all-ages book art experiences. MCBA’s participant evaluations include numerical rankings of instruction, content, expectations for the workshop, and future book arts interest. A majority ranked all categories at 5 (Strongly Agree). Commentary was enthusiastically positive, often noting an appreciation for the access to quality instruction. For example, from Ely: The instructor is amazing! As an artist, instructor, and someone who can deliver a complex subject matter in a fun style. The class was supremely perfect. 2: MCBA on the Road removed barriers of cost and geography in greater Minnesota through free community events and low-cost workshops for artistic expression. MCBA’s Comprehensive Program Evaluation Plan (CPEP) includes as measures of success: communication with populations served through participant evaluations, and post-workshop evaluations by faculty and partner staff. MCBA’s greater Minnesota residency evaluations include quantitative rankings of the community event and the workshop experience (from registration to instruction); and qualitative feedback on teaching goals, student-specific issues, and interest in continued book arts involvement. ",,6133,"Other, local or private",34408,3224,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Kjersti Monson, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the Road will resolve geographic and socioeconomic barriers that limit participation in three greater Minnesota communities, by engaging all ages with needed access to free and low cost art experiences.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Polk, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-284,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30221,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,24900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minnesota Music Coalition will present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists. Via audience and artist surveys, informal conversations and post-project meetings, we will determine how these performances might grow music audiences in smaller communities so that artists will be able to have more touring opportunities. 2: The Minnesota Music Coalition will bring artists to historic theaters and arts centers they have not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We will distribute surveys to venues and audiences to determine if there is an interest in hearing more new artists. We will also do artist surveys and have post-project meetings to determine what could be done to help grow audiences.","The MMC did present concerts in six greater Minnesota towns, featuring twelve touring artists and six local artists. We surveyed participants, had informal conversations and had in-depth post-project meetings, where we discussed quantitative and qualitative data from each stop of the Caravan. The MMC Board and Staff reviewed the program in depth at their annual retreat. 2: The MMC did bring artists to historic theaters and arts center they had not played before, helping them form relationships with those communities. We surveyed participants, had informal conversations and had in-depth post-project meetings, where we discussed quantitative and qualitative data from each stop of the Caravan. The MMC Board and Staff reviewed the program in depth at their annual retreat.",,15230,"Other, local or private",40130,5163,"Tony Mendoza, Chuck Hermes, Beth Burns, Dan DeVoe, Paul Boblett, Mark Gehring, Ashley Hanson, Malik Watkins, John Munson, Jessica Paxton, Mark Stutrud, Brian Turner",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Minnesota Music Coalition will present the 5th annual Caravan du Nord, a tour of independent musicians and industry professionals, featuring workshops, networking, and performances in communities throughout greater Minnesota.",2015-03-02,2015-12-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Stanley,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 5th St W Ste 402","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662 ",ellen@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Mower, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-234,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30225,"Arts Access",2015,85000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Blood Theatre draws 300 self-identified Africans and Muslims to the seven featured plays. Audience survey will query for race, religion, previous experience with theatre; tally of African/Muslim attendance at seven plays; tally of FULL audience who come to Mixed Blood Theatre for first time during these shows. 2: Content of seven plays, Muslim and African actors and artist/liaison's outreach overcome barriers of cultural relevance and lack of familiarity with theatre. Record of artist/liaison outreach; audience survey queries race, religion, experience with any theatre in the past, reasons for attendance; impressions of show(s).","Approximately 2,390 guests attended the seven plays with 7% of those audiences being African/Muslim guests. Approximately 24% were first-time visitors to MBT. Since the launch of Radical Hospitality in 2011, Mixed Blood's survey methods have become a core part of institutional practice and have garnered a successful 90% return rate. Survey results are compiled, analyzed and extrapolated to give staff and board information about both quantitative and qualitative success. Like most elements of Mixed Blood's work, the process and use of the surveying tools continues to evolve to discover better, more accurate and detailed practices. 2: The content of the seven plays told relevant stories by, for, about and with Africans and Muslims in America to a total audience of approximately 2,390 people. In addition to Mixed Blood's traditional survey methods that are implemented, assessed and extrapolated, this particular effort increased its attention to qualitative results. Led by Mixed Blood's Community Liaison and Producer-in-Residence, regular conversations with community members about content, outreach methods and perceived success were institutionally internalized and documented. The sum of this data resulted in drawn conclusions about future programming and space use for community purpose. ",,130716,"Other, local or private",215716,8717,"Tabitha Montgomery, Deb Bryan, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K David Hirschey, Sarah Kilibarda, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles `Chad` Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Pursuing its role as an anchor in its Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Mixed Blood will produce, present, and host new plays by, about, for, and with Africans and Muslims in America, in its historic firehouse theater and throughout the state of Minnesota.",2015-01-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Whitney,Rhodes,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-7106 ",whitney@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nobles, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-286,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30258,"Arts Access",2015,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Approximately 200 persons who are hearing impaired will for the first time experience the beauty of symphonic music through visual effects. 1. Tally the number of persons who are hearing impaired who participate. 2. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester will assist in evaluating the effects on the hearing impaired. 2: People who are hearing impaired will participate in the classical music concert experience. Survey of the hearing impaired concert goers will be assessed and shared with Mayo Clinic researchers for evaluation to determine value of Symphonic Vision in providing a quality live classical concert experience for people with hearing impairments. ","Extrapolations from surveys answered by the audience suggested there were 30-35 hearing impaired individuals in attendance, far more than ever before. Without the partnership of an established institution for the hearing-impaired, audience surveys became the primary method of evaluation. Surveys were included in the programs for both the Saturday and the Sunday performance. Some 227 surveys were completed. Extrapolating from those surveys based on the total number of concertgoers led to the findings articulated above. 2: More people attended these concerts than usual, especially from the two target audience groups: youth and hearing-impaired. The technology used also clearly attracted more of the general public. Surveys taken at both performances (and distributed with concerts programs) were completed by approximately 29% of the audience, a larger percentage than usually occurs. Therefore it can be concluded that the survey results indicate a more reliable evaluation of effects than is often the case.",,35276,"Other, local or private",75276,,"Jeffery Amundson, John Beatty, Jay Beck, Brian Childs, Donna Cunningham, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Ashley Hall, Rafael Jimenez, Valerie Lemaine, Levi Livingood, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Symphonic Vision™ is a multi-sensory experience of classical music performed by the Rochester Symphony Orchestra - a sight and sound spectacular that brings enjoyment of classical music to those who are hearing impaired and a richer experience for all.",2015-01-02,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zoe,Malinchoc,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",zmalinchoc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-291,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30262,"Arts Access",2015,44413,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More underserved youth will develop their creativity and potential through regular, stimulating music enrichment with accomplished artists. We will track number of youth served, contact hours between artists and youth, performance opportunities, and audience attending concerts. Outreach liaison will work with artists and schools to track the number of people served. 2: Build relationships with youth serving organizations. We will measure the quantity and quality of partnerships, including: number of schools, number of nonprofit, surveys and focus groups of teachers, surveys and focus group of administrators, surveys and focus groups of nonprofit managers.","Underserved youth developed their creativity and potential through regular, stimulating music enrichment with accomplished artists. We were able to track the number of youth served, contact hours between artists and youth, performance opportunities, and audiences attending concerts. Outreach liaison will work with artists and schools to track the number of people served. 2: Relationships with youth serving organizations were developed. We were able to measure the quantity and quality of partnerships, including number of schools, number of nonprofit, surveys and focus groups of teachers, surveys and focus group of administrators, surveys and focus groups of nonprofit managers.",,18425,"Other, local or private",62838,4602,"Melissa Pelland, Charlene McEvoy, Shane Raymond, Susan Bullard, Sue Freeman Dopp, Todd Readinger, Kelly Schwenn, Sylvia Oxenham, Chris Temperante, Craig Nickels, Patrick Yee",0.15,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will deliver weekly, after-school music enrichment in violin, cello, guitar, and rock ensemble to underserved youth attending Saint Paul schools, to stimulate them to become engaged in art and life.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-293,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30265,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,121432,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Ballroom Project will provide access to high quality arts opportunities to residents of six greater Minnesota communities. Indicators of success are the number of Minnesotans who participate in workshops led by professional artists and number who attend shows. Tools to measure these outcomes are tracking/reporting on number of participants and audience members in each town. 2: Luverne Seifert will tour to four Minnesota communities he hasn't previously visited - Barrett/Glenwood, Duluth, Glencoe and Mentor. Indicators of success are completion of workshops/performances in these four communities. This outcome will be measured by tracking/reporting on all communities visited on the 2015 tour. ","The Ballroom Project provided access to high quality arts opportunities to residents in fourteen greater Minnesota communities. Ticket sale calculations were based on reservations and head counts. We calculated that 1,804 people attended the show, including 63 talent show performers who attended the event at no cost. 587 people completed the surveys. 1. Did the show change the way you think about theater (344 yes 223 No) 2. Would you consider attending another theater event (584 yes 10 No). 3. Were you inspired research of old Ballrooms (404 yes 184 no) 4. Would experience another ballroom or historical site in the future? (561 yes 23 No). 2: The Ballroom Project successfully completed twenty-three performances in fourteen communities, all venues were first time performances. The number of audience members were recorded at each of the venues and adults, children and senior attendees were tallied. The ballrooms were prioritized based on whether it was the first time we performed in that community.",,40480,"Other, local or private",161912,,,,"Luverne G. Seifert",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Luverne Seifert will present The Ballroom Project, a historically based comedy/variety show, in historic ballrooms in six greater Minnesota communities, in summer 2015.",2015-03-02,2015-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Luverne G. Seifert",,,MN,,"(612) 414-2032 ",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-241,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Brenda Brown: Member, Black Storytellers Alliance, Blues City Cultural Center, Minneapolis Arts Commission. Writer, performer, and visual artist.; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Ann Reed: Singer, guitarist and songwriter, co-owner of Turtlecub Productions; John Saurer: Visual artist using sculpture, printmaking and drawing, chair, art and art history department, Saint Olaf College; Melissa Walrath: Executive director, The St. John's Boys' Choir; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.; Alexander Wolff: Trombonist and executive director of operations, The Copper Street Brass Quintet","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30276,"Arts Access",2015,30350,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SteppingStone will roll out the Welcome Mat for its closest neighbors, many of whom are underserved by the arts, with shared meals and arts programs. Audience totals and surveys will be tools used to confirm numbers of participants, residence within targeted zone, and previous experience with the arts. 2: Barriers to participation are diminished or eliminated with subsidized tickets, free shared meals and summer camp scholarships. Surveys, number of free/reduced lunch participants, audience totals.","Families shared post-show communal meals with artistic staff and actors. 53 youth, identified as challenged by poverty and perceived barriers to inclusion received scholarships for summer camps. SteppingStone Theatre surveyed audience and camp attendees, youth camp participants and reviewed attendance for performances and camps. Participants were surveyed onsite and through electronic surveys. 2: By removing financial concerns, more Minnesota families were able to participate in the arts at SteppingStone Theatre than before. Families were surveyed, asked to fill out a scholarship application, and evaluated against program records.",,6746,"Other, local or private",37096,,"Brandon Paris. Thomas D'Onofrio, Jane Zilch, David Graham, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Suzette Huovinen, Laura Krenz, Adam Prock, Ben Redshaw, Matthew Seaton, Mike Erlandson",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"SteppingStone Theatre will connect with neighbors and roll out the welcome mat in this program that provides communal meals and art experiences for children, families, and individuals who live within one mile of its facility",2015-01-05,2015-12-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",megan@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-296,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30294,"Arts Access",2015,59728,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","150 people from six underserved elder communities will participate in Vintage Voices, and—through this choral experience—will report improved mental health benefits. UpFront Consulting, an independent consultant and VocalEssence staff will utilize both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools including observation, surveys and focus groups. 2: Vintage Voices will provide a quality choral experience to the target community because barriers to participation, including cost, mobility, and access to highly-trained artists, are mitigated. UpFront Consulting, an independent consultant, and VocalEssence staff will utilize both quantitative and qualitative data collection tools including observation, surveys and focus groups.","127 people from six under-served elder communities participated in Vintage Voices, and reported improved mental and physical health benefits. VocalEssence hired The Improve Group to evaluate and assess achievement of program outcomes. To assess the major achievements of the program’s first year, The Improve Group conducted interviews with activity directors from each site. Choir members also provided feedback about Vintage Voices during wrap-up sessions after the final performance. 2: Vintage Voices removed the barriers of cost, mobility and access to participation, allowing an under-served community to participate in the arts. VocalEssence hired The Improve Group to evaluate and assess achievement of program outcomes. To assess the major achievements of the program’s first year, The Improve Group conducted interviews with activity directors from each site. Choir members also provided feedback about Vintage Voices during wrap-up sessions after the final performance.",,7163,"Other, local or private",66891,6000,"Kathryn Roberts, Fred Moore, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Philip Brunelle, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, Art Kaemmer, David Mona, James M. Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Judith Drobeck, Robert Smith",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Vintage Voices is a new program developed by VocalEssence that will provide 150 seniors at six local senior centers and assisted living facilities access to quality choral music with professional musicians.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-300,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30302,"Arts Access",2015,69202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Project participants will identify successes in and challenges for the melding of needs, interests and arts explorations in arts and disability communities. Pre and post evaluations will provide data to indicate how arts administrators and patrons and artists with disabilities came together during the project and will work together to forward access initiatives.","Minnesota Arts Access Chautauqua attendees learned how people with disabilities are increasingly participating in state arts activities. Two participant surveys were established on Survey Monkey. One survey tracked daily responses each of the two days of the Chautauqua and the other was a post-event survey. In addition, individuals who had been invited to attend the Chautauqua but did not were asked to respond to an additional survey seeking information as to reasons for not attending. Information gathered through these instruments has been compiled and will be used to plan future access initiatives in the state.",,7689,"Other, local or private",76892,313,"Gail Burke, Adam Perry, Steve Danko, Adrienne Mason, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Stacy Shamblott, Char Coal, Maggie Karli",0.32,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"VSA Minnesota will present a two-day Symposium and Arts Chautauqua in September 2015 bringing together members of the arts and disability communities to explore access to the arts as it exists today and in years to come.",2015-01-02,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-302,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and communications, St. David's Center; Laurel Bradley: Director and curator, Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator, board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Scott Gilbert: Theater artist and educator, director and producer, Segue Productions; Nicole Helget: Memoir and fiction writer, Mankato; Elizabeth Larson: Arts administrator, Bach Society of Minnesota, freelance musician; Larry Retzlaff: Landscape painting artist, portrait photographer, cofounder of Third Life Studio, and founder, Q1 Gallery, Minneapolis; Emily Wright: Managing director, Minnesota Guitar Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30357,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The first target audience is the musicians who will perform with Aaron Meyer and Tim Ellis. We will ask if and how the experience might have changed their attitudes/skills with respect to the musical genres performed in the concert. Our second target audience is people under 50 years old. Bemidji Symphony Orchestra board members will survey a subset of Bemidji Symphony Orchestra musicians (via phone and/or email). The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will use counters to visually record people under 50 who are coming into the concert. We understand this is extremely subjective, but hope it will give us a starting point in our audience development efforts.","We saw a 30% increase in our ""under 50"" target age group. We credit this increase to the energetic style of music and the personality of the principal performer, but also to our new use of social media to publicize our concert. We will use this strategy to promote future performances. Surveys of the symphony orchestra performers revealed they really enjoyed working with this guest artist, picked up new influences and skills and intend to stay in the symphony orchestra and provide outreach.",,8844,"Other, local or private",14844,,"Mary Auger, Alicia Cloose, Julia Conlon, Melanie Hanson, Nancy Haugen, Louise Jackson, Ann Long-Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Diane Wahl",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to perform with classically trained rock violinist Aaron Meyer, along with guitarist Tim Ellis, in a concert that bridges the genres of classical, contemporary progressive rock, and traditional styles of music.",2015-10-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beverly,Everett,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 243-3120 ",mwilimek@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, St. Louis, Becker, Polk, Carver, Dakota, Stearns, Crow Wing, Otter Tail, Aitkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-63,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Delana Smith: Visual Artist, Dancer, Bead Artist, Regalia Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",, 30368,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The music director will work with actors/singers on improving skills in voice placement and projection. The professional stage director will train actors/singers to communicate audibly and enunciate clearly, help actors/singers improve their acting skills in character development and stage movement. The technical director will challenge and guide community volunteers to create sets and a theater space that will transport the audience to New York City streets. The participants on stage and behind the scenes will enjoy making contributions to the project and will find that the efforts they bring are important and satisfying. Northern Light Opera Company Board of Directors will hold a formal evaluation session within three weeks of production addressing: attendance, success in achieving artistic goals, front of house procedures, non-artistic matters that relate to a successful production, and recommendations for future productions. An audience exit survey, observation notes collected at the performance, feedback space on the NLOC Facebook site, and responses from notes, emails, and conversations will document audience and participant responses.","The Northern Light Opera Company board of directors was very pleased with this production's attendance, artistic achievement and community support. Actors and other participants were proud of their achievement and growth in this production, There was great vocal improvement for many of the young performers who were grateful to work with such a professional music director. Everyone was impressed with the technical director's use of chain link fence to build an artistic set that also felt like the streets of New York City.",,36400,"Other, local or private",42400,,"Gail Haller, Robert Light, Martha Vetter, Patricia Dove, Kurt Hansen, Jan Kehr, John McKinney, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes",,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount six productions of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, July 31 to August 8, 2015.",2015-07-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Wadena, Otter Tail, Stevens, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Carver, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Stearns, Crow Wing, Polk, Clearwater, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-69,"Justin Holley: Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist; Jill Johnson: Literary Artist, Musician; Sandra Roman: Arts Educator, Visual Artist, Literary Artist; Malotte Backer: Potter, Visual Artist, Arts Advocate; Nancy Brown-Colligan: Theatrical Artist, Choreographer; Delina White: Bead Artist, Regalia Artist, Dancer, Musician.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",, 30369,"Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",2015,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase public awareness of local artists, bring more visitors to participating artists’ studios/sites and provide visitors the opportunity to meet these artists and purchase their works. Surveys are provided to visitors and artists, including specific and open-ended questions. The coordinator records anecdotal responses and photographs artists and visitors. Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council members also share their thoughts and the Art Leap Committee has a wrap up meeting.","Artists asked for more promotion before the next event on their surveys, but were still pleased overall with the number of visitors and the number of sales during the event. Visitors responded very positively about the quality of local arts and the value of seeing local artists in action. Local businesses reported increased visitors and sales, especially the restaurants.",,2722,"Other, local or private",6722,,"Paul Dove, Mark Bridge, Irene Weis, Pat Dove, Marvel Haynes, Jennifer Anderson, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Bill Zigmant, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Dawn Kast, Nicole Lalum, Rod Nordberg, Marie Nordberg, Jerry Mevissen, Denise Gulbranson, David Overly, Jodi Schu",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Funds will assist the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council to sponsor Art Leap 2015, a driving tour of artists’ studios and other cultural destinations.",2015-09-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081 ",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Becker, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/artscultural-heritage-grant-70,"Steve Prenevost: Arts Appreciator, Arts Advocate; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, Theatrical Artist; Joseph Allen: Art Professor, Photographer, Traditional Native Crafts Artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, Theatrical Artist, Craft Artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual Artist, Photographer; Patt Rall: Arts Columnist, Literary Artist, Musician, Theatrical Artist, Visual Artist; Delana Smith: Visual Artist, Dancer, Bead Artist, Regalia Artist.","Steve Prenevost: Arts appreciator, arts advocate; Justin Holley: Literary artist, musician, theatrical artist; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, theatrical artist; Joseph Allen: Art professor, photographer, traditional native crafts artist; Nancy Cole: Musician, theatrical artist, craft artist; Linda Kaul: Craft artist, theatrical artist, folk dancer; Jill Johnson: Literary artist, musician; Sandra Roman: Arts educator, visual artist, literary artist; Mary Boomgaarden: Photographer, film artist; Gayle Highberg: Visual artist, photographer.",, 30774,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Several surveys will be used to gather evaluation data regarding the tour. An online and paper survey will be available to the tour goer throughout the year. This survey will gather information regarding the economic impact of the tour goer and their overall experience taking the tour. A survey will be given to the participating artists to gather feedback on their experience with the program. Several key downtown retailers and business leaders will be identified and one-on-one interviews will be conducted to determine the overall impact that CityArt is having on the downtown economy and aesthetics. Noelle Lawton, Special Initiative Coordinator, will be responsible for creating and distributing the surveys, conducting the interviews, and compiling the results.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased.",,95600,"Other, local or private",103600,,"Noelle Lawton, Tami Paulsen, Dawn Ulrich, Eric Harriman, Jo Guck Bailey, Mike Fischer, Parker Skophammer, Sandra Oachs, Yvonne Carivoue, Shannon Beal, Jeanne Galloway, Steve Mork, Stephanie Stoffel, Amy Sinning, Amanda Wirig, Ginny Bergerson, Liz Miller",,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor the juried exhibit of 30 outdoor sculptures in downtown Mankato and North Mankato in 2015.",2015-05-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Flanagan,"CityArt Sculpture Walk","PO Box 193",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 385-6671 ",mflanagan@citycentermankato.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-213,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",, 30778,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. They will conduct paper and email surveys, have discussions at Fairmont Opera House Board Meetings, evaluate audience numbers, and have verbal discussions with patrons and community members.","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increased. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access were identified and addressed.",,21190,"Other, local or private",29190,,"Erica Volkir, Kerry Nagel-Allen, Tom Dodge, Mary Schoener, Sandra Krumholz, Barbara Berg Jensen, DeeAnn Helfritz, Scott Furhman, Paul Potter",,"The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. AKA Fairmont Opera House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor Annie Mack Blues from Rochester, Minnesota; Zorongo Flamenco Dancers from Minneapolis; and Shawn Johnson and His Big Band Experience Holiday Show from Sauk Rapids for the Subscription Performance Series productions in Fall 2015.",2015-10-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonas,Nissen,"The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. AKA Fairmont Opera House","45 Downtown Plz PO Box 226",Fairmont,MN,,"(507) 238-4900 ",director@fairmontoperahouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Jackson, Martin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-216,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",, 30792,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2015,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","They will continue offering quality arts opportunities by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. They will build new relationships with members of groups to develop heightened appreciation for the performing arts. Audience attendance levels will increase. They will capture the impressions of students and staff participating in an outreach activity. They will tabulate attendance numbers, use on-site surveys, perform exit interviews, track anecdotal feedback, and tabulate fundraising and advertising financial levels.","They continued offering quality arts opportunities by featuring accomplished Minnesota musicians. They built new relationships with members of groups to develop heightened appreciation for the performing arts. Audience attendance levels increased. They captured the impressions of students and staff participating in an outreach activity.",,91730,"Other, local or private",99730,,"John Lindberg, Doug Snapp, Gerard Aloisio, Dale Haefner",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","State Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2015-16 Performance Series. This will also include outreach activities at two area schools by some of the performing artists, and a presentation for the community.",2015-04-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Mankato State University","202 Earley Ctr for Perf Arts",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549 ",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-224,"Jessica Barens: Children's Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Children’s Director at the Waseca Library; Denice Evers: retired teacher and volunteer with the Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: sings with the Saint Peter Choral Society and the Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired college Professor of Music, New Ulm and member of the Sioux Trails Chapter, American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager and volunteer with the Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lill Robinson: retired Language Arts teacher and volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: a visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher and volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: a college Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: a visual artist and the Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",, 30809,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,7625,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Our mission directly addresses the outcomes and our activities also address increasing access to the arts. We provide access to the arts for more Minnesotans. We raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region. We analyze attendance, contributions and volunteer efforts, determine preferences through audience surveys and anecdotal comments gathered at events as well as board feedback at post-festival meetings.","Based on feedback, we have made a decision to stop presenting concerts at the Carleton Concert Hall. The acoustics are excellent, but its logistical challenges (too many steps and an inconvenient elevator) make it a difficult situation for some audience members.",,8529,"Other, local or private",16154,,"Amy Acheson, David Carter, Garda Kahn, Elizabeth Olson, Wendy Russell, Yoshiko Soltis",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival 2015",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817 ",bridgechambermusicfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-54,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30810,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Museums large and small are struggling for the attention of individuals in this new busy world. By taking our history out to where the people are we will have the opportunity to develop relationships with individuals that would never think about going to a museum. Doing this with artworks (murals) is all the better. We will use several methods. We have set up a Give Us Your Feedback link on our website. We will hand out evaluation forms at the capstone event with the opportunity to win prizes if completed and submitted that day. We will email surveys to various community organizations requesting feedback.","Mural completion by August 15, 2015. Capstone event held successfully. We found that there is a strong desire for more murals.",,3067,"Other, local or private",13067,,"Paul Bringgold, Steven Dabelow, Meg Judge, Dennis Kalow, Dick Peterson, Tom Monroe",,"Cannon Falls Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Large Mural of Several Cannon Falls Historic Photos",2015-07-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zachary,Wareham,"Cannon Falls Area Historical Society","206 Mill St W PO Box 111","Cannon Falls",MN,55009,"(507) 263-4080 ",info@cannonfallsmuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-55,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30811,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,9500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We enable local performing musicians with a viable performing outlet and offer local music listeners a unique opportunity to hear their neighbors as musicians. We add to the rich cultural calendar of the Northfield area with performances of repertoire often not played by other ensembles, and promote the identification of performing spaces in the area as fine arts venues. Evaluate outreach efforts by audience survey and attendance figures; evaluate meeting musicians needs by player feedback and response to transportation carpooling, rehearsal clustering; evaluate wider audience development by response to performing at new venues/communities this season.","We intended to reach new audience members with our 35th anniversary programming, and we were very successful with the American folk and Broadway show repertoire.",,,,9500,,"Paul Beck, Rick Berge, Cindy Breederland, Arlene Eliason, Jeremy Huseth, Natalie Kruger, Stephen May, Chloe Moriarty, Paul Niemisto, Clark Ohnesorge, Phil Peterson, Wendy Placko, Heather Scott",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra 25th Anniversary Americana Show and Grand Finale",2015-02-01,2015-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-56,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30110,"Arts Access",2015,42373,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will engage six to nine residents of CommonBond communities in planning a concert for their communities that is relevant and accessible. The evaluator will design and incorporate discussion questions into the planning process. End of project survey questions will also be based on the program goals and tailored to each audience’s involvement in the project. 2: 400 underserved adults will attend and show enjoyment of a free Cantus concert in their own community that reduces barriers of location, relevance and cost. Attendance data will be collected and surveys and/or focus groups designed around program goals will be employed.","Cantus engaged over 200 individuals in CommonBond communities and 150 homeless individuals in concert programming that was relevant and accessible. The evaluator reached out to key staff, organization partners and participants to determine benefits, successes, opportunities for future improvements and improving audience access. 2: 390 underserved adults experienced Cantus in a comfortable community environment which broke down barriers of location, cost and culture. The evaluator reached out to key staff, organization partners and participants to determine benefits, successes, opportunities for future improvements and improving audience access.",,9651,"Other, local or private",52024,4400,"Wendy Holmes, Chuck Peterson, Julie Carver, Noel McCormick, Katie Berg, Pete Cochrane, Elizabeth Cutter, James Dorsey, Chris Foss, Martha Graber, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Libby Larsen, Brock Metzger, Marit Nowlin, David Ranheim, Jeff Reed, Karl Reichert, Paul Rudoi, Craig Shulstad",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Cantus will work with six to nine resident members of CommonBond Communities to plan, program, and perform three on-site performance experiences that break down barriers of cost, location, and awareness.",2015-01-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carly,Thornberry,Cantus,"PO Box 2379",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 435-0046 ",cthornberry@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-264,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30114,"Arts Access",2015,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build relationships with Somali immigrants by engaging them with dynamic, accessible, and culturally relevant performing arts programming. We will track the number of participants and partners, evaluate their experience through conversations and surveys, and use external performance measurements to assess community impact. 2: We will engage a diverse audience, many of whom don’t have opportunities to engage with the arts, including art that reflects their own traditions. We will track audience numbers in the target population and survey their previous arts engagement experience and perception of availability of similar arts engagement opportunities in the community.","We engaged new and repeat Somali audience members by programming Somali and non-Somali artists of interest in partnership with Somali organizations. Our Somali Community Liaison attends all of our events that present Somali artists or are focused on engaging Somali community members. She counts participants and has conversations with audience members before and after the show about their experience. We regularly interview and consult with partners and survey audience members. In 2015, an external evaluator and Research Fellow attended Arts Access events and interviewed partners and participants to assess our achievements. 2: We experimented with programming and marketing strategies and worked with Somali partners to identify and address barriers to participation. The main criteria for determining success in this outcome is quantitative data. In 2015, the number of Somali audience members that attended Arts Access events increased. We also experienced an increase in demand from potential partners to co-host Somali community events. This opened up our ability to serve broader segments of the Somali community. Cedar staff and partners are prompted to contribute feedback and observations that ensure that we are reaching new members of the target audience.",,306536,"Other, local or private",406536,4183,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Brent Hickman, Steven Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.25,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"The Cedar will continue its programs that engage local Somali communities with performing arts and expand these efforts with Midnimo, a project that brings Somali artists from around the world to Minnesota for week-long residencies.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-265,"Yvonne Cory: Storyteller and textile artist, marketing representative, Faribault County Fair, career and technical instructor, Blue Earth high school; Melissa Cuff: Director of grants and foundation relations for YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.; Venessa Fuentes: Philanthropy writer at Project for Pride in Living, poet; Sandra Gillespie: Visual artist, online writing instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, former program director, Alaska State Arts Council; Gabriel Green: Founder and executive director, Wolffe Cultural Center, Duluth, founder and senior pastor, Church of Restoration Twin Ports; Paul Robinson: Senior community leadership consultant for the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30119,"Arts Access",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase in number of Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood children participating in music ensembles. All ComMUSICation students are Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood students. ComMUSICation will survey students to find out how many have had prior musical experiences. 2: Increase in parent involvement. Number of ComMUSICation family volunteers, parent attendance at performances/parent meetings, and post programming parent surveys.","Only 2/93 youth had had prior musical experience (besides CMC youth). We brought a musical experience of drumming, singing, and teamwork building to 84 new youth! Number of students attending, number of students involved in summer camp and fall programming. 2: We had two parent volunteers who helped the entirety of the day. Number of parent volunteers, number of families attending concert.",,5335,"Other, local or private",10335,2500,"Camille Kolles, Nancy Dana, Robin Thorson, Diana Adamson, Angie Broeker, Kim Cromey, Muneer Karcher-Ramos, Bondo Nyembwe, Sara Zanussi",,ComMUSICation,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"ComMUSICation's mission is to empower youth with lifelong skills, through music and building community, and utilizes community partners through an intensive youth development choral program inspired by El Sistema.",2015-01-02,2015-04-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Zanussi,ComMUSICation,"690 Jackson St","St Paul",MN,55130,"(651) 253-0481 ",swzanussi@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-267,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30147,"Arts Access",2015,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Compelling film and an innovative outreach campaign will ensure record participation of new Asian, Latin, African and other immigrant communities. Attendance numbers will be tabulated and audience surveys employed. The efficacy of our marketing strategy will be measured through feedback from community organizations and attendees. 2: Members of Minnesota’s Asian, Latin, African and other new international populations attend films and events during the two phases of Cine Global. Track attendance with multilingual surveys; record community engagement at events and discussions; qualitative feedback from community partners; track promotions, RSVP lists, free/reduced admission. ","Compelling film and an innovative outreach campaign brought record participation of new Asian, Latin, African and other immigrant communities. Attendance was measured via ticket sales, box office reports and headcounts. Sampling efforts included audience ballots collected during the MSP International Film Festival and multi-lingual audience surveys collected during Cine Latino. Feedback was also collected informally through conversations with audience members and more formally through meetings with community partners and through our Cine Global Advisory Group, whose members represent more than thirty countries and twenty-three languages. 2: Members of Minnesota’s Asian, Latin, African and other new international populations attended films and events during the two phases of Cine Global. Attendance was measured via ticket sales, box office reports and headcounts. Sampling efforts included audience ballots collected during the MSP International Film Festival and multi-lingual audience surveys collected during Cine Latino. Feedback was also collected informally through conversations with audience members and more formally through meetings with community partners and through our Cine Global Advisory Group, whose members represent more than 30 countries and twenty-three languages. ",,72471,"Other, local or private",172471,,"Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Senator Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Jacob Frey, James Gerlich, Karen Heithoff, Max Musicant, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Frances Wilkinson",1.5,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Cine Global is a program of 50 notable films, supplemented by dialogues and events, developed in response to the dynamically shifting regional demographics, and exploring the unique and shared experiences of new Minnesotans.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-269,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30192,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,53773,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Chris Koza and Rogue Valley will have the opportunity to reach more audiences in greater Minnesota by touring to the communities of Grand Rapids, Detroit Lakes, International Falls and Northfield. Outcomes will determined by measuring audience size and workshop involvement. Further evaluation will include audience surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback, and post-performance dialogues. 2: By partnering with a diverse range of presenters throughout greater Minnesota, Rogue Valley will engage communities through performance and workshop opportunities they may not otherwise have. Rogue Valley will consult with presenters to identify groups they most want to reach with arts and education and performance activities. The success of these activities will be assessed through attendance and responses from each tour community.","Rogue Valley reached more audiences in Minnesota by touring to the communities of Grand Rapids, Detroit Lakes, International Falls, and Northfield. Outcomes were determined by measuring audience size and workshop involvement, as well as through audience surveys (print and electronic), presenter feedback, and post-performance dialogues. By studying responses from throughout the residencies, Q and As and discussions with participants, and continuing to talk with partners Chris Koza and Rogue Valley were able to make adjustments throughout. 2: By partnering with a range of presenters in Minnesota, Rogue Valley engaged communities through performances and workshops they may not otherwise have. Rogue Valley consulted with presenters to identify groups they most want to reach with arts and education and performance activities. The success of these activities was then assessed through attendance and responses from each tour community. Given the greater number of total events and attendance than proposed, as well as the glowing survey responses and feedback shared, we found the residencies to be a tremendous success.",,17981,"Other, local or private",71754,15100,,,"Christopher J. Koza AKA Chris Koza",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Rogue Valley will tour to four greater Minnesota communities (Grand Rapids, Detroit Lakes, International Falls, Northfield) for a series of performances and community inclusive workshops for community members of all ages and abilities.",2015-03-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Koza,"Christopher J. Koza AKA Chris Koza",,,MN,,"(971) 404-9428 ",chriskozamusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Dakota, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-229,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30206,"Arts Access",2015,88293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand access to music learning for seniors living with memory loss and seniors with full cognitive capacity using traditional and online methods. The project outcomes will be evaluated by adding programs for six new locations, 18% more seniors with memory loss and volunteers participate, an online pilot will be launched in Thief River Falls. 2: Test delivery of live online music learning programs for seniors in greater Minnesota. The project serves 517 seniors who rate it as 85% as good or excellent, two MacPhail artists are trained for online teaching and MacPhail leaders see improved musicianship and attitude by seniors.","Expanded access to music learning for seniors living with memory loss and seniors with full cognitive capacity using traditional and online methods. MacPhail collaborated with Wilder Research to review the existing evaluation plan and establish baseline data as well as measure desired outcomes and impact for this unique population. Wilder assisted with data collection, analyzed data and provided MacPhail with a final report. Project evaluation methods included: Surveys administered to volunteers, participants, family members and partner staff, Meetings and frequent communication with partner leads, MacPhail and partner staff observations. 2: The 520 served rated 100% somewhat satisfied or very satisfied; two faculty received online training and leaders saw improved musicianship/attitude. MacPhail collaborated with Wilder Research to review the existing evaluation plan and establish baseline data as well as measure desired outcomes and impact for this unique population. Wilder assisted with data collection, analyzed data and provided MacPhail with a final report. Project evaluation methods included: Surveys administered to volunteers, participants, family members and partner staff, Meetings and frequent communication with partner leads, MacPhail and partner staff observations.",,15043,"Other, local or private",103336,7222,"Patty Murphy, Thomas J. Abood, Christopher Perrigo, Christopher Simpson, Rahoul Ghose, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Warren Kelly, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, W. Thomas McEnery, Kathleen M. Mortenson, David E. Meyers Ph.D., Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Carolyn Smallwood, Kim Crosby Snow, Peter R. Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven J. Wells, Kristine Williams",1.42,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"To meet the needs of seniors, including those with memory loss, the MacPhail Music for Life™ program will expand, providing access to high quality participatory music making opportunities using traditional and online methods.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Pennington, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-282,"Mary Bromen: Executive director, Dakota Woodlands Women's and Family Homeless Shelter; Laura Campbell: Adult day program manager, Southwest Senior Center, ArtSage teaching artist; Kendall Carlson: Communications and events manager for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES); Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30814,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1800 attend capstone, with 75% in state; 300 attend local rehearsals; shows when cost and distance barriers are removed, people take advantage of the arts. Achieve 90% positive satisfaction rating of capstone performances to validate that audience views the event as high quality. Online survey of people who purchased tickets in advance; metrics provided by automated ticketing system; informal interviews of band directors who hosted one of the Drum and Bugle Corps Program; informal interviews of event attendees; analysis of data collected from the event.","Tickets sold for capstone event 1842 with 87% to people in Minnesota. Local rehearsals were attended by 500 people. Satisfaction rating per online survey was 99%.",,32630,"Other, local or private",42630,6600,"Jon Bahr, Charles Cullen, John Donahue, Bruce Feriano, Kevin Hanson, Timothy Kviz, Tom Leith, Tim Lundin, Gary Tollers",,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"River City Rhapsody 2015 Drum and Bugle Corps Program",2014-12-08,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Ackerman,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","PO Box 007",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 285-8769 ",director@rochesterfest.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-57,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ", 30822,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The Concerts at the Commonweal Theatre highlight collaboration between two art forms: classical chamber music and theater. Stringwood outreach performances take place in Lanesboro, Rochester, La Crosse, and Winona. All performances are recorded and select concerts are broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio. We use Survey Monkey for program data collection and a ""call and response"" with the students and are able to gather discreet and valuable information about the success of the program.","Measurable goal is attendance at the concerts. The number of returnees and new attendees was tallied. On overall increase was noted.",,69585,"Other, local or private",79585,,"Nancy Oliveros, Laura Sewell, Ray Shows, Annalee Wolf",,"Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center AKA Stringwood Summer Music Festival","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2015 Stringwood Chamber Music Festival",2014-12-09,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerome,Deden,"Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center AKA Stringwood Summer Music Festival","28097 Goodview Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(608) 467-2437 ",director@eagle-bluff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-58,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ", 30825,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,5275,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The outcome of this project will allow Minnesota children and adults to participate in a scratch tile workshop and iron pour. Students will make relief sculptures using cast iron methods. Artists, students, friends, family and the public will be able to see the iron pour. At that time we will interview students, artists and the public and have them fill out surveys on site.","The goal was to provide access to the arts for more Minnesotans. 36 Minnesotans were introduced to a medium that they had never used before, the process of casting iron.",,1675,"Other, local or private",6950,,"Brad Benoit, Ellen Bisping, Diane Cloeter, Trent Creger, Todd Ginter, Jason Hillesheim, Jason Hoffman, Nort Johnson, Rod Mahler, Nalani McCutcheon, Chris Nelson, Jana Woodside, Kevin Voracek",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Paradise Center Community Iron Pour",2015-01-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-59,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ", 30833,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Hambone provides a diverse music and arts education experience to the public in an area of Minnesota that does not currently offer this style of music and type of outdoor arts event. Our target demographic is people of all ages residing in southeast Minnesota and beyond. We will measure the aforementioned outcomes by utilizing an updated process for quantifying ticket, merchandise and beverage sales. We will survey our attendees via email, social media, and print surveys to gather feedback and demographic information.","Provided a diverse music and arts experience to audiences within the ages of 8 to 87 years. Attracted a larger audience of young families with children than in past years. Improved record keeping process. Younger families reached by targeted advertising and additional arts activities for children.",,25106,"Other, local or private",35106,,"Brenda Guitreau, Susan Franken, John Morgan, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Tammy Smith",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Hambone Music Festival 2015",2015-06-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","426 2nd St SW",Eyota,MN,55934,"(507) 545-2809 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-64,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30837,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,4900,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Our Philosophy guides us in Encouraging real life choices and make connections with people whose interests either match or complement our clients, relates to building relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts. Through this project, we aim to create more opportunities for clients to participate in the arts. Surveys will be available at the performance for each audience member and participant. Client Story forms will be available at the performance, a process/form currently in place by our Community Relations department. Video/photo documentation provided by a volunteer.","Our philosophy (encouraging real life choices...and make connections with people...whose interests either match or complement our clients) relates to the statewide outcome about building relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts. Through this project we create more opportunities for clients to participate in the arts.",,1006,"Other, local or private",5906,250,"Dennis Berry, Bob Bonner, Cheryl Buck, Greg Closser, Bob Gilbertson, Marin Amundson-Graham, Frank Grazzini, Ruthie Neuger, Eric Stratton, Charlie Sewich, Julie Thorsheim, Steve Underdahl, Frank Zastera",,"Laura Baker Services Association AKA Laura Baker Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Laura Baker School Association On Stage!",2015-06-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandra,Gerdes,"Laura Baker Services Association AKA Laura Baker Services","211 Oak St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8866 ",sandi@laurabaker.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-67,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30844,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Increased use of available access services and knowledge about the Americans with Disabilities Act among our patrons and the larger community. Gallery patrons can complete an onsite survey about their knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act and access services. They will also be video recorded about their experience and posted to Facebook. Workshop attendees will complete a pre and post survey.","The target populations include members and the greater Northfield community. As the project evolved, artists with disabilities became an additional target population. We provided more access accommodations, such as a Gallery audio guide, and distributed surveys.",,2049,"Other, local or private",12049,635,"Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Jerry Fox, Ken Ewald, Virginia Lorang, Sian Muir, Wendy Placko, Peggy Sheldon",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Artists Disabling Assumptions",2015-06-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,,"(507) 645-8877 ",alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-71,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30848,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Northfield students will access an art-making experience beyond the traditional curriculum. The sculpture will have great visibility in a prominent place on the cityscape and then have lasting art educational value by inspiring generations of students to contemplate public art daily. Northfield videographer, Paul Krause, will be creating a documentary of the project. Evaluation surveys will be collected from project participants, as well as residents and visitors. We will keep a tally of student attendance and record the number of attendees at the capstone event.","The project provided young emerging artists with a guided and creative public sculpture experience. We paid professional artists appropriately for their time and expertise and provided an organized teaching opportunity to share their craft and publicly display the creative product of a healthy collaboration.",,896,"Other, local or private",9896,,"Fritz Bogott, Margaret Colangelo, Rob Hardy, Ellen Iverson, Julie Pritchard, Jeff Quinnell, Noel Stratmoen",,"Northfield Public Schools","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Northfield Young Sculptors Project 2016",2015-10-01,2016-05-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Richardson,"Northfield Public Schools","1400 Division St S",Northfield,MN,,"(507) 663-0600 ",chris.richardson@nfld.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-74,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ", 30859,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","We endeavor to increase interest in chamber music by using the finest musicians. Our concerts are free, and our venue is handicapped accessible. The artists offer their insights into the music to audience members. Our jazz concerts attract people who feel they don't enjoy classical music. A survey given out to audience members at the April concert. Recordings made for each of the concerts. Concert analysis by the Rochester Chamber Music Society board. Feedback from the artists themselves. Informal discussions with audience members. Data collection regarding attendance and donations.","We met our goal of increasing interest in chamber music by offering our concert with no admission charge in an accessible venue. We used the finest musicians, the concert producer gave commentary on the pieces, and the all-jazz program attracted new audience members.",,1045,"Other, local or private",4545,,"Grace Cheng, Jane Cooper, Stephaie Deng, Robert Gardner, Grace Greason, Judy Hickey, Bella Lichen, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Theo Thayib, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Tomo Yamada",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society Jazz Concert",2016-01-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Horacio,Nuguid,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-78,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ", 30872,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2015,7120,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Theater Department will invite 320 high schoolers to a free production of Big Fish, followed by a talk-back session with actors, crew and directors, and a theater tour. The aim is to encourage interest and participation in live theater. We will give surveys to all high school teacher chaperones after the show, asking them to meet with their students, record student feedback and impressions, and mail back the surveys. Theater staff will review results at the post-mortem.","The department met its goal with the 370 children and youth under the age of 18 who attended this production. The two talk backs were very successful and allowed audience interaction with the cast, crews, director, designers and choreographer.",,13218,"Other, local or private",20338,,"David Anderson, Nancy Anderson, Kevin Bethke, Kari Bjorhus, Gregory Buck, Dean Buntrock, Leon Clark, Elizabeth Eaton, William Gafkjen, Peter Gotsch, John Grotting, Eric Hanson, Janet Hanson, David Hill, Jody Kleppe Horner, Ronald Hunter, Kristine Olson Jo",,"Saint Olaf College Theatre Department","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Big Fish--A Boundary-Stretching Musical",2014-12-18,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Anderson,"Saint Olaf College Theatre Department","1520 St Olaf Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 786-3240 ",theater@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-87,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30901,"Arts Learning",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We expect to present 13 weekly programs to an audience of at least 2,500 youth and adults on Tuesday mornings from June 3 to August 26, 2014 by the following organizations and artists: MacPhail Center for Music, Tres Mundos, Young Dance, Sisters of Swing, Sumunar, Beverly Cottman, BareBones Productions, Science Museum of Minnesota, Open Eye Figure Theatre, Frank Sentwali, Ragamala Dance, Kevin Strauss, Theater of Fools. We also expect the participants to have an engaging experience and learn basic concepts of music, movement and performance and develop skills to express themselves through singing, dancing, telling stories. We will use the following objective methods to evaluate this program including attendance figures, audience surveys, and artist evaluations. Staff members will also monitor participants’ responses to the programs and engagement in the hands-on activities, and trends in the number and diversity of participants from one season to the next.","2,200 youth and adults participated in Family Fun Tuesdays, a series of 13 high quality arts activities for children and families that introduced participants to the richness of creative expression and created a foundation for lifelong learning and participation in the arts.",,8350,"Other, local or private",18350,,"Renee Ervasti, Juli Seydell Johnson, Jina Penn-Tracy, Wayne Potratz, Cheryl Caponi",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for Family Fun Tuesdays, a program of 13 weekly performances for children to be held June through August 2015 in the Art Park's sculpture garden in Eagan.",2015-02-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-544,"Lynne Beck: Fundraising, marketing; Melanie DeLuca: Community education, organizational development, youth programming; Victoria Lauing: Administration; Levi Weinhagen: Artistic, marketing, youth programming; Michael Hiatt: Education, general management, community education; Yumi Inomata: Administration, volunteerism, education; Paul Verrette: Fundraising, finance, organizational planning; Patrick Stauffer: Artistic, community education, education; Lynda Monick-Isenberg: Artistic, education.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ", 30930,"Arts Learning",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will create a new student brass quintet at Burnsville High School, and The Copper Street Brass Quintet will mentor and coach this new student quintet and will travel and perform (with Copper Street Brass Quintet) to each of the three 9th grade band classes in the Burnsville school district. Copper Street Brass Quintet will also perform 9 classroom concerts, lead 18 brass masterclasses, coach the new student quintet 3 times, and lead a side-by-side rehearsal with the new quintet. The evaluation plan for the project is three-fold: 1) documenting the completion of all activities in a master calendar, 2) a student reflective self-evaluation, and 3) reflective self-evaluation of all teaching activities. Methods used are: 1) comprehensive online calendar, 2) student surveys upon completion of project to gauge student outcomes, and 3) video recording classes for self-evaluation and constant communication for ongoing and final evaluation; and as a result of these evaluative measures, accurate recording of all project activities in the schedule will meet the goal of measuring project effectiveness for our artistic and educational goals, and will be measured by student survey data, observations and reflections, and self-evaluation.","Copper Street Brass Quintet created a new student brass quintet at Burnsville High School that performed for three 9th grade band classes in the district. Copper Street Brass Quintet also lead 18 brass masterclasses and performed 9 classroom concerts.",,3000,"Other, local or private",13000,,"William Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Martin Hodel, Timothy Bradley",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for residencies focusing on musicianship essentials with the Burnsville Junior High and High School bands to enhance the schools' music instruction during the 2015-16 school year.",2015-09-01,2016-05-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667 ",staff@csbq.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-548,"Bree Sieplinga: Administration, artistic, disabilities specialist; Patty Richardson: Fundraising, organizational development, disabilities specialist; Mark Collier: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Keitha Lucas Hamann: Education, artistic; Michael Robins: Artistic, administration, youth programming; Danielle Cezanne: Education, administration; Erica Mauter: Administration, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 30944,"Arts Learning",2015,8348,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Thirty male and female participants will interact during an adaptive theater activity. After running a similar pilot program at Chrestomathy, staff commented that the individuals had no idea how much the program would mean to them. The opportunity to create dance and theatre was very satisfying. They looked forward to each week's meeting and to demonstrating how much they have retained. Drama Interaction will work closely with the directors and staff from each facility prior to beginning the program and also during the program. Evaluations will be done midway and at the end of the 12 week session. After each lesson, Chrestomathy staff and our teachers make adaptations for those that need it, and change future lesson plans accordingly. Our audience will also be asked to give verbal feedback and return written feedback as to the need of such programs here in the Twin Cities and how the program impacted students who participated.","95% of student mentioned this was a first-time experience; All 30 open spaces were filled and others expressed interest; 170 invited audience members attended performances. A significant outcome of this project is the fact that these students have never been in front of others in a performance environment. The increased level of self-esteem in the students was visibly tangible.",,2087,"Other, local or private",10435,,"Anthony Neumann, Marianne Moreno, June Oliver, Brandy LaShore, Theresa Henry, Jill Kuzma, Bonnie Neumann ",,"Drama Interaction","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for a series of three performance arts classes for adults with special needs. The project will begin in June 2015, and is a partnership with Chrestomathy, Inc., which provides specialized adult day programs.",2015-06-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Neumann,"Drama Interaction","6352 Josephine Ave",Edina,MN,55439,"(952) 220-1676 ",drama.interaction@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-554,"Rachel Daly: Artistic, administration, organizational development; Carol Veldman Rudie: Volunteerism, education, organizational development; Louis Porter II: Artistic, organizational development, education; Shelley Quiala: Education; Nadine Sehnert: Youth programming, administration, artistic; Jehra Patrick: Administration; Ashleigh Penrod: Artistic, administration, marketing; Tria Vang: Administration, community education; Molly Baeverstad: Fundraising, artistic, youth programming.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 30978,"Arts Learning",2015,9218,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","300 students will participate in week-long residencies at Yinghua Academy, Minneapolis; Randolph Heights Elementary, St Paul, and Farmington Elementary in Farmington by Chinese musician Gao Hong. 240 adults will attend performances by the students and Gao Hong that will be presented at the culmination of the residencies. Teachers, students, families, and community members at each location will evaluate the residency activities and will share their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with Gao Hong and International Friendship Through the Performing Arts via evaluation sheets and post-residency evaluation meetings. The students will describe, interpret, and evaluate their own experience and performance through written and verbal evaluations at the end of the residencies, as will the partner teaches, staff, and school directors. Teachers at each location will evaluate the residency activities and will share their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with Gao Hong during one-on-one sessions following the conclusion of the residencies.","367 students from Farmington Elementary, Yinghua Academy, and Groveland Park Elementary participated in residencies and performed for over 290 community members.",,2305,"Other, local or private",11523,,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, C Victor Fung, Linda Reed, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, James Standifer, Changjun Xu, Jiazhen Zhao, Stephen Yanli Zheng",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for residencies during the 2015-2016 school year by Chinese musician and educator Gao Hong at Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis, Randolph Elementary School in St Paul, and Farmington Elementary School.",2015-09-01,2016-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628 ",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-559,"Carla Steen: Artistic, marketing; Stanley Rothrock II: Artistic, education, volunteerism; Sheila Terryll: Fundraising, organizational development, administration; Joe Jones: Artistic, education; Pete Driessen: Artistic, education; Sara Marsh: Artistic, marketing, administration, education; Angela Dimler: Artistic, education, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 35740,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Three events/workshops will serve local and regional artists, the community, new and past students. Artists, students, and the public will learn about the processes and the art forms of casting iron, pottery/Raku firing, and 2D process of drawing from life. Paradise Center for the Arts education coordinator will attend every workshop to observe and do one-on-one interviews with the students to get feedback on the workshops and programming. Education coordinator will also ask 6-12 students to participate in a focus group.","Outcomes were all fulfilled; Paradise held 3 workshops with a final exhibit of artwork produced by the 3 workshops for persons of all ages and abilities. All cap stone events were accessible to artists, students, children were offered scholarships.",,2185,"Other, local or private",12185,225,"Chris Nelson, Diane Cloeter, Ellen Bisping, Gail Kaderlik, Jana Woodside, JasonáHillesheim, Kelsy Wittmeier, Kevin Voracek, Kim Schaufenbuel, Nort Johnson, Rod Mahler, Todd Ginter, Trent Creger",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Paradise Summer of Arts",2014-12-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carter,Martin,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Rice, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Goodhue, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-103,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 35746,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hambone Music Festival provides a diverse music and arts education experience to the public in an area of Minnesota that does not currently offer this style of music and type of outdoor arts event. Our target demographic is people of all ages residing in Southeast Minnesota and beyond. We will measure the outcomes by utilizing improved processes for quantifying ticket, beverage, and merchandise sales. We consistently survey our attendees via printed surveys and social media to gather feedback and demographic information.","A diverse arts and music experience provided to audience within the ages from 0 to 87 years. Attracted a larger audience of young families with children than in past years. Younger families reached by targeted advertising and art education programming.",,21891,"Other, local or private",31891,,"Patrick Fossey, Darilyn Franko, Brenda Guitreau, John Morgan, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Dick Stephenson",0.00,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Hambone Music Festival 2016",2016-06-11,2016-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","426 2nd St SW",Eyota,MN,55934,"(507) 545-2809 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-106,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35760,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,7200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1) To provide an inclusive, accessible arts experience for multiply challenged and blind/low vision students 2) To engage our community in learning about the history of our State Academy through a quality arts experience. Outcome 1 will be evaluated via staff surveys, student behavior and verbal feedback, and photo documentation. Outcome 2 will be evaluated via attendance and optional audience surveys.","Measurable outcomes are described in the survey results, attached in this report. Both outcomes were met successfully via staff and audience surveys, positive student behavior and feedback, and photo documentation.",,2702,"Other, local or private",9902,877,"Jan Bailey, Alex Caddy, Nicole Halabi, Beth Hamilton, Kristin Oien, Chris Peper, Kathleen Robinson, Sonny Wasilowski",0.00,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"A Sesquicentennial Celebration through the Arts",2016-06-01,2017-01-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 6th Ave SE",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",john.davis@msa.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Meeker, Olmsted, Polk, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-109,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35761,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,4400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We aim to have 50-60 attendees at each of the four jam sessions. We aim to raise at least $2,000 in donations. We aim to sell out the final concert (theater capacity 120). We aim to expand access to and interest in jazz music in Northfield. 1) Surveys on site - placed on tables at the jam sessions. 2) Final survey online - sent to mailing list after the series of events are complete. 3) Testimonials - statements from attendees. 4) Data collection - attendance, donations, ticket sales.","Our series educated the public about a particular musical genre, our capstone event brought high quality jazz performance to a small town audience and our jam sessions gave musicians of all ages and abilities the chance to play with professionals.",,3247,"Other, local or private",7647,,"Richard Collman, Todd Byhre, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Ken Ewald, Kate Flory, Jerry Fox, Janine Haidar, Virginia Lorang, Sian Muir, Wendy Placko",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"2016 Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series",2015-12-01,2016-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Rice, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, Winona, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-110,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35796,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Free Family Previews will provide access to live symphonic music to those who may otherwise be unable to afford to attend. Family participation gives Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale an opportunity to introduce young people, often overlooked, to symphonic music. The Preview events will require separate tickets for adults and youth 18 and under. This will provide a measure of both overall and youth access. Surveys will be sent to participants at email addresses provided during ticketing.","Address barriers to participation. -- Free previews overcame financial barriers to participation. Build new relationships with underserved groups. -- Adults brought their youngsters, whereas very few children regularly attend paid performances.",,8115,"Other, local or private",18115,,"Abram Albee, Hayward J Beck, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Bruce Rhode, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan",0.00,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Free family previews",2016-07-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jere,Lantz,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","400 Broadway S Ste 302",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",jerel@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-127,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35803,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Only area public event dedicated to enhancement of the art form of bluegrass music. Region is predominately rural and venue is a valuable opportunity to educate and promote an art form to the public. Facilities are handicapped accessible. Comment/suggestion box, random interviews with audience, board listens to programming for quality, one day bluegrass music/instruments workshop to stimulate interest and education prior to festival with evaluation forms completed.","Provide exposure to heritage art from at a reasonable fee in rural area, education via free workshops and opportunity to demonstrate talents via open stage. Attendance was 1740, Workshops had over 50 participants, 42 performers for open stage.",,12332,"Other, local or private",22332,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"August 2016 one day workshop and four day Bluegrass Festival",2016-06-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-128,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35816,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The 2016 Vintage Band Festival will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans (both musicians and audience members), and it will raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in southern Minnesota. The festival will track the number of attendees and their addresses through the collection of on-site donor cards and surveys. Festival volunteers will estimate the total audience members attending each concert through head counts and videos.","One of our goals was to increase access to quality arts programming for people over age 50. We accomplished this by partnering with the senior center, retirement centers and hospital to arrange for band events there and to publicize the festival.",,61654,"Other, local or private",71654,,"Dan Bergeson, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, Dan Sullivan, Bill Thornton",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Vintage Band Festival July 2016",2015-12-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 273-2945 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-133,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35871,"Arts Learning",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Twenty musicians (artists and artist educators) will be involved in the workshops and visits to 11 schools. 1000 adults (audience) will attend performances associated with school workshop, concerts, and youth stages, and 1000 youth (audience) will attend workshop presentations, school concerts, and youth stage performances. School-based clinics and Metro-wide workshops will be evaluated using consistent, project-designed ratings scales completed by students, band directors and clinicians regarding the experience and outcomes. Audience and participant counts will be used to verify the numbers of artists, audiences, and participants in workshops, school concerts and youth stage performances.","Over 1,000 students were reached with school residencies and community-wide workshops. Performance opportunities including over 100 youth delighted over 1,800 audience members in two days at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival.",,5800,"Other, local or private",15800,,"Larry Englund, Justin Christy, John Froelich, Susan Barrett, Liz Lassiter, Tony Simmons, Rick Pepin, Diane Snodgrass, Joe Morrissey, Pete Whitman",0.00,"Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for presentations, residencies and workshops that educate young students about jazz history and performance. Activities will take place in partnering schools throughout the Twin Cities throughout the 2016-2017 school year.",2016-05-26,2017-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Englund,"Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education","PO Box 4304","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 290-2497 ",info@dfje.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-660,"Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development; Carol Veldman Rudie: Education, Community Education, artistic; Merilee Klemp: Artistic, education, youth programming; Carol Barnett: Education, artistic; Tommy Sar: Disabilities specialist, community development, education; Craig Seacotte: Education; Malik Watkins: Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35887,"Arts Learning",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Run program of weekly Music for Life sessions to seniors as part of Ebenezer's Life Long Learning Program. Approximately 150 seniors and 35 youth participants will be served. Evaluation will be conducted by audience/participant surveys and artist surveys and post-performance feedback.","150 seniors and 35 youth participated in 163 sessions at six sites. Participants and staff reported improvements in social interaction, increased self confidence, decreased levels of anxiety and an increased interest and involvement with the community. Ebenezer staff reports this is key to improved overall health and wellness to participants.",,42227,"Other, local or private",52227,,"James Halverson, David Royal, Amy Drury, James Walline, Stephen Battista, Tom Brust, Peter DeMaris, Lou Gomez, Nancy Kolb, Jeanne Mork, Kristine Rauenhorst, Peter Schulte, Lowell Stortz",0.00,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for Music for Life music education programs for older adults at Ebenezer Ridges and Ebenezer Martin Luther campuses as a part of Ebenezer's Life Long Learning initiative. The program of weekly sessions will run for a year beginning in March of 201",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Gillespie,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2344 Energy Park Dr","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 672-7751 ",dgilles2@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-665,"Doug Little: Artistic, general management, youth programming; David Bach: Artistic, general management; Kristi Gaudette: Education, artistic, disabilities specialist, Community Education; Kathryn Rosebear: fundraising, organizational development; Andrea Specht: General management, organizational development; Rachel SmokaûRichardson: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Deborah Jiang-Stein: Audience development, artistic, community service; Melissa Brechon: Organizational development, community service, fundraising; Byron Richard: Community service, education.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35911,"Arts Learning",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","625 students at the Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis and Minnesota International Chinese School in Edina will benefit from one or all of the following outcomes: 1) acquiring a broad knowledge of Chinese music and culture, 2) on-hands experience performing Chinese music, and 3) the experience of working as a team. 300 adult audience members will hear traditional Chinese music played by student community members. Teachers students, families, and community members will evaluate the residency activities via evaluation sheets and post-residency evaluation meetings. The students will describe, interpret, and evaluate their own experience through written and verbal evaluations at the end of the residencies, as will the partner teaches, staff, and school directors.","Our project served exactly the communities we proposed - the students, teachers and parents of Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis, and Minnesota International Chinese School in Edina, and surrounding communities. Though 100% of the students were Chinese-Minnesotans, the concerts culminating the residencies drew a mix of races and ages, including a mix of Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Caucasian individuals ranging in age from 4-83. All sessions and the 2 final concerts were held in fully-accessible street-level venues with handicapped-accessible parking, entry doors, seating, and rest rooms. The concerts were free and open to the public, and promoted throughout the schools' networks. Our overall ratings were superb (5 =excellent, 1 = poor): 1) Artist teaching skills – 5. 2) Comprehension of what was taught - 4.75. 3) Increased appreciation of Chinese culture. – 5. 4) Quality of residency – 5. 1) Number of students – 625. 2) Racial mix - 100% Chinese. 3) Number wishing to play their instruments post-residency - 97%. 4) Number returning to ensemble - 100%. 5) Practice hours - 4.5 hours/week average.",,4407,"Other, local or private",14407,,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, C Victor Fung, Linda Reed, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, James Standifer, Xu Changjin, Jiazhen Zhao, Stephen Yanli Zheng",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for Chinese music and culture residencies at Yinghua Academy in Minneapolis and the Minnesota International Chinese School in Edina. Residencies will take place during the 2016-2017 school year.",2016-09-01,2017-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628 ",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-669,"Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development; Carol Veldman Rudie: Education, Community Education, artistic; Merilee Klemp: Artistic, education, youth programming; Carol Barnett: Education, artistic; Tommy Sar: Disabilities specialist, community development, education; Craig Seacotte: Education; Malik Watkins: Artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35921,"Arts Learning",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Kairos will adapt our dance, music and story theater programs to fully involve each arts learner in participatory art making activities physically, cognitively, and creatively. We will continue to explore the artistic frontier where our model of radical inclusion in participatory performing art making values deep diversity, facilitating learning and creating art works meaningful to all participants. We will track numbers of participants and their staff and rely on on-going feedback from staff and active participation of arts learners to evaluate ongoing success of creating meaningful experiences. Teaching Artists’ reflection evaluates each residency session for participant mastery (integrated skill development and increased mastery in dance, improvisation and storytelling) and socialization, also focusing on highlighting dances and stories that can be developed into performance pieces for the Intergenerational Dance Hall Finale. Kairos Alive! Teaching artists create a dialogue with staff to create on-going evaluation of artistic engagement and direction of thematic material depending on the interests and response of participants. Following each staff Introduction to Moving Well training, each participant will complete a survey to track new learning. At the conclusion of the Residency/Intergenerational Dance Hall Finale, Kairos teaching artist staff will meet with MSS Lauren Hughes and core staff to evaluate the success in mastering stated project goals and outcomes.","Again, we met all goals of this project. We successfully reached our intended community, giving benefit to the intended population. Diversity goals were met of involving people of contrasting ages and physical and cognitive abilities in the dancing/music/story/theater circle. Midwest Special Services, at their venues and with their practices, specialize in provide accessible services to their clients and families. The Minnehaha Park site was accessible to people of all ages and abilities. We used our inclusive accessible interactive participatory involvement methods. Midwest Special Services bused people from their sites to the culminating Minnehaha Park Intergenerational Dance Hall event, as did Walker Methodist Assisted Living in Minneapolis. Included in the event was a group of 8-9 year old day camp children, who were actively involved. In addition, members of Kairos Alive!’s volunteer cohort attended and participated. The Minnehaha event included 160+ participants, half of whom had developmental disabilities. 50 were children below the age of 18. We felt honored to hear this reaction to our Minnehaha event from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Program Director Kelly Affeldt: “This celebration was just a ton of fun and I was so inspired by your organization’s work. To sit back and observe the absolute JOY that poured out of each person there was food for my soul. I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your work as a community member. I have three children, one of whom is the same age as the young students who joined in yesterday. The emotional intelligence of these preteens is quickly developing and I find they are very perceptive to the vibes surrounding them. I really appreciated the fact that you included these kids and provided them with an experience to learn compassion and sensitivity. And in terms of the residents of Walker Methodist Assisted Living and Midwest Special Services - wow! Words and metrics simply cannot do justice to what was experienced yesterday. I watched guarded people open up and I saw people jump out of their wheelchairs and joyfully dance. It was plain to see how fulfilling this day was for each and every one of them! I was so impressed by the way Kairos connected with this community. You were not putting on an event for them - you WERE one of them. So, I wanted to thank you all, not just as someone from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, but as a community member. Each one of you at Kairos is doing extraordinary work and I am crazy about all of you!” Midwest Special Services project manager Lauren Hughes says of this arts learning project with them, “It was amazing to see what dance could bring out in people. Participants enjoyed the music and the direct engagement of dancing one on one with someone else. Kairos’ genuine desire to connect with each participant is so apparent and the participants pick up on that too. This was our second time working with Kairos and everyone was very excited to have them back.” 12 Dancing Heart sessions were conducted with 13-24 client participants and 3-6 staff/volunteers. The Intergenerational Dance Hall had 160 participants, plus 25 Midwest Special Services staff/volunteers. Evaluations of Dancing Heart sessions, training and Dance Hall indicated high levels of enthusiasm and new arts learning.",,2500,"Other, local or private",12500,,"Gary Oftedahl, Joan Semmer, Cynthia Harms, Brenna Galvin, Maria Genne",0.00,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for a Community Dance, Music and Story Theater Residency at Midwest Special Services sites in Apple Valley, Brooklyn Park, and Eagan from February through May of 2016. Participants will include people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and ",2016-02-08,2016-09-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-674,"Stephanie Nevilles: Disabilities specialist, volunteerism, youth programming; Karen Gundlach: Artistic, education, youth programming, Community Education; Mara Miller: General management, artistic; Justin Christy: Education, general management; Jennifer Halcrow: Fundraising, general management, volunteerism; Dudley Voigt: Education, artistic, youth programming; Lynda Monick-Isenberg: Artistic, education; Hlee Lee: Artistic, general management; Ian Vaver: General management; Shana Crosson: Computer design, education, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35537,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Adult students will be taught art techniques. 2. An art show will be produced. Attendance tracking. Survey of participants and artists.","Local artists taught adult art classes culminating in an art show.",,3000,"Other, local or private",18000,,"Brenda Carlson, Dani Strenke, Mark Leigh, Jerry Vitalis, Lori Berg, Tom Lawlor",0.00,"Chisago Lakes Community Education","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",,"During the ItÆs Never Too Late to Become an Artist project, art classes taught by local artists will be offered to the adult residents of southern Chisago County through Chisago Lakes Community Education during the fall, winter, and spring of 2016 and 201",2016-07-15,2017-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barrett,Hindt,"Chisago Lakes Community Education","13750 Lake Blvd",Lindstrom,MN,55045,"(651) 213-2600 ",bhindt@chisagolakes.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-3,"Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.",,2 35538,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1. Students will be taught art techniques. 2. An art show will be produced. Attendance tracking. Survey of participants and artists.","Local artists taught youth art classes culminating in an art show.",,5000,"Other, local or private",20000,,"Brenda Carlson, Dani Strenke, Mark Leigh, Jerry Vitalis, Lori Berg, Tom Lawlor",0.00,"Chisago Lakes Community Education","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",,"During the Afternoons With Artists project, Chisago Lakes Community Education will contract with local artists to teach their artistic skills to the youth of southern Chisago County during after school classes and evening advanced classes.",2016-07-31,2016-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barrett,Hindt,"Chisago Lakes Community Education","13750 Lake Blvd",Lindstrom,MN,55045,"(651) 213-2600 ",bhindt@chisagolakes.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-4,"Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate; Jamie Gillett: Fiber and multimedia artist, arts advocate.","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate; Jamie Gillett: Fiber and multimedia artist, arts advocate.",,2 35548,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Host a live music concert series. 2. Provide opportunities for attendees to experience various music styles. Attendance tracking; survey of audience.","A concert series was provided to the community including twelve performances open to the public.",,5198,"Other, local or private",20198,,"Jack L'Heureux, Brandon Akkerman, Bob Bollenbeck, Alan Skramstad, Sara Treiber",0.00,"City of Mora","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",,"During the Music in the Park project, The City of Mora will provide 12 Thursday evening concerts scheduled for June 2 - August 25, 2016.",2016-05-16,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Thorp,"City of Mora","101 Lake St S",Mora,MN,55051,"(320) 679-1511 ",beth.thorp@cityofmora.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Kanabec, Pine, Mille Lacs, Chisago, Isanti, Aitkin, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Itasca, Winona, Benton, Washington, Dakota, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-12,"Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate.",,2 35695,"Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",2016,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. They will conduct paper and email surveys; evaluate audience numbers; and have discussions with Fairmont Opera House patrons, Board, and community members.","The number of Minnesotans who were able to participate in the arts increased. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access were identified and addressed.",,10850,"Other, local or private",18850,,"Kerry Nagel-Allen, Mary Schoener, Sandra Krumholz, Barbara Berg Jensen, DeeAnn Helfritz, Scott Fuhrman, Kristie Gaalswgk, Christopher Gerhardt, Bob Luedtke",0.00,"The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. AKA Fairmont Opera House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project",,"They will sponsor Rhythmic Circus from Blaine, Minnesota, performing their ""Red and Green Show"" for the Subscription Performance Series, December 2016.",2016-12-09,2016-12-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonas,Nissen,"The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. AKA Fairmont Opera House","45 Downtown Plz PO Box 226",Fairmont,MN,56031-0226,"(507) 238-4900 ",director@fairmontoperahouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Jackson, Martin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-arts-project-252,"Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with the Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.","Jessica Barens: Waseca Community Education Advisory Council member; Denice Evers: retired teacher, volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Diane Harms: singer with the Saint Peter Choral Society and Minnesota Valley Chorale; Charles Luedtke: retired Professor of Music, member of the American Guild of Organists; Joe McCabe: St James City Manager, volunteer with Saint James Community Theater; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher, charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Lauren Shoemaker: music instructor at Saint Peter Public Schools; Dana Sikkila: visual artist, Executive Director of 410 Project Gallery; Carol Soma: retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with Kee Civic Theatre; Bonnie Taplin: member of the Red Rock Center for the Arts; Dennis Van Moorlehem: retired teacher, volunteer on Sibley County Fair Board and community festivals; Gina Wenger: Professor of Art at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Greg Wilkins: visual artist, Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University-Mankato.",,2 32562,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect to attract an audience that includes 20% new patrons through increased publicity efforts. We also expect the audience to be 10% more diverse because of the variety of groups presented. For quantitative measures we will use audience, volunteer and artist participation counts. For qualitative measures we will use audience surveys taken at the performance and artist surveys sent out by email after the performance.","Over 1600 people attended the 2016 Summer Performance Series season many who had never heard of the park before. We tracked audience numbers and used sign-in sheets and staff interactions with visitors to identify those who were new to the park. While the threat of bad weather reduced attendance at two performances overall audience numbers were good, engagement was high and our outcomes were met. We successfully achieved the artistic goals for our 2016 Summer Performance Series. On June 12 the Minnesota Sinfonia presented a well-received concert of familiar and less well known pieces of classical music. This performance was dedicated to the memory of the Art Park’s founder. On June 26 director Jim Cunningham and a cast of 3 actors presented The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). This parody of all 37 Shakespeare’s plays brought a bit of Fringe Festival sensibility to the park’s tradition of “Shakespeare in the Park.” July 10 Aunt Beverly and Voice of Culture performed a combination of traditional and contemporary African stories and drum and dance from West Africa and Afro-Hip-Hop. The performers were Beverly Cottman and young students of Voice of Culture led by Kenna Cottman. On July 24 the High-48’s presented a concert of classical bluegrass and original songs with a wide range of influences beyond Bill Monroe, and Flatt and Scruggs. In our grant application this slot was intended to be filled by the group Buckets and Tap Shoes but we were unable to keep in contact with them through the planning process and made this substitution. The connection between the two – they are both high energy performers whose work features driving rhythms. On August 7 Mu Daiko, an ensemble of Mu Performing Arts, filled the Theater in the Woods with the sounds of Japanese Taiko Drumming. On August 21, Mixed Precipitation presented “Donald Giovanni in Cornlandia: A Picnic Operetta.” This was a 1980’s pop retelling of the 1787 Mozart opera Don Gionvanni the style of classical Italian comedic opera meets ‘80s hair bands and modern day politics. This performance in particular brought many new people to the park who knew of Mixed Precipitation’s work but not about the park. Our community of Dakota County and Eagan is made up primarily of families with young and school-age children, and a growing number of older adults. According to our surveys, this is the audience who attended the Summer Performance Series this season; roughly 60% of the audience was from Dakota County and the other 40% was from the greater Twin Cities area. Each performance in the series attracted slightly different audiences: the Minnesota Sinfonia trended older and more patrons had physical limitations; the High 48s, Mu Daiko and Voice of Culture attracted more families, the Shakespeare and Mixed Precipitation audiences were mostly adults. As a whole the audience continued to be more ethnically diverse. Since these performances are presented without tickets we cannot use sales to track the number of new and returning audience members. Instead we use sign-in/mailing list sheets and audiences surveys. From this information we know that at least 1/3 of the audience was new to the park and many commented that they had been meaning to come and finally did.",,17495,"Other, local or private",27495,,"Jina Penn-Tracy, Wayne Potratz, Kirk Muhlenbruck, Rhea Benz, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Juli Johnson",0.00,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 2016 Summer Performance Series featuring six performing groups in the Park’s Theater in the Woods amphitheater. The free performance series will be held at Caponi Art Park in Eagan from June through August 2016.",2015-10-01,2016-08-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-626,"Bethany Whitehead: Fundraising, general management, organizational development; Alex Legeros: General management, artistic, finance; Amanda Dlouhy: Artistic, general management, organizational development; Janice Johnson: Audience development, organizational development, education; Nate Lovdahl: Fundraising, education, organizational development; Debra Stone: Artistic, education, community development; Becky Stibbe: Fundraising, audience development, general management; Patricia Vaillancourt: General management, audience development, computer systems; Teresa Mock: Artistic, audience development, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",1 32565,"Arts Activities Support",2016,9096,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to continue to reach and expand the audience served by these stimulating, high caliber, engaging coffee concerts, expecting an average audience of 90-100 people per concert. In particular, we hope to increase participation and enthusiastic responses from audience members under 50 years of age. We track audience attendance and ticket sales as a measure of how many people we reach. We also distribute an audience survey at the last concert of the season (with very high percentage response through connection with door prizes) that gives useful evaluation, demographic information, and open-ended feedback.","1: People heard great, varied performances. Repertoire ranged from 400 years ago to now. 2: Support for this series has increased. Over 1/3 of participants attend all four concerts. 3: These concerts build community. People greet each other and the artists, and take pride in these concerts that draw people from a wide region to experience what Lakeville and its Arts Center have to offer. We achieved our goal of sharing a wide variety of chamber music, from early instruments and music of Lyra Baroque to the Classical Contemporary music of Zeitgeist. The concerts went very well, were generally very well received, and the artists were pleased with the venue and the artistic outcomes. We had expected larger audiences, and had hoped in particular to attract larger numbers from teenagers through age 50. More work will have to be done in terms of contacts with area high school music programs. For future seasons we have made several adjustments – 1. Modified ticket prices so student prices are age 18 and under. (This season student prices applied to ages 12 and under.) 2. Be more realistically conservative in our audience projections in estimating ticket revenue as a match to the grant. We had hoped for 80-90 per concert, and actually ranged from 60-70. We reached the intended community. The community reached was similar to past years, with about 28% from the Lakeville area, 11% Apple Valley, 11% Burnsville, 11% from Minneapolis/St Paul, 6% Eden Prairie, with attendance reported from 13 different cities of towns from about a 50-mile radius. (13 survey respondents didn’t list their hometowns). The estimated population benefitting from the concerts closely matched estimates. As always, more would be welcome, particularly school age, 20-40 year olds, and from as wide a demographic as possible. We reached diversity of age and geography, and an observed, but unmeasured, smattering of different ethnicities. The percentage breakdown by age, as gathered in our end-of-season survey was: Ages 0-40, 8%; 40-50, 9%; 50-60, 8%; 60-70, 23%; 70-80, 34%; above 80, 13%; not reported, 5%. We succeeded in meeting our goals of making the event open and accessible. We will seek out new ways of reaching and inviting more ethnic minorities through announcements in Latino and other non-English news sources and calendar listings.",,4740,"Other, local or private",13836,,"Joseph Masiarchin, Karla Harmann, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin and Mary Erickson, Patty Ruedy, Bill Henry, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",0.00,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for three Coffee Concerts of chamber music featuring Zeitgeist, Ladyslipper Ensemble and Lyra Baroque. Performances will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center between January and May 2016.",2015-09-23,2016-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-629,"Denise Prosek: Artistic, administration; Laura Sorensen: Artistic, administration, organizational; Mathew Janczewski: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Adriana Rimpel: Artistic, administration; Chris Garza: Artistic, administration, audience development; Natalie Madgy: Administration, education, artistic; Caitlin Marlotte: Administration, fundraising, artistic; Jane Heer: Artistic, administration; Elysia Michaelsen: Artistic, education.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 32583,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect over 5000 attendees, with over 450 performers such as dancers and drummers. We have experienced roughly a 20% increase in attendance each of the past 6 years. We will also have over 35 cultural vendors, increasing 10% each year. Each year we offer donation buttons which we use to keep track of attendance. We also count each dancer at the end of the Pow Wow during their payout.","We had over 4500 people attend our wacipi and experience Native American Arts and culture. The overall outcome of the wacipi was entirely positive. This could not have been possible without the help of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. We completely achieved all of our goals towards our artistic project. The Native American artistic culture is very under-represented, so being able to host a wacipi in the metro area is a very large step in continuing Native American art. Our wacipi was attended by another record breaking number of attendees, and was a resounding artistic and cultural success. We had more than expected dancers, artists, drum groups, artisans, and spectators attend this year. We had so many attendees this year that basically all age groups were well represented.",,5700,"Other, local or private",15700,,"Sharon Lennartson, Marlene Dixon, Pat Stark, Sylvia Swanson, Lon Navarre, John LeClaire, Maria McNamara",0.00,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the 17th Annual Traditional Wacipi, a three-day Native American celebration and social gathering. Activities will take place on the Saint Peter's Church grounds in Mendota in September 2016.",2016-05-01,2016-09-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","1310 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141 ",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-647,"Bethany Whitehead: Fundraising, general management, organizational development; Alex Legeros: General management, artistic, finance; Amanda Dlouhy: Artistic, general management, organizational development; Janice Johnson: Audience development, organizational development, education; Nate Lovdahl: Fundraising, education, organizational development; Debra Stone: Artistic, education, community development; Becky Stibbe: Fundraising, audience development, general management; Patricia Vaillancourt: General management, audience development, computer systems; Teresa Mock: Artistic, audience development, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 32588,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The summer of 2016 has a goal to perform 105 professional quality puppet shows in a range of neighborhoods and reach an audience of 10,000 people from all around the Metro Area. We will also network with hosts and community members to reach diverse communities and help enrich the performance skills of young artists. Our performance teams will record the number and demographic information of the audiences at each performance. Additionally we will survey our community partner hosts and our performing artists to help evaluate and improve the program in the future.","The Driveway Tour had another successful season, performing 106 times and reaching around 7000 audience members in a wide range of communities and neighborhoods. As one of our hosts put it ""So friendly and accepting :)"" The 2016 Driveway Tour had many artistic goals. Most important of these was providing a valuable and enriching experience for communities by working with local partners to host an inclusive event around a professionally produced puppetry performance. To achieve this goal, we cast three teams of puppeteers, each cast performing one of the three puppet shows. The Driveway Tour Performed 106 times this summer in the Twin Cities Metro area and even traveling as far out as Red Wing. Our community partners included both experienced and first time hosts. Feedback from hosts was conducted via an online survey was very positive. Specific quotes include ""It was the highlight of the summer"" and ""There was a grandmother who laughed so hard and loud during the entire performance, she really got a lot more than she was expecting."" This summer we reached a total of 6923 audience members with at 106 Driveway Tour performances. We unfortunately did not reach our audience goal (10,000), we did perform slightly more than our goal for number of performances (105). Part of our lower attendance was a larger number of show cancellations than in previous years. These were due to a number of reasons, but primarily because of weather or other unforeseen events. In the future we will try to work with hosts to have additional contingency plans available so that the show can go on. This summer also included a large number of first time hosts, who often have a hard time attracting audiences in their first year, when there is not an established tradition. We will also continue our efforts to help our hosts spread the word and publicize their events. Another goal of the program is to create a professional quality performance while training and developing the skills of young artists. We originally estimated that we would train between 3-6 performers this summer, and we exceeded this goal and trained 5 new performers and further developed the skills of 3 returning puppeteers. These returning performers took on the additional leadership role of being a show manager, handling the day to day logistics and host relationships at performances. We received the feedback about our performer teams ""Everyone was really impressed with the professionalism as well as how engaging it was for children and adults!"" As in previous years the Driveway Tour succeeded in its goal of reaching audience members brought together through the efforts of our community partners and hosts in local performance locations i.e. backyards, schools, libraries, etc. In 2016 we reached audiences that were approximately 21% people of color. This percentage is very similar to that of previous years. This year also featured the show The Adventures of Juan Bobo, which is performed half in Spanish and half in English. This show is often requested to visit communities with a large Spanish speaking population, while still being accessible to families who speak any language. Some feedback we received about Juan Bobo included, ""We loved the bilingual aspect of our performance."" and ""It's great because it gets the kids outside and involved in the story, and we loved having Juan Bobo in our largely Hispanic neighborhood."" Also this summer we saw a change in our host composition as we had a much larger percentage of first-time hosts apply and bring shows to their neighborhoods. This is very exciting and will hopefully indicate a new generation of hosts starting a tradition in their communities as is common among our more established hosts. As some new hosts stated ""Great opportunity to meet our neighbors, as we were new to the neighborhood."" and ""This performance was part of our first potluck event ever."" One exciting aspect of this summer was our Ice Cream Social. Each summer Open Eye hosts a community Ice Cream Social at our physical location at 24th and Portland in South Minneapolis to engage with our own neighborhood. This event features free ice cream and games as well as performances of all three Driveway Tour Shows. This year we had attendance numbers, upwards of 400 people in our small theatre. Additionally we were very successful in bringing in people from our diverse neighborhood, with about 50% of the attendees being people of color. We will continue our efforts and outreach to hosts who identify as people of color and hopefully continue to increase opportunities for new and diverse communities to engage with our work.",,37500,"Other, local or private",47500,,"Robert Van Nelson, Charles Vanek, Larry Lamb, Jean Abbot, Kathy Gaskins, Susan Haas, Craig Harris, Keith Lester, Candace Miller Lopez, Michelle Pett, Ryan Setterholm, Michael Sommers, Amy Warner",0.00,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding to present the 14th annual Driveway Tour, offering family-friendly puppet theater to more than 100 communities in the Twin Cities area during summer 2016. Performances will take place at host sites throughout the metro area.",2016-02-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,"Van Nelson","Open Eye Figure Theatre","506 24th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338 ",carolyn.vannelson@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-652,"Bethany Hansen: Administration, youth programming, artistic; Mary Smith: Organizational development, volunteerism, education; Daniel Peltzman: Administration, organizational development; Bill Venne: Fundraising; Sarah Jordet: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Kate Roarty: Audience development, administration, volunteerism; Craig Harris: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Mohamed Samatar: Artistic, community service, fundraising; Rosemary Nevils: Artistic, Community Education, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",1 32614,"Arts Activities Support",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A desired outcome is that the majority of students who participate in Winter Spring 2016 classes say that because of the class, they were able to broaden their artistic skills. Also, the majority of students say the Guild is a supportive resource for anyone interested in the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing. The participation numbers will be tracked, and student surveys and instructor feedback will be distributed and collected.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota proposed in our application that 40-50 classes would be offered. We far exceeded this, offering 90 classes, 83% of which were held; this was more classes than in any class series. There were 657 registrations total with 495 unique students. 100% of students would take another class from their instructor, and 99% told us the class met their expectation. The Weavers Guild of Minnesota has been preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing for 76 years; our Winter/Spring 2016 Class Series continued this tradition. Through these classes, Weavers Guild of Minnesota accomplished the four goals detailed in our application. Goal 1: Celebrate and respect all individuals from beginners to seasoned artists and craftspersons. We offered many classes for beginners; all had at least five students in the class and most were completely full with ten students. Specifically, there were six floor loom weaving, six portable weaving, three spinning, three dyeing, and twenty-five one-day experience classes. This was a notable increase over the previous year. Weavers Guild of Minnesota also supported our advanced artists. Many of our intermediate and advanced weavers took more than one class. While most repeat students took two or three courses, two students took seven classes. These two students were able to significantly develop as artists because of this intensive study. Goal 2: Promote innovative, art-based uses of fiber. Innovation is vital to ensure these arts remain relevant and vibrant. Weavers Guild of Minnesota offered several classes specifically to address innovative uses of fiber, two examples are: Spin a Picture in which students used paintings or photographs to inspire color palette and spinning strategies to create unique art yarn that captured a moment in time, and Mixed Media and Sustainability, in which students explored using found materials and generating minimal waste during the weaving process. Goal 3: Provide a rich, positive environment that inspires lifelong learning in a non-competitive environment, nurturing a multi-generational community. We had two new instructors during the Winter/Spring Class Series, both of whom are under 30 years old. We also had four advanced students start as classroom assistants to gain teaching experience. Additionally, our particularly advanced courses were attended by several students who had not taken classes at the Weavers Guild for over five years. These individuals are active members and study group participants, and by taking advanced courses in Winter/Spring, they were able to continue developing their artistic skills. Goal 4: Provide opportunities for individuals to learn from teaching artists about the creative process and artistic expression. All Weavers Guild of Minnesota classes present weaving, spinning, and dyeing as artistic disciplines. However, as with many mediums, foundational classes focus more on technical knowledge. Design and creative process become a greater focus in intermediate and advanced courses. One third of our classes offered in Winter/Spring 2016 provided the opportunity to explore such topics with experienced teaching artists. For program evaluation, we asked if students had broadened their artistic skills in these classes and if Weavers Guild of Minnesota was a supportive resource, but only about 25% of students provided answers to these questions. We plan to revise our survey to obtain the information we need. Members of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota community share a passion for weaving, spinning, and/or dyeing. Weavers Guild of Minnesota is the main resource for community members located in the Twin Cities and wider metropolitan area, and also for those from other Minnesota communities that do not have a local weaving, spinning, or dyeing resource. We know that our Winter/Spring 2016 Class Series was particularly successful because a dramatic participation increase was observed. There were 657 class registrations, which was double that in the same period in 2015. Of these registrations, 47% were Weavers Guild of Minnesota members and 53% were non-members. Regarding non-member students specifically, we had triple the registrations as compared to the same period in 2015. We attribute this increase to our successful marketing and outreach efforts. By demonstrating at diverse venues such as Twin Cities Pride, Mini Maker Faire, and the Minnesota State Fair, as well as an increased social media presence, more potential students were reached. While there were 657 class registrations, there were only 495 unique students because many took more than one class. This, paired with qualitative stories, clearly show that our members are taking multiple classes and advancing through the curriculum. While we are successfully broadening our community through increased non-member registrations, we are still supporting our core membership of artists and craftpersons. Our core membership has historically been at least 50% individuals who are 55 and older, and female. We are proud to provide a safe and creative space for these individuals, especially since this demographic remains largely under-served by arts education organizations. We also value welcoming new members to our community. Two years ago, we had only five members under 30. Now, we have nearly sixty total, and some individuals in this group are on the Board of Directors. It is far more difficult to measure our success in creating classes to attract more individuals of diverse gender identification, race and cultural backgrounds. We do not currently collect data on these identifiers, but in the future, we hope to implement a way to gather and analyze this information in a respectful and meaningful way. Finally, Weavers Guild of Minnesota continues to strive to offer a rich array of classes for all budgets. Our on-site classes range in cost from $17 to $350, but through our partnerships with Dakota County Library Adults Programming, Weavers Guild of Minnesota is able to offer free classes at several locations. The Education Committee and Board of Directors are committed to developing a scholarship program in the near future to further address any economic obstacles to participation.",,50710,"Other, local or private",60710,,"Peter Withoff, Caprice Vanderkolk, Cynthia Scott, Karen Hovermale, Robbie LaFleur, Robyn Husebye, Gayle Groebner, Debbie Heilig, Susan Larson-Fleming, Carol Harrington, Jan Hayman",0.00,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for the Winter/Spring 2016 Class Series, featuring 18 weeks of educational programming through which participants engage in beginning to advanced-level arts activities that focus on the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2015-10-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Franklin,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",bfranklin@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-677,"Bethany Hansen: Administration, youth programming, artistic; Mary Smith: Organizational development, volunteerism, education; Daniel Peltzman: Administration, organizational development; Bill Venne: Fundraising; Sarah Jordet: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Kate Roarty: Audience development, administration, volunteerism; Craig Harris: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Mohamed Samatar: Artistic, community service, fundraising; Rosemary Nevils: Artistic, Community Education, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 32617,"Arts Activities Support",2016,9400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","25-30 underserved Burnsville Junior High school students, will register for and participate in an 8 week MODERN DANCE PROJECT. Of those registered, there will be 90% attendance at each class with the same participation rate in the Community Concert presented at the end of the project. The Community Concert attendance will reflect an audience of parents, family member, educators/support staff and community members. Evaluations will consist of documented registrations of 25-30 underserved Burnsville Junior High students with consistent attendance (attendance will be taken at each class). Two parent volunteers will count seats filled at the pay as you are able Community Concert. A short survey will be included in the Community Concert program asking How did you hear about our Community Concert?","Most outstanding was the artistic growth of the participants where 100% of those surveyed indicated a positive and creative environment when modern dance was experienced and performed for the first time. Additional information from the survey indicated that 93% of the dancers from the Modern Dance Project would like to participate in this project again. Through the course of the project, the following Artistic Goals were achieved: The Teaching Artists started each class with modern based warm-ups. Not only were the participants exposed to modern technique, but basic ballet terminology and technique were also introduced. Trust and support of individual movement, were addressed during the early weeks of the project. Once boundaries were established, students were exposed to and actively participated in improvised movement. The transition of the dancers was exemplary and profound! As choreography progressed, a variety of music was introduced to the dancers. The selected music for one of the dances was chosen in collaboration with the participants. Through this process, participants learned the relationship between movement and music. Participants also had an opportunity to vocalize in one of the dances. The performance level of the participants at the Modern Dance Project Concert exceeded all expectation of comprehension. The performers were professional and encompassing. The most outstanding event that took place during the project was the transformation of the participants and the success they experienced. Most of the students all faced a variety of learning barriers. They learned that whatever they brought to the dance studio on any given day, they could leave it at the door and focus just on dance. The best feedback came from Aunestie who commented, ""this is the first time my family is going to see me do something right."" The biggest challenge that we faced was that of losing one of our teaching artists who relocated to New York after this grant was submitted. A large amount of effort was dedicated to finding a replacement who possessed the same skills, willingness, and talent to make this project successful. We found all of these qualities in Alejandra Iannone who was an asset to the Modern Dance Project. We experienced two more challenges that were not foreseen. One was that of performance space for the Modern Dance Project Concert. We had originally booked the Mraz Performing Arts Center at Burnsville High School. It is a wonderful performance space that seats 505 people. At the end of January, after the project had already started, we were ""bumped"" from the facility to high school programming. This situation created a huge challenge for us as there was no other performance venue, close to the same size, with the needed technical capability for the performance. Accessibility was also a challenge. We are grateful that Burnsville Community Education was able to financially assist us with the cost and the performance was held at the Ames Performing Arts Center. In spite of the theater seating over a thousand people, and we had just over 300 in attendance, the theater was a delight for all involved. In spite of all our recruitment efforts, we did not meet the number of participants we had hoped to reach. Recruitment at both Nicollet and Metcalf Junior High Schools yielded over seventy five interested students. Follow up emails were then sent to those students to remind them to register. Of that number, twenty two were males. During the week prior to start of the Modern Project, only twenty four females had signed up to participate, even with concerted efforts to include young men in the project. On the first day of the Project (January 11, 2016) twenty dancers attended. We did try to recruit additional students but the feedback we received was that their after school activities were already in place. In the end, 16 dancers participated in the Modern Dance Project Concert. This was a disappointing number in that Community Education was confident that they could recruit at least 25-30 participants. Discussions have taken place to research how we might better reach out to those interested in the Project. The Community Education leadership is very supportive of the project is pleased with the outcome. They are not concerned about the lower than expected turnout of participants. Christian Kibler (Community Education liaison for the district) commented, ""No matter what, Youth Dance Ensemble has set up this program as an assurance for at risk students to have success"" The Project's population was diverse in terms of ethnicity. Brian Evans (Teaching Artist) is bi-racial, Alejandra Iannone is Venezuelan. The ethnic breakdown of the participants was 83% black, 8% Latino, 7% bi-racial and 2% Caucasian. There was also diversity in age with a range of 11 (our youngest participant) to 57 (our oldest Artistic Support). We exceeded our intended audiences for the Modern Dance Project Concert as projected in the grant. Although Burnsville Mayor did not attend the concert, we were very pleased with the number of community members and school staff who came to the concert. This included administrators, teachers and support staff. Because the Ames Center is located in the heart of the city, those attending the concert were easily able to access the facility by public transportation, school buses, and walking. Presenting a concert in March always brings the concern of snow which could cause a barrier for access. On the night of the Modern Dance Project, it was 48 degrees with a clear sky.",,5990,"Other, local or private",15390,,"Keith Andersen, Molly Granzow, Lisa Gordon, Cindy Jensen, Donald Koch, Leeanne Rairamo",0.00,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Activities Support",,"Funding for an eight week, after school, MODERN DANCE PROJECT for underserved 7th-9th grade youth from Burnsville. The project will culminate in a community dance concert at Burnsville High School's Mraz Center in March 2016.",2016-01-11,2016-03-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771 ",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-activities-support-680,"J Wren Supak: Artistic, education, Community Education; Kristen Cooper: Fundraising, artistic, general management, computer systems; Becky Franklin: General management, fundraising, audience development; Christopher Bineham: General management, fundraising, artistic; Christina Dahlheimer: Fundraising, organizational development, general management; Mary McGreevy: General management, organizational development, artistic; Bob Peskin: General management, finance, fundraising; Liz Lassiter: Youth programming, artistic, Community Education.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35340,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",2016,5904,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of this community event is to bring three master level Afro-Brazilian cultural arts instructors to Duluth in order to 1) build knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity of the Afro-Brazilian culture through the study of dance, martial art, music, and language within the Duluth community, and 2) equip and empower current local practitioners of these arts in order to advance the movement of Afro-Brazilian cultural arts in the Duluth community. Through this event, we aim to 1) increase the understanding of Afro-Brazilian culture among at least 90% of participants, 2) increase the physical skills among at least 90% of local practitioners. Objective 1) will be assessed through a short survey asking if they found the event educational and if they would return for a future event. Objective 2) will be assessed through instructor evaluation as follows: A) Local students will be evaluated two weeks before the event by the project director according to their ability to perform related skills. If these skills are considered adequate they will be promoted at the batizado for their achievements. B) During the batizado, participants will be evaluated by demonstrating an ability to perform the skills taught to them after each workshop. Local students will be evaluated again two weeks after the event on all above skills.","Served over 200 plates of traditional Brazilian food, drew in attendees from four states, exposed Capoeira to 710 people all of whom had the opportunity to participate in Capoeira, successfully graduated seven students to their next level in Capoeira after being evaluated two weeks prior to the event and again two weeks after, able to bring in a fourth instructor, able to extend the scope of the event to a weeklong from two days.",,4046,"Other, local or private",9950,,"Justin Markus, Mark Nelson, Daniel Marturano",0.00,"Avalon Educational Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Community Arts Learning Grant",,"2016 Capoeira Batuque Batizado",2016-04-01,2016-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Markus,"Avalon Educational Institute","404 Superior St W  ",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 310-0946 ",silversurfcapo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Pine, Cook, Lake, Itasca, Carlton, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-community-arts-learning-grant-19,"Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker.","Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.",,2 32736,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,5500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our outcomes are to make more area residents and visitors aware of the Nemeth Art Center and our programming, to gain new members, to increase attendance at our exhibits and events, to provide opportunities of music, dance, theater and costuming that will be new, expanding both experiences of art and definitions of it and to bring people of all ages together to celebrate art in the community. Attendees to the event will be asked to fill out a short survey about their experience and whether they'd like to see similar events in the future. A separate email survey will be sent to our members, asking whether they attended, if not what were the barriers to their attendance and if they did, how they rate the quality of the experience. We will also evaluate success by attendance and ticket sales. Finally, we will count new memberships gained at the event.","The Nemeth Art Center succeeded in making a large portion of regional citizens aware of the Nemeth Art Center by hosting the Halloween Happening. There were a handful of new memberships gained because of the event and the surveys filled out by attendees were overwhelmingly positive for the Halloween Happening. A separate email survey was not sent out to Nemeth Art Center members as all members to the art center received free tickets to the event.",,1700,"Other, local or private",7200,,"LouAnn Muhm, Liz Shaw, Laura Grismore, Mark Bridge, Aaron Spangler, Barry Simonson, Brita Sailer, Dawn Rossbach",0.00,"Nemeth Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"""Halloween Happening""-a community dance party, musical voyage and interactive theater experience.",2015-10-05,2015-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Dagen,"Nemeth Art Center","301 Court Ave PO Box 328","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(701) 230-9047 ",michael@nemethartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Morrison, Hubbard, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-6,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 32740,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","After a youth-heavy WEST SIDE STORY production, Northern Light Opera Company plans to provide opportunities for all ages of performers in 2016. Performers will develop their singing, dancing and acting skills, increasing their facility with British accents and manners. Construction crews will increase skills in scenic painting, costume and set construction skills. We expect continued growth in our talent pool and volunteer base. We expect to develop the Armory further as a theater space, and hope for another sold-out run. An audience survey will be conducted. An audience watcher will record audience first hand response to the production. Audience written and oral comments will be collected. Feedback from cast and crew will be solicited at the cast picnic after the strike on Sunday afternoon following the final performance. The Northern Light Opera Company Board will make a formal evaluation of the project at its first board meeting following the production.","ANNIE GET YOUR GUN succeeded artistically; 7 sold-out audiences of 2100; the Armory space set up as an “alley” stage, ½ audience on each side offered new acting challenges. The script of Annie Get Your Gun, required Northern Light Opera Company to diligently recruit Native Americans. Sitting Bull, 5 cast members in various roles including Pow Wow dancers, and, 2 back stage volunteers had Native heritage. Different cultural backgrounds coming together as cast and audience has been positive for the entire Park Rapids community.",,39590,"Other, local or private",45590,,"Gail Ahart, Patricia Dove, Paul Dove, Brian Ahart, Kurt Hansen, Lorri Jager, Jan Kehr, Robert Light, John McKinney, Marie Nordberg, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes, Joan Tweedale",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Northern Light Opera Company presents MY FAIR LADY, July 29 - August 6, 2016",2016-06-20,2016-08-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Morrison, Mower, Cass, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Clay, Clearwater, Polk, Pope, Crow Wing, Ramsey, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Rock, Scott, Hennepin, Hubbard, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona, McLeod",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-7,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 32741,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","This production will attract younger audience members thus inspiring them to attend or become more involved with theater and the performing arts in our area. This production will offer professional theater artists the chance to hone and continue finessing their skills by providing a professional work environment. This production will offer aspiring theater professionals the chance to be directly involved in professional theater while remaining in the area, as opposed to being forced to travel. The most efficient means of gathering data we have found is use of online surveys. Before the start of the show audience members are asked to participate in an online survey available at our website, to be completed after they return home. This survey asks for specifics on the show and their reaction to it as well as gives them the opportunity to express what they liked or would like to have seen. We will continue to use this online survey method as well as utilize social media.","By producing this show the Paul Bunyan Playhouse was able to provide employment and professional development and growth to all actors, crew, and designers associated with this show. Several artists had their first professional employment opportunity through this production. We were also pleased with the audience turnout for this show. Many audience members gave very favorable reviews, stating that the quality of the show was far beyond their expectations and definitely of professional quality.",,33421,"Other, local or private",39421,,"George McConnell, Mary Knox-Johnson, Aspen Easterling, Chris Keenen, Cory Renbarger, Eric Kuha, Holly Nelson, Lynn Johnson, Steve Berard, Tom Lucas",0.00,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations",,"Nine to Five",2016-06-29,2016-08-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,George,McConnell,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601-3105,"(218) 751-7270 ",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Red Lake, Itasca, Wadena, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-organizations-8,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 32787,"Arts Legacy Grant",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality, type and number of arts opportunities in the state, and the organizations or venues that offer them will increase through increasing our donation of printed Raven issues to public venues. Evaluation will occur through a participant questionnaire, notes related to personal observation; and audience, artist, and youth attendance numbers.","Numbers of subscription sales and renewals were below expectation spring and summer, owing presumably to increased outdoor activity. These increased dramatically fall and winter as people resumed reading and sought to share the experience. Each copy contains a questionnaire asking if the reader wishes to renew or not renew nor receive a donated issue. There is space available for comments. Often subscribers will attach notes or gift subscription checks or donations with their renewals.",,5121,"Other, local or private",15121,,"Steven Reynolds, Joe McDonnell, Vivian Eggen, Catherine Stenzel, Jackie Helms-Reynolds, Marion Solom, Helen Bergland",,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Legacy Grant",,"Publish THE RAVEN: Northwest Minnesota's Original Art, History and Humor Journal, Volume 14.",2015-10-31,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Reynolds,"Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.","38331 150th St",Wannaska,MN,56761,"(218) 425-7349 ",palmvillepublishing@wiktel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Northwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Ramsey, Roseau, Stearns, Hennepin, Anoka, Itasca, Beltrami, Sherburne, Becker, Benton, Polk, Pine, Norman, Red Lake, Clearwater, Kittson, Scott, Wright, Morrison, Otter Tail, Cottonwood, Wadena, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Lake, Clay, Chisago, Mahnomen, St. Louis, Steele, Dakota, Dakota, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-legacy-grant-129,"Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Connie Nelson: actress; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer; Bill Kirkeby: Band Instructor; Evonne Broten: Non-profit Director; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater Director; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator.","Charles Erickson: librarian; Bruce Reeves: university professor, arts advocate; Faye Auchenpaugh: musician; Deanna Swendseid: performing arts volunteer; Eryn Killough: visual artist; Connie Nelson: actress; MaryAnn Laxen: photographer; Jennifer Bakken-Brees: videographer; Bill Kirkeby: Band Instructor; Evonne Broten: Non-profit Director; Jane Anderson: nonprofit theater Director; Elwyn Ruud: school residency coordinator.",,2 35202,"Arts Learning",2016,5478,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Low-income individuals in health crisis will learn about the Zen Buddhist practice of Enso Painting, and practice creating art. A survey will evaluate the participant's knowledge of Enso Painting, including history and pieces from the guided tour, and knowledge on some of the skills involved with using the materials provided (Sumi-e Ink, Sumi-e Brushes, Rice Paper, etc.). 2: The instruction and practice of Enso Painting in mindfulness-based therapeutic programs will become more widespread. A variety of healthcare and community organizations will be sent a survey to determine their interest in partnering to offer their clients a mindfulness-based learning experience in Enso Painting.","Low-income individuals in health crisis learned art skills, including vessel-making using origami and sculpting, focusing on mindfulness. Participants were asked to fill out evaluation surveys. Questions focused on: Knowledge of drawing, origami and sculpting as art forms, Knowledge of the skills involved with using the artmaking materials, The role of the Process of Artmaking versus finishing a work of art, The likelihood that participants will bring these skills home and elsewhere, to continue to use of this art form in their personal practice. Participant’s ability to use artmaking as a mindfulness tool. 2: The use of artmaking as a mindfulness tool will become more widespread among those facing health crises and barriers to accessing art. Instead of a survey, Mia and Pathways discussed and contacted various community organizations about offering this program to their staff and/or clientele. In addition, future funding sources have also been explored and contacted, to support the continuation and expansion of this program into the community.",,1025,"Other, local or private",6503,225,"Kristyn Mullin, Michele Byfield-Angell, Mary Johnson, Penny Winton, Rufus Winton, Bob Daly, Angie Lillehei, Carolyn Torkelson, Catherine Duncan, Patricia Ronning",,"Minneapolis Pathways AKA Pathways","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Pathways and the Minneapolis Institute of Art will collaborate to provide low-income individuals in health crisis that have limited access to the arts, with a learning, therapeutic mindfulness-based arts experience.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maggie,Mau,"Minneapolis Pathways AKA Pathways","3115 Hennepin Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 822-9061 ",maggie@pathwaysmpls.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-647,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35203,"Arts Learning",2016,33859,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","With the potential to engage up to 2,200 visitors, the proposed Teaching Artist Series increases the number of Minnesota's youngest arts learners. By tracking attendance, we will show growth in arts learning opportunities. Our evaluation partner, the University of Minnesota, will measure qualitative growth in art knowledge of the participants. 2: The Museum will hold 88 arts learning workshops, effectively increasing learning opportunities to Minnesota’s youngest learners. By conducting 88 new arts learning workshops, the Museum will increase learning opportunities to Minnesota’s youngest learners. Staff and our evaluation partner will track growth in arts knowledge.","By serving 3,042 visitors through the Teaching Artist series, the museum has increased the number young arts learners in Minnesota. The Museum hired the University of Minnesota's Center for Early Education and Development to perform both quantitative and qualitative data analyses on the data collected. Percentages and frequencies were calculated for the quantitative data and themes were identified within the qualitative data. High levels of engagement with the programming, as well as the number of visitors, illustrates that more Minnesotans are learning through art. 2: The Museum held 111 arts learning workshops, effectively increasing learning opportunities to Minnesota’s youngest learners. The Museum hired the University of Minnesota's Center for Early Education and Development to perform both quantitative and qualitative data analyses on the data collected. Percentages and frequencies were calculated for the quantitative data and themes were identified within the qualitative data. The consensus based on the data was that both children and adults appreciated the museum’s thoughtful, age-appropriate arts learning opportunities, and many returned more than once to participate.",,9242,"Other, local or private",43101,4907,"Dr. Siyad Abdullahi, Kelly Baker, Kevin Balon, Robert Befidi, Chris Bellini, Holly Boehne, Melissa Brinkman, Steve Christenson, Chad Dayton, Liz Deziel, Lisa Duff, Paul Dzubnar, Ray Faust, Ann Ferreira, Michael Fiddelke, HT Fish, Amy Giovanini, Janel Goff, Jim Grant, Hema Gunasekaran, Patrick Harris, Suzette Huovinen, Michael Kaphing, Phil Krump, John I. Marshall, Philip McKoy, Kate McRoberts, Jennifer Moll, James Momon, Jim Mulrooney, Scott Slipy, Susan Oberman Smith, Steve Stensrud, Katharine Tinucci, Ronda Wescott, Will Au-Yeung, Drew Zinkel",,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Minnesota Children’s Museum’s teaching artist series engages children with Minnesota artists, in a guided arts learning experience through workshops and drop-in activities in which they will create or respond to art.",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Lekvin,"Minnesota Children's Museum","10 W 7th St","St Paul",MN,55102-2453,"(651) 225-6000 ",jlekvin@mcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-648,"Bradley Althoff: Managing producer, national classical music programs, American Public Media - Minnesota Public Radio; Richard Carlson: Theater and philosophy teacher, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley; Alberto Justiniano: Artistic director, Teatro del Pueblo; theater artist and filmmaker; Cydney Perkins: Arts volunteer in Rochester schools; Gretchen Pick: Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35238,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,35700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The audience will develop greater appreciation of performing arts, respect for locally-grown food, and pride in their community. An Evaluation Consultant will design an audience survey that will be administered to the audience following each performance.","In all, 30% of our audience in greater Minnesota reported that they'd never seen live opera. 85% had never seen the Picnic Operetta. We survey our audience with voluntary post-show evaluations. We did an on-line survey with staff members, artists and a survey with our host and partners in greater Minnesota. Hosts and partners also participate in a phone interview evaluator. Artistic and marketing success was measured in the range of publication, positive critical responses and direct feedback from the audience. We were successful spreading the word via many important channels in each community.",,12358,"Other, local or private",48058,1950,"Bill Beeman, Welles Emerson, Maggie Scanlon, Jacqueline Zita, Jacob Miller, Alia Jeraj, Elizabeth Windnagel, Jim Ahrens, Adrienne Kleinman",0.5,"Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds",Individual,"Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Minneapolis artist Reynolds will tour Escape from Alcina's Island: A Picnic Operetta, to orchards and farms near Big Fork, Fergus Falls, and Wykoff, uniting classical opera with sustainable agriculture.",2016-06-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Scott A. Reynolds AKA Scotty Reynolds",,,MN,,"(612) 619-2112 ",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-277,"Andrea Cheney: Interim managing director, Bedlam Theatre; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Jamil Jude: Freelance theater director and producer; Jennie Knoebel: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Stacy Richardson: Writer, editor, and music promoter; Christopher Taykalo: Marketing and development manager, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35263,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2016,13368,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teatro del Pueblo will tour a high-quality production to several Native Venues throughout Northern Minnesota. Teatro del Pueblo will partner with the venues to gather audience data using surveys and spot interview with audience members to determine the impact of the tour program.","Teatro del Pueblo will tour a high-quality production to several Native venues throughout Northern Minnesota. We used a short survey and a few spot interviews to gather our information. The feedback was very helpful. Most of the audience members felt engaged and wanted more cultural programming.",,4837,"Other, local or private",18205,,"Bernice Arias, Lorys Sierralta, Suzan Gahan, Ralph Peralez, Alberto Justiniano",,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"Teatro del Pueblo will expand its touring program by touring its Latino-inspired original production of Help Wanted to five venues in northern Minnesota that serve Native American participants, as well as hosting dialogues on the similarities and differen",2016-07-15,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,Justiniano,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","209 Page St W Ste 208","St Paul",MN,55107-3457,"(651) 224-8806 ",al@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Itasca, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-281,"Harold Cropp: Executive director, Commonweal Theater Company, Lanesboro; Lisa Fuglie: Multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass band Monroe Crossing; Arts Board grantee; Cheryl Larson: Executive director of Central Square Cultural and Civic Center; Natalie Morrow: Founder of The Twin Cities Black Film Festival; Jeanne Willcoxon: Assistant professor of theater, St Olaf College.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 31051,"Arts Learning",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Every participant will try at least one new thing and learn at least one new arts-related skill; every participant will overcome at least one fear with regard to theatre; 75% will complete the program and participate in the play the group produces; 75% will self-report that they felt good about the program and had fun; every participant will meet someone new; 50% of those completing the program will sign up to an on-going senior theater troupe that will continue to put on at least two plays each year; All instructors will learn something new and have at least one aha""; each instructor will report that they have improved in one of their own skill areas. Evaluation will be done by surveys and exit interviews of participants, instructors and audience.""",,,2975,"Other, local or private",12975,,"Keith Reed, John Loch, Ann Loch, Jeanne Schwartz, JoAnne Cope, Megan Wright, Shelley Krueger, Chuck Brooks",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for a theater school for seniors, offering 100 hours of classes between September 2015 and May 2016. The school will culminate in the production of a play at The Steeple Center in Rosemount, and in the formation of an ongoing senior theater company.",2015-06-01,2016-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-577,"Carla Steen: Artistic, marketing; Stanley Rothrock II: Artistic, education, volunteerism; Sheila Terryll: Fundraising, organizational development, administration; Joe Jones: Artistic, education; Pete Driessen: Artistic, education; Sara Marsh: Artistic, marketing, administration, education; Angela Dimler: Artistic, education, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 31096,"Arts Learning",2015,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","We will present our monthly 7-part music learning series to five senior residences, reaching an average of 40 residents per performance. 88% of past respondents ranked the quality of our programs a 5 on a 1-5 scale, and 98% said they would recommend our programs to other residents or residences. Audience counts will be done at each presentation. General surveys will be passed out to attendees at the final sessions, a more detailed survey will go to activity directors at each facility, and this will be supplemented by anecdotal information shared by participants with the performers in conversations before and after the presentations.","Over 200 people attended the music learning series in five senior residences. 95% of the attendees reported that they learned to listen to music better.",,2250,"Other, local or private",11250,,"Tom Barnard, Bob Adney, Rolf Jacobson, Donna Roe, Carrie Vecchione, Rolf Erdahl",,"The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo AKA OboeBass!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Funding for a series of seven monthly one-hour “Pages of Music” education programs at five senior residences from June 2015 through February 2016.",2015-05-01,2016-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo AKA OboeBass!","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-586,"Bree Sieplinga: Administration, artistic, disabilities specialist; Patty Richardson: Fundraising, organizational development, disabilities specialist; Mark Collier: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Keitha Lucas Hamann: Education, artistic; Michael Robins: Artistic, administration, youth programming; Danielle Cezanne: Education, administration; Erica Mauter: Administration, organizational development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 10032625,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts and Cultural Heritage Interviews/Conversations with participants Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans)",,,,,5000,,,,"Abdifatah Abdi",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Funding for Muslim Ban. Muslim Ban is a short documentary on former President Trump's executive order banning foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries.",2024-04-01,2025-05-01,,"In Progress",,,Abdifatah,Abdi,"Abdifatah Abdi",,,MN,,"(952) 564-4123",diasporafilms4@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-313,"Samuel Trivette, Sannia Elzia, Elena Stabile, Jen Arlen, Katherina Vang, Ladipo Famodu","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032635,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Learning Interviews/Conversations with participants Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) Observation",,,,,5000,,,,"Ying Li",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Funding to implement a program to learn, practice and perform Chinese dance among the elderly to improve their physical and mental health and to enhance their spiritual healing and happiness",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Ying,Li,"Ying Li",,,MN,,"(952) 288-8371",hejijun@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-323,"Ladipo Famodu, Samuel Trivette, Katherina Vang, Sannia Elzia, Elena Stabile, Jen Arlen","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032278,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,9000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Number of Minnesotans who engage in arts education and learning opportunities increases. During the project period, Govenaires Performing Arts Association will implement a feedback process for a majority of our performances, overseen by the project manager and Director of Strategic Planning and Community Engagement. This process will entail printing and distributing postcards to our audiences along our routes at parades, seated in parks at concerts, and in stadiums at our field show performances. These cards will be two-sided business cards. On the first side, the phrase ""tell us what you think!"" in addition to a QR-code link to an online audience survey, would be provided. On the flip side, the Prairie Lakes and Govenaires Logos would appear. The link to the survey would enable us to gather generalized and specific feedback regarding our performances. Following the conclusion of the project, surveys will be distributed amongst the participants of the Govenaires Performing Arts Association - one each for the staff and performers. The questions on these participant surveys will be in an effort to evaluate the experience across all rehearsals and performances throughout the duration of the project, with some questions specifically related to the quality and clarity of the artistic product.",,,44070,"Other,local or private",53070,,,,"Govenaires Performing Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps, Govenaires Parade and Concert Corps, and Govenaires Winter Percussion will perform in parades, concerts, field shows, and competitions. Funds will be used for staff stipends, equipment, supplies, and music licensing.",2024-02-04,2024-08-04,,Completed,,,Jeffrey,Peterson,"Govenaires Performing Arts Association","1234 Marsh St",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 990-9273",treasurer@govenaires.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-701,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10032279,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. Number of Minnesotans who engage in arts education and learning opportunities increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders' celebration program by video and audio recordings; surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff; data collected; and staff and artists discussions. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results.",,,600,"Other,local or private",5600,,,,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"Students will interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a musical play about the elder's life; with a performance in May 2024. Funds will be used for artist fees, costumes, sets, publicity, and sound equipment rental.",2024-02-01,2024-05-31,,Completed,,,Serenity,Cox,"Green Isle Community School","PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338-0277,"(507) 326-7144",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-702,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10033020,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2025,8313,,"ACHF Arts Access ","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. The evaluation method used to measure the goals and outcomes of this project will be a linked survey. This will be distributed to attendees. The Director will customize the survey; the assistant will distribute and tabulate the survey using Google sheets. ",,,5687,"Other,local or private ",14000,,,,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage ",,"They will present their 2024-25 season of visiting literary artists and events. Funds will be used to pay for publicity and the honorarium for visiting poet and playwright Saymoukda Vongsay. ",2024-09-01,2025-06-01,,"In Progress",,,Robin,Becker,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","128 Wigley Admin Ctr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-2259",robin.becker@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Sibley, Steele, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-755,"Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet. ","Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet. ",,2 10032294,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our state increases. Attendee surveys will be collected at the event by assigned surveyor teams. Volunteer, vendor, and srtist surveys will be distributed electronically after the event via email. We will conduct a Diversity Council feedback session at regular or special meeting. Program coordinators will create, distribute, tabulate surveys.",,,19000,"Other,local or private",25000,,,,"Saint Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host the Festival of Nations St. Peter, May 2024, featuring music, art, and dance performances representing a wide variety of cultures, diverse peoples, artistic expressions, languages, and homelands. Funds will be used for artist fees.",2024-02-01,2024-11-30,,Completed,,,William,Nelsen,"Saint Peter Good Neighbor Diversity Council","552 N Welco Dr","St Peter",MN,56082,"(651) 387-0865",williamnelsen@mchsi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-717,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10034545,"Arts Education",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students increase their understanding of how to make puppets to express emotions in a residency and after school program with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. Teachers will collect qualitative data in observations and interviews of students. Evaluation will assess student participation in puppet making and how students use puppets to express emotions. Teachers will share data with Coordinator and artists.",,,,,35000,,,,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","K-12 Education","Arts Education",,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School will partner with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz for residencies, after-school programs, and performances exploring the art of puppetry and creative tools for finding calm.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,Katherine,Wiley,"Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School","217 W Moreland Ave","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7800",katherine.wiley@isd197.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-296,"James Bartsch: Bartsch has been active in Minnesota's arts and education communities for many years. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in music education and violin performance, he has taught public school orchestra programs in Northfield, Red Wing, and Mounds View schools. He retired from full-time teaching in June 2022. He was Minnesota Orchestra's director of education from 1999-2013. Bartsch is a longtime conductor with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies, including a two-year term as interim coartistic director, and is a teacher with the Augsburg University Suzuki violin program. He is a freelance violinist in the area, past president of the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association, and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. ; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lillstreet Gallery in Chicago, the D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book, A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Julia Heinen: Heinen is an active, professional clarinetist, performing concerts worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician. She is a professor of music at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and affiliate faculty in clarinet at the University of Minnesota. She has served as the director of community engagement at CSUN and served a three-year term as the interim associate dean for the College of Arts, Media, and Communication at CSUN. She holds degrees in music from the Universities of Minnesota, Michigan, and Northwestern. ; Kim Matthews: Matthews sculpts and draws in mixed media, emphasizing process and materiality to engage viewers in reflection. A 2010?2011 Jerome fiber artist grant recipient, she served as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist in 2022, 2021, and 2020. Matthews exhibits throughout the U. S. and in 2017 she participated in her first international exhibition in Ukraine. Her work is featured in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Artistry in Fiber, Volume II: Sculpture, published by Schiffer. She studied art and art history at the Universities of Maine and Minnesota and graduated from Minneapolis Technical College's commercial art program in 1992.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 30240,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2015,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 40% of audiences will be first-time community participants who attend performances and/or supplemental activities. Ticketing system will track participant numbers connected to community partners, participant numbers for project activities and free or discounted tickets (with first time participant status determined by attendance history and surveys). 2: Establish or deepen relationships with Twin Cities' cultural communities, with emphasis on community and educational partners, youth, women and girls. Survey selection committee, cultural communities and community partners’ leadership about their perception of experience and how partnerships were strengthened.","From ticketing data, 80% of total audiences for both residencies were first-time participants, twice our projected goal. The ticketing system tracked most of the data for the residencies. Ticket sales were tracked by category- adult, senior, student- as well as special discounts and coupon codes. Overall, 80% were first time participants, twice our goal. Student participation was at 10% for Kidjo, lower than planned and 45% for Wu Man, higher than anticipated. Stories and personal impressions of the residency impact was gathered from engagement participants and patrons at the shows. 2: Cultural community relationships started by drawing in new attendees, and deepened with select organizations interested in the artists or project. While the ticketing system captured important data regarding new attendees and participation at events throughout the residencies, this data to measure this proposed outcome was tracked primarily through emails, with further assistance via telephone calls and discussions. This effort stretched over several weeks. It was discovered that email isn't the best community method with cultural communities. Personal asks and phone calls work better and produce reliable results. ",,26879,"Other, local or private",71879,,"Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Kathleen O'Brien, Laura Bufano, Mark Chronister, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Barbara Dreher, Margaret Arola Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O'Brien, Colleen O’Malley, Lois Gross Rogers, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Grandstrand Woodson, Bonnie LeDuca, Brigette Marty, Cecilia Konchar- Farr, Curt Galloway, Donna Hauer, Hannah Morgan, Kathleen Spehar, Kevin Jones, Robin Gillette, Scott Chamberlain, Susan Sexton",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota ",,"The O'Shaughnessy's new series, Global SHEroes, will showcase two prominent global female performing artists from India and China in concert and residency activities. ",2015-03-02,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,,"(651) 690-6921 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-239,"Luanne Fondell: Performing arts director, Memorial Auditorium, Dawson-Boyd School District; Katherine Hill: Audience engagement specialist, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Anna Johnson: Independent arts administrator and consultant, specializing in the area of development; Ronald Lattin: Development director, Youth Performance Company; Kathleen Ray: Former executive director, Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, theater artist and playwright; Pearl Rea: Production manager, lighting designer, stage manager, and tour coordinator; S Buffy Sedlachek: Producer of excellence in performance, CLIMB Theatre, educator peer coach and instructor, Bethel University ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",1 10032874,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2025,8313,,"ACHF Arts Access","Number of Minnesotans who engage in arts education and learning opportunities increases. Increase quality, types and groups that offer arts education and learning opportunities. Surveys will be distributed at all of our concerts to gain audience support and insight. Audience members can fill out the survey at the concert, electronically through our website, or scan a QR code to load the survey on their mobile device. During the season, the directors assess the student's engagement level in rehearsal by observation of performance and inquiry in group discussion. At the end of the season, we survey our student participants to gain their feedback. The directors use feedback to plan future activities and musical programming. The scholarship students will also be asked to compose thank you notes about their experience. The Operations Director will be responsible for carrying out these projects.",,,962,"Other,local or private",9275,,,,"Mankato Youth Symphony Orchestra AKA Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will present multiple concerts during the year with many opportunities for students to participate. Funds will be used for the 2025 Pops Session, and will include director salaries, venue rental fees, publicity, and supplies and materials.",2025-04-06,2025-06-08,,"In Progress",,,David,Stordalen,"Mankato Youth Symphony Orchestra AKA Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 4311",Mankato,MN,56002-4311,"(507) 399-1489",info@mayso.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-734,"Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc, Anna Pollock (507) 833-8721",1 10032878,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2025,8313,,"ACHF Arts Access","Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. Increase quality, types and groups that offer arts education and learning opportunities. We are thrilled with the results of our survey from last season, reporting 47 responses and useful, actionable information. A new survey will be administered at the end of our New Ulm and Mankato series by the Executive Director.",,,40187,"Other,local or private",48500,,,,"ProMusica Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host their series of three classical chamber music concerts in New Ulm. ""Take Five"" in October; ""The Trout"" in February; and ""The Grand Tango"" in April. Funds will be used for artist fees.",2024-09-16,2025-05-15,,"In Progress",,,Ann,Fredrickson,"ProMusica Minnesota","PO Box 2184",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 205-2249",promusica@promusicamn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Stevens",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-735,"Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10032879,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2025,8202,,"ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships are built with groups that are traditionally underserved by the arts. We will create an effective evaluation form to be given to visitors to the Rural Visual Artist Exhibitions, Open Ceramic Studio members, and Community Clay Project participants. The importance of these surveys will be conveyed to visitors and an online version will also be available.",,,678,"Other,local or private",8880,,,,"Make It, Waterville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host ten monthly exhibits for rural visual artists to display their work, create an open ceramic studio, and host a community clay project wall. Funds will be used for artist fees, salaries, and to purchase supplies and a color printer.",2024-09-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Patricia,Salmon,"Make It, Waterville","103 3rd St S",Waterville,MN,56096,"(913) 206-1409",makeitwaterville@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-736,"Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc, Anna Pollock (507) 833-8721",1 10032880,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2025,8313,,"ACHF Arts Access","Quality, type and number of arts opportunities and groups/venues that offer them increases. Number of Minnesotans who engage in arts education and learning opportunities increases. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to thank you note about their experience. A board member will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who are audience base is. The online survey has the same questions as the paper format.",,,13294,"Other,local or private",21607,,,,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts in Mankato for the 2024-25 season; two winter concerts and two spring concerts. Funds will be used for artist fees, membership scholarships, salaries, sheet music, and venue rental.",2024-09-03,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Muriel,Glynn,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 34",Mankato,MN,56002,"(612) 251-8492",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-737,"Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Emily Heinis: writer, communications professional, and former english teacher,received the Prentice Hall Developing Leadership Award from the MN Council of Teachers of English, and served as Poetry and Visual Arts Editor for Blue Earth Review; Devon Lawrence: directs all 9th-12th grade bands at Waseca Jr. Sr. High School, Program Coordinator for River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, performs with multiple groups including Little Chicago and Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Kjerstin Moody: associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, leads a Nordic Book Circle at the American Swedish Institute, served on the board of the Modern Literature Association (MLA) Nordic Literature group; Kerry Nagel-Allen: guardian and/or conservatorship for individuals with mental health, developmental disabilities and the elderly, served and volunteers with the Fairmont Opera House; Gabriela Roemhildt: St. Peter Recreation Department coordinating lifelong learning and entertainment programs for adults, has served on the board of Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10032299,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,8950,,"ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our state increases. The Secretary and Vice President of our Council will customize the survey for each of the four murals, for the two cultural dance groups and the ice sculpture. We will have boxes holding the survey at the time when painting is happening on each mural and a secure container to disposit the survey. For the two cultural dance groups and the carving of the ice sculpture, members of our Council will circulate among the audience to distribute the survey and indicate a secure container in which to deposit the surveys.",,,,,8950,,,,"Waterville Area Arts and Recreation Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host events in 2024 including two cultural dance performances at Waterville's Bullhead Days in June; four murals on city buildings; and an ice sculpture during the ?Holiday on Main? event in Nov. Funds will be used for artist fees and supplies.",2024-02-01,2024-11-30,,Completed,,,Brenda,Langerud,"Waterville Area Arts and Recreation Council","503 Marian St",Waterville,MN,56096,"(701) 381-8411",brenda.langerud@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-722,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10032563,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Interviews/Conversations with participants Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) Observation",,,,,5000,,,,"Kelly L. Anderson AKA Crayon Kelly",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Bringing art learning experiences to rural communities where opportunities are often less accesibe and less likely to be affordable.",2024-04-01,2025-05-01,,"In Progress",,,Kelly,Anderson,"Kelly L. Anderson AKA Crayon Kelly",,,MN,,"(952) 237-6413",Kelly@crayonkelly.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-251,"Jen Arlen, Samuel Trivette, Ladipo Famodu, Katherina Vang, Sannia Elzia, Elena Stabile","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032565,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Surveying Observation Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans)",,,,,5000,,,,"Valerie R. Redmond AKA Valerie Rose",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Funding for The Man History Forgot, an art exhibit on the remarkable life of George Edwin Taylor, the son of a slave, who ran for president 100+ yrs before Obama and 72 yrs before Shirley Chisholm.",2024-04-01,2025-05-30,,"In Progress",,,Valerie,Redmond,"Valerie R. Redmond AKA Valerie Rose",,,MN,,"(651) 470-6047",valerierosetalent@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-253,"Sannia Elzia, Katherina Vang, Ladipo Famodu, Elena Stabile, Samuel Trivette, Jen Arlen","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032578,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts and Cultural Heritage Interviews/Conversations with participants Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) Observation",,,,,5000,,,,"Sharon E. Lennartson",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"A series of classes to engage and educate particpants on Regalia making and Dakota culture.",2024-04-01,2024-10-01,,Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Sharon E. Lennartson",,,MN,,"(952) 239-9969",shar5717@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-266,"Sannia Elzia, Katherina Vang, Ladipo Famodu, Samuel Trivette, Elena Stabile, Jen Arlen","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032289,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2024,9000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The Performance Series Director will create the survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys, the Performance Series Director will tabulate the results.",,,10750,"Other,local or private",19750,,,,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series",,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor music performances by seven Minnesota artists as part of their 2024 Performance Series. They will also include outreach activities for the community. Funds will be used for artist fees, salaries, and publicity.",2024-02-01,2024-11-18,,Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","202 Earley Ctr 320 Maywood Ave",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-712,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Justin Ek: visual artist known for his murals, paintings, and work with area youth, and founder of the Mankato Day of the Dead Celebration and the Mankato Art Crawl; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Moni Harper: musician with the Fairmont City Band, the Trimont Centennial Band, and the bugler for Fairmont VFW and Legion Honor Guard, and has served on the Boards for Fairmont Opera House and Civic Summer Theatre; Michael Looft: City Administrator for Winthrop and is an integral part of the Bavarian Blast music festival, New Ulm; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Dave Wahl: singer, actor, and former musician, and an active board member of the Springfield Community Theatre; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc, Anna Pollock (507) 833-8721",1 10024041,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The Performance Series Director will create the survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys, and the Performance Series Director will tabulate the results.","We collected surveys on the last day of Pops Camp and tabulated the results. In general, the surveys were very positive. There were 2 specific comments that could be quite helpful in planning next year's activities. One survery said ?Would have been great to use the stage the entire week."" And another said ?I wish that the end of the year party was better and that you would incorporate a physical activity into the camp."" Both of these comments are some great constructive criticism that will help us organize and prepare future events. Roughly 84% of the camp participants are under 18 years old. 16% are adult organizers, music teachers/coaches, and adult volunteers.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",12300,"Other,local or private",20300,,"David Gadberry, Dale Haefner, Scott LeGere, Michael Olson",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor six music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2022 Performance Series. They will also include two outreach activities for the community. Funds will be used for artist fees, salaries, and publicity.",2022-03-14,2022-11-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","202 Earley Ctr 320 Maywood Ave",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-603,"Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.",,2 10019563,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to do a thank you note about their experience. A board member will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who our audience base is.The online survey has the same questions as the paper format.","The survey was created and completed. We learned that maybe our show was a bit too long. All other feedback was extremely positive. We will use these results to help us plan out next years show.","Achieved proposed outcomes",6680,"Other,local or private",14680,,"Laura Harstad, Maria Kosovich, Sarah Leyrer, Jessica Matz, Meghan Poehler, Sara Traylor",,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform two winter concerts including their own commissioned piece ?Do You Remember Falling Stars? by local composer Benji Inniger, and two spring concerts. Funds will be used for artist fees, scholarships, salaries, and venue rental.",2021-09-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Traylor,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 34 ?",Mankato,MN,56002,"(612) 251-8492",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-557,"Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.",,2 10023587,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. We plan to provide a demographics survey for audience members of the Drum Corps and Arts Expo, an in-depth survey of membership to determine how the season went, and staff interviews to determine what organizational aspects can be improved. The demographi","We conduceted a survey and received a lot of comments of a positive nature that we are back to in-person programs. As always we hear comments about how our sound system needs improving. Last year we had an increase in a new ethnic group as we had several new families join our school from that group.","Achieved proposed outcomes",39790,"Other,local or private",47790,,"Cathy Carlson, Michael Hanzelka, Al Hildebrant, Rachel Lauer, Jen McCabe, Emily Moe, Nik Proehl, Patrick Puckett, Matthew Sanders, Jeremy Selmer, Emily Stark,",,"Govenaires Performing Arts Associationciation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform in several Drum and Bugle Corps competitions throughout Minnesota and the Midwest, perform in several parades, and host the Drum Corps Expo, August 2022. Funds will be used for salaries.",2022-03-01,2022-10-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Sanders,"Govenaires Performing Arts Associationciation","PO Box 235","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 990-9273",sanders@govenaires.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-593,"Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.",,2 10023366,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,4375,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders' celebration program by video/audio recordings; surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff; and staff and artists discussions. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the sur","We had printed surveys and a online QR code was added as an option to complete the survey. The programs were distributed in area businesses, before the parade, at the chamber booth during Park Days, at the 5k Run/Walk, at the Art and More Fair and the chamber staff interviewed participants. We continue to see a difference in attendance by age groups with an increase in the number of families. We will move forward to develop, improve and grow our event. We are very pleased that people traveled so far to attend our event again this year. Music brings people together.","Achieved proposed outcomes",2600,"Other,local or private",6975,,"Honey Burg, Serenity Cox, Dianna Fraundienst, Holly Harjes, Amanda Horstmann, Lindsay Paschke, Nick Pollack, Kayla Simek, Colleen Zeiher",,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host an Artist in Residency where students interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a play and music based on the elder's life, May 2022. Funds will be used for artist fees, rent, costumes, sets, and publicity.",2022-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Cox,"Green Isle Community School","PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338-0277,"(507) 326-7144",serenity.cox@greenislecommunityschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-582,"Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.",,2 10019567,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. We are thrilled with the results of our survey from last season, reporting 64 responses and useful, actionable information. The survey will be administered at the end of our New Ulm and Mankato series by the Executive Director.","We created an electronic survey and distributed it to participants. The information helps us to find new presenters and update procedures to the conference. Since it had been two years since we had an in-person conference, there were some concerns about navigating the college campus but as students tend to return year after year, we expect comfort in moving between sessions will increase again. We will discuss ideas to better promote the book fair.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",41000,"Other,local or private",49000,,"Ruth Anderson, Ann Fredrickson, Natalia Kramarevsky, Jon Laabs, Brie Taralson, Bruce Taylor",,"ProMusica Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will host their series high quality chamber music concerts: ?Love Sweet?, ?Trumpet Flourish?, and ?Cello Treasures?. The guest musicians will also lead masterclasses and lectures at area schools. Funds will be used for artist fees and publicity.",2021-09-01,2022-03-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Inniger,"ProMusica Minnesota","700 Luther Dr",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 766-7561",promusica@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-561,"Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.","Steve Davis: musician and member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota State University/Community Orchestra, volunteer for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Martin County 4-H Coordinator, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Diana Joseph: author and College Professor of Creative Writing and Humanities at Minnesota State University, Mankato, active with Open Arts Minnesota and LitReach; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Liz Miller: visual artist and College Professor of Art at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Rita Rassbach: past Executive Director for the Mankato Ballet Company and past board member of Merely Players Community Theater and Creative Play Place; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist.",,2 10023697,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories. Surveys. Video/Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",100125,,110125,,"Dan Bergeson, Randy Ferguson, Dean Lamp, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Mary Rosenberg, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Bill Thornton, Larry Wachendorfer",,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Festival July 2022",2021-12-01,2022-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-422,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023699,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,9925,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Interviews. Stories. Surveys","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",125,,10050,,"Connie Albers, Nancy Carlson, Jasmin Charlton, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Rae Horton, Rolf Kragseth, Pepe Kryzda, Judy Kutulas, David McKee, Jane Turpin Moore, Amy Pagel, Mary Rizzo, Fernando Sevilla, Bob Thacker, Katie Warren",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Focused Arts Learning, Home School/After School",2021-12-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",andrea@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Rice, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-424,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023718,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection. Observed Behavior Change. Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1236,"Other,local or private",11236,,"HaywardJay) Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Jodi Melius, Joe Mish, Mark Neville, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Chamber Music Outreach Series",2022-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-435,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023662,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Interviews, Surveys",,"Achieved proposed outcomes",3302,"Other,local or private",13302,,"Tamara Aupaumut, Nancy Blankford, Sabina Bosshard, Laura Cederberg, Cassie Cramer, Bill Hoel, Edward Hoffman, Elise Lewis, Greg Neidhart, Mark Peterson, Leanne Poellinger, Anne Scott Plummer, Jovy Rockey",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Sonja Peterson: What the Trade Winds Brought",2022-05-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Pollock,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",hello@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-401,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023415,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5758,"Other,local or private",15758,,"Chap Achen Jr., Susan Christenson, Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lacy Schumann, Meridith Wardle",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Community Performance Residencies 2022-2023 Season",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8713",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-395,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023685,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",15400,"Other,local or private",20400,,"Jerry Olson, Velma Carbajal, Kirsten Ford, Susan Forsythe, Pam Horlitz, Clare Larkin, Rachel McWithey, Maggie Paynter, Peggy Simonson from Red Wing Arts John Becker from RWii",,"Red Wing Innovation Incubator","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"River Town Arts Festival",2022-07-14,2022-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Becker,"Red Wing Innovation Incubator","312 W Ave","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 212-0687",redwinginnovate@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-415,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023710,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Stories","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",21562,"Other,local or private",31562,,"Kjellgren Alkire, Rose Anderson, Brooke Burch, Alessandra de la Puente, Brian Dukerschein, Michelle Fagan, Helene Genety, Gerry Greane, Heidi Howe, Simon Huelsbeck, Demitrius Johnson, Alexandre Maia, Brett Olson, Paul Scanlon, Jon Zurn",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Utica Queen Programming",2021-12-02,2022-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-430,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023712,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",6362,"Other,local or private",11362,,"B. Ackerman, J. Brauckman, C. Brown, S. Bujak, K. Davis, T. Dernbach, W. Harvey, J. Hickey, K. Ihrke, D. Johnson, N. Lenoir, B. Nowicki, T. Psomas, S. Rose, D. Schemmel, M. Stevenson, J. Stoyles, P. Uecker",,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Rochesterfest - Rochester Symphony Orchestra",2022-03-01,2022-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brendon,Helgeson,"Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest","PO Box 607",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 285-8769",director@rochesterfest.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-431,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024082,"Arts Impact for Groups",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,,,10000,,,,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Impact for Groups",,"Celebrate Haitian Flag Day with Afoutayi!",2022-05-18,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-groups-83,"Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Kevin Yang, Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Milinda Nitti, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Momoko Tanno Niemi, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ronald Salazar, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Suleiman Adan, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Volunteerism","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10023678,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys",,"Achieved proposed outcomes",977,"Other,local or private",10977,,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller MargaretPeg) Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"2022 Books in the Barn Poet Engagement Program",2022-06-01,2022-12-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-408,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023705,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Surveys","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",40076,"Other,local or private",50076,,"Tracy Austin, Heidi Finck, Katherine Gales, Roxanne Hellickson, April Horne, Laura Quest",,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Youth Choral Arts Community Outreach Program",2022-01-09,2022-12-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Nolting,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 244-0222",executivedirector@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-429,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023692,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Observed Behavior Change. Stories. Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5641,"Other,local or private",15641,,"Patrick Braucher, Todd Ginter, Cate Grinney, Wanda Holmgren, Jennifer Kluzak, Matt Long, Kelly Nygaard, Jessica Schwie, Kris Stasson-Howell, Cheryl Steinberg, Peter van Sluis",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Marquee Children's Theatre",2021-12-02,2022-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-419,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023417,"Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection. Interviews. Observed Behavior Change. Stories. Surveys","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",10300,"Other,local or private",15300,,"Lola Brand, Sara Caron, Mark Fuchs, Sally Kramer, Chad Kreager, Mike Ross, Henry Schoenbaum, Troy Temple",,"City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant",,"Faribault Concerts in the Park series",2022-06-16,2022-08-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Peanasky,"City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation","15 Division St W",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 334-2004",ppeanasky@ci.faribault.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-grant-396,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10024154,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2022,4910,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans)",,,,,4910,,,,"Sharon Lennartson",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"""Mendota Dakota Traditions"" compilation project.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,"Sharon Lennartson","1351 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-148,"Mary Popelka, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; Emma Kasiga, Finance, Education, Community Service / Development; Kat Vang, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Mellie Chelberg, Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024150,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,,,5000,,,,"Djenane Saint Juste",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Reimagining the Tanbou - the Battle Cry, Heartbeat, and Soul of Haiti",2022-06-17,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Djenane Saint Juste",,,MN,,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-144,"Mary Popelka, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; Emma Kasiga, Finance, Education, Community Service / Development; Kat Vang, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Mellie Chelberg, Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024156,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants",,,,,5000,,,,"Arneshia Williams",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"With Hers",2022-01-16,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Arneshia,Williams,"Arneshia Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 605-5739",Arneshiawms@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-150,"Mary Popelka, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development; Emma Kasiga, Finance, Education, Community Service / Development; Kat Vang, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing, Computer Systems / Web Design; Mellie Chelberg, Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10034944,"Arts Experiences",2025,11100,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Chorus members will learn music and perform concerts at Sr. Residences, Veterans Homes and for those with limited mobility. Audience performance surveys will be done at each concert rating for music selection, stage appearance, audience reaction, and overall. Comments of what was best and what would make concerts better are included. Finally,would they like us to return?",,,,,11100,,,,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Eagan Men's Chorus will prepare and perform music for concerts at ten or more senior residences and veteran homes in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,James,Andrews,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse Rd",Eagan,MN,55122,"(651) 452-7557",james.r.andrews@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-280,"Sarah Clark: Clark has had a 30-year career in the nonprofit sector and currently works as a consultant with Clark Squared, providing communications, development, and strategic planning services to purpose driven organizations. She worked at Fresh Energy for nine years, rising to deputy executive director where she oversaw programs, communications, and development. Previously, Clark served as the director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project and consulted with environmental nonprofits. Clark has a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and a BA in anthropology from Macalester College.; Darren Houser: Houser is an assistant professor of drawing and printmaking at University of Minnesota Duluth, serving on many academic committees. Sharing his artistic knowledge collaboratively, Houser is conducting transdisciplinary research on sustainability with the Anthropocene Research Collaborative and Lake Superior Living Labs Network in Duluth. He has reviewed Established Regional Artist grant applications for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Houser exhibits his professional artwork regionally, nationally, and internationally. He graduated from Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL) with a MFA. ; Megan Krueger: Krueger is a senior grant officer at Hennepin Healthcare, securing federal, state, and foundation support. She has extensive experience working in development for a variety of nonprofits in the arts and human services. She graduated from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) with a BTA in theater and a BA in English literature. ; Stacy Phan: Phan is the director of operations for Bridges to Learning, a nonprofit focused on raising funds to educate and nourish severely impoverished children in Vietnam. In addition, she volunteers frequently with the Minnesota Dance Theatre, doing clerical work, costuming, and managing volunteers during productions. Previous roles include management and consulting in Fortune 500 corporations. She graduated with a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir of five ensembles and about 300 singers. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management. Previously a managing director at a promotion agency in Connecticut, her professional background is in marketing, special events, and promotions. She is the 2023 recipient of the Advocate for Choral Excellence (ACE) Award for Southeast Minnesota, given by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota. ; Patricia Schaber: Schaber has coowned and operated Curio Dance and School in Stillwater for a decade. She has been involved with the dance community as a patron of the arts and a former performer since 1975. She serves as chair for the nonprofit Curio Dance Company, engaging in grant writing and project management. Schaber has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and is a professor in the doctoral program in occupational therapy.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034949,"Arts Experiences",2025,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will experience a performance with live classical music and dance. I'll use Eventbrite that people need to register and provide a questionnaire that people can complete",,,,,25000,,,,"Yuki T. Wickham AKA Yuki Tokuda",Individual,"Arts Experiences",,"Tokuda will produce a dance performance, collaborating with violinists, to express healing in this community and share the love of ballet.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Yuki,Wickham,"Yuki T. Wickham AKA Yuki Tokuda",,,MN,,"(646) 641-4764",yuki.tokuda@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-285,"Noreen Buhmann: Buhmann is the founder of Lots of Crops, an agriculture photography service. She has a MA in educational leadership and has built a career in the nonprofit human service sector. Her expertise in program development, service delivery systems, collaborations, and revenue generation has served rural, suburban, and urban communities. She has been on various boards, providing policy and public relations leadership. Buhmann is an art collector, audience member, and a volunteer for arts centered projects, programs, and activities.; Megan Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald is a filmmaker who explores dark aspects of humanity and trauma within her written and visual works. Her screenplays and films have been featured at several film festivals, including the Austin Film Festival, Screencraft, Film Pipeline, Atlanta Film Festival, FilmQuest, and Shriekfest. She graduated with a BA from the University of Minnesota Morris in 2014 and a MFA from Ohio University (Athens, OH) in 2019, where she won the Betty Thomas Filmmaking Award and Student Enhancement Award. She also served as a board member of Theatre Pro Rata in Saint Paul.; Margaret Lindahl: Lindahl is an artist, designer, and arts administrator based in Minneapolis. She worked as the gallery manager at Groveland Gallery and as a curatorial assistant at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recently, she earned a MA in arts administration and policy. With experience as a curator, teaching artist, and designer across the Midwest, Lindahl brings a unique blend of creative and administrative expertise. Her diverse background equips her to provide valuable insights and guidance in the arts sector, making her a strong candidate for advisory and evaluative roles.; Terrence Mulally: Mulally is an infomation technology specialist, working for Metro Transit. He is a guitarist and vocalist, and performs at art shows, farmers' markets, and private venues. He has extensive experience as a musician and band leader. Mulally also serves as a Red Cross ambassador and recruits donors. He studied pottery, electronics, and telecommunication.; Rebecca Tishman: Cerra is a queer female artist living with physical disabilities and mental illness. Each of these identities informs the work she creates. Cerra provides one of a kind creations that combine traditional craft practices with contemporary art making approaches to imagine something new and memorable. ; Kathryn Vogl: Vogl is the author of Lost and Found: A Memoir of Mothers and she cowrote Iron Horse Cowgirls and Lady Ref, which was featured in USA Today. Her work appears in bestselling anthologies like Why We Ride and in journals such as Prairie Schooner. Her fiction has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Anderson Center. Vogl teaches at the Loft Literary Center. She graduated cum laude from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), from the University of Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor, MI), and from the creative writing program at Hamline University.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034918,"Arts Experiences",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will present concerts in retirement communities featuring musicians from a variety of cultures and musical genres requested by residents and staff. Surveys will be completed by concert attendees. Evaluation tools will also include follow-up interviews with musicians and retirement community staff, audience counts and numbers of viewers from rooms and shared lounges.",,,,,35000,,,,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will present seventeen concerts featuring eighteen musicians from eight diverse cultures and musical genres at ten retirement communities across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-255,"Theodora Economou: Economou has served on numerous nonprofit organizations supporting the arts in west central Minnesota, including Pioneer Public TV, Prairie Wind Players, and Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, practiced law, and taught business law and human resource management as an adjunct at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Rodolfo Gutierrez Montes: Gutierrez Montes is the executive director at Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER), having extensive experience in research with communities of color in Minnesota and beyond. He leads a group of researchers that communicate with communities in the state. HACER's work has been recognized by different organizations, such as the Better Business Bureau which named it the Partner of the Year in 2024. He has studied history and demography and has received certification as an evaluator.; Hannah Hassler: Hassler is the director of advocacy for Committee Against Domestic Abuse, a nonprofit serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence through education, advocacy, and shelter. She has a MA in psychology, a degree that included several graduate level courses in topics such as creativity and expressive arts. Prior to her current position, she served as a 7th grade teacher in Duncanville, TX. As an active member of the Minnesota Social Services Association, she is on the scholarship and awards committee, where she screens award applicants. Hassler is also a member of the National Organization for Arts in Health.; Samuel Kellar-Long: Kellar-Long is currently a grant writing collaborator for Et Alia Theater and recently served as a volunteer grant reviewer for Arts Midwest. He was recognized as a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar in 2021 after representing Minnesota at the National History Day competition. He has performed with Circus Juventas and the New York Circus Project, and will graduate from the National Circus School of Montreal in 2025. He shares his passion for the circus arts with underserved communities in his teaching work with Safe Harbors of the Hudson and the Madison Circus Space.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. For most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and a MBA in arts administration from Indiana University. ; Hlee Lee-Kron: Lee is an experienced multimedia professional dedicated to community storytelling. She's passionate about utilizing media, programs, and projects to drive civic and creative engagement. As a dedicated community builder, Lee has experience designing and managing programs that empower youth, support elders, and foster civic engagement. Throughout her career, she has been committed to uplifting diverse voices and strengthening local communities.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is the director of student fellowships at Carleton College. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member in history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has studied in Amsterdam and Berlin, and was a Fullbright Association board member.; Linda Snouffer: Snouffer is a botanical printmaker. Snouffer's multifaceted work has been recognized with numerous merits and honors. She was awarded a 2019 residency with the Science Museum of Minnesota and fulfilled commission work for Hennepin County Medical Center, Ramsey County Library, and several others. She has previously reviewed arts grants and has a decade of art exhibit installation experience in many Minnesota galleries. Snouffer has held administration and program planning roles in various metro arts organizations.; Lauren Witt: Witt works as a grants coordinator for The Works Museum, where she secures funding to improve access to STEM learning experiences for youth and families. Witt previously worked for Children's Dental Services, where she oversaw grant applications focused on access to health care, and on opioid and tobacco cessation services for low-income and at-risk populations. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in public health and community health education. Witt volunteers with the Minnesota Society for Public Health Education, where she champions voting rights with community partners.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10035203,"Arts Experiences",2025,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will learn about Chinese culture and art while enjoying classy dances during the 2026 Spring Festival. Survey will be conducted among the dancers and audience members to get their feedback. Listen to the comments on the social medias about the project. Will communicate with peer artists to obtain their expert comments and suggestions.",,,,,25000,,,,"Ying Li",Individual,"Arts Experiences",,"Li will produce a Chinese dance gala featuring 120 local dancers to celebrate the 2026 spring festival.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Ying,Li,"Ying Li",,,MN,,"(952) 288-8371",hejijun@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-379,"Frank Byrns: Byrns is a forestry specialist and professional artist who sculpts highly figured wood into free-flowing biomorphic forms. He has received Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board grants, won various awards, exhibited nationally, and had an acquisition in the Tweed Museum of Art. ; Carol Chase: Chase recently retired from teaching at St. Catherine University. She received her MFA from California College of the Arts (Oakland, CA) and her BA from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Chase has received several awards and grants, including a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Assistance grant in 2013 and an artist's residency at Atelier Hoherweg in Dusseldorf, Germany in 2006. From 2004-2008, she was the curator and program coordinator of Painting's Edge, a contemporary painter's workshop in Idyllwild, CA. Her work can be found in numerous public collections, including Mayo Clinic, IBM, and the Federal Reserve Bank; she has been represented by Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis since 1985. ; Arlinda Henderson: Henderson is a recently retired post-secondary fine arts teacher. She holds a MFA in painting, a MPhil in aesthetic theory and criticism, and a BS in K-Adult art education. She has also studied at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Henderson received a Graduate Scholar Award at the Image Conference and was granted a Pulse Laser Artist Residency at the Center for Holographic Arts at Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). She has presented her research in Plymouth, England; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Berkeley, California; and Paris, France.; Ivete Martinez: Martinez is the executive director and founder of Med City Art Festival (MCAF). She is a board member and grand coordinator of Gallery 24 (G24) and a member of SEMVA Art Gallery and Mantorville Art Guild. Martinez has served as a panelist for regional arts councils and has a passion for giving new opportunities to artists. She established the outreach programs for G24 and created the three main programs at MCAF. She has a MA in philosophy from Oxford University (Oxford, England) and a MA in psychology from Stanford University (Stanford, CA). Martinez is a visual artist who has exhibited internationally. Martinez is working on a piece to exhibit at the ArtBox in Zurich, Switzerland.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034848,"Arts Experiences",2025,20910,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","40 underserved and at-risk youth will learn and perform modern dance technique and share their new knowledge with audiences at two community concerts. Registration and attendance are documented to evaluate participation. Written surveys from participants/audience will provide feedback about viability of PROJECT. Q and A following community concert gathers interest in future modern dance programming",,,,,20910,,,,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Youth Dance Ensemble will produce the Modern Dance Project for forty underserved and at risk 6th-8th graders in the south metro. Students will explore modern dance technique and the choreographic process, and will perform at two community concerts.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Rebekah,Berry,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771",bekah@ydeschool.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-187,"Amelia Colwell: Colwell is a writer and fundraising consultant with eighteen years of nonprofit programming, development, and fundraising experience. Colwell is working on her memoir and has written for the Out Cold: A Spooky Anthology Series podcast, the Listen to Your Mother ? Twin Cities storytelling show, and The Iowa Review. She graduated from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) with a BA in social work and psychology.; Rebecca Jahr: Jahr is a member of Gallery 24 and is on the media board. She is retired from the Mayo Clinic and has been creating dot mandalas for more than five years. She has recently started teaching classes at Gallery 24.; Blake Nellis: Nellis is a published fine art photographer, educator, choreographer, and performing artist. His work is deeply rooted in human connection, physical touch, and nature. He graduated from Luther College with a degree in theater and dance. Nellis is a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants. He lives and works with his family in south Minneapolis.; Ayan Omar: Omar was born in Madina, Saudi Arabia. She grew up in Damascus, Syria, and moved to the United States in 2012 with her mother, sister, and brothers. Omar holds a bachelor's degree in corporate and general finance with minors in business law and business administration. She is a financial institution's examiner at the Minnesota Department of Commerce and serves as the minority population commissioner on Region Nine Development Commission. In 2018, she appeared in Martin Lang and Noah O'Ryan's documentary film, (Mid)West of Somalia, sharing her family's story of seeking success in the United States while also searching for a meaningful connection to the new home they've built.; Aaron Preusse: Preusse is the founder of the Fake Fighting Company. He is a certified teacher and fight director with the Society of American Fight Directors. Aaron has served as fight director at the Guthrie Theater, the Children's Theatre Company, the Ordway, and the Minnesota Opera, along with many other theaters, universities, and films. Preusse has taught for several institutions including the Saint Paul Conservatory.; Tyler Sassaman: Sassaman is a veteran elementary educator in the Twin Cities, having served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and currently a reading specialist. Outside of school, he is an avid writer, photographer, and musician. His 2018 memoir, Just One Question: A Road Trip Memoir, won the gold medal at the Independent Book Publisher Awards, and his writing regularly appears in The Sun magazine. Sassaman holds a BA in English literature and philosophy from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) and an EdM in school leadership from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA).","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034805,"Arts Experiences",2025,19900,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Performances in regional communities will expose audiences to old music traditions. They will learn about their community cultural history. Engagements will be evaluated through attendance and audience response. This will be measured via questionnaire and Q/A sessions after concerts.",,,,,19900,,,,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band AKA Ameriikan Poijat (Boys of America)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2025 with a series of presentations observing traditional Scandinavian ethnic holidays such as Christmas, Finnish Independence, Saint Urho's Day, and Vappu.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Paul,Niemisto,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band AKA Ameriikan Poijat (Boys of America)","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",paul.niemisto@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-52,"Jennifer Bratvold: Bratvold is an inclusion specialist for Wayzata Public Schools, where her role is to support community education teams by providing a space where children continue to grow in their strengths and friendships outside of the school day. She has had similar roles within Minneapolis Public Schools and District 622. She is a training facilitator on several topics, including equity, inclusion, art, and literature. Bratvold has a degree in studio art from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) and a degree in apparel construction from St. Catherine University. She is an artist and sits on the board of the Uptown Art Fair.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo is a performer, composer, arranger, teacher, and certified therapeutic musician. She teaches musicians with disabilities and provides therapeutic music programs. She provides therapeutic harp music for hospitals and leads Duluth Ukulele Community Strum. Cotruvo has received grants from Harping for Harmony, American Harp Society, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Arrowhead Regional Library System, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. ; Elizabeth Kelly: Kelly is the resource development and events director for United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, which serves the Iron Range, Koochiching County, and Lake of the Woods County. Kelly is an Iron Range native who grew up in Chisholm. She spent 13 years in the Twin Cities, earning a bachelor's degree from the University of St. Thomas, a master's degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University, and working as a development and event director for an educational nonprofit. Kelly has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and served on the booster clubs for both the Hibbing football team and the alpine ski racing team. ; Jeffrey Larson: Larson is a partner at Arts Progress, a nonprofit management consultancy specializing in leadership search and organizational culture. A graduate of the Carlson School of Management and the University of Minnesota Theater Department, Larson has more than 20 years of nonprofit management experience, including serving as executive director of the Minnesota Fringe Festival and executive and artistic director of the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing.; Zoe Malinchoc DeVoe: Malinchoc DeVoe is an independent bookseller in Red Wing. She also serves her community as a Red Wing League of Women Voters leadership team member and on the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County. She passionately advocates for all art mediums and can host artists, poets, authors, and musicians regularly. She previously worked as a stage manager and lighting designer in southeast Minnesota.; Marianne Manzler: Manzler is a writer, educator, and editor. Her work has appeared in Best American Essays 2022, Fourth Genre, The Seventh Wave, 5280, and elsewhere. She has received support from the Sewanee Writers' Conference, Sundress Publications, Anderson Center, and Vermont Studio Center. Manzler is the program manager of education at the Loft Literary Center, where she collaborates with thousands of writers and readers nationwide. Manzler was previously the director of community engagement and youth programs at Lighthouse Writers Workshop and an educator at Prodigy Ventures in Denver, CO. Manzler graduated from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) with a BA in English literature and from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA) with a MFA in creative writing. ; Emmanuel Walyaula: Walyaula has a bachelor's degree in marketing and communications. A determined and energetic marketing professional with a vision to change the world, Walyaula is experienced in leadership, networking, problem solving, organization building, public speaking, event planning, crowdfunding, youth teaching, marketing campaigns, sales, public relations, investing, executive coaching, and more. He is the founder of the trending local crew, Twin Cities Dance Crew (TCDC). This organization has served the Minnesota community for eleven years, performed for charities, and collaborated with many Minnesota artists.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034896,"Arts Experiences",2025,13833,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Senior choir members sharing the joy of singing and providing access to performing arts to those with disabilities and limited access to live concerts. The final report will include details for each objective. Statistics are collected for each venue. We will also provide comparisons to budget vs actual for budget expenditures.",,,,,13833,,,,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Experiences",,"The Velvet Tones senior choir will share the joy of music with the community by performing twelve concerts at churches, retirement homes, care facilities, and veteran centers reaching audiences with limited access to live performances.",2025-04-01,2026-03-31,,"In Progress",,,Dennis,LaMott,"Velvet Tones","14050 Granite Ave Ste 145","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(612) 414-1040",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-experiences-233,"Amelia Colwell: Colwell is a writer and fundraising consultant with eighteen years of nonprofit programming, development, and fundraising experience. Colwell is working on her memoir and has written for the Out Cold: A Spooky Anthology Series podcast, the Listen to Your Mother ? Twin Cities storytelling show, and The Iowa Review. She graduated from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) with a BA in social work and psychology.; Rebecca Jahr: Jahr is a member of Gallery 24 and is on the media board. She is retired from the Mayo Clinic and has been creating dot mandalas for more than five years. She has recently started teaching classes at Gallery 24.; Blake Nellis: Nellis is a published fine art photographer, educator, choreographer, and performing artist. His work is deeply rooted in human connection, physical touch, and nature. He graduated from Luther College with a degree in theater and dance. Nellis is a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants. He lives and works with his family in south Minneapolis.; Ayan Omar: Omar was born in Madina, Saudi Arabia. She grew up in Damascus, Syria, and moved to the United States in 2012 with her mother, sister, and brothers. Omar holds a bachelor's degree in corporate and general finance with minors in business law and business administration. She is a financial institution's examiner at the Minnesota Department of Commerce and serves as the minority population commissioner on Region Nine Development Commission. In 2018, she appeared in Martin Lang and Noah O'Ryan's documentary film, (Mid)West of Somalia, sharing her family's story of seeking success in the United States while also searching for a meaningful connection to the new home they've built.; Aaron Preusse: Preusse is the founder of the Fake Fighting Company. He is a certified teacher and fight director with the Society of American Fight Directors. Aaron has served as fight director at the Guthrie Theater, the Children's Theatre Company, the Ordway, and the Minnesota Opera, along with many other theaters, universities, and films. Preusse has taught for several institutions including the Saint Paul Conservatory.; Tyler Sassaman: Sassaman is a veteran elementary educator in the Twin Cities, having served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and currently a reading specialist. Outside of school, he is an avid writer, photographer, and musician. His 2018 memoir, Just One Question: A Road Trip Memoir, won the gold medal at the Independent Book Publisher Awards, and his writing regularly appears in The Sun magazine. Sassaman holds a BA in English literature and philosophy from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) and an EdM in school leadership from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA).","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034574,"Arts Education",2025,35000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will develop or advance their erhu (Chinese violin) skill through free private lessons, either in person or virtually via the internet. About 12-24 participants will get six private lessons until the first recital. Committed students will then continue to the next recital. Project outcome evaluation will be based on recitals, attendance records, and a course survey.",,,,,35000,,,,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Education",,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble will offer free, private erhu (Chinese violin) lessons to Minnesotans age fifteen and younger, for new and existing students.",2025-01-01,2025-12-31,,"In Progress",,,"Wei Ming",Chaing,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble","15676 Pilot Knob Rd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(612) 479-3700",chia0042@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-313,"Em Christie: Christie is a writer and theatre artist. They host free rock painting events for all ages as part of a group that paints and hides rocks to spread art and joy. They host free, public rock painting events; and teaches rock painting through community education programs. In addition, Christie is a lifelong lover of theater holding many positions including acting, directing, adapting, and tech jobs. ; Rebecca Froehlich: Froehlich serves as the development and communications manager for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and recently earned her master's in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida. Most recently, she led telehealth arts programming in rural Minnesota. She also has experience as a high school and college speech coach.; Dayna Martinez: Martinez is the new executive director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and most recently comes from the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts where she worked for 25 years, serving in various capacities starting in development and the box office, spending many years as contract manager, and most recently vice president of programming and education. She holds a BA in music from Avila University and an MA in performing arts management from Columbia College ? Chicago. Martinez currently sits on the boards of the St. Paul Festival Association, Minnesota Presenters Network, and TaikoArts Midwest. She is actively involved in the National Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP).; Michael Speck: Speck is an actor, administrator, and fight director based in southeast Minnesota. He is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors and an adjunct instructor in stage combat for Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI); he received adjunct of the year recognition for the 2022-23 academic year.; Edward Valverde: Valverde is the director of development and operations with Border CrosSing. Valverde was formerly a tenured associate professor of music and project director for a U. S. Department of Education Title V grant at Adams State University (Alamosa, CO), where he also served as the university's lead ADEI coordinator. He is an accomplished tenor and a champion of Spanish language art song. Valverde was awarded a doctor of musical arts degree and a master of music degree in vocal performance from the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY), and holds degrees in music, biology, and choral conducting from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).; Deborah VanderEyk: Vander Eyk is an active community volunteer and licensed foster care provider in Minnesota. She holds a bachelor's degree in social research and art education from the University of Wisconsin. She has worked as an art instructor and currently works in foster care.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10028706,"Arts Learning Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, conference participants will experience significant growth in the appreciation and craft of the literary arts through craft talks, conversations, and readings by talented teaching writers, and participants will have the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and contribute to a dynamic community of writers. The chief evaluation method involves an anonymous electronic survey that is sent to each participant at the end of the conference to measure the conference impact with quantitative questions and elicit suggestions and comments through qualitative questions. The teaching artists and conference staff are also surveyed using separate electronic evaluation forms. A one-page survey will also be placed on audience seats during the Visiting Writer Evening Reading, then gathered and tallied.","As a result of this program, conference participants experienced significant growth in the appreciation and craft of the literary arts through craft talks, conversations, and readings by talented teaching writers, and conference participants had the oppor","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",75000,"Other,local or private",80000,5000,"Elizabeth Barrett, Tammy Bobrowsky, Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Monte Hegg, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Kaur, Chrissy Koch, Erin Marsh, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer",,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Arts Learning Grant",,"Funds will assist Bemidji State University Center for Extended Learning to host writers, Heid Erdich and Sun Yung Shin, for a craft conversation at the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference, as well as provide a reading open to the public.",2023-01-02,2023-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-grant-98,"Anna Larson, arts appreciator and R2AC board member; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist and R2AC Board member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Jill Johnson, author; Leah Grunzke, visual artist and arts administrator; Linda Rother, photographer; Pat Grimes, arts advocate; Tammy Ragan, musician and arts educator;","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2 10029047,"Arts Access Grant (A)",2023,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program with the guidance of professional directors (staging, choreographer, and music), actors/singers will create appropriate characters, grow in their singing and acting skills, and collaborate to bring seven professional quality productions of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS to life for an expanding regional audience. Evaluation methods include answers to survey questions and expanded comments that will be administered to actors/singers and audience members following the production. It will measure the actor/singers perceptions of what they have learned and how they have improved in skills and attitudes as well as information gleaned from audience responses.","As a result of this program, area singers/actors were afforded an opportunity to perform on stage in a significant music theater production that otherwise would not have been available.Area residents were given an opportunity to participate in building se","Achieved proposed outcomes",65979,"Other,local or private",71979,,"Brian Ahart, Gail Ahart, Lisa Dove, Patricia A. Dove, Paul T. Dove, Lorri Jager, Laura Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Jan Kehr, Juliann Kjenaas, Marie Nordberg, Greg Paul, Mike Swan",,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant (A)",,"Funds will assist Northern Light Opera Company to mount a production of its 21st Summer Musical.",2023-03-01,2023-08-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company","11700 Island Lake Dr","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 237-0400",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Scott, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-89,"Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Erin Marsh, poet and arts advocate; Ann Marie Newman, storyteller and theater artist; Susan Shelquist, Jackie Felt, Juleigh Prosser, Arlene Kandert, Cole Larocque, Jennifer Dunham, Elaine Kallos,","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2 10028985,"Arts Access Grant (B)",2023,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, pedestrians may engage with the artists while the mural is being completed. Tourists and visitors who see the mural may inquire about other arts activities and gain awareness the community supports the arts. Downtown now offers three art galleries, other businesses that feature artworks and book stores that invite authors for readings and book signings. In addition to the art gallery at the Armory Arts and Events Center, other arts activities are offered there. Pedestrians will be asked interviewed while the mural is being painted and asked: Where do they live and are they aware of the art galleries, bookstores and other community arts activities. The project director and volunteers will record answers. The muralist and her helpers and business owners/staff will be asked what comments they've received. The steering committee will assess comments they hear while the artists are working and after the mural is completed.","As a result of this activity, pedestrians engaged with the artists while the mural was being completed. Tourists and visitors viewing the mural frequently acknowledged awareness of other arts activities and embraced the community's support of the arts.","Achieved proposed outcomes",10255,"Other,local or private",16255,,"Jennie Anderson, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Laura Grisamore, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Laura Johnson, Julie Kjenaas, Mike Lein, Jill Lucas, Marie Nordberg, Rod Nordberg, Niomi Phillips, Derek Ricke, Jodi Schultz, Carolyn Spangler, Kendal W",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant (B)",,"Funds will assist Heartland Arts to complete a brightly colored, modern and graphically styled mural in Downtown Park Rapids.",2023-06-05,2023-09-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-b-35,"Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Katie Larson, theater artist and R2AC Board Member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Arlene Kandert, arts appreciator; Ann Marie Newman, writer, storyteller, and theater artist; Kay Kallos, arts advocate and retired public art consultant; Eve Sumsky, fiber artist and musician.","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2 10028608,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Education","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. The number of Minnesotans who are engaged in arts education and learning opportunities increases. The quality and types of arts education and learning opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts learning are identified and addressed. The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. The variety and number of festivals and traditional arts activities in our region/state increases. Green Isle Community School will evaluate its Elders' celebration program by video/audio recordings; surveys from elders, students, artists, community and staff; data collected;staff and artists discussions. Staff from Green Isle Community School will create the surveys, distribute them, and tabulate the results. The surveys will be created and changed according to the results from the staff and artists discussions.","We learned that the sound system is generally the most complained about component of the program. We were able to use internal resources to improve the use of it and the audience was able to hear more clearly according to verbal feedback from those in reg","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Serenity Cox, Tara Delbow, Dianna Fraundienst, Holly Harjes, Amanda Horstmann, Lindsay Paschke, Nick Pollack, Kayla Simek",,"Green Isle Community School","K-12 Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor a residency where students interview an elder from the community and work with local artists to create a play and music based on the elder's life, May 2023. Funds will be used for artist fees, costumes, sets, publicity, and rental fees.",2023-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Serenity,Cox,"Green Isle Community School","PO Box 277","Green Isle",MN,55338-0277,"(507) 326-7144",serenity.cox@greenislecommunityschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Sibley",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-632,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10028357,"Arts Impact for Groups",2023,9875,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Observation","I have achieved the proposed outcomes. I was able to take advantage of the holiday season to better distribute and help the receipients. During the holidays, it seems families reach out more, and therefore I was able to help more people, which furthers th","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,9875,,,,"Chin Ye Yamni (Three Dakota Brothers)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Impact for Groups",,"""Chin-ye Ya-mni"" arts accessibility and creativity initiative.",2023-06-09,2023-12-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Lennartson,"Chin Ye Yamni (Three Dakota Brothers)","945 Redwood Dr","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(612) 222-2567",threedakotabrothers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-groups-149,,"Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10029132,"Arts Impact for Groups",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","Our final public performance showcased a month of work with 172 participants. Post-show talkbacks provided impactful feedback. Each night included a talkback session engaging our audience in the work's conversation. We collaborated with 7 brilliant artist","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,STRONGmovement,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Impact for Groups",,"S T O R Y T E L L E R S",2023-06-19,2024-04-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrius,Strong,STRONGmovement,"1501 E Burnsville Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(651) 332-4796",darrius.strongmovement@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-groups-220,,"Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028882,"Arts Impact for Groups",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","Having two new staff part time supporting Afoutayi was really helpful in keeping the company managing the weekly classes as well as the monthly events. Our website as well as our social media platforms are updated frequently to help facilitate the communi","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Impact for Groups",,"Calling All Arts Admin Unicorns: Work with Afoutayi and Spread Haitian Folkloric Wonder!",2023-05-31,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-groups-204,,"Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028976,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. During the project period, the Govenaires Performing Arts Association will implement a feedback process for a majority of our performances, overseen by the project manager and Director of Strategic Planning and Community Engagement. This process will entail printing and distributing business cards to our audiences along our routes at parades, seated in parks at concerts, and in stadiums at our field show performances. These cards will be two-sided business cards. On the first side, the phrase ""tell us what you think!"" in addition to a QR-code link to an online audience survey, would be provided. On the flip side, the Prairie Lakes and Govenaires Logos would appear. The link to the survey would enable us to gather generalized and specific feedback. Following the conclusion of the project, surveys will be distributed amongst our participants - one each for the staff and performers. The questions on these participant surveys will be in an effort to evaluate the experience across all rehearsals and performances throughout the duration of the project.","The information provided in the survey results was useful on a number of fronts. First, 50% of those responding to our survey had seen The Govenaires perform at least 10 times prior. This detail reveals hard data underpinning the long-standing tradition a","Achieved proposed outcomes",69422,"Other,local or private",76422,,"Cathy Carlson, Molly Hanzelka, Al Hildebrandt, Rachel Lauer, Emily Moe, Jeffrey Peterson, Nik Proehl, Patrick Puckett, Matthew Sanders, Jeremy Selmer, Emily Stark, Ruth Stark",,"Govenaires Performing Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"The Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Govenaires Parade and Concert Corps will perform in many parades, concerts, and field shows between March and Sept. 2023. Funds will be used for the design and instructional staff and for transportation costs.",2023-03-11,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Peterson,"Govenaires Performing Arts Association","1234 Marsh St",Mankato,MN,56001,"(612) 916-8877",peterson@govenaires.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Nicollet",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-645,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10028984,"Arts Access Grant (B)",2023,6000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this program, selected artists will meet people who are interested in their art form(s) and may purchase their art or commission an artwork. Artist surveys and return envelopes are provided to participating artists. Artists are asked to complete and return the surveys after the event. Artists are asked to report the numbers of visitors to their sites and where their visitors were from. Primarily, the intent is to learn how helpful Art Leap was for artists. For example, some returning artists report how sales compared with the previous year or how Art Leap sales compare with other ""art shows"" they participated in during the summer.","As a result of Art Leap 2023, some new artists were introduced to visitors and the community. All the artists experienced first-hand people appreciating their work, made connections and sold their work. Artists who gave demonstrations reported visitors re","Achieved proposed outcomes",1272,"Other,local or private",7272,,"Jennie Anderson, Bickey Bender, Jill Dickinson, Pat Dove, Paul Dove, Laura Grisamore, Lu Ann Hurd-Lof, Laura Johnson, Julie Kjenaas, Mike Lein, Jill Lucas, Marie Nordberg, Rod Nordberg, Niomi Phillips, Derek Ricke, Jodi Schultz, Carolyn Spangler, Kendal W",,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access Grant (B)",,"Funds will assist Heartland Arts to sponsor Art Leap 2023, a fall driving tour of artists' studios and area cultural destinations.",2023-06-05,2023-09-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lu Ann",Hurd-Lof,"Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts","PO Box 702","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 652-4081",luann47@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Marshall, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-grant-b-34,"Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, and R2AC Board Member; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist and R2AC Board Member; Katie Larson, theater artist and R2AC Board Member; Becky Colebank, visual artist, author, and R2AC board member; Arlene Kandert, arts appreciator; Ann Marie Newman, writer, storyteller, and theater artist; Kay Kallos, arts advocate and retired public art consultant; Eve Sumsky, fiber artist and musician.","Anna Larson, arts appreciator; C.T. Marhula, arts advocate; Becky Colebank, visual artist and author; Nancy Schmidt, arts appreciator; Katie Larson, theater artist; Terry Boal Leinbach, visual artist; Nicholas Jackson, visual artist, musician, filmmaker; Bonnie Friborg, visual artist; Germaine Riegert, literary artist and arts appreciator;",,2 10024558,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. We will distribute surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience support. At the end of the concert series, we will also survey our members to gain their feedback. Members awarded a scholarship will also be asked to thank you note about their experience. A board member will be responsible for carrying out these projects. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically. We linked the survey to a Google Form which gives us a great amount of data collection and breakdowns to help better understand who are audience base is. The online survey has the same questions as the paper format.","We distributed surveys at all of our concerts to gain audience feedback. To help with our survey data collection, we put a QR code in the concert programs for audience members to use so that they can scan and enter in their survey results electronically.","Achieved proposed outcomes",9600,"Other,local or private",16600,,"Denis Becker, Hilary Lien, Michael Mathews, Jessica Matz, Margot Morris, Ashley Singleton, Sara Traylor, Meigan Westermann",,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will perform four concerts in Mankato for the 2022-2023 season; two winter concerts in November and two spring concerts in April. Funds will be used for artist fees, membership scholarships, salaries, supplies, and venue rental.",2022-09-06,2022-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Traylor,"Minnesota Valley Chorale","PO Box 34",Mankato,MN,56002,"(612) 251-8492",minnesotavalleychorale@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-622,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Inc., Cindy Lewer (507) 833-8721",1 10028853,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The number of Minnesotans who participate in arts festivals and folk and traditional activities increases. Minnesota Original Music Festival will use survey instruments and interviews to evaluate goals and outcomes. A survey will be administered at the workshops and activities by workshop presenters and activity leaders. Completed surveys will be collected and turned into our primary officers. An officer will oversee the process and will be responsible for tabulating the results. Additional surveys may be used to get feedback from potential attendees to insure planned workshops and activity offerings are useful to our target population. These will be made available through social media platforms, website, personal networking and through the statewide networks of our partners. Additionally, interviews will be conducted by staff with participants and audience members of various events, who will track concerns, suggestions, and other pertinent feedback. This information will also be turned into the primary officers who will oversee the tabulation of the results. An officer will be responsible for entering results of the evaluation plan into our final report.","The survey was made available online through our website as well as at workshops and other sponsored events. The survey results indicate that our efforts to promote the event through posters and flyers at libraries and and other meeting places in communit","Achieved proposed outcomes",21750,"Other,local or private",28750,,"Eli Hoehn, Josh Reinitz, Michelle Roche, Emily Stark",,"The Minnesota Original Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will present free concerts, singer/songwriter showcases, music jams, and workshops hosted by Minnesota artists about music composition, songwriting, improvisation, technology, and accessing resources, July 2023. Funds will be used for artist fees.",2023-03-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"David Eli",Hoehn,"Minnesota Original Music Festival","302 St Julien St","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 351-2155",captaingravitone@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-639,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.","Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10029039,"Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,7000,,"ACHF Arts Access","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases. The quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, and the organizations or venues that offer them increases. Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identified and addressed. New relationships with members of groups that have traditionally been underserved by the arts or by the applicant organization are built. ?The Performance Series Director will create the survey, ushers will distribute and collect surveys, and the Performance Series Director will tabulate the results.","The Concert Series plans on programming similar groups in the future due to comments from Performance Series attendees. These comments tell me that concert events provided by the Performance Series are important to the larger community and are making a di","Achieved proposed outcomes",9850,"Other,local or private",16850,,"David Gadberry, Dale Haefner, Michael Olson",,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","Public College/University","Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"They will sponsor many music performances by Minnesota artists as part of their 2023 Performance Series. They will also include outreach activities for the community. Funds will be used for artist fees, technician fees, and publicity.",2023-04-03,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Haefner,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Minnesota State University, Music Performance Series","202 Earley Ctr 320 Maywood Ave",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-5549",dale.haefner@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-and-cultural-heritage-649,"Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",".Tom Davis Barna: writer, director, producer and actor, has created many theatrical and musical productions, staged readings, and published works as a children's author; Carolyn Borgen: musician and string bass instructor and board member of the New Ulm Figure Skating Club; Julie Forderer: retired elementary and special education teacher at United South Central Public School, Wells, choreographer for school musicals and community theater events; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Web Editor at University of Minnesota Extension, former Education Coordinator at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, and a board member for the Martin County Area Foundation and Fairmont Community Education; Karen Krause: visual artist, retired school counselor and art teacher, and a member and instructor at the Waseca Art Center; April Malphurs: glass artist and art teacher at Le Sueur Henderson schools and for community art camps in St. Peter and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Randy Mediger: retired principal and teacher and charter member of LeSueur Community Theater; Larry Pint: board member of the Minnesota Association of Community Theaters, member of American Association of Community Theater and New Prague Arts Council, and past board member for Curtain Call Theatre; Dana Sikkila: visual artist and the Executive Director of the 410 Project Gallery, Mankato; Bethany Steffl: Principal, music, art, and choir teacher at St. Raphael School, Springfield, Board Member of the Springfield Community Theater, and a jewelry artist; Sandy Sunde: retired Language Arts teacher and high school musical director, member of Uniting Cultures Community Theater Board and CAPP-Comprehensive Arts Planning Program; Bethany Truman: southern regional representative for the Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition and serves on the board for The Mankato Makerspace; Mark Wamma: Music Director and Operations Director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, teaches violin and viola, and a founding member of the Two Rivers Community Orchestra and River Valley String Quartet.",,2 10028402,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; Residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and medium; Artists build their capacity through professional development. Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","The exact outcomes I proposed in my proposal were achieve. I have completed the storyboard phase, and have begun the full illustration process. I am now preparing for this next phase, and attempting to acquire funding.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,,,"Joseph Lennartson",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Indigenous representation in Graphic Novel media development project - Phase 1",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Lennartson,"Joseph Lennartson",,,MN,,"(612) 222-2567",threedakotabrothers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-198,"Emily Huemann Xiong, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development; Fei Ma, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Michelle Poss, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Volunteerism; Mina Kinukawa, Artistic, Education, General Administration; Nastaaja Johnson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Sannia Elzia, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028379,"Arts Impact for Individuals",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; Residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and medium; Artists build their capacity through professional development. Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","Top outcomes Residents learn new arts skills and techniques MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded Prior familiarity w/ Indian dance/music Public 53% School ~40% What other things can konnakkol help with? Speech and clarity ?Rhythm is more","Achieved proposed outcomes",1250,"Other,local or private",6250,,,,"Suchitra N. Sairam AKA Suchi Sairam",Individual,"Arts Impact for Individuals",,"Nritya Laya Samvaada - Conversation between Dance and Rhythm",2023-05-01,2024-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suchitra,Sairam,"Suchitra N. Sairam AKA Suchi Sairam",,,MN,,"(651) 398-2012x c",suchi@alum.mit.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-impact-individuals-175,"Alex Buffalohead, Marketing/Audience Development, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Benjamin Merritt, Artistic, Accessibility/Disability Access; Halla Pulver, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development; Juan Diego Perez La Cruz, Artistic, Education, Volunteerism; Reynaldo Lara , Artistic, Youth Programming, General Administration; Xin Shen, Artistic, Education, Technical Production; Artistic, Education, Technical Production Artistic, Education, Technical Production","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10029986,"Arts Education and Workshops:",2024,,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6",,"Quantitative Outcomes Increased Participation: A targeted increase in workshop attendance. Diverse Engagement: Participation from a wide demographic, aiming for representation from all targeted age groups and skill levels. Workshop Delivery: Successfully conducted workshops across various locations in Minnesota, ensuring statewide accessibility and coverage of traditional and contemporary Somali arts. Community and Artist Engagement: Involvement of Somali artists and educators in program delivery, and establishment new community partnerships or collaborations resulting from the workshops. Qualitative Outcomes Enhanced Understanding and Skills: Participants report an improved understanding of and skills in Somali arts, reflecting the educational impact of the workshops through pre- and post-workshop surveys. Increased Cultural Appreciation: Through participant feedback, a marked increase in appreciation for Somali cultural heritage, demonstrating the program's role in fostering cultural engagement and pride. Positive Artist and Educator Experience: Feedback from involved artists and educators indicates a rewarding experience and a willingness to participate in future activities, underscoring the program's support for cultural practitioners. Heightened Community Interest: Increased community event attendance and requests for additional workshops or resources related to Somali arts following the workshop series, indicating a sustained interest in Somali cultural practices.",,,,,,,,0.29,"Ka Joog Nonprofit Organization",,"The program will roll out a series of interactive workshops led by esteemed Somali artists and educators. These workshops will cover various aspects of Somali arts, including traditional and contemporary music, poetry, dance, and visual arts, catering to all ages and skill levels.",,,2024-02-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mohamed,Farah,"Ka Joog Nonprofit Organization","1420 Washington Avenue South, #3",Minneapolis,Minnesota,55454,651-795-1589,mfarah@kajoog.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Clay, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-education-and-workshops,,,, 10008567,"Arts Learning",2020,33153,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Twenty-five aspiring and more experienced writers work with five teaching artists to build skills, appreciate diversity of genres, learn how to edit own and other. In twelve workshop series: Session 1 essay-learning expectations; Session 7 essay-what's working, what's not, recommendations; Session 12 essay-what was learned, what worked, what did not work. Final wrap up with teaching artists and project manager.","Twenty aspiring and more experienced writers worked with five teaching artists to build skills, appreciate diversity of genres, learn how to edit. Three evaluation essays were assigned to the group: #1 - what are your learning expectation; #2 mid way - what's working, what's not; #3 final - final comments. Also group discussion and one-on-ones with teaching artists as requested.",,23557,"Other,local or private",56710,,"Metric Giles, I; Stephanie Wright; Justin Holt; Stewart Stone; Carla Knight; Leon Daisy; Marion Gomez; Adam Luebke, Michael Kiesow Moore; Deb Runyon; Linda White",0.00,"Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Arcata Press's Community Editors Project builds writing skills, nurtures literary vision, and teaches equity focused editing skills that bring multiple community voices to publication.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kimberly,Nightingale,"Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","275 4th St E Ste 701","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 785-6268",kimberly@saintpaulalmanac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-983,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008578,"Arts Learning",2020,20315,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Artist participants will develop skills performance creation and visual design and expand their knowledge in these disciplines. All Applicants will fill out an application of interest where we will measure the skill / knowledge levels roughly with their end of program evaluation...both their own self-analysis and teaching artist and program director.","Minnesotans develop skills in or expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline. All Applicants filled out an application of interest where we measured the skill / knowledge levels roughly with their end of program evaluation, both their own self-analysis and teaching artist and program director. 2:",,2385,"Other,local or private",22700,4000,"Beliz Torres, Malick Cessay, Amiri Brotherson, Sonja Kuffinec, Cindy Beth Johnson",1.00,"Catalyst Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"Catalyst Arts will host a six-month visual and performance art workshop series for indigenous, POC, and LGBT artists.",2019-09-01,2021-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sha,Cage,"Catalyst Arts","PO Box 21305",Minneapolis,MN,55421,"(612) 559-0408",sha.truruts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-992,"Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Gail Johnson: Musician and teacher; Krystal Kohler: Development officer, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; Danette McCarthy: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; Cynthia Orwig: Retired elementary school teacher; Erica Rasmussen: Artist; professor at Metro State","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10011006,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,26794,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences hear a period instrument orchestra for the first time, enjoy the experience, and learn something new. This outcome will be evaluated by using consultant-developed audience surveys distributed and collected at concerts as well as holding conversations with audience members before and after concerts. 2: The host communities will establish support for future baroque music performances. This outcome will be evaluated through audience size, survey results, concert donations levels, and feedback/reports of action from key community members within a few days following the concert.","Audiences experience Baroque chamber music for the first time and learned something new. Online metrics showed us how many people tuned in to our digital content, although it was not possible to identify by location. 2: Host communities have invited us back to present live chamber concerts in future seasons. We were able to establish dates and venues for chamber music performances in these communities in the 2022-2023 season.",,7521,"Other,local or private",34315,,"Margaret Sullivan, Bonnie Turpin, Stuart Holland, Sara Thompson, Susan Flygare, Phebe Haugen",0.00,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Lyra Baroque Orchestra will tour to communities in Rushford, Vasa, and Winona giving a master class, preconcert lecture, and concert of baroque music on period instruments in each location.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-433,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011020,"Arts Tour Minnesota",2020,66257,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will gain empathy and understanding about dementia, allowing communities to plan better for aging in place initiatives. Facilitated discussions follow each performance. Notes will be taken of participant responses. Two types of surveys are completed for each event (audiences/host committee). post-tour interviews and focus groups discussions will be held as well. 2: The Remember Project will positively impact audiences with little, if any, experience in using the arts to build community and address social issues. Surveys will include audience questions: have they seen our work before; how often they see theatre; if seeing social action theatre is new to them; and if they believe this type of theatre can and will have a positive impact in their community.","75-98% of surveys indicate increase in knowledge of dementia and empathy for one or more characters (3 different plays). Electronic surveys were sent to all RPDAT event registrants and host committee members. Focus group conversations were held with host committees, participating artists, and randomly invited audience members. Evaluation report available for review. 2: 67% of respondents had not seen theatre address healthcare issues; 97% said theatre is effective to help communities address dementia. Electronic surveys were sent to all RPDAT event registrants and host committee members. Focus group conversations were held with host committees, participating artists, and randomly invited audience members. Evaluation report available for review.",,59481,"Other,local or private",125738,,"Jeff Bangsbert, Josh Berg, Barb, Blumer, Lisbeth Cachima, Barbar Champlin, Alison Colton, Vanne Owens Hayes, Sumee Lee, Kris Orluck, Ram Rajagopalan, Mike Rothman, John Selstad, Dawn SimonsonCEO), Rebecca Stibbe, Sarah Urtel, David Van Sant, Ellie Zuehlke",0.00,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Tour Minnesota",,"The Remember Project, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, will tour three plays in seven rural Minnesota communities to raise awareness and support efforts to create a dementia capable Minnesota.",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danette,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","1265 Grey Fox Rd Ste 2","Arden Hills",MN,55112,"(651) 641-8612",dkmccarthy60@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-tour-minnesota-435,"Sarah Larsson: Former outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; David Marty: Former President, Reif Arts Council; Celia Mattison: Marketing coordinator, Guthrie Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 30241,"Arts Learning",2015,55800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Provide Hmong youth an animation learning opportunity to address social and cultural issues in their Hmong Community. Process Evaluation, which will measure the success of the process, and the Outcome Evaluation, focusing on behavioral changes among participants will evaluate Project Success through audience feedback and participant surveys. 2: To work with 40 youth, engage 1,000+ animation lovers and 500+ children/youth to the exhibition/forum discussions, with approximately 50% would be new patrons. Participants and Audience will be tracked by program attendance and event attendance records.","The Project has successfully offered Animation training to at risk youth as planned, and used Animation to address social and cultural issues of youth concerns. The Project has used the Process Evaluation methods to measure the success with event flyers, participant surveys and focus group interview. With high percentage of youth satisfaction rate, PAAA likes to explore building and/or strengthening partnerships with other youth arts programs within community-based organizations in order to share our successful practices, and to build and/or extend networks of support for youth participants. 2: The Project has successfully trained forty-one youth, hosted two public exhibitions, and attracted 1,555 audience. We have used surveys and focus group interview to evaluate the project, interview questions were as follow. Participants: How would you describe the youth in the program, with the staff, and with the relationships? Program Experiences: Your work with the [art project]? Ways in which issues of difference or inequality like race, gender, culture, or poverty are a part of the discussions and work of the program? Ways in which your ethnic history and experiences are valued in the program? (If at all), Ways in which your skills increased in the program? (If at all). What would you like the best of the program?",,6355,"Other, local or private",62155,,"Ange Hwang, David Zander, Yan Huss, Dao Lan, MinhPhuoc Tran, Mai Vang, Grace Lee, Yang Yang, Linda Hashimoto",,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Learning",,"My Stories is a yearlong three-part program enabling Hmong youth to learn and tell their stories through animation in order to articulate social and cultural issues in the Hmong Community.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,See,Xiong,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance","1541 Barclay St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(763) 354-0251 ",paaa@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Todd, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-learning-537,"Courtney Gerber: Associate director of education within the learning initiatives division at the Walker Art Center; Danette Olsen: Self-employed strategy consultant and teaching artist; William Wiktor: Retired engineer and software developer, Rochester community arts and non-profit volunteer; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32194,"Arts Access",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","First-time-ever audience members and participants and increasingly larger audience numbers over the course of the festival. Following each concert and masterclass, surveys are administered, measuring demographics, attendance, etc. and audience members are invited to share: How did the music make you feel? By writing on post-its and posting their responses.","Each year we see new audience members, average attendance increase and individual donations increase. We used audience numbers, donations, post-its and comment cards (between 18% and 33% completed for each event).",,18325,"Other, local or private",23325,,"Steve Scheu, Deb Miller, Susan Ferries, Tammy Bartz, David Gustafson",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Arts Access",,"Chamber Music Live will collaborate with Minnesota native Garret Ross to present the Apollo Chamber Music Festival consisting of five free concerts and five free master classes in piano, voice, violin, and cello.",2016-08-20,2016-08-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084 ",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/arts-access-310,"Ann Benrud: Director of communications and external relations, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Christina Chang: Museum curator; doctorate in art history; Kevin Curran: Nonprofit professional in development and grant writing for arts organizations; Mary Flicek: Arts administrator; board member, River Junctions Arts Council; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Patrick Serrano: MS in nonprofit institutions, volunteer grant writer; Dameun Strange: Bush Foundation Community Innovation Team member","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 10034021,"ASAL MHC Civics Grant",2024,18000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Osman Ali (Board Chair), Ayub Sharif (Treasurer), Abdiasis Mohamed (Board Secretary), Hassan Ahmed Abdi, Abdukadir Nor",,"ASAL CHARITIES",,"ASAL Charities will enhance civic engagement within the East African community in the Twin Cities, honoring and celebrating its unique culture. ""Empowering Voices"" will integrate cultural nuances into civic education throughout twelve sessions focusing on the significance of voting, civic involvement, and active participation in civic life.",,,2024-06-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Aman,Meldawo,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/asal-mhc-civics-grant,,,, 10034265,"ASAL MHC Civics Grant",2024,18334,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Osman Ali (Board Chair), Ayub Sharif (Treasurer), Abdiasis Mohamed (Board Secretary), Hassan Ahmed Abdi, Abdukadir Nor",,"ASAL CHARITIES",,"ASAL will enhance operations in three areas: 1) non-profit management; 2) grant writing and reporting; 3) fundraising strategy development. This project has the following key objectives: 1) train and assist staff on grant writing and reporting for non-profit management; 2) hire experts to conduct strategic planning, fiscal management, and community outreach training; 3) hire consultation to identify, monitor, and communicate fundraising campaign opportunities, grant writing, tracking progress, and project management.",,,2024-04-11,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Aman,Meldawo,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/asal-mhc-civics-grant-1,,,, 10034089,"Asia Extravaganza",2024,24990,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Catlynn Dang, Jijun He, Ange Hwang, Ying Li, Aeola Lu, Steve aka ""Mr Fun"", Korawan Muangmode, Tin Tran, Eric Voung",,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance",,"This project involves the collaboration between Pan Asian Arts Alliance, Elluminance Era, Chinese American Chamber of Commerce-MN, Asian Media Access, Unity Dance Group, and other Pan Asian Arts groups. It is a first-ever collaboration between Asian American performing and visual arts organizations. The project, ""Asia Extravaganza,"" is a one-night festivity event to showcase Asian American youthful culture through dance, music and storytelling. It is set to illuminate Minnesota with the vibrant tapestry of Asian American cultures through a grand concert event featuring local artists alongside an integrated experience by incorporating local vendors, ensuring the economic impact extends to cultural/creative businesses. This event will be a cultural celebration open to the public.",,,2024-05-22,2024-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Aeola,Lu,,,,,,"(612) 598-1858",paaa@amamedia.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/asia-extravaganza,,,, 10031031,"Asian American Short Film Project",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Outcomes include: 12 writing workshops facilitate by APIA MN Film Collective 30-50 participants workshop participants 50 attendees (60 cap for social distancing purposes) for celebration reading 15 new five minute short film works-in-progress from APIDA community members showcased at the in-person event and on the APIA MN Film Collective vimeo page ","Outcomes To-Date Include: - 9 filmmaking workshops with 8 participants - 21 mentorship sessions - 2 filmmaking workshops open-to-the-public on zoom and in-person, average attendees per workshop is 21; Outcomes include: 1) 17 writing workshops facilitated by APIA MN Film Collective 2) 28 individual mentorship sessions with teaching artists 3) 7 complete short film scripts created and written by APIA artists 4) 61 total attendees during workshops We measured these outcomes through participant count. We achieved our goals! Our major goal was to empower and equip the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIA) community with the tools to create their own short films. 100% of our artists stated that this program helped them do that. We measured these outcomes by having 1:1s with artists at the beginning of the program and at the end. ",,,"MRAC - $10,000 In-Kind space provided by In Progress ",20031,,"Andrew Ahn, Carolyn Mao, Andrew Peterson, Thomas Reyes, Saymoukda Vongsay ; Advisory Board: Andrew Ahn (Korean), award-winning director, NetflixCarolyn Mao (Korean), producer, ESPN, CNNAndrew Peterson (white, LGBTQIA+), Executive Director of FilmNorth Thomas Reyes (Filipino), FOX Saymoukda Vongsay (Lao), playwright, cultural producer, Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Theater Mu ",,"APIA MN Film Collective",,"The Asian American Short Film Project is a six-month long series of workshops on how to create a five minute narrative or documentary short film culminating in a public event showcasing works-in-progress. This will include workshops on how to write a short film, how to find funding, how to produce a short film with the tools that you already have (i.e. smartphone), how to edit, and how to distribute/show your short film.",,,2022-08-29,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/asian-american-short-film-project,,,, 10031388,"Assessing Prairie Health to Inform Pollinator Conservation",2025,297000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03r","$297,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Society to assess habitat quality and pesticide occurrence in Minnesota prairies to help inform management actions, endangered species recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction efforts for endangered and threatened butterflies and other wildlife.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.05,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government","We will assess the environmental quality of prairies across Minnesota. On-the-ground surveys and contaminant risk assessments will help inform partner management actions, endangered species recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction efforts.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Erik,Runquist,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","Minnesota Zoo 13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9562",Erik.Runquist@state.mn.us,,,,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/assessing-prairie-health-inform-pollinator-conservation,,,, 10000650,"Awareness & marketing campaign throughout the County's regional parks and trails system (year 1 of 2)",2018,100000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2018) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure and report the number of unique marketing products in print or digital. ","The Marketing, Awareness and Promotion Plan has resulted in 15,787 residents increasing their awareness of park offerings by participating in programs and events in the parks, interacting with park staff and activities at locations throughout the communities of Dakota County, and increased representation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of Dakota County in our communications and program offerings. The numbers on the table and graphs to the right represent the individuals that engaged with Dakota County Parks through an outreach program, activity, or event, primarily in-person, but also through Zoom during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As seen on the table and graphics, from 2019 through 2023 there was relatively steady growth in the number of activities conducted and people engaged, with the exception of a dip in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a dip in 2023 due to the fact that there were only 1.5 months included in that years reporting before the close date of SG-06009. ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Develop and implement an integrated brand awareness and marketing campaign to increase awareness and familiarity of the park system service offerings to Dakota County residents and increase new use throughout the park system. The campaign will use print, digital and other media strategies to inform a broad and diverse audiences with targeted approaches appropriate for those audiences.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,"Niki Geisler",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/awareness-marketing-campaign-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and-trails-system-year-1-2,,,, 10000651,"Awareness & marketing campaign throughout the County's regional parks and trails system (year 1 of 2)",2019,98298,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2019) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure and report the number of unique marketing products in print or digital. ","The Marketing, Awareness and Promotion Plan has resulted in 15,787 residents increasing their awareness of park offerings by participating in programs and events in the parks, interacting with park staff and activities at locations throughout the communities of Dakota County, and increased representation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of Dakota County in our communications and program offerings. The numbers on the table and graphs to the right represent the individuals that engaged with Dakota County Parks through an outreach program, activity, or event, primarily in-person, but also through Zoom during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As seen on the table and graphics, from 2019 through 2023 there was relatively steady growth in the number of activities conducted and people engaged, with the exception of a dip in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a dip in 2023 due to the fact that there were only 1.5 months included in that years reporting before the close date of SG-06009. ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Develop and implement an integrated brand awareness and marketing campaign to increase awareness and familiarity of the park system service offerings to Dakota County residents and increase new use throughout the park system. The campaign will use print, digital and other media strategies to inform a broad and diverse audiences with targeted approaches appropriate for those audiences.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,"Niki Geisler",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/awareness-marketing-campaign-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and-trails-system-year-1-0,,,, 10012389,"Back to the Land: Oral Histories from the 'Dreamers' of the 60s, 70s and 80s",2019,8455," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,595,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9050,,"Helen Apel, Chuck Horsager, Darlene Leonard, Rosalie Miller, Carmen Pederson, Bette Peterson, Betty White",0.09,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 19 oral history interviews the history of immigration to Wadena County in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society"," 603 Jefferson St. N "," Wadena "," MN ",56482,"(218) 346-7676"," lbelar@eot.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/back-land-oral-histories-dreamers-60s-70s-and-80s,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 13223,"Bald Eagle Lake TMDL Completion",2012,4811,,,,,,,,,,,.02,"Wenck Associates, Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will support updates to the Draft Bald Eagle Lake TMDL. The updates will address comments received during the public comment period. The comments resulted in the development of individual Wasteload Allocations for stormwater sources in the Bald Eagle Lake watershed. ",,,2011-09-26,2012-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Chris ",Zadak,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2837",czadak@state.mn.us,"Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bald-eagle-lake-tmdl-completion,,,, 10034328,"Berger Fountain Restoration Project",2025,195000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2024, Chapter 106, Article 4, Subdivision 4","$195,000 the second year is for a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to restore Berger Fountain at Loring Park and for improvements to the surrounding plaza.","Measurable Outcomes Quantitative - 100 residents donate to the fountain project - Fundraising and communication partnerships in the community increase by 50% - Annual park visitors who visit Loring Park near and around the fountain increase by 5% - Number of arts/cultural partnerships who share information about the fountain Qualitative - Increased awareness of the history of the fountain and its relation to the community - Increased awareness of the LGBTQ+'s connection to the fountain/site",,,,,,,,,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board",,"The Berger Fountain, known as the dandelion fountain to most, was installed in 1975 by Benjamin Berger and has been a beloved neighborhood landmark in Loring Park and a favorite location for wedding photographers and children ever since. Ben Berger was a park board commissioner and, after seeing a dandelion fountain in Australia, fundraised to build a sister fountain right here in Minnesota. It has become a historic icon in Minneapolis and its park system during several planning processes throughout the last many decades, the community has strongly communicated their desire to preserve, maintain, and restore the fountain for future generations. The Berger Fountain rehabilitation was identified as a priority in the Loring Park Neighborhood Revitalization Plan (NRP) Phase I Plan, the Loring Park NRP Phase II Plan, and the Loring Park Neighborhood Small Area Plan; all three plans were adopted by the Minneapolis City Council in 1995, 2008, and 2013, respectively. The Downtown Public Realm Plan, adopted in 2016, also identified the Berger Fountain as a priority in its planning. A Berger Fountain Task Force (Task Force) was formed in 2014 to work independently and collaboratively with the MPRB to improve maintenance and support for the fountain. In 2017, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) adopted the Downtown Service Area Master Plan (DSAMP) which set goals for long-term development and improvements to parks guided by extensive engagement from the communities that MPRB serves. After months of engaging with community, DSAMP outlined a high-level vision for Loring Park, including a vision for Berger Fountain and the surrounding park space. This vision included refurbishing and retaining the dandelion fountain alongside additional community amenities, such as considering a water feature, and adding a plaza and additional seating areas to increase community access (see pages 4-73 through 4-77 for DSAMP Berger Fountain content: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MPRB_DSAMP_Nov2017_ch4.pdf.) In summer 2020, the Berger Fountain ceased to operate because to deferred maintenance and capacity due to the pandemic, which heightened the need to move rehabilitation forward. In June 2022, landscape architect Damon Farber LLC was hired to complete a rehabilitation assessment and preliminary cost estimate for future work. Damon Farber's assessment informed next steps in the process. In 2023, MPRB hired Damon Farber again to engage the community further and complete a final design concept and initial cost estimate. These funds will allow MPRB to advance design work, leading to the reconstruction and restoration the fountain and plaza in 2025. Our community partners are currently fundraising to finalize funds for construction. The project has benefited from a large of support and grassroots engagement/funds from community members across the city and country who love the fountain and want to see it back in working order.",,,2024-08-12,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julia,Wiseman,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board","2117 West River Road N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,612-230-6437,jsikkink@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/berger-fountain-restoration-project,,,, 10034012,"Beshwaji; Co-creating children's museum experiences through lasting friendships",2024,280000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Paul Drange (Chair), Chuck Albrecht (Treasurer), Matt Kilian, Melissa McKay, Laine Larson, Peter Olson, Quinn Swanson, Shannon Wheeler",,"WonderTrek Children's Museum",,"This project will support a co-creative engagement program with Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe children, families, and educators, highlighting the art, culture, and heritage of North Central Minnesota from the perspectives of Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe children.",,,2024-03-11,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Peter,Olson,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/beshwaji-co-creating-childrens-museum-experiences-through-lasting-friendships,,,, 10031094,"Beyond Survival, Immigrant and Refugee Stories",2022,50000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Beyond Survival will bring confidence, empowerment, visibility and wellbeing to all of the communities involved, including immigrants, refugees, and low-income people in Northfield and the Northfield area. Friendships will also be developed, and more projects will sprout out of this work. For many in the local communities of color, the impostor syndrome presents a challenge that limits individuals. By bringing people together, the work of this project will counteract the social constructs that target people of color and make them feel as impostors even as they accomplish much. Beyond Survival will also work at creating a permanent platform that will go against the usual image of communities of color, especially of low-income households, immigrants and refugees who are stereotypically presented as needy and always recipients of help rather than people who are agents of change in their communities, sources of innovative ideas, and protagonists of hope in the narratives of our local histories. ","We are on track to have all the pieces of work for the exhibit in October-November with portraits, family trees, business profiles and videos. We have already done many interviews of the narratives shared through our radio show. The murals are in the process of being created and soon to be painted at an organic farm. More murals will be created inside a store in late fall. The maps created with Carleton college classes are ready and being shared with the community and the maps drawn by community members will be part of the exhibit. ; All the goals were achieved and even surpassed the desired outcomes. This was possible because of a major development for the nonprofit. During the work on this grant our organization, working on economic stability for our immigrant community, we had the opportunity to have the Mercado Local in a rented building. This was only possible because of a local entrepreneur and philanthropist, Jennifer Sawyer, was able to invest in paying the rent for a year with the help of a group of other women donors. Having the opportunity to have a rented space that has two sections, the Mercado Local store in the front of the building and a large meeting room in the back of the building allowed for all the exhibits and work of the grant to have a permanent home. This allowed for even more more members of the community at large experience all the work in four different exhibits. Let me clarify that none of the work on the building was done with the funds of the grant but rather with other funds. The grant was used for the exhibits. Since the opening of the exhibit countless community members have visited the exhibits. An official opening was done on March 16, 2024 and we plan to do more events to invite more members of the community into the art space and art and narrative exhibits. Here are the different areas: Exhibit 1: A FAMILY FOREST: Families created a family tree that reflects their transnational families. Excerpts from the interviews at the radio show El S'per Barrio Latino, KYMN, The One, are located by the family trees. Many families gifted us with their trees at Mercado Art Space as a loan. Trees made by: Leticia, Adriana, Rosy, Ang'lica, Bel'n, Rocky, Nohemy, Mercedes, Mar'a, Mar, X'chilt, Leslie, Ver'nica, Kika, Lucy, Rebeca, Monte, Ruby, Alberta, Donovan, Paola. Exhibit 2: MOSAIC MURAL. Instead of painting one of the walls we created a mosaic mural with art from artists and art lovers ranging from very young children, as young as 6, all the way to adults. The themes were Northfield, the river, our Hispanic culture, and heritage with art from 20 artists: Jade, Nohemy, Leticia, Leslie, Marco Andr's, Rosal'a and her kids, Luca and Aaliyah , Adriana, Natalia, Xotchil, Oliver, Mercedes, Mariana, Mar, Kika, Monte, Fatima, Isaac. Exhibit 3: MURAL BEACH AND DESERT. We now can say that we have a beach and desert in Northfield! Artists Leslie M'ndez, Mar Valdecantos and Monte Montero with help from Isaac Mijares and Juana Mijares created a fictional beach based on Playa Santa in Puerto Rico and Playa Dominicus in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, and a desert sunset with a snake, cactuses and a cow skull. Over the murals there is a snake from the logo of the Mercado Local, representing the Aztec feathered snake god, Quetzalcoatl. Exhibit 4: ARTISTS WALL A collection of art by several artists showcases the wealth of talent. Gabi Estrada depicts two women in her family limpiando frijolesin a universal image of women cleaning the beans before cooking. Heriberto Rosas followed the demise of the Archer House from the empty streets in 2020 to vines growing in the abandoned building. Andrew Mazariegos creates a collage of his world and how memories inform the present. Jessenia Prado approaches her culture from a fresh and fun perspective and Conchas, the pastry, becomes origami. Leslie Mendez downtown pop corn cart in Bridge Square depicts the center of town from where memories are created. Rocky Casillas Aztec Deity Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl art gives Mercado Local its colorful logo. Marlena Myles, Dakota artist's map, showcases the Northfield area with words in Dakota language, in a collaboration with Dawi. Exhibit 5: MAPS. Is your home close to a park? This was one of the questions we asked when exploring the imbalances and segregation in Northfield. The North side areas around highway 3 continue to be neglected and house many low-income community members. They don't have a large park as many other neighborhoods. Rice County Neighbors United/Vecinxs Unidxs worked with the Carleton Digital Humanities class with Professor Austin Mason in the spring of 2023 and students Jason Min, Graham Gordon and Taylor Kang created maps to explore the segregation and imbalances in Northfield. One of the maps was about the parks. Others were about Viking Terrace, the large manufactured home park, and affordable housing. ",,,"Most of the work of the core team of the nonprofit is provided on an in-kind basis. It totals $40,000.. Most of the work of Director Mar Valdecantos, lead of the organization and the grant programming and artist, community organizer, translator and writer, was done in-kind.",50000,,"Marlene Rojas, founder of the organization and nonprofit employee Palmar Alvarez-Blanco, Carleton College professor Anthony Harb, UC San Diego professor Also participating as part of the board are the core team of nonprofit volunteers: Lucina Gonz'lez Mir'n, factory worker Natalia Torres, factory worker and college student Mar Valdecantos, writer, artist, translator and community organizer, director of the organization; Palmar Alvarez-Blanco Marlene Rojas Anthony Harb Olivia Frey Alejandra Santos",,"Rice County Neighbors United",,"We are seeking funds to showcase the immigrant and refugees stories: lives, talents, culture and history beyond survival. Too often the stories of immigrants and refugees are framed in the context of surviving. The problem in those stories is that they miss the richness of the lives of migrants starting in a different country. The multimedia project will work on the stories from several angles, narrative, mural making, written stories, portraits, video and pictures.",,,2022-03-04,2023-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/beyond-survival-immigrant-and-refugee-stories,,,, 10012036,"Big Rivers RT 0 Trailhead Improvements",2020,1261015,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2020) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000","1. Number of square footage of improvements. 2. Number and type of historical/cultural improvements 3. Number of new parking stalls","1. Square footage of shelter: 2,985 sf 2. Number of historical and cultural improvements: 7 3. Number of new parking stalls: 36",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Build trailhead to the Big Rivers Regional Park including restrooms, drinking water, information center, picnic canopy, an expanded parking lot, accessibility improvements, and interpretation of historical/cultural/natural resources",,"Big Rivers Regional Trail - Dakota County",2019-07-01,2023-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Jeff Bransford",,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,MN,,952-891-7168,jeff.bransford@co.dakota.mn.us?,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/big-rivers-rt-0-trailhead-improvements,,,, 10031452,"Bioacoustics for Species Monitoring and Conservation - Phase 2",2025,568000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08j","$568,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess avian diversity at the statewide scale by developing a citizen science bioacoustics monitoring program with an initial focus on private lands.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,10.96,"U of MN","Public College/University","This study will leverage our current bioacoustics monitoring framework to assess avian diversity at the statewide scale through a citizen science acoustic monitoring program, with a focus on private lands.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Elena,West,"U of MN","135 Skok Hall 2003 Upper Buford Circle","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 743-1530",elwest@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bioacoustics-species-monitoring-and-conservation-phase-2,,,, 10025033,"Black Men Teach Oral History Project",2021,8085,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","15 transcribed oral history interviews with Black men who have teaching experience in Minnesota",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8085,,"Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Paul Gunderson, Darrell Thompson, Virginia Arthur, Terri Bonnoff, Josh Crosson, Michael Goar, Peter Hutchinson, Anthony Lando, Mark Irvin, Jesse Mason",,"Black Men Teach","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of African American educators in Minnesota.",,"To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of African American educators in Minnesota.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Markus,Flynn,"Black Men Teach","101 Highway 7, Ste. 170L",Hopkins,MN,55305,7086994548,markusflynn@blackmenteachtc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/black-men-teach-oral-history-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10034116,"Black Narratives & Curriculum",2024,200000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Sonja Kuftinec (President), John Sessler (Treasurer), Sandra Agustin (Secretary), Emily Asp, Rachel Austin Bernstein, Sonja Baute, Farhiya Del, Raegan Henderson, Laura Mann Hill, Patricia Lacy, Jack Zipes",,"Speaking Out Collective",,"This project will expand the Truth Telling Series that collected, preserved, and shared suppressed Dakota and Anishinaabe histories through community oral narratives. The project will document untold and silenced narratives from Black Minnesotans in urban and rural communities to develop new and easily accessible curriculum for grades Pre-K-6, in partnership with numerous BIPOC scholars, elders, and community partners. The project includes a collaborative story collection. The stories will be collected, documented, and written. The curriculum will be tested in 16 classrooms and disseminated to at least 12 classrooms before released. The project includes a sing-along music video that will be used",,,2024-05-15,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sonja,Baute,,,,,,,,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Preservation","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Rice, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/black-narratives-curriculum,,,, 10024660,"Black Dog Watershed Well Seal Grants",2023,25000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. & (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: reference The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a)","Complete inventory to identify likely abandoned wells within the Black Dog Watershed. Seal an additional 13 unused, unsealed wells within grant period.","Measurable outcomes were met for this grant. 13 wells were sealed, 3 of which were in the Burnsville DWSMA. An additional well was unable to be sealed due to technical complications, for which a variance was issued by MDH. A well inventory was conducted and resulted in identification of ~600 unused, unsealed wells within the BDWMO and letters have been mailed to ~130 landowners so far.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",20369,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",25000,,,0.095785441,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Prevention of groundwater contamination from unused, unsealed wells is identified as a priority in the 2020-2030 Dakota County Groundwater Plan. Dakota County plans to prevent groundwater contamination, especially in drinking water supply management areas, by completing a well inventory in the Black Dog Watershed area to identify suspected abandoned wells, and provide 50% cost-share grants to seal approximately 13 unused, unsealed wells in the watershed. ",,"Prevention of groundwater contamination from unused, unsealed wells is identified as a priority in the 2020-2030 Dakota County Groundwater Plan. Dakota County plans to prevent groundwater contamination, especially in drinking water supply management areas, by completing a well inventory in the Black Dog Watershed area to identify suspected abandoned wells, and provide 50% cost-share grants to seal approximately 13 unused, unsealed wells in the watershed.",2022-10-19,2024-06-25,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Neppl,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55 Hastings, MN 550332372",Hastings,MN,550332372,651-437-3191,valerie.neppl@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/black-dog-watershed-well-seal-grants,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 18947,"Bluff Ravine Stabilization at Seminary Fen",2013,220800,"111 006 02 07A 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Reduce Sediment by 625 tons/year.","This project resulted in an estimated reduction 1,680 tons of sediment per year",,75000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",220800,1800,"Kent Francis, Carla Shutrop, Len Kremer, Yvonne Shirk, Vacancy ",0.2,"Lower Minnesota River Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","Seminary Fen, a 600-acre complex in Carver County, supports one of only 500 calcareous fens in the world and is one of the highest quality calcareous fens in southern Minnesota. The Fen feeds Assumption Creek; one of the metro area's last known trout streams that supports naturally reproducing native brook trout. Assumption Creek then discharges to the nearby Minnesota River. The Fen's unique hydrology, soils, plants, and habitats are highly sensitive to water quality and sedimentation stress. Areas of the fen are currently being restored by the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District, City of Chaska, and Carver County. This project will stabilize a major gully to protect the Fen from further degradation. The complete design, incorporating existing rate control and the gully stabilization, will reduce peak discharge by 90% and peak velocities by 50%. This will reduce yearly sediment loads by 45 percent, from 1,380 to 755 tons. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Terry,Schwalbe,"Lower Minnesota River Watershed District","112 East 5th Street",Chaska,MN,55318,"(952) 856-5880",terrys@lowermn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bluff-ravine-stabilization-seminary-fen,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 1298,"Bluff Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project - Phase III",2011,34339,,,,,,,,,,,.14,"Barr Engineering Company","For-Profit Business/Entity","This Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project will develop a TMDL Report and Implementation Plan defining the sources contributing to the impairments and outlining the steps necessary to bring Bluff Creek back to meeting water quality standards. ",,,2011-01-12,2011-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Peichel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ","520 Lafayette Road N","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2646",barbara.peichel@state.mn.us,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley",,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bluff-creek-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-project-phase-iii,,,, 3201,"Bluff Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project - Phase 4",2011,18020,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Barr Engineering Company","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will develop a Final TMDL report and Implementation Plan for the Bluff Creek Watershed.  The main outcomes of this project are the development of a Final TMDL Report approved by MPCA and EPA and a Final Implementation Plan approved by MPCA.  ",,,2011-07-01,2012-02-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Peichel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,(651)757-2646,barbara.peichel@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Preservation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Rice, Scott, Sibley",,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bluff-creek-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-project-phase-4,,,, 10031409,"Breaking the PFAS Cycle with a Full-Scale Demonstration",2025,1481000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04k","$1,481,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Barr Engineering Company, in partnership with the city of St. Cloud and the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) at the University of Minnesota, to conduct a full-scale pilot to evaluate supercritical water oxidation of biosolids and drinking water treatment residuals to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and recover energy in the water treatment process. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.24,"Barr Engineering Co.","For-Profit Business/Entity","This full-scale pilot will evaluate supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) for managing PFAS in biosolids and water treatment residuals. SCWO can destroy PFAS in a variety of wastes and recover energy.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Andrew,McCabe,"Barr Engineering Co.","4300 MarketPointe Dr",Minneapolis,MN,55435,"(952) 832-2844",amccabe@barr.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/breaking-pfas-cycle-full-scale-demonstration,,,, 36611,"Bringing to Life Absent Narratives of the Civil Rights Era - Competitive Award",2016,20000,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$300,000 the first year is for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.Of this amount, $50,000 in the first year is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to plan and design a garden to commemorate unrepresented cultural gardens in Phalen Park in the city of St. Paul and $150,000 in the first year is for a grant to Ramsey County to develop and install activity facilities in Ramsey County parks for culturally relevant games that are reflective of the current demographics in Ramsey County.The Minnesota Humanities Center shall operate a competitive grants program to provide grants for programs, including but not limited to: music, film, television, radio, recreation, or the design and use of public spaces that preserves and honors the cultural heritage of Minnesota. Grants made under this paragraph must not be used for travel costs inside or outside of the state.","In a final evaluative survey:Youth and teachers report learning at least six absent narrative stories of the Civil Rights Era and Secret War.Youth and mentor teachers report that youth led the research process, presented their findings, and participated in discussions.Youth, mentor teachers, and playwrights report that youth worked collaboratively.Other measurable outcomes are:Three lessons for each racial or cultural group listed above will be written by teachers. Teachers will review and rate one another’s lessons for usefulness, pertinence to required curriculum, and documentation of sources.EMID will document distribution of curriculum with video to member districts.SPNN will provide a listing of airing times of Absent Narratives of the Civil Rights Era.Youth, teachers, and artists will reflect on the integration of arts with history.The new curriculum, play, and process will be presented to teachers during the summer of 2016.","*Youth, teachers, and artists integrated the arts with history by creating, ""Untold Stories from the Secret War and the Civil Rights Movement,"" which was a live performance that was recorded by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN). *The live performance was performed in front of 275 at Stepping Stones Theater. SPNN has produced DVDs and a YouTube link for ""Untold Stories from the Secret War and the Civil Rights Movement."" *Youth researched untold stories of women, Latin American, African American, Asian American, Native American, and the Secret War and presented these to playwrights and teachers. *Three lessons for each racial or cultural group were written by licensed social studies teachers. *Equity Alliance MN has distributed the curriculum to member districts; Forest Lake Area Schools, Inver Grove Heights Community Schools, Perpich Center/Crosswinds School, Roseville Area Schools, South St. Paul Schools, Spring Lake Park Schools, Stillwater Area Public Schools, West St. Paul/Mendota Heights/Eagan Schools, White Bear Lake Area Schools and made the curriculum available on our website. *The new curriculum, play, and process will be presented to and shared with teachers during the fall of 2016. In April 2016, the curriculum was presented at the National Service-Learning Conference. In August 2016 the curriculum will be presented to Saint Paul Public Schools U.S. History Teachers.",,,,20000,,,,"Equity Alliance MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Equity Alliance MN will bring to life absent narratives of Latino, Hmong, Native, Asian, African American, and women of the Civil Rights Era in a collaboration among youth, social studies teachers, Full Circle Theater (FCT), and St. Paul Neighborhood Network. The narratives, researched by youth, will be transformed by FCT into a six person play that will be presented, video recorded, and distributed with accompanying curriculum written by social studies teachers for teachers across the Equity Alliance MN and the state. ",,,2015-11-11,2016-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Lubke,"Equity Alliance MN","6063 Hudson Road, Ste. 218",Woodbury,Minnesota,55125,651-379-2675,jean.lubke@emid6067.net,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bringing-life-absent-narratives-civil-rights-era-competitive-award,,,, 10034064,"Bringing Somali Culture to the Concert Stage Through Story, Poetry, Song, and Art",2024,23750,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Julie Henry (Chair), Carol Sirrine (Vice-Chair), Franklin Hotzel (Recording Secretary), Sherry Marsh (Treasurer), Jared Anderson, James Fox, Carol Henesler, Al Hester, Amy Hinrichs, Joyce Carlson-Rioux, Jenni Ryan",,"Saint Paul Civic Symphony",,"St. Paul Civic Symphony will help to develop a multidisciplinary arts project for its free 2025 Children's Concert inspired by a recent publication, The Rhythm of Somalia: A Collection of Songs, Stories, and Traditions by Qorsho Hassan, Minnesota Teacher of the Year (2020), and music specialist Becca Buck, both educators at Gideon Pond Elementary, Burnsville. The goals of the project are: 1) expand the artistry of Somali youth at Gideon Pond Elementary, grades 4-5, through artist residencies in art, drumming and poetry that bring to life an original music composition by Minnesota composer Jan Gilbert based on a Somali folktale and performed by the SPCS; 2) increase understanding of Somali culture through an original composition for symphony orchestra that brings Somali musicians, artists, a narrator, and Somali youth as performers to the concert stage.",,,2024-05-24,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Carol,Sirrine,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/bringing-somali-culture-concert-stage-through-story-poetry-song-and-art,,,, 10031100,"Buffalo Weavers: Dakota Thought to Connect Land and People for Climate Rescue",2022,80000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","As we accomplish our planned activities as proposed, we hope to to see the following outcomes: * We will have crafted a collective pledge statement that embodies the changed narrative of a reciprocal relationship with the environment. This pledge will be aimed at deepening individual commitment to our work as well as deepening each individual's own sense of responsibility for action and change. * We will have captured strong recorded statements from participants, advisors and audience who chose to join us and allow us to share testimonials of this hope, transformation and planned work. * We will expand numbers of people engaged to over 10,000 as workshop participants and live and/or online audience members. * We will have a portfolio of relevant and impactful finished works (songs, videos, CD's, short films, workshops, and concerts) that can remain live on our website, on social media platforms and in our live performances for future impact beyond the grant-funded period."," * collective pledge statement that embodies the changed narrative of a reciprocal relationship with the environment. Early in this project year, the four key players who make up our creative and strategic team lifted up a 2017 poem by Strong Buffalo as our creed and to give vision and direction to all who we meet in this journey. The poem is titled Society of Mother Earth (S.O.M.E). It reads: Some can, some don't, some can't, Some could, some do sometimes, some never will, In this land of the United States, all is never, always is some, but in spite of the simple majority or privilege rule, Not of the alt right or radical left, but some in the middle of it all or some excluded all together, but some are dreamers, some are doers, some take action, some just don't care about anything at all! Some do care, and for those some, I propose the sum of some, to make a society not organized or a structure, by any means at all, for those some who love the Mother Earth enough to act, speak, advocate and work to stop the devastating pollution and destruction of Mother Earth and all life, some of the me! Some of the you! I call it the SOCIETY OF MOTHER EARTH, the S.O.M.E. We now call our collective efforts S.O.M.E. See attached Press Release. In our public engagements (the Change Narrative segments at the five 2022 Buffalo Shows at Bryant Lake Bowl; the monthly Wilder Buffalo Rides, and the first healing circle hosted Fall 2022) we frame and bring context to the climate crisis, including a bringing community storytellers who invite tangible opportunities for solutions. During all our offerings we make the experience a two-way conversation with an invitation for people to reflect on their own experiences of climate change and talk to each other about it, building a sense of community. Through this engagement, we have begun to collect responses and commitments for action and change. The poem S.O.M.E and these public responses are helping inform a collective pledge statement that embodies a changed narrative of a reciprocal relationship with the environment and a positive reorientation to the climate crisis that allows for our collective healing. strong recorded statements from participants, advisors and audience who chose to join us and allow us to share testimonials of this hope, transformation and planned work. A filmmaker has begun recording community storytellers as their stories formulate and strengthen through our coaching, as well as recording healing circle participant responses and reflections on their experience. These clips we are gathering will be part of the full documentary film, and also included as testimonials for a shorter trailer for healing circle programming. expand numbers of people engaged to over 10,000 as workshop participants and live and/or online audience members. In addition to in person participants at events such as flower power (170), and healing circle numbers (12), the Wilder Buffalo Ride has a growing email list (212); and our December event at Bryant Lake Bowl sold out (72). The Change Narrative blog by intern Grace Generous on healing circles was shared via the Mississippi Park Connection newsletter and reached 9,000 community members. Wiping the Tears video has already had 509 views since it was released last month. We are noticing good exposure and engagement on Change Narrative and Oyate Hotanin Instagram and FB posts as well, and will look for a meaningful way to quantify this data for our final report. a portfolio of relevant and impactful finished works (songs, videos, CD's, short films, workshops, and concerts) that can remain live on our website, on social media platforms and in our live performances for future impact beyond the grant-funded period. We released our first music video from this project, ""Wiping the Tears"", December 2022. It is available on YouTube.Our second video, the spoken word piece ""Us, The Trees and Leaves"" is close to completion and release. 4 more short videos, ""S.O.M.E a documentary short""; ""Wilder Buffalo Rides""; ""Considering Leaves""; and a trailer for climate healing circles are in production. A music video we released in 2021 connected to our environmental work titled ""Hidden Falls"" likely contributed to the Buffalo Weavers winning a 2022 Native American Music Award for best new duo. This spring, journalists and commissioned writers will be invited to experience workshops, and concerts for earned media to share about the S.O.M.E project and finished work; We followed a steady approach to achieve our goals. Monthly meetings of the leadership team gave us the center we needed to follow the path we had laid out for ourselves with this project. In many ways we exceeded our goals in ways that are hard to quantify, but we were moved by the quality of the intentions and people who rose up to join us all along the way. Highlights and examples of project outcomes: Outcome 1: Crafted Pledge: We, The Society of Mother Earth pledge to?Seek the council of the youngest of us, and seek the council of the oldest. Advocate to move schoolrooms outside. Work to establish guidelines for creating communities that keep the most vulnerable of us safe - including our plant and animal family. Work to end our dependency on fossil fuels; Create more solar, hydro and wind power, eco-friendly buildings and communities. Create more community gardens. Focus on those who have been marginalized, ignored and excluded; Honoring traditional ecological knowledge and practices. Do something special for rural communities and small towns. Something community building. Advocate to give communities who rely on coal a self-sustaining solution in solar, wind, and battery storage. Work to Stop all chemical production in cleaners, fabric softeners, pesticides. Teach where our food comes from. Stand Tall for Mother Earth. Protect the Earth now until the end of time. Outcome 2: Strong Captured Statements (Sample and Highlights): Do creative, healing communities exist only in our dreams, or can they be realized? an answer revealed itself to me at the Buffalo Show. I was reminded that no dream can be deferred if one's motivation to dream is also fueled by a desire to heal, inspire, and connect with others through art...Inside of those metaphors and similes I realized I was no longer alone. As the dream was being realized, a creative, healing community presented itself.~Basanti Miller, an Excerpt from: CREATIVE, HEALING COMMUNITIES: AN ANSWER REVEALED AT THE BUFFALO SHOW, Posted Southwest Connector Friday, July 21, 2023 As an environmental studies student, I am constantly surrounded by people who understand the severity of the climate crisis. We discuss the causes, impacts, and solutions of this crisis in every class, from the introductory ones all the way to our senior seminars. For most classes, we tend to avoid discussing our anxieties? Denying myself the time and grace to recognize and acknowledge my own anxiety, however, created further problems, preventing me from managing the rising pressure in my own chest? Now, sitting in the circle, I let that pressure push out the thoughts and worries I never talk about, even with my peers, friends, and family. I felt tears well up behind my eyes. Tears of sadness, of course, but also, surprisingly, tears of relief.~Grace Generous, an excerpt from Cracking Open the Possibility of Joy: Collective Power Is Needed for Climate Healing: Reflections on Climate Grief to Joy, Healing Circle Programming at Crosby Farm Park, Mississippi Park Connection, Winter/Spring 2023 newsletter. 'A lot of Fringe shows are big and boisterous, funny or dramatic, but this is a show that transcends entertainment into something more meaningful. Based on the premise that stories will move people more than facts and figures, this powerful and moving show presents the human side of climate change. Three women from local organizations working for climate justice (Whitney Terrill of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light, Nicole Ektnitphong of Climate Advocacy Lab, and Leslee Guti'rrez Carrillo of COPAL) tell their very personal stories about what drew them to the work of environmental activism, touching on the relation between migration and climate change, environmental racism, sustainable farming, and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Between their stories we hear poems and music from the duo Buffalo Weavers, drawing on indigenous traditions and advocating a greater connection with Nature (""don't personify the river, riverfy yourself""). Rather than a depressing lecture on how our way of life is unsustainable, this is an inspiring and engaging show that provides a ray of hope that if we're thoughtful and work together, we can create a better world for all of us.' ~Cherry and Spoon's review of Changing the Narrative: Climate Stories for Justice at the Fringe Festival Outcome 3: Expand Number of people engaged: Healing Circle Participants - 60 Wilder Buffalo Rides - 360 Buffalo Show Audience - 433 Large Annual Event - 225 Online Audience - We launched our Oyate Hotanin Newsletter - we have 77 new subscribers Grace Generous blog on our Healing Circles published in the Mississippi Park Connection Newsletter - Blog on our healing circles - 10,000 Basanti Miller's write-up of our May 9th Buffalo Show was published in the July 20th issue of Southwest Connector (top of page 6) - reach 73,000 households. Online Videos Posted connected to this project - 2,107 views Change Narrative Instagram - 1313 engaged posts on S.O.M.E Project Oyate Hotanin Facebook Page - Total page followers now 2,069 - 141 new likes during project period Total Audience Engagement: +90,000 Outcome 4: Portfolio of Finished Work - 5 completed short films uploaded below. ",,,"In 2022 we had event sponsorship for Wilder Buffalo Rides from Perennial Cycle at $3200.",80000,,"Crystal Norcross, Mat Pendleton, Al Gross, Tom LaBlanc, Laura LaBlanc, Dipankar Mukherjee, Tim Blighton, Cindy Killion, Nick Metcalf, Micah Nickey; Crystal Norcross, Laura LaBlanc, Tim Blighton, Long Vang, Strong Buffalo, Dipankar Mukherjee, Al Gross, Mat Pendleton, Nick Metcalf",,"Oyate Hotanin",," With our emerging initiative, Buffalo Weavers: Connecting Land and People through Dakota Thought for Climate Rescue, we plan to engage in a range of programming activities aimed at healing climate grief and working toward climate justice. We are creating a movement through art to awaken the world to climate change and its impact.",,,2022-02-01,2023-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/buffalo-weavers-dakota-thought-connect-land-and-people-climate-rescue,,,, 10000373,"Build 3.2 miles of trail through Spring Lake Park Reserve",2013,657000,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2013) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Increased trail visits.","Construction started and will be complete in 2016.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail. Construct 3.2 miles of trail through Spring Lake Park Reserve.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2012-07-01,2015-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/build-32-miles-trail-through-spring-lake-park-reserve,,,, 10000374,"Build trail segment for Mississippi Valley Greenway Regional Trail",2013,250000,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2013) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Increased trail visits.","Construction to start in 2015 and complete by 2016.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi Valley Greenway Regional Trail. Construct trail.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2012-07-01,2015-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/build-trail-segment-mississippi-valley-greenway-regional-trail,,,, 10000471,"Build segment of Mississippi River Regional Trail",2015,489000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2015) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.",,"No outcomes reported",,1800000,Federal,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Miss. River Regional Trail engineering and construction of the Mississippi River Regional Trail to connect South St. Paul to St. Paul.",,"North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/build-segment-mississippi-river-regional-trail,,,, 21644,"Building Restorations",2013,50000,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.",,,,,,,,"Marge Snyder, Joe Walsh, Arlyn Lamb, Ed Barrett, Mark Ceminsky, Henry Fox, Dennis Hendren, Mark Henry, Bobbie Lane, Mark Malecha, Kirsten Pederson, Don Storlie, Chris Wright",,"Dakota County Agriculture Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To restore several Dakota City building exteriors on the fairgrounds, in collaboration with Dakota City Heritage Village. These local structures that portray a 1900 era rural village include the 1867 Vermillion Presbyterian Church, the belfry of the District 96 one room school, and the 1861 frame structure that was originally built as a school and most recently used as the millinery and dressmaker’s shop. ",,,2013-05-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristine,Smith,"Dakota County Agriculture Society",,,,,(651)463-8818,ksmith@dakotacountyfair.org,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-restorations,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society. Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year. Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures. Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs. Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair.",,,2 18497,"Building a Stronger MN: Challenges and Opportunities in Latino Education",2013,112500,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Councils of Color. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for competitive grants to the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Indian Affairs Council, and the Chicano Latino Affairs Council. Grants are for programs and cooperation between the Minnesota Humanities Center and the grant recipients for community events and programs that celebrate and preserve artistic, historical, and cultural heritage.","1. Improve existing programs at two selected schools;2. Increase the resources and capacity of participating staff and Latino families and students;3. Deepen the understanding of ways to reduce Latino achievement gaps and improve their high-school graduation rates and registration in colleges and universities;4. The elements of success identified by the CLAC-HACER study will demonstrate their validity and applicability.5. Replication of those elements will become possible.","• 70 educators from Humboldt High School participated in a May 2013 workshop, increasing their resources and deepening understanding of ways to reduce Latino achievement gaps • Convened parents, students, educators, and administrators for an in-depth planning process around improving existing programs, high-school graduation rates, and registration in colleges and universities • Awarded two grants to high schools (Humboldt High School and Northfield High School) to further the goals of the grant in each community",,,,,,,,"Chicano Latino Affairs Council","State Government","The Chicano Latino Affairs Council and the Humanities Center will build on the grant received last year, which was intended to identify the elements of success in programs for Latino high school students and ways to replicate them. Applying the findings of CLAC's and HACER's research, CLAC will integrate its biennium goal of improving levels of educational achievement for Latino youth with the Legacy goal of enriching Minnesota’s cultural legacy by piloting the program in two Minnesota schools.",,,2013-01-04,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hector,Garcia,"Chicano Latino Affairs Council","60 Empire Drive, Suite 203","St. Paul",MN,55103,6512969587,hector.garcia@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Research","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-stronger-mn-challenges-and-opportunities-latino-education,,,, 10031113,"Building Home and Community in Minnesota: Somali Experience",2022,15000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","See application under ""Documents""","Here is what I have so far completed: * Interviewed 1:1 of Somali professionals (3people). * Attended Somali Independence Day event at Lake Street in July, 2022 where I was able to interview and get many footages of attendees. * Able to travel around twin cities and record footages and pictures that will go onto the movie ; I was able to complete my project which was to interview Somali-Minnesotan experience into documentary film. This film is now complete and I am able to share it moving forward. It helped provide much need rich representation as what it means to be Somali-MInnesotan. ",,,,10000,,N/A,,"Sadiq Ahmed",Individual,"See application under ""Documents""",,,2022-03-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-home-and-community-minnesota-somali-experience,,,, 10031439,"Building Resilient Urban Forests for Climate Change",2025,752000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07b","$752,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Great River Greening to partner with municipalities and school districts to create gravel-bed nurseries, conduct tree assessments and mapping, and plant climate-resilient tree species on public lands in St. Cloud, Mankato, and the Twin Cities region. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.84,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","We will partner with urban municipalities and school districts to support planting of climate-resilient tree species. Activities include planting trees, gravel bed nursery creation, tree assessment and mapping, and community.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Todd,Rexine,"Great River Greening","251 Starkey St, Ste 2200","Saint Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",trexine@greatrivergreening.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/building-resilient-urban-forests-climate-change,,,, 10012681,"CAF General Conservation Assessment & Long-Range Preservation Plan",2020,3700," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",3700,,"Andrew Bredeson, James Lauria, Linda Franke, Amy Lauria, Jason McNeil, Mark Manske, Chuck Sorenson, Robb Keech"," ","Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.",2020-07-01,2021-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Andrew,Schmidt,"Commemorative Air Force, Minnesota Wing"," 310 Airport Road, Hangar #3 Fleming Field "," South St. Paul "," MN ",55075,"(651) 983-2065"," andy.schmidt@cafmn.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/caf-general-conservation-assessment-long-range-preservation-plan,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 23906,"Camp Ripley Partnership, Phase IV",2015,1200000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(g)","$1,200,000 in the second year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources in cooperation with the Morrison County Soil and Water Conservation District to acquire permanent conservation easements within the boundaries of the Minnesota National Guard Compatible Use Buffer to protect forest wildlife habitat. Up to $45,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - Establishing easements and buffering WMAs will sustain large tracts of green space/forested land. Easements are targeted towards high value forested lands.. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Currently we target parcels adjacent to one another to create habitat corridors consistent with natural resource management.. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Currently Camp Ripley has 65 species of greatest conservation need. This program helps protect 53,000 acre state game refuge. (Camp). Greater public access for wildlife and outdoors-related recreation - Two of the project areas are buffering WMAs on the Gull/ Nokasippi Rivers ensuring the WMAs continue to function allowing public access.. Water is kept on the land - Lands under easement do not allow additional drainage and allows us to enhance the properties with conservation practices to improve land management.. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Camp Ripley lies along 18 miles of the Mississippi, and 8 miles along the Crow Wing River which are critical habitat for waterfowl and SGCN.. A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need. ",,1000000,"DoD ",1165100,,,0.67,"BWSR with Morrison County SWCD","State Government","This phase protected, under easement, 946 acres (130% of the goal of 720 acres)  of high quality habitat a for fish, game, and wildlife. ",,"The purpose of this initiative was to protect fish, migratory birds, big game, and oak habitat along the Crow Wing, Gull, Nokasippi, and Mississippi Rivers via conservation easements. These river corridors are very vulnerable to habitat degradation due to the potential for development. The Camp Ripley military training center is located immediately adjacent to the confluence of the Crow Wing and Mississippi Rivers. Camp Ripley contains 19 miles of Mississippi River frontage and 8 miles of Crow Wing River frontage that provide habitat for many species including 45 Species of Greatest Conservation Need. This project built upon past Camp Ripley partnership success with the Army Compatible Use Buffer program (ACUB). This federal program provided funds to protect adjacent lands from encroaching development and in the process protects the training center, water quality and wildlife habitat. Fifteen easements were secured totaling 946 acres which was 130% over our gaol of 720 acres. The largest easement was 278 acres with two others that were approximately 100 acres. The average easement size was 63 acres. These parcels are primarily forested with some wetlands. As of this writing the ACUB program has protected over 25,000 acres through conservation easements and fee title including 204 RIM easements totaling over 22,000 acres. In 2014 alone BWSR leveraged $1,000,000 in National Guard Bureau and Department of Army ACUB funds for easement acquisition. As of this writing, during the life of the ACUB program, over $33,000,000 from National Guard Bureau and Department of Army funds have been directed to BWSR for easement acquisition.  Camp Ripley is home to one of the southern-most wolf populations in Minnesota and 65 species of Greatest Conservation Need including the state’s highest population of red shouldered hawks. Red-shouldered Hawks are forest dependent species and the parcels protected in this grant help to ensure that a viable population remains in the Camp Ripley area. Likewise, wolves in Minnesota, are primarily forest species and need rather large areas to maintain pack integrity and reduce competition with neighboring packs and humans. Again, these parcels help to protect this species.       This project utilized Camp Ripley’s partnerships with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR),The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to solicit applications and to score and rank applications. The partnership uses a variety of methods to generate landowner interest and solicit applications including; mailings, open houses, direct contact with landowners and special Camp Ripley events. Applications are sorted into agricultural easements (Non-OHF) and riparian and forested lands easements (OHF). They are then scored and ranked against a GIS based system that ranks parcels based upon a number of factors including habitat quality and proximity to Camp Ripley. Applications are then funded in priority order from appropriate funding sources until all funds are used up. The application process is continuous and there is generally a considerable backlog of interested landowners at any specific point in time. Once a funding decision has been made Morrison SWCD and BWSR work together to accomplish the standard RIM easement acquisition process and the easement becomes part of the RIM portfolio.  ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,McLennan,"Morrison SWCD","16776 Heron Rd ","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 616-2479",helen.mclennan@mn.nacdnet.net,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, St. Louis, Wadena","Forest Prairie Transition, Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/camp-ripley-partnership-phase-iv,,,, 10031445,"Can Increased Tree Diversity Increase Community Diversity?",2025,415000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08c","$415,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate impacts of increasing tree diversity on wildlife, plant and fungal communities, and carbon storage within aspen forests in northern Minnesota to develop best management practices for mixed woodland systems.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.58,"U of MN","Public College/University","While aspen is one of the most dominant forest types, predicted future conditions will negatively impact aspen growth. Increasing tree diversity can provide increase ecological and economic resilience.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Marcella,Windmuller-Campione,"U of MN","115 Green Hall 1530 Cleveland Ave. N.","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(847) 772-5458",mwind@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/can-increased-tree-diversity-increase-community-diversity,,,, 10006485,"Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex - Phase VIII",2019,1345000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(e )","$1,345,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Trust for Public Land, in cooperation with Great River Greening, to acquire lands in fee in the Cannon River watershed for wildlife management under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire lands in fee for scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; to acquire lands in fee for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7; and to restore lands in the Cannon River watershed. Of this amount, $945,000 is to The Trust for Public Land and $400,000 is to Great River Greening. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Core parcels are identified in partnership with the DNR as well as the partners of the Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex. Success will be determined based on the acreage of lands protected and restored, and the percentage of protected lands in the watershed..Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - We will track the acres of priority parcels protected within the Conservation Opportunity Areas (COA) identified in regional planning. Success within each COA will be determined based on the percentage of area protected restored and/or enhanced..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Core parcels are identified in partnership with the DNR as well as the partners of the Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex. Success will be determined based on the acreage of lands protected and restored, and the percentage of protected lands in the watershed..",,,70200,"TPL Private Funds, Greening Private Funds",1327100,17900,,0.64,"Trust for Public Land; Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex Phase VIII program will protect approximately 160 acres in fee, and restore and enhance approximately 188 acres of high priority wildlife habitat within the Cannon River Watershed, including wetlands, prairies, Big Woods forest, and river/shallow lake shoreline. Its goal is to reverse habitat loss, prevent degradation of water quality, improve watershed function, and provide public access.","Phase VIII of the Cannon River Watershed Habitat Complex program will continue to prevent degradation and loss of quality habitat in the Prairie section of the State, specifically the Cannon River Watershed. It will increase the amount of available public lands for hunting and angling opportunities within an easy drive for over half of the State’s population. In addition, increased restoration activities will occur in this phase to improve the habitat conditions of currently protected public lands.Located south of the Twin Cities, the Cannon River Watershed has seen increased development pressure due to the I-35 corridor and the Cannon Lakes, and much of this area has already suffered fragmentation and habitat loss. Historically inhabited by Big Woods, the landscape is now dominated by agricultural fields and, to a lesser extent, development. Agricultural practices and shoreline development are the major contributors to the impaired status of stretches of the Cannon River and its associated lakes and streams. The DNR’s Southern Region Conservation Focus Area assessment tool ranked the Cannon River area as having the highest level of interdivisional conservation priority when examined at the landscape level.This conservation effort is part of a multi-year, multi-partner strategy that includes acquisition, protection, and restoration of core parcels of land that will contribute to a large complex of restored prairies, grasslands, wetlands, lakeshore, and river shoreline.Acquisitions are targeted toward existing large wetland/upland complexes, rare communities (Big Woods forest, tamarack swamp), shallow lakes, river shoreline, and lands adjacent to existing protected areas. There is an effort underway which involves several partners (including Great River Greening, Cannon River Watershed Partnership, The Nature Conservancy and MN DNR) for landscape planning in the Cannon River watershed. This effort is expected to help the partnership further identify priority conservation opportunities and protection strategies for high biodiversity areas.Protecting and restoring vegetative cover within basins and the riparian areas of the lakes, rivers and streams in this focus area will also help protect water quality by reducing surface water runoff and by providing ecological services such as infiltration through natural buffers to our waterways. Parcels targeted for restoration will be evaluated by Great River Greening, and in collaboration with MN DNR and county SWCD personnel, to determine existing and desired conditions for each site. Information gathered will be used to develop a site specific scope of work plans for restoring ecologically desired habitats. Project management plans will detail the methods and practices to be used and a time line for successful completion of each site/project. Restoration practices could include; invasive species removal via controlled burning, chemical treatment, physical removal of individual plants, reseeding and/or plug planting, and shoreline revetments using native materials. All restoration efforts are aimed at improving habitat and protecting and water quality for the benefit of all wildlife and human communities.Work will be completed in phases depending on funding availability and landowner willingness to sell. Properties targeted for acquisition and restoration can be found in the parcel list below.",,2018-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,DJ,Forbes,"The Trust for Public Land","2610 University Ave. #300","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 999-5325",dj.forbes@tpl.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice","Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-habitat-complex-phase-viii,,,, 10013347,"Cannon River Watershed Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Refresh",2020,27606,,,,,,,,,,,.13,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project is to refresh the Cannon River Watershed Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model. The previous model was developed for the time period of 1995-2012. This phase will extend the model to include data through 2019. All time series data will be updated through 2019, land classification zones will be restructured, hydrology calibration will be updated as needed, and final reporting including technical memo and model package. ",,"Cannon River Watershed ",2021-07-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Dieterman,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","18 Woodlake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2626",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-refresh,,,, 10021879,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) 2022",2022,110312,,,,,,,,,,,0.88,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board","Local/Regional Government","This project with the Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board will conduct lake and stream sampling for the watershed restoration and protection strategy (WRAPS) update in the Cannon River Watershed. This sampling will track changes from the 2011 results, along with fill in gaps, delist or keep an eye out for new impairments, and gather data for permitting. The sites of sampling were selected by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and will be looking at lake and stream chemistry and stream bacteria.  ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2022-03-01,2024-01-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Emmie,Scheffler,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board","1810 30th St NW",Faribault,MN,55021,,,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-joint-powers-board-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag-2022,,,, 10029412,"Cannon One Watershed One Plan Implementation FY2023",2023,1028658,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. & (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: reference The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a)","Structural/Nonstructural projects 36 structures and 350 acres of nonstructural projects. 1 field tour. 200 farmers/landowners reached. 1 tool generated to identify wetland restoration sites. 1 stream restoration design completed. 1 well sealed. 1 MDM",,,4853,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",94584,16350,,,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Cannon River Watershed covers 6 counties and holds a WMO and a watershed district. This grant will include seven different project categories. Under the plan development activity, the group will include technical assistance for one large stream restoration project in the Little Cannon and Belle Creek, and utilizing a tool to identify sites in priority drainage areas for wetland restoration in the Upper Cannon. Both these activities will lead to further projects in the future. Funding will also cover creating a planning area well sealing program and sealing of a public water supply well in the Red Wing DWSMA. A project has been identified in the Cannon lakes region and a feasibility study has been completed that will reduce runoff volume and reduce flooding potential downstream on CD 40 in Le Sueur County. Education and Outreach funds will focus on developing a soil health team throughout the area by: hosting peer to peer events and 3 soil health events, education to homeowners and lake associations through workshops, presentations, and meetings, hosting 2 well testing clinics, and a tour for elected officials. The goal is to implement practices that increase organic matter on 350 acres (plan goal is 16,711 acres) annually in areas that were identified as tier 1 lakes and streams in the plan. The goal for structural practices is to implement 36 structures (plan goal is 7,192 acres) of cropland in the tier 1 stream areas. The reduction numbers from these practices will be compared to those in the plan at the five-year mark using HSPF-SAM. Tracking compliance with Soil loss ordinance will also be entered into an online ArcGIS database to help track from other sources outside of the CRWJPB efforts. ",2023-03-07,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Emmie,Scheffler,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board","1810 NW 30th Street",Faribault,MN,55021,507-332-5408,emmie.scheffler@riceswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-one-watershed-one-plan-implementation-fy2023,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 18546,"Cannon River Watershed Community Assessment and Evaluation",2013,47973,,,,,,,,,,,.91,"Cannon River Watershed Partnership","Local/Regional Government","The goal of this project is to use a science-based and participatory approach to understanding and promoting conservation practices in the agricultural community.",,,2013-04-23,2015-03-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Croteau-Kallestad,"Cannon River Watershed Partnership",,,,,"(507) 786-3913",Beth@crwp.net,"Assessment/Evaluation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-community-assessment-and-evaluation,,,, 29756,"Cannon River Watershed HSPF Model Phase II and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study",2015,154020,,,,,,,,,,,0.73,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to apply the Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model to evaluate scenarios to support potential management actions and implementation in the watershed, construct Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies, and to develop a conceptual site model of the lakes for understanding phosphorus release.",,"Cannon River Watershed",2015-04-16,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,"MPCA Rochester Office","18 Wood Lake Drive SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Modeling, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-hspf-model-phase-ii-and-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-study,,,, 29756,"Cannon River Watershed HSPF Model Phase II and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study",2016,6915,,,,,,,,,,,.06,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to apply the Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model to evaluate scenarios to support potential management actions and implementation in the watershed, construct Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies, and to develop a conceptual site model of the lakes for understanding phosphorus release.",,"Cannon River Watershed",2015-04-16,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,"MPCA Rochester Office","18 Wood Lake Drive SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Modeling, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-hspf-model-phase-ii-and-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-study,,,, 23532,"Cannon River Watershed HSPF Model Development Project",2014,134427,,,,,,,,,,,0.64,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to construct, calibrate, and validate an HSPF watershed model for the Cannon River Watershed.",,,2013-09-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Justin ",Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Drive SE",Rochester,MN,55904,507-206-2621,,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-river-watershed-hspf-model-development-project,,,, 28170,"Cannon and Zumbro Watershed Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Development",2015,106580,,,,,,,,,,,1.6,"Zumbro Watershed Partnership, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Complete section 3 of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) document for the Cannon and Zumbro Watersheds and provide input to sections 1 and 2. ",,"Zumbro River Watershed ",2014-10-01,2017-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lawrrence,Svien,"Zumbro Watershed Partnership, Inc.","1485 Industrial Dr., NW Room 102 ",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 226-6787",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca",,"Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-and-zumbro-watershed-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-development,,,, 10022918,"Cannon One Watershed One Plan Implementation ",2021,1028658,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. ","Structural/Nonstructural projects reduce 2.807lbs P, 1852.3tons TSS, and 2,409.76lbs of N annually. 100 shoreline septic inspections will be completed. 10 natural shoreline inventories will be completed. One field tour. Complete terrain analysis. ","This project funded implementation of 32 agricultural best management practices including water and sediment control basins, grade stabilization structures, and cover crops in the Cannon River Watershed. The work reduced loading of nitrogen (1548 pounds), phosphorus (257 pounds), and sediment 1560 tons). A discrepancy between proposed and reported phosphorus was due to an issue with converting the estimated phosphorus value between two models. Funds paid for establishing a soil health team and monitoring cover crop implementation; outreach to absentee landowners and field days for local officials; natural shoreline and septic system inventories; and terrain analysis to support use of watershed models and tools. Funds also covered costs of staff time for technical and engineering work. Most work was done in priority areas and addressed surface water quality, a priority issue in the Cannon River Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. Work was completed with a one-year grant extension due to allow time for administrative reporting and final project completion. Clean Water Funds provided leverage for the partnership to pursue and secure $211,201 from local, federal, and landowner partners.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",211201,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",1028658,115612,,2.362068966,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Cannon River Watershed covers 6 counties and holds a WMO and a watershed district. This grant will include six different project categories. Under the project development activity, the group will include hosting biannual meetings for outreach, tracking and monitoring cover crops and residue using satellite tracking, and completing conditioned terrain analysis for portions of the planning area that have not previously been completed. Completing terrain analysis will assist in obtaining reduction numbers for other practices in the future of the implementation. Funding will also cover conducting 10 shoreline inventories and conducting a SSTS inventory in the area of Volney-Gorman Lake, which is located in the Groundwater Pollution Sensitivity Area and Groundwater Dominated Lakes Area of the Cannon Watershed. Education and Outreach funds will focus on informing absentee landowners about the health of their land and to develop a soil health team throughout the area. The goal is to implement practices that increase organic matter on 640.99 acres (plan goal is 16,711 acres) annually in areas that were identified as tier 1 lakes and streams in the plan. The goal for structural practices is to treat 2,527.17acres (plan goal is 7,192 acres) of cropland in the tier 1 stream areas. PTMapp has identified 38 storage and protection practices and 640.99 acres of source reduction practices that were in the top 40 for source reduction of each of the tier one areas, and then using 50th percentile of those numbers. The reduction numbers from these practices will be compared to those in the plan at the five year mark using HSPF-SAM. ",2021-01-29,2024-11-08,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Emmie,Scheffler,"Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board","1810 NW 30th Street Faribault, MN 55021",Faribault,MN,55021,507-332-5408,emmie.scheffler@riceswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cannon-one-watershed-one-plan-implementation,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 17513,"CAP Collections Survey, Training & Inventory",2011,6990,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,9000,,,,,,"Caponi Art Park",," Caponi Art Park contracted with the Dakota County Historical society to survey and assess the general condition of the many materials in their collection documenting the history of the organization and it's founder, Anthony Caponi. As a result the Caponi Art Park organization now knows the size of the collection, the staff are properly trained and professional systems and policies have been implemented that document and present an informative, usable collection. ",,"To establish the archives of this institution through training and providing basic processing",2010-12-21,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Cheryl,Caponi,,"1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cap-collections-survey-training-inventory,,,, 10034121,"Capacity Building Project for Individual Donor Development",2024,24990,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Jin Chen (Board Chair), Stephen J. Lu (Secretary), Xianping He, Ange Hwang, Saysetha Philaphandeth, Jeff Cheng, William Cheng, Janet Halim, Linda Hashimoto, Richard He, Phalla Keo, Lambert Lum, Kim Wong, Penny Vang",,"Asian Media Access Inc",,"Asian Media Access (AMA) will embark on a capacity-building project aimed at cultivating individual donors from Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and the public, and encompasses a multifaceted approach to enhance grant writing, reporting, nonprofit management, and fundraising capabilities. Key activities include: 1) train and assist board/staff on grant writing and reporting; 2) build internal expertise in grant writing and reporting by obtaining consultation and training from experts in Donor Solicitation.",,,2024-04-12,2025-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ange,Hwang,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/capacity-building-project-individual-donor-development,,,, 11381,"Capital Grant",2010,8480,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Grant recipients report improvement in their ability to provide programs and services. More programs and venues are accessible to people with disabilities.",,,2120,"Other, local or private",10600,,,,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To enhance nonoprofit arts groups' ability to serve the artistic cultural and geographic diversity of the metro area through grants for minor capital improvements equipment and supplies.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Maloney,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 385-4994",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/capital-grant-2,,,, 10012676,"Caponi Home National Register Evaluation",2020,10000," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Interim President - Julie Andersen ? Supervisory, Eagan Art House, Secretary/Treasurer - Amy Colette-Harrison ? Realtor, ReMax, Eagan, Cheryl Caponi ? Executive Director, Caponi Art Park, Brad Dahlgaard ? Artist, Membership Coordinator, Sam?s Clubs, Andrea Gonzalez ? Community Banker, Think Mutual Bank, Steve Harrison ? Owner, Blackhawk Tile, Tasia Hart-Islam ? Language Arts Teacher Burnsville High School, Jeff Larson ? Community Leader, Erin Paulson ? Art Specialist, Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science"," ","Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified consultants to evaluate the home at Caponi Art Park for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",2020-04-01,2021-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park"," 1205 Diffley Road "," Eagan "," MN ",55123,"(651) 454-9412"," ccaponi@caponiartpark.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/caponi-home-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10025024,"Caponi Art Park National Register Evaluation",2021,10000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Stephen Gumnit, Ashley Wilson, Andrew Pimental, Cheryl Caponi, Jyoti Checka, Daymond Dean, Erin Paulson, Sara Stokman",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified consultants to evaluate Caponi Art Park in Eagan, MN for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified consultants to evaluate Caponi Art Park in Eagan, MN for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,6514549412,ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/caponi-art-park-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031194,"Caponi Art Park National Register Nomination",2024,5000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",5000,,"Denise Sjoberg - President, Kaleb McCullough - Treasurer, Erin Paulson - Secretary, Cheryl Caponi, Jyoti Checka, Daymond Dean, Shayna Keanaaina, Glen McClusky, Paula Nowariak, Dereck Schilling, Sara Stokman",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Caponi Art Park, Eagan, MN.",2024-07-01,2025-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,6514549412,ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/caponi-art-park-national-register-nomination,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10005650,"Career Development Grant",2018,1695,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Print, frame, ship and assist in installing a traveling exhibition of approximately 30 photographs of the St. Croix River Watershed to five venues. I will also work on promotion of the exhibition, and conduct at least two photography lectures/workshops, and many gallery talks to the public during the exhibition tour. Exhibiting in venues such as are this tour is an important part of fulfilling my role as an artist, and building my reputation. The measurable outcome is that my exhibition gets produced and toured. I have a track record of exhibiting successfully, including at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","I printed, had framed and exhibited over 40 photographs. Exhibition venues included: Mill City Museum, Minneapolis, MN; CHARAC Art Center, Hayward, WI; Weiss Library, Hayward, WI; The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI; Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN; Stillwater Public Library, Stillwater, MN; Judd Street Exchange, Marine on St. Croix, MN; Watershed Gallery within National Eagle Center, Wabasha, MN; Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN, will show at White Bear Lake Art Center, WBL, MN summer 2019. In addition, I put on two photography workshops, and did dozens of programs based upon this work throughout the St. Croix Watershed. Segments of the work were also shown on Twin Cities Public Television as part of their pledge drive. I did many interviews on TV, radio and newspapers, with major coverage in Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press. Later this month I will present the keynote speech for ""Spring Break"" for the Twin Cities Area Camera Clubs, much of the presentation from this project.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",12905,"Other,local or private",14600,,,,"Craig J. Blacklock",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"Traveling photography exhibit at: Mill City Museum; CHARAC Art Center; Phipps Center for the Arts; Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Watershed Gallery within National Eagle Center.",2018-03-19,2019-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Blacklock,"Craig J. Blacklock",,,MN,,"(218) 485-0478 ",craig@blacklockgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, Cook, Pine, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-97,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Richard Colburn: photographer, retired professor of art at the University of Northern Iowa; Tim White: photographer, writer; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2 10008864,"Career Development Grant",2019,1067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of this project is to complete ""The Great American Think Off"", a documentary film about a rural philosophy debate that happens every year in New York Mills, Minnesota (population 1,199). This grant is to help me finish the film. Once the film is complete, I will take it on a tour around the region.","The final 55 minute film is scheduled to be broadcast on Pioneer Public Television, which is the public television affiliate serving west central Minnesota. The film will be broadcast as a stand-alone feature. In addition, a version of the film will be broadcast as part of Postcards, the premiere television venue for showcasing the art, history and cultural heritage of western Minnesota and beyond. Community screenings in a variety of small towns and rural setting are being planned. I'm also planning a DVD release of the film sometime this year. I have also submitted the film to several film festivals.","achieved proposed outcomes",31703,"Other,local or private",32770,,,,"Nicholas K. Nerburn",Individual,"Career Development Grant",,"""The Great American Think Off"" Documentary Film Production Studio.",2018-12-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Nerburn,"Nicholas K. Nerburn",,,MN,,"(218) 209-7805",datanodata@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Otter Tail, Pine, Beltrami, Aitkin, Cass, Hubbard, Clearwater, Becker, Wadena, Todd, Morrison, Traverse, Big Stone, Stevens, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Meeker, Nicollet, Sibley, McLeod, Carver, Wright, Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/career-development-grant-134,"Kristina Estell: visual artist, university fine arts instructor; Faith King: creative writer, visual artist, arts organization member; Karen McManus: musician, administrator at Mesabi Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Waddle: Program Manager for the North House Folk School, arts educator; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2 10029987,"Caribou Exhibit",2024,144000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (j)","$150,000.00 each year is to the Lake Superior Zoo to develop educational exhibits and programs.","Quantitative Data: The existing exhibit space is currently a place to view natural wildlife that has adapted to this location. Visitors can view birds and small mammals running through the exhibit. We also have informational signage about pollination and our zoo's history. We will be measuring the amount of time visitors are viewing this habitat before we introduce caribou to the revitalized exhibits. After the project is complete, we will be measuring how long visitors are viewing the habitat with caribou present. We aim to increase visitor time spent at the exhibit, which would increase their time spent at the Lake Superior Zoo. Outcome: 25% of zoo visitors will report (via survey) that they learned new information about caribou and why they are no longer found in Minnesota. Outcome: This exhibit will increase the time spent at the zoo by at least 20 minutes. Qualitative Data: Visitors will be asked a small series of questions on their knowledge and views of caribou before the animals and signage are present. This will give us a baseline amount of data on visitor knowledge and level of empathy for caribou. After the exhibit is finished, the same series of questions will again be asked to an equal number of visitors. This new data will help us to understand if we have met our goals of increasing visitor awareness and empathy toward caribou. Outcome: Visitors will report feeling an increased awareness of the conservation topics related to caribou. Outcome: Visitors will report an increased understanding of the importance of caribou from an indigenous perspective.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,0.28,"Lake Superior Zoo",,"Revitalizing the old deer yards into Caribou Yards is a transformative initiative aimed at creating habitats for a herd of caribou. The need for this project arises from the closure of the old deer yards, which were previously inhabited by white-tailed deer until the last one passed away of old age. Subsequently, the fencing surrounding these three habitats has weathered and suffered damage during the years of inoccupancy. In order to repurpose this location and provide a new home for animals, it is imperative to undertake comprehensive measures, including the removal of dead trees, construction of new shelters, and the replacement of fencing to meet modern zoological standards. The intrinsic value of this endeavor lies in the historical significance of caribou to the state of Minnesota. Historically native to the region, this species has played a vital role in the native ecosystem. Additionally, they held cultural importance for the indigenous people living in northern Minnesota, who historically hunted and utilized the caribou. Establishing caribou exhibit provides a unique opportunity to work with local tribes to tell the story of this remarkable species. Beyond exhibition, the project also encompasses active participation in research within the state of Minnesota. Staff members will direct their research efforts towards understanding the reasons behind the disappearance of caribou from the region and identifying contemporary threats to their existence. Collaborating with researchers and local government authorities, the staff will explore the feasibility and potential for breeding and re-releasing Caribou within the state. This dual focus on education and research underscores the commitment to not only showcase the animals but also actively contribute to the conservation and understanding of this iconic species in the Minnesota ecosystem. This project will include educational programming by incorporating dynamic interpretive signage and elements strategically placed across multiple locations within the exhibit. This innovative approach aims to create an immersive and enriching experience for visitors, fostering a deeper understanding of the cultural and ecological significance of caribou in Minnesota. Through carefully developed interpretive signage, visitors will embark on an educational journey that transcends traditional boundaries. Placed strategically at key points at the exhibit viewing areas, these dynamic elements will offer insights into the historical native habitat of caribou, their role in Minnesota's ecosystem, and their cultural significance, particularly in the context of the indigenous community in northern Minnesota. The interpretive elements will not only convey information but also engage visitors through interactive and visually compelling displays. By utilizing multimedia features, such as static signage and interactive touchpoints, the exhibit aims to cater to diverse learning styles and preferences, ensuring an inclusive and accessible educational experience for all visitors. Furthermore, the placement of interpretive signage at multiple locations within the exhibit ensures a comprehensive exploration of caribou-related topics and facts. Visitors can seamlessly integrate education into their exploration of the habitat and animal viewing, while gaining a holistic understanding of the species and its importance to Minnesota's natural and cultural heritage. This enhanced educational programming aligns with our commitment to environmental education and conservation, as well as fostering empathy for nature and wildlife. By providing dynamic interpretive elements, the exhibit not only informs visitors about the species but also inspires a sense of responsibility and advocacy for the conservation of caribou and their habitats. Through this innovative approach, the exhibit aspires to be a dynamic platform for learning, promoting awareness, and fostering a deeper connection between visitors and the rich cultural and ecological tapestry of Caribou in Minnesota.",,,2023-12-20,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Haley,Cope,"Lake Superior Zoo",,,,,,HCope@lszoo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/caribou-exhibit,,,, 845,"Cass County Lake and Stream Monitoring Program",2010,198971,,,,,,,,,,,1.75,"Cass County Environmental Services Department","Local/Regional Government","This monitoring project includes lake and stream monitoring and encompasses all of Cass County, and surrounding counties. The project will obtain water quality data for streams; in 2009, lakeshed assessments indicated that many surface waters throughout the county were data deficient. This project will address the need for sufficient data on a county-wide basis and fulfill the State’s intensive watershed monitoring program goals by obtaining water quality data at targeted lake and stream sites. ",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Ringle,"Cass County Environmental Services Department",,,,,"(218) 547-7241",john.ringle@co.cass.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cass-county-lake-and-stream-monitoring-program,,,, 10013379,"Center for Hmong Studies",2020,20000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. (1) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is for a grant to one or more community organizations that provide arts and cultural heritage programming celebrating Hmong heritage. "," The completed acquisition of the Jason Schoonover Collection The completed digitization and cataloging of the Jason Schoonover Collection The complete installation of the Hmong Textiles and Arts Exhibit ","Due to the pandemic, we have decided to launch an online 3D exhibit via the web platform. They are divided into two exhibits, the second primarily focuses not only on textiles but tools as well. The webpages are below: https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/5126913/jason-schoonover-collection https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/6507459/jason-schoonover-collection-2 The exhibit web link was posted via the Center for Hmong Studies' Facebook page as well as on several other Facebook pages frequent by Hmong as well as non-Hmong with interest in the Hmong community. We also posted it on the Center for Hmong Studies webpage at https://hmongcenter.csp.edu/. Mr. Jason Schoonover also posted the weblinks to his page as well as send it to his email networks.   The response was overwhelming. Here are some of the comments after viewing the exhibit: Very complex embroidery design. it is extraordinary! They bring back lots of memories. We don't get to see those original baby carriers anymore. That's amazing! I'm glad we have collectors who have held on to relics to share with the public. Hope to see these in the future when I visit the center. Wow! So many unique designs!! Very nice!! I would like to see larger versions! Wonderful!!!   Some of the textiles was borrowed by ArtReach St. Croix in Stillwater, Minnesota for an exhibit that started in May 2021 and ended the first week of July 2021.   Since we were not able to do a physical exhibit and opted for a hybrid exhibit model due to the pandemic, we were able to realize some cost savings. As such, we decided to acquire six large paintings by Minnesota artist Jackie Yang. The paintings are historically significant because it depicted the Hmong-Minnesotan's role in partnering with the United States during the Secret War of Laos in saving American lives. These paintings were on loan to the Center for Hmong Studies, but we were able to negotiate a reasonable price for the acquisition of them. ",,,,20000,,"Dr. Zha Blong Xiong, Dr. Yang Dao, Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, Dr. Kou Yang, Paul Herr, William Yang, William MacArthur, Marvin Suomi, Carol Byrne, George Latimar, Rev. Dr. Robert Holst",,"Center for Hmong Studies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Center for Hmong Studies is seeking a $20,000 grant form the Hmong Cultural Grant program to acquire the Jason Schoonover Collection, to provide stipend for students to digitize and catalog the collection, and to organize a Hmong Textile exhibit to show the collection. ",,,2020-07-01,2021-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lee Pao",Xiong,"Center for Hmong Studies",,,,,651-641-8870,xiong@csp.edu,Preservation,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Statewide, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/center-hmong-studies," Kee Vang (St Paul, MN) Kee was a part of the Truth and Transformation conference/work with MHC, and is also serving on the immigrant cultural heritage panel. He is Hmong. Tori Hong (Minneapolis, MN) Tori Hong is a Hmong and Korean illustrator, facilitator, and consultant. She was recommended by a Hmong artist/individual that knows MHC’s work well. Kabo Yang (Little Canada, MN) Kabo Yang has been a panelist with MHC for prior grants. Her work focuses on identity-driven leadership, culturally-affirming nonprofit management and inclusion initiatives. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10031373,"Characterizing Tree Cavities and Use by Minnesota's Wildlife",2025,349000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c","$349,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to assess the effects of forest management on Minnesota's primary cavity engineer, the pileated woodpecker, and on the wildlife that rely on the cavities that pileated woodpeckers create. This appropriation is also to develop management guidelines.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.57,"U of MN","Public College/University","Pileated Woodpeckers are keystone habitat modifiers that support an array of game, non-game, and conservation concern species. Additional information is needed to understand cavity dynamics for these species.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alexis,Grinde,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2747",agrinde@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/characterizing-tree-cavities-and-use-minnesotas-wildlife,,,, 10002098,"Cherokee Heights Stormwater Management and Ravine Stabilization Project",2018,700000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(b) (BWSR Projects and Practices 2018)","$6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","This project is estimated to reduce sediment loading by 17 to 41 tons/year and TP loading by 17-41 lbs/year. This represents about 37%-89% of the 46 lbs/year TP load reduction from watershed sources recommended in preliminary drafts of the Pickerel Lake TMDL.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 19 pounds of Phosphorus and 17.3 tons of Sediment. ","achieved proposed outcomes",168444,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",673778,7463,"Members for Lower Mississippi River WMO are: Anne Weber, Bob Bullard, Chelsea Skog, Edward (Hunter) Blaeser, Jayne Hager Dee, Jill Smith, Johnson Bruce, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller, Marilyn Lundberg, Mary Jeanne Schneeman, Molly Park, Richard Williams, Scott Deyo, Sharon Lencowski, Tom Seaberg",,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Cherokee Heights Ravine receives untreated stormwater runoff from a 70-acre residential area. The ravine is at the upstream end of Lilydale Regional Park. High flow rates and velocities of untreated stormwater through the Cherokee Heights Ravine has caused severe erosion contributing to the instability of the adjacent banks and resulting in sediment and phosphorus loading to downstream Pickerel Lake. The project will reduce pollutant loading by treating stormwater and stabilizing the approximately 300 foot long Upper Cherokee Heights Ravine. The project will be conducted in partnership with St. Paul, Mendota Heights, and West St. Paul and is estimated to reduce annual sediment and phosphorus loading by 17 to 41 tons and 17 to 41 pounds respectively. This represents about 37%-89% of the needed load reduction for Pickerel Lake.",2018-01-01,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joe,Barten,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7784,joe.barten@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cherokee-heights-stormwater-management-and-ravine-stabilization-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10013348,"Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota",2020,256000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. ","As a result of this project, CMSM WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED CAPACITY to serve as a valuable resource to promote Minnesota Arts, Culture, and Heritage learning through: The addition of dynamic new exhibits and exhibit experiences to the Museum’s indoor and outdoor facility – enhanced to maximize visitor and staff safety and health during a pandemic. Robust evaluation plans developed and processes in place to document visitor engagement and impact across all Museum departments.   In addition, MORE MINNESOTANS WILL BENEFIT when current and new visitors from across our region participate at CMSM in new and deeper ACH learning experiences, with: Diverse audience engagement, increased memberships/admissions over the course of the project period, and enhanced regional participation. 90% of visitors engaged in Museum evaluation processes indicating positive engagement/learning outcomes associated with CMSM learning experiences. ","NEW EXHIBITS/COMPONENTS: Dakota Seasons – An interactive Dakota language exhibit showcasing the seasons of the year. Butterfly House – An immersive outdoor pollinator exhibit focusing on monarch butterflies and host/nectar plants that support them. H2GO Outdoor Water Gallery – Children turn an Archimedes screw to lift water in this hands-on STEM learning experience. Lights, Camera, Action! A touchless, interactive light display enhances dramatic play in the Lauri Kuch Theater. Nature’s Harvest – A rotating Ag and Nature Labe exhibit that introduces children to the bounty of nature and Minnesota-based natural foods. Smaller scale exhibit enhancements took place in loft, Play Porch, Tree of Forts, Farmyard and Back 40.   EVALUATION: A Visitor Survey was conducted by an independent Evaluation Consultant in May/June. 554 Museum Members and 220 non-Members shared feedback related to their Museum experiences. Survey highlights: 94% indicated high levels of satisfaction. High marks were given for the Museum’s knowledgeable, friendly and courteous staff; fun and playful atmosphere; educational content of programming and exhibits; cleanliness The Power of Play was reinforced as a key element as to why families choose to participate at the Museum, with the majority noting they come to the Museum for their child to learn through play (97%); to promote the positive development of child (96%); to ignite child’s curiosity (95%).   The Consultant also conducted a survey that was distributed to CMSM Community Partners – child/family service organizations that serve families that experience disparities/inequities. 16 partners responded to the survey and indicated similar high marks (to learn through play – 97%; to promote positive development - 97%; to ignite curiosity - 92%) when it comes to why families their organization serves choose to participate at the Museum. ",,,,256000,,"Heather Carlson, Ann Hendricks, Barb Kaus, Kim Kleven, Tom Koch, Mark Monson, Trevor Park, Sarah Richards, Sue Schwickert, Paul Shneider, Christie Skilbred, Parker Skophammer, Jerhod Smithback, Liz Ulman, Chastity Valvick, Shane Van Engen, Heather VonBank, Christi Wilking",1.3,"Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) will build upon a strong foundation of Minnesota Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) learning experiences made possible with prior MN Legacy funding support to: Establish new exhibits to enhance ACH learning at the Museum. Expand existing exhibits with additions designed to enrich ACH learning experiences. Enhance exhibits and Museum floor space so that social distancing and visitor safety can be instituted while minimizing the impact on play and ACH learning experience. Develop and implement evaluation plans to assess engagement and measure outcomes associated with CMSM exhibit and visitor experiences. ",,,2019-07-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louise,Dickmeyer,"Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota","224 Lamm Street",Mankato,MN,56001,507-344-9104,louise.dickmeyer@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/childrens-museum-southern-minnesota,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 14143,"EA: City of Inver Grove Heights - PAH Contaminated Pond Sediment",2013,75991,,,,,,77000,"City of Inver Grove Heights",,,,.80,"City of Inver Grove Heights","Local/Regional Government","The City of Inver Grove Heights will remove PAH contaminated sediment from the 79th Street Pond. Approximately 2,300 cubic yards of sediment will be dredged and disposed of at the Pine Bend Landfill located in the City of Inver Grove Heights.",,,2012-09-20,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Tom ",Kaldunski,"City of Inver Grove Heights",,,,,"(651) 450-2572",tkaldunski@invergroveheights.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ea-city-inver-grove-heights-pah-contaminated-pond-sediment,,,, 18857,"EA: City of Roseville - PAH Contaminated Pond Sediment",2013,100000,,,,,,,,,,,1,"City of Roseville","Local/Regional Government","The Villa Park Wetland Restoration Project proposes sediment removal from 6 contiguous stormwater wetland treatment cells within the Villa Park Wetland system resulting in an additional 118lbs/yr of total phosphorus(TP) removal from water entering Lake McCarrons. ",,,2013-04-09,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Giga,"City of Roseville","2660 Civic Center Drive",Roseville,MN,55113,651-792-7048,kristine.giga@ci.roseville.mn.us,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ea-city-roseville-pah-contaminated-pond-sediment,,,, 10012222,"Civil War Museum Education Program - Phase 2",2018,9984," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Short Term Outcome- 75% of student participants of the Civil War Education Program will be able to explain the causes of the Civil War. They will be able to give at least one example of how the debate over slavery and abolition played out in Minnesota, and identify the primary impact the US-Dakota War of 1862 had on settlement of Otter Tail County and the surrounding region. 90% of student participants will be able to place the period of the Civil War on a time line. TARGET - ACHIEVED. (Based on data collected on the Student Feedback Forms.) WHY: THESE ARE THE CORE OBJECTIVES OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND ARE WELL TAUGHT. STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPRORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH AND LEARN THESE CONCEPT IN A VARIETY OF HANDS ON EXPERIENCES. Intermediate Term Outcomes- 30% of schools in Otter Tail County will participate in the Civil War Education Program during the Phase 2. TARGET - EXCEEDED. 50% OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OTTER TAIL COUNTY PARTICIPATED DURING PHASE 2. (Based on education program attendance numbers.) WHY: THIS IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF HAVING AN EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR TO PROMOTE AND COORDINATE THE PROGRAM. 90% of teachers and chaperones will give the program a positive review. TARGET - ACHIEVED. OVERWHELMINGLY TEACHERS AND CHAPERONES HIGHLY PRAISED THE PROGRAM. (Based on data collected on the Teacher Feedback Forms.) WHY: THE TRAINING AND DEDICATION OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM TEAM (ALL VOLUNTEERS) WHO DO AN AMAZING JOB OF PRESENTING THE PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE DIRECTION AND LEADERSHIP OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR. Long Term Outcome- During Phase 2, Civil War Education Program participation will increase by 10% compared to 2017. TARGET - EXCEEDED. WE ACHIEVED A 70% PARTICIPATION INCREASE COMPARED TO 2018! (Based on education program attendance numbers.) WHY: INCORPORATING A VARIETY OF MARKETING STRATEGIES, GROWING OUR VOLUNTEER BASE, AND HAVING AN EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR TO TAKE DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROGRAM GROWTH.",,673,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10657,,"Cathy Belmont, Todd Broyles, Karen Froseth, Mary Hylden, Steve Nagle, Jay F. Johnson, Jan Solomonson",0.19,"Prospect House Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"The grant allowed the museum, which is run by an all-volunteer staff, to hire a Project Manager to coordinate and direct the 6th-grade social studies, MN standards-based educational programming. The museum's educational program provides a physical way for students to touch history and to step into the shoes of someone from that era - developing empathy and clearer understanding of life during this time period in American and Minnesota history.",2018-03-01,2019-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abby,Bizzett-Johnson,"Prospect House Museum"," 403 Lake Avenue N "," Battle Lake "," MN ",56515,"(218) 864-4008"," abby@bizzettjohnson.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/civil-war-museum-education-program-phase-2,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10025180,"Clarissa Community Military History Exhibit",2022,6353,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","The Clarissa Community Military History display proved to be a tremendous success. Recently during the celebration of Clarissa Days Festival, many visitors were amazed at the stories of the local soldiers whose stories were included in the display along with their military uniform and picture. There have been more visitors to view the display since it was installed by our guest book register. The register also states that we had visitors from other areas of the county and state. Some youth of the community liked reading the stories and viewing the military articles in the floor display. During discussion with some of the visitors and veterans we learned about stories of other local veterans that could be used in future displays. We expect more visitors from newspaper articles and pictures and articles on our website.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",6353,,"Carol Steidl, Dale Hanson, Donna Schnettler, Jody Lunemann, Mary Anderson, Loretta Johnson, Rita Stracek",,"Clarissa Community Museum, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To install an exhibit on Minnesota military history at the Clarissa Community Museum.",,"To install an exhibit on Minnesota military history at the Clarissa Community Museum.",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Stracek,"Clarissa Community Museum, Inc.","402 Main Street West, PO Box 532",Clarissa,MN,56440,3205942960,garyritastracek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Crow Wing, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/clarissa-community-military-history-exhibit,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031401,"Climate Change and Management Effects on Methane Cycling in Lakes",2025,540000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04c","$540,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to collect monitoring data and create a model to measure the effects of increased temperature and precipitation on lake and wetland water quality, habitat, and greenhouse gas emissions and evaluate lake management options under changing climate conditions.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.76,"U of MN","Public College/University","Rising temperatures and increased precipitation contribute to decreased oxygen and increased methane in Minnesota lakes and wetlands. We will identify impacts on water quality and methane emissions, providing management guidance.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,James,Cotner,"U of MN","1479 Gortner Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 485-2881",cotne002@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/climate-change-and-management-effects-methane-cycling-lakes,,,, 10013360,"Coalition of Asian American Leaders on behalf of the LinkingLeaders Partnership",2020,8000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","The following project outcomes provide guidance for the group. It is our hope that these serve only as a starting point and that the group will identify and achieve additional outcomes as part of the process. Throughout implementing the Practicing Solidarity Framework the group will reflect on the processes, projects, and activities to inform the groups’ learning as well as assist in creating and refining by asking: What happened?, How did it feel?, What options become apparent? And What will we do more of, less of, start, stop as a result? Share resources, learning, and training modules that enhance our focus on solidarity and enrich our programs Create a shared resource library with the potential to share beyond our Partners This work will be the collective effort of the group. They will decide what type of information is needed to expand and deepen learning as well as formats that will work well for their leadership programs as well as translate well for external programs to adapt. Commit to a practice of unlearning and learning the histories. Develop a process, generate ideas for how to practice and determine accountability measures. Document the process to inform the creation of a tool or module that can be used by others. Document pre/post learning to demonstrate shifts in learning and understanding. Create space to teach one another those histories. Track the ways that this occurs as a way to document and share as examples for both internal and external application. We will have multiple approaches integrated to honor the different ways of learning – readings, articles, websites, videos, in-person, virtual, interactive, individual, large and small group. Create an artifact that demonstrates the context of each Partner’s organizational, cultural and local histories and the peoples. Each Partner will create a minimum of one artifact with the potential for more depending on how each team approaches the activity. Implement a process for integrating learning and sharing the artifacts. Each CoP member is the director of their leadership program and will work with their team of staff, volunteers, and trainers to implement a plan and practice for embedding tools and resources into their training curriculum. We will have four different plans/processes that exhibit different and culturally relevant ways to integrate learning and practice solidarity. These plans will include evaluation elements to track and understand how the process works as well as learning of the organization and program participants. The CoP will partner with the Solidarity team to create similar processes. Understand how power is organized and where our communities are advantaged and disadvantaged by system designs. We will create specific learning modules that highlight this area as well as reflection and discussion questions that will facilitate understanding for participants. This can also be integrated into program evaluations to gauge depth of understanding and implications for systems change. Leverage alignment to target oppressive systems and strengthen solidarity. Leadership program participants will identify 2-3 pressing issues to inform the Partnership on shared efforts. This can also be integrated into program evaluation and/or through facilitated discussion. ","The most significant outcomes of our project were that we created a Community of Practice and Solidarity work groups work group who met consistently despite this time. We were also able to hosts a Solidarity event, help CAAL integrate a session on cross-racial solidarity, and completed a video. Beyond these things, we've had many insights about the challenges of building solidarity in the midst of a systems that continue to harm and make Black, Indigenous, Asian and Latinx communities vulnerable. What we strived to do in 18 months has taken 400 years of systemic oppression and our work will not end these structural oppressions. We learned how to find feasible and short term wins while we move to confront and rebuild systems that build on our communities' assets. ",,,,8000,,"Bilal Alkatout, Suzi Kim Scott, Michelle Tran Maryns, Nonoko Sato, Margie Jo Eun Joo Andreason, Fei Wong McKhann, Anil Hurkadli, Marcq Sung, Dr. Rose Chu, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Shoua Lee",,"Coalition of Asian American Leaders on behalf of the LinkingLeaders Partnership","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Understanding interconnected social justice histories is foundational to build solidarity with Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities to address systemic inequalities. LinkingLeaders Partnership will integrate solidarity practices by creating and integrating resources, tools, and modules for teaching BIPOC histories in our programs. Resources will be shared as models for practicing solidarity to be used and adapted by others doing solidarity and racial justice equity work. ",,,2020-06-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bo,Thao-Urabe,"Coalition of Asian American Leaders","941 Lafond Ave","St. Paul",MN,55104,612-208-7226,bo@caalmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/coalition-asian-american-leaders-behalf-linkingleaders-partnership," Savita Katarya (Rochester, MN) Savita works in cross-cultural leadership development and was connected to the CEO Tour in 2019. She identifies as an immigrant from India. Jose Losada-Montero (Marshall, MN) Jose was a contact of a former MHC staffperson (Kirk MacKinnon Morrow). He is a Spanish professor at SMSU. He identifies as an immigrant from Spain.  Juan Fernandez-Iglesias (Winona, MN) Juan Fernandez-Iglesias is a Winona State University Global Studies and Languages professor, and has blogged for MHC previously. He identifies as an immigrant from Spain.  ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 787,"Cold Water River and Stream Restoration, Protection, and Enhancement, Phase I",2010,2050000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$2,050,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited or successor to restore, enhance, and protect cold water river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed projects, describing the types and locations of restorations and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The commissioner of natural resources must agree to each proposed acquisition, restoration, and enhancement.",,"Total acres restored or enhanced: 277",,,,2050000,,,0.125,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will restore and enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in 11 watersheds across the state of Minnesota. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with cold water trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers. ","As part of our ongoing program of trout and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, the Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") has identified the priority conservation projects listed below. MNTU proposes to restore or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along the following Minnesota waters (counties) between July 2009 and June 201, with most projects completed by October 2010: 1. Hay Creek (Goodhue); 2. Kabekona Creek (Hubbard); 3. Lawndale Creek (Wilkin); 4. Little Rock Creek (Benton); 5. Middle Branch of Whitewater River (Olmsted); 6. Mill Creek (Fillmore); 7. Pickwick Creek (Winona); 8. Trout Run Creek (Fillmore); 9. Straight River (Becker & Hubbard); 10. Sucker River (St. Louis); 11. Vermillion River (Dakota). Degraded cold water habitat is an important statewide conservation issue that requires immediate investment through habitat restoration and enhancement projects. The distinct natural resource characteristics of each ecologically distinct region of Minnesota, together with the variation in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices in different watersheds, require that fish habitat restoration methods vary around the state. MNTU understands this and tailors our projects accordingly. In the Lake Superior basin, this may mean restoring in-stream cover which was removed decades ago to facilitate log drives. In Southwest Minnesota this may mean restoring overhead bank cover, while drastically sloping soil back to remove thick sediment deposited from the uplands and restore streams' access to their floodplains. The projects to be undertaken by MNTU as part of this program will be designed to accomplish a number of the following purposes: a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, b) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance, e) increase biodiversity for both in-stream and non-game species, f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required, and g) improve angler access. The results of the projects will be evaluated not only in measures of habitat restored and/or enhanced, but also through trout population assessments. ","As part of our ongoing program of trout and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, the Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") has identified the priority conservation projects listed below. MNTU proposes to restore or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along the following Minnesota waters (counties) between July 2009 and June 201, with most projects completed by October 2010:1. Hay Creek (Goodhue);2. Kabekona Creek (Hubbard);3. Lawndale Creek (Wilkin);4. Little Rock Creek (Benton);5. Middle Branch of Whitewater River (Olmsted);6. Mill Creek (Fillmore);7. Pickwick Creek (Winona);8. Trout Run Creek (Fillmore);9. Straight River (Becker & Hubbard);10. Sucker River (St. Louis);11. Vermillion River (Dakota).Degraded cold water habitat is an important statewide conservation issue that requires immediate investment through habitat restoration and enhancement projects. The distinct natural resource characteristics of each ecologically distinct region of Minnesota, together with the variation in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices in different watersheds, require that fish habitat restoration methods vary around the state. MNTU understands this and tailors our projects accordingly. In the Lake Superior basin, this may mean restoring in-stream cover which was removed decades ago to facilitate log drives. In Southwest Minnesota this may mean restoring overhead bank cover, while drastically sloping soil back to remove thick sediment deposited from the uplands and restore streams' access to their floodplains.The projects to be undertaken by MNTU as part of this program will be designed to accomplish a number of the following purposes: a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, b) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance, e) increase biodiversity for both in-stream and non-game species, f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required, and g) improve angler access.The results of the projects will be evaluated not only in measures of habitat restored and/or enhanced, but also through trout population assessments.",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,None,55317,,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Olmsted, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cold-water-river-and-stream-restoration-protection-and-enhancement,,,, 808,"Cold Water River and Stream Restoration, Protection, and Enhancement, Phase II",2011,1269000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$1,269,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore, enhance, and protect cold water river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed projects, describing the types and locations of restorations and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The commissioner of natural resources must agree in writing to each proposed acquisition, restoration, and enhancement. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).","Improved aquatic habitat indicators Improved aquatic habitat indicator","Restored 22 acres of prairie; Restored and Enhanced habitat along 4.4 miles of trout stream, approximately 52 acres of riparian corridor.",,,,1269000,,,,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will restore and/or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in six coldwater streams located in existing Aquatic Management Areas and one Minnesota State Park. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with coldwater trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers.","Seriously degraded coldwater habitat is an important statewide conservation issue requiring immediate investment through habitat restoration and enhancement projects. The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council has declared the restoration and enhancement of coldwater fish habitat a priority action in the L-SOHC Sections in which these projects are located. As part of our ongoing program of trout and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, the Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited (?MNTU?) has identified several priority projects for Fiscal Year 2011 funding. MNTU proposes to directly restore or enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along the following Minnesota waters (counties) between July 2010 and June 2012:1. Hay Creek (Goodhue);2. Lost Creek (Fillmore);3. North Branch of Whitewater River (Wabasha);4. Pine Creek (Winona);5. Vermillion River (Dakota);6. West Indian Creek (Wabasha) Five of the projects will restore or enhance habitat on existing state-owned Aquatic Management Areas. The sixth project will restore or enhance habitat on state-owned land within Carly State Park. These projects will employ the same successful strategy used in the projects done by MNTU chapters and the MNDNR in the past several years. Each project involves the installation of in-stream fish habitat structures, in addition to measures which reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, and reconnect streams to their flood plains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding. The specific fish habitat restoration or enhancement methods used on each stream will vary depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each ecological region, as well as variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watersheds. Each project will be tailored to the site after close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota DNR. The projects to be undertaken by MNTU will be designed to accomplish a number of the following purposes: a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, b) reconnect streams to their flood plains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance, e) increase biodiversity for both in-stream and non-game species, f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required, and g) improve angler access. Additional project descriptions can be found in MNTU's Request for Funding dated November 2, 2009. Project partners include the MNDNR, Carly State park, Plainview Lions Club, Pheasants Forever, and Minnesota citizens. The MNDNR is a key partner on every project MNTU does, from identifying priority projects for MNTU to consider, to offering professional input on project design, providing permitting review and project support. Depending upon the project they may contribute materials, labor and/or some supervision. The project proposed for the North Branch of the Whitewater River involves partnerships with both Carley State Park and the Plainview Lions Club. The Park will provide technical support and the Lions Club will provide volunteers and a cash contribution. On the Vermillion River, Pheasants Forever will partner on the upland portion of the parcel. We anticipate strong support from local communities, local businesses, community clubs, sporting groups, anglers, the MNDNR and the general public. We do not anticipate any opposition to the projects or impediments to successfully achieving the intended habitat outcomes. Restoration and enhancement are used interchangeably throughout this document as the precise dividing line between them is not always clear. Acreage calculations are based upon 16 acres per mile.","Seriously degraded coldwater habitat is an important statewide conservation issue requiring immediate investment through habitat restoration and enhancement projects.  The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council identified the restoration and enhancement of coldwater fish habitat a priority action in the L-SOHC Sections in which these projects are located.  As part of our ongoing program of trout and salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, Minnesota Trout Unlimited (“MNTU”) has identified several priority projects for Fiscal Year 2011 funding.  MNTU directly restored or enhanced in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in and along these Minnesota waters (counties), all of which are in existing state-owned Aquatic Management Areas:      1.    Hay Creek (Goodhue);    2.    Lost Creek (Fillmore);        3.    Pine Creek, reach 1 (Winona);    4.    Pine Creek, reach 2 (Winona);     5.    Vermilion River (Dakota);    6.    West Indian Creek (Wabasha).Another project, on the North Branch of the Whitewater River, was designed but implementation postponed by DNR Parks so it can rework the design to make the site appear more closely like pre European settlement conditions. Rather than delay the expenditure of OHF funds on the ground, remaining funds budgeted for construction were used to enhance another reach of Pine Creek.  This 1,800 foot long reach of enhanced habitat on Pine Creek will support greater numbers of adult trout and likely receive far heavier use than Whitewater River reach would have.These projects employed the same successful strategy used in the projects done by MNTU chapters and the MNDNR in the past decade.  Each project involved the installation of in-stream fish habitat structures, in addition to measures which have reduced stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, and reconnected streams to their flood plains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding.  The specific fish habitat restoration or enhancement methods used on each stream varied slightly depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each ecological region, as well as variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  Each project was tailored to the site after close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota DNR.  The projects were designed and implemented to accomplish a number of these purposes:  a) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation, b) reconnect streams to their flood plains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, c) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, d) maintain or increase adult trout abundance, e) increase biodiversity for both in-stream and non-game species, f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required, and g) improve angler access.  Project partners included the MNDNR, Pheasants Forever, and Minnesota citizens.  The MNDNR was a key partner on every project, helping to identifying priority project sites, offering professional input on designs, providing permitting review, and other support.  Dedicated members of Pheasants Forever accomplished an excellent prairie restoration on the upland areas of the Vermilion River site.  We encountered strong support from local communities, local businesses, community clubs, sporting groups, anglers, the MNDNR and the general public.  ",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,None,55317,,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Goodhue","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cold-water-river-and-stream-restoration-protection-and-enhancement-0,,,, 10025307,"Collection Management System and Pilot Inventory",2023,5458,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,4492,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9950,,"Pipper Berg Madsen, Rikke Dierssen-Morice, Laura Forslev, Michael Fredrick, Ron Grand, Lars Hesbjerg, Bill Holmquist, Susan Jacobsen, Lisa Jensen, Mari Larsen, Ginny Leppart, Susan Loschenkohl, Catherine Mahowald, Steen Moeller, Janet Ogden-Bracket, Mette Pedersen, Tom Petersen, Julie Robbins, Bruce Simpson, Scott Thomsen",,"Danish American Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",,"To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Jacobsen,"Danish American Center","3030 West River Parkway South",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2396,6127293800,susan.jacobsen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collection-management-system-and-pilot-inventory,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 17328,"Collection Storage Renovation Project",2010,75000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,43988,,,,,,"Dakota County Historical Society",," Dakota County Historical Society was dealing with crowded storage conditions—with existing space at capacity, collections spill over onto the floor and in the aisles—despite efforts to reduce/eliminate inappropriate collections. The project provided improved storage with room for growth. Dakota County Historical Society, Executive Director Chad Roberts interviewed. ",,"To assist in acquiring and installing compact storage to better preserve significant evidence from the county's past.",2010-03-01,2010-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Chad,Roberts,,"130 Third Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/collection-storage-renovation-project,,,, 10034076,"Colors of Movement: Embracing Chinese Dance in Minnesota, A Comprehensive Arts Show in The O'Shaughnessy",2024,24900,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available",,"Ying Li",,"This project is designed to introduce the rich heritage of Chinese dance and music to communities in the Twin Cities and Rochester, fostering cultural appreciation and understanding. Through a series of classes and collaboration with other artists and community organizations, the project aims to engage diverse dancers, musicians, and audiences, and leave a lasting impact on both participants and the broader community through 1) Dance Classes for All Ages; 2) Artistic Collaboration by performance through joint efforts with fellow artists and school organizations; 3) Performance Showcases at the O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University in May 2025.",,,2024-05-23,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jijun,He,,,,,,"(952) 288-8371",hejijun@hotmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/colors-movement-embracing-chinese-dance-minnesota-comprehensive-arts-show-oshaughnessy,,,, 10004158,"Community Arts Learning Grant",2018,4767,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The purpose of this community event is to bring four master level Afro-Brazilian cultural arts instructors to Duluth in order to 1) build knowledge, understanding, and sensitivity of the Afro-Brazilian culture through the study of dance, martial art, music, and language within the Duluth community, and 2) equip and empower current local practitioners of these arts in order to advance the movement of Afro-Brazilian cultural arts in the Duluth community. Through this event, we aim to 1) increase the understanding of Afro-Brazilian culture among at least 90% of participants, 2) increase the physical skills among at least 90% of local practitioners. Objective 1) will be assessed through a short survey asking if they found the event educational and if they would return for a future event. Objective 2) will be assessed through instructor evaluation as follows: A) Local students will be evaluated two weeks before the event by the project director according to their ability to perform related skills. If these skills are considered adequate they will be promoted at the batizado for their achievements. B) During the batizado, participants will be evaluated by demonstrating an ability to perform the skills taught to them after each workshop. Local students will be evaluated again two weeks after the event on all above skills.","We were able to teach capoeira to 710 youths at Lincoln Park Middle School. We had direct participation in the weekend section of the event by 15 capoeiristas from three states. 10 students were promoted to their next cord.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1518,"Other,local or private",6285,,"Mark Nelson, Daniel Marturano, Daniel Patterson, Alex Aho, Lynn Munter",,"Avalon Educational Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Learning Grant",,"2017 Capoeira Batuque Batizado, this project will be a celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture.",2017-10-01,2017-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Markus,"Avalon Educational Institute","404 Superior St W",Duluth,MN,55805,"(218) 310-0946 ",silversurfcapo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Pine, Cook, Lake, Itasca, Carlton, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-learning-grant-14,"Moira Villiard: visual artist and Cultural Program Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Richard Hansen: Executive Director, Duluth Superior Film Festival; David Dobbs: visual artist, Education Coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Christine Marcotte: writer and community historian, retired socialworker.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.",,2 10004196,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Raise awareness of 900 adult moviegoers and 300 youth in rural Minnesota about the diversity and artistic quality of contemporary film art. Provide a high quality venue (Cozy Theatre) to screen high artistic value films to a rural audience of 900 adult persons and 300 youth (ages 16-22, with 50 of those seventeen and under. A survey of patrons will be made and results submitted as a part of the final grant report. The goal will be for survey completion by 200 patrons. A short video will be shown on the web page, Facebook page, and prior to each screening of the films at the Cozy to encourage audience response to the Festival. 40 Festival patrons will participate in small group discussions about the Festival. (4 sessions of ten persons) and a summary of the discussion will be included as part of the final report.","Successful film festival which increased audience participation from previous years with vast majority of participants indicated a very positive experience.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9000,"Other,local or private",14000,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"2017 Whiskey Creek Film Festival",2017-09-08,2017-09-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-296,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10004200,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Madhatters will engage at least 200 audience members from an underserved community (elderly) in a community theater production. The Madhatters will bring their performance to an audience that is unlikely to be physically able to attend the theater, and increase their community partnerships by providing a free performance at a Senior Care facility. Attendance records of the performances. Audience members will be asked to complete a survey about the show that includes a five-point scale for evaluative questions on the topics of friendship and social roles. We will conduct a separate survey regarding the talk back discussion, and create a summary of the results of talk-back sessions. We will survey our partner, Fair Oaks Facilities, and have the administrator fill out an evaluation form for the performance, the audience, and the response of the audience. A copy of this evaluation will be given to Five Wings. We will survey our audience members with specific questions about their past performance attendance to determine if we have new theatre-goers.","Successful community theater production which brought an intergenerational mix to the experience. Provided access to those that would not have been able to participate otherwise – elderly.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3335,"Other,local or private",6835,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Driving Miss Daisy",2017-09-15,2017-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-300,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10005784,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase awareness and appreciation of the literary arts. Increase audience members by 20%, growing to serving at least 480 people over the season. At least 90% of the attendees, who respond to our survey, will leave each event having learned something new about the writer and his or her process of creating their book. Track number of attendees at each event, compare it to our attendance figures for our pilot year, then record this information for tracking purposes to use as a base line for future growth. Distribute a short survey to each attendee,asking them if they learned something new, and what specifically it was that they are taking away with them from the event. We will then tabulate the results and track them throughout the season.","Successfully facilitated and provided access to a quality literary arts activity for the community. Participation fell short of expectations, but majority of participants indicated a positive artistic experience.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1855,"Other,local or private",6855,,,,"Book Ends","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Book Ends Visiting Author Series 2018-19.",2018-04-01,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerry,Mevissen,"Book Ends","27518 243rd Ave",Sebeka,MN,56477,"(218) 472-3400 ",rivermanjm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-283,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005809,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","30-40 children ages 8-18 will increase their skills in theater, music, and dance/movement performance by participating in this project. 30-40 children ages 8-18 will learn the skills needed and what it is like to be in a Musical Theater Production. 30-40 children ages 8-18 will learn new vocal techniques. Participants will be assessed on their theater skills at the beginning of the camp with auditions for parts in the musical. Students will analyze and assess their own progress throughout the two weeks. They will also be asked to fill out a reflection assessment. They will also be assessed by program directors for growth in the two week camp. These will be tabulated and shared with the artist/teachers and the LCT board.","Successful youth theater arts activity which resulted in increased awareness and skill levels of participants. Participation increased over previous year.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4000,"Other,local or private",8000,,,,"Lamplighter Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Lamp Camp 2018.",2018-06-11,2018-06-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Edin,"Lamplighter Community Theatre","PO Box 234",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-3576 ",sedin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-316,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10000965,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Young Dance staff structure will be sufficient to provide a high quality learning experience to participants in any of our activities. By 2018, staff job descriptions will include accurate hours needed to complete each duty with appropriate compensation. All programs will show high levels of achievement. 2: Young Dance will build outreach into the infrastructure of our organization to assure that we serve a diverse constituency. We will gather demographic data to measure participant population compared to the racial, socio-economic, and gender population of the metro area. Outreach will show high levels of achievement.","Young Dance staff positions have increased to allow for more effective management. Job descriptions compared with record of the work that was completed by each staff member. Evaluations completed by teachers of participant progress. 2: Outreach is targeted to assure that it is serving individuals unable to otherwise access our programming. Demographic information collected on participant population; Teacher evaluation of feedback of participant progress; outreach partner feedback.",,,,12000,600,"Laura Busian, Jon Morris, Rachel Gagliardi, Kim Skalbeck, Megan Thimmesch, Ella Tomlinson, Noah Morris",0.00,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Pick,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","3754 Pleasant Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 423-3064 ",gretchen@youngdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-21,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014323,"Community Arts Access Project",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, at least 500 community members, both musicians and audience members, will increase their knowledge and appreciation of classical music. Audience surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,11684,"Other,local or private",16684,,,,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"HSO's 44th Season Music Series ""Thrills for the World""",2020-08-01,2020-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra","122 1st St SE PO Box 241","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 631-8193",lbelar@eot.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-418,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014330,"Community Arts Access Project",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this project, attendees will be gain exposure and a broader appreciation of other cultures through multi-cultural music, dance and food. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,5130,"Other,local or private",10130,,,,"Sustainable Farming Association AKA Sustainable Farmers Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Minnesota Salsa Fest 2020",2020-07-15,2020-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fallon,Ryan,"Sustainable Farming Association AKA Sustainable Farmers Association","4924 Upton Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(844) 922-5573",info@sfa-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-425,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014331,"Community Arts Access Project",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of these programs, participants will learn how music and stories can help provide a deeper understanding of our culture. Audience surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,2000,"Other,local or private",7000,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Fall Legacy Programs 2020",2020-08-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-426,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014332,"Community Arts Access Project",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Raise awareness of 900 adult moviegoers and 300 youth in rural Minnesota about the diversity and artistic quality of contemporary film art. Participant surveys and post viewing focus groups.",,,14700,"Other,local or private",19700,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"2020 Whiskey Creek Film Festival",2020-07-15,2020-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Hwy 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-427,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10006449,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our proposed outcomes include both quantitative and qualitative results: quantitatively, we will sustain or expand the volume of youth participants in our Adventures in Broadways residency program, still attracting a diverse youth population and high male youth participation, compared to previous years. Qualitatively, we will introduce and/or enhance skills through the interactive residency by giving youth opportunities to dance, act, and sing and expose youth and audience members to a variety of Broadway musicals, meeting the needs of our youth and parents in their request for more theater and dance opportunities. We will evaluate our program through paper and online evaluations, follow-up discussions with the youth participating, The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts Director of Education, Jessi Fett, and resident artists, Renee Guittar and Rush Benson, School-Age Care staff involved in the project, and parents of the youth. We will also evaluate the success of the program by the number of participants and audience members compared to prior years, including an evaluation of the demographics of the participants.",,"Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6306,"Other,local or private",11306,,"Joanne Mansur, Stephanie Levine, Byron Schwab, John Chandler, Brenda Corbett, Maureen Ramirez, Terry Stamman, Missy McGinty, Charlotte Rowland, Amanda Shadoin, Paige John, Jessi Fett, Rush Benson, Renee Guittar",,"TriDistrict Community Education","K-12 Education","Community Arts",,"Adventures in Broadway",2018-04-02,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lindsay,Elwell,"TriDistrict Community Education","1979 Summit Ln","Mendota Heights",MN,55118,"(651) 306-7870 ",elwelll@isd199.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-998,"Adlyn Carreras: Artistic, General Administration, Education; Bob Olsen: General Management, Administration, Organizational Development, Planning, Fundraising; Cheryl Caponi: Organizational Development, Finance, Artistic; Cristeta Boarini: Community Education, Community Service, Development, Artistic; In i Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service, Development, Audience Development, Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, General Administration; Rachel Bender: Community Education, General Administration, Education; Samty Xiong: Organizational Development, General Administration, Community Education; Sue Swenson: Education, Community Education, General Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director.",,2 10006455,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Velvet Tones chorus will provide nine free concerts to a diverse, underserved audience of 1000 people across the greater metropolitan area while providing the challenge for 80 senior adults to learn and perform a variety of choral music. The performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2017. For each of the nine free concerts, the choir will compile the number of choir members and audience count; plus, collect unsolicited post-performance audience verbal comments. Written surveys will be conducted at some concerts through use of a form with both check-off answers and space for open comments.",,"Achieved proposed outcomes.",2691,"Other,local or private",7691,,"Sue Rausch, Steve Loken, Paula Tigerman, Diane Bergens, William Poquette. Helen Rix, Jeannine Churchill, Rich Clausen",,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Velvet Tones Senior Choir 9 free concerts",2017-12-15,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Adkins,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081 ",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1003,"Arneshia Williams: Dance, Folk, Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary; Elle Thoni: Opera, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Multidisciplinary; Erin Lewis: Literature, Visual Arts, Community Arts; Jeff Ambroz: Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Design Arts; Karyssa Jackson: Literature; Kathleen Conroy: Theatre, Puppetry; Ken Fruitrail: Literature, Visual Arts, Spoken Word; Marie Panlener: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Photography; Tikki Brown: Visual Arts, Community Arts, Craft Arts.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.",,2 10006613,"Community Arts Access Project",2019,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to live theater by bringing a community theater performance to an audience, that is less likely physically able to attend the theater, - Fair Oaks Nursing Home. Attendance records of the performances. Audience members will be asked to complete a survey about the show that includes a five-point scale for evaluative questions on the topics of friendship and social roles. Separate survey regarding the talk back discussion, and create a summary of the results of talk-back sessions. Survey our partner, Fair Oaks Facilities, and have the administrator fill out an evaluation form for the performance, the audience, and the response of the audience. A copy of this evaluation will be given to Five Wings.","Successful community theater production. Participant surveys indicated a positive impact. Audience numbers met expectations.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3950,"Other,local or private",5950,,"Don Hoffmann, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"""Believe"" fall 2018 play.",2018-09-25,2019-01-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mim,Maas,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",mimsations@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-353,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10006624,"Community Arts Access Project",2019,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunity for local musicians to broaden and deepen their level of music appreciation and skill levels. Participant satisfaction surveys at year end wrap-up.","Successfully provided access for local musicians to perform and grow. All participants indicated an overall positive musical growth experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2300,"Other,local or private",5300,,"Dan Lawson, Pete Hayes, Melissa Seelhammer, Ryan Damlo, Kent Schmidt, Barb Tumberg",0.00,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2018-19 Concert Season.",2018-09-16,2019-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","PO Box 276","Eagle Bend",MN,56482,"(218) 639-5044 ",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-364,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10006625,"Community Arts Access Project",2019,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase awareness and appreciation for a variety of multi-cultural music and dance art forms not otherwise offered in the area. Audience surveys and feedback from participating artists.","Successful multi-cultural music and dance programs with majority of participants indicating an increased appreciation.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1150,"Other,local or private",4150,,"George Deiss, Darlene Leonard, Bonnie Ealy, Jessica Keddy, Jake Heppner",0.00,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Fall 2018 Arts Program Series.",2018-09-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079 ",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-365,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10009006,"Community Arts Access Project",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Preserve the cultural heritage of Minnesota by providing a family oriented arts and culture experience focusing on the early years of Minnesota folk-life. At least 35 artists/artisans/performers and at least 450 adults in attendance and 150 youth aged sev A count of all persons attending will be made at the gate. A satisfaction survey will be developed and circulated to attendees. The surveys will be tabulated at the September 2017 meeting of the Old Wadena Society board of directors. An event evaluation w","Successful arts and cultural heritage education event. Participation met expectations and majority of participants indicated a positive experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9250,"Other,local or private",14250,,,0.00,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival",2019-06-25,2019-08-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Crawford,"Old Wadena Society","PO Box 118",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6403",thomas2845crawford@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-385,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10009013,"Community Arts Access Project",2019,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local access to quality folk music artists. Promote Menahga as a destination for quality musical events. Have a positive impact on local businesses. Surveys handed out to first time concert attendees. Poll local organizations, artists and businesses after the concert series to determine the impact the concerts had for them. Attendance at each concert.","Successfully provided access to quality folk musicians for the community. Audience participation met expectations. Vast majority of participants indicated an overall positive cultural experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",12060,"Other,local or private",16060,,"Kim Rassmussen, Roger Henstorf, Gary Parvi, Alden Yliniemi",0.00,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2019",2019-06-28,2019-08-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376 115 2nd St NE",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-389,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Five Wings Arts Council, Mark Turner (218) 895-5660",1 10009059,"Community Arts Support",2019,5006,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We inserted note cards in the programs at several concerts for comments. The audience returned a large number of these cards with 99.9% of the comments being positive. Many of the comments indicated the audience's satisfaction with the entertainers chosen for the season. The audience reaction during the performances also indicated that our selections were just what they wanted to hear. Achieved proposed outcomes.","We inserted note cards in the programs at several concerts for comments. The audience returned a large number of these cards with 99.9% of the comments being positive. Many of the comments indicated the audience's satisfaction with the entertainers chosen for the season. The audience reaction during the performances also indicated that our selections were just what they wanted to hear.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,5006,504,,0.00,"Centre Area Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"The Centre Area Concert Association is a nonprofit 501c(3) regional arts organization established in 1977 to provide high quality artistic performances in literary, visual, musical, and performing arts at a reasonable cost to area residents.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Zastrow,"Centre Area Concert Association","511 Hickman Dr","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-6861",wmzastrow@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Todd, Douglas, Morrison, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-90,"George Minerich: professional film, digital and nature photographer; local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Elizabeth Valencia-Borgert: Bachelors of Science in Business, Master’s Business Administration from Winona State University; taught Ballet, Folkloric Venezuela Dance choreographer, Board of Directors Vice-President at the former Casa Guadalupe Multicultural Communities; committee member for the Event “A Place at the Table, sponsored by the Paramount Center for the Arts; Emily Steinmetz: regional coordinator for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ Central Minnesota Chapter, volunteer and board member for the March of Dimes, adjunct faculty member for the Master of Public Administration program at Saint Cloud State University, volunteer coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota; Michael Calavicci: Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and photography; passion for supporting the Arts led him to assisting local Minnesota based not-for-profit organizations; Peter Happel-Christian: Art Department associate professor at Saint Cloud State University, exhibited his work nationally and internationally and in the collections of the Tucson Museum of Art and Center for Creative Photography and San Francisco Art Institute artist book collection and others, received numerous grants and awards and fellowships, published a variety of photobooks.","George Minerich: Benton County; Professional film, digital and nature photographer; local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Elizabeth Valencia-Borgert: Bachelor of Science in Business, Master of Business Administration from Winona State University, ballet instructor, choreographer for the Folkloric Venezuela Dance, vice president for the Board of Directors of the former Casa Guadalupe Multicultural Communities, committee member for the Event “A Place at the Table” sponsored by the Paramount Center for the Arts; Emily Steinmetz: regional coordinator for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ Central Minnesota Chapter, active volunteer and board member for the March of Dimes, adjunct faculty member for the Master of Public Administration program at Saint Cloud State University and the volunteer coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota; Michael Calavicci: Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and photography, assists local Minnesota based not-for-profit organizations; Peter Happel-Christian: associate professor in the Art Department at Saint Cloud State University. exhibited his work nationally and internationally and can be found in the collections of the Tucson Museum of Art and the Center for Creative Photography and San Francisco Art Institute artist book collection among others, received many grants and awards and fellowships from numerous organizations, published a variety of photobooks.",,2 10009070,"Community Arts Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We presented our traditional three shows and did evaluations for all of them. We now have on-line evaluation that is automatically emailed to our attendees after each show. Paper evaluations have been used for the cast and crew. We also held our Children's Theater Training during ""Annie"" last summer and participants did a pre and post-written evaluation. Other outcomes are planned for 2019. Achieved most of the proposed outcomes.","We presented our traditional three shows and did evaluations for all of them. We now have on-line evaluation that is automatically emailed to our attendees after each show. Paper evaluations have been used for cast and crew.We also held our Children's Theater Training during ""Annie"" last summer and participants did a pre and post-written evaluation.Other outcomes are planned for 2019","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",108186,"Other,local or private",118186,10000,,0.00,"Great Northern Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"We are a non-profit community theater organization located in the Cold Spring, Minnesota area.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Hunter,"Great Northern Theatre Company","12383 234th St PO Box 504","Cold Spring",MN,56320,"(320) 241-4682",gntc9@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Meeker, Wright, Morrison, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Steele, Steele, Becker, Isanti, Scott, McLeod, Wadena, Todd, Anoka, Carver, Goodhue, Olmsted, Dakota, Watonwan, Watonwan, Nicollet, Cass, Kandiyohi, Lake, Douglas, Beltrami, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-93,"Linda Brobeck: vice chair of Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: watercolorist; member of the Central Minnesota watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher; choral director; community theatre director; voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary for Stearns County, director of fundraising and marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Janice Courtney: chair for Stearns County Arts, adviser/ assistant director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, currently as an arts administrator; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin Certified Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: professional film, digital and nature photographer; local arts center and photography club volunteer.","Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: watercolorist; member of the Central Minnesota watercolorists; community education art class instructor; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher; choral director; community theatre director; voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member; Leslie Hanlon: secretary Stearns County, director of fundraising and marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Janice Courtney: chair Stearns County, arts adviser/ assistant director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board. arts advocate, arts administrator; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; Certified Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: Benton County; Professional film, digital and nature photographer; local arts center and photography club volunteer.",,2 10007935,"Community Arts Education Support",2019,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To better serve learners through expanding and strengthening administrative infrastructure. Part-time development director: focus funding for arts programs/scholarships/artist fees/gen op using grants work plan; Class fees kept low; Executive director focus: manage and expand education; and Programming.","Articulture served more arts learners through outreach and grant-funded programs through our expanded administrative infrastructure. Part-time development director managed grants, worked to develop individual giving campaign model. Executive director focused on program development and admin, partner cultivation, class fees kept low. Student, teacher, and partner evals reflect gains in skills, confidence, and quality of life.",,186644,"Other,local or private",201644,15000,"David Karjenen, Seth Fine, Sara Boutros, Loren Kollmar, Adeel Ahmad, Chris Hamilton, Justin Breyer, Aaron Cotter, Bob Fisher, Jessica Passaro.",0.00,ArtiCulture,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Articulture's mission is to empower individuals and commmunities to create positive change through the visual arts.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Greenbaum,ArtiCulture,"2613 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 729-5151 ",egreenbaum@articulture.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-34,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007992,"Community Arts Education Support",2019,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Eagan Art House will expand number of program participants to venues beyond the art center facility. Success will be measured by the number of youth and teen participants in EAH On the Road programming. Evaluative measures will include student retention and parent satisfaction with the program. 2: Participants will develop their artistic skills through engagement with EAH teaching artists. Teaching artists will evaluate skill development with clearly defined learning objectives. Activities for exhibition and peer critique will also be included in the evaluative process.","EAH added a middle school after school program, 3 summer program sites and one senior housing sites. Increased the frequency at existing sites. We did not distribute surveys; teacher reports indicate a high satisfaction among students and a high retention level between sessions. Other facility/program staff reported positive engagement of students and positive feedback from parents. 2: Participants developed artistic skills through well planned /outcome-based curriculum. Participants developed artistic skills through well planned /outcome-based curriculum.",,195709,"Other,local or private",215709,7439,"Britt Moore, John Rayman, Lisa McWilliams, Makayla Palmer, Linda Klein, Aileen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Anita Pagey",1.00,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts Education Support",,"The Eagan Art House connects people of all ages and abilities through visual arts education, exhibition, and other creative experiences, inspiring the community to discover, to create, and to celebrate art.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-35,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008195,"Community Arts Education Support",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Increase regular student enrollment in program activities by 15% with students demonstrating increased musical abilities. Current enrollment totals and number of students who left UMC are compared year to year. Progress is evaluated through director/instructor conferences and progression through method books and beginner, intermediate and advanced program structures. 2: Advance Social Emotional learning for underserved and at risk youth in Minnesota Turnaround Arts schools, COMPAS venues and juvenile correctional facilities. UMC meets with key staff to define outcomes. Impact data is collected during event by UMC and institution staffs noting evidence of outcomes being met. Post-event meeting reviews successes, what could be improved and what outcomes were achieved.","Student enrollment increased by 17% with students demonstrating advanced musical skills Current enrollment totals and number of students who left UMC are compared year to year. Progress is evaluated through director/instructor conferences and progression through method books and beginner, intermediate and advanced program structures. 2: Social Emotional learning programs expanded to include seniors and persons with disabilities in MN schools and assisted living centers. Social Emotional learning programs expanded to include seniors and persons with disabilities in MN schools and assisted living centers.",,80255,"Other,local or private",90255,7850,"Michael Arturi, Lauri Neubert, Arthur Kenyon, Tim McKim, Lavonne Kay",0.00,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Universal Music Center's mission is to provide high quality continuous music education through traditional and contemporary techniques. Students of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels benefit through UMC's private one on one lessons and learning is accelerated by participating in regularly scheduled live UMC student concerts featuring solo and group performance opportunities. An additional focus is advancing social emotional learning for underserved and at risk youth in MN Turnaround Arts, COMPAS, Minnesota schools, and juvenile correctional facilities.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223 ",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-40,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008215,"Community Arts Education Support",2019,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Young Dance will continue to develop staff roles to provide a high quality learning experience to participants in any of our activities. We will review progress towards strategic goals and class, company and outreach program achievements. Gaps in achievement will inform staffing development and organizational support. 2: Young Dance will systematically implement evaluation methods, consistent across our classes, to articulate areas of achievement and areas of need. We will track evaluation methods implemented, the rate of response, and the action taken or planned as a result. Tracking this data will reveal strengths and gaps in our accountability to learners.","Staff positions increased and organizational changes were implemented as a result of evaluation. We collected information through class observations, attendance tracking, surveys, and conversations with participants, families and staff. We identified areas of strength and challenges and articulated organizational goals. 2: We are in our 3rd year of implementing evaluation system which has informed program and organizational development. We are in our 3rd year of implementing evaluation system which has informed program and organizational development.",,124168,"Other,local or private",136168,600,"Jonathan Morris, Elizabeth Hannan, Laura Fritz, Angelique Lele, Betsy Walts, Noah Morris, Ella Tomlinson, Piper Rolfes, Rich Stever-Zeitlin, Paul McCluskey, Elsabet Roth, Gretchen Godfrey, Devin Vander Schaaf",0.00,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Pick,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","3754 Pleasant Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 423-3064 ",gretchen@youngdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-41,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10009416,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Art Works will showcase the work of at least 30 Hmong artists either through visual art exhibition or performance, showcase the work of at least 30 artists with a history of military service, and start growing the overall percentage of POC are audiences for exhibition and performance programming to 20% to match the actual demographic living in the surrounding communities. We plan to evaluate participation through targeted calls for art and marketing within the targeted community. All applicants and performers will be part of the targeted community. We will additionally count participants and offer artist surveys and post-event feedback for audiences.","Audience surveys were not completed in high enough numbers to be statistically relevant. For two program cycles, more than 500 audience members enjoyed the work of 27 different artists from two target communities that are new to Art Works. This is a start. There is more work to build on as we plan for our future programming.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",3000,"Other,local or private",8000,,"Jerri Neddermeyer, Wanda Borman, Caitlin Dowling, Katherina Vang, Tim Cheesebrow, Robin Cerio, Nicole Watson, Jeff Sooy, Mike Supina",0.00,"Art Works Eagan AKA Art Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Exhibit and Performance Support Summer/Fall 2019.",2019-04-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerri,Neddermeyer,"Art Works Eagan","2215 James Ct",Eagan,MN,55122,"(651) 675-6111",jerrineddermeyer@artworkseagan.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1016,"Brett Day: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Brittenany Gillespie: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Artistic; Cam Yang: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Ini Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service / Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: General Administration, Organizational Development, Artistic; Mike Brown: Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Tree Croyle Johnson: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402",1 10009457,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to see attendance to the event increase this year from 13,000 to just under 14,000. We hope to have at least 800 children again working on a project and over 1000 people participate by watching demonstrations or working on the community art project in the art experience area. We also hope to see a greater ridership through our partnership with South Metro Transit. The Festival tracks attendance hourly with clickers and conducts an on-site survey. Artists, sponsors, and vendors also fill out a survey. (Response rate 80%) The data is utilized for the next festival, and provides information to our project partners. In July/August the board reviews the director’s report and discusses successes and needed improvements. Information comes from sources such as colleagues, emails, follow-up letters, Facebook, artist letters and volunteers. The festival has used this data to adjust artist booth space needs, marketing tactics and compensation for artist awards. A successful festival includes increasing attendance and engagement with the interactive art projects, positive artist and community feedback through surveys, and social media.","Our audience was around 6000 this year. We had an intense storm on Sunday morning and another one around one so we had to close early - we were on track to meet our 13,000 goal. We had over 400 kids projects and around 300 adult art experiences. 98% of artist evaluations were very positive. They appreciated the care we took to help them durning the storm. The project was successful.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",44395,"Other,local or private",49395,,"Brenda Lyseng, Juliet Parisi, Bethany Nelson, Jerri Neddermeyer, Yvette Johnson, Leslie Chudhoff, Carolyn Cook, Alex Narva",0.00,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"The 25th Annual Eagan Art Festival.",2018-12-13,2019-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1036,"Arneshia Williams: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Brittany Kallman Arneson: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Carolyn Phelps: General Management / Administration, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Dee Baskin: Community Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, Fundraising, General Administration; Mary Richardson: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Maja Weidmann: General Administration; Tiffany Xiong: Fundraising, Community Education; Yumi Inomata: General Management / Administration, Volunteerism, Education.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009468,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Each venue where we perform is offered an evaluation form asking for a 1 - 5 rating on several aspects of our performance. We expect the results to average greater than 4.5 on every venue. Besides the numerical evaluation described above, our best means of evaluating how we did are the expressions on the faces of the audience, the tapping of toes and the audience participation when asked to sing along.","We feel that we have succeeded when the audience sings along with us when invited, when they smile, clap or tap their toes to the music. Most of all when we socialize with them after the concert and they ask us to come back, we feel we have achieved our mission. We believe our quantitative performance score speaks for itself.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Paul Carlton, Robert Petzel, Donald Danneker, Roy Campen, James Andrews, Carl Larson",0.00,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"CY19 Free Concerts.",2019-04-01,2019-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1042,"Brett Day: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Brittenany Gillespie: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Artistic; Cam Yang: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Ini Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service / Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: General Administration, Organizational Development, Artistic; Mike Brown: Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Tree Croyle Johnson: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009478,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We expect 40 youth participants. Additionally, we expect 150 adult and 360 youth and senior audience members. We expect 90% of our participants to respond to the survey that they felt the process was inclusive, supportive and educational. We plan to survey participants, parents and audience members about the process and the production. In addition, we will seek formal feedback from our participating adult artists and other performing arts educators in our region.","We had 42 youth participants and 558 audience members attend. Exit interviews with parents and artists showed that they were encouraged by this unique opportunity and 90% plan to be engaged next year in some capacity.","achieved proposed outcomes",8260,"Other,local or private",13260,,"Lysa Clayburn, Brent Erler, Debbie Mason, David Nyssen, Scott Rowe",0.00,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Penelope's Odyssey, A MUSEical Adventure.",2019-01-14,2019-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lysa,Clayburn,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","10970 185th St W",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 210-0165",lysa@lunycrab.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1048,"Arneshia Williams: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Brittany Kallman Arneson: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Carolyn Phelps: General Management / Administration, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Dee Baskin: Community Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, Fundraising, General Administration; Mary Richardson: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Maja Weidmann: General Administration; Tiffany Xiong: Fundraising, Community Education; Yumi Inomata: General Management / Administration, Volunteerism, Education.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009510,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will attract 5,000 or more visitors; showcase local talent with sixty or more culturally diverse performing and/or instructional artists; and better know our audience members through random interviews to survey where our guests come from as we celebrate heritage, homeland, and community with an exceptional shared cultural arts experience. International Festival of Burnsville (IFB) compares totals 1) as police officers continuously tally crowd size; 2) and with a post-IFB count of food/activity ticket sales. IFB planners’ study 3) crowd responsiveness; 4) how congested is the gallery with fest-goers; and particularly the feedback/comments/suggestions offered 5) online at Facebook, IFB's website, or 6) on program tear-off surveys, and 7) with interviews/survey info obtained by volunteers as they stroll the festival.","QUANTITATIVE - Via QR Code surveys: 94% of attendees love festival; 97% return next year. 88% learned something new about a culture different from their own. QUALITATIVE - ""Great opportunity to bring our commmunity together!"" // ""Native American hoop dancer my favorite, and taught us about his culture and philosophy with every song."" // ""This festival brings such postive energy to our community.""","achieved proposed outcomes",43050,"Other,local or private",48050,,"Amber Cameron, Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Raj Menon, Abby Howard, Naseema Omer, Anca Sima, Nancy Thornsavan, Mary T. Lopez, Karen Gray, Dee Peterson, Tippi Goodwin, Sue Lund, Hanifa Mohamed, Ana Abtow,",0.00,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"2019 International Festival of Burnsville.",2019-03-29,2019-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1059,"Brett Day: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Brittenany Gillespie: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Artistic; Cam Yang: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Ini Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service / Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: General Administration, Organizational Development, Artistic; Mike Brown: Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Tree Croyle Johnson: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009553,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ticket sales and attendance will indicate that 700 Minnesota residents attended the event and that 200 high school students attended the event. We will have an audience count based on tickets sold and an audience survey. All artists receive post-performance feedback from a highly qualified panel of judges from across the nation.","Nearly 1000 audience members were exposed to the art of drum corps and enjoyed performances in their own community from units based across the United States. Over 750 performers (approximately 200 from Minnesota) were able to share their art with a lively, enthusiastic audience. Over 100 Farmington High school band students were exposed to the highest levels of the marching arts activity.","achieved proposed outcomes",9600,"Other,local or private",14600,,"Eric Molho, Robert Gurola, Neil Plaistow, Marissa Moeller, Tom Reimer, Curt Zoerhof, Ralph (RJ) Johnson",0.00,"Minnesota Brass Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"March On! Drum and Bugle Competition.",2019-03-27,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","4177 Kaitlin Dr","Vadnais Heights",MN,55127,"(651) 283-0243",whetstone099@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1077,"Brett Day: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Brittenany Gillespie: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Artistic; Cam Yang: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Ini Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service / Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: General Administration, Organizational Development, Artistic; Mike Brown: Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Tree Croyle Johnson: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009560,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","40% of our audience reports that this production was their first experience with live opera. We will use a post-performance written survey and an online survey offered to those who made online reservations. Data will be examined by an independent evaluator. We will also conduct interviews with host partners regarding how we can make art with their community and their space.","The audience surveys showed that the Picnic Operetta was the first time experience with classical music or opera for 19% of our audience. They reported that they ""never attend classical music events"".","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",38050,"Other,local or private",43050,,"Dr. William Beeman, Welles Emerson, Cherry Flowers, Mary Hourigan, Susan Haas, Greg Sautter, Eric Broker, Chela Vasquez, Nick Schneider",0.00,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"11th Annual Picnic Operetta Metro Tour.",2019-05-20,2019-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","PO Box 14442","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 619-2112",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1079,"Alneida Madrigal: Youth Programming, Organizational Development, General Administration; Kit Leffler: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Larry Weinberg: Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Maia Maiden: Artistic; Margo Gray: Artistic, General Administration, Organizational Development; Pam Russell: Fundraising, General Administration, Volunteerism; Ying Vu: General Administration, Finance, Artistic.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009604,"Community Arts",2019,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to increase our audience attendance by 10% over last year's spring and fall concerts. We hope to increase River Valley Band membership satisfaction over last year as measured by objective response to questionnaire. Increased audience attendance at concerts by actual count. Survey of Band members satisfaction for the 2 project concerts.","The Board of the RVB deems that most of project goals were met, including increased attendance, presentation of audience-engaging programs providing growth in musicianship of our members as well as growth in actual numbers of RVB musicians. Getting senior citizens into our audience will require additional effort regarding the day of the week of our concerts. Weekdays will be better than weekends.","achieved proposed outcomes",1900,"Other,local or private",6700,,"Allen Saunders, Cress Gackel, Dan Retka, Rufino Ochoada",0.00,"River Valley Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Two Concerts by the River Valley Band - May and November 2019.",2019-03-28,2019-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Reutka,"River Valley Band","1499 Pringle Ct",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 295-7835",dretka.rcms@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1104,"Brett Day: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Brittenany Gillespie: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Artistic; Cam Yang: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Ini Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service / Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: General Administration, Organizational Development, Artistic; Mike Brown: Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Tree Croyle Johnson: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009605,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will experience a new art experience, learn something new, enjoy their experience, and commune with family and community; as shown by verbal and paper surveys. The goal is 65% for all categories. Artists will have greater exposure to the residents of their local home; artists will be asked to provide education regarding their craft. Paper and verbal exit surveys on whether it was a new experience, learned something new, enjoyed the experience, communed with family and/or community. We will analyze attendance (adults/children/POC), number of artists, cost, and impression of audience response.","We served a total of approximately 1700 people and 175 artists participated, plus about 200 individuals who participated in our Gratitude Wall Community Art Project. Most (over 95% guesstimate) expressed satisfaction with their experiences. We had zero complaints. We cancelled the Sousa Band due to rain; they waived their fee; we paid them anyway; it was the right thing to do.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",8670,"Other,local or private",13670,,"Jeanne Schwartz, Keith Reed, Rebecca Groshong, Ann Loch, John Loch, Megan Wright, Faye Heffele, Katrina Walter, Maila Ellefson, Jon Ellefson, Jim Kotz, William Smith, Jean Crewson, Laura Baker, Kitty Engle, Joanne Johnson, Charlotte Kodner, Greg Twaites,",0.00,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"2019 Rosemount ArtBlast.",2019-03-28,2019-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1105,"Brett Day: Education, General Administration, Organizational Development; Brittenany Gillespie: Organizational Development, Fundraising, Artistic; Cam Yang: Artistic, Community Service / Development, Education; Ini Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service / Development, Audience Development / Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: General Administration, Organizational Development, Artistic; Mike Brown: Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno: Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Tree Croyle Johnson: Artistic, Education, Organizational Development.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10009656,"Community Arts",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Velvet Tones chorus will provide 9 free concerts to a diverse, underserved audience of 1000 people across the greater metropolitan area while providing the challenge for 80 senior adults to learn and perform a variety of choral music. Based on recommendation by the MRAC Program Director, the choir will attempt to gather statistics of the audience make-up at each venue. These statistics might include; number of disabled, number on food assistance, diversity, and more. Quantitative data on the supported concerts includes the number of concerts and attendance. An audience response questionnaire in the Festival of Music concert program provides some numerical information and allows open-ended audience comments. In addition, individual comments to choir members are shared at the rehearsal following each performance. All this information is analyzed, synthesized and summarized for the Board to determine how to report the project experience accurately in the final report. For each of the nine free concerts, the choir will compile the number of choir members and audience count; plus, collect unsolicited post-performance audience verbal comments. Written surveys will be conducted at some concerts through use of a form with both check-off answers and space for open comments.","The Festival of Music, an intergenerational event that nearly fills Eastview High School's auditorium, is the most popular MRAC-sponsored event. Performing with children, we attract young and old to hear this free public concert. Audience surveys consistently rank us five of 5. Our eight MRAC events in care facilities remain favorites with staff and residents as shown by the full performance rooms.","achieved proposed outcomes",1705,"Other,local or private",6705,,"Diane Bergens,Rich Clausen,Steve Loken, Bill Poquette, Helen Rix, Paula Tigerman, Rita Ray, Jeannine Churchhill",0.00,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Velvet Tones Senior Choir 9 Free Concerts.",2018-12-12,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Adkins,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave",Rosemount,MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-1133,"Arneshia Williams: Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Brittany Kallman Arneson: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Carolyn Phelps: General Management / Administration, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Dee Baskin: Community Education, Volunteerism, Audience Development / Marketing; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, Fundraising, General Administration; Mary Richardson: Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design; Maja Weidmann: General Administration; Tiffany Xiong: Fundraising, Community Education; Yumi Inomata: General Management / Administration, Volunteerism, Education.","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Program Director; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney.",,2 10007207,"Community and Technical Colleges Oral History Project",2018,9000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9000,,"Angela Amann, Beth Asmussen, Jim Collins, Cathy DeSutter, Steve Doody, Scott Ganje, Dick Graham, Jessie Headrick , Thad Hellman, Doug Larson, Larry Margolis, Susan O'Brien, Judy Pechacek, Kian Sabeti-Carretta, Farid Saed, Jake Sedlacek, Mark Skarohlid, Scott Swenson, Dave Bellows, Tim Wynes, Gail Morrison",0.01,"Inver Hills Community College Foundation","Public College/University","To document through oral history interviews the history of Inver Hills Community College and Dakota County Technical College to commemorate their 50th anniversaries.",,,2017-09-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Angela,Burns,"Inver Hills Community College Foundation","2500 East 80th St","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,651-450-3551,ABurns@inverhills.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-and-technical-colleges-oral-history-project,,,,0 10005819,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,4385,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 40 children, ages 8-18, will be introduced and gain experience with theatrical tools needed to perform on stage; creative drama, improvisation, dancing, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development. Campers will complete an initial evaluation form to assess their knowledge of the materials being presented. Campers will complete a final written evaluation to assess their experience at camp and to assess if they feel they met their personal and group goals. This evaluation will include rating (numerical scale and verbally) the artistic, organizational, professional and personal merits of camp.","Successful youth theater arts activity which resulted in increased awareness and skill levels of participants. Participation increased from past year.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6100,"Other,local or private",10485,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2018 ""Little Shop Of Hatters"".",2018-07-22,2018-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-321,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005830,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,4348,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local access to quality folk music artists. Promote Menahga as a destination for quality musical events. Have a positive impact on local businesses. Surveys handed out to first time concert attendees. Poll local organizations, artists and businesses after the concert series to determine the impact the concerts had for them. Attendance at each concert.","Successfully provided access to quality folk musicians for the community. Audience participation met expectations. Vast majority of participants indicated an overall positive cultural experience.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9932,"Other,local or private",14280,,,,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2018.",2018-06-29,2018-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376 115 2nd St NE",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909 ",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-328,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005832,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Have sectionals and mass rehearsals to provide fellowship, improve knowledge, and confidence in performing the music selected by the guest conductors. Determine the success of the event with a survey of the participating students. We will request feedback from the section leaders and the guest clinician as well as from the High School Vocal directors who observe the practice sessions and the final concert..","Successful community choral project with over 300 participants from across the region and state. Vast majority indicated a positive learning and community building experience.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9455,"Other,local or private",12955,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Real Men Sing!-Real Men Sing Jr 2017.",2017-10-14,2017-10-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6030 ",dleehoff@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-330,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005835,"Community Arts Access Project",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden the experience of other community and high school groups, either as participants or audience members via the instruction of an exceptional guest director and challenging musical selections. Invite highly skilled professionals as guest director in order to provide exceptional musical instruction and also for participants to experience the joy of singing together as an multi-generational voice. Conduct participant surveys to track level of satisfaction with experience and how to improve.","Successful choral activity which brought over 500 women's voices together! All indicators point toward an increase of awareness and skill level.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",13195,"Other,local or private",18195,,,,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Her Voice Her Song SAWC Women's Festival.",2018-01-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Anderson,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","805 Prairie Ave NE",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 851-5114 ",akchickadee2000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-331,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10000745,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","100 string students, ages 12-18, who attend the Artaria Chamber Music School will learn to appreciate, interpret and present classical chamber music. Students will demonstrate what they learned by performing works from classical music repertoire with improved awareness of tone quality, technical accuracy, ensemble and balance, and interpretation. 2: Young string players will develop their musical ensemble skills through in-depth coaching, practice, rehearsals, and performances. Artaria will assess individual and ensemble progress by critiquing the live and recorded performances. Students will also be evaluated for progress during coaching sessions and guest artist classes.","Artaria Chamber Music school enrolled 69 students’ ages 12-20 years. They studied and performed classical chamber music repertoire. Applications were tallied to compile total number of applicants. Attendance was taken each week by the teachers at the coaching sessions. 2: Young Minnesotans developed musicianship and ensemble playing skills through study and performance. Artaria selected and taught chamber music repertoire. All performances and masterclasses were recorded and the results were disseminated for review and analysis. Topics evaluated: tone quality, technical accuracy, ensemble/balance, and interpretation.",,,,12000,1500,"Mark Halvorson,Essie Commers, Jane Giacobassi, James Sophocleus, Karen Casanova, Shira Burton",0.00,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Artaria Chamber Music School`s mission is to provide a rich environment of musical and personal collaboration that encourages creativity, promotes leadership skills, and passes the great traditions of chamber music on to the next generation.?",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595 ",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-11,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000746,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To better serve learners through expanding and strengthening administrative infrastructure. Hiring of PTE development director will address needed funding for arts programs, scholarships, and artist fees. Class fees are kept low. Executive director shifts focus to more effectively manage and expand educational programs.","Better served learners through expanding and strengthening administrative infrastructure. Successfully hired PTE development director who has carried out work plan to meet funding needs of organization. Class fees kept low. Executive director successfully shifted focus from development work to expanding educational programming. ",,,,12000,12000,"Sara Boutros, Aaron Cotter, Seth Finestack, David Karjanen, Loren Kollmar, Dagmara Larsen, Kevin Maas, Jessica Passaro, Patti Walsh",0.00,ArtiCulture,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"ArtiCulture's mission is to empower individuals and commmunities to create positive change through the visual arts.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Greenbaum,ArtiCulture,"2613 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 729-5151 ",egreenbaum@articulture.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-12,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000749,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Our goal is to extend our ability to offer more classes and workshops in our arts education program to increase our outreach. By comparing our attendance from prior years to the years the grant is in effect. 2: We would like to reprint our book `On The Training of Painters` to include the newest materials and techniques. This handbook is the best way we have to reach people outside the metro area if they are unable to attend regular classes and will be evaluated by how many new inquires we have.","The Atelier added several workshops and lectures to our program with increased attendance The atelier keeps records as to how many people attend our special classes, workshops and lectures, and an ongoing list of new attendees. 2: One of our co-directors suffered a stroke before completing the new materials for the book We diverted the book funding to new brochures and mailings to out metro areas and saw a significant increase in attendance at our workshops, and lectures from these areas.",,,,15000,4731,"Katherine Lack, Richard Myers, Lynn Maderich, Suzanne Garry, David Ginsberg",0.00,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","K-12 Education","Community Arts Education Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters. Our organization creates opportunities for all people to be trained as realist painters. We provide resources and classes that facilitate the skills needed to become a painter. We are devoted to building and sustaining a true learning environment focusing on fine draftsmanship and painting skills.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421 ",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-14,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000807,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To engage our contingency and foster creativity and creative thinking while providing a platform for teaching artists to share their knowledge and talents. JotForm surveys for all participants tracks registrations and offers programming and teaching insights. Photographs of classes and the artwork that is created will be used on all social media. 2: To successfully execute the proposed arts education programming schedule. Evaluation will come at the end of the grant period: we will have an 80% success rate in the execution of programs offered, which will be reflected by our surveys, our income and participant attendance.","GRA engaged their contingency, and fostered creativity while providing a platform for teaching artists to share their knowledge and talents. Great River Arts communicates w/ constituents from registration to the completion of each session. Surveys are often sent to participants and teaching artists, classes are photographed to show the creative process and the end product. 2: GRA successfully executed the proposed arts education programming schedule for 2017. Self-Evaluation was done at the end of the grant period. We had an 87% success rate in the execution of programs offered, which is also reflected by our income and participant attendance.",,,,12000,12000,"Scott Wonderlich, Mark Gerbi, Ron Bieganek, Michelle Kiley, Neree Jackson, Sheryl Johnson",0.00,"Great River Arts Association AKA Great River Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Great River Arts' mission is to enrich lives by providing arts experiences and services to the people of Morrison County and the surrounding communities.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Moore,"Great River Arts Association","122 1st St SE PO Box 157","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 632-0960 ",jill@greatart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-16,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000884,"Community Arts Education Support",2017,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants perform music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience. Initial assessment skills are conducted with all participants through high school prior to the concert season, and reassessed the following spring. 2: Participants expand their knowledge and performance competence of world music. Through a variety of works the NYC groups will expand their knowledge of non native languages and styles of performance. Guest artists and musicians will be brought in for instruction.","Participants perform music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience Initial assessment skills are conducted with all participants through high school prior to the concert season, and reassessed the following spring. 2: Minnesotans develop skills in or expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline. Feedback from choral professionals aided in evaluations of the participants' achievements. The ability of the singers to consistently and successfully progress through the program is a strong indicator of their development.",,,,12000,12000,"Jeanette Nelson, Paul Cloak, Tracy Nelson, Kelly Webster, Mary Quinn Crow, Jonathan Norrie, Patty Lindell, Anna Lisa Rustad, Cindy Carlson, Christopher Weber",0.00,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of the Northfield Youth Choirs is to provide the finest choral education possible in an environment that challenges and affirms all members, children through adults.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Paulsen,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335 ",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-19,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10006626,"Community Arts Access Project",2019,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Raise awareness of 900 adult moviegoers and 300 youth in rural Minnesota about the diversity and artistic quality of contemporary film art. Participant surveys and post viewing focus groups.","Successful film festival which increased audience participation from previous years with vast majority of participants indicated a very positive experience.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",11700,"Other,local or private",16700,,"Jamie Robertson, Dave Quincer, Alice Martin, Sally Robertson, Rod Norberg",0.00,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"2018 Whiskey Creek Film Festival.",2018-09-14,2018-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-366,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10006290,"Community Arts",2018,3885,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We expect to perform at least fifteen concerts at senior centers and veterans facilities or programs. We expect our audiences to sing along as requested and to indicate in some fashion that they are enjoying the performance. This latter expectaton will be validated by a Performance Evaluation requested from each facility. At each concert an Audience Evaluation is requested. It asks for a numerical rating from one -5 (5 is best) on several aspects of the performance. These evaluation forms are collected and analyzed at the end of each season. An informal evaluation comes from the level of audience participation, smiles and tapping feet.",,"Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9355,"Other,local or private",13240,,"Paul Carlton, Norman Peterson, James Andrews, Donald Danneker, Thomas Mullon, Carl Larson",,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Eagan Men's Chorus 15 concerts to senior and veterans facilities in 2018.",2018-01-04,2018-12-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557 ",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-922,"Arneshia Williams: Dance, Folk, Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary; Elle Thoni: Opera, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Multidisciplinary; Erin Lewis: Literature, Visual Arts, Community Arts; Jeff Ambroz: Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Design Arts; Karyssa Jackson: Literature; Kathleen Conroy: Theatre, Puppetry; Ken Fruitrail: Literature, Visual Arts, Spoken Word; Marie Panlener: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Photography; Tikki Brown: Visual Arts, Community Arts, Craft Arts.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.",,2 10006291,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attendance at the Harvest of Art event will reach 600, topping the attendance 450 in 2017. Introduction of short film to the event will increase awareness and appreciation of film and its role in Eagan's creative community. We will count the number of attendees at the event at the front entrance, but also evaluate engagement at each activity by having Ambassadors around the grounds. Since film is our newest art form to explore, we will survey the participating filmmakers, asking them about their experience through the process and at the event.",,"Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",22557,"Other,local or private",27557,,"Jerry Farlee, Nathan Neuman, Michael Palmer, Dorothy Peterson, Linda Klein, Aileen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Anne Weber-Smith",,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts",,"Eagan Art House Harvest of Art Celebration - The Art of Story",2018-01-01,2018-11-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-923,"Arneshia Williams: Dance, Folk, Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary; Elle Thoni: Opera, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Multidisciplinary; Erin Lewis: Literature, Visual Arts, Community Arts; Jeff Ambroz: Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Design Arts; Karyssa Jackson: Literature; Kathleen Conroy: Theatre, Puppetry; Ken Fruitrail: Literature, Visual Arts, Spoken Word; Marie Panlener: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Photography; Tikki Brown: Visual Arts, Community Arts, Craft Arts.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.",,2 10006298,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project was selected to provide the ESS group a chance to reach seniors who have a limited opportunity to experience live musical entertainment so we count the number of audience members at each performance. Also it is to provide an opportunity for audience members to join in the musical experience via a sing-a-long program format and to express themselves to the singers at the conclusion of each program. We always count the number of audience members and record the number each time we sing, At the conclusion of each performance the singers go among the audience and talk with them regarding the things they enjoyed and give post-performance feedback at the next rehearsal.",,"Achieved proposed outcomes.",7000,"Other,local or private",12000,,"Dan Phillips, Dave Walters, Barbara Felker, Karen Odegaard, Fran Linhart, Linda Stubbs, Richard Fowler, Karen Franzmeir, Margaret Wong, Denise Cochran",,"Edina Singing Seniors","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Edina Singing Seniors",2018-01-02,2018-12-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Walters,"Edina Singing Seniors","5280 Grandview Sq Ste 101",Edina,MN,55436,"(952) 933-0488 ",info@edinasingingseniors.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-928,"Daniel Tran: Literature, Community Arts, Public Art; Dom Suttles: Music, Media Arts, Visual Arts; Drea Reynolds: Music, Community Arts, Multidisciplinary: Junauda Petrus; Literature, Community Arts, Multidisciplinary; La Donna Morrison: Music, Theatre, Dance; Linda Snouffer: Visual Arts, Public Art, Music; Mackenzie Catton: Visual Arts, Literature, Community Arts; Sam Italiano: Dance, Community Arts, Multidisciplinary; Zong Yang: Visual Arts, Folk, Traditional Arts, Photography.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.",,2 10006303,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The qualitative goals include theatrical skill building for youth through live performance with an emphasis on process learning and with a focus on practical applications outside of theatre. Quantitatively, we propose to keep pace with the 2017 production in reaching 45+ students as performers and technicians and an audience of the community of around 500. We intend to survey both the participants (including parents and adult volunteers) and the audience. We will also work with our Youth Advisory Council to ensure we are continuing to meet the needs of our student artists.",,"Achieved proposed outcomes.",8460,"Other,local or private",13460,,"Lysa Clayburn, Brent Erler, Debbie Mason, Scott Rowe, David Nyssen, G.J. Clayburn, Robb Thomas",,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Forte Fine Arts Academy presents Beauty and The Beast JR.",2018-01-15,2018-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lysa,Clayburn,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","10970 185th St W",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 210-0165 ",lysa@lunycrab.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-930,"Arneshia Williams: Dance, Folk, Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary; Elle Thoni: Opera, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Multidisciplinary; Erin Lewis: Literature, Visual Arts, Community Arts; Jeff Ambroz: Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Design Arts; Karyssa Jackson: Literature; Kathleen Conroy: Theatre, Puppetry; Ken Fruitrail: Literature, Visual Arts, Spoken Word; Marie Panlener: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Photography; Tikki Brown: Visual Arts, Community Arts, Craft Arts.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.",,2 10006332,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Quantitative Outcomes: Attract 4,000 or more visitors to boost pubic value of the arts, and showcase local talent with 50 or more culturally diverse performing and/or instructional artists. Qualitative Outcomes: Offer visibility and recognition to these established and emerging artists; thus weaving a stronger social fabric that reflects Burnsville's multicultural identity via a well-attended festival, six hours of on-stage entertainment, eight or more ethnic food booths and family arts activities, up to fourteen interactive and informative cultural display booths, and a public 4-week IFB Cultural Perspectives public art exhibit. Sponsors assigned to IFB's Kids' Village are asked to plan an interactive arts activity geared to the interests of teens. To evaluate how IFB strengthens our diverse community by sharing an exceptional arts experience, (1) Burnsville police officers provide crowd count estimates throughout the day; (2) number of festival programs released (3) with returned tear-off survey sheets; and the total number of food/activity tickets, support an overall tally too. The IFB planning group pays close attention to crowd responsiveness (I.E: How many guests dance, and for how long?! Or how many families picnic and fill the hillsides across festival? How many buy supper and eat on the plaza? How many tour the art gallery? How many offer to volunteer or ask about next year's planning efforts?); guest feedback, plus Facebook comments and requests.",,"Achieved proposed outcomes.",39050,"Other,local or private",44050,,"Amber Cameron, Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Julie Dorshak, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Raj Menon, Kelsey Covert, Abby Howard, Naseema Omer, Anca Sima, Nancy Thornsavan, Mary T. Lopez, Dee Peterson, Tippi Goodwin, Hanifa Mohamed, Ana Abtow, Sahro Abdulahi, Susan Brown, Krishnan Narumnipad, Olivia Brammer",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"2018 International Festival of Burnsville",2018-03-28,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038 ",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-944,"Adlyn Carreras: Artistic, General Administration, Education; Bob Olsen: General Management, Administration, Organizational Development, Planning, Fundraising; Cheryl Caponi: Organizational Development, Finance, Artistic; Cristeta Boarini: Community Education, Community Service, Development, Artistic; In i Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service, Development, Audience Development, Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, General Administration; Rachel Bender: Community Education, General Administration, Education; Samty Xiong: Organizational Development, General Administration, Community Education; Sue Swenson: Education, Community Education, General Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director.",,2 10006333,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least 40 people will be involved in the production as cast or crew, and at least 1500 people will attend one of six performances. At least 85% of the respondents to an audience survey will indicate they enjoyed the performance and plan to attend future productions. We will evaluate our outcomes through participant counts and audience surveys. At each performance we will distribute a brief survey to be turned in as they leave the performance.",,"Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",17000,"Other,local or private",22000,,"Barbara Pierce, James Davis, Kathy Huber, Amy Donovan, Mary Herrara, Gregory Stone",,"Inver Grove Heights Community Education","K-12 Education","Community Arts",,"Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre",2018-04-02,2018-08-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Zehnder,"Inver Grove Heights Community Education","2990 80th St E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 306-3634 ",jzehnder@tridistrictce.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-945,"Adlyn Carreras: Artistic, General Administration, Education; Bob Olsen: General Management, Administration, Organizational Development, Planning, Fundraising; Cheryl Caponi: Organizational Development, Finance, Artistic; Cristeta Boarini: Community Education, Community Service, Development, Artistic; In i Augustine: Volunteerism, Community Service, Development, Audience Development, Marketing; Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, General Administration; Rachel Bender: Community Education, General Administration, Education; Samty Xiong: Organizational Development, General Administration, Community Education; Sue Swenson: Education, Community Education, General Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director.",,2 10006397,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We seek to reach with our choral performances 1500 or more seniors at senior-living facilities, and 2000 or more members of the general public of all ages at public venues. We will accomplish this in two public concerts, twenty or more private sing-outs, and two or more public venue performances. We will attempt to keep track of the number of people we reach at our various venues, survey our members regarding their satisfaction, and seek post-performance feedback from a least two of the three communities we serve: members, seniors, and the general public.",,"Achieved proposed outcomes.",10225,"Other,local or private",15225,,"John Olson, James Dircks, Eileen Bengry, Judith Hunder, Faye Knowles, Terri Cleveland",,"Plymouth Rockers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Plymouth Rockers 2018 Performance Series Project",2018-04-02,2018-12-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Faye,Knowles,"Plymouth Rockers","c/o Plymouth Creek Ctr 14800 34th Ave N",Plymouth,MN,55447,"(612) 708-8349 ",faye.knowles49@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-972,"Candace Noot: Education, General Administration, Finance; Caroline Taiwo: Artistic, Audience Development, Marketing, Organizational Development; Chavonn Williams Shen: Artistic, Youth Programming, Education; John Gwinn: Youth Programming, Organizational Development, Community Education; Jonna Kosalko: Fundraising, Audience Development, Marketing, General Management, Administration; Julia Gay: Artistic, Community Service, Development, Education; Marjorie Simon: Audience Development, Marketing, Volunteerism, Education; Michelle Chang: Community Service, Development, Organizational Development, Education; Tonya Williams: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Deanna StandingCloud: Tiwahe Foundation Program and Community Network Director.",,2 10006409,"Community Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Quantitative Outcomes: 1. Have at least 3000 attendees at our ArtBlast events during the week of ArtBlast; 2) Bring in at least three new types of art (music, drama or exhibit art; 3) Have 90% of attendees and artists surveyed report satisfaction with their ArtBlast experience Qualitative: 20% of audience surveyed report that they have experienced something new in the arts presented. We will use both verbal and written surveys of audience participants and artist participants to glean the information sought to substantiate the proposed outcomes. We will use head counts at each event to substantiate one of our outcomes (3000 attendees), We will do a post-ArtBlast debrief meeting with all board and staff to define what went well and what did not, and to offer possible changes for 2019.",,"Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6870,"Other,local or private",11870,,"John Loch, Ann Loch, Keith Reed, Charlotte Kodner, Maila Ellefson, Jon Ellefson, Greg Twaites, Katrina Walter, Jeanne Schwartz, Jean Crewson, Rebecca Groshong, Laura Baker, Susan Freiberg, Jim Kotz, Joanne Johnson, Megan Wright, Mark Freier, Faye Heffele",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"RAAC ArtBlast 2018",2017-12-18,2018-07-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-979,"Arneshia Williams: Dance, Folk, Traditional Arts, Multidisciplinary; Elle Thoni: Opera, Musical Theater, Performance Art, Multidisciplinary; Erin Lewis: Literature, Visual Arts, Community Arts; Jeff Ambroz: Visual Arts, Craft Arts, Design Arts; Karyssa Jackson: Literature; Kathleen Conroy: Theatre, Puppetry; Ken Fruitrail: Literature, Visual Arts, Spoken Word; Marie Panlener: Visual Arts, Media Arts, Photography; Tikki Brown: Visual Arts, Community Arts, Craft Arts.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.",,2 10010874,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Provide quality choral education for members to become better singers by enhancing skills, strengthening vocal techniques, and building musicianship. Success will be measured by parent and singer surveys seeking feedback on singers' development and growth, and enrollment data that includes the number of singers that come back the following season as well as move to the next appropriate choir level.","Through quality choral education, members became better singers, grew their skills, techniques, musicianship and community. Success was measured by two surveys seeking data and feedback from parents and singers about their choir experience and the impact of the ACYC choral program including singer development and growth. 2:",,255317,,275317,20000,"Geoff Couling, Sue Couling, Theresa Fitzpatrick, William Flatley, Michelle Frauenshuh, Jennifer Herron, Benjamin Hersey, Rachel McGuire, Holly Miller, Jen Randolph Reise, Lana Western",0.00,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs AKA Angelica Cantanti","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs inspire and nurture a creative community of singers through quality choral experiences.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Riddle,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs AKA Angelica Cantanti","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(952) 563-8572",angelicayouthchoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-42,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010929,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will increase outreach by 300 students, to include after school and summer youth programs and expanding to one additional senior living facility. The programs will be evaluated by student head count. We will also evaluate if new outreach locations are secured, as well as how many repeat locations are scheduled. 2: We will collaborate with seven existing programs/locations and increase outreach to three new collaborators. We will track the number of programs that include Art House teaching staff and lessons, ensuring sustainable partnerships. We will have ongoing conversations with all program staff. New collaborator recruitment will be measured by the number of commitment","Due to Covid, most outreach was cancelled. We reached 700, compared to 5,000 in 2019. Head counts were used for outreach efforts. We did not secure any new locations or audiences due to Covid. 2: We maintained seven collaborations, but were not able to add three new collaboartors. We maintained programs from January - Mid-March and limited programs in the summer and one event in September.",,213060,,233060,20000,"Britt Moore, John Rayman, Lisa McWilliams, Rachel Power, Linda Klein, Alieen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Anita Pagey",0.50,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts Education Support",,"The Eagan Art House encourages people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to live creatively through visual art education, exhibitions, and community engagement.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-48,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10010014,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, youth participants will gain experience with theatrical tools needed to perform on stage; creative drama, improvisation, dance, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development. Participants will complete an initial and final evaluation form to assess their knowledge of the materials being presented.",,,5625,"Other,local or private",10625,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"2019 Camp Madhatter.",2019-07-22,2019-08-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-404,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10010018,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase knowledge and deepen understanding of chorale music by youth participants. Participant surveys and choral director analysis.",,,6900,"Other,local or private",10400,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Real Men Sing! - Real Men Sing Jr. 2019.",2019-10-11,2019-10-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","28728 Snowshoe Trl PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6030",dleehoff@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-408,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10010022,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least 90% of the attendees, who respond to our survey, will leave each event having learned something new about the work of the author and his/her process of creating their book. Attendee Survey.",,,1500,"Other,local or private",4850,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Visiting Author Program.",2019-07-01,2020-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-412,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10010024,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Raise awareness of 900 adult moviegoers and 300 youth in rural Minnesota about the diversity and artistic quality of contemporary film art. Participant surveys and post viewing focus groups.",,,15200,"Other,local or private",20200,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"2019 Whiskey Creek Film Festival.",2019-09-13,2020-04-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Robertson,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-414,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10011050,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Northern Starz Theatre Company will provide high quality, inclusive, educational theatre programming. NSTC will educate students with mindful, challenging curriculum. NSTC will continue to use evaluation tools, within our current programming, that will accentuate our areas of achievement and areas in which there is a need. 2: Northern Starz Theatre Company will comprehensively measure their programming effectiveness and ensure sufficient staffing for all programs. NSTC will track survey evaluation from parents and students. Being mindful of findings will be key to implementation of any additional learning methods and reveal strengths or weaknesses in their theatre education.","Northern Starz Theatre Company was able to provide high quality, inclusive, educational theatre programming. NSTC was able to educate students with a mindful curriculum, that became a bit more challenging than originally intended due to Covid-19. NSTC continued to use evaluation tools for achievement and educational needs. 2: Northern Starz Theatre Company was able to comprehensively measure their programming effectiveness and ensure sufficient staffing for all programs. NSTC was able to obtain comprehensive survey evaluations from parents and students for both in-person and virtual classes. The evaluations brought forth efforts of consorted learning needs and continued educational strengths.",,85613,,95613,4500,"Rob Rosen, Michelle Sharon, Erica Campbell, Stacy Surratt, Jerry Rondo, Jackie Mjolhus, Kathy Boecher, Terri Kopel, Mary Quist",1.25,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Partnering with community and families to provide quality arts education.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Bohnsack,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","5300 Alpine Dr Ste 140",Ramsey,MN,55303,"(612) 326-6158",rachel@northernstarz.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-52,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011051,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants achieve music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience. Initial assessment skills are conducted with all participants prior to the concert season, and reassessed as they progress. 2: Participants expand their knowledge and performance competence of world music. Through a variety of works the NYC groups will expand their knowledge of non-native languages and styles of performance.","Participants perform music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience while being limited to virtual rehearsals. Initial assessment skills are conducted with allparticipants through high school prior to the concert season. Reassessment was in the form of semi-private lessons conducted virtually. 2: Minnesotans develop skills in or expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline. Northfield Youth Choirs was able to develop skills in and expand their knowledge about an artistic discipline regardless of having the program move to virtual rehearsals in March, 2020. Rehearsals were divided into sectionals or lessons.",,202539,,217539,15000,"Cindy Carlson,Mary Quinn Crow,Jonathan Norrie,Anna Lisa Rustad,Amanda Tracy,Chris Weber,Jen Wellbaum,Kyah Olson-Sola youth board member,Emma Johnson youth board member",0.00,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Northfield Youth Choirs sparks the growth of its singers through artistry, shared experiences, and joy.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Paulsen,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-53,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011083,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","RRAC will continue to develop high quality sequential art classes for youth and older adults, increasing the number of participants in the program. RRAC will review progress toward strategic goals, classes and program achievement. Program participant attendance and completion will be evaluated. 2: The program participants gain knowledge of the process of creating art and how it plays an important role in aging. RRAC will use participant surveys to measure the success of the goals. Participants will take survey on 1st and last day of six and eight week sequential class. RRAC will increase the number of older adults who continue to take classes.","RRAC offered high quality sequential art classes for both youth and older adults and increased the number of participants in these programs. Participants completed a survey on the first and last day of class and were interviewed to provide feedback on the quality of the sequential art classes and the impact the classes had on them. 2: Participants gained knowledge of the process of creating art and how it plays an important role in aging. Participants completed a survey on the first and last day of the sequential art class and were interviewed to provide feedback on the program and share the knowledge and skills they gained.",,103280,,115280,2300,"Angie Renee, Jim Steffen, Kurt Ulrich, Melody Shryock, Kurt Kiecker-Olson, Jeanette Offerdahl",0.00,"Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of Rumriver Art Center is to make a difference through art by being a welcoming and inspiring environment for artists of all ages to explore their creative potential through our classes, collaborations, and partnerships.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lawrence,Weinberg,"Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center","2665 4th Ave Ste 102",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 323-8830",larry@rumriverart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-54,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011125,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Increase enrollment in UMC programs by 15% with students demonstrating increased musical skills in instrumental, vocal and live on-stage performance. Current enrollment totals are compared to previous year totals at the start of each fiscal year. Progress is evaluated by director/instructor reviews, students graduating through method books and demonstrating qualified advancement in music skills. 2: Offer Social Emotional learning to under-served and at risk youth in public, private, alternative and correctional institutions throughout Minnesota. UMC and hosting institution define program outcomes. Impact data is reviewed during event by UMC and institution to assure outcomes are met. post-event meeting reviews successes, what could be improved and programs final impact.","Due to Covid19 enrollment dropped by 15% We are steadily and successfully recovering and current students are thriving and meeting projected outcomes Enrollment totals were compared to previous year totals at the start of the fiscal year. Progress was evaluated by director/instructor reviews, students progressing through method books and demonstrating staff approved advancement in music skills. 2: Social Emotional programs increased via Zoom sessions to vulnerable adult, memory care, group home residents and SE Minnesota public school system UMC and hosting institution define program outcomes. Impact data is reviewed during event by UMC and institution to assure outcomes are met. post-event meeting reviews successes, what could be improved and programs final impact.",,99028,,109028,7000,"Michael S. Arturi, Arthur Kenyon, Lauri Neubert, Timothy McKim, Mark Woerpel, Rebecca Thompson, Dr. Paul Cardinal",0.00,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Universal Music Center's mission is to enrich lives trhough music and live performance education.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-57,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011143,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Young Dance will provide high quality dance education programming during organizational transition. Youth Program Quality assessments provide feedback about impact, safety, and accessibility; attendance data provides information about student participation. We will monitor the budget progress to assure expenses remain in line with revenue. 2: We will grow our community, expand programming, and deepen relationships through targeted initiatives and strategic communication related to our move. We will track student retention and collect student and donor demographics for two years, then compare that with data from previous years. We will assess number of and success of community partnerships.","Developments during our transition include accessibility improvements and alignment across programs regarding protocols and participant expectations We received feedback surveys in fall and spring, student conferences, family phone calls and teacher reflections. We paused class observations and evaluations based on Youth Program Quality Assessment when programming pivoted online in March. 2: 50% of students left; 25% of students are new in 20-21. Partnerships paused in spring; we are working to reinitiate relationships. Donor base grew We are tracking rate of retention and demographic data with database (implemented in 9/2020) We collected program feedback via surveys and conversations. Restrictions due to Covid-19 hindered efforts to promote programming and grow constituent base.",,124408,,136408,330,"Rich Stever-Zeitlin, Paul McCluskey, Elsabet Roth, Gretchen Godfrey, Nicole Hinrichs-Bideau, Devin Vander Schaaf, Catianne Ngante, Betsy Walts, Piper Rolfes, Daniel Case",0.00,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Pick,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 423-3064",gretchen@youngdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-58,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10011153,"Community Arts Education Support",2020,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","SYT develops staff roles to continue offering high-quality arts programming to an expanding student base. Staff will review qualitative/quantitative data gathered from student rubrics, parent evaluations, and community roundtables to assess areas of success and challenges meeting community needs with program development. Outcomes will inform future offerings. 2: Alternatively schooled teens connect with SYT and each other to develop performance skills, personal connections with Shakespeare, and confidence. SYT will provide rubric-based metrics on the students' evaluation of the quality of their learning experience with the goal of improvement year-to-year. We also seek to increase the number of students participating in our programing by 10% per annum.","SYT staff developed flexible programming in response to Covid-19, serving our existing student base and engaging new students. Staff utilized student and parent interviews to develop new programs to meet our community's unique needs during Covid-19. Student retention rates of 90%+ indicate success. 2: Alternatively schooled teens connected with SYT and each other to develop performance skills, personal connections with Shakespeare, and confidence. Due to the exceptional nature of 2020, SYT used 30-25 minute individual student interviews to collect student feedback. New student registrations increased by 25% over 2019.",,55527,,63527,59,"Todd Verdoorn, Victoria Signorelli, Robyn Cook, Robert Ragoonanan",0.00,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Shakespearean Youth Theatre's mission is to empower and challenge young people to engage with great works and create groundbreaking theater through education, performance, and ensemblebased collaboration.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Logan,Verdoorn,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","550 Vandalia St Ste 306","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 330-5037",logan@sytmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-59,"Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10012266,"Community and Technical Colleges History Manuscript",2018,9955," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Our goals and targets for this project were definitely achieved due to a number of factors. We had experienced, knowledgeable, and professional consultants working on the project. They already had some embedded knowledge of the community as well. They went above and beyond to seek out individuals, both on campus and in the community, who had the information needed to complete the manuscript. The collective willingness of community members and internal college stakeholders made the project a success.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9955,,"Angela Amann ? Levander, Gillen and Miller; Jim Collins, CompuCom; Cathy DeSuter, Community Volunteer; Steve Doody, Edward Jones; Scott Ganje, Bremer Bank; Dick Graham, Community Volunteer; Thadd Hellman, Target Corporation; Doug Larson, Dakota Electric Association; Betsy McAfee, Community Volunteer; Larry Margolis, Retired; Susan O?Brien, Retired; Judy Pechacek, University of Minnesota School for Nursing; Kian Sabeti-Carretta, WSB And Associates Inc; Farid Saed, Lab Planning Consultant; Jake Sedlacek, Xcel Energy; Mark Skarohlid, UTC Aerospace Systems; Diana Smirnova, Uponer; Scott Swenson, Home Federal Market; Dave Bellows, Retired; Tim Wynes, Inver Hills Community College; Gail Morrison, Inver Hills Community College Foundation",0.15,"Inver Hills Community College Foundation","Public College/University",,,"To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of community and technical colleges in Dakota County.",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Boe,"Inver Hills Community College Foundation"," 2500 East 80th St "," Inver Grove Heights "," MN ",55076,"(651) 450-3519"," mboe@inverhills.edu ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-and-technical-colleges-history-manuscript,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10014604,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, community participants will gain a broader and deeper appreciation of local, regional, and state literary artists. Attendance, and particpant surveys and interniews.",,,3070,"Other,local or private",8070,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"BookEnds Visiting Author Series, 2020.",2020-04-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-430,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014606,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project upwards of 40 people will participate, either on stage or as part of the crew. They will learn new skills and/or increase their knowledge in theatrical production and performance. Survey participants, crew, and random selection of audience members on the quality of the production and value of the artistic experience.",,,5250,"Other,local or private",10250,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Spring Musical 2020.",2020-01-27,2020-04-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-431,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014629,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,3900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, local residents will have access to quality folk music. Promote Menahga as a destination for quality musical events. Have a positive impact on local businesses. Surveys handed out to first time concert attendees. Poll local organizations, artists and businesses after the concert series to determine the impact the concerts had for them. Attendance at each concert.",,,9861,"Other,local or private",13761,,,,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2020.",2020-06-26,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-444,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014634,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this project, participants will broaden and deepen their understanding and knowledge of traditional folk arts as they relate to history, ecology, and recreational importance of the Crow Wing watershed. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,10400,"Other,local or private",15400,,,,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"30th Annual Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua.",2020-07-20,2020-09-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Robertson,"Old Wadena Society","14380 241st Ave",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2608",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-447,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014648,"Community Arts Access Project",2020,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunity for local musicians to broaden and deepen their level of music appreciation and skill levels. Participant and audience satisfaction surveys at year end wrap-up.",,,1800,"Other,local or private",5300,,,,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"2019-2020 Concert Season.",2019-12-15,2020-06-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-5044",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-453,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001877,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our aim is to see at least 35 students enrolled in each of the two choirs (70 children in total). Qualitatively, the choir director will monitor student learning progress toward music learning, memorization and artistic skills such as expression, dynamics and ensemble skills. An important evaluation of the outcome of this project is the number of students involved, as our aim is to bring a choral experience to children who are currently not offered such an activity (goal of 70 singers total). Furthermore, a summative meeting will be held in May 2018 including adult artists associated with the project (Lisa, Kellie, Nicole, Greg, April and Mary Anne) in which the various aspects of the project will be evaluated for their efficacy.","We had hoped to see 35 children participating in each of the two project choirs. We ended up with 43 students in the Oak Ridge choir and 50 in the Diamond Path choir, surpassing our goal. Each choir performed in two concerts. The estimated size of the combined audience for EACH choir is 750. There was no cost for a student to participate or for a parent to attend this musical experience.",,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Laura Grossman, Meg Krekeler, Kris Best, John Holtze, Melissa Goodman",,"Allegro Choral Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Access to Choir Initiative Funding for the Access to Choir Initiative, a project by the Allegro Choral Academy in partnership with two elementary schools in Dakota County to bring a choral music opportunity to students. The program will create weekly choir rehearsals over an 11-week period at Oak Ridge Elementary in Eagan and at Diamond Path Elementary in Apple Valley with culminating concerts at each school in May 2017.",2017-08-28,2018-05-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Goodman,"Allegro Choral Academy","PO Box 241325","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 846-8585 ",office@allegroca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-786,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001898,"Community Arts",2017,2650,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Entertain residents at senior living facilities through educational concerts, and share our music with 400 people. We will evaluate the success of our concerts by speaking with the residents and the employees of the facilities after the concert. Performers will also give post-concert feedback through surveys and discussions.","At these concerts, audience surveys are not practical for many of our elderly patrons, so we relied on good old-fashioned word of mouth. After each performance, people lingered to chat with our musicians as we mingled with them. Some of us stayed at the tables and assisted those who were able to come up for a closer look at our bells. We helped them try ringing the bells and handchimes. ",,3600,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Bill Mathis, Jennifer Cadwell, Kathy Woods, Carol Scheel, Krista Riedel, Melissa Burrows",,"Bells of the Lakes, Inc. AKA Bells of the Lakes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Concert Series at Senior Living Facilities Funding for a four-part concert series held at senior living facilities in the Twin Cities, designed to introduce communities to the musical artform of handbells.",2017-04-25,2017-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Cadwell,"Bells of the Lakes, Inc. AKA Bells of the Lakes","PO Box 3907",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(262) 374-1500 ",treasurer@bellsofthelakes.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-795,"Sarah Gerdes: Youth programming, artistic, general administration; Frangena Johnson: Artistic, community education, audience development, marketing; Laney Ohman: Audience development, marketing, computer systems, web design, fundraising; Dan Pinkerton: Education, artistic, computer systems, web design; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, community education, education; Gregory Rose: Artistic, education, community education; Lula Saleh: Artistic; Jovan Speller: Artistic, general administration, community education; Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001908,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We hope to increase the size of our audience by 20% and to increase participation by Latino members of our community by 50%. To evaluate this project we will use attendance figures, audience surveys, artist evaluations, and casual comments from participants.","Over 750 people attended the 2017 Summer Performance Series season. The threat of bad weather at two of the performances caused us to miss our goal of increasing audience by 20%. We also fell short of our goal of increasing Latino participation. Recently we held a community dialogue and we hope the connections and the communication suggestions we received will help us be successful in the future.",,9545,"Other, local or private",14545,,"Tom Barnard, Rhea Benz, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Kirk Muhlenbruck, Andrew Pimental, Wayne Potratz, Rachel Powers, Lawrence Werner",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"2017 Summer Performance Series Funding for Caponi Art Park's 2017 Summer Performance Series of three performances that will take place in the Park?s Theater in the Woods amphitheater during July and August 2017.",2017-01-01,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-802,"Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001914,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","200 people (not including repeat attendees) attend three concerts featuring 43 performers. Audience surveys will show broader age and other demographic in attendance compared to past seasons, and ongoing enthusiastic, enhanced receptivity to a wide variety of chamber music offerings. We will measure outcomes by ticket purchases and attendance count for each concert. End of season evaluation surveys will measure audience demographics and feedback to the concert experiences.","This 10th season had our highest attendance of all time, with audiences averaging over 100 per concert (over our estimate of 80). We attracted more people by offering a wide variety of programming that drew people in for one program, and encouraged them to experience the rest of the series. This series builds community. Audience rated these ""Great and affordable concerts"" and ""Wonderful programs.""",,11954,"Other, local or private",16954,,"Joseph Masiarchin, Karla Hartmann, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin and Mary Erickson, Audrey Johnson, Patty Ruedy, Bill Henry, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"10th Season of Coffee Concerts at the Lakeville Area Arts Center Funding for three of four concerts during the 2017 season of Coffee Concerts. Concerts will be at the Lakeville Area Arts Center in January, April, and June of 2017.",2016-12-14,2017-07-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-807,"Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001934,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enroll 25 boys in need of tuition assistance in the Winter Musical Cavalcade. Obtain a high level involvement (goal 90%) of the participants. Perform seven concerts at various senior and veteran venues throughout Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs. Obtain positive satisfaction survey response for at least 95% of participants and their families. Methods will include enrollment and demographic information for 25 designated participants and the attendance data of the participants. Satisfaction surveys from participants, family and audience members will be collected. Personal comments on questionnaires will also provide summary information.","25 boys ages 7 to 17 were enrolled who needed financial assistance, over 90% of boys participated in both performances and practices. 10 concerts were performed at both MBC home locations and various senior and veterans, and other diverse venues throughout Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs. 95% of participants, families showed appreciation and satisfaction for the overall choral experience.",,4055,"Other, local or private",9055,,"Douglas Beach, Scott Carlson, Kenneth W. Carroll, Ken Chastain, Joann Christoferson, Bea Hasselmann, Debra Jacobs, Susan Lillevold, Nancy Novak, Foster Solem, Jerry Wilson, Otis Zanders",,"Metropolitan Boys Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Winter Musical Cavalcade Funding for the Winter Musical Cavalcade, a free choral music concert series performed for the general public, as well as seniors and veterans. Performances will take place at seven venues in Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs between December 2016 and March 2017.",2016-12-14,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bea,Hasselman,"Metropolitan Boys Choir","PO Box 19348",Minneapolis,MN,55419-0348,"(612) 827-6501 ",metbychoir@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-815,"Denise Prosek: Artistic, administration; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Edie Abnet: Artistic; Jessie Roelofs: Education; Liz Lassiter: Youth programming, artistic, community education; Brittany Lynch: Artistic, organizational development, community service; Maja Wheeler: Artistic, general administration; Mike Alberti: Artistic, education, finance; Tom Loftus: General administration, audience development, artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001940,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minneapolis Southside Singers will present between 30 - 40 performances between April 2017 and March 2018. At least 20 performances will be part of this project's focus which is to reach audiences who have limited access to live artistic performances and who have very limited funds such as senior housing, assisted living and adult daycare facilities. The project will be evaluated by documenting the number of performances given and the number of performances given for the specifically targeted audiences. At least one concert per year will include a written audience survey. Members will be surveyed for their feedback and the quarterly meetings will include an evaluation component. Further evaluation will include determining whether the chorus has continued to add new music, to stretch their artistic skills, and to tailor new music to specific audiences.","The most significant outcome was the Holiday performance. The chorus sang and performed well for a standing room only crowd that enjoyed the music. The chorus also felt that the newspaper editorial by the former Miss America was a highlight. ",,5200,"Other, local or private",10200,,"Steve Dosch, Clarice Johnson, Mary Dolan, Liz Kolstad, Bonnie Carleen, Ed Schwartzbauer, Joanne Hart, Mary Cowden, Rosella Mulcahy, Ruth Bartko, Marilyn Botten, Carl Ahlberg",,"Minneapolis Southside Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Minneapolis Southside Singers. Funding to present at least 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area between April 2017 and March 2018.",2017-04-03,2018-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clarice,Johnson,"Minneapolis Southside Singers","4644 Cedar Ave Apt 200",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 729-4984 ",kate.kampa@mpls.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-818,"Sarah Gerdes: Youth programming, artistic, general administration; Frangena Johnson: Artistic, community education, audience development, marketing; Laney Ohman: Audience development, marketing, computer systems, web design, fundraising; Dan Pinkerton: Education, artistic, computer systems, web design; Suzanne Roberts: Artistic, community education, education; Gregory Rose: Artistic, education, community education; Lula Saleh: Artistic; Jovan Speller: Artistic, general administration, community education; Carla Steen: Artistic, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001944,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to have 750 audience members witness over 500 performers from 6 different performing ensembles. Our second goal is to receive 100 completed patron surveys and that of the completed surveys, 75% of patrons indicate a positive response to the performances. We will count tickets sold (audience count) and artist participating. We will also conduct a patron survey to learn more about who is attending our event.","As noted above, 724 patrons experienced over 650 performing artists from across the country resulting in an exciting night of pagentry. We received 52 patron surveys completed and all negative comments received on the surveys involved operational (logistics, tickets, scheduling) challenges--none were dissatisfied with the quality of performance presented by the ensembles. ",,9600,"Other, local or private",14600,,"Todd Tanji, Ralph (R.J.) Johnson, Neil Palistow, Vicki Plaistow, Samantha Springer, Jim Tarbox, Nancy Terry, Todd Woods",,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"March On! A Drum and Bugle Corps Competition. Funding for March On!, a drum and bugle corps show organized by Minnesota Brass in partnership with the Farmington High School Marching Band. The competition features both Minnesota-based and nationally touring competitive drum corps and will be held in August 2017 at Farmington High School.",2017-03-29,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","PO Box 7341","St Paul",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",director@mnbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-820,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001952,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We are anticipating the number of participants will fill the workshop classes and will contain a range of expertise. We will survey the participants in regards to how this workshop helped them improve their understanding and ability to play Scottish/Celtic Folk Music. The workshop participants will be asked to fill out a survey evaluating the classes, interaction with instructors, understanding of Scottish/Celtic Folk Music, participant in play with the instructing artists at the workshop and on stage at the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games. Audience members will be survey to give their impressions of the performances on stage. Pictures will document the participation of workshop students at the Fair.","The Main Stage Tent 60'x80' was filled to capacity all day. The audience was also clapping and dancing to the music when appropriate. When exiting the main stage area, people were asked their opinion of the group that had just played. All the comments were positive. Only ones to maybe be considered negative, ""Wish they could play longer.""",,54600,"Other, local or private",59600,,"Don Cogswell, Ross Sutter, Sarah Thompson, Lucia Magney, Elizabeth Michaelson",,"Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"2017 Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games Music Project Funding for performances and workshops by Celtic fiddler Mary MacGillivray, cellist Ed Willitt, and five other Celtic groups/artists as part of the 2017 Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games. Workshops will take place at The Celtic Junction in St Paul in May, June, and July 2017 and performances will take place at the Scottish Fair in Eagan in July 2017.",2017-03-31,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Don,Cogswell,"Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games","1366 Camelback Dr",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 687-9666 ",dcogswell@mnscottishfair.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-822,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001593,"Community Arts",2017,4400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In our project concerts, the River Valley Band intends to offer a program that challenges our members to greater musicianship as it performs with guest artists. We intend to not only retain our present audience in terms of numbers but also to attract a new and diverse audience. Our project concert audiences will be evaluated with a visual count and by providing the audience a short evaluation form with our concert programs. These forms will seek audience feedback on their enjoyment of the concert, whether improvements can be made to future concert venues and audience demographics (age/gender, etc.).","The Board of the RVB deems the most significant outcome of our project concerts was an increase in concert attendance (May - rain out diminished our attendance; Oct - 291 total, a 40% increase), growth in musicianship of our members as well as growth in actual numbers of RVB musicians (up 65%), ",,1450,"Other, local or private",5850,,"Allen Saunders, Cress Gackel, Daniel Retka, Lori Goetz, Rufino Ochoada",,"River Valley Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Support for 2 Concerts in 2017. Funding to support two concerts of the River Valley Band. The first concert will feature River Valley Band performing with a guest trumpeter and will be held at the outdoor Hastings Pavilion in May 2017. The second concert will feature River Valley Band in a combined concert with the Hastings High School Wind Ensemble and the Sheldon Brass Band from Red Wing and will take place at Hasting High School in October 2017.",2017-03-30,2017-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Reutka,"River Valley Band","1499 Pringle Ct",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 295-7835 ",dretka.rcms@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-411,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001594,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. We will have 2000 people enjoying the arts over the week period that encompasses ArtBlast; 2. 75% of performers will report that they learned something new from performing in our outdoor venues and interacting with the various audiences. 1. Headcount at each event during ArtBlast. 2. Exit interviews with all performers.","1.) As our 4th successful ArtBlast, one of the outcomes was to enhance the reputation of Rosemount as a community that supports the arts and provides traditional and new/ unique opportunities to experience the arts. We had about 2500 audience participants and over 250 artists taking part in ArtBlast. 2. Our second outcome was to provide a time and place to create art in a low risk environment.",,8420,"Other, local or private",13420,,"Joanne Johnson, Jean Crewson, Ann Loch, Charlotte Kodner, John Loch, Jeanne Schwartz, Keith Reed, Megan Wright",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council ArtBlast 2017. Funding for ArtBlast 2017, the 4th annual week-long, city-wide celebration of the arts designed to provide Rosemount residents with the opportunity to experience many kinds of art in an ?explosion of the arts? week. It will include daily arts experiences, such as performing and visual arts, classes, art shows, a photo contest, theatrical productions, and the 8th Annual Bluegrass Americana Festival. ArtBlast events will take place in Rosemount during June 2017.",2016-12-16,2017-06-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-451,"Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001595,"Community Arts",2017,3700,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide the local community an opportunity to experience a live music in variety of genres; we are hoping to draw 100+ citizens to see 4-6 different bands. Provide musicians with an opportunity to perform in a beautiful setting to a new audience; we want 90% of the performers to feel that Rosemount is an appreciative community to which they'd like to return and play again. We will estimate attendance by taking photos of crowds throughout the day; afterward we will review the photos to compare to projected attendance. We will do informal interviews with band members to assess value of the event and their interest in returning to Rosemount.","We estimate that we had over 300 people attend over the course of the day to listen to 5 bands. This was up from the previous year.",,2000,"Other, local or private",5700,,"Greg Twaites, Mark Enochs, Janice Anthony, Kris Vihovde",,"Rosemount Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"JazzBlast 2017 Funding for JazzBlast, a free one-day big band and jazz festival featuring six to seven Twin Cities bands at a one day festival. Activities will take place at the Rosemount Amphitheater in June 2017.",2017-03-31,2017-06-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Twaites,"Rosemount Community Band","3135 143rd St W",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 202-8243 ",gtwaites@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-580,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001610,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Art aRound Town's goal is to expose adults and youth alike a variety of genres of art. We anticipate 1000 adults and 500 youth will be exposed to and experiencing the Art aRound Town event. Our goal is not only to expose residents to genres of art, but to find, highlight, and promote our local artists from South Saint Paul. Our evaluation plan will include a variety of evaluations including number of residents participating, as well as post and pre performance feedback. Residents are excited that the grant was applied for and are looking forward to participate. Surveys will be considered and as well as a comment bulletin board.","One of the most significant outcomes, in fact, I would say, the number one outcome is art popping up all over South St. Paul and people are excited and talking about art. Since Art aRound Town, businesses along the business corridor are having their windows and walls painted and businesses and residents are excited to see the additions and how it is making the town welcoming and so fun to see. ",,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Deb Griffith, Suzanne Hansen, Lauri Flatley, Matt Carter, Heidi Satre, Rachael Hundley, Jeanne Zehnder, Peter Middlecamp, Elizabeth Vaugh, Beth Dedic, Kelly Casey Spavin, Kelly Flatley, Holly Ekwocki, Kathy Halgren, Madeline Hansen ",,"City of South Saint Paul","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts",,"South St Paul Art aRound Town Funding for South St Paul Art aRound Town, a four-day Art in the Community Celebration showcasing local artists and their work. Residents will be exposed to a variety of art genres, professional artists sharing their talents and knowledge, and interactive hands-on art activities for young and old alike. The festival will take place in South St Paul in July 2017.",2017-07-01,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schumacher,"City of South Saint Paul","135 3rd Ave N","South St Paul",MN,55075,"(651) 554-3230 ",deb.griffith@southstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-764,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001638,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Velvet Tones chorus will provide 9 free concerts to a diverse, underserved audience of 1000 people across the greater metropolitan area while providing the challenge for 80 senior adults to learn and perform a variety of choral music. Surveys of both the choir members and audience members will be taken with an expected satisfaction rating exceeding 90%; plus, satisfactory accommodations for ADA access. For each of the nine free concerts, the choir will compile the number of choir members and audience count; plus, collect unsolicited post-performance audience verbal comments. Written surveys will be conducted at some concerts through use of a form with both check-off answers and space for open comments.","This was the 20th year for the Velvet Tones Choir. This milestone resulted in considerable enthusiasm and recognition including increased funding which allowed the inclusion of the Trumpet Ensemble. Our audience surveys show a consistent 100% ranking of 5. Our member survey showed high satisfaction with performance singing, practice singing, learning and camaraderie; plus, a “wonderful director”.",,2615,"Other, local or private",7615,,"Sue Rausch, Paula Tigerman, Wes Hasbrouck, Diane Bergens, William Poquette, Helen Rix, Rich Clausen",,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Velvet Tones Senior Choir. 9 Free Concerts Funding to present nine free concerts across the greater metropolitan area. The performances will take place in various venues between January and June 2017.",2016-12-14,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Adkins,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081 ",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-777,"Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10003814,"Community Arts Education Support",2018,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","100 string students, ages 12-18, who attend the Artaria Chamber Music School will learn to appreciate, interpret and present classical chamber music. Students will demonstrate what they learned by performing works from classical music repertoire with improved awareness of tone quality, technical accuracy, ensemble and balance, and interpretation. 2: Young string players will develop their musical ensemble skills through in-depth coaching, practice, rehearsals, and performances. Artaria will assess individual and ensemble progress by critiquing live and recorded performances. Students will be also be evaluated for progress during coaching sessions and guest artist classes. ","Sixty-eight students age 11-21 attending the Artaria Chamber Music School program learned how to appreciate, interpret and present classical chamber music. Students demonstrated competence in what the skills they learned by performing works from classical music repertoire with improved awareness of tone quality, technical accuracy, ensemble and balance, and interpretation. 2: String players developed musical ensemble skills through in-depth coaching, practice, rehearsal, and performance. Artaria and guest artist faculty evaluated individual and group progress by critiquing live and recorded performances. Students were assessed for progress during coaching sessions and guest artist masterclasses.",,153967,"Other,local or private",165967,3000,"Karen Casanova, James Sophocleus, David Grandstrand, Shira Burton, David Knapp, Tom Peterson",0.00,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Artaria Chamber Music School's mission is to provide a rich environment of musical and personal collaboration that encourages creativity, promotes leadership skills, and passes the great traditions of chamber music on to the next generation.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595 ",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-22,"Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Alyssa Melby: Executive director, Northfield Arts guild; Jamie Schwaba: Managing director, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003851,"Community Arts Education Support",2018,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Eagan Art House will expand number of program participants to venues beyond the art center facility. Success will be measured by the number of youth and teen participants in EAH On the Road programming. Evaluative measures will include student retention and parent satisfaction with the program. 2: Participants will develop their artistic skills through engagement with EAH teaching artists. Teaching artists will evaluate skill development with clearly defined learning objectives. Activities for exhibition and peer critique will also be included in the evaluative process.","Eagan Art House expanded programming to outside venues including neighborhood Pop Ups and developed curriculum for additional outreach programming. Pop Ups were evaluated by overall attendance counts and the length of engagement. Evaluation also included tracking the demographics of the audience, including age, cultural ethnicity, and type of family unit. 2: Participants developed artistic skills through individual exploration with the direction of Eagan Art House teaching artists. Eagan Art House teaching artists evaluated skill development by assessing baseline skills during the programs, and adjusting curriculum delivery for participant needs. Fluid assessment required a keen attention to participant capacity and skills.",,195709,"Other,local or private",215709,5523,"Jerry Farlee, Nathan Neuman, Michael Palmer, Dorothy Peterson, Linda Klein, Aileen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Anita Pagey",0.50,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts Education Support",,"The Eagan Art House connects people of all ages and abilities through visual arts education, exhibition, and other creative experiences, inspiring the community to discover, to create, and to celebrate art.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-25,"Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Alyssa Melby: Executive director, Northfield Arts guild; Jamie Schwaba: Managing director, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10001989,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The chorus expects to achieve at least a 4.5 average rating on each of the 4 rating criteria on our Performance Evaluation Form from the Activities Coordinator at each of the facilities where we perform these concerts. The rating scale is 1 - 5, where 5 is best. Post-performance feedback is solicited in the following areas: Audience reaction; selection of music; on-stage appearance of the chorus; overall performance.","We performed 16 concerts as proposed to a total 1053 listeners and received ratings of 4.95 out of a possible 5. Audience members sang along with us enthusiastically when invited to do so (and sometimes even when they were not invited to do so.) The number of smiles in the audience and their invitations to come back soon told us that we had met our objectives.",,8330,"Other, local or private",13330,,"Norman Peterson, James Andrews, Thomas Mullon, Donald Danneker, Carl Larson, Paul CarltonWe",,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Eagan Men's Chorus Concerts in 2017 Funding for the Eagan Men's Chorus to perform at least 15 concerts at Twin Cities area nursing homes, senior centers. and veterans' facilities in 2017.",2017-01-01,2017-12-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557 ",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-844,"Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001990,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to have audience attendance in excess of 300 people over the course of the run, with 33% of those audience members seeing one of our shows for the first time. We will also strive for audience feedback expressing an understanding of the similarities and difference of the Vietnam War to more recent conflicts. We will conduct audience surveys to secure the required feedback.",,,2300,"Other, local or private",7300,,,,"Eagan Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Shrapnel In The Heart. Funding for the Eagan Theater Company to mount a readers' theater presentation based on the book ""Shrapnel In The Heart"" by Laura Palmer. The script will be adapted from the book as monologs of people reading letters and talking about photos and mementos that have been left by visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Four free performances and two paid performances will take place in October and November 2017 in Dakota county.",2017-04-01,2017-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Friedline,"Eagan Theater Company","PO Box 21074",Eagan,MN,55122,"(651) 331-1125 ",info@etc-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-845,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10001995,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","It is expected that 75% or better of audiences will come away from performances with uplifted spirits and physical betterment. As always 100% of the artists in the group will report having both fun singing plus physical and emotional improvement from singing and seeing the response of audience members during and after the performance. Evaluations are acquired thru verbal and written reviews/evaluations at venue sites from audience members and staff. The director and accompanist are always evaluating performances and members make informal evaluations/comments throughout the year and do formal written evaluations once yearly.","Venues average 60-80 audience members andvaries greatly depending upon the venue. Close circuit recordings expand audience numbers. 100% of those completing audience surveys were very positive about the experience. 75% of venues are repeat and the other quarter are new to the group. Even at the repeat venues 25-30% of the audience members had not see this art form by ESS in the past.",,6950,"Other, local or private",11950,,"Dan Phillips, Dave Walters, Barbara Felker, Margaret Wong, Linda Stubbs, Fran Linhart, Karen Franzmier, Dick Fowler, Karen Odegaard",,"Edina Singing Seniors","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Edina Singing Seniors Funding to bring 31 concerts of interactive music from the '20s to the '60s in a sing-along format to residents at senior centers, nursing homes, and senior day care centers in the southwest metro area during 2017.",2017-01-03,2017-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Walters,"Edina Singing Seniors","5280 Grandview Sq Ste 101",Edina,MN,55436,"(952) 933-0488 ",info@edinasingingseniors.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-848,"Bob Bierscheid: General administration, community service, organizational development; Stanton Wood: Fundraising, administration, artistic; Erin Lewis: Fundraising, organizational development, community education; Martha West: General administration, fundraising, community service; Julie Benda: Artistic; Rose Garcia: Artistic, community service, youth programming; Chris Cloud: Audience development, artistic, organizational development; Nathan Soland: Fundraising, general administration, organizational development; Paige Priolo: Organizational development, fundraising, community service.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10002004,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The qualitative goals include theatrical skill building for youth through live performance with an emphasis on process learning and with a focus on practical applications outside of theatre. Quantitatively, we propose to keep pace with the 2016 production in reaching 35+ students as performers and technicians and an audience of the community of around 500. We intend to survey both the participants (including parents and adult volunteers) and the audience.","Based on our survey results, 92% of the survey respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the process. Additionally 95% were satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality. When asked to provide three words that described their experience - fun, amazing and joyful were the top picks. ",,6950,"Other, local or private",11950,,"Lysa Clayburn, Brent Erler, Debbie Mason, David Nyssen, Scott Rowe, GJ Clayburn ",,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Forte Fine Arts Academy presents Seussical Jr Funding to present Seussical Jr., a 60-minute musical based on the full-length play adapted for young performers. Performances will take place at Kenwood Trail Middle School's theatre in July 2017.",2017-01-10,2017-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Afdahl,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","10970 185th St W",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 210-0165 ",joy@fortefinearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-853,"Mary Jo Lewis: Artistic, administration; Nancy Anderson: Administration; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Sarah Wiechmann: Education, community education, youth programming; Tim Cooper: Artistic, computer systems, finance; Mandy Meisner: Audience development, artistic, fundraising; Sue Morgan: Artistic, volunteerism; Jeff Ambroz: Artistic, fundraising, administration; Florence Brammer: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10002029,"Community Arts",2017,4400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Quantitative Outcomes: Attract 4,000 visitors to boost public value of the arts, and showcase local talent with 50-60 culturally diverse performing and/or instructional artists. Qualitative Outcomes: Offer visibility and recognition to these established and emerging artists; thus weaving stronger social fabric that reflects Burnsville's multicultural identity via a well-attended festival, six hours of on-stage entertainment, 8 or more ethnic food booths and family arts activities, up to 14 interactive and informative cultural display booths, and a public 4-week International Festival of Burnsville Cultural Perspectives art gallery exhibit. To evaluate how International Festival of Burnsville strengthens our diverse community by sharing an exceptional arts experience, (1) Burnsville police officers provide crowd size estimates throughout the day; (2) number of festival programs released (3), returned tear-off survey sheets; and a count of food/activity ticket sales, support overall tally too. The International Festival of Burnsville planning group pays close attention to crowd responsiveness (i.e. How many guests dance and for how long! How many families picnic and fill the hillsides; how many buy supper and eat on the plaza; how many tour the art gallery, etc.) and guest feedback, plus Facebook/online survey responses --all to refine our processes for this growing, community-building event.","Despite heat, crowd surpasses 4800: Approx. 500 guests for 3pm Parade of Flags; visitors double, triple by 6pm. By sunset, cooler temps mean hundreds more on Commons' hillsides, courtyard and plaza; 6 hours of free onstage entertainment showcased 50+ emerging and established MN artists; stunning cultural attire and traditions inherent in every song, dance and music -- a joyous arts and community event. ",,42790,"Other, local or private",47190,,"Amber Cameron, Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Julie Dorshak, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Raj Menon, Kelsey Covart, Naseema Omer, Anca Sima, Nancy Thornsavan, Mary T. Lopez, K, Dee Peterson, Tippi Goodwin, Lynette Nelson, Hanifa Mohamed, Ana Abtow, Sahro Abdullahi, Susan Brown, Krishnan Narumnipad, Jing Zhao, Olivia Brammer",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"2017 International Festival of Burnsville Funding for International Festival of Burnsville, featuring an indoor art exhibit with interactive global cultural display booths in conjunction with outdoor activities showcasing a parade of flags, on-stage traditional cultural attire and entertainment from established and emerging Minnesota artists, an array of ethnic foods, and family arts activities. The Festival will be held in July 2017 at Nicollet Commons Park and the adjacent Ames Center in Burnsville.",2017-04-03,2017-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038 ",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-864,"Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10002078,"Community Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","300 audience members attend the concert series (20% of whom will be students or seniors receiving free or reduced tickets, as indicated by box office data); in post-concert informal discussions, audience members report feeling engaged and interested in the work. 60 individuals attend our workshops; concert audience members interact and engage with early Renaissance art presented with the concerts; in post-concert and workshop informal conversations, audience members report greater understanding of the relationship between early Renaissance artists. We plan to track audience numbers through ticket sales and live"" head counts, and will hand out response/contact cards at the performances and at the workshops. We will also survey audience members and participants through email contacts with links to an online survey (e.g., Survey Monkey).""","Approximately 75 people attended the two concerts, which involved 20 performers. The audience members were primarily adults, approximately 15% of whom were senior citizens. At receptions held following both performances, and subsequently, we received very positive comments about the music, the performance and the art presentation. ",,11860,"Other, local or private",16860,,"Monte Mason, Paul Thatcher, Kathryn Eakright, Blake Eakright, Tiffany Skidmore, Mary Mason",,"The Gregorian Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"A Taste of Burgundy Funding to present two performances of unusual choral music of the Burgundian School of the early Renaissance, accompanied by period instruments. The performances will include projections of famous visual art of the period and will be preceded by informative lectures about the music and how it relates to the art of the early Renaissance. Concerts will take place in March 2017.",2017-01-01,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monte,Mason,"The Gregorian Singers","4542 Blaisdell Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419-5031,"(612) 823-1688 ",tgs@thegregoriansingers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-886,"Denise Prosek: Artistic, administration; Jeanne Morales: Finance, artistic, fundraising; Edie Abnet: Artistic; Jessie Roelofs: Education; Liz Lassiter: Youth programming, artistic, community education; Brittany Lynch: Artistic, organizational development, community service; Maja Wheeler: Artistic, general administration; Mike Alberti: Artistic, education, finance; Tom Loftus: General administration, audience development, artistic.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 10004005,"Community Arts Education Support",2018,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase regular student enrollment in program activities by 15% with students demonstrating increased musical abilities. Enrollment totals are compared year to year. Students succeed in accomplishing increasingly sophisticated music forms and live performance material. 2: Inspire youth populations through onsite programs for nonprofits, youth correctional facility and Turnaround Arts Program statewide. Evaluation surveys distributed to student participants and partners measuring program impact, post program interviews with staff hosting event and positive content of unsolicited testimonials.","Regular student enrollment in curricular activities has increased by 16% with students demonstrating increased musical abilities. Enrollment totals are compared year to year. Students succeed in accomplishing increasingly sophisticated music forms and live performance material and now advance to writing and recording original music. 2: Actively engaging at-risk and underserved youth through outreach with Minnesota nonprofits, public schools and Red Wing youth correctional facility. Evaluation surveys distributed to student participants and partners measuring program impact, post-program interviews with staff hosting event and positive content of unsolicited testimonials.",,80255,"Other,local or private",90255,6740,"Michael Arturi, Lauri Neubert, Arthur Kenyon, LaVone Kay, Timothy McKim",0.00,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,"Universal Music Center's (UMC)mission is to provide high quality continuous music education through traditional and contemporary techniques. Students of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels benefit through UMC's private one on one lessons. Learning is accelerated by participating in regularly scheduled live UMC student concerts featuring solo and group performance opportunities.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223 ",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-32,"Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Alyssa Melby: Executive director, Northfield Arts guild; Jamie Schwaba: Managing director, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10001252,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Madhatters will engage at least 200 audience members in rollicking yet thought provoking performances featuring a local cable access cooking show. The Madhatters will bring this show to an underserved portion of our population that is unable to attend a regular performance due to physical or other limitations. We will conduct talk back sessions after several of the performances to encourage discussion of the main topics of the show as well as the actors' individual experiences. We will keep records of ticket sales and audience attendance including a breakdown of online sales, in advance sales, at the door sales, and children. We will conduct surveys of the audience to evaluate the effectiveness of the play. We will survey the audience at the facility, if they are able, and the administrator of the facility to ascertain the effectiveness and resident enjoyment of the performance. We will conduct a separate survey regarding the talk back discussions as well as a survey of the actors and crew to gauge their experiences.",,,4450,"Other, local or private",6950,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"The Kitchen Witches Production 2017",2017-03-17,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-280,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001253,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","p to 40 children ages 8-18 will be introduced/gain experience with theatrical tools needed to perform on stage; creative drama, improvisation, dance, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development. The campers will experience musicals that are inspired by rock and roll. These musicals will include: All Shook Up (based on the music of Elvis Presley), School Of Rock by Andrew Lloyd Weber (recently closed on Broadway), Jersey Boys (also recently closed) and the classic rock and roll musical Grease. The campers will experience a survey about the beginnings of rock and roll in the 1950's including the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and The Everly Brothers among others. Campers will complete an initial evaluation form to assess their knowledge of the materials being presented. Campers will complete a final written evaluation to assess their experience at camp and to assess if they feel they met their personal and group goals. This evaluation will include rating (numerical scale and verbally) the artistic, organizational, professional and personal merits of camp. Campers will be interviewed by a 3rd party evaluator.",,,6100,"Other, local or private",11100,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2017",2017-07-24,2017-08-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-281,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001259,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,4400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Staples Area Women's Chorus seeks to broaden the experience of other community and high school groups, either as participants or audience members via the instruction of an exceptional guest director and challenging musical selections. Staples Area Women's Chorus wants this project to serve as a springboard for future women's choir events in the area. We want to widen the range of our partnership with area schools and organizations. Staples Area Women's Chorus will track our concerts, noting type of venue, type of music, etc. toward adding additional choir events in the area. We will also actively solicit community feedback for new event opportunities. Through enhanced data collection, we will tracking our participant and audience numbers along with demographic information as we seek go increase our influence to other schools and organizations. We will continue to invite highly skilled professionals as guest director in order to provide exceptional musical instruction and also for participants to experience the joy of singing together as a multi-generational voice. ",,,6200,"Other, local or private ",10600,,,,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project ",,"Her Voice Her Song 2017 ",2017-01-28,2017-01-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Anderson,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","805 Prairie Ave NE",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 851-5114",akchickadee2000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,"Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-176,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration. ","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration. ",,2 10001265,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,4745,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To promote Menahga as a destination for quality musical events. To have a positive impact on local artists and non-profit organizations by providing a venue to display and sell their wares at our concerts. To have a positive impact on local businesses. Surveys handed out to first time concert attendees. Poll local organizations, artists and businesses after the concert series to determine the impact the concerts had for them. Attendance at each concert.",,,10150,"Other, local or private",14895,,,,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2017",2017-06-23,2017-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376 115 2nd St NE",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909 ",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-287,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001272,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,2200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase exposure to the arts for community youth. At least 150 children, representing the diversity of the Wadena community, will attend the performance of Voices from Ellis Island. Show a measurable increase of 20% attendance over prior arts programs hosted by Wadena County Historical Society. Over 80% of the audience surveyed will say that they have a greater understanding of the immigrant experience as a result of this theatrical performance. We will work with the Wadena Deer Creek School to involve maximum classroom participation and count the number of children attending the performance. We will track audience attendance and compare it with previous years, then record this information for future reference. We will distribute a survey and document the outcome of the results of this performance.",,,750,"Other, local or private",2950,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Pippa White's one woman production of ""Voices from Ellis Island"" October 2017",2017-10-06,2017-10-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079 ",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-290,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001273,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Preserve the cultural heritage of Minnesota by providing a family oriented arts and culture experience focusing on the early years of Minnesota folk-life. At least 35 artists/artisans/performers and at least 450 adults in attendance and 150 youth aged 17 and younger. A count of all persons attending will be made at the gate. A satisfaction survey will be developed and circulated to attendees. The surveys will be tabulated at the September 2017 meeting of the Old Wadena Society board of directors. An event evaluation will be made covering the following categories from the survey: a) audience, adults and youth b) performance quality c) foods and refreshments d) financial e) facilities - toilets and transportation.",,,10500,"Other, local or private",15500,,,,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival",2017-08-12,2017-08-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Crawford,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","PO Box 118",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6403 ",thomas2845crawford@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-291,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10018578,"Community Arts Access Project",2021,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","As a result of this project, 35 children ages 8-18 will be introduced/gain experience with theatrical tools needed to perform. Understanding and Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.",,,3500,"Other,local or private",8500,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Drama Camp 2021",2021-06-14,2021-09-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-484,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10018579,"Community Arts Access Project",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, the community will have the opportunity to increase knowledge and deepen understanding of theater arts by participants and provide access to live theater to remainder of community. Audience surveys and participant interviews.",,,1450,"Other,local or private",3950,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Madhatter's One Act Play",2021-08-01,2021-10-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-485,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10823,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2012,7611,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Develop an early childhood music curriculum for our youngest learners including a book and CD. Develop a music curriculum for area schools and other community partners. Provide continuing professional education for our artist/instructors. The Center for Irish Music is proud its community music school has become an unprecedented new revenue stream for the area’s most accomplished Irish musicians and artists. The growth of the Center for Irish Music over the past six years has provided artistic and financial opportunities for professional, traditional musicians in the community. We have gone from two paid instructors in 2004 to 18 currently. Paying our fine musicians not only the respect they deserve, but the living wage they require to practice and perfect their art is one of the values at the very heart of the Center for Irish Music, and is an outcome we share with the Community Arts Schools and Conservatories program. Ongoing programming is evaluated during instructor meetings held three times per year with feedback presented at monthly board meetings. Programming is also evaluated by examining statistics such as repeat enrollment, attendance at family sessions and larger events, and the number of new students enrolled. General interest in the center is measured by the number of sustaining members, the number of requests to our e-mail distribution and mailing lists, the number and type of media promoting the center, the number of Facebook/My Space friends, and the number of hits on our web site. Finally, the success of programming is measured by its impact on our financial balance sheet. Evaluations with instructors have shown an ongoing interest in participatory decision-making. Instructors play a critical role running CIM and have taken the lead on suggesting changes to the instructor compensation system and class fees. Evaluations from students have indicated a continued strong interest in Irish song classes and CIM has expanded this area of programming both in regular classes and with master workshops. Progress towards meeting our outcomes will be measured by the number of students enrolled in classes, the number of outreach events conducted in the coming years, and in community attendance at our events.","Curriculum for an early childhood class for 2-4 year olds was developed and a new class was offered. This included hiring an additional teacher. Additional funding is needed to finish the component of a professionally recorded and produced CD and book. Additional funding is being sought. Success was measured by the development of a new class and by the enrollment of young students. A music curriculum for area schools and community partners has been developed and has allowed expanded outreach into the community. One new performance was at a community festival in Rochester; another at a Saint Paul Library; and a beginning ensemble performed at a festival in Brainerd. Success is being measured by the number of students engaging in the performance opportunities; the number of new events utilizing performances; and audience reached. Artist/instructors received continuing education training from a master Irish artist at the Minnesota Irish Music weekend.",,149552,"Other, local or private",157163,1400,"Michael Lynch, Jeanne Morales, Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Natalie O'Shea, Ruth McGlynn, Christopher Eliason",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","K-12 Education","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2012-01-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Morales,"The Center for Irish Music","836 N Prior Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",jmorales@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Carver, Goodhue, Chisago, Meeker, Sherburne, Wabasha, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-7,"Paul Anderson, Educator Patricia Beckmann AKA Pat Beckman, Executive Director, Waseca Arts Council. Dan Dressen, Associate Dean for Fine Arts, St Olaf College. Carolyn Hiller, Executive director, Choral Arts Ensemble. Nora Jenneman, Dance program coordinator, University of Minnesota. Dancer, Time Track Productions, Maggie Bergeron and Co., and Vanessa Voskuil David Marty, President, Reif Arts Council.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10988,"Community Arts Access",2010,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,5160,"Other, local or private",8660,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Two-week drama camp for young people ages 8-18 years",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-9,,,, 10989,"Community Arts Access",2010,4050,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,1350,"Other, local or private",5400,,,,"Menahga Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Youth art day camp for ages 8-12 years",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tiffany,Besonen,"Menahga Arts Guild","12038 330th St",Menahga,MN,56464,"(218) 371-5457",besonens@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-10,,,, 10998,"Community Arts Access",2010,3150,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,18500,"Other, local or private",21650,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Hosting Upper Midwest District of the Associated Male Choruses of America's Big Sing",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Sauer,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 894-3508",info@staplesmen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-14,,,, 10999,"Community Arts Access",2010,3960,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,3200,"Other, local or private",7160,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Real Men Sing 2010",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Sauer,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 894-3508",info@staplesmen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-15,,,, 11005,"Community Arts Access",2010,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,450,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Financial support for the concert band and its concert schedule",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lindlief,"Wadena Area Concert Band","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 583-2301",jwlindlief@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-19,,,, 11009,"Community Arts Access",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,8250,"Other, local or private",13250,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Screening short films and 6 or more film winners from events such as Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-4618",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-22,,,, 11021,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,5240,"Other, local or private",10240,,,,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts,,,, 10029234,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, the community will have the opportunity to increase knowledge and deepen understanding of theater arts by participants and provide access to live theater to remainder of community. Audience surveys and participant interviews.",,,4210,"Other,local or private",9210,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Community Theater Production",2023-10-02,2024-01-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Bronwynn,Touchette,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-638,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023991,"Community Arts Support",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase community awareness of BCT monitor ticket sales, social media traffic, and web site traffic","We have seen patrons coming back to the theater! Attendance for performances for summer production and kids performance was up, Patron and Staff surveys showed we are doing better than expected.","Achieved proposed outcomes",92789,,102789,,"Philip Ludwig: Chair, Greg Bestland: Vice Chair, Tony Carlson: Treasurer, Jordon Robischon: Secretary, Eric Ellwoods: Board Member, Sue Kumpula: Board Member, Janice Luoma: Board Member, Diane Paulu: Board Member, Jon Salmon: Board Member, Erin Walsh: Boa","10,000.00","Buffalo Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"A non-profit arts organization producing live, local theatrical productions",2022-04-01,2023-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Carlson,"Buffalo Community Theater","PO Box 23",Buffalo,MN,55313,"(612) 404-0228",hhalstead@bctmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Washington, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-139,"Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography",,2 10023996,"Community Arts Support",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grant funds will supplement the contractual compensation of Great River Chorale's artistic managing director. The outcomes will be measured by the record of payment of said supplement to the artistic managing director in Great River Chorale's FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.","The specific outcome achieved by this grant was evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director as agreed upon during the grant period.","Achieved proposed outcomes",56659,,66659,,"Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Brandon Anderson: secretary, Jennifer Shaw: treasurer, Patricia Weishaar: member, Anita Fischer: member., Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Maribeth Overland","4,000.00","Great River Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"Great River Chorale presents collaborative concerts of choral music to central Minnesota audiences.",2022-04-01,2023-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geston,"Great River Chorale","313 E Highview Ct","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379,"(320) 515-4472",director@greatriverchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-144,"Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography",,2 21224,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2014,11627,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Center for Irish Music proposes to expand its arts learning opportunities for students in the areas of early childhood education, music ensembles, camps, and non-music learning opportunities. Success will be evaluated by measuring the number of new classes created and the number of students who enroll in these courses. 2: Through the expansion of learning opportunities for students, Center for Irish Music proposes to hire new professional artists or increase the teaching hours of existing staff. Success will be evaluated by measuring the number of new classes created and the number of students who enroll in these courses.","The Center for Irish Music engaged more Minnesotans in music education by increasing course offerings, ensembles, and specialty workshops. 2: The Center for Irish Music expanded opportunities for professional musicians by increasing teaching hours by 5%, and contracting 32 professional musicians, an increase of 14%.",,100837,Other,112464,10600,"Michael O'Connor, Mike Lynch, Jeanne Morales, Patrick Cole, David McKenna, Chris Eliasen, Teisha Magee, Ruth McGlynn",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","K-12 Education","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2014-01-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Morales,"The Center for Irish Music","836 N Prior Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",jmorales@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-12,"Megen Balda: Executive Director, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies; Patricia Beckmann: Executive Director, Waseca Arts Council.; Leah Hughes: Director of Education, Bloomington Theatere and Arts Center; Mathew Janczewski: Founder, Arena Dances; dancer and choreographer; Peter Leggett: Executive director, Walker West Music Academy; Jessica Leibfried: Education and Community Engegament Director, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Robin Moore: Arts advocate and craftswoman, Montevideo","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20340,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage the performer and listener with the goal of considering the historical context of each work and imagining the perspectives of two composers born at the turn of different centuries.Response from singers and audience; online survey; ticket sales.","Three-hundred and fifty-two audience members attended the performance; singers learned new vocal techniques.",,8856,"Other, local or private",13856,,"Randy Olson, Kim Peterson, Suzanne Mills-Rittmann, Bill Gurnon, Barry Johnson, Sharon Paulson, Jenni Runyan, Rachel Wagener, Russel Adrian",,"South Metro Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for two performances of Schubert Meets Copland, a concert featuring Franz Schubert’s Mass in G and Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Bloomington and All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville in May 2013.",2013-01-08,2013-05-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Petersen,"South Metro Chorale","16655 Pebble Brook Ct","Prior Lake",MN,55372,"(612) 460-7210 ",admin@southmetrochorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-381,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20374,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To bring high quality music to those with limited access to the arts and to bring continuing, lifelong enrichment to the lives of senior chorus members.Professional assessment from artistic director to the board; audience response questionnaire; personal feedback from choir members.","Over 1240 individuals attended concerts during the grant period; nine concerts were provided to under-served communities at no charge; the rehearsal CD continues to enrich the musical experience of the choir members.",,2539,"Other, local or private",7539,,"Dub Fields, Judy Adkins, Sue Rausch, Wes Hasbrouck, Helen Judkins, Helen Rix, Rich Clausen",,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. The performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2013.",2013-01-02,2013-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dub,Fields,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081 ",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-393,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20392,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create opportunities for young people to learn about and participate in jazz music.Feedback from knowledgeable observers; participation numbers.","Over 150 students participated in seven ensembles; the ensembles had 14 public performances; audiences grew from an expected 900 to 1200; students returned to their school programs with increased skill and understanding; each public performance brought joy and appreciation to hundreds of people at a time. ",,32900,"Other, local or private",37900,,"David Mitchell, Brad Eggen, Joe Fleischman, John Greene, Phil Holm, John Zimmerman, Dave Mendenhall, Brian Lukkason",,"Youth in Jazz, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for yearlong programming in Jazz for middle and high school-aged youth that includes instruction, rehearsals, recording and performance. Activities will take place between April 2013 and June 2014.",2013-04-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Mitchell,"Youth in Jazz, Inc.","950 Scenic Dr",Shoreview,MN,55126,"(651) 784-5136 ",david.mitchell@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-401,"Betsy Mowry: administration, education, volunteerism; Nancy Anderson: administration; Kay Augustine: education, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Scott Swanson: artistic, administration, finance; Emily Foxen: events, marketing, administration; Justine Pearson: artistic, administration, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20759,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2013,7611,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Develop and increase music programming to attract a wide range of participants--from young children to retirees. As student enrollment has grown, so too has the demand for new programs for our students. Increase the number and depth of early childhood music education offerings, the number of summer camp programs for adults and children, and the number and types of performing opportunities for the ensembles. Success was measured by the number of new courses created (4), the number of students enrolled in these courses (39), and retention from one semester to the next (90% of children in the ensembles and Tin Whistle Troupe continued.) Musical progression was also evaluated and one student who started in the beginner ensemble was able to progress to the intermediate ensemble by the second term. All students advanced in the Tin Whistle Troupe program. 2: As the only comprehensive Irish music program in the state, the Center for Irish Music is committed to bringing its music and workshops to people who do not have access to our programs, either from geographical distance or mobility issues. The Center for Irish Music plans to expand its involvement in the Farm on Mathias Celtic Fest in Brainerd by bringing a larger performing ensemble and offering more music workshops. It also is bringing music to nursing homes, hospitals and community events across the Twin Cities. The success of outcome two was measured by the number of public performances (20), the number of students participating in these performances (53 age range from 5 to 70+), and the number of audience members reached (estimated at over 250,000 including the large festival performances and TV broadcast audience.)","The Center for Irish Music achieved this outcome by adding two performance ensemble classes in 2013, developing its Tin Whistle Troupe program, and entering into a visiting artist residency with famed accordion player Paddy O'Brien. One new ensemble was a beginner course for children under twelve, and one was an intermediate ensemble for children and youth. Both ensembles are feeder courses for the more advanced youth ensemble. The Tin Whistle Troupe program for 6-9 year-olds, developed by Executive Director Norah Rendell, doubled in size in less than a year. The students progressed from level one to level three. The visiting artist residency with Paddy O'Brien allowed both youth and adult to study and learn tunes over a nine-month period. The residency culminated in a public performance at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend in June 2013, and a larger public concert in Fall 2013. The tunes learned are also entering into the larger repertoire of the performance ensembles so the public can enjoy these largely unknown tunes. 2: The Center for Irish Music is committed to sharing its music with the community, especially in areas with limited access to Irish music. The outcome was focused on bringing Center for Irish music programming to the Farm on Mathias Celtic Festival in Brainerd, and music to hospitals, nursing homes and community events. This outcome was achieved as the Center for Irish Music participated in the Farm on Mathias Celtic Festival in July 2013, sending one instructor Todd Menton, and several students to perform. The Center also performed at several large community events including: the Rochester Irish Music Festival, the Irish Fair of Minnesota, Art Under Glass, at the Como Zoo Conservancy, 2013 Step Up for Down's Syndrome Walk at Como Park, and Grand Old Day. Center for Irish Music ensembles also performed at four nursing homes/senior housing centers in 2013. A large broadcast audience was reached in two performances by the Advanced Youth Ensemble. The youth performed on WCCO's Morning Program in March 2013 and at the Give to the Max Day live video performances at Mall of America in November 2013.",,161172,"Other, local or private",168783,2160,"Mike Lynch, Jeanne Morales, Mike O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Christopher Eliasen, Teish Magee, Ruth McGlynn",0.06,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Morales,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",jmorales@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-9,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21376,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access, awareness, appreciation and participant skill levels in sculpture by engaging youth in the process of designing and creating a kinetic outdoor sculpture which will be publicly displayed at Green Island Sculpture Garden.Participant evaluation tool. Conduct daily visitor counts, visitor feedback via a short survey form.","Successfully increased access to large public art pieces. Youth participants showed an increase in skill level as evaluated by adult artist participants. Majority of visitors indicated a positive impact.",,3950,"Other, local or private",8950,,"Dave Evert, Mary Harrison, Don Kern, Gary Paavola",,"Green Island","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Public Sculpture at Green Island",2014-06-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Scheer,"Green Island","850 Scheer Dr NE",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-3084 ",rscheer@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-96,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 21386,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase skill level and experience of students with theatrical tools to perform on stage; creative drama, improvisation, dance, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development.Campers/Parents will be sent a written evaluation via email to assess their experience at camp and to assess if they feel they met their personal and group goals.","Successfully facilitated a theatre arts learning activity with vast majority of participants indicating a positive impact. Participation goals were exceeded.",,5100,"Other, local or private",10100,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2013 Break A LegLe Sueur",2013-07-22,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Donald ",Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127 215 Jefferson St S",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-106,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 21393,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase arts access, awareness and appreciation by providing high quality musical events and concerts free to the community.Audience attendance count at each concert. Survey handed out to concert attendees at each concert that rates the venue, quality of music and overall experience.","Hosted six successful public concerts with audiences that met or exceeded expectations with vast majority of audience indicating an overall positive experience.",,6712,"Other, local or private",11712,,"Kim Rassmussen, Roger Henstorf, Gary Parvi, Alden Yliniemi",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake",2014-06-20,2014-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909 ",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-113,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 21399,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,1875,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase arts access, awareness and appreciation by providing high quality community band performances and challenging the band members to increase musicianship by introducing higher level band music in rehearsals and concerts.Participant and attendance records. Self-assessment of community band participants.","Successful community arts activity with a small increase (5%) in participation and attendance over previous concerts. Majority of participants and audience indicated a positive impact.",,625,"Other, local or private",2500,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2013-2014 Season",2013-09-15,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","1711 Southbrook Lane",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-5044 ",marydyemoen@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-119,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 21400,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access, awareness and appreciation of theatre to underserved youth.Written evaluations forms to participants and their parents/guardians to complete at the end of the theatre week.","Successful youth arts project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,2950,"Other, local or private",3950,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena-Deer Creek Community Education","K-12 Education","Community Arts Access Project",,"Prairie Fire Theater",2013-07-08,2013-07-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Schmidt,"Wadena-Deer Creek Community Education","520 Colfax Ave",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-2155 ",mmoen@isd2170.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-120,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 21401,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase arts access, awareness, and appreciation of the film arts by showcasing films not otherwise seen locally including films made by Minnesota filmmakers.Audience attendance. Collect a survey of audience evaluation of the films. Convene a focus group of 10-15 persons to complete an intensive evaluation for the first time in the 8-year history of the Festival.","Successfully produced a film festival with increased attendance over previous years and vast majority of participants indicated a positive experience. Focus group indicated the festival as artistically rich and economically valuable to the community.",,12150,"Other, local or private",17150,,"Don Garey, Alice Martin, Rod Nordberg, Tom Paper, Jamie Robertson, Judy Taves",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival",2013-09-13,2013-09-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-121,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 20149,"Community Arts",2013,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide an opportunity for local and regional, professional and amateur artists to display one of their artworks in a high-quality venue that will be accessible to all community members including those with physical disabilities; a juried award competition; camaraderie and networking among the artists and community members and; learning about the artists and art-making process for both the participant artists and community members.Online survey; post show board meeting; comment book from attendees; in person comments.","Sixty-five local and regional, professional and amateur artists submitted work and were displayed in the gallery; approximately 4000 individuals visited the gallery during the exhibition; individual feedback from judges was given to artists.",,1200,"Other, local or private",6000,,"Paul Carlton, Norman Peterson, James Andrews, Rick Jones, Don Danneker, Tom Weyrick",,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Art Fete, a juried visual arts exhibition featuring a free opening reception and awards ceremony. The exhibition will be shown at the Burnsville Performing Art Center Gallery in March 2013.",2012-12-19,2013-04-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alejandra,Pena,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","PO Box 104",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 227-6906 ",info@alejandrapenaphoto.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-299,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",1 20157,"Community Arts",2013,4750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To present a series of three concerts of a wide array of ensembles, repertoires and instrumentations at Lakeville Area Art Center.End of season anonymous survey.","Three concerts were presented at the Lakeville Area Arts Center; Audiences gained exposure to great music in an entertaining and educational format.",,4695,"Other, local or private",9445,,"Marcela Sanchez, Julie Boada, Fernanda Sequeiros Hart, Rocio Horwath, Maureen Springer, Cherolyn Fischer, Alberto Justiniano, Chrys Laramy, Alison Hemistad, Jemiah Aitch, Barb Martinez",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for three Coffee Concert Recitals featuring The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo & Friends, CRASH Music in Motion, and Bell' Alma Duo. The concerts will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center from February through May 2013.",2012-12-19,2013-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-300,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",1 20158,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to nurture local artists - including actors, designers, directors, and playwrights; to produce high quality scripts that challenge artists and audiences; to ensure each production is of high artistic caliber.Word of mouth.","All productions drew artists from all over the twin cities; audiences were challenged by interactive elements; all shows received positive reviews from audiences.",,40050,"Other, local or private",45050,,"Tom Barnard, Karla Hartmann, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin Erickson, Mary Erickson, Linda Walter, Bill Henry, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for half of its 2013 season consisting of Completely Hollywood, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. The performances will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center from February through May 2013.",2012-12-20,2013-05-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Troth,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","1483 W Pond Rd",Eagan,MN,55122,"(612) 201-4000 ",andrew@chameleontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-301,"Byron Richard: community development, education; Roxanne Heaton: administration, fundraising, finance; Stanley H. Rothrock, II: artistic, education, community education; Maija Brown: education, artistic, community education; Steve Busa: artistic, education, organizational development; Levi Weinhagen: artistic, audience development, youth programming; Merilee Klemp: artistic, education, youth programming; Johanna Winters: artistic, education, youth programming.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20175,"Community Arts",2013,4860,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer members and audience the chance to enjoy the live performance of a world premiere by a Minnesota composer and a Minnesota storyteller; provide an opportunity for an emerging young artist to perform with an orchestra and heard by our audience; offer a Twin Cities composer and author/storyteller the opportunity to present a new composition.Artistic director feedback; audience member feedback; periodic surveys.","Over 220 audience members attended the concert; 58 musicians performed a world premiere by a local composer; storytelling was incorporated into an orchestral concert.",,3300,"Other, local or private",8160,,"Jan Abraham, Michael Henly, Erika Hoogeveen, Duane Jacobson, Doug Maloney, Holly OÆKeefe, Laurie Senechal, Deb Vigoren",,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for their Young Artists Concert, featuring a world premiere by Victor Zupanc and Kevin Kling. The concerts will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in April 2013.",2013-03-28,2013-04-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kasey,Meyer,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337-2455,"(952) 432-0493 ",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-304,"Betsy Mowry: administration, education, volunteerism; Nancy Anderson: administration; Kay Augustine: education, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Scott Swanson: artistic, administration, finance; Emily Foxen: events, marketing, administration; Justine Pearson: artistic, administration, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20180,"Community Arts",2013,2308,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bring the joy of music to veterans homes, senior citizens and community events through 13 concerts.Evaluation forms given to audience and site evaluators.","The chorus performed 15 concerts between January 1 and June 30, 2013 exceeding the original number; the chorus received many positive comments from the audience as they socialized with them following each concert; the chorus received a perfect rating of 5 on the Performance Evaluation Survey; over 3000 people attended the events during the grant period.",,2993,"Other, local or private",5301,,"Karis Sloss, Heidi Draskoci-Johnson, Rebecca Olson, Allison Doughty Marquesen, Katrina Schleisman, Desiree Dantona, Heather Annis, Mallory Dykema, Megan Mohr, Emilie Moravec",,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for 13 concerts at assisted living and senior housing facilities, and Associated Male Chorus of America events in Dakota County from January through June 2013.",2013-01-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse St",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557 ",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-308,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20181,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To encourage inspiration in and through creative art experiences and to grow community.Direct interviews with instructors and participants; participant numbers and expenses will be tracked; on-site interactive surveys.","Five-hundred and ninety individuals attended which exceeded projections; the art exhibit was the largest yet with 43 participants and over 80 pieces of art; Eagan Art House had increased exposure to the community; The Art Be A Part project brought new students to the facility.",,7635,"Other, local or private",12635,,"Laurie Halverson, Ray Hobot, Michael Palmer, Matthew Steele, Andrea Todd-Harlin, Dorothy Peterson",,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts",,"Funding for Art... Be A Part! Inspire, yearlong arts programing for all ages featuring Sampler Saturdays, adult and teen open studios, and the annual Harvest of Art exhibit and open house. The activities will take place from April 2013 through March 2014.",2013-05-01,2014-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","3830 Pilot Knob Rd Eagan Art House",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-309,"Betsy Mowry: administration, education, volunteerism; Nancy Anderson: administration; Kay Augustine: education, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Scott Swanson: artistic, administration, finance; Emily Foxen: events, marketing, administration; Justine Pearson: artistic, administration, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",1 20192,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To rise to the level of a professional caliber and moves the listener.Musician feedback; attendance.","Audience members were moved to tears; it is anticipated that these audiences will return for future concerts; Exultate is better know as a professional chamber choir and orchestra; 780 attendees.",,16875,"Other, local or private",21875,,"Gordaon Sandbaken, Elizabeth Fedde, Thomas Rossin, Stephen Gabrielson, David Sennes, John Salveson, Andrew Barrett, Philip Rossin",,Exultate,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for three performances of Mozart’s Grand Mass in C Minor featuring 50 additional musicians to the chamber choir and orchestra. The concerts will take place in Minneapolis, Woodbury, and Arden Hills in March 2013.",2012-12-19,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rossin,Exultate,"PO Box 22314",Eagan,MN,55122-0314,"(651) 707-0727 ",trossin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-315,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20217,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Conduct a community event designed to promote and celebrate cultural diversity through sharing of art, food and music of varied cultures represented in and around Burnsville.Artist survey, audience survey, after event meeting.","Sixty-four performing and visual artists representing 26 countries participated in the event; 2100 audience members attended the event; there were 15 cultural exhibits; 70 guests attended the Artists Opening Reception at the gallery.",,40734,"Other, local or private",45734,,"Jeremy Cohen, Polly Carl, Daniella Topol, Christopher Smith, Erika Eklund",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring cultural displays of art, traditional dress, ethnic foods, and music and dance performances. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in July 2013.",2012-11-09,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038 ",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-330,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20261,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create a new program that is more creative and challenging than the previous year; perfect a musical and marching ensemble performance; achieve precision and smoothness required both musically and athletically.Feedback from steering committee and board of directors; fan surveys.","Seven drum and bugle corps consisting of over 500 individuals from across Minnesota participated in the event; new choreography was presented; 724 individuals purchased tickets; 150 additional individuals attended for free.",,7500,"Other, local or private",12500,,"Gavin Burnham, Dave Whitaker, Eric Molho, Gwynne Byrne, Todd Tanji, Susan Fisher, Nancy Terry, Scotty Wild, Neil Plaistow, Victoria Plaistow, Randy Shoaf, Jim Tarbox, Robert Gurrola",,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, a drum and bugle competition featuring seven drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at South St Paul High School in August 2013.",2013-03-28,2013-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Fisher,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","PO Box 7341","St Paul",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",grants@mnbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-344,"Betsy Mowry: administration, education, volunteerism; Nancy Anderson: administration; Kay Augustine: education, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Scott Swanson: artistic, administration, finance; Emily Foxen: events, marketing, administration; Justine Pearson: artistic, administration, fundraising.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 20316,"Community Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide live music as part of the community celebration with over 65 artists.Financial analysis; musician and artist exit interviews; interviews with city officials; compare audience estimates with 2012.","High quality regional artists were engaged; attendance was strong despite very hot weather; 2000 people attended; the event was the third largest of its kind in Minnesota; audience surveys were positive.",,3950,"Other, local or private",8950,,"Peter Jaeger, Adam Lares, Becky Timm",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival, a three-day event held in Rosemount’s Central Park in July 2013.",2013-01-02,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-372,"Kathy Mattson: community arts, multidisciplinary, organizational development, volunteerism, fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: dance, theatre, multidisciplinary, general management, audience development, artistic; Alejandra Pelinka: visual arts, community arts, general management, artistic, volunteerism; Peter Carlson: music, artist; Mary Beth King: theatre, music, multidisciplinary, artist, organizational development, general management; Pam Braunwarth: ceramics, artistic; Ruth Virkus: theatre, artist, general management; Karl Diekman: music, artist, general management.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,2 13066,"Community Arts Access",2011,1900,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,2400,"Other, local or private",4300,,,,"Verndale Community Education",,"To support the Prairie Fire Theatre's one week theatre residency.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandie,Cottrell,"Verndale Community Education","411 SW Brown St",Verndale,MN,56481-3000,"(218) 445-5184",scottrell@verndale.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-80,,,, 13081,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community groups will be engaged in viewing films on Middle East conflict with post-showing discussions.Audience surveys; exit interviews; assessment of length and degree of participation in audience discussions.","As revealed in audience discussions, participants were absorbed in the provocative subject matter of the films and considered the experience enlightening.",,4850,"Other, local or private",9850,5000,"Raysh Weiss, Tarik Hindi, Sara Sandmel, Rebecca Hornstein, Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker, Dr. Jerry Kobrin",,"IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series",,"IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series",,"Funding for IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series. The series will take place February through April 2012.",2011-12-19,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miryam,Kabakov,"IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series","1710 Vicki Ln","Mendota Heights",MN,55118,"(917) 553-3029 ",izunmizan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-226,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 19739,"Community Arts Access Project",2013,4560,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical experiences to residents of north central Minnesota, provide regional Minnesota musicians with the opportunity to enhance their artistic growth.Audience attendance numbers, feedback from audience, guest artists, and media.","Successfully presented several outdoor music concerts with audience above expectations.",,2500,"Other, local or private",7060,,"Kim Rassmussen, Roger Henstorf, Gary Parvi, Alden Yliniemi",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Concerts in the Park",,"Support six outdoor concerts on the shores of Spirit Lake in Menahga.",2013-06-14,2013-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","115 2nd St NE PO Box 376",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909 ",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-78,"Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,2 19744,"Community Arts Access Project",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Repair a total of nine murals which had been damaged by the tornado of 2010 to their original state.Complete artist restoration by August of 2013 and obtain feedback from city leaders and community.","Successful restoration of 8 of 9 murals (1 decommissioned). Positive feedback from community.",,7040,"Other, local or private",12040,,"Dave Evert, Mary Harrison, Don Kern, Gary Paavola",,"Stimulating Economic Progress","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Alley Art Restoration",,"Repair, protect, and preserve several public art murals in Wadena, Minnesota.",2013-01-01,2013-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Evert,"Stimulating Economic Progress","114 Jefferson St S",Wadena,MN,56482,"(612) 282-9301 ",devert@visi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-80,"Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,2 19749,"Community Arts Access Project",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. A successful 2-day Rendezvous and Folk Festival will be held with at least 35 artists/artisans/performers with at least 500 visitors in attendance. 2. Various aspects of the event will be evaluated and analyzed in the categories listed below. 3. The overall event will maintain the quality standards of entertainment, education and folk art demonstrations of past years' events while staying within the projected budget.1. A count of all persons attending the event will be made at the gate. 2. A satisfaction survey will be made, tabulated and analyzed. 3. At the September 2013, board of directors meeting, a formal event evaluation will be made covering the following categories: a. audience, b. quality of performances, c. foods and refreshments, d. financial, e. facilities, toilets, transportation of visitors, f. improvements needed for the future. This provides the basis for the final report to Five Wings.","Successfully presented a traditional folk festival. Majority of participants indicated a positive experience, but attendance was lower than previous year.",,5000,"Other, local or private",10000,,"Russell Lee, John Crandall, Thomas Crawford, Mary Harrison, Darlys Hamberg, Thomas Kajer, Greg Lieferman, Ralph Miller, Rin Porter, Jamie Robertson, Dee Neal, Jerry Mevvissen",,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Proj. AKA Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folk Festival",,"The Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folk Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring acoustic music, dance, storytelling/theatrics, and folk and fine art. The 2013 Festival, August 10 and 11, is at Old Wadena Historic County Park. Its purpose: to encourage the folk and performing arts.",2013-08-10,2013-08-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Kajer,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Proj. AKA Old Wadena Society","935 7th St NE PO Box 172",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2906 ",tkajer2906@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-82,"Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Fred Rogers: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt; professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner; Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,2 19518,"Community Arts Support Grant",2013,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Heartland Concert Association will continue to provide and promote quality musical, educational and cultural entertainment genres to Hubbard county and the surrounding area to people of all ages at an affordable price.Heartland Concert Association will measure the impact the series has provided by feedback received, such as standing ovations, evaluation forms, personal comments and renewals of memberships and business sponsorships.","37% of the audience surveys were returned with 100% indicating that the concerts met the audience’s expectations. There were 87% responses indicating “excellent” to questions about the artist’s interaction with the audience, the concert experience and the overall quality of the performance.",,,,4000,,"Bert Ahern, Bud Schlong, Paul Dove, Leroy Chief, Curt McCabe, Linda Larsen, Pat Beaumont, Jan Kehr, Bill Medellin, Christine Jessen, Bill Zigmant, Bobbi Zigmant, Joyce Cowman",,"Heartland Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Heartland Concert Association Concert Series",,"Funds will assist Heartland Concert Association to provide quality musical, educational and cultural entertainment genres to the surrounding area.",2013-07-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roberta,Zigmant,"Heartland Concert Association","PO Box 43","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 732-9293 ",bbzigmant@unitelc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-grant-29,"Deane Johnson: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, arts advocate; Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Patt Rall: arts columnist, literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, visual artist; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Malotte Backer: visual artist, arts advocate; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Lois Schaedler: visual artist, filmmaker, photographer, craft artist; Germaine Riegert: literary artist, arts appreciator, arts advocate.","Deane Johnson: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, arts advocate; Kathy Gustafson: visual artist, sculptor, artist career counselor; Patt Rall: arts columnist, literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, visual artist; Diana McLain: photographer, visual artist, arts advocate; Malotte Backer: visual artist, arts advocate; Steve Ballard: visual artist, art teacher, arts advocate; Steve Prenevost: arts appreciator, arts advocate; Nancy Cole: musician, theatrical artist, dance performer; Lois Schaedler: visual artist, filmmaker, photographer, craft artist; Leah Prussia: literary artist, musician, theatrical artist, craft artist.",,2 15863,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,1200,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To encourage, sponsor, develop, promote and increase public appreciation of the visual, literary, and performing arts in the greater Wadena area, and to provide a venue for artists to show and sell their work.Feedback provided by artist, authors, performers, and public attendees. Evaluation by the arts league project review team.","Successfully provided opportunity for variety of artists to display and perform at festival. Positive experience indicated by all who participated. Participation less than expected.",,3400,"Other, local or private",4600,,"Mim Maas, Cheryl Prindle, Shirley Nelson, Monica Katzenberger, Janice Snyder",,"Greater Wadena Arts League","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Support artists and musicians at summer festival.",2012-04-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mim,Maas,"Greater Wadena Arts League","PO Box 85",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-0804 ",wadenaarts@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-6,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15864,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,1280,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide opportunities for Wadena area residents to learn art making techniques using nature as the inspiration for their artwork.Evaluations by students, instructor using a variety of qualitative and quantitative assessments.","Successfully hosted eight classes which increased access to the arts and provided arts learning expereinces for participants. All participants indicated a positive artistic experience.",,840,"Other, local or private",2120,,"Mim Maas, Cheryl Prindle, Shirley Nelson, Monica Katzenberger, Janice Snyder",,"Greater Wadena Arts League","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Inspired by Nature",,"Support 8 intergenerational arts classes, based upon the theme, ""Art Inspired by Nature.""",2012-07-12,2012-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mim,Maas,"Greater Wadena Arts League","PO Box 85",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-0804 ",wadenaarts@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-7,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15886,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide area youth with the opportunity to gain experience in theater to develop their theatrical skills, as well as their creativity, confidence, etc.Evaluations by campers and their parents.","Skill level and understanding of art discipline by participants increased significantly.",,4200,"Other, local or private",9200,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Camp Madhatter",,"Support Camp Madhatter, a two week intensive music/drama/dance camp for young people, ages 8-19, this year introducing the work of Victor Hugo, also 4 evening workshops of adults.",2012-07-23,2012-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469 ",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-17,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15887,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,3300,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To prove that two arts groups can collaborate to share resources and to create an artistically successful production.Feedback from members of each organization who are working on the project, audience comments.","Successful collaboration that artisitcally benefitted both organizations and their audiences. Overall very positive feedback by all participants.",,1260,"Other, local or private",4560,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","A Walk in the Woods",,"Support a collaboration with Lamplighters Community Theater to produce Lee Blessings, ""A Walk in the Woods"" presented in Wadena and Staples.",2012-07-14,2012-07-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469 ",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-18,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15905,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,2250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To encourage male participation in choral music as a lifelong endeavor, and to provide the public with an evening of high quality male choral music.Survey to vocal music directors of each group participating, participation numbers as compared to previous years. Community response in terms of ticket sales and comments.","Successfully hosted an all day male chorus festival focused on teens. Majority of participants indicated a positive artistic experience. Student participation and audience increased over previous year.",,4200,"Other, local or private",6450,,"Wade Marte, David Anderson, Jurgen Brunkhorst, Jason Sellnow, Bernie Nelsen, Robin Collins, Bill Spar",,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Real Men Sing",,"Support Real Men Sing, a day-long men's chorale festival, bringing together male singers from area colleges, high school, and community choral groups to learn, rehearse, present a mass chorus concert.",2012-10-13,2012-10-13,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Hoemberg,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 296-1977 ",shoemberg@isd2170.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-27,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,Yes 15912,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,1980,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enhance the lives of students and adults in Verndale through a theatrical experience.Participation records, audience records, feedback from participant and audience surveys.","Successfully provided access for students to participate in a theatre expereince. Increased student participation over previous year. All participants indicated a positive artistic experience.",,2400,"Other, local or private",4380,,"Vicki Thompson, Tina Moenkedick, Sue Anderson, Ardith Carr, Benise Bramer, Dick Johnson, Debbie Kern, Naomi Moyer, Sandi Cottrell, Shari Mattson",,"Verndale Community Education","K-12 Education","Verndal Community Summer Theatre Project",,"Support the Verndale Summer Theatre Project, in which Prairie Fire Children's Theatre will conduct a one week residency, working with area students to produce two performances at the end of the session.",2012-07-01,2012-07-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandie,Cottrell,"Verndale Community Education","411 SW Brown St",Verndale,MN,56481-3000,"(218) 445-5184 ",scottrell@verndale.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-32,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15913,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide the opportunity for anyone in the Wadena who desires the opportunity to be a part of a band ensemble experience the chance to do so, to provide the community with band performances for key community events.Participation statistics, audience counts and feedback.","Produced a successful seriens of concerts providing access for both band participants and audiences. Majority of participants indicated a positive artistic experience.",,450,"Other, local or private",1800,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena Area Concert Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Support a community band which gives area musicians an opportunity to use their instrumental music skills, and in turn provides concerts for the public.",2012-09-01,2013-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lindlief,"Wadena Area Concert Band","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 583-2301 ",jwlindlief@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-33,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15917,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,4700,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide the community access to high quality, independently created film, which is not usually available in our region.Audience satisfaction surveys, participation statistics of Minnesota filmmakers, ticket sales.","Successful event which provided public access to films that would otherwise not have happened. Vast majority of participants indicated a positive artistic experience.",,7900,"Other, local or private",12600,,"Sally Robertson, Dave Quincer, Mary Moen, Julia Zeise, Shari Olson, Don Garey, Rod Nordberg, John Husband",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Whiskey Creek Film Festival",,"Support Whiskey Creek Film Festival, a 7 day festival of film, featuring shorts by Minnesota filmmakers and Film Festival award winners.",2012-09-14,2012-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-36,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,Yes 12696,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a free outdoor high quality event featuring jazz and dance that challenges audiences to see art not otherwise available.Audience survey feedback, and audience numbers.","Enthusiastic audience members enjoyed the outdoor jazz and dance experience and voiced great anticipation for then next event.",,49490,"Other, local or private",54490,5000,"Nigel Linden, Daniel Gustafson, Shelley Harris, John Landin",,"Art and All that Jazz Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art and All That Jazz Festival",,"Funding for the ninth annual Art and All That Jazz Festival, a free outdoor Jazz festival held at Nicollet Commons Park in Burnsville in August 2012.",2012-05-01,2012-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nigel,Linden,"Art and All that Jazz Inc.","1305 Lacota Ln",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 201-3507 ",info@burnsvilleartjazz.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-144,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,2 12714,"Community Arts",2012,4620,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create meaningful connections with diverse populations and incorporate diverse populations into community celebrations.Surveys of audiences, vendors, committee members.","The relationships and connections between diverse populations within these communities has been enriched and the people who live there now appreciate the diversity around them.",,16130,"Other, local or private",20750,4620,"Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Bahgat Elsagher, Julie Dorshak, Debra Strahler, Elizabeth Kautz, Len Nachman, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Rosamaria Peralta, Sandra Schlaefer, Steve Juve, Sandy Sweep, Raj Menon, Sophia Sour, Suleka Burale, Naima Farah, Meg Hesch",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","International Festival of Burnsville",,"Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring cultural displays of art, traditional dress, ethnic foods, and music and dance performances. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in June 2012.",2012-01-11,2012-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Dorshak,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4509 ",julie.dorshak@ci.burnsville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-148,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,2 12741,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stimulate the growth of local individual artists and expose new audiences to the Wadena Memorial auditorium.Attendance records, audience feedback collected at each event using a short survey, feedback on our social media outlets.","Successfully exposed new audiences to artistic programming at Memorial Auditorium with positive feedback noted on our social media site.",,3000,"Other, local or private",5400,,"Mim Maas, Cheryl Prindle, Shirley Nelson, Monica Katzenberger, Janice Snyder",,"Greater Wadena Arts League","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Second Sunday Artist Showcase",,"Create a new family oriented series in the Wadena Auditorium, which will showcase local artists, and be coupled with ""Backstage Connection,"" where the public gets to mingle and talk with the artists.",2012-01-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mim,Maas,"Greater Wadena Arts League","PO Box 85",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-0804 ",wadenaarts@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-39,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 12743,"Community Arts Access Project",2012,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase awareness and appreciation of ""radio theatre"" as a genre. The Madhatters have never produced a radio theatre project in the past.Audience numbers and feedback via open forum following performance. Also feedback gathered from social media responses.","Successfully produced seven radio theatre performances reaching more audience members than expected.",,5700,"Other, local or private",8100,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","""It's A Wonderful Life""",,"Produce the radio theatre show, ""It's a Wonderful Life"" as live theatre.",2011-11-26,2011-12-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469 ",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-43,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 12817,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To encourage the artistic growth of participating artists and to make the visual arts more accessible to the community.Board assessment of all components of project; comments from artists and public via guest book and in person; attendance numbers.","Participation in this exhibition gave artists the opportunity mature in their work and community members described the experience and enriching and inspired.",,1650,"Other, local or private",6650,5000,"Alison Price, Richard Mittelstadt, Tabitha Wiger, Alejandra Pena, James Edward Scherbarth, Linda Hansen, Mark Freier, Jean Fournier",,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Art Fete",,"Funding for Art Fete, a juried visual arts exhibition featuring a free opening reception and awards ceremony. The exhibition will be shown at the Burnsville Performing Art Center Gallery from March through April 2012.",2011-12-16,2012-04-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Price,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","PO Box 1041",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 805-1886 ",alison.v.price@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-152,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 12826,"Community Arts",2012,2600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People, especially senior citizens and shut-ins, will be moved and entertained by vocal performances.Observations by project directors of audience responses; number of venues booking performances.","People, especially senior citizens and shut-ins, were moved and entertained by vocal performances.",,2422,"Other, local or private",5022,2600,"Paul Carlton, Norman Peterson, James Andrews, Rick Jones, Don Danneker, Tom Weyrick",,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for 13 concerts at assisted living facilities, senior housing, and Associated Male Chorus of America events in Dakota County from March through June 2012.",2012-01-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse St",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557 ",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-158,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 12828,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Three different audiences will be challenged by this performance by 100 musicians of a familiar piece of music.Audience and performer responses will be assessed by project directors.","Audiences reported and demonstrated, by numbers of attendees and by responses, that they never seem to tire of hearing this classic oratorio.",,16875,"Other, local or private",21875,5000,"Gordon Sandbaken, Charles Beeson, Elizabeth Petit, Dr. Thomas Rossin, Stephen Gabrielsen, David Senness, Kevin Roellinger, John Salveson",,Exultate,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Handel's Messiah",,"Funding for three performances of The Messiah by George Frederick Handel featuring 50 additional musicians to the chamber choir and orchestra. The concerts will take place at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Woodbury Lutheran Church and Benson Hall at Bethel College in March 2011.",2011-12-16,2012-03-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rossin,Exultate,"PO Box 22314",Eagan,MN,55122-0314,"(651) 707-0727 ",trossin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-159,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,2 16209,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To present high-quality performances in an informal outdoor setting that makes art accessible to a broad audience, especially families; to present a wide-range of performances that expose audiences to the richness of world cultures and artistic expression; to draw the community together in a shared experience that helps build a sense of place and pride in community.Attendance; audience surveys; feedback elicited from performing artists; media coverage; staff assessment of audience response and engagement.","Through the accessible outdoor performances, families and other audiences experienced high-quality and culturally diverse performances.",,19100,"Other, local or private",24100,,"Craig Harris, Merri Schreiber, Wendy Raway, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson, Dr. Robert M Gavin, Jr.",,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Summer Performance Series",,"Funding for the 2012 Summer Performance Series featuring Minnesota Sinfonia, a Shakespeare Festival, the Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, OÆShea Irish Dance and the Center for Irish Music, Mu Daiko, and Monroe Crossing. The free series will be held at Caponi Art Park from June through August 2012.",2012-03-30,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elspeth,Carlstrom,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412 ",elspeth@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-242,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.",,No 16212,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To attract and produce quality scripts from around the country; to continue to nurture local artists; to produce high-quality scripts that challenge artists' audiences.The Board of Directors and playwrights in residence evaluate the artist goals during post-mortem sessions.","Scripts from across the country and around the world were received; scripts were received from Minnesota playwrights; all readings and plays were staffed by local artists; all shows in the season featured high-quality scripts that challenged arts and audi",,40050,"Other, local or private",45050,,"Andrew Troth, Garrick Dietze, Jim Vogel, Andi Billig, Brad Donaldson, Mishia Burns Edwards, Joe Kievens, Nick Menzhuber, Dan Gustafson, Barbe Marshall",,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","Non-Profit Business/Entity","New Play Festival, and productions of A Chorus Line, Steel Kiss and Speed the Plow",,"Funding to stage the annual New Play Festival and productions of A Chorus Line, Steel Kiss and Speed the Plow. The performances will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center from April through October 2012.",2012-04-01,2012-10-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Troth,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","1483 W Pond Rd",Eagan,MN,55122,"(612) 201-4000 ",andrew@chameleontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-243,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.",,No 16227,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To encourage community engagements and a sense of place through participation in the arts; to provide opportunities for the community to experience art in a variety of ways.Direct interview with instructors and participants; program surveys; participation numbers; online surveys."," 579 individuals participated in free arts events in Eagan between April 2012 and March 2013; one event saw a 50% increase in attendance from the previous year; artists had their artwork displayed at local businesses.",,9619,"Other, local or private",14619,,"Jennifer Dahlquist, Laurie Halverson, Michael Palmer, Matthew Steele, Andrea Todd-Harlin",,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Art... Be A Part!",,"Funding for Art... Be A Part! Gather, yearlong arts programming for all ages featuring Sampler Saturdays, adult and teen open studios, and the annual Harvest of Art exhibit and open house. The activities will take place from April 2012 through March 2013.",2012-04-15,2013-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-249,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.",,No 16244,"Community Arts",2012,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To give youth in the community expanded theater experience; to enrich students' theatrical experience through education; to increase awareness of the arts to the community and encourage community members to support and participate in the arts.The director will evaluate artistic quality; cast and their families will evaluate their experience in a survey; ticket sales.","Local youth and their families recounted nurturing and deep theatrical participation and attendance indicated excellent community engagement.",,3258,"Other, local or private",6258,,"Joanne Mansur, Byron Schwab, Pat Barnum, Dr. Dewayne Dill, Brenda Corbett, Mark Spurr, David Koziol, Missy McGinty, Charlotte Rowland",,"Independent School District 197 Community Education","K-12 Education","Youth Enrichment Program",,"Funding for the Youth Enrichment Program, a three-week theater experience with Homeward Bound Theater Company. The program will culminate in two performances of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Henry Sibley High School in July 2012.",2012-04-01,2012-07-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Missy,McGinty,"Independent School District 197 Community Education","121 W Butler Ave","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 403-7516 ",Mmcginty@tridistrictce.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-257,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Foxen: Events Coordinator, Weisman Art Museum; Julie Kuenzel: Community Education, District 108; Larry Pint: New Prague Arts Council; Bob Thomas: Chaska Valley Theater; Mary Jo Truchon: Blaine Arts Council; Justine Pearson: Intern, Minnesota Public Radio; Jeanne Schwartz: Rosemount Area Arts Council; Kay Augustine: Director of Arts Education, Iowa Arts Council.",,No 12842,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences at assisted living, public housing, nursing center, and senior centers have opportunities to experience live vocal performances.Audience and participant surveys; number of venues that are booking performances.","Presented 42 free performances for under-served audiences at venues such as the Minnesota Veteran's Home, Seward Longfellow Healthy Seniors, subisidized housing facilities, the American Legion, and other locations.",,3500,"Other, local or private",8500,5000,"Bill Luerke, Clarice Johnson, Liz Kolstad, Joanne Hart, Mary Cowden, Betty Edlund, Bonnie Carleen, Joan Klopp, ROsella Mulcahy, Ruth Bartko, Marian Hatlestad",,"Minneapolis Southside Singers",,"Community Arts",,"Funding to present 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area during the 2012 calendar year.",2012-01-02,2012-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Hastreiter,"Minneapolis Southside Singers","Minneapolis Community Education 4029 28th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 668-4828 ",patty.hastreiter@mpls.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Anoka, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-169,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Scott Chamberlain: Musician and arts administrator, One Voice Mixed Chorus; Ellen Draeger: Musician and arts administrator, Lutheran Music Program; Jennifer Ilse: Co-artistic director, OffLeash Area dance and theater company; Alecia Leonard: Community education administrator and youth programming specialist; Mike Mason: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts staff; Dawn Ridgway: Dance performer and educator and arts administrator; Becky Ten Brink: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra staff.",,No 12848,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide a high-quality performing opportunity to the Mississippi Valley Orchestra artists; to provide neighborhood children and families the opportunity to see orchestral music in a live performance setting.Attendance and demographic information; audience and artist feedback.","Over 400 audience members including over 50 children; standing ovation after each piece; participants expressed that they really enjoyed playing this event.",,1600,"Other, local or private",6600,5000,"Margaret Houlton, Timothy Swanson, Annie Hanebuth, Donna Hill, Don Ostlund, Robert Ostlund, Gail Weber, Jeffrey Van, Brian Jewell, John Hill, Christina Chen Boyers, Conor J. Casey",,"Mississippi Valley Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Fairytales Come True",,"Funding for Fairytales Come True, a free childrenÆs concert featuring excerpts from Sleeping Beauty, the Mother Goose Suite, Hansel and Gretel and a special presentation of Peter and the Wolf with Minnesota Public RadioÆs Mindy Ratner as narrator. The Performance will take place at Augustana Lutheran Church in February 2012.",2012-01-06,2012-02-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Houlton,"Mississippi Valley Orchestra","c/o Donna Hill, MVO Treasurer 734 Amber Dr",Shoreview,MN,55126,"(612) 483-5147 ",mhoulton@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-172,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 12859,"Community Arts",2012,4850,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provoke thinking and enhance verbal and visual skils.Audience survey forms; collection of information on audience size and demographics.","Audiences, especially families, reported a deep, resonating connection to the performance.",,1212,"Other, local or private",6062,4850,"John Palmer, Mary Comford, Julie Green, Nate Skoog, Sieglinde Gassman, Heron Gardner",,"The PuppetTellers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","A Night on Bear Island and The Double Trouble Birthday",,"Funding for 20 free performances of two original puppet plays: A Night on Bear Island and The Double Trouble Birthday. Performances will take place at libraries in Dakota, Scott and Carver Counties between February and July 2012.",2012-01-01,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heron,Gardner,"The PuppetTellers","2391 Commonwealth Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 860-2822 ",heron100@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-181,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Daniel Adolphson: Director of Program Engagement, COMPAS-Community Programs in the Arts; Susan Fisher: Executive Director, Minnesota Brass; Janet Grove: Arts administrator, NDI Backyard Productions; David Harris: Executive Director, Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council; Andrew Leitch: Community development consultant; Mankwe Ndosi: Musician; Liz Neerland: Arts administrator, Nimbus Theatre; Gary Peterson: Arts administration consultant.",,No 12860,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dakota County residents will enjoy American cultural music, crafts, and visual art.Audience and artist surveys; discussions with City officials; attendance numbers compared to 2011.","Dakota county communities gathered together to savor the arts of Americana.",,3000,"Other, local or private",8000,5000,"Keith Reed, Jim Kotz, John Loch, Ann Loch, Jeanne Schwartz, Beth Adams, Stephanie Molstre-Kotz, Charlotte Kodner, Mary Kay Langager, Maila Ellefson, Jon Ellefson, Nathan Hanson, DeAnne Parks",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival",,"Funding for the Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival, a three-day event held in RosemountÆs Central Park in July 2012.",2011-12-16,2012-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-182,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 12865,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of South St Paul will celebrate the city's 125th birthday and learn about the city's history and culture through performances.Audience numbers and diversity grow over the course of the series of 6 performances.","Six different musical groups that were representative of South St. Paul were engaged; groups represented Latino, Irish, Croatian, Serbian, German and African American populations; an estimated 750 adults and 250 children attended the activities.",,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,5000,"Beth Baumann, Deb Griffith, Chris Esser, Kelly Casey Spavin, Mike Funk, John Kemp, Holly Ekwochi, Austin Barnes, Jodelle Ista, Tony Roszak",,"City of South Saint Paul","Local/Regional Government","The Sounds of South Saint Paul",,"Funding for The Sounds of South Saint Paul, a six-week music concert series celebrating the CityÆs 125th birthday. Concerts will take place at the South St Paul Central Square Community Center Amphitheater in July and August 2012.",2012-06-21,2012-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Griffith,"City of South Saint Paul","135 3rd Ave N","South St Paul",MN,55075,"(651) 554-3230 ",deb.griffith@southstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-185,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 12875,"Community Arts",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand choir's repertoire and musical ability, and to diversify audiences reached.Choir member surveys, audience feedback, director's assessment.","Choir members reported that the concert was both challenging and rewarding and audience feedback showed that a broader range of communities were reached.",,1904,"Other, local or private",6904,5000,"Dave Sibinski, Maynard Ohm, Ellen Mae Brezina, Bill Hlavac, Bob Novak, Merlyn Jeche, Dan Melander",,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. Performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between February and June 2012.",2012-01-02,2012-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dub,Fields,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081 ",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Scott, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Carver, Washington, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-190,"Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.","Emily Clary: Director, Dakota County Sheriff's Department; Bob Graff: Theatre designer and arts administrator, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Yumi Inomata: Arts Midwest staff; Mary Beth King: Board member, Dakota Fine Arts Consortium; Mary Jo Lewis: Executive Director, Harmonic Relief; Lorrie Link: Executive Director, Maple Grove Arts Center; Connie Martin: Minneapolis Pops Orchestra; Kathy Mattson: Arts administrator, Jordan Arts Festival; Naomi Russell: Arts administrator, Barn Quilts of Carver County.",,No 13006,"Community Arts Access",2010,1184,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,2996,"Other, local or private",4180,,,,"Verndale Community Education",,"Prairie Fire Theatre one week residency",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandie,Cottrell,"Verndale Community Education","411 SW Brown St",Verndale,MN,56481-3000,"(218) 445-5184",scottrell@verndale.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-67,,,, 13007,"Community Arts Access",2010,470,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,2460,"Other, local or private",2930,,,,"Wadena-Deer Creek Community Education",,"Week long Prairie Fire Theatre residency producing ""Alice in Wonderland""",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Moen,"Wadena-Deer Creek Community Education","520 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-2155",mmoen@isd2170.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-68,,,, 10025088,"Community Elders' Story Library",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","Short term targets have been exceeded. Five of the fifteen interviews were joint spouse interview which exceeds the proposed number of individuals interviewed. Intermediate term targets have been achieved. A brief presentation of elder responses has been given, however additional presentations are being planned. Long term targets are yet to be achieved. The use of these stories to promote community connections are consistent with NdCAD's strategic direction.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Theresa Collins, Kwasi Nathaniel Russell, Debra Price, Gene Ward, Jr., Shirlynn LaChapelle, Miata Foluke, Robert Sayers, Donald Joseph, Johnny Allen, Jr.",,"Network for the Development of Children of African Descent","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of individuals who have set up and developed Minnesota's African American community-based organizations.",,"To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of individuals who have set up and developed Minnesota's African American community-based organizations.",2021-10-01,2022-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gevonee,Ford,"Network for the Development of Children of African Descent","3255 Spring St NE, Suite 100",Minneapolis,MN,55413,6512465119,gevonee@ndcad.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-elders-story-library,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 12462,"Community Arts",2011,1700,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,1818,"Other, local or private",3518,,,,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for Dances at the Lakes, a free dance concert featuring original choreography by Colleen Tague. Performances will take place at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in Summer 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School","190 S River Ridge Cir",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-143,,,, 11804,"Community Arts Access",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,7350,"Other, local or private",12350,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support the annual film festival.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-4618",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-23,,,, 11876,"Community Arts Access",2011,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,1000,"Other, local or private",4000,,,,"Menahga Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For a Youth Visual Art Camp for children ages 5-12.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tiffany,Besonen,"Menahga Arts Guild","12038 330th St",Menahga,MN,56464,"(218) 371-5457",besonens@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-31,,,, 11907,"Community Arts Access",2011,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,1350,"Other, local or private",5350,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Madlab production of ""Rabbit Hole.""",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-54,,,, 11908,"Community Arts Access",2011,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,5500,"Other, local or private",8700,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","A two-week music/dance/drama day camp for young people ages 8-18.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-55,,,, 11916,"Community Arts Access",2011,4010,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,5150,"Other, local or private",9160,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support Real Men Sing 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Sauer,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 894-3508",info@staplesmen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-58,,,, 11926,"Community Arts Access",2011,1350,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,450,"Other, local or private",1800,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To prepare, rehearse and perform for the community.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lindlief,"Wadena Area Concert Band","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 583-2301",jwlindlief@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-63,,,, 11433,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,5000,"Other, local or private",10000,,,,"Lao Women Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Phouninh,Vixayvong,"Lao Women Association","992 Wildflower Ct",Eagan,MN,55123,"(612) 374-4967",kouthong.vixayvong@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-28,,,, 11490,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,26250,"Other, local or private",31250,,,,"The Play’s the Thing Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dayna,Railton,"The Play’s the Thing Productions","16593 Interlachen Blvd",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 484-3296",Dnacsr@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-49,,,, 11517,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,5000,"Other, local or private",10000,,,,"City of South Saint Paul","Local/Regional Government","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Griffith,"City of South Saint Paul","135 3rd Ave N","South St Paul",MN,55075,"(651) 554-3230",deb.griffith@southstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-58,,,, 11368,"Community Arts",2010,2278,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,2290,"Other, local or private",4568,,,,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annie,Young,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","PO Box 1041",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 894-9856",annieyoung@earthlink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-5,,,, 11371,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,6700,"Other, local or private",11700,,,,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbe,Marhsall,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","40 Carriage Ln",Burnsville,MN,55306,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@chameleontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-7,,,, 11382,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,5582,"Other, local or private",10582,,,,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Maloney,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 385-4994",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-11,,,, 11406,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,10475,"Other, local or private",15475,,,,"Hastings Area Chamber and Tourism Bureau","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Jacobs,"Hastings Area Chamber and Tourism Bureau","111 3rd St E",Hastings,MN,55033-1211,"(651) 437-6775",michelle@hastingsmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-20,,,, 11416,"Community Arts",2010,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,42215,"Other, local or private",47215,,,,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Dorshak,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4509",julie.dorshak@ci.burnsville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-26,,,, 12250,"Community Arts",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,1650,"Other, local or private",6650,,,,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for Art Fete, a juried visual arts exhibition featuring a free opening reception and awards ceremony. The exhibition will be shown at the Burnsville Performing Art Center Gallery from March through April 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alison,Price,"Burnsville Visual Arts Society","PO Box 1041",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 805-1886",alison.v.price@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-78,,,, 12273,"Community Arts",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,34341,"Other, local or private",39341,,,,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for three performances at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center: a concert featuring pianist Roberto Plano, a Baroque concert, and the fourth annual Young Artists Competition. Performances will take place between January and May 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Abraham,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337-2455,"(952) 432-0493",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-84,,,, 12277,"Community Arts",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,9384,"Other, local or private",14384,,,,"Eagan Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Funding for Art... Be A Part!, an arts program for all ages featuring weekly hands-on art activities at Dakota Woodlands Women’s Shelter, two art activity tents at the annual Eagan Art Festival, and smaller workshops for teens and intergenerational audien",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"Eagan Parks and Recreation","Eagan Art House 3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5500",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-88,,,, 12281,"Community Arts",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,18125,"Other, local or private",23125,,,,Exultate,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for two performances of the St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach featuring 50 additional musicians to the chamber choir and orchestra. The concerts will take place at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plymouth in March 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rossin,Exultate,"PO Box 22314",Eagan,MN,55122-0314,"(651) 707-0727",trossin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-90,,,, 12363,"Community Arts",2011,4949,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,3785,"Other, local or private",8734,,,,"Minnesota Valley Men's Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for a daylong choral music workshop for male high school-age music students in Dakota County. The workshop will culminate with an evening performance in April 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Leary,"Minnesota Valley Men's Chorale","3280 147th St W",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(952) 435-6865",mleary@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-114,,,, 12397,"Community Arts",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,3000,"Other, local or private",8000,,,,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Funding for the Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival, a three-day free festival in conjunction with the city’s Leprechaun Days celebration. The festival will take place at Rosemount’s Central Park in July 2011.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 919-4036",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-125,,,, 12415,"Community Arts",2011,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Projects are artistically successful reach the target constituency and have community impact.",,,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,,,,"City of South Saint Paul","Local/Regional Government","Funding for Step into Summer, a series of dance clinics that will run for four weeks on Wednesday evenings in July. Clinics will take place at the South St. Paul Central Square Community Center Amphitheater and will culminate in a community dance for the ",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deb,Griffith,"City of South Saint Paul","135 3rd Ave N","South St Paul",MN,55075,"(651) 554-3230",deb.griffith@southstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-127,,,, 35927,"Community Arts",2016,4800,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least 55 dance students participate in workshop where they will increase their dance ability, learn new dances endurance and perform at a ""show and tell"" opportunity at the end of the session for an audience of 250 people. Instructors will develop new lesson plans, learn repertoire, new ideas for teaching choreography, stage presence and increased knowledge of the history of dances that can be used in teaching regular classes over the next two years. We will evaluate our outcomes by audience/participant ","Artistic Goals: The project was very successful. Zadoc Fuentes Marin, of Instituto MIZOC of Mexico City, led a robust 8 day week intensive workshop which included choreography for over 30 dances for the various groups, innovative teaching techniques and historical context for all. A full day was dedicated to having each participant create head pieces connected to one of the dances each participant learned. His enthusiasm and energy was 100 percent contagious and the participants were engaged and determined from the first class to the last. The instruction took place in the dance studio at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church as well as a local school gymnasium for the additional open space to make headpieces and to practice the larger group dances. In addition to the daily workshop classes, the visiting artist will work with lead Los Alegres Bailadores dance instructors to develop extended lesson plans for future classes of folkloric material not yet known widely by instructors currently in Minnesota. Challenges: We could have used a second day for making headpieces. These projects required more space and time than one day would all allow. Transportation to and from morning and early afternoon classes were a challenge for families. Ride sharing was required. Strengths: Networking and camaraderie was plentiful during this project. Having the large practice space donated was wonderful. Community Participants: St Paul’s West Side has a large population of first, second and third generation Mexican Americans who have a strong desire to keep their Mexican Culture alive. A majority of the Workshop participates live, have lived or have family on the West Side and Los Alegres Bailadores is based on St Paul’s West Side so locating the Summer Workshop in the same location that Los Alegres Bailadores offers regular classes throughout the year ensures that a large number of regular Los Alegres Bailadores students can participate. The project also attracted individuals from other areas: Oakdale, Minneapolis, Eagan, Cottage Grove, Rosemount and Hugo to name a few. Out of the 75 participants, 15 had never taken a folkloric dance workshop before. The majority of the workshop’s participants are of Mexican descent, but not all. We had several participants purely interested in the cultural sharing that was provided by this unique workshop. We exceeded our anticipated participation numbers by 36% for a total of 75 participants. 15 of these participants had never taken a folkloric dance workshop before. Over 30 new dances were taught during this workshop and the dancers will be invited back to share these dances with at a performance in November and other various festivals and celebrations in the Twin Cities.",,7500,"Other, local or private",12300,,"David Holm, Synthia Walfoort, Alicia Villegas, Wendy Everett, Linda Nunez, Lesly Gamez, Nikki Glaser, Rebecca Moran Cusick ",0.00,"Los Alegres Bailadores","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for a two-week intensive Mexican Folkloric Dance Workshop primarily led by Maestro Zadoc Fuentes Marin. Workshops will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and the Wellstone Center on St Paul's West Side in August 2016.",2016-08-08,2016-08-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,"Moran Cusick","Los Alegres Bailadores","5935 Bryant Ln","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 246-2399 ",losalegres1977@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-694,"Barb Rose: Organizational development, community service, Community Education; Ashley Hanson: Artistic, administration, organizational development; David Stevens: Artistic, education; Shauna Dee: Administration, community service, fundraising; Jeff Erbland: Artistic, audience development, administration; Nastalie Bogira: Artistic, administration, community service; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, youth programming, education; Joyce Strand: Youth programming; Teresa Perez: Artistic, computer systems, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35940,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minneapolis Southside Singers will present between 35 - 40 performances between April 2016 and March 2017. At least 20 performances will be provided free of charge for audiences who have limited access to live artistic performances and who have very limited funds. The chorus strives for artistic excellence in each musical performance and has three primary artistic goals: 1) excellence of the performances themselves, 2) artistic value or meaning to performers, and 3) quality experience for audience members. The project will be evaluated by documenting the number of performances given and the number of performances given for the specifically targeted audiences. At least one concert per year will include a written audience survey.","The Minneapolis Southside Singers did meet their artistic goals by consistently meeting weekly for two hours to practice, memorizing 130 songs and performing around the metro area for audiences who have limited access to live performances. The chorus performed 39 times during this grant period and 9 of the concerts were provided at no cost. They did reach their intended audiences as they performed at nursing homes, adult day care facilities and other venues where the residents have limited access to live entertainment. Larger venue concerts such as the Como Pavilion and the Christmas Concert at Trinity Lutheran were extremely well attended with more than 200 people enjoying each concert. The chorus performed 39 times during the grant period, entertaining more than 2000 people. An audience survey showed that 100% of the survey takers answered the question ""Did you enjoy the concert?"" with a Yes or Very Much. They answered the same to the questions about the music selection and if they look forward to another concert by the Southside Singers.",,4350,"Other, local or private",9350,,"Steve Dosch, Clarice Johnson, Liz Kolstad, Bonnie Carleen, Ed Schwartzbauer, Joanne Hart, Mary Cowden, Rosella Mulcahy, Ruth Bartko, Marilyn Botten, Carl Ahlberg",0.00,"Minneapolis Southside Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding to present 20 free concerts to under-served audiences across the seven-county metropolitan area between April 2016 and March 2017.",2016-03-24,2017-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clarice,Johnson,"Minneapolis Southside Singers","4029 28th Ave S Minneapolis Comm Ed",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 668-4828 ",patty.hastreiter@mpls.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-700,"Barb Rose: Organizational development, community service, Community Education; Ashley Hanson: Artistic, administration, organizational development; David Stevens: Artistic, education; Shauna Dee: Administration, community service, fundraising; Jeff Erbland: Artistic, audience development, administration; Nastalie Bogira: Artistic, administration, community service; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, youth programming, education; Joyce Strand: Youth programming; Teresa Perez: Artistic, computer systems, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35946,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our quantitative measure of our grant will be the number of registered participants for our workshops. Our Qualitative outcomes will be the verbal responses of the audience members on their experiences of the performances. Our grant will be evaluated by survey questions completed by workshop participants and artist instructors. Also audience members of the performances will be given opportunity to fill out a written evaluation survey or give a verbal response to evaluation the performances.","Yes, we achieved our artistic goals. The artistic teachers went beyond just teaching tunes. A workshop participant stated “we went deeper into the “guts” of Scottish rhythms and dance coordination with the music.” Another participant said, “I learned the soul of Scottish music.” “The teachers were excellent, taught with love and humor and acceptance of different backgrounds and learning styles,” was another quote. How could it be improved? Students would have more time for working on style, bowing, and rhythm, if students knew what tunes to learn in advance. Yes, we were successful in reaching our intended community. Our participants ranged from young cello/fiddlers to those of a professional level. Through the use of Facebook, emails, flyers and posters, we had a diversity of participants from across the United States. One workshop participant flew in from California. a. Workshop students really enjoyed sharing lunch together and being able to discuss the workshop. b. 42 students attended, 14 were from Minnesota, an increase of two from last year. 100% of surveys stated the workshop was very reasonably priced, would attend next year if offered. c. 15 participants performed on the stage with the instructors, said they “felt the Scottish Culture,” during the performance.",,56750,"Other, local or private",61750,,"Don Cogswell, Andrew McCracken, Jeff Bryan, Mary McKinley, Robert Olsson, Jim Harris, Lyaman Macpherson, Joseph McCracken, Kristi McCracken, Elizabeth Michaelson, Jonathan Palmer, John Quiling, Advisory Committee, Don Cogswell, Ross Sutter, Sarah Thompson",0.00,"Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games featuring live Celtic music including performances and workshops by the internationally acclaimed duo of Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. Workshops will take place at Celtic Junction in St Paul a",2016-01-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Don,Cogswell,"Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games","1366 Camelback Dr",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 687-9666 ",dcogswell@mnscottishfair.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-704,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35957,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","45 singers perform for 2000 seniors at approximately 50 venues each year. Audiences frequently ask us to return and we do repeat performances at the same places each year. We maintain a count of singers and audiences at each venue. Our director gives the singers feedback after each performance.","Our goal was to sing at 50+ venues and during the project period. We exceeded that goal by singing at no less than 54 senior sites. In addition, we sang at 6 preschool sites, a slightly different program, but equally well received (""The kids talked about our performance for many weeks afterward."") We performed music from show tunes, swing, rock and roll, old standards, polka, jazz, patriotic and holiday for senior audiences who would often comment, ""This is the best program we've heard here yet!"" It might be forgetfulness on their part, or, as we believe, our songs and the way they are presented touch their hearts and lighten their day. The only down side to our year was a slightly lower than normal turnout of our singers. It seemed the same small group of 20-25 showed up at performances. We have nearly 40 singers. This is always a challenge with busy senior schedules. We continue to challenge them to make the performances fun and rehearsals educational, or as one singer described them, ""a free music lesson!"" At each performance we saw many seniors in wheelchairs, coming to the performance in walkers and some who needed assistance, so YES, we reached the audiences we intended. Although all our singers come mostly from northern European ethnic background, the same cannot be said for our audiences, which are very diverse. Although the audiences are primarily seniors, they come from various ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, some sites are senior condos or cooperatives and others are low income care facilities. Minnesota is becoming more diverse ethnically, and all our sites reflect this diversity. We need to concentrate on making our own chorus more diverse ethnically. That said, we have seniors in our chorus of all levels of health--some seem easily confused and need extra help in organizing music and getting to performances. We have volunteers who drive others and help them with music, making it possible for any senior who wants to sing with us able to join us in our mission. At the Como Dockside performance on June 27, 2016 there were 187 in the audience. We handed out words to a 1919 love song, ""If You Were the only Girl in the World"" and many sang along, much to everyone's surprise. Our 40th Anniversary Dinner and Show on October 14, 2016 had over 200 guests who responded with over $600 in donations (after paying $30 to come). Our chorus turned out 30 singers.",,9725,"Other, local or private",14725,,"Edward Breems, Roberta Williams, Janet Tietge, Jean Allen, Mary Benkufsky, Robert Schmidt",0.00,"North Suburban Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for more than 50 live interactive performances by seniors, for seniors. Performances will take place in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, senior housing, and other venues throughout the metro area between January and December 2016.",2016-01-01,2016-12-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Allen,"North Suburban Chorus","2580 Kenzie Ter","St Anthony",MN,55418,"(612) 382-9283 ",jallen6080@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-710,"Cassandra Shore: Artistic, community service, general management; Melissa Bleeker: Fundraising, artistic; Kim Ford: Artistic, Community Education, community service, education; Bob Bierscheid: General management, community service, organizational development; Jen Krava: General management, community service, artistic; Liane Olson: General management, fundraising, Community Education; Sarah Wiechmann: Education; Tio Aiken: General management, audience development; Bjorn Arneson: General management, computer systems, finance.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35982,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","90% of participants will express a favorable experience based on exit surveys at all events. ArtBlast will attract 2500 participants. We will evaluate our success based on participation/attendance as compared with previous years. We will do exit surveys at all events with a goal of 90/5 favorable ratings of the events.","We believe we did achieve our artistic goals. Our goals were as follows: 1. Provide high quality artistic experiences within our budget limitations. We believe we met this goal, although the attendance was not as high as anticipated in some of the events. The comic classes were cancelled due to lack of registrations. These were among the very few events that required a fee. 2. We targeted 50% of the artists would be local Rosemount or Dakota County artists. This goal was nearly met with 46% being local artists. 3. Provide a wide variety of arts experiences. We believe we met this goal. However, due to budget constraints, we were not able to sponsor the fiddle contest or the multi-cultural day. We did, however, add an art and author fair with 24 participant artists, 90% of which reported high satisfaction with this first time event. 4. Provide educational opportunities to attendees. We believe we achieved this goal in having provided 23 hands-on artistic experiences to groups of all ages. 5. Enable artists to work locally, building their local presence and building a higher profile of the arts in Rosemount. Since we nearly met our goal of having 50% local artists, we believe we also met this goal. The strengths of our process was to have several artists from several artistic disciplines selecting and vetting the participating artists. We were also able to draw on some of the more popular artists from prior ArtBlast years (e.g. ""brought back by popular demand""). We believe that focusing on a broad variety of arts presented and the educational opportunities were positive aspects of our process. Once again, we identified that we need more discipline around our time tables. We need to begin earlier with our fundraising and our marketing. We had these things right in our plan, but life seemed to get in the way, and we ran behind, creating a huge rush and lots of stress at the end of the process. Some of this is a function of having to rely totally on volunteer help. In our debrief, we recommitted to keeping to our schedule in the future. We did reach much of our intended community as far as audience/participants. We were able to observe that much of our audience/participants were older adults. We estimate that approximately 25% of our participants were in this older category. Rosemount is 81% white, 6 Black, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic. We probably attracted 90-95% white participants. In debriefing with our diversity consultant, we did discuss that the younger people in our community (especially elementary school age) are more diverse than the adult population. It is the adult population that generally make the decisions on family entertainment. We have identified this as an area where we need to continue to work on better outcomes. We planned to have 5 individual artists of color and were only able to engage one artist of color. We have also identified this as an area we need to work on. We were able to attract approximately 5% disabled persons. With respect to our expected Populations Benefitting, we did not attract as many young adults as anticipated. We did have about 25% children and 25% older adults. This was probably due to the programming. We really, in retrospect, did not pay a lot of attention to providing programming specifically to young adults. We did focus on providing programming specifically geared to children and older adults. One metric we could not measure was how many people of lower income we were able to attract as this is not a metric that can be observed. We did market to the Rosemount Family Resource Center and 360 Communities, so we are assuming that the word did get out to that community. We were able to meet our goals of having most of our events free of charge, making ArtBlast accessible to lower income families. We also had very accessible venues where all people would be comfortable and feel welcome -- Central Park Amphitheater, the local library and the Steeple Center, which is a community gathering place, and also houses the Rosemount Area Seniors group. Our most significant outcome was being able to offer a wide variety of arts to about 2500 people, including about 25% older adults and 5% disabled people. By exit interviews, we estimate that more than 90% of participants were satisfied with their experiences at ArtBlast. Of all the artists represented, we only had two who were not satisfied with their experience. Most were very satisfied.",,8420,"Other, local or private",13420,,"Jeanne Schwartz, Kitty Engel, Bruno DiNella, Ann Loch, Joanne Johnson, Megan Wright, Jim Kotz, Trina Walters, John Loch, Keith Reed, Nathan Hanson, Mindy Wychor, Maila Ellefson, Jon Ellefson",0.00,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for ArtBlast 2016, the third annual community celebration of the arts featuring approximately 50 events. Activities will take place at various venues in Rosemount in June 2016.",2015-12-17,2016-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-727,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35983,"Community Arts",2016,4198,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","For quantitative measures, we will estimate the number of attendees for the event, the number of participating musicians, and the volume of concessions sold. For qualitative measures, we will survey the participating musicians after the event and collect comments on our web site from the public. For quantitative measures, we will record the number of attendees, number of participating musicians, and the concessions income as a baseline for use in future years; for this year, we will compare the numbers against other events held in the community this summer. For qualitative measures, we will review the feedback from participating musicians and audience members and prepare a lessons learned and recommendations"" report.""","Overview: Rosemount Community Band hosted 6 music groups that performed a wide variety of music, ranging from Dixieland to modern, familiar standards to new improvised compositions, small group to big band. To this end, we absolutely met our goal of providing the community with great music and supporting local musicians. Pros: Rosemount Central Park was a beautiful venue for hosting an all-day music festival. Holding the music in conjunction with the art fair doubled the visitors. Lots of volunteers showed up to help out. Cons: Starting at 11:30 was a mistake; it was a hot day and there was insufficient shade in the main amphitheater. Attendance wasn't what we hoped for; post event analysis indicates that this was a factor of heat and time of day. Do Different: Start the event late afternoon/early evening. It would be cooler, the sun angle would result in more shade, and daytime kid’s activities would be over. Look at having fewer bands, but bigger names. Consider splitting event over two nights While we hope to attract larger crowds, we are satisfied that we reached our target audiences; 1) the citizens of Rosemount and surrounding communities, and 2) local musicians. Our outreach for diversity produced satisfactory results. We published stories in the local and metro paper, we printed and distributed posters, and we had radio advertising. We estimate that we had over 200 people attend over the course of the day to listen to 6 bands.",,1390,"Other, local or private",5588,,"Greg Twaites, Steve Olsen, Brent Turner, John Zschunke",0.00,"Rosemount Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Big Band/Jazz and Rib Fest. Featuring six-to-seven notable Twin Cities area big band/jazz bands at a one day festival. Activities will take place at the Rosemount Amphitheater in June 2016.",2016-03-23,2016-06-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Twaites,"Rosemount Community Band","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",gtwaites@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-728,"Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Alejandra Pelinka: Administration, artistic, fundraising; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, administration; Juliet Parisi: Artistic, education, organizational development; Brenda Lyseng: Administration, education, organizational development; Edna Stevens: Fundraising, computer systems, disabilities specialist.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 36014,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","First, an average of 150 people attend each show in our series, which feature an average of four promising young artists. Second, 95% of promising young musicians and 90% of attendees should agree that they feel more connected to and better represented in the larger music scene in the Twin Cities as a result of each concert. We will track audience by tickets scanned at the door and artists by the show line-up. Audiences will be prompted to complete surveys between acts and upon leaving in case some don't stay until the end, while bands are given surveys at the end of the night.","Yes, our general goals for the grant were achieved. Attending artists were exceptional. They 1) put on professional sets that exceeded their experience, 2) drew impressed crowds in part due to their effort marketing their art (their music), 3) engaged in thoughtful conversations with headlining artists about how to be an artist, how to work with other artists, and realities of amateur versus professional pursuit of art, including touring, recording, practicing, and performing. The pre-show Q and A sessions were a huge hit among the promising young artists and participating headlining musicians. The concerts were exceptional and well-received in-person, on social media, and in correspondence after the show. It's a series we feel like we need to continue and improve. The challenges primarily were securing headlining artists. Though we book 100 show year, many with professional headliners, the cancelation rate for headliners of the Young Musician Series was astonishing and caused us this summer to ask for (and be granted) an extension for our grant period. Instead of booking artists for specific Young Musician Series dates, when we do this again we would 1) go through our normal booking process, 2) identify certain headliners who are interested in our nonprofit's mission as well as working with young people, then 3) turn their already booked show into a Young Musician Series event. We would essentially have a fund of money we would use to turn a concert we already have contracted to turn it into a Young Musician Series show. -Yes and no, we were able to reach many young local artists but we were not able to reach a diverse group of people. A large part of this is due the concert genres that performed (metal and punk) versus those which canceled (hip-hop, hip-hop, pop, and singer-songwriter). The genres whose headliners canceled have a larger percentage of performers and fans who are women and people of color. The estimated population that would benefit versus the population that actually did not change, it was still primarily young people and largely white. We did, however, see fewer women and people of color than we would if our entire concert series had happened as we planned, which would have additionally included two hip-hop shows, a pop show, and a singer-songwriter show. Community diversity is something we work on in our conversations with patrons, in outreach, and marketing. In the context of the Young Musician Series we think the primary failure was of a reduced series run, rather than our outreach efforts. We put out open calls for our Performer Meetings and advertised the spots for the Young Musician Series. We widely advertised the concerts for potential attendees and saw greater than anticipated attendance. We averaged 219 people were at each show instead of our goal of 150 people at each show with 26 individual young musicians. 100% of individuals artists rated the series as ""Good"" or ""Very Good""--almost 70% said ""Very Good."" Attendees' ratings of their experience at THE GARAGE were 4.6/5. Comments expressed value in learning from ""inspirational artists"" and ""insight"" into the local music scene.",,8648,"Other, local or private",13648,,"Logan Adams, Jack Kolb Williams, Haylee Donnelson, Matt Duea, Amir Berenjian, Craig Freeman, Kristin Backman, Leif Brostrom, Kevin Curley, Sararosa Davies, Shayna Melgaard, Sam Rockwell",0.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for The Young Musician Concert Series providing young artists an opportunity to perform in a professional setting and learn about the music industry through meetings and mentoring from staff. Activities include six public concerts and will take pl",2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Logan,Adams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700 ",logan.m.adams@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-743,"Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Alejandra Pelinka: Administration, artistic, fundraising; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, administration; Juliet Parisi: Artistic, education, organizational development; Brenda Lyseng: Administration, education, organizational development; Edna Stevens: Fundraising, computer systems, disabilities specialist.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 36023,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Velvet Tones chorus will provide nine free concerts to a diverse, underserved audience of 1000 people across the greater metropolitan area while providing the challenge for 75 senior adults to learn and perform a variety of choral music. Surveys of both the choir members and audience members will be taken with an expected satisfaction rating exceeding 90%. For each of the nine free concerts, the choir will compile the number of choir members and audience count; plus, collect unsolicited post-performance audience verbal comments. Written surveys will be conducted at some concerts through use of a form with both check-off answers and space for open comments.","The artistic side of this project is designed to bring life-long enrichment to the lives of senior chorus members. Velvet Tones is a non-auditioned senior adult choir. As the members are not auditioned, this means that the skill level of the artist varies widely placing additional stress during rehearsal on the director. Weekly rehearsals are conducted throughout the Velvet Tones’ season. Recently in the news, Mick Jagger age 71 years, was asked, “What’s your secret in keeping your voice so strong?” Jagger replied, “Practice. You have to do it. You have to do warm-ups.” The same is true for our senior members. Their practice sessions always start with vocal exercises. Another vehicle for practicing is the “single-voice practice CDs” created by Rich Clausen our director. Access to the single-voice practice tracks has been improved through the use of the internet by placing the single-voice tracks on-line at our website http://www.velvettones.org/downloads/. CDs are still available for those who don’t have internet access. The need for practice CDs was the result of grant-funded member opinion polls. The polls indicated that a fair number of our members lacked the ability to read music. While not all members are at the highest level of skill, that has not stopped our director, Rich Clausen, from selecting interesting, complex choir arrangements with very wide music styles and genres. As a result, the practices and shows are enjoyable for the choir members (and audiences too). It is interesting to note that one choir member only attends the rehearsals…for the pure enjoyment. This member’s skill is a definite aid to the choir. Audiences have remarked on “how much fun” our choir members are having. The wide range of music can be appreciated by a partial list of the song titles: “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Fascinating Rhythm,” “Mickey Mouse March,” “Cripple Creek,” and “God Bless America.” It is not uncommon for the young children to profess that they want to be a singer in a group like Velvet Tones. Accepting our artistic challenge, rehearsals were expanded to 90 minutes. Ability-expanding music was selected requiring purchase of new sheet music. Two arrangements were made by our director, Rich Clausen. Our director enjoyed unusual artistic notice. The induction of Rich Clausen and his band, The Swinging Ambassadors, into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame has brought his name to the attention of long lost fans. This prestigious fact is used in the introduction of Rich to the audience. The Velvet Tones Choir members are very active in the Apple Valley Senior Center. The members take on more responsibilities than typical Apple Valley Senior Center members. For example, several choir members have served as president of the Apple Valley Senior Center. This contribution is very much appreciated by the management of the Apple Valley Senior. Due to the support the center receives from the Velvet Tones Choir, there is no charge to the choir or Metropolitan Regional Arts Council for use of the facility. The Mission Statement for the Velvet Tones is: To share the joy of singing, the fellowship of others and promote performing arts throughout the community. Additionally for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant, the choir promised, “The Velvet Tones senior choir serves the needs of two groups: nearly 80 senior choir members; and, an underserved audience across the Greater Metropolitan Area.” Through recruitment, the choir has continued to maintain a membership level of 80 members, plus or minus. It should be noted that we do not have direct control over the attendance makeup; particularly at care homes and senior housing. People in the facility may not feel “up to” attending an event. The size of the audience is not what matters but the need of the audience. As noted in the summary below, the choir exceeded its goal for attendees this year. Through careful vetting, our director ensures that each venue meets our accessibility requirements. If not, we refuse their request for a show. Accessibility requirements must be met for both the audience members AND the choir members. Throughout the year, there are numerous articles regarding the contribution music makes to the physical and mental wellbeing. A recent article chronicled the life of the oldest known Holocaust survivor who died at the age of 110. In her Oscar-nominated movie, “The Lady in Number 6,” she comments, “Through music we were kept alive.” We hope in our small way, we too are helping people in senior care centers to have increased enjoyment in their lives. Another recent article covered the benefits of music as noted by the MacPhail Center for Music. They feel that housing for seniors, “…to be blunt, [is] a bore.” As an advocate for music, MacPhail Center wants to help senior renters ‘age artfully’. The Velvet Tones agree. In recognition of the mission of the Velvet Tones, the Velvet Tones were invited to sing at the MacPhail Center. Our 9 grant performances drew over 1010 people exceeding our goal. The average audience was 112 people per show. Grant shows had an average of 37 Velvet Tone members performing. Our 19 Paid performances drew 1455. The average audience was 86 people per show. Grant shows had an average of 42 Velvet Tone members performing. A total of 28 Grant and Paid performances were conducted. All 28 shows combined drew an audience of 2465 attendees. The average audience was 95 people per show with an average of 42+ Velvet Tones members performing. The annual audience for the Velvet Tones exceeds 1000. One significant outcome is the competition by grade school choirs to be chosen to participate in the annual “Festival of Music.” The melding of the children and senior voices is amazing. Our surveys show a 100% ranking of 5. More meaningful are the written comments, “Our residents look forward to this concert! It is an awesome performance!”",,2855,"Other, local or private",7855,,"Sue Rausch, Kay Provo, Diane Bergens, Wes Hasbrouck, Helen Rix, Rich Clausen",0.00,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. The performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2016.",2015-12-16,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"S. Steve",Adkins,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081 ",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-750,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 36027,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our proposed outcomes include both quantitative and qualitative results: quantitatively, we will reach a higher number of Hispanic/Latino youth participants, a range in ages, male and female youth, and more audience participants. Qualitatively, we will introduce and/or enhance skills through the interactive Latin Social Dances residency, and expose youth and audience members to the Latin American culture, traditions, and history. We will evaluate our program through paper and online evaluations, follow-up discussions with the youth participating, the Cowles Center resident artist, Giselle Mejia, School Age Care staff involved in the project, and parents of the youth. We will also evaluate the success of the program by the number of participants and audience members compared to prior years, including an evaluation of the demographics of the participants.","Goal 1: teach participants about rhythm, dance and music, and perform an ensemble for a live audience. Our resident artist, Giselle Mejia, worked with two groups of youth, Kindergarten – 2nd grade and 3rd – 7th grade. Youth learned of the salsa, bachata, merengue, flamenco and hip-hop dances, and the types of rhythm and music involved for each. Ms. Mejia taught the youth how current, popular dance moves originated in Latin Dance, and used them in the routines. Youth were encouraged to free style, by creating their own dance moves, which instilled confidence, artistic creativity and fun. The artist used repetition, games and drills to teach discipline in learning full-body dance moves. The youth’s rhythmic and dancing skills improved greatly over the two weeks, and they practiced dancing together to present a composed, live ensemble. Goal 2: teach youth how music and dance shapes the Latin American community and build an inclusive cultural program. Being from Latin America, Ms. Mejia shared how she learned dance in her household at a young age. Latin America is a warm and welcoming culture, as seen through the confidence of self-expressive dance, which she encouraged each youth to partake in. Ms. Mejia gave a variety of dance steps for the youth to use if they were shy. Using Spanish words as cues to signal dances and steps, Ms. Mejia exposed youth to the language. The youth also researched the dances, and made posters, murals and décor representing the culture, including making carnival masks and bright colored tissue paper flowers for decorations. The younger group performed a routine based off the annual carnival festival. This was our first Latin Dance class, and more members of our Hispanic/Latino community participated to learn about their heritage. Goal 3: reach out to family members and the community through a free performance, and bring awareness to the arts. Ms. Mejia was enthusiastic and welcoming during the event, engaging the audience in each performing piece. Ms. Mejia also performed a solo and taught the audience the merengue. Our families experienced Latin Dance for the first time, and were captivated by its vibrancy. The participants were radiating with pride from performing such a well-done ensemble, charming the audience even further. Families appreciated seeing a glimpse of the skills the youth had been learning at our summer camp and being able to learn with them. Providing this multi-faceted artistic performance showed our community a new artistic form that is captivating to both participants and audience members. Our ability to meet our artistic goals is credited to Ms. Mejia’s teaching techniques. Her talent and strong ability to work with youth was seen through her patience, understanding and flexibility in providing varying avenues for youth to rehearse and learn each dance step. In the future it would be better to offer three classes, creating a separate one for 5-8th grade youth, to accommodate all interested youth and their skills. We were successful in reaching a broader scope of youth through this program. Compared to last year, our total number of participating youth increased from 25 to 40. Throughout the two weeks even more youth tried the Latin Dance Party course, but were either unable to commit to the performance, or our class was already full. Although we had less male participants, we reached our goal of having a more ethnically diverse population, in particular the Hispanic/Latino community. Our focus in offering a residency like this was to reach out to our Hispanic/Latino population, to recognize and celebrate a prevalent culture in our community. There were Hispanic/Latino youth who participated solely because of the cultural representation, and they were encouraged by their families to learn more about their heritage. In addition, there were nine percent more Asian youth, two percent more Multicultural youth, and six percent more youth identified as “Other.” In total our youth population was 22% more ethnically diverse than last year. This year our audience member attendance increased by 37%, compared to last year. Last year our audience attendance dropped, since we offered a new type of community event, and not all families were aware when our family night was. This was also our second year introducing a new cultural performing arts opportunity. The number of audience members also increased because we had more youth participants. This in turn caused our audience to be more diverse, since our youth diversity increased. The audience appreciated the diversity of the performance, and several families who did not have youth participating, stayed to enjoy the performance. Based off other performances parents see their youth in, they had never experienced such a lively, fun performance as this. It caught their attention and will hopefully keep their interest as we continue to offer new performing arts opportunities, and introduce new cultures. This program was highly accessible for all youth in our program. The only reasons youth did not participate in the performance were schedule conflicts, fear of performing in front of others, or because we reached our capacity. No youth was turned away based on their ethnicity, financial restraints, abilities, or beliefs. Compared to last year, there were 21% more youth receiving financial assistance who participated, and seven percent more youth participants with special needs. The hands-on instruction and Ms. Mejia’s ability to meet each youth at their skill level, kept all youth engaged, and made it easy for youth to pay attention and maintain their focus. Ms. Mejia was patient and understanding working with these youth and treated them with equality. The number of ethnically diverse youth increased by 22%, and our target population of Hispanic/Latino youth increased by 10%. Youth with Special Needs and/or needing Financial Assistance grew by 27%, making this arts program our most diverse. Families surveyed showed 100% of youth experienced Latin Dances for the first time, and the event drew 220 audience members, a 37% increase from last year.",,2034,"Other, local or private",7034,,"Joanne Mansur, Stephanie Levine, Byron Schwab, John Chandler, Brenda Corbett, Matthew Klein, Terry Stamman, Missy McGinty, Charlotte Rowland, Amanda Shadoin, Paige John, Giselle Mejia, Jessi Fett",0.00,"West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District School Age Care","K-12 Education","Community Arts",,"Funding for Latin Social Dances, a two week long performing arts experience for youth ages Kindergarten through 8th grade partnering with a resident artist from The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts. Activities will take place at Moreland Elemen",2016-05-02,2016-09-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Shadoin,"West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District School Age Care","1979 Summit Ln","Mendota Heights",MN,55118,"(651) 403-8052 ",ashadoin@tridistrictce.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-754,"Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Alejandra Pelinka: Administration, artistic, fundraising; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, administration; Juliet Parisi: Artistic, education, organizational development; Brenda Lyseng: Administration, education, organizational development; Edna Stevens: Fundraising, computer systems, disabilities specialist.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 36971,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,4325,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 40 children ages 8-18 will be introduced or gain experience with the theatrical tools needed to perform on the stage; creative drama, improvisation, dance, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development. With this year being an election year and also the 240th anniversary of the birth of our country, the campers will immerse themselves in creating theatrical dramatic works that are based on historic speeches inspired by famous historical figures and existing historical documents. The campers will experience rehearsing a production and performing excerpts in a live performance. They will use musical theatre works that are inspired by historic events from the United States of America. These works would include the musicals: 1776"" by Peter Stone and Edward Shermans, ""Ragtime"" by Terrence McNally and Lynn Ahrens, the current Rap inspired Broadway hit, ""Hamilton"" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and ""The Music Man"" by Meredith Wilson. Campers will complete an initial evaluation form to assess their knowledge of the materials being presented. This knowledge will include both the historical knowledge of the material explored, as well general knowledge about theatre, music and dance.""",,,6100,"Other, local or private",10425,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2016",2016-07-25,2016-08-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-252,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 36973,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,4500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Madhatters will engage at least 200 audience members in a moving performance of aging, caretaking, and choices. We will conduct three talk back discussions about aging and caregiving, especially as it relates to the play, following three of the performances. The Madhatters will bring their performance to an audience that is unlikely to be physically able to attend the theater, and increase their community partnerships by providing a free performance at Fair Oaks. At least 30 audience members at performance will not have attended a Madhatters performance previously. We will keep attendance records of the performances. Audience members will be asked to complete a survey about the show that includes a five-point scale for evaluative questions on the topic of caregiving. We will conduct a separate survey regarding the talk back discussion, and create a summary of the results of talk-back sessions. We will survey our partner, Fair Oaks Facilities, and have the administrator fill out an evaluation form for the performance, the audience, and the response of the audience. A copy of this evaluation will be given to Five Wings. We will survey our audience members with specific questions about their past performance attendance.",,,3250,"Other, local or private",7750,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"The Whales of August Production",2016-09-15,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-253,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 36983,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Wadena Area Community Band will maintain or increase the number of high school aged students, currently 3. The Wadena Area Community Band will cooperate with another community band in the region for one or two concerts. The Wadena Area Community Band will invite and welcome new performers to replace those who have left and to increase participation by 10%. We will count the number of students participating in the band throughout the season. We will perform a concert with another community band, orchestra, or group. We will count the number of band members and compare the total with the 2014-2015 season numbers.",,,1500,"Other, local or private",4500,,,,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2016-2017 Concerts",2016-09-15,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","PO Box 276","Eagle Bend",MN,56482,"(218) 639-5044 ",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-262,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 36984,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide access to a quality cultural heritage experience for the whole family. At least 35 artists/artisans/performers and at least 400 adults in attendance. The Rendezvous and Folk-life Festival will be analyzed and evaluated in the following categories audience - adults and youth, performances quality, foods and refreshments, financial, facilities, toilets, transportation. The overall event will maintain the quality standards of entertainment, education and folk art demonstrations while staying within the projected budget. A count of all persons attending will be made at the gate. A satisfaction survey will be developed and circulated to attendees. The surveys will be tabulated at the September 2016 meeting of the Old Wadena Society board of directors. An event evaluation will be made covering the following categories from the survey: a) audience, adults and youth b) performance quality c) foods and refreshments d) financial e) facilities - toilets and transportation.",,,7750,"Other, local or private",12750,,,,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival 2016",2016-08-13,2016-08-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Thomas,Kajer,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","PO Box 172",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2840 ",tkajer2906@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-263,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 36985,"Community Arts Access Project",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bring seven award-winning feature and/or documentary films in current theatrical release to Wadena’s Cozy Theatre from September 16-22, 2016. Raise awareness of 1,100 adult moviegoers and 150 youth in rural Minnesota about the diversity and artistic quality of contemporary film art. Provide a high quality venue (Cozy Theatre) to screen high artistic value films to a rural audience of 1,100 adult persons and 150 youth (ages 16-22, with 50 aged 17 and under. A survey of patrons will be made and results submitted as a part of the final grant report. The goal will be for survey completion by 200 patrons. A short video will be shown on the web page, Facebook page, and prior to each screening of the films at the Cozy to encourage audience response to the Festival. 40 Festival patrons will participate in small group discussions about the Festival. (4 sessions of 10 persons) and a summary of the discussion will be included as part of the final report.",,,13700,"Other, local or private",18700,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival",2016-09-16,2016-09-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-264,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 25916,"Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",2015,11627,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","The Center for Irish Music proposes to expand its arts learning opportunities for students in the areas of early childhood education, music ensembles, camps, and non-music learning opportunities. Success will be evaluated by measuring the number of new classes created and the number of students who enroll in these courses. 2: Through the expansion of learning opportunities for students, Center for Irish Music proposes to hire new professional artists or increase the teaching hours of existing staff. Success will be measured by evaluating increases in the number of instructors teaching at the Center for Irish Music, including visiting artists, and the number of teaching hours provided.","Arts learning opportunities for young children grew with the addition of a new class called Gaelic Songs for Young Singers. CIM's ensemble program grew by 27%. Each term, data from an online class management program was exported, sorted and compared to that from previous years. For this outcome in FY15, we tracked new class and camp offerings, and student enrollment. 2: CIM’s weekly teaching staff grew from 18 to 20 in FY15 due to a 25% increase in private lessons. There was an increase in visiting artists from FY14. Evaluation method was comparing the annual workload of current active teaching staff and number of visiting artists to the previous fiscal year. Private lessons, group class enrollment were tracked.",,193621,"Other, local or private",205248,2325,"Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Teisha Magee, Dave McKenna, Mike Lynch, Patrick Krekelberg, Chris Eliasen, Ruth McGlynn",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Schools and Conservatories",,,2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-schools-and-conservatories-16,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25470,"Community Arts Access Project",2015,4825,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Partner with 2 restaurants as venues so that we are enhancing their programming to include theatrical performances. 2) To offer area residents the opportunity to expand and demonstrate their technical and artistic skills in performing arts. 3) To provide a musical comedy in relation to the local ethnic and cultural makeup of our area, including karaoke. 4) To reach people in the 4 county area and visiting hunters.1) Survey restaurant staff to evaluate the projects' success, if it enhanced business, and if they want to continue hosting theatre productions. 2) Cast and crew members will be surveyed about their past experiences and their future goals in theatre. 3) The audience will be surveyed to evaluate the plays' relevance to our area. 4) The surveys will ask attendees what county they reside in and if they are visiting the area because of hunting.","Successfully produced a community theater production hosted by two separate area restaurants. Audience participation did not meet expectations. Logistics of working with two different venues proved to be challenging. Majority of participants indicated a rich artistic experience.",,2995,"Other, local or private",7820,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Don't Hug Me Dinner Theatre",2014-07-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-144,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",, 25471,"Community Arts Access Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 40 children ages 8-18 will be introduced/gain experience with theatrical tools to perform on stage; creative drama, improvisation, dance, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development. The campers will learn about Frank Loesser, his legacy and his musicals. The campers will experiences working on a musical theatre piece.Campers/Parents will be sent a written evaluation via email to assess their experience at camp and to assess if they feel they met their personal and group goals. This evaluation will include rating (numerical scale and verbally) the artistic, organizational, professional and personal merits of camp. Campers will be interviewed by an objective 3rd. party evaluator at the beginning of camp and at the conclusion to assess their personal goals and experience.","Successfully facilitated a theatre arts learning activity with vast majority of participants indicating a positive impact. Participation goals were exceeded.",,5350,"Other, local or private",10350,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2014, More or Loesser",2014-07-21,2014-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-145,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,No 25485,"Community Arts Access Project",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The band will maintain the number of high school-aged youth in the band at five members for the 2014-15 season. 2. The band will participate as part of the Wadena-Deer Creek High School band concert on November 24, 2014, and will play together with the high school band on at least one piece. 3. The band will perform a concert for at least one community besides Wadena during the 2014-15 season.1. We will count the number of high school-aged students that play with us during the concert season. 2. We will perform a concert with the Wadena-Deer Creek High School band in November. 3. We will perform a concert for a community other than Wadena.","Successfully provided an intergenerational musical arts opportunity for the community. Engaged 4 high school aged students in the band for the whole year.",,1000,"Other, local or private",3000,,,,"Wadena Area Community Band","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts Access Project",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2014-2015 Season",2014-09-15,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","1711 Southbrook Ln",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2155 ",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-159,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,No 25487,"Community Arts Access Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","A successful 2-day event will be held with at least 35 artists/artisans/performers and with at least 400 adults in attendance.1. A count of all persons attending will be made at the gate. 2. A satisfaction survey will be made, tabulated, and analyzed. 3. At the September, 2014 meeting of the Old Wadena Society board of directors, a formal event evaluation will be made covering the following categories: a. audience, adults and youth, b. quality of performances, c. foods and refreshments, d. financial, e. facilities, toilets, transportation of visitors, f. future improvements needed. This is basis for final report.","Successful arts and cultural heritage event. Participation met expectations and majority of participants indicated a positive experience.",,6000,"Other, local or private",11000,,"Tom Kajer, Jamie Robertson, Mary Harrison, Bill Kern",,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival",2014-08-09,2014-08-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Kajer,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","PO Box 172",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2906 ",tkajer2906@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-160,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,No 25489,"Community Arts Access Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bring seven award-winning feature and/or documentary films in current theatrical release to Wadena's Cozy Theatre from September 12-18, 2014 and 6-8 short films. Raise the awareness of 900 adult moviegoers in rural Minnesota about the diversity and quality of contemporary film art and 150 youth. Provide a high quality venue to show high artistic value films to a rural audience of 900 adult persons and 150 youth.Audiences will be asked to complete a survey indicating their evaluation of the films at the 2014 festival. Results will be tabulated for a minimum of 200 movie audience members. Focus/discussion groups will meet during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the Festival to share their reactions/evaluations of the films. Focus groups will convene at three locations: Uptown Cafe, Harvest Thyme Bistro, and Wadena Depot. A written record of the discussion groups' deliberations will be made.","Successful film festival which maintained similar audience participation from previous years with vast majority of participants indicated a very positive experience.",,9100,"Other, local or private",14100,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival 2014",2014-09-12,2014-09-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",jamie@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-162,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher, community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer, artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator, dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist, community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,No 26226,"Community Arts Access Project",2014,2960,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide an opportunity for an emerging artist to direct a comedy. Provide an opportunity for local actors and technical theater personal to work at their craft.Director, participant and audience observations through guided focus groups after production closes.","Successful community theatre activity providing an opportunity for local actors and technical personnel to practice their craft. Focus group concluded that the project met expectations.",,4350,"Other, local or private",7310,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Madhatter's Community Theater will produce the comedic play, Ghost of a Chance in Memorial Auditorium last weekend in March and first weekend in April 2014.",2014-03-03,2014-04-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6030 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-172,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 26639,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the support of this grant we will present three chamber music coffee concerts, to projected average audiences of 75-100. (The first of the four concerts in this series falls outside the auspices of the grant.) We hope to attract new audiences to share in the chamber music experience, and to continue to satisfy the expectations of returning audience members for quality and variety of programming.One measure of the success of the concerts will be by audience count. Feedback will also be recorded from comments sheets on tables at all concerts, informal conversations with audience members, and an end-of-season survey including age and location demographics of audience members (with audience participation encouraged by door prizes).","Attendance was projected to average 70 per concert, but we actually averaged 96 per concert, a 37% increase over projections; Of those surveyed at the last concert, 33% were season ticket holders; Access by time, place and price to high-quality, engaging music enriches people; Quote: “Wonderful, unique addition to the Lakeville area. I’m a lifer! There is nothing else like it in our area!;When audiences learn what the Lakeville Area Arts Center and Community have to offer, they often return for other offerings and events; A first-time visitor wrote, Just moved to Minnesota, will be back for many events.""""",,4761,"Other, local or private",9761,,"Tom Barnard, Karla Hartmann, Ann Mendenhall, Quentin Erickson, Mary Erickson, Linda Walter, Bill Henry, William Eddins, Rolf Erdahl, Carrie Vecchione",,"Chamber Music Lakeville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for three Coffee Concert Recitals featuring The Chestnut Brass Company, The Bakken Trio and Maria Jette with OboeBass! The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo. The concerts will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center from February through May 2014.",2013-12-18,2014-06-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Chamber Music Lakeville","6857 133rd St W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 319-1413 ",rolferd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-423,"Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26657,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","564 audience members came to hear the Three Choirs Festival which was performed by over 210 singers, 60 instrumentalists and 2 soloists. The performance will promote the value of peace and multi-cultural understanding for all ages.We will evaluate our anticipated outcomes through the number of audience members, the volume of appraisal after each piece, and post-performance feedback by performers. Financial success will be determined in part by concert attendance and whether our budget goals are attained.","715 audience members came to hear the Three Choirs Festival which was performed by over 210 singers, 60 instrumentalists and 2 soloists; the performance promoted the value of peace and multicultural understanding for all ages.",,7100,"Other, local or private",12100,,"Merry Daher, Shane Fjestad, Erika Hoogeveen, Duane Jacobson, Doug Maloney, Holly OÆKeefe, Peggy Sherman, Judy Tschumper, Deb Vigoren",,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Three Choirs Festival, a family-friendly concert featuring The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace with the choirs from Lakeville South High School and Lakeville North High School. The concert will take place at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in February 2014.",2014-01-02,2014-02-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kasey,Meyer,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337-2455,"(952) 432-0493 ",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-432,"Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26661,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Based upon the thoughtful work we undertake in programming for the 10 special need students ages 8-12 we know that the average Drama Interaction Educational Performance Project student will gain an increase in social connection, social role play, emotional play, increased communication and practical life skills. The final performance will be for approximately 70 invited guests including student's families, teachers, therapists, principal and also any government officials that wish to attend. For most of the 10 students we will work with in this project, this will be their first opportunity to participate in the performing arts. Unfortunately differently-abled individuals are often excluded from public school theatre programs due to lack of available resources and a limited amount of inclusion specialists or adaptive equipment.Mid-session a survey will be given to participants, parents, school teachers, teaching artists and assistants as to evaluating the project thus far. At the conclusion of the classes we will ask all participants, their parents and caregivers and our teaching staff to evaluate the project, including operational logistics and the success of our chosen curriculum in accomplishing our goals. Guests attending the final performance will also be asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding the student's participation and presentation. We will be looking for important input that will lead to honing the program for future students.","16 students participated from communities including St Paul, White Bear Lake, Apple Valley, Burnsville, Minnetonka, Blaine, Minneapolis and Hopkins. Additionally, audience also came from Rogers, Richfield, Champlin, Eagan and Shakopee. Surveys showed 85% attending had not seen this type of program offered before. Five artists collaborated on the program and instructed the classes.",,1250,"Other, local or private",6250,,"Bonnie Neumann, Jill Kuzma, Theresa Henry, Brandy LaShore, June Oliver, Marianne Moreno, Anthony Neumann",,"Drama Interaction","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Educational Performance Project, an eight-week drama class for 10 pre-selected children between the ages of eight and 12 with physical or developmental challenges. Activities will take place between April and July 2014 and culminate in a presentation to a small group of invited guests at In The Company of Kids in Burnsville.",2014-03-31,2015-01-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Neumann,"Drama Interaction","13710 Nicollet Ave á",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 220-1676 ",drama.interaction@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-435,"Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26664,"Community Arts",2014,4370,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The chorus will perform at least 20 concerts in the metropolitan area, the majority at senior living and veterans' facilities. Feedback will be requested from each concert venue. We expect to average at least 4.5 (see Evaluation Plan).The number of audience participants at these facilities is not predictable. We seek feedback in a non-quantitative form by noting the number of smiles, toes tapping, and audience members joining us in singing when offered. Quantitatively we solicit post-performance feedback on a 1 - 5 scale (5 is best) in the areas of stage presence, musical selection and overall audience satisfaction.","We sang more concerts than we had proposed in the Grant Application. We sang well. Recruiting 3 good singers was helpful but mostly retaining our excellent director and accompanist ensured that our performance quality was still at the expected level. Our audience satisfaction surveys continue to show consistently excellent ratings. Our most telling feedback comes from the smiles on the faces of the audience and the number of them who sing along.",,6480,"Other, local or private",10850,,"Paul Carlton, Norman Peterson, James Andrews, Rick Jones, Don Danneker, Tom Weyrick",,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for 20 concerts at assisted living and senior housing facilities in Dakota County from January through December 2014.",2014-01-01,2014-12-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse St",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557 ",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-438,"Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26665,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through a community event and a series of workshops and gatherings, this project will reach up to 450 participants comprised of art learners and art makers. We will offer creative art making opportunities as well as professional development learning opportunities for working artists.We will collect on-line surveys from our workshop participants, as well as evaluate participant count compared to previous years. In our working artist coffee talks or small group gatherings, we will have a chance to survey the participants directly through informal conversation.","The Harvest of Art event attracted active and passive participants as well as amateur and professional skill levels. Active participants included the 63 exhibit artists (art makers) who had created their original artwork and displayed it in the exhibit. Active participants also include those who chose who glazed raku pottery. Passive participants listened to music, watch the artist demonstrations and viewed the art exhibit. These projects contributed to an increase of Art House Fall class registrations of 20% compared to Fall of 2013, one of the highest single season increases in our history. The formation of the Eagan Artist Connect group allowed us to reach area working artists in a way that met their needs. They have engaged with great enthusiasm.",,6963,"Other, local or private",11963,,"Michael Palmer, Dorothy Peterson, Andrea Todd-Harlin, David Wietecki, Dennis Thompson, Jerry Farlee, Nathan Neumann",,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts",,"Funding for Art... Be A Part! featuring guest artist workshops, Artist Connect Activities, and the annual Harvest of Art exhibit and open house. The activities will take place from April through December 2014.",2014-05-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","3830 Pilot Knob Rd Eagan Art House",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-439,"Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",Yes 26675,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1500 people attended the concert series that included 4 different musical groups.85% of the attendees felt welcome in the school and enjoyed the performances.Audience count, audience poll.","Total attendance over all 4 concerts was 355 adults and 250 children. However, of the community members who did attend over 87% enjoyed the concerts, and became familiar with our school recital hall facility. They also appreciated learning about the musical styles.",,1395,"Other, local or private",6395,,"Erica Winters, Jeff Gottwig, Barbara Svoboda, Nicole Gorman, Megan Dimich, Claudia Kinville",,"Farmington Community Education",,"Community Arts",,"Funding for Vermilion Voices a four concert music series offered free for residents of the Farmington School District. Concerts will take place at Boeckman Middle School in Farmington between October 2014 and February 2015.",2014-04-01,2015-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Pierce,"Farmington Community Education","6100 195th St W",Farmington,MN,55024,"(651) 460-3203 ",bpierce@farmington.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-448,"Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.","Julie Andersen; Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang; Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell; Music Teacher & Performer; Kathy Busch; Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain; MN Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager; St. Paul Public Schools Administrator; Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell; Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson; ISD 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette; Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett; Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan; Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog; Consultant & Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge; ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka; Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck; Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange; Composer & Performer; Melissa Wright; William Mitchell College of Law",,No 26708,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Anticipate 2100+ guests at multi-faceted festival during which they experience: 13+ entertainment groups on-stage; stunning Bringing Heritage Home art gallery exhibit (6wk run features 30+ artists’ works); 15+ upbeat and informative cultural arts exhibits; 6 or more interactive family arts activities (including: cultural crafts); tasty treats from a global array of food vendors --all on one city block within Burnsville's Heart of the City' Nicollet Commons Park and adjacent Performing Arts Center. Expect a well-attended artists' opening reception. With 2014 International Festival of Burnsville, we introduce 50% new entertainment, and 75% new gallery artists. In addition to a tremendous cultural arts experience, don't overlook the value of providing affordable family fun to an audience with many who daily experience poverty and language barriers. Learning to be better neighbors while celebrating the arts and cultural diversity will be clearly visible; look for strengthened camaraderie and a more welcoming community.An International Festival of Burnsville event intern to boost marketing and media outreach and determine publicity effectiveness; uses day-of-event surveys to gather feedback, share results, and recruit new sponsors, cultural display hosts, and planning committee vols. Foods chair also surveys participating vendors for their feedback. Sponsors tell us about audience response at their booths during festival; they also get follow-up pubs sheet, and thank-you. Call for Artists lists grows, as does entertainment list of those who wish to return to future International Festivals of Burnsville. City publications generate additional inquiries; we'll call for favorite photos to join our Facebook album which speaks to continued interest in fest. Facebook and WordPress provide click counts all year to tell us prolonged interest in International Festival of Burnsville. A sponsorships admin appeals to local businesses; their feedback is a testament to present and growing rapport. Finally, our planning group meets seven months of the year to continually review and refine festival.","International Festival of Burnsville presented 64 culturally-diverse emerging and established artists who entertained and educated by sharing heritage and artistry with approx. 2400 public. The committee remains intensely pleased that guests recognize each other as neighbors and part of a welcoming community. International Festival of Burnsville helps everyone be better neighbors and celebrates respective cultures via an exciting arts and entertainment experience.",,38533,"Other, local or private",43533,,"Margo Swanson, Bahgat Elsagher, Maroof Rauf, Carlos Lopez, Julie Dorshak, David Fong, Amber Sviggum-Cameron, Naseema Shida, JJ Ryan",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring an indoor art exhibit, international cultural display booths, and an outdoor festival with a parade of flags, traditional attire, ethnic foods, and family art activities. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in July 2014.",2014-03-26,2014-08-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038 ",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-464,"Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26736,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","It is our goal to bring students and established musicians together in a collaborative, mentoring environment where all, including the audience, can experience a joyous and moving musical event. We expect no less than 20 students and an audience of over 350 people to be involved in this concert.For this end of the year concert, the orchestra and board members are instructed to mingle during the reception and after the concert to take informal verbal surveys of audience members as well as guest performers. The reports are then passed to board member Donna Hill, who also collects any post-concert emailed responses, and presents them at the following board meeting for a full discussion.","The audience numbered around 300 and was diverse in age and economic backgrounds because of free admission and the concert being on a Sunday afternoon; Board Members interviewed several people to find that there was quite an age span, from 4 to 94! The goal to include more than 20 young players was not achieved, as only 8 students were able to join; a long, standing ovation was also observed.",,1510,"Other, local or private",6510,,"Karen Kaehler, Brian Jewell, Kevin McBeth, Katherine Kelly, Donna Hill, John Hill, Bob Ostlund, Jon Ostlund, Margaret Houlton, Jeffrey Van, Ann Delgehausen, Nancy Wucherpfennig, Christina Chen-Beyers",,"Mississippi Valley Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Music on the Breeze, a free orchestral concert featuring past and present students of Henry Sibley High School. The concert will take place at Augustana Lutheran Church in West St Paul in June 2014.",2014-04-15,2014-06-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Houlton,"Mississippi Valley Orchestra","734 Amber Dr c/o Donna Hill",Shoreview,MN,55126,"(612) 483-5147 ",missvalleyorch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-477,"Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26737,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a high quality performance opportunity for the 120 marching members of Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps, other competing drum corps and exhibition musical groups. Also, provide an innovative and entertaining show for approximately 700 audience members.Audience count (somewhat dependent on good weather); Positive feedback from participating drum corps members, exhibition musical performers; Positive feedback from business sponsors; Audience survey Post-performance.","We were able to attract drum corps fans from 26 different zip codes across the metropolitan area and as far away as Alexandria, Marshall, Elk River and Eastern Wisconsin to the show. The age of audience members ranged from teenagers to seniors over the age of 65. We learned that all the survey participants rated the show at ""7"" or above on a ""1 to 10 scale"" where ""1"" was the lowest and ""10"" was the highest. The most significant outcomes of the ""Sounds of Minnesota"" competition was the clearly recognized qua",,8300,"Other, local or private",13300,,"Todd Tanji, Susan Fisher, Nancy Terry, Neil Plaistow, Victoria Plaistow, Randy Shoaf, Jim Tarbox, Robert Gurrola, Ed Wasz, Curt Zoerhof, Gavin Burnham, Dave Whitaker, Eric Molho, Joel Matuzak, Kelton Glewwe",,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, a drum and bugle competition featuring seven drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at South St Paul High School in August 2014.",2014-04-03,2014-08-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Fisher,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","PO Box 7341","St Paul",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",grants@mnbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-478,"Laura Tahja Johnson: General Management, Organizational Planning, Audience Development; Pat Teiken: General Management, Organizational Development, Fundraising; Dawn Ridgway: General Management, Audience Development, Artistic; Linda Dorn: Artistic; Jeanne Schwartz: Organizational Development, General Management, Community Education; Hayley Johnson: Audience Development, Fundraising, General Management; Peter Stein: Artistic, Organizational Development, General Management; Nicholas Ellison: Education, Artistic; Justin Merritt: Education.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26777,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Outcome 1: Hold a Bluegrass Festival where 85% of audience respondents to survey state they enjoyed the event and thought it was a quality arts experience and would return. Outcome 2: Have at least 2000 people attracted to attend and experience this event.Outcome 1: Exit surveys for artists and written surveys or oral encounters for audience with at least 10% of the audience interviewed. Outcome 2: Head count.","Our goal was to have 85% of attendees indicate that they had a positive experience. We had 130 attendees; 75 turned in their survey forms and 71 expressed that they enjoyed the event, and that the quality of the artists was excellent or very good; Of the benefits to the community noted in our application, ""coming together in a social setting"" was met; This was a very engaged, social group.",,4200,"Other, local or private",9200,,"Jeanne Schwartz, Jim Kotz, John Loch,, Ann Loch, Lee Champ, Keith Reed, Nathan Hanson, Greg Twaites, Laura Baker, Maila Ellefson, Jon Ellefson, Trina Walter, Charlotte Kodner",,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the fifth annual Rosemount Bluegrass/Americana Festival, a free 4-evening celebration of traditional American string-band, square dance, blues and rock 'n' roll music. Activities will take place at Rosemount's Central Park in July 2014.",2014-01-15,2014-09-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 272-0997 ",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-499,"Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.",,No 26822,"Community Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Velvet Tones Senior Choir serves the needs of two groups: the 75 senior choir members; and, an under-served audience across the Greater Metropolitan Area of about 1000 people. Funding for rehearsal and nine vocal performances for groups with limited aVenue leaders, audience members and members of the Velvet Tones Senior Choir will be surveyed; plus, additional audience comments will be informally reported. An audience count will be conducted at each performance.","Total of 23 shows with an average of almost 42 Velvet Tones members performing for each of these shows; Range of Velvet Tone members performing was 33 to a high of 52 (twice); Average audience was just over 102 for 22 shows, not counting the one funeral we sang at, with the total number of 2251 people; Audience size ranged from 26 to 425; Our 9 grant shows drew 682 people for an average of almost 76 people per show.",,2615,"Other, local or private",7615,,"Walter Fields, Marti Henneman, Sue Rausch, Wes Hasbrouck, Bill Pouquette, Helen Rix, Rich Clausen",,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for nine vocal performances for groups with limited arts access. The performances will take place in the greater metropolitan area between January and June 2014.",2013-12-19,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"S. Steve",Adkins,"Velvet Tones","15919 Harwell Ave á","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 432-1081 ",velvettones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-522,"Deborah Ziskovsky: Artistic, Administration; G.J. Clayburn: Administration; Bethany Whitehead, Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Dan Wold: Artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, Artistic, Finance; Elspeth Carlstrom: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ",Yes 30582,"Community Arts Access Project",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To promote Menahga as a destination for quality musical events. To have a positive impact on local artists, organizations and businesses. Attendance count at each concert. Survey handed out to concert attendees at each concert that rates the venue, quality of music and overall experience. Local business report after concert season is over. Dollar amount of Free Will offering from each concert.","Hosted six highly successful public concerts with audiences that met or exceeded expectations with surveys indicating an overall positive impact and deep gratitude for the opportunity.",,8540,"Other, local or private",13540,,"Kim Rassmussen, Roger Henstorf, Gary Parvi, Alden Yliniemi",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake",2015-06-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376 115 2nd St NE",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909 ",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-184,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",, 30906,"Community Arts",2015,4975,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We anticipate casting between 30 to 50 community members and using 10 to 15 community members in various crew positions. We expect 50 to 75 community members to take the free stage combat workshops that will be offered by professional combat choreographers. Success will be measured in audition numbers - we anticipate at least 50 people, and audience numbers - we are budgeting for 450. We also expect able average to excellent survey results in both the audience and participant survey results.",,,8250,"Other, local or private",13225,,"Tom Lutz, Meghan Knapp, Mary Gove, Bobbi Hansen, Pam Girgen, Suellen Weber, Laura Pride Verbout, Robin Starch, Libby Wasylik",,"Black Dirt Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding to produce and present Hamlet. Performances will take place at a community arts facility housed in a former church building in November 2015.",2015-04-01,2015-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Laurel,Stinson,"Black Dirt Theater","213 Sibley St",Hastings,MN,,"(651) 300-9567 ",blackdirttheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-539,"Nancy Anderson: Administration; Bob Graf: Artistic; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Pam Braunwarth: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Kristen Wesloh: Administration, community development; Rebecca Moran Cusick: Artistic, volunteerism, organizational development; Kristina Bloomquist: Administration; Paul Eastwold: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 30920,"Community Arts",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Quantitative: We hope to have around 2600 audience members attending the events worked on by around 75 artists. Qualitative: We hope audience members will express interest in attending events in upcoming seasons and that our artists will decide to audition and continue to work for Chameleon. Post-show discussions with audience members to help evaluate their experiences. Post-performance feedback from artists to determine who may audition or work with Chameleon again and why or why not.","One of our greatest successes was the large and enthusiastic audience turnout for Jesus Christ Superstar. We sold out almost every performance and exceeded our projected audience goal by about 400 attendees. It was particularly thrilling to see the enthusiasm of the audience, many of whom sang along (quietly usually) to many of the songs. Clearly this was a fulfilling experience for all.",,31950,"Other, local or private",36950,,"Andrew Troth, Mishia Burns Edwards, Jim Vogel, Andi Billig, Brad Donaldson, Avian Jangula, Daniel Li, Nick Menzhuber",,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the second half of its 2014-2015 Artistic Season including Veronica's Room, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mom! a new musical, and Betty's Summer Vacation. Performances will take place at the Ames Center in Burnsville.",2015-01-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Vogel,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","5664 142nd St W c/o Jim Vogel","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 232-0814 ",andrew@chameleontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-548,"GJ Clayburn: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Wendy Traxler: Fundraising, administration, volunteerism; Kim Petersen: Administration, organizational development, artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, artistic, finance; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: Education, disabilities specialist, volunteerism; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Anastasia Shartin: Artistic, administration, community service; Marisol Chiclana: Artistic, youth programming, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ", 30938,"Community Arts",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","640 audience members came to hear the Pure Classics concert which was performed by 50 singers from Dakota Valley Symphony, 32 singers from Hymnus, 60 instrumentalists and a soloist. We would like to show how art is a unifier where every person, whether performing or listening, can appreciate the feeling in the music. We will evaluate our anticipated outcomes through the number of audience members, the volume of appraisal after each piece, and post-performance feedback by performers; financial success will be determined in part by concert attendance and whether our budget goals are attained.","Our artistic goals were attained as we delivered an amazing concert with a variety of genres, gave the audience an experience to remember and were able to provide the young singers of Hymnus an opportunity to perform with our community orchestra. Unfortunately, we only had about 400 audience members when we had originally hoped for over 640. 60 of these seats were filled with BOGO (buy one, get one) tickets.",,8720,"Other, local or private",13720,,"Merry Daher, Shane Fjestad, Jerry Goodrich, Erika Hoogeveen, Duane Jacobson, Doug Maloney, Peggy Sherman, Sean Smith, Matthew Surprenant, Judy Tschumper, Deb Vigoren",,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Pure Classics, a family-friendly concert featuring three selections and focused on Gabriel Faure's Requiem. The concert will take place at the Ames Center in Burnsville in February 2015.",2014-12-27,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kasey,Meyer,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,,"(952) 432-0493 ",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-558,"GJ Clayburn: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Wendy Traxler: Fundraising, administration, volunteerism; Kim Petersen: Administration, organizational development, artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, artistic, finance; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: Education, disabilities specialist, volunteerism; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Anastasia Shartin: Artistic, administration, community service; Marisol Chiclana: Artistic, youth programming, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 30947,"Community Arts",2015,4224,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The chorus expects to perform at least the number of concerts specified in the grant agreement. Given that the majority of our concerts are performed at senior and veterans, audience size is impossible to predict. Our goal is to leave each audience with smiles on their faces, be invited to return, and receive a performance rating between 4 and 5 on our 1 - 5 rating scale. We request each facility where we perform to return either immediately or by self-addressed, stamped envelope and performance rating on our 1 - 5 rating scale and any comments they would like to make. We will track the number of venues in the metro area at which we perform and report the list of venues in our final report.","The most significant outcome of this project is enrichment. Participation in the chorus by its 20+ members enriched their lives while their performances enriched the lives of the 1600+ people to whom they brought their music. The audience response to our music was overwhelmingly positive as described above and their participation in singing along with us was commonly praised by residence staff.",,7620,"Other, local or private",11844,,"Paul Carlton, James Andrews, Thomas Mullon, Donald Danneker, Thomas Weyrick",,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for 20 concerts at assisted living and senior housing facilities in Dakota County from January through December 2015.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse St",Eagan,MN,,"(651) 452-7557 ",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-564,"GJ Clayburn: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Wendy Traxler: Fundraising, administration, volunteerism; Kim Petersen: Administration, organizational development, artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, artistic, finance; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: Education, disabilities specialist, volunteerism; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Anastasia Shartin: Artistic, administration, community service; Marisol Chiclana: Artistic, youth programming, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 30948,"Community Arts",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Discover-Create-Connect activities will offer opportunities for up to 60 local Art Makers to connect and increase their reach to the community, as well as up to 500 Art Learners participating in the Harvest of Event and guest artist workshops. We will build the creative community by increasing the reach and profile of programs at the Eagan Art House and within the greater community. The Eagan Art House will utilize on-line surveys to evaluate our registered programs including guest artists and the Harvest of Art exhibit. We will also interview event and Artist Connect participants to evaluate these programs.","The most significant outcome was the growth of Eagan Artist Connect, as evidenced by the increase in participation and the diversity of artists. The sustainability of Eagan Artist Connect has continued beyond this project to doubling the annual pottery and art sale and the initiation of a sub-group seeking to develop additional artist/gallery space in Eagan.",,11716,"Other, local or private",16716,,"Michael Palmer, Dorothy Peterson, Andrea Todd-Harlin, David Wietecki, Dennis Thompson, Jerry Farlee, Nathan Neumann, Matt Dauphinais",,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts",,"Funding for Discover-Create-Connect, a series of creative opportunities for the community including Artist Connect activities, Guest Artists and the 10th Annual Harvest of Art Event. Activities will take place between January and December 2015.",2015-01-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","3830 Pilot Knob Rd Eagan Art House",Eagan,MN,,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-565,"GJ Clayburn: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Wendy Traxler: Fundraising, administration, volunteerism; Kim Petersen: Administration, organizational development, artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, artistic, finance; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: Education, disabilities specialist, volunteerism; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Anastasia Shartin: Artistic, administration, community service; Marisol Chiclana: Artistic, youth programming, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Jeff Prauer (651) 645-0402 ", 30977,"Community Arts",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To boost awareness and appreciation for world cultures, and celebrate diversity in our community, International Festival of Burnsville anticipates contracts with a minimum of 40% new ethnic artists and performers, and 75% new visual artists for Worldly Treasures art exhibit. We plan a welcoming, diverse, and lively arts experience for 2100+ guests, and subsequently recruit from our neighbors for future fest planning. Responses from guest surveys and International Festival of Burnsville's planning group wrap-up session give us direction, ideas, and affirm what we're doing well for festival. Police officers on-site, and responses to social media promo placement, help us gauge community participation.","Of 4,800 visitors, 100s wandered gallery for a fabulous cultural arts experience; nearly 50-50 among first-time and returning artists. Newbies contributed more pieces than did returning artists to 4-week run. Among performing artists, 30% of acts were new. 50% of surveys from 1st time guests; 80% families! Note 100% of surveys reported guests learned something new about cultures represented.",,37669,"Other, local or private",42669,,"Margo Swanson, Amber Cameron-Swiggum, Maroof Rauf, Carlos Lopez, Julie Dorshak, David Fong, JJ Ryan, Naseema Shidi, Nancy Thornsavan, Lee Ann Wahi ",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring an indoor art exhibit, international cultural display booths, and an outdoor festival with a parade of flags, traditional attire, ethnic foods, and family art activities. The festival will be held at Nicollet Commons Park and the Ames Center in Burnsville in July 2015.",2015-01-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,,"(612) 308-9038 ",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-579,"GJ Clayburn: Organizational development, administration, artistic; Wendy Traxler: Fundraising, administration, volunteerism; Kim Petersen: Administration, organizational development, artistic; Scott Swanson: Administration, artistic, finance; Joyce Nelson Shellhart: Education, disabilities specialist, volunteerism; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Anastasia Shartin: Artistic, administration, community service; Marisol Chiclana: Artistic, youth programming, administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 31010,"Community Arts",2015,4798,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hope to achieve an audience count close to 700 (somewhat dependent on good weather since this is an outdoor event). Also looking for positive feedback from participating drum corps members, exhibition musicians, business sponsors, and spectators. Audience count; verbal feedback from participating groups and sponsors; post performance on-line survey of fans.","Most diverse, accomplished and satisfying array of competing and exhibition groups ever presented during the history of the ""Sounds of Minnesota"" shows. Audience was close to the largest ever to attend the Sounds of Minnesota August show presented by Minnesota Brass. Feedback from performers, audience members and the officiating judges were the most favorable ever.",,8302,"Other, local or private",13100,,"Todd Tanji, Susan Fisher, Nancy Terry, Neil Plaistow, Vicki Plaistow, Jim Tarbox, Robert Gurrola, Ed Wasz, Curt Zoerhof, Randy Shoaf, Samantha Springer, Eric Molho, Gavin Burnham, Dave Whitaker, Joel Matuzak, Gwynne Byrne",,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, an annual drum and bugle competition featuring drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at Saint Thomas High School in August 2015.",2015-03-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Fisher,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","PO Box 7341","St Paul",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",grants@mnbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-592,"Nancy Anderson: Administration; Bob Graf: Artistic; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Pam Braunwarth: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Kristen Wesloh: Administration, community development; Rebecca Moran Cusick: Artistic, volunteerism, organizational development; Kristina Bloomquist: Administration; Paul Eastwold: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 35856,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Quantitative: We hope to have around 2400 audience members attending the events worked on by around 80 artists. Qualitative: We hope audience members will express interest in attending events in upcoming seasons and that our artists will decide to audition and continue to work for Chameleon. Post-performance discussions with audience members to help evaluate their experiences. Post-show feedback from artists to determine who may audition or work with Chameleon again and why or why not.","The number of artists that are new to working with Chameleon and this part of the metro area has continued to increase. For example, more than half of the cast and crew for Macbeth were people that had never worked with Chameleon before and predominantly work in the core cities of Minneapolis and St Paul. All of the artists, new and old, have expressed interest in working with Chameleon in the future and one of the new Macbeth cast members auditioned and was cast for a role in a show for our upcoming season immediately after the conclusion of Macbeth. As part of the Chameleon way of doing things artists are always asked to stretch their roles beyond their norm, to a successful conclusion. The shows challenged both the audience and artists involved. For instance, for Macbeth (a show that is very familiar to most people) we produced the show in a time period and functionally through the use of set, sound, and lighting that challenged the norm. While not everyone agreed that they preferred this rendition, they all agreed that we succeeded in our goal. Our artists always involve a wide range of ages and backgrounds. The range goes from veterans of the theatre scene to newer and often younger artists. We are always open to all ethnicities and wherever possible do gender neutral casting. For example, in Macbeth, a young female was cast to portray several male characters. Our productions are always accessible to audience members of all ages and backgrounds and to those with disabilities. We regularly have audience members attend that are in wheelchairs or use the center’s hearing assist system. We offered ASL and audio described performances upon request, but did not have any request this year. It is always our intent that by producing a wide variety of types of shows, our audience members likewise involve a diverse group. One success was in attracting audience for Catch Me If You Can. This relatively new show, which hasn’t been performed much, played to sold out houses and exceeded our projected attendance goal by about 420 attendees. This included a large group from a senior facility and another from a school. It was great to see the enthusiasm of the audience and was an experience that all truly enjoyed.",,40375,"Other, local or private",45375,,"GJ Clayburn, Daniel Li, Jim Vogel, Andi Billig, Brad Donaldson, Matt Edwards, Mishia Burns Edwards, Todd Edwards, Avian Jangula, Nick Menzhuber, Andrew Troth",0.00,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the second half of its 2015-2016 Artistic Season including ([title of show], Catch Me If You Can, and Macbeth and their New Play Contest. Activities will take place between January and June 2016 and performances are at the Ames Center in Burns",2016-01-01,2016-06-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Vogel,"Chameleon Theatre Circle","5664 142nd St W c/o Jim Vogel","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 232-0814 ",andrew@chameleontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-656,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Amy Crawford (651) 523-6390 ",1 35858,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The production of ""Billy Elliot the Musical"" will serve 50+ youth and adult acting participants (primarily from the Dakota County community), reach 900-1900 audience members and provide contract employment to 4+ teaching artists. Actor survey responses will show that participation in the production assisted actors in openly considering production themes such as self-realization, gender stereotypes and community support/outreach. Proposed outcomes will be evaluated through a participant, audience member and ","Children's Castle Theater achieved each of its artistic goals as they related to the production of ""Billy Elliot,"" though some of the goals were not met to the full capacity projected. The primary artistic goals are listed below in detail. In order to assist in evaluating these areas, actors were asked to fill out a post-show survey. Surveys were anonymous and actors were given four days to complete them. Parents of youth actors were asked to fill out the survey with their child. A total of 23 surveys were completed out of 49 actors. In the future, participants will be given a longer amount of time to complete surveys (at least one week). Surveys will also be available beginning on the final production date. This will be done in attempts to increase the number of completed surveys. Each of the artistic goals (listed above) are discussed below in detail. Goal 1.) Assisting actors in growing their performance skills. This goal was achieved through choosing a production that had the right amount of challenge for the actors/participants (100% of survey takers agreed with this) and through hiring production staff who were knowledgeable in their skill set (78% of survey takers strongly agreed and 22% agreed). In addition to staff reporting that actors improved in various areas, each actor who filled out a survey felt they improved in multiple areas. Below lists the percent of survey takers who felt they improved in each area (listed highest to lowest); 96% improved in meeting new people and social skills. 87% improved in singing and music comprehension. 83% improved in acting and emoting AND in working in a group environment. 61% improved in direction following and listening skills. 52% improved in memorization skills. Goal 2.) Fostering a place where actors could contemplate themes within the production. This goal was achieved by encouraging actors to consider how they would feel if they were put in a similar situation as the character they were playing in the production or the characters others played in the production. Survey results were used to assess if actors felt the production helped them contemplate various themes. Below lists the results (listed highest to lowest); 91% contemplated gender stereotypes. 78% contemplated friendship. 74% contemplated charity AND financial hardship. 70% contemplated gay/lesbian themes AND loss due to death of a loved one. 61% contemplated self-realization. 4% declined to answer due to age of youth participant Goal 3.) Increasing audience sizes. This goal was achieved through the selection of a popular show title, quality performance from actors and through a large amount of show advertising and marketing. Overall ticket sales were up from an average of 14 tickets per actor to 21.9 tickets per actor. A total of 1071 tickets were purchased. This number met the lower end of the audience goal of 900-1900 persons. In the future we look to grow these numbers by beginning on-foot at least 6 weeks prior to performances. The project came close in successfully reaching all participants, audiences and communities that it set out to reach. The communities and the success at which they were reached are listed below in detail. Community 1.) The project projected to serve 50-80 youth and adult actors primarily from Dakota County communities. The project fell slightly short of this goal, reaching only 49 actors. Though 54 actors were cast, 5 actors choose not to participate. Participants were residents of the projected communities with 8% residing in Lakeville, 12% in Rosemount, 24% in Farmington, 51% in other communities in Dakota County and 5% residing outside Dakota County. After review, it is believed prominent reasons why less actors were reached than projected included the following; actors/parents were not comfortable with adult language in the show. The Children’s Castle Theater Board feels keeping the adult language in the production was important in order to keep the integrity of the show and would not change this if the project was repeated. Community 2.) The project projected to serve 900 to 1900 audience members. Though this goal was met with 1071 audience members (setting a new Children’s Castle Theater record for tickets sold per actor), it was a lower number than desired. All marketing methods in the original narrative were met with the exception of promoting the production at Farmington Dew Days. This was not done because Children’s Castle Theater chose to market a show that was closer to the time of Dew Days instead. In review, both shows should have been marketed during this time. Additional marketing methods used that were not listed in the original narrative included; attending local Farmers Market, online promo videos, live interview and performance on FOX 9 Morning Buzz and general street marketing. Community 3.) The project projected to provide contract employment for 4+ teaching artists. This community reach was exceeded as the production created contract employment for 4 teaching artists as well as 8 additional local artists who assisted with the production in non-teaching, performance/tech capacities. Overall, the project met the diversity discussed in the narrative. It reached actors from across Dakota County at various levels of experience and ages. Actors ranged in age from 6 to 50+ with no one age group (12 and under, 13-17, 18+) making up a large majority of the cast. The actors also ranged in experience levels from true beginner (first theater production) to professional actor (has previously been paid to perform at local theaters). Production staff worked to make the project open to all who might wish to participate by creating open audition and performance environments that were acceptant of all persons regardless of age, race, gender, sexual identity/orientation, learning/comprehension style, mobility, etc. The cast included actors who identified with various age groups, racial backgrounds and learning styles (actors identifying as having Asperger’s, Depression and Bi-polar traits). The first most significant outcome of this project was that it helped actors contemplate themes they may not normally think about; themes including gender stereotypes, charity, loss due to death, and gay/lesbian themes (results listed earlier). The second was that actors were able to participate in an activity that included persons of varying ages and experience levels.",,19160,"Other, local or private",24160,,"Heidi Schmidt, Jeff Carter, Tammy Nienaber",0.00,"Children's Castle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding to produce and present eight performances of Billy Elliot the Musical. Performances will take place at the Lakeville Area Arts Center in October 2016.",2016-07-01,2016-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Yaeger,"The Children's Castle Theater","610 Heritage Way",Farmington,MN,55024,"(612) 388-7961 ",childrenscastletheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-657,"Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Alejandra Pelinka: Administration, artistic, fundraising; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, administration; Juliet Parisi: Artistic, education, organizational development; Brenda Lyseng: Administration, education, organizational development; Edna Stevens: Fundraising, computer systems, disabilities specialist.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35870,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We anticipate bringing art to over 8500 people in our community over the two day festival and engaging 800 plus of those attending in a hands on community art project where some will experience making art for the first time. We will provide an opportunity to 100 artists to show and sell their work at our venue. We will use a counter at the entrance to the festival, and at both activities tents (kids and art experience). We will provide surveys to all artists, vendors, and sponsors to gauge their experience and we will provide social media interaction for the audience.","Our goal was to bring the literary arts into the visual arts mix this year while continuing the engagement and quality of the artists and activities we offer annually. Our goal to have 100-104 qualified artists was achieved with our jury of 3-D and 2-D experienced judges. We had 120 applications and juried in 100 artists. We were able to bring in 12 authors who shared a tent over the two day festival on a rotating basis. The authors seemed pleased to be there, but if we continue with this in the future we will look at some training/advice on how to engage with our community audience as they were not very active in conversing with the audience coming by. Our community engagement projects went very well with children spending up to two hours in the Children's Art Tent creating their own books and telling a story. The community art project was equally well received with participants age 11 and up spending up to 2 hours on an illuminated letter project and story - 150 participated. Usually we have a large number of participants for this project, however, it was structured to be a deeper project - not a quick add and dash so that may explain the number variance. We will be discussing what the sweet spot is between deeper engagement vs. number of touches for the 2017 festival. Both are valuable. We had a couple of new bands in the Entertainment lineup and they were very well received. One was a 90's throwback band that we hoped would entertain and engage 20-30 somethings at our event and increase their participation. This worked very well and people loved them. We will be bringing them back for 2017 if they are available. The Youth in Art program continues to be a challenge to maintain. This year the change up was to bring elementary art onto the site to start a process of having kids participate at a younger level so that they will continue to be interested in participating as community members as they grow into young adulthood. Working with the schools to make this happen was challenging due to the fact the festival is held when school is out. Also because of the outdoor venue it was difficult to display the large number of pieces that were provided to the festival. We will be revisiting this part of the project for 2017 to find a better way to manage it. We successfully reached our intended community of people from the City of Eagan and surrounding area... Our attendance was down a little due to excessive heat on Saturday which was disappointing, but not unexpected. The festival is located on ADA accessible grounds, and one thing that was noticed is that there seemed to be more people in wheelchairs then in the past - so the asphalt path around the artists was very important along with the accessible bathroom facility. The number of different media among the artists increased slightly this year and several had multimedia applications - selection of artists will become more challenging if that trend in applications continues. The audience at the event by observation tends to be more middle aged and older people in the past, but this year there were many younger people and young families (strollers) then in the past so this will be kept in mind for 2017 as well. Marketing materials were deliberately left in all public buildings possible where many different people would be including the library, all city buildings, many area businesses and hotels. The festival markets to and opens the door as wide as possible to attract all people from this community. With 7000-8000 people on-site it would be wonderful to have a way to track cultural diversity more accurately and we would welcome any recommendations. Over the two days several different languages were heard including Hmong, Spanish, Pashtun, Russian and Ukrainian. It would be difficult to say how many cultures were represented among the attendees. The festival has continued to grow for several years by an average of 10% so in 2016 8500 people were expected. The number attending was just under 7300 - due mostly to a heat index of 107 degrees on the Saturday of the festival. There were 123 artists and sponsors on-site. 400 children created books and 150 ages 11 and up made Illuminated Letters. 85% of artists will be re-applying in 2017.",,42425,"Other, local or private",47425,,"Karen Sames, Juliet Parisi, Barb Graycarek, Yvette Johnson, Dick Pletcher, Kathy Thompson, Wayne Sames, Jerri Neddermeyer, Wanda Borman",0.00,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the 22nd annual Eagan Art Festival, a free two-day outdoor art festival featuring a broad range of artists, entertainment and arts activities for all ages. The festival will take place at the Eagan Community Center in June 2016.",2015-12-16,2016-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","PO Box 211609",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 269-2787 ",Director@eaganartfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-664,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35872,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","640 audience members came to hear our performance celebrating our 30th year anniversary which was performed by 40 singers from Dakota Valley Symphony, 170 youth singers from Lakeville North High School and Lakeville South High Schools, 60 instrumentalists and a soloist. We would like to show how art is a unifier where every person, whether performing or listening, can appreciate the feeling of music. The Dakota Valley Symphony evaluates the success of a concert artistically by the judgment of the Music Directors and the feedback of audience members and performers. Financial success will be determined in part by concert attendance and whether our budget goals are attained.","Our artistic goals were to: 1) Present a variety of repertoire of different genre and periods, 2) Offer the audience, performers, students, parents and families the powerful experience of a live performance of provocative choral and orchestral music, 3) Provide an opportunity for young singers to perform with a community orchestra. We were able to achieve all of these goals during this concert. The repertoire was indeed from different genres and periods. Our performance included a piece from 1840, a piece from 1925, a piece from 1974 and a world premiere of a piece written by one of our very own performers. The audience, performers, students, parents and families all enjoyed this live and powerful performance of choral and orchestral music. This performance included 2 high school orchestras and gave these young singers a chance to perform with a community orchestra. It is always difficult to pull together that many performers together for a concert, but having a new chorus director this year has helped tremendously. The chorus director worked with Lakeville North High School Chorus, Lakeville South Chorus and the Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus while Steve Ramsey was able to focus on the Orchestra. The result was a stunning assembly of performers for this Gala 30th Anniversary Celebration. If we were to repeat a similar concert we may add a few more rehearsals just to pull it together with the Orchestra and Chorus a little more. We had intended to reach out to 660 members of the Dakota County area and were able to achieve an audience of about 550 from all around the South Suburban area of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. We had about 100 less audience members than we had planned on, but from all who attended there were only good reviews. Also, the number of artists was slightly lower than we had intended, but did not make enough of a change to affect the performance. We had intended on 170 youth singers, but ended up having about 140. Also, we had intended on having 40 singers from the Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus and only had about 24. We're not sure why attendance was down for this performance, but we always aim to reach out to as many members of the community as we can. There could always be a little more diversity in the audience and artists. We welcome performers and audience members of all ages, races, cultures, etc. to be involved with our concerts. There is not much we can do to boost the diversity except advertise more in certain areas. Large print programs, being close to the Burnsville Transit Station and a fully accessible facility for those with challenges of movement makes it easier for all members of the community to be part of the Orchestra or Chorus or attend our performances. 550 audience members came to hear our performance celebrating our 30th year anniversary which was performed by 24 singers from Dakota Valley Symphony, 140 youth singers from Lakeville North and Lakeville South High Schools, 62 instrumentalists and a soloist. We were able to show how art is a unifier where every person, whether performing or listening, can appreciate the feeling of music.",,12350,"Other, local or private",17350,,"Merry Daher, Shane Fjestad, Jerry Goodrich, Marjorie Heap, Duane Jacobson, Kay Provo, Peggy Sherman, Sean Smith, Matthew Surprenant, Judy Tschumper ",0.00,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Gala 30th Anniversary Celebration, a family-friendly concert featuring four selections including a world premiere. The concert will take place at The Ames Center in Burnsville in February 2016.",2016-01-07,2016-02-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kasey,Meyer,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337-2455,"(952) 432-0493 ",president@dakotavalleysymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-665,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Amy Crawford (651) 523-6390 ",1 35880,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In the area of Ongoing Artist Activities, we hope to increase attendance as well as of involvement in artist facilitation and community outreach. For the Harvest of Art event, we will seek to increase attendance by 5% and encourage full involvement in the inaugural Community Supported art project by selling all 25 shares to community members. For the Artist Activities, we will collect electronic surveys and secure information from one on one conversations. For the Harvest of Art event, we will collect evaluative data through on-site counting and interaction with attendees during the event.","Goals for the Art Connect Eagan included: 1) deepen connections between artists and the greater Eagan community; and 2) offer skill building opportunities for artists. 1) Connections between artists and the community were strengthened through the Harvest of Art Celebration and the Community Supported Art project. The Harvest of Art event included an art exhibit featuring 45 artists, most submitting 2 pieces of artwork. We also had live entertainment by the Family Trade, artist demonstrations, raku pottery firing and pop-up artist tents. Each of these activities invited participants to interact directly with artwork, art making and/or artists. A new activity included this year was the Community Supported Art project. This project, modeled after Community Supported Agriculture, featured 25 shares of artwork from 6 local artists. Each share include 6 original pieces of artwork created just for the 2016 Community Supported Art. Artwork included: set of hand painted greeting cards, photo of Eagan's natural settings, pyrograph coasters featuring Eagan locations, horse hair fired pottery piece, fused glass platter and an oversize clay serving bowl. While, it was challenging to explain a new concept to the community, it was very well received and offered a unique way for people to connect to artists and their artwork in a very personal manner. Community Supported Art buyers picked up their box at the Harvest event and were able to meet each artist. We are planning to repeat the project again in 2017. 2.) Skill building for artists. The Eagan Artist Connect group continued to grow with 80+ Facebook group members and regular monthly attendance of 25-30 artists. We hosted Springboard for the Arts' ""Career Planning for Artists,"" ""Framing Your Artwork"" with Wet Paint and a presentation by mnartists.org. We also invited members of the group to speak on areas of their own expertise, including ""Applying for Art Festivals"" and ""hands on pricing workshop with Excel."" The group also had 2 art making sessions, allowing artists to create work, sketch and share ideas. The guest speakers and discussion topics were helpful and imparted valuable information to artists working in the community. This project succeeded in deepening connections between the artists and the Eagan community through several strategies, including the Community Supported Art project, the Harvest exhibit and event activities. The project allowed the community to engage in a variety of ways from viewing to buying to participating. This multi-focus on engagement is a key component to the project. For future artistic/community engagement projects, we will repeat the Community Supported Art and Harvest event activities. The focus on skill building for artists through Eagan Artist Connect continues to face challenges. This multi-disciplinary group has great synergy, but lacks internal leadership for sustainability. Staff struggles with capacity to adequately support this group. The group will continue, but will need to re-assess their goals moving forward. The project successfully reached our intended community, both for artist engagement and for community engagement. * Artist Engagement. The project attracted artists from the local community. The professional development workshops and monthly meetings attracted new artists to engage. All six Community Supported Art artists were already involved in the Eagan Art House Community. However, one artists was fairly new at artwork production, so the Community Supported Art opportunity was a great way for her to strengthen her connections to the community as an artist in addition to being a well-known business owner. The artists who participated in pop-up artist booths at the Harvest of Art Event had exhibited or sold with art house events before. However, 2 of them had not had an artist booth before. All of the individual artist connections with the community represented a broad diversity of media, including pottery, watercolor painting, photography, fused glass, acrylic painting, jewelry, oil painting, and wood burning (pyrography). We also reached a broad diversity in age from the young participants in the raku pottery firing and exhibitors to the senior adult population. The Harvest of Art Exhibit was a prime example of representing a diversity of skill levels of art making. Because of the welcoming nature of this community visual art exhibition, we highlighted the very beginning artists to the very skilled artists, and every skill level in between. Some artists are self-taught and work on their own. Others have taken art classes for many years and make most of their art at the Eagan Art House. One mother and daughter pair both entered work into the exhibit - the mother started painting to spend creative time with her daughter. The Harvest of Art Event also attracted new audience members from diverse communities in Eagan, especially those from India and East Asia. We also saw an uptick in new volunteers. As far as accessibility, our activities were very accessible to artists and to the community. Artist workshops with Springboard for the Arts and with Wet Paint Artist Supply were free. The Harvest Event was free to attend and Raku pottery was for sale at $5, $10 and $15 levels. The facility of the Eagan Art House is ADA accessible. We paid special attention that the parts of the event that took place on the outdoor grounds of the Art House could be accessed by those with mobility challenges. For example, the artist pop up tents and registration table were both on asphalt to aid in accessibility. Grassy areas were kept clear of barriers. A video of the event was produced by ETV and broadcast on local cable TV. On-line promotional materials were formatted to allow for audio transcription. Event attendance increased from 275 in 2015 to 400 in 2016. Local artists supported was strengthened. From a survey of Community Supported Art purchasers, 2 of the respondents didn't know any of the artists when they purchased, showing a support of local artists regardless of who it was. All of those who responded had purchased or contacted the artist after the Community Supported Art. 6 artists participated in the first ever Community Supported Art.",,14398,"Other, local or private",19398,,"Jerry Farlee, Nathan Neuman, Michael Palmer, Dorothy Peterson, Andrea Todd Harlin, David Wietecki, Dave Morris",0.00,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Community Arts",,"Funding for Art Connect Eagan, a year-long project connecting local visual artists and the Eagan community through monthly artist gatherings, the annual Harvest of Art Celebration event featuring a visual art exhibition, artist demonstrations, artist vend",2016-01-01,2016-12-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation","3830 Pilot Knob Rd Eagan Art House",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521 ",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-670,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Amy Crawford (651) 523-6390 ",1 35892,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to have more than 80 musicians involved in the project and more than 400 people attend this project. We desire to have feedback from the audience about how well they enjoyed the performance and how likely they are to attend a future performance. Participant lists and sold tickets will indicate how many were involved or attended this project. We will have a survey form to be filled out by concert attendees.","The performance of Emmanuel was artistically successful in that the additional 36 musicians from the community were high-quality and the number of rehearsals with the entire ensemble was adequate to prepare for the performances. By seating the additional singers among and between the regular Exultate professionals, they were supported in learning the music and blending with the ensemble. After many years of performing a large work with added musicians, we have developed a strong system that works and will continue this process of auditioning and rehearsing the larger group. Dr. Rossin held a demonstration/lecture at each of the three concerts and the feedback from the audience surveys was very positive. We were very pleased with the audience for this event - 518 in attendance. Although we did not increase our attendance over last year we believe that was because of the less popular work of music we were performing and not because of the efforts made to increase the audience size. The Exultate musicians were given complimentary tickets to give only to someone who has never attended an Exultate concert before and of those in attendance, 50 were new as a result of this program. We also had many ""under age 30"" concertgoers so we believe our reduced ticket price ($5) for that age group has had a positive impact. Audience responses to what they experienced were overwhelmingly and very convincingly positive. They loved the programming and the performance quality as well as the demonstration/lecture before the performance. Members of the Festival Choir and Orchestra were thrilled with their involvement and wished we would have had a fourth performance.",,21710,"Other, local or private",26710,,"John Petraborg, Laurie Rossin, Denise Hagedorn, Elizabeth Fedde, Leroy Wilke, Adam Cole, Rachel Farhi, Thomas Rossin",0.00,Exultate,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for Emmanuel, a three-concert series comprised of 18 movements from some of the best loved choral masterpieces ever composed and featuring ExultateÆs Festival Choir and Orchestra. Performances will take place in three community-based venues in Mar",2015-12-16,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Rossin,Exultate,"PO Box 22314",Eagan,MN,55122-0314,"(651) 707-0727 ",trossin@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-679,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35896,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our quantitative goal is to reach 40 youth participants and approximately 200 adult and 200 youth patrons. Our qualitative goal is to create a unique developmental experience for our youth participants and seek a 90% penetration in the youth artists' knowledge of the theatrical production process and ability to comprehend an over-arching artistic vision. Our evaluation will have three parts. These parts are participant and participant guardian experience surveys, audience experience survey and artistic team post mortem.","Yes, as an artistic process and performance, Forte Fine Arts Academy was successful in achieving its mission. After a planning process that began in January, rehearsals starting in May, Shrek Jr was performed on July 21st and 22nd. Forte Fine Arts Academy's production of Shrek Jr was able to meet the goals set forth in the grant of building theatrical skills for the 34 youth performers and 4 technicians through a structured rehearsal process. The students were an integral part of the development process, they were able to take time to learn about the art and science behind live performance. Students aided in the creation of the play through development of their characters, as well as, hands on time spent building and creating the physical environment. The student actors built costumes, props and participated in scenic painting and set construction. They ran and learned about the use and responsibility of live sound accompanied with performance in a large auditorium as 90% of the cast wore body microphones for the shows. Additionally, Shrek Jr gave the students and adult leaders the opportunity to explore the themes of inclusion and acceptance expressed in the script. As the students were ages 10-16, these themes are immediately applicable to their lives. Shrek Jr also allowed for the exploration of a history of Musical Theatre as the script is referential of the genre. One a weekly basis, the adult leader explored with the children the history of musical theatre and comedy and its role in society. Using the script as source material, the production team were able delve into process and create foundational learning opportunities for the students. The challenges were often of a logistical nature. During the summer, families are pulled in many directions. Commitment and regular attendance were sometimes outside the control of the children participant. Other times, older student participants made choices that reduced their availability. The adult leaders had to work to be both compassionate but also offer structure, guidelines, and expectations around this behavior. In future years, we intend to create a contract for the students and parents to sign in setting these expectations at the start of the commitment. We are also investigating ways to better accommodate our participants and families and to balance their commitment in the very busy summer time. Another challenge of future productions will be in finding equally strong source material for this age group. The strong themes of belonging, acceptance and parent- child relations in Shrek Jr aided in the learning and development process. Yes, we did reach our intended audience. In regards to youth participants, we fell slightly short of our goal of 37 paid and 3 scholarships. We had 30 paid youth performers. In regards to audience, we exceeded our audience predictions of 200 patrons per performance with 287 and 212 attendees for a total of 499. We made a decision to reduce our average ticket price to make the show more accessible but while that increased our patronage it did decrease our predicted ticket sales dollars. (Forecast $3000 in tickets sales. In actuality, sales totaled $2705.) We did seek youth participants that represented socio-economically, as well as, ability and racial diversity. As a result, we outpaced the local demographic with 6 (17%) need based scholarship students, 5 (14%) students with Individualized Education Programs and varied levels of ability, and 7 (20%) children of color out of 34 youth participants. In future productions, we plan to continue to focus on material that allows for and engages diverse populations. In recruiting participants, we worked with teachers and administrators from the local 3 middle and 2 high schools, we provided a channel to privately request scholarships and kept the paid participant pricing in line with what was offered by the schools similar programming. (In our post production survey, 78% respondents placed the participation fee of $80 as appropriately priced or low.) We engaged the school district's art, music and band teachers to promote the show to their students. We also drew on our participants for our previous year's production and their family and friends which included students from the home school community, private school and a charter high school. We were uniquely able to serve a population of students that bridged 11 schools (including a student from intermediate school district 917 which serves children with disabilities), as well as, a private school, home school and online school students. This artistic endeavor included youth performers and technicians (34 performers and 4 technicians). The two performances reached 499 audience members. In the post-show survey, 90.9% of respondents remarked that they were Very Satisfied with the overall production process and the remaining 9.1% identified in the next highest category as Somewhat Satisfied.",,5960,"Other, local or private",10960,,"Joy Afdahl, Daniel Brown, Nancy Whipple, Elisa Brown, Sherry Boan, Shelly Carroll, Kris Koenig",0.00,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding to present Shrek, Jr., a 60 minute musical based on the animated movie and adapted for young performers. Performances will take place at Lakeville North High School's theater in July 2016.",2016-01-04,2016-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lysa,Clayburn,"Forte Fine Arts Academy","8855 197th St  ",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 524-8332 ",joy@fortefinearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-681,"Anna Buchholz: Audience development, artistic, Community Education; Josh LaGrave: Artistic, fundraising, organizational development; Christine Shyne: General management, audience development, youth programming; Scott Swanson: General management, artistic, finance; Mary Beth King: Artistic, organizational development, general management; Hannah Rosholt: Artistic; Joanna Cortright: Education, Community Education, artistic; Peter Carlson: Artistic, general management, volunteerism; Donna Lindsay-Goodwin: General management, fundraising, audience development.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",,2 35910,"Community Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Quantitative Outcomes: Attract 4,000 visitors to boost public value of the arts, and showcase local talent with 50-60 culturally diverse performing and/or instructional artists. Qualitative Outcomes: Offer visibility and recognition to these established and emerging artists; thus weaving a stronger social fabric that reflects Burnsville's multicultural identity via a well-attended festival, six hours of on-stage entertainment, 8+ ethnic food booths and family arts activities, 14 interactive and informative cultural display booths, and a public 4-week International Festival of Burnsville Cultural Perspectives art gallery exhibit. To evaluate how International Festival of Burnsville strengthens our diverse community by sharing an exceptional arts experience, Burnsville police officers provide crowd size estimates throughout the day; number of festival programs (with tear-off survey) and food/activity ticket sales support overall tally too. International Festival of Burnsville planning group pays close attention to crowd receptiveness (i.e.: how many dance and for how long!) and guest feedback, plus Facebook/online survey responses, to refine our processes for this growing community-building event.","FANTASTIC crowd response to all the fun found in Family Arts and Activities area. ""Share your Story"" booth well-received as young adults read cultural stories aloud, and dozens of guests shared globe-hugging pics via social media --many grins with globe directed to International Festival of Burnsville's Facebook site. FABULOUS audience response to this year's cadre of entertainers. Visit International Festival of Burnsville on Facebook and see the album that mirrors our mission. Do differently? Reassure Native American flagbearer --carrying his tribe's sacred eagle staff, that to walk alongside the US flagbearer carrying the American flag well above the staff, is most appropriate. Committee considers hiring additional henna hand-painters as lines are longest there on the Family Arts and Activities hill. Also add two more tall sandwich boards that encourage guests to visit the cultural booths and exhibit indoors in the Ames Center gallery. Within the gallery, the most favored cultural display booths were those of India and Somalia; at both booths, the women dressed guests in cultural attire which resulted in lots of laughter, smiles, and photo opportunities. France and Germany carried on a lively exchange about cheese and wine pairings, wine bottle labels, and the many immigrants who came to Minnesota. Returning to Family Arts and Activities, visitors were encouraged to enter their contact info into a ""Where in the World Are You?"" book under the Share Your Story Tent --these entries may provide interviews and clips for next year's festival --greater outreach and event promotion. A member of our planning committee (and chairs fam arts and activities area) is also a radio talk show host; Naseema interviewed Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, alongside our festival chair Amber Swiggum, for nearly a full hour of festival which ran 'round social media as a podcast! Our outreach efforts were rewarded in many ways: In addition to more sponsors on-site during International Festival of Burnsville, hundreds of guests toured ""Tracks in the Snow: The Muslim Experience in Minnesota"" art gallery exhibit. Do differently? Possibly rent an ATM for our guests to have easier accessibility to cash. Perhaps close 126th Street as space to position sponsors/food vendors; thus opens space in the park for families to gather/picnic. Also need more roving volunteers to supply water on activities hill, sell raffle tickets, alert guests to the first aid tent, and promote cultural booths/gallery exhibit within Ames Center. Marketing efforts to piggyback other community events prior to International Festival of Burnsville. On Family Arts and Activities hill, consider more activities geared to the interests of teenagers. Position rolling coolers in major volunteer areas for more easily available bottled waters; purchase rubber gloves for the Lions' Club volunteers as they handle bottled waters. Also witnessed many more wheelchairs, walkers, and canes than in recent years; delighted to see a girl use her chair to wade into the water feature, and with her grandparent's help, enjoy water play with the other kiddos. Quantitative: Accumulative 5K crowd made for record event food and drink sales; high-energy lessons in cultural arts brought by 40+ culturally diverse performing or instructional artists. A pleasing 25% increase among sponsors on-site. Qualitative: Hundreds of guests toured ""Tracks in the Snow"" gallery exhibit; hundreds more listened/danced to 6.5 hours of outdoors onstage entertainment.",,43490,"Other, local or private",48490,,"Amber Swiggum, Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Nancy Thornsavan, Julie Dorshak, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Naseema Omer, Anca Sima, Chan Wahi, Dee Peterson, Tippi Goodwin, Anab Abtow, Hanifa Mohamed, Sahro Abdullahi, Susan Brown, Krish Nambudiripad",0.00,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the International Festival of Burnsville featuring an indoor art exhibit, international cultural display booths, and an outdoor festival with a parade of flags, traditional attire, ethnic foods, and family art activities. The festival will be ",2016-03-28,2016-08-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Swanson,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038 ",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-688,"Bill Muchow: Artistic, finance, administration; Alejandra Pelinka: Administration, artistic, fundraising; Laura Narhi: Fundraising, administration, organizational development; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, administration; Juliet Parisi: Artistic, education, organizational development; Brenda Lyseng: Administration, education, organizational development; Edna Stevens: Fundraising, computer systems, disabilities specialist.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Amy Crawford (651) 523-6390 ",1 35527,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local access to quality folk music artists. Promote Menahga as a destination for quality musical events. Have a positive impact on local businesses. Surveys handed out to first time concert attendees. Poll local organizations, artists and businesses after the concert series to determine the impact the concerts had for them. Attendance at each concert.","Successfully provided access to quality folk musicians for the community. Audience participation met expectations. Vast majority of participants indicated an overall positive cultural experience.",,11610,"Other, local or private",16610,,,0.00,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2016",2016-06-24,2016-08-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376 115 2nd St NE",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909 ",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-233,"Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 32540,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,4325,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 40 children ages 8-18 will be introduced/gain experience with theatrical tools needed to perform on stage; creative drama, improvisation, dance, acting, vocal technique, diction, ensemble work and character development. The campers will learn about contemporary musical theatre composers and their work, specifically William Finn, Jason Robert Brown, Ahrens and Flaherty. The campers will experiences rehearsing a production and performing excerpts in a live performance. Campers will complete an initial evaluation form to assess their knowledge of the materials being presented. Campers will complete a final written evaluation to assess their experience at camp and to assess if they feel they met their personal and group goals. This evaluation will include rating (numerical scale and verbally) the artistic, organizational, professional and personal merits of camp. Campers will be interviewed by a 3rd party evaluator.","Successful youth theater arts activity which resulted in increased awareness and skill levels of participants. Participation increased 10% over previous year.",,6000,"Other, local or private",10325,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2015: ""It’s Time for the Here and Now""",2015-07-27,2015-08-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127 215 Jefferson St S",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-204,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 32551,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Wadena Area Community Band will increase the number of high school aged students to three. The Wadena Area Community Band will cooperate with another community band in the region for one or two concerts. We will increase the band size by 10 %. We will count the number of students participating in the band throughout the season. We will perform a concert with another (hopefully Central Lakes College) community band. We will count the number of band members and compare the total with the 2014-2015 season numbers.","Successfully provided an intergenerational musical arts opportunity for the community. Engaged four high school aged students in the band for the whole year.",,1300,"Other, local or private",3800,,,0.00,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2015-2016 Season",2015-09-08,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Moen,"Wadena Area Community Band","1711 Southbrook Ln",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-5044 ",marydyemoen@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-215,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 32552,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will increase attendance by at least 10% over 2014, serving 400 adults and 110 youth. At least 35 artists/artisans/performers will be contracted to perform, demonstrate or exhibit their art. In 2015, we will add at least 2 board members who are under the age of 40, who are aligned with the mission of the Old Wadena Society, have needed skills, to bring fresh energy and ideas to our organization and this project. A count of all persons attending will be made at the gate, and this will be recorded and compared to 2014. Artist contracts will be tracked and recorded. A count of board members under the age of 40 will be made and recorded at the last board meeting of the fiscal year.","Successful cultural heritage preservation project with increased attendance over previous year by 10%. Majority of participants indicated an overall positive experience.",,10000,"Other, local or private",15000,,,0.00,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival 2015",2015-08-08,2015-08-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Kajer,"Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Project AKA Old Wadena Society","PO Box 172",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2906 ",tkajer2906@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-216,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 32555,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A minimum of 1,400 persons will see 7 high quality films not otherwise screened in rural Minnesota in September 2015 at the Cozy Theatre in Wadena, Minnesota. 100 persons will see 8 short films in September 2015 at Cozy Theatre in Wadena during the festival week. Engage a total of 1,500 Minnesota moviegoers with the very best in film art for one week in September 2015 and 30 film-goers in one of three one-hour seminars to be held during Festival week. Survey a sample of the patrons about their experience of the festival, use results to improve the festival. Share results with 5 Wings. Small group conversations will be convened during festival week to elicit strategies to improve the festival and to talk about the Festival films. We will tally attendance of at least 10 persons at each 3 hour-long film seminars. The festival will provide a written set of notes of the conversation as part of the final report for the festival.","Successful film festival which increased audience participation from previous years with vast majority of participants indicated a very positive experience.",,11750,"Other, local or private",16750,,,0.00,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival",2015-09-11,2015-09-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403 ",jamie@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-218,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 35325,"Community Arts Support Grant",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience knowledge base and concert experience will be deepened through expanded educational programming. Demographics of our audiences will be broadened through targeted marketing and other strategies. Our quality of governance, our artistic product, and our operational efficiencies will be improved as a result of formalizing policies, evaluating and updating the role and scope of board committees, and gathering and using feedback to inform decision-making. Selected audiences will provide feedback, either via talk-back sessions or surveys, on the extent of change in their level of music knowledge and appreciation. We will track changes in audience sizes and cities of residence. Selected rostered musicians will document experiences with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra either via interviews or email questionnaire. An evaluation by board members will assess the clarity and effectiveness of board committee work as well as improvements in policy-driven decision-making.","Our board manual formalized our governance and hands-on operations, with sections like mission and planning, budget and fundraising, operational procedures, history and growth. We accessed affordable legal counsel from Saint Paul which gave direction in policy writing. Strengthening our administrative side strengthened the music programming side, thereby inspiring confidence in our artistic vision and fueling our vibrancy and boldness—in short, what our musicians and audience love and expect from us.",,,,6000,,"Mary Auger, Alicia Cloose, Julia Conlon, Nancy Haugen, Ann Hayes, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Jeb Monge, Karl Mork, Cyrus Pansch, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet",0.00,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support Grant",,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra requests funding toward Executive Director position.",2016-02-01,2017-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryAnne,Wilimek,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914 ",bso@bemidjisymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-grant-71,"Justin Holley: Author;Deane Johnson: Musician; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 35329,"Community Arts Support Grant",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funds from Community Arts Support grant will allow the Northern Light Opera Company to continue presenting artistically significant Music Theater productions that will give meaningful artistic experiences to audiences; to give community artists/singers opportunities to perform and grow artistically; and, to give community volunteers opportunities to enjoy contributing to an arts production. An audience survey will indicate a personal satisfaction of the production 85% or better.","We surveyed audiences, actors and theater tech participants, and private donors and of those that responded we received a resounding positive response from more than 90% speaking to their satisfaction with the quality of our productions and their positive impact on Park Rapids.",,,,6000,,"Gail Ahart, Patricia Dove, Paul Dove, Brian Ahart, Kurt Hansen, Lorri Jager, Jan Kehr, Robert Light, John McKinney, Marie Nordberg, John Rasmussen, Gary Stennes, Joan Tweedale",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support Grant",,"Northern Light Opera Company Community Support Grant",2016-02-01,2017-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096 ",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Region 2 Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rock, Scott, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-grant-75,"Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.","Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.",,2 35513,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To offer area residents the opportunity to demonstrate and expand their artistic and technical skills in the performing arts arena. Madhatters Community Theatre will increase its audience attendance by 2% (an adult increase from 388 to 397 and children's attendance remaining at 23) and also maintain audience levels with fewer performances. We will carefully record ticket sales and audience attendance using all available tools. We will use records from previous Madhatters productions, and compare the differences in all past measurements to determine if we have met our strategic goals.","Successful community theater production. Participants indicated a positive impact. Audience numbers remained constant form previous performance.",,3800,"Other, local or private",5800,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Spring Production 2016",2016-02-12,2016-04-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-227,"Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 35514,"Community Arts Access Project",2016,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Madhatters and Lamplighters will collaborate to provide a quality performance that engages audience members and participants in a powerful reminder of the importance of citizens determining the fate of others. Provide an educational directing experience for those who participate in the Director's Workshop on a selected night of rehearsal in each venue. We will have our audience fill out a survey at the end of each performance, rating the performance as well as awareness of the social issues raised by the performance, and by the casting. We will have our director's workshop participants fill out a questionnaire regarding the objectives presented at the beginning of the workshop, and measure the participant's learning related to those objectives.","Successful community theater production. Participants indicated a positive impact. Director evaluation indicated a vast increase in arts knowledge.",,8390,"Other, local or private",11890,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"August production of Twelve Angry Jurors",2016-05-02,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-228,"Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 35095,"Community Arts Education Support",2016,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","Ninety string students, ages 12-18, who attend the Artaria Chamber Music School will learn to appreciate, interpret and present classical chamber music. Students will demonstrate what they learned by performing works from classical music repertoire with improved awareness of tone quality, technical accuracy, ensemble and balance, and interpretation.   2:  Young string players will develop their musical ensemble skills through in-depth coaching, practice, rehearsals, and performances. Artaria will assess individual and ensemble progress by critiquing the live and recorded performances. Students will also be evaluated for progress during coaching sessions and guest artist classes. ","73 string students, ages 12-22, learned to appreciate, interpret and present classical chamber music. Students presented nine free public performances of classical chamber music repertoire in St Paul and Lanesboro. The performances were well played and enthusiastically received. Verbal and written feedback was collected. 2: 73 high school and college age string players developed advanced chamber music skills. Experienced artist faculty and guests gave participant students in-depth coaching, practice rehearsal tips and techniques, and real life performances opportunities and insights. ",,91635,"Other, local or private ",103635,550,"Mark Halvorsen, Andrea Een, Essie Commers, Karen Casanova, Jane Giacobassi, Julie Himmelstrup",,"Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support ",,,2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595 ",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support,"Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",1 35100,"Community Arts Education Support",2016,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To extend our ability to offer more classes and workshops in our arts education program to increase our outreach. By comparing our attendance from prior years to the years the grant is in effect. 2: We would like to reprint our book On The Training of Painters to include the newest materials and techniques. This handbook is the best way we have to reach people outside the metro area if they are unable to attend regular classes and will be evaluated by how many new inquires we have.","We have added both classes, workshops, and lectures to our program that have generated more interest in The Atelier. We keep records of students who return for classes, and briefly interview new attendees in an effort to determine their points of interest. They are added to our mailing list rolls which we compare to our existing list. 2: We are still in the process of writing, reviewing and editing our new editions to the book. We are compiling a list of art centers and community centers that offer art classes to send the book to.",,181996,"Other, local or private",196996,4247,"Richard Myers, Katherine Lack, Lynn Maderich, David Ginsberg, Suzanne Garry",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","K-12 Education","Community Arts Education Support",,,2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421 ",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-2,"Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35150,"Community Arts Education Support",2016,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","To engage our contingency and foster creativity and creative thinking while providing a platform for teaching artists to share their knowledge and talents. JotForm surveys for all participants tracks registrations and offers programming and teaching insights. Photographs of classes and the artwork that is created will be used on all social media. 2: To successfully execute the proposed arts education programming schedule. Evaluation will come at the end of the grant period: we will have an 80% success rate in the execution of programs offered, which will be reflected by our surveys, our income and participant attendance.","Great River Arts engaged and fostered creativity and creative thinking while providing a platform for teaching artists to share their knowledge and talents. Great River Arts communicates with constituents from registration to the completion of each session, when surveys are sent to participants and teaching artists. Classes are photographed to show the creative process and end product. 2: Great River Arts helped Minnesotans to develop skills in one or more artistic disciplines and expanded knowledge about one or more artistic disciplines. Great River Arts had a 100 % success rate which is 20% more than the goal stated in their original outcome. They were able to offer more classes, had more participants and more teaching artists than they did in 2015.",,101259,"Other, local or private",113259,12000,"Scott Wonderlich, Mark Gerbi, Ron Bieganek, Neree Jackson, Sheryl Johnson, Michelle Kiley, and Charlie Peterka",,"Great River Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,,2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Moore,"Great River Arts Association","PO Box 157","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 632-0960 ",jill@greatart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-5,"Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 35219,"Community Arts Education Support",2016,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Participants perform music literacy and artistic goals commensurate with their level of experience. Initial assessment skills are conducted with all participants through high school prior to the concert season, and reassessed the following spring. 2: Participants expand their knowledge and performance competence of world music. Through commissioned work and arrangements the NYC groups will expand their knowledge of non-native languages and styles of performance. Guest artists and musicians will be brought in for instruction.","Directors selected appropriate pieces based on the composition of the choirs and choirs successfully performed pieces with artistry and competence. Feedback from choral professionals aided in evaluations of the participants' achievements. The ability of the singers to consistently and successfully progress through the program is a strong indicator of their development. 2: Each performing choirs, from first grade through adults, studied and performed non-English language repertoire from around the globe. Directors were able to evaluate the singers through rehearsal and performance of the pieces. A guest musician fluent in Greek instructed one of the choirs in pronunciation and performance of a traditional Greek piece.",,110403,"Other, local or private",122403,12000,"Dan Dressen, Jeanette Nelson, Christie Hawkins, Paul Cloak, Tracy Nelson, Kelly Webster, Mary Crow, Jonathan Norrie, Patty Lindell, Anna Lisa Rustad",,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,,2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Paulsen,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335 ",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-8,"Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35267,"Community Arts Education Support",2016,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase regular student enrollment in curricular activities by 30% with students demonstrating increased musical abilities. Actual enrollment will be compared year to year, with students evaluated based on practical skills demonstration as they participate in increasingly advanced live performance roles. 2: Continue to engage at-risk youth populations through outreach activities in partnership with Red Wing area nonprofits and youth correctional facility. Evaluation surveys distributed to student participants and partners, measuring self-identified and observed areas of growth. These are tabulated and analyzed to determine impact.","UMC exceeded enrollment increase of 30%. The complexity and refinement of student performances in concert illustrates an increase in musical ability. Enrollment comparison of 2015 to 2016 shows increase. Lesson content is graduated to ensure student progress. Student progress manifests in live performance ranging from lesson content to whole songs to group participation. 2: UMC repeated programs at Juvenile Correctional Facility, Youth Outreach and Alternative High School for second year and added a County Jail program. UMC added weekly quizzes and end of program survey forms to its at-risk and under-served outreach curriculum. The data collected is used to monitor student learning outcomes and advance and improve program content.",,10403,"Other, local or private",18403,4600,"Michael S. Arturi, Lauri Neubert, Arthur Kenyon, LaVone Kay, Tim McKim ",,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Education Support",,,2016-04-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223 ",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-education-support-9,"Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Candida Gonzalez: Arts coordinator, Roosevelt High School; Roxanne Heaton: Executive director, Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Andre-Louis Heywood: Choral conductor; doctoral candidate in choral conducting; Jennifer Nicklay: Education and outreach coordinator, Weavers Guild of Minnesota; Stephen Pelkey: Former artistic director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras; Dawne White: Executive director, COMPAS","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 31014,"Community Arts",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of participants of the musical workshops will be recorded and their experience as to the enhancement of their musical talents from attending workshops. Survey of audiences at Scottish Fair regarding impressions of seeing and hearing this type of performance. The participants, as well as the instructing artists of the workshops will be asked to fill out an evaluation of their experiences of the workshops. On the day of the Scottish Fair performances, audience attendance will be noted and audiences will have an opportunity to complete surveys regarding their reactions to the performances.","The most significant outcome of our project was the variety of the performers. Each of the five events on the Main Stage were attended by 200 people sitting and another 30-50 standing. The workshop stage had 6 performances by 6 different groups. These performances were attended by between 50-100 people for each performance. The Cape Breton and Scottish Step Dancing had 25 people in attendance.",,57150,"Other, local or private",62150,,"Donald Cogswell, Ross Sutter, Sarah Thompson, Lucia Magney, Elizabeth Michaelson",,"Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts",,"Funding for the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games featuring live Celtic music including the addition of Scottish fiddling. Featured performers include 1997 US National Scottish Fiddle Champion Hanneke Cassel, and Silk Road Ensemble cellist, Mike Block. Workshops will take place at Celtic Junction in St Paul and performances will take place at the Scottish Fair in Eagan in July 2015.",2015-04-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Don,Cogswell,"Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games","1366 Camelback Dr",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 687-9666 ",dcogswell@mnscottishfair.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-593,"Nancy Anderson: Administration; Bob Graf: Artistic; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Pam Braunwarth: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Kristen Wesloh: Administration, community development; Rebecca Moran Cusick: Artistic, volunteerism, organizational development; Kristina Bloomquist: Administration; Paul Eastwold: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 31105,"Community Arts",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our proposed outcomes include both quantitative and qualitative results: quantitative in how it will reach more youth through a multidisciplinary approach of drumming, dance, and storytelling, which incorporates interests of both genders, can be taught to all ages, and will increase our audience numbers. The outcomes will also be qualitative, by introducing and/or enhancing skills in the multidisciplinary artistic forms aforementioned, and exposing youth to the West African culture, traditions, and history. We will evaluate our program through paper and online evaluations, follow-up discussions with the youth participating, the COMPAS resident artist, Christian Adeti, School Age Care staff involved in the project, and parents of the youth. We will also evaluate the success of this program by the number of participants and audience members compared to prior years, including an evaluation of the demographics of the participants.","We were successful in reaching a broader scope of youth through this program. Compared to the last two years, our male youth involvement increased by 20%. We had a total of eight male participants, which is more than the last two years combined. We also had a more ethnically diverse group of youth, compared to 2014. There were four percent more Multicultural youth, ten percent more African American youth, and two percent more Asian youth. We had a total of 25 youth participate in the community event, but over the course of two weeks, about 30 youth participated.",,2164,"Other, local or private",7164,,"John Chandler, Joanne Mansur, Brenda Corbett, Byron Schwab, Matthew Klein, Mark Spurr, Stephanie Levine, Missy McGinty, Charlotte Rowland, Amanda Shadoin, Paige John, Daniel Gabriel, Christian Adeti",,"West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District School Age Care","K-12 Education","Community Arts",,"Funding for West African Drumming, Dance, and Storytelling, a two week long performing arts experience for youth ages Kindergarten through 8th grade. Activities will take place at Moreland Elementary School in West St Paul and culminate in a public performance in July 2015.",2015-04-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Shadoin,"West Saint Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District School Age Care","1979 Summit Ln","Mendota Heights",MN,55118,"(651) 403-8052 ",ashadoin@tridistrictce.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-634,"Nancy Anderson: Administration; Bob Graf: Artistic; Hayley Johnson: Audience development, fundraising, administration; Pam Braunwarth: Artistic, organizational development, administration; Kristen Wesloh: Administration, community development; Rebecca Moran Cusick: Artistic, volunteerism, organizational development; Kristina Bloomquist: Administration; Paul Eastwold: Administration.","Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Minnesota Public Radio Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.",, 10032024,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,3900,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, local residents will have access to quality folk music. Promote area as a destination for quality musical events. Have a positive impact on local businesses. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,11630,"Other,local or private",15530,,,,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2024",2023-06-01,2023-08-31,,Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-641,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032059,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,3900,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase access, awareness and appreciation of live music by providing a high quality musical performance for audiences and participants. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,675,"Other,local or private",4575,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Kiss Me Once: Stories From the Homefront",2024-03-15,2024-04-30,,Completed,,,Marian,Craig,"Wadena Area Concert Association","PO Box 173",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-9487",gopostalbk@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-676,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032048,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, our local actors, designers, musicians, and technicians, will greatly increase their skills of theatre production by tackling a musical production. Survey participants, crew, and random selection of audience members on the quality of the production and value of the artistic experience.",,,6330,"Other,local or private",11330,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Mamma Mia!",2024-03-15,2024-08-31,,Completed,,,Bronwynn,Touchette,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-665,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032051,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, attendees will gain a broader and deeper understanding and appreciation for the literary arts through participation in this activity. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,5500,"Other,local or private",10500,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"BookEnds and BookEnds Online Edition 2024",2024-04-01,2024-12-30,,"In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-668,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032041,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,3900,,"ACHF Arts Access","Increase access, awareness and appreciation of the arts by providing a high quality performance art experience for audiences and participants. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,1466,"Other,local or private",5366,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Chris Funk The Wonderist",2024-01-20,2024-04-20,,Completed,,,Marian,Craig,"Wadena Area Concert Association","PO Box 173",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-9487",gopostalbk@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-658,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032044,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this project, 400 adults and 200 youth will learn a fuller understanding of the multi-cultural life of this region. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic experience.",,,17000,"Other,local or private",22000,,,,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"31st Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua",2024-04-01,2024-10-31,,Completed,,,Darlys,Hamberg,"Old Wadena Society","14380 241st Ave",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2608",darham2000@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-661,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032035,"Community Arts Access Project",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, our local actors, designers, musicians, and technicians, will greatly increase their skills of theatre production by tackling a musical production. Survey participants, crew, and random selection of audience members on the quality of the production and value of the artistic experience.",,,1680,"Other,local or private",6680,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"The Miracle Worker",2023-12-15,2024-05-03,,Completed,,,Bronwynn,Touchette,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-652,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023721,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,3900,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, local residents will have access to quality folk music. Promote area as a destination for quality musical events. Have a positive impact on local businesses. Attendee surveys and feedback from participating artists.",,,12060,"Other,local or private",15960,,,,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Sounds of Spirit Lake 2022",2022-06-01,2022-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ralph,Kumpula,"Sounds of Spirit Lake","PO Box 376",Menahga,MN,56464,"(612) 384-3909",kumpu001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-508,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023728,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, community members and participants will gain a broader awareness and appreciation for choral music. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic programming.",,,15000,"Other,local or private",20000,,,,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Our Voice Our Song Women's Festival",2022-01-03,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Mithun,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","1513 4th St NE",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 821-1570",amandamithun@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-515,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023741,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, up to 40 youth ages 8-18 will be introduced/gain experience with theatrical tools needed to perform. Understanding and Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.",,,3500,"Other,local or private",8500,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Camp Madhatter 2022 ""One Voice""",2022-07-01,2022-08-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lora,Foust,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-528,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023745,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,4500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, attendees will gain a broader and deeper understanding and appreciation for photography and cultural diversity through participation in this activity. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic programming.",,,1490,"Other,local or private",5990,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Portraits of an American Pastoral",2022-06-06,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-532,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10019502,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunity for local musicians to broaden and deepen their level of music appreciation and skill levels. Participant and audience satisfaction surveys at year end wrapup.",,,1150,"Other,local or private",5150,,,,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2021-2022 Concert Season",2021-09-14,2022-06-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","601 Rosewood Ln",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(218) 639-3942",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-493,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10019506,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, community participants will gain a broader and deeper appreciation of local, regional, and state literary artists. Attendance, and particpant surveys and interniews.",,,4860,"Other,local or private",9860,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"BookEnds and Legacy Series 2021",2021-11-01,2022-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-497,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10019509,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, community members will have a beginning understanding of traditional fiber arts and have created one project per class to use in their home. Using pre-workshop questions, we will determine the beginning skill set and knowledge of all workshop attendees. After completion of a project, the post-workshop questions will show the level of knowledge acquired",,,400,"Other,local or private",5400,,,,"Menahga Public Schools","K-12 Education","Community Arts Access Project",,"Fiber Arts Workshop Series",2021-09-07,2022-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kevin,Wellen,"Menahga Public Schools","121 Birch Ave NE PO Box 160",Menahga,MN,56464-0160,"(218) 564-4141",kwellen@menahga.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-500,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023737,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","As a result of this project, 400 adults and 200 youth will learn a fuller understanding of the multi-cultural life of this region. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic experience.",,,36500,"Other,local or private",41500,,,,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua",2022-04-01,2022-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darlys,Hamberg,"Old Wadena Society","PO Box 172",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6403",darham2000@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-524,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023740,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, attendees will gain a broader and deeper understanding and appreciation for the literary arts through participation in this activity. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic programming.",,,4400,"Other,local or private",9400,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"BookEnds Online Edition 2022",2022-03-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-527,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032973,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of the project 1100 patrons will experience a renewed/enhanced understanding of film as an important American art form Both a formal and informal survey of patrons of the Festival will be completed by 100 persons attending the Festival. The survey will ask questions about films at the Festival in an effort to elicit patron expressions about the value of individual films and/or the entire Festival. The results of the survey will be included in the final report for this project.",,,,,5000,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival",2024-09-04,2024-10-11,,Completed,,,Elizabeth,Hawkins,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","223 Jefferson St S",Wadena,MN,56482,,whiskeycreekff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-5,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032974,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project Madhatters will increase our audience from Januarys' production of ""Don't Hug Me: A Love"" Story from 220 to 242, a difference of 10 percent. We will keep attendance records of every performance. Our tickets are numbered and color coded for each performance so that by counting ticket stubs and double checking with a tally sheet we will know the number of adults in attendance who bought a ticket ahead, the number that bought a ticket at the door, the number of seniors/military/special needs, and the number of students. Then at the end of the run of the show we will sum up the numbers and be able to compare them with previous shows. We will have achieved the goal of producing a dinner theatre musical when it has been successfully performed. We will include in the programs a survey for the audience with evaluative questions about the success of the musical and its themes with space left for comments. We will also ask if they want to be added to Madhatters mailing list and if they would like to participate in future productions. These surveys will be tabulated and the results presented to the board.",,,,,5000,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol",2024-09-15,2025-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Bronwynn,Touchette,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-6,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032975,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, adults and youth of west central Minnesota will have the opportunity to connect with a variety of authors and their written work and learn something new about their region and the world. A count will be kept of the attendance at the online events as well as attendance at the in person presentations. A survey will be made available to all in person participants to elicit their experiences. A survey will also be made available to online participants.",,,,,5000,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"BookEnds and BookEnds Online Edition 2024 part 2",2024-09-15,2025-04-01,,"In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-7,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032976,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,3700,,"ACHF Arts Access","In our area, access to performing arts experiences suitable for families is very limited. Individuals, families, and school children (many financially disadvantaged) will have access to a quality program not regularly available in our community. Personal observations by Board members, attendance numbers, and personal interviews post-concert.",,,,,3700,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"Letters From Home",2024-09-12,2024-12-10,,Completed,,,Marian,Craig,"Wadena Area Concert Association","PO Box 173",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-9487",gopostalbk@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-8,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032977,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, central Minnesota community members will be able to experience an eclectic mix of music, food, arts, and dance. They will have the opportunity to meet and support local growers and artisans, to take educational classes on local food systems, and to participate in the salsa and dance contests. Children will have the opportunity to create their own art or have a caricature of themselves to take home. From this experience, we intend to create greater appreciation for cultural diversity, greater awareness of the goals of sustainable agriculture, and greater commitment to support local and sustainable growers. Evaluation methods might include:surveys about changes in knowledge skills, attitudes, behaviors, experience; interviews, focus groups, reviewing or critiquing a portfolio, experience, or other artifacts of the project, structured observations during project activities, interactive methods such as voting, making maps or illustrations, journaling, or other methods not listed here. Survey forms will be issued to members of the public at the same time they pick up their voting forms for the salsa contest. Questions will focus on new experiences and knowledge gained, increased awareness ofsustainable agricultural goals, and how the experiences at Salsa Fest have shaped their views of cultural diversity.Market vendors will be surveyed to determine how financially successful the market was for them, and how many new ongoing customers they were able to establish through this event. Attendees of educational sessions will be counted and each session will include an evaluation form to determine the benefit to the attendees.",,,,,5000,,,,"Sustainable Farming Association AKA Sustainable Farmers Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"Minnesota Salsa Fest 2024",2024-09-15,2024-12-31,,Completed,,,Kathleen,Morris,"Sustainable Farming Association AKA Sustainable Farmers Association","4924 Upton Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(844) 922-5573",info@sfa-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-9,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032978,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,3500,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of being a member of the Wadena Area Community Band for the 2024-25 concert season, the musicians who play in the group will improve or maintain their musical skills, be exposed to new, challenging music, and present concerts that will delight and engage the audience. At the end of the season, we will poll the members on how they grew in their skills and what they thought about the new music they learned. The music director will also evaluate our performances and how well the season went. Audience engagement will be evaluated based on their applause and the comments they offer after the concerts.",,,,,3500,,,,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"Wadena Area Community Band 2024-25 Concert Season",2024-09-16,2025-06-12,,"In Progress",,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","601 Rosewood Ln",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(218) 639-3942",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-10,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032979,"Community Arts Access Project Grant",2025,250,,"ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project at least 18 people, per class, will learn the traditional art of barn quilting, what they represent and the areas' traditions. This will encourage and foster our local communities to participate in using the barn quilts as a way to recognize one another and provide individual, as well as community stories about these same communities. Our groups focus is all about recognizing and carrying on the old traditions that could fade if we do not encourage and facilitate the same. Our plan is to host at least two classes, free of charge to the public, to teach this art. It will allow young adult and children to learn about and learn to create symbols of our rural traditions. The quilts that exist and are yet to be made tell stories about who makes them and why they're there. There is a driving route in Minnesota that has an index and captions about all the barn quilts that are submitted to this project. We are delighted to be able to keep this alive and expand it.",,,,,250,,,,"England Prairie Pioneer Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project Grant",,"Traditional Barn Quilt Painting",2024-09-11,2025-09-10,,"In Progress",,,Michelle,Nelson,"England Prairie Pioneer Club","PO Box 221",Verndale,MN,56481,,pioneer@england-prairie.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-grant-11,"Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10023753,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, attendees will gain a broader and deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts and creative process in general through participation in this activity. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic programming.",,,,,5000,,,,"Wadena Farmers Market","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"Art in the Wadena Farmers Market",2022-06-03,2022-12-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Leslie,Schwartz,"Wadena Farmers Market","62231 Leaf River Rd",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-1941",Les.Schwartz57@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-540,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023756,"Community Arts Access Project",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, attendees will gain a broader and deeper understanding and appreciation for the theater arts through participation in this activity. Participant and attendee surveys evaluating availability, access and impact of artistic programming.",,,1900,"Other,local or private",6900,,,,"Wellness in the Woods","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Access Project",,"This is Your Brain on Art",2022-06-01,2022-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jode,Freyholtz-London,"Wellness in the Woods","738 3rd Ave NW","Eagle Bend",MN,56446,"(218) 296-2067",Shelly@brainerd.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-access-project-543,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10028606,"Community Arts Support",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Grant funds will supplement the contractual compensation of Great River Chorale's artistic managing director. ; The measurable outcome that will result from the support of these grant funds for the coming fiscal year will be Great River Chorale's payment of grant funds to the artistic managing director as a supplement to that person's contracted compensation during the grant period. The outcome of the second installment of this grant will be evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director according to the contracted fees for service during the grant period. ; The outcomes will be measured by the record of payment of said supplement to the artistic managing director in Great River Chorale's FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.","The specific outcome achieved with these grant funds was using them to supplement the contracted compensation of Great River Chorale's artistic managing director in FY2022 and FY2023. The evaluation method used to measure this outcome was a review of Grea","Achieved proposed outcomes",64514,"Other,local or private",74514,4000,"Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Brandon Anderson: secretary, Jennifer Shaw: treasurer, Patricia Weishaar: member, Anita Fischer: member., Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Maribeth Overland",,"Great River Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"Great River Chorale presents collaborative concerts of choral music to central Minnesota audiences.",2023-04-01,2024-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geston,"Great River Chorale","313 E Highview Ct","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379,"(320) 515-4472",director@greatriverchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Washington, Ramsey, Morrison, Dakota, Brown, Houston, Crow Wing, Crow Wing, Becker, Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-155,"Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography",,2 10028188,"Community Arts Support",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Increase community awareness of BCT; Increase our tech salaries by 10% Increase audience by 5% Average over a 4 out of 5 positive response in patron surveys Continue to track audience participation and with surveys. ; monitor ticket sales, social media traffic, and web site traffic","Audiences have returned. Our fall show, Grumpy Old Men was the largest attended fall show that we have seen in the last 7 years with 1675 patrons coming to see the performances. Our student production of Wily Wonka Jr saw 1814 patrons and was the highest","Achieved proposed outcomes",93945,"Other,local or private",103945,10000,"Philip Ludwig: Chair, Greg Bestland: Vice Chair, Tony Carlson: Treasurer, Jordon Robischon: Secretary, Eric Ellwoods: Board Member, Sue Kumpula: Board Member, Janice Luoma: Board Member, Diane Paulu: Board Member, Jon Salmon: Board Member, Erin Walsh: Boa",,"Buffalo Community Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Community Arts Support",,"A non-profit arts organization producing live, local theatrical productions",2023-04-01,2024-01-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Carlson,"Buffalo Community Theater","PO Box 23",Buffalo,MN,55313,"(612) 404-0228",hhalstead@bctmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Washington, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/community-arts-support-150,"Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography",,2 10000567,"Complete Phase 2 improvements to Whitetail Woods Regional Park (year 1 of 2)",2017,32675,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure the number of feet of hard-surface trail constructed, new structures or site furnishings installed, and square feet of landscaping improved. ","Completed 2.4 miles of trail and 2 camper cabins built",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Complete Phase 2 improvements to Whitetail Woods Regional Park (year 1 of 2)",,"Whitetail Woods Regional Park (fka Empire Wetlands)",2015-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/complete-phase-2-improvements-whitetail-woods-regional-park-year-1-2,,,, 10000567,"Complete Phase 2 improvements to Whitetail Woods Regional Park (year 1 of 2)",2016,180000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2016) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure the number of feet of hard-surface trail constructed, new structures or site furnishings installed, and square feet of landscaping improved. ","Completed 2.4 miles of trail and 2 camper cabins built",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Complete Phase 2 improvements to Whitetail Woods Regional Park (year 1 of 2)",,"Whitetail Woods Regional Park (fka Empire Wetlands)",2015-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/complete-phase-2-improvements-whitetail-woods-regional-park-year-1-2,,,, 10031450,"Completing the Mississippi River Greenway: Dakota County",2025,657000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08h","$657,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to restore and enhance habitat on public lands, establish linear native plantings, and install electric-vehicle charging stations within and along the 27-mile Mississippi River Greenway in Dakota County. Net income generated as part of this appropriation may be reinvested in the project if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the work plan. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, and is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Restore and enhance 51 acres of natural areas, five miles of linear natural signature plantings and install seven EV charging stations along the 27-mile Mississippi River Greenway.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Tom,Lewanski,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7961",tom.lewanski@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/completing-mississippi-river-greenway-dakota-county,,,, 10007157,"Configuring and Editing Final Draft of Northfield Arts Guild History",2018,9600,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9600,,"Virginia Lorang, Kate Flory, Jerry Fox, Wendy Placko, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Janine Haidar, Rolf Kragseth, Judy Kutulas, Emmett Lefkowitz, Addie Nelson, Rachel O'Connor, Amy Pagel",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to edit a manuscript on the history of the Northfield Art Guild.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St",Northfield,MN,55057,507-645-8877,alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/configuring-and-editing-final-draft-northfield-arts-guild-history,,,,0 10031413,"Connecting Communities to Voyageurs Classroom and Minnesota's National Park",2025,994000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b","$994,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Voyageurs Conservancy to connect Minnesotans to the state's only national park through standards-aligned K-12 education, career-building fellowships, and enhanced programming that engages diverse audiences in the park's conservation.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,10.8,"Voyageurs Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Voyageurs Conservancy will connect 17,000 Minnesotans to the state's only national park through standards-aligned K-12 education, career-building fellowships, and enhanced programs that engage diverse audiences in the park's conservation.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Breanna,Trygg,"Voyageurs Conservancy","1400 Van Buren Street #200-235",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 333-5424",btrygg@voyageurs.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/connecting-communities-voyageurs-classroom-and-minnesotas-national-park,,,, 10029980,"Connecting Youth, Adults, and Families to Minnesota's Cultural and Outdoor Heritage",2024,480000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (f)","$500,000.00 the first year and $600,000.00 the second year are to Wilderness Inquiry to preserve Minnesota's outdoor history, culture, and heritage by connecting Minnesota youth and families to natural resources","1. Youth, adults, and families across the state will connect to Minnesota's outdoor heritage through place-based education and outdoor recreation. Program participants will: - Show increased confidence and awareness of self, peers, and the environment, - Receive educational content that meets Minnesota state history standards, - Have a greater understanding of educational, recreational, and career opportunities across the outdoor sector. 2. Increased partnership opportunities for community organizations, school districts, and classroom teachers to boost academic achievement and engagement through the educational, social, and emotional benefits of place-based education. ","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,,,,,4.34,"Wilderness Inquiry",,"Wilderness Inquiry will expand its work to provide a continuum of outdoor experiences for youth, adults, and families in communities across Minnesota by: - Connecting 11,000 individuals of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and abilities to Minnesota's outdoor heritage through a progression of outdoor adventures including day programs, virtual learning sessions, and overnight camping adventures. By hosting hybrid programs available to Minnesotans across the state, we reduce barriers to participation, reach a diverse array of participants, and support students with diverse learning styles. Virtual programs strengthen our in-person experiences by allowing us to engage students and families before and after the on-water Canoemobile program, leading to deeper engagement and impact. - Providing standards-based educational content through hands-on activities that engage students with Minnesota history and culture. Program content, developed in collaboration with the National Park Service and other partners, is tied to Minnesota state standards to seamlessly integrate into school curriculum. In addition, even virtual sessions include a hands-on kit with materials and tools for active participation and experiential engagement. - Providing training and career pathway opportunities that tie to outdoor careers and Minnesota's outdoor heritage. - Supporting the physical, mental, and social-emotional wellbeing of Minnesota youth, adults, and families through immersive outdoor experiences. Specific project activities teach Minnesota history and culture while building skills in camping, fishing, canoeing, hiking, fire building, species identification, animal adaptations, and orienteering. By providing virtual instruction as well, WI delivers hands-on educational experiences in the outdoors that tie to classroom learning and enhance the distance-learning experience. For many participants, WI provides a foundation that offers the first immersive experience in the outdoors. Our youth programs have been shown to increase student confidence, improve persistence and grit, inspire interest in outdoors-related careers, and cultivate a stewardship ethic. Our programs are designed to break down barriers to access for individuals and communities that are historically underrepresented in outdoor spaces and activities - specifically, individuals who identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+, those who experience financial inequity, and individuals with disabilities. ",,,2023-09-16,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Nell,Holden,"Wilderness Inquiry","1611 Rd B West","St. Paul",MN,55113,6126769407,meg@wildernessinquiry.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/connecting-youth-adults-and-families-minnesotas-cultural-and-outdoor-heritage,,,, 10006486,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase 10: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2019,11589000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(r )","$11,589,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $2,567,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants must not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $536,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner must provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of natural resources must, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving, or a charter to receive, private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement or by public ownership, or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner must provide notice of the grant program in the summary of game and fish law prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.",,"All CPL project requests included a Natural Heritage Database Review, which addresses wildlife species of greatest conservation need, the MN County Biological Survey data, and/or rare, threatened and endangered species inventories.","A total of 18,010 acres were affected: 9,145 Restored, 1,121 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 7,744 in Enhance.",1666600,"local match",9238100,10100,,2.5,DNR,"State Government","As of 11/1/2022, the CPL program has provided over 900 grants totaling $109 million to over 200 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 339,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2018 there were 107 grants awarded- 18 metro grants, 20 traditional grants, and 69 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 107 grants, over 18,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $11M was awarded to organizations for projects.","The CPL program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partner?s grant program encouraging/supporting local conservation efforts. $11,053,000 was available for grants. Of this amount, up to $2,567,000 was used for projects in the 7-county metro area and in cities with a population of 50,000 people or greater. This is a stand-alone program, but depends on support/technical advice from public land managers and habitat and acquisition specialists. Grant activities included enhancement, restoration and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants, and may be in-kind or cash. Applicants described the project, location, activity, habitat, benefit, etc. For acquisition projects, applicants described the parcel selection process. CPL Staff developed an RFP incorporating LSOHC priorities. Staff worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw grant selection, prepared/executed grant documents, reviewed expenditures, approved payments/reports, monitored work, and assisted recipients with close-out. Staff complies with Office of Grants Management policies. The CPL program has 3 annual grant cycles- Traditional, Metro, and Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP). The Traditional and Metro cycles had one grant round beginning August 2017. Projects under $25,000 will have a simplified application. The ECP grant cycle had two rounds of funding. CPL staff reviewed applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, comprised of habitat experts across the state and approved by the DNR Commissioner, reviewed and scored Traditional and Metro applications based on evaluation criteria (see attached). The DNR Directors of Fish and Wildlife, Eco Waters, and Forestry reviewed the committee?s recommendations and provide a final ranking to the Commissioner. Funding decisions were made by the Commissioner?s office. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff and DNR habitat experts using established criteria. The Director of Fish and Wildlife made final funding decisions for ECP. Grantees were required to submit annual and final accomplishment reports. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or ?for services rendered? basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to staff before additional payments are made. Funds were advanced for acquisitions to accommodate cash flow needs. CPL Administration Budget: Administration costs of $137,400 include salary/fringe, direct support services, travel, supplies, outreach, ongoing application system/database maintenance, and other professional services.",,2018-07-01,2022-11-16,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-10-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,, 10007284,"Conservation Survey of Sculptures in Caponi Art Park Collection",2017,9980,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9980,,"Wayne Potratz - President, Lawrence Werner - Vice President, Rhea Benz - Secretary, Kirk Muhlenbruck - Treasurer, Tom Barnard, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Andrew Pimental, Rachel Powers.",0.02,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a preservation needs assessment for the Caponi Art Park sculptures.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,651-454-9412,ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-survey-sculptures-caponi-art-park-collection,,,,0 10013270,"Conserving Minnesota?s Nine Species of Freshwater Turtles",2019,300000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 03k","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to improve the long-term viability of Minnesota's imperiled turtle populations by researching threats, identifying mitigation strategies, implementing mechanisms to reduce threats and mortality, and creating related outreach and educational materials. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government","The Minnesota Zoo will improve the long-term viability of Minnesotas imperiled turtle populations by researching threats, implementing mechanisms to reduce mortality, and creating educational materials for use throughout the state.",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Seth,Stapleton,"Minnesota Zoo","13000 Zoo Blvd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 431-9443",seth.stapleton@state.mn.us,,,,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conserving-minnesotas-nine-species-freshwater-turtles,,,, 10013504,"Conservation Treatment for ""Pompeii,"" a Sculpture by Anthony Caponi",2021,42380,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,750,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",43130,,"Julie Andersen, Cheryl Caponi, Brad Dahlgaard, Andrea Gonzalez, Stephen Gumnit, Tasia Islam, Erin Paulson, Andrew Pimental",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified conservator to restore a significant object in the museum?s collections.",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-treatment-pompeii-sculpture-anthony-caponi,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org",Yes 10000081,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase IX: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2018,9294000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(j)","$9,294,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $2,660,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $634,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program shall require a match of at least ten percent from non-state sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority shall be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement, or by public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority shall be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. ",,"1,379 Wetland acres, 942 Prairie acres, 1,758 Forest acres, 268 Habitat acres (for a total of 4,347 acres) Restored. 185 Prairie acres, 175 Forest acres, 317 Habitat acres (for a total of 677 acres) Protected in Fee with State PILT Liability. 181 Forest acres and 23 Habitat acres (for a total of 204 acres) Protected in Fee without State PILT Liability. 603 Wetland acres, 13,179 Prairie acres, 18,148 Forest acres, 3,034 Habitat acres (for a total of 34,964 acres) Enhanced. ",,1557500,"grantees and partners ",7557200,11400,,1,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities. In it's first 7 years of funding, the CPL program has provided 410 grants totaling $37 million to 133 different grantee organizations, positively affecting over 220,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new grantees hear about the program and successful grantees return. ",,"The CPL program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partner’s grant program encouraging/supporting local conservation efforts. $8,660,000 was available for grants. Of this amount, up to $2,660,000 was used for projects in the 7-county metro area and in cities with a population of 50,000 people or greater. This is a stand-alone program, but depends on support/technical advice from public land managers and habitat and acquisition specialists. Grant activities included enhancement, restoration and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants, and may be in- kind or cash. Applicants described the project, location, activity, habitat, benefit, etc. For acquisition projects, applicants described the parcel selection process. CPL Staff developed an RFP incorporating LSOHC priorities. Staff worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw grant selection, prepared/executed grant documents, reviewed expenditures, approved payments/reports, monitored work, and assisted recipients with close-out. Staff complies with Office of Grants Management policies. The CPL program has 3 annual grant cycles- Traditional, Metro, and Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP). The Traditional and Metro cycles had one grant round beginning August 2017. Projects under $25,000 will have a simplified application. The ECP grant cycle had two rounds of funding. CPL staff reviewed applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, comprised of habitat experts across the state and approved by the DNR Commissioner, reviewed and scored Traditional and Metro applications based on evaluation criteria (see attached). The DNR Directors of Fish and Wildlife, Eco Waters, and Forestry reviewed the committee’s recommendations and provide a final ranking to the Commissioner. Funding decisions were made by the Commissioner’s office. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff and DNR habitat experts using established criteria. The Director of Fish and Wildlife made final funding decisions for ECP. Grantees were required to submit annual and final accomplishment reports. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or “for services rendered” basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to staff before additional payments are made. Funds were advanced for acquisitions to accommodate cash flow needs. CPL Administration Budget: Administration costs of $101,300 include salary/fringe, direct support services, travel, supplies, outreach, ongoing application system/database maintenance, and other professional services. ",2017-07-01,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Lee,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kittson, Lake, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-ix-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,, 10031448,"Conservation Grazing for Birds, Beef, and Better Soil",2025,342000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08f","$342,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Audubon Society, Minnesota office, to assess Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to improve grassland biodiversity, soils, and ecosystem resilience. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.1,"Audubon Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Assessing Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to biodiversity conservation and grassland soils and vegetation ecosystem resilience.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-03-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Dale,Gentry,"Audubon Minnesota","2355 Highway 36 W Suite 400",Roseville,MN,55113,"(651) 274-1073",dale.gentry@audubon.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-grazing-birds-beef-and-better-soil,,,, 9826,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, Phase 4",2013,4990000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(i)","$4,990,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from = appropriations in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. $366,000 of this appropriation may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by state law. The program shall require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a conservation easement, priority shall be given to projects associated with existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority shall be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summaries that are prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.",,"Restored 4,933 acres, Protected 665 Acres, and Enhanced 44,797 acres for a total of 50,395 acres.",,915500,"Grantee match",4571600,6000,,3,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, managed by the Department of Natural Resources, provided 56 competitive matching grants to non-profit organizations and governments, appropriating all the available ML12 funds.",,"The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program (CPL) is managed by the MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations, including governments. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants. CPL Program Staff solicited applications and worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw the grant selection process, prepared and executed grant documents, reviewed expenditure documentation, made reimbursement payments, monitored grant work, assisted recipients with closing out their agreements, and prepared reports as required by LSOHC. Applicants describe the location of the work (county and ecological subsection), activity type, and habitat in their application. They also describe how their actions will benefit habitat and fish, game and wildlife. For acquisition projects, applicants describe their parcel selection process. Funds for projects under this appropriation were available until June 30, 2016. In administering this program, the DNR complied with the Department of Administration - Office of Grants Management policies. Stakeholders were involved in this proposal as applicants or reviewers (if no conflict of interest exists). There is no known stakeholder opposition to this program. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was posted on the CPL website in August, 2012. This document contained grant program information, application requirements and scoring criteria, grant reporting requirements, and state agency contacts. A list of ECP Projects and criteria for each was developed by conservation biologists so grant applicants could easily apply and receive funding for commonly-accepted restoration and enhancement conservation projects. The RFP and grant agreements incorporated appropriate principles and criteria from LSOHC’s FY13 Call for Funding Requests and associated legislation. Simplified application processes were in place for applicants requesting up to $25,000 or ECP grants. Grants were selected for funding once in the full for the Traditional cycle, and ECP applications were approved continuously throughout the year by CPL staff. CPL staff reviewed applications to make sure they were complete and met grant program requirements. Technical Review Committee(s), selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, reviewed and scored applications based on established criteria. These committees included representatives from DNR, BWSR, the University of MN, state universities or private colleges, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other appropriate members from government, non-profit organizations, and private businesses. A final ranking committee made up of the Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry considered TRC, Division and Regional DNR comments, and recommended projects and funding levels to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. The Commissioner made the final decisions on all projects funded and funding levels. Efforts were made to evenly distribute the selected grants by geographic location and activity. CPL staff worked with grantees to ensure financial reviews, grant agreements, and any other necessary paperwork was completed. Grantees submitted annual accomplishment reports, accounting for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report also included an evaluation of these results. A final report was required by all grantees. CPL staff submitted accomplishment reports to LSOHC. Accomplishment information was also posted on the CPL website. Grant administration costs were billed using actual costs. These costs included salary and fringe for grants staff, direct support services, travel, supplies, and expense. An internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) was developed with DNR’s Management Information Systems to update and manage the online grant application system. (This budget item is included in the Contracts line in the attached Budget Table.) Applicants were required to budget for DNR Land Acquisition costs that are necessary to support the land acquisition process for parcels to be conveyed to the DNR. The Division of Fish and Wildlife staff provided ongoing technical guidance. This technical guidance helped applicants prepare grant proposals, and helped grantees meet requirements for working on state lands. Additional technical guidance was provided for land acquisitions, program planning and management, accounting and grantee payment. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or “for services rendered” basis. Grantees must provide proof that the work was completed or a purchase made in order to receive payment. Grantees were required to provide a 10% match from nonstate sources. All match was verified before final grant payment were made.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Lee,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155-4020,651-259-5233,jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Brown, Carlton, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kittson, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-4,,,, 35036,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program: Statewide and Metro Habitat - Phase VII",2016,6690000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)","$8,440,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, $3,692,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of this appropriation, $596,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or a charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement, or by public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. ",,"Restored 2,549 acres, protected (in fee with state PILT liability) 352 acres, protected 34 acres (without state PILT), and enhanced 24,265 acres for a total of 27,200 acres ",,1731500,"Grantees/local support ",6672200,59000,,2,DNR,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","With the ML 2015 appropriation The Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Program awarded 70 grants, 22 of these grants were the metropolitan area. Over 24,000 acres were enhanced, 2,500 acres were restored, and 386 acres protected through these 70 projects. Thirty-eight counties had CPL projects completed in them through 47 unique organizations. The average project for the ML 2015 grants was $96,000, with few exceptions most projects were completed on time and many were under budget. Additionally, the awarded grant partners contributed over $1.7 million in in-kind or cash match, far exceeding the 10% requirement.  ",,"The CPL Program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partners' grant program, encouraging and supporting local conservation efforts. $7,844,000 of the appropriated funds was available for grants. This is a stand along program but depends on the support and technical advice of local land managers, habitat and acquisition specialists, and support staff.  Grant activities include: enhancement, restoration, and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants. CPL staff develop a Request for Proposal and Program Manual incorporating LSOHC priorities, solicit applications, work with applicants to submit scorable applications, oversee grant selection, prepare/execute grant documents, review expenditure documentation, ensure financial integrity, make payments, monitor grant work, assist recipients with closing out agreements, and prepare required reports. CPL staff complies with the Department of Administration- Office of Grants Management policies. Application process:  A Request for Proposal/Program Manual was posted on the CPL website in August 2015. Document contains all grant program information.  Applications are submitted on the online grant application system. Applicants use the mapping tool in the application to map project sites. Applications are accepted until September 2015 for round 1 of all grant cycles. Expedited Conservation Project (ECP) applications and applications for less than $25,000 have a shorter application form. The application system accepts ECP applications until funding runs out, but is designed for 5 rounds of applications. Traditional (statewide) applications were accepted once, Metro applications were accepted twice, and ECP applications were accepted three times.  Grant Selection Process:  Cpl Grant Program Staff review applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, evaluate applications based on criteria below. A final score is given to all applications. Committees include representatives from the DNR, BWSR, UMN, USFWS, USFS, counties, and other local government and non-profit organizations. A final ranking committee of Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry consider the technical review committee, division and regional DNR comments, and recommend projects and funding to the Commissioner. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff, using criteria established for each type of project, and make recommendations. Division of Fish and Wildlife leadership make final decisions. CPL Grant Program Staff work with grantees to complete financial reviews, grant agreements, and other paperwork. Work may not begin until grant contract is executed. Applications are evaluated on these criteria:  Amount of habitat restored, enhanced, or protected Local Support Degree of collaboration Urgency Multiple benefits Consistency with current conservation science Adjacent to protected lands Full funding of project Budget/cost effectiveness Public access for hunting and fishing Use of native plant materials Applicants' capacity to successfully complete and sustain work Project Reviews and Reporting:  Grantees submit annual accomplishment reports on forms provided by CPL staff, based on LSOHC report forms. Reports account for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report must include an evaluation of these results. A final report is required by all grantees 30 days after project completion. CPL Administration Budget: Grant administration costs total $144,000, include salary/fringe for grants staff, direct and necessary costs, travel, supplies, and expenses. An Internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) is developed with MNIT to update/manage the online grant application system.  DNR Land Acquisition Costs:  Applicants are required to budget for DNR Land Acquisition costs that are necessary to support the land acquisition process for parcels to be conveyed to the DNR. These costs are billed to awarded grants on a professional services basis DNR Technical Support:  The Division of Fish and Wildlife provides ongoing technical guidance, helping applicants prepare grant proposals and meet requirements for working on state lands. Project development and oversight is provided by area managers and additional guidance is provided for land acquisitions.  Grantee Payment:  Grantees are paid on reimbursement basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed or materials purchased, but before the vendor is paid by the grantee. Grantees provide proof that work is completed or a purchase made to receive payment. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to CPL staff before additional grant payments are made. Payment advances may be made for acquisitions with a signed purchase agreement. Partial payments are allowed. Funds are built into grants for required Legacy logo signage and forms of acknowledgement/notification including, but not limited to, local news advertisements announcing completion of grantees projects.   ",2015-07-01,2019-11-18,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kathy ",Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5216",kathy.varble@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wilkin","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-statewide-and-metro-habitat-phase-vii,,,, 35055,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase VIII: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2017,7438000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(k)","$7,438,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, up to $2,500,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants shall not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants shall not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $588,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner shall provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving or a charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement, by public ownership, or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner shall provide notice of the grant program in the game and fish law summary prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2. ",,"7 wetland acres restored.  431 prairie acres restored. 5,165 forest acres restored. 149 habitat acres restored, for a total of 5,752 acres restored. 152 prairie acres and 13 habitat acres (for a total of 165 prairie acres) protected in fee with state PILT liability. 42 forest acres protected in fee without state PILT liability. 2,147 wetland acres enhanced.  21,451 prairie acres enhanced. 2,366 forest acres enhanced.  2,006 habitat acres enhanced for a total of $27,970 enhanced acres.   ",,1313800,"Local match ",6291200,11700,,1,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities. ",,"The CPL Program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partners' grant program, encouraging and supporting local conservation efforts. $6,850,000 of the appropriated funds was available for grants. This is a stand alone program but depends on the support and technical advice of local land managers, habitat and acquisition specialists, and support staff. Grant activities include: enhancement, restoration, and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants. CPL staff develop a Request for Proposal and Program Manual incorporating LSOHC priorities, solicit applications, work with applicants to submit scorable applications, oversee grant selection, prepare/execute grant documents, review expenditure documentation, ensure financial integrity, make payments, monitor grant work, assist recipients with closing out agreements, and prepare required reports. CPL staff complies with the Department of Administration- Office of Grants Management policies. Application process: A Request for Proposal/Program Manual was posted on the CPL website in August 2016. Document contains all grant program information. Applications are submitted on the online grant application system. Applicants use the mapping tool in the application to map project sites. Applications are accepted until September 2016 for round 1 of all grant cycles. Expedited Conservation Project (ECP) applications and applications for less than $25,000 have a shorter application form. The application system accepts ECP applications until funding runs out, but is designed for 5 rounds of applications. Traditional (statewide) applications were accepted once, Metro applications were accepted twice, and ECP applications were accepted one time. Grant Selection Process: CPL Grant Program Staff review applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, evaluate applications based on criteria below. A final score is given to all applications. Committees include representatives from the DNR, BWSR, UMN, USFWS, USFS, counties, and other local government and non-profit organizations. A final ranking committee of Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry consider the technical review committee, division and regional DNR comments, and recommend projects and funding to the Commissioner. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff, using criteria established for each type of project, and make recommendations. Division of Fish and Wildlife leadership make final decisions. CPL Grant Program Staff work with grantees to complete financial reviews, grant agreements, and other paperwork. Work may not begin until grant contract is executed. Applications are evaluated on these criteria: Amount of habitat restored, enhanced, or protected Local Support Degree of collaboration Urgency Multiple benefits Consistency with current conservation science Adjacent to protected lands Full funding of project Budget/cost effectiveness Public access for hunting and fishing Use of native plant materials Applicants' capacity to successfully complete and sustain work Project Reviews and Reporting: Grantees submit annual accomplishment reports on forms provided by CPL staff, based on LSOHC report forms. Reports account for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report must include an evaluation of these results. A final report is required by all grantees 30 days after project completion. CPL Administration Budget: Grant administration costs total $112,200, include salary/fringe for grants staff, direct and necessary costs, travel, supplies, and expenses. An Internal Service Level Agreement (SLA) is developed with MNIT to update/manage the online grant application system. DNR Land Acquisition Costs: Applicants are required to budget for DNR Land Acquisition costs that are necessary to support the land acquisition process for parcels to be conveyed to the DNR. These costs are billed to awarded grants on a professional services basis. DNR Technical Support: The Division of Fish and Wildlife provides ongoing technical guidance, helping applicants prepare grant proposals and meet requirements for working on state lands. Project development and oversight is provided by area managers and additional guidance is provided for land acquisitions. Grantee Payment: Grantees are paid on reimbursement basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed or materials purchased, but before the vendor is paid by the grantee. Grantees provide proof that work is completed or a purchase made to receive payment. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to CPL staff before additional grant payments are made. Payment advances may be made for acquisitions with a signed purchase agreement. Partial payments are allowed. Funds are built into grants for required Legacy logo signage and forms of acknowledgement/notification including, but not limited to, local news advertisements announcing completion of grantees projects. ",,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5216",kathy.varble@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-viii-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,, 10011423,"Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program Phase 11: Statewide and Metro Habitat",2020,10760000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(p)","$10,760,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations for enhancing, restoring, or protecting forests, wetlands, prairies, or habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Of this amount, at least $3,000,000 is for grants in the seven-county metropolitan area and cities with a population of 50,000 or greater. Grants must not be made for activities required to fulfill the duties of owners of lands subject to conservation easements. Grants must not be made from the appropriation in this paragraph for projects that have a total project cost exceeding $575,000. Of the total appropriation, $445,000 may be spent for personnel costs and other direct and necessary administrative costs. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Grants may not be used to establish easement stewardship accounts. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by law. The program must require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for all grants. The match may be cash or in-kind resources. For grant applications of $25,000 or less, the commissioner must provide a separate, simplified application process. Subject to Minnesota statutes, the commissioner of natural resources must, when evaluating projects of equal value, give priority to organizations that have a history of receiving, or a charter to receive, private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects. If acquiring land in fee or a conservation easement, priority must be given to projects associated with or within one mile of existing wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; or aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by a permanent covenant ensuring perpetual maintenance and protection of restored and enhanced habitat, by a conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Priority must be given to restoration and enhancement projects on public lands. Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 13, applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2023. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. The commissioner must provide notice of the grant program in the summary of game and fish law prepared under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.051, subdivision 2.",,"All CPL project requests include a Natural Heritage Database Review, which addresses wildlife species of greatest conservation need, the MN County Biological Survey data, and/or rare, threatened and endangered species inventories. These results are incorporated into the requests, along with mitigation measures if needed. Habitat value/species benefits is also one of the evaluation criterion used to score applications. When the projects are reviewed by the technical habitat experts, wildlife species of greatest conservation need, targeted species, and threatened/endangered species are all discussed, and add to the overall habitat quality and urgency of applications which is reflected in the scoring and funding recommendations.","A total of 33,353 acres were affected: 11,043 Restored, 300 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 22,010 in Enhance.",1699800,Grantees,8473600,22000,,2.0,DNR,"State Government","As of 11/1/2023, the CPL program has provided over 970 grants totaling $115 million to over 250 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 577,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2019 there were 99 grants awarded- 15 metro grants, 29 traditional grants, and 55 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 99 grants, over 34,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $10.6M was awarded to organizations for projects.","The CPL program fulfills MS 97a.056 Subd. 3a, directing LSOHC to establish a conservation partner's grant program encouraging/supporting local conservation efforts. $10,315,000 was available for grants. Of this amount, up to $3,000,000 was used for projects in the 7-county metro area and in cities with a population of 50,000 people or greater. This is a stand-alone program, but depends on support/technical advice from public land managers and habitat and acquisition specialists. Grant activities included enhancement, restoration and protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% match from non-state sources is required for all grants, and may be in-kind or cash. Applicants described the project, location, activity, habitat, benefit, etc. For acquisition projects, applicants described the parcel selection process. CPL Staff developed an RFP incorporating LSOHC priorities. Staff worked with applicants to submit applications, oversaw grant selection, prepared/executed grant documents, reviewed expenditures, approved payments/reports, monitored work, and assisted recipients with close-out. Staff complies with Office of Grants Management policies. The CPL program has 3 annual grant cycles- Traditional, Metro, and Expedited Conservation Projects (ECP). The Traditional and Metro cycles had two grant rounds with the first beginning August 2018. Projects under $25,000 will have a simplified application. The ECP grant cycle had four rounds of funding. CPL staff reviewed applications for completeness. Technical Review Committees, comprised of habitat experts across the state and approved by the DNR Commissioner, reviewed and scored Traditional and Metro applications based on evaluation criteria (see attached). The DNR Directors of Fish and Wildlife, Eco Waters, and Forestry reviewed the committee's recommendations and provide a final ranking to the Commissioner. Funding decisions were made by the Commissioner's office. ECP grants are reviewed by CPL staff and DNR habitat experts using established criteria. The Director of Fish and Wildlife made final funding decisions for ECP. Grantees were required to submit annual and final accomplishment reports. Grantees were paid on a reimbursement or ""for services rendered"" basis, meaning payment is made to the grantee after work has been performed. Proof that the vendor was paid must be submitted to staff before additional payments are made. Funds were advanced for acquisitions to accommodate cash flow needs.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Varble,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5216,kathy.varble@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/conservation-partners-legacy-grant-program-phase-11-statewide-and-metro-habitat,,,, 10000332,"Construct 11 miles of the Mississippi River Regional Trail",2012,1012000,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2012) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Increased visits.","The Mississippi River Regional Trail, central segment (Inver Grove Heights) and (Nininger Segment) are complete and open for public use, but the Rosemount segment is to be constructed in 2015-2016.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail. Construct 11 miles of trail.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/construct-11-miles-mississippi-river-regional-trail,,,, 10000501,"Construct 1.1 miles of trail through Dodge Nature Center on the North Urban Regional Trail",2010,279000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2010) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in trail visits over time.","Project completed in 2015.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"North Urban Regional Trail, construct 1.1 miles through Dodge Nature Center.",,"River to River Greenway Regional Trail (North Urban)",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/construct-11-miles-trail-through-dodge-nature-center-north-urban-regional-trail,,,, 10000502,"Construct 5.2 miles of trail to connect Inver Grove Heights to the pine Bend Scientific & Natural Area to lower Spring Lake Park Reserve",2010,625000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2010) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in trail visits over time. ","Constructed the Mississippi River Regional Trail to connect Inver Grove Heights to the Pine Bend Scientific Area which opened for public use in 2014.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail, construct 5.2 miles to connect ?Inver Grove Heights to the Pine Bend Scientific and Natural Area to lower Spring Lake Park Reserve.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/construct-52-miles-trail-connect-inver-grove-heights-pine-bend-scientific-natural-area,,,, 10004586,"Controlling Reed Canary Grass to Regenerate Floodplain Forest",2017,218000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 08e","$218,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota state office of the National Audubon Society to determine the most effective regeneration methods for restoration of floodplain forests in southeast Minnesota impacted by invasive reed canary grass. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Audubon Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_08e.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Tim,Schlagenhaft,"Minnesota State Office of National Audubon Society","2000 Main W","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 764-4242",tschlagenhaft@audubon.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Houston, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/controlling-reed-canary-grass-regenerate-floodplain-forest,,,, 10029960,"County Fair Legacy Project",2023,3680,,,"We would expect 200 people to attend the Sherwin Linton show. We will have a person taking count as they enter the area for the concert. We would expect 400 people to attend the Red Letter Band. We will have a person taking count as spectators enter the area for the concert.",,,,,,,"Dennis Linder, Adrienne Mason, Jeremy Sanders, Patty Sanders, Kristen Betts, Jason Berg, Charlie Wachlin, Jonathan Robbins, Rachele Reese",,"Wadena County Fair",,"We would like to hire Sherwin Linton, a Minnesota native that plays country music and has a large following in our area. Sherwin always has large audiences when he plays our fair. The Red Letter Band is a local Minnesota country band, that plays original music.",,,2023-04-17,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Sanders,"Wadena County Fair","PO Box 247",Wadena,MN,,218-639-0760,,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-79,,,, 10029898,"County Fair Legacy Project",2023,3680,,,"Measured by a volunteer that attends the shows and can give us an estimated number of attendees.",,,,,,,"Pete Storlie, Neil Deplazes, Ashlyn Otto, John Hubener, Ed Barrett, Sarah Dingels, Mark Langer, Marge Snyder, Ariana Sorem, Melanie Storlie, Jeff Wright, Chris Worsham",,"Dakota County Fair",,"We would like to have our local blacksmith's guild members give demonstrations throughout the week of our fair in the blacksmith shop located in our Heritage Village on the fairgrounds. We could get many demonstrators to demonstrate the equipment that we have in our heritage village buildings such as spinning, weaving, quilting, and cooking. We also may have an opportunity to have a threshing demonstration by the local machinery men that meet here in Dakota County. We hope to contract a chainsaw artist and/or the Paul Bunyan Live show to have here the week of the fair. The chainsaw artist would be able to give many demonstrations throughout the week of the fair. We will contract the Lumberjack show for all seven days of the fair as well. The Paul Bunyan Live show would be here one day - possibly kids day.",,,2023-04-20,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristine,Smith,"Dakota County Fair","4008 220TH ST W",Farmington,MN,,651-463-8818,,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-17,,,, 10035317,"County Fair Legacy Project",2024,3755,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10",,"All shows/camps would be measured by a volunteer that attends the shows and can give us an estimated number of attendees.",,,,,,,"Pete Storlie Neil Deplazes Ashlyn Otto John Hubener Ed Barrett Sarah Dingels Mark Langer Marge Snyder Ariana Sorem Melanie Storlie Jeff Wright Jim Herget Jim Noreault",,"Dakota County Fair",,"The chainsaw artist would be able to give many demonstrations throughout the week of the fair. We will contract the Lumberjack show for all seven days of the fair and have lumberjack camps and shows. We will have scheduled three shows a day.",,,2024-04-22,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristine,Smith,,"4008 220th Street West",Farmington,MN,55024,651-463-8818,fair@dakotacountyfair.org,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-107,,,, 10035379,"County Fair Legacy Project",2024,3755,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4 Section 2. Subd. 10",,"For the Sherwin Linton band in 2023, we took attendance during his performance. We found that we had at least 40 people in attendance, during each show. There was a senior citizens free lunch served during a break in Sherwin's show and we had over 100 people in the building before his performance was finished. For Legacy of the Loud, we will be taking attendance during the concert at different breaks to see how many attend, and then stay. For the band we used on our 2023 Legacy grant, our attendance was between 75 to 125 attendees during their performance. ",,,,,,,"Dennis Lindner President Charlie Wachlin Vice President Rachele ""Rocky"" Reese Secretary/Treasurer Calah Topp Director Derek Topp Director Cody Boyer Director Mike Olson Director Patty Sanders Director Jeremy Sanders Director Diane Wachlin Director Justin Berg Director Jonathan Robbins Director",,"Wadena County Fair",,"We want to provide free music entertainment for our senior citizens and country western fans by having Sherwin Linton perform. Our other free musical act is geared toward the younger generation for the 2- year-olds on up! Legacy of the Loud is a rock and roll band from Minneapolis. ",,,2024-04-24,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jeremy,Sanders,,"PO Box 247",Wadena,MN,56482,218-639-9216,reeserocky@yahoo.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/county-fair-legacy-project-169,,,, 10007293,"Creation of MNopedia Entries",2017,2200,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",2200,,"Mary Nelson (President), Robert Fischer (Vice President), Tom Bremer (Treasurer), Jonelle Moore (ex officio Secretary), Michelle Alexander (City Council), Sandra Burke, Jerome Christenson, Sue Hovell, Margaret Johnson, Ken Lindamann, Patrick Marek, Mary Polus, Jim Pomeroy, Pat Rogers, LeRoy Telstad, Marianne Hohenner, Janis Martin, Judy Bodway, Blake Pickart.",,"Winona County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To create 3 Winona County entries for the MNopedia project for online research.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Mark F.",Peterson,"Winona County Historical Society","160 Johnson Street",Winona,MN,55987,507-454-2723,director@winonahistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Winona, Dakota, Goodhue, Houston, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creation-mnopedia-entries,,,,0 10031310,"Creation of Collections Management Policy",2024,9600,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9600,,"Timothy Knight, President, Mike Kirk, Treasurer, Justin Stein, Secretary",0.058823529,"Cultural Archive of Modern Paganism","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire professionals to assess and write a collections plan for a historically significant collection, which will allow greater public access to this resource.",2023-10-01,2024-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,LeBow,"Cultural Archive of Modern Paganism","1315 Crestridge Lane",Eagan,MN,55123,6512101188,l.lebow@paganarchive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creation-collections-management-policy,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10014183,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","MYS is able to maintain high quality rehearsals and concerts and provide access to music for underserved students. We will evaluate our programs through surveys and focused questions to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual classes. We will evaluate our new Roseville Orchestra Foundation program by following up with the students in the program.","MYS was able to provide high quality virtual rehearsals and performances, and low cost music lessons to underserved students. We surveyed both our flagship orchestra program students and Roseville Orchestra Foundation program students at the end of the season.","achieved proposed outcomes",2813,,17813,,"Melissa Falb, Kim Macynski, Jim Bartsch, Jon Feustel, Pam Collova, Paul Gronert, Julie Haight-Curran, Susan Scott, Natalie Kennedy-Shuck, Pat Kelly, Amy Weisgram, Amelia Hemmingsen",0.00,"Minnesota Youth Symphony AKA Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies will continue to provide excellent orchestra education to students, providing scholarships to those who apply, in a creative virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Hemmingsen,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-5,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014186,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will build an online gallery with artist profiles, online sales portal, and virtual exhibitions to support artists in our community. The outcome is if the website is up and functioning within a two-month time frame. The second outcome will be to measure the number artists and viewers using this online gallery and the accompanying sales over the first three years.","Foci MCGA was able to build an online gallery, online sales portal, and virtual exhibitions. The online platform was created successfully and sale are being generated from our online gallery and we are seeing traffic to our online exhibitions.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Randilynn Christensen, Mel Zeller, Patricia Punykova, Gordon Hage, Robert Tom, Ty Pratmwon, Carrie Thronton, John Neerland, Patrick Reagan.",0.00,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts will develop an online gallery for artist sales and exhibitions in order to deliver safe programming and sales opportunities for artists who have seen their traditional sales venues become unavailable.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Nezworski,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2010 Hennepin Ave E Box 54",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 623-3624",kelly.nezworski@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-8,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014188,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Rain Taxi will create new and improved ways to engage with our readers, supporters, and other underserved communities during and beyond the pandemic. Board members will gather input from constituents as well as outside panels/advisors on our plan to engage with underserved communities at both the start and end of the project. This will take place primarily through online and email surveys.","Rain Taxi engaged with readers, supporters, and underserved communities through free virtual events and distribution of the quarterly Review. Rain Taxi evaluated outcomes by counting audience/artist participation, surveying artists and attendees, and tracking of distribution points to measure the amount of free issues picked up around the Twin Cities and beyond.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Kris Bigalk, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Lissa Jones-Lofgren, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Mo Perry, Paul Von Drasek, Amanda Wigen",0.00,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Rain Taxi will expand virtual events featuring diverse voices, deepen communications and services to readers and partners, and reach out to engage more Minnesotans of all demographics in the literary arts.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-10,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014190,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Frozen River Film Festival will remain connected to Minnesotans by embracing innovative platforms to present the art of documentary filmmaking. Evaluation will be through audience and artist surveys; virtual community town hall; social media interactions; conversation; anecdotes of attendees; and the staff/board retreat.","Frozen River Film Festival remained connected to Minnesotans by embracing a virtual film presenting platform and hosting outdoor film screenings. The evaluation was through audience and artist surveys, virtual meet and greets, social media interactions, conversations, anecdotes of attendees; and the staff/board retreat.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,724,"Jessi Darst, Jed Reisetter, Amanda Bauer, Bill Moe, Andy Bauer, Lucy Deyo, Darrell Newton, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Erin Mae Clark, Blake Darst, Ian Johnson",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Frozen River Film Festival presents the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues focusing on our human connections to the world.",2020-11-01,2021-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Munson,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 858-4147",daniel.m@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-12,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014191,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,14227,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Produce high quality choral music for women's voices, with a free cost to sing or attend online. Participant survey, online/digital viewership tallies, social media insights, and online participant discussions.","We produced high quality choral music programming for women's voices, with a free cost to sing or attend online. YouTube online analytics for viewership tallies, social media insights, online participation discussions, and SurveyMonkey results.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14227,1005,"Alanna Walen, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Ronna Puck, Emily Menchaca, Julie Kelly, Susan Clark, Sandi Sherman, Karleen Kos, Meg Swanson",0.00,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Her Voice Productions, Twin Cities Women's Choir, will present a season of varied online musical programming, dedicated to the empowerment of women's voices, and focused on building common connections through singing and music.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Her Voice Productions","3901 Chicago Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 333-8292",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-13,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014194,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CHP will connect with audiences, in part, by diversifying and equitably compensating our interns and editors to better reflect our community. CHP will evaluate our work by tracking feedback from interns and editors regarding their experiences and professional growth. We will quantify the number of books sold and social media growth to evaluate connection with authors and readers.","CHP connected with audiences, in part, by diversifying and equitably compensating our interns and editors to better reflect our community. CHP evaluated our work by tracking feedback from interns and editors regarding their experiences and professional growth. We quantified the number of books sold and website visitors to evaluate connection with authors and readers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Anitra Budd, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy J Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Maureen Millea Smith, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermid, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble, Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil",0.00,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Coffee House Press will continue to diversify and equitably compensate interns and editors while bringing national recognition to Minnesota's literary publishing ecosystem, and develop, publish, and uplift the work of underrepresented Minnesota authors.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-16,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014195,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Lao Culture Dance will stay connected with dancers through practices and with audience through video or live performances. For videos, we will use likes and comments on social media to evaluate if we are connecting with audiences. For the dancers, we will count attendance at practices.","Our event was very successful, The artist, the audience and communities were very proud and happy to be a part of lao tradition. The people that attended the event enjoy the performances and gave us great complements and congratulations to our artist teams. Our FB performance and post-got a lot of likes, share, engagement, positive comments from our friends and communities.","achieved proposed outcomes",1930,,16930,5000,"Niphonen Phommaras, Jareunesyn Phommaras, Chansamone Omvongkot.",0.00,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show will use digital media or live events to reach audiences safely.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niphone,Phommaras,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC","957 1st St","St Paul Park",MN,55071,"(612) 986-2869",nokipris@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-17,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014196,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","DalekoArts will maintain a virtual 2020-21 season of theatrical performances, events, and arts education opportunities for its community. DA will monitor audience attendance metrics for each of roughly 48 events-each event will contain an archived live chat option to document audience engagement. DA will also offer audience surveys for each event series over the course of the season.","DalekoArts maintained a virtual 2020-21 season of theatrical performances, events, and arts education opportunities for its community. DA monitored audience attendance metrics for each of roughly 48 events-each event contained an archived live chat option to document audience engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",300,,15300,,"Patrick Kozicky, Lori Deihl, Matt McNabb, Alecia Scharback, Jen Sayler, Bobby Gardner, Ben Thietje, Amanda White, Mike Fullerton",0.00,DalekoArts,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"DalekoArts will offer Daleko Home Invasion, a full 2020-21 season of virtual theater subscription boxes for audiences to engage with online.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,White,DalekoArts,"110 Main St E","New Prague",MN,56071,"(563) 505-2708",amanda@dalekoarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-18,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014197,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will maintain its connection to Minnesotans by retaining its staff who create new engaging virtual arts programming. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will evaluate its outcome by measuring community engagement and staff retention through a smooth continuation of distance and virtual fine arts engagement.","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum maintained its connection to Minnesotans by retaining its staff who created new engaging virtual arts programming. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum evaluated its outcome by measuring community engagement and staff retention through a smooth continuation of distance and virtual fine arts engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"SABINA BOSSHARD, BILL HOEL, ELISE LEWIS, MARK METZLER, GREG NEIDHART, ANNE PLUMMER, DOMINIC RICCIOTTI, CINDY TELSTAD",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum will continue developing and offering virtual and distance fine art engagement activities for Minnesotans through retention of its valuable staff members that have the skills necessary to succeed with this new work.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-19,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014198,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Twin Cities Ballet will continue to provide dance performances and outreaches, creatively redesigned for safety. Twin Cities Ballet plans to conduct surveys before and after each performance to gauge audience members' comfort with our safety precautions, collect feedback, and track audience numbers and demographics.","Twin Cities Ballet produced two online video productions and a virtual educational outreach workshop. TCB conducted surveys after the shows to collect feedback and track audience numbers and demographics. Because we changed to an online format, it was not necessary to conduct surveys before the show to determine audience comfort with safety protocols.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Lisa Kvittem, Paul Rime, Tom Henry, Craig Ingalls, Maureen Haworth, Cozette Wittman, Maddie Wheaton",0.00,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Ballet will design its performances and outreach programs to creatively and safely provide dance performances and arts opportunities for Minnesotans.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",lonereed1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-20,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014199,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Physically distanced and accessible engagement. Data in take, observation, focus group of patrons experiencing new programming; live streaming, pre-recorded productions, outdoor events, virtual classes, You Tube video entertainment.","We feel that the outcome achieved allowed us to maintain our connection to our Minnesota community. A survey was sent to education participants to gauge reaction to virtual classes. Patrons at outdoor events and live streaming/pre-recorded productions told us they were pleased.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,13500,"Patrick Braucher, Cate Grinney, Brooklyn Hofstad, Matthew Long, Peter van Sluis, Kymn Anderson, Mary Ellen Bondhus, Kelly Nygaard, Wanda Holmgren, Jennifer Kluzak, Todd Ginter",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Paradise Center for the Arts will develop multiple ways to safely deliver its valuable arts programming.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Nelson,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-21,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014201,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,11890,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Increase connection to Minnesotans served and sustainability by offering a hybrid learning experience combining on-line and in-person programs. Hybrid programs will be marketed to a wide population. Both inquiries and new enrollments will be asked: Did the hybrid online/in-person offering influence your decision to inquire/enroll? Yes vs. No replies will indicate success of the new strategy.","Increased connection, sustainability and hybrid learning programs were all successfully achieved. Hybrid learning programs were marketed to an increased geographic area and Yes/No survey questions were asked of all inquiries and applicants. Survey revealed a successful campaign.","achieved proposed outcomes",610,,12500,3200,"Arthur Kenyon, Timothy McKim, Rebecca Thompson, Mark Woerpel, Lauri Neubert, Michael Arturi, Paul Cardinal",0.00,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Universal Music Center will bring high quality private music lessons, live performance, songwriting, recording, and arts learning programs to southeast Minnesota.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-23,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014205,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Weavers Guild of Minnesota will sustain connections to our fiber community through digital programming and events. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers will use enrollment trends, event evaluations, testimonials, and formal survey data to measure the quality and effectiveness of programming and assess reach and audience.","The Weavers Guild of Minnesota sustained connections to our fiber community through digital programming and events. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff used actual enrollment, event evaluations, testimonials, and formal survey data to measure the quality and effectiveness of programming. Surveys also assess reach and request audience demographics.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1365,"Celeste Grant, Linda Soranno, Matthew Schutz, Amanda Anderson, Carol S Carter, Barb Daiker, Beth Friedman, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Melba Granlund, Neal Goman, Barbara Heath, Mary M Mateer, Sarah Nassif, Katie Oberton, Keith Pierce, Elizabeth Schutz, Beth Varro, Lisa Black, Cass Markovich, Joseph Rubin, Dawn Severson",0.00,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota will sustain community engagement through digital communications, online talks, instructional videos, and virtual meetings.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-27,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014207,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","maintain and/or grow our audience during this COVID pandemic. We will develop surveys to determine the efficacy of our virtual cooking shows; increase our email listing by 10% (180 names);increase our Instagram following by 10% (27 names); and increase our Sod House YouTube subscribers by 10% (10).","We exceeded the numbers beyond our goal. We measured the views of these videos against the views of all of our other social media combined and the views increased dramatically, in some cases we had 15x the number of previous views on other projects.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Darcey Engen, Luverne Seifert, Nina Clark, Bob Cowgill, Stuart Stoller, Bethany Krepela, Katie Code, Joy Dolo, Claudine Arndt",0.14,"Sod House Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Sod House Theater will broadcast four social media outreach events to keep audiences safely engaged and promote a tour of Arla Mae's Booyah Wagon.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luverne,Seifert,"Sod House Theater","2613 30th Ave NE","St Anthony Village",MN,55418,"(612) 414-2032",luverneseifert@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kittson, Marshall, Pipestone, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-29,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014208,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ballet Co.Laboratory will use innovation and technology to adapt their performance, education, and outreach programming serving 6,700 Minnesotans. Evaluation through ticket reports, virtual views, student enrollment records, and outreach attendance tracking. The quality of programming will be monitored through post-show/post-program evaluations completed by participants and staff.","Ballet Co.Laboratory used innovation and technology to adapt their performance, education, and outreach programming to serve 5,402 Minnesotans. Evaluation through ticket reports, virtual views, student enrollment records, and outreach attendance tracking. The quality of programming was also reported through post-show/post-program evaluations completed by participants and staff.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",314,,15314,,"Dee Baskin, Jim DeLeo, Denis Henrot Sara Wilson",0.00,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ballet Co.Laboratory will use innovation and technology to adapt the performance, education, and outreach programs of its 2020/21 season. Minnesotans will connect to the art of dance through a hybrid of outdoor, virtual, and in person offerings.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Koep,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","276 E Lafayette Frontage Rd","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 313-5967",rkoep@balletcolaboratory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Jackson, Martin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-30,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014210,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Artaria String Quartet will make chamber music accessible to people of all ages statewide with safe performance, educational, and outreach services. Track audience numbers/demographics and critique their responses to the three services to assess which should be continued and/or expanded. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artists/partner evaluations.","Artaria connected with audiences across the state in live and online performances. Artaria collected viewer data from FB and YouTube events online as well as from live presenters. Chat rooms were active at every virtual performance with warm and informative interaction between Artaria and its audience.","achieved proposed outcomes",597,,15597,1200,"Karen Casanova, David Knapp, David Grandstrand, Tom Peterson, Shira Burton",0.00,Artaria,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Artaria String Quartet will adapt to the Covid-19 reality by presenting chamber music in new ways through safe educational, outreach, and performing services.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria String Quartet","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-32,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014214,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,14250,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To perform a virtual choral performance with a combination of community, high school and college choirs for treble voices. The outcome will be evaluated by the completion of a digital copy of a virtual choral performance that includes an estimate of 500 voices ranging in age from 14 years old to 100 years old.","138 performers included in digital copy of performance. Total number was 138 performers; beautiful digital performance available on YouTube, Facebook and website. Views continue to grow. Also addition of OVOS - eight schools participated.","achieved proposed outcomes",725,,14975,,"Nathan Thelen, Amanda Mithun, Megan Trout, Beth Fabian, Jeanette Evans, Jeanne Rohr, Judy Wolak, Eva Lund, Diane Stoterau",0.00,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Staples Area Women's Chorus will host a virtual choral performance featuring treble voices of mixed ages utilizing a digital platform.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Mithun,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","1513 4th St NE",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 821-1570",amandamithun@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-36,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014216,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will participate in creative arts experiences that are led by practicing artists and adapted to meet the needs of our current environment. COMPAS will track: Skills learned by staff and teaching artists so they can create new programs and delivery methods, Modifications made to programs so they can be delivered within COVID-19 constraints, Number of people who participate in programs.","Minnesotans learned about and created art by working with artists through over 2100 hours of pre-recorded and live online programs. We tracked skills taught to artists through trainings and lost count of all the new things staff learned. Artists logged program modifications in their end-of-program evaluations. COMPAS tracked participants in our Salesforce database.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, GretaMargaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"COMPAS will work with communities and artists to cocreate and run participatory arts programs that engage people in high quality creative arts experiences and work within the constraints of our current environment.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-38,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014220,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","TMORA exhibitions and programs for Minnesota residents will be planned and implemented by the Chief Curator and the Director of Public Programs. Evaluation will be based on quantitative results regarding onsite attendance, visitor use of cell phone tours, the number of Zoom program participants, and clicks on web-based programs.","Minnesota residents gained arts knowledge through the exhibitions and programs implemented by the Chief Curator and the Director of Public Programs. Quantitative results regarding onsite attendance, visitor use of cell phone tours, the number of virtual program participants, and clicks on web-based programs were all used to confirm the outcome.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Catalayud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Steven Heim, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Liz Petrangelo, Christine Podas-Larson, Chuck Ritchie, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",0.00,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Museum of Russian Art is engaging the public with exhibitions, audio tours, website features, and a variety of virtual programming.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Koochiching, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-42,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014224,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CLIMB creates accessible online programs allowing schools to continue to receive arts integrated programs teaching youth social emotional skills. CLIMB surveys all schools to determine if new programming meets schools' educational needs and delivers artistically excellent work.","Schools continued to receive arts integrated programs teaching youth social emotional skills through accessible online programs. CLIMB distributed surveys to schools determined the new online programs met or exceeded the schools educational needs and delivered artistically excellent work.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1800,"Kathrine Langston, Justin Cervantes, James Olney, Jasmine Magner, Sam Taitel, James Williams, Jay Dubb",0.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"CLIMB Theatre pivots to online programming, bringing radical play lessons focused on encouraging social emotional skills directly into Minnesota's virtual classrooms.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Norman, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-46,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014226,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum will engage audiences through online exhibitions and performances. Event registrations and online views will measure attendance and engagement.","The Somali museum curated and presented art work virtually. We looked at the number of people who watched the posted videos and those who engaged with the content via comments.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Bashir Sheikh, Lisa Friedlander, Busad Ali Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts, Osman M. Ali",0.16,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Somali Museum of Minnesota will deliver Somali traditional programs virtually to the community.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zahra,Muse,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","1516 E Lake St Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166",zahra@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-48,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014227,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","In the 20-21 season, The Bakken Trio will engage at least the same number of unique households as in the 19-20 season. Bakken Trio will be able to track and evaluate: - digital subscription purchases- concert video views- live virtual gathering participants- engagement with partner organizations.","Reached 128 HHs vs. 122 HHs reached 2019-20; 738 unique views, 843 total impressions across eight concerts; averaged fifteen participants per virtual gathering. Digital subscriptions were tracked via our ticketing software, and viewing rates were recorded by Vimeo (both number of unique viewers and overall impressions). Attendance at each virtual gathering was recorded by the meeting host.","achieved proposed outcomes",951,,15951,1000,"Stephanie Arado, Mary Dew, Martha Ingram, Holly MacDonald, Paul Mohrbacher, Ruth Murphy, Tracy Peterson, Pitnarry Shin, Mary Streitz",0.00,"The Bakken Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Bakken Trio will develop curated digital programming to continue connecting Minnesota audiences with artists.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Finkelstein,"The Bakken Trio","3754 Pleasant Ave S Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 584-1967",paul@bakkentrio.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-49,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014235,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local performance-based artists will deepen their creative practices and grow professionally through the development and presentation of new work. Red Eye will collect written and anecdotal feedback from participating artists about the impact of the program, including any necessary creative adaptations for COVID-19 safety, on their artistic and professional development.","Local performance-based artists deepened their creative practices and grew professionally through the development and presentation of new work. Red Eye collected written and anecdotal feedback from participating artists about the impact of the program, including the process of translating their work to digital formats per Covid-19, on their artistic and professional development.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,550,"Karen Quisenberry, David W. Kelley, Rachel Mattson, Cameran J. Bailey, Diana Konopka, Sara Shives, Jinza Thayer",0.00,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Red Eye Collaboration will support local artists to safely develop and present work publicly through a unique and modified version of the annual New Works 4 Weeks festival.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Jendrzejewski,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","15 14th St W",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2301,"(612) 870-7531",rachel@redeyetheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-57,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014238,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Videos of culturally diverse songs by alumni with narrations highlighting SOH's values and impact will engage 2,000+ Minnesotans. Staff will count Minnesotans attending web events and live presentations (to occur when feasible) in cities throughout the state. Staff will tally all web video views while tracking those who become followers on various SOH media sites.","Approx. 600 Minnesotans have participated in, shared, or viewed videos. Live presentation in Hutchinson for another 200+. Staff tracking of video participants, online views, and email recipients. Live audience counts.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",753,,15753,2000,"Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson, Virginia Cone, John Choi, Judy Morrison, David Badgley, Hannah Hoes",0.40,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Sounds of Hope will create video recordings to reach and engage both new and existing audiences throughout the state.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","882 Stryker Ave Ste 1","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-60,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014239,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,14865,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will sustain our Education and Outreach Coordinator staff to continue to provide free arts engagement to low-income and racially diverse communities. Key outcomes include retaining a key, multi-lingual education staff member who will continue to adapt the free arts outreach programs, and by ensuring consistent and dynamic engagement by low-income and racially diverse community members.","We will sustain our Education and Outreach Coordinator staff to continue to provide free arts engagement to low-income and racially diverse communities. The Guild has retained a multi-lingual education staff who is now our education manager - she continues to adapt the no-cost arts Engagement programs to ensure consistent and dynamic participation by low-income and racially diverse community members.","achieved proposed outcomes",2677,,17542,,"Rolf Kragseth, Pepe Kryzda, David McKee, Judy Kutulas, Connie Albers, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Amy Pagel, Fernando Sevilla, Katie Warren, Mary Rizzo, Youth Member, Marta Sorenson, Youth Member",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northfield Arts Guild will retain key staff (education assistant and outreach coordinator) to ensure that it can continue to deliver creative arts outreach programs to its community.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Peterson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",office@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-61,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014244,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Merrill Arts Center will maintain its connection to its audience, participants, students, volunteers, and community. The successful execution of the spring production and SOS teen educational programming is evidence that MAC was able to maintain its connection to audience, participants, students, volunteers, and community.","MAC maintained its connection to its audience, participants, students, volunteers, and community. Staff and Board evaluated outcome via surveys, conversations, and fiscal results. The fall show met financial goal.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Mark Garton, Tom Tarnow, Lori Nelson",0.00,"Merrill Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Merrill Arts Center will develop communication and operating plans to regain relationships with its community, remain relevant to its community, and safely deliver programming.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbe,"Marshall Hansen","Merrill Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-66,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014246,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Lyric Arts will engage with artists and audiences with virtual projects maintaining and enriching their connection with the arts. Lyric Arts will evaluate the outcome with artist and audience engagement data.","Lyric Arts engaged with artists and audiences with virtual projects maintaining and enriching their connection with the arts. Audience and artist engagement data and qualitative feedback from artists and audiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jeff Danovsky, Jennifer Lundquist, Jackie Bortnem, Kira Campbell, Brian Landon, Kiko Laureano, Rick Wyman, Laura Erchul, David Vandergriff, Valerie Underwood, Laura Tahja Johnson",0.00,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lyric Arts will develop and produce two virtual theater experiences in collaboration with its artistic community, giving artists an opportunity to utilize their diverse talents while providing access to the performing arts for audiences.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-68,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014247,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans of all backgrounds and economic situations engage in dance education and with one another via TU Dance programs. Gather feedback via surveys from students, their parents/guardians, and program artists, and via formal virtual meetings with students/families; track participant demographics.","Minnesotans of different backgrounds and financial circumstances learned and advanced as dance artists and grew as individuals. We surveyed students at the end of each program cycle, surveyed students' parents/guardians, held virtual student-parent-teacher conferences, documented and discussed student progress among teachers and staff, and held ongoing conversations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Anil Hurkadli, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann. Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"TU Dance will adopt a hybrid model for dance programs and classes, offering a combination of online and in person engagement.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-69,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014248,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","zAmya will expand our ability to digitally connect with participants experiencing homelessness and audiences for our work. Number of participants who attend online workshops will be measured. Digital views and listens of online broadcasts and podcasts will be counted. Traffic on our website and social media will be monitored.","Through digital expansion, zAmya connected with 37 new participants, a majority with lived experience of homelessness, and served 800+ Minnesotans. Tracking participant numbers and number of views for online content.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1737,"Amy Danielson, Andi Cheney, Annette Bryant, Corey Walton, Emily Seddon, Lecia Grossman, Monica Nilsson, Morgen Chang, Robert Blood",0.00,"ZTP AKA zAmya Theater Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"zAmya Theater (ZTP) will expand capacity to reach participants experiencing homelessness, and audiences for their work, through online workshops and broadcasts.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maren,Ward,"ZTP AKA zAmya Theater Project","3501 Chicago Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 760-4804",maren@zamyatheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Todd, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-70,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014254,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Transforming its on-site arts programming model to a virtual model, ArtStart sustains its partnerships with schools and community organizations. Evaluations include on-line surveys, on-line sharing of art works by students and educators, and focus groups led by a professional evaluator involving educators, artists, community members and ArtStart staff.","Transforming its on-site arts programming model to a virtual model, ArtStart sustained its partnerships with schools and community organizations. Evaluations included on-line surveys, virtual sharing of art works by students and educators, and photo documentation. The evaluation component was led by a professional evaluator.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Thomas Lang, James Whitt, Judy Geck, Maureen McGinn, Lois Eliason, Barb Fleig",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"ArtStart reestablishes connections to schools and community organizations through quality, live, virtual arts instruction for youth and adults.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-76,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014255,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Kaddatz will adapt its services to better serve and maintain connection with its community through expanded online engagement and virtual offerings. Online engagement will be tracked through Facebook and YouTube views. Virtual offerings will be tracked by number of program attendees. Engagement in and quality of services will also be evaluated through surveys.","Kaddatz adapted its services to better serve and maintain connections through expanded online engagement, virtual and blended offerings. Online engagement was tracked through Facebook. Virtual class offerings were tracked by number of program attendees and surveys. In person and virtual engagement and quality was also evaluated through surveys.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,10600,"Linda MacFarlane, Nancy XiaoRong Valentine, Rebecca Petersen, Bill Adams, Buzz Anderson, Scott DeMartelaere, Melissa Mattson, Ruth Rosengren, Carl Zachmann, Chelsey Beilhartz",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Kaddatz Galleries will expand its reach and maintain connection with community members by developing online and virtual arts education and appreciation, and in person options when it is safe and feasible to do so.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Callahan,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Dodge, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-77,"Anthony Adah: Tony Adah is a professor of film studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His research areas are African cinemas and Indigenous filmmaking in Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has published in PostScript, Film Criticism, Intellectbook's Journal of Media and Cultural Politics and he is currently editing a volume on the family in African film and media. ; David Hamlow: Hamlow is an installation artist based in Good Thunder. He is a member of the adjunct faculty of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Hamlow has received a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council McKnight individual artist grant and four Arts Board individual artist grants. Barring further COVID19 restrictions, Hamlow will be in residence this fall at Joshua Tree Highlands (Joshua Tree, CA). He is a 2005 MFA graduate in painting and drawing from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Jeub: Jeub is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Saint Joseph. She received a BA in studio art and a master's of professional studies in arts and cultural leadership, both at the University of Minnesota. She has shared her art form with schools and communities as a teaching artist since 2003, and has been selected to be on teaching rosters with Compas, VSA Minnesota, and Lifetime Arts. She has received several grants for her professional growth, as well as the Emerging Artist Award from Central Minnesota Arts Board and the Outstanding Contributor to the Arts of Morrison County from Five Wings Arts Council. With over 12 years experience in nonprofit administration, she has run several juried exhibits, designed new art programs, and facilitated community conversations around the arts. In 2019, she founded the Tiny School of Art & Design, a traveling art studio that builds community through the foundations of art and design. In 2019, she was accepted to the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship Program, and the Creative Community Leadership Institute with Springboard for the Arts in 2020.; Daniel Renner: Renner is a graduate of the cinema program at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where he concentrated his writing on gender and sexuality in horror film. During his time in Iowa City, he frequented improv shows, garage band gigs, art house cinema showings, MFA art galleries, and a plethora of nightlife events. In his free time, he's a film critic and oil painter.; Sarah Warren: Sarah Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award.; Joel Young: Young has served as the City of Chatfield's chief administrative officer since 1991. Young has held leadership positions in various city, professional, and volunteer organizations and has led the City to multiple awards for excellence in the area of innovation, communication, collaboration, and economic development. When the community decided to transform a former school property into an art center, Young played a key role, with others, to visualize the project, to gain community acceptance, to create a nonprofit organization, and to secure a grant of $5.3 million to improve the property. Young is a certified municipal clerk and has a BS in business/marketing from Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014256,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,13900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will benefit from access to Loft classes and programs regardless of their economic situation, learning and finding community as writers. Gather qualitative participant feedback on their Loft experience (quality, learning, writing improvement, connection to others) and the value of scholarships to those who benefit from them; track participant demographics.","Minnesotans of different backgrounds and at all writing levels benefited from economic access to Loft classes and programs. We surveyed scholarship recipients to collect data and gathered qualitative information from them about their experience, and conducted internal assessments of the Loft's revised scholarship program.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,13900,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Anika Fajardo, Beth Schoeppler, Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, Kathryn Haddad, David Kilpatrick, Raki Kopernick, Kelly Jo McDonnell, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Loft will expand access to high quality creative writing and literature classes for Minnesotans whose economic circumstances otherwise prevent participation and individuals whose backgrounds and identities are underrepresented in publishing.",2020-11-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-78,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014257,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will devise a plan to provide virtual concerts to retirement communities and hire eight artists to film them. Surveys will be completed by viewers. Evaluation tools will also include follow-up interviews with musicians and retirement community staff.","We devised a plan to provide virtual concerts to retirement communities and hired eight musicians to film them or supply content. which we edited. Surveys were completed by viewers when possible. Evaluation tools also included follow-up interviews with musicians and retirement community staff.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,5500,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Chris Coy, Linda Reed, Professor C. Victor Fung, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng",1.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will explore digital and virtual options for bringing top professional music from a variety of cultures to residents in retirement communities and nursing homes during lockdowns.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-79,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014259,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","15 Minnesota artists will participate in Nautilus' two-week intensive Composer-Librettist Studio, learning basic skills of collaborative creation. We have an extensive written evaluation process for this program including pre- and post-studio surveys that measures the CHANGE in participants' skill level; an evaluation of the program's QUALITY, and assessments of each directors EFFECTIVENESS.","Fully-staged live production of the premiere of STATIONS OF THE HEART, by MN-based artists. 1. Written audience responses collected after performances.2. In-person post-production de-briefing interviews with creators, performers, and tech crew.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Kate Hujda, Sarah Johnson, Ben Krywosz, Tina Meckel, Jim Payne",0.00,"Nautilus Music-Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Nautilus Music-Theater will offer its nationally recognized Composer Librettist Studio to Minnesota based writers, composers, and performers, teaching basic skills of operatic writing and collaborative creativity.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ben,Krywosz,"Nautilus Music-Theater","308 Prince St Ste 190","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 298-9913",ben@nautilusmusictheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-81,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014261,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ten Thousand Things will connect Minnesota artists to Minnesota residents and communities through an investment in new media technology and learning. We will use participant counts, audience/participant surveys, artist feedback and follow up with community partner staff to evaluate the effectiveness of new media resources in reaching Minnesota audiences.","Ten Thousand Things connected Minnesota artists to Minnesota residents and communities through an investment in new media technology and learning. We used participant counts, participant feedback from comments and talk-back sessions, artist feedback, and follow up with community partner staff.","achieved proposed outcomes",1055,,16055,,"Amy Apperson, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Sun Mee Chomet, Cheryl Davidson, Nancy Evert, Sarah Gasparini, Jon Hallberg, H. Adam Harris, Cindy Kaiser, Kathy Kukielka, Marcela Lorca, Chuck Roehrick, Randy Schubring, Denise Silva, Ellie Skelton, J.D. Steele",0.00,"Ten Thousand Things","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ten Thousand Things Theater will engage with new media resources and professionals to safely and creatively showcase the work of prominent local artists.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","1430 Concordia Ave Ste 40216","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 203-9502",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-83,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014263,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain connections to our audience and build new relationships through story circles, videos, sound, and graphic novels. We will measure the number of new and returning participants who take part in story circles, watch videos, hear sound installation, and purchase our graphic novel.","The projects weren't exactly the lineup we imagined when we wrote our proposal, but they absolutely did achieve all of these outcomes. We were able to track and measure all of these #s, and we definitely maintained existing relationships while building many new ones.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"e.g. bailey Nancy Baldrica Alan Berks Marianne Combs Leah Cooper Erica Fields Mary Beidler Gearen Kevin Lindsey Ned Rousmaniere Sarah Tan",0.00,"Wonderlust Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Wonderlust Productions will activate imaginations and increase access to community stories through creative story circles, video series, sound installations, and graphic novels.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alan,Berks,"Wonderlust Productions","PO Box 8021","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 423-6335",alan@wlproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-85,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014266,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,14100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will have the ability to not only stay connected but expand our patron base through the use of webcasting. We will invite participants in virtual shows to an evaluation form on our webpage where we will gather answers which will help us build an audience and provide quality programming.","Community participation in arts events. Few people used the online evaluations that we used funds to hire someone to give and gather surveys at the summer concerts. This was very successful. People were willing to take a few minutes to talk to someone rather than fill out a survey.","achieved proposed outcomes",31500,,45600,,"Kaele Peterson ,Kurt Nygaard, Jeff Stanislawski, Rob Rogholt, Jolene Osander, Julie Gutzmer, Desta Hunt, Mike VanVoorhis, Jean Bowman",0.00,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts will develop ongoing online performance and education programming to take it into a new dimension of arts and education for generations to come as it connects with the citizens of Minnesota and beyond.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Cass, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Polk, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-88,"Rhonda Dass: Dr. Rhonda Dass studied art and art history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, focusing on oil painting, weaving, and museum practices. She completed her education at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), receiving an MA in folklore with a focus on museum studies, and dual PhDs in folklore and American studies. In 2008, Dass joined the faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a full professor in the anthropology department. Dass is the director of the American Indigenous studies program as well as the museum studies program and is interim department chair.; Rebecca David: David holds a BA in art and a BS in business administration from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA). David currently volunteers at the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market, outside of her day job. From 2008 to 2015 Rebecca was a teaching artist at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and managed a variety of grant funded community programming projects. She participated in the Northern Clay Center's New Institute for Ceramic Education in 2016. Exhibitions include Hopkins Center for the Arts, Artistry, Vine Arts Center, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts, and Dakota Fine Art (Fargo, ND).; Christlo Gittens: Christlo Gittens is a commercial actor and gigging extra. He has assisted curators to put together art events in Minneapolis showcasing music, dancing, painting, and other forms of art under the group Energy Dance Collective usually operating at the Public Functionary when events are hosted. Educationally, he has taught dance to more than 100 students at the University of St. Thomas and won the ""Are You Local"" music award 2017 with the artist Nick Jordan.; Douglas Harbin: Doug Harbin is a composer, performer, and educator residing in Moorhead. He composes acoustic and electroacoustic systematic music and his works have been performed throughout the world. He is currently assistant professor at Concordia College and has been on faculty at several institutions including Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Mesa Community College, and Taylor University. He holds composition degrees from Arizona State University (DMA), Ball State University (MM) and Taylor University (BM & BA in mathematics). Harbin has served on two Artist Initiative panels and adjudicated for national and statewide composition competitions.; Peter Latner: Latner is a Minneapolis based photographer, concentrating on the cultural and geographic face of the American Midwest. His most recent photographs, made on the Great Plains, stem from long-standing interests in American history, geography, landscape, and sense of place. Previous projects include small town life, the changing look of main street. the upper Mississippi River valley, suburban landscapes, and Civil War battlefields and reenactors. His work is in numerous public and private collections, and he is the recipient of grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Jerome Foundation, and the Society of Contemporary Photography. He taught photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount).; Mary Magyar: Magyar received a painting degree from Michigan State University. She has worked for Graphicstudio (Tampa, FL) and produced relief sculptures for Richard Anuskiewicz and Robert Stackhouse. Magyar took classes with Carlton Newton, William Bennett, and was one of three founding members of the artists cooperative, Bozart. ??In 2014, after a move to Minnesota she restarted her art career. Her work and inspiration are primarily drawn from the environment.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014179,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a virtual performance that reaches a broad audience and teaches about Hip Hop dance forms. We will track the number of audience members and views through our presenting institution.","343 total audience. Audience views from presenting institution.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Stefon Taylor, V. Paul Virtucio, Grace Davies, Herbert Johnson III, Yan Pang, Darrius Strong, Averie Mitchell-Brown, Andy Asong-Morfaw",0.00,MIXTAPE,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"MIXTAPE Collective will create performances that encourage audiences to be fully present, honoring vulnerability as a strength, and resisting political landscapes that try to keep us apart.",2020-11-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Noer,MIXTAPE,"2285 University Ave W Unit 308","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 707-6907",Noerx006@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-1,"Matt Connolly: Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo's music. Her arrangements and recordings include celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a thirty year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Amy Cousin: Amy Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless Project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women's Bureau of The United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University in communication.; Marisa Gaetgaeow: A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Lily Gaetgaeow recently graduated from the University of Iowa with a master of arts in musicology. Her academic interests centered on authenticity and identity, especially as they intersect with folk music revivals. Gaetgaeow was a writing tutor at Knox College and continued to help students as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. As events and room scheduling assistant for the UI School of Music, Gaetgaeow deftly managed logistics while encouraging student musicians. Her experiences inspired her to seek opportunities outside of academia to advocate for the arts, which led her to Minneapolis.; Sean James: James is the owner of gifted compositions, LLC, a small yet powerful design company, that he created to help small businesses get access to best in class designs. He also operates dotado?? apparel, a clothing company, that designs fun and socially conscious apparel. James currently is the digital content specialist and UX specialist at Nature's Way. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a BA in journalism and currently serves on its student advisory board.; Sophia Kim: Sophia Epony Kim is an actor and writer. She is the recipient of a Hertog Fellowship and multiple Arts Board Artist Initiative grants. A founding member of Theater Mu, she has acted in theater and television in the United States and Korea. She obtained a bachelor of arts in English from Macalester College and attended the MFA Creative Writing Program at Hunter College (CUNY) for a year. She is currently working on her first novel about Koreans in the diaspora.; Walter Olsen: W. Scott Olsen is the author of twelve books of narrative nonfiction. For 23 years he was the editor of the literary magazine Ascent. His work appears in many literary and commercial publications such as Kenyon Review and Pilot. He is also an award winning photographer, book critic, and journalist, with work appearing in places such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Forum, LensCulture, and Frames. He teaches at Concordia College in Moorhead; Martha Weitekamp: Weitekamp works as the rigger and boathouse manager for the women's rowing team at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she worked at Urban Boatbuilders teaching wooden boatbuilding. Weitekamp received funding from the Arts Board in 2019. She graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) with a degree in geology and has volunteered for multiple nonprofit arts organizations in the Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016459,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will host three virtual concerts between November 2020 and June 2021, with at least 500 total participants. We will host the concerts online and will track how many viewers attend each concert and how many musicians participate in the concerts.","We hosted five virtual concerts between November 2020 and June 2021, with at least 1000 total participants. We hosted the concerts online and tracked how many viewers attended each concert and how many musicians participate in the concerts.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Derek Waller, Daniel Meyers, Ron Brunk-Parker, Rebecca Eilers, Isabel Arenivar, Tom Cox, Jenna Davis, Ray Cannon",0.00,"Minnesota Philharmonic AKA Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, America's first GLBTQ orchestra, will continue to showcase the talents of GLBTQ musicians, by planning and performing virtual music concerts featuring works by local and underrepresented composers.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Derek,Waller,"Minnesota Philharmonic AKA Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra","4101 Harriet Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 656-5676",development@mnphil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-19,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016461,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Textile Center will strengthen connection to Minnesota residents, with focus on BIPOC community. Textile Center will gather input from participants through surveys, panel discussions, social media, and will track onsite exhibition attendance and online through Google Analytics.","Textile Center strengthened connection to Minnesota residents, with focus on BIPOC community. We gathered input from participants through surveys, panel discussions, social media, and tracked onsite attendance and online through Google analytics.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"John Cairns, Maggie Dayton, Richard Gilyard, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Carol Mashuga, Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Anu Pasricha, Curt Pederson, Jane Prohaska, Ella Ramsey, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Maggie Thompson, Jeff White",0.00,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Textile Center presents We Are the Story, a quilt initiative focusing on racism in America, engaging Minnesotans through on-site and online exhibitions, forums, and youth curriculum, with the Women of Color Quilters network.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",karl@karlreichert.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-20,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016462,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A developer will design a website for me to engage and interact with my community through character-related activities and themes in my novels. I'll evaluate progress toward this outcome using my research results to hire the best-suited web development company to deliver my creative ideas and provide ongoing maintenance within my budget.","Dreamco Design, a Chicago web developer built my site on budget and is hosting it. After extensive research and preparation, I kept in communication with the developer to ensure the site satisfied what I set out to achieve.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Jamillah A. Hollman AKA Essence Bonitaz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Contemporary novelist, Bonitaz, will hire a web developer to design a site for communities to experience her stories beyond borders, access exclusive content, interact with characters, and more!",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamillah,Hollman,"Jamillah A. Hollman AKA Essence Bonitaz",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-6,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016470,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will be doing a virtual seminar on producing influential and uplifting music during these hard times. I would like to use the requested amount to rent out studio space for my lecture and pay for lighting, camera crew, editing, and graphics. My goal is to create a high-quality teaching video. That will be used for learning purposes.","I created a virtual music breakdown and learning seminar {how to video}. I created a video of me going thru the Amor Universal album I produced track by track and showing how the beats were made and the songs came together.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Cortland A. Davis AKA YMMI",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Music producer Cortland Davis will explore the music production and stories behind his newest album Amor Universal during an in person studio lecture that will be released online.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cortland,Davis,"Cortland A. Davis AKA Cortland Davis",,,MN,,"(612) 772-6329",ymmimusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-50,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016476,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","GMAC will develop new virtual programs to complement existing in person programs to sustain connections with Minnesota residents. GMAC will evaluate its new virtual programs via quantitative record keeping and qualitative surveys. GMAC will evaluate the integration of virtual and in-person classes via interviews with instructors to assess effectiveness and areas of improvement.","GMAC will develop new virtual programs to complement existingin-person programs to sustain connections with Minnesota residents. Attendance records (initial and repeat).","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,938,"Sally Berg, David Quick, Greg Mueller, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Howard Hedstrom, Maggie Jones, Mary Maurice, Charles Matson Lume, Allen Ondrachek, John Schuerman, David Safar",0.00,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony will support Minnesotans by providing in person as well as virtual/remote arts education opportunities to students of a variety of ages and skill levels.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-26,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016477,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5370,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Professionally record new guitar music for streaming/websites/CDs to maintain my connection to Minnesotans. Record at local studio. Digital hosting at CDBaby enables streaming. CDs made locally. Music submitted to Hennepin Library's MNspin streaming; available to all Minnesotans. CDs sold during weekly live streams, via website, email list.","I successfully recorded a CD containing 21 tracks. My CD was recorded at Wild Sound Studio and hosted online at Distrokid. I submitted it for consideration to Hennepin Library's MNspin streaming. It is available at bandcamp.com and all major streaming services.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5370,,,,"Gerard J. Kosak AKA Jerry Kosak",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Kosak will record new guitar music influenced by his observations on the pandemic, the death of George Floyd, and resulting protests and riots. In connecting to his Minnesota audience through streaming and CDs, he offers joy and hope for healing.",2021-04-01,2022-04-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gerard,Kosak,"Gerard J. Kosak AKA Jerry Kosak",,,MN,,"(612) 308-8704",jerry@jerrykosak.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-52,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016480,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will make mosaics of the flora present in Minnesota at the time of Euro contact intermingled with the flora that was introduced. Display my work in a public setting in greater Minnesota where public can view and comment on it verbally and written.","The four panel mosaic was completed and erected in the Minnesota Goose Garden. The project was pre-planned on an exact paper model, materials were purchased and actual execution was begun until the final panels were mounted, and put into a carpenter built support. Project was well-received by the public.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Foss will produce mosaics depicting flora native to Minnesota, entwined with flora introduced from European origin.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857x h",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-54,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016488,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","NYM Cultural Center will reconnect with constituents and reach new audiences through online offerings, outdoor events and adapted in-person events. Surveys will be developed and distributed to compare success of various event types and number of participants. Attendance numbers will be compared to previous years. Data collected will be used to develop improved programming and marketing plans.","NYMRCC stayed connected to the community, residents, supporters and built new connections. Number of participants both in person and digitally were recorded. Both printed surveys and verbal discussions were used to evaluate events and programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,300,"Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Latham Hetland, Rebecca Imsande, Nicole Lalum, Nick Leonard, Jennifer Parta, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts",0.00,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center will develop new methods of delivery for arts access including education and performances via virtual experiences, outdoor venues, and limited, adapted in person events.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-30,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016490,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Access to underserved communities to play listen and learn. We will survey artists, teachers, and site coordinators at the end of the season. Additionally, following one of the programs we'll request feedback from students via visual or written mediums, i.e. creative writing or artwork.","Access underserved communities to play/listen/learn/create music. We will collect feedback from artists, teachers and site coordinators at the end of the season.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14000,,"Suzanna Altman, Mark Anema, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Lynne Beck, Joanna Cortright, Cecil Chally, Birgitte Christianson, Patricia Durst, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, John Holmquist, Brian Horrigan, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Krystal Kohler Norris, Libby Larsen, Seth Levin, Eric Lind, Laura McCarten, Fayneese Miller, Sook Jin Ong, Nancy Orr, Jonathan Palmer, Jana Sackmeister, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Maria Troje, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker, Melissa Wright",0.00,"The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Schubert Club will create virtual KidsJam experiences that will benefit Saint Paul Public School students, urban community center after school programs, and other Minnesota schools and civic groups.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-32,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016492,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Zenon will support Twin Cities dancers and choreographers with online and hybrid programming. Surveys of teachers, students and audiences; quality and number of Zone performances, instructor contact hours, and quality of instruction.","Zenon reworked our programming to an all-online platform, including classes, performances and rehearsals. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker, Elizabeth Camp",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Zenon Dance Company and School will support the Twin Cities dance community with affordable and safe online and in person classes and performance opportunities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-34,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016500,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","I will compose a pipa concerto that I will perform with the Minnesota Orchestra and do outreach remotely for Minnesotans. Completion and performance of concerto and outreach; comments from concert/outreach attendees/viewers, musicians and conductor (from surveys, emails, Facebook and WeChat messages) and amount of press previews/reviews will be used to evaluate success.","I composed a pipa concerto that I premiered with the Minnesota Orchestra and presented outreach activities for youth and the elderly. Completion and performance of concerto and outreach; comments from concert/outreach attendees/viewers, musicians and conductor (from surveys, emails, Facebook and WeChat messages) and amount of press previews/reviews were used to evaluate the success.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Gao Hong will compose a pipa concerto that she will premiere in her debut performance with the Minnesota Orchestra and present lecture demonstrations remotely for Minnesotans.",2020-12-01,2022-02-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hong,Dice,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",,,MN,,"(507) 222-4475",gaohongpipa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-61,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016504,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete the fantasy trilogy for middle age readers and share with several greater Minnesota classroom middle-grade children. Complete writing my fantasy trilogy for middle-age readers and sharing with multiple classroom children in greater Minnesota though planned interactive media (i.e., Zoom) readings additional video readings online (i.e., YouTube).","I complete the fantasy trilogy and share with a greater Minnesota middle grade classroom, expanded sharing with high school and community college students. I acknowledged grant funding at every presentation by verbally describing and listing on a PowerPoint slide. I have a photo of the PowerPoint slide during one of my presentations at Central Lakes College.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kevin J. Edwards",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Edwards will share his fantasy story with greater Minnesotans middle grade readers through interactive video technology.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Edwards,"Kevin J. Edwards",,,MN,,"(218) 330-7867",dr.kedwards@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Martin, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-14,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016507,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants from across Minnesota will grow in knowledge and appreciation of craft through impactful learning opportunities. North House will track registrations in coursework, views of digital programs, and local outreach efforts. Student surveys are issued at the conclusion of classes to capture feedback, gauge impact, and shape future programming.","Basket Week students and program participants connected with diverse basketry traditions, learning from experienced artisan instructors. North House tracked class enrollment (52), webinar participation (66), program participation (56), and anecdotal feedback through surveys. 100% of survey responders said the overall quality of their course met or exceeded their expectations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1100,"Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Tina Hegg Raway, Amy Hubbard, Todd Mestad, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Mike Prom, Cecilia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Carol Winter",0.00,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"North House Folk School will develop accessible online offerings, classes, and local programs to maintain strong connections with the community of artisan instructors.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-40,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016512,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through online content and virtual artist discussions about my current work and past projects, I will share my artistic process with more Minnesotans. By recording participation at virtual artist discussions and reporting marketing interaction statistics, I will triple the number of Minnesotan artists and art supporters engaging with my work over the next year.","By increasing activity and marketing efforts, I nearly doubled the number of Minnesotans interacting with my art in 2021. I ran reports analyzing key marketing metrics of performance including website users, video viewers, email opens, presentation participant rosters and Facebook page visits.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5800,,,,"Wendy S. Placko",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Placko will continue to create original scripts and films locally. She will share her artistic process through stories and virtual discussions with an expanded online audience to build her community of art appreciators and collaborators.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Placko,"Wendy S. Placko",,,MN,,"(612) 702-1251",wendy.placko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-18,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016513,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14268,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Heartland Symphony Orchestra will provide classical music concerts and educational opportunities for their communities using web-based technologies. Views will be recorded from Facebook and YouTube and Website. Evaluation forms will be provided to both participants and audiences.","HSO continued to provide classical music to its patrons in central Minnesota through both online andin-person concerts. Spring 2021 - archival footage from past concerts plus new interviews were used to create a program hosted on YouTube at https://YouTube.com/HeartlandSymphony.Fall and Winter 2021 were in person concerts and included audience evaluations.","achieved proposed outcomes",342,,14610,,"Dean Fitch James Wafler Tom Kotval Betty Alderman Mary Clement Deb Griffith Bonnie Groneberg Susan Kavanaugh Mona Steinke David Thompson Peter Vogel Don Wennberg Michelle Sakry-Winkelman",0.00,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra will continue its mission of providing quality musical experiences to its community, developing a virtual program using previous concerts and new performances that occurred this summer and fall.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra","122 1st St SE PO Box 241","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 631-8193",lbelar@eot.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-42,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016514,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Lyra will stay connected to current audience and create new connections across Minnesota with professional live streamed concerts and education videos. Track how many people attend live-streamed concerts through Vimeo. Check audience engagement and enjoyment through post-concert online surveys.","Lyra will stay connected to current audience and create new connections across Minnesota with professional live streamed concerts and education videos. Lyra used analytics from Vimeo and Zoom to keep track of how many unique views there were for each concert, and the location of viewers. Lyra also requested and received feedback after every event.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3000,"Margaret Sullivan, Ellen Rider, Bonnie Turpin, Susan Flygare, Stuart Holland, Sara Thompson, Phebe Haugen",0.00,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyra Baroque Orchestra will create professional performance and educational videos and livestream chamber concerts, to safely deliver programming and engage a broad audience across Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-43,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016516,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Safe, live outdoor performances will continue to enrich the lives of members of one of CSB's core audiences (seniors and those facing dementia). Partner evaluators and care staff will use qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure engagement and change in quality of life following our visit.","Older adults in Minnesota report increased access to quality arts, resulting in positive effects in short-term quality of life. Partner evaluators and care staff will use qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure access and change in quality of life following our visit.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3000,"Jeff Gleason, Justin Windshitl, Joe Heitz, Tim Bradley, Rachel Riensche, Amy Stearns, Lindsay Kimball",0.00,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA The Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Copper Street Brass will use live music and social interaction to enrich the lives of seniors in care facilities with a focus on those facing dementia through its creative aging program, Soundtracks, in socially distanced outdoor performances.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",staff@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-44,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016518,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5250,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","In 2021: I will create 90-minutes of new Scandinavian stories and I will perform in two storytelling events in Minnesota. Successful outcomes will include 1. The creation of 90 minutes of original Scandinavian stories, 2. Successful Participation in two in-state storytelling events in 2021. In-person events preferred but will consider virtual if pandemic persists.","Created over 90 minutes of new Scandinavian stories and participated in two in-person storytelling events in Minnesota in 2022. I accomplished 1. the creation of 90 minutes of original material. 2. Successfully participated in two in-person storytelling events in Minnesota. With the grant extension, I was allowed to conduct these performances in April and June 2022.","achieved proposed outcomes",18,,5268,,,,"Chad A. Filley",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Filley will create stories about Minnesota's Scandinavian immigrants and their descendants to be told at storytelling performances.",2020-12-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chad,Filley,"Chad A. Filley",,,MN,,"(763) 742-3851",chadfilley@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-65,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016519,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A high-quality painting show at Jaques Art Center featuring the valor and significance of our Native American community and its leaders. By recording response to the show from interviews and evaluation/opinion sheet from both the usual visitors and viewers, and the specifically invited Native community. By reviews from numerous news providers.","High turn-out, high sales, personal achievement, much positive response, excellent website. Numbers generated by the host facility, personal sales income, excellent response online.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Earl W. Borkenhagen AKA Chip Borkenhagen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Borkenhagen will create and exhibit a series of paintings focusing on diverse interactions between indigenous and white cultures. His one-person show will encourage viewers to think differently about our history, our future, and our cultural dynamics.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Earl,Borkenhagen,"Earl W. Borkenhagen AKA Chip Borkenhagen",,,MN,,"(218) 851-4843",chip@riverplace-mn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-66,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016528,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To continue to write, record, produce, and release music that's inspired by the people and places that I encounter on my travels. The outcome will be evaluated by the continued creative output of at least one new full-length record released (locally, nationally, and internationally) every 24 months.","I was able to build a mobile space where I could create and craft songs while touring and living on the road. The outcome was evaluated by the continued creative output of at least one new full-length record released every 24 months. I released the full-length record 'Last of the Better Days Ahead' on 7.30.2021.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Jeffrey C. Parr AKA Charlie Parr",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Parr would like to create a new full-length album that centers around the initial impressions of the places through which he traveling. Much of this would be written on the road when traveling.",2020-12-01,2022-05-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Parr,"Jeffrey C. Parr AKA Charlie Parr",,,MN,,"(507) 304-2939",mgehring@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-69,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016530,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Evaluation discussion, audience engagement information collection, interpretation, and reporting. Following the project's completion, a post-project evaluation discussion will determine the effectiveness of the partnership, determining where expectations were exceeded or not met. The M will interpret audience engagement information.","The M was able to work with 100+ artists and many partners to put on nine exhibitions with robust public programming. The M has been using motion detectors to gauge the number of people who encounter our street-facing exhibitions and have signage requesting feedback via a survey they can reach using QR codes. For in-person events, we have staff do a headcount.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Ann Ruhr Pifer, Gerry Stenson, Patty Dunlap Whitaker, Tim Beastrom, Jo Bailey, Brenda Child, Bruce Corrie, Jennifer Hammer, Nathan Johnson, Colles Larkin, Walt Lehmann, Dave Neal, Michael Sammler-Jones, Brandon Seifert, Tom Arneson, Jim Denomie, Diane Pozdolski, Robyne Robinson, Andrea Specht",0.00,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Museum of American Art will develop a series of digital community convenings that connect museum audiences to the content of the M's exhibitions.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hanna,Stoehr,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","350 Robert St N","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571",hstoehr@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-50,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016533,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14895,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Educate, communicate, and entertain Minnesota residents with Slovenian culture through their music, costumes, language, and traditions. The Singing Slovenes have been entertaining Minnesota audiences for forty years and we have measured our outcomes through the audiences' applause, emotions, audience participation, standing ovations, and many return engagements.","Successful performances at all venues scheduled. Singing Slovenes were able to maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities through Education, communication, and entertainment of the Slovenian culture. These were brought through our music, costumes, language, and traditions.","achieved proposed outcomes",17,,14912,,,0.00,"Singing Slovenes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Singing Slovenes will plan on performing at venues that are outdoors and follow State of Minnesota health?guidelines.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frank,Bucar,"Singing Slovenes","1325 105th Ave W",Duluth,MN,55808,"(218) 626-1928",bucarf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-51,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016536,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,5449,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Staying relevant to my Minnesota Audience. Live stream performances, music videos and motivational conversations with persistency and ongoing development to expand an outreach to my audience in the Saint Cloud and Minnesota communities.","Connection with supporters via live stream, professional music video supporters appreciate, new followers in Minnesota. Inspired new young fans. Online presence, one on one with new and older fans, music video, promotion and marketing, live streams, hard work, consistency, great quality content.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5449,,,,"Tracy S. George AKA Samantha Moon",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Moon's goal is to keep motivating and staying engaged with my Minnesota audience.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,George,"Tracy S. George AKA Samantha Moon",,,MN,,"(320) 224-4318",starfruitmusicgroup@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Clearwater, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Morrison, Pennington, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-73,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016539,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","My updated website will include a shop, video tutorials, and a blog. A printed booklet and classes will meet the needs of my students and clients. Software analytics will determine the increased traffic on my website and sales in the shop. I will have rescheduled classes and used evaluations forms from participants and surveys to determine interest in textile natural dying classes.","My website was updated and included a shop, blog and video tutorials. A 24-page booklet was printed and made available for distribution. The participants in the virtual classes were sent evaluation forms and indicated the information was helpful. I received oral feedback from the in-person classes and the artist that came for fresh indigo leaves. Some returned the second time.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Judith A. Saye-Willis",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Saye-Willis will identify and implement methods to engage with students, clients, and area residents that have interest in learning how to use materials from nature for dyes, paint, and ink colorants.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Saye-Willis,"Judith A. Saye-Willis",,,MN,,"(507) 838-5133",judy@saye-willis.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-75,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016542,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14725,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Art Center will expand virtual offerings and provide at home art kits. Outcome will be evaluated through in-person and virtual attendance tracking as well as surveys and verbal feedback.","We connected with our audience. Attendance numbers and feedback surveys.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14725,100,"Rose Anderson, Jon Zurn, Brian Dukerschein, Brooke Burch, Simon Huelsbeck, Kjellgren Alkire, Michelle Fagan, Demitrius Johnson, Alexandre Maia, Alessandra De La Puente, Brett Olson, Gerry Greane, Heidi Howe, Paul Scanlon",0.00,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Rochester Art Center board and staff are committed to providing welcoming, safe, and diverse opportunities that encourage creativity and critical thinking through contemporary art.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-53,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016545,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will collaborate online and in person with other artists to compose and record a jazz CD and live-stream a demonstration on how jazz works. Where appropriate, I will use collective comments and surveys as outlined in the 'Getting Started' guide referenced above including the four main areas listed: Participation, Marketing, Budgeting and Impact on my artistic vision.","Ten musicians collaborated online to produce a new jazz CD titled 'So Far.' and produced two live-streamed videos called 'What is Jazz?'. An arts administrator worked with the project director and developed evaluation forms given to the musicians, audience members and engineers plus there was extensive online communication with musicians contributing to the project.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5900,,,,"John C. Paulson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Paulson will collaborate online and in person with other artists to compose music for a new jazz CD. He will also produce and record a livestreamed version of his ""What Is Jazz?"" lecture demonstration.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Paulson,"John C. Paulson",,,MN,,"(507) 429-5378",jpaulson@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-25,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016548,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Updated marketing for today's economic changes so I can stay relevant and found. The outcome will be evaluated through online analytic tracking of website and social media feeds.","Growth in connection to new clients with marketing. The outcome of the use of marketing was an increase in new clients.","achieved proposed outcomes",3,,6003,,,,"Amy C. Coppersmith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Coppersmith will be modifying her marketing to be more accessible and found.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Coppersmith,"Amy C. Coppersmith",,,MN,,"(612) 644-8024",coppersmithphotography@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-80,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016550,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage the rural Minnesota residents by creating an accessible, abstract site-specific limestone Wing Dam sculpture at the Anderson Center, Red Wing, Minnesota. I will evaluate outcomes via verbal, visual and written survey, direct observation, and numerical count, by final placement of a permanent limestone sculpture in the Anderson Center Sculpture Park, within the rural residential community of Red Wing.","Rural Minnesota residents were engaged by creating an accessible, abstract site-specific limestone Wing Dam sculpture at the Anderson Center, Red Wing, Minnesota. I evaluated outcomes via verbal, visual and written survey, direct observation, and numerical count, by final placement of a permanent limestone sculpture in the Anderson Center Sculpture Park, within the rural residential community of Red Wing.","achieved proposed outcomes",6201,,12201,,,,"Peter D. Driessen AKA Pete Driessen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Driessen will engage rural Minnesotans by installing a permanent, abstract, site specific Wing Dam sculpture in Red Wing, created with Minnesota dolomite limestone reflecting the Cannon and Mississippi River confluence.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Driessen,"Peter D. Driessen AKA Pete Driessen",,,MN,,"(612) 719-7377",pete@petedriessen.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-26,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016554,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I hope to maintain my connection to my existing supporters with this new music project and continue to keep them inspired. I will be releasing this project on various radio stations and also on multiple online music platforms including YouTube where I will continue to track the momentum and reach of this music release.","A six track EP was created and recorded to spread inspirational messages to the state of Minnesota and beyond. Writing, recording and performing.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Harriett C. Morrow AKA Chantel Sings",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sings will create an inspirational, short length R & B music of hope project that will reflect on the unfortunate events of 2020 in Minnesota with the intent of uplifting and spreading hope for the future of our communities.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Harriett,Morrow,"Harriett C. Morrow AKA Chantel Sings",,,MN,,"(612) 532-5128",chantelsings@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-28,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016562,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","High school students from underrepresented groups will feel empowered to tell their stories in a multitude of ways and share them with the community. Number of stories produced through podcast, film and creative writing will be considered, percentage of students who seek to continue developing stories upon project end will be tallied, and student surveys will determine the level of connection.","Students created over 50 creative projects including podcasts, short films, poetry, song lyrics, short stories, novel excerpts and visual arts. Fist to Five evaluation after every meeting allowed us to tweak programming to be most impactful. Final written evaluations and oral interviews shared what worked and what didn't. Student creative projects showed engagement and skills learned.","achieved proposed outcomes",96,,15096,500,"Renee Cveykus, Julie Finch, Steve Forseth, Jim Link, Beverly Petrie, Michael Smith",0.00,StoryArk,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"StoryArk will work with high school students from Stillwater, Hastings, Mankato, and Saint Peter school districts to initiate virtual creative teams that produce podcasts, short films, and literary arts.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephani,Atkins,StoryArk,"640 Main St N Ste 34",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 351-0804",steph@storyark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-57,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016565,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","YPC will provide their teen participants with engaging and exciting programming through innovative, COVID19 safe activities. YPC will conduct program assessment through in-person and online participant, parent, and staff surveys. YPC will collect quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming and their demographics.","YPC provided their teen participants with engaging and exciting programming through innovative, Covid19 safe activities. YPC conducted program assessment through in-person and online participant, parent, and staff surveys. YPC collected quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming and their demographics.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,5000,"Anne Marie Buethe, Carey Chapdelaine, Lynn Ellingboe, Lisa Fulton, Dave Gangler, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Rich Knowlton, Ron Lattin, David Maggitt, Annie O'Connor, Kevin Ramach, Erin Schneeman, Monica Sowden, Laura Wellington Schoon, Kari Xiong.",0.00,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"Youth Performance Company will conduct program assessment through surveys and will collect quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming. ",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-60,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI). ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10016570,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Apollo Music Festival will engage new and existing audiences in the Houston Area through the use of a variety of non-traditional and digital offerings. Each mode of engagement will use a specific method for tracking engagement: Digital content - the number of views; masterclasses - number of registrations; one-to-one concerts - post-concert surveys, and education programming - course surveys.","Apollo Music Festival maintained its connection its patrons and community. Evaluation methods included in person and live stream numbers, feedback using comment cards and number and amount of individual donations received.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Christopher Freeze, Susan Ferries, Anita Wilson, Kim Ross",0.00,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Chamber Music Live's Apollo Music Festival will create a set of offerings designed to connect southeastern Minnesota through classical music, while keeping its community safe by adhering to the state guidelines to stop the spread of COVID.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-63,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016577,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents and artists stay connected and engaged with one another through quality arts experiences presented digitally by ASI. ASI will track participation numbers and feedback for at least 75 online programs that aim to preserve the connection between artist and audience and uplift arts education via distance learning for Minnesotans of all ages and backgrounds.","Minnesota residents and artists connected and engaged with one another through a variety of quality arts experiences and programs presented digitally. Feedback from digital surveys and tracked participation indicated that Minnesotans maintained connections to one another and ASI through virtual arts experiences. Wilder Research Foundtaion provided feedback via participant listening sessions and surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",14860,,29860,1000,"Brad Engdahl, Margaret Adamek, Elizabeth Olson, Laurie Jacobi, Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Ritchcreek-Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Barbara Linell Glaser, Mary Dee Hicks, John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andreas Ornberg, Andrea Oselund, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler",0.00,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The American Swedish Institute will uplift arts access and distance learning for Minnesotans of all ages and backgrounds through a suite of virtual arts programs designed to preserve the vital connection between artist and participant.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-65,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016580,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Bagley Area Arts Collaborative will be able to reach more individuals who are interested in arts activities. We will count the number of people taking advantage of online arts activities and compare these numbers to the number who have taken workshops in the past. A short evaluation will be included in the workshop to determine new skills learned.","We have reached twice as many adult learners this past spring and summer than we normally do. We do an actual count of participants in our workshops. We did not offer any workshops online.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,"Pamela Edevold, RuthAnn Nordlund, Cindy Kolling, Janet Brademan",0.00,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Bagley Area Arts Collaborative will create a virtual classroom to deliver arts programming to the residents of our region in a safe, creative manner.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Brademan,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc","36627 225th Ave",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 368-5221",janet.brademan@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-66,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016581,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Artists with disabilities have access to high quality visual and theater arts opportunities and share them with audiences. Weekly virtual talk-backs with artists to assess satisfaction and concerns, online surveys and conversations with audiences to learn how our work changes perceptions and transforms lives, count tickets and artwork sold, use data for future planning.","Artists with disabilities had access to high quality visual and theater arts opportunities, and shared them with audiences. Talk-backs with artists in virtual space to assess satisfaction and concerns; online surveys with audiences to learn how our work changes perceptions and transforms lives; counted tickets and artwork sold; will use data for future planning.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jeanne Calvin, Mary Kay Kennedy, Lori Leavitt, Ann Leming, Patrick Dow, Susan Shapiro",0.00,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Interact will present a virtual season of high quality, professional visual arts and theater by artists with disabilities, serving artists in the metro area and in greater Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-67,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016586,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improved artist skill with new works. Customer base and financial support will increase with reproductions and created social presence. Upon launching a professional website, Minnesota residents will have the opportunity to view new work and ultimately purchase original artworks and reproductions. Further evaluation will be determined by return collectors, data, and interaction.","Skills were improved with the creation of new works while developing an increased support base utilizing my new website mixed with advanced features. Minnesota residents view my art utilizing augmented reality, an interactive feature which allows the viewer to experience art in their home, assisting the purchase of original and reproduction work. Evaluation is determined with data or interaction.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kayleen A. Horsma",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"After launching her online gallery, artist Horsma will invite Minnesota residents periodically to a virtual artist meet and greet featuring new originals and affordable reproductions.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayleen,Horsma,"Kayleen A. Horsma",,,MN,,"(218) 564-4360",jkhorsma@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-37,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016587,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Yan Pang will produce a video performance blending opera with street dance, creating opportunities for Minnesota performers to work remotely. The outcome will be evaluated through an online survey for performers (focused on the quality of the creation process, production, and audience engagement), and audience members (focused on connection and engagement with the themes).","Yan Pang produced a video performance blending opera with street dance, and created opportunities for Minnesota performers to work remotely. The outcome was evaluated through an online survey for performers (focused on the quality of the creation process, production, and audience engagement), and audience members (focused on connection and engagement with the themes).","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Yan Pang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pang will produce a video performance blending opera with street dance, creating opportunities for Minnesota performers to work remotely.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yan,Pang,"Yan Pang",,,MN,,"(612) 300-8480",yanpangcomposer@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sibley, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-38,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016590,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCGMC will present a virtual holiday concert that will reach beyond existing audiences while maintaining elevated artistic standards. The outcome of the virtual holiday concert will be evaluated by the level of engagement, represented by the number of views, comments received in addition to the financial contribution levels received as a result of the request for donations.","TCGMC presented an in-person and online video on-demand 2021 holiday concert, and two online video projects in collaboration with community partners. The outcome was measured by the number of concert attendees, online views, and feedback received in addition to the financial contributions received.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,3250,"Glenn Bates, Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Brian Carlson, Daniel Hodges, Chuck Huebner, Sam Kreidenweis, Lance Morgan, Shannon O'Brien, Carlos Saldana",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus will leverage technology and employ creative resources to present concerts for its fortieth season.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-70,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016607,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to produce artwork that reaches the public and explore new topics of relevance in the current world. Exhibition at the Northfield Arts Guild will have measurable attendance. Lecture/demo to public. Email campaign with measurable readership produced before, during and after the exhibition. KYMN radio, blog and media will reach the public.","Exhibition was held at the Northfield Arts Guild during the month of October, 2021 with 50 works by Tom and John Maakestad as originally planned. A 30-minute video of a gallery talk by Tom Maakestad is available for view. Multiple emails were produced in a Mail Chimp campaign with measurable readership. NAG measured audience attendance. Newspaper article was widely distributed in S Minnesota.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Thomas B. Maakestad AKA Tom Maakestad",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Maakestad will present an exhibition of his new work and a curated collection of works from his father John Maakestad's archives. Maakestad's exploration will include abstract concepts in his father's work and the period from which it evolved.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Maakestad,"Thomas B. Maakestad AKA Tom Maakestad",,,MN,,"(651) 260-8021",maak@winternet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-48,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016615,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5228,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stephanie Henry will improve her ways of teaching, composing, and performing music in an online medium for Minnesota music students and audiences. I will ask students/families to evaluate the quality of their lessons. My collaborators will complete an evaluation on quality and efficiency of my work. The improvement in virtual performance quality will be evaluated in the comments section.","I was able to get three families to complete a Google Survey. Families gave me feedback saying lessons improved because the became more interactive and students were able to hear my piano and see me better with updated equipment.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5228,,,,"Stephanie E. Henry",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Henry will explore ways of teaching, performing, and composing music through in an online medium.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Henry,"Stephanie E. Henry",,,MN,,"(952) 240-3601",senevilles@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-53,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016617,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","APIDA Minnesotans will learn more tools for humor-based storytelling and understand the intersection between social justice and comedy. Panels will be evaluated through online attendance (1000 people) and invitation for testimonials. Master Classes will be evaluated through post-workshop surveys.","APIDA Minnesotans will learn more tools for humor-based storytelling and understand the intersection between social justice and comedy. We hosted three professional development workshops and reached our goals of a minimum of 30 attendees per workshop. We also collaborated with Blackout Improv on two community conversations that were live-streamed reaching over 3,000 people.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Marlina Gonzalez, Shelley Quiala, Levi Weinhagen, Heather C. Lou, Representative Kaohly Vang Her, Maryanne Quiroz",0.00,"Funny Asian Women Kollective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK) will offer humor based storytelling workshops through public panels and master classes.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Saymoukda,Vongsay,"Funny Asian Women Kollective AKA FAWK","685 Rivoli St","St Paul",MN,55130,"(651) 338-8257",fawkollaborative@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-76,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016622,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14996,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will expand its Championing Black Voices series with new videos that lend Cantus' platform to amplify and support Black artists. The series' direction is iteratively evaluated and shaped by the Black artistic partners who curate/compose content. Additional evaluation factors include number of performance videos created, number of online views, and comments on social media.","Cantus expanded its Championing Black Voices series with new videos that lent Cantus' platform to amplify and support Black artists. Suggestions and iterative feedback from Black artistic partners, Facebook reach and YouTube views, comments shared on social media.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14996,1259,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Paul Wilson",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Cantus will expand its Championing Black Voices series of performance videos, which offers Cantus's platform to black artistic partners to collaborate, create, and curate repertoire that shares their lived experiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-78,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016625,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will stay connected to our patrons by performing small live concerts multiple times which we will also live stream. The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will tally and record the number of tickets purchased and count attendees at live concerts, and we will record the number of viewings of our live-streamed performances.","Live concert attendance: Feb-77, March-100, May-106. Live stream viewings: March-107; May-50. Live stream ticket refunds-67 (Feb. internet failure). We tallied the number of tickets bought, created a list of ticket purchasers, checked people in at the door to tally the number of attendees at live concerts, and we tallied the number of tickets sold and viewings for the live stream of each concert.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,100,"Jack Buhn, Rebecca Cue, Martin Graefe, Louise Jackson, Ann Long Voelkner, Mark Robinson, Sue Rosselet, Stu Rosselet, Linda Wolf",0.00,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra will develop plans to safely perform live concerts for smaller audiences and will livestream performances to serve audiences remotely.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Wolf,"Bemidji Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 3136",Bemidji,MN,56619,"(218) 444-7914",lindalwolf@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Pine, Polk, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-80,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016633,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,11584,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Legacy Chorale of greater Minnesota (LCGM) will provide high quality Choral Music learning and performance opportunities in greater Minnesota. Outcomes will be evaluated through surveys of participating students (administered after completion of performances), audience surveys, and LCGM members.","Legacy Concert outreach via livestreaming for concert one and livestream and in house audience for concert 2. Tracked livestream viewers - April 23 = 168 households; Tracked November 21 = 260 in-house guest 233 household livestream views.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,11583,,"Jennifer Pedersen, Mary Anderson, Vicki Fox, Jeffrey Bibes, Michelle McCaughtry, Stephen Larson, Jennifer Person, Julia Wallace",0.00,"Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota AKA The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota will continue to provide access to high quality performances of choral music to central Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Kochsiek,"Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota","PO Box 2751",Baxter,MN,56425,"(218) 232-5109",kochsiek@brainerd.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-85,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016636,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain my connection to Minnesota communities and sustain my arts and teaching practices by sharing public writing instruction and new work. I will count the number of subscribers to my newsletter as well as attendance at the Zoom events. I will also send a final survey to ask participants how the programming impacted them and helped them feel connected to an artistic community.","Minnesota writers deepened their writing practices, gained craft knowledge, and built connections. I also advanced my own teaching and writing. At the end of my project I sent a survey to the newsletter subscribers asking for feedback on what they gained from the project. I also invited open feedback beyond the survey.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Lara J. Palmquist AKA Lara Palmqvist",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Palmqvist will stay connected to Minnesota communities and sustain her arts practice by creating a monthly newsletter with craft talks and prompts designed to guide participants in a regular writing practice, and completing and sharing new work.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lara,Palmquist,"Lara J. Palmquist AKA Lara Palmqvist",,,MN,,"(612) 232-0231",larajpalmqvist@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-62,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016642,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Border CrosSing will perform for and engage with Minnesota audiences online in lieu of in-person concerts while COVID restrictions limit gatherings. Total numbers of live viewers, views on video, and engagement in the form of comments and online reactions. Videos will link to audience survey and to purchase tickets for live performance. Musicians will be surveyed at the end of the project.","Border CrosSing created four videos to maintain connection with artists and Minnesota audiences in lieu of public concert performances due to Covid restrictions. Total numbers views on video, and engagement in the form of comments and online reactions. Musicians surveyed at the end of the project.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jack Vishneski, Ahmed Anzaldua, Lisa Sass Zaragoza, Bethany Battafarano, Jake Endres, Miluska Novota, Natalia Romero Arbelaez, Carrie Shaw, Dan Digre",,"Border CrosSing","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Border CrosSing will premiere new works for choir in a virtual choir format to continue to perform and engage with audiences online while in person concerts are not safe.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Anderson,"Border CrosSing","733 Portland Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 228-1456",alyssa@alyssaanderson.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-91,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016386,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Engage audiences with a combination of live and virtual concert performances. Attendance taken at live performances, views tallied from virutal performances.","I maintained a connection with Minnesota residents as an artist. Attendance taken at the live performance. There were the maximum number of attendees allowed as per Covid protocols. Video views are still not tallied.","achieved proposed outcomes",1,,6001,,,,"Andrea E. Leap AKA Andrea Leap",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Leap will record new piano and vocal transcriptions of works by Marianna Martines and Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, and present a livestreamed performance/release party with an educational video presentation exploring these works.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Leap,"Andrea E. Leap AKA Andrea Leap",,,MN,,"(612) 616-5299",andrealeap@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-0,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016393,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Chatfield Center for the Arts will diversify program outreach and delivery to foster community participation in arts programs and creative education. Community participation will be documented through data obtained from CCAs' web based ticketing platform and social media analytics. Informal participant feedback will be recorded. Satisfaction, relevance and accessibility surveys will be evaluated.","Virtual program delivery and artist recognition videos increased participation in performing arts, creative education, and community outreach. Community participation was documented through data obtained from CCAs' web-based ticketing platform and through website, Vimeo, and social media analytics. Informal participant feedback was recorded. Live stream satisfaction surveys were evaluated.","achieved proposed outcomes",163,,15163,6825,"Marlyn Baum, Joe Chase, Brian Carlson, Allan Dietz, Peter Erickson, Carla Gallina, Lynn Harstad, Todd Johnson, Tami Larson, Michael Martin, Russell Smith, Francis J. Touhy, Nicole Welch",0.00,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA Chatfield Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Chatfield Center for the Arts will utilize online video platforms to present and promote the talents of local creatives and artists and to deliver programs to community members who are unable to participate in live performances and educational activities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Gallina,"Chatfield Center for the Arts","PO Box 451",Chatfield,MN,55923,"(507) 884-7676",cgallina@usfamily.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016411,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","While closed, the Commonweal will provide virtual programming and will fully plan a set of 2021 options to reopen when we are safely able to do so. The success of our alternative programs is measured by subscriber data and the total number of patrons engaged during the grant period. The significance of reopening will be evaluated by patron surveys, interviews, and direct feedback.","The Commonweal Theatre will plan a set of options and will reopen when it is safe to do so. The Commonweal did reopen in April 2021 with seating restrictions and a mask mandate. Upon reopening, the doors never closed to the public due to health safety concerns, issues, or illness.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Chuck Aug, Alan Bailey, David Boen, Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson, Ron Kreinbring, Wendy Mattison, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen,",0.00,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Commonweal Theatre Company is committed to reconnecting with its family of patrons to continue its long history of telling stories to uplift, heal, and inspire.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hal,Cropp,"Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 203",hal@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-3,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016413,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Martha Bird will create stronger images to show and sell her art by purchasing new lighting and adding those and a shopping page to her website. Have better quality photographic images and establish the ability to sell work online.","I created stronger images to show and sell my art by purchasing new lighting and adding those and a shopping page to my website. Set up an e-commerce page, re-photographed 50 art works, with better results, for the page and loaded a total of 60 art works to it, sold three and received a donation as well.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Martha Bird",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Bird will purchase high power studio lights to ensure strong photographic images of her work that are shown in the best light possible as well as set up an online shop to sell her artwork through her website.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,Bird,"Martha Bird",,,MN,,"(612) 250-9662",marthabirdart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-19,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016414,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","As an artist and culture bearer I will continue to teach students in traditional Lao dance. Students will be prepared to perform for an audience either in-person or online.","Our outcome was very successful, myself, students were very proud and happy to be a part of lao tradition dance and can contribute to our culture. The wtudents were very happy with their dance routine and told me that they have so much fun and proud of themselves. My FB post-got a lot of likes, share, engagement, positive comments from our friends and Facebook friends.","achieved proposed outcomes",800,,6800,,,,"Niphone Phommaras",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Phommaras will engage learners in Laotian traditional dance.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niphone,Phommaras,"Niphone Phommaras",,,MN,,"(612) 986-2869",nokipris@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-20,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016416,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will have a more in depth understanding of who I am as an artist and how my art responds to the Twin Cities community. I will partner with a playwriting mentor throughout my rewriting process. I'll meet with this mentor biweekly for evaluation. I'll also keep a writing journey for self-evaluation throughout the writing and performance process to reflect on my growth.","I felt connected more to my Twin Cities community. The Twin Cities commented on the excerpt of my Missing Mississippi Moons via Facebook.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Antonio Duke",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Duke will collaborate with a playwriting mentor to rewrite his solo performance piece MISSING MISSISSIPPI MOONS. The culmination will be performing a virtual in-home, ten-minute excerpt of the new draft which will be posted on Facebook via Zoom.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Antonio,Duke,"Antonio Duke",,,MN,,"(612) 978-5532",AntonioDukeTheArtist@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-22,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016422,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Creative time to compose original Hmong song poetry about life in the time of the Coronavirus. The evaluation of applicant's outcome will be evaluated by the successful completion of original songs about life in the time of Coronavirus and posting it to YouTube and other accessible platforms.","I was able to spend creative time contemplating what it means to be separated from my community in this pandemic and what that means for our poetry. I had one public performance where I sang in gratitude and grief for this moment we are in. I've also spent over 300 hours trying to compose songs in this pandemic.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Bee X. Yang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Yang will secure time to compose original Hmong song poetry in the pandemic, record, and post the songs on YouTube so the Hmong community and other Minnesotans can access his songs and learn of the form.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bee,Yang,"Bee X. Yang",,,MN,,"(763) 263-0580",beechue@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-26,"Julie Ahasay: Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and also has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Paul Dove: Dr. Paul T. Dove is professor emeritus, University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); his emphasis is voice and music education. Dove is the cofounder and artistic director of the Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids. Dove was instrumental in founding the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council and is chair of the Park Rapids Arts & Culture Advisory Commission. Dove serves as vice president of Armory Arts & Event Center board charged with the development of the Park Rapids National Guard Armory as a regional arts and event facility.; Roxanne Givens: Givens is the founder of the Minnesota African American Museum. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota and spent her early career in social work and vocational counseling. She has served on boards of St. Catherine University, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Bush Foundation, and Penumbra Theatre Company, as well as her family's foundation, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Givens is the recipient of a WomenVenture Lifetime Achievement award, a Heritage Keepers award, and was honored as a community champion by the Girl Scouts of America.; Michael Kleber-Diggs: Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and essayist. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Poetry City, North Dakota Quarterly, Pollen Midwest, Paper Darts, Water~Stone Review and a few anthologies. He enjoys collaboration with visual artists. Kleber-Diggs is a past fellow with the Givens Foundation for African-America Literature, a past winner of the Loft Mentor Series in poetry, and the inaugural poet laureate of Anoka County libraries. His work has been supported by the Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and (as part of a collaboration project through Soo Visual Art Center) the National Endowment for the Arts.; Jennifer McDougall: McDougall is currently the special projects director at White Earth Tribal and Community College, where she oversees human resources, development, marketing, facilities, IT, grants and security departments. McDougall has a bachelor of science degree in project management from Minnesota State University-Moorhead and an AAS in human resources from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. McDougall is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and has a passion to gain more knowledge of her culture and the arts of other cultures.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir organization serving 325 to 350 singers each season in five ensembles. She joined the organization in 2010, and oversees all administrative operations. Previous volunteer experience in the arts includes extensive work with Roanoke Valley Children's Chorus (Roanoke, VA). Rotchschild received a BA in organizational management from Gustavus Adolphus College.; Gary Ruschman: Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation's Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016426,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jamie Robertson will engage 150 rural Minnesotans through online and in-person gallery exhibitions of landscape photographs (Leaf River Inscapes). 1) 100 persons complete on-line pre and post-surveys. 2) 100 persons receive 2022 print calendars featuring Inscape photographs. 3) Website traffic increases 200% from baseline January 1, 2021. 4) 150 subscribers to Leaf River Inscapes blog.","Jamie Robertson will engage 150 rural Minnesotans through online and in-person gallery exhibitions of landscape photographs (Leaf River Inscapes). 1. Surveys of 87 persons attending the Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua confirmed the love of our local landscape and place among residents of rural Minnesota. On-line participation has been more difficult to encourage.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",400,,6400,,,,"James M. Robertson AKA Jamie Robertson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Using landscape photographs called ""inscapes"" Robertson will build a connection between residents of rural Minnesota and their environment through gallery and online exhibitions, social media, newspapers, and television.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Robertson,"James M. Robertson AKA Jamie Robertson",,,MN,,"(218) 371-6403x c",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-3,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016427,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,13770,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Skylark Opera Theatre will bring live, socially-distanced opera and musical theater performances to senior facilities throughout the Twin Cities. The outcome will be evaluated by soliciting written and verbal feedback from the residents served, the staff at the facilities, and the participating artists.","The performances described in the grant application were successfully performed. Written evaluations were solicited from all the facilities where performances took place. Verbal feedback was encouraged immediately after each performance from residence staff and audience.","achieved proposed outcomes",363,,14133,,"Angeline Carlson, Penny Fena, Jack Neveaux, Matt Belanger, Ann Morelli Spencer, Margaret Artz, Jill Heins Nesvold, Alyson Tolbert Richert, Dan Atkins",0.00,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Skylark Opera Theatre will present a series of live, socially distanced programs of opera, operetta, and musical theater selections at senior residences throughout the greater Twin Cities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Spencer,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","75 W 5th St Ste 224","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-4309",ann@skylarkopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-6,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016428,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","As a leader in arts education and the Scandinavian arts, MVAS will continue to provide quality art classes to our community in 2021. With 32 year's experience our future depends on successfully relaunching our classes and programs as soon as possible. The 2021 Class Schedule will contain a full class teaching schedule. Class numbers and students attending are measurable outcomes.","Classes resumed in May 2021. All select classes run in 2021 were full and had waiting lists. MVAS was able to restart classes earlier than expected. Outcome evaluation was based on student numbers and instructor retention. Success depends on registrations and community support. All classes and events have been well-attended and almost all instructors retained.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14500,250,"Jon Roisen, Marcy Brekken, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Maureen hark, Scott Wilson, Ashley Hanson.",0.00,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Milan Village Arts School endeavors to engage people in the practice of traditional, contemporary, and folk arts while fostering prosperity, community, and culture in its region.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-7,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016439,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Alternatively schooled Minnesota youth connect with SYT, their communities, and each other through Audio Drama performances and an interactive website. Quantitatively, SYT will evaluate the total number of youth and adults engaged by SYT programs, audio drama materials, and teaching artists. Student rubrics, parent evaluations, and web traffic will measure qualitative success.","Alternatively schooled youth connected with SYT, their communities, and each other through audio drama performances and the Dream Project website. Staff conducted one on one interviews with each student, and collected both written and oral parent evaluations and feedback. We refined the program as it went, but feedback was overwhelmingly positive.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Todd Verdoorn, Sarah Meeks, Robert Ragoonanan, Robyn Cook, Vee Signorelli",0.00,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Shakespearean Youth Theatre engages alternatively schooled youth and their communities through The Dream Project interactive website and Audio Drama ensemble performances.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Logan,Verdoorn,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","550 Vandalia St Ste 306","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 330-5037",logan@sytmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-13,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016446,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Maintaining a viable and vibrant educational studio. The outcome will be measured by the number of students who come into the art studio for classes.","My studio is still open and I have increased the number of students in my classes from one year ago. My outcome evaluation is straightforward math: my goal was to maintain my studio and increase the number of students who come each week. My studio is open and the number of students from 2020 to 2021 grew by 30%.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Adama Sow",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Sow will work to bring more communities of color into the ceramic arts as he strives to maintain his studio during this unprecedented time with COVID-19. As an African artist, he wants to see more people of color working with clay.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adama,Sow,"Adama Sow",,,MN,,"(763) 670-6341x c",ceramicsow1@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-37,"Julie Ahasay: Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and also has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Paul Dove: Dr. Paul T. Dove is professor emeritus, University of Evansville (Evansville, IN); his emphasis is voice and music education. Dove is the cofounder and artistic director of the Northern Light Opera Company in Park Rapids. Dove was instrumental in founding the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council and is chair of the Park Rapids Arts & Culture Advisory Commission. Dove serves as vice president of Armory Arts & Event Center board charged with the development of the Park Rapids National Guard Armory as a regional arts and event facility.; Roxanne Givens: Givens is the founder of the Minnesota African American Museum. She has a master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota and spent her early career in social work and vocational counseling. She has served on boards of St. Catherine University, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Bush Foundation, and Penumbra Theatre Company, as well as her family's foundation, The Givens Foundation for African American Literature. Givens is the recipient of a WomenVenture Lifetime Achievement award, a Heritage Keepers award, and was honored as a community champion by the Girl Scouts of America.; Michael Kleber-Diggs: Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and essayist. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Poetry City, North Dakota Quarterly, Pollen Midwest, Paper Darts, Water~Stone Review and a few anthologies. He enjoys collaboration with visual artists. Kleber-Diggs is a past fellow with the Givens Foundation for African-America Literature, a past winner of the Loft Mentor Series in poetry, and the inaugural poet laureate of Anoka County libraries. His work has been supported by the Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and (as part of a collaboration project through Soo Visual Art Center) the National Endowment for the Arts.; Jennifer McDougall: McDougall is currently the special projects director at White Earth Tribal and Community College, where she oversees human resources, development, marketing, facilities, IT, grants and security departments. McDougall has a bachelor of science degree in project management from Minnesota State University-Moorhead and an AAS in human resources from Minnesota State Community and Technical College. McDougall is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and has a passion to gain more knowledge of her culture and the arts of other cultures.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director of Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, a youth choir organization serving 325 to 350 singers each season in five ensembles. She joined the organization in 2010, and oversees all administrative operations. Previous volunteer experience in the arts includes extensive work with Roanoke Valley Children's Chorus (Roanoke, VA). Rotchschild received a BA in organizational management from Gustavus Adolphus College.; Gary Ruschman: Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation's Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016448,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue being engaged with the community in creating public art but instead of it being a hands-on requirement of the community painting with. By electronic engagement of the community with Augmented reality and collaboration of the AR enhancement.","Connection to people and education of industries impacted by Covid. Engagement in person and online.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kelly L. Anderson AKA Crayon Kelly",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Anderson will engage and educate the community on how art connects, heals, and tells stories through community engagement and the use of augmented reality technology.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Anderson,"Kelly Anderson AKA Crayon Kelly",,,MN,,"(952) 237-6413",Kelly@crayonkelly.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-39,"Rachel Castro: Rachel Castro is an associate librarian in the Hennepin County Library system and a writer. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from the University of North Carolina (Wilmington, NC). Her writing has received support from the Oxbow School of Art, the Anderson Center at Tower View as a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Loft Literary Center. Castro has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and volunteered as a juror for the Scholastic Writing Awards.; Marjorie Grevious: Grevious is a spiritual life consultant and yoga teacher. She has earned a master's degree in human services/community counseling and psychology from Springfield College. She holds a second graduate degree from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities focusing on theology in the arts and a BA from Augsburg. She has worked in the nonprofit sector in social services and in philanthropy as a grants officer for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. She worked as the director for advocacy for Penumbra Theatre.; Laura Martin: Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Dayna Martinez: Martinez, senior programming director at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, has worked in arts administration for 27 years. She is actively involved in Arts Midwest, Dance/USA, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and International Performing Arts for Youth. Martinez sits on the boards of the Saint Paul Cultural STAR and the Saint Paul Festival Association. In 2015, she was named Presenter of the Year by the North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents. She received her BA in music at Avila University and her MA in performing arts management at Columbia College Chicago.; Daniel Munson: Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles. He is happy to bring his arts experience to the community that nurtured him.; Paul Von Drasek: Von Drasek is a retired publishing/bookselling professional who has worked for over 20 years in New York for Viking Penguin, Harcourt, Little Brown, Houghton Mifflin, and Capstone. He is currently the board chair at Rain Taxi Inc. Von Drasek has 15 years as a board member and chair for Curbstone Press (Willimantic, CT). He previously served as a judge for New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) literature panels and also taught in a Columbia publishing course (New York, NY). He has a BA in humanities from University of Minnesota.; Adam Wiltgen: Wiltgen is a nonprofit arts leader and the development director at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Red Wing). He joined the organization in March 2020. Prior to that he created and managed place based arts projects that addressed challenges, strengthened identity, and cultivated cohesion as codirector of Lanesboro Arts (Lanesboro). At heart, Wiltgen is a musician and a music lover. He earned a BA in music business and entrepreneurship from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016449,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","PRAF engenders a real sense of comradery between Americana roots music artists and underserved communities via performances and hands on workshops. A survey will be developed to help measure how attendees benefited from the event and whether they felt more connected to the bluegrass music arts experience and community.","High marks on connecting with people and artists and on a deeper connection to the music. Others indicated low workshop attendance, so no connection. A six question survey asked to rank the degree of how they felt connected with people around them, artists, and Bluegrass Music. Graduated rankings from 1-5 were used with one being Not At All and five being Very Much.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Steve Hansen, Danelle Johnson, Tim Roggenkamp, Jake Ashworth, Jackie Wetrosky, Eric Roggenkamp, Troy Gregory, Jerry Peterson, Liz Ashworth, Cindy Roggenkamp, Dave Roggenkamp",0.00,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Pine River Area Foundation will develop plans to safely deliver the 15th Lakes Bluegrass Festival that celebrates and preserves American roots music of bluegrass music including main stage performances, food booths, and interactive workshops.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Roggenkamp,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","PO Box 187","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 831-0907",cjroggenkamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-16,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016450,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Maintain connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Will evaluate based upon digital and physical audience attendance statistics, survey results, feedback/correspondence, mailing list and other quantifiable engagement when viable.","Connected with refugee community. Surveys and one-on-one interviews, comments left on social media posts and e-mail correspondence, expansion of mailing and contact lists.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Bryan D. Thao Worra AKA Bryan Thao Worra",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Worra will use funds to explore innovative audience connection and engagement strategies for poets among Minnesotan refugees.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,"Thao Worra","Bryan D. Thao Worra",,,MN,,"(951) 305-3354",Thaoworra@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-40,"Patricia Canelake: Patricia Canelake is an artist living in Knife River. She has received two McKnight Foundation Fellowships; and Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, and Arrowhead Regional Arts Council awards. Her painting was part of the 2015 Minnesota Biennial Exhibition at the Museum of Minnesota Art. Artist residencies include Yaddo, MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and I-Park. Canelake served for two years as a juror for the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She also has juried for the Arts Board, The Rudy and Lola Perpich Arts School, Tweed Museum, and University of Wisconsin.; Zachary Goldberg: Zach Goldberg is the arts program and marketing coordinator at COMPAS, where he coordinates daily communications and program operations. Goldberg has worked with the Walker Art Center and the Jungle Theater. He previously lived in Berkeley, CA, where he managed programs at Theatre Bay Area and Bay Area Children's Theatre. Goldberg graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in religious studies and a certificate in creative writing. His first collection of poetry was published in 2020, and he received a project support grant from Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council to work on his next project.; Rachael Hanel: Rachael Hanel is a creative nonfiction writer and associate professor of mass media at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council board and is currently on the board of the Arts Center of Saint Peter. She is the author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, which was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in 2014. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Bath Spa University.; Laura Jensen: Jensen is a licensed clinical social worker. She currently is employed by Hennepin County and works with people in diverse communities who are diagnosed with mental illness and physical disabilities. She also teaches a diversity and inclusion class at Augsburg University for graduate students in the school of social work. Laura earned a master's degree in social work at Augsburg University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.; Stephen Kingsbury: Dr. Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Ekaterina Oicherman: Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).; Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Pillatzki-Warzeha is a PhD student in theater historiography at the University of Minnesota researching Indigenous performance, as well as a freelance theatre director and educator. Pillatzki-Warzeha has previously taught at the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern State University. She holds an MFA in performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.; Eun-Kyung Suh: Korean born, Duluth based textile installation artist, Eun-Kyung Suh received an MFA from the University of Iowa. Since 2008, she has focused on a series of sculptural vessels as a metaphor for personal, family, and cultural memories. Her work exhibits nationally and internationally. Her textile work was published in Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, Thames & Hudson, December 2012. Suh received the 2020 McKnight fellowship for fiber artists and she is currently a professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018083,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Park Square Theatre will make the theatre safe for live shows, produce zoom versions of plays and tour to schools unable to travel to the theatre. Track artist and audience numbers and responses to the three methods of producing and presenting plays to assess which should be continued and/or expanded. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artists/partner evaluations.","Park Square developed Covid preparedness plans to make the theatre safe for live shows and produced zoom versions of plays to connect with audiences. 1. Ability to return to live theatre due to effectiveness of cleanliness and safety features2. Interest in zoom plays 3. Audience and participant feedback on virtual performances (surveys, emails, social media, artist/partner evaluations).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Paul Sackett, Susan Rostkoski, Andrea Trimble Hart, Paul Casey, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Paul Stembler",0.00,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Park Square Theatre will adapt live theater into Zoom versions of plays and activities for distance learning.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Michael-jon",Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-305,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018089,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,7500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft engages BIPOC and rural Minnesota writers and photographers to expand audience and readership for BIPOC and rural Minnesota artists and craftspeople. ACC instituted ongoing evaluation processes for its audiences: artists, attendees, partners, supporters. Tools include audience feedback, surveys, and metrics tracking and inform ways ACC engages audiences and further supports artists.","Hired five Minnesota writers and one photographer for stories that featured eight Minnesota artists. ACC requests, reviews, and publishes a selection of letters from readers in each issue of American Craft magazine. Engagement with published content on our website and social media is measured through Google analytics.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,7500,,"Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara McDonnell, Jean McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Mysers, Bruce Pepich, Carol Saubion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",0.00,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"American Craft Council will engage BIPOC and rural MN writers and photographers, and expand American Craft magazine's local audiences and readership and the many ways readers can support craftspeople.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-311,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018104,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans gain safe access to high quality literary arts experiences with a talented and diverse group of award-winning teaching writers. We collect demographic information, track attendance, do interviews, and solicit feedback. Attendees rate aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contains open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","MNWC provided a community of Minnesota writers safe access to high quality literary arts experiences with a group of talented and diverse teaching writers. We collected demographic information, tracked attendance, and received feedback through an anonymous online evaluation form that also solicited informative responses to open-ended questions.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jericho Brown, Mark Christensen, Chrissy Downwind, Camille Dungy, Heid Erdrich, Monte Hegg, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Rajpal, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer Lorie Yourd.",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will continue to provide Minnesotans a high quality and affordable literary arts experience.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-326,"Joy-Anne Anfinson: Dolo is an artist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of Blackout Improv, host and writer for American Public Media, and has also created, produced, and performed on stage for over a decade. After graduating from Metropolitan State University with a BA in theater, Dolo has continued arts activism through performing and teaching all over the world.; Stephanie Clark: Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP); and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. Their work has been featured in the Chicago Review, Bat City Review, Blue Mesa Review, Studio Visit Magazine, and on BOOOOOOOM!. They have exhibited internationally at Biquini Wax EPS, Mexico City, Mexico; Hus Hakarla Jorundar, Hrisey, Iceland; and Milk Glass Co., Toronto, Canada. Klaark has been artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY; and Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, NY. They have been an Instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an Educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. Clark is the recipient of the Tagvverk Torf Grant. They presently live and work in Minneapolis where they are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College.; Christy Goulet: Goulet is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Goulet recorded a CD in 2018 ""The never ending journey continues""; it was nominated for artist of the year, song of the year, traditional song of the year, and female artist of the year at the Native American Music Awards of 2019. Goulet speaks and sings both Anishanabbe and Dakota languages. She creates ceremonial clothing including dresses, shawls, men's Sundance skirts, ribbon skirts/shirts, bead work, and moccasins. She was recently highlighted on Antiques Road Show-Behind the Scenes at Bonanzaville, West Fargo.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director, who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois Springfield, and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Charles Johnson: Johnson has spent his entire life in the arts. A Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, he taught music for thirty-four years in Pillager public schools, winning teacher of the year in 2007. He successfully applied for two grants bringing more arts opportunities to that school. He has performed on stage and in the pit for different theaters in the Brainerd area. He has performed with orchestras, choirs, and bands. Upon retirement, he began writing and has been published in a variety of places. Photography also became an interest; his photos have been displayed at various public places. He plans to continue his artistic pursuits.; Heidi Miller: Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, after five years spent in Massachusetts, where she served as artist in residence in winds and director of the Williams College wind ensemble in Williamstown, MA. She cofounded the Minneapolis/Saint Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort. Miller has led numerous public school music festivals, instrumental and vocal ensembles, and chamber ensembles, and has performed as a soprano specializing in contemporary and early music. Recent engagements include presenting at the 2019 Minnesota Music Educators Convention, the 2018 Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, the 2016 and 2017 Ordway High School Honor Band, and adjudicating large group festivals in Minnesota, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a vocalist, Miller has performed with the Minnesota Chorale, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Anniversary Chorale, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota), and more. She earned a MM in conducting from Ithaca College, and a BM in music education and performance from the University of Minnesota.; Joanna Seton: Seton's current positions include senior writer consultant at Access Philanthropy and a freelance writer for nonprofits. Seton has an extensive past in nonprofits including education, communications, and fund development. Seton has served as a grant reviewer for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and has been a volunteer usher at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. Shelton has a bachelor's degree from Victoria University (Wellington, NZ), a master's degree from Exeter University (Exeter, UK), and a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Seton?s diplomas are in library studies and English as a second language teaching.; Laura Sivert: Sivert is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she works with artists as colleagues and as students. She graduated with a PhD in art history from Penn State. She has lived in Minneapolis most of her life and has worked at local institutions including the Weisman Art Museum and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sshe specializes in contemporary ecological art.; Ashley Taylor-Gouge, Taylor-Gouge (she/they) is the program director at the Sexual Violence Center (SVC), a stand-alone rape crisis center serving Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. With over ten years of experience in domestic and sexual violence organizations, as well as a brief stint in the world of matchmaking, they provide oversight of SVC?s programs, manage the agency?s outreach and education efforts, curate the social media presence, and coordinate programmatic evaluation. After receiving their bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Kent State University (Kent, OH), they went on to obtain their master's of public and nonprofit administration from Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018113,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will have access and exposure to unique and well-known French and Francophone artists, presented by Alliance Francaise Mpls/St Paul. Proposed programs will include online formats, and will present relevant, recognized global artists with exceptional work. Attendance will be tracked and surveys will be conducted to determine the success of presenting arts programs in 2021.","Minnesotans gained access and exposure to unique French and Francophone experiences. These opportunities engaged local artists and new audiences. Programs transitioned to in-person formats, based on feedback received from our stakeholders. Attendance was tracked, surveys were conducted for some of the events, and many informal discussions took place with participants after the programs.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",145,,15145,3200,"Gregory Anthony, Philip Barnes, Michelle Champlin Bergner, Vincent Francoual, Tanya Gajewska, Simin Hickman, Chris Holden, Jeremy Iggers, Corinne Lawrenz, Allison Lindberg, Carolee Lindsey, Jeff Lundgren, Pearce McCarty, Lamiaa Mouhine, Pamela Pappas Stanoch, Jacqueline Regis, Caroline Sell, Scott Stangeland, Chichi Steiner, Sofia Terzic, Bryn Vaaler, Jonathan Vessey, James Wallace, Joanna Zawislak",0.00,"Alliance Francaise of the Twin Cities AKA Alliance Francaise of Minneapolis/St Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Alliance Francaise of the Twin Cities will present relevant visual and performing arts, representative of diverse French speaking cultures from around the world.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,"Selander Bouzouina","Alliance Francaise of the Twin Cities AKA Alliance Francaise of Minneapolis/St Paul","113 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 332-0436",Directeur@afmsp.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-333,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD?s Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club?s Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018115,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Using an all female creative team, Teatro will virtually present 'Real Women Have Curves' by Josefina Lopez to 1,500 community members. Teatro will use ticket sales, audience reports, and optional surveys to determine how many people participated in the production, where they heard about the show, and how to keep them involved moving forward.","Teatro will plan and grow our online presence while creating new content and programming to engaged online audiences. Social media reach, social media clicks, and likes.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Bernice Arias Lorys Sierralta Minda Garcia Ron Quintero Alberto Justiniano",0.00,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Teatro del Pueblo will produce Real Women Have Curves by Josefina Lopez with an all female creative team to be professionally filmed at Park Square Theatre and presented virtually.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alberto,Justiniano,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","209 Page St W Ste 208","St Paul",MN,55107-3457,"(651) 224-8806",al@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-459,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children?s book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk?s poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist?s Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran?s Pub?s first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk?s zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master?s and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor?s degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020766,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Qualitative and Quantitative surveys will measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees year-round across multiple platforms; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences.","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Qualitative and Quantitative surveys will measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees year-round across multiple platforms; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Nanette Stearns, Eric Molho, Leah Harvey, Paul May-Kramer, Katherine DuGarm, Scott Hughes, Kendra Plant, Megan Wells, Gerard Newenhouse, Praj Narayan, Chris Goggin, Joseph Clements, Susan Costello",0.00,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Fringe will expand the festival offering to include live and virtual performances with improved accessibility services to build capacity of artists and audiences to successfully interact both in person and online.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,McLaughlin,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212",angela@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-184,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020794,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Speaking Out Collective will create three interactive plays and art activities for young children and families to be performed in six community spaces. Adults will be given a survey after the show. Additionally SOC (Speaking Out Collective) will interview some of the audience members, both children and adults.,","Speaking Out Collective adapted three stories and created developmentally appropriate puppet shows for early learners. Adults and children were interviewed after the show. Teachers and staff were overwhelmingly positive and equally engrossed. Even a receptionist, for example, at Baby Space made the puppets which she used to greet and dismiss the children.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",448,,25448,2900,"Sonja Kuftinec, John Sessler, Sandra Agustin, Emily Asp, Sonja Baute, Emily Zimmer, Jack Zipes",0.00,"Speaking Out Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Speaking Out Collective will create interactive plays and arts activities to nurture curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking for low-income, urban child care centers, digging into big ideas through storytelling, theater, puppets, and songs.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tessa,Henderson,"Speaking Out Collective","3714 Longfellow Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 799-3317",info@speakingoutcollective.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-614,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020803,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24890,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GRSF will create a radio drama-style Podcast of Romeo and Juliet available to individuals and schools throughout Minnesota. GRSF will track listener statistics through Spotify as well as through the Festival website and social media. The number of schools and students participating will be tracked. Stories of impact and participation will be gathered and shared.","Six episodes of the podcast were recorded. Four have been completed and two are awaiting final sound edits. Once the complete podcast is posted, we will use qualitative data from communicating with teachers and students who use the podcast as part of their educational activities. We will use quantitative data from Spotify to track listener activity.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,24890,6982,"Mary Alice Anderson, Michael Charron, Marcia Aubineau, Joyati Debnath, Kris Blanchard, Gary Diomandes, Cherisa Broadwater, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Kelley Olson, Jonathan Locust, Jr., Gaby Peterson, Beth Forkner Moe, Mary Polus, Paul Mundt, Jim Stoa, Amaria O'Leary",0.00,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Great River Shakespeare Festival Radio Play podcast will make a high quality professional performance of Romeo and Juliet available free through streaming or download, along with accompanying episodes interviewing artists about the language and themes of the play.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-623,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020806,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Camila Kuntz will develop writing tools and a workshop to help survivors of violent crimes and other traumatic events share their stories Attendance, participation, demographic reach, survey","Two successful writing workshops, website content, expansion and awareness of my writing platform. writing tools developed, number of attendees, number of awareness partners, increased traffic to my website; length of time on website; workshop survey; demographic reach, geographic reach in Minnesota (number of counties).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Camila A. Kuntz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kuntz will develop writing tools and a workshop to help survivors of violent crimes and other traumatic events share their stories.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Camila,Kuntz,"Camila A. Kuntz",,,MN,,"(612) 749-2705",camilakuntz@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-793,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020811,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will connect with groups in Minnesota to find game developers in three communities: older women; greater MN; and gamemakers focusing on climate change. Outcomes will be measured by inaugurating a group OWNING (Older Women New IN Games) Croning, and conducting a survey of three demographics - women, rural and ecogamers on what they need/want from games, and how to grow these communities.","Completed mentorships on professional resumes and writing of Interactive Fiction (IF) Fallow, and began work on a new IF about climate change. Evaluations: Konechne received before/after surveys and handwritten feedback from players of Fallow. Mentors evaluated writing and stated these as strengths: rhythm and pace; inner monologues; creating familiarity; and writing short and incisively.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Teresa L. Konechne",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Gaming is changing how we interact with stories. Who makes them and what stories are told lacks a diversity of voices. Konechne will advance game writing and career building skills while locally connecting older women, rural people, and eco-gamers.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Konechne,"Teresa L. Konechne",,,MN,,"(612) 214-1121",tontheroad@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-798,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020820,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Establish a more robust and interactive virtual presence expanding beyond a static website and Facebook page. Successful creation and maintenance practices for a fully interactive social media and virtual representation of my art practice. Use of web metrics and analytics to understand reach and engagement.","Connected and worked with other creative content makers while developing more intentional and cohesive social media channels. Just as the project was about making connection during Covid, I feel that the opportunities for ongoing creative relationships is the real successful outcome of this project - much more important than random likes of my posted content.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Heather M. Cole AKA Heather M. Cole",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Cole will creatively examine a 2021 COVID period social connection experience to build out expertise in social media engagement and develop a more robust web presence with engagement opportunities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Cole,"Heather M. Cole AKA Heather M. Cole",,,MN,,"(651) 315-0059",heather@designhmc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-807,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020839,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a Hmong coloring book to encourage families to read and color with their children. Some free books will also be distributed to local schools. Family connections are important and passing on the tradition of Hmong folktales is how our culture will endure. The outcome will be measured by the completion of book design/printing and the amount of books I distribute to local schools.","I created and printed coloring books that were freely distributed to local Minnesota schools. I was able to track the numbers of direct engagement by the number of books requested by each school. Many schools contacted me further to request more books. I know the books were utilized by the students.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Kao Lee Thao",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Thao will create a Hmong inspired folktale coloring book which she will give to community schools. She hopes her illustrated book will inspire youths to seek out Hmong folktales, an oral tradition passed down from generation to generation.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kao Lee",Thao,"Kao Lee Thao",,,MN,,"(952) 451-5915",kaoleethao@innerswirl.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-826,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020842,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teaches BIPOC how to gain access to acting opportunities, so as to increase positive media imagery and economic wealth for underserved communities. Registration; Student surveys;","Forty-two subscribers and hundreds of views. YouTube metrics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Valerie R. Redmond AKA Valerie Rose",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Rose will create an online acting class that teaches BIPOC individuals how to gain access to acting opportunities. This will be done to facilitate positive media optics, help close the racial wealth gap, and change the narrative for underserved communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Redmond,"Valerie R. Redmond AKA Valerie Rose",,,MN,,"(651) 470-6047",valerierosetalent@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sibley, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-829,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020874,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,3575,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Becka Rahn will create paper art to illustrate a story about music and musicians in Minnesota. A finished art book will be available to audiences throughout Minnesota and will reflect music and musicians in the community.","Becka Rahn will create paper art to illustrate a story about music and musicians in Minnesota. Forty-six illustrations were completed and are in process of being printed as a book. Additional art is available as interactive content online. Many characters were inspired by actual Minnesota musicians and reflect the diversity of the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,3575,,,,"Rebecca S. Rahn AKA Becka Rahn",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Rahn will create cut paper collage art to illustrate a story book about music and musicians in Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Rahn,"Rebecca S. Rahn AKA Becka Rahn",,,MN,,"(612) 965-0771",beckarahn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-861,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020890,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","White Bear Center for the Arts will provide all ages quality art classes, exhibitions, and events through in-person, virtual, and hybrid programs. The art center uses surveys to evaluate participants' experiences and shape future programming. Over 120 professional artists are engaged in delivering programming each year.","Participants built understanding by connecting to other people, learned traditions and practices, and grew in their skills through WBCA classes. Each participant receives a survey to measure their learning experience, growth, and sense of connectedness. Teaching artists provide feedback to programming staff. WBCA collects data to measure the total number of participants and % of classes filled.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Executive: Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul. Active: Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Andrea Kish-Bailey, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Hardik Patel, Laurie Ryan, Bill Weigel, Mary Wingfield, Nirvana Yang",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"White Bear Center for the Arts will produce arts programs for all generations and abilities provided by professional teaching artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-208,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020894,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","High school students from underrepresented groups will feel empowered to tell their stories in a multitude of ways and share them with the community Number of stories produced through podcast, film and creative writing will be considered, percentage of students who seek to continue developing stories upon project end will be tallied, and student surveys will determine the level of connection","High school students from underrepresented groups were empowered to tell their stories in a multitude of ways and share them with the community. Tallied student creative work and shared student stories through digital magazines, StoryArk Festival, StoryArk Network app. Students created 50+ projects including podcasts, short films, poetry, lyrics, short stories, novel excerpts and visual arts.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",21,,25021,250,"Dan Ajak, Kim Gualtieri, Cornelius Rish, LaTwanna Williams, Marian Hassan",0.00,StoryArk,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"StoryArk will offer storytelling, podcast, film, and creative writing camps to high school students from Stillwater, Hastings, Mankato, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, and Saint Peter school districts.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephani,Atkins,StoryArk,"640 Main St N Ste 34",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 417-6223",steph@storyark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-212,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020912,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota youth will engage in literary arts; Minnesotans will be able to engage with the creative writing of Minnesota youth Outcome will be measured by number of youth participating in classes/workshops and statistics of project website","Minnesota youth engaged in literary arts; Minnesotans were made aware of the creative writing of Minnesota youth. Thirty young writers (grades 3-8) were engaged in in-person writing workshops; the mnkidswrite.org website saw 380 unique visitors and over 700 pageviews.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5450,,,,"Anika Fajardo",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Fajardo will engage Minnesota youth with creative writing and expose Minnesotans to the work of these young writers via a dedicated website (MNkidswrite.com).",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anika,Fajardo,"Anika Fajardo",,,MN,,"(612) 242-6507x c",anika.fajardo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-874,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020918,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Surveys addressing increased artistic accessibility and understanding, cultural agility, demographics, etc. Website analytics: number ofvisits, pages, hits, downloads. Completion of high quality 2D and digital artwork. Documentation on multiple websites.","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. The evaluation method I used was the following: - Website analytics - Completion of artwork - Documentation on websites - (4) Seasonal live webinars - Q and A.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lee will create digital stories and animation shorts exploring our relationship to earth and sky with an Indigenous lens. Four seasonal virtual presentations will be designed and delivered connecting ideas, disciplines, and people.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(763) 416-0662",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-880,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020933,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rebecca will connect with Minnesotans who are suffering from addiction and mental illness as they try to navigate these difficult times. Rebecca will hold a reading and discussion panel. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk about coping with ongoing struggle. Rebecca will survey participants to measure their feelings of connection and find out how the discussion impacted them.","Rebecca will connect with Minnesotans who are suffering from addiction and mental illness as they try to navigate these difficult times. Surveyed participants to measure their feelings of connection and find out how the discussion impacted them.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Rebecca S. Kanner AKA Rebecca Kanner",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kanner will use her writing to explore how Minnesotans suffering from addiction and mental illness are navigating these difficult times.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Kanner,"Rebecca S. Kanner AKA Rebecca Kanner",,,MN,,"(612) 598-9405",rebeccakanner@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-895,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020941,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will develop skills engaging readers on my website by having Minnesota guest bloggers relate their experiences writing about marginalized communities. I will measure and compare the sources of traffic to my website before and after I invite guest bloggers with Google Analytics and MonsterInsights plugins. I will also assess the frequency and quality of communications related to blog posts.","Patti Kameya posted four Minnesota guest bloggers on her website and developed skills engaging readers on the website and related social media posts. Patti Kameya compared Minnesota website traffic before and after the guest blog posts with Google Analytics. She also assessed the frequency and quality of communications related to blog posts.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Patti H. Kameya AKA Patti Kameya",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kameya will engage readers in conversations on Minnesota history and identity by having diverse Minnesota artists contribute to her blog. Guest artists will relate their experiences researching and writing about marginalized communities.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patti,Kameya,"Patti H. Kameya AKA Patti Kameya",,,MN,,"(216) 632-2444x c",pkameya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-903,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020944,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,4390,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Composer will connect with school age students, teaching about the craft and career path of a composer. Artist will schedule 30 online music classroom visits this year, providing content for distance learning and in-person environments. In follow up assessments, students will do further listening and report on what they learned from the visit.","I was able to connect with over 400 students throughout MN, educating them on the career path and workflow of a composer. I kept track of each lecture and how many students attended. Received written feedback from the directors that had their students participate.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",64,,4454,,,,"Timothy C. Takach",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Takach will provide music composition lectures to school age students throughout Minnesota. Pre and post lecture assessments that achieve many of the Minnesota K-12 academic standards in music are included for further engagement.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Takach,"Timothy C. Takach",,,MN,,"(612) 961-0460",tim@timothyctakach.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, Todd, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-906,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020581,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","25 educators and 600 underserved students in five urban schools gain knowledge and skills in visual arts/poetry, as they take actions to protect pollinators. Working with professional evaluator Dr.Christa Treichel, data is gathered through informal observation, discussion and conversations with educators and students, and a survey approved by each school district.","Twenty-four educators and 640 underserved students in six urban schools gain knowledge and skills in visual arts/poetry, as they take actions to protect pollinators. Informal observations by artists and the evaluator, educator and artist debrief sessions led by the evaluator, and a variety of celebrations of student art and poetry.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1500,"Thomas Lang, Jes Reyes, Michelle Presley, Judy Geck, Martha Swedenson, Lola Eliason, Sara Dovre Wudali",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Phenomenal Pollinators involves five urban schools in a three-part project: an arts and science based summer 2022 educator institute, arts and science residencies during school year 2022-2023, and a celebration of student work at ArtStart's EcoArts Fest.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-536,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020602,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Autism SIBS Universe will build expression and self-advocacy skills in neurodivergent learners via school-based poetry residencies and mentorships. Retrospective assessment reflecting on changes in students? artistic self-expression, school engagement, and ability to self-advocate in their educational and life choices.","Autism SIBS Universe helped build expression and self-advocacy skills in neurodivergent learners via school-based poetry residencies and mentorships. Retrospective assessments were completed, reflecting on changes in student's artistic self-expression, school engagement, and ability to self-advocate in their educational and life choices.",,,,20000,140,"Indu Eati, Mark Eati, Max Eati, Molly Brenny, Priyanka Eati, Denise Tschida",0.00,"Autism SIBS Universe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Autism Sibs Universe will provide poetry residencies and mentorships for neurodivergent learners age thirteen to twenty one at South Education Center in Richfield. Students will write and publish poetry under the Unrestricted Interest imprint.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Indu,Eati,"Autism SIBS Universe","19020 44th Ave N",Plymouth,MN,55446,"(612) 396-7422",eati.indu@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-557,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020618,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Foci will ensure glass art is accessible to those not typically represented in the medium and remove financial barriers for emerging glass artists. Outcomes are evaluated through statistical data of our program users demographic information, user surveys, increased scholarship and residency applications and the creation of new work from Foci emerging artists.","Scholarship program, Emerging Artist in Residence program and partnership with Project for Pride in Living established. We evaluated outcomes through enrollment data, number of scholarships granted, and developing new programs with local partners. Enrollment numbers in core classes increased = over 400 students in 2022. 35 scholarships were awarded to BIPOC students.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Randilynn Christensen, Melodee Zeller, Patricia Punykova, Carrie Thornton, Gordon Hage, Ty Pratumwon, Robert Tom",1.00,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts will develop new educational program offerings for youth and expand education opportunities in their new stained glass, flame, and kiln studios. These studios are accessible for all ages and are open to a wider range of physical ability.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Lehner,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2010 Hennepin Ave E Box 54",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 623-3624",annalehner@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-119,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020624,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts or by the grantee are built and barriers are identified and addressed. Implement response surveys at events, collect stories from participants, and conduct audience profiles.","New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts were built. Surveys at events, stories from participants and observation of audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Kirsten Ford, Rachel McWithey, Jerry Olson, Maggie Paynter, Claire Larkin, Peggy Simonson, Velma Carbajal, Pam Horlitz, Susan Forsyth",0.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Red Wing Arts will continue to offer community building and educational shared arts experiences and support its community of artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",emily@redwingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-125,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020645,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will learn and find community as writers, benefitting from access to Loft classes and programs regardless of their economic situation. Gather qualitative participant feedback on their Loft experience (quality, learning, writing improvement, connection to others) and the value of scholarships to those who benefit from them; track participant demographics.","Minnesotans of all ages, including underserved BIPOC populations, benefited from economic access to Loft classes and programs. We surveyed all access fund beneficiaries to collect data and gathered qualitative information from them about their experience, and gathered demographic data on adult participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Arleta Little (ex-officio), Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Nichol Higdon, Kelly Jo McDonnell, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields, Ellena Schoop",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Loft Literary Center will expand access to high quality creative writing and literature classes for Minnesotans whose economic circumstances otherwise prevent participation, and for Minnesotans whose backgrounds/identities are underrepresented in publishing.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2597",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-146,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020647,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,24300,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Access to underserved communities to play listen and learn. We'll survey artists, teachers and site coordinators at the end of the season. Additionally, following one of the programs we'll request feedback from students via visual or written mediums, i.e. creative writing or artwork.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. We expect to monitor progress and success through building community partnerships by measuring increased diversity in audience members, Board and staff. Audience demographics measured by surveys. Other measuring done internally.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24300,,"Suzanna Altman, Mark Anema, Lynne Beck, Birgitte Christianson, Joanna Cortright, Patricia Durst, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, Clea Galhano, Braxton Haulcy, Dorothy Horns, Brian Horrigan, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Anne Kruger, Libby Larsen, Seth Levin, Eric Lind, Michael Manns, Laura McCarten, Fayneese Miller, John Nuechterlein, Sook Jin Ong, Vaughn Ormseth, Nancy Orr, Jonathan Palmer, Karl Reichert, Jana Sackmeister, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Dameun Strange, Maria Troje Poitras, Sarah Wandschneider, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker, Eric Won",0.00,"The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Schubert Club will present a full season of concerts, education programs, and museum exhibits.",2022-03-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-148,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020652,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Provide quality concerts and arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional music organizations. Evaluation will include comments, letters, and anonymous survey results from live performances; letters and comments about our chamber music videos, and survey results from schoolteachers and administrators from our Music in the Schools.","Provide quality concerts and arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional music organizations. Anonymous concert surveys were distributed to audience members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Tina Enberg, Joe Critella, Anna Margl, Suzanne Abrams, Jay Fishman, Nick Bluhm",0.00,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Sinfonia will continue its outreach of top quality music activities to the citizens and residents of Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tina,Enberg,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701",Enberg0418@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-153,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020662,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans gain safe access to high quality literary arts experiences with a talented and diverse group of award-winning teaching writers. We collect demographic information, track attendance, do interviews, and solicit feedback. Attendees rate aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contains open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","Minnesotans gained safe access to high quality literary arts experiences with a talented and diverse group of award-winning teaching writers. We collected demographic information and solicited feedback from all participants through an anonymous online evaluation form that contained open-ended questions to solicit detailed and informative responses.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Elizabeth Barrett, Tammy Bobrowsky, Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Monte Hegg, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Kaur Rajpal, Chrissy Koch, Erin Lynn Marsh, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will continue to provide Minnesotans a high quality and affordable literary arts experience with a talented and diverse group of award winning writers in a safe and inclusive setting.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-163,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020667,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Access to virtual performances allow a greater number of people to experience the theater, especially those living with and affected by disabilities. Progress will be monitored using data collected via audience surveys. The data will be used to measure our ability to: increase access to art for more Minnesotans; serve people living with disabilities; and track the efficacy of special services.","Access to virtual live-stream allowed a greater number of people to experience the theater, especially those living with and affected by disabilities. Progress was monitored using data collected via audience surveys. The data will be used to measure our ability to: increase access to art for more Minnesotans; serve people living with disabilities; and track the efficacy of special services.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Joseph Stanley (President), Ken Rodgers (Vice President), Samantha King (Secretary),Rita Khan (Treasurer), PJ Doyle, Kurt Gough,DJ Gramann II,Rodolfo Gutierrez, Kate Johansen, Daniel Le, Bob Lunning, Mark Valdez, PJ Vitoff, Zoey Wainberg",0.00,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Mixed Blood Theatre will expand its technological infrastructure to provide virtual access to its performances, allowing it to be a welcoming theatrical destination for more people across race, gender, disability, geographic location, and more.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Khamara,Larson,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",khamara@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-168,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020670,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will remain connected by creating a series of large scale paintings of black women to be viewed by Minnesotans The series will be complete for others to view.","Achieved an online exhibition by a New York Gallery. Online outcome is difficult to evaluate because of their nature.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Rose J. Smith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Smith will create a series of large-scale oil paintings celebrating the lives of black women.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rose,Smith,"Rose J. Smith",,,MN,,"(651) 994-0211",mrsmith735@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-277,"Hannah Coleman-Zaitzeff is a development associate at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. She has previously worked as a theater educator in Richfield and Bloomington Public Schools and was formerly the company manger of Mill City Summer Opera. She is a recent graduate of Hamline University where she earned a BA in theater with a focus in direction and stage carpentry.; Lisa Cook is the founder and president of C & C Consulting, where they help nonprofits in building infrastructure through development activities, board training, and grant research and writing. Cook also currently serves as the development director for EOS International. Cook graduated from the University of North Dakota and has served as a member with Lakeville Schools Gifted Advisory Council.; Sally Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Laura Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Daniel Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles.; Chloe Rizzo is a sculptor, engagement consultant, teaching artist, and founding partner of Holliday Studios. Much of her work is done in ceramics and glass with reference to her classical training in sculpture at Rowan State University (Glassboro, NJ), where she earned her bachelor?s degree in 1998. She earned a master?s in ceramics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts (Rochester, NY) in 2001 and completed post baccalaureate studies in sculptural ceramics at the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO). She has been an exhibiting and teaching artist for more than fifteen years, working with diverse communities in both public and private institutions across the country, including the Northern Clay Center, the City of Saint Paul, Gage Academy of Art, and more. Public art installations from her most recent engagement work can be seen in multiple locations throughout the Twin Cities. Rizzo was an instructor of fine arts for Amarillo College and West Texas A&M University. She currently is represented by the RubineRed Gallery, and a sample of her most recent series may be viewed at the 2020 Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition.; Gary Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation?s Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).; Valerie Williams completed her MFA in directing at Baylor University (Waco, TX) in May 2020. Before that, Williams served as grants writer for the Great River Shakespeare Festival and Winona Area Public Schools. She also directed the Winona Senior High drama program. Williams began her theater career as an AEA stage manager with Illusion and Mixed Blood theaters in Minneapolis, and Theatre du Mississippi in Winona. Williams has presented at Texas Educational Theatre, Mid-America Theatre, Comparative Drama, and Association for Theatre in Higher Education conferences. She has been published in the Texas Theatre Journal and the Asian Theatre Journal.; Emily Winn is a dancer and dance teacher with experience in ballet, modern, and jazz. She performed with Twin Cities Ballet and Borealis Dance (a modern company in Minneapolis) from 2014 to 2017, and currently teaches at Ballet Royale. She graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) at the age of eighteen with her BA in writing and linguistics, where she studied creative nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. She also has a love for community theater and musicals and has performed in and/or choreographed for several, including The Music Man, The King and I, and Anything Goes.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020671,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As an artist and culture bearer I will continue to teach students in traditional Lao dance Students will be prepared to perform for an audience either in-person or online.","It was a very successful outcome as we had anticipated. Students, parents and I are all happy that we accomplished our mission. The students were very happy that they got a chance to be a part of a positive group of kids that share similar interests and to learned and showcase their talents. My Facebook post-got a lot of likes, and share, engagements, and positive comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Niphone Phommaras",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Phommaras will engage students in traditional Laotian dance.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niphone,Phommaras,"Niphone Phommaras",,,MN,,"(612) 986-2869",nokipris@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-278,"Hannah Coleman-Zaitzeff is a development associate at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. She has previously worked as a theater educator in Richfield and Bloomington Public Schools and was formerly the company manger of Mill City Summer Opera. She is a recent graduate of Hamline University where she earned a BA in theater with a focus in direction and stage carpentry.; Lisa Cook is the founder and president of C & C Consulting, where they help nonprofits in building infrastructure through development activities, board training, and grant research and writing. Cook also currently serves as the development director for EOS International. Cook graduated from the University of North Dakota and has served as a member with Lakeville Schools Gifted Advisory Council.; Sally Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Laura Martin is a visual artist and graphic designer who has had a lifelong attachment to the arts. She draws, paints in acrylic, does graphic design, and has taken classes in graphic design through the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood, CO).; Daniel Munson has been a theater professional since the 1980s. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and around the country at such prestigious theaters as The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and Pasadena Playhouse (Pasadena, CA). Born, raised, and educated in Winona, Munson has returned to the area and has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival, Theatre du Mississippi, Frozen River Film Festival, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival in leadership roles.; Chloe Rizzo is a sculptor, engagement consultant, teaching artist, and founding partner of Holliday Studios. Much of her work is done in ceramics and glass with reference to her classical training in sculpture at Rowan State University (Glassboro, NJ), where she earned her bachelor?s degree in 1998. She earned a master?s in ceramics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts (Rochester, NY) in 2001 and completed post baccalaureate studies in sculptural ceramics at the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO). She has been an exhibiting and teaching artist for more than fifteen years, working with diverse communities in both public and private institutions across the country, including the Northern Clay Center, the City of Saint Paul, Gage Academy of Art, and more. Public art installations from her most recent engagement work can be seen in multiple locations throughout the Twin Cities. Rizzo was an instructor of fine arts for Amarillo College and West Texas A&M University. She currently is represented by the RubineRed Gallery, and a sample of her most recent series may be viewed at the 2020 Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition.; Gary Ruschman is a vocal artist, instrumentalist, conductor, and prizewinning composer. He has appeared with orchestras, opera companies, and festivals around the world, and was a member of the Twin Cities based Cantus vocal ensemble for a decade. He has received institutional support and recognition from Chorus America, American Composers Forum, Nautilus Music Theater, and ASCAP. Ruschman is director of music at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, and currently serves on the music staff of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Mixed Precipitation?s Picnic Operetta. He earned degrees with honors from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) and the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco, CA).; Valerie Williams completed her MFA in directing at Baylor University (Waco, TX) in May 2020. Before that, Williams served as grants writer for the Great River Shakespeare Festival and Winona Area Public Schools. She also directed the Winona Senior High drama program. Williams began her theater career as an AEA stage manager with Illusion and Mixed Blood theaters in Minneapolis, and Theatre du Mississippi in Winona. Williams has presented at Texas Educational Theatre, Mid-America Theatre, Comparative Drama, and Association for Theatre in Higher Education conferences. She has been published in the Texas Theatre Journal and the Asian Theatre Journal.; Emily Winn is a dancer and dance teacher with experience in ballet, modern, and jazz. She performed with Twin Cities Ballet and Borealis Dance (a modern company in Minneapolis) from 2014 to 2017, and currently teaches at Ballet Royale. She graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) at the age of eighteen with her BA in writing and linguistics, where she studied creative nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. She also has a love for community theater and musicals and has performed in and/or choreographed for several, including The Music Man, The King and I, and Anything Goes.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020705,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal is to document highlights of Carnatic music through the Saraswathi veena via film for the MN Community. 1. In each episode, we will invite the audience to fill a Google Form survey; we will then sum up the form to evaluate audience understanding. 2. I will also be 'live' in chat during the episode premiere to provide more detail and answer questions.","Through professionally mastered video material created I will be able to showcase techniques of playing on the Saraswathi Veena. 1. Verbal feedback received from artists in the twin cities area and carnatic music enthusiasts. 2. Conducted a preview Zoom session to show rushes of produced material and gather feedback from Minnesota audiences and other geographic areas.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Nirmala Rajasekar",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Rajasekar will create six five-minute length videos titled Carnatic Bytes. Each episode will highlight a different aspect of the 2,000-year-old music of India, Carnatic music, on India's national instrument, the Saraswati veena.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nirmala,Rajasekar,"Nirmala Rajasekar",,,MN,,"(763) 245-6799x c",nirmalarajasekar@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-286,"Julie Ahasay recently retired from the faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has directed and acted at the Duluth Playhouse for many decades, and has directed for Lyric Opera of the North, Wise Fool, and Renegade Theater Company. She has participated in approximately 80 theatrical productions ranging from college shows and comedy revues to dinner theater and live radio productions. She is an instructor at Duluth Playhouse Conservatory.; Carolyn Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota (Winona, MN) with an BA in electronic publishing and with an MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Florence Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O?Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR?s ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received his MA and PhD in communication arts with a focus in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scholarly work on LGBTQ cinematic history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. Connolly writes film criticism, which has most recently been published in Film Comment and Reverse Shot, the publication for the Museum of the Moving Image. He is a former programmer for the Wisconsin Film Festival and has been a judge for the Speechless Film Festival.; Sarah Duncan: Duncan's mixed-media works explore themes of identity such as queerness, parenthood, and friendship using storytelling to express truths through varying lenses. Trained as a graphic designer, Duncan recently completed her bachelor?s degree in art at the University of Minnesota, 26 years after starting it. Her current invitation series explores the idea of hospitality in this time of extreme domesticity. Moving into year two of the pandemic?Duncan presents invitations to pause, care, and play.; Rachael Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor?s degree in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Jonathan Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and as a panelist and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Jamie Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Peter Spooner teaches at Lake Superior College (Duluth) and the University of Minnesota Duluth. He founded Archive Arts, LLC to provide appraisal, research, and consultation to private and institutional clients. Spooner is the former curator for Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth, a position he held from 1994 to 2012. He earned a BS in art education from the University of Wisconsin - Stout and received an MS and MFA in painting and drawing from Illinois State University (Normal, IL).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020743,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will engage and connect people with disabilities through the production of a book and presentation of online workshops. I will measure the success of this project by the number of participants in the workshops and book distribution. I will evaluate and improve the workshops through input from real time online polls and input from formal evaluations.","I engaged and connected people with disabilities through the production of a book and presentation of online workshops. I kept track of workshop attendance and sent short online surveys to participants and/or their caregivers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Elizabeth M. Flinsch",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Flinsch will produce a book of her recent photography and facilitate online workshops for survivors of traumatic brain Injury.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Flinsch,"Elizabeth M. Flinsch",,,MN,,"(651) 308-1715",eliz.flinsch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Marshall, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-790,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020746,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will produce a bas relief work: an Ojibwe mother paddling her canoe to save a white family during the Great Hinckley Fire. Outcome will be evaluated from the attendees public comments written on the sign -in sheets in the permanent Kiosk at the site. Also possible write-ups in public media.","Project mural was completed and installed on August 5, 2022 for public viewing. Sign-in at entry kiosk, recorded visitors' names, date, State, time of visit and comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",296,,6296,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Foss will produce a sixteen-foot bas relief mural of Mah kah day gwon and her two children paddling a canoe to save a white family from the great Hinckley fire in 1894.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857x h",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-291,"Kathryn Ganfield is the communications associate and grant writer for Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul, where she advocates for environmental education for people of all ages. Her creative work as an essayist and poet focuses on the trials of family, the natural world, and climate change. She studied creative writing and journalism at Metropolitan State University.; Kathleen Kelly: Kelly is a substitute teacher, as well as a teaching artist and spotlight evaluator for the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Having moved back to Minnesota two years ago, she's currently pursuing full-time arts management jobs in the Twin Cities. She previously taught collegiate theater and dance for six years at Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) and one year at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She holds a bachelor?s in music education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and a master's in musical theater from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).; Lynne King, currently retired, is a board member of Northern Lights Music Festival. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in psychology and sang in the St. Olaf Choir. She raised three children and volunteered countless hours in schools, churches, and throughout the communities where she lived. King has sung and soloed with churches in FL, WI, MI, and MN. She has performed with opera companies and community theaters and has been a member of community choirs and chamber groups. King currently sings with Range of Voices, Touch of Class, and NLMF Opera.; Imani Mims: As a poet and speech writer, most of Mims? work is shared with audiences through performances. Mims? first performance occurred at Tangible Thoughts open mic. After continuing performances at Tangible Thoughts open mics, Mims was offered to be the opening speaker for the University of Minnesota?s Black Motivated Women Fashion Show in 2020 speaking on former civil rights leaders using freedom of expression to break the social barriers that hindered black communities. Her dream is to encourage her fellow peers, family, friends, and neighbors to write about how they feel and use words to touch the minds of others.; Laura Moran is the communications manager for Artspace Projects, Inc., and its performing arts venue, The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, where she connects artists of all disciplines to opportunities across the state and nation. Previously, Moran was the 2016-2017 O'Brien Curatorial Fellow at the Weisman Art Museum and served on the board of directors of the Cycling Museum of Minnesota.; Cole Williams: Williams has a background in scientific training including a BS in biology from the University of Minnesota with various research positions from clinical science to molecular genetics. She is currently enrolled in the creative writing MFA program at Augsburg University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2021. Williams has taught at The Loft Literary Center, judges the MIPA Awards annually, and most recently worked for Public Art Saint Paul as its sidewalk poetry field coordinator. She is an avid volunteer and serving as a board member for her local watershed district?South Washington Watershed District.; Daniel Zielske is a professor of anthropology and music. He is the founder and president of Dzanthro, which creates multimedia production and websites for the Internet and social media. Currently, he is composing new music and producing music videos for Ultimasong records. Zielske previously worked for American Composers Forum; Minnesota State University, Mankato; South Central College; and Gustavus Adolphus College. Zielske holds an MA in anthropology and an MM in music composition both from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His volunteer time is given to Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and the Mankato pow wow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020749,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain, sustain, and adapt my choreography practice so I can continue to amplify the Black community, in collaboration with BIPOC community 1. Completion and sharing of choreography via a dance film, 2. Virtual watch party to discuss choreography themes in the film. 3. Black therapist at discussion.","To maintain, sustain, and adapt my choreography practice so I can continue to amplify the Black community, in collaboration with BIPOC community. Completion and sharing of choreography via short dance films online and discussion about choreography.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Arneshia Williams",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Williams will create a dance film to amplify community.",2022-01-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arneshia,Williams,"Arneshia Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 605-5739",Arneshiawms@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-294,"Kathryn Ganfield is the communications associate and grant writer for Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul, where she advocates for environmental education for people of all ages. Her creative work as an essayist and poet focuses on the trials of family, the natural world, and climate change. She studied creative writing and journalism at Metropolitan State University.; Kathleen Kelly: Kelly is a substitute teacher, as well as a teaching artist and spotlight evaluator for the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Having moved back to Minnesota two years ago, she's currently pursuing full-time arts management jobs in the Twin Cities. She previously taught collegiate theater and dance for six years at Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) and one year at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She holds a bachelor?s in music education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and a master's in musical theater from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).; Lynne King, currently retired, is a board member of Northern Lights Music Festival. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in psychology and sang in the St. Olaf Choir. She raised three children and volunteered countless hours in schools, churches, and throughout the communities where she lived. King has sung and soloed with churches in FL, WI, MI, and MN. She has performed with opera companies and community theaters and has been a member of community choirs and chamber groups. King currently sings with Range of Voices, Touch of Class, and NLMF Opera.; Imani Mims: As a poet and speech writer, most of Mims? work is shared with audiences through performances. Mims? first performance occurred at Tangible Thoughts open mic. After continuing performances at Tangible Thoughts open mics, Mims was offered to be the opening speaker for the University of Minnesota?s Black Motivated Women Fashion Show in 2020 speaking on former civil rights leaders using freedom of expression to break the social barriers that hindered black communities. Her dream is to encourage her fellow peers, family, friends, and neighbors to write about how they feel and use words to touch the minds of others.; Laura Moran is the communications manager for Artspace Projects, Inc., and its performing arts venue, The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, where she connects artists of all disciplines to opportunities across the state and nation. Previously, Moran was the 2016-2017 O'Brien Curatorial Fellow at the Weisman Art Museum and served on the board of directors of the Cycling Museum of Minnesota.; Cole Williams: Williams has a background in scientific training including a BS in biology from the University of Minnesota with various research positions from clinical science to molecular genetics. She is currently enrolled in the creative writing MFA program at Augsburg University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2021. Williams has taught at The Loft Literary Center, judges the MIPA Awards annually, and most recently worked for Public Art Saint Paul as its sidewalk poetry field coordinator. She is an avid volunteer and serving as a board member for her local watershed district?South Washington Watershed District.; Daniel Zielske is a professor of anthropology and music. He is the founder and president of Dzanthro, which creates multimedia production and websites for the Internet and social media. Currently, he is composing new music and producing music videos for Ultimasong records. Zielske previously worked for American Composers Forum; Minnesota State University, Mankato; South Central College; and Gustavus Adolphus College. Zielske holds an MA in anthropology and an MM in music composition both from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His volunteer time is given to Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and the Mankato pow wow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10020758,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft engages BIPOC and rural Minnesota writers and photographers to expand audience and readership for BIPOC and rural Minnesota artists and craftspeople. ACC conducts ongoing evaluation processes for its audiences: artists, attendees, partners, supporters. Tools include audience feedback, surveys, and metrics tracking and inform ways ACC engages audiences and further supports artists.","American Craft expands audiences for BIPOC and rural Minnesota writers, photographers and artists. We paid three writers and nine artists, and featured dozens of artists. ACC conducts ongoing evaluation processes for its audiences. Tools include audience feedback, surveys, metrics tracking, published letters from readers in each issue, and Google analytics to inform ways ACC engages audiences and supports artists.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,8000,,"Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph P. Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara Owen McDonnell, Jean McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce Pepich, Carol Sauvion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf, Greg Bullard, Diane Hofstede, Leslie King Hammond, PhD, James Rustad Life Trustees: Leilani Lattin Duke, Stoney Lamar, Marlin Miller, Sara S. Morgan, Thomas Turner, Barbara Waldman",0.00,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"American Craft Council will engage BIPOC and rural Minnesota writers and photographers to introduce American Craft's local and national readership to the craft of BIPOC and rural Minnesota artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-176,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020979,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Domestic violence victims and their children will experience joy and connection through storytelling, singing, theatre, drawing and puppetry. Adults and children will be interviewed by the Teaching Artists (TA). Shelter advocates will also be interviewed regarding their residents' experience, and learning during the sessions.,","The evident joy and hope brought to our residents via the arts was undeniable. It makes me happy to play with my puppets, and I want to do it again. SOC and VFMN collected qualitative feedback from staff and participants, and it was overwhelmingly positive. One VFMN Youth Advocate shared, 'The kids have been talking about this all week, waiting for SOC to come back and tell stories.'","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1000,"Kenosha Davenport, Kristin Walters, Natasha Kingbird, Nioshin Shafiee, Amirthini Keefe, Bifftuu Adam, Becci Tenbenzel, Princess Kisob, Maytong Chang",0.00,"Violence Free Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Violence Free Minnesota will offer storytelling, theater games, and puppetry sessions that center joy and imagination for the residents of Violence Free Minnesota shelters.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Guadalupe,Lopez,"Violence Free Minnesota","60 Plato Blvd E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 646-6177x 125",glopez@vfmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-630,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020985,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Survivors of domestic violence will experience African dance and drumming to feel energized and connected with peers, artists, and themselves. Tubman will measure the outcome by using a paper evaluation form to track participants and their experience at the conclusion of each workshop. Evaluation forms will be used to collect demographic information as well.","Survivors of domestic violence experienced African dance and drumming to feel energized and connected with peers, artists, and themselves. Tubman measured the outcome by using a paper evaluation form to track participants and their experience at the conclusion of each workshop. Evaluation forms collected demographic information as well.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Jake Blumberg, Douglas Underwood, Jennifer Polzin, Ramona Advani, Marcia Ballinger, Shannon Brooks, Donnie Brown, Latrina Caldwell, Jacob Colon, Keyla Duran, Sarah Erickson, Junita Flowers, Jeffrey Justman, Christina Kolles, Marissa Linden, Mary Lucic, Kaelie Lund, Shareen Luze, Erin Horne McKinney, Laureen O?Brien, Helen O?Malley, Jackie Ottoson, Max Rosen, Sapna Swaroop, Paul Tillman, Tracy Macias",0.00,Tubman,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Tubman will partner with local artists to deliver interactive West African drumming and dance workshops for families experiencing trauma to help them heal, build self-confidence, and strengthen community ties.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Stark,Tubman,"3111 1st Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 825-3333",tstark@tubman.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-636,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020991,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Operational support by paying rent/utilities costs, buying supplies and equipment, larger class selections increase community interest and participation. A better focused data collection, using NASAA guidelines will help us improve class content and delivery and guide our efforts to fulfill the community's needs. Our increasing membership already shows a need to expand the Space and services offered.","Operational funds free staff to be with members, teaching classes and hosting events. New equipment fulfills the needs of and excites the public. The Makerspace has increased recognition as a community leader. Instructors, new classes, class attendance and memberships are at all-time highs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",139,,25139,3700,"Cindy Bourne, Tyler Vaughan, Kendrick Daum, Joe Herke, Bethany Truman, Janie Hanson, Dustin Swiers",0.00,"Minnesota Makers And Artists Guild AKA The Mankato Makerspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Mankato Makerspace will increase community outreach and opportunities by improving the quality of classes and events with much needed supplies and equipment, offer incentives to underserved populations, and implement an intern program.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Bourne,"Minnesota Makers And Artists Guild AKA The Mankato Makerspace","1700 3rd Ave",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 387-7218",mnmakersandartists@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-642,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020997,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,9300,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","30+ Minnesota artists maintain access to Tamil folk - Traditional music, Vocal and dance skills which they developed through an array of efforts since 2013. The outcome will be evaluated by tracking the attendance and surveying artists on the satisfaction of the program. The survey to focus on three major attributes of the program relevance, continuity, and governance.","Sixteen Minnesota artists maintain access to Tamil folk - Traditional music, Vocal and dance skills which they developed through an array of efforts since 2013. Total sixteen students attended the workshop with each art forms having 50 hours of remote sessions facilitated by two master artists with 78% attendance registered.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9300,300,"Executive Board Mr. Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan - President Mr. Senthil Kaliyaperumal - Vice President Mr. Ram Chinnadurai - Secretary Mr. Tamil Kadir Rajavel - Dy. Secretary Mr. Murugaiyan Subramanian - Treasurer Board of Directors Mr. Arangarajan Karuppaiah Dr. Arumugam Ramalingam Mr. Balamurugan Ramasamy Mr. Manigandan Jayaraman Mrs. Mercy Rani Sebastin Mr. Nirmal Sundhar Mrs. Priya C Krishnan Mrs. Revathy Raju Ms. Sanjana Jayaprakash Mr. Sivanandam Mariyappan Mr. Sundaramoorthy Adhiyagavel Mr. Velmurugan Marimuthu",0.00,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will impart online practice to community members and enable access to Tamil folk and traditional arts skills including instrumental music, vocal music, and dance.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-648,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021012,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CLIMB expands their online programming to recorded versions of five plays, to ensure schools continue to receive arts integrated programs. CLIMB surveys all schools to determine if this new programming meets schools educational needs and delivers artistically excellent work.","CLIMB expanded their online programming to record three versions of plays, ensuring artists grew in digital skill sets. CLIMB reviewed the quality of video and sound recorded to see if artists skills had grown over time.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Justin Cervantes, Sam Taitel, James Olney",0.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"CLIMB Theatre will continue to pivot to meet the changing needs of Minnesota classrooms, bringing recorded plays focused on encouraging social emotional skills through radical play.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-663,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021030,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24650,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access and connection to the life and works of Sinclair Lewis, Minnesota writer and first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. By charting requests for:, The original streaming video, 'The Life and Loves of Sinclair Lewis.', The two-part educational version of the video., A theatrical script for licensing by schools and amateur and professional theater groups across Minnesota.","We created a theatrical version of The Life and Loves of Sinclair Lewis, developed an e-commerce website and promoted access to a free two-part video. We evaluated our success via tracking website hits from Minnesota schools and community theater groups. We shared the free video link and study guide through our newsletter and email lists. We also entered a selection of film festivals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24650,5000,"Deb Himsl, Roberta Olson, Pat Lewis, Tracy Tamillo, Mark Roberg, John Rasmussen, Mike Carlson, Eric Torgerson, Nancy Weyer, Carol Mayer, Jim Umhoefer",0.00,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Sinclair Lewis Foundation will promote and disseminate ""The Life and Loves of Sinclair Lewis"" video, along with a two-part education version and theatrical script version, to a broad spectrum of Minnesota audiences including students and artists.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose CT","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-681,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021048,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Training by TimeSlips will enhance the health and abilities of adults with Dementia to express themselves through arts programming and creation 60 staff members will be certified to present TimeSlips programs. Surveys will determine program participants' overall well-being, mood, quality of social interactions. Ebenezer healthcare staff will monitor and collect health data.","Sixty Ebenezer staff became certified in Timeslips. Certifications were tracked in partnership with Timeslips leaders as well as by Ann Schrempp, Ebenezer's Lifelong Learning Director. All certified staff were surveyed to share how often they are offering story writing.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,,0.00,"Ebenezer Society Foundation AKA Ebenezer Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ebenezer will partner with TimeSlips to train its activities staff to increase the health, well-being, and abilities of adults with dementia to express themselves through arts programming and creation.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brendan,Bannigan,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2344 Energy Park Dr","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 442-6379",Brendan.Bannigan@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-699,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021086,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stages Theatre Company (STC) will be a more anti-racist and anti-oppressive theatre culture for its audience, employees, and volunteers. STC will evaluate this outcome through engagement in the Racially Conscious Collaborations process, strategic planning, intrinsic impact research, and quarterly reporting to Theatre for Young Audiences USA (TYA/USA).","STC staff completed RCC training and 23-28 Strategic Plan. Intrinsic impact conversations are ongoing. Check-ins to TYA/USA didn't occur. The outcomes from this grant can be directly observed. STC has built a culture welcoming DEI conversations. The strategic plan is complete and guides the organization. Ongoing intrinsic impact check ins have helped create new and novel programs.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Tenisha Hollie, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Betsy Kumagai, Dimitrios Lalos, Janet Langner, Lisa Beth Lentini, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Sue Moulder, Linda Moy, Meighan O'Reardon, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Kathy Scheving, Beth Theobald, Nicole Truso, Qadirrah Jenn Seltz, Lisa Zell",0.00,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Stages Theatre Company will engage in ongoing training in racial consciousness and inclusion, grow its BIPOC Youth Mentorship in Design program, and develop new plays that effectively tell the stories of its community.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Bross-Judge,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1111",jbrossjudge@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-713,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021112,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans of all races, ages and abilities will have access to quality, hands-on arts programs designed to meet their specific needs and interests. We will track: * participant demographic information provided by sites * number of people who participate in programs * modifications made to meet community needs or goals * tools/training we create or share that help engage more Minnesotans","Minnesotans ages five to 90s, of all races, learned from and created with artists in programs customized to their interests and abilities. We tracked number and types of professional development for artists, and they filled out evaluations after. Artists logged program modifications in their end-of-program evaluations. COMPAS tracked participant data in our Salesforce database.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Tracy Robertson, Virajita Singh, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Heidi Fehlhaber, Jessica Gessner, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Ryan Kopperud, Dameun Strange, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Susta and #269;ek, Brittany Keefe",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"COMPAS will work with communities and artists to cocreate and run participatory arts programs that engage Minnesotans of all ages in high quality creative arts experiences in literary, visual, musical, and performing arts.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-249,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021113,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,8181,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","140 Jones-Harrison residents will maintain access and further engage with the arts during and after Covid-19. We will evaluate the success of Phase II by tracking residents' responses regarding the efficacy and level of satisfaction of our virtual art programming delivery using a Likert Scale, as well as through open ended questions and suggestions.","Minnesota residents and communities maintained access to the arts. Resident attendance and participation was charted through our Activity Pro data system. Staff documented accepted invitations to these groups and continued to monitor return attendance, engagement, and positive statements verbalized by residents.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,8181,,"Robyn Gray, Susan Hann, Beth Kilberg, Jeff Kimpton, Barb Louis, Lesley Novich, Michael Olafson, Steven Rice, Leah Stich, and Mary Thorpe-Mease",0.00,"Jones-Harrison Residence AKA Jones-Harrison","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Jones-Harrison will implement phase II of its transition to virtual art programming for residents, which will add additional capacity to maintain arts access for their community after the pandemic, as they see fit.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Greely,"Jones-Harrison Residence AKA Jones-Harrison","3700 Cedar Lake Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 920-2030",agreely@jones-harrison.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-250,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021129,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,13500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will have greater access to resources that allow them to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal and informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics","Minnesotans had greater access to resources that allow them to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal and informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",100,,13600,1500,"Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson Lee, Rebecca McDonald, Sam Burnham, David Weiser, Valerie Deus, Alison Guess, Sara Hamilton, Rose Lambert, Sherry Meek, Will Prescott, Bianca Rhodes, Jamie Schumacher, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, May Yang, Aaron Young",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"FilmNorth will enhance its online arts learning and screening programs and create a model to offer professional development to filmmakers from all backgrounds within community settings.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@filmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-266,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021140,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through key equipment purchases and dedicated study Little would modernize how his music is organized, performed, marketed. This project will be evaluated via surveys by its capacity to improve the musician experience while at the same time increasing listener engagement for live shows, videos, and on social media.","Purchased all equipment and did improve marketing skills. Achieved equipment purchase goals. Surveyed fellow musicians and numerous supporters on the effectiveness of new marketing outreach.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Douglas V. Little AKA Doug Little",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Little will purchase equipment and modernize how he makes, manages, and markets his music. The investments would improve his music and expand connections to audiences and communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Little,"Douglas V. Little AKA Doug Little",,,MN,,"(612) 871-3534",doug@douglittlemusic.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-944,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021162,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a new full-length piece that expands the storytelling form and promotes the visibility and power of disabled artists Analytics from YouTube and viewer comments/feedback will help capture the scope of community engagement and influence the evolution of the piece in its continued development toward a live event, with potential to tour.","I created a new full-length piece that expands the storytelling form and promotes the visibility and power of disabled artists. We used analytics from YouTube and viewer comments/feedback to capture the scope of community engagement; on-line and in-person feedback sessions also influenced the evolution of the piece in its continued development toward a live event.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Kevin L. Kling",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Storyteller Kling will collaborate with singer/songwriter Gaelynn Lea on a new full-length piece as artists whose work both embodies and transcends their disability, culminating in a recorded excerpt to be broadcast on YouTube.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Kling,"Kevin L. Kling",,,MN,,"(612) 822-8058",kevinlkling@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-966,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021168,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create and make publicly available high-quality recording excerpts of their operas. Producing six high-quality recordings with professional singers, piano, and string trio. Posting the recordings to YouTube with session video and full captioning in English, Somali, Hmong, and Spanish captioning. 500+ views recorded in the first month.","Created and made publicly available high-quality opera recording excerpts. 1. Produced six high-quality recordings with professional singers, piano, and string trio. 2. Posted the recordings to YouTube for three months with full captioning in four languages. 3. Achieved 2,439 views in 3-month period (vs. planned goal of 500+ vie","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Basil K. Considine",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Considine will create high quality studio recordings of six excerpts of operas that he has written or cowritten.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Basil,Considine,"Basil K. Considine",,,MN,,"(617) 858-1617x c",basilus@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-971,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021176,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To connect Minnesota's GLBTQIA culture and community to RECLAIM through performance arts. A brief question and answer form will be filled out by audience members to evaluate what lessons were presented by the performance and what connections they were able to make within the GLBTQIA community.","Nic Lincoln teamed with RECLAIM for a show that featured Gemma Isaackson, and Venus De Mars. MNSAB funds allowed me to produce a show consisting of; a 45-minute-long solo performance of my choreography, danced by Gemma Isaackson, and a 45-minute acoustic concert by Venus De Mars.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Nic Lincoln",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lincoln teams with RECLAIM for a show featuring Gemma Isaackson, Venus De Mars, and Onya Deek. RECLAIM provides access to mental health for queer and trans youth so they may reclaim their lives from oppression that GLBTQIA culture often faces.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nic,Lincoln,"Nic Lincoln",,,MN,,"(612) 388-7721",popartseeker@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-979,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021191,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will finish my novel-in-progress so that I can raise awareness of mental health issues in the artistic community in Minnesota. The completion of an edited first draft of my novel at 50,000+ words. Printing and distribution of a chapter of the novel in a chapbook format. Connecting with audiences via social media to foster discussion of mental health among artists.","I completed and edited first draft of my novel at 60,000+ words, and printed and distributed part of a chapter of the novel in zine format. I used a word-count tool to track my manuscript progress. The novel ended up being longer than I anticipated. The zine we produced was distributed to a mailing list of 260 people.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Steven L. Lang AKA Steven Lang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lang will finish his novel in progress with the goal of raising awareness of mental health issues in the artistic community in Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Lang,"Steven L. Lang AKA Steven Lang",,,MN,,"(612) 275-9335",steve@stevenlang.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-994,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021201,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete and produce another film with an all 'diverse' cast and crew from the community. The outcome will be evaluated by gathering a diverse group of individuals for cast and crew, going into production, and completing the film as a team. Then the film will be submitted to the most major film festivals in the U.S/overseas.","Almost Achieved. There are still some reshoot days, editing and then public release.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Amara C. Eagan AKA Mars Vega",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Eagan will complete second film with diverse cast and crew from underserved communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amara,Eagan,"Amara C. Eagan AKA Mars Vega",,,MN,,"(310) 818-6433",Amara.eagan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1004,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021243,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota residents will have broad access, free of charge, to the music we perform through increased livestream activity in our 2021.22 season. The SPCO will measure the total number and location of viewers in our free online Concert Library during the 2021.22 season, and measure this against past viewership and geographic data.","We reached 6,721 Minnesotans with thirteen FREE live and special concert streams. Over 500 Minnesotans watched each program, matching in-person capacity. Google Analytics was used to track viewership and other useful demographic data of SPCO's digital audience, such as geographic location. To gauge success data was collected and compared to other online programs, past years and in-person data.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2273,"Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor de Meireles, Rick Dow, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss Jr., Carolynn Johnson, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer M.D., Arthur Klebanov, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Andrea McCue, Alfred P. Moore, David Moore Jr., David Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Alan Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will provide free digital access to concerts through increased livestreamed concerts from the Ordway Concert Hall via its free online Concert Library.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-273,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021244,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Via upgraded technology, the Center will provide free-to-all arts experiences (play readings, conversations, etc) to Minnesotans all across the state. We will gather post-participation surveys and IP addresses from online audiences, adjusting our sharing model in response to feedback and focusing outreach according to attendees location. We will regularly consult with our Accessibility Committee.","The Center provided free and accessible play readings and conversations online that engaged Minnesotans across the state. Playwrights' Center staff gathered IP addresses of online audiences and collected informal feedback from participants and audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Annie Gensler, Jodi Grundyson, Christina Ham, Jon Harkness, Jeff Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, Becky Krull Kraling, Melanie Marnich, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Christopher Schout, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Michael Winn, Jane Zilch, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",0.00,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Playwrights' Center will expand its recording/streaming technology and deliver meaningful, inclusive, and free to all arts experiences to Minnesotans.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-274,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021245,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","MYS is able to maintain high quality rehearsals and concerts, and provide access to music for underserved students. We will evaluate our programs through surveys and focused questions to determine the value of each element of our program. We will evaluate our Roseville Area Schools Orchestra Foundation partnership by surveying students in the program.","MYS was able to maintain high quality rehearsals and concerts, and provide access to music for underserved students. Surveys and focused questions were provided to participants in our orchestral program and in the RASOF partnership program. Additionally, some activities were successful due to their occurrence, scholarships, and additional arts staff.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,,"Jon Feustel, Kim Macynski, Paul Gronert, Jeff Nichols, Julie Haight-Curran, Natalie Kennedy Shuck, Richard Marshall, Susan Scott, Amy Weisgram, Melissa Falb, Mark Mandarano, Tony Thomann",0.25,"Minnesota Youth Symphony AKA Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Youth Symphonies will continue to provide excellent orchestra education to Minnesota students, providing scholarships to those who apply, and will partner with local public schools to provide greater access to private lessons.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Hemmingsen,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-275,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021251,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota residents will be introduced to the rich cultural tradition of Latvian song and dance at a six day long festival. By the total number of festival attendees, how many attendees are not active in the local Latvian community, and anecdotal comments about whether attendees enjoyed the festival events.","Minnesota residents were introduced to the rich cultural tradition of Latvian song and dance. We monitored ticket sales, inquiries to our website, and contacts with Organizing Committee members to determine the number of people attending, where they were from, and whether they had prior contacts with Latvians.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Ansis Viksnins, Zinta Pone, Indra Halvorsone, Janis Barobs, Ben Alle, Mara Pelece, Larisa Ozola, Baiba Olingere, Anna Hobbs, Andrejs Lazda, Andris Valdmanis, Diana Atvara.",0.00,"Latvian Organization Association of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Latvian Organization Association of Minnesota will assist in presenting a six-day festival celebrating Latvian culture and introducing Minnesota audiences to the rich tradition of Latvian song and dance.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ansis,Viksnins,"Latvian Organization Association of Minnesota","3152 17th Ave S ?",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 722-4622",avviksnins@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-281,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021276,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans from diverse racial, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will experience accessible arts experiences through school partnerships. We will collect racial, socioeconomic and geo data from public school districts. Teacher surveys will capture qualitative data and net promoter scores. We will track the content of post-show conversations and solicit feedback from attending students.","Minnesotans from diverse racial, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds experienced accessible arts experiences through school partnerships. We collected racial, socioeconomic and geo data from public school districts. Teacher surveys captured qualitative data and net promoter scores. We tracked the content of post-show conversations and solicited feedback from attending students.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1,,25001,,"Silvia M. Perez, Stefanie Adams, Steven J. Thompson, Adebisi Wilson, George Montague, John W. Geelan, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, MD, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Morgan Burns, Jamie Candee, Joe Carroll, Jodi Chu, Scott Cummings, Peter Diessner, Amol Dixit, Danielle Duzan, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Isa Loundon Flaherty, Bob Frenzel, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, ellie krug, Chad M. Larsen, Anne M. Lockner, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Wendy Mahling, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, Jeb A. Myers, Thor Nelson, Nnamdi Njoku, Amanda Norman, Doug Parish, Angela Pennington, Maria Wagner Reamer, Craig E. Samitt, M.D., Chris Schermer, Noreen Sedgeman, Hillery Shay, Wendy Skjerven, Anne E. Stavney, Tanya M. Taylor, David Van Benschoten, Hannah Yankelevich, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",0.00,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Children's Theatre Company will remove financial and geographic barriers to participation in theater by subsidizing tickets and transportation for Minnesota public schools attending weekday student matinees, enhanced by preshow classroom resources and postshow conversations.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-738,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021281,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kaddatz Galleries will maintain and expand their connection with Minnesota residents by enhancing their online presence. Outcomes will be measured by tracking the number of website visitors, email subscribers, class registrants, exhibition attendees and social media engagements.","Kaddatz Galleries has maintained and expanded its connection with Minnesota residents by enhancing its online presence. Outcomes have been measured by tracking the number of website visitors, email subscribers, and exhibition and event attendees; and levels of social media and other digital engagement.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",384,,25384,4101,"Bill Adams, Edwin (Buzz) Anderson, Scott DeMartelaere, Dominic Facio, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Lynn Peterson, Ruth Rosengren, Carl Zachmann",0.00,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Kaddatz Galleries will contract services for website redesign and integration improvements to better connect, engage, and inform viewers about Kaddatz Galleries, its programming, and the artists and people it serves.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Callahan,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-743,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021297,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,22100,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WGM will add a third staff member to sustain and deepen its membership and programming. WGM's Board and staff will use financial and staff reports and program participation data to ensure hiring and retention of third staff member and maintenance and growth of program participation by current and underrepresented groups.","WGM added a third full-time employee, whose role sustained its membership and programming. Weavers Guild of Minnesota used financial reports, program enrollment and evaluations, membership enrollment and shop sales to evaluate impact. Conversations with stakeholders and observational data were also used.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,22100,600,"Amanda Anderson, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Barbara Heath, Deb Jensen, Cass Markovich, Mary Mateer, Keith Pierce, Joseph Rubin, Matthew Schutz, Dawn Severson, Linda Soranno, Orton Tofte, Beth Varro",1.00,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota will add a third full-time staff position to sustain and deepen its membership and access to textile workshops, exhibitions, and classes with particular focus on underrepresented and outstate Minnesotans.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Konop,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463x 3",education@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-759,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10021352,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5567,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will finish my YA novel-in-progress as I learn to fly, engaging the reading/writing community during my and my characters grieving process. As I learn to fly (online instruction/written test/flight lessons), I will monitor and evaluate GoDaddy website data, which includes a blog and Mailchimp. I will monitor my social media platform, respond to comments, and connect with new followers.","I have continued working on my YA novel-in-progress while learning to fly, engaging the reading/writing and flying community. As I learned to fly (online instruction/written test/flight lessons), my writing got stronger and more believable, according to my writers' group. I was also able to connect with the flying community during my presentation in Texas.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,5567,,,,"Lisa M. Simons",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Bolt Simons will learn to fly to help process the death of her dad as she finishes her YA novel about a teen who also loses her dad in a plane crash. She will document facing her fear though social media/newsletters and present in person.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Simons,"Lisa M. Simons",,,MN,,"(507) 213-7469",lboltsimons@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1065,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021360,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5950,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Three poetry videos about Asian Americans and immigrants, our contributions to American culture, the violence we face daily, and how to speak up. I'll have poets and film experts to evaluate the videos, and have previews of the videos at my home, community centers before I load up on YouTube. I'll work with libraries and film festivals through submission process.","my three short films have reached to hundreds of audience. The audience reacted strongly, positively, and told me the films raised their awareness about discrimination in academia.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5950,,,,"Ping Wang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wang will make three poetry videos about Asian American women and immigrant poets in Minnesota, to show how love persists through their resilience, courage, hope, art, and actions; and to fight discrimination and violence with cultural bridges across America.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ping,Wang,"Ping Wang",,,MN,,"(651) 247-3161",Jingputuo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Waseca, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1073,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021361,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In a puppetry residency with Shari Aronson, students in Special Education at Moreland Arts and Sciences School will improve social emotional skills. Artist Shari Aronson will work with Magnet Curriculum Coordinator Dr. Katherine Wiley and the two special education teachers to observe and track changes in students' emotional regulation, self-expression, cooperation and impulse control.","Students gained skills in social emotional creative expression through puppetry. At the beginning, middle and end of the residency, I met with the arts coordinator and the two teachers to assess progress towards goals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Students in special education at Moreland Arts and Sciences School will improve their social emotional skills in a puppetry residency with Aronson.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shari,Aronson,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",,,MN,,"(612) 724-1435x 2",shari@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1074,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016652,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CCT staff members will engage a minimum of 120 community members in hands-on theater arts activities between Jan. 2021 and Nov. 2021. CCT staff will count and record the number of participants engaged in individual hands-on theater activities between Jan. 2021 and Nov. 2021. Participant counts from each activity will be added together and reported to the CCT Board of Directors.","CCT staff members engaged 347 community members in hands-on theatre activities between Jan. 2021 and Dec. 2021. CCT staff counted and recorded the number of participants engaged in individual hands-on theater activities between Jan. 2021 and Dec. 2021. Participant counts from each activity were added together and reported to the CCT Board of Directors.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,2500,"David Beck-O'Sullivan, Kelly Beck-O'Sullivan, Angie Carlson, Amy LaVallie-Rose, Gennia Provencher, Joey Orlando",0.00,"CastleCo Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Children's Castle Theater will priortize providing compensation to staff in order to engage community in hands-on theater arts activities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Yaeger,"Children's Castle Theater","19600 Ipava Ave Lakeville North HS",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 388-7961",childrenscastletheater@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-95,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016656,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary art-making seasonal K-12 lessons related to Native Skywatchers content - Ojibwe and D/Lakota, star knowledge. Pre/Post surveys addressing increased artistic skills, confidence, cultural agility, demographics, etc. Website analytics: number of visits, pages, hits, downloads, etc. Teachers' assessment from students. Photos, videos, etc. documentation of events.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Annette's Outcome: Design and. Yes, this both of these outcomes were delivered. See project websites: https://nativeskywatchers.com/nativesky-shadowpuppets.html.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Carl Gawboyelder) William Wilsonelder)",0.00,"Native Skywatchers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Native Skywatchers Making Spirit, Making Puppets will weave together art, culture, and science in a way that will engage learners to create art in relation to the earth, sky, and cosmos.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Native Skywatchers","17101 76th Pl N","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-97,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016662,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,9500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will learn and perform to represent a well-known folk character called the Capariche through a choreographed dance and history workshop. 1) In-Person and Virtual Dance Practices 2) Monthly progress check-in; 3) Establish goal-driven statements for each dancer; 4) Feedback from dancers about their experience; 5) Video Recording of the dance project.","Participants learned and performed a well-known folk character called the 'Capariche' through a choreographed dance and informational workshop. 1) In-Person Dance Practices 2) Monthly progress check-in; 3) Establish goal-driven statements for each dancer; 4) Feedback from dancers about their experience; 5) Video Recording of the dance project.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,9500,475,"Lyton Guallpa-Naula",0.00,"Away Runakuna","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Away Runakuna will preserve and teach in the diverse traditions of Ecuador through the art of dance.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyton,Guallpa-Naula,"Away Runakuna","3421 Minnehaha Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 518-8999",awayrunakuna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-100,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016663,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ely Folk School will continue connecting with Minnesota residents through online and on-site classes and events and organizational collaborations. Ely Folk School aims to offer at least two classes per week and one event a month for eleven months of 2021 with registrations and demographics documented. Evaluations from students, staff, volunteers, and instructors will be reviewed and implemented.","Ely Folk School continued connecting with Minnesota residents through online and on-site classes and events and organizational collaborations. We offered 188 classes, for an average of 3.9 classes per week over eleven months. We held nine events, but had to cancel three potlucks due to public health conditions. Comments on student evaluations were 94% positive! Diversity of age of students incre","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,650,"Lacey Squier, Chris Clemens, Rick Anderson, Johnnie Hyde, Paul Schurke",0.00,"Ely Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Ely Folk School will develop expanded programming through live, online classes and events combined with safe on-site classes and events to continue to provide arts education to Minnesota residents and communities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Firth,"Ely Folk School","209 E Sheridan St",Ely,MN,55731,"(218) 235-0138",Betty@elyfolkschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chippewa, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-101,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016664,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14942,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GVI will maintain connections by offering virtual chorus participation for singers with dementia and online performances for the larger community. Quantitative and qualitative information will be collected from singers and community members via online surveys measuring social connections, learnings and satisfaction with the artistic quality presented.","Giving Voice successfully maintained connections to singers with dementia and with audiences through our virtual choruses and concerts. We used a variety of quantitative and qualitative tools to collect data and evaluate program success including participant surveys, enrollment numberss, audience numbers, and personal stories.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14942,,"Karen Kenny, Jim Jenson, Nancy Fushan, Keath Young, Richard Golden, Barbara Greene, Darrell Foss, Angela Lunde, Heather Mulder, Sally Scoggin, Jean Thomson, Zarina Madolimov, Frank Bennett, Carol Lee Randall",0.00,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Giving Voice Initiative will maintain connections to singers with dementia and their care partners in Minnesota by offering chorus participation with weekly rehearsals and social time in a safe online platform.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eyleen,Braaten,"Giving Voice Initiative","7801 E Bush Lake Rd Ste 120",Bloomington,MN,55439,"(612) 440-9660",eyleen@givingvoicechorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-102,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016665,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To upgrade Caponi Art Park's website with an interactive map and guidebook for safe, on-site visitor experiences and virtual education programs. Evaluation will be based on visitors' responses - the ease of use, the amount of use and comments; CAP staff's ability to develop the site and keep it updated; the flexibility to include all types of media and sync with online education tools.","An Artwork Map plug-in was added to CAP?s website which uses GPS tags to link visitors to information about artworks in the park in real time. CAP staff reported on their problems and successes in developing the Artwork Map. CAP tested the map and received feedback from the cultural interpreters and park visitors.","achieved proposed outcomes",240,,15240,,"Stephen Gumnit, Ashley Wilson Andrew Pimental, Cheryl Caponi, Jyoti Checka, Daymond Dean, Erin Paulson, Sara Stokman",0.00,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Caponi Art Park will upgrade its website with a multiingual interactive map and guidebook to enhance safe, on-site visitor experiences.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-103,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016667,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will upgrade my internet presence, make visual/literary art, produce a Grupo Soap del Corazon museum tour and publish a new book of poetry. Evaluation would include time spent making art, videos, and writing; a highly attended exhibition ending at the Minnesota Museum; my website upgraded; a newsletter established; web analytics learned; a publicity mailing, and poetry self-published.","Updated three websites, made visual/literary art, produced Grupo Soap del Corazon museum tour, published poetry book, participated in two exhibitions. Exhibit attendance, word of mouth and email.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Douglas Padilla AKA Dougie Padilla",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Padilla will upgrade his websites and create a monthly arts newsletter, make visual and literary art, and coproduce a Grupo Soap del Corazon museum tour. He will also publish a new book of poetry and will do readings, if possible to do so safely.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Padilla,"Douglas Padilla AKA Dougie Padilla",,,MN,,"(612) 275-2835",dougie@dougiepadilla.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lake, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-77,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016668,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Formally release new single 'I Can't Breathe', Create Video for 'I Can't Breathe' and hold live virtual performances. The ultimate goal with the song and video 'I Can't Breathe' is to help educate and heal the communities of Minnesota. Our goal is to hold four virtual performances for the communities of Minnesota.","Promoted Single and Video of 'I Can't Breathe', to educate and help the community heal. Also held live event bringing local artists together. Promoted Single of 'I Can't Breathe'; Promoted Video of 'I Can't Breathe'; Held live event featuring local entertainers and offering a space for black owned business to expand their business.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2723,,8723,,,,"Rico L. Nevotion Woodard",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Nevotion will produce live virtual shows and will produce a music video that will uplift, educate, and heal the community as a whole as they work on dealing with and healing from the social injustices they are facing.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rico,"Nevotion Woodard","Rico L. Nevotion Woodard",,,MN,,"(612) 978-6045",nevotionbusiness@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-78,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016674,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sidekick Theatre will stay connected to its audience by developing a new musical based on local history that meets audience needs and interests. Sidekick will present and record a staged reading of the show for audience feedback. The in-person audience will be asked to participate in a facilitated conversation, while audiences who view the reading online will be asked to complete a survey.","Successfully maintained engagement with local artists and community members and increased demographic diversity of the former. Audience members participated in a conversation after the reading. In addition, the reading was recorded and made available on the Sidekick's website, and a link was sent to the theatre's email list and participants were asked to complete a survey.","achieved proposed outcomes",82,,15082,,"Alex Blackmer, Terry Lynn Carlson, Brian Pekol, Becky Salita, Ivory Doublette, Heidi Fellner, Kevin Klein, Tim Stolz, Ernest Briggs",0.00,"New Plays, Inc AKA Sidekick Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sidekick Theatre will develop a musical about King Solomon's Mines, the 1960s era Minneapolis nightclub that catered to both black and white patrons.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Stolz,"New Plays, Inc AKA Sidekick Theatre","6670 Game Farm Rd E",Mound,MN,55364,"(612) 440-7529",tim@sidekicktheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-107,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016677,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Community members feel more connected to one another across difference, and to Red Wing as a place, through equitable engagement with Minnesota artists. Short-term, participation data, media coverage, personal interviews, and surveys will measure desired impacts. Long-term, the extent to which continued co-creation between artists and communities takes place beyond initial activities will be tracked.","Community members are connected to each other across difference, and to Red Wing as a place, through reciprocal exchange with a Minnesota artist. Participation data, personal interview, surveys and local media coverage measured short-term desired impacts, while on-going momentum and enthusiasm around community public art and placemaking projects is tracked for desired long-term impacts.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,2680,"John Christiansen, Sean Dowse, Ralph Balestriere, Margaret Noesen, Nan Bailly, Paul Cloak, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Taronda Howard, Fiona McCrae Karen Mueller.",0.00,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Anderson Center will provide its First Step Public Artist Residency helping artists deepen practices in storytelling, cultural arts organizing, and collaborative community engagement, while serving as a catalyst for relationship building in a changing environment.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-109,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016678,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ashland Productions will shift to offer online programming during this extended period without live theater productions. Ashland will measure the number of young people served and will use survey data, both quantitative and qualitative, to measure impact of new programs and seek to iteratively improve them over the course of the season.","Ashland Productions created entirely new online programming for young participants while in-person programming was impossible. Ashland measured the number of young people served and used survey data, both quantitative and qualitative, to measure impact of these new programs.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,5400,"Dana Tonrey, Deb Monk, John Yarusso, Mary Jo Lewis, Thomas Armitage, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Sara Meslow, Steve Ringsdore, Chris Rollinger, Alyssa Soukup",0.50,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ashland Productions will continue to shift in person arts programming to online programming for participants and patrons alike.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 274-8020",chris@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-110,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016681,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","A and K will engage 4,000 older Minnesotans in virtual music making and community building activities to combat isolation among seniors. Number of virtual rehearsals, virtual interactions, virtual performances, visits to website, YouTube views; social media impressions/interactions, care facilities delivering prerecorded programming to residents; residents watching video programming.","A and K reached over 4,000 older Minnesotans in virtual music making plus an additional 2300+ in-person to combat isolation. YouTube:23.1k impressions/4.5k viewsFacebook: Page Fans:1,912/Engaged Users:18.5k/Page Impressions:213k/Page Views:4k/Link Clicks:6k/Post Engagements:30k. Virtual SingOUT!:41 locations. Rehearsals:combination of in-person small groups and zoom.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3510,"John Blackshaw, Heidi Weiler, Jan Preble, Cora McCorvey, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Dan Seeman, Michael Matthew Ferrell",0.49,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Alive & Kickin will deliver virtual programming to help 4,000 older Minnesotans ages 60-99+ combat isolation and loneliness through music participation and social connection.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Ferrell,"Alive & Kickin","1015 1st Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 669-7001",michael@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-112,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016682,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Center will provide extraordinary arts experiences and resources (with newly expanded accessibility options) to all Minnesota residents for free. The Center will gather regular post-participation surveys from our online audiences and adjust our streaming model according to feedback. We will also meet regularly with our Accessibility Committee to refine and improve accessibility initiatives.","Amid the pandemic, the Center provided extraordinary arts experiences and resources to Minnesotans with newly expanded online accessibility. Center staff met regularly with the Accessibility Committee, gathered participation data, and reviewed geographic and other participant information.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Mary Beidler Gearen, Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Jodi Grundyson, Jeff Hedlund, Jessie Houlihan, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Adam Rao, Christopher Schout, Cecilia Stanton Adams, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Paul Stembler, Harry Waters, Jr., Michael Winn, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",0.00,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Playwright's Center seeks funds to expand and sustain its accessibility initiatives, as well as support salaries for collaborating artists and critical staff, helping to connect to all Minnesotans through free, inclusive, and meaningful arts experiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-113,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016696,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce a CD and digital recording of jazz standards with my Imminent Standards Trio in lieu of our usual public performances in Northfield. I will judge the project's success by how much of my local audience requests a free copy. Since the recording will also be distributed nationally, I will also observe the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews are.","I produced a CD and digital recording of jazz standards with my Imminent Standards Trio in lieu of our usual public performances in Northfield. I will judged the project's success by how much of my local audience requested a free copy. Since the recording was also be distributed nationally, I observed the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews were.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Trombonist, Sanford will produce a CD and digital jazz recording with his Imminent Standards Trio to take the place of their usual monthly performances at Imminent Brewing in Northfield which has been halted by COVID-19.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Sanford,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",,,MN,,"(646) 391-7136",jcsanford01@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-89,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016697,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With support, Off-Leash Area will employ additional strategies to maximize the participation in its FY2021 programs by Minnesota residents. Off-Leash Area will evaluate the results of these initiatives through an assessment of box office and online participation numbers.","With support, Off-Leash Area was able to employ additional strategies to maximize the participation in its FY2021 programs by Minnesota residents. Box Office numbers, artistic quality of the programs evaluated through artist and audience feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,306,"Ann Williams, Chris Hoppe, Mary White, Mike Cohn, Jennifer Ilse, Paul Herwig",0.00,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Off-Leash Area will employ a range of supporting initiatives to maximize the accessibility and visibility of its FY 2021 programming in response to challenges posed by the viral pandemic.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Ilse,"Off-Leash Area: Contemporary Performance Works AKA Off-Leash Area","3540 34th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 724-7372",offleash@offleasharea.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-121,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016702,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5788,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Purchase equipment and set up web page to display my chainsaw art which enables me to reach a wider audience and to create bigger and better pieces. Increased productivity as well as being able to create bigger, better, more intricate pieces. Ideally, I would like to create some oversized sculptures for outside display in the community.","Created some art that got destroyed and learned quite a bit about what not to do. Self-evaluation. First time filling out grant paperwork and feel like I failed, but trying to document that in a way that helps me succeed in the future. And helps others understand where funds went and how I intend to do better.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,,,"Eric Olson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Olson will make more and better artwork for show, sale, or donation, and in the process of those creations learn many more techniques and skills to be able to pass on to others.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Olson,"Eric Olson",,,MN,,"(612) 232-8416",olsone2@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-91,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016703,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","TCJF will connect Minnesota musicians with Minnesota residents and communities via safe and socially distant streaming concerts. In partnership with Visit Saint Paul, TCJF will survey viewers of the streaming concerts. The survey will include community input on the booking of musicians, quality and diversity of the artists, and demographic information about the viewers.","TCJF connected 125 Minnesota musicians with 12,000 Minnesota residents and communities via safe and socially distantin-person and streaming concerts. TCJF used contracts with Minnesota musicians, estimated attendance totals, and live streaming audience totals.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Alden Drew, Isaac Peterson, Kevin Barnes, Michael Cook, Doug Brown, Barbara Davis, Steve Heckler, Phyllis Olin, Jim Scheibel, Tio Aiken, and Tara Graff",0.00,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Twin Cities Jazz Festival will produce a series of weekly livestreaming and community concerts featuring Minnesota based and nationally known artists at Minnesota venues throughout spring and summer.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-125,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016716,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The art made with my support by people who have not been previously served by creative venues becomes a catalyst of change for them. My project's success will be seen in the eyes of those who have created and shared their work with the community; their newly formed / revealed skills will be validated and confirmed.","Students learned to engage in effective problem-solving which built their skills in drawing. Increase in ability is clear when comparing pre-instruction work to after-instruction work. Students can better transfer what they see with accuracy. They avoid common mistakes, once they have received instruction using a successful method.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Susan M. Shields",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Shields will use virtual technology and art kits to teach those currently living in Minneapolis parks to draw and paint and discuss how art history is changing.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Shields,"Susan M. Shields",,,MN,,"(612) 750-8974",sushi.m.shields@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-98,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016722,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Carifest will expose entertain, engage, and increase understanding Caribbean music, dance, arts, Foods and cultures available in Minnesota. We will solicit verbal, written, and video responses of festival attendees. We will have comment boxes onsite and seek responses via event page online, using a multi-prong approach to best understand audience feedback, engagement, makeup and change.","Over 5000 attendees, performing artists, vendors, for a ten-hour festival, engaged youths/adults to try the steel drums. Festival and social media surveys, social media response and photo/video of attendees.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,2800,"James Byron, Charles Peterson, Donna Rankin, Mariana Neal, Yvette Trotman, Claire Persaud, Brent Bijou, John Trotman,",0.00,"Twin Cities Carifest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Carifest will provide Caribbean arts and cultural programming including steel drums and dance lessons, and mask making classes.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Byron,"Twin Cities Carifest","PO Box 580481",Minneapolis,MN,55458,"(612) 239-8384",twincitiescarifest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-136,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016725,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,11000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Breanna's Gift will maintain their arts programming connection to children with cancer and serious illnesses through a series of interactive videos. Interviews/conversations with child life specialists and participants; Reviewing attendance records, work plans and finances; observation.","Breanna's Gift was able to maintain its connection with children in hospital and healthcare settings through the production of videos. We count the number of video projects distributed, receive in-person feedback from patients and family members, as well as child life specialists in hospitals and healthcare settings.","achieved proposed outcomes",1677,,12677,,"Dave Hecker Cindy Uldrich Tamara Simon Rebecca Stander Alex Murphy Bridie Musser Shelly Rosett",0.00,"Breanna's Gift","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Breann's Gift will present Art Take, a two-part series of video classes for children with cancer and other serious illnesses who are in the hospital or a health care facility.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Christopherson,"Breanna's Gift","4046 23rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 730-6560",heather@breannasgift.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-138,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016726,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,7340,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of several senior living facilities, shelters, or care centers engage in virtual winter concerts or caroling with the Minnesota Boychoir. Facility staff will confirm via post-event survey that residents were provided opportunity to view and participate in Minnesota Boychoir virtual winter concerts and/or caroling/sing-along experiences.","Isolated seniors were able to participate in music programming previously unavailable to them. Facility staff confirmed via post-event survey that residents were provided opportunity to view two Minnesota Boychoir virtual concerts.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,7340,201,"Mitchell Karstens, Michelle Deering, Kristen Setterberg-Swanson, Molly Driscoll, Anne Christ, Cassie Christensen, Brian Huilman, Christian Novak, Lela Olson, Kelly Stiggers",0.00,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Boychoir will engage residents of several senior living facilities, shelters, and/or care centers through virtual winter concert performances.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Redwood, Roseau, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-139,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016730,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Lundstrum will modify in-person and Zoom teaching of dance, voice and drama to maintain connection to general and specialized audiences. Lundstrum will evaluate its modified teaching program by the number of students participating, the number of new students able to access programs, and the artistic growth of students over the course of fall and winter/spring sessions.","Lundstrum modified in-person and Zoom teaching of dance, voice and drama to maintain connections with general and specialized audiences. Lundstrum evaluated by observing the 177 students who participated in our programs, whether onsite or virtual, with 23 new students. We also sent an evaluation survey that revealed 96% of parents saw improvement in their child's artistic skills.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,2193,"Terri Ashmore, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jonathan Chambers, Sarah Stroebel, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Amy Casserly Ellis, Monisha Dunn, Charlotte Frank, Kendall Griffith, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, Cindy LeJeune, Larry LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Corinne Yerigan O'Neil, Joan Grathwol Olson, Trinka Sharpe, Kendall Qualls, Jeanne Ravich",0.00,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts will modify instruction of dance, voice, and drama to safely adapt to coronavirus, in order to connect with students and advance arts learning for its audiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600",joan@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-142,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016734,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Through new online and community based programs, SPCM will safely reach more Minnesotans with music education and performances. We will survey and evaluate demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances, instructor contact hours, and audience sizes.","We were able to serve students with online or hybrid lessons and build audiences with streamed concerts. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, we compared enrollment to prior years, conducted surveys online and informally, and met with faculty to plan future programming.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1050,"Michael Adams, Sylvia Oxenham, Jamie Mudrick, Scott Brasko, Jennifer Burks, Sharon Carlson, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Clea Galhano, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Kelly Schwenn, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar",0.00,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will safely reach students and audiences in Minnesota with new and expanded online and community based education and performance opportunities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-144,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016737,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Audiences and students would be able to participate online with SPB through classes, virtual performances both live streamed and recorded. We will track the number of online attendees, repeat behavior and survey them about their experience. We will take input/ideas about how we can make online offerings more interactive, remove IT obstacles and evolve our services on a continuing basis.","Audiences and students would be able to participate online with SPB through classes, virtual performances both online streamed and recorded. We will track the number of online attendees, repeat behavior and survey them about their experience. We will take input/ideas about how we can make online offerings more interactive, remove IT obstacles and evolve our services on a continuing basis.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14100,,"Sarah Leismer, Lillyan Hoyos, Christina Onusko, Brianne Bland, Amber Genetzky, Katherine Kreiser, Tim",0.00,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Saint Paul Ballet will create online programming for students and audiences who cannot participate in person during the coronavirus pandemic and will carry online programming forward to reach more people in its community.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-146,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016738,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14650,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide virtual programming and performance opportunities that maintain a connection to our marginalized and underserved audience of young people. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of individuals who participate in new virtual opportunities.","Catalyst was able to provide virtual programming and performance opportunities for a marginalized and underserved audience of young people. This outcome was evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participated, the number of young people who worked for the organization, and the number of individuals who participated virtual opportunities.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14650,9200,"Shannon Robinson, James Taylor, Renita Fisher, Joel Walters, Amir Berenjian, Andrea Graham, Craig Freeman, Lisa Holyfield, Alexander Salazar, Carrie Schaffer, Jennifer Sorenson, Kei Thietje, David Washington",2.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music is adapting to the current landscape by offering safe virtual programming and performance opportunities to its community of young people and aspiring artists.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-147,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016753,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create new glass sculptures and mixed media art and engage Minnesotans online and though virtual workshops for students and at risk youth and women. Measured by 1. Images of new artwork, 2. number of hot shop rental hours measured by receipts from rental time, 3. number of virtual artist workshop participants, 4. number of likes, views and comments on social media (Facebook, Instagram) and my website.","Create new glass sculptures and mixed media art and engage Minnesotans online and though workshops for students. 1. Images of new artwork 2. number of hot and cold shop rental hours measured by receipts and tracked hours of flameworking studio time. 3. number of guest artist workshops 4. number of likes, views and comments on social media (Facebook, Instagram) and m","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"April L. Malphurs",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Malphurs will create glass sculptures and mixed media art. Exploring film, photography, and online platforms she will present her process and art on social media and through virtual artist workshops for students and at risk youth and women.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,April,Malphurs,"April L. Malphurs",,,MN,,"(507) 995-6899",aprilemail2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-114,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016756,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,11200,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Funding to maintain five Teaching Artist contracts to continue programming at Youth Dance Ensemble for sixteen weeks. Feedback, analysis, and review will take place every two weeks with the Director to share progress and any concerns from the teaching artists. Written documentation will take place at the end of funding for financial and contractual review.","Youth Dance Ensemble maintained five Teaching Artist contracts for programming at Youth Dance Ensemble from Jan 4, 2021 to April 23, 2021. Teaching Artists gave oral feedback to the Director, ensuring that artistic goals were met. Feedback from Teaching Artists/Choreographers was positive and confirming. All expressed appreciation for the opportunity of contractual employment.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,11200,,"Keith Anderson, Haley Jensen, Amber Koch, Kelli Foster Warder, Katie Blando, Molly Granzow-Schaffer, Leeanne Rairamo",0.00,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Youth Dance Ensemble and School will secure contracts with five outstanding teaching artists for sixteen weeks to work with students in both instruction and creating new works of choreography to be presented at a community concert.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebekah,Gudim,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","9810 Cromwell Dr","Eden Prairie",MN,55347,"(952) 941-5771",bagudim@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-155,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a Minnesota writer and attorney. Her books include a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You? from Henry Holt Press, two print novels and a YA e-book trilogy. Her second novel, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake from New Rivers Press was a Minnesota Book Award finalist. Coyne is a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education high school. She has a BA from Macalester College and a JD from American University Washington College of Law.; Travis Lusk: Travis Lusk's poetry has appeared in the Hamline Art and Literature Review, Soda Fountain, Icarus and Fulcrum: An Annual of Poetry and Aesthetics. He has been featured reader at Ginkgo Coffeehouse; performed at Balls Cabaret, the Artist's Quarter; and was runner-up in Kieran's Pub's first story slam. He has been a finalist for the Loft Mentor Series and received a 2015 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Lusk's zines can be found in zine collection at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library.; Nichole Markworth: Markworth is the 5th -12th grade band director at Lac qui Parle Valley School District near Madison. She also serves as the senior high student council advisor and jazz band director. She graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) in 2013 with a bachelor of music education degree in K-12 vocal and instrumental music education. In 2017, she went on to receive her master's in education from Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD). In 2019, she received the Minnesota Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year for the southwest division. Markworth is the Secretary for the LqPV Education Association.; Xinyi Qian: Xinyi Qian, PhD, has been a tourism specialist at University of Minnesota Tourism Center since June 2013. Qian conducts applied research on a variety of tourism related topics. Qian is the lead instructor of the festival and event management online course, an educational program that builds essential knowledge for successfully managing and sustaining an event. Prior to joining the Tourism Center, Qian was a research associate in the Department of Forest Resources at University of Minnesota. Qian received master's and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University.; Victoria Virasy-Ertelt: Virasy-Ertelt works as an advancement associate at Emma Norton, a nonprofit dedicated to providing stable housing for women experiencing homelessness with the added challenge of mental health and chemical dependencies. She is focused on bringing the Sanctuary Model, a trauma informed philosophy of care, into implementation. In 2015, Virasy-Ertelt graduated from Hamline University with a bachelor's degree in public health and East Asian studies with a certificate of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Virasy-Ertelt has also held student leadership positions. She strives to make historically disenfranchised voices heard in her work.; Anita Wallace: Wallace has served as the graduate program coordinator in philosophy at the University of Minnesota for over eighteen years. She received a Joan Aldous Diversity and Public Engagement Grant for her work titled ""Climate and Community: An Assessment of Diversity in Philosophy at the University of Minnesota"". As a community gardener, she wrote a successful proposal that received a grant from Honeywell titled ""Building Access: Wheelchair Accessible Raised Beds for a Phillips Community Garden?. She completed all of the coursework toward a PhD at the University of Minnesota, in social and philosophical foundations of education. Her thesis project remains a work in progress. She received her master's in history and philosophy of education from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor's degree in studio arts from Ripon College (Ripon, WI).","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016757,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice Mixed Chorus will provide engaging virtual and in-person programming to its chorus and communities. Participant numbers and media coverage will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, and audience members; an equity and engagement consultant (Change Network) will evaluate goals/outcomes with DEI work.","Because of the pandemic, One Voice canceled all in-person activities and pivoted to an entirely online platform of rehearsals, concerts and workshops. New partnerships were assessed, online audiences and engagement was tracked, extensive surveying of artistic partners, Board members and chorus members was conducted to assess program quality.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Matt Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Mary Pat Byrn, Joe Andrews, Katy Nordhagen",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will embark on an ambitious hybrid season of in person and virtual events that will keep members and audiences active, engaged, and enriched with quality choral music.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mitch,Fantin,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954",executivedirector@onevoicemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-156,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016763,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To maintain meaningful connections with our current audience and to expand reach through digital offerings. Interactions on digital platforms - video streams, website views, social media traffic - will be tracked and surveys will be conducted monthly. Surveys will include both patron experience and demographic questions.","Maintained meaningful connection with our audience and provided outlet for performing musicians through a mix of virtual and in-person offerings. Comments and chat features on virtual concert streams were monitored and personal communication with artists and audience maintained.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Hayward Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Brad Krehbiel, Amy Lindstrom, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Mark Neville, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier, James Sloan",0.00,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Rochester Symphony will offer digital options to reach southeastern Minnesota residents with performance recordings and education programming in a safe manner.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-159,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016765,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","White Bear Center for the Arts will sustain engagement through a variety of virtual classes, events, and exhibitions. WBCA aims to sustain its offerings of accessible, high-quality programming through virtual formats, which can be evaluated based on what's offered and who is served. WBCA will continue surveys, and track program engagements.","Grant funds supported 214 classes and activities offered by 46 teaching artists from January-June 2021, engaging more than 1800 people. WBCA continues to give each participant a post-activity survey that collects information about their experience. Based on 289 responses, 96.5% reported they learned, grew, changed, and/or felt more connected to a community through WBCA.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Active Summer 2021: Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Bill Weigel, Emeritus: Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins.",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"White Bear Center for the Arts will continue providing access to quality arts experiences for thousands in the northeast metro region, offering a full portfolio of classes and exhibitions.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-161,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016767,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LBF will engage Minnesota musicians, residents and communities via safe and socially distant streaming concerts. LBF will survey viewers of the streaming concerts. The survey will include the quality and diversity of the artists and demographic information about the viewers themselves.","The LBF held both outdoor and virtual shows with Minnesota Blues artists. On-line survey only.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"John Bennett Mike Rogers Matt Heck Suzanne Lovejoy Steve Heckler",0.00,"Lowertown Blues Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Lowertown Blues Festival is planning to produce livestreaming concerts with professional Minnesota blues musicians throughout the spring and summer of 2021 that are free and accessible to all.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Lowertown Blues Festival","1671 Village Trl E Unit 1",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(612) 227-3108",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-163,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016770,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5785,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Complete a draft of manuscript and accompanying online course. I will complete a first draft of the manuscript and have a re-vamped online version of the accompanying course on my website.","Completed 3/4 of a draft of the manuscript and a re-vamped version of my online course via a new website. Self-assessment.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5785,,,,"Sarah R. Beahan AKA Sarah Ratermann Beahan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Beahan will write a draft of a book of essays on creativity inspired by her creativity workshop, The Deep Dive. She will concurrently explore and develop ways to host the workshop virtually to reach older adults and rural Minnesotans.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Beahan,"Sarah R. Beahan",,,MN,,"(206) 890-8995",sarah@sarahratermannbeahan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-118,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016771,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14530,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CAFAC will provide a range of arts education and studio access programs to its community, with limitations necessitated by Covid-19 safety protocols. CAFAC will use quantitative methods to track classes offered, enrollments, participation in studio access programs, and teaching artists and shop assistants hired. We will measure quality through participant evaluations and instructor/staff feedback.","CAFAC will provide a range of arts education and studio access programs to its community, with limitations necessitated by Covid-19 safety protocols. CAFAC used quantitative methods to track classes offered, enrollments, participation in studio access programs, and teaching artists and shop assistants hired. We will measure quality through participant evaluations and instructor/staff feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",141,,14671,,"Becca Cerra, Heather Doyle, Christopher Harrison, Susan Haugen, Valerie Hoiness, Roger Karlson, Victoria Lauing, Jhyle Rinker, Heidi Schuster, Pete Segar",0.25,"Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center will provide a range of arts education and studio access programs to its community, with limitations necessitated by COVID-19 safety protocols, and will hire a new shop assistant position to support its stability and operations.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Victoria,Lauing,"Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center","3749 Chicago Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 294-0400",victoria.lauing@cafac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-166,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016783,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WSTC will engage its Minnesota patrons with theater programming, without gathering in-person. (Bonus: patrons will increase their connection to each other.). Attendance records (number of households, and patrons per household, who attend the performance); direct observation by actors of patron engagement during the show (documented in show reports); and post-show audience survey responses.","239 patrons attended; patrons were moved to respond to the themes of the play, and formed connections during the performance. Attendance records ('households' not relevant as it was one person per screen); direct observation by actors of patron engagement during the show (documented in show reports); and post-show audience responses.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Elizabeth Borchert, James Matheson, Mary Mullen, Angela Sylvester, Julia Weiler, Tim Morrow, Michelle Wheeler, Melissa Arbuckle, Laila Sahir",0.00,"Walking Shadow Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Walking Shadow Theatre Company will develop and present Cpvenant, an online play for four households at a time, that uses elements of gaming to explore how people can find connection when they've been driven apart, both physically and ideologically.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Pisa,"Walking Shadow Theatre Company","820 36th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-2602,"(612) 375-0300",david@walkingshadowcompany.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-173,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016785,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","By the data (number) of singers attending choir each week and the (number) of singers that KEEP coming back and returning to choir each week. We will evaluative and determine success through the data we collect from the weekly rehearsals, the feedback from the singers through interviews and conversations and feedback from singers parents through interviews, conversations and surveys.","Singers learned new songs, gained self-confidence and self-esteem, had fun, made new friends and felt a sense of purpose and part of a community. Data was collected through singer and parent surveys, evaluation feedback and observation.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,920,"Bill Flatley, Ben Hersey, Geoff Couling, Holly Miller, Lana Western, Jen Randolph Reise, Jenn Herron, Michelle Frauenshuh, Rachel McGuire, Sue Couling Theresa Fitzpatrick.",0.00,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs will launch a new music outreach program called The ACYC Neighborhood Choir for elementary school chidlren who love to sing.",2021-01-01,2022-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Riddle,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs AKA Angelica Cantanti","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(952) 563-8572",angelicayouthchoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-175,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016787,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","IMSOM will produce a virtual online season of eight classical Indian music concerts and two lectures, to stay connected with its community and audiences. The outcome will be evaluated through online surveys at each event, collating and analyzing the results at the season's end. IMSOM will review the growth and diversity of audiences, revenue, and the overall success of the concerts and lectures.","Brought a wider varierty of artists, instruments and music to audiences in the comfort and intimacy of their homes. Used online and emailed surveys post-concert, to gather data on various quality attributes of the concert series. Surveys had 10-12 easy questions.","achieved proposed outcomes",686,,15686,,"Ameeta Kelekar, Mythili Chari, Vineet Sinha, Sriram Natarajan, Jay Patel, Sandhya Joshi, Abhinav Sharma, Kari Askeland, Balaji Chandran, Greg Herriges, Joy Islam, Praful Kelkar, Anu Krishnan, Dinesh Krishnajois, Jagdip Mahant, Kingshuk Mandal, Bhuvana Nandakumar, Stephen Spaise, Matt Rahaim, Ethirajan Ramanujam, Dan Rein, Allalaghatta Pavan, Ram Krishnan.",0.00,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota will present a virtual online season of music presenting world class artists of Indian classical music.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota","PO Box 581846",Minneapolis,MN,55458-1846,"(651) 428-4238",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-176,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016795,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Theater audience will experience empathetic feelings, aesthetic pleasure, examination of ethical dilemmas, and escape into a well told/sung story. Outcomes will be evaluated through: audience surveys, post-show and on-line; annotated live audience observations; transcript of a post-matinee talk to the cast session; and, a file of collected audience comments received in other ways.","NLOC produced seven successful productions of the musical, Pippin, with a cast of 35, pit orchestra of 12, for an audience of 1,500 area residents. Outcome evaluation methods included: 1) information as to numbers of people served; 2) collected comments from audience members and participants; and 3) a formal review by the NLOC Board of Directors.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Brian Ahart, Lorri Jager, Laura Johnson, Patricia A. Dove, Paul T. Dove, Lisa Dove, Gregory Paul, Gail Ahart, Kurt Hansen, Zachary Johnson, Jan Kehr, Juliann Kjenaas, Marie Nordberg, Mike Swann",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Northern Light Opera Company of Park Rapids will present its 20th summer musical.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company, Inc. AKA Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-180,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, an MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He also received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Rachael Givens: Givens graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte with a bachelor of arts in visual art. She is the volunteer social media assistant for The Links, Incorporated. She previously was a curatorial research intern at the Weisman Art Museum. She has experience as a communication engagement specialist at Pillsbury United Communities, where she designed marketing collateral on various enrichment programs for children that focused on visual arts, music production, STEM education, and career mapping. She received an Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for completing over 1,700 combined hours of community service.; Nancy Leasman: Leasman is a visual artist, primarily creating small pieces with social commentary using a cast of characters engendered in watercolor. She has created large-scale murals, book illustrations, and over 400 scenes/designs reproduced on note cards. Leasman served as the grants coordinator for the Five Wings Arts Council and has received three arts grants. She has served on community revitalization, tourism, public health, and theater boards. She has studied in workshops with Don Folsom, Charles Kapsner, Bela Petheo, Karen Knutson, and others, in addition to much independent study.; Yan Pang: Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers both her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ""Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China's People's Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ""Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Christopher Selleck: Christopher Selleck has spent more than twenty-five years working in the arts community of Minnesota. He received his BFA in photography from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in photography from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Using sports and masculinity as a lens to view identity, his various projects of the last few years focused on this area of identity construction. He maintains an active studio space while teaching as an adjunct or visiting artist. He has worked for nonprofit and commercial galleries, done arts writing, and professional art documentation.; Lisa Truax: Lisa Truax is an associate professor of art and design at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and holds an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Truax is also a professional artist. She has volunteered for the Arts Board reviewing individual visual artist grants in the past and has also received grants in the past. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016796,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indigenous Roots Cultural Art Center will stay strong and responsive to artist and community needs during a year of disruptions. We will track and document employment information, artist opportunities and community events throughout the year.","Increase of accessibility of events and the Cultural Center; hired part time administrative staff to help with administrative tasks to increase staff. Ramp was purchased which was not available prior. We tracked rents collected from rentals, events hosted, artists impacted which all increased since the two FTEs now were able to dedicate more time towards those tasks.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,12500,"ISABEL CHANSLOR, HUE SCHLIEU, ANDRE MONTOYA-BARTHELEMY, ALEJANDRA TOBAR-ALATRIZ, LANCE LAMONT",0.00,"Indigenous Roots AKA Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center will continue to provide a critical, accessible, and culturally relevant space and programming, during the pandemic, civil unrest, and economic downturn for artists to work and mobilize.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sergio,Quiroz,"Indigenous Roots AKA Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center","788 7th St E","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 366-0006",indigeroots@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-181,"Karlyn Berg: Karlyn Atkinson Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. She is a working painter and collage artist whose work has been shown in galleries across the country. She was awarded a 2018 and 2020 Artist Initiative grant and 2018 and 2019 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grants. Berg is currently the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. Berg lives in rural Minnesota where she trains dogs in tracking and scent work for competition.; Keya Ganguly: Keya Ganguly is a professor of comparative literature, film, and visual culture at the University of Minnesota. She has advised curators on South Asia exhibits at MIA and served on several Minnesota State Arts Board panels in the past. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota in 1997, she taught at Carnegie Mellon University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, after receiving her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Younin Greenfield: Greenfield is the program manager for Project for Pride in Living's single adult supportive housing program. Greenfield assists in support and foster, a trauma informed, client centered, equitable approach to housing and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. Greenfield is a member of the PPL DEI committee, a trained YWCA racial justice facilitator, and volunteer with a local domestic violence shelter. Most recently Greenfield has completed a fellowship through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, and worked on a partnership with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to collect and decipher data to promote improving the Section 8 voucher experience. Greenfield holds a BA in sociology from Metropolitan State University.; Paula Gudmundson: Flutist Paula Gudmundson is associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has performed nationally. Gudmundson's first album La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2014) features works by Amancio Alcorta. Her most recent CD features works, Breaking Waves (2019) features works by Swedish women composers. She received a 2011 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant research of flute in Latin American art and music; traveling to Buenos Aires in search of neglected early 20th century music. In 2012, she presented programs throughout the Midwest featuring solo and collaborative works from Argentina. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Regional Spotlight.; Bridget Guiza: Guiza is a violinist with formal training in music theory and harmony at the conservatory and college level. Her goals are to learn the art of music composition and production, obtain a Mexican huehuetl drum, and refine her violin skills. Guiza's music is influenced by classical, Mexican folk, electronic, cumbia, and pre-Hispanic structures. This blend of old and new inspires her to create sounds that cross borders. Her hopes are that listeners resonate with these sound blends while appreciating the ancestral beats in a metaphorical journey of appreciation, gratitude, and oneness. Growing up in Los Angeles with so much diversity and coming from Mexican parents has influenced her music. Her bilingual (English and Spanish) approach to songwriting resonates with other Spanish speaking peoples and encourages other to seek understanding.; Nicole Helget: Nicole Helget is the author of books for adults and children, a manuscript consultant, story editor, and teacher. Helget is the author of a memoir, two novels, and three middle grade novels. Helget was selected as a Barnes and Nobles ""Discover Great New Writers? and ""Featured Authors""? and has starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher's Weekly. Her work has earned the Tamarack Award and Speakeasy Prize, as well as Midwest Selections Pick, several Minnesota Book Award nominations, and two Arts Board grants. Featured reviews have appeared in People magazine and ""Weekend Edition? on National Public Radio. She works and lives in Saint Peter with her family.; Yusuf Mohamed: Mohamed has a passion for the arts, dance, and performance. Mohamed worked as front desk staff for the Cowles Center for the Dance and Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Mohamed holds a master's degree in public and nonprofit administration. He has served on community and school boards and been a public employee for over twenty years, providing services to many Minnesotans.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016802,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teresa Cox will engage and grow her connections with Minnesota audiences through online classes, videos and studio talks. Successful outcomes will be measured by positive engagement (interest/questions/feedback) from audience members and the number attending the studio talks. Arts learning outcomes will be measured by students' enthusiasm and understanding of the art lesson.","I have engaged and grown my connections with Minnesota audiences through videos and studio talks. I had multiple studio visits and talks during the granting period. Some of these resulted in sales of my work and others were peer discussions and sharing process and interest.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Teresa M. Cox",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Cox will continue the development of her painting by purchasing materials and equipment, and broaden her connection with audiences in Minnesota through online studio talks and arts learning workshops.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Teresa,Cox,"Teresa M. Cox",,,MN,,"(651) 207-7948",teresamcox@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-129,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016803,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To keep the spirit of JazzFest alive by attracting a minimum of 1,500 viewers to four virtual performances, one each Saturday in September, 2021. Tally the number of viewers for each performance.","JF21's estimated attendance was 5,000 people. Hourly traffic count input from past vendors, sponsors and security (St. Paul Police).","achieved none of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Michelle Moore, Philip Gracia, Matthew McCormack",0.00,"Selby Ave JazzFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Selby Ave JazzFest will continue to offer monthly livestreamed performances in place of its in person events.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bonko,"Selby Ave JazzFest","934 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 779-2346",dbonko@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-187,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016812,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","SHAPESHIFT will continue to create a space to stimulate crucial dialogue through dance, focusing on issues of inequity, indifference and inclusion. Talkbacks, questionnaires, and other engagement hosted by our equity consultant with both our BIPOC company dancers and viewers will measure reaction and responses while working together, or apart, through critical questions and conversations.","We successfully achieved this outcome given the dialogue that was generated due to our workshops, videos, and other live and virtual performances. We utilized live and online discussions with our audiences when possible, including written questionnaires to elicit their thoughts and feelings about how our pieces impacted them and made them feel.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,500,"Adria McKinley, Louis Taylor, Tim Reardon",0.00,"SHAPESHIFT Theatrical, Inc. AKA SHAPESHIFT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"SHAPESHIFT will host biweekly virtual dance workshops and periodic panel discussions accessible to the general public and will continue to adapt its live productions to multiple platforms such as film and video.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Selmer,"SHAPESHIFT Theatrical, Inc. AKA SHAPESHIFT","500 Washington Ave S Ste 2010",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 338-6005",jselmer@jselmerlaw.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-192,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016814,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. The outcome will be realized if Theatre L'Homme Dieu (TLHD) is able to retain at least one staff member in FY21 to maintain relationships with community stakeholders on behalf of TLHD.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. The outcome will be realized if Theatre L'Homme Dieu (TLHD) is able to retain at least one staff member in FY21 to maintain relationships with community stakeholders on behalf of TLHD.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,15000,"Jim Pence - President, Dave Berg - Treasurer, Judy Blaseg - Vice President, Fred Bursch - President Emeritus, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Tessa Larson, Leanne Larson, Tom Obert, Deb Trumm, Josette Ciceronpart year)",0.00,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu will retain staff to develop plans to safely deliver arts programming.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-194,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016815,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5950,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Thriving as an artist by harnessing digital medias such as YouTube and revamping e-commerce website to take orders more efficiently. Artist will begin by using digital mediums to create content for the digital audience during these Covid times. The Artist may need to revamp website and upgrade e-commerce tools for higher digital traffic.","Created and edited informative videos for my community and engage with those who were curious about furthering their own journey in the arts. I was able to see the view rates and comments made on videos in groups. Being able to communicate with my viewers about their artist journey.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5950,,,,"Fue Vang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Vang will branch into content creation through recording process and tutorial videos.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fue,Vang,"Fue Vang",,,MN,,"(651) 226-5506",Fuevang.01@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-134,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016822,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","An Arts Board grant would support SCVO's expanded 2021 season as we engage with and educate an estimated 500+ residents via new programs and performances. We will evaluate the impact of the funds on the greater Stillwater region by recording audience size at each event/program. We will offer surveys to evaluate effectiveness and consider our rate of success developing local, strategic collaborations.","The Arts Board grant allowed us to create safe, live-streamed concerts to the public, bring Opera on the River backin-person, and pay artists fairly. Attendance numbers and post-event surveys provided the supporting data to show that SCVO's events and programming have successfully helped people through the recent tough pandemic. Survey results were unanimously positive and supportive.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Laurann Kirschner, Carol Carver, Michael Ruppert, Sonia Esch, Trygve Olsen, Robert Korluka",0.00,"Operatunity Theatre AKA Saint Croix Valley Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Saint Croix Valley Opera will offer an expanded season calendar that will provide the Stillwater region with additional opportunities to access the arts, through significant educational efforts and additional events.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Obed,Floan,"Operatunity Theatre AKA Saint Croix Valley Opera","216 Myrtle St W Ste 2300",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(612) 404-9265",info@scvopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-199,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016825,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14400,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Theatre Pro Rata will produce nine performances of a world premiere adaptation of a classic play. Analyze box office reports, audience surveys, artist feedback surveys. Monitor production expenses. Success will be measured by the response of our audience and artists, positive feedback from critics, and achieving a break even budget.","Theatre Pro Rata presented nine performances of Heather Meyer's new adaptation of the 1668 play 'Convent of Pleasure', by Margaret Cavendish. audience reviews, artist surveys, press reviews, box office reports.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14400,100,"Kirsten Erickson, TJ Hara, Lauren Larson, Ryan McGuire Grimes, Jordan Sells, Jeremy Motz, Ariel Lopez.",0.00,"Theatre Pro Rata","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Theatre Pro Rata will present Heather Meyer's new adaptation of the 1668 play Convent of Pleasure by Margaret Cavendish.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carin,Wethern,"Theatre Pro Rata","8717 Colfax Ave S",Bloomington,MN,55420,"(612) 819-4054",carin@theatreprorata.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-201,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016826,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The artist book will be produced in collaboration with a young Minnesotan designer in an edition of 100, donated to libraries and available to audiences. Artist book edition is completed and distributed to audiences.","The artist book will be produced in collaboration with a young Minnesotan designer in an edition of 100, donated to libraries and available to audiences. All aspects of this outcome were achieved - they are factually true. The library systems were not all as responsive as I had expected.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Warren L. Thompson AKA Lex Thompson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Thompson will collaborate with a young typographer and mentor them in the publication of artist books, creating the first in a series of accessible and affordable artist books based on underrecognized historical texts.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Warren,Thompson,"Warren L. Thompson AKA Lex Thompson",,,MN,,"(612) 816-2300",wlexthompson@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-138,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016837,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Opportunities for people of color in the Film Community for Cast and Crew Positions. Even with social distancing I want to start planning positions for cast in crew for people of color in the film community. This include showcasing talent that is normally underrepresented on the big screen.","Success MIrco Short Film. The project was a success! I was able to work with people from my community with diverse background into a short film.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Amara C. Eagan AKA Mars Vega",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Eagan will engage the community by hiring and working with people of color in roles of film cast or crew.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amara,Eagan,"Amara C. Eagan AKA Mars Vega",,,MN,,"(310) 818-6433",Amara.eagan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-143,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016838,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","APIA Minnesota Film Collective will offer filmmaking workshops and create short films that will be shared with Minnesotans. This outcome will be evaluated through attendance and participation count as well as surveys.","APIA Minnesota Film Collective offered filmmaking lessons and created short films that was share with Minnesotans. This outcome was evaluated though attendance and participation count.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Andrew Ahn, Carolyn Mao, Andrew Peterson, Thomas Reyes, Saymoukda Vongsay",0.00,"APIA MN Film Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The APIA Minnesota Film Collective will provide filmmaking workshops and filmmaking opportunities for its communities.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Ko,"APIA MN Film Collective","7715 Stafford Trl",Savage,MN,55378,"(952) 239-4335",apiamnfilm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-208,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow's community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women's Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie's Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow's preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco's career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet's film Child's Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor's degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations' boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016842,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse audience will stay connected to KDT thru a hybrid of virtual and socially distanced performances, outreach activities and dance classes. Number of performances and outreach activities produced (virtual and/or socially distanced). Number of dance classes conducted (virtual and/or socially distanced). Number of participants engaged. Inviting formal and informal feedback about participant exp","We successfully kept our community connected and engaged through performance and educational programs utilizing new technologies. Quant.: Our student showcases had 4,395 impressions, b/t our benefit videos, and showcases, we produced approx. ten original programs and offered 1.5 years' worth of classes benefitting over 100 students. Qual.: showcases earned rave community reviews.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,300,"Marcia Boehnlein, Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi, Deepa Nirmal, Kuhu Singh, Monica Singh-Shukla, Aditi Stinbruchel",0.00,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Katha Dance Theatre will utilize a hybrid of virtual and socially distanced dance performances and classes to provide Kathak dance, music, poetry, and storytelling.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-211,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016843,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","CJAC will create live concert and cultural programs to be live-streamed made available online, both at no cost and paid views. CJAC will add and expand its concert programs to online resources to reach audiences throughout the state and to those impacted by COVID-19. Access can be measured by web metric logging social media monitoring and web surveys.","CJAC presented eight live traditional music concerts: live-stream made available at no cost; three with a paid hybrid in-person component. Live-streams measured by views per event. Engagement assessed anecdotally by reviewing and interacting with viewer comments. Live event attendance was physical count with observational and self-declared categorization, i. e. senior, youth, BIPOC and LGBTQ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14750,250,"Cormac O Se, Jo Ann Vano, Nathan Obrestad, Jim Tarbox, Greg Anderson, Steven Griffith, Dennis Kelly, Mary K. McCormick, Ruth Ann McGlynn, Steven D. Miller, Dennis McFadden",,"Celtic Junction Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Celtic Junction Arts Center will offer live online concerts and cultural programming in continuation of its 10-year commitment to promoting Celtic culture and music with live programs.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jo,Vano,"Celtic Junction Arts Center","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 644-0312",development@celticjunction.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-212,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016850,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain strong connections with our Minnesota communities from January - April 2021 by producing four online theater programs related to social justice. Using online surveys, feedback, and selected interviews, we'll evaluate audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement, related to our goals of social justice issues and artistic quality.","To maintain strong connections with our Minnesota communities from January - April 2021 by producing four online theater programs related to social justice. We used online audience, artist, participant surveys and other verbal/written feedback; and evaluation of audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Michael Katz, Christina Ogata, Ross Peterson, Gordon Nakagawa, Martha J. Johnson, Moses Kariuki Ehlers, Martha B. Johnson, Rick Shiomi",0.00,"Full Circle Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Full Circle Theater will maintain strong connections with Minnesota communities by producing online theater programs related to social justice.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rickey,Shiomi,"Full Circle Theater Company","5436 Clinton Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 327-5223",rashiomi5@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-217,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016854,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","SEAD will have enhanced capacity to grow our programs to ensure Southeast Asian diaspora communities can connect and heal through art and culture. We will evaluate our outcome by measuring improvements in organizational capacity, including hiring at least one additional staff member and investing in additional technology support; and the number of community members reached.","106 Language Participants, twenty SEA Roots Cohort Participants, Over 500 Community Members in Cultural Arts Workshops. Attendance at each event; students in programs; Pre, mid-term, and post-surveys for long term program participants; Positive Feedback (verbal, written, social media) on events.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,500,"Saroeun Earm, Soua Christiansen, Maishia Yang, Mai Hong, Eric Nguyen, Sopheak Neak, Chann Kong, Michael Sasorith",0.00,"The SEAD Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The SEAD Project is strengthening and expanding access to arts among Southeast Asian diaspora communities through cultural workshops, community storytelling and public art exhibitions, and community response programming.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chanida,"Phaengdara Potter","The SEAD Project","1007 W Broadway Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 987-7313",chanida@theseadproject.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-221,"Carrie Abfalter: Abfalter is the fund development manager for WACOSA, a nonprofit that creates day programs for adults with disabilities. In addition to her work with WACOSA, Abfalter teaches fitness classes at local gyms in Saint Cloud and enjoys spending time outdoors. Abfalter attended the College of Saint Benedict?in Saint Joseph, graduating with a bachelor of arts in social work.; Ryan Borden: Borden is an arts and culture professional with an education and equity focus. A recent arrival to Minnesota, Borden was previously the public programs manager at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, where he collaborated with local communities to develop and execute large-scale cultural events. He has taught percussion both scholastically and independently in multiple states and has served as a panelist and reviewer for the Southwest Folklife Alliance's Master-Apprentice Program and ASU Gammage's Teaching Artists Program. Also a performing musician, he earned a MM in percussion from the University of Missouri.; Xiaohong Chen: Xiaohong Chen practices law and provides legal and financial consulting. Previously, she had held various positions with large health insurers including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, and United Healthcare. She has been dancing with the Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater since 1994. She also has been serving as a volunteer board member there for more than 20 years. Chen holds a PhD in health services research, policy, and administration from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.; Sindiswa Georgiades: Sindiswa Georgiades has spent more than a decade as a project management and fund development professional. Sindiswa has a proven success record in the implementation and execution of fund procurement, project management, and organization leadership. Graduating suma cum laude with a BA in marketing management from Concordia University in Saint Paul. She also served as a Roy Wilkins Institute community fellow at the University of Minnesota.; Sandy Nadeau: Nadeau has just retired after 32 years working in the nonprofit realm in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota. She has served as an executive director, director of development, and director of communications at small, medium, and large organizations.; Briauna Williams: Williams a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self- taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016857,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,10300,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ballet Minnesota will employ artists and bring virtual formats to the residents of Saint Paul. After virtual events are held Ballet Minnesota will send survey's to attendees to learn how they enjoyed it and what can be done to improve the experience.","Ballet Minnesota was able to support the Minnesota dance community with online live and recorded concerts. Attendance and audience demographics were tracked by online views this year, as well as traffic to our social media sites. Evaluations happened through conversations with artists and audiences and surveys of online visitors and families.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,10300,,"Julia Lauwagie, Laurie Parker, Marc Kotsonas, Beth Kockelman, Rebecca Stevens, Julia Joseph",0.00,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ballet Minnesota will develop virtual arts and performance outlets for those unable to leave their homes or have limited exposure to the arts.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Taylor,Huber,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919",taylor.huber7@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-224,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016866,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN Residents will grow connection and understanding to others in their neighborhood through arts engagement. Pre and post-evaluation as well as a survey created for participants. We will also hold zoom meet ups to reflect and evaluate impact.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Tracking the number and reach of communities that participated in the program. Both residents participating and their communities.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14930,1500,"S.Kuffinec, M. Cessay, E. Bailey, J. McBride, C.Johnson, D. OFallon, B. Torrez, A.Brotherson",0.00,"Catalyst Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Catalyst Arts will create a program, Art Changes Everything, as a platform to engage artists and everyday people in experiments of visual and performance art.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sha,Bailey,"Catalyst Arts","PO Box 21305",Minneapolis,MN,55421,"(612) 559-0408",sha.truruts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Dakota, Sibley",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-230,"Patricia Black: Patricia Black is a textile and fiber artist in greater Minnesota. She is also a teaching artist, working with Minnesota students grades K-12 and adults. She has served as a reviewer for Arts Board grant panels and volunteered to assist Perpich Center for the Arts projects and other nonprofit arts organizations in greater Minnesota. She currently is a member of the East Central Regional Arts Council board of directors.; Brianna Fisher: Fisher is a youth educator, community builder, and servant learner. Fisher holds a MA from the University of Minnesota in youth development, and a BA in family services and conflict resolution. A long-time youth worker, Fisher has a passion for creating engaging opportunities where young people can thrive within the arts and self-expression.; Susan Foss: Susan Foss is the creator of The Minnesota Goose Garden, a permanent, 30-year landscape art project highlighting Native American culture and history. Foss is a painter, designer, sculptor, and illustrator who has lived in Minnesota since 1969. The mission of the Minnesota Goose Garden is to preserve and promote education of the flora used by the Ojibwe tribes for food, medicine, utility, and ceremony. Foss has unique world traveling history, years in the Master Gardening program of the University of Minnesota. She received an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2017.; Margo Gray: Gray is a Minnesota based experience designer and theater maker whose interests include developing new work, social justice focused art, and creating site specific immersion. Gray recently received an early career research and development grant from Forecast Public Art and is a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund recipient. Gray is the producing artistic director of Playable Artworks, a former Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, an alumna of Grinnell College, and a graduate of the John Wells MFA directing program at Carnegie Mellon University.; Ursula Hargens: Hargens is a ceramic artist, educator, and cofounder of Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE), an advanced certificate program in ceramics which she developed in 2014 in partnership with Northern Clay Center. She received an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (Alfred, NY) and an MA in art and art education from Columbia University teacher's college (New York, NY). She is a three time McKnight Artist Fellow, has received additional awards from the Jerome Foundation and the Arts Board, and was named 2020 Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramic Arts Network, Ceramics Monthly, and Pottery Making Illustrated; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.; Stephen Pelkey: Dr. Stephen Pelkey teaches strings privately in the Rochester and Winona areas. Pelkey teaches cello and bass at Saint Mary's University in Winona. Pelkey is a member of the Winona Symphony Orchestra and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Pelkey received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in cello performance at Northwestern University, Yale University, and University of Houston, respectively. An innovative teacher, Pelkey taught public school orchestra for 25 years in north Kansas. He has freelanced since 1985 in various parts of the country. He was part of a professional quartet and studied with members of the Juilliard String Quartet.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016876,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story painting virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Surveys addressing increased artistic accessibility and understanding, cultural agility, demographics, etc. Website analytics: number of visits, pages, hits, downloads, etc. Completion of high quality innovative artwork. Documentation of events.","Minnesota artists and culture bearers maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Annette's Outcome: Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal narrative digital art story paintings related to Indigenous - Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Evaluation Method: Digital productions were premiered and exist on website.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Annette S. Lee",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lee will create indigenous based mixed media night sky paintings that weave together mind, body, heart, spirit and will come alive through narrative digital art animation. Four seasonal virtual presentations will be designed and delivered.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Annette S. Lee",,,MN,,"(763) 416-0662",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-154,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016885,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue and develop the Sumunar gamelan musical program through video lessons and reduced-capacity in-person rehearsals. The programming methods will be evaluated by tracking the number of participants throughout the year, surveying participants for feedback, and assessing the growth of particpants? abilities and knowledge.","Development and continuation of my teaching in gamelan music through video lessons, zooms and virtual that culminate with an informal in house concert. I evaluated the outcome by tracking the number of the students participating, asked for feedback from the students and audiences. And assessed the ability of the students to play the pieces that they have learned.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Joko Sutrisno",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sutrisno will develop ways to continue gamelan music program through video lessons and reduced capacity rehearsals.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joko,Sutrisno,"Joko Sutrisno",,,MN,,"(651) 230-8713",joko.gamelan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-163,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016898,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Development of two new bodies of work that are confirmed for showing in 2021 in healing arts arenas. Work will be viewed long-term in a healing environment where viewers can revisit the work. I am exploring ways to encourage confidential feedback from viewers to get a better sense of the impact of the work on an individual's healing journey.","two bodies of work were completed and allowed to engage audiences. I worked upwards of 150 hours in studio and created 35 new works of art and finished, backed and framed them all. Each one was placed in one or more exhibition opportunities, and of that work, ten pieces have sold.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Naomi T. Hart",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hart will complete the research and production of two new bodies of work, in a mixed media encaustic process, which are scheduled for exhibition in 2021.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Hart,"Naomi T. Hart",,,MN,,"(612) 749-2237",naomi4art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-176,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016909,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create two Gospel Music compositions as I continue to present music from the African American experience. Success will be evaluated and marked by improved skills in composing gospel music with accompaniment. After gaining additional expertise in creating orchestration, I will present two completed works.","I composed two Gospel songs and presented them in concert. After the compositions were complete: I had them reviewed by two professional composers in the music field who were also former professors. They evaluated song form, lyric content, instrumental/vocal ranges, physical music score, and overall sound.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Carl L. Clomon",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Clomon will present two original compositions that will inspire and bridge community through gospel music.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Clomon,"Carl L. Clomon",,,MN,,"(651) 900-4161",cclomon013@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-187,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016918,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5985,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Virtual and live interactive programming based on traditional music will be produced and presented to Minnesota residents and communities. Online survey evaluations will be developed to accompany virtual programming. Hard copy evaluation forms will be distributed during in-person programs. Responses will be collated, compared with past data and made available to host venues and MSAB.","Virtual and live interactive programming based on traditional music was produced and presented to Minnesota residents and communities. Libraries and institutions for whom I presented had their own online and in-person survey forms already in place. Most hosts share the surveys with me, and I save the relevant results.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5985,,,,"Laura A. MacKenzie",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"MacKenzie will develop and produce programs of traditional music and song for greater Minnesota communities through live and virtual programming.",2021-02-01,2022-03-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,MacKenzie,"Laura A. MacKenzie",,,MN,,"(651) 398-5055",laura@lauramackenzie.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-196,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016922,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create audio recordings and music videos that showcase Hip-Hop with Latin flavors. Inspire more Latinx Minnesotans to make music with Latin vibes. By the number of views, likes, plays, followers, and comments on my social media/music streaming services. From my music sales numbers through iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, etc. By the number of interviews and blog features talking about my work.","I was able to create music and music videos that showcase latinx music and culture in Hip-Hop. I received a ton of likes, comments, shares, blog placements, and interviews that talked about my work!","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Alexander Richter",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Richter will explore ways of presenting his work through music videos. The songs and videos he makes will contain influence from Latin culture aimed at engaging more Latino Minnesotans in music.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Richter,"Alexander Richter",,,MN,,"(612) 616-7296",alex0richter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-200,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10016924,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create free downloadable online resources on the process of making and interpretation of traditional woman's shawl or hood. Create a social media presence for the online materials and a webpage where the materials will be widely available. Likes, clicks and other feedback would be saved and shared. Also, a survey form to my Indigenous community contacts for feedback.","Created a digital bridge/preservation between the importance of Native arts and the greater community. Created a webpage where the all videos and resource are now widely available. 100% positive feedback was the goal and achieved. A survey form was created for feedback or ask a question. Beyond this sharing continues.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Chholing Taha",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"The experiences all of our ancestors long ago witnessed, regardless of geo location, are attached to an arm reaching into our past, present, and future. Global ancestral knowledge and wisdom are contained within each fingertip or tear.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chholing,Taha,"Chholing Taha",,,MN,,"(651) 468-1856",tehteu@hushmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Pipestone, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-202,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016926,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A strong online connection thru social media and a Covid safe studio environment. New art posts and videos on social media feeds and website result in response from Minnesota audience. Gained confidence in creating videos of my art. Resumption of visitors and students to my studio. New art displayed thru Lanesboro Arts in 2021.","Created new art, expanded my online presence. Studio opened to public safely nine studio tours. Private students in my studio. Public display. Reaction to new art-website and social media traffic data and responses to my posts. In person traffic, public studio art tours. Increase of art sales-studio and online orders.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Joan M. Finnegan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Finnegan will explore new ways of presenting her art online and in her studio within a COVID safe environment.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Finnegan,"Joan M. Finnegan",,,MN,,"(507) 272-0254x c",jfinnridge@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-204,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016946,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will stay engaged with Minnesotans by creating comedic short films and enhancing virtual viewership and discussion. This will be evaluated by participant count and virtual surveys to gauge Minnesotans response and engagement with Applicant's art.","Applicant engaged with Minnesotans by creating comedic short films and enhancing virtual viewership and discussion. By viewership count and discussions with viewers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Naomi E. Ko",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Ko will create two to three comedic short films and find ways to enhance virtual engagement with the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American community.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Ko,"Naomi E. Ko",,,MN,,"(952) 239-4335",naomieunjiko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-224,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016955,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An exhibition in a public space will certainly provide an accessible opportunity for people of all demographic to see original art. For me, time to create new work. For Red Wing, I truly believe my work will be interesting and engaging. As viewing will be outside, by chance or intent visits, numbers will be difficult to judge, joy and delight, on the other hand will not.","This exhibition was completely open to the public. Anyone could walk by, see my pieces, read about them and enjoy them without any barriers at all. My project gave people, of all ages, in my community a chance to see art based completely on observations of Red Wing's history and natural surrounding. I wanted people to see, what they too could find by observing their surroundings more closely.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Dawn Z. Erickson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Erickson will exhibit Archive of Observations: Looking Local, a completely new and original collection inspired by Red Wing's historic and natural surroundings. These works will be on exhibit in the windows of the Red Wing Public Library.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Erickson,"Dawn Z. Erickson",,,MN,,"(651) 388-3217",DawnZErickson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-233,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016963,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve skills translating physical artist's books into online publishing with video components to reach a broad diverse number of Minnesotans. Self-evaluation based on personal goals, skills attained with online magazine publishing, and the number of physical magazines distributed and careful tracking of visitors and subscribers to the magazine's website and social media components.","Mostly as outlined in the application, and the most successful outcome was completing a website that engaged a much wider audience for me. My own evaluations of myself are the most helpful in determining successes. With digital media, particularly the website, evaluations were determined by analytical date provided by the web host. Social media provided almost instant evaluation.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Jody L. Williams",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Williams will publish a magazine online and on paper, titled Diminutive Distractions, that will draw attention to the small things in her immediate surroundings.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jody,Williams,"Jody L. Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 721-2891",jody_williams@mcad.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-241,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016968,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create series of three educational videos to share my natural dye art process from beginning to end with an online exhibit of the finished work. A robust social media plan, sharing the content of the videos will be developed to track interaction and offer open discussions. Content will be capsulated and presented at the exhibit that anyone can access as a learning tool.","Three education videos and online exhibit were created to demonstrate my artistic process of working with natural dyes and pigments. Through social media and YouTube video platform, the public and I found a new way to connect and further discuss and exchange ideas about my art process and the practice of using plant and insect materials to make color.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Donovan will explore video as a new medium, produce three educational videos about her natural dye process, and share the content and finished work with an online exhibition.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Donovan Carney","Emily J. Donovan Carney AKA Emily Donovan",,,MN,,"(651) 895-2987",emilydonovan@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-246,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016973,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To donate a sculpture to honor the black, Saint Paul, Minnesota Founding Father, and the birthplace of peaceful integration in America. The evaluation will be a personal observation of a sense of pride that it gives to the community.","Continued Exploration of the Rondo community, the birthplace of peaceful integration in America. Personal observation.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Melvin R. Smith AKA MR. Smith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Smith will exhibit artwork inspired by the Rondo community and donate a sculpture to the City of Saint Paul that represents the first black community in Minnesota.",2021-02-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melvin,Smith,"Melvin R. Smith AKA MR. Smith",,,MN,,"(651) 994-0211",mrsmith735@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-251,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016974,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,3186,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who take video reedmaking/oboe lessons will observe clearer video and sound transmission making it easier to learn from online tutorials. This outcome will be evaluated by the experiences and observations from my students and me. Simple verbal questions and comments/discussion will be the format resulting in positive comments and/or suggestions for improvement.","Students were more engaged and focused during the uncertainty of the Pandemic. Informal conversation and teacher observation regarding individual progress according to weekly lesson plan.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",95,,3281,,,,"Carrie Vecchione",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Vecchione will update her video teaching equipment so she may better communicate online, and continue teaching oboe and reed making lessons.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carrie,Vecchione,"Carrie Vecchione",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1414",carvec@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-252,"Julie Johnson: Julie M. Johnson is a professional grant consultant. She had worked freelance since 1999 and then launched her professional consultancy in 2015. Johnson has been a member of the grants professional association since 2014. She earned her Grants Professional Certification (GPC) in 2019. She has a BA in English writing from Winona State University. Johnson's cultural work includes Winona Film Society board of director from 1993-2008, Great River Shakespeare Festival public relations manager from 2006-2008, and Friends of Winona Public Library vice president from 2014-2018.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a performing artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has been a part of many shows and performed as a lead artist in Katha Dance Theatre's 2015 production ""Pourush, The Masculine.? She served as the youth director with the Minnesota Malayalee Association from 2014 to 2015, and volunteers with fundraising shows organized by Chance Foundation and Harmonious Music. Nair works with Weston Solutions, a construction company. She has a master's degree in construction management from Texas A & M University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai.; Cana Potter: Cana Potter is the owner and sole operator of MuseFlora design studio. Cana graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles with an A.A. in Fashion Design. She has worked as a costume designer with many local theaters, including The Guthrie, Mixed Blood and Mu Performing Arts. Potter has served as a founding board member and Treasurer for Heart of Dance nonprofit, has received a micro grant from Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, and has proudly served as grant panelist twice for the Arts Board.; Juliane Shibata: Shibata is a ceramic artist from Northfield, Minnesota. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University. Shibata taught at Carleton College, Hope College, The College of Saint Benedict, and Saint John's University. Her work was included in the 2019 ""Blanc de Chine? International Ceramic Art Award exhibition in Beijing. Shibata was awarded Artist Initiative grants from the Arts Board in 2014, 2018, and 2020. In 2016, she was a cocurator of Michi ?Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists, which traveled across the U. S. Her work belongs to the permanent collection of Northern Arizona University's Art Museum and the Brown-Forman Collection.; Danielle Sosin: Danielle Sosin is a professional writer and avid arts participant. Her major publications include Garden Primitives, stories from Coffee House Press, and The Long-Shining Waters, a novel from Milkweed Editions, which won the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, amongst other honors. Sosin has taught and encouraged creative communication with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups, and contributed to the field as a panelist, mentor.. Raised in the Twin Cities, Sosin moved to Duluth in 2003.; Richard Terrill: Terrill is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was a distinguished faculty scholar and taught poetry and creative nonfiction writing for twenty-seven years in the MFA program. He now works part-time as a jazz saxophonist. He is the author of three collections of poems, including Coming Late to Rachmaninoff, winner of the Minnesota Book Award; as well as two memoirs, including Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir, winner of the AWP Award for Nonfiction. A past Arts Board grantee, he has reviewed grant applications for the Arts Board and has been a reviewer for the Minnesota Book Awards.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016976,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will remain connected by creating a series of large-scale paintings of black men to be viewed by Minnesotans. The series will be complete for others to view.","I created large-scale painting of black men. The work was discussed over zoom. The series is complete. A gallery is interested in purchasing work inspired by Rondo.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Rose J. Smith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Smith will create a series of large-scale oil paintings of black men inspired by the men in her life.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rose,Smith,"Rose J. Smith",,,MN,,"(651) 994-0211",mrsmith735@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-254,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10016997,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will have a stronger online presence and continued public displays of my portrait projects that increase opportunities share my work. This outcome will be evaluated through online analytics, calculating increases in likes, shares and follows, and by comparing the type of comments/messages received online and verbally. Also noting invitations to display my work and new commissions.","I have a stronger online presence and I continued to publicly display my portrait projects increasing opportunities share my work. This outcome was evaluated based on online analytics, calculating increases in likes, shares and follows, and by comparing the type of comments/messages received online and verbally. Also noting invitations to display my work and new commissions.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Joanna S. Hallstrom AKA Joanna Hallstrom",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hallstrom will work with a creative marketing professional to strengthen her online engagement strategy. She will also develop a window gallery at Tin Top Studios to share her portrait paintings face to face.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Hallstrom,"Joanna S. Hallstrom AKA Joanna Hallstrom",,,MN,,"(612) 804-8259",jlhallstrom@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-275,"Roberta Gray: Robyn Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Adaobi Okolue: Adaobi Okolue is the executive director of Twin Cities Media Alliance, a nonprofit media arts organization equipping people and organizations with the power of media arts to shape narratives that advance equity and justice. She has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, The Loft Literary Center, Pollen, and The Atlantic. Hailing originally from Nigeria, Okolue is a writer, visual and performance artist, and producer. She is also an alum to both the Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative and VONA Writing Workshop fellowships. Okolue has a bachelor's degree in strategic communication from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, School of Journalism.; Akiko Ostlund: Akiko Ostlund began dancing as a tribal fusion belly dancer and studies many dance forms such as salsa, bachata, hula, and tutting. Ostlund collaborates with puppeteers in various projects including Barebones' Halloween Extravaganza, the May Day Parade, and Puppet Cabaret, as well as projects with individual puppeteers. All of her works focus on community and reflect her voice as an immigrant woman of color. She is heavily invested in connecting with youth of color in her community. As a curator she regularly visits local high school showcases to familiarize herself with the new generation and presents young artists in the shows she curates.; Seho Park: Seho Park practices art and teaches at Winona State University. He did graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. Park has served on Arts Board panels and also was a panelist on the Minnesota Artists Exhibition program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His artworks were included in the ""Minnesota Biennials? of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, ""2-D on 3-D? at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; ""Art on the Plains XII? at the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND), and ""Move? at the Rochester Art Center.; Elizabeth Torres: Elizabeth Horneber was a 2019 recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Her essays have appeared in journals such as AGNI, Hobart, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently an assistant professor at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. She volunteers with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and she has previously served as an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant panelist and as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards.; Sten Wall: Wall is a current board member of the small multigenerational community theater, Chaska Valley Community Theater. He has worked with professional theaters across the country, specifically in Virginia and Minnesota. He received his master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University where he also studied nonprofit management. He receiving his BA in theatre and history from Lenoir-Rhyne University. He currently works at HealthPartners in member services.; Claire Wick: Based in Saint Louis Park, Claire Wick is a marketing assistant at Broadway Across America in its north office. She helps promote touring Broadway shows in five different cities across the Midwest, including Minneapolis. In addition to being an avid consumer of the arts, she has been involved in community theater in the Twin Cities. Before coming to Minnesota, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in arts management and vocal music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017005,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn about the harpsichord and hear solo harpsichord works on beautiful instruments. Keeping track of video views, survey specific communities through email, personal email exchanges with community leaders.","Minnesotans learn about the harpsichord and hear solo harpsichord works on beautiful instruments. I used the analytics tools in Squarespace and in Vimeo to get the exact numbers of views. These tools also show in which countries and states these views originated.","achieved proposed outcomes",73,,6073,,,,"Tami Morse",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Morse will create a personal website designed for community engagement and reach out to communities through creation of videos exploring the harpsichord and solo repertoire.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Tami Morse",,,MN,,"(734) 255-7161",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-283,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017022,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will hold at least two free public poetry readings in Minnesota that include at least two other Minnesota artists per reading during the grant period. I will evaluate the progress toward achieving this outcome by setting a detailed project management schedule to accomplish each phase and deliverable.","The book will be published on June 14, 2022. A free public reading will be held with four guest writers. When the book is published and the reading is completed and the guest writers are paid $500 or more total, the outcome will be achieved.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Claire S. Shin AKA Sun Yung Shin",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Shin will complete a new poetry manuscript based on her immigration and citizenship history and documents in the larger context of U. S. nation making.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Shin,"Claire S. Shin AKA Sun Yung Shin",,,MN,,"(612) 236-7575",sunyungshin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-300,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017032,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will maintain her connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Artist will collect quantitative data about exhibition visitors, workshop students, and online presentation viewers. Qualitative data will be collected in a guest/comment book, survey of workshop students, and discussion with presentation viewers.","Artist maintained her connection to Minnesota residents and assisted living communities. Artist collected quantitative data about exhibition visitors, talk attendees, and workshop participants. Qualitative data was collected via a question and answer session with artist talk attendees and verbal feedback from workshop participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Elizabeth M. Coleman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Coleman will create and exhibit windows, lights, and sculptures made of porcelain and glass at Potek Glass Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis. An opening reception and series of workshops will also be held there.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Coleman,"Elizabeth M. Coleman",,,MN,,"(614) 288-1115",elizabethmcoleman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-310,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017034,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pianist Ann DuHamel will engage with Minnesota audiences by creating videos of piano works written for her by composers Jocelyn Hagen and Edie Hill. I will evaluate progress by measuring participation and engagement on 1) YouTube, 2) social media platforms where the videos are posted, and 3) website view data after posting. Measurement will include number of views, comments/reactions, and sharing.","Because of the delays, engagement with audiences is pending. However, when they are completed, I will engage with audiences in Minnesota (and beyond). I still anticipate evaluating participation and engagement in platforms where the video is posted-YouTube, Social Media, as well as direct comments and reactions, and sharing.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Ann M. DuHamel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"DuHamel will create videos of new solo piano works written for her by Minnesotan composers Jocelyn Hagen and Edie Hill.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,DuHamel,"Ann M. DuHamel",,,MN,,"(319) 594-4140",aduhamel@morris.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-312,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017037,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop and print a small catalog of artworks and critical essays from my Body/Building series. The outcome will be evaluated in successful completion of project within the timeline of the grant period. The catalog will be documented and archived. A record of the libraries, reading rooms and non-profits who receive it will be kept.","Catalog Produced. A catalog was produced and a database list generated. Receipt of catalog would be recorded as long as materials were not returned by USPS.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Christopher M. Selleck",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Selleck will create a small, full color catalog of his artwork which will include critical essays from regional writers. This will be distributed to libraries, galleries, and nonprofits throughout the state.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Selleck,"Christopher M. Selleck",,,MN,,"(612) 203-5224",cselleck@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Sherburne, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-315,"Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi is a former member of the Dakota County Public Arts Commission, and served on the City of Eagan public art selection panel. Caponi has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and has participated in the ArtSage Arts and Aging Minnesota professional development program. She was a lead member of the Eagan cohort in the Arts Midwest ArtsLab training on community building through the arts.; Benjamin Gateno: Gateno is a performer and educator with advanced degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He toured and recorded as a member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet from 2009 to 2014. Gateno recently released a CD of solo guitar music of the 1920s featuring classical, blues, and jazz. Gateno is a 2020 recipient of a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council grant to film performances of 1920s guitar music at 1920s architectural sites in southeast Minnesota. Gateno currently resides in Rochester where he teaches privately and serves on the board of the Rochester Music Guild.; Sally Koski: Koski is a retired graduate nursing professor from the College of St. Scholastica. She served as a volunteer executive director of the Ely Community Health Center and a public health nursing consultant for the Minnesota Oral Health Project. She has been active with local Ely area nonprofits such as the Ely Area Food Shelf and Community Care Team. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a bachelor's and master's in nursing and holds a PhD in nursing from Barry University (Miami Shores, FL). She is a flutist, watercolor painter, photographer, and nunofelter. Koski has extensive experience as a grant reviewer for local nonprofits and with the Minnesota Department of Health. She recently has been selected as a contributing photographer with the Foundation for Healing Photo Arts.; Simone Needles: Needles is a visual arts instructor with Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, where they challenge perceptions of disability and provide the training and resources needed for individuals with disabilities to seek careers in the arts. Needles is a board member of the Minnesota Access Alliance working to advocate for and provide training to make the arts and culture more accessible to all Minnesotans. Needles has worked with the Walker Art Center, Minnesota Orchestra, and Highland Friendship Club as a teaching artist for classes focused on individuals with disabilities. She has worked in the disability field for six years and is a self-taught artist focusing on handmade mediums and process based work.; Judy Nelson: Nelson has a PhD in adult education and has taught full-time in the Minnesota state system and at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She lives near Grand Rapids where she pursues interests in photography, writing, landscaping, and music. Nelson is currently a member of the MacRostie Art Center and KAXE Northern Community Radio, where she contributes essays to the program Stay Human. She has been the recipient of a photography award and has had numerous presentations of her photos and her writing. Most recently, she received an Arrowhead Regional Arts award to begin writing a memoir of World War II.; Margaret Ojala: Ojala taught photography at St. Olaf College for 35 years. She is a professor emerita of art and art history. Ojala has been awarded several Arts Board grants for individual artists and received McKnight fellowships. Most recently, Ojala received an award at the 2020 McKnight visual artist fellowship. Ojala is represented by Groveland Gallery. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota and MFA from The Art Institute of Chicago.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Carlisa Rivamonte: Rivamonte is currently the development manager at Mixed Blood Theatre. She served for thirteen years as executive director for Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts and has worked as a grants consultant for a number of nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities. She has served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and as a panelist for several arts organizations including Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women, among others. She holds a BA in art from UC Berkeley and an MFA in painting from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017040,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,5946,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain my artist connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a professional interactive online experience. Through maintaining weekly and monthly schedules of online interactions through my new website, Instagram, Facebook and online art shows; including daily posts, a monthly shop update and a monthly studio demonstration in Instagram and Facebook stories.","I maintained my artist connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a professional interactive online experience.?. I maintained weekly and monthly schedules of online interactions, monthly shop updates and a monthly studio demonstration in Instagram and Facebook stories; noticeable growth in my 'followers' numbers and online sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5946,,,,"Sarah M. Flicek",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Flicek will explore creating an intimate artist connection to Minnesota residents and communities through a professional, engaging, interactive online experience via her website and social media.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Flicek,"Sarah M. Flicek",,,MN,,"(763) 233-1451",sarahflicek@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-318,"Carrie Brase: Brase retired after working 22 years at Riverland Community College, predominately in student services, and 31 years with Macy's special events department. Brase was previously the coowner and human resources director for Riverside TV and Appliance company in Owatonna and Rochester. After graduating from North Park University (Chicago, IL) with a BA in English, drama, and communication, Brase spent seven years teaching high school English and theater, as well as directing and coaching. Brase has served on numerous boards and committees at the local, state, and international levels including Eastern Star and Job's Daughters. She is currently serving as president of the board of directors for the OAC.; Debra deNoyelles: deNoyelles is the development director for the Capri Theater. Her arts experience includes working for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Soap Factory, East Side Arts Council, SteppingStone Theater, and more. She currently serves on the board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals-MN Chapter and the Advisory Board of SooVAC. deNoyelles has a BFA and MA in art history from the University of Kansas.; Katherine Dodge: Now retired, Kathy Dodge taught high school English. She followed that career to become executive director of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program. She chaired the steering committee for the Minnesota Orchestra's first Common Chords residency in Grand Rapids, served on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC) board, cofounded Grand Rapids Arts, chaired the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission, and served on the board of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. She is recipient of the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award from ARAC. Her education includes a BA in English from St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) and an MA from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY).; Mirella Espino: Mirella Espino is development associate at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Espino is a second-generation Latina of Mexican descent. Navigating both the Spanish and English languages and two cultures drives Espino to advocate for a society where all are welcomed and celebrated. Immigration, public policy, the arts, and cultural preservation/engagement are her passions. Espino has written grant proposals for the advocacy and community engagement and the Latino arts and cultural engagement divisions at CLUES. Originally from central Wisconsin, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a BA in political science and Latin American studies.; Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle joined the Austin Area Arts team as executive director in November 2016. Helle previously worked at Riverland Community College and Vision 2020 Austin. Helle earned a BFA from Iowa State University in graphic design with a minor in journalism/mass communication. She continues her nonprofit education, most recently completing a program on managing capital campaigns with the University of Indiana Lily School of Philanthropy. Helle serves on the Austin city council and is a member of the Port Authority, Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Community Education Advisory Board, and the new Culture and Arts Commission.; Linda Salisbury: Lin Salisbury is a writer, event planner, and host and producer of Superior Reads and Superior Reviews on WTIP 90.7 Radio (Grand Marais). She was a Loft Mentor Series Fellow in creative nonfiction, and has been published in Snowshoemag.com and Fourth Genre. She completed a memoir Crazy For You, and she is currently working on a novel, The Violet Hour Book Club. Salisbury formerly worked for the Grand Marais Art Colony as an event planner responsible for planning and implementing the Grand Marais Arts Festival, a festival featuring seventy-five artists from around the region during a two-day festival on the North Shore of Lake Superior.; Boonmee Yang: Yang holds a master's degree in ESL education and works as an EL teacher in Saint Paul. He has volunteered with SOY (Shades of Yellow) in the past as a grant application reviewer, along with reviewing lesson plans for AMAZEworks to check for accurate representation and cultural sensitivity. He is part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's teacher advisory board for integrating Asian American art in education.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017041,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Nathan Hanson will create virtual concert experiences that can be accessed through the internet and other digital means. The outcome will be evaluated through web analytics, number and uniqueness of views, and anecdotal feedback gathered by email, web comments, and digital messaging by using a robust set of analytical tools provided by web hosting.","I connected with artists to make a statement about life in Minnesota during Covid, BLM protests. Recorded an album with Davu Seru and deVon Gray, that has more than one hundred pre-sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Nathan E. Hanson AKA Nathan Hanson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hanson will document and present improvised music in an online medium.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Hanson,"Nathan E. Hanson AKA Nathan Hanson",,,MN,,"(651) 222-7879x c",n8nhanson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-319,"Linda DeRoode: DeRoode has been involved in the festival world for 15 years. Her professional credits include: director of the 2014 Festival of Nations, three Italian festivals called Festa Italiana on Harriet Island, six Saint Paul Oktoberfests, and various other large-scale festivals. DeRoode currently works as the director of cultural programming at the Germanic-American Institute (GAI) in Saint Paul. She produces the Saint Paul Oktoberfest at the Schmidt Brewery for the GAI. DeRoode has served on many nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Saint Paul Festival Association Board. DeRoode holds a master's degree in education from Concordia University of Saint Paul.; Susanna Gaunt: Susanna Gaunt is a mixed-media installation artist and instructor. She is a recent recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant as well as a Career Development grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. She is completing new three-dimensional installations for a show at the Duluth Art Institute. She has served on the Artist Initiative review panel and juried the annual student exhibit at University of Wisconsin- Superior. Gaunt holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from the University of Minnesota Duluth.; Ian Hanson: Based in Grand Meadow, Hanson is the owner and photographer of Hanson Photography and the adventure lifestyle blog ""The Spur Trail?. Here he provides clients with preserving life's memories, while educating and inspiring others to stray from the beaten path. His photography has been recognized regionally, most notably in second place during the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Art Show. His pursuit of photography came after completing a musical theater performance BFA from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI). Additionally, he works in the talent industry modeling and acting in creative/commercial projects around Minnesota.; Mark Monfils: Monfils is a freelance director who most recently directed for River City Theater Company of Watertown. He directed productions in the 2017 and 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festivals in Minneapolis. He has worked around the metro area for River Valley Theater Company and directed productions in greater Minnesota for The Cowles Center, Rockford High School, and The Barn Theatre in Willmar. Over the course of his fifty-year career, Monfils has directed over fifty plays, musicals, and shows. He has acted in and stage managed another thirty-five more in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.; Beatrice Rothweiler: Rothweiler has over 35 years of experience combining her personal passions and professional expertise working with numerous emerging growth companies and small nonprofit arts organizations. Rothweiler is an attorney, a consultant, an arts lover, and a performer who has taken on active roles in various nonprofits and business organizations that reflect her priorities and values. She has served numerous business organizations in leadership roles at various professional and nonprofit organizations including National Association of Women Business Owners, the former Minnesota Dance Alliance, Chinese American Association of Minnesota, and Chinese Dance Theater.; Fawn Sampson: Sampson is the American Indian liaison in leadership and civic engagement for the Center of Community Vitality at the University of Minnesota Extension. Sampson has performed with New Native Theatre, holds and practices cultural arts, and supports her performing artist husband. She holds a bachelor's in visual arts and American Indian studies from Bemidji State University and has a certificate in organizational development from the University of Minnesota.; Michael Tillmann: Tillmann is retired after teaching speech, English, and theater in Hayward (WI), Thief River Falls, Marshall, Owatonna, and Cottage Grove. He also taught English and speech at Riverland Community College (Owatonna). Tillmann has directed over 150 theater productions and served on the board of the Minnesota State High School League, as director of standards for the Minnesota Department of Education, as executive director on the Board of Teaching, and on boards for the Perpich Center Foundation and the Owatonna Arts CenterI. n 2015, he was inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame.; Rachel Yang: Rachel Yang is the marketing and outreach specialist at the Loft Literary Center, where she manages the organization's community partnership programs. Before her time at the Loft, she worked in nonprofit education as a program director with the Breakthrough Collaborative. Yang holds a degree in literature and educational studies from Swarthmore College. As an independent artist, she produces documentary audio stories.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017046,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Miguel completes and releases his Latin-infused progressive rock album Matteria. He broadens his listenership by working with a management consultant. The audience for the online public performance will be encouraged to provide feedback via shout-outs, an interactive 'rate-this-event' on their cell-phones and online in the comments section.","Miguel completed an EP for his album with band V4Loops of three songs. With the EP release we received over 200 comments regarding our music and live performance in YouTube.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Miguel E. Gonzalez",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Gonzalez will complete and release his Latin-infused progressive rock album Matteria and broaden his listenership to outstate Minnesota by working with a management consultant.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miguel,Gonzalez,"Miguel E. Gonzalez",,,MN,,"(612) 295-2722",miguelegzzg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-324,"Maya Beecham: Maya Beecham is a collage artist and founder of CardFolk, LLC, a greeting card company that features original collage images with ethnic and fashionable flair. Beecham serves as a grants coordinator at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. She has fourteen years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors with specific focus on philanthropy, education and the arts. Beecham graduated from Hamline University with a BA in communication studies and has served as a volunteer board member for Walker West Music Academy.; Shantel Dow: Shantel Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Gina Kundan: Kundan is the board chair for Ananya Dance Theatre and the director of the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota. She has more than 15 years of experience. Kundan holds a BFA in dance from Wright State University; an MA in social theory, and a certificate in mediation and conflict resolution from Hamline University; and an MPA from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection. She lives in northern Minnesota with her husband, a variety of pets, and her three-year-old grandson, a frequent visitor.; Jonathan Salmon: Salmon is a camping professional working with individuals with disabilities and has a master's degree in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He grew up in the north east of England and has been involved in the arts for around 30 years, both in the U. K. and the U. S. This has involved working on theatrical boards and currently serves as treasurer, having also been in the chair role previously. He participates in theater both on stage and off, is active in his local church, and married to an accomplished musician.; Vicki Stenerson: Stenerson is currently serving as the president of the Bemidji Community Theater board of directors. She studied English and political science at Bemidji State University. Her academic focus on Shakespeare was developed further when she studied at Oxford University with a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theater Company. Stenerson has directed productions with the Bemidji Community Theater, Sarens Productions, and Vision Theater. She is a lighting designer, light operator, stage manager, and actor, participating in productions at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Swashbuckler's Guild, Mask and Rose Women's Collective, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has directed First City Handbell Choir, Bethel Lutheran Church Adult Choir, and the Bethel Lutheran Church Passion Play.; Jennifer Vickerman: Vickerman earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter) with majors in music performance in voice and theater. She also earned a fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul). Vickerman is a gift planner at Gustavus Adolphus College and leads the Friends of Music group for alumni, parents, and friends. While employed at Thrivent Financial, Vickerman held roles in new business development and financial advising. Vickerman is a twenty-three-year member of the VocalEssence Chorus, where she serves as the soprano section leader. Vickerman has served on fundraising committees and was involved in an adaptive planning process for VocalEssence led by EmcArts.; Thi Vu: Vu was born in a music traditional family in Vietnam and began to get acquainted with music when she was three years old. From the age of ten, Vu started studying music at the Music Conservatory (Saigon, Vietnam). She specializes in the performance of four instruments: ??n Tranh zither, ??n b?u monochord, ??n tam th?p l?c dulcimer, and ??n tr'?ng bamboo xylophone. As a professional musician, she has performed widely in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, Hawaii, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota. She has extensive experience as an educator and served as a music instructor at Saigon South International School for over eight years. In 2018, Vu founded the Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota, a nonprofit organization to promote the culture of Vietnam through art and music.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017057,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design courses for the public, attend a class to progress professionally and establish a website to sell art and promote services as an art instructor. Progress will be measured by a website that is available to the public for viewing. Course design will be measured by marketing of fiber art courses. The professional development goal will be measured with the successful completion of a class.","The grant allowed me to engage a wider audience by establishing access to my art through a website and allowing me to learn new fiber art techniques. Success is evident on my website which demonstrates my art, promotion of in-person classes, access to free online mini-lessons, in addition to pictures of various traditional fiber art techniques and past activities to inspire others.","achieved proposed outcomes",44,,6044,,,,"Aliza Novacek-Olson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Novacek-Olson will investigate ways to promote and make accessible the traditional fiber arts in the rural communities of northwest Minnesota and surrounding areas.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aliza,Novacek-Olson,"Aliza Novacek-Olson",,,MN,,"(218) 689-3131",HomespunLegacies@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Roseau",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-335,"Mameneh George: George is a career pathways navigator with CAPI USA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping marginalized groups be self-sufficient in reaching their goals. George has a lifetime of experience in the arts, from post-secondary education in graphic design, to performance and visual arts. George served as board member for African Health Action, a nonprofit working with immigrant women and youth on healthcare. She has also volunteered with numerous community organizations in areas and issues around housing, transportation, education, and equity and diversity in the Twin Cities. She worked with Minneapolis Public Schools for almost a decade in special education and a brief one-year stint in communications. George also helped provide services around family/children outreach with Twin Cities Public Television since 2012 and has participated in community radio on pressing issues and topics.; Katie Marshall: Katie Marshall is the executive director at MacRostie Art Center. She has served in this role for nine years and was recently recognized for her arts advocacy work in the community and on behalf of individual artists with the 2019 Maddie Simons Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Katie Marshall is also on the board of the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program.; David Marty: David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marcoantonio Real-d'Arbelles: Real-d'Arbelles was appointed associate artistic director of the Bach Society of Minnesota in 2018 and serves as music director for Opera on the Lake and Bold North Baroque Opera. He has worked with Winter Opera Saint Louis, Chicago Summer Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Oberlin in Italy Opera Festival. In the U. S., he has conducted The Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra; and in Spain, the Camerata Antonio Soler and the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, which awarded him the conducting prize by its musicians. Real-d'Arbelles graduated from Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) with a master's degree in violin in 2009.; Julie Strand: Strand is a poet, teaching writer, and arts administrator living and working in the Twin Cities. She received her MFA in creative writing (poetry) from Boise State University (Boise, ID) in 2013. Her poems have appeared in Western Humanities Review, Grist, Permafrost, Heavy Feather Review, Weave Magazine, JUPITER 88, Cant Journal, and others. Her chapbook, The Mae West Defense, was published by Dancing Girl Press. She has worked at arts nonprofits for over fifteen years including Woodland Pattern Book Center (Milwaukee, WI), The Cabin Literary Center (Boise, ID), Coffee House Press (Minneaplis), and currently COMPAS (Saint Paul).; Heidi Vader: Vader is the founder and director of Purple Playground, a nonprofit that unites Prince fans and creates and implements music education programs for teens under the Academy of Prince name. She previously served on the board of the Diverse Emerging Music Foundation in Minneapolis. Vader graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in journalism.; Jacinta Zens: Socially engaged artist Jacinta Zens has more than 20 years of experience in the arts, focusing on community engagement, public art, and music. The arts are in every facet of her life?from vocal performance to visual art, curation, and event/project management. Zens's process and approach have been as a social practitioner in a rural context. Her most recent endeavors include the cocreation and comanagement of the Arts Resource Fair and the Arts Resource Expert Program with the Lake Region Arts Council.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017070,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will increase community engagement with Southeast Asian communities through mobile street theatre performances. Combination of qualitative and quantitative methods including audience surveys and multilingual feedback sessions/theatre workshops.","The project outcome was achieved as I was able to successfully engage the Southeast Asian communities through workshops and theatre performance. Outcome evaluation methods included: Artist Participants feedback dialogue, Community audience feedback interviews, and Audience headcount.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kaysone Syonesa",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Syonesa will engage and increase theater arts access for the Southeast Asian communities using mobile street theater.",2021-02-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaysone,Syonesa,"Kaysone Syonesa",,,MN,,"(763) 600-2706",kaysyon@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-348,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2011 with a bachelor of fine arts in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received a master's degree in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She has served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. Along with being a visual artist, Burns is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Mee Chomet: Sun Mee Chomet is a Twin Cities based actor, director, dancer, and playwright. Chomet has worked at theaters locally and nationally including Lincoln Center's LCT3, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, and many more. She is a recipient of the 2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship, TCG Fox Fellowship, and an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Chomet received her MFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and BA in sociology and anthropology from Earlham College.; Emily Derke: Derke is a northern Minnesota basketry artist who works with willow, birch bark, and other local materials. She shares her art through teaching workshops throughout Minnesota and has received a number of grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, including the Fellowship grant in 2017 and the Community Arts Learning grant in 2019. Derke has spent time learning from basketmakers around the country and participated in North House Folk School's(Grand Marais) internship program in 2014.; Cecily Harris: Cecily Harris, MBA, has proven fund and program development abilities, developed from forty years of community service and employment with nonprofit organizations and municipalities as marketing coordinator of the Nonprofit Development Center, managing director of Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, landscape architecture specialist for the City of San Mateo's Park Planning and Development Division, and financial services manager/senior management analyst at the County of San Mateo Parks Department. She served on numerous nonprofit boards of directors, city and state appointed committees, and two elected positions.; Heidi Holtan: Heidi Holtan is news and public affairs director at KAXE/KBXE in Grand Rapids and Bemidji. Minnesota arts programming is integral to the local Morning Edition from NPR that Heidi produces every weekday morning. She also produces a monthly program and podcast pairing a liberal with a conservative called Dig Deep, and hosts focus groups across the region for the Strong Women project. Holtan's educational and professional background includes women's studies and media studies at the University of Minnesota, research assistant at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, and many writing courses at The Loft.; Sharika Kurumathur: Kurumathur has a master's degree in English from India and a graduate certificate in instructional design from the University of Wisconsin. She began her dance journey by learning Bharatanatyam for thirteen years in South India and is currently learning Kathak at Katha Dance Theatre. Kurumathur has been a volunteer with Art of Living Foundation and has taught several stress relief workshops for youth and adults. She works as a technical training specialist for Allina Health.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman: Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman (formerly Margie Newman) writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont. She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.; Mary Reichert: Reichert is a professional felt maker who runs her own small business and is a dedicated teacher of the craft. Her felt making studies have brought her to Central Asia a handful of times to live with a family who are working hard to see that his craft continues to hold meaning and value to the people of Central Asia today and into the future. She brings this same dedication to her work and teaching in Minnesota. She received a 2019 Artist Initiative Grant to do three community felt rug making projects in three Minnesota communities. It was some of the most satisfying work of her career.; Scott Reynolds, Scotty Reynolds is a stage director, producer, and performer with a passion for theatrical events and social connectivity. His theater company, Mixed Precipitation, has been producing work since 2008, including eleven seasons of the Picnic Operetta, touring to community gardens, orchards, and farms throughout Minnesota. Since 2015, he has performed with TigerLion Arts in Nature: A Walking Play. For 15 years he was a staff artist at the Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts creating original theater work with adults with disabilities. He is a 2017 recipient of the Arts Board Artist Initiative grant.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017074,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents will access our website to view content and learn more about comedy performance arts. We will evaluate this outcome primarily through monitoring website traffic. Two months into the grant, we will survey our audience to determine the extent to which they are learning more about comedy performance.","Minnesota residents accessed our website to view Residency artists' content about the creation of comedy performance. We monitored website traffic to determine the number of Minnesotans viewing the content. We attempted a survey to ask whether they actually learned more about comedy arts, but the response rate was too low to draw conclusions.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1050,"Megan O'Meara, Rana May, Amy Steil, Amanda Wigen",0.00,"Spit Take Comedy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Spit Take Comedy Series will financially support artists in developing new performances and provide a unique way for its audience to learn about comedy performance.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Niblack,"Spit Take Comedy","4700 Garfield Ave ?",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(573) 230-4936",jeff@spittakeseries.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-2,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017075,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,13115,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to free art education. Expand outreach to our communities. Provide access to quality virtual art experiences. Participants of art ed videos will be emailed surveys. Postcard mailers for community survey and suggestions will be sent out to local communities and regular patrons. Optional surveys will be available at all events and during operating hours.","Provided access to free art education. Expanded outreach to our communities. Provided access to quality virtual art experiences. Praxis uses analytics software to precisely track the number and location of Minnesotans viewing the videos that we've produced. We also use an online survey to collect feedback from viewers who have watched the videos and viewed 3D tours.","achieved proposed outcomes",3,,13118,918,"Greta Bauer Reyes, Jarrett Reed, Andriana Abariotes, Shannon Pettitt Kelly Asche, Christina Martinez, Anisha Murphy, Maureen Ramirez Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi",0.00,"Praxis Photo Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center will develop video 3D virtual gallery tours and video workshops and demonstrations.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Anderson,"Praxis Photo Arts Center","2136 Ford Pkwy PMB 215","St Paul",MN,55116,"(612) 475-1605",info@praxisphotocenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-3,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017077,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","6 Minnesota Native community organizations will host and promote the film of our original theater piece 'Everything is a Circle' by December 2021. The film will include a link to an online survey for audience feedback and an incentive.","In My Shoes was performed and filmed by 14 teen actors of color, the performance traveled to six communities for a live performance. Counted number of audience members, counted number of YouTube views, counted number of Native and Black teen actors completed a performance.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Dr. Antony Stately, Don Crofut, Ann Manning, Misha Loeffler, Susan Allen, Kelly Lindquist, Karen Clark",0.25,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force will partner with Minnesota tribes and organizations to show the film Everything is a Circle by the Ikidowin Native youth, and make the film accessible online for free.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brenna,Depies,"Indigenous Peoples Task Force","1335 23rd St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-1723",brennaa@indigenouspeoplestf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin, Mahnomen, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-5,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017081,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational capacity for a quick return to normal programming that supports community, businesses and artists in Red Wing. Evaluation methods include a variety of tools and methods: Compare financial information, analyze box office sales, conduct short audience satisfaction and marketing surveys, and solicit patron feedback in the lobby, by phone, and in writing.","Presented an ambitious season of programming supporting community, businesses and artists in Red Wing. Ticket sales, financial comparisons, audience surveys and patron feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Chap Achen, Jr., Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lacy Schumann",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Sheldon Theatre will connect regional audiences to Minnesota based performance events, expanding expectations of the stage and honoring the artistic excellence.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-9,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017082,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will be able to participate in virtual and safe live 20% Theatre events, discussions and performances from summer through fall 2021. We will evaluate box office and registration numbers (some events will be free), as well as online views. Staff & board will evaluate discussions and panels, and review anonymous evaluations requested from/completed by attendees of various events.","Queer and trans artists of color gained theater making skills and built leadership and facilitation capacity. This production employed sixteen LGBTQ+ artists of color including playwright, director, designers, assistants, stage managers, and performers. This outcome was evaluated by observation and demographic data shared by the artists with the company.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Track Trachtenberg, Azul Kmiecik, Hunta Williams, Keila Anali Saucedo, Riley Jay Davis, Dana Lee Thompson, Zealot Hamm",0.00,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"20% Theatre Company will continue to engage its community through safe virtual and live events.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Avitabile,"20 Theatre Company Twin Cities AKA 20% Theatre Company","4025 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 227-1188",claire@tctwentypercent.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-10,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017085,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Inspire more than 50 at-risk young people to take part in arts programming repeated times to develop a greater voice for youth arts in Northfield. NUY tracks all interactions, attendance, and participation in CitySpan. ?This data is collaboratively shared across multiple afterschool programming and sites. ?Youth participatory evaluation will also be used as an informal gauge of effectiveness.","191 NUY youth took part in arts programming 700 times in a safe, Covid-compliant form. NUY tracked this using our attendance software.","achieved proposed outcomes",2,,15002,,"Mary Dunnewold, Charles Follen, Stephen Kennedy, Jake Mulford, Sherri Meyers, Shannon Lau, Kelli Nowak, Angela Gustafson, Laura Haave, John George, Evonne Broten",0.00,"Northfield Union of Youth, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Northfield Union of Youth will provide arts programming to youth and create a caring and enriching community.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Fulton-Foley,"Northfield Union of Youth","PO Box 481",Northfield,MN,55057-0481,"(507) 663-0715",emily@unionofyouth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-13,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017091,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To connect six Walker Methodist communities to in person or virtual art residencies during or right after the Covid Pandemic. During residencies artists will assess participants' skill & interest levels. WM will engage with participants after sessions to hear reactions. COMPAS surveys artists and WM Team Members to gather data on the impact of residencies toward goals.","Connected six Walker Methodist communities toin-person art residencies during the Covid Pandemic. WM Team members and COMPAS teaching artists (TA) completed surveys after programs regarding how residents learned and how TAs participated with residents. WM Team members listened to participants after each session to get their feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",299,,15299,,"Jim Ballentine, Sue Bergstrom, Bruce Dreblow, Michael Finn, Bob Hakes, Gaylen Harms, Philip Hanson, Carol Kraft, Pat Robertson, Lynn Swon, Jon Tynjala, Kate Lee, Fred Semmer",0.00,"Walker Methodist","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Walker Methodist will collaborate with COMPAS to continue professional teaching artist led art residencies, either in person or virtually, for older adults living in six Walker Methodist communities who have been isolated due to COVID-19 since March.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Schutt,"Walker Methodist","3737 Bryant Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 827-5931",cschutt@walkermethodist.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-19,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017098,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie Theater will make its summer camps virtual, expanding access to students throughout Minnesota. The Guthrie will send an electronic evaluation to all participants that asks about their experience. The survey will include demographic and location data to allow the theater to ensure it was serving a wider cross-section than its in-person classes.","The Guthrie Theater will make its summer camps virtual. Location data was collected at registration; due to low enrollment, geographic reach did not increase. Formal evaluation tools were not used. Instead, teaching artists relied on verbal feedback and continuously assessed students' skill-building.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Marc Belton, Abdish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Sen. Richard J. Cohen, Amy Fiterman, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Tim Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Lisa Johnson Kelly, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, David M. Lilly,Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Jennifer Melin Miller,Helen Meyer, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Senator Julie A. Rosen, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Ron Schutz, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson. LIFETIME: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle.",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Guthrie Theater will make its popular summer camps and classes virtual, enabling third through twelfth grade students from all over Minnesota to participate.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-26,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017100,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will engage 500 audience members and support local BIPOC musicians by providing four online, mission-based music performances during 2021. Shows air on Facebook and YouTube. Audience responses are collected from the comment threads and via surveys, to assess impact with regards to our mission. We track the number of hits, the duration of engagement, and how much is donated per program.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. The Cedar will engage 500 audience members and support local BIPOC musicians by providing four online, mission-based music performances during 2021.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,5400,"Steve Katz, Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Shetu Rose, Rob Salmon, Mary Laurel True, Maryam Yusefzadeh, Ritika Ganguly",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Cedar Cultural Center will produce four episodes of The Cedar Public Access Channel, a music driven, online content stream created to maintain engagement with its audience and provide support for Twin Cities musicians during the pandemic.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Hamilton,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",dhamilton@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-28,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017101,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,9040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","30+ Minnesota artists maintain access to Tamil folk - Traditional music, Vocal and dance skills which they developed through an array of efforts since 2013. The outcome will be evaluated by tracking the attendance and surveying artists on the satisfaction of the program. The survey to focus on three major attributes of the program relevance, continuity, and governance.","46 students attended the workshop on Tamil Folk arts and gained continued arts access. Total 46 students attended the workshop with each art forms having 50 hours of remote sessions facilitated by five master artists with 62% attendance registered.","achieved proposed outcomes",80,,9120,,"Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Senthil Kaliyaperumal, Ram Chinnadurai, Tamil Kadir Rajavel, Murugaiyan Subramanian, Dr. Arumugam Ramaling, Balamurugan Ramasamy, Sundaramoorthy Adhiyagavel, Mercy Rani Sebastin, Arangarajan Karuppaiah, Priya C Krishnan, Rajiv Balasubramanian, Sivanandam Mariyappan",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Tamil Association of Minnesota will enable access to Tamil folk and traditional arts skills.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-29,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017103,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Restore participant levels from 2020 decrease and expand outreach opportunities in underserved neighborhoods. Evaluation will be informed by participant counts across programs both virtual and live. Program surveys will be sent at the end of each class. Neighborhood outreach will be informed by attendance and interactive/casual survey mechanisms.","We doubled class enrollment from 2020 to 2021, 3rd/4th qtr. After school programs in three middle schools, an underserved population due to Covid. Enrollment counts for registrations. Surveys sent to participants. YouTube engagement for kit videos. On-site counts for neighborhood project pickups.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,9000,"Britt Moore, John Rayman, Lisa McWilliams, James Jacobs, Linda Klein, Aileen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Michael Palmer",0.45,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Eagan Art House will restore participation levels from 2020 decreases, and activate new neighborhood outreach programs for Eagan's underserved populations.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3830 Pilot Knob Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-31,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017104,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The local Minnesota LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities will celebrate Pride with artists that represent the diversity of the community. Pride will hire BIPOC and LGBTQIA artists to present at the 2021 Festival, asking for artist demographics during the Festival application. We will survey attendees to learn their feelings around representation and connection to the arts.","Despite the pandemic, Minnesota residents and communities maintained access and connection to the arts through Pride. Because of our dates and short planning timeframe, we were unable to evaluate outcomes in our normal manner. We relied on visuals obtained at the different stages. Saturday saw a full park and stages were packed with attendees enjoying performances.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Felix Foster, Michael Kroeger, Dennis Anderson, Chris Mattera, Rebecca Lewis",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Pride will present the 2021 festival specifically providing LGBTQIA and BIPOC?artists paid work during this pandemic.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 402-7",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-32,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017113,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","2K greater Minnesotans will attend Lake Park Drive In Series, eight outdoor concerts and films accessible to all following government pandemic guidelines. Audiences surveyed when reserving and at event: The frequency of attendance, if access to arts programming was helped by these events. 20% of tickets held for underserved audiences- immigrants, lower-income, or families with disabilities.","eight outdoor concerts and films accessible to all following government pandemic guidelines were presented. Digital and hard copy surveys were distributed at every event. Over 120 folks or about 10% participated.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Scott Sherman, Steve Sarvi, Chad Ubl, Michelle Alexander, Steve Young, George Borzyskowski, Pamela Eyden, Aaron Repinski, Eileen Moeller",0.00,"City of Winona AKA WINONArts","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"WINONArts will present eight drive-in music concerts and movies to socially distanced greater Minnesotans, working in partnership with organizations to ensure access to additional underserved populations and first time performers at a talent show.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lee,Gundersheimer,"City of Winona AKA WINONArts","207 Lafayette St Ste 305",Winona,MN,55987-0378,"(218) 591-6653",lgundersheimer@ci.winona.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-41,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017114,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","75% of Arts and Aging participants will increase their skills and confidence in creating art. Outcomes will be evaluated using participation levels, formal participant surveys, and informal feedback collected by teaching artists and CommonBond staff.","75% of Arts and Aging participants will increase their skills and confidence in creating art. Outcomes were evaluated using participation levels, formal participant surveys, and informal feedback collected by teaching artists and CommonBond staff.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Deidre Schmidt, Richard Wicka, Adam Bernier, Barb Thretheway, Cindy Koch, Jamal Adam, Tasha Alexander, Megan Remark, Nicole Brookshire, R. PatriciaTrish) Kelly, Wade C. Lau, Fatima Moore, Sita Morantz, Sean Rice, Mark Runkel, Matt Schriner, Taylor Smrikarova, ValerieVal) Spencer, Eva Stevens, Jennifer Thao, May Thao-Schuck, Shailja Ambrose, Mohamed Omar",0.00,"CommonBond Communities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"CommonBond Communities will collaborate with teaching artists and residents to safely provide distance learning arts classes to seniors and people with disabilities who live at CommonBond's affordable housing communities in the Twin Cities metro area.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Johnson,"CommonBond Communities","1080 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 291-1750",angie.johnson@commonbond.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-42,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He ha","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017115,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through storytelling, theater and puppetry, domestic violence victims and their children will decrease their social isolation and heal from abuse. Youth participants will be interviewed. Adult participants will be given a survey as well as interviewed by the Teaching Artists (TA) and the shelter advocate regarding their experience and learning during the sessions.","100% of staff and residents interviewed agreed that this storytelling program brought joy and fostered connection between residents, as well as between. Adults and children were interviewed by SOC regarding their residents' experience and learning during the sessions. SOC staff sat one on 1, or on the phone with residents and staff to reflect and evaluate the outcomes of the partnership.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Tamara Stark, Bree Adams Bill, Kenosha Davenport, Becci tenBensal, Kristen Walters, Amirthini Keefe, Natasha Kingbird, Biiftuu Ibrahim Adam, Mandie Aalto",0.00,"Violence Free Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Violence Free Minnesota and Speaking Out Collective will work together to create a socially distanced storytelling and theater residency. Sessions will include storytelling and theater games, as well as group discussion that centers creative transformation.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Richards,"Violence Free Minnesota","60 Plato Blvd E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 646-6177x 125",lrichards@vfmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-43,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017122,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Remember Project will be better resourced and staff will have the tools to best provide programming to communities. The org will assess its effectiveness via staff discussion at meetings, tracking of hours worked, and assessments of the impact of new resources. Evaluations will be reviewed to determine the audience experience with a better supported team.","The Remember Project was able to respond to the rapid growth in needs for technology/communications to reach communities. Staff meetings, tour liaison debriefings, audience surveys, and host team focus groups.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jeff Bangsberg, Barb Blumer, Tim Busse, Barbara Champlin, Iris Freeman, Sumee Lee, Randy Maluchnik, Kris Orluck, Vanne Owens Hayes, Ram Rajagopalan, Mike Rothman, John Selstad, Rebecca Stibbe, Sarah Urtel, David VanSant",0.00,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Remember Project will build the infrastructure of the organization to fully support the capacity for online programming.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danette,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging","1265 Grey Fox Rd Ste 2","Arden Hills",MN,55112,"(651) 641-8612",dkmccarthy60@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-50,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10017124,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To promote music education and cultural cohesion during pandemic by providing free erhu lessons (Chinese violin) and Chinese music seminars via Zoom. A total of 20 students will each receive 7 individual free erhu lessons, 1 recital and 2 free group classes in Chinese music history and styles, by Skype or Zoom. Attendance records will be kept and a course survey will be completed by participants.","Free online erhu lessons and Chinese music seminars have been provided to the residence of Minnesota, to promote music education and cultural cohesion. A total of 21 students, instead of 20, each received seven individual free lessons, one recital and two free Chinese music history and styles classes via Skype or Zoom. Attendance record has been kept and a course survey has been completed by participants","achieved proposed outcomes",21,,15021,700,"Wei Ming Chiang, Frank Paul Zadel, Charlotte King",0.00,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble will offer free online erhu (Chinese violin) lessons and Chinese music seminars to all interested Minnesota residents.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wei,Chaing,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble","7201 Harriet Ave S",Richfield,MN,55423,"(612) 479-3700",chia0042@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-52,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017137,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14998,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage artists and arts collaborators to deliver alternative ways of meaningfully engaging Minnesotans in the arts during the pandemic/after. A systematic review of progress toward outcome by staff to ensure the creation and execution of programming. Review of artist and audience surveys to determine satisfaction and reach. Financial evaluation by staff and board.","Engage artists and arts collaborators to deliver alternative ways of meaningfully engaging Minnesotans in the arts during the pandemic. A systematic review of progress toward outcome by staff to ensure the creation and execution of programming. Review of artist and audience surveys to determine satisfaction and reach. Financial evaluation by staff and board.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14998,2748,"Trisha Beuhring, Robert Brittain, Alessandra Chiareli, Veronica Green, Christine Kozachok, Colette Morris, Paige Nelson, Melissa Saffelo-Boily, Sharon Stephens",0.00,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Zorongo will hire?local flamenco artists and arts collaborators in order to meaningfully engage Minnesotans in arts experiences and benefit underserved populations during the pandemic and after.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"G. Michael",Bargas,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3715 Minnehaha Ave S Ste C",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653",gmbargas@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-65,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017138,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Park Rapids Armory Arts and Events Center (AA and EC) will benefit from its association with a Lead for Minnesota Fellow. Armory Arts & Events Center will build community social capital, establish a viable organizational structure, and enhance its programming as an Art Center, Arts Education Center and Community Events Center.","The Park Rapids Armory Arts and Events Center (AA and EC) benefited from its association with a Lead for Minnesota Fellow. The Lead for Minnesota Fellow submitted an interim report to the AA and EC Board in which he documented progress toward the goals set for him. (uploaded).","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Paul Dove, Erika Randall, Mike Bruhn, Crystal Krautkremer, Liz Stone, Rod Nordberg, Steve Peloquin, Nicole Kirchner, Julie Kjenaasex officio, Will Olson, Angel Weasner",0.00,"The Armory Arts & Events Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Armory Arts & Events Center will secure a Lead for Minnesota Fellow?to advance?as a?regional center for arts.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Park Rapids Community Development Corporation AKA Armory Arts & Events Center","PO Box 163","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 252-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-66,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017140,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14999,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MSS artists will receive art kits to support their art practice and MSS will build capacity to expand the Creative Arts Program. Our evaluation will be qualitative (observation, participant and staff interviews) as well as quantitative (tracking art sales from our website and gallery).","We provided individualized art supplies to over twenty artists in our program. We also built web and marketing capacity for Fresh Eye Arts and gallery. We have qualitative data via observation/interviews with artists. We have quantitative data reflecting how many people referenced our marketing as the reason for engaging with the gallery, as well as data on art sales at Fresh Eye Gallery.","achieved proposed outcomes",5,,15004,1000,"Matthew Hansen, Ken Rodgers, Steven W. Freimuth, Lynn Schmidt, Jeff Betchwars, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Marissa Upin, Val Ruttenberg, Gabi Randle, Jeff Hatton",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Midwest Special?Services?will create art kits for the artists it supports and build capacity for existing arts programming.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000",lhughes@mssmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-68,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10017153,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Art to Change The World will continue to expand digital and Covid safe programming for our 400 members and beyond. Through careful tracking and analysis of engagement numbers and participant survey feedback, empirically based reports are generated for every project.","ACW grew our membership by triple and our programming by double. Expanding membership, contributions and programming was a direct result of MAB funding support. We served at least 2000 people during the course of the grant. We measure success by collecting action promises.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14850,1000,"Patricia Rogers, Wenwen Liao, Liza Ferrari, Mohamed Bulhan, Layl McDill, Sally Gibson, David O?Fallon, Laura Mann-Hill, Bianca Dawkins",0.00,"Art To Change The World, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Art to Change the World will create programs that support artists from all disciplines.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Bridges,"Art To Change The World, Inc.","2323 Monroe St NE",Minneapolis,MN,55418,"(612) 845-0416",info@arttochangetheworld.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-81,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017159,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve or maintain the well-being of adults with intellectual disabilities through interactive music therapy. We will survey staff and clients who are able to answer on their own to learn: How many clients participated and how did they engage with the musicians and each other? Does the staff perceive participation to be beneficial to clients?","The well-being of adults with disabilities was maintained or improved through interactive music therapy. We verbally asked and recorded their answers to what they liked best about music therapy and about their attitudes toward life in general, coming to Merrick, and their relationships with their peers.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jamey Austad, Deb DeGreeff, Karen DeYoung, Erik Levy, Kristin Mahre, Maureen McGarry, Paul McHale, Heather Monnens, Joe Muprhy, Diogo Reis, Crysal Saric-Fashnt, Philip Sanfilippo, Dan Schneeman",0.00,"Merrick, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Merrick, Inc. will provide music activities in person and remotely for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Barker,"Merrick, Inc.","3210 Labore Rd","Vadnais Heights",MN,55110,"(651) 789-6209",jwb@merrickinc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-87,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017173,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster dialogue while celebrating the work of several visionary artists of the African American community in the Twin Cities. By tracking the number of schoolchildren who attend virtual field trips, and adults who participate in community panel discussions.","Foster dialogue while celebrating the work of several visionary artists of the African American community in the Twin Cities. Tracked views of the Visionaries Who Matter Film and number of teachers who received the virtual field trip links. Also tracked the number of attendees to the two community events.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",666,,15666,2450,"Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Dorothea Burns, Jennifer Coates, Tina Dear, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Melissa Gilbertson, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Mark Henneman, Eric Jolly, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, David Lilly, Beth Lilly, Matt Majka, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Kim Randolph, Christine Sand, Bill Sands, Craig Solem, Dan Stoltz, Holli VanOverbeke, Tim Walsh, John Wolak, Jennifer Wolf, Brad Wood",0.00,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Ordway will develop curriculum and community engagements together with In Blank Ink, that will enhance the Sally Awards Honor Visionary Black Artists: For Such a Time as This, a celebration of artists whose work addresses social and racial injustice.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-101,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017179,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents will maintain access and connection to the film, literature, and art of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. Through anonymous surveys available electronically after virtual events or on-site should we be able to hold in-person events in the grant time period. Also, through audience engagement in post-event discussions and other communications with Mizna.","Members of our Arab/SWANA community were glad to know our work reflects their identities and experiences. Broader audiences were grateful to engage wi. Quantitative: Numbers of attendees and journal purchasers/subscribers; Qualitative: Debriefs with participants and engagement with audience members.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1450,"Ziad Amra, Nahid Khan, Dipankar Mukherjee, Rabih Nahas, Jna Shelomith",0.00,Mizna,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Mizna will develop plans to safely deliver excellent and accessible programming centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Barkawi,Mizna,"2446 University Ave W Ste 115","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 788-6920",lana@mizna.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-107,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017180,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The RWA community will be enriched by and connected through accessible shared arts experiences. Implement response surveys at events, collect stories from participants, and conduct audience profiles.","TThe RWA community will be enriched by and connected through accessible shared arts experiences. We were able to collect many reactions through post-event surveys, asking participants if they felt safe and had a valuable and memorable experience. We also gathered feedback during events.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3600,"Kirsten Ford, Maggie Paynter, Rachel McWithey, Clare Larkin, Marcy Dowse, Jerry Olson, Christy Dickinson, Susan Forsythe, Peggy Simonson, Velma Carbajal.",1.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Red Wing Arts will continue to offer COVID safe shared arts experiences to the community and support its community of artists.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-108,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017182,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires Minnesota audiences, partnering with diverse communities and exploring global issues through live stream of the performing arts. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations, surveys, and data collection with community partners and collaborators, constituents, and artists, including communities reached, topics explored and experiences through programming.","Minnesota arts organizations maintained their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Evaluation occurred through meaningful conversations, surveys, and data collection with community partners and collaborators, constituents, and artists, including communities reached, topics explored and experiences through programming.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Jill Hauwiller, Katheryn Menaged, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Donald Williams, Cynthia Betz, Kristen Brogdon, Cari Hatcher, Kari Schloner, Deb Cran, Robert McMaster",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Northrop will provide access to cultural experiences to communities throughout Minnesota, through high quality, live stream broadcasts.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-110,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017183,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","80% of participants will maintain engagement in programs, in part due to new arts experiences. Youth program engagement is measured via the SAYO Survey of Afterschool Outcomes; senior program engagement via enrollment.","79% of youth participants attended for over 30 days, a marker of strong engagement. 92% of senior participants would engage in future arts programs. Community Kids participation was measured by daily attendance. Senior arts participants completed an evaluation survey.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Dave Burns, Adero Riser Cobb, Lynn Flagstad, Diane Gerth, Tiffany Kong, Paul McKim, Lisa Needels, Julie Novak, Steve Thiel, Mark Traynor, Bianca Rhodes, Darren Wolfson",0.00,"Keystone Community Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Keystone Community Services will engage teaching artists to work with 80 low-income youth and 30 seniors in Saint Paul to build skills in a variety of art forms, including music, spoken word, jewelry making, plein air painting, ceramics, and Ethiopian dance.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McKeown,"Keystone Community Services","2000 St Anthony Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0349",mmckeown@keystoneservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-111,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017185,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14800,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with disabilities at Rise will be able to participate in art therapy during the pandemic. Our art therapist and other support staff will track the number of people who participate in each form of program delivery (virtual, hybrid, in-person) via counting individual participants and participation hours.","243 Unique Individuals with disabilities at Rise were able to participate in art therapy during the pandemic. Measured participation by persons served by art therapy, breaking out new vs experienced participants and breaking out participant by service delivery type (remote/hybrid/in-person).","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14800,,"Kathy Klang, Anne Holoch, Kristin Hangebrauck, Lauri Hopkins, Andrea Murphy, Susan Langfeldt, Rachael Smith, Sheila Minske, Mark Bergmann, Kelly Steffens, Blake Elliott, Dan Newman, KrishnakumarKrishna) Iyer",0.00,Rise,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Rise will grow its online art therapy options for people with disabilities by disseminating art supplies and developing new and innovative virtual opportunities for artist expression.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noel,McCormick,Rise,"8406 Sunset Rd NE","Spring Lake Park",MN,55432,"(763) 786-8334",nmccormick@rise.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-113,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017187,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14595,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists will develop and community members will engage in creative placemaking projects that complement the unique character of downtown Northfield. We will track the number of participants engaging with each project and work with local arts organizations to develop and distribute a survey to gauge the community's appreciation of and desire for more projects like this in the future.","Five arts experiences/projects engaged the community of Northfield and visitors through art that emphasized creative placemaking. The overall program was evaluated through artist feedback, observation of community engagement and involvement in the project/experience, impressions on social media and informal evaluation with the Arts and Culture Commission in Northfield.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14595,,"Adrian Thomas, Amy Peterson, Chris Chapman, Christopher Tassava, Mark Lancaster, Sherri Meyers, Charles Kyte, Jenny Howenstine, Kathleen Holmes",0.00,"Northfield Downtown Development Corporation AKA Friends of Downtown Northfield","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation will support creative placemaking projects that provide opportunities for local artists and engage the community in the sights, sounds, and overall character of downtown Northfield.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gregory,Siems,"Northfield Downtown Development Corporation","19 Bridge Sq",Northfield,MN,55051,"(507) 645-5604",greg@nddc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-115,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017196,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HoneyWorks will produce a live, outdoor performance in August 2021 to maintain and grow our audience base. Marketing will reach communities less familiar with HoneyWorks. Tickets will be pay-as-able so as not to limit anyone. Audience members will complete a questionnaire after the performance which will provide insight regarding community demographics.","HoneyWorks produced an outdoor dance production, Live @ The Shed featuring LDV, in August 2021 that grew an audience base. A post-performance survey confirmed we had reached new audiences. 48% of those asked had never been to a HoneyWorks production before.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,750,"Kaleena Miller, David Rue, Ashwini Ramaswamy",0.00,HoneyWorks,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"HoneyWorks will present Live @ The Shed, a public, outdoor dance event celebrating live performance in the Twin Cities.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Berit,Ahlgren,HoneyWorks,"2700 Princeton Ave","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(651) 233-0217",bcahlgren@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-124,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017197,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,8499,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jones-Harrison residents will maintain access and connection to the arts during this time of Covid-19-induced quarantine and social distancing. We will evaluate the success of this project by tracking residents? responses regarding the efficacy and level of satisfaction of our virtual art programming delivery using a Likert Scale, as well as through open ended questions and suggestions.","Through livestreamed services, we were able to maintain access and connection to the arts. Therapeutic recreation staff evaluated the effectiveness of these measures by attendance, acceptance of livestream services and art supplies, and verbal statements reported by residents.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,8499,,"Larry Kriegberg, Mary Thorpe, Jeffrey Kimpton, Robin Gray, Kate Buckley, Taylor Harwood, Marcia Diracles, Beth Kilburg, Hampton Rich",0.00,"Jones-Harrison Residence AKA Jones-Harrison","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Jones-Harrison Residence will make the transition to virtual arts programming for residents during COVID-19.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Greely,"Jones-Harrison Residence AKA Jones-Harrison","3700 Cedar Lake Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 925-7265",agreely@jones-harrison.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-125,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017199,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Midway Off-Site is a series of art exhibitions located outdoors or in large spaces that offer art in a socially distanced context during the pandemic. We will evaluate the program based on attendance, number of artists employed, press coverage, and surveys.","Minnesota residents attended and participated in Off-Site projects that engaged them with the arts. The projects involved over 25 artists and performers, and over 300 attendees, as well as virtual attendees and media.","achieved proposed outcomes",14936,,29936,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, Ellen Breyer, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Matthew Kennedy, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, Jori Sherer, Carolyn Taylor",0.00,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Midway Off-Site will present a series of art exhibitions located outdoors or in large spaces offering art in a socially distanced context during the pandemic",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-127,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10017200,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance the availability and quality of arts programming through digital platforms. Quantitatively by measuring the numbers of people who engage with the programming; qualitatively through ongoing surveys/feedback sessions with audience members measuring satisfaction and engagement with the programming.","Enhance the availability and quality of arts programming through digital platforms. Quantitative: success in producing work digitally. Number of participants willing to work with digital platform. Qualitative: satisfaction as expressed by artists involved in projects.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",244,,15244,,"John Erickson Bri Keran Sandra Kaplan Lisa Wigand",0.00,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center will enhance its capability to serve distanced audiences both during the time of pandemic and beyond.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8255",patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-128,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017202,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,11500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will increase their ability to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal discussions with participants, informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics.","Minnesota residents and communities maintained access and connection to the arts. Surveys, formal discussions with participants, informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,11500,1500,"Bianca Rhodes, Kellan Anderson Lee, Jeremy Wilker, Sam Burnham, Warren Harmon, Vera Allen, Chris Barry, Valerie Deus, Alison Guessou, Naomi Ko, Rebecca McDonald, Sherry Meek, Jamie Schumacher, David Weiser, Quinn Villagomez, Aaron Young",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"FilmNorth will enhance its online arts learning and screening programs to safely offer professional development to filmmakers across the state and new opportunities for audiences to experience independent film.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-130,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017204,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Family Tree patients and community members participate in multidisciplinary arts experiences, resulting in improved health and wellbeing. Family Tree will use a high-touch participant evaluation process, involving contact with participants and artists after each event and again after all programming has concluded, in addition to analyzing social media engagement.","Family Tree patients and community members participate in multidisciplinary arts experiences, resulting in improved health and wellbeing. The art projects were available to Family Tree patients and visits to our clinic. All patients receive a feedback survey where they are asked about their experience of the art.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Michael Anderson, Lucas Beck, Paul Bock, Beverly Bushyhead, Adrienne Dorn, Jaemi Hagen, Laureen Tews Harbert, Abigail Henderson, Jason Jackson, Riley Karbon, Koa Mirai, Willow Nichols, Sally Nixon, Christine Reisdorf, Emmett Robertson, Becky Smith",0.00,"Family Tree, Inc. AKA Family Tree Clinic","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Family Tree Clinic, a sexual and reproductive health clinic in the Twin Cities, cultivates art spaces for diverse communities to promote healing, well-being, and liberation through art creation.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alissa,Light,"Family Tree, Inc. AKA Family Tree Clinic","1619 Dayton Ave Ste 205","St Paul",MN,55104-7642,"(651) 645-0478",alight@familytreeclinic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-132,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017208,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the artistic contributions of Asian-Indian immigrants living in Minnesota. In-person events include on-site evaluations distributed and collected by volunteers. The online survey will be posted on Facebook for three weeks. Virtual events include online surveys and, in Social Media, include comments, photos, videos.","Minnesotans will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the artistic contributions of Asian-Indian Minnesotans. In-person events include on-site evaluations distributed and collected by volunteers. The online survey will be posted on Facebook for three weeks.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",150,,15150,5200,"Sreeni Checka,Kiran Bandi,Suyash Jain,Srividya Guhan Vaidyanathan,Jaya Chandra,Sajith Padmaja,Prinesh Patel,Manoj Prabhu,Nasreen Shaikh,Pradeep Sujhani",0.00,"India Association of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"India Association of Minnesota will deepen its livestream capacity for events, including Virtual IndiaFest, that will livestream shows by six professional and eighteen community performing groups during August 2021 for up to 15,000 participants.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"India Association of Minnesota","PO Box 130158","St Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 321-3421",lauralittleford1410@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-136,"Elizabeth Belz: Belz is a blacksmith and metal sculptor. She was the blacksmithing apprentice at the Metal Museum in Memphis (2018-20), craft education intern at North House Folk School (2016), and has been the resident artist with the Science Museum of Minnesota. She focuses on insects as form and concept in her work.; Eva Carlson: Margaret was a 2013, 2016, and 2019 recipient of the Individual Artist Career Grant through the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Her work has been televised through PBS in Postcards: Arts Along Highway 23 and through SBN TV in The Art Corner. Her work has been written about in Willmar's Live It! magazine and Stillwater's Stillwater Living magazine. Margaret has had solo exhibitions at Kaleidoscope Gallery in New London, Minnesota West College in Worthington, and Ridgewater College in Willmar. Her numerous group exhibitions include Project Gallery in Stillwater, OK; Colour Gallery in Tulsa, OK: an invitation exhibition at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum and Oklahoma's statewide juried exhibition Momentum. Her work has also been acquired by numerous public and private collections throughout the Midwest. Margaret received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.; Theresa Croyle Johnson: Johnson is an artist, educator, and volunteer gallery director for the Hallberg Center for the Arts managed by the Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community in Wyoming. As an artist, she paints with acrylic and creates glass mosaics. As an educator, she works with both adults and children to cultivate creativity and teach new art skills. In addition to leading youth and art education outreach programs, she coordinates classes, recruiting, and training of new teachers, and is working to grow the small program. Croyle Johnson serves as chair of the events committee and has experience planning and implementing major events, gallery curation, and conducting artist interviews for exhibits. She has written eleven successful grant proposals over four years, securing funding for projects that have helped grow local art participation, fostered artistic excellence, and brought art out into the community.; Amy Fauble: Fauble is a singer songwriter based in Saint Paul. She studied music in her formative years and began performing at the age of seven. She has both self-produced and been produced and enjoys collaborating with other musicians. She frequently performs under the moniker Miss Chief, and has played alongside local musicians and national legends Wain McFarlain, Cornbread Harris, and the late Willie Murphy. Fauble believes that spreading a message of love and hope through music is not only possible, but necessary, especially in these trying times.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, educator, and visual artist who holds a PhD in multicultural American studies and a BFA in drawing and painting. She was the founder and longtime director of the University of Minnesota's legendary Split Rock Arts Program, and also founded and directed the award winning Split Rock Online Mentoring for Writers. Her memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in fall, 2021. In 2020, she was awarded a Next Step grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and now devotes herself entirely to her writing.; Patricia Kirby: Kirby is a marketing contractor for Ecolab. Most of her career, she facilitated productions for artists and companies from around the world on North American tours and for Lincoln Center Festival in New York City. Prior to her work in artist services, Kirby was a program officer for the Arts Board's Arts Across Minnesota program and the business manager for Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA). She started her career in ticketing and accounting. Kirby holds a BS in finance from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in arts administration from Indiana University.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is an artist and photographer that works in and around Minneapolis. He graduated from Anoka-Ramsey Community College with an AA in art, as well as a minor in business communications. He has had works placed in several shows and continues to hone his craft in black and white film photography, digital photgraphy, sculptural works, as well as writing.; Luke Randall: Randall, an operatic baritone, has had the pleasure of collaborating with renowned musicians, conductors, and directors such as Martin Katz, Thomas Hampson, Kathleen Kelly, Simon O'Neill, Timothy Cheek, and Jerry Blackstone. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. His scholarly focus centers on vocal acoustic research, as well as performing Scandinavian art song. Randall received his DMA and MM in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, and his BM in vocal performance from Lawrence University. He currently is the coordinator for the Mount Olivet School of Music.; Kathelen Weinberg, Kathy Fox Weinberg is an emerging artist who first began painting in 2011 after retiring from a career in finance. She received her teaching certification from Wilson Bickford Art Studies of Watertown, NY. Her financial management graduate studies took place at the University of Minnesota, and she has a BS in information management from St. Catherine University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017209,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to promote connection and healing for adults with mental illness through access to theater arts. Project outcomes will be evaluated via information and data gathered through workshops, performances, post-project surveys and interviews with participants to assess the impact on their mental health recovery and quality of life.","Vail Place promoted healing and increased access to the arts for underserved populations through our virtual Theater Arts Program. We used several evaluation tools and methods including conversations with participants, observation, reviewing recorded performances, and collecting audience comments.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Amy Browne, Justin Burleson, Char Chmielewski, Cheryl Collins, Angie Dahl, Calynn Hendrickson, Mark Jensen, Scott Kerssen, Elizabeth Knight, Kristy Krueger, Bill Long, Jude Mostek, Sharon Oswald, Nick Paluck, Monique Rochard-Marine, Ted Schatz, Cindy Theis",0.00,"Vail Place","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to introduce adults with serious mental illness to theater arts and support their mental health recovery goals through connection and access to the arts.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stefano,LoVerso,"Vail Place","23 9th Ave S",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 938-9622",sloverso@vailplace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-137,"Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Cronn-Mills writes and teaches in southern Minnesota. She is the author of four young adult novels and three young adult nonfiction volumes. Cronn-Mills has received both state and national accolades for her work, including the Stonewall Award from the American Library Association in 2014 and three Minnesota Book Awards finalist nominations. For her day job, Cronn-Mills teaches at South Central College. She holds a PhD from Iowa State University in rhetoric and professional communication. She received an Arts Board grant in 2012 and a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant in 2018.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is employed as a visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers. Demers has also worked as a community education director for twenty-three years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and 12 artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Nikol Dowls: Imani Ni'Kol is a queer African American multidisciplinary artrepreneur born in Minneapolis. She combines her love of spoken word poetry, photography, body movement, writing, and painting. She uses her artistry as a means of self-expression, to identify with hidden qualities of her character, to teach, cultivate community conversations, and to express her interpretation of the world around her. Her goal is to open an unexplored world, a place of curious self-expression, but also a world of new relationships, new chances for new beginnings, and most importantly new stories. She hopes to change her community, to elevate her activism worldwide, and to mentor and teach others through creative expression, integrity, life coaching, and radical sensuality.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds a MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University, Fairhaven College and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Jean Louis: Louis has been an active supporter of the arts, writing grant proposals for the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, the Paynesville Area School District, and the Paynesville Area Community Theater. In addition, she has accompanied several summer musicals and served as music director and vocal coach for various productions. A member of the Fine Arts Council, she helps organize an annual talent showcase to raise funds for the upkeep and improvement of the sound system and auditorium in the performing arts auditorium of the local high school.; Alissa Morson: Morson currently works for Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she manages international marketing and recruitment efforts for international students. She has worked in many areas of higher education in the past six years and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia. She graduated from Carleton College with a BA in geology in 2011, and SIT Graduate Institute with a MA in international education in 2017. Morson cochaired the Mankato Area International Festival in 2018-2019 and volunteers with the Mankato YWCA and YMCA.; Benedict Olk: Olk is a freelance dancer based in Minneapolis interested in embodied devotion and practice. He has performed the work of Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Moriah Evans, Anna Rogovoy, and Christopher Williams, and teaches Cunningham technique. He holds his MA in new performative practices from Stockholm University of the Arts, and currently works on the annual fund team at the Walker Art Center.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, a arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK - 9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017214,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1000 rural Minnesotans will participate in folk art learning activities during the 2021 Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua August 14-15, 2021. 1. Maintain an accurate count of participants during both days of the 2021 Rendezvous.2. 150 persons will complete a survey at entrance to Rendezvous.3. 75 persons will complete post-Rendezvous follow-up survey to document learning experience.","1000 rural Minnesotans will participate in folk art learning activities during the 2021 Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua August 14-15, 2021. Nearly 100 persons completed an after-event survey that provided us with general demographic information and general evaluation of the event that the board will use to continue to improve our annual Rendezvous.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Darlys Hamberg, Jon Hamberg, Tom Crawford, Jamie Robertson, Brad Wegscheid, Halbert Berret, Mike Weyer.",0.00,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Old Wadena Society will offer Old Wadena?Rendezvous & Chautauqua, a hands-on learning experience?featuring stories and traditional arts along with old fashioned entertainment.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Robertson,"Old Wadena Society","14380 241st Ave",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2608",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-142,"Alison Bach Good: Alison Good majored in art in college, worked as a commercial artist, taught art in junior high, and worked freelance in scientific illustration. She was administrator of Northwestern University Block Gallery in Evanston, and served as executive director of the Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities & Colleges in Rochester. She earned an MEd in adult education at the University of Minnesota. She volunteered as a corporate trainer with the Diversity Council of Rochester. Good served on the Choral Arts Ensemble board; helped develop Art4Trails, a public art initiative in downtown Rochester; and currently serves on the Rochester Area Foundation grant distribution committee.; Christopher Burawa: Burawa is an award winning poet and translator. He served as the literary arts director and communications director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the director of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, and executive director of the Anderson Center in Red Wing. He currently works as a media specialist at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing and is a teaching artist in the community.; Sarah Evenson: Evenson is a gender queer interdisciplinary maker with a BFA in book arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since graduating in 2016, they have held teaching roles at the Penland School of Crafts, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, and in MCAD's Continuing Education Department. Evenson has also been a recipient of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant (through Hamilton Ink Spot), the Caxton Club's Rare Book School Scholarship, and the CERF+ Get Ready grant. Currently, Evenson is developing a zine based project at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where they are a 2019-2020 Jerome Fellow.; Thomas Larum: Larum is a singer/songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, composer, and educator. With a career spanning over ten years across the nation, he combines his background in percussion performance with contemporary music styles to create unique performances across multiple settings. He has spent time serving on and chaired multiple nonprofit boards seeking to advance the arts wherever he can, particularly to those for whom arts are difficult to access.; Colleen MacRae: MacRae has the honor of being a grant writer, helping to secure nearly $30 million in state, federal, and foundation funding in northwest Minnesota. MacRae has served as a grant manager, so she understands the nuances of results driven accountability for use of finite resources. Her role as a community organizer has helped her understand the possibilities that arts create for individuals and families of all ages. She believes art is integral to assuring inclusive, welcoming, and equitable environments, particularly in rural and frontier communities. MacRae is the head speech coach for the Crookston High School speech team and she participates in both directing and acting in Crookston Community Theatre productions. MacRae serves on several committees including the Crookston Early Childhood Initiative, and is a former board member of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership. MacRae was surprised and very honored as the Pioneer 100 Kiwanis Outstanding Community Supporter of Arts and Academics in 2018.; Jenelle Montoya: Montoya is a former grants manager for MacPhail Center for Music, where she wrote and submitted Arts Board grants on behalf of the organization for a period of four years. With fifteen years of experience as a grant writer, she is highly knowledgeable of the process and what makes a quality proposal. She earned a BA in English and minor in music from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1999. A lifelong lover of the arts, she has formally studied flute, piano, voice, ukulele, ballet, painting and drawing, poetry and prose, photography, and more. She continues to write poetry and prose, draw, paint, sing, play the ukulele; and create jewelry, handbags, and reclaimed furniture as a hobbyist.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017216,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,13475,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults with serious and persistent mental illness will maintain access and connection to arts learning and creative expression activities. The project will be evaluated by observation, participant feedback through show and tell and feedback sessions, participant survey at the end of each residency, staff and teaching artist survey, and tracking of equipment and supply distribution.","Adults with serious mental illness will maintain access and connection to arts learning and creative expression activities. Observation, show and tell, roses and thorns feedback sessions at each residency sessions, participant survey, tracking of equipment and supply distribution.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,13475,525,"James Cannon, Charles Christiansen, Marianne Christiansen, Steve Erickson, Larry Fraser, Bryan Frandrup, Kristine Haertl, Kim Herring, Greg Hestness, Elaine Love, Michael Maus,J. Paul Seifert, Rodger Skare, Kyle Van Acker, William E. Walsh",0.00,"Tasks Unlimited, Inc. AKA Tasks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Tasks Unlimited will collaborate with COMPAS teaching artists Mica Lee Anders and Katrina Knutson to safely maintain access to the arts for people with mental illness by offering virtual as well as in person arts learning and creative activities.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Hays,"Tasks Unlimited","2419 Nicollet Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 871-3320",dhays@tasksunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-144,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017222,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,6250,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Older adults living in a senior community will have access to high-quality arts learning programming despite Covid restrictions, utilizing technology. COMPAS will work with Seasons at Apple Valley to provide evaluative surveys to the teaching artist and staff during each residency to use with participants.","Minnesota older adults learned something new through high quality arts programming. Data was tracked to capture total attendees, workshops held, and any oral feedback received.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6250,550,"Debbie Cervenka J. Michael Dady Lisa Kro Nancy Thompson Ulvestad Anne Barkelew Dr. Susan J. Crockett, Ph.D. R.D. Dave Durenberger A. RichardDick) Olson John Petraborg Jim Schowalter Dr. Rahul Koranne, MD, MBA, FACP Daniel Abdul",0.00,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley will work with COMPAS to develop the artistic skills of twenty residents through a two-course digital program of collage work and seed art specifically designed to support COVID safe learning for older adults.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Allenson,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley","15359 Founders Ln","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 698-5300",tamiallenson@ecumen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-150,"Jeff Ambroz: Ambroz is a nonprofit fundraising professional and visual artist, working primarily in mixed media. His art has been featured in artist shows at Minnesota venues including ArtReach Saint Croix, Pine Center for the Arts, Phoenix Theater, and various coffee shops and public spaces.; Bonnie Berquam: Berquam is a lifelong mover and dance enthusiast. She has served on the volunteer board for the Guild of Middle Eastern Dance for more than fifteen years. She has studied a variety of dance forms, including contact improvisation, ballet, and others, but most notably Middle Eastern dance for twenty years. She has performed and coordinated shows regularly over those years. She graduated from the Carlson School of Business in 1981, worked in a marketing communications capacity within the financial services industry for more than twenty years, and now enjoys more time to study improvisational clowning in an international setting.; Jan Carey: During her career as an academic librarian, educator, theater director, speech coach, and speech/drama adjudicator, Carey was always active in the fine arts community. In 2011, she retired and decided to devote her time to be more active as an artist and an arts advocate. She was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to the Perpich Center for Arts Education board of directors and also served two terms as a member of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board and as its chairperson. She volunteers on the boards of other arts organizations ? Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Organs in Revue, Mesaba Concert Association, and Range of Voices. Past board and commission service includes: Hibbing Public Library, Northern Lights Music Festival, Minnesota Discover Center, and Encore of Hibbing.; Emma Craig: Craig is a community engagement associate at Fraser, where she manages third-party fundraising and community outreach initiatives. She previously held internships at educational nonprofits including Let's Get Ready and BUILD. Craig graduated from Stonehill College with a BA in English and gender studies and also received a master's in elementary education from the University of Minnesota.; Jennifer Harding: Harding is currently the director of fund development at Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides a range of wraparound services supporting the Twin Cities immigrant and refugee communities. She was previously the director of development at the Bridge for Youth and has more than twenty-five years of experience in grant writing and fundraising in the Twin Cities. As an avid audience member, she has a deep appreciation for Minnesota's vibrant arts community.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a Minneapolis based photographer and full-time faculty member at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA and obtained his MFA at the University of Minnesota. Marchetti has received four Arts Board Artist Initiative grants, is a two-time McKnight Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed-media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artists project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books' 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books' Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the Universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Sally Nixon: Nixon has worked in the field of social work for more than twenty years, with a focus on community wellness and education. She also has been involved in the arts, most notably as a musician and photographer for decades. Nixon was a fellow in Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute in 2015 and has continued to participate in creative community arts projects. She is passionate about seeing the lives of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) documented and expressed through the arts by and for BIPOC people.; Michael Weatherly: Weatherly is a Minnesota based contemporary printmaker from Elbow Lake. His education background includes a BA in history and minor in studio art from the University of Minnesota Morris. He was the 2018 recipient of the City of Fergus Falls 2018 Year of Play Grant. He received a Lake Region Arts Council Art and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant in 2016, a Lake Region Arts Council Quick Start Artist Grant in 2014, and was a 1996 McKnight Foundation grant recipient. He has been a board member of the Lake Region Arts Council, Kaddatz Gallery, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017223,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,14246,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a free online fine arts and fine crafts show that presents, and facilitate the sale of artwork, from over 100 visual artists across Minnesota. PPNA will utilize website traffic analytics, ecommerce data, and site visitor survey results to evaluate progress toward providing Minnesotans access to an online fine arts and crafts show while facilitating the sale of juried artists? artwork.","The 30th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair was successfully produced online and maintained free access to high quality artwork from artists across Minnesota. Based surveys taken by participating artists and site visitors; regarding the relevance of having an online art fair, 95% of respondents indicated that the art fair was extremely relevant. This was the highest degree of relevance available.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14246,6734,"Kevin Ely, Louie McCoy, Kelly Piatt, Mawerdi Hamid, Lily Lamb, Shanene Herbert, Nicole Duxbury, Sara Bagwell, Tara Beard, Megan Hernick",0.00,"Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association will produce and celebrate its thirtieth annual Powderhorn Art Fair by showcasing over 100 juried artists in an online environment that features a seamless e-commerce shopping experience.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tabitha,Montgomery,"Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association","821 35th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-2102,"(612) 722-4817",tabitha@ppna.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-151,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017226,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Freeborn County Arts Initiative will meet or exceed its prior in-person engagement with virtual programs. We will track the number of participants of our remote virtual programming using social media and web analytics, as well as track participant feedback.","The Freeborn County Arts Initiative exceed its prior in-person engagement with virtual programs. We tracked user data and patterns on publishing platforms that included our websites, social media, and iTunes/Spotify/Google, etc.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Elisha Marin, Marla Klein, Susanne Crane, Emma Evans-Peck, Jonah Fisher, Erin Sandsmark, Karen Mattson, Francesca Sundblad, Darylle Bruns",0.00,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 3",,"The Freeborn County Arts Initiative will create multimedia virtual arts and cultural programming to engage the community in a safe, accessible, and meaningful way.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisha,Marin,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","224 S Broadway Ave Ste 3","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(507) 318-2798",elisha@elishamar.in,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Steele, Traverse, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-3-154,"Mary Barghout: Barghout currently works for a national accounting firm in Minneapolis. She is a writer and visual artist with a focus in Arabic calligraphy and street art. She is also the coordinator of a local writing group that began with Mizna, a nonprofit centering voices from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and its diaspora.; Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; Terri Foster: Foster currently works with the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in many areas of business including marketing and sales, while working and consulting with numerous organizations. She has a vast skill set and a love for serving people and helping organizations make a difference. She has degrees in business management and graphic design from Bemidji State University, and also holds a MA in business from the College of St. Scholastica. She volunteers for many organizations, but one of her biggest passions is 4-H.; Debbie Krautkremer: Krautkremer has been an art manager for thirteen years. That position has given her multiple opportunities to serve and immerse herself into the art world. She has served at the Jon Hassler Festival in Brainerd, supervised multiple solo exhibitions and installations, served with the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd as well as with the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts in Pequot Lakes. Krautkremer's knowledge is extensive in compiling CVs, artist resumes, artist inventories, portfolios, research, bookkeeping, and mentoring artists. She has written a successful mentorship grant proposal submitted to the Five Wings Art Council of Staples.; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center's annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Kelly Lundquist: Originally from Mississippi, Lundquist has taught writing and literature all over the United States. She has an MA in English and an MFA in creative nonfiction. In 2012, she was awarded the Milton Center Postgraduate Fellowship in Seattle. Her writing has appeared in multiple places, including Image Journal. Lundquist now teaches at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, where for the last two years she served as faculty advisor for its award winning student literary journal, Under Construction. She also is a member of the Central Minnesota Arts Board teaching artist roster, and is an active participant at Montiarts in Monticello, where she lives. Lundquist recently completed her first book-length nonfiction manuscript and will be spending the next few months revising and polishing it.; Olga Nichols: Nichols is a graduate of the University of Minnesota who majored in architecture and studio art, with continued education from the Art Institutes International in interior design. Prior to graduation, she received the Eliza A. Painting Award of the Year from Hamline University. Nichols was an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and the Assembly of Architects. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a board member on the American Chamber of Commerce, Uganda. She designed and remodeled the first state of the art dance studio space in Kampala, Uganda, in 2013. Nichols has worked on various public art projects including murals in advocation against systematic racism. Two of her murals are currently displayed at Kmart on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Nichols works to highlight breast cancer and mental health awareness.; Mark Peterson: Since retirement, Peterson has published more than 300 news, feature, and arts articles for local newspapers. He spent the last ten years before retirement as a project manager for the nonprofit housing agency Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has had several group and one-person shows of his own photo/collage work, including nine accepted entries in the Minnesota State Fair fine art exhibition. He has a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota.; Spencer Wirth-Davis: Wirth-Davis is a composer, producer, and audio engineer from Minneapolis. He has worked with Lizzo, Toki Wright, Lydia Liza, Sting, and Mac Miller, and has written music for Nike, Showtime, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Activision, and the University of Minnesota. He is the recipient of the McKnight Composers Fellowship and the Jerome Travel and Study grant. He has a BFA in painting and photography from the University of Minnesota.; Jake Yuzna, Yuzna is a non defining queer artist and programmer whose work has been presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival, among others. They have received awards and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, IFP, American Film Institute, Frameline Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. In addition, they have curated for the Museum of Arts and Design, MoMA PS1, City of Los Angeles, and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art. They graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the American Film Institute.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020380,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will focus my time on creating a series of masks in preparation for exhibition. The evaluation will be personal observation and feedback from viewers who are present at my artist talk.","Achieved an online exhibition by a New York Gallery. The series of art will be completed for others to view.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Melvin R. Smith AKA MR. Smith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Smith will create and exhibit a series of masks rooted in the black experience.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melvin,Smith,"Melvin R. Smith AKA MR. Smith",,,MN,,"(651) 994-0211",mrsmith735@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-250,"Amy Berglund: Berglund is the founder and artistic director of Iceformance?a culturally minded professional ice performance troupe unique to the local arts scene. She is currently a marketing director for several companies in the Twin Cities. She graduated from Metropolitan State University with a BS in marketing and was recently accepted to the University of Denver for a master?s degree in arts and culture management. Berglund has a long-standing membership with the United States Figure Skating Association and is consistently selected to volunteer for annual athlete assessments while earning multiple credentials as a skater and coach.; Matthew George: George is the John Ireland Distinguished Professor of music, director of bands, and orchestra at the University of St. Thomas. He is also the artistic director and conductor of Grand Symphonic Winds, a nonprofit performing ensemble in the Twin Cities. George received a doctorate of musical arts degree from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) with other degrees from Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) and Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY). George is active as a conductor and clinician/lecturer taking him across the U. S. and 30 other countries. His credits of commissioned works by prolific international composers number more than 90.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer, composer, and teaching artist. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, and many others. She is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association and a 2017 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship at the Playwrights' Center.; Stephen Kingsbury: Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, IL).; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center?s annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Rebecca Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont (Burlington, VT). She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries. Sharaya Schwardt is an artist trained in traditional painting techniques. She studied at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco for two years before completing her BA in art history at the University of Minnesota in 2018. In 2014 she was recognized for her artistic talent by the National Endowment for the Arts, National YoungArts program. She was also recognized for her adversity through the Horatio Alger Association Scholarship program in 2013. Her career goals are to advance education in the arts and to show her personal work. She plans to pursue her MED in teaching in 2022.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020382,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pooja will have a new music video to promote her work as a singer and composer in MN, allowing her to develop new audiences and new collaborations. Pooja will invite students, colleagues, collaborators and presenters at virtual online showings of the music video to seek feedback on their quality and efficacy as a promotional tool.","Working with a filmmaker, I produced a new music video of one of my songs from my earlier album of Sufi songs. I invited students, colleagues, collaborators and presenters to a virtual showing of the draft of my music video on 5/27 and an in-person showing of the final music video on 6/19 to seek feedback on its quality and efficacy as a promotional tool.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",229,,6229,,,,"Pooja G. Pavan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Pavan will work with an experienced filmmaker and video editor to produce a new music video of an earlier recorded Sufi song, gaining a strong promotional tool and allowing her to reach new audiences.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-252,"Amy Berglund: Berglund is the founder and artistic director of Iceformance?a culturally minded professional ice performance troupe unique to the local arts scene. She is currently a marketing director for several companies in the Twin Cities. She graduated from Metropolitan State University with a BS in marketing and was recently accepted to the University of Denver for a master?s degree in arts and culture management. Berglund has a long-standing membership with the United States Figure Skating Association and is consistently selected to volunteer for annual athlete assessments while earning multiple credentials as a skater and coach.; Matthew George: George is the John Ireland Distinguished Professor of music, director of bands, and orchestra at the University of St. Thomas. He is also the artistic director and conductor of Grand Symphonic Winds, a nonprofit performing ensemble in the Twin Cities. George received a doctorate of musical arts degree from the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) with other degrees from Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) and Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY). George is active as a conductor and clinician/lecturer taking him across the U. S. and 30 other countries. His credits of commissioned works by prolific international composers number more than 90.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer, composer, and teaching artist. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, and many others. She is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association and a 2017 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship at the Playwrights' Center.; Stephen Kingsbury: Kingsbury is a dynamic and exciting conductor and educator who is dedicated to inspiring students and audiences alike through impassioned performances and a deep commitment to choral excellence. Kingsbury serves as director of choral activities and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Kingsbury holds both a BA in music teaching and a MA in teaching degree from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a MA of music performance degree in conducting from Boston University, and a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, IL).; Marjie Laizure: Laizure is a contemporary realist painter who has exhibited frequently in local juried, group, and solo shows. In 2017, she received a juror's award of excellence from the Carnegie Art Center?s annual juried exhibition. She was awarded an Artist Career Development Grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council in both 2017 and 2019. Laizure is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Mankato with a BS in art education and a MS in experiential education. She retired in 2016 from teaching art in the Mankato school district and is now a substitute teacher and frequent art show judge.; Anna Ostendorf: Ostendorf is the executive director of ArtReach in Red Wing. At ArtReach, she handles administrative tasks including supporting teaching artists to deliver visual arts programming and teaches classes in visual arts. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in religious studies and cultural anthropology. She has served on the board of the Friends of the Sheldon Theatre and is a member of the advisory panel for Red Wing Community Education and Recreation.; Rebecca Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont (Burlington, VT). She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries. Sharaya Schwardt is an artist trained in traditional painting techniques. She studied at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco for two years before completing her BA in art history at the University of Minnesota in 2018. In 2014 she was recognized for her artistic talent by the National Endowment for the Arts, National YoungArts program. She was also recognized for her adversity through the Horatio Alger Association Scholarship program in 2013. Her career goals are to advance education in the arts and to show her personal work. She plans to pursue her MED in teaching in 2022.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020421,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5550,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We seek to repair and renovate an already purchased RV that will be a mobile creative space, offering arts access and interactive experiences. We will compile a list of all who engage in the creative space and offered activities,and follow with a survey asking them about their experience. We will also annule events involving any artist who has engaged in the offerings of the space.","The outcome was achieved and continues to bare fruit. People engaged with during an event.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5550,,,,"Nicolas Moore AKA Nico Moore",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Moore and other creatives will bring interactive arts experiences to people of all ages throughout the Twin Cities, with a mobile creative space called the Moore Love Machine.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicolas,Moore,"Nicolas Moore",,,MN,,"(262) 705-0847",Moore.nico@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Polk, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-703,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020435,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jamie Robertson will engage 100 rural Minnesotans through online and in-person gallery exhibitions of photographs of the built environment of rural MN 1. Complete a portfolio of 25 photographs of the built environment. 2. Develop an online gallery of photographs of the built environment as part of Leaf River Inscapes website. 3. Print and distribute 100 2023 calendars.","Completed portfolio of images of the built environment and established an online gallery of images on website leafriverinscapes.com. Created the portfolio and published images on the website leafriverinscapes.org.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",400,,6400,,,,"James M. Robertson AKA Jamie Robertson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Using photographs of the built environment of rural Minnesota, Robertson will build a connection between residents of rural Minnesota and their environment through gallery and online exhibitions, social media, newspapers, and television.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Robertson,"James M. Robertson AKA Jamie Robertson",,,MN,,"(218) 371-6403x c",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-717,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020451,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,11658,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VRJ will document a 25% increase in participation in our arts programming by intentionally investing in intersectional, accessible strategies, and too VRJ will document numeric changes by tracking participation in digital organizing and storytelling strategies and implementing quantitative and qualitative assessments.","100% of VRJ trainees were exposed to the arts and had access new accessibility features and commitments. We documented each training, the training location, and the number of participants.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,11658,115,"Autumn Brown, Kay Adam, Meghan Casey, Jason Sole, Anita Patel, Donna Maeda, Gilbert Achey, Doug Nopar, Ayo Jones, Aurin Chowdhury",0.00,"Voices for Racial Justice","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Voices for Racial Justice will enhance its cultural arts strategy for more inclusive, intersectional work that better serves Black, Indigenous, and people of color across Minnesota in writing, traditional arts, spoken word and song, and digital media arts programs.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monica,Bryand,"Voices for Racial Justice","2525 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 746-4224",bryand@voicesforracialjustice.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-474,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020463,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","YPC will provide their teen participants with engaging and exciting programming through innovative, Covid19 safe activities. YPC will conduct program assessment through in-person and online participant, parent, and staff surveys. YPC will collect quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming and their demographics.","YPC provides their teen participants with engaging and exciting programming through innovative, Covid-19-safe activities. YPC will conduct program assessments through in-person and online participant, parent, and staff surveys. YPC will collect quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming and their demographics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,215,"Anne Marie Buethe, Carey Chapdelaine, Lynn Ellingboe, Lisa Fulton, Dave Gangler, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Rich Knowlton, Ron Lattin, David Maggitt, Kevin Ramach, Erin Schneeman, Monica Sowden, Laura Schoon, Kari Xiong.",0.00,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Youth Performance Company will offer the Together Again program, providing teens with safe, live theater and address their social emotional challenges as they return from quarantine.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-486,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020498,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain connections with my current Minnesota communities and establish connections with new Minnesota communities throughout the state. This outcome will be evaluated by maintaining and updating saved files that contain numbers of downloads of the musical scores.","I will maintain connections with my current Minnesota communities and establish connections with new Minnesota communities throughout the state. This outcome was evaluated by maintaining and updating saved files that contain numbers of downloads of the musical scores and views of the audio samples on my website.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Julie A. Johnson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Johnson will arrange nine traditional Irish folk melodies for two flutes and for flute and clarinet. The sheet music and audio samples will be available to musicians across Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Johnson,"Julie A. Johnson",,,MN,,"(612) 275-7335",flutemonster@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-721,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020511,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Linda Chatterton will video record performances to share with outstate communities to build and maintain her connections Feedback from each community's concert co-presenters, retirement homes, hospitals, schools and libraries where videos are sent will be the primary evaluation method.","I video recorded performances to share with outstate communities to build and maintain connections. I used feedback (all positive!) from the communities I sent videos to. I hope to use the project to do more live performing in these and other Minnesota communities in the future.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Linda N. Chatterton",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Chatterton will video record her music performances and distribute these videos to greater Minnesota communities in order to maintain and grow previous connections.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Chatterton,"Linda N. Chatterton",,,MN,,"(612) 920-9479",linda@lindachatterton.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-734,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020514,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will acquire skills and equipment to further explore screendance in the landscape as a catalyst for compassion and environmental conservation. The purchase of equipment and presentation of five micro screendances, 30 seconds or less in length, presented via social media will serve as the evaluation for this project.","I acquired skills and equipment to further explore screendance in the landscape as a catalyst for compassion and environmental conservation. The purchase of equipment and presentation of five interactive micro-screendances, presented via social media served as the evaluation for this project.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Kayla G. Elefson AKA Kayla Schiltgen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Schiltgen will acquire skills and equipment to further explore screendance in the natural landscape as a catalyst for environmental compassion and conservation. She will share the results of her project via social media.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Elefson,"Kayla G. Elefson AKA Kayla Schiltgen",,,MN,,"(651) 353-6387",kayla.schiltgen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-737,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020523,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My outcome is to elevate my practice using digital technology; expediting my design process, increasing productivity and connection to the community. My outcome will be evaluated through the construction of three ensembles. I'll share my progress with the community via social media and a website. The process includes inspiration, research, sketch, feedback loop, construct garments, and photographs.","I was able to make two ensembles, and made my art more accessible to more people. I made two ensembles, and I evaluated my work by taking careful notes in my planner. I have outlined my progress from the past year. I have pointed out steps that have allowed me to understand the growth as a result of this grant.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",600,,6600,,,,"Sage M. Davis",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Davis's overall goals are to create and to engage community in her design process.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sage,Davis,"Sage M. Davis",,,MN,,"(651) 271-4976",davi1398@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-746,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020538,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Patrons have a full experience in the theater being able to hear/read all of the production. Observations, data collection, surveys, interviews with patrons.","The grant was not satisfied as we did not purchase the equipment needed. None.","Achieved none of the proposed outcomes",,,2000,2000,"Patrick Braucher, Cate Grinney, Matt Long, Wanda Holmgren, Kelly Nygaard, Jessica Schwie, Peter van Sluis, Cheryl Steinberg, Todd Ginter, Jennifer Kluzak, Kris Stasson-Howell, Jessica Prill",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Paradise Center for the Arts will offer open captioning for theatrical performances, live performances, and art education for the benefit of those patrons with hearing loss who don't know or use sign language.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Nelson,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-493,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020544,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,19500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SooVAC will adapt our website, social media platforms and digitally accessed programming to be accessible for people of all abilities. The consultant group SooVAC will work with, Oleb Media, includes testing with real people after advised upgrades to digital platforms are complete. They will provide proper documentation and a seal of compliance as an evaluation of our success.,","SooVAC is adapting our website, and digitally accessed programming to be accessible for people with the guidance of Oleb's report. Oleb Media includes testing advised upgrades to digital platforms. James Kirwin of Oleb tested the site and approved our progress; a seal of compliance will be provided once the entire site is finished.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,19500,2500,"Marc Davis, Debra DeNoyelles, Liza Ferrarri, Gretchen Gasterland-Gustafssson, Alicia Gibson, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Yijia Li, John C. Levy, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Robyne Robinson, Cherie Shoquist and Mark Spencer",0.00,"Soo Visual Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Soo Visual Arts Center will conduct an accessibility audit and website development consultation from Oleb Media, that specializes in digital accessibility practices and improvements, to adapt its website, social media platforms, and digitally accessed programming to be accessible for people of all abilities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Payne,"Soo Visual Arts Center","2909 Bryant Ave S Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-2263",carolyn@soovac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-499,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020545,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To unite people around a collective activity and educate people about the history of African American influence on the tradition of quilt making. The outcome will be evaluated by observation of people participating in the activity. Also, video interviews of some people who have participated in the activity, and written evaluations by people who participate in the project.","We held eleven quilting events, 350 people participated, and 14 quilts were created from the project. Outcome to connect people through art achieved. observation, talking to participants, interviews with artists. Exhibit of quilts and a video.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24500,,"Tina Burnside, Coventry Cowens, Jack Rainey Jr., Verlena Matey-Keke and Clarence Jones.",0.00,"Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery will organize and host public events where people will create community quilts that will be displayed in an exhibit at the museum.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tina,Burnside,"Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery","PO Box 19344",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 695-1518",tburnside@maahmg.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-500,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020546,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","Articulture will develop and offer quality arts programming in a safe and welcoming environment to all abilities and ages who wish to participate. Registration data is tracked for all arts programming and compiled in quarterly reports. Teachers and programming participants complete evaluations at the end of each class. Evaluations help to inform future class enhancements and adaptations. ","Articulture developed and offered quality arts programming in a safe and welcoming environment to all abilities and ages who wish to participate. Registration data is tracked for our arts programming and compiled in quarterly reports. Teachers and programming participants complete evaluations at the end of each class. Evaluations help to inform future class enhancements and adaptations. ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,10070,"Jackson Piper, Kristin Trumble, Anna Nicolosi, Jesse Minutaglio, Tim Tormoen, Wara Mouta, Scott Farwig",,ArtiCulture,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"ArtiCulture will develop and deliver quality arts programming to all ages and abilities in a safe and supportive arts learning environment. ",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Greenbaum,ArtiCulture,"2613 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 729-5151",egreenbaum@articulture.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-501,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020548,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Highland Friendship Club members, who are teens and adults with disabilities, maintain access to arts programming. HFC arts programming is evaluated through member surveys at the end of each semester, as well as ongoing review from the program manager, Program Committee and Member Advisory Committee","HFC members were able to enjoy access to the arts through painting and art education. HFC monitors the effectiveness of classes through ongoing anecdotal input, and end of semester surveys of some of its programs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",19,,25019,15000,"Stephanie Johnson, Vice Chair Joseph Feldmeier, Secretary Hannah Larson, Treasurer Rosemary Fagrelius, Co-Founder Pat Leseman, Co-Founder Paul Bender Colleen Langford Ginger Giefer Liz Boyd Dr. Lezlie Prettyman Olson Lisamarie Meyer Michael Fleming John Bobzien Ginny Bisanz",0.00,"Highland Friendship Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Highland Friendship Club will provide arts programming, available to teens and adults with disabilities, via virtual classes and in person when possible. Topic areas include art, music, creative writing, and drama classes.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Dunn,"Highland Friendship Club","PO Box 16437","St Paul",MN,55116,"(612) 363-5308",pattyd@highlandfriendshipclub.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-503,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020554,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Provide virtual programming and performance opportunities that maintain a connection to our marginalized and underserved audience of young people. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of individuals who participate in new virtual opportunities.","Provide virtual programming and performance opportunities that maintain a connection to our marginalized and underserved audience of young people. The outcome was evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of individuals who participated in new virtual opportunities.",,,,15000,2500,"Carl Atiya Swanson, Andrea Graham, Shannon Robinson, Alexander Salazar, Carrie Shaffer, Stacey Supina, James Taylor, Kai Thietje, Joel Walters",0.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music will continue offering a free year-round hybrid virtual and in person artist development, technology, leadership, and video performance program for its community of young people and aspiring artists.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 309-3261",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-509,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017936,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By holding our concerts both outdoors and virtually we can offer our programs to a wider audience and provide unlimited online access to performances. We will provide both digital and physical surveys after concerts, study the statistical data of our videos and promotional media, and by verbal feedback received in person and written comments on social media.","Concerts were presented, audience numbers exceeded expectation, non-white composers and musicians represented. Headcounts at events.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14065,600,"Eri Isomura, Bjorn Grina-Shay, Weily Grina-Shay, Ashley Ng, Kristen Brelje, Heather Barringer, Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann, Justin Woo, Mark Grina",0.00,"10th Wave Chamber Music Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"10th Wave Chamber Music Collective will safely present one virtual and two outdoor concerts featuring music by local composers and composers of color.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bjorn,Grina-Shay,"10th Wave Chamber Music Collective","640 Knights Bridge Rd","New Brighton",MN,55112,"(612) 968-2694",10thwavemusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-420,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017940,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The organization will aim to reach a minimum of twenty new audience members at each event and involve them in immersive, hands-on participation. Digital surveys through QR Codes. Record short statements on impressions and impact as attendees get Polaroids taken for personal keepsake. Collect one-word reflections on community and connection before and after the event on poster boards.","AFOUTAYI was able to reach a minimum of twenty new audience members at each event and they are currently involve in immersive, hands-on participation. Older audience were able to use QR codes digital surveys, but younger audience draw/wrote their survey on paper. Participants were more comfortable in sharing their one-word reflection in a circle format versus writing it on a post-it.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Djenane Saint Juste, Florencia Pierre, Jimmy Diligent, Sophie Toner, Jude Vales",0.00,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Afoutayi Dance, Music & Arts Company will present traditional Haitian folklore from 'The Mermaid and the Whale' interweaving dance, music, and storytelling in public outdoor performances with safety measures and social distancing in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Dance, Music and Arts Company","7255 181 St W Apt 113",Lakeville,MN,55024,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-422,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017941,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pavan will have new video lessons and a showreel to promote his music and Tabla compositions, and to develop new audiences and collaborations in Minnesota. Pavan will invite students, colleagues and collaborators at a virtual video showing to get feedback on their quality and efficacy as a teaching and promotional tool. Results will be collated from an online survey of students and viewers of videos.","Working with a videographer/editor, I created a total of 30 video lessons for Tabla students and one showreel from an earlier live concert. I invited students, colleagues, collaborators and presenters to a virtual online showing of my produced video lessons on 2/28/21 and 1/31/22 to seek feedback on their quality and efficacy as an instructional and promotional tool.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pavan will work with an experienced video editor to produce new instructional videos and a show reel on the art of tabla playing. With this, Pavan will gain a strong promotional tool allowing him to reach new audiences, students, and collaborators.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 508-3716",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-566,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017944,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will maintain connection with the BIPOC community online, then directly through presentations at the Northside Artspace Lofts in Spring 2021. I will create a short survey to evaluate presentations.","I maintained connection with the BIPOC community as well as the Creative Aging community (55+) in greater Minnesota, online andin-person. I used in-person surveys and anecdotal reports to evaluate local presentations, which were supported by participants signing up for my newsletter. The virtual class and presentations I used pre- and post-course surveys as well as anecdotal reports.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Amy A. Cousin AKA Amy Wilderson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Cousin creates energetically connected jewelry using ethically sourced gemstones and reclaimed precious metals. Her Upcycled Collection focuses on reviving surplus and discarded items, turning them into stunning, eco-conscious jewelry.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Cousin,"Amy A. Cousin AKA Amy Cousin",,,MN,,"(612) 458-6811",amy@amycousinjewelry.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-569,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017945,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The grant will fund the creation and exhibition of paintings of Landscapes in urban and rural parts of southern Minnesota. I will be having a solo show at The Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis. January of 2021.","Achieved proposed outcomes. By communicating with the Gallery owner of the number of people who saw the show.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Andrew P. Wykes",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wykes will have a solo show of paintings at The Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis. The exhibited work will be made from landscape settings of southern Minnesota's urban parkland.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Wykes,"Andrew P. Wykes",,,MN,,"(612) 232-2755",Awykes@hamline.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-570,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017946,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To engage and grow our community via virtual performance options, community partnerships, and artist compensation. -Logic Model evaluation tracking input/output -Anonymous Audience surveys via Google tracking accessibility, enjoyment, feedback, and more -Analytics of social media, hosting platforms, and our website to determine wider demographic information.","To engage and grow our community via virtual performance options, community partnerships, and artist/staff compensation. Interviews/Conversations with participants; board/staff/leaders; Community dialogue; Reviewing recorded information or documentation; Observation surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,6600,"Kelley Lindquist, Bill Gamble, Chris Park, Janette Davis, Thomas Forsythe",0.00,"An Opera Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Arbeit Opera Theatre will develop socially relevant virtual programming and stipends for four administrative positions to safely advance its mission of bringing communities together by breaking down the cultural and financial barriers of classical art forms.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Spenner,"Arbeit Opera Theatre AKA An Opera Theatre","75 SE Orlin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 889-7918",aotopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-423,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017947,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14769,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through new art installations, print, social media, and events, we will connect artists, residents, and visitors to our Rochester sculpture program. Evaluation by tracking: completed steps in process from Call for Art to installation; number of submissions, artists, donations, and followers on social media and events; coverage from press releases; and composition of artists and volunteers.","Through new art installations, print, social media, and events, we connected artists, residents, and visitors to our Rochester sculpture program. We ran two surveys - one for artists and one a community survey. We also tracked online engagement numbers as well as posts and comments about interactions with the artwork. Donations are also a way we evaluate our impact.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14769,1050,"Helen Roland, Megan Chan, Mary Ellen Landwehr, Annie Henderson",0.00,Art4Trails,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Art4Trails will publish and administer its fifth juried competition to add four temporary sculptures to Rochester's recreational trails with plans for safe public access to artists and their artwork.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,Roland,Art4Trails,"609 4th ST NW",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 269-0929",helen.ap.roland@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-424,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017948,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","ArtReach will continue to reach out to the far East Metro's semi-rural residents and those who feel disconnected from art resources and opportunities. We count attendance, media clippings and social media use. Web analytics help determine geographic reach. We gather anecdotes from committee members, partners and artists. Do we connect people to the arts' Deepen a connection to this place? How?","ArtReach continued to connect to audiences (and artists!) who feel disconnected from the metro arts experiences. We tracked attendance, media clippings and social media use. We have a notebook for keeping anecdotes from committee members, partners and artists. Answering: Do we connect people to the arts? Do we deepen a connection to this place? If so, how?","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1500,"Erik Anderson, Hannah Bredahl, Gil Gragert, Cecily Harris, Joanna Howell, Peter Jadoonath, Traci Post, John Potter, Tim Quarberg, Linda Radimecky",0.20,"ArtReach St. Croix","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"ArtReach St. Croix will build on a 2016 vision document and road map titled Navigating Change in the Saint Croix Valley: finding power at the intersection of arts and nature, to reinvigorate art programming rooted in the region's conservation ethic.",2021-01-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Rutledge,"ArtReach St. Croix","224 4th St N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 439-1465",heather@artreachstcroix.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-425,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017951,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Create interactive outdoor art projects that better connect rural Minnesotan families to art. Outcome can be measured by site visits, social media posts and website hits. Outcomes for the individual artist can be measured by gained skills and knowledge.","Sculptures were created and will live in often visited rural public spaces. Online interaction to posts of work as it was created and installed as well as the knowledge that the places work was installed are often visited. The work will have long lasting outcomes and participation as it lives on.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Bradley A. Wegscheid AKA Brad Wegscheid",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Wegscheid will research and build a hunt style series of outdoor sculptures that encourage travel and art via an interactive map. The use of technology, travel, art appreciation, and adventure will encourage creative family fun.",2020-12-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bradley,Wegscheid,"Bradley A. Wegscheid AKA Brad Wegscheid",,,MN,,"(218) 640-0631",brad@wegscheid.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-230,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017955,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Camila Kuntz will create a podcast/Zoom town hall to connect with Minnesota survivors of gun violence to discuss the long-term impact on personal lives. Metrics Include: Attendance, stay for the entire event, participation (speaking, questions, request for info, downloads); quality of engagement/reactions, feedback sent post-event; demo reach; number of engaged.","More than 2,239 engagements with my new writing platform in less than one month. Total number of engaged; Audiences views/reach; Video views on YouTube and Instagram accounts; website traffic; personal notes, FB posts, FB Group responses, subscribers, engagement with other writers and those in Minnesota impacted by violent crimes; par","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Camila A. Kuntz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Kuntz will create a podcast and/or Zoom town hall to connect with Minnesota witnesses and survivors of gun violence to discuss the long-term impact on personal lives. The content will serve as research for a chapter in her memoir, Unimaginable.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Camila,Kuntz,"Camila A. Kuntz",,,MN,,"(612) 749-2705",camilakuntz@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-231,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017960,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Helene Woods will increase distance interaction and engagement with visual arts activities. Outcome will be measured by tracking the number of social media interactions compared to both 2019 and 2020, including but not limited to tracking of class registrations, class attendance, exhibition views, exhibition live attendance, video views.","Artist / Audience engagement strengthened. Numbers of visits to the online exhibit and actual exhibit, and numbers of visits to Instagram videos.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Debra H. Woods AKA D. Helene Woods",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Woods will explore methods for expanding audience engagement in online and digital formats in support of her work documenting the experiences of COVID-19 patients and medical workers.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,Woods,"Debra H. Woods AKA D. Helene Woods",,,MN,,"(763) 516-6281",debrahelene@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-233,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017963,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Emily Gray Koehler will establish virtual workshops so that all Minnesotans will have the opportunity to learn basic printmaking techniques. Success will be measured by the execution of at least one virtual workshop and creation of at least one demonstration video within the grant period. Koehler will track website and social media engagement and student demographics for each workshop.","Emily Gray Koehler developed and offered two virtual workshops and produced two demonstration videos during the grant period. Success was measured by execution of at least one virtual workshop and creation of at least one demonstration video within the grant period. Website and social media engagement and student demographics for each workshop were tracked where possible.","achieved proposed outcomes",605,,6605,,,,"Emily G. Koehler",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Koehler will develop and host virtual workshops and demonstration videos so that all Minnesotans will have the opportunity to learn basic printmaking techniques regardless of geographic location within the state.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Koehler,"Emily G. Koehler",,,MN,,"(231) 590-2274",emily@studioegk.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-577,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017964,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a live interview streaming (via livestreaming and/or podcast) show to stay connected with audiences, residents and communities. The outcome of the project will be evaluated by the launching of the show. However, we will also engage with audience to generate topics, potential guests and audience response through live engagement with audience, and also surveys.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. This was evaluated by the launching of the show. We also engaged with audience to generate topics, guests and audience response through live engagement with audience, and surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Eric G. Bailey AKA E.G. Bailey",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Bailey will create an online interview show that will feature artists and community members discussing current issues in the arts, particularly filmmaking and the community.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Bailey,"Eric G. Bailey AKA E.G. Bailey",,,MN,,"(612) 559-0425",truruts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-578,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017968,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14650,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our singing community will embrace other singers and singing communities in a discovery of our shared humanity and artistic skills. We will document the number of singers and singing communities who take part in our project, 'Performance Feast: Feed Your Mind, Nourish Your Heart', and survey participants on self-reported gains in skills and fluency of artistic expression.","222 individuals participated. On a five point scale with five meaning outstanding and one meaning poor, their average rating was 4.6. Participation numbers were tracked through Ontraport, the online audience measurement system we used. Surveys were administered through Zoom at the end of each session.","achieved proposed outcomes",114,,14764,,"Dan True Chris Hagen Kevin Lynch Steve LaBissionere Kyle Weaver Bryan Langren Tyler Stromquist-Levoir Chris Dart Justin Fermenich",0.00,"Great Northern Union","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Great Northern Union Chorus will stay relevant and deepen its connections to community through the Performance Feast: Feed Your Mind, Nourish Your Heart series.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","c/o UMCP 6345 Xerxes Ave S",Richfield,MN,55423,"(612) 723-4209",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-430,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017969,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","GREAT will be able to continue Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through theatre program virtually with 2nd and 3rd grades at Discovery Community School. We will partner with Discovery's principal and SEL educators to evaluate students' well-being and social emotional health through quarterly STARs test. Achieving a collaboration during the pandemic will be the ultimate measurement.","GREAT continued Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through theatre programming virtually with students. Through continued relationship building, GREAT collaborated with partners to evaluate students well-being and social emotional health and adapted to meet the needs of students and school community.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,1000,"Cassie Miles, Chad O'Brien, Kimberly Foster, Chris Kudrna, Steve Palmer, Monica Segura Schwartz, Jasmyn Williams, Buddy King, Lori Glanz Gambrino, Joanne Dorsher, Marianne Arnzen, Dan Barth, Janet Reagan",0.00,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"GREAT Theatre will continue its partnership with Discovery Community School to create integrated theater experiences focused on social emotional learning through a virtual or in-school residency.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787",Dennis@GreatTheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pipestone, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-431,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017972,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,3840,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I plan to reach 10,000 people in Minnesota to support the music. I plan to keep the momentum of my first release and keep releasing content and get more connected with the people who supported here in Minnesota by doing virtual performances and collaborations with artists all based out of Minnesota.","Yes the outcome was exceeded. With the consistency I was able to produce in the release of music and some content to back the music kept the local audience engaged in my music and put me at a respectable level to gain attention and a core fanbase.","achieved proposed outcomes",950,,4790,,,,"Jacob A. Harlin AKA Ja Harlin",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Harlin will explore ways to present music and visuals through online mediums and through music outlets across Minnesota.",2021-04-01,2022-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacob,Harlin,"Jacob A. Harlin",,,MN,,"(612) 296-6136",jaharlin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chippewa, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-235,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017973,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","JazzMN Orchestra will create a quality virtual production that engages Minnesota musicians and connects with residents and underserved populations. JazzMN will survey viewers of the virtual performance. The survey will include questions about the quality and diversity of the performers as well as demographic information about the viewers themselves.","JazzMN Orchestra created both in-person and virtual presentations to engage Minnesota musicians and new/returning audiences. The number of tickets sold for the concerts and the number of hits on the two streaming services that were utilized, two standing ovations.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Bill Bushnell, Andrew Walesch, Steve Heckler, JC Sanford, Michael Schaefbauer, Denise Stibal, Michael Steigler, Kris Heckler, John Roberts, Heidi Welsch, Chris Rochester",0.00,"JazzMN, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"JazzMN Orchestra will perform a virtual outdoor concert at Crooners Supper Club in Fridley offering live streaming and open to all Minnesota residents.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frances,Jaffoni,"JazzMN, Inc. AKA JazzMN Orchestra","PO Box 8162","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 227-3108",terry_jaffoni@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-434,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017975,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To maintain a connection with Minnesota residents and communities by offering virtual classes, and an online gallery/shop. Data collection of number of students, track online visitors, number of clicks, and sales. Surveys from students. Observed changes of students understanding of the arts. Social media engagement.","I maintained a connection with Minnesota residents and communities by offering virtual classes and online gallery/shop. Observed changes of students understanding of the arts, social media engagement, data collection, surveys from students.","achieved proposed outcomes",1,,6001,,,,"Julie M. Fakler",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Fakler will create both virtual art classes and an online gallery where people can purchase her artwork.",2020-12-01,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Julie M. Fakler",,,MN,,"(507) 210-6027",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-237,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017977,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All of my inspirations come from my dreams and personal experiences. With every stroke I leave behind a window into my soul, hoping to spark inspiration. I will utilize online analytics to track specific visits and use location. The virtual environment will contain a story sharing portal and direct feedback space to connect with anyone visiting the site.","Created a virtual gallery and set up an online page where visitors could follow and watch my collection unfold. The online site had an analytic tracker. I was able to track the numbers of viewers to the site and downloads of the virtual gallery.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kao Lee Thao",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lee Thao will explore a new body of work inspired by Hmong folktales and textiles to create the first Hmong themed virtual online gallery space. The gallery will debut a Hmong artist group exhibition, in a social distance free gallery.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kao Lee",Thao,"Kao Lee Thao",,,MN,,"(952) 451-5915",kaoleethao@innerswirl.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-581,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017982,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","More area writers will be able to access educational and inspirational programming by digital means. Lake Superior Writers will compare the diversity and reach of upcoming programs with those offered in the past and will track the makeup of the audience and its satisfaction with offerings via surveys and ongoing feedback.","Due to the grant, LSW had six workshops, six author events, and eleven open mics; almost double the events pre-pandemic. Prior to the pandemic (2018 thru Feb. 2020) LSW provided about twelve programs for its community. During the grant dates of Jan. 2021 through May 2022, LSW provided thirteen programs (Open Mics included as one program). When possible LSW surveyed attendee","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,2905,"Brian Matuszak, Leslie Mehle, Kelsey Roseth, Vickie Youngquist-Smith, Mary Thompson-Bode, Molly Brewer Hoeg, Lynn Johansen, Doug Lewandowski, Christine Marcotte",0.00,"Lake Superior Writers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lake Superior Writers will offer educational opportunities for writers via virtual programs and increase opportunities in order to reach more people and safely maintain a strong writing community.",2021-01-01,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Victoria,Smith,"Lake Superior Writers","PO Box 3034",Duluth,MN,55803,"(218) 428-6329",nanasternk@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Sherburne, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-435,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017985,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a twenty page zine to share portrait paintings with stories collected via oral interview of influential LGBTQ+ individuals in Minnesota. Zines will be distributed to public and personal collections throughout Minnesota. The zine will be a tangible way for queer folks to access necessary representation and connect with the stories of impactful LGBTQ+ presences in Minnesota.","I created a 39 page zine that compiled the art I created in the year 2021. This includes seven large-scale paintings of queer people based in Minnesota. The zine is the evaluation method. It is evidence of the paintings created, conversations had, as well as the depth of the connection with queer community possible because of the support of this grant.","achieved proposed outcomes",18,,6018,,,,"Lindsey Cherek AKA Lindsey Waller",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Waller seeks to make a historically queer archival artifact for the queer community as a queer artist.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lindsey,Cherek,"Lindsey Cherek AKA Lindsey Waller",,,MN,,"(909) 436-0609",lindseycherekart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-586,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017989,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adapt films for wider distribution on broadcast television and/or digital platforms to continue engagement with Minnesotans. The outcome will be evaluated in tangible digital and broadcast assets to be shared with Minnesota audiences online and/or on television.","Adapt films for wider distribution on broadcast television and/or digital platforms to continue engagement with Minnesotans. The outcome was achieved as evidenced by digital and broadcast assets shared widely across Minnesota and throughout the US online and on television.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Washington will explore avenues for digital and broadcast presentation of her films to continue engagement of Minnesota audiences.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maya,Washington,"Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington",,,MN,,"(213) 435-8406x c",mayawashington@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-589,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017991,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,4995,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mike Hazard will make 365 unique picture postcards and mail them to individuals. He will also blog the art on social media. The outcome will be evaluated by individual responses to postcards, social media responses to web postings, and by an evaluator.","365 postcards mailed to 365 individuals and 365 social media picture stories posted. Outcome evaluation is by social media responses, feedback from recipients of postcards, and an evaluator, Raoul Benavides.","achieved proposed outcomes",22,,5017,,,,"Mike Hazard",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"For the Pandemic Picture Postcard Project, Hazard will write and mail 365 unique postcards to individuals and create a web blog of a year in our life. A ritual of gratitude, the art will praise good people for good works.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mike,Hazard,"Mike Hazard",,,MN,,"(651) 227-2240",mediamikehazard@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-590,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017992,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans, especially older Minnesota residents, feel creative, inspired and connected to one another through accessible virtual book arts programs. We will measure this outcome through total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, and post-workshop evaluations.","Minnesotans, especially older Minnesota residents, felt creative, inspired, and connected to one another through accessible virtual book arts programs. We measured this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, and post-workshop evaluations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Heather RJ Fletcher, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Deb Weiss, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts will inspire connection, creativity, and community for participants in their homes by collaborating with a diverse team of artists to facilitate affordable virtual workshops in bookbinding, printing, and paper making.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-437,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017997,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","For the message of my work to be seen by any and all Minnesotans (as well as other Americans, or Humans of any nation) that wish to see it.). I will be using every connection I have made in the Minnesota art scene to display my work to the public. I may even donate the work to a Minnesota organization/institution related to the subject matter.","I aimed to visually document aspects of our state's rich history, while also growing my abilities as an artist. It was a challenging and rewarding creative experience that has greatly improved my ability. It stands out as some of my best work in this technique, and the skills I developed will help to improve both the quality and success of my future work.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",325,,6325,,,,"Nicholas D. Schleif",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Schleif will use the grant to create a body of work related to Minnesota, its culture, and its people.",2021-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicholas,Schleif,"Nicholas D. Schleif",,,MN,,"(507) 401-1701",nicholas_schleif@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-593,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018002,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will hire greater Minnesota artists to create an animation. I will share with residents in rural Minnesota. Record the number of artists who help (2 assistants, two voice actors, one composer, three musicians, one recording engineer). I will share the film online and track the number of views. Once safe, I will have screenings and record the number of attendees","As proposed, I hired creatives in Minnesota (animator, voice actor, production assistant) to create a film about whiteness. I successfully hired creatives in Minnesota to work on the production of this film.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Peter B. Nelson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"An animated film about whiteness will engage and challenge white viewers throughout greater Minnesota, both online and in person, when safe to do so.",2021-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Nelson,"Peter B. Nelson",,,MN,,"(612) 618-8906",pbbnelson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-242,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018003,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Pooja will have several new videos to promote her music and compositions in Minnesota, allowing her to develop new audiences and new collaborations. Pooja will invite students, colleagues, collaborators and presenters at a virtual online showing of videos to seek feedback on their quality and efficacy as a promotional tool.","Working with a video editor, I produced ten showreels and ten individual song videos from my live concert recordings from the past. I invited students, colleagues, collaborators and presenters to a virtual online showing of my produced showreels and videos on 11/07/21 and 5/29/22 to seek feedback on their quality and efficacy as a promotional tool.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Pooja G. Pavan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Pavan will work with an experienced video editor to produce new show reels and edited videos from raw footage of her earlier live performances. Through this, she will gain a strong promotional tool allowing her to reach new audiences.",2020-12-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-243,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018010,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota communities will have access to my work through the publication of a book distributed by a local Indigenous publisher and community events. Monthly web-based virtual artist talks and presentations will occur to involve the community as I develop the final collection of paintings and oral histories for publication. Community feedback and questions will be encouraged.","Printing of an English and Ojibwemowin Contemporary Art book preserving and celebration Ojibwe culture with a larger community. Successful scheduling and completing of multiple of speaking events with indigenous and non-indigenous attendees.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"In collaboration with a native owned publisher, Zimmerman will publish a bilingual book featuring 60 paintings accompanied with Ojibwe stories in order to preserve and share oral histories of Minnesota north shore communities.",2020-12-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Zimmerman,"Samuel J. Zimmerman",,,MN,,"(347) 306-4639",Saljadp@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Koochiching, Mille Lacs, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-244,"Ayesha Adu: Ayesha Adu is an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Adu has been a stage actor for The 20% Theatre Company and performed for the legendary queer variety show, Dykes Do Drag. Adu is a self-taught filmmaker and has attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis Community and Technical College for some formal education in the early 1990's. ; Ivory Doublette: Ivory Doublette works as a vocalist in the Life Online School Partnerships and Sing, Play, Learn! At the MacPhail Center for Music. Doublette has been a teaching artist with Children?s Theatre Company, Stages Theater,and Billingsley School of Music and Art. Locally, Doublette has performed with Penumbra Theatre, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theatre Latte'Da, and many others. She and her family perform as a Gospel quartet called SeVy. Doublette performed with other musical groups such as the Soul Tight Committee Band and The Bazillions. She holds a BA in theater arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.; Brian Frink: Brian Frink has been an art professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 31 years. He has received grants and fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. He is an active artist, exhibiting his work around the region and nation. He received his BFA from Illinois State University and his MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison.; Frederick Rogers: Rogers is director and founder of Minnesota Folklore Theater (Walker), is artistic director of the Walker Bay Theater (Walker). Rogers spent thirty years designing all over the country and was the lead costumer for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in Orlando, FL. He taught costume design for two years at North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and ten years at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). He spent three years with Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theater (Jupiter, FL). Rogers? work has appeared on HBO and the Lifetime Channel. Rogers represented Cass County on the Five Wings Arts Council and served as board chair for two years; he was recognized as an outstanding arts leader for Cass County in 2019. He serves on the Walker City Library Board as vice chair.; Jonathan Schill: Jon Jee Schill has a background in nonprofits and foundations. He believes in the transformative power of the arts and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Schill grew up in the Pacific Northwest but has been in Minnesota long enough to call it home. He has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and has served as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. Schill currently serves on the board of Theater Mu.; Felicia Schneiderhan: Schneiderhan is a writer and writing teacher whose first book, Newlyweds Afloat (Breakaway Books, 2015) details the years she lived on a boat in Chicago. As a freelancer, her magazine articles appear widely, including Parents, Real Simple, Minnesota Monthly, and Lake Superior Magazine. Her literary work?both fiction and creative nonfiction?appear in journals including Brevity, Hypertext, and the Great Lakes Review. She hosts the WDSE show Drawn to Write, about writers and artists, and just completed a term serving on the Lake Superior Writers board.; Lydia Smith-Lenardson: Smith-Lenardson is a Pacific Islander with expertise in visual, cultural, and performing arts including dance, poetry, music, and writing. Her work focuses on holistic health, design, and travel, and she is inspired by environmental and philanthropic causes across the globe. Smith-Lenardson works as an editing and writing consultant, and has helped authors get their manuscripts published by traditional and independent publishers. She has a bachelor of fine arts in theater and dance from University of Hawaii (Manoa, HI) and has performed and choreographed dances for its Young Choreographer and Spring Concerts.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018013,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,9150,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain and increase our connection to writers of all ages and experience levels via a new virtual component of the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conf. We will gather a Feedback Form along with an online survey for our virtual audience. We will track attendance by enrollment records as well as by paid access to the virtual conference.","We connected to Minnesota writers who either clicked on our virtual ads and website or chose to attend the conference virtually. We gathered conference feedback via a feedback survey that was available online. We tracked virtual attendance by enrollments received via mail as well as by paid access to the virtual conference.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9150,,"Jim Umhoefer, Deb Himsl, John Rasmussen, Eric Torgerson, Mike Carlson, Roberta Olson, Patricia Lewis, Mark Roberg, Tracy Tamillo, Nancy Weyer, Colleen Steffes",0.00,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Sinclair Lewis Foundation will develop plans to provide virtual access to the 2021 Writers Conference while providing a safe in person conference, the virtual component will increase access for writers of all ages and experience levels.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose Ct","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-447,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018016,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased participation through increasingly and broadly relevant arts experiences and strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events, engagement in panel discussions and activities. Survey and ballot counting and review. Informal conversations. Tracking of partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback.","Increased participation through relevant virtual arts experiences, resulting in strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations. Tracking attendance at virtual films and audience engagement in virtual panel discussions. Engagement gauged through survey reviews and informal conversations. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Maris Venable Moore, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Sima Shahriar, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski",0.2,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul will present We the People: Required Watching, a virtual film series speaking to racial and social inequality, enlightened by conversations with artists and community leaders discussing how together we can support systemic change.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-449,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018017,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Research, create, and implement rehearsal and live performance safety protocols, contingency plans, and alternative engagement options. Safety and contingency plans will be approved by the board of directors by March of 2020. We will evaluate with audience and artist surveys to gauge level of comfort with safety protocols and/or quality of alternative engagement options.","We maintained our connection to Minnesota residents and communities by creating alternative engagement options, and implementing safety protocols. Safety and contingency plans were approved by the board of directors. We evaluated using audience and artist surveys to gauge level of comfort with safety protocols and/or quality of alternative engagements, i.e. our live streamed web documentary.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,3000,"Sam Bergman, Emma Greenman, Javier Morillo, Christina Baldwin, Joanna Schnedler, Dominique Serrand, Steven Epp, Nathan Keepers",0.00,"The Moving Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Moving Company will research and implement best practices for a safe return to live theater performance, including contingency planning and continued development of accessible, online engagement options.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larisa,Netterlund,"The Moving Company","PO Box 18305",Minneapolis,MN,55418,"(651) 548-1451",larisa@themovingco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-450,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018019,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sculptures with dance responses will culminate in a video, exhibit, and additional dance performance(s). The dance participants, as well as the sculpture and video audience will be surveyed about their experience with the work, especially as it relates to living in rural Minnesota, the pandemic, and recent human rights tensions.","Sculptures with dance responses culminated in a video and sculpture exhibit. Participants and audience were surveyed about their experience with the work, especially as it relates to pandemic isolation and living in rural Minnesota.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Tiffany L. Besonen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Besonen will use her sculpture stories to collaborate with local dancers, and to engage rural residents.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tiffany,Besonen,"Tiffany L. Besonen",,,MN,,"(218) 371-5457",tibesonen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-601,"Michael Arturi: Mike Arturi is a studio musician, current drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Lovin' Spoonful, founder and executive director of Universal Music Center, and a Social Emotional Arts Learning teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center Turnaround Arts program and COMPAS. He holds an associate?s degree in music.; Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Julie Heukeshoven: Julie Heukeshoven is the events manager and development assistant at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. She volunteered with Winona?s Theatre du Mississippi, where she served on the board and was artistic director for two years. She planned and taught youth theater classes and workshops and worked as a box office manager at theaters in Colorado, Minnesota, and Kansas. She was the Frozen Friday coordinator for the 2017 Frozen River Film Festival. Heukeshoven graduated from Saint Mary's University with a BA in theater and a minor in public relations.; Tuckaghrie Hollingsworth: Tucker Hollingsworth is a conceptual photographer based in Minneapolis. In 2018, Hollingsworth received an MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowship for early career visual artists. Residencies include Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Valparaiso Foundation, Casa Na Ilha, and SPAR. Hollingsworth has been a recipient of fellowships at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Ragdale Foundation in Chicago, Lanesboro Arts Center, and MacDowell Arts Colony in Peterborough. He received two Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Residencies, the first artist to win the award twice. His works are in the permanent art collections of the Weisman Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Minnesota Historical Society.; Richard Johnson: Johnson has worked as a professional artist in Duluth for more than 30 years. With an exhibition record dating back to 1982, his work has included new media prints, experimental video, and photography. He has been awarded numerous individual artist grants and fellowships from the Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, The McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation. His photographs have been published in Shots and Black & White magazine, and a photographic monograph of his images ?The Other Side of Wilderness?, was published by Will o? the Wisp Books in 2014.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist. ; Alexandra Siclait: Siclait is the leadership programs manager at the Bush Foundation, where she leads the Bush Fellowship applicant experience and comanages the Ecosystem grants for the leadership programs team. With over a decade of experience, Siclait has worked at the Smithsonian?s National Museum of African American History and Culture, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Creative Capital. She has master?s degrees in public relations and international relations from Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), and a bachelor?s degree in political communication from George Washington University (Washington, DC). She has served on the board of BURNAWAY, an Atlanta based digital magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South.; Jeremy van Meter: Jeremy van Meter is an artist and administrator with the Commonwealth Theatre Company in Lanesboro. He serves in both a creative aspect as an actor as well as on the marketing team as communications manager. He acts as an officer for the organization?s development team. van Meter holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Past volunteer experience includes artistic associate with Caffeine Theatre of Chicago. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018020,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","VocalEssence will transition its in-person programming to be available online to connect with audiences across the state of Minnesota and beyond. VocalEssence works with WolfBrown Consulting to evaluate all of its concert programming, which will be adapted for online programs.","VocalEssence transitioned itsin-person-programming to be available online to connect with audiences across the state of Minnesota and beyond. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Jaonne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"VocalEssence has adapted its concerts and engagement programs to share them through an online streaming platform allowing the opportunity to reach a larger array of new audiences.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-451,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018022,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2021, WDC groups will be prepared to perform in support of charitable organizations and deliver virtual classes and workshops. 2021 target counts vs previous annual averages including numbers of public performances for charitable causes, senior living centers, class/workshops, and virtual attendees (new program). WDC intends to survey participants and event organizers.","Virtual concert replaced our annualin-person concert; Launched program Upbeats: Percussion for Life, provided virtual classes during Covid closure. Class attendance numbers maintained at previous averages. Virtual sessions enabled residents of greater Minnesota to attend. In person classes resumed with masks and hygiene.","achieved proposed outcomes",10341,,24341,2300,"Bettie Seitzer, Margaret Kelberer, Lin Nelson-Mayson, Linda White, Debbie Harvey, Liz Lang, Nancy Doyle, Cheri Haram",0.00,"Women's Drum Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Women's Drum Center will empower communities through the study and performance of world music teaching the cultural significance and importance of percussion music as a community builder.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bettie,Seitzer,"Women's Drum Center","2242 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55114-1884,"(651) 206-7617",seitbett@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-452,"Aaisha Abdullahi: Abdullahi is a recent college graduate and currently the civic engagement coordinator with Reviving Sisterhood in Minneapolis. This past year Abdullahi served as the chair of the student advisory council with the Office of Higher Education and the president of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Union. They currently sit on the Association Board with Girls on the Run Twin Cities and Youthprise Minneapolis.; Derrick Allen: Allen specializes in whimsical characters and short animations. His animation and illustration have enabled him to work for Google, Target, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. His unique brand of storytelling has been recognized by Adobe, HOW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently a creative director/lead animator at motion504, and the executive director of Nice Moves, an animation organization based in Minneapolis.; Brian Bethune: Dr. Bethune has served as dean of creative arts and dean of media arts; executive producer of the Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland; Tri-C Presents (music, theater, dance); and the Crooked River Groove record label. He served as CEO/artistic director of the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and has worked at the National Playwright?s Conference at the Eugene O?Neill Theater Center. He has produced and presented over 500 national artists and groups, and has directed and produced over 150 productions. He has been a member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers and served on the board of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans.; Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Board, and the Bush and McKnight Foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Judith Budreau: Judy Budreau is a writer and teacher in Duluth whose work explores the intersection of language and human experience. Her writing appears in regional and national media, and the 2018 NEMBA Honorable Mention fiction anthology, Going Coastal. Budreau is a recipient of a 2016 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Career Development grant, and a 2017 Artists Initiative grant from the Arts Board. Budreau earned a BA. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her volunteer commitments include the Minnesota Literacy Council, Veteran?s History Project, and Duluth Art Institute Arts writing cohort.; Kandace Creel Falcon: Dr. Creel Falcon is a multimedia storyteller who grounds writing, visual art, and community for the purpose of narrative feminist activism. Creel Falcon was previously the director and associate professor of women's and gender studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead. After nearly twenty years in higher education, Creel Falcon returned to M State Community and Technical College to earn an AFA in visual arts, which they use to inform their full-time work as a professional artist and writer.; Bianca Dawkins: Dawkins is currently the service experience manager for Nordstrom. She was the first youth representative for the City of Minneapolis Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee for more than four years, appointed by former Mayor R. T. Rybak. Dawkins has been a Youthprise Change Fellow and a grants manager for Greater Twin Cities United Way, helping fund over 5 million in grants in the community.; Kathleen Peterson: Kathleen Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018050,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2021,14960,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weekly live interactive dance, music and theater engagement webcast serves isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Number of devices, and approximate number and demographics of people on each device accessing webcasts will be tallied. Post-event online surveys gather participant comments about experience of satisfaction and feeling of connection with others.","Weekly live interactive dance, music and theater engagement webcast served isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Number of devices, and approximate number and demographics of people on each device accessing webcasts was tallied. Post-event online surveys gathered participant comments about experience of satisfaction and feeling of connection with others.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,14960,,"Gary Oftedahl, MD, Brenna Galvin, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Leni de Mik, Nicholas Chew, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Kairos Alive! will continue its Accessible Creativity Together two-way webcast series providing interactive, participatory performing arts and health engagement serving the older adult/disability community.",2021-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-456,"Dhana-Marie Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright, screenwriter, and writer of creative nonfiction. She is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film, a writing collective working to create stories for a changing world. Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was a semifinalist for the Sundance Institute 2016 Episodic Story Lab. A recipient of a 2007 Artist Initiative grant, she has a BA in English from Loyola University of Chicago and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota.; Sonja Gidlow: Gidlow owns Sandhill Communications, providing writing, editing, and presentation support services to individuals and organizations. She has held executive positions in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors. Her education includes degrees in interior design, community counseling, and higher education administration. Giglow?s community engagement currently includes service on governing boards of the Central Minnesota Women?s Fund, Greater Saint Cloud Public Safety Foundation, Anna Marie?s Alliance, and the planning team for the annual TEDx Saint Cloud event. As an artist, Gidlow?s preferred medium is encaustic painting; she has exhibited her work in the Saint Cloud Art Crawl.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University, an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Maichue Khang: Khang Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a BS in human development and family studies, and attended graduate courses in the nonprofit management program at Hamline University. Khang continues to support educational opportunities that promote access to higher education. One of her biggest achievement is being able to serve underrepresented students and increase resource awareness at Hamline University. Khang is currently working in the nonprofit sector as the operations manager at Mongabay.Org, a nonprofit environmental news site, and volunteers for the Hmong American Education Fund.; Jessica Levanduski: Jessica Levanduski is an emerging artist residing in Saint Cloud and worked as the director of the gallery vault at Saint Cloud State University. In addition, she worked with the Soo Visual Arts Center as an intern and has experience volunteering and working in various arts organizations. Levanduski has most recently taught painting in informal and recreational settings.; James Rocco: Rocco is the cofounder of Thirty Saints Productions, which creates and produces The Broadway Songbook Series and participated in the current Broadway production of Come From Away. For twelve years, he was vice president of programming and producing artistic director at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a director, writer, producer, and artistic consultant has taken him around the world. Rocco?s career began when he was three, as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. He produced his first show in New York at age sixteen, played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats on Broadway, and appeared in Sidney Lumet?s film Child?s Play. In 2013, he was honored for 25 years of dedication, craft, and contribution to American theater by The Broadway League and the Coalition of Theatrical Unions and Guilds at their annual Broadway Salutes gala.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. As a juried metalsmith, her work was featured on the front page of Etsy. She is also the recipient of multiple Arrowhead Regional Art Coucil (ARAC) grants, and served on four ARAC grant panels in the last year. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history.; Christopher Tassava: Tassava is the director of the grants office at Carleton College in Northfield, where he has worked since 2005. An experienced fundraiser, Tassava has a background in academe, having taught college history after earning a PhD in U. S. history at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He completed his bachelor?s degree at Macalester College. He has been a member of several nonprofit organizations? boards, most recently that of the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation, and has also served several regional and national organizations related to higher education philanthropy.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10030538,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,5000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To engage and educate participants in regalia making, and dakota culture. Both written and oral participation surveys will be given to all participants. These surveys will ask what was done successfully, and what can be improved upon going forward.",,,,,5000,,,,"Sharon E. Lennartson",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Lennartson will offer a series of classes to engage and educate participants on regalia making and Dakota culture.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Sharon E. Lennartson",,,MN,,"(952) 239-9969",shar5717@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-143,"Holly Alcott: Alcott is a grants manager with Region 2 Arts Council where she designs and administers grants programs for artists and nonprofits and helps community members apply for these grants programs. Previously, she worked for a decade as a graphic designer, and as an art teacher in the decade before that. Alcott has been a dedicated advocate for the arts and a volunteer for various arts organizations such as Very Special Arts Montana, the Art Directors Guild, Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, and Bemidji Community Theater. She has had solo shows of her paintings and drawings, been included in group shows, been a juror for student and community exhibitions, and been on the boards of various nonprofits including libraries and historical societies. She has also acted in local theater productions, sung in choirs, participated in poetry slams, and produces an online comic. Alcott graduated from Wells College with a bachelor?s degree in studio art and a K-12 teaching certificate and then from Oregon State University at Corvallis with a master of arts in interdisciplinary studies encompassing women's studies, fine art, and graphic design.; Rachel Brophy: Brophy currently works as a substitute teacher. She has experience working in education and journalism as well as various other pursuits that include sales and service industries. Brophy currently holds a teaching license in secondary English/language arts. She has used her training to do copyediting in many of her current and previous jobs. Brophy received certification from Minnesota State University in A to Z Grant Writing, Advanced Grant Proposal Writing, and Becoming a Grant Writing Consultant. She successfully drafted a proposal to secure funding for an ADA compliant ramp during her time working for the Ely Chamber of Commerce.; Tina Dybvik: Dybvik (it's Norwegian: DIB' vick) is a Minnesota writer and editor with a focus on recovery and speculative nonfiction. Her prose has published in The Christian Science Monitor, Fate magazine, and most recently, The Phoenix Spirit. She?s a grateful alum of The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies/Jerome Residency, a former resident of the Tilsner Artists? Cooperative, and holds formal degrees in both journalism and teaching and learning. In addition to a collection of essays in progress, she is working on a never abandoned, near fiction novella which is facing novel growing pains in 2023.; Divya Karan: Karan is an information technology consultant and is the principal of her LLC registered in the state of Minnesota. She has resided in Minneapolis since 2000 and has actively participated in the cultural and artistic life of the metro area. This includes her service on the board of a prominent performing arts company, contribution of her time to review proposals for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and contributing funds to support multiple arts and community organizations. She is active in organizing awareness campaigns and discussion events on critical social issues within her various communities, particularly the South Asian diaspora.; Wendy Lane: Lane is a creative nonfiction writer and visual artist. In 2015, she retired from a twenty-five-year career in human resources, employed by Walker Art Center, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and the University of Minnesota. She was a volunteer member of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council board of directors from June 2017-2020, and Forecast Public Art board from May 2013-October 2016. Lane received a BA in arts administration from Metropolitan State University and an MFA in painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. As a visual artist, Lane was the recipient of a residency at Yellowstone National Park, and received a Career Opportunity Grant from the Arts Board to support that residency. She was also awarded a Jerome Foundation fellowship as a protege in the WARM Mentor/Protege program. Lane was selected for the first year-long artist in residence program at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and her graduate exhibition was held at the Visitor Center gallery. As a writer, Lane was awarded a residency at the Grand Marais Art Colony in January 2022. Her creative nonfiction essays have been published in Litro magazine, Of Rust and Glass magazine, The Fieldstone Review, and an anthology published by Running Wild Press.; Alexandra Lewis-Sadrant: Lewis-Sadrant grew up in northeast Minneapolis and moved back after living in New York and France for more than a decade. She works for a local nonprofit with a focus on education and enjoys discovering artists and their work as a spectator and through volunteer opportunities with artistic organizations. She sings with her neighborhood choir and tries her hand at visual arts like watercolor painting, collage, and paper quilling.; Charles Libra: Libra is a lifelong Minnesotan. Born in Saint Paul and currently living across the river in Minneapolis, Libra took a break from the cities to attend Minnesota State University, Mankato where he graduated with honors in theater arts. As the business manager for Lakeshore Players Theatre, Libra is an active member of the White Bear Lake community artistic experience. Previously with Lakeshore Players Theatre, Libra was the organizational contact for community members and patrons. He was in direct contact with artistically engaged Minnesotans on a daily basis and able to identify what patrons were excited to see.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030370,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,9210,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Start producing documentary film project Protect Me Too and showcase the progress at a viewing party in Saint Paul. I will evaluate with periodic progress forms. This form will list tasks and goal markers which need to be completed by certain dates. It will also measure level of progress (started, working, completed).",,,,,9210,,,,"Sannia Elzia",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Elzia will begin producing her documentary film project Protect Me Too, which explores the aftereffects of sexual assault from the Black woman's perspective. She will cast, shoot, and produce a sample reel of this project for viewing.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sannia,Elzia,"Sannia Elzia",,,MN,,"(651) 353-9946",Sannia.Elzia@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-64,"Marcia Aubineau: Aubineau has been in the field of education for 50 years, teaching at Stillwater Area High School (AP English), the University of Minnesota, and the University of St. Thomas. Aubineau has also taught for the College Board as an AP consultant throughout the Midwest. She has a master?s degree and is currently working towards a doctorate. Aubineau is currently retired but is still teaching for the Minnesota Opera.; Amy Egenberger: Egenberger is an educator, artist and certified life coach living in West Saint Paul. Founder of the coaching and consulting business called Spirit Out!, she facilitates personal and professional development to help creatives achieve their goals. Egenberger previously worked as a public school teacher, curriculum specialist, and mentor. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a MEd in second languages and cultures (K-12), and from St. Olaf College with a BA in mathematics and Spanish. She has served as a volunteer with the Northside Arts Collective and led monthly gatherings for The Artist?s Way Twin Cities meetup.; John Kuntz: Kuntz is the current annual fund manager with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, where he raises over $700,000 from the broad-based audience per year in support of the orchestra?s annual fund. Kuntz is also a freelance musician and composer in the Twin Cities, most recently completing a composer in residence commission with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. He graduated from Luther College with a BA in music and minor in psychology and has a master?s degree in music composition from the University of Memphis. Kuntz enjoys volunteering, having served in Fairview Hospice and other nursing homes in Iowa.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the Friends of the East Grand Forks Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master?s in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Lee Smalt: Smalt is an analytical content creator and creative strategist with more than ten years of experience in creative roles. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis in media analysis. Since 2011, Smalt has worked with organizations and individuals to develop their voices in a vibrant media ecosystem. His career journey started out as a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and eventually moved into videography, Web design, motion design, and 3D animation. Smalt volunteers with the North Dakota State University College of Business to mentor students entering the workforce, and with a global mentorship website called ADPList.org, which focuses heavily on Web design, leadership training, and project management. His working website is www.leeallen.us.; Allison Wyss: Wyss is the author of the short story collection, Splendid Anatomies (Veliz Books, 2022). Her stories and essays have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Cincinnati Review, Water~Stone Review, and Literary Hub to name a few. She is a frequent teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center and writes a monthly column on craft for the Loft's blog.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030382,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fernandez-Williams will develop skills in the newer genre of fiction by working with a book editor and revising her novel. Feedback from members of my writing community and editor will determine if I've met my outcome, as well as possible feedback received from publishers and/or agents.",,,,,10000,,,,"Sherrie L. Fernandez-Williams",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Fernandez-Williams will revise her manuscript, Here Before, and hold a public reading and a public workshop for writers working across genres.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sherrie,Fernandez-Williams,"Sherrie L. Fernandez-Williams",,,MN,,"(612) 200-4064",sfernandezwilliams@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-69,"Krista Anderson-Larson: Anderson-Larson is a visual artist and arts administrator working in Minneapolis. They have received Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support and Artist Initiative grants and have served as a panelist for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program (MAEP). Anderson-Larson received a BFA in sculpture from Bethel University and has been working in the arts at nonprofit museums and arts spaces for the past seven years.; Amber Andrist: Andrist has more than nine years? experience in county human services. A portion of that time has included a role on the internal communications team, including editing and writing the department's monthly newsletter. Andrist holds an associate in arts degree from Rochester Community and Technical College and a certificate in equity from the University of Minnesota.; Charlie Bartlett: Bartlett works as a development associate at the Loft Literary Center, where she oversees all individual contributions and assists in growing funding sources. Prior to her work at the Loft, she spent several years working as a grassroots door to door and phone fundraiser for various progressive campaigns and nonprofits. She holds a BA in English from the University of Minnesota.; Cindy Bourne: Bourne is cofounder and president of the nonprofit Minnesota Makers & Artists Guild/The Mankato Makerspace. Bourne is an administrator, teacher, and grant writer at the Mankato Makerspace. Bourne also has relationships with several state and local arts organizations and schools. They graduated from University of Kansas with a graphic design degree, is a working artist in multiple disciplines, and has enjoyed serving as a reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Paola Evangelista: Evangelista?s love for art and her keen eye for aesthetics made her plunge deeply into the art world through her own ceramics practice. After moving to the Midwest from Connecticut to pursue her goals, she is now a teaching artist at the Northern Clay Center and a part-time teacher at Saint Paul Academy. She continues to make art and exhibit around the Twin Cities.; Kathrine McDowell: McDowell, a ceramic artist based in Battle Lake, embraced the local arts scene after relocating from the Twin Cities. She's a dedicated workshop instructor specializing in clay and ceramic painting. Her contributions also extended to serving on the board of directors at the artists co-op gallery, Art of the Lakes, where she skillfully organized workshops.; Scott Pollock: Pollock is the executive director at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona, MN), bringing his dynamic leadership style to amplify and diversify the important work this regional museum is doing to create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water in a larger effort to spark wonder and create a more compassionate and connected worlds for all. Pollock's former Minnesota appointments include the American Craft Council working as the director of public engagement, the American Swedish Institute as the director of exhibitions, and as the inaugural programs and communications director at the then fledgling North House Folk School.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030438,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enrich participants' lives by experiencing the joys of creating and community through the mediums of music, movement, and storytelling. A list of indicators will be developed collaboratively with a facility activity director that will measure attendance and participation. Each session will be evaluated using these indicators - by the artist or with the artist and activity staff.",,,,,10000,,,,"Linda Hibbard",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Hibbard will facilitate interactive music, movement, and storytelling experiences for elderly residents living in memory care and assisted living communities.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Hibbard,"Linda Hibbard",,,MN,,"(952) 688-3623",lindahibbard77@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-99,"Anna Fellegy: Fellegy is the retired vice president of academic affairs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (2009-2013; 2016-2022) and former English department writing faculty member (1998- 2009). Fellegy's experience includes writing and overseeing a wide range of grant funded projects from tribal, federal, and state organizations. She served for two years on the Saint Paul Foundation?s readers panel for the William Dietrich, Corrine Dietrich, and William and Corrine Dietrich scholarships. Her personal artistic endeavors include honorable mention award for Industry and Fog in the 2015 Minnesota State Fair?s photography competition, publication of The Return of Spring in Woods Reader (spring 2018), and design and editorial work on a variety of projects, including Indigenous Youth Freedom Project: A Leadership Curriculum (21015) by Brian McInnes, Roxanne DeLille, et al.; I Gotta Say Something, Just Not This: Words that Hurt the Bereaved (2016) by Patricia Grace-Probst and Coral Popowitz, first edition of Ojibwe Sky Star Map: An Introduction to Ojibwe Star Knowledge (2014) by Annette Lee, et al., and first edition of D(L)akota Star Map: An Introduction to D(L)akota Star Knowledge (2014) by Annette Lee, et al.; Lorissa Gottschalk O'Brien: Gottschalk, MFA, is a writer whose work explores and embraces the influence of nature, grief, death, and recovery in our everyday lives. Her work has appeared in Water-Stone Review, Confluence, and various academic publications. From 2008-2016, Gottschalk ran the assistantship mentoring program and taught at St. Catherine University. She is a 2016-2017 Loft Mentorship Series finalist, a recipient of a 2017 Minnesota Emerging Writers grant, a 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant, a 2019 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund grant, and a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Gottschalk lives in south Minneapolis with her husband and two daughters.; Maren Harden: Harden is a teaching artist who seeks to use business skills to uplift fellow artists in Minnesota. A skilled writer, Harden recently received education in grant writing and nonprofit accounting. Harden participated in published research on implicit bias, graduating with honors from Augsburg University. Harden is organized, highly adaptable, and hyper receptive. They are a creative problem solver, a skilled spatial thinker, and a lover of learning. Connections, from corporate to creative, have demonstrated their aptitude for developing relationships built on trust and mutual respect.; Cecily Harris: Cecily's career was in managing nonprofit organization and parks programs/policy/planning in public agencies. She earned a BS from University of Arizona in Renewable Natural Resources and MBA from Golden Gate University. Her current consulting practice focuses on fundraising, board and organizational development marketing, program design and strategic planning for nonprofit organizations and public agencies. Nonprofit conservation organizations, public agency park and recreation departments and open space districts are specialties. Now serves on ArtReach St Croix and Stillwater Area Community Foundation Boards of Directors and volunteers with Great Old Broads for Wilderness, New Century Club, and St Croix Valley Foundation; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a grant writer for the Repertory Theater and board member for the League of Minnesota Poets and Red Bird Chapbooks. A recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grant, Higgs also works with Southeastern Minnesota Poets on poetry projects and events in Rochester. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks, most recently Earthen Bound, and her reviews and interviews can be found at the Poetry Foundation online, Kenyon Review Online, the Adroit Journal, and the Colorado Review. Higgs has a MFA in creative writing from Hamline University.; Kirk Hoaglund: Hoaglund is the founder and CEO of Clientek, Inc. Started in 1992, Clientek has become a successful software/system development partner to medium to large enterprises around the world. Hoaglund's interest in music/arts has been lifelong. Beginning in 2015, Hoaglund began building two new organizations focused on music/arts in Minnesota: Orpheus Music Project and 480 Arts.; Eric Mueller: Mueller is a photographer, artist, and teacher. His most recent exhibition was a solo show, Reset 2021, at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. In 2020, Daylight Books published his photography book, Family Resemblance, which explores physical resemblance through the lens of an adoptee. Before becoming a photographer, he worked in film and television for 25 years. He has a MA in film production from the University of Iowa, and a BA from Carleton College.; Vanessa Reubendale: Reubendale recently completed her PhD in art history at the University of Minnesota. Her dissertation, ?Please Hold While I Connect You,? considered the emergence of intermedia performance in midcentury America as it aligned with parallel labors in the telecommunications industry in order to trouble the art history canon. She has taught classes on American photography, performance art, and the history of public funding and art controversies in the U. S. In 2019, she completed a residential fellowship at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American art and, in 2020, cochaired a panel at CAA?s annual conference on labor and participatory art.; Rebecca Tishman: Cerra is a queer, female artist living with physical disabilities and mental illness. Each of these identities inform the work she creates. Cerra provides one of a kind creations that combine traditional craft practices with contemporary art making approaches to imagine something truly unique and memorable. She is a full-time artist and arts educator. She serves as the education and access consultant at Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center and also is a board member. She has a BFA in interdisciplinary sculpture from Maryland Institute College of Art.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030763,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Alicia will have completed their debut album (produced/mixed/mastered) by Shawn Mouacheupao - indie/folk/soul genre of music. Evaluation will be based on the online release (social media/all streaming services) and ticket sales from the release party hosted by a local venue (most likely The Cedar Cultural Center).",,,,,10000,,,,"Alicia Thao",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Thao, a performing artist specializing in experimental indie folk, soul, and R&B, will engage collaborators in completing their debut album, ""Here"".",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Alicia,Thao,"Alicia Thao",,,MN,,"(918) 859-8901",aliciathaomusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-226,"Gloria Brush: Gloria DeFilipps Brush is Professor in Photography at UMD and earned the M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the NEA, MSAB, Bush and McKnight Foundations among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first Director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. ; Pamela Caserta Hugdahl: Hugdahl is the executive director of the Rochester Art Center where she has emphasized the organization?s founding purposes to give citizens and visitors the opportunity to know, practice, and enjoy the arts in a community art center. Hugdahl received an MA in art history and a certificate in nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She serves on the board of the Choral Arts Ensemble.; Andrea Gilats: Gilats is a writer, artist, and educator who has published a highly praised memoir, After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief (University of Minnesota Press, 2022). Her most recent book, Radical Endurance: Truths and Transformations While Growing Old in an Age of Longevity, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press. She served for twenty years as the founding director of the University of Minnesota?s legendary Split Rock Arts Program, received a Next Step grant from Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and was a featured writer in the Minnesota Humanities Center?s Minnesota Writers Series.; Andrea Myers: Myers received her BM in flute performance and a minor in nonprofit management from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. After graduation, she served on the Upper Midwest Flute Association?s board of directors for five years and is a cofounder of the Upper Midwest Flute Association?s Scholarship Program which invests in flutists of all ages and abilities, providing financial support for lessons and other educational opportunities. During her time as scholarship coordinator, from 2016-2018, over $2,500 in scholarships were awarded to Upper Midwest student flutists. Myers is a sought-after teacher and organizer. She was a founding teacher and executive director of Hopewell Music Cooperative North, and also previously held positions of program manager and director of operations. During her time at Hopewell, in addition to providing executive leadership, she grew the lesson program from 50 to 100+ students, established the first flute choir in the northside, and built vital infrastructure. In 2017, she joined the Suzuki teaching faculty at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and became the codirector of the Lake Sylvia Flute Institute; Angelina Nguyen: Nguyen is a Vietnamese American writer and photographer. Having arrived in Minnesota as a refugee child, her art focuses on healing intergenerational trauma. She has worked in the nonprofit sector, state government, and as a solopreneur. She served as a judge for the Minnesota Book Awards. She holds degrees in economics, political science, math, and international development from the University of Minnesota.; Madelyn Ripperger: Ripperger is an actor, director, teacher, and arts administrator. By day, she serves as the education and programs manager for Children's Performing Arts in White Bear Lake, where she creates and evaluates theater education opportunities for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Ripperger has been seen onstage around the Twin Cities at Lakeshore Players Theatre, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, and Aethem Theatre Company. She holds a BFA in musical theater from Drake University.; Jeffrey Sherman: Sherman has an extensive history working in the theater, dance, film, and arts community in Minnesota. Sherman attended the University of Minnesota for theater and dance, and currently works as an exhibitions media technician for the Walker Art Center as well as freelancing as a stage manager, lighting/sound designer, and technical director for a number of local dance and theater companies, as well as the Northern Spark festival. Additionally, he does art direction work for film. Sherman has produced his own intermedia performances works, art shanties, and haunted basement installations. He is a member of the Nanotako creative collective.; Kathryn Vogl: Vogl is the author of Lost & Found: A Memoir of Mothers, which was featured on national ABC news and named among the best of the year by the Akron Beacon Journal. She is the coauthor of Lady Ref: Making Calls in a Man?s World, and Iron Horse Cowgirls: Louise Scherbyn and the Women Motorcyclists of the 1930s and 1940s. Her work appears in Prairie Schooner and in best selling anthologies like Why We Ride. Her fiction has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Anderson Center. Vogl teaches at the Loft Literary Center.; Linda Zelig: Zelig serves as director of music at Path of Grace UMC where she has responsibility for a music series, an adult choir, all service music, and a children?s musical. She also sings with CorVoce, a semiprofessional choral ensemble in the metro area. Zelig previously sang with VocalEssence and has enjoyed a solo career with various chamber groups and orchestras. She has taught music at North Central University and Gustavus Adolphus College. Zelig graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music degree, and earned a master of arts in organizational leadership from St. Catherine University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030828,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Yuki Tokuda will produce a live dance performance collaborating with Japanese Taiko drum group to celebrate cultures in Minnesota. I'll use a ticketing website (Eventbrite) and I'll provide a questionnaire that people can complete and to give feedback after the performance.",,,,,10000,,,,"Yuki T. Wickham AKA Yuki Tokuda",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Tokuda will produce a live dance performance collaborating with a Japanese taiko group to celebrate cultures in Minnesota.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Yuki,Wickham,"Yuki T. Wickham AKA Yuki Tokuda",,,MN,,"(646) 641-4764",yuki.tokuda@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-246,"Jeffrey Bodwin: Bodwin is the creative force of Copper Sun Creations. Copper Sun's principal focus is functional ceramics with a special interest in surface texture and glaze interactions. In addition to being a ceramic artist, Bodwin has a PhD in chemistry and has served in a variety of roles as both faculty and administrator at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is also a volunteer as part of the clay team with Plants for Patients, a pro compassion nonprofit that supports the mission of the Red River Women's Clinic.; Vincent DeZutti: DeZutti is a lens based artist interested in the relationship between humans and images, how and why we make and consume them, and how that affects our relationship to nature, other people, and memory. He has exhibited work in various galleries in the Twin Cities and beyond, as well as screened moving image work at U. S. and international film festivals. Recent accomplishments include a solo show at the Tettegouche State Park visitor center and attending the Tofte Lake emerging artist residency. He is also senior video editor at the ad agency space150, where he has worked for seven years.; Mary Hillmann: Hillmann is the student academics program coordinator at South Central Service Cooperative in North Mankato. She is experienced in organizing and implementing student enrichment programs on local, regional, state, and national levels including a writing and fine arts conference and the Minnesota Poetry Out Loud program. Many of these programs have received local, state, or federal program grants. Hillmann is a licensed math teacher and has a master's degree in education. She volunteers at her local schools, and received the Friend of Education award in 2019.; Rebecca Horn: Horn currently works as a vice president and executive recruiter within the Title Insurance community. Her roots in the arts go deep as she pursued professional vocal performance as a young woman and began college as an opera performance major, but ultimately graduated with a communication and English double major from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Today, she is active in the local arts community partaking in classes and workshops and performances of all kinds. She is an avid painter, photographer, creative expressionist, and participates in community theater.; Elizabeth Larson: Larson currently serves as the grants manager for North House Folk School in Grand Marais. Prior to moving to the North Shore, she worked as a grant writer and in grant compliance for the Ministry of Caring (Wilmington, DE), where she was initially placed during a service year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps. Larson is a proud alumna of Gustavus Adolphus College, where she graduated with a major in English and minors in religion and history.; Ruby Nightingale: Nightingale currently lives on disability. She occasionally volunteers her services with Magic Smelt puppet theater and helps make puppets. She received an associate of science degree in interdisciplinary studies/communication at Purdue Global and graduated in 2009. Nightingale plays a Ravenna Harp and a moon lyre. She draws, paints, weaves scarves, spins wool. She makes miniatures, dolls, puppets, masks, beadwork, videotapes funny reels, videotapes her harp playing, writes poetry and stories. She will soon be reopening her shop on Etsy. She occasionally teaches weaving in her home. She has participated in a grant application review with Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Alanna Stapleton: Stapleton is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Minneapolis. Her textile and illustration work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators (New York, NY) and been shown at Gowanus Print Lab, Soo Visual Arts Center, Light Grey Art Lab, the Textile Center, Drake University, and more. She earned a MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she currently works as the graduate admissions counselor. Stapleton has previously taught illustration at Northern Michigan University and facilitated wellness focused arts programming for students and community at Wheelhouse Studios, University of Wisconsin-Madison?s art studio.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10017533,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","I will maintain my artistic connection to Minnesota communities by developing a writer's website, creating a blog, and offering virtual readings via podcast. Maintaining artistic connection will be successful if I create four blog posts, offer two virtual readings, and if Minnesota communities feel they have benefited. I will gauge benefit via community feedback on website survey, poll, or comments tools.","I maintained my artistic connection to Minnesota communities by developing a writer's website, creating a blog, and offering virtual readings via audio cast. I gauged benefit via community feedback on the website, blog posts and audio casts, as well as events and guest blogs. This feedback was provided verbally and through WordPress tools for statistics tracking engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Pamela J. Smith AKA Pamm Smith",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Smith will explore online artistic connection with Minnesota communities by developing her writer's website, creating a monthly blog, and offering virtual readings from her two books in progress titled Edgewalker and Memoir of a Female Academic.",2020-12-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,Smith,"Pamela J. Smith",,,MN,,"(651) 698-1642",psmith@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-176,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Angela Ajayi's first story, ""Galina""? published in Fifth Wednesday Journal, won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her essays, book reviews, and author interviews have appeared in The Common Online, Wild River Review, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune where she is a contributing critic. She holds a BA in English literature from Calvin College and an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University. In her fiction, she often seeks to explore the intersection of race, gender and class in cross-cultural spaces. She is working on her first collection of stories.; Carolyn Borgen: Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona with an BA in electronic publishing and Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis with a MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Kordula Coleman: Kordula is a German native who immigrated to the U. S. in 2000. Originally an art director, she started working in figurative clay sculpture after coming to Minnesota. She is a regular participant of the Northeast Art-A-Whirl and her work has been shown at many local venues including Artistry and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. A photograph of one of her pieces is included in the picture frieze permanently installed at the Northeast Library. Another piece of public art by Kordula can be seen at the taproom of the local Hispanic owned brewery ""La Dona Cerveceria,"" a lifesized Catrina sculpture.; Mary Knox-Johnson: Knox-Johnson is the president of Gallery North Art Gallery, an artist's cooperative in Bemidji, as well as serving on the board of Bemidji Community Theater. She has an MA from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Knox-Johnson was a high school English and theater teacher for over 30 years and taught speech and theater at Bemidji State University for five years. She has directed over 100 theater productions, as well as designing costumes and scenery. She is a children's author and writer, having completed three children's books: Thoughts from Pudge, its sequel Thoughts from Pudge II, and Alphabet Jambalaya. She is also an artist and weaver.; Boris Oicherman: Oicherman, a scientist, artist, and museum curator, is primarily interested in extremely location and context specific collaborative art practices. As the Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld curator for creative collaboration at the Weisman Art Museum of the University of Minnesota, Oicherman is establishing a new program of artistic engagement with research across disciplines and practices, exploring the potential of artists to become drivers of radically diverse knowledge in the academy. He is the recipient of the Asia Pacific Fellowship of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (2012), the Artist in Residence fellowship at the Faculty of Life Sciences in The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2013-2014), and the Curatorial Research Fellowship of the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2018).; Cuong Phan: Also known as Simon-Hoa Phan, Cuong Phan is a filmmaker and has been associate professor of visual arts at Saint John's University and The College of Saint Benedict since 2003. He is a Benedictine monk of Saint John's Abbey. With his documentary and experimental films, Phan hopes to promote understanding and appreciation of the Vietnamese people, culture, and history, and to inspire young people of Vietnamese heritage to do the same with their talents and abilities. He has an MFA in film and video from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BFA in painting from Maryland Institute, College of Art. He was a recipient of Arts Board Artists Initiative grants in 2006 and 2015.; Karen Quiroz: Quiroz, a professional vocalist, is working to develop a thriving Brazilian music community in the Twin Cities. In addition to playing with local Brazilian band Batucada do Norte, she established her own band, Samba Meu, in 2010. A recipient of three Arts Board Artist Initiative grants and a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step award, she provides learning and performance opportunities for professional musicians and community artists with an interest in Brazilian roots music and dance. She is a professional grant writer with decades of experience in program development, evaluation, and fundraising in the fields of global food policy, youth development, alternative criminal justice, and the arts.; Christopher Rackley: Chris Rackley is a visual artist based in Rochester. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2018 he was awarded an Art(ists) On the Verge Fellowship and an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. He served on the board of directors and the artist advisory board for the Rochester Art Center. Rackley earned an MFA in painting from George Mason University in 2012 and a BA in studio art from Davidson College in 2000. Rackley taught drawing and 3-D design as an adjunct professor at Winona State University and George Mason University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10017556,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2021,1293,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will prepare for online engagements. Ruby Nightingale will work with teacher to develop skills and share work with others online and in person.","I bought the harp, video camera, laptop, and have been taking classes. After I purchased my equipment: I have performed several harp tunes online using the Nextdoor neighborhood app by recording my playing. I take my lessons using Skype.","achieved proposed outcomes",3388,"Other,local or private",4681,,,,"Ruby I. Nightingale",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Nightingale will work with a harp teacher to further her skills and share work with others online and in person.",2021-03-01,2022-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ruby,Nightingale,"Ruby I. Nightingale",,,MN,,"(218) 409-2719",gayle.ruby@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Cook, Hennepin, Ramsey, Red Lake, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-192,"Iyabo Angela Ajayi: Angela Ajayi's first story, ""Galina""? published in Fifth Wednesday Journal, won the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her essays, book reviews, and author interviews have appeared in The Common Online, Wild River Review, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune where she is a contributing critic. She holds a BA in English literature from Calvin College and an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University. In her fiction, she often seeks to explore the intersection of race, gender and class in cross-cultural spaces. She is working on her first collection of stories.; Carolyn Borgen: Borgen is the marketing and bookings manager at State Street Theater Company, where she has helped the theater grow from a small organization putting on four shows a year to a theater offering year around events. Borgen previously worked as executive director for Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra, helping the organization grow from two groups and thirty students to five groups with ninety students. She graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona with an BA in electronic publishing and Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis with a MA in art administration. Borgen also teaches string bass with the New Ulm Suzuki School of Music.; Kordula Coleman: Kordula is a German native who immigrated to the U. S. in 2000. Originally an art director, she started working in figurative clay sculpture after coming to Minnesota. She is a regular participant of the Northeast Art-A-Whirl and her work has been shown at many local venues including Artistry and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. A photograph of one of her pieces is included in the picture frieze permanently installed at the Northeast Library. Another piece of public art by Kordula can be seen at the taproom of the local Hispanic owned brewery ""La Dona Cerveceria,"" a lifesized Catrina sculpture.; Mary Knox-Johnson: Knox-Johnson is the president of Gallery North Art Gallery, an artist's cooperative in Bemidji, as well as serving on the board of Bemidji Community Theater. She has an MA from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND). Knox-Johnson was a high school English and theater teacher for over 30 years and taught speech and theater at Bemidji State University for five years. She has directed over 100 theater productions, as well as designing costumes and scenery. She is a children's author and writer, having completed three children's books: Thoughts from Pudge, its sequel Thoughts from Pudge II, and Alphabet Jambalaya. She is also an artist and weaver.; Boris Oicherman: Oicherman, a scientist, artist, and museum curator, is primarily interested in extremely location and context specific collaborative art practices. As the Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld curator for creative collaboration at the Weisman Art Museum of the University of Minnesota, Oicherman is establishing a new program of artistic engagement with research across disciplines and practices, exploring the potential of artists to become drivers of radically diverse knowledge in the academy. He is the recipient of the Asia Pacific Fellowship of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (2012), the Artist in Residence fellowship at the Faculty of Life Sciences in The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2013-2014), and the Curatorial Research Fellowship of the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2018).; Cuong Phan: Also known as Simon-Hoa Phan, Cuong Phan is a filmmaker and has been associate professor of visual arts at Saint John's University and The College of Saint Benedict since 2003. He is a Benedictine monk of Saint John's Abbey. With his documentary and experimental films, Phan hopes to promote understanding and appreciation of the Vietnamese people, culture, and history, and to inspire young people of Vietnamese heritage to do the same with their talents and abilities. He has an MFA in film and video from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BFA in painting from Maryland Institute, College of Art. He was a recipient of Arts Board Artists Initiative grants in 2006 and 2015.; Karen Quiroz: Quiroz, a professional vocalist, is working to develop a thriving Brazilian music community in the Twin Cities. In addition to playing with local Brazilian band Batucada do Norte, she established her own band, Samba Meu, in 2010. A recipient of three Arts Board Artist Initiative grants and a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step award, she provides learning and performance opportunities for professional musicians and community artists with an interest in Brazilian roots music and dance. She is a professional grant writer with decades of experience in program development, evaluation, and fundraising in the fields of global food policy, youth development, alternative criminal justice, and the arts.; Christopher Rackley: Chris Rackley is a visual artist based in Rochester. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2018 he was awarded an Art(ists) On the Verge Fellowship and an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. He served on the board of directors and the artist advisory board for the Rochester Art Center. Rackley earned an MFA in painting from George Mason University in 2012 and a BA in studio art from Davidson College in 2000. Rackley taught drawing and 3-D design as an adjunct professor at Winona State University and George Mason University.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021369,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue developing my Body/Building project with the creation of new work and sharing it with an enhanced and updated website. The outcome will be evaluated in successful completion of project within the timeline of the grant period. The completed work will be shared in a public open studio or gallery event plus an online component for those unable to attend.","Outcomes were Achieved. I was able to purchase the lighting equipment and pay models to sit for portraits. I was also able to work with a website designer to create a useable website that would connect folks to my work who might not engage in museum/gallery settings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Christopher M. Selleck",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Selleck will continue to create artwork for his body/building project and update his website to better connect audiences with his work.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Selleck,"Christopher M. Selleck",,,MN,,"(612) 203-5224",cselleck@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1082,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021379,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Weekly live interactive dance, music and story engagement webcast serves isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Number of devices, and approximate number and demographics of people on each device accessing webcasts will be tallied. Post-event online surveys gather participant comments about experience of satisfaction and feeling of connection with others.","Weekly live interactive dance, music and story engagement webcast served isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Number of devices, and approximate number and demographics of people on each device accessing webcasts were tallied. Post-event online surveys gathered participant comments about experience of satisfaction and feeling of connection with others.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1740,"Gary Oftedahl, MD (Chair), Leni de Mik, PhD, Nicholas Chew, Brenna Galvin, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Maria Genne",0.00,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Kairos Alive! Minnesota Connection Jam will expand live interactive participatory two-way dance, music, and story engagement webcasts to individuals and groups of underserved, intergenerational participants in greater Minnesota and in the metro Twin Cities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-321,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020814,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5671,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","I will purchase necessary recording equipment to further my practice as a producer and audio engineer serving Minnesota artists through my studio, Salon. The number of studio inquiries and new bookings will partially indicate my engagement with Minnesota artists, while my ability to take on new projects I otherwise wouldn?t have the capacity for will further measure my professional growth and development. ","I now have a successful studio. My bookings after receiving the gear and practicing my mix skills increased significantly and have not slowed. I am booked 3 months out at the moment. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,5671,,,,"Holly Tuhake AKA Holly Hansen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"Producer/artist Hansen will purchase the necessary audio equipment to continue growing her recording studio, Salon, the only female owned and operated professional studio in Minnesota, to better serve recording artists. ",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Holly,Tuhake,"Holly Tuhake AKA Holly Hansen",,,MN,,"(651) 295-3987",hollyjeanhansen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-801,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020978,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education ","Minnesota residents, from youth to senior adults, will learn partner dances and Social Emotional Learning techniques such as teamwork and resilience. Completion of residencies and showcase performances. Surveys from participants, parents (for youth) and administrators. Participant reflection papers and interviews. Debrief meetings with each partner site. ","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Completion of residencies and showcase performances. Surveys from participants, parents (for youth) and administrators. Participant reflection papers and interviews. Debrief meetings with each partner site. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,25000,4000,"Andrea Chung, Phuong Chung, Marilyn Clark, Nell Collier, Shane Haggerty, Pario Max, Dede Ouren, Aaron Rodriguez, Kristen Shimkus, Jill Smith, Dennis Yelkin",2,"Heart of Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"Heart of Dance will teach social partner dance to youth and senior adults throughout Minnesota, utilizing online and in person techniques to adapt to COVID-19 guidelines, online learning, and in person residencies. ",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Hero Jones","Heart of Dance","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(651) 330-3750",amyhj@heartofdancemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-629,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020457,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Black Table Arts will increase cooperative membership and expand access to the arts by offering at least two public events per month. We will track cooperative membership as well as all event offerings. ","Black Table Arts (BTA) was able to increase cooperative membership and expand access to the arts by offering 22 public hybrid, virtual, and in person. Black Table Arts tracked cooperative membership and attendance at each event and included feedback discussions. ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",640,,25000,25000,"Sha Cage, Jamil Jude, Carlyle Brown",,"BlackTableArts AKA Black Table Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"Black Table Arts will increase membership in its cooperative, giving artists access to safe space for working, performing, and selling art. It will also offer hybrid in person and virtual community open mic events and writing workshops. ",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keno,Evol,"BlackTableArts AKA Black Table Arts","2100 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 559-3176",KenoEvol@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-480,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 11500,"Creative Intersections",2010,7300,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","The number of local arts agencies arts active community education units and parks and recreation departments involved with MRAC increases.",,,7300,"Other, local or private",14600,,,,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To support innovative partnerships that integrate arts and culture into plans for community development and enrichment.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Schwartz,"Rosemount Area Arts Council","PO Box 409",Rosemount,MN,55068,"(612) 919-4036",jeannerschwartz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-intersections-3,,,, 10031038,"Creative Writing by People of Color with Developmental Disabilities",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","See Application under ""Documents"" tab.","We arranged and executed a fall class with Accord, and have arranged spring classes with Accord, Interact, MSS, Next Step, and ISD 197--meaning our total goal of six classes has already been set in motion! 60% of the Accord class was made up of students of color. 100% reported that they feel proud of their work, saying of the teacher ""he has been a good listener"" and ""very clear explanation."" We released a book entitled ""Heart's Guest #8"" that was celebrated with an author reading at the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration with over 80 people in attendance.; Quantitatively, our project goals were to hold six creative writing classes serving 60 adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, in conjunction with new and prior organizational partners, prioritizing students of color. We held six classes! They served 59 students. By our best data, the racial makeup of students was 30% Black, 21% Asian/Asian American, 9% Latino, and 40% white (meeting our goal of at least 50% students of color). The organizations we partnered with were Accord (twice), Next Step, MSS, Interact, and ISD 197. While ISD 197 was the only new partnership forged by this project, it is worth noting that this grant helped rekindle class partnerships with MSS and Interact that had been dormant for years. Additionally, it nudged all prior partners toward more intersectional racial consciousness in programming, as intended. We also sought for 95% of students to report that they are proud of the work they created, and for 80% of audiences to cite that Cow Tipping writing changes the way they think about disability. 88% of students surveyed either agreed or strongly agreed that they were proud of their writing (on a scale of 1-5, the average response was 4.3). That is lower than our target, with most neutral or disagree scores coming from our partnership with Next Step transition program. This may have been due to the setting (it's in a school, so our class may have just felt like an addition to the school day), or the teacher (who despite our training was less inclined to ""activate"" or inspire students, and was also coached by a new contractor we brought on due to having a record number of classes). For audiences, at the Lake Monster book release event we surveyed, 76% of respondents cited a changed perspective on disability--also a bit lower than our target. One reason may be because that audience was disproportionately made up of support staff and family of authors (76% of the audience, versus a usual balance of closer to 50%) and we were thus ""preaching to the choir."" We did have other events made up of a more even balance of familiar vs. new audience members, such as our Penn-Lake Library book release, however we only chose to survey one to avoid survey fatigue among participants. All that said, the vast majority of students and audiences appreciate and are pushed by our work! Here are some more qualitative comments from surveys of students, support staff, and teachers: ""I think I want to do this class again all the time"" ""Happy Happy Joy"" ""getting out of comfort zone"" ""I've been writing ever since highschool, this class puts me even more in touch with my creative side"" ""I should write more often"" ""So cool to see these clients get to express themselves like this"" ""I learned that anyone can be a poet or author"" ""great job--just have my wheels turning for future ideas"" ""The best part of this program is getting to witness students owning their power and unleashing their most creative ridiculous powerful tragic heartbreaking confusing complicated developed multi dimensional personal imagined ideas. Their ideas and stories and visions and questions and concepts are amazing, it's gift to get to hear them.""",,,"Financial support to help cover the cost of classes was provided by two partners organizations on a sliding scale basis--$450 from MSS, and $500 (in the form of a targeted donation from a community benefactor) from ISD 197. $276.96 total was earned from book sales at all the author reading and book release events we held. In-kind support was offered primarily in the form of comunity spaces for our book releases, including Lake Monster Brewing, Penn-Lake Library, and the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration.",20000,,"Natalie Martell, Advisory Board Ardella Hudson, Advisory Board Steve Wellvang, Advisory Board",,"Cow Tipping Press",,"See Application under ""Documents"" tab. ",,,2022-09-15,2023-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-writing-people-color-developmental-disabilities,,,, 10030209,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Having an outcome for this film will be tough however I will explain below. My outcome will be determined through the progress of my film. You will be able to see rough cuts the progress of the film. ANother outcome is the community screening and the reaction of the community towards the film.",,,,,10000,,,,"Abdifatah Abdi",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Abdifatah will engage collaborators in the production of a documentary film sharing the stories of the Somali and Muslim communities in Minnesota, and organize a work in progress screening.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Abdifatah,Abdi,"Abdifatah Abdi",,,MN,,"(952) 564-4123",diasporafilms4@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2,"Keren Lowell: Lowell is a visual artist living in the town of Grant, near Stillwater. She holds a BA in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Northern Colorado and an MFA in fiber from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Lowell lived in Alaska from 1994-2020, where she taught a range of art classes in the University of Alaska system and worked as an arts administrator with the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Lowell is currently a contractor with Rasmuson Foundation's Individual Artist Awards program to provide support to applicants.; Elizabeth McAllister: McAllister is a self-employed creative who works to enrich her clients? lives with beauty and joy. She has cultivated a roster of clients, tending to their homes, gardens, and houseplants with dedication. McAllister?s previous line of work in the service industry spanned more than eleven years, where she developed a love for cooking and mixology. She enjoys researching and working with plants, painting, basket coiling, and playing in a band. McAllister loves live music, visiting museums, and taking classes at the Textile Center. She graduated from Hamline University in 2009 with a BFA in fine arts, focused on intaglio printmaking.; Melody Mickelson: Mickelson is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, with a BS degree in fine art, and minors in art history and creative writing. Mickelson is an artist and writer/illustrator, with one published children?s book (Finn Mouseson); she is currently working on the illustrations for a second book with illustrations needed for four other books already written. Mickelson has taken master classes at Texas Women?s University in both art history and fine art. Mickelson is a recipient of a 2017 Prairie Lakes Reginal Arts Council grant.; MollieRae Miller: Miller is a contract worker in the University of Minnesota archives and Gorman Rare Book Collection. She is a librarian and painter who has lived in Minneapolis for over a decade. She creates art that represents social change, and she works in library science with the goal of preserving history and maintaining access to resources and information to marginalized communities. Miller also works part-time for a nonprofit music venue as a manager and volunteers on a literary discussion radio program off the West Bank in Minneapolis. She graduated with a fine arts degree in 2017, yet has been pursuing painting since her youth. Since gaining a second degree in library science, she has shifted focus to studies in dystopian scenes, technology revolution, science fiction, anarcho-syndicalism, and creative anti-fanaticism. ; Gwen Partin: Partin is a visual artist working in printmaking, drawing, mixed media, and book arts. She received her MFA in printmaking from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and her BA in studio art in printmaking and drawing from Sonoma State University. She is a member of Form+Content Gallery in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis and works from her studio in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis. Her work has been in numerous one-person and group exhibitions including the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University; the Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota; and the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Abbott Northwestern Clinic. Her work is represented in both public and private collections. Prior to turning to a full-time art practice, she was a graphic designer, illustrator, and educator.; Andrea Pierre: Pierre is the station manager of KRSM Radio, a low power FM station in south Minneapolis. She is also a mother, creative, and producer of Afro-Caribbean descent. Pierre is a champion of voices of the underrepresented and unheard. She believes that storytelling is a huge component to bridging the divide and is interested in how to connect and empower folks for change. She is passionate about issues such as motherhood, community based arts, Blackness, politics, and health.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030316,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand my writing practice to reach new, adult audiences. I will expand my writing from children's books to adult Novels and give a series of five readings from the new work across Minnesota over the grant year. I will measure success by reaching these new audiences and having the time to work on the adult ficti",,,,,10000,,,,"Arthur R. Coulson AKA Art Coulson",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Coulson, a children's book writer, will engage with audiences around the state for feedback as he expands his writing practice to include works for adults.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Arthur,Coulson,"Arthur R. Coulson AKA Art Coulson",,,MN,,"(612) 655-8102",art@redbirdmedia.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-44,"Marcia Aubineau: Aubineau has been in the field of education for 50 years, teaching at Stillwater Area High School (AP English), the University of Minnesota, and the University of St. Thomas. Aubineau has also taught for the College Board as an AP consultant throughout the Midwest. She has a master?s degree and is currently working towards a doctorate. Aubineau is currently retired but is still teaching for the Minnesota Opera.; Amy Egenberger: Egenberger is an educator, artist and certified life coach living in West Saint Paul. Founder of the coaching and consulting business called Spirit Out!, she facilitates personal and professional development to help creatives achieve their goals. Egenberger previously worked as a public school teacher, curriculum specialist, and mentor. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a MEd in second languages and cultures (K-12), and from St. Olaf College with a BA in mathematics and Spanish. She has served as a volunteer with the Northside Arts Collective and led monthly gatherings for The Artist?s Way Twin Cities meetup.; John Kuntz: Kuntz is the current annual fund manager with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, where he raises over $700,000 from the broad-based audience per year in support of the orchestra?s annual fund. Kuntz is also a freelance musician and composer in the Twin Cities, most recently completing a composer in residence commission with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. He graduated from Luther College with a BA in music and minor in psychology and has a master?s degree in music composition from the University of Memphis. Kuntz enjoys volunteering, having served in Fairview Hospice and other nursing homes in Iowa.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the Friends of the East Grand Forks Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master?s in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Lee Smalt: Smalt is an analytical content creator and creative strategist with more than ten years of experience in creative roles. He graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in cultural anthropology with an emphasis in media analysis. Since 2011, Smalt has worked with organizations and individuals to develop their voices in a vibrant media ecosystem. His career journey started out as a freelance graphic designer and photographer, and eventually moved into videography, Web design, motion design, and 3D animation. Smalt volunteers with the North Dakota State University College of Business to mentor students entering the workforce, and with a global mentorship website called ADPList.org, which focuses heavily on Web design, leadership training, and project management. His working website is www.leeallen.us.; Allison Wyss: Wyss is the author of the short story collection, Splendid Anatomies (Veliz Books, 2022). Her stories and essays have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Cincinnati Review, Water~Stone Review, and Literary Hub to name a few. She is a frequent teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center and writes a monthly column on craft for the Loft's blog.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10030320,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",2024,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Teresa Cox will create a new body of paintings and engage audiences through social media, her website and a drawing workshop in greater Minnesota. Teresa will seek feedback from the workshop participants on their experiences of drawing outside. She will invite interaction with her artwork as it is developed, exhibited, and shared from the road and studio through social media and her website.",,,,,10000,,,,"Teresa M. Cox",Individual,"Creative Individuals-Round 2",,"Cox will expand upon her current painting inspired by drawing outside. She will broaden her connection with audiences in Minnesota through social media, her website, and through leading drawing workshops in greater Minnesota.",2024-04-01,2025-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teresa,Cox,"Teresa M. Cox",,,MN,,"(651) 207-7948",teresamcox@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-round-2-46,"Eric Broker: Broker is the senior director of marketing and membership at the American Craft Council. He previously served as marketing and communications director at Minnesota Opera. Broker is an accomplished arts and culture journalist, having written for The Growler Magazine and Twin Cities Pride magazine. As a singer, Broker has been praised by the Star Tribune for his ?smooth, articulate baritone.? He was a guest lecturer at The Juilliard School and a Fellow with both the New Leaders Council and the OPERA America Leadership Intensive. He graduated summa cum laude with a BM in vocal performance from St. Olaf College.; Amelia Colwell: Colwell is a creative writer and most recently worked as the individual giving officer for the Wilder Foundation. She has seventeen years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, program management, and consulting. She has served on nonprofit boards and committees for the Friends of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, Best Buddies, and Young Nonprofit Professional Network-Twin Cities. Colwell coled Wilder PRIDE, an employee resource group for LGBTQ+ staff, and brings experience serving on grant review panels for the states of Iowa and North Dakota. She holds a BA in psychology and social work from the University of Iowa.; Jon Dahl: Dahl is retired but is an active woodturner, bell choir member, and vocalist in church and community choruses. Dahl was previously a commercial radio announcer, talk show host, and program director at KWEB Radio in Rochester. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in photojournalism and has served as a volunteer board member for the Dreamery Arts Initiative.; Mindy Johnson: Johnson is currently a volunteer graphic designer, photographer, and writer for the Ramsey County Master Gardener program. She has some college experience in the studio art department at St. Catherine University. She recently was one of the 2023 Sidewalk Poetry winners for the contest held by Public Art Saint Paul.; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, assisting with producing an annual talent showcase, and writing grant proposals for the schools and community theater groups. She has experience in arts administration, development, and production logistics. With a degree in music education, she has accompanied (piano) multiple musical theater productions, played for a dinner theater, and currently plays for services in multiple churches as well as weddings and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to provide vocal coaching and play for choir concerts.; Alexander Nishibun: Nishibun is a coartistic director, board member, and tenor of the vocal ensemble, Cantus. In addition to his governance work, he is integral to the artistic direction of the group, performs with the ensemble, and continues to work tirelessly in its award winning education initiatives. Nishibun graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA) with a MM in vocal performance.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10020747,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To create sustainability through musical, visual and audio, works for our targeted audiences, while financially being able to maintain sustainability. Video and audio recordings (Indigenous people's have always used oral storytelling/songs as the basis for learning), will highlight targeted languages success. Fluent Indigenous elders will give approval verbally in video's and audio recordings!","Video and audio recordings (Indigenous people have always used oral storytelling/songs as the basis for learning), will highlight targeted languages. Audio, Video, and cell phone recordings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Christy M. Goulet",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Goulet will video record tutorials with community and tribal elders who will teach the Lakota, Ojibwe, and Dakota languages to all participants. Goulet will use formats such as Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube as online mediums.",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christy,Goulet,"Christy M. Goulet",,,MN,,"(701) 541-6256",mnichristygoulet@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Itasca, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-292,"Kathryn Ganfield is the communications associate and grant writer for Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul, where she advocates for environmental education for people of all ages. Her creative work as an essayist and poet focuses on the trials of family, the natural world, and climate change. She studied creative writing and journalism at Metropolitan State University.; Kathleen Kelly: Kelly is a substitute teacher, as well as a teaching artist and spotlight evaluator for the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Having moved back to Minnesota two years ago, she's currently pursuing full-time arts management jobs in the Twin Cities. She previously taught collegiate theater and dance for six years at Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) and one year at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She holds a bachelor?s in music education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and a master's in musical theater from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).; Lynne King, currently retired, is a board member of Northern Lights Music Festival. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in psychology and sang in the St. Olaf Choir. She raised three children and volunteered countless hours in schools, churches, and throughout the communities where she lived. King has sung and soloed with churches in FL, WI, MI, and MN. She has performed with opera companies and community theaters and has been a member of community choirs and chamber groups. King currently sings with Range of Voices, Touch of Class, and NLMF Opera.; Imani Mims: As a poet and speech writer, most of Mims? work is shared with audiences through performances. Mims? first performance occurred at Tangible Thoughts open mic. After continuing performances at Tangible Thoughts open mics, Mims was offered to be the opening speaker for the University of Minnesota?s Black Motivated Women Fashion Show in 2020 speaking on former civil rights leaders using freedom of expression to break the social barriers that hindered black communities. Her dream is to encourage her fellow peers, family, friends, and neighbors to write about how they feel and use words to touch the minds of others.; Laura Moran is the communications manager for Artspace Projects, Inc., and its performing arts venue, The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, where she connects artists of all disciplines to opportunities across the state and nation. Previously, Moran was the 2016-2017 O'Brien Curatorial Fellow at the Weisman Art Museum and served on the board of directors of the Cycling Museum of Minnesota.; Cole Williams: Williams has a background in scientific training including a BS in biology from the University of Minnesota with various research positions from clinical science to molecular genetics. She is currently enrolled in the creative writing MFA program at Augsburg University with an anticipated graduation date of July 2021. Williams has taught at The Loft Literary Center, judges the MIPA Awards annually, and most recently worked for Public Art Saint Paul as its sidewalk poetry field coordinator. She is an avid volunteer and serving as a board member for her local watershed district?South Washington Watershed District.; Daniel Zielske is a professor of anthropology and music. He is the founder and president of Dzanthro, which creates multimedia production and websites for the Internet and social media. Currently, he is composing new music and producing music videos for Ultimasong records. Zielske previously worked for American Composers Forum; Minnesota State University, Mankato; South Central College; and Gustavus Adolphus College. Zielske holds an MA in anthropology and an MM in music composition both from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His volunteer time is given to Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and the Mankato pow wow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020751,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Increased and broadened audience participation through relevant arts experiences and strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events, engagement in panel discussions and activities. Survey and ballot counting and review. Informal conversations. Tracking of partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback. ","Minnesota residents and communities maintained connection to the art of international cinema as we broadened audience participation and partnerships. As always, we tracked attendance and partnership presence at events and engagement at screenings and panel discussions: through surveys, ballot counting and review and informal conversations and feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Zachary McMillan, Abdi Mohamed, Maris Venable Moore, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Marcelo Valdes",0.20,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1 ",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul will enhance current BIPOC programming, engage with BIPOC and outstate communities in Minnesota, and fund BIPOC programmers/curators as part of the 2022 MSP International Film Festival/MSPIFF41. ",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Meeker",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-169,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel). ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020877,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Exhibitions and programs will be planned and implemented by the Chief Curator, Director of Public Programs, and Collections Assistants. Evaluation will be based on quantitative results regarding onsite attendance for exhibitions and programs, cell phone tour use, the number of virtual program participants, and clicks on web-based programs.","Minnesota residents gained arts knowledge through the exhibitions and programs implemented by the Chief Curator and the Director of Public Programs. Evaluation was based on quantitative results for onsite attendance at exhibitions and programs, cell phone tour use, virtual program participants, and clicks on web-based programs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Marlena Myles, Liz Petrangelo, Chuck Ritchie, Linda Myers Shelton, Meaghan Shomion, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",0.00,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Museum of Russian Art will engage the public with exhibitions, outreach education, virtual and on-site programs, audio tours, and website links to past exhibitions and programs.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-195,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021306,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","We will increase our total attendance from previous productions and increase our audience's ethnic diversity. We will count and record the total patrons at each performance and observe and record their ethnic diversity. We will ask audiences to fill out a demographic survey included the programs. We will compare the results with our previous statistics.","CAE increased its audience's ethnic diversity. CAE used an audience survey inserted in the production program which included a demographic ethnicity question. Audience members were encouraged both at the ticket counter and by pre-show announcement to complete the survey.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",11593,,36593,,"Randall Findlay, Joseph Papke, Jacob Lewis",0.00,"Classical Actors Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Classical Actors Ensemble will produce a repertory of Othello by William Shakespeare and The Picture by Philip Massinger at the Elision Playhouse in Crystal.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Papke,"Classical Actors Ensemble","1221 W 24th St 6",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 819-4598",info@classicalactorsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-297,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020643,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To connect to Minnesota audiences through quality musical performances of diverse repertoire. Printed program will include audience survey asking questions about each performance. Singers and guest musicians will be surveyed about their performance experience. The Board will evaluate the surveys to measure with the expected outcomes. ","Chorus Polaris connected to Minnesota audiences through quality musical performances of diverse repertoire. Audience surveys asking questions about each performance. Singers and guest musicians surveyed about their performance experience. Executive Director, Board, and Artistic Leadership evaluated surveys to measure with the expected outcomes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Jeffrey Gordon, Carol Lacey, Brian Tamminen, Julie Crawford, Bill Mathis, Joy Jacobson, Ralph Jacobson, Linda Ribbach, David Hood, and Neil Bolkcom",0.00,"Chorus Polaris Incorporated AKA Chorus Polaris","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Chorus Polaris will perform concerts for the general public and at senior living communities, and will record concerts for online availability.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Neil,Bolkcom,"Chorus Polaris","1528 Berne Rd NE",Fridley,MN,55421,"(612) 503-6592",nbolkcom@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-144,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021239,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will enjoy greater access and connection to the arts through the Minnesota Marine Art Museum's Seasonal Saturdays art access program. MMAM evaluates community engagement through one-on-one conversations, community input in program design, family anecdotes, participant surveys, volunteer feedback, and staff's year-end program analysis.","Minnesotans enjoyed greater access to the arts and connection with each other at Seasonal Saturdays access days. The museum collected surveys and anecdotes. It offered surveys in large print, English, Hmong and Spanish, with a large cookie as an incentive. The Museum collected zip code data during admission check-in.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"TAMARA AUPAUMUT, NANCY BLANKFARD, SABINA BOSSHARD, LAURA CEDARBERG, CASSIE CRAMER, BILL HOEL, EDWARD HOFFMAN, ELISE LEWIS, GREG NEIDHART, MARK PETERSON, ANNE SCOTT PLUMMER, LEANNE POELLINGER, JOVY ROCKEY",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will safely deliver comfortable, curated access programming in collaboration and codesigned with the Winona area community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-269,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021107,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,10550,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All residents will be provided with a free, family-friendly concert in a fully-accessible setting featuring a wide range of genres that interests them Data Collection/Surveys I hand out surveys seeking feedback with various questions. Interviews I talk with those in attendance seeking suggestions/critiques. Observed Behavior Change Excitement is seen through smiles, laughs and general enjoymen","All residents will be provided with a free, family-friendly concert in a fully-accessible setting featuring a wide range of genres that interests them. I hand out surveys seeking feedback with various questions at two different concerts. I speak with residents as they come into the park, and as they exit, about the quality of music and receive their feedback regarding that genre.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2950,,13500,,"Lola Brand, Sara Caron, Mark Fuchs, Sally Kramer, Chad Kreager, Mike Ross, Henry Schoenbaum, Troy Temple",0.00,"City of Faribault","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Faribault Parks and Recreation Department will provide an eleven-week free, family friendly concert series in a fully accessible outdoor bandshell, featuring award winning musicians boasting a wide range of musical genres for everybody's liking.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bradley,Phenow,"City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation","15 Division St W",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-0516",bphenow@ci.faribault.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-244,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020644,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will maintain access to documentary film arts through hybrid--live and virtual-- events of the Frozen River Film Festival. Evaluation will be through audience and artist surveys, data collection, observed behavior changes, social media interactions, conversations, anecdotes of attendees, and the staff/board retreat.","Minnesotans accessed documentary film arts through hybrid--live and virtual--events of the Frozen River Film Festival. The evaluation was through audience surveys, social media interactions, conversations, anecdotes of attendees, and the staff/board review.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2942,,27942,,"Jessi Darst, Jed Reisetter, Amanda Bauer, Bill Moe, Andy Bauer, Darrell Newton, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Colette Hyman, Kayleen Berwick, Connie Dreske, Shannon Schroetke",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will safely deliver the art of documentary film with hybrid programming to connect Minnesotans with filmmakers who explore local and global issues around the world.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(847) 890-5478",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-145,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020752,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through surveys, web site, art installations, print, social media, collaboration and events, Art4Trails will connect with the community and visitors. Evaluate artist and community survey responses; track Call for Art through installation process; record and track submissions, artists, donations, and followers.","As a Minnesota arts organization, we maintained our connection to Minnesota residents and communities. New and previous artists applied, artists were selected, community is able to view and interact with art installations, community members donated time and money. Information to artists and community shared via social media, website, other media.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",18,,25018,,"Mary Ellen Landwehr, Megan Chan, Helen Roland, Annie Henderson",0.00,Art4Trails,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Art4Trails will publish and administer its sixth juried competition to add four temporary sculptures to Rochester's recreational trails and execute plans for enhanced community involvement in program and artwork.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Helen,Roland,Art4Trails,"609 4th ST NW",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 269-0929",helen.ap.roland@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-170,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020502,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Funds will be used to continue producing the series of paintings started with the first Creative Support Grant 2021 This final group of oil paintings will be shown in a solo exhibition at the Groveland Gallery which is scheduled for December 2022. The Groveland Gallery tracks visitors and invitees to their exhibitions and has deep media connections in the region.","Thirty-three paintings were exhibited in the exhibition at the Groveland Gallery which opened on December 3rd, 2022. Many hundreds have viewed the show. I have followed readership on my Mail Chimp account each time I posted a new email. The readership of emails directly correlated to actual visits to my exhibition. The gallery also made a virtual catalog created in Issue which was able to be tracked.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Thomas B. Maakestad AKA Tom Maakestad",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Maakestad will produce and host an exhibition of twenty oil paintings at the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis during the month of December 2022. The show will feature work produced as a continuation of a series in an abstract landscape style.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Maakestad,"Thomas B. Maakestad AKA Tom Maakestad",,,MN,,"(651) 260-8021",tommaak@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-725,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020533,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to Hmong Folk Arts Traditions Number of participants in Hmong Cultural Center's arts programs over the grant period, number of visitors to the center's online and physical museum exhibits related to Hmong folk arts over the grant period.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to Hmong Folk Arts Traditions. Data collection of number of participants in the center's arts programs and museum visitors to the center's folk arts exhibits over the grant period. .","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,5268,"Shuly Her, Kamai Xiong, Maiyia Yang Kasouaher, Vong Thao, Chad Lee",0.00,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Hmong Cultural Center will maintain all of its arts programs in the aftermath of the pandemic, teaching Hmong culture and history through comprehensive interactive exhibits with a particular focus on teaching visitors about the Hmong folk arts traditions, including the qeej, wedding and funeral songs, sung poetry, embroidery and traditional Hmong musical instruments.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Txongpao,Lee,"Hmong Cultural Center","375 University Ave Ste 204","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 917-9937",txong@hmongcc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-488,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020589,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Textile Center will strengthen connection to Minnesota residents, with focus on BIPOC community. Textile Center will gather input from participants through surveys, panel discussions, social media, and will track onsite exhibition attendance and online through Google Analytics.","Textile Center strengthened connection to Minnesota residents, with focus on BIPOC community. Textile Center gathered input from participants through surveys, exhibition guest book, chat comments during panel discussions, and social media. We tracked onsite exhibition attendance and online through Google Analytics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1000,"Maggie Dayton, Richard Gilyard, Carol Grim, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Abby Kosberg, Carol Mashuga, Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Rosanne Nathanson, Anu Pasricha, Jane Prohaska, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Jeff White",0.00,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Textile Center, through CONTINUUM, will deepen engagement with the work of talented, enterprising BIPOC fiber artists through onsite and online exhibitions, in person and Zoom forums, and education and outreach opportunities that focus on Minnesota's BIPOC communities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-544,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020810,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create work that celebrates and uplifts the experiences of underrepresented folks, but also challenges established beauty and societal norms. The completion of a short film centering interracial, queer relationships, and purchasing a laptop to edit that project and future projects on. I can measure the continued impact of PLACED through book distributions or impressions on social media.","The final project applies to original outcome statement. Gathered everyday people and asked them how you celebrate your culture through dress and style for the shoot. Bought a laptop so I could edit photos and design the display. I measured the success of the project by a public gallery showing.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",262,,6262,,,,"Diana K. Albrecht",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Albrecht will continue creating a short film celebrating queer, interracial relationships, and explore additional extensions of her artist book titled PLACED: Korean Adoptees Reclaiming Identities, to uplift the adoptee and Asian American community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Albrecht,"Diana K. Albrecht",,,MN,,"(651) 757-6450",dianaalbrecht33@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-797,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020808,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce a CD and digital recording of jazz standards with my Imminent Standards Trio in lieu of our usual public performances in Northfield. I will judge success by how many requests I receive from local audience members for a copy of the CD or digital recording. I will also distribute the recording nationally and will track the number of reviews and how favorable they are.","I produced a CD and digital recording of jazz standards with my Imminent Standards Trio in lieu of our usual public performances in Northfield. I judged the project's success by how much of my local audience requested a free copy and/or bought the CD or download. Since the recording was also be distributed nationally, I observed the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews were.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Trombonist Sanford will produce a CD and digital jazz recording with his Imminent Standards Trio to take the place of their usual monthly performances at Imminent Brewing (Northfield) that has been halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Sanford,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",,,MN,,"(646) 391-7136",jcsanford01@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-795,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020940,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Applicant will better understand what draws attendees to applicants events. A simple survey will be collected from attendees, and the results will be tallied. Event attendees will answer two questions: 1. What brought you to today's event? 2. What would bring you back in the future?","Applicant will better understand what draws attendees to applicants' events. Survey question.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Patrick E. Scully",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Scully will host, perform in, and present eight evenings of Patrick's Cabaret.",2022-03-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Scully,"Patrick E. Scully",,,MN,,"(612) 205-1512",patrick@patrickscully.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-902,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020408,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5900,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My new book, Smart Women Read Between the Lines, and tour to five rural libraries will spread the message that reading is a form of self-care. Book sales through my website and amazon and analytic data from our WRM membership enrollment growth will show that the message is reaching new people. I can also poll and solicit evaluations from attendees at my speaking engagements.","I spoke at five libraries and membership is growing. Book sales through my website and amazon and analytic data from our WRM membership enrollment growth in the last has gone from 4000 to 6000 with the majority from Minnesota. I solicited evaluations from attendees at my speaking engagements.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5900,,,,"Marcie A. Stokman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Stokman's next book, Smart Women Read Between the Lines, and a speaking tour will explore the power of reading in accompaniment with others as a vital form of self-care in an increasingly isolated world.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marcie,Stokman,"Marcie A. Stokman",,,MN,,"(218) 821-0878",marcie@wellreadmom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-690,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020720,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I'll create new bodies of work for two exhibitions, one a two-person show offering an exciting challenge to curate work with a gallery-paired artist. I'll work closely with my co-artist to present a narrative at Hopkins Center for the Arts in August. During this show and a separate small-group show at ArtReach Saint Croix in October, I'll seek peer and professional critique and log viewer response.","I created two substantial new sculptures. The unexpected opportunity to create a solo show pushed me to successfully expand beyond my comfort zone. Personal interactions with peers and art professionals, online comments from visitors and from reposts on Instagram, and viewer log comments provided immense satisfaction and validation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Amy Usdin",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Usdin will create new bodies of work for two separate gallery shows across the Twin Cities?at Hopkins Center for the Arts and at ArtReach Saint Croix.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Usdin,"Amy Usdin",,,MN,,"(651) 895-5537",amyusdin@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-767,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020723,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create three Gospel Music compositions and present in a Gospel concert and live recording, producing a professional EP for commercial access. Success will be manifested with marked improvement in recording engineering skills and other acquired production and planning skills. I will create a survey for attendees of the live recording to give a quantitative measurement of success.","I composed two Gospel songs and presented in concert with four additional existing original compositions. All work was reviewed by professional composers and colleagues in the field.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Carl L. Clomon",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Clomon will compose, record, and release three original gospel songs to inspire and encourage during this post pandemic period. This gospel concert and live recording promises to be an uplifting and rewarding experience.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Clomon,"Carl L. Clomon",,,MN,,"(651) 900-4161",cclomon013@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-770,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020753,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Using input from patrons who have felt unwelcome to participate in performing arts, the Guthrie will curate judgement-free relaxed performances. The Guthrie will email surveys to relaxed performance attendees to gauge whether the Guthrie succeeded in creating a welcoming environment for patrons who have difficulty attending traditional theater performances.","The Guthrie hosted five relaxed performances, serving 1626 people. Post-show surveys were sent via email, but response rates not good so results (while positive) may not be representative.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",25000,,"Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, James L. Chosy, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Hans Kabat, Christine Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, Jay Kiedrowski, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Kristen Ludgate, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, Renee Montz, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Wendy Belson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Jerry Rudowsky, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Steve Tompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Steve Webster, Todd Zaun. LIFETIME MEMBERS: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle.",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Guthrie Theater will produce relaxed performances for its productions of A Raisin in the Sun, The Tempest, Emma, and Sweat, inviting in an audience that hasn't typically felt welcome in the performing arts.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-171,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021110,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will present concerts and/or digital content at the Ordway and in retirement communities throughout Minnesota Surveys will be completed by attendees. Evaluation tools will also include follow-up interviews with musicians and retirement community staff and residents.","Minnesota arts organizations will maintain their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Surveys were completed by attendees. Comments were also sent via email. Follow-up interviews with musicians and audience members in the live concert were filmed as well.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6894,,31894,625,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Chris Coy, Linda Reed, Professor C. Victor Fung, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu,Professor Jiazhen Zhao,Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will present a multicultural concert in the Ordway Concert Hall, bring top professional ethnic musicians to residents in retirement communities, and provide digital content for perpetual viewing to retirement communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-247,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021309,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The local Minnesota LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities will celebrate Pride with artists that represent the diversity of the community. Pride will hire BIPOC and LGBTQIA artists to present at the 2022 Festival, asking for artist demographics during the Festival application. We will survey attendees to learn their feelings around representation and connection to the arts.","Minnesota residents and communities maintained access and connection to the arts. In 2022 Pride was able to host a full-fledged festival, bringing entertainment to Pride's 50th anniversary celebration after the pandemic. Audiences filled each stage area to enjoy the performances presented by LGBTQ+ artists of all ages and races.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Felix Foster, Katie Schoenberger, Bridget Roche, Jesse Goodrich, Kaylee Pohlmeyer, Dennis Anderson, Michael Kroeger, Ned Butler, Nomi Badboy, J'Kalein Madison",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Pride will hire LGBTQIA and BIPOC artists for the 2022 Festival, providing an opportunity for these artists to showcase their talents at the 50th anniversary celebration.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 402-7",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-300,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020620,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Twin Cities Ballet will create more relatable and accessible dance performances and outreach events. Twin Cities Ballet plans to conduct audience surveys and informal discussions after each performance to collect feedback regarding artistic content and accessibility, and to track audience numbers and demographics.","Twin Cities Ballet offered three relatable and accessible dance performances and outreach events. TCB conducted online and paper audience surveys and informal discussions after each performance to collect feedback on the artistic merit of the performance and accessibility issues, and to track audience numbers and demographics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1579,,26579,2352,"Lisa Kvittem, Paul Rime, Rick Vogt, Denise Vogt, Allison Cole, Maureen Haworth, Tom Henry, Sacha Haworth",0.00,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Ballet will offer accessible educational outreach programs and performances.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",development@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-121,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020755,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Ballet Co.Laboratory will connect with audiences and artists with a 2021/22 performance season featuring a hybrid of five outdoor/indoor productions. The quality of programming and budgetary goals will be evaluated through ticketing reports, press coverage, and post-show evaluations completed by audience members, staff, guest artists, students, and Board members.","Ballet Co.Laboratory connected with 1,760 artists and audience members through the creation, performances, and outreach events connected to Firebird. Numbers served was evaluated through organizational tracking and ticket reports. Quality of programming was evaluated through post-show surveys completed by audiences, staff, students/families of school, outreach participants, and board members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Dee Baskin, James DeLeo, Kelly Fellows, Denis Henrot, Van Horgen, and Sara Wilson",0.00,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ballet Co.Laboratory will strengthen connections with audiences and artists by returning to a complete performance season featuring five unique outdoor and indoor productions performed throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zoe,Henrot,"Ballet Co.Laboratory","276 E Lafayette Frontage Rd","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 313-5967",zhenrot@balletcolaboratory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-173,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020879,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,17300,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Sustain and enhance connection to Minnesotans by offering creative new programming reflective of, and responsive to, the changing needs of today. New and existing programs will be evaluated by enrollment numbers, projected milestones measuring student progress being met in a timely manner, instructor evaluation reports and bi-annual surveys focused on participants overall learning experience.","Presented large-scale enrollment event, ad campaigns, hired three new instructors and became music education providers for Creekstone Charter school. New and existing programs were evaluated by enrollment numbers and attendance. We met milestones projected for student engagement by facilitating regular instructor evaluation meetings examining students overall progress and learning experience.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,17300,3500,"Michael S. Arturi, Lauri Neubert, Arthur Kenyon, Tim McKim, Dr. Paul Cardinal",0.00,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Universal Music Center will offer new programs created to bring people of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds together through easy, fun access to the art of music, live performance, songwriting, and recording.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-197,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10021311,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Lao Culture Dance will stay connected with dancers through practices and with audience through live performances. For the dancers, we will count attendance at practices and collect informal feedback during practice and peformances. For audiences we will count the number of people and collect informal feedback.","Lao Culture Dance will stay connected with dancers through practices and with audience through video or live performances. How successful our event was, everyone was very proud and happy to be a part of Lao Culture and tradition. The people that attended the event enjoy the performances and gave us great complements and congratulations to our artist teams.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,15500,"Niphone Phommaras, Chanthanome ket Insisiengmay, Tune Insisiengmay, Vierachith Vie Chittavoravong.",0.00,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show will present live events to reach audiences with dance and Ms. NangSangKahn performances.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niphone,Phommaras,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC","957 1st St","St Paul Park",MN,55071,"(612) 986-2869",Birdylaoculturedancefashionmn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-302,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020622,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To reinvigorate and grow connections with our Minnesota communities from Jan - May 2022 by producing the powerful Latinx play ATACAMA. Using both audience and theater artist surveys and post-play feedback, we'll evaluate audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement, related to our community connection goals. ","To reinvigorate and grow connections with our Minnesota communities from Jan - May 2022 by producing the powerful Latinx play ATACAMA. Using both audience and theater artist surveys and post-play feedback, we evaluated audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement, related to our community connection goals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Christina Ogata, President; Michael Katz, Immediate Past President; Martha J. Johnson, Vice President; Brian Joyce, Treasurer; Anna Pasno, Secretary; Alice McGlave, Board Director; Moses Ehlers, Board Director; Gordon Nakagawa, Board Director; Martha B. Johnson, Board Director; Rick Shiomi, Board Director",0.00,"Full Circle Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Full Circle Theater Company will reinvigorate and expand strong connections with Minnesota communities by producing the powerful Latinx play ATACAMA, by Augusto Federico Amador, at Park Square Theatre.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rickey,Shiomi,"Full Circle Theater Company","5436 Clinton Ave S","St Paul",MN,55419,"(612) 823-8631",rashiomi5@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Pine, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-123,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020757,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Sustain access for 1200 young artists to participate in theatre-making while providing performances programs and classes for 16,000 audience members. 1.Enrollment in performances and classes. 2.Student evaluations indicating how they have access to programs that enhance a sense of belonging and creativity. 3.Student and teacher feedback on returning to in-person performances and classes. ","Sustained access for 750 young artists and 4400 audience members. SteppingStone evaluated their outcomes by number of tickets sold and number of class, camp, and workshop registrations.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Paul Sackett, Pondie Taylor, Andrea Trimble Hart, Shwetha Vijayakumar, Tamara Davis Cownie, Mike Erlandson, Nancy Feldman, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Jared Kemper, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Susan Rostkoski, Paul Stembler, Anna Tobin, Maggie Dayton, Kathy Engesser",0.00,"SteppingStone Theatre Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"SteppingStone Theatre for Youth will offer programming for young people on a ""pay as you are able"" basis, providing access to programs as part of its reopening of in person classes and performances.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Dauplaise,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 387-5052",development@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-175,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020623,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","6 creative writing classes for multiply marginalized adults with developmental disabilities in 2022: three for remote students, three for students of color. 60 new adults with developmental disabilities--half remote students, half students of color--served in 720 programming hours, their work celebrated at six community events. 95% student satisfaction and 80% changed audience mindsets, measured by survey.","Six creative writing classes for multiply marginalized adults with developmental disabilities in 2022: three for remote students, three for students of color. Fifty-four new/returning adults with I/DD--48% remote, 52% in POC-majority classes--served in 648 programming hours, their work celebrated at three large community events. 100% student satisfaction and 92% changed audience mindsets, measured by survey.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,642,"Natalie Martell, Ardella Hudson, Steve Wellvang",0.00,"Cow Tipping Press AKA Cow Tipping","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Cow Tipping Press will offer six creative writing classes for Minnesotans with intellectual/developmental disabilities: three online classes serving remote students and three classes prioritizing students of color.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Boyce,"Cow Tipping Press AKA Cow Tipping","PO Box 68004 Ste 2",Minneapolis,MN,55418,"(507) 521-2278",bboyce@cowtippingpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Waseca, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-124,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021108,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Rumriver Art Center will be able to continue offering virtual and in-person classes connecting the art-making process to the community. The program will be evaluated by how many participants register for the virtual and in-person classes and survey feedback on participant satisfaction. Having the needs of the community drive the projects we create together. ","Rumriver Art Center was able to continue offering virtual and in-person classes and events connecting the art-making process to the community. Outcome evaluation was based off a 27% increase in in-person participants in classes and workshops. RRAC had a 39% increase in class sales during the grant period.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1125,"Melody Shryock (Board Chair) Kurt Kiecker-Olson Stephen Savior Kurt Ulrich Deanna Asp Jennifer Moreau Arrin LaFreniere Sharon Allen",4.40,"Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Rumriver Art Center will stay connected to the community by continuing to provide virtual and in person arts programming to older adults ages fifty-five and up, and to youth ages five to seventeen.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lawrence,Weinberg,"Rum River Art Center, Inc. AKA Rumriver Art Center","2665 4th Ave Ste 102",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 323-8830",larry@rumriverart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-245,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020576,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Barn Theatre excitedly will offer live on-stage theatre to the community connecting artists to patrons. The Barn Theatre will evaluate our programming by attendance numbers and participation numbers in the planned/to be productions that The Barn Theatre hold. We will ask for feedback with anecdotal comments and interviews with participants.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connections to the arts. With each production cast and crew had the opportunity to complete a survey for improvements. Audiences were sent a survey twice this last year and anecdotal comments are encouraged.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,25000,"Carol Laumer, Chris Buzzeo, Tyler Hanson, Sandy Gardner, Dawn Lippert, Jordan Gatewood, Patrick Gilmore, Tony Ogdahl, Matthew Onnen, Bailey Stahl, Melissa Wallace, and Cole Woltjer",0.00,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Barn Theatre of Willmar will provide theater performing arts opportunities to its community and surrounding area; patrons and participants will enjoy arts, entertainment, and education with live on stage theater.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","PO Box 342",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Nobles",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-531,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020606,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of any intersectional identity will express themselves and create community through the transformational power of close vocal harmony. We will track the number and identity of singers who participate in the GNU's legacy male chorus as well as our new all-voice ensemble.,","Minnesotans of many intersectional identities expressed themselves and created community through the transformational power of close vocal harmony. We tracked the number and identity of singers who participated in the GNU's new all-voice ensemble.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Christopher Hagen, Board President Colleen Cashen, Board Secretary Kevin Lynch, Board Treasurer Tyler Stromquist-Levoir, Board Member At Large Nate Bash, Board Member At Large Chris Dart, Board Member At Large Justin Fermenichx, Board Member At Large",0.00,"Great Northern Union","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Great Northern Union Chorus will transform from an iconic male identifying chorus to one in which all gender identities will be welcomed. Funds will support a complete reengineering towards a new vision of harmony in union with humanity.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","6345 XERXES AVE S",Richfield,MN,55423,"(612) 723-4209",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-561,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021289,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To involve more people in arts engagement while providing opportunities for musicians, artists and poets to perform at the 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest Track the number of participants and who attend and/or contribute; track the number of partners and media stories. Conduct key informant interviews and surveys with artists and attendees to gather reflections, satisfaction, and areas of improvement.","The 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest engaged 5,050 participants, 105 artists and musicians, and 55 volunteers. Participant tracking, feedback, and observations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Mark Nicklawski, Zane Bail, Mark Poirier, Ed Newman, Don Dass, Laura Whitney, Pat Elison Mike Shannon, Miriam Hansen Craig Grau",0.00,"Duluth Dylan Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Duluth Dylan Fest will increase audience engagement in local arts and provide opportunities for artists to perform at the 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest, celebrating Duluth native Bob Dylan's eighty-first birthday.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zane,Bail,"Duluth Dylan Fest","4715 Jay St",Duluth,MN,55804,"(218) 393-7438",duluthdylanfest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-751,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021041,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Festival attendees will have meaningful arts experiences at the Worthington International Festival. A random survey distributed at the Festival will question whether attendees felt Minnesota communities are strengthened or enriched by arts festivals such as the International Festival.","Festival attendees will have meaningful arts experiences at the Worthington International Festival. A random survey distributed at the Festival will question whether attendees felt Minnesota communities are strengthened or enriched by arts festivals such as the International Festival.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",4087,,29087,2282,"Lakeyta Swinea Leanne Enninga Kris Hohensee Ricky Mojekwu Aida Simon Chansouk Duangapai Elaine Watson Leticia Rodriguez Jesse Nitzschke Pilar Hartshorn Jessica Velasco Conchita Sievert Mike Potter Than Than Kyaw",0.00,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Cultural Awareness Organization will work with community leaders to present a multicultural festival that is free to the public and includes Minnesota folk and traditional performers, foods, artist booths, and children's activities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monique,Swinea,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 350-4996",lakeyta.swinea@isd518.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rock",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-692,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020550,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,21906,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Good Thunder Reading Series will connect residents of southern Minnesota with acclaimed writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The series director will track attendance and conduct surveys following each event to evaluate the success of the program's outreach measures, steps taken to ensure accessibility, and audience members' reaction to the art presented by the event.","The Good Thunder Reading Series successfully connected residents of southern Minnesota with acclaimed writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The series director tracked attendance and conducted surveys following each event to evaluate the success of the program's outreach measures, steps taken to ensure accessibility, and audience members' reaction to the art presented by the event.",,,,21906,,"Good Thunder does not have a board at this time.",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato will bring seven acclaimed authors to the region for public workshops, craft talks, and readings.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,McCormick,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","128 Wigley Administration Center",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-2259",chris.mccormick@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Sibley, Steele, Watonwan, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-505,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020793,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN residents in the MAC East Metro community will maintain access and connection through the arts through educational and theatrical programs The outcome is producing educational programming and season of three theatrical productions. The success of the outcome will be evaluated by (1) QuickBooks reports (ticket sales and attendance); (2) staff and board via post-mortem evaluations.","MN residents in the MAC East Metro community maintained access and connection through the arts through educational and theatrical programs. The outcome was producing educational programming and productions. Outcomes were evaluated using QuickBooks reports with TicketLeap reports; and staff and board post-mortem evaluations using participant surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Mark Garton, Tom Tarnow, Jim McGibbon",0.00,"Merrill Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Merrill Arts Center will offer educational programming and a theatrical season of fully produced plays and musicals in the east metro.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Hansen,"Merrill Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-613,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020795,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A and K will engage 4,000 older Minnesotans in in-person and virtual community building activities to combat isolation among seniors in 2022. Number of: rehearsals, performances, attendees/audience members, visits to website, YouTube views, social media impressions/interactions; surveys to obtain participant feedback and level of satisfaction","Approximately 3,200 people attended live performances, an additional 400 participated in SingOUT events. Many more experienced our work online. Number of rehearsals, performances, attendees/audience members, visits to website, YouTube views, social media impressions/interactions; surveys to obtain participant feedback and level of satisfaction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"John Blackshaw, Wendy Blackshaw, Jan Preble, Dan Seeman, Heidi Weiler, Cora McCorvey (through July 2022), Ross Willits, ex officio (elected November 2022)",0.00,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Alive & Kickin will deliver a combination of public performances and/or virtual programming to help 4,000 older Minnesotans ages 60-99+ combat isolation and loneliness through music participation and social connection.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Dahlmeier,"Alive & Kickin","1015 N 4th Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155",lisa@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-615,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020608,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","APIA Minnesota Film Collective will offer filmmaking workshops and create short films that will be shared with Minnesotans. This outcome will be evaluated through attendance and participation count as well as surveys.","We offered filmmaking workshops and create short films that were shared with Minnesotans. Evaluated through attendance and participant count as well as informal surveys with participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Andrew Ahn Carolyn Mao Thomas Reyes Saymoukda Vongsay Andrew Peterson",0.00,"APIA MN Film Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The APIA MN Film Collective will continue to provide filmmaking workshops and filmmaking opportunities for Asian Pacific Islander Desi identifying Minnesotans.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Ko,"APIA MN Film Collective","7715 Stafford Trl",Savage,MN,55378,"(952) 239-4335",apiamnfilm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-563,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020577,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The company aims to retain artistic proficiency and reach 30-50 audience members monthly by choreographing new work and resuming regular performances. Digital surveys through QR Codes; Collect one-word reflections on community and connection before and after the event on poster boards.","AFOUTAYI was able to reach a minimum of 30 new audience members at each event and they are currently involve in immersive, hands-on participation. QR codes/ Google Form/ emails/ Letters/ Drawings/ Feedback etc.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Djenane saint Juste/Florencia Pierre/Sophie Toner/Jude Vales/ Jimmy Diligent",0.00,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Afoutayi will invite and collaborate with local BIPOC artists and master Haitian artists in the United States to create a series of new interactive performances, presented at the performance series at the Creators Space on the first Saturday of each month.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music, and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-532,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021042,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,9750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Reach new and diverse audiences to broaden the reach and impact of the Minnesota Pottery Festival. Increase audience in 2022 by 20%, Increase recruitment and applicants for MNPF artist participation in 2022, Increase audience reach wider audience (expand reach to include more Southwest Minnesota counties)","Regional residents experience a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events. Online survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9750,750,"Betsy Price (President), Morgan Baum, Kerry Brooks, Nicole Grobe, Lori Krenik, Nate Saunders, Mary Jo Schmith, and Dany Stoufer",0.00,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Pottery Festival will host potters from across the country, engage thousands of patrons from the southwest Minnesota region, and educate the audience on the history of ceramics and vast creative processes of potters with diverse backgrounds.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"Minnesota Pottery Festival","22 First Ave NE",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-2599",betsy@claycoyote.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-693,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020578,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will provide live orchestral concerts to at least 1,000 Minnesotans. We will track concert attendance through ticketing and conduct surveys of our audiences to identify new audience members.","MPO's LGBTQ musicians improved musical skills and the MPO's audience gained understanding of new orchestral works through performance. MPO's artistic staff evaluated musician improvements throughout the rehearsal cycles and MPO Board members discussed the impact of the performances with audience members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Derek Waller, Daniel Meyers, Ron Brunk-Parker, Ken Kusiak, Isabel Arenivar, Rebecca Eilers, Kierra Lopac, Ray Cannon.",0.00,"Minnesota Philharmonic AKA Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, America's first GLBTQ orchestra, will provide reduced admission concerts showcasing the talents of GLBTQ musicians and feature works by underrepresented composers.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Derek,Waller,"Minnesota Philharmonic AKA Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra","4101 Harriet Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 656-5676",development@mnphil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-533,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021018,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Summit Music will continue connecting with seniors in Minnesota through its professional concert outreach program. -An electronic survey of senior community staff to get feedback about concert impact.,, -Interviewing musicians about their experience interacting with residents at concerts.,, -Counting audience member participation.,, -Interviewing senior residents.","Senior communities and their residents received access to and connection to music and the arts through this project. -Electronic Survey -Musician feedback -Count of audience attendance -Interviewing/encounters with senior residents before and after performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,9750,"Natalie VanBurkleo-Carbonara, Dave Carbonara, Allyson Partin, Sandra Sheih, Michael Gruber, Steve Swanson, Jennifer Sylvester, Tatyana Smith, Dayna Berg",0.00,"Summit Music LLC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Summit Music will present sixty performing artists in concerts at Minnesota senior communities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,VanBurkleo-Carbonara,"Summit Music","3312 Shepherd Hills Dr",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(612) 968-2865",summitmusicseries@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-669,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020983,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing high quality, diverse and accessible exhibitions and performances. While creating an environment where artists, audiences and others feel valued Our metrics include media/press attention;annual survey of participating households;, tracking the number of gallery visitors and audience members. We track participants in exhibitions and educational programming, with demographic breakdowns and others,","Minnesota audiences, artists and others found connection through the arts. Our metrics include media/press attention; annual survey of participating households; tracking the number of gallery visitors and audience members. We track participants in exhibitions and public programming, with demographic breakdowns.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,1725,"Terryl Brumm, Mary Choate, Jane Chronister, Nathan Coulter, John Gibbs, Lisa Guzek Montagne, Jerry Kemp, Lindsay Korstange, Annette Lee, Patrick (Pat) Milan, Karen Nordstrom, Kate Pehrson, Shelley Peterson, Mary Prentnieks, Megan C. Rogers, Cheri Rolnick, Arthur C Turner III, Jamie Verbrugge",0.00,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Artistry will work toward implementing inclusion, diversity, equity and access goals, making all its spaces more welcoming to the diverse audiences and artists in its community.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Ramach,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8575",kramach@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-634,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020569,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Fireweed maintains access and connection to the arts for Minnesotan women and nonbinary makers through educational programming in the art of woodcraft. Fireweed will evaluate its progress by tracking attendance per class and the frequency of full classes; by requesting student feedback via surveys and testimonials; and through informal community-based conversations with students and instructors.","Fireweed maintained access and connection to the arts for Minnesota women and nonbinary makers through educational programming in the art of woodcraft. Evaluation included paper surveys, record reviews (finances, class rosters), informal conversations with students/staff/board/instructors, and facilities observation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,5000,"Meera Bhat, Kaitlyn Bohlin, Nicola Carpenter, Gwendolyn Comings, Jess Hirsch, Erika Janik, Nat Kim, Stephanie Lunieski, Barbara Mikk, Katie Rehani, Leah Van Tassel, Heidi Wagner, Nia Zekan, Liesl Chatman, Eva Rogers, Bozena Scheidel, Vanessa Walton",0.00,"Fireweed Community Woodshop","K-12 Education","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Fireweed Community Woodshop will develop and present virtual and in person educational programming in the art of woodcraft for women, nonbinary, and BIPOC individuals and communities in Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eva,Rogers,"Fireweed Community Woodshop","3215 Columbus Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(734) 645-5857",evarogers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-524,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020447,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","10-20 community-led events and projects supporting 50-70 artists, to deepen shared cultural ownership and further collaborative initiatives. One-on-one evaluation with organizers and featured artists on quality of experience and future visions. Event attendance and inspiring new sources of demand for future events. Long term implementation and accomplished goals of collaboratives.,","Eighteen community-led events and projects supporting 65 artists, deepening shared cultural ownership and furthering collaborative initiatives. One-on-one evaluation with organizers and artists. Tracking event attendance and demand for future events. Related surveys for an East Side Cultural Plan. We will continue to review long term implementation of emerging collaborative goals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",26075,,51075,,"DBNHS Board of Directors Diane May, East Side Resident, Board President Martin Shimko, Vice President John Fahey, East Side Resident, Secretary and Loan Committee Bill Sarvela, Treasurer and Loan Committee Danielle Devine Winner, East Side Resident, Loan and Planning/Outreach Committees Kate Cunningham, Member Rose Lewis, East Side Resident, Loan Committee Ben Greilanger, East Side Resident, Loan and Planning/Outreach Committees Eric Salinas, East Side Resident, Planning/Outreach Committee Jim Erchul, DBNHS Executive Director",0.00,"Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services will offer East Side Saint Paul residents community led arts and cultural events to deepen shared cultural ownership at sites that support economic empowerment and environmental justice.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Bueche,"Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services AKA Dayton's Bluff NHS","823 7th St E","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 774-6995",johnbueche@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-470,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020600,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,9000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","MGCC aims to provide an opportunity for individuals to have access to a variety of arts at our annual festival through art activities and live music The number of participants in an art or music activity will be tracked throughout the festival by volunteers. A survey will also be provided throughout the event which will gauge the number of individuals who were introduced to a new artist/activity","The Macalester-Groveland Community Council provided access to a variety of arts at our annual festival through art activities and live music. Volunteers tracked participants at each art station and music performance throughout the event. We also surveyed attendees and participants through a QR code survey, as well as an interactive survey at the event welcome table.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9000,2500,"Kate-Baxter Kauf, Gene Johnson, Tom Dietsche, Saura Jost, Hugo Bruggeman, Athena Adkins, Art Punyko, Karah Lodge, Patty Hartmann, Colin Fesser, Kathy McGuire, Dave Pasiuk, Brian Wagner, Colin Voerding, Timothy Schmidt, Catherine Plessner, Nora Ptacek, Zak Yudhishthu, Bethany Lewis, Andrea Perzichilli, Lynn Ihlenfeldt",0.00,"Macalester-Groveland Community Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Macalester-Groveland Community Council will host a one-day community festival featuring local Twin Cities artists, performers, and art organizations on Saturday, September 10, 2022.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Mitchell,"Macalester-Groveland Community Council","320 Griggs St S","St Paul",MN,55105-2855,"(651) 695-4000",mgcc@macgrove.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-555,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020542,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,16000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a quality musical with at least 40 community members involved as cast or crew, and at least 750 total people attending one of six performances. Evaluation of our outcome will be through participant counts (verified in the show playbill) and ticket sale accounting of the show run. Additionally, we will distribute and collect a short post-performance survey to gauge audience feedback.","IGHCT involved well over 40 community members in this production, and performed to over 1550 audience members. IGHCT achieved all of its goals, but more importantly, was able to stage a quality show involving a highly diverse cast. Social media and web reviews were complimentary, while cast, crew and audiences were vocally appreciative of the experience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",9359,,25359,,"Michael Challeen, Barbara Pierce, Bill Skar, Mack Armbruster, Sara Skar, Jennifer Haider",0.00,"Inver Grove Heights Community Education","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Inver Grove Heights Community Theater will produce a theatrical musical, providing opportunities for individuals of all ages, genders, and races to actively participate in, or appreciate the performance of live, high quality, affordable musical theater in its community.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Challeen,"Inver Grove Heights Community Education AKA Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre","2990 80th St E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 306-7867",michael.challeen@icloud.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-497,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020448,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,22000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Silverwood Park will collaborate with outside partners to produce a series of free, public concerts, performances and art activities in the park. Feedback from informal conversations and anonymous comment cards from the public at each event. Counts of attendance and performing artists engaged. Seeking input from performers through follow-up communication after their performances.","Silverwood held sixteen events June to September engaging over 5000 guests, artists, and volunteers in free performance, film, and artmaking opportunities. Event attendance counts, direct email follow-up for feedback from registered attendees and partnering artists, in-person conversations with guests as well as general comments received through online channels following events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,22000,2124,"Marge Beard, Jennifer DeJournett, Daniel Freeman, John Gunyou, John Gibbs, Gene Kay, Jesse Winkler",0.00,"Three Rivers Park District","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Three Rivers Park District will produce a series of free concerts and specially curated performances featuring a diverse mix of artists and genres alongside accompanying art activities to engage a wide base of community members in an inspiring outdoor setting at Silverwood Park.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Donovan,"Three Rivers Park District","2500 County Rd E W","St Anthony",MN,55421,"(763) 559-9000",david.donovan@threeriversparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-471,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020449,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","greater Minnesota SE residents will maintain access to a wide variety of arts events/activities through a return to full programming at the Sheldon Theatre Evaluation methods include analysis of box office sales; short audience satisfaction surveys; solicitation of patron feedback in theatre lobby/on social media/by phone and email.,,","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Outcomes were evaluated through box office sales and audience feedback and reaction collected in lobby, social media, email, and surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Chap Achen Jr., Susan Christenson, Nancy Dimunation, Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Art Kenyon, Mike Melstad, Lacy Schumann, Meridith Wardle",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Sheldon Theatre will connect regional audiences to performance events, offering styles, forms, and content that expand everyday expectations of the stage and honor the artistic excellence available in Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-472,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020787,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hispanics/others will maintain access to popular Hispanic Heritage Festival, enabling connection with/enjoyment of variety of Hispanic arts/cultures As in last four years, our volunteers will count, and survey a random sample of, attendees. We'll also have boards throughout the park on which people can place stickers to register their responses to individual artists and the festival as a whole.","Festival attendees maintained access to the Festival, enabling connection with/enjoyment of variety of Hispanic arts/cultures. A random sample of Festival attendees were surveyed by volunteers and the sticker boards described in the outcome were used.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Susan Benson, Laura Brodie, Dominique Dao-Mueller, Susan Draves, Lisa Hansen, Rick Hassemer, Kris Johnson, Pao Lee Vue, Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe, Kristin Scott, Sara Sylvester, Jordan Thomas Cook",0.00,"Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County AKA Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Hispanic Outreach will present a Hispanic Heritage Festival that is open to the public, encourages Minnesota Hispanic artists and residents to celebrate their varied cultures, and invites all residents to experience, enjoy, and learn about these arts and cultures.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Richardson,"Hispanic Outreach Program of Goodhue County","628 W 5th St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-2184",lucy@hispanicoutreach.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-607,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020446,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Access to our arts programming will be expanded and community connection stregthened through augmented virtual options to our in-person offerings. Tracking growth and engagement of virtual audience. Surveying participants on changes of attitudes and understanding, increases in engagement, and enjoyment of offerings.","Access to our arts programming will be expanded and community connection strengthened through augmented virtual options and new in-person offerings. Tracking growth and engagement of virtual audience. Surveying participants on changes of attitudes and understanding, increases in engagement, and enjoyment of offerings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,200,"Marlena Bromschwig, James Green, Prerna Verma, Susan Fink, Nicole Houff, Pam Luer, Susan Swenson, Dan Volenec, John Bergstrand, Samantha Ly, Vlad Gruin, Bonnie Hammel, Elaine Goepfert, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint",0.00,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts will reach new audiences and strengthen its connection to current constituents through new virtual and hybrid content to complement existing in person visual and performing arts programming.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Clark,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",jclark@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-469,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021009,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota audiences access a unique blend of music and dance by engaging with and attending Flying Foot Forum's 30th Anniversary production. Flying Foot Forum (FFF) will evaluate:, * Attendance figures and feedback from audience members, * Number of artists employed, * Reviews from mainstream and social media, * Quality of the arts event created","Diverse Minnesota artists, residents and communities maintained their access and connection to the arts via FFF's 30th Anniversary Concert. We evaluated our results based on the quality dances that we created, the number of artists that we employed, and formal/informal feedback from colleagues and audience members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,500,"Joan Loshek, Timothy Fuller, Joe Chvala",0.00,"Flying Foot Forum AKA Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Flying Foot Forum will celebrate its thirty-year relationship with the Minnesota arts community and audiences by presenting three unique nights of programming running for two weeks in repertory and featuring collaborations with three other exciting and diverse dance and music companies.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Chvala,"Flying Foot Forum","3105 Garfield Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2930,"(612) 825-4291",jobohe56@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-660,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020982,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People Incorporated will increase access to arts and music and use virtual programming to expand communities served to include greater Minnesota. Artability programming is qualitatively measured from surveys of the artists, program staff, and quantitatively by the number of workshops, teaching artists, and participants. Results of the surveys are utilized in program design and administration.","People Incorporated increased access to the arts availability through on-demand and in-person programming to underserved Minnesota communities. Artability is qualitatively measured by the program coordinator and surveys of participants and program staff, and quantitatively measured by the number of workshops, teaching artists and attendees. Results are utilized in future program design.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,13000,"Jennifer Anderson, Bruce Bobbitt, Doug Elsass, Sister Sue Ernster,Emily Essert, Ellen Sue Ewald, Heidi Fisher, Nancy McKillips, Seth Paradis, Chad Saunders, Trisha Stark, Kyle Thomas, Sharon Williams, Matt Winston",1.00,"People Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"People Incorporated will develop in person and virtual Artability workshops for regular and new participants, including expanded geographic reach into greater Minnesota through virtual content.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Wiedemann-West,"People Incorporated","3000 Ames Crossing Rd Ste 600",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 774-0011",jill.west@peopleincorporated.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-633,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021032,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SHAPESHIFT will create platforms to stimulate critical dialogue, self-reflection through dance focusing on issues of inequity, indifference, inclusion Talkbacks, questionnaires, focused groups, other engagements hosted by an equity consultant with both our BIPOC company dancers and audiences to measure reaction and responses through critical questions and conversations.,,","Through our dance series and performance of GSB, we stimulated critical discussion through dance, focusing on social justice and inclusion. We used talkbacks and surveys to measure impact on attendees, including asking why they took the class, and how the experience impacted them and whether they looked forward to engaging with us again.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,2500,"Adria McKinley,Louis Taylor,Tim Reardon",0.00,"SHAPESHIFT Theatrical, Inc. AKA SHAPESHIFT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"SHAPESHIFT will create a theatrical dance production for youth and the general public focused on self-esteem; expand its production of multicultural dance videos, and establish mentorship programs for youth including hosting monthly dance workshops",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Selmer,"SHAPESHIFT Theatrical, Inc. AKA SHAPESHIFT","500 Washington Ave S Ste 2010",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 338-6005",jselmer@jselmerlaw.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-683,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020570,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Apollo Music Festival will engage new and existing audiences in Houston and the surrounding region through festival events and outreach. Each mode of engagement will use a specific method for tracking engagement: Digital content - the number of views; masterclasses - number of registrations; concerts - post-concert surveys, and education programming - course surveys.","Provide regional audiences with access to, and develop a greater appreciation for classical chamber music. Chamber Music Live captured data and evaluations at each festival event, such as audience #'s, audience comments/response, and demographic data (age, county of residence, first time attendee, etc.).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Michaeleen Bonner, Susan Ferries, Kim Ross, Marge Loch-Wouters, Diane Crane.",0.00,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Chamber Music Live will present the Apollo Music Festival?free classical chamber music concerts in southeastern MN, with an emphasis on both standard and underrepresented repertoire and educational opportunities for student musicians and children.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-525,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020780,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre Pro Rata will produce nine performances of ?46 Plays for America's First Ladies' in Oct, 2022. Analyze box office reports, audience surveys, artist feedback surveys., Monitor production expenses., Success will be measured by the response of our audience and artists, positive feedback from critics, and achieving a break even budget.,","Completed nine performances of 46 Plays for America's First Ladies. box office sales, artist response survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,300,"Kirsten Erickson, TJ Hara, Lauren Larson, Ariel Lopez, Ryan McGuire Grimes, Jeremy Motz, Jordan Sells",0.00,"Theatre Pro Rata","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Theatre Pro Rata will present 46 Ladies with nine performances in October 2022 at its longtime partner, the Crane Theater in Minneapolis.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carin,Wethern,"Theatre Pro Rata","8717 Colfax Ave S",Bloomington,MN,55420,"(612) 234-7135",carin@theatreprorata.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-600,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021031,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Expand MacPhail?s cultural capacity by empowering seven BIPOC artists in leading community projects that teach music outside of the classical canon. Project success will be determined by the number of MSAB-funded artists completing full residency projects within the span of the grant term.","Through MSAB, funding was provided to three Teaching Artists-in-Residence and four Performing Artists-in Residence who completed full projects. Number of artists producing projects related to their specific area of expertise through either in-classroom or virtual education opportunities for students or through public performances, master classes, or collaborative musical productions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,1000,"Kate Whittington, Kate Cimino, Marshall Tokheim, Chip Emery, Eric Anderson, Justin Kelly, Linda Mack, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Patty Murphy, Hudie Broughton, William Pentelovitch, Klerissa Church, Christopher Perrigo, Paul Reyelts, Rahoul Ghose, Hilary Smedsrud, Joseph Hinderer, Peter Spokes, Natalia Hernandez, Virginia Stringer, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Mandy Tuong, Reverend Carl Walker, Anne Yoder.",0.00,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"MacPhail will provide the Global Music Initiative, a BIPOC led effort to diversify music education in Minnesota, by making instruction more representative and respectful of cultures and traditions from outside the Eurocentric classical canon.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-682,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020980,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,8920,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents from greater Minnesota will have access to the 60th Anniversary Minnesota Boychoir concert event, live streamed from Orchestra Hall. Total number of live streaming attendees will be collected during the concert. Recording will be available on Boychoir YouTube, where viewing numbers are available. Post-concert survey link will be available on live and recorded versions.","Minnesotans participated in an arts experience typically inaccessible to them due to distance, physical ability, and opportunity. Outcome evaluated by number of responses to email offers to participate, and by number of viewers during live stream.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,8920,,"Michelle Deering, Kristen Setterberg-Swanson, Molly Driscoll, Cassie Christensen, Christian Novak, Lela Olson, Melanie Broida Werl, Brian Huilman, Cari Nesje, Kevin Sauter, Kelly Stiggers, Anne Christ, Roger Williams.",0.00,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Boychoir will engage Minnesota residents in a live stream of its sixtieth anniversary concert at Orchestra Hall.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Sherburne, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-631,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021279,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota residents will learn how to use collage art and story portrait techniques to work through trauma and build positive mental health. Outcomes will be evaluated through participant surveys and testimonials upon completion of story portrait workshops.","Minnesota residents learned how to use collage art and story portrait techniques to work through trauma and build positive mental health. We surveyed participants after each workshop. We also asked for comments on the survey. One participant told us, 'Your perspective and art instruction were truly so valuable and will help so many heal after suicide loss. Thank you so much!'","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,475,"Sue Abderholden, Catherine Duncan, Henry Emmons, Noel Larson, Janice Nadeau,Sue Towey, Dennis Yelkin",0.00,"Suicide Survivors' Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Suicide Survivors' Club will provide story portrait workshops and collage art technique training to Minnesota residents of all ages, helping participants use visual art to express emotions and work through traumatic experiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Hero Jones","Suicide Survivors' Club","3375 Lake Shore Dr",Chaska,MN,55318,"(612) 481-0211",amyherojones@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Ramsey, Sibley",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-741,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021013,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NYM Cultural Center will rebuild and reach new audiences through online offerings, outdoor events and adapted in-person events. Survey of attendees will be written and antidotal. Numbers of programs and attendance will be compared to previous years. Attendees new to the Center will be noted. Data collected will be used to develop improved programming and marketing plans.","NYMRCC regained and built new connections with Minnesota residents and communities. Antidotal survey of audiences at events are conducted. Counts of attendees are recorded and compared to previous years. Social media comments, followings, sharing of our marketing, and messages are all considered for tracking success of programming.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,1000,"Sarah Carlson, Alison Francis, Latham Hetland, Rebecca Imsande, Matt Kaul, Nicole Lalum, Jennifer Parta, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts, Mary Jo Roberts, Lynne Penke Valdes",0.20,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center will continue growing, learning, and adapting to provide access to high quality arts and cultural programs to all in its rural region, increasing inclusion and embracing equity in all it does.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-664,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020993,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Symphony will re-engage with the community and expand its audience beyond its current patrons. We will track numbers of new newsletter sign-ups and social media 'likes' and 'follows' after each outreach and collaborative event in the spring. Numbers of first-time ticket purchasers will be tracked in the fall and compared to previous seasons.","Rochester Symphony re-engaged with current audiences, expanded its audience, and provided increased opportunities for musicians to perform. Tracked ticket sales to events, new signups to our digital newsletter, and new ticket purchasers for our regular 2022-23 concerts.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1222,,26222,,"Hayward J. Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Amy LIndstrom, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Mark Neville, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier.",0.00,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Rochester Symphony will engage with other organizations to provide chamber music, musical theater, and standard concerts to expand its reach in the Rochester community.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-644,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020605,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesota residents and communities will access and engage with OVMC programming. Participant numbers and media coverage will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, and audience members; an equity and engagement consultant (Change Network) will evaluate goals/outcomes with DEI work.,","More Minnesota residents and communities accessed and engaged with OVMC programming. Participant totals, concert attendees, online engagement, surveys and outreach to singers and collaborating artists.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Matthew C. Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn",1.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will create a new position of community engagement coordinator to focus on creative and thoughtful ways for people to access its programs, inspired by its recent successful expansion into online programming.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Meeker, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-560,"Emma Bohmann is the development manager at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for the successful implementation and management of Arts Midwest's organizational fundraising activities, including the securing of federal, corporate, and foundation grants. She also works on the organization's individual giving strategy and assists with Arts Midwest's communications. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has previously served on grant panels for the South Dakota Arts Council and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She also is an amateur potter.; Gary Davis: Davis has been a board member/director/actor at Applause Community Theatre for thirteen years. He has acted and directed there and has acted at Theatre in the Round, Lyric Arts, Park Square, and the Guthrie. He currently works as a senior quality assurance analyst at Conseris Corp in Minneapolis and had a long career in IT management before that. He also served as Santa Claus for Anoka for nine years. He graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a degree in organizational studies.; Taylor Fischer has worked as education intern for the Children's Theatre Company and Merrill Arts Center where she assistant taught classes to youth. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in theater and a minor in film. She has a strong knowledge of both media arts and theater due to her educational background.; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Christopher Koza is a Minnesota based composer and performer and a recipient of several Minnesota State Arts Board grants which have supported his mission of reaching rural communities throughout the state with educational and performance opportunities. Koza has self produced and released over sixteen albums of original music, toured internationally, and collaborates regularly with numerous Twin Cities musicians and projects.; Esther Piszczek is a certified Zentangle teacher and pattern artist. She has been a teaching artist for nine years. She worked as an appellate and trial attorney in New England for eleven years before leaving the practice of law in 2008 to live more creatively. She received two grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and served as an ARAC grant application reviewer, most recently in spring 2020. In 2016, the American Association of University Women's, Duluth Chapter, chose Piszczek as their Visual Artist of the Year. She graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 1997.; Suzanne Roberts is a semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Kristina Tiedje is currently the president of the Rochester Dance Company, a youth dance performance organization and nonprofit in southeast Minneapolis. She also currently serves as president of the Alice Mayo Society, a nonprofit that organizes social and cultural events for Mayo Clinic spouses of voting staff and physicians. Tiedje is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Lyon. Tiedje has done postdoc work at the college de France in Paris, France. Tiedje has received multiple research and postdoc grants for anthropological research in Mexico and the U. S. She speaks and writes and is published in four languages. Tiedje has a PhD in cultural anthropology with a focus on religion, nature, and culture in Mexico. She has served on the board of several academic societies and is currently associate editor of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture.; Ping Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021040,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","AMP will produce 'ViewPoints': a series of dance performances, master classes and audience engagement, featuring five World Premieres by five Choreographers. -Audience Survey Feedback, -# of people participating in workshops and performances, -# of audience members who participate in engagement activities, -Individual feedback interviews with artists, -Critical Review,","AMP produced ViewPoints '22 that included engagement initiatives, master classes, and a weekend of performances featuring five works by five choreographers. We used the following methods in order to evaluate outcomes: formal and informal audience feedback; number of people participating in workshops and performances; number of audience members who participate in engagement activities; artist feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1500,"Danielle Robinson-Prater, Katherine Dunbar, Amy Anderson, Kristin Howe, Kirstin Tracy, Joanna Lees",0.00,"Alternative Motion Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Alternative Motion Project will develop a new production, ViewPoints, featuring new work commissions by five different choreographers. Activities include performances, a four-month rehearsal period, audience engagement initiatives, and public master classes.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Lees,"Alternative Motion Project","5740 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55417,"(301) 524-7715",alternativemotionproject@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-691,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020971,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect with Minnesota readers during a state-wide Covid-safe book tour for my debut essay collection, forthcoming August 2, 2022. Successfully plan/execute a summer/fall 2022 book tour of Covid-safe readings and activities in four varied regional state locations, partnering with four local organizations to draw their audiences with at least 30 attendees at each event.","I connected with Minnesota readers during a state-wide book tour celebrating my debut essay collection. I planned readings in Minnesota, promoted and participated in them, and counted the audiences. Most anticipated goals were met, though one reading was cancelled.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Kathryn D. Savage",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Savage will share work from her essay collection, GROUNDGLASS, beside other Minnesota writers whose work is about ecology and environmental justice, in a series of collaborative readings and book events throughout the state.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Savage,"Kathryn D. Savage",,,MN,,"(612) 710-0833",kathryndsavage@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-933,"Marc Clements: Clements is a Minneapolis Colleage of Art and Design alumnus. Clements has always been a practicing artist although financial realities have required gainful employment while producing artwork on the side. Clements maintains a studio/gallery in the Northrup King Building called Follow the Muse. For the last year and a half, he has been running the support desk for the North East Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).; John Cox: Cox was born in Duluth. He holds an AA in liberal arts from Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, a BFA from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MFA from the University of South Dakota. His work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions, including venues in New York, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Hong Kong. Cox currently is an instructor of visual arts at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls.; Joan Eisenreich: Before retiring, Eisenreich was the community education director for the Mankato Area Public Schools. Eisenreich has a BA from University of Minnesota, Morris, with a major in studio art and a master?s degree from Minnesota State, Mankato in educational administration. She is a watercolorist with a show currently at the Falcon Bank in Saint Cloud. Eisenreich has served as a grant panelist in the past with the Central Minnesota Arts Board.; Mathew Greiner: Greiner is the new executive director of Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato. He has a community building and equity focused approach to art in the public sphere and cultural development, including professional development and support for local artist communities. Greiner is previously a founder and partner of Group Creative Services, volunteer with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, and others. He has a BFA from Drake University and an MFA from Iowa State University.; Megan Hoff: Hoff is currently serving as an AmeriCorps member at College Possible in Saint Paul, as a college coach for low income, first generation students. She also is a part-time editor for Strive Publishing, a small children's publisher based in Minneapolis. Hoff graduated with a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2019. Other experience includes interning and working for Mixed Blood Theatre, working in the Weisman Art Museum gift shop throughout college, and serving as the chief poetry editor for The Tower, her alma mater's art and literary magazine.; Catherine Licata: Licata is a narrative filmmaker and professor in the cinema and media studies department at Carleton College. Licata?s films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, IFF Boston, the Maryland Film Festival, the New Orleans Film Festival, the London International Documentary Festival, and the Warsaw Film Festival, among others. She is 2019 Jerome Foundation Minnesota film, video, and digital production grant recipient for her short film, The Lobby.; Jacob Timmons: Timmons is a theater artist, educator, and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities, currently working as the workshop coordinator at Search Institute, and is a cofounder and company member of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater education from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro, NC), and with a master of fine arts in ensemble based physical theater with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Blue Lake, CA).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021196,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creating a new mode of inhabitable and integrative device for Minnesotans that explores the temporality of architecture. The work will be publicly displayed, most likely outdoors, it will be accessible to Minnesotans, artist, designers, curators, critics, and the public-at-large. I will document audience reaction with survey and record visitor counts, locations, etc.","Created a new mode of inhabitable and integrative device for Minnesotans that explores the temporality of architecture. The work was publicly displayed outdoors, and was accessible to Minnesotans, artist, designers, curators, critics, and the public-at-large. I documented audience reaction with survey and record visitor counts, locations, etc.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"William Natzel AKA Wil Natzel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"As a creator and artist, Natzel will create a new mode of inhabitable and integrative device that explores the temporality of architecture.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Natzel,"William Natzel AKA Wil Natzel",,,MN,,"(507) 475-1584",wil@icecycle.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-999,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020869,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pavan will have new workshop content and videos to promote his teaching and Tabla works and to develop new audiences and future collaborations in Minnesota. Pavan will seek feedback from all participants on the quality of each workshop and its efficacy as a teaching and promotional tool. Results collated from each survey will inform and improve the content and execution of subsequent workshops.","I developed, presented and video recorded a series of workshops on the Art of Tabla Drumming for diverse music and dance students. I invited students, colleagues, collaborators and presenters to the Tabla workshops on 6/26, 7/24 and 8/28 (2022) to seek feedback on their quality and efficacy as an instructional and promotional tool.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pavan will conduct a series of four tabla workshops for diverse music and dance students and produce videos of all workshops. With this, Pavan will gain a strong educational and promotional tool to reach new audiences, students, and collaborators.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 508-3716",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-856,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10020931,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5950,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I'll host workshops in which participants will draft and share creative nonfiction about their personal experiences with capital, finance, or debt. Post-workshop, participants will fill out a feedback form, evaluating these topics: Was the workshop advertising and communication clear and accessible? What did they learn about nonfiction craft and writing about financial systems and experiences'","I hosted workshops in which participants drafted and shared creative nonfiction about their personal experiences with capital, finance, or debt. Participants filled out a feedback form, answering questions about advertising, communication, and accessibility. They also shared what they learned about nonfiction craft and writing about their experiences connected to financial systems.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",71,,6021,,,,"Kristin N. Collier",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Essayist Collier will host workshops in which participants will draft and share creative nonfiction about their personal experiences with capital, finance, and/or debt.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Collier,"Kristin N. Collier",,,MN,,"(269) 921-7333",kncollier@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-893,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021364,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rene Thompson will begin reestablishing himself and a Latin dance performer and teacher. Rene plans will rent space to restart his work as a performer and teacher. He will book demonstrations and workshops to bring on new students. These activities will be quantitatively evaluated to measure if student numbers are achieved.","I was able to restart my studio classes, community lessons at Global Market, and organize a demonstration. I tried to track the number of students who attended my classes and track the number of repeat students. I also followed online engagement. Most feedback was through post-class conversations and was very positive.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Rene D. Thompson Sanchez AKA Rene Thompson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Thompson would relaunch his activities as a dancer and teacher by developing and implementing a broad marketing plan, connecting with past students, and reaching new communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rene,"Thompson Sanchez","Rene D. Thompson Sanchez AKA Rene Thompson",,,MN,,"(612) 578-2110",salsacontimba1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1077,"Alison Beech: Beech is Northern Clay Center?s community engagement manager, running all offsite programming to advance the ceramic arts, and make it more accessible, in the Twin Cities and greater state. She has been a part of the Seward Neighborhood Group community building committee and the Columbia Heights 21st century collaborative partner advisory committee. She volunteers with the Longfellow Anti-Racism Network providing technical assistance, communications, and facilitating conversations. She has an MS in urban and regional policy from Northeastern University; and a BA in studio art, American racial and multicultural studies, and political science from St. Olaf College.; Stephanie Clark: Stevie Ada Klaark is an artist, educator, and writer. They presently are an adjunct professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minneapolis College. Previously, they have been an instructor at Cornell University, Cornell Prison Education Program in Ithaca, NY, and an educator at Marwen in Chicago, IL. They serve as a steward for Mount Eden, an emerging healing space based in Los Angeles, CA. Klaark is a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and for Free Arts MN, both based in Saint Paul, and a mentor for Seedling, a program offered by Crown Affair based out of New York, NY. Klaark holds an MFA from Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and a post baccalaureate degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.; Robert Dorlac: Dorlac is professor emeritus of drawing and painting at Southwest Minnesota State University. He has received individual artist grants from the Arts Board, the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, and has served as a grant application reviewer for both organizations. He holds an MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In 2013, he was awarded the artist in residence position at the Herhusio in Siglufjordur, Iceland. Dorlac is represented by the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.; Elizabeth Hammel: Hammel is a freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020867,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Artist will maintain her connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Artist will collect quantitative data about exhibition visitors, workshop students, and online presentation viewers. Qualitative data will be collected in a guest/comment book, survey of workshop students, and discussion with presentation viewers. ","Artist maintained her connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Sent progress email to 280 Minnesotans. 204 opened it (73%). Fifty clicked on link to my updated website. Taught 240 community clay classes, facilitating approximately 1,940 individual clay projects for Minnesotans interested in clay-art making. ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Elizabeth M. Coleman",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"Coleman will create and exhibit sculptures combining porcelain, cast glass, and found objects. ",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Coleman,"Elizabeth M. Coleman",,,MN,,"(614) 288-1115",elizabethmcoleman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-854,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020989,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","She Rock She Rock will continue to provide access to empowering music programming for girls, women, trans and nonbinary participants of all ages. Our outcomes will be evaluated by surveys distributed at the conclusion of classes/workshops/camps.","She Rock She Rock successfully hosted two weeks of in-person Girls Rock n Roll Retreat summer camp in July, 2022. Surveys for campers, staff and parent/guardians, and individual meetings with staff members.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Krissandra Anfinson, Vanessa Palmer, Yonara Nucci, Anya Pavlov- Shapiro, Laura Monacelli, Alexandrea Kouame, Trista Rowan",1.00,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"She Rock She Rock will deliver empowering music programming to girls, women, trans, and nonbinary participants of all ages. Participants will write original songs, engage in social justice and self-empowerment workshops, and showcase their work.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeannine,Burnette,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316","St Louis Park",MN,55416-0094,"(218) 280-2414",jeannine@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-640,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021284,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Arts and Events Center (AA and EC) will continue to benefit from its association with the Lead for Minnesota Fellow Armory Arts and Events Center will continue to build community social capital, establish a viable organizational structure, and enhance its programming as an Arts Center, Arts Education Center and Community Events Center.","The Park Rapids Armory Arts and Events Center (AA and EC) benefited from its association with a Lead for Minnesota Fellow. The Lead for Minnesota/America Fellow was successful as a Community Liaison, developing arts programming, establishing basis for Armory Gallery, and working closely with AA and EC working committees.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Paul Dove, Brian Ahart, Steve Peloquin, Joan Tweedale, Nancy Carroll, Rod Nordberg, Mike Bruhn, Katie Larson, Marie Luetmer, Nicole Kirchner, Mary Arneson",1.25,"The Armory Arts & Events Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Armory Arts & Events Center will secure the second year of Lead for Minnesota Fellowship and the support of an administrative assistant to develop a strategic plan, engage, educate residents throughout the region, and develop strategic partnerships.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"The Armory Arts & Events Center","PO Box 163","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 252-7096",Parkrapidsarmory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-746,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021092,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Irish Fair will create forums for Minnesota residents to connect to Irish arts and culture. This will be evaluated through completed events and measured satisfaction and value associated with our arts programming.","High level of satisfaction; local musician entertainment slots were well-attended and well-received. Exit surveys, Survey Monkey research, anecdotal evidence of satisfaction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Tom Whelan, Lourdes Hernandez-Dayton, Jayna Brede, Ben Johnson, Kate Wade, Tom Wolfe, Mark Smith, Ingrid Friel, Shelagh Geraghty Mullen, Sean O'Malley, Kevin Roberge, Tracey Fowler, Ryan Downes, Lora Harper, Mike Wiley",0.00,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Irish Fair will provide expression for all things Irish and use the Irish Fair to link the past, present, and future of Irish arts and culture for Minnesotans.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lora,Harper,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","836 Prior Ave N Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0221",loraharper@irishfair.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-719,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020990,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,21800,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RiverSong sets a plan to resume our festival after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. We will be evaluating the festival with online surveys to fans, volunteers and performers, onsite surveys with both stationary and roaming information gathering, and attendance numbers/sales.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. We used online surveys for future band suggestions, feedback on current festival from performers, fans and volunteers. No onsite surveys as our Intern tested positive for Covid that week.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,21800,1900,"Betsy Price, Katy Hiltner, Dan Janssen, Josh Campbell, Kirsten Kinzler, Wendy Abdel-Aziz, Rachael Kaufmann, Valerie Mackenthun, Jan Johnson, Ryan Williams, Kirk Kosel, Roger Hartsuiker",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"RiverSong Music Festival will welcome big talent to the small community of Hutchinson for its annual riverfront festival following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(503) 807-9442",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-641,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020572,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","80% of Keystone participants will increase engagement in programs, in part due to new arts experiences. Youth program engagement is measured via the SAYO Survey of Afterschool Outcomes; senior program engagement via program enrollment.","80% of Keystone participants will increase engagement in programs, in part due to new arts experiences. Youth program engagement is measured via the SAYO Survey of Afterschool Outcomes; senior program engagement via program enrollment.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Patrice Bailey, Charlene Bradley, Dave Burns, Lynn Flagstad, Diane Gerth, Tiffany Kong, Paul McKim, Steve Thiel, Trupti Naik Storlie, Mark Traynor, Darren Wolfson",0.00,"Keystone Community Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Keystone Community Services will work with 125 low-income youth and thirty seniors in Saint Paul, along with teaching artists, to build skills in a variety of art forms such as spoken word, watercolor, Ethiopian dance, improvisation, community mosaic, stop motion animation, and manga.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,McKeown,"Keystone Community Services","2000 St Anthony Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0349",mmckeown@keystoneservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-527,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021094,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will bring vocal chamber music and Latin jazz to audiences in greater Minnesota by streaming 'Ramas y Raices' on a pay-what-you-can basis. Cantus will monitor audience numbers, geographic distribution in Minnesota, qualitative/quantitative data from post-concert surveys, comments submitted with ticket orders, feedback shared informally with singers and staff, and press reviews.","Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in Minnesota. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2541,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Paul Wilson",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Cantus will perform ""Ramas y Raices: Songs from Latin America,"" which brings together the ensemble's eight singers with jazz virtuoso Nachito Herrera in a program that will be livestreamed on a pay what you can basis that emphasizes access.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-721,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020573,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will have greater connection to audiences and educate the community on TLHD's programmatic offerings. Event marketing will be measured by ticket sales. TLHD audiences will report a closer connection to TLHD and it's Arts programming.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Event marketing will be measured by ticket sales. In addition, TLHD staff and board collected verbal stakeholder feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24500,19500,"Jim Pence, PhD., Katie Eiser, Philip Eidsvold, Dave Berg, Michael Tisserand, Deb Trumm, Tessa Larson, Brian Nelson, Terri Bursch",1.00,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu will develop and implement a robust marketing plan to enhance the customer journey, in an effort to maintain connection with people and showcase future programming well ahead of the events.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-528,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021105,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","The Nemeth Art Center will continue to expand upon its mission to decentralize arts access for the rural population it serves. We will collect data regarding engagement (follows, likes, participants, membership) to demonstrate growth; a survey delivered via email to class participants and members will provide additional qualitative data. ","Local community residents received extended access to new artists of regional and national reputation. Attendees completed in-person audience surveys at our gallery exhibits. Responses were collated and summarized by the board. We utilized a guest directory to track numbers of visitors on a daily basis and compared to previous years. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,25000,11744,"David Welle - chair, Aaron Spangler - vice chair, Josie Perhus - treasurer, Michele Thieman - secretary, Jeremy Simonson, Chris Mueller, Barry Simonson",,"Nemeth Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"The Nemeth Art Center will continue to expand its onsite and remote programming devoted to decentralizing high quality arts access to its socially diverse, rural community. ",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tessa,Beck,"Nemeth Art Center","PO Box 328","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 616-2064",tessa.m.beck@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-732,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10021025,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Lyric Arts will engage artists and audiences opening our seven-show 2022-2023 season enriching their connection to the arts. Lyric Arts will evaluate the outcome with quantitative artist and audience engagement data as well as qualitative reviews and audience assessment data.","Lyric Arts engaged audiences with our 2022-2023 season. Audience surveys, qualitative audience responses.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Jeff Danovsky, Jennifer Lundquist, Kira Campbell, Valerie Underwood, Ythan Pratt, Brian Landon, Julie Karels-Johnson, Laura Tahja Johnson, David Vandergriff, Diane Kellner, Rebecca Skelton",0.00,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyric Arts will present a seven-production season giving artists the opportunity to utilize their diverse talents while providing access to the performing arts to audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-676,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021026,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SCSO stakeholders will engage in the transformative experience of live orchestra concerts observing applicable Covid safety protocols. Outcome will be measured by counting audience, collecting and analyzing hard copy and online audience surveys, photo and audio recording, in-person interviews with audience, musicians, board, and staff.","SCSO stakeholders engaged in the transformative experience of live orchestra concerts. Audiences were counted, hard copy audience surveys were collected and analyzed, concerts were recorded, verbal feedback was collected from audience, musicians, board, and staff.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,25000,"Ross Detert, Mark Springer, Allen Horn, Jill Pattock, Tamara Bottge, Jennifer Kalpin, Suzanne Mesna, Gary Osberg, Brad Gordon Ufer",0.00,"Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra will return to its prepandemic programming, providing musical enrichment to central Minnesotans of all ages, featuring high quality performances, educational outreach activities, and participation by local and area musicians.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucia,Magney,"Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 234","St Cloud",MN,56302,"(320) 252-7276",lmagney@stcloudsymphony.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-677,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021001,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20092,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GVI will maintain connections by offering virtual chorus participation for singers with dementia and online performances for the larger community. Quantitative and qualitative information will be collected from singers and community members via surveys measuring social connections, learnings and satisfaction with the artistic quality presented.","Giving Voice successfully maintained connections to singers with dementia and with audiences through our virtual and in-person choruses and concerts. We used a variety of quantitative and qualitative tools to collect data and evaluate program success including participant surveys, enrollment numbers, audience numbers, and personal stories.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20092,,"Sally Scoggin, Jim Jensen, Frank Bennett, Keath Young, Richard Golden, Barbara Greene, Darrell Foss, Heather Mulder, Carol Lee Randall, Jean Thomson, Shazore Shah, Helen Jackson Lockett-El, Margie Dines, Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Emily Pearl",0.00,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Giving Voice Initiative will maintain connections to singers with dementia and their care partners in Minnesota by offering chorus participation with weekly rehearsals and social time in a safe online platform. Virtual performances will be shared throughout the year.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eyleen,Braaten,"Giving Voice Initiative","7801 E Bush Lake Rd Ste 120",Bloomington,MN,55439,"(612) 440-9660",eyleen@givingvoicechorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-652,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020560,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,22850,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zeitgeist will safely engage audiences and artists in the creation and appreciation of new music. Measurement will include tracking audience and artist participation and response through interviews, social media and onsite discussion, and viewing data.","Zeitgeist safely engaged audiences and artists in the creation and appreciation of new music. Measurement included tracking audience and artist participation and response through interviews, social media and live chat response, and viewing data.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,22850,,"Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe, William Eddins, Julie Haight Curran, Craig Sinard, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Shruthi Rajasekar, Philip Blackburn",0.00,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Zeitgeist will present a series of six events featuring three new music works to be presented in a variety of outdoor settings, along with online audience engagement material for audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Nicollet, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-515,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020995,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HHT will maintain its connection to northwest Minnesota residents and communities by offering unique artist experiences. 1) With feedback from students, administrators, community members engaged in artists workshops/performances 2) By tracking attendance. 3) With surveys to show benefit to artist/community.","HHT maintained and grew its connection with northwest Minnesota residents and communities by offering unique artist experiences. Feedback was received from students, administrators, community members engaged in the artists workshops, tracking attendance, and surveys that showed the benefit to the artists and community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,7500,"Ken Foltz, Moriya Rufer, Mark Schultz, April Thomas, Sharon Sinclair, Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill",0.00,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Historic Holmes Theatre will continue to connect its region of Minnesota with unique art experiences and engage artists in community outreach activities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Roseau, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-646,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021043,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,22025,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will bring arts activities to women's centers and shelters in greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities. S and SD will bring arts activities to seven women's shelters (5 in greater Minnesota and two in the Twin Cities). Evaluation will be through observation and conversation with Shelter clients and a review of the impact of the arts activities by Shelter st","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. S and S Dance successfully conducted arts activities in-person in Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota at a time when many of the Covid masking and distancing protocols were still in place. Communities were able to maintain their connection to the arts.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10,,22035,2150,"Timothy Heitman, Soozie Tyrell, Kari Mosel, Laura Selle Virtucio, Joanie Smith, V. Paul Virtucio",0.00,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Shapiro & Smith Dance will offer arts activities in women's shelters in greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities. Women experiencing trauma will access power and joy through movement and strengthen positive connections with their local arts communities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Contemporary Dance Arts, Inc. AKA Shapiro & Smith Dance","3305 46th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 803-4334",jsmith@shapiroandsmithdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-694,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021100,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide local residents and other Minnesotans with access to a high-quality music festival that engages and educates them about band music. We will hand out audience surveys, and we will survey the musicians and our volunteers. This will provide demographic data, help us gauge audience reactions, and yield suggestions for improving the experience.,","We provided local residents and other Minnesotans with access to a high-quality music festival that engaged and educated them about band music. We handed out audience surveys, and we compiled feedback from the musicians and our volunteers. This provided demographic data, helped us gauge audience reactions, and yielded suggestions for improving the experience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Dan Bergeson, Randy Ferguson, Dean Lamp, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Mary Rosenberg, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Bill Thornton, Larry Wachendorf",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Vintage Band Festival will hire nine Minnesota bands to perform at its multiday music festival July 28-31, 2022, in historic downtown Northfield. The variety of bands will demonstrate the rich music heritage and vibrant brass scene in Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Nemisto,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 W Seventh St Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 581-0553",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-727,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020579,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CCT will engage a minimum of 200 community members in hands-on theater arts activities between May 2022 and April 2023 CCT staff will count and record the number of participants engaged in individual hands-on theater activities between May 2022 and April 2023. Participant counts from each activity will be added together and reported to the CCT Board of Directors.","CastleCo Theatre engaged 478 actors in hands-on theater arts activities between May 2022 and April 2023. Outcomes were evaluated by keeping track of the number of actors who participated in three separate CastleCo Theatre productions between May 2022 and April 2023 and adding the total number of participants together.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,12600,"Angie Asher Carlson, David Beck-O'Sullivan, Kelly Beck-O'Sullivan, Amy LaVallie Rose, Joey Orlando, Gennia Provencher",0.00,"CastleCo Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"CastleCo Theatre will provide compensation to salaried and contract staff and theater pit musicians who will engage a minimum of 200 community members in hands on theater arts activities between May 2022 and April 2023.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayla,Yaeger,"Children's Castle Theater","8442 17th Ave S",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 388-7961",info@castleco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-534,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021291,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24240,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland Productions will create additional performance opportunities for multigenerational casts. Ashland will measure the number of young people who audition and will use survey data, both quantitative and qualitative, to measure impact of this new opportunity with the goal of iteratively improving them in future seasons.","Ashland Productions created additional performance opportunities for a multigenerational cast. Ashland will use survey data collected after the show, including quantitative and qualitative data, to measure impact of this new opportunity with the goal of iteratively improving them in future seasons.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24240,5890,"Thomas Armitage, Craig Nielsen, Mary Jo Lewis, Chris Rollinger, Robyn Bueling, Kris Eklund, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Chrita Lachell, Lucy Payne, Latashia White",0.00,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ashland Productions will create a new, small cast production for youth and adults to perform together with a single performance weekend.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Sutherland,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 308-8720",rob@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-752,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10021101,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCGMC will return to Ted Mann Concert Hall for the first time since 2019 to celebrate Pride 2022, including an option for online streaming. The outcome will be evaluated and measured by tickets sold for in-person attendees, the number of streaming audience members, as well as feedback from audiences and financial contributions that result from the request for donations.","TCGMC presented an in-person Pride concert at Ted Mann Concert Hall and made the Holiday concert available for online streaming. The outcome was measured by feedback from audiences, number of tickets sold, and financial contributions associated with the projects.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,20000,5000,"Kenny Beck- Chair, Shannon O'Brien- Vice Chair, Phil Boelter- Treasurer, Sam Kreidenweis- Secretary, Carlos Saldana- Membership President, Glenn Bates- Membership VP, Brian Carlson, Daniel Hodges, Chuck Huebner, Lance Morgan",0.00,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus will celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride 2022 with the first public performance at Ted Mann Concert Hall since 2019, featuring the full chorus, two small ensembles, and guest artists.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-728,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020555,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities grow and find outlets for creativity through accessible in-person and virtual book arts programming. We will measure this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person gallery attendance.","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities grew and found outlets for creativity and connection through in-person and virtual book arts programs. We measured this outcome through total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person gallery attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Deb Weiss, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts will engage Minnesotans in meaningful in person and virtual arts programs, including free exhibitions and affordable workshops in bookbinding, printing, and papermaking taught by a diverse team of teaching artists.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-510,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021019,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs will provide high quality, diverse choral education and performance opportunities for singers in Gr. K - 12. Online surveys and participant feedback, recorded retention data, observation, interviews and conversations with participants.","Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs provided high quality, diverse choral education and performance opportunities for singers in Gr. K - 12. Online surveys and participant feedback, recorded retention data, observation, interviews, and conversations with participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Bill Flatley, Jenn Herron, Ben Hersey, Bert Pinsonneault, Brenda Raney, Geoff Couling, Holly Miller, Lana Western, Michelle Frauenshuh, Rachel McGuire, Sue Couling, Theresa FitzPatrick",0.00,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Angelica Cantanti will continue to provide high quality, diverse choral education and performance opportunities for singers in grades K-12.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Riddle,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs AKA Angelica Cantanti","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(952) 563-8572",angelicayouthchoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-670,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021292,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN Salsa Fiesta will re-launch in person activities with marketing, dance classes, and a showcase performance at Mill City Museum in Minneapolis. Quantitatively Salsa Fiesta will set goals for artist and audience participation to compare with final numbers. Quantitatively feedback will be sought via online and paper surveys and in person interviews with event attendees and performing artists.","MN Salsa Fiesta did re-launch and engaged community through dance classes and live performance at the Mill City Museum. We tracked ticket sales and budget numbers with our goals for the project. We also received feedback in person and online via surveys and questionnaires.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,3250,"Douglas Little, Mariano Flores, Rene Thompson, Frank Rivery, Victor Yepez, Caridad Versalles",0.20,"Minnesota Salsa Fiesta","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Salsa Fiesta will relaunch in person activities with free dance classes, invest in marketing and sound equipment, and present a showcase in the atrium ruins at Mill City Museum in Minneapolis.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Little,"Minnesota Salsa Fiesta","PO Box 19104",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 871-3534",mnsalsafiesta@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-754,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021046,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Children across the Twin Cities region will have access to high-quality music education experiences and connect with like-minded youth in Summer 2022. -Track number of need-based scholarships for camp tuition and private lessons, -Review participants' demographics for broad representation (BIPOC, geography, age, gender), -Measure number of first-time summer students who audition for the 22-23 season","Nearly 300 youth of all backgrounds were able to access GTCYs' summer activities, and learn and grow musically through their participation. We used data from student enrollment information (age, race, gender, geographic representation) and scholarship applications to identify the scope of student participants. We also gauged student retention from summer into our fall programs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",26071,,51071,,"Heidi Becken, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Matthew Crowley, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",0.00,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies will create accessible opportunities for young musicians of all ages and backgrounds to learn and connect through summer orchestra camps, private lessons, and free community concerts.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-697,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021047,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The 1,000 Conversations Project will bring SPCM artists into local and greater Minnesota communities to spark connections with new constituency. We will survey and evaluate demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances, instructor contact hours, and audience sizes.","The 1,000 Conversations Project brought SPCM artists into local and greater Minnesota communities to spark connections with new constituency. We evaluated demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances; and audience sizes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Michael Adams, Susan Bullard, Jamie Mudrick, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar, Mary Larew, Michael Stockman, Keith Holme, Clara Osowski",0.50,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will launch the 1,000 Conversations Project in 2022, bringing performers and instructors into community events and programs to spark conversations and support goals around broadening and deepening connections with new constituency.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Nobles, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-698,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020802,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,23400,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will open our hours of availability, becoming more accessible. We will increase our educational opportunities. We will count the number of visitors monthly and compare it to the previous years. We will count the number of classes and students and compare those numbers to previous years.","We were able to expand our hours to 30 hours/week, becoming more accessible. We also added new art teachers to our docket, with new classes offered. We documented the number of people who came into the art center in our Daily Gallery Director Report. We also counted the number of canvases used to keep track of the number of people/kids we serviced at our community outreach programs.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,23400,,"Jessica Eischens, Kirk Larson, Christine Piper, Deborah Hoffmeister, Eric Peterson, Ben Montzka, MaryAnn Carlson, Nathan Aastuen",0.00,"Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community Inc AKA Wyoming Creative Arts Community Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community will increase its hours of operation to allow greater availability to the public. This greater availability will allow the art center to host more educational opportunities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathaniel,Aastuen,"Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community AKA Hallberg Center for the Arts","5521 East Viking Blvd",Wyoming,MN,55092,"(651) 434-9848",director@wyomingcreativearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-622,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021053,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Belwin will leverage its 1500-acre preserve and building infrastructure to employ artists and provide art experiences to 1500 guests, 15% being BIPOC. At events, demographic information is collected by roving volunteers; comments collected via interactive journals and in-person debriefs with artists, staff, and partners. Retreat participants will be asked to provide feedback and demographics.","Belwin leveraged its 1500-acre preserve and building infrastructure to employ 51 artists and provide art experiences to 1930 guests, 17% being BIPOC. At events, demographic information was collected by roving volunteers; comments collected via interactive journals and in-person debriefs with artists, staff, and partners.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",829,,25279,,"Board of Directors Jerry Allan, Artist, Architect, Professor, Criteria Architects Cindy Gehrig, Retired, Previously President Jerome Foundation Kris Hansen, Global Application Engineering Manager, 3M Food Safety Division David Hartwell, President Douglas Johnson, Principal, Oliver Real Estate Services, Vice President Jill Koosmann, CEO and President, HRK Group Inc., Treasurer Jessica Manivasager, Shareholder, Fredrikson and Byron, P.A. Irene Qualters, Associate Laboratory Director for Simulation and Computation, Los Alamos National Laboratory John Satorius, Retired, Previously Counsel/President and Board Chair, Fredrikson and Byron, P.A., Secretary",0.00,"The Belwin Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Belwin will leverage education and retreat centers, as well as 1,500 acres of wilderness, as a venue for safely employing artists and expanding access to high quality arts experiences for a growing number of people.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Eckel,"The Belwin Conservancy","1553 Stagecoach Trl S",Afton,MN,55001,"(651) 436-5189",angie.eckel@belwin.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-704,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020464,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver eight live musical theatre performances to at least 540 Minnesotans living in senior facilities who are either older adults, disabled or both. The program will be evaluated through the total reach of the program, including the number of seniors and disabled individuals attending, as reported by the senior living facility coordinator.","Provided twelve live, in-person performances for over 650 seniors and individuals with disabilities who live in residential facilities. The evaluation was based on the number of performances held, the number of participants in the audience, and the number of seniors and individuals with disabilities reached.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",393,,20393,,"BOARD of DIRECTORS Angie Carlson, President Jack Neveaux, Secretary Penny Fena, Treasurer Matt Belanger Ann Spencer Margaret Artz Jill Heins Nesvold Dan Atkins",0.00,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Skylark Opera Theatre will offer Skylark for Seniors concerts presented at senior residential facilities throughout the Twin Cities area where seniors enjoy beautiful singing and engage with Skylark's musical talent in the familiar surroundings of their own senior residences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Neveaux,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","75 5th St W Ste 224","St Paul",MN,55102-1431,"(651) 292-4309",jcknvx@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-487,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021024,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain arts access and connection with Minnesota residents across diverse communities, through productions, story circles, videos, and audio theater. We will measure the number of new and returning participants who take part in story circles, planning sessions, watch videos, hear our audio work, and enjoy our live productions.","Maintained arts access and connection to Minnesota audiences across diverse communities through productions and story circles. Audio theater and video coming. Measuring tickets sales, post-production surveys, story circle attendance measurements, number of organizational partners, donors, and volunteers.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Alan Berks, Leah Cooper, Kevin Lindsey, Amy Hubbard, Marianne Combs, Ned Rousmaniere, Michelle Livingston, Noelle Faye, Sarah Tan, Lacey Mamak",0.53,"Wonderlust Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Wonderlust Productions will activate imaginations and increase access to community stories through story circles, creativity workshops, video series, sound installations and audio plays, and live performances.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alan,Berks,"Wonderlust Productions","PO Box 8021","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 423-6335",alan@wlproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-675,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020559,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20849,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase diversity in the arts by training BIPOC artists and promoting arts-based community development through three workshops and writing competition Number of artists taught in workshops, Number of books sold, Number of people participating in the community celebration,","Achieved outcomes include five first-time published youth authors, 25 books sold to date, and 89 community members engaged in the activities. Outcomes were evaluated by gathering quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative methods include surveys and sign-in sheets. Qualitative methods include observation and interviews. Technology and staff were used to gather this information.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20849,750,"Ngeri Azuewah, Law Thao, Edwin Davies-Grant, Vanjelis Ngwa, Corey Kemp",0.00,"Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute will train artists and preserve the cultural heritage of the African diaspora through three workshops and a writing competition, culminating in the publication of a children's book focused on Pan-Africanism.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Artika,Tyner,"Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute","PO Box 131894","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 303-6566",plantingpeoplegrowingjustice@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-514,"Darolyn Clark: Darolyn Gray works as a development officer for Wingspan Life Resources, a charity serving adults with developmental disabilities. In collaboration with teaching artists from COMPAS, she facilitates residencies for visual arts and spoken word, and poetry. She has served on the board for Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir and One Voice Mixed Chorus. Gray has 25 years of nonprofit and grant writing experience in a variety of capacities and is passionate about arts programming. Gray?s business and psychology education was obtained at Onondaga Community College (New York) and Mesa College (San Diego).; Guillermo Cuellar was born in Venezuela. After graduating from Cornell College in Iowa in 1976, he returned home and set up a pottery studio where he made functional stoneware. In 1992, he founded Grupo Turgua. In the following decade, Grupo Turgua held 28 group sales, offering pottery, jewelry, photography, woodwork, drawing, weavings, and Venezuelan Indian handwork. In 2005, he established a home, studio, and showroom in the upper Saint Croix River Valley in Minnesota. Since 2009, Cuellar's Pottery has been a host studio on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour. Cuellar teaches occasional workshops in the United States and abroad and serves on the board of ArtReach St. Croix.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Sharon Nordrum: While her English name is Sharon Nordrum, she signs her artwork with her?Ojibwe name, Wabigagagiwikwebek (White Raven Woman). Nordrum started painting in 2012, and now also works with fiber arts, Ojibwe basketry, ceramics, and woodcarving. Her inspiration comes from her dreams; her Ojibwe heritage, language, and stories; and the natural world. Her work is filled with traditional Ojibwe symbolism. She is active in the communities of northern Minnesota; her interests include art projects, youth work, and radio shows. She has been a member of the Indigenous Foods Experts? committee which keyed the foods to highlight in AOB?s Farm to Early Care Initiative and has been a key piece to its success in the classroom and in the kitchen.; Lynette Reini-Grandell teaches at Normandale Community College, has authored two collections of poetry, and recently completed a book length memoir. She currently performs poetry with the jazz collective Sonoglyph. A long time participant in Minnesota?s arts community, as a volunteer programmer, she cohosted ?Write On! Radio? on KFAI for over 25 years, interviewing local and nationally touring authors about their work. She has received grants from the Arts Board and the Finlandia Foundation, has an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota, and her poetry is part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan.; Maribeth Romslo is a director, cinematographer, and producer in the Twin Cities. Her feature film, Dragonfly, was selected ""Best of the Fest"" at MSPIFF 2016. Amelia, the first film in her historical fiction series to inspire girls in STEM, premiered at TIFF Kids 2018. She created Handmade*Mostly, an original series about creative women in the Midwest in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon's new media platform, Hello Sunshine. Her most recent documentary, Raise Your Voice, premiered at MSPIFF 2020, the film examines student free speech in America with the student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, and Mary Beth Tinker of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines.; Pamela Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the 2019 Artist Initiative grant, and 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant, both from the Arts Board. She is the author of the memoir, Edgewalker, and other works of creative nonfiction. Edgewalker is an exploration of a year in which the author experienced the death of her mother, loss of her marriage, and her own cancer diagnosis. Smith is on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, and is the author of the academic book Global Trade Policy. She has an interest in the topic of writing for wellness.; Sarah Miller joined the Citizens League in Saint Paul in 2018 to work in partnership with the executive director and program staff to lead fundraising efforts for the organization, after two years at the University of Minnesota Foundation in prospect development. For most of her career, she worked in small for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations in New York, NY. She was a program manager and associate publisher at a small nonprofit photography magazine; helped start and manage a photography gallery in NYC; and more recently, supported individual fundraising efforts at the Queens Museum. Miller studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and received her BFA in 2001. She later earned an MA in visual arts administration with a nonprofit concentration from New York University in 2012. In graduate school, she interned at Performa, which produces a leading performance art biennial; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, a community arts organization in lower Manhattan. She volunteered for seven years on the auction committee for the annual Friends of Friends Photography Auction, raising funds for children's hospitals in Southeast Asia, run by Friends Without a Border.; Jared Zeigler is a theater maker who wears many hats. In addition to freelancing as an AEA stage manager in both regional theaters and site specific outdoor tours, he has filled administrative roles at Park Square Theatre, the Northfield Arts Guild, and Theatre Novi Most. Zeigler graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in theater arts and and is also a contributor to Technicians for Change, an organization empowering theatrical technical workers.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021000,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Art Works will increase access to community by enhancing online programming and live performance. Art Works will evaluate success by tracking audiences in person, online data, surveys both online and in-person, board, volunteer and visitor feedback.","AW completed its work except for the digital class and that was due to fiscal constraints around unexpected expenses. We received verbal feedback from artists, board members, and participants. Artist loved that the Cling exhibit included young artists and the format. No on elected to do the online survey and it was not required.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,10450,"Jordan Bongaarts, Jeff Sooy, Wanda Borman, Caitlin Dowling, Laurie Hunt, Drew Gorton, Ann Williams, John Huisman",0.00,"Art Works Eagan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Art Works will create more robust online content, add programming that was cut due to the pandemic, and continues to rebuild after mandatory closures.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Caitlin,Dowling,"Art Works Eagan AKA Art Works","3795 PILOT KNOB RD",Eagan,MN,55122,"(651) 330-4242",admin@artworkseagan.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-651,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020800,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","SYT reignites connections to students, audience members and artistic collaborators through workshops and performances. Quantitatively, student and audience engagements and waitlist size will be compared to 2020. Student rubrics, audience evaluations, and artist post-mortems measure qualitative success.","SYT reignited connections to students, audience members and artistic collaborators through workshops and performances. The Ensemble Program filled with a waitlist; public performances sold out; artistic collaborators returned to work with SYT on future projects. Audiences, students, and parents expressed enthusiasm via written survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,350,"Dr. Todd Verdoorn, Victoria Signorelli, Robert Ragoonanan, Dr. Sarah Meeks, Robyn Cook",0.00,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Shakespearean Youth Theatre will produce Macbeth, performed by young artists for audiences of all ages.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Logan,Verdoorn,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","2300 Myrtle Ave STE 240","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 330-5037",logan@sytmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-620,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021296,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Lyra will strengthen connections across Minnesota with eight concerts performed in Wayzata, Rochester, St Paul, and eight rural Minnesotan communities. Track how many people attend in-person and live-streamed concerts. Check audience engagement and enjoyment through post-concert conversations and surveys, online and at concerts. ","We were able to connect with eight communities and online audiences outside of our regular audiences in Saint Paul and Rochester. We tracked audiences in Saint Paul, Rochester, and online via our ticketing system. Our run-out programs to diverse communities were free to them, so we tracked demographics and audience numbers manually. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,25000,10000,"Margaret Sullivan Bonnie Turpin Sara Thompson Phebe Haugen Susan Flygare Stuart Holland Geoffrey Wilson",,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2 ",,"Lyra will produce a monthly chamber music series curated and led by local baroque instrument specialists to be performed in Wayzata, Rochester, Saint Paul, and eight rural Minnesota communities. ",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-758,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020798,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Chroma Zone will create 10-12 murals to promote, connect and engage the people and places of the CEZ to foster belonging and sense of well-being. We will use surveys and interviews to measure artist and attendee engagement; gauge interest and support by the community and local businesses, gather artist/alumni feedback, and analyze web and social media engagement and metrics.","Chroma Zone engaged 1,500+ people, created thirteen murals to generate year-round visitation and increased the connection among people and places in the Zone. Paper surveys at events (tours, talks, etc), and in-person interviews conducted by Saint Thomas during closing weekend.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Hibo Abdi, Sandy Boss Febbo, Sherman Eagles, Jared Hanks, Stephen Klimek, Menaka Mohan, Vince Netz, Catherine Reid Day, Ben Shardlow, Renee Spillum, and Pat Thompson.",0.00,"Creative Enterprise Zone","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Creative Enterprise Zone will hire BIPOC, women, and nonbinary muralists to create outdoor murals and host community and artist led events in Saint Paul's Creative Enterprise Zone as part of the ChromaZone Mural and Arts Festival.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Casselton,"Creative Enterprise Zone","PO Box 14252","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 310-3715",director@creativeenterprisezone.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-618,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020799,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,16500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to promote connection and healing for adults with mental illness through access to theater arts. Outcomes will be evaluated via information and data gathered through workshops, performances, post-project surveys, and interviews with participants to assess the impact of the arts programming on their mental health recovery and quality of life.","Vail Place promoted healing and increased access to the arts for underserved populations struggling with mental health through our Theater Arts Program. We used several methods to evaluate our program. Participants and teaching artists completed an evaluation sharing best practices and goals for future work. We also used observation, reviewed the recorded performance and noted feedback from the audience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,16500,,"Fatuma Ali, Ephrem Asfaw, Jacqueline Bonneprise, Amy Browne, Justin Burleson, Char Chmielewski, Cheryl Collins, Kevin Fillips, Mark Jensen, Scott Kerssen, Kristy Krueger, Bill Long, Sharon Oswald, Nick Paluck, Ted Schatz, Cindy Theis",0.00,"Vail Place","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to introduce adults with serious mental illness to theater arts and support their mental health recovery goals through connection and access to the arts.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stefano,LoVerso,"Vail Place","23 9th Ave S",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 938-9622",sloverso@vailplace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-619,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020998,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access by adding add'l video, photos, and artistic production of pre-recorded event content and improved access for artists to applications. Outcomes to be evaluated by tracking web and event platform data, utilization of the tutorial tool and attendance at events. Social media data and input from the board, volunteers, and staff will also be a part of the evaluation process.","The ability to create materials for better online and artist access, will benefit the organization, its artists and visitors into the future. At each event attendance was tracked, and conversations with visitors, artists, vendors, and paper surveys were utilized. Social media comments were collected. The post-event board meetings were focused on evaluating both events.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",32,,25032,7500,"Brenda Lyseng, Leslie Chudnoff, Julie Krech, Bethany Nelson, Sydney Krech, Luke Kruenegel, Zach Wang, Christy Williams, Raghda Skeik",0.00,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Eagan Art Festival will create a more robust online platform for connecting the community with their programs and create an online tutorial for first-time festival artists.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","3795 Pilot Knob Road",Eagan,MN,55122,"(651) 269-2787",wanda@weston.borman.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-649,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020790,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theater audience will experience empathetic feelings, aesthetic pleasure, examination of ethical dilemmas, and escape into a well told/sung story. Outcomes will be evaluated through a documentation of audience reactions through surveys and a file of collected audience comments received in other ways.","NLOC provided access to the arts audiences, creative opportunities to actor/singers and volunteers, and arts education to children and adults. HELLO, DOLLY! was successfully produced. Attendance Audience Survey Actor Survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Brian Ahart, Gail Ahart, Lorri Jager, Zachary Johnson, Laura Johnson, Jan Kehr, Patricia Dove, Juliann Kjenaas, Paul Dove, Marie Nordberg, Lisa Dove, Mike Swan, Gregory Paul",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Northern Light Opera Company of Park Rapids will use funds to secure artists for its programming.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company","PO Box 102","Park Rapids",MN,56470-4638,"(218) 732-7096",pd5@evansville.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lyon, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-610,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020992,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Zenon Dance Zone will support Twin Cities dancers and choreographers with expanded technique training and performance opportunities. Surveys of teachers, students and audiences; quality and number of Zone performances, instructor contact hours, and quality of instruction.","Zenon Dance Zone supported Twin Cities dancers and choreographers with excellent technique training and performance opportunities. Surveys of teachers, students and audiences; quality and number of Zone performances, instructor contact hours, and quality of instruction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2600,"Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Shinae Hildebrandt, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester",0.00,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Zenon Dance Company and School will support the Twin Cities dance community with affordable and safe online and in person training and performance opportunities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-643,"Marit Anderson: Anderson has a BA in art history from the University of Minnesota, an MA in art history, and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Saint Thomas. She currently works full-time in funeral transport and accounting for Dunn Livery in Minneapolis. She has worked in arts and arts administration, having interned in arts programming at Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP), worked as an art instructor at Adventures in Cardboard, and interning as the collections assistant at Hennepin History Museum (HHM). She volunteered at both FSP and HHM after her internships ended.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a communications and graphic design consultant for nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area, She has volunteered with the Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Brighton McCormick: McCormick is a sculptor and installation artist living and working in south Minneapolis. Her interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture, gallery installation, and public art primarily utilizing metal casting, fabrication, and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. From 2015-2017, she worked as the program director of Caponi Art Park. Her recent exhibitions and residencies include working with the Sloss Metal Arts Museum, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Burke Natural History Museum. McCormick is a regular volunteer at the Chicago Fire Arts Center and works as a sculptor/ fabricator throughout the Twin Cities.; Richard Robbins: Robbins earned an MFA from the University of Montana and has since published six books, most recently Body Turn to Rain: New & Selected Poems. He has received awards from The Loft, The McKnight Foundation, the Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Society of America; and received residencies from the Anderson Center, Willapa Bay AiR, and Hawthorden Castle International Retreat for Writers. From 1986-2014, Robbins directed the Good Thunder Reading Series at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught until his retirement in 2021. He has served on panels for the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council, the Arts Board, and the Jerome Foundation.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was the executive director of Studio Academy, an arts charter high school in Rochester; principal of Folwell School for the Performing Arts, a preK-9th grade school in Minneapolis; and presently is the principal of an art magnet preK-5th grade at Osseo Public Schools. He has experience with budgets, planning, staffing, evaluating, and has been a reader for candidates to the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship. He is involved at the local, district, and state central committee level of a state wide organization.; Michelle Walka: Walka is a visual artist and the director of Beloved Art and Practice where they lead workshops based on creative process and contemplative practices. Having facilitated many large communal art projects, Walka finds joy in creative practices with community. They find these spaces beautifully acknowledge of our collective humanity and are a powerful act of narrative sharing, healing, and restoration. Walka has previously worked and volunteered in several religious organizations, outdoor camping programs, and as artist in residence with the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing. They have a MA from Luther Seminary and a BSW from University of South Florida.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021286,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Epic Enterprise will deepen collaborations with local art organizations to increase access to art classes for people with disabilities and others. Through developing collaborations with local art organizations, art residencies will be planned and offered. Progress will be evaluated by reviewing the number of classes offered and the number participating in the classes.","Epic Enterprise formed collaborative relationships with four local arts organizations increasing access to art classes for people with disabilities. Five meetings were held to reflect on the effectiveness of the collaborations, classes taught, the involvement of the arts learners and the overall goals of the project including the number of classes held and the number of people participating.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,435,"Kathy LaRoche, Andrew Janis, Kirsten Budin, Kathleen Doran-Norton, Janet Petri, Stephanie Snodgrass",0.00,"Epic Enterprise Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Epic Enterprise will deepen collaborations with local art organizations to increase access to art classes for people with disabilities and others.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Hibbard,"Epic Enterprise Inc.","PO Box 186",Dundas,MN,55019,"(507) 645-6800",lhibbard@epicenterpriseinc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-748,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021287,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","As a leader in arts education and the Scandinavian arts, MVAS will continue to provide quality art classes to our community in 2022. With 33 years experience our future success depends on the school's ability to teach classes and implement programs post-Covid. In-person classes resumed in May, 2021. Students attending both classes and events are measurable outcomes.","Student numbers in classes were excellent. Most classes filled and the majority had a waiting list. Classes cancelled were minimal. MVAS keeps accurate records of student registrations and uses this information to plan the subsequent teaching year and to create the class schedule. The school also works closely with students and instructors to compile valuable feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,12500,"Jon Raise, Marcy Brekken, Jill Christie, Maureen Hark, Ashley Hanson, Bob Kempe",0.00,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Milan Village Arts School will engage people in the practice of traditional, contemporary, and folk arts while fostering prosperity, community, and culture in its region.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lac qui Parle",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-749,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020416,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a dynamic composition of painted stories, hand-built folklore, all contained within and upon a series of ceramic Zoetrope Bowls. I will host a series of free YouTube and Zoom workshops demonstrating my process and progress of the project. The goals are to provide material and technical knowledge, professional development skills, and thoughtful engagement.","I developed a strong perspective and foundation in expressing my personal voice in making my narrative pottery shapes. When I started this grant I had no idea how to develop my process. I was standing in the middle of a blank canvas. The grant allowed me space to edit. Now a year later I have diverse vocabulary of images and processes to employ.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Peter J. Jadoonath AKA Peter Jadoonath",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Jadoonath will create large-scale zoetrope bowls that will be painted with space mystery comic book style narratives. He will create free online workshops and educate the public at annual regional events during the project.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Jadoonath,"Peter J. Jadoonath AKA Peter Jadoonath",,,MN,,"(651) 307-0758",Peter.jadoonath@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-698,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020919,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Put names and faces to the Minnesota trans community to both educate cisgender people and show other trans folks that they are not alone. Provide written testimonies from people who see my work and write down people's reactions to the photos and stories. I can also provide documentation of how many books were donated to libraries.","Put names and faces to the Minnesota trans community to both educate cisgender people and show other trans folks that they are not alone. I received many sweet messages and testimonies from people who purchased my books and attended the book release party. Some of them identified as trans, some had a trans loved one and some just wanted to learn more about the trans community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",436,,6436,,,,"Marla O. Klein",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Klein's The Metamorphosis Project Book 3, a black and white portrait series documenting Minnesota transgender journeys and experiences, is an exhibition and book release in progress for fall 2022.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Klein,"Marla O. Klein",,,MN,,"(920) 585-5819",marla@marlaolivia.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-881,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021190,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Collaboration with SE, Minnesota community members and regional performing artists to develop the text and creating short films for audiences. A short film called 'Origin' about an aging Norwegian farmer and his experience with the mythical creature called the huldra will be shot, edited, and premiered in Lanesboro, Minnesota.","The film is complete and our premiere is set for Friday, March 31st in Lanesboro. We have held small screenings prior to the premiere, and following the March 31st premiere, we will hold an audience talkback to elicit evaluations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Catherine Glynn",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Glynn will create a short feature film based on author Liz Bucheit's short story about a fictitious immigrant Norwegian farmer who examines how his life was driven by famine, fear,?and a youthful interaction with a folkloric?huldra.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Glynn,"Catherine Glynn",,,MN,,"(312) 342-5283",catieglynn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-993,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020515,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","OboeBass! presents new music by diverse composers to expose audiences to a more expansive, inclusive repertoire and concept of Americana in music. Separate audience and presenter surveys will measure reactions to document the impact and effectiveness of the music and performances. Ticket sales, concert streams (where used), and website hits will document audience participation and engagement.","Reached new audiences with diverse new music expanding the idea of what American music is. Attendance and presenter and audience feedback. Attendance was low on a very cold night in Fairmont, near what we expected in Fergus Falls, and above expectations in Brainerd, despite happening on a night of competing cultural events.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Rolf C. Erdahl",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Erdahl will tour greater Minnesota with Carrie Vechione as OboeBass! presenting American Vein, a program featuring diverse works including Valerie Coleman's American Vein and compositions highlighting immigrant contributions to American music.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rolf,Erdahl,"Rolf C. Erdahl",,,MN,,"(651) 319-1413x c",info@oboebass.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Dakota, Martin, Otter Tail",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-738,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020916,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a new body of work about fertility and new parenthood amid Covid-19 and host an exhibition at a local parenting center. 1. I will create a new section on my website and record website traffic. 2. Exhibition attendees will share their reactions to the work via provided comment cards.","I created a new body of photographic work that explores the complexities of new motherhood and infertility amidst a global pandemic. My exhibition titled 'Mothering' opened at Amma Parenting Center in Edina, Minnesota on May 1, 2023. The work will be on display through July 2023 and is being seen by many new parents as they attend classes at Amma.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Stefania C. Motta AKA Stefania Motta",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Motta will create a new body of work exploring the themes of pregnancy and postpartum life amid a global pandemic and will host an exhibition at a Minnesota Birth Center.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stefania,Motta,"Stefania C. Motta AKA Stefania Motta",,,MN,,"(508) 423-5173",motta.stefanie@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-878,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020917,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will collaborate with other performing artists to have a concert titled 'Romancing the Moon' around the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival in 2022. A survey including my Email address will be handed out to the audience on the concert date. I also will provide an address/comment book at the entrance. Data on demographics, program, feedback will be collected, tallied, and analyzed.","A dance concert titled 'Dance Dance Dance - Minneapolis to Mongolia' was held at the Performance Hall of the A-Mill Artist Lofts on February 26, 2023. A paper survey was inserted in the concert program and handed out to the audience when they were admitted.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",100,,6100,,,,"Xiaohong Chen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Chen will collaborate with other artists to have a concert featuring Chinese dance and music and Western dance and music to promote her goal of building a rainbow bridge connecting the East and the West.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Xiaohong,Chen,"Xiaohong Chen",,,MN,,"(612) 707-3562x c",x_chen2@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-879,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021147,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will hold an intensive, 15-day residency at Interact Center teaching Indonesian gamelan music to up to 45 student musicians with disabilities. I will track number of students and attendance at a public performance. Students will give and receive weekly feedback about their progress. I will hold a discussion after the performance. I will gather feedback from Interact staff and board members.","I did an intensive month-long residency at Interact Center teaching Indonesian gamelan music to 34 artists with disabilities that culminated with an o. I keep recorded number of participants and attendance on daily base and at performance. The participants gave and received weekly feedback about their progress. We have discussion with audiences after the performance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Joko Sutrisno",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sutrisno will hold an intensive, 15-day residency in Indonesian gamelan music at Interact Center and engage up to 45 students with disabilities. This will culminate in a public performance followed by an interactive discussion with the audience.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joko,Sutrisno,"Joko Sutrisno",,,MN,,"(651) 230-8713",joko.gamelan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-951,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020815,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will grow as a resource for community members seeking to access music and dance from Jewish folk tradition. A measurable number of Minnesotans will study Yiddish folk song with me, and I will collect before-and-after feedback about what they want to gain, and if the activity helped achieve their goals.","I offered in-person and digital musical and learning experiences that offered audiences access to Jewish folk tradition. 1,560 Minnesotans participated in Yiddish music and dance activities, at 30 events in FY22. Verbal and written feedback indicated that these activities offered experiences of an art form that participants did not otherwise access.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Sarah B. Larsson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Larsson will study Yiddish language and Yiddish folk songs with master teachers, and offer in person Yiddish song workshops with members of Minnesota communities.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Sarah B. Larsson",,,MN,,"(952) 818-0021x c",sbdlarsson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-802,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020816,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce and direct an interdisciplinary dance film, engaging local artistic collaborators and premiering the work to a hybrid audience. My finished film will premiere at a hybrid screening event open to the public. To engage the community with my artistic process and grow my audience, I will create web, email and social media content.","I produced a new interdisciplinary dance film, shared the project at an event and wrote about my process on a blog. I took event attendance at the premiere screening and used analytics tools on my Facebook page and website to measure digital audience participation with my social media posts and blog entries.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Wendy S. Placko",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Placko will create a short silent film featuring an original score and dancers from multiple disciplines. She will share her artistic process through Web stories, social media, and a screening event to build her community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Placko,"Wendy S. Placko",,,MN,,"(612) 702-1251",wendy.placko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Sherburne, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-803,"Laurine Chang: Chang is a Twin Cities grown spoken word poet, writer, educator, arts advocate, and a modern Hmong woman. She received a BA in political science and leadership from the University of Minnesota. She was the project manager with the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood. She now prioritizes and advocates for her health and mental well-being as a woman of color.; John Colburn: Colburn is the author of Invisible Daughter (firthFORTH Books, 2013), Psychedelic Norway (Coffee House Press, 2013), and dear corpse (Spuyten Duyvil, 2018) as well as four chapbooks of poetry. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and lives in Saint Paul where he is one of the publishers/editors in the Spout Press collective, a nonprofit literary organization.; Amy Stoller: Stearns is the executive director of the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. She has a background in teaching, musical performance, and public relations/marketing for Fortune 500 companies. She is an avid traveler and has brought that passion to the Holmes Theatre where the tagline is ?Step Inside and See the World.? The Holmes annually hosts more than 60 performances of local, regional, national, and international artists, as well as community art shows, visual arts classes, and more. The Holmes is grateful for annual support from the Arts Board via Operating Support grants as well as often partnering with artists through Arts Tour grants and other state and regional grants.; Denise Tennen: Tennen holds a bachelor?s of architecture from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). She has been a sculptor, public artist, arts educator, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen?s projects received support from the Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts (SLP FOTA), and private funders. Her work is shown at Tres Leches Arts Gallery, and in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She is project manager for Northeast Minneapolis Arts District?s (NE-AD) series of exhibits scheduled for 2021 at MSP Airport. Her volunteer services include member of NE-AD?s pecha kucha committee, board secretary and newsletter editor for Minnesota Women Ceramic Artists, and member of the arts and culture steering committee for SLP FOTA.; Sigrid Tornquist: Tornquist is a grant writer for Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) multiservice agency in Saint Paul that helps people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in diverse communities. Tornquist previously worked as a communications and grants consultant for Artspace, the nation's leading nonprofit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers, and arts friendly businesses in the U. S. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Her creative work has appeared in ""blink again: sudden fiction from the upper midwest,"" ""spry literary journal,"" and publications of the Institute for Peace and Justice in San Diego, California.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021272,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Revolution Dance Works (RDW) will expand the abilities of Twin Cities artists, to reach Minnesota audiences with sustainable and equitable practices RDW will survey the artists it supports to assess how their capacity has expanded as a result of our support, and the RDW board will be surveyed to assess the sustainability of Sellers' expanded staff time on our mission.","Revolution Dance Works (RDW) expanded the abilities of Twin Cities artists, to reach Minnesota audiences with sustainable and equitable practices. RDW surveyed the artists it supports to assess how their capacity expanded as a result of our support. The RDW board was surveyed to assess the sustainability of Sellers' expanded staff time and impact on our mission.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,25000,"Scott Pakuditis, Krista Romanish, Alvaro Bonilla, Scotty Reynolds, April Sellers, Pam Plagge-Isaac Quiala",0.00,"Revolution Dance Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Revolution Dance Works will become more sustainable and equitable in uplifting the groups it supports by providing mentorship, board development, marketing, and outreach support for artists and arts groups.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,April,Sellers,"Revolution Dance Works","1119 West Franklin Ave Ste 310",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 558-8209",aprilsellersdc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-734,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020725,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will deepen her own and Minnesotan's connections with Brazilian culture bearers Artist will assess participants learning via post-event or online surveys.","Artist will deepen their own and Minnesotans relationships with Brazilian culture bearers. Interviews, informal feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Karen E. Quiroz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Quiroz will partner with Brazilian culture bearers to develop arts experiences that feature their expertise and knowledge.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Karen E. Quiroz",,,MN,,"(612) 205-8125x c",Kqb516@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-772,"Katelyn Belden is currently working as the social media coordinator for the University of Minnesota Bands. She is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and journalism. Previously, Belden has volunteered with the Voices of Hope choir within the Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility. This fall, she will join the volunteer chorus of VocalEssence.; Janette Davis is an artist, arts administrator, and advocate. Davis has been involved in the arts for more than 30 years, leading foundations and nonprofit organizations through strategic planning, development, and program execution. She has worked with a number of local and national arts organizations including the Guthrie Theater, the Southern Theater, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Davis is the founder of Bridge View Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that resulted in a 92,000-square foot arts and events center in Iowa. She has a BA in theater arts and communications from the University of Minnesota and a master?s degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.; Melanie Deluca has been an education administrator for 38 years with a background in managing community education programs, serving young children through senior citizens. DeLuca managed a local community theater for over 20 years, started the local arts council and has sponsored arts programming in music, dance, theater, visual arts, folk arts, and multidisciplinary projects. In addition to DeLuca?s career in education, she is an active Rotarian and manages international youth exchange programs for Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a global trip leader for Habitat for Humanity.; Marilyn Hood is a recently retired English teacher from Bagley, where she also directed both high school and community theater productions. She has directed the one act play casts to the state competition eight times since 2006 and has also volunteered her costuming skills to the Bemidji Community Theater. She has been and continues to be costume designer for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, a professional summer stock company in Bemidji. She holds a master of science degree in English and has served on a variety of boards in her community.; Sandra Markovich is a retired, woman steelworker who spent 41 years in the mining industry. She is also vice president of the Iron Range Historical Society and is involved in Ladies of the Kaleva, an organization focusing on the preservation of Finnish heritage. Markovich is also an acrylic painter. She attended Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, WI). Since her retirement, she has been painting with the Lyric Arts League in Virginia. During the pandemic, she has taken workshops from many online artists. Markovich is especially drawn to mining art and the depiction of history and the feelings that it evokes for people. She currently is working on a painting about domestic violence which is a new route in her art. She has a mural on the main street of Eveleth that was purchased by the Iron Range Tourist Bureau and depicts the tourism of the Range.; Lela Olson has served in administrative and teaching roles in K-12 and higher education and has a special interest in youth development through the arts. Olson is a stage and voice actor and has been a member of choral ensembles. They graduated from Augustana University, (Sioux Falls, SD) with a BA in deaf education and elementary education, and earned an MA in educational policy and administration and a PhD in work and human resource education from the University of Minnesota. Olson serves on the board of directors of the Minnesota Boychoir and chairs its diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.; Jonathan Rutter is the executive director and curator of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, a medium, regional art center based in Moorhead. He also maintains a personal studio practice as a painter, mixed media sculptor, and letterpress printmaker.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020412,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5985,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A recording will be produced by MacKenzie and six other Minnesota traditional musicians followed by concerts in Northfield, Duluth and Saint Paul. The album will be distributed to Minnesota reviewers, presenters and programmers, requesting reviews. Responses will be published in several newsletters. Audience members will be asked to complete a survey form to be analyzed and submitted to MSAB.","A recording of Scottish and Irish music in duos with eight other musicians was produced by MacKenzie, and concerts were given in Northfield and Saint Paul. A survey was distributed to the audience. Response was excellent and many were filled out with thoughtful answers. I have collated and summarized. The CD has been sent to local reviewers. Reviews will be published in community newsletters.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1215,,7200,,,,"Laura A. MacKenzie",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"MacKenzie will engage six other traditional music colleagues in Minnesota who are over 60 years of age in an art of the duo seniors recording project, followed by concerts in three Minnesota communities.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,MacKenzie,"Laura A. MacKenzie",,,MN,,"(651) 398-5055",laura@lauramackenzie.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-694,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020857,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create an interactive temporary space that allows the public to interact with the art and the artists. A physical outdoor interactive exhibit will be built and placed in a public location. An NFT component or Augmented reality component will be built into the finished concept.","Engaged audience with public art. The attendees at the unveiling as well as those that engaged with the art during the last year. The tech allows us to track views etc.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Kelly L. Anderson AKA Crayon Kelly",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Anderson will create a public art installation that includes a NFT or augmented reality component. The work will be placed locally.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Anderson,"Kelly L. Anderson AKA Crayon Kelly",,,MN,,"(952) 237-6413",Kelly@crayonkelly.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-844,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021134,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","John Wells will create, make and exhibit a continuing series of five larger paintings focused on geometric forms, lines and materials. The project will be evaluated based on successful completion of the paintings and their exhibition in my local community at Red Wing Arts and in virtual presentations of the work through their website and other social media platforms.","I successfully completed five mid size paintings which incorporated more sculptural elements which was my goal. I exhibited them at Red Wing Arts. My plan to use more 3D elements in this work was achieved The art became more focused on sculpture, with the use of metal, plastic, paper and neon. Viewer comments collected during the show included: fantastic, beautiful, amazing, engaging, etc.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"John A. Wells",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wells will make and exhibit a series of five larger paintings focused on materials, lines, and geometric forms. This exhibition will be presented at Red Wing Arts and online through its website, and multiple other online sites.",2022-03-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Wells,"John A. Wells",,,MN,,"(612) 834-3352x c",johnwellsart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-938,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021313,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","PRAF engenders a real sense of comradery between Americana roots music artists and underserved communities via performances and hands on workshops. A survey will be developed to help measure how attendees benefited from the event and whether they felt more connected to the bluegrass music arts experience and community. Informal conversations will also occur.","100% of survey responders indicated the highest agreement that the festival helped them feel more connected to Americana bluegrass music. Online survey and informal interviews were used to measure ways people were engaged, how they benefitted, and what their experience was.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Dave Roggenkamp, Steve Hansen, Jake Ashworth, Tim Roggenkamp, Liz Ashworth, John Kunkel, Danelle Johnson, Cindy Roggenkamp, Troy Gregory, Mike Birkeland, Eric Roggenkamp, Jacki Wetrosky, Joel Roggenkamp, Anne Kunkel, Tammy Martin",0.00,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Pine River Area Foundation will host the fifteenth Lakes Bluegrass Festival that celebrates and preserves American roots music of bluegrass music. Included are main stage performances, food booths, and interactive workshops.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Roggenkamp,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","PO Box 187","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 831-0907",cjroggenkamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Faribault, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Red Lake, Scott, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-304,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020760,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Covering rent, admin and salaried staff, insurance, and professional artists salary will help recovery from lost revenue due to the pandemic and adjus The outcome of receiving creative support for TAM will be that TAM survives and thrives post-pandemic and its teachers and performing artists' are financially supported, enabling TAM to bring the healing power of taiko to our community.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. We were able to hold many activities that engaged the public in taiko arts both in their communities and in our studio.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Katie Hae Leo, Rick Shiomi, Elizabeth Kane, Tracee Hummel-Tanabe, Maribel Stolee, Hailey Gabriel, Jennifer Weir",0.00,"TaikoArts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"TaikoArts Midwest will return to live performances, artist development, and programming related to the release of the recently produced HERbeat documentary film about groundbreaking women in taiko, created during the HERbeat concert and residency of 2020.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaclyn,Nott,"TaikoArts Midwest","3949 13th Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(651) 983-5349",jnott@taikoartsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-178,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020650,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Rochester Art Center will offer high quality arts programming. Outcome will be evaluated through in-person and virtual attendance tracking as well as surveys and verbal feedback.","Rochester Art Center offered high quality arts programming including artist-led workshops, interactive installations and youth summer art camp. Participation and visitor attendance was tracked and evaluated by staff. Verbal feedback was collected and surveys were sent to participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Rose Anderson, Brett Olson, Jon Zurn, Alexandre Maia, Brooke Burch, Michelle Fagan, Paul Scanlon, Simon Huelsbeck, Alessandra de la Puente, Heidi Howe, Gerry Greane, Gaylia Borror, Paula Eickman, David Morris, Audrey Elegbede",0.00,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Rochester Art Center will provide welcoming, safe, and diverse opportunities that encourage creativity and critical thinking through contemporary art, and reflect the dynamic relationship between art and society.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-151,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021114,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn and share about local Black history and experiences through community engagement events and the creation of a public artwork. Short-term: participation data, media coverage, personal interviews, and surveys will measure desired impacts. Long-term: the extent to which continued co-creation between artists and communities takes place beyond initial activities will be tracked.","Red Wing residents gained a better understanding of and appreciation for the area's African American history. Personal interviews were the primary source of evaluation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",97,,25097,3390,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",0.00,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Anderson Center will engage Seitu Jones to work with Red Wing community members to design and create a public artwork that recalls and remembers the historic African American presence in Red Wing, while cultivating community cohesion and a sense of collective self efficacy.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-251,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10021247,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will connect with its community and artists using programs that address their needs. Using groups interviews and surveys CAAM CDT will (a) seek input on needs of community and artists to create programs addressing needs of both as well as (b) measure whether the programs are meeting the needs of the community and artists.","CAAM CDT was able to connect with community through classes, workshops and performances. Primarily surveys were used to gather feedback from audiences. Interviews were used to gather feedback from dancers and artistic staff.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,1000,"Ronald Tu, Elle Mason, Yanhua Wusands, Joseph Lin, Li Wang, Hui Wilcox, Beatrice Rothweiler",0.00,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will seek new and innovative ways to create, adapt, and grow programs that strengthen community, artists, and their connections.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","655 Fairview Ave N STE 8","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-277,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021124,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Increase access to our season of programming for central Minnesota audiences and artists. This will be measured through the total number of participants and audiences engaging with our programming as well as identifying how many are new to GREAT through surveys and reporting from our database.","Increased access to our season of programming for central Minnesota audiences and artists. Measured through the total number of participants and audiences engaging with our programming, identifying how many are new to GREAT through surveys and reporting from our database, and efforts to reduce barriers to participation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Cassie Miles, Chad O'Brien, Chris Kudrna, Kimberly Foster, Janet Reagan, Dan Barth, Buddy King, Monica Segura Schwartz, Lori Glanz Gambrino, Steve Palmer, Marianne Arnzen, Joanne Dorsher",2.00,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"GREAT Theatre will increase access to its season of programming for central Minnesota audiences and artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lacey,Schirmers,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787",Lacey@GreatTheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-261,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021324,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of applicant's primary service area will maintain access and connection to the arts.; Applicant will gather as much demographic data as possible to determine who was able to take part in programming opportunities funded by the grant.","Maintaining access and connection to the arts. Tracking participation at events and programs.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,500,"Mark Gerbi, Ron Bieganek, Judith Uebelacker, Sheryl Johnson, Kristina VonBerge, Olivia Wood, Zoe Back, Amanda Cox, Scott Saher, Lindsey Derry, Lane Gabel, Peter Grams.",0.00,"Great River Arts Association AKA Great River Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Great River Arts will resume classroom offerings, public events, and a regular schedule of performances/lectures, and expand programming offerings to attract a broader audience from across the central Minnesota region.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Worcester,"Great River Arts Association AKA Great River Arts","122 1st St SE PO Box 157","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 632-0960",mike@greatart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-315,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020770,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Great River Chorale will stay connected to the community and maintain the viability of its arts programming by compensating its primary staff member. The outcome will be evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director for the agreed upon contractual fees for service during the grant period indicated.","Great River Chorale connected with the community and maintained the viability of its arts programming by compensating its primary staff member. The outcome was evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director for the agreed upon contractual fees for service during the grant period indicated.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,,"Charles Welter, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, Brandon Anderson, Anita Fischer, Maribeth Overland, Patricia Weishaar",0.00,"Great River Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Great River Chorale will support its artistic managing director and produce a live concert series to continue connecting with the central Minnesota community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geston,"Great River Chorale","313 E Highview Ct","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379,"(320) 515-4472",director@greatriverchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-188,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020771,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CHP will expand the reach of Minnesota authors and bring a diverse range of books to Minnesota audiences while equitably compensating freelancers and interns. CHP will gather feedback from interns, authors, and editors through both informal check-ins and formal surveys. We will track book sales, event audiences, and social-media reach to evaluate the degree of connection with audiences.","CHP expanded the reach of Minnesota authors and brought a diverse range of books to Minnesota audiences while equitably compensating freelancers and interns. CHP gathered feedback from interns, authors, and editors through both informal check-ins and formal surveys. We tracked book sales, event audiences, and social-media reach to evaluate the degree of connection with audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermid, Maureen Millea Smith, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble. Stephen L. Smith, and Paul Stembler.",0.00,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Coffee House Press will develop their internship program, invest in publicity and marketing for forthcoming titles, and support the acquisition and cultivation of additional titles from a diverse population of Minnesota authors.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-189,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020634,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Carifest will expose entertain, engage, and increase understanding Caribbean music, dance, arts, Foods and cultures available in Minnesota. We will solicit verbal, written, and video responses of festival attendees. We will also have comment boxes onsite and seek responses via event page online, using a multi-prong approach to best understand audience feedback, engagement, and change.","Multi performances by cultural artists in music and dance. Carnival Mas parade featuring kids, adults and bystanders. Serval thousand attended the cultural festival giving feedback by interview, social media responses, and evaluation forms.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,9300,"Charles Peterson, Claire Persaud, Esther Peterson, James Byron, John Trotman. Shawn Winter, Keith Craigwell, Eric Graf, Kurt Wise.",0.00,"Twin Cities Carifest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Carifest will present the twenty-ninth annual Caribbean Festival to connect and educate communities through a day-long presentation of music, art, performances, and food in a family friendly environment.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Byron,"Twin Cities Carifest","PO Box 580481",Minneapolis,MN,55458,"(612) 239-8384",twincitiescarifest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-135,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020635,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,16000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The 2022 Selby Ave JazzFest will attract at least 10,000 attendees on Sat, Sept 10th, 2022 Evaluation: Did JF21 attract an audience of at least 10K people? Methodology: Hourly crowd counts, talk with long-time vendors/sponsors and security, compare traffic to 2011-19 and 2021 Fests.","JF22's estimated attendance was 8,500. Evaluation: Did JF22 attract an audience of at least 10K people? Methodology: Hourly crowd counts, talk with long-time vendors/sponsors and security, compare traffic to 2011-19 and 2021 Fests.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,16000,,"Philip Gracia, Matthew McCormack, Michelle Moore",0.00,"Selby Avenue Jazz Fest AKA Selby Avenue JazzFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Selby Ave JazzFest will produce its twenty-first event at Selby and Milton in Saint Paul, featuring a day of live jazz, family activities, and artist demonstrations.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bonko,"Selby Ave JazzFest","934 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 717-5388",david.j.bonko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-136,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020496,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will write and produce a new play, 'Meadow Adventures.' Clay County 4-H kids will be in the crew that safely rehearses and performs it. A polished play will be its own evidence. Following current CDC guidelines will ensure participants' safety. Production will be considereded successful when I have a space rented, director and costumer hired and 4-H kids in the cast and crew.","I researched, wrote and produced a new play, Meadow Adventures. Research was done when I had the confidence to write the play. The completed play was its own evidence, as were hiring a director, costumer and securing a performance space.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Carol A. Hough AKA Annie Hough",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Moorhead playwright Hough will use the Creative Support for Individuals grant to write and safely produce an original new play, Meadow Adventures.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Hough,"Carol A. Hough AKA Annie Hough",,,MN,,"(701) 367-5531",carolannehough@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Hennepin, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-719,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020897,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,20160,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Adults with disabilities will engage in new arts activities and exhibit their work publicly We will evaluate this outcome through observation, participant interviews, and the completion of the exhibition.","Adults with disabilities engaged in new art mediums and exhibited their work publicly at Fresh Eye Gallery. Evaluation occurred through observation, photo and video documentation, discussions with the participants and teaching artists, and through the completion of the Good Together exhibition of student work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20160,1600,"Matthew Hansen, Ken Rodgers, Steven W. Freimuth, Lynn Schmidt, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Marissa Upin, Gabi Randle, Jeff Hatton, Tom Lyman, Mark Lindstrom, Paul Louiselle",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Midwest Special Services will host a variety of inclusive art classes at Fresh Eye Gallery.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000",lhughes@mssmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-215,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021317,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SOH will deliver 15+ concerts to 2,000+ Minnesota residents historically served by SOH, including rural populations, people with disabilities, and elders. Staff will track audiences through surveys, venue counts, and concert partner feedback, and compare makeup of underserved audiences in 2022 with those results achieved in recent, pre-pandemic years.","SOH performed 25 concerts for audiences over 2,200 - including youth, elders, general audiences, and more. Staff counted audiences and obtained demographic information from observation, partner feedback, etc. Arts impact came from oral feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",639,,25639,2000,"Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson, John Choi, David Badgley, Hannah Hoes, Judy Morrison, Liz Olds",0.00,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd. will resume presenting global youth concerts to existing and new audiences in venues throughout Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","245 Summit Ave 3rd Floor","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-308,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020656,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence resumed in-person programming but made performance highlights available for free on its website to connect with audiences in Minnesota. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Philip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"VocalEssence will create hybrid experiences for its concerts and engagement programs to make them accessible to a wide array of audiences throughout the state of Minnesota and beyond, engaging regular as well as new audiences in choral music.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dieter,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",grants@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Washington, Wright, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-157,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10020657,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","30 students in our 'Grow Through Music' Summer Camp 2022 will learn to play simple tunes on several instruments/play in culminating group performance 1.Student progress - assessed by instructors. 2. Student experience - via online survey of students/parents. Program staff/faculty meet post-program to review evaluations, discuss successes/shortfalls, and plan for following year.","Forty (increased from original outcome of 30) students in our camp will learn to play simple tunes on several instruments and perform for an audience. Student progress was assessed by the faculty and staff. Students and parents completed written and/or online surveys. Program staff met before, during and after the camp to discuss student progress, successes and challenges and plan for next year.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1704,"Barbara Doyle, Christy Bartlett, David Mohr, Eric Clark, Grant West, Greg Finzell, Jeff Bailey, Lawrence Waddell, Maia Maiden, Margaret Marrinan, Mary Bolkcom, Mary Boyd, Natalie Kennedy, Carl Walker, Russell Knighton, Sharon Garth, Cherise Ayers, Michael Walker",0.00,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Walker West Music Academy will engage thirty students, ages five to twelve, beginners and returnees, in a fun three-week ""Grow Through Music"" summer camp in which they learn to play simple tunes on several instruments and play in a culminating group performance.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Braxton,Haulcy,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","760 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 789-1684",braxton@walkerwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-158,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021252,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Safe, live outdoor performances will continue to enrich the lives of members of one of CSB's core audiences (seniors and those facing dementia). Partner evaluators, CSB artists and care staff will use qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure engagement and change in quality of life following each visit.","Safe, live performances continued to enrich the lives of members of one of CSB's core audiences: seniors and those facing dementia. Partner evaluators, CSB artists and care staff used qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure engagement and change in quality of life following each visit.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2500,"Jeff Gleason Justin Windschitl Joe Heitz Lindsay Kimball Rachel Riensche Amy Stearns",0.00,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet Nonprofit AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Copper Street Brass will use live music and social interaction to enrich the lives of seniors in care facilities with a focus on those facing dementia through the creative aging program, Soundtracks, in fourteen socially distant outdoor performances.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Hall,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",allison@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-282,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020765,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Sing Out Loud will provide choral arts programming for treble voices for Minnesota residents and communities. Data will be collected including choir participation numbers, demographics of singers, concert attendance and participation feedback about their experiences.","Through choir activities, Bella Singers developed for artistic excellence and community members had opportunities for choral music appreciation. Data was collected for choir participation and attendance at concerts and outreach performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Tracy Austin, Heidi Finck, April Horne, Laura Quest",0.00,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Bella Voce Young Women's Choir will engage internationally acclaimed singer songwriter Jenn Bostic as an artist in residence to lead a songwriting workshop for singers. Choirs will also perform spring and fall concerts and a tour of schools and the community.",2022-03-10,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Nolting,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 244-0222",executivedirector@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-183,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021118,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Diverse audiences have access to Tamil culture; feel seen/represented/empowered; are inspired to think differently about our neighbors/communities Feedback is collected via comment cards, e-surveys, livestream chats, dialogue with attendees, and email/social media response. Diversity is assessed via optional survey questions and observation. Data is evaluated by Ragamala staff/board.","We provided audiences with access to Tamil culture, helping them feel seen and empowered, and inspiring them to think differently about our community. Attendance numbers and attendee feedback were collected via comment cards and Zoom chats during digital events, as well as comments left via YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and emails from attendees. Data was evaluated by Ragamala staff/board.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2871,"Marguerite Ahmann, Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad (Board President), Neal Cuthbert (Board Vice President), Unnikrishnan Gopinathan, Nisha Kurup, Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, John Riske (Board Secretary), Dheenu Sivalingam (Board Treasurer)",0.00,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ragamala Dance Company will produce Mythology Makes Us: The Kannagi Festival, celebrating Tamil (Southeast Indian) culture through dance, dialogue and food, exploring how immigrants can draw on cultural archetypes to inform a better, more just, and more inclusive future.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","3754 Pleasant Ave Ste 422W",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 964-9213",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-255,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021253,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,22500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","By displaying Somali youth art skills for our community, Ka Joog will show that the arts can create shared experiences and bridge generational gaps. We use enrollment, post-attendance surveys, and social change to evaluate outcomes. This year we hope to enroll 400 youth and have 40-65 present their art in public forums. All will learn to use Somali art forms to broach modern-day challenges.","By displaying Somali youth art skills for our community, Ka Joog will show that the arts can create shared experiences and bridge generational gaps. We use enrollment, post-attendance surveys, and social change to evaluate outcomes.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,22500,,"Ali Elmi, Hussein Mohamed, Guled Abdullahi, Aisha Muktar, Ibrahim Farah, Bianca Fine (Advisory Member), Kari Hubbard Rominski (Advisory Member)",0.00,"Ka Joog Nonprofit Organization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Ka Joog will enrich the lives of Somali American youth by offering at least twenty distinct workshops at its main office in Saint Paul.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mohamed,Farah,"Ka Joog","419 Cedar Ave S 257",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 795-1589",mfarah@kajoog.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-283,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020659,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,24950,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Update technology to better serve performers and audiences, and support increased participation by underserved communities. HUGE will track: - Implemented website and theater tech improvements against list of recommendations. - number of participants in minority-centered improv festivals/events - Attendance at improv jam sessions for underserved communities.","Technology was updated to better serve performers and audiences, and participation in jams and festivals was increased. Completion of website and update of booth technology was confirmed. Leaders of new and existing minority-centered jams reported average attendance. Attendance and participation at the Queer and Funny improv Festival was tracked.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24950,,"Adia Morris Swanger, Amy Derwinski, Robin Gillette, Nels Lennes, Jill Bernard, Butch Roy, Mars Eaglestone",0.00,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"HUGE Improv Theater will improve its support of new and experienced improvisers by bringing its in-house and online technology up to date, and continuing pursuit of increased participation by underserved populations.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dillon,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843",sean@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-160,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021123,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","JazzMN will perform two live and live streamed outdoor concerts that engage Minnesota musicians and connect with residents and underserved populations JazzMN will conduct interviews with concertgoers and will survey viewers of the live stream and virtual performance. JazzMN will reach out to social directors at senior residences and other establishments for their feedback.","JazzMN performed three live and one livestreamed concerts that engage Minnesota musicians and connect with underserved audiences. JazzMN kept track of audience numbers, reached out to senior residences and talked to audience members after the performances.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Bill Bushnell, Interim President Andrew Walesch, Vice President John P. Langlais, Treasurer Denise Stibal, Secretary Andrea Canter Chris Rochester, Board member Michael B. Stiegler M.D. John T. Roberts, Past President",0.00,"JazzMN, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"JazzMN will perform two live outdoor concerts at Crooners Supper Club in Fridley. The performances will be streamed live and will be free and open to all Minnesota residents.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Bushnell,"JazzMN, Inc.","PO Box 8162","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 227-3108",wcbushnell@frontiernet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-260,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021256,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will access and engage with heritage art traditions including Jewish, Eastern European, Somali, Bengali, and Nordic traditions Audiences will attend in-person learning jams and workshops by artists working in folk traditions. Learning materials will be offered in person and online; Participants will be counted and surveyed about their experience accessing the materials.","Minnesotans participated actively in heritage art tradition from Jewish Eastern European lineages, including instrumental music, singing, and dance. Tracking attendee numbers at in-person learning jams and workshops; documenting participant testimonies regarding impact of the activity and tracking experiences accessing learning materials.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,375,"Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Mai Nhia Vang Huizel, Megan Guerber, Jim Leary, Nataliya Danylkova, Tea Rozman Clark, Deb Girdwood, Uri Schreter, Harbi Kahiye",0.00,"Folk Will Save Us","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Folk Will Save Us will produce in person workshops, performances, and pop-up events for teaching and learning music from folk traditions, deepening community for those who use heritage as a tool to enact social change.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Folk Will Save Us","3332 18th Ave S Ste 2",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(952) 818-0021",sbdlarsson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-286,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021257,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","More Minnesotans of different backgrounds, ages and economic situations engage with and benefit from dance education via TU Dance programs. Track participation and demographics; gather feedback via surveys from students, their parents/guardians, and program artists, and via formal meetings with students/families.","Minnesotans, including many traditionally underserved, had opportunities to engage with and benefit from dance education at TU Dance Center. We tracked participation and participant demographics, surveyed students and their parents/guardians, held student-parent-teacher conferences, and maintained ongoing student progress assessments among teaching artists and staff.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands (ex-officio), Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",0.00,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"TU Dance will expand community preferred in person activities in accordance with public health recommendations and relaunch programs suspended due to COVID for inclusive participants, engaging many traditionally underserved BIPOC populations.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-287,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10020655,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will cultivate community-based artmaking and representation through a series of trainings and exhibits of visual storytelling. Participants will express an increase in sense of empowerment for representing themselves through photography and narrative; Audiences will express increase empathy for the Polish-American experience depicted in photographic exhibitions.","Kalejdoskop aims to increase representation of Polish-Americans in Minnesota through community-based visual storytelling. We measured the outcomes by counting the attendees at our events and the growing number of partner organizations. We survey the event and online participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",747,,25747,1767,"Barbara Szepietowski, Katarzyna Litak, Renata Stachowicz",0.00,"Minnesota Polish Medical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Polish Medical Society will lead a new season of Kalejdoskop Polski: a community based visual storytelling initiative, capturing the stories of different generations of Polish immigrants through photography and narrative.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katarzyna,Litak,"Polish-American Medical Society of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Polish Medical Society","PO Box 130940 ?",Roseville,MN,55113,"(612) 636-1788",klitak@pamsm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-156,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021115,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Produce high quality choral music for women's voices, with a free cost to sing in-person, and access for audience to attend in person or online. Participant survey, online/digital viewership tallies, social media insights, and participant discussions.","Produced high quality choral music programming for women's voices, with a free cost to sing, and online and in-person options for singers and audience. Participant survey, online viewership tallies, social media insights, and participant discussions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,600,"Sandi Sherman, Karleen Kos, Alanna Walen, Emily Menchaca, Tanya Orr, Elizabeth Paul, Meg Swanson, Ronna Puck, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Jenilee Christy",0.00,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Twin Cities Women's and Girls' Choir will present a season of high quality choral concerts and masterclasses, dedicated to the empowerment of women's voices with a free cost to participate, and with audience access both in person and online for performances.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Her Voice Productions","PO Box 22509",Minneapolis,MN,55122,"(612) 333-8292",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-252,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020885,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,24479,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create a hybrid live and virtual Hip Hop dance performance that explores issues of racial equity, the immigrant experience, and solidarity movements. We will track the number of audience members and views by collecting information from our presenting institution. We will also ask our audience about their experience through social media.","We created a hybrid live and virtual Hip Hop dance theater performance that explores grief, rebirth, illness, and Black health. Social media engagements with the public, talkbacks after performances with audiences, and debriefings with the cast.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24479,2500,"Yan Pang, Stefon 'Bionik' Taylor, Jason 'J-Sun' Noer, V. Paul Virtucio",0.00,"MIXTAPE Dance MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The MIXTAPE Collective will create a hybrid live and virtual hip hop dance performance that explores issues of racial equity, the immigrant experience, and solidarity movements.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Noer,MIXTAPE,"2285 University Ave W 559","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 707-6907",Noerx006@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-203,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020886,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","CJ will diversify its student and audience demographics by developing and executing partnerships for recruitment and training. CJ will utilize its Survey Monkey instrument with parents of preschool participants and Wings and Out of the Chair students. A shorter survey on circus and life skills, and program logistics, will be adapted for our community partners.","CJ will diversify its student and audience demographics by developing and executing partnerships for recruitment and training. Survey Monkey sent at the end of the year, discussions with community partners and youth involved.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Roz Allyson, Shani Norberg, Sonia Miller-Van Oort, John Harrington, John Bennett, Ann Reynolds, Erich Axmacher",0.00,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Circus Juventas will engage diverse participants and audiences through partnerships with Neighborhood House, diverse childcare program providers, disability service providers, eldercare providers, Saint Paul Park and Recreation Centers, and Bolder Options.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, McLeod",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-204,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021316,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local artists working in performance will deepen their practices and connect with audiences through the development and public sharing of new work. We will collect written and anecdotal feedback from participating artists about the impact of the program on their artistic development and audience base-building; and we will collect written and anecdotal feedback from audiences attending performances.","Local artists working in performance deepened their practices and connected with audiences through the development and public sharing of new work. We collected written and anecdotal feedback from participating artists about the impact of the program on their artistic development and audience base-building; and we collected written and anecdotal feedback from audiences attending performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,400,"Karen Quisenberry, David Kelley, Cameran Bailey, Rachel Mattson, Jinza Thayer, Sara Shives, Diana Konopka, John Marks",0.00,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Red Eye Theater will support Minnesota artists to develop performance based projects and share this work with Minnesota audiences at the company's annual New Works 4 Weeks Festival.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Jendrzejewski,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","PO Box 80666",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 870-7531",rachel@redeyetheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-307,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021250,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents from diverse backgrounds, both new to Jazz and already enjoying Jazz, will feel engaged with Jazz music and welcome at TCJF. An evaluation plan developed by an external evaluation consulting company will measure attendees and demographics of TCJF audiences and their level of engagement through a series of in-person and online surveys.","40,000 Minnesota residents from diverse backgrounds, both new to Jazz and already enjoying Jazz, will feel engaged with Jazz music and welcome at TCJF. TCJF used its previous evaluation plan to measure attendees and demographics of TCJF audiences and their level of engagement through a series of in-person and online surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,250,"BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alden Drew ? Chair, Issac Peterson, Kevin Barnes, Michael Cook, Doug Brown, Barbara Davis, Steve Heckler, Phyllis Olin, Jim Scheibel, Tio Aiken, Tara Graff, Marvin Martin, Maia Maiden, Chris Noonan, Stephen Manuszak, Ryan Garmoe (Student)",0.00,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 35,000 festival goers from throughout the state of Minnesota to lowertown and downtown Saint Paul, showcasing 200 Minnesota jazz artists from diverse communities and genres.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Cook,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 140","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108",cooks603@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-280,"Crystal Boyd is the pollinator programs manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where she manages an annual grant cycle that awards up to $1.8 million per year. She also is the founder and president of Crystal Boyd Consulting LLC, which assists nonprofits, local governments, and museums with implementing history projects in Minnesota. Since 2013, she has managed eleven arts and cultural heritage fund grants totaling more than $230,000. Boyd earned her bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from the University of Minnesota, and her master's in museum studies from the University of Colorado.; Joyce Broderson is a past Arts Board grant advisory reviewer and has most recently been associated with the Minnesota Social Service Association as a board member. She currently advises both organizations and individuals on recruiting and retaining people of color and seniors, as well as combating systemic racism. She has a doctorate in business administration, an MBA, a BA in human service administration, and a merchandising degree.; Christopher Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter, and performer based between Mexico City and the U. S. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word, and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act, and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more. Philanthropy and community outreach work have been an important part of Clouser's work in Mexico and beyond. As the founder of Music Mission, Clouser and patrons have donated thousands of dollars worth of instruments, education materials, workshops, and basic needs support to communities in Nicaragua, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Durango, the U. S., and more. Clouser also is the founder of Ropeadope Sur, a record label based out of Mexico City with a focus on Mexican acts in search of increased projection of their music, the first act signed being Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, an acapella group singing slave era songs on the ranches on northern Mexico.; Christina Cotruvo: Living on the shore of Lake Superior inspires Cotruvo?s music. Her arrangements and recordings include Celtic, new age, folk, ethnic, and therapeutic harp music. She helps those with challenges through her Harp-Abilities program and provides music at medical facilities and residences as a certified case manager. She has been a music coach to those with visual disabilities as founder and publisher of No-C-Notes audio music score publishing. She has a 30-year career as a nonprofit accountant, grant writer, and software consultant.; Lindsay Halleckson?s work lives at the intersection of art, science, and environmentalism. Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the country, including Woman Made Gallery (Chicago), Harwood Art Center (Albuquerque), and DeVos Art Museum (Marquette). She has been awarded grants from the Arts Board (2018), Metropolitan Regional Arts Council/McKnight Foundation (2017) and Puffin Foundation (2013). She has received residencies in the Arctic Circle (2018), at Hinge Arts at The Kirkbride (2016), as a Jerome funded Emerging Artist Fellow at Tofte Lake Center (2011) and at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center (2010). She was an Art(ists) on the Verge 10 Fellow, and her work is represented by Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, and Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. She has her BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.; Timothy Heitman is an independent graphic design consultant with more than 30 years experience designing for identity, print, Web, and environmental design. Working with a local consortium of independent designers, Heitman's team won a national design competition to build Bearden Place, a small, affordable live/work development to be located in North Minneapolis to benefit local artists. Many of his environmental designs can be seen in significant buildings in Minnesota and nationally including: the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Saint Paul (terrazzo floor emblem); Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus, Minneapolis (donor acknowledgement wall); Cuningham Offices, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas (branding graphics); and Epic Systems Software, Verona, WI (custom graphic ceiling installation). Heitman currently serves as a board member for Skewed Visions, a small independent performance company and Shapiro & Smith Dance. He is a founding member of the early music ensemble, Eglantine Consort. Heitman holds a BA from Augsburg University in music and German. He furthered his studies at the University of Minnesota in the department of studio arts.; Timothy King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk. Kara Siegfried is an Indian education liaison at Reede Gray Elementary School. She is an enrolled member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community where she was previously the assistant tribal planner/grant writer and intergenerational cultural incubator director. In this position, she successfully raised money for arts programming, including pottery, digital arts, and traditional arts apprenticeships, summer youth program arts learning, and individual artist endeavors. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BA in public health education and promotion. She enjoys playing piano and painting, especially traditional Dakota florals on moccasins and regalia.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021325,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","IMSOM will produce a hybrid season of seven virtual and in-person classical Indian music concerts and two lectures, to stay connected with its audiences. The outcome will be evaluated through written surveys at each event, collating and analyzing the results at the season's end. IMSOM will review the growth and diversity of the audience, revenue, and the overall success of the concerts and lectures.","Marked a return to in-person concerts after three years and brought a wide variety of Indian artists, instruments and music to audiences in the cities. Used online and emailed surveys post-concert, to gather data on various quality attributes of the concert series. Surveys had 10-12 easy questions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",742,,25742,,"Ameeta Kelekar, Mythili Chari, Vineet Sinha, Sriram Natarajan, Jay Patel, Sandhya Joshi, Abhinav Sharma, Kari Askeland, Balaji Chandran, Greg Herriges, Joy Islam, Praful Kelkar, Anu Krishnan, Dinesh Krishnajois, Jagdip Mahant, Kingshuk Mandal, Bhuvana Nandakumar, Stephen Spaise, Matt Rahaim, Ethirajan Ramanujam, Dan Rein, Allalaghatta Pavan, Ram Krishnan.",0.00,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota will present a hybrid virtual and in person music concert series. The seven concerts will present world-class artists of Indian classical music from India, the United States, and Minnesota.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota","PO Box 581846",Minneapolis,MN,55458-1846,"(651) 428-4238",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-316,"Ross Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson is an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Amy Cousin: Cousin is a jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Hannah Gary currently works with the Metropolitan Council managing the Livable Communities Demonstration Account grant program. She has also served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for the past two years. Gary has a background in urban planning and public health with experience in public art and arts based community engagement. Gary is originally from Atlanta, GA, and has been living in Minneapolis for the past six years.; Cherie Hamilton: Hamilton holds an MFA in creative writing, fiction, and writing for children and young adults from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana, IL). She has a MA in art education and a BA in fiber arts from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA), Fairhaven College (Bellingham, WA), and the University of Minnesota, College of Design. She works as a teacher at the college level as well as teaching art and writing to youth. Hamilton encourages writers to tell their stories and give voice to their experiences.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, and Kenyon Review Online. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002.; Jean Louis: Jean is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; David Marty is retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Luke Rassmussen is an art hobbyist, art lover, and employed as a professional project manager. He helps with trouble shooting; clear, precise communication; meeting budgets; and meeting partner goals within budgets. Rassmussen excels in working with partners on achieving their goals and communicating their message while also being cognizant of budget realities. He is currently excited to get more involved with his local community.; Amy Rea is a freelance writer and editor who was also the recipient of a 2018 Artist Initiative grant. She has been published in several journals with both poetry and fiction. In addition, over the years she worked both as an employee and as a contractor for several nonprofits. She is a volunteer board member for the Professional Editors Network and a social media volunteer for Homeward Bound Rescue.; Lara Rodriguez is the author of THRESHOLES (Coffee House Press, 2020). She holds a PhD in English. She is a senior editor of Triple Canopy. She was born in the Bronx.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020638,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Continue rebuilding/renewing enrollment and audiences by addressing community needs and correcting organizational culture. Data collected from staff, students, families, and the community will inform the use of these funds and help SPB identify barriers that we unknowingly uphold.","Enrollment was renewed, with 80% of new students and families coming from referral citing SPB's accessible approach to dance education. Quarterly school-wide check-ins; surveys; conversations between Executive Director and staff/students/families/faculty.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Sarah Leismer, Lillyan Hoyos, Brianne Bland, Amber Genetsky, Christine Onusko, Katherine Krieser",0.00,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Saint Paul Ballet will continue to create programming for students and audiences who could not participate during the coronavirus pandemic and expand offerings to reach more people in its community.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Koochiching, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-139,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020639,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Collide will maintain and grow arts audiences by creating diverse, high-quality programs and support artists with paid work, childcare, and training. Ongoing assessment by the artistic director and board, through: -Post-show audience surveys that provide qualitative feedback and demographic data -Critical response -Box office receipts -Budget summaries -Performer feedback","Collide maintained and grew arts audiences by creating diverse, high-quality programs and supported artists with paid work, childcare, and training. -Post-show audience surveys -Critical and audience response -Box office receipts -Budget summaries -Performer feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,5000,"Manuel Barrera, Robert Bitzan, David Fettig, Christina Goldstein, Tracy Harris, Katy Hass, Mary P. Lincoln, Jim McGibbon, Laurie Nevers, Nathan Pechacek, Brian Sheehan, William Spring, Eric Tornoe, Regina Peluso (Ex-Officio)",0.00,"COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company will create high quality theatrical jazz dance shows that welcome diverse audiences, and support work and training opportunities for artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Regina,Peluso,"COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company","755 Prior Ave N Ste 235H","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 395-7903",Regina@collidetheatrical.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-140,"Eric Anderson has been with the Minneapolis Foundation since 2000, currently as the director of stewardship. He oversees philanthropic support to the advisors of more than eight hundred donor advised funds and other component funds. He oversees programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, and grant screening and selection. His nonprofit board affiliations include Avenues for Homeless Youth, Youth Performance Company, Minnesota AIDS Project, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, and Playworks Twin Cities. Anderson has held positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Augsburg University.; Judy Cooper Lyle is the founder and artistic director of The Urban Spectrum Theatre Company, founded in 1974. She also is a former teacher in inner city schools, and a nonprofit administrator. She was the center director for Pillsbury House for eight years. While there, Cooper Lyle was responsible for establishing the Pillsbury House Theatre, still operating today. She is a designer of wearable art and owns Phyllis Designs, wearable art and high fashion for the urban woman.; Christy Goulet: Boozhoo (Hello in Ojibwe), Wiishkobizi Nibi Ikwe (To be sweet like the water women) is my Indigenous name, and my English name is Christy Goulet. I am a tribaly enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. I strive for cultural preservation and education and am grateful that I try to live my traditional lifestyle and teach it to my family. Also, I am equally grateful to have been adopted by Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna LittleGhost and gone through ceremonial rite of passage which includes the Sundance, Vision Quest, Naming ceremony etc. I love teaching Indigenous Dreamcatchers classes, Traditional chockers, Music and Meditation, and Frybread cooking classes! I have lived in the F-M area my whole life, except for four years when I moved to Devils Lake, ND to mentor under Wanbli Ishnala Win/Anna Littleghost on how to conduct women's traditional indigenous ceremonies/teachings.; Teresa Mock is a theater director, actor deviser, and teaching artist with experience in costume design and mask making. As a director, Mock?s recent work includes The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten presented by An Opera Theatre (originally slated for March 2020, currently on hold due to pandemic.) Mock?s company, We Theater, created and produced the premier of The Shadow War, a culturally intersectional telling of the Secret War in Laos, presented in partnership with the Center for Hmong Studies, with participation from Lao Assistance Center, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent, and SGU Veterans; funding was provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. As an actor, Mock has worked with Park Square Theatre, the Playwrights? Center, and Walking Shadow Theatre, among others. As a costume designer, Mock designed six seasons of Mixed Precipitation?s annual Picnic Operetta, season one of Ramadan Fel Marikan which aired on Numidia TV in Algeria, as well as several productions for educational organizations. Mock holds an MFA in Lecoq based actor created theater from the London International School for Performing Arts (LISPA) through Naropa University, and a BA in theater from the University.; Madeline Ramirez works at Saint Paul Public Schools as a fund development assistant. She assists in monitoring grant implementation throughout the district and finding funding sources for various projects. Prior to working at Saint Paul Public Schools, Ramirez worked at Head Start in Ramsey County, helping families access medical care and researching potential community partners. Formerly a part of the Twin Cities music scene, Ramirez continues to take a strong interest in current events within the arts community.; Rita Rueckert is founder and president of Martin Pinkney Golf Memorial, a yearly tournament to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley. They have an associates degree of general insurance and are a current student at Minnesota State University Moorhead majoring in sociology. They are currently employed by Clay County in planning and zoning. Their experience in nonprofits includes: serving on the board for Rainbow Bridge, Camp Fire, their church?s Pastoral Council and Social Concerns Committee, and campaign coordinator for United Way. Their awards include: National Society of Leadership and Success and State Farm Spirit of Excellence.; Michael Stowell received his MFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and his MA from St. Cloud State University. After 26 years of full-time teaching, he is now able to move toward fully investing his days in his studio practice. Stowell?s work has gone through multiple iterations?from slipcast geometric teapots to tightly painted plates and organic forms?and can be found in collections across the globe from Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China; to the Polish National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland; to the Appalachian Center for Craft in Cookeville, Tennessee.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020899,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,24980,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the artistic contributions of Asian-Indian immigrants living in Minnesota. On-site evaluations are distributed and collected by volunteers. Two days after the event, an online survey will be posted on Facebook for three weeks. Results will be evaluated by IAM's board of directors.","Minnesotans will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the artistic contributions of Asian-Indian immigrants living in Minnesota. IAM distributed online surveys to artists and attendees. IAM also prepares a report to the Board of Directors following the festival.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,24980,,"Sreeni Checka,Kiran Bandi,Suyash Jain,Srividya Guhan Vaidyanathan,Jaya Chandra,Sajith Padmaja,Prinesh Patel,Manoj Prabhu,Nasreen Shaikh,Pradeep Sujhani",0.00,"India Association of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"India Association of Minnesota will present IndiaFest 2022 as an in person, free event featuring live, in person performances by six professional and twenty community performing groups.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"India Association of Minnesota","PO Box 130158","St Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 321-3421",lauralittleford1410@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-217,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020767,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","AEDS will produce the 2022 Little Africa Festival and Parade to connect 10,000 African and other Minnesotans to African art and cultural experiences. AEDS will track the number and diversity of audience members, artists, performers and vendors engaged. We will gather direct feedback from them during and after the event through in-person interactions and social media outreach.","We produced the 2022 Little Africa Festival and Parade and connected 7,500 African and other Minnesotans to live, in-person African art and cultural experiences. AEDS tracked the number and diversity of audience members (using police estimates), artists, performers and vendors engaged. We gathered direct feedback from them during and after the event through in-person interactions and social media outreach.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Kate Speed, Board Chair Program Officer, Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Gebi Tufa (will be appointed Treasurer) Private Citizen Omar Kissi, Owner Oromia Transportation Rebecca Cooper, Secretary Affluent Segment Leader, Wells Fargo Bank Antony J Isubikalu, Member Assistant Vice President, US Bank Wealth Management Gene Gelgelu (MBA), Ex Officio President and CEO, African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS)",0.00,"African Economic Development Solutions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"African Economic Development Solutions will offer the 2022 Little Africa Festival and Parade to connect to African Minnesotans and celebrate their strength, resiliency, and assets.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gene,Gelgelu,"African Economic Development Solutions","1821 University Ave W Ste S292","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 646-9411",ggelgelu@aeds-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-185,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020768,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Northrop educates and inspires Minnesota audiences, partnering with diverse communities and exploring global issues through live stream of the performing arts. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations, surveys, and data collection with community partners and collaborators, constituents, and artists, including communities reached, topics explored and experiences through programming.","Minnesota arts organizations maintained their connection to Minnesota residents and communities. Evaluation occurred through meaningful conversations, surveys, and data collection with community partners and collaborators, constituents, and artists, including communities reached, topics explored and experiences through programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"NORTHROP ADVISORY BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 2022-2023 MEMBERS Jeff Bieganek Board Chair Robert Bruininks John Conlin Susan DeNuccio Karen Hanson Jill Hauwiller Katheryn Menaged Toni Pierce-Sands Gary Reetz Robyne Robinson Kao Lee Vang Student Member Donald Williams Northrop STAFF MEMBERS Cynthia Betz Kristen Brogdon Cari Hatcher Kari Schloner UNIVERSTIY OF MINNESOTA STAFF Deb Cran Robert McMaster",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northrop will provide access to cultural experiences to communities throughout Minnesota through high quality, livestream broadcasts, cultivating intersections between performing arts and education.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Olmsted",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-186,"Kati Bachmayer moved to Minnesota in 2017 to work for the city of Lakeville?s community and economic development department. As the economic development coordinator, she collaborates with city staff, developers, local businesses, chambers, and other stakeholders on business retention and expansion projects, as well as on strategic planning. Her major project of 2020 has been managing a small business emergency grant program. Originally from South Dakota, Bachmayer was a dedicated Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) volunteer for eighteen years. Bachmayer also served for seven years on the Aberdeen Area Arts Council board, two as president and one as past president.; Sandra Bentley worked 21 years as a nursing home administrator for a national nonprofit company. During her tenure, she served five years on the company?s national board of directors. Bentley then was executive director for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP) in Thief River Falls. VIP serves victims of sexual and domestic violence. This work included writing RFPs and managing several grants. Notably, Bentley was a MN All State musician and later performed with the Devils Lake Community Orchestra for seven years and one year with the Grand Forks Symphony.; Trenne Fields: Fields is currently the department assistant in physics and astronomy at Carleton College, where she supports the faculty in their teaching efforts, as well as acts as the public face of the department and works to build a welcoming, cohesive community for students. Fields serves on the board of directors for Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis, and is also cofore of Bells of the North Morris Dancers. She graduated with a BA in international studies and French from Macalester, previously worked as a program director at the YMCA of the Twin Cities, and is a volunteer EMT.; Lisa Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Marla Klein is a freelance photographer and art director based in Minneapolis. Her work focuses on building compassion for our human experience through conceptual portraits; she is the creator of the Arts Board funded photo series, The Metamorphosis Project. She graduated from Hallmark Institute of Photography (Turners Falls, MA) in 2012 and has served as a volunteer board member for Freeborn County Arts Initiative gallery for five years.; Camila Kuntz: Kuntz is the founder of CK Consulting in 2002, also known as CKC Marketing. Over the course of her 28 year career, she has worked with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, media companies, movie studios, and nonprofits directly through consulting, promotions, program development, grant evaluations, and as a donor.; Edward McDonald serves as the executive director of the East Metro Civic Alliance. He also served as the director of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. He is a former Bush Leadership Fellow and Humphrey Fellow. He has a master?s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.; Ekaterina Oicherman is an artist, educator, and textile researcher. She is a visiting research fellow at the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota and a continuing education lecturer at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She studied textile design and art, and modern Jewish studies in Israel and the United Kingdom. In her practice based PhD (Goldsmiths, London) she studied 19th century German Jewish ritual textiles to develop a model of imbuing historical craft artifacts with contemporary relevance through rigorous creative research. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She taught textile art, design, and history and headed the department of Textile Design (Shenkar College, Israel).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021120,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,12000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in southern Minnesota by offering high-quality literary arts experiences. The festival committee will conduct a survey of authors and attendees, during the festival and later through email, to gauge the effectiveness of the festival.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. We sent surveys to attendees and authors. We also received email comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,12000,,"Julie Schrader, Rachael Hanel, Joy Riggs, Kiersten Hall, Nadia Giordana, Sandi Garlow, Jennifer Jensen",0.00,"Deep Valley Book Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in the southern Minnesota region by offering high quality literary arts experiences during the 2022 festival, namely through the presence of keynote speaker Curtis Sittenfeld.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachael,Hanel,"Deep Valley Book Festival","2100 Rolling Green Ln","North Mankato",MN,56003,"(507) 340-4594",rhanel@hickorytech.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-257,"Terrell Beaudry is the founder and president of SOAR Regional Arts based in Saint Michael. In addition to SOAR, Beaudry is the director of choral music at the Anoka Middle School for the Arts, and director of Music at St. Victoria Catholic Church.; Karlyn Berg graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, obtaining a BFA in painting and graduate printmaking studies at Pratt University. She is a working artist using acrylics, printmaking and collage and she teaches art workshops. In 2017 and 2020 and 2021 she was awarded a Minnesota States Arts Board grants and from The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council in 2018 and 2019 and 2021. She is the administrative assistant at the Edge Center for the Arts in Bigfork, Minnesota. She also is a ISD 318 Community Education Coordinator, and a volunteer dog scentwork trainer for The Iron Rang Dog Training Club.; Megan Krueger is currently the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. She has worked at several arts organizations including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Angela McDowell is creator of Alleyway Arts & Herbs, LLC, which promotes scholarship and mindfulness through helping people to the realization of art as omnipresent using creative, nonmedical therapy solutions. Alleyway Teas and merchandise are sold locally in Minnesota. McDowell was student counselor at ECMC, a nonprofit, and taught locally at Folwell Performing Arts Magnet.; Gregory Wilkins works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020664,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,24950,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen support of stakeholders in Minnesota Funding support will directly affect our ability to connect Minnesotans to the arts.","Maintain access and connection to the arts. Musician and audience surveys, conversations, and event attendance numbers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24950,350,"Brad Brown, Cynthia Newport, Richard Walch, Conor McGill, Gary Burns, Asaf Wachtel, Elise Gehrke, Ilmar Gavilan, Daiana Garcia, Kip Riecken",0.00,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra will develop and execute its first cohort of ambassadors to bring deep cross-cultural programming to Minnesotan student musicians through a five-month series of lessons, workshops, and community outreach activities.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Kraut,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra","3700 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 237-6437",rena@cayomusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-165,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020900,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Engage at least 50 Minnesota SE Asian artists and draw 10,000 visitors to the 2022 annual Night Market. AEDA will track the numbers of Night Market audiences, artists, cultural practitioners, and vendors, and XiaArt Exhibit audiences. Feedback on the benefits of the festival and exhibit will be obtained through surveys, discussions, and social media. ","Over 100 artists and 1,000 Minnesotans, mainly SE Asians, maintained their access to spaces to showcase and experience SE Asian art and culture. We gather artists, makers, and audience feedback using written surveys, 1:1 interactions, social media, and the gallery guest book. We also capture exhibits, performances, panels, and other events using photos and video recording. ","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Ericka Trinh May Lee-Yang Victor Lee David Kang",1,"Asian Economic Development Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1 ",,"Asian Economic Development Association will produce the 2022 annual Little Mekong Night Market, a three-day festival that brings Minnesotans together and celebrates Southeast Asian culture, creativity, and resiliency with music, art, cultural performances, and ethnic food. ",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Va-Megn,Thoj,"Asian Economic Development Association","422 University Ave W Ste 14","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 222-7798",va-megn@aeda-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-218,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award. ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10020901,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dark and Stormy will continue to safely create, produce, and present high-quality arts activities and engage audiences, artists, and the community. Dark and Stormy will use a combination of surveys, discussion with audience members, artists, and collaborators (through email, phone, and zoom), and responses through social media to evaluate the progress toward achieving this outcome.","Dark and Stormy continued to safely create, produce, and present high-quality arts activities and engage audiences, artists, and the community. Dark and Stormy used a combination of surveys, discussion with audience members, artists, and collaborators (through email, phone, and in person) and responses through social media to evaluate progress toward achieving this outcome.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Julie Finlay Sara Marsh Kristin Siegesmund Lynn-Ellen St. Martin",0.00,"Dark & Stormy Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Dark & Stormy Productions will continue to deliver arts programming, including two live plays, to reach new and current audiences and engage a diverse group of artists.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Marsh,"Dark & Stormy Productions","2792 14th St NW","St Paul",MN,55112,"(612) 401-4506",sara@darkstormy.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-219,"Lyndel King: King has a PhD in art history and 40 years of museum experience. She has an undergraduate degree in microbiology and worked as a chemist and virology researcher. King worked with architect Frank Gehry to build a new facility for the Weisman Art Museum that opened in 1993 and an expansion in 2011. Prior to her work at the University, she worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. King served three terms on the board of trustees of the Association of Art Museum Directors, as cochair of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries committee for the protection of university collections, and two terms as a trustee and as vice president for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). In 2020, King was awarded one of AAM?S highest honors, the Award for Distinguished Service to Museums. She has also served on several nonprofit cultural organization boards in Minnesota, currently serving on the board of International Council of Museums-United States.; Jessica Lamphere: Lamphere is a visual artist, mentor, and group organizer. Previously working with Key 4/4 Kids, she and her mentee placed their piece of art at the Minnesota Children?s Museum. She has also volunteered with Hands Across the World and the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts. Using art as a way to communicate with refugees and children, Lamphere loves to teach and volunteer.; Kathleen Peterson: Peterson is a published novelist and playwright, and a retired arts administrator in Winona with an MA in English literature and language. She has written grant proposals for Winona State University. Her administrative career has encompassed the health care and financial industries. She served as board member and chair of several regional nonprofit organizations in southeast Minnesota. For several years, she was a grant review panelist for the Southeastearn Minnesota Arts Council and is currently on the executive board of the Winona Community Foundation.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Ann Schwartz: Schwartz is a nonprofit director, writer, artist, blogger, and photographer. She is involved in the community and volunteers on the exhibit committee at the Jaques Art Center. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications and graphic design. She has also judged many art and writing contests.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center?s Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children?s Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020400,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase outstate Minnesota's engagement with visual art by increasing accessibility to art Outcome will be evaluated by the numbers of people exposed to the art on the artist's website and by the attendance and sales of art at open studios and arts events once the work has been completed.","Increased outstate Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area's engagement with visual art by increasing accessibility to art. Number of visitors to website and in-person events, number of commissions requested and paid for, number of prints purchased by patrons after the initial commissioned work was sold and made into print form, and social media engagement.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Amanda M. Wirig",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wirig will create twenty-six small paintings and mixed media works to be exhibited and available to the public through her website and open studio events.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Wirig,"Amanda M. Wirig",,,MN,,"(507) 340-4993",retrodebutante@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-682,"Cindy Bourne: Bourne is a founding member and current president of the MN Makers and Artists Guild, the parent organization for The Mankato Makerspace. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting artists and makers of all types, backgrounds, and skill levels through access to tools, space, and experienced support. Bourne earned a bachelor?s degree in graphic design from the University of Kansas. She has had a wide range of professional management experience while residing in Dallas, TX, including serving as president of her neighborhood association for six years and created YOLO jewelry featuring her own creations in metalsmithing.; Robert Briscoe: Briscoe is a retired ceramic artist/potter. Briscoe worked 52 years as an independent professional studio potter starting in Kansas City and then moving to Minnesota in 1976 to set up a studio. He has exhibited throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Japan, and Ireland. He has won numerous artist awards at arts festivals as well as a Jerome and two McKnight fellowships. He cofounded the Saint Croix Potter Valley Pottery Tour. He served six years on the Minnesota Craft Council board of directors and six years on the Northern Clay Center board of directors. He also was chairman of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA) board. Briscoe has a BS in economics from Kansas State University.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa has also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including: reviewing rural communities? high school musicals for Overture's (Madison, WI) Jerry Awards; marketing consultant to startup community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Shirley Chouinard: Chouinard received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, her MA in arts administration at Saint Mary's University, and is pursuing a PhD from Northcentral University. Chouinard has had solo shows in Isanti, Chisago, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Winona counties. In 2012, Chouinard received a fellowship from the Bush Foundation and in 2013, 2015, and 2020 she received Arts Board grants. She has served on grant advisory panels for the Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts, and Forecast Public Art.; Claire Comstock-Gay: Comstock-Gay?s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Toast, and New York magazine's The Cut, where she is a regular contributor. She also is the author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars (HarperCollins, 2020). She was a 2017-2018 fiction fellow in the Loft Mentor Series, and is a current volunteer mentor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Russian language and literature.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir, a nonprofit choral group in the Twin Cities. She is responsible for donor relations and cultivation, discovery and procurement of government and private/family foundation grant support, and CRM database management. She has a BS in nursing, and worked in that field for 30 years prior to her work with the Boychoir. She served as national board chair for the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, stewardship chair for St. Mary's Episcopal Church, board secretary for the MN Boychoir, and general volunteer for numerous local social justice groups.; Rae French: French began working at the University of Minnesota Crookston in the admissions department more than 20 years ago. She now serves as the international programs and study abroad coordinator, and as an adviser for the Study Abroad Club and the Multicultural and International Club. French has successfully applied for grants to bring cultural and artistic programs to the university including Brooke Newmaster of Jang-mi Korean Dance and Drum; Korean percussion ensemble Kwanggaeto Samulnori; and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM) Chinese Dance Theater, for both a performance and a three-week residency. She has organized multicultural student recruitment fairs, served as a site organizer for the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres festival, and coordinates with local schools to bring international students to work with social studies classes. French has a master?s degree in education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a BA in communications with a minor in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alonzo Pantoja-Patino: Pantoja-Patino is a queer, brown, artist and educator. He currently teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Textile Center. They have been featured in Hyperallergic, VASiSTAS Magazine, and Design & Living Magazine. He was awarded a fully-funded residency to Ox-Bow School of Art, a partially funded fellowship to Arrowmont School of Arts, and nominated for the Dedalus Foundation MFA fellowship in painting and sculpture. He received his BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and their MFA in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; ","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021133,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Narrative portraits of first-generation college students inspire future scholars, and highlight success of those whose stories are presented. Success of this project will be seen in the eyes of those depicted, as their stories are recognized and validated. Powerful agents of change, first-generation college students lead the way towards a more diverse and equitable society.","Narrative portraits of first-generation college students inspire future scholars, and highlight success of those whose stories are presented. This project changed the knowledge base and attitude of all involved. The resulting behavior was one of respectful admiration for first generation college students who are a powerful force towards change in higher education.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Susan M. Shields",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Shields will share the cultural heritage of first-generation college students with the community through narrative portraiture created from interviews about their unique experiences.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Shields,"Susan M. Shields",,,MN,,"(612) 750-8974",sushi.m.shields@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-937,"William Adams lives in rural west central Minnesota. He works in public policy, specializing in health care and rural issues. Adams is nationally recognized for his work in patient engagement and patient centered care. He earned his BA from Macalester College and did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. With Artspace, he helped create the Kaddatz Hotel for artists to live and work in Fergus Falls. He led the successful creation of the Kaddatz Galleries to showcase local artists and provide learning opportunities for young people, and serves on the board.; Sara Dovre Wudali is a poet and writer. She works as an editor for Buuji, a small production house in Saint Paul, specializing in higher education materials and sheet music. She graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a BA. She has served as a volunteer judge with the Minnesota Book Awards and cochaired the Central PAC Equity and Inclusion Reading Series. She grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, a childhood which finds its way into all of her poetry.; Caitlin Drayna has taught fifth through twelfth grade instrumental music for the past eight years. Drayna served on the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (CLSO) board, as secretary, and has assisted numerous grant writing committees within this organization. She currently maintains social media and website accounts for the CLSO. Additionally, she facilitates connections with nonprofits and businesses within her community in an effort to create new fundraising opportunities. Drayna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris and is currently completing coursework in order to obtain a masters in music education from Florida State University.; Ina Elliott: Elliott works at Leonardo?s Basement, a nonprofit workshop/maker space for people of all backgrounds and ages in south Minneapolis. She is a native German who, via several detours to other countries, landed in Minneapolis 24 years ago, where she has raised three children with her husband. She worked and volunteered at TCGIS (Twin Cities German Immersion School) during the founding years of that school. She graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a BFA in fiber arts.; Heather Hamilton: Hamilton has 25 years of professional theater experience as an actor, educator, and director. She has won several honors for her work, including a ?Best Professional Actress? NH Theatre award for her role as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She has directed more than forty fully produced, high budget productions and innumerable smaller ?rough theater? projects. She has volunteered for the Mankato Diversity Council as a classroom facilitator; studied peace building with CESRAN International in Turkey; served for six years on the President?s Diversity Council for Minnesota State University, Mankato; and has been a volunteer for human rights and equality both in the U. S. and abroad.; Kristin Johnson has published nine books for children, including middle grade, young adult, and picture books. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals such as The Talking Stick, Dust & Fire, and most recently in the anthology Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose and Pride (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019). She has received two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants for middle grade novels. She taught writing at Metropolitan State University as an adjunct for twelve years.; Wesley Mouri: Mouri is the current development director at Theater Mu, the Midwest's premier Asian American theater company which was recently named a ""cultural treasure"" of Minnesota. Mouri previously performed as an actor/singer both locally and internationally for almost a decade. Graduating with a BA in theater arts, Mouri is a strong proponent for better representation not only in the arts, but in all sectors.; James Vogel graduated with an AS degree in filmmaking from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He's previously been awarded two grants from the Arts Board for his documentary work, and served on a media arts review panel. His feature film, The City, is available on Amazon.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10035092,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain an appreciation for their neighbors' vitality and talents in old age through my music and the message of the resulting work. The outcome will be evaluated via three different surveys after performance: The audience for demographics and response to the performance; the performers for their artistic journey with the project; and the composer for his artistic development.",,,,,10000,,,,"Paul J. Rudoi",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Rudoi will develop his skills as a composer of theatrical music by writing a one-act chamber opera, From Dust to Love, focused on relevant topics for older populations, for the mature artist led, Minnesota based opera company, Raison d'Etre Opera.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Paul,Rudoi,"Paul J. Rudoi",,,MN,,"(603) 355-7429",paul@pauljohnrudoi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-326,"Rachel Fulkerson: Fulkerson offers 25 years of leadership experience in nonprofit fundraising, communications, development, and event management. She holds a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a publishing certification from the University of Denver. From serving as the founding director of a literary nonprofit to working as a program director at Friends of the Hennepin County Library, she is passionate about her work and dedicated to helping others achieve their strategic objectives. Working with hundreds of world class artists and authors over her career, she has served on the boards of Grand Marais Arts Colony, Rain Taxi (producers of Twin Cities Book Festival), and Minnesota Association of Library Friends. She offers expertise in fundraising campaigns, media relations, communications, creative event development, social media, and marketing strategies.; Oliver Hunter: Hunter is the arts and culture programs coordinator at the American Swedish Institute, where he produces various public events including festivals, concert series, and even 'kubb' tournaments. Before this role, Hunter served as an assistant to U. S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in Michigan and as an Americorps volunteer in Alaska. Hunter holds BA degrees in international affairs and music from American University in Washington, DC. Outside of his day job, he is a freelance jazz musician and music educator. Hunter is also an amateur fiber artist and enjoys collaborating with other artists in the Twin Cities.; Kathryn Sanders: Sanders has a lifelong interest in the arts and is a multidisciplinary artist, creator, and educator. She has been painting by attending rosemaling classes for more than 35 years. She was certified as a teacher of decorative art (TDA) and has taught classes in oil and acrylics for more than twenty years. Most recently, she has been creating unique handmade artisan glass beads used in jewelry and her gourd art. She continues to give demonstrations at art fairs and teach through various community classes and at the North Country Arts and Crafts Workshop.; Jake Sullivan: Sullivan is a theater artist with a focus on directing and education. He has worked as a director at Theater Mu, Stages Theatre Company, Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, and Lakeshore Players, and as associate director on Cambodian Rock Band with Theater Mu and Jungle Theater. He has previously served as the head of theater at Breck, Anoka High, and Saint Clair schools. He also works as an educator and curriculum developer for Theater Mu. Sullivan was a fellow for the 2022 Knight Fellowship for Emerging Directors and holds his BFA in musical theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2016.; Rebecca Utecht: Utecht is a fiber artist and fiber arts educator. She graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a BA in organizational studies. She represented Kanabec County on the board of the East Central Regional Arts Council many years ago and more recently served as a grant reviewer. She received a Minnesota State Arts Board Folk Arts grant in 2001, Forecast Public Arts Planning grant in 2010, as well as individual and organizational grants. She teaches Norwegian Skinnfell, felting, and botanical printing at folk schools, wool festivals, and her home studio.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034660,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Street Dancers will enhance their artistic voices through workshops, using a creative process framework designed by the artist. I will collect qualitative data by documenting feedback from Minnesota Street Dancers throughout the workshop series process, and collecting feedback from viewers at the public showing that will take place at the end of the workshop series.",,,,,10000,,,,"Tumelo Khupe",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Khupe will develop and share a creative process framework to engage Twin Cities street dance artists through workshops.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Tumelo,Khupe,"Tumelo Khupe",,,MN,,"(763) 501-2856",khupetumelo50@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-147,"Leila Awadallah: Awadallah is a dancer and choreographer based in Minneapolis, moving with a Palestinian body born on Turtle Island. She is the artistic director of Body Watani Dance with her sister Noelle. She received McKnight (2022), Jerome (2020), and Daring Dances (2019) fellowships and Arab America's 30 under 30 (2023). Her evening-length work, ?TERRANEA,? was performed in Lebanon, Chicago, Dearborn, and Minneapolis. She was a member of Ananya Dance Theater for six seasons under the impactful mentorship of Ananya Chatterjea and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in dance.; Thomas Brinker: Brinker is an eight-year fundraising and events professional and has thirteen years of experience in nonprofit work. He currently works as development manager for Rise, headquartered in Fridley, overseeing day to day fundraising and events. His work spans afterschool programs, a college prep program for incoming first generation college students, international development, homeless and domestic violence shelter work, and disability employment services. Brinker grew up in Minnesota and graduated from South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) with a bachelor of arts in communication, specializing in speech communication. He has lived in the Twin Cities area for eleven years.; Maia Hamann: Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance performer. She is the principal bassoonist of the Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra and serves on the board of directors of the Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote for Classical Minnesota Public Radio's music education blog. Hamann earned a degree in music performance from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and a master of arts in education from Augsburg University.; Adam McNicol: McNicol is the founder and owner of Herben Influence, a leading cannabis lifestyle digital media influencer brand, and LegalTek, a legal technology software development agency. With extensive experience in digital media, McNicol has successfully grown social media followers to more than 300,000. He holds a degree in legal studies and has been recognized for his innovative contributions to the cannabis and legal tech industries. McNicol's volunteer work includes serving as the official webmaster for Disabled American Veterans Chapter 32 and leading community engagement initiatives in Fairmont. His expertise in entrepreneurship, legal technology, and community service uniquely qualifies him as an advisor.; Sara Witty: Witty is a tattoo artist, painter, art historian, and academic copy editor. Her undergraduate degree was in art from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; her master's degree was in art history from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her art history doctorate, focusing on architecture history, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an Andrew Mellon Foundation grant and a Social Science Research Council fellowship to conduct primary research on American mental hospital architecture. She has taught art history as an adjunct at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the University of St. Thomas, and Gustavus Adolphus College, and has given guest lectures on Foucault at the University of St. Thomas. She is currently an editor for Walden University. She participates in several art shows and contributes her skills to the Otherworldly Arts Collective, a local Minneapolis arts group.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034763,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frank Rivery will rehearse and present his music in live performance and invest in sound equipment and an artist website. Will be evaluated by the number of live shows presented and audience reached. Music will be evaluated via conversations with fellow musicians and engaged listeners. Equipment and website will be evaluated by effectiveness to realize activities.",,,,,10000,,,,"Frank R. Garcia AKA Frank Rivery",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Garcia will prepare, rehearse, and perform original Latin music in live performances at various venues in 2025. Funds will also help establish his artist website and purchase needed sound equipment.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Frank,Garcia,"Frank R. Garcia AKA Frank Rivery",,,MN,,"(612) 860-3090",francubiche@yahoo.es,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-250,"Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, networking opportunities, and communications. Other work includes website development, grant compliance, quantitative and qualitative research, consumer law practice, nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She has served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and a condo homeowners association. She has degrees from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Judy Gileczek: Karasch is a former arts administrator at Saint John's University, a former Minnesota Craft Council board member, and a visual artist. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the College of Saint Benedict and completed a master's degree in business at the University of St. Thomas.; Amanda Hamilton: Hamilton works in painting and collage, exploring the contrast of human time and deep time through geology and the contemporary landscape. She has been an artist in residence at Vashon Artist Residency (Vashon Island, WA), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), and Crooked Tree Arts Center (Petoskey, MI) among others. She is a contributor to the 2020 book Wicked Art Assignments from Valiz Press and the University of Arts in Amsterdam, and a contributor to the Audubon publication Disappearing Birds of America (2025). Hamilton received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant in 2019.; Chad Heslup: Longshot is a rapper, producer, and actor from the Midwest. He was raised in Chicago and now resides in Minneapolis. Longshot has worked with prominent producers and proved to be a masterful songwriter. He was a 2021 McKnight Fellow. Through his art, Longshot aims to connect with people and relate to the complex human emotions we all experience.; Timothy Hornseth: Hornseth has been involved with the Winona Symphony Orchestra since 1999. As president, he oversaw the hiring of a new musical director and conductor, as well as several part-time, paid staff positions. His work history as a human resources manager and college instructor facilitated a professional milieu within the board. He presently is a freelance writer and newspaper columnist in two different publications. He also is a member of the Rochester Pops Orchestra as a violinist.; Zamira Mendoza: Mendoza is a multidisciplinary artist and community organizer. She works as a program manager in the nonprofit sector and has a background in marketing and public libraries. Mendoza serves as the chair of the Arts and Culture Commission with the City of Red Wing. She firmly believes that arts and culture programming and creative placemaking serve as a powerful conduit of transformative social change, bridging communities together through sharing creativity and cultural knowledge. Mendoza earned her BS in entrepreneurial studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). She is also a candidate for the master of arts in creative leadership at MCAD.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10034796,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An immersive multi media art installation consists of Video, music, and 2d art Minnesotan audience will experience a perspective of an Egyptian artist on the topics of being a dislocated immigrant, and oppressions to ones voice.",,,,,10000,,,,"Mostafa Darwish AKA Mo Darwish",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Darwish will create an immersive art installation experience that will conceptually discuss struggles of being a dislocated immigrant in this day and age's sociopolitical structures.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Mostafa,Darwish,"Mostafa Darwish AKA Mo Darwish",,,MN,,"(215) 687-1384",mostafa.adarwish@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-283,"Rachel Fulkerson: Fulkerson offers 25 years of leadership experience in nonprofit fundraising, communications, development, and event management. She holds a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a publishing certification from the University of Denver. From serving as the founding director of a literary nonprofit to working as a program director at Friends of the Hennepin County Library, she is passionate about her work and dedicated to helping others achieve their strategic objectives. Working with hundreds of world class artists and authors over her career, she has served on the boards of Grand Marais Arts Colony, Rain Taxi (producers of Twin Cities Book Festival), and Minnesota Association of Library Friends. She offers expertise in fundraising campaigns, media relations, communications, creative event development, social media, and marketing strategies.; Oliver Hunter: Hunter is the arts and culture programs coordinator at the American Swedish Institute, where he produces various public events including festivals, concert series, and even 'kubb' tournaments. Before this role, Hunter served as an assistant to U. S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in Michigan and as an Americorps volunteer in Alaska. Hunter holds BA degrees in international affairs and music from American University in Washington, DC. Outside of his day job, he is a freelance jazz musician and music educator. Hunter is also an amateur fiber artist and enjoys collaborating with other artists in the Twin Cities.; Kathryn Sanders: Sanders has a lifelong interest in the arts and is a multidisciplinary artist, creator, and educator. She has been painting by attending rosemaling classes for more than 35 years. She was certified as a teacher of decorative art (TDA) and has taught classes in oil and acrylics for more than twenty years. Most recently, she has been creating unique handmade artisan glass beads used in jewelry and her gourd art. She continues to give demonstrations at art fairs and teach through various community classes and at the North Country Arts and Crafts Workshop.; Jake Sullivan: Sullivan is a theater artist with a focus on directing and education. He has worked as a director at Theater Mu, Stages Theatre Company, Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, and Lakeshore Players, and as associate director on Cambodian Rock Band with Theater Mu and Jungle Theater. He has previously served as the head of theater at Breck, Anoka High, and Saint Clair schools. He also works as an educator and curriculum developer for Theater Mu. Sullivan was a fellow for the 2022 Knight Fellowship for Emerging Directors and holds his BFA in musical theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2016.; Rebecca Utecht: Utecht is a fiber artist and fiber arts educator. She graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University with a BA in organizational studies. She represented Kanabec County on the board of the East Central Regional Arts Council many years ago and more recently served as a grant reviewer. She received a Minnesota State Arts Board Folk Arts grant in 2001, Forecast Public Arts Planning grant in 2010, as well as individual and organizational grants. She teaches Norwegian Skinnfell, felting, and botanical printing at folk schools, wool festivals, and her home studio.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10035081,"Creative Individuals",2025,10000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences will gain an awareness of aphantasia through exhibits and online documentation that will be a part of this project. Outcomes will be evaluated by responses to published documentation. Feedback will be gathered from the exhibit and viewers will be directed to a short activity and online survey through a QR code. Activity samples from the viewers will be reviewed.",,,,,10000,,,,"Dawn M. Rossbach",Individual,"Creative Individuals",,"Rossbach will create a new body of work related to aphantasia and memory. The artist will engage with an online audience about aphantasia during the process.",2025-02-01,2026-01-31,,"In Progress",,,Dawn,Rossbach,"Dawn M. Rossbach",,,MN,,"(218) 366-1461",drossbach@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-individuals-315,"Bob Bierscheid: Bierscheid is a retired director of parks and recreation for the city of Saint Paul. He has held similar positions in Roseville and Marshall. He currently serves on the board of Public Art Saint Paul. He previously served on the board of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Bierscheid has a BA degree from the University of Iowa and a MS from Temple University. ; Richard Hansen: Hansen is an accomplished arts administrator with extensive experience in film and immersive entertainment. He founded and led multiple arts organizations, including the Northern Film Alliance, Solve Entertainment, and PROVE Collective. Hansen has directed major festivals like the Duluth Superior Film Festival and Sound Unseen, and has a proven track record in grant writing, fundraising, and community building. Hansen excels in tech troubleshooting, event management, digital content production, and social media. His diverse skills and vast professional network make him a dynamic leader in the arts industry.; Leslie Miller: Miller is the author of six collections of poetry, including Y, The Resurrection Trade, and Eat Quite Everything You See from Graywolf Press, and Yesterday Had a Man in It, Ungodliness, and Staying Up For Love from Carnegie Mellon University Press. Miller is a professor of English at the University of St. Thomas; she holds a PhD from the University of Houston (Houston, TX), a MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop (Iowa City, IA), a MA from the University of Missouri (Columbia, MO), and a BA from Stephens College (Columbia, MO).; Sam Mitchell: Aros-Mitchell is an enrolled member of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians. As an Indigenous art maker and scholar, Aros-Mitchell's work spans the disciplines of performance, sound, light, scenic design, choreography, and embodied writing. Aros-Mitchell holds a PhD in drama and theater from the joint doctoral program at the University of California San Diego/Irvine, a MFA in dance theater from the University of California San Diego, and a BFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sam Aros-Mitchell is a 2023 McKnight Dance Fellow.; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and has called Minnesota home for the last 29 years. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities, including a significant percentage of Latino and Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo school district. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission's three-week educational trip to Japan.; Lamarr Scott: Scott is the founder and president of Freedom Jazz, Inc, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting and preserving jazz music as the only original American musical art form. For thirteen years, the organization produced a free family oriented jazz festival. Scott is a retired music educator and college dean.; Chitra Vairavan: Vairavan is a Tamil-American artist, seeker, and contemporary Indian dancer and choreographer. Her embodied practice and experimental process are rooted in deep listening, spatial observation, freedoms, poetry, vulnerability, and ancestral memory. She chooses to gesture toward and embody the practice of liberation and decolonization in creative and collaborative choices. Vairavan dances to heal and creates dance to help heal others. Her work earned her the 2015 Sage Award for Outstanding Performer, 2016 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dance, being named ?25 to Watch? by Dance Magazine in 2017, as well as the 2024 McKnight Choreography Fellowship. Her work has been funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. ; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is a professor of art and gallery director at Bethel University's two exhibition spaces. In her seventeen years of programming exhibitions, Wingard has worked with more than 100 artists in a diverse range of media. In the 2019-20 and 2020-21 program cycles, Wingard was honored to serve as a curatorial mentor for the Emerging Curators Institute (ECI). Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection themes. She has curated several exhibitions and exhibited her photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Wingard holds a MFA in photography from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York (2006).","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10021003,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Engaging Minnesotans with quality jazz dance education and performance through adaptable opportunities that observe safe Covid-19 protocols. Numbers and demographics of Minnesotans engaged and quality of their experiences will be measured with artist and audience surveys.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Numbers and demographics of Minnesotans engaged, and quality of their experiences were measured with artist surveys. We were also able to achieve organization-internal goals like hiring of an admin assistant and increasing our outreach programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,2500,"Luther Bell, Janette Davis, Hannah Elias, Brian J. Evans, Kristine Frank Elias, Doug Hooker, Erinn Liebhard, Reilly Liebhard, Kristoffer Olson, Zoe Sealy",0.15,"Rhythmically Speaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Rhythmically Speaking will engage Minnesotans with quality jazz dance education and performance through adaptable opportunities that observe safe COVID-19 protocols.",2022-05-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erinn,Liebhard,"Rhythmically Speaking","1640 Dunlap St N","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 419-5549",rhythmicallyspeakingdance@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-654,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020440,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,14100,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ameriikan poijat will provide music to enhance the feeling of local history, ancestry awareness, and the link to modern times Ameriikan poijat will solicit feedback with questionnaires, through verbal communication with audiences, and by measuring audience enthusiasm and CD purchases and events","We are in the process of presenting concerts in several venues and releasing a documentary video. We measure audience response on site, reception of our recordings of the products, and in correspondence.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4025,,18125,500,"Paul Niemisto, Tracey Gibbens, Denise Pesola, Roger Gomoll, Brian Borovsky, John Koopmann, Russell Pesola Stacy Carolan",0.00,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band will make concert and dance music appearances in the Iron Range region of northern Minnesota.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057-1207,"(507) 645-7554",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-463,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021004,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","On the strength of a successful 2021 reopening plan, we will again offer a full production season and seek an attendance increase of 25%. With Board approval, we will again have a season of five fully produced productions in 2022. Patron numbers will be tracked and compared to 2021 using our online box office ticketing system.","In 2022, we successfully offered our typical five-production season opening in April and playing through December. All productions were offered to and attended by live audiences. Attendance figures were tracked in our box office ticketing system as well as master attendance documents.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,1750,"Alan Bailey, David Boen, Dan Christianson, Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson, Wendy Mattison, Ken Mogren, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen",0.00,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Commonweal Theatre will offer a full production season, enriching the common good and continuing to reconnect with its family of patrons by telling stories that uplift, heal, and inspire.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,"van Meter","Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 211",jeremyvm@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-655,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020777,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Park Square Theatre will reopen the theatre for shows and resume arts education activities, in-person and via zoom, for audiences around the region. Track artist, audience, student, and teacher numbers and responses to returning to live productions and activities to assess the impact of these experiences. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artists/partner evaluations.","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. Park Square measured our success by number of tickets sold and number of artists, students, and audiences were engaged with our programs.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Paul Casey, Jewelie Grape, Paul Sackett, Pondie Taylor, Andrea Trimble Hart, Shwetha Vijayakumar, Tamara Davis Cownie, Mike Erlandson, Nancy Feldman, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Jared Kemper, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Susan Rostkoski, Paul Stembler, Anna Tobin",0.00,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Park Square Theatre will engage with local theaters, including SteppingStone Theatre for Youth, to offer programming and engagement activities during the grant period by making it safe and accessible to participants from teens to seniors.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ferraro-Hauck,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",hauck@parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-597,"Kenneth Bloom has been director of the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth; executive director of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; director of Landmark Arts: The Galleries of Texas Tech University; and curator of exhibitions at Spirit Square Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC). Bloom has been working in photography and the arts for well over 50 years as image maker, curator, and program organizer. His work is held in museums and private collections. Before formalizing his education in photography, Bloom was an avid student of history, cultural anthropology, and Japanese Studies; all fields that have contributed to the making of social documentary photographs. Bloom graduated from Bucknell University in 1974 with a BA in Japanese studies, and worked in Japan as the Tokyo correspondent for American Photographer magazine and LIFE Library of Photography. After returning to the United States, he pursued a graduate degree at the New York University/International Center of Photography, and was awarded an MA in studio arts in photography in 1985.; Maia Hamann: A lifelong participant in the arts community of Minnesota, Hamann currently is a music teacher at Holdingford Elementary School, a bassoon instructor at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, and a freelance musician. She regularly performs with orchestras and chamber ensembles in central Minnesota and the Twin Cities and serves on the board of directors of Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Previously, she wrote the music education blog for Classical Minnesota Public Radio. She earned a BA in music from the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and an master?s degree in education from Augsburg University.; Hannah King is the curator and volunteer coordinator at the Wright County Historical Society in Buffalo and currently resides in Minneapolis. She was previously the curator at the Stevens County Historical Society in Morris and has worked and volunteered in various roles at other museums in the Midwest.; Anthony Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Judith Saye-Willis is a textile artist and has received grants from the Arts Board and Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). She has previously been a director for the Faribault Art Center and served on the SEMAC board of directors for six years. She received a master?s degree in liberal studies from Metropolitan State University.; Megan Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.; Briauna Williams is a graphic design graduate. She is a teaching artist for the Capri Theater, Artistry, She Rock She Rock, and Young Rembrandts. Williams is a community leader and artist curating spaces for black and brown people to aid in healing with and through the arts. Williams is a muralist, self taught artist, and henna artist. Her work has been featured at the Phoenix Theater sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, as well as an exhibition within a Duluth court house. Williams is motivated by youth and her community. Black peoples' struggles and resilience have been a common core in most of her works.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021006,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24885,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We creates and present joyous, pop-up opera theater from a pickup and trailer in North Shore, Iron Range, and Minnesota River Valley towns in summer of 2022. Audience completes a 5-question survey handwritten or QR code linked to Survey Monkey. Youth surveys featuring coloring. Both collect data about experience with classical music. Facilitated conversation with host partners plan for future activities.","Nine pop-up performances and six performances of The Magic Flute on North Shore, Iron Range and SE Minnesota. Written and online surveys, artists' reflection period led by facilitators.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24885,,"Scotty Reynolds, Gary Ruschman, Akiko Ostlund, Joni Griffith, Jacob Miller, Asher Edes",0.00,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mixed Precipitation will create Pickup Truck Opera: Vol. 2 with rural arts incubator PlaceBase Productions, adapting Haydn's The World on the Moon for outdoor performances on the North Shore, Iron Range, and Minnesota River Valley.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","PO Box 14442","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 619-2112",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-657,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020565,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To allow two communities of older adults to experience regular art programs through the year. COMPAS will complete evaluations with each artist and Walker Methodist (WM) team members following each residency and performance. WM team members regular talk to residents following each class or performance to receive feedback immediately.","Two Walker Methodist Communities experienced more regular art throughout the year. Artist and Team Member evaluations after each program including resident opinions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1150,"Jim Ballentine, Sue Bergstrom, Bruce Dreblow, Michael Finn, Bob Hakes, Gaylen Harms, Philip Hanson, Carol Kraft, Kate Lee, Pat Robertson, Scott Redden, Fred Semmer, Lynn Swon, Jon Tynjala, Scott Riddle.",0.00,"Walker Methodist Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Walker Methodist will offer in person professional teaching artist led residencies for older adults at two Walker Methodist communities.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Schutt,"Walker Methodist","3737 Bryant Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 827-5931",cschutt@walkermethodist.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-520,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020566,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project will be evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in remote or safe settings.","This project provided opportunities for adults with disabilities to engage in artistic endeavors, cultivating skills and recognizing talent. The project was evaluated by maintaining the number of individuals participating in inclusive arts learning settings, being taught at a pace designed for their individual learning styles and held in remote or safe settings.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Wanda Grew-Jasken, Tom Houghtaling, Adele Hartwick, Pete Barnett, and #8203;Wing Chan, Greg Culver, Steven Thorne, Tom Torgerson, Annie Lepper",0.45,"CHOICE, Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"CHOICE, Unlimited's ARTS Program will provide quality, accessible arts instruction and participation in a variety of mediums for adults living with disabilities, both in person and in remote settings.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristie,Buchman,"CHOICE, Unlimited","1829 E Superior St",Duluth,MN,55812-2044,"(218) 724-5869x 201",kbuchman@choiceunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-521,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020445,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24495,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will reconnect with the community and return participation to 2019 levels while focusing on new and existing audiences. The Guild will refresh our community engagement initiatives in ways consistent with community health. We will monitor participation levels and membership levels and look for an increase and change in the predictability of overall participation.","The Guild reconnected with audiences returning to 2019 levels in some programs while focusing on new and existing audiences. The Guild has new community engagement methods and new committees focused on that. Evaluation methods were simply seeing and counting increased numbers in attendance and connection with new and returning audience members.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,24495,3000,"Pepe Kryzda, David McKee, Judy Kutulas, Connie Albers, Susan Carlson, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Rae Horton, Rolf Kragseth, Jane Turpin Moore, Amy Pagel, Noah Schomburg, Fernando Sevilla, Bob Thacker, Katie Warren, Blue Handlang, Jennifer Salinas Santos, Elizabeth Lathrop",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Northfield Arts Guild will work toward reconnecting with the community and returning participation to prepandemic levels while building new audiences through quality education and engagement, as well as theater, music, and gallery shows.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",andrea@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Rice, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-468,"Claudia Dreyer: Dreyer is a high school ceramics teacher with Rochester Public Schools. This upcoming school year will make her 26th year of teaching. Beside Rochester, she also taught in Stewartville, MN as well as two different school districts in Texas. Over the 26 years, she has taught all levels from preschool to twelfth grade, she has headed up art show committees, sought out judges for juried shows, and has helped multiple students with portfolios. Dreyer has coached many academic teams, as well as, cheerleading, dance, and sports. She has volunteered her time with Mothers of Preschoolers, creating art/craft shows, and coaching little league. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington majoring in studio art, and received her master?s plus 30 in education.; Catherine Friend: Friend is the author of fifteen published books, including children's books, memoir, nonfiction, and genre novels. She has been awarded a Loft/McKnight Artist Fellowship in children's literature, and in 2009 she won the Minnesota Book Award in the general nonfiction category for The Compassionate Carnivore. She has edited, taught writing, conducted writing camps for children, and served on Arts Board panels in the past. She has bachelors? degrees in economics and Spanish, and a master's degree in applied economics.; Keren Gudeman: Gudeman is the founder and director of Improv Parenting, a small arts nonprofit focused on bringing improv and creativity to families. She is a business manager for Danger Boat Productions/Theater of Public Policy, a theater company providing entertainment and facilitation through improv. She holds an MA in psychology from University of Chicago and a BA in anthropology from Harvard University.; Elizabeth Henrich: Henrich is an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Urban Boatbuilders, where she manages graphic design projects and facilitates digital community space. Henrich previously interned at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in curation and the Puget Sound Navy Museum in collections. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in communications design and University of Washington with a certificate in museum studies. Henrich was born in Minnesota and has lived in California, Washington, and New York.; Benjamin Moren: Moren is a media artist whose process captures and reframes the environment through filmmaking, performance, sculpture, sound, and custom software systems to reveal and question anthropocentric viewpoints. He?s created site specific projects for Northern Spark Festival in Minneapolis, Kulturpark in Berlin, and the Weisman Art Museum; and exhibited at Soap Factory, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, IndieCade Los Angeles, and the Beijing Film Academy. He is an associate professor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the media arts department. He is a three time recipient of the Arts Board?s Artist Initiative grant and is a 2021/22 McKnight Visual Artist Fellow.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021089,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,21500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents will become acquainted with rich culture and tradition of the Bafut Fondom through traditional dancing, folklore music, fashion pa In addition to judges who will evaluate the performances of the participating arts groups and exhibitors, we will perform a survey at the end of the event to obtain feedback about the identified outcomes from our guests","Minnesota became acquainted to the rich arts of the Bafut people through folklore music, traditional dancing and rituals. Oral and written feedback from participants and comments made on social media and YouTube was used to appraise the success of the event.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,21500,,"Felix Neba, Sharon Numfor, Delphine Ambe , Norbert Neba",0.00,"Bafut Manjong Cultural Association Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Bafut Manjong will host an annual cultural exhibition in the Twin Cities from July 29 to July 30, 2022. These exhibitions will feature traditional dancing, folklore music, traditional fashion parades, artifacts, and ethnic food exhibitions.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Felix,Neba,"Bafut Manjong Cultural Association Minnesota","12445 69 ST NE",Otsego,MN,55330,"(763) 221-4458",manjongminnesota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-716,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10021029,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain connection to at-risk refugee Minnesota residents and communities We will track online engagement and physical correspondence, sign-in sheets, surveys, and head counts, and convene focus groups to evaluate our process in a culturally appropriate way.","Maintained and expanded connection to at-risk refugee Minnesota residents and communities. We tracked online engagement and physical correspondence, sign-in sheets, distributed surveys and head counts, and regularly convened focus groups to evaluate our process and reported to our staff, board, volunteers and community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,3000,"Pany Siharath, Douangvixay Sithimolada, Todd Littana, Phouninh Vixayvong, Jeffrey Sisomnuk",0.00,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota will plan, develop, and present prototype exhibits for the Lao community in Minnesota reflecting on the diaspora since 1975.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sunny,Chanthanouvong,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota","503 Irving Ave N Ste 202",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 374-4967",sunny@laocenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-680,"Rhonda Buerkle: Buerkle is the current executive director of McLeod Alliance, an established nonprofit in McLeod County. Previous positions include many years of program development for Community Health Services. Buerkle recently published her first children?s book, Woofy Toofy, and frequently volunteers for a local theater/vocal arts community. Her professional degrees include an MS in health science from Minnesota State Mankato, a BS in community health from St. Cloud State University, and a liberal arts degree from Bemidji State University.; Chandler Daily: Daily is a theater technician, stage manager, performance curator, and arts administrator. He has been a curator and producer of Queertopia since 2016, served on the board of directors of Patrick's Cabaret, and has worked backstage throughout Minneapolis focusing primarily on queer and trans performance art and theater. Chandler graduated with a degree in theater arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul.; Olivia Fantini: Fantini grew up in Massachusetts and spent six years working in public schools as an English language development teacher. She currently is a MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Minnesota where she was awarded the Gesell Fellowship. She won third place in the 2021 Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction from Philadelphia Stories, and her work has also appeared in TriQuarterly.; Grace Fogland: Fogland is the development and communications assistant at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN). In her role, she works closely with the director of advancement and other members of the communications and membership team to coordinate key aspects of MCN?s fundraising and communications, including prospect research, grant proposal and report preparation, individual giving, event marketing, and external storytelling. Additionally, Fogland helps increase participation and awareness of GrantAdvisor.org, and will coordinate the production of the Minnesota Grants Directory. Fogland has past experience in graphic design, marketing, and communications work with both Minnesota and Nebraska nonprofits. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and anthropology, with concentrations in film and media studies, from Saint Olaf College.; Sennami Onwubuya: Goziem is a project manager and creative producer, engaging in social outreach through digital media and community organizing. She started her career as a creative organizer, providing event planning and brand marketing services. Goziem graduated with her bachelor?s degree in mass communications from Saint Cloud State University, then later graduated with her master of international business from Georgia State University. Goziem consults and provides organizational and creative services to individuals and small businesses.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021382,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Evaluation discussion, audience engagement information collection, interpretation, and reporting. Following the project's completion, a post-project evaluation discussion and survey will determine the effectiveness of the partnership, determining where expectations were exceeded or not met. The M will interpret audience engagement information.","Present multicultural challenges through storytelling that is refreshing and relevant. The M conducted a post-project evaluation with project partners; as this is a first iteration of a larger project, it was crucial to gather stakeholder feedback to build mutual trust and respect.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Ann Ruhr Pifer, Gerry Stenson, Patty Whitaker, Tim Beastrom, Jo Bailey, Brenda Child Ph.D, Dr. Bruce Corrie, Nathan Johnson, Walt Lehmann, Dave Neal, Michael Sammler-Jones, Brandon Seifert, Qadirrah Seltz, Darlene St. Clair, Dameun Strange",0.00,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Museum of American Art will create an exhibition of work by the culturally significant Latinx art collective, Grupo Soap del Corazon, opening in 2022.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Tucker,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","350 Robert St N","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571",ktucker@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-762,"Stephenie Anderson received a grant in 2019 to study Viking age textiles. She went to Norway in March of 2020 to do this research. COVID cut her study short, but she was able to continue the learning via Zoom and Facebook. Anderson is the president of the Pine to Prairie Folks School and is on the board of directors for the East Polk Heritage Center. Anderson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1990 with a degree in business management and business marketing.; Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Kendall Hames: Hames is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Xianping He: He works at a local nonprofit organization as a health promotion specialist, she helped coordinate the Pan Asian Arts Festivals and Southeastern Asian Festivals in the last five years. She graduated from St. Cloud State with a BS in community health, and is working on her master?s degree in clinical research.; Sachel Josefson is a maker, entrepreneur, and professor of exhibit and experience design in The School of Technology, Art & Design (The TAD School) at Bemidji State University. He has taught 2D and 3D design, exhibit design, graphic design, photography, color theory, professionalism, and other technology, art, and design related courses. Sachel is currently seeking opportunities that help him better understand how makers create meaningful ventures, self-definition, and develop self-reliance.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for over twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Erin Wojciechowski: Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.; Daniel Peltzman is the director of annual giving at Minnesota State University?s College of Science and Engineering. He is a founder and current board president of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, a live performance festival now in its tenth season. He has previously managed the Fitzgerald Theater and O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. Erin Moldowski graduated from UMD in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology, and in 2014 received her master?s in social work. She has worked in the Duluth nonprofit sector for ten years, most notably the last four years as the executive director of Mentor North overseeing the budget, grant writing, administration, staffing and relationships with the board of directors. Moldowski is currently transitioning this fall 2021 to work in the UMD Department of Social Work full-time teaching. She received the 2019 Duluth News Tribune's ""20 under 40 Award"" for her engagement in nonprofit leadership. She is an avid supporter of the local music scene and has volunteered on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee for three years.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020563,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,24999,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art-based storytelling and unique digital content that communicates our authentic Indigenous perspectives premiered at four seasonal events Registration numbers and brief pre/post surveys, Website analytics: number ofvisits, pages, hits, downloads, etc., Polls during livestream webinar; Photos, videos, etc. documentation of production; Headcount at one live event; follow up surveys.","Design and deliver four interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations woven w. Indigenous-Ojibwe and D/Lakota star knowledge. Native Skywatchers Turtle Island Skywatchers - Stories of Us' successfully designed and delivered FOUR interdisciplinary seasonal digital art story/animation virtual presentations and TWO in-person events that occurred in person.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24999,1975,"Annette S. Lee, Travis Zimmerman, Herbert Medina",0.00,"Native Skywatchers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Native Skywatchers will present Turtle Island Skywatchers-Stories of Us, which supports Minnesota Indigenous artists to produce and present culture based, art infused stories of relationship to earth and sky, presented in four seasonal livestream events including one live dance performance.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Native Skywatchers","17101 76th Pl N","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-518,"Diane Anastos: Anastos is program coordinator for Saint Paul Public Housing Agency. She has been in this position for more than five years. She has served as a development, communications, and marketing director for House of Charity and Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, where she researched, applied for, and administered grant application awards. She has written grant applications throughout her professional career and also as a volunteer. She received awards from government agencies, private foundations, charities, civic groups, and faith based nonprofits. She served on board of Uniting Distant Stars, a nonprofit focused on building the leadership of Liberian youth. Anastos holds a BS in political science from American University and an MA in public administration from Hamline University. ; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Juan Jackson: Jackson is a program evaluation consultant at Calabash: Learning, Evaluation & Assessment Research, LLC. He has 30 years of public health experience linking youth risk behaviors and community social norms to healthy outcomes. In health equity, as a teacher, writer, and activist, he has coached two generations of Twin Cities? youth leaders. Since 2015, he?s been the board chair of NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center.; Cecilia Johnson: Johnson is a writer and audio producer at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current. She produced both seasons of The Current Rewind, a Minnesota music history podcast, and has written more than 500 articles about Minnesota music. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in English and Spanish, and she has volunteered at Mixed Blood Theatre and the Franklin Learning Center.; Gregory Lecker: Lecker is an oil painter who lives and works in Minneapolis. He has operated a cooperative art gallery at Northrup King Building since 2014. He regularly photographs and writes for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Nature Notes blog. In 2020, he received an Artist Initiative grant for his watersheds project. Lecker's BA in architectural engineering education from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 prepared him to design architectural lighting systems for building interiors and exteriors.; Evelyn May: May is a writer and editor based out of Minneapolis. She has been published in Swimming with Elephants, Wingless Dreamer, Brew Your Own, Rain Taxi, and The Metropolitan. Her writing can be spotted across the Internet and on television. May is the founder and head editor at Other Worldly Women Press. She received her MFA in creative writing at Augsburg University.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020532,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will write a new piece for the Jasper String Quartet, mezzo-soprano and recorded interview sounds, about the refugee crisis in Venezuela. The new work will be presented at the Schubert Club in a concert. The Jasper Quartet and I will include a presentation in collaboration with GTCYS's 'Harmony Project' in Saint Paul to connect world-class musicians with young string players of color.","The Jasper Quartet presented the work as part of the Schubert Club's Music in the Park Series on April 23, 2023. Gave pre-concert lecture explaining the circumstances surrounding the creation of the new work. Fielded questions from the audience before, and after the concert regarding how my work responded to the political and economic crisis in Venezuela.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Reinaldo M. Moya AKA Reinaldo Moya",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Moya will write a piece for the Jasper String Quartet, mezzo soprano, and recorded interview sounds. The work will deal with the refugee crisis in Venezuela and its global impact, and will be performed at the Schubert Club.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reinaldo,Moya,"Reinaldo M. Moya AKA Reinaldo Moya",,,MN,,"(646) 709-9755",moyacomposer@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-755,"Cynthia Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Susana di Palma is artistic director of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater; she founded the company in 1984. She also is an internationally recognized contemporary flamenco/theater choreographer and performer. She has choreographed more than 25 original works for Zorongo and as guest choreographer for Flamenco Vivo in New York. She has received numerous grants including a Bush Fellowship, Arts Board Artist Initiative, McKnight Fellowships, and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grants. She is a teaching artist for the Cowles Center for the Performing Arts.; Roberta Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Kyle Harabedian is a member of the volunteer board of the Autoptic Festival of Comic Art. He has worked in city government, academia, and in a retail fine art gallery. Harabedian has an MFA in visual studies from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His own artwork has been featured in publications such as Rock Ink Roll, Adventures in Comics, and New Faith to New World: Stories from the History of the Armenian Church. Harabedian is also the copublisher of the comic book anthology series Campfire Comics and Stories which features artists from around the world.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the ticket office performance supervisor at the Children?s Theatre Company, where she helps more than 295,000 children, youth, and their families experience theater each year. She has previously worked with Seagle Music Colony, the National Theatre for Children, Golden Horseshoe the Musical in West Virginia, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Theresa Madaus is a Minneapolis based dance maker and performer best known for her work as 1/3 of the choreographic collaboration Mad King Thomas. A dancer, improviser, and writer, she also moonlights as drag sensation Rock Scissors and creates performance incorporating drag and dance. As an arts administrator, she has worked with Upstream Arts, focusing on art, learning, and disability and Link Vostok, an East/West international dance exchange. Additionally, she helps organize the project Don't You Feel It Too?, a practice of public dancing for personal liberation and social healing with a focus on racial justice.; Catherine Meier: Meier is a working artist living on Minnesota?s North Shore. Meier has a BFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and an MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She served for several years on the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council board of directors. Her awards include several Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grants, an Arts Board grant, and a McKnight visual artist fellowship.; Miriam-Rachel Oxenhandler Newman writes primarily creative nonfiction. She is a freelance writer and has served as the editor of City South Magazine, Plymouth Magazine, and White Bear Lake Magazine. She is particularly interested in the topic of historical trauma and how it impacts communities. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Forward, Tablet, Currents, Dislocate, along with other publications, and has been recognized with grants from Rimon, the Jerome Foundation/SASE, and the Arts Board.; Sanaphay Rattanavong: A fiction and freelance writer rooted in the Twin Cities, Rattanavong has had work nominated for inclusion in the Best American Short Stories anthology, been a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board, and served as a panel review member. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Bennington Writing Seminars.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020872,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,5600,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhancing personal artistic development with photography and video production/editing, developing a personal website by Feb. 2023 100 hours of work to be completed and uploaded to personal website; Reaching out to Asian Minnesotans to present what their identity means to them; Creating wider reach to Asian Minnesotans through increased art production","Successfully enhancing personal artistic development with photography and video production/editing, developing website for trendy Asian Fusion Dances. A. The Quality of the Asian Fusion Dance Performances; B. Audience Appreciations after diverse in-person performances; and C. More Asian American youth involving in the Asian Fusion Dances.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,5600,,,,"Iris F. Lu",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Aeola Lu will be delving into expressions of Asian American modernity and presenting her art in online format.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Iris,Lu,"Iris F. Lu AKA Aeola Lu",,,MN,,"(952) 451-7960",aeola.lu@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-859,"Lisa Day: Day is a grant writer at Perspectives, a comprehensive supportive housing program serving homeless mothers and their children in Hennepin County. She is also a playwright, director, and stage manager recently working with Smartmouth, Windmill, and Around the Bend theater companies. Day was a finalist for the Jerome Fellowship and received the Norman Felton Award at the University of Iowa. She has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa Playwright?s Workshop.; Shantel Dow: Dow is the executive director for the Reif Arts Council and the Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Grand Rapids. Prior to this position, Dow was the president and booking agent for the Dow Artists, Inc. talent booking agency established in 2003. She is currently on the board of directors for the Minnesota Presenters Network and is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals and Grand Rapids Arts. In 2018, she served as cochair for the Arts Midwest Conference held in Indianapolis.; Casey Patrick: Patrick is a poet and educator. She received her MFA in 2013 from Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). Patrick has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Hub City Writers Project, and is the recipient of a 2020 Artist Initiative grant from the Arts Board. She works at a public charter school in Saint Paul, at Moon Palace Books, and has taught with The Loft Literary Center since 2015. Her poems have appeared in Ruminate, The Pinch, The Massachusetts Review, and on Twin Cities public transit as part of the IMPRESSIONS Poetry Project.; Katie Pease: Pease is serving in the capacity building and recruitment VISTA position at Mentor North. Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University with a BA in studio art and English. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox has been a photographer for over 35 years and runs a photography studio from his home in south Minneapolis. His work has focused on the community in which he lives and the lives of those around him. He lived, worked, and studied photography in New York City throughout the 1980s which laid much of the groundwork for his understanding and relationship with the art as a powerful tool for self expression.; Sara Tan: Tan has been the general manager of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2010. She brings decades of nonprofit arts, arts education, and higher education administration experience in Moorhead, MN; Detroit, MI; Cleveland, OH; and Ann Arbor, MI, to her position with the BSO. Tan is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead with a bachelor of music education degree, and Bethel University in Saint Paul with an MA in organizational leadership. She serves as a board member for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and volunteers frequently at her children's schools in Minnetonka.; Lee Thomas: Thomas?s poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Poet Lore, Narrative Magazine, Salamander, Midwestern Gothic, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. His first collection, Honey in the Dark, won the 2020 Brighthorse Prize for poetry; the book is forthcoming from Brighthorse Books in 2021. He is also a communications consultant and instructor at the University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021197,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creative director will advance her directing experience and skills through creation of a production focused on youth self-esteem Talkbacks, questionnaires post-shows and hosted by the creative director via audiences including parents and their children, students and teachers. Evaluations will include responses from BIPOC attendees.","I was able to increase my directing skills through casting of performers, and able to provide an educational experience for the youth performers. Meet and greet attendees post-premiere at the Coven in September 2023, and have them complete questionnaires, and obtain feedback from participants and performers.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,6000,,,,"Ashley A. Selmer",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Selmer will continue advancing her creative and art direction skills by concepting and creating a theatrical dance work geared toward young audiences including families and the general public.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Selmer,"Ashley A. Selmer",,,MN,,"(612) 220-8545",jselmer@jselmerlaw.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1000,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10026175,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will learn language, concepts, and strategies that increase their understanding and empathy around mental health and neurodiversity. We will gather feedback through surveys and/or Q and A discussions with audience members as well as a post-show survey and/or meeting with the contact person at each hosting organization.","Audiences gained language, concepts, and strategies to enhance understanding and empathy for mental health and neurodiversity. We will gather feedback through surveys, Q and A discussions with audience members, a post-show survey, and meetings with the contact person at each hosting organization.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Michele Fallon, Elizabeth (Liz) Franklin, Cierra Hardin, Phillip Kampa, Peggy Larkin, Jazlynn Paige, Danny Porter, Suzanne Renfroe, Corri Stuyvenberg, Tawyna Heinsohn, Thad Shunkwiler",,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Fidgety Fairy Tales - The Mental Health Musicals will reimagine familiar stories to give kids and adults the tools to have conversations about mental health. Funding will support the rehearsals and performances of its fall 2023 tour throughout Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Jenson,"Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health AKA MACMH's Fidgety Fairy Tales-The Mental Health Musicals","23 Empire Dr Ste 1000","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 644-7333",mjenson@macmh.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-922,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026203,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,5108,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program participants will benefit from communications, artwork production, and promotions produced with new laptop computer system. Landmark Center will collect feedback from participants of arts opportunities through verbal conversation, and through written surveys. We remind participants of the importance of the grant funding we receive, and the source of this support.","This new equipment has helped primarily with visual editing capabilities, using photoshop to create involved arts projects, such as community murals. Verbal acknowledgement of new computer equipment and its benefit to the quality of work produced.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",441,,5549,,"Terry Oscarson, Paula Wentz, Dr. Jon Wigert, Gaylord Anderson, Cheryl Houselog, Mallory Loock, Kaari Speer, Jan Smith, Melissa Sparks",,"Henning Landmark Center, Inc AKA Henning Landmark Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Henning Landmark Center will increase communications with program participants, provide the ability to create artwork using photoshop and an existing printer, and aid in promotion of arts workshops and events.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Broten,"Henning Landmark Center, Inc. AKA Henning Landmark Center","PO Box 341",Henning,MN,56551,"(218) 548-5760",danielbroten@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-950,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027037,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","John Wells will create, make and exhibit a continuing series of six larger paintings focused on geometric forms, lines and materials. The project will be evaluated based on successful completion of the paintings and their exhibition in my local community at Red Wing Arts and in virtual presentation of the work through their website and other social media platforms.","six painting/sculptures were completed, video made and presented in a Zoom meeting hosted by Red Wing Arts Since a physical show was not possible, the video of the work was presented to only eight people who attended the Zoom meeting but is available as a recording sent to over 400 members of RWA, 251 subscribers to my newsletter and 51 email invitations.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"John A. Wells",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wells will create and exhibit a continuing series of six larger paintings focused on geometric forms, lines, and materials.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Wells,"John A. Wells",,,MN,,"(612) 834-3352x c",johnwellsart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Chippewa, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kittson, Koochiching, Lyon, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1950,"Jeffrey Bina: Bina has worked in nonprofit arts administration for sixteen years, and currently serves as the director of finance and operations with one of the leading choral arts and community engagement organizations, VocalEssence. Prior roles have included artistic operations and finance work with Cantus; and a content producer for Minnesota Public Radio, working for the nationally syndicated show, Performance Today. Bina serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and performs as an orchestral percussionist, a drummer, and a chamber musician on both piano and percussion. Bina attended St. Olaf College, majoring in music and management studies.; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Kristie is currently a web editor for the University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H Extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' Excellence in Communication and Expressive Arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theatre arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Kristie coordinated in-school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and co-developed a musical theatre camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; Timothy King: King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A&M (College Station, TX) with an MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and has also been a grant reviewer with the Arts Board. In addition, Nair enjoys volunteering her time for arts and creative projects.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Holly Streekstra: Streekstra is a versatile sculptor and installation artist with a background in theater, music, and dance. She has participated in group exhibitions and residencies in the United States and abroad (Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Korea). Her work has been shown at SooVAC, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota; the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn; and the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans. She was a 2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellow. In 2013, she was a Fine Arts Fulbright Teaching Scholar in Hungary. She holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, and an MFA from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA). Streekstra taught fine art at the college level for fifteen years. She has been a preforming arts production coordinator for more than 25 years.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022235,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will build understanding by connecting to other people, learn traditions and practices, and grow in their skills through WBCA classes. Each participant is given a survey after their class measuring their sense of connectedness, learning experience, and growth. Teaching artists provide feedback to programming staff. # Total participants, % classes filled.","Participants built connections, learned new arts practices and grew in their skills through WBCA classes. WBCA sent post-class surveys to each student who participated in a class, measuring their sense of connectedness, learning experience and growth in the vehicle and medium utilized in the class. Teaching artists were also interviewed after classes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Mary Gove, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Karen Kepple, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Billy Franklin, Bob Hartzell, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Jan Nelson, Laurie Ryan, Samantha Vang, Bill Weigel, Cathy Weyerhause",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"White Bear Center for the Arts will equitably pay qualified teaching artists as they provide a range of classes that serve all abilities and generations.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-463,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025717,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase accessible and affordable offerings of traditional African drum and dance with K-12 students, teen and adult students, many BIPOC. Additional community classes offered for new adult students and teenage community members with an option for discounted classes/packages. Completion of residencies in the Farmington and Minneapolis School Districts.","Completion of residencies with 860 students in the Farmington and Minneapolis School District. Added up the sum of number of students from grades prek-8th grade from each residency session. Adults engaged includes presence of teachers and families at residency performances as well as community members at community classes.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Fatawu Sayibu",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Sayibu will increase opportunities for affordable, safe, and quality in person access to African drum, dance, and culture for K-12 students, and specifically teenaged community members.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fatawu,Sayibu,"Fatawu Sayibu",,,MN,,"(612) 229-6614",dreamingdancer1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1117,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022197,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,10550,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","At least 100 at-risk young people will engage arts programming outside of school, creating relationships with staff and local artists. Attendance at arts programming will be tracked through the use of our Salesforce data platform by staff at the Key. Both artists and youth will be surveyed on enjoyment of programming and desire to continue working together.","203 unduplicated youth took part in arts programming through the term of this grant. NUY used data tracking software to record youth participation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10550,,"Evonne Broten, Mary Dunnewold, Charles Follen, Angela Gustafson, Steve Kennedy, Kelli Nowak, Leslie Reynolds, Mark Thornton",0.00,"Northfield Union of Youth, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Northfield Union of Youth will provide weekly arts instruction with a consistent arts coordinator and guest artists. Relationship building between youth and adults will be gained through the process of collaborative creation.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Fulton-Foley,"Northfield Union of Youth, Inc","PO Box 481",Northfield,MN,55057-0481,"(507) 663-0715",emily@unionofyouth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-425,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022209,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expand SEAD's programs to connect Southeast Asian communities with arts and culture and raise the profile of Southeast Asian creatives. We will evaluate our outcomes by measuring the number of additional community members engaged in arts programs, the number of additional Southeast Asian artists supported, the perceived connection of participants to community per survey data.","We increased course participation by 31%, and increased attendance at our community recital by 62%. Using pre, mid, and post-programmatic surveys, over 90% of students noted a increased ability in the heritage language skills and over 95% of participants noted a greater connection to their heritage.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,4000,"Aloun Phoulavan, Sopheak Neak, Eric Nguyen, Choua Her, Christina Vang Lynn Nguyen",0.00,"The SEAD Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The SEAD Project will grow its cultural and arts programs for Southeast Asian communities, redefining what community development looks like for the Southeast Asian diaspora.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Eckerstorfer,"The SEAD Project","1007 W Broadway Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 987-7313",jessica@theseadproject.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-437,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022119,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,22435,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Tailored, group-based art activities will enable residents to develop their creative expression, artistic skills, and social connections. We will observe our residents participating in the program, conduct interviews with our residents, and ask our participating residents to complete surveys.","Residents developed their creative expression, artistic skills, and social connections. We observed and interviewed our residents. We see the lasting impact from the artists performances and residencies on the seniors we care for. Residents continue the art that the residencies started. We see how our seniors have changed as a result.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,22435,,"Jerry Carley, Kevin Rymanowski, Bill Foussard, Jon Lundberg, Dawn Ksepka, Joan Grzywinski",0.00,"Cerenity Senior Care AKA Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Cerenity Senior Care - Humbolt will use art as a wonderful, therapeutic, beneficial, and effective way to engage seniors who have mental and physical disabilities in an assisted living and nursing home environments.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Thelen,"Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt","512 Humboldt Ave","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 227-8091",julie.thelen@benedictineliving.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-347,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022139,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,17000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will have greater access to resources that allow them to share their stories using film and media. Surveys, formal and informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics","FilmNorth increased access to resources that allowed people from underrepresented communities to share their stories. Surveys, formal and informal discussions with participants, registration numbers and demographics","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,17000,2000,"Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson Lee, Rebecca McDonald, Sam Burnham, David Weiser, Valerie Deus, Alison Guess, Sara Hamilton, Rose Lambert, Sherry Meek, Will Prescott, Bianca Rhodes, Jamie Schumacher, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, May Yang, Aaron Young",0.00,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"FilmNorth will bring filmmaking programs to underrepresented communities including BIPOC, LGBTQIA2+, rural, older adults, and people living with a disability by offering classes online and in community settings.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@filmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-367,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025841,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will engage in indigenous HMong art not otherwise accessible and reflect on their own cultural identities, connections, and futures. Success and outcomes will be known by: - Confirmed number of events and Partner locations - Attendance rate and number of pieces created - Verbal Testimonials - Written testimonials and ratings upon workshop completion.","The project successfully created a curriculum featuring batik dyeing for school residencies and public workshops for intergenerational Minnesotans. The evaluation method involved confirming the number of events, partners, and locations, tracking attendance rates and pieces created, and collecting verbal testimonials from participants.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Ka Ly Bliatia AKA Ka Oskar Ly",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Ly will develop their Moob batik workshop (a traditional practice by Moob Leeg tribes, a subgroup of Hmong) into a fuller residency curriculum to expand their artistic reach across Minnesota and hold critical discourse within their own community.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ka,"Ly Bliatia","Ka O. Ly Bliatia AKA Ka Oskar Ly",,,MN,,"(612) 501-0309",ka@oskarlyart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1233,"Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle is the Executive Director of Austin Area Arts, Mower County's largest arts organization serving 10,000+ per year with performing, visual, literary, and film arts activities. She earned Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in Graphic Design with a minor in Journalism/Mass Communication. Helle is a member of the City of Austin Culture and Arts Commission, City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Apex Austin Diversity Council, and the AAUW. Helle is a visual mixed media artist.; Barry Inman: Inman is currently serving as the artist and audience services manager at Jungle Theater. Additionally, Inman serves as the COVID compliance officer (CCO) for Jungle Theater and has previously served as the CCO for Theater MU along with being a COVID consultant for Moving Theater Company and Theater Latte Da. In his spare time, Inman volunteers front of house for Theater Mu, Theater Latte Da, and Guthrie Theater.; Laura Sivert: Sivert teaches art history at University of Wisconsin, Stout. She has a PhD in art history from Penn State and her focus is on ecological art of the United States. She is currently writing a book on the photography of the Tennessee Valley Authority project. She has volunteered for the Minnesota State Arts Board previously as a grant reviewer.; Alyssa Stormes: Stormes is a multidisciplinary artist with an extensive background in film, theater, music, illustration, and design. She is a full-time freelancer as of 2020, previously serving in communications and development roles in nonprofit organizations. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in film, and maintains working relationships with the MSP Film Society, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Arts Midwest.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027051,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will finish my short story collection so that I can raise awareness of mental health issues in the artistic community in Minnesota. The completion of five new short stories to augment an edited draft of my story collection. Printing and distribution of one story in a chapbook format. Connecting with audiences via social media to foster discussion of mental health among artists.","I finished my short story collection and am submitting it to publishers. I also printed and distributed my new chapbook / zine. My story, 'The NOvA Experiment,' was published in Catamaran Lit. Reader last year. It's also the basis for the zine I created with Minnesota artist Carolyn Swiszcz. My short story 'Barb Refused to Burn' was published in Stonecoast Review last year as well","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,7000,,,,"Steven L. Lang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Lang will finish his short story collection with the goal of raising awareness of mental health issues in the artistic community in Minnesota.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Lang,"Steven L. Lang AKA Steven Lang",,,MN,,"(612) 275-9335",steve@stevenlang.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1962,"Jeffrey Bina: Bina has worked in nonprofit arts administration for sixteen years, and currently serves as the director of finance and operations with one of the leading choral arts and community engagement organizations, VocalEssence. Prior roles have included artistic operations and finance work with Cantus; and a content producer for Minnesota Public Radio, working for the nationally syndicated show, Performance Today. Bina serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and performs as an orchestral percussionist, a drummer, and a chamber musician on both piano and percussion. Bina attended St. Olaf College, majoring in music and management studies.; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Kristie is currently a web editor for the University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H Extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' Excellence in Communication and Expressive Arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theatre arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Kristie coordinated in-school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and co-developed a musical theatre camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; Timothy King: King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A&M (College Station, TX) with an MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and has also been a grant reviewer with the Arts Board. In addition, Nair enjoys volunteering her time for arts and creative projects.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Holly Streekstra: Streekstra is a versatile sculptor and installation artist with a background in theater, music, and dance. She has participated in group exhibitions and residencies in the United States and abroad (Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Korea). Her work has been shown at SooVAC, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota; the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn; and the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans. She was a 2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellow. In 2013, she was a Fine Arts Fulbright Teaching Scholar in Hungary. She holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, and an MFA from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA). Streekstra taught fine art at the college level for fifteen years. She has been a preforming arts production coordinator for more than 25 years.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025984,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,21500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Art of the Lakes decision makers will develop leadership skills and a strategic plan promoting visual arts thru education and arts access in the region. Observing AOTL team and program functionality; Percent increase in volunteer engagement; Monitoring level of registrations and participation in AOTL activities / membership; Feedback on surveys; Monitoring level of Facebook / Instagram activity.","A new volunteer coordinator has increased volunteer involvement. A new Communications admin has brought AOTL more visibility online We've received a 10% increase in membership over a year ago. Observation: volunteering efforts have become more effective.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,21500,2546,"Kristi Kuder, Sue Kalseim, Judi Celaschi, Ann Smith, Mary Jo Wentz, Shari Prigge, David Beddow",0.00,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc AKA Art of the Lakes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Art of the Lakes will become more sustainable by providing leadership development to its decision makers, and hiring administrative support to strengthen member relationship for Minnesota audiences.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Kuder,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","108 Lake Ave S PO Box 244","Battle Lake",MN,56515,"(218) 864-8606",kristi@kskuder.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-841,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award; and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, a MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and a MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran. She served as a Navy photojournalist for seven years while stationed on the island of Guam. Gordon was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy and returned to her native Minnesota. Gordon graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, earning her bachelor of fine arts degree. To this day, Gordon continues to work as a freelance writer, photojournalist, and painter. She has earned many awards for her photography, as well as having published articles in high profile publications, such as The New York Times, Washington Post, and Navy Times. Gordon is a single mother of three, and an avid supporter of the arts in education and art therapy for veterans' mental health.; Chia Lor: Lor is an artist organizer passionate about culture preservation, anti-racism, gender equity, and youth empowerment. Lor has been invited to perform spoken word at rallies, conferences, racial equity trainings, the Minnesota State Capitol, and a variety of community events. Her poems have been published in the 2010 Paj Ntaub Voice literary journal and the 2012 and 2017 Saint Paul Almanac. She was previously a board member of Voices for Racial Justice and worked as youth organizer at Southeast Community Organization. She graduated from St. Catherine University with BA degrees in sociology and critical studies of race and ethnicity.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima has a PhD from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He is a contemporary artist, independent curator, and product designer who has lived in the Far East, Middle East, Europe, and the United States. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. An associate professor of art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Nakajima is also a master of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. In recent years, his work has focused on the behavioral ecology of cephalopods, particularly in the area of their camouflage and body pattern.; Erin Petschel: Petschel currently sits on the supervisory committee of a credit union as well as completed five years working for the State of Minnesota as a consumer mediator. Petschel is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict and has her degree in French and liberal studies.; Emma Rasmussen: Rasmussen is the community engagement and events manager at Our Streets Minneapolis. In their current role, they organize the Open Streets Minneapolis event series and engage communities with transportation advocacy issues through partnership, education, and art. They are a stage director and actor and received their BFA in theater from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2015. Rasmussen has previous professional experience as operations coordinator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, bar manager at Kado no Mise in Minneapolis, and development coordinator at Nebraska Appleseed in Lincoln, NE. They volunteer as a speech coach at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.; Sessily Watt: Watt is a grant writer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, where she is a founding member of the organization's first LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group. She has a master in fine arts degree in creative writing from New Mexico State University and writes book reviews for Strange Horizons, a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. She is also a sketchbook hobbyist, primarily working in pen and ink.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025979,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To develop, test and implement new theatre-based programming to uplift Minnesota youth ages 11-15 and their families. Interviews, focus groups, workshops with students, families, educators, child behavior specialists and artists; pre/post surveys; data-set analysis of peer and model programs.","The beginning of the development and testing phases of new theatre-based programming to uplift Minnesota youth ages 11-15 and their families. We conducted interviews with stakeholders and potential partners, conducted workshops with students and educators, and used pre- and post-event surveys.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,,"Javonte Anyabwele, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Jeannine Befidi, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Mary Delorie, Marcus Fischer, Carson Funderburk, Marcus Hill, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan,",0.00,"Penumbra Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Penumbra will develop a new curriculum, PRIDE (Positive Racial Identity Development and Empowerment), working with youth and families engaging concepts and experiences of race, identity, and social justice via acting, writing, movement.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-836,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award; and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, a MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and a MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran. She served as a Navy photojournalist for seven years while stationed on the island of Guam. Gordon was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy and returned to her native Minnesota. Gordon graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, earning her bachelor of fine arts degree. To this day, Gordon continues to work as a freelance writer, photojournalist, and painter. She has earned many awards for her photography, as well as having published articles in high profile publications, such as The New York Times, Washington Post, and Navy Times. Gordon is a single mother of three, and an avid supporter of the arts in education and art therapy for veterans' mental health.; Chia Lor: Lor is an artist organizer passionate about culture preservation, anti-racism, gender equity, and youth empowerment. Lor has been invited to perform spoken word at rallies, conferences, racial equity trainings, the Minnesota State Capitol, and a variety of community events. Her poems have been published in the 2010 Paj Ntaub Voice literary journal and the 2012 and 2017 Saint Paul Almanac. She was previously a board member of Voices for Racial Justice and worked as youth organizer at Southeast Community Organization. She graduated from St. Catherine University with BA degrees in sociology and critical studies of race and ethnicity.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima has a PhD from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He is a contemporary artist, independent curator, and product designer who has lived in the Far East, Middle East, Europe, and the United States. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. An associate professor of art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Nakajima is also a master of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. In recent years, his work has focused on the behavioral ecology of cephalopods, particularly in the area of their camouflage and body pattern.; Erin Petschel: Petschel currently sits on the supervisory committee of a credit union as well as completed five years working for the State of Minnesota as a consumer mediator. Petschel is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict and has her degree in French and liberal studies.; Emma Rasmussen: Rasmussen is the community engagement and events manager at Our Streets Minneapolis. In their current role, they organize the Open Streets Minneapolis event series and engage communities with transportation advocacy issues through partnership, education, and art. They are a stage director and actor and received their BFA in theater from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2015. Rasmussen has previous professional experience as operations coordinator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, bar manager at Kado no Mise in Minneapolis, and development coordinator at Nebraska Appleseed in Lincoln, NE. They volunteer as a speech coach at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.; Sessily Watt: Watt is a grant writer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, where she is a founding member of the organization's first LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group. She has a master in fine arts degree in creative writing from New Mexico State University and writes book reviews for Strange Horizons, a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. She is also a sketchbook hobbyist, primarily working in pen and ink.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025969,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,29145,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The general public and the Muslim community in Minnesota see more positive and empowered stories, images, and illustrations featuring Muslim women. We evaluate our storytelling through surveys, interviews with the general public, and testimonials from featured women. To supplement anecdotal data, we collect metrics on reach/rate of engagement on our platform and external content hosting sites.","The general public and the Muslim community in Minnesota saw more positive and empowered stories, images, and illustrations featuring Muslim women. Our storytelling was evaluated through surveys, interviews, and testimonials from our featured women, as well as anecdotal information collected from our audience. Quantitative data metrics include reach/rate of engagement on our digital platform.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29145,4200,"Salma Hussein, Maya Soriano, Salma Ahmed, Sarah Abe, Nasrieen Habib, Binta Kanteh, Dilek Hanedar",0.00,"Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment will produce and distribute a multimedia collection of stories featuring Muslim women changemakers and trailblazers.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Malika,Dahir,"Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment","1007 W Broadway Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 568-8091",malika@revivingsisterhood.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-826,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022099,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,8200,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Persons living with HIV/AIDS will learn and practice creative writing skills in order to draft and revise their own creative works. Persons living with HIV/AIDS report changes in knowledge and skills through brief, anonymous, post-session surveys. Teaching artist will evaluate participation and increased skills through observation and reviewing participant works.","Persons living with HIV/AIDS learned and practiced creative writing skills, compling an fully printed book with their own personal narratives. Students were spoken to 1:1 by the program staff, discussing the evolution of their writing and personal growth during the program. Drafts of their previous works were revisited and compared to the final draft.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3,,8203,1500,"Rachel Prosser, Carey Boyum, JoAnn Vertetis, Thomas Keller, Travis Allen, Michelle Bahr, Moncies Franco, Derek Johnson-Dean, Mary Jo Kasten, Raquelle Paulsen, Jenn Schaal, Jelue Vazquez Valverde, Shanasha Whitson",0.00,"The Aliveness Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Aliveness Project will partner with teaching artist Brian Malloy to offer drop-in creative writing sessions for persons living with HIV.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Boston,"The Aliveness Project","3808 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 822-7946",mattb@aliveness.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-327,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022196,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To engage individuals with special needs to be the star of the show by developing new skills on and off stage! The outcome will be evaluated by the number participants in the program, what each participant learned from the program, enjoyment of the program, and the number of tickets sold.","Engaged individuals with special needs were the STARZ of 'Honk, Jr'! Developing new skills on and off stage! The outcome of this program was evaluated by the number of participants, what each participant learned, how much the program was enjoyed, and tickets sold. Surveys were sent to families, participants, and ticket holders.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",95,,30095,4000,"Betsey Faerber, Jackie Mjolhus, Brian Baumgart, James Hevel, Negin Emami, Yvette Schue, Rob Rosen, Rita Hamsmith, Erica Campbell",0.00,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Northern Starz Theatre Company will offer The Penguin Project to engage individuals with special needs to be the star of the show by developing new skills on and off stage.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Bohnsack,"Northern Starz Theatre Company AKA Northern Starz Children's Theatre","5300 Alpine Dr Ste 140",Ramsey,MN,55303,"(612) 326-6158",rachel@northernstarz.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-424,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027431,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Puppetry artist Shari Aronson will gain skills as a solo artist by creating a performance/residency for K-2 students in special education. At three points in the development, I will do 'test audiences' with peers to get feedback on and share discoveries from my work in progress. I will work with Moreland School's Arts Coordinator to gather student response to the performance and residency.","As a puppetry artist, this residency strengthened my skills as a solo artist. Feedback from peers was very helpful in building my confidence as a solo performer. The strong positive response and high engagement level from the students demonstrated that the residency successfully met the goals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Aronson will create a sensory friendly puppetry performance exploring social emotional skills to pilot with K-2 special education classes at Moreland Arts and Sciences School in West Saint Paul.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shari,Aronson,"Shari G. Aronson AKA Shari Aronson",,,MN,,"(612) 267-7344x 2",shari@zpuppets.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2026,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027058,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,3550,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Nguyen will explore art techniques, particularly digital illustration, to further build on their narrative work in Queer Vietnamese and Asian diasporas. Anticipated outcomes include using grant funds to purchase art tools (drawing pad, printmaking supplies, etc.) and will result in the production of at least three illustrations that will be disseminated digitally within the queer Minnesota Asian community","Print making supplies and drawing pad were purchased, which helped artist create three+ illustrations that were shared via community art spaces. Fund resulted in creation of digital art, lino prints, and stickers that were shared and sold at community events such as Little Asia Market, Springboard for the Arts pop-ups, XIA Art Gallery, and Banana Leaf Collective pop-ups.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,3550,,,,"Janet Nguyen AKA J Nguyen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Nguyen will explore art techniques, particularly digital illustration, to further build on their ongoing narrative work centering queer Vietnamese and Asian diasporas.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Nguyen,"Janet Nguyen AKA J Nguyen",,,MN,,"(612) 472-1336",nguyenj.1096@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1969,"Jeffrey Bina: Bina has worked in nonprofit arts administration for sixteen years, and currently serves as the director of finance and operations with one of the leading choral arts and community engagement organizations, VocalEssence. Prior roles have included artistic operations and finance work with Cantus; and a content producer for Minnesota Public Radio, working for the nationally syndicated show, Performance Today. Bina serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and performs as an orchestral percussionist, a drummer, and a chamber musician on both piano and percussion. Bina attended St. Olaf College, majoring in music and management studies.; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Kristie is currently a web editor for the University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H Extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' Excellence in Communication and Expressive Arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theatre arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Kristie coordinated in-school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and co-developed a musical theatre camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; Timothy King: King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A&M (College Station, TX) with an MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and has also been a grant reviewer with the Arts Board. In addition, Nair enjoys volunteering her time for arts and creative projects.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Holly Streekstra: Streekstra is a versatile sculptor and installation artist with a background in theater, music, and dance. She has participated in group exhibitions and residencies in the United States and abroad (Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Korea). Her work has been shown at SooVAC, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota; the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn; and the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans. She was a 2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellow. In 2013, she was a Fine Arts Fulbright Teaching Scholar in Hungary. She holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, and an MFA from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA). Streekstra taught fine art at the college level for fifteen years. She has been a preforming arts production coordinator for more than 25 years.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027066,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MSAB funds will be used to sustain my creative practice, build community, and create a publication that helps others sustain theirs as well. 1. Documentation of workshops with photo/video recordings, as applicable. 2. Participant data will be kept. 3. Successful creation and distribution of guidebook.","MSAB funds will be used to sustain my creative practice, build community, and create a publication that helps others sustain theirs as well. 1. Documentation of conversations with video Recordings and text-records, as applicable. 2. Participant data was kept. 3. Successful creation and distribution of publication.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Kelley A. Meister AKA Kelley Meister",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Meister will develop a guidebook for artists' emotional well-being and creative practice through a series of workshops that explore how to make art and support our artistic community in difficult times.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelley,Meister,"Kelley A. Meister AKA Kelley Meister",,,MN,,"(314) 308-3985",kelley@kelleymeister.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1976,"Maria del Mar Garcia-Valdecantos: Valdecantos is originally from Spain and has been living in Minnesota since 1998. Valdecantos has worked as a writer, visual artist, storyteller, translator for the Northfield School District 659, director of Rice County Neighbors United, member of the Northfield Human Rights Commission, former Governr Dayton appointee to the Task Force on Housing, and radio show host for El Super Barrio Latino, KYMN. She brings all her multidisciplinary background to her community organizing and the advocacy work covers many areas---the arts, housing, health, youth activities, and work with Native communities.; Cecily Harris: Harris has written local, regional, state, federal, and foundation grant applications for more than 35 years for government agencies and nonprofit organizations as an employee and consultant. She currently works as a consultant for two California based firms performing funder research, needs assessments, grant writing, grant administration, and mentoring. She has a BS in renewable natural resources and a MBA in marketing. She currently serves on the boards of ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater Area Community Foundation, and New Century Club. She also serves as an appointee on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee and the Metropolitan Council Parks and Open Space Commission.; Melissa Hepokoski: Hepokoski works as an educator and has a passion for the arts and creative writing. In 2018, Hepokoski received a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to complete the first draft of her memoir, An American Lotus. Chapters from her memoir have been published in Pure Slush and Abstract: Contemporary Expressions, as well as poetry published in Talking Stick. Hepokoski is a member of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. She has a bachelor of arts degree in international studies and a master's degree in education.; Erik Krenz: Born and raised in Minneapolis, Krenz graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2008. He has a long and varied freelance career working with galleries, businesses (large and small), and nonprofits. Krenz has also worked with Blue Rhino Studio for ten years, a business specializing in curating museums around the world. Some notable clients include The Field Museum, San Diego Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the Science Museum of Minnesota.; Rene Meyer-Grimberg: Meyer-Grimberg has been deeply engaged in the Twin Cities and regional art scene through work as an art and film aesthetics teacher, a bookseller, a playwright (children's musical plays), movie maker (Minnesota Greatest Generation), board member, producer (German musicians for schools), and pop-up performances (#pipartpopup). Meyer-Grimberg received her master's degree in art history with a focus on film, and has a MFA in the works with the Transart Institute for Creative Research. She has performed in three pieces at the Walker Art Center.; Fiona Robinson: Robinson is the finance manager at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis and serves several Twin Cities based nonprofits as a financial consultant. She has a BA in psychology from St. Catherine University and an accounting certificate from St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Robinson is an active CPA in the state of Minnesota.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox is a freelance photographer; his work is both commercial and personal, serving organizations and individuals. He received a BFA from the School of Visual Art (New York, NY) in 1988. He has experienced much of what the Twin Cities has to offer in the arts in the past 25 years of living in south Minneapolis and especially likes being connected to the community.; Jodi Trotta: Trotta is a lifelong creator living in Saint Paul. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a theater degree. She spent the 1990s and 2000s stage managing and running sound for several small stages in the Twin Cities. When not at her day job on the sales support team at Ross Sportswear, she spends her time making art and taking care of her people, all the while planning the next roadside folk art attraction to visit.; Kathryn Vogl: Vogl is the author of Lost & Found: A Memoir of Mothers. National ABC news has featured her story, and The Akron Beacon Journal named it among the best of the year. Her essays appear in the bestselling anthologies Listen to Your Mother and Why We Ride. Vogl has received a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and was honored with a residency at the Anderson Center in Red Wing. She graduated from Cornell University cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, and from the creative writing program at Hamline University. She also teaches creative writing to students of all ages at the Loft Literary Center.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022142,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Franconia will support diverse local artists through its artist residency and public programs that foster empathy between rural and urban audiences. We will evaluate this outcome by tracking visitor data through Franconia Commons and via digital ticketing, sending post-program and on-site visitor surveys to gather qualitative and quantitative information on reach, impact, and demographics served.","Franconia connected local, state, national, and international artists and audiences through residency programs, events, and free public access. Franconia used a variety of surveys, written feedback, online data, interviews, local advisory members, artists, and consultants to collect data about its programs. Staff aggregates and presents information for internal/Board and external needs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",270,,30270,,"Stacy O'Reilly, Eric Bruce, Heather Rutledge, Sharon Louden, Sara Rothholz Weiner, Rosie Kellogg, Esther Callahan, Kevin Riach, Nora Kaitfors, Beth McGuire, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Sheila Mozayeny-Hale, Susan Clayton",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Franconia Sculpture Park will host artist residencies and public programs celebrating diverse Minnesota artists and narratives, serving a growing audience of nearly 200,000 annual visitors.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-370,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027088,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To bring art programs to six different Walker Methodist Communities. Walker Methodist team members and the teaching artists will complete evaluations after programs which include talking to participants.","Brought art programs to six different Walker Methodist Communities The outcome evaluation method used was evaluations made by residents and each communities respective Director of Life Enrichment.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Jim Ballentine, Sue Bergstrom, Bruce Dreblow, Michael Finn, Bob Hakes, Gaylen Harms, Phillip Hanson, Carol Kraft, Kate Lee, Pat Robertson, Scott Redden, Scott Riddle, Fred Semmer, Lynn Swon, Jon Tynjala",0.00,"KNWM AKA Vivie","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Walker Methodist will work with Rhythmically Speaking and COMPAS Artful Aging program to bring teaching artists to residents living at six Walker Methodist communities.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathryn,Schutt,"Walker Methodist","11055 Wayzata Blvd Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55305,"(612) 827-5931",cschutt@walkermethodist.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1237,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025961,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Using input from patrons who have felt unwelcome to participate in the performing arts, the Guthrie will curate judgement-free relaxed performances. The Guthrie will email surveys to relaxed performance attendees to gauge whether we succeeded in creating a welcoming environment for patrons who have difficulty attending traditional theater performances.","The Guthrie hosted four relaxed performances, serving 1,373 people. The Guthrie uses post-show electronic surveys, observation, and patron comments to evaluate our programming. While survey response rates were low, 96% of respondents felt welcome, and close to half (48%) used one or more support resources.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,13769,"Susan W. Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Michael Blum, Peter Brew, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy A. Huebsch, David Hurrell, John June",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Guthrie will produce relaxed performances for seven of its productions, inviting in an audience that hasn't typically felt welcome in the performing arts.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Rojer Hurley","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilyrh@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-818,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027076,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through workshops, I will engage community members age 55+ by teaching wirework jewelry-making that is focused on reviving and sharing memories. I will create a short survey to evaluate presentations.","The outcome was achieved, with twenty respondents of the rotating 25 participants reporting an increased interest in creating jewelry as art. The participants requested to use the short survey that I had prepared as a prompt for group discussions. They reported wanting to express more than basic numbers about their experiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Amy A. Cousin AKA Amy Wilderson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Wilderson will increase her jewelry making techniques and skills, workshop development skills, and improve her website.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Cousin,"Amy A. Cousin AKA Amy Wilderson",,,MN,,"(612) 458-6811",amy@amyajewelry.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1985,"Maria del Mar Garcia-Valdecantos: Valdecantos is originally from Spain and has been living in Minnesota since 1998. Valdecantos has worked as a writer, visual artist, storyteller, translator for the Northfield School District 659, director of Rice County Neighbors United, member of the Northfield Human Rights Commission, former Governr Dayton appointee to the Task Force on Housing, and radio show host for El Super Barrio Latino, KYMN. She brings all her multidisciplinary background to her community organizing and the advocacy work covers many areas---the arts, housing, health, youth activities, and work with Native communities.; Cecily Harris: Harris has written local, regional, state, federal, and foundation grant applications for more than 35 years for government agencies and nonprofit organizations as an employee and consultant. She currently works as a consultant for two California based firms performing funder research, needs assessments, grant writing, grant administration, and mentoring. She has a BS in renewable natural resources and a MBA in marketing. She currently serves on the boards of ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater Area Community Foundation, and New Century Club. She also serves as an appointee on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee and the Metropolitan Council Parks and Open Space Commission.; Melissa Hepokoski: Hepokoski works as an educator and has a passion for the arts and creative writing. In 2018, Hepokoski received a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council to complete the first draft of her memoir, An American Lotus. Chapters from her memoir have been published in Pure Slush and Abstract: Contemporary Expressions, as well as poetry published in Talking Stick. Hepokoski is a member of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs, The Loft Literary Center, and Lake Superior Writers. She has a bachelor of arts degree in international studies and a master's degree in education.; Erik Krenz: Born and raised in Minneapolis, Krenz graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2008. He has a long and varied freelance career working with galleries, businesses (large and small), and nonprofits. Krenz has also worked with Blue Rhino Studio for ten years, a business specializing in curating museums around the world. Some notable clients include The Field Museum, San Diego Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the Science Museum of Minnesota.; Rene Meyer-Grimberg: Meyer-Grimberg has been deeply engaged in the Twin Cities and regional art scene through work as an art and film aesthetics teacher, a bookseller, a playwright (children's musical plays), movie maker (Minnesota Greatest Generation), board member, producer (German musicians for schools), and pop-up performances (#pipartpopup). Meyer-Grimberg received her master's degree in art history with a focus on film, and has a MFA in the works with the Transart Institute for Creative Research. She has performed in three pieces at the Walker Art Center.; Fiona Robinson: Robinson is the finance manager at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis and serves several Twin Cities based nonprofits as a financial consultant. She has a BA in psychology from St. Catherine University and an accounting certificate from St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Robinson is an active CPA in the state of Minnesota.; Bruce Silcox: Silcox is a freelance photographer; his work is both commercial and personal, serving organizations and individuals. He received a BFA from the School of Visual Art (New York, NY) in 1988. He has experienced much of what the Twin Cities has to offer in the arts in the past 25 years of living in south Minneapolis and especially likes being connected to the community.; Jodi Trotta: Trotta is a lifelong creator living in Saint Paul. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a theater degree. She spent the 1990s and 2000s stage managing and running sound for several small stages in the Twin Cities. When not at her day job on the sales support team at Ross Sportswear, she spends her time making art and taking care of her people, all the while planning the next roadside folk art attraction to visit.; Kathryn Vogl: Vogl is the author of Lost & Found: A Memoir of Mothers. National ABC news has featured her story, and The Akron Beacon Journal named it among the best of the year. Her essays appear in the bestselling anthologies Listen to Your Mother and Why We Ride. Vogl has received a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and was honored with a residency at the Anderson Center in Red Wing. She graduated from Cornell University cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, and from the creative writing program at Hamline University. She also teaches creative writing to students of all ages at the Loft Literary Center.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026969,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9315,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create space for BIPOC voices in the Twin Cities area and increase community engagement by hosting one public reading and one writing workshop. The public reading and workshop, whether in-person or virtual, will be evaluated using anonymous written and/or digital surveys. Engaging a total of 50 - 100 community members will be considered a successful outcome.","Created Reinvention: An Online Writing Workshop Series, which featured four workshops led by local Minnesota authors. I collected post-workshop surveys using Google Forms to evaluate demographics of the community members served by the Reinvention Online Writing Workshop series, and to evaluate how the literary community benefitted through this virtual programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",684,,10000,,,,"Ashley Richardson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Richardson will complete new poems for an in progress poetry collection. She will host one virtual or in person reading featuring four to five BIPOC writers and host one writing workshop.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Richardson,"Ashley Richardson",,,MN,,"(516) 477-3510",richardson.edits@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1931,"Cristopher Anderson: Anderson has a background in broadcast journalism and is a national award winning documentary filmmaker. His poetry and essays have been published in regional literary and general interest magazines and in anthologies. He plays Scandinavian folk fiddle in local jam groups; six years with the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, and performing on its CD, Love is Hard to Hide. He founded and directed a 28-year audience as artist participatory theater based in folk tales and mythology---the Minnesota Folk Tale Gardening Club---for enjoyment and healing. He is an associate teaching artist for the national award winning arts and health/creative aging pioneer, Kairos Alive!.; Danica Dick: Dick is the arts coordinator at the Twin Rivers Arts Council, where she is involved with the Mankato Sculpture Walk, oversees fiscal sponsors, and coordinates Twin Rivers Arts Council events. She recently graduated with her BA from Bethany College in arts administration, music, and theater and has continued to sing in community choirs and lead theater workshops. Dick currently teaches voice and dialect lessons and is the volunteer worship minister at her church.; Aaron Kerr: Kerr is a cellist and composer. His music is a cross between jazz, minimalist classical, and rock. He performs as a soloist and with many artists and ensembles in the Twin Cities. Kerr's music is on more than fifty albums nationally and internationally, including several solo albums. He received a McKnight composer fellowship in 2006 and has taught cello, composition, and theory for more than 25 years.; Cynthia McEwen Haynes: Haynes is a performing artist and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities. For more than thirty years she has directed and written for the theater and made space for others to showcase their creative voices. She holds a MFA in directing from Southern Methodist University (University Park, TX) and has served on funding panels for area foundations and arts councils as well as many arts and nonprofit boards.; Gwendolyn Rouse: Rouse is a painter, with a studio in Ely. She has shown her work in galleries and exhibitions across the country from New York City to California and is currently represented by Lizzards Fine Art in Duluth. Rouse is a board member of the Ely Art Walk and a former president of the Lake Superior Watercolor Society. She has taught private lessons, adult art education, and at the College of St. Scholastica. Rouse earned a BFA from University of Minnesota-Duluth and a MFA from the New York Academy of Art (New York, NY).; Alison Ruth: Ruth is the artistic and advancement associate at the Jungle Theater, helping to shape both the artistic programming and development strategies at the Jungle. Ruth previously worked in development at the arts nonprofit Kairos Alive in Minneapolis. She graduated from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) with an MFA in dramaturgy and New York University (New York, NY) with a BA in English.; Sagirah Shahid: Sagirah Shahid is a Black American Muslim poet and arts educator. Her poetry and prose are published in Mizna, Paper Darts, Winter Tangerine, and elsewhere.; Jose Antonio Zayas Caban: Zayas Caban is a McKnight Artist Fellow, educator, and recording artist. His experiences include teaching applied saxophone, aural skills, and music theory. Zayas Caban has worked in academia, K-12, and privately. His work also includes concerts and master classes in Europe, Central America, and the mainland United States. He is a doctor of musical arts in saxophone performance and music theory pedagogy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10034097,"Creative Community: Cultural Connections",2024,46500,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets (President), Mimi Stake (Vice President), Jeff Goldenberg (Treasurer), Amy Lucas (Secretary), Tracy Robertson, Yvette Trotman, Virajita Singh, Andrew Leizens, Dr. Louis Porter II, Ph. D, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Ryan Kopperud, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Jessica Gessner, Dameun Strange, Sonya Sustacek, Heidi Fehlhaber, Brittany Keefe, Steve Hawley Ph.D.",,COMPAS,,"Minnesota Teaching Artists from African, Indigenous, Latinx, and/or Asian heritages, will develop & deliver community-inspired arts programs that teach an art form with roots in their cultural heritage. Artists will select the Minnesota community where their residency will be delivered, focusing on increasing access to the art form. Over the course of multiple sessions, participants will learn the art form's cultural context, artists from that culture who have influenced it, and create the art form. The art and cultural learnings will be shared between participants from the various programs during gatherings and cultural exchanges for participants. They all also be shared during exhibits or performances for the hosting communities.",,,2024-05-21,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Joan,Linck,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-community-cultural-connections,,,, 10022116,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,23000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Attendees will indicate enhanced understanding of refugees as both relatable neighbors and a vital element of the Twin Cities' artistic identity. Of the 150-200 surveys completed by audience members after the event, 70% will indicate enhanced understanding.","We brought diverse communities together and displayed the vibrant cultures of Minnesota. We created a Google Form survey that was distributed to participants of the event to collect feedback and evaluate any changes needed for the year to come.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,23000,,"Vinothini Ambrose, Michael Thorsteinson, Nkechi Anyamele, Ali Tranvik, Ellisun Wolterstorff, Laura Martin, Bernadette Theis, Sillys Heilman, Val Bosmans, Louiza Kiritopoulos-Adams, Lucky Wagner",0.00,"CAPI USA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"CAPI will present Twin Cities World Refugee Day, an occasion for local refugee artists to present creative elements of their cultures, and for the wider community to get an educational and humanizing idea of the 120,000 refugees who are their neighbors.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ekta,Prakash,"CAPI USA","5930 Brooklyn Blvd","Brooklyn Center",MN,55429,"(612) 767-3661",ekta.prakash@capiusa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-344,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022180,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Musicians and audience members will experience and learn more about orchestral music of varying genres and cultures. Outcome will be measured by number of concerts, audience members in attendance, participating musicians, and by audience/musician feedback via letters, emails, phone calls, social media posts, and in-person interviews.","Musicians and audiences members experienced and learned more about orchestra music of varying genres and cultures. We measured the number of concerts (10), audience members in attendance (30,000), participating musicians (50), and through audience/musician feedback via letters, emails, phone calls, social media posts, and in-person interviews.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Cynthia Stokes, Lucia Magney, William Goldman, Vinothini Ambrose, Milanda Landis, Huldah Niles, Sabrina Faye, Emily Wildberger, Thomas Austin, Tamara Block",0.25,"Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra will safely deliver programming for its 2023 concert season.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Olson,"Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association","2712 41st Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1810,"(612) 219-1707",olsoner9@msu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-408,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022237,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Barn Theatre will engage west central Minnesota in live performance theatre connecting artists to patrons. The Barn Theatre will evaluate our programming with attendance and participation numbers. Consideration will be given to anecdotal comments, post show patron surveys and interviews with participants.","The Barn Theatre did engage west central Minnesota with live theatre, each enjoying the performances with good reviews. The Barn Theatre evaluated attendance and participation numbers, we used online and inhouse patron surveys, anonymous cast surveys and anecdotal comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,500,"Chris Buzzeo, Tony Ogdahl, Tyler Hanson, Sandy Gardner, Matt Onnen, Dawn Lippert, Jordan Gatewood, Patrick Gilmore, Joanna Jerzak, Bailey Stahl, Cole Woltjer, Melissa Wallace.",0.00,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Barn Theatre of west central Minnesota will provide theater performing arts opportunities to its community and the surrounding area. Patrons and participants will enjoy arts, entertainment, and education with live onstage theater.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Nobles",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-465,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022204,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Teen participants will be inspired by a diverse group of artists-in-residence. Artists-in-residence will be inspired by and learn from each other. Adolescents and artists-in-residence will complete surveys and interviews about their experiences in the weekly art class and in having their work showcased in the public art exhibition.","inspiration and learning Interviews revealed that adolescents found the sessions led by the artists supported by this grant were enjoyable, inspiring and high-impact.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"The members of the UMN Board of Regents are: Janie Mayeron, Douglas Huebsch, Mike Kenyanya, Mary Davenport, James Farnsworth, Robyn Gulley, Ruth Johnson, Tadd Johnson, Bo Thao-Urabe, Mary Turner, Kodi Verhalen, Penny Wheeler",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will create a six-month artist-in-residence program that will invite artists from diverse backgrounds to participate in weekly classes with adolescents to explore multiple facets of creativity through arts engagement.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Cullen,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Dept Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences AKA Regents of the University of Minnesota-Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences","2450 Riverside Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 624-5599",rega0026@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-432,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022127,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will learn new skills and grow by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists and designed to meet their needs. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through: evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, participant pre and post reflections / surveys, logging program adaptations made to meet specific needs.","Minnesotans ages five to 90s, of all races, learned from and created with artists in programs customized to their interests and abilities. COMPAS tracked participant data, as reported by sites, in our Salesforce database. Sites and teaching artists completed post-program, online evaluations. Artists logged program modifications in their end-of-program evaluations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,2500,"ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Tracy Robertson, Virajita Singh, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Heidi Fehlhaber, Jessica Gessner, Stephen Hawley, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Ryan Kopperud, Dameun Strange, L",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"COMPAS will work with communities and artists to cocreate and run participatory arts education programs that engage Minnesotans of all ages in high quality creative arts experiences in literary, visual, musical, and performing arts.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","450 Syndicate St N Ste 325","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3249",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-355,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022140,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program participants, both Queer and allies, will gain access to multidimensional Queer representation, an increased sense of community and wellbeing. Interviews/Conversations with participants, board/staff/leaders and audience members. Reviewing recorded information (such as finances, attendance records, work plans). Observation. Surveying (paper or online).","We achieved our intended outcome of arts and arts access, to engage Minnesotans in meaningful and relevant arts experiences. Interviews/Conversations with participants, board/staff/leaders and audience members. Reviewing recorded information (such as finances, attendance records, work plans). Observation - Surveying (paper or online)","Achieved proposed outcomes.",178,,30178,,"Katie Bennett, Jared Maire, Cassandra Snow, Denzel Belin, Jordan Carlson-Premack, Vera Bianchini",0.00,"Flip the Script Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Flip the Script Festival will expand its in person programming of multidimensional queer films to include screenings in rural areas to increase representation and strengthen community ties to greater Minnesota.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Victoria,Carpenter,"Flip the Script Festival","2285 University Ave 211",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(763) 453-2320",Victoria.crpntr@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-368,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022248,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weekly live interactive dance, music and story engagement webcast serves isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Number of devices, and approximate number and demographics of people on each device accessing webcasts will be tallied. Post-event online surveys gather participant comments about experience of satisfaction and feeling of connection with others.","In-person and live webcast dance, music and story engagement events served isolated rural and urban older adults, and people with disabilities. Pre-event and post-event evaluations were implemented through an online interface. Kairos staff helped some participants complete them via phone. Collaborator site coordinators helped some participants complete evaluations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,3915,"Gary Oftedahl, MD, Brenna Galvin, JD, Leni de Mik, PhD, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Grace Ouyang, MD, Maria Genne",0.00,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Kairos Alive! will expand Kairos Clubhouse live, interactive, participatory, two-way dance, music, and story engagement webcasts to individuals and groups of underserved, intergenerational participants in greater Minnesota and in the metro Twin Cities.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","3407 W 44th St",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-471,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027105,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,17200,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students will have access to the highest quality classes so as develop skills in their chosen art form. Success is evaluated through student numbers, classes successfully completed, art studio participation and event patronage. 2023 is a rebuilding year, so the expansion of programs and the addition of new classes will be an indicator of success.","Few classes are cancelled. mOst classes fill with a waiting list. Overall student numbers are up. The Spoon Gathering maxed out at 200 participants Class numbers are still building. Classes numbers are down slightly from pre-Covid, but student registration per class is up. The Spoon Gathering has bounced back to pre-Covid numbers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,17200,13500,"Jon Roisen, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Ashley Hanson, Maureen hark, Marcy Brekken",0.00,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Milan Village Arts School will pursue its mission of providing the highest quality classes, coupled with the finest instructors in the best facilities, in art forms not readily taught or accessed by the community.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Isanti",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1254,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026173,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,16500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Vail Place and the History Theatre will collaborate to promote connection and healing for adults with mental illness through access to theater arts. Outcomes will be evaluated via information and data gathered through workshops, performances, post-project surveys, and interviews with participants to assess the impact of the arts programming on their mental health recovery and quality of life.","Vail Place promoted healing and increased access to the arts for underserved populations struggling with mental health through our Theater Arts Program. We used several methods to evaluate our program. Participants and teaching artists completed an evaluation sharing best practices and goals for future work. We also used observation, reviewed the recorded performance and noted feedback from the audience.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,16500,,"Fatuma Ali, Ephrem Asfaw, Jacqueline Bonneprise, Amy Browne, Justin Burleson, Nacole Kai, Cheryl Collins, Kevin Fillips, Mark Jensen, Scott Kerssen, Kristy Krueger, Bill Long, Sharon Oswald, Nick Paluck, Ted Schatz, Cindy Theis",0.00,"Vail Communities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Vail Place will collaborate with the History Theatre to introduce adults with serious mental illness to theater arts, and support their mental health recovery goals through connection and access to the arts.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katee,Crawford,"Vail Place","23 9th Ave S",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 938-9622",kcrawford@vailplace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-920,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026176,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to a wide range of arts experiences. 1) Feedback from administrators, community members and students engaged in artist workshops 2) tracking audience attendance 3) Surveys to show benefit to artists and community.","HHT will maintain its connection to northwest Minnesota residents and communities by offering unique artist experiences. 1) With feedback from students, administrators, community members engaged in artists workshops/performances 2) By tracking attendance. 3) With surveys to show benefit to artist/community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,5000,"Ken Foltz, Ryan Hill, Sharon Sinclair, Natalie Bly, April Thomas, Dan Josephson, Mark Schultz",0.00,"DLCCC, Inc AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Historic Holmes Theatre will continue serving its region with unique arts experiences and engage artists in community outreach activities, expanding on multigenerational access.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Jacobson,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,"(218) 844-4221x 116",peter@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-923,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026177,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","greater Minnesota residents can access diverse, in-demand and high-quality performing arts experiences reflective of their needs. The Sheldon will evaluate the shows we present through analysis of box office sales, audiences surveys, field observation and artist feedback.","greater Minnesota residents can access diverse, in-demand and high-quality performing arts experiences reflective of their needs. The Sheldon will evaluate the shows we present through analysis of box office sales, audiences surveys, field observation and artist feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Chap Achen Jr., Marybess Goeppinger, Meridith Wardle, Dennis Brennan, Susan Christenson, Art Kenyon, Lacy Schumann, Laurie Bell",0.00,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Sheldon Theatre will present high quality performing arts experiences that reflect the diverse interests of its greater Minnesota community and supporting diverse artists and in demand art forms.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Whipple,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",swhipple@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-924,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027538,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will develop confidence in their own artistic abilties by participation in organizational activities. All participants will have access to a 'Thumbs' diagram evaluation (thumbs up, sideways, down) form where participants can evaluate program activities as well as space to record specific comments.","Participants developed confidence in their own artistic abilities by participation in organizational activities. All participants completed a 'Thumbs' diagram evaluation (thumbs up, sideways, down) form where participants evaluated program activities and added specific comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,1000,"Emily Austvold, Erin Ebert, LeeAnn Erickson, Cheryl Hutchens, Jyneal McCrea, Clarissa Meissner, Jessica O'Brien, Kathy Shimota, Shannon Sinning, Melissa Steel, Eric Sletten, Melinda Wedzina",0.00,"Open Arts Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Open Arts Minnesota will develop and implement plans to deliver in person and virtual theatrical and literary programming for people with disabilities in communities throughout southwest Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Neushwander-Frink,"Open Arts Minnesota","501 S Second St",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 779-6292",wilburdfrink@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1400,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026179,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Attendees will learn about LatinX issues at the Southern Border through a culturally adapted Shakespearian performance. Responses on audience surveys, on-site interviews and other qualitative feedback, ticket sales and attendance, workshop attendance, workshop participation and engagement.","Attendees will learn about Latinx issues and traditions through a culturally adapted Shakespearian production. Through a number of informal conversation and survey highlighted the Latinx inspired production had an impact on audience to better understand Latinx culture and traditions.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,,"Alberto Justiniano, Bernice Arias, Lorys Sierralto, Ron Quintero, Minda Garcia",12.00,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc AKA Teatro del Pueblo","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Teatro del Pueblo will produce Love in the Time of Hate, a cultural adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that tackles important LatinX issues of race, discrimination, and hatred at the southern border.",2023-05-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. AKA Teatro del Pueblo","209 W Page St Ste 208","St Paul",MN,55107-3457,"(651) 224-8806",aaron@teatrodelpueblo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-926,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025982,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,10650,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN residents will gain appreciation and experience of live choral performances through member participation and concert attendance. CRS will document attendance and engagement with its regular programming. On-site information surveys are distributed and collected at concerts. Results will be evaluated at a choir membership meeting.","Area Minnesota residents gained an appreciation for music and experienced live choral performances through member participation and concert attendance. CRS met concert attendance goals. Members learned new songs and music styles and gained musical education. On-site information surveys were distributed and collected at concerts. We received positive feedback and suggestions for future projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",479,,11129,600,"Holly Dapper, Shelby Lofgren, Paul Otte, Jason Coyle, Vicky Harris, Gail Lehn, Larry Macht, Brian Brosz, Marlene Daak, Vicki Swanson.",0.00,"Crow River Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Crow River Singers will rehearse and perform two winter concerts and two spring concerts. All ages and abilities are welcome.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Holly,Dapper,"Crow River Singers","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278",hollymd55@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Sibley, Stearns, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-839,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award; and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, a MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and a MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran. She served as a Navy photojournalist for seven years while stationed on the island of Guam. Gordon was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy and returned to her native Minnesota. Gordon graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, earning her bachelor of fine arts degree. To this day, Gordon continues to work as a freelance writer, photojournalist, and painter. She has earned many awards for her photography, as well as having published articles in high profile publications, such as The New York Times, Washington Post, and Navy Times. Gordon is a single mother of three, and an avid supporter of the arts in education and art therapy for veterans' mental health.; Chia Lor: Lor is an artist organizer passionate about culture preservation, anti-racism, gender equity, and youth empowerment. Lor has been invited to perform spoken word at rallies, conferences, racial equity trainings, the Minnesota State Capitol, and a variety of community events. Her poems have been published in the 2010 Paj Ntaub Voice literary journal and the 2012 and 2017 Saint Paul Almanac. She was previously a board member of Voices for Racial Justice and worked as youth organizer at Southeast Community Organization. She graduated from St. Catherine University with BA degrees in sociology and critical studies of race and ethnicity.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima has a PhD from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He is a contemporary artist, independent curator, and product designer who has lived in the Far East, Middle East, Europe, and the United States. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. An associate professor of art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Nakajima is also a master of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. In recent years, his work has focused on the behavioral ecology of cephalopods, particularly in the area of their camouflage and body pattern.; Erin Petschel: Petschel currently sits on the supervisory committee of a credit union as well as completed five years working for the State of Minnesota as a consumer mediator. Petschel is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict and has her degree in French and liberal studies.; Emma Rasmussen: Rasmussen is the community engagement and events manager at Our Streets Minneapolis. In their current role, they organize the Open Streets Minneapolis event series and engage communities with transportation advocacy issues through partnership, education, and art. They are a stage director and actor and received their BFA in theater from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2015. Rasmussen has previous professional experience as operations coordinator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, bar manager at Kado no Mise in Minneapolis, and development coordinator at Nebraska Appleseed in Lincoln, NE. They volunteer as a speech coach at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.; Sessily Watt: Watt is a grant writer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, where she is a founding member of the organization's first LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group. She has a master in fine arts degree in creative writing from New Mexico State University and writes book reviews for Strange Horizons, a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. She is also a sketchbook hobbyist, primarily working in pen and ink.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025986,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will develop knowledge and understanding of different art mediums through hands-on programming. Outcomes will be measured by the number and quality of engaging arts programming during each family night and the number of under-served and under-represented children and families that are being supported.","Participants accessed multiple art mediums through hands-on programming and demonstrated understanding, appreciation, and joy for the programming. One outcome: children with physical disabilities and on the autism spectrum helped design and paint a community mural and beamed with pride to have permanent work displayed in the space. They exuded confidence and connectedness.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,4146,"Tim Deutsch, Laura Kropp, Melissa Brinkman, Andrew Forliti, Shelley Henry, Soledad Andrade, Angie Bowman-Malloy, Ken Brown, Darcy Elmer, Loree Flick, Jennifer Hosfeld, Zoey Jantsan, Angela Mattke, Kari Michaletz, Becky Montpetit, Shruthi Naik, Carla Nelso",0.00,"The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc AKA The Spark","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Children's Museum of Rochester and local artists will provide hands on arts education to over 1,000 underserved and underrepresented children and families in the community.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lindsey,Hemker,"The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. AKA Spark","1201 12th St SW Ste 632",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 218-3104",lhemker@sparkrochestermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-843,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027531,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in an underserved area will have access to professional quality music theater experiences, new arts skills, and community building. Outcomes will be evaluated by participant surveys and collected comments, and will be documented by short videos.","Minnesotans engaged in the production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS as participants, volunteers, and as audience. A survey was collected after each performance resulting in very high satisfaction rating by the audience. The professional stage director and choreographer observed improved theater skills, including singing and dancing, and cast enjoyment.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Brian Ahart, Lorri Jager, Zachary Johnson, Patricia A. Dove, Paul T. Dove, Lisa Dove, Gregory Paul, Gail Ahart, Abby Jasmer, Jan Kehr, Faith Kern, Juliann Kjenaas, Shelly Mahowald, Marie Nordberg, Mike Swan",0.00,"Northern Light Opera Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Northern Light Opera Company of Park Rapids will hire professional artists and produce a summer musical production.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dove,"Northern Light Opera Company","11700 Island Lake Dr","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 237-0400",info@northernlightopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Scott, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1393,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026011,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Sing Out Loud will provide choral arts programming for treble voices for Minnesota residents and communities. Data will be collected for choir participation and singer and audience demographics, concert attendance numbers. Scholarships awarded to singers based on financial need will also be reported.","Through choir activities, Bella Singers developed for artistic excellence and community members had opportunities for choral music appreciation. Data collection was implemented to track choir participation and attendance by audience members at concerts and outreach performances.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1380,,31380,,"Vicki Allen, Tracy Austin, Alexandra Biedermann, Heidi Finck, Sarah McDonald, Diane Orbelo, Laura Quest",0.00,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Bella Voce Young Women's Choir will develop artistic excellence by working with dedicated music directors and guest clinicians. Audience members of all ages and abilities will have increased access to the choral arts with opportunities for artistic appreciation.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Nolting,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 244-0222",executivedirector@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-868,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026015,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","CAAM CDT's artistic community will add skills and artistic work, while others will increase their understanding of Chinese dance art and culture. Using groups interviews and surveys CAAM CDT will (a) seek input on needs of community and artists to create programs addressing needs of both as well as (b) measure whether the programs are contributing to diverse artistic traditions in Minnesota.","CAAM CDT's artistic community added skills and new artistic work, and others increased their understanding of Chinese dance and culture interviews with dancers; surveys for audiences and their communities","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,,"Ronald Tu, Yanhua Wusand, Elle Mason, Joseph Lin, Beatrice Rothweiler",0.00,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will seek new and innovative ways to create, adapt, and grow programs that strengthen community, artists, and their connections to Chinese dance arts, as well as contribute to diverse art traditions in Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","655 Fairview Ave N Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-872,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10026190,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A timeline and itinerary, built around community connections in each area, will be developed for a 10-town tour across Minnesota. After the visits, the ASDC team will review all connections to evaluate whether a community network is available to draft an appropriate engagement plan for each town.","A timeline and itinerary, built around community connections in three areas, for a 3-town tour across Minnesota. After the visits, the ASDC team reviewed all connections to evaluate whether a community network was available to draft an appropriate engagement plan for each town.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1165,,26165,,"Dan Mason, Krista Romanish, Scott Pakudaitis, Alvaro Bonilla",0.00,"April Sellers Dance Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"April Sellers Dance Collective will visit ten Minnesota towns with significant community participation in each site.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,April,Sellers,"April Sellers Dance Collective","1119 W Franklin Ave Ste 310",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 558-8209",aprilsellersdc@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nobles, Otter Tail, Rice, Stevens, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-937,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026191,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lundstrum increases engagement with North Minneapolis children and expand partnerships with other organizations in the community. Lundstrum will engage with 3-4 community partners/schools in North Minneapolis and will increase scholarships for Northside students.","Lundstrum engaged community schools and increased the scholarship fund for Northside students. Lundstrum partnered with five elementary or middle North Minneapolis public schools teaching drumming, dance, acting and singing classes. We also increased the overall budget for our scholarship program from $100,000 to $125,000 in FY24.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,500,"Terri Ashmore, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Charles Caldwell, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jon Chambers, Monisha Dunn, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Kendall Griffith, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, Cindy LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell,",1.00,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts will hire a community engagement coordinator dedicated to connecting more children from North Minneapolis to its arts programming using new and innovative strategies to build community knowledge.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patty,Lefaive,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(651) 521-2600x 820",giving@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-938,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027532,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Singers develop ensemble singing skills and gain self-confidence. Audiences learn about diverse cultures through the music presented. Singers are musically prepared to advance to next level choirs. Singers demonstrate focus, increase musical accuracy and expressiveness in rehearsal and performance. Participants identify and discuss diverse cultural elements in performed music.","Skill and self-confidence increased with more performances and experiences. We prioritize music of diverse cultures, females, and composers of color. Songs were selected to encompass a wide variety of cultures. We choose music representative of each continent. To measure developmental skills we set goals. Conductors measure achievement by evaluating ensemble and individual growth.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Cindy Carlson, Mary Crow, Megan Nelson, Jonathan Norrie, Trygve Norvold, Doug Parish, Avari Parker, Jane Poskanzer, Anna Lisa Rustad, Ingrid Rustad, Amanda Tracy, Chris Weber, Jennifer Welbaum",0.04,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Northfield Youth Choir will offer outstanding choral music education opportunities for youth, with choirs led by highly credentialed conductors and enriched through guest artists, partnerships, tours, retreats, and camps.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Paulsen,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1394,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027098,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,29587,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rural Minnesotans will engage in a high-quality arts and community-building experience that unites the region through shared stories and connections. The artist will log the number of people he contacts and photographs. The NYMRCC will log the number of visitors to the show. Surveys will be available for visitors to comment on the impact of the show, changes in attitude, and new connections made.","Rural Minnesotans were highly engaged in this experience and many new connections were made. Artist and NYMRCC tracked communities visited, number of people photographed, and attendees at events. Many more people were reached who declined to be photographed. Surveys were available but few completed; many comments were captured in conversation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29587,3284,"Sarah Carlson, Alison Francis, Latham Hetland, Nicole Lalum, Mindi Larson, Katy Olson, Jennifer Parta, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts, Mary Jo Roberts, Lynne Penke Valdes",0.00,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center will collaborate with artist John Noltner in gathering stories of underrepresented voices from its rural region and sharing their struggles, hopes, and dreams through photographs and stories.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1247,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026002,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We will continue to expand our open hours of availability, becoming more accessible. We will increase our educational and workshop opportunities. We will count the number of visitors, classes and students, and workshops held and compare those numbers to previous years. We will also survey all activities with comment cards, to be reviewed monthly.","Open to the community 30+ hours/week, we added new art teachers and classes and are now offering free classes to kids and seniors monthly, along with musi We documented the number of people who came into the art center in our Daily Gallery Director Report. We also counted the number of canvases used to keep track of the number of people/kids we serviced at our community outreach programs.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,30000,"Jess Eischens, Kirk Larson, Nathan Aastuen, Doug Harper, Aaron Nosan, Deb Hoffmeister, Christine Piper, Ben Montzka, Eric Peterson, MaryAnn Carlson",0.00,"Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, Inc AKA Hallberg Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Hallberg Center for the Arts will continue increased hours at its art center, allowing greater availability to the public by increased staffing hours. This will allow the art center to host more educational and artist workshop opportunities.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Eischens,"Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, Inc. AKA Hallberg Center for the Arts","5521 East Viking Blvd",Wyoming,MN,55092,"(651) 272-5122",director@wyomingcreativearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-859,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026181,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of students who participate in meaningful arts opportunities and programs.","We provided underserved BIPOC and other marginalized youth with equitable access to arts programming in music and video production. We tracked participation in programming and activities and attendance at events, and we gathered informal feedback along with YPQA survey results indicating that 100% of participants reported learning something new.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Shannon Robinson, James Taylor, Joel Walters, Stacey Supina, Carl Atiya Swanson, Carrie Shafer, Andrea Graham, Alex Salazar, Kai Thietje",0.00,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music will continue offering year round hybrid artist development, technology, leadership, and video performance program for its community of young people and aspiring artists.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bethany,Mammenga,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4664",executivedirector@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-928,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026007,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants deepen cultural understanding and grow fiber art skills around the theme of mending as both physical process and metaphor. Textile Center will gather input from participants through surveys, panel discussions, social media, and will track onsite exhibition/event attendance and online participation through Google Analytics and surveys.","Participants gained cultural understanding and gained fiber art skills around the theme of mending as both physical process and metaphor. Participant input and feedback came through surveys and social media response. Program evaluation came through artist responses, public discussions, and Google analytics of website content.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,500,"Maggie Dayton, Melaura Schmidt Duncan, Richard Gilyard, Carol Grim, Roberta Jones, Abby Kosberg, Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Rosanne Nathanson, Mary Ann Schmidt, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Talberg, Jeffrey White, Arianne Zaeger",0.00,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Textile Center will present Mining Mending to deepen engagement with fiber artists, focusing on supporting BIPOC artists through exhibitions, internships, mini residencies, classes, and Zoom forums creating educational opportunities for Minnesotans to explore fiber art.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-864,"Kimble Bromley: Bromley is a professor of art at North Dakota State University serving in his twenty-fifth year. He has served on numerous university committees and has also served as chairman of the board for the Spirit Room (Fargo, ND). Bromley has won the NDSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Creativity Award; and Best in Show Painting Award from the 2018 North Dakota Human Rights Festival. Bromley holds a BA in both psychology and sociology from Buena Vista College, a MA from the University of Northern Iowa, and a MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL). He received his hypnotherapy certification from the National Guild of Hypnotists.; Heather Gordon: Gordon is a U. S. Navy veteran. She served as a Navy photojournalist for seven years while stationed on the island of Guam. Gordon was honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy and returned to her native Minnesota. Gordon graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, earning her bachelor of fine arts degree. To this day, Gordon continues to work as a freelance writer, photojournalist, and painter. She has earned many awards for her photography, as well as having published articles in high profile publications, such as The New York Times, Washington Post, and Navy Times. Gordon is a single mother of three, and an avid supporter of the arts in education and art therapy for veterans' mental health.; Chia Lor: Lor is an artist organizer passionate about culture preservation, anti-racism, gender equity, and youth empowerment. Lor has been invited to perform spoken word at rallies, conferences, racial equity trainings, the Minnesota State Capitol, and a variety of community events. Her poems have been published in the 2010 Paj Ntaub Voice literary journal and the 2012 and 2017 Saint Paul Almanac. She was previously a board member of Voices for Racial Justice and worked as youth organizer at Southeast Community Organization. She graduated from St. Catherine University with BA degrees in sociology and critical studies of race and ethnicity.; Ryuta Nakajima: Nakajima has a PhD from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He is a contemporary artist, independent curator, and product designer who has lived in the Far East, Middle East, Europe, and the United States. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. An associate professor of art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Nakajima is also a master of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. In recent years, his work has focused on the behavioral ecology of cephalopods, particularly in the area of their camouflage and body pattern.; Erin Petschel: Petschel currently sits on the supervisory committee of a credit union as well as completed five years working for the State of Minnesota as a consumer mediator. Petschel is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict and has her degree in French and liberal studies.; Emma Rasmussen: Rasmussen is the community engagement and events manager at Our Streets Minneapolis. In their current role, they organize the Open Streets Minneapolis event series and engage communities with transportation advocacy issues through partnership, education, and art. They are a stage director and actor and received their BFA in theater from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2015. Rasmussen has previous professional experience as operations coordinator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, bar manager at Kado no Mise in Minneapolis, and development coordinator at Nebraska Appleseed in Lincoln, NE. They volunteer as a speech coach at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis.; Sarah Warren: Warren graduated from the Loft Literary Center's Master Track program. A former preschool teacher and Minnesota Reading Corps tutor, Warren currently connects with scholars across the country as an artist educator. She is an author of picture books; Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers was picked for the 2013 Amelia Bloomer Top Ten Book List and awarded a Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award honor. Warren has served as a panelist for the Arts Board and the Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award.; Sessily Watt: Watt is a grant writer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, where she is a founding member of the organization's first LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group. She has a master in fine arts degree in creative writing from New Mexico State University and writes book reviews for Strange Horizons, a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. She is also a sketchbook hobbyist, primarily working in pen and ink.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026009,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents of the Granite Falls area will deepen their empathy and understanding of their neighbors through art. We will evaluate the project through ongoing conversations with staff, volunteers, artists, and our Creative Collaboration Team members, as well as surveys and creative feedback activities at events.","Community members described feeling inspired, curious, creative, and more connected with each other as a result of the arts activities. We evaluated the project through ongoing conversations with staff, volunteers, artists, and our Creative Collaboration Team members, and audience members, including documented quotes and testimonials. Survey strategies had low response rates.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Ashley Hanson, Hannah Holman, Anna Claussen, Mary Rothlisberger, Heather McDougall, Bethany Lacktorin, Jessica Huang, Jenn Lamb, Rachel Schwalbach, Lauren Carlson, Leah Cooper, Rachel Engh, Anne O?Keefe, Ashley Pourier, Beth Pullan, Joanna Schnedler, Leu",0.00,"Department of Public Transformation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Department of Public Transformation will produce the YES! Presents community art event series in Granite Falls.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ashley,Hanson,"Department of Public Transformation","726 Prentice St","Granite Falls",MN,56241,"(320) 204-6629",hello@publictransformation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-866,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027536,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will gain hope that two communities can learn empathy for the other when they have a common cause; even one as simple as a game of baseball. The outcome will be evaluated through financial statements, attendance, and facilitated discussions. Participants will be invited to express what they learned from the production, and if it gave them hope that our past doesn't have to be our future.","Audiences enthusiastically responded to the play's hopeful message that two communities can discover common ground and a shared identity as Americans. The outcome was evaluated through financial statements, attendance, and facilitated discussions. Participants were invited to express what they learned from the production, and if it gave them hope that our past doesn't have to be our future.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,1500,"Brian Pekol, Alex Blackmer, Ivory Doublette, Kevin Klein, Heidi Felner, Tim Stolz, Terry Lynn Carlson, Becky Salita",0.00,"New Plays, Inc AKA Sidekick Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Sidekick Theatre will mount a full production of Hit and Run, an original play that recounts the true story of the integration of baseball in Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Stolz,"New Plays, Inc AKA Sidekick Theatre","6670 Game Farm Rd E",Mound,MN,55364,"(612) 440-7529",tim@sidekicktheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1398,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022207,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,23500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Rochester Dance Company members will develop ballet skills, confidence and learn new choreography enabling them to perform The Nutcracker. RDC will survey dancers and parents to determine change or growth in dancer skill; ability to learn new choreography; and confidence and knowledge gained during the performance experience.","Rochester Dance Company members developed ballet skills, confidence and learned new choreography enabling them to perform The Nutcracker. Rochester Dance Company conducted an anonymous survey of its dancers and dancer parents after The Nutcracker performances to determine whether Rochester Dance Company achieved its outcome.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1193,,24693,,"Kristina Tiedje, Kris Gardner, Jordan Moore, Alissa Naymark, Amy Petersilie, Rosario Reynoso, Mandy Reckward, Yoel Topel, Steve Epp, Shannon Moore, Kathryn Bestor, Jenna Macken, Chris Abts, Megan Snyder",0.00,"Rochester Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Rochester Dance Company will provide professional, high quality dance training and choreography for youth artists and will produce its 20th annual The Nutcracker in December 2022.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Fogarty,"Rochester Dance Company","1269 Fox Grove Pl SW",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 206-4090",dfogarty068@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-435,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022146,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Hispanics/others will learn about/experience/enjoy a variety of Hispanic arts/cultures at our 2023 Hispanic Heritage Festival As in last 5 years, our volunteers will count, and survey a random sample of, attendees. We'll also have boards throughout the park on which people can place stickers to register their responses to individual artists and the festival as a whole.","Hispanics/other attendees at the Festival learned about/experienced/enjoyed a variety of Hispanic arts/cultures. A random sample of Festival attendees were surveyed by volunteers and the sticker boards described in the outcome were used.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Kris Johnson, Susan Draves, Lisa Hansen, Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe, Sandra Milena Blanco Hardyman, Dominique Dao-Mueller, Jennifer Niss, Susan Benson, Jordan Thomas Cook",0.00,"Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Hispanic Outreach will present the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Festival that is open to the public and enourages Minnesota Hispanic artists and residents to celebrate their varied cultures and invites all residents to experience, enjoy, and learn.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucy,Richardson,"Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County","PO Box 146","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-2184",lucy@hispanicoutreach.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-374,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022198,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29564,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More adults with disabilities will have access to high-quality arts experiences that empower personal growth, goals attainment and joyful living. Using observations, interviews, number of clients who participate in arts experiences, track variety of experiences, and improvements to studio, we will evaluate how increased arts access helps clients meet goals.","More adults with disabilities will have access to high-quality arts experiences that empower personal growth, goals attainment and joyful living. Using observations, interviews, number of clients who participate in arts experiences, track variety of experiences, and improvements to studio, we evaluated how increased arts access helps clients meet goals.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29564,,"Robert LaFleur, Doug Murray, Kevin Hoffman, Peter Odegard, Jeff Ericson, Mary Manning, Bill Wardwell, James Sweeney",0.00,"Partnership Resources, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Partnership Resources, Inc. will train an arts focused direct support professional to implement the next phase of rebuilding arts programming so more adults with disabilities have access to high quality arts experiences.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Zarth,"Partnership Resources, Inc.","1069 10th Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-2075",jzarth@partnershipresources.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-426,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022100,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse participants and audiences will develop knowledge and empathy of societal needs through opera Post-performance and program surveys, Observation of participants at public activities, Gathered testimonials, Gathered analytic data on web (social media, website, etc), Demographic data gathered from ticket sales/surveys.","Diverse participants and audiences will develop knowledge and empathy of societal needs through opera Observation of audience pre/post performance; observation of round table discussions; survey results; ticket demographic information","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,6600,"Andrew Eggum, Chris Park, Hirshini Lee, Janette Davis, William Gamble, Kelley Lindquist, Thomas Forsythe, Yunyue Liu",0.00,"An Opera Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"An Opera Theater will increase administrative capacity, and produce its spring 2023 production of DIVAS and DRAG.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Turpin,"An Opera Theatre","75 Orlin Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 889-7918",aotopera@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-328,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025686,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through Gaunt's community-based Great Lakes Almanac, and a show at Watermark Art Center, rural MNs share and reflect on their connections to land. Archived visitor stories from GL Aquarium, staff feedback, art display inspired by responses and a boosted social media audience. New audience at Watermark, feedback from gallery's ED and at opening/related events. Portfolio images from both shows.","With the community-based Great Lakes Almanac and engagement w/art pieces slated to show in Bemidji, MNs share and reflect on their connections to land Project archived on website; show feedback; portfolio/process photos for both projects; social media audience growth; online call/response w/artwork; project shared on Aquarium social media; chance to expand the interactive piece through Open House","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Susanna C. Gaunt",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Gaunt will produce solo exhibitions at the Great Lakes Aquarium and Watermark Art Center to expand her audience and enhance her skill set through exploration of community based projects and through exposure in new and nontraditional venues.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susanna,Gaunt,"Susanna C. Gaunt",,,MN,,"(406) 599-3174",susgaunt@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1086,"Linda Bruning: Bruning is a theater director and teaching artist. She has been the recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board grants and regional arts council grants. Bruning just completed a four-year consultation with Mastering the Arts, an educational program of 25 teachers working toward a master's degree in arts integration. She graduated from Yankton College (Yankton, SD) with a BA in theater, Bemidji State University with an applied master's in education with an emphasis in arts in education, and a MS from University of Minnesota Moorhead in educational technology.; Chari Eckmann: Eckmann began her acting career while working at the James J. Hill House in 2002. That led to community theater and evolved into the commercial and film career that she now enjoys. Previously, Eckmann served at Breck School as volunteer coordinator, Children's Hospital, and various fundraisers. She holds a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota, an AA from Anoka Ramsey, and studied at the Guthrie.; Erin Flannery: Flannery is a leader in the field of nonprofit project development focusing on programming, financial strategy, and fundraising. She has more than two decades of experience with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public radio (WNYC and WQXR), public television (WNET and WLIW), Broadway development, and the Minnesota Opera. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she led artistic planning for the Department of Live Arts, where she developed visual arts inspired projects with Sting, Alan Cumming, Rhiannon Giddens, Gavin Creel, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and many more as part of the MetLiveArts performance series.; Diane Katsiaficas: Katsiaficas is a Greek-American artist and professor emeritus of art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her BA is from Smith College (Northampton, MA); her MAT and MFA are from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Her narratives involve a variety of technologies---from small drawings to digital syntheses to large installations. She has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Seattle Art Museum; USA TODAY; Weisman Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. Her awards include a DAAD fellowship, 2 McKnight artist fellowships, and a Fulbright Artist/Scholar award to Greece. ; Athena Kildegaard: Kildegaard's sixth book of poems is ""Prairie Midden."" She's been a recipient of grants from the MSAB and the Lake Region Arts Council. She teaches at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a writer, poet, and visual artist. After graduating from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education, she received her BA in creative writing and religion from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). She is a restaurant worker and worked for more than seven years as an advocate for survivors of sexual violence.; Adam Reinwald: Reinwald is the artistic director of Kantorei, a community chamber choir in the Twin Cities. He previously worked in artistic and administrative positions with Cantus and the National Lutheran Choir. Additionally, Reinwald is the owner of Open Voices LLC, an arts consultancy, and the umbrella organization for Beer Choir, the national community singing movement. Reinwald is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), and has extensive nonprofit board experience.; Megan Smith: Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025926,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Student participants will develop skills on the steel drum, learn about the culture of Trinidad and Tobago, and perform multi-part music in an ensemble. We pre-test for seven learning outcomes, modifying instruction based on student baseline. We post-test by recording videos over time to capture performance progress; and verbal and written assessment at mid-point and end of residency.","Student participants developed skills on the steel drum, learned about the culture of Trinidad and Tobago and performed multi-part music in an ensemble We pre-tested for seven learning outcomes and modified instruction based on student baseline. We post-tested by recording videos over time to capture performance progress; and with verbal and written assessment at the mid-point and end of each residency.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1000,"Megan Duevel, Stephen Podobinski, Em Antin, Chad Anderson, Nichole Thomas, Bruce Jaskulke, Jonathan King, Jodi Kuehn, Sarah Mathias, Jacob Brandner, Catrice Williams, Michael Fischer, Laura Murphy, Josefina Geronimo, Brandon Mickelsen, JeanneHerrmann, Vi",0.50,"Chops, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Chops, Inc. will conduct free steel drum residencies at low income Twin Cities public schools during the 2023/24 academic year, teaching at least 800 K-12 students the fundamentals of music on the steel drum and introducing Caribbean culture.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,O'Leary,"Chops, Inc.","656 Selby Ave Ste 230","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 424-3669",moleary@chopsinc.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-783,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027081,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Arts Guild will continue efforts to re-engage the community following the last two challenging years - focusing on new and existing audiences. The Guild will continue to build education and engagement initiatives in ways consistent with community vibrancy. We will monitor participation levels and membership levels and look for an increase and change in the predictability of participation.","Increased and broadened community engagement through new free or low cost art offerings that encourage social connection Staff counting attendance at free public events and offering post-event surveys when emails are captured (which is always optional at our free events).","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,3180,"Susan Carlson, Lizzie Lathrop, Connie Albers, Beth Christensen, Dan Dressen, Daniel Edwins, Rae Horton, Pepe Kryzda, Jane Turpin Moore, Rony Pannell, Bob Thacker, Blue Handlang, Jennifer Salinas Santos",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Northfield Arts Guild will work toward reconnecting with the community and returning participation to prepandemic levels while building new audiences through quality education and engagement, as well as theater, music, and gallery shows.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",andrea@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1230,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025930,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local artists will expand access for non-traditional art appreciators through creative placemaking projects in downtown Northfield. We will build upon the results of the previous AMS surveys to capture detailed demographic data to better understand who is engaging with the artists' projects. On the opening days for our projects, we will count the number of participants.","Visitors to downtown appreciated a wide variety of arts experiences thanks to eight art projects Attendees to the various programs were counted and artists reported on the outcomes of their individual projects. They shared with us how many people they interacted with and what the interactions were like","Achieved proposed outcomes.",12644,,37644,,"Kathleen Holmes, Christopher Tassava, Adrian Thomas, Cody Larson, Aaron Street, Daniel Hollerung, Teresa Jensen, Jane Bartho, Amy Peterson, Will Philips Longley, Audrey Hinman, Max Boardman, Josh Zimmerman",0.00,"Northfield Downtown Development Corporation AKA Friends of Downtown Northfield","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Friends of Downtown Northfield will support unique and creative placemaking projects to engage the community in the sights, sounds, and overall character of the city by bringing joy, humor, and playfulness to the streets of downtown Northfield.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Holmes,"Northfield Downtown Development Corporation AKA Friends of Downtown Northfield","19 Bridge Sq",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-3041",info@nddc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-787,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027521,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Program participants will engage with a variety of visual art forms through high quality virtual learning opportunities and festivals. For virtual learning opportunities: student surveys and instructor surveys. For festivals: crowd surveys, artist surveys and business community surveys.","Virtual student surveys showed high teaching scores. Festival surveys showed high engagement with quality artistic product and education. We employed online student and instructor surveys to rate the success of virtual classes. Festival participants and authors / artists completed surveys. Crowd surveys are given to participants at Arts Festival.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,19000,"Karen Brown, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Katherine Goertz, Tom Irvine, Charles Matson Lume, Allen Ondracheck, David Safar",0.00,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony will offer high quality virtual learning opportunities as well as in person engagement opportunities with artists and art at two festivals.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Morrison",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1383,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025972,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotan women and non-binary makers develop knowledge, skills, understanding, and confidence through educational programming in the art of woodcraft. Fireweed will evaluate its progress by tracking attendance per class and the frequency of full classes; by requesting feedback via tools such as surveys and testimonials; and through community-based conversations with students and instructors.","1508 Minnesotan Women and Non-binary makers took classes, attended panel discussions, and joined craft hangs around woodcraft. Evaluation was calculated through class registration documentation, class feedback forms, and community conversation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,3000,"Meera Bhat, Katie Rehani, Leah Van Tassel, Kaitlyn Bohlin, Nia Zekan, Nico Carpenter, Gwen Comings, Erika Janik, Nat Kim, Stephanie Lunieski, Barbara Mikk, Heidi Wagner, Eleanna Mathious-Goudey, Jeanette Torkelson, Margaret Grefig, Jess Hirsch",0.00,"Fireweed Community Woodshop","K-12 Education","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Fireweed Community Woodshop will develop and present educational programming in the art of woodcraft for women, nonbinary, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities in Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eva,Rogers,"Fireweed Community Woodshop","14 27th Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(239) 227-3591",evarogers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Waseca, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-829,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025974,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Expand access for BIPOC artists to participate in printmaking arts, grow professional and artistic skills, and teach in the creative community. Success measured by: expanded arts access to BIPOC artists through classes, instruction, teaching, and personalized learning opportunities; Minnesotans engage in high-quality art events, classes, and workshops with diverse instructors and audiences.","Artists felt supported in their learning and teaching journeys, from growing artistically and professionally to sharing skills with the community. HP designed and evaluated the program through community advisors, peer conversations, and feedback from artists through entrance, mid-program, and exit interviews. Audience members also completed participant surveys after workshops.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",200,,30200,8000,"Jerry Vallery, Michelle Klein, Alexandra Buffalohead, Jennifer David, Siri Engberg, Aaron Mack, Sarah McMullin, Cathy Ryan, Keisha Williams, Roderic Southall, Shaelyn Crutchley, Peter Prudden, Ian Grant, Mary Polta, Nayana Jha",1.00,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking will create a learning and teaching program to engage BIPOC artists in the printmaking arts, provide access and the resources to expand skills, and the support to teach and engage with the arts community.",2023-05-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenny,Wells,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",Jenny@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-831,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027530,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,23995,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","125 Saint Paul youth and 64 seniors will participate in arts residencies, classes and performances embedded in Keystone programs. Attendance, work produced, verbal feedback, and suggestions for future arts offerings.","200 Saint Paul youth and 346 seniors participated in arts residencies, classes and performances embedded in Keystone programs. Attendance tracking. Data are stored in Keystone's program databases.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,23995,3000,"Patrice Bailey, Charlene Bradley, Dave Burns, Lynn Flagstad, Diane Gerth, Tiffany Kong, Paul McKim, Steve Thiel, Trupti Naik Storlie, Mark Traynor, Darren Wolfson",0.00,"Keystone Community Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"125 low income youth and 64 seniors in Saint Paul will work with teaching artists to build skills in a variety of art forms, such as spoken word, watercolor, Ethiopian dance, clay, music mixing, and graphic design.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julia,McCarthy,"Keystone Community Services","2000 St Anthony Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0349",jmccarthy@keystoneservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1392,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025947,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By participating with Twin Cities Pride and celebrating their identities, artists are able to connect with audiences and increase their followings. Pride will hire a social media specialist to monitor selected artists' Instagram and/or other social media accounts pre and post-event to determine the impact of performing at Pride on their fan base.","Artists were able to connect with new audiences by participating in Twin Cities Pride. Conversations with artists took place during and after Pride. Many artists were first time Pride performers and are anxious to participate again, indicating the event had a positive effect on the artists themselves and their social media followers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Felix Foster, Ned Butler, J'Kalien Madison, Mikey Kroger, Katie Schoenberger, Bridget Roche, Jesse Goodman, Kaylee Pohlmeyer, Dennis Anderson, Nomi Badboy",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Pride will hire Minnesota artists to perform at its annual festival, assisting them in growing their queer audience. In return, the audience will engage with both well-known entertainers and those new to the craft.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","1618 Harmon Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 255-3260",belstler.dot@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-804,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025948,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,15700,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and celebrate Dakota culture via our Pow-Wow (Wacipi) with Dakota Music, Dance, Crafts, Food, and Traditions. A booth on location will provide information and satisfaction surveys and gauge reception. We will also be recording both our proposed and actual outcomes quantitively based on number of participants, as well as participant engagement satisfaction.","Engaged and celebrated Dakota culture via our Pow-Wow with our community and demographics. Button entry sales, head count, entry counter. post-event feedback forms, in person interviews.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15400,,"Sharon Lennartson, Steven Renville, Greg Strandmark, Danielle Ross, Joseph Lennartson",0.00,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community will preserve, protect, and promote the Dakota culture for future generations.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1200 Centre Pointe Curve",Mendota,MN,55120,"(952) 239-9969",shar5717@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-805,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027087,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,14850,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Heartland Symphony Orchestra will provide classical music concerts and educational opportunities for their communities both live and recorded. Attendance will be recorded at each concert and views will be recorded from YouTube and website. Evaluation forms will be provided to both participants and audiences.","Heartland Symphony Orchestra provided classical music concerts and educational opportunities for their communities both live and recorded. Attendance was taken at each concert, including online views. Live concert attendance averaged 438 per concert cycle with an average of 355 views on YouTube.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,14850,,"James Waffler, David Thompson, Peter Vogel, Tom Kotval, Lina Belar, Kyle Brown, Dean Fitch, Tristen Heller, Susan Kavanaugh, Melissa von Itter, Michelle Sakry-Winkelman, Pam Wible, Ryan Webber, Navassa Kieffer, Fran Dosh, Alicia Cebulla",0.00,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra will continue its mission of providing quality musical experiences to participants and audiences of rural communities of west central Minnesota.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lina,Belar,"Heartland Symphony Orchestra","122 1st St SE","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 631-8193",lbelar@eot.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1236,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025955,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","50% of artists will be Latinx and provide meaningful art experiences for Festival goers. We will collect quantitative data for the artists and collect qualitative evaluations from Festival goers that engaged in art activities.","More than 50% of the artists were Latinx and they provided meaningful, and memorable, art experiences. Festival staff collected quantitative data, and also qualitative evaluations from attendees. Responses were uniformly positive about the arts experiences, and as always, people would like more!","Achieved proposed outcomes.",11438,,41438,,"Meg Forney, Alicia Crudup, Steffanie Musich, Becky Alper, Elizabeth Shaffer, Becka Thompson, Billy Menz, Cathy Abene, Tom Olsen",0.00,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board","Local/Regional Government","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will present the Monarch Festival, a free, bilingual, bicultural, annual event that celebrates the beginning of the monarch butterflies annual 2,300 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, dance, art,?food, monarchs, and education.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryLynn,Pulscher,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board","2117 W River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 230-6400",mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-812,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025962,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,29995,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","40 students in our 'Grow Through Music' Summer Camp 2023 will learn to play simple tunes on several instruments/play in culminating group performance. 1.Student progress - assessed by instructors. 2. Student experience - via online survey of students/parents. Program staff/faculty meet post-program to review evaluations, discuss successes/shortfalls, and plan for following year.","37 students learned to play simple tunes on several instruments and played in a culminating group performance for the community. Student progress was assessed by the faculty and staff. Students and parents completed written and/or online surveys. Program staff met before, during and after the camp to discuss student progress, successes and challenges and plan for next year.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",132,,30127,2000,"Barbara Doyle, Rev. Carl Walker, Christy Bartlett, David Mohr, Greg Finzell, Lawrence El Grecco Waddell, Michael Walker, Daniel R. Olson, Cherise Ayers, Grant West, Jeff Bailey, Mary Bolkcom, Mary K. Boyd, Russell Knighton",0.00,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Walker West Music Academy will engage 40 students in a fun Grow Through Music summer camp in which they learn to play simple tunes on several instruments and play in a culminating group performance.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Braxton,Haulcy,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","760 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 224-2929",braxton@walkerwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-819,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027528,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn and appreciate culture and art through the artistic performances by those of Chinese and Southeast Asian Heritage. We will hand out and collect brief surveys to attendees. Emails will be sent to arts groups that have performed to determine their satisfaction. Surveys will be posted on WeChat and Facebook for two weeks after event. Board will evaluate.","A huge community of Minnesotans learned about Chinese and other Asian cultures and these culture's art forms. Performers gained skills as well. Committee observed audience and performances. Audience numbers were estimated. President received letter of gratitude for 'your artistry and collaboration' from Minnesota Orchestra. Emails surveyed performing groups. WeChat comments were monitored.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,4325,"Bingwen Yan, Huan Gao, Ruzhao Cheng, Dian Song, An Hu, Huazhi LI, Chuck Li, Yan Huss, Lixin Qin, Fengze Sun, Zhihua Yu, Zhiqun Zhang",0.00,"Alliance of Minnesota Chinese Organizations","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Alliance of Minnesota Chinese Organizations will hold Our Moon Festival and New Year celebrations to bring 60 Chinese organizations together to enrich the cultural landscape of the state.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karlynn,Fronek,"Alliance of Minnesota Chinese Organizations","4848 Oxford St N","St Paul",MN,55126,"(612) 327-6482",kfrons@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1389,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025968,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To Unite people through the healing power of music, engage audiences in discussion and share innovative programing with them. The outcome will be evaluated through responses on social media and feedback after concerts, as well as written comments from surveys. This is how Ladyslipper Ensemble will be able to gauge the impact of their performances on the community.","We were able to make our music available to a diverse audience and bring a sense of community through our concerts. People really wanted to talk to us We have conversations with our audience after the concerts and they give us very positive feedback about our programming. Also, those who follow us on social media comment there and share our posts. We noticed more new followers on those platforms.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,15000,,"Sahar Hassan, Helen Chang, Cameron Wiley",0.00,"Ladyslipper Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Ladyslipper Ensemble will present three live concerts that will be recorded and also available for public access on the group's website, as well as social media pages.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sahar,Hassan,"Ladyslipper Ensemble","183 Winifred St W","St Paul",MN,55107,"(617) 571-6529",cleohassan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-825,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027529,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Black Market Reads podcasts allow Minnesota listeners and beyond to experience the exceptional literary talent of Black American authors. Evaluate authors and partners satisfaction with podcast experience. Solicit feedback from BMR authors and partnerships. Track number of hits received, and comments posted by Minnesota and other podcast listeners.","People attended live podcasts and also those online gave feedback as to their satisfaction with podcast. Collected feedback from those attending live podcasts as well as those who listened online.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,5000,"Herman Milligan, Jr., PhD, Roxanne Maire Givens, Stanley Jackson, Jerry Wilson, Charles Shafer",0.00,"The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Givens Foundation, dedicated to enriching cultural understanding and learning through programs that advance and celebrate African American literature and writers, will create season eight of Black Market Reads.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Herman,"Milligan, Jr.","The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation for African American Literature AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature","5775 Wayzata Blvd Ste 700","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 272-8491",givensfoundation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1391,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025940,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To educate 1030 Minnesota students with diversified music instruction through MacPhail's Global Music Initiative (GMI). Project success will be quantitatively evaluated by the number of students reached and the number of Artists-in-Residence involved, and qualitatively measured by level of community engagement and input.","68 artists educated 2478 Minnesota youth and 664 adults with diversified music instruction through MacPhail's Global Music Initiative. The outcome was evaluated through tracking the number of students served at MacPhail programs and partnerships, Artists-in-Residence involved, and satisfaction surveys of participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1000,"Kate Whittington, Hudie Broughton, Mashall Tokheim, Chip Emery, Josephy Hinderer, Hilary Smedsrud, Kyle Carpenter, Margaret Bracken, Klerissa Church, Evan Everist, Alexa Fang, Rahoul Ghose, Natalia Hernandez, Justin Kelly, Syntyche Koumaglo, Linda Mack, P",0.00,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"MacPhail will diversify music education in Minnesota by making instruction more representative and respectful of cultures and traditions that represent its communities.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Halstead,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",halstead.emily@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-797,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025941,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,24000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Audience members, including younger Iranian-Americans and the general public, will gain a deeper understanding of Iran's rich cultural heritage. We will evaluate the success of our programming through quantitative and qualitative surveys of audiences, performers and presenters, as well as board discussion of informal feedback they have received from participants and organizational partners.","We shared many aspects of Iran's artistic heritage with community members and the larger Minnesota public. Our audience surveys asked questions about the quality of the presentations, and whether people deepened their understanding of Iranian culture.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6449,,30449,,"Hossein Jalali, MohammadMahmoudi) Pailey, Cynthia DeKay, Mehdi Shokoueinejad, Shirin Ghoraishi, Leila Rastagar, Faranak Toma, Niccu Tafarrodi, Parisa Naini",0.00,"Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective will present a variety of programming designed to showcase the richness of Iran's artistic and cultural heritage, through music, dance, literature, and the visual arts.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,Iggers,"Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective","991 9th Ave NW","New Brighton",MN,55112,"(612) 802-0374",jeremyiggers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-798,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025942,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,9784,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesotans will increase their understanding of and skills in the arts by participating in plein air painting workshops and monthly artist exchanges. Plein air project will include a survey of workshop participants and follow up conversations with teaching artists. ArtsXchange will be evaluated with conversations between RAA staff, board, MMAM partners, and artsXchange hosts and participants.","Minnesotans increased their understanding of and skills in the arts by participating in plein air painting workshops, demos and monthly artist exchanges. Feedback was received from artists, attendees, and partners verbally and by email. A debrief and evaluation meeting between RAA staff and volunteers and MMAM staff was held soon after the plein air event was completed.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9784,,"Steve Bachler, Jerome Christenson, Brianne Daniels, Jeff Hillis, Terese Karsten, Linda Klabo, Anne Scott Plummer, Jim Reineke",0.00,"River Arts Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"River Arts Alliance will increase Minnesotans' understanding and skills in the arts by offering autumn plein air painting workshops and monthly public artsXchange gatherings with Minnesota artists.",2023-05-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Johanna,Rupprecht,"River Arts Alliance","PO Box 992",Winona,MN,55987,"(320) 305-4096",admin@riverartsalliance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-799,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025898,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pooja will have a new album of original music to promote her work as a singer/composer, allowing her to develop new audiences and new collaborations. Pooja will seek feedback on the quality of the new album and its release concert, through written and online surveys from audiences and listeners.","Working with an arranger, I composed, sang in and produced, an album of seven new Songs of Kabir and held a public concert to present them. I presented the new Songs of Kabir in an in-person public concert on 6/22 and sought audience feedback via a written survey. I also invited students and collaborators to a virtual listening session on 6/23 to seek feedback on the new album.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",414,,10414,,,,"Pooja G. Pavan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pavan will work with experienced arrangers and musicians to produce a new album of original music for the Sufi poetry of great poets from India. With this, Pooja will gain a strong promotional tool to reach new audiences and collaborators.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1288,"Robert Dante: Dante is founder of the Bullwhip Hall of Fame and a professional bullwhip artist and coach. He is also a seasoned journalist and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. He once belonged to the International Association of Theatre Critics and was a widely published poet and performing artist. He graduated with honors from the University of Houston in Texas and is currently writing books and freelance articles.; Sally Dorer: Dorer is a Twin Cities based freelance cellist and teacher. Currently a member of the Minnesota Opera orchestra and a substitute cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, she has also been a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Florida West Coast Symphony (Sarasota). She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA). She is a current volunteer for the Women's Prison Book Project and We Can Ride, a horse riding therapy program. She often performs benefit concerts for Safe Hands Animal Rescue.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir in Saint Paul; she has held the position for three years. Apart from her professional role, Driscoll is connected to the arts as a performer, parent, event volunteer, and patron. She holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and spent 30 years as a registered nurse before embarking on her second career in fundraising and development.; Sarah Kass: Kass currently works for the American Craft Council (ACC) as its development writer and grants manager. She writes grant applications, fundraising proposals, impact reports, and stewardship communications to connect ACC with institutional funders and individual donors. Kass holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MA in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her previous work experience includes the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Guthrie Theater, East Side Arts Council, and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Kass also served as exhibitions cochair and board cochair on the Altered Esthetics board of directors and as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation/grant funded Art of Healing program---supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe: Retail bookseller at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. I order, stock, and sell new and used books, sidelines, and Persian rugs, and manage the bookstore's events and marketing. I train employees, run payroll, keep the accounts, and handle new author inquiries. I presently serve on the vestry at Christ Episcopal Church, the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, support the Lotus Health Foundation as a gardener, and am a regular volunteer for Red Wing Arts. I have an MBA from St Marys University of Rochester, MN and a BA in Literature, Music, and Dance from Wells College.; Tanya Miller: Miller has a MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University and an MA in English from Bemidji State University. Her work has appeared in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Minnesota English Journal, Red Weather, Dust and Fire, Bombshells, the Star Tribune, among other places. Miller was an invited fellow at the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, The Pelee Island Writing Retreat (with Margaret Atwood), and the Minnesota Northwoods Writers' Conference. Miller also cohosts Northbeach Writers' Retreat.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026966,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Khadija will create a short film and photography series highlighting the coming of age of Somali Women. Produce a free art exhibit highlighting the short film and photography series by 2023. Khadija will connect with Soomaal House of arts to bring the work into light and connect with local Minnesota artists.","Produced a series of photographs, film and poetry that was shared in a Solo Exhibition I interviewed and connected with artists who participated in the volunteering process as well as individuals who participated in the photograph series to determine the overall success rate of the project.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",584,,10414,,,,"Kadija Charif AKA Khadija Charif",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Charif will provide a free month-long exhibit experience through her first solo art show, displaying a photograph series and a short film based on Somali in Soomaal House of Arts, providing accessible contemporary art to her community.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kadija,Charif,"Kadija Charif AKA Khadija Charif",,,MN,,"(651) 399-9548",Khadija.a.charif@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1928,"Zachary Colby: For five seasons, Colby served as an artistic codirector and tenor with Cantus, an eight-member vocal chamber ensemble based in the Twin Cities. After teaching at the University of Nebraska Omaha for three years, Colby is now the development manager at Cantus. Colby holds a bachelor of music education from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and a master's and doctorate in voice from the University of Minnesota.; Susan Gainen: Gainen is a whimsical wildlife documentarian, abstract painter of neighborhoods, and author. She currently volunteers at The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market and is a member of Art to Change the World. She was a WARM protege in 2013. She earned a BA in history from the University of Maryland and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her unique career path allows her to see value everywhere: typesetter, auto sales/finance and insurance, law practice, legal headhunter, law school career services, national employment/career speaker, cooking school owner, original art and writing enterprise.; Ololade Gbadamosi: Gbadamosi currently is a substitute teacher at Edina High School where he not only helps supervise classrooms but is also a mentor for the students. Gbadamosi previously worked at John F. Kennedy High School as paraprofessional and Thomas Allen Incorporated as the primary program counselor. He graduated from Concordia University-Saint Paul with both his BA in exercise science and MA in sport management. He is one of the leaders in the Minnesota hip hop dance and Krump community.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Lauren Roelike: Roelike is a biochemist who has spent the last four years searching for novel drugs to treat a variety of diseases like heart failure, cancer, and Alzheimer's. She has a great deal of experience writing grants and manuscripts in her career as a scientist. Roelike is passionate about volunteer work and worked with the Aurora Center for five years providing care to those experiencing sexual violence, attaining a license from the State of Minnesota to do so. She has also volunteered with local meditation organizations and the American Red Cross to support volunteers. Roelike has a master's degree in biology from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a MA degree in marriage and family therapy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026967,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Pavan will compose new works and revive his Tabla ensemble, Aavartan. The new works and concert will help develop new audiences and collaborations. Pavan will conduct a survey of participants at each workshop and the feedback will guide subsequent workshops. After the final concert, Pavan will conduct an online and written survey of the audience to measure the overall success of the project.","I developed new repertoire for Tabla, conducted eight workshops, held a preview concert and two public concerts to revive my Tabla ensemble, Aavartan. I invited students and collaborators to the Tabla workshops and Aavartan concerts to seek feedback on their quality and efficacy, via written survey. I also conducted a virtual session with students and colleagues to seek additional oral feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",310,,10310,,,,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pavan will develop new compositions and present his ensemble, Aavartan, in a concert highlighting the poetic drumming tradition of north India. With this, Pavan will strongly expand his repertoire to reach new audiences, students, and collaborators.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 508-3716",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1929,"James Bartsch: Minneapolis resident Bartsch has been active in Minnesota's arts and education communities for many years. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in music education and violin performance, he has taught public school orchestra programs in Northfield, Red Wing and Mounds View schools. He will retire from full-time teaching in June 2022. He was Minnesota Orchestra's director of education from 1999-2013. Bartsch is a longtime conductor with the Minnesota Youth Symphonies and is finishing a term as interim coartistic director. He is a freelance violinist in the area, past president of the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association, and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. He enjoys the vibrant arts opportunities in Minnesota---from individual artists to arts organizations of all sizes.; Kathryn Ganfield: Ganfield is the communications associate and grant writer for Dodge Nature Center in West Saint Paul, where she advocates for environmental education for people of all ages. Her creative work as an essayist and poet focuses on the trials of family, the natural world, and climate change. She studied creative writing and journalism at Metropolitan State University.; Roberta Gray: Gray is the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, a community school for the arts in Little Falls. Gray also handles all programming for the Music Center. She has been a parent educator for the Little Falls Schools for the past 30 years and volunteers for other community nonprofits. Gray has a BA in theater arts and elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University.; Jacelyn Johnson: Johnson is a model/writer/director from Minneapolis, by way of Los Angeles, with a love for stories about complex and imperfect people. Jacelyn is the founder/creative director of JahPenee Productions a Los Angeles and Minneapolis based film/TV production company that provides pre- to postproduction with a primary focus on the underdogs of the industry. Johnson received a 2021 Creative Support for Individuals grant. She has won acting awards from various film festivals and has held a presence at the historic Pan African Film Festival, Hollywood Film Festival, Black Hollywood Film Festival, REEL Comedy Film Festival, Denton Black Film Festival, Bitesize Film Festival, and more with raving reviews regarding her performance. She is a focused trendsetter with a grateful heart for her community and an innovative giant on her way to quickly becoming a mogul.; Kathleen Kelly: Kelly is a substitute teacher, as well as a teaching artist and spotlight evaluator for the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Having moved back to Minnesota two years ago, she's currently pursuing full-time arts management jobs in the Twin Cities. She previously taught collegiate theater and dance for six years at Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) and one year at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She holds a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a master's degree in musical theater from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).; James Newman: Newman is the executive director of the Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, an organization dedicated to providing high quality music instruction to students of all ages. Newman previously served as a financial executive for organizations such as Coldspring Granite, Wolters Kluwer, and St. Cloud State University. Newman received his MBA from St. Cloud State University in 2010 and his BA in philosophy in 2001. Newman has served as treasurer of the board of Children's Day Montessori in Saint Cloud.; Rebecca Petersen: Petersen is the director of development for West Central Initiative. She was previously the executive director of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls, and partnered with Artspace Projects to renovate the Kaddatz Hotel. She also was executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive seasons. Petersen performs with Fargo Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Moorhead Opera, NDSU Baroque, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, and Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Petersen has a BA in music from the University of Vermont (Burlington, VT). She currently serves on the board of Pioneer Public Television and Kaddatz Galleries.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025906,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage with Minnesotan audiences with the creation of a new one woman show. Track audience count (in-person and virtual).","Engaged with Minnesotan audiences with the creation of a new one woman show. Tracked audience count via in-person (192) and virtual (6000+).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Naomi E. Ko",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"This grant will support the staging of a live performance created, performed, and written by Ko.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Ko,"Naomi E. Ko",,,MN,,"(952) 239-4335",naomieunjiko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1296,"Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle is the Executive Director of Austin Area Arts, Mower County's largest arts organization serving 10,000+ per year with performing, visual, literary, and film arts activities. She earned Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in Graphic Design with a minor in Journalism/Mass Communication. Helle is a member of the City of Austin Culture and Arts Commission, City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Apex Austin Diversity Council, and the AAUW. Helle is a visual mixed media artist.; Barry Inman: Inman is currently serving as the artist and audience services manager at Jungle Theater. Additionally, Inman serves as the COVID compliance officer (CCO) for Jungle Theater and has previously served as the CCO for Theater MU along with being a COVID consultant for Moving Theater Company and Theater Latte Da. In his spare time, Inman volunteers front of house for Theater Mu, Theater Latte Da, and Guthrie Theater.; Laura Sivert: Sivert teaches art history at University of Wisconsin, Stout. She has a PhD in art history from Penn State and her focus is on ecological art of the United States. She is currently writing a book on the photography of the Tennessee Valley Authority project. She has volunteered for the Minnesota State Arts Board previously as a grant reviewer.; Alyssa Stormes: Stormes is a multidisciplinary artist with an extensive background in film, theater, music, illustration, and design. She is a full-time freelancer as of 2020, previously serving in communications and development roles in nonprofit organizations. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in film, and maintains working relationships with the MSP Film Society, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Arts Midwest.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025921,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Using the power of music, TH residents experience an increased quality of life, unlocking positive memories in shared community with others. Care staff, families and residents will use qualitative data such as resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure change in quality of life following each visit with a goal to see increased cognition and social interaction.","Using the power of music, TH residents experienced an increased quality of life, unlocking positive memories in shared community with others. Care staff, families and residents used qualitative data: resident observations, interviews, and surveys to measure change in quality of life following each visit with a goal to see increased cognition and social interaction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",150,,30150,,"James Green, Jay Coughlan, Julie M. White, Theodore Chien, Brad Hewitt, Molly Lagermeier, Laura McKnight, Paula Norbom, John H. L. Odom, Jr., Jeffrey Rageth, David Dickey, Janet Sommers, Barbara Stinnett",0.00,"PHM Inver Grove, Inc AKA Timber Hills","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Presbyterian Homes' Timber Hills location will collaborate with Copper Street Brass to provide music learning and enrichment sessions to serve its communities, including memory care and independent living.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Current,"PHM Inver Grove, Inc. AKA Timber Hills","6307 Burnham Cir","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 552-2800",vcurrent@preshomes.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-778,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027524,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,28910,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Cello students will gain new skills and performing experience; Northfield area citizens will benefit from engaging in accessible community concerts. Outcomes will be tracked through audience and student surveys, both in-person and online, that measure numbers, demographics, and responses to their experiences. The results will determine the impact on participating students and community members.","Cello students gained new skills and appreciation for music; Northfield citizens benefited from accessible community concerts. We conducted a survey of participating outreach concert student performers and asked about their experience with the project. Responses were very positive, and it is clear that it made an impact on their educational experience at ICI.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,28910,11000,"Lynne Beck, Laura Sewell, Meghan McGuire, Leslie Shank, Elizabeth Hinz, David Knapp, Patricia Zurlo, Ida Mercer, Anna Clift, Mark Halvorson, Heidi Sheard.",0.00,"International Cello Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"International Cello Institute students will offer accessible community concerts in Northfield and surrounding communities. Younger cello students will receive instruction and be paired with older student mentors through the iConnect program.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Clift,"International Cello Institute","PO Box 844",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 413-3495",annaclift14@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Steele, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1386,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022113,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Providing high quality, diverse and accessible exhibitions and classes. While creating an environment where artists, students and others feel valued. Our metrics include media/press attention; an annual survey of participating households; tracking the number of gallery visitors and audience members. We track participants in exhibitions and educational programming, with demographic and other tracking. ","Provided high quality, diverse, and accessible productions and classes while creating an environment where artists, students, and others feel valued. We evaluated the outcome by collecting press reviews, tracking ticket sales and attendance by zip code, and soliciting feedback from staff, artists, audience members, and parents of summer camp attendees regarding the quality of our programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,2500,"Terryl Brumm, Jane Chronister, John Gibbs, Lindsay Korstange, Annette Lee, PatrickPat) Milan, Karen Nordstrom, Kate Pehrson, Shelley Peterson, Mary Prentnieks, Megan C. Rogers, Cheri Rolnick, Arthur C.Turner III",0.00,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Artistry will support its education team, adding new teaching artists who will roll out programming in its community. It will invite historically underrepresented artists into the crucial and influential positions on its teams.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelli,Foster-Warder,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8575",kfosterwarder@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-341,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022227,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCFF brings cinematic arts access to all Minnesotans via virtual and in-person screenings, discussions, and events representing diverse Minnesota artists. Attendance, post event surveys, online streaming volume, and partner feedback is utilized to determine audience growth and level of engagement with MN Film arts through TCFF.","TCFF created arts access for all Minnesotans via virtual and in-person screenings, discussions, and events representing diverse Minnesota artists. Demographic Surveys, Attendance metrics (in person and digital), as well as open form feedback sessions with artists, audiences and partners.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Kristen Baas, Robert Brittain, Tracy Call, Jay Dunphy, Jenny Hanson, Jeff Hayne, Nancy Korsah, Danielle Palmer, Tony Perella, Cameron Potts, Lily Rains, Kathy Roseberry, Jatin Setia, Andrea Stein, Ryan Steinbauer, Steve Stoup, Waris Syed, Julie Lynn York",0.00,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Film Fest will present a COVID agile, year-round, hybrid program giving unparalleled access for all Minnesotans to explore Minnesota and American independent films, while elevating marginalized voices and providing a safe space for conversations and discourse.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-455,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022220,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Minnesotans experience provocative new plays, adaptive performances, and thoughtful discussions designed and produced by local artists. Theatre B will evaluate progress by collecting demographic and geographic ticket sales data; analyzing add-on donations to gauge depth of engagement; and conducting surveys of artists and audiences to understand preferences and measure access.","We produced plays about complex social topics and worked with experts to help provide context and conversation that built empathy and understanding. We measured our outcomes through quantitative and qualitative methods, including; post-evaluative surveys of audiences and program participants; lobby comment cards; and by archiving letters, cards, and social media comments.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,300,"Rachel Asleson, Tim Peterson, Zenas Baer, Anthony Farris, Lori Horvik, David Huebner, Maureen Olsen,Tucker Lucas",0.00,"Theatre B","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Theatre B will engage regional audiences with provocative new plays, adaptive performances, and thoughtful discussions that challenge assumptions, inspire conversation, and create connection.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Wintersteen,"Theatre B","215 10th St N",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(701) 729-8880",carrie@theatreb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Stevens, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-448,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022109,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants expand their knowledge, skill, and confidence of the craft of creative writing within a community of writers and master teachers. We collect demographic information, track attendance, do interviews, and solicit feedback. Attendees rate aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contains open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","Minnesotans expanded their knowledge, skill, and appreciation of the art and craft of creative writing within a community of writers and teachers. We collected demographics, tracked attendance, and recorded interviews. Nearly all attendees rated aspects of the conference through an anonymous online evaluation form that also contained open-ended questions to solicit informative responses.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Elizabeth Barrett, Tammy Bobrowsky, Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Lynn Johnson, Preeti Kaur Rajpal, Erin Lynn Marsh, MaryTheresa Seig, Debra Stone, Anton Treuer",0.00,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference will continue to provide Minnesotans a high quality and affordable literary arts experience with a talented and diverse group of award winning writers in a safe and inclusive setting.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mathew,Hawthorne,"Bemidji State University AKA Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference","1500 Birchmont Dr NE Ste 23",Bemidji,MN,56601-2699,"(218) 755-2851",writersconference@bemidjistate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Nicollet, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-337,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022203,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29700,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Red Wing Arts will honor the historical significance of clay with enaging classes, pottery sales and artist networking. We will evaluate through participation numbers, participant and artist interviews, and post-event evaluation style surveys.","Red Wing Arts honored the historical significance of clay with enaging classes, pottery sales and artist networking. We evaluated through participation numbers, participant and artist interviews, and post-event evaluation style surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29700,3000,"Kirsten Ford, Rachel McWithey, Jerry Olson, Pam Horlitz, Maggie Painter, Susan Forsyth, Jason Redding, Leah Buysee, Lynn Brown",0.15,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Red Wing Arts' Clay and Creativity Center will honor the legacy of clay in Red Wing with hands-on experiences, artist led instruction, and showcasing a diversity of clay art for all.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",emily@redwingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-431,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026251,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,24900,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","30+ Minnesota artists learn and enhance Tamil folk - Traditional music and dance skills which are a true reflection of Tamil Culture and Heritage. The outcome will be evaluated by tracking the attendance, audience survey and artists survey. The survey to focus on three major attributes of the program; quality or arts, Traditional Value and Program governance.","60 Minnesota artists maintained access to Tamil folk and Traditional music and dance skills which they developed through an array of efforts since 2013. 52 students attended 77 hours training on Parai and 70 hours training on five dance forms conducted by two master artists with 73% attendance. Also eight students attended 46.5 hours training on Thawil and Nayanam and registered 84% attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",72,,24972,2000,"Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Tamil Kadir Rajavel, Murugaiyan Subramanian, Arangarajan Karuppaiah, Arumugam Ramalingam, Balamurugan Ramasamy, Manigandan Jayaraman, Mercy Rani Sebastin, Nirmal Sundhar, Priya C Krishnan, Revathy Raju, Sakthika Vijay, Siva",0.00,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will train community members on Tamil folk and traditional arts, both instrumental music and dance, with a final performance at Sangamam Event, an annual Tamil festival to be held in January 2024.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-998,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026252,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Black writers and book professionals will experience increased opportunities, recognition, and connections to communities. Document verbal comments and recommendations, interview writers and other book professionals for satisfaction and ideas, survey readers and listeners to assess satisfaction, document number ofcommunity connection events, use findings for future planning.","Black writers and book professionals experienced increased opportunities, recognition, and connections to communities. Documented comments/recommendations, interviewed writers and other book professionals for satisfaction and ideas, surveyed readers and listeners to assess satisfaction, documented number ofcommunity connection events, used findings for future planning","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Akil Foluke, Sheryl Harris, Tamehkha Usekab, Metric Giles, Dr Shakita Thomas Kpetay",0.00,"In Black Ink","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"In Black Ink will connect Black writers and publishing arts professionals with eager readers, learners, and listeners through print, through public literary gatherings that welcome all audiences, and through archiving for future generations.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rekhet,Si-Asar,"In Black Ink","938 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 481-1551",MNinblackink@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-999,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026221,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exploring new ideas and relationships, LOON will embrace programming that allows for broader connection in the North. Audience and artist feedback are gathered informally and via surveys; artistic merit is evaluated by artistic staff; ticket sales, donor and sponsor engagement, and school bookings are tracked.","Exploring new ideas and relationships, LOON will embrace programming that allows for broader connection in the North. Ticket sales, school bookings, and donor engagement are tracked with Arts People CRM, which helps identify first-time engagement and other segmented data. Artist, student, teacher, and patron feedback all evaluated by directors.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,600,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Anne Dugan, Pat Castellano, Kate Horvath, Lisa Munson",0.00,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Lyric Opera of the North will embrace programming that allows for a broader understanding of opera audiences and opera engagement, connecting with more patrons and artists in the north and exploring new ideas and relationships.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-968,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026228,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,19419,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Drama Interaction will provide access to arts activities to disabled adults and familiarize three new partners statewide with intro to the program. Verbal feedback from participants, written evaluations from caretakers and staff, and post-project team meetings review participant progress. The number of new audience groups reached and expressing interest in the program will also be measured.","Twenty weeks of classes were held with 22 students in two locations followed by two performances attended by 140+ people verbal feedback from students, caregivers, staff and performance guests, recorded numbers of other facilities interested in the program after viewing the final performance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,19419,2420,"Theresa Henry, Brandy LaShore, Denine Taylor, Anthony Neumann, Yolanda Reeves, Marianne Moreno, Jill Kuzma, Bonnie Neumann",0.00,"Drama Interaction","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Drama Interaction will transition back to in person delivery of hands-on arts experiences for adults dealing with developmental and physical disabilities, while laying the foundation for outreach to new audiences.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonita,Neumann,"Drama Interaction","703 Laura Ct",Chaska,MN,55318,"(952) 220-1676",drama.interaction@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-975,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027542,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase capacity to engage with 20% more participants through in person and online arts programming. Increase in engagement will be evaluated at in person events through pre-registration and individual sign-in capabilities at events. Engagement online will be tracked by collecting data through online platforms.","We achieved a 25% increase in participant engagement through expanded in-person and online arts programming. We evaluated outcomes by tracking pre-registration and sign-ins at in-person events, and collecting data from online platforms to measure engagement levels and participation growth.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Abdi Roble, Aden Dirie, Kaamil A. Haider, Zahra Muse, Mohamud Muin",0.50,"Soomaal House of Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Soomaal House of Art will increase capacity to engage with 20 percent more participants through in person and online arts programming. Funds will be used to pay staff salaries and purchase promotional materials, equipment, and supplies for arts programming.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katelyn,Do,"Soomaal House of Art","2200 Minnehaha Ave Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 308-7251",admin@soomaalhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1404,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026197,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","GVI will engage singers with dementia and their care partners in choruses that create meaningful connections, purpose, and understanding through the arts. Quantitative and qualitative information will be collected from singers and audience members via surveys measuring social connections, learnings, and satisfaction with the artistic quality presented.","GVI successfully engaged singers impacted by dementia via dementia-friendly choruses and audiences across the state through high-quality performances. We used a variety of quantitative and qualitative tools to collect data and evaluate program success including participant surveys, enrollment #'s, audience #'s, and personal stories.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Sally Scoggin, Jim Jensen, Frank Bennett, Keath Young, Margie Dines, Darrell Foss, Dr. Richard Golden, Barbara Greene, Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Helen Jackson, Heather Mulder, Emily Pearl, Carole Lee Randall, Shazore Shah, Jean Thomson",.25,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Giving Voice Initiative will provide access to the arts for singers with dementia and their care partners in Minnesota by offering dementia friendly choruses with high artistic quality, weekly rehearsals and social time, and public performances.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Autumn,Chmielewski,"Giving Voice Initiative","7400 Metro Blvd Ste 255",Edina,MN,55439,"(612) 440-9660",autumn@givingvoicechorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-944,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026198,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to the arts. 1,000 rural Minnesotans will participate in folk art learning activities during the 2023 Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua August 12-13, 2023.","More thanb 1000 rural Minnesotans participated in folk art learning activities during the 2023 Old Wadena Rendezvous and Chautauqua August 12-13, 2023. 97 individuals completed surveys indicating where they resided (95% from rural Minnesota), what activities they participated in, and an evaluation of their experiences at the Rendezvous.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",12923,,37923,,"Darlys Hamberg, Jon Hamberg, Lina Belar, Mike Weyer, Brad Wegscheid, Chris Neal, Jamie Robertson, Tom Crawford, Jim Hofer.",0.00,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Old Wadena Society will hold the 2023 Old Wadena Rendezvous at Old Wadena County Historic Park on the Crow Wing River in Wadena County August 12 and 13, featuring hands-on learning about our stories and traditional arts along with old fashioned entertainment.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Robertson,"Old Wadena Society","14380 241st Ave",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2608",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-945,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026217,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesota residents and communities will access and engage with OVMC programming through low cost outdoor concerts. Participant and audience numbers will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, and community partners; activities will be evaluated through the lens of our equity and engagement priorities.","Outdoor performance transformed hearts and minds while empowering participating singers and artists. Audience size, media coverage, discussion groups, evaluations of and from community partners, and surveys of artistic partners, Chorus members, community engagement partners, and audience members.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,20000,,"Matthew C. Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Joe Andrews, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus will present One Earth, a weekend of three outdoor concerts celebrating our earth and water, and honoring the people who are working to protect it, in June 2023 on Raspberry Island in downtown Saint Paul.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-964,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026218,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities will expand their artistic knowledge through accessible in-person and virtual book arts programming. We will measure this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person exhibition and related program attendance.","Minnesota artists, residents, and communities grew and found outlets for creativity and connection through in-person and virtual book arts programs. We measured this outcome through: total workshop participants, contact hours, geographic location, age, teaching artist observations, post-workshop evaluations, and virtual and in-person gallery attendance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, K.C. Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Peter Lancaster, Diane Merrifield, Virginia Meyer, Abe Rybeck, Wilbur `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Cory",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts will engage Minnesotans in meaningful in person and virtual arts programs, including affordable workshops in bookbinding, printing, and papermaking taught by a diverse team of teaching artists, and free exhibitions and hands on creative activities.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-965,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026230,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Families with sensory sensitivities will attend meaningful live music experiences because the tailored programming is relevant and accessible. Survey participants to measure concert enjoyment and the inclusivity of the experience; document staff/musician observations; and hold reflection sessions with the Accessibility Team.","Families with sensory sensitivities attended meaningful live music experiences because the tailored programming was relevant and accessible Surveyed participants to measure concert enjoyment and the inclusivity of the experience; documented staff/musician observations; and held reflection sessions with the Accessibility Team.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3910,,28910,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geof",0.00,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Minnesota Orchestra will collaborate with community partners to create a series of concerts that provide individuals with sensory sensitivities and their families with tailored and inclusive arts experiences.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-977,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026235,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists with disabilities create high quality visual and theater arts; audiences gain new perspectives about creativity of people with disabilities. Interact will present a season of high quality, professional visual arts and theater by artists with disabilities, presenting in galleries and performance venues throughout the Metro Area, and on our global online gallery.","Artists with disabilities created high quality visual and theater arts; audiences gained new perspectives about creative of people with disabilities. Talks and user friendly surveys with artists to assess satisfaction, concerns; online surveys, conversations with audiences to learn how our work changes perceptions and transforms lives; number oftickets and artwork sold; use data for future planning.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Mary Kay Kennedy, Lori Leavitt, Ann Leming, Patrick Dow, Susan Shapiro, Monica Little, David Forney, Liz Hillogoss",0.00,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Interact will present a season of high quality, professional, visual arts and theater by artists with disabilities, presenting in galleries and performance venues throughout the metro area, and on its global online gallery.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-982,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026243,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","DalekoArts will produce Cesta Festival 2023, a new play festival commissioning works inspired by community stories. DalekoArts has commissioned three Minnesota playwrights to write three original full-length plays, inspired by ideas from its community. The plays will receive public readings, and DalekoArts will assess artist and audience experience through feedback and","DalekoArts produced Bright Star, employing Minnesota artists and providing a quality artistic experience for Minnesota audiences. There was a cast of twelve actors, a pit orchestra of six musicians, a design team of five artists, and a creative leadership team of five artists. 900 people saw the production--the show sold out while it was still in rehearsal.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Patrick Kozicky, Lori Deihl, Alecia Scharback, Matt McNabb, Bobby Gardner, Sarah Kallal, Paran Kashani, Kendra Rasmusson, Ben Thietje, Amanda White",0.00,DalekoArts,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"DalekoArts will produce and present theater works inspired by community stories, including some written by Minnesota playwrights.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,White,DalekoArts,"110 Main St E","New Prague",MN,56071,"(563) 505-2708",amanda@dalekoarts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-990,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026246,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","IMSOM will produce a series of four in-person classical Indian music concerts and two lectures, to showcase Indian cultural heritage to Minnesota audiences. The outcome will be evaluated through written surveys at each event, collating and analyzing the results at the season's end. IMSOM will review the growth and diversity of the audience, revenue, and the overall success of the concerts and lectures.","Presented a full season of five in-person concerts and brought a wide variety of Indian artists, instruments and music to audiences in the cities. Used online and emailed surveys post-concert, to gather data on various quality attributes of the concert series. Surveys had max of ten easy questions.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1488,,26488,,"Ameeta Kelekar, Mythili Chari, Vineet Sinha, Entrepreneur, Sriram Natarajan, Jay Patel, Sandhya Joshi, Abhinav Sharma, Kari Askeland, Balaji Chandran, Greg Herriges, Joy Islam, Praful Kelkar, Dinesh Krishnajois, Jagdip Mahant, Kingshuk Mandal, Bhuvana Nan",0.00,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota will present an in person music concert series in the summer and fall of 2023. The four concerts (including two lecture demonstrations) will feature world class artists of Indian classical music from India.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Indian Music Society of Minnesota","PO Box 581846",Minneapolis,MN,55458-1846,"(651) 428-4238",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-993,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026249,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants and audiences will learn more about ice skating, and about the culture and context of blackness in ice performance. Evaluated by completing three components (community partnerships, program design, Weekend Events). Evaluation also through event documentation, programmatic revisions, and participant surveys tracking change in knowledge or understanding.","Arts education - Minnesotans develop knowledge, skills, or understanding of the arts. Evaluated by completing three components (community partnerships, program design, Weekend Events). Evaluation also through event documentation, programmatic revisions, and participant surveys tracking change in knowledge or understanding.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,900,"Ramona Wilson, Michelle Gibbs, Rob Johnson, Alvena Richburg, Sean Phillips, Deneane Richburg",0.00,Brownbody,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Brownbody will bring together students and audiences from Brownbody's educational and artistic programming for a weekend of free classes, workshops, and performances to launch its new community programming initiatives.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deneane,Richburg,Brownbody,"434 Vadnais Lake Dr","Vadnais Heights",MN,55127,"(651) 373-7432",deneane@brownbody.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-996,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026201,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCGMC facilitates a deeper understanding of Pride, and the LGBTQ+ community, through music in its 2023 Pride concert. This outcome will be measured by the number of audience members served, both in-person and online, as well as the depth of understanding and topical impact on the part of audience members as measured by audience feedback.","TCGMC built community through public performance during 2023 Pride celebrations. The outcome was measured through the number of audience members at two performances as well as thought solicited and unsolicited feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,8500,"Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Kenny Christopher, Chuck Huebner, Lance Morgan, Brent Morris-Zangla, Steve Munnelly, Zach Rider, Justin Rudnick, Carlos Saldana, Randy Schafer, Gregory Truman, Margaret Westin",0.00,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus will celebrate Pride 2023 with ""and IIIIIIII"", the music of Whitney Houston, at Ted Mann Concert Hall featuring the full chorus, two small ensembles, and guest artists.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","1430 W 28th Ste B",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-948,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026202,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The SPCM will partner with three East Side Saint Paul neighborhoods to offer affordable and accessible classical music education and concerts. We will survey and evaluate demographics of students and audiences; quality and number of performances, instructor contact hours, and audience sizes.","The SPCM partnered with Saint Paul Public Libraries, Cerenity Marion and Uniquely Eastside for music education and concerts. We surveyed and evaluated demographics of students and audiences, quality and number of performances and contact hours, and audience sizes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1075,"Nina Archabal, Michael Adams, Torrii Yamada, Maddie Wething, Susan Bullard, William Eddins, Travis Erickson, Elsa Hauschildt, Keith Holme, X. Christina Huang, Mary Larew, Martha McCartney, Jamie Mudrick, Clara Osowski, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, M",0.00,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music will build on its 1,000 Conversations Project, bringing world class performers and instructors into Saint Paul communities to build new audiences and students of classical music.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","100 Oxford St N","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-949,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026208,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will develop a better intracultural understanding and work on unpacking their cultural identities as part of a process of decolonization. As the network will be developing its goals and direction in the discourse with its participants, the measures of this project will evolve with the needs that are discovered in the ongoing creation (using interviews, surveys and observations).","Participants developed a better intracultural understanding and worked on unpacking their cultural identities, elevating their cultural practices. We held informal qualitative conversations with our Culture Bearers and event participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,3000,"Luis Elizondo, Gregory King, AbrilAB Macias, Danielle Swift, Samuel Torres, Rev. Carl Johnson",0.00,"Indigenous Roots AKA Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Indigenous Roots will establish a Culture Bearer Exchange Network providing opportunities for intercultural, intergenerational, and intracultural exchange, empowering participants to unpack their cultural identities and strengthen their practices.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Mary Anne",Quiroz,"Indigenous Roots AKA Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center","788 E 7th St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 395-7145",admin@indigenous-roots.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-955,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027550,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Students express confidence, peer connections, and performance skills by participating in an original, high-quality performance for their community. SYT collects student rubrics/parent surveys and regularly meets with families 1:1 to discuss student experience and educational goals. Students express increased confidence and desire to engage with the arts in the future.","Students express confidence, peer connections, and performance skills by participating in an original, high-quality performance for their community. Student and parent surveys and individual conversations; teaching artist feedback; audience reports and surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,300,"Todd Verdoorn, Robyn Cook, Robert Ragonannan, Sarah Meeks, Vee Signorelli",0.00,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Shakespearean Youth Theatre will produce Love's Labour's Lost and The Comedy of Errors at the Crane Theatre, performed by actors, ages twelve to nineteen.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Logan,Verdoorn,"Shakespearean Youth Theater Company AKA Shakespearean Youth Theatre","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 240","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 330-5037",logan@sytmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1412,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026265,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,24200,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Artists from underrepresented communities gain skills in documentary filmmaking while creating meaningful media projects and earning a stipend. SPNN will track skill development of program participants and determine how well the program supported budding media-makers through a survey at the end of the program. The completed pieces will also help to determine the success of the program.","Five program participants completed a work sample, learned from other artists in the community, and showcased it to an audience of over 40 people. We used pre and post-surveys to measure skill progression of participants and open ended questions for feedback of the program. For our Artist Panel and Spotlight Shorts program, we held public events where the audience could engage with the artists.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,24200,3200,"Meagan Pick, Ashley Aram, Kyle Marek-Spartz, Phasoua Vang, Abdi Mohamed, Angie Lynch, Aquilia Collins, Roger Barr, Sara Reichling",0.00,"Saint Paul Neighborhood Network","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Saint Paul Neighborhood Network will help early media makers develop documentary filmmaking skills through team projects and mentorship from local artists. The filmmakers will select topics of importance to the community and will share their final pieces on SPNN's platforms.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Schumacher,"Saint Paul Neighborhood Network","550 Vandalia St Ste 170","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 298-8904",schumacher@spnn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1012,"Vernita Clinton: Clinton is the founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made Viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Sharon Elmore: Elmore is a retired attorney and nonprofit professional with varied corporate and nonprofit experience. Most recently, she worked for bar associations providing continuing education, fundraising events, communications, plus social networking and volunteer opportunities. Other work included website development, grant compliance, quantitative, and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer); and more. She served on nonprofit boards, including an arts nonprofit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies, a private school, and currently a condo homeowners association. She has a BA from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) and a JD from Iowa Law School (Iowa City, IA).; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been involved in local theater in Duluth since 2008. He has worked on stage, backstage, front of house, and in volunteer roles for The Duluth Playhouse and Renegade Theater Company. His latest project is a podcast entering its fifth year, including eight live audience recordings in downtown Duluth. He has also served on the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival steering committee.; Dylan Jubera: Jubera served the Lower Sioux Community for almost four years at the nonprofit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Jubera's position at DW was office manager. While at DW, Jubera was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations (Boulder, CO). Jubera was trained by some of the best Native American grant writers in America. Since then, Jubera has gone on to successfully write three grants. Jubera looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Jubera was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Anthony Marchetti: Marchetti is a photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Lisa Martinson: Martinson currently works as human resources and DEAI coach for nonprofit organizations. Graduating from both the University of South Dakota with a master's degree in adult and higher education and in Native American studies, and South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology-human services, she has been able to take her educational pursuits to several U. S. based higher education institutions and various arts organizations (including but not limited to American Folk Art Museum, Nashville Metro Arts, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts) while expanding on her professional experience in overall organizational development and effectiveness.; Kirsten Sorensen: Sorensen is a full-time psychiatric music therapist at Fairview Riverside/M Health hospital serving patients in detox and ten other inpatient mental health units by facilitating groups and providing individualized sessions. She has worked for Fairview since 2009 as a music therapist and previously worked at Ebenezer Care Center. She graduated from Augsburg College with a BS in music therapy. She also trains music therapy students to go into the field. In addition to her career in musical therapy, Sorensen has been a part of various small and large ensemble musical groups on the flute. She released her debut EP ""Restless Mercy"", a collection of original songs on voice and piano, in 2021.; Melissa Williamson-Herren: Williamson-Herren recently retired and closed her retail art gallery and frame shop. Driven by a commitment to support the creative and professional development of artists at all levels, her real passion was creating an environment for personally meaningful encounters with art, often hosting exhibitions that brought awareness and conversation around social issues. Williamson-Herren graduated from Augsburg University with a degree in social work and has experience ranging from community organizing to staffing group homes. Williamson-Herren has developed a mindfulness curriculum using works of art as a focus and is currently working on developing one for bridging social disconnection.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022150,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved Minnesota youth and adults engage in relevant arts experiences via Illusion's plays, arts education, peer education and community arts programs. We'll track the number of schools and youth in our arts and peer ed programs, audience members for our theater work, community programs and their participants. We'll also use written and oral surveys to track participant satisfaction in these programs.","Illusion used its plays, community, arts and peer education programs to engage underserved youth and adults in relevant and meaningful arts experiences. We know we achieved the proposed outcomes based on tracking the number of youth engaged in arts education, as well as adults and youth engaged via our mainstage program. We tracked program satisfaction via social media feedback and/or formal surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,2000,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, John Cushing, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Todd Hennen, Tim Johnson, Srikanth Kaligotla, Lori Liss, Maureen Long, Christopher Madel, Steven Montgomery, B",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Illusion Theater will partner with schools, youth organizations, and community groups throughout Minnesota to engage diverse, underserved young people and adults with relevant and meaningful arts experiences of the highest quality.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Martin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-378,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022233,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Seniors want to share the joy of singing and provide access to performing arts to people with disabilities and limited access to live performances. A Final Report will include details for each objective and the results against that objective. Spreadsheets will provide budgeted/actual dollar amounts for both funding sources and expenses. After each venue, statistics are collected.","Meaningful and relevant arts experiences were achieved for choir members as well as veterans, and seniors who may be limited to live arts events. Records were maintained for each event with address, number of attendees and veterans. Comments were received after events and samples are in the uploads section. Financial records were maintained to measure actual grant spending levels.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",4463,,14463,360,"Dennis LaMott, Dave Goodall, Rita Ray, Rick Stevens, Jo Motzko, Rick Parker, Darryl Dillie, Monica Anderson",0.00,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Velvet Tones senior choir will perform concerts at care facilities and senior homes for people with limited access to live performances. The choir recruits seniors who like to sing; no audition required.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samuel,Adkins,"Velvet Tones","16624 Jackdaw Path",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 432-1081",steve.adkins@quid.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-461,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022120,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Access to high quality classical chamber music concerts and instruction Chamber Music Live board and volunteers will capture data and evaluations throughout the Apollo Music Festival: Number of audience numbers, audience evaluations, as well as demographic data (age, county of residence, etc.)","Access to high quality classical chamber music concerts and instruction We use attendance cards to track demographics and obtain feedback from the audience. We track attendance at all festival events. We measure the festival impact by individual contributions which are voluntary.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",73,,30073,,"Marg Loch-Wouters, Michaeleen Bonner, Susan Ferries, Marilyn Frauenkron Bayer, Kim Ross, Diane Crane.",0.00,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Chamber Music Live will present the Apollo Music Festival-free classical chamber music concerts in southeastern Minnesota-with an emphasis on both standard and underrepresented repertoire, and educational opportunities for student musicians and children.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Garret,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","314 Erickson St S",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",ksross2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-348,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022103,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,27000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","ACW Directors/Staff will elevate their leadership, artmaking, program design and business skills to expand the artists and community members served Surveys (verbal and written) are collected from leaders, staff and participants pre/post project - empirically measuring the leadership efficacy. An analysis of relationships built, artwork produced, and action promises collected is always completed.","ACW Directors/Staff will elevate their leadership, artmaking, program design and business skills to expand the artists and community members served Surveys (verbal and written) are collected from leaders, staff and participants pre/post project - empirically measuring the leadership efficacy. An analysis of relationships built, artwork produced, and action promises collected is always completed.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,27000,17000,"Layl McDill, Sally Gibson, Pat Rogers, Liza Ferrari, Wen Wen Manfred, Laura Mann-Hill, Herman Milligan, Amada Simula, Andrew Phoa, Sandra Reardon",0.00,"Art To Change The World, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Art to Change the World will expand and improve programming, including programming in transitional housing where families previously homeless will experience art lessons designed by them, a licensed counselor, and a veteran artist/teacher to support trauma recovery.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Bridges,"Art To Change The World, Inc.","2323 Monroe St NE",Minneapolis,MN,55418,"(612) 940-4026",info@arttochangetheworld.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-331,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022114,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,18670,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To provide live musical experiences to elderly listeners in their own setting Post concert verbal feedback, notes from concert organizers.","We visited several retirememt centers to play to residents Positive feedback from listeners and institution administrators","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,18670,2000,"Russell Pesola, Denise Pesola, Brian Borovsky, Tracey Gibbens, Paul Niemisto, Roger Gomoll, John Koopmann",0.00,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band AKA Ameriikan Poijat (Boys of America)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass band will perform a series of concerts at elderly residential facilities in greater Minnesota.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057-1207,"(507) 645-7554",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-342,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025769,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Christina Cotruvo will engage her community in her music work supporting and teaching musicians with visual challenges and their advocates. Christina will have paper survey forms available in person as well as an online link for a text completion form and an audio only completion form on her website to assess this project's impact on individuals and organizations.","The music programs of visually impaired musicians gave participants a personal connection music to them and how they can make their own music. Christina gathered information one on one with attendants to her programs using a Populations Benefitting/Comment form. Only four paper surveys were received, and no one completed one online.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",536,,10536,,,,"Christina A. Cotruvo",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Cotruvo will grow the number of Minnesota musicians with disabilities she engages with her work, supporting and teaching musicians with visual challenges and their advocates.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Cotruvo,"Christina A. Cotruvo",,,MN,,"(218) 269-7834x c",christina.cotruvo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1165,"Heather Cassidy: Cassidy is a landscape designer/fiber artist/maker residing in rural New York Mills. She previously served as an arts retreat coordinator at the New York Mills Cultural Center where she gained experience reviewing artists' applications to the retreat program, serving as host to the artists, and liaison for the guest artists. Cassidy has a deep connection to the Kalevala puppet pageant, where she has been a stilt puppeteer, artist, set designer, and sewer for the past ten summers. Through her husband, a sculptor, she has been able to see public art installations, gallery exhibits, and sculpture walks all over the country. She has a profound appreciation for the role art plays in building community and supporting rural economies.; Jackelyn Jenson: Jenson is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in English. As a writer with more than 25 years of experience, she has worked as a business editor, freelance magazine writer, and a children's book author. Sharing her knowledge of writing, Jenson has volunteered for the Detroit Lakes School District, teaching a variety of youth writing programs. After volunteering at the local schools for many years, she obtained her Minnesota teaching license and now teaches middle school writing at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Detroit Lakes.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is the chief executive officer for Black Wolf Press, LLC and the creative director for On-Point Photography where he has assisted artists and stage performers with establishing legal business entities, promoting their work, or otherwise invested in the intersection of art and business since 2015. Murphy is a 2017 Anoka-Ramsey Community College associate of arts alumnus that possesses a distinct history and he enjoys looking for ways where he can make the greatest impact.; Naomi Smith: Smith is the senior graphic designer at Essentia Health. She previously worked at the Sivertson Gallery; was a member of the Sister City Project with Petrozavodsk, Russia; and was a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers/Illustrators. Smith graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth with a BA in graphic design where she was awarded the Howard W. Lions/Alice Tweed TouhyAward for Outstanding Undergraduate, the Chancellor's Purchase Award, and the Mitchel and Sheissel Memorial Summer Scholarship. Smith has worked for the past 20 years in design, and with local artists and photographers.; Sarah Stengle: Stengle is an artist who makes books, sculptures, and drawings utilizing a wide range of materials. Her work is intimate in scale and refers to very ordinary, familiar objects and images, transformed through the intervention of her artistic vision. Familiar objects are augmented either by being used as a substrate for her artwork, or by being treated as symbols rather than artifacts. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is included in numerous collections including the Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Pierpont Morgan Library, Beineke Rare Book collection at Yale University, The British National Library, and the Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard University. She has taught sculpture at Lehigh University and at Rutgers as part of the Glass Book Project. She is represented by CENTRAL BOOKING in Brooklyn, NY. ; Douglas Sween: Sween is a recently retired theatrical designer/technical director. Sween has designed and/or built for nearly 200 stage shows over his more than a forty-year career. He is continuing a lifelong artistry in stained glass. He has served on the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council's grants committee in the past and is interested in learning about other artists' thought processes, inspirations, intentions, and needs.; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is professor of art and gallery director of Bethel University's two exhibition spaces. In her fifteen years of programming exhibitions, Westmark Wingard has worked with many artists in a diverse range of media. She has served as a curatorial mentor for the Emerging Curators Institute (ECI) from 2019 to the present. Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring themes of memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection. She has curated several exhibitions and has also exhibited her own photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Westmark Wingard holds an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY).; Ping Yao: Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025774,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will create three new bodies of work for scheduled solo exhibitions for 2023 including a major exhibition at the Duluth Art Institute. Artist will take specific retreats to develop direction and will have uninterrupted studio time to focus on creating the work that will fulfill the three contracts for exhibitions which begin in June and are completed in December of 2023.","I created three new bodies of work that were exhibited in over nineteen venues including galleries and festivals amidst two personal retreats. I took extended time away from any other work besides studio time, and kept written documentation of process and direction to evaluate my trajectory. I also did two mini retreats to research and plan for future creative direction.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1497,,11497,,,,"Naomi T. Hart AKA Naomi Hart",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2 ",,"Hart will create new work for three solo exhibitions in 2023 and explore unique methods of drawing diverse populations into these exhibits. ",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Hart,"Naomi T. Hart",,,MN,,"(612) 749-2237",naomi4art@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1170,"Linda Bruning: Bruning is a theater director and teaching artist. She has been the recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board grants and regional arts council grants. Bruning just completed a four-year consultation with Mastering the Arts, an educational program of 25 teachers working toward a master's degree in arts integration. She graduated from Yankton College (Yankton, SD) with a BA in theater, Bemidji State University with an applied master's in education with an emphasis in arts in education, and a MS from University of Minnesota Moorhead in educational technology.; Chari Eckmann: Eckmann began her acting career while working at the James J. Hill House in 2002. That led to community theater and evolved into the commercial and film career that she now enjoys. Previously, Eckmann served at Breck School as volunteer coordinator, Children's Hospital, and various fundraisers. She holds a BA in American studies from the University of Minnesota, an AA from Anoka Ramsey, and studied at the Guthrie.; Erin Flannery: Flannery is a leader in the field of nonprofit project development focusing on programming, financial strategy, and fundraising. She has more than two decades of experience with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public radio (WNYC and WQXR), public television (WNET and WLIW), Broadway development, and the Minnesota Opera. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she led artistic planning for the Department of Live Arts, where she developed visual arts inspired projects with Sting, Alan Cumming, Rhiannon Giddens, Gavin Creel, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and many more as part of the MetLiveArts performance series.; Diane Katsiaficas: Katsiaficas is a Greek-American artist and professor emeritus of art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her BA is from Smith College (Northampton, MA); her MAT and MFA are from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Her narratives involve a variety of technologies---from small drawings to digital syntheses to large installations. She has exhibited throughout the US and Europe. Her work is in the collections of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Minneapolis Institute of Art; Seattle Art Museum; USA TODAY; Weisman Art Museum; and Walker Art Center. Her awards include a DAAD fellowship, 2 McKnight artist fellowships, and a Fulbright Artist/Scholar award to Greece. ; Athena Kildegaard: Kildegaard's sixth book of poems is ""Prairie Midden."" She's been a recipient of grants from the MSAB and the Lake Region Arts Council. She teaches at the University of Minnesota Morris.; Laura Nuckols: Nuckols is a writer, poet, and visual artist. After graduating from Minnesota's Perpich Center for Arts Education, she received her BA in creative writing and religion from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH). She is a restaurant worker and worked for more than seven years as an advocate for survivors of sexual violence.; Adam Reinwald: Reinwald is the artistic director of Kantorei, a community chamber choir in the Twin Cities. He previously worked in artistic and administrative positions with Cantus and the National Lutheran Choir. Additionally, Reinwald is the owner of Open Voices LLC, an arts consultancy, and the umbrella organization for Beer Choir, the national community singing movement. Reinwald is a graduate of St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN), and has extensive nonprofit board experience.; Megan Smith: Moore is a painter, with a studio in the Northrup King Building where she has been a member of a group studio since 2004. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She takes commissions, sells original art and reproductions in a variety of locations, and does public art in the form of murals and utility box wraps. She is a leader in the artist group LoLa (The League of Longfellow Artists), has served as a juror for the Uptown and Powderhorn art fairs, and is currently collaborating with Lake Street Creates. ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1 10027425,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kayleen will reduce disparity by fostering greater Minnesota youth in the practice of creating original art, which will archived for public viewing. Sharing my artwork at greater Minnesota schools and facilitate inspired original art to be reproduced as a souvenir and archived online to present creativity as a tool for mental health and improve the success 800 greater Minnesota students.","Kayleen reduced disparity by fostering greater Minnesota youth in the practice of creating original art. While sharing my art with 560 students, I presented a slideshow of local artists' varied works. The presentation included discussions on creative wellness and community connections, fostering a deeper understanding of the importance of creativity.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Kayleen A. Horsma",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Horsma will share art with 800 students in up to ten greater Minnesota public schools to facilitate discussion and inspire creativity as a tool for success. Finished artwork will be reproduced as a souvenir and archived online for public viewing.",2023-03-01,2024-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kayleen,Horsma,"Kayleen A. Horsma",,,MN,,"(218) 564-0634",khorsmadesigns@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2020,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025758,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Advance concepts and technical skills in shibori dying techniques, cyanotype and I-phone photography through collaborations. Completion of cyanotype one on one mentorship. Art exhibition at The Whit Gallery St Cloud Minnesota and completed body of work using medias researched and learned over the year. Completed collaborative art video.","Completed cyanotype mentorship, and collaborative video. Gallery venue moved to McRostie Grand Rapids, AMRA Minneapolis, MMAM Winona Minneapolis Completed cyanotype art piece and art video currently exhibiting. Iphone photography was not as thorough because of changing venues where shibori dying and weaving became center of exhibit projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Karen E. Goulet",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Goulet will create new work for an exhibition at the Whit Gallery in Saint Cloud, focused on the Misi-ziibi and other bodies of water. Goulet will also begin a body of work that examines the intersection of family history and daily life experiences working with photo images, cyanotype, and inkjet printed fabric and shibori techniques.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Goulet,"Karen E. Goulet",,,MN,,"(218) 902-0714x c",kegouletart@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Pennington, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1154,"Heather Cassidy: Cassidy is a landscape designer/fiber artist/maker residing in rural New York Mills. She previously served as an arts retreat coordinator at the New York Mills Cultural Center where she gained experience reviewing artists' applications to the retreat program, serving as host to the artists, and liaison for the guest artists. Cassidy has a deep connection to the Kalevala puppet pageant, where she has been a stilt puppeteer, artist, set designer, and sewer for the past ten summers. Through her husband, a sculptor, she has been able to see public art installations, gallery exhibits, and sculpture walks all over the country. She has a profound appreciation for the role art plays in building community and supporting rural economies.; Jackelyn Jenson: Jenson is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead with a degree in English. As a writer with more than 25 years of experience, she has worked as a business editor, freelance magazine writer, and a children's book author. Sharing her knowledge of writing, Jenson has volunteered for the Detroit Lakes School District, teaching a variety of youth writing programs. After volunteering at the local schools for many years, she obtained her Minnesota teaching license and now teaches middle school writing at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Detroit Lakes.; Darryl Murphy: Murphy is the chief executive officer for Black Wolf Press, LLC and the creative director for On-Point Photography where he has assisted artists and stage performers with establishing legal business entities, promoting their work, or otherwise invested in the intersection of art and business since 2015. Murphy is a 2017 Anoka-Ramsey Community College associate of arts alumnus that possesses a distinct history and he enjoys looking for ways where he can make the greatest impact.; Naomi Smith: Smith is the senior graphic designer at Essentia Health. She previously worked at the Sivertson Gallery; was a member of the Sister City Project with Petrozavodsk, Russia; and was a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers/Illustrators. Smith graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth with a BA in graphic design where she was awarded the Howard W. Lions/Alice Tweed TouhyAward for Outstanding Undergraduate, the Chancellor's Purchase Award, and the Mitchel and Sheissel Memorial Summer Scholarship. Smith has worked for the past 20 years in design, and with local artists and photographers.; Sarah Stengle: Stengle is an artist who makes books, sculptures, and drawings utilizing a wide range of materials. Her work is intimate in scale and refers to very ordinary, familiar objects and images, transformed through the intervention of her artistic vision. Familiar objects are augmented either by being used as a substrate for her artwork, or by being treated as symbols rather than artifacts. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is included in numerous collections including the Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Pierpont Morgan Library, Beineke Rare Book collection at Yale University, The British National Library, and the Fogg Museum of Art at Harvard University. She has taught sculpture at Lehigh University and at Rutgers as part of the Glass Book Project. She is represented by CENTRAL BOOKING in Brooklyn, NY. ; Douglas Sween: Sween is a recently retired theatrical designer/technical director. Sween has designed and/or built for nearly 200 stage shows over his more than a forty-year career. He is continuing a lifelong artistry in stained glass. He has served on the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council's grants committee in the past and is interested in learning about other artists' thought processes, inspirations, intentions, and needs.; Michelle Wingard: Wingard is an installation based photographer, curator, and arts educator. She is professor of art and gallery director of Bethel University's two exhibition spaces. In her fifteen years of programming exhibitions, Westmark Wingard has worked with many artists in a diverse range of media. She has served as a curatorial mentor for the Emerging Curators Institute (ECI) from 2019 to the present. Her photographic and curatorial projects often seek to create experiential and participatory opportunities exploring themes of memory, grief, memorial, perception, and interconnection. She has curated several exhibitions and has also exhibited her own photographic work locally and nationally. She is the recipient of the Jerome Travel Grant (2015) and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant (2017 and 2019). Westmark Wingard holds an MFA in photography from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY).; Ping Yao: Yao was a software engineer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis before retiring. She was actively involved with the diversity council. She graduated From the University of Minnesota with a master of science degree in civil engineering. She loves arts and literature and is a avid writer in her spare time.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025786,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents and communities will maintain access and connection to Hmong Folk Arts Traditions by participating in programming at HCC. Number of participants in Hmong Cultural Center's arts programs over the grant period. Number of visitors to the center's online and storefront museums to learn about Hmong folk arts.","HCC served large numbers of participants in its folk arts programs over the grant period Data collection of program participants and the number of persons served.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,1925,"Shuly Her, Kamai Dao Xiong, Maiyia Kasouaher, Vong Thao, Chad Lee",0.00,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Hmong Cultural Center will maintain all of its vital arts programs in 2023 in the aftermath of the pandemic---a time of continuing shifts in arts funding, social unrest, and economic and health disparities.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Txongpao,Lee,"Hmong Cultural Center","375 University Ave W Ste 204","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 917-9937",txong@hmongcc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-770,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025789,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9997,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To market and sell 500 copies of 'Campfire in the Basement - Reflections from a North Woods Lake' across northeastern Minnesota and on the internet. Website/eBooks/hard copy in place and Ads placed. Marketing tour from Brainerd to NE Minnesota - Duluth, Grand Rapids, Virginia, Ely, Alborn, Littlefork, Bemidji, Park Rapids, Crosby, Aitkin, Cloquet, etc. At least twenty shows in one year and 500 Books s","I have done over a dozen appearances with talks, appeared in newspapers, podcast and Lake Country Journal Magazine and have an excellent website I have completed area tours to Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, New York Mills, Bemidji, Longville, Grand Rapids, I. Falls, Virginia, North Shore, Duluth, Cloquet, Aitkin, Crosby - attended 30+ events and sold/placed 1,400 books in eight months.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",8535,,18532,,,,"Darrell J. Pedersen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Pedersen will complete the publishing process for his book, Campfire in the Basement - Reflections from a North Woods Lake, and then travel throughout northeastern Minnesota and via the Internet, e-books, etc., to market and sell it.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Pedersen,"Darrell J. Pedersen",,,MN,,"(218) 330-5100",darrellj.pedersen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1183,"Carolyn Aarsvold: Carolyn is a musician and retired music educator, specializing in strings, woodwinds and piano. As an educator, she taught orchestra, band, and elementary music in both public and private schools. As a musician, she has performed with various symphonies and opera companies in MN. She currently performs with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and directs the Calvary Lutheran Bellcanto. She was also the owner of Geneva Beach Resort in Alexandria for 23 years. Carolyn has represented both Otter Tail and Douglas Counties on the LRAC board, and currently volunteers for the Legacy of the Lakes Museum, and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry, who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including reviewing rural communities' high school musicals for Overture's Jerry Awards (Madison, WI); marketing consultant to start-up community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Colleen Casey: Casey is a lifelong learner, a community organizer, and a veteran administrator of arts, education, and human services programming. She is also an artist in multiple formats including literary arts, visual arts, and mixed media. She considers her teaching to be an art form and first ""cut her teeth"" in arts in education when working with the History Theatre. She has also worked in various capacities for Small Change Original Theater, Penumbra Theater, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Three Rooms, a woman-owned, collectively operated art and fine craft gallery that operated out of south Minneapolis and Edina for several decades. In addition, she was a community editor with the Saint Paul Almanac, and has won various awards and fellowships for her writing such as the Loft Native Inroads fellowship in 2009, a Beyond the Pure grant and fellowship in 2011/2012, and A Creative Community Leadership Institute fellowship in 2011/2012. Just before the pandemic started, she became a full-time graduate student in the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University where she is pursuing an initial teaching license in English language and communication arts (grades 5-12) and an add-on license in ESL (K-12). In addition, Casey is an advocate for disability issues and access as she is a person and an artist with a disability. She worked as staff with the Minnesota Council on Disability to help organize the State of Minnesota's 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans' with Disabilities Act (in 2015) and worked for two years with a leading Metro Area research and evaluation company planning and executing the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey for the State of Minnesota. Casey has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota (2002) and a certificate in social media from Takoda Institute (2013). She anticipates completing her initial teaching license in English language arts in the fall of 2023.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theatre, Theatre Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center.; Georgette Jones: Jones teaches is a theater educator and speech coach at Lac qui Parle Valley High School, where she also teaches language arts and ESL. She attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for theater arts and communication arts education. Jones also performs regionally with her singing partner, Lee Kanten. She is the current chair of the board of directors for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.; Laura Mabrouk: Manning is an author of short stories and a former character actress. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a speech communications degree. She has interned or volunteered for several nonprofit organizations over the course of 30 years including an internship in the YMCA's Metro Internship Program, volunteering at the Lao Family Community, and doing work for AmeriCorps. She is currently living on disability.; Ana Musachio: Musachio is a visual and performance artist based in Minneapolis. Musachio is involved with Minneapolis Hoop Jams and has helped to bring hula hooping and flow dance to the Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis Open Streets, and Springboard for the Arts. They have also performed at In the Heart of the Beast Theater and Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. They have participated in residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and The Omega Institute of New York. Musachio is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa.; Laila Simon: Simon is the current communications coordinator at Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace. Throughout her career, she has focused on both Nordic-American culture and the arts, often in tandem with each other. A writer herself, Simon values promoting and lifting up artists and small business owners in retail and education environments. In her previous position at Nordic Northwest in Portland, OR, she was in charge of all programming and focused on traditional and contemporary craft classes for the public. She graduated in 2015 from St. Olaf College with a degree in English and has published her own poetry and nonfiction. As someone who highly values art, she would love to see the logistics of how these connections get made and the possibilities for positive local impacts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027427,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artist will deepen her own and Minnesotan's connections with Brazilian culture and culture bearers. Artist will assess participants learning via post-event interviews.","Artist will deepen her own and Minnesotan's connections with Brazilian culture and culture bearers In post-event interviews, I found that musicians felt challenged and inspired by the music. The rhythms in particular required particular attention. We have a Brazilian elder in the group who honored us by saying playing with us made him homesick.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Karen E. Quiroz",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Quiroz will partner with Brazilian culture bearers and diverse artists to develop public arts experiences featuring rural Coco music and the diversity of Brazilian culture and art.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Karen E. Quiroz",,,MN,,"(612) 205-8125x c",Kqb516@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2022,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025810,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To motivate and inspire young and old through film, at the festival level and through distribution. Successful festival participation through feedback, and ultimately distribution on a home streaming platform.","The film has enjoyed a successful festival run, winning various awards. Current distribution starts with Amazon availability. Feedback from festival runners, festival audiences, and reviews from places like IMDB online, and the film website were all used to evaluate the success of the planned outcome.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Zak R. Rivers",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Rivers believes Dale Sanders's inspiring journey is a story worth telling and will inspire others in ways beyond age. Sanders, age 87, has announced his plan to take back his title as the oldest human to paddle the Mississippi.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zak,Rivers,"Zak R. Rivers",,,MN,,"(651) 246-3912",zakrivers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1203,"Carolyn Aarsvold: Carolyn is a musician and retired music educator, specializing in strings, woodwinds and piano. As an educator, she taught orchestra, band, and elementary music in both public and private schools. As a musician, she has performed with various symphonies and opera companies in MN. She currently performs with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra, and directs the Calvary Lutheran Bellcanto. She was also the owner of Geneva Beach Resort in Alexandria for 23 years. Carolyn has represented both Otter Tail and Douglas Counties on the LRAC board, and currently volunteers for the Legacy of the Lakes Museum, and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.; Carly Caputa: Caputa is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a history working in the performing arts and nonprofit industry, who currently works as the marketing manager at the Jungle Theater. She is a passionate and artistically driven individual with a BA in fine/studio arts and communication from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Caputa also has a volunteering background with a focus on community and art education, including reviewing rural communities' high school musicals for Overture's Jerry Awards (Madison, WI); marketing consultant to start-up community theater; nonprofit liaison and event planner for YPWeek (Wausau, WI); costume designer for UW-Marathon County; and most recently volunteering for/serving on Art Buddies advisory board.; Colleen Casey: Casey is a lifelong learner, a community organizer, and a veteran administrator of arts, education, and human services programming. She is also an artist in multiple formats including literary arts, visual arts, and mixed media. She considers her teaching to be an art form and first ""cut her teeth"" in arts in education when working with the History Theatre. She has also worked in various capacities for Small Change Original Theater, Penumbra Theater, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and Three Rooms, a woman-owned, collectively operated art and fine craft gallery that operated out of south Minneapolis and Edina for several decades. In addition, she was a community editor with the Saint Paul Almanac, and has won various awards and fellowships for her writing such as the Loft Native Inroads fellowship in 2009, a Beyond the Pure grant and fellowship in 2011/2012, and A Creative Community Leadership Institute fellowship in 2011/2012. Just before the pandemic started, she became a full-time graduate student in the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University where she is pursuing an initial teaching license in English language and communication arts (grades 5-12) and an add-on license in ESL (K-12). In addition, Casey is an advocate for disability issues and access as she is a person and an artist with a disability. She worked as staff with the Minnesota Council on Disability to help organize the State of Minnesota's 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans' with Disabilities Act (in 2015) and worked for two years with a leading Metro Area research and evaluation company planning and executing the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey for the State of Minnesota. Casey has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota (2002) and a certificate in social media from Takoda Institute (2013). She anticipates completing her initial teaching license in English language arts in the fall of 2023.; Katharine Horowitz: Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis. She has designed critically acclaimed and award winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, Artistry, History Theatre, Theatre Mu, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, and many others. Horowitz is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center.; Georgette Jones: Jones teaches is a theater educator and speech coach at Lac qui Parle Valley High School, where she also teaches language arts and ESL. She attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall for theater arts and communication arts education. Jones also performs regionally with her singing partner, Lee Kanten. She is the current chair of the board of directors for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council.; Laura Mabrouk: Manning is an author of short stories and a former character actress. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a speech communications degree. She has interned or volunteered for several nonprofit organizations over the course of 30 years including an internship in the YMCA's Metro Internship Program, volunteering at the Lao Family Community, and doing work for AmeriCorps. She is currently living on disability.; Ana Musachio: Musachio is a visual and performance artist based in Minneapolis. Musachio is involved with Minneapolis Hoop Jams and has helped to bring hula hooping and flow dance to the Art Shanty Projects, Minneapolis Open Streets, and Springboard for the Arts. They have also performed at In the Heart of the Beast Theater and Bread and Puppet Theater in Vermont. They have participated in residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and The Omega Institute of New York. Musachio is a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa.; Laila Simon: Simon is the current communications coordinator at Ingebretsen's Nordic Marketplace. Throughout her career, she has focused on both Nordic-American culture and the arts, often in tandem with each other. A writer herself, Simon values promoting and lifting up artists and small business owners in retail and education environments. In her previous position at Nordic Northwest in Portland, OR, she was in charge of all programming and focused on traditional and contemporary craft classes for the public. She graduated in 2015 from St. Olaf College with a degree in English and has published her own poetry and nonfiction. As someone who highly values art, she would love to see the logistics of how these connections get made and the possibilities for positive local impacts.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025801,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9995,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce and direct a pilot for an episodic television series, engaging local artists and premiering the work to the public. The pilot will premiere to the public at a hybrid event. To engage the community with my artistic process and grow my audience, I will create web and email content. I will build my network with other creators at Catalyst in Duluth.","I produced and directed a pilot for an episodic television series, engaging local artists and premiering the work to the public. I premiered the pilot at a public event held June 14, 2024. I created three blog articles about my process that have received 186 visits. I shared these stories as well as the event invitation via email. I met other creators at Catalyst in Duluth.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,9995,,,,"Wendy S. Placko",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Placko will produce a pilot for her original series, D. S. Birch Carlson. She will network with other independent content creators at Catalyst Festival and share her artistic process through Web stories, emails, and a screening event.",2023-03-01,2024-06-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Placko,"Wendy S. Placko",,,MN,,"(612) 702-1251",wendy.placko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1194,"Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle is the Executive Director of Austin Area Arts, Mower County's largest arts organization serving 10,000+ per year with performing, visual, literary, and film arts activities. She earned Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in Graphic Design with a minor in Journalism/Mass Communication. Helle is a member of the City of Austin Culture and Arts Commission, City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Apex Austin Diversity Council, and the AAUW. Helle is a visual mixed media artist.; Barry Inman: Inman is currently serving as the artist and audience services manager at Jungle Theater. Additionally, Inman serves as the COVID compliance officer (CCO) for Jungle Theater and has previously served as the CCO for Theater MU along with being a COVID consultant for Moving Theater Company and Theater Latte Da. In his spare time, Inman volunteers front of house for Theater Mu, Theater Latte Da, and Guthrie Theater.; Laura Sivert: Sivert teaches art history at University of Wisconsin, Stout. She has a PhD in art history from Penn State and her focus is on ecological art of the United States. She is currently writing a book on the photography of the Tennessee Valley Authority project. She has volunteered for the Minnesota State Arts Board previously as a grant reviewer.; Alyssa Stormes: Stormes is a multidisciplinary artist with an extensive background in film, theater, music, illustration, and design. She is a full-time freelancer as of 2020, previously serving in communications and development roles in nonprofit organizations. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in film, and maintains working relationships with the MSP Film Society, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Arts Midwest.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027045,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will arrange songs from my 2019 performance with the Minnesota Orchestra for a smaller chamber ensemble to make this work more accessible to audiences. Interest from presenters and the quality and quantity of booking opportunities, as well as conversations with industry professionals that result from being able to present this unique work, and actual ticket sales in the grant period.","I arranged songs from my 2019 performance with the Minnesota Orchestra for a smaller string ensemble as well as my four piece band to make this work more acc Interest from presenters and the quality and quantity of booking opportunities, as well as conversations with industry professionals that result from being able to present this unique work, and actual ticket sales in the grant period.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,10000,,,,"Chastity A. Brown",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Brown will arrange songs from her 2019 performance with the Minnesota Orchestra for a smaller chamber ensemble and her full band, to more easily tour the work and make it accessible to new audiences.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chastity,Brown,"Chastity A. Brown",,,MN,,"(865) 323-4628",chastityabrown@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Morrison, Polk, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1956,"Jeffrey Bina: Bina has worked in nonprofit arts administration for sixteen years, and currently serves as the director of finance and operations with one of the leading choral arts and community engagement organizations, VocalEssence. Prior roles have included artistic operations and finance work with Cantus; and a content producer for Minnesota Public Radio, working for the nationally syndicated show, Performance Today. Bina serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and performs as an orchestral percussionist, a drummer, and a chamber musician on both piano and percussion. Bina attended St. Olaf College, majoring in music and management studies.; Gloria Brush: Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum's book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke: Kristie is currently a web editor for the University of Minnesota Extension. Prior to this, she served as the 4-H Extension educator in Martin County for eight years, where she developed and facilitated arts programming for youth both locally and statewide. While in this role, she received the Minnesota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals' Excellence in Communication and Expressive Arts award in 2018 and in 2021. She has a BA degree in theatre arts and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She worked in the education department at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for four years. While there, Kristie coordinated in-school artist residencies, assisted in the management of school performances, and co-developed a musical theatre camp. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council and Martin County Area Foundation. She also previously served as a board member for the Fairmont Opera House.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; Timothy King: King is a farmer, journalist, and cofounder of the nonprofit Dreams United/Suenos Unidos. As a journalist, he has written about the arts and, via Dreams United, he has organized numerous multicultural and artistic events including, most recently, an extensive website on Minnesota sculptor Joe Kiselewsk.; Rupa Nair: Nair is a senior controls specialist with an environmental company. Nair graduated from Texas A&M (College Station, TX) with an MS in construction management and holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from India. Nair is a trained Indian classical dancer and is currently a company artist with Katha Dance Theatre. Nair has served as a board member with Minnesota Malayalee Association and has also been a grant reviewer with the Arts Board. In addition, Nair enjoys volunteering her time for arts and creative projects.; Morgen Ruff: Ruff is a freelance film programmer and cinema operations specialist. From 2012 to 2020, he was lead programmer and exhibition program manager at the Northwest Film Center & Portland International Film Festival in Portland, OR, where he programmed contemporary cinema, classics, and experimental film while collaborating with a wide array of community groups and like minded arts organizations. Ruff holds a BA in film studies and philosophy from Portland State University.; Holly Streekstra: Streekstra is a versatile sculptor and installation artist with a background in theater, music, and dance. She has participated in group exhibitions and residencies in the United States and abroad (Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Korea). Her work has been shown at SooVAC, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota; the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn; and the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans. She was a 2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellow. In 2013, she was a Fine Arts Fulbright Teaching Scholar in Hungary. She holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, and an MFA from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA). Streekstra taught fine art at the college level for fifteen years. She has been a preforming arts production coordinator for more than 25 years.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022128,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","6 creative writing classes for multiply marginalized adults with developmental disabilities in 2023: three for remote students, three for students of color. 60 new adults with developmental disabilities--half remote students, half students of color--served in 720 programming hours, their work celebrated at 6 community events. 95% student satisfaction and 80% changed audience mindsets, measured by survey.","Six creative writing classes for multiply marginalized adults with developmental disabilities in 2023: three for remote students, three for students of color. 44 new adults with developmental disabilities--half remote students, half students of color--served in 528 programming hours, their work celebrated at five community events. 88% student satisfaction and 96% changed audience mindsets, measured by survey.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,1460,"Steve Wellvang, Ardella Hudson, Natalie Martell",0.00,"Cow Tipping Press AKA Cow Tipping","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Cow Tipping Press will support six creative writing classes for Minnesotans with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 2023- three online classes serving remote students and three classes prioritizing students of color.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Boyce,"Cow Tipping Press AKA Cow Tipping","1400 Van Buren St NE Ste 2",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(507) 521-2278",bboyce@cowtippingpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Sherburne, Waseca, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-356,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022212,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","She Rock will increase support for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) girls, women, trans and nonbinary folks to be empowered through music Racial, ethnic and gender identity information will be collected during hiring and enrollment processes. Surveys about BIPOC experiences and feedback will also be collected once the Rock N Roll Retreats are finished.","Twenty-nine percent of campers identified as BIPOC, up from 26% in 2022. Twenty-six percent of the staff identified as BIPOC, up from 23% in 2022. Campers were asked to fill out surveys on the last day of camp on their demographics and their experiences. Staff and parents were emailed surveys after the camp was completed. SRSR staff read and evaluated the surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1500,"Jenny Case, Karla Lindsay, Gabs Semansky, Vanessa Palmer, Anya Pavlov-Shapiro, Krissandra Anfinson, Cindy Chen Delano, Hailey Jacobsen.Former: Yonara Nucci, Allegra Wallingford, Trina Fernandez, Laura Monacelli)",0.00,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"She Rock She Rock will present the Girls Rock N Roll Retreat to empower girls, women, trans, and nonbinary folks through the art of music.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeannine,Burnette,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316","St Louis Park",MN,55416-0094,"(218) 280-2414",jeannine@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-440,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022226,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Carifest attendees will be engaged, entertained, and educated by the many cultures of the Caribbean and their range of music, dance, arts, and food. We will solicit verbal, written, and video responses from festival attendees. We will request feedback via social media. By surveying participants in different ways we hope to better understand audience engagement and areas that need improvement.","Carifest presented all day festival that shared Caribbean culture with diverse audiences. We evaluated using paper surveys, online inquiries, reviewing financials, and documenting with video.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,8500,"Charles Peterson, Claire Persaud, Esther Peterson, James Byron, John Trotman. Shawn Winter, Keith Craigwell, Eric Graf, Kurt Wise",0.00,"Twin Cities Carifest, Inc AKA Carifest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Carifest will present its annual festival to celebrate and share the many cultures of the Caribbean. Presented along the banks of the Mississippi, the day-long event will connect artists with diverse communities via island music, dance, arts, and food.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Byron,"Twin Cities Carifest","PO Box 580481",Minneapolis,MN,55458,"(612) 239-8384",twincitiescarifest@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-454,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022153,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,24745,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the artistic contributions of Asian-Indian immigrants living in Minnesota. On-site evaluations are distributed and collected by volunteers. Two days after the event, an online survey will be posted on Facebook for three weeks. Results will be evaluated by the IAM board of directors.","IndiaFest 2023 attendees Based on in-person surveys at IndiaFest 2023 and online, attendees rated the arts performances and opening parade number one as favorite of seven activity areas.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",530,,25275,900,"Tanwi Prigge, Meena Bharti, Muthu Periakaruppan, Mukund Kulkarni, Sayali Amarapurkar, Vineet Pandey, Sunitha Pillai, Shivangi Pandey, Rupali Gupta, Swapna Sengupta, Mangala Acharya, Ram Rajagopalan, Mihir Madhaparia, Gira Vibharkar, Sohini Sarkar, Puja Ga",0.00,"India Association of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"India Association of Minnesota will present IndiaFest as an in person, free event featuring live, in person performances by six professional and twenty community performing groups in August 2023.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"India Association of Minnesota","PO Box 130158","St Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 321-3421",lauralittleford1410@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-381,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025815,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Thomas Putzier will engage Minnesotans with a solo art exhibition, artist talk, and discussion series. I will evaluate the outcome by measuring the daily number of attendees to the exhibition, artist talks, and discussions. I will provide and collect paper and online surveys. I will collect feedback from Gallery 120 staff.","Thomas Putzier engaged Minnesotans with a solo art exhibition, artist talk, and discussion. Collected feedback from Gallery 120 staff and participants. Used Inver Hills Community College demographics to estimate additional localized impact.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Thomas Putzier",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Putzier will install a solo exhibition at Gallery 120 in Saint Paul which will be viewable online, and will give an artist talk.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Putzier,"Thomas Putzier",,,MN,,"(612) 201-0638",thomasputzier@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1208,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027429,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide an online digital gallery to Minnesotans and others showing important moments in my transition and my unique trans journey. The creation and attendance of the online digital gallery showcasing the work made during the grant period.","Provide an in person art exhibition at the local public library and a digital video of the art show and art work for online viewing. Creation and attendance of the in person exhibition opening, exhibition open for a month, and video of the opening posted the next day.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Aubrey J. Scott",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Scott will explore her trans journey, displaying the art she creates in a digital gallery showing open to Minnesotans and others online.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aubrey,Scott,"Aubrey J. Scott",,,MN,,"(702) 401-9376",aubreyjanescott@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2024,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027430,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9600,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Violinist Francesca Anderegg will record a new album of Brazilian music. Her work will be shared online and in a tour of performances in Minnesota. Attendance will be taken at concerts to gauge the number of people reached. Audiences will be asked to fill out surveys at concerts to evaluate how the experience of this music impacted them.","Violinist Francesca Anderegg recorded a new album - it will be distributed by a record label and in a tour of Minnesota communities. Album tracks are complete and record label contract is signed for release date in October. Arrangements are made for Minnesota performance tour.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9600,,,,"Francesca J. Anderegg",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Anderegg will record a new album of music by Brazilian composers. Her work will be shared online and in a concert tour through Minnesota communities.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Francesca,Anderegg,"Francesca J. Anderegg",,,MN,,"(617) 271-3263",francesca.anderegg@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2025,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027054,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will build large-scale, Sculptural Zoetrope Clay Vessels that will merge painted narratives and animation. Public viewing in the multiple gallery exhibitions, and sales, both online and in-person that I participate in annually in the region and nationally.","I achieved the goal set forth in my anticipated outcome. The first five months of the grant cycle I focused on building forms and molds to create the large-scale vessels. I then was able to create prototypes that evolved over the remaining six months.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Peter J. Jadoonath AKA Peter Jadoonath",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Jadoonath will make large-scale sculptural, animated, zoetrope clay vessels that will cast shadows of color and spill painterly modern mythology narratives out of the surface of the pottery shapes.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Jadoonath,"Peter J. Jadoonath AKA Peter Jadoonath",,,MN,,"(651) 307-0758",Peter.jadoonath@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1965,"Emine Basgoze: Basgoze, a native of Ankara, Turkey, received her master of arts in piano performance at Ankara State Conservatory. She studied piano pedagogy and performance with Professor Maria Curcio in London and piano performance with Dr. Paul Shaw at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Basgoze is the cofounder of a piano duo, Duo Harmonia, with pianist Susana Pinto, a native of Lisbon, Portugal. Funded by a Minnesota State Arts Board FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant, Basgoze commissioned pieces for piano four hands based on Minnesotan, Portuguese, and Turkish folk tales. Basgoze is a piano faculty member at MacPhail Center for Music.; Eric Buegler: Buegler has performed internationally for more than 20 years in music. His main area of expertise is vocal music, primarily a cappella, but he also has a sound background in film, theater, and event hosting. He graduated with a women's studies and political science undergraduate degree, and then a master's of advocacy and political leadership from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2013. Originally from Baudette, he understands the impact art has on the entire state, has been on all sides of the grant process, and wants to continue this strong tradition in the state of Minnesota.; Jennifer Dodgson: Dodgson is program director in education at The Loft. She is responsible for the Loft's tuition based classes and programs for children, teens, and adults including The Novel Writing Project, The Memoir Writing Project, and The Poetry Project. Programs created, managed, and grown for the Loft through her twelve years include the Year Long Writing Projects; Young Writers' Summer Program; First Pages, a partnership that grew from one county library system to seven and offers free creative writing classes in area libraries; and the Writer's Residency program, which places authors into area schools for comprehensive creative writing instruction that is supportive of and complimentary to academic work. She's worked in the arts and nonprofit sectors for more than 20 years, including work as a multidisciplinary writer and theater artist with Theater in the Round, Intermedia Arts, Pangea World Theater, and Exposed Brick. She has recently completed multiple terms in board service for two Minnesota based arts nonprofits: MotionPoems and Exposed Brick Theatre.; Carol Hough: Hough writes original, educational plays for children. As an artist with disabilities, Hough has led multiple artist residencies producing her plays starring disabled students. She presented a webinar for the Kennedy Center called Underdogs in the Spotlight and does public speaking on the need for accessibility, inclusivity, and visibility in the arts and beyond. She received a Career Development Grant from the Lake Region Arts Council in 2021 that supported a performance of her play, Vineyard Adventures. In 2021, she also became a Rural Regenerator Fellow with Springboard for the Arts. In 2022, Hough received a Creative Support for Individuals grant that supported performances of her latest play, Meadow Adventures. Hough will have a Hinge residency with Springboard for the Arts later this year.; Ian Karp: For more than three years, Karp has worked full-time in a variety of curatorial capacities at Minneapolis Institute of Art. He has curated two exhibitions, one of which focused on rare print publications from Queer identifying and anarchist subcultures. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in art history and classics and wishes to promote equitable distribution of grant funds.; Julie Landsman: Landsman is the author of essays, poems, and three published memoirs including A White Teacher Talks About Race. She volunteers with the African American Registry as an editor of its journal. She taught for the Alzheimer's Poetry Project and with elders writing projects for five years. She is a mentor for prisoner writing through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She is a retired Minneapolis teacher, arts high school teacher, an adjunct teacher, and a visual artist. She has received awards from Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome and McKnight foundations, and won a Bechtel essay award from the Teachers and Writers Collaborative.; Cherie Riesenberg: Riesenberg has a MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and had an Arts Board Fellowship in painting. Recently, she began an exploration with ceramics that closely relates to her earlier work. She has exhibited widely including spaces at ""5 Painters? at The Minneapolis Institute of Art; and galleries in Chicago, New York, and throughout Minnesota. Riesenberg is also a proud founding member of WARM Gallery. She taught drawing for eight years at Macalester College and, prior to that, painting and drawing at the College of Art and Design. She served as curator of exhibitions at Macalester College and has works in public, private, and university collections. Riesenberg has also served on the boards of Artspace, the Dale Warland Singers, the Caponi Art Park, WARM, the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council arts advisory committee.; Morgan Willow: Willow has published several poetry collections and chapbooks, including: Dodge & Scramble, Between, Silk, Oddly Enough, The Maps are Words. As essayist, Willow's work has appeared in Third Coast, Imagination & Place: Cartography, and the anthology Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers (Borealis Books). Her essay ""(Un)Document(ing)? from Water~Stone Review #22 was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. As book artist, Willow exhibited her artist's book Collage for Mina Loy at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (2016) and contributed poetry and visual art to the Quilt, Not Quilt exhibition and its accompanying chapbook Stitch by Stitch (2018).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025848,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RISE and RESPOND: Tiffany Besonen will engage viewers, and work on mixed-media sculptures and new film footage. Participants and the general public will be asked to answer survey questions. Total audience numbers will be recorded whenever possible.","Tiffany Besonen created new work, and engaged viewer with sculptures and film Gathered audience responses with survey questions, Artist talk questions and answer time, and total audience numbers recorded for Film Premiere event and current group exhibit.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Tiffany L. Besonen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Besonen will engage viewers, and work on mixed-media sculptures and on new film footage",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tiffany,Besonen,"Tiffany L. Besonen",,,MN,,"(218) 371-5457",tibesonen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Hubbard, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1240,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2011 with a BFA in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received an MA in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. In additional to being a visual artist, Burns also is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Jon Dahl: Jon Dahl is retired but is an active woodturner, bell choir member, and vocalist in church and community choruses. Jon was previously a commercial radio announcer, talk show host, and program director at KWEB radio in Rochester, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in photojournalism and has served as a volunteer board member for the Dreamery Arts Initiative. ; Sallee Dawson: Dawson has been a lifelong maker of art through painting, drawing, and fiber and studied art and art history at Normandale Community College and Century College. She is a former docent at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with extensive training in art history and guiding public tours that involved participation by the public in visual thinking strategies or VTS. As a recent resident in Grand Marais she is a member of the Grand Marais Art Colony and the North Shore Artist League and a volunteer for the Grand Marais Historical Society.; Kevin Duong: Duong is a second-generation Asian American marketing, communications, and design professional whose intentions have always been to explore creative and meaningful ways to provide a voice for others. Navigating the nonprofit and arts world, he is currently the communications manager for Artspace Projects, and he formerly served as the marketing and communications director at Theater Mu. On the side, he produces, directs, and acts for Spiral Theater, a company he started within the past year. He is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and holds a bachelor of arts in communications and theater.; Kathleen Keene: Kathleen A. Keene, Moorhead, MN, Keene is the head organizer of Fargo Moorhead Vegans and Friends, and also works from home freelancing as an independent contractor for market research, product testing, and treatable l research studies. She enjoys cooking and baking, gardening, and spending time with loved ones. She has long been involved and supported the arts in Minnesota.; Ingrid Nyholm-Lange: Nyholm-Lange is the director of experience for the American Swedish Institute (ASI) located in Minneapolis. ASI is a museum and cultural center that serves as a gathering place for all people to explore diverse experiences through arts and culture. Nyholm-Lange has her MA in historical administration and has worked in museums in Illinois and Minnesota for the past 30 years. She has served as an operational grant reviewer for Minnesota Regional Art Councils and volunteered for Saint Paul School District. Nyholm-Lange oversees a robust Nordic inspired handcraft program, leads community engagement at ASI, and is a paper cut enthusiast.; Tyler Sassaman: Sassaman currently is an elementary reading specialist, on the leadership team, and serves as a mentor teacher at Prairie Seeds Academy. He earned his EdM from Harvard University in 2006 and has served as classroom teacher, instructional coach, and consultant in a variety of elementary settings. In 2019, he earned his MFA in creative nonfiction from Butler University and self-published the memoir Just One Question, which won the gold medal at the Independent Publishers Book Awards. He has been a finalist for the Loft Literary Prize and his work has appeared in The Sun magazine, Georgia Review, and Dudley Review.; Nicole Zickefoose: Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026960,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a music video that showcases Shruthi's cross-cultural artistic work and incorporates participation from second-generation Minnesota Indian-Americans. Shruthi will collect feedback after each workshop from the second-generation Indian-American participants on the evolution of the project from storyboard to music video. The final survey will have them assess the impact of the video and the workshops.","Create a music video that showcases Minnesotan artists' cross-cultural work and generates participation from the Minnesota South Asian immigrant community Shruthi collected pre- and post-workshop surveys to assess the efficacy of the artistic knowledge transmitted and the level of inclusion experienced by participants, measuring the impact of the video and the artistic learning objectives.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Shruthi Rajasekar",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Rajasekar will work with Minnesota Indian-American music students, sound and video professionals, and visual performers to create a BIPOC centered cross-cultural music video of her new piece, My Best Friend, written for Indian and western musicians.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shruthi,Rajasekar,"Shruthi Rajasekar",,,MN,,"(763) 258-1074",shruthirmusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1922,"Cristopher Anderson: Anderson has a background in broadcast journalism and is a national award winning documentary filmmaker. His poetry and essays have been published in regional literary and general interest magazines and in anthologies. He plays Scandinavian folk fiddle in local jam groups; six years with the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, and performing on its CD, Love is Hard to Hide. He founded and directed a 28-year audience as artist participatory theater based in folk tales and mythology---the Minnesota Folk Tale Gardening Club---for enjoyment and healing. He is an associate teaching artist for the national award winning arts and health/creative aging pioneer, Kairos Alive!.; Danica Dick: Dick is the arts coordinator at the Twin Rivers Arts Council, where she is involved with the Mankato Sculpture Walk, oversees fiscal sponsors, and coordinates Twin Rivers Arts Council events. She recently graduated with her BA from Bethany College in arts administration, music, and theater and has continued to sing in community choirs and lead theater workshops. Dick currently teaches voice and dialect lessons and is the volunteer worship minister at her church.; Aaron Kerr: Kerr is a cellist and composer. His music is a cross between jazz, minimalist classical, and rock. He performs as a soloist and with many artists and ensembles in the Twin Cities. Kerr's music is on more than fifty albums nationally and internationally, including several solo albums. He received a McKnight composer fellowship in 2006 and has taught cello, composition, and theory for more than 25 years.; Cynthia McEwen Haynes: Haynes is a performing artist and arts administrator based in the Twin Cities. For more than thirty years she has directed and written for the theater and made space for others to showcase their creative voices. She holds a MFA in directing from Southern Methodist University (University Park, TX) and has served on funding panels for area foundations and arts councils as well as many arts and nonprofit boards.; Gwendolyn Rouse: Rouse is a painter, with a studio in Ely. She has shown her work in galleries and exhibitions across the country from New York City to California and is currently represented by Lizzards Fine Art in Duluth. Rouse is a board member of the Ely Art Walk and a former president of the Lake Superior Watercolor Society. She has taught private lessons, adult art education, and at the College of St. Scholastica. Rouse earned a BFA from University of Minnesota-Duluth and a MFA from the New York Academy of Art (New York, NY).; Alison Ruth: Ruth is the artistic and advancement associate at the Jungle Theater, helping to shape both the artistic programming and development strategies at the Jungle. Ruth previously worked in development at the arts nonprofit Kairos Alive in Minneapolis. She graduated from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) with an MFA in dramaturgy and New York University (New York, NY) with a BA in English.; Sagirah Shahid: Sagirah Shahid is a Black American Muslim poet and arts educator. Her poetry and prose are published in Mizna, Paper Darts, Winter Tangerine, and elsewhere.; Jose Antonio Zayas Caban: Zayas Caban is a McKnight Artist Fellow, educator, and recording artist. His experiences include teaching applied saxophone, aural skills, and music theory. Zayas Caban has worked in academia, K-12, and privately. His work also includes concerts and master classes in Europe, Central America, and the mainland United States. He is a doctor of musical arts in saxophone performance and music theory pedagogy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025891,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete 7-9 handmade paper embossing of the effects of war on United States military personal and their sacrifices they did for the freedoms we have. Success evaluated in the process and completion of the new body of work for exhibition, documentation of the work, tracking of public attendance, and feedback from the studio events and exhibition.","Complete ten handmade paper engraved pieces about the effects of war on US military personal and their sacrifices they did for the freedoms we have. Successfully completed a new body of work for exhibition, ten pieces, documented the work, tracked public attendance, estimated 4700 people total, verbal and written feedback from guestbook was positive and grateful from all events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Jeffrey M. Stenbom",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Stenbom will complete a series of artworks by creating paper from worn U. S. military service members uniforms and embossing the paper with images of the effects of war and the sacrifices of our U. S. military personal.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Stenbom,"Jeffrey M. Stenbom",,,MN,,"(952) 994-3932",jmstenbom@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1281,"Laura Helle: An Iowa farm girl by birth, Laura Helle is the Executive Director of Austin Area Arts, Mower County's largest arts organization serving 10,000+ per year with performing, visual, literary, and film arts activities. She earned Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in Graphic Design with a minor in Journalism/Mass Communication. Helle is a member of the City of Austin Culture and Arts Commission, City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Apex Austin Diversity Council, and the AAUW. Helle is a visual mixed media artist.; Barry Inman: Inman is currently serving as the artist and audience services manager at Jungle Theater. Additionally, Inman serves as the COVID compliance officer (CCO) for Jungle Theater and has previously served as the CCO for Theater MU along with being a COVID consultant for Moving Theater Company and Theater Latte Da. In his spare time, Inman volunteers front of house for Theater Mu, Theater Latte Da, and Guthrie Theater.; Laura Sivert: Sivert teaches art history at University of Wisconsin, Stout. She has a PhD in art history from Penn State and her focus is on ecological art of the United States. She is currently writing a book on the photography of the Tennessee Valley Authority project. She has volunteered for the Minnesota State Arts Board previously as a grant reviewer.; Alyssa Stormes: Stormes is a multidisciplinary artist with an extensive background in film, theater, music, illustration, and design. She is a full-time freelancer as of 2020, previously serving in communications and development roles in nonprofit organizations. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in film, and maintains working relationships with the MSP Film Society, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and Arts Midwest.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025895,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9498,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jamie Robertson will engage 150 Minnesotans through online, print, and in-person gallery exhibitions of portraits of rural people. 1. Complete an original portfolio of 25 photographs of people who live here. 2. Print and distribute 25 Leaf River Inscapes portfolios. 3. Continue to develop online gallery of photographs including portraits of the people who live here.","Portfolio of the people who live here with ten images. Printed portfolios. The online gallery of Leaf River Inscapes is now being redeveloped. The number of people reached through this project was achieved, and even exceeded. Conversations with other artists and with individuals who know of the work of the project provided encouragement to continue the work.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",91,,9589,,,,"James M. Robertson AKA Jamie Robertson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Robertson will make photographic portraits of rural Minnesotans in the environment where they live and work.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Robertson,"James M. Robertson AKA Jamie Robertson",,,MN,,"(218) 371-6403x c",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1285,"Kristin Boldon: Boldon lives with her family in Minneapolis. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in Saint Paul, the other Twin City, and engages in both fiction and nonfiction writing. In 2020, Boldon worked with a mentor to complete a new draft of her first memoir, Brokedown. She once worked at the Chapel of Love at the Mall of America, where she sold wedding gear and helped couples plan ceremonies.; Breanna Cecile: Cecile is the program coordinator at HUGE Improv Theater, where they help manage the day-to-day operations for the nonprofit including working with students, staff, volunteers, and the diversity program. They perform and teach at various theater spaces in the Twin Cities, and volunteer with CONvergence to help run a yearly convention focused on cosplay and other nerdy performance opportunities.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Mary Johnson: Johnson is a Minnesota based artist whose work mixes contemporary sculptural and traditional craft processes. She gathers cast-off materials, transforming and reassembling them intuitively, with consideration of their material history and narrative potential. She has been a visiting professor of sculpture at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and a visiting artist or instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the Kansas City Art Institute, and others. She has taught workshops at Franconia Sculpture Park, Western Sculpture Park, Selby Avenue JazzFest, and many community art centers. Johnson also led community public art projects with Hudson-RiverFest, Mora Public Schools, and Tamarack Nature Center. She was the director of education for Public Art Saint Paul and was responsible for accessible and ecologically minded programs and engagement activities at Western Sculpture Park.; Erin Kelly-Collins: Kelly-Collins's professional career focuses on training and supporting leaders to express ideas that inform, engage, and inspire action. She is currently a senior communications specialist at Trimble Inc. Kelly-Collins grew up in the theater arts community in southern California, where she spent ten years on stage as a performer and behind the scenes in stage management and choreography. During college, she spent two years exploring traditional Cuban and Brazilian dance. She holds undergraduate degrees from Bethel University in Saint Paul and Palomar College in San Marcus, CA, as well as a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Nissa Morgan: Morgan (she/her) is an actor, writer, producer, and musician in the Twin Cities. She is a company member of Theatre Pro Rata, the artistic director of Twin Cities Horror Festival, and produces new/original work as Special When Lit. Morgan is also a member of the Playwright's Cabal and is an alumni mainstage cast member/writer of the Brave New Workshop. Morgan is represented by NUTS, Ltd and Ruggiero Models and Talent for on camera work. She's worked with many local Twin Cities theater companies, both acting in classics and helping to devise new work. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a BA in theater arts with a creative writing focus. She works at Best Buy as an employee relations senior analyst.; Anne Spooner: Spooner is a visual artist with many years of exhibition experience. She is an organizer who currently coordinates events with Harriet Island Artists. She also has sixteen years of administrative and gallery work at Edina Art Center. Spooner is a former mentee participant in the WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota) protege program and holds a BA in art from St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027434,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will Create three new Gospel Music compositions to present in a concert. Audience feedback survey and by marked improvement in my skillset for composing, arranging, and producing music and concerts.","I composed five Gospel songs and presented the works of three guest Gospel Music composers. All work was reviewed by professional composers and colleagues in the field.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Carl L. Clomon",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Clomon will present three new original gospel music compositions, as well as an additional five existing original compositions in a ninety-minute concert.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Clomon,"Carl L. Clomon",,,MN,,"(651) 900-4161",cclomon013@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-2028,"Elizabeth Bartholomew: Bartholomew works with Girl Scouts River Valleys as a program and outreach specialist. She volunteers as a musician and singer at Shepherd of the Grove Lutheran Church in Maple Grove. In her teenage years, she volunteered around the St. Michael-Albertville area doing various odd jobs. She is a former member with superior distinction of the National Speech and Debate Association (formerly National Forensics League) and attended Girls' State in 2013. Bartholomew found her passion for feminism and a means to help foster change in her life while completing her studies at St. Cloud State University with a degree in gender and women's studies and a minor in human relations and multicultural education.; Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Lucy Fischer: Fischer, PhD, is an award winning Minnesota artist, author, and social scientist. The most recent of her six books include: The Journalist; Grow Old With Me, and I'm New at Being Old. As an artist, she specializes in creating fanciful designs on glass---painting upside-down, inside-out, and backwards on hand blown glass. She teaches collage art through COMPAS and is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Artist Circle. She is featured on the Twin Cities Public Television program ""Life Changing Art""; Isela Xitlali Gomez: Gomez is an essayist, poet, and food maker. Gomez is a 2015 winner of the Loft Literary Center's Mentor Series in Creative Nonfiction, was a 2017 Beyond the Pure Fellow through Intermedia Arts, and a 2020 fellow of the Loft Literary Center's Mirrors and Windows program. Her essay, It Happened in Fragments, can be found in How Dare We! Write, an anthology of writers of color on the writing life and process. She is the coauthor, with Anais Deal-Marquez, of Your Passport to Mexico, by Capstone Press. She has taught creative writing workshops for high school students. ; Marshall Hoffman: Hoffman has been president of the board of directors of the Morris Area Arts Boosters since 2014. The nonprofit's goal is to provide arts enrichment opportunities for students in the Morris School District. He is news director for KMRS/KKOK Radio stations in Morris, where he often interviews artists and organizations that bring in artists on the Community Connection program. He is a past multiple winner of the Simon Rockower Journalism Award, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and formerly served on the boards for Morris Area Community Education Advisory Council, and Pomme de Terre Food Co-op. He graduated from the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, with a BA in journalism and mass communications, and a senior certificate in business administration.; Mark Jensen: As an internationally exhibited and collected practicing fine artist, Jensen has over twenty years' curatorial experience. In addition to founding and cofounding two art galleries, Jensen has taught at colleges and universities, serving on exhibition, gallery, and acquisition committees. Jensen has juried numerous exhibits, including the Minnesota State Fair, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and ASMP's Personal Works show. Jensen previously served as an Arts Board panelist, and a portfolio reviewer at SPE National Conferences in both professional and student categories.; Erin McMillan: McMillan is a writer with a MFA from Rutgers University, and an MA from Bemidji State University. She taught writing at the university level for several years, and while at Bemidji State, she served on the editorial board of the student literary magazine. Previously, McMillan was the director of the Becker County Historical Society in Detroit Lakes. She has volunteered with the Anishinaabe Cultural Center in Detroit Lakes, as well as the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. She has also served as an arts mentor for the Lakes Region Arts Council.; Laura Rosenstone: Rosenstone is a dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a company member of Zenon Dance Company and is the artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Rosenstone has taught dance at various schools throughout the Twin Cities including St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, Spring Lake Park High School, and the Cowles Center. Her work has been featured in the Candy Box Dance Festival, and she is a recipient of a 2023 Paid Partnership with the Southern Theater. Rosenstone was awarded a teaching fellowship at Smith College (Northampton, MA) where she graduated in May 2022 with an MFA in performance and choreography.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025879,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,9450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will create a printmaking forum for African American artists. The community will have access to the entire process including the resulting exhibit. Artists will meet, critique peer work and submit created prints. All artists will be in a February 2024 exhibit, both on-site and virtual 24-hours-a-day with artist talks, hands-on workshops, and written critical responses from community members.","Presentation of a month-long art and cultural exhibit and library and series to a specific underserved community Verbal and written comments, products created by artists and family workshop participants. The consistent attendance at events. Inquires about expansion of similar projects.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9450,,,,"William Jeter Jr.",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Printmaker Jeter will create a printmaking forum for African American artists. Artists will meet, critique peer work, and submit created prints. All artists will have work featured in a February 2024 exhibition, as well as engage in artis talks and hands-on workshops.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,"Jeter, Jr.","William Jeter, Jr.",,,MN,,"(612) 701-3229",b_jeter@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1270,"Kristin Boldon: Boldon lives with her family in Minneapolis. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in Saint Paul, the other Twin City, and engages in both fiction and nonfiction writing. In 2020, Boldon worked with a mentor to complete a new draft of her first memoir, Brokedown. She once worked at the Chapel of Love at the Mall of America, where she sold wedding gear and helped couples plan ceremonies.; Breanna Cecile: Cecile is the program coordinator at HUGE Improv Theater, where they help manage the day-to-day operations for the nonprofit including working with students, staff, volunteers, and the diversity program. They perform and teach at various theater spaces in the Twin Cities, and volunteer with CONvergence to help run a yearly convention focused on cosplay and other nerdy performance opportunities.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Mary Johnson: Johnson is a Minnesota based artist whose work mixes contemporary sculptural and traditional craft processes. She gathers cast-off materials, transforming and reassembling them intuitively, with consideration of their material history and narrative potential. She has been a visiting professor of sculpture at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and a visiting artist or instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the Kansas City Art Institute, and others. She has taught workshops at Franconia Sculpture Park, Western Sculpture Park, Selby Avenue JazzFest, and many community art centers. Johnson also led community public art projects with Hudson-RiverFest, Mora Public Schools, and Tamarack Nature Center. She was the director of education for Public Art Saint Paul and was responsible for accessible and ecologically minded programs and engagement activities at Western Sculpture Park.; Erin Kelly-Collins: Kelly-Collins's professional career focuses on training and supporting leaders to express ideas that inform, engage, and inspire action. She is currently a senior communications specialist at Trimble Inc. Kelly-Collins grew up in the theater arts community in southern California, where she spent ten years on stage as a performer and behind the scenes in stage management and choreography. During college, she spent two years exploring traditional Cuban and Brazilian dance. She holds undergraduate degrees from Bethel University in Saint Paul and Palomar College in San Marcus, CA, as well as a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Nissa Morgan: Morgan (she/her) is an actor, writer, producer, and musician in the Twin Cities. She is a company member of Theatre Pro Rata, the artistic director of Twin Cities Horror Festival, and produces new/original work as Special When Lit. Morgan is also a member of the Playwright's Cabal and is an alumni mainstage cast member/writer of the Brave New Workshop. Morgan is represented by NUTS, Ltd and Ruggiero Models and Talent for on camera work. She's worked with many local Twin Cities theater companies, both acting in classics and helping to devise new work. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a BA in theater arts with a creative writing focus. She works at Best Buy as an employee relations senior analyst.; Anne Spooner: Spooner is a visual artist with many years of exhibition experience. She is an organizer who currently coordinates events with Harriet Island Artists. She also has sixteen years of administrative and gallery work at Edina Art Center. Spooner is a former mentee participant in the WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota) protege program and holds a BA in art from St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025823,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MSAB funds will support research to sustain my art practice as a parent, build community and create an exhibition with parent artists and their kids. 1. Compile and share parent artist resources from research. 2. Facilitation of two workshops with parent artists and their children to build community support networks. 3. Production of a public art exhibition of parent and child artists.","MSAB funds will support research to sustain my art practice as a parent, build community and create an exhibition with parent artists and their kids. 1. I read two books and listened to podcasts. 2. I facilitated two workshops with artist families 3. The exhibition opened including the artwork of all participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",50,,10050,,,,"Emmett Ramstad",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Ramstad will conduct professional development research about being a parent artist, connect with other parent artists and their families through facilitated workshops, and organize a collaborative exhibition of parent and child artists.",2023-03-01,2024-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emmett,Ramstad,"Emmett Ramstad",,,MN,,"(612) 986-9604",emmettramstad@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1216,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2011 with a BFA in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received an MA in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. In additional to being a visual artist, Burns also is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Jon Dahl: Jon Dahl is retired but is an active woodturner, bell choir member, and vocalist in church and community choruses. Jon was previously a commercial radio announcer, talk show host, and program director at KWEB radio in Rochester, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in photojournalism and has served as a volunteer board member for the Dreamery Arts Initiative. ; Sallee Dawson: Dawson has been a lifelong maker of art through painting, drawing, and fiber and studied art and art history at Normandale Community College and Century College. She is a former docent at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with extensive training in art history and guiding public tours that involved participation by the public in visual thinking strategies or VTS. As a recent resident in Grand Marais she is a member of the Grand Marais Art Colony and the North Shore Artist League and a volunteer for the Grand Marais Historical Society.; Kevin Duong: Duong is a second-generation Asian American marketing, communications, and design professional whose intentions have always been to explore creative and meaningful ways to provide a voice for others. Navigating the nonprofit and arts world, he is currently the communications manager for Artspace Projects, and he formerly served as the marketing and communications director at Theater Mu. On the side, he produces, directs, and acts for Spiral Theater, a company he started within the past year. He is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and holds a bachelor of arts in communications and theater.; Kathleen Keene: Kathleen A. Keene, Moorhead, MN, Keene is the head organizer of Fargo Moorhead Vegans and Friends, and also works from home freelancing as an independent contractor for market research, product testing, and treatable l research studies. She enjoys cooking and baking, gardening, and spending time with loved ones. She has long been involved and supported the arts in Minnesota.; Ingrid Nyholm-Lange: Nyholm-Lange is the director of experience for the American Swedish Institute (ASI) located in Minneapolis. ASI is a museum and cultural center that serves as a gathering place for all people to explore diverse experiences through arts and culture. Nyholm-Lange has her MA in historical administration and has worked in museums in Illinois and Minnesota for the past 30 years. She has served as an operational grant reviewer for Minnesota Regional Art Councils and volunteered for Saint Paul School District. Nyholm-Lange oversees a robust Nordic inspired handcraft program, leads community engagement at ASI, and is a paper cut enthusiast.; Tyler Sassaman: Sassaman currently is an elementary reading specialist, on the leadership team, and serves as a mentor teacher at Prairie Seeds Academy. He earned his EdM from Harvard University in 2006 and has served as classroom teacher, instructional coach, and consultant in a variety of elementary settings. In 2019, he earned his MFA in creative nonfiction from Butler University and self-published the memoir Just One Question, which won the gold medal at the Independent Publishers Book Awards. He has been a finalist for the Loft Literary Prize and his work has appeared in The Sun magazine, Georgia Review, and Dudley Review.; Nicole Zickefoose: Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025867,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop unique hand prints series of local native plants; public gallery exhibit in Northwest Minnesota; artist will interact with exhibit visitors. Direct interaction at exhibit. A feedback book for demographics/comments/count. To encourage closely looking at details, and share insights with artist, they'll choose their favorite. Artist growth measures in completion of new unique print set.","Develop unique hand prints series of local native plants; experiment with new techniques;public gallery exhibit Fosston MN; interactive artist talk. Signing Book:count, comment and choose favorite. Direct Interaction with attendees during six week exhibit w/art talk Fosston Aurora Ctr Sorenson Gallery mid Jan.-end of Feb. 2024. (will be Northland College gallery via NWMN Arts Council June and July)","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Cindy H. Kolling",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Kolling will depict two native Minnesota plants, each in twelve unique hand prints for gallery presentation. The series sets are intended to encourage appreciation for each piece on its own, in sets, and in the overall series.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cindy,Kolling,"Cindy H. Kolling",,,MN,,"(218) 268-4396",cindyk@gvtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Mahnomen, Marshall, Polk, Red Lake",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1258,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025884,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To educate and empower communities on the nuances of the AAPI experience, pushing the narrative away from my community being viewed as a monolith. It will be evaluated based off of participation data that will be filled out post-book release. It will incorporate questions such as ?what did you know of the AAPI experience prior to attending/reading and what is something new you've learned?","This outcome was achieved multiculturally and it solidified the nuances to who knew about AAPI issues previously through lived experiences/exposure. I used google docs forms to create a Kissing God's Gravel Survey Form with all of those questions + others like 'did you resonate with Di's work, how if so?' and 'were there any ways that you think the event could have been improved? what, if so?'","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Diana D. Nguyen",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Nguyen will publish a poetry collection and present it to the Twin Cities community in a live book release event.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Nguyen,"Diana D. Nguyen",,,MN,,"(651) 431-1847",vitamindiana555@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1275,"Brooks Becker: Becker is the director of finance of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, where he has worked five years. In this role, he has developed many grant budgets with an arts focus (many from the Minnesota State Arts Board) and has also done the required financial reporting on these grants. Prior to working at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Becker administered grants in his role of accountant at Neighborhood House. Becker has a BA in political science from St. Olaf College, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a teaching license from Hamline.; Jamee Larson: Jamee Larson is a creative writing instructor at North Dakota State University, where she also runs teen summer creative writing camps for young writers throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her MFA degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has volunteered her time and talents to creative activities and social justice efforts throughout the community. ; Patricia Lindeman: Lindeman is a respected school administrator who has led parochial, charter, and public school teams for 22 years. For the last two years, she has served as grant writer and coordinator of federal and state programs for the Russel Tyler Ruthton School District. She acquired her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University and both her master's and Ed. S degrees from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her graduate work by obtaining her superintendent's license from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes being on the Safe Routes to School task force in Tyler.; Katie Pease: Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University, with a BA in English and studio art. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps and relocate to northern Minnesota. Pease now serves in a variety of roles for multiple nonprofits in the Duluth area.; Cole Williams: Williams is a writer from the Twin Cities area. She volunteers with the Midwest Book Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Women's Prison Book Project, and The MN State Arts Board Grants. She also serves as the co-Vice President of the South Washington Watershed District and on the Cottage Grove Park Commission. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022117,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,24700,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will be introduced to international music representing six unique cultures and musical traditions. We email a post-event evaluation to all Festival attendees. It addresses access, experiential, and impact questions, as well as demographic data. Cedar program staff debrief the artist experience through one and one meetings.","800 Minnesotans were introduced to international music representing six unique cultures and musical traditions. We asked for reservations so we could collect audience information. We had a volunteer tally unregistered guests, as well. We announced from the stage that we would be sending an evaluation form. 27% of people completed the survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24700,,"Alana Horton, Curt Trisko, Jessica Kopischke,Karen Quiroz, Loki Karuna, Maryam Yusefzadeh, Mohammed Amin Kahin, Ritika Ganguly, Robert Van Nelson, Steve Jewell, Sue Eidem, Tim Wong",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Cedar Cultural Center will produce and present the 2023 Global Roots Festival, the only free international music festival of its kind in Minnesota.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mwoster@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-345,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022148,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will develop skills in new forms of art and increase confidence and skills to create, exhibit and sell art in the community. We will use evaluations with teaching artists, staff and participant artists to evaluate if arts activities meet the goals of the program and to evaluate if any accommodations are needed to help the artists succeed.","We had participation of 45 individuals in the art program and saw growth in technical skills, confidence, creative self-expression, and social skills. Evaluations from teaching artists, staff and participating artists helped guide changes in programming based on the needs and interest of the clients.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Holly Shatsky-Platek, Mark Schik, Mike Kovacovich, Joel Vorhes, Steve Schoener, Matt Brandt, Dawn Kovacovich, Ashley Ylitalo, Laura Johnson",1.50,"Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center, Inc. will work with local artists to add new visual arts programs to target positive changes in the cognitive, social, and spiritual needs of participants, helping them grow in confidence and challenge perceptions of disability within the community.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Johnson,"Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center, Inc.","PO Box 86","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 237-8518",ljohnson@hcdac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-376,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022210,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,21500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attendees will indicate the 2023 Selby Ave JazzFest provided them with an engaging, meaningful and relevant arts experience. Methodology: Survey of 365 attendees taken throughout the day. Ask: Did the 2023 Selby Ave JazzFest provide you w/an engaging, meaningful, and relevant arts experience? (5 pt Likert scale w/ 1-not at all, 5-very much) Obj.: Achieve a 4.25 avg.","Yes: 99.2% No: 0.8%. There's always one unsatiated stickler. Attendee survey. Note: In an effort to be as efficient as possible, we changed the question to a 'yes/no' response.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,21500,1625,"Matthew McCormack, Michelle Moore, Philip Gracia",0.00,"Selby Avenue Jazz Fest AKA Selby Avenue JazzFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The 22nd annual Selby Ave JazzFest will present the 22nd annual festival on September 9, 2023, at Selby and Milton in Saint Paul. The free event features a day of live jazz, kids' activities, and artist demonstrations, all surrounded with an inclusive community vibe.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bonko,"Selby Ave JazzFest","934 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 717-5388",david.j.bonko@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-438,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026881,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain a connection with Minnesota residents and communities by offering demonstratiortist talk, clay class and exhibiting my ceramic artwork. Data collection of number of students, track online visitors, number of clicks, and sales. Surveys from students. Observed changes of students understanding of the arts. Social media engagement.","Minnesotans stayed connected to the arts by participating in clay classes, exhibition, and artist talk. Data collection, tracking sales, social media, surveys, interviews with students, and observation. Students were very happy about how their finished pieces turned out. Every student who took the class would recommend the class to their peers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",200,,10200,,,,"Julie M. Fakler",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Fakler will grow her pottery skills while creating new work for exhibitions, finish her pottery studio, and develop a clay class for older adults.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Julie M. Fakler",,,MN,,"(507) 210-6027",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1847,"Zachary Colby: For five seasons, Colby served as an artistic codirector and tenor with Cantus, an eight-member vocal chamber ensemble based in the Twin Cities. After teaching at the University of Nebraska Omaha for three years, Colby is now the development manager at Cantus. Colby holds a bachelor of music education from Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) and a master's and doctorate in voice from the University of Minnesota.; Susan Gainen: Gainen is a whimsical wildlife documentarian, abstract painter of neighborhoods, and author. She currently volunteers at The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market and is a member of Art to Change the World. She was a WARM protege in 2013. She earned a BA in history from the University of Maryland and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her unique career path allows her to see value everywhere: typesetter, auto sales/finance and insurance, law practice, legal headhunter, law school career services, national employment/career speaker, cooking school owner, original art and writing enterprise.; Ololade Gbadamosi: Gbadamosi currently is a substitute teacher at Edina High School where he not only helps supervise classrooms but is also a mentor for the students. Gbadamosi previously worked at John F. Kennedy High School as paraprofessional and Thomas Allen Incorporated as the primary program counselor. He graduated from Concordia University-Saint Paul with both his BA in exercise science and MA in sport management. He is one of the leaders in the Minnesota hip hop dance and Krump community.; Lynne Harper: At the end of 2013, Harper retired early from a management position, returning to university to complete a BA in art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an MA in the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from UEA and the Sainsbury Research Unit, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Her MA thesis was a case study of British library engagement with West African communities in London. Since then, she has interned or volunteered at museums and historical societies, working as a an independent curator, conducting research to support or create exhibitions and community engagement activities.; Lauren Roelike: Roelike is a biochemist who has spent the last four years searching for novel drugs to treat a variety of diseases like heart failure, cancer, and Alzheimer's. She has a great deal of experience writing grants and manuscripts in her career as a scientist. Roelike is passionate about volunteer work and worked with the Aurora Center for five years providing care to those experiencing sexual violence, attaining a license from the State of Minnesota to do so. She has also volunteered with local meditation organizations and the American Red Cross to support volunteers. Roelike has a master's degree in biology from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a MA degree in marriage and family therapy.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025719,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Southeast Minnesota residents will have access to high quality art experiences. Outcome will be evaluated through in-person and virtual attendance tracking as well as surveys and verbal feedback.","Southeast Minnesota residents had access to high quality art experiences. Written and verbal feedback was collected along with attendance numbers.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1700,"Rose Anderson, Dave Morris, Jon Zurn, Alessandra de la Puente, Joseph Alexander, Gaylia Borror, Brooke Burch, Audrey Elegbede, Gerry Greane, Heidi Howe, Simon Huelsbeck, Alexandre Maia, Sananda MaCall, Brett Olson, Paul Scanlon, Heather Wright",0.00,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Rochester Art Center will host exhibitions and public programs, providing high quality art experiences to greater Minnesota residents.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-611,"Amy Barr-Saxena: Barr-Saxena is a volunteer with the Land Stewardship Project. Barr-Saxena previously worked at the Hispanic Health Council in Hartford and held volunteer positions at Family Life Education, the Health Advisory Committee, and First Steps. She graduated with a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota and a MPH from the University of Connecticut.; Dhana Branton: Branton is an award winning playwright and essayist. Her plays have been produced in Chicago and New York. The author of eight plays and two screenplays, Howl and The Original Girls, she has received fellowships from the Arts Council of Illinois and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Branton has been a fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and attended artistic residences at Vermont Studio Center and Bread Loaf. Her plays have received staged readings at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre and Hartford Stage. She works as a freelance writing instructor in the Twin Cities and earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. She has taught at the Loft Literary Center and is the artistic director of Brainboat Literary and Film. Minors of the Universe, the first book in a YA trilogy will be released this year, and Brainboat's first cable pilot, Postal, was chosen for the final round of the Sundance Institute's 2016 Episodic Storytelling Lab. Her essay, Planet Rock, is published in the literary anthology Growing Up Chicago released in May, 2022 by Northwestern University Press. An essay collection, Things for Peggy Miller: Reflections on Family, Work and Class, will be self-published later this year.; Ernest Gillman: Gillman is an artist focused on graphite pencil and black and white photography to document Americana with a timeless nostalgic quality. He began architectural drafting, then continued his education at the University of Minnesota, focusing on black and white photography. Gillman worked with Brodin Studios to learn three-dimensional shaping in the ancient method of ""lost wax? bronze casting. He works to capture intimate memories of family and strength. He has also collaborated with Anishinaabe story tellers to illustrate their poems and stories and capture the spirituality passed down in their oral traditions. In addition to his art, he has fostered many high-risk, abused, and intellectually disabled children. His current professional goal is to renew his focus in the arts, expand in new media, and collaborate with underrepresented groups to help them express their cultures through art.; Kendall Hames: Hames has served as a previous grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is a staff attorney at the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and in Hispanic studies and earned a JD from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has also volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyers Network.; Theresa McConnon: McConnon is currently retired from her job as a Social Worker for the last 36 years with Ramsey County Human Services. She worked with vulnerable adults and often referred her clients to local arts organizations who were interested in developing their artistic skills. She has a B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN. She has over 2 decades of experience as a performing artist with local metro area theaters including LakeShore Players, Ashland Productions, Locally Grown Theatre and the MN Opera, to name a few. McConnon continues to participate int the arts by performing in commercials, videos, along with short and feature length films. McConnon has experience working with the Arts Board as a grant reviewer. She was also a grant reviewer for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Board in the last year.; Noboru Nikaido: Nikaido is a Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant; students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he received two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board; and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in design department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from University of Minnesota, a post-baccalaureate from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).; Ronald Salazar: Salazar was born and raised in Costa Rica and for the last 29 years has called Minnesota home. For the past fourteen years, he has dedicated himself to working with underrepresented communities with a significant percentage of Latino/Hispanic families. His current position is the principal of the Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts in the Osseo School District. Previously, Salazar worked for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School and the Folwell Elementary School for the Performing Arts. Among his many achievements, Salazar is a Bush Leadership Fellow, an undergraduate Fulbright CAMPUS scholarship recipient, and a recipient of the Japan-USA Fulbright Commission three-week educational trip to Japan.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025723,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will grow as a resource for community members seeking to access music and dance from Jewish folk tradition. A measurable number of Minnesotans will attend performances of my Yiddish-influenced original music, and I will collect before-and-after feedback measuring change in their perspective on Yiddish/Jewish folk culture in Minnesota.","Participants experienced positive emotional transformation as a result of encountering and participating in folk culture from Jewish tradition. Post-event surveys, qualitative observation, and recording of comments and discussion during program activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Sarah B. Larsson",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Larsson will study Yiddish language and folk songs with master teachers, and present concerts of original music based on Yiddish folk tradition.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Sarah B. Larsson",,,MN,,"(952) 818-0021x c",sbdlarsson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1120,"Kristin Boldon: Boldon lives with her family in Minneapolis. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in Saint Paul, the other Twin City, and engages in both fiction and nonfiction writing. In 2020, Boldon worked with a mentor to complete a new draft of her first memoir, Brokedown. She once worked at the Chapel of Love at the Mall of America, where she sold wedding gear and helped couples plan ceremonies.; Breanna Cecile: Cecile is the program coordinator at HUGE Improv Theater, where they help manage the day-to-day operations for the nonprofit including working with students, staff, volunteers, and the diversity program. They perform and teach at various theater spaces in the Twin Cities, and volunteer with CONvergence to help run a yearly convention focused on cosplay and other nerdy performance opportunities.; Holly Day: Day has been a freelance writer for more than 35 years with more than 7,000 pieces appearing in more than 4,000 publications internationally and more than twenty nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books published. She has been a writing instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis since 2000 and at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle since 2021.; Mary Johnson: Johnson is a Minnesota based artist whose work mixes contemporary sculptural and traditional craft processes. She gathers cast-off materials, transforming and reassembling them intuitively, with consideration of their material history and narrative potential. She has been a visiting professor of sculpture at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and a visiting artist or instructor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the Kansas City Art Institute, and others. She has taught workshops at Franconia Sculpture Park, Western Sculpture Park, Selby Avenue JazzFest, and many community art centers. Johnson also led community public art projects with Hudson-RiverFest, Mora Public Schools, and Tamarack Nature Center. She was the director of education for Public Art Saint Paul and was responsible for accessible and ecologically minded programs and engagement activities at Western Sculpture Park.; Erin Kelly-Collins: Kelly-Collins's professional career focuses on training and supporting leaders to express ideas that inform, engage, and inspire action. She is currently a senior communications specialist at Trimble Inc. Kelly-Collins grew up in the theater arts community in southern California, where she spent ten years on stage as a performer and behind the scenes in stage management and choreography. During college, she spent two years exploring traditional Cuban and Brazilian dance. She holds undergraduate degrees from Bethel University in Saint Paul and Palomar College in San Marcus, CA, as well as a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Nissa Morgan: Morgan (she/her) is an actor, writer, producer, and musician in the Twin Cities. She is a company member of Theatre Pro Rata, the artistic director of Twin Cities Horror Festival, and produces new/original work as Special When Lit. Morgan is also a member of the Playwright's Cabal and is an alumni mainstage cast member/writer of the Brave New Workshop. Morgan is represented by NUTS, Ltd and Ruggiero Models and Talent for on camera work. She's worked with many local Twin Cities theater companies, both acting in classics and helping to devise new work. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a BA in theater arts with a creative writing focus. She works at Best Buy as an employee relations senior analyst.; Anne Spooner: Spooner is a visual artist with many years of exhibition experience. She is an organizer who currently coordinates events with Harriet Island Artists. She also has sixteen years of administrative and gallery work at Edina Art Center. Spooner is a former mentee participant in the WARM (Women's Art Resources of Minnesota) protege program and holds a BA in art from St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.; Brandon VanWaeyenberghe: VanWaeyenberghe is currently the executive director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO), where he oversees all administrative, fundraising, and fiscal aspects of the organization. Prior to joining the DSSO, he served as the director of finance at the Charlotte Symphony and nearly ten years at the Houston Symphony in four different roles in fundraising and business intelligence. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestras Orchestra Management Fellowship program, a nationally recognized program in arts leadership. VanWaeyenberghe holds a BS in music management from the University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) in addition to a MA in arts administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. His research regarding the supply and demand of orchestra musicians has been published and quoted in several publications.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025730,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will grow in my ability to write from a deep place of inherited joy and grief and in my ability to teach others the same craft methods I develop. A group of peer poets will evaluate the work I produce, as well as the chapbook. Participants in the workshops will complete a written post-class survey and meet in a group evaluation.","I deepened my craft in writing from a deep place of inherited joy and grief and improved my ability to teach others how to do so. Peer poets gave feedback on the body of work I produced, and input and feedback on the chapbook. Participants in the workshops completed written and sometimes oral post-class surveys, as well as a group evaluation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,4000,,,,"Patrick W. Hansel AKA Patrick Cabello Hansel",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Hansel will develop his ability to write about inherited joy and grief by teaching a series of workshops called Writing With Our Ancestors. The bulk of these workshops will be held at a historic cemetery, where the project will end with a public reading and chapbook.",2023-03-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Hansel,"Patrick W. Hansel AKA Patrick Cabello Hansel",,,MN,,"(612) 296-2231",phcreate@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1126,"Amber Burns: Burns is the artistic director for the Duluth Playhouse Family Theatre and education programming. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2011 with a BFA in arts education and taught visual art for six years for fourth through eighth grade students. In 2018, she received an MA in liberal studies with an emphasis in arts development and program management from the University of Denver. She served on the board for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council for four years reviewing grant applications. In additional to being a visual artist, Burns also is a choreographer, director, actor, educator, and dancer.; Jon Dahl: Jon Dahl is retired but is an active woodturner, bell choir member, and vocalist in church and community choruses. Jon was previously a commercial radio announcer, talk show host, and program director at KWEB radio in Rochester, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in photojournalism and has served as a volunteer board member for the Dreamery Arts Initiative. ; Sallee Dawson: Dawson has been a lifelong maker of art through painting, drawing, and fiber and studied art and art history at Normandale Community College and Century College. She is a former docent at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with extensive training in art history and guiding public tours that involved participation by the public in visual thinking strategies or VTS. As a recent resident in Grand Marais she is a member of the Grand Marais Art Colony and the North Shore Artist League and a volunteer for the Grand Marais Historical Society.; Kevin Duong: Duong is a second-generation Asian American marketing, communications, and design professional whose intentions have always been to explore creative and meaningful ways to provide a voice for others. Navigating the nonprofit and arts world, he is currently the communications manager for Artspace Projects, and he formerly served as the marketing and communications director at Theater Mu. On the side, he produces, directs, and acts for Spiral Theater, a company he started within the past year. He is a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University and holds a bachelor of arts in communications and theater.; Kathleen Keene: Kathleen A. Keene, Moorhead, MN, Keene is the head organizer of Fargo Moorhead Vegans and Friends, and also works from home freelancing as an independent contractor for market research, product testing, and treatable l research studies. She enjoys cooking and baking, gardening, and spending time with loved ones. She has long been involved and supported the arts in Minnesota.; Ingrid Nyholm-Lange: Nyholm-Lange is the director of experience for the American Swedish Institute (ASI) located in Minneapolis. ASI is a museum and cultural center that serves as a gathering place for all people to explore diverse experiences through arts and culture. Nyholm-Lange has her MA in historical administration and has worked in museums in Illinois and Minnesota for the past 30 years. She has served as an operational grant reviewer for Minnesota Regional Art Councils and volunteered for Saint Paul School District. Nyholm-Lange oversees a robust Nordic inspired handcraft program, leads community engagement at ASI, and is a paper cut enthusiast.; Tyler Sassaman: Sassaman currently is an elementary reading specialist, on the leadership team, and serves as a mentor teacher at Prairie Seeds Academy. He earned his EdM from Harvard University in 2006 and has served as classroom teacher, instructional coach, and consultant in a variety of elementary settings. In 2019, he earned his MFA in creative nonfiction from Butler University and self-published the memoir Just One Question, which won the gold medal at the Independent Publishers Book Awards. He has been a finalist for the Loft Literary Prize and his work has appeared in The Sun magazine, Georgia Review, and Dudley Review.; Nicole Zickefoose: Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025734,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain healthy relationships with Minnesota residents. Using food, art and workshops. Vernita will have new workshops. It will include instruction and promote teaching of paper mache. It will be interactive art that include the participants. The experience should open up the participants creative aspect.","The workshops empowered people to recycle. Recycling in our community became the main topic because I was able to turn paper waste into art pieces. Vernita evaluated that the outcome of the projects inspired people to consciously recycle. The workshops pushed people to take the lead in their own homes and make it better.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Vernita N. Clinton",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Clinton will engage her community in making handcrafted art pieces from recyclables in workshops that will allow participants to tap into their creative side.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vernita,Clinton,"Vernita N. Clinton",,,MN,,"(320) 405-5268",Vernita_clinton@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1130,"Brooks Becker: Becker is the director of finance of the Hennepin Theatre Trust, where he has worked five years. In this role, he has developed many grant budgets with an arts focus (many from the Minnesota State Arts Board) and has also done the required financial reporting on these grants. Prior to working at Hennepin Theatre Trust, Becker administered grants in his role of accountant at Neighborhood House. Becker has a BA in political science from St. Olaf College, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a teaching license from Hamline.; Jamee Larson: Jamee Larson is a creative writing instructor at North Dakota State University, where she also runs teen summer creative writing camps for young writers throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. She received her MFA degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and has volunteered her time and talents to creative activities and social justice efforts throughout the community. ; Patricia Lindeman: Lindeman is a respected school administrator who has led parochial, charter, and public school teams for 22 years. For the last two years, she has served as grant writer and coordinator of federal and state programs for the Russel Tyler Ruthton School District. She acquired her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Cloud State University and both her master's and Ed. S degrees from the University of St. Thomas. She completed her graduate work by obtaining her superintendent's license from the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her volunteer work includes being on the Safe Routes to School task force in Tyler.; Katie Pease: Pease originally came to Minnesota from Oregon for college and is a proud graduate of St. Catherine University, with a BA in English and studio art. After working in a variety of fields, including extensive time spent supporting persons living with physical and developmental disabilities, Pease's passion for social justice led her to making the decision to serve with the AmeriCorps and relocate to northern Minnesota. Pease now serves in a variety of roles for multiple nonprofits in the Duluth area.; Cole Williams: Williams is a writer from the Twin Cities area. She volunteers with the Midwest Book Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Women's Prison Book Project, and The MN State Arts Board Grants. She also serves as the co-Vice President of the South Washington Watershed District and on the Cottage Grove Park Commission. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Augsburg University and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022106,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","SE Asian artists will have year-round opportunities to showcase work and engage audiences who will experience and learn about SE Asian cultures. AEDA will track the number and diversity of artists and arts programs offered at the XIA Gallery artist space (XIA). We will track audience through sign-ins, surveys, social media, and reviews to determine progress in meeting outcomes.","Over 100 SE Asian artists created, showcased and sold artwork, providing SE Asian art experiences to diverse audiences and fostering cultural learning. AEDA tracked the number of artists and audiences for each event and exhibition, fees paid to artists, and artwork sales. We engaged artists and audiences in surveys to gather feedback and tracked social media comments and news articles about XIA's exhibit","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,,"May Lee Yang, Erika Trinh, Chris Ratsamy, Victor Lee",1.00,"Asian Economic Development Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Asian Economic Development Association will partner with southeast Asian artists to offer exhibitions, performances, and shows in the XIA Gallery Artist Space and outdoor pop-up events in the Little Mekong District to celebrate, explore, and preserve southeast Asian cultures and identities.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Va-Megn,Thoj,"Asian Economic Development Association","422 University Ave W Ste 14","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 222-7798",vamegn@aedamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-334,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022101,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,15065,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPA connects cross-cultural artists and communities through the arts; promotes understanding, relationships, and collaborative action. Data: # of artists and audiences who participate in events, share stories through projects, are mentors/leaders. Quality: record or note post-event conversations among artist and audiences, formal evaluatios with participating artists.","SPA connected cross-cultural artists and communities through the arts; promoted understanding, relationships, and collaborative action We noted results from short post-event conversations and surveys with artists and audiences, counted #s of artists and community members participating and sharing stories in publications and events","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",15065,,"Justin Holt, Carla Knight, Stewart Stone, Katie Vagnino, Claudette M. Webster, Damien Mills",0.00,"Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Saint Paul Almanac will engage writers and their communities in its mission to share stories across cultures, and to cultivate dialogue that promotes understanding, relationships, and collaborative action.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,"Fletcher Bush","Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","275 4th St E Ste 701","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 447-6639",pamela@saintpaulalmanac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-329,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022240,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,18000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","YPC will offer teen participants and audiences African American history through the performance of Claudette and Rosa by Lauren Mann in February 2023. YPC will conduct program assessment through the in-person and online participant, parent, and staff surveys. YPC will collect quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming and their demographics.","YPC offered teen participants and audiences African American history through their performance of Claudette and Rosa by Lauren Mann in February 2023. YPC conducted program assessments through the in-person and online participant, parent, and staff surveys. YPC collected quantitative information through the number of individuals participating in programming and their demographics.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,18000,,"Anne Marie Buethe, Carey Chapdelaine, Dave Gangler, Rich Knowlton, Ron Lattin, David Maggitt, Kristin Roemhildt, Erin Schneeman, Molly Snyder, Monica Sowden, Kari Xiong-Carlson",0.00,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Youth Performance Company will produce Claudette and Rosa by Lauren Mann. Activist Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat at the front of the bus nine months before Rosa Parks did the same.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-468,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025738,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I will produce a CD and digital recording of original compositions with pianist Michael Cain and bassist Anthony Cox. I will judge the project's success by CD and digital sales and feedback from peers. Since the recording will also be distributed nationally, I will also observe the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews are.","I produced a CD and digital recording of original compositions with pianist Michael Cain and bassist Anthony Cox I judged the project's success by CD and digital sales and feedback from peers. Since the recording was also distributed nationally, I observed the number of reviews and how favorable those reviews were, which were overwhelmingly positive.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Trombonist/composer JC Sanford will produce a CD and a digital recording of original compositions with pianist Michael Cain and bassist Anthony Cox.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Sanford,"James C. Sanford AKA JC Sanford",,,MN,,"(646) 391-7136",jcsanford01@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1134,"Robert Dante: Dante is founder of the Bullwhip Hall of Fame and a professional bullwhip artist and coach. He is also a seasoned journalist and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. He once belonged to the International Association of Theatre Critics and was a widely published poet and performing artist. He graduated with honors from the University of Houston in Texas and is currently writing books and freelance articles.; Sally Dorer: Dorer is a Twin Cities based freelance cellist and teacher. Currently a member of the Minnesota Opera orchestra and a substitute cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra, she has also been a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Florida West Coast Symphony (Sarasota). She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA). She is a current volunteer for the Women's Prison Book Project and We Can Ride, a horse riding therapy program. She often performs benefit concerts for Safe Hands Animal Rescue.; Amy Driscoll: Driscoll is the development manager at the Minnesota Boychoir in Saint Paul; she has held the position for three years. Apart from her professional role, Driscoll is connected to the arts as a performer, parent, event volunteer, and patron. She holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and spent 30 years as a registered nurse before embarking on her second career in fundraising and development.; Sarah Kass: Kass currently works for the American Craft Council (ACC) as its development writer and grants manager. She writes grant applications, fundraising proposals, impact reports, and stewardship communications to connect ACC with institutional funders and individual donors. Kass holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a MA in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her previous work experience includes the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Guthrie Theater, East Side Arts Council, and Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Kass also served as exhibitions cochair and board cochair on the Altered Esthetics board of directors and as a panelist for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Jayson King: King has held various management and teaching positions for community service and health care. He has a degree in fine art, art education, and is an RN. His work in health care has taken him locally and throughout the country teaching holistic care to health professionals. Part of his local work has been managing a foundation/grant funded Art of Healing program---supporting local artists through art purchases for clinics, exhibition spaces, and healing art based groups. He is a working artist and has a strong lifelong interest in new art, performance, music, and writing.; Zoe Malinchoc-DeVoe: Retail bookseller at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. I order, stock, and sell new and used books, sidelines, and Persian rugs, and manage the bookstore's events and marketing. I train employees, run payroll, keep the accounts, and handle new author inquiries. I presently serve on the vestry at Christ Episcopal Church, the board of Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County, support the Lotus Health Foundation as a gardener, and am a regular volunteer for Red Wing Arts. I have an MBA from St Marys University of Rochester, MN and a BA in Literature, Music, and Dance from Wells College.; Tanya Miller: Miller has a MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University and an MA in English from Bemidji State University. Her work has appeared in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Minnesota English Journal, Red Weather, Dust and Fire, Bombshells, the Star Tribune, among other places. Miller was an invited fellow at the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, The Pelee Island Writing Retreat (with Margaret Atwood), and the Minnesota Northwoods Writers' Conference. Miller also cohosts Northbeach Writers' Retreat.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022228,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,21500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will develop music-based skills through group programs that build community, enhance creativity, self-awareness and self-confidence. Impact will be evaluated by the number of programs established and delivered during the grant period. Successful realization of program outcomes by participants will be evaluated by a questioner distributed and filled out at the end of each program","Participants developed music-based skills through group programs that build community, enhance creativity, self-awareness and self-confidence. Impact was evaluated by the number of programs established and delivered during the grant period. Success was evaluated by requests for repeat programming, enthusiastic engagement by participants and by Social Media posts by host facilities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,21500,4000,"Michael Arturi, Lauri Neubert, Tim McKim, Arthur Kenyon, Susan Forsythe",0.00,"Universal Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Universal Music Center will present community friendly group music programs which will be facilitated by Universal Music Center instructors.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Arturi,"Universal Music Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 301-9223",mikearturi1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-456,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022191,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Youth from Cook County and visiting from across Minnesota will grow in knowledge and appreciation of craft through hands-on learning opportunities. North House will track enrollment and will continue to collect evaluations from participants to gauge the impact of classes and programs.","Youth from Cook County and across Minnesota grew in knowledge and appreciation of craft through unique hands-on learning opportunities. North House tracked participation during the grant term to gauge the reach of these youth programs. Youth and Family Program Coordinator Susan Ferguson asked youth and parents for reflections, and their feedback shaped future programming.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,600,"Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Bobby Deschampe, Amy Hubbard, Greg Koschinska, Reid Lindquist, Todd Mestad, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Cecilia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Carol Winter",0.00,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"North House Folk School will continue to advance opportunities for local and visiting youth to connect with hands on craft learning through unique programs and the support of a part-time youth and family coordinator staff position.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-419,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022125,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2023, we will mount a full production season with a 15% attendance increase goal and mark the return of our Apprentice Company production. Success will be evaluated through the content of our seasonal offerings as it relates to our mission. Patron attendance (in relation to attendance goals) and feedback will be tracked for all five productions and the apprentice capstone production.","In 2023, we did mount a five production season from April through December. Attendance increase will not reach 15% but closer to 5%. All productions were attended by live audiences. Attendance figures were tracked in our box office ticketing system as well as master attendance records.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,20000,1750,"Alan Bailey, David Boen, Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson, Wendy Mattison, Ken Mogren, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen",0.00,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Commonweal Theatre will remain committed to a mission of enriching the common good and continue to reconnect with its family of patrons by telling stories to uplift and to inspire.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,"van Meter","Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 211",jeremyvm@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-353,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022147,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through engagement programs and intentional partnerships History Theatre connects with more audience members who resonate with themes of each show. Surveys and interviews with community and student partners measure the impact of plays on partner org constituents, and monitor attendance that is a direct result of engagement activities.","Arts and arts access - Minnesotan engage in meaningful and relevant arts experiences. We send a digital survey to all attendees after every performance of each show to identify impact, trends and findings for lessons learned and future reference.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",44635,,74135,,"John Apitz, Dave Beehler, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Cheryl Moore, Kera Peterson, Dr. Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, John Sebastion, Jennifer Simek, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas, T",0.00,"The History Theatre, Inc AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"History Theatre will produce two world premieres works: The Root Beer Lady and Diesel Heart. To broaden and deepen the plays' reach and impact, it will collaborate with community organizations and local schools on mutually beneficial activities.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Hubbard",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-375,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022170,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who have hearing and mobility disabilities will report benefits from their participation in more accessible Loft activities. Gather target populations' participation in specific programming and qualitative participant feedback on their Loft experience (quality, learning, writing improvement, connection to others) and the value of improved accessibility services.","Minnesotans who have hearing and mobility disabilities reported benefits from their participation in these accessible Loft activities. We tracked the number of participants and gathered participant demographic data, including self-reported disability, using surveys. We also gathered participant feedback and impact information using surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Arleta Little, Karlyn Coleman, Nichol Higdon, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Ruth Shields, Ellena Schoop, Ty Chapman, Kris Patrow",0.00,"Loft, Inc AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Loft, in response to community input, will improve accessibility to its classes and Wordplay literary festival for people who have a hearing or mobility disability, providing equitable access to Loft programs for writers and readers.",2022-12-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-398,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022166,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","LCDFS youth will experience and learn about both Lao cultural traditions and the skills needed for participation in community. For the dancers, we will count attendance at practices and collect informal feedback during practice and peformances. For audiences we will count the number of people and collect informal feedback.","The responses from the Students, parents, communities, attendees has all been positive as we expected. we achieved our goal. Through direct engagement with parents and attendees, valuable feedback was gathered to assess the impact of our project. We spoke to the parent and Community attendees and asked for feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Niphone Phommaras: Niphone or Birdy, Chanthanome Ket Insisiengmay, Tune insisiengmay, VirachithVie Chittavoravong:",0.00,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC AKA Lao Culture Dance Fashion Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Lao Culture Dance and Fashion Show will present dance and fashion events in the metro area.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niphone,Phommaras,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show LLC","957 1st St","St Paul Park",MN,55071,"(612) 986-2869",Birdylaoculturedancefashionmn@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-394,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022200,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PRAF engenders a real sense of comradery between Americana roots music artists and underserved communities via performances and hands on workshops. A survey will be used to help measure how attendees benefited from the event and whether they felt more connected to the Bluegrass music arts experience. Informal conversations will also occur.","The survey results (attached in previous section) clearly shows that the intended outcome was achieved There was an online survey of 26 questions that all attendees were invited to complete (via the festival program and multiple requests from the stage).","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,3825,"Dave Roggenkamp, Jackie Wetrosky, Joel Roggenkamp, Liz Ashworth, Jake Ashworth, Cindy Roggenkamp, Tim Roggenkamp, Steve Hansen, John Kunkel, Troy Gregory, Eric Roggenkamp, Danelle Johnson,",0.00,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Pine River Area Foundation will host the 16th annual Lakes Bluegrass Festival that celebrates and preserves uniquely American roots bluegrass music. Included are main stage performances, food booths, and interactive workshops.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Roggenkamp,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc.","PO Box 187","Pine River",MN,56474,"(844) 620-4727",daver1kamp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-428,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026860,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",2023,7300,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In creating another dimension out of the stigmatized institution and places, the grant plans to the invisible visible using Justice-impacted persons By creating a collection of zines to have online and in person release places, to distribute zines at places around the state, as well as to send them nationally.","The creation of the zine and the gathering of art, poetry, and documetns from system-impacted people not inclusive regularly in publication. That many populations not normally given the opportunity to get art and poetry published were given that opportunity. The zine reached these populations and were given a chance.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,7300,,,,"Lucas A. Dietsche",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1",,"Dietsche will collect justice involved art and writings for zine collections. Zines will be used to describe and express themselves in justice involved persons for their own writings, art, and poetry of their justice involved selves.",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lucas,Dietsche,"Lucas A. Dietsche",,,MN,,"(920) 266-5012",lucasdietsche81@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Pipestone, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-1-345,"Daniela Bianchini: Daniela is a self employed, full time, public artist. She is passionate about helping other artist find the means to express themselves and create. She has previously reviewed grant applications for several agencies and enjoys the process. She worked as a legal assistant for many years while building her artistic career. She is now able to dedicate herself to her art practice on a full time basis and also gives back to the community while teaching community ed classes. ; Tori Boyer: Tori Boyer is a community organizer, educator, and a mother to children with Autism. Boyer uses music, visual arts, dance, theater, storytelling and food (the art of cooking) to teach accessible and cultural activities for youth and community. Boyer has experience serving on advisory boards, like the Minnesota Governor's Council and committees focused on reducing gun violence, has been a longtime volunteer with organizations such as Pacer and NAMI Minnesota and soon to be a volunteer with Juxtaposition Arts. Boyer currently manages public relations for the Multicultural Kids Network, nonprofit organization that provides support and information to American families raising their children with a limited access to African culture and community in Brooklyn Center. Boyer graduated with a degree in Horticulture through a pilot program from the University of Minnesota and is currently enrolled at Minneapolis College.; Annika Hansen: Annika Hansen (they/she) is a dance artist, teacher, and administrator based in Minneapolis. They work on independent dance projects, most recently for the Euphoria Festival hosted by Art to Change the World, the Walker Art Center's Free Thursdays, and ARENA DANCES 2021 Candy Box Dance Festival. They also work as an administrative assistant and box office staff at Artistry, a nonprofit arts organization in Bloomington. Previously, Annika worked as a dance instructor at Prairie School of Dance. They graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in Dance. ; Lisa Horton: Horton is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, she trained as a pianist in her youth, attended Itasca Community College for a year, then complete her BA in English at what is now the University of Northwestern St. Paul, being involved in both choral music and theater there. She worked extensively in the theater scene in the Twin Cities for nearly a decade before moving to Duluth to take an MA at UMD. She has a PhD in English (Medieval literature) from Western Michigan University, and has been teaching at UMD since 2011. Horton has had her jewelry work displayed in various galleries across northern Minnesota, and has performed as a musician and singer very occasionally, notably with the AOL Chorus at Carnegie Hall in November of 1997.; Valerie Williams: Williams completed her MFA in directing at Baylor University (Waco, TX) in May 2020. Before that, Williams served as grants writer for the Great River Shakespeare Festival and Winona Area Public Schools. She also directed the Winona Senior High drama program. Williams began her theater career as an AEA stage manager with Illusion and Mixed Blood theaters in Minneapolis, and Theatre du Mississippi in Winona. Williams has presented at Texas Educational Theatre, Mid-America Theatre, Comparative Drama, and Association for Theatre in Higher Education conferences. She has been published in the Texas Theatre Journal and the Asian Theatre Journal.; Stanton Wood: Stanton Wood, St Paul, Stanton is a playwright, screenwriter, and narrative game designer. He was a member of Workhaus Playwrights Collective, and served on the Board of NEMAA. His plays are published by Playscripts and Original Works, he was Creative Director at Zoesis Interactive Animation Studios for seven years. He has an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.; Bruce Young: Bruce A Young, Minneapolis, MN, Bruce is one of the founding members of Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, now in it's 30th year. His career expands all of the theatrical genres, and he has been fortunate enough to be critically recognized in every discipline. He holds a Masters degree from Illinois State University, and is currently enjoying retirement with his granddaughter!","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022143,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To reinvigorate and grow connections with our Minnesota communities Jan - May 2023 by producing the powerfully engaging play ANTIGONICK Using both audience and theater artist surveys and post-play feedback, we'll evaluate audience and artist demographics, numbers participating, reactions/opinions, level and quality of engagement, related to our community connection goals.","We grew and deepened connections with our Minnesota communities - especially the disability community - by producing the powerfully engaging play ANTIGONICK Audience and theater artist surveys and post-play feedback","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Rick Shiomi, Martha B. Johnson, Stephanie Lein Walseth, Christina Ogata, Brian Joyce, Anna Pasno, Martha J. Johnson, Gordon Nakagawa, Moses Ehlers, Alice McGlave",0.00,"Full Circle Theater Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Full Circle Theater will produce Anne Carson's ANTIGONICK, a reenvisioning of Antigone, that powerfully addresses issues of social justice.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rickey,Shiomi,"Full Circle Theater Company","PO Box 40174","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 327-5223",rashiomi5@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-371,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022145,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","To provide additional access to the arts for teens and adults with disabilities, through a performance theater program and a photography class. Highland Friendship Club will evaluate outcomes through surveys at the end of our programs, and anecdotal feedback.","These programs exceeded planned outcomes by not only providing additional access to members, but also to community members who attended related events HFC measured outcomes through metrics on number of participants and those attending the events that culminated. We also interviewed members who participated; one of those interviews is included in this report","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,"Stephanie Johnson, Joseph Feldmeier, Hannah Larson, Rosemary Fagrelius, Pat Leseman, Paul Bender, Colleen Langford, Ginger Giefer, Liz Boyd, Lezlie Prettyman Olson, Lisamarie Meyer, Michael Fleming, John Bobzien, Ginny Bisanz",0.00,"Highland Friendship Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Highland Friendship Club will provide arts programming available to teens and adults with disabilities via two programs: a performance theater class and a phone photography class.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Dunn,"Highland Friendship Club","PO Box 16437","St Paul",MN,55116,"(612) 363-5308",pattyd@highlandfriendshipclub.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-373,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022182,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Qualitative surveys and quantitative ticket sales will measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees year-round across multiple platforms; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences.","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Qualitative and quantitative surveys measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees across multiple platforms; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,30000,4400,"Nanette Stearns, Eric Molho, Leah Harvey, Paul Martin-Kramer, Lindsey Fallenstein, Lauren Morris, Kendra Plant, Megan Wells, Katherine DuGarm, Kate Johanson",0.00,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Fringe will record live festival offerings, then post virtual performances during fall / winter months with additional accessibility services to build capacity of and entice new artists while also ensuring successful audience interaction.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,McLaughlin,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212",angela@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-410,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022161,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29850,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will learn about Charles Beck as an artist, teacher, and mentor; the relief printmaking process, and Beck's use of woodcut blocks. Participants will be surveyed and will self-report on the level of change in knowledge the activity provided related to Charles Beck and printmaking, as well as their perception of the impact the arts activities had on them and on the community. ","Participants learned about Charles Beck, the printmaking process, and Beck's use of woodcut blocks either for the first time or on a deeper level. Participants were asked verbally to self-report on the level of change in knowledge A Year of Beck provided related to Charles Beck and printmaking, as well as their perception of the impact the arts activities had on them.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29850,7200,"Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Linda MacFarlane, Edwin `Buzz` Anderson, Dominic Facio, Carl Zachmann, Ruth Rosengren, Scott DeMartelaere, Carolyn Glesne, Mary Loreno, Patricia Wahl, Samuel Busko, Bridget Baldwin, Melanie Dethlefsen",0.00,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Kaddatz Galleries will celebrate the artistic legacy of Charles Beck in west central Minnesota through a year of exhibitions, events, and activities commemorating Beck's work and exploring the relief printmaking process.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Richardson,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",beth@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kanabec, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-389,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022234,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure the level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence used surveys to measure the level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Carolina Gustafson, David Myers, Torrie Allen, Daniel Fernelius, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Tanya Brandsford, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Mirella Ceja-Orozco, Margaret Chutich, Dan Dressen, Martha Driessen, Anna K. B. Finstrom, Cassie Garnett,",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"VocalEssence will create innovative concert and engagement experiences that celebrate the diverse cultural arts traditions in Minnesota and engage new audiences in choral music.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dieter,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",grants@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lincoln, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-462,"Bartel Bevins: A Senior Loan Officer with the MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED). Between 1995 and 2016, I managed the MN Urban Initiative Loan Program which provided loan capital to many community development organizations. This program provided over 850 loans to micro businesses in the Twin Cities. In addition, I managed the state?s Indian Business Loan Program which serves entrepreneurs enrolled in Minnesota?s eleven American Indian reservations.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Mary?s career in the public sector ? at both the state and local level ? spanned five decades. She has coupled that work with long involvement and leadership in the arts in both professional and volunteer roles including over 20 years of affiliation with the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, Minnesota. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota State Arts Board and recently retired as Executive Director of the Lyric Center for the Arts and coordinator of The First Stage Gallery. She is now exploring painting and weaving along with honing her skills writing melodramas featuring bits of Virginia, MN history. Mary has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with minors in Biology and Music, also from Bemidji state.; Amber Pelfrey: An artist who expresses her creativity through many mediums, her favorite being Fluid Art. There have been 2 showings of her paintings in her home city of Duluth, MN. Pelfrey is also an active member of the grassroots group The First Ladies of The Hillside that was created by herself and 7 other women residing in Central Hillside during the first months of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine. This group works closely with the Non-profit Organization Duluth's Center For Women and Children.; Suzanne Roberts: A semiretired, independent art historian. She is a specialist in the history, lives, and art practices of artists of African descent and how they fit in the American art canon. She has consulted and lectured with the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Walker Art Center, and with the Minnesota Museum of American Art for last year?s Gordon Parks exhibition. She currently is teaching art history through community education for Minneapolis Public Schools. She was a founding member of Obsidian Arts, a grassroots visual arts organization supporting artists. She attended the University of Minnesota for finance and art history.; Michelle Wolfe: City Manager for Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a growing city of 70,000 in the north metro. Wolfe was previously the Deputy City Manager for Aurora Colorado, City Administrator for Arden Hills, Assistant City Manager for Cottage Grove, and Human Resources Manager for Naperville, Illinois. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Minnesota with a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, and from Northern Illinois University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration/Urban Management.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10022154,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will hire musicians from a variety of cultures and genres to present live or virtual concerts for eight retirement communities and film the concerts. Surveys will be completed by viewers. Evaluation tools will also include follow-up interviews with musicians and retirement community staff.","We hired musicians from a variety of cultures and genres to present live or virtual concerts for eight retirement communities and filmed the concerts. Surveys were completed by audience and staff at live concerts. Follow-up interviews were held with musicians and retirement community staff.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",10,,30010,2292,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Linda Reed, Ted Riggi, Chris Coy, Professor C. Victor Fung, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng",0.00,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts will hire top professional musicians from a variety of cultures and genres to present live or virtual concerts in retirement communities and film the concerts for future use.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-382,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022115,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cantus will meet demand for ambitious chamber music in greater Minnesota by streaming 'and all the days were purple' on a pay-what-you-can basis. Cantus will monitor audience numbers, geographic distribution in Minnesota, qualitative/quantitative data from post-concert surveys, comments submitted with ticket orders, feedback shared informally with singers and staff, and press reviews.","Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers allowing audiences in Minnesota to participate. Cantus tracked sales data for their online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,3427,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Laurie Meyers, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Jeremy Wong, Alex Nishibun",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Cantus will perform the Minnesota debut of ""and all the days were purple,"" a Pulitzer finalist song cycle that honors the Yiddish language in classical music, on a program that will be livestreamed on a pay what you can basis that emphasizes access.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-343,"Jeremie Bur: Currently works full time for Minnesota Opera as the Associate Individual Giving Director, helping connect patrons and supporters the opera throughout Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a Masters of Business (MBA). Jeremie Bur has been a singer, actor, voice actor, conductor, and musician for over 20 years - performing within Minnesota and throughout the Midwest.; Jean Durant: A retail consultant, visionary, curious thinker, and change agent with more than 25 years of experience leading creative teams for international apparel brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Janie and Jack. As board president and executive director of Oakland, California, visual arts nonprofit Oakland Art Murmur, she is a connector, mentor, bridge builder, arts administrator, and advocate.; Dylan Jubera: Served the Lower Sioux Community for almost 4 years at the non-profit organization called Dakota Wicohan (DW). Dylan?s position at DW was Office Manager. While at DW, Dylan was chosen to participate in a grant writing class that was funded and taught by First Nations in Boulder, CO. Dylan was trained by some of the best Native American grants writers in America. Since then Dylan has gone on to successfully write 3 grants. Dylan looks forward to writing more grants in the future and sees grant writing as a way to help his underserved Native American Community. Also, while working for Dakota Wicohan, Dylan was able to participate in numerous traditional Dakota art classes taught by master Native American artists.; Deborah Peterson: Currently retired having spent most of her 21 year career at 3M in information technology and sourcing operations. During her time in Sourcing Operation's was proficient in the entire grant process from candidate selection, to initializing the the grant process timeline, addressing grantee questions , review/scoring of proposals to the final grant award. During this time she also volunteered in 3M Community Affairs.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022232,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Program participants will gain skills and confidence in their artistic ability through art, theatre, improv, and music. VFC will send out a brief survey at the conclusion of these events asking if they enjoyed projects/events, if their art interest has increased, and if this opportunity changed their life in terms of social interaction and community inclusion.","Program participants gain skills and confidence in their artistic abilities. Caregivers were asked to participate in an overall program survey using survey monkey with art events scoring high and we've received unsolicited comments about the positive impact our art events have had on their loved one.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",91,,30091,3100,"Tara King, Jennie Soine, Aimee Stanton, Jon Matel, Mellissa Dahl, Amy Karlstad",0.00,"Valley Friendship Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Valley Friendship Club will give kids, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to stay connected to the arts through visual art, theater, improv, and music experiences.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Keenan,"Valley Friendship Club","5620 Memorial Ave N STE C",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 491-6486",director@valleyfriendshipclub.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-460,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022144,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,10360,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Great River Chorale will create, produce and present high quality concerts to engage Minnesota audiences in meaningful, relevant arts experiences. The outcome will be evaluated by concert attendance, ticket sales, responses to audience surveys, verbal and written feedback from participants and audience members, and real or in-kind support from the community.","Great River Chorale produced and presented two successful concerts that engaged Minnesota audiences in a meaningful, relevant arts experience. The two concerts supported by this grant were evaluated based on ticket sales, attendance, audience surveys, verbal and written feedback from participants and audience members, and real and in-kind support from the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",442,,10802,,"Charles Welter, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, Brandon Anderson, Maribeth Overland, Patricia Weishaar, Anita Fischer, Mary Kay Geston",0.00,"Great River Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Great River Chorale will develop and present public concerts in central Minnesota to in person and livestream audiences as part of its 2022-23 concert season.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geston,"Great River Chorale","313 E Highview Ct","Sauk Rapids",MN,56379,"(320) 515-4472",director@greatriverchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-372,"Rebecca Colebank: A retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Jennifer Gorman: The founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Emily Kelson: Currently working as a grant writer for Minneapolis based non-profit, Loaves & Fishes. Previously, she worked as the organization?s development and fundraising generalist. She received her bachelor?s degree from Metropolitan State University in Technical Communications and Professional Writing. Prior to graduating, she worked for the university?s foundation as a student ambassador where she completed a variety of tasks including assisting with grant applications and writing fundraising appeals. She is interested in serving as an application reviewer because of her current work as a grant writer and is looking for opportunities to learn and grow her skills. Additionally, Kelson would feel proud to help award funding to organizations that are doing the important work of uplifting our communities with their creativity.; Noboru Nikaido: A Japanese photographer and musician. Nikaido teaches the community a photo workshop at a Japanese restaurant. Students learn its history, technology, and how to approach the media. Recently, he got two grants: Creative Support for Individuals, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council. Currently, he works in Design Department at Walker Art Center. He got a BFA degree from U of MN, Post-Bac from MCAD, and attended the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, NEW YORK, NY.; Mark Peterson: Currently a reporter/photographer for the Northeaster newspaper. He spent 10 years as a project manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. He has a BA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, was previously a computer analyst, worked in television production of PSAs, and was a volunteer builder in ten trips to Central America. He has had nine submissions accepted for the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. and was an Arts Board remote reviewer in 2021.; Anika Sieh: A recent graduate of the University of MN- Twin Cities with an interdepartmental individually designed Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in art, art history, and anthropology. I focused my studies on how to create a responsible art practice with four fundamental pillars: Accessibility, Representation, Sustainability, and Functionality. My capstone project was an explorative paper on grant organizations in the Twin Cities, which involved interviewing grant managers, panelists, and artists throughout the Twin Cities. I am the assistant project coordinator at MPLSart.com. In this role I assist with planning of public works, listing events and updating the websites calendar, as well as communications between MPLSart and local galleries, artists, and organizations. I have worked in this role since September 2021. I also work with the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings, MN as a site educator.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022179,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Artists with disabilities will engage in art making and professional development through community exhibitions and workshops The outcome will be evaluated qualitatively through interviews with participants, curators, and teaching artists, as well as through observation. We will evaluate the outcome quantitatively by tracking the number of participants and event attendees","Artists with disabilities engaged in art making and professional development through community exhibitions and workshops We tracked the number of CAFAC workshop participants, gallery visitors, and exhibition participants. We evaluated the professional development through discussion and observation of the guest curators, artists, and workshop participants.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,1800,"Matthew Hansen, Ken Rodgers, Steven W. Freimuth, Lynn Schmidt, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Marissa Upin, Jeff Hatton, Tom Lyman, Mark Lindstrom, Paul Louiselle",0.00,"Midwest Special Services, Inc AKA MSS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Midwest Special Services will collaborate with guest curators, community artists, and teaching artists from Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center to foster community connections for individuals with disabilities at Fresh Eye Gallery.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000",lhughes@mssmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-407,"Alicia Bayer: Poet and author in rural Westbrook. She has published seven books, including two poetry books, one children's poetry picture book and four non-fiction books. Her work has been published in many magazines, poetry journals, anthologies and on popular web sites like Huffington Post and she has maintained the nonprofit website, A Magical Childhood for over twenty years, along with several offshoots. She and her family run a free community arts center in Westbrook out of a rescued 120 year-old church stocked with musical instruments, sewing and yarn crafting supplies, costumes, art supplies, books, games, a sound system and lots of comfy chairs.; Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist whose work revives surplus or discarded items and recycled precious metals, juxtaposed with gemstones associated with healing properties. Before focusing on wearable art, Cousin owned and operated a brick and mortar book, gift, and art boutique in both Minnesota and South Carolina. Previously, she served as a senior community health worker for the Hennepin County Healthcare for the Homeless project. Cousin also was a consultant to the Women?s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor during the development of the Work and Family Clearinghouse. Cousin has a BA from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in communication.; Sharon Elmore: Retired attorney and non-profit professional with varied corporate and non-profit experience. Most recently she worked for bar associations providing continuing education; fundraising events; communications; plus social, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Other work included web site development; grant compliance; quantitative and qualitative research; consumer law practice; nutrition extension (Peace Corps volunteer), and more. She served on non-profit boards, including an arts non-profit providing affordable rental space for small theater companies; a private school; and currently a condo home-owners association. She has a B.A. from Earlham College and a J.D. from Iowa Law School.; Judith Gay: Savvy Editor providing creative authoring and content specialty services. Web design and maintenance are among the services offered. Gay completed the Mini MBA in Non-profit management certificate program at the University of St. Thomas in 2002. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management from St. Scholastica University, Duluth (2004), and an undergraduate degree in Applied psychology from St Cloud State University (1998). As a writer, producer, and voice talent, Gay was awarded the Women in the Director's Chair award from The Guthrie Theatre's Women in the Director's Chair competition in 1998 for American Sojourn - a 30-day radio-treck introducing women in history as a celebration of March - Women's History Month. 14 alternative radio stations in the United States featured the series. In Japan, it was used to teach college-English. She served on four Boards of Directors and volunteers in civic organizations. She now serves on the Board of the Annandale Improvement Club, Annandale, Minnesota.; Anthony Marchetti: Photographic artist residing in the Twin Cities. In 2016, he was a teaching/ research Fulbright Scholar in Budapest, Hungary. He currently serves as department chair and full-time faculty of photography at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Marchetti graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2001 with a BA in fine arts, and received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2005. He has received grants from The McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Arts Board. He has served on review panels for the Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Adam McCauley: A regional artist. He has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is in many private and public collections. He received a BFA in Studio Arts and a MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin Superior campus. While at UWS McCauley completed the McNair Scholar's program and published a paper on Abstract Art.; Siobhan Mulloy: A third-year student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies. While attending classes, she works part-time at Gamut Gallery in downtown Minneapolis as a gallery assistant. With a special interest in museum administration, she has also volunteered her time at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as a digital accessibility volunteer, writing short and long-form content to enhance the experience of seeing impaired visitors.; Davis Steen: Producer, creator, videographer, and product analyst. While his current Job is assisting with the behavioral health department of Genoa Healthcare, he gives most of his time to his media company 2211 Media out of Northeast Minneapolis assisting weddings, events, and individuals tell their stories visually. He worked with the Brave New Workshop for their nonprofit school and with Strike Theater teaching improv, leading the social media and online efforts, and ensuring the day-to-day needs were met. Every week you can find Davis working on his podcast and producing different creators.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10022108,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will develop new skills in high quality art workshops, music presentations and art.enrichment. We have developed a short four question evaluation that asks the audience members to give feedback on their experience while attending the event. Did they learn new skills and how will they use them.","Participants developed new skills from our workshops and the arts enrichment activities. We conduct a short evaluation after each workshop and talk with the residents at the local assisted living facilities to learn about what they learned.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Pamela Edevold, Ruth Ann Nordlund, Cindy Kolling, Janet Brademan",0.00,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc. will develop an arts enrichment program for elderly residential facilities as well as continue offering quality arts experiences to the residents of north central Minnesota.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Brademan,"Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc","36627 225th Ave",Bagley,MN,56621,"(218) 368-5221",janet.brademan@live.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-336,"Kimberly Blievernicht: Owner of HR Smarts a just in time HR service provider in the Twin Cities market. She has been in business for 6 years serving small to medium privately held businesses. She was on the board of Director for 6 years of Stevie Rays Improv Company as a volunteer. She had been for the last 10 years the President of the St. Johns?s Foundation based in Mound, MN. She has a degree in Marketing and Distributive education from the University of Wisconsin Stout with a minor in Business Administration.; Maria Groth: Currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Community Action Duluth, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Groth previously was attending secondary education at the University of Minnesota Duluth where they graduated with a BA in economics. They also have formal performance experience with the Augsburg University Concert Band as a clarinetist.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was Chair and member of the Board of the Northwest Council for the Arts. Laxen presently Chairs the Board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As Director of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a Masters in Health Care Administration from the U of Wisconsin, is a Physician Assistant and Family Nurse Practitioner. ; Samuel Schultz: An attorney with experience in administration and non-profit governance. He has previously worked with non-profits?such as the Lexington-Hamline Community Council and the League of Minnesota Cities?on matters relating to the allocation of public funds. He is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from Luther College, where he majored in English and Political Science. He is a lifelong participant in the arts and is a member of the League of Minnesota Poets.; Keith Williams: Has been an artist and educator since the late 1970?s. His BS in Art Education is from UW, Madison. His MFA in Ceramics is from UI, Iowa City. He creates a variety of work in different media, including mural sized work. He plays jazz sax and clarinet, but primarily he loves teaching. Williams has served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art as Director at Large, President Elect, President and Past President and helped plan the 2019 Claytopia conference in Minneapolis.; Erin Wojciechowski: A current instructor in the Social Work Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working at various nonprofits in Duluth, MN focusing on the fields of domestic violence and youth services. Before her most recent work as an instructor she served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit Mentor North and helped oversee administrative aspects of the organization.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022165,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will learn more about the art of ballet, and its relevance to today's culture. TCB uses post-performance surveys, informal conversations with participants, and internal board and staff discussions to evaluate impact and solicit feedback.","Participants and audience members learned about the art of ballet, in a way that was relevant and accessible. TCB used both paper and online post-performance surveys, informal conversations with participants, and internal board and staff discussions to evaluate impact and solicit feedback.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",50,,30050,3326,"Lisa Kvittem, Tom Henry, Maureen Haworth, Sacha Haworth, Allison Cole, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Kent Kane, Susan Heinlein, Paul Rime",0.00,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Twin Cities Ballet will produce the full-length original ballet ""Cinderella 1944,"" a sensory relaxed show, and an educational outreach workshop.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",development@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-393,"Paige Brevick: A museum professional and non-profit administrator. She has worked at major fine-arts museums, including the Art Museum of the University of Memphis. Her career in the museum industry has focused on community engagement, and has included the use of documentary film, mixed media, and performance in the reception of both contemporary and ancient art. She also serves as a grant consultant, helping arts-based organizations secure nonprofit status, identify funding sources, manage capital campaigns, and successfully execute grant-funded programming. Paige is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and a Museum Educator at Mummies and Masterpieces.; Vernita Clinton: The founder of Recycling Art Concepts where she helps to turn paper waste into beautiful art pieces. She has made viking boats her primary art collection. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a BA in arts. She plans to turn nothing into something one day.; Elizabeth Hammel: A freelance video artist who has worked on documentary, narrative films, and dance films. Her primary interest is in following the creative process of the artist, and amplifying not just the completed work, but all the work and passion that goes into creating it. She has been lucky enough to have her documentary and dance film work has been screened at numerous film festivals, including the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. She is a company member for nimbus theater, an educator at the Bakken Museum, and the mother of a three year old.; Gregory Wilkins: Works at Minnesota State University Mankato as the associate director of the Centennial Student Union and student activities and is a working artist. He served on the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council for six years, and currently serves an elected two-year term as a curatorial panelist for Minneapolis Institute of Art?s Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program. In 2020, he served as a Poetry Out Loud judge with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. He formerly served as the director?s assistant, external affairs at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC).","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021173,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Time to write and complete a new manuscript titled Return of the Refugee The outcome will be evaluated in three ways by the end of the grant period: 1. Securing of writing time 2. Completion of a manuscript 3. Submission of finished draft to agent.","I was able to complete my outcomes. I changed the name of the book from Return of the Refugee to Where the Rivers Part. The book is now done. I have final edits. It is slated to come out next March from Atria Books.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Kao K. Yang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Yang will work on a new book and provide three accessible events to diverse Minnesotans.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kao,Yang,"Kao K. Yang AKA Kao Yang",,,MN,,"(763) 219-3401",kaokaliayang@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-976,"Alice De Yonge: De Yonge is the program director and CEO of a small nonprofit youth arts education outreach program located in Blue Earth county since 1994, when it was incorporated. She oversees programming, does the grant writing, and creates services for the organization to ensure they are executed throughout the school year. She is the volunteer service learning coordinator and has been on the committee for the Mankato Mdewakanton Association since 1993.; Liz Engelman: Engelman is the founder and director of Tofte Lake Center at Norm?s Fish Camp, a creative retreat center in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. She most recently taught playwriting/directing at the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as the literary director and dramaturg director of new play development at theaters including Mixed Blood, McCarter Theatre, and Intiman Theatre; and as assistant literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She was the alumnae relations coordinator at Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers on Whidbey Island. Engelman is on the board of the National New Play Network (NNPN) and the National Theatre Conference (NTC). She received her BA at Brown University (Providence, RI) and her MFA in dramaturgy at Columbia University (New York, NY).; Joan Finnegan: Finnegan is a visual artist whose art is represented by juried sales galleries, a board member of the Bluff Country Art Studio Tour, and cofounder and director of Lanesboro Area Art Trail. She had previously served as board chair of Cornucopia Art Center and Austin Area Art Center, as well as chair and active volunteer of Austin Area Chamber of Commerce. She attended Mankato State University, and is a graduate of the Blandin Community Leadership Program.; Anna Henderson: Henderson is a writer and scientist. Her work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, River Teeth, The Common, among others. She curates the ongoing book art exhibit, The Nature Library. This exhibit was founded based on the belief that science literacy can be increased through the arts. She has been a recipient of an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant and a Loft Literary Center Mentor Series award. She is a fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and creative writing at the Loft Literary Center.; William Hernandez: Hernandez Luege is a curatorial assistant for visual arts at the Walker Art Center. He holds a BA in art history/art management from the University of San Francisco, as well as an MA in the history of art from Williams College. His interests are in modern and contemporary Latin American/Latinx Art and the relationship between ideology, political theory, and aesthetics.; Maud Hixson: Hixson, a vocal performer, made her Guthrie Theater debut in the revue Coward?s Women, and has also appeared in Park Square Theater?s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter?s in Manhattan and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. In 2016, she made her second appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center.; Christine Marcotte: Marcotte writes historical fiction and nonfiction. She recently completed her first manuscript, What Amelia Knows, a novel about the ax murder of her third great grandfather. Since 2014, she has written the Reminisce column for the Deer River and Grand Rapids newspapers. She has had four short stories published since May 2019. At this time, she is working on a historical trilogy and a linked short story collection.; Lawrence Weinberg is the director of the Rum River Art Center. Weinberg graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA. He has had several shows and continues to work on two-dimensional media. Weinberg directs a group of fifteen teaching artists and four administrative staff at the art center and still teaches a few virtual classess for kids and older adult. Weinberg founded the art center in 2009 and has grown it from 500 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10021023,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build a digital platform and fundraising operation to support our BIPOC immigrant artists' film projects We'll use both qualitative and quantitative tools to review outcomes of our digital development campaign. Qualitative will be led by board member Ishwari Rajak. Quantitative will be led by board member Alon Gotesman. Both are professional evaluators.","Successfully established a robust digital platform enhancing funding and visibility for BIPOC immigrant artists' film projects. Our campaign's success was gauged using two methods: qualitative feedback by Ishwari Rajak and quantitative metrics by Alon Gotesman, aligning with Arts Board goals","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,3000,"Nathan Fisher, Helen Seestadt, Michael Wentworth",0.00,"Once Were and Again We Are AKA Northern Monday Films","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Northern Monday Films will support three BIPOC/immigrant directed film projects for broadcast over platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to achieve the impact goals of each project.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Fisher,"Once Were and Again We Are AKA Northern Monday Films","2380 Wycliff St STE 200","St Paul",MN,55114,"(510) 967-0377",nate@northernmonday.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-674,"Melinda Breva currently serves as development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served as development manager at Franconia Sculpture Park, and has an extensive background in nonprofit development managing multimillion dollar portfolios. Breva graduated from Metropolitan State University with a MA in nonprofit and public administration and a BA in environmental studies. She is also past board president of the Friends of Maplewood Nature.; Keith Dixon: Dixon began pursuing drawing, painting, and sculpture toward the end of a career as an educator, psychologist, and health care executive. Largely self taught, Dixon traces his influences to the works of the European old masters, and in particular, to the late works of Titian and Rembrandt. Dixon also is an admirer of the contemporary Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, with whom he apprenticed in 2016. Dixon maintains a private studio in the Northeast Minneapolis arts district. His works have been in juried exhibitions at the Minnetonka and Edina Art Centers where he received the blue ribbon in painting in 2016. Dixon has also been selected multiple times for curated shows at the annual Minnesota State Fair fine arts exhibition, where he won awards from the Minnesota College of Art and Design and The Maple Grove Art Center.; Megan Fillbrandt is the assistant director of research and sponsored programs at Gustavus Adolphus College. Fillbrandt graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in communication studies and English where she became a trained facilitator and continued playing flute in a small ensemble.; Rebecca Froehlich serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; Alyssa Johnson is a third-year student at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Before law school, she worked in a variety of nonprofit settings, serving victims of domestic violence, adults with disabilities, and more. During law school, she has volunteered with Standpoint and the Advocates for Human Rights, and has worked with an artist and attorney in the Twin Cities who does consulting for nonprofits and government entities. Johnson graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a BA in psychology and criminal justice, and a minor in sociology. Her JD is expected in May of 2022.; Anne Krocak: Weaving her skills as a visual artist, teacher, and public artist together, Krocak has worked for over forty years to bring marginalized people into the center while creating a greater sense of community. Krocak has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than thirty years and understands the importance and power of moving beyond any perceived limitations and works to bring this awareness and accessibility to all of her artist participants. Along with owning her own business, Phoenix Designs, she has a master?s degree in art education and certification in emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Krocak has conducted public art residencies and won awards through VSA Minnesota, The Kennedy Center, COMPAS, Public Art Saint Paul, ArtSage, Children's Hospital Minneapolis/Saint Paul Campus, and the Minnesota Creative Artists and Aging Network (MnCAAN). She received the 2009 Jahney Arts Access Award for outstanding artist educator of the year. In 2011, she received a national fellowship from VSA National and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC). Krocak is a Lifetime Arts teaching artist.; Christina Martinez currently works for the University of Minnesota supporting the Chicano and Latino Studies Department as a project specialist. She also is a graduate student within the arts and cultural leadership program at UMN (anticipated May 2022). Martinez volunteers with CaMinO Sister Cities (the Cuernavaca, Mexico/Minneapolis, Minnesota Sister Cities Chapter) and Creative Mornings, Minneapolis. Martinez will be serving on the Springboard for the Arts board of directors in a graduate student capacity in fall 2021. Martinez has a general appreciation for a variety of arts endeavors, but has developed a special appreciation for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) after working at the Science Museum of Minnesota for more than six years.; Leah Moore is the program manager of the Free Arts program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities (BBBSTC) where she coordinates arts based mentoring with over 20 local social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. She was the first ever ""Spark Award"" recipient at BBBSTC for her exceptional contribution to igniting the potential of local youth. She graduated from DePaul University with an MEd in urban, multicultural education; and Boston College with a BA in economics. She also studied in Parma, Italy for one year.; Benjamin Olsen is a designer, policy advocate, and entrepreneur. Trained as both an architect and stage designer, his work encompasses architectural, theatrical, and exhibit environments; policy advocacy; and architectural and urban research. Olsen cofounded Office Hughes Olsen, a wide ranging freelance design practice that invests creative energy in a range of built and theoretical projects. He graduated from Saint Olaf College and Yale School of Architecture and has worked with many local nonprofit theater and art centers in both professional and avocational roles.; Shauna Pickens is an assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Concordia College, where she teaches various courses in the music education sequence and conducts the symphonic band. Prior to her appointment at Concordia College, Pickens taught middle school band in Texas. She graduated with a PhD in music education from Texas Tech University, a MM in music performance from Southern Methodist University, and a BM in music performance from Texas Tech University. Her current research focuses on teaching music in low SES, urban communities and music teacher preparation.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020903,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a Minnesota artist and culture bearer I will create work and share it with Minnesota residents and communities. Evaluated by social media responses, attendance to the events, and virtual posts of the video.","I was able to work, create and perform for the community solo work of Bharatanatyam dance. Media, newspaper article, hearing from the audience directly was my evaluation method.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,6000,,,,"Ranee A. Ramaswamy",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Ramaswamy will choreograph and perform Three Abhinaya or expressive storytelling Bharatanatyam dances with emphasis on the principles of sound, word, image; and the ideological principles of beauty, metaphysics, literary, personal aesthetic with the spiritual.",2022-03-01,2023-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ranee,Ramaswamy,"Ranee A. Ramaswamy",,,MN,,"(612) 203-4216",raneeramaswamy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-865,"Lynne Beck: Beck has a career as a secondary English and French teacher and nonprofit development worker. Beck is a development consultant for Park Square Theatre. She frequently serves on grant review panels for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the Arts Board. As a community volunteer, Beck has served on boards and committees. She has a BA from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA), and a MA from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.; Kristina Bigalk: Bigalk is a writer who serves as director of creative writing at Normandale Community College, coordinating the AFA degree program and the certificate program. Bigalk is a two time recipient of Arts Board individual artist grants in poetry. She is the author of two poetry collections, Repeat the Flesh in Numbers and Enough, both published by NYQ Books, and her work appears in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University (Mankato), an MA in creative writing from Florida State University, and a BA in English from Drake University. She serves on the boards of The Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Rain Taxi Review of Books.; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 30th season at the Commonweal Theatre, where he serves as producing artistic director, as well as director, playwright, and actor. Cropp holds a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, and an MFA from the National Theater Conservatory. He was the Ordway?s Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and is currently on the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.; Christi Furnas: Furnas, a self-taught graphic novelist, illustrator, and oil painter, has been working and showing in the Twin Cities for 27 years. During this time, Furnas has exhibited in venues including the Soo Visual Arts Center, Rochester Arts Center, and Regla De Oro Gallery. Additionally, she spent nine years working as a peer support specialist for Avivo?s ArtWorks program supporting other artists living with severe and persistent mental illness. As a 2016 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant recipient, she has focused on graphic narrative, selling mini comics locally, nationally and internationally.; Karen Grasmon: Grasmon is communications director at Southwest Initiative Foundation. She develops and manages an annual communications budget and plan, with a focus on brand and strategy positioning, advertising, regional events, and public relations. She recently coordinated Hutchinson?s first ever Welcoming Week event. She is a past chair of RiverSong Music Festival and has been a musician in several Minnesota churches. She received a BA in English literature and communications from Concordia College in Moorhead.; Suzanne Legatt: Legatt is an artist, educator, and community organizer. Legatt is a graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Utah State University, as well as a former intern of Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She has taught photography, digital media, and professional development courses at Lake Superior College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University, and a wide variety of workshops throughout the U. S. Legatt?s work examines the cultural and historical aspects of the rapidly evolving culture of rural Minnesota. As arts and culture commissioner for the city of Moorhead, Legatt works with legislators and local artists.; Nicholas Linell: Linell is the office and memberships manager at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, an early childhood education nonprofit in Mankato. Linell volunteers as the vice chair of the board at the Waseca Art Center. He graduated summa cum laude from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a BS in psychology and certificate in museum studies, and presented original research in installation art and human sensation and perception.; Jennifer O'Byrne manages local outreach and engagement efforts for Twin Cities PBS (TPT) STEM media and education department. She leads professional development for STEM educators and professionals across Minnesota to advance computer science through a partnership with Code.org. She also implements educational programming in formal and informal learning spaces throughout the upcoming school year for educators, administrators, and parents. O?Bryne has more than seven years of experience in education and youth development as special education teacher and advisor in both New York and Minnesota. She also produced events at TPT for five years and has more than 20 years working in professional theater as an IATSE wardrobe supervisor and an AEA stage manager on tour throughout the U. S., as well as in Minnesota and New York City.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10020666,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2022,24741,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","MN China Friendship Garden Society will host four Multimedia and Performing Arts Events to increase Minnesotans' access to Arts at China Garden/StPaul We will evaluate the four artistic events with audience surveys and production qualities (such as: videos, paintings, poetries, and photos, etc.)","Greater trust and stronger relationships between MCFGS and multimedia artists to help ensure ongoing/future arts activity success. In September and October, our arts coordinator re-connected with performing arts groups to seek their feedback on the experience. Our board discussed event outcomes which have helped to inform our efforts to organize future arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,24741,500,"William Zajicek (President), Chen Zhou (Vice President), Linda Mealey Lohmann (Secretary), Romi Slowiak (Outreach Coordinator), Stuart Knappmiller (Treasurer), Christina Deng Morrison, Brian Hammer, Donglin Liang, Ken Lau, Ali Van, Mary Warpeha, Gaoly Yang",0.00,"The Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society will host four multimedia and performing arts events to increase Minnesotans' access to arts at China Garden Saint Paul.",2022-03-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chen,Zhou,"The Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society AKA MN China Garden","1492 E Shore Dr","St Paul",MN,55106,"(763) 516-8884",mn.china.garden@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-167,"Gloria Brush is professor in photography at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Board, Bush and McKnight foundations, among others. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Lil Street Gallery in Chicago, and D-ART Gallery for the IV2020 International Symposium on Digital Art, and in Rosenblum?s book A History of Women Photographers. Prior to her university tenure, she was the first director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Rebecca Colebank is a retired family law attorney with an interest in social justice issues. Colebank graduated from Bemidji State University with a degree in political science and then graduated from the University of North Dakota with a juris doctorate. Colebank has served on the boards of numerous civic organizations.; Elizabeth Heffernan has a BA from University of Texas El Paso in speech,language, and hearing pathology, an MA from University of Minnesota in communication disorders, and a specialist degree in education administration. Heffernan is a certified yoga instructor, has 20 years of classical ballet training, and is a dance teacher specializing in children and adult beginner students. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, Heffernan has spent 35 years as an educator in Saint Paul Public Schools and eighteen years as an elementary school principal. ; Elizabeth Kelly currently serves as the resource development and events director at United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, a nonprofit organization that strives to help children succeed, empower healthy lives, and stabilize families and individuals. In this role, Kelly coordinates workplace giving campaigns, writes grants and grant reports, and coordinates special event fundraisers. Kelly is the former development and special events director for the Twin Cities based nonprofit, BestPrep. She was also an intern with Bardins Communications where she worked closely with WomenVenture and at the Ann Bancroft Foundation, where she reviewed mini grant applications. Kelly volunteers her time as a grocery shopper for AEOA?s Groceries to Go program, delivering groceries to homebound seniors; with Feed My Starving Children; Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program; and local school functions. Writing is a passion of Kelly?s; a poem of hers was published in the University of St. Thomas literary review and she has written countless articles and columns. Kelly holds a BA with majors in English literature and communication from the University of St. Thomas and a MA degree in nonprofit management from Hamline University. She is also a graduate of the Hibbing Chamber Leadership Program.; Michael Linnemann is a nonprofit development professional by day, raising support for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, from its advocacy to youth BWCA scholarships. He wears a second hat of art broker and dealer of fantasy and sci-fi art, selling through social media to clients worldwide online and in pop-up art exhibitions. Linnemann has a degree in art history from the University of Minnesota, created the Imaginative Realism Foundation to help BIPOC artists get support for joining the imaginative realism field, was a former gaming art director, and previously worked for the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.; Kaitlyn Ortman: In her role as program manager for international initiatives at Arts Midwest, Ortman works to support programs that bring international performing artists and presenters to the Midwest, including Arts Midwest World Fest and Folkefest. Before returning to her hometown of Minneapolis in 2020 to join the Arts Midwest team, she worked in programming at the Des Moines Social Club, a multidisciplinary performance and art education nonprofit, as producer for the Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project, and as a grant writer for the Des Moines Art Center. Ortman earned a BA in English from Drake University.; Steven Palmer graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010 with a BA in history and is a guitarist and grant writer. Fusing the Americana and folk roots of the music of avant folk guitarist John Fahey with the cosmic experimentalism of 1970s German Krautrock, he has been termed ""one to watch"" by Aquarium Drunkard and ?a virtuoso player... well on his way to becoming a legend in his own right? by local music publication Reviler. Currently, a grant writer at workforce development agency Summit Academy OIC, he resides in south Minneapolis with his girlfriend and dog.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10025695,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",2023,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Creative time to write a young adult memoir about my Hmong American experience. 1: The completion of the memoir for submission to my editor. 2: A reflective journal of my growth and experience writing the book.","I finished a draft of my memoir and I submitted it to my editor. I wrote 260 reflective pages in a journal outlining my experiences working on the book. It was an incredibly rewarding experience. The book is slated to come out in spring of 2025!","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10000,,,,"Kao K. Yang",Individual,"Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2",,"Yang will work on a young adult memoir titled A Story of Our Own, of her Hmong American experience in Saint Paul.",2023-03-01,2024-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kao,Yang,"Kao K. Yang",,,MN,,"(763) 219-3401",kaokaliayang@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nobles, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-individuals-round-2-1095,"David Kassler: Kassler is a PhD student in music education at the University of Minnesota. He has been a panelist with SEMAC for several years, enjoys the process, and has learned a great deal from it. He has also previously received three SEMAC individual artist grants. Kassler is a classical musician who will be featured this summer at Uzmah Upbeat in Croatia. In addition, he teaches private music lessons, has taught at both public schools and universities, and does research for MacPhail Center for Music. He is currently working on a cycle of compositions that set poems by six southeast Minnesota poets to music. He noted that he is incredibly proud of the arts opportunities available in Minnesota and wants to make sure that this process continues with the integrity it is known for.; Sarah Lockwood: Lockwood is the covid safety manager at Minnesota Opera, where she manages covid safety protocols and communicates with a company of nearly 45 full-time staff members and 150 contracted principal artists, choristers, and orchestra members. She has previously worked with the Children's Theatre Company and the National Theatre for Children in Minneapolis, and Seagle Festival, Golden Horseshoe the Musical, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, and Jazz Arts Group Columbus nationally. She graduated from Capital University with her BM in music business with a minor in management.; Ann Lubovich: Lubovich is the elementary music teacher and high school choir director for the Chisholm School District. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bemidji State University, and received her MA in music education from the University of St. Thomas. Lubovich also has extensive experience in musical theater, as both a performer and a director.; Jonathan McNeill Hardy: McNeill Hardy is the program manager at Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) in Saint Paul and the audio and visual technician at Salvation Army Harbor Light. DRC promotes conflict resolution through effective communication and mediation, youth development, and diversion. McNeil Hardy worked previously as housing support staff at Better Futures Minnesota. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School and was in the construction management program at North Hennepin Community College.; Jayne Rothschild: Rothschild is the executive director for Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, leading the organization since 2010 in all areas of administration including development and applications for funding. She previously worked with Roanoke College Children's Choir (Salem, VA), and in promotions and marketing for Ryan Partnership (Westport, CT). Rotchschild is a graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College with a BA in organizational management and sociology.; Paul Rucker: Rucker is a working artist who has exhibited in four states. He has also directed and promoted local group arts events. He is cofounder of an arts group called MCPA (Minneapolis Collective of Pagan Artists). He has presented with, installed, and promoted exhibitions with the Otherworldly Arts Collective of Minneapolis, recently serving as an anonymous juror reviewing 114 portfolio submissions for the OAC upcoming spring show. Rucker has been awarded the People's Choice and other awards at The Third Offering Gallery at Paganicon (annual event). He graduated from the New College of California (San Francisco, CA) with a degree in humanities.; Sabrina Seiwert: Seiwert is an English major at Bethany Lutheran College. She actively tutors at the BLC Writing Center, editing various writings for both students and professors. She is president of BLC's local Sigma Tau Delta chapter and a contributing writer to the Inkwell, BLC's literary magazine. She is a musician thanks to the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Youth Scholarship and a five-time recipient of the PLRAC Youth Scholarship. In addition, she had the opportunity to play with the Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra and volunteers there as a musical youth mentor.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021283,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2022,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Hook and Ladder Theater and Mission Rooms will resume indoor operations, as well as expand community programming initiatives. The Hook and Ladder captures detailed show/ticketing data on each performance, including; participating artists, audience, broadcast reach, presenting organization, geographic areas served and diversity.","Enriched the lives of MN residents with regular, online live arts performance, conversations and community engagement. Ticket sales and broadcast audience figures. We successfully sold the majority of our dates and successfully resumed indoor operations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,,"Steve Krocak, Kristine Smith, Mary Lies, Carl Schlueter, Robert TwoBulls, Mary Laurel True, Bob DeBoer",0.00,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook and Ladder Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Hook & Ladder Theater will return to indoor operations and expand broadcast capabilities to include the exciting new virtual reality concert experience, expanding to new and existing Minnesota audiences.",2022-05-01,2023-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Mozena,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook & Ladder Theater","3010 Minnehaha Ave S ?",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 306-3059",chris@thehookmpls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-745,"Jian-Jun Chen-Edmund is an assistant professor of music education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She received her PhD in music education and served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida. In 2007, she earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the University of Florida International Center. Chen-Edmund earned her MA in music and music education at Teachers College, Columbia University; and a bachelor?s degree in music performance at Fu Jen University in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly certifications and is a member of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Minnesota Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. She has presented research and conducted workshops internationally, nationally, and regionally at the International Symposia on Assessment in Music Education, the University of Minnesota Duluth Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism, and the Florida Music Educators Association conference.; Dawn Demaske lives in Minneapolis and works full-time at the University of Minnesota. Demaske graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a BS in art/photography. She also attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in its graduate program. Demaske is a landscape photographer and has work currently in multiple exhibitions.; Scott Gilbert is an artist and educator, and has worked on several projects designed to engage underserved and underrepresented individuals in the arts. He attended workshops with Augusto Boal, and has been trained in theater of the oppressed, legislative theater, and invisible theater. Gilbert participated in the Theatre for Social Change course at the University of Minnesota led by Sonja Kuftinec. He has a bachelor?s degree in theater production and directing, and a master?s degree in educational leadership. He currently serves on the technical advisory board for Theatre in the Round; the play selection committee for Chameleon Theatre Circle; and is trying to restart Segue Productions, a theater company dedicated to creating performances that inspire conversation about social issues and build appreciation for varying points of view in order to foster understanding and acceptance. Gilbert produced Minnesota Fringe Festival shows in 2011 and 2012, the latter created in response to the marriage amendment with all proceeds going to marriage equality groups.; Brian Malloy: Malloy is a teaching artist and novelist. His honors include the Minnesota Book Award, American Library Association?s Alex Award, and the Loft?s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship. He's taught creative writing at universities, adult enrichment programs, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and service organizations. As an arts administrator, he was education director (six years) and development director (six years) for the Loft. He was grant writer for the campaign that created Open Book, home of the Loft, MCBA, and Milkweed Editions. He served as program manager for the Minneapolis Foundation during the 1990s.; Susan Marco is a physician recruiter, a multifaceted role in health care. Marco was a college and high school English professor/teacher for over 20 years with a passion for creative writing and human expression. Marco has been published, attended multiple writing events (including Iowa City Workshop) and has also been a board member on the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Marco has a MA in English literature and writing.; Atim Opoka is a creator and first generation Ugandan American artist. Her parents taught her the power of storytelling?teaching that stories live in the same world as you do, that if you listen to sounds around you, the stories would just unfold. The power of imagination and being able to dream, to let your mind wonder and your heart to feel, that is how Opoka creates her stories.; Samantha Wisneski is communications associate at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, where she manages digital communications and oversees a team of student content creators. She has worked in various marketing, hospitality, and visitor services roles at arts organizations including the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. She has an MA in art history and BA in art history and communication and journalism from the University of St. Thomas.; Nicole Zickefoose is the founder and president of Writing by Zickefoose LLC. Zickefoose helps organizations develop a communication or grant process, locate and apply for grant funding, or improve their department or company wide communications. Zickefoose was previously a technical writer and editor for a software company and taught English composition courses for a community college. She graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, with an MA in English.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Emily Galusha, arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10022107,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To host a performing arts show in the Twin Cities to showcase a variety of Ecuadorian traditional dances. 1) Weekly dance practices and show rehearsals. 2) having a date set for the show within fall season. 3) Tracking attendance through RSVP form and/or ticket distribution.","Hosted a performance arts show in Saint Paul performing a variety of Ecuadorian traditional dances. Hosted weekly dance practices to prepare for the show. Secured a school auditorium to host the show and perform seven dances. Tracked attendance through online ticket service and in person ticket distribution.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Lyton Guallpa-Naula, Sara Naula, Litzy Guallpa-Naula",0.00,"Away Runakuna","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Away Runakuna will host a live performance show for communities in Minnesota to celebrate Ecuadorian heritage by performing a variety of Ecuadorian traditional dances.",2022-12-01,2024-06-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyton,Guallpa-Naula,"Away Runakuna","788 E 7th St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(612) 518-8999",awayrunakuna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-335,"Norbert Een: Retired after 30+ years at Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Most recently, as Sr. Managing Producer he researched, created and implemented project plans for federal, state, corporate and foundation grant projects. Strengths include strategic planning, financial management, operations and compliance with talent contracts (AFTRA, WGA, DGA). Prior to TPT he worked in Stage Management for four years at Cricket Theatre in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with an MFA in Theatrical Design and Technical Theatre, and a BS in Theatre Education.; Christine Empanger: In June of 2021, Christine joined the Philanthropic Services team to support the work of each Philanthropic Advisor as they connect with the Foundations donor?s and make an increasingly positive impact on the community. Before joining the Foundation, Christine spent 7 years in Duluth, MN where she fell in love with community-based work and found an understanding of how meaningful partnerships can make a huge difference in the lives of others. Over the course of her career, she has focused on the impact of adversity on children, youth, and families. This has shown up through her support of the creation of what is now the First Ladies of the Hillside in Duluth in addition to previously serving as a development officer in Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Services. Within her role she collaborated with individuals, congregations, foundations and volunteers who support programming offered across the region. Christine received a B.S. in Social Work with a minor in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. And a few days later, she started at Augsburg University in Minneapolis where she earned a master?s degree in macro practice social work.; Jean Louis: An avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a Fine Arts Council to support sound and lighting needs for the Performing Arts Center in the local high school, working as Stage Manager for an annual Talent Showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theatre groups. With a degree in Music Education, she accompanies musical theatre productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theatre, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Ingrid Nordstrom: Director of Marketing and Communications for Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis; a social justice and progressive faith-based community with a focus on arts. Ingrid began her career as an Actor and Dramaturg in New York. In 2012 she left acting to get her Master?s degree in Art History and rose quickly to the role of Senior Producer for Christie?s Content in the Americas Region. While at Christie?s she received numerous awards including Webbys, Tellys, and Regional Emmy nomination. She is currently producing a documentary on Sister Gertrude Morgan scheduled for release late 2023.; Alyssa Swanson: A multidisciplinary artist and art educator living in Cloquet, MN. She earned a Master of Fine Art focused on 2-Dimensional studies (specifically painting and fiber art) from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Art focused on painting and drawing from The College of St. Scholastica. Swanson?s current conceptual artwork draws inspiration from shapes in water, real and imagined, as repetitive patterns in embroidered abstract compositions. She has worked for arts non-profits in a variety of roles, provides youth art education opportunities in the Twin Ports region, and has received three grants from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow works as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he worked as a cataloging librarian for the Walker Art Center, in development for the Minnesota Historical Society, and as an intern with The Soap Factory. He wrote an Artist Initiative Grant proposal for his spouse and was awarded the grant for 2017-18. Wunrow received an MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022185,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota Salsa Fiesta will share the sounds, movements, and visuals of salsa music at a showcase event at Mill City Museum in Minneapolis. Quantitatively Salsa Fiesta will set goals for artist and audience participation to compare with final numbers. Quantitatively feedback will be sought via online and paper surveys and in person interviews with event attendees and performing artists.","Minnesota Salsa Fiesta shared a full salsa experience with over 500 attendees at Mill City Museum Salsa Fiesta tracked attendance numbers. The organization also followed up with post-event surveys with participating artists and attendees.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,3000,"Victor Yepez, Mariano Flores, Rene Thompson, Doug Little, Cotty Versalles",0.15,"Minnesota Salsa Fiesta","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"Minnesota Salsa Fiesta will present a showcase of sizzling salsa music, amazing dance, and inspired Latino art at Mill City Museum, engaging over thirty performing artists and hundreds of audience members with live salsa music in the iconic ruins courtyard.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Little,"Minnesota Salsa Fiesta","PO Box 19104",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 871-3534",mnsalsafiesta@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-413,"Rachel Carlson: Rachel Coyne is a writer and painter from Lindstrom, MN. Her books include Daughter, Have I Told You?, Whiskey Heart, The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake and the YA Antigone Ravynn Chronicles. Her painting have been featured in journals such as Fatal flaw, the Emerson Review, Hole in the Head and many others.; Joshua Gillespie: Gillespie is a local Black Storyteller and a Leadership Scholarship Program Director. He is passionate about the local art community as a Minnesota native and actively participates in the creative sphere. He has volunteered as a grant reviewer in the past, and he hopes to continue learning about the process and improve his own grant writing abilities. He is dedicated to the work and committed to the process.; Jane Nelson: Jane Becker Nelson is Director and Curator of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she oversees the museum?s collections and exhibitions and serves as a specialist in and advocate for visual teaching and learning. Becker Nelson has worked in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Canada, serving as curator, educator, gallery manager, and fundraiser at institutions including the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Groveland Gallery, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Seattle Art Museum, and Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Ontario. Her major fields of interest include contemporary art in northern North America, museum studies, and curatorial practice. Exhibitions such as The Making Known (2022), Meg Ojala: I Want to Show You Something (2018), She Gone Rogue (2014), and Re-framing Terrorism (2011) exemplify Becker Nelson?s interest in art and contemporary culture, and a drive to connect exhibitions with curricular interests in higher education. Becker Nelson holds a BA in studio art and art history from St. Olaf College and an MA in art history from Queen?s University in Kingston, Ontario. She is a Minnesota state representative to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) and presents regularly at their annual conferences.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026187,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Precipitation creates and presents our Pickup Truck Opera for greater Minnesota touring for summer 2022. Audiences complete a survey (handwritten or online with QR code). Collect data about their experience with classical music. One-on-one evaluation with host partners to plan future activities, and performance sites.","Pickup Truck Opera presented for touring in August and September 2023 Handwritten and online survey.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",25000,,"Scotty Reynolds, Gary Ruschman, Akiko Ostlund, Jacob Miller, Joni Griffith, Asher Edes",0.00,"Mixed Precipitation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Mixed Precipitation will tour The Pickup Truck Opera, a lively outdoor opera and harvest celebration, presenting a contemporary interpretation of Handel's Giulio Cesare.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Reynolds,"Mixed Precipitation","PO Box 14442","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 619-2112",mixedprecipitation@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-934,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027099,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,18661,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a weekend staffed position for community arts access Darkroom / Photo Studio facilities. PPAC will document number of community members using facilities on weekend hours. PPAC will survey facility users for additional evaluation.","Community members had access and staff support for PPAC darkroom, production studio and exhibition faclitites on the weekends as a result of 138671 PPAC weekend monitor documented the number of community members using facilities on weekend hours. PPAC surveyed facility users for additional evaluation of weekend services provided though MSAB grant.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,18661,,,0.00,"Praxis Photo Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Praxis will create a weekend monitor position to allow consistent community access to its various facilities during weekend hours.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Anderson,"Praxis Photo Arts Center","2637 27th Ave S PMB 215",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 475-1605",info@praxisphotocenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1248,"Priyanka Basu: Basu is an assistant professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Minnesota Morris. She has been published in journals and edited volumes, including Third Text and Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, and won fellowships and awards, including a 2021 Arts Writers Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Southern California. Her interests include experimental film, photography, multimedia arts, and socially engaged art.; Janet Flood-Cole: Flood-Cole is a licensed social worker and has been working as an interim contract hospital case manager since 2014. She has a master's degree in social work from The University of South Florida. Flood-Cole is connected to the arts through her acting and has performed in murder mystery dinner theater productions around the state with Mr. Mystery Productions. Flood-Cole also is a singer. She has performed with church choirs at Unity Minneapolis, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Prospect Park Community Choir, and the Opera Summer Chorus.; Scott Gilbert: Gilbert is the founder of Segue Productions and a longtime volunteer with Theatre in the Round and Chameleon Theatre. He is a former manager of operations for Six Points Theater (formerly Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company) and is a longtime attendee (sometimes artist) with the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Hailing from Arizona, he has a BFA in theater production and a MA in educational leadership.; Melissa Higgs Kohler: Higgs is a poet and science fair director who previously taught at The Loft and the University of Illinois (Springfield, IL), and served as president of the Vachel Lindsay Association, a small arts nonprofit. She has published three chapbooks of poetry and received second prize in the Basil Bunting Poetry Competition in 2017. Her reviews and interviews can be found at The Poetry Foundation, the Adroit Journal, Kenyon Review Online, and The Colorado Review. She received her MFA in creative writing from Hamline University in 2002. Higgs is the recipient of a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant providing creative support for Minnesota artists.; Myron Johnson: Johnson has been an established artist in the Twin Cities for many years. First as an associate director at the Children's Theater Company from 1972-1985 and then as founder and artistic director of Ballet of the Dolls until 2015. Johnson has been awarded many grants over the years for Ballet of the Dolls from the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Arts Board, as well as many corporate grants. He has received two McKnight choreographer awards as well as two Sally Awards for lifetime achievement and commitment. Johnson is currently coaching dancers, teaching, and working with Alzheimer's patients. ; Jean Louis: Louis is an avid supporter of the arts in central Minnesota, serving on a fine arts council to support sound and lighting needs for the performing arts center in the local high school, working as stage manager for an annual talent showcase, and writing grants for the schools and community theater groups. With a degree in music education, she accompanies musical theater productions, and plays for services in multiple churches, as well as playing for weddings, a dinner theater, and other events. She volunteers in a nearby school district to play for choir concerts. Composing mass settings and reviewing grants are her latest endeavors in the world of the arts.; Dustin Nelson: Nelson is a senior writer at Thrillist, and has published journalism with City Pages, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, the Walker Reader, and other publications. He's the author of the poetry collection ""in the office hours of the polar vortex"" (RoboCup Press) and the chapbook ""Abraham Lincoln"" (Mondo Bummer). His poetry has appeared in Best American Experimental Writing, Fence, and other publications. His comic book writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and includes two series soon to be published. He was also a writer and producer on the radio comedy Radio Happy Hour, as well as the Web series Geocachers and one episode of TPT's ""Are You MN Enough?"" He was a founder and editor of the literary magazine InDigest which ran for nine years and published books and ran a reading series in New York. His experimental videos have appeared in more than a dozen international festivals and galleries. He was a resident at the UFT Verftet residency in Bergen, Norway, and has volunteered with Art Buddies and the PEN Prison Writing Program.; Kayla Pridmore: Pridmore is the program manager for the Seeds of Success program at Community Action Duluth where she coordinates farmers markets, a community mobile market, and year round vegetable growing. She previously was the conference coordinator for the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and a CSA farmer. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at Morris with a degree in environmental studies.; Alison Rasch: Most recently the midday host for Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the voice of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra broadcasts, as well as the nationally syndicated SymphonyCast, Young is a voice artist, presenter, and flutist. She serves on the advisory board of the Schubert Club and is a past recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She graduated with honors from Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, MI), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH). In addition to her love of the arts, Young is a long distance backpacker and shares stories through spoken word and found sound as Blissful Hiker.; Phaedre Sanders, Sanders is a Minnesota native, born and raised. She has a love for art and different types of artistic expression. She is currently a tax accountant but spends her personal time volunteering in many forms and has enjoyed attending and supporting artistic events for many years. She is a current board member of a real estate cooperative to increase ownership, education, and opportunities for all people including underrepresented communities. Sanders also spent many years helping to expose students to HBCU life. Lastly, Sanders spends many hours coordinating a mentor program between high school students and employees.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026226,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,10225,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in southern Minnesota by offering high-quality literary arts experiences. The festival committee will conduct a survey of authors and attendees, during the festival and later through email, to gauge the effectiveness of the festival.","The Deep Valley Book Festival expanded its audience in southern Minnesota and hosted a high-quality book festival. The festival committee conducted a survey of the participating authors, illustrators, and attendees (during the festival and afterward via email) to gauge the event's effectiveness.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,10225,,"Pam DeMarce, Sandi Garlow, Kiersten Hall, Rachael Hanel, Heather Harren, Jennifer Jensen, Joy Riggs, Julie Schrader",0.00,"Deep Valley Book Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Deep Valley Book Festival will expand its audience in the southern Minnesota region by offering high quality literary arts experiences during the 2023 festival, namely through the presence of keynote speaker William Kent Krueger.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Riggs,"Deep Valley Book Festival","216 Chestnut Ave","Madison Lake",MN,56063,"(507) 340-4594",writerjoyriggs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-973,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026219,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Festival de las Calaveras 2023 will engage 2k-4k Minnesotans in the Mexican/Latinx tradition of Day of the Dead through arts and cultural activities. Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders (10 conversations) Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group - two conversations) Observation and informal dialogue with participants.","Festival de las Calaveras 2023 engaged over 1500 Minnesotans in the indigenous Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos through Latinx arts. Participant Surveys: paper and QR code digital format. Planning committee and volunteers gathered after festival completion to discuss observations. Community partners gave emailed and verbal feedback.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,8386,"Teresa Ortiz, Aaron Johnson Ortiz, Jessica Lopez Lyman, Hannah Novillo Erickson, Douglas Padilla, Art Serotoff, Ivan Vazquez",3.00,"Tlalnepantla Arts AKA Festival de las Calaveras","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Festival de las Calaveras 2023 will engage Minnesotans in the Mexican/Latinx tradition of Day of the Dead through music, visual arts, and performance.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Ramos,"Tlalnepantla Arts AKA Festival de las Calaveras","520 2nd St SE Ste 414",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 388-5415",festivalcalaveras13@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carlton, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-966,"Ross Anderson: Anderson is a musician from southwest Minnesota. He performs on clarinet and saxophone with a jazz duo, the Route 68 big band, and is principal clarinet with the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. He has served as a grant review panelist for the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC). He received a grant from SMAC in 2013 when he created a CD recording, and another grant in 2006. Anderson was for many years an adjunct instructor of jazz improv at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Anderson attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, where he learned the basics of jazz improvisation. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota in history.; Emma Bohmann: Bohmann is the development officer at Arts Midwest, a nonprofit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis. She is responsible for successfully developing, implementing, and monitoring Arts Midwest's fundraising strategies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the development department. Her portfolio includes securing federal, corporate, and foundation grants; managing donor relations and individual giving; and advancing the vision, goals, and impact of the organization. Prior to joining Arts Midwest in 2016, she was a grant writer for a development and communications firm, where she worked on fundraising efforts for more than two dozen nonprofit organizations. She has served on grant panels for the Minnesota State Arts Board and the South Dakota Arts Council; and as a member of Fourth Generation, a volunteer grant making group through The Minneapolis Foundation. She holds a MFA in creative writing from Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) and is currently working on a novel. She is also an amateur potter.; Jennifer Gorman: Gorman is the founder of Give Back Studio, and a freelance media program manager. She was previously the program coordinator for an art program that supported artists with disabilities. She has a background and education in art therapy and counseling and has worked with children in a psychiatric residential setting as an art therapist. She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School with a MS in art therapy and counseling, has a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA), serves on the board of Northern Community Radio and CoHaus, and is a commissioner on the Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission.; Jamillah Hollman: Hollman is the founder and proprietor of Ebonytaz Books, an independent publisher for the works of novelist, Essence Bonitaz. She also serves as a creative contributor there. Hollman graduated from University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She has experience in corporate marketing, business management, entrepreneurship, acting, modeling, sign language interpreting, and writing creatively as well as for various business purposes.; Robert Kern: Kern is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interdependent relationships of people, animals, and landscape as a means of exploring how ancestry shapes identity and how myth intertwines with personal history. Accolades include Critical Mass Top 50 in 2018, CENTER 2017 Choice Award Winner (Curator's Choice, First Place), and Artist Initiative grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2016, 2018, 2020). Monographs include The Sheep and the Goats (Kehrer Verlag, 2017) and The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral, (MW Editions, 2021). Public collections include Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.; Barbara Lambert: Lambert is a retired high school language arts teacher. She has more than 100 hours of graduate and professional credits beyond her master's degree in theater, literature, and writing. She has been a Minnesota Book Awards selector, directed numerous theatrical productions in an educational setting, and developed and advised for literary magazines. After retiring from teaching, Lambert worked as the director of general studies at Bais Yaakov High School in Saint Louis Park. On the state level, she has worked on task forces on literature and writing. She was awarded a National Humanities Seminar in Siena, Italy to study the intersection of art and Dante's writing.; Jenny Moeller: Moeller is a theater artist who focuses on intersectional feminist theater. She is a lighting and props designer, technical director, and playwright. Moeller is the former artistic director of Raw Sugar, and former executive director of Theatre Unbound for its last season. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in theater and gender studies and just joined the board of Arts' Nest.; Amber Raden: Raden is a multidisciplinary storyteller (artist, writer, designer) as well as a communications professional with a focus on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices. She currently serves as a board member and cochair of Minnesota nonprofit CONsole Room Events, a local science fiction convention. Raden graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in English and art.; Lindy Yokanovich: Yokanovich is the founder and executive director of Cancer Legal Care, a Minnesota nonprofit providing free legal care services to Minnesotans affected by cancer. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, and on the board of GiveMN. Yokanovich graduated from the University of California (Irvine, CA) with a BA in social ecology and earned her JD at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA). As the founder and executive director of a legal services nonprofit, she has written hundreds of grants and knows how much work goes into them. She appreciates it when someone takes time to read and understand the grants and has thoughtful questions to ask","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027547,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will develop more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Haitian folkloric art forms rooted in Haiti's anti-colonial tradition. Written and digital surveys; in-person check-ins and feedback from participants after classes and company events; reflections among company artists and support staff after classes and in planning sessions for future events.","70 % increase of audience. Audiences acknowledged a better understanding of Haitian Cultural Heritage Written and digital surveys; in-person check-ins and feedback from participants after classes and company events; reflections among company artists and support staff after classes and in planning sessions for future events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Djenane Saint Juste, Florencia Pierre, Hassen Taylor Ortega, Rose Mingo-Holtz, Sophie Toner",0.00,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Afoutayi will sustain, consolidate, and expand regular weekly classes in Haitian folkloric dance, percussion, singing, and artisan crafts, as well as conduct regular company rehearsals and creative development in a newly leased, dedicated studio.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1409,"Susan Audette: Audette worked for 30 years as an environmental public policy professional with three state legislatures (Wisconsin, Texas, and Minnesota), ending her career evaluating businesses for an international forestry nonprofit. Audette has a degree in art and design (UW-Madison) and a MA from Hamline University for which she received an award on her research related to Wisconsin's Indian history and culture curriculum. Her volunteer history includes organizing medical and congressional delegations to El Salvador; serving as vice chair of the Minnesota Women's Environmental Network; and representing nonprofits as a gubernatorial appointee to the Minnesota Forest Resources Council.; Asher Estrin-Haire: Estrin-Haire is the artist/owner of Full Frontal Quilt and Dyeworks, where they create original and thought-provoking artworks in fabric, as well as finish the works of other quilt artisans around the world. They also formed The Duluth Charity Share-ity SewCiety which collects donated fabrics, notions, yarn, craft, and art supplies and distributes them to local charity makers. Estrin-Haire also repairs and restores donated sewing machines and gives them to those who would otherwise not have access to them.; Julie Finelli: Finelli is the director of operations for Spinning Babies, an organization providing maternity health education for professionals and parents. Finelli has previously managed art exhibits and operations at Eagan Art House with the City of Eagan, consulted and managed the volunteer program with Minnesota Fringe, and was a teaching and exhibiting artist locally and overseas. After graduating with a master of arts and cultural management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Finelli has continued to support Minnesota's arts and culture as a volunteer, audience member, donor, and student.; Mary Ann Laxen: Now retired, Laxen was chair and member of the board of the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Laxen presently chairs the board of the East Grand Forks, Friends of the Campbell Library. As director of the physician assistant program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, they wrote and received many grants. Laxen has a master's in health care administration from the University of Wisconsin, is a physician assistant, and family nurse practitioner.; Jennifer Lorge: Lorge has been the recipient of two McKnight Foundation visual arts grants through the East Central Regional Arts Council, and a Jerome Foundation grant to St. Johns Pottery as a visiting artist in residence. She is on the board of directors for the Forest Lake Lions serving on the budget committee and the community grant selection committee. Lorge is a board member of Roxie's Hope, which provides funding for women coming out of domestic violence shelters. Since losing her studio space, she has concentrated on writing a memoir and has taken courses at the Loft since the 1990s. She currently is a realtor.; Denisia Parker: Parker is a part-time performance artist and writer and coordinates youth engagement at Youthprise full-time. This includes providing support to the young people partnering with Youthprise and facilitating programmatic initiatives such as YouthBank and the YPAR network. Parker previously served a term with the Minnesota Youth Council and is trained in design thinking facilitation.; Richard Schara: Schara is the community engagement specialist for West Central Initiative. Schara previously worked for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) as a business services representative. Prior to DEED, he was executive director of the 544 Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support the mission of the Fergus Falls Area School District. He has a master's degree in business communications from the University of St. Thomas and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University. He was the catalyst behind the creation of a highly successful melodrama dinner theater held each summer in Otter Tail County lakes country. He has acted on stages throughout the Midwest and enjoys choir singing.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026248,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,29999,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Participants will create a wide array of multimedia, inspired by the Twin Cities' rich art history and culture. OMG Studios Innovation Lab is an interactive and evolving music, art and literature immersion project that will function as a cultural content creator hub. Participants must complete project training and development hours within a 6-month period.","Four youth participants are featured in the Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery Film, six participants produced ABMS podcast. Completion of immersive music and art experience resulted in film production. The music immersive experience with Nunnabove produced a new song","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29999,5000,,0.00,"OMG Digital Media Solutions LLC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"OMG Digital Media Solutions will build cultural sustainability in which music and art are essential to human survival and development.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monique,Linder,"OMG Digital Media Solutions LLC","550 Vandalia Ave","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 787-8705",monique@omgmediasolutions.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-995,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026211,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","BIPOC writers and inclusive communities engage in cross-cultural discourse and writing skill-building, expanding understanding through the arts. Note comments in artist/audience Q and A, audience online surveys and spoken responses, checklist and narrative assessment of experience by panelists, count number ofattending, collate and analyze responses, provide data to Advisory Council and other lead","BIPOC writers and inclusive communities engaged in cross-cultural discourse and writing skill-building, expanding understanding through the arts. Noted comments in artist/audience conversationss, audience online surveys, written and spoken narrative assessments of experience by panelists, count number ofattending, collate and analyze responses, provide data to Advisory Council and other leaders.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,,"Melissa Olson, Jonathan Lofgren, Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, Carolyn Holbrook",0.00,"More Than a Single Story","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"More Than A Single Story will present readings and public conversations in panel story circle format, engaging BIPOC writers with communities as a way to balance public discourse and provide a forum for cross-cultural empathy and understanding.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Holbrook,"More Than a Single Story","2700 University Ave W Ste 429","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 275-2554",slamgranny@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-958,"Elin Hawkinson: Hawkinson serves as the associate director of communications and development for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Inc., where she has a successful track record of grant and proposal writing for local, state, and national funders. A Minnesota native recently returned home, Hawkinson holds a certificate in performing arts from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a bachelor's degree in theater and creative writing from The New School (both in New York), and a master of fine arts from Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA.; Denise Hedtke: Hedtke is an educational leader with eclectic experience in alternative secondary, career/technical, and early childhood education settings. She works with diverse populations and has much experience with families facing multiple risk factors. She has earned degrees in developmental psychology, early childhood education, and educational leadership. She also holds licenses in early childhood, parent education, and K-12 school administration. She has volunteered on the board of The Jonathan Association, with local political campaigns, with the CAP Agency, and another grant committee.; Charles Leftridge: Leftridge serves as the executive director of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm. He is an active composer and previously was the director of operations at the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Leftridge graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a master of music degree in music composition and occasionally serves as adjunct music faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato.; Jenna Pettit: Pettit works as a marketing specialist for Catholic Charities and has been an active fundraiser and supporter for numerous organizations like Pillsbury Players and public library arts programs. She serves on the United Way Vision Council which reviews grant applicants in Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin Counties. She attends many arts events in her hometown and is an avid musician in her time off. She believes in the power of connected communities and dreams of collaborative, vibrant art communities across rural Minnesota.; Margit Schmitt: Schmitt spent the first ten years of her life in Ojai, California, but since 1996 has made the Midwest her home. In 2010, Schmitt graduated from the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul, with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has exhibited in a variety of galleries throughout Minnesota. Schmitt's most recent series, Genesis, explores the teetering balance of life's opposites within the natural world. By drawing on biblical themes and scriptural texts, Genesis portrays our polarized world through the imbalance of nature, the ""in between,? the ""gray,? and the fluid aspects of life.; Hayley Zacheis: Zacheis is an advocate with the nonprofit Esperanza United, where they help participants in the community achieve their goals and mobilize communities to end domestic violence. Zacheis also had the opportunity to be part of the grant process for microloans given to ten applicants as part of a community initiative with Esperanza United. Zacheis graduated from Macalester College with a BA in biology and international studies in 2021. In their spare time, Zacheis plays cello with the JCC Symphony Orchestra, takes dance classes, and does many fiber based art projects, as well as volunteers at the Saint Paul Public Library.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026264,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,21500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RARE Productions will create opportunities for Minnesota communities access and connect to the arts creating space and visibility for LGBTQ artist. We will evaluate the outcomes through peer to peer surveys, one to one's conversation and entrance and exit interviews with artists and participants.","RARE created several opportunities for Minnesota communities to access and connect to art including Power to the People, Purple Ones and more. Artists surveys.","Achieved proposed outcomes.?",,,21500,3,"Quinn Villagomez, AK Meyer, Kev Moore, BZporter, Larry Bell",0.5,"RARE Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"RARE Productions will engage Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQ artists in programming that encourages time to recover, reimagine, and heal.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Anderson,"RARE Productions","3405 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 823-1152",roxanne.anderson2009@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1011,"Kelly Anderson: Anderson is a Minnesota based international artist that strives to make a difference with emotion based art. In 2022, after two decades of artwork she has started to integrate interactive based technology. Augmented reality allows her to expand past the immediate reaction of art and engage audiences in a new way. As most of her art is emotion based, she builds on interacting with the art.; Alexandra Bodnarchuk: Bodnarchuk is a Carpatho-Rusyn American choreographer based in Minneapolis. She creates original works ranging from solos to evening length group works for the stage and screen. She was a 2021 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellow at Jacob's Pillow and a 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow finalist. Her most recent work, dance film Heritage Sites, premiered in 2020 and has been screened across the United States. She hails from Pittsburgh, PA where she studied classical ballet and Eastern European folk dance. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography and a BA in French from Ohio University.; Paul Hustoles: Hustoles, now retired, served as chair of the department of theater and dance at Minnesota State University, Mankato for 35 years. He was also artistic director of Highland Summer Theatre from 1985 to 2020. Hustoles received his BFA from Wayne State University, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his PhD from Texas Tech University. He has directed more than 235 theater productions and produced more than 625 shows in his career. A distinguished faculty scholar of MSU, Hustoles was appointed by Governor Walz to serve on the board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education until 2026.; Josee Morissette: Morissette is a retired research scientist who worked at Medtronic for nineteen years. She graduated from McGill University in Canada with a BSc in physics and physiology and obtained a PhD in computation and neural systems from the California Institute of Technology. She served on the board of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in various roles (director, vice president, and president) for six years and is currently serving on the board of the International Cello Institute.; Carolyn Olson: Olson is a retired K-12 rural public school art teacher. While teaching, she worked as webmaster for her school district and art department. She also taught at a community based science and culture camp at the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. In addition to arts education, Olson is a narrative painter. From March 2020 to July 2021, she completed a series of 100 pastel drawings, Essential Worker Portraits, which have been recognized worldwide. Currently, she is illustrating a children's picture book, Pearl's Garden, a story about a young girl growing a vegetable garden with family support. She has a BFA in painting and graphics (1980) and a master's degree in painting (2003).; Jonathan Quijano: Quijano is a patient education editor for M Health Fairview, certified as a health literacy specialist. He makes medical information easier to understand for patients with literacy challenges. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in English. Outside of work, he pursues a passion as a history researcher and writer. He won a grand prize from the Minnesota Historical Society for a documentary film based on his archival research. He also volunteers for the Washington County Historical Society. In both pursuits, the goal is to help a wide audience see new details with a simple, clear style.; Marynel Ryan Van Zee: Ryan Van Zee is currently the director of student fellowships at Carleton College in Northfield. She works with students and recent alumni applying for external awards and administers an internal fellowships program. In 2021, she served as an Operating Support artistic evaluator for the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has also served as an evaluator for the Congress-Bundestag CBYX Program, the Critical Language Scholarship Program, and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Foundation. From 2005-2015, she was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she reviewed applications for internal grants and secured grant based funding. Ryan Van Zee is an alumna of the Fulbright program and has been active in the (nonprofit) Minnesota Chapter of the Fulbright Association, including service as chapter president.; Anat Spiegel: Spiegel is a composer and vocalist specializing in cross platform performance. Her work stems from a vocal perspective and focuses on the endless expressions of the human voice. In the juxtaposition of jazz, theater, and contemporary classical music, Spiegel's compositions consider the connection between written language and its sounding expression. Spiegel is a member of the composer's collective Monotak and the spoken word duo Noon and Ain. Her recent works includes the opera Medulla (La Monnaie, Brussels), the electronic opera Before Present (National Dutch Opera and ADE), the online opera The Transmigration of Morton F (Holland Festival), and the chamber quartet My Four Mothers (Cedar Commissions). Spiegel is a recipient of the 2020 McKnight composer's fellowship and a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory with a BA in vocal performance.; Joseph Tougas: Tougas is a performing musician and songwriter, and the creator of ?The Best of Hank and Rita,? a twelve-song ""barroom operetta"" performed throughout Minnesota and the Midwest from 2015 to 2017. His arts writing for the daily Free Press in Mankato has garnered numerous first place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He works as writer and editor of publications at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he has also served as an adjunct faculty member. He currently fronts the band Joe Tougas and Associates and is a radio host at KMSU-FM in Mankato.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026254,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop new arts programming that caters to family and youth populations and remove financial barriers to access of arts events. Outcomes will be evaluated based on participation through ticket sales and demographic data, as well as quantity of tickets distributed at a reduced-cost.","As a result of this grant, 3743 audience members attended family and youth arts performances delivered at a low cost. Ticket sales data, ticket price comparison with local comparable events, surveys, community member focus groups.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,25000,2000,"Amy Borash, Kyle Brown, Kevin Yeager, Adam Marcotte, Bri Keran, Mary Sam, Erich Heppner, Levi Trygstad",0.00,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center will develop new arts opportunities for the Brainerd Lakes region through family programming, youth education, and reduced cost ticketing initiatives.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Yow,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 W College Dr",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",joseph.yow@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1001,"Gabriella Caldecott: Caldecott is a family office trust associate at Wells Fargo. She has served with three nonprofit organizations including a position as trustee for The College of Saint Scholastica, board of directors member for Joyce Preschool, and a member of the Highland Groveland Recreation Association. Caldecott graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a bachelor's degree in marketing and management and has a certificate in organizational leadership from St. Catherine's University.; Christina Cotruvo: Cotruvo performs folk harp and harp ukulele music in northern Minnesota. Her recordings and music arrangements have been sold worldwide. She organizes Duluth Ukulele Community Strum and brings connections for those with challenges as a certified clinical musician. She has been a music coach for the blind since 1988 with No-C-Notes publishing group. Cotruvo's 30-year career includes serving as an accountant, grant writer, software consultant, controller, finance manager, and software specialist in city government, schools, cooperatives, and nonprofit agencies. Recently she has worked with the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, Armory Arts and Music Center, CHOICE unlimited, Minnesota State Chapter P.E.O., and has been a Minnesota State Arts Board grant panelist.; James Everest: Everest is an independent working artist, teaching artist, artist organizer, producer, curator, musician, filmmaker, composer, director, and performer, and has been active in the Minnesota arts community for more than 30 years. He received a BA in history from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he volunteered at The Whole Music Club venue and went on to host and curate the Making Music conversations series at the U of M and Walker Art Center. He was music director and lead collaborator for Emily Johnson/Catalyst Dance from 2004-2015. He then founded a community arts organization, Wavelets Creative. He was nominated ""Artist of the Year"" at the 1997 Minnesota Music Awards (MMA) and won ""Best R&B Band"" and ""Best R&B Album"" in 1998 and 1999 at the MMAs.; Wendy Grethen: Grethen has created and been putting on local art and gift fairs for fifteen years, starting with the Get It Local fairs. For sixteen years, Grethen put on the folk music festival called Dulcimer Day in Duluth which hosted twenty learning workshops. She created Up North Excursions which provided day trips from Duluth to arts, music, history, and nature events in the Northland. She continues to play hammered and mountain dulcimer at events and for healing situations. Grethen also volunteers as an usher at the Duluth Playhouse.; Megan Krueger: Krueger is the development manager at Every Meal in Roseville. During her career, she has held leadership positions in fundraising and led the development departments at several local arts organizations, including Steppingstone Theatre and Stages Theatre Company. She graduated with a BA in both English literature and theater from Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI).; Lisa Nelson: Nelson is an artist and full-time parent. She volunteers for her local neighborhood organization, Union Park District Council, where she is cochair of the transportation committee. She has previously worked as an art conservator at the Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Theological Seminary, American Philosophical Society, and other institutions. She has a BA in studio art from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), and an MA in art history and art conservation from New York University (New York, NY).; Laura Nichols: Nichols has been a featured oratorio and orchestral soloist with many accomplished conductors. She was a principal member of the world premiere casts of Dominic Argento's Casanova's Homecoming, William Mayer's A Death in the Family, and Conrad Susa's Black River. She has degrees from Rutgers University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Minnesota. Her mentors include the famed mezzo-sopranos Jan DeGaetani and Elizabeth Mannion. Recently, Nichols retired as an assistant professor of music from Macalester College in Saint Paul, where she taught voice, ran the opera workshop, and coached the principals in the biannual musical.; Gerald Smith: Smith is the founder and operator of Stem Cell Studios, a multimedia, multidisciplinary art studio dedicated to the exploration of ideas at the interface of aesthetics, epistemology, cosmology, and biology. He has been a biomedical researcher and teacher in biology and art at several universities and is a graduate of Walla Walla University and The California Institute of the Arts. He has experience as an exhibition proposal reviewer for the once thriving Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts and for a photography/video competition at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. Moreover, Smith taught a course titled Critical Frameworks for five years at St. Cloud State University's art department that included the preparation and presentation of art exhibitions and exhibition catalogues by the students.; Pamela Smith: Smith is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She was awarded the Artist Initiative grant (2019) and Creative Support for Individuals grant (2021 and 2022) from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She is the author of a variety of works of creative nonfiction.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027522,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,29996,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will develop greater empathy toward other cultures especially Indigenous culture and will be inspired by art-infused night sky animation. Participation data - participants, demographics, motivation, etc.; Marketing data - hear about event, have attended previously, etc.; Impact data - Perceived benefits, changes in behavior, greater cultural agility and empathy.","Participants developed greater empathy toward other cultures especially Indigenous culture and were inspired by art-infused night sky animation. Personal conversation with the audience after the premiere at Mille Lacs Museum. Many people asked thoughtful questions and stayed after the event to discuss more. Off-the-scale interest in the work.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,29996,,"Travis Zimmerman, Herbert Medina, Annette S. Lee are the board members of Native Skywatchers - 501c3 nonprofit.",0.00,"Native Skywatchers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Native Skywatchers will present Turtle Island Skywatchers-A Night Sky Experience which supports a team of Indigenous Minnesota artists to produce culture based, art infused stories embedded with relationship to earth and sky. One immersive digital night sky experience will premiere at a Minnesota venue.",2023-05-01,2024-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annette,Lee,"Native Skywatchers","17101 76th Pl N","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",aslee17@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1384,"Florence Brammer: Brammer is a recently retired federal attorney, having investigated and prosecuted violations of federal labor law for 30 years. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism, religious studies, and special education. Brammer is an avid arts goer and volunteer and is passionate about the importance of the arts for Minnesota. She has been a tour guide at the Walker Art Center since 1993, a former co-op printmaker with Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and an occasional performer for theatrical/dance performances at the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, O'Shaughnessy, and Northern Spark. She is an enthusiastic student of the arts, regularly taking classes at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Grand Marais Art Colony, and other places in visual arts, art history, piano, creative writing, and other artmaking forms. Brammer has frequently enjoyed being a guest to talk about the arts, particularly theater, on MPR's ArtHounds. She has volunteered as an audio describer and script reviewer for local theaters.; Vance Gellert: Gellert has been a practicing artist for 40 years, has received numerous grants, shown nationally and internationally, and has photographs in many collections. He was founder, director, and curator for pARTs Photographic Arts, later the Minnesota Center for Photography and has served on the boards of Rain Taxi Review of Books and Link Vostok Dance Exchange. He received a PhD (medical sciences) and has an MFA in photography. He continues to make, show, and publish photographs. He has been on several review panels for photographers.; Katherine Keljik: Keljik has worked in the Twin Cities performance community for ten years, first interning at the Jungle Theater, then working as an education coordinator at the Guthrie Theater. Most recently, she spent her time as the campus and community engagement coordinator at Northrop, at the University of Minnesota. Her passion is in connecting folks to performance arts. Holding a BA in history and an MA in conservation studies, Keljik has returned to a career she studied and is now a project manager at the Minnesota Historical Society, preserving the built heritage of our great state.; Amanda Leyawiin: Pyfferoen is a freelance director and baker. She is currently the associate artistic director for In Heart Theatre and the former board president for Minnesota Theatre Company. Pyfferoen was recently the international drama department coordinator for an intensive English program in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been an active volunteer for more than thirty years with theater and music ensembles in southeast Minnesota and is the first recipient of the Youth Involvement Award at the Rochester Civic Theatre. She holds a MA in theater from Minnesota State University, Mankato with specialties in acting, directing, dramaturgy, history, and management.; Christian Mortenson: Mortenson is a Moorhead based artist, and an associate professor of art and the director of the Cyrus M. Running Gallery at Concordia College. He earned a BFA in art with an emphasis in photography from the University of South Dakota, and a MA and a MFA with a concentration in photography and a minor in printmaking from the University of Iowa. Mortenson's work has been shown regionally, nationally, and internationally at The Rourke Gallery + Museum in Moorhead; Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; the EMERGEANDSEE Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; the Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; the Saarijarvi Museum, Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; and the Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; among others. He has been awarded grants from both the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Julie Prosser: Prosser is currently retired after serving the healthcare industry for more than 30 years as a successful entrepreneur. Prosser worked with architects, engineers, CEOs, medical staff, and construction staff at all levels. She has extensive experience in technical writing, computer skills, interpersonal communication, leadership, public speaking, training, and business acumen. She graduated with a BS in chemistry. To balance the left brain activities, she has been a lifelong artist and writer, engaging in and experiencing many different art forms.; Atlese Robinson: Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Robinson's writing style places an emphasis on the natural flow of speech as a means to preserve the integrity of oral history. Robinson's writing style earned her a spot as a Playwrights' Center 2021 Many Voices mentee. Her previous credits include ensemble in The Dutchman (Penumbra Theatre Company), The Garden (Ambiance Theatre Company), costar in Contact by Simone Brookes LeClaire, ensemble in Rebirth of Rabbit's Foot (Mixed Blood Minneapolis). Robinson was a 2020-21 Naked Stages Fellow. Robinson's previous directing credits include Naked I: Self Defined (20% Theatre Company), The Spectrum of Blackness (Ambiance Theatre Company), Waiting in Vain (Ambiance Theatre Company), and The Place (Lyric Opera of North). Robinson's leadership earned her a Springboard for the Arts 20/20 artist fellowship in 2020-2021.; Denise Tennen: Tennen is a sculptor, public artist, writer, and community organizer since 1988. Tennen's projects received support from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Arts Board, Saint Louis Park Friends of the Arts, and private funders, She is skilled in collaborating with multiple project partners to create community participation projects. Her work can be seen in public buildings throughout the Twin Cities. She served 26 years as a key member of the finance committee of her cooperatively run housing association, eight as treasurer. She is active in connecting arts colleagues with opportunities, as well as mentoring younger artists. She attends dance performances regularly and is an amateur musician.; Kieran Tverbakk: Tverbakk is a transdisciplinary visual artist and community arts organizer. They investigate our human desire to name, categorize, and separate ourselves and our surroundings from the natural world, positing identification as a tool for separation from one another. Drawing from personal history and bodily archives, Tverbakk looks to the everyday abundance and diversity in materials that surround us to conjure contemplation of our sameness and inherent connections in being. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA and were a FY 2020 Artist Initiative grant recipient, awarded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10026258,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","APIA Minnesota Film Collective will offer filmmaking workshops and create short films that will be shared with Minnesotans. This outcome will be evaluated through attendance and participation count as well as surveys.","APIA Minnesota Film Collective offered filmmaking workshops and shared short films they made with Minnesotans. 37 Minnesotans participated in filmmaking workshops and attended screenings.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,25000,,"Andrew Ahn, Carolyn Mao, Thomas Reyes, Saymoukda Vongsay, Andrew Peterson",0.00,"APIA MN Film Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The APIA MN Film Collective will continue to provide filmmaking workshops and filmmaking opportunities for Asian Pacific Islander Desi identifying Minnesotans.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Ko,"APIA MN Film Collective","7715 Stafford Trl",Savage,MN,55378,"(952) 239-4335",apiamnfilm@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-1005,"Eric Anderson: Anderson consults on philanthropic services, family philanthropy, donor stewardship, and related projects. He has worked in college recruiting, alumni and development relations, and philanthropic services. Most recently, at The Minneapolis Foundation (2000-2022), he oversaw philanthropic support to more than 1,000 fund advisors. Anderson provided an optimal experience for individuals, families, and organizations advancing their charitable work in the community. His responsibilities included overseeing programs and services for donor advisor engagement, assisting fund advisors in achieving their charitable goals, grant screening and selection, and facilitating various projects as a center for philanthropy advancing an equitable community.; Gwendolyn Barber: Barber is the founder and director of Right to the Solution, a consulting agency for individuals and organizations aiding in development, improvement, and training. Barber has also been the director for Resources, Justice & Management and the Conflict Resolution Center, both nonprofits, serving the Twins Cities metro area. Barber is an honors graduate of Walden University with a master's in business administration focused on management, development, and improvement. Barber is a candidate for her doctor's degree completing all her course work with a 4.0 GPA. She has been part of the National Honor Society since 2013.; Irene Green: Green became executive director of the O'Shaughnessy in July 2022, after nearly twenty years of professional work in the arts, both as an artist and administrator. Most recently, she was the managing director at Northern Stage in White River Junction, Vermont. During her nine year tenure at Northern Stage, Green served as director of sales and marketing and worked occasionally as a professional actor in the area. She was named a ""Top 40 Under 40"" by Vermont Business Magazine in 2020. Green holds a master of arts with distinction in musical theater from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (UK), and a BA in theater and music from Luther College (Decorah, IA).; Jlasnoti Jappah: Jappah is a singer songwriter whose musical style combines the soulfulness of R&B, the fluidity of pop, and the authentic rhythms of Afropop music. She's won the award for Female Artist of the Year at the annual Liberian Music Awards and Star Power of the year at the African Girls Rock awards hosted in Minnesota. With an immaculate stage presence, she's captivated audiences on stages such as the Poorhouse, Myth, and First Avenue. Jappah shows her versatility by including sounds from various genres while highlighting her African roots.; Thalia Kostman: Kostman is a coartistic director of Phantom Chorus Theater and has been a performer and creator in the Twin Cities theater community since 2012. During this time, she has worked with several organizations including her time coordinating with Brooklyn Center Community Center's Puppet Playhouse and serving as assistant director for American Immersion Theater's Minneapolis Troupe. Kostman also cocreated ""Cecilies? with Jeesun Choi at Red Eye's Works In Progress series, produced shows at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and performs original mime acts with the Twin Cities Clown Cabaret. She studied physical theater and mime at Macalester College, graduating with a theater major and francophone studies minor. She further trained in mime at Studio Magenia in Paris.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025934,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,27750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","The Good Thunder Reading Series will connect residents of southern Minnesota with acclaimed writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The series director will track attendance and conduct surveys following each event to evaluate the success of the program's outreach measures, steps taken to ensure accessibility, and audience members' reaction to the art presented by the event.","The Good Thunder Reading Series successfully connected residents of southern Minnesota with acclaimed writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The series' director tracked attendance and conducted surveys following events to evaluate the success of the program's outreach measures, steps taken to ensure accessibility, and audience members' reactions to the literary opportunities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,27750,,"Rachael Hanel, Michael Torres, Annie Lindenberg, Robin Becker",0.00,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","Public College/University","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"The Good Thunder Reading Series will bring seven acclaimed authors to southern Minnesota for public workshops, craft talks, and readings.",2023-05-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Becker,"Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series","128 Wigley Administration Center",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 389-2259",robin.becker@mnsu.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Washington, Watonwan, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-791,"Tom Barna: Barna is a playwright who has penned more than thirty-one full length plays and twenty-nine short plays, a coauthor for a thirteen-part radio series, and the author of four children's books (Cantata Publishing) and several eBooks (Rakuten Kobo Publishing). He has been commissioned for projects as varied as episodic radio and children's musicals and recently collaborated on a new full-length musical with Melody Bay Productions/Publisher, a Minneapolis company. He is the recipient of more than twenty-seven regional nonequity and/or festival productions and/or staged readings since 2009. Barna also has directed, produced, and performed on stage.; Nicole Brending: Brending is a filmmaker and artist with an MFA from Columbia University. Her films have screened at top tier festivals and won several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and Best Short at the Moscow International.; Rebecca David: David is the founder of JustBe Ceramics and the cofounder of the #CommunityTempo Project, where they integrate music and visual arts into the community. She actively volunteers for the Art Shoppe at the Midtown Global Market and Art to Change the World. She graduated magna cum laude from Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA), with dual degrees in business administration and fine arts. She was the ceramics studio manager and a rostered teaching artist for what is now known as Pittsburgh Media Arts. She has exhibited in multiple juried exhibitions and been a leader in nonprofits in southwest Pennsylvania.; Margo Gray: Gray is an experienced designer and theater maker whose work is focused on building empathy. They have twenty years of professional experience in forms from opera to new plays and now they specialize in immersive and interactive work. Gray was a Fulbright Fellow at the Moscow Art Theatre School, holds a BA from Grinnell College, and an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University.; Robyn Hennen: Hennen is the executive director of the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota, where she supports the mission of cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community of young choral musicians. Hennen was previously the connections and engagement director for Westwood Church in Saint Cloud. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in political science and an MS in counseling.; Jenna Kubly: Kubly received her PhD in drama from Tufts University. Kubly served on the Tufts Library committee, Tufts graduate student awards committee, and the graduate committee for the American Society for Theater Research. She has convened/presented on numerous theater history research groups, and published reviews, encyclopedia articles, and original research. Kubly's theater production credits include Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Box Wine Theater, and the Phipps Center.; Daniel Peltzman: Peltzman is currently the director of annual giving for the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. In the past, Peltzman has worked as an administrator, artist, and technician at the Fitzgerald Theater, The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, and the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater. Peltzman is a founding member of the Twin Cities Horror Festival and a founding board member of Four Humors Theater.; Stephani Pescitelli: Pescitelli recently graduated from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities with an MDiv in theology in the arts, during which she completed an arts fellowship, an internship in arts grantmaking through Monument Lab, and a body of artwork presented in a group show. In 2020, she also codirected an installation for the Art Shanty projects event. She has a decade of nonprofit and values driven small business administrative, communications, and project management experience and currently serves on the board for Omega, a co-op house project and community garden.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10025927,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",2023,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants learn and write river poems, paint them on fabric as prayer flags that travel downriver to inspire more communities to protect watersheds. 1. We collect flags created by participants, scam and upload them on www.kinshipofrivers.org 2. Workshops and installations will be filmed and uploaded on website, where participants can review and interact. 3. We give surveys for all art activities.","Kinship of Rivers organized and hosted six events in greater Minnesota and twin cities. We also spread Minnesotans' art around the world as exchange. We interviewed people during and after each event. We used their feedbacks to improve our next event. We turned the events into videos and upload them on YouTube to spread our messages to larger audiences.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,30000,7500,"Good Heart Al Baker, Blue Bird Woman Lisa Baker, Joe Lerro, Rachel Schmoker, Peter Nikitas, Yung-Tsi Bolon",0.00,"Kinship of Rivers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2",,"Kinship of Rivers will bring communities together through poetry, story, art and prayer flags. We travel along rivers, to host poetry and art workshops to make flags for rivers, then install them at rivers to inspire more people to love and protect our earth.",2023-05-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ping,Wang,"Kinship of Rivers","1361 Murray St","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 247-3161",jingputuo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-2-784,"Erik Farseth: Farseth is a Minnesota artist specializing in printmaking, zines, and hand cut collage. He currently works as the administrator for the art history department at the University of Minnesota. Farseth has previously served on the volunteer board of directors of the Stevens Square Center for the Arts. Farseth holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), and a BA in art, culture, and politics from St. Olaf College. He is a three- time recipient of an Artist Initiative grant and a one-time recipient of a Minnesota Center for Book Arts Jerome Book Arts Fellowship.; Susan Foss: Foss is a lifelong artist in multimedia, especially sculpture and landscaping. She has world traveling, living, and museum experiences. She currently serves on the board of Old School Arts Center in Sandstone, and has written grant proposals for the center. She recently retired from 33 years of management of more than 20 people. She is actively involved in a large ongoing 30-year art/history project.; Andrew Hanson-Pierre: Hanson-Pierre is the coowner/operator of Clover Bee Farm in Shafer, a diversified vegetable farm. Prior to farming, Hanson-Pierre had a career in the bicycle industry. He did not graduate from the St Paul College of Visual Arts, but did complete a year there as well as a semester at Hennepin Technical College in a pursuit of a fine arts degree in photography.; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Johnson is a faculty member in the English department at Saint Paul College. She holds a PhD in literature from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), an MA in literature from the State University of New York (Albany, NY), and an MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her publications are in the areas of memoir, essay, and poetry. Johnson has accounting experience and holds certification as an enrolled agent, which permits representation of individuals before the Internal Revenue Service.; Narate Keys: Keys is a Khmer/Cambodian poet, author, and medical manual therapist (MMT). As an experienced MMT (massage therapist), she also has a passion for writing poetry. She specializes in trigger point therapy and myofascial release. With more than fifteen years of massage experience, she has helped more than 10,000 community members achieve their health goals. She is also the self-published author of a collection of songs and poetry The Good Life, poetry book The Changes? Immigration Footprints of Our Journey, and coauthor of Planting SEADs. Keys's family lived through the atrocious Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia; she was born in a Thai refugee camp. Keys writes to express the true meaning of her voices. It is through poetry that Keys has found love, appreciation, and encouragement. Keys has performed her poems in Washington, DC; and in Minnesota at The Loft Literary Center, Springboard for The Arts, St. Cloud State University, Dragon Boat Festival, and MayDay Festival. Keys was selected as a storytelling recipient through the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Keys's painting called The Sun's Reflector was featured in the Saint Paul Almanac. Her poem ""Water from Motherland? was featured on https://lyricality.org and is framed and hanging on the wall of the new building of Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul.; Connie Lanphear: Lanphear is a visual artist and graphic designer, consulting with nonprofit environmental organizations in the Twin Cities area. She has volunteered with the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2018 as a grant program panelist. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in liberal studies with an arts and literature concentration from Hamline University.; Kim Matthews: Matthews is a mixed media sculptor with a diverse background that includes professional work in graphic design, writing, and illustration. She has exhibited professionally locally, nationally, and internationally for more than twenty years and was a 2010 recipient of a Jerome fiber artist project grant. Her sculpture is published in Lark Books 500 Paper Objects and Schiffer Books Artistry in Fiber Vol. 2: Sculpture. Her educational background includes a commercial art certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College as well as fine art and art history studies at the universities of Minnesota and Maine.; Nathaniel Wunrow: Wunrow is currently employed as a bids writer for a company that provides self-service and automation solutions to libraries. Previously, he has worked for the Walker Art Center as its cataloging librarian, at the Minnesota Historical Society in its development department, interned with The Soap Factory, and was on the board for the Saint Paul Art Collective. He received his MA in English and a graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of St. Thomas. In 2016-17, he wrote and won an Arts Board Artist Initiative grant for his amazing spouse.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022188,"Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",2023,29250,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a hybrid live and virtual Hip Hop dance performance that explores issues of racial equity, the immigrant experience, and solidarity movements. Q and A sessions and surveys at performances and workshops. Quarterly advisory board meetings will also play a primary role in evaluating MIXTAPE's outcomes.","Arts and arts access - Minnesotans engage in meaningful and relevant arts experiences. Survey of audience and Q and A after each performance","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,"Other,local or private",29250,1750,"Magnolia Yia Sao Yang, Mary Ellen Childs, Roosevelt Mansfield",0.00,"MIXTAPE Dance MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1",,"The MIXTAPE Collective will create a hybrid live and virtual hip hop dance performance that explores issues of racial equity, the immigrant experience, and solidarity movements.",2022-12-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Noer,MIXTAPE,"2285 University Ave W 559","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 707-6907",Noerx006@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/creative-support-organizations-round-1-416,"Rebecca Froehlich: Serves as the development and communications associate for the Minnesota Urban Debate League. She received her BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota and is currently pursuing her master of arts in education at Augsburg University. She has been trained as an artist in healthcare within rural and urban settings, and studied at the University of South Dakota and the University of Florida.; David Marty: Retired from a career in arts administration, and currently serves on the Grand Rapids school board. He holds a bachelor?s degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an experienced arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Marjorie Pitz: Retired public artist and sculptor, following a career in landscape architecture that focused upon public places. She graduated from UMN with a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture degree. Marjorie has served: Minneapolis Art in Public Places juries: the State Design Selection Board; the AELSLAGID Licensure Board for design professionals; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)-Minnesota Chapter. Marjorie is a creative thinker, and integrates accessible art into public places.; Melanie Richards: A poet and prose writer with many awards and publications. She has taught creative writing and composition at several colleges over the last 30 years. She has also worked as a writer in the community arts group Artspeople in Western Wisconsin and was involved in the Poets in the Schools program in Wisconsin as well. She has a B.A. from U.C.L.A., and an M.F.A. from Goddard College.; Kitrina Stratton: Being retired, Kitty now consults/designs with and for clients who want to do a super energy efficient home. Kitty has a Masters of Architecture (2014) in Sustainable Building Design Science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kitty has a BA in Visual Design from Purdue University (1979) Kitty worked as a graphic designer for many years in many types of businesses. She then went into National Accounts Manager positions, calling on Marketing and Design depts. Kitty currently volunteers on the City of Minneapolis Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee with the position period ending in Dec. 2022. Kitty and her partner have had their super energy-efficient near net-zero home on the Minneapolis St Paul Home tour as well as the Renewable Energy Tour. Kitty has presented two accredited presentations for the Duluth Energy Conference attendees, and two high school programs and is currently designing three new homes using passive strategies for heating, cooling and ventilation.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10034330,"Croatian Hall Building Upgrades & Cultural Activities",2025,190125,"Minnesota Session Laws-2024, Chapter 106, Article 4, Subdivision 4","$190,125 the second year is for a grant to the Hrvatski Dom Croatian Hall in South St. Paul for restoring and operating the hall for community gatherings and to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Croatian immigrants in Minnesota.","Quantitative: 1) Increase associate membership signups annually 2) Increased number of shares purchased annually 3) Increase the number of fundraisers booked annually 4) Increase the number of cultural events hosted by the Croatian Hall annually Qualitative: 1) Patrons report enhanced experience at the Hall and Ethnic events 2) Kitchen crew ability to work more safely and efficiently 3) Patrons and event attendees learn more about the history of the Croatian Hall",,,,,,,,0.39,"Hrvatski Dom Association",,"The projects planned for the grant funds focus on essential updates and enhancements to our historic building, ensuring that we can continue to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for all who visit. The proposed improvements include upgrading our HVAC system, kitchen, and security infrastructure; rebuilding the handicap ramp for improved accessibility; sourcing new patio furniture; and resealing the venue's dance floor. Each of these initiatives is designed to maintain the integrity of our facility while enhancing the experience of our diverse audience. New artwork throughout the property will also contribute to educating visitors about Croatians in the area and the Hall's history. These physical upgrades will support sustained viability of the Croatian Hall and the continuation of our annual heritage picnic and cultural events, a cornerstone event that celebrates our cultural roots and brings together people from various backgrounds. This event, along with others hosted at our venue, fosters cultural exchange and strengthens community connections. ",,,2024-09-05,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Tony,Biljan,"Hrvatski Dom Association","10164 Blair Ave. east","Inver Grove Heights",Minnesota,55077,6514709384,tbiljan62@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/croatian-hall-building-upgrades-cultural-activities,,,, 14134,"Crow Wing Watershed Lakes TMDL",2013,51477,,,,,,,,,,,.52,"Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR)","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will develop a TMDL for all impaired lakes within the Crow Wing Watershed by furthering data collection in the watershed, analysis of data, allocation calculations, and introducing outreach and stakeholder participation activities.",,,2012-09-06,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Finnerty,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(218) 316-3897",bonnie.finnerty@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-watershed-lakes-tmdl-0,,,, 10030956,"Crow Wing County Well Sealing and Groundwater Protection",2024,30000,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The project outcomes will be the count of wells sealed within the metrics above, measuring if grant funds were spent in each priority areas, and the number of property owners targeted with promotional advertising of the grant through direct mailings.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,,"Crow Wing County","Local/Regional Government",,,"A large portion of Crow Wing County, the Pine River Watershed, and the Mississippi-Brainerd Watershed include areas of surficial sand aquifers and high water tables. Because of rapid infiltration of water through sandy soils in the aquifer, it is more sensitive to contamination than deeper, buried aquifers. Unused and abandoned wells can provide a direct path for surface water runoff, contaminated water, or other improperly disposed of waste to reach an uncontaminated groundwater source. Properly sealing these wells is one of the most important things landowners can do to protect our groundwater. Crow Wing County, in cooperation with the municipalities within the County, the Pine River watershed, and the Mississippi-Brainerd Watershed, plan to continue its successful well sealing program that will use a ranking criteria to seal unused / abandon wells up to a maximum of $1,000 in cost-share funds per well. The total amount of funding requested is $30,000 which is estimated to allow for the sealing of 80-100 wells. Cost-share well sealing will be ranked by the following criteria: 90% for wells in the Pine River Watershed and Mississippi-Brainerd Watershed in surficial sand aquafer; 75% for those not in the Pine River watershed or Mississippi-Brainerd Watershed, but within a surficial sand aquafer in Crow Wing County; 50% for any other wells sealed in Crow Wing County. This grant has a minimum of 10% match required, and that match will be covered through property owners covering the cost of the well sealing beyond what's identified in the ranking criteria. ",2024-01-25,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Chris,Pence,"Crow Wing County","326 Laurel Street Suite 22",Brainerd,MN,56401-3590,218-824-1125,chris.pence@crowwing.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault",,"Crow Wing River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Sartell, Pine River, Rum River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-county-well-sealing-and-groundwater-protection,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 1378,"Crow Wing River Watershed Planning Project",2011,30000,,,,,,,,,,,.4,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide Stressor ID work and assistance for the development of a work plan for the Major Watershed Project. The Major Watershed Project will include a plan for civic engagement and outreach, with assistance from ten Local Government Units from the Crow Wing River Watershed. ",,,2011-01-03,2012-01-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Finnerty,,,,,,218-316-3897,bonnie.finnerty@state.mn.us,Planning,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-river-watershed-planning-project,,,, 10012169,"Crow Wing County SWCD Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) - Crow Wing River Watershed",2020,69724,,,,,,,,,,,.7,"Crow Wing County SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The project will include lake and stream monitoring. Lake monitoring will be completed on twenty lakes found in The Crow Wing River Watershed - West Crow Wing County (CWC) & Southern Cass County for 2020. There will be 11 streams sampled located in Crow Wing, Cass, Wadena and the border of Cass/Morrison Counties 2020 & 2021. The project will be conducted in an effort to gain sufficient data on these data-deficient lake sites. One of the goals of the CWC Local Comprehensive Water Plan (CWP) is to establish a countywide Comprehensive Monitoring Plan (CMP). Surface water assessment monitoring will enable state 303(d) and 305(b) assessments and provide a better understanding of these lakes. The lake data will help local government units prioritize and implement water quality protection in CWC. We will be partnering with Central Lakes College, lake associations and local volunteers on applicable lakes. Outreach for volunteers and lake association involvement will be ongoing throughout 2020 & if needed 2021. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2020-03-02,2022-01-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Boldt,"Crow Wing County SWCD","7118 Clearwater Rd",Baxter,MN,56425,"(218) 828-6197",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-county-swcd-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag-crow-wing-river-watershed,,,, 830,"Crow Wing County Citizen Monitoring Program",2010,45964,,,,,,,,,,,.52,"Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect a complete Trophic Site Index (TSI) data set for Crow Wing County lakes and a complete data set for streams and rivers for the Intensive Monitoring Program (IMP). Crow Wing County, Cass County, Wadena County, Morrison County and Hubbard County are partnering to ensure that all target lakes and rivers within the Crow Wing River watershed are monitored efficiently.",,,2010-03-30,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Melissa ",Barrick,"Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 828-6197",melissa.barrick@co.crow-wing.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Pine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-county-citizen-monitoring-program,,,, 9668,"Crow Wing Watershed Lakes TMDL",2012,15041,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Emmons & Olivier Resources ","For-Profit Business/Entity","This first year of the project will collect available data relevant to the TMDL development, determine the data sets best suited for the TMDL development. Gain a better understanding of the watershed and impaired lakes, and assessment of all potential sources (internal and external) of the causes of lake impairment. EOR will also review the data produced by the MPCA for the impairment assessment for each of the lakes during year 1 of the project. ",,,2012-01-30,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Finnerty,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(218) 316-3897",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-watershed-lakes-tmdl,,,, 2736,"Crow Wing-Major Watershed Project Phase I",2011,30000,,,,,,,,,,,.43,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will initiate project coordination among project partners. It will enhance civic engagement and outreach endeavors activities to support Phase 2 of TMDL project. It will also support field activities associated with stressor ID work. ",,,2011-01-10,2012-01-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Tomperi,"Wadena SWCD",,,,,"(218) 631-3195",kari.tomperi@mn.nacdnet.net,"Assessment/Evaluation, Planning, Preservation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/crow-wing-major-watershed-project-phase-i,,,, 17979,"Cultural Resources Interpretive Plan for the Mississippi River Trail in Dakota County",2013,77500,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,77500,,"Joseph A. Harris, Kathleen A. Gaylord, Thomas A. Egan, Nancy Schouweiler, Liz Workman, Paul J. Krause, Willis E. Branning",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","To acquire professional services to prepare an interpretive plan for public access to history and cultural heritage along 27 miles of the national Mississippi River Trail and the Mississippi River National River and Recreation Area",,"To acquire professional services to prepare an interpretive plan for public access to history and cultural heritage along 27 miles of the national Mississippi River Trail and the Mississippi River National River and Recreation Area",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,John,Mertens,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue","Apple Valley",MN,55124,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cultural-resources-interpretive-plan-mississippi-river-trail-dakota-county,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031040,"Cultural River Stewards",2022,8500,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Outcomes: * Completing at least 4 new site-based community narratives to our outdoor education program introductions for public stewardship events. * Completing 4 new humanities-based components to our K-12 curriculum modules accessible online. * Engaging a minimum of 10 new educators/youth group leaders in our programming, including reflecting on evaluating lessons learned, sharing both science-based and cultural stories and knowledge, and identifying activities they can do on their own or as a community to protect the Mississippi River and its watershed. After piloting the lesson in 2022 in 4 classrooms, we will engage educators/youth leaders in 2023 with our content. We will conduct written or oral evaluations with all participating teachers and group leaders who engage in our new curriculum content. Our goal is to collect data via surveys or oral interviews from 80% of program leaders. This data collection will increase our understanding of the cultural connections to the river and stewardship. When possible we will collect youth participant data. After adding cultural narratives to 4 sites along the river at our stewardship events. We will survey those who engage in our new curriculum content about its impact on their understanding and cultural connection to the river and stewardship. Our goal is to collect data via surveys or oral interviews from 80% of participants.","The Cultural River Stewards project gathers narratives and practices from different cultural communities of the Mississippi River (Haha Wakpa). Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) is partnering with Language Attitude to work with community members, educators, and artists to bridge science and cultural stewardship. Through curriculum and stewardship events, we are gathering and sharing community connections to the Mississippi River (Haha Wakpa) in Minnesota (Mni Sota Makoce). Outcomes:Development of at least one new site-based community narrative to support our outdoor education program introductions for public stewardship events.Completion of one new humanities-based component to our K-12 Cultural Landscapes curriculum module that is accessible online. Tracking the number of impressions and website engagement of our new video and online content, once uploaded to the website for educators and public viewing. To date, we've made the following progress: We are still working on collecting more data for at least one new site-based community narrative to support our outdoor education program introductions for public stewardship events. This is in progress - as we still need to conduct more community interviews. We have developed a draft of our new K-12 Cultural Landscapes curriculum. The lesson is about environmental justice focused on wild rice and how it connects to Indigenous sovereignty and water protection. The lesson was piloted in three classrooms - two in St. Paul at Como High School and one at the School of Environmental Studies. In addition, based on youth and educator feedback, we are adjusting to the new humanities-based component of our K-12 Cultural Landscapes curriculum module. The online content needs to be completed. We have not filmed the new video or the interview with Graci Horne, an Indigenous mixed media artist. We will incorporate her interview, into the finished curriculum module. You can view her mural and read the interview here: https://fmr.org/updates/stewardship-education/heal-earth-fmrs-2022-mural-water-quality ; We completed the community narrative video Honoring Land and Community: Crystal Norcross,featuring Crystal Norcross (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) speaking about the history and cultural significance of Mounds Park Cemetery in St. Paul. Norcross also shares her personal relationship with this place and the ways she has advocated over the course of many years for its protection. The video was produced by Courtney Cochran (Anishinaabe) to be included in the Cultural Landscapes curriculum. It can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlsiTdmVfEQWe added a new humanities-based component to our K-12 Cultural Landscapes curriculum PDF teaching guide, which includes a teaching activity and links to interviews with artists Thomasina Topbear and Graci Horne, who created water-quality education murals at community-based installations in St. Paul. An example of one of those interviews can be viewed here: https://fmr.org/updates/stewardship-education/heal-earth-fmrs-2022-mural-water-qualityWe have significantly enhanced our downloadable K-12 Cultural Landscapes curriculum teaching guide for K-12 metro educators, integrating partner feedback to include more cultural perspectives and community knowledge about FMR stewardship sites. We piloted Cultural Landscapes lessons in four classrooms - two in St. Paul at Como High School, one at the School of Environmental Studies, and one at Laura Jeffrey Academy. FMR staff also presented about the curriculum at Central High School. We also integrated feedback from our partner school Dowling Elementary School. Through collaborative relationships and interviews with community members, Dakota, Anishinaabe and others, we're integrating more voices and experiences to reflect the many communities connected to the Mississippi River or Haha Wakpa. The curriculum itself is also reorganized and redesigned with educators in mind, featuring a more streamlined and engaging user-friendly format. Educators can learn more about the curriculum and download the teaching guide here: https://fmr.org/cultural-landscapes-curriculum We made the downloadable teaching guide publicly available in mid-September, and we're already seeing great engagement metrics: * 1109 views of the webpages with the downloadable teaching guide (9/15/23-now): https://fmr.org/cultural-landscapes-curriculum https://fmr.org/classroom-programs-activities * 111 downloads of the teaching guide * 49 views of the community narrative video Honoring Land and Community: Crystal Norcross,featuring Crystal Norcross (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota), linked in the teaching guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlsiTdmVfEQ We integrated Cultural Landscapes presentations into community events, including a trash pick-up event at Crosby Farm Park in October 2022 and a presentation to Lexington Landing stakeholders in November 2022.",,,"Mississippi Management Watershed Organization $500.00 City of St. Paul $500.00. FMR had complementary funding from the Mississippi Management Watershed Organization and the City of St. Paul that was used to cover project overages.",8500,,"Chair Chad Dayton, Consultant, Outdoor Solutions, LLC Vice Chair Paul Bauknight, Project Implementation Director, Minneapolis Parks Foundation Treasurer Perry McGowan, CPA, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP Secretary Peter Gove, Vice President, St. Jude Medical [Retired] Dr. John Anfinson, Superintendent, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area [Retired] Ronnie Brooks, Founding Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute Stewart Crosby, ASLA, Senior Associate Landscape Architect, SRF Consulting Group George Dunn, Partner/Attorney, Tilton Dunn Gross, PLLP Forrest Flint, Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Delta Dental of Minnesota Dr. Kate Knuth, Founder and Consultant, Democracy & Climate LLC Ryan Mallery, CEO, Big River Real Estate LLC Hokan Miller, Dispatcher, Upper River Services LLC Aubre Parsons, CPA, Wold Architects and Engineers Susan Vento, Community Volunteer Deanna Wiener, Realtor/Broker, Cardinal Realty Nou Yang, Co-founder and Consultant, Courageous Change Collective LLC; Chair Chad Dayton, Consultant, Outdoor Solutions, LLC Vice Chair Dr. John Anfinson, Superintendent, Mississippi National River & Recreation Area [Retired] Treasurer Perry McGowan, CPA, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP Secretary Peter Gove, Vice President, St. Jude Medical [Retired] Dr. Adriana Alejandro Osorio, Founding Member/Advisor, Child Friendly Governance Project Dr. Lynn Broaddus, President, Broadview Collaborative, Inc. Ronnie Brooks, Founding Director, James P. Shannon Leadership Institute Stewart Crosby, ASLA, Senior Associate Landscape Architect, SRF Consulting Group George Dunn, Partner/Attorney, Tilton Dunn Gross, PLLP Forrest Flint, Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Delta Dental of Minnesota Ryan Mallery, CEO, Big River Real Estate LLC Hokan Miller, Dispatcher, Upper River Services LLC Aubre Parsons, CPA, Wold Architects and Engineers Susan Vento, Community Volunteer Deanna Wiener, Realtor/Broker, Cardinal Realty",,"Friends of the Mississippi River",,"The Cultural River Stewards project gathers narratives and practices from different cultural communities' stewardship of the Mississippi River (Haha Wakpa). Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) will partner with Language Attitude to work with community members, educators, and artists to bridge science and cultural stewardship. Through curriculum and stewardship events, we will gather and share community connections to the Mississippi River (Haha Wakpa) in Minnesota (Mni Sota Makoce).",,,2022-03-01,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Mann Hill",,,,,," 651-222-2193 x16"," lhill@fmr.org","Digitization/Online Information Access","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cultural-river-stewards,,,, 37706,"Cultural Athletic Courts (State Fiscal Year 2018)",2018,1875,"2016 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","During the 2016 Legislative Session, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities, $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the city of St. Paul or Ramsey County to develop and install activity facilities in parks for Takraw courts that are reflective of the current demographics in Ramsey County. This grant is available if the recipient provides at least a 25 percent match for funding. ",,,,,,,1875,,,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","During the 2016 Legislative Session, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities, $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the city of St. Paul or Ramsey County to develop and install activity facilities in parks for Takraw courts that are reflective of the current demographics in Ramsey County. This grant is available if the recipient provides at least a 25 percent match for funding. ",,,2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Laura ",Benson,"Minnesota Humanities Center ","987 Ivy Avenue East","St Paul",MN,55106,,laura@mnhum.org,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cultural-athletic-courts-state-fiscal-year-2018,,,, 10035158,"Cultural Expression",2025,25000,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through Enriching the Roots participants will explore, express and celebrate culture through music, play, and relationship building. We will evaluate our program in a variety of ways. We will offer physical cards and QR codes for a short survey at each event. We will ask, watch, and listen for sounds and stories of joy, satisfaction, discouragement, or disappointment.",,,,,25000,,,,"Elizabeth J. Turner",Individual,"Cultural Expression",,"Turner will produce Enriching the Roots: Getting and Giving, deepening her collaboration with The Give Get SisTet, refining music, enhancing skills, and strengthening community bonds in the Twin Cities through engagement, recording, and a culminating banquet.",2025-03-01,2026-02-28,,"In Progress",,,Elizabeth,Turner,"Elizabeth J. Turner",,,MN,,"(651) 263-3831",eturner27@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cultural-expression-110,"Harry Chalmiers: Chalmiers built a career as a composer, performer, educator, and leader of music education institutions for more than forty years. He taught at Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts, then served as MacPhail Center for Music executive director, vice president for academic affairs at Berklee, and president of McNally Smith College of Music. Today, he teaches guitar, songwriting, and music theory at the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music. Chalmiers was previously a panelist for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board. ; Christina Chung: Chung works as a community case worker at Community Care Services, where she helps individuals with disabilities live happy, independent lives. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in creative writing, global studies, and media studies. She is a patron of the arts and regularly attends workshops and classes when able. ; Harold Cropp: Cropp is in his 33rd season at Commonweal Theatre Company, where he serves as producing artistic director, director, playwright, and actor. Hal holds a BA from Brown University (Providence, RI), a MBA from Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA), and a MFA from the National Theater Conservatory (Denver, CO). He was the Sally Irvine Award winner for Initiative in 2006. He has served on the Lanesboro City Council, Lanesboro Economic Development Authority, and the Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors. ; Sara Dovre Wudali: Dovre Wudali is a writer and editor. She is a 2023?2024 Poetry Fellow in the Loft Mentor Series and has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Her poems and essays have been published in various literary journals and anthologies. She is the coeditor with Suzanne Swanson of the hybrid anthology chapbook, All You Need Is One Avocado. Dovre Wudali grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota, where the wind blows through the cottonwoods and box elder bugs rule. ; Roberta Gray: Gray is currently the grants specialist at St. Francis Music Center, where she served as director for 25 years. Under her leadership, the Music Center added four string orchestras, a community choir, youth choir, brass ensemble, percussion ensembles, and senior arts and music programs. She is also active in community theater and has a deep passion for rural arts. Gray holds a BA in theater and in elementary education from Southwest Minnesota State University. ; Kathryn Jacobson: Jacobson graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a BA in studio arts and art history. She's volunteered at the Museum of Russian Art and the Weisman Art Museum, and served as a community activator with Courageous Hearts. Currently, she works for Art Force as an art acquisition specialist and picture framer. ; Kim Konikow: As a consultant with Artservices, Konikow has always engaged in projects that strategically build art full communities by fostering inclusive connections with the arts through program ideation, creative planning, facilitation, and sustainable partnerships. She was the director of the North Dakota Council on the Arts for nearly seven years, and is a passionate facilitator of opportunity to promote artistic growth and strengthen communities through the arts. Konikow has a varied background, including residency centers, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance/USA, Minnesota Dance Alliance, and teaching arts administration. She has a MFA from CUNY Brooklyn College. ; Jose Luis: Luis was born in Veracruz, Mexico, and raised in Racine, WI. He has lived in Milwaukee, Chicago, and now Minneapolis. Relocation, returning, arrival, and departure influence his work using time and space as motifs. Dance offered him a way to communicate without words while offering interpretation to those he shared the room with. Considered a ?late-dancer,? his ability to learn and unlearn in sync led him to graduate University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a BFA in 2013. Luis led his first self-produced solo show in September 2021 by threading pieces over nine years and across different cities, cementing his voice as an independent artist. His choreography's intimate, introspective, and honest approach paved the way in his work. ; Nina Robinson: Robinson is a textile artist. She has served on local arts boards, juried art fairs, and participated in grant review panels. Robinson earned her BA in studio arts from Augsburg University and currently manages the textile art studio of Tim Harding. Robinson strives for a sustainable studio practice by utilizing discarded clothing to create her textile installations. Robinson's process is intuitive, capturing moments with color, pattern, and texture to engage and provoke introspection and give space for thoughtful conversations surrounding neurodivergence, trauma, and mental health. ; Kieran Tverbakk, Malflor is a queer, trans, first generation Mexican-Norwegian-American artist from Houston, TX, living in Saint Paul. They received their BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016. Malflor is a working artist, an independent arts organizer, a project manager for The Aliveness Project, and a lead assistant for the KjerringOy Land Art Biennale in northern Norway. They are passionate about breaking down barriers in the arts and assisting artists in accessing grants, residencies, and exhibition opportunities.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 3205,"CWF 12 - TMDL Development for Osakis, Smith, Clifford and Faille Lakes",2012,29872,,,,,,,,,,,.12,"Wenck Associates, Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project willl complete a final TMDL document that will be submitted to EPA for approval. Document will include Lake Osakis, Clifford Lake, Faille Lake, and Smith Lake impairments. A final technical memorandum describing the elements of the model framework and any deviations from the recommended construction methodology will be also be provided with the submission of the watershed models.",,,2011-10-25,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Greg,VanEeckhout,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(218) 316-3896",greg.vaneeckhout@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-tmdl-development-osakis-smith-clifford-and-faille-lakes,,,, 13215,"CWF-12, Lower Mississippi River WMO Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRAP) Study",2012,189999,,,,,,,,,,,.79,"Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO)","Local/Regional Government","This project will complete a comprehensive study, following a rational, step-wise process of data analysis, response modeling and comparison to the water quality standards, followed by impairment diagnosis, modeling of improvement and protection options, and development of a WRAP Report and Implementation Plan for Sunfish lake, Thompson lake, Pickerel lake, and Rogers lake. ",,,2012-04-23,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Jester,"Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO)",,,,,(651)480-7784,laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-lower-mississippi-river-wmo-watershed-restoration-and-protection-wrap-study,,,, 13215,"CWF-12, Lower Mississippi River WMO Watershed Restoration and Protection (WRAP) Study",2013,29995,,,,,,,,,,,.12,"Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO)","Local/Regional Government","This project will complete a comprehensive study, following a rational, step-wise process of data analysis, response modeling and comparison to the water quality standards, followed by impairment diagnosis, modeling of improvement and protection options, and development of a WRAP Report and Implementation Plan for Sunfish lake, Thompson lake, Pickerel lake, and Rogers lake. ",,,2012-04-23,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Jester,"Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO)",,,,,(651)480-7784,laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-lower-mississippi-river-wmo-watershed-restoration-and-protection-wrap-study,,,, 13216,"CWF-12, Crow Wing River Watershed Restoration and Protection Project Phase 2",2012,69990,,,,,,,,,,,.34,"Hubbard Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","This project covers activities necessary to complete the major watershed restoration and projection project. The major objectives this project covers include contract administration, watershed coordination, stressor ID activities, identifying priority management zones, engage watershed citizens, and the creation of watershed restoration and protection plans. ",,,2012-10-01,2014-12-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Koebernick,"Hubbard Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)",,,,,"(218) 832-0121","Melissa.Koebernick@mn.nacdnet.net ","Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-crow-wing-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-project-phase-2,,,, 13221,"CWF-12, HSPF Watershed Modeling Phase 4 for the Sauk River, Crow River",2012,49996,,,,,,,,,,,.19,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will finalize HSPF watershed model construction by incorporating internal phosphorus loading in modeled lakes, run a suite of implementation scenarios and generate a GenScn project containing model output. The consultant will produce HSPF watershed models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. The consultant will deliver all modeling files for baseline and implementation scenarios and provide a GenScn project containing model output.",,,2012-05-14,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,"Crow Wing River, Sauk River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-hspf-watershed-modeling-phase-4-sauk-river-crow-river,,,, 9752,"CWF-12 - Vermillion River WRAPP & CE",2012,189170,,,,,,,,,,,1.21,"Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (Fiscal Agent: Dakota County)","Local/Regional Government","This project will consist of identifying the candidate causes of biological stress and to develop and implement a public and stakeholder participation process that encourages local ownership of water quality problems and solutions. The Stressor ID process will be done using existing data, identifying data gaps, gathering new data, developing load duration curves, and refinement of the candidate causes. The civic engagement work will include compiling and reviewing existing data on community capacity and assessing that information. A communication strategy will be developed that will focus on strengthening local capacity.",,,2012-03-01,2013-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Zabel,"Dakota County",,,,,"(952) 891-7588",mark.zabel@co.dakota.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, Wabasha, Washington",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-vermillion-river-wrapp-ce,,,, 9756,"CWF-12, Southeast Minnesota Civic Engagement Cohort",2012,80737,,,,,,,,,,,.37,"Southeast Minnesota Water Resources Board-Winona State University","Public College/University","This project will build network and the skill set of local resource professionals to do effective civic engagement work for water restoration and protection in Southeast Minnesota. The cohort will be administered through the Southeast Minnesota Water Resources Board (SE MN WRB) which is an area wide Joint Powers Board (JPB) established to help improve and protect the water resources of the area through coordinating local water planning efforts. This JPB has successfully administered water quality grants in the past that have positively impacted the water resources of this region.",,,2012-03-26,2014-02-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Linda ",Dahl,"Winona State University",,,,,"(507) 272-7201",ldahl@winona.edu,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,"Cannon River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - La Crescent, Mississippi River - Reno, Mississippi River - Winona, Root River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-12-southeast-minnesota-civic-engagement-cohort,,,, 13580,"CWF-13 - Upper Mississippi Bacteria Phase 3",2013,99355,,,,,,,,,,,.48,"Emmons & Olivier Resources ","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete a pollutant source identification and subwatershed information report and support the development of a Draft Restoration and Protection Plan (RAPP). It will also support the devlopment of a Implementation Plan that will identify target areas for BMP implementation for bacteria reductions. These Plans will build the groundwork so that future planning efforts can provide water quality goals and recommendations on implementation activities that will allow the Mississippi River and tributaries within the project area to meet water quality standards for aquatic recreation. Semi-annual reports and holding stakeholder meetings will also be completed during this project period.",,,2012-08-03,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Peichel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2646",Barbara.Peichel@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Planning, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Sauk River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-upper-mississippi-bacteria-phase-3,,,, 14128,"CWF-13, HSPF Sediment Research: Minnesota River",2013,70000,,,,,,,,,,,.29,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete spatial and temporal revisions , recalibration and validation of 7 watershed HSPF models. These fully functioning calibrated validated executable models will simulate hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and algae at the 12-digit HUC subbasin scale (or finer). ",,,2012-08-07,2013-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-hspf-sediment-research-minnesota-river,,,, 18469,"CWF-13, Rice Creek Southwest Watershed SW Lakes TMDL",2013,22012,,,,,,,,,,,.11,"Emmons and Oliver Resources, Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to develop a phosphorus TMDL for the six impaired lakes in the southwest portion of the Rice Creek Watershed District; Island Lake, Little Lake Johanna, Long Lake, East Moore Lake, Pike Lake and Lake Valentine. ",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Zadak,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2866,chris.zadak@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-rice-creek-southwest-watershed-sw-lakes-tmdl,,,, 18228,"CWF-13 Coon Creek Watershed District WRAP Strategy",2013,252200,,,,,,,,,,,1.6,"Coon Creek Watershed District","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide the MPCA, CCWD, and all other stakeholders the information and tools necessary to improve the water quality within Coon Creek Watershed District. The improvements will take place using targeted activities throughout the watershed to reduce the primary biological and chemical stressors. In turn, the reduction of these stressors will help to reduce overall loadings of sediment, turbidity, total phosphorus, and E. coli bacteria. Targeted activities will also be used to improve biota, fisheries, invertebrates, flow alteration and volume within Coon Creek and its tributaries.",,,2012-12-10,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brooke,Asleson,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2205",brooke.asleson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Monitoring, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-coon-creek-watershed-district-wrap-strategy,,,, 19243,"CWF-13, Vermillion River Watershed Restoration and Protection Project",2013,139450,,,,,,,,,,,.64,"Wenck Associates, Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","The MPCA, in partnership with the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, contracted with Wenck Associates, Inc., to develop the Stressor Identification (SID) Report; and develop the necessary models for the Vermillion River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) as part of Phase I. The final Vermillion River Watershed SID report discusses all of the analysis that was done in the watershed to identify the primary stressors causing the fish and macroinvertebrate impairments in the watershed. Based on the findings of the SID report, the VRWJPO and the MPCA will develop any necessary Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and identify strategies that will correct the problems to Restore or Protect the Fish and Macroinvertebrate communities in the Vermillion River Watershed as part of Phase II of the project.",,,2012-07-06,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Klucas,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul","MN ",55155,651-757-2498,chris.klucas@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Scott",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwf-13-vermillion-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-project,,,, 18858,"CWP-13 - Redwood-Cottonwood River Septic Loan Program 2013",2013,9000,,,,,,,,,,,.09,"Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area JPO","Local/Regional Government","This project will continue the offering of low-interest loans to citizens, some of whom may not be able to acquire funding otherwise, for upgrading 50 septic systems to ensure compliance with state rules. Grant funds will be used to administer the low-interest loan program. ",,"Clean Water Partnership Program",2013-06-26,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Goodrich,"Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area","1241 East Bridge Street ","Redwood Falls",MN,56283,507-637-2142,douglas.goodrich@racgroup.net,"Assessment/Evaluation, Grants/Contracts, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/cwp-13-redwood-cottonwood-river-septic-loan-program-2013,,,, 10006512,"Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration Phase VI",2019,2288000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(f)","$2,288,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to acquire permanent conservation easements and lands in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and other habitats in Dakota County. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - The County has developed an integrated, long-term habitat protection system involving public and private land to provide multiple public benefits. Enlarging and improving existing protected habitat complexes and providing key connections will continue to be a focus. The County will prioritize its land protection and improvement efforts, based in part, on wildlife species by devoting staff time and resources to create baseline wildlife and habitat quality information, and monitor indicator and other species seasonally/annually to determine if County efforts are producing the desired results over time and to adapt or re-prioritize as appropriate..Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - A small portion of the County is included in this region. The County will prioritize its land protection and improvement efforts, based in part, on priority wildlife species. The County will devote staff time and resources to create baseline wildlife and habitat quality information, and monitor indicator and other species seasonally/annually to determine if County efforts are producing the desired results over time and to adapt or re-prioritize as appropriate. .",,,1040100,"Dakota County",2288000,,,3,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","This project will emphasize restoring and enhancing approximately 260 acres of various permanently protected habitats, and acquiring approximately 154 acres of permanent conservation easements or fee title. Project sites include Lake Byllesby Regional Park, land adjacent to Regional Park Reserves and Regional Greenways, Chub and Marcott Lakes, rivers and streams, and hydric soil areas. Habitats will include forest, grassland, wetland, and riparian areas throughout the County. This initiative will provide initial targeted and anticipated projects, and also provide flexibility for opportunities that cannot be anticipated at the time of submittal.","Historic settlement, modern-day suburban development, and modern agriculture have replaced, degraded and fragmented natural resource systems throughout Dakota County. Nearly every monitored waterbody in the County is impaired, and many larger scale habitats have been reduced to small remnants. These large-scale impacts and trends require a comprehensive, collaborative, long-term approach to maintain and improve the County’s natural resource heritage and associated benefits. Approved County plans have identified the a two-year, self-funded highest quality natural areas and key connections, integrated sound fiscal and ecological approaches that attempts to balance the interests, rights and responsibilities of private landowners, to address the public’s concerns about water and habitat.The County has effectively worked with a variety of agencies, jurisdictions, organizations, and private landowners to implement comprehensive habitat protection since 2003 when it began implementing its Farmland and Natural Areas Protection Plan. The 2008 Vermillion River Corridor Plan provided a basis for riparian system land protection. These and other programs are now blended into a comprehensive Land Conservation Program that includes regional parks and multi-purpose greenways, natural areas, shoreland, and agricultural lands. The County developed conservation policy, increased staff, and refined project evaluation criteria and practices. The County has provided funding to assist the DNR in establishing new Wildlife Management Areas, Aquatic Management Areas and Scientific and Natural Areas and has acquired 112 conservation easements. Excluding additional habit in newly acquired park and greenway land, the County has now protected over 11,282 acres.All easements require Natural Resource Management Plans (NRMPs) that reflect existing ecosystem health and recommend potential restoration management strategies, including work plans and budgets. A Management Agreement is signed by the landowner and County, identifying NRMP priorities, activities, responsibilities, costs and schedules. The proposed habitat restoration and enhancement projects in this funding request are based on these these and new work plans. On May 23, 2017, the County Board approved a two-year, self-funded, Natural Resource Management System Plan for significantly investing additional County funds to increase management within all park, greenways and easements. The NRMSP will have direct and indirect benefits to fish, game and wildlife, beyond the increased and interconnected terrestrial habitat.The acquisition projects proposed and anticipated within this funding request involve riparian areas along the Mississippi River, Cannon River (including Dutch, Mud, Chub, Darden and Pine Creeks, and Trout Brook) and Vermillion River (including North, Middle and South Creeks, the South Branch and their tributaries). Additional habitat focuses include Marcott and Chub lakes, Hampton and McMenomy Woods, hydric soil areas, and other high quality habitat areas.Environmental Audits and/or Phase I Assessments are completed for all projects. Each easement is annually monitored with information is entered into a temporary land management data base that is in the process of being updated.Restoration and enhancement activities would occur immediately on existing protected land; and for new acquisitions, would begin appropriately in the spring or fall following acquisition.The Dakota County Board approved this proposal submission by Resolution No. 17-287 on May 23, 2017. ",,2018-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,West,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7018",lisa.west@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-habitat-protectionrestoration-phase-vi,,,, 21824,"Dakota County Fair 4-H Display Upgrade",2013,7800,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage2, Subdivision 10.",,,,,,,,"Marge Snyder, Joe Walsh, Arlyn Lamb, Ed Barrett, Wayne Bollum, Henry Fox, Dennis Hendren, Mark Henry, Mark Malecha, Don Storlie, Christ Wright",,"Dakota County Agriculture Society ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To upgrade and replace display cases for 4-H. The Dakota County Agricultural Society has enhanced the display capability for the 4-H program to improve viewing and safety.",,,2013-05-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristine,Smith,"Dakota County Agriculture Society ",,,,,(651)463-8818,ksmith@dakotacountyfair.org,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-fair-4-h-display-upgrade-0,,,, 18942,"Dakota County Clean Water Retrofit Partnership",2013,300000,"111 006 02 07A 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Reduce Phosphorus by 5 pounds/year, Sediment by 1 tons/year and runoff volume by 4 acre-feet/year.","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 61 lb. of nitrogen per year, 33 lb. of phosphorus per year, 18 tons of sediment per year, 7 tons of soil loss, and 6 acre-feet of stormwater volume",,80000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",300000,3500,"Laura Zanmiller, Marian Brown, Kevin Chamberlain, Chris Nielsen, Joseph Meyers, ",0.6,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will continue and build on the momentum developed through the successful Stormwater Retrofit Partnership (Partnership) from FY2010 and 2012 CWF. This project retrofits stormwater practices on public land to assist partnering Local Government Units (LGUs) in achieving water quality goals identified in local stormwater plans by providing technical assistance and cost share funding. The Partnership will complete up to twenty additional stormwater retrofit projects using proven methods that match project sites with effective conservation practices using ranking criteria that includes pollutant load modeling, benefits to receiving waters, cost benefit ratios, and site suitability. Priority is given to projects in TMDLs and local water plans, and those identified using analyses of pollutant sources, estimated loads and proximity to impaired waters. The following LGUs support continuation of the Partnership and have initiated potential future projects: the cities of Apple Valley, Mendota Heights, Burnsville, Lakeville, Eagan, Rosemount, Farmington, South St. Paul, Hampton, West St. Paul, Hastings, and Inver Grove Heights; Dakota County; and Empire Township. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Jester,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","4100 220th St. West Ste 102",Farmington,MN,55024,"(651) 480-7784",laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-clean-water-retrofit-partnership,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 18992,"Dakota County Clean Water Community Initiative",2013,100000,"111 006 02 07G 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Eight Community Partners Grant Projects","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 65 lb. of phosphorus per year, 64 tons of sediment per year, 64 tons of soil loss per year, and 2 acre-feet of stormwater entering the waterbody",,25000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",100000,3500,"Laura Zanmiller, Marian Brown, Kevin Chamberlain, Chris Nielsen, Joseph Meyers",0.3,"Dakota County Soil and Water ","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide cost share funding to organizations and associations to construct medium-sized water quality conservation projects in Dakota County. This project will continue the successful FY2012 Dakota County Community Partners in Conservation. The Community Initiative program will use the Soil and Water Conservation District's existing Conservation Initiative Funding program to provide technical assistance and monetary incentives for targeted, medium-sized projects such as raingardens, bioinfiltration, and bioswales. Project proposals will be solicited from faith based organizations, homeowner associations and lake associations and others that own or manage large areas of land. Conservation practices will result in the reduction of stormwater volumes and pollutants and will improve water quality in a number of impaired lakes and rivers in Dakota County. This project will install up to eight projects treating runoff from up to 10 acres of urban land. In addition, the project will engage and educate citizens in water resource protection by providing hands-on learning through project installation. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Laura ",Jester,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","4100 220th St. West Ste 102",Farmington,MN,55024,"(651) 480-7784",laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-clean-water-community-initiative,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Laura Zanmiller, Secretary, Marian Brown, Public Relations and Information Officer, Kevin Chamberlain, Treasurer, Chris Nielsen, Vice-Chair, Joseph Meyers, Chair ","Nicole Clapp",No 19379,"Dakota County Fair 4-H Display Upgrade",2013,7783,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Marge Snyder, Joe Walsh, Arlyn Lamb, Ed Barrett, Wayne Bollum, Henry Fox, Dennis Hendren, Mark Henry, Mark Malecha, Don Storlie, Christ Wright",,"Dakota County Agriculture Society",,"To enhance fairgoers ability to view art work of local 4-H members by upgrading and replacing display cases. ",,,2013-04-01,2013-07-31,,"In Progress",,,Kristine,Smith,"Dakota County Agriculture Society ",,,,,(651)463-8818,ksmith@dakotacountyfair.org,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-fair-4-h-display-upgrade,,,, 16680,"Dakota City Programming",2012,12000,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (2) $700,000 each year for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-County Fairs. The commissioner shall award grants for the development or enhancement of county fair facilities or other projects or programs that provide access to the arts, arts education, or agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage programs, including but not limited to agricultural education centers, arts buildings, and performance stages.",,,,,,12000,,"Marge Snyder Wayne Bollum Arlyn Lamb Kristine Smith Gannon O'Meara Henry Fox Jenna Haler Dennis Hendren Mark Henry John King Mark Malecha Don Storlie Joe Walsh Chris Wright",,"Dakota County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide programming that tells the story of Dakota County's 160 years of settlement, Minnesota history and cultural traditions, through an entertaining tent show that combines story telling and original music. The show will be reminiscent of the 1900s era Chautauqua programs. It will be performed daily in the tent at Dakota City Heritage Village. ",,,2012-05-03,2012-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Kristine ",Smith,"Dakota County Agricultural Society","4008 220th St W",Farmington,MN,55024,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-city-programming,"Pat Coleman: Acquisitions Librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society.Sue Ellingsen: Former middle school band director at Blue Earth Area Public School. 2006 Blue Earth Area Teacher of the Year.Jamey Flannery: Project Manager at Flannery Construction. Has full range of general contracting experience, from new construction to remodeling to improving historical structures.Dan Grunhovd: Former president of the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs.Ron Oleheiser: District 8 Representative of the Minnesota State Fair.",,,2 14369,"Dakota County Community Partners in Conservation",2012,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the second year are for community partners grants to local units of government for: (1) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (2) installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Local government unit staff and administration costs may be used as a match.","Project Outputs:Installation of up to 6 water quality conservation practices ","Estimated pollution reductions as a result of this project include 12 lbs/yr nitrogen, 4 lbs/yr phosphorus, 1 ton/yr sediment (TSS), and 1 ton/yr soil loss reduction.",,12500,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",50000,3250,"Paul A. Thomas, District 1; Jason Swenson, District 2; Kevin Chamberlain, District 3; Chris Nielsen, District 4; Joe Meyers, District 5;",0.18,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide cost share funding to community organizations and associations to construct medium-sized water quality conservation practices in Dakota County. While assistance for small residential practices is currently funded by watershed management organizations, funding for medium-sized practices, like raingardens for parking lots, is substantially lacking. This project will enhance the Community Cost Share and Conservation Initiative Funding programs to provide financial assistance for medium-sized projects initiated by faith based organizations, homeowner associations and lake associations. Up to six conservation practices will be installed, resulting in the reduction of stormwater volumes and pollutants and will improve water quality in a number of impaired lakes and rivers in Dakota County. In addition, the proposed project will engage and educate citizens in water resource protection by providing the opportunity for community engagement and hands-on learning through project installation. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Jester,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","4100 220th St. West Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,"(651) 480-7777",laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-community-partners-conservation,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service;","Nicole Clapp",No 20707,"Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration Phase 4",2014,4100000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$4,100,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to acquire, restore, and enhance lands in Dakota County for fish and wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, or aquatic management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance habitats in rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up to $60,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 392 acres, protected 197 acres (in fee with state PILT liability), protected 214 acres (in easement) for a total of 803 Acres ",,2222200,"County ",4100000,,,1.3,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","During this grant time frame, Dakota County was able to protect habitat through acquisition of seven parcels, totaling 409 acres.  The fee title ownership of three of the parcels, totaling 197 acres, was transferred to the Minnesota DNR as part of establishing the new Hampton Woods Wildlife Management Area in Hampton and Castle Rock townships. Another notable acquisition was that of a 109-acre easement on a portion of the Grannis property in Inver Grove Heights, which when added to the original 17-acre easement, totals 126 acres that includes the southernmost and highest quality lake of the Marcott Lakes Chain. Additionally, when combined with the adjacent 103-acre Lindberg easement, provides a total protected area of 229 acres in Inver Grove Heights. As is typical for a voluntary land protection program, landowners don't always move forward with their projects for a variety of reasons; and eight projects that staff worked on were either withdrawn by the landowner, or the County completed them with Outdoor Heritage funding from another grant. Dakota County also completed a significant amount of restoration work within a variety of habitats, totaling 392 acres.  Restoration work was completed in areas including: the new Hampton Woods WMA; on the Grannis easement; and at three locations along the Vermillion River, among other locations.  This restoration work is ongoing. Dakota County's commitment to land conservation is reflected in one of four County Board Strategic Plan Goals: A healthy environment with quality natural areas. This commitment is recognized through annual County Board support (e.g., funding and staff resources) for land conservation programs, other environmental health and protection programs and initiatives, as well as the County Board's commitment to not only establish regional parks and County park preserves, but its commitment to restoring habitat within its park system. Through this commitment, County Land Conservation staff work with confidence and were able to achieve greater grant match support than anticipated, providing County grant-match funding and in-kind staff time totaling $732,300, $444,300 more than the original estimate of $288,000.  The extended length of time afforded to expend grant funding, per Section 2.1 of the grant agreement contributed greatly to this level of County grant-match. ",,"Through the Dakota County Land Conservation Program, the County has been protecting high-quality natural areas for wildlife habitat and improved water quality, outside its regional park system, since 2003. As with many conservation acquisition efforts during the term of this grant, modifications were made to accommodate evolving circumstances. As a result, Dakota County acquired four conservation easements that protected 212 acres of: wetlands (5 acres); Forest/Woodland (49 acres); Grasslands (24 acres); Cultivated land that was restored to natural vegetation (100 acres); Habitat (12 acres); and Open Water (22 acres). The County's voluntary program can be unpredictable. An application round is held each year to accept submittals for potential conservation easement projects. Project Prioritization Criteria are used to score and rank project applications. Some projects move through the process to closing, and some stall-out or are withdrawn by the landowner for a variety of reasons. The common, uncertain nature of a voluntary conservation program is why in future grants, the County extended the window of time to complete acquisitions, because sometimes it just takes more time to get to the closing. An extended acquisition timeframe will provide greater flexibility in completing projects. The County also successfully completed three natural area fee title acquisitions totaling 197 acres, establishing the first protected land within the new Hampton Woods Wildlife Management Area in Hampton and Castle Rock townships.  This historic woodland has stood for centuries and was used by settlers as a woodlot as surrounding areas were cultivated.  The County transferred ownership and management of the 197 acres of land to the Minnesota DNR.  More acquisitions are planned, with subsequent ownership transfer to the DNR within this new WMA. Regarding restoration efforts, the County successfully restored 390 acres, involving 16 parcels. The County requires not only Natural Resource Management Plans (NRMPs) for each natural area easement, but requires that landowners sign a Management Agreement (MA) that outlines restoration and maintenance activities, who is responsible for the work, and how each activity will be funded, using cost estimates from accepted contractor proposals. Restoration work involved parcels that include over 1 mile of shoreline. Restoration activities included: restoring agricultural land to natural vegetation; removing invasive species, like buckthorn; establishing test areas to determine the most effective way(s) to remove invasive species; and forest and prairie seeding to re-establish or enhance native species diversity.  The parcels restored supports populations of eagles, sandhill cranes, deer, eastern cottontail, wild fur-bearing game (fox, coyote, mink, and beaver), wild turkey, pheasant, wood duck, and other waterfowl. Restoration activities anticipate an increase in the populations of these and many other species, which will augment populations on the adjacent land. In addition, these restoration efforts anticipate more diverse populations of non-game species. Baseline populations will be monitored into the future. ",2013-07-01,2021-01-28,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Al,Singer,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7001",al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-habitat-protectionrestoration-phase-4,,,, 789,"Dakota County Habitat Protection, Phase I",2010,1000000,"ML 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d)","$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County for acquisition of permanent easements. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savann","Protect in easement 568 acres of habitat",,,,1000000,,,None,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","The Dakota County?Farmland and Natural Areas?Program will protect over 350 acres of high quality wildlife habitat including 1.7 miles of Cannon River shoreline, 2.0 miles of Chub Creek and .70 miles of shoreline along Marcott Lake in Dakota County. Permanent conservation easements from willing landowners will be acquired and landowners will be required to complete natural resource management plans. ","Dakota County has experienced significant residential growth over the last two decades and the most highly desirable location in suburban and rural areas are near rivers, lakes and relatively few remaining natural areas. In addition, the price of agricultural crops is placing intense pressure to reduce vegetated buffers, CRP land, etc. Though there may be a lull due to the economic downturn, there will be increased stresses placed on these areas in the future. Dakota County, through the Farmland and Natural Areas Program (FNAP), has been protecting natural areas for wildlife habitat and water quality improvements outside of the regional park system since 2004. The County anticipates completing each of the easement acquisition projects, totaling a minimum of 350 acres, by June 30, 2011. As a condition of funding, a detailed natural resource management plan will be completed with County funds used to begin implementation. Activities will be prioritized based upon respective sites, with some habitat improvement such as the removal of invasive species or the planting of native grasses taking place as early as 2010. => FNAP has had a? very successful track record or working with landowners, multiple agencies and non-profit organizations and all levels of government in completing 50 projects since the program's inception. => Townships are involved in the initial support of rural land protection projects with formal resolutions and The City of Inver Grove Heights is supportive of both? projects located there. => All funding decisions are reviewed by a Citizen Advisory Committee and approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. ","Final Report  ",2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Al,Singer,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7001",al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-habitat-protection,,,, 809,"Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection and Restoration, Phase II",2011,2097000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d)","$2,097,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County for acquisition of permanent easements and enhancement and restoration of aquatic and associated upland habitat. A list of proposed acquisitions and restorations must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement stewardship plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).",,"Restore 385 acres, Protect in easement 704 acres, and Enhance 153 acres of habitat",,2478000,"City of Lakeville, Dakota County (cash), Dakota County Iin-kind), Landowner Donation and Vermillion River JPO",2097000,,,,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","This program initiates a comprehensive approach to protecting, restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat and water quality by working with willing landowners to establish permanent conservation easements totaling 620 acres along the Vermillion River and including North, Middle and South Creeks, the South Branch and their tributaries; the Cannon River and its primary tributaries within Dakota County (Dutch, Mud, Chub, Darden and Pine Creeks, and Trout Brook); and to acquire permanent easements on 84 acres along Marcott Lake in Inver Grove Heights, Lake Marion in Lakeville, and Chub Lake in Eureka Township. ","The long history of settlement and long-accepted agricultural land use practices have resulted in the loss, degradation and fragmentation of our natural resource systems. In Dakota County, only three percent of the pre-settlement plant communities remain. Despite increased public awareness of water quality issues and improvement methods, as well as multi-agency efforts to assist landowners in protecting the environment, nearly every river, stream and lake in the County that has been monitored is officially impaired in some fashion. According to Metropolitan Council data, between 1970 and 2005, Dakota County lost more than 7,500 acres of non-urbanized land (undeveloped, agricultural, steeply sloped or wetland); added 3,592 acres for major four-lane highways and nearly tripled its residential acreage from 20,150 to 58,455. Not coincidentally, this new development is attracted to the remaining natural features - especially lakes and rivers. Yet, most of this land is privately owned and does not provide close-to-home public access for most residents to hunt, fish or enjoy other outdoor recreational activities. The county has a wealth of high quality soils and a vibrant agricultural economy, and with recently high commodity prices, the pressure to plant corn and soybeans from fence row to fence row has never been greater. Under even conservative scenarios, the potential changes that could be wrought by climate change need to be considered. This combination of large-scale impacts and trends must be approached comprehensively, long-term and collaboratively if we are to maintain and improve our natural resource heritage and its many associated benefits. At the same time, there are tremendous opportunities to proactively and successfully address these challenges. The downturn in the economy has halted residential development for now and significantly lowered land prices. Sound plans have been developed and adopted which collectively focus on protecting and improving our natural infrastructure. The county has a wealth of high quality soils and a vibrant agricultural economy, and with recently high commodity prices, the pressure to plant corn and soybeans from fence row to fence row has never been greater. Under even conservative scenarios, the potential changes that could be wrought by climate change need to be considered. This combination of large-scale impacts and trends must be approached comprehensively, long-term and collaboratively if we are to maintain and improve our natural resource heritage and its many associated benefits. At the same time, there are tremendous opportunities to proactively and successfully address these challenges. The downturn in the economy has halted residential development for now and significantly lowered land prices. Sound plans have been developed and adopted which collectively focus on protecting and improving our natural infrastructure. All proposed easements include a Natural Resource Management Plan. For some riparian easements, it will mean restoring currently cultivated areas using a variety of native species depending upon site conditions, habitat potential, strategic corridor interconnectivity, and opportunities to increase ecological resiliency. For other easements, it will be a combination of protecting and managing the current vegetation and restoring cultivated portions of the site with native species. In still other sites, the project will permanently protect and enhance the shoreline, riparian zone and associated uplands and wetlands. This project has direct benefits to fish, game and wildlife beyond the increased and interconnected terrestrial habitat. Working with landowners to increase and improve buffers and better manage drain tile will reduce runoff containing excess nutrients, chemicals and warm water. The resulting water quality improvements will enhance the entire aquatic ecosystem. The scale and scope of this project is both doable and significant. It encompasses some of the best natural resource features found in the metropolitan region across a combination of urban, suburban and rural landscapes. It takes a sound fiscal and ecological systems approach to conservation, while attempting to balance the interests, rights and responsibilities of private landowners with the public's concerns about water and habitat quality, outdoor recreation and climate change. The County has an excellent track record of working effectively with a wide variety of agencies, jurisdictions and organizations including the Natural Resources Conservation Service, MN Department of Natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation District, Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization, Cannon River Watershed Partners, Friends of the Mississippi River, Trout Unlimited and others. Through the successful Farmland and Natural Areas Program, the County has developed program policy and practices to acquire, monitor and administer 37 current conservation easements with many new easement projects underway. In association with these easements, the County implements short- and long-term natural resource management and restoration. The County has been implementing the Farmland and Natural Areas Program for six years with two years of planning, public outreach and participation prior to its inception. The recent approval of township, city and county comprehensive and local water plans was the culmination of significant involvement by stakeholders and the general public. The LCCMR-funded Vermillion River Corridor Project has involved over 220 people in a series of public workshops over the past six months. The results of all of these efforts have led to wide-spread alignment and support for riparian easements that can accomplish multiple benefits while compensating and protecting private landowners. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the submission of this proposal by Resolution No. 09-549 on October 20, 2010. The proposed acquisitions will take place in as many as eight cities and twelve townships. While these local jurisdictions have been very supportive of previous County easement acquisitions from willing landowners and for projects that match approved local plans, they have not formally approved any specific acquisition at this point. Our intention is to discuss this project at the Dakota Township Officers meeting in March 2010 to elicit comments and concerns. This proposal will also be discussed during an early 2010 meeting with all city managers within the county. Any project involving current or future city land will be approved by the respective city staff or council prior to any expenditure within those jurisdictions. ","Final Report",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Al,Singer,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",None,55124,"(952) 891-7001",al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-riparian-and-lakeshore-protection-and-restoration,,,, 9820,"Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection and Management , Phase 3",2013,480000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$480,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance habitats along the Mississippi, Cannon, and Vermillion Rivers. A list of proposed acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement stewardship plan. Up to $20,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund and a description of annual monitoring and enforcement activities.",,"Restored 220 acres and protected in easement 84 acres of habitat. ",,153400,"Dakota County and watershed district ",306400,,,.25,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","This project acquired 84 acres of conservation easements along the Mississippi, Cannon and Vermillion Rivers.  Through amendments, the acquisition acreage was decreased from the original proposal, due to landowner changes and project withdrawals.  This project also restored/enhanced 220 acres within associated habitat corridors.  Through amendments, the restoration/enhancement acres were increased from the original proposal by adding specific restoration projects.",,"Through the County Farmland and Natural Areas Program, the ShoreHolders Program, and now combined Land Conservation Program, Dakota County has been protecting high-quality natural areas for wildlife habitat and improved water quality, outside its regional park system, since 2003.As with many conservation acquisition efforts, during the term of this grant, modifications were made to accommodate evolving circumstances. As a result of this Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) grant, Dakota County focused on five conservation easements that protected 84 acres of wooded and grassland riparian areas, 26 acres of which surrounds ponds, wetlands and small lakes in the City of Rosemount, 19 acres of which are along Chub Creek in Waterford Township, and 39 acres of which are along the Vermillion River in Empire and Vermillion Townships. Through these easements, over three miles of shoreline was protected, including over 1.5 miles of the Vermillion River, over one mile of which is part of the designated trout stream portion of the river. Approximately $128,200 of landowner donations of easement value helped fund the protection of these areas. Conservation easements are a valuable tool to achieve permanent land protection, while not removing the land areas from the local tax base.Regarding restoration efforts, the County was successful in getting restoration projects at least started and completed on several properties. The County requires not only Natural Resource Management Plans (NRMPs) for each natural area easement, but is now requiring that landowners sign a Management Agreement (MA) that outlines restoration and maintenance activities, who is responsible, and how each activity will be funded, using cost estimates. Getting these agreements in place, while simultaneously executing consultant contracts for some of them proved to be too much; and although all were completed prior to the June 30 funding deadline, much of the proposed restoration work was not completed. That said, the County was able to get significant amounts of restoration work completed by the funding deadline. Restoration work involved enhancement of 235 acres of properties that include almost eight miles of shoreline.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alan,Singer,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7001",al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-riparian-and-lakeshore-protection-and-management-phase-3,,,, 28710,"Dakota History & Culture Curriculum",2014,89441,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,89441,,"Gabrielle Strong; Dallas Goldtooth; Daniel Lemm; Darlene St. Clair; Don Robertson; and Mary Peters",0.51,"Dakota Wicohan","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To research, develop, and pilot a Dakota history and cultural heritage curriculum that meets state social studies standards for grades 6-12.",,,2014-01-01,2015-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teresa,Peterson,"Dakota Wicohan","PO Box 2",Morton,MN,56270,507-697-6272,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-history-culture-curriculum,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10033389,"Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration Phase VIII",2023,6066000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(a)","$6,066,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to acquire permanent conservation easements and land in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and other wildlife habitats in Dakota County. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - The County developed an integrated, long-term habitat protection system involving public and private lands to provide multiple public benefits. Enlarging and improving existing protected habitat complexes and providing key connections will continue to be a focus, with protected acres and shoreline as success indicators. The County will prioritize land protection and improvement efforts, in part, based on wildlife species by devoting staff time and resources to create baseline wildlife and habitat quality information and monitoring indicator and other species seasonally/annually to determine if our efforts are producing the desired results over time and to adapt or re-prioritize as appropriate. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - A small portion of the southeast area of the County is included in this region. Enlarging and improving existing protected habitat complexes and providing key connections will continue to be a focus, with protected acres and shoreline as success indicators. The County will prioritize its land protection and improvement efforts, in part, based on priority wildlife species. It will devote staff time and resources to create baseline wildlife and habitat quality information and monitoring indicator and other species seasonally/annually to determine if our efforts are producing the desired results over time and to adapt or re-prioritize as appropriate",,,1685000,"Dakota County",6066000,,,2.5,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","This project will restore approximately 800 acres of permanently protected habitats, and acquire approximately 480 acres of permanent conservation easements and/or fee title lands. Project sites include converting cultivated areas to wetlands in the southern two-thirds of the County, and various habitats, including forest, grassland, riparian areas, and other wetlands throughout the County. This initiative includes identified sites and flexibility for opportunities that will arise. This project will allow the County to continue its integrated comprehensive and successful land conservation efforts through its partnership with the LSOHC and others.","Historic settlement, modern-day development, and agriculture have replaced, degraded, and fragmented natural resource systems throughout Dakota County. The project scope and scale encompass some of the best natural resource features found in the metropolitan region, across urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. A sound fiscal and prescriptive ecological systems approach to conservation, attempts to balance the interests, rights, and responsibilities of private landowners, with the public's concerns about water and habitat quality and protection. In November 2020, the County Board approved a new Land Conservation Plan for Dakota County (Plan) that collectively identifies, coordinates, and prioritizes future land protection and management needs on public and private properties throughout the County. This Plan reflects one of five County Board goals of ""a healthy environment with quality natural areas."" Through its new Plan, the County continues to effectively work with a variety of agencies, jurisdictions, and organizations to implement land protection. Since 2002, the County approved plans and implemented programs to preserve natural areas and quality working land. The County developed conservation policy, project evaluation criteria, and practices to acquire, monitor, and administer 118 conservation easements, totaling 9,694 acres, and assist other public entities in acquiring 22 properties totaling 2,018 acres, for more than 11,700 total acres permanently protected. The new Plan identifies over 75,000 acres of important conservation lands within 24 preliminary Conservation Focus Areas (CFAs), of which 32,500 acres are already protected. The CFAs encompass a wide variety of habitats throughout the County, including 28 specific native communities, with 25 Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Land outside the CFAs is also eligible for conservation, if it meets certain criteria. All permanent easements require Natural Resource Management Plans (NRMPs) that reflect existing ecosystem health and recommend potential restoration management strategies, including workplans and budgets. Initial implementation is also required, using an adopted public-private funding formula that includes a maintenance component. A Natural Resource Management Agreement (MA) is signed by the landowner and County, identifying NRMP priorities, activities, responsibilities, shared costs, and schedules. The proposed habitat restoration and enhancement projects in this funding request are based on these workplans. This project has direct benefits to fish, game, and wildlife, beyond increased and interconnected habitat. The Plan introduces new tools to measure restoration success through the Five-Star Ecological Recovery Reference System Attributes, Goals and Measures, and an adapted Ecological Recovery Wheel that can be used to visually depict the restorative status of a site. The proposed and anticipated acquisition projects involve riparian areas along the Minnesota, Mississippi, and Cannon rivers (including Dutch, Mud, Chub, Darden and Pine Creeks) and Vermillion River (including North, Middle and South Creeks, the South Branch and tributaries), and shoreland along Chub and Marcott lakes. Additional habitat focuses include woodlands, wetlands, hydric soil areas, and unique landscape features and ecosystems. Environmental Audits and/or Phase I Assessments are completed for all projects, resulting in waste removal, well sealing, and septic system upgrades, if needed, as program participation conditions. Baseline Property Reports",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,West,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7018,lisa.west@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-habitat-protectionrestoration-phase-viii,,,, 10011402,"Dakota County Habitat Protection/Restoration Phase VII",2020,3516000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(c)","$3,516,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to acquire permanent conservation easements and land in fee and to restore and enhance riparian and other habitats in Dakota County. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - The County developed an integrated, long-term habitat protection system involving public and private lands to provide multiple public benefits. Enlarging and improving existing protected habitat complexes and providing key connections will continue to be a focus, with protected acres and shoreline as success indicators. The County will prioritize land protection and improvement efforts, in part, based on wildlife species by devoting staff time and resources to create baseline wildlife and habitat quality information and monitoring indicator and other species seasonally/annually to determine if our efforts are producing the desired results over time and to adapt or re-prioritize as appropriate..Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - A small portion of the County is included in this region. Enlarging and improving existing protected habitat complexes and providing key connections will continue to be a focus, with protected acres and shoreline as success indicators. The County will prioritize its land protection and improvement efforts, in part, based on priority wildlife species. It will devote staff time and resources to create baseline wildlife and habitat quality information and monitoring indicator and other species seasonally/annually to determine if our efforts are producing the desired results over time and to adapt or re-prioritize as appropriate..",,,879000,"Dakota County",3516000,,,,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","This project will restore approximately 474 acres of permanently protected habitats, and acquire approximately 420 acres of permanent conservation easements and/or fee title lands. Project sites include converting cultivated areas to wetlands in the southern two-thirds of the County, and various habitats, including forest, grassland, riparian areas, and other wetlands throughout the County. This initiative includes identified sites and flexibility for opportunities that will arise. This project will allow the County to continue its integrated comprehensive and successful land conservation efforts through its partnership with the LSOHC and others.","Historic settlement, modern-day development, and agriculture have replaced, degraded and fragmented natural resource systems throughout Dakota County. Nearly every monitored waterbody in the County is impaired, and many habitats have been reduced to small pocket remnants. The County encompasses a wealth of high-quality soils and a vibrant agricultural economy. And even with conservative, the potential changes that could result from climate change should be considered. These large-scale impacts and trends require a comprehensive, collaborative, long-term approach to maintain and improve the County’s natural resource heritage and associated benefits. Sound plans have been adopted that collectively focus on protecting and improving the natural infrastructure.The project scope and scale encompass some of the best natural resource features found in the metropolitan region, across urban, suburban and rural landscapes. A sound fiscal and prescriptive ecological systems approach to conservation, attempts to balance the interests, rights and responsibilities of private landowners, with the public’s concerns about water and habitat quality and protection.The County effectively works with a variety of agencies, jurisdictions and organizations to implement land protection. Beginning in 2003, the County implemented its Farmland and Natural Areas Program, following two years of LCMR-funded plan development. This and other programs are now blended into a comprehensive Land Conservation Program; through which, the County developed conservation policy project evaluation criteria, and practices to acquire, monitor and administer 112 conservation easements, totaling 9,534 acres, and to assist other public entities in acquiring 20 properties totaling 1,989 acres. In 2017, the County Board approved a Natural Resource Management System Plan to restore, enhance and maintain the majority of natural resources within its parks, greenways, and conservation easements. In 2018, the County began developing a next generation, Land Conservation Plan to identify, coordinate, and prioritize future land protection and management needs on public and private properties throughout the County. All permanent easements require Natural Resource Management Plans (NRMPs) that reflect existing ecosystem health and recommend potential restoration management strategies, including workplans and budgets. A Natural Resource Management Agreement (MA) is signed by the landowner and County, identifying NRMP priorities, activities, responsibilities, shared costs, and schedules. The proposed habitat restoration and enhancement projects in this funding request are based on these workplans. This project has direct benefits to fish, game, and wildlife, beyond the increased and interconnected terrestrial habitat.The proposed and anticipated acquisition projects involve riparian areas along the Minnesota, Mississippi, and Cannon rivers (including Dutch, Mud, Chub, Darden and Pine Creeks, and Trout Brook) and Vermillion River (including North, Middle and South Creeks, the South Branch and tributaries), and shoreland along Chub and Marcott lakes. Additional habitat focuses include woodlands, wetlands, hydric soil areas, and unique landscape features and ecosystems.Environmental Audits and/or Phase I Assessments are completed for all projects, resulting in waste removal, well sealing, and septic system upgrades, if needed, as program participation conditions. Baseline Property Reports are prepared; and each permanent easement is annually monitored. Project information is entered into a data base.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lisa,West,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7018",lisa.west@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dakota-county-habitat-protectionrestoration-phase-vii,,,, 10004560,"Data-Driven Pollinator Conservation Strategies",2017,520000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03a","$520,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to improve understanding of the relationships and interactions between native bee pollinators and rare and declining plant species and to determine optimal placement and species plantings for pollinator habitat in order to develop guidelines for planning, designing, and planting pollinator habitat. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03a.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Daniel,Cariveau,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave","Falcon Heights",MN,55108,"(970) 391-0783",dcarivea@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Rock, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Watonwan, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/data-driven-pollinator-conservation-strategies,,,, 17158,"DCHS Exhibit Guide Development & Production",2011,6600,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,1682,,,,,,"Dakota County Historical Society",," The Dakota County Historical Society (DCHS) worked with a graphic designer to develop several templates for exhibit guides.  The exhibit guides are short publications that promote and/or provide additional information about topics featured in DCHS exhibits and programs.  Three different templates were developed, a two-sided 4"" x 9"" promotional card, a traditional three-fold brochure, and a booklet 5.5"" x 8.5"" that can be scaled in four-page increments.  Each of these guides is immediately recognizable as a product of DCHS.   In addition to developing  three templates, guides were written and produced for four exhibits: Booklet - Vermillion Falls Walking Tour.  At twelve pages this was longer than anticipated but includes a great deal of information, including an extensive bibliography for those interested in more details information.   2,000 copies produced. Three-fold brochure - Meet George Daniels (formerly The George Daniels Story). 2,000 copies produced. Promotional card - Three Cultures/China & From the Front/From the Front IV: Vietnam.  Each of these pieces promotes both a series of exhibits (Three Cultures/From the Front) and the current iteration of the exhibit series (China/Vietnam).  In future versions, DCHS will make the information regarding the physical location of each exhibit more prominent. 1,000 copies of each produced. ",,"To develop and implement visitor guides for four venues to learn about history in Dakota County",2010-09-24,2011-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Chad,Roberts,,"130 Third Ave. N","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dchs-exhibit-guide-development-production,,,, 10031468,"Dent and Vergas Spur Trails",2025,934000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09j","$934,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Otter Tail County to construct a trail along County State-Aid Highway 35 to connect the cities of Dent and Vergas to the Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail and Maplewood State Park to provide recreation and nonmotorized transportation opportunities.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Otter Tail County","Local/Regional Government","Construction of a 6.6 mile bituminous trail along CSAH 35 connecting the cities of Dent and Vergas to the Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail and Maplewood State Park",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2025-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kevin,Fellbaum,"Otter Tail County","520 Fir Ave. W.","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-8492",kfellbau@co.ottertail.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dent-and-vergas-spur-trails,,,, 10007170,"Design and Publication of a History of the Northfield Public Schools",2018,9015,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9015,,"Margaret Colangelo, Ellen Iverson, Rob Hardy, Anne Maple, Julie Prichard, Jeff Quinnell, Noel Stratmoen.",,"Independent School District #659","K-12 Education","To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of Northfield Public Schools.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Earl,Weinmann,"Independent School District #659","1400 Division Street South",Northfield,MN,55057,507-663-0629,earl.weinmann@nfld.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-and-publication-history-northfield-public-schools,,,,0 10013465,"Design and Printing of Hazel Belvo: A Matriarch of Art",2021,10000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Gary Lindberg, Malcolm McDonald, Rico Paul Vallejos, Thomas Klas",,"Afton Historical Society Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of the life of artist Hazel Belvo.",2021-01-01,2022-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Ian Graham",Leask,"Afton Historical Society Press","6800 France Avenue S., Ste. 370",Edina,MN,55435,"(651) 436-8443",leask@aftonpress.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-and-printing-hazel-belvo-matriarch-art,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10012407,"Design and Print Publication: History of the Northfield Hospital",2019,8500," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","All of the measurable outcomes were achieved, due to the good work of experienced dedicated local author and designer.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8500,,"Charlie Mandile, Virginia Kaczmarek, Charles Kyte, CC Linstroth, Dr. Michele Muench, Steve O'Neill, Lynn Clayton, Patricia Christianson."," ","City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of the Northfield Hospital.",2019-06-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Betsy,Spethmann,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)"," 2000 North Avenue "," Northfield "," MN ",55057,"(507) 646-1034"," spethmannb@northfieldhospital.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota, Rice, Scott, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-and-print-publication-history-northfield-hospital,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10000309,"Design, construct & administer improvements to parking, event area, and the site at the Visitor Center for Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2011,150000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in park visits over time. The 2014 annual report will compare park visit growth from 2011 (pre-construction) to 2012 (post construction).","The project was successfully completed in 2012. The visits increased from 93,900 in 2011 (pre-construction) to 136,400 in 2012 (post-construction), adding 42,500 visits.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park, design, construct and administer parking, event area and site improvements at park's visitor center.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-construct-administer-improvements-parking-event-area-and-site-visitor-center,,,, 10000564,"Design, engineer & build 2 miles of Mississippi River Regional Trail",2016,370000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2016) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Design, engineer and construct 2 miles of regional trail. ","Constructed 2 miles of trail for the Mississippi River Regional Trail.",,1440000,Federal,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer and construct 2 miles of trail from 117th Street E. to Pine Bend Trail in Rosemount.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve ",Sullivan,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-2-miles-mississippi-river-regional-trail,,,, 10000565,"Design, engineer & build segment of trail including grade-separated crossing for the River to River Greenway Regional Trail (year 1 of 2)",2016,475000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2016) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Design, engineer and construct a grade separated crossing.",".392 miles of River to River Regional Trail completed",,693000,Federal,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer and construct segment of the trail including grade separated crossing at Hwy 110 and Dodd Road intersection and a connection to Valley Park.",,"River to River Greenway Regional Trail (North Urban)",2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-segment-trail-including-grade-separated-crossing-river-river,,,, 10000566,"Design, engineer & build segment of trail including grade-separated crossing for the River to River Greenway Regional Trail (year 2 of 2)",2017,245000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Design, engineer and construct a grade separated crossing.",".392 miles of River to River Regional Trail completed",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer and construct segment of the trail including grade separated crossing at Hwy 110 and Dodd Road intersection and a connection to Valley Park.",,"River to River Greenway Regional Trail (North Urban)",2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-segment-trail-including-grade-separated-crossing-river-river-0,,,, 10000614,"Design, engineer and construct 2 miles of trail",2017,210000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Report miles of trail constructed","1.072 miles of trail completed for Minnesota River Greenway Regional Trail",,560000,Federal,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer and construct 2 miles of trail adjacent to Hwy 13 from I-494 to approximately Lone Oak Road.",,"Minnesota River Greenway Regional Trail",2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-and-construct-2-miles-trail,,,, 10000616,"Design, engineer, build pedestrian tunnel for North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2017,127325,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.",,"One grade-separated crossing; 800 linear feet of greenway trail",,615000,Federal,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer and construct tunnel to provide grade separated crossing of regional greenway to 157th Street in Apple Valley.",,"North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-pedestrian-tunnel-north-creek-greenway-regional-trail,,,, 10000648,"Design, engineer & build paved trail & boardwalk at Whitetail Woods Regional Park",2018,963832,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2018) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure, evaluate and report the total number of feet of hard-surface trail constructed, the number of new structures or site furnishings installed, and the number of sq ft of landscaping improved.","Final report not yet submitted ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer & build paved trail & boardwalk at Whitetail Woods Regional Park",,"Whitetail Woods Regional Park (fka Empire Wetlands)",2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-paved-trail-boardwalk-whitetail-woods-regional-park,,,, 10000713,"Design, engineer & build paved trail & boardwalk at Whitetail Woods Regional Park",2011,8013,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure, evaluate and report the total number of feet of hard-surface trail constructed, the number of new structures or site furnishings installed, and the number of sq ft of landscaping improved.","Final report not yet submitted ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Build ADA compliant, year round, multi-purpose, paved trail and boardwalk around Empire Lake; Construct 2 camper cabins; Improve/replace Empire Lake dike outlet; Install benches & site furnishings; landscaping and MP-approved improvements. Includes design, engineering, construction & construction administration.",,"Whitetail Woods Regional Park (fka Empire Wetlands)",2010-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-paved-trail-boardwalk-whitetail-woods-regional-park-0,,,, 10000714,"Design, engineer & build paved trail & boardwalk at Whitetail Woods Regional Park",2012,21273,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2012) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Measure, evaluate and report the total number of feet of hard-surface trail constructed, the number of new structures or site furnishings installed, and the number of sq ft of landscaping improved.","Final report not yet submitted ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,,,"Whitetail Woods Regional Park (fka Empire Wetlands)",2011-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-engineer-build-paved-trail-boardwalk-whitetail-woods-regional-park-1,,,, 10025250,"Design/Build HVAC System",2023,159000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,6000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",165000,,"Natalie Broshar, Sandy Craighead, Gary Gorman, John H. Guthmann, Barb Herrmann, David Novy, Lorena Palm, Jim Stevenson, Thomas Welna, Emily White",,"North Star Scouting Memorabilia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified technicians to upgrade the Scouting museum's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.",,"To hire qualified technicians to upgrade the Scouting museum's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lorena,Palm,"North Star Scouting Memorabilia","2640 E Seventh Avenue","North St. Paul",MN,55109,7632347994,lpalm@nssm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/designbuild-hvac-system,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 33946,"Design Work for",2015,6650,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",6650,,"Charlotte Carlson, Noah Cashman, Jon Denison, Adrienne Falcon, Amy Goerwitz, Dan Riehle-Merrill, Elizabeth Reppe, Margit Johnson.",0.00,"Northfield Public Library","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of the Northfield Public Library.",,,2015-06-01,2016-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Teresa,Jensen,"Northfield Public Library","210 Washington Street",Northfield,MN,55057,507-645-1801,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/design-work,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031377,"Determining Ambient Background PFAS Concentrations in Minnesota Soils",2025,621000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03g","$621,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to determine ambient background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels in urban and nonurban soils to help Minnesota develop management strategies for PFAS-contaminated soils. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project determines ambient background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels in urban and non-urban soils. This information will help Minnesota develop management strategies for PFAS contaminated soils.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"William (Bill)",Cole,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2788",william.cole@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/determining-ambient-background-pfas-concentrations-minnesota-soils,,,, 10007300,"Development and Graphic Design of Mni Wiconi Interpretive Graphics",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Brian Benshoof, Neal Benson, Laura Bowman, Ann Hendricks, Nick Hinz, Barb Kaus, Linda Kilander, Kim Kleven, Naomi Mortensen, Tim Newell, Christine Powers, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Christie Skilbred, Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Keith Stover, Vance Stuehrenberg, Anna Thill, Liz Ulman, Ginger Zierdt",,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on the importance of water in Dakota history in Minnesota.",,,2016-12-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deb,Johnson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","224 Lamm St.",Mankato,MN,56001,507-995-9551,deb.johnson@cmsouthernmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-and-graphic-design-mni-wiconi-interpretive-graphics,,,,0 10007302,"Development of Caponi Art Park Archive - Phase 6",2017,9295,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9295,,"Wayne Potratz - President, Lawrence Werner - Vice President, Rhea Benz - Secretary, Julie Andersen, Tom Barnard, Cheryl Caponi, Renee Ervasti, Rachel Powers, Scott Thomas.",0.27,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To assess and better organize the archival collections held by Caponi Art Park.",,,2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,651-454-9412,ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-caponi-art-park-archive-phase-6,,,,0 10013269,"Develop Sonar Data Mapping on Three Rivers to Assess Suitability for Native Mussel Habitat",2019,200000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 03j","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Park Service to create high-resolution sonar data maps to identify critical native mussel habitat for the designated Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area including part of the Minnesota River.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"National Park Service",,"The acquisition of high-resolution sonar data provides important information essential for mapping mussel habitat while having ecological applications useful to resource managers and policy makers protecting Minnesota threatened/endangered native mussels.",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Duncan,"National Park Service","111 E Kellogg Blvd, Ste 105","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 293-8434",nancy_duncan@nps.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/develop-sonar-data-mapping-three-rivers-assess-suitability-native-mussel-habitat,,,, 10012477,"Development of Curriculum: 'Industrialization and Minnesota'",2020,10000," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,18633,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",28633,,"Cathy Belmont, Karen Frosted, Mary Hylden, Jay F. Johnson, Jan Solomonson",0.21,"Prospect House Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To develop curriculum on industrialization in Minnesota for use in Minnesota classrooms.",2019-10-01,2020-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Abby,Bizzett-Johnson,"Prospect House Museum"," 403 Lake Avenue N "," Battle Lake "," MN ",56515,"(218) 864-4008"," abby@bizzettjohnson.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-curriculum-industrialization-and-minnesota,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 28900,"Development and Design of Children's Exhibits on Dakota Culture and History",2015,33664,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,33664,,"Brian Benshoof, Dr. Brenda Flannery, Linda Frost, Kaaren Grabianowski, Mary Jo Hensel, Nick Hinz, Lyle Jacobson, Eric Lennartson, Naomi Mortensen, Jean Peterson, Christine Powers, Tom Riley, Beth Serrill, Dr. Katie Smentek, Sara Steinbach, Laura Stevens, Karen Wahlstrom, Pam Willard, Anna Thill",0.11,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire consultants to develop an exhibit on Dakota culture and history.",,,2014-10-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deb,Johnson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,507-995-9551,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-and-design-childrens-exhibits-dakota-culture-and-history,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28532,"Development of a Collections Plan",2014,2261,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","In our application our measurable goals were to: -Survey and categorize all potential materials for inclusion in the collection -Define the priorities for accessioning the materials into the collection -Articulate the vision for the collection and its purpose. All of these goals were achieved. Using an initial survey as a starting point we conducted an in-depth inventory to better understand the material in our possession. The work included: -Recording accurate information about the material, such as subject matter, dates, physical condition and ownership. -Analyzing the collected information to create selection criteria and divide the collection into appropriate sub-collections. -Establishing a work plan and priorities for continued building of the collection.",,,,,2261,,"President: Tom Egan ",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a consultant to help write a collections plan in order to improve collections care and management.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,651-454-9412,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-collections-plan,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28421,"Develop a Disaster Plan",2013,6570,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Targets were achieved, thanks to the leadership provided by Cathy Osterman.",,,,,6570,,"President: Pearl Shirley, Vice President: Mary Hendricks, Secretary: Diane Schmidtke, Treasurer: Duane Kaczmarek, Directors; Jon Boorom, Dennis Danich, Jim Hollenbeck, Greg Kaslow, Mike MeMenomy, Roberta Schafer, Jim Servatius, Gary Smith, Teresa Spears, Lynn Stegmaier",,"Dakota City Heritage Village","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified professional to write a historic site disaster plan.",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Kaslow,"Dakota City Heritage Village","4008 220th Street West",Farmington,MN,55024,612-710-6533,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/develop-disaster-plan-0,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28441,"Development of Institutional Photo Archives",2013,6775,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","In our application we listed the measurable outcomes of this project as cataloguing and accessioning an additional 10% or more of the collection, learning how to organize and archive digital images and upgrading our collection database to include digital images. We achieved or reevaluated all of these goals. We inventoried and accessioned about over 200 sets of negatives, 600 slides and 1200 digital photos which is near to our goal of 2,600. However as we worked we discovered that the estimated scope and complexity of this endeavor was inaccurate and more labor intensive than anticipated. The work included: -Organizing, sorting and separating the photos documenting the work of making the park from our programs and removing duplicate prints. - Matching the prints to their negatives and identifying missing prints. -Separating and sometimes splitting rolls of film apart to accession those of making the park separately from park programs and accessioning each new ",,,895,,7670,,"Craig Harris, President, Merri Schreiber Treasurer, Wendy Raway Secretary, Anthony Caponi, Cheryl Caponi, Tom Egan, Sue Hegarty, Juli Seydell Johnson, Ram Singh",0.20,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To process photographs documenting the Caponi Art Park in order to increase public access to them.",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,651-454-9412,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/development-institutional-photo-archives,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10013517,"Digital Conversion of Cable Arts Consortium Video Collection 1983-1991",2021,9925,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,2500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12425,,"Mark Stanley, James Malec, Ron McCoy",,"Minnesota Media Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,," Minnesota Media Arts converted analog videotapes to digital media for approximately 60 programs compiled and collected by the Cable Arts Consortium between 1993 and 1991. The grant project resulted in the creation of digitized video and audio files from more than a decade of Cable Arts Consortium programming and collecting of arts and culture video programs. These programs were assembled from Minnesota arts and cultural organizations, artists and film & video makers, and are now preserved for historical, educational, and research purposes. The digitized files will be available through the MNMA archive, controlled access to online videos available for researchers, and a finding aid on their website. The finding aid, and its additional content descriptive metadata will be searchable by our potential audience of scholars, students, architects, preservationists, and other interested parties. Because of the digital conversion, this valuable arts and cultural resource will be preserved and available for long-term use. ",2020-10-01,2021-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Stanley,"Minnesota Media Arts","641 Fairview Ave. N, Studio #191","St. Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 801-7355",markstanley@mnmediaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/digital-conversion-cable-arts-consortium-video-collection-1983-1991,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee ","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership ",, 10031382,"Distribution and Population Status of Weasels in Minnesota",2025,400000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03l","$400,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to determine the distribution, relative abundance, and spatial occupancy patterns of small weasel species in Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.7,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will determine the distribution, relative density, and spatial occupancy patterns of 3 small weasel species in Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Michael,Joyce,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2656",joyc0073@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/distribution-and-population-status-weasels-minnesota,,,, 10019618,"DNR Forest Enhancement",2022,1338000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(d)","$1,338,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance wildlife habitat in the northern forest region on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, and state forests. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including moose, elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing timber rattlesnake and other wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state",,,,,1311200,26800,,0.41,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic northern forests, wetlands, and brushland habitats require management beyond basic forestry practices or at smaller scales than commercial operations work. Other enhancements, such as brushland shearing or mowing have low commercial value but high wildlife value. These additional habitat enhancements improve the quality of the forests for both wildlife and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action, Forest Action, SNA Strategic Land Protection and SFRMP Plans, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to see that all activities meet these objectives.","Northern Minnesota's forest habitats include pines, maple and basswood, aspen, oak forests and savannas, as well as different age classes of forests. The region also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, and multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). They provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. They also clean and absorb water and sequester carbon. However, these forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, forest loss, and fragmentation. While forest harvest is an important tool in management of our forests, we can do additional or different enhancements to maximize the diversity and productivity of these habitats for both wildlife and people. For example, timber harvest can create a wildlife opening. However other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain he opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include 1) invasive species control, 2) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands, 3) maintaining wildlife openings 4) tree removal, girdling, brush mowing/shearing, 5) infrastructure for conservation grazing in openland and brushland habitats, 6) tree release, such as enhancing oak management for mast production, 7) forest regeneration site prep, 8) seed and acorn collection followed by broadcasting and/or drilling of seed, and 8) tree planting and protection to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management. Forest managers in Minnesota regularly work across agencies and NGOs to take a landscape view of forests. For instance, there is currently an NRCS RCPP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) that promotes young forests for golden-winged warblers and other species that use these habitats. The people involved with this program regularly talk to DNR staff and those working for other agencies in northern Minnesota to coordinate efforts. This request seeks funding to enhance over 4,800 acres of habitat on public lands open to hunting, primarily but not limited to, WMA, AMA, SNA and State Forest. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of contractors hired to conduct activities that support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55055,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement,,,, 10019619,"DNR Grassland Phase XIII",2022,3534000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(l)","$3,534,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,3448800,85200,,1.5,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting, including DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements, State Forests, as well as federal WPAs and NWRs.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a decade ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. This request is part of larger efforts among the grassland community. For instance, in July 2020, multiple partners worked together to submit a SAFE (State Acre For wildlife Enhancement) to FSA to boost CRP acres in Minnesota.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-xiii,,,, 10027638,"DNR Grasslands - Phase IX",2018,3950000,"ML 2017, Ch. 91, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(i)","$3,950,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, Native Prairie Bank land, bluff prairies on State Forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl production area and refuge lands. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. While these appropriation only added 2,085 acres of grassland acres to the state through restoration, these funds enhanced a much larger area. Put in another fashion, we restored and enhanced 69.5 square miles with these funds. That's an area 8.3 by 8.3 miles in area. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accomodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 40,539 acres were affected: 1,191 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 39,348 in Enhance.",,,3586000,190400,,7.5,DNR,"State Government","We restored and enhanced a total of 40,539 grassland acres with 446 activities on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, Native Prairie Bank easements, Waterfowl Production Areas, and National Wildlife Refuges.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR and our federal partners, the USFWS, were spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Brome conversion 76 Interseeding 51 Grassland restoration 1,191 Prescribed Fire 36,079 Herbaceous Invasive Control 1,503 Goat Browsing - woody removal281 Woody Removal 1,358 TOTAL 40,539 This appropriation involved the Southeast Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. The DNR will be hosting a workshop later this fall to discuss the science and management behind seasonal burns so that all staff and partners can continue to learn new applications for old tools. This appropriation included a partnership with the USFWS. They were able to bring in 'detailers', federal crews from outside MN to dramatically enhance their capacity and ability to enhance wildlife habitat on WPAs and Refuges. The final acres reported here are reduced from our recent Status Updates. In further conversations with the USFWS, we calculated the number of detailers, number of in-state fire staff, and pro-rated the acres to account for this ratio. We were also able to experiment with goat browsing in the SE to control buckthorn. SNA staff will monitor these sites over the coming years. This may provide a way to reduce chemical use and integrate some new and emerging agricultural practices, goats, into habitat management for the benefit of wildlife and the agricultural economy. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge.",,2017-07-01,2022-11-04,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grasslands-phase-ix,,,, 10031475,"DNR County Groundwater Atlas",2025,3200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03j","$3,200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to continue producing county groundwater atlases to inform management of surface water and groundwater resources for drinking and other purposes. This appropriation is for Part B, to characterize the potential water yields of aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to contamination.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,16.6,"MN DNR","State Government","This project supports continuing development of County Groundwater Atlases for approximately three years. The goal is to provide this valuable water and resource management information infrastructure to every county.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Vanessa,Baratta-Person,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5685",vanessa.baratta@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-county-groundwater-atlas-1,,,, 20692,"DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase V",2014,5250000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$5,250,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. High priority riparian lands, forestlands, and savannas are protected from parcelization and fragmentation. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat. Stream to bluff habitat restoration and enhancement will keep water on the land to slow runoff and degradation of aquatic habitat. Improved aquatic habitat indicators. Improved condition of habitat on public lands. ",,2502900,"CPL (city of Barnesville), US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, City of Oronoco, Olmsted County, DNR Dam Safety bonding money ",5249800,192600,,7.5,DNR,"State Government","DNR completed nine stream habitat projects with this appropriation. Four fish passage projects opened up access to 180 miles of river and 13,521 acres of lake and wetland habitat. We enhanced habitat on 39 Aquatic Management Areas, totalling 1440 acres, through the efforts of four positions funded by this appropriation. It also funded two stream habitat positions that oversaw the completion of 23 DNR projects and over 50 partner-lead projects funded by various OHF sources. ",,"Stream projects were chosen based on the DNR's Stream Habitat Priority List, where projects are ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded nine stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are listed below. - Solid Bottom Creek: This project addressed a steep, eroding stream bank along 500 feet of a designated trout stream.  The stream bank was a primary source of sedimentation within the stream, and likely contributed to a delta that is forming at the outlet of the stream in Elbow Lake.  Construction was completed in the spring of 2016, relocating the stream away from the tall eroding bank, stabilizing the toe of that bank by installing toe-wood structures, and enhancing pool habitat for trout that are stocked into the stream. - Whisky Creek: OHF funding from DNR was combined with a CPL grant to the City of Barnesville to fund the project.  Bids for the work came in under projected costs, which allowed the City to also remove another dam within city limits on Whisky Creek that was underneath a railroad bridge.  Work has been completed in 2015 on the modification of the dam at Blue Eagle Lake and the removal of the dam underneath the railroad bridge. This project restored fish passage to 31 miles of upstream habitat. -Minnesota River at Granite Falls: Construction of a riffle in the Minnesota River at Granite Falls was completed in December 2017. The project modified the remnants of an old dam made of rock into a riffle, enhancing spawning habitat that will be used by numerous fish species including lake sturgeon, walleye, and sauger. -Red Sand Lake outlet: The outlet structure on Red Sand Lake was modified to allow fish passage, with construction completed in June of 2018. The former drop structure within a culvert was replaced by a larger culvert with an arch-rapids upstream and downstream, and with natural substrate within the culvert. Fish passage between White Sand Lake, which lies downstream, Red Sand Lake, and wetlands in between will benefit Red Sand Lake, especially in the occasional year that it experiences a partial fish-kill due to low oxygen conditions. -South Branch Root River: This project was funded by the ML2013 and ML2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation. A 450 foot reach of the river was experiencing severe erosion, with the streambank losing over 10 feet per year. A riffle was constructed at the upstream end of the reach to direct flow, and a bankfull bench was constructed along the eroding bank using toe wood to enhance stability and fish habitat. The bench was vegetated with a native seed mix and willow live stakes. Construction was completed in August of 2018, with ML2013 funds only used for work completed prior to July 1, 2018. -Turtle River: DNR partnered with the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Beltrami County to replaced an undersized culvert that blocked fish passage. The project opened up 13,000 acres of lake and wetland habitat and 30 miles of river that was formerly inaccessible to fish downstream of the project. -Mississippi River at Weaver Bottoms: Former deepwater habitat in Goose Lake, a former floodplain lake on the Mississippi River had been filled with silt over several decades. This project dredged 9 acres back into deepwater habitat, and was completed in the fall of 2017. Dredge spoils from project excavation were stockpiled on land for drying and eventual spreading and revegetation on private land. The deepwater habitat is becoming rare on the river due to sedimentation, and is critical for over-wintering habitat for bluegill, crappies, and other fish species. This project was split between the ML2012 and ML2013 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriations, and accomplished acres split proportional to the total cost contributed by each. -Middle Fork Zumbro River/Lake Shady: This appropriation funded a portion (along with the DNR's ML2013 Aquatic Habitat) of the restoration of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River through a former impoundment known as Lake Shady. The dam had washed out in a 2011 flood, leaving behind an eroding mud flat that threatened to harm downstream reaches as it eroded, and contained poor habitat in the channels that had cut through the mud. The former dam site's grade was stabilized by creating a rapids of stable rock material, and within the former reservoir new stream channels with appropriate dimensions were constructed. Habitat in the new channels was restored to include woody material as well as rocky riffles. Re-vegetation of the surrounding reservoir sediments with native plant species will provide quality riparian and upland habitat as well. The project was completed in partnership with Olmsted County ($125,736), the city of Oronco ($83,824) and DNR Dam Safety bonding funds ($1,000,000) all contributing funding. An additional $236,540 of in-kind staff time was contributed by Olmsted County.  In addition to the 147 acres of habitat restored, the project opened up access to 119 miles of stream. Accomplished acres are split between the two OHF appropriations proportional to funds contributed. -Middle Branch Whitewater River: Construction began on this project in September of 2016. At that time, the new channel and floodplain were shaped prior to the end of the construction season. However, this project has run into issues with design that have prevented its completion to date. An outside consultant has been hired by DNR to provide a final design, with a new construction period in the summer of 2019 to complete the project. DNR received approval for an amendment that added this project to our ML2015 Aquatic Habitat appropriation, which will be used to pay for the remaining design and construction of this project. -Aquatic Management Area enhancement: Enhancement work on 39 different AMAs such as prescribed burns, riparian plantings, and invasive species control were done on 1440 acres of habitat. Locations were in all four LSOHC planning regions. This work was made possible by the four AMA habitat positions funded by this appropriation. AMA staff assessed habitat needs at 106 AMAs, and developed management guidance that identifies enhancement needs for those parcels. In addition to the 39 projects done using this appropriation, AMA staff were involved with 106 other Outdoor Heritage-funded AMA enhancement projects, and provided guidance for 23 similar projects being lead by external partners who were using OHF money. -Stream Habitat Specialist positions: Two specialists were hired to coordinate statewide stream habitat worked that was funded by OHF. These positions were responsible for both DNR projects, and assisting partner organizations with their projects. These positions upped the capacity for DNR to undertake multiple larger stream habitat projects, and to increase the quality of projects being done by partners. During the life of this appropriation, specialists participated in the design and construction oversight of 23 DNR stream projects, and provided assistance to over a dozen local partners on over 50 stream habitat projects funded by various OHF appropriations.   ",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,"Mn Dept of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Polk, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-phase-v,,,, 20694,"DNR Wildlife Management Area, Scientific and Natural Area and Native Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition",2014,4783400,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(c )","$4,940,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in fee for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; and acquire native prairie bank easements under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96. Up to $42,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17, for native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land and permanent conservation easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Protected (in fee with state PILT liability) 2169 acres and protected (in easement) 387 acres for a total of  2556 acres ",,593400,"Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM), Small Game Surcharge ",4738100,45300,,.31,DNR,"State Government","Work resulting from this appropriation resulted in the acquisition, development, and inclusion of 2,095 acres into the state Wildlife Management Area (WMA) system, 74 acres into the the state Scientific and Natural Area system, and through easement acquisition added 387 acres to the state Native Prairie Bank. ",,"Through this appropriation the MN DNR protected lands in the prairie, forest prairie transition, northern forest, and metro urbanizing ecological sections. The MN DNR prioritized our acquisitions to focus on parcels with an existing habitat base, acquisition opportunities that provided connectivity and worked toward building habitat complexes, and opportunities that allowed us to maximize habitat benefits. All acquisitions were a result of a relationship with a willing seller. We scored them using a GIS based tool that assigns points based on the natural resource attributes along with other ecological and management criteria. We then ranked them in importance based on their score and input from local DNR land managers. All acquisitions where then subject to County Board review and approval. Ten WMA parcels and one SNA totaling 2,169 are now permanently protected as a result of acquisitions funded by this program. This eclipsed our Accomplishment Plan goal for acquisition by 561 acres. In addition we protected 387 acres through easement in Native Prairie Bank. ",2013-07-01,2019-11-05,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Rivers,"MN Dept. of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5209",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Brown, Clearwater, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Pennington, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wildlife-management-area-scientific-and-natural-area-and-native-prairie-bank-easement-a,,,, 9818,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Program, Phase 4",2013,3480000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$3,480,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements for aquatic management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement stewardship plan. Up to $25,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund and a description of annual monitoring and enforcement activities.",,"Restored 66 acres, protected in fee 58 acres and protected in easement 93 acres of habitat ",,2736400,"Mix of cash and in-kind time from Olmsted County, City of Orononco, and Dam Safety bonding money contributed towards the Zumbro River project, Landowner donation, RIM, Game and Fish Fund, and Fish and Wildlife Acquisition Account. ",3480000,,,1,DNR,"State Government","We used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across all LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota.",,"This appropriation funded a mixture of restoration, enhancement, and protection of aquatic habitat by the DNR. We were successful in completing our proposed projects, and in meeting may of the goals included in our accomplishment plan. The different projects accomplished from this appropriation are summarized below.Habitat protection was accomplished using a mixture of fee title and easement acquisition. For easements we purchased 11 parcels on trout streams located on either the North Shore or in southeast Minnesota. Easements will protect 5.3 miles of stream and 94 acres of habitat. Fee title acquisition protected 5 parcels of lakeshore, including one parcel that was purchased with funds from both ML2011 and ML2012 funding. Acreage and shoreline feet protected have been pro-rated between appropriations based in their respective contribution to the purchase price. A total of 2.6 miles of shoreline and 58 acres of habitat are protected by these parcels. The amount of habitat protected in easement and fee title falls short of our proposed outcomes for this appropriation. Because land values vary across the state it is difficult to anticipate how much habitat can be protected for a given amount of money. It is also hard to anticipate the amount of landowner donation we will receive. We were successful in leveraging an additional $1.3 million toward protection work from a mixture of sources, including landowner donation.The Mille Lacs Lake shoreland enhancement involved the removal of breakwall from a former marina that is now a DNR Aquatic Management Area. Breakwall was removed along 455 feet of shore and returned to a natural shoreline, with native riparian vegetation planted in all areas. This habitat will benefit fish species using the nearshore area of the lake as well as other wildlife such as birds, reptiles and amphibians that use a mixture of nearshore and riparian habitat.The Kingsbury Creek stream restoration project removed masonry walls that had been built along the banks through that reach and were limiting habitat. The project also included constructed a new stream channel through a reach that had previously been impounded by a dam. The stream channel was resized to appropriate dimensions, and habitat structures such as toe wood, rootwads, and cross vanes were installed. The project will benefit resident brook trout as well as steelhead that spawn and rear juveniles in Kingsbury Creek.A fish passage project at Shell Lake converted a dam into an arch-rapids, allowing fish to migrate in and out of the lake freely. Fish passage is especially important at Shell Lake, which is subject to occasional partial winter-kills. Recolonization from the Shell River will help the lake to recover from these events. This project was added to our original accomplishment plan and completed using surplus funds realized due to cost savings from other projects.A second stream habitat enhancement project was done using surplus funds. This one was located on the Pomme de Terre River, where a riffle and adjoining streambank was enhanced to provide better habitat in a former reservoir where the dam had been removed several years previous.Backwater habitat on the Mississippi River within Weaver Bottoms was enhanced to create critical backwater habitat that had been lost due to decades of sedimentation. The deepwater habitat is critical for many fish species such as bluegill and black crappie that over-winter there. The nine acres of newly enhanced habitat has shown high use by Mississippi River fish, and anglers have taken notice and are using the area as well.This appropriation funded a portion (along with the DNR's ML2013 Aquatic Habitat) of the restoration of the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River through a former impoundment known as Lake Shady. The dam had washed out in a 2011 flood, leaving behind an eroding mud flat that threatened to harm downstream reaches as it eroded, and contained poor habitat in the channels that had cut through the mud. The former dam site's grade was stabilized by creating a rapids of stable rock material, and within the former reservoir new stream channels with appropriate dimensions were constructed. Habitat in the new channels was restored to include woody material as well as rocky riffles. Re-vegetation of the surrounding reservoir sediments with native plant species will provide quality riparian and upland habitat as well. The project was completed in partnership with Olmsted County ($125,736), the city of Oronco ($83,824) and DNR Dam Safety bonding funds ($1,000,000) all contributing funding. An additional $236,540 of in-kind staff time was contributed by Olmsted County. In addition to the 147 acres of habitat restored, the project opened up access to 119 miles of stream.Stream habitat work for this appropriation and other LSOH-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and intern. These positions aided in survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects. The coordinator also worked on assessing other potential projects for future LSOHC proposals.",2012-07-01,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Nerbonne,"Mn Dept of Natural Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive",Brainerd,MN,56401,651-259-5205,brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Redwood, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-program-phase-4,,,, 23917,"DNR Grassland Phase VI",2015,1458800,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(h)","$1,530,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairie communities in wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, state forest land, and land under native prairie bank easements. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 113 acres and enhanced 11,594 acres for a total of 11,707 acres. ",,,,1380000,126400,,1.5,DNR,"State Government","With this appropriation, the DNR enhanced and restored over 11,700 acres of public lands or permanently protected private lands under easement.  Projects under this appropriation included prescribed fire, prescribed or conservation grazing, woody removal, and enhancing plant diversity.  With this appropriation we were able to exceed our target acreage by 38 percent.   ",,"This project was a little different from the typical DNR grassland enhancement appropriations in that it did not include a Roving Crew and it was a little more focused on the south east part of the state than other DNR grassland enhancement appropriations have been.  That said, the types of projects are similar to what we've done in the past.  What makes this appropriation different, perhaps, is not the few large showcase projects we do, but the collective impact and benefits of many smaller projects on the landscape.   With this funds we were able to conduct prescribed fires on over 6000 acres and remove woody vegetation from almost 2000 acres of grassland.  Both of these types of projects are critical to grassland wildlife, especially birds.  Multiple studies have shown that nesting success of both game birds and songbirds is significantly impacted by woody vegetation.  Some species won't nest near tall trees and these trees also provide habitat for several types of nest predators.   There were several efforts to increase grassland diversity in brome or bluestem monocultures totaling 250 acres as well as restoration of over 100 acres.  This should increase habitat quality for pollinating insects as well as increase the abundance of insects that serve as a critical high protein food resource, especially for egg-laying birds and fast-growing young chicks.   We also completed invasive species control on over 2700 acres of grassland. This should in turn increase native plant diversity and increase pollinator habitat.   One area new for this appropriation is conservation grazing, although in this case much of it could be referred to as conservation browsing.  Goats were used in some cases for grazing prairie, especially on steep slopes.  These areas are often dangerous for equipment and the goats reduce reliance on chemicals.  Below is one description from DNR staff of this type of project.   ""At Mound Prairie SNA, west of Hokah, MN, goats have spent multiple seasons grazing two bluff prairies cleared of eastern red cedar trees and invasive brush, such as buckthorn and honeysuckle.  The goats were able to reduce the vigor of the woody vegetation, allowing native grasses and forbs an opportunity to grow.  Using goats reduced the amount of chemical needed to control the invasive woody brush! There is now a sufficient grass component to facilitate prescribed burning.""       A similar project in central Minnesota shows the benefits of cedar removal to prairie plants and wildlife.    ""Starting in 2016 and continuing into 2019 invading trees and brush were removed from about 25 acres of rock outcrop and wet prairie at Cedar Rock SNA in Redwood County.  The work was done in two phases; first large trees (mostly cedar) were cut, treated, piled and burned.  Two years later a follow-up pass was made to control buckthorn which had grown after the removal of the taller trees.  Although formal post-treatment surveys have not been conducted; previously undocumented rare plants are apparent and the area appears to harbor a broad array of both plant and animal species."" One area that gets little attention in habitat work is the ecosystem benefits of that work.  Again, numerous studies have shown that grassland restoration is a very good way to remove carbon from the air, helping to mitigate climate change.  Even prescribed burning, because it stimulates root growth will help remove carbon from the air and store the carbon in the soil.   As always, monitoring continues to be an issue with all these projects, both at the individual site and the larger landscape.  The conservation partners in the state, including DNR, FWS, TNC, and others, continue to work to develop statistically rigorous ways of addressing these questions.   Attached are a series of images from Mound Prairie SNA (word doc) and Cedar Rock SNA (indiv jpgs).  The Mound Prairie images show the impacts of cedar removal in the SE.  The Cedar Rock aerial images show how cedars were only scattered over the site in the 1930s, covered the site before this project, and how these funds help open up a large area to prairie.   For this final report, dollars for each project are pro-rated based on the acre percentage for each project relative to the budget.   ",2014-07-01,2019-10-31,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Greg ",Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-vi,,,, 23924,"DNR Wildlife Management Area and Scientific & Natural Area Acquisition",2015,8145000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(a)","$8,145,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. Of this amount, $4,250,000 is for the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area addition in Dakota County. Money appropriated in this paragraph may not be used to acquire any portion of the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area Addition that is or will be subject to the removal of gravel or other mining activities. Any funds not spent on the Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area addition must be used for acquisition of land in the seven-county metropolitan area. Lands acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. Subject to the evaluation criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquisition of lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed land and permanent conservation easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Protected 1,733 acres in fee with State PILT Liability. ","achieved proposed outcomes",2884600,"RIM ",8014600,38000,,0.74,DNR,"State Government","Work resulting from this appropriation resulted in the acquisition, development, and inclusion of 1,733 acres into the state Wildlife Management Area (WMA) system.  We exceeded the projected acres by 56% and exceeded leverage by nearly 20%. ",,"Through this appropriation the MN DNR protected lands in the prairie, and metro ecological sections. The MN DNR prioritized our acquisitions to focus on parcels with an existing habitat base, acquisition opportunities that provided connectivity and worked toward building habitat complexes, and opportunities that allowed us to maximize habitat benefits. All acquisitions were a result of a relationship with a willing seller. We scored them using a GIS based tool that assigns points based on the natural resource attributes along with other ecological and management criteria. We then ranked them in importance based on their score and input from local DNR land managers. All acquisitions where then subject to County Board review and approval. Ten WMA parcels totaling 1,733 acres are now permanently protected as a result of acquisitions funded by this program. This eclipsed our Accomplishment Plan goal for acquisition by 620 acres! ",2014-07-01,2021-10-29,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Rivers,"MN Dept. of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5209",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Lyon, Murray, Norman, Rice, Stearns, Swift, Wright","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-wildlife-management-area-and-scientific-natural-area-acquisition,,,, 23935,"MN DNR Aquatic Habitat Program - Phase VI",2015,2483200,"ML 2014, Ch.256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$2,560,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","I ","Restored 131 acres, protected in fee with state PILT liability 62 acres, protected in easement 132 acres, and enhanced 2,182 acres for a total of 2,507 acres. ",,660000,"US Forest Service, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi Headwater Restoration Fund, Chippewa Stewardship Fund, Otter Tail Wetland Mitigation, and Otter Tail Transmission Line Tribal Gathering Mitigation ",2425600,111000,,3.4,DNR,"State Government","DNR modified six dams to allow fish passage and enhanced in stream habitat on two rivers with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement project were completed on 28 Aquatic Management Areas and three metro parks, totaling 1,002 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects. The coordinator moved seven additional projects forward and assessed ten potential projects for future LSOHC proposals. ",,"Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects are ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded five stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. - Sand Hill River Fish Passage Project: This project partnered with the Sand Hill River Watershed District and Army Corps of Engineers to restore fish passage on the Sand Hill River. The in channel portion of the project was essentially completed in 2017. Initial fish surveys have already documented restored fish passage upstream of the modified dams. Both this grant and an ML 2015 grant to the Sand Hill River Watershed District contributed to the local share of this project and were matched 3:1 by federal funds. Credits for habitat benefits were divided up between the two grants based on overall contribution to the project. - Knutson Dam fish passage- Construction of the project was finished in the spring of 2016. The dam, at the outlet of Cass Lake in Beltrami County, was modified into a rapids to allow fish movement upstream from the Mississippi River. This will allow free movement between habitats in the lakes upstream and the river downstream, facilitating access for fish to key habitats such those used for spawning. The project was done in conjunction with the US Forest Service, who owns the dam. The initial LSOHC grant spurred multiple other parties to invest in the project, totaling $660,000 in match. Partners included the US Forest Service, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi Headwater Restoration Fund, Chippewa Stewardship Fund, Otter Tail Wetland Mitigation, and Otter Tail Transmission Line Tribal Gathering Mitigation. - Long Lake fish passage- We worked with Itasca County to modify a small dam at the outlet to Long Lake into a rapids in January, 2016 in order to facilitate fish passage. - Straight River habitat enhancement: Several DNR divisions teamed up to improve aquatic habitat by installing 32 new tree structures on the Straight River, one of Minnesota’s premier trophy brown trout streams. DNR fisheries staff selected three sections of the river to place the structures to address an over-wide stream channel with little cover for fish. Due to the inaccessibility of this reach of stream for heavy equipment due to surrounding wetlands, a helicopter was used to lower about 150 trees into position to create the structures. A total of 4,180 feet of stream was enhanced by this project. - South Branch Root River: This project was funded by the ML2013 and ML2014 DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation. A 450 foot reach of the river was experiencing severe erosion, with the streambank losing over 10 feet per year. A riffle was constructed at the upstream end of the reach to direct flow, and a bankfull bench was constructed along the eroding bank using toe wood to enhance stability and fish habitat. The bench was vegetated with a native seed mix and willow live stakes. Construction was completed in August of 2018. - AMA Enhancement: This appropriation includes funding for personnel tasked with assessing habitat needs on Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs), writing management guidance documents that outline projects, and overseeing project implementation. AMA Specialists completed nine new site assessments, bringing the total number of AMAs assessed since June 2014 to 138. To date, 109 Management Guidance Documents have been completed. An additional 29 Management Guidance Documents are in various stages of review. Staff also planned or oversaw enhancement project on 48 AMAs. These accomplished acres are reflected in the status updates for individual OHF appropriations that funded contracts and/or materials for the project. Site visits for specific habitat project planning purposes or habitat enhancement work completed: •    Jennie Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Minniebelle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Hutchinson FMA (Prairie) •    Miller Creek AMA (SE Forest) •    Gemini AMA (Prairie) •    Eagle Creek AMA (Metro) •    Lotus Lake AMA (Metro) •    Silver Creek AMA (Metro) •    Elizabeth Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Games Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Norway Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Francis Lake AMA (Prairie) •    St Peter AMA (Prairie) •    Cannon River (Morristown) AMA (Prairie) •    Middle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Kasota Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Cedar River AMA (Prairie) •    Sanborn AMA (Prairie) •    Whispering Ridge AMA (Prairie)  •    Etna Creek AMA (SE Forest)  •    Sakatah Lake AMA (Prairie)  •    St. Catherine Lake AMA (Metro) •    Glacier Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Pierz Fish Lake AMA- Forest/Prairie Transition •    Quamba Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Cross Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Bertha Moody Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Hubert Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Agate Rearing Pond AMA- Northern Forest •    Sunrise Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Cedar Creek AMA- Northern Forest •    Larson Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    North Long Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Buetow AMA- Northern Forest •    Island Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Roosevelt Lake AMA- Northern Forest •    Little Knife AMA- Northern Forest •    Barnes Springs AMA- Northern Forest •    Frank Rose AMA- Prairie •    Glacier Lake AMA (N. Forest) •    Little Otter Creek AMA (N. Forest) •    North Long Lake AMA (N. Forest) •    Little Knife AMA (N. Forest) •    Barnes Springs AMA (N. Forest) •    Bertha Moody AMA (N. Forest) AMA staff worked with R3 and R4 Roving Crews to write burn plans for: •    Stephen AMA (Prairie) •    Minniebelle Lake AMA (Prairie) •    Miller Creek AMA (SE Forest) - Stream habitat work for this appropriation and other LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects.  Five projects were completed during this appropriation. The coordinator was also responsible for moving 7 additional projects forward and assessing 10 potential projects for future LSOHC proposals.  The coordinator has collected monitoring data on two completed LSOHC projects.   The coordinator (with interns) collected culvert data on 4 watersheds, identified barriers and determined which barriers are among the highest priority. ",2014-07-01,2019-10-22,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamison,Wendel,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd. Box 20","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5205",jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lincoln, Mower, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-dnr-aquatic-habitat-program-phase-vi,,,, 35017,"DNR Aquatic Habitat - Phase VII",2016,4540000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$4,540,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire interests in land in fee and permanent conservation easements for aquatic management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02, to acquire interests in land in permanent conservation easements for fish and wildlife habitat under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.66, and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat. Up to $130,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"22 Habitat acres Restored.  52 Habitat acres Protected in Fee with State PILT Liability.  347 Forest acres and 132 Habitat acres (for a total of 479 acres) Protected in Easement. 330 Prairie acres and 535 Habitat acres (for a total of 865 acres) Enhanced.  1,418 total acres impacted. ",,405100,"Sustain our Great Lakes and BWSR Flood Assistance - South St. Louis SWCD general fund ",4415700,65700,,0.5,DNR,"State Government","We will use a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota. ","   ","Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects were ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded five stream projects, several of which involved external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. Stewart River Restoration: The Stewart River channel restoration project used Natural Channel Design to restore 4,500 of premier trout stream in Northeastern Minnesota. Historic logging and a berm located in the floodplain had significantly impacted the stream. The project was designed and implemented to create trout habitat including deep pools, overhead cover and abundant spawning gravels. The project also removed the confines of the berm and reconnected the stream with the floodplain. A 100 year flood affected the project just a few years after implementation. Some damage was caused, but the objectives of the projects were still met once repairs were made in 2019 using DNR FAW funding. Mission Creek Restoration: DNR partnered with South St. Louis SWCD to compete this project on Mission Creek. The Mission Creek channel restoration project restored 3150 feet of stream near Duluth, Minnesota. This stream was historically altered and had an in-stream trash rack which affected fish passage and the stability of the stream. The 2012 flood caused the stream to blowout around the trash rack resulting in a highly aggraded and unstable stream. The trash rack was removed and the dimension, pattern and profile of the stream was restored. Additionally, 8.4 miles of the stream was reconnected with the removal of the trash rack. During design, a historic native burial site was discovered just downstream of the project site. This slowed down design as we needed to sort through the risks to artifacts and find a tribal inspector to be onsite during construction. In the end we were able to do the project with oversight from the tribe. No artifacts were discovered during construction. Construction finished in June of 2020. North Branch of Whitewater River Restoration: This channel restoration project took place within Whitewater State Park in a location that previously had riprap installed on the bank for stabilization. This riprap failed at least two times so a stream restoration was implemented to better address the issues causing the bank erosion. The project utilized toe-wood sodmat to protect the bank and reshaped the channel dimension, pattern and profile based on a nearby stable reference reach. During construction it was found that the bed and bank material were particularly difficult for toe-wood sodmat installation. A unique technique using a trenching bucket was employed to get the toe-wood sod mat installed correctly. Another impact of the bed and bank materials was that it was difficult to get vegetation established. This project had to have additional work done after the original construction was finished. Due to lack of vegetation, a large flood and being in a flashy watershed, some of the stream features were impacted after the flood. Following the damages, the natural pattern that the river laid out was utilized to improve the overall project. The project was replanted with additional straw protection. Since the adjustments were made, the project has been stable and the vegetation is getting established. Cottonwood River Restoration: DNR partnered with Redwood County to complete this restoration. This project was originally funded to provide fish passage at three dams by modifying the dams to rock arch rapids structures. However during the course of project development, at two of the dam sites, the grantee opted to install riffles along the river corridor to slowly step the river down and to provide more habitat than originally anticipated. Two of the dam sites now have 6-7 riffles and deep pool associated with those riffles. Fish use these pools as is evident by the anglers seen at various riffles. Fish have also been seen passing through the riffles to get upstream. Construction of this project started in February of 2020; that spring construction was put on hold due to high flows and the COVID pandemic. However, as the flows were rising the contractor continued to work. This proved to be an issue when the contractor was unable to finish installing that riffle. As a result, the unfinished structure caused some significant erosion; this lead to additional work at that riffle site for the contractor once flows receded. The COVID- 19 pandemic significantly limited the ability of Department staff to provide construction oversight which would likely have avoided the contractor working in rising flows. Construction of the projects were finished in fall of 2020. Overall the project accomplished the goals of fish passage and has the added benefit of additional habitat along the river corridor. Driftless Area Habitat Enhancement: The DNR's Fisheries Construction crew used this appropriation to purchase rock and equipment rental to enhance 15 acres of stream habitat in the Driftless Area of Minnesota. Shoreline protection accomplished with this appropriation consisted of two fee-title acquisitions, nine trout stream easement acquisitions, and three Forest for the Future conservation easements. The two fee-title acquisitions protected 52 acres and 4,825 feet of undeveloped shoreline . All nine trout stream easement acquisitions were in the SE Forest Ecological Section. Two easement acquisitions were initiated in the Northern Forest Section, but neither was successfully concluded. The nine trout stream easements protect a total of 132 acres and 31,150 feet of stream. The Forest for the Future project prioritized protecting forests in high priority cisco lake watersheds. With this project, one 32 acre easement was purchased in the Kabekona watershed (Hubbard County), 122 acres in the Ten Mile lake watershed (Cass County), and 193 acres in the Pelican watershed in Crow Wing County. Two large easement acquisitions were not completed when the landowners chose not to accept the DNR offer. These acquisitions were scheduled to be completed close to the end of the appropriation availability and we did not have enough time to move on to other parcels. Therefore, we did not meet goals for easement acquisition and funds were returned to the Council. ",2015-07-01,2021-10-05,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martin,Jennings,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road ","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5176",martin.jennings@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Redwood, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-phase-vii,,,, 35057,"DNR Grassland - Phase 8",2017,3983000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(j)","$3,983,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas on wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, native prairie bank land, and bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. While these appropriation only added 2,085 acres of grassland acres to the state through restoration, these funds enhanced a much larger area. Put in another fashion, we restored and enhanced 69.5 square miles with these funds. That's an area 8.3 by 8.3 miles in area. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accomodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 44,506 acres were affected: 2,081 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 42,425 in Enhance.",,,3762900,172000,,7.11,DNR,"State Government","We restored 2,081 acres of grassland and enhanced 42,425 acres of grassland for a total of 44,506 acres of wildlife habitat across 329 sites with these funds.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR was spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Project Type Acres # Sites Grassland Restoration 2,085 63 Prescribed Fire 36,896 159 Woody removal 4,461 60 interseed / diversity enhancement 500 27 Conservation grazing infrastructure 120 1 Prescribed Browsing-woody control (goats) 299 9 Herbaceous Invasive Control 145 10 Sum 44,506 329 This appropriation involved the Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. Typically, we burn in the spring before the nesting season. However, this can stimulate the warm-season grasses and begin to crowd out forbs, lowering plant diversity. Burning in the late summer, after birds have fledged but with enough time for some late summer regrowth, has shown to increase both plant diversity as well as structural diversity in the habitat. Just as important, it can knock back the dominant grasses such as big bluestem and Indian grass just enough for forbs to express themselves the following year. Although 44,506 acres appears to be a large number, we feel the actual acres benefitted may be much larger. We know nest predation of grassland birds is higher near woody vegetation and some birds just won't nest near woody veg. By removing trees, we are impacting both the footprint of where those trees were but also the surrounding grassland, up to a half mile from the project, where nest success should now be higher. We installed grazing infrastructure on one site and used goats to browse undesirable and invasive woody plants. This will accomplish two goals. FIrst, we will get good habitat work on our public lands. Second, its a way to further develop a working lands approach to land management and incorporate conservation work into the state's agricultural economy. I have personally visited a number of public lands grazing sites in western Minnesota and have always been impressed with what I've seen. Although grazing is a summer activity, I've flushed a number of birds, both pheasants and songbirds, from these areas in the fall. Often the biggest benefit to grazing comes in the first couple years after grazing as the habitat is regrowing. Although there is still much to learn, we have learned a lot in recent years about restoration techniques. We still use several methods for restoring prairie and there's probably no one perfect way of doing it. It's very clear to someone when they are walking through a recent restoration and an older restoration. Even if they can't identify every plant, the diversity people see is striking. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. While they are good habitat projects, they will probably increase in costs over time. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge.",,2016-07-01,2022-11-04,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"DNR Wildlife","500 Lafayette Rd ","St. paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5230",greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Roseau, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-phase-8,,,, 10033384,"DNR Forest Enhancement Phase 2",2023,2172000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(e )","$2,172,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance wildlife habitat within the northern forest region in wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, and state forests. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including moose, elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing timber rattlesnake and other wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state",,,,,2115300,56700,,1.21,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic northern forests, wetlands, and brushland habitats require management beyond basic forestry practices or at smaller scales than commercial operations work. Other enhancements, such as brushland shearing or mowing have low commercial value but high wildlife value. These additional habitat enhancements improve the quality of the forests for both wildlife and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action, Forest Action, SNA Strategic Land Protection and SFRMP Plans, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to see that all activities meet these objectives.","Northern Minnesota's forest habitats include pines, maple and basswood, aspen, oak forests and savannas, as well as different age classes of forests. The region also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, and multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). They provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. They also clean and absorb water and sequester carbon. However, these forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, forest loss, and fragmentation. While forest harvest is an important tool in management of our forests, we can do additional or different enhancements to maximize the diversity and productivity of these habitats for both wildlife and people. For example, timber harvest can create a wildlife opening. However other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain he opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include 1) invasive species control, 2) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands, 3) maintaining wildlife openings 4) tree removal, girdling, brush mowing/shearing, 5) infrastructure for conservation grazing in openland and brushland habitats, 6) tree release, such as enhancing oak management for mast production, 7) forest regeneration site prep, 8) seed and acorn collection followed by broadcasting and/or drilling of seed, and 8) tree planting and protection to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management. Forest managers in Minnesota regularly work across agencies and NGOs to take a landscape view of forests. For instance, there is currently an NRCS RCPP (Regional Conservation Partnership Program) that promotes young forests for golden-winged warblers and other species that use these habitats. The people involved with this program regularly talk to DNR staff and those working for other agencies in northern Minnesota to coordinate efforts.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55055,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Sibley, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement-phase-2,,,, 10033385,"DNR Grassland Enhancement - Phase 14",2023,3088000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(i)","$3,088,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,2989500,98500,,3.15,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting, including DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements, State Forests, as well as federal WPAs and NWRs.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a decade ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grasslands and embedded wetlands are also very good at sequestering and storing carbon, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. The SNA program will be funding the same Seasonal and Technician positions they have requested in the past. This year we are adding Contract Administration staff, which we have done every 3-4 years in the past. We are adding two Prairie Restoration Biologists, which are new positions. These positions will work with staff and vendors to help design seed mixes for restorations, work with contractors/vendors to order seed and seed supply issues, and help coordinate seed harvest programs and consortiums around the state. Last, they will assess past OHF funded prairie restorations and address specific management questions in an adaptive management framework to help inform staff and develop/modify BMPs for future restoration work. They will communicate these results and refinements to BMPs back to DNR staff and the conservation community multiple times each year at professional meetings and field days.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-phase-14,,,, 10033893,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement - Phase 11",2024,4122000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(u)","$4,122,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Kingsbury Creek project, we will evaluate instream habitat as well as brook trout populations to assess success. For the Rock Dam project, warmwater fish communities will be assessed before and after project completion. Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. Rivers and streams provide corridors of habitat including intact areas of forest cover in the east and large wetland/upland complexes in the west - For the Bucks Mill Dam and Eden Lake Dam projects, we will compare warmwater fish communities before and after project completion. We will also compare catch rates for critical species before and after project completion as indicators of population density changes. Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - For the Cascade Creek and Tischer Creek Dam projects, we will evaluate instream habitat and use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community to compare to pre-project data.Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Our AMA enhancement program will monitor all projects to insure that outcome goals are being met by looking at the diversity and abundance of native plant species that are supported by project sites as compared to pre-project. The Whiskey Creek, Florida Creek, Roseau River, Skandia WMA, and South Branch of the Buffalo River channel restoration projects in this region will improve in-channel and riparian habitat. We will use metrics that evaluate instream and floodplain habitat to assess our success. For the Lower Sakatah Lake Dam and Lake Sarah Dam fish passage projects, we will use routine fish surveys to gauge changes to the fish community, and compare with pre-project data",,,712000,"National Water Quality Initiative",4038600,83400,,4,DNR,"State Government","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete six fish passage projects to reconnect reaches of habitat for fish and other aquatic life, restore 71 acres on eight rivers to create over six miles of diverse habitat, and enhance 224 acres of riparian and terrestrial habitat on Aquatic Management Areas. The footprint of fish passage projects is small, but projects will reconnect over 290,000 acres of lake and river habitat. Stream projects were selected from a statewide list, prioritized by factors such as ecological benefit, scale of impact, urgency of completion, and local support.","The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) annually updates a statewide list of stream habitat projects. Submissions come both from MNDNR staff and from partner organizations. Projects are prioritized based on scale-of-impact, urgency, local support, and critical habitat for rare species. Based on this list, MNDNR and our partners are proposing six fish passage projects and eight channel restorations, leveraging over $712,000. Access to different habitats is critical for fish and other aquatic organisms to complete various life stages. The habitats they use to spawn, live as juveniles, over-winter, and feed as adults may all be different. These habitats can be fairly unique, such as high-gradient riffles favored by many spawning fish, and may be miles apart. When dams or other obstructions prevent aquatic life from reaching ideal habitat, they are forced to use less optimal locations that can reduce their success. In some cases this leads to the complete loss of sensitive species upstream of a barrier. Modifying or removing the barriers through our six proposed fish passage projects would have a footprint of 6 acres, but create upstream access to over 290,000 acres of lake and river habitat. This will benefit fish such as Walleye, Northern Pike, and Brook Trout present in these rivers, as well as five mussel species classified as threatened or special concern. Streams naturally form habitat through the meandering of the river. Deeper, slower habitat is created by scour into the bed of the river around the outside of bends, while faster water and a rockier bottom is found in the straight sections in between. Wood, overhanging vegetation, and boulders serve as cover and current breaks for fish. In degraded sections of river, these natural processes are disrupted. Some reaches have been artificially straightened, preventing the meandering that forms diverse habitat. In other places, streams have become surrounded by tall banks that prevent high flows from spilling out onto a floodplain. When floods are trapped within the stream channel, the river erodes the banks. This not only mobilizes tons of sediment that degrades downstream habitat, but results in a wide, shallow channel during low-flow periods that is avoided by adult fish. Channel restoration projects will address these issues by using Natural Channel Design methods, which bases design on a reference location with high-quality habitat. Working with partners, we will restore over 17 miles of habitat on eight streams. These restored reaches also will connect upstream and downstream reaches of quality habitat. We propose to enhance 224 acres of riparian habitat and associated uplands on 33 Aquatic Management Areas (AMA). The DNR manages these lands to protect critical shoreline habitat used by spawning fish, waterfowl, wading birds, reptiles and amphibians. Uplands in these parcels provide a buffer to protect water quality, and habitat for more terrestrial species. Our enhancement work includes shoreline plantings, invasive species control, and prescribed burns. Projects are selected based on management guidance documents that have been written for each AMA.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamison,Wendel,"Minnesota DNR","500 Lafayette Road ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5205,jamison.wendel@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-11,,,, 10033894,"DNR Forest Enhancement Phase III",2024,1496000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 3(d)","$1,496,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public lands throughout Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Large corridors and complexes of biologically diverse wildlife habitat typical of the unglaciated region are restored and protected - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state. Improved condition of habitat on public lands - These efforts will help manage forested locations in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region",,,,,1463800,32200,,0.13,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic forests and brushland habitats require enhancement beyond DNR timber harvest practices. Enhancements, such as brushland shearing provide critical wildlife habitat but are not achieved through timber harvest practices. These additional habitat benefits improve the quality of the forests for wildlife, water quality and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection, Fish Habitat Plan, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to meet the objectives put forth in these plans.","Minnesota's forest habitats include many different native plant communities in different growth stages. Forests also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, including multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Forests provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. Forests protect water quality and sequester carbon. However, forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, critical habitat loss, forest conversion, and fragmentation. While timber harvest is an important tool providing habitats in the forest, additional or different enhancements are needed to maximize the diversity for fish and wildlife. For example timber harvest can create a wildlife opening, however other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain the opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include: 1) control invasive species 2) enhance riparian buffers and forest for water quality and fish habitat protection 3) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands 4) remove trees, mow and shear brush 5) maintain/restore open lands and brushland habitats 6) regenerate forests through site preparation, seed procurement/harvest, seeding, and planting. 7) plant trees to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management DNR managers collaborate with other State, Federal, County agencies and many conservation organizations to take a landscape view of forests and manage across administrative units. For example, DNR managers are working together with USFS managers to maintain and enhance rock outcrops that provide spring forage and mast for a variety of wildlife. This request seeks funding to restore 15 acres and enhance over 12,917 acres of habitat on public lands open to hunting, primarily but not limited to, WMA, AMA, SNA and State Forests. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of contractors hired to conduct activities that support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ted,Dick,DNR,"1201 East Highway 2 ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-3296,218-328-8869,ted.dick@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Carlton, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement-phase-iii,,,, 10033939,"DNR Grassland Enhancement Phase 15",2024,3003000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 2(h)","$3,003,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate the restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. This includes surveys such as pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and woodcock, which are all dependent on open areas. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - Migratory game and non-game birds will be some of the primary beneficiaries of this work. We hope to continue to strengthen partnerships with the University of Minnesota to incorporate graduate students into research and monitoring work. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna - Monitoring will take place with the base level monitoring conducted by DNR staff and staff from other agencies/NGOs. Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - Monitoring will primarily be done through studies conducted by the DNR's Ecological and Water Resources Division of key indicator species such as timber rattlesnakes. Restored and enhanced upland habitats - The multi-agency/NGO Grassland Monitoring Team (GMT) has developed standardized protocols for sampling grassland vegetation and a number of the sites on this request will be sampled over the 5 year period",,,,,2905600,97400,,1.67,DNR,"State Government","Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on 5,700 acres parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting using prescribed fire, tree removal, high-diversity seedings, and similar practices.","In many farmland counties less than five percent of the area is in public wildlife lands, often much less. We continue to lose about 200 acres of native prairie per year. While Minnesota does have acres enrolled in CRP as well as state programs such as RIM and CREP, there is still very little grassland left in many counties of the state. As such, we need to make sure the remaining grasslands, especially those open to public recreation are as diverse and productive as possible. These lands provide wildlife habitat as well as pollinator habitat and ecosystem services such as floodwater capture and groundwater recharge. Wildlife and pollinator populations are a fraction of what they were even a decade ago. Water quality, especially nitrate contamination, is a human health and wildlife issue. Restoring and enhancing grasslands are one of the most effective ways to improve all of these issues. Grasslands and embedded wetlands are also very good at sequestering and storing carbon, helping to mitigate the effects of climate change. Grassland and wetland restoration and enhancement, carefully guided by planning, is one of the best ways to address many of these issues. This programmatic request seeks funding to enhance grassland habitat on permanently protected grasslands and prairies, most of which are open to public hunting. Without periodic management to simulate historical disturbance patterns, grassland lose diversity and productivity. Invasive species may increase and woody vegetation will encroach into the grasslands, changing their very character and the species that inhabit the area. The activities listed in this proposal will use BMPs for grassland enhancement and diverse local ecotype seed mixes for restoration. The SNA program will be funding the same Seasonal and Technician positions they have requested in the past. The Prairie Restoration Specialist builds on a program we started with the last appropriation. The DNR and partners have been restoring grasslands with OHF support for over a decade. This provides a unique opportunity to evaluate and assess these projects. Each restoration should be seen as an opportunity to learn and improve the next seeding using adaptive management or continuous improvement models. These staff will focus specifically on OHF funded grassland restorations and developed fine-scale, long-term assessments of these projects. They will communicate these results and refinements to BMPs to the conservation community and be a conduit for information between the science community and restoration practitioners. Using this information, these staff will work with practitioners and vendors to continue to refine seed mixes, planting practices, and post-restoration management.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Hoch,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-phase-15-0,,,, 10035232,"DNR Forest Enhancement and Restoration-Phase 4",2025,1727000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(d)","$1,727,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance forest wildlife habitats on public lands throughout Minnesota.","Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species - The DNR and partner agencies conduct a number of wildlife surveys, including moose, deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock, and songbird surveys. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - A number of species are tied to brushland and young aspen forests in these region, including elk, golden-winged warblers, and sharp-tailed grouse. Ongoing surveys and research on these species will allow the DNR to track local and regional responses to these and related efforts. A forest land base that contributes to the habitat picture - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region. Large corridors and complexes of biologically diverse wildlife habitat typical of the unglaciated region are restored and protected - The non-game program is very active in this region with projects assessing wildlife populations. And there are the same ongoing wildlife surveys as in the other regions of the state. Improved condition of habitat on public lands - These efforts will help manage forests in this region to benefit a range of wildlife species, both game and non-game. Ongoing surveys, especially among songbirds, will track long-term changes in bird populations in this region",,,,,1696400,30600,,None,DNR,"State Government","Minnesota's iconic forests and brushland habitats require enhancement beyond DNR timber harvest practices. Enhancements, such as brushland shearing provide critical wildlife habitat but are not achieved through timber harvest practices. These additional habitat benefits improve the quality of the forests for wildlife, water quality and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection, Fish Habitat Plan, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to meet the objectives put forth in these plans.","Minnesota's forest habitats include many different native plant communities in different growth stages. Forests also includes rivers, lakes, sedge meadows, bogs, and brushland. Each of these habitats are home to a wide array with game and non-game species, including multiple Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Forests provide outdoor recreation, timber products, and support local communities. Forests protect water quality and sequester carbon. However, forests face increasing stress from invasive species, climate change, critical habitat loss, forest conversion, and fragmentation. While timber harvest is an important tool providing habitats in the forest, additional or different enhancements are needed to maximize the diversity for fish and wildlife. For example timber harvest can create a wildlife opening, however other management such as periodic mowing is needed to maintain the opening. We will accomplish strategic and targeted enhancements through contractors to conduct activities which support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats. Activities may include: 1) control invasive species 2) assist with oak regeneration through seeding and tree planting 3) firebreak development and maintenance as well as prescribed burns in fire-dependent forests, brushlands and wetlands 4) remove trees, mow and shear brush 5) maintain/restore open lands and brushland habitats 6) regenerate forests through site preparation, seed procurement/harvest, seeding, and planting 7) plant trees to reforest and restore habitats, add conifer to the landscape, provide thermal cover, diversify forests, and address ash stand management 8) restore floodplain and savanna forest habitat with tree planting, burning and mowing DNR managers collaborate with other State, Federal, County agencies and many conservation organizations to take a landscape view of forests and manage across administrative units. For example, DNR managers are working together with USFS managers to maintain and enhance rock outcrops that provide spring forage and mast for a variety of wildlife. This request seeks funding to restore and enhance habitat on public lands open to hunting, primarily but not limited to, WMA, AMA, SNA and State Forests. Strategic and targeted work will be accomplished through the added capacity of contractors hired to conduct activities that support healthy, diverse and resilient habitats.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ted,Dick,DNR,"1201 East Highway 2 ","Grand Rapids",MN,55744-3296,218-328-8869,ted.dick@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Pennington, Sibley, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest, Prairie Region",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-forest-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-4,,,, 10011392,"DNR Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement, Phase 2",2020,3208000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(g)","$3,208,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to restore and enhance aquatic habitat in degraded streams and aquatic management areas and to facilitate fish passage. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"There are 68 species of greatest conservation need that utilize headwaters to large streams, including birds, turtles, frogs, fish, and insects. Stream habitat projects are not designed with one species in mind, but instead are intended to benefit multiple functions and habitats of the river both within the stream and in the riparian area, which will have benefits for rare species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife or fish. We used the approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accommodates different life history stages of wildlife. Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain and this habitat is key for many threatened and endangered species. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. This project enhanced and restored over 250 acres of prairie habitat which will meet the needs of threatened and endangered species that rely on this critical habitat.","A total of 1,306 acres were affected: 54 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 1,252 in Enhance.",279000,"Buffalo/Red River Watershed District",3200400,7600,,None,DNR,"State Government","This DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions. Two large stream restoration projects totaling 54 acres were completed with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement projects were completed on 51 Aquatic Management Areas, totaling 1252 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects.","Stream projects were prioritized based on the DNR's Stream habitat Priority List, where projects were ranked based on a number of criteria surrounding support and outcomes. This appropriation funded two stream projects, both of which involved multiple external partners. Individual project details are outlined below. Gorman Creek Stream Restoration. Gorman Creek is a headwaters stream that was historically straightened. As a result, the stream was significantly incised and lacked habitat diversity. This project restored about 2430 feet of Gorman Creek and 2450 feet of the tributary. This project addressed bank and stream bed sources of sediment by applying appropriate dimension, pattern and profile to the mainstream channel. By restoring geomorphic stability of the stream and reconnecting the river with the floodplain, this project enhanced riparian corridors and buffers, improved fish habitat and passage, addressed and reduced bed/bank erosion, and improved water quality. Stony Creek Stream Restoration. The primary purpose of this project was to improve the ecology of the river system by restoring 24,816 feet of a ditched stream to a stable and functioning channel. The project established a natural channel profile, reconnected the stream to the floodplain, and improved riparian habitat by establishing a 340 ft wide vegetated riparian buffer. There are approximately 21 species of fish in the project area that will benefit from improved habitat and water quality. AMA Enhancement: This appropriation includes funding for personnel tasked with assessing habitat needs on Aquatic Management Areas (AMAs), writing management guidance documents that outline projects, and overseeing project implementation. AMA Specialists completed 5 new site assessments, bringing the total number of AMAs assessed since June 2014 to 253. To date, 170 Management Guidance Documents have been completed. An additional 36 Management Guidance Documents are in various stages of review. In this appropriation staff also planned or oversaw enhancement projects on 51 AMAs, totaling 1252 acres. The Stream Restoration Coordinator attended watershed planning meetings and identify critical projects for landscape planning, met with partners discuss scope of project (e.g. dam modification/removal options), attended and presented at public hearings and answer questions from the public, attend various partner meetings (e.g. City Councils, board meetings etc.), developed the project with the partner to ensure the partner supports the project and maximizes ecological gains, advised and coordinated with partners to understand contracted policy requirements both technically and administratively, obtained partner resolutions to proceed with the project, navigated permitting and environmental review needs, called for proposals, ranked projects, developed LSOHC applications, contracts, and reimbursement, conducted design reviews and approval, performed final walk through and project construction sign off, and completed financial reconciliation. NR Specialist been working on culvert data analysis and QA/QC review of the data this summer, digitization of results from formerly surveyed watersheds to be distributed to the National Aquatic Barrier Inventory and for internal DNR use, outreach at various work groups, and aided in various construction projects needs. EWR interns have completed the Crow Wing watershed culvert inventory.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dean,Paron,"MN DNR","525 S Lake Ave Suite 415 Box 20",Duluth,MN,55802,651-259-5205,dean.paron@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Otter Tail, Pope, Redwood, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-aquatic-habitat-restoration-and-enhancement-phase-2,,,, 10011393,"DNR Grasslands - Phase XI",2020,8861000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 2(i)","$8,861,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, in aquatic management areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accommodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 48,341 acres were affected: 1,690 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 46,651 in Enhance.",,,7584000,352400,,14.28,DNR,"State Government","We restored and enhanced 48,341 acres with 521 projects on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank Easements.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR were spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Brush removal 3 Interseeding 1,786 Invasives control 437 Prescribed fire 33,876 Prescribed browsing (goats) 137 Woody removal 10,296 Grassland restoration 1,690 TOTAL ACRES 48,431 Originally, this appropriation covered the northwest Roving Crew and added a new, fifth, Roving Crew in west-central Minnesota. The language also included two years of funding for the USFWS's Prescribed Fire program. This was our largest grassland request to date and also the appropriation most affected by Covid. We were unable to hire the west-central Roving Crew in a timely fashion due to state hiring freezes. At the same time, the USFWS received IRA funding and returned their second year of funding. While the DNR was able to put most of these dollars to good use, the acre to dollar ratio for fire is usually much higher compared to hiring contractors for tree removal or similar other enhancements. To use up some of the unspent Roving Crew funds, we moved southeast and southwest Roving Crews to this appropriation for one year. While all of this was happening, we were also trying to transition all the Roving Crews to the stand-alone appropriations. Given those issues, we did not reach our anticipated acreage accomplishment. That said, we still managed to enhance 48,431 acres of grassland. Put another way, that's 75.7 square miles of grassland enhancement, or a strip of habitat 0.3 miles wide stretching from Moorhead to St Paul. The Roving Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. The DNR and partners continue to host field days each summer to learn about management practices such as prescribed fire, conservation grazing, etc. Finally we were also able to continue experimenting with goat browsing in the SE to control buckthorn. SNA staff will monitor these sites over the coming years. This may provide a way to reduce chemical use and integrate some new and emerging agricultural practices, goats, into habitat management for the benefit of wildlife and the agricultural economy. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species. However, there is increasing interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. All of these projects, directly or indirectly, fit within the state's Climate Action Framework and other climate related activities. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grasslands-phase-xi,,,, 10006514,"DNR Grassland Enhancement Ph X",2019,4007000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(m)","$4,007,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate restoration and enhancement of prairies, grasslands, and savannas in wildlife management areas, in scientific and natural areas, on lands in the native prairie bank, in bluff prairies on state forest land in southeastern Minnesota, and in waterfowl production areas and refuge lands of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Prairie habitats once covered one-third of the state but presently less than 2% remain. Native prairie, other grasslands that provides habitat for wildlife, and wetlands are key components of functional prairie landscapes that have the capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions. While these appropriation only added 838 acres of grassland acres to the state through restoration, these funds enhanced a much larger area. Put another way, we restored and enhanced 24.3 square miles with these funds. That would be a strip of grassland habitat that would equate to a quarter mile wide stretching from Moorhead to Alexandria. None of this work was targeted at a specific species of wildlife. We used that approach that diverse productive habitats benefit a wide variety of both game and non-game wildlife species as well as any threatened or endangered species. In our restorations, we use very diverse seed mixes. This is obviously beneficial for pollinators. However, all those insects also create a food base for a large number of wildlife species. The structural diversity all those plant species create in the habitat allow every species to find an ideal niche in the grass as well as accommodates different life history stages of wildlife.","A total of 15,577 acres were affected: 838 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 0 in Easements, 14,739 in Enhance.",,,3632700,198500,,13,DNR,"State Government","We restored and enhanced a total of 15,577 grassland acres with 239 projects on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank easements.","We select projects using a number of criteria and reviews to make sure the DNR were spending these funds in the best and most productive ways. We can summarize our results in the following table. Brome conversion 6 Interseeding 60 Grassland restoration 838 Prescribed Fire 10,550 Herbaceous Invasive Control 346 Goat Browsing - woody removal 71 Woody Removal 3,492 TOTAL 15,577 This appropriation involved the Southwest Roving Crews. These Crews allow the DNR to be very flexible. While they have a list of projects to work on, they can also respond fairly quickly if there's an enhancement opportunity shows up. For instance, a short dry period in a part of the state may allow them to conduct a late summer prescribed fire which was not in any of the original work plans. Roving Crews have begun experimenting with different burn seasons. The DNR and partners continue to host field days each summer to learn about management practices such as prescribed fire, conservation grazing, etc. We also regularly review the scientific literature to make sure we are applying the most up to date techniques in our management. We were also able to continue our experimenting with goat browsing in the SE to control buckthorn. SNA staff will monitor these sites over the coming years. This may provide a way to reduce chemical use and integrate some new and emerging agricultural practices, goats, into habitat management for the benefit of wildlife and the agricultural economy. The DNR has traditionally focused on game species such as pheasants. However, there is more and more interest in pollinators and biodiversity. Fortunately, just about every study out there shows that management and restoration for pollinators and songbirds often creates the best habitat for game species. Diverse, healthy, productive habitat is good for a wide range of species. These projects can also increase the amount of carbon absorbed and stored by the plants and soils on these sites. All of these projects, directly or indirectly, fit within the state's Climate Action Framework and other climate related activities. As we continue to use these funds, costs for projects will probably increase. In the early years of these funds, we completed a number of simpler or easier projects, the low-hanging fruit. Now we are left with the larger and more challenging projects. In our budget table, we prorated our budget for individual projects by the acres accomplished. Staff funding was combined into one value. Identifying funding for each position would be an accounting challenge so staff funds were combined by DNR Division.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Hoch,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette RD ","St Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5230,greg.hoch@state.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/dnr-grassland-enhancement-ph-x,,,, 10024651,"Drinking Water Protection in the Karst Region",2023,238864,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(b)","(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","1) 2500 acres minimum with BMPs implemented. 2) 6 plots with full in-season data collection, including the Haney soil health test and other soil health nitrogen and carbon tests. 3) A minimum of 10 wells sealed.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Fillmore SWCD are: Dwayne Ostrem, Eunice Biel, Kathy Tesmer, Tim Gossman, Travis Willford",,"Fillmore SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The karst topography of southeast Minnesota increases the possibility of drinking water supplies becoming contaminated with high concentrations of nitrates. To address this risk in the region, there needs to be an increase in the use of nitrogen best management practices and agronomic rates of nitrogen need to be fine-tuned to balance production with environmental degradation. In addition, potential point sources of nutrient contamination in groundwater need to be addressed wherever possible. This project will have three components that will address these needs. 1) This project will fund incentive payments for the use of nitrogen Best Management Practices (BMPs). Use of the University of Minnesota's BMPs for nitrogen fertilizer in the region is known to reduce the risk of nitrogen escaping the soils and into the drinking water supply of the area. Incentive payments will be given to promote the adoption of the University of Minnesota nitrogen rates to meet crop needs and for the use of split nitrogen applications at University of Minnesota rates. 2) This project will fund replicated on-farm nitrogen plots. These plots could be a nitrogen rate, timing, source or placement plot. These advanced plots provide producers with much needed local nitrogen fertilizer information that is connected to soil types and crop uptake needs in Southeastern Minnesota. These plots would be used to support the recommendations from the University of Minnesota and continue to show that the U of MN nitrogen recommended BMPs remain the most profitable for this area of Minnesota. 3) This project will use cost share funding for local well sealing. It is well known that unsealed wells are a direct conduit for contamination of groundwater. Availability of funding via cost share helps to assist landowners with the financial burden associated with the proper care and sealing of open wells on their properties. ",,,2022-12-15,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Sara,West,"Fillmore SWCD","900 Washington Street NW",Preston,MN,55965,"507-765-3878 x3",sara.west@fillmoreswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/drinking-water-protection-karst-region,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10012394,"Eagan Television Video Collections Archiving and Preservation Planning",2019,8750," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","We achieved our goals and objectives and adjusted our timeline for future grant submissions. 1. We completed an overall asset survey to determine the size and content of the collection (See Report Attachment 15, Asset inventory results.) ?18 tapes: 3/4-inch U-matic tapes from the 1990s with TV programs on them. ?349 VHS/SVHS tapes with TV programs on them, going back to 1985. ?1,554 digital (DV) tapes with raw video, news stories, and full-length TV programs from the early 2000s. ?4,202 DVD-R discs, 4.7 GB format, whose content includes multiple, full-length TV shows in a series on single discs; compilations of news stories; and public meetings, community events, and high school activities, which often span two discs. The DVDs go back to 2003. ?13+ TB of video on portable hard drives, which needs metadata harvest and to be moved and stored on the EditShare archive. ?30+ TB of current video is now on our EditShare digital file server and content management system. EditShare has just 72TB of storage, which likely will not be enough to store our entire collection. Meanwhile, video is being shot at higher resolution 4K, which creates much larger data files. We must determine our options for additional storage, and backup. The sheer number of assets causes us to re-assess how many we could complete in the visual inventory step during this grant period. One recommendation would be to enlist more volunteers in this process. 2. We completed the research and creation of a catalog process, custom metadata plan, and testing of inventory step?s collaborative data entry tools. This initial inventory process will enable our support of the project outcomes of archiving, preservation, and metadata generation, all leading to the creation of a finding aid and eventual digital conversion of the assets, providing a path for similar organizations to follow. 3. Due to the source material?s fragility, we determined public access to the material will be available only after we digitize the content. Using an external vendor will be the most cost-effective, timely, and reliable strategy for this conversion. 4. We determined how to integrate our catalog records and metadata from our legacy Access database content into our current media asset management systems (EditShare). 5. We confirmed our user audiences and communities, which includes Dakota County Libraries and connected libraries, as well as the historical societies for Burnsville, Eagan, Dakota County, and the state. 6. We created an archive and collections management policy. (See Attachment 21, Collections and Archival Management Policy.)",,4000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12750,,"Mayor and Councilmembers: Mike Maguire, Meg Tilley, Paul Bakken, Cyndee Fields, Gary Hansen."," ","City of Eagan (Eagan Television)","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to conduct a needs assessment and write a digitization plan for Eagan Television's analog video collections.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,McIntee,"City of Eagan (Eagan Television)"," 610 Opperman Drive "," Eagan "," MN ",55123,"(651) 675-5044"," mmcintee@eagan-tv.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/eagan-television-video-collections-archiving-and-preservation-planning,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031437,"Early Detection of Invasive Viruses in Native Pollinators",2025,200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to create a baseline inventory of the quantity and diversity of viruses in, and determine the threat of these viruses to, Minnesota native bees.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.82,"U of MN","Public College/University","Forewarned is Forearmed: Our goal is to protect the newly described MN DNR native bees from invasive virus-derived diseases and population declines.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Declan,Schroeder,"U of MN","1365 Gortner Ave Veterinary Population Medicine","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-1916",dcschroe@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/early-detection-invasive-viruses-native-pollinators,,,, 10013386,"East Africa Health Project Microgrant",2020,2500,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. (2) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is for a grant to one or more community organizations that provide arts and cultural heritage programming celebrating Somali heritage. ","The goal of the project is to amplify and connect all Minnesotans to Somali art and cultural heritage in state of MN. The project will honor and preserve Somali culture and heritage because we are Somalis who know the worth of the art and culture of Somali people. For this project, EAHP is interested in focusing efforts in obesity prevention and chronic diseases through amplification and celebration of Somali arts, culture and heritage in Minnesota, because different Somali dances are exercise which help to prevent obesity and chronic disease. If we get help from Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) we will create multicultural event and dinners to show different communities how Somali culture and heritage and dance are important and can be part of prevention of chronic diseases. We want to increase the depth and breadth of Minnesotans who will connect with Somali art culture and heritage and show them how Somali dance can prevent obesity and chronic disease. ","East Africa Health Project held seminars before the COVID19 outbreak began to introduce to the Somali Community their most popular Somali dances as a substitute for the GYM life style especially during this difficult time while people are quarantined at home. The seminar participants were very receptive to our program and it was well received by them. East Africa Health Project developed and produced a 10-minute video to mobilize Somali Community on the essence of cultural health through art and performance. This will enable us to promote and educate the community about healthy living while preserving their religion and cultural heritage. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,,"Dr. Douglas Pryce, Ahmed Mohamed, Hibakh Mohamoud, Dr. Sadia Jama, Dr. Layla Bile, Dr. Osman M. Ahmed",,"East Africa Health Project","Non-Profit Business/Entity","For this project, eahpro is interested in focusing efforts in obesity prevention and chronic diseases through amplification and celebration of Somali arts, culture and heritage in Minnesota, because different Somali dances are exercise which help to prevent obesity and chronic disease. If we get help from Minnesota humanities center (MHC) we will create multicultural event and dinners to show different communities how Somali culture and heritage and dance are important and can be part of prevention of chronic diseases. ",,,2020-01-01,2020-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Osman,Ahmed,"East Africa Health Project",,,,,612-306-0539,osmanahmed@eahpro.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/east-africa-health-project-microgrant," Leyla Suleiman (Minneapolis, MN) Leyla is a first year educator, author in the Crossroads: Somali Youth Anthology, and was a panelist for the Community Partner Fund and is also serving in the immigrant cultural heritage panel. She is Somali. Hibaq Mohamed (Minneapolis, MN) – Hibaq is an MHC Increase Engagement facilitator, author in the Crossroads: Somali Youth Anthology, and is also serving in the immigrant cultural heritage panel. She is Somali. Nasra Farah (St. Cloud, MN) – Nasrah is a board member and featured speaker through the activist/advocacy organization #unitecloud. She is Somali. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10014596,"ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists",2020,600,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities. Having audience members describe their own impressions during the public event.","Developing and/or using their skill for engaging with audiences or communities.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,600,,,0.00,"Richard T. Vincent",Individual,"ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists",,"Virtual Pottery Show Support",2020-05-07,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Vincent,"Richard T. Vincent",,,MN,,"(651) 674-7935",r-bvincent@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Washington, Pine, Pine, Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-covid-19-emergency-response-grant-artists-9,"Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.","Alana Petersen: Federal Government, Legislative Policy, arts advocate; Nancy Hoffman: County Government, Chisago County Housing and Redevelopment Authority/Economic Development administration executive director, arts advocate; MaryAnn Cleary: visual artist, retired corporate executive, chemist, teaching artist, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Terri Huro: visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club, City Council, County EDA member; Angela Ruddy: art teacher, school board member, arts advocate, local volunteer; Dee Ann Sibley: photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barry Hindt: educator and former community education staff member; Ward Mehlan: Art advocate, local volunteer; Norhtern Exposures Photo Club, Pine Center for the Arts Board member; Patricia Black: art teacher, textile artist; Sydney Nelson: visual artist, Pine Center for the Arts Board member.",,2 10001289,"ECRAC ACHF Grant for Organizations",2017,12992,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Participants will learn about metal casting process. 2. Provide opportunity for attendees to create metal casting art works. Attendance tracking; Survey of participants and audience.","People develop arts skills or knowledge; People access arts experiences.",,14251,"Other, local or private",27243,,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC ACHF Grant for Organizations",,"The 2017 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program provides seven art-making workshops in July and August, and on August 5, a full-day live metal pour demonstration event.",2017-07-15,2018-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Anoka, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-achf-grant-organizations-5,"Kelli Maag: Business owner, visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Alana Petersen: Federal government, legislative policy, art advocate.","Kelli Maag: Business owner, visual artist, Kanabec County Arts Association, Northern Exposures Photo Club; Dee Ann Sibley: Photographer, licensed social worker, school employee, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community; Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Arts Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Alana Petersen: Federal government, legislative policy, art advocate.",,2 30592,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2015,14994,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Provide access to high quality and diverse musical performances. 2. Provide opportunities to experience and learn about public art, and to meet resident working artists. Attendance tracking; survey of participants and audience.","A concert series for the community was provided with nine performing artist groups and six guided tours of the sculpture exhibition.",,14600,"Other, local or private",29594,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Amy Schwartz Moore, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the 2015 Music @ Franconia concert series project Franconia Sculpture Park will provide the Region 7E community and beyond a diverse set of musical performances by nine performing artist groups and guided tours of Franconia’s sculpture exhibition. The series includes 3 six-hour events: Rhythm and Groove (6/27/15), Uniquely American (7/11/15), and Tour of Europe (8/15/15). ",2015-03-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-14,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Tom Karas: Business Owner, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Tom Karas: Business Owner, Art Advocate. ",, 30596,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2015,4995,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Participants will learn about metal casting process. 2. Provide opportunity for attendees to create metal casting art works. Attendance tracking; Survey of audience.","The Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program provided the community with nine mold making workshops and one hot metal pour demonstration providing attendees the opportunity to learn about metal casting and creating metal casting art work.",,6030,"Other, local or private",11025,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Amy Schwartz Moore, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the 2016 Valentine’s Day Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide the Region 7E community with a hands-on art-making program led by professional artists offering the opportunity to create individually designed works of art and immersion in the process of metal casting. The project offers a direct arts learning experience and “behind the scenes” view of a metal pour and the cast metal process. ",2015-07-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-18,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 30593,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2015,14998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Participants will learn about metal casting process. 2. Provide opportunity for attendees to create metal casting art works. Attendance tracking; Survey of audience.","The Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour program provided the community with five art making workshops and one full day live metal pour demo event.",,12209,"Other, local or private",27207,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Amy Schwartz Moore, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the 2015 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide the Region 7E community and beyond five art-making workshops on 7/25, 7/26, 7/29, 7/30, and 8/1/2015, and a full-day live metal pour demonstration event on Saturday, August 1, 2015. ",2015-05-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-15,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 30594,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2015,13788,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide persons with mobility impairment access to high quality arts experiences. 2. To provide safe well-functioning accessibility vehicles for visitors and participants. Attendance tracking; Survey of audience.","Two golf carts were purchased to provide visitors with mobility issues daily access to the sculpture garden.",,1532,"Other, local or private",15320,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Amy Schwartz Moore, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"For the Capital Expenditure for Purchase of Accessibility Vehicles project, Franconia Sculpture Park received funding for the purchase of two golf carts that will be utilized as accessibility vehicles for visitors and program participants with mobility disabilities or impairments. ",2015-07-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-16,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 26250,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2014,14972,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1. Provide access to high quality and diverse musical performances. 2. Provide opportunities to experience and learn about public art, and to meet resident working artists.Attendance tracking; survey of participants and audience.","Goals met with 91% of projected audience in attendance.",,12647,"Other, local or private",27619,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"2014 Music at Franconia concert series will provide a diverse set of musical performances and guided tours of the Franconia sculpture exhibition and studio. The series includes four six-hour events (noon-6:00 p.m.) featuring 13 musical performers/groups. ",2014-03-15,2014-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-4,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association. ",, 30595,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2015,14790,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To provide a high quality arts and music program. 2. To provide an arts education program for all ages. Attendance tracking; Survey of audience.","A one day arts learning program featuring six artist talks and two musical performances was provided to the public.",,10248,"Other, local or private",25038,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Amy Schwartz Moore, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"During the Conversations with Creators on the Prairie project, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide an arts learning program featuring public talks by exhibiting artists, live music, and youth arts activities set within Franconia’s outdoor sculpture exhibition. The program will be free and open to the public from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016. ",2015-10-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-17,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Music Educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate; Nancy Hoffman: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 26251,"ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant",2014,14979,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","1. Participants will learn about metal casting process. 2. Provide opportunity for attendees to create metal casting art works.Attendance tracking; Survey of audience.","Goals met with 129% of projected audience in attendance.",,10535,"Other, local or private",25514,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachin, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant ",,"2014 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour Program will offer five art-making workshops on July 26, 27, 30, 31, and August 2, 2014, plus a full-day live metal pour demonstration event on August 2, 2014. ",2014-05-15,2014-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ecrac-arts-and-cultural-heritage-fund-organization-grant-5,"Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate. ","Theresa Bemis: Visual Artist, Milaca Art Center; Barb Dreyer: Visual Artist, Art Educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Art Advocate; Carl Long: Art Educator, Visual Artist, Kanabec County Artist Association; Kelli Maag: Business Owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Carla Vita: Government, Art Advocate. ",, 10031396,"Effects of Conservation Grazing on Solar Sites Managed for Pollinator Habitat",2025,88000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03z","$88,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Native Landscapes, in partnership with Temple University, to analyze the effects of sheep grazing and mowing on the vegetation and soils of solar sites managed for pollinator habitat and to improve understanding of the environmental outcomes from the colocation of solar panels; grazing; and native, pollinator-friendly vegetation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.7,"Minnesota Native Landscapes","For-Profit Business/Entity","This research will analyze the effects of sheep grazing and mowing on the vegetation of solar sites that have been managed for pollinator habitat",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Daniel,Tix,"Minnesota Native Landscapes","8740 77th St NE",Otsego,MN,55362,"(763) 295-0010",dan.tix@mnlcorp.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/effects-conservation-grazing-solar-sites-managed-pollinator-habitat,,,, 28901,"Electropolis Exhibit Phase 2: Implementation",2015,100000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,,100000,,"Marjorie Andersen, Brad Bakken, Earl Bakken, Rebecca Bergman, Larry Bick, Georgine Busch, Michael Day, Matthew Hunt, Mark Knudson, Ann Ladd, Kandace Olsen, John Powers, Lesa Ramos, Kathy Scoggin, Janet Swedal, Matthew Thell, David Whitman",0.00,"The Bakken Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire consultants to develop and install an exhibit on the history of electricity in Minneapolis.",,,2014-10-01,2016-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Juliet,Burba,"The Bakken Museum","3537 Zenith Avenue S",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"612-926-3878 x 217",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/electropolis-exhibit-phase-2-implementation,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28518,"Electropolis Exhibit Development",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","In the grant proposal, progress indicators were defined as completion of an updated interpretive plan draft, formative evaluation report, final interpretive plan, and final design plan. Project staff completed these, consistent with the defined timeframes, and made the decision to combine the interpretive and design plans into a unified exhibit plan. The Bakken achieved the intended outcome of this project, updating the Electropolis exhibit plan to include local history content. The successful completion of the project can primarily be attributed to a cooperative working relationship between project staff and contractors, including well-defined roles and a shared understanding of a clear goal. As well, working in a condensed timeframe and limiting the scope for major changes enabled project staff and contractors to prioritize tasks and make decisions as needed. Staff efficiently determined ways to integrate historical content into the Electropolis exhibit plan, tested them with the target audience, and incorporated their feedback.",,,2253,,12253,,"Marjorie F. Andersen, Earl E. Bakken, Brad Bakken, Rebecca Bergman, Larry Bick, Bruce H. Bruemmer, Georgine L. Busch, Michael Day, Matthew Hunt, Ann Ladd, Kandace Olsen, John L. Powers, Lesa Ramos, Kathy Scoggin, Roger H. Stuewer, Matthew Thell, David Whitman",0.15,"The Bakken Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to develop and design an exhibit on the history of electricity in Minnesota.",,,2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Juliet,Burba,"The Bakken Museum","3537 Zenith Avenue S",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"612-926-3878 x 217",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/electropolis-exhibit-development,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10025215,"Eleven Oral Histories of Descendants of the Black Community in Hastings MN",2022,9781,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9781,,"Andrew Bindman, James Curry, Heidi Langenfeld, Rich Manke, Jackie Northard, Deb Saunders, Bill Spinelli",,"Building Remembrance for Reconciliation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 11 oral history interviews the early history of Black community members in Hastings, circa 1880-1910.",,"To document in 11 oral history interviews the early history of Black community members in Hastings, circa 1880-1910.",2022-07-01,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Andrew,Bindman,"Building Remembrance for Reconciliation","PO Box 34",Hastings,MN,55033,6512108396,agbind@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/eleven-oral-histories-descendants-black-community-hastings-mn,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10004242,"Emerging Artist",2018,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Under-served retired workers try new things; e.g., seamstress fashions costumes, props; carpenter builds sets, painter works on large flats. 2) Building bridges: Encourage pro-am collaboration through mentors and skill-building. 1. Interviews with people of all ages new to theater. 2. Short stories of how well collaborating worked. 3. Sign-in sheets for every person involved in this endeavor.","The production was polished and well-received by the community. Feedback was positive, and people collaborated successfully.",,3585,"Other,local or private",4085,,,,"Peggy L. Sheldon",Individual,"Emerging Artist",,"Bringing Intergenerational Panto to the Community Stage",2017-09-05,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peggy,Sheldon,"Peggy L. Sheldon",,,MN,,"(952) 200-4549 ",plsheldon118@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-artist-11,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet and actor","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 10015230,"Emerging Artist",2020,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantees change expand or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",1210,"Other,local or private",2710,,,0.00,"Sarah L. Hill",Individual,"Emerging Artist",,"Exploration of Sculptural Painting",2020-04-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Hill,"Sarah L. Hill",,,MN,,"(507) 216-7969",sarah@sarahhillart.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-artist-41,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Collin McCanna: artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician; Tianyao Xie: music educator and performer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10009327,"Emerging Artist",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Surveys, Data Collection.","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities mostly achieved the pro",362,,2862,,,0.00,"MaryEllen E. Frame",Individual,"Emerging Artist",,"Seeing Our Cannon River Watershed.",2019-04-01,2020-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryEllen,Frame,"MaryEllen E. Frame",,,MN,,"(507) 645-7976",meframe@me.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-artist-27,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; David Kassler: composer;","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006139,"Emerging Artist",2018,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantees change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings, Interviews.","The work I proposed and carried out has been seen, and appreciated, by even more than I had originally thought. The project benefitted both my art and the nature center.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",,,2500,2500,,,"Toni B. Easterson AKA Toni Easterson",Individual,"Emerging Artist ",,"""Pond Fauna"". ",2018-04-01,2018-10-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Toni,Easterson,"Toni B. Easterson AKA Toni Bennett Easterson",,,MN,,"(507) 645-7764 ",toni@tonieasterson.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-artist-15,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor. ","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator. ",,2 10006717,"Emerging Artist",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Surveys and Interviews.","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",1,"Other,local or private",2501,,,0.00,"Isabella J. Rose",Individual,"Emerging Artist",,"Baggage: Immigrants.",2018-09-01,2019-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Isabella,Rose,"Isabella J. Rose",,,MN,,"(612) 615-6168 ",isabellajoanrose@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-artist-23,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10031470,"Emerging Issues 2024",2025,1071000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 10b","$1,071,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for an emerging issues account authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, paragraph (d).","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources","State Government","2024 Emerging Issues",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"LCCMR Universal",Account,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources",123,123,MN,123123,"(651) 296-2406",lccmrmail@gmail.com,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-issues-2024,,,, 10024578,"Emerging Artist Grant",2023,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age","Achieved proposed outcomes",30,,3030,,,,"Kaley M. Cross",Individual,"Emerging Artist Grant",,"Instinctual Quilt",2022-09-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaley,Cross,"Kaley M. Cross",,,MN,,"(507) 458-2105",kalm.cross@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emerging-artist-grant-20,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10014804,"Emergency Relief Fund",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By receiving emergency financial relief, we can continue to function and ensure that the arts thrive in Minnesota. We will evaluate the impact of the funds by the financial statements of our organization.","Emergency relief was provided.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,,"Colleen Nornes, John Zimmerman, Rachel Marsh, Susan Holmen, Kasey Meyer, Randy Stokes",,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Emergency Relief Fund",,"Emergency relief",2020-04-03,2020-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Holmen,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 432-0493",spholmen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-relief-fund-22,"Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014884,"Emergency Relief Fund",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By receiving emergency financial relief, we can continue to function and ensure that the arts thrive in Minnesota. We will evaluate the impact of the funds by the financial statements of our organization.","Emergency relief was provided.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,,"Jonathan Wiese, Sarah Tengblad, John Steinke, Emily Tritabaugh, Matthew Olson",,"Bach Roots Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Emergency Relief Fund",,"Emergency relief",2020-04-03,2020-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Olson,"Bach Roots Festival","4861 Bisset Ln","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(507) 382-8671",matthewjolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-relief-fund-39,"Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014941,"Emergency Relief Fund",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By receiving emergency financial relief, we can continue to function and ensure that the arts thrive in Minnesota. We will evaluate the impact of the funds by the financial statements of our organization.","Emergency relief was provided.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,,"Amelia Brown, Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Bo Thao-Urabe, Jarrett Reed, Jeremy Cohen, Maureen Ramirez, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt",,STRONGmovement,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Emergency Relief Fund",,"Emergency relief",2020-04-24,2020-05-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrius,Strong,STRONGmovement,"1501 E Burnsville Pkwy Apt 508",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(651) 332-4796",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-relief-fund-55,"Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10014402,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",2020,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funds from this grant would be a true bounty for us to continue making our music. Being full-time musicians, with several months' worth of live shows cancelled because of the Covid-19 quarantine (so far about 40 shows cancelled), times are very financially difficult for us. We need to be able to pay ourselves so we can keep a roof over our heads, upkeep our instruments and musical equipment, and to keep composing and recording our songs. We would use the money to pay ourselves, to keep creating our music and music videos, and so we can keep sharing our music with as many people from our community as possible, virtually through the internet. The grant money would definitely help sustain our music. Creating music is all that we do. We breathe it and we live it all the time. It's our main focus. We've dedicated our lives completely to the creation of our own original music, trying to complete as much of our best work while we're still alive and able to do so. We believe that you should have confidence that we can execute this project because we have twenty years of experience and musical partnership doing this very thing everyday, and we love doing it. For proof, you can review our extensive track record of completed projects. We'll measure our goals by working on our music everyday, by remaining completely focused on our art, by focusing on quality, by sharing the song and music video we create on every internet medium possible, and by welcoming folks to give us feedback. We'll also ask for feedback from musician friends whose judgment we trust. We'll know if we've been successful by how people react to our new music when we release it.","We addressed the artistic goals proposed in our project by working very hard everyday to write and record a new song and to film a new music video to accompany that song, doing our best to make sure our work is worthy of releasing to the public during these pandemic times. We made the conscious effort to write and release a song that has sweetness to it, because it seems that more sweetness is what the community needs right now. Times are tough, and the toughness could use a little honey. The title of the song we've released is 'Honey in the Shadows'.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,2000,,,,"Jesse F. Dermody",Individual,"Emergency Working Artist Project Grant",,"The Brothers Burn Mountain: New Song and Music Video. We propose to compose, record, mix and master one song, and then to film a music video to accompany that song. We then propose to release that music video online for free viewing.",2020-06-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jesse,Dermody,"Jesse F. Dermody",,,MN,,"(218) 255-5182",jesse_dermody@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Wadena, Becker, Clay, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-working-artist-project-grant-1,"Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2 10014758,"Emergency Relief Fund",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By receiving emergency financial relief, we can continue to function and ensure that the arts thrive in Minnesota. We will evaluate the impact of the funds by the financial statements of our organization.","Emergency relief was provided.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,2500,,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Chris Coy, Linda Reed, Professor C. Victor Fung, Theodore Riggi, Evelyn Lee Soen, Changjun Xu, Professor Jiazhen Zhao, Professor Stephen Yanli Zheng",,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Emergency Relief Fund",,"Emergency relief",2020-04-24,2020-05-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/emergency-relief-fund-11,"Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner","Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Craig Dunn: Arts Accessibility Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Sparkle Theatricals Creative Co-Director; Wu Chen Khoo: Technical Tools of the Trade Stage Technical Designer and Director; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Professional; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Coordinator of Community Programs; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Christal Moose: Native Pride Productions Inc Manager; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Deanna StandingCloud: New Native Theatre; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter LLP Attorney; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner",,2 10034145,"Empowering Community Voices and Expanding Community Conversations and Cultural Narratives",2025,94500,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Meagan Pick Vice (President), Ashley Aram (Vice President), Kyle Marek-Spartz (Treasurer), Phasoua Vang (Secretary), Abdi Mohamed, Aquila Collins, Angie Lynch, Nancy Vue, Rachelle Strasburg, Roger Barr, Sarah Reichling",,"Saint Paul Neighborhood Network/SPNN",,"The Media Education team we will share resources with the community so they can tell their own stories through youth and adult programs. These programs focus on photography, audio and visual storytelling, and advanced cinematography skills.",,,2024-07-01,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Bonnie,Schumacher,,,,,,"(651) 298-8904",schumacher@spnn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/empowering-community-voices-and-expanding-community-conversations-and-cultural-narratives,,,, 10031451,"Enabling Nature to Destroy Environmental PFAS Contaminants",2025,378000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08i","$378,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to identify enzymes and microbes that can break down soil-based per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into nontoxic elements. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.42,"U of MN","Public College/University","Low-levels of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminate water and soil in Minnesota. We propose to identify enzymes and microbes that break down PFAS, making them non-toxic.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Romas,Kazlauskas,"U of MN","University of Minnesota 1479 Gortner Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-5904",rjk@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enabling-nature-destroy-environmental-pfas-contaminants,,,, 34064,"MN Encyclopedia Entries: Fur Trade Era Site Excavations in Wadena County",2016,1760,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",1760,,"Clark Anderson, Helen Apel, John Crandall, Larry Denny, Jim Hofer, Carmen Pederson, Bette Peterson, Elaine Schmitz, Sylvia Tappe, Betty White",0.00,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To create Wadena County entries on the Fur Trade era for the MNopedia project for online research.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 N Jefferson",Wadena,MN,56482,218-346-7676,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-encyclopedia-entries-fur-trade-era-site-excavations-wadena-county,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 2166,"Energy Efficient Cities",2010,2000000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 07c","$2,000,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of commerce for an agreement with the Center for Energy and Environment for demonstration of innovative residential energy efficiency delivery and financing strategies, training, installation, evaluation, and recommendations for a utility residential energy conservation program.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Center for Energy and Environment","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Increasing energy conservation and efficiency in residences can play a significant role in Minnesota's goals for energy savings and carbon emissions reductions. The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization, is using this appropriation to develop and implement innovative residential energy efficiency programs. Programs will be demonstrated in eight cities: Apple Valley, Austin, Duluth, Minneapolis, Owatonna, Park Rapids, Rochester, and St. Paul. Homeowners in these cities will have the opportunity to be trained in low-cost energy conservation strategies and selected homeowners will qualify for customized energy action plans, in-home visits by technicians, and assistance with major upgrades, such as insulation and replacement of heating and air conditioning systems. Additionally the project will provide training for people to work as residential energy efficiency improvement contractors resulting in the creation of new entry level jobs. CEE hopes to significantly reduce energy use in at least 6000 homes by the conclusion of the project and to develop programs that will ultimately benefit many more. Overall Project Outcome and Results The Energy Efficient Cities project was developed to demonstrate innovative residential energy efficiency program delivery to reduce energy use and environmental impact in at least 6,000 homes through a community-wide partnership approach. With strong and crucial support from local gas and electric utilities, city-specific programs were developed in a total of 8 cities: Apple Valley, Austin, Duluth, Minneapolis, Owatonna, Park Rapids, Rochester, and St. Paul. While each city developed a customized approach, each program was designed to provide a ""one-stop shop"" comprehensive whole-house approach that makes taking energy efficiency actions as easy as possible for the homeowner, while maximizing participation and energy savings opportunities. This comprehensive approach involved the following components shared by each program: Community-based marketing strategies to recruit participants to workshops and for training participants to take low-cost energy actions; Home energy visits that include installation of low-cost materials and identify other energy-saving opportunities; Energy usage feedback reports to encourage individual energy-saving actions; Follow-up assistance, including providing cost-share, for completion of major efficiency upgrades including insulation, air sealing and major mechanicals replacement; and Training and quality control for insulation and air sealing contractors.   The project exceeded its original goals for participation, with 8,243 people attending workshops, 6,922 of those households completing a home energy visit, and 1,474 homes completing major energy efficiency upgrades. Over 36 contractors were trained in high performance installation techniques for insulation and air sealing jobs. The upgrades completed under this program generated $4.8 million in work for Minnesota's insulation and heating contractors. The total energy savings from measures installed in these homes will result in an estimated $13.8 million dollars in energy savings for the homeowners over the life of the measures. The programs will be continued in at least 5 of the participating cities. Project Results Use and Dissemination Dissemination of information to homeowners was an integral part of the program. Our outreach activities for the program reached tens of thousands of Minnesotans, resulting in over 7,500 households attending a workshop that was produced by the project. The workshops educated people on basic energy conservation concepts and strategies, such as how a home loses energy, low-cost or no-cost methods for reducing energy, and what the process is for doing major energy efficiency upgrades in your home. The ""Home Energy Resource Minnesota"" website was also designed for education and outreach on energy efficiency issues. In addition, each city program had an on-line presence for dissemination of information about the program. In addition to outreach targeted to homeowners as part of program activities, efforts were made to communicate to utilities, cities and other potential program sponsors of energy efficiency programs the Energy Efficient Cities program results, and increase uptake of similar residential programs. A presentation was given in August 2010 at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's (ACEEE) Summer Study on Buildings in Pacific Grove, California. Based on interest at that conference, another webinar presentation on the program was given as part of a series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and attended by over 500 participants. A second webinar presentation was conducted for a national network of local government officials organized by the Institute for Sustainable Communities. A presentation was also conducted for the Clean Energy Teams (CERTs) conference in February 2011. Both Minneapolis's and St. Paul's programs were featured in a national study of retrofit programs by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab entitled ""Driving Demand for Home Energy Improvements."" As a result of the initial program success, programs in Minneapolis, Duluth, Owatonna, Rochester and Austin will continue beyond the grant period, funded by utilities and other sources. Finally, a report was completed to document the project and communicate lessons learned to utilities and other potential program sponsors. The report will be disseminated to Minnesota utilities, and presentations will be scheduled with interested parties. A presentation has been scheduled for October in Owatonna for the Midwest chapter of the Association of Energy Service Professionals. Project Publication: Energy Efficient Cities: Using a Community-Based Approach to Achieve Greater Results in Comprehensive, Whole-House Energy-Efficiency Programs ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Nelson,"Center for Energy and Environment","212 N Third Ave, Ste 560",Minneapolis,MN,55436,612-335-5871,cnelson@mncee.org,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Digitization/Online Information Access, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Department of Commerce",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/energy-efficient-cities,,,, 10000456,"Engineer & build regional trails throughout Dakota County (year 1 of 2)",2014,574000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2014) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.","Increased trail visits.","Construction documents prepared for majority of trail. Feasibility study underway with Union Pacific Railroad Company for short segment of Mississippi River Regional Trail segment in Rosemount.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail, construct segments throughout Dakota County including costs of the Rosemount segment.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/engineer-build-regional-trails-throughout-dakota-county-year-1-2,,,, 10000457,"Engineer & build regional trails throughout Dakota County (year 2 of 2)",2015,194000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2015) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.",,"No outcomes reported",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail, construct segments throughout Dakota County including costs of the Rosemount segment.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/engineer-build-regional-trails-throughout-dakota-county-year-2-2,,,, 10031273,"Engineering Research Associates (ERA) Oral History Project",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,1640,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11640,,"Mari Oyanagi Eggum (Chair), Jo Emerson, Tim Glines, Lorraine Griffin Johnson, Elizabeth J. Keyes, Judy Kishel, Debbie Lee, Joe Lutz, Robert W. Mairs, Marc J Manderscheid, Alison Midden, Dixie Nelson, Peter Nguyen, Chad P. Roberts, Roxanne Sands, Ellen Turpin, Joe Twomey, July Vang, Glenn Wiessner, Helen Wilkie, Lee Pao Xiong",,"Ramsey County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in oral history interviews the history of Engineering Research Associates (ERA), a business formed in Saint Paul in 1946.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mollie,Spillman,"Ramsey County Historical Society","75 W 5th Street, Suite 323","St. Paul",MN,55102,6512220701,mollie@rchs.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/engineering-research-associates-era-oral-history-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10004587,"Enhancing Understanding of Minnesota River Aquatic Ecosystem",2017,500000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to accelerate collection of baseline data to enhance understanding of the Minnesota River ecosystem, measure future impacts of changing climate and landscapes on the aquatic ecosystem, and guide future management efforts. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03i.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Tony,Sindt,"MN DNR","20596 Hwy 7",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 234-2550",anthony.sindt@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-understanding-minnesota-river-aquatic-ecosystem,,,, 21746,"Enhancing Environmental and Economic Benefits of Woodland Grazing",2014,190000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 03j","$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate management options for woodlands used for grazing to improve ecological and economic benefits. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,190000,,,2.32,"U of MN","Public College/University","Over 527,000 acres of unmanaged woodlands are being used for livestock grazing throughout Minnesota. Managing these grazed woodlands based on the use of best management practices can provide environmental and economic opportunities, including improved water quality, maximized forage production, and higher-quality timber. The best management practices involved are commonly used in other parts of the country with other types of ecosystems, but have not been widely adopted in Minnesota due to a lack of knowledge and experience with implementing them within the ecosystems of Minnesota. This appropriation is being used by scientists at the University of Minnesota to evaluate and demonstrate how to effectively adapt and implement these best management practices for improved woodland grazing for use in Minnesota.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_03j.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Diomy,Zamora,"U of MN","1530 Cleveland Ave N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-9272",zamor015@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-environmental-and-economic-benefits-woodland-grazing,,,, 10031402,"Enhancing Wastewater Treatment through Genetic Sequencing",2025,553000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04d","$553,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to generate genome sequences for and assess the ability of bacteria growing in wastewater treatment bioreactors to improve phosphorus and nitrogen removal from wastewater in Minnesota and to produce novel pharmaceutical compounds. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.5,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will generate genome sequences of bacteria growing in wastewater treatment bioreactors, allowing us to improve phosphorus and nitrogen removal from wastewater in Minnesota and to discover novel pharmaceutical compounds.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Timothy,LaPara,"U of MN","500 Pillsbury Drive SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-6028",lapar001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-wastewater-treatment-through-genetic-sequencing,,,, 10033971,"Enhance Metro and SE MN Trout Stream Habitats, Phase 2",2024,1690000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(o)","$1,690,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in the metro and southeast regions of Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Enhancement of in-stream and riparian corridor habitat creates miles of connected habitat. Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered",,,167000,"Trout Unlimited, USFWS, NRCS, SWCD and MNDNR",1625000,65000,,3,"MN TU","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore degraded habitat for fish and diverse wildlife in and along priority trout streams located on existing public lands and conservation easements in the Metro area and southeast Minnesota. Increasing threats to these highly prized, yet relatively scarce, resources require accelerating habitat work to reduce the backlog of degraded stream reaches and buffer streams from the increased frequency and intensity of large rainfall and flood events. In addition to increased fish and wildlife populations, other outcomes include increased opportunities for anglers and wildlife enthusiasts to interact with high quality ecosystems close to home.","The popularity of trout fishing in southeast MN and the Metro area continues to soar. Anglers applaud our recent habitat projects but want to see many more undertaken. Badly degraded habitat on those trout streams that are most accessible to the public severely limits their productivity and public enjoyment. Minnesota Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") will directly enhance or restore degraded habitat on priority streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system or other public ownership. We will also extend the work of the conservation corps, drawn from urban youth, to restore healthy prairie, wetland and forest vegetation (i.e., habitat) on the larger parcels surrounding Metro trout streams. We propose to restore or enhance habitat in and along these public waters (in these counties): 1. Eagle Creek (Scott); 2. Vermillion River (Dakota); 3. Little Cannon River (Goodhue); 4. Spring Creek (Wabasha)*; 5. South Branch Root River (Fillmore); 6. Crooked Creek* (Houston); 7. Garvin Brook* (Winona); 8. Southeast MN streams (additional enhancements in numerous counties); and 9. Numerous streams (vegetation in numerous counties). Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment. Work on streams with an asterisk will occur only if the appropriation amount increases or substantial leverage is secured. Goals and scope of work: The goals of projects are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality, and provide other benefits to aquatic, terrestrial, and avian wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forest health and function, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project site conditions and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment. How priorities were set: MNTU focuses habitat enhancement and restoration efforts on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined through consultations with MNDNR professionals, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, MNTU members' knowledge of watersheds, and science-based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects. Stakeholder support: We continue receiving strong support from anglers, landowners, rural communities, and local civic and sporting organizations. Local governments are approaching us to partner on habitat work and we continue gathering local input and developing partnerships in the planning and implementation stages.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,6126701629,john.lenczewski@mntu.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Scott, Wabasha, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhance-metro-and-se-mn-trout-stream-habitats-phase-2-1,,,, 10033392,"Enhancing Metro and North Shore Trout Stream Habitats",2023,1158000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(t)","$1,158,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in the metro, North Shore, and southeast regions of Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered",,,120000,"Trout Unlimited, USFWS, USFS and and other partners",1098000,60000,,3.5,"Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore degraded habitat for fish and wildlife along coldwater streams with existing protections. We will utilize a crew of young people from diverse backgrounds to enhance habitat along Twin Cities area trout streams. Increasing threats to North Shore streams require accelerating work improving riparian forest habitat to improve stream flows and lower water temperatures, and buffering streams from larger, more frequent rainfall and flooding. Restoring connectivity of habitat through culvert replacements will maximize outcomes for fish and wildlife populations. Timely maintenance of old projects will ensure habitat outcomes continue for many years.","Degraded habitat is severely limiting the productivity of many Minnesota trout streams. The few remaining Twin Cities area streams suffer from invasive or poor-quality vegetation. We will recruit a diverse crew from the community to restore native vegetation - forest, prairie, and wetland - along these streams. Climate change is damaging North Shore forests, raising water temperatures, and increasing destructive floods. Minnesota Trout Unlimited (""MNTU"") will counter this by restoring connectivity and enhancing riparian forests in priority watersheds. Work will be done on public lands and on streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system. We propose to restore or enhance habitat in and along these public waters (in these counties): 1. Metro trout streams; 2. Baptism & Manitou Rivers (Lake); 3. Keene Creek (St. Louis); 4. Split Rock River (Lake); 5. Manitou River (Lake); and 6. Southeast MN streams (maintenance in numerous counties). Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment. Goals and scope of work: The goals of projects are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality, and provide other benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forest health and function, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project site conditions and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment. How priorities were set: MNTU focuses habitat enhancement and restoration efforts on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout and steelhead fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined using MNTU members' knowledge of watersheds, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, consultations with MNDNR professionals, and science-based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects. Stakeholder support: We continue receiving strong support from anglers, landowners, rural communities, and local civic and sporting organizations. We will continue gathering local input and developing partnerships in the planning and implementation stages. Landowners are consistently very enthusiastic partners.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,612-670-1629,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Lake, St. Louis, Winona","Northern Forest, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/enhancing-metro-and-north-shore-trout-stream-habitats,,,, 35629,Equip/Fac-Legacy,2016,11805,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our first goal is to improve program attendance. The proposed project will aid in more day-to-day attendance by reinvigorating the organization and inspiring the creative atmosphere. This will generate a genuine excitement in its members further reinforcing their consistent attendance. Our second goal is to inspire greater year-to-year retention. Given the improved quality of the instruments, students will be motivated to return year after year to such an attractive program. Finally, we would like to continue instilling pride in our members. With new equipment, students will have a greater sense of pride in their program, allowing all involved to generate more and more passion that can be harnessed to move the program forward. Firstly, we will again this year be using an intake survey that will help us identify the strengths and concerns of students and their parents. This survey will address the programs as a whole. Secondly, we'll be keeping a grid of student attendance and keep an eye on our trends. As we've written, our program has been expanding, and we expect it to continue to do so. Day-to-day attendance has been somewhat inconsistent. Though this is largely because our students are very involved in their school's athletic and fine arts programs, as well as other community organizations. While we are happy to be flexible for these situations, we still intend to keep record of attendances and address other issues that may be contributing to attendance losses.","Since receipt, front ensemble absences decreased from an average of 2 to 0-1 per day. As a result, the program was able to develop quicker without having to account for constant absences. Anecdotally, Phoenix Drumline was named Minnesota Percussion Association’s Independent A Class Champions for the second year in a row. They also competed and placed 17th at Winter Guard International’s Championships in Dayton, Ohio. These outcomes, including a consistently improving sense of pride, are in no small part due to the purchasing of new instruments.",,6195,"Other, local or private",18000,,"Richard Kuttner, Jackie Peterson-Riebe, Shannon Brice, CariAnn Squier, Tammi Matter, Thomas Larum, Jacob Lundy, Andrew Larum, Joeseph Lundy, Deondre Smiles, Gregory Hutto",0.00,"Crow River Drumline Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Equip/Fac-Legacy,,"Frontline drum equipment purchase",2015-12-15,2016-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Larum,"Crow River Drumline Association","547 Milwaukee Ave SW",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 291-1483 ",tjlarum@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, Olmsted, Dakota, Benton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipfac-legacy,"Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Maureen Keimig: actor/theater director; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Tammy Grubbs: visual artist, theatre; Tom Rice: arts administration; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2 10009165,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2019,5454,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Accurate attendance numbers provided through online tickets and accounting for all cash and credit card sales. 2) Refresh and build our brand with a new professional backdrop. We will capture comments through our on-site survey administered by an intern. 3) Increased liquor sales by enlarging and making our beer tent more efficient. Adding one more food vendor plus their electric needs’, nets an additional $320. 1) Have iPads and stands at each station to improve security, cash management, and accurate ticket counts. We will be able to accurately know our attendance and will be able to balance cash and credit card sales to tickets sold. We will also capture all contact information by online ticket buyers (i.e., zip codes) for marketing purposes. 2) Hang new backdrop on the Front Porch Stage to update our look and replace old wooden Front Porch stage set. The new backdrop will increase the usable footprint on stage and provide a fresh look for our main Front Porch Stage. We will add the question about the look of the stage to our on-site survey. 3) Add two 50-amp service to the electrical board in the park to add another food vendor or provide a larger beer station. We add income both through higher liquor sales for RiverSong and another food vendor to our lineup.","We now have accurate numbers to build ongoing forward, with computer systems to track numbers, item sales, hourly sales, zip codes and more. Having all of our sales (even presales with our website) run through Square we have access to many new reports. There was improved ease of access for our volunteers at the ticket gate, merchandise pavilion, and beer tent. We are now able to reconcile cash to charges through Square for financial accountability. Created a new and exciting look and branding message for RiverSong with the new backdrop that is visually very appealing. Volunteers thought it was so much easier to put up and take down, gave more room/easier access to the stage, and was easier to store. We updated our electrical systems for our food vendors. We were able to add a vendor (adding to income) and make the area more efficient, with shorter lines.","Achieved proposed outcomes",856,"Other,local or private",6310,,"Richie Kuttner, Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Amber Erickson, Josh Campbell, Ronny Wilson, Angie Kuttner, Sue Ann Gabrelcik, Valerie Mackenthun, Pat Mayy",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"RiverSong Music Festival.",2019-04-15,2019-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, Wright, Nicollet, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Stearns, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Le Sueur, Renville, Cass, Cass, Todd, Douglas, Pope, Swift, Chippewa, Carver, Scott, Dakota, St. Louis, Wadena, Pine, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-5,"Luanne Fondell: arts administration; JoAnne Fraunfelder: arts administration; Maureen Keimig: theater; Brett Lehman: music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Paula Nemes: theater, music; Michele Knife Sterner: theater, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board; Louella Voigt: arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, arts administration.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Anna Johanssen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women’s Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Michele Knife Sterner: theater actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Lisa Hill: musician, Crow River Singers, attorney; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Emily Petersen: visual artist, art teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Scott Wessels: theater actor, director, writing, media, communications, board member for Green Earth Players; Brett Lehman: musician, social worker, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Director of Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.","Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Nicole DeBoer (507) 537-1471",1 10019543,"Equipment and Facilities Improvement",2022,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The goal we hope to achieve with this project is improving our lighting system, which will give us greater flexibility in lighting certain parts of the stage to separate from scene changes and multiple vignettes that occur in most shows. The lighting changes will also be safer for our tech crew, as LED lighting will enable us to change colors from the light board without climbing to change light gels when the show is being put together. Our IT/lighting designer has years of experience with lighting systems and he will be able to use the upgrades to maximum effect. Our board and tech workers will be asked to identify any enhancements and the results will be discussed at our meetings.","This equipment is a big upgrade from equipment that was in place for over two decades. This new equipment will not only serve our resident amateur artist groups, but will also serve and benefit professional artists that we bring in from the surrounding region. We asked our technical staff for their input from the start, and continued to ask for their assistance feedback. This equipment is newly installed, but comments we have received from our technical staff and volunteers has been positive.","Achieved proposed outcomes",523,"Other,local or private",10523,,"Jodi Greer, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, David Norgaard, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Betze Deutz, Justin Condelli, Kathy Holck, Alan Riedel, Crystal Enga, Priscilla Osland, Adam Madsen",,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment and Facilities Improvement",,"2022 Lighting Project",2021-11-05,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Wilmes,"Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.","118 Benton St E","Lake Benton",MN,56149,"(507) 247-3833",lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Carver, Murray, Norman, Beltrami, Renville, Hennepin, Mower, Rock, Ramsey, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Scott, Dakota, Rice, Freeborn, Cottonwood, Stearns, Martin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipment-and-facilities-improvement-9,"Luanne Fondell, performing arts admin; Darlene Kotelnicki, theater, SMAC board; Steve Linstrom, writing, nonprofits; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson, visual art, SMAC board; Sheila Tabaka, theater, education; Michael Van Keulen, theater, education","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 30698,"Equipment/Facilities Improvement",2015,3565,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With proper use of a metronome providing perfect timing, we can focus on building precise technique without trivial concerns that could otherwise be avoided; we can expand the possibilities of our teaching. We are looking for two measurable outcomes. The first being better scores for our competitive season in relation to time-keeping. The second being student satisfaction. Generally, judge's notes focus on areas that need improvement. We often get marks for poor time keeping. However, should we have fewer notes included from performance to performance, that will be a sign that our ensemble has grown. Secondly, a survey will be conducted following the implementation of the new equipment. This survey will be completed by the student membership.","Phoenix Drumline measured the impact of receiving the grant by surveying the membership on their overall satisfaction with the project using rating scales. Prior to the addition of the new sound equipment, members were indifferent towards the already existing sound equipment. After the addition of the new sound equipment, members were greatly satisfied with the new sound equipment. Members reported greater satisfaction with respect to keeping time during rehearsals. The open ended questions revealed students were much more confident in their performance and took greater pride in being a member of the ensemble.",,892,"Other, local or private",4457,,"Richard Kuttner, Pat Marcotte, Mike Roen, Tammi Matter, Megan Schmeling, Thomas Larum, Jacob Lundy, Andrew Larum, Deondre Smiles, Gregory Hutto",,"Crow River Drumline Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Equipment/Facilities Improvement",,"Phoenix Drumline Performance Enrichment",2015-06-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Larum,"Crow River Drumline Association","547 Milwaukee Ave SW",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 291-1483 ",tjlarum@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"McLeod, Dakota, Benton, Sherburne, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/equipmentfacilities-improvement-2,"Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former high school English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Plum Creek Food Co-op, visual artist, musician; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",, 10012527,"Establish Collections Management System: CollectiveAccess",2020,9995," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,1000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10995,,"Co-Presidents - Julie Andersen and Jason Daum, Secretary/Treasurer - Amy Coletta-Harrison, Cheryl Caponi, Stephanie Cook, Brad Dahlgaard, Andrea Gonzalez, Steve Harrison, Tasia Islam, Erin Paulson, Wayne Potratz, past President",0.18,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To improve collections care and management through an updated collections management system.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park"," 1205 Diffley Road "," Eagan "," MN ",55123,"(651) 454-9412"," ccaponi@caponiartpark.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/establish-collections-management-system-collectiveaccess,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 37073,"Established Artist",2017,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Fulfill the need for a live band at local venues and events (private and public). 2. Help create awareness for and the obstacles involved in providing live music. 3. Build relationships with overlooked venues -- non-profit and for-profit -- in Cannon Falls. 1. Record attendance at capstone event in August 2017. 2. If any, record number of gig requests prior to capstone. 3. Collect data on social media followers. 4. Survey capstone attendants. 5. Observe public reaction and get general feedback.","Goal #1 (Record an original album) was met with the successful recording of the ""Seasons"" CD. Goal #2 (Network with musicians to build area/venue knowledge and form collaborative relationships) was met during preparation toward Goal #1.",,4109,"Other, local or private",5109,,,0.00,"Jessica L. Woken",Individual,"Established Artist",,"Album Composition and Band Creation",2016-09-01,2017-08-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Woken,"Jessica Woken",,,MN,,"(661) 750-9590 ",paisley@paisleybishop.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/established-artist-27,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 35747,"Established Artist",2016,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The capstone project at the Northfield Arts Guild during the annual member's show will address the following goals: 1. Encourage community participation in the arts. 2. Demonstrate artistic ability and provide a quality arts experience. 3. Provide an educational experience about artistic process. I will measure community participation by collecting data on attendance. I will question and listen to responses of at least ten participants at the Capstone event opening about the work they are viewing. I will share my stories about artistic process and listen to other people's stories as well.","At least 125 people attended the Capstone event and heard my Artist presentation. Through this activity, awareness of Art Jewelry was increased.",,4000,"Other, local or private",5000,,,0.00,"Susan J. Hammes-Knopf",Individual,"Established Artist",,"Exploring variations of a bead-woven shape.",2016-04-01,2016-09-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hammes-Knopf,"Susan J. Hammes-Knopf",,,MN,,"(507) 640-0983 ",sue@fullbloombeads.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/established-artist-11,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35797,"Established Artist",2016,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will provide access to more Minnesotans because new resources will be developed that can be used and taught in classes and also made available through my blog. The project will also provide a collaboration with art centers and nature centers. Outcomes will be measured by the number of persons at the capstone artists' reception and comments. Also by the number of requests for classes and the number of participants in the classes. Interviews will also be done and posted on my blog.","I worked with Michel Garcia to develop a chemistry based research model that can be used in the future. This is significant as it is a model I can use when developing future methods.",,5588,"Other, local or private",6588,,,0.00,"Judith A. Saye-Willis",Individual,"Established Artist",,"From Garden To Gallery",2016-04-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Saye-Willis,"Judith A. Saye-Willis",,,MN,,"(507) 838-5133 ",judy@saye-willis.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Waseca, Dakota, Scott, Stearns, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/established-artist-13,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 35801,"Established Artist",2016,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","While creating seven large paintings and additional small works for exhibition I will share directly with Big Woods State Park visitors, high school students, arts groups, museums and individuals through talks, painting demonstrations, internet and public media and by personal interaction. Collecting attendance, and event data when possible. Video or photographs of events. Reporting stories and comments of visitors. Reporting my future opportunities generated by grant-related experiences.","I did create 7 large oil paintings. In addition 23 smaller oil and pastel paintings. I also spoke with curators from 3 Minnesota museums and have invitations from 2 to submit an exhibition proposal.",,7793,"Other, local or private",8793,,,0.00,"Frederick D. Somers",Individual,"Established Artist",,"Out of the Depths",2016-04-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Frederick,Somers,"Frederick D. Somers",,,MN,,"(507) 645-5031 ",studio@fredericksomers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/established-artist-16,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 35722,"Established Artist",2016,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hundreds of people of all ages will have the opportunity to view and be inspired by this large portable hand drawn map of the Cannon River watershed showing the topography and prominent art, history and nature landmarks as the river runs thru the communities of Owatonna, Faribault and Northfield. I will keep track of the number of viewers, have a book to sign and take photos and video at the Northfield Arts Guild Capstone event when on display at the Riverwalk Market Fair, Steele and Rice County Fairs, Faribault Center for Arts, Owatonna Arts Center, Community Walks and other events.","Inspired a new group of people to get out and enjoy the many historic, nature and art landmarks along the Cannon River Watershed.",,4235,"Other, local or private",5235,,,0.00,"James Bohnhoff",Individual,"Established Artist",,"Illustrated birds eye view map of the Straight and Cannon River watersheds.",2016-04-02,2016-11-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Bohnhoff,"James Bohnhoff",,,MN,,"(612) 968-5013 ",jimbohnhoffdesign.com@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Rice, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/established-artist-10,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10007213,"Evaluation of Building Mechanical System (HVAC)",2018,7200,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",7200,,"Bob Helman, Lynn Stegmaier, Duane Kaczmarek, Kris Akin, Dodi Helman, Don Holz, Doreen Kennedy, Mike McMenomy, Dan McNulty, Penny Tollefsrud, Bill Waldschmidt, Mary Waldschmidt",,"Dakota City Heritage Village","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the museum environment.",,,2017-09-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dodi,Helman,"Dakota City Heritage Village","4008 220th Street West",Farmington,MN,55024,952-240-3717,dodihelman@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-building-mechanical-system-hvac-1,,,,0 10004590,"Evaluate Temperature, Streamflow, and Hydrogeology Impact on Brook Trout Habitat",2017,115000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 03k","$115,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Geological Survey to evaluate links between southeastern Minnesota stream temperatures, trout habitat, and bedrock hydrogeology to improve trout stream management. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN - MN Geological Survey","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_03k.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bob,Tipping,"Minnesota Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Rd","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 626-5437",tippi001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluate-temperature-streamflow-and-hydrogeology-impact-brook-trout-habitat,,,, 3927,"Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting Impacts on Minnesota’s Forests",2012,175000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03h","$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, native forest vegetation, invasive species spread, and long-term tree productivity within Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,175000,,,3.98,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for the production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem production, such as forest growth, carbon storage, and wildlife habitat. With this appropriation, scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are evaluating the ecological impacts of forest biomass harvesting in northern Minnesota. Results from this effort will be used by the energy industry and forestry professionals in both the public and private sector to guide long-term management that maximizes harvesting without negatively impacting forest productivity and ecological integrity. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem productivity, particularly in forests growing on nutrient poor soils. This project was designed to increase our understanding of the ecological impacts of biomass harvesting through establishment of a network of research sites in forests on nutrient poor soils. Treatments representing various levels of biomass removal and live-tree retention were implemented at four large-scale (80 acre) research sites in Becker, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties and were used to evaluate the importance of post-harvest slash and live-tree retention in maintaining the resilience and sustainability of jack pine forests under different biomass harvesting regimes. Treatments included current site-level guidelines for slash retention to allow for evaluations of the effectiveness of this practice at reducing impacts on long-term soil nutrients and forest vegetation. Field measurements from these sites were used to model the long-term effects of repeated biomass removals on ecosystem productivity. Results from this project indicate that there is no difference in post-harvest slash levels between areas in which slash was retained to meet current site-level guidelines and in places in which whole trees were harvested (i.e., no slash deliberately retained). The overall levels of slash retention in these areas were half those found after similar treatments in aspen-dominated forests on nutrient rich sites, highlighting the potential for greater nutrient depletion following biomass harvesting on nutrient poor sites and suggest a need for refinement of site-level guidelines to increase retention levels for nutrient poor soils. Long-term field data and model results indicate that biomass harvests that retain less than 40% of available residues may result in lower soil carbon stocks after several harvest rotations. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< The results of this project have been shared on numerous occasions with resource professionals, policy makers, citizens, and scientists over the past three years in efforts to inform forest conservation decisions regarding biomass harvesting impacts. These dissemination activities have included the development of a fact sheet for LCCMR members that was distributed on the LCCMR tour of Itasca State Park on July 18, 2013. In addition, an overview of the project and results were shared with private forest landowners through a University of Minnesota Extension Webinar to private forest landowners and county, state, and federal natural resource managers on December 9, 2013, as well as through a meeting of the Forest Operations and Planning Section of the Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry on January 8, 2014. Results were also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Minneapolis, MN on August 5, 2013. Finally, results regarding the impact of different levels of post-harvest slash retention on soil nutrients have been discussed with members of the Minnesota Forest Resources Council and are being used to inform future guideline revisions. Publications resulting from this work are available for download from the Department of Forest Resources web site (www.forestry.umn.edu). Additional publications from this work that are currently in development will also be posted on this site and shared with LCCMR staff for dissemination.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,D'Amato,"U of MN","1530 N Cleveland Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-3733",damato@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Modeling, Monitoring, Research","University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-biomass-harvesting-impacts-minnesota-s-forests,,,, 3927,"Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting Impacts on Minnesota’s Forests",2013,175000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03h","$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, native forest vegetation, invasive species spread, and long-term tree productivity within Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,175000,,,3.98,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for the production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem production, such as forest growth, carbon storage, and wildlife habitat. With this appropriation, scientists at the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources are evaluating the ecological impacts of forest biomass harvesting in northern Minnesota. Results from this effort will be used by the energy industry and forestry professionals in both the public and private sector to guide long-term management that maximizes harvesting without negatively impacting forest productivity and ecological integrity. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Minnesota's forests are currently being viewed as potential feedstocks for production of renewable energy. A primary concern about harvesting forest biomass to generate renewable energy is the long-term impacts these harvests will have on soil nutrients and long-term ecosystem productivity, particularly in forests growing on nutrient poor soils. This project was designed to increase our understanding of the ecological impacts of biomass harvesting through establishment of a network of research sites in forests on nutrient poor soils. Treatments representing various levels of biomass removal and live-tree retention were implemented at four large-scale (80 acre) research sites in Becker, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties and were used to evaluate the importance of post-harvest slash and live-tree retention in maintaining the resilience and sustainability of jack pine forests under different biomass harvesting regimes. Treatments included current site-level guidelines for slash retention to allow for evaluations of the effectiveness of this practice at reducing impacts on long-term soil nutrients and forest vegetation. Field measurements from these sites were used to model the long-term effects of repeated biomass removals on ecosystem productivity. Results from this project indicate that there is no difference in post-harvest slash levels between areas in which slash was retained to meet current site-level guidelines and in places in which whole trees were harvested (i.e., no slash deliberately retained). The overall levels of slash retention in these areas were half those found after similar treatments in aspen-dominated forests on nutrient rich sites, highlighting the potential for greater nutrient depletion following biomass harvesting on nutrient poor sites and suggest a need for refinement of site-level guidelines to increase retention levels for nutrient poor soils. Long-term field data and model results indicate that biomass harvests that retain less than 40% of available residues may result in lower soil carbon stocks after several harvest rotations. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< The results of this project have been shared on numerous occasions with resource professionals, policy makers, citizens, and scientists over the past three years in efforts to inform forest conservation decisions regarding biomass harvesting impacts. These dissemination activities have included the development of a fact sheet for LCCMR members that was distributed on the LCCMR tour of Itasca State Park on July 18, 2013. In addition, an overview of the project and results were shared with private forest landowners through a University of Minnesota Extension Webinar to private forest landowners and county, state, and federal natural resource managers on December 9, 2013, as well as through a meeting of the Forest Operations and Planning Section of the Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry on January 8, 2014. Results were also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Minneapolis, MN on August 5, 2013. Finally, results regarding the impact of different levels of post-harvest slash retention on soil nutrients have been discussed with members of the Minnesota Forest Resources Council and are being used to inform future guideline revisions. Publications resulting from this work are available for download from the Department of Forest Resources web site (www.forestry.umn.edu). Additional publications from this work that are currently in development will also be posted on this site and shared with LCCMR staff for dissemination.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,D'Amato,"U of MN","1530 N Cleveland Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-3733",damato@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Modeling, Monitoring, Research","University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-biomass-harvesting-impacts-minnesota-s-forests,,,, 28728,"Evaluation of Building Mechanical Systems (HVAC)",2014,4400,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,4400,,"Helen Apel, John Crandall, Larry Denny, James Dragseth, Elroy Evans,Jim Hofer, Carmen Pederson, Bette Peterson, Elaine Schmitz, Sylvia Tappe, Bob Zosel",,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate the current system preparatory to better control of the Wadena County Historical Society museum environment.",,,2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rose,Bakke,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 N Jefferson",Wadena,MN,56482,218-631-9079,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evaluation-building-mechanical-systems-hvac,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10024685,"EVR_P11 Pond Enhancements",2023,115331,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","Reduce Total Phosphorous by 2.21 lbs in the Long lake subwatershed. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,http://www.ci.apple-valley.mn.us,,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government","Long Lake is impaired for nutrients and is a high priority in the City's Surface Water Management Plan and the Vermillion River Watershed Management Plan. As part of a pond feasibility study funded by 2021 WBIF dollars, the City identified pond EVR-P11 as a high quality project to help reduce nutrients in the watershed. The city is requesting $115,331 for a project that will include the excavation of existing pond, reconstruction of the pond outlet, and the installation of infiltration bench. The project will provide approximately 2.21 lbs of Total Phosphorous removal. The project helps benefit Long Lake, which is impaired for nutrients. ",,,2022-11-07,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Samantha,Berger,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 West 147th Street","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2400,sberger@cityofapplevalley.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/evrp11-pond-enhancements,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10024998,"Exhibit Artifact Management",2021,10000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","We feel that we met our short-term goal of removing the artifacts from the Old Town exhibit. As stated in the Changes to Original Workplan, we were able to remove the artifacts much quicker than expected (December 2021). As our indicator stated it was 1,100 artifacts, it was actually closer to 1,500 artifacts and an additional unknown number at this point of program items (non-accessioned artifacts). For the most part, our artifacts were in the database and made the project run smoothly. Our intermediate goal was to have the items in temporary storage in a controlled environment by the time construction begins. While Old Town was already demolished, we have nearly 80% of the collection already in storage. The remaining items will be in storage by March, well-before the June construction begins. Part of the delay in this part of the project is the need for our organization to move a number of items from storage (overstock book publications, old exhibit cases, etc.) into new storage areas to clear space for the artifacts. These items will remain in storage that provides temperature control. The long-term impact was that we would have a better understanding of our collection and have the artifacts stored properly. While the artifacts are still needing to be placed in storage, we already have a better understanding of what the artifacts are that were in Old Town. We found an umber of issues with numbering, or non-numbered artifacts, and we were able to fix those issues in our database. This gives us a much better understanding of our collection and fixed errors that could have had major implications if they were not discovered years from now.",,2293,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12293,,"Bruce Anderson, Marty Jo Bruyer, Jim Gerten, Don Parker, Theresa Palmersheim, Nicole Sindelar, Steve Stremski, Maria Therres, Stephanie Tulgren, Dale Weeks",0.29,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To improve collections care and management through proper storage.",,"To improve collections care and management through proper storage.",2021-07-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,6515527548,matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/exhibit-artifact-management,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10013287,"Expanding River Watch Program on the Minnesota River With High School Teams",2019,100000,"M.L. 2018, Chp. 214, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 05e","$100,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Friends of the Minnesota Valley to expand a River Watch program on the Minnesota River to recruit at least 15 additional teams of high school students in monthly monitoring and reporting of water quality.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley",,"Continue and expand a River Watch program on the Minnesota River engaging teams of high school students in water quality monitoring and reporting the data to the MNPCA",,"Work Plan",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ted,Suss,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","6601 Auto Club Road",Bloomington,MN,55438,(507)828-3377,tedlsuss@gmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/expanding-river-watch-program-minnesota-river-high-school-teams,,,, 10031431,"Expanding Youth and Family Fishing Opportunities",2025,1162000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05t","$1,162,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to expand fishing opportunities in urban areas, teach more youth and families how to fish, and inventory and inform the public about safe and legal shore-fishing sites throughout Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,9,"MN DNR","State Government","Expand fishing opportunities in urban areas, teach more kids and families how to fish, and inventory and inform the public about safe and legal shore fishing sites throughout Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Nerbonne,"MN DNR","1200 Warner Rd.","St. Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 259-5789",brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/expanding-youth-and-family-fishing-opportunities,,,, 18454,"Experience Development Project, Phase II",2013,125000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8 ","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. Increased participation of children, families, and community partners in the exhibit development process.2. Increased participation in the exhibit development process by children and families experiencing barriers to participation because of socio economic factors, cultural background, geographic isolation, and ability or special need.3. Increased involvement from community stakeholders.4. Completed fabrication plans5. Increased organizational development and capacity in delivering informal learning experiences that create access to explorations of art, culture, and heritage.6. Increased organizational capacity to effectively evaluate and report impacts.","1. Prototyped many STEAM programs, held outreach meeting to solicit input, made exhibit prototype adjustments, and held exhibit redesign meeting with team. 2. Connected with STEAM partners in the community and held Access Family Days (166 visitors), issued Access Family Punch Cards to 19 families. 3. Staff toured local children's museums and completed professional development that corresponded with individual needs and responsibilities.",,,,76095,48905,"Brian Benshoof, CEO, MRCI Worksource; Laura Bowman, Director, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Dr. Brenda Flannery, Dean, College of Business, MNSU; Linda Frost, Retired Early Childhood Specialist, ECFE; Kaaren Grabianowski, CEO/Owner, Events & Expos; Mary Jo Hensel, Retired Director, ECFE; Nick Hinz, Financial Services, Frandsen Bank and Trust; Lyle Jacobson, Former Owner, Katolight; Eric Lennartson, Designer/Marketing, Paulsen Architects; Naomi Mortensen, Donor Relations/Advancement, Gustavus Adolphus College; Jean Peterson, Retired Director, Children’s House, MNSU; Christine Powers, Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; Tom Riley, Retired Executive, Midwest Wireless; Beth Serrill, Partner, Blethen Gage & Krause; Dr. Katie Smentek, Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; Laura Stevens, Greater Mankato Area United Way; Karen Wahlstrom, Retired Early Childhood Specialist, ECFE; Pam Willard, Director, Golden Heart",3.31,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) will complete the innovative community engagement process started with the previous Legacy grant. CMSM will build upon the progress created with the previous Legacy grant by transitioning the team's focus to carrying-out of strategic access strategies that engage a diversity of community members in the exhibit development process, resulting in the completion of fabrication plans for exhibits and environments that are accessible; engaging; and reflect the diverse art, culture, and heritage of southern Minnesota. With this grant, the community engagement project will be expanded to include the development and evaluation of complimentary programatic offerings.","In 2007, the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota (CMSM) conducted an environmental scan of informal early learning opportunities for children in southern Minnesota. It became apparent that our region creates few opportunities for children to engage in self-directed learning experiences in social settings; in particular, opportunities that create access to arts, culture, and heritage. In the previous grant, CMSM began to address this need by engaging diverse segments of the community in prototyping exhibits and environments. As a community initiated museum, CMSM aims to create exhibits and environments that connect to the art, culture, and heritage of the region in ways that allow everyone to participate.",,2012-12-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103 ",Mankato,MN,56002,,peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,"Demonstration/Pilot Project, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-project-phase-ii,,,, 19211,"Experience Development and Fabrication 1",2014,197000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. Children of southern Minnesota will benefit from, for the first time, easy access to learning opportunities, including interaction with art, culture, and heritage, at an informal learning center in their region.2. All Minnesotans can benefit from a greater understanding of our state-wide identity from explorations with the distinct art, culture, and heritage of southern Minnesota.","1.Conceptual development of 12,000 square feet of museum gallery space and detailed exhibit design drawings were completed. 2.Concept description was fleshed out around placement of Dakota content throughout museum indoor/outdoor gallery spaces. 3.Relationships were developed and a large scope of work was completed with local contractors, subcontractors and trade specialists. 4.Other grant funds were leveraged as a result of this effort, providing for the additional development and future installation of Minnesota artists’ works at the museum’s permanent site.",,2500,"Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Grant",197000,,,2,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Building on the exhibit development community engagement process carried through three successive Legacy grants, the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota used the 2013 direct appropriation to prepare for and begin building exhibit components for its permanent facility by combining professional museum expertise with local resources, volunteers, and community involvement.",,,2013-08-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2242",peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-and-fabrication-1,,,, 25356,"Experience Development and Fabrication 2",2015,198000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7 ","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. Children and families, along with school, early learning and other group visitors from across Southern Minnesota will benefit from easy access to learning opportunities that include interaction with art, culture, and heritage; at an informal learning center located in their region. 2. All Minnesotans visiting the Children’s Museum will benefit from a greater understanding of our state-wide identity through explorations with the distinct art, culture and heritage of southern Minnesota.3. 11,000 square feet of museum gallery space will be filled with major exhibit components designed to provide educational and interactive experiences. 4. MN-based designers, contractors and builders will experience new opportunities to engage their businesses and share their expertise through the exhibit fabrication and installation process. 5. CMSM will experience increased capacity to serve new, increasing and diverse audiences from across southern and all of Minnesota as a resource that offers educational and interactive experiences centered around MN art, culture and heritage. 6. Children and families, along with school, early learning and other group visitors from across Southern and all of Minnesota will experience enhanced awareness, as well as increased knowledge and skills related to Minnesota arts, culture and heritage. ","1. Upon opening its new, permanent facility in April/May 2015; children, families and group visitors from across Minnesota were provided with increased access and new opportunities to participate in hands-on learning related to Minnesota arts, culture and heritage through engagement in fulfilled exhibit components at the new Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota.2. 11,000 square feet of museum gallery space was filled with major exhibit components designed to provide educational and interactive experiences in exhibit areas3. CMSM exhibit fabrication and installation processes primarily engaged Minnesota-based professionals with the majority of services provided by local contractors, including: Kidzibits, Old Fashioned Carpentry, D&K Powder coating, Linder Enterprises, Pro-Fabrication, Jones Metal, North Mankato Public Works, Lloyd Greve, Kathy Michaelson, and CAB Construction.4. New, diverse and increased numbers of children, families and groups visited the Children’s Museum during its first three months of opening activity to participate in educational and interactive experiences related to MN art, culture and heritage.5. Museum visitors participated in the Museum co-development process by providing feedback and recommendations related to exhibits and overall museum experience through responding to onsite and on-line survey questionnaires as well as through ongoing opportunities to provide feedback by way of engaging staff members through conversation or sharing written remarks at the Museum’s font desk’s suggestion basket.6. Parents/teachers of children/students representing diverse ages and stages of development reported increased awareness, knowledge or skill related to MN arts, culture and heritage on the part of their children/students.",,,,198000,,"BRIAN BENSHOOF - CEO, MRCI Worksource; LAURA BOWMAN – Director of Community Relations and Development, Mayo Clinic Health System; DR. BRENDA FLANNERY - Dean, College of Business, MNSU; KAAREN GRABIANOWSKI Country Inn & Suites; NICK HINZ Financial Services, Frandsen Bank and Trust; BARB KAUS – Executive Director, Greater Mankato Area United Way; LINDA KILANDER – Retired Elementary School Principal, Mankato Area Public Schools; KIM KLEVEN – Director, Lake Crystal Early Childhood Family Education; NAOMI MORTENSEN Marketing Director, Environmental Tillage Systems; TIM NEWELL – Director of Solutions Business Management, Kato Engineering/Emerson; CHRISTINE POWERS Partner, Abdo Eick & Meyers; TOM RILEY Retired Executive, Midwest Wireless; BETH SERRILL Partner, Blethen Gage & Krause; CHRISTIE SKILBRED – Project Manager, Capstone Literacy Center/Coughlan Companies; DR. KATIE SMENTEK Pediatrician, Mankato Clinic; SARA STEINBACH Regional Manager, Public Affairs & Marketing; KEITH STOVER – Retired President, South Central College; ANNA THILL President, Visit Mankato; VANCE STUEHRENBERG – County Commissioner, Blue Earth County; DR. GINGER ZIERDT – Interim Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, MSU Mankato",1.03,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Building on the exhibit development community engagement process carried out through four successive Legacy grants, the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota will use the 2014-15 direct appropriation to complete fabrication and installation of several exhibit components for its permanent facility. Local resources, volunteers, and community involvement will be combined with museum expertise to complete this process.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota","PO Box 3103",Mankato,MN,56002,"(507) 995-2242",peter.olson@cmsouthernmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/experience-development-and-fabrication-2,,,, 10005770,"Fall Legacy Organization Grant",2018,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota feel that artists and the arts have a positive impact on their communities, Minnesotan say that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. Talking with Participants, Collecting Comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",21000,,36000,,"Wayne Hurley, Delores Peterson, Michele Anderson, Ryan Carlson, Carole Mitchell, Richard Bosse, Reba Gilliand, Joanie Happel, Nick Leonard",,"Otter Tail County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Fall Legacy Organization Grant",,"To partner with PlaceBase Productions (PBP) to produce a site-specific musical theater production in Otter Tail County that explores the history, stories, legends and lore of the area in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Otter Tail County.",2018-02-05,2018-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Schuelke,"The Otter Tail County Historical Society","1110 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Clay, Otter Tail, Becker, Wilkin, Douglas, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fall-legacy-organization-grant-2,"Jon Solinger: BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Delayne Karls: BS Elementary Education, MSU Moorhead, retired teacher, arts advocate; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing, UofMass, Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development, Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM, Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM,Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic, Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; Delayne Karls: BS Elementary Education MSU Moorhead, retired teacher, arts advocate; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.",,2 10031374,"Fate of Minnesota's Lakes in the Next Century",2025,453000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03d","$453,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to use new modeling techniques to quantify how water quality of Minnesota's lakes will change in the next century under future land use and climate change scenarios and to create an online web tool to display the results. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.66,"U of MN","Public College/University","This proposal aims to answer this question: How would the water quality of Minnesota's lakes change in the next century under future scenarios of urbanization, agricultural growth, and climate change?",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-07-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ardeshir,Ebtehaj,"U of MN","2 3rd Ave SE #378",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 301-1483",ebtehaj@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fate-minnesotas-lakes-next-century,,,, 740,"Fishing: A Cross Cultural Gateway to Environmental Education",2011,155000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 08i","$155,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota to provide environmental information and teaching skills to and increase participation of Southeast Asian communities through the gateway of fishing skills. Information on mercury in fish advisories must be included as part of the educational outreach. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"". Project failed to comply with reporting requirements and was closed out as incomplete in 2013. No final report.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"". Project failed to comply with reporting requirements and was closed out as incomplete in 2013. No final report.",,,,,,,,"Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The number of people from other cultures and languages is increasing in Minnesota. It is important that they learn the behaviors that will help Minnesota preserve and enhance its natural resources. Yet, communicating and effectively interacting with people across cultures to change behaviors on natural resources, conservation, pollution prevention and stewardship is challenging. Most environmental information is designed for reaching native English readers. Translating and printing information often does not reach the intended audiences, who are often part of an oral culture. This project will develop activities, events, and products to address this growing communication problem. Community outreach through fishing events and educational workshops will be gateways for communicating important environmental information, teaching skills for lifelong outdoor participation and instilling values of stewardship to Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee communities such as the Hmong and Karen. The project goals are to: - Increase participation in year-round fishing opportunities - Provide environmental awareness and education - Increase stewardship of natural resources and water resources in particular - Develop local environmental leadership and capacity in Southeast Asian communities - Increase participation and access to mainstream environmental resources and programs Twenty three day-long trips, including some in winter, will be held to reach 700 Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees across generations over the three years of the project. A full-time multilingual environmental educator will work from inside the communities to recruit participants, conduct and evaluate the trips, and develop fun educational components for the fishing events that address critical environmental concerns. Special outreach on health issues connected with mercury and other contaminants will be targeted to vulnerable women and children. The educator will also develop culturally specific workshops, coordinate special language radio appearances and participate in community events to spread information to thousands more.",,"Work PlanProject failed to comply with reporting requirements and was closed out as incomplete in 2013. No final report.",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Canceled,,,Ly,Vang,"Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in MN","1101 N Snelling Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 398-2917",lyvangaahwm@yahoo.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fishing-cross-cultural-gateway-environmental-education,,,, 10019321,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Surveying (paper or online)","The Artability program encouraged creativity, self-expression, and healing through free virtual and in-person art workshops for 1400 participants. Understanding of and a change in the public?s attitude towards mental health was promoted by an online art show sharing the work of artists who experience barriers to mental wellness. Through interviews, conversations, and surveys with participants, board, and staff, we were able to reflect on the events of the past year and how art, thoughtful conversations, and coming together as a community can help participants continue to heal, learn, and grow.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Anderson, Jennifer B, Duncan, Ken, Ewald, Ellen Sue, Ernster, Sr. Sue, Fisher, Heidi, Foote, Susan Bartlett, Frels, Bill, Gulliver, Karen, Ph.D, Hadley, Marc, Hennessey, Bob, Mahlum, Bill, McKenzie, Humphrey, McKillips, Nancy, Paradis, Seth, Ph.D, Puposki",0.00,"People Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Artability 2021 Spring Forward",2021-03-17,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Wiedemann-West,"People Incorporated","3000 Ames Crossing Rd Ste 600",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 774-0011",jill.west@peopleincorporated.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-376,"Daniel Tran, Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Donna Ray; Halee Kirkwood, Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Juleana Enright, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Naomi Ko, Artistic.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019358,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and mediums; artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","We held feedback session and facilitated conversation in both our Hybrid and Mixtape shows. We also sent out a survey to the students who participated in our STRONG Summer Intensive and received great feedback from that. Additionally, we held an informal showing at the summer intensive for parents to watch their kids perform following a Q & A with the parents.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Darrius Strong, Aram Ghomi, Kelsey Hanstad",0.00,STRONGmovement,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Fund the Artistry",2020-12-16,2021-08-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrius,Strong,STRONGmovement,"1501 E Burnsville Pkwy Apt 508",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(651) 332-4796",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-413,"Amirah Ellison, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development, Technical Production; Anne Holzman, Education, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Anthony Marchetti, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; G Vue, Education, Organizational Development, Youth Programming; Hannah Bassewitz, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Accessibility/Disability Access.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019401,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","The Day with Eriks Esenvalds was a tremendous success qualitatively, as measured by favorable comments from the performers (the guest choir from Latvia and the local Twin Cities choir loved hearing each other and singing together) and the audience (some audience members were crying with joy, others were shouting with joy, everyone was standing and cheering). The Day with Eriks Esenvalds was also a tremendous success quantitatively as the concert at the Cathedral was attended by approximately 650 people and generated over $17,000 in ticket revenue. We hope that additional people will enjoy the concert when it is broadcast on MPR on August 16.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Ansis Viksnins, Zinta Pone, Indra Halvorsone, Janis Barobs, Mara Pelece, Anna Hobbs, Andris Valdmanis, Ben Alle, Andrejs Lazda, Larisa Ozols, Baiba Olinger",0.00,"XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"A Day with Latvian Composer ?riks E?envalds",2021-03-17,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ansis,Viksnins,"XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Inc.","2232 High Pointe Ct","Mendota Heights",MN,55120,"(651) 260-5571",avviksnins@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-456,"Austin Nash, Artistic, Education, Program Development; Jennifer Ilse, Artistic, General Management / Administration; martha bird, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Pamela Russell, Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ryan Garmoe, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10028818,"Flexible Support",2023,15000,,"ACHF Arts Education","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; Residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and medium; Artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,790,"Other,local or private",15790,,,,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Youth Dance Ensemble's Modern Dance Project",2022-11-23,2023-03-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-906,"Craig Drehmel, Artistic, Program Development, Marketing/Audience Development; Denise Baerg, Artistic, Community Service / Development; Jen Arlen, Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; Miranda Rosa, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Monica Cruz Zorrilla, Organizational Development, Community Education, Community Service / Development; Yuki Tokuda, Education;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028515,"Flexible Support",2023,15000,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,34059,"Other,local or private",49059,,,,"Bach Roots Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"2024 Bach Roots Festival",2023-06-30,2024-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matthew,Olson,"Bach Roots Festival","4861 Bisset Ln","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(507) 382-8671",matthewjolson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-838,"Amber Cameron, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Christy Dickinson, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Lupita Herrera, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Nancy Fushan, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Shelley Beaumont, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10024058,"Flexible Support",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,,,15000,,,,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support ",,"Fanm Zile: An Anthology of Florencia “Fofo” Pierre, an Island Woman ",2022-06-23,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-637,"Alaina Myers, Artistic, Volunteerism; Amy Dimmler, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Hannah Johnson, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Technical Production; Maud Hixson, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Wendy Petersen Biorn, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development ","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts. ",,2 10024186,"Flexible Support",2022,14500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,,,14500,,,,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"MMDTC's Modernization and future planning project.",2022-06-23,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1351 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141",shar5717@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-672,"Alaina Myers, Artistic, Volunteerism; Amy Dimmler, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Hannah Johnson, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Technical Production; Maud Hixson, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Wendy Petersen Biorn, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402",1 10024187,"Flexible Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expan Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online) ; Other (please describe below)",,,5495,"Other,local or private",10495,,,,"Velvet Tones","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Velvet Tones Concerts for People with Limited Access to Live Performances",2022-06-23,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Samuel,Adkins,"Velvet Tones","16624 Jackdaw Path",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 432-1081",steve.adkins@quid.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-673,"Alaina Myers, Artistic, Volunteerism; Amy Dimmler, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Hannah Johnson, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Technical Production; Maud Hixson, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Wendy Petersen Biorn, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024188,"Flexible Support",2022,10320,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expan Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation",,,6000,"Other,local or private",16320,,,,"Dakota Valley Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Free Family Concert",2022-06-27,2022-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Abraham,"Dakota Valley Symphony","PO Box 1241",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 859-6531",janabraham@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-674,"Alaina Myers, Artistic, Volunteerism; Amy Dimmler, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Hannah Johnson, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Technical Production; Maud Hixson, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Wendy Petersen Biorn, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024189,"Flexible Support",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expan Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,50000,"Other,local or private",65000,,,,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support ",,"Coppélia Nouveau, Accessibility and Educational Outreach Activities ",2022-06-23,2023-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rick,Vogt,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave Ste 100",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",info@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-675,"Alaina Myers, Artistic, Volunteerism; Amy Dimmler, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Hannah Johnson, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Technical Production; Maud Hixson, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Wendy Petersen Biorn, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development, Program Development ","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts. ",,2 10024225,"Flexible Support",2022,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,5000,"Other,local or private",12000,,,,"Building Remembrance For Reconciliation BR4R","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Memorial of early Black community, their church burning and their move away from Hastings",2021-11-22,2022-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Curry,"Building Remembrance For Reconciliation BR4R","PO Box 34",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 829-9408",BRFORR@GMAIL.COM,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-704,"Arneshia Williams, Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Jen Arlen, Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; Julie Andersen, Community Education, General Management / Administration, Education; Mary Beth King, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; Ross Anderson, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Marketing / Audience Development; Samantha Manz, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Education;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024226,"Flexible Support",2022,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,2925,"Other,local or private",17925,,,,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Asian Fusion Concert and Outreach",2022-02-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-705,"Arneshia Williams, Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Jen Arlen, Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; Julie Andersen, Community Education, General Management / Administration, Education; Mary Beth King, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; Ross Anderson, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Marketing / Audience Development; Samantha Manz, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Education;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024227,"Flexible Support",2022,14830,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and mediums; artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)",,,,,14830,,,,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Youth Dance Ensemble's MODERN DANCE PROJECT",2021-11-19,2022-03-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leeanne,Rairamo,"Youth Dance Ensemble AKA Youth Dance Ensemble and School","12237 Wood Lake Dr",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 941-5771",ydeschool@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-706,"Arneshia Williams, Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Jen Arlen, Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; Julie Andersen, Community Education, General Management / Administration, Education; Mary Beth King, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; Ross Anderson, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Marketing / Audience Development; Samantha Manz, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Education;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10024228,"Flexible Support",2022,14729,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expan Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Surveying (paper or online) ; Other (please describe below)",,,,,14729,,,,"OOPS MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"OOPS Recipe Series",2021-11-22,2022-06-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Siena,Forest,"OOPS MN","20633 Hampshire Way",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(920) 362-7238",christina@oopsmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-707,"Arneshia Williams, Artistic, Organizational Development, Education; Jen Arlen, Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; Julie Andersen, Community Education, General Management / Administration, Education; Mary Beth King, Artistic, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration; Ross Anderson, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Marketing / Audience Development; Samantha Manz, Artistic, Accessibility / Disability Access, Education;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019181,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Surveying (paper or online)","The proposed outcome was achieved successfully at the point other African based arts company are inspired to replicate a similar program. Our artists as well as our participants higher benefit from learning from each other and use the DVD tutorial as a platform to create more program to engage youth of all ages in the community in Minnesota. We used all the evaluation Plan and we are finding them very helpful to track our progress and to help us continuing to provide more arts programing to all communities. The only issue we had was that some of our artists and their families had been quarantine because of Covid-19 ingestion and that delayed a lot our filming and editing process. In addition we had to change videographer because he became unavailable. Overall this was an amazing experience for all and we were very grateful that we received the grant and that we were able to share the first Afoutayi Haitian dance and song tutorial to Minnesotan.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Djenane Saint Juste, Florencia Pierre, Hassen Taylor Moises Ortega, Sophie Toner, Jude Vales, Joshua A. Dorothy",0.00,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Dance and Sing Virtually with Afoutayi!",2021-06-16,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music, and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-236,"Chris Garza, Artistic, General Management / Administration, Finance; Eri Isomura, Artistic, Youth Programming, Volunteerism; Jack Kolb-Williams; Michael Kleber-Diggs, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Michelle Poss, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Volunteerism; Wilson Josephson, Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Artistic.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019197,"Flexible Support",2021,14460,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and mediums; artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","Artaria & Walker West Academy produced a very well received side by side concert event featuring a new work by composer Anthony Green. We reviewed the broadcast video, received letters of support from the Artaria and Walker West board directors, chatted with student participants and audience members.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Karen Casanova, David Grandstrand, Nancy Oliveros, Ray Shows, Shira Burton, David Knapp, Tom Peterson",0.00,Artaria,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Artaria Chamber Music School and Walker/West Music Academy + ASQ Concert",2021-06-16,2022-02-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ray,Shows,"Artaria String Quartet AKA Artaria","980 Bellows St","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",music@artariaquartet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-252,"Barry Kleider, Artistic, Education, Program Development; Brighton McCormick, Artistic, Program Development, Education; Dan Adolphson, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Fundraising; Jeannine Burnette, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Program Development; Leah Monson, Artistic; Phillip McGraw, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Sophia Ogren-Dehn, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019205,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","Methods utilized for evaluation included surveys sent to our BIPOC Emerging Artists, the Emerging Artist mentors, the leadership of the involved youth choirs, and ticket holders; patron data was assessed and conversations were held with board members, volunteers, and concert attendees. We succeeded in making a small but hopefully meaningful contribution towards the diversification and inclusivity of classical musicians while connecting with new audiences and youth choir collaborators.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Jonathan Wieseperson, Sarah Tengbladperson, John Steinke, Adrian Davis, Emily Tritabough, Matthew Olson",0.00,"Bach Roots Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Semi-Staged Production of St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach",2021-06-16,2022-06-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Olson,"Bach Roots Festival","4861 Bisset Ln","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(507) 382-8671",info@bachrootsfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-260,"Basil Considine, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Dustin Steuck, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kim Peterson, Organizational Development, General Administration, Volunteerism; Mitchell Frazier, Technical Production, Education, Artistic; Nicole Hoesktra-Voves, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Artistic; Nouf Saleh, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Rachel Castro.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.","Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Kathy Mouacheupao (651) 645-0402",1 10019215,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","Through this grant we were able to install new wayfinding signs to greet and direct visitors, and to provide information about the artwork and important sites in the park. By talking with visitors and watching how they move through the park it is easy to see that the signs have had the anticipated effect of making the visitors? experience more engaging and meaningful.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Stephen Gumnit, Andrew Pimental, Ashley Wilson, Erin Paulson, Cheryl Caponi, Sara Stokman",0.00,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Providing direction and information signs to aid Caponi Art Park visitors",2020-12-16,2021-10-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-270,"Dustin Steuck, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kevin Johnson, Program Development, Artistic, Volunteerism; Peter Witzig, Education, Volunteerism, Artistic; Quinn Villagomez, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development, General Administration; zoe cinel, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019225,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Surveying (paper or online)","Our Facebook post reached over 4,000 individuals throughout Minnesota. We have connected with individuals and organizations within the Hmong community due to this project. We will share the live musical story with 300-500 students at New Millennium Academy, a Hmong immersion elementary school. We will share the program with families at MN Humanities Center. Additionally, through the creation of our video we were able to connect with libraries and share our live program at 33 libraries in the SELCO library region in June.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Roque Diaz, Eri Isomura, Ashley Ng, Carrie Vecchione",0.00,"Chione Quintet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Chione Quintet- Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon",2021-06-16,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Miranda,"Chione Quintet","1063 Gorman Ave","St Paul",MN,55118,"(952) 393-3534",chionequintet@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-280,"Austin Nash, Artistic, Education, Program Development; Jennifer Ilse, Artistic, General Management / Administration; martha bird, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Pamela Russell, Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ryan Garmoe, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019238,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","Outcomes achieved: we were able to remove a cultural barrier by adding a translation widget to the website to allow people whose primary language is not English to be able to access information about our event. We were unable to do a text to speech in multiple languages because the translations were inadequate. (tested with native speakers) We were able to add an online event platform. Artists strengthened connection to community and new audiences building relationships and allowing artistic and business growth. With Covid planning and additional online access, the community was able to come together safely building trust between our arts organization, artists, and the attending community. Evaluation: Conversations with attendees, Survey of artists & Vendors, discussion with board members & partners, observations and recorded documentation including online & marketing data, attendance records, volunteer participants and financial reports.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Brenda Lyseng, Leslie Chudnoff, Bethany Nelson, Jerri Neddermeyer, Zach Wang, Julie Krech, Sydney Krech",0.00,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"The 27th Eagan Art Festival: to pay fixed expenses and add a virtual experience",2020-12-16,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wanda,Borman,"Dakota Center for the Arts AKA Eagan Art Festival","3795 Pilot Knob Road",Eagan,MN,55122,"(651) 269-2787",wanda@weston.borman.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-293,"Annemarie Eayrs, Artistic, Volunteerism, Program Development; Mike Brown, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development, General Administration; Momoko Tanno Niemi, Artistic, Education, Equity (DEI); Susan Tarnowski, General Administration, Education, Organizational Development; Tamra Falk, General Administration, Volunteerism, Organizational Development; Tonya Williams, Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019245,"Flexible Support",2021,11200,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Surveying (paper or online)","Thanks to the MRAC grant, our director and accompanist were retained and the chorus (all personal fully vaccinated!) resumed weekly rehearsals with masks in a well ventilated venue to prepare for upcoming performances. By November, venues started to open up and the chorus was able to perform with masks at senior living residences. By December, we were able to sing without masks to masked vaccinated audiences. For the next few months we were able to perform at various venues following their local rules for masks. Finally in May, we performed our free public Spring Concert to celebrate the decline of the epidemic with no requirements for masks or vaccinations. Our audiences were welcoming and appreciative of our live music. We received the highest score ( 5 out of 5) on each performance evaluation and standing ovations at our public concerts.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"James Andews,Donald Danneker,Roy Campen,Carl Larson,Robert Petzel,Paul Carlton",0.00,"Eagan Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Eagan Men's Chorus to Resume Concerts",2021-06-16,2022-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Carlton,"Eagan Men's Chorus","4210 Heine Strasse Rd",Eagan,MN,55122-1805,"(651) 452-7557",paulrcarlton@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-300,"Chris Garza, Artistic, General Management / Administration, Finance; Eri Isomura, Artistic, Youth Programming, Volunteerism; Jack Kolb-Williams; Michael Kleber-Diggs, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Michelle Poss, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Volunteerism; Wilson Josephson, Education, Marketing/Audience Development, Artistic.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019246,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and mediums; artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Observation","ArtSpark! effectively reduced barriers to participation by providing free monthly arts education activities and take home activities in neighborhood parks and expanding to after school classes at two middle schools. We counted people and how many project bags were picked up, as well as held many one on one conversations with participants. We developed a positive working relationship with one middle school who helped get messaging out to students in advance of the summer ArtSpark! program. This relationship then led to an after school program at Blackhawk Middle School. Programming then expanded to Dakota Hills Middle School in November/December. Eagan Art House has been trying to reach the middle school age group for several years and are grateful that this grant made it possible.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Britt Moore, John Rayman, Lisa McWilliams, Rachel Power, Linda Klein, Aileen Hough, Molly Schuetzle, Anita Pagey",0.00,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Flexible Support",,"Eagan Art House Outreach",2020-12-16,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3981 Lexington Ave. St.",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-301,"Dustin Steuck, Artistic, General Management/Administration/Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kevin Johnson, Program Development, Artistic, Volunteerism; Peter Witzig, Education, Volunteerism, Artistic; Quinn Villagomez, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Marketing/Audience Development, General Administration; zoe cinel, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019262,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","The Performances in the Park series created awareness of other cultures for over 80% of out attendees. Staff connected with the community through in-person conversations before and after the performances, reviewing attendance records, documentation of on-site surveys, as well as overall observation by listening to attendees talk with others about their experience after the performances.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Scott Zuzek, Carl Bower, Craig Santelman, Bruce Karnick, Ben Spader, Chelsea Piskor, Dave Pemble",0.00,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","Flexible Support",,"Performances in the Park",2021-03-17,2021-09-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Wietecha,"City of Hastings","920 10th St W ?",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 480-2326",pmarschall@hastingsmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-317,"Bethany Gladhill, General Administration, Finance, Organizational Development; Chandler Daily, Organizational Development, Artistic, General Administration; Julia Brown, General Administration, Artistic, Education; Marco Real-d'Arbelles, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; martha bird, Accessibility/Disability Access, Artistic, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Ni'Kol Imani Dowls, Artistic, Finance, General Administration.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019273,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","The 2021 IFB offerings results in a wonderful expansion of our impact and services. Traditionally a one-date festival, we were able to build out significant virtual infrastructure that will continue even with the return of the large one-day event. We were pleased to see the number of people participating in the programs was significantly higher than we had estimated (by more than 3,000 people). As lower COVID case numbers presented an opportunity to offer a scaled-down in-person experience, our festival pivoted, and in addition to the numerous online experiences and offerings, we were able to host a registration-required event for 1,000 people in partnership with the City of Burnsville.","achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Amber Cameron, Amber Jacobson, Anab Abtow, Anca Sima, Carlos Lopez, Dave Erdall, Dee Peterson, Elizabeth Kautz, Kelsey Covart, Krishnan Nambudiripad, Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Naseema Omer, Olivia Brammer, Sahro Abdullahi, Tippi Goodwin",0.00,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"International Festival of Burnsville 2021",2021-06-16,2021-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amber,Cameron,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-328,"Amirah Ellison, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Program Development, Technical Production; Anne Holzman, Education, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development; Anthony Marchetti, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; G Vue, Education, Organizational Development, Youth Programming; Hannah Bassewitz, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Accessibility/Disability Access.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019283,"Flexible Support",2021,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","TCB conducted online audience surveys after our performances of Dracula and A Minnesota Nutcracker, and held numerous conversations with participants, board, and staff to reflect on each performance. Overall, our performances were successful, based on the positive audience feedback (especially for our educational outreach and family-oriented performances), audience numbers, and financial outcomes. However, we had to cancel one of our Dance with Me workshops due to low signups, and Cowles Center cancelled their Fall Festival so we were not able to complete all of our proposed activities. Our other mainstage performances, Dracula and A Minnesota Nutcracker, and other educational outreach activities took place as scheduled.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Lisa Kvittem, Maureen Haworth, Tom Henry, Sacha Haworth, Allison Cole, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Paul Rime",0.00,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Fall 2021 Ballet Performances and Educational and Accessibility Outreach Programming",2021-06-16,2022-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rick,Vogt,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave Ste 100",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",info@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-338,"Breanna Cecile, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Daniela Bianchini, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Jes Reyes, Disabilities Specialist, General Administration, Artistic; Mally Watkins, Artistic, Education, Community Education.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10019294,"Flexible Support",2021,9500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","We gave interviews, and have followed up with all participants. They have been pleased by the project, and look forward to future progress. On the technology side, we are still producing cultural videos and interviews. The project has been a resounding success in helping us produce more Dakota content.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Sharon Lennartson, Joseph Lennartson, Greg Strandmark, Jason Delmont",0.00,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"MMDTC's Arts and Culture reclamation initiative.",2021-03-17,2022-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1351 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-349,"Jackie Johnston, Education, Community Education, General Management / Administration; Julie Kuenzel, Community Education, General Management / Administration, Youth Programming; Larry Weinberg, Artistic, Community Education, Youth Programming; Lynne Beck, Fundraising, General Administration, Education; Melissa Dargay, Artistic, Fundraising, Audience Development / Marketing and Communications; Peg Schneeman Reagan, Artistic, Volunteerism, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Tim Cooper, Artistic, Computer Systems / Web Design, Finance.","Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.",,2 10032708,"Flexible Support",2024,24500,,"ACHF Arts Education","Arts and Cultural Heritage Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Interviews/Conversations with participants Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) Observation",,,,,24500,,,,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Funding our 27th Annual Wacipi, an Indigenous artistic, cultural, and social celebration. + Classes",2024-05-01,2024-12-10,,"In Progress",,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","1200 Centre Pointe Curve Ste 125","Mendota Heights",MN,55120,"(952) 239-9969",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1031,"Valerie Rose, Yuki Tokuda, Craig Drehmel, Christy Dickinson, Siena Forest","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032712,"Flexible Support",2024,25000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Interviews/Conversations with participants Surveying",,,,,25000,,,,"Minhua Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Funding for Minhua Chorus 2024 Annual Concert - Everchanging Time in November 2024",2024-05-01,2025-02-28,,"In Progress",,,Jiawen,Chen,"Minhua Chorus","16414 Interlachen Blvd",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 242-7310",admin@minhuachorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1035,"Valerie Rose, Yuki Tokuda, Craig Drehmel, Christy Dickinson, Siena Forest","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032680,"Flexible Support",2024,25000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Interviews/Conversations with participants",,,,,25000,,,,"Afoutayi Haitian DanceMusic and Arts Company",,"Flexible Support",,"Funding to supplement the cost of studio housing for Afoutayi's growing student population.",2024-06-30,2025-05-31,,"In Progress",,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian DanceMusic and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1003,"Courtney Cochran, Loren Niemi, Anthony Marchetti, PerezlaCruz LastName, Barbara Haugen, Maurice Ward, Wiliam Venne","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032693,"Flexible Support",2024,25000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Interviews/Conversations with participants Observation",,,,,25000,,,,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Funding for Chinese Erhu concert at Hamline University and performances at adult day care centers",2024-05-01,2024-12-27,,"In Progress",,,Frank,Zadel,"Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble","15676 Pilot Knob Rd","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(612) 479-3700",pzadel@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1016,"Siena Forest, Craig Drehmel, Valerie Rose, Yuki Tokuda, Christy Dickinson","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032694,"Flexible Support",2024,25000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Interviews/Conversations with participants Surveying Observation Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group)",,,,,25000,,,,"Sea Others Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Make an album of local artists and have concerts by/for people from diverse/minority backgrounds",2024-05-01,2025-04-30,,"In Progress",,,Stephanie,Siddiqui,"Sea Others Foundation","16817 Edinburg Way",Farmington,MN,55024,"(612) 715-2453",seaothers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1017,"Craig Drehmel, Siena Forest, Valerie Rose, Yuki Tokuda, Christy Dickinson","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032793,"Flexible Support",2024,13000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts Access Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Surveying",,,12000,"Other,local or private",25000,,,,STRONGmovement,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Funds support STRONGmovement's rehearsal process and upcoming choreography.",2024-05-01,2025-05-25,,"In Progress",,,Darrius,Strong,STRONGmovement,"1501 E Burnsville Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(651) 332-4796",darrius.strongmovement@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1116,"Siena Forest, Valerie Rose, Craig Drehmel, Yuki Tokuda, Christy Dickinson","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032769,"Flexible Support",2024,25000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts and Cultural Heritage Surveying Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Interviews/Conversations with participants",,,,,25000,,,,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Funding for a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of Burnsville and surrounding communities.",2024-05-01,2024-09-01,,Completed,,,Amber,Cameron,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1092,"Siena Forest, Valerie Rose, Yuki Tokuda, Craig Drehmel, Christy Dickinson","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10032770,"Flexible Support",2024,19750,,"ACHF Arts Access","Arts and Cultural Heritage Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders Interviews/Conversations with participants Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) Observation",,,,,19750,,,,"Chin Ye Yamni (Three Dakota Brothers)",,"Flexible Support",,"Development and release of an indigenous Visual Novel, promoting positive cultural representation.",2024-05-01,2024-11-01,,Completed,,,Joseph,Lennartson,"Chin Ye Yamni (Three Dakota Brothers)","945 Redwood Dr","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(612) 222-2567",threedakotabrothers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-1093,"Siena Forest, Craig Drehmel, Valerie Rose, Yuki Tokuda, Christy Dickinson","Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art Secretary; James Curry: Augsburg University; Ryan-Olivia Lundy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift Vice Chair; Kathyrn Mattson; Sofie Netteberg: McKinsey and Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts Chair; Lauren White; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop Upstream Arts; Allison Wagstrom: Propel for Nonprofits;",,2 10028672,"Flexible Support",2023,14750,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","Overall the outcomes were as planned. The events were held, and indigenous artists were well represented. The events were a much needed showcase for Dakota arts and culture. Evaluation was via on-site interviews, and from psot-event folow up phone calls.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,14750,,,,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"2023 Indigenous Arts exhibition project.",2023-06-01,2023-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community","1351 Sibley Memorial Hwy",Mendota,MN,55150,"(651) 452-4141",mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-870,"Amber Cameron, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Christy Dickinson, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Lupita Herrera, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Nancy Fushan, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Shelley Beaumont, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10029079,"Flexible Support",2023,15000,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","We had a successful year! We engaged 12 local artists who were writers, directors, actors, and sound tech. Four short plays were written, produced, and performed in partnership with the City of Burnsville. We had 130 community attendees at the performance","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,15000,,,,"SEA Echoes Through Rivers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"SEA Echoes Through Rivers",2023-06-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaysone,"Syonesa Schneider","SEA Echoes Through Rivers","1765 Brant Cir",Eagan,MN,55122,"(763) 600-2706",seaechoes2020@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-954,"Amber Cameron, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Christy Dickinson, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Lupita Herrera, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Nancy Fushan, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Shelley Beaumont, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028999,"Flexible Support",2023,15000,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","The Festival had the largest attendance ever. The city estimates that 7,000 people were in attendance. Through our short QR code survey, we learned that 98% of respondents LOVED the festival. 98% of respondents reported that they would return next year. 9","Achieved proposed outcomes",15000,"Other,local or private",30000,,,,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"2023 International Festival of Burnsville",2023-01-09,2023-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amber,Cameron,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337-3817,"(612) 308-9038",msmargomail@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-940,"Craig Drehmel, Artistic, Program Development, Marketing/Audience Development; Denise Baerg, Artistic, Community Service / Development; Jen Arlen, Fundraising, Artistic, Finance / Audit; Miranda Rosa, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Monica Cruz Zorrilla, Organizational Development, Community Education, Community Service / Development; Yuki Tokuda, Education;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028435,"Flexible Support",2023,14050,,"ACHF Arts Education","Residents learn new arts skills and techniques; Residents gain awareness and appreciation for artistic disciplines and medium; Artists build their capacity through professional development. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","Leading theater professionals connected and fostered relationships with low-income, BIPOC, queer youth and community members. We evaluated through feedback forms at the end of the project and had frequent check-ins with workshop leads to adapt to their ne","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,14050,,,,"Constellation Arts Collective","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Constellation Arts Collective's ""Universal Theater Explorers"" Program",2023-01-02,2023-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Riya,Mukerjee,"Constellation Arts Collective","738 Van Buren St NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(781) 572-6539",constellationartscollective@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-818,"Claire Chenoweth, Artistic, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Judy Cooper Lyle, Artistic, Fundraising, Education; Michael Perez, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Marketing/Audience Development; Nicole Conti, Accessibility/Disability Access, Education, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Vie Boheme, Artistic; Xianping He, Fundraising, Disabilities Specialist, Youth Programming;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028883,"Flexible Support",2023,15000,,"ACHF Cultural Heritage","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation","The grant had helped us promoting and diversifying representations of Haiti by expanding our repertoire and the number of artists we worked with while remaining rooted in Haitian cultural practices. We used online and physical survey as an evaluation meth","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,15000,,,,"Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"Sustain Artistic Excellence and Cultural Heritage in Haitian Folklore!",2023-06-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Djenane,"Saint Juste","Afoutayi Haitian Dance, Music and Arts Company","5181 161 St W APT 238",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(612) 508-8038",djenane100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-922,"Felicia Perry, Artistic, Community Education, Audience Development / Marketing; Kat Purcell, Artistic, Program Development, Volunteerism; Kiki Light, Program Development, Education, Accessibility/Disability Access; Pam Colby, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Technical Production; Racquel Banaszak, Artistic, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Raye Cordes, Artistic, Education, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028842,"Flexible Support",2023,15000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Residents build connections to their own and others' cultural heritage through events and/or activities; MN folk and traditional artists/audiences are expanded; MN folk and traditional artists see an increase in demand for work. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","We presented a concert and 2 outreach programs. Musicians from 5 different countries performed music from their cultures and joined together to create a new type of world fusion. Attendees (primarily Asian and older adults) heard music of specific culture","Achieved proposed outcomes",3285,"Other,local or private",18285,,,,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"World Fusion",2023-06-30,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Rd Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-912,"Amber Cameron, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Christy Dickinson, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Lupita Herrera, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Nancy Fushan, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Shelley Beaumont, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028870,"Flexible Support",2023,13000,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","SSPAC improved arts access by installing 20 free little art galleries (FLAGs) in the community and hosting 8 different Arts events in South Saint Paul. We partnered with local organizations to host painting events to create art for FLAGs and promote an ou","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",300,"Other,local or private",13300,,,,"South Saint Paul Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Flexible Support",,"""Free Little Art Galleries"" Project and Local Arts Programming in South St. Paul.",2023-06-01,2024-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gwen,Kendall,"South Saint Paul Arts Council","PO Box 433","South St Paul",MN,55075,"(612) 219-7487",sspartsadvocates@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-917,"Amber Cameron, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Christy Dickinson, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Lupita Herrera, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Nancy Fushan, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Shelley Beaumont, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10028936,"Flexible Support",2023,13200,,"ACHF Arts Access","A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; A change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to public art, arts festivals or arts events; Artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it. Artists/arts groups are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; Artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation ; Surveying (paper or online)","EAH sought to expand programming and access to art education in digital art and traditional craft arts. Participants were successfully able to explore both creative expressions through classes and community events. Success was measured by participant coun","Achieved proposed outcomes",5900,"Other,local or private",19100,,,,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Flexible Support",,"Expand Eagan Art House Outreach Programs",2023-06-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3981 Lexington Ave S",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flexible-support-929,"Amber Cameron, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, General Management/ Administration/ Support; Christy Dickinson, Artistic, Program Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Kelly Anderson, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development; Lupita Herrera, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Education, Program Development; Nancy Fushan, Organizational Development / Planning, General Management / Administration, Finance / Audit; Shelley Beaumont, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Artistic; Siena Forest, Artistic, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Program Development;","Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Juxtaposition Arts; Ross Anderson: Praxis Photo Center; Gretchen Burau: American Museum of Asmat Art; Kathryn Mattson: arts supporter; Chavonn Williams Shen: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop; Ronald Salazar: Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts",,2 10031408,"Flood and Drought Modeling for Minnesota",2025,499000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04j","$499,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to compile new and existing data and develop a tool to provide cities and watershed districts with quantitative estimates of the effects of land use and climate change on floods and droughts.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.2,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project will analyze existing and projected data to develop simple tools to predict the effect of land use and climate change on extreme floods and droughts.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,John,Nieber,"U of MN","1390 Eckles Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-6724",nieber@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/flood-and-drought-modeling-minnesota,,,, 10031404,"Fluorine Beyond PFAS: Pesticide and Pharmaceutical Degradation",2025,400000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f","$400,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to identify fluorinated pesticides and pharmaceuticals that degrade into potentially persistent or toxic byproducts and to analyze the microbes, processes, and conditions involved to inform bioremediation and development of more sustainable chemistries.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.79,"U of MN","Public College/University","The project will assess chemical and biological defluorination activities in environmental samples and identify the microorganisms, metabolic pathways, and intermediates resulting from degradation of fluorinated pesticides and pharmaceuticals.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,William,Arnold,"U of MN","500 Pillsbury Dr SE Department of Civil, Env, and Geo- Engineering",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-8582",arnol032@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fluorine-beyond-pfas-pesticide-and-pharmaceutical-degradation,,,, 10008572,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will learn and perform the celebration of San Pedro De Cayambe through a choreographed dance. Having a reflection session with the group after completing the choreographed dance. Participants will write their experience and learning outcomes to share with the group. 2: Participants will gain knowledge about the celebration of San Pedro De Cayambe through an educational workshop. Workshop participants take a survey about San Pedro de Cayambe. A survey will be given to participants to provide feedback about the knowledge they learned about the tradition and how they can use this knowledge to preserve the Ecuadorian Heritage.","Participants learned and performed the celebration of San Pedro De Cayambe through a choreographed dance. The method used was producing a recorded video of the dance project. The dancers wore traditional attires of Cayambe bringing more authentic view of the celebration. 2: Participants gained knowledged about the celebration of San Pedro De Cayambe through an informational workshop. The method used was through a powerpoint presentation showing in-depth context and images of the celebration within Ecuadorian folkloric arts. A survey was conducted for members to share how much they learned from the workshop with the group.",,5556,"Other,local or private",10556,,"Lyton Guallpa-Naula (Director)",0.00,"Away Runakuna","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Away Runakuna dancers will learn, practice, and perform a new Ecuadorian traditional dance and presentation focused on the celebration of San Pedro de Cayambe.",2020-01-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyton,Guallpa-Naula,"Away Runakuna","3421 Minnehaha Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 518-8999",awayrunakuna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-136,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008592,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To promote and preserve a wealth of Filipino cultural heritage, and to share the Filipino community and our traditions to our fellow Minnesotans. We will solicit audience feedback through a post-performance survey. We intend to find from the evaluation how we have reached our target audience in terms of numbers and the level of entertainment and educational value they get from the production. 2: We hope to pass on to our children and students the colorful dances and traditions that are part of our identity as a people. We will solicit audience feedback as well as monitor the number of children that become part of our organization and attend our cultural events in the future.","Ten dances were fully recorded at high quality and production value. From this we will be able to produce shareable videos for online presentation. Four dances have been presented; two each on two different occasions for on-line events: Both events were Zoomed live. CSFA's presentations resulted in positive feedback from the producer of the events. No other metric was employed.",,9193,"Other,local or private",14193,,"Tony Winick, Therese Peterson, Antoinette Burkhart",0.00,"Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans will present Pamana XI, consisting of thirty folk dances that represent the uniqueness of the various regions of the Philippines and the people they represent.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Burkhart,"Cultural Society of Filipino-Americans","1380 Frost Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(763) 656-9244",Thomasbu92@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-140,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008597,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,20211,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will teach Chinese traditional instruments and ensemble playing at three Twin Cities locations throughout 2020. Participants, families, my partners, concert audiences, and community members will evaluate this project via evaluation sheets and post-project evaluation meetings. The resulting data will be both quantitative and qualitative. 2: I will evaluate and pass on the most successful teaching methods and scores and make them available online for future use by others. Participants, families, my partners, concert audiences, and community members will evaluate this project via evaluation sheets and post-project evaluation meetings. The resulting data will be both quantitative and qualtitative.","I taught Chinese traditional instruments and ensemble playing in three Twin City locations in 2020. Participants, families, my school partners, video viewers, and community members evaluated this project via shared comments, post-project evaluation and newspaer articles. The resulting data was both quantitative and qualtitative. 2: I evaluated and shared the most successful teaching methods and scores and made them available online for future use by others. Participants, families, my school partners, video viewers, and community members evaluated this project via shared comments, post-project evaluation and newspaer articles. The resulting data was both quantitative and qualtitative.",,8742,"Other,local or private",28953,,,0.00,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Gao Hong will teach traditional Chinese music and ensemble playing in three Twin Cities locations. The project will culminate in final performances by the three ensembles.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hong,Dice,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",,,MN,,"(507) 222-4475",gaohongpipa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-142,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008619,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,26500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans have increased understanding of the Hmong Qeej folk art form. Methods used to evaluate progress toward the outcome will include festival attendance and participant surveys.","Minnesotans have increased understanding of the Qeej and understand how folk art forms are practiced and their cultural signficance. Event Attendance: More than 600 persons attended the Qeej Festival 5.22.22 and watched Qeej performances while also hearing lectures on the role of the Qeej in Hmong culture. The event video on YouTube has had an additional 2,156 views to date.",,15642,"Other,local or private",42142,7257,"Shuly Her, Dao Xiong, Maiyia Kasouaher, Vong Thao, Chad Lee, Bee Moua",0.00,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Hmong Cultural Center will implement the first Minnesota Qeej Festival in September 2020, involving a weekend of comprehensive programming to educate Hmong and nonHmong about the instrument, while also providing a forum for master performers to be recognized for their skills.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Txongpao,Lee,"Hmong Cultural Center","375 University Ave Ste 204","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 917-9937",txong@hmongcc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-144,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10008652,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,15850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will experience two specially curated concerts with rarely heard folk music of North India; one on Love Ballads and one on Seasonal Songs. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details. 2: The lecture-demonstrations will inform local audiences on a variety of vocal forms and educate them about the instruments and culture of North India. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details.","Presented a concert and lecture-demonstration on Songs of Benares in Oct '19 and a concert and lecture-demonstration on Songs of Awadh in May '22. An online/written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians, at the end of each concert and lecture-demonstration. 2: Presented a variety of songs from the regions of Benares and Awadh, with the lecture-demonstrations providing their cultural significance. An online/written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians, at the end of each concert and lecture-demonstration.",,11315,"Other,local or private",27165,,,0.00,"Pooja G. Pavan",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Pooja Goswami Pavan will present Songs of Awadh, comprising two concerts, each with an accompanying lecture demonstration, creating and presenting rarely heard, semiclassical and folk music from the Awadh region of North India.",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-148,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008656,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,18000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Workshop participants will gain knowledge and insight into this rare body of works (Elements' compositions). At the end of the workshops, Boopathi and I will evaluate the learning achieved and confidence gained in this material by asking the students to discuss and demonstrate some of the compositions they have learned and studied in the workshops. 2: Lecture attendees will have an understanding and appreciation of the these special Elements' based compositions of Carnatic music -. Entry and Exit surveys will be collected from the attendees and tabulated by the project evaluator; she will conduct interviews/ collect feedback which will inform us of the knowledge gained by the participants.","Workshop participants gained knowledge and insight into this rare body of works (Elements' compositions). At the end of the workshops, Boopathi and Nirmala evaluated the learning achieved and confidence gained in this material by asking the students to discuss and demonstrate some of the compositions they have learned and studied in the workshops. 2: Minnesotans understand how folk and traditional art forms are practiced and/or their cultural significance. Barbara Hackett Cox, Evaluator, provides ongoing feedback to the project leaders upon review of documentation (video, audio, and text) of various activities and a final evaluation at the completion of the project.??.",,6450,"Other,local or private",24450,,,0.00,"Nirmala Rajasekar",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Nirmala Rajasekar and percussion master Boopathi will conduct workshops and lectures and perform two concerts by eighteenth century composers of South Indian Carnatic music on the theme of the elements and nature.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nirmala,Rajasekar,"Nirmala Rajasekar",,,MN,,"(763) 245-6799x c",nirmalarajasekar@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-149,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008674,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,34780,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Thirty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional music instruments, vocal and Therukkoothu-Folklore. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, vocal, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments, Vocal and Therukkoothu folklore - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music, Folk Vocal and Therukkoothu Folklore. ","32 artists participated, learnt and performed the Tamil Folk and Traditional arts through this program. Workshop attendance of the artists and their Finale performance on the stage are the key evaluations used to assess their participation and the effectiveness of the workshop. 2: The student artists and the event audience gained improved awareness on the South Indian folk and traditional instruments, Vocal and Therukkoothu. Evaluated through event attendance, feedback gathered from event audience and the student artists. ",,,"Other,local or private ",34780,4000,"Executive Board Mr. Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan - President Mr. Senthil Kaliyaperumal - Vice President Mr. Ram Chinnadurai - Secretary Mr. Tamil Kadir Rajavel - Dy. Secretary Mr. Murugaiyan Subramanian - Treasurer Board of Directors Dr. Arumugam Ramalingam Mr. Balamurugan Ramasamy Mr. Sundaramoorthy Adhiyagavel Mrs. Mercy Rani Sebastin Mr. Arangarajan Karuppaiah Mrs. Priya C Krishnan Mr. Rajiv Balasubramanian Mr. Sivanandam Mariyappan",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts ",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will train community members on Tamil traditional instruments Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai, as well as vocal and Therukkoothu folklore with a final performance at the Muthamizh Vizha Tamil traditional festival held in July and August 2020. ",2020-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-152,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10007960,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,10518,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The applicant will gain skills in traditional boatbuilding and weaving, expanding her knowledge and enhancing her ability to practice these skills. A master boatbuilder and a master weaver will evaluate the knowledge and skills passed on to the artist during the construction of the boat and sail, ensuring representation of traditional techniques. 2: Minnesota's boatbuilding and weaving communities will gain knowledge about the Scandinavian culture rooted in these folk art forms. The artist will conduct written surveys to assess what the audiences learned in the presentations regarding cultural significance and practice of the art forms.","The applicant gained skills in traditional boatbuilding and weaving, expanding her knowledge and enhancing her ability to practice these skills. A master boatbuilder and a master weaver evaluated the knowledge and skills passed on to the artist during the construction of the boat and sail, ensuring representation of traditional techniques. 2: Minnesota's boatbuilding and weaving communities gained knowledge about the Scandinavian culture rooted in these folk art forms. The artist conducted written surveys to assess what the audiences learned in the presentations regarding cultural significance and practice of the art forms.","achieved proposed outcomes",5188,"Other,local or private",15579,150,,0.00,"Martha B. Weitekamp AKA Martha Brummitt",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Brummitt will construct a Norwegian pram and weave and sew a wool sail using traditional techniques. Brummitt will then display the boat and offer presentations for boaters, textile artists, and boatbuilders to learn about these Scandinavian art forms.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,Brummitt,"Martha F. Brummitt",,,MN,,"(612) 503-2365 ",marthabrummitt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-117,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10007996,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The audience will learn about traditional dance and music of the cultures of the Balkan Peninsula. Through post-concert surveys, change in knowledge of the audience member will be noted. Also a session with the artist groups will discuss what they learned from the project and each other.","The audiences were exposed to traditional dance and music of the Balkan Peninsula and given detailed notes in their programs. Surveys were sent to the audience members who purchased tickets. Through our ticketing program we had the email addresses of all purchasers. We also requested they share the survey with others in their households or attended with them.","achieved proposed outcomes",37663,"Other,local or private",52663,8000,"Claire Courtney, Loren Kramer-Johnson, Jeanne Schultz, Donald LaCourse, Eva Kish, Leila Poullada, Matt LaCourse, Kathryn Korchak, Dunja Sher",0.00,"Ethnic Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Ethnic Dance Theatre will produce a dance concert series featuring traditional dance, music, and costumes from the cultures of the Balkan Peninsula of Eastern Europe.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eva,Kish,"Ethnic Dance Theatre","3507 Clinton Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55408-4577,"(763) 545-1333 ",evakish@ethnicdancetheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-120,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008106,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,19931,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The NS audience will better grasp the artistry of NS performers and NS's role in its development. NS will analyze a survey of what audience members learned about Nordic cultural traditions, which NS activities they attended, and what the respondents' age and residence are. 2: Minnesotans will gain new documentation of 21 past NS artists and ten Nordic folk art masters reflecting on how public programs foster folk arts. NS will give public access to interviews with ten master artists and recordings of 21 returning NS artists' introductions to sets reflecting personal and cultural effects of past NS on their artistry. ","Of the 193 survey respondents to 'What have you learned here about Nordic cultural traditions'' merely seven gave no answer or cited nothing learned. Six volunteers in 2-hour shifts morning and afternoon at the three main stages gathered 193 responses to an 8-question audience survey. 2: NS staff recorded audio of 14 stage sets, and UW-Madison folklorists filmed 25-45-minute interviews of ten masters, two other artists, and two key volunteers. The audio recordings and interview films plus photos and films of festival artists and audience also gathered by the folklorists are available to the public at UW-Madison's Center for the Study of Midwestern Culture.","achieved proposed outcomes",107275,"Other,local or private",127206,6550,"Paul Wilson, Mary Abendroth, Robert Eliason, Maryann Eliason",0.34,"Nisswa Stamman AKA Nisswa-stamman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Nisswa Stamman will present its 20th annual gathering in June 2019, celebrating Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish traditional music and dance. In addition to presenting Nordic artists from the Midwest and Scandinavia, Nisswa Stamman will document the impact the festival has had on Nordic traditions in Minnesota over the last 20 years.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Wilson,"Nisswa Stämman AKA Nisswa-stämman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival","16586 Nokay Lk Rd",Brainerd,MN,56401-5604,"(218) 764-2994 ",pwilson@brainerd.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-126,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10008122,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,15850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide cultural enrichment with two concerts and two lectures/demonstrations of the Ghazal tradition in Hindustani music, expressed through the poetry of Ghalib and Faiz. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture/demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details. 2: Expose local audience to the Ghazal in the context of Indian culture and semi-classical Hindustani music, through the two concerts and two lectures/demonstrations. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture/demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details.","Presented a concert and lecture-demonstration on Ghalib's poetry in Jul'19 and a house concert and lecture-demonstration on Faiz's poetry in Mar'20 with cultural interpretation. A written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians and cultural interpreter, at the end of each concert and lecture-dem 2: Presented Ghalib's and Faiz's Ghazal poetry with new music compositions in Hindustani style, with the lecture-demonstrations providing their cultural significance. - A written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. - A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians and cultural interpreter, at the end of each concert and lecture","achieved proposed outcomes",11145,"Other,local or private",26995,,,0.00,"Pooja G. Pavan",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Pavan will present two concerts, each with a lecture demonstration, featuring the Ghazal poetry of iconic Urdu language poets of North India, Ghalib, and Faiz.",2019-01-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263 ",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-127,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10008169,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,44850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Expert and emerging Somali artists across two geographies will gain capacity for teaching and advancing their art form. We will document the number of emerging and expert artists presenting work through weaving workshops, dance performances, and Mobile Culture Shows. We will track how many of these artists are new relationships, and if these are new opportunities for them. 2: New audiences will better understand historic Somali cultural arts, their importance, and their relevance in Minnesota communities. We will measure the number of new attendees to program activities, and gather qualitative data about transforming attitudes about Somali traditional art. For example, we expect at least 250 new attendees in the Willmar area. ","Outcome 1: Expert and emerging Somali artists across two geographies gained capacity for teaching and advancing their art form. There were over 20 young people that took part of the traditional dance classes; 6 of them join the permanent Somali museum dance troupe. The artists were appreciative of the programs and reinforced the need for such programs. Outcome 2: The audiences got to look at historic Somali cultural arts, and learn about their importance and their relevance in Minnesota communities. The surveys and informal feedback suggested the audience appreciated the programs and gained knowledge of Somali arts. ","achieved proposed outcomes",23900,"Other,local or private ",68750,4800,"Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Lisa Friedlander, Bashir Sheikh, Busad Ali Kheyr, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts",0.75,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts ",,"The Somali Museum of Minnesota will build the capacity of Somali artists in the Twin Cities and Willmar to advance Somali traditional art forms in their communities. ",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zahra,Muse,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","1516 E Lake St Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166 ",zahra@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-131,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1 10008180,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2019,34280,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Thirty Minnesota artists develop and deepen their skills in South Indian folk and Traditional instrumental music and Folk Vocal- Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai. The master artists will assess the community artists on the apprenticeship progress based on predefined parameters including Instrumental Techniques, vocal, tradition and awareness, aural and improvisation. 2: Improve community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments (Thavil, Nadhaswaram and Parai) and Vocal - through workshop and performance. Survey the community audience to measure awareness on the presented folk and traditional music and Folk Vocal. ","81 of 115 participants demonstrated above 80% attendance and gave the independent stage performance at Muthamizh Vizha 2019. 1. Sheet maintained to track the attendance. 2. Masters and Students gathered at the end of each session to run retrospectives to ensure effective learning and organize students at varying levels based on the proficiency attained. 2: Improved community awareness on South Indian folk and traditional instruments - through workshop and performance. Gathered Paper form Survey to the community audience at Muthamizh Vizha and EP show to measure the increase in the level of awareness on the presented folk and traditional music.","achieved proposed outcomes",15644,"Other,local or private",49924,,"Executive Committee: Mr.Sundaramoorthy Aadhiyagavel(President), Mr.Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan (Vice President), Mr.Murugaiyan Subramanian (Secretary), Mr.Ram Chinnadurai (Dy. Secretary), Mr.Senthil Kaliyaperumal (Treasurer) Directors: Mrs.Priya C Krishnan, Dr.Arumugam Ramalingam, Mr.Benjamin Hanibal, Mr.Nagappan Letchumanan, Mrs.Lakshmi Subramaniyan, Mrs.Mercy Rani Sebastin, Mr.Rajiv Balasubramanian, Mr.Ram Chinnadurai, Mr.Sivanandam Mariyappan, Mrs.Balamurugan Ramasamy, Mr. Tamil Kadhir",0.50,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Tamil Association of Minnesota will impart training to community members in South Indian traditional instruments (Nadhaswaram, Thawil, and Parai) and well as traditonal folksongs. Training will culminate in a performance at the Muthamizh Vizha festival in July 2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sachidanandhan,Venkatakrishnan,"Tamil Association of Minnesota AKA Minnesota Tamil Sangam","6119 Baney Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(651) 335-3539 ",mnts_cultural_group@minnesotatamilsangam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-133,"Shamso Ahmed: Henna artist; community organizer; Jose Alvillar Hinojosa: Artist and educator; Paul Dahlin: Swedish American fiddler honored by the NEA; Mary Ellen Halverson: Lead quilter with Arts Board grantee Evening Star Quilters; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; Rita Mustaphi: Founder and artistic director, Katha Dance Theatre. Choreographer, dancer, and educator.; Lucia Pawlowski: Assistant professor of English and cultural studies at St. Thomas; Kari Tauring: Nordic musician and educator; Arts Board grantee; Gene Yang: Active participant in Hmong cultural activities in Walnut Grove; school paraprofessional; Leah Yellowbird, Artist; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10000788,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,22280,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide an opportunity for community-based cultural folk dance groups and musicians to perform before, and engage, a broad-based metro area audience. By contracting with ten community-based folk performance groups with expertise and knowledge of their specific cultural traditions to perform as well as lead experiential activities with our audience. 2: Provide culturally immersive experiences and exposure to the music, dance, language, foods and arts of the cultures of central Europe Carpathian region. By using qualitative surveys, tracking admission to event and participation in workshops, we will determine the number attending, their degree of engagement and the quality of their experience","The opportunity to present and share personal cultural identification to the American public was as important as viewing it. Feedback to EDT and Landmark organizers were in the form of post-Festival discussions with group leaders and also requests for improvements from all who took part whether artist, artisan, vendor or volunteer. 2: Very successful response that could be felt in the Cortile and in the presentation courtrooms. The general good atmosphere of the Festival was backed up with surveys that were conducted by Landmark but also enhanced by a separate EDT survey conducted by EDT dancers soliciting definitive responses from Festival goers.",,29382,"Other, local or private",51662,6496,"Claire Courtney, Leila Poullada, Jeanne Schultz, Marina Kharam, Loren Kramer-Johnson, Matt LaCourse, Donald LaCourse, Eva Kish, Rita Schultz",0.00,"Ethnic Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre will present a Carpathian Cultural Celebration with interactive arts activities and performances showcasing Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Carpatho-Rusyn, Ukrainian, Jewish, and Roma folk traditions.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eva,Kish,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre","3507 Clinton Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55408-4577,"(763) 545-1333 ",evakish@ethnicdancetheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-83,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10000789,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Quilters will assemble blocks for two quilts to use in a musical. Individual blocks help tell the story; completed quilt is shown at the end. ESQ will evaluate outcome based on number of people who attend The Quilters Musical, feedback from attendees, and how many more people attend quilt show. One quilt is a door prize and one quilt for a raffle. 2: Teach young people the art of making quilts. Young people will learn about color choice, patterns, hand stitching, using power tools, and will take home their work piece. Classes will require a completed survey to obtain feedback.","Quilters assembled one block for the Legacy quilt and a matching larger block to use as a prop in the play. ESQG evaluated the outcome with the use of a survey inserted in the program. We also kept a record of class students and program attendees. The Legacy Quilt will hang in the Senior Center for all to see rather than being raffled off. 2: Teach young people the art of making quilts at a workshop and through community education classes. The survey told us that the girls were interested in learning more quilt block stories, were able to list the tools needed to begin their own sewing and that they would recommend the workshop to their friends.",,1670,"Other, local or private",6670,1200,"CeCe Bauer, Lonnie Drahos, Rose Drehmel, Sue Handwerk, Becky Hinrichs, Stephanie Kiecker, Deb Knowlton, Joyce Koerner, Joy Kranja, Jane Shafland, Lynda Wipperling, Cindy Zimdars",0.00,"Evening Star Quilters Red Wing","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Evening Star Quilters Red Wing will prepare quilts for the 'Quilters Musical.' Quilting teachers will teach the art of quilting to youth who will then create individual quilt blocks representing unique stories that will be assembled to form a tableau.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sandra,Wollschlager,"Evening Star Quilters Red Wing","31255 Flueger Rd","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(507) 581-9286 ",sgwollschlager@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-84,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000837,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,33680,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","1: Audiences will develop greater appreciation of Korean traditional music through A Night of Korean Traditional Music and Dances. The numbers of attendees will be evaluated. Audience survey will be conducted following the concert. Verbal evaluation will be collected through debriefing meeting. 2: Five new members of each group will learn Korean traditional songs, drums and dances. The numbers of new members of each group. The new members' increased skills through practices will be evaluated by each group master.","More than 400 audience attended. Out of them, at least 20% responded they encountered the Korean traditional arts for the first time. Audience survey after concert, Debriefing meeting after concert. 2: All groups met the goal of recruiting five new members and taught them regularly. We gathered the progress report and attendance from all three performing groups.",,30434,"Other, local or private",64114,19200,"In Sun Hong, Mi Won Pae, Byung Loun Lee, Tae Hwan Kim, Hee Yun Lee, Peter Hwang, Don Kwak, Kay Cha Yang, Hyun Kim, Jungyong Park, Saahoon Hong",0.16,"Korean Service Center, Inc AKA Korean Service Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Korean Service Center will work together with Jangmi Dance and Shinparam to teach the arts of traditional Korean dance and drumming to students of Korean descent. Workshops will lead to a culminating performance that will share these art forms with people of Korean descent and the general public.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yoonju,Park,"Korean Service Center, Inc AKA Korean Service Center","630 Cedar Ave S Ste B1",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 342-1344 ",yoonjupark@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-87,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000894,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,14000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present four events (two concerts and two lecture-demonstrations) covering various folk melodic forms of Hindustani music expressed through the poetry of Kabir and Khusrou. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details. 2: Expose the wide variety of folk music of India to a broad cross section of Minnesota through the two concerts and lecture-demonstrations. The outcome will be evaluated through written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration/concert, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project.","Presented a concert and lecture/demonstration on Kabir's poetry in August 2017 and a concert and lecture/demonstration on Khusrau's poetry in April 2018 with cultural interpretation. A written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians and cultural interpreter, at the end of each concert and lecture/demonstration. 2: Presented Bhakti and Sufi poetry sung in a variety of folk music forms of North India, with the lecture-demonstrations providing their cultural significance. A written survey handed to the audience with ten questions, to get feedback on the quality of the concert and lecture-demonstration. A conversation and Q and A session with the musicians and cultural interpreter, at the end of each concert and lecture-dem",,11643,"Other, local or private",25643,,,0.00,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Pavan will prepare, arrange, and present two concerts, along with lecture demonstrations on folk melodic forms of Hindustani music expressed through the poetry of North Indian Bhakti poet Kabir and Sufi poet Khusrou.",2017-01-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263 ",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-89,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000935,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2017,24988,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will have access, in the form of a catalog and prints, to Nicholas Markells icons to use for study and appreciation of the art form. The catalog and prints will be available to the local Iconographers guild and at workshops. I will track the number of people who view them and collect feedback in the form of a questionnaire. 2: Minnesotans will increase their awareness Byzantine iconography through a community icon exhibit. Attendance at the icon exhibit featuring the icons of Nicholas Markell will be documented and participants will be encourage to leave feedback about the exhibit.","Minnesotans have access, in the form of a catalog and prints, to Nicholas Markells icons to use for study and appreciation of the art form. The catalog and prints are available to the local Iconographers guild and will be at workshops. I collected feedback about prints and catalog in the form of a questionnaire from iconographers who attended the exhibit. 2: Minnesotans increased their awareness of Byzantine iconography through a community icon exhibit. Attendance at the icon exhibit featuring the icons of Nicholas Markell was documented and participants were encouraged to leave feedback about the exhibit.",,10781,"Other, local or private",35769,3600,,0.21,"Judith M. Symalla AKA Judy Symalla",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Symalla will document and exhibit 30 years of icons by master iconographer Nicholas Markell and compile his work for possible future publication.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judith,Symalla,"Judith M. Symalla AKA Judy Symalla",,,MN,,"(651) 351-0650 ",jsymalla2000@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-94,"Rae French: International programs and study abroad coordinator, University of Minnesota Crookston; Karen Goulet: Artist, coordinator of the Gizhiigin Arts Accelerator program of the White Earth Nation; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director at the Somali Museum of Minnesota; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and St. Thomas; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Angela Robins: Woodworker and boat builder; Arts Board grantee; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10003817,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,35500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Festival audiences will gain more understanding and, thus, greater appreciation for Southeast Asian folk and traditional artistic practices. AEDA will gather audience feedback about performances by reviewing comments made on white boards in the venue Pavilion area, conducting on-site interviews, and monitoring social media posts. 2: Audiences will feel greater pride in Minnesota as a state where a rich mix of folk and traditional art forms are practiced, preserved and celebrated. AEDA will gather audience feedback about performances by reviewing comments made on white boards in the venue Pavilion area, conducting on-site interviews, and monitoring social media posts.","A wide audience gained understanding and greater appreciation for Minnesota's Southeast Asian folk and traditional artistic practices. AEDA's evaluation method included audience feedback gathered through social media and video interviews.",,19825,"Other,local or private",55325,,"Terri Thao, Khue Yang, Victor Lee, Leo Treadway, Shane Liberda, Manee Moua",0.00,"Asian Economic Development Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Asian Economic Development Association will offer a Southeast Asian folk and traditional arts pavilion area at the 2018 Little Mekong Night Market to foster greater awareness, appreciation, and interest in these traditional cultural art forms among younger generations.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Va-Megn,Thoj,"Asian Economic Development Association","422 University Ave W Ste 14","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 222-7798 ",va-megn@aeda-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-100,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10003833,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Concert goers and website users discern differences between Irish and other song traditions and between regional styles from Ireland. Concert attendees and website visitors will fill out evaluation surveys asking about their perceptions of these differences.",,,1850,"Other,local or private",6850,,"Cormac O'Shea Jo Ann Vano Laura Mackenzie Sally Evans Maia Crews-Erjavec Greg Anderson",0.00,"Celtic Junction Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Celtic Junction Arts Center will make recordings of unaccompanied Irish traditional song accessible online and host two concerts by master traditional singers from Ireland.",2018-01-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,O'Shea,"Celtic Junction Arts Center","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 703-2167 ",natalie@celticjunction.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-102,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003882,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans have increased understanding of Hmong ceremonial folk art forms. Methods used to evaluate progress toward the outcome will include program attendance and surveys as well as other assessments of participant knowledge gained through the project. ","Minnesotans have increased understanding of Hmong ceremonial folk art forms. Program attendance and surveys as well as other assessments of participant knowledge gained through the project.","achieved proposed outcomes",27500,"Other,local or private",87500,15000,"Shuly Her, Board Chair_x000D_ Kamai (Dao) Xiong, Vice Chair_x000D_ Maiyia Yang, Secretary_x000D_ Vong Thao, Treasurer, _x000D_ Chad Lee_x000D_ Bee Moua",0.25,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Hmong Cultural Center will implement the Hmong Ceremonial Folk Arts Initiative, involving comprehensive programming to educate both Hmong and nonHmong about Hmong ceremonial folk arts including the qeej instrument and recited wedding and funeral songs.",2018-01-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Txongpao,Lee,"Hmong Cultural Center","375 University Ave Ste 204","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 917-9937 ",txong@hmongcc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-104,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003975,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,22355,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Create opportunities for Minnesotans to learn Bharatanatyam in an intensive, residential setting. The outcome will be evaluated through evaluating demographic data on enrollment, participation and breadth of participants by region. 2: Residential camp attendees develop new skills in Bharatanatyam and allied areas to inspire prolonged study. The outcome will be evaluated through oral and written reflections from participants and teaching artists, with a focus on the impact on skill level and desires for future study and artistic pursuit.","We conducted a week-long Bharatanatyam camp at Koinonia Retreat Center with dance, music and yoga training. Based on registration information and in-camp evaluation, the nineteen attendees learn from three different teachers. All attendees were from the Twin Cities area. Of the nineteen students, seven were int/adv and twelve were beg/int level. 2: All of the attendees learned new repertoire at the camp, and new techniques in dance, music and yoga in the curriculum. Attendees commented in their daily reflections and post-camp surveys on new learnings from camp, including new repertoire and techniques. All camp attendees commented on the new perspectives based on holistic training with dance, music and yoga.",,9351,"Other,local or private",31706,,,0.00,"Suchitra N. Sairam AKA Suchi Sairam",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Suchitra Sairam will develop Natya Gurukulam, an intensive residential learning opportunity for Minnesotan Bharatanatyam students to enhance their skills in Bharatanatyam and allied arts.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suchitra,Sairam,"Suchitra Sairam AKA Suchi Sairam",,,MN,,"(651) 398-2012 ",suchi@alum.mit.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-111,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003977,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,10184,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twelve to fourteen students develop new skills in drum and dance and gain appreciation for learning a community performance piece unique to Dagbamba culture. Students will share reflections during recorded interviews describing how learning Bamaya has impacted them and their relationship to the Twin Cities' West African drum and dance community. 2: An audience of 100 learns about the importance of community and peace in Dagbamba culture by witnessing a performance and hearing the story of Bamaya. Audience members will be asked to share video recorded and/or written reflections on the educational and artistic components of the performance.","Twelve students who participated in this project learned a unique drum and dance piece, Bamaya, from the Dagbamba people in Northern Ghana. Five students shared their experience of learning the dance, drumming and story of Bamaya with the audience during the performance. Students answered questions from the audience about the difficulty and process of learning this piece. 2: 150 audience members listened to students' experiences and Fatawu's story about Bamaya; the audience also learned through active participation. Audience actively participated and asked questions during speeches by students and Fatawu. Audience also provided feedback about performance on social media. Several audience members have started attending classes to learn Bamaya.",,4120,"Other,local or private",14304,,,0.00,"Fatawu Sayibu",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Sayibu will teach Bamaya, a drum and dance piece from the Dagbamba ethnic group in Ghana, to West African drum and dance students in the Twin Cities. Sayibu and students will then perform for an audience at the Fallout Arts Studio.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fatawu,Sayibu,"Fatawu Sayibu",,,MN,,"(612) 215-1611 ",dreamingdancer1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-112,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003986,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,31235,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Somali nomadic art forms will be passed to a new generation of Somali-American youth through interactive performance and workshop events. We will collect data on the demographics of participants, including data on those accessing these arts for the first time as a result of attending the events. 2: Minnesotans will gain understanding of Somali nomadic art forms and their cultural significance for the Somali people. We will collect demographic information and attendance at events and gather qualitative responses about the extent to which participants gained new appreciation and understanding of Somali culture.","Somali nomadic art forms was passed to a new generation of Somali-American youth through interactive performance and workshop events. We collected data on the demographics of participants, including data on those accessing these arts for the first time as a result of attending the events. 2: Minnesotans gained understanding of Somali nomadic art forms and their cultural significance for the Somali people. We collected data on the demographics of participants, including data on those accessing these arts for the first time as a result of attending the events.",,50800,"Other,local or private",82035,,"Mohamoud Abdullahi Mohamed, Abdulfatah Mohamed, Bashir Sheikh, Busad Ali Kheyr, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts, Lisa Friedlander",0.00,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Somali Museum of Minnesota will present the Mobile Culture Show, a series of immersive events highlighting iconic arts of Somali nomadic society.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zahra,Muse,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","1516 E Lake St Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166 ",zahra@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-113,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004013,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,24490,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Youth will learn to perform African dance and drum. Youth will share their experience with the broader community. Master artist assessment of youth performance. Youth will perform for teacher who will critique performances. Students will also do a public performance. 2: Youth will learn to perform African American Storytelling. They will demonstrate their understanding through a public performance. Completion of a public performance, along with youth self-assessment and group discussion.","Youth will learn to perform African dance and drum. Youth will share their experience with the broader community. Weekly attendance sheets and student/artist surveys. Students learned from master artists and worked with these artists as apprentices. They then prepared for the final public performance. 2: Youth will learn to perform African American Storytelling. They will demonstrate their understanding through a public performance. We used event day attendance, artist and audience survey. The artists, youth, and partner sites had a group discussion about the project its impact and things to change for the future.",,13229,"Other,local or private",37719,1500,"Luann Yerks, Amenah Sage, Julia Sabal, Rhonda Fields, Antonia Wilcoxon",0.00,"We Win Institute, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"We Win Institute will work with master artists to teach African drum, dance, song, and storytelling to youth who will present their learning at the Kwanzaa Celebration, carrying on the traditions and showcasing their importance in our communities.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Titalayo,Bediako,"We Win Institute, Inc.","3751 17th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 721-2364 ",titibediako@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-116,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003972,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Belozer'e artists will further develop their knowledge of traditional Russian female culture and share it with Minnesota audiences. During the post event meeting,reflective statements from the artists will be collected and analyzed by the group to gauge the success of the program and identify areas for further improvement. 2: Minnesota audiences will be enriched by exposure to a unique folk art, promulgating an understanding of world culture. We will collect feedback via question and answer sessions immediately after the events (audio recorded) via social media, and via paper surveys which will be analyzed and discussed by the group. ","The RCC artists learned two new rituals, four songs and dance, presented at Glimpse of Russia and Circle of Magic: Circle of Life. The survey consisted of four questions on Likert scale and one open question. sixteen out of 32 participating artists (50%) responded via Survey Monkey. 69% rated their experience as excellent; 19% as very good; 6% as good; and 6% as fair. 2: RCC audience surveys indicate that the events were informative, well organized, clearly presented, engaging and informing many community members. Paper surveys, using Likert scale of 1(disagree) to five (strongly agree) were used. 63% attendees rated workshops with mean response score 4.95. 68% of the final event attendees rated it with the mean score 4.7.",,6577,"Other,local or private",11577,1200,"Helen Pregl, Ludmila Lobenko, Sarah Berke, Elena Kallevig, Elena Shurkina, Michael Shurkin, Diana Yefanova",0.00,"The Russian Soul AKA Russian Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Russian Soul will develop a song and dance program called Circle of Magic: Women's Communal Ritual Practices in Russian Folk Culture, highlighting womens ways of being. The program will include a public performance for Minnesota audiences and two workshops.",2018-01-01,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elena,Kallevig,"The Russian Soul AKA Russian Cultural Center","1624 3rd St NE Front unit",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 465-9309 ",info@rusculturemn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-109,"Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 21236,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,21029,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The participants will increase their understanding of folk traditions through this lecture-demonstration focused on traditional folk costumes in Europe. Multiple-choice questions will be given to the audience prior to the program designed to pique their interest. A survey given at the end will provide them an opportunity to answer the questions and also give feedback about the presentation. 2: The participants will increase their understanding of folk traditions through this lecture-demonstration focused on traditional folk costumes in Europe. Multiple-choice questions will be given to the audience prior to the program designed to pique their interest. A survey given at the end will provide them an opportunity to answer the questions and also give feedback about the presentation.","All who took part in or came to watch the production gained in their knowledge of folk and traditional art forms. 2: The primary evaluation form was the pre- and post-test. By requesting the audience take a pre-test, it allowed us to see what their baseline knowledge was.",,6382,Other,27411,,"Claire Courtney, Leila Poullada, Jeanne Schultz, Donald La Course, Irene Anastazievsky, Rita Schultz, Bob Iwaskewycz, Eva Kish",,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"This lecture-demonstration will present the form and function of a number of traditional folk costumes of Europe, presented through a multimedia filter of historical and societal influences.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eva,Kish,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre AKA EDT","3507 Clinton Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55408-4577,"(763) 545-1333 ",evakish@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-38,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21245,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,36746,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To provide public performance and educational opportunities of select Minnesota performers of European traditional music. We will evaluate the successful achievement of our outcomes by promoting and documenting the events as well as with feedback from our community partners, the participants and the musicians, on their experiences. 2: To provide public performance and educational opportunities of select Minnesota performers of European traditional music. We will evaluate the successful achievement of our outcomes by promoting and documenting the events as well as with feedback from our community partners, the participants and the musicians, on their experiences.","The Hamline University/Minnesota Global Arts Institute’s Roots Music: Four Corners of Europe series provided sixteen public music and dance events 2: Hamline University/The Minnesota Global Arts Institute’s series director Miriam Gerberg and the Evaluation consultant, Bethany Gladhill identified the stakeholders to survey.",,9250,Other,45996,3000,"Robert C. Klas Jr., Gwen Lerner, Cindy M. Gregorson , Richard L. Mack, Karen Bach, Lorinda Burgess, Ching-Meng Chew, Doron Clark, Bryce A. Doty, Winston Folkers, Jeanne Forneris, Linda N. Hanson, Brenda Edmondson, Denise Holloman, Michael LaFontaine, Kent",,"Hamline University","Public College/University","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Hamline University will present a series of four week-long residencies in the Hamline-Midway area, consisting of public concerts, lectures, and participatory workshops by Minnesota-based, European traditional music groups.",2013-11-01,2014-05-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Gerberg,"Hamline University","1536 Hewitt Ave MS-B1801","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 523-2827 ",mgerberg01@hamline.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-39,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",2 21260,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,32000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Katha Dance Theatre will serve a combined total of at least 1,500 youth and adults with Kathak storytelling and folk dances, music, and folk arts associated with the ancient Indian form over the project period. Katha Dance Theatre's artistic director, executive director, program manager, and board of directors will use information provided through our consolidated evaluation form, post-show and class discussions, critical reviews, ticket sales, and audience/student surveys to measure effectiveness. 2: Katha Dance Theatre will serve a combined total of at least 1,500 youth and adults with Kathak storytelling and folk dances, music, and folk arts associated with the ancient Indian form over the project period. Katha Dance Theatre's artistic director, executive director, program manager, and board of directors will use information provided through our consolidated evaluation form, post-show and class discussions, critical reviews, ticket sales, and audience/student surveys to measure effectiveness.","Katha Dance Theatre produced two new traditional Kathak works. Kathak dance was experienced by more than 1800 Minnesotans. And KDT groomed professional Kathak dancers and teachers. 2: KDT created a consolidated evaluation form that was distributed to the individuals involved before each activity and project began to track activities, capacity, dates and time frames, participants, demographics, community partner and the intent/purpose.",,26000,Other,58000,2500,"Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi, Elizabeth Fifer, Sangeeta Jain, Raghavendra Kulkarni, Marcia Boehnlein, Vidyotham Reddi, Anu Jain, Jeffery Davies",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Katha Dance Theatre will produce an original Kathak production titled ""Rubaiyat,"" at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis, in the fall of 2014.  Leading up to the production the theatre will provide traditional Asian Indian Kathak dance lessons for the community.",2013-11-04,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-42,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21261,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,28000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Debra, master Byzantine iconographer, will train Michael Etoll in Byzantine iconography. He will create a number of art works for display. I will measure Michael's progress. He will create five icons of various sizes for display at the Annual Icon Festival which is the largest educational event in Byzantine iconography statewide. I will assess his technical and artistic development in each icon. 2: Debra, master Byzantine iconographer, will train Michael Etoll in Byzantine iconography. He will create a number of art works for display. I will measure Michael's progress. He will create five icons of various sizes for display at the Annual Icon Festival which is the largest educational event in Byzantine iconography statewide. I will assess his technical and artistic development in each icon.","The actual outcome served the proposed program outcome 1. Michael produced a number of icons including study pieces and six icons for display. The opportunity increased his applied skills and knowledge of Byzantine iconography. 2: Evaluation methods included the quality and quantity of dialogue between master and apprentice, the number of onlookers in public places and the studio setting that came into contact with the work, accountability of the apprentice's commitment to the students.",,7000,Other,35000,,,,"Debra L. Korluka",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Byzantine iconographer, Debra Korluka, will pass down traditions and techniques of this ancient art form to apprentice Michael Etoll. The work created during this apprenticeship will be presented at The Basilica of Saint Mary Annual Icon Festival.",2013-11-01,2015-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,Korluka,"Debra L. Korluka",,,MN,,"(651) 439-4850 ",akorluka@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-43,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21279,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Three Hmong Wearable Folk Arts Exhibitions/Shows will be presented in the Twin Cities, Saint Cloud, and the southern Marshall areas. Successfully presenting the traveling exhibition in selected cities for three or more months; Tallying the number of visitors at each exhibition site; Receiving up to 90% positive feedback from partners and collaborative artists and guests. 2: Three Hmong Wearable Folk Arts Exhibitions/Shows will be presented in the Twin Cities, Saint Cloud, and the southern Marshall areas. Successfully presenting the traveling exhibition in selected cities for three or more months; Tallying the number of visitors at each exhibition site; Receiving up to 90% positive feedback from partners and collaborative artists and guests.","We have successfully hosted the 7 Hmong Wearable Folk Arts Exhibitions/Shows. 2: We have evaluated the project through audience surveys, few highlights as: Colorful + beautiful outfits; Love the exhibit. Clothes are beautiful and workmanship superb; Outstanding! It is just beautiful! (I used to teach English to refugees—many Hmong, Lao, etc.); I love it, I like!; Fantastic colorful costumes; I liked the story line and clothing. Beautiful clothing! Very vibrant colors and fine work; and I liked the whole theme of the exhibit, but there should be more. ",,15000,Other,75000,10000,"Linda Hashimoto, Ange Hwang, Dao Lan, Shen Pei, MinhPhuoc Tran, Thuy Nguyen-Tran and Hai Nguyen-Tran, Iny Xiong, See Xiong",0.5,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Pan Asian Arts Alliance will present Hmong Wearable Folk Arts Learning and Exhibition in the Twin Cities, Saint Cloud, and Marshall, to demonstrate how Hmong textiles have been influenced by Hmong interaction with outside ethnic groups including the Chinese, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and finally by their settlement in the United States.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,See,Xiong,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance","1541 Barclay St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(763) 354-0251 ",paaa@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Clearwater, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Lyon, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-44,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21281,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,24000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Present four lecture demonstrations covering twelve different Hindustani vocal forms such as Khyal, Thumri, Dadra, Ghazal, Kajri, Chaiti, Bhajan, etc. The outcome of the project will be evaluated through carefully designed written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details of the evaluation process. 2: Present four lecture-demonstrations covering 12 different Hindustani vocal forms such as Khyal, Thumri, Dadra, Ghazal, Kajri, Chaiti, Bhajan etc. The outcome of the project will be evaluated through carefully designed written and oral surveys at the end of each lecture-demonstration, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for more details of the evaluation process.","Presented a series, titled Naad-Ninaad, with four lecture-demonstrations covering over a dozen Hindustani vocal forms between April 6 and September 13. 2: A survey was handed to the audience with the program notes at each event. We designed a written survey with ten questions, to provide insightful feedback on the success of each event.",,6300,Other,30300,,,,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Pavan",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Scholar and musician, Pooja Pavan, will develop four lecture-demonstrations to educate and inform audiences in the Twin Cities about the wide variety of vocal forms prevalent in Hindustani music.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pooja,Pavan,"Pooja G. Pavan AKA Pooja Goswami",,,MN,,"(612) 709-1263 ",pooja.goswami74@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-45,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","1/26/15-proposed outcomes added.",2 21286,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Three exemplary dancers will learn from me in the Parampara tradition of Bharatanatyam; audiences will experience the classical Margam concert format. I will assess the dancers’ progress and accomplishments; the dancers will self-assess; audience response will be evaluated via audience surveys, informal dialogue and social media. 2: Three exemplary dancers will learn from me in the Parampara tradition of Bharatanatyam; audiences will experience the classical Margam concert format. I will assess the dancers’ progress and accomplishments; the dancers will self-asses; audience response will be evaluated via audience surveys, informal dialogue and social media.","Three exemplary dancers learned from me in the Parampara tradition of Bharatanatyam; audiences experienced the classical Margam concert format. 2: More opportunities available to Minnesota artists. Throughout the year, I assessed the dancers’ progress and accomplishments, with input from Aparna. The dancers considered their own progress, learning and growth as artists.",,20400,Other,95400,,,,"Ranee A. Ramaswamy",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Ranee Ramaswamy will teach three apprentice dancers in the Parampara tradition of classical Bharatanatyam dance (one-on-one learning with a master), focusing on the Margam (traditional concert) format, culminating in solo performances by each apprentice.",2013-11-01,2014-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ranee,Ramaswamy,"Ranee A. Ramaswamy",,,MN,,"(612) 203-4216 ",raneeramaswamy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-47,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21289,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2014,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Implement a comprehensive folk arts program for the public to engage in Cossack folk traditions via performance attendance, workshop, game, and dance participation. Utilize surveys and exit interviews at events to collect data on how many people attended, how well we did, and how we could improve; use our mailing list, focus groups in English and Russian, and Facebook to learn of our audience's interests, which will guide our logic model creation (see evaluation plan). 2: Implement a comprehensive folk arts program for the public to engage in Cossack folk traditions via performance attendance, workshop, game, and dance participation. Will utilize surveys and exit interviews at events to collect data on how many people attended, how well we did, and how we could improve; use our mailing list, focus groups in English and Russian, and Facebook to learn of our audience's interests, which will guide our logic model creation. ","The variety of folk arts activities in Minnesota has increased due to the RCC sharing the Russian Cossack traditions with local communities. 2: We utilized surveys and 3-question exit interviews at the On the Edge of Empire shows to collect data on the audience characteristics, how well we did, and how we could improve. Surveys were in two languages. We received 84 surveys and twelve exit interviews.",,5600,Other,10600,,"Elena Kallevig, Elena Shurkina, Helen Pregl, Diana Yefanova, Lyudmila Lobenko, Mikhail Shurkin, Sarah Berke",,"The Russian Soul AKA Russian Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Russian Cultural Center will develop a comprehensive program, Russian Cossacks, to present folk arts, crafts, and traditions of the Cossack ethno-social group, expanding opportunities for Minnesotans to learn about and engage in a unique artistic tradition.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elena,Kallevig,"The Russian Soul AKA Russian Cultural Center","1624 3rd St NE Front unit",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 465-9309 ",info@rusculturemn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-48,"Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20810,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,9561,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We have chosen three Asian musical traditions (Cambodian, Javanese, and South Indian) to present, to help expand their reach and our community's access to them. We are offering three to five public events for each of the three musical traditions, with an expected total of nine to fifteen events. The participatory events are designed to give audiences meaningful hands-on experiences with the musical cultures and direct access to the musicians and other volunteers from their cultural communities. We will evaluate the number of events and participation levels of audience members. 2: We will offer an accessible way to expose local residents to, and increase their understanding and enjoyment of, musical cultures, and bring recognition to the musicians. We will evaluate our audience engagement by assessing formal concert and non-formal participatory and lecture situations. We will measure our success reaching neighborhood community groups and campus populations to engage a broad and large audience.","Our traditional music and dance activities did increase the number available to the public and especially in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul. The professional evaluator interviewed many stakeholders in this project and found that most felt these activities were new and unusual in their breadth. 2: Only one-third to one-half of the audience members were already followers of the various artists or art forms which we presented, so the rest were all new audiences for them. The professional evaluation shows that participants felt many people, students and children involved with the project activities were being newly exposed.",,15663,"Other, local or private",25224,2500,"Robert C. Klas, Jr., Kent T. Larson, Cindy M. Gregorson , Ken Paulus, Karen Bach, John P. Banovetz , Ching-Meng Chew, Doron Clark, Bryce A. Doty, Jeanne M. Forneris, Linda N. Hanson, Brenda Edmondson, Tony Heredia, Denise Holloman, Charles H. Johnson, Michael S. LaFontaine JD, Gwen Lerner, Barbara K. Lupient, Richard L. Mack, Kita L. McVay, Nneka Morgan, Kenneth W. Morris, Christie Cozad Neuger Sr., Jay Novak, Bishop Bruce R. Ough, Carl A. Pellettieri, David M. Petrocchi JD, Julie Hagen Showers, Gary Stern, Wendy B. Watson",0.00,"Hamline University","Public College/University","Folk and Traditional ArtsFolk and Traditional Arts",,"Hamline's Office of Diversity Integration will present a series of public concerts, lectures, and workshops by three traditional Asian musical groups based in Minnesota: Nirmala Rajasekar and Friends performing south Indian carnatic music; Joko Sutrisno and the Sumunar Javanese Gamelan; and Silk and Bamboo: Chinese Music Untouched performing traditional Chinese instrumental music.",2012-11-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Gerberg,"Hamline University","1536 Hewitt Ave MS-B1801","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 523-2827 ",mgerberg01@hamline.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-24,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20824,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,15000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Hmong Cultural Center will serve a combined total of at least 75 youth and adults with instruction in orally recited marriage and funeral ceremonies, in classes on weekend mornings over the project period. Hmong Cultural Center will closely track student enrollment and attendance over the entire project period in order to assess the extent that the Cultural Customs program is meeting its service goal projections and achieving this outcome.","In a very substantive way, Hmong Cultural Center increased the number of Hmong Minnesotans who participated in folk and traditional arts activities. The grant from the MN State Arts Board allowed the organization to continue to offer to the community its unique traditional Hmong Wedding and Funeral Song Classes on Sunday mornings. The intended outcomes were measured by the compilation of student attendance data.",,5000,"Other, local or private",20000,,"Sean Lee, Dao Xiong, Kin Vang, Khue Yang, Dr. Gerald Fry, T. Scott Uzzle",0.25,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Hmong Cultural Customs",,"Hmong Cultural Center will support its Hmong Cultural Customs program to teach participants the canon of orally recited songs associated with Hmong wedding and funeral ceremonies.",2012-11-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Txongpao,Lee,"Hmong Cultural Center","379 University Ave Ste 204","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 917-9937 ",txong@hmongcc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-26,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20862,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Jump Start Your Fiddle will introduce old time fiddling to at least fifty people in Minnesota, and participants will learn an average of ten old time tunes. The evaluation will include tracking attendance at workshops and study sessions, and participants' pre- and post-surveys about their learning.","Over 190 Minnesota fiddlers liked Facebook pages or signed up for email notification list on JumpStart activities, up from 52 before the JumpStart program. I promoted twelve fiddle contests in Minnesota to the JumpStart lists; most coordinators reported increases in the number of participants. For example, thirty fiddlers competed in the Smity's Amateur Fiddlers' Contest in Big Lake, MN (up from 7 in 2012). The Minnesota State Fiddlers Association State Fair Fiddle Contest was full for the first time in sixteen years. The Minnesota State Fiddlers Association membership, which has dwindled in the past few years, has seen a surge of new members from the JumpStart program; some of whom are now serving on the board of directors.",,2800,"Other, local or private",7800,,,0.00,"Mary Kleven AKA MaryPat Kleven",Individual,"Jump -Start Your Fiddle",,"Klevan will introduce adult beginning fiddle players to the basics of old time fiddle music through her program, Jump-Start Your Fiddle, to provide the tools needed to continue learning and playing this timeless art form.",2012-11-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Kleven,"Mary Kleven AKA MaryPat Kleven",,,MN,,"(402) 490-6710 ",marypatkleven@ymail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-30,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20918,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,72000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","With this project, up to twenty-five Irish musicians will learn rare, traditional, Irish tunes and pass along what they've learned to others. We will interview apprentices, asking in detail about what they have learned from teaching activities and asking how and where they will pass on those tunes to others. We will also conduct audience surveys at public events.","A total of 26 apprentices participated in the learning sessions for this project. They ranged in age from 8 years to 78 years, and were an economically diverse group from all over the Twin Cities area. We conducted surveys and interviews to evaluate the project. 2: With the apprenticeship component of the project, we reached 26 musicians in the Twin Cities area, public performances components brought Irish traditional music to 100,000+ people in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Brainerd, Moorhead, and Rochester; and the recording component will make knowledge and experience of Irish traditional music widely available to the citizens of Minnesota.",,18000,"Other, local or private",90000,7000,,2.50,"Patrick O'Brien AKA Paddy O'Brien",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"O'Brien will document 500 tunes from his repertoire and write a companion book of background information about each piece. He will teach these tunes to 15-25 apprentices and play a concert with them while also creating educational programs to be presented at Minnesota Irish festivals.",2012-11-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,O'Brien,"Patrick O'Brien AKA Paddy O'Brien",,,MN,,"(651) 698-2258 ",paddyobrien@qwest.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-32,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15425,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2012,24700,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of folk and traditional arts activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in folk and traditional arts activities increases. The number of Minnesotans who teach or learn folk and traditional art forms increases.","Six performances including rarely heard Buddhist temple music were presented in Minneapolis, St Paul, Bloomington and Northfield. In one performance during A Passage to China at the Mall of America, the Northfield Youth Choir, Carleton College Choir, and Carleton College Chinese Music Ensemble performed to an audience of over 400 people. Audience, performers, presenters, and students response was all used to evaluate the success of my program. I transcribed Zhi Hua Buddhist temple music from recording and then into Western notation, and have posted some of it online. I arranged dozens of scores for Chinese and Western ensembles and choir, and participated in performances of them at the local Chinese community’s “Passages to China” at the Mall of America, Carleton College, Northfield Middle School, Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center, the University of Minnesota, and McNally Smith College. I also lectured at the schools involved and taught the music to the choirs and musicians. The “Passages of China” performance included 90 total performers from the Northfield Youth Choir and Carleton College Choir and Chinese Music Ensemble. This event was stellar in magnitude and supported by the entire Twin Cities Chinese community. It took months of planning and included over 55 participating organizations that were showcasing Chinese culture for the Chinese community and general public. All events helped preserve the temple music and bring it to the general public in performance. The music was also preserved trough transcriptions from recordings I put into Western notation for the first time ever and have made available for mass audiences by posting them online at www.chinesepipa.com/zhihuascores.html. 2: All events were well attended, but “Passages to China” especially increased the participation of Minnesotans with over 90 choir members and instrumentalists performing the temple music I transcribed and arranged. Participants were chosen by those who had shown interest in the past (both choirs, the Chinese music ensemble, and community groups I lectured to). The main barrier was the fact that the pieces were sung in Chinese. This barrier was overcome by diligent coaching by myself and by spelling out the sounds of the Chinese text phonetically, as well as by having numerous rehearsals.",,6225,"Other, local or private",30925,1200,,,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Gao Hong seeks to preserve Chinese temple music and to share this music through community outreach activities and stage performances at several venues in Northfield, Saint Paul, and Minneapolis.",2012-03-05,2013-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hong,Dice,"Hong G. Dice AKA Gao Hong",,,MN,,"(507) 222-4475 ",gaohongpipa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-14,"Jewell Arcoren: Program director, First Nations Composer Initiative.; Kristina Clark: Director of programs and exhibits, American Swedish Institute. Member of committee for the 2012 American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. Singer in Flickorna Fem.; Ruth Friedlander: Artist and educator.; Eva Maria Kish: Managing director and choreographer, Ethnic Dance Theatre. Concert Artistic Director, Carpathian Folk Festival (Minnesota Hungarians). Board of Directors, Minnesota Hungarians.; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15466,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2012,45400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of folk and traditional arts activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in folk and traditional arts activities increases. The number of Minnesotans who teach or learn folk and traditional art forms increases. Comment sheets were handed out with the printed programs at the performances. Feedback was also sought from teachers and performers.","The Baoting Li and Miao (Hmong) Autonomous County Song and Dance Troupe came to the United States for the first time, giving performances of Miao and Li minority dance and music at Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis; Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in St Paul; and Carleton College Concert Hall in Northfield, Minnesota. They also presented school programs for eight Twin Cities schools at the University of Minnseota's Coffman Union and travelled to Scenic Heights Elementary School in Minnetonka, where they performed for their entire student body. Other outreach activities included a presentation at the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent in St Paul, informal gatherings with Hmong community members and organizations in the Twin Cities and Northfield, and a special interview session with the Women’s Club at Carleton College. The Li and Miao minorities are two of the fifty-six ethnic groups in China. They each have their own distinct cultures, customs, music, dance, folk arts, cuisine, and costumes. All presentations by the Baoting troupe contained both musical and dance performances, as all the troupe members danced, sang, and played on traditional instruments, including nose-blown flutes and leaves from a rubber plant. During the school presentations, the students were invited to participate in the final dance number, to their great delight. 2: The Baoting Li and Miao (Hmong) Autonomous County Song and Dance Troupe came to the United States for the first time, giving performances of Miao and Li minority dance and music at Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis; Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in St Paul; and Carleton College Concert Hall in Northfield, Minnesota. They also presented school programs for eight Twin Cities schools at the University of Minnseota's Coffman Union and travelled to Scenic Heights Elementary School in Minnetonka, where they performed for their entire student body. Other outreach activities included a presentation at the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent in St Paul, informal gatherings with Hmong community members and organizations in the Twin Cities and Northfield, and a special interview session with the Women’s Club at Carleton College. The Li and Miao minorities are two of the fifty-six ethnic groups in China. They each have their own distinct cultures, customs, music, dance, folk arts, cuisine, and costumes. All presentations by the Baoting troupe contained both musical and dance performances, as all the troupe members danced, sang, and played on traditional instruments, including nose-blown flutes and leaves from a rubber plant. During the school presentations, the students were invited to participate in the final dance number, to their great delight.",,12132,"Other, local or private",57532,1200,"Paul Dice, Lauren Pelon, Gao Hong, Zhao Jiazhen, Gao Feng, Xu Changjun, Stephen Yanli Zheng",1,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"IFTPA will present a ten-day residency by the Miao (Hmong) Autonomous Region Rongshui Song and Dance Troupe from China's Guanxi province, featuring outreach activities throughout the Twin Cities, and performances at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at Saint Cathe",2013-02-10,2013-02-21,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Dice,"International Friendship Through the Performing Arts","1960 Cliff Lake Road Ste 129-219",Eagan,MN,55122,"(952) 210-3628 ",iftpa_usa@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-16,"Jewell Arcoren: Program director, First Nations Composer Initiative.; Kristina Clark: Director of programs and exhibits, American Swedish Institute. Member of committee for the 2012 American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. Singer in Flickorna Fem.; Ruth Friedlander: Artist and educator.; Eva Maria Kish: Managing director and choreographer, Ethnic Dance Theatre. Concert Artistic Director, Carpathian Folk Festival (Minnesota Hungarians). Board of Directors, Minnesota Hungarians.; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15473,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2012,68000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of folk and traditional arts activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in folk and traditional arts activities increases. The number of Minnesotans who teach or learn folk and traditional art forms increases.","In our session of the workshops (poetry, music, and storytelling) we set out to educate and introduce art in Somali culture to the community. This is to Somalis and non-Somalis. In doing so we wanted others to have an understanding and insight on how and what art is in the Somali culture. There are not many traditional art activities within the community, and in being able to showcase this in this project, we as an organization were given the opportunity to allow community members to get involved and learn more about folk and traditional art forms as they relate to Somali culture. The project outcomes were as follows: the variety and number of folk and traditional art activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases, the number of Minnesotans who participated in folk and traditional art activities increases, and the number of Minnesotans who teach and lean traditional art forms increases. The outcomes were achieved by getting feedbacks and high participations. 2: The number of Minnesotans who participated in folk and traditional art activities increased by more than 20% of our target. This was done by heavy marketing of the program. During each workshops, surveys were given to participants and evaluated. Their feedback was used for future sessions as well.",,21000,"Other, local or private",89000,14000,"Abdimalik Mohamed, Abdifitah Farah, Mohamed Hersi, Daud Mohamed, Badra Ali, An Quam, Ibrahim Farah",2,"Ka Joog","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Ka Joog will work with The Cedar, partner with local Somali-run organizations, and engage local, national, and international Somali artists to create, teach, present, and document the Somali oral traditions of poetry, storytelling, and music.",2012-03-05,2013-03-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mohamed,Farah,"Ka Joog","419 Cedar Ave S Ste 257",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(651) 795-1589 ",kajoog07@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-19,"Jewell Arcoren: Program director, First Nations Composer Initiative.; Kristina Clark: Director of programs and exhibits, American Swedish Institute. Member of committee for the 2012 American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. Singer in Flickorna Fem.; Ruth Friedlander: Artist and educator.; Eva Maria Kish: Managing director and choreographer, Ethnic Dance Theatre. Concert Artistic Director, Carpathian Folk Festival (Minnesota Hungarians). Board of Directors, Minnesota Hungarians.; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20753,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,15441,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will increase the number of participants experiencing traditional Mexica/Azteca dance through observation and/or trying Danza at a public event. We will compile data using our Cultural Exchange Data Collection Form before and after each event, estimating the audience size, demographic makeup, and active participation. 2: Through an apprentice program, we will increase the number people learning Danza, and develop experienced dancers to be instructors. We will select apprentices that demonstrate promising skills and desire to teach traditional Mexica/Azteca dance and music. Through pre- and post-surveys and demonstrations, data will be collected and recorded by the master instructor.","We did increase the number of participants engaging in traditional Mexica/Azteca Dance through observing or trying it at a public event. When we first came to request assistance from the Minnesota State Arts Board, our engagement of public participants in Mexica/ Azteca Dance in Minnesota was approximately 1500 people per month or about 9000 for the current year. At the end of fiscal year 2011/2012, and as a result of the investment that the Minnesota State Arts Board made in our artistic work, we were able to increase our annual engagement of Minnesotan adults in the Art of Mexica/ Azteca Dance by 50%. This year (FY 2012/2013) we have seen an additional increase in the number of Minnesotan that have engaged in Mexica/ Azteca Dance. This outcome is tracked through ongoing maintenance of participation and attendance in a Cultural Exchange Form that is completed for each Mexica/ Azteca cultural exchange. 2: Our leader apprentice program was successful in developing experienced dancers into instructors of Danza practices. Through pre and post surveys as well as Dance demonstrations, those with promising skills as well as the desire to become an instructor of the traditional Mexica/ Azteca dance and music were chosen to be part of the apprenticeship program. These junior apprentices received intensive support to further develop their skills and practice. Six of these apprentices have reached a level where they are able to begin the experiential learning work of leading/ teaching/ instructing their own weekly Danza practice (class).",,7709,"Other, local or private",23150,1399,"Chris Silvas, Baltazar Garcia, Heather Meland-Espinoza, Tom Delaney, Louis Alemayehu, Lisa Bellanger",0.25,"Ce Tempoxcalli","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Ce Tempoxcalli will expand access to Mexica/Aztec dance art activities for Minnesotans by increasing the number of learners, teachers, and master instructors in Minnesota, through a structured apprenticeship program.",2012-11-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zea,Leguizamon,"Ce Tempoxcalli","179 Robie St E","St Paul",MN,55107,"(612) 388-0552 ",zea@ce-t.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Anoka, Carver, Red Lake, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-23,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20994,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2013,19071,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Add new dancers, especially ages 4-6, and retain existing dancers through compelling dance education, costuming, workshops, and performances. Measure the increase in number of dancers in each age group and the number of older dancers retained through their college years. 2: Develop future instructors/choreographers by offering instructor jobs, advanced workshops, motivational performances, and financial stipends. Measure the number of older dancers who agree to become instructors, parents who previously danced and now bring their kids and agree to become instructors, and participants in advanced Ukrainian dance workshops that are interested in choreography.","Projected outcome: Adding new dancers, especially ages 4-6, and retaining existing dancers through compelling dance education, costuming, workshops, and performance. Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Ensemble experienced a surge of new members for its 2013-2014 season: 17 dancers between three and eight years old. This resulted from an increased number of grant-enabled performances for the 2012-2013 season, including one at the Cowles Center for Dance, as well as enhanced visibility and marketing efforts within the Ukrainian and general American communities. The group retained a large majority of its existing dancers. Workshops led by guest choreographers exposed dancers to new styles and techniques; the troupe's artistic director choreographed new dances for each age group; and performances at new, larger performance created excitement. In addition, some dancers received new, handmade costumes representing various regions of Ukraine. 2: Cheremosh significantly enhanced efforts to motivate dancers and create new apprentice opportunities. Grant support allowed performances before larger audiences at more premiere and public venues providing member dancers with a renewed enthusiasm for Ukrainian folk dance. Grant money supported new paid internship positions for members of the oldest dance group to instruct younger dancers, thereby building their commitment to the future growth of the ensemble. This was so successful that for the upcoming 2013-2014 season, we expanded this apprentice program to include four teenaged members, each with outside ballet training, to instruct younger dancers on ballet positions, poise, and technique.",,9525,"Other, local or private",28596,18,"Larry Bell, Renee Bell, Myron Hawryluk, Orest Kramarczuk, Bob Kuczwarskyj, Bob Mandybur, Wally Wdowychyn, Paul Jablonsky, Walter Anastasievsky, Ken Matlashewski, Luba Lewytzkyi, Walt Wolinetz, Vitaliy Pechenuk",0.10,"Ukrainian American Community Center Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Cheremosh Ukrainian Folk Dance",,"The Ukrainian American Community Center will reinvigorate its Cheremosh Ukrainian Folk Dance program by purchasing new costumes, learning new dances, hosting visiting instructors, and presenting their work to a wider segment of the public.",2012-11-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Jablonsky,"Ukrainian American Community Center Inc","301 Main St NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 242-1059 ",paul.jablonsky@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-33,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 25930,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,39818,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To provide performance and teaching opportunities to select Minnesota performers of Latin American traditional music. We will achieve this through our programming and collaboration with the artists. We will evaluate this through surveys and interviews with the artists and stakeholders. 2: To provide local residents exposure to select Latin American traditional music, to increase their understanding of the music and cultures they represent. We will achieve this through publicity and community outreach for audiences and participants. We will evaluate this through surveys and interviews with attendees and audiences.","Our South of the Border: Traditions series provided four artist groups with a variety of twenty-five performance and teaching programming opportunities. Hamline University/The Minnesota Global Arts Institute’s series director Miriam Gerberg and the Evaluation consultant, Bethany Gladhill identified the stakeholders to survey. For the first program outcome the focus was on the presented artists and their experience with the project. They were interviewed to: clarify the project goals for the stakeholders; determine if the goals were met, identify challenges and issues to change, and determine best practices to complete, in the future. 2: Our South of the Border: Traditions series provided the public with a variety of twenty-five performance and workshops, many free, with four artist groups. For the second program outcome the focus was on the elementary school, the Hamline community, the surrounding Hamline-Midway community; the concert audiences. Evaluation data was collected through: Interviews, An audience survey, Marketing analysis, Series materials (press and outreach, posters, photos, and other information). These were used to clarify the project goals for the stakeholders, determine if the goals were met, and to identify challenges and issues to change in the future.",,13600,"Other, local or private",53418,,"Robert C. Klas Jr., Gwen Lerner, Cindy M. Gregorson, Richard L. Mack, Karen Bach, Lorinda Burgess, Ching-Meng Chew, Doron Clark, Bryce A. Doty, Winston Folkers, Jeanne M. Forneris, Linda N. Hanson, Brenda Edmondson Heim, Denise Holloman, Michael S. LaFontaine, Kent T. Larson, Barbara K. Lupient, Kita L. McVay, Nneka Morgan Sr., Kenneth W. Morris, Christie Cozad Neuger, Jay Novak, Bishop Bruce R. Ough, Carl A. Pellettieri, Dale E. Peterson, Stephen L. Richards, Julie Hagen Showers, Gary Stern, Wendy B. Watson, Carol Young Anderson, Mrs. Darrel Alkire, Kay L. Fredericks, Alexandra Sandy Klas, Robert C. Klas Sr., Katherine Austin Mahle, Thomas J. McGough Sr., Ronald A. Mitsch, Gerald M. Needham, Rozanne L. Ridgway, Orem O. Robbins, John G. Turner, Kenneth B. Woodrow",,"Hamline University","Public College/University","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Hamline University will produce a series of four week-long residencies in the Midway area of Saint Paul, consisting of public concerts, lectures, and participatory workshops by Minnesota-based Latin American traditional music groups from Haiti, Brazil, P",2015-02-02,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Gerberg,"Hamline University","1536 Hewitt Ave MS-B1801","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 523-2827 ",miriam.gerberg@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-53,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25943,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,64000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","To increase the teachers and learners of traditional A storytelling as a way preserving the craft and stories through an apprenticeship and media documentation. We will use Process Evaluation to monitor implementation of the Apprenticeship, Summative Evaluation to assess overall effectiveness, and Outcome Evaluation to measure the impact of the project. 2: To increase the diverse activities highlighting traditional A storytelling through storytelling circles, performances, and documentary film screenings and broadcast to attract a wider audience. We will use Process Evaluation to monitor the activities, Summative Evaluation to assess overall effectiveness, and Outcome Evaluation to measure the impact of the activities.","There are six new teachers and apprentices of traditional Asian storytelling in Minnesota. As well as a forty-minute documentary of stories. The Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota used the following evaluation methods: results and audience attendance numbers, observation, audience feedback, documentation of apprenticeships process and interviews. 2: Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota held seven story circles and attracted more than 10,000 plus audience members who heard traditional Asian storytelling in Minnesota. Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota used the following evaluation methods: results and audience attendance numbers, observation, audience feedback, documentation of apprenticeships process and interviews.",,17780,"Other, local or private",81780,,"Viphone Thammarak, Vixay Doangvixay, Phitsavath Nantharath, Jeffrey Sisomnuk, Andrea Phothisanh, Khamsene Vongsoth, Name Noradeth, Tom Thongsirisack, Mai Nguyen",,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota AKA Lao Assistance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Lao Assistance Center will preserve and perpetuate traditional storytelling and stories by convening a one-year apprenticeship with master classes, presented through performances, documentary film, and anthology.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Kang,"Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota AKA Lao Assistance Center","503 Irving Ave N Ste 100 A",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 374-4967 ",davidkang.hmd@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-55,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25960,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,24000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","A. Pavan will introduce traditional compositions from the North Indian Tabla repertoire to Minnesota audiences through four workshops and a public concert. The delivered value of the public concert and workshops will be assessed through written and oral surveys at the end of each event, collating and analyzing the results at the end of the project. See narrative for details of the evaluation process. 2: To promote the traditional art of Tabla, A. Pavan will record 50 video lessons for the Tabla and write an instructional booklet and publish online. The video lessons and instructional book’s efficacy will be assessed via responses from students, professional Tabla masters, and reviews and comments made directly to me or online, and via oral and written surveys at the four Tabla workshops.","Presented four workshops and a public performance introducing students and audience to a variety of traditional Tabla compositions from March 2015 to May 2016. A written survey was handed to the workshop students and to the concert audience. We designed the surveys with ten questions, to provide insightful feedback on the success of each event. The questions related to whether the material was sufficiently deep/broad, the content met the audience expectations, suggestions for next workshops, the quality of instruction, performance, sound, stage and publicity. Survey results were analyzed by the team for each event and the project as a whole. 2: Produced 50 Lessons for Tabla consisting of 50 online videos with detailed notes and published a booklet containing notes for all 50 lessons. A written survey was handed to several practitioners of the art of Tabla including senior Maestros and students of different skills (advanced, intermediate and beginner) spanning age groups, genders and ethnicities. This survey had twelve questions, to gauge the quality of the videos and notes. The questions related to whether the material was sufficiently deep/broad, the quality of video, sound, performance and notes. Survey results were analyzed by the team for the project as a whole.",,8726,"Other, local or private",32726,,,,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Tabla artist and teacher Pavan will record fifty lessons for traditional tabla compositions on video, with an accompanying instructional booklet, publish them online, conduct workshops, and hold a public performance.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allalaghatta,Pavan,"Allalaghatta Pavan AKA A Pavan",,,MN,,"(612) 508-3716 ",tabaliya@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-56,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25979,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,68415,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","This project will provide authentic Chinese dance performing led by highly qualified instructors. The celebration show will be featured by the variety Chinese ethnic Mid-Autumn events. The outcome will be achieve when three master artists and two Chinese ethnicity performers work together to enrich the students the knowledge and skills of folk dance from the Southern region of China and the show is performed by the students. 2: Lead by the Chinese class-one artists and the Chinese ethnic culture specialist, the teaching plan will attract more students. With the new Mid-Autumn features, more people will come to the show. The outcome will be achieved with more students signed-up for the dance lessons and more audience attend the show, so Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center will increase its income. The Mid-Autumn show will attract more Minnesotans to participate our arts activity.","There were 110 students participated dance classes and learned Chinese ethnicities culture, arts histories; all of them performed on the stage. We tracked the enrolled the students for the whole period of the project. We knew how many students attended how many classes. We tracked tickets sales and knew the numbers of people came to see our show. A survey was distributed to students and their parents to ask the feedback. Our staff, volunteers collected audiences comments made in informal dialogue during and after the show, and track comments via email in our website. Board and advisory members held two review meetings to evaluate the achievement of this project and decided the outcomes of the project have been achieved.",,22805,"Other, local or private",91220,4500,"Xiaohe Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Lena Liu, Xiaoming Dong, Yinghua Cui",0.56,"Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, Inc.","K-12 Education","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center will present Mid-Autumn Day, a dance production to celebrate the second largest Chinese holiday of the year on September 19, 2015, at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in Saint Paul.",2014-11-29,2015-10-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lena,Liu,"Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center, Inc.","PO Box 131114",Roseville,MN,55113,"(651) 332-3822 ",lenaliu99@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-60,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25989,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,26310,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Zorongo will provide two concerts, twelve workshops, and a community fiesta with which Minnesotans can see and participate in Flamenco. Zorongo records of all Flamenco activities conducted. Artistic director assessment of the quality of the work conducted. 2: 1,200 youth and adults will participate in Zorongo’s Flamenco activities. Cowles Center records of audience attendance at the concerts. Zorongo records of workshop and festival participants.","Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre provided two high quality performances of Flamenco on Fire, ten workshops, and a community fiesta where all Minnesotans could see and participate in flamenco. Box office records by the Cowles, and workshop/fiesta attendance records kept by Zorongo. Informal interviews were conducted with all artists about each event. Artistic Director, Susana di Palma, together with the Zorongo Board of Directors, completed a final review and evaluation of the entire season. 2: Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre provided two high quality performances of Flamenco on Fire, 10 workshops, and a community fiesta where all Minnesotans could see and participate in flamenco. Box office records by the Cowles, and workshop/fiesta attendance records kept by Zorongo. Informal interviews were conducted with all artists about each event. Artistic Director, Susana di Palma, together with the Zorongo Board of Directors, completed a final review and evaluation of the entire season.",,25441,"Other, local or private",51751,,"Robert Schommer, Christine Kozachok, Vicki Walker, Robin Moede, Alessandra Chiarelli, Catherine Higgins Whiteside, Jill Martinez, Tamara Rogers, Sarah Strauss, Silvia Lopez, Matthew Hoerr",,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Zorongo Flamenco will bring traditional Flamenco dance and music to the community with a two night concert featuring local and internationally renowned Flamenco artists, twelve artist-led workshops, and a joyful Fiesta Flamenca.",2014-11-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lorene,Bruns,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653 ",zorongoflamenco@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-63,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30176,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,59000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Preserving the Hmong Folk Dance through Longing for Qeej Hmong dance drama and apprenticeship Successfully preserved the Hmong dance arts through Longing for Qeej Hmong dance drama performances at two Minnesota cities, one at Metro area, one at Rochester. With 80% positive audience feedback through surveys. 2: With Longing for Qeej project, we will reach ten artists, 2,150 children/youth and 3,000 adult audience. Successfully reached the estimated numbers of artists and audiences through apprenticeship, and community performances; With 80% positive artists’ and partners’ satisfaction through surveys.","Iny Asian Dance Theater (IADT) has successfully preserved the Hmong folk arts through Longing for Qeej (A Hmong dance drama), and showcased at four Minnesota cities, with total five shows. IADT has used a standard audience survey to collect the data and to evaluate the success of the Longing for Qeej Hmong Dance Drama project. 2: Iny Asian Dance Theater has reached the targeted numbers, and has achieved both 100% satisfaction rate and 100% returning rate indicated by our audience. Besides collecting Audience Surveys, IADT has collected verbal feedback; Facebook appreciations; peer comments; media coverages to support the evaluation effort.",,19763,"Other, local or private",78763,11029,"Linda Hashimoto van Dooijeweert, Ange Hwang, Yan Huss, Kia Moua, Mee Thao, Nancy Thor, Julia Vang, Iny Xiong, Mee Xiong",,"Iny Asian Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"To preserve/present Hmong traditional dance through: 1) Longing for Qeej Hmong Dance Drama; 2) weekly apprenticeship training; 3) master classes with traditional martial arts/acrobatics; and 4) community presentations throughout Minnesota.",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Iny,Xiong,"Iny Asian Dance Theater","1102 Earl St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 900-3208 ",mainvangss@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-65,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus, former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 35136,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,20400,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide an opportunity for community-based cultural folk dance groups and musicians to perform before, and engage, a broad-based metro area audience. By contracting with six community-based folk performance groups with expertise and knowledge of their specific cultural traditions to perform as well as lead experiential activities for our audience. 2: Provide culturally immersive experiences, and exposure to the music, dance, language, foods and arts of the cultures of central Europe Carpathian region. By using qualitative surveys, tracking admission to event and participation in workshops, we will determine the number attending, their degree of engagement and the quality of their experience.","Seven different community-based cultural groups performed their dances and invited the audience members to learn some of their dances afterwards. A survey produced by the Landmark Center gave key answers related to how they learned about the event and some demographics. There were some other interesting and helpful comments on those surveys. In addition, members of the Ethnic Dance Theatre spoke with attendees after different events and lectures to get their feedback and to engage them in conversation about what they had liked, what they had learned and what they would like to see if there were another Carpathian Festival. 2: Almost every activity had an interactive component and invited the audience to experience and learn about the folk traditions and cultures themselves. A survey produced by the Landmark Center gave key answers related to how they learned about the event and some demographics. There were some other interesting and helpful comments on those surveys. In addition, members of the Ethnic Dance Theatre spoke with attendees after different events and lectures to get their feedback and to engage them in conversation about what they had liked, what they had learned and what they would like to see if there were another Carpathian Festival. ",,6878,"Other, local or private",27278,5500,"Claire Courtney, Leila Poullada, Jeanne Schultz, Marina Kharam, Loren Kramer-Johnson, Matt LaCourse, Donald LaCourse, Rita Schultz, Eva Kish",,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre will present Celebrate Carpathian Culture Day with interactive workshops, performances, and storytellers, showcasing Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russyn, and Ukrainian folk traditions.",2016-01-17,2016-01-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eva,Kish,"The Ethnic Dance Theatre","3507 Clinton Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55408-4577,"(763) 545-1333 ",evakish@ethnicdancetheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-68,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35165,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,21569,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Sumunar will provide an unprecedented opportunity for Minnesotans to experience traditional Indonesian arts. Sumunar will partner with Northernlights.mn to hold an all-night performance that will be free and open to the public. Northernlights.mn will track attendance at the event and report it to Sumunar. 2: Minnesotans will increase their knowledge and awareness of traditional Indonesian arts. A qualified evaluator will create a survey on which audience members will self-assess their knowledge and awareness of traditional Indonesian arts both before and after experiencing the performance.","Sumunar prepared and presented an Indonesian shadow puppet play, the first traditionally all-night production in the USA. The Northern Spark Festival staff constructed an evaluation form calling for responses to the total event and to individual events that chose to contribute questions. These forms were distributed through the audiences; response was totally voluntary. Sumunar volunteers assisted with distribution in the Sumunar event area (also supplying pencils). 2: Sumunar introduced several thousand Minnesotans to the traditional Indonesian shadow puppet play by presenting an all-night performance. The evaluation procedures utilized have been described in item 3 and 4 of the previous category.",,7189,"Other, local or private",28758,2622,"Barbara Beltrand, Elizabeth Coville, William Cunningham, Daniel Furuta, Emily Iwuc, Martha Mockus, Candy Schnepf, Mary Shamrock, Susannah Smith, Nanda Sutrisno, Aaron Victorin-Vangerud, Kathy Welch",,"Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Sumunar will collaborate with Dhalang puppeteer Midiyanto and Gendèr musician Harjito to present an all-night performance of Wayang Kulit (Indonesian puppetry, gamelan music, and dance) during Northern Spark 2016.",2016-01-04,2016-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Shamrock,"Indonesian Performing Arts Association of Minnesota AKA Sumunar","1549 University Ave W Ste 204","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 237-9862 ",info@sumunar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-71,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35177,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,5990,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Each fiddler attending one of the workshops will be able to play at least two of the four Elmo Wick tunes taught by the end of the session. The workshop will be videotaped and will include the participants learning the tunes and playing them at the end to demonstrate their mastery of at least two tunes.","It reached 31 workshop participants, 150 concert attendees, 26 musicians who recorded, taught and performed, 2164 YouTube views and 250 website hits. Organizers tracked registrations; did crowd counts for an unduplicated count of concert attendees. YouTube tracks views; Google Analytics tracks the hits on the Elmo Wick website page. A member of the Minnesota State Fiddlers Association (MSFA) served as the evaluator; distributing forms to participants and tallying results. MSFA board members were asked to listen to comments and to share them to the evaluator. Sessions were videotaped; a highlight is available at https://youtu.be/YsrW_08WP9I ",,2350,"Other, local or private",8340,,,,"Mary P. Kleven AKA MaryPat Kleven",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Kleven will research early twentieth-century fiddle tunes notated by central Minnesota fiddler Elmo Wick, create a tune book, and hold three workshops to discuss and teach some of Wick’s heirloom tunes.",2016-01-01,2016-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Kleven,"Mary P. Kleven AKA MaryPat Kleven",,,MN,,"(402) 490-6710 ",marypatkleven@ymail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-74,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35188,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,13211,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will learn Scottish music and song in group classes, using traditional methods to learn repertoire, techniques, styles, history and context. Through the numbers of students attending class during both series and through evaluations they will be requested to complete. Digital sound and hard copy records will be kept of all music taught. 2: Students and public will participate in two cèilidhs, experiencing traditional music, song and dance through informal and planned performances. Through the number of students, their families and the public who attend, and through analysis of evaluation forms and reviews. Video and photo documentation will be reviewed and archived.","Through a series of twenty-five open classes, students learned Scottish tunes and songs through traditional methods, demonstrations and discussions. The number of students was recorded, noting repeat attendees. Throughout the sessions, evaluations were on-going as brief discussions, and used to adjust content, approach and to address requests. Digital and hard copies of the tunes and songs taught were collected, serving to measure the volume of music offered to the participants. Through an evaluation form, a number of participants noted and reviewed their background, the experience, class approach, material and how they would use the music. 2: Through two Scottish-style cèilidhs, open to the public, approximately 95-105 people (noting repeats) experienced traditional music, song and dance. Numbers of attendees were recorded, with an effort to note repeats. Lists were made of those who signed up for the open cèilidhs portion. Observations were made throughout, on approximate numbers listening, socializing, dancing or watching the dancing, and viewing the material from cultural organizations. A participant's review was published in the Twin Cities Scottish Club Newsletter. Some participants responded to an evaluation form on interest, future cèilidhs, open cèilidh participation, success.",,4555,"Other, local or private",17766,,,,"Laura A. MacKenzie",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"MacKenzie will research and teach Scottish music and song in two series of classes and will produce two events for informal music, song, dance, stories, and performances (Cèilidhs) for students and the public.",2016-01-01,2016-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,MacKenzie,"Laura A. MacKenzie",,,MN,,"(651) 398-5055 ",laura@lauramackenzie.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-76,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 35199,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,24961,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will learn and perform traditional folk songs collected long ago from Minnesotans. The Song Forum will provide a space for anyone to post video or audio recordings of themselves performing songs from the project. Users will be asked to give their location. 2: The project will provide activities highlighting Northwoods branch of the Irish tradition. Attendance at public events will be recorded. Web stats and analytics will capture use of online materials and participation in Song Forum.","Minnesotans learned and performed traditional folk songs collected long ago from Minnesotans. For most, this was their first time learning such songs. Videos were shot by Brian or by musicians themselves and, once uploaded to YouTube, Brian added them to the Minnesota Folksong Collection site. Evaluation forms were made available at all public events and 251 were completed. Song learners contacted Brian through email, Facebook and phone to let him know they had learned songs. 2: The project provided concerts, workshops, and participatory online activities highlighting the Northwood’s branch of the Irish tradition. Attendance at public events was recorded with help from some of the venues. Brian used Google Analytics to count sessions on the MFC website. The number of Minnesotans participating in the song forum was also counted. Evaluation forms were made available at all public events and 251 were completed.",,8757,"Other, local or private",33718,2400,,,"Brian T. Miller",Individual,"Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Miller’s Lost 40 Project will celebrate recently discovered 1924 field recordings of traditional folksongs from Minnesota via a digital archive, new arrangements of songs, a public song forum, concerts, and workshops.",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Miller,"Brian T. Miller",,,MN,,"(651) 245-3719 ",dadgadguy@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lake, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-77,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35215,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will develop skills in woodcarving, traditional garment construction, and jewelry making to create Nordic Folk and Traditional Art. After completing workshops, participants will fill out self-evaluations and participate in a group exit interview during an Evening of Sharing where they display their work. Numbers of participants will be recorded. 2: The number of Northern Minnesotan children and adults who participate in Nordic Center Folk and Traditional Arts activities will increase. Participants in arts workshops will be registered and counted; children's program participation will be documented; and community members attending a Reception and Evening of Sharing will be tallied and recorded.","Fifty-five students developed skills in woodcarving, traditional garment construction, and jewelry making to create Nordic folk and traditional art. 1. Each instructor set a product objective. 2. Each instructor designed an essay test to measure specific knowledge acquisition (all student scores met instructors' expectations on these tests). 3. At the end of each course students were asked what do you like most about the class and how do you think the class could be improved? 4. During the Evening of Sharing, students and community members participated in a focus group to elicit their opinions about the impact of the classes on them. 2: Fifty-five students, thirteen community member, and three teachers’ aids participated in the project. Most hadn't participated in the Nordic Center previously. Rosters kept for all events, evaluations turned in, and qualitative findings of final focus group. ",,1808,"Other, local or private",6808,,"Alison Aune, Rosemary Guttormsson, Justin Anderson, Thomas Rebnord, Stefan Guttormsson, Jeri Engeseth, Kristbjorg Eide, Chris Susag",,"Nordic Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Nordic Center will engage three master artists in the folk and traditional arts to teach workshops in Scandinavian woodcarving, Norwegian heritage clothing construction, and Sami traditional jewelry making.",2016-02-22,2016-06-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristbjørg,Eide,"Nordic Center","23 Lake Ave N",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 393-7320 ",krisnorway@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Lake, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-78,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 35247,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2016,14574,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Through a youth camp and adult classes, qualified teachers will teach attendees about traditional Nordic art forms and their contextual history. Attendees will produce one to ten objects. We will survey them and their teachers about knowledge shared in the folk school tradition re: Scandinavian heritage and the processes for making handcrafts. 2: Southern Minnesota residents of all ages will gain closer access to classes about the Folk School philosophy and making traditional Nordic handcrafts. We will broadly advertise the camp and adult classes throughout Southern Minnesota to attract full enrollment. We will poll attendees about hometowns and change in knowledge about Nordic handcraft skills.","In a week-long youth camp and adult classes, attendees learned handwork skills and Nordic history from qualified teachers. They produced 1-10 objects. Online surveys were sent to all participants after the classes and camp ended. Surveys asked questions such as: Which class did you attend? Had you ever made Nordic handcrafts before? What was your favorite part of class? Will you continue to work on your carving skills on your own? For camp, we asked: Which handcraft did you enjoy learning most: spoon carving; weaving; birch bark weaving/basketry; Sami bracelet-making? Do you wish camp had been longer or shorter? 2: 110 people participated in a variety of hands-on classes, and seven youth attended the week-long Folk School Camp. Most came from the Southeast Minnesota region. Online surveys included a question about hometowns, so we could ascertain where attendees came from. Also, we sent an online survey that asked how they heard about the class, what they did and didn't like about the experience, and whether they will continue to take classes at the Saint Olaf Folk School. During the introduction portion of each class, students spoke openly about how they learned of the class, why they signed up, and what other types of programming would interest them.",,9702,"Other, local or private",24276,,"Larry Stranghoener, B. Kristine Olson Johnson, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Glenn Taylor, Dean L. Buntrock, Martin E. Marty, Addison Piper, O. Jay Tomson, Jerrol M. Tostrud, David R. Anderson, Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, Nancy J. Anderson, Gregory L. Buck, Samuel M. Dotzler, Rev. William O. Gafkjen, Ronald E. Hunter, Jay Lund, Timothy Maudlin, Gretchen Morgenson, Kevin P. Bethke, Kari Bjorhus, Eric Hanson, Philip Milne, Callyssa Ozzello, Theresa Hull Wise, David Hill, Ward Klein, Peter Gotsch, Susan Gunderson, Mark Jordahl, Jeffrey W. Bolton, John B. Grotting, Jody Kleppe Horner, John R. Raitt, Jon W. Salveson, Alphonso Tindall",,"Saint Olaf College","Public College/University","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Saint Olaf College will host a folk school camp, as well as adult classes in spoon carving, Sami inspired bracelet making, and Scandinavian flat-plane carving, to teach traditional Nordic handcrafts in the folk school philosophy.",2016-01-01,2016-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Melissa Flynn",Hager,"Saint Olaf College","1520 St Olaf Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 786-5007 ",hager@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-79,"Jewell Arcoren: Community resources coordinator of Healing Place Collaborative; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mary Erickson: Fiber artist, museum exhibit researcher; Stanley Maroushek: Owner, Slim's Woodshed and Museum; Linda McShannock: Curator of textiles and clothing collection, Minnesota Historical Society; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 25993,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2015,41175,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The story of the Jingle Dress is documented and preserved for future generations, and shared through public presentations, broadcasts and classrooms. Number of attendance at community screenings; number of viewers: statewide broadcasts; online visitors; at the Mille Lacs Museum; and number of classrooms and students uses.","A video documentary on the origin of the jingle dress and music was created for broadcast. MLBO had four premiere showings of The Jingle Dress Tradition at the three districts of the Band and the Urban office of the Band. Band Members were invited to view this documentary of the jingle dress origin before it was broadcast state wide on public television. We received evaluations for the showings in exchange for a poster of The Jingle Dress Tradition, signed by the dancers and actors in the documentary. We received over 200 evaluations from adults and students grades K-6. 2: MLBO produced a documentary that we can use to share one of our most important cultural stories with all Minnesotans by way of public television. Paper and pencils were handed to viewers after the documentary was shown, in exchange for their time the persons doing the evaluations got a poster of The Jingle Dress Tradition, with signatures of the artists who were seen in the documentary.",,13725,"Other, local or private",54900,,"Lorena Cash, Carol Nickaboine, Alica Skinaway, Larry `Amik` Smallwood",1.00,"Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe","Tribal Government ","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, in collaboration with Twin Cities Public Television, will produce a music-filled video documentary on the origin of the jingle dress, with its unique artistic, healing, and cultural significance.",2014-11-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,"Big Bear","Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe","43408 Oodena Dr",Onamia,MN,56359,"(320) 532-4181",carla.bigbear@millelacsband.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-64,"John Berquist: Director, Saint Paul Swedish Male Chorus; former director, Rochester International Association; Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College; Rhonda Dass: Associate professor of anthropology, and director of museum studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Debra Korluka: Byzantine iconography artist and instructor; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Scott Pollock: Director of exhibitions, collections and programs, American Swedish Institute; Perry Price: Director of education, American Craft Council; Chris Schuelke: Executive director, Otter Tail County Historical Society","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 10008581,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,32288,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Students will learn traditional Hmong arts through class instruction and practice from. Students will be given preprogram evaluation of skills and compared with post-program evaluation of skills and knowledge attained through class as well as successful demonstration of skills attained through performance and exhibition. 2: Minnesotans will appreciate and better understand traditional Hmong art. Through public exhibit and performance Minnesotans will learn more about traditional Hmong embroidery and traditional Hmong dance. Instructors will explain the cultural and historical significance of traditional Hmong art.","Students will learn traditional Hmong art through class instruction and practice. We have a proof of concept with a dance recital and a finished embroidery product from the classes. 2: Minnesotans will appreciate and better understand traditional Hmong art. Survey and interview indicate Minnesotans gained greater appreciation and understanding of traditional Hmong art.",,16012,"Other,local or private",48300,21600,"Yue Lor, Peter Chang, Yeng Hawj, Vanh Thao",0.00,"Center for Hmong Arts and Talent AKA CHAT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Center for Hmong Arts and Talent will teach traditional Hmong dance and traditional Hmong cross stitch/embroidery and hold a public exhibit and performance.",2020-01-01,2021-12-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Yee Steve",Thao,"Center for Hmong Arts and Talent AKA CHAT","995 University Ave Ste 220","St Paul",MN,55104-4785,"(612) 603-6971",stevet@aboutchat.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-138,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008668,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2020,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Expert and emerging Somali artists will gain capacity for teaching and advancing their art form. We will document the number of students engaged in the Weaving classes and survey their level interest in the art. 2: New audiences will better understand historic Somali cultural arts, their importance, and their relevance in Minnesota communities. We will measure the number of new attendees to program activities, and gather qualitative data about transforming attitudes about Somali traditional art. E.g.: we expect 100 new attendees in each of the greater Minnesota.","Experts and emerging artists gained the capacity to advance and share their art forms. We looked at the number students that started at the begging of the dance classes and how many of them ended joining the Somali Museum dance Troupe and sharing what they have learned with the broader community. ten new dancers joined the group. 2: New audiences better understand historic Somali cultural arts, their importance and their relevance in Minnesota. The broadcasted programs were viewed over 10,000 times while videos shared online were watched more than 100,000 times.",,36505,"Other,local or private",86505,,"Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Bashir Sheikh, Lisa Friedlander, Busad Ali Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts, Osman M. Ali",0.00,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"The Somali Museum of Minnesota will build Somali artists' capacity to teach and advance the art forms of weaving and dance in the Twin Cities, Mankato, Saint Cloud, Rochester, and Willmar.",2020-01-01,2021-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zahra,Muse,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum AKA The Somali Museum of Minnesota","1516 E Lake St Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166",zahra@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-150,"Anne Adabra: Founder and chair, Minnesota Haitian Cultural Center; social studies teacher; dancer and storyteller; Carol Colburn: Teacher and researcher, Scandinavian garment making; Rhonda Dass: Professor of anthropology, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lesly Gámez: Teacher, St Paul Public Schools. Dancer, Los Alegres Bailadores; Sarina Partridge: Educator and musician; Mai Vang: Founder of Hmong Museum; collections manager at Minnesota Museum of American Art; Gwen Nell Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 15467,"Folk and Traditional Arts",2012,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of folk and traditional arts activities in which Minnesotans can participate increases. The number of Minnesotans who participate in folk and traditional arts activities increases. The number of Minnesotans who teach or learn folk and traditional art forms increases.","OUTCOME. Iny Asian Dance Theater successfully hosted the Folk Arts project – “Preservation of Hmong Dance.” We have successfully reached our Vision of the Preservation project, that is - Bringing the Hmong Traditional Dances to Life: Sharing Hmong cultures and talents to build a better community. EVALUATION METHOD. Our Project is a great success, with more than 123 dancers participating at Hmong Dance training, eight community performances and a final Hmong Dance Drama – “Longing for Qeej,” where 500+ audiences cheered non-stop at Central High School Auditorium, St Paul. After the Central High Performances, we hosted feedback session right away with all dancers, parents and invited audience to join us for evaluation. We have also utilized the social media (blog) to collect feedback from the audience. TARETED GROUP - Hmong Americans. MATCHES INTENDED PARTICIPANTS. We have successfully matched our project participants. Led by the Iny Asian Dance Theater’s Artistic Director, Iny Mai Vang Xiong, our Project has successfully included following activities: a) Weekly FREE Hmong Dance Lessons for 123 youth in different levels; b) Researching the Hmong Dances with a pilot website to publicize the information with photos; b) Hosting a Hmong Dance Symposium at August 16, 2012 at Concordia College to discuss the transformation of Hmong Dances; c) Master Classes with the award-winning Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County Song and Dance Troupe from China, to learn the traditional music and dance from Li and Miao (Hmong) ethnicities in October, 2012, and performed the opening dance for their show at University of Minnesota’s Ted Mann Hall, with the Qeej dance (Traditional Hmong Bamboo music instrument); e) Presenting through eight community performances at local Schools, New Year Celebrations and Festivals (ex. May 20th, 2012 Pan Asian Arts Festival; and f) Presenting a Final Hmong Dance Drama – Longing for Qeej, at December 19, 2012 at Central High School. 2: INTERPRETATION - To truly honor the Hmong traditional dance arts, we have ample opportunities throughout the training and performances for the participants and audience to learn about the cultural origins of Hmong dance. The Hmong Dance Symposium invited three scholars: Guohua Jin (Artistic Director of Canadian Asian Folk Dance Studio); Pei Shen (Executive Director of East Cultural Center); and Kaiwen You (Artistic Director of the China Dance School and Theatre in San Francisco), to present and host discussion with audience with the topic - Hmong Dance Transformation from China to United States. Additionally, we have publicized Dr. Nengher Vang’s paper, “History of Hmong Dance,” in the Program Booklet to enhance community understanding and awareness of Hmong traditional dances. BARRIERS. For many centuries, the Hmong language was firmly an oral type of communication. There was no alphabet system, no written texts, and no cultural activation to need a literacy system. Cultural aspects and learning was passed on to the next generation from memory and oral wisdom. In the early 1950s, a group of French American missionary-linguists developed a method of writing Hmong words that used the same letters as the English language. Within ten years, it became very popular, and remains to this day the most widely used writing system for the Hmong people. Due to the newly developed language, many Hmong dances have neither a systemic way to document the arts, nor any research to valid its authenticity. STRATEGIES OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS. Our project has utilized following strategies: a) Outreaching to Hmong 18 Clan Council for support and cultural relevancy; b) Posting training and performance information at Hmong Village and Hmong Stores; c) Offering free classes.",,17500,"Other, local or private",92500,17412,"Linda Hashimoto van Dooijeweert, Ange Hwang, Kia Moua,Iny Mai Vang Xiong, Mee Xiong",1.5,"Iny Asian Dance Theater AKA Minnesota Sunshine Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Folk and Traditional Arts",,"Iny Asian Dance Theater researches, documents, preserves, and presents Hmong traditional dances, with folk artists Dao Lan and Mai Vang, through dance manuscripts; master classes; video/audio recording; web presentation with educational materials; and per",2012-03-05,2013-03-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mai,Vang,"Iny Asian Dance Theater AKA Minnesota Sunshine Dance","1865 Major Dr","Golden Valley",MN,55422,"(651) 855-8820 ",mainvangss@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/folk-and-traditional-arts-17,"Jewell Arcoren: Program director, First Nations Composer Initiative.; Kristina Clark: Director of programs and exhibits, American Swedish Institute. Member of committee for the 2012 American Association of Museums conference in Minneapolis. Singer in Flickorna Fem.; Ruth Friedlander: Artist and educator.; Eva Maria Kish: Managing director and choreographer, Ethnic Dance Theatre. Concert Artistic Director, Carpathian Folk Festival (Minnesota Hungarians). Board of Directors, Minnesota Hungarians.; Phyllis May-Machunda: Cofounder and director of Training Our Campuses Against Racism. Facilitator, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. Folklorist, scholar, and educator.; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 36661,"Forestry Conservation Incentives to Protect the Crow Wing River",2017,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ","$10,187,000 the first year and $10,188,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","45 Forest Stewardship Plans will be completed under this grant.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 56 preventative practices were installed, .1 tons of Soil Loss and they completed 51 forest stewardship plans and 4 cost share projects.","Achieved proposed outcomes",27206,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",100000,3588,"Members for Wadena SWCD are: Ken Berg, Melvin Kinnunen, Nancy Benson, Thomas Schulz",0.4,"Wadena SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The Crow Wing River is a valuable natural resource and forested regions in the watershed are at risk from conversion to cropland and clearing for other uses. In order to maintain the high quality upland that protects the water quality, forestry practices are being encouraged with cost-sharing and education in an effort to manage, protect, and improve existing forest stands. This includes cost sharing for forestry management plans, training on tree thinning and planting, and encouraging participation in the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA).The measureable goal for this project is to complete 45 Forest Stewardship Plans and enroll those lands in SFIA or the managed class 2c tax reduction in order to increase the percent of protected acres for minor watersheds with a high risk for private land conversion. ",,,2017-01-26,2019-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Oldakowski,"Wadena SWCD","4 Alfred St NE",Wadena,MN,564822303,"218-631-3195 x 4",anne.oldakowski@mn.nacdnet.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-conservation-incentives-protect-crow-wing-river,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2025,300000,"M.L. 2023, Ch. 40, Article 2, Section 5(g)","$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year are for applied research and tools, including maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data and for assessing the effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","In FY25 DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and northern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Four full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year.   ",,,,,,,,,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2024,300000,"M.L. 2023, Ch. 40, Article 2, Section 5(g)","$650,000 the first year and $650,000 the second year are for applied research and tools, including maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries, streams, and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data and for assessing the effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. "," In FY24 DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and northern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Four full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year. ","In FY24, DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 79 timber harvest sites in three targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Sampling monitored water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines. Low private landowner interest and increased contracting costs ($30K+ increase over previous year) led to lower number of monitoring sites across watersheds. Our monitoring identified certain areas where further education is recommended, such as RMZs, filter strips, erosion control, and road and landing placements. Due to issues with data quality, sites may be re-measured in winter 2024 and spring 2025 to ensure data quality is available to create a 1-year report on watershed data in early 2025. A regional report inclusive of all surveyed watersheds over the last 5 years will be published in late 2025. The Guideline Monitoring Program also assisted with four logger education trainings collaborated with UMN Extension, MFRC, MLEP, and DNR held in central and northern areas of the state during FY24, with plans to expand trainings to all other parts of Minnesota over the next 2 years. ",,,,275556,,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2023,250000,"M.L. 2021 First Special Session Ch. 1 Art. 2 Sec. 5(g)","$535000 the first year and $530000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in eleven targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program, Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative, and agency foresters is also currently underway to deliver trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners, managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. We also plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User’s Guide is currently near completion. Three full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system have been fully integrated with data collected since 2009 and will become available this year. "," In FY23 DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 70 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. Sampling was conducted proportionately to the number of timber harvests in each ownership class (County, Federal, Industry, NIPF, State, Tribal). We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. Lower private landowner participation and increased contracting costs resulted in a smaller than anticipated sample this year. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed, use of erosion control practices, trends in riparian management zone use, leave tree and coarse woody debris retention, and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. A two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation will be released in February of 2024. We also completed our first Forest Management Guideline (FMG) training with representatives from BWSR, MFRC, UMN, and DNR at the Cloquet Forestry Center as part of a restart of the guideline training program’s in-person events. ",,,,210369,5890,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2022,250000,"M.L. 2021 First Special Session Ch. 1 Art. 2 Sec. 5(g)","$535000 the first year and $530000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality. ","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with Minnesota Logger Education Program Sustainable Forestry Education Cooperative and agency foresters is also currently underway to plan trainings and workshops focused on the Minnesota Forest Resources Council Forest Management Guidelines (FMGs). We plan to continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks to the extent possible given COVID-19 mitigation guidelines and restrictions. We plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydro-geomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. The User's Guide is currently near completion. Two full seasons of data collected using the new data entry system are now available. This will allow GMP staff to complete a two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation in early February of 2022. ","DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 75 timber harvest sites in ten targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Sampling was conducted proportionately to the number of timber harvests in each ownership class (County, Federal, Industry, NIPF, State, Tribal). We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. Lower private landowner participation and increased contracting costs resulted in a smaller than anticipated sample this year. During FY22, we further refined our new data entry system for GMP, utilizing ArcGIS Portal, Collector, and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. We also developed scripted data compilation and reporting methods using this new system. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed, use of erosion control practices, trends in riparian management zone use, leave tree and coarse woody debris retention, and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. A two-year report on watershed sample unit FMG implementation was released in February of 2022. ",,,,244317,4773,,1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2021,250000,"M.L. 2019 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$700000 the first year and $700000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in seven targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) to help us connect with private landowners and future workshops is in progress. We plan to continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks to the extent possible given COVID-19 mitigation guidelines and restrictions. We plan to continue exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). A hydrogeomorphological risk model developed for the entire state will also be released along with appropriate guidance for its use in identifying and mitigating landscape risks through appropriate on-site BMP planning and implementation. A full season of data collected using the new data entry system will become available allowing GMP staff to develop scripted methods to integrate new monitoring observations with historic data sets and begin providing site-level and watershed/ownership summary reports via the online reporting application described in FY20 Outcomes.","DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 92 timber harvest sites in seven targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Direct GMP contact with non-industrial private forest owners allowed us to achieve a good sample of this important demographic this year. We monitored water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. During FY21 we further refined our new data entry system for GMP utilizing ArcGIS Portal Collector and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. We also developed scripted data compilation and reporting methods using this new system. The Beta version of an online reporting application continues to contribute to summarization and reporting of monitoring results. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed use of erosion control practices trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. We are currently working with MNIT to identify a hosting solution for the reporting application.",,,,260654,4540,,1.2,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2020,250000,"M.L. 2019 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$700000 the first year and $700000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","DNR will complete intensive field monitoring on ~100 timber harvest sites in five targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Aerial image acquisition and landowner contact and efforts to acquire permissions for access are currently underway. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) to help us connect with private landowners and future workshops is in progress. We have also begun exploring ways in which statewide coverage of the canopy change analysis can feed into assessment of thresholds corresponding to varying levels of risk to water quality (WRAPS) and biodiversity (WHAF). Testing and final deployment of the new data entry system is currently underway and will be completed by May 2020. Reporting for monitoring data collected in FY18-19 will be completed in FY20 and synthesis of data from the past cycle of monitoring will be made available to stakeholders in the form of written reports watershed maps interactive summaries targeted outreach and BMP training events. Analysis of data collected over the past five years of monitoring across the entire forested landscape has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach and training in an attempt to improve those trends. Examples include identification of: watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention rutting on roads skid trails and approaches and other issues pertinent to water quality and other forest resources and will be completed in February 2020.","In FY20 DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 89 timber harvest sites in five targeted watersheds in northern and central Minnesota. Coordination with DNR Private Forest Management Foresters (PFM) helped us to connect with private landowners. We managed monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. During FY20 we also completed testing and final deployment of a new data entry system for GMP utilizing ArcGIS Portal Collector and Survey123 for collection and storage of spatial and survey data related to monitored harvest sites. The Beta version of an online reporting application contributed substantially to summarization and reporting of monitoring results. Tabular reports from the application have contributed substantially to development of both the 2018 Guideline Monitoring Report and the 2014-2018 Summary Report. Analysis of data collected in recent years of monitoring has allowed us to begin looking for spatial trends in BMP implementation and to deliver outreach and training in an attempt to improve those trends. Examples include identification of watersheds where placement of infrastructure on top of filter strips has been observed trends in riparian management zone use leave tree and coarse woody debris retention and rutting on roads skid trails and approaches. ",,,,237786,3054,,0.6,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2019,250000,"M.L. 2017 Regular Session Ch. 91 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","In FY19 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 93 timber harvest sites in eight targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. For these eight watersheds during the summer we will oversee monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guidelines on 93 timber harvest sites. We will continue outreach to landowners managers and loggers. This work will include: 1) site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks; 2) working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to private landowners in monitored watersheds; and 3) contributing to watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) and watershed planning. Also in FY19 we will begin overhauling our Guideline Monitoring application. We will also review the past five years of monitoring which has covered the entire forested landscape looking for adverse trends and deliver outreach and training in an attempt to change those trends. ","DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 83 timber harvest sites in eight targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. For these eight watersheds we managed monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) and other sustainable forest management implementation. We continued outreach to landowners managers and loggers including: 1) site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks; 2) working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to private landowners in monitored watersheds; and 3) contributing to watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) and watershed planning. Additional work was coordinated with researchers at the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources to manage our field data compile historic trends and develop a Beta version of an online reporting application capable of summarizing data collected by the Program since 2009. The reporting application uses a selected set of thematic filters including watershed sample units MFRC landscape regions counties and land ownership to summarize monitoring results. Reporting is provided in tabular form consistent with recent written reports. Additional spatial analyses relating land use forest cover and hydrologic features on a watershed sample unit basis are also made available.",,,,232858,,,,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2018,250000,"M.L. 2017 Regular Session Ch. 91 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; and assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality.","In FY18 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 98 timber harvest sites in nine targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota. We will also analyze the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on forest land in eight northern Minnesota watersheds. For these eight watersheds during the summer we will oversee monitoring of water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guideline on 80 to 100 timber harvest sites. We will continue activities to reach out to forest landowners managers and loggers including: - Site-specific feedback about monitoring results and opportunities to improve the implementation of guidelines and reduce water quality risks. - Working with DNR Private Forest Management foresters and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to develop strategies for outreach to small private landowners in monitored watersheds. - Contributing to developing strategies for the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies process in forested watersheds. In February we will submit our biennial Guideline Implementation Monitoring Report to the MN Forest Resource Council (MFRC). The report will summarize results from implementation monitoring on 169 sites in 19 watersheds during the summer and fall of FY16 and FY17. DNR and MFRC staff will use this information to continue identifying water quality risk factors and developing strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds.","In FY18 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 98 timber harvest sites in nine targeted watersheds in northern Minnesota and began monitoring water quality best management practice (BMP) implementation and implementation of other sustainable forest management guidelines on 93 timber harvest sites in northern Minnesota. In February 2018 we submitted our biennial Guideline Implementation Monitoring Report to the MN Forest Resource Council (MFRC). The report summarized results from implementation monitoring of 169 sites in 19 watersheds during the summer and fall of FY16 and FY17. DNR and MFRC staff use this information to continue identifying water quality risk factors and developing strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds and presented this information at several venues in FY18. They also shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. DNR Private Forest Management Foresters helped us connect with private land owners to improve access for monitoring private forest lands and pave the way for future workshops to improve the implementation of guidelines and water quality BMPs.",,,,170093,,,0.1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2017,250000,"M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","(g) $675000 the first year and $675000the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing a biomonitoring database.","In FY17 the DNR will complete intensive field monitoring of 80 timber harvest sites in 12 targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota. We will analyze the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on forestland in 38 forested watersheds across the state in order to select 10 watersheds for additional intensive monitoring of timber harvest sites. For these 10 watersheds we will execute a contract to begin monitoring the implementation of water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines on 80 to 100 timber harvest sites.","In FY17 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring of 80 timber harvest sites in 12 targeted watersheds in central and southeastern Minnesota and identified 100 additional timber harvest sites in nine forested watersheds for intensive monitoring to be completed in FY18. We also analyzed the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on 38 selected major watersheds in northern Minnesota while developing focused information on nine target watersheds. The resulting information documents how well water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines have been implemented. Staff also continued using this information to identify water quality risk factors and develop strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds. They presented this information at several venues. They also shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. Staff utilized the DNR’s Private Forest Management Foresters to better connect with small private land owners to improve access to monitoring private forest lands and to pave the way for future workshops addressing ways to improve the implementation of guidelines and water quality BMPs.",,,,186321,,,0.9,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2016,250000,"M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 2 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","(g) $675000 the first year and $675000the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing a biomonitoring database.","In FY16 the DNR will identify the distribution of timber harvest and forest change on 12 selected HUC8 watershed units (see below). The DNR will check logging sites to make sure sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs are properly carried out. We will look at specific watershed characteristics to identify water quality risk factors on the selected areas and we will develop strategies to reduce risks in the targeted watersheds. We will continue and further develop outreach to forest landowners managers and loggers to implement strategies including: -A comprehensive report on sustainable forest management guideline implementation -Continued site-specific feedback to land owners/managers and loggers of sites monitored during summer of 2014 and 2015. Feedback will address results of site monitoring and identification of opportunities for improvement of guideline implementation and water quality risk reduction -Work with the recently rebuilt Cooperative Forest Management Program to better connect with small private forest land owners -Continued interaction and contribution to Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies Work with the Minnesota Forest Recourses Council (MFRC) Region Landscape Planning program to address the risk factors that were identified in the watershed analyses and to improve how BMPs are carried out.","In FY16 the DNR completed intensive field monitoring on 79 timber harvest sites in seven northern Minnesota watersheds and identified 80 additional timber harvest sites in 12 central and southeastern Minnesota watersheds for intensive monitoring to be done in FY17. The resulting information documents how well water quality best management practices (BMPs) and other sustainable forest management guidelines have been implemented. Staff completed a comprehensive report on sites monitored in calendar years 2014 and 2015 available at http://mn.gov/frc/site-level-forest-management-reports.html. Staff continued to use information from these reports to identify water quality risk factors and develop strategies to reduce risks in targeted watersheds. They presented this information at several venues. They shared results with landowners and land managers whose sites were monitored and helped them identify opportunities to better implement guidelines and reduce water quality risks. DNR Cooperative Forest Management foresters collaborated with Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to better connect with small private landowners in targeted watersheds improving access to monitoring sites and paving the way for workshops on improved implementation of guidelines. Staff worked with the Minnesota Logger Education Program to develop this type of workshop for logging professionals. Staff collaborated with the Minnesota Forest Resources Council on strategies for outreach and education to improve implementation of guidelines and aid the development of regional landscape plans. Finally staff continued to contribute information from reports to the development of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS).",,,,217597,,,0.9,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2015,250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing an ecological monitoring database. ","In FY 15 the DNR will detect where timber harvest and other forest changes took place on all forested watersheds statewide. We will monitor the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs on timber harvest sites across the four watersheds selected in FY14 and an additional seven selected in FY15. The combined information along with specific watershed characteristics will be used to identify water quality risk factors (based on timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics) within target watersheds for FY14 &15. We will develop strategies to reduce risks in the targeted watersheds. We will develop outreach programs geared toward implementing those strategies for forest landowners managers and loggers. These programs will include: 1) workshops addressing erosion control on forest access roads and timber harvesting sites; 2) feedback to land managers and loggers of sites monitored in FY14 (results of site monitoring and identifying opportunities for improvement) 3) a BMP field manual for loggers and land managers.","In FY 15 the DNR identified that forests were disturbed in a total of 38 watersheds (HUC 8) and 27 counties in Minnesota. We selected 80 harvest sites in a subset of seven watersheds for monitoring the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs.* We hired contractors to collect monitoring data which we will analyze in FY16. We also completed field monitoring at an additional 59 sites that were started in FY2014 sites in the Mississippi Headwaters Rum River Lake Superior South and Lake Superior North watersheds. We synthesized data for these sites and evaluated them for guideline compliance. We presented the information to various groups (see below). The final report will be done in February of 2016. In collaboration with the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Logger Education Program we conducted two workshops addressing erosion control on forest access roads and timber harvesting sites in fall/winter of 2014. We also made several presentations to disseminate Guideline Monitoring results including talking to land managers at the monitoring sites in an ongoing process providing feedback. We also helped develop a BMP field manual for loggers and land managers. We evaluated forest disturbance/change between the years 2000 to 2015 on all forested watersheds in Minnesota. We looked at specific watershed characteristics to identify water quality risk factors including: proximity of forest disturbances to water features roads and road crossings; soil drainage type texture and erodibility; current and past land cover and land use change; and topographic characteristics (slope flow direction and accumulation). We used these data layers along with several from the DNR’s Watershed Health Assessment Framework to create a preliminary risk index.",,,,171589,,,1.0,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 20536,"Forestry Best Management Practices for Clean Water",2014,250000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(g)","$675000 the first year and $675000 the second year are for applied research and tools including watershed hydrologic modeling; maintaining and updating spatial data for watershed boundaries streams and water bodies and integrating high-resolution digital elevation data; assessing effectiveness of forestry best management practices for water quality; and developing an ecological monitoring database. ","In FY 14 DNR will monitor the implementation of sustainable forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs on 80 – 100 timber harvest sites across 4 forested watersheds. Distribution of timber harvest and other forest changes will also be identified in these watersheds. The combined information along with specific watershed characteristics will be used to identify water quality risk factors within target watersheds and strategies to reduce those risks. Outreach programs will then be developed to work with forest landowners managers and loggers to implement strategies. Specific outcomes include: -Establishment of a protocol for identifying forest change at the watershed level that can also be applied statewide. -Identify the distribution of timber harvest and forest change in four watersheds including Mississippi Headwaters Rum River North Lake Superior and South Lake Superior. -Monitor the implementation of forest management guidelines and water quality BMPs through on-site investigation on a total of 80-100 sites across these 4 watersheds. -Progress in development of a protocol for identifying level of risk to water quality due to timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics Outreach programs based on above data will be developed in FY15.","In FY14 DNR foresters identified the distribution of timber harvest and forest change in four watersheds: Mississippi Headwaters Rum River Lake Superior South and Lake Superior North. DNR established a protocol for identifying forest change at the watershed level; this protocol will be refined to better differentiate among various forest change types. For example some partial harvesting is difficult to distinguish from wind damage. Also time sequence is required to detect difference between forest harvesting and some land conversions such as pasturing. In the four target watersheds foresters monitored 34 sites for implementation of forest management guidelines and water quality best management practices. About 1/3 of the sites planned for monitoring in FY14 were completed; the remainder will be completed by Sept 31 2014. Contract work was delayed due to length of time required to get contract approvals. DNR is also developing a protocol for identifying level of risk to water quality due to timber harvesting frequency and distribution level of BMP implementation and additional watershed characteristics. The primary progress on this task was hiring a Research Analysis Specialist whose responsibilities will be focused development of this protocol. The hiring process was completed in early FY15 and significant progress will be made on this protocol in the coming year. Outreach development in FY14 included curriculum and video development for erosion control workshops to be held in the fall of 2014 and help creating a user-friendly field guide focused on forestry water quality BMPs which will be completed in FY15.",,,,41296,,,0.1,,,"The Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Forest Resources Council work with forest landowners, managers and loggers to implement a set of voluntary sustainable forest management guidelines that include water quality best management practices (BMPs) to ensure sustainable habitat, clean water, and productive forest soils, all contributing to healthy watersheds. This project will monitor the implementation of these forest management guidelines and BMPs on forested watersheds in MN. Additionally, this project will identify timber harvest frequency and distribution as well as significant change to forest area including conversion of forests to other land uses, large fires, and blowdown events. An evaluation of the guideline implementation rates, watershed characteristics, and the frequency and distribution of forest change will be used to identify risks to water quality as well as strategies to reduce these risks, with the goal of maintaining high quality forested watersheds in MN. Outreach programs will be developed for forest landowners, managers and loggers throughout the target watersheds aimed at mitigating these risks such as improved implementation of specific BMPs. ","Forested watersheds in MN generally produce an abundance of high quality water. Much of our forested landscape is managed as productive forest land providing timber products as well recreational opportunities and abundant wildlife. Sustainable timber harvesting in combination with application of voluntary water quality BMP's has helped to maintain water quality in Minnesota's managed forest lands. However, risks to water quality in these landscapes still remain, with rates of BMP implementation, harvesting patterns, and watershed characteristics influencing the potential for impacts to occur at any given time or place. Also, recent trends in forestland development and loss in Minnesota has increased the risk of impacts to water quality in forested landscapes. Evaluation of BMP implementation and quantification of risk factors by watershed, combined with effective outreach programs, will allow for continued utilization of working forests while maintaining functioning, healthy watersheds that produce clean water. ",,2013-07-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lila,Westreich,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,,lila.westreich@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/forestry-best-management-practices-clean-water,,,, 19433,"Fostering Citizen Leadership Through Workshops in Multiple Watersheds",2014,20442,,,,,,,,,,,.09,"Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This leadership workshop series will provide the participants (citizen leaders) with knowledge, skills, processes and tools that can help to strengthen their current efforts and nurture new ones.",,,2013-08-09,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Barrick,"Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District","322 Laurel Street Suite 13",Brainerd,MN,56401,218-828-6197,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Pine River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fostering-citizen-leadership-through-workshops-multiple-watersheds,,,, 10031379,"Foundational Data for Moth and Butterfly Conservation",2025,195000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03i","$195,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to perform field surveys and consolidate existing data to create the first comprehensive list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. This appropriation is also to conduct outreach to inform land managers and to facilitate public appreciation of these species.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.8,"MN DNR","State Government","This project will build the first comprehensive list of Minnesota moths and butterflies. Information gained through surveys and outreach efforts will inform land managers and inspire public appreciation.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Gerda,Nordquist,"MN DNR","MN Dept. of Natural Resources - EWR 500 Lafayette Road, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155-4025,"(651) 259-5124",gerda.nordquist@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/foundational-data-moth-and-butterfly-conservation,,,, 10025331,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley River Watch",2022,50000,,,,,,,,,,,.7,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","River Watch (RW) enhances watershed understanding and awareness for tomorrow’s decision-makers through direct hands-on, field-based experiential watershed science. High School based teams throughout the Minnesota River Basin participate in a variety of unique and innovative watershed engagement opportunities such as Water Quality Monitoring and Macroinvertebrate surveys that are suited to their school, community, and watershed needs. ",,"This project will provide classroom instruction and a hands on learning experience on water quality and water quality monitoring to 16 high school based teams during the 2021-2022 school year and 20 high school based teams during the 2022-2023 school year. These students, tomorrow’s adult citizens and decision makers, will learn about water quality, science skills, and the importance of water quality.  ",2021-09-17,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lily,Johnson,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","3815 American Blvd E",Bloomington,MN," 55425","(651) 295-1177",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/friends-minnesota-valley-river-watch,,,, 10025331,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley River Watch",2023,50000,,,,,,,,,,,.7,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","River Watch (RW) enhances watershed understanding and awareness for tomorrow’s decision-makers through direct hands-on, field-based experiential watershed science. High School based teams throughout the Minnesota River Basin participate in a variety of unique and innovative watershed engagement opportunities such as Water Quality Monitoring and Macroinvertebrate surveys that are suited to their school, community, and watershed needs. ",,"This project will provide classroom instruction and a hands on learning experience on water quality and water quality monitoring to 16 high school based teams during the 2021-2022 school year and 20 high school based teams during the 2022-2023 school year. These students, tomorrow’s adult citizens and decision makers, will learn about water quality, science skills, and the importance of water quality.  ",2021-09-17,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lily,Johnson,"Friends of the Minnesota Valley","3815 American Blvd E",Bloomington,MN," 55425","(651) 295-1177",,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/friends-minnesota-valley-river-watch,,,, 18419,"Funds Transfer for County Subsurface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) Programs",2012,600000,,,,,,,,,,,3,"Board of Water & Soil Resources","Local/Regional Government, State Government","BWSR will administer funding to eligible County projects that provide funds and other assistance to low income property owners to upgrade or replace Noncompliant Septic Systems. BWSR will also manage annual reporting completed by each County. The 48 counties awarded these funds are: Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona and Yellow Medicine. The amounts awarded ranged between $17,000 and $20,902 per county.",,,2011-09-11,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Sabel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2686",gretchen.sabel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/funds-transfer-county-programs,,,, 18419,"Funds Transfer for County Subsurface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) Programs",2013,397580,,,,,,,,,,,3.98,"Board of Water & Soil Resources","Local/Regional Government, State Government","BWSR will administer funding to eligible County projects that provide funds and other assistance to low income property owners to upgrade or replace Noncompliant Septic Systems. BWSR will also manage annual reporting completed by each County. The 48 counties awarded these funds are: Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona and Yellow Medicine. The amounts awarded ranged between $17,000 and $20,902 per county.",,,2011-09-11,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Sabel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2686",gretchen.sabel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Norman, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/funds-transfer-county-programs,,,, 18524,"FY-13, Crow Wing River Watershed - Stream TMDLs",2013,77773,,,,,,,,,,,.33,"Emmons & Olivier Resources","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to develop a TMDL for all impaired stream reaches within the Crow Wing Watershed and for Eighth Crow Wing Lake. ",,,2013-03-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Bonnie ","Finnerty ",MPCA,,,,,218-316-3897,"bonnie.finnerty@state.mn.us ","Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-crow-wing-river-watershed-stream-tmdls,,,, 18870,"FY-13, Crow Wing River WRAP - TMDLs",2013,31328,,,,,,,,,,,.16,"Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Crow Wing River Watershed consists of approximately 1,959 square miles in the north to north central portion of the Upper Mississippi River Basin in Central Minnesota. The watershed encompasses all or parts of Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena Counties. The dominant land use within the watershed is forested (41%), agriculture (32%), grass, shrub and wetland make up 17%, water (7%) and urban (3%). The majority of the watershed is within the Northern Lakes and Forests Ecoregion with a small portion in the North Central Hardwood Forest. ",,,2013-06-28,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Conrad,"Emmons & Olivier Resources","651 Hale Avenue North",Oakdale,MN,55128,"(651) 770-8448",pconrad@eorinc.com,"Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy-13-crow-wing-river-wrap-tmdls,,,, 10013759,"FY20 CWF Middle Creek at Highview Avenue Streambank and Grade Stabilization Project",2020,380000,"Minnesota Session Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7.","[Projects and Practices 2020] (b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The project will result in a reduction of 63 tons of TSS and 38 pounds of phosphorus per year. A reduction in TSS, a biotic stressor identified in the Vermillion River TMDL, will result in improvements in the biological community.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government",,,"Middle Creek, a tributary to the Vermillion River in the City of Lakeville, MN, has been negatively impacted by previous agricultural practices. As a result, Middle Creek has significant bank erosion and stream channel incision that is resulting in increased sediment in the creek water and an impact on biological communities. The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), in partnership with the City of Lakeville, plans to stabilize approximately 5,000 feet of eroding streambanks using approximately 1,100 feet of bank toe stabilization, 500 feet of bank armoring, and 3,400 feet of bank grading/stabilization and install 23 grade control features within the stream channel to address existing erosion problems. The project will result in less sediment-laden water and healthier biological communities in Middle Creek and the Vermillion River. Healthier biological communities will help to address the biotic impairments within the Vermillion River.",2020-02-03,2022-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO",,,MN,55124,952-891-7546,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy20-cwf-middle-creek-highview-avenue-streambank-and-grade-stabilization-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Marcey Westrick",No 10024690,"FY2022-2023 WBIF Vermillion River Watershed JPO",2023,396000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","The proposed measurable outcomes for the Middle Creek project is an estimated removal of 10.75 tons/year of TSS and 64.5 lbs/year of TP. The outcome for the alum treatment feasibility study is one completed lake alum treatment feasibility study. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The VRWJPO and partners will be completing two activities under this grant. These activities include 1) a stream restoration project at Middle Creek in the City of Lakeville, and 2) an alum treatment feasibility study for Alimagnet Lake in the Cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville. The outcome for the Middle Creek restoration project is an estimated removal of 10.75 tons/year of TSS and 64.5 lbs/year of TP. The outcome for the alum treatment feasibility study is one completed lake alum treatment feasibility study. ",,,2022-10-19,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Ryan,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,mark.ryan@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy2022-2023-wbif-vermillion-river-watershed-jpo,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10022794,"FY22 CWF North Creek Foxborough Park TSS Reduction Project",2022,346500,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(b)","(Projects and Practices)(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The proposed measurable outcomes for the project are an estimated 18.4 tons/year of TSS and 31.8 pounds/year of TP.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), in partnership with the City of Lakeville and Dakota County, will construct a dry pond with a wet sedimentation forebay in Foxborough Park adjacent to the North Creek tributary to the Vermillion River that will capture and reduce total suspended solids (TSS) and total phosphorus (TP) from an existing stormwater outfall that discharges directly to North Creek. The basin would be constructed within an existing park greenspace and would intercept stormwater from the existing outfall for treatment. The 220-acre subwatershed draining to this stormwater outfall was developed several decades ago with very minimal stormwater treatment, and new opportunities for stormwater treatment are limited. The project will reduce an estimated 18.4 tons/year of TSS and 31.8 pounds/year of TP. Based on information provided by the MPCA in preparation for the second phase of the Vermillion River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy, North Creek is to be placed on the impaired waters list in 2022 for TSS and fish bioassessments. The project will directly address the TSS and fish bioassessment impairments by reducing TSS and improving conditions within North Creek for the biological communities.",2022-01-14,2024-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W ",Farmington,MN,55024,,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy22-cwf-north-creek-foxborough-park-tss-reduction-project,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10022793,"FY22 CWF Ravenna Trail Ravine Stabilization",2022,495000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1--H.F.No. 13, Article 2, Section 6(b)","(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The measurable outcomes for the project are a reduction in total suspended solids (TSS) of 130 tons per year and a reduction in total phosphorus (TP) of 78 pounds per year.","This project met the proposed measurable outcomes of a reduction in total suspended solids (TSS) of 130 tons per year and a reduction in total phosphorus (TP) of 78 pounds per year through two ravine stabilization projects, benefitting the Vermillion River.","achieved proposed measurable outcomes",83740,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",334959,12046,"Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government",,,"Portions of the lower Vermillion River are abutted by steep, erodible hillsides that deposit sediment directly in the river during rain events and contribute to this reach of the Vermillion River being impaired for turbidity. The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), in partnership with Dakota County and the Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District, seeks to complete stabilization of two heavily eroded ravines that have repeatedly deposited sediment in the Vermillion River adjacent to Ravenna Trail (County Road 54) through the installation of armoring/rock-lined channel, ravine bank and channel stabilization, low-flow drop structures, riprap check dams and plunge pools, and other practices across 3,600 linear feet of ravine. Addressing this erosion will have an estimated pollutant reduction of 130 tons per year of total suspended solids (TSS) and 78 pounds per year total phosphorus (TP).",2022-03-29,2024-12-04,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy22-cwf-ravenna-trail-ravine-stabilization,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10024643,"FY23 CWF East Lake Rough Fish Barrier Project",2023,300000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(b)","(b) $10,762,000 the first year and $11,504,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The proposed measurable outcomes for the project are an estimated 23 pounds/year of TP reduction in East Lake.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The VRWJPO, and its partner, the City of Lakeville, propose the installation of a fish barrier to prevent migration of rough fish between East Lake in Lakeville, MN and the North Creek tributary of the Vermillion River (North Creek). The partners also propose rough fish removals from East Lake. East Lake is a nutrient-impaired water body. Rough fish, specifically common carp and goldfish are both invasive species that have been found to be exacerbating internal nutrient load issues within East Lake. A low-voltage electric fish barrier would be installed between East Lake and its connection with North Creek. The barrier will prevent migration of these invasive species, which will allow the VRWJPO and partners the opportunity to remove the rough fish species from the lake to populations acceptable for sustainable management purposes. Once the rough fish population is addressed, other improvements to address the Lake's internal load and work toward meeting the Lake's TMDL can be accomplished. The barrier and subsequent removals of these species would reduce the total phosphorus load in East Lake by 23 pounds per year. This grant request is only for the installation of the low-voltage fish barrier, and the fish removals and other match would be provided by the local partners. ",,,2022-12-15,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy23-cwf-east-lake-rough-fish-barrier-project,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10030939,"FY24 CWF Alimagnet Lake Alum Treatment Project",2024,287000,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The proposed measurable outcomes for the project are an estimated 115 lbs of phosphorus, which equates to 11.5 lbs/year assuming a 10-yr lifespan. This would result in achieving lake water quality standards and removal from the impaired waters list.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Vermillion River Watershed, in partnership with the Cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville, will continue to implement successful projects that result in improved water quality in Alimagnet Lake and systematically reduce the phosphorus load contributing to the lake's nutrient impairment. The VRWJPO and partners will perform an alum treatment in Alimagnet Lake to reduce the amount of internal phosphorus load within the lake. Alimagnet Lake is a nutrient (phosphorus) impaired water in Apple Valley and Burnsville with significant public use that receives stormwater runoff from a 985-acre urban subwatershed. The TMDL for Alimagnet Lake was completed in 2015 and identified both external and internal phosphorus load reductions needed to meet water quality standards. Once the TMDL and WRAPS were approved, the VRWJPO and Cities completed a subwatershed assessment (SWA) that identified targeted, prioritized, and measurable practices to reduce external load and have systematically been implementing projects identified in the SWA. The partners have reduced external phosphorus load by 64.4 lbs, which is more than the needed external phosphorus load reduction identified in the TMDL. With the external load addressed, the focus is now shifting to the internal phosphorus load. Per BWSR CWF Grant Policy requirements for internal phosphorus load projects, the VRWJPO and Cities completed an alum treatment feasibility study for the lake. The result of the study provides significant information about the lake alum treatment including treatment planning elements, dosing and timing recommendations for the treatment, a cost estimate, and an estimated internal phosphorus load reduction of 115 lbs, which equates to 11.5 lbs/year assuming a 10-year lifespan. The alum treatment's estimated pollutant reduction would bring the in-lake concentrations of total phosphorus to levels below the water quality standards, so the lake could be de-listed. Alimagnet Lake is one of five lakes identified as a recreational lake in the Vermillion River Watershed Management Plan. The lake is a high priority for restoration for the VRWJPO and partner cities. The lake has a very engaged lake association that also wants improved water quality and have been active in addressing lake water quality issues. The lake is surrounded primarily by homes, but the cities share a large park on the lake's southern shore, which gets significant use from pet owners, cross-country skiers, walkers, snowshoers, skijorers, canoeists, kayakers, and cyclists. Publicly-accessible greenspace directly adjacent to a recreational lake is a rarity in the Twin-Cities Metropolitan Area, so restoration of the lake is a high priority for public use.",2024-02-22,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy24-cwf-alimagnet-lake-alum-treatment-project,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10030957,"FY24 CWF Keller Lake Targeted Stormwater Treatment Project",2024,313169,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The proposed measurable outcomes for the project are an estimated minimum of 7 lbs of phosphorus per year. This project along with previously installed external load projects, would help the City to achieve 79% of the wasteload allocation. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government",,,"The City of Apple Valley will continue efforts to improve water quality in Keller Lake by expanding Whitney Pond (KL-P2) to provide phosphorus load reductions contributing to the lake's nutrient impairment. Whitney Pond is a 2-acre stormwater basin located at Burnsville's Lac Lavon Park and Keller Park in Apple Valley. The pond is in Burnsville on land owned by the City of Burnsville. The pond treats stormwater from a significant portion of the Keller Lake watershed in Apple Valley that would otherwise drain to Keller Lake untreated. Keller Lake is a DNR classified natural environment lake that has been listed on the impaired waters list for nutrients since 2002. Keller Lake is tributary to Crystal Lake in Burnsville. Crystal Lake is a recreational lake that was delisted from the impaired waters list in 2018. This targeted project will help protect Crystal Lake and provide measurable improvements to Keller Lake nutrient loads. Since the construction of Whitney Pond, the Crystal, Keller, and Lee Lakes Nutrient Impairment and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report and Earley Lake Water Quality Assessment was completed in 2011 outlining a wasteload reduction of 130 lbs of Total Phosphorus (TP) per year for the City of Apple Valley. In 2017, the City of Apple Valley completed the Keller Lake Subwatershed Assessment (Barr, 2017) to evaluate options for additional stormwater quality treatment within the Keller Lake watershed. Because Whitney Pond does not achieve all the nutrient load reduction required by the Keller Lake TMDL, one of the most efficient targeted locations identified in the subwatershed assessment for potential water quality improvements was an expansion of Whitney Pond. As the final pond before Keller Lake, the existing pond is overcapacity for its current loading from the large contributing watershed. The project will make use of green space in public ownership to expand the treatment volume provided by the existing BMP to achieve an additional 7 lbs of total phosphorus treatment annually. By implementing this project, along with other projects installed in the watershed, the City would meet 79% of the assigned wasteload allocation for external loading. The proposed expansion would be located primarily in open space owned by the City of Apple Valley, but would also impact land located within the City of Burnsville. The City has been working with a consultant to complete a WBIF (Watershed Based Implementation Funds) grant-funded feasibility study on options for expanding the pond, which has included reviewing multiple concepts and public engagement. The pond's location near two parks with heavily used trail system make it a suitable and sensible location for public outreach. Educational signage around the proposed project would provide an opportunity for public education on water quality and the targeted approaches the City has taken to meet our water quality goals. Including a native buffer around the pond edge will enhance pollinator habitat in the neighborhood and surrounding parkland. With support from Dakota County , the BDWMO, and the City of Burnsville, the City is eager to implement this targeted stormwater treatment project to achieve reduced TP loading to the lake by approximately 7 additional pounds of TP per year. The project is on targeted priority implementation lists for the City and the Black Dog WMO. The project compliments previously completed external load reduction projects installed by Apple Valley and Burnsville and also supports recently completed internal load reductions, including in-lake alum treatments completed in 2019 and 2021, and native aquatic plant transplant projects that occurred in 2020 and 2022.",2024-04-01,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Samantha,Berger,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 West 147th Street","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2400,sberger@cityofapplevalley.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Lower Minnesota River ",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/fy24-cwf-keller-lake-targeted-stormwater-treatment-project,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10015203,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys, Focus Groups, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",665,"Other,local or private",4000,,"Francesca Anderegg, Artistic Director, David Carter, Anthony Becker, Jason Marsh, Secretary, Elizabeth Olson, Joanne Rodland Penelope Musto, members., Francesca Anderegg, Anthony Becker, David Carter, Meredith Maloley, Jason Marsh, Ellen Ogihara, Elizabet",0.00,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing & Salaries",2019-10-01,2020-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Rice, Rice, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-306,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015215,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",8376,"Other,local or private",11711,,"Marci French, Dave Machacek, Brian McDonald, Julia Scholl, Michelle Schroeder, Jon Dahl, Diana Demoraes, Jan Elias, Paulette Hanson, Dave Machacek, Emily Peterson, Julia Scholl",0.00,"Cannon Arts Board","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marci,French,"Cannon Arts Board","PO Box 222","Cannon Falls",MN,55009,"(507) 263-0615",listenhear@frontier.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-308,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015228,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys, Focus Groups, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities did not achieve the proposed outcomes.","Achieved None of the Proposed Outcomes",4165,"Other,local or private",7500,,"Susan Bestgen, Stephanie Faubion, Judy Hickey, Karlyn Keefe, Liz Kraichely, Joan McCaffrey, Michelle Redmond, Tracey Rutherford, Sheila Sullivan",0.00,"Children's Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing & Salaries",2019-08-01,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judy,Hickey,"Children's Dance Theatre","PO Box 6655",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 281-3335",rochestercdt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-310,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015280,"General Operating Support",2020,2100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",2395,"Other,local or private",4495,,"Eric Borisch, Evalina Day, Sonya Demirci, Bernadetta Elder, Angel FalU-Garcia, Laura Geissler, Sherry Jester, Kathleen Lamb, Elizabeth Mcintosh, Carolyn Mead, Ann Robertson, Linda Thompson,",0.00,"Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing & Salaries",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Thompson,"Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association AKA SEMSA","1811 Walden Ln SW",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 289-4575",lindakwthompson@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Olmsted, Olmsted, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-315,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10008996,"General Operating",2019,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote a better understanding of theatre arts through productions and workshops. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",4482,"Other,local or private",7982,,"Pam Collins, Jean Hayenga, Dawn Timbs, Judy Richter, Amy Hunter, Jim Vollegraaf, Kevin Olsen, Sandy Porter, Jenny Braun",0.00,"Lamplighter Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Edin,"Lamplighter Community Theatre","PO Box 234",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-3576",sedin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-13,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Five Wings Arts Council, Mark Turner (218) 895-5660",1 10009004,"General Operating",2019,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",17936,"Other,local or private",21436,,"Don Hoffmann, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-16,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10009017,"General Operating",2019,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The mission of the Staples Area Men's Chorus is to provide high quality and diverse choral experiences for singers and audiences of all ages in Central Minnesota. Audience attendance, audience feedback and enthusiasm. Committee review of each event.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",34833,"Other,local or private",40833,,"Jerry Reck, Erik Dovre, Ron Denning, John Gorton, Steve Sing, Jim Sauer, Dave Anderson, Bernie, Nelson, Mike Blessing, Jurgen Brunkhorst, Mike Gold",0.00,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6030",dleehoff@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-20,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Matt Duckett, artist, professional curator; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes, arts administrator and artist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman, retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years’ experience in arts administration.",,2 10009328,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Stories, Surveys, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",3521,"Other,local or private",6656,,"Emma Evans-Peck, Marla Klein, Karen Mattson, Marlena Myles, Erin Sandsmark",0.00,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Maintenance.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Elisha Andrew",Marin,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","224 Broadway Ave S","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(507) 318-2798",224broadway@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-283,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist, arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: music business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Julie Fakler: visual artist, arts administrator; Andrea Gaffke: photographer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: visual artist, arts administrator; Kara Maloney: visual artist, arts administrator; Drew Medin: musician, teacher; Anissa Nelson: art student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10009399,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities mostly achieved the pro",61772,"Other,local or private",64907,,"Flora Burfiend, Susan Evans, William Marx, Allan Nielson, Linda Smith, Beth Thompson, Dick Whitaker",0.00,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Bartsh,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992,"(507) 732-5210",info@zaac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-286,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist, arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: music business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Julie Fakler: visual artist, arts administrator; Andrea Gaffke: photographer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: visual artist, arts administrator; Kara Maloney: visual artist, arts administrator; Drew Medin: musician, teacher; Anissa Nelson: art student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10005818,"General Operating Support",2018,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",21941,,25441,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-228,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005833,"General Operating Support",2018,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The mission of the Staples Area Men's Chorus is to provide high quality and diverse choral experiences for singers and audiences of all ages in Central Minnesota. Audience attendance, audience feedback and enthusiasm. Committee review of each event.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",134682,,140682,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Staples Area Men's Chorus, Inc.","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 371-6030 ",dleehoff@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-232,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005834,"General Operating Support",2018,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Dedicated to the study and performance of music, the attainment of excellence in the arts of women's choral music, the promotion of sociability and good fellowship among its members. Audience attendance, audience feedback and enthusiasm. Committee review of each event.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",12202,,15702,,,,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Anderson,"Staples Area Women's Chorus","805 Prairie Ave NE",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 851-5114 ",akchickadee2000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-233,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10006144,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Stories, Surveys, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","We were able to provide quality arts programming at no cost to an underserved area and offer increased opportunities for regional artists to exhibit and gather. We encourage the exploration of new ideas, art forms and self-expression.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",11922,"Other,local or private",12922,,"Aaron Forde, Elisha Andrew Marin, Joan Claire Graham, Karen Mattson, Katie Bickley Marla Klein, Marlena Myles, Shanda Meyer, Susanne Crane",,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Maintenance.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisha,Marin,"Freeborn County Arts Initiative","224 Broadway Ave S","Albert Lea",MN,56007,"(507) 318-2798 ",info@freeborncountyartsinitiative.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-241,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006146,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories; Surveys; Data Collection.","FRFF is still the only all documentary film festival in the state. FRFF expanded the reach in the community by hosting a screening one night of the festival at the local brewery. This engaged an age group that does not typically attend the festival.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",108350,"Other,local or private",109350,,"Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Zach Schonike, Sarah Roberts, Eric Nelson, Mike Flaherty, Amanda Bauer, Jed Reisetter",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2017-09-19,2018-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-242,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006152,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Video/Audio Recordings; Observed Behavior Change; Data Collection.","We were able to achieve our goals through advertising, social media outreach, ticket sales and audience donations.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",10206,"Other,local or private",11206,,"Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Christa Veltri, Laurie Williams",,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4691 ",icantantichoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-243,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006164,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys.","MWMF provided Minnesotans access to 312 multi-genre musicians and 3,600 attendees and nine venue owners in downtown Winona. This access would not be available without the MWMF festival events.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",124500,"Other,local or private",125500,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-244,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006176,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Survey, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The outcomes and goals remain the same. We were able to accomplish this through additional marketing and branding to increase participation, jurying all gallery exhibits to ensure quality and collaborating with local art organizations.",,224538,"Other,local or private",225538,,"Chap Achen, Evan Brown, Russ Davis, Carol Eick, Kate Eiynck, Kirsten Ford, Maggie Paynter, Joyce Peterson, Lyle Taipale, Dan Wiemer",,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,"Red Wing Art Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-7569 ",info@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-247,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006186,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Video/Audio Recordings; Surveys; Data Collection.","We met our goals of increasing participation and addressing barriers by offering free concerts with the finest musicians in an excellent venue. 35% of the January concert contributions came from new donors.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",24359,"Other,local or private",25359,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert S. P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Isabella Lichen, Michelle Mai, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Clara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Tracy Zhang",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2018-01-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-249,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006207,"General Operating Support",2018,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Interviews; Observed Behavior Change; Data Collection.","Venues provided heritage art form in rural area via 2 festivals-attendance supports quality programming. Workshops, open stage & jamming well attended. Refer to final rpts. for May and August 2018 details.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",51366,"Other,local or private",52366,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Robert Brommerich, John Campbell, Kristy Good, Becky Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Maintenance.",2018-01-01,2018-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-252,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006694,"General Operating Support",2019,1635,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Video/Audio Recordings, Surveys, Focus Groups, Observed Behavior Change, and Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",15460,"Other,local or private",17095,,"Francesca Anderegg, David Carter, Garda Kahn, Reinaldo Moya, Elizabeth Olson, Wendy Russell, Yoshiko Soltis, Judy Swanson",0.00,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses.",2018-10-01,2019-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817 ",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-261,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006695,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Stories, Video/Audio Recordings, Surveys, Observed Behavior Change, and Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities mostly achieved the pro",23790,"Other,local or private",26925,,"Allan B. Dietz, Brian Carlson, Carla Gallina, Joanne Martin, Joseph Chase, Lynn Harstad, Mary Schwarz, Michael Martin, Mike Tuohy, Molly Baum, Peter Erickson, Russell Smith, Tami Larson, Terry Bradt, Todd Johnson",0.00,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Gallina,"Chatfield Center for the Arts","PO Box 451",Chatfield,MN,55923,"(507) 867-2927 ",director@chatfieldcfa.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-262,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006699,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Surveys and Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",124693,"Other,local or private",127828,,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, and Zach Schonike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2018-07-01,2019-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-264,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006705,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories and Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",116316,"Other,local or private",119451,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-268,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006707,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Surveys, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, and Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","The activities fully achieved the prop",137216,"Other,local or private",140351,,"Chap Achen, Evan Brown, Larry Clark, Carol Eick, Kirsten Ford, Kate Eiynck, Kirsten Ford, Laura Blair Johnson, Maggie Paynter, Joyce Peterson, Dan Wiemer",0.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Maintenance.",2018-08-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Art Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-270,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006710,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Video/Audio Recordings; Surveys; and Data Collection.","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.","The activities fully achieved the prop",23322,"Other,local or private",26457,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert S. P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Isabella Lichen, Michelle Mai, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Clara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Tracy Zhang",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-271,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006725,"General Operating Support",2019,3135,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Observed Behavior Change, and Data Collection.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",16867,"Other,local or private",20002,949,"Kayleen Berwick, Tim Hornseth, Cathy Ingvalson, Shari Jarvis, Sue Jensen, Gretchen Michlitsch, Betsy Neil",0.10,"Winona Civic Music Inc. AKA Winona Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Hornseth,"Winona Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 1197",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 457-2842 ",wso@hbci.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-279,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: director of operations; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10010088,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Data Collection.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",6665,"Other,local or private",10000,500,"Tracey Gibbens, Denise Pesola, Roger Gomoll, Paul Niemisto, Tracey Gibbens President Roger Gomoll Dense Pesola Paul Niemisto",0.00,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses.",2020-01-01,2020-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Borovsky,"Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band","1520 St Olaf Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-290,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10010090,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connec Stories, Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",3710,"Other,local or private",7045,,"Cheri Roberts, Jean Follstad, Karyl Frye",0.00,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2019-08-01,2020-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilee,Anderson,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","615 W Fifth St","Red Wing",MN,55066,,bellsofthebluffs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Goodhue, Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-292,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10010093,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Video-Audio Recordings.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",7111,"Other,local or private",10446,,"Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Christa Veltri, Laurie Williams",0.00,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4591",icantantichoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Rice, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-294,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10010101,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Surveys, Data Collection.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",19438,"Other,local or private",22773,,"Rayah Abudayyeh, Jane Cooper, Robert S.P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Maggie Hu, Horacio Nuguid, Kyle Pido, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Stephen Wu, Tomohiko Yamada",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-298,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10010106,"General Operating Support",2020,3335,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",58608,"Other,local or private",61943,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Bommerich, John Campbell, Becky Gors, John Magnuson, Kristy Good Murray, Barbara Ottman Darrell Ottman",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Maintenance.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Martin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Wabasha, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-303,"John Becker: art business owner; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; Jane Olive: costumer.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10014607,"General Operating",2020,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.",,,19499,"Other,local or private",22999,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating.",2019-11-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-26,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001772,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hambone Music Festival provides a diverse, 2-day outdoor music and arts education experience to the public at a very affordable cost. Our target demographic is people of all ages residing in Southeastern Minnesota and beyond, with family participation rowing significantly each year. We will measure outcomes by utilizing an established process for data collection of ticket, merchandise and beverage sales. We will survey our attendees via printed surveys, social media, on-site interviews and email to gather additional information.","Diverse arts and music experience provided to audience within the ages from 0 to 90 years. Large audience of young families with children. Attendees reached by targeted advertising & additional arts education programming.",,31921,"Other, local or private",34961,,"Kyle Emanuel, Patrick Fosse, Brenda Guitreau, Nicole Knutson, Kay Neitge, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson",0.00,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Hambone Music Festival Operating Expenses for 2017",2017-04-30,2018-02-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","426 2nd St SW",Eyota,MN,55934,"(507) 545-2809 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-210,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001792,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Matchbox Children's Theatre is in the process of recognizing and addressing real or perceived barriers to participation in the arts in collaboration with other groups in the Austin area including Austin Area Commission for the Arts and Austin Aspires. We will use a survey on-line via Matchbox Children's Theatre website and Facebook page plus as program insert for our August 2017 and December 2017 productions. We are also discussing focus groups in collaboration with Austin Area Commission for the Arts and Austin Aspires. We consistently do data collection.","We are committed to reducing real or perceived barriers to attending Matchbox Children's Theatre plays. One initiative is working with local autism experts on how best to serve this audience. We are also focused on transportation barriers.",,29762,"Other, local or private",32802,,"Chelsea Anderson, Janet Anderson, Cindy Bellrichard, Angela Donovan, Jenny Dreyer, Cate Goodnature, Katie Hunerdosse, Barb Kasel, Deidre Smith, Billie Jo Wicks, Jen Weibrand, Christine Wik, John Wik",,"Matchbox Children's Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses for 2017",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Donovan,"Matchbox Children's Theatre","911 Oakland Ave W",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 437-9078 ",info@matchbboxchildrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-212,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001794,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mid West Music Fest events will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans by providing multi-genre live music in multiple venues throughout downtown Winona, Minnesota. Mid West Music Fest uses multiple methods to measure outcomes: tracking ticket sales, tracking zip codes of ticket purchasers, post-festival survey sent our via Mid West Music Fest email list and to Facebook followers, and conversation between staff and patrons.","Mid-West Music Fest provided Minnesotans access to 311 multi-genre musicians and 1,863 attendees and nine venue owners in downtown Winona. This access would not be available without the Mid-West Music Fest events.",,146147,"Other, local or private",149187,,"Charlie Brown, Sam Brown, Sean Burke, Jacob Grippen, Kay Mazza, Lois Sieve, Jim Trouten, Doug Westerman",,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing Assistance for Mid West Music Fest Directors",2017-04-01,2017-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","168 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-213,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001817,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Chamber Music Society endeavors to increase interest in chamber music while providing exquisite concerts accessible to all. We use the finest musicians, our concerts are free and our venue is handicapped accessible with excellent acoustics. An annual audience survey, Recordings made for each of the concerts, Concert analysis by the Rochester Chamber Music Society board, Feedback from the artists themselves, Informal discussions with audience members, Collecting data on attendance, donations,","We met our goal of increasing interest in chamber music by offering free concerts with the finest musicians. The concert producers gave commentary on the music, and our venue was handicapped accessible.",,10527,"Other, local or private",13567,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert Gardner, Judy Hickey, Isabella Lichen, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Clara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Tracy Zhang",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses for July 1 - December 31, 2017",2017-07-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-214,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001833,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grant activity will reach an audience 10x larger than past. Thirty local K-8 students will perform. Printed flyers handed out will promote concert at Central Park after the parade where we hope to receive $200+ donations and new mailing list signups. A video will be taken along the parade route and will feature student stories and audience response. The number of handouts distributed will be counted as will number of mailing list sign ups and dollars donated during performance at Central Park after parade.","One student moved into Suzuki Book 3; 3 students finished Book 1; 2 new students started + 1 other inquiry because of the parade; 14 students learned at least one new song.",,960,"Other, local or private",4000,,"Taryn Breuer, Lisbeth Nelson Butler, Kirsten Ford, Nate Harnly, Jessica Penn, Tammy Robinson",0.00,"Sound Support for String Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"SoundStrings Summer Violin Experience",2017-06-01,2017-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisbeth,Butler,"Sound Support for String Music","PO Box 232","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(507) 396-3411 ",soundstrings@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-220,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001731,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, especially targeted to audiences that would normally not have easy access to live music performances. We will measure outcomes through audience surveys included in the paper programs, through direct questions and answer sessions with audiences, feedback on media venues, and direct conversation with event hosts and participating musicians.","Expanding our audience.",,20500,"Other, local or private",23540,,"Tracey Gibbens, Roger Gomoll, John Koopmann, Paul Niemisto, Denise Pesola, Russ Pesola",0.00,"Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Enhancing Brass Music Concerts and Outreach",2017-05-01,2017-12-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Borovsky,"Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-205,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001254,"General Operating Support",2017,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.",,,,,3500,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating Support",2016-09-01,2017-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-196,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10019579,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8680,"Other,local or private",13680,,"Cheri Roberts, Jean Folstad, Karyl Frye, Jean Fjelstad, Melissa Campbell, Aaron Penn, Cynthia Clanton, Lori Oleson, Kathy Olson, Robyn Keyport, Joyce Koerner, Tyler Behny, Jennifer Lohman,Lee Northouse, Joan Northouse, LuAnn Stout, Marilee Anderson",,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilee,Anderson,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","615 W Fifth St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 808-4589",bellsofthebluffs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-316,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10019583,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Surveys, Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",18367,"Other,local or private",23367,,"Rayah Abudayyeh, Darian Du, Robert S.P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Maggie Hu, Horacio Nuguid, Kyle Pido, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Jeffrey Wang, Tomohiko Yamada",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-318,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10018580,"General Operating",2021,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.",,,8118,"Other,local or private",14118,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2020-11-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Curtis,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-44,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10997,"General Operating Support",2010,3415,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,,,3415,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating support",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Sauer,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 894-3508",info@staplesmen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-5,,,, 10029235,"General Operating",2024,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.",,,12000,"Other,local or private",22000,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2023-11-30,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lora,Foust,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-85,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10023950,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",102418,"Other,local or private",107418,,"Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Darrell Newton, Jed Reisetter",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","164 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-323,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023961,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Video-Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8704,,13704,,"Wayne Kivell, Christa Veltri, Carol Rutz, Laurie Williams",,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Staffing",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4591",icantantichoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-332,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023972,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connec Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys, Data Collection","Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",25000,"Other,local or private",30000,,"Michaeleen Bonner, Diane Crane, Marge Loch-Wouters, Kim Ross",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Ferries,"Chamber Music Live","PO Box 263",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",chambermusiclive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-337,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023977,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,5000,,"Tracey Gibbens, Roger Gomoll, Becky Jyrka?s, John Koopmann, Paul Niemisto, Denise Pesola, Russell Pesola,",,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Borovsky,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","825 Superior Dr",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-342,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023978,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Surveys, Interviews",,"Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",46738,"Other,local or private",51738,,"William Marx, Linda Smith, Janice Carr, Kevin Klapperich, Bill Wendt",,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2022-01-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Marx,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992-0045,"(507) 732-5210",info@zaac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-343,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023979,"General Operating Support",2022,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",12958,"Other,local or private",17958,,"Francesca Anderegg, Anthony Becker, David Carter, Jason Marsh, Laurie Melting, Elizabeth Olson, Nathan Proctor, Kay Smith",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2022-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-344,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10029344,"General Operating Support",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Interviews, Surveys",,,5800,"Other,local or private",10800,,,,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2024-01-01,2024-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Paul,Niemisto,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",paul.niemisto@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-379,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 21461,"General Operating Support",2014,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","By performing more music with an orchestra, or even select instrumentalists, increased opportunity is provided to talented instrumentalists in the community. Both singers and instrumentalists enjoy the collaboration, and that enthusiasm increases our audiences.We are delighted to receive audience feedback in person, via email and personal notes. Some of their recent responses can be found on our web page.","Our continuing goal to perform more works with a variety of instrumental accompaniment was certainly accomplished in both programs. The need for high quality string players was paramount to the Ola Gjeilo Sunrise Mass. All the players we hired were faculty, alumni, or students at local colleges.",,10250,"Other, local or private",12250,,"Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Laurie Williams",,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and salaries",2013-09-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4691 ",kivell@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-89,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,No 21465,"General Operating Support",2014,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Art Access: Expanded opportunity to learn from plein air artists. Quality Opportunities: The plein air oil, pastel and watercolor classes will be taught by experienced artists. Measurement: The number of participants in each class will be tracked.Each of the participating artists and students will be given a survey to complete after each class. We will also record the attendance at each event and the number of classes offered.","The goal for the plein air festival involved adding a strong educational component. We added two classes for children with a total of 21 students. We also offered a plein air oil painting demonstration and a watercolor plein air class.",,3110,"Other, local or private",5110,,"Chap Achen, Fritz Anderson, Michael Arturi, Sandy Giles, Curt Gruhl, Art Kenyon, Jim Magnusson, Michael Rudquist, Tao Peng, Michael Way",,"Red Wing Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Program expansion",2013-06-28,2014-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Guida,"Red Wing Arts Association","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Isanti, Olmsted, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-91,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,Yes 19986,"General Operating Support",2013,360,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The mentorship program will free the current conductor to focus on musical subtleties and artistic development. The mentored student will gain experience in working with young musicians. The orchestra members will experience the insights and techniques of another trained musician.The Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra board has the primary responsibility of assessing the successful completion of these outcomes: a qualitative improvement in weekly rehearsals resulting in greater quality of tone and musicianship in seasonal concerts.","The conductor received help from and collaborated with a student assistant and will be able to provide references for this student when needed.",,1080,"Other, local or private",1440,,"Jennifer Bellefeiulle, Deonne Gray, Ann Maple, Wendy Cloak, Mary Beth Youngblut, Wendy Russell, Emily Lund, Patty Paton, Natalie Dimberg, Heather Olivier",,"Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Conductor mentorship program.",2012-09-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deonne,Gray,"Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra","1506 Rolvaag Ct",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7189 ",deonnegray@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-68,"Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20035,"General Operating Support",2013,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offering artists in our region the opportunity to perform their craft and audience members the ability to see a high quality show at a reasonable price is how they will be affected.We will measure our goals by audience response and attendance, by board, cast and crew evaluations of their experiences in the show, and also by our ability to pay our bills at the end of the production.","Our goal was to produce a second show this year and to increase awareness of the company by producing something besides our signature show. We did have a musical Mash-up that included an original script, some different actors, and The Over and Back band to provide music for the show and afterwards.",,10050,"Other, local or private",12450,,"Jessica Ekeren, Alvin Ho, Shelley Holden, David Legvold, Lucy Prillaman Sweitzer, Kathy Rush, Jim Stenglein",,"Lockwood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Royalties, rent, publicity and stipends",2013-06-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Rush,"Lockwood Theatre Company","302 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 363-6720 ",kathy.rush@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-72,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 20055,"General Operating Support",2013,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts training and performance opportunities make a world of difference to participants, creating skilled and enthusiastic singers and lifelong audiences for music.Northfield Youth Choirs routinely reviews audio and video recordings, assess how outcomes match our vision, and set goals for future performances.","We were successful in maintaining or expanding existing numbers for all choirs. Collaboration provided audiences the opportunity to experiencing the singing and quality music making of the Northfield Youth Choirs in combination with others.",,132360,"Other, local or private",134760,,"Paul Cloak, Peter Dahlen, Dan Dressen, Christie Hawkins, Jeanette Nelson, Tracy Nelson, Joy Riggs, Kelly Webster",,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Expand collaborations with area ensembles",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,O'Donnell,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.","205 S Water St PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057-1758,"(507) 664-9335 ",aodonnell@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-73,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20065,"General Operating Support",2013,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Success for this project is enthusiasm for brass bands in general and the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band in particular, from both the student participants and community members in the audience.We will include an audience survey in the new locations. Our goal is that least 50% are very likely to see Sheldon Theatre Brass Band perform in their particular community in the future.","Our joint concert with the Owatonna High School Concert Band reached out to around 350 who had not heard us before. Our goal is to always impress audiences enough that they will want to hear more brass band music. Our Sheldon Theatre concerts had lower attendance than expected.",,22300,"Other, local or private",23300,,"Cheryl Luettinger, Jerry Greupner, Cami Madison, Robert Brodie, Milt Hovelson, Andy Blackwood, Bill Gillis, Dan Marrs, Greg Sackreiter",,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Artistic expenses for 2012-2013.",2012-10-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Brodie,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","c/o Bob Brodie 365 Oak Hill Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2656 ",brods365@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-77,"Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.",,2 20093,"General Operating Support",2013,2400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We provide fundamental support to an engaging musical education and present well attended public concerts throughout the region.Concert attendance and associated donations will measure success. Artistic and experiential assessment will be via verbal and written feedback by performers and audience.","We conducted weekly choral rehearsals through the concert season, including an intensive rehearsal retreat. We presented two open outreach performances at area nursing homes. We provide choir tuition scholarships for singer families with demonstrated need.",,99065,"Other, local or private",101465,,"Tracy Austin, Johanna Christner, Kara Jacobsen, Craig Johnson, George Malkasian, Ellington Miller, Betsy Singer, Mark Winemiller, Michelle Winemiller",,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Support two community youth choirs",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 244-0222 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-84,"Scott Anderson: musician; Alan Calavano: musician and historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Bill Hoy: poet; Katie Hae Leo: author and performer; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout: photographer; Tom Willis: potter.","Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Scott Roberts: Owatonna Art Center; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20122,"General Operating Support",2013,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reduce barriers for involving a wider audience by creating opportunities that entice people to experience art in many different ways.Zumbrota Area Arts Council will track volunteer hours, increase in membership, diversity of attendees, and website and social media traffic. We will collect feedback from participants in events at the State Theatre.","We measured volunteer participation in membership contributions. In 2013 we had 80 volunteers who spent 830 hours staffing events at the State Theatre. In 2013 we increased memberships from 78 in 2012 to 106 members, contributing $8,025 versus $1,800 the previous year.",,132864,"Other, local or private",133864,,"Pamela Shaw, Janice Faye Joyner, Joan Henriksen Hellyer, Cheryl Hill, Marit Lomen, Bill Marx, Allan Nilson, David Zimmerman",,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Support Zumbrota Area Arts Council programming 2013.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dick,Whitaker,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","96 E 4th St PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992-0045,"(507) 732-5210 ",rkwhit@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-88,"Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.","Marta Biitner: visual artist; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Daniel Freeman: actor; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; William Hoy: literary artist; Katie Leo: playwright; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Tom Willis: potter.",,2 19726,"General Operating Legacy Merit",2013,3410,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences.Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.",,18150,"Other, local or private",21560,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating Support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469 ",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-legacy-merit-15,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,2 16133,"General Operating Support",2012,1720,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","The 2012 season of Ameriikan poijat was aimed at further developing our audience base in Southeastern Minnesota and to especially reach more elderly listeners. Also we targeted Paradise and Faribault as a new audience area and performance setting. Evaluat",,12780,"Other, local or private",14500,,"Brian Borovsky, Tracey Gibbens, Roger Gomoll, Don Hakala, Paul Niemisto, Denise Pesola, Russell Pesola",,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Operating expenses for the upcoming season.",2012-05-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057-1207,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-38,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Carolyn Hiller: Choral Arts Ensemble; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Mike Larson: Loft-McKnight Fellow in Poetry; Katie Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Tom Willis: visual artist.",,No 16157,"General Operating Support",2012,1720,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","Our goals were to perform choral/orchestral works, to perform celebratory works suitable for the occasion, and to draw a good-sized audience. Our only method of evaluating the success of the project and performance was verbal and written comments from the",,7230,"Other, local or private",8950,,"Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Laurie Williams",,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"25th anniversary culminating event.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4691 ",kivell@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-44,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Carolyn Hiller: Choral Arts Ensemble; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Mike Larson: Loft-McKnight Fellow in Poetry; Katie Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Tom Willis: visual artist.",,No 16163,"General Operating Support",2012,1720,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","Northfield Youth Choirs's primary goal each year is to provide the finest choral education to children and young adults in grades K to 12 with the intent of nurturing in them a better understanding of music, of themselves and of others. We hoped that--des",,134440,"Other, local or private",136160,,"Peter Dahlen, Joy Riggs, Christie Hawkins, Paul Cloak, Dan Dressen, Jeanette Nelson, Tracy Nelson, Kelly Webster",,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"2012-13 concert season.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,O'Donnell,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.","205 S Water St PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057-1758,"(507) 664-9335 ",aodonnell@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-46,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Carolyn Hiller: Choral Arts Ensemble; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Mike Larson: Loft-McKnight Fellow in Poetry; Katie Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Tom Willis: visual artist.",,No 15885,"General Operating Legacy Merit",2012,2890,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences.Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.","Successful year of artistic programming providing public access to the arts and ecuational opportunities. Majority of participants indicated overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.",,25355,"Other, local or private",28245,,"Don Hoffmann, Mim Maas, Rick Fisher, Heather Bruns, Kelly Youngbauer, Deb Fitzsimmons, Michelle Curtis, Sherry Linnes, Eric Bakkem, Dee Skogen, Lisa Holm, Dave Line",,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Legacy Merit",,"General Operating Support.",2012-07-01,2012-12-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469 ",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-legacy-merit-6,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 15906,"General Operating Legacy Merit",2012,4340,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The mission of the Staples Area Men's Chorus is to provide high quality and diverse choral experiences for singers and audiences of all ages in Central Minnesota.Audience attendance, audience feedback and enthusiasm. Committee review of each event.","Successful year of artistic programming providing public access to the arts and educational opportunities. Majority of participants indicated overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.",,29830,"Other, local or private",34170,,"Wade Marte, David Anderson, Jurgen Brunkhorst, Jason Sellnow, Bernie Nelsen, Robin Collins, Bill Spar",,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Legacy Merit",,"General Operating Support.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Hoemberg,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 296-1977 ",shoemberg@isd2170.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-legacy-merit-9,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 16180,"General Operating Support",2012,1720,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","I. Conduct weekly choral rehearsals through the concert season (September 2012 - May 2013), including an intensive rehearsal retreat in September. With the exception of one ""snow day,"" all 23 Bella Fiore and 34 Bella Voce rehearsals were completed as plan",,103900,"Other, local or private",105620,,"Tracy Austin, Johanna Christner, Ariel Hayward, George Malkasian, Ellington Miller, Mitch Stevenson, Betsy Singer, Mark Winemiller, Michelle Winemiller",,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Support music instruction, concerts and outreach activities.",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA Bella Voce Young Women's Choir","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 244-0222 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-52,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Carolyn Hiller: Choral Arts Ensemble; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Mike Larson: Loft-McKnight Fellow in Poetry; Katie Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Tom Willis: visual artist.",,No 10023768,"General Operating",2022,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.",,,4534,"Other,local or private",10534,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2021-11-30,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lora,Foust,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-61,"Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 11906,"General Operating Support",2011,2292,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,17458,"Other, local or private",19750,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Fitzsimmons,"Madhatters Community Theatre","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482-0127,"(218) 632-7469",jdfitzsimmons@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-13,,,, 11917,"General Operating Support",2011,9290,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased access to arts activities through programs of local arts organizations and increased learning opportunities for local organizations in the areas of financial management and evaluation.",,,11110,"Other, local or private",20400,,,,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Sauer,"Staples Area Men's Chorus","PO Box 114",Staples,MN,56479-0114,"(218) 894-3508",info@staplesmen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-16,,,, 37055,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frozen River Film Festival strives to 1 - Provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans, and 2 - Raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in our region, including an increase in the organizations or venues that offer them. Frozen River Film Festival measures and evaluates through participant surveys online and in print; data collection via ticket zip codes and attendance counts; and board members attend at least 2 festival events and provide written evaluations; and all awards are juried.","1. Frozen River Film Festival provides the only documentary-only film festival in Minnesota and 2. Frozen River Film Festival has developed multiple community collaborations in Winona and southeast Minnesota, including offering artistic presentations in n",,108341,"Other, local or private",111381,,"Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, John Durfey, Mike Flaherty, Mike Kennedy, Eric Nelson, Andrew Neumann, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, Zack Schoenike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Frozen River Film Festival Personnel Expenses Fiscal Year 2017",2016-09-19,2017-09-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","255 Main St PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",info@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-184,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 37058,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Two concerts will focus primarily to item 4 above and somewhat to item 2. In March we will focus on music geared to families with young children. This will include music of two local composers. In April the focus will be on music for young adults. Data collection is obvious for us: audience size and concert revenue. But more artistically valid are responses received from audience members, both verbally and via electronic media. Future concerts will help evaluate the retention of new audiences.","The ensemble was able to expand the age range of the audience by offering two very different types of concerts from what I Cantanti Chamber Choirs have done in the past.",,11167,,14207,,"Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Christa Veltri, Laurie Williams",0.00,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Program Expansion to Diversify Audience",2016-09-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4691 ",icantantichoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-185,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 37064,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Words Players will expand access to participation in the arts for both youth and adults in 9 Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council community regions by increasing our audience numbers by at least 30%. Data collection and ticket sales will be used to measure outcomes.","We expanded access to the arts through programming in which our target audiences (under 30, non-arts participants) participated as audience, participant, or both.",,147506,"Other, local or private",150546,,"John Bredesen, Daved Driscoll, Donna Driscoll",0.00,"Northland Words","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative staff salary expense - 2017",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daved,Driscoll,"Northland Words","19554 County Rd 2",Chatfield,MN,59923,"(507) 216-6431 ",daveddriscoll@northlandwords.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lake, Lake, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-186,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 37070,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open to public venues in rural setting where arts opportunities are limited. Increased attendance on average. Geared to families as 16 and under are free. Free workshops and open stage to encourage emerging artists to demonstrate their talents. Campground-booked 90% for May 99% for August - supports quality programming. Attendance documented, Admission within budget of families. Comments re: programming. Bands request to return. Workshops and open stage well attended.","Goal-provide heritage music art form in rural area via 2 festivals - attendance supports programming. Workshops, open stage and jamming well attended. Refer to final reports for May and Aug. festivals for specifics.",,52392,"Other, local or private",55432,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses for 2017",2017-06-01,2017-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-187,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 37074,"General Operating Support",2017,3040,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","2017 Goals: INCREASE over 2016: 1) total events at the State Theatre by 6; 2) events sponsored by Zumbrota Area Arts Council themselves by 2 or 3; 3) pairing with at least one new sponsor. Support the accessibility project with accounting service. 1 and 2): data collection every event with dates, sponsors, attendance by specific groups, volunteers and supervisors on site; 3) held event with new sponsor, possibly Northfield Arts Guild orchestral offering. Payment for project accounting.","Artist served: Goal 200, Actual 463; Participation of youth under 18: Goal 300, Actual 1,061; ",,43892,"Other, local or private",46932,,"Flora Burfiend, Karen Flynn, Marit Lomen, William Marx, Allan Nilson, Linda Smith, Beth Thomspon",0.00,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses for 2017",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Kish,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","94 4th St E PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992,"(507) 732-5210 ",info@zaac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-190,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist and writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 25653,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We are reaching out to new ethnic groups and to choral singing organizations and their fans with this season's programming and concert locations.Evaluation will be measured partly by audience surveys and attendance measurement. Musicians' perspective will be measured by player feedback forms.","We intended to reach new audience members with our 35th anniversary programming, and we were very successful with the Chinese theme programming and the revival of the Messiah.",,7330,"Other, local or private",9330,,"Paul Beck, Rick Berge, Cindy Breederland, Arlene Eliason, Jeremy Huseth, Natalie Kruger, Stephen May, Chloe Moriarty, Paul Niemisto, Clark Ohnesorge, Phil Peterson, Wendy Placko, Heather Scott",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2014-10-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clark,Ohnesorge,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8877 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-96,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No 25660,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I Cantanti choirs are always trying to increase the size of our audiences. Also, whereas the mixed chamber choir is at a fixed size, we are attempting to increase and stabilize the size of the women's ensemble.We will continue to collect data on audience attendance, concert revenue, and comments on performances from audience members and concert participants.","The Paul Simon pieces certainly broadened our repertoire and success was made possible by, for the most part, not using stock choral arrangements, but commissioning professional choral arrangers to write specifically for the I Cantanti ensembles.",,12901,"Other, local or private",14901,,"Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Laurie Williams",,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Program Expansion - lighter programming with instrumental accompaniment",2014-09-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4691 ",kivell@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-97,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No 25663,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attempt to attract participants from more communities than last year. Increase attendance through digital and social media.Use of surveys, both online and onsite.","Due to putting on Church Basement Ladies and Nutcracker's and Love Six and the IRS we reached a huge audience. This also allowed us to collect email and other social media contacts that gave us future contact through social media. Our publicity also used more TV and newspaper ads for these productions.",,7198,"Other, local or private",9198,2000,"Tom Flaherty, Khera Houston, Karl Huppler, Bob Soland, Priscilla Ruemping, Lynnette Nash",,"The Mantorville Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2014-10-01,2015-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Huppler,"The Mantorville Theatre Company, Inc.","PO Box 197",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 635-5420 ",mantorvilletheatre@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-99,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes 25672,"General Operating Support",2015,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association is the only provider of this music art form in the Southeastern area where enhancement of the arts is desirable. Bluegrass is one of few music at forms originating in the United States and our goal is it not be loCampground 85% booked May and 99% in August supports quality programming increased attendance on average. Admission within the budget of families. Review of comments concerning programming. Bands request to return. Workshops and open stages well attended. Additional revenue to area businesses.","Comment/Suggestions and board observation noted positive feedback about programming. Goal of providing a quality music art form was accomplished. All bands expressed desire for future return. Event support demonstrated by attendance, volunteer support and campground registration.",,44181,"Other, local or private",46181,,"Roberta Anderson, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2015-01-01,2015-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-102,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: Kathy Rush: thespian; Jon Swanson: curator; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,No 26562,"General Operating Support",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing scholarships and transportation, we will maintain or grow our enrollment of singers who face financial or logistical barriers to being involved in our high quality choral program, and continue to expand local participation in the arts.Well-maintained registration records will provide the data needed to compare year-to-year enrollment and bus ridership. The records we keep of scholarship applications will allow us to track financial needs within Northfield Youth Choirs and our response to those needs.","By providing scholarships and transportation, we strived to maintain or two our enrollment of singers who face barriers to involvement in our choral program, and continued to expand local participation in the arts.",,122837,"Other, local or private",125837,,"Paul Cloak, Peter Dahlen, Dan Dressen, Christie Hawkins, Jeanette Nelson, Tracy Nelson, Joy Riggs, Kelly Q. Webster",,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Affordable Transportation and Scholarships",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ian,Cook,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc.","205 S Water St PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335 ",office@northfieldyouthchoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-120,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26563,"General Operating Support",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To reach more audiences, we are trying to change our venues and meet people where they are. SkyVault will bring several dozen performances to smaller communities. We will evolve with the community by lively discussions after each show.We plan to use more playful and interactive response type surveys. For the Christmas Carol we asked each participant to vote on their mood after the show by putting charcoal in a vase. Their vote represented their mood about their experience.","We met the goals of our project brining performances into communities outside of Rochester, performing in different venues, and thus bring theatre TO people. We were able to adapt performances to each audience and to each location. We also brought theatre experiences to our participants, as they had opportunities to create and collaborate and make, as they contributed to the originality of each production.",,106364,"Other, local or private",109364,,"Daved Driscoll, Donna Driscoll, Kathy Kuhlmann",,"Northland Words","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2014-04-07,2015-04-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daved,Driscoll,"Northland Words","14 4th St SW",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 216-6432 ",daveddriscoll@northlandwords.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-121,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26572,"General Operating Support",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We have contacted the volunteer Coordinator at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Red Wing about performing a concert for the inmates. This is a group traditionally underserved by the arts because they can't go out to listen to concerts.Written surveys will sample the opinions of the audience members to evaluate their reactions to the brass band genre and the specific music we play.","Our goal was to bring our music to incarcerated people, and we did this through our concert at the Red Wing Juvenile Correction Facility, where about 150 audience members hard us for the first time.",,8117,"Other, local or private",11117,,"Andy Blackwood, Guy Cardinal, Brandon Darcy, Bill Gillis, Gerald Greupner, Shawn Page, Eric Peterson, Steve Ritzenthaler, Doug Rowe",,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2014-04-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Glen,Newton,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","365 Oak Hill Dr c/o Bob Brodie","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2656 ",glennewton@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-123,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26606,"General Operating Support",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We have been successful in providing a full schedule of quality arts experiences for our community and are seeking to reach larger and diversified audiences. By offering free access to events, we reach participants who may otherwise be unable to attend.We closely track our attendance and revenues based on event type through evaluation forms and surveys. We compare the number and variety of events by year. We also track our volunteer hours, diversity of attendees, and increase in membership.","We sought to offer a full schedule of various arts experiences for our community. We had 67 events at the State Theatre with total attendance of 8701.",,68100,"Other, local or private",71100,,"Flora Burfeind, Joan Henriksen Hellyer, Jennifer Kish, Marit Lomen, Bill Marx, Allan Nilson, Pamela Shaw, Dick Whitaker",,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2014-05-01,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ronda,Anderson-Sand,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","96 E 4th St PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992,"(507) 732-5210 ",andersonsand.ronda@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-129,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 30832,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hambone provides a diverse music and arts education experience to the public in an area of Minnesota that does not currently offer this style of music and type of outdoor arts event. Our target demographic is people of all ages residing in the region and beyond. We will measure the aforementioned outcomes by utilizing an updated process for quantifying ticket, merchandise and average sales. We will survey attendees via email, social media, and printed surveys to gather additional demographic information.","Provided a diverse music and arts experience to audiences within the ages of 8 to 87 years. Attracted a larger audience of young families with children than in past years. Improved record keeping process. Younger families reached by targeted advertisin",,32106,"Other, local or private",35106,,"Brenda Guitreau, Susan Franken, John Morgan, Lynne Oldre-Mortenson, Tammy Smith",,"Hambone Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2015-04-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynne,Oldre-Mortenson,"Hambone Music Festival","426 2nd St SW",Eyota,MN,55934,"(507) 545-2809 ",askme@hambonemusicfestival.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-136,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",, 30853,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Joint concert with Red Wing High School Band will build new relationships with students and their relatives who have never heard a brass band. School brass and percussion players will be given the opportunity to rehearse with us. Written surveys will sample opinions of the audience members. We will evaluate the ""rehearse with the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band"" initiative by the number of students who participate and the feedback they give their music teacher.","We learned audience preferences for music types and compared it with the content of our programs. In general, we learned that our selection of repertoire is a good fit for a wide variety of audiences.",,10624,"Other, local or private",13624,,"Bruce Alpern, Gary Bird, Jennifer Greupner, Shawn Paige, Rick Peterson, Doug Rowe, Greg Sackreiter, Tom Wentzler",,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2015-04-01,2016-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Sackreiter,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","365 Oak Hill Dr c/o Bob Brodie","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 423-6533 ",stbbconcerts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-138,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",, 30875,"General Operating Support",2015,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Gather at least 100 singers from southeast Minnesota for weekly rehearsals from September 2015 to May 2016 in a safe and sharing environment. Present at least 4 formal public performances gathering audiences totaling at least 2,000 and providing an artistically meaningful event. Data collection of choir rosters, singer demographics, and rehearsal schedules. Stories and interviews of participants. Data collection of attendance numbers/ticketing. Stories from attendees and participants.","We noted that audience members felt very engaged by the performances. They enjoyed the variety of music, and seeing the bounding energy of so many girls singing their hearts out. Through the music, many felt a strong emotional connection not only to the singers, but to each other and the community gathered by Sing Out Loud.",,108314,"Other, local or private",111314,,"Laurie Archbold, Tracy Austin, Ann Elliott, Heidi Finck, Ellington Miller, Betsy Singer, Mark Winemiller, Shelly Winemiller",,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 269-7114 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-140,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",, 35775,"General Operating Support",2016,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participation in the Vintage Brass Festival in Northfield will bring an appreciation of the brass band genre of music to Northfield residents and others in the area who attend the free concert. Interviews after the concert will sample the opinions of the audience members. Attendance data will be collected.","Through additional outreach, we were able to exceed the budgeted chair sponsorship by 30%.",,8260,"Other, local or private",11460,,"Bruce Alpern, Gary Bird, Gerald Greupner, Jennifer Greupner, Milt Hovelson, Rick Peterson, Greg Sackreiter, Rob Schmidtke, Thomas Wentzler",0.00,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Director and guest artists for 2016",2016-04-01,2017-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bruce,Alpern,"Red Wing Brass Band, Inc. AKA The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band","365 Oak Hill Dr c/o Robert Brodie","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 423-6533 ",stbbconcerts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-174,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35783,"General Operating Support",2016,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Chamber Music Society endeavors to increase interest in chamber music while providing exquisite concerts accessible to all. We use the finest musicians, our concerts are free and our venue is handicapped accessible with excellent acoustics. An annual audience survey, Recordings made for each of the concerts, Concert analysis by the Rochester chamber Music Society board, Feedback from the artists themselves, Informal discussions with audience members, collecting data on attendance, donations, and expenses.","We met our goal of increasing interest in chamber music by offering free concerts with the finest musicians. The concert producers gave commentary on the music, and our venue was handicapped accessible.",,23257,"Other, local or private",26457,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert Gardner, Judy Hickey, Isabella Lichen, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, lara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Tracy Zhang",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative expenses for 2016-2017",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 334-2064 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-175,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35515,"General Operating Support",2016,3500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To enrich lives of the citizens of Wadena, Minnesota and the surrounding communities through the development and presentation of diverse theatrical experiences. Surveys by participating artist, performers, crew, and project director. Comments from audience and community in general.","Successful year of artistic programming. Majority of participants indicated a comfortable level of access to activities and overall positive experiences. Majority of initiatives remained stable or expanded in terms of participation.",,,,3500,,,0.00,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-09-01,2016-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Hoffmann,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc.","215 Jefferson St S PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-1192 ",hoffmann@rexmcdonaldstudio.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-162,"Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 32748,"General Operating Support",2016,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing scholarships and transportation, we will maintain or grow our enrollment of singers who face financial or logistical barriers to being involved in our high quality choral program, and continue to expand local participation in the arts. Well-maintained registration records will provide the data needed to compare year-to-year enrollment and bus ridership. The records we keep of scholarship applications will allow us to track financial needs within Northfield Youth Choirs and our response to those needs.","Participation and utilization of our afterschool busing and scholarship program was consistent with expectations. We're looking forward to continued outreach and growth.",,121327,"Other, local or private",124527,,"Mary Quinn Crow, Paul Cloak, Patty Lindell, Tracy Nelson, Jonathan Norrie, Kelly Webster",0.00,"The Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Affordable Transportation and Scholarships",2015-09-17,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Dressen,"Northfield Youth Choirs, Inc. AKA Northfield Youth Choirs","PO Box 460",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9335 ",dressen@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-143,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Kathy Peterson: arts administrator; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 32753,"General Operating Support",2016,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The 2016 Vintage Band Festival will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans (both musicians and audience members), and it will raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in southern Minnesota. The festival will track the number of attendees and their addresses through the collection of on-site donor cards and surveys. Festival volunteers will also estimate the total audience numbers attending each concert and related festival event through head counts and the use of video recordings."," One of our goals was to increase access to quality arts programming for people over age 50. We accomplished this by partnering with senior center, retirement center and hospital, to arrange for band events there and to publicize the festival.",,56800,"Other, local or private",60000,,"Dan Bergeson, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, Dan Sullivan, Bill Thornton",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Vintage Band Festival Operating Support 2016",2015-10-01,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 273-2945 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-145,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Kathy Peterson: arts administrator; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 32764,"General Operating Support",2016,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Venues in rural setting where arts opportunities are limited and open to the general public. Publicity is local, area and national. Encouragement for families – age 16 and under free. Free workshops and open stage provides opportunity for emerging artists to demonstrate their talents to a live audience. Campground is 85% booked for May and 99% booked for August – supports quality programming; Increased attendance on average; Admission within budget of families; Review of comments concerning programming; Bands requests to return; Workshops and open stages well attended; Additional revenue to area businesses."," Goal - to offer music art form in rural area via 2 festivals - attendance of 2765 documents support and success of programming. Workshops, open stage and jamming all well supported. Refer to final reports for May and August festivals for specifics.",,48066,"Other, local or private",51266,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association General Operating Support 2016",2016-01-01,2016-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971-0093,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-149,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Kathy Peterson: arts administrator; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 32765,"General Operating Support",2016,3200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The expected outcome is the production of two major events with attendance greater than 600 in December and greater than 400 at the spring concert. Combined revenue is budgeted at $2500. We also expect to involve at least 75 performers. The performers will be listed on programs. Audience will be counted by ushers at the December event and by ticket sales (seats and revenue) at the Sheldon event. We will measure revenue and expenses from both events against our budget.","Concert revenue was 97% of budgeted amount. Donations resulted in combined revenue (not including Southeast Minnesota Arts Council grant) exceeding budget by 6%. Audience numbers for Christmas as expected; Spring audience, 28% under projections.",,2593,"Other, local or private",5793,,"Jeanne Follstad, William Foot, Chris Gutting, Susan Ketcham, Donna Palmquist, Karen Schulenberg, Dave Swinarski",0.00,"The Red Wing Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Red Wing Singers 2015 - 2016 Season Operating Support",2015-10-01,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Follstad,"The Red Wing Singers","529 9th St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(507) 951-6317 ",whf@redwing.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-150,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Kathy Peterson: arts administrator; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 32767,"General Operating Support",2016,3136,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provision of varied, high-quality arts experiences that engage all age levels within their own community. Goal is to exceed average one event per week across at least 6 different genres or age/population focuses or content areas, involving more than 12 community entities. Mainly through data collection on scheduling, content, attendance, volunteers, and online suggestion form, plus input from focus groups (programming, building/facilities, social media, finances, membership) and reaction of participants as documented by observers.","Goals met or exceeded: Zumbrota Area Arts Council's State Theatre provided high-quality, varied events for all ages in 8 forms: concerts/music, theater/plays, arts, movies, dance, educational, Kids' camps and other, involving 13 community entities.",,40174,"Other, local or private",43310,,"Flora Burfeind, Jennifer Kish, Marit Lohman, Bill Marx, Alan Nilson, Pam Shaw, Linda Smith, Beth Thompson, Dick Whitaker",0.00,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating Support",2015-10-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Kish,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992,"(507) 457-2842 ",info@zaac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-152,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Kathy Peterson: arts administrator; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Emily Urness: writer; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Larry Gorrell: former dean of Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10032068,"General Operating",2024,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Organize, market, and participate in the promotion of cultural activities in the Wadena area. Evaluations at most of the organization's events and activities. Oral, written, and digital feedback. Attendance records at events throughout the year.",,,19207,"Other,local or private",24207,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating",,"General Operating",2023-11-30,2024-06-30,,Completed,,,Marian,Craig,"Wadena Area Concert Association","PO Box 173",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-9487",gopostalbk@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-93,"Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.","Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Susan Smith-Grier: literary artist and community arts leader; Amanda Nygard: Musician and community arts leader; Mary Moen, arts educator, musician, community arts leader; Wendy DeGeest: theater artist, dancer, arts educator; Katie Retka: arts enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 30 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10032980,"General Operating Support",2025,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,5000,,,,"Wadena Area Concert Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 25",2025-01-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Marian,Craig,"Wadena Area Concert Association","PO Box 173",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-9487",gopostalbk@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-444,"Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10032981,"General Operating Support",2025,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,10000,,,,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"General Operating Support 25",2025-01-01,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Bronwynn,Touchette,"Madhatters Community Theatre, Inc","PO Box 127",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 430-0220",needlepointcrazy@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-445,"Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager","Steve Hoemberg, Dean of Skilled Trades and Industry at St Cloud State University; Don Hoffmann, retired business owner, photographer; Cynthia Johnson, art instructor, textile artist; Kristi Kellogg, performer, music educator; Mary Moen, retired elementary music teacher, former artistic director; Paul Nye, singer-songwriter, publisher; Karla Ziegler, retired elementary teacher; Katie Retka, natural resources manager",,2 10024577,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",11099,"Other,local or private",16099,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Becky Gors, John Magnuson, Kristy Murray, Barbara Ottman Darrell Ottman",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2023-01-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 804-8100",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-354,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024570,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Surveys, Data Collection","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",325,"Other,local or private",5325,,"Rayah Abudayyeh, Jason Ding, Robert S.P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Albert Hu, Heder Jang, Tiffany Kung, Horacio Nuguid, Kaitlyn Phan, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Jeffrey Wang, Tomohiko Yamada, Nicole Yang",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-349,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024579,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.; The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",174033,"Other,local or private",179033,,"Amanda Bauer, Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst,Connie Dreske, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Darrell Newton, Jed Reisetter, Shannon Schroetke",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","164 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-355,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10024594,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Surveys, Data Collection","New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts or by the grantee are built.","Achieved proposed outcomes",16894,"Other,local or private",21894,,"Enid Dunn, Heidi Dybing, Don Lukasson, Blake Norby, Theo St. Mane, Val Tindall.",,"History Alive Lanesboro","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Peck,"History Alive Lanesboro","33949 Golden Dr",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(612) 823-0776",historyalivelanesboro@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Ramsey, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-366,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024581,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Video-Audio Recordings","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8872,"Other,local or private",13872,,"Christa Carlson, Wayne Kivell, Carol Rutz, Peter Schleif, Laurie Williams,",,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Facilities and Staffing",2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Kivell,"I Cantanti Chamber Choirs","1003 Maple St",Northfield,MN,55057-2918,"(507) 645-4591",icantantichoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Goodhue",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-357,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024566,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.;New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts or by the","Achieved proposed outcomes",14899,"Other,local or private",19899,,"Marilee Anderson,Tyler Behny,Mel Campbell,Cynthia Clanton,Rebecca Erickson,Jean Fjelsted,Jean Folstad,Karyl Frye,Robyn Keyport,Joyce Koerner,Jennifer Lohman,Joan Northouse,Lee Northouse,Lori Oleson,Kathleen Olson,Aaron Penn,Cheri Roberts,LuAnn Roiger",,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marilee,Anderson,"Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble","615 W Fifth St","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 808-4589",bellsofthebluffs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-347,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024598,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Stories, Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.;Real or perceived barriers to arts participation and arts access are identifi","Achieved proposed outcomes",7692,"Other,local or private",12692,,"Francesca Anderegg, David Carter, Jason Marsh, Elizabeth Olson, Nathan Proctor, Kay Smith",,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Administrative Expenses",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-370,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10024590,"General Operating Support",2023,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connec Video-Audio Recordings, Surveys, Data Collection","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.;New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts or by the","Achieved proposed outcomes",14952,"Other,local or private",19952,,"Michaeleen Bonner, Diane Crane, Susan Ferries, Marge Loch-Wouters, Kim Ross.",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General Operating Support",,"Staffing and Salaries",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Ferries,"Chamber Music Live","PO Box 263",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",chambermusiclive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/general-operating-support-362,"Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10031397,"Genetic Detection of Endangered Mussels in the Mississippi",2025,241000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03aa","$241,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the United States Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab, to create, optimize, and use eDNA assays to detect the presence of endangered or threatened mussel species around Buffalo Slough near the Prairie Island Indian Community.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"US Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab","Federal Government","This project will create and optimize eDNA assays to detect the presence of 8 endangered or threatened mussel species around Buffalo Slough near Prairie Island Indian Community.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lauren,Lynch,"US Geological Survey, Ohio Water Microbiology Lab","6460 Busch Blvd",Columbus,MN,43229,"(614) 254-4064",llynch@usgs.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/genetic-detection-endangered-mussels-mississippi,,,, 10031393,"Geologic Atlases for Water Resource Management",2025,1236000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03w","$1,236,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to continue producing county geologic atlases to inform management of surface water and groundwater resources. This appropriation is to complete Part A, which focuses on the properties and distribution of earth materials to define aquifer boundaries and the connection of aquifers to the land surface and surface water resources.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,15.96,"U of MN","Public College/University","Geologic atlases provide maps/databases essential for improved management of ground and surface water. This proposal will complete current projects and start new projects to equal about 4 complete atlases.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Barbara,Lusardi,"U of MN","Minnesota Geological Survey 2609 Territorial Road","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 626-5119",lusar001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/geologic-atlases-water-resource-management-1,,,, 28569,"Geophysical and Archaeological Assessment of the PIIC Burial Mound Group",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Tribal Council: Ron Johnson (President) Lou Taylor (Vice President) Shelley Buck (Treasure) Ed Buck (Secretary) Johnny Johnson (Assistant Secretary)",,"Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC)",,"To hire a qualified consultant to conduct an archaeological survey of burial mound groups on the PIIC reservation.",,,2014-06-01,2015-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Danny,Harjo,"Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC)","5636 Sturgeon Lake Road",Welch,MN,55068,651-385-4117,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/geophysical-and-archaeological-assessment-piic-burial-mound-group,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10013493,"George Daniels Exhibit Design",2021,33600,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,6789,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",40389,,"Bruce Anderson, Beth Baumeister, Marty Jo Bruyer, Stephen Cook, Robert Damon, Jim Gerten, Greg Oxley, Theresa Palmersheim, Don Parker, Leslie Greaves Radloff, Ray Rygula, Steve Stremski, Maria Therres, Dale Weeks",,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit design plan for Dakota County Historical Society's George Daniels exhibit, which will include an expansion on racial history in the county.",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"(651) 552-7548",matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/george-daniels-exhibit-design,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031416,"Get the Lead Out: Lead-Free Fishing Tackle Education",2025,254000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05e","$254,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to protect common loons and wildlife through education and outreach about the dangers of lead fishing tackle and promoting lead-free tackle alternatives.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.3,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","Get the Lead Out is focused on protecting common loons and wildlife through education and outreach about the danger of lead fishing tackle and promoting lead-free tackle alternatives.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kelly,Amoth,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2344",kelly.amoth@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/get-lead-out-lead-free-fishing-tackle-education,,,, 10034070,"Giving Voice to Diverse Elders - Building Culture & Community Through Music",2024,60317,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Frank Bennett, PhD. M. Div. (Chair), Helen Jackson Lockett-El (Secretary), Keath Young (Treasurer), Margie Dines, Darrell Foss, Richard Golden, MD, Dr. Patricia Izbicki,",,"Giving Voice Initiative",,"Giving Voice Initiative will establish a new, permanent chorus designed to meet the specific needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (AD) and their care partners in the Hispanic/Latine community. We will grow our Minneapolis pilot and expand it, launching a new Spanish-language chorus with Indigenous Roots in St. Paul, creating greater access, awareness and connections in the East Metro Area.",,,2024-05-23,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Eyleen,Braaten,,,,,,"(612) 440-9660",eyleen@givingvoicechorus.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/giving-voice-diverse-elders-building-culture-community-through-music,,,, 17687,"Going Digital: Converting DCHS Oral History and Film Collection to Digital Files",2012,33172,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,33172,,,,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To transcribe 168 oral histories recorded mostly during the National Bicentennial from Dakota County residents, and to provide digital access to them via the Internet.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rebecca,Snyder,"Dakota County Historical Society",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/going-digital-converting-dchs-oral-history-and-film-collection-digital-files,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 2908,"Golden Eagle Survey",2012,30000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03e","$30,000 the first year and $30,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Eagle Center to increase the understanding of golden eagles in Minnesota through surveys and education. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,30000,,,0.67,"National Eagle Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Not previously thought to be regular inhabitants of Minnesota, in recent years there have been reports of golden eagle sightings in most counties of the state, while recent surveys suggest there is now a regular wintering population in the blufflands of southeast Minnesota. This appropriation is being used to better understand the numbers, distribution, migration routes, and habitat needs of golden eagles in Minnesota. This information will inform natural resource management decisions and be used to educate landowners and the general public about golden eagles in the state. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS The Golden Eagle Survey Project represents groundbreaking research on a bird that was previously not thought to be a regular inhabitant of Minnesota. Through field observations and telemetry, the Golden Eagle Survey Project is expanding the understanding of population, distribution, habitats, habitat use, migration routes, breeding areas, and management needs of the population of golden eagles that winter in Minnesota. Annual surveys coordinated by the Golden Eagle Survey Project have documented a regular migratory population using the bluffland subsection of the Paleozoic Plateau in southeast Minnesota in winter. During annual winter surveys in 2012-2014, an average of 36 golden eagles have been observed in Minnesota's blufflands. Using satellite telemetry to track golden eagles, the Project is expanding the world's knowledge of the range, location of breeding territories, and migration routes of this previously unstudied population. One golden eagle, #46, was released in January 2011 with a GPS satellite-linked transmitter. The Project tracked #46 for more than 950 days, from his release in Wabasha County and his migrations to Nunavut, Canada and back to wintering range in southeast Minnesota. Data collected on golden eagle habitat use, preferred prey, and range will be used to ensure appropriate management and conservation action to protect critical wintering habitat for golden eagles in Minnesota. Thousands of people have learned about the presence of golden eagles in Minnesota through the Golden Eagle Survey Project's outreach to landowners, wildlife managers and the general public. In programs at the National Eagle Center and throughout the state, the Golden Eagle Project increased awareness and understanding of golden eagles as regular winter inhabitants of the blufflands region. The Project's outreach to conservation professionals and the general public continues to broaden awareness of this unique species in Minnesota. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< Golden Eagle Survey Project data are publicly available on the National Eagle Center's website. Since January, 2012, the National Eagle Center's website has seen nearly 30,000 unique visits to the Golden Eagle Survey Project information pages. Here visitors learn about the presence of golden eagles in Minnesota, view data and project maps, and learn how they can get involved in efforts to understand and conserve golden eagles in Minnesota. In addition, updates on golden eagle tracking are posted on social media outlets, reaching an audience of more than 10,000 followers. Detailed data from field observations, Annual Wintering Golden Eagle Surveys, and telemetry are made available to researchers and others upon request. Thus far, we have shared this data with at least one utility seeking information on golden eagle migration and habitat use in siting transmission lines. The Golden Eagle Survey Project has been regularly featured in regional news media throughout the Project's duration. An attached list highlights some of the regional news stories about the Golden Eagle Survey Project. Links to the story are provided where available. In 2013, the Golden Eagle Project shared in the US Forest Service's Wings Across America award for work as part of the Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group. In January 2014, Minnesota DNR's monthly magazine Conservation Volunteer featured a cover story about the Golden Eagle Survey Project's work and golden eagles in Minnesota.",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Mehus,"National Eagle Center","50 Pembroke Ave",Wabasha,MN,55981,"(651) 565-4989",jeff@nationaleaglecenter.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/golden-eagle-survey,,,, 2908,"Golden Eagle Survey",2013,30000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03e","$30,000 the first year and $30,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the National Eagle Center to increase the understanding of golden eagles in Minnesota through surveys and education. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,30000,,,0.67,"National Eagle Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Not previously thought to be regular inhabitants of Minnesota, in recent years there have been reports of golden eagle sightings in most counties of the state, while recent surveys suggest there is now a regular wintering population in the blufflands of southeast Minnesota. This appropriation is being used to better understand the numbers, distribution, migration routes, and habitat needs of golden eagles in Minnesota. This information will inform natural resource management decisions and be used to educate landowners and the general public about golden eagles in the state. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS The Golden Eagle Survey Project represents groundbreaking research on a bird that was previously not thought to be a regular inhabitant of Minnesota. Through field observations and telemetry, the Golden Eagle Survey Project is expanding the understanding of population, distribution, habitats, habitat use, migration routes, breeding areas, and management needs of the population of golden eagles that winter in Minnesota. Annual surveys coordinated by the Golden Eagle Survey Project have documented a regular migratory population using the bluffland subsection of the Paleozoic Plateau in southeast Minnesota in winter. During annual winter surveys in 2012-2014, an average of 36 golden eagles have been observed in Minnesota's blufflands. Using satellite telemetry to track golden eagles, the Project is expanding the world's knowledge of the range, location of breeding territories, and migration routes of this previously unstudied population. One golden eagle, #46, was released in January 2011 with a GPS satellite-linked transmitter. The Project tracked #46 for more than 950 days, from his release in Wabasha County and his migrations to Nunavut, Canada and back to wintering range in southeast Minnesota. Data collected on golden eagle habitat use, preferred prey, and range will be used to ensure appropriate management and conservation action to protect critical wintering habitat for golden eagles in Minnesota. Thousands of people have learned about the presence of golden eagles in Minnesota through the Golden Eagle Survey Project's outreach to landowners, wildlife managers and the general public. In programs at the National Eagle Center and throughout the state, the Golden Eagle Project increased awareness and understanding of golden eagles as regular winter inhabitants of the blufflands region. The Project's outreach to conservation professionals and the general public continues to broaden awareness of this unique species in Minnesota. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION< Golden Eagle Survey Project data are publicly available on the National Eagle Center's website. Since January, 2012, the National Eagle Center's website has seen nearly 30,000 unique visits to the Golden Eagle Survey Project information pages. Here visitors learn about the presence of golden eagles in Minnesota, view data and project maps, and learn how they can get involved in efforts to understand and conserve golden eagles in Minnesota. In addition, updates on golden eagle tracking are posted on social media outlets, reaching an audience of more than 10,000 followers. Detailed data from field observations, Annual Wintering Golden Eagle Surveys, and telemetry are made available to researchers and others upon request. Thus far, we have shared this data with at least one utility seeking information on golden eagle migration and habitat use in siting transmission lines. The Golden Eagle Survey Project has been regularly featured in regional news media throughout the Project's duration. An attached list highlights some of the regional news stories about the Golden Eagle Survey Project. Links to the story are provided where available. In 2013, the Golden Eagle Project shared in the US Forest Service's Wings Across America award for work as part of the Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group. In January 2014, Minnesota DNR's monthly magazine Conservation Volunteer featured a cover story about the Golden Eagle Survey Project's work and golden eagles in Minnesota.",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Mehus,"National Eagle Center","50 Pembroke Ave",Wabasha,MN,55981,"(651) 565-4989",jeff@nationaleaglecenter.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/golden-eagle-survey,,,, 19250,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013",2013,81500,"Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6","""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grantsadministration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,,,,,,,1,"Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6, ""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" Per Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Section 6, ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ",Hochhalter,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-2525",michael.hochhalter@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2012-and-2013,,,, 19250,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013",2013,6000," Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Sec. 6","""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration.""",,,,,,,,,.5,"Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6, ""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" Per Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Section 6, ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ",Hochhalter,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-2525",michael.hochhalter@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2012-and-2013,,,, 19250,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013",2012,91750," Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Sec. 6","""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.""",,,,,,,,,1,"Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 6, ""These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the commissioner for grants administration. Grant agreements entered into by the commissioner and recipients of appropriations in this subdivision must ensure that money appropriated in this subdivision is used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding."" Per Minnesota Laws, 2012, Chapter 264, Article 5, Section 6, ""FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. $600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for a new competitive film production incentive program. The Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with Independent Feature Project/Minnesota shall reimburse film producers for eligible production costs incurred to produce a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs are expenditures incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production of a film or documentary in Minnesota. Eligible production costs include talent, management, labor, set construction and operation, wardrobe, sound synchronization, lighting, editing, rental facilities and equipment, and other direct costs of producing a film or documentary in accordance with generally accepted entertainment industry practices. A producer must agree, to the greatest extent possible, to procure all eligible production inputs in Minnesota. A producer must submit proper documentation of eligible production costs incurred. The commissioner of administration may use up to one percent of this appropriation for grant administration."" ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Michael ",Hochhalter,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-2525",michael.hochhalter@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2012-and-2013,,,, 4022,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011",2011,35420,"Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5","""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19.""",,,,,,,35420,,,"Minnesota Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5, ""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19."" Accordingly, the Department of Administration used Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to provide grants administration, including agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, financial and program reconciliation and reporting. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Xiong,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2010-and-2011,,,, 4022,"Grants Administration for State Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011",2010,23314,"Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5","""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19.""",,,,,,,23314,,,"Minnesota Department of Administration","State Government","Per Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5, ""Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19."" Accordingly, the Department of Administration used Arts and Cultural Heritage funds to provide grants administration, including agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, financial and program reconciliation and reporting. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Xiong,"Minnesota Department of Administration","50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,"Fund Administration","Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grants-administration-state-fiscal-years-2010-and-2011,,,, 10006491,"Grassland Conservation Partnership, Phase III",2019,1468000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 2(k)","$1,468,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Conservation Fund, in cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust, to acquire permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance high-priority grassland, prairie, and wetland habitats. Of this amount, $69,000 is to The Conservation Fund and $1,399,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $72,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Subject to evaluation criteria in Minnesota Rules, part 6136.0900, priority must be given to acquiring lands that are eligible for the native prairie bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, or lands adjacent to protected native prairie. A list of proposed acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan, and the acquisitions must be consistent with the priorities in Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan. ","Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Stable presence of grassland birds dependent upon edge habitat, such as Golden-winged Warblers, will be a measure of success..Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Stable presence of grassland birds dependent upon edge habitat, such as Golden-winged Warblers, will be a measure of success..A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird and pollinator species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Grassland plant species diversity and relative health will be the measure of success..Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird and pollinator species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Grassland plant species diversity and relative health will be the measure of success..Key core parcels are protected for fish, game and other wildlife - Grasslands, vital to the conservation of many grassland dependent bird and pollinator species, will be conserved and enhanced through thoughtful conservation grazing. Grassland plant species diversity and relative health will be the measure of success. Pheasant counts, using annual roadside surveys, will be a measure of success..",,,510000,"Private, EQIP RCPP Award",1442700,25300,,0.47,"The Nature Conservancy; Mn Land Trust ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Conservation Fund and Minnesota Land Trust will protect 380 acres of high-priority grassland, prairie, and wetland wildlife habitat with working lands conservation easements in western, central, and southeastern Minnesota. Grasslands represent one of Minnesota’s most threatened habitat types. Privately-held and well-managed grasslands in strategic habitat complexes have provided lasting benefits for Minnesota’s wildlife. This project will permanently prevent the conversion of grasslands to row crops.","The Grasslands Conservation Partnership project builds upon the success The Conservation Fund (TCF) and the Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) have had in protecting more than 2,000-acres of important wildlife habitats in the two previous phases of this project through privately-held conservation easements that use innovative managed grazing and grassland management as an important conservation tool for Minnesota. These previous projects were completed in the Prairie Region, and more opportunities exist in the central and southeastern parts of the state, where private grasslands complete connectivity between wildlife complexes.Conservation Easements: As one of the founding partners in the development of the Prairie Plan, TCF has been working with other non-profits, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to protect more than 4,000 acres of habitat in the prairie region over the past four years. Part of this effort was working with BWSR, MLT, and DNR to develop strategies to protect working grasslands that are vital for wildlife in the prairie region. This joint effort enabled MLT to establish two privately-held working-grassland conservation easements in the prairie region of Minnesota protecting over 2,000 acres of grasslands.Science has proven that proper application of haying and grazing techniques can be used to mimic natural processes necessary for healthy natural grassland communities. Our colleagues at The Nature Conservancy and the USFWS have proven these techniques successful in Minnesota over a significant period of time. Working with these partners, and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, DNR, the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association, the McKnight Foundation, private agriculture corporations and co-ops, we are confident that the time is right to expand our previous efforts to protect even more grassland. All easements will be held and monitored by MLT. TCF will perform the initial landowner contact and negotiations, in full coordination with MLT, leading to the establishment of a conservation easement. Lands targeted for conservation easement protection will meet the following criteria: • Lands with significant existing prairie or grassland habitat.• Lands adjacent to or in close proximity to permanently protected land (e.g. WMA, WPA, CREP, TNC preserves, etc.).• Lands which will help establish connections to permanently protected land wherever possible and create larger habitat complexes.• Lands which may also include low-production cropland that can be converted back into grasslands, thereby increasing overall grassland habitat.MLT and TCF will use the above criteria to generate a systematic ranking system to vet potential projects and ensure maximum conservation values. We will also screen for producers with a proven ability to successfully implement best management practices for conservation grazing. Project priorities will be those that provide the greatest conservation benefits at the lowest cost to the State. Capacity: TCF and MLT are two of only four land trusts operating in Minnesota accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The Commission awards accreditation to land trusts that meet national standards for excellence. ",,2018-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Emilee,Nelson,"The Conservation Fund","7101 York Avenue South Suite 340 ",Edina,MN,55435,"(9525955768) -",enelson@conservationfund.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Morrison, Wadena, Winona, Yellow Medicine","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/grassland-conservation-partnership-phase-iii,,,, 10019766,"Greater Crow Wing Watersheds Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Extension",2021,64987,,,,,,,,,,,.37,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to extend the input timeseries for the existing Crow Wing, Redeye, and Long Prairie, watershed Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models and refine the calibration. ",,"Crow Wing River Watershed Redeye River Watershed Long Prairie River Watershed ",2021-01-27,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/greater-crow-wing-watersheds-hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-extension,,,, 20686,"Groundwater Management Areas",2017,,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(j)","$1808000 the first year is for beginning to develop and designate groundwater management areas under Minnesota Statutes section 103G.287 subdivision 4. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency health and agriculture shall establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic mapping system that will include designated groundwater management areas. The mapping system must include wellhead protection areas special well construction areas groundwater provinces groundwater recharge areas and other designated or geographical areas related to groundwater. This mapping system shall be used to implement all groundwater-related laws and for reporting and evaluations. This appropriation is available until June 30 2017. Note: Amount was amended in M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 6.","In FY17 the DNR will finalize and adopt the remaining plans and begin implementing the actions identified. The DNR will also start the process of developing a groundwater model for the Bonanza Valley Groundwater Management Area.","In FY17 the DNR completed and adopted Groundwater Management Area Plans for the Straight River and Bonanza Valley. The DNR substantially completed the development of a transient groundwater model for the North and East Metro.",,,,250690,10793,,1.5,,,"Minnesota’s use of groundwater has increased over the last two decades. An increasing reliance on groundwater may not be a sustainable path for continued economic growth and development. The DNR is establishing three pilot groundwater management areas (GWMA) to help improve groundwater appropriation decisions and help groundwater users better understand and plan for future groundwater needs associated with economic development. The three areas include: the North and East Metropolitan Region, which includes all of Ramsey and Washington Counties, and the southern portion of Anoka County; the second area includes the Straight River, near Park Rapids; and the third area includes portions of Pope, Stearns, and Kandiyohi counties, known as Bonanza Valley, which includes the towns of Glenwood, Brooten, Belgrade, Elrosa and other communities. Clean Water Funds are used to hire project managers, meeting facilitators and support stakeholder engagement to inform and advise the planning process.","Water is crucial to Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems. Minnesota has a well-deserved image of having abundant water resources, nevertheless, water is not evenly distributed across the state. Despite our popular image, water is becoming scarce in parts of Minnesota. Unprecedented water use conflicts are arising between businesses, towns, and residents. In most areas of the state, we are not yet in “crisis” mode when it comes to water availability. We have time to address these issues and ensure that Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems have adequate water supplies in the future. Each of the selected pilot Groundwater Management Areas has been experiencing increased use and reliance on groundwater to meet public or private needs. The purpose of a groundwater management area is to organize resources and people to better understand the risk of overuse and contamination in these areas, and to develop a plan that the Department of Natural Resources can implement to ensure sustainable use of water. ",,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Moeckel,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5240",jason.moeckel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Modeling, Technical Assistance, Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Clearwater, Douglas, Meeker, Swift, Wadena, Anoka, Becker, Hubbard, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/groundwater-management-areas,,,, 20686,"Groundwater Management Areas",2016,,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(j)","$1808000 the first year is for beginning to develop and designate groundwater management areas under Minnesota Statutes section 103G.287 subdivision 4. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency health and agriculture shall establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic mapping system that will include designated groundwater management areas. The mapping system must include wellhead protection areas special well construction areas groundwater provinces groundwater recharge areas and other designated or geographical areas related to groundwater. This mapping system shall be used to implement all groundwater-related laws and for reporting and evaluations. This appropriation is available until June 30 2017. Note: Amount was amended in M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 6.","The DNR will finalize three Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) plans that can be approved by the commissioner. The DNR will form new advisory committee’s to advise the agency during plan implementation. Implementation will include coordinating with other agencies and local units of government and developing new information to evaluate sustainability of current and projected water use. ","In FY16 the DNR worked with stakeholder advisory committees to complete draft plans for each of the three Groundwater Management Areas (GWMAs). The plan for the North and East Metro Area was finalized and approved by the DNR Commissioner. Plans for the Bonanza Valley and Straight River were nearing completion and approval. ",,,,256899,83660,,2.3,,,"Minnesota’s use of groundwater has increased over the last two decades. An increasing reliance on groundwater may not be a sustainable path for continued economic growth and development. The DNR is establishing three pilot groundwater management areas (GWMA) to help improve groundwater appropriation decisions and help groundwater users better understand and plan for future groundwater needs associated with economic development. The three areas include: the North and East Metropolitan Region, which includes all of Ramsey and Washington Counties, and the southern portion of Anoka County; the second area includes the Straight River, near Park Rapids; and the third area includes portions of Pope, Stearns, and Kandiyohi counties, known as Bonanza Valley, which includes the towns of Glenwood, Brooten, Belgrade, Elrosa and other communities. Clean Water Funds are used to hire project managers, meeting facilitators and support stakeholder engagement to inform and advise the planning process.","Water is crucial to Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems. Minnesota has a well-deserved image of having abundant water resources, nevertheless, water is not evenly distributed across the state. Despite our popular image, water is becoming scarce in parts of Minnesota. Unprecedented water use conflicts are arising between businesses, towns, and residents. In most areas of the state, we are not yet in “crisis” mode when it comes to water availability. We have time to address these issues and ensure that Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems have adequate water supplies in the future. Each of the selected pilot Groundwater Management Areas has been experiencing increased use and reliance on groundwater to meet public or private needs. The purpose of a groundwater management area is to organize resources and people to better understand the risk of overuse and contamination in these areas, and to develop a plan that the Department of Natural Resources can implement to ensure sustainable use of water. ",,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Moeckel,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5240",jason.moeckel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Modeling, Technical Assistance, Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Clearwater, Douglas, Meeker, Swift, Wadena, Anoka, Becker, Hubbard, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/groundwater-management-areas,,,, 20686,"Groundwater Management Areas",2015,,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(j)","$1808000 the first year is for beginning to develop and designate groundwater management areas under Minnesota Statutes section 103G.287 subdivision 4. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency health and agriculture shall establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic mapping system that will include designated groundwater management areas. The mapping system must include wellhead protection areas special well construction areas groundwater provinces groundwater recharge areas and other designated or geographical areas related to groundwater. This mapping system shall be used to implement all groundwater-related laws and for reporting and evaluations. This appropriation is available until June 30 2017. Note: Amount was amended in M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 6.","The DNR will conduct technical analysis of existing information in each GWMA and finalize a plan that can be approved by the DNR Commissioner and implemented over the next 5 years within these areas. Each plan will include specific actions that the DNR will take to: ensure groundwater use does not harm aquifers and ecosystems and does not negatively impact surface waters; ensure that groundwater use is reasonable efficient and complies with water conservation requirements; ensure groundwater use will not degrade water quality; ensure groundwater use does not create unresolved well interferences or water use conflicts; and ensure all groundwater users have the necessary permits to use groundwater. For complete information see the GWMAs webpage at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gwmp/areas.html ","The DNR continued technical analysis and worked with stakeholders to develop draft plans for the three proposed groundwater management areas. The areas include: the North and East Metro Bonanza Valley (Glenwood to Paynesville) and the Straight River (near Park Rapids). The draft plans include specific actions the DNR will take to ensure that water use is sustainable. ",,,,379861,93329,,3.2,,,"Minnesota’s use of groundwater has increased over the last two decades. An increasing reliance on groundwater may not be a sustainable path for continued economic growth and development. The DNR is establishing three pilot groundwater management areas (GWMA) to help improve groundwater appropriation decisions and help groundwater users better understand and plan for future groundwater needs associated with economic development. The three areas include: the North and East Metropolitan Region, which includes all of Ramsey and Washington Counties, and the southern portion of Anoka County; the second area includes the Straight River, near Park Rapids; and the third area includes portions of Pope, Stearns, and Kandiyohi counties, known as Bonanza Valley, which includes the towns of Glenwood, Brooten, Belgrade, Elrosa and other communities. Clean Water Funds are used to hire project managers, meeting facilitators and support stakeholder engagement to inform and advise the planning process.","Water is crucial to Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems. Minnesota has a well-deserved image of having abundant water resources, nevertheless, water is not evenly distributed across the state. Despite our popular image, water is becoming scarce in parts of Minnesota. Unprecedented water use conflicts are arising between businesses, towns, and residents. In most areas of the state, we are not yet in “crisis” mode when it comes to water availability. We have time to address these issues and ensure that Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems have adequate water supplies in the future. Each of the selected pilot Groundwater Management Areas has been experiencing increased use and reliance on groundwater to meet public or private needs. The purpose of a groundwater management area is to organize resources and people to better understand the risk of overuse and contamination in these areas, and to develop a plan that the Department of Natural Resources can implement to ensure sustainable use of water. ",,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Moeckel,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5240",jason.moeckel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Modeling, Technical Assistance, Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Clearwater, Douglas, Meeker, Swift, Wadena, Anoka, Becker, Hubbard, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/groundwater-management-areas,,,, 20686,"Groundwater Management Areas",2014,1808000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(j)","$1808000 the first year is for beginning to develop and designate groundwater management areas under Minnesota Statutes section 103G.287 subdivision 4. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency health and agriculture shall establish a uniform statewide hydrogeologic mapping system that will include designated groundwater management areas. The mapping system must include wellhead protection areas special well construction areas groundwater provinces groundwater recharge areas and other designated or geographical areas related to groundwater. This mapping system shall be used to implement all groundwater-related laws and for reporting and evaluations. This appropriation is available until June 30 2017. Note: Amount was amended in M.L. 2015 First Special Session Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 6.","In FY14 the DNR will lead a year-long effort in three proposed Groundwater Management Areas: the North and East Metro GWMA the Bonanza Valley GWMA and the Straight River GWMA. A series of stakeholder meetings will be held and Preliminary Assessment Reports will be completed for all three GWMAs.","In FY14 the DNR initiated planning projects and stakeholder involvement efforts to establish three groundwater management areas (GWMA’s). DNR formed a project advisory team (PAT) for each of these areas to provide advice and feedback during the GWMA planning process. The project advisory team includes cities permitted users business people conservation districts and other state agencies. DNR completed preliminary assessments of technical information and shared that information with the PAT’s over a series of monthly meetings. Discussions about potential actions are ongoing and will inform plan development. For complete information see the GWMAs webpage at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gwmp/areas.html ",,,,267151,62179,,2.5,,,"Minnesota’s use of groundwater has increased over the last two decades. An increasing reliance on groundwater may not be a sustainable path for continued economic growth and development. The DNR is establishing three pilot groundwater management areas (GWMA) to help improve groundwater appropriation decisions and help groundwater users better understand and plan for future groundwater needs associated with economic development. The three areas include: the North and East Metropolitan Region, which includes all of Ramsey and Washington Counties, and the southern portion of Anoka County; the second area includes the Straight River, near Park Rapids; and the third area includes portions of Pope, Stearns, and Kandiyohi counties, known as Bonanza Valley, which includes the towns of Glenwood, Brooten, Belgrade, Elrosa and other communities. Clean Water Funds are used to hire project managers, meeting facilitators and support stakeholder engagement to inform and advise the planning process.","Water is crucial to Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems. Minnesota has a well-deserved image of having abundant water resources, nevertheless, water is not evenly distributed across the state. Despite our popular image, water is becoming scarce in parts of Minnesota. Unprecedented water use conflicts are arising between businesses, towns, and residents. In most areas of the state, we are not yet in “crisis” mode when it comes to water availability. We have time to address these issues and ensure that Minnesota’s economies and ecosystems have adequate water supplies in the future. Each of the selected pilot Groundwater Management Areas has been experiencing increased use and reliance on groundwater to meet public or private needs. The purpose of a groundwater management area is to organize resources and people to better understand the risk of overuse and contamination in these areas, and to develop a plan that the Department of Natural Resources can implement to ensure sustainable use of water. ",,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Moeckel,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5240",jason.moeckel@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Modeling, Technical Assistance, Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Clearwater, Douglas, Meeker, Swift, Wadena, Anoka, Becker, Hubbard, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/groundwater-management-areas,,,, 10029410,"Growing and connecting farmer networks to protect and restore waters in the Cannon River Watershed",2023,128519,"The Laws of Minnesota 2021 First Special Session, Ch 1, Article 2, Section 6 (n) ","(n) $400,000 the first year and $600,000 the second year are for developing and implementing a water legacy grant program to expand partnerships for clean water.","Outreach to and network building with 300 farmers. Rice, Heath and Wolf reductions/acre/year respectively are: Sediment (tons) 1.2, 0.5, 0.6; Phosphorus (lbs) 0.2, 0.1, 0.1; Nitrogen (lbs) 4.1, 2.9, 2.7. MAWQCP farms follow N and P target rates.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,,0.380747126,"Clean River Partners","Local/Regional Government",,,"This project builds a network of farmers practicing conservation in SE MN by providing cover crop incentives, recruiting conventional farmers into the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP), and educating new and small-scale farmers about the Agroforestry Poultry System (APS). By joining farmers of different backgrounds with each other and with conservation practices that benefit them and their land, Clean River Partners (CRP) will help steward a farming community whose actions provide economic and ecological benefits to regional watersheds. This proposal improves water quality by implementing agroforestry and cover crops, two well-established BMPs, in 6 Cannon River subwatersheds. We will build on recent successes with our partners: an established cover crop project that has reduced nitrate in a self-sustaining trout stream, the establishment of the Cannon River Agricultural Collaborative (CRAC) which is a watershed-wide effort to introduce farmers MAWQCP, and previous partnerships with an established regenerative poultry farm that?s ready to expand its system. This proposal will: Provide cover crop incentives for 19 farmers on 1,325 acres to protect Rice, Heath, and Wolf Creeks Host a field day for peer-to-peer learning about the efficacy and economics of cover crops Conduct outreach in the Medford, Rush, and Prairie Creek watersheds to enroll 17 farmers in the MAWQCP by 2025 Host a farm tour highlighting water quality and conservation practices Host 4 APS workshops with our partners, including the BIPOC-led Regenerative Agriculture Alliance (RAA) Host a capstone event connecting farmers from all these activities to each other and our partners These activities will lead to reduced nutrients in the focus subwatersheds, education and access to conservation practices for more than 300 farmers, a more sustainable and equitable food system, and a more diverse network of conservation practitioners in SE MN.",2023-09-26,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jennifer,Tonko,"Clean River Partners","205 Water Street South #1",Northfield,MN,55057,507-786-3913,admin@cleanriverpartners.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/growing-and-connecting-farmer-networks-protect-and-restore-waters-cannon-river-watershed,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10034008,"Growing Off The Land Exhibit",2024,180000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Joni Frolek, Beth Deal, Kellie Buck, Kristin Brevik",,"Children's Discovery Center",,"This project will support new exhibit components, including an agriculture heritage exhibit, that will showcase the farming way of life and the importance of family farms for the country's food source. It includes workshops and hands-on learning in roles such as gardener, farmer, processor, seed agronomist, farmers market vendor, and consumer.",,,2024-03-13,2025-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Joni,Frolek,,,,,,"(701) 388-7953",thechildrensdiscoverycenter@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Norman, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/growing-land-exhibit,,,, 23925,"Habitat Protection/Restoration in Dakota County-Phase V",2015,1190000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$1,190,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for a contract with Dakota County to acquire permanent conservation easements and land in fee and to restore and enhance habitats in rivers and lake watersheds in Dakota County. Up to $15,000 to Dakota County is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. Lands acquired or lands with easements acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Restored 696 acres, protected 14 acres in easement, enhanced 251 acres ",,480700,"Dakota County ",1190000,,,2.0,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","During this grant funding timeline, this project only protected one 14-acre, permanent natural area conservation easement; but was able to restore and enhance way more than the anticipated 178 acres and 157 acres, respectively, of wildlife habitat, by restoring a total of 696 acres and enhancing 251 acres prior to the funding deadline. ",,"Through the Dakota County Land Conservation Program, the County has been protecting high-quality natural areas for wildlife habitat and improved water quality, outside its regional park system, since 2003. As with many conservation acquisition efforts during the term of this grant, modifications were made to accommodate evolving circumstances. As a result, Dakota County acquired only one conservation easement that protected 14 acres of: wetlands (8.4 acres); a small portion of Chub Creek (145 feet); and 5.5 acres of cropland restored to natural vegetation. The County's voluntary program can be unpredictable. An application round is held each year to accept submittals for potential conservation easement projects. Project Prioritization Criteria are used to score and rank project applications.  Some projects move through the process to closing, and some stall-out or are withdrawn for a variety of reasons.  It's strange that only project was completed during the acquisition phase of this grant; which is why in future grants, the County extended the window of time to complete acquisitions, because sometimes it just takes more time to get to the closing. An extended acquisition timeframe will provide greater flexibility in completing projects. Regarding restoration efforts, the County successfully restored 696 acres, involving 15 parcels. The County requires not only Natural Resource Management Plans (NRMPs) for each natural area easement, but requires that landowners sign a Management Agreement (MA) that outlines restoration and maintenance activities, who is responsible for the work, and how each activity will be funded, using cost estimates from accepted contractor proposals. Restoration work involved enhancement of 251 acres of parcels that include 7 miles of shoreline. Restoration activities included: restoring agricultural land to natural vegetation; removing of invasive species, like buckthorn; establishing test areas to determine the most effective way(s) to remove invasive species; and forest and prairie seeding to re-establish or enhance native species diversity. Significant habitat restoration and enhancement occurred at Whitetail Woods-Vermillion Highlands in the central part of Dakota County. The largest, highest quality natural area within the Vermillion River Corridor is Vermillion Highlands. The 437-acre Whitetail Woods-Vermillion Highlands Habitat Project site is owned by Dakota County and is part of a larger landscape of protected lands encompassing more than 4,000 acres, including the adjacent Vermillion River WMA and AMA, and the Vermillion Highlands Research, Recreation and Wildlife Managment Area. This project restored or enhanced the following habitat types at the site: • Prairie: 117 acres restored and 37 acres enhanced • Forest:  113 acres enhanced • Wetlands: 11 acres restored and 101 acres enhanced  This site currently supports populations of Blandings turtle, eagle, sandhill crane, deer, eastern cottontail, wild fur-bearing game (fox, coyote, mink, and beaver), wild turkey, pheasant, wood duck, and other waterfowl. Restoration and enhancement activities anticipate an increase in the populations of these and many other species, which will augment populations on the adjacent WMA and AMA areas. In addition, the project anticipates more diverse populations of non-game species. Baseline populations will be monitored. ",2014-07-01,2019-11-05,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,West,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7018",lisa.west@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,"Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/habitat-protectionrestoration-dakota-county-phase-v,,,, 10031395,"Harnessing Cover Crops and Roots for Sustainable Cropping",2025,375000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03y","$375,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to determine carbon sequestration, nitrogen credit potential, water use, and performance of cover crops in corn-soybean and corn-soybean-wheat rotations in southern Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,16,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project proposes to increase the adoption of cover cropping in southwest Minnesota to address issues of loss of diversity and environmental degradation. By generating important information on cover crops,",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Axel,"Garcia y Garcia","U of MN","Southwest Research and Outreach Center 23669 130th Street",Lamberton,MN,56152-1326,"(507) 752-7372",axel@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/harnessing-cover-crops-and-roots-sustainable-cropping,,,, 726,"Healthy Forests to Resist Invasion",2011,359000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 06c","$359,000 is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to assess the role of forest health management in resisting infestation of invasive species. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Invasive plants cause considerable ecological and economic damage in Minnesota and their control is often difficult to achieve in a long-term cost-effective manner. Although not immune from invasion, healthy forests may be somewhat resistant to invasion; therefore management aimed at maintaining, restoring, or enhancing key forest characteristics might be a useful strategy for slowing forest invasion. Scientists from the University of Minnesota's Department of Forest Resources will use this appropriation to study 80 different forest sites in order to determine the links between forest attributes and plant invasion. Findings will be used to make recommendations for how to best manage forests to resist invasive species. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS The primary project goal was to identify forest characteristics effective as deterrents to invasive plants. Healthy forests are likely more resistant to invaders, so management to enhance these key characteristics might slow the spread of invaders. Invasive plants sometimes form dense thickets that affect recreation and wildlife and exclude native plant species. To determine how various site characteristics affected the abundance of common buckthorn and other invaders, we surveyed plant diversity in 67 sites in central and southern Minnesota. At each site, we measured environmental characteristics to simultaneously account for other factors that might influence invasibility. Buckthorn was most abundant in sites with sparse leaf litter, where seed availability was high, and where native plant diversity was low. Both a greenhouse experiment and a second field study indicated that introduced earthworms also benefit germinating invasive plants by eliminating leaf litter. We propose the idea of ""preventive environmental care"" that, like preventative medicine, manages forests to maintain ""wellness"". Although not a panacea for reducing invasion, it is worth considering given the challenges of controlling established invasive species. We suggest managers enhance the competitive challenge to invaders by increasing the diversity of native species by seeding natives and/or reducing the density of white-tailed deer, a species that severely impacts native forest plants. Furthermore, timber harvests should be limited to the winter season and trail maintenance should be done in a way that limits disturbance. This will help maintain intact native understory plants and litter layers, important deterrents to invasive plant establishment. However, none of these approaches are likely to be successful without a strong effort to control landscape level seed availability. Collaborative management with neighboring landowners is crucial to any effort that hopes to reduce invasibility. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION To summarize results from the project and provide guidelines for management, we prepared a pamphlet that included all aspects of the research, as it pertains to the invasion of buckthorn. The pamphlet also provides suggestions for pre-invasion management to reduce invasibility, the main focus of the ""Healthy Forests"" research project. We distributed the pamphlet to all participants at a symposium held on August 14, 2013. The pamphlet is available as a pdf from the project website, http://forestecology.cfans.umn.edu/Research/Buckthorn/index.htm. We presented talks at the Upper Midwest Invasive Species conference (a regional meeting focused on invasive species) and the Ecological Society of America conference (an international conference focusing on all aspects of ecology) in 2012 and 2013. The talks focused on measuring propagule pressure, the greenhouse study, the relationship between earthworm and buckthorn buckthorn, and the effects of native species diversity on buckthorn abundance. On August 14, we hosted a symposium on the St. Paul campus that brought together managers, researchers, and private landowners to share the latest information on invasive plants in Minnesota forests. In addition to talks based on this LCCMR project, other speakers presented information about buckthorn invasion on the prairie-forest border in west central Minnesota, garlic mustard (another common plant invader in Minnesota's forests) as a driver of species invasion, management of buckthorn from a forester's perspective, and management efforts to control other common invasive plants. The symposium was attended by 100 people. The project website has links to recordings of all the symposium talks, as well as links to the MS Access database, species lists from all survey sites, and a photo gallery. We have published one paper (""Community phylogenetic diversity and abiotic site characteristics influence abundance of the invasive plant Rhamnus cathartica L."") in the Journal of Plant Ecology. A second paper based on results from our greenhouse experiment (Native plant diversity and introduced earthworms have contrasting effects on the success of invasive plants"") has been submitted to the peer-reviewed journal Biological Invasions. More papers are in preparation including one focusing on propagule pressure and another that documents the relationship between earthworms and buckthorn abundance.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Reich,"U of MN","220f Green Hall, Upper Buford Circle","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-4270",preich@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/healthy-forests-resist-invasion,,,, 28525,"Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Evaluation",2014,6500,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","The targets were achieved, largely because the Engineers were thorough and provided a plan that meets the needs of the Menahga Historical Society and Museum to preserve our artifacts.",,,,,6500,,"Sharon Tate, President, Sylvia Wulff, Vice-President, Sandra Kilbo, Secretary, Glenda Komulainen, Treasurer, Dennis Komulainen, Board Member, Richard Yliniemi, Board Member",,"Menahga Area Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate current system preparatory to better control of the Menahga Area Museum environment.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gloria,Markkula,"Menahga Area Historical Society","PO Box 364",Menahga,MN,56464,218-564-5063,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/heating-ventilating-and-air-conditioning-hvac-evaluation,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10034142,"Hees iyo Fanka: Celebrating Somali Culture Through Karaoke and Music",2025,37800,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Abdullahi Mohamed (President), Faisal Adeed (Secretary), Fatah Abdi (Tresure), Abdifatah Soyan, Mohamed Shuriye",,"African Immigrants Community Services",,"AICS is hosting ""Hees iyo Fanka,"" a one-night event celebrating Somali music and culture through karaoke and live performances. The event aims to bring together the Somali community and broader Minneapolis public to foster pride in Somali heritage and promote cultural exchange. It will feature Somali karaoke and live performances by local artists and poets, showcasing the richness of Somali musical traditions. The event will encourage language preservation and provide an opportunity for community members to connect through the joy of music.",,,2024-08-01,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mohamed,Ahmed,,,,,,"(952) 457-8991",m.ahmed@aicsmn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hees-iyo-fanka-celebrating-somali-culture-through-karaoke-and-music,,,, 17620,"Heritage Village Park: Oral History",2012,6990,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"City of Inver Grove Heights",," To document in up to 12 interviews the history of the Rock Island Swing Bridge in preparation for an interpretive plan. ",,,2011-12-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/heritage-village-park-oral-history,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031392,"Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Minnesota Raptors",2025,187000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03v","$187,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Raptor Center to evaluate Minnesota raptors for current or past infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus to better understand disease transmission and outbreak impacts on raptor populations.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.1,"U of MN","Public College/University","Evaluation of Minnesota raptors, in rehabilitation and free ranging settings, for current or previous exposure to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus to better understand outbreak impacts to raptor populations.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Victoria,Hall,"U of MN","1920 Fitch Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-9753",hall2112@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-and-minnesota-raptors,,,, 10012324,"Historic Sites Tour Reviews",2019,10000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","We have achieved our short-term and intermediate goals, but have yet to see if we will achieve our long-term goals. For short-term, our goal was to have highly attended Discover Groups, which we did. For each Discover Group held, we had more people attempting to register to be involved than we had space for. Some opted to join a waiting list, while others simply said thank you for the opportunity. Our intermediate goal was to create excitement for the sites based on this project, while having additional people provide input and feedback on their experience. First, we found that after holding the Discover Groups, attendees have returned to the site for programs and events, which achieves our goal for that. Many of them often times brought additional people with them. Additionally, we have talked about this project with various stakeholders and visitors to our site and they have on occasion provided their own input and feedback. Our staff generally listens to what the attendees have had to say, then provide a note / message to our site supervisors as to what was said. Our long-term goal is yet to be determined. We wanted to see if the buzz around our project and newly implemented ideas / suggestions would result in an increase in attendance to our site. While we have a small sample of that with our Test Results, we cannot make a determination at this point on whether or not that will hold up in the long-term. We believe we will be successful in achieving this goal, but will need to wait until the more of the suggestions have been implemented for a final verdict.",,164,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10164,,"Bruce Anderson, Beth Baumann, Marty Jo Bruyer, David Byrne, Stephen Cook, Robert Damon, Jim Gerten, Greg Oxley, Theresa Palmersheim, Leslie Greaves Radloff, Ray Rygula, Leah Stanek, Maria Therres, Dale Weeks",0.11,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to conduct an analysis of the interpretation at Dakota County Historical Society's historic sites.",2018-09-01,2019-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society"," 130 3rd Avenue North "," South St. Paul "," MN ",55075,"(651) 552-7548"," matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-sites-tour-reviews,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 34130,"Historic Fort Snelling Archaeology Collections",2016,62465,"Session Law Reference: Laws of Minnesota 2015, 1st Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4 (b) (2) Programs","$5,525,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the second year are for programs and purposes related to the historical and cultural heritage of the state of Minnesota conducted by the Minnesota Historical Society.","Measurable outcomes include: number of boxes inventoried, number of artifacts documented, number of CMS records created, number of additions to ""Collections Online"".",,,,,62465,9319,"Officers Phyllis Rawls Goff, President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary William R. Stoeri, Immediate Past President William D. Green, Vice President Kirby M. Law, Treasurer Executive Council Eric Ahlness Kurt BlueDog Grant Davis Phyllis Rawls Goff Martha Kaemmer Kirby M. Law Dean M. Nelson William R. Stoeri Ben Vander Kooi Kathleen Blatz Barbara Burwell D. Stephen Elliott William D. Green Dennis L. Lamkin Monica Little Peter Reis Bo Thao-Urabe Eleanor Winston Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Michael Farnell David R. Hakensen Jean M. Larson Charles Mahar Peter Reyes, Jr. Karen Wilson Thissen Warren Zaccaro Ex-Officio Mark Dayton, Governor Steve Simon, Secretary of State Rebecca Otto, State Auditor Tina Smith, Lieutenant Governor Lori Swanson, Attorney General",0.90,"Minnesota Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","In the third year of this project, MNHS staff continued to inventory and rehouse archaeological collections from Historic Fort Snelling. As part of MNHS involvement with the University of Minnesota's Heritage Collaborative, student interns spent the 2015 fall semester assisting project staff with inventory and research. Artifact data was shared with University faculty for use in their courses. To date, over 98,000 catalog records have been created, describing more than 180,000 artifacts recovered during archaeological excavations at Historic Fort Snelling. Over 300 objects have had descriptions and images added to MNHS's Collections Online website, where information about them is available to the general public. Project staff are creating a pilot website for sharing artifact data and linking it to similar collections around the country. It is expected that the remaining Fort Snelling artifacts will be inventoried by the end of FY16.",,,2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,MNHS,Legacy,"Minnesota Historical Society","345 Kellogg Blvd. W","Saint Paul",MN,55102,651-259-3105,,"Analysis/Interpretation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Historical Society",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/historic-fort-snelling-archaeology-collections-0,,,, 17761,"History of the Northfield Public Library Since 1970",2012,6900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6900,,,,"Northfield Public Library",Libraries,"To collect primary source materials for a history of the Northfield Public Library since 1970.",,,2012-04-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lynne,Young,"Northfield Public Library",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-northfield-public-library-1970,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 17570,"History of the Prairie Creek Community School 1983-2013",2012,6320,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Prairie Creek Community School",," To assemble historical resources pertaining to Prairie Creek School in preparation for its 30th anniversary. ",,,2011-11-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-prairie-creek-community-school-1983-2013,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031315,"A History of the Dakota County Kids 'n Kinship Program",2023,4200,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org","The targets were missed due to incomplete research by the hired consultant. The consultant was paid two-thirds of the funds granted; the remainder is held in a Kids 'n Kinship account. The only report we can submit is the one sent for Condition #2.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",4200,,"Karla Kosel, Ryan Engelstad, Scott Nordeen, Allison Gunther, Nicole Krenner, Heather Champine, Stacey Rudoy, Shawn Walls",0.06127451,"Kids 'n Kinship","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified historian to research and write the history of the Kids 'n Kinship program in Dakota County.",2023-07-01,2024-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Karen,Anderson,"Kids 'n Kinship","14870 Granada Ave #127","Apple Valley",MN,55124,7633014531,anderson.kka@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-dakota-county-kids-n-kinship-program,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 33918,"History of the Northfield Arts Guild Music, Dance, and Literary Arts Programs",2015,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact","We fully met our goal of completing a traditional institutional history with the edited manuscripts for the Dance, Literary Arts, Music and Theater (which had previously been drafted but not revised and edited). However, with our decision to revise and expand the narrative with NAG Stories and Voices, we suspended our goal to produce a print-ready document.",,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Richard Collman, Rafael Estrella, Ken Ewald, Kate Flory, Virginia Lorang, Sian Muir, Anna Lisa Rustad.",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of the Northfield Arts Guild.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Alyssa,Melby,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St",Northfield,MN,55057,507-645-8877,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-northfield-arts-guild-music-dance-and-literary-arts-programs,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 33989,"A History of the Northfield Public Schools 1855-2015: Manuscript",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Margaret Colangelo, Ellen Iverson, Rob Hardy, Anne Maple, Julie Prichard, Jeff Quinnell, Noel Stratmoen.",0.00,"Independent School District #659","K-12 Education","To hire a qualified professional to complete a manuscript on the history of the Northfield public schools.",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Earl,Weinmann,"Independent School District #659","1400 Division Street South",Northfield,MN,55057,507-663-0629,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-northfield-public-schools-1855-2015-manuscript,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 36613,"History and Art of Somalia: Field Trip and Content Development - Competitive Award",2016,10210,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$300,000 the first year is for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.Of this amount, $50,000 in the first year is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to plan and design a garden to commemorate unrepresented cultural gardens in Phalen Park in the city of St. Paul and $150,000 in the first year is for a grant to Ramsey County to develop and install activity facilities in Ramsey County parks for culturally relevant games that are reflective of the current demographics in Ramsey County.The Minnesota Humanities Center shall operate a competitive grants program to provide grants for programs, including but not limited to: music, film, television, radio, recreation, or the design and use of public spaces that preserves and honors the cultural heritage of Minnesota. Grants made under this paragraph must not be used for travel costs inside or outside of the state.","Quantitative Outcomes:Between January and November 2016, 360 students from 6 schools visit the Somali Museum at 75% subsidized admissionBetween January and November 2016, 240 students from 4 schools visit the Somali Museum at 100% subsidized admissionEducation Coordinator, in collaboration with Curriculum Advisor, creates take-home educational materials for tours2 Somali community elders are contracted to lead tours for youth and paid for their serviceQualitative Outcomes:Schools integrate Somali history and culture into curricula for studentsSomali-American students gain opportunities to study Somali history and cultureSomali-American students develop relationships with peers and elders through studying Somali history and cultureSomalis and Somali heritage become integrated into mainstream conceptions of American societyNegative portrayals of Somalis and Somalia in popular media are supplanted by deep historical and cultural knowledge borne by youth","January 2016-October 2016, 369 students from public schools visited the Somali Museum on 100% subsidized admission and 70 students from two schools visited the Museum on 25% subsidized admission. Students ranged in age from 4th to 11th grade, with a large proportion of students being recent arrivals from East Africa. These students gained a significant learning experience, informed by cultural heritage that either they carry in their families, or that exposed them to their neighbors' culture. Teachers gave feedback that this was a powerful opportunity, which would not otherwise have been available to them. Further, as of writing this report, we have scheduled additional programs in November and December with two public schools and one charter school: one program for 75 students at Barton Elementary, a program for 60 students at Global Academy in Columbia Heights, and tours for 125 more students from Andersen Community School. These students all gained access to Somali art and cultural history unavailable anywhere else in Minnesota. Without having the subsidized admission available, students from these schools would not have access to these resources as part of their education. In addition, the project engaged several Somali elders to serve as cultural interpreters and instructors for these youth. Four elder artists were engaged to teach traditional craft workshops to educators as an introduction to teaching Somali traditional arts in their classes. In addition, we filmed four community cultural experts offering narratives about Somali cultural history and art history of specific objects, which we will use to develop multimedia educational content that will be available for educators in the future. We gathered this information by recording attendance on field trips and gathering demographic data from teachers after visits. We also conducted informal interviews with participants during visits and solicited feedback via email from educators after the field trips.",,,,10210,,"Said Salah Ahmed, Board Chair, Teaching Specialist, University of MN Twin Cities – African Studies, Macaalin, poet and author, Published works in Somali and English language; Yassin Dualeh, Digital Media Director, Director of Information Technology, Ubah Medical Academy, Minneapolis; Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Secretary, Public Health Professional; Abshir Isse, Professor of Somali language, Bosasso; Educator, Minneapolis Public Schools; Busad Ali Kheyre, Social Worker, Somali Senior Center, Minneapolis; Asha Hibad, Director, Somali Senior Center, Minneapolis; Mohamoud Abdullahi Mohamed, Teacher, Ubah Medical Academy; ohamed Ahmed Salad, Former Chair, Confederation of Somali Community; Faisal Deri, Director of Risk Advisory Services, Experis",,"Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota, home to the largest Somali population in the United States, lacks resources for students to access knowledge and representations of Somalia. The Somali Museum of Minnesota will offer students immersive field trips illuminating the history and arts of traditional Somali society by subsidizing admission fees, integrating elders as immersive guides on tours, and developing take-home curriculum materials.",,,2015-12-01,2016-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Larsson,"Somali Museum of Minnesota","1516 E Lake St #011",Minneapolis,Minnesota,55407,952-818-0021,sarah.larsson@somalimuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-and-art-somalia-field-trip-and-content-development-competitive-award,,,, 28829,"A History of the Northfield Public Schools 1855-2010",2015,9994,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9994,,"John Fossum, Ellen Iverson, Rob Hardy, Anne Maple, Kari Nelson, Julie Pritchard, Noel Stratmoen.",,"Independent School District #659","K-12 Education","To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of Northfield Public Schools, 1855-2010.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Earl,Weinmann,"Independent School District #659","1400 Division Street South",Northfield,MN,55057,507-663-0629,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-northfield-public-schools-1855-2010,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28839,"History of the Northfield City Hospital, 1910-2010",2015,9917,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9917,,"Charles Austin, Gina Franklin, Charles Kyte, C.C. Linstroth, Charlie Mandile, Michele Muench, Steve O'Neill, Jonathan Reppe, James Schlichting.",,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of the Northfield City Hospital.",,,2014-08-01,2015-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Richardson,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","2000 North Avenue",Northfield,MN,55057,507-646-1034,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-northfield-city-hospital-1910-2010,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28544,"A History of the Prairie Creek Community School at Castle Rock, 1984-2014",2014,9900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9900,,"Randy Clay, Julie Cohrs, Roz Eaton-Neeb, Kelsey Fitschen-Hemmah, Bonnie Jean Flom, Amy Haslett-Maroquin, Daniel Hollerung, Dan Kelley, Heidi Welsch.",,"Prairie Creek Community School","K-12 Education","To hire a qualified professional to take grant-funded research materials and write a manuscript on the history of Prairie Creek Community School.",,,2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Simon,Tyler,"Prairie Creek Community School","27695 Denmark Road",Northfield,MN,55057,507-645-9640,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/history-prairie-creek-community-school-castle-rock-1984-2014,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10013377,"Hmong Cultural Center Microgrant",2020,3090,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. (1) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is for a grant to one or more community organizations that provide arts and cultural heritage programming celebrating Hmong heritage. ","Hmong Cultural Center requests funding for Marketing of a New Museum Theater. A Museum Theater will also be added in the Spring of 2020 to show screenings of classic Hmong documentaries including “Miao Year” (1968), Disappearing World (1972) and Becoming American (1982). Through enhanced marketing of our unique museum theater, Saint Paul and Minnesota residents will have greater opportunities to learn about Hmong heritage and culture in Minnesota. The proposed project to enhance marketing of our museum and library builds strongly on Hmong Cultural Center’s unique heritage over the past 27 years teaching the Minnesota public about Hmong culture and history. It is also strongly related to a key goal of the Legacy fund: “Arts, history and cultural heritage programs will engage our diverse communities from every corner of the state in celebrating the richness of our differences while building greater understanding and connection to the values that bind us together.” There are two central community needs that this project is intended to respond to in a substantive manner: Cultural heritage education for the Hmong Minnesotan Population Multicultural education for the broader Twin Cities and Minnesota Population ","In March 2020, we bought the large screen TV (Samsung Electronics 4K Smart LED TV (2018), 75"") for the museum. In January 2021, we printed 20,000 museum brochures for the purpose of marketing the museum to future visitors and touring groups including school groups. In March 2021, we ran a sponsored Facebook ad promoting the upcoming opening of our new museum theater in Summer 2021 which reached almost 29,000 unique people on Facebook. This ad may be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/HmongCulturalCenter/videos/260576682245722 We were not able to do the theater launch yet due to the pandemic but we anticipate the launch event for the museum including the new theater space will take place in July 2021. ",,,,3090,,"Shuly Her, Kamai Xiong, Maiyia Yang, Vong Thao, Victoria Herr, Chad Lee, Bee Moua",,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will involve the creation of a new theater room to be included in the Hmong Cultural Center Museum and Library. The theater room will allow visiting groups and walk-in visitors to view clips of historical documentaries about the Hmong diaspora and Hmong American Experience as part of their museum experience. ",,,2019-12-19,2021-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Txongpao,Lee,"Hmong Cultural Center","375 University Ave Suite 204","St. Paul",MN,55103,651-917-9937,txong@hmongcc.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Statewide, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hmong-cultural-center-microgrant," Kee Vang (St Paul, MN) Kee was a part of the Truth and Transformation conference/work with MHC, and is also serving on the immigrant cultural heritage panel. He is Hmong. Ka Vang (St. Paul, MN) was a part of the Truth and Transformation conference/work with MHC. She is Hmong. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10013380,"Hmong Cultural Center",2020,76955,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. (1) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is for a grant to one or more community organizations that provide arts and cultural heritage programming celebrating Hmong heritage. ","The Hmong Cultural Center Museum Outreach Initiatives will be evaluated in terms of the extent of the successful completion of the following outcomes: Completion of production of 2000 new outreach brochures as well as enhanced staffing for group tours of the museum and library Completion of production and printing of 2500 enhanced take-away exhibit programs for visitors to add even further educational value to the museum experience Completion of printing of 1000 educational curriculums tied to Minnesota State K-12 Standards intended for school groups visiting the Hmong Cultural Center Museum Exhibits (planning of the museum curriculums has already been completed with a Minnesota Historical Society grant) Completion of the planning and development of a museum app that will allow walk-in visitors to listen to a guided audio tour when visiting the HCC Museum space Completion of planning and development of a traveling exhibit which will include a condensed version of museum exhibit panels and exhibit objects that Hmong Cultural Center can loan to other community institutions including museums and libraries in Minnesota for display Dr. Mark E. Pfeifer, who has been involved in program evaluation and grant reporting at the center for 20 years will be the lead individual involved in project evaluation activities along with Txongpao Lee, the Executive Director. Evaluation results will be shared with the center's Board of Directors and Advisory Council for feedback. Evaluation results will be used to guide future museum projects as well as marketing to both the Hmong and broader mainstream communities and also used to direct future changes and additions to cultural arts programming initiatives at Hmong Cultural Center. Evaluation results will also be shared with the Minnesota Humanities Center for any required evaluation reporting of grant activities. ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,"Shuly Her, Kamai Xiong, Maiyia Yang, Vong Thao, Victoria Herr, Chad Lee, Bee Moua",1.5,"Hmong Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Hmong Cultural Heritage Initiative is intended to both preserve and spread awareness and knowledge of Hmong culture in a comprehensive and multifaceted manner by supporting several outreach initiatives of the Hmong Cultural Center Museum. ",,,2020-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Pfeifer,"Hmong Cultural Center","375 University Ave Suite 204","St. Paul",MN,55103,651-769-4670,markpfeifer@hmongcc.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hmong-cultural-center," Kee Vang (St Paul, MN) Kee was a part of the Truth and Transformation conference/work with MHC, and is also serving on the immigrant cultural heritage panel. He is Hmong. Tori Hong (Minneapolis, MN) Tori Hong is a Hmong and Korean illustrator, facilitator, and consultant. She was recommended by a Hmong artist/individual that knows MHC’s work well. Kabo Yang (Little Canada, MN) Kabo Yang has been a panelist with MHC for prior grants. Her work focuses on identity-driven leadership, culturally-affirming nonprofit management and inclusion initiatives. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10019444,"Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)",2021,27000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","HAFA’s measurable outcomes for this project fall into three main goal areas. We use a combination of quantitative and qualitative measurements when evaluating grant outcomes, such as evaluating metrics, conducting surveys, group discussions, and one-on-one interviews. Each of these methods are applied as appropriate for the outcome in question.   > Documentation and Preservation of Cultural Traditions HAFA will be gathering information about the agricultural practices and traditions specific to Hmong culture and Hmong farmers. Measurable outcomes include: Interviewing each of HAFA’s Hmong farmer-members, currently numbered at 20, in their homes; Photographing each of HAFA’s Hmong farmer-members at work in the fields as they execute Hmong-specific farming practices; Capturing video footage of HAFA’s Hmong farmer members during interviews. This portion of the project will be a success if photographs of every farmer are taken in the field, every farmer is successfully interviewed, and if every interview is successfully captured through video footage. The materials gathered during this phase will be used as the basis for creating the gallery show and coffee table book, and a presentation materials for Hmong youth outreach.   > Increased Connection with Hmong Youth HAFA will reach out to Hmong youth organizations and younger Hmong individuals who are interested in farming, for the purpose of educating them about Hmong agricultural traditions and reconnecting them with that portion of their heritage. Measurable outcomes include: Distributing coffee table books directly to at least 25 Hmong youth; Have at least 100 Hmong youth attend the public gallery exhibit at the end of the project. We will consider this part of the project a success using quantitative measurements and meeting these numeric goals. However, we will also be evaluating the success of our outreach efforts by talking directly with Hmong youth, conducting surveys, and keeping track of interest in our “New Hmong Farmer Fellowship” program. Our hope is that sharing this information will generate more interest in farming among Hmong youth and they will begin to pursue agricultural careers for themselves.   > Increased Public Awareness HAFA will be disseminating the information we gather in order to educate the public about the importance of Hmong farmers to the local food economy, and celebrate their cultural heritage and traditions as it relates to farming and agriculture. Measurable outcomes include; Hosting a public gallery show, attended by at least 500 people, consisting of photographs, videos, and oral histories, for the greater public’s consumption and education; Printing and releasing a 50 page coffee table books to HAFA’s organizational partners, the Eastside Freedom Library, and Hmong youth, which will include the photographs and written materials gathered during the project; Distributing 25 coffee table books to partner organizations, libraries, Hmong youth, and members of the general public. The success of these outcomes will be evaluated based on meeting our numeric goals, but also on the elevated interest and inquiries we receive as a result of publishing the information we gather during the project and in making it accessible to the public through the gallery show. In the past, we have also evaluated our success based on an uptick in sales for our farmers at Farmers Markets and of our Food Hub’s CSA program, however during the COVID-19 pandemic this may not be a reliable way to gauge success. However, as publishing the coffee table book and putting on the public gallery show will not occur until late 2021, we will reevaluate using sales as a measurable outcome at that time. ","In progress ",,,,,,"Eva Margolis, Mai See Moua, Liz Johnson, Yolanda Cotterall, Lillian Hang, Xeng Thao, Shirley Yang, Marge Higgins",0.05,"Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","“Preserving Hmong Cultural Farming Traditions” is a project devoted to documenting, through photography, videography, and oral interviews, the unique agricultural practices, traditions, and stories of Hmong farmers. Farming is an intrinsic element of Hmong heritage and identity. But very little of the knowledge and experience of Hmong farmers is being passed down to Hmong youth. This project will document and preserve Hmong farming stories and agricultural traditions for future generations. ",,,2020-11-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Janssen,Hang,"Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)",,,,,651-493-8091,janssen@hmongfarmers.com,Preservation,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hmong-american-farmers-association-hafa," Kee Vang (St Paul, MN) Kee was a part of the Truth and Transformation conference/work with MHC, and is also serving on the immigrant cultural heritage panel. He is Hmong. Tori Hong (Minneapolis, MN) Tori Hong is a Hmong and Korean illustrator, facilitator, and consultant. She was recommended by a Hmong artist/individual that knows MHC’s work well. Kabo Yang (Little Canada, MN) Kabo Yang has been a panelist with MHC for prior grants. Her work focuses on identity-driven leadership, culturally-affirming nonprofit management and inclusion initiatives. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10031074,"Hmong Museum Website Exhibit with Educational Curriculum",2023,75000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Goal: Create a more accessible online resource for community members. Outcome: Teachers, parents, and students will download lessons and have more engagement with Hmong Museum's archives. We will know this has happened when we see how many downloads are completed each month. We will also be recording communication touchpoints, how many and how often community members are reaching out to us about our content. The website will gain up to 15 new article entries related to Hmong history and the curricula being created. Goal: Develop an online exhibition that will engage and teach Hmong history and culture. Outcome: Students will learn new facts about Hmong history and culture by engaging in the website. We will have a group of students and teachers do pre and post- evaluation, testing the web content. Students will describe how much they know about a certain topic before reading through and interacting with Hmong Museum's website. In the post evaluation, we will ask how much they feel that they have learned or gained after working through the website. We will also ask about the site's engagement level - is this something that held students' attention and did they find it interesting, fun, or engaging. We will ask if they would come back and use the website in the future.","The website project is going according to plans to be completed by mid September. We hired the contractors that we needed including a project manager, artists, curriculum writers, and researchers. We completed two focus groups with community members and sent out surveys to educators to inform our work. The team has completed a skeleton web page, written six articles that are in the editing phase. Logos for the webpage were created and the artist is starting to do work on drawings connected with the research articles. Our goal is to have all of the content and curriculum completed by August 8. The goals and outcomes have not changed.; Hmong Museum and the website team worked hard through the summer to research, write, and develop an educational website focused on getting resources for teachers about the Hmong. We were able to achieve that goal with the completion of the learnuake.org website. Our goal was to complete 15 articles along with 10 curriculum that would follow those articles. All of these were accomplished. Another goal was to work with a Hmong artist to create drawings that would engage and help illustrate the articles. That was a huge success and truly creates an engaging feel for the website. The last part of this was the development of the website. The the web developer and project manager designed and created the website. It is easy to use and very engaging for the target audience - which are teachers and students 6 grade and up. The changes from the original budget was that we lessoned the marketing and outreach and added Hmong Museum's contractor to the budget to manage the project. We did not have as many face-time meetings as expected since it was easier for community members to join us virtually.",,,None,75000,,"Chuayi Yang, Andrew Stone, Billy Lor, Dee Pha; Chuayi Yang, Billy Lor, Dee Pha, and Andrew Stone",,"The Hmong Museum",," Hmong Museum will develop and streamline its online educational offerings through a series of online web exhibitions, collections, and enhanced curriculum. ",,,2022-08-01,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Statewide",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hmong-museum-website-exhibit-educational-curriculum,,,, 10031051,"Hmong Cultural Center New Storefront Museum Implementation Project ",2023,75000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","A Guided Tour App for the Museum Successfully Created. The App will provide audio and written narratives for major cultural objects and exhibit panels included in the museum. Two New School Curriculums Successfully Created. These curriculums will be developed in consultation with two Hmong-origin school-teachers. These curriculums focused on Hmong Contributions to Minnesota and Basics of Hmong Culture (Language, Clans, Religion, New Year) will be tied to specific Minnesota K-12 standards in Social Studies & the Arts. A strategic marketing plan for the new storefront museum involving a SWOT analysis & a detailed set of marketing objectives and tactics to be presented in a workplan spreadsheet and calendar format successfully created. One new Tour Guide hired to help lead group tours of the new Storefront Museum space. Hmong Cultural Center will track the total number of museum visitors over the grant period. Hmong Cultural Center will also track the number of tour groups and the specific type of group (school, church, community organization, corporate employer, etc). who visit the museum over the grant period. It is our goal to serve at least 1,500 museum visitors over the grant period. ","Our project in our proposal had the following measurable outcomes: 1. A Guided Tour App for the Museum Successfully Created. 2. Two New School Curriculums Successfully Created. 3. A strategic marketing plan for the new storefront museum involving a SWOT analysis & a detailed set of marketing objectives and tactics to be presented in a workplan spreadsheet and calendar format successfully created. 4. One new Tour Guide hired to help lead group tours of the new Storefront Museum space. The following progress has been made to date in achieving the project objectives. 1. Guided Tour app - A contract was signed and orientation meeting was held in February 2023 with STQRY, a museum web app developer to work on the guided tour app for the museum over the remaining duration of the grant. 2. New Museum Curriculums for Schools - In February 2023, discussions were held with consultant Suzi Hunn of Teach Your Thing (and formerly with the MN Historical Society). about working on designing and producing our new museum school curriculums focused on Hmong Wedding and Funeral Songs, Hmong Sung Poetry and Basics of Hmong Culture which we will be completing later this year as part of the grant. 3. Strategic Marketing Plan for Museum - Elaine Davy - Our Marketing Consultant Contractor has completed a comprehensive Business and Marketing Plan for the Museum. The Business and Marketing Plan was completed in December 2022 through January 2023. 4. New Museum Tour Guide - A new museum tour guide, Pa Kou Vang was hired in February 2023. While there is still much work to be done in the coming months we feel we are off to a strong start in setting the groundwork to achieve the objectives of the New Hmong Cultural Center Storefront Museum Implementation Project as outlined in our proposal. ; Our project in our proposal had the following measurable outcomes:1. A Guided Tour App for the Museum Successfully Created.2. Two New School Curriculums Successfully Created.3. A strategic marketing plan for the new storefront museum involving a SWOT analysis & a detailed set of marketing objectives and tactics to be presented in a workplan spreadsheet and calendar format successfully created.4. Tour Guides were hired to help lead group tours of the new Storefront Museum space. The following progress has been made to date in achieving the project objectives. 1. Guided Tour app - A contract was signed in February 2023 with STQRY, a museum web app developer. The grant project manager Mark Pfeifer used STQRY's museum app software to build a new museum app the HCC museum which launched the summer of 2023. 2. New Museum Curriculums for Schools - In February 2023, discussions were held with consultant Suzi Hunn of Teach Your Thing (and formerly with the MN Historical Society). about working on designing and producing several new museum school curriculums. By late September, Ms. Hunn had completed 9 new curriculums for our museum aligned with Minnesota's K-12 Arts and Culture and Social Studies standards. Turtle Printing was contracted to print the new curriculums. All of the curriculums were printed by the end of September 2023. 3. Strategic Marketing Plan for Museum - Elaine Davy - Our Marketing Consultant Contractor completed a comprehensive Business and Marketing Plan for the Museum. The Business and Marketing Plan was completed in December 2022 through January 2023.4. New Museum Tour Guide - A P/T new museum tour guide, Pa Kou Vang was hired in February 2023. An additional P/T tour guide, Pa Soua Vue was also hired to meet the extensive demand for school field trips encountered in the 2023 Spring School Field Trip season. ",,,"N.A. Grants from the St. Paul Foundation ($20,000) and the Minnesota State Arts Board ($15,000) have also been used to support museum expenses during the grant period. ",72973,,"Shuly Her, Board Chair Kamai (Dao) Xiong, Vice Chair Maiyia Yang, Secretary Vong Thao, Treasurer Bee Vang, Director Chad Lee, Director; Shuly Her, Board Chair Dao (Kamai Xiong), Vice Chair Maiyia Kasouaher, Secretary Vong Thao, Treasurer Chad Lee, Director",,"Hmong Cultural Center",,"The New HCC Storefront Museum Implementation Project will involve the development of a guided tour app & new curriculum for school groups based on MN's K-12 standards. The project will also include a new strategic marketing plan to assist the museum in achieving future attendance & outreach goals. Finally, a new tour guide will be hired to meet public demand for tours in the new museum space which is intended to promote cross-cultural awareness and understanding of Hmong culture and history. ",,,2022-10-01,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mark,Pfeifer,,,,,,6519179937," markpfeifer@hmongcc.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hmong-cultural-center-new-storefront-museum-implementation-project,,,, 10034084,"HMong Batik Workshops",2024,24900,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available",,"Ka Ly Bliatia",,"This project is a workshop series project aimed to preserve cultural heritage by transferring knowledge on HMong batik and indigo textile art, a traditional practice lost to HMong Minnesotans. Workshops will be led by Artist Ka Oskar Ly, and include HMong elders, youth, families, educators, and broader community members, who will immerse in the HMong batik practice. These sessions will provide valuable insights into shared oral history, symbolism, and techniques, emphasizing comprehension of the entire process and its cultural significance.",,,2024-05-22,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Ka Ly",Bliatia,,,,,,"(612) 501-0309",ka@oskarlyart.com,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Preservation","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hmong-batik-workshops,,,, 10031060,"Honoring the Dakota ",2023,75000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","We hope our process and project has the following impact: - Increase representation of the Dakota community in Red Wing tracked by participation a population engaging and attending events and activities. - Increase community knowledge and understanding of the Dakota culture and Red Wing history shown by increased relations and efforts involving the communities. - Increase community relationships between Prairie Island Indian Community, Goodhue County and the City of Red Wing that will be evident with increased conversations and participation. - Increase the number of indigenous people in Red Wing who feel valued by the Red Wing Community shown by participation in leadership functions, community conversations, and being heard by all. - Decrease the effects of historical trauma - while this may be more difficult to track, the hope is that over time the PIIC gains comfort and trust and feels safe and protected, resulting in a more integrated population for all. - Increase mental well-being - evident by social engagement, inclusion, and community pride in all spaces. - Increase government and community organizations' engagement of the tribal community quickly tracked by more willingness to participate in conversations and accepted invitations to participate. Findings in a Western Washington University publication of Collaboration between Tribal and Non-Tribal Organizations: Sharing Expertise, Knowledge, and Cultural Resources regarding shared outcomes of collaborative projects showed the paramount importance of the post-project goals. We have determined these here: - Maintain ongoing documentation and share this information widely. - Develop comfort for tribal approval of any information planned for public dissemination. - Continue to gain institutional support for long-term and sustainable project outcomes. - Continue to maintain community goodwill and relationships after the project ceases. - Follow up regularly and engage in subsequent partnerships that build alliances over time. - Publicize impact and share successes with others.","The Honoring Dakota Project is a collaborative project of Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC), Goodhue County Health and Human Services (GCHS), the City of Red Wing, Red Wing Arts, Goodhue County Child & Family Collaborative, Prairie Island Family Services and Thrive Unltd. It is a process of community conversations and events that provide education to discover our shared stories, bridge our communities, and create a space for healing. The project theme is Mitakuye Owasin Dakota interpretation meaning our shared home holds our shared stories. We are all related. And even if we don't always know what it means to be related, we know deep down we want to be in harmony with each other by being good relatives. Red Wing Arts (RWA) engaged Nicky Buck, PIIC member, as our engagement specialists. The program has been guided by her insight and connections. Nicky has mitigated Tribal Council for support at each step of the way. Through her love of her Dakota ways, this project is embracing the historical trauma and the connection to Dakota beliefs. The first engagement occurred at the Red Wing Arts Fall Festival where we hosted a tent with an 8' canvas asking the community to draw what it means to be a good neighbor in the context of the Honoring Dakota. Over 100 people, young and old participated and learned of the project. Numerous presentations to City Council, Tribal Council, Civic Groups and community groups have educated on this ground breaking initiative. A website and social media presence has been created to educate and inform of this projects work. Photographers have been engaged to document the programs and surveys and community collection of responses gathered. In January we hosted the first Community Engagement Session. This week grew from a vision of working with distinct populations around the concept of historical trauma to a week long of engagements. We hosted morning sessions of dialogue about what is the indigenous historical trauma. Sessions were with our PIIC Elders, the Red Wing Community and our High School Students. Within the High School we secured champions of this project from the RWPS Director of Teaching and Learning, the NASA and BSU advisors Prairie Island Liaison and the Dakota language teacher. The program in the school reached all Language Arts classes with the focus of the poem Give Away Songby Gwen Westerman, a Dakota woman and an MN Poet Laureate. Community Conversations was a key for this week's engagement. A community meal hosted on Prairie Island (at Treasure Island Casino) was attended by what most of us would have said was the most diverse audience experienced in Red Wing. City, County, School and Tribal Council officials were in attendance along with members of both the Red Wing and Prairie Island Communities. It was an opportunity to all sit in a space, hear the experiences, feel the trauma, and honor our Dakota relative's story. In the planning of our first engagement week, we realized that we needed an experiential and positive program. A Winter Carnival presented community members an opportunity to learn Dakota ways. Over 500 people attended the teachings of food sovereignty and ice fishing, experienced a traditional bark lodge (the first on Dakota lands in over 150 years) and story time around the fire in the tipis. Throughout the week-long session, our Indigenous Culture Bearers and Knowledge keepers were engaged to teach and share. Although visual representation of the Dakota people in downtown Red Wing was initially what was identified as the problem to solve, the project continues to expand to truly leverage the desire of both communities to heal. We have planned 3 additional engagement projects around the harvests (Spring, Summer & Fall). As more champions engage with us, the programming outcomes expand. Currently we have plans to host monthly Zoom sessions, a craft club and a book club. We remain flexible as the organization who holds the project and are willing to allow it to grow and grow. The project outcomes remain the same. Progress is being made towards all of them. This is a long road. The Honoring Dakota project is groundbreaking and leading the country in efforts to truly heal as a community with such a shared history.; 4:55 PM The Honoring Dakota Project -Mitakuye Owasin (meaning our shared home holds our shared stories. We are all related. And even if we don't always know what it means to be related, we know deep down we want to be in harmony with each other by being good relative) has truly been Dakota led. We as wasicu (white) people and organizations have stewarded and supported the direction of PIIC throughout this project. Quarterly Engagements scheduled around the seasons were programmed. Facilitated conversations were key. They provided an opportunity to all sit in a space, hear the experiences, feel the trauma, and honor our Dakota relative's story. Throughout the engagement sessions, our Indigenous Culture Bearers and Knowledge keepers were engaged and compensated to teach and share. Although visual representation of the Dakota people in downtown Red Wing was initially what was identified as the problem to solve, the project expanded to truly leverage the desire of both communities to heal. The vision and project grew. Involvement of the community grew - our schools, our Indigenous youth, other partners, funders and businesses. The April quarterly engagement centered around our Buffalo relative. It launched with a broad community education session which had an attendance of 300+, The Prairie Island Indian Community held a traditional Buffalo Ceremony and Harvest. The emphasis was to introduce the culture and traditions back to their community. Many youth learned for the first time of these traditions and skills. This was supported by Prairie Island Community members and other indigenous culture bearers. This series of engagements ended with the first ever publicly offered tours of the Buffalo farm. The experience allowed Red Wing community members to gain a new historic perspective before European settlement, where buffalo roamed and provided for their two legged relative. To continue with providing a new historic perspective, in May Prairie Island Land and Environment department presented Before the Europeans: Dakota Lands of Present Red WingThis presentation was also conducted in downtown Red Wing and hosted by Downtown Main Street Red Wing. This presentation provided the audience with a vision of the nature-related aspects of the Red Wing area; what it was like for those that came before the wave of European settlement. It explored these questions. What natural forces shaped this land? What did the landscape look like? What did it support, and what were the resources that made this land so valuable for the Dakota people that lived here for generations? Goodhue County Health and Human Services hosted a viewing of Dodging Bullets at the Sheldon Theater. This collection of remarkable stories, names Historical Trauma as the unique and insidious part of the genetic code that resilient Native American populations are still finding ways to dodge. Survey results indicated an increase in community members awareness of historic trauma of indigenous community members. Shortly after the viewing the community engaged in an online community conversation about what was presented in the documentary. The Buffalo centric quarterly engagement inspired the next engagement which was traditional brain tanning. Red Wing Shoe Company and SB Foot Tanning, prominent, long standing businesses in Red Wing were brought into the dialogue with the common thread being leather tanning. They provided financial support to bring this learning back to Praire Island. They also engage a number of their employees to learn alongside community members. This exchange has forged a new supportive relationship between Prairie Island and Red Wing Shoe Company who has since used their resources to commercially tan 7 buffalo hides which will be used for the teaching and creation of Pow Wow regalia We expect this relationship will continue and more projects will be supported. The July quarterly engagement centered around Tipi Teachings - This is Home.An indigenous art market was held in Central Park which included a performance from Thomas X, an indigenous HIp Hop artist and Austin Owen, a Prairie Island community member. Community members were led on an art walk viewing elementary students' art installation of over 800 mini canvas created as part of teaching about Mitakuye Owasin - We are all related during their art class period by project facilitators. The community participated in an art project, which involved painting a tipi in Bay Point Park, a place of great significance to our Dakota relatives. This tipi is now cared for and stored by the City of Red Wing and will be used in various community events. Once the tipi was painted the community was invited to Tipi Teachingsin Bay Point Park. Culture bearers shared about Dakota history and other culturally significant topics. All of the engagements formed the content and sentiment of the mural, which was painted on a City owned building in downtown Red Wing. The mural is a wopida to PIIC . A wopida is a sacred sharing of gratitude, a connecting with all beings, including the Great Spirit, through giving thanks. In this sharing our hearts naturally become filled with compassion, love, understanding, forgiveness, joy, happiness and oneness. There has been progress made to acknowledge, heal and provide the Dakota peoples rightful belonging in their homeland. We remain flexible as the organization who holds the project and are willing to allow it to grow and grow. This has been a beautiful project that has met the goals set forth. With a lot of relationship building and many community involvement sessions, our Indigenous relatives are beginning to feel welcome in their homelands. The project outcomes remain the same. Progress is being made towards all of them. This is a long road. The Honoring Dakota project is groundbreaking and leading the country in efforts to truly heal as a community with such a shared history. ",,,"Current funding : Blandin - 81,000 City of Red Wing - 15,000 Mayo Clinic - 4000 Rise Up Red Wing 13,000 City of Red Wing HRC - $1000 Prairie Island Indian Community - Inkind $5000 (Treasure Island rental) Goodhue County - $1000 Continued efforts to apply for grants and funding opportunities including individual giving.. City of Red Wing Racial Equity Planning Funds - Dakota Mural Project 1,000.00 Goodhue County Goodhue County / Honoring Dakota 1,000.00 City of Red Wing Mural to honor Dakota culture (public arts development project) 15,000.00 Goodhue County Health and Human Services Mental & Chemical Health Coalition -AARP Honoring Dakota 30,000.00 Blandin Red Wing Arts' management of the community project ""Honoring Dakota"" and the grant funds. 81,000.00 RiseUp Red Wing 5,000.00 T-Mobile Restricted grant to be used for funding Honoring Dakota project 50,300.00 Red Wing Area Fund Honoring Dakota Mural 30,000.00 S.B. Foot Tanning Prairie Island Brain Tanning 10,000.00 City of Red Wing Honoring Dakota Tipi Teaching Tipi Purchase 2,000.00 ",75900,,"Kirsten Ford, Past Chair Rachel McWithey, Chair Pam Horlitz, Secretary Jerry Olson, Treasurer Susan Forsythe, Governance Maggie Paynter, Governance Leah Buysse, Governance Jason Reding, Finance Lynn Brown, Finance Kris Toegel, Governance; Kirsten Ford, Rachel McWithey, Horlitz Secretary, Jerry Olson, Ian Scheerer, Kris Togel, Leah Buysse, Jason Reding, Lynn Brown ",,"Red Wing Arts",,"Red Wing Arts will facilitate a collaboration beginning the process of healing the historical trauma that divides the Dakota and Red Wing residents. Leaders of the Prairie Island Indian Community, Goodhue County and Red Wing Arts will use the power of the arts to host engagement and cultural education arts experiences that provide space for healing, improved mental health and connection. A mural designed by tribal members will be installed in downtown Red Wing will symbolize this initiative.",,,2022-11-01,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,TBD,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/honoring-dakota,,,, 10025176,"Hoops and Dreams and the Politics of Racial Resistance and Change in Minneapolis: Oral History",2022,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,9533,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",19533,,"Kendall J. Powell, Steven A. Sviggum, Mary A. Davenport, James T. Farnsworth, Douglas A. Huebsch, Ruth E. Johnson, Mike O. Kenyanya, Janie S. Mayeron, David J, McMillan, Darrin M. Rosha, Bo Thao-Urabe, Kodi J. Verhalen",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Institute for Advanced Study)","Public College/University","To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of basketball in and around Minneapolis as a lens onto the issues and dynamics of race/racism, community engagement, politics, unrest, and social change in Minnesota and around the nation.",,"To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of basketball in and around Minneapolis as a lens onto the issues and dynamics of race/racism, community engagement, politics, unrest, and social change in Minnesota and around the nation.",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Douglas,Hartmann,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Institute for Advanced Study)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,6126240835,hartm021@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hoops-and-dreams-and-politics-racial-resistance-and-change-minneapolis-oral-history,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031284,"Housing Justice Archival Exhibit Research",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Andrea M. Satter, Becca Seidel, Isuru Herath, Jennings Mergenthal, Jesse Phenow, Kate Driscoll Derickson, Meixi Ng, Michelle Filkins, Dr. Najaha A. Musse DO, Sangay Taythi, Sarah Degner Riveros, Selena Moon, Wilt Hodges, Anh Thu Pham, Lisa Janette",0.034313725,"East Side Freedom Library","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To research the history of housing inequality and activism in Minnesota in preparation for a future exhibit.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Saengmany,Ratsabout,"East Side Freedom Library","1105 Greenbrier St.","Saint Paul",MN,55106,6512074926,saengmany@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/housing-justice-archival-exhibit-research,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 1341,"HSPF Model Framework Development for the Crow Wing, Redeye, and Long Prairie Rivers Watersheds",2011,99950,,,,,,,,,,,.40,"AQUA TERRA Consultants","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will support construction of three watershed framework models built using the Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF). These executable models will simulate hydrology at the subbasin scale. An HSPF model will be built for each of these major watersheds: Crow Wing River, Redeye River, and Long Prairie River.",,,2011-01-21,2011-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,651-757-2866,chuck.regan@state.mn.us,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hspf-model-framework-development-crow-wing-redeye-and-long-prairie-rivers-watersheds,,,, 10007346,"HVAC Evaluation of Caponi Art Park Archive Storage Areas",2017,8000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",8000,,"Wayne Potratz - President; Lawrence Werner - Vice President; Rhea Benz - Secretary; Kirk Muhlenbruck - Treasurer; Tom Barnard; Cheryl Caponi; Renee Ervasti; Andrew Pimental; Rachel Powers;",,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the museum environment.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,651-454-9412,ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hvac-evaluation-caponi-art-park-archive-storage-areas,,,,0 13217,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Watershed Modeling Phase 2 & Phase 3 for the Crow Wing, Redeye, and Long Prairie Rivers Watersheds",2012,120238,,,,,,,,,,,.44,"Aqua Terra Consultants","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will continue HSPF watershed model construction beyond the initial framework development. The consultant will add representation of point source discharges to the model. The consultant will also compile flow data for the purposes of calibration and validation. Finally, an initial hydrologic calibration will be performed and submitted for approval.",,,2011-09-22,2013-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-watershed-modeling-phase-2-phase-3-crow-wing-red,,,, 13217,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Watershed Modeling Phase 2 & Phase 3 for the Crow Wing, Redeye, and Long Prairie Rivers Watersheds",2013,134980,,,,,,,,,,,.44,"Aqua Terra Consultants","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will continue HSPF watershed model construction beyond the initial framework development. The consultant will add representation of point source discharges to the model. The consultant will also compile flow data for the purposes of calibration and validation. Finally, an initial hydrologic calibration will be performed and submitted for approval.",,,2011-09-22,2013-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-watershed-modeling-phase-2-phase-3-crow-wing-red,,,, 3349,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Framework Development and Resegmentation",2011,214963,,,,,,,,,,,1.12,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete spatial and temporal revisions of 6 Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models, the recalibration and validation of 7 watershed HSPF models, and the revision of the drainage network and point source representation of the Pomme de Terre HSPF model. ",,,2011-07-01,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2866",chuck.regan@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Pomme de Terre River, Red River of the North - Sandhill River, Redwood River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-framework-development-and-resegmentation,,,, 23897,"Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Modeling Minnesota River Basin Resegmentation 2014 ",2014,128887,,,,,,,,,,,0.46,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to extend the existing HSPF models through 2012 in the Chippewa Watershed (07020005) and Hawk-Yellow Medicine Watershed (07020004) to incorporate recent monitoring data to support current MPCA business needs and sediment source investigations.",,,2014-03-24,2014-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles ",Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,"Modeling, Analysis/Interpretation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hydrologic-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-modeling-minnesota-river-basin-resegmentation-20,,,, 10031399,"Hyperspectral Characterization of Toxic Harmful Algal Blooms",2025,399000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04a","$399,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to investigate the use of hyperspectral microscopic imaging to detect harmful algal bloom (HAB) species and toxicity levels in Minnesota lakes that will support the development of HAB early-warning remote sensing tools. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, and is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.99,"U of MN","Public College/University","The project will investigate why, when, and where different species of harmful algal blooms release toxins into the water using hyperspectral microscopic imaging towards developing early warning remote sensing tools.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-07-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ardeshir,Ebtehaj,"U of MN","2 3rd Ave SE #378",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 301-1483",ebtehaj@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/hyperspectral-characterization-toxic-harmful-algal-blooms,,,, 10031097,"IAM Cultural Identity Program",2022,60000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Completion of proposed projects success will evaluate using.. * Asian Indian community in Minnesota will increase their reach to larger audiences. * Larger Minnesota community will have a deeper appreciation of Asian-Indian culture and arts in Minnesota. This will help elevate Asian-Indians heritage and identity. * Asian Indians will have a deeper appreciation and understanding of other BIPOC communities * Increase cross-organizational involvement, collaboration and reach for future projects * Improve overall social impact by improving website and YouTube content, monitoring social media ranking improvements, newsletters subscriptions improvements, Website traffic improvements and reduction on bounce rates","Connect India - We were able to organize a Consular camp as part of Connect India initiative to bring Indian community together. All partner organizations came together for outreach and organizing. This benefitted all Minnesotans - we had Indian Consulate team from Chicago in Minneapolis for a day to offer various consular services like visa, passport, etc.https://conta.cc/3OgmbyZ Non-violence day - https://conta.cc/3VkpIQT https://conta.cc/3GCTucs Exhibit booths at Indiafest - https://conta.cc/3zNbrDx BAM - Durga Puja, which is central to the Fall Cultural Festival in Bengal, has been recognized by UNESCO andinscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021. This list ismaintained in order to ensure better visibility of the intangible cultural heritage and awareness of its significance,and to encourage dialogue which respects cultural diversity. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/durga-puja-inscribed-unesco-representative-list-intangible-cultural-heritage-humanity MMA - Onam is a harvest festival celebrated soon after the monsoon season in Kerala. Celebrating thehomecoming of the beloved King Mahabali, Onam is regarded as the most significant festival of Kerala. Observed duringthe Malayalam month of Chingam, Onam is a ten-day festival that is celebrated by every Keralite irrespective of caste andreligion with great enthusiasm. On Onam celebration day, we will have a sumptuous, luxurious Onasadya! (Keralavegetarian meal). Thereafter we have Kerala onam special performance, a special chendamelam (Kerala drum beat) fromOmakaram team and cultural performances from our community members. MATA - Bonalu- is a cultural festival celebrated in Telangana area in the month of ""July"" and ""August"". Bonam isnothing but a meal or feast to the mother goddess, and the food prepared and served to whole communitynot only from Telangana state but also for everyone. SILC - Activities- SILC planned & ran the Indiafest 2022 Activity booth where we showcased a variety of games and highlighted different aspects of Indian culture. Henna, Face Painting, Chess, Carrom, Minar Game. Hosted a treasure hunt that encouraged attendees to visit various cultural booths and learn more aboutIndia. This was a major success which helped increase people's awareness and appreciation for Indianculture & traditions GSMN - The Navaratri event is a cultural dance festival celebrated with colorful outfits, music, danceand food for nine nights. The festival brings many diverse groups and communities together toparticipate and celebrate our culture.; This report is since our interim report. This is for year 2023. Our main events were IndiaFest 2023 and Dhanyawad Volunteer Appreciation event 2023. Both these events reflect the 50th anniversary celebration, IndiaFest was attended by 20,000 people at the State Capitol Grounds. Metro Transit is a partner and provides 6000 rides so people from all over the Twin cities can attend this FREE event and learn about Indian arts, culture, traditions and heritage and of course some scrumptious food. We have 30 performances by hundreds of artists, both professional and amateurs. The MHC grant allows up to pay for some of those artists. IF is attended by many elected officials from both sides of the aisle and is a very enjoyable day full of fun and activities. It is the best way to Experience India in One day! It is a well publicized event. We are are interviewed in various TV channels and Newspapers. The artists get a lot of visibility through this event. Most local artists in MN have always performed in Indiafest over several years. distinguished by certain characteristics that make them unique and attractive: Celebration: festivals like IndiaFest are occasions of celebration, where people come together to enjoy, have fun and share experiences. Diversity: IndiaFest encompasses a wide range of activities and artistic expressions, ranging from music, dance, comedy and theatre to gastronomy and folk traditions. Participation: IndiaFest actively involves the community and participants through attendance, interaction and participation in various activities. Festive atmosphere: IF has a VERY festive and joyful atmosphere, where people can enjoy live music, visual performances and exciting activities. Cultural identity: IndiaFest and Dhayawad is rooted in the cultural identity of a community or region, and serve to preserve and promote its traditions and heritage. We were able to have our year-end Gratitude event Dhanyawaad where we bring in local artists/musicians. 250 people attended the event. This increases visibility for the artists and Indian Music and also increases IAM membership and brings new people into IAM and engages them to serve the community. The events spans all generations and provides tremendous joy to many through music and dance. This event was all over social media an the artists were well marketed. This has also resulted in new engagements for the artists. 2023 was IAM's 50th anniversary. The Dhanyawad event gave the Indian community and its artists visibility to the greater Minnesota art culture. ",,,"MSAB Grant from 2022 MRAC grant from 2022 Dr Dash Foundation Donation Memberships",57735,,"Suyash Jain Tanwi Prigge Meena Bharti Prinesh Patel Sayali Amarapurkar Srividya Guhan Vaidyanathan Rupali Gupta Sidhu Saladi Jayachandra Raju Swapna Haldar aka Sengupta Snehashish Ghosh Swati Agarwal Vineet Pandey Ojaswini Thodupunoori Shashi Palani Sunitha Pillai Shivangi Pandey; Tanwi Prigge President Meena Bharti Vice President Mangala Acharya Secretary Mukund Kulkarni Treasurer Sayali Amarapurkar Sunitha Pillai Shivangi Pandey Rupali Gupta Swapna Sengupta Priya Gupta Ram Rajagopalan Mihir Madhaparia Gira Vibhakar Sohini Sarkar Puja Gaur Manoj Voona Hasmukh Patel Shruti Joshi Ramala Hasanali Mish Sen",,"India Association of MN",,"The goal of this project is to provide opportunities for India Association of Minnesota (IAM) to empower Asian Indian community in Minnesota to build intercultural identity amplify Asian Indian arts, culture, and heritage for benefit of all Minnesotans provide education and outreach to all Minnesotans so as to increase the depth and breadth of understanding about cultural diversity and inclusion in Minnesota. ",,,2022-03-01,2023-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/iam-cultural-identity-program,,,, 36662,"Identifying Best Management Practices and Barriers to Adoption",2017,58000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(c) ",,"- Estimated 156 CNMPs/Feedlot Projects and CNMPs - 3,120 pounds of phosphorus per year - 10,140 pounds of nitrogen per year - Eliminate backlog of farmers waiting for CNMP","Contracted with Freshwater Society to plan and faciliate outreach meeting, and draft report. Key takeaways include: Take-aways from the Agriculture and Groundwater Report at the EOT SWCD retreat. 1.Education and outreach to non-farmers. Need to better tell the story of practices implemented by farmers and some of the challenges they face. 2.Field days and tours are needed to promote practices. Showcase where practices are proven to work in our area. 3.Need to facilitate peer to peer learning/sharing opportunities. 4.Education and information on new technologies and how to make sense of information or data from them. 5.SWCD should invest time in forming new partnerships with co-ops, agronomists etc. 6.Research needs to be conducted on local levels 7.Financial incentives or having trial equipment available to reduce the financial risk of making changes. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of this project is to identify effective irrigation and nutrient management best management practices and technologies and the barriers that prevent irrigators, producers, and other agricultural partners from adopting them in Otter Tail County. The primary goal is to reduce nitrate in areas where groundwater is susceptible to contamination as mapped by The Minnesota Department of Health by identifying effective BMPs and addressing the barriers to their adoption.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Underhill,"Otter Tail, East SWCD",,,,,"218-346-4260 x 120",ben.underhill@eotswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Bois de Sioux River, Buffalo River, Chippewa River, Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mustinka River, Otter Tail River, Pomme de Terre River, Redeye River, Sauk River, Wild Rice River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/identifying-best-management-practices-and-barriers-adoption,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 10034128,"Ignite! Increasing fundraising capacity in order to empower youth voices and ignite real change",2024,31108,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Stephani Atkins (Board Chair), Kim Gualtieri (Treasurer), Dan Ajak, Cornelius Rish, LaTwanna Williams",,StoryArk,,"StoryArk will hire nonprofit management experts who have a history of working with BIPOC led cultural organizations to develop new systems and processes and train Executive Director, Board, and staff, in 1) grant seeking, writing, and reporting; 2) creating strong evaluation measures; 3) building capacity and fundraising ability.",,,2024-04-10,2025-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Meghan,Bridges,,,,,,"(763) 200-7360",mbridges@storyark.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ignite-increasing-fundraising-capacity-order-empower-youth-voices-and-ignite-real-change,,,, 10034112,"Images of Africa (film series)",2024,154000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Paola Nu?ez Obetz (Chair), Jim Gerlich (Treasurer), Robert Silberman (Secretary), Melodie Bahan, Dianne Brennan, Fransis Ecclesiaste, Jacob Frey, Lili Hall, Zach McMillan, Abdi Mohamed, Kelly Palmer, Christopher Schout, Susan Smoluchowski, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Marcello Valdes",,"Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul",,"This project is for a new film initiative, ""Images of Africa,"", that will regularly feature films from African regions, particularly those with the most significant representation in Minnesota. Images of Africa will put a spotlight on the African experience, storytelling, and contributions of a range of artists, most especially filmmakers, from African communities. This series will be showcased at The Main Cinema in Minneapolis, MSP Film's home venue, as well as other Twin Cities locations, including the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis.",,,2024-05-15,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Susan,Smolouchowski,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/images-africa-film-series,,,, 10000516,"Implement elements of the Visitor Center Interpretive Concept Plan at Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2011,75000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in park visits over time. The 2014 annual report will compare park visit growth from 2010 (pre-construction) to 2012 (post-construction)","The park visits increased from 459,500 in 2010 (pre-construction) to 594,200 in 2012 (post-construction), adding 84,700 visits.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Lebanon Regional Park, implement elements of the Visitor Center Interpretive Concept Plan to engage, educate, inform and encourage stewardship and preservation.",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/implement-elements-visitor-center-interpretive-concept-plan-lebanon-hills-regional-park,,,, 10000517,"Implement signage improvements throughout the County's regional parks and trails",2011,144987,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in park/trail visits over time. The 2014 annual report will compare park/trail visit growth from 2010 (pre-construction) to 2012 (post construction).","The project was successfully completed. The park visits increased from 932,900 in 2010 (pre-construction) to 1,034,000 in 2012 (post-construction), adding 101,100 visits.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"County-wide signage improvements at all regional parks and trails.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/implement-signage-improvements-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and-trails,,,, 10031436,"Implementing Innovative Techniques to Manage Low-Density Invasive Carp",2025,634000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06c","$634,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to implement new and innovative methods and to enhance ongoing efforts to detect, monitor, and remove invasive carp and to evaluate watershed boundaries for potential breaches to avoid invasive carp establishment in Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.7,"MN DNR","State Government","This project will enhance the current program, integrating new invasive carp control and detection methods to monitor and remove invasive carp to avoid establishment in Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Nerbonne,"MN DNR","1200 Warner Road","St. Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 259-5789",brian.nerbonne@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/implementing-innovative-techniques-manage-low-density-invasive-carp,,,, 21743,"Improved Rapid Forest Ecosystem and Habitat Inventory",2014,262000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 03g","$262,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate a new approach to forest inventory, based on statewide forest inventory and analysis (FIA) data.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,262000,,,4.88,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesota has 15.9 million acres of forest land managed by a variety of county, state and federal agencies, and private landowners for timber production, wildlife habitat, and ecological considerations. Forest managers rely on inventory data to make effective planning and management decisions. Because forests are continually changing through natural and human processes, forest inventory data is periodically updated. However, doing so is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor and, as a result, much of Minnesota’s forest inventory data is currently out of date. This appropriation is being used by scientists at the University of Minnesota to evaluate an innovative approach to forest inventory using existing statewide Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data that could help reduce costs, expedite future updates, and improve overall usability.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_03g.pdf,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Alan,Ek,"U of MN","2004 Folwell Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-3400",aek@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improved-rapid-forest-ecosystem-and-habitat-inventory,,,, 14377,"Improving Water Quality Within the City of Wadena",2012,82950,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(g) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the second year are for community partners grants to local units of government for: (1) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (2) installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Local government unit staff and administration costs may be used as a match.","Project Outputs: Rain Barrels Rain Gardens Grassed Waterway/Swale Tree Plantings Education and Outreach ","Provided technical and engineering assistance to county organizations for the installation of the rain gardens and retention basin at the County Fairgrounds. Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. was contracted through the county to provide engineering assistance. The SWCD also provided technical assistance for development of planting plans for the rain gardens. The Wadena SWCD provided technical assistance and support for distribution and installation of 187 rain barrels in the city of Wadena. ",,20887,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",82950,2000,"Melvin Kinnunen; Nancy Benson; Ken Berg; Marvin Runyan; Tom Schulz;",0.13,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","As the City of Wadena is being re-built after an EF4 tornado, it has become evident that more needs to be done to reduce runoff by retaining or diverting stormwater. The purpose of this project is to provide subgrants to citizens to install various conservation practices on their properties including grassed waterways, rain gardens and tree plantings. Through this subgrant program the citizens of Wadena will have a greater understanding of the importance of stormwater management. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","4 Alfres St. NE",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-3195 x3",darren.newville@mn.nacdnet.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improving-water-quality-within-city-wadena,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service;","Nicole Clapp",No 10031440,"Improving Agricultural Ecosystems through Autonomous Weed Control",2025,978000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07c","$978,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the West Central Research and Outreach Center at Morris to develop green hydrogen- and solar-powered autonomous mowers to remove weeds in row crop fields and improve agricultural ecosystems through reduction of herbicide and fossil fuel use. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,11.09,"U of MN","Public College/University","Autonomous robots, powered by green hydrogen and solar power, designed to remove weeds in row crop fields can improve agricultural ecosystems with reduced herbicide application and fossil fuel use.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Eric,Buchanan,"U of MN","46352 State Hwy. 329",Morris,MN,56267,"(320) 589-1711",buch0123@morris.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/improving-agricultural-ecosystems-through-autonomous-weed-control,,,, 10009970,"Individual Artist Project Grant",2020,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","With my proven track record of film festival and international distribution, I picture ""The Hunter"" as an ambassador for Duluth's film community. The NYC and LA talent that I bring to Duluth for ""The Hunter"" will take word of the film community in Duluth back to the film production capitals. The names and work of the cast and crew of ""The Hunter"" will be introduced to film makers and enthusiasts throughout the world. This in turn will lead to more work for our local and regional talent - some outside Duluth, but perhaps also outside filmmakers bringing their work to Duluth using local talent. My successful completion of a second full-length narrative film will also spur other local filmmakers to aspire to similar accomplishments. (I know the aspirations driven by my work are real because I have been involved with the local Arrowhead Filmmakers Co-op, where those local filmmakers are part of the collaborative team which helps me with this work.) Because they will get to work and interact with the cast and crew, both the financial and in-kind donors may come to feel close to the cast and crew on ""The Hunter"" and will then possibly offer donations to other future work. .Ultimately, I think the community of Duluth as a whole also benefits. There are many studies showing that a community that shares and interacts with arts and culture is a healthier community, using the creativity gained through the arts to solve other problems. This is work that Duluth can be proud of!I divide accomplishments and outcomes of this work into two categories: those pertaining (1) to personal artistic ambition and (2) to worldwide audience impact. Addressing the audience of the finished film is an easier matter: I project that more people in more places will see and discuss my work. I don't hope or dream that they will all love it, but objective quantitative statistics on DVD purchases, online streaming numbers, festival attendance rosters, and frequency of online critique will provide ample information on how the work ""succeeded"" externally. Although the internal artistic effect is harder to measure, I believe that I will be able to personally assess whether the final film has provided a meaningful emotional and intellectual experience. I also look to the critique of trusted collaborators as to how they read the experience of this artwork. Finally, I value and heed the qualitative feedback I receive online from audience members who take time to respond to my work. Your confidence that I can complete this new work can be based on two objective factors:.(1) my track record with ""In Winter,"" my freshman full-length film making effort and (2) the progress I have already made with this new project. ""In Winter"" demonstrated my ability to assemble a team around my artistic vision and then bring the project to a successful completion. It is almost unheard of for a first feature narrative by an unknown director to screen around the world, receive critical acclaim, and generate distribution royalties. I then used that accomplishment to jump-start my second full-length narrative film. With a working draft of ""The Hunter"" already on paper, my cast and crew are largely locked in, with enthusiastic commitments from both previous team members and new known MN, LA and NYC talent. That draft also helped drive a successful crowdfunding campaign with support from approximately 50 private donors who believe in my work and gave anywhere from $25 to $1500. My personal definition of success for this work is simple and complicated at the same time: ""The Hunter"" will be a success if it has beauty, power and integrity. This statement of success requires that I define these three words ""Beauty"" exhibits freshness, originality and thoughtfulness in the presentation and composition of an organic visual experience. ""Power"" in a film shows us a living, breathing world where we are touched emotionally and intellectually; it eschews the superficial, reaching for universal and core hu","Our goals were divided into external audience responses after release and my internal assessments of quality and success. We cannot comment on worldwide response at this time as we are in the middle of post-production and have yet to release the film. That said, reactions from colleagues and interested parties who have viewed various rough cuts tally with the sorts of impressions that we were striving to obtain from our audience. Additionally, the director and core creators of the project are very pleased with both the cinematic quality of the material and raw footage, as well as the way in which the current rough assemblies are capturing the content, themes and affective experiences that we intended to create. This sentiment is echoed by the actors and crew who worked on the film, who found their on-set experiences educational and rewarding and were excited to see their performances woven into the rough cuts.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,"Other,local or private",4000,,,,"Alexander P. Gutterman",Individual,"Individual Artist Project Grant",,"The Hunter - locally based feature narrative film exploring timeless themes in a contemporary idiom.",2019-10-07,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Gutterman,"Alexander P. Gutterman",,,MN,,"(218) 349-9610",ancienneecole1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Lake, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-project-grant-1,"Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Roxann Berglund: musician; Serenity Schoonover: writer; Esther Piszczek: mixed media and visual artist, arts instructor.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2 21485,"Individual Artist",2014,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","A well attended capstone where I will speak with attendees about my vision for the work and their reaction to viewing the images. Offer a workshop on Digital Single lens Reflex camera usage. Offer a workshop in the Zone System Technique of Black and White Photography.Did I fulfill my goal and vision of 15 quality images? Guest book at the gallery and registration numbers for the workshops will provide data.","The capstone event was well attended and I spoke with attendees at the reception about my vision for the work and their reaction to viewing the images.",,3500,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Loretta Verbout",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"The North Shore in black and white, exhibit at Mantorville Art Guild Gallery and Studio",2013-09-01,2014-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Loretta,Verbout,"Loretta Verbout",,,MN,,"(507) 269-6784 ",verbout@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-17,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright, songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance, literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer, public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: visual artist, former business director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist, former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician, general manager City of Rochester Music Department; Deb Wasmund: visual artist, coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.",,No 11622,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,1960,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased individual artist learning activities and exposure throughout the region.",,,700,"Other, local or private",2660,,,,"Douglas Wolff",Individual,"To produce photo prints and frame them for display",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Wolff,,,,MN,,"(218) 639-8051",doug@wolffimages.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-4,,,, 11249,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","Increased individual artist learning activities and exposure throughout the region.",,,450,"Other, local or private",1700,,,,"Sue Rocheford",Individual,"Honing artistic skills by taking watercolor classes with accomplished watercolorist David Rickert",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Rocheford,,,,MN,,"(612) 385-9657",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-0,,,, 11262,"Individual Artist Grant",2010,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased individual artist learning activities and exposure throughout the region.",,,1650,"Other, local or private",3650,,,,"Kent N. Scheer",Individual,"Funds to incentivize participation by regional artists to participate in displaying metal sculptures in his Sculpture Walk in Wadena",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Scheer,,,,MN,,"(218) 631-3084",rscheer@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-grant-1,,,, 26518,"Individual Artist",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The film's premiere will impact 70 Northfield youth and a diverse audience of up to 120 Southeastern Minnesota residents who will learn by viewing the film how youth can effect change. Subsequently, the film will be screened for other audiences interested in my filmmaking method and/or the film's content.Premiere: Questionnaire on audience background and reaction to the film. (Responses will assess the premiere and guide future screenings/marketing.) Interview youths who worked on the film to gauge the project’s effects on them. Online/in-person surveys of other viewers.",,,2000,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Cecilia M. Cornejo",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"With the Skateboarders",2014-06-03,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cecilia,Cornejo,"Cecilia M. Cornejo",,,MN,,"(507) 222-7419 ",andamioazul@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-20,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26519,"Individual Artist",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The notion/label senior especially when located in a senior center carries the connotation of lesser quality, not serious art. Through effective marketing, I would like to change this perception, so that more members of the community would come to the Northfield Senior Citizens Gallery with the sole purpose of viewing art.I win use a brief survey distributed via email to members of the Northfield Arts Guild and the Senior Center at two points during this project year, toward the beginning of the year, and after the project exhibit. A hard copy of this survey will also be available in the Northfield Senior Center Gallery before and during the exhibit period.","My skill as an artist was enhanced by expanding my sensitivity to connections between words and visual images. A more measurable sub-goal was the creation of new work that combined words and images in an artistically successful way. I created four complex memoir artist-books and boxes, two poem collages and 18 new prints. Audience reaction showed that others responded to the work on an emotional level.",,2000,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Patricia A. Dew",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"Integrating Visual and Verbal Imagery",2014-04-05,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Dew,"Patricia A. Dew",,,MN,,"(507) 663-7900 ",patsy.dew@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-21,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26527,"Individual Artist",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All communities in Minnesota have pet dogs and cats which can lead to over population and homeless animals. All of the animals to be painted will be from Minnesota. The public will be invited to see the SAFE Sanctuary portraits at the Owatonna Art Center and at the SAFE Sanctuary Annual Event.Onsite data collection will be used. A comment book will remain at the Owatonna Art Center exhibit; the public will be invited to leave comments about their experience and direct interaction with the SAFE Sanctuary Portraits. I will be able to talk to the public about the paintings at the reception.","The public was invited to see the SAFE sanctuary portraits, then the paint a portrait of your pet class was a huge success. The opening reception and demonstration opened the exhibit.",,2650,"Other, local or private",5650,,,,"Julie M. Fakler",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"SAFE Sanctuary Portraits",2014-04-03,2015-02-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Julie M. Fakler",,,MN,,"(507) 210-6027 ",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-22,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26546,"Individual Artist",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The capstone, which will expose listeners to a premiere of a work for wind quintet, will draw a varied audience of at least 224 residents of Southeastern Minnesota. An additional school performance of the work will reach and impact at least 200 Southeast Minnesota students.We will ask audience members attending the capstone to complete a short survey asking for hometown information, whether they've ever experienced a premiere performance of a wind quintet work before, and a rating of the quality of the experience.","Shared a newly-created work for woodwind quintet with a broad audience in Northfield, thereby allowing them to experience music created for and performed by this type of chamber ensemble.",,3210,"Other, local or private",6210,,,,"Timothy J. Mahr",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"A Mythological Suite for Woodwind Quintet",2014-06-01,2015-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Mahr,"Timothy J. Mahr",,,MN,,"(507) 786-3285 ",mahr@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-26,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26552,"Individual Artist",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Three performances (including capstone) will be free and accessible to the public, reaching 900 people, live and archived streams will draw in 100-300 more. Visits to 4 schools will reach and involve 800 kids who may not know anything about operetta.With a survey we will count how many people attend the capstone performance, learn where they are from, and what they know about operetta. We will count students at the schools and have a Q and A with them after the performance to assess success.","By offering three free performances of the operetta in a well-known and easily-accessible venue and by offering two free elementary school performances by our Commedia dell Arte troupe we were able to reach and attract many students of all ages, Northfield area residents, and seniors who would otherwise find the distance to the Twin Cities or the price of traditional lyric theater tickets prohibitive.",,7095,"Other, local or private",10095,,,,"Jim McKeel",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"Fabrizio's Comet: Composition and World-Premiere",2014-04-07,2014-10-27,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,McKeel,"Jim McKeel",,,MN,,"(507) 646-3213 ",hager@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-27,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 26592,"Individual Artist",2014,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project I expect to present additional performances of my work within the region at various venues, thus providing access to participation by more Minnesotans to high-quality events that feature original work created by Minnesota artists.I intend to track and report attendance at the capstone event, bookings produced, website hits, CDs sold (the manufacturing of which is not part of this project), downloads, etc. Capstone concert attendees will be asked to sign a guest book and share their thoughts about the event.","I expected to present additional performances of my work within the region and various venues, thus providing access to high-quality events that feature original work created by Minnesota artists.",,2000,"Other, local or private",5000,,,,"Steven J. Schmidt",Individual,"Individual Artist",,"The Road song collection",2014-04-07,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"Steven J. Schmidt",,,MN,,"(507) 328-2201 ",sjschmidt.guitar@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-29,"Judy Hickey: Board Children's Dance Theatre; Bill Hoy: playwright, songwriter; David Kassler: musician; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Joan Sween: novelist columnist, playwright; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Sandy Thompson: Development Director Rochester Art Center; Gary Tollers: musician; Emily Urness: columnist, literary editor Rochester Post Bulletin; Tom Willis: visual artist.","Kjellgren Alkire: art faculty Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Words Players Theatre; Julie Fakler: Edication Coordinator Paradise Center for the Arts; Larry Gorrell: former dean Saint Mary's University; Teresa Kauffmann: public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes 30768,"Individual Artist Study",2015,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","It will build relationships with members of groups that have been underserved by the arts. By attending this camp, I will become a better musician and have more opportunities to play for various groups in my community. If I expose more people to the arts, I can ask more people to join arts programs and encourage others to do the same. To measure the success of this goal, I will keep track of any increases/decreases in participation, especially by teens in underprivileged groups in my community (i.e. homeschooled, minority race), in certain arts such as school band, choir, and orchestra, community orchestra and band, and school and community musicals since I have many connections with those groups through the arts.","There were 69 students participating and around 300 people at the main concerts. About 150 people were at the chamber concert. I learned how to play better in an orchestra and how to blend my sound with the group.",,65,"Other, local or private",565,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Individual Artist Study",,"Southwest Minnesota String Festival",2015-07-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Lyon, Scott, Anoka, Polk, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Beltrami, Washington, Ramsey, Olmsted, Carver, Renville, Rice, Wright, Winona, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-study-12,"Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra, retired orchestra teacher; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Cindy Demers: visual art teacher; Reggie Gorter: vocal and dance instructor; John Voit: high school band director, theatre.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts board, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former HS English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Olson: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;",, 30854,"Individual Artist - Emerging",2015,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","This project will increase opportunities, particularly for people ages 50 and older. It will reduce barriers by serving residents in the retirement community who will not have to leave the campus to attend the presentation. I will have a guest book and hand out notecards at the talk so people can write down their musical memories. I will write a post about the collected responses on my blog along with a recording of my talk, also the Vintage Band Festival website to reach a wider audience. I will track the blog post page views.","My project increased the number of quality arts opportunities in the Northfield area, particularly for people ages 50 and older. I also reduced barriers to participating by scheduling my presentations at a local retirement center and at the Northfield Senior Center, both ADA-accessible venues.",,2000,"Other, local or private",2500,,,,"Joy E. Riggs",Individual,"Individual Artist - Emerging",,"Finding My Musical Family",2015-04-01,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Riggs,"Joy E. Riggs",,,MN,,"(507) 663-1646 ",writerjoyriggs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/individual-artist-emerging-3,"Scott Anderson: musician; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner;Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator",, 10596,"Institutional Support",2011,51980,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","To assure CLIMB's continued existence. To secure funding to serve preschool children with theater-integrated programming. To secure funding to produce and present ""Dorothy and the High Horse"" in schools where 35% or more of the students are on free or reduced fee lunches.",,,975829,"Other, local or private",1027809,,,,"CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2010-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 13",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-127,,,, 10073,"Institutional Support",2010,51980,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Assure CLIMB's continued existence. Secure funding to serve preschool children with theater-integrated programming. Secure funding to produce and present ""Dorothy and the High Horse"" in schools where 35% or more of the students are on free or reduced-fee lunches.",,,1161809,"Other, local or private",1213789,,,,"CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","General operating support",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 13",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/institutional-support-9,,,, 10031398,"Integrated Population Modeling for Trumpeter Swans",2025,180000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03bb","$180,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to compile and use all available data to model historical population abundance and estimate future population dynamics of Minnesota trumpeter swans.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.16,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will compile all available data for Minnesota Trumpeter Swans and use these sources to model historical population abundance and predict future population dynamics.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Todd,Arnold,"U of MN","135 Skok Hall, 2003 Upper Buford Circle University of Minnesota","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-2220",arnol065@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrated-population-modeling-trumpeter-swans,,,, 29746,"Integrating Geological Research into Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Models",2015,99998,,,,,,,,,,,.35,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models simulate sediment erosion and transport, however these models periodically need to be adjusted to be consistent with the most recent sources of information regarding sediment distribution and loading rates. The goal of this project is to refine the sediment source partitioning and simulation in the Minnesota River basin using all relevant available sources of information. The project will support Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report development, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) scenarios in the Minnesota River basin.",,"Watonwan River WatershedRedwood River WatershedMinnesota River - Yellow Medicine River WatershedMinnesota River - Mankato WatershedCottonwood River Watershed",2015-03-16,2015-10-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville",,"Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrating-geological-research-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-models,,,, 31191,"Integrating Geo Research into Sedmiment Representation of Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) Models - Phase 2",2015,100000,,,,,,,,,,,0.38,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models, which simulate flow and pollutant transport, need to be refined to be consistent with the most recent external sources of land use, hydrologic response, and surface flow attributions. The primary goal of this work is to refine the hydrologic calibration in the Minnesota River basin.",,"Watonwan River WatershedMinnesota River - Yellow Medicine River WatershedMinnesota River - Mankato WatershedLower Minnesota River WatershedLe Sueur River WatershedCottonwood River WatershedChippewa River WatershedBlue Earth River Watershed",2015-07-06,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Charles,Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/integrating-geo-research-sedmiment-representation-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-h,,,, 10030951,"Interstate Valley Creek Streambank Stabilization and Stormwater BMP Project",2024,585000,"Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (b)","(b) $8,500,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","3 streambank stabilization projects and 3 large scale stormwater best management practices will be installed along Interstate Valley Creek to reduce total suspended solids (TSS) by 284 tons/year and phosphorus (TP) by 270 lbs/year.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Bruce Johnson, Jayne Hager Dee, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller",0.227011494,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,," This project will install streambank stabilization practices as well as stormwater BMPs to reduce stormwater volume along Interstate Valley Creek (IVC) in Mendota Heights to benefit both IVC and the Mississippi River. The projects have been identified and prioritized through the watershed-wide IVC Stabilization and Volume Reduction Study and are clearly targeted in the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization's (LMRWMO) Watershed Management Plan. Interstate Valley Creek drains through a steep ravine with a highly urbanized watershed that was developed without stormwater management and volume control practices. The area has limited access and has substantial active bank erosion, carrying sediment to the Mississippi River, which is impaired for total suspended solids (TSS). The project will also reduce E-coli from reaching IVC, addressing that impairment. The project includes three large scale streambank stabilization practices using rock toe stabilization and native vegetation bioengineering. It also includes three large scale stormwater bioretention and weir creation projects to reduce in-stream erosion and address the root causes of erosion: excess stormwater volume and peak flows. The six projects (shown in the attached graphic) will reduce total suspended solids (TSS) by 284 tons/year and phosphorus (TP) by 270 lbs/year. Interstate Valley Creek runs through Valley Park in Mendota Heights which is a regional amenity and signature natural area within the watershed. The Park is receiving significant investment from both the City and Dakota County in separate adjacent natural areas restoration projects as well as upgrading of the trail along the stream corridor to be part of the new Dakota County River to River Greenway. The project will be completed in partnership with the City of Mendota Heights, Dakota County, and the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization. ",2024-02-09,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Watson,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7777,brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/interstate-valley-creek-streambank-stabilization-and-stormwater-bmp-project,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10034018,Interwoven,2024,321964,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Nicole Cameli (Chair), Komal Bansal, Jazmine Darden, Carolina Dufault, Charmaine Harris, Katy Kolbeck, Julianne Laue (Secretary), John Lee, Hawley Mathieson, Louise Miltich (Treasurer), Gene Sieve (Vice Chair), Rob Sleezer, Megan Tuetken, Rachel Walker","0.05 FTE, 0.12 FTE","The Works Museum",,"The Works Museum will design, fabricate, and install a new exhibit with partners from Minnesota's East African, Hmong, and Latinx communities that forwards elementary education goals and celebrates Minnesota's rich cultural diversity.",,,2024-02-26,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Marissa,Woodruff,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/interwoven,,,, 10000214,"Inver Grove Heights - Stormwater",2018,296052,"MS Section 446A.073","Point Source Implementation Grant Program","Contributes to meeting TMDL wasteload allocation requirement","Contributes to meeting TMDL wasteload allocation requirement",,74013,"City funds",,,,,"Inver Grove Heights, City of",,"Construct stormwater management basin to meet TMDL wasteload allocation",,,2017-08-21,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Freeman,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority","332 Minnesota Street, Suite W820","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 259-7465",jeff.freeman@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Public Facilities Authority ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/inver-grove-heights-stormwater,,,, 10031184,"Inver Grove Heights School History",2024,7900,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",7900,,"Carrie Lounsberry, Jake Klingner, Sarah Larsen, Sherry Warrick, Shana Dukes, Darcie Pierson, Liz Niemioja",0.073529412,"Inver Grove Heights Public Schools (ISD #199)","K-12 Education",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to research the history of the Inver Grove Heights school district, in preparation for a future exhibit.",2024-07-01,2025-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Dave,Bernhardson,"Inver Grove Heights Public Schools (ISD #199)","2990 80th Street East","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,6513067808,bernhardsond@isd199.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/inver-grove-heights-school-history,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2025,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2023, Regular Session, CHAPTER 40—Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2023: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ",,,,,,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2024,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2023, Regular Session, CHAPTER 40—Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2023: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","From 2014-2024, the University of Minnesota-Extension Irrigation Specialist Position has completed 212 educational events (presentations, workshops, field days), published 38 blogs/podcasts, and submitted 14 peer-reviewed journal articles to engage over 11,000 farmers, crop consultants, and co-op dealers. This work is in cooperation with 42 local units of government (LGUs). ",,,,123887,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2023,135000,"M.L. 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2021: (g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ",,,,,149599,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2022,135000,"M.L. 2021, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2021: (g) $135,000 the first year and $135,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.   "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number offarmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of irrigators participating in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs Number of irrigation best management practices (BMPs) revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","From 2014-2022, the University of Minnesota-Extension Irrigation Specialist Position has completed over 180 educational events (presentations, workshops, field days), published 26 blogs/podcasts, and submitted 9 peer-reviewed journal articles to engage over 10,000 farmers, crop consultants, and co-op dealers. This work is in cooperation with 20 local units of government (LGUs). About 500 irrigators, managing about 100,000 irrigator acres, participated in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs (irrigation clinics, irrigation field days, nitrogen management conference). At least 250 irrigators access daily evapotranspiration weather information for water management. In FY21: 3 sets of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Early season irrigation water management (Link to blog) Crop water use and irrigation timing (Link to blog) Irrigation and nutrient management (Link to blog) Checklist for winterizing your irrigation system (2020) Predicting the last irrigation for corn and soybeans in central Minnesota (2020) How to ensure efficient crop irrigation management (2020) Interested in upgrading your irrigation system? Cost-share program available to irrigators in 19 Minnesota counties (2022) Other notable deliverables from this position: Developed a new two-day training to cover new irrigation technology, nitrogen management, and water management “Minnesota Irrigators Program” Participants that complete the course and are MAWQCP certified are eligible for Irrigation Water Management endorsement Irrigation scheduling references and BMPs (2020) Statewide Irrigation Soils map and Survey (2020) GIS Irrigability Data Layer (2020) Has developed an Extension publication “Irrigation Best Management Practices for Minnesota”. The publication is currently under review (2022) Precision Irrigation Cost-Share $1.2M in state funds used to leverage $3,510,000 funds from the USDA NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) 33 partners provide financial and technical support for precision irrigation to irrigators (USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS), soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs), institutes of education, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, state agencies, irrigator's associations, and businesses) 5-year project First opened for applications May 2022 and a second round of cost-share closed December 16, 2022. ",,,,120963,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2021,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, CHAPTER 2--S.F. No. 3, Article 2","M.L. 2019: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water qualityspecialist through University of Minnesota Extension. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number offarmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of irrigators participating in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs Number of irrigation best management practices (BMPs) revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for a summary. ",,,,156511,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2020,150000,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, CHAPTER 2--S.F. No. 3, Article 2","M.L. 2019: (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for a regional irrigation water quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number offarmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of irrigators participating in Clean Water funded irrigation management programs Number of irrigation best management practices (BMPs) revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ","In 2015-2020: About 7,100 farmers, crop consultants, and co-op dealers participated in 118 educational events (presentations,workshops, field days) 20 local government unit partners are involved in irrigation water quality protection 500 irrigators, managing about 100,000 acres, participated in Clean Water Fund supported irrigation management programs (irrigation clinics, irrigation field days, nitrogen management conference) In 2020: About 250 irrigators accessed daily evapotranspiration weather information for water management Three new irrigation best management practices were revised, developed and promoted online ",,,,175441,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2019,110000,"M.L. 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2017: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,128267,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2018,110000,"M.L. 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2017: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,68479,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2017,110000,"M.L. 2015, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2015: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Irrigation specialist: Joshua Stamper FY14-15:  The University of Minnesota-Extension Irrigation Specialist Position completed 42 presentations, workshops and other educational events attended by approximately 2,300 farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers. Worked in cooperation with 8 local units of government (LGUs). FY16-17: 44 education and outreach activities were completed involving approximately 2,700participants. Cooperation continues with 8 LGUs. New irrigation scheduling references and BMPs are under development which will lead to greater irrigation BMP adoption. Dakota County Irrigation Scheduling Program focused on providing technical advice to irrigators about irrigation water management tools that matched their irrigation management. Surveyed irrigators and determined that there is significant interest in collecting in-season irrigation water sampling to credit nitratesthat are in irrigation water sample. Completed: Revision of irrigation water management publications Statewide Irrigation Soils map and Survey GIS Irrigability Data Layer YouTube Videos (easily accessible educational materials) Irrigation specialist Dr. Vasu Sharma started July 1, 2018   ",,,,53790,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2016,110000,"M.L. 2015, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 3","M.L. 2015: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,149424,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2015,110000,"M.L. 2013, Chapter 137, Article 2, Sec. 3","M.L. 2013: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted "," Number of presentations, workshops and other educational events hosted each year and the number of farmers, crop consultants and co-op dealers that attend (96 events / 395 participants) Number of local units of government participating in irrigator outreach and education activities (8) Number of partners collaborating on the development of new irrigation scheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely (6) Information will be collected via personal conversations, interviews, focus groups or surveys for these performance measures. Number of irrigation BMPs revised, developed, and promoted Number of BMPs adopted ",,,,139361,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10024600,"Irrigation Water Quality Protection",2014,110000,"M.L. 2013, Chapter 137, Article 2, Sec. 3","M.L. 2013: (h) $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year are to provide funding for a regional irrigationwater quality specialist through University of Minnesota Extension. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ","Please see the most recent fiscal year for up to date information. ",,,,28945,,,,,"Public College/University","Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems. Dr. Vasu Sharma Irrigation Extension Specialist vasudha@umn.edu University of Minnesota 439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108-6028 ","Irrigation of nitrogen demanding row crops (such as corn, potatoes and edible beans) is a major potential source of nitrate in groundwater especially in the areas with coarse-textured (sandy) soils such as those commonly found in central Minnesota. The number of irrigation permits is currently at an all-time high. Water management and nitrogen fertilizer strategies must be managed together. Many farmers, particularly those newly implementing irrigation, would benefit from increased education on irrigation and nitrogen best management practices (BMPs). The absence of an Irrigation Specialist was identified as a critical need by the irrigation community and other ag stakeholders. During the 2011 Forum on Minnesota Irrigated Agriculture. the lack of an irrigation specialist at the University of Minnesota was one of the most important issues discussed. Report on the Forum on Minnesota Irrigation Agriculture March 8, 2011 ","Minnesota’s Irrigation Specialist position started in June 2014 and is providing education on irrigation management and nitrogen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs). This position is collaborating with public and private entities to develop and demonstrate tools and technology to protect and conserve groundwater resources. ",,2025-06-17,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeppe,Kjaersgaard,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 201-6149",jeppe.kjaersgaard@state.mn.us,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/irrigation-water-quality-protection,,,, 10012378,"Jewish Community Action 1995 to Present: 25 Years of Jewish Minnesotans Organizing for Racial and Economic Justice",2019,9270," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,1700,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10970,,"David Bauer, Nancy Brown, Susan Cobin, Michelle Horovitz, Jeremy Kalin, Geri Katz, Ed Rapoport, Melissa Rudnick, Elana Schwartzman, Noa Shavit-Lonstein, Jacob Smith."," ","Jewish Community Action","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in oral history interviews the institutional history of Jewish Community Action.",2019-03-01,2020-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Carin,Mrotz,"Jewish Community Action"," 2375 University Ave West, Suite 150 "," St. Paul "," MN ",55114,"(651) 632-2184"," carin@jewishcommunityaction.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/jewish-community-action-1995-present-25-years-jewish-minnesotans-organizing-racial-and,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10024969,"Jewish Voices for Organizing and Resistance: Manuscript",2021,9900,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,4500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",14400,,"Steve Fletcher Cindy Reich Dylan Fresco Ezra Golberstein (treasurer) Jeffrey Weiss Michelle Horovitz Jessica Scherer Sara Greenhalgh (secretary) David Brauer (president) Sara Schonwald Jon Grebner Diana Siegel-Garcia",,"Jewish Community Action","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of Jewish Community Action.",,"To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of Jewish Community Action.",2021-04-01,2022-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carin,Mrotz,"Jewish Community Action","2375 University Ave West, Suite 150","St. Paul",MN,55114,6516322184,carin@jewishcommunityaction.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/jewish-voices-organizing-and-resistance-manuscript,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10007039,"Johnny Cake Ridge Road Phosphorus Reduction BMP Retrofit",2019,300000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(b) ","for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","P8 modeling from the 2017 Long and Farquar Lakes Implementation Plan Update estimates a phosphorus reduction of 8.9 lbs/yr to Long Lake and 29.7 lbs/yr to upstream ponds. P Reductions to Farquar Lake and stormwater volume reduction are also predicted","Installed 6 stormwater BMPs that provided 5.10 pounds/year of phosphorous reduction. The feasibility study for the project included a suite of smaller-scale BMPs, such as tree trenches in smaller infiltration areas, that were based on concept level ideas and were not feasible in the final design due to small right of way areas and utility conflicts or were cost-prohibitive to install. ","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",328126,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",300000,,"Members for Apple Valley, City of are:",,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government","The project involves installation of a number of stormwater best management practices in the road right-of-way and on adjacent public property during reconstruction of Johnny Cake Ridge Road and installation of the Dakota County North Creek Greenway. Practices implemented will include boulevard raingardens, tree trenches, and underground sediment collection practices. The project is anticipated to reduce phosphorus to Long Lake by 9 pounds per year, about 17% of the remaining watershed phosphorus load reduction needed to meet water quality goals of the Long and Farquar Lakes Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load.",,"Projects and Practices 2019",2019-01-01,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Byron,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 W 147th St; 7100 West 147th Street","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2462,jbyron@ci.apple-valley.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/johnny-cake-ridge-road-phosphorus-reduction-bmp-retrofit,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Annie Felix-Gerth",2 10013387,"Ka Joog",2020,43380,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. (2) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is for a grant to one or more community organizations that provide arts and cultural heritage programming celebrating Somali heritage. ","Ka Joog and AADA propose to measure qualitative and quantitative outcomes for each goal as follows: Goal 1: Somali American youth build their knowledge of traditional Somali art forms and increase their capacity to use Somali arts as a communication tool Outcomes of Goal 1: 20-25 Somali American youth participate in monthly art clubs 100 Somali American youth use Somali art to present their ideas in a public forum 90% or more of youth participants self-report an increase in knowledge of Somali art after participating in workshops To assess whether these activities achieve their intended impact, AADA and Ka Joog will use post-art club surveys distributed to participating students and artists to help us determine how we can continuously improve our approach and instruction quality. Learning from art clubs will culminate in public presentations, implemented quarterly. At the conclusion of each presentation, we will request youth and participating artists to self-assess what they learned, how they have grown, and what support they would like Ka Joog and AADA to offer to deepen their learning and enhance their practical application of their new artistic skills.   Goal 2: Public presentations change community perceptions and increase dialogue within the Somali American community in the Twin Cities and Moorhead. Outcomes of Goal 2: At least 130 individuals attend public presentations (this indicator is the same for Goal 3) 70% of Somali American attendees indicate they have new knowledge or understanding after participating in the presentation To measure these outcomes, Ka Joog and AADA will distribute post-presentation surveys to each attendee and we will collect their feedback when guests exit the venue. After each presentation, our team will also facilitate conversations to allow attendees to share their impressions verbally. We will document this feedback as qualitative information to complement data collected through surveys.   Goal 3: Public presentations change intercommunity perceptions and increase dialogue between the Somali and non-Somali communities in the Twin Cities and Moorhead. Outcomes of Goal 3: At least 130 individuals attend public presentations 30% of public presentation attendees will identify as non-Somali At least 50% of non-Somali attendees report improved intercultural appreciation after participating in a public presentation Like Goal 2, Ka Joog and AADA will use post-presentation surveys to assess the outcomes of our presentations. We will measure positive changes in perceptions of the Somali American community by non-Somali attendees to determine if our program has positively impacted intercultural perceptions.   To further the impacts of goals 2 and 3, Ka Joog and AADA intend to document the public presentations and share them widely through our websites, YouTube channels, and social media platforms. When we complete our final project report, we will include any qualitative feedback collected through these channels and describe how this input influenced our work. ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,"Ali Elmi, Hussein Mohamed, Guled Abdullahi, Aisha Muktar, Ibrahim Farah, Abdi Barkat",1,"Ka Joog","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Ka Joog and Afro American Development Association (AADA) will partner to create a platform for Somali American youth to learn traditional Somali artistic mediums and present their learning through public presentations that will ignite community conversations. Art clubs and public forums will be implemented in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Clay counties and will promote inter-generational dialogue on taboo topics within the Somali American and cross-cultural acceptance with non-Somali audiences. ",,,2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mohamed,Farah,"Ka Joog","1420 S. Washington Ave.",Minneapolis,MN,55454,651-795-1589,mfarah@kajoog.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ka-joog," Leyla Suleiman (Minneapolis, MN) Leyla is a first year educator, author in the Crossroads: Somali Youth Anthology, and was a panelist for the Community Partner Fund and is also serving in the immigrant cultural heritage panel. She is Somali. Hibaq Mohamed (Minneapolis, MN) – Hibaq is an MHC Increase Engagement facilitator, author in the Crossroads: Somali Youth Anthology, and is also serving in the immigrant cultural heritage panel. She is Somali. Nasra Farah (St. Cloud, MN) – Nasrah is a board member and featured speaker through the activist/advocacy organization #unitecloud. She is Somali. Dr. Cawo Abdi (Minneapolis MN) Dr. Abdi is a professor of Sociology at the U of M. She has worked with MHC previously through its Lunch and Learn Series. She is Somali. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10031014,"Kairos Alive! Cultural Wisdom Immersion and Sharing Project",2023,49933,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","In this project, we track the number of sessions mounted. We track all project expenses to adhere to and compare with our original project budget. We tally the number of screens attending, and the number of participants attending, both in the group settings on-site at our collaborator venues, and individuals and families joining from their homes and care facilities. We want to find out: - How many people learn something about their cultural heritage and identity as a result of participating. - How many people learn something about the cultural heritage and identity of others as a result of participation. In addition, we want to find out if this project improves health and wellbeing measures. We are near completion of a 2-year Bader Philanthropies supported NE Wisconsin Community Connection Jam webcast project that is a collaboration with Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Fox Valley Memory Project and University of Wisconsin Whitewater evaluators. It is a 2-way interactive participatory Zoom-delivered arts and health/creative aging webcast. It is intended to evaluate the efficacy of the webcast, partnered with in-person sessions, to address social isolation among older adults. As with the Wisconsin project, we want to find out in this new project if participation results in: - Positive mood - Feelings of being valued by other people - Feelings of being connected with other people - Feelings that they moved their bodies enough - Feelings that they were able to express themselves - Feelings that they were able to forgot about their worries Our Minnesota webcast, upon which this proposed project will be modeled and is expanded, is called the Kairos Alive! Kairos Clubhouse?. It is an engaging and inspiring research-based 2-way TV showthat's a mix of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, Soul Train, Science Friday and Live From Lincoln Center for all ages/abilities. (See example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOkOTpTLoLo) With high quality music, adapted dance and movement, stories, and arts/health research learning, it makes creative connections between isolated people; inspires enjoyment, while promoting intercultural understanding. It's for all-abilities older adults to participate with family and friends, and is a place and practice for community healing. People join webcasts in group settings via large screen TVs with webcams, or via home computers. To date, six research studies have been based on Kairos Alive!'s work. In Therese Wengler's Master's Thesis (St. Catherine University), The Importance of a Creative Arts Program for Senior Housing Residents,published in 2015 from her research on our Dancing Heart? program for elders, qualitative results revealed six main themes: 1. Novel and engaging group artistic experience provides opportunity to test and overcome limits 2. Feelings of trust, acceptance, and comfort within the group support self-expression 3. Transformative creative experience in expressing true self, trying new things, and imagining endless possibilities 4. The program was experienced as energizing and fun, generating a positive outlook on life 5. Music and dance fostered mutual knowledge, emotional connection to one's own heritage, and cultural understanding 6. The program resulted in increased social interactions and a stronger feeling of community Multiple studies have found that dance reduces social isolation: increasing the percentage of activities that Parkinson's patients participated in; the act of moving together to a shared rhythm has been proposed to promote increased feelings of community; dancing and singing promote release of endorphins which have been theorized to promote social bonding. My daughter and I had so much fun! Hoping to join again next week! - Dancing Heart? Live Webcast Participant I came a 70-year-old and left a 50-year-old! - Kairos Alive! program participant At the last Kairos [2-way webcast] session on TV one of our men participating who is deaf was unable to hear the music, but he was able to ?see' the music. After the session, I was thrilled to watch him dancing out of the room and down the hall. With music and dance, you don't have to understand a [verbal] language to participate. - Jennifer Rutschke, Assistant Executive Director at Ebenezer Park Apartments, Minneapolis, where 10 languages are spoken in her building.","As of March 9th, we've mounted nine 2-way interactive webcasts of music, song, dance and story participation with older adults and their associated intergenerational family and community members. This is a little over half way through our planned sequence of fifteen webcasts. The project has been going to plan, with slight variations. Our original plan was to start with 4 individual webcasts, one each with Centro, Walker West, Open Circle and the two DACs in Cass and Lake Counties. Then, we planned to bring this group together for the remaining 11 sessions, opening it up to include organizations statewide for the last 6 of the 15 total webcasts. We did both a webcast and an in-person session (2 different sessions) with Walker West's Amazing Grace Choir, and an individual webcast session with Northern Cass Cty DAC. We are working with Centro Wise Elders on a presentation to share with the larger group. To date, we have not been able to attract Open Circle to the webcast. However, our longtime collaborator Ecumen Prairie Lodge Senior Living in Brooklyn Center has joined the webcasts, and with whom we will have individual session. There will be formal sharing originally included in our project design that will happen toward the end of the series when Ecumen, Centro, Bemidji and Walker will share. Because we had numerous groups waiting for us to begin our webcast season in Jan, we decided to to include more outstate organizations earlier in the project and we are thrilled at the positive response (see testimonials below). Starting the statewide outreach right away at the beginning of the project gave us more time for the audience to grow while integrating our original core organizations (minus Open Circle). We're very excited that we are doing this! Audience has expanded quickly and dramatically among organizations who serve people with developmental disabilities statewide. We went from 32 people on 8 screens at project start to 136 people on 24 screens last week. We expect these numbers to grow. Participant organizations now are in Bemidji, Walker, Worthington, Brainerd, Aitkin, Northome, Two Harbors, Sebeka, Benson, Morris, Rochester, Winona, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Waite Park, and Apple Valley. More plan to join. It is thrilling to serve this large audience every week, and to see it grow from our outreach efforts! Sometimes older staff members resist web streaming and engaging with technology, but the younger staff members easily embrace it. We plan further outreach to Open Circle to encourage participation in the remaining part of the series. As you can see in the testimonials, we've been thrilled by the positive reception to our explorations and celebrations of cultural heritage and community identity. Kairos Teaching Artist Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti consistently brings his Chilean Spanish/Indigenous song and dance into our sessions as an inspiration and foil for discussion and participation. Vlad sings in Spanish and provides translations. His mother/son duo Ina-Yukka led a Chilean carnival celebration in the Clubhouse. Performance poet/spoken word artist Joe Davis will be on the webcast in March. He was recently featured on Cathy Wurzer's Minnesota Now radio show. His infectious and inclusive performances enfranchise and encourage both African-American communities and all of us. As planned, we expect to involve guest artist Kevin Washington in the remaining part of the series. Teaching Artists Maria Genn' and Parker Genn' lead movement and song participations, including 'chair dancing' and other adapted forms so everyone can participate no matter their age or ability. Musician/composer/arranger Thomas Johnson explores sources and performs music and song from popular, Broadway, blues, world, jazz, folk and classical traditions. In all shows, participants are encouraged to volunteer favorite music suggestions that are included on the spot or in later shows. Song and dance participations are framed within cultural meanings, with an invitation to intercultural understanding and celebration via the universality of psychology. Love is love. Lonesome is lonesome. Friend is friend. We value the culture of people with developmental disabilities, and attempt to recognize and serve this community with dignity and respect. And, we find ourselves inspired by their creative contributions to music, movement and group songwriting based in their personal lives and interests. As with all of our work, this is not just performance for a passive audience. The audience participants are introduced to dance moves and song lyrics that they can move and sing to WITH us. And, cultural and historical contexts for the dance and music are introduced that give dignity and respect to their sources, gently reference the historical pain of colliding cultures from which the dance and music arises, and invites all into the dance as beloved and respected creative collaborators seeking connection and meaning.; At of the end of our webcast season on June 15th, we had mounted the original grant-specified seventeen 2-way interactive webcasts of music, song, dance and story participation with older adults and their associated intergenerational family and community members. The original plan was to do 15, but we requested permission in our interim report to reallocate funds to support 2 additional webcasts. Then, we used additional Minnesota State Arts Board funding to bring the total webcasts to 25. The audience developed with the Humanities Council funding was included in these additional webcasts. The project went to plan, with slight variations. Our original plan was to start with 4 individual webcasts, one each with Centro, Walker West, Open Circle and the two DACs in Cass and Lake Counties. Then, we planned to bring this group together for the remaining 11 sessions, opening it up to include organizations statewide for the last 6 of the original planned 15 total webcasts. We did both a webcast and an in-person session (2 different sessions) with Walker West's Amazing Grace Choir, and an individual webcast session with Northern Cass Cty DAC. As described in our interim report, we were not been able to attract Open Circle to the webcast, as planned. However, our longtime collaborator Ecumen Prairie Lodge Senior Living in Brooklyn Center joined the group webcasts, plus we conducted an individual webcast session with them. Because we had numerous groups waiting for us to begin our webcast season in January, we decided to include more outstate organizations earlier in the project and we are thrilled at the positive response (see testimonials below). Starting the statewide outreach right away at the beginning of the project gave us more time for the audience to grow while integrating our original core organizations (minus Open Circle). We're very excited that we did this! Audience expanded dramatically among organizations who serve people with developmental disabilities statewide. We went from 32 people on 8 screens at project start to 175 people on 25 screens at our peak. Participant organizations were from Bemidji, Walker, Worthington, Brainerd, Aitkin, Northome, Two Harbors, Sebeka, Benson, Morris, Rochester, Winona, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Waite Park, Princeton, Preston, Rochester, Arlington, Wabasha, Ada, East Grand Forks, Walker, Two Harbors, Windom, Worthington, St. James, Willmar, Floodwood, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Center, and Apple Valley. It was thrilling to serve this large audience every week, see it grow from our outreach efforts, and see how positively they responded to our intercultural content! Sometimes older staff members resisted web streaming and engaging with technology, but the younger staff members easily embraced it. As you can see in the testimonials, we've been thrilled by the positive reception to our explorations and celebrations of cultural heritage and community identity. Kairos Teaching Artist Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti consistently brought his Chilean Spanish/Indigenous song and dance into our sessions as an inspiration and foil for discussion and participation. Vlad sang in Spanish and provided translations. His mother/son duo Ina-Yukka led a Chilean carnival celebration in the Clubhouse. Performance poet/spoken word artist Joe Davis joined in March. He was recently featured on Cathy Wurzer's Minnesota Now radio show. His infectious and inclusive performances enfranchise and encourage both African-American communities and all of us. Ace jazz percussionist Kevin Washington, whose group headlines the Twin Cities Jazz Fest, joined us in early May. Teaching Artists Maria Genn' and Parker Genn' led movement and song participations, including 'chair dancing' and other adapted forms so everyone could participate no matter their age or ability. Musician/composer/arranger Thomas Johnson explored sources and performed music and song from popular, Broadway, blues, world, jazz, folk and classical traditions. In all shows, participants were encouraged to volunteer favorite music suggestions that were included on the spot or in later shows. Song and dance participations were framed within cultural meanings, with an invitation to intercultural understanding and celebration via the universality of psychology. Love is love. Lonesome is lonesome. Friend is friend. We value the culture of people with developmental disabilities, and attempted to recognize and serve this community with dignity and respect. And, we found ourselves inspired by their creative contributions to music, movement and group songwriting based in their personal lives and interests. As with all of our work, this was not just performance for a passive audience. The audience participants were introduced to dance moves and song lyrics that they could move and sing to WITH us. And, cultural and historical contexts for the dance and music were introduced that gave dignity and respect to their sources, gently referenced the historical pain of colliding cultures from which the dance and music arose, and invited all into the dance as beloved and respected creative collaborators seeking connection and meaning. Voluntary pre- and post-surveys were administered with participants to gather evaluation data.",,,"N/A - Additional funding from Minnesota State Arts Board, $636.52",49933,,"Gary Oftedahl, MD (Chair) Leni de Mik, PhD Nicholas Chew Brenna Galvin Joan Semmer Melanie Broida Maria Genn'; Gary Oftedahl, MD (Chair) Leni de Mik, PhD Nicholas Chew Brenna Galvin Joan Semmer Melanie Broida Maria Genn'",,"Kairos Alive!",,"The Kairos Alive! Cultural Wisdom Immersion and Sharing Project collaborates with Centro Tyrone Guzman, Augustana Open Circle, Walker West Music Academy and outstate Developmental Achievement Centers to explore and exchange joyful cultural meaning through music, dance, song and story via 2-way Zoom webcast. Project explores cultural heritage and identity expression, and how it relates to the universality of human experience, in an environment of creative safety and intercultural exchange.",,,2022-09-05,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elinor,Genn,,,,,," 612-483-1979"," elinor@kairosalive.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona, Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kairos-alive-cultural-wisdom-immersion-and-sharing-project,,,, 10034059,"Kairos Alive! Cultural Wisdom Immersion and Sharing Expansion Project",2024,60932,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Gary Oftedahl, MD (Chair), Maria Gena? (Director), Leni de Mik, PhD, Grace Ouyang, MD, Brenna Galvin, Attorney, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida",,"Kairos Alive!",,"This project collaborates with 1) Minneapolis Hawthorne Neighborhood Council (multi-cultural/intergenerational); 2) Minnesota Independence College and Community (MICC), Richfield (neuro-divergent young adults); 3) an established network of 20+ senior centers and organizations serving people with developmental disabilities statewide (multi-cultural and intergenerational), such as Centro Tyrone Guzman (Latinx), Ecumen Prairie Lodge, Brooklyn Park, Wabasha County Developmental Achievement Center, Wabasha, and Adult Day Services, Bemidji; 4) community collaborations in Bemidji and New Ulm serving LGBTQ2S+ youth and their families. It includes a series of sixteen two-way interactive webcasts of music, song, dance and story participation with people and their associated intergenerational family/community members.",,,2024-05-24,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Elinor,Anderson-Gena,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stevens, Swift, Wadena, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kairos-alive-cultural-wisdom-immersion-and-sharing-expansion-project,,,, 10012595,"Kalejdoskop: Spotlight on Polish Americans in Minnesota",2020,10000," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","As a result of this project, we will produce oral histories for the historic record that shine light on Polish-American Minnesotans? involvement in social movements at home and abroad, and explore the ways that social activism in an individual immigrant?s history informs and influences their life and involvement in Minnesota. Transcribed interviews will be hosted on a new webpage for public access, as well as submitted to the Immigrant Oral Histories Library at MNHS.",,1250,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11250,,"President: Katarzyna Litak M.D. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation), Vice President/Treasurer: Pawel Mroz M.D. Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), Secretary: Barbara Szepietowska M.D.",0.12,"Polish American Medical Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"The Polish American Medical Society of Minnesota (Minnesota Polish Medical Society) conducted extensive oral histories with Polish-American Minnesotans who came to Minnesota as political refugees who had participated in the “Solidarnosc/Solidarity” movement in Poland in the 1980s. These interviews highlight Polish-American Minnesotans’ involvement in social movements at home and abroad and explores how social activism in an immigrant’s history informs and influences their life and involvement in the State of Minnesota.  Interviews were conducted mainly in Polish. The transcripts are available in both Polish and English, with copious annotations to explain the history of the Solidarity movement for those researchers who may not be as familiar with that time in Polish history. ",2020-07-01,2021-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katarzyna,Litak,"Polish American Medical Society of Minnesota"," PO Box 130940 "," Roseville "," MN ",55113,"(612) 636-1788",mnpolishamericandoctors@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kalejdoskop-spotlight-polish-americans-minnesota,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee ","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership ",, 10007041,"Keller Lake Alum Treatment",2019,230000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7(b) ","for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","This project will reduce 186 lbs. of internal phosphorus load, which will be measured by improvements in total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and Secchi disc transparency compared to 30 years of water quality monitoring data, resulting in lake delisting.","This project has resulted in applying an alum and sodium aluminate treatment to lake sediments, with the 1st dose applied in June 2019 and 2nd dose applied in September 2021. The dose of the 2nd treatment was increased upon discovery of a population of rough fish, which was previously not known, and to ensure the treatment was effective for the expected life. The project was completed under budget and resulted in a reduction of the in-lake phosphorous load by 186 pounds per year. ","achieved proposed outcomes",45232,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",180926,5817,"Members for Black Dog WMO are: Brian Wheeler, Curtis Enestvedt, Greg Helms, Mike Hughes, Roger Baldwin, Scott Thureen, Tom Harmening",,"Black Dog WMO","Local/Regional Government","In 2010, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency listed Keller Lake as impaired for excess nutrients. An in-lake alum application was identified as the primary phosphorus load reduction option for controlling internal phosphorus load in Keller Lake. A recently completed in-lake management feasibility study report indicates that the in-lake alum application is the most cost-effective implementation project that remains for Keller Lake. This grant project is estimated to remove 186 pounds of phosphorus annual and will achieve most of the remaining phosphorus load reduction goal for Keller Lake.",,"Projects and Practices 2019",2019-01-01,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Daryl,Jacobson,"Black Dog WMO","100 Civic Center Pkwy; 13713 Frontier Court",Burnsville,MN,55337,952-895-4574,daryl.jacobson@burnsvillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/keller-lake-alum-treatment,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Annie Felix-Gerth",2 36663,"Keller Lake Subwatershed Assessment",2017,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(c) ",,"The subwatershed assessment will act as a first level screening for potential projects within the drainage area. It will provide the basis for further investigations into the feasibility of projects. This in turn will allow for better coordination with ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",30000,,"Members for Apple Valley, City of are:",,"Apple Valley, City of","Local/Regional Government","The City of Apple Valley will conduct a subwatershed assessment on the sections of Apple Valley draining to Keller Lake to target potential projects. The goal is to identify potential cost effective retrofit projects and operations improvements capable of fulfilling needed phosphorus reductions ahead of a number of planned infrastructure projects tentatively scheduled for 2018-2022. The watershed assessment will be used to explore which efforts are worth pursuing further and will provide some cost efficiencies by having potential projects identified ahead of infrastructure improvement project feasibility studies, design and installation.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Proposed,,,Jane,Byron,"Apple Valley, City of","7100 W 147th St","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2462,jbyron@ci.apple-valley.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/keller-lake-subwatershed-assessment,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 34264,"Keller Lake (Crystal Beach Park) Storm Water Quality Improvement Project",2016,398000,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Projects and Practices 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","This project will result in an estimated phosphorus load reduction of 78 lbs/yr into Keller Lake. ",,,482000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",398000,,"Members for Burnsville, City of are: Curtis Enestvedt, Doug Anderson, Greg Helms, John Glynn, Mike Hughes, Roger Baldwin, Scott Thureen, Tom Harmening",0.02,"Burnsville, City of","Local/Regional Government","The Keller Lake Water Quality Improvement Project achieves the goals of the City of Burnsville, Black Dog Watershed Management Organization, and the Keller Lake TMDL by:-Achieving the City of Burnsville phosphorus removal requirement outlined in the Keller Lake TMDL by removing 78 lbs/yr-Utilizing remaining available land to construct a high performance, regional stormwater BMP-Providing a high profile water resource/stormwater educational opportunity in the frequently visited Crystal Beach Park-Retaining valuable open space in popular Crystal Beach Park by constructing the BMP undergroundKeller Lake (DNR ID: 19-0025-00) is listed on the 303(d) Impaired Waters List for nutrient impairment. Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) were established for Keller Lake following requirements set by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to achieve the eutrophication standards. The City of Burnsville is required to reduce overall loading of total phosphorus to Keller Lake by 74 lbs (47%) annually to meet the determined TMDL of 82 lbs/yr. Phosphorus sources for Keller Lake include stormwater runoff from the watershed and internal phosphorus from the lake sediment, plant life, etc. The proposed project site, as contained in the TMDL Implementation Plan, is Crystal Beach Park. This location contains both a 66-inch and 36-inch storm sewer that discharge untreated stormwater into Keller Lake. To remove phosphorus, the contaminant of concern, both storm sewer systems will be diverted to a treatment train consisting of pre-treatment isolator chamber with baffle walls, underground retention vault, and 1 cubic foot per second filter drawdown system to provide enhanced stormwater treatment prior to discharge back to the 66-inch trunk storm sewer and into Keller Lake. Due to the public perception of the existing Crystal Beach Park and the high volume of park visitors, underground storage and filtration is the ideal stormwater treatment BMP for phosphorus removal.",,,2016-01-22,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Daryl,Jacobson,"Burnsville, City of","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,553373867,952-895-4574,daryl.jacobson@burnsvillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/keller-lake-crystal-beach-park-storm-water-quality-improvement-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 34213,"King Park Stormwater Reuse Project",2016,78500,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Projects and Practices 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","The pollutants of concern that are addressed by this project are E. coli bacteria, sediment, temperature (via excess volume) and phosphorus. Quantitative goals include a 77-94% reduction in E. coli bacteria for reach 546 and a 2-62% reduction in E. coli bacteria for reach 545. Qualitative goals include a temperature reduction in reach 545 and 546 to achieve DO standard in reach 545; reduced turbidity in reach, to improve habitat and meet biotic standards. An reduction of sediment loading by 1 ton per year is anticipated, as well as a reduction of 4 lbs/yr of phosphorus. ","This project resulted in estimated reductions of 4 lb. of phosphorus per year, 1 ton of sediment per year, 10 acre-feet of stormwater volume per year, and significantly reduced the number of bacteria entering the water resource of concern.",,125000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",78500,,"Members for Vermillion River Watershed JPO are: Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",0.03,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","King Park, a city-owned park in Lakeville, consists of baseball fields, a park building, and a parking lot. A portion of Dodd Blvd, a driveway, and the parking lot drain to a stormwater pond at the north end of the park where water is retained, treated, and reused to irrigate two ball fields. This stormwater reuse project was constructed by the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) and the City of Lakeville in 2010 to meet VRWJPO and city goals. Runoff from the park drains into the Middle Creek tributary (reach 546) and downstream to a confluence with North Creek (545) and the Vermillion River (546). Stormwater contributes sediment, nutrients, bacteria, and heat to reaches impaired for bacteria, dissolved oxygen, fish and macroinvertebrates, degrading these resources. A primary cause of the water quality conditions in this subwatershed, and downstream, is the inability to infiltrate water due to tight soils. Dakota County and City of Lakeville plan to reconstruct part of Dodd Blvd just south of King Park in 2016. The project will provide stormwater treatment to meet regulatory requirements, but due to poor soil conditions, infiltration cannot be achieved. A pump and irrigation system will be installed and will use stormwater from the newly constructed stormwater pond to irrigate two additional ball fields. This system will serve as a surrogate for the much needed infiltration, with plans to expand the system to more ball fields in the future. A reuse system will reduce bacteria, nutrient, and thermal loads to Middle Creek, while providing nutrient benefits for park landscaping. This system would reduce stormwater volume (415,562 cubic feet/year) and thermal load to Middle Creek and downstream reaches; remove sediment (1,416 lbs/year); remove phosphorus (4.3 lbs/year); reduce E. coli (2.4 x 1016 cfu/year) decrease demand on Lakeville's water supply during summer months (3.1 million gallons/year); and maintain landscaping at King Park. ",,,2016-01-22,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7546,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/king-park-stormwater-reuse-project,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Nicole Clapp ", 10012689,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2020,108874,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",,"Total number of projects: 27 Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): 43 Total attendance/participation: 2494  Total number of partnerships: 2 ",,3248,,79827,5444,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Stephanie,Johnson,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North, P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x222",johnsons@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,, 10012689,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2021,108739,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",," Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships: ",,,,,,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Stephanie,Johnson,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North, P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x222",johnsons@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,, 10004624,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2018,106812,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 117  Total participation/attendance: 3233 Total number of partnerships: 0 ",,4550,,113162,31609,,"Total FTE (funded by ACHF): $106,812.17","Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Johnson,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North, P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x234",johnsons@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,, 10004624,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2019,106812,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91-HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of projects: 82  Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): n/a Total attendance/participation:1931 Total number of partnerships: 0 ",,5925,,112712,5341,,"Total FTE (funded by ACHF): $106,787.09","Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Johnson,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North, P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x234",johnsons@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,, 18471,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2013,186486,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.","Total Number of Programs Held: 42 Total Attendance: 6,803 Total Number of Partnerships: n/a",,,,"$16,000 in-kind contributions",181361,5125,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Kitchigami Regional Library System (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,"The Everett Smithson Band drew in large crowds throughout the Region. The band generated excitement with their enthusiasm and catchy beats. One commenter said it was, ""a great musical experience-very lively and music for all tastes - a good use of tax dollars."" Another commenter remarked on their cultural exposure from the program saying, ""I love Zydeco - thank you for bringing it to the frozen north!"" A unique program that was well received throughout the region was a historical presentation about Minnesota's grand peonies presented by Harvey Buchite, owner of Hidden Springs Flower Farm in southeastern MN. As a past president of the American Peony Society, he brought his enthusiasm and knowledge to the presentations. One participant noted they, ""very much enjoyed the historical emphasis ,"" while another participant said they were, ""so impressed by Harvey Buchite's depth of knowledge. Super!""",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 587-4855",ridgem@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,, 18471,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2012,203268,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.","Total Number of Programs Held: XX programsTotal Attendance: X,XXX peopleTotal Number of Partnerships: XX partnerships",,,14620,"Kitchigami Regional Library",198288,4980,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Kitchigami Regional Library System (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,"The Everett Smithson Band drew in large crowds throughout the Region. The band generated excitement with their enthusiasm and catchy beats. One commenter said it was, ""a great musical experience-very lively and music for all tastes - a good use of tax dollars."" Another commenter remarked on their cultural exposure from the program saying, ""I love Zydeco - thank you for bringing it to the frozen north!"" A unique program that was well received throughout the region was a historical presentation about Minnesota's grand peonies presented by Harvey Buchite, owner of Hidden Springs Flower Farm in southeastern MN. As a past president of the American Peony Society, he brought his enthusiasm and knowledge to the presentations. One participant noted they, ""very much enjoyed the historical emphasis ,"" while another participant said they were, ""so impressed by Harvey Buchite's depth of knowledge. Super!""",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 587-4855",ridgem@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,, 1058,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2011,108067,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.",,,,,,,,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Kitchigami Regional Library System (KRLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. It has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. KRLS was formed under joint powers agreements between cities and counties. KRLS and branch public libraries provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. Kitchigami Regional Library System's share through the formula is $268,287 in 2010 and $273,022 in 2011. The funds enable KRLS branch libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Kitchigami Final Report 2011 Executive Summary, Kitchigami Final Report 2011, Kitchigami Final Report 2010",Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 587-2171",ridgem@krls.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,, 1058,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2010,108995,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, S","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.",,,,,,,,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Kitchigami Regional Library System (KRLS) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. It has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. KRLS was formed under joint powers agreements between cities and counties. KRLS and branch public libraries provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. Kitchigami Regional Library System's share through the formula is $268,287 in 2010 and $273,022 in 2011. The funds enable KRLS branch libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Kitchigami Final Report 2011 Executive Summary, Kitchigami Final Report 2011, Kitchigami Final Report 2010",Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 587-2171",ridgem@krls.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,, 21060,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2014,129042,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 24 Total Attendance: 5,976 Total Number of Partnerships: 0",,6400,,46702,3226,,".07 (152 hours)","Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x7",ridgem@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,, 21060,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015",2015,129042,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 135 Total attendance/participation: 6,677 Total number of partnerships: 5 ",,7300,,136342,6468,,0.49,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x7",ridgem@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2014-sfy-2015,,,, 35015,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2017",2017,91281,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 111  Total participation/attendance: 4,019 Total number of partnerships: 0 ",,2800,,94081,4564,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. KRL applied for $0 of the SFY 2016 Library Legacy Grant. ",,,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marian,Ridge,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171",ridgem@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2017,,,, 10035480,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2025,117738,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Melissa,Whatley,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North, P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x222",whatleym@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Cass, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,, 10035480,"Kitchigami Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2024,117738,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Kitchigami Regional Library",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Kitchigami Regional Library (KRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in north central Minnesota. KRL has nine branch public libraries located in five counties: Beltrami, Cass, Crow, Wing, Hubbard, and Wadena. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, KRL and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Melissa,Whatley,"Kitchigami Regional Library","310 2nd Street North, P.O. Box 84","Pine River",MN,56474-0084,"(218) 587-2171 x222",whatleym@krls.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Beltrami, Cass, Cass, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/kitchigami-regional-library-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,, 10000698,"Lake & river access improvements at Lake Byllesby Reginal Park",2019,1122255,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2019) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measue and report the number of trail miles constructed, areas restored and campsites added. ","26 campsites added, beach improvements",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"The project will increase lake and river access e.g. dock and carry-in portage; provide trails and small gathering space on Echo Point; restore and re-naturalize the park with trees, shrubs and native perennials; improve the layout and/or capacity picnic ground and campground; and other master plan approved improvements. The project includes design, engineering, construction and construction administration.",,"Lake Byllesby Regional Park",2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-river-access-improvements-lake-byllesby-reginal-park,,,, 10018140,"Lake Pepin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Public Comment and Updates",2021,1443,,,,,,,,,,,.01,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The purpose of this project is to continue supporting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in responding to public comments on the Lake Pepin Watershed Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study, which was prepared by LimnoTech under previous work orders. ",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed ",2021-03-16,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Justin ",Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, Wabasha",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-public-comment-and-updates,,,, 10003547,"Lake Pepin Watershed TMDL Development",2018,37815,,,,,,,,,,,.16,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The consultant LimnoTech will support response to Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) comments the peer review process, United States Environmental Protection Agency and public notice. They will then revise the TMDL document as needed and attend internal and external project meetings. ",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed ",2018-03-09,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Drive SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 285-7343",,"Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-watershed-tmdl-development,,,, 10008244,"Lake Pepin Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development - Phase 4",2019,11920,,,,,,,,,,,.05,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to finalize the Lake Pepin Watershed phosphorus total maximum daily load (TMDL) report by using the existing information and documentation prepared under previous contracts to prepare one TMDL report that addresses the impairments on the mainstem of the Mississippi River. Information developed to date for draft TMDLs on the Minnesota River mainstem will be documented for later use by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The draft Lake Pepin/Mississippi River TMDL Report will be issued for public comment, public comments will be addressed, and the TMDL Report will be finalized. ",,"Lower Minnesota River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed ",2019-05-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington, Yellow Medicine",,"Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-development-phase-4,,,, 10013329,"Lake Pepin Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development - Phase 5",2020,4985,,,,,,,,,,,.22,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to support the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in responding to public comments on the Lake Pepin Watershed Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), which were prepared by LimnoTech under previous phases of the project. ",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed ",2020-06-19,2020-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington, Yellow Medicine",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-development-phase-5,,,, 33261,"Lake Pepin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Draft Report",2016,62280,,,,,,,,,,,0.26,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to prepare a draft Lake Pepin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report. Lake Pepin is impaired by high levels of nutrients that cause excessive growth of algae. ",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities WatershedMississippi River - Lake Pepin WatershedLower Minnesota River Watershed",2016-02-04,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,"MPCA Rochester Office","18 Wood Lake Drive SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Modeling, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, Wabasha",,"Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-draft-report,,,, 37415,"Lake Pepin Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development",2017,48667,,,,,,,,,,,.2,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to finalize the draft Lake Pepin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report, issue it for public comment, address comments, and finalize the report. Lake Pepin is impaired by high levels of nutrients that cause excessive growth of algae. High levels of sediment, carried in by major river systems, also affect the lake. The sediment is filling in the lake at a much faster rate than before Minnesota was settled and intensely farmed. Nutrients and sediment are distinct yet inter-related pollutants, and are being addressed in separate TMDL reports. ",,,2016-09-27,2017-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,MPCA,"18 Wood Lake Drive SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Scott, Wabasha",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lake-pepin-watershed-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-development,,,, 10031017,"Lao Culture Dance & Traditional Fashion Show Training Youth For New Leadership Program ",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Lao Culture Dance & Traditional Fashion Show hope to see a successful event, and to see that my students have more experience and confident to become a leader. I like to see that my students are able to be a team player and work with other performances group. From my experiences as mentor, teacher and executive director I would be able to tracked the outcome of my students by their performance and the reaction of the audiences, I would make sure I speak and give the feedback to all of my students to encourage them to be a leader and a better performers. For the dancers, we will count attendance at practices and collect informal feedback during practice and performances, as well as surveys from the parents and elders whose youth were participating. For audiences, we will count the number of people at each of the events, and collect informal feedback through a web link we can send audience members to in order to fill out a brief survey. We will also collect feedback from followers on Facebook on their experience of our work. We will base our evaluations and outcomes on training 40 students across two dances and fashion shows at Lao Hmong American Coalition event, and hosting the events that will draw between 300-500 attendees between all three events. I also would like to see all the different teams whom are involved in the event have a successful outcome so we can continue working relationships in the future event. I would make sure that I listened to the audiences reaction and feedback and make sure that I communicate with other organizations and share the outcome with them. 3.Minnesota is home to the 3rd largest Lao refugee population in the country and our work as Lao Minnesotan artists has consistently been nationally recognized for the local, regional, national and international impacts it has had on policy and community development. Coming from Lao refugee roots and as a minority woman, I have had to work through educational disparities and limited access to social and economic opportunities like many of my fellow Lao. Many have to address untreated PTSD and depression as refugees, and many had limited education because they could not attend school during the war, and few could pursue higher education upon arriving in the US because they needed to find work first to support multigenerational households of elders, adults, and children. We were not given many opportunities to preserve the arts, but fortunately I was among the best students of my teacher in Vientiane, and continued to practice and refine my skills over the decades to preserve the beauty and spirit of our traditional dances which extend over 600 years to the ancient kingdom of Lan Xang, while also understanding how to make room for younger voices to have a conversation with our arts. At any given point in time, there have been between 3 to 6 Lao traditional dance programs in Minnesota, but my organization has one of the the longest continual record of performance in the community, and many of the traditional dance instructors are now retired.","Lao Culture Dance Fashion MN has been working hard to achieved our goal to train youth for leadership and preserved our lao Culture and heritage, so far everything is on track as we had planed and the goal and outline that we set for our organization. As of to date we had purchased traditional customs dancers outfits and a matching jewelries that will complete the dances outfits which each piece of the outfits had significant and meaning. Further more we had also purchased the customs fashion outfits for fashion show along with the jewelries and accessories that complement the outfits, and we spends on make up and beauty supply for both Dancers and fashion show teams. Created a uniform shirts for classical dance students and fashion show students. We paid to executive director for teaching, mentoring students for new dances and Organized fashion show students for self confidence to be ready for success. Paid classical dances studio, paid for fashion-show new readership, paid for classical dance foods for student and parents, some fuel expenses for on location fashion show training and meeting. also paid for website Videos editing. We had been focusing and spent a lot of time on teaching students by passing on the skills & knowledge of traditional Performing art to a young generations to continue the tradition. We want to make sure that the students that completed the program will be able to teach & passing on & continue the work to keep our tradition & rich Lao heritage and Culture. ; Our endeavor proved to be remarkably successful as we effectively trained our students to excel as leaders in various aspects of life, including within their families and communities. Our primary objective was to equip our students with the necessary tools and opportunities to acquire knowledge, boost their self-confidence, foster teamwork, enhance public speaking abilities, display showmanship, and deliver performances in front of live audiences. Through our dedicated efforts, we succeeded in achieving our goal, witnessing our students seamlessly execute the tasks required to become effective leaders.During the event, our students astounded the audience, parents, and the community, embodying positive role models for others to follow. The celebration of our Lao tradition was a resounding success, leaving the artists, audience members, and communities brimming with pride and joy for being part of such a meaningful occasion.We received an outpouring of admiration and appreciation for the performances, both in person and through my social media posts. The event garnered numerous likes, shares, engagement, and positive comments from our friends and community members. The achieved outcomes aligned with our initial aspirations, leaving us fulfilled with the results.As we engaged with the parents and attendees, their pride in their children's talents was evident, as they expressed admiration for their stellar performances. Many parents were delighted to witness their children's enthusiasm for learning about the rich cultural heritage of Laos and expressed a desire to continue their involvement with our dance team.In conclusion, our efforts culminated in a highly successful event that not only showcased the depth of Lao tradition but also empowered our students to thrive as leaders in their communities and beyond. The overwhelming positive response from the audience and parents is a testament to the impact of our work, and we look forward to further nurturing our students' talents and passion for preserving our cultural heritage.",,,"I borrowed $2,000,00 from Lao Culture Dance organization fund for advanced purchases of necessity materials.",20000,,"Niphone Phommaras: Niphone or Birdyserves as the Executive Director of Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show of MN. ""Birdy"" is known as one of the state's experts in Lao dance and has participated as both a performer and instructor at every major Lao New Year event in Minnesota. Birdy has over 30 years of experience in traditional Lao arts dance instruction and traditional costumes. She competed in dance and fashion shows in Vientiane, Laos, as a child and began teaching. Role: Executive Director Organizations, teach, Performing, creating program, training the students, operations and overseeing everything, the only full time person. Chanthanome Ket Insisiengmay: Ket is a published illustrator, musician, cosmetologist, fashion and beauty consultant, documentary filmmaking, social media marketing, and website design.Role: Organize Events, Photography, Website and Social media Senator John Hoffman: Minnesota State Senator (36,DFL). Role: Advisor Tune insisiengmay: Artist, illustrator, publisher, entrepreneur and film and Videographer Role: Videographer, Social media and Advertising Virachith (Vie) Chittavoravong: Vie is an expert in solutions-based retail business management and sales, has a BS in International Relations. Role: Decorator and assistant with events; Niphone Phommaras: Niphone or Birdyserves as the Executive Director of Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show of MN. ""Birdy"" is known as one of the state's experts in Lao dance and has participated as both a performer and instructor at every major Lao New Year event in Minnesota. Birdy has over 30 years of experience in traditional Lao arts dance instruction and traditional costumes. She competed in dance and fashion shows in Vientiane, Laos, as a child and began teaching.-Executive Director and Teacher Chanthanome Ket Insisiengmay: Ket is a published illustrator, cosmetologist, fashion and beauty consultant, documentary filmmaking, social media marketing, and website design.-Photography and Web design Tune insisiengmay: Artist, illustrator, publisher, entrepreneur and film and Videographer-Videogapher Virachith (Vie) Chittavoravong: Vie is an expert in solutions-based retail business management and sales, has a BS in International Relations.-Decorating and Event Guest service",,"Lao Culture Dance and Traditional Fashion Show",,"Lao Culture Dance & Traditional Fashion Show will be implementing training youth for new leadership program. We are focusing on teaching students by passing on the skills & knowledge of traditional Performing art to a young generations to continue the tradition. We will make sure that the students that completed the program will be able to teach & passing on & continue the work to keep our tradition & rich Lao heritage and Culture. The youth leader will be great asset for our Communities.",,,2022-08-01,2023-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lao-culture-dance-traditional-fashion-show-training-youth-new-leadership-program,,,, 10034045,"Latina and Latinx MN: Re/claiming Space in Times of Change",2025,24250,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Jean Wincek, CSJ (Chair), Kathryn Clubb (Vice Chair), Christine Moore (Secretary), Mary Jo Abler, Anne McKeig, JD, Tracey Burton, JD, Donna McNamara, PhD, Ken Charles, Joy Milos, CSJ, PhD, Samantha Hanson, Joan Mitchell, CSJ, Diane Shlestad Huston, Kathleen O'Brien, PhD, Pamela O. Johnson, MS, RN, Colleen O'Malley, CSJ, Andrea C. Lee, Jennifer Ortale, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, MBA, Robert Wollan, Therese Sherlock, CSJ, Kristen Vogel Womack, Angela Hall Slaughter, JD, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Minda Suchan, Valerie Young, Jill Underdahl, CSJ",,"St. Catherine University",,"This project is a fall 2024 exhibition of art created by self-identifying Latina women and non-binary, Latinx Minnesota-based artists with ancestral roots in Latin America. The exhibition is being co-curated by local visual artist, community muralist and educator, Zamara Cyan, and William Gustavo Franklin, an independent art curator, educator and author of the recent volume, Latin Art in Minnesota Conversations and What's Next (Afton Press, 2023). Cyan and Franklin are working alongside a group of foundational artists from Minnesota, including Carmen Gutiarrez-Bolger, Lynda Grafito, Marina Castillo, Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo, Mara Constanza Carballo, Selena Medelin, Deborah Ramos and Mara Jose Castillo, who will participate in the exhibition as well as the planning and programming for the show. This exhibition will be presented by the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery (CGM Gallery) at St. Catherine University (St. Kate's).",,,2024-09-07,2024-12-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nicole,Watson,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/latina-and-latinx-mn-reclaiming-space-times-change,,,, 10031423,"Launching Environmental Education at Shepard Farm",2025,639000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05l","$639,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Dodge Nature Center to build partnerships with South Washington County Schools and provide standards-aligned, outdoor experiences and hands-on learning at Shepard Farm for Minnesota K-6 youth to increase their environmental skills and knowledge.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,11.79,"Dodge Nature Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Dodge Nature Center will teach 10,000 Minnesota K-6 youth through standards-aligned, outdoor experiences and hands-on learning at our new Shepard Farm property.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Pete,Cleary,"Dodge Nature Center","365 Marie Ave W","West St Paul",MN,55118-3848,"(651) 789-5205",pcleary@dodgenaturecenter.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/launching-environmental-education-shepard-farm,,,, 10031469,"LCCMR Budget Supplement",2025,750000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 10a","$750,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources for administration in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 5. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11, paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, applies to this appropriation.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources","State Government","Operational Budget Supplement for the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"LCCMR Universal",Account,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources","Rm 65 - State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 296-2406",becca.nash@lccmr.leg.mn,,"Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lccmr-budget-supplement,,,, 10033672,"Leaf Wing Redeye WBIF FY25/26",2025,1112800,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","Total measurable outcomes from planned practices totals: 93 lbs/yr of phosphorus; 292 tons/yr of sediment; 602 lbs/yr of nitrogen; and 349 lbs/yr of BOD reduction. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",13137,,"Bruce Albright, Lyle Dittmann, Steve Inwards, Terry Greenwaldt, Wayne Enger",3.19,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Watershed based implementation funds will be used to target conservation practices utilizing the principles associated with Prioritize, Target and Measure as referenced in our Local Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. The following are projects/practices, and their associated pollution reduction estimates, that are included in this budget request: (500 acres of Nonstructural BMPs) to protect/improve land management and reduce bacteria will reduce phosphorus by 65 lbs/yr, nitrogen by 520 lbs/yr, and sediment by 285 tons/yr. (40 acres of Forest Stand Improvement) to address land protection goal will meet 20% of the Land Protection Goal. (2 Livestock Waste Management Projects) will reduce 22 lbs/yr of phosphorus, 82 lbs/yr of nitrogen and 349 lbs of BOD per year. (1,878 acres of Groundwater Based Practices) will meet 20% of the Groundwater Protection Goal. (425ft of Streambank Protection) will reduce phosphorus by 6 lbs/yr and sediment by 7 tons/yr which is 1.1 percent of the 10 year goal. ",,,2024-07-23,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","801 Jenny Ave SW Ste 2 Perham, MN 56573",Perham,MN,56573,218-346-9105,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/leaf-wing-redeye-wbif-fy2526,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10007047,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park Chain of Lakes Improvement Project",2019,267000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Sec 7, (b)","$6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","Achieve 100% of the Schulze Lake and Jensen Lake watershed phosphorus reduction goals with additional benefits to downstream McDonough Lake to ultimately reduce nuisance algae blooms and address declining water clarity.","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 12.4 lbs of Phosphorus, ","Achieved proposed outcomes",107906,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",267000,2448,"Anne Sawyer,Dee McDaniels,Emily Gable,Jill Trescott,Justin Valenty,Lana Rotty,Lisa Ring,Mark Ryan,Mike Behan,Travis Thiel,Valerie Neppl,Vanessa Demuth,William Olsen",0.162835249,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Dakota County is partnering with the Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District to preserve and enhance the chain of shallow lakes in Lebanon Hills Regional Park which is owned and operated by Dakota County and located within the City of Eagan. Dakota County proposes to construct two regional iron-enhanced sand filtration practices to achieve the load reduction goals set forth in the LHRP Subwatershed Assessment Report to protect Jensen and Schulze lakes and prevent them from being listed on the 303(d) Impaired Waters List. The project will reduce 26 pound of phosphorus annually.",,"Dakota County is partnering with the Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District to preserve and enhance the chain of shallow lakes in Lebanon Hills Regional Park (LHRP), which is owned and operated by Dakota County and located within the City of Eagan. LHRP features nearly 2,000 acres of protected park lands, is a premier water resources destination within the south metro, and receives over 700,000 visitors per year. Dakota County conducted a subwatershed assessment for LHRP in 2017 that identified internal and external pollutant loading sources and identified targeted best management practices to address nuisance algae blooms and declining water clarity trends in Schulze and Jensen lakes. Of all the park amenities, Schulze Lake Beach draws the highest amount of park visits. However, despite Schulze Lake's status as the most popular lake within the region for swimming and other water-based recreation, its declining water clarity is a concern of many visitors. Additionally, park volunteers and staff have measured declining clarity within Jensen Lake which is located at the headwaters of the LHRP lake chain and is a common starting point for the popular LHRP canoe route. Dakota County proposes to construct two regional iron-enhanced sand filtration (IESF) practices to achieve the load reduction goals set forth in the LHRP Subwatershed Assessment Report to protect Jensen and Schulze lakes and prevent them from being listed on the 303(d) Impaired Waters List. The first IESF will be constructed at a major stormwater inlet to Jensen Lake and is estimated to achieve 100% of the total phosphorus (TP) load reduction goal (8.4 lbs/yr). The second proposed BMP is a series of four IESF ditch checks between Portage and Schulze lakes. The proposed IESF ditch checks will reduce loading to Schulze Lake by approximately 4 lbs TP/year and are part of a larger, ongoing Schulze Lake improvement project that will achieve 100% of the load reduction goal (14 lb/year) by 2020.",2019-02-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Neppl,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55",Hastings,MN,550332372,651-437-3191,valerie.neppl@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lebanon-hills-regional-park-chain-lakes-improvement-project,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 9440,"Lebanon Hills Solar Demonstration Project",2010,11000,"M.L 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec 2d & M.S. 85.535.","$3970000 the first year and $4900000 the second year are for grants under new Minnesota Statutes section 85.535 to parks and trails recognized as meeting the constitutional requirement of being a park or trail of regional or statewide significance. Grants under this section must be used only for acquisition development restoration and maintenance. Of this amount $500000 the first year and $600000 the second year are for grants for solar energy projects. Up to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may be used for administering the grants.",,,,,,,,,,"Dakota County",,"to design and install a solar hot water system at Lebanon Hills Campground Restroom and Shower Building along with an interpretive display to inform visitors how the hot water is generated",,,2010-07-08,2011-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Traci,Vibo,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5619",traci.vibo@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lebanon-hills-solar-demonstration-project,,,, 10025056,"LeDuc Estate Security Survey",2022,4500,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",4500,,"Mayor Mary Fasbender, Councilmembers: Tina Folch, Jen Fox, Lisa Leifeld, Trevor Lund, Lori Braucks, and Mark Vaughan",,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified and experienced security firm to evaluate the current level of museum security.",,"To hire a qualified and experienced security firm to evaluate the current level of museum security.",2021-10-01,2022-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Fortney,"City of Hastings","101 E Fourth Street",Hastings,MN,55033,6514802381,jfortney@hastingsmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/leduc-estate-security-survey,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10014691,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,10785,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","300 youth and adults will indicate the Otter Cover Children's Museum's Art Zone provided by the grant had a positive impact on their community and that the project was important to them personally. The families will be polled after attending the Art Zone and their comments will be tabulated.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",10785,,"Tasha Rohlfs, Jaime Price-Anderson, Chad Miller, Courtney Owen, Amy Baldwin, Emily Sivertson, Erinn Prischmann Webb, Greg Wagner",0.00,"Otter Cove Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To sponsor The Maker Shop at Otter Cove Children's museum where children and their care-givers can create together and practice the skills needed for a life-time of ?making?.",2019-12-20,2020-02-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Olson,"Otter Cove Children's Museum","PO Box 299","Fergus Falls",MN,56538,"(218) 531-9253",Ottercoveff@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Clay, Becker, Douglas, Grant, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-13,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Katie Elenberger, BFA Art, MSUMoorhead, Graphic Design, Founder of Spark 27Creative, marketing and brand strategist; Michael Weatherly, BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent, Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Katie Elenberger, BFA Art, MSUMoorhead, Graphic Design, Founder of Spark 27Creative, marketing and brand strategist; Michael Weatherly, BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent, Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor",,2 10014694,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2020,6950,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","50 Individuals will indicate the Celebrate the Arts Festival provided by the grant had a positive impact on their community and that the project was important to them personally. The attendees will be polled during the Celebrat the Arts Festival and their comments will be tabulated.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",286,"Other,local or private",7236,1762,"Justine Anderson, Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Vicki Chepulis, Sam Felix, Latham Hetland, Rebecca Imsande, Nick LeoNArd, Carol Myhre, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts",0.00,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To host community art event ""Spring into Summer"" at the NYM Sculpture Park.",2020-05-23,2021-06-02,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-14,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Katie Elenberger, BFA Art, MSUMoorhead, Graphic Design, Founder of Spark 27Creative, marketing and brand strategist; Michael Weatherly, BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent, Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Katie Elenberger, BFA Art, MSUMoorhead, Graphic Design, Founder of Spark 27Creative, marketing and brand strategist; Michael Weatherly, BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent, Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor",,2 10018498,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2021,9590,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","75 adults will indicate the Live Streaming Services provided by the grant had a positive impact on their community and that the project was important to them personally. The participants will be polled after utilizing the live stream services and their comments will be tabulated.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 4 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",,,"Bonnie BiNA, Carolyn Gian, Mark Graf, Adam Hunter, DonNA Jensen, Beth Staples",0.00,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to invest in live streaming and recording equipment to present productions during the pandemic and beyond, develop new presentation platforms and increase access, create new streams of income, provide educational opportunities on streaming platforms.",2021-05-31,2021-07-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Alexandria Area Arts Association AKA Andria Theatre","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300",office@andriatheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Stevens, Pope, Otter Tail, Becker, Wadena, Todd, Stearns, Traverse, Clay, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-18,"Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Carmen McCullough, BS Marketing and Communications, MSU Moorhead, Mixed Media Artist, marketing and management experiences; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jana Tonsfeldt, MS Elementary Education, U of M, Retired elementary teacher, visual artist ; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Gail Hedstrom, MS Library and Information Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY, BS Indiana University E, Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren, Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Rhoda Smith, MS Public and Human Service Administration, U of M, BA Studio Art, U of M Morris, Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council:;Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU; Evan Aanerud, Musician ? pianist, enrolled in U of M, Morris BFA Theatre and Arts Management","Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Carmen McCullough, BS Marketing and Communications, MSU Moorhead, Mixed Media Artist, marketing and management experiences; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jana Tonsfeldt, MS Elementary Education, U of M, Retired elementary teacher, visual artist ; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Gail Hedstrom, MS Library and Information Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY, BS Indiana University E, Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren, Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Rhoda Smith, MS Public and Human Service Administration, U of M, BA Studio Art, U of M Morris, Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council:;Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU; Evan Aanerud, Musician ? pianist, enrolled in U of M, Morris BFA Theatre and Arts Management",,2 10023902,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,16750,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The organization estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The organization will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",55965,"Other,local or private",72715,1000,"Ken Foltz, Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schultz, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to purchase and install a portion of new seats in the balcony of the Holmes Theatre",2022-06-01,2023-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Jacobson,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,"(218) 844-4221x 116",peter@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Becker, Otter Tail, Mahnomen, Hubbard, Wadena, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-48,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist;?Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;?Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School;?Rhoda Smith: Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris;?Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.",,2 10023908,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,14200,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The organization estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The organization will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5000,"Other,local or private",19200,,"Ken Foltz, Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schultz, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to purchase and install a new digital audio console allowing HHT to present high quality productions and concerts",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Jacobson,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,"(218) 844-4221x 116",peter@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Becker, Otter Tail, Mahnomen, Hubbard, Wadena, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-54,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Rhoda Smith: Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris.","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist;?Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;?Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School;?Rhoda Smith: Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris;?Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.",,2 15844,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2012,13000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","My goal is to create a suite of solo guitar renditions of 20th Century Russian compositions that will make this music accessible to a new generation of guitarists and their audiences. I will perform this music in concert throughout the United States and abroad; I will notate it and publish it on my web site so that other guitarists may perform and record it; and I will record it for the enjoyment of audiences and individuals. My records are frequently played on radio stations around the world. I know this because I have conducted ''on air'' interviews during the course of this programming from Israel and Australia to England and France, among others.The completion of this project alone will be a measure of my success, although there are many other benchmarks I hope to achieve. I would consider reviews by established on-line and print media of the CD and published works to be a measure of their acceptance. The success of this project will also be calculated by CD and Book sales and downloads, radio airplay, placement in online music streaming sites such as iTunes, Pandora, Spotify and Last.fm, and views of video selections on YouTube. Sales of CDs and books can only be projected since the project is not anticipated to be published within the yearlong timeline of the grant. When the recording is released, I would expect to sell initially 200 to 1,000 CDs and a minimum of 40 books and 100 digital downloads in the first year of publication. Internet metrics are more immediate. For example, a video selection from my Post-Modern Fingerstyle Blues guitar course was just released on December 5th and has had 4,500 views as of Dec 12. My Mississippi Blues YouTube video was posted in 1997 and now has more than half a million views.","The metrics provided by the three social media sites where the first work has been shared show that it has received a total of 2,337 views since being first posted on February 22nd. Here are some examples of responses to the first post of the Shostakovich",,,,13000,,,,"Timothy K. Sparks AKA Tim Sparks",Individual,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"To create, notate and record a new guitar work, 20th century composers.",2012-04-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Sparks,"Timothy K. Sparks AKA Tim Sparks",,,MN,,"(218) 841-3112 ",tcguitar@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-82,"Gary Hendrickson: former Professor of Literature, former Senior Grant Officer at National Endowment for Humanities, Academic Dean at M State Fergus Falls; Kari Adams: graphic designer with University Relations at University of Minnesota- Morris; Nancy Berns: board member for Alexandria Area Arts Association Board and the IDS 206 Center for the Arts Focus Group, vocalist, choir director; Jane Gudmundson: retired Gallery Manager at Minnesota State University- Moorhead, former Education Director at Plains Art Museum; Jimmy Schryver; Assistant Professor of Art History at University of Minnesota- Morris; Kari Kjsebo; former manager of the Underbrush Art Gallery, estate sale manager; Katherine Dahl; retired reference librarian for various universities; Pagyn Harding; literary artist, author, volunteer for arts organizations as grant writer/publicity coordinator/administrator; Lorene McIntosh; art teacher (privately and in K-12 schools); Carolyn Flieder; former social worker for Lutheran Social Services, former owner of a Quilt Shop/Bed and Breakfast business, fiber and visual artist; Merlin Peterson; worked at Guthrie Theatre, director, lighting and set designer, owner of Pope Art, Alternate Pope County.","Gary Hendrickson: former professor of literature; Nancy Berns: radio voice actor, costumer, vocal director, choral singer; Jane Gudmundson: retired gallery manager Minnesota State University-Moorhead, artist in residence; Pagyn Harding: literary artist and publisher author; Kari Adams: graphic designer, printmaker; Jimmy Schryver: professor of Art History at University of Minnesota-Morris; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Katherine Dahl: retired librarian at University of North Dakota-Grand Forks; Lorene McIntosh: retired art teacher; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Merlin Peterson: BA Theatre Arts, UM, director, set designer, owner of PopeArt performance space.",,No 10023205,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",2022,810,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The individual estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The individual will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",810,,,,"Kristi S. Kuder",Individual,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to learn cyanotype printing processes which will become a new body of work for exhibition",2022-06-01,2023-01-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristi,Kuder,"Kristi S. Kuder",,,MN,,"(612) 940-5796x c",kristi.kuder@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Douglas, Wilkin, Clay, Wadena, Grant",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-individual-arts-and-cultural-heritage-12,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey: sculpture/furniture, design/wood, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist;?Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Cheryl Larson: Executive Director of Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood;?Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School;?Rhoda Smith: Visual Artist Jewelry, retired teacher, former Chamber of Commerce Director, board member for PRCA and Aberdeen Arts Council; Jason Ramey: Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris;?Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum.",,2 36097,"Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage",2016,15760,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To train a minimum of ten people to audio-describe arts events and exhibits at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and through the Lake Region Arts Council region. To provide ASL interpretation upon request for Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County arts events. To provide open captioning services for Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County arts events and guided tours when requested. 1. We will ask trainees to evaluate their training experience and their commitment to going on to provide services in their community with a written evaluation. 2. We will ask art patrons who use the services at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County throughout the year to provide us with feedback about how they learned about the services, how the services increased their accessibility to as well as the quality of the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County art experiences 3. We will do a follow-up phone survey at the end of the year to trainees to find out how many times they have used their training, to describe the experience, and to report the number of people served.","Only one training participant said they could not foresee having time to pursue audio-description in their home community. All evaluated the training as effective. Patrons of the June festival who used the accommodations were asked verbally to share how they felt about having them and they were grateful to be able to have the cart for mobility. The couple with vision impairment enjoyed walking through the indoor and outdoor components with the friendly human guide.",,,,15760,,"Vijay Gaba, Gail Blair, Gene Prim, Gloria Lee, Jade Rosenfeldt, Jen Tjaden, Jenny Bongeau, Jim Saueressig, John Dobmeier, Les Bakke, Mark Altenburg, Monica Milette",,"Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage ",,"To provide audio description training for the region in meet the ADA guidelines and to expand ASL signing and audio captioning during the upcoming season. ",2016-01-04,2016-12-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maureen,Jonason,"Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County","202 1st Ave N PO Box 157",Moorhead,MN,56561,"(218) 299-5511x 6732",maureen.jonason@ci.moorhead.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-arts-and-cultural-heritage-197,"Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager at Historic Holmes Theatre, Board Member at Playhouse 412; Mark Ryan: Plains Art Museum Director of Collections and Operations; Kari Kjesbo: former gallery manager and catering business owner; Susan Scarborough: Retired Community Education Director at Alexandria Public Schools; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Amy Ann Mursu: Musician, including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Andrew Sletten: drummer, actor, organizer of community arts space and performance venue; Siobhan Bremer: Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Minnesota-Morris, regional equity actor, director, dancer; Jamie Beyer: marketing and graphic designer; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Erin Gunderson: Library branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Timothy Ray: actor, director, technical director, musician-performer. ","Eric Abrahamson: Former stage manager at Historic Holmes Theatre, Board Member at Playhouse 412; Susan Kay: Retired Professor of American Studies, Retreat Coordinator at New York Mills Arts Retreat; Gregory DeGier: trumpet player for Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra and various ensembles and pit bands; Amy Ann Mursu: Musician, including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Jim Arvidson: Graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute, community service volunteer; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger at the University of Minnesota-Morris, community leader; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Andrew Sletten: drummer, actor, organizer of community arts space and performance venue; Siobhan Bremer: Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Minnesota-Morris, regional equity actor, director, dancer; Jamie Beyer: marketing and graphic designer; Carolyn Flieder: fiber artist, former quilt shop owner; Stan Goldade: High School math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Erin Gunderson: Library branch Manager in Breckenridge, musician and artist; Carolyn Aarsvold: former Lake Region Arts Council Board member, retired instrumental music teacher. ",,2 10032514,Legacy,2024,8940,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection;Observed Behavior Change",,,,,8940,,,,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity",Legacy,,"Touring Towns with Finnish Heritage",2024-05-01,2025-04-01,,"In Progress",,,Brian,Borovsky,"Boys of America-Finnish American Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-27,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Kevin Dobbe: multimedia artist and arts educator; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Kalianne Morrison: visual artist and arts administrator; Annette Nawls: literary artist; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Lois Peterson: visual artists and arts educator; David Schmidt: grant writer and arts supporter","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andi Lynn Arnold: visual artist; Sophia Chai: visual artist; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; Rob Hardy: poet and arts educator; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10029099,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantees change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Stories, Surveys, Video-Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Represented the diverse ethnic, cultural and folk traditions represented in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",19022,"Other,local or private",29022,,"Paul Beck, Dan Bergeson, David Clarke, Randy Ferguson, Dean Lamp, Vicky Langer, Phil Peterson, Joy Riggs, Mary Rosenberg, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Larry Wachendorf",,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"July Festival 2023",2022-07-01,2023-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-55,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: fine arts publishing; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028448,"Legacy Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age","Achieved proposed outcomes",2535,"Other,local or private",7535,,"Mayor Scott Sherman, Steven Young, Aaron Repinski, Jerome Christenson, Jeff Hyma, Pamela Eyden, George Borzyskowski,",,"City of Winona AKA Winona Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Legacy Grant",,"Prairie Island Campground: Campfire Concert Series",2022-07-01,2023-09-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Menton,"City of Winona AKA Winona Parks and Recreation","207 Lafayette St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 457-8258",pmenton@ci.winona.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-3,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10028701,"Legacy Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantees change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",959,"Other,local or private",5959,374,"Judy Code, Rob Martin, Alice Thomas, Clark Webster",,"Save the Northfield Depot","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Summer Concert Series at the Northfield Depot",2022-07-01,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Martin,"Save the Northfield Depot","414 Riley Dr",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-9554",info@northfielddepot.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-22,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10028665,"Legacy Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1000,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Brian Hindal, Mary Jo Rosin-Hindal",,"City of Mantorville AKA Mantorville Economic Development Authority","Local/Regional Government","Legacy Grant",,"Larger than Life 2023 Support",2022-07-01,2023-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexandria,Slocum,"City of Mantorville AKA Mantorville Economic Development Authority","PO Box 188",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 635-5170",cityofmant@kmtel.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-17,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10029051,"Legacy Grant",2023,9775,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,9775,,"Connie Albers, Susan Carlson, Blue Handlang, Rae Horton, Pepe Kryzda, Lizzie Lathrop, Jane Turpin Moore, Rony Pannell, Jennifer Salinas Santos, Bob Thacker",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Kids Spin Through the Arts",2022-07-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Johnson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",michael@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dakota",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-51,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10029072,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",22146,"Other,local or private",32146,,"Rose Anderson, Gaylia Borror, Brooke Burch, Alessandra de la Puente, Paula Eickman, Audrey Elegbede, Michelle Fagan, Heidi Howe, Simon Huelsbeck, Alexandre Maia, David Morris, Brett Olson, Paul Scanlon, Jon Zurn",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Arts Programming",2022-07-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-53,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028860,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",8042,"Other,local or private",18042,,"Garrett Fitzgerald, Todd Ginter, Cate Grinney, Wanda Holmgren, Jennifer Kluzak, Matt Long, Kelly Nygaard, Jessica Schwie, Kris Stasson-Howell, Todd Rost, Cheryl Steinberg, Peter van Sluis, Sadie Watts",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Marquee Childrens Theatre 2023",2022-07-01,2023-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Scott",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-42,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10029146,"Legacy Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age","Achieved proposed outcomes",8400,"Other,local or private",13400,,"Lola Brand, Carrissa Glarner, Sally Kramer, Chad Kreager, Mike Ross, Troy Temple Chuck Thiele.",,"City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Legacy Grant",,"Faribault Concerts in the Park series",2022-07-01,2023-08-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Peanasky,"City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation","15 Division St W",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 334-2064",ppeanasky@ci.faribault.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Steele",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-57,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028342,"Legacy Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Video-Audio Recordings","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",598,"Other,local or private",5598,,"The list of names exceeds the available space. The names of Carleton's current trustees can be found onlinehttps://www.carleton.edu/trustees/) we can provide the names of those who were serving at the time of the grant activity via email.",,"Carleton College","Private College/University","Legacy Grant",,"Copper Street on College Street: Brass at Carleton",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Poskanzer,"Carleton College","1 N College St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 222-4531",Sposkanzer@carleton.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-0,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10029145,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,8950,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","The organization estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The organization will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",14920,"Other,local or private",23870,,"Ken Foltz, Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill, Moriya Rufer, Mark Schultz, Sharon Sinclair, April Thomas",0.00,"DLCCC, Inc AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to expand and enhance the HHT Summer Musical Theatre Program through support for production staff and student participant scholarships",2023-03-01,2023-06-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rustin,Lippincott,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit AVE","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,"(218) 844-7469",boxoffice@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Hubbard, Norman, Hennepin, Pennington, Dakota, Wadena, Kandiyohi",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-85,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; W. Scott Olsen: Professor of English, Concordia College","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum","Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780",1 10028549,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,3850,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","The organization estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities. The organization will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",4234,"Other,local or private",8084,,"James Hand, David Marquardt, Larry Seljevold, Laura Caroon, Janelle Brandon, Lindsie Schoenack, Valerie Ritland, Sebastian McDougall",0.00,"City of Moorhead Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to secure professional artists, musical acts, and entertainment that specialize in the arts and activities of Celtic culture",2023-01-02,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josie,Gereszek,"City of Moorhead Parks and Recreation","1300 15th AVE N",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 299-5296",josie.gereszek@ci.moorhead.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Clay, Wilkin, Traverse, Norman, Polk, Becker, Otter Tail, Stearns, Wadena, Hennepin, Douglas",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-66,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; W. Scott Olsen: Professor of English, Concordia College","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum",,2 10029096,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,16500,,"ACHF Arts Access","The organization estimates that 2000 individuals will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities. The organization will evaluate their activities using an audience questionnaire.","Of the survey respondents, 2800 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community and that the project had a positive impact on the community.","Achieved proposed outcomes",60000,"Other,local or private",76500,10000,"James Pence, PhDBoard President)., David Berg, Tessa Larson, Terri Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Katie Eiser, Deb Trumm, Michael Tisserand, Brian Nelson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to produce the regional premier of ""Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"" to open at Theatre L'Homme Dieu August 1, 2023",2023-06-01,2023-08-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Stearns, Wright, Wright, Hennepin, Dakota, Carver, Benton, Benton",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-82,"Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer",,2 10028504,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age","Achieved proposed outcomes",5267,"Other,local or private",15267,,"Ralph Balestriere, Nan Bailly, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Robert Hedin, Carolyn Hedin, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc AKA The Anderson Center at Tower View","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Minnesota Children's Book Festival",2022-07-01,2023-11-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-12,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028888,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Represented the diverse et","Achieved proposed outcomes",982,"Other,local or private",10982,,"Austere Apolo, John Beckmann, Kandee Feist, Penny Kinney, Michelle Lilly, Erin McClimon, Kristen Olson, Rae Dawn Rao, Dom Venzant, Rick Young",,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Emerging Artists Supports for ArtWorks Festival",2022-07-01,2023-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Helle,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934",director@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Nicollet",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-48,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028481,"Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,11878,,"ACHF Arts Access","The organization estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The organization will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",533,"Other,local or private",12411,680,"Fran Johnson, Ryan Rustad, Doug Eckes, Char Scheel, Katie Hennagir",,"Perham Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to enhance visual arts education in our community by developing a ceramics center and offering ceramics classes to both public and an underserved group",2023-01-01,2023-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Kunza,"Perham Center for the Arts","PO Box 454",Perham,MN,56573,"(218) 346-2787",perhamforthearts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Becker, Wadena, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-organization-arts-and-cultural-heritage-63,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; W. Scott Olsen: Professor of English, Concordia College","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum",,2 10028146,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,6470,,"ACHF Arts Access","The individual estimates that 500 individuals will indicate that the grant project had a positive impact on their communities and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The individual will evaluate their activities using an audience questionnaire.","Of the survey respondents, 540 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community and that the project had a positive impact on the community.","Achieved none of the proposed outcomes",760,"Other,local or private",7230,,,,"Chuck A. Johnson",Individual,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to produce 9 performances in area schools, public venues and nursing homes of ""The Night Before Gettysburg"" in which Abraham Lincoln finishes writing the Gettysburg Address",2023-05-16,2024-05-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Johnson,"Chuck A. Johnson",,,MN,,"(218) 298-2212",chuckjohnsonperham@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Grant, Douglas, Hennepin, Rock, Dakota, Dakota",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-individual-arts-and-cultural-heritage-21,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer",,2 10029159,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",2023,4800,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The individual estimates that the majority of participants asked will indicate that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. The individual will conduct their evaluation by talking with participants and collecting comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",914,"Other,local or private",5714,,,,"James E. Bjork AKA Jim Bjork",Individual,"Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage",,"to purchase a new kiln and supplies to continue offering community outreach, including a youth pottery mentorship program, a workshop for home school kids, and a pottery demonstration project for Thresherman event in Dalton",2023-01-01,2023-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Bjork,"Jim Bjork",,,MN,,"(719) 258-7796",northernexposurepottery@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Wadena, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-individual-arts-and-cultural-heritage-28,"Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; W. Scott Olsen: Professor of English, Concordia College","Jan Jackola: Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; Mary Beth Gilsdorf: founder and chair of the Street Faire at the Lakes, retired retail manager; Anne Robinson-Paul: account manager at Ironclad Marketing; Erin Hemme Froslie: founder of Whistle Editorial, journalism and writing instructor at Concordia College; Jana Tonsfeldt: retired elementary teacher, visual artist; Calvin deRuyter: former President, CFO, and owner of deRuyter-Nelson Publications Inc, painter; Gail Hedstrom: Fergus Falls Public Library Director; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Jon Solinger: photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Karan Ouren: Retired licensed chemical dependency counselor, Mixed Media and Acrylics artist; Marit Salveson: Background in sales, marketing, and management, current art teacher at Minnewaska High School; Heather Hjelle: Working opera singer, professor of music at Bethany Lutheran College, private voice teacher; Jenny Nellis: Retired studio art professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, former Assistant Dean for Students UMM, grant selection committee for St John's pottery; Therese Vogel: Retired Community Ed. Director for Ulen-Hitterdal School, Top Hat Theatre Exec. Director, Career Guidance Counselor and current grant writer; Laura Youngbird: Retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum",,2 10028864,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5906,"Other,local or private",15906,,"Lynn Brown, Kirsten Ford, Susan Forsyth, Pam Horlitz, Rachel McWithey, Kris Togel, Jerry Olson, Jason Reding",,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Poet Artist Collaboration 2023",2022-07-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",emily@redwingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-45,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028858,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,"Other,local or private",10000,,"Connie Albers, Susan Carlson, Blue Handlang, Rae Horton, Pepe Kryzda, Lizzie Lathrop, Jane Turpin Moore, Rony Pannell, Jennifer Salinas Santos, Bob Thacker",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Harp Concerto Commission, young artist/orchestra",2022-07-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8877",info@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dakota",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-41,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028837,"Legacy Grant",2023,10000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1679,"Other,local or private",11679,,"Amanda Bauer, Andy Bauer, Kayleen Berwick, Jessi Darst, Connie Dreske, Colette Hyman, Trisha Karr, Andrew Knauff, Bill Moe, Andrew Knauff, Shannon Schroetke, Ben Smith",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy Grant",,"Presenting Documentary Film Art",2022-07-01,2024-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eileen,Moeller,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(847) 890-5478",director@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/legacy-grant-38,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10031455,"LiDAR Technology to Help Prevent Wildlife Fatalities from Wind Turbines",2025,525000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08m","$525,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to create a low-cost and advanced LiDAR system to detect bats and birds approaching wind turbines that may be used in concert with deterrence or impact avoidance methods to prevent collisions. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.9,"U of MN","Public College/University","Create a low-cost and advanced LiDAR package to detect wildlife and prevent wildlife collisions with wind turbines, safeguarding bats and birds from fatal accidents.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sayan,Biswas,"U of MN","111 Church Street SE Mechanical Building, ME213",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-6012",biswas@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lidar-technology-help-prevent-wildlife-fatalities-wind-turbines,,,, 730,"Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy and Local Economies",2011,600000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 07c","$600,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to restore high quality native habitats and expand market opportunities for utilizing postharvest restoration as a bioenergy source. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,DNR,"State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW More than 7,000 acres of public and private lands needing restoration have been identified within 75 miles of St. Paul. Given the various emerging markets for woody biomass, a unique opportunity has been identified. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will use this appropriation to continue development of an innovative approach to improving lands by harvesting ecologically inappropriate woody vegetation and working with local markets to turn the resulting biomass into marketable products such as mulch, animal bedding, firewood, and wood pellets for energy generation. Funds raised from the sale of these products could then be used to expand this type of model into other areas of Minnesota. In addition to helping stimulate local economies, benefits of this approach also include enhanced biodiversity and effective utilization of woody material traditionally burned or landfilled. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS This innovative project helped restore 385 acres of critical habitat and high quality native plant communities by removing ecologically inappropriate woody vegetation (exotic and/or native species) while stimulating local economies through jobs and strategic utilization of the biomass material for bioenergy and other products. This project facilitated habitat restoration efforts that might not have otherwise occurred while making the woody material, traditionally burned or landfilled, available to established and emerging woody biomass markets. Of the $600,000 appropriation, $490,666 was spent on eleven projects. Seven non-DNR public and private landowners received a total of $324,530 granted through a competitive process. Four DNR projects received a total of $166,136. A variety of types of projects (based on restoration goals, species/type of woody biomass material, density, distance, land ownership, utilization opportunity, etc.) were completed. Projects were selected based on critical requirements including ecological value and recovery potential of the project site, current ecologically-based management plan, project-specific harvest plan, post-harvest restoration plan, and demonstrated capacity and long-term commitment to effectively manage the site to achieve and maintain restoration goals. Viable markets were identified prior to project implementation. Utilization of the woody biomass resulted in 291 semi-truck loads or 5,280 tons for bioenergy, 242 semi-truck loads of commercial mulch, 450 cords of pine sawlogs, 6 log loads of cottonwood for pallets, and pine cabin logs. Biomass material was either sold separately from the harvest with revenue collected, or in conjunction with the harvest where contractors valued the material (deducted from the harvest bid) and were responsible for final utilization. Revenues collected ($11,100) and values attributed ($4,000) were reinvested for further purposes of the project. This project demonstrated that there are opportunities to sell or properly utilize ecologically inappropriate woody vegetation removed through habitat restoration activities. The long-term vision for this effort is to achieve an ecologically sound and systematic approach that addresses: current and future issues of habitat restoration and enhancement; renewable energy and climate change; invasive species, and natural resources conservation planning and implementation - all of which are effected, to some degree, by the impacts and opportunities of woody biomass. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The webpage ""Linking Habitat Restoration to Bioenergy and Local Economies"" located at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/habitat_biomass.htmlprovides an overview of the entire project, the project fact sheet, the LCCMR-approved Work Program, and the final report. Project data were compiled and regularly updated for the DNR's Grant Outcomes webpage to provide project descriptions, funding information, indicators, targets and outcomes information. The website is located at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/outcomes/index.html. Project information was shared at public workshops, conferences and meetings through formal presentations, panel discussions, informal conversations and handouts, such as the project fact sheet and other printed materials, targeted for the audience. Project information was also shared with DNR staff through staff meetings, project coordination, formal presentations, and informal discussions. Telephone conversations and meetings were convened with land managers/owners, harvest contractors, and biomass market industry representatives to discuss the project, garner insights for improvements to implementing this project, identify challenges and opportunities to move this effort forward and to facilitate connections between landowners, contractors, and biomass end-users.The key messages were:For land managers/owners conducting habitat restoration projects: explore and implement the option to utilize the biomass material removed versus piling and burning or landfilling;For contractors: provide the combined service of harvest and utilization of the material; andFor end-users: acknowledge habitat restoration projects as a potential significant source of material and to seek this opportunity.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Spears,DNR,"1200 Warner Rd","St. Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 259-5849",barb.spears@dnr.state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/linking-habitat-restoration-bioenergy-and-local-economies,,,, 18467,"Little Cannon River Watershed SWAT Model – March 2013",2013,59116,,,,,,,,,,,.29,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The MPCA has selected the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) watershed model to simulate watershed hydrology and water quality to assess various restoration scenarios in the Little Cannon River watershed. The SWAT model is an important tool in developing an understanding of existing conditions and simulating conditions under various management scenarios to inform the development of implementation strategies and plans to restore and protect streams and lakes. This project will finalize the development of the SWAT model for the Little Cannon River watershed and apply it to evaluate scenarios to assist in addressing these management needs.",,,2013-03-01,2013-10-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,507-206-2621,justin.watkins@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/little-cannon-river-watershed-swat-model-march-2013,,,, 10034048,"Little Oromia: Preserve, Honor, & Celebrate",2024,21600,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Osman Ali (Board Chair), Ayub Sharif (Treasurer), Abdiasis Mohamed (Board Secretary), Hassan Ahmed Abdi, Abdukadir Nor",,"ASAL CHARITIES",,"ASAL Charities will empower Oromo elders and the wider Oromo community to preserve, celebrate, and honor our identity and culture. This proposal would fund both 1) an intergenerational culture-bearing training program and, 2) add a new cultural celebration component to the annual Ireechaa Festival.",,,2024-05-25,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Aman,Meldawo,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/little-oromia-preserve-honor-celebrate,,,, 9815,"Living Shallow Lakes and Wetlands Initiative, Phase 2",2013,4490000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$4,490,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to assess, restore, and enhance shallow lakes and wetlands, including technical assistance, survey, design, and engineering to develop new enhancement and restoration projects for future implementation. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Restored 150 acres and Enhanced 2,936 acres of wetlands",,839300,"Ducks Unlimited private funds and federal funds",4490000,24000,,2.3,"Ducks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase 2 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing engineering program restored and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands by installing water level control structures to improve aquatic plant abundance and water clarity in partnership with the Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  Ducks Unlimited engineered and completed 20 projects, including 3 wetland restorations and 17 shallow lake enhancements.  In all, this work restored 150 wetland acres and enhanced 2,936 shallow lake acres for a total of 3,086 wetland acres completed, surpassing our goals and spending all the state funds appropriated while providing $839,300 in non-state funding as leverage, well-beyond our proposal.",,"This grant was Phase 2 of Ducks Unlimited's ongoing engineering program restored and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands by installing water level control structures to improve aquatic plant abundance and water clarity in partnership with the Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  Ducks Unlimited engineered and successfully completed 20 wetland projects through this appropriation, including 3 wetland restorations and 17 shallow lake enhancements.  In all, this work restored 150 wetland acres and enhanced 2,936 shallow lake acres for a total of 3,086 wetland acres completed, surpassing our goals and spending all the state funds appropriated while providing $839,300 in non-state funding as leverage, well-beyond the goals in our proposal and accomplishment plan.Minnesota has lost approximately 90% of our prairie wetlands, and many wetlands in other ecoregions of the state, to drainage. The shallow lakes and large marshes that remain now serve as the core of Minnesota’s remaining waterfowl habitat complexes, and are often those basins that were too deep to drain. These remaining wetlands now receive excessive water and nutrient runoff from a highly altered and intensively drained landscape, and are easily accessed by invasive fish such as common carp. As a result, many basins are now turbid and degraded due to high, stable water levels that allow carp and other invasive fish to proliferate and aquatic ecology to stagnate. The results is a lack of aquatic plants and invertebrates required to sustain migrating and breeding waterfowl, especially those species that rely on aquatic foods exclusively such as diving ducks.As a result, ducks migrating through Minnesota on their way north to breed in spring find sparse aquatic food resources, much to their detriment further north, and also again in the fall when their passage through Minnesota appears briefer each year. Those waterfowl that remain here to breed find poor brood-rearing habitat, as shallow lakes and marshes have a paucity of high quality wetland habitat with abundant aquatic plants and invertebrate food resources on which young ducks rely. These factors have contributed to a decline in Minnesota’s diverse waterfowl resources and, unfortunately, a decline in Minnesota’s rich waterfowling traditions.To remedy this situation, Ducks Unlimited’s “Living Lakes Initiative” assists the Minnesota DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and other conservation partners to enhance and restore Minnesota’s shallow lakes and wetlands. This grant supported Phase 2 of Ducks Unlimited's biological and engineering work to design and construct water control structures and fish barriers. DU biologists worked closely with Minnesota DNR Shallow Lakes Program biologists to assess wetland conditions and identify possible management solutions. DU biologists and engineers surveyed, designed, and constructed the water control infrastructure necessary for state and federal agency staff to actively manage water levels. Funding in this request also supported ongoing shallow lake technical assistance from DU biologists and engineers to assess, survey, and design future projects for implementation under future OHF appropriations.Most enhancement work occured in the Prairie Region by design, as that is where waterfowl are in most need of habitat improvements.  Structures are used by agency managers to simulate natural temporary drought cycles in shallow lakes and wetlands that rejuvenate the aquatic ecological process that produces abundant aquatic plants and invertebrates. These structures last for 30 or more years and are generally use by agency staff every 5-7 years to conduct periodic temporary draw-downs that are key to enhancing and maintaining highly productive wetlands. Importantly, DU also restored smaller wetlands on public and other protected land near shallow lakes. Shallow lakes were selected for enhancement by DNR and FWS managers, and generally enjoy strong support from the public for improvement. The Minnesota DNR holds public meetings to share information on the current condition and management plan for shallow lakes designated for wildlife management purposes.PlanningEvery statewide conservation plan recognizes the need for improving and protecting Minnesota’s shallow lakes and associated wetlands for optimal wildlife habitat. The Minnesota DNR’s Duck Recovery Plan is the most specific, calling for the active management of 1,800 shallow lakes and adding 64,000 restored wetlands to Minnesota’s landscape. DU’s Living Lakes Initiative supports this plan through a goal of improving 300 Minnesota shallow lakes in 10 years. Shallow lakes and wetlands are identified as critical habitat for several “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” listed in Minnesota’s “Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild & Rare: An Action Plan for Minnesota Wildlife”, including lesser scaup, northern pintail, and trumpeter swan.Importantly, Ducks Unlimited’s Living Lakes Initiative directly address Minnesota’s Statewide Conservation & Preservation Plan Habitat Recommendations #4 and #5 on pages 78 and 80, respectively, which calls for the restoration and protection of shallow lakes (page 78) and the restoration of land, wetlands, and watersheds (page 80). This program addresses the LSOHC priorities of wetland and shallow lake restoration and enhancement in the Prairie and Forest-Prairie Transition sections. Finally, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan’s Prairie Pothole Joint Venture prioritizes the restoration and management of wetlands and shallow lakes through goals and objectives for improved brood-rearing and migration habitat for ducks. Many of the shallow lakes and wetlands prioritized for enhancement by DU are located within wetland habitat complexes identified by the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s Strategic Habitat Conservation model and are high priority basins for both Service and Minnesota DNR field managers. DU shallow lake and wetland enhancement work is performed in close coordination and collaboration with either the Minnesota DNR or U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and these agencies assume all future management and operation responsibilities for water control structures designed and installed by DU.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-9916",jschneider@ducks.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Murray, Otter Tail, Sibley, Stearns, Wadena, Wright","Forest Prairie Transition, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/living-shallow-lakes-and-wetlands-initiative-phase-2,,,, 34218,"LMRWMO WRAPS Internal Phosphorus Loading Control: Lake Augusta and Sunfish Lake",2016,196000,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Projects and Practices 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","This project targets internal phosphorus loading to the identified water resources. Using alum treatments, this project proposes to reduce internal phosphorus loading to Lake Augusta and Sunfish Lake by 252 lbs/year and 129 lbs/year, respectively.","This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 378 lbs of phosphorus.","achieved proposed outcomes",49000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",196000,8,,,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","Local/Regional Government","Lake Augusta and Sunfish Lake are deep lakes located in the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization. Both lakes are approximately 40 acres in size and surrounded by watersheds with moderate to low imperviousness. Both lakes are included on the MPCA's 303(d) list as impaired for aquatic recreation due to excessive nutrients. Lake Augusta and Sunfish Lake were included in a watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) study and total maximum daily load (TMDL) performed from 2012 to 2014. The WRAPS study identified internal loading as the primary source of phosphorus to each lake and recommended in-lake alum treatments to improve water quality in each lake to achieve MPCA water quality standards. The goal of the Lake Augusta and Sunfish Lake alum treatments is to reduce internal phosphorus loading in each lake by at least 80 percent, resulting in phosphorus load reductions of 252 lbs/year in Lake Augusta and 129 lbs/year in Sunfish Lake. These reductions will meet the load reductions identified in the WRAPS and TMDL report and are essentially the only feasible options to achieve MPCA water quality standards in these lakes. The watersheds to these lakes are not densely developed and stormwater best management practices are already present, reducing phosphorus loading to the lakes from external sources. In addition to the alum treatment, the LMRWMO will implement a voluntary rain barrel program, a shoreline buffer survey on Sunfish Lake to identify potential locations for improvements, and targeted communication with residents to encourage buffer enhancement. These efforts will further reduce the phosphorus reaching the lake from external sources. Due to the very limited external load, alum treatment of these lakes is expected to be effective for 20 years or more. The Lake Augusta and Sunfish Lake alum treatment project will be completed in partnership with the Cities of Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, and local property owners. ",,,2016-01-22,2020-09-16,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joe,Barten,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7784,joe.barten@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lmrwmo-wraps-internal-phosphorus-loading-control-lake-augusta-and-sunfish-lake,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 10000455,"Local match to federal grant for engineering and construction for Mississippi River, Big Rivers and Lilydale Regional Trails",2014,200000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2014) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.","Increased trail visits.","Project scope being established.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Mississippi River and Big Rivers Regional Trails, extend trail to St. Paul and connect to Lilydale Regional Trail and Mississippi River Regional Trail Rosemount Segment.",,"Mississippi River Regional Trail/Dakota",2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-match-federal-grant-engineering-and-construction-mississippi-river-big-rivers-and,,,, 10000458,"Local match to federal grant to engineer & build segment of North Creek Greenway Regional Trail (year 1 of 2)",2014,250000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2014) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.",,"No outcomes reported",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"engineering and assistance with construction costs of a portion of the Regional Greenway through the MN Zoological Garden including a grade separated crossing of CASH 38",,"North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-match-federal-grant-engineer-build-segment-north-creek-greenway-regional-trail-year,,,, 10000459,"Local match to federal grant to engineer & build segment of North Creek Greenway Regional Trail (year 1 of 2)",2015,350000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2015) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.",,"No outcomes reported",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"engineering and assistance with construction costs of a portion of the Regional Greenway through the MN Zoological Garden including a grade separated crossing of CASH 38",,"North Creek Greenway Regional Trail",2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-match-federal-grant-engineer-build-segment-north-creek-greenway-regional-trail-0,,,, 10000521,"Local match for federal grant to construct 1.1 miles of North Urban Regional Trail",2011,96000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in trail visits over time. The 2014 annual report will compare trail visit growth from 2011 (pre-construction) to 2013 (post-construction) to measure the effect of constructing this trail.","The Dakota County Board of Commissioners selected preferred alignment. Construction documents are being prepared. Land acquisition on-track for completion by March 31, 2014. Project is on-schedule and construction started in 2014 and scheduled to be complete in 2015.",,794300,Federal,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"North Urban Regional Trail, complete local match to $794,300 federal transportation grant to construct 1.1 miles of North Urban Regional Trail.",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-match-federal-grant-construct-11-miles-north-urban-regional-trail,,,, 10031460,"Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas Grant Programs",2025,4791000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$4,791,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to solicit and rank applications and fund competitive matching grants for local parks, trail connections, and natural and scenic areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is for local nature-based recreation, connections to regional and state natural areas, and recreation facilities and may not be used for athletic facilities, such as sport fields, courts, or playgrounds.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.75,"MN DNR","State Government","Provide approximately 15 matching grants for local parks, trail, acquisition of natural areas and trails to connect people safety to desirable community locations and regional or state facilities.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jenni,Bubke,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155-4039,"(651) 259-5638",jennifer.bubke@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-parks-trails-and-natural-areas-grant-programs-2,,,, 37018,"Local Arts Initiative",2017,4880,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The ultimate goal of Tonantzin Tlalli Guadalupe is to fulfill their mission to educate the public and community members about the culture and traditions of the Aztec people; with the intent to foster tolerance and acceptance of others, promote goodwill, and cultivate peace and harmony among all nationalities. This will be done through an enrichment program of interpretive dance and education on core values in life and by having all members of the group dressed in the native costumes, using traditional instruments. While tolerance, peace, and harmony are hard to measure, it is hoped that through continuing performances reaching a broader audience, those values will be thought about in greater capacity. Also, the desire is for people to have a new awareness of their neighbors, change their attitude if needed to one of welcome and acceptance, and to recognize and focus on similarities instead of differences. Feedback will be sought from event planners regarding comments heard about each performance. Interviews with dance participants will be conducted to verify how their outreach has progressed.","Performance expectations were well met and favorable comments were given regarding the authenticity of the costumes, head dress, and dance techniques. Audience members, which often included a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, felt the performance was quite enlightening and educational, especially to some children who were being exposed to the culture of the Mexican nation for the very first time. This is the essence of the mission statement of Tonantzin Tlalli Guadalupe which is to educate the public and community members about the culture and traditions of the Aztec people.",,,"Other, local or private",4880,,"Bernardo Alvarez, Elastico Pacas",0.00,"Tonantzin Tlalli Guadalupe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Local Arts Initiative",,"Culture Share: costume purchase",2016-09-15,2017-09-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Callahan,"Tonantzin Tlalli Guadalupe","1416 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 350-9907 ",bernardoalvarez754@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Nobles, Rock, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Hennepin, Olmsted, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/local-arts-initiative-6,"Craig Edwards: potter; Chad Felton: Music and theatre artist; Paula Nemes: Theatre artist, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; Jane Nygaard: Arts appreciator; Janet Olney: Visual artist, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member; Tom Wirt: Visual artist, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council board member.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill artist; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2 10025275,"Lone Oak Trailhead Interpretive Panel Research, Writing, and Graphic Design",2023,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,6666,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",16666,,"Mike Slavik, Kathleen A. Gaylord (chair), Laurie Halverson, Joe Atkins, Liz Workman, Mary Liz Holberg, Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","To research and design interpretive panels for the Lone Oak Trailhead in Dakota County.",,"To research and design interpretive panels for the Lone Oak Trailhead in Dakota County.",2022-10-01,2023-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,6515546536,autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lone-oak-trailhead-interpretive-panel-research-writing-and-graphic-design,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10029417,"Long Prairie Collaborative FY23 WBIF",2023,714854,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a)","(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. & (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: reference The Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a)","Estimated annual reductions to surface waters: TP by 375 lbs., sed. 75 tons, TN 188 lbs. and bacteria of 6.83E+15. A one-time reduction of 1455 lbs. of TP. About 40 wells will be sealed, and an education and outreach plan developed. ",,,17809,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",79449,8073,"Barb James, Dale Katterhagen, Lee Buchholz, Tom Williamson, Wayne Wendel",2.231800766,"Todd SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"This funding will be used to help fulfill the goals established in the Long Prairie CWMP. Approximate goals addressed are listed with the activities addressing them. Projects to be implemented include structural BMPs (anticipated projects include agricultural waste management facilities, agricultural land management, fencing and watering facilities, shoreline restorations, and gully stabilization). To prioritize where to work first, the focus areas for the goals were stacked together to determine overall watershed priorities. Funding will be targeted to projects located in tier 1 HUC 12 watershed (LPCWMP pg. 70). Projects addressing priority issues (LPCWMP pg. 28) in priority areas along with the best pollutant reductions and cost effectiveness that can be completed within the grant period will be implemented. An education and outreach plan will be developed, then implemented, with the goal of creating consistent messaging throughout the watershed. Technical assistance will be used for technical and engineering assistance with projects. The project development budget will be used for map analysis and targeting landowners. Administration and coordination will be used for coordinating plan implementation, and tracking projects and expenses. A project tracking system will be developed or adopted to assist in progress tracking and reporting. ",2023-03-21,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Katterhagen,"Todd SWCD","215 1st Ave S Ste 104","Long Prairie",MN,56347,320-732-2644,sarah.katterhagen@co.todd.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-prairie-collaborative-fy23-wbif,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 19438,"Long Prairie Red Eye Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)",2014,77128,,,,,,,,,,,.36,"Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR)","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to develop a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for all impaired stream reaches and lakes within the Long Prairie and Red Eye Watersheds.",,,2013-10-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Bonnie ",Finnerty,MPCA,"Brainerd Office",,,,218/316-3897,,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-prairie-red-eye-total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl,,,, 10031489,"Long Prairie River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) Update",2024,48729,,,,,,,,,,,.81,"Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide surface water quality data to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to inform the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) update process. All locations are in the Douglas County portion of the Long Prairie Watershed. Sites have been targeted based on local knowledge and citizen concerns. A culvert inventory will also be completed through this project. This will provide flow path data that will be utilized in future water quality analysis and project designs. ",,"Long Prairie River Watershed ",2024-04-01,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jerome,Haggenmiller,"Douglas County SWCD ","900 Robert St Ste 102",Garfield,MN,56332,"(320) 834-2693",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-prairie-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategies-wraps-update,,,, 3391,"Long Prairie Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2012,78450,,,,,,,,,,,.40,"Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will gather watershed data to support the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy with parameter-specific targets that will maintain or improve water quality for the Long Prairie River Watershed. This project will also provide an important framework for civic and citizen engagement and communication, contributing to long-term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities throughout the watershed.",,,2012-01-02,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Emily ",Siira,"Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 346-3897",emily.siira@mn.nacdnet.net,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-prairie-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps,,,, 33250,"Long Prairie & Red Eye Watersheds - Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2016,23900,,,,,,,,,,,0.10,"Emmons & Oliver Resources (EOR)","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project is to finalize the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategies (WRAPS) for the Red Eye and Long Prairie Watersheds.",,"Long Prairie River Watershed",2015-10-14,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Bonnie E",Finnerty,"MPCA Brainerd Office","7678 College Road, Suite 105",Baxter,MN,56425,"(218) 316-3897",,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-prairie-red-eye-watersheds-watershed-restoration-protection-strategy-wraps,,,, 10033688,"Long Prairie Collaborative FY25 WBIF",2025,1032278,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","This funding is estimated to reduce the amount of pollution reaching surface waters throughout the watershed by the following amounts: TP 570 lbs.; sed. 1000 tons; TN 1500 lbs.; bacteria 7.08E+15. Groundwater will be protected by sealing 10 wells and implementing Septic System upgrades. Outreach and education will be performed watershed wide to increase BMP adoption.",,,6074,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",34801,982,"Barb James, Dale Katterhagen, Lee Buchholz, Tom Williamson, Wayne Wendel",1.88,"Todd SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This funding will be used to help fulfill the goals established in the Long Prairie CWMP. Approximate goals addressed are listed with the activities addressing them. Anticipated projects to be implemented include agricultural waste management facilities, agricultural land management, exclusion fencing, rain gardens, subsurface sewage treatment upgrades, shoreline restorations, and forestry. Other projects will be considered as opportunities arise. To prioritize where to work first, the focus areas for the goals were stacked together to determine overall watershed priorities. Funding will be prioritized to projects located in tier 1 HUC 12 watersheds (LPCWMP pg. 70) and are shovel ready. As projects are shovel ready in lower tiers they will also be implemented. Projects addressing priority issues (LPCWMP pg. 28) in priority areas along with the best pollutant reductions and cost effectiveness that can be completed within the grant period will be implemented. The newly developed education and outreach plan will guide education and outreach activities with the goal of creating consistent messaging and education opportunities throughout the watershed. Technical assistance will be used for technical and engineering assistance with projects. The project development budget will be used for map analysis and targeting landowners. Administration and coordination will be used for coordinating plan implementation and tracking projects and expenses. A tracking tool is being utilized to help track the implementation of projects in the watershed. ",,,2024-08-19,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Katterhagen,"Todd SWCD","215 1st Ave S Ste 104 Long Prairie, MN 56347","Long Prairie",MN,56347,320-732-2644,sarah.katterhagen@co.todd.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/long-prairie-collaborative-fy25-wbif,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 20718,"Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership",2014,1710000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(f)","$1,710,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to enhance aquatic habitat. Of this amount, $450,000 is for an agreement with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance aquatic habitat in the lower Mississippi River watershed. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. Remnant goat prairies are perpetually protected. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat. Improved aquatic habitat indicators.   ",,530000,"USFWS, USACE ",1549600,,,2.03,"DNR and USFWS","State Government","The Lower Mississippi River Habitat Partnership included three distinct project components. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enhanced 700 acres of wetland and bottomland forest habitat on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge’s (Refuge) Root River Tract in Houston County. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) restored 112.7 acres of bluff prairie in Houston County; 8 acres of deep water habitat in Goose Lake (navigation pool 5 of the Mississippi River) and enhanced 200 acres of secondary channel and backwater lake habitat in North and Sturgeon Lakes (navigation pool 3 of the Mississippi River). ",,"Root River Tract (RRT):  Project planning and design included site elevation surveys, development of hydrologic models and analysis of restoration alternatives.  Recommended features to restore hydrologic connectivity included: removal of existing water control structures, installation of ditch plugs and breaching of existing low level levees and dikes.   A public informational meeting to seek input on a preliminary project plan was held and feedback from that meeting used to refine project alternatives.   A draft Environmental Assessment (EA) which evaluated four alternatives for restoring/enhancing the RRT was completed and released for a 30-day public comment period in September 2015.  A public meeting to discuss the proposed project and draft EA was held in October 2015.  Responses to comments received were provided in the final EA.  A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the preferred alternative was signed by the Regional Director, Region 3 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in January 2015.   Restoring natural topography and drainage patterns required removal of existing dikes/levees; construction of ditch plugs using fill materials excavated from existing dikes/levees; removal of existing water control structures; and filling of an existing fish pond with materials excavated from existing dikes/levees.  Plans and specifications for completing this work were developed and local, State and Federal permits were acquired.  Work was accomplished through a combination of contracts and skilled hired labor workers in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Heavy equipment (track trucks, backhoes, skid steers, etc.) was used to accomplish the work.  Large rainfall events in the watershed of the Root River created several floods in 2016 which affected project completion.  In September 2016, flooding on the Root River resulted in a levee breach that brought large amounts of floodwater from the Root  into the project area.  While this flooding delayed completion of some of the project features, it created a unique opportunity to observe how the project would function under flood conditions.  As a result of first-hand, on-site observations of flood waters entering and exiting the project site, project features were modified to enhance the overall hydrologic function of the project. In 2017, installation of low water crossings at locations where trials/roads traveling through the project area crossed restored river channels, oxbows and sloughs, finishing ditch plugs, native seeding, forest enhancement (planting of hard mast trees and flood plain species) and final grading of the project was completed.  Wet conditions and high Mississippi and Root River levels delayed completion of final project features in 2017.   The original goal for wetland and forest enhancement was to restore or enhance 700 acres.  That goal was achieved on time and under budget.  Approximately $299,612 was expended on the Root River project.  The cost of this project component was estimated at $450,000.   Bluff Prairie Restoration:  Bluff prairies, also known as “goat prairies” are a unique and rare habitat in southeastern Minnesota.  Goat prairies are found typically on south or west facing slopes.  Many if not most of these prairies are negatively affected by the invasion of tree species, in particular, red cedar trees.  Removal of red cedar trees as well as other trees from these prairies enhances light penetration to the vegetative layer under the trees and invigorates dormant/shaded prairie plants and seeds.  Restoring a natural fire regime through controlled burning on these sites further enhances prairie development.  Selection of prairies for restoration was based on public ownership and/or willingness of private landowners to have worked completed on their property.  Work was accomplished by contract to businesses familiar with goat prairie restoration techniques.  The original goal for bluff prairie restoration under this grant was to restore 70 acres.  The final bluff prairie acreage restored was 112.7 acres on 8 sites.  This project component was completed, on time, on budget ($150,000 spent) and exceeded the project acreage objective. Pool 3 (North and Sturgeon Lakes) – Pool 5 (Goose Lake):  This project component initially involved multiple habitat restoration/enhancement objectives using established large river restoration techniques such as water level management, channel modifications, island building and dredging. A “cost-share partnership agreement” between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Minnesota DNR was needed to fully execute the project, however, the federally funded portion of the project was placed in deferment until the language associated with partnership agreement and future project management could be amended to satisfy legal requirements. Based on these challenges, an amendment to the accomplishment plan for Pool 3 was approved on July 10, 2015 which reduced the dollar amount of leverage expected from the Federal Government and the potential scope of the project. An additional amendment was submitted and approved in March 2016 which added Goose Lake (Pool 5) as a project site and defined that portion of the Pool 3 project to only include a channel modification at the Brewer Lake inlet. Approximately $500,000 Federal dollars were leveraged and spent on planning and development of preliminary project specifications and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the larger project. Products from this planning effort were used to develop final plans and specs and to obtain the necessary permits for the LSOH funded channel modification project.  In 2016, 8 acres of Goose Lake was dredged to a depth of 7 feet to restore fisheries habitat. Backwater habitats are declining as a result of sedimentation. Dredging to restore depth in backwaters benefits many aquatic species by providing habitat suited for overwintering.  Permits were secured and a contract for the channel modification project at Brewer Lake inlet was awarded in April 2017. Placement of a rock channel liner and shoreline protection was performed from barge mounted heavy equipment. Construction was completed in the spring of 2018. Pre-project monitoring of habitat conditions, fish populations and freshwater mussel populations was completed before construction. The project has achieved the desired outcome of reducing Mississippi River flows and sedimentation rates in Brewer Lake, Buffalo Slough and Sturgeon Lake. The physical and biological response expected would improve aquatic habitat conditions for fish and mussels and protection of floodplain forest communities for a variety of bird and mammal species.  ",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Yager,"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service","51 E. 4th Street",Winona,MN,55987,507-494-6219,timothy_yager@fws.gov,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Houston","Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lower-mississippi-river-habitat-partnership,,,, 10022777,"Lower Mississippi River Targeted Ravine Stabilization Project",2021,452277,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(b)","(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","The project prevents 525 tons of annual soil loss from 4,200 linear feet of severely eroded bluff and ravine areas, and reduces TSS loading by 13.8 ton/yr and TP loading by 11.7 lb/yr to address the South Metro Mississippi River and Lake Pepin TMDL.","Grant funds funded a project that was well done and met proposed measurable outcomes, preventing 525 tons of annual soil loss and reducing both TSS loading by 13.8 ton/yr and TP loading by 11.7 lb/yr to address the South Metro Mississippi River and Lake Pepin TMDL.","achieved proposed outcomes",194141,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",452277,,,,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"Dakota County is partnering with the Dakota SWCD and the Vermillion River Watershed JPO to stabilize two severely eroded ravines and bluff areas within Spring Lake Park Reserve affecting Spring Lake and the Mississippi River. Spring Lake is a portion of Pool 2 of the Mississippi River located three miles upstream of U.S. Lock and Dam No. 2 at Hastings. The proposed project will include finalization of preliminary (30-60%) engineering plan drawings and construction of a variety of ravine stabilization practices totaling 1,200 linear feet within ""Ravine 1"" and 2,700 linear feet within ""Ravine 2"". Stabilization of these severely eroded areas will be accomplished using a combination of practices including retention to reduce peak flows, regrading of the ravine, hard armoring, and establishment of vegetation to reduce erosion and soil loss within the ravine. The proposed project addresses prevents soil loss by 525 tons/year, and achieves a 13.8 ton annual reduction in TSS and 11.7 pound annual reduction in TP toward the South Metro Mississippi River and Lake Pepin TSS TMDL. ",2021-04-02,2023-07-24,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Neppl,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55 Hastings, MN 550332372",Hastings,MN,550332372,651-437-3191,valerie.neppl@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/lower-mississippi-river-targeted-ravine-stabilization-project,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10031213,"St. Luke's Episcopal Church Hastings National Register Evaluation",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Lyn Van De Steeg, Chuck North, Ken Leeson, Jonel Miller, Pat Powers, Barb Flinn,",0.039215686,"St. Luke's Episcopal Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hastings.",2024-04-01,2025-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julie,Hicks,"St. Luke's Episcopal Church","615 Vermillion Street",Hastings,MN,55033,6513343391,juliehicks@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-lukes-episcopal-church-hastings-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10025304,"Luther Memorial Church National Register Evaluation",2023,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10500,,"Pastor Patrick Joiner, Eric Schwagmeyer, Wade Baker, Darek Pugh, Michele Decker, Bobby Meyer, Sean Gokey, Rick Voight, Scott Sundly, Jo Lin Schwantes",,"Luther Memorial Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for Luther Memorial Church.",,"To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for Luther Memorial Church.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maureen,Sanford,"Luther Memorial Church","315 15th Ave N.","South St Paul",MN,55075,6514509581,msanford_mn@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/luther-memorial-church-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031201,"Luther Memorial Church National Register Nomination",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Lead Pastor - Patrick Joiner, President - Wade Baker, Vice-president- Darek Pugh, Secretary - Heidi Therres, Treasurer - Rick Voigt, Michele Decker, Eric Schwagneyer, Ken Muller, Bill Scherado, Jo Lin Schwantes",,"Luther Memorial Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Luther Memorial Church in South St. Paul.",2024-04-01,2025-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maureen,Sanford,"Luther Memorial Church","315 15th Ave N.","South St Paul",MN,55075,6514509581,msanford_mn@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/luther-memorial-church-national-register-nomination,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10034028,"Mainstage Program of Three World Premiere Katha Dance Concerts",2025,88936,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Kalyan Mustaphi (Executive Director), Rita Mustaphi (President), Monica Singh Shukla (Secretary), Kuhu Singh, Aditi (Munshi) Stinbruche",,"Katha Dance Theatre",,"Katha Dance Theatre (KDT) will produce a mainstage program of three world premiere dance concerts to share the art, culture, and history of India through the art of Kathak dance - the 2,000-year-old classical dance style of North India. These productions will include the world premiere of GANGA. The Myth and Reality, the world premiere of PANCHATANTRA, and the world premiere of PRAKRITIR PRATISODH Nature's Revenge. The first will premiere in St. Paul, the second in Minneapolis, and the third will play in another Twin Cities venue (TBD). We will also tour GANGA to audiences in Greater Minnesota during the project period.",,,2024-08-01,2025-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kalyan,Mustaphi,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mainstage-program-three-world-premiere-katha-dance-concerts,,,, 10031442,"Managing Future Floods and Droughts in Minnesota",2025,460000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07e","$460,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to leverage new statewide climate data to assess future change in the duration, frequency, and magnitude of heavy precipitation and drought events and engage communities to prepare for these extremes.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.9,"U of MN","Public College/University","Leveraging new statewide climate data, we will assess future change in the duration, frequency and magnitude of heavy precipitation and drought events and engage communities to prepare for these extremes.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Amanda,Farris,"U of MN","439 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-9204",afarris@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/managing-future-floods-and-droughts-minnesota,,,, 10034087,"Maya Washington Solo Exhibition",2024,24500,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available",,"Maya Washington",,"This project will support a solo exhibition of new work at the American Indian Community Housing Organization's AICHO Galleries in Duluth, MN tentatively scheduled to run from June 7- August 30, 2024. The presentation will include community engagement activities in the form of an artist reception, and public facing cultural workshops, discussions, and related programming. The work presented is a meditation on the artist's creative practice before, during, and after the Global pandemic, and Global uprising of 2020. Through photography, mixed media, video and poetry, the exhibition will chronicle the time period as witness but also grapple with changing perspectives in the aftermath of personal and universal upheaval.",,,2024-05-22,2024-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Maya,Washington,,,,,,"(213) 435-8406",running.water.entertainment@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/maya-washington-solo-exhibition,,,, 10031179,"Mdewakanton Mendota Dakota Tribal Community Archival Collections Project",2024,10000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,,0.12254902,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization of the organization's archival collections, allowing for greater public access to these historic resources.",2024-07-01,2025-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sharon,Lennartson,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community","1200 Centre Pointe Curve","Mendota Heights",MN,55120,6514524141,mendotadakota@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mdewakanton-mendota-dakota-tribal-community-archival-collections-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 2135,"MeCC V - Mapping and Coordination (1.1)",2010,100000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f1.1","$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Outcome and Results The Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) Partnership completed its fifth phase of work to accelerate protection and restoration of remaining high-quality natural lands in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area. Work was accomplished by strategically coordinating and focusing conservation efforts within a connected network of critical lands that stretches from the area's urban core to its rural perimeter, including portions of 16 counties. Projects and activities took place within science-based corridors and were guided by the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan, Minnesota's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, as well as numerous local and resource-specific plans. This project addressed several recommendations of the Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan: Protect priority land habitats Protect critical shorelands of streams and lakes Restore land, wetlands, and wetland-associated watersheds Improve connectivity and access to outdoor recreation The Mapping and Coordination element of the MeCC Partnership provided coordination and leadership for the partnership by Minnesota Land Trust staff and improved prioritization through enhanced database development and mapping of the corridors by DNR staff. During this phase of work, the coordination activity included regular meetings of the partners to share information and accomplishments, assisting partners with preparation of reports, compiling overall partnership results, and assisting DNR staff with the mapping, database development, and results tracking. The mapping activity included successful development and refinement of a GIS-based database to track historic and current MeCC projects. The database allows partners to generate tables and reports for status and accomplishment reporting for a variety of MeCC components - from project types, to funding sources, to activities, to partnerships, to location analysis. It also links to an interactive web map where the public can see the locations of completed projects. Although we had originally hoped to complete a mini-evaluation of the MeCC Partnership, due to the time involved in mapping and compiling historic project data, there was not time to complete the evaluation. Project Results Use and Dissemination The Metro Conservation Corridors Partnership primarily distributed information through individual partners as projects were completed. Partners publicized accomplishments through press releases and organization newsletters and websites. Additionally, the Partnership now has a public web map where the public can view MeCC projects. This web map can be accessed at: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/MeCC/mapper.html. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Strommen,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Ste 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-647-9590,sstrommen@mnland.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Grants/Contracts, Inventory, Mapping","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-mapping-and-coordination-11,,,, 2136,"MeCC V - Restore & Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat (2.3)",2010,90000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f2.3","$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,80000,,,,,,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Outcome and Results The Twin Cities contains significant habitat areas. There is a concerted effort to protect, improve and link these areas. FMR's goal with this project was to partner with landowners to restore and enhance habitat at a number of these areas. During this phase of the MeCC project, FMR conducted activities at 9 distinct sites resulting in the restoration of a total of 287 acres, including 179 acres using Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund funds and 108 acres using leveraged funds. A management plan exists for each site, which served as guide for the restoration and enhancement activities. These sites included: Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area: Spot treated weeds on a 17-acre restored prairie and conducted exotic brush control on 28 acres of woodland. Conducted follow up buckthorn control on 3-acres of woodland. Sand Coulee Prairie. Conducted prescribed burns, mowing, and spot-spraying on 83- acres. Volunteers assisted in collecting seeds and removing weeds. Rosemount Wildlife Preserve. Conducted a prescribed burn on 16 acres of woodland. Wilmar. Mowed a 25-acre prairie restoration & treated exotic invasive plans in a 15-acre woodland. Mississippi River Gorge. Volunteers installed native tree and shrubs on 2-acre and installed prairie plants to enhance a 4-acre prairie restoration within Crosby Park. Volunteers also hand weeded the site. At the Riverside Park in Minneapolis, volunteers installed native plants within 4-acre of woodland. Hastings Riverflats Park. Applied basal bark treatment to buckthorn on 27 acres of floodplain forest. Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area and Aquatic Management Area. Exotic brush was removed and sprouts treated on 67 acres of woodland. Native grass seed was broadcasted over this woodland. Prairie restoration activities took place on a 4-acre old field. A 4-acre reed canary grassland was treated as part of a re-forestation effort. Ravenna Block Greenway-Dakota County. Buckthorn was removed from 12 acres of woodland, while a prescribed burn was conducted and native prairie seed was broadcasted on a 24-acre grassland. Emrick. 22 acres of a former farm field were seeded to prairie, followed by a mowing. Nine acres of exotic dominated woodland were removed and chipped for biofuels. Project Results Use and Dissemination FMR organizes many tours and stewardship events at the sites where we conduct restoration activities. We share information about this project with the participants of these events. FMR also occasionally publishes articles in its paper and electronic newsletters regarding restoration projects that it is involved in. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Lewanski,"Friends of the Mississippi River","360 N Robert St, Ste 400","St. Paul",MN,55101,"651-222-2193 x1",tlewanski@fmr.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-restore-enhance-significant-watershed-habitat-23,,,, 2139,"MeCC V - Restore & Enhance Significant Habitat (2.5)",2010,155000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f2.5","$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,300000,,,,,,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Outcome and Results Great River Greening, along with our volunteers and partners, restored and enhanced a total of 204 acres of habitat with Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund dollars, exceeding our goal of 155 acres, and an additional 140 acres with over $153,000 in leveraged non-state funds. Habitats included prairie, savanna, and forest, including nine native plant communities with biodiversity of statewide significance (as rated by Minnesota County Biological Survey), and habitat for 18 documented rare plant species (1 invertebrate, 2 bird, and 15 plant species). Restorations/enhancements also occurred at sites in priority watersheds rich with rare terrestrial and aquatic rare species, including the St. Croix, Mississippi, and Minnesota; as well as Valley Creek and Eagle Creek trout stream watersheds. A total of 15 different sites were restored/enhanced. Enhancement of native plant communities with existing significant biodiversity occurred at: Arcola Mills Historic Foundation (Stillwater); St Croix Valley Early Detection/Rapid Response Garlic Mustard (Taylors Falls and Marine locations); Spring Lake Regional Park (Scott Co); Spring Lake Park Reserve (Dakota Co); Hidden Valley Park (Savage); Snail Lake Regional Park (Shoreview); St. Croix Savanna SNA (Bayport); Lost Valley Prairie SNA (Denmark Township); and Pond Dakota Mission (Bloomington).   Restoration/enhancement of habitats in important and strategic locations were: prairie/savanna establishment at Pilot Knob Hill (Mendota Heights), located in an area identified by DNR as a top-tier township for habitat for Species of Greatest Conservation Need; a large prairie/savanna restoration/enhancement at Belwin Conservancy's Lake Edith site (Afton), in the Valley Creek watershed; early detection and control of garlic mustard at a Valley Creek watershed location; prairie restoration/enhancement at Central Corridor (Woodbury and Cottage Grove), historically connected to Lost Valley Prairie SNA; savanna maintenance at Eagle Creek AMA (Savage), a metro trout stream;/li>; floodplain forest enhancement at Heritage Village Park (Inver Grove Heights) to expand on existing significant floodplain forest on the banks of the Mississippi River; and a prairie reconstruction burn at OH Anderson Elementary (Mahtomedi), habitat that is also used extensively in classroom studies. Volunteers contributed over 2500 hours to these habitat projects. Project Results Use and Dissemination In January, 2010, Great River Greening included a feature article on the ENRTF, LCCMR, and the Metro Conservation Corridors program and projects in our e-postcard, circulation 3200. A write up on the Metro Conservation Corridors program with features of select projects was included in our Spring 2011 Newsletter, and an article featuring the Pond Dakota Mission restoration was featured in our Fall 2010 newsletter. These are available for continued viewing at http://www.greatrivergreening.org/news.asp. In addition, project descriptions are included in our volunteer recruitment efforts to all the volunteers in our database. In addition, Greening is in active partnership with landowners and other land managers, resulting in a dynamic and timely exchange of information and results. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Wiley,Buck,"Great River Greening","35 W Water St, Ste 201","St. Paul",MN,55107,651-665-9500,wbuck@greatrivergreening.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-restore-enhance-significant-habitat-25,,,, 2140,"MeCC V - Grants for Restoration, Acquisition, Easements, and Other Conservation Tools (2.6/3.4/4.1)",2010,1175000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f2.6/3.4/4.1","$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government","Project Outcome and Results The DNR Metro Greenways Program has worked since its inception in 1998 toward the goals of protecting, restoring, and reconnecting remaining natural areas in the Twin Cities greater (12-county) metropolitan region. The principal strategies employed by the Program to achieve these goals included: 1) competitive grants to local and regional governments to restore degraded habitats; 2) competitive grants that support the acquisition of or conservation easements on strategically important parcels of terrestrial, wetland, or riparian habitat; 3) incentive grants to local governments to address other conservation needs such as land cover inventories, natural resource based land use decision tools, and ordinance revisions to support conservation efforts; and 4) natural resource based workshops on topics of interest to local government staff and officials. The 2009 appropriation concludes DNR Central region's Metro Greenways Program, which is sun setting after 13 years. This final allotment of $1,175,000 was used to fund a total of 21 projects and to develop and offer six new natural resource-based workshops. Combined, the restoration and protection projects conserved an additional 375 total acres in the 12-county greater metropolitan region, almost meeting Metro Greenways' combined target of 385 acres of lands restored and protected: Five restoration grants totaling $90,000 were awarded to three counties and one city. In combination with other funds, a total of approximately 255 acres of city, county, and regional park lands were restored to native vegetation, primarily prairie and savanna. The newly restored acreage was over two times more than targeted for this result (120 acres). Six protection projects were awarded a total of $650,000. Only three projects totaling $370,000 were initiated and completed (Lindstrom, Grannis, and Niebur), resulting in the protection of just 120 acres of the 325 acre projected target for Metro Greenways. The city of Lindstrom acquired a new 64 acre Allemansratt ""wilderness"" park that will give residents the chance to explore its several clear lakes and deciduous hardwood forest. Two grants to Dakota County added a total of 56 acres under conservation easements to its green infrastructure network being created by the Farmland and Natural Areas Program. Unfortunately, a $200,000 grant to Anoka Conservation District did not materialize and a $10,000 grant awarded to Chanhassen was turned down. These funds were put toward other projects. A Washington County project fell through very late in the biennium, leaving an $80,000 balance for this result category. Metro Greenways' Community Conservation Assistance Program awarded 13 grants to cities, counties and special districts that supported a variety of locally-specific conservation needs: a) to obtain land cover and urban tree canopy (UTC) inventories; b) to develop natural resource-based land use decision models; c) to create interjurisdictional partnerships to protect high quality natural areas; and d) to write new or revise existing ordinances to protect natural resources. In addition to these grants, the Program organized and facilitated two annual events (Rendez-Vous) that brought all DNR Community Assistance grantees (2008 and 2009 appropriations) together for full days of information-sharing and peer-to-peer learning. The DNR also convened the three cities undertaking urban tree canopy (UTC) inventories, along with the University of Minnesota forestry and extension service, U.S. Forestry Service, and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, to hear about each city's findings and proposed applications of UTC data. This third result area also funded the development and offering of six new natural resource-based workshops in 2010/2011 for local government staff and appointed officials. These workshops were offered in the metro area and were promoted by Government Training Services to its clientele (local government commissioners). Almost 325 local government staff and officials (62% from cities; 14% counties; 10% townships; and14% special districts and others) attended these workshops on shoreland conservation, stormwater management, and the incorporation of natural resources into land use planning and engineering design. The workshops all received excellent evaluations from attendees. Project Results Use and Dissemination Press releases were sent to local newspapers where projects were funded. The DNR convened all of the Community Conservation Assistance (CCA) project managers in November of 2009 and in February 2011 to share the findings of their conservation work. CCA Project Profiles were drafted and posted on the DNR website. Protection and restoration project information is available through the Metro Conservation Corridor partnership map created for public use. The CCA deliverables will be tried and tested as part of the Results Outcomes effort by the State of Minnesota. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Pfeifer,"MN DNR","1200 Warner Rd","St. Paul",MN,55106,651-259-5790,sharon.pfeifer@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Grants/Contracts, Inventory, Land Acquisition, Modeling, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-grants-restoration-acquisition-easements-and-other-conservation-tools-263441,,,, 2142,"MeCC V - Metro SNA Acquisition, Restoration & Enhancement (2.7/3.6)",2010,410000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f2.7/3.6","$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government","Project Outcome and Results Nearly 150 acres of high quality native habitat threatened by urban development was acquired and added to two metro Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs). First, 80 acres were acquired (36.7 acres pro-rated to this appropriation) and added to the Hastings Sand Coulee SNA. The addition contains native oak savanna and prairie and increases this SNA to 267 acres. Thus, more than half of this largest remaining prairie complex in Dakota County is protected for its 13 resident rare species (including 3 snake and 2 butterfly species) and for public use, including hiking and nature observation. Second, about 70 acres - including public fishing frontage on the Credit River - was acquired (6.2 acres pro-rated to this appropriation) and added to the Savage Fen SNA in Scott County. These sites offer urban residents close-to-home nature-based recreation, including a new archery hunting opportunity on 300 acres at Savage Fen SNA. SNA restoration and enhancement activities were completed on 187 acres at 13 SNAs in 7 counties in the greater metropolitan area. For example, a 55-acre prairie was reconstructed (restored) at Lost Valley Prairie SNA with the help of volunteers and a Sentence-to-Serve crew using seed collected on site by hand and mechanically harvested by the SNA crew. Almost 100 acres was prescribed burned at 5 SNAs. About 34 acres received invasive species control actions, including work by Conservation Corps Minnesota. These activities result in better habitat for the SNAs' rare features and improved quality for users of SNAs. Project Results Use and Dissemination Information about Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) sites, including those SNAs with new acquisition, restoration, enhancement and development activities through this appropriation, is available on the DNR website (www.mndnr.gov/snas). DNR-sponsored volunteer events, such as those involved in the Lost Valley Prairie, are regularly posted at: www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/sna/index. Both of the acquisition projects received publicity in local newspapers and in partner organization newsletters. Specifically, Savage Fen SNA acquisition was publicized in the Shakopee Valley News and in the Trust for Public Land's electronic newsletter and electronic invite. The Hastings Sand Coulee SNA acquisition was referenced in articles in the Hastings Gazette and the Friends of the Mississippi River website. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,"Peggy ",Booth,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-259-5088,peggy.booth@state.mn.us,"Capital Development/Rehabilitation, Land Acquisition, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-metro-sna-acquisition-restoration-enhancement-2736,,,, 2144,"MeCC V - Critical Land Protection Program (3.1)",2010,380000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f3.1","$3,375,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the fifth appropriation for acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $2,185,000 is for Department of Natural Resources agency programs and $1,190,000 is for agreements as follows: $380,000 with the Trust for Public Land; $90,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $155,000 with Great River Greening; $250,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $225,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $90,000 with Friends of the Minnesota Valley for the purposes of planning, restoring, and protecting important natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through grants, contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. To the maximum extent practical, consistent with contractual easement or fee acquisition obligations, the recipients shall utilize staff resources to identify future projects and shall maximize the implementation of biodiverse, quality restoration projects in the project proposal into the first half of the 2010 fiscal year.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,450000,,,,,,"The Trust for Public Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Outcome and Results In its Critical Lands Protection Program, The Trust for Public Land (TPL) used $380,000 ENRTF funds to secure fee title on 21.63 ENRTF acres of 402 total acquired acres. TPL conveyed these lands to public agencies for permanent protection. Individual project successes include the following: TPL spent $318,000 2009 ENRTF funds to protect 14.43 ENRTF acres of land as part of a larger 64-acre purchase of shoreline designated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as a ""regionally significant ecological area."" TPL conveyed the land to the City of Lindstrom to create the Allemansratt Wilderness Park. TPL spent $62,000 2009 ENRTF to protect 7.2 ENRTF acres of land as part of a 338-acre acquisition of one of the largest undeveloped and contiguous tracts of open space in the Twin Cities Metro Area. TPL then conveyed the land to Anoka County. Located at the confluence of Cedar Creek and the Rum River, this land will be managed by the County as the Cedar Creek Conservation Area. TPL leveraged $380,000 in TPL Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) 2009 funding on these projects with $992,000 in non-state funds to protect 87.79 additional pro-rated acres of land. $652,000 of this was non-state public funds and $339,500 of this was from private land value donations. Additionally, $500,000 in state remediation grant funds were used to protect 22.7 pro-rated acres and $1,900,000 in Outdoor Heritage Funds were used to protect 221.4 pro-rated acres. TPL's 2010 ENRTF funds in the amount of $338,000 and DNR's 2008 ENRTF funds in the amount of $200,000 were used to protect 39.4 pro-rated acres and 9.08 pre-rated acres respectively. All acres acquired total 402. *Please note, since a portion of TPL's 2010 ENRTF funding was used for the Cedar Creek Conservation Area project, a portion of these results will also be reflected in TPL's 2010 MeCC Work Program update and Final Report. Project Results Use and Dissemination As conservation transactions were completed, The Trust for Public Land disseminated information on the TPL website www.tpl.org, broadcast emails to Embrace Open Space (EOS) and TPL list serve members, distributed press releases, and included information in TPL's newsletters as appropriate. TPL also worked with the long-term stewards to ensure information was distributed to their listserves and posted on their websites as well. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Becca,Nash,"The trust for Public Land","2610 University Ave W, Ste 300","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-999-5325,becca.nash@tpl.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-critical-land-protection-program-31,,,, 2145,"MeCC V - Protect Significant Habitat by Acquiring Conservation Easements (3.2)",2010,250000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04f3.2",,"Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Outcome and Results During the fifth phase of the Metro Corridors project, the Minnesota Land Trust continued to work with landowners throughout the greater metropolitan area to permanently protect lands that are key components of Minnesota's remaining natural areas in the region. Eight perpetual conservation easements were completed that collectively protect 765 acres of land and more than 13,000 feet of shoreline. Three easements were purchased, and the remaining five easements were donated. While two of the purchased easements used both 2009 and 2010 ENRTF funding, we are reporting the accomplishments as part of our 2009 report. We will not report these acres in future 2010 reports to avoid double-counting. All eight projects represent unique opportunities to protect high quality natural habitat, riparian areas, and to build upon prior land protection work by the Land Trust at several priority sites. The specific project sites of the conservation easements include: 45 acres, including 1,095 feet of shoreline, along Deer Lake in Anoka County (purchased using both ML 2009 and ML 2010 ENRTF appropriations); 148 acres, including 2,527 feet of shoreline, along Elk River in Sherburne County (donated); 44 acres, including 3,065 feet of shoreline, on Kingswood Pond in Hennepin County (purchased using both ML 2009 and ML 2010 ENRTF appropriations); 157 acres near Hardwood Creek in Washington County (donated); 5 acres in Scandia in Washington County (donated); 126 acres near the headwaters of Valley Creek in Washington County (donated); 39 acres adjacent to Wild River State Park in Chisago County (purchased using ML 2009 ENRTF appropriation only); 201 acres near Baypoint Park in Goodhue County (donated). Additionally, the Land Trust prepared baseline property reports for each easement, detailing the condition of the property for future monitoring and enforcement. To fund this required perpetual obligation, the Land Trust dedicated ENRTF and other funds to its segregated Stewardship and Enforcement Fund for all completed projects. We estimated the anticipated annual expenses of each project and the investment needed to generate annual income sufficient to cover these expenses in perpetuity - all in accordance with our internal policies and procedures as approved by LCCMR. We will report to LCCMR annually on the status of the Stewardship and Enforcement Fund and the easements acquired with funds from this grant. Values are known for only five of the eight easements acquired, and this value totals $854,500, with a known donated value of $413,500. The cost to the State of Minnesota to complete these projects was just over $326 per acre. Cumulatively, across phases I-V of the Metro Corridors program, the Land Trust has protected 3,298 acres of critical habitat and more than 75,000 feet of shoreline, at a cost to the State of $520 per acre. The Minnesota Land Trust's work on this project continues to demonstrate the cost effectiveness of working with conservation easements to protect natural and scenic resources within developed and developing areas, as the cost to the State was well below the cost to purchase land in the Twin Cities region. This grant continued to generate interest among landowners, and therefore, ongoing funding will be important to sustained success. Additionally, our experiences during this phase of the grant continue to indicate that funds to purchase easements, as opposed to obtaining donated easements, will be necessary in the future as work becomes more targeted, selective, and focused on building complexes of protected land. Project Results Use and Dissemination The Minnesota Land Trust disseminated information about the specific land protection projects completed under this grant though our newsletter, email updates, web site, and press releases. The Land Trust also shared information about conservation easements generally and our experience with our partner organizations, other easement holders, local communities, as well as policy makers including members of the LCCMR and L-SOHC. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Strommen,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Ste 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-647-9590,sstrommen@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition, Monitoring, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-v-protect-significant-habitat-acquiring-conservation-easements-32,,,, 21752,"MeCC VII - 2.1 & 3.4: Protect, Restore and Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat",2014,,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04d2.1/3.4","$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $10,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $1,990,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $304,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $368,000 with Dakota County; $208,000 with Great River Greening; $310,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $400,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $400,000 with the Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work plan. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work plan. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. Lands that would require payments in lieu of taxes under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.061 or 477A.12, shall not be acquired with money from this appropriation. Up to $54,000 is for use by Minnesota Land Trust in a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan and subject to subdivision 16. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,304000,,,3.16,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Friends of the Mississippi is using this appropriation to permanently protect six acres through fee title acquisition for addition to Fish Creek Natural Area near Maplewood, MN, and to restore and enhance approximately 134 acres of permanently protected prairie, savanna, wetland, and forest habitat in Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, and Hennepin counties. Specific restoration and enhancement activities will include updating management plans, soil preparation, prescribed burning, native vegetation installation, woody encroachment removal, and invasive species control.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_04d2-1_3-4.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Lewanski,"Friends of the Mississippi River","360 Robert St N, Ste 400","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 222-2193",tlewanski@fmr.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vii-21-34-protect-restore-and-enhance-significant-watershed-habitat,,,, 21753,"MeCC VII - 2.3: Restoring Our Lands and Waters",2014,,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04d2.3","$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $10,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $1,990,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $304,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $368,000 with Dakota County; $208,000 with Great River Greening; $310,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $400,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $400,000 with the Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work plan. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work plan. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. Lands that would require payments in lieu of taxes under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.061 or 477A.12, shall not be acquired with money from this appropriation. Up to $54,000 is for use by Minnesota Land Trust in a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan and subject to subdivision 16. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,208000,,,3.77,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","These funds will enable Great River Greening to restore approximately 90 acres of permanently protected forests, savanna, prairie, and wetland habitat and 0.18 miles of shoreland habitat while engaging hundreds of volunteers in the stewardship of the Metropolitan area's remaining natural areas. Specific activities include invasive species control, seeding/planting, prescribed burning, and other associated activities.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_04d2-3.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Wiley,Buck,"Great River Greening","251 Starkey St, Ste 220","St. Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",wbuck@greatrivergreening.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vii-23-restoring-our-lands-and-waters,,,, 21754,"MeCC VII - 2.6 & 3.7: Dakota County Lakeshore and Riparian Protection",2014,,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04d2.6/3.7","$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $10,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $1,990,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $304,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $368,000 with Dakota County; $208,000 with Great River Greening; $310,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $400,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $400,000 with the Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work plan. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work plan. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. Lands that would require payments in lieu of taxes under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.061 or 477A.12, shall not be acquired with money from this appropriation. Up to $54,000 is for use by Minnesota Land Trust in a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan and subject to subdivision 16. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,368000,,,3.01,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Through this appropriation Dakota County plans to permanently protect approximately 27 acres of shoreland and contiguous upland in the Marcott Lakes area of Inver Grove Heights by securing a conservation easement from a willing landowner. For all acres protected, natural resource management plans will be prepared to ensure their long term stewardship. Additionally, restoration and enhancement activities are expected to occur on approximately 40 acres.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_04d2-6_3-7.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,West,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7018",lisa.west@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vii-26-37-dakota-county-lakeshore-and-riparian-protection,,,, 21756,"MeCC VII - 3.2: Protect Signifcant Habitat by Acquiring Conservation Easements",2014,,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04d3.2","$2,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $10,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $1,990,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements as follows: $304,000 with Friends of the Mississippi River; $368,000 with Dakota County; $208,000 with Great River Greening; $310,000 with Minnesota Land Trust; $400,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $400,000 with the Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work plan. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work plan. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. Lands that would require payments in lieu of taxes under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.061 or 477A.12, shall not be acquired with money from this appropriation. Up to $54,000 is for use by Minnesota Land Trust in a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan and subject to subdivision 16. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work plan. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2016, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,300000,,,2.57,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","With this appropriation, the Minnesota Land Trust plans to protect 100 acres of high quality forest, prairie, wetland, or shoreline habitat by securing permanent conservation easements and dedicating funds for their perpetual monitoring, management, and enforcement. Lands being considered for permanent protection in this round of funding are located in Chisago, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, and Washington counties.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2013/work_plans/2013_04d3-2.pdf,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2345 University Ave W, Ste 400","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-9590",wostlie@mnland.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vii-32-protect-signifcant-habitat-acquiring-conservation-easements,,,, 2935,"MeCC VI - Aquatic Management Area Acquisition (3.5)",2012,150000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i3.5","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,150000,,,1.22,"MN DNR","State Government","Project OverviewThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is using this appropriation to purchase 35 acres, with 0.6 miles of shoreline, along the Vermillion River in Dakota County to be managed as Aquatic Management Areas. Priority will be given to lands that have a high risk of development, provide protection to shoreline and riparian zones, and allow access for anglers and habitat improvement projects.Project Outcome and Results This appropriation provided funding to acquire land in fee title within the Metro Conservation Corridors Partnership (MeCC) areas. It focused on habitat linkage projects along the Vermillion River in southern Dakota County that have the following characteristics: high risk of development, angler access, environmental protection of the shoreline and riparian zone, and access for DNR personnel and constituent cooperators to do habitat improvement projects. Parcels acquired will be managed as Aquatic Management Areas (AMA). This funding also supported the finalization of three parcels acquired with a previous MeCC appropriation, but for which professional services bills were still needed. A total of $8,080 was spent on completion of the three previously acquired parcels. The remaining $292,000 was spent on acquisition of two additional parcels for the Vermillion River AMA. These two parcels closed in late 2013 and added 114 acres of land which provide permanent protection and public hunting, fishing, and trapping along almost 11,000 feet of stream. The AMA now consists of 450 acres and 27,650 feet (over 5 miles) of stream. The Vermillion River is known for production of large brown trout and is a popular anger destination. The acquisition of these two parcels relied on other public funding in addition to this appropriation. Dakota County contributed $40,000 and another $108,600 came largely from a 2011 Outdoor Heritage Fund appropriation to DNR. Both of the new sites have been surveyed and the boundaries posted in time for the 2014 trout opener. Costs for boundary posting and other initial development were paid from other DNR budgets. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION A press release announcing the two new parcels was issued in early April 2014: http://news.dnr.state.mn.us/2014/04/08/dnr-adds-2-miles-metro-trout-fishing-opportunities-along-vermillion-2/. The story was picked up by at least two local media outlets - CBS Minnesota (http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/04/09/dnr-expands-trout-fishing-along-vermilion-river/) and Pioneer Press (http://blogs.twincities.com/outdoors/2014/04/10/minnesota-stream-trout-fishing-new-vermillion-river-properties-acquired/). In addition to this news release and subsequent stories, information about these and other AMA recreation opportunities is published on the DNR Recreation Compass (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass.html) on DNR's website at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Rick,Walsh,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 20","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",rick.walsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-aquatic-management-area-acquisition-35,,,, 2935,"MeCC VI - Aquatic Management Area Acquisition (3.5)",2013,150000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i3.5","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,150000,,,1.22,"MN DNR","State Government","Project OverviewThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is using this appropriation to purchase 35 acres, with 0.6 miles of shoreline, along the Vermillion River in Dakota County to be managed as Aquatic Management Areas. Priority will be given to lands that have a high risk of development, provide protection to shoreline and riparian zones, and allow access for anglers and habitat improvement projects.Project Outcome and Results This appropriation provided funding to acquire land in fee title within the Metro Conservation Corridors Partnership (MeCC) areas. It focused on habitat linkage projects along the Vermillion River in southern Dakota County that have the following characteristics: high risk of development, angler access, environmental protection of the shoreline and riparian zone, and access for DNR personnel and constituent cooperators to do habitat improvement projects. Parcels acquired will be managed as Aquatic Management Areas (AMA). This funding also supported the finalization of three parcels acquired with a previous MeCC appropriation, but for which professional services bills were still needed. A total of $8,080 was spent on completion of the three previously acquired parcels. The remaining $292,000 was spent on acquisition of two additional parcels for the Vermillion River AMA. These two parcels closed in late 2013 and added 114 acres of land which provide permanent protection and public hunting, fishing, and trapping along almost 11,000 feet of stream. The AMA now consists of 450 acres and 27,650 feet (over 5 miles) of stream. The Vermillion River is known for production of large brown trout and is a popular anger destination. The acquisition of these two parcels relied on other public funding in addition to this appropriation. Dakota County contributed $40,000 and another $108,600 came largely from a 2011 Outdoor Heritage Fund appropriation to DNR. Both of the new sites have been surveyed and the boundaries posted in time for the 2014 trout opener. Costs for boundary posting and other initial development were paid from other DNR budgets. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION A press release announcing the two new parcels was issued in early April 2014: http://news.dnr.state.mn.us/2014/04/08/dnr-adds-2-miles-metro-trout-fishing-opportunities-along-vermillion-2/. The story was picked up by at least two local media outlets - CBS Minnesota (http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/04/09/dnr-expands-trout-fishing-along-vermilion-river/) and Pioneer Press (http://blogs.twincities.com/outdoors/2014/04/10/minnesota-stream-trout-fishing-new-vermillion-river-properties-acquired/). In addition to this news release and subsequent stories, information about these and other AMA recreation opportunities is published on the DNR Recreation Compass (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass.html) on DNR's website at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Rick,Walsh,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 20","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",rick.walsh@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-aquatic-management-area-acquisition-35,,,, 2928,"MeCC VI - Coord., Mapping & Outreach & Mapping & Database Work (1.1/1.2)",2012,20000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i1.1/1.2","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,20000,,,0.29,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Land Trust provides coordination, mapping, and data management for the Metropolitan Conservation Corridors partnership. Funds are being used to coordinate the partnership, guide strategic outreach and implementation efforts, manage project data, and provide reporting and mapping of accomplishments.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Strommen,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Ste 240","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-9590",sstrommen@mnland.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Mapping, Planning","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-coord-mapping-outreach-mapping-database-work-1112,,,, 2928,"MeCC VI - Coord., Mapping & Outreach & Mapping & Database Work (1.1/1.2)",2013,20000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i1.1/1.2","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,20000,,,0.29,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Minnesota Land Trust provides coordination, mapping, and data management for the Metropolitan Conservation Corridors partnership. Funds are being used to coordinate the partnership, guide strategic outreach and implementation efforts, manage project data, and provide reporting and mapping of accomplishments.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Strommen,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Ste 240","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-9590",sstrommen@mnland.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Mapping, Planning","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-coord-mapping-outreach-mapping-database-work-1112,,,, 2929,"MeCC VI - Restore and Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat (2.1)",2012,100000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i2.1","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,100000,,100000,,,1.14,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Friends of the Mississippi is using this appropriation to restore and enhance approximately 163 acres of permanently protected prairie and forest lands in Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, and Hennepin counties in order increase the amount of high quality habitat within designated conservation corridors. Specific activities will include updating management plans, soil preparation, prescribed burning, native vegetation installation, woody encroachment removal, and invasive species control.Project Outcome and Results High quality habitat within the Metro area is important for both resident and migratory species. The Metro Conservation Corridors partnership is working to establish a system of habitat corridors that also provide open space and water quality benefits for the residents of the area. One goal of this project was to increase the amount of high quality habitat within designated conservation corridors. During this project, FMR installed 86 acres of prairie, besting the projected amount by 31 acres. This prairie restoration took place at the Emrick property, Gores Pool WMA, Heritage Village Park, Pine Bend Bluffs SNA, and Mississippi River Gorge sites. FMR conducted woodland restoration activities on 2 acres at Mounds Park and Heritage Village Park, falling short by 3 acres of the proposed goal. Uncommon flooding at Gores Pool WMA prevented woodland restoration at the site. Activities associated with this restoration included updating management plans, soil preparation, seed/plant installation, mowing, and weed control. These additional acres of natural communities will provide critical habitat for many species that rely on prairie and woodland, some of which are rare or in decline. A second goal was to enhance the quality of existing habitat areas. We conducted enhancement activities, mostly exotic invasive plant control and burning, on 275.8 acres, exceeding the number of acres committed to in the work program by 172.8. The third goal achieved was to develop a list of potential future restoration and acquisition projects within the corridors by reaching out to 27 landowners. This outreach has lead to meetings and site visits with landowners interested in learning more about the natural resources on their property. In other cases, the follow up contact is still taking place. This outreach centered around existing conservation areas, including Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area, Mississippi River riparian area, Sand Coulee SNA, Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area & the Vermillion River. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION FMR organizes many tours and stewardship events at the sites where we conduct restoration activities. We share information about this project with the participants of these events. FMR also occasionally publishes articles in its paper and electronic newsletters regarding restoration projects that it is involved in.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Lewanski,"Friends of the Mississippi River","360 N Robert St, Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 222-2193 x1",tlewanski@fmr.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-restore-and-enhance-significant-watershed-habitat-21,,,, 2929,"MeCC VI - Restore and Enhance Significant Watershed Habitat (2.1)",2013,100000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i2.1","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,100000,,,1.14,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Friends of the Mississippi is using this appropriation to restore and enhance approximately 163 acres of permanently protected prairie and forest lands in Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, and Hennepin counties in order increase the amount of high quality habitat within designated conservation corridors. Specific activities will include updating management plans, soil preparation, prescribed burning, native vegetation installation, woody encroachment removal, and invasive species control.Project Outcome and Results High quality habitat within the Metro area is important for both resident and migratory species. The Metro Conservation Corridors partnership is working to establish a system of habitat corridors that also provide open space and water quality benefits for the residents of the area. One goal of this project was to increase the amount of high quality habitat within designated conservation corridors. During this project, FMR installed 86 acres of prairie, besting the projected amount by 31 acres. This prairie restoration took place at the Emrick property, Gores Pool WMA, Heritage Village Park, Pine Bend Bluffs SNA, and Mississippi River Gorge sites. FMR conducted woodland restoration activities on 2 acres at Mounds Park and Heritage Village Park, falling short by 3 acres of the proposed goal. Uncommon flooding at Gores Pool WMA prevented woodland restoration at the site. Activities associated with this restoration included updating management plans, soil preparation, seed/plant installation, mowing, and weed control. These additional acres of natural communities will provide critical habitat for many species that rely on prairie and woodland, some of which are rare or in decline. A second goal was to enhance the quality of existing habitat areas. We conducted enhancement activities, mostly exotic invasive plant control and burning, on 275.8 acres, exceeding the number of acres committed to in the work program by 172.8. The third goal achieved was to develop a list of potential future restoration and acquisition projects within the corridors by reaching out to 27 landowners. This outreach has lead to meetings and site visits with landowners interested in learning more about the natural resources on their property. In other cases, the follow up contact is still taking place. This outreach centered around existing conservation areas, including Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area, Mississippi River riparian area, Sand Coulee SNA, Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area & the Vermillion River. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION FMR organizes many tours and stewardship events at the sites where we conduct restoration activities. We share information about this project with the participants of these events. FMR also occasionally publishes articles in its paper and electronic newsletters regarding restoration projects that it is involved in.",,"Final Report",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Lewanski,"Friends of the Mississippi River","360 N Robert St, Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 222-2193 x1",tlewanski@fmr.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-restore-and-enhance-significant-watershed-habitat-21,,,, 2930,"MeCC VI - Restoring Our Lands and Waters (2.3)",2012,200000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i2.3","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,120000,,200000,,,3.54,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","These funds will enable Great River Greening to restore approximately 121 acres of permanently protected forests, savanna, prairie, and wetland habitat and 0.18 miles of shoreland habitat while engaging hundreds of volunteers in the stewardship of the Metropolitan area's remaining natural areas. Specific activities include invasive species control, seeding/planting, prescribed burning, and other associated activities.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Wiley,Buck,"Great River Greening","35 W Water St, Ste 201","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",wbuck@greatrivergreening.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-restoring-our-lands-and-waters-23,,,, 2930,"MeCC VI - Restoring Our Lands and Waters (2.3)",2013,200000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i2.3","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,200000,,,3.54,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","These funds will enable Great River Greening to restore approximately 121 acres of permanently protected forests, savanna, prairie, and wetland habitat and 0.18 miles of shoreland habitat while engaging hundreds of volunteers in the stewardship of the Metropolitan area's remaining natural areas. Specific activities include invasive species control, seeding/planting, prescribed burning, and other associated activities.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Wiley,Buck,"Great River Greening","35 W Water St, Ste 201","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",wbuck@greatrivergreening.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-restoring-our-lands-and-waters-23,,,, 2932,"MeCC VI - Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection (2.7 / 3.7)",2012,517000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i2.7/3.7","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,485000,,517000,,,4.37,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Through this appropriation Dakota County plans to permanently protect approximately 287 acres along rivers, including the Vermillion and Cannon Rivers, by securing conservation easements from willing landowners. For all acres protected, natural resource management plans will be prepared to ensure their long term stewardship. Additionally, restoration and enhancement activities are expected to occur on approximately 75 acres.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alan,Singer,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7001",al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-dakota-county-riparian-and-lakeshore-protection-27-37,,,, 2932,"MeCC VI - Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore Protection (2.7 / 3.7)",2013,518000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i2.7/3.7","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,518000,,,4.37,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Through this appropriation Dakota County plans to permanently protect approximately 287 acres along rivers, including the Vermillion and Cannon Rivers, by securing conservation easements from willing landowners. For all acres protected, natural resource management plans will be prepared to ensure their long term stewardship. Additionally, restoration and enhancement activities are expected to occur on approximately 75 acres.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alan,Singer,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7001",al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us,"Land Acquisition, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-dakota-county-riparian-and-lakeshore-protection-27-37,,,, 2933,"MeCC VI - TPL’s Critical Land Protection Program (3.1)",2012,250000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i3.1","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,250000,,,1.9,"The Trust for Public Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Trust for Public Land is using this appropriation to purchase approximately 30 acres of land and 0.3 miles of shoreline with high ecological value and then convey the land to state or local governments for long-term stewardship and protection. Lands being considered for permanent protection in this round of funding include areas around the Rum River and Rice Creek in Anoka County, Lindstrom Natural Area in Chisago County, Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area and Pike Lake in Scott County, and St. Croix/Fraconia-Scandia Scientific and Natural Area in Washington County.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,McGillivray,"The Trust for Public Land","2610 University Ave W, Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 999-5307",rjm@tpl.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-tpl-s-critical-land-protection-program-31,,,, 2933,"MeCC VI - TPL’s Critical Land Protection Program (3.1)",2013,250000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i3.1","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,250000,,,1.9,"The Trust for Public Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Trust for Public Land is using this appropriation to purchase approximately 30 acres of land and 0.3 miles of shoreline with high ecological value and then convey the land to state or local governments for long-term stewardship and protection. Lands being considered for permanent protection in this round of funding include areas around the Rum River and Rice Creek in Anoka County, Lindstrom Natural Area in Chisago County, Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area and Pike Lake in Scott County, and St. Croix/Fraconia-Scandia Scientific and Natural Area in Washington County.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,McGillivray,"The Trust for Public Land","2610 University Ave W, Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 999-5307",rjm@tpl.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-tpl-s-critical-land-protection-program-31,,,, 2934,"MeCC VI - Protect Significant Habitat by Acquiring Cons. Easements (3.2)",2012,200000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i3.2","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,200000,,,2.09,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","With this appropriation, the Minnesota Land Trust plans to protect 150 acres of high quality forest, prairie, or wetland habitat by securing permanent conservation easements and dedicating funds for their perpetual monitoring, management, and enforcement. Lands being considered for permanent protection in this round of funding are located in Anoka, Carver, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Washington, and Wright counties.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Strommen,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Ste 240","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-9590",sstrommen@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-protect-significant-habitat-acquiring-cons-easements-32,,,, 2934,"MeCC VI - Protect Significant Habitat by Acquiring Cons. Easements (3.2)",2013,200000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04i3.2","$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the acceleration of agency programs and cooperative agreements. Of this appropriation, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to the commissioner of natural resources for agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the agreements as follows: $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year with Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 the first year and $518,000 the second year with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year with Great River Greening; $220,000 the first year and $220,000 the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year with The Trust for Public Land for planning, restoring, and protecting priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties, through contracted services, technical assistance, conservation easements, and fee title acquisition. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards, as determined by the commissioner of natural resources. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work program. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work program. All conservation easements must be perpetual and have a natural resource management plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the commissioner of natural resources with money from this appropriation must be designated as an outdoor recreation unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. The commissioner may similarly designate any lands acquired in less than fee title. A list of proposed restorations and fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. An entity that acquires a conservation easement with appropriations from the trust fund must have a long-term stewardship plan for the easement and a fund established for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. Money appropriated from the trust fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring, management, and enforcement fund as approved in the work program. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring, management, and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,200000,,,2.09,"Minnesota Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","With this appropriation, the Minnesota Land Trust plans to protect 150 acres of high quality forest, prairie, or wetland habitat by securing permanent conservation easements and dedicating funds for their perpetual monitoring, management, and enforcement. Lands being considered for permanent protection in this round of funding are located in Anoka, Carver, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Washington, and Wright counties.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Strommen,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Ave W, Ste 240","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-9590",sstrommen@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mecc-vi-protect-significant-habitat-acquiring-cons-easements-32,,,, 17078,"Menahga Area Museum Computerized Cataloging Project",2010,2073,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,17400,,,,,,"Menahga Area Historical Society",,"To gain physical and intellectual control of 5000 artifacts using PastPerfect software.",,"To gain physical and intellectual control of 5000 artifacts using PastPerfect software.",2010-02-08,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sharon,Tate,,"PO Box E",Menahga,MN,56464,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/menahga-area-museum-computerized-cataloging-project,,,, 10031418,"Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation Professionals - Phase 2",2025,793000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05g","$793,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. to provide paid internships and apprenticeships for diverse young people to learn about careers in the conservation field from United States Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while working at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,16,"Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The ENRTF grant will introduce 12 young people to conservation careers through full-time, paid internships and apprenticeships on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (16 FTEs over 2 years).",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-08-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,Loon,"Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc","3815 East American Boulevard",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mentoring-next-generation-conservation-professionals-phase-2,,,, 10007051,"Metro Sub-Watershed Analysis (SWA) 2019",2019,200000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Sec 7, (c)","$3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","This project will result in the preparation of up to 15 SWAs in urban and rural landscapes to identify BMP installation opportunities, estimate BMP installation costs, and rank BMPs by cost effectiveness at achieving target water resource goals.","The TSA reviewed and refined subwatershed assessment protocols to incorporate current methods and models to assist the 11 member soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) in analysis of small rural and urban subwatersheds to determine the best potential locations and the types of best management practices to implement on the landscape, estimate practice installation costs, and rank practice implementation priority by cost-benefit at achieving targeted water resource and water quality improvement goals. Member SWCD staff received training on how to use the protocol, complete the subwatershed analysis, and standardize a report of the results to utilize for further project implementation. TSA member SWCDs completed 16 subwatershed assessments, in urban and rural landscapes that will be used to guide future prioritized and targeted implementation work. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",50000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",200000,6000,"Brian Watson,Chris Lord,Jay Riggs,Shelly Tietz,Steve Christopher,Troy Kuphal",1.465038314,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","Local/Regional Government","It is critical to train new staff, create modeling protocols for new BMPs, refine and calibrate models, and test ever-advancing modeling applications. The Metro Conservation District?s (MCD) Sub-Watershed Analysis (SWA) program provides these capacity-building services and unites efforts across 11 SWCDs. MCD proposes to analyze an additional 15 subwatersheds. The analyses will identify the location and estimated cost/benefit relationship for BMPs, evolve with new technology, and share discoveries metro-wide.",,"Ensuring natural resource practitioners are applying state-of-the-art approaches is the best way to achieve optimum BMP selection, design, and placement in the landscape, thereby maximizing CWF benefits. To that end, it is critical to train new staff, create modeling protocols for new BMPs, refine and calibrate models, and test ever-advancing modeling applications. The Metro Conservation District's (MCD) Sub-Watershed Analysis (SWA) program provides these capacity-building services and unites efforts across 11 SWCDs. Funding is requested to continue and evolve the SWA program. Recent success illustrates the adaptive nature of this program. WinSLAMM has been employed in urban landscapes to function beyond its design intent by modeling the benefits to receiving water bodies of practices such as iron enhanced sand filters and hydrodynamic separators. Adapted methods are shared among SWCD staff. Efforts are currently underway by metro SWCDs to apply modeling applications such as SWAT to rural landscapes. Although SWAT was not developed to model BMP efficacy, methodologies are rapidly being developed to model practices such as sediment basins, seasonal ponding and tile inlet modifications. The SWA program has had quantifiable impact on water quality improvement efforts. During the first 36 months of funding, this process resulted in 63 analyses that are completed or underway and identified over 4,000 site specific BMPs. Many CWF project grant applications are the result of SWAs propelling cost effective projects onto local priority lists. MCD proposes to analyze an additional 15 subwatersheds that contribute to the degradation of locally identified high priority water resources. The analyses will identify the location and estimated cost/benefit relationship for BMPs, evolve with new technology, and share discoveries metro-wide. ",2019-02-01,2021-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Troy,Kuphal,"Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area","7151 W 190th St Ste 125",Jordan,MN,55352,952-492-5425,tkuphal@scottswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-sub-watershed-analysis-swa-2019,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10019632,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 11",2022,4229000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(b)","$4,229,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural habitat systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in the metropolitan area as follows: $675,000 to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $220,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $684,000 to Great River Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and $1,850,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to $192,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Partners work together to identify priority lands using existing data and public plans, then coordinate protection, restoration and enhancement activities in those priority areas. Work builds upon prior phases and is intended to continue into the future for maximum impact. Mapping shows progress in connecting corridors. Species collections and counts measure impact of activities over time on wildlife and Species in Greatest Conservation Need",,,806600,"Carver, Crystal, Great River Greening, MN DNR, MN DNR, Macalester College, Volunteers, MN Valley Trust, Private, Private landowners, RIM and Private",4114200,114800,,1.72,"MVNW Refuge Trust Inc; FMR; GRG; MLT; TPL","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers Phase 11 will protect 185 acres in fee title and 222 acres in permanent conservation easement, restore 49 acres and enhance 187 acres of priority habitat in the big rivers corridors in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area (643 acres total). The partnership will leverage the OHF grants at least 19% with partner funds, private funds, local government contributions, and landowner donations of easement value. Significant volunteer engagement will be invested in habitat enhancement activities. Metro Big Rivers projects will benefit wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN) and provide increased public access for wildlife-based recreation.","Metro Big Rivers Phase 11 will protect, restore and enhance prioritized wildlife habitat in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area, with an emphasis on the Mississippi, Minnesota and St.Croix Rivers and their tributaries. By expanding, connecting and improving public conservation lands, Metro Big Rivers benefits wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN) and provides increased public access for wildlife-based recreation. See brief descriptions below and attachments for detail. **Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) will restore 10 acres and enhance 70 acres at two sites. Projects include removal of invasive woody and herbaceous plants, planting climate-adapted shrub and tree species, seeding with diverse native species mixes, establishment mowing, spot-spraying, and prescribed burns. - Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area: Enhance 30 acres of degraded floodplain forest, 20 acres of oak woodland and 2 acres of prairie. - Vermillion River Aquatic Management Area, Kamen Parcel: Restore 10 acres prairie, enhance 7 acres degraded riparian habitat on a trout stream and 11 acres lowland habitat. **Great River Greening (GRG) will restore 16 acres and enhance 117 acres across 8 sites. Projects will include removal of invasive woody and herbaceous species, mowing, spot spraying, seeding and planting. - Creekside Park: Restore riparian habitat along 3/4 mile of Carver Creek. - Valley Park Phase II: Enhance oak woodland habitat. - Garlough & Marthaler Parks: Enhance oak savanna. - Bassett Creek Park: Restore turf to native prairie. - Bass Lake Preserve: Enhance riparian forest around Bass Lake. - Hidden Falls Regional Park: Enhance floodplain forest habitat. - Spring Lake Park (Scott County): Enhance oak forest habitat. - Wind in the Pines Nature Preserve: Enhance forest habitat along the St. Croix River. **Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) will protect through perpetual conservation easement 222 acres of priority habitat, including riparian lands, forests, wetlands and grasslands. Projects will be selected through a competitive process that ranks proposals based on ecological significance and cost (criteria attached). MLT will restore/enhance 23 acres on lands protected through permanent conservation easement. Prioritized properties will be of high ecological significance, adjacent or close to public conservation investments and owned by landowners committed to conservation. **Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) will protect in fee 135 acres of river frontage, floodplain forest, wetland and upland habitat in the Minnesota River Valley to expand the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. All prospective lands have been prioritized by the USFWS and will be restored/enhanced, then open to the public for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing. **The Trust for Public Land (TPL) will protect in fee 50 acres of priority wildlife habitat, including riparian, forest, wetland and grassland habitat. Potential properties are prioritized in state, regional, and local natural resource plans. Lands will be managed by public partners (DNR and/or local units of government) and open to the public for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",DLoon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-11,,,, 14345,"Metro Wide Subwatershed Stormwater Retrofit Analysis",2012,216181,"Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(b) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for targeted local resource protection and enhancement grants. The board shall give priority consideration to projects and practices that complement, supplement, or exceed current state standards for protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that protect groundwater from degradation. Of this amount, at least $1,500,000 each year is for county SSTS implementation. ","33 subwatershed stormwater retrofit analyses ",,,91000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",216181,7500,,2.45,"Metro Conservation Districts","Local/Regional Government","Through a long standing partnership, this project will continue to implement a process formalized with a 2010 Clean Water Fund Grant to conduct stormwater sub-watershed assessments. The goal of the sub-watershed assessments is to accelerate water quality improvements by focusing efforts in high priority areas. Specifically, subwatershed assessments are a tool used to identify the most effective urban stormwater conservation practice by location. This project will analyze an additional 33 subwatersheds in the eleven county metro area that contribute to the degradation of locally identified high priority water resources. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jay,Riggs,"Washington Conservation District","1380 W. Frontage Rd. Highway 36",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 275-1136 ext 20",jriggs@mnwcd.org,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-wide-subwatershed-stormwater-retrofit-analysis,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp ", 10017817,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 10",2021,6473000,"ML 2020, Ch. 104, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(b)","$6,473,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire lands in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural habitat systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in the metropolitan area. Of this amount, $801,000 is to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to Friends of the Mississippi River, $366,000 is to Great River Greening, $3,406,000 is to The Trust for Public Land, and $1,600,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Partners work together to identify priority lands using existing data and public plans, then coordinate protection, restoration and enhancement activities in those priority areas. Work builds upon prior phases and is intended to continue into the future for maximum impact. Mapping shows progress in connecting corridors. Species collections and counts measure impact of activities over time on wildlife and species of greatest conservation need",,,777400,"3M Foundation, Flint Hills Resources, Great River Greening, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Three Rivers Park District, City of Andover, Minnesota Valley Trust or other private, Private, Private Landowners, RIM, Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization, Washington County Parks and Flint Hills Resources",6347900,125100,,1.68,"MN VNWT, FMR, GRG, TPL, MLT ","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers Phase 10 will protect 535 acres in fee title and 157 acres in permanent conservation easement, restore 123 acres and enhance 295 acres of priority habitat in the big rivers corridors in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area (MUA). Metro Big Rivers partners will leverage the OHF funds at least 10% with partner funds, private funds, local government contributions, and landowner donations of easement value. In addition, significant volunteer engagement will be invested in habitat enhancement activities, although not technically counted as leverage.","Metro Big Rivers Phase 10 will protect, restore and enhance prioritized wildlife habitat in the Metro Urbanizing Area, with an emphasis on the Mississippi, Minnesota and St.Croix Rivers and their tributaries. By expanding, connecting and improving public conservation lands, Metro Big Rivers benefits wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN) and provides increased public access for wildlife-based recreation. See brief descriptions below and attachments for detail. Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) will enhance 220 acres at three sites on or near the Mississippi River. Projects include removal of invasive woody and herbaceous plants, spot-mowing, spot-spraying, prescribed burns and seeding. *Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park, Washington County: Enhance 116 acres of oak forest, 5 acres of native bluff prairie and 1 acre of restored prairie. *Riverside Park, Washington County: Enhance 13 acres of oak forest and 1 acre of savanna. *Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area, Dakota County: Enhance 50 acres of oak forest, 20 acres of restored prairie and 14 acres of native prairie. Great River Greening (GRG) will restore 23 acres and enhance 75 acres across five sites. Projects will include removal of invasive woody and herbaceous species, mowing and spot spraying, seeding and planting. *Minnehaha Greenway - Methodist Easement, Hennepin County: Enhance 15 acres of riparian land along Minnehaha Creek, recently re-meandered by the watershed district. *Mississippi River Bluff Corridor, Hennepin County: Restore 18 acres of old agricultural field to prairie. *Strootman Park, Anoka County: Enhance 10 acres of woodland. *Timber River Park, Anoka County: Restore 5 acres of a ballfield to native prairie and woodland habitat. Enhance another 5 acres of woodland and native prairie. *Vadnais / Sucker Lake, Ramsey County: Enhance 45 acres of wetlands. Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) will protect through perpetual conservation easement 157 acres of priority wildlife habitat, including riparian lands, forests, wetlands and grasslands. Projects will be selected through a competitive RFP process that ranks proposals based on ecological significance and cost (criteria attached). MLT also will restore 100 acres on private lands already protected through permanent conservation easement. Prioritized properties will be of high ecological significance, adjacent or close to public conservation investments and owned by landowners committed to conservation. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) will protect in fee 300 acres of river frontage, floodplain forest, wetland and upland habitat in the Minnesota River Valley to expand the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Of the total, 60 acres will be acquired with other non-state funds. All prospective lands have been prioritized by the USFWS and will be restored/enhanced, then open to the public for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) will protect in fee 235 acres of priority wildlife habitat, including riparian, forest, wetland, and grassland habitat. The potential properties have been identified and prioritized in state, regional and local natural resource plans. Lands acquired will be managed by TPL's public partners (MN DNR and local units of government) and will be open to the public for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing.",,2020-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",DLoon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sherburne","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-10,,,, 10004474,"Metro Conservation Corridors Phase VIII - Wildlife Management Area Acquisition",2016,400000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 09h","$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation Corridors partnership to acquire in fee at least 82 acres along the lower reaches of the Vermillion River in Dakota County within the Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area. Land acquired with this appropriation must be sufficiently improved to meet at least minimum management standards. This appropriation may not be used to purchase habitable residential structures, unless expressly approved in the work plan. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_09h.pdf,2015-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Rivers,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5224",pat.rivers@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-conservation-corridors-phase-viii-wildlife-management-area-acquisition-0,,,, 10004509,"Metro Conservation Corridors Phase VIII - Prairie, Forest, and Savanna Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area",2016,276000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 08e","$276,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Friends of the Mississippi River for Phase VIII of the Metro Conservation Corridors partnership to conduct restoration activities on at least 195 acres of forest and savanna and at least 60 acres of prairie to preserve and increase wildlife habitat in the metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the surrounding counties. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work plan. A list of proposed restorations must be provided as part of the required work plan. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_08e.pdf,2015-07-01,2018-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Betsy,Daub,"Friends of the Mississippi River","101 Fifth St E, Ste 2000","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 222-2193",bdaub@fmr.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-conservation-corridors-phase-viii-prairie-forest-and-savanna-restoration-greater,,,, 20708,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 4",2014,1720000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d)","$1,720,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and as permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $450,000 to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to the Friends of the Mississippi; $210,000 to the Great River Greening; $450,000 to the Minnesota Land Trust; and $450,000 to the Trust for Public Land. Up to $80,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need. Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting. Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna. ",,800300,"Private Source, FMR, Federal, state, local and/or private, City of St. Paul, City of St. Paul, City of Andover ",817100,,,1.566,"MN VNWR Trust, Friends of Miss, GRG, MLT, TPL","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers' restoration and enhancement partners (FMR and GRG) achieved their goals, converting through restoration a former rail yard in the urban core to 32 acres of prairie and enhancing 98 acres of prairie and forest at four other public conservation sites in the metropolitan area. The easement partner (MLT) exceeded goals and permanently protected 131 acres under two conservation easements in Washington County. The fee title acquisition partners (MVT and TPL) were unable to complete the major acquisition they pursued together for the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge due to landowner change of mind. The OHF grant funds spent were leveraged almost 1:1 with $800,350 in other, mostly non-state funds. ",,"Metro Big Rivers partners’ Phase 4 accomplishments, process and methods are described below. Additional information, photos and site maps are provided in attachments about each project accomplished. Friends of Mississippi River (FMR) enhanced forest and prairie habitat on 54 acres in Dakota and Washington Counties. These sites are situated within the Mississippi River corridor and provide important habitat for a variety of wildlife. Over 320 species of birds use the corridor for spring and fall migration, and need stopover sites like these two natural areas for refueling. In addition, with populations of pollinator species declining, there is need to  increase the quality and quantity of pollinator-friendly habitat, even with small habitat patches, to prevent further declines. These sites are also near or adjacent to other protected natural areas, adding important benefits of habitat linkages for wildlife. FMR’s work included $31,400 in leverage funds and in-kind support from local partners and high school students to complete the following activities: ·       Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park - FMR enhanced 35 acres of oak forest, 3 acres of remnant bluff prairie, and 1 acre of prairie at this natural area in Cottage Grove. Activities included forestry mowing and hand-cutting invasive woody vegetation, foliar treatments for re-sprouting stems, broadcasting native seed and conducting prescribed burns.  ·       Vermillion Linear Park - FMR enhanced 6 acres of riparian forest and 9 acres of prairie at this natural area on the Vermillion River in Hastings. Activities included hand-cutting invasive woody vegetation across the entire project area, foliar treatments for re-sprouting woody stems and herbaceous invasives, broadcasting native seed, and planting native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and sedges. Additional prairie-specific activities included grassland prep (sprays, burn, tilling, and harrowing), native seeding, mowing, spot treatments and a prescribed burn.  Great River Greening (GRG) exceeded its original goals by restoring and enhancing 76 acres total in Anoka and Ramsey Counties (66 acres were proposed). Leverage funds of $131,950 helped GRG restore 32 acres of prairie, enhance another 5 acres prairie and enhance 39 acres forest, as follows:    ·       Martins Meadows - GRG enhanced 39 acres of forest habitat on this City of Andover Open Space site situated  on the Rum River (29 acres were proposed).  Activities included removal of woody invasives (common buckthorn, honeysuckle, amur maple), tree thinning, woody encroachment removal, mowing, seeding and planting.  The improved habitat will benefit Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), including red-shouldered hawk, blanding’s turtle and gopher snake, all of which have documented occurrences just up and down stream of the site. ·       Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary (Trillium Nature Preserve) - This former rail yard on St Paul’s east side was transformed through a major restoration effort into a new naturalized area that reflects its original state.  Over the course of the project, 32 acres were restored to prairie and an additional 5 prairie acres were enhanced through woody invasives removal.  Activities included mowing, herbicide application, tree thinning, tree planting and prairie seeding. The restoration of this site presented unique challenges because removal of contaminated soil required use of heavy equipment, thereby compacting the soils and requiring additional seeding preparation work to establish vegetation. The nature sanctuary is a refuge for wildlife in an otherwise urban complex.  It also offers residents who are otherwise underserved in this part of St Paul access to natural space and wildlife. Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) exceeded its goals by closing on two perpetual conservation easements within the St. Croix River corridor in Washington County. In total, 131 acres of high-quality habitat were protected by permanent easement under MBR 4, surpassing the 120-acre goal. MLT leveraged $637,000 in donated value across both easement acquisitions, a 2:1 ratio relative to acquisition funding provided by the OHF grant. The two properties protected under permanent conservation easements are:   ·       Old Mill Stream (Kingston) -- This 44-acre easement protects high-quality wetlands, forest and grasslands along 5,920 feet of Old Mill Stream, a state-designated trout stream in Washington County with a viable population of brook trout. The easement is abutted by William O’Brien State Park on three sides. Approximately 22 acres of the property are characterized as a Site of Moderate Biodiversity Significance by the DNR due to the presence of rare species and moderate quality natural communities, which provides key habitat for a variety of Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), including red-shouldered hawk, northern long-eared bat and least weasel.  This property is located within the Audubon Society’s St. Croix Bluffs Important Bird Area (IBA), which functions as a vital migratory corridor. In particular, it is important nesting grounds for great blue heron and bald eagle. ·       St. Croix River (Docksteader Trust) -- This 87-acre easement protects high-quality mesic hardwood forest along the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley in Washington County.  The protected property is directly adjacent to a scenic easement held by the National Park Service, which is part of a connected corridor of scenic easements extending 11 miles along the St. Croix River north of Stillwater.  The protected property lies within an Important Bird Area (IBA) of global importance identified by the Audubon Society, and provides important habitat for a variety of Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN).   Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) & Trust for Public Land (TPL): MVT and TPL were unable to acquire a large, high-priority property in Hennepin County for the Upgrala Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Unfortunately, negotiations that were moving forward ended when a member of the landowner group (a hunting club) changed their mind about selling. Club rules required two-thirds of shareholders to agree to the sale and did not allow the property to be divided. Consequently, MVT and TPL did not expend funds from this appropriation.   ",2013-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",DebLoon@comcast.net,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-4,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2021,,N/A,,"This appropriation has now ended. Remaining funds were cancelled due to the May 2020 projected budget shortfall.",,,,,,,,,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2020,,N/A,,"In FY20 the DNR proposes to drill two additional wells monitoring deep bedrock aquifers install two additional data loggers for continuous groundwater level monitoring. DNR will continue to review and publish annual continuous records for the groundwater level monitoring wells in the metro area. DNR will continue to work with SWCD’s in the 11 County Metro Area to aid in our enhanced groundwater monitoring efforts. Plans also include website upgrades to provide data to the website directly from the new hydrologic database. ","In FY20 the DNR acquired 3 shallow aquifer wells from the USGS. Three new data loggers were installed for continuous groundwater level monitoring. DNR reviewed and published continuous water level records for monitoring wells in the metro area. All SWCD’s in the 11 County Metro Area participated in the enhanced groundwater monitoring efforts and uploaded data into the new DNR/PCA cooperative water quantity data management system. The website was upgraded to connect with the new hydrologic database. ",,,,174357,,,2,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2019,,N/A,,"In FY19 the DNR proposes to drill two additional wells in the deep aquifers and install five additional data loggers for continuous groundwater level monitoring. The DNR will continue to refine and expand the groundwater animations to visualize the continuously changing groundwater levels providing a better understanding of water use and aquifer responses in the 11-County Metro Area. DNR will continue to review and publish the annual continuous records for the groundwater level monitoring wells in the metro area.","In FY19 the DNR installed 2 deep aquifer bedrock wells. Thirteen new data loggers were installed for continuous groundwater level monitoring. DNR reviewed and published continuous water level records for monitoring wells in the metro area. All SWCD’s in the 11 County Metro Area participated in the enhanced groundwater monitoring efforts and uploaded data into the new DNR/PCA cooperative water quantity data management system.",,,,252276,74014,,2.4,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2018,,N/A,,"In FY18 DNR proposes to drill five additional wells in the shallow aquifers and install five additional data loggers for continuous groundwater level monitoring. The DNR will continue to refine and expand the groundwater animations to visualize the continuously changing groundwater levels and provide a better understanding of water use and aquifer responses in the 11 County Metro Area. All SWCDs in the 11 County Area will participate in the pilot monitoring partnership in FY18 and a new data system will come on line.","In FY18 the DNR reviewed and published continuous water level records for monitoring wells in the metro area. DNR also developed a metro area water level animation to show monthly changes from 2012-2017. All SWCDs in the 11 County Area participate in the enhanced groundwater monitoring efforts and upload the data into the new DNR/PCA cooperative water quantity data management system. No wells were added to the network in the metro area in FY18 due to limited availability of public property in priority areas.",,,,257210,,,2.7,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2017,,N/A,,"In FY17 the DNR will continue enhancing the processing and accessibility of groundwater network data. Enhancements will include streamlining the gathering storage and online accessibility of data for required groundwater monitoring permits in the 11-county metro and outstate areas with high groundwater appropriation volumes. Additional wells will fill some of the few remaining gaps in the metro groundwater monitoring network and a large effort will begin to transfer data into a new system better equipped to handle these large data sets.","In FY17 DNR installed 15 wells in the metro area including 12 to measure water levels in the deeper aquifers. Twenty new data loggers were installed to continuously measure groundwater levels bringing the total number of instrumented wells in the 11 county area to 216. Our local partner pilot program now includes 10 of the 11 metro county Soil and Water Conservations Districts (SWCD). These partnering SWCDs assist the state in measuring and downloading data in many of the wells in the metro area. The DNR compiled 134 continuous records of groundwater levels and developed a process to show animated changing groundwater levels in the area. The current animation shows monthly changes from 2012-2016. Work began to migrate all groundwater related data to a new data management system.",,,,544050,,,2.9,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2016,,N/A,,"In FY16 the DNR will continue to refine processes and compile continuous records for wells with data loggers. We will replace older model monitoring equipment with state of the art continuous monitoring equipment install additional wells and expand automated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data gathering with metro communities focusing on the northeast metro. SCADA information is continuous groundwater use and water level data from a community’s production and monitoring wells managed by a computerized control system. SCADA systems are water supply management systems already in place in most communities. The fact that the DNR can now get this data automatically means that we get better reporting of community water use we can use existing data networks which saves the state money on monitoring costs and that we better understand groundwater use from multiple communities in localized areas.","In FY16 all continuous monitoring equipment was upgraded at existing locations and an additional 132 wells were instrumented with new equipment. Upgrades to the data importing system allowed a more consistent and streamlined process for data entry and storage. The data processing upgrades now allow public access to raw data gathered from the field within two days of data downloads. One additional SCADA system was added to the metro monitoring system. This further enhances the reporting of community water use and reduces monitoring costs through the use of existing community groundwater monitoring.",,,,250690,10793,,2.7,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2015,,N/A,,"In FY15 DNR hydrologists will continue to grow the 11-county monitoring well network by installing 21 monitoring wells 16 of which will be deep wells in bedrock. Additional data analysis will result in better information about aquifer characteristics and trends to be used in groundwater management decisions. The DNR also proposes to add an additional municipality into the automated groundwater data collection project.","In FY15 the DNR installed equipment at White Bear Lake to provide real time water level rain fall and ground water levels from five groundwater observation wells surrounding the lake. These data will provide the public with up to date water level information and improve the understanding of surface and groundwater interactions in the Northeast Metro. We also installed 27 deep aquifer wells instrumented 59 monitoring wells with continuous water level monitoring equipment and compiled 118 annual records for groundwater level monitoring. These records improve understanding about groundwater levels interaction between aquifers and how aquifer levels respond to groundwater use in the 11 County Metro Area – information that is essential for providing sustainable water supplies for people and ecosystems.",,,,410268,,,2.5,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2014,,N/A,,"In FY14 DNR scientists will continue to grow the 11-county monitoring well network by installing 15 monitoring wells 7 of which will be deep wells in bedrock. Additional data analysis will result in better information about aquifer characteristics and trends to be used in groundwater management decisions. The DNR also proposes to further identify the flow patterns and aquifer characteristics within the 11 County Metro through water chemistry sampling and hydraulic testing a subset of the monitoring wells.","In FY14 DNR scientists installed 15 aquifer monitoring wells including 10 in deep bedrock aquifers. Through the well installation process scientists were able to gather valuable information about the bedrock geology and aquifers in the Twin Cities Metro Area. DNR scientists also equipped these 15 new wells with continuous data loggers to collect groundwater level data. Scientist compiled and completed continuous water level records for 36 wells with continuous data loggers. These wells and data provide information about regionally important aquifers that will improve future management decisions. In FY 14 scientists completed the migration of groundwater data into a state cooperative water data system. The pilot project to test the collection of real-time automated municipal groundwater data continued adding an additional municipality (water level and pumping data from 21 municipal wells used in the community). The public display of these data is under development. When established this public display of groundwater level information will help state scientists and communities better understand local and regional water use and manage future needs.",,,,246082,15045,,2.5,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2013,,N/A,,"In FY13 DNR scientists will continue to grow the 11-county monitoring well network by installing 20 monitoring wells 10 of which will be deep wells in bedrock. Additional data analysis will result in better information about aquifer characteristics and trends to be used in groundwater management decisions.","In FY13 DNR scientists installed 15 aquifer monitoring wells including 4 in deep bedrock aquifers. A change in the field manager for this project resulted in a decrease in well installation from the FY13 target. Through the well installation process scientists were able to gather valuable information about the bedrock geology and aquifers in the Twin Cities Metro Area. Staff also equipped 25 new and existing wells with continuous data loggers to collect groundwater level data. These wells and data provide information about regionally important aquifers that will improve future management decisions. In FY 13 work continued on the migration of groundwater data into a state cooperative water data system. The pilot project to test the collection of real-time automated municipal groundwater data was completed with one municipality (water level and pumping data from 9 municipal wells) and initiated with a second municipality. The public display of these data is under development. When established this public display of groundwater level information will help state scientists and communities better understand local and regional water use and manage future needs.",,,,516651,74970,,2.3,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2012,1000000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Chp. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(i)","$1000000 the first year is for implementation of the metropolitan groundwater monitoring and protection activities under Minnesota Laws 2010 chapter 361 article 2 section 4 subdivision 2.","In FY12 DNR scientists will continue establishing a network of monitoring wells in the 11-county metropolitan area to provide information about aquifer characteristics and trends. Staff will install 20 new wells and equip 40 new and existing wells with continuous data loggers to collect groundwater level data. DNR will also grow our ability to evaluate changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells by installing deep aquifer monitoring wells in the Mt. Simon Aquifer when opportunities arise. The goal for this work is one well per year. Another goal for this program is to complete development of and implement a new automated data management system that will provide better data management and integrate groundwater and surface water data. ","In FY12 DNR scientists installed 28 aquifer monitoring wells including 14 in deep aquifers (installed in bedrock). Through the well installation process scientists were able to gather more and better valuable information about bedrock geology in the Twin Cities Metro Area. Staff equipped 146 new and existing wells with continuous data loggers to collect groundwater level data. These wells and data loggers provide information about aquifers stressed from pumping providing managers with better information for management decisions. Work began on the migration of data from observations wells (groundwater data) into the surface water data system in order to integrate these two important data sets. A pilot project is underway to test real time automated data collection storage and public display of groundwater data.",,,,570997,142026,,2.5,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 3613,"Metro Area Groundwater Monitoring",2011,4000000,"M.L. 2010 Ch. 361 Art. 2 Sec. 4","The $5000000 appropriated in Laws 2009 chapter 172 article 2 section 4 paragraph (m) for activities relating to groundwater protection or prevention of groundwater degradation is canceled and $4000000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 to the commissioner of natural resources for the following purposes: (1) establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11-county metropolitan area that monitors non-stressed systems to provide information on aquifer characteristics and natural water level trends; and (2) develop an automated data system to capture groundwater level and water use data to enhance the evaluation of water resource changes in aquifer systems that are stressed by pumping of existing wells. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until spent. The base funding for this program in fiscal year 2012 is $1000000 and $0 in fiscal year 2013.","In FY11 DNR scientists will establish a network of monitoring wells in the 11-county metropolitan area to provide information about aquifer characteristics and trends. Staff will equip 70 new and existing wells with continuous data loggers to collect groundwater level data. DNR will also grow our ability to evaluate changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells by installing deep aquifer monitoring wells in the Mt. Simon Aquifer when opportunities arise. The goal for this work is one well per year. Another goal for this program is setting up a new automated data management system that will provide better data management and integrate groundwater and surface water data.","In FY11 DNR scientists installed 14 new monitoring wells in the 11-county metropolitan area and equipped 70 new and existing wells with continuous data loggers to collect groundwater level data. The DNR installed 3 deep aquifer monitoring wells in the Mt. Simon Aquifer. The DNR began work on moving observation well database to a new data system and acquired a new data system to provide store and process groundwater data for use by state and local agencies. This is a cooperative effort between MPCA and the DNR. Initiated pilot project with the Cities of New Brighton Lakeville and Lakeland to develop a mechanism to collect automated water use and ground water level data to provide better water use and availability information for local communities and state needs. ",,,,488836,32400,,,,,"This project will establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11 county metropolitan area. The network will provide information about aquifer characteristics and natural water trends by monitoring healthy aquifers (non-stressed systems). The project will also develop an automated system that captures groundwater level and water use data. This system will enhance evaluation of changes in aquifers that are stressed by pumping from existing wells.","Many Twin Cities communities rely heavily on groundwater from aquifers for drinking water supplies and other domestic and industrial uses. Some aquifers are showing signs of stress; water use is exceeding aquifer recharge. Monitoring wells are the only way to get the information needed to understand the effect of pumping and land use changes so that these aquifers can be managed sustainably into the future. ",,2010-07-01,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joy,Loughry,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","325 Randolph Ave, Suite 500","Saint Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 539-2109",joy.loughry@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Research","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-area-groundwater-monitoring,,,, 803,"Metro Big Rivers Habitat Program, Phase 1",2011,2397000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(a)","$2,397,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements for projects to protect, restore, and enhance natural systems of the Minnesota River, St. Croix River, Mississippi River, and their major tributaries as follows: $500,000 with Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for fee title land acquisition; $1,500,000 with the Trust for Public Land for fee title land acquisition; $227,300 with the Friends of the Mississippi River for restoration, enhancement, and conservation easement acquisition; and $169,700 with Great River Greening for restoration and enhancement. The accomplishment plan must include an easement stewardship plan. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph(b).",,"Restore 11 acres of Forest; Protect in Fee 76 acres of wetlands, 38 acres of prairie, 59 acres of forest; Protect in Easement 1 acres of wetland, 2 acres of prairie, 18 acres of Forest. ",,,,2397000,,,,"MN National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., Trust for Public Land, Friends of the Mississippi River, Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Metro Big Rivers Habitat partnership will work within the Minnesota, Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers and key tributaries of the Metro Urbanizing Area to expand and improve critical habitat for game and non-game wildlife and increase public access to outdoor recreation opportunities. The partnership will use the OHF grant to protect 249 acres (175 acres by fee title acquisition and 74 acres by conservation easement) and restore / enhance 158 acres with OHF and leveraged funds. ","The three Big Rivers in the Metro Urbanizing Area provide critical habitat that must be protected and improved for resident wildlife and migrating wildlife, both game and non-game species. The Metro Big Rivers Habitat partnership will protect 249 acres and restore / enhance 144 acres with the OHF grant to significantly expand and improve wildlife habitat. It will protect an addition 251 acres and restore / enhance an additional 42 acres with leveraged funding. The nearly 4 million Minnesotans that live in the Metro Urbanizing Area need and want increased access to hunting, fishing and other wildlife-dependent outdoor recreational opportunities close to home. The public will have access to all of the land protected through this program for outdoor recreation. The land protected through fee title acquisition will be open for public hunting and fishing on a limited or unlimited basis. The land protected through conservation easement will be open to the public for other forms of outdoor recreation. These resources are under extreme development pressure because of population growth and the high amenity values associated with most, if not all, of these lands. We have the opportunity now to protect these lands because the economic recession has driven down some land values and slowed development pressure. Some landowners are more interested in selling for conservation than might be the case under different economic circumstances. This program will work because the partners have extensive experience both individually and collectively. In addition to the four partners named on the project, a number of other public and private organizations will be involved, including the MN Department of Natural Resources, numerous metro area counties and cities, and the MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. All lands to be protected have been identified as high priorities through public planning processes by the public entities that will eventually own the properties or hold the easement, as follows: 1) MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) for the Refuge lands to be acquired; 2) Local units of government (and, in one instance, possibly the DNR) for the lands to be acquired and transferred to long-term stewards by TPL; and 3) Dakota County and MN DNR for the conservation easement to be acquired to expand the Pine Bend Bluffs SNA. All lands to be restored and/or enhanced are already under public ownership. The restoration and enhancement work to be completed on these lands is a high priority of the public entities that own the land, as follows ? MN DNR for the Pine Bend Bluffs SNA enhancement work, City of St. Paul (Parks and Recreation) for the restoration on the Mississippi blufflands at Indian Mounds and Cherokee Bluff, MN DNR for restoration at the Savage and Seminary Fens, and MN DNR for enhancement of the SNAs within the Franconia-Scandia St. Croix corridors. For each of the projects listed, the Metro Big Rivers Habitat partners have secured informal support and / or will secure the formal support of the local government when and if required when land protection projects move into the contractual stage. Restoration in all instances is supported by the local community and, in some cases, involves the involvement of local volunteers from community and sporting groups ","Final Report",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Deborah,Loon,"Minnesota National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,None,55425,"(612) 801-1935",dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Scott","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-habitat-program,,,, 9819,"Metro Big Rivers Habitat Phase 3",2013,3680000,"ML 2012, Ch. 264, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$3,680,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $1,000,000 to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $375,000 to the Friends of the Mississippi; $375,000 to Great River Greening; $930,000 to The Minnesota Land Trust; and $1,000,000 to The Trust for Public Land. A list of proposed = acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement stewardship plan. Up to $51,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund and a description of annual monitoring and enforcement activities.",,"Restored 8 acres of prairie, protected in fee 67 acres, and enhanced 495 acres. ",,27500,"City of Fridley, Maplewood, and Mahtomedi ",1353100,,,1.48,"MN Valley NWR Trust, Friends of Mississippi River, Great River Greening, MN Land Trust, Trust for Pulbic Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers Phase 3 protected 67 acres of significant habitat along more than 1 mile of the Mississippi River, restored 8 acres of prairie and enhanced 495 acres of priority habitat (47 wetland acres, 50 prairie acres and 398 forest acres) in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area.",,"Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) completed restoration and enhancement activities on 314 acres, exceeding its original 166 grant acres. FMR restored 8 acres of prairie and enhanced 30 acres prairie, 47 acres of wetland and 237 acres of forest on three sites in Dakota County and one in Washington County, as follows:• Gores Pool Wildlife Management Area (Freitag Tract) -- Gores Pool WMA is a 6,449-ac complex of floodplain forest, marshland and backwater along the Mississippi River and Vermillion River Bottoms in Dakota County. Most of the area is designated as outstanding biodiversity significance and constitutes one of the largest expanses of floodplain native plant communities in southeast Minnesota. It is also one of the top four sites in the state for rare forest birds. The 300 acre Freitag Tract was purchased in 2008 by the DNR in partnership with Dakota County and the City of Hastings. With this Phase 3 grant, FMR continued its activities at the WMA in partnership with the DNR, enhancing 47 acres of wet meadow, 125 acres of forest, and 5 acres of prairie. Methods included cutting and treating invasive woody and herbaceous species, prescribed burning, installing cottonwood livestakes, and planting native shrubs.• Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) - This SNA is identified as significant by the Dakota County Farmland and Natural Area Program and the County Biological Survey. In addition to containing an intermittent stream that flows to the Vermillion River, this site contains rare dry prairie and associated oak woodland. Fourteen rare species have been documented at this SNA. FMR’s work with Phase 3 restored 8 acres of prairie, enhanced 23 acres of prairie by removing woody species and conducting prescribed burns and enhanced 51 acres of oak woodland by controlling exotic invasive species and conducting prescribed burns.• Hastings Scientific and Natural Area -- This 69-acre SNA, designated in the 1970s, is situated along the Mississippi – Vermillion River floodplain and blufflands in Hastings, Dakota County. It contains wetland, maple-basswood forest and floodplain forest. FMR developed a Natural Resource Management Plan for this SNA in 2011 in partnership with the DNR. With Phase 3 funds, FMR conducted exotic invasive woody plant control on 35 acres of forest by cutting and stump-treating. These activities improved the habitat for the both rare species and all the plant and animal members of these forest communities.• Camel’s Hump / Gateway North Open Space Area -- This 34-acre site sits on a high ancient river terrace of sandstone and limestone within Cottage Grove (Washington County). The natural communities located on this site include oak forest, bedrock bluff prairie and lowland hardwood forest. Through this Phase 3 grant, FMR prepared a Natural Resource Management Plan, then conduct woody plant removal and a prescribed burn on approximately 2-acres of prairie and exotic plant control on approximately 26 acres of forest by cutting and treating woody plants and prescribed burns. Seed collected from the prairie on-site was used to enhance other areas on-site.Great River Greening (GRG) also exceeded its original grant acres. GRG conducted enhancement activities on 179 acres (141 acres were originally proposed), as follows:• Katherine Abbott Park: 6 acres prairie enhancement, and16 acres forest enhancement. Work included: removal of invasive common and glossy buckthorn, honeysuckle, black locust and Siberian elm; woody encroachment removal from the native prairie; and reed canary grass control in the wet prairie area. The enhancement at Katherine Abbott is continuing with Trust Fund support and City support. This site now hosts remnant prairie, oak savanna, enhanced forest habitat, and enhanced wetland habitats. Acreage and habitat goals were met; with City funds, summer and fall 2017 burns are being developed for the oak woodland communities to control buckthorn and promote the remnant understory. • Fish Creek Open Space: 75 acres of dry-mesic prairie oak savannah were enhanced. Work included woody invasive removal, tree planting, and prairie seeding. Oak savanna was restored using an oak grove design, and the timing of seeding was selected carefully to encourage forb establishment for better pollinator habitat and floristic diversity, as well as a robust prairie grass component. The establishment has included mowing to promote prairie perennials over weedy annuals and biennials, and spot treatment (pulling, spraying) of more problematic non-native invasive species. Restorations involved Greening’s Summer Youth Job Corps (a partnership with Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa, providing hands-on natural resource experience to underserved youth), students and faculty, volunteer citizens, contractors, and Greening staff. Fish Creek now hosts prairie habitat, oak savanna habitat, and enhanced forest habitat. This location in the Mississippi flyway is proving to continue to leverage volunteer services for enhancement and maintenance, and is also a pollinator citizen science project location with Trust Fund support. Acreage goals were met and maintenance program is robust and underway.• Springbrook Nature Center: 82 acres enhanced (66 acres proposed), 70 acres of forest and 12 acres of prairie, through woody invasive removal and treatment and several rounds of prescribed burns. Work was conducted by Greening’s Summer Youth Job Corps (see Fish Creek description), citizen volunteers, contractors, and Greening staff.With this grant, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) acquired 66 acres of a larger 335 acre acquisition of significant habitat in Elk River (Sherburne County) with over a mile of Mississippi River shoreline at the confluence of the Elk River and Mississippi Rivers. The full 335 acres were acquired with the balance of TPL’s Phase 2 grant and $610,000 of this Phase 3 grant. The land provides habitat for a variety of species and the shoreline affords access to an excellent smallmouth bass fishery. The property was conveyed to the City of Elk River to be managed in a manner similar to a state Wildlife Management Area. Public hunting and fishing will be allowed according to DNR guidelines. Restoration and enhancement of the habitat on this property is being completed under Metro Big Rivers Phase 5 by Friends of the Mississippi River.",2012-07-01,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.","3815 East American Boulevard",Bloomington,MN,55425,612-801-1935,dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Washington, Wright","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-habitat-phase-3,,,, 2551,"Metro Big Rivers Habitat, Phase 2",2012,5000000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d)","$5,000,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $960,000 to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $150,000 to Great River Greening; $840,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; $150,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; and $2,900,000 to The Trust for Public Land. A list of proposed projects, describing types and locations of acquisitions, restorations, and enhancements, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan. Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage fund for easement acquisition may be used to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to subdivision 15. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund.",,"Restore 15 acres, Protect in Fee 776, Protect in Easement 654 acres and and Enhance 178 acres in total 1,623 acres were impacted.",,1504700,"FMR, landowner, local, state and federal, donated easeemnt, private donations ",4837200,,,.79,"Great River Greening, MN Land Trust, Friends of Mississippi River, Trust for Public Land, MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","With this final report, Metro Big Rivers Phase 2 is complete and significantly exceeded its original acreage targets of protecting, restoring and enhancing priority wildlife habitat within the three big rivers corridors in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area. Specifically: * Metro Big Rivers 2 planned to protect 733 acres, but actually protected 1,430 acres. * Metro Big Rivers 2 planned to restore 15 acres and enhance 135 acres, but actually restored 15 acres and enhanced 178 acres. ",,"Accomplishment Plan: http://www.lsohc.leg.mn/FY2012/accomp_plan/5d.pdf Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) completed the project by restoring 8 acres of prairie, enhancing 8 acres of prairie, restoring 7 acres of wet meadow and enhancing 101 acres of forest, exceeding our goals for the project. The details for the 2 sites follow: •Gores WMA: FMR completed this project and met the project goals by restoring an 8-acre grassland to native prairie; enhancing a 3-acre restored prairie by conducting invasive species control; restoring a 7-acre grassland to native wet meadow species by controlling reed canary grass; and enhancing 90- acres of floodplain and upland forest by removing exotic invasive woody plants. The prairie restoration included seeding 11 native grass species and 35 native forbs, focused on species important for pollinators. Annual breeding bird surveys at the forested area showed significant increases in the number of species and the number of birds between 2010 and 2015. Annual breeding bird surveys showed substantial increases in the number of species recorded at restored/enhanced areas, with ten species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) noted. •Rosemount Wildlife Preserve: FMR completed enhancement activities on 5 acres of prairie and 11 acres of forest through treatment of exotic invasive species and prescribed burns. Annual breeding bird surveys at the forested area showed significant increases in the number of species and the number of birds between 2010 and 2015. Great River Greening (GRG) exceeded its original grant acres target 7-fold. GRG conducted enhancement activities on 69 acres (10 acres were originally proposed), as follows: •Crosby Park: 52 acres of habitat were enhanced through woody invasive species eradication within floodplain forest and installation of practices to address erosion impacting Crosby Lake. The project is complete and exceeds the proposed acreage goals. •Seminary Fen SNA: Supplemental funding from this grant was used to complete the full spectrum of enhancement activities at Seminary Fen SNA initiated under the Metro Big Rivers Phase 1 grant. Invasive species management was conducted across 1 acre of the fen through prescribed fire. The project is complete. •Savage Fen SNA: Supplemental funding from this grant was used to complete the full spectrum of enhancement activities at Seminary Fen SNA initiated under the Metro Big Rivers Phase 1 grant. Invasive species management was conducted across 1 acre of the fen through prescribed fire. The project is complete. •Fish Creek Open Space: Forest enhancement work was completed through the removal invasive woody species over 10 acres of a grassland portion of the forest mosaic. We have released oaks, and removed planted pines and overabundant box elder. The project – as funded through this grant – is complete, but additional activity funded through MBR Phase 3 continues at this site. •Springbrook Nature Center: Extensive woody invasive species control and forest thinning was completed across 5 acres of oak woodland and savanna habitat at the site. The project is – as funded through this grant – is complete, but additional activity funded through MBR Phase 3 continues at this site. Additional matching funds leveraged for the project includes gifts from the 3M Foundation, Xcel Foundation, Brookfield Renewable, and Buuck Family Foundation. Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) exceeded its target acres significantly. The original target was 300 acres, but MLT was able to complete three easements on 654 acres with the grant, thanks to significant donations of value by landowners. MLT also protected a total of approximately 10,999 linear feet of shoreline along rivers, lakes and ponds. The following easements were completed with the MBR 2 grant: •The 80-acre Sherburne Hardwoods (Anderson) tract, located in Becker Township in Sherburne County, is adjacent to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge and is in an area designated as a state Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society. The property consists of approximately 48 acres of deciduous forest, 30 acres of grassland, and 2 acres of wetland. The landowner is currently in the process of restoring the grasslands and the wetlands on the property. The forest, wetland, and grassland habitats contained within the property provide habitat for a variety of species in greatest conservation need, including bald eagle, American woodcock, and whip-poor-will. •26 acres at the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers with 2,591 feet of shoreline along the Elk River and 493 feet of shoreline along the Mississippi River, a state Wild and Scenic River and state water trail. •548 acres of forest, wetlands, grasslands and open water on Stickney Lake in Sherburne County, approximately 3 miles northwest of Clear Lake, Minnesota. This easement includes approximately 2,400 feet of shoreline on Stickney Lake (a shallow lake) and approximately 5,515 feet of shoreline on unnamed ponds. These natural features provide key habitats for a variety of Species in Greatest Conservation Need, including the northern pintail and the sharp-tailed grouse. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) completed fee title acquisition on 444 acres of priority habitat for the Blakely Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Of the 444 acres, 384 acres were acquired with the Outdoor Heritage Fund grant through Metro Big Rivers Phase 2. The other 60 acres were acquired with other, non-state funds. Trust for Public Land (TPL) completed fee title acquisition of 335 acres of land with over a mile of Mississippi River shoreline at the confluence of the Elk and Mississippi Rivers on December 16, 2014. This acquisition was completed with the balance of TPL’s Phase 2 grant and part of its Phase 3 grant. The land provides habitat for a variety of species and the shoreline affords access to an excellent smallmouth bass fishery. The property was conveyed to the City of Elk River to be managed in a manner similar to a state Wildlife Management Area. Public hunting and fishing will be allowed according to DNR guidelines. TPL also completed fee title acquisition on 128 acres of the Blakely Bluffs area for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Of the 128 acres, 123 were acquired with the Outdoor Heritage Fund grant through Metro Big Rivers Phase 2. The other 5 acres were acquired with other DNR funds.",2011-07-20,2016-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.","3815 East American Blvd.",Bloomington,MN,55425,612-801-1935,DLoon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-habitat-phase-2,,,, 23933,"Metro Big Rivers Phase V",2015,1210700,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d)","$2,650,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $600,000 to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $160,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River Greening; $590,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to $77,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17; and $900,000 to The Trust for Public Land. Lands acquired or lands with easements acquired with this appropriation may not be used for emergency haying and grazing in response to federal or state disaster declarations. Conservation grazing under a management plan that is already being implemented may continue. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"32 acres protected in fee without state PILT liability and 277 enhanced acres for a total of 309 acres  ",,1343100,"Cities of Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, and St. Paul, Patagonia, Three Rivers Park District, Three Rivers Community Foundation, Friends of Houlton, MN Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund, City of Elk River, Private Source, St. Paul Garden Club, and 3M Foundation ",1210700,,,.34,"MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc; Friends of the Mississippi River, Great River Greening, MN Land Trust, Trust for Public Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","In Phase 5, Friends of the Mississippi River and Great River Greening enhanced 277 acres at six sites, exceeding their goals by 48 acres (21%). The Minnesota Valley Trust acquired fee title to 32.4 acres for two high-priority additions to the Rapids Lake Unit, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The Minnesota Land Trust and the Trust for Public Land were unable to finalize their easement and fee title acquisitions when landowners changed their minds. OHF grant funds spent were leveraged more than 110% with $1,343,128 in other funds. ",,"Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) exceeded its acreage objectives by enhancing 90 acres at the W.H. Houlton Conservation Area (70 acres were proposed). This forest enhancement project at the confluence of the Elk and Mississippi Rivers in Sherburne County was on part of the land acquired with OHF funds by the Trust for Public Land (MBR Phases 2 and 3 / ML 2011 and 2012). A total of 90 acres were enhanced (exceeding the goal of 70 acres) through woody invasive species management, including forestry mowing, multiple herbicide treatments and native woodland grass and sedge seeding. These efforts dramatically transformed this site, which initially had such a dense sub-canopy of buckthorn that it prevented the regeneration of most other shrubs and trees. OHF funds were leveraged with $34,595 in other funds.  FMR is restoring and enhancing other parts of the Houlton Conservation Area through MBR phases 7 (restoration of 180 acre agricultural field) and MBR 8 (enhancement of 80 acres forest).     Great River Greening (GRG) exceeded its original goals by restoring and enhancing 187 acres total in Carver, Dakota, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties (159 acres were proposed). Leverage funds of $179,000 helped GRG enhance 30 acres of prairie and 157 acres, as follows:  •  Alimagnet Park - This forest enhancement project in Dakota County is complete and deliverables were met. A total of 20 acres of forest were enhanced through selective timber harvest, cutting of woody invasives, and multiple herbicide treatments on buckthorn and other invasive species. •  Carver Park Preserve - Goals were exceeded on this forest enhancement project in Carver County. A total of 90 acres of forest were enhanced (exceeding the goal by 20 acres) through woody invasive species management, including forestry mowing, herbicide applications and prescribed burning.   •  Pond Dakota Mission Park & Minnesota River Valley (City of Bloomington property) - This project along the Minnesota River in Hennepin County concluded in the spring of 2018 after crews completed a selective thinning of the forest canopy and removal of exotic tree and shrub species (buckthorn and honeysuckle).  Large material was hauled out of the valley while smaller material was piled and burned.  Over the course of the project, 22 acres were enhanced.   •  Terrace Oak Park - This forest enhancement project in Dakota County is complete and deliverables were met. A total of 19 acres of forest were enhanced through woody invasive species management, including forestry mowing and multiple herbicide treatments.   •  Trout Brook Nature Preserve - This prairie enhancement project in the Trout Brook Greenway in St. Paul was completed at the end of September 2017 and deliverables were met. 30 prairie acres were enhanced through woody invasive species removal, prairie establishment maintenance, woodland tree and shrub planting, and prairie pollinator nursery plot plantings.   The Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) added 32.4 acres to the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge through two high-priority fee title acquisitions. Both parcels are adjacent to the Refuge and a DNR Wildlife Management Area that is managed by the USFWS.   These acquisitions protected significant oak savanna, remnant prairie, oak basswood forest and seasonal ephemeral wetlands from residential development. An initial BioBlitz in 2018 identified more than 200 species, including the endangered Henslow’s Sparrow, Bloodroot, Pasqueflower, Kittentail (a state threatened species), Buffalo Bean, Bergamot and Common, Whorled and Green Milkweeds. Bur Oaks with wide branching limbs are indicative of historic oak savanna.   The OHF grant of $600,000 was leveraged with (1) $679,863 in other, private funds to complete the 20.56-acre acquisition and (2) $449,345 in other, private funds to acquire the 11.83-acre parcel. Total leverage was $1,129,208.   Habitat restoration and enhancement will include removal of invasive woody species, seeding the former building sites and prescribed fire. After restoration, the property will be transferred to the USFWS and opened to the public for hunting and other wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities. The Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) and its partner, Washington County, were not successful in securing a conservation easement on property owned by the Manitou Fund at Terrapin Lake in Washington County. Discussions with the landowner took a step backward in fall 2017, prompting all parties to look for alternative ways to realize the mutual desires of ensuring long-term conservation of this important resource. In early 2018, the landowner approached MLT and Washington County with renewed interest but backed away again from the project. All of the funding through this grant to MLT was earmarked for this high-priority project. With the project not being finalized, we were unable to secure any deliverables for the grant and returned the majority of funding to the State.   The Trust for Public Land (TPL) was unable to spend most of this appropriation, as the owners of the prospective 194-acre addition to Bayport WMA unexpectedly changed their minds and signed a contract to sell the land to a developer. $20,000 in DNR Land Acquisition Costs was released to the DNR for their appraisal and administrative costs related to this project. ",2014-07-01,2019-11-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",DLoon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-v,,,, 35076,"Metro Big Rivers Habitat Phase 7",2017,4000000,"ML 2016, Ch. 172, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$4,000,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers within the metropolitan area as follows: $500,000 to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $430,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $1,170,000 to Great River Greening; $800,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and $1,100,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Metro Big Rivers projects improved habitat values for wildlife and SGCN, including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor, pollinators, wildlife, and an array of rare and endangered species. FMR converted crop field to diverse prairie and restored forest at two sites on the Mississippi and Elk Rivers in Sherburne County. The restoration provides critical habitat for resident and migrant birds (including five SGCNs surveyed post-restoration), native pollinators, and mammals. The sites are partially located in the high potential zone for Rusty Patched bumblebee. Post-restoration surveys documented increases in pollinator abundance and diversity. GRG worked on public conservation lands to improve habitat values for wildlife and SGCN, including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor and pollinators. Work restored and enhanced riverine, forest, oak savanna, prairie, and wetland habitat at seven conservation sites. MLT prevented fragmentation around lakes experiencing development pressure (Pickerel and Fish Lakes), as well as areas of biological significance (Medvecky Woods). MLT conservation easements also protected two miles of shoreline and associated riparian habitat on Pickerel, Fish, and Oak Lakes. Over six bird species designated as SGCN have been identified on the Oak Lake conservation easement alone. MVT acquired lands identified through the USFWS Comprehensive Conservation Plan, which prioritizes lands for high biodiversity, connectivity, and ability to preserve habitat for SGCN. MVT?s acquisition protected oak savanna, remnant prairie, oak basswood forest and seasonal ephemeral wetlands. A bioblitz identified more than 200 species, including the endangered Henslow?s sparrow, bloodroot, pasqueflower, kittentail (state threatened species), buffalo bean, bergamot, common milkweed, whorled milkweed, green milkweed and bur oak. Restoration created habitat for grassland and savanna-dependent birds, other wildlife and pollinators, including the endangered Rusty Patched bumble bee and monarch. TPL acquired land prioritized in Minnesota?s Wildlife Action Plan (WAP) due to its high biodiversity significance, connectivity to existing public lands, and ability to preserve habitat for SGCN. Acquisition for the Janet Johnson Memorial WMA protected two habitat types identified within the WAP?s St. Croix River Watershed Conservation Focus Area and key wildlife habitat utilized by 67 listed SGCN within the Anoka Sand Plain ecological subsection.","A total of 1,199 acres were affected: 241 Restored, 145 in Fee Title, 194 in Easements, 619 in Enhance.",1962900,"City of Elk River, City of Elk River, FMR, Greening, IWLA, SWWD, Dakota County, MCWD, Landowner donated value, MCWD, St. Louis Park, MVT - Private, Private funds, SWWD, South Washington Watershed District, Vail Resorts, Various state and local and private funds",3913500,48300,,0.59,"MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc; Friends of the Mississippi River, Great River Greening, MN Land Trust, Trust for Public Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Metro Big Rivers (MBR) partners successfully completed their work with the Phase 7 / ML2016 OHF appropriation. MBR exceeded original acreage goals by 14% and completed work on a total of 1,199 acres. Partners protected 145 acres through fee title acquisition and 194 acres through permanent conservation easement, restored 241 acres and enhanced 619 acres. MBR 7 expended 99% of the OHF funds granted and leveraged the grant by 49% with almost $2 million in other funds.","Brief summaries of the work completed under this phase of Metro Big Rivers are provided below. More in-depth information of projects completed is provided in attachments to this final report. Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) completed its work under this grant as of June 30, 2022. FMR restored habitat at 197 acres at 2 sites, exceeding its original plan of 160 acres. FMR was able to expand its planned work area at the William H. Houlton Conservation Area and add the adjacent Bailey Point Nature Preserve to its work under this grant. Great River Greening (GRG) concluded its restoration and enhancement work as of June 30, 2021. Through this grant, GRG restored 4 acres and enhanced 619 acres of habitat (623 acres total) at 7 sites in the metro region, slightly exceeding its original goal. The project sites were Izaak Walton League Minnesota Valley Gateway, Lebanon Hills Regional Park Phase 1, Lilydale Bluffs, Minnehaha Creek Greenway, Pond Dakota Mission, Rum River Regional Park & Cedar Creek Conservation Area, and Trout Brook Afton Phase 1 (5 are detailed in the attachment). Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) concluded its land protection work associated with this grant in June 2019. MLT protected 3 sites under conservation easement and exceeded its projected goals for the grant, protecting 194 acres (relative to the 100 acres proposed) and 2.18 miles of shoreline. MLT leveraged $1,055,000 in landowner donations of easement value through this grant. MLT easement projects completed in this phase are: ?Medvecky Woods (Baker) - An 80-acre property protecting high-quality oak-maple-basswood forest, tamarack swamp, and hardwood swamp. The property lies within the Medvecky Woods Site of Outstanding Biodiversity Significance and adjacent to Cedar Creek Natural History Area and conservation easements held by the Land Trust. ?Pickerel Lake (Imholte) - This 42-acre property is dominated by oak forest and lies along the shorelines of Pickerel and Fish Lakes. The property lies adjacent to another conservation easement held by the Land Trust. ?Oak Lake (Phyllis Wheatly Community Center) - This 83-acre property (72 acres funded through this grant) contains a DNR-designated Big Woods Heritage Forest and nearly 1.5 miles of shoreline on Oak Lake. The conservation easement forever protects high quality habitat within Camp Katherine Parsons, one of the nation?s earliest camps focused on serving the needs of African-American youth. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) completed its work under this grant as of December 31, 2022. With about half of the grant, MVT protected through fee title acquisition 26 acres of a high-priority 77-acre parcel for the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The balance of the site was acquired with the MBR 6 / ML 2015 grant and $794,462 in other, private funds. MVT then used the balance of the MBR 7 grant to complete the initial habitat restoration of 40 acres of the acquired parcel, converting the building site and crop field to prairie and wetland. Simultaneously, MN Land Trust conducted initial restoration of 35 acres of degraded oak savanna on the site through MBR 6 / ML 2015. Follow-up treatments to maintain and enhance the restored 77 acres will be completed by MVT and USFWS under the MBR 9 / ML2019 grant. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) concluded its land protection work associated with this grant in January 2018, when it acquired a 119-acre addition to the Janet Johnson WMA. TPL exceeded its target of protecting 80 acres.",,2016-07-01,2023-03-28,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-habitat-phase-7,,,, 10033995,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 13",2024,15339000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(j)","$15,339,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural habitat systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in the metropolitan area as follows: $700,000 to Minnesota Valley Trust; $540,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $928,000 to Great River Greening; $11,171,000 to Trust for Public Land; and $2,000,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $192,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Partners work together to identify priority lands using existing data and public plans, then coordinate protection, restoration and enhancement activities in those priority areas. Work builds upon prior phases and is intended to continue into the future for maximum impact. Mapping shows progress in connecting corridors. Species collections and counts measure impact of activities over time on wildlife and Species in Greatest Conservation Need",,,4968500,"Cities, foundations, FMR members/donors, City of Chanhassen, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, Private Funders, In-Kind, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, Private, Private Funders, Private Landowners and Washington County",15193000,146000,,1.31,"MVT, FMR, GRG, TPL, MLT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers Phase 13 will protect 875 acres in fee title and 180 acres in permanent conservation easement, restore 24 acres and enhance 170 acres of priority habitat in the big rivers corridors in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area (1,249 acres total). Partners will leverage OHF grants 32% with partner funds, private donations, local government contributions, and landowner donations of easement value. Significant volunteer engagement will be invested in habitat enhancement activities. MBR projects benefit wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN) and provide increased public access and nature connections for metro residents.","Metro Big Rivers Phase 13 will protect, restore and enhance prioritized wildlife habitat in the MUA, with an emphasis on the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix Rivers and tributaries. Metro Big Rivers' work benefits wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN), improves water quality and in-stream food (insect) availability, increases public access for wildlife-based recreation (hunting and fishing) and connects all metro residents with nature near them. Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) will restore/enhance 145 acres at 5 sites. Projects include removing invasive woody and herbaceous plants, planting, seeding, mowing, spot-spraying, and prescribed burning. - Applewood Preserve: Restore 5 acres prairie and enhance 20 acres forest - Carver Preserve: Restore 10 acres prairie and enhance 15 acres woodland - Vermillion River AMA (2 sites): Enhance 50 acres riparian forest - Hastings Sand Coulee SNA: Enhance 29 acres forest and 11 acres of remnant native prairie - Davis Farm Park: Create management plan for 16 acres, enhance 8 acres forest Great River Greening (GRG) will restore/enhance 49 acres and 3.5 miles shoreline across 3 sites. Projects include restoration and stabilization of 2 miles of stream bank (1 mile both sides) and 1.5 miles lakeshore, as well as removing invasive woody and herbaceous species, mowing, spot spraying, seeding and planting. - Lake Ann Park: Enhance 35 acres forest along 1 mile lakeshore - South Fork of 9 Mile Creek: Restore and stabilize 2 miles of stream bank - Loeb Lake Shoreline: Restore and stabilize 0.5 miles of shoreline and buffer around Loeb Lake Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) will protect through perpetual conservation easement 180 acres of priority habitat, including riparian lands, forests, wetlands and grasslands. Projects will be selected through a competitive process that ranks proposals based on ecological significance and cost (criteria attached). Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) will protect through fee acquisition 175 acres of river frontage, floodplain forest, wetland and upland habitat to expand the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Prospective lands have been prioritized by the USFWS and will be restored/enhanced, then open for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) will protect through fee acquisition 700 acres of priority wildlife habitat. Prospective sites are prioritized in state, regional, and local natural resource plans. Lands will be managed by public partners and open for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing. A priority project would create a significant new WMA in the metro area - Keystone Woods, Washington County. This 2,600+ acre property has high biodiversity, numerous lakes and excellent habitat for wildlife, waterfowl and fish. Protecting it will create a habitat conservation corridor to the St. Croix River and provide quality close-to-home hunting and fishing opportunities for metro area residents. Of the 2,600 acres, TPL will acquire 1,840 acres with OHF through the Metro Big Rivers and St. Croix programs (700 acres with this grant). Washington County will acquire 760 acres with other funds, thus leveraging over $10 million of non-OHF funds.",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,612-801-1935,DLoon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Washington, Wright","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-13-5,,,, 10035277,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 14",2025,8123000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(o)","$8,123,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural habitat systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries within the metropolitan area as follows: $1,250,000 to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $420,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $803,000 to Great River Greening; $2,750,000 to Trust for Public Land; and $2,900,000 to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $224,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Partners work together to identify priority lands using existing data and public plans, then coordinate protection, restoration and enhancement activities in those priority areas. Work builds upon prior phases and is intended to continue into the future for maximum impact. Mapping shows progress in connecting corridors. Species collections and counts measure impact of activities over time on wildlife and Species in Greatest Conservation Need",,,812900,"Cities, foundations, FMR, Foundations, MVT, Private and Private landowners",7878300,244700,,1.82,"MVT, TPL, MLT, FMR, GRG","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers Phase 14 will protect 350 acres in fee title and 191 acres in permanent conservation easement, restore 807 acres and enhance 493 acres of priority habitat in the big rivers corridors in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area (1,841 acres total). Partners will leverage OHF grants at least 10% with partner funds, private donations, local government contributions, and landowner donations of easement value. Significant volunteer engagement will be invested in habitat enhancement activities. MBR projects benefit wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN) and provide increased public access and nature connections for metro residents.","Metro Big Rivers Phase 14 will protect, restore and enhance prioritized wildlife habitat in the MUA, with an emphasis on the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix Rivers and tributaries. Metro Big Rivers' work benefits wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN), improves water quality and in-stream food availability, increases wildlife-based recreational opportunities, and connects metro residents with nature. Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) will enhance 216 acres to increase native plant diversity, improve pollinator and wildlife habitat, bolster water quality, and improve public access to natural spaces. Projects include invasive plant removal, seeding and planting native prairie species, mowing, spot-spraying, and prescribed burning. 147 acres of enhancement occur on native prairie. -Hastings Sand Coulee SNA: Enhance 160 acres prairie -Camp Cozy Park: Enhance 16 acres prairie -River Oaks Park: Enhance 1 acre prairie and 1 acre forest -Bailey Point Nature Preserve: Enhance 17 acres prairie -Vermillion River Linear Park: Enhance 21 acres prairie Great River Greening (GRG) will restore and enhance 114 acres of forest habitat. Projects include invasive tree removal, tree stand thinning, onsite biochar processing, planting and seeding native grass and wildflowers, planting climate-resilient large stock and bareroot tree and shrubs, understory management, herbicide application and spot-spraying, and prescribed burning. GRG will be implementing use of a mobile biochar system to process biomass, reduce offsite disposal, minimize environmental impacts of pile burning, and incorporate biochar onsite to promote healthier soil. -Lake Ann Park phase 2: Enhance 60 acres forest -Medina Lake Nature Preserve: Restore 14 acres forest -Wood Lake Nature Center: Enhance 21 acres forest -Floral Park: Restore 13 acres oak woodland -Wayzata Nature Center: Enhance 6 acres wetland forest Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) will protect 191 acres through perpetual conservation easement and restore 110 acres of priority habitat on permanently-protected lands, including riparian lands, forests, wetlands and grasslands. Protection projects will be selected through a process that ranks proposals based on ecological significance and cost (criteria attached). Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) will protect through fee acquisition 250 acres of river frontage, floodplain forest, wetland and upland habitat to expand the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Prospective lands are prioritized by the USFWS and will be restored/enhanced, then open for wildlife-based recreation. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) will protect through fee acquisition 100 acres of priority wildlife habitat and restore/enhance 860 acres of prairie and forest habitat on a recently-acquired WMA complex. Prospective acquisition sites are prioritized in state, regional, and local natural resource plans. Lands will be managed by public partners and open for wildlife-based recreation.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Neal,Feeken,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,952-207-0247,nfeeken@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-14-0,,,, 10006477,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 8",2019,2630000,"ML 2018, Ch. 208, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd 5(a)","$2,630,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire lands in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers in the metropolitan area. Of this amount, $500,000 is to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $300,000 is to Friends of the Mississippi River, $700,000 is to Great River Greening, and $1,130,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $120,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Metro Big Rivers projects improved habitat values for wildlife and SGCN, including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor, pollinators, wildlife, and an array of rare and endangered species. FMR restored prairie and forest habitat, including the conversion of crop field to diverse prairie, at 2 sites on the Mississippi and Elk Rivers in Sherburne County. The restoration provides critical habitat for resident and migrant birds (including five SGCNs surveyed post-restoration), native pollinators, and mammals. The sites are partially located in the high potential zone for Rusty Patched bumblebee. Post-restoration surveys documented increases in pollinator abundance and diversity. GRG worked on public conservation lands to improve habitat values for wildlife and SGCN, including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor and pollinators. Work restored and enhanced riverine, forest, oak savanna, prairie, and wetland habitat at 7 conservation sites. Work started at an eighth project site that will be completed with ML2019 Metro Big Rivers phase 9. MLT protected high quality habitat lying within three ""Top 10"" priority conservation corridors identified by Washington County, and 1.2 miles of shoreline and associated riparian habitat on Silver Creek, Oak Lake, and several ponds. In addition, MLT restored and enhanced 55 acres of habitat, much of adjacent to streams and rivers, including the St. Croix, Valley Creek, and Silver Creek. These land protection and R/E activities provided habitat for a large number of SGCN. MVT acquired lands identified through the USFWS Comprehensive Conservation Plan, which prioritizes lands for high biodiversity, connectivity, and ability to preserve habitat for SGCN. MVT's acquisition protected oak savanna, oak basswood forest and a former agricultural field that has subsequently been restored to prairie and wetland.","A total of 701 acres were affected: 6 Restored, 87 in Fee Title, 199 in Easements, 409 in Enhance.",1532700,"3M Foundation, 3M, City of Elk River, City and county partners, private foundations, volunteers, Foundation, MVT funds, Private landowner donation of easement value, South Washington Watershed District, City of Rosemount, City of St Louis Park, South Washington Watershed District, Dakota County, Washington Conservation District and Sherburne SWCD",2494500,53400,,1.03,"MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc; Friends of the Mississippi River; Great River Greening; MN Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers successfully completed work with the Phase 8 / ML2018 OHF appropriation, exceeding amended acreage goals by 16% and completing work on 701 acres. Partners protected 87 acres through fee title acquisition and 199 acres through permanent conservation easement, restored 6 acres and enhanced 409 acres. MBR 8 expended 97% of the OHF funds granted and leveraged the grant by 60% with over $1.5 million in other funds and landowner donation of easement value. Brief summaries of work completed under this phase are provided below. More information of all projects is provided in attachments to this final report.","Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) enhanced habitat at 160 acres at 3 sites, exceeding its original plan of 150 acres. The project sites were William H. Houlton Conservation Area (WHHCA), Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park and Riverside Park. Due to competitive bids, FMR was able to expand its work area to include 10 additional forest acres at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park. Work at all sites went according to plan and deliverables were either ahead of schedule or on time. At WHHCA, high waters at various times over the last few years made it difficult for contractors to access the floodplain island area and led to higher costs than standard woody removal. Future projects should factor in a higher cost per acre where water levels can affect site access. Great River Greening (GRG) enhanced 217 acres of prairie, oak savanna, forest and riverine habitat at 8 sites. Project sites were Maple View Open Space, Springbrook Nature Center (Phase 2), Carrol's Woods, Lebanon Hills Regional Park (Phase 2), Valley Park Pollinator Corridor, Minnehaha Creek Knollwood Riparian Corridor, Brown's Creek Open Space and Trout Brook - Afton (Phase 2). GRG was able to shift funds from an initial project (the watershed district was able to complete the work with other funds) to further the stream re-meander of 2500 feet of Trout Brook - Afton. Initially funded in Metro Big Rivers 7, work continued under this grant and will be completed under Metro Big Rivers 9. Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) protected 199 acres under permanent conservation easement, exceeding its target deliverables by 69 acres. MLT completed the following easements: -44-acre Scandia (Hacker), adding to an existing complex of MLT-held conservation easements in Scandia, Washington County, 1.25 miles west of the St. Croix River -79-acre Keystone Woods (Tschida) and 19-acre Keystone Woods (Rosenquist) in Washington County's Keystone Woods Top 10 Priority Conservation Area -46-acre Silver Creek (Goodwin) on one of the last large parcels in Washington County's Silver-Twin Lakes Corridor, a Top 10 Priority Conservation Area -11-acre Oak Lake (Phyllis Wheatley Community Center), adding onto the 72 acres protected under Metro Big Rivers 7. MLT enhanced 33 acres forest and restored 5 acres prairie over five projects, exceeding deliverables by 3 acres (14 additional acres restored on land protected under this grant are not double-counted). All projects were on lands MLT protected by conservation easement, three in Washington County and one each in Isanti and Sherburne Counties. All were adjacent to waterbodies, including the St. Croix River and Valley Creek, thereby improving habitat and benefit water quality in critical corridors. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) protected 87 priority acres in fee title for the San Francisco Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Restoration of the 36-acre crop field to prairie and wetland was completed with a 2021 Expedited Conservation Program grant. That work continues under Metro Big Rivers 9, along with enhancement of oak savanna, prairie and forest along a creek in the 51-acre wooded part of the property.",,2018-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,612-801-1935,dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Sherburne, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-8,,,, 10011387,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 9",2020,4163000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(b)","$4,163,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire lands in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural habitat systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries in the metropolitan area. Of this amount, $820,000 is to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc., $532,000 is to Friends of the Mississippi River, $1,061,000 is to Great River Greening, and $1,750,000 is to Minnesota Land Trust. Up to $144,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 9 projects improved habitat values for wildlife and SGCN, including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor, pollinators, wildlife, and an array of rare and endangered species. FMR restored prairie and forest habitat at 7 sites located on our near the Mississippi River and its important tributaries. Many of the sites occurred within the Mississippi River flyway, the metro conservation corridors, and the high potential zone for the rusty patched bumblebee. These restoration and enhancement projects provided critical habitat for resident and migrant birds (including many SGCNs surveyed post-restoration), native pollinators, and mammals. Post-restoration surveys also documented increases in pollinator abundance and diversity. GRG also worked on public conservation lands at 7 sites to improve habitat values for wildlife and SGCN, including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor and pollinators. Work restored and enhanced riverine, forest, oak savanna, prairie, and wetland habitat. MLT protected 4 properties with high-quality habitat, 3 within Washington County ""Top 10"" priority conservation corridors. These properties fell within Sites of Biodiversity Significance, were located along and provided protection to state-designated trout streams or were selected for other important factors. In addition, MLT restored and enhanced 70 acres of habitat along Valley Creek in Washington County - a Washington County ""Top 10"" priority conservation corridor and heritage brook trout stream - and near Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. These land protection and R/E activities provided habitat for a large number of SGCN. MVT restored and enhanced lands on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, which had been protected for their ability to provide high biodiversity and connectivity, and to provide habitat for SGCN. The work restored wetlands and enhanced previously-restored agricultural fields and degraded habitats to high-quality prairie, wetlands, oak savanna and oak basswood forest.","A total of 1,723 acres were affected: 50 Restored, 0 in Fee Title, 207 in Easements, 1,466 in Enhance.",2007000,"City of Cottage Grove, Dakota County, South Washington Watershed District, Cities of Fridley and Mendota Heights, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, GRG Funders, Hastings High School, FMR, City of Hastings, City of Cottage Grove, Tecla Karpen Fund, Landowner donation of easement value, Washington County, MN Valley Trust, Conservation Partners of America, NEEF Grant, SPAAR, South Washington Watershed District and USFWS",3837000,74800,,2.32,"MVNWR Trust, FMR, GRG, MLT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers successfully completed work with the Phase 9 / ML2019 OHF appropriation, exceeding acreage goals by 55% and completing work on 1,723 acres (goal was 1,115 acres). Partners protected 207 acres through permanent conservation easement, restored 50 acres and enhanced 1,466 acres. MBR 9 expended 94% of the OHF funds granted and leveraged the grant 51% with over $2.0 million in other funds, landowner donation of easement value, and in-kind work by the USFWS. Brief summaries of work completed are provided below. More information on all projects is provided in partner attachments.","Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) enhanced 335 acres at 7 sites, exceeding its 319-acre goal. Project sites were Settler's Island, Camel's Hump Park and Open Space, Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park, Gores Pool WMA, Vermillion River Linear Park, Hastings River Flats, and Hastings Sand Coulee SNA. Work at all sites went according to plan. Deliverables were ahead of schedule or on time. Repeated drought years slowed some seed germination and establishment and necessitated subsequent watering of tree and shrub plantings. Volunteers, CCMI crews, and project partners were instrumental in helping navigate those challenges. Great River Greening (GRG) restored and enhanced 211 acres across 7 project sites, exceeding acreage goals. Project sites were Trout Brook - Afton (Phase III), Lebanon Regional Park (Phase III), Lilydale Bluffs, Springbrook Nature Center (Phase III), Minnehaha Creek Big Woods, Minnehaha Creek Floodplain Meadow Buffer, and Valley Park. All proposed work was accomplished. Covid pandemic, inflation and droughts impacted progress but were overcome. Inflation associated with supplies was felt and, in some cases, resulted going with smaller plant stock or rethinking species lists in seed mixes. Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) protected 4 properties through conservation easement totaling 207 acres (195 acres proposed): -Keystone Woods (Haas) - a 69-acre property within one of Washington County's ""Top Ten"" priority conservation corridors. A Site of Moderate Biodiversity Significance, the property comprises oak-red maple woodland, northern mixed cattail marsh, and willow-dogwood shrub swamp native plant communities. -Saint Croix River (SMM) - 129-acres in Washington County protecting a Site of High Biodiversity Significance along the St. Croix River, with rich hardwood forest, tamarack swamp, rich fen, mixed hardwood swamp, floodplain forest, restored prairie, wetlands, a boiling sand spring, and a cold-water stream that supports brook trout. -Sand Creek (Norris) - an 84-acre donated easement in Scott County protecting sugar maple-basswood-bitternut hickory forest, southern mesic hardwood forest, and 1,500 feet shoreline along a stream tributary to Sand Creek and the Minnesota River. -Valley Creek (Berggren) - 18-acres in Washington County protecting forested hills, floodplain, ponds, and shoreline on Valley Creek, a state-designated trout stream. MLT completed 2 enhancement projects over 70 acres on properties protected by MLT conservation easements: -Valley Creek (Johnson) - 15 acres of oak woodland were enhanced on property adjacent to the St. Croix River and Valley Creek (a heritage brook trout stream) in Washington County. -Hunter Lake (Jannusch) - 55 acres of oak savanna were enhanced on property near Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) and US Fish and Wildlife Service teamed up to restore 23 acres and enhance 877 acres over 12 sites on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District (323 acres proposed). Methods included invasive species removal and treatment, seeding, mowing, prescribed burns, and wetland restoration. All sites already support a wider variety of insects, birds, pollinators, waterfowl and other wildlife species. Some work had to be postponed due to extremely wet conditions in spring 2024, resulting in the grant not being fully expended.",,2019-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,612-801-1935,dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-9,,,, 35024,"Metro Big Rivers - Phase VI",2016,2000000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(b)","$2,000,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and in permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers as follows: $475,000 to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $275,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $400,000 to Great River Greening; $375,000 to Minnesota Land Trust; and $475,000 to The Trust for Public Land. Up to $60,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Metro Big Rivers Partnership projects improved habitat values for wildlife and Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), including birds using the Mississippi River migratory corridor, pollinators, wildlife, and an array of rare and endangered species. The restoration/enhancement partners (FMR and GRG) worked on already-protected conservation lands to significantly improve habitat values for wildlife and SGCN. Work restored restore prairie and enhance forest, oak savanna and prairie at four conservation sites. The easement partner (MLT) permanently limited development and prevented fragmentation of wildlife habitats and undeveloped shoreline. Restricting shoreline development prevented negative impacts to terrestrial and aquatic habitats that support a number of fish and wildlife species, especially SGCN. The fee title partners (MVT and TPL) acquired lands prioritized through federal, state, regional and local natural resource plans due to their high biodiversity, connectivity, and ability to preserve habitat for SGCN. The acquisitions and subsequent habitat restoration and enhancement work increased breeding and migratory habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, neo-tropical migrants, and non-migratory resident species, protected the diversity of native ecosystems, and improved connectivity and resilience.","A total of 1,078 acres were affected: 88 Restored, 167 in Fee Title, 318 in Easements, 505 in Enhance.",1140900,"City of St. Paul, National Wild Turkey Federation, Great River Greening, Scott County, Friends of Mississippi River, Landowner donation, Minnesota Valley Trust, Private and Private Foundation Grant",1976700,10000,,1.38,"MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc; Friends of the Mississippi River, Great River Greening, MN Land Trust, Trust for Public Land","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Metro Big Rivers (MBR) Partnership successfully completed its work under the Phase 6 / ML2015 OHF appropriation, protecting 485 acres across 5 projects (198% of proposed) and restoring and enhancing a total of 1,055 acres (185% of proposed). The Partnership expended 99% of the OHF funds granted awarded to it and leveraged the grant by 57% with nearly $1,141,000 in other funds. ","Brief summaries of the work completed under this Metro Big Rivers Phase 6 grant are provided below. More in-depth information of projects completed is provided in project summary attachments to this final report. Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) completed its work under this grant, enhancing 365 acres within two DNR Scientific & Natural Area (SNA) units in the Twin Cities Metro area. Working with SNA staff, FMR enhanced 175 acres of forest and 40 acres of bluffland prairie at Pine Bend Bluffs SNA. At the Hastings Sand Coulee SNA, FMR enhanced 70 acres of forest and 80 acres of prairie. Forest acres were enhanced through invasive woody removal, including by both forestry mowing and cut-and-paint removal, with two years of follow-up treatments. Prairie acres including 87 acres of native remnant prairie were enhanced through a combination of activities including herbaceous and woody species removal, seeding, and prescribed burns. Volunteers participated in the enhancement through yearly invasive removal and seed collection events. Great River Greening (GRG) completed its work under this grant, restoring and enhancing 95 acres of prairie and 110 acres of forest. Working with Scott County staff at Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park, GRG restored 88 acres of prairie from former agricultural land and enhanced 7 acres of oak savanna. At Victoria Park and Crosby Farm Regional Park, GRG worked with the City of St Paul to enhance 110 acres through prairie planting, tree planting, invasive species removal and shelter pocket clearing and planting. Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) completed 3 conservation easements, protecting 318 acres of high quality habitat and 2.35 miles of shoreland. These included: 1) Hunter Lake (Jannusch) protected 201 acres of hardwood forest, oak savanna, pothole wetlands, extensive lake shoreline, and a glacial esker in Sherburne County. The landowner generously donated the entire value of the conservation easement, which appraised at over $380,000. 2) Medvecky Woods (DeCorsey) protected 40 acres of hardwood forest and wetlands in a Minnesota Biological Survey-designated site of Outstanding Biodiversity Significance in Isanti County. The property is contiguous with another MLT easement and nearby the 5,700-acre Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. 3) Tennyson Lake (Barrett 2) protected 77 acres of habitat on Tennyson Lake in Isanti County, a favorite stopover of trumpeter swans and migratory bird species. The easement adds on to 80 acres of existing protected property directly to the north at the inflow of the lake. Funds remaining after completing protection work allowed MLT to work with the Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to complete an oak savanna restoration on the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Carver County. This spectacular project is part of a large complex of public lands with a rich multitude of habitats overlooking the Minnesota River Valley. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) completed its work under this grant as of September 2018 when it protected through fee title acquisition 51 acres of a high-priority 77-acre parcel for the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The balance of the site was acquired with half of the MBR 7 / ML 2016 grant and $794,462 in other, private funds. After acquisition, MVT used the balance of its MBR 7 / ML 2016 grant to complete the initial habitat restoration over 40 acres, which included converting the building site and crop field to prairie and wetland. Simultaneously, the MN Land Trust conducted initial restoration of 23 acres of degraded oak savanna on the site with the balance of its MBR 6 / ML 2015. Follow-up treatments to maintain and enhance the restored 77 acres will be completed by MVT and USFWS under the MBR 9 / ML2019 grant. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) acquired 116 acres of land which was added to the existing Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area in Wright County. The land contains wetlands, rolling hills and forested areas, and approximately 37 acres of agricultural land that were restored to tallgrass prairie through this grant. Acquisition was the first step in the restoration of a drained wetland, helping to improve water quality and provide aquatic habitat, while also protecting a portion of Grass Lake, an identified shallow lake. Additionally, the acquisition connected separate WMA parcels and increased the size of the existing WMA by 25 percent to over 450 acres. Within a 45-minute drive of over half the State's population, Grass Lake WMA provides numerous outdoor recreation and wildlife observation opportunities to the general public in the Metro Area. ",,2015-07-01,2023-04-11,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Loon,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,"(612) 801-1935",dloon@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Dakota, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wright","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-vi,,,, 10033399,"Metro Big Rivers Phase 12",2023,8200000,"ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(j)","$8,200,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for agreements to acquire land in fee and permanent conservation easements and to restore and enhance natural habitat systems associated with the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries within the metropolitan area as follows: $1,100,000 to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $643,000 to Friends of the Mississippi River; $742,000 to Great River Greening; $2,927,000 to Trust for Public Land; and $2,788,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to $216,000 to Minnesota Land Trust is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need - Partners work together to identify priority lands using existing data and public plans, then coordinate protection, restoration and enhancement activities in those priority areas. Work builds upon prior phases and is intended to continue into the future for maximum impact. Mapping shows progress in connecting corridors. Species collections and counts measure impact of activities over time on wildlife and Species in Greatest Conservation Need",,,1184500,"Cities, foundations, Dakota County, Stillwater, Shakopee, Maplewood, Crystal, Scott County, Private, Private, Private landowners, RIM and Private",8048100,151900,,1.74,"MVWRT; FMR; GRG; TPL; MLT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Metro Big Rivers Phase 12 will protect 622 acres in fee title and 319 acres in permanent conservation easement, restore 53 acres and enhance 587 acres of priority habitat in the big rivers corridors in the Metropolitan Urbanizing Area (1,558 acres total). Partners will leverage OHF grants at least 14% with partner funds, private donations, local government contributions, and landowner donations of easement value. Significant volunteer engagement will be invested in habitat enhancement activities. MBR projects benefit wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN) and provide increased public access and nature connections for metro residents.","Metro Big Rivers Phase 12 will protect, restore and enhance prioritized wildlife habitat in the MUA, with an emphasis on the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix Rivers and their tributaries. Metro Big Rivers' work in the metro area benefits wildlife and species in greatest need of conservation (SGCN), provides increased public access for wildlife-based recreation and connects the diversity of metro residents with nature near them. Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) will restore/enhance 433 acres at 4 sites on or near the Mississippi River. Projects include removing invasive woody and herbaceous plants, planting, seeding, mowing, spot-spraying, and prescribed burns. ?Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park: Enhance 104 acres oak forest and 7 acres prairie ?Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area: Enhance 180 acres oak forest, 15 acres restored prairie, and 4 acres native prairie ?Vermillion Falls Park: Restore 4 acres prairie and enhance 13 acres forest ?William H. Houlton Conservation Area: Enhance 90 acres oak forest Great River Greening (GRG) will restore/enhance 157 acres across 7 sites. Projects include removing invasive woody and herbaceous species, mowing, spot spraying, seeding and planting. ?Bassett Creek Park: Enhance 22 acres forest ?Lebanon Hills Regional Park Phase IV: Enhance 50 acres oak savanna/woodland and prairie ?Spring Lake Park (Scott County): Enhance 10 acres oak savanna ?LumberJack Landing: Restore 15 acres of forest and .25 miles of shoreline restoration of new public open space along the St Croix River ?Huber Park: Restore 9 acres of degraded floodplain forest along the Minnesota River ?Jim's Prairie: Enhance 11 acres of prairie ?Falls Creek SNA: Enhance 40 acres forest Minnesota Land Trust (MLT) will protect through perpetual conservation easement 319 acres of priority habitat, including riparian lands, forests, wetlands and grasslands. Projects will be selected through a competitive process that ranks proposals based on ecological significance and cost (criteria attached). MLT also will restore/enhance 50 acres on lands protected through permanent conservation easement. Prioritized properties will be of high ecological significance, adjacent or close to public conservation investments and owned by landowners committed to conservation. Minnesota Valley Trust (MVT) will protect through fee acquisition 352 acres of river frontage, floodplain forest, wetland and upland habitat to expand the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. All prospective lands have been prioritized by the USFWS and will be restored/enhanced, then open for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) will protect through fee acquisition 270 acres of priority wildlife habitat, including riparian, forest, wetland and grassland habitat. Potential properties are prioritized in state, regional, and local natural resource plans. Lands will be managed by public partners (DNR and/or local government) and open for wildlife-based recreation, including hunting and fishing.",,2022-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Neal,Feeken,"MN Valley Trust (Metro Big Rivers)","3815 East American Boulevard ",Bloomington,MN,55425,952-207-0247,nfeeken@mnvalleytrust.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metro-big-rivers-phase-12,,,, 10003467,"Metropolitan Regional Park System Acquisition",2010,1290000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 04c","$1,290,000 is from the trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for subgrants for the acquisition of lands within the approved park unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional park system. This appropriation may not be used for the purchase of residential structures. A list of proposed fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work program. All funding for conservation easements must include a long-term stewardship plan and funding for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. This appropriation must be matched by at least 40 percent of nonstate money and must be committed by December 31, 2009, or the appropriation cancels. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2012, at which time the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the work program. ","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"". ","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"". ",,4888000,,,,,,"Metropolitan Council","State Government","The Twin Cities area is host to a nationally renowned system of regional parks that provides numerous outdoor recreational opportunities for the public while preserving green space for wildlife habitat. The Metropolitan Council is using this appropriation to partially finance the acquisition of approximately 195 acres to be added to existing metropolitan regional parks, with priority given to lands with shoreland, lands that provide important natural resource connections, and lands containing unique natural resources. For more information, visit http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/all_projects/2009_projects.html. ",,"Work Plan ",2009-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Arne,Stefferud,"Metropolitan Council","390 N Robert St","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1360,arne.stefferud@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-regional-park-system-acquisition,,,, 10012691,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2020,992354,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",,"Total number of projects: 163 Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): 250 Total attendance/participation: 100,778 Total number of partnerships: 81 ",,16760,,423808,4832,,,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Vrieze,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 379-2741",scott@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,, 10012691,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2020-SFY 2021",2021,995196,"Minnesota Laws 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2023. ",," Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships: ",,,,,,,,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2019-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Vrieze,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 379-2741",scott@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2020-sfy-2021,,,, 10002307,"Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land Acquisition",2018,1500000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 09a","$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to acquire approximately 197 acres of land within the approved park boundaries of the metropolitan regional park system. This appropriation may not be used to purchase habitable residential structures. A list of proposed fee title acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. This appropriation must be matched by at least 40 percent of nonstate money that must be committed by December 31, 2017. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Metropolitan Council","State Government",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,"Streets Jensen","Metropolitan Council","390 Robert St N","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1554",deb.jensen@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-regional-parks-system-land-acquisition,,,, 10004626,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2018,965841,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of projects: 73 Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): 1319 Total attendance/participation: 163050 Total number of partnerships: 323   ",,63015,,994489,34366,,"Total FTE hours: .25","Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Vrieze,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 379-2741",scott@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,, 10004626,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019",2019,965841,"Laws of Minnesota for 2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91-HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2021. ",,"Total number of projects: 338 Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): 1,065 Total attendance/participation: 85,807 Total number of partnerships: 280 ",,56200,,820292,17605,,.10,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Vrieze,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 379-2741",scott@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2018-sfy-2019,,,, 18473,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2013,996000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 1,097 Total attendance: 85,519 Total number of partnerships: 95 Total Number FTE for Local Staffing: .35 FTE ",,36844,,973218,22984,,"The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul.  With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations.  Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,"MELSA Region Program Highlights Outreach Events: The Minnesota State Fairgrounds was the setting for MELSA's annual outreach events in 2012. Read And Ride Day attracted over 1,000 people to Carousel Park for a wide range of activities, art-making and live entertainment. MELSA was a featured partner in the Twin Cities Book Festival where MELSA created a children's pavilion of author events, hands-on arts and live performances for more than 400 young people and adults. Club Book: This acclaimed literary series brought 17 best-selling and award-winning authors to library communities across the metropolitan area. From Stillwater to Chanhassen and Minnetonka to Apple Valley, Club Book establishes area libraries as vital, vibrant centers of cultural programming and exchange. Nearly 3,000 attendees flocked to many standing-room­ only events proving that libraries are the coolest book club in town. This year's featured authors include local luminaries Mark Rosen, Jonathan Odell, Brenda Child, Dr. David Walsh, Lorna Landvik and Brenda Langdon. Audiences filled the seats when Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis, Cheryl Strayed, John Sanford and Carl Hiaasen came to town to meet their readers. Sing, Play, Learn with MacPhail: Over 3,000 youngsters and adults enjoyed 71 early childhood music programs presented by specialists from MacPhail Center for Music. Wee ones enjoyed songs and activities geared just for them while adults learned how to incorporate music activities at home to enhance reading readiness with their children. Teens Know Best: This new program brought eight teen authors to each library system in 2013. Although we aimed high in projected attendance, 625 youth were thrilled to make connections with their favorite authors. We already have ideas for improving the program for next year and will cultivate partnerships with Mackin, Addendum, Lerner Publishers and 71 educators to increase promotion and attendance. Anoka County Library continued their most popular programs, including Page & Stage with the Lyric Arts Theater in Anoka and Bringing Local History to Life with the Anoka County Historical Society. A patron commented about the Page and Stage program, ""The talk before the play can give a whole new outlook and it is great to listen to others thoughts in the plays. Thanks to the Legacy Grant we are able to get into those plays that are chosen and see them from the ""eyes of the authors"" in a different way."" New for this year of Legacy programming, they launched Storywalks in partnership with Anoka County Parks and Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services. Three Storywalks were hosted in the fall at different parks around Anoka County. The walks were an opportunity for families to read, spend time in nature, and be physically active. Anoka County Library hosted two series of programs for school age kids this spring: Kids Build ARTchitecture and In the Dark. The ARTchitecture series had kids designing bridge, skyscrapers, and inventions. Kids reported that learning to saw and cut wood, using glue guns was important to them. . They gave the programs very high marks. In the Dark programs included learning about rocks that glow, creating kaleidoscopes, making glow-in-the-dark art and a very popular Jedi Training Camp. As with the ARTchitecture programs, kids liked the hands-on aspects of the activities - the building and decorating. Carver County Library's first Annual Writers Fair was a huge success. With an afternoon of classes, a panel discussion, and networking opportunities available it was a must-attend event for any aspiring writer. The event was so well received a follow up writers series will be offered late Fall and a second Writers Fair is in the planning for 2014. Since, we have experienced a great amount of success when offering any programming as a series, particularly with our annual Music in March series. A decision was made to try a new venue­ Arts in April. Every Sunday afternoon, in April a different art form or session was offered at our Chanhassen branch. We even had one Sunday afternoon with staff providing their work on display and brief introductions to their art of choice. Plans are to expand the offerings next April and provide more hands on classes and Make and Take classes. Dakota County Library: Rosemount One Book was a collaborative community effort to promote and support reading, as well as to provide cultural and educational activities for all ages. The idea germinated in Rosemount during a Community Leaders meeting to bring people with similar youth-centered goals together to share and work toward creating a better Rosemount. Following the successful first year of One Book, One Rosemount, the committee agreed to continue the program and chose Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. Dakota County Library celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month which honors the various histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. This is the first time the Dakota County Library officially celebrated Hispanic-Heritage Month. An estimated 200 people took part in StoryWalk at Lebanon Hills Regional Park during its weeklong tenure in October. Families eagerly traveled a mile-long path as they read Gossie by Olivier Dunrea together, page by page. Dakota County Library celebrated Black History Month with the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir. The Choir consisted of an ensemble of 22 singers. It was absolutely fabulous - the energy, the spirit, the performance! Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford was the featured book for the annual OneBook, One Lakeville. Author Jamie Ford presented at the Lakeville Area Arts Center at an event which included the opening act Cumulus, a jazz band, with special guest vocalist Debbie O'Keefe. Feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive, and Ford was an engaging and informative speaker. The most meaningful feedback received was from people who stated that they knew little of the Japanese internment, and that our series of programs was very enlightening. Dakota County Library hosted its annual Silver Tea series consisting of programs especially for older adults during Older Americans Month. The Library hosted musical entertainment at all Dakota County Libraries, drawing 739 customers. Librarian feedback was uniformly positive about the quality of the performers and attendance levels. ""Well received by audience. We filled the room beyond capacity and had to overflow into the atrium."" Dakota County Library hosted its 4th annual Rhythm & Words Family Music & Book Festival at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Nearly 1,900 people attended the festival and The Okee Dokee Brothers' performance filled the main stage which seats over 1,000 people. Hennepin County Library: Drama from the Inside was a writing and theater workshop held at Hennepin County's adult correctional facility. Staff from local theater companies led writing workshops for the residents. The pieces composed by residents were turned into a performance and performed live for residents and was also published. Selected comments from residents include, ""It was nice seeing other women's stories and makes you think a lot on your current situation,"" and, ""The power of the stories touched me deeply. I so appreciate the bravery and honesty of the women who shared their stories."" While the Library has hosted programs celebrating Dia de los Ninos (Children's Book Day) in the past, this year staff focused on developing community partners to strengthen the program. Staff engaged youth in the creation of the program by involving local schools and art centers and increased the number of Spanish speaking families who attended events at the library. Selected comments from attendees who were asked what was the best part of the event include, ""That entire families participated -- a time to share. Thanks,"" ""The community and seeing the puppets up close after. What a great surprise to find at the library today!"" and ""The dances and the piftata, the information about the library."" The Library partnered with Twin Cities Public Television to demonstrate how our Special Collections department has assisted local researchers by producing the ""Treasures Collected, Treasures Shared,"" documentary and web videos. Accompanying the release of the documentary, the Library increased the number of Genealogy Research workshops by bringing in local genealogists. Attendance was excellent and increased the attendance at the staff-led workshops the Library offers year-round. Ramsey County Library: Young Lenses - RCL and CTV North Suburbs partnered to offer an opportunity for girls ages 11 to 14 to examine the representations of women in mainstream media, to connect with other young women and to explore storytelling through video production. The girls watched the award winning documentary ""Miss Representation"" and made their own autobiographical TV show. ""A Girls Eye View"" opening was held in the library for the public to view the works created during the project. Kindergarten Library Card Sign Up Celebration - Children's librarians visited every kindergarten class in RCL's service area and encouraged kids to get their first library card. Kindergarteners and their families were invited to the library for a day filled with art activities, award-winning authors, musical performances and an award ceremony where the kids received their library card. We continue to offer the always popular music and art series during school breaks. History Series - A three month Civil War series, co-sponsored by National Endowment of the Humanities and American Library Association, was the highlight of our always popular history programs. Events ranged from book talks to re-enactments and were offered for all ages. We continue to partner with local historical societies offering monthly workshops that fill our rooms to capacity. White Bear History Challenge - RCL partnered with the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society on this geocaching challenge to make history fun. The challenge was kicked-off at the library with a workshop introducing geocaching and the Munzee game to newbies. This treasure hunt highlights 15 historic points in our community and includes collector cards featuring the site's photo and fun history facts. ""We took a class and now our little ones found their first cache all by themselves!"" ""What a great tour! Thanks for the memories!"" Senior Art Series - This year RCL added programming specifically for senior citizens. Art classes that combined art history with hands-on projects were offered in multiple locations. ""Everything was wonderful. Although I am 83 I am still able to learn."" ""I enjoyed every minute of the class. I was surprised how creative I could be."" Saint Paul Public Library conducted eighteen program series. Thirteen of the series focused on programming for youth and five focused on programming for adults. SPPL worked with several local organizations and a roster of nearly all Minnesotan artists/presenters. Take the Mic was all about teens and music. The series included workshops on music songwriting, recording, and editing. The highlight was a concert in downtown Saint Paul's Rice Park featuring local teen bands, as well as musician Alicia Steele. We were thrilled to be able to offer local teens the chance to perform in a public venue, alongside a professional musician. Read Brave encouraged the community to read the book Everybody Sees the Ants, which addresses topics of bullying, war and family. The author, an engaging speaker, visited and led discussions related to her book. The library was also able to partner with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation in conjunction with the series. Lady Gaga was in town with her Born Brave Bus, and teen participants in our series got the opportunity to visit her bus and enjoy a pre-show party hosted by Gaga. IART Families celebrated diversity in families. The series featured three events where kids and their families had the chance to make art and hear stories celebrating different families. Each event included a collaborative art project. The series culminated at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, where the collaborative art projects were on display. Gypsy Festival: Three live music performances and an exhibit drew over 700 people. The performances consisted of Gypsy Jazz, Spanish Flamenco, and the music of Django Reinhardt. Narration was provided by local artist Michael Dregni for two concerts and audiences reported on their appreciation of the excellent musicians and the melding of artistry and learning. Michael Dregni coordinated a display of Gypsy Jazz/Django Reinhardt memorabilia for the display cases at Central Library to accompany the performances. Dakota War Sesquicentennial: Over 150 people came to three different lectures/programs that presented stories, images, and sites from both sides of the conflict and showed how ripple effects continue to this day. Events were held with local authors John Koblas and Curt Dahlin and a bus tour with local historian Dave Riehle visited sites with significance to the Dakota. Audiences reported great interest in local history and appreciated the multiple perspectives presented in the series. Scott County Library: Off-Site Summer Reading Program provided reading records, prizes, and sets of books to childcare, summer school, and free lunch programs in each branch library's community. With hiring a contractor to manage the program, we were able to expand to 1,690 participants at 15 sites; hosted 12 events with performers for participants and their families. First Thursdays Danceteria continues to be very popular and draws large crowds and rave reviews. The sense of community built in a social dance is like no other and many participants comment on the quality of the music and venue and on the opportunity to sample different musical traditions. lnkSlingers: Writers in the Libraries hosted 11 writing workshops. Belle Plaine and Prior Lake also each hosted youth writing workshops as part of this series. Comments from participants mentioned often that the information in the classes was very inspiring, and useful to them. They said that the instructors gave practical, hands-on information and mentioned a number of times how the instructor had inspired and motivated them. They also appreciated the variety of teachers and authors, and asked for more writing classes on a wider variety of topics. As a direct result of the writing classes, two writing groups formed and continue to meet. Booked! Live Bands at Your Library is a new program developed to include more contemporary music and to offer the opportunity for suburban and rural communities to enjoy top-quality musicians from the metro area in the up-close and personal venue of the library. The musical groups played to packed, sometimes standing­ room-only, crowds with a wider variety of ages than is usually seen at library programs. The Savage Library commissioned mural artist Greg Preslicka to do a mural called ""Taking Flight"" on two walls of the children's area. The artist spent a week in January working on the project and gave three presentations on the mural process, and many more watched and interacted with the artist as he worked on the mural. The community really enjoyed the opportunity to watch the mural in process. Washington County Library built on the success of its annual One County, One Book program with Still Standing: The Story of Ssg. John Kriesel. The author is a resident of Washington County and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The remarkable and inspiring story is of a young man who overcame extraordinary challenges after losing his legs and two buddies in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq. Storytime for Grown-Ups brings the art of reading aloud and the joy of listening and remembering to residents of senior housing throughout the county. The library hired a professional reader to present a 6-week series of hour-long programs at five senior resident facilities. He read selections of short stories by popular Minnesota authors. After the readings, audience members shared their reactions and memories of similar situations in their own lives. The library invited local independent authors and publishers to offer their e-books to the readers of Washington County. Library Local Content was a partnership with the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. Authors submitted their works online. The library uploaded the works into its OverDrive e-book lending platform. Readers were encouraged to read and rate the books. With the success of our other writing programs we decided to offer another writer's workshop featuring a young and talented author. This time it was Alice Ozma, author of March 2012 One County One Book selection, The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared. When Alice reached out to us saying she would be in the area and would love to come back and do another program with us we jumped at the chance! We decided to host an informal writer's workshop and open it up to both teens and adults. Other memorable youth programs included our dramatic storytelling programs by SteppingStone Theatre where the artists had young toddlers crawling around on the floor acting out The Very Hungry Caterpillar!",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chirs,Olson,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 649-3169",chris@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,, 18473,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013",2012,955296,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.",,"Total Number of Programs Held: 1507 programsTotal Attendance: 208,577 peopleTotal Number of Partnerships: 395 partnerships",,151420,"Partner financial support & MELSA In Kind - MELSA provided leadership to the program by hiring a Legacy Project Manager to coordinate the metro-wide and local activities. (This position was funded with regional funds (non-legacy) through a mobility re-assignment with Hennepin County.)",935193,20103,,"Administration expenses included funding .25 FTE for administrative assistance position, webpage expenses, plus supplies and office rental for Legacy coordination. The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimate between 5-12 staff hours are required for each program.","Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul.  With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations.  Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,"MELSA Region Program Highlights Outreach Events: The Minnesota State Fairgrounds was the setting for MELSA's annual outreach events in 2012. Read And Ride Day attracted over 1,000 people to Carousel Park for a wide range of activities, art-making and live entertainment. MELSA was a featured partner in the Twin Cities Book Festival where MELSA created a children's pavilion of author events, hands-on arts and live performances for more than 400 young people and adults. Club Book: This acclaimed literary series brought 17 best-selling and award-winning authors to library communities across the metropolitan area. From Stillwater to Chanhassen and Minnetonka to Apple Valley, Club Book establishes area libraries as vital, vibrant centers of cultural programming and exchange. Nearly 3,000 attendees flocked to many standing-room­ only events proving that libraries are the coolest book club in town. This year's featured authors include local luminaries Mark Rosen, Jonathan Odell, Brenda Child, Dr. David Walsh, Lorna Landvik and Brenda Langdon. Audiences filled the seats when Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis, Cheryl Strayed, John Sanford and Carl Hiaasen came to town to meet their readers. Sing, Play, Learn with MacPhail: Over 3,000 youngsters and adults enjoyed 71 early childhood music programs presented by specialists from MacPhail Center for Music. Wee ones enjoyed songs and activities geared just for them while adults learned how to incorporate music activities at home to enhance reading readiness with their children. Teens Know Best: This new program brought eight teen authors to each library system in 2013. Although we aimed high in projected attendance, 625 youth were thrilled to make connections with their favorite authors. We already have ideas for improving the program for next year and will cultivate partnerships with Mackin, Addendum, Lerner Publishers and 71 educators to increase promotion and attendance. Anoka County Library continued their most popular programs, including Page & Stage with the Lyric Arts Theater in Anoka and Bringing Local History to Life with the Anoka County Historical Society. A patron commented about the Page and Stage program, ""The talk before the play can give a whole new outlook and it is great to listen to others thoughts in the plays. Thanks to the Legacy Grant we are able to get into those plays that are chosen and see them from the ""eyes of the authors"" in a different way."" New for this year of Legacy programming, they launched Storywalks in partnership with Anoka County Parks and Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services. Three Storywalks were hosted in the fall at different parks around Anoka County. The walks were an opportunity for families to read, spend time in nature, and be physically active. Anoka County Library hosted two series of programs for school age kids this spring: Kids Build ARTchitecture and In the Dark. The ARTchitecture series had kids designing bridge, skyscrapers, and inventions. Kids reported that learning to saw and cut wood, using glue guns was important to them. . They gave the programs very high marks. In the Dark programs included learning about rocks that glow, creating kaleidoscopes, making glow-in-the-dark art and a very popular Jedi Training Camp. As with the ARTchitecture programs, kids liked the hands-on aspects of the activities - the building and decorating. Carver County Library's first Annual Writers Fair was a huge success. With an afternoon of classes, a panel discussion, and networking opportunities available it was a must-attend event for any aspiring writer. The event was so well received a follow up writers series will be offered late Fall and a second Writers Fair is in the planning for 2014. Since, we have experienced a great amount of success when offering any programming as a series, particularly with our annual Music in March series. A decision was made to try a new venue­ Arts in April. Every Sunday afternoon, in April a different art form or session was offered at our Chanhassen branch. We even had one Sunday afternoon with staff providing their work on display and brief introductions to their art of choice. Plans are to expand the offerings next April and provide more hands on classes and Make and Take classes. Dakota County Library: Rosemount One Book was a collaborative community effort to promote and support reading, as well as to provide cultural and educational activities for all ages. The idea germinated in Rosemount during a Community Leaders meeting to bring people with similar youth-centered goals together to share and work toward creating a better Rosemount. Following the successful first year of One Book, One Rosemount, the committee agreed to continue the program and chose Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. Dakota County Library celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month which honors the various histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. This is the first time the Dakota County Library officially celebrated Hispanic-Heritage Month. An estimated 200 people took part in StoryWalk at Lebanon Hills Regional Park during its weeklong tenure in October. Families eagerly traveled a mile-long path as they read Gossie by Olivier Dunrea together, page by page. Dakota County Library celebrated Black History Month with the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir. The Choir consisted of an ensemble of 22 singers. It was absolutely fabulous - the energy, the spirit, the performance! Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford was the featured book for the annual OneBook, One Lakeville. Author Jamie Ford presented at the Lakeville Area Arts Center at an event which included the opening act Cumulus, a jazz band, with special guest vocalist Debbie O'Keefe. Feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive, and Ford was an engaging and informative speaker. The most meaningful feedback received was from people who stated that they knew little of the Japanese internment, and that our series of programs was very enlightening. Dakota County Library hosted its annual Silver Tea series consisting of programs especially for older adults during Older Americans Month. The Library hosted musical entertainment at all Dakota County Libraries, drawing 739 customers. Librarian feedback was uniformly positive about the quality of the performers and attendance levels. ""Well received by audience. We filled the room beyond capacity and had to overflow into the atrium."" Dakota County Library hosted its 4th annual Rhythm & Words Family Music & Book Festival at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Nearly 1,900 people attended the festival and The Okee Dokee Brothers' performance filled the main stage which seats over 1,000 people. Hennepin County Library: Drama from the Inside was a writing and theater workshop held at Hennepin County's adult correctional facility. Staff from local theater companies led writing workshops for the residents. The pieces composed by residents were turned into a performance and performed live for residents and was also published. Selected comments from residents include, ""It was nice seeing other women's stories and makes you think a lot on your current situation,"" and, ""The power of the stories touched me deeply. I so appreciate the bravery and honesty of the women who shared their stories."" While the Library has hosted programs celebrating Dia de los Ninos (Children's Book Day) in the past, this year staff focused on developing community partners to strengthen the program. Staff engaged youth in the creation of the program by involving local schools and art centers and increased the number of Spanish speaking families who attended events at the library. Selected comments from attendees who were asked what was the best part of the event include, ""That entire families participated -- a time to share. Thanks,"" ""The community and seeing the puppets up close after. What a great surprise to find at the library today!"" and ""The dances and the piftata, the information about the library."" The Library partnered with Twin Cities Public Television to demonstrate how our Special Collections department has assisted local researchers by producing the ""Treasures Collected, Treasures Shared,"" documentary and web videos. Accompanying the release of the documentary, the Library increased the number of Genealogy Research workshops by bringing in local genealogists. Attendance was excellent and increased the attendance at the staff-led workshops the Library offers year-round. Ramsey County Library: Young Lenses - RCL and CTV North Suburbs partnered to offer an opportunity for girls ages 11 to 14 to examine the representations of women in mainstream media, to connect with other young women and to explore storytelling through video production. The girls watched the award winning documentary ""Miss Representation"" and made their own autobiographical TV show. ""A Girls Eye View"" opening was held in the library for the public to view the works created during the project. Kindergarten Library Card Sign Up Celebration - Children's librarians visited every kindergarten class in RCL's service area and encouraged kids to get their first library card. Kindergarteners and their families were invited to the library for a day filled with art activities, award-winning authors, musical performances and an award ceremony where the kids received their library card. We continue to offer the always popular music and art series during school breaks. History Series - A three month Civil War series, co-sponsored by National Endowment of the Humanities and American Library Association, was the highlight of our always popular history programs. Events ranged from book talks to re-enactments and were offered for all ages. We continue to partner with local historical societies offering monthly workshops that fill our rooms to capacity. White Bear History Challenge - RCL partnered with the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society on this geocaching challenge to make history fun. The challenge was kicked-off at the library with a workshop introducing geocaching and the Munzee game to newbies. This treasure hunt highlights 15 historic points in our community and includes collector cards featuring the site's photo and fun history facts. ""We took a class and now our little ones found their first cache all by themselves!"" ""What a great tour! Thanks for the memories!"" Senior Art Series - This year RCL added programming specifically for senior citizens. Art classes that combined art history with hands-on projects were offered in multiple locations. ""Everything was wonderful. Although I am 83 I am still able to learn."" ""I enjoyed every minute of the class. I was surprised how creative I could be."" Saint Paul Public Library conducted eighteen program series. Thirteen of the series focused on programming for youth and five focused on programming for adults. SPPL worked with several local organizations and a roster of nearly all Minnesotan artists/presenters. Take the Mic was all about teens and music. The series included workshops on music songwriting, recording, and editing. The highlight was a concert in downtown Saint Paul's Rice Park featuring local teen bands, as well as musician Alicia Steele. We were thrilled to be able to offer local teens the chance to perform in a public venue, alongside a professional musician. Read Brave encouraged the community to read the book Everybody Sees the Ants, which addresses topics of bullying, war and family. The author, an engaging speaker, visited and led discussions related to her book. The library was also able to partner with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation in conjunction with the series. Lady Gaga was in town with her Born Brave Bus, and teen participants in our series got the opportunity to visit her bus and enjoy a pre-show party hosted by Gaga. IART Families celebrated diversity in families. The series featured three events where kids and their families had the chance to make art and hear stories celebrating different families. Each event included a collaborative art project. The series culminated at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, where the collaborative art projects were on display. Gypsy Festival: Three live music performances and an exhibit drew over 700 people. The performances consisted of Gypsy Jazz, Spanish Flamenco, and the music of Django Reinhardt. Narration was provided by local artist Michael Dregni for two concerts and audiences reported on their appreciation of the excellent musicians and the melding of artistry and learning. Michael Dregni coordinated a display of Gypsy Jazz/Django Reinhardt memorabilia for the display cases at Central Library to accompany the performances. Dakota War Sesquicentennial: Over 150 people came to three different lectures/programs that presented stories, images, and sites from both sides of the conflict and showed how ripple effects continue to this day. Events were held with local authors John Koblas and Curt Dahlin and a bus tour with local historian Dave Riehle visited sites with significance to the Dakota. Audiences reported great interest in local history and appreciated the multiple perspectives presented in the series. Scott County Library: Off-Site Summer Reading Program provided reading records, prizes, and sets of books to childcare, summer school, and free lunch programs in each branch library's community. With hiring a contractor to manage the program, we were able to expand to 1,690 participants at 15 sites; hosted 12 events with performers for participants and their families. First Thursdays Danceteria continues to be very popular and draws large crowds and rave reviews. The sense of community built in a social dance is like no other and many participants comment on the quality of the music and venue and on the opportunity to sample different musical traditions. lnkSlingers: Writers in the Libraries hosted 11 writing workshops. Belle Plaine and Prior Lake also each hosted youth writing workshops as part of this series. Comments from participants mentioned often that the information in the classes was very inspiring, and useful to them. They said that the instructors gave practical, hands-on information and mentioned a number of times how the instructor had inspired and motivated them. They also appreciated the variety of teachers and authors, and asked for more writing classes on a wider variety of topics. As a direct result of the writing classes, two writing groups formed and continue to meet. Booked! Live Bands at Your Library is a new program developed to include more contemporary music and to offer the opportunity for suburban and rural communities to enjoy top-quality musicians from the metro area in the up-close and personal venue of the library. The musical groups played to packed, sometimes standing­ room-only, crowds with a wider variety of ages than is usually seen at library programs. The Savage Library commissioned mural artist Greg Preslicka to do a mural called ""Taking Flight"" on two walls of the children's area. The artist spent a week in January working on the project and gave three presentations on the mural process, and many more watched and interacted with the artist as he worked on the mural. The community really enjoyed the opportunity to watch the mural in process. Washington County Library built on the success of its annual One County, One Book program with Still Standing: The Story of Ssg. John Kriesel. The author is a resident of Washington County and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The remarkable and inspiring story is of a young man who overcame extraordinary challenges after losing his legs and two buddies in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq. Storytime for Grown-Ups brings the art of reading aloud and the joy of listening and remembering to residents of senior housing throughout the county. The library hired a professional reader to present a 6-week series of hour-long programs at five senior resident facilities. He read selections of short stories by popular Minnesota authors. After the readings, audience members shared their reactions and memories of similar situations in their own lives. The library invited local independent authors and publishers to offer their e-books to the readers of Washington County. Library Local Content was a partnership with the Midwest Independent Publishers Association. Authors submitted their works online. The library uploaded the works into its OverDrive e-book lending platform. Readers were encouraged to read and rate the books. With the success of our other writing programs we decided to offer another writer's workshop featuring a young and talented author. This time it was Alice Ozma, author of March 2012 One County One Book selection, The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared. When Alice reached out to us saying she would be in the area and would love to come back and do another program with us we jumped at the chance! We decided to host an informal writer's workshop and open it up to both teens and adults. Other memorable youth programs included our dramatic storytelling programs by SteppingStone Theatre where the artists had young toddlers crawling around on the floor acting out The Very Hungry Caterpillar!",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chirs,Olson,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 649-3169",chris@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2012-sfy-2013,,,, 10031463,"Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land Acquisition - Phase 8",2025,3000000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09e","$3,000,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Metropolitan Council to acquire land within the approved boundaries of the metropolitan regional park system. This appropriation must be matched by an equal amount from a combination of Metropolitan Council and local agency money. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,,"Metropolitan Council","State Government","Acquire properties with high-quality natural resources or natural resources restoration potential for the metropolitan Regional Parks System. This project will be matched over 100% with Council and local Agency funds.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jessica,Lee,"Metropolitan Council","390 North Robert Street","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1621",jessica.lee@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-regional-parks-system-land-acquisition-phase-8,,,, 1055,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2011,1383133,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.",,,,349337,,,,,,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. MELSA was formed under joint powers agreements between cities and counties. MELSA and member county library systems and City of St Paul provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. MELSA's share through the formula is $1,362,900 in 2010 and $1,383,133 in 2011. The funds enable MELSA and member libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,"40% of the funds to metro wide collaborative projects, including the 2.5% allowed for administrative expenses. 10% of the funds to state-wide collaborative projects. 50% of the funds to local member library system to encourage local collaborationw with arts, history and cultural heritage organizations. Programs sponsored by funds from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund reached users in every library facility in the Twin Cities (105 buildings) in each of the eight member systems. MELSA provided leadership to the program by hiring a Legacy Project Manager to coordinate the metro-wide and local activities. This position was funded with regional funds (not Legacy Grant funds) through a mobility re-assignment with Hennepin County. In-Kind Staff and Partnership Contributions: $238,018.99 The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimated that between 5-12 hours are required from staff for each program.",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MELSA Final Report 2010 - Executive Summary",Chris,Olson,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-5731",chris@melsa.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,, 1055,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011",2010,1362900,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009 Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","These appropriations are for grants allocated using existing formulas under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems, to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. No more then 2.5 percent of the funds may be used for administration by regional library systems. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries, or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. The Department of Education, State Library Services Division shall administer these funds.",,,,349337,,,,,,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding. Minnesota has a strong library presence with over 350 active public library buildings within twelve regional public library systems. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. MELSA was formed under joint powers agreements between cities and counties. MELSA and member county library systems and City of St Paul provide free access to library services and program activities for all residents of the region without discrimination. Through cooperation, shared services, and reciprocal agreements, library users have access to a wide range of public library services, programs and resources within the region and statewide. Through system collaboration, communities develop libraries that capitalize on economies of scale providing greater effectiveness, improved quality and access to more resources. Through the State Library Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Education, the regional public library systems each receive part of the $4.25 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant through a state formula program. MELSA's share through the formula is $1,362,900 in 2010 and $1,383,133 in 2011. The funds enable MELSA and member libraries to connect with authors, playwrights, musicians, story tellers, and other arts activities providing a strong program connect for all Minnesotans with the arts and cultural heritage activities. Despite the tremendous success of this grant program the demand for arts and cultural activities throughout the twelve library regions exceed the available resources. ",,"40% of the funds to metro wide collaborative projects, including the 2.5% allowed for administrative expenses. 10% of the funds to state-wide collaborative projects. 50% of the funds to local member library system to encourage local collaborationw with arts, history and cultural heritage organizations. Programs sponsored by funds from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund reached users in every library facility in the Twin Cities (105 buildings) in each of the eight member systems. MELSA provided leadership to the program by hiring a Legacy Project Manager to coordinate the metro-wide and local activities. This position was funded with regional funds (not Legacy Grant funds) through a mobility re-assignment with Hennepin County. In-Kind Staff and Partnership Contributions: $238,018.99 The amount of staff time necessary to present each program varies, but local library directors estimated that between 5-12 hours are required from staff for each program.",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MELSA Final Report 2010 - Executive Summary",Chris,Olson,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-5731",chris@melsa.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2010-sfy-2011,,,, 10004501,"Metropolitan Regional Park System Land Acquisition - Phase IV",2016,1000000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to acquire at least 133 acres of lands within the approved park unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional park system. This appropriation may not be used to purchase habitable residential structures. A list of proposed fee title and easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required work plan. This appropriation must be matched by at least 40 percent of nonstate money that must be committed by December 31, 2015, or the appropriation cancels. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2018, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Metropolitan Council","State Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_09b.pdf,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Deborah,"Streets Jensen","Metropolitan Council","390 Robert St N","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1554",deb.jensen@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-regional-park-system-land-acquisition-phase-iv-0,,,, 21062,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY2014 - SFY2015",2014,1141083,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total number of projects: 420 Total number of activities, programs and/or events: 1,473 Total attendance: 244,822 Total number of partnerships: 100",,8000,,1149083,22636,,1.6,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Behringer,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 645-5731",ken@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy2014-sfy2015,,,, 21062,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY2014 - SFY2015",2015,1141083,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds shall be allocated using the formula in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds shall be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2017.",,"Total Number of activities, programs and/or events: 1,986 Total participation/attendance: 135,555 Total Number of partnerships: 196",,48655,,1189738,26805,,.25,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Programs contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Behringer,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 645-5731",ken@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy2014-sfy2015,,,, 33494,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017",2016,844624,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 1,312 Total participation/attendance: 211,676Total number of partnerships: 244",,153005,,997629,23994,,.25,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Behringer,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 645-5731",ken@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","Hopewell Choir Camp, Mark Moran Appraisal Event, Northern Sparks Festival , Northern Sparks Festival - Photo 2","Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2016-sfy-2017,,,, 33494,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017",2017,821725,"Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. These funds must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. These funds may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. These funds must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2019. ",,"Total number of activities, programs, and/or events: 1,338 Total participation/attendance: 124,137 Total number of partnerships:  241  ",,319806,,1141531,28906,,.25,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy. ",,,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Behringer,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 645-5731",ken@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education","Hopewell Choir Camp, Mark Moran Appraisal Event, Northern Sparks Festival , Northern Sparks Festival - Photo 2","Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2016-sfy-2017,,,, 884,"Metropolitan Area Watershed Outlet Monitoring Program",2010,326500,,,,,,,,,,,2.2,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide condition monitoring and problem investigation monitoring at the following sites. Mississippi River: Tributaries include Bassett Creek, Cannon River, Crow River, and Minnehaha Creek. Minnesota River: Tributaries include Eagle Creek, Riley Creek, and Willow Creek. St. Croix River: Tributary includes Valley Creek.",,,2010-01-01,2011-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Kent ",Johnson,"Metropolitan Council","2400 Childs Road","St. Paul",Minnesota,55155,"(651) 602-8117",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Wright, Washington, Stearns, Sibley, Sherburne, Scott, Rice, Renville, Pine, Nicollet, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Meeker, McLeod, Le Sueur, Isanti, Hennepin, Dakota, Chisago, Carver, Benton, Anoka",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Lower St. Croix River, Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-area-watershed-outlet-monitoring-program,,,, 10035482,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2025,1073155,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sherry,Wichitchu,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 379-2741",sherry@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,, 10035482,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2024-SFY 2025",2024,1073155,"Minnesota Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of education for grants to the 12 Minnesota regional library systems to provide educational opportunities in the arts, history, literary arts, and cultural heritage of Minnesota. When possible, funding under this subdivision should be used to promote and share the work of Minnesota authors, including authors from diverse backgrounds. This money must be allocated using the formulas in Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355, subdivisions 3 to 5, with the remaining 25 percent to be distributed to all qualifying systems in an amount proportionate to the number of qualifying system entities in each system. For purposes of this subdivision, ""qualifying system entity"" means a public library, a regional library system, a regional library system headquarters, a county, or an outreach service program. This money may be used to sponsor programs provided by regional libraries or to provide grants to local arts and cultural heritage programs for programs in partnership with regional libraries. This money must be distributed in ten equal payments per year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or before June 30, 2025, as grants or contracts in this subdivision are available until June 30, 2026.",,"Total number of projects: Total number of programs and/or events (if different than total number of projects): Total attendance/participation: Total number of partnerships:",,,,,,,,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency",Libraries,"Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a federated regional public library system in the Twin Cities Metro Area in central Minnesota. MELSA has seven county member libraries; Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington and one city member library; St. Paul. With Arts and Cultural Heritage funds, MELSA and its member libraries present an array of arts, cultural, literary, and Minnesota history programs in collaboration with arts and cultural organizations, independent artists, historical societies, and community organizations. Projects contribute to the cultural vitality of the region and build a lasting legacy.",,,2023-07-01,2026-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Sherry,Wichitchu,"Metropolitan Library Service Agency","1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 314","St. Paul",MN,55104-6206,"(651) 379-2741",sherry@melsa.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Fund Administration, Grants/Contracts, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Department of Education",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/metropolitan-library-service-agency-legacy-grant-sfy-2024-sfy-2025,,,, 10007377,"MGS Library Cataloging and Reclassification Project",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Linda Westrom, President Bill Holmquist, Vice_president Gayle Geber, Secretary Melva Cain, Treasurer Kristie Strum, Director Ruth Gundale, Director JoEllen Haugo, Director Curt Loschy, Director Joel Watne, Director Sue Rohland, Director Sandy Hull, Director Robert Brubaker, Director",0.14,"Minnesota Genealogical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better organization of the library collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's genealogy resources.",,,2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,JoEllen,Haugo,"Minnesota Genealogical Society","1185 Concord Street N, Suite 218","South St. Paul",MN,55075,651-455-9057,joellen.haugo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mgs-library-cataloging-and-reclassification-project,,,,0 17071,"MGS City Directory Microfilm",2010,6971,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Genealogical Society",," The Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS) acquired city directories on 96 rolls of microfilm and 12 microfiche cards to fill gaps and replace volumes in its collection that are too fragile for patron use. The purchase completed a collection of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth city directories through 1920. City directories are an important source for family history research, especially in urban areas where families moved frequently. Directories give important information about residence, occupation and, often, marital status. Researchers use directories to track families between federal and state census years. Directories from the 1880-1900 period are especially important because the 1890 census was destroyed in a warehouse fire. The purchases will fill gaps in the MGS collection of printed volumes and replace many pre-1920 volumes that are too fragile for patron use. ",,"To add 8 fiche and 96 rolls of microfilmed city directories to broaden public accessibility to primary records",2010-02-08,2010-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,John,Schade,,"1185 Concord St. N","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mgs-city-directory-microfilm,,,, 17399,"MGS Collection Department - City Directory Microfilm 2",2011,7000,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,218,,,,,,"Minnesota Genealogical Society",," MGS purchased 100 rolls of microfilm of City directories for small and medium-sized Minnesota communities. The acquisition represents 35% of the total collection of microfilmed directories. ",,"To add 100 rolls of microfilmed primary records to broaden public accessibility",2010-09-08,2011-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,John,Schade,,"1185 Concord Street N, Suite 218","South Saint Paul",MN,55075,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mgs-collection-department-city-directory-microfilm-2,,,, 17694,"Microfilm Reader/Scanners",2012,11000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,11000,,,,"Minnesota Genealogical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To broaden public access to primary historical records by acquiring a microfilm reader/printer.",,,2012-02-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Schade,"Minnesota Genealogical Society",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/microfilm-readerscanners,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28562,"Microfilm Reader/Printer/Scanner",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Helen Apel, Nancy Anderson, John Crandall, Larry Denny, Elroy Evans, Jim Hofer, Carmen Pederson , Bette Peterson, Elaine Schmitz, Sylvia Tappe, Bob Zosel",,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.",,,2014-06-01,2015-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 N Jefferson",Wadena,MN,56482,218-346-7676,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Hubbard, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/microfilm-readerprinterscanner-0,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 33503,"Middle and Lower Cannon River Watershed BMP Targeting Assessment",2015,103875,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"Total phosphorus and soluble reactive phosphorus are the pollutants of concern addressed by this project., which will reduce total phosphorus by an estimated 445 lbs/yr. ","Project was completed by a consultant as proposed. A workshop was held on the use, functionality and other components of PTMApp.","Achieved proposed outcomes",108093,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",429284,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",0.13,"Rice County","Local/Regional Government","The Cannon River Watershed includes approximately 941,000 acres of primarily agricultural landscape. Because of its large size, four subwatershed lobes are often referenced: Straight River Watershed, Upper Cannon River Watershed, Middle Cannon River Watershed, and the Lower Cannon River Watershed. Rice County is proposing utilizing LiDAR topographic data to determine areas of highest importance for Best Management Practice (BMP) Implementation for sediment within the Middle and Lower Cannon subwatersheds. Utilizing GIS analysis of LiDAR data, as well as soils and land-use data, the Middle and Lower Cannon Watershed study will assess the propensity of erosion on the landscape through the Stream Power Index and RUSLE. In addition to analyzing erosive potential, this project will determine ideal locations to store runoff on the landscape. Soil and Water Conservation Districts will use the BMP prioritization locations attained from this assessment to target landowners for quantifiable water quality improvements.",,,2015-03-10,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brad,Behrens,"Rice County",,,,,507-332-6118,bbehrens@co.rice.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,"Cannon River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/middle-and-lower-cannon-river-watershed-bmp-targeting-assessment,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 10031438,"Minimizing Minnesota's Landfill Problem by Expanding Waste Diversion",2025,2318000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 07a","$2,318,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Better Futures Minnesota to establish a statewide network for sourcing reclaimed building materials; create a tool for cities, counties, and businesses to report environmental impacts of waste diversion; and divert waste from landfills through collections, deconstructing buildings, and converting waste into finished goods. Net income generated by Better Futures Minnesota as part of this appropriation may be reinvested in the project if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the work plan.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,37.12,"Better Futures Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Expanding waste diversion practices across the state this project will: create 16 jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide data to measure the social, economic, and environmental benefits of waste diversion.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jason,Allen,"Better Futures Minnesota","2620 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 428-7607",jallen@betterfutures.net,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minimizing-minnesotas-landfill-problem-expanding-waste-diversion,,,, 10004896,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,47439,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Winona community experiences the art of film through workshops, screenings, and interactions with filmmakers at Frozen River Film Festival. Evaluation will be through participant surveys and video interviews; listening sessions at town halls and focus groups; social media interactions; observation; and zip code analysis of attendees.","The Winona community experienced the art of film through workshops, screenings, and interactions with filmmakers at Frozen River Film Festival. Evaluation was through participant surveys; listening sessions at town halls and focus groups; social media interactions; observation; and zip code analysis of attendees.","achieved proposed outcomes",95098,"Other,local or private",142537,4000,"Erin Mae Clark, Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Zack Schoenike, Blake Darst, Mike Flaherty, Bill Moe, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community. Festival activities will connect audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connections to the world.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-132,"Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004920,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,29550,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase Minnesota ensemble participation by approximately 10%. VBF will include these new groups in 2019: Metro Brass, Saint Cloud Municipal Band, Twin Cities Brass Band, Southside Aces and Historic Fort Snelling Fifes and Drums. This will expose them to a new and appreciative audience. 2: VBF will continue its work of offering its audience new and unusual musical experiences. We will survey the audience to gauge the impact of participating groups. We will focus on style, creativity and expression as it relates to musical diversity within the context of wind band culture.","We increased Minnesota ensemble participation by more than ten percent. We included eight new Minnesota bands: Alexander's Ragtime Quintet, Armstrong Boulevard Brass Quintet, Bend in the River Big Band, Dirty Shorts Brass Band, Hornucopia, Preludes to a Blizzard, Selby Avenue Brass Band, and Saint Cloud Municipal Band. 2: We offered our audience new and unusual musical experiences showcasing the diversity of Minnesota's rich wind band music traditions. We heard from people during the festival and learned from survey responses that audiences appreciated the variety of music styles represented, including New Orleans jazz, mariachi, swing,town bands, military bands and late-20th century horn rock.","achieved proposed outcomes",68935,"Other,local or private",98485,,"Jan Stevens, Sam Deel, Joy Riggs, John Stull, Jesse Streitz, Greg Colby, Vicky Langer, Bill Thornton, Dan Bergeson, Lois Stratmoen, Randy Ferguson, Larry Celander, Paul Niemisto, Carl Behr, Larry Wachendorf",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Vintage Band Festival will present a four-day event featuring over 100 concerts by 25 historical and ethnic bands. Concerts will be held in parks, pubs, and halls in and around the city of Northfield, Minnesota.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Nemisto,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 W Seventh St Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-133,"Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004923,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Queer Minnesota Artists and Allies will expand their virtual and physical audiences through participation in Pride. Artists will engage on social media by using Pride's marketing materials prior to their performance. An on-site survey of attendees will gauge awareness of artists prior to the festival and the likelihood of following those artists to other venues.","Queer Minnesota Artists and Allies expanded their virtual audience through participation in Pride. Pride tracked the Instagram accounts of artists that participated in the Festival before, during, and after the event and compared those numbers to the Instagram accounts of artists who applied but weren't selected to participate in the Festival.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",888587,"Other,local or private",963587,,"Darcie Baumann, Bo Nabozny, Kurt Wiger, Samantha Landvick,Eric Zucker, Dennis Anderson, Felix Foster, Brad Williams, Aaron Komo, Ed Huerta-Margotta, Michael Kroeger, Lys Akerman-Frank",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Pride will present more than sixty artists, including more than twenty-five queer artists of color, increasing their exposure to diverse audiences.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 402-7",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-134,"Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004933,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","More Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds and communities will feel engaged with jazz music and welcome at TCJF. A survey developed in partnership with Visit Saint Paul will measure demographics of TCJF audiences and their level of engagement through in-person, emailed, and online surveys. 2: Minnesota artists will represent diverse communities and musical genres resulting in increased opportunities to perform for new and larger audiences. An artist survey completed by festival artists will measure demographics, document jazz genres, and measure the number of artists who performed for new and/or larger audiences.","Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds, especially African Americans, felt engaged with jazz music and welcome at TCJF. Our audience survey helped measure improvements to this outcome. We increased the number of responses by 72%. We saw increases in audience diversity (of people in age, ethnicity, disabled, and income), and engagement. 2: Minnesota musicians expanded their public profile and exposure to audiences by performing at TCJF. A 42% increase in the number of musicians completing our survey helped measure our progress toward this outcome. We saw that 20% of our artists were new to the TCJF. The overall experience of artists declined from 2018, which will be a focus going forward","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",249056,"Other,local or private",324056,75000,"Tionenji (Tio) Aiken, Kevin Barnes, Doug Brown, Michael Cook, Barbara Davis, Alden Drew, Tara Graff, Steve Heckler, Phyllis Olin, Isaac Peterson, and Jim Scheibel",0.00,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 35,000 festivalgoers to Lowertown and downtown Saint Paul on June 20-22, showcasing 300 Minnesota jazz artists.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",lauralittleford@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-135,"Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004959,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,10858,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. A random survey distributed at the Festival will question the attitudes of the audience to see if they feel more open to interactions with cultures other than their own. 2: At least four of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. Each artists/group that performs will fill out a survey to determine whether they feel the experience was positive and if it created an impact to promote their artistry. ","Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. A random survey distributed at the Festival will question the attitudes of the audience to see if they feel more open to interactions with cultures other than their own. 2: At least four of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. A survey distributed at the Festival for Folk and Traditional Artists will question whether the artist felt a sense of pride after performing at the Festival.","achieved proposed outcomes",26769,"Other,local or private",37627,1899,"Cheniqua Johnson, Leann Enninga, Jim Krapf, Lakeyta Swinea, Elaine Watson, Chansouk Duangapai, Amy Dykstra, Leticia Rodriguez, Aunna Groenewald, Ivan Parga, Aida Simon, Jessica Velasco, Vilai Khanya, Mike Potter, Darin Rehnelt, Darlene Macklin, Than Than Kyaw, Isis Ceron",0.00,"Cultural Awareness Organization","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Cultural Awareness Organization will work with community leaders to present a multicultural festival that is free to the public and includes Minnesota folk and traditional performers, foods, artist booths, and children's activities.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monique,Swinea,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 372-2919 ",lakeyta.swinea@isd518.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-136,"Adrienne Dorn: CEO and founder, Horseet, a nonprofit consulting and innovative artist management firm; former executive director of the Cedar Cultural Center; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Jay Gilman: Associate director, MN Fringe Festival; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Amanda Lien: Former executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; James Robertson: Photographer; retired director of New York Mills Cultural Center; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Alejandra Tobar: Founder, People's Movement Center; consultant and performer with Pangea World Theater","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004987,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,13970,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Selby residents and business owners perceive their community benefits from hosting the Selby Ave JazzFest. Survey neighborhood attendees (Zip Codes 55104, 55102). We will tally responses (Likert Scale 1-5). On a scale of 1-5 w/ 1-not at all, 5-greatly, do you think the neighborhood has benefited from hosting The Selby Ave JazzFest? 2: The Selby Ave JazzFest will positively change perceptions of the Selby Ave corridor among outlying attendees. Survey non-resident attendees. We will tally responses (Likert Scale 1-5). On a scale of 1-5 w/ 1-not at all, 5-greatly, Has the Selby Ave JazzFest positively changed your perceptions of this neighborhood?","4.9/5 (Likert Scale) believe JF benefits the Selby neighborhood. Random survey (350 total). Neighborhood respondents were asked the question featured in the above 'How will the applicant's outcome..?' section. 2: 4.4/5 (Likert Scale) of non-residents stated JF positively changes neighborhood perceptions. Random survey (350 total). Outlying respondents were asked the question featured in the above 'How will the applicant's outcome..?' section.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",58134,"Other,local or private",72104,,"Michelle Moore, Phillip Gracia, Matthew McCormack",0.00,"Selby Ave JazzFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 17th annual Selby Ave JazzFest will feature a full day of live jazz music, family activities, and artist demonstrations, all surrounded within an inclusive community on September 8, 2018 at Selby and Milton in Saint Paul.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bonko,"Selby Ave JazzFest","921 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-1340 ",dbonko@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-139,"Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004988,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,29100,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Emerging Minnesota artists will expand their public profile and audience by participating in Mid West Music Fest activities. Mid West Music Fest will evaluate artists' expanded public profile with artist survey, media coverage, zip codes, direct observation, and Facebook analytics.","Emerging Minnesota artists expanded their public profile and audience by participating in Mid West Music Fest activities. Mid West Music Fest evaluated artists expanded public profile with artist surveys, media coverage, increased ticket sales, zip codes, direct observation, and Facebook Analytics.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",111069,"Other,local or private",140169,,"Chuck Berendes, Sam Brown, Rick Dold, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Chad Staehly, Doug Westerman, Jaqueline Marcou, Jessie Rivers, Max Weber",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Mid West Music Fest will present a festival of multigenre original music in several venues in downtown Winona. The festival will feature 81 performances by 250 musicians reaching an expected audience of 2,400 people.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","PO Box 1465",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-140,"Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004990,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,20808,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","RiverSong completes a market analysis to identify core markets and strategy to reach them, and volunteers develop new skills to execute the strategy. 1. Market research and report completed by consultant. 2. Task group reviews report and executes plan. 3. Board and marketing committee completes self-evaluation. 4. Marketing ROI is compared to other Minnesota festivals. 5. 2019 ticket sales increase","RiverSong completed a market analysis, implemented new strategy, and volunteers developed new skills to execute the strategy. 1. Market research, report and recommendations completed by consultant 2. Marketing committee executed plan 3. Board and marketing committee strengthened connection to each other's work 4. RiverSong re-positioned 5. Ticket sales analyzed.","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",117296,"Other,local or private",138104,4315,"Richie Kuttner, Carol Stark, Katy Hiltner, Betsy Price, Josh Campbell, Angie Kuttner, Amber Erickson, Sue Ann Gabrelcik, Valerie Mackenthun, Ronny Wilson, Pat May, Kirk Kosel, Roger Hartsuiker",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"RiverSong Music Festival will host its eleventh two-day, outdoor, family friendly music festival in Hutchinson, Minnesota, July 12-13, 2019, introducing a diverse audience to a variety of music in a scenic, riverside setting.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278 ",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-142,"Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004991,"Minnesota Festival Support",2019,38325,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","At least three Latinx visual artists will be featured in the Festival and have a positive experience. The outcome will be evaluated at a bilingual, reflection meeting over a communal meal for visual artists, to listen and record their experience with the Festival and its impact. ","Five Latinx visual artists were featured at the Festival and had a positive experience. The MPRB hosted a bilingual reflection meeting and meal at the Nokomis Community Center. This was a comfortable setting and means to have honest discussion about what worked and what could be improved for artists' experience with the Festival.","achieved proposed outcomes",72167,"Other,local or private",104667,,"Minneapolis Board of Commissioners includes: Brad Bourn, Meg Forney, Chris Meyer, Londel French, Jono Cowgill, Latrisha Vetaw, Kale Severson, AK Hassan, Steffanie Musich",0.00,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board","Local/Regional Government","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Minneapolis Monarch Festival/Festival de la Monarca celebrates the monarch butterfly's 2,300 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, art, monarchs, education, food, plants, and more.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryLynn,Pulscher,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","2117 W River Rd N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 313-7784 ",mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-143,"Fiona Avocado: Artist, educator, organizer, and writer; Michelle Gratton: Jewelry artist; board chair, Two Harbors Area Arts & Events; Stephen Manuszak: Program director, Arts Midwest; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Xinyi Qian: Tourism specialist and extension educator, University of Minnesota; Craig Samborski: President and owner of Draw Events, producer of Tall Ship Festivals; Joseph Scapanski: Board member, Benton County Fair and Minnesota State Fair","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004116,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,15415,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Selby residents and business owners perceive their community benefits from hosting the Selby Ave JazzFest. Survey Selby-based attendees; tally responses (Likert Scale 1-5). On a scale of 1-5 w/ 1-not at all, 5-greatly, do you think the neighborhood has benefited from hosting The Selby Ave JazzFest? 2: The Selby Ave JazzFest will positively change perceptions of the Selby Ave corridor among outlying attendees. Survey non-resident attendees; tally responses (Likert Scale 1-5). On a scale of 1-5 w/ 1-not at all, 5-greatly, has the Selby Ave JF positively changed your perceptions of this neighborhood?","Attendees who identified themselves as a resident (zip codes 55102, 55104 and stated, 'Yes, I'm a resident') were asked, 'On a scale of 1-5, (1-not at all, 5-greatly), do you feel the neighborhood benefits from hosting JazzFest?' Outlying attendees were asked, 'On a scale of 1-5, has the Selby Ave JazzFest assisted to change your perceptions about the neighborhood?'",,54939,"Other, local or private",70354,,"Janet Williams, Philip Gracia, Gilbert Davis",0.00,"Selby Ave JazzFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The sixteenth annual Selby Ave JazzFest will take place on September 9, 2017, at Selby and Milton in Saint Paul, featuring a full day of live jazz, family activities, artist demonstrations, and community.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bonko,"Selby Ave JazzFest","921 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-1340 ",dbonko@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-131,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10003326,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,44035,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans will have meaningful arts experiences by attending Frozen River Film Festival's multimedia, integrated art presentations and programs. Evaluation will be through participant surveys, board surveys, artist feedback, event Q and A's with visiting filmmakers, its People's Choice award, social media interactions, and observation.","During this film festival, attendees were moved by the issues and stories presented in documentaries and the live interactions with the attending artists. To measure community enrichment through documentary film art experiences, FRFF evaluated through video interviews; listening sessions with focus groups; social media interactions; observations; attendee surveys; and a survey of fest venues.",,104320,"Other,local or private",148355,494,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts Zach Schonike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connections to the world.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-114,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003396,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,74957,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Queer People of Color (QPOC) Minnesota artists will expand their audiences and increase their marketing skills through participation in Pride. By tracking social media interaction pre-and post-Festival, and by providing marketing materials promoting involvement, TC Pride will help artists develop new skills to engage new and larger audiences.","Minnesota artists expanded their public profile by participating in Minnesota festivals, specifically in Twin Cities Pride. TC Pride tracked social media interaction pre- and post-Festival. Pride also asked artists directly if they had new fans after participating and asked attendees if they found any new music at the Festival.",,870126,"Other, local or private",945083,,"Darcie Baumann, Kurt Wiger, Samantha Landvick, Eric Zucker, Dennis Anderson, Felix Foster, Lys Akerman-Frank, Sara Kilian, Michael Kroeger, Ed Huerta-Margotta, Bridget Perkins",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2018 Twin Cities Pride Festival will present over sixty artists, including more than twenty-five queer artists of color, increasing artist exposure to diverse audiences.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 402-7",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-116,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003397,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,34690,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","People of all ages have a positive and meaningful experience with the RWAF. Volunteers will stroll the festival and survey audience members of all ages. Surveys will be designed to address different age groups.","People of all ages do attend our festival. The University of Minnesota conducted a survey of our audience. On-site questionnaire was administered to festival attendees and an online questionnaire was administered to artisan vendors.",,18434,"Other, local or private",53124,5279,"Chap Achen, Carol Eich, Sandy Giles, Milly Mueller, Maggie Paynter, Tao Peng, Joyce Peterson, Lyle Taipale, Dan Wiemer",0.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Red Wing Arts Festival, October 14-15, 2017, will celebrate its 51st year by showcasing over 100 local and regional artists in historic downtown Red Wing.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts Center","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-117,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003403,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,60000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of world cultures represented in our community by engaging with artists of diverse ethnicities. Project outcomes will be evaluated through audience and artist surveys, as well as post-Festival focus groups. 2: New American artist participants are being recognized in the community. Project outcomes will be evaluated through audience and artist surveys, as well as post-Festival focus groups.","Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of world cultures represented in our community by engaging with artists of diverse ethnicities. Survey analysis collected through surveys distributed during and after the event. 2: New American artist participants are being recognized in the community. Increased requests for non-Festival related events in the community. Increased media appearances. Increased requests from community to connect with artists post-event.",,464678,"Other, local or private",524678,,"Kitty Gogins, Mark Kalla, Carolyn Nestingen, Glen Skovholt, Victor Cedeño, Zhu June Cheng, Dave Depaepe, Charles Horwitz, Jeffrey L. Mandel, Mary Miklethun, Gerry Nolte, Aydurus Osman, Kate Tilney, Elaine Olson, Jon Justin",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The International Institute of Minnesota will present the Festival of Nations, a four-day festival representing ethnic groups throughout the state, and raising awareness and appreciation of the diversity of the people living in Minnesota through traditional and folk arts.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 305",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Houston",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-120,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003405,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,35330,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Participants will feel a greater connection with, and appreciation for, their community, especially within the context of living in Minnesota in the winter. All registered participants will be surveyed, via email, immediately after the event and incentivized to respond with a special offer. Results will be analyzed and will inform planning for next year. 2: Expand participants' appreciation for the creativity of local artists, and their notion of the possibilities and potential for art in the winter. All registered participants will be surveyed, via email, immediately after the event and incentivized to respond with a special offer. Results will be analyzed and will inform planning for next year.","87% of survey respondents said the LL makes them feel connected to the community, and 96% said it helps them appreciate the beauty of Minnesota winter. We emailed a post-event survey to participants, which garnered over 500 responses. The two statements above were included in the survey. Participants could select Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree or Strongly Disagree. 2: 84% of respondents said LL helped them appreciate the creativity of local artists, and 79% said it expanded their appreciation for winter art. We emailed a post-event survey emailed to participants, which garnered over 500 responses. The two questions above were included in the survey. Participants could select Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree or Strongly Disagree.",,876642,"Other, local or private",911972,,"Bill Blazar, Judd Larson, Steve Kotvis, Mindy Benton, Mia Como, Joseph Duffy, Penelope Greene, Julia Joseph-Di Caprio, Beth Lasley, Leroy Leftwich, Joe Pohlad, Carl Shaffer, Jonathan Van Horn",0.00,"The Loppet Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The City of Lakes Loppet Festival will present ice sculpture features, illuminated penguin puppets, and a music concert during the 2018 Luminary Loppet event.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ali,Parsons,"The Loppet Foundation","1301 Theodore Wirth Pkwy",Minneapolis,MN,55422,"(612) 508-3494 ",parsons@loppet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-121,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003411,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Inspire at least 1,000 attendees, artists and participants about pollinators, art and community, through art and science experiences. Interviews/evaluations from volunteers, artists, educators and attendees as well as attendance records. 2: Build a sense of community around protecting pollinators for our future. Evaluate this outcome based on the participation in festival hands on art and participatory activities including total number of participants, evaluations and spontaneous reactions.","Nearly 1,000 guests came to experience PolliNATION Art and Music Festival. Guests were active participants in creating bee habitat with art. Counters at entry gate for total number of people plus email evaluations from participants, vendors, performers and sponsors. 2: A diverse slice of community from young children to seasoned legislators found inspiration in art and science interactives. Festival goers game cards were stamped as they visited a variety of science and art activities. Individual activities kept counts of materials.",,9100,"Other, local or private",14100,300,"Kevin Foley, Craig Hansen, Lisa Kane, Claudia Morgan, Kathy Feste, Tim Hanson, Jonathan Kvasnik",0.00,"Pollinator Friendly Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Polli-NATION: Art Festival of the Bees will blend art, science, and community to engage, celebrate, and inspire people of all ages around the importance of pollinators.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Schneider,"Pollinator Friendly Alliance","PO Box 934",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 351-1100 ",Laurie@lschneider.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-124,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003412,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,9050,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We leverage the energy of the Minnesota music scene to expose Minnesota film to new audiences. Our mission is to increase exposure for Minnesota film. We measure and evaluate our success by surveying attendees about whether they ever typically attend film events.","We promoted Minnesota film to new audiences and fostered collaboration between musicians and filmmakers. We used our online ticketing process (optional questionnaire) and our online film festival submission platforms (mandatory questions) to gather most of this data.",,24687,"Other, local or private",33737,8671,"Paul Creager, Angela Knudson, Pahoua Yang Hoffman, Jeff Stonehouse, Gayle Knutson, Trace Belieau",0.00,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The fifteenth annual Square Lake Film and Music Festival will present a daylong outdoor celebration of Minnesota-produced music and short film near Stillwater, Minnesota.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Creager,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","13363 Partridge Rd N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 204-0775 ",squarelakefestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-125,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003418,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,55425,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase public awareness of Art-A-Whirl as an open studio tour. Encourage attendees to return to AAW and other arts events in Northeast Minneapolis. Increased website traffic, social media engagement, and the Arts Publication distribution will serve as indicators of awareness. Survey responses will demonstrate whether attendees plan to return. 2: Art-A-Whirl participation of over 600 NEMAA artist members working in over twenty diverse mediums. Visitors enjoy their experience. NEMAA will compile a list of artist members who participate in AAW, and determine the number of mediums represented via our database. Visitor enjoyment gauged by survey results.","Public awareness of Art-A-Whirl increased. The majority of attendees reported that they will come back to Art-A-Whirl and other year-round events. Outcomes were evaluated by tracking social media engagement and likes, website analytics, and visitor survey results. 2: Over 750 artists working in over twenty mediums participated in Art-A-Whirl. Visitor feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Registered NEMAA members were tracked via the website member management system (which recorded mediums as well) and QuickBooks. Visitor engagement was gauged through visitor survey results.",,108025,"Other, local or private",163450,1175,"Greg Foley, Mercedes Austin, Archana Desai, Julie Burkhart-Haid, Leslie Barlow, Mike Bishop, Brian Burke, Brett Dorian, Alissa Light, Krista Marino, Paul Ostrow, Dean Trisko Russ White",0.00,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"NEMAA will present the 22nd annual Art-A-Whirl, an open studio tour throughout Northeast Minneapolis, May 18-20, 2018. Art-A-Whirl provides an opportunity to connect with over 600 artists in their studios, attend demonstrations, and purchase local artwork.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dameun,Strange,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association","2205 California St NE Ste 118",Minneapolis,MN,55418-3386,"(612) 788-1679 ",dameun@nemaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-129,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003419,"Minnesota Festival Support",2018,26000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Mizna will grow the attendance of its annual film festival and reach new audiences and artists. Mizna will evaluate financial support, and ticket sales as well as audience number and demographics, via surveys, compared with previous years.","Mizna will grow the attendance of its annual film festival and reach new audiences and artists. Mizna evaluated tickets sales, audience numbers, and demographics compared with previous years.",,26560,"Other, local or private",52560,3800,"Abir Abukhadra, Ziad Amra, Nahid Khan, Dipankar Mukherjee, Rabi'H Nahas, Phaviny Salem, Rasha Ahmed Sharif, Jna Shelomith",0.00,Mizna,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Mizna will present the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, showcasing the best independent cinema of the Arab and Arab American world and connecting Minnesota audiences to the perspectives of local, national, and global Arab filmmakers.",2017-09-01,2018-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Barkawi,Mizna,"2446 University Ave W Ste 115","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 788-6920 ",lana@mizna.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-130,"Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008609,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Frozen River Film Festival participants will change their perspectives about many topics through the art of documentary storytelling. Evaluation will be through participant surveys and video interviews; Q and A sessions with filmmakers; listening sessions at town halls and focus groups; social media interactions; conversation; and anecdotes of attendees.","Frozen River Film Festival participants changed perspectives about topics through the art of documentary storytelling and festival conversations. Evaluation was through participant and artist surveys; Q and A sessions with filmmakers; listening sessions at focus groups; social media interactions; conversations; and anecdotes of attendees.",,89428,"Other,local or private",139428,4000,"Erin Mae Clark, Amanda Bauer, Zack Schoenike, Blake Darst, Mike Flaherty, Bill Moe, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connections to the world.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754",sara.e@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-153,"Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008610,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Queer Minnesota Artists and Allies will expand their virtual and physical audiences through participation in Pride. TC Pride will track the social media followings of participating artists before and after the Pride Festival to confirm higher numbers of followers.","Queer Minnesota Artists may have extended their virtual and physical audiences through participation in Pride. In 2020, we couldn?t track social media because we couldn?t know when visitors watched videos and then followed groups' social. In 2021, we were unable to track social media because the pandemic changed our event date and we lost our volunteers.",,,"Other,local or private",50000,,"Felix Foster, Michael Kroeger, Dennis Anderson, Chris Mattera, Rebecca Lewis",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride/Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Pride will present a festival with over sixty artists, including more than twenty-five queer artists of color, increasing their exposure to diverse audiences.",2019-09-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 402-7",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-154,"Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008620,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will feel engaged with jazz music and welcome at TCJF. A survey developed in partnership with the research arm of community-focused Minnesota nonprofit Wilder Foundation, Wilder Research, will measure demographics of TCJF audiences and their level of engagement through in-person, emailed, and online surveys. 2: Musically, racially, and ethnically diverse Minnesota jazz artists will increase their visibility in front of large audiences by performing at the TCJF. A survey co-designed by TCJF and Wilder Research and completed by festival artists will measure demographics, document jazz genres, and measure how much their appearance has increased their exposure and/or furthered their careers.","Outcome 1: Online audience members provided qualitative and quantitative feedback via the CrowdCast virtual streaming platform. Minnesota artists expanded their audiences by performing at TCJF's live, virtual event series, Jazz Fest Live. Outcome 2: Minnesota artists expanded their audiences by performing at TCJF's live, virtual event series, Jazz Fest Live. TCJF gathered qualitative feedback from participating Minnesota artists.",,,"Other,local or private",50000,3000,"Alden Drew, Isaac Peterson, Kevin Barnes, Michael Cook, Doug Brown, Barbara Davis, Steve Heckler, Phyllis Olin, Jim Scheibel, Tio Aiken, Tara Graff",0.00,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 35,000 festival goers from throughout the state of Minnesota to Lowertown and downtown Saint Paul, showcasing 200 Minnesota jazz artists from diverse communities and genres from June 25-27, 2020.",2019-09-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Caitlin,Marlotte,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108",caitlin.marlotte@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-156,"Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008627,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,32987,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","Audiences gain understanding of and respect for Minnesota's diverse ethnic communities and their artistic traditions. We document attendance, the number of performances presented the diversity of the artists, the various forms of art, and surveys that highlight what people observed. 2: Minnesota-based artists from many of Minnesota's immigrant communities share new and traditional art forms that highlight their cultural heritage. We provide a list of the artists, their ethnicity, and their artistic focus during the festival and via event pages on social media. ","Audiences gain understanding of and respect for Minnesota's diverse ethnic communities and their artistic traditions. 67 repeat schools booked for 3+ years 25,524 users engaged in social media posts featuring arts activities from ethnic communities. Attendees report benefitting from interacting with people of different ethnic backgrounds and learning new cultures. 2: Minnesota-based artists from many of Minnesota's immigrant communities share new and traditional art forms that highlight their cultural heritage. 27 ethnic communities shared arts activities (culinary, dance, storytelling and history) through social media videos; more than 100 were registered to participate in the event prior to cancellation. ",,63235,"Other,local or private ",96222,18457,"Mary Miklethun, Elaine De Franco Olson, Mark Kalla, Jon Justin, Kevin Barton, Cassie Bean, Zhu ?June? Cheng, Dave DePaepe, Maggie Habashy, Charles Horwitz, Dr. Jeffrey L. Mandel, Paramita Sarkar, Kate Tilney",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support ",,"International Institute of Minnesota will present the Festival of Nations, a festival that inspires Minnesotans to explore the cultural diversity in our community. ",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 305",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-159,"Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008628,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota Irish Musicians will build their audiences and following by performing for new and large audiences at Irish Fair. Irish Fair will build on our results from 2019. Our musicians are advising us on ways to engage with our large audiences. We meet with and survey them before and after IF and use measures from local shows and sales of merchandise to gauge results. 2: We intend to increase student enrollment in local Irish dance and Music schools through recruitment and information at Irish Fair. Irish Fair will build on results from 2018 and 2019. Our partner schools are advising us on how they wish to reach area students. We will conduct a survey at one and six months post-event on perceived impact and compare with prior years.","Performers were able to build awareness and visibility for themselves as a result of this year's Irish Fair. 60% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed to this question in a survey of performers conducted approximately six weeks post-Fair. 2: Increased visibility and exposure for dance performance groups by including dance on more stages. In a post-Fair survey, 57% of respondents indicated that they felt our redesign of stages helped more of our attendees see them perform.",,828959,"Other,local or private",878959,,"Tom Whelan, Justin O'Carrick, Tom Wolfe, Mike Wiley, Jayna Brede, Kevin Roberge, Patrick O'Donnell, Roy Connaughton, Kate Dowling, Lora Harper",0.00,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Irish Fair of Minnesota is 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to presenting an Irish arts and culture festival each August on Harriet Island in Saint Paul, featuring over 150 musicians, over 500 dancers, and staffed by over 550 dedicated volunteers.",2019-09-01,2021-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Cooper,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0221",director@irishfair.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-160,"Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008642,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,34825,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","50% of the Festival's visual artists will be Latinx and have a positive experience. A bilingual evaluation as part of a communal meal with visual artists will provide quantitative and qualitative information including numbers, quality of the event and experience, what to improve, and how to achieve that.","30% of the primary visual artists were Latinx and they all had a positive experience. Festival staff hosted a bilingual communal meal with visual artists to discuss and collect qualitative data about the event. Artists brought examples of their work to share. Other quantitative data was collected at this time and also via email.",,74882,"Other,local or private",109530,,"Elected Park Board Commissioners: Brad Bourne, Jono Cowgill, Meg Forney, Latrisha Vetaw, Stephanie Musich, Kale Severson, Londell French, Chris Meyer, AK Hussein ",0.00,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board","Local/Regional Government","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation will present the Minneapolis Monarch Festival or Festival de la Monarca, which celebrates the monarch butterflies' 2,300-mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, art, monarchs, education, food, plants, and more.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryLynn,Pulscher,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","2117 W River Rd N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 313-7784",mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-163,"Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008658,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,20950,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage ","RiverSong volunteers will improve/develop skills and processes to increase engagement and capacity to remain a vital, local arts organization. 1. Board and committee complete self-evaluation surveys and training. 2. Board adopts official orientation process for all volunteers. 3. Number of committee volunteers increases. 4. Board participation in training increases. 2: RiverSong attracts new audiences to attend the festival, increasing event revenue and organizational sustainability. 1. Ticket sales increase. 2. Survey of ticket buyers indicate location, first-time attendees and how they were reached. 3. Intern conducts on-site surveys of attendees. 4. Professional marketing support secured to supplement volunteer committee. ","Without a festival, we did not complete these initiatives. We plan to continue to work on these objectives for the 2022 festival. 2: Again, without a festival we were unable to achieve the desired results. The only survey completed in early 2021 was to see if volunteers were comfortable working a shift during the festival, 50% responded that they were not. We plan to continue to work toward completing these objectives for 2022. ",,23937,"Other,local or private ",44887,5914,"Betsy Price Executive Director, Carol Stark Treasurer,Katy Kudela Secretary,Josh Campbell Talent chair,Meghan and Josh Laffen Operations Co-chairs,Molly Rivera,Hospitality chair,Valerie Mackenthun Marketing,SueAnn Gabrelcik Volunteer chair, Kirk Kosel Stage and Sound Co-chair, Roger Hartsuiker Stage and Sound Co-chair",0.00,"RiverSong Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support ",,"RiverSong Music Festival will host its twelfth two-day, outdoor, family friendly music festival in Hutchinson on July 10-11, 2020, introducing audiences to a variety of music in a scenic, riverside setting. ",2019-09-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Price,"RiverSong Music Festival","PO Box 667",Hutchinson,MN,55350,"(320) 587-7278",betsyprice446@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Wabasha, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-165,"Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008664,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Selby residents and business owners indicate their neighborhood benefits from hosting the Selby Ave JazzFest. Survey neighborhood attendees (reside in Zip Codes 55104, 102). We'll tally responses (Likert Scale 1-­5). On a scale of 1­ to five with 1­-not at all, 5­-greatly, do you think the neighborhood benefits from hosting The Selby Ave JazzFest? Goal: 4.8/5. 2: The Selby Ave JazzFest will positively change perceptions of the Selby Ave corridor among outlying attendees. Survey non­resident attendees. We will tally responses (Likert Scale 1-­5). On a scale of 1­ to five with 1-­not at all, five ­greatly, has the Selby Ave JazzFest positively changed your perceptions of this neighborhood? Goal: 4.5/5.","Survey results: 4.8/5. Surveyed 138 (objective-380+) attendees throughout the day. Note: We had a number of volunteer survey administrators fail to show up later in the day. Not happy. 2: 3.9/5. Surveyed 138 attendees. Of note: The vast majority of low responses commented they already think highly of the neighborhood.",,51584,"Other,local or private",71584,,"Mickey Moore, Matthew McCormack, Philip Gracia",0.00,"Selby Ave JazzFest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The eighteenth annual Selby Ave JazzFest will feature a full day of live jazz, family activities, and artist demonstrations all surrounded within an inclusive community on September 14, 2019, at Selby and Milton in Saint Paul.",2019-09-01,2020-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Bonko,"Selby Ave JazzFest","921 Selby Ave c/o Golden Thyme","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 779-2346",dbonko@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-167,"Nicole Duxbury: ; Laura Helle: Executive director, Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Seth Kaempfer: Director of St Cloud State LGBT Resource Center, organizer of St Cloud Pride; Angelica Linder: Outreach coordinator, Northfield Public Library; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Iris Shiraishi: Composer, musician, and educator; founder of ensemble-MA for TaikoArts Midwest; Jon Skaalen: Access programs coordinator for VSA Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007880,"Minnesota's Farming Heritage",2017,89838,"Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 7, appropriates $1,500,000 in the first year and $1,950,000 in the second year of the FY17-18 biennium to the Minnesota Zoological Board."," Subd. 7.  Minnesota Zoo   1,550,000   1,950,000 These amounts are appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and development of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide access and education related to programs on the cultural heritage of Minnesota. ","Increase the number of guests able to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm by increasing opening dates ","An additional 198,798 guests had the opportunity to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm in the expanded opening period, beyond the original May-September season. ",,,,,,,1.22,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government"," Legacy Farm Program Legacy funds allow the Minnesota Zoo to extend the season of the Wells Fargo Family Farm beyond its historical May to September season to include full programming and exhibits from April through November.  ","Farming is at the heart of Minnesota’s history and development, yet today more than half of all Minnesotans live in urban or suburban settings with little or no exposure to Minnesota’s agricultural history or culture. The Wells Fargo Family Farm provides an opportunity for the Zoo’s 1.3 million guests to experience a working farm, directly interact with farm staff and animals, and learn to appreciate agricultural food production. ",,2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Zoological Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesotas-farming-heritage-1,,,, 10007880,"Minnesota's Farming Heritage",2018,92085,"Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 7, appropriates $1,500,000 in the first year and $1,950,000 in the second year of the FY17-18 biennium to the Minnesota Zoological Board."," Subd. 7.  Minnesota Zoo   1,550,000   1,950,000 These amounts are appropriated to the Minnesota Zoological Board for programs and development of the Minnesota Zoological Garden and to provide access and education related to programs on the cultural heritage of Minnesota. ","Increase the number of guests able to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm by increasing opening dates ","An additional 198,798 guests had the opportunity to visit the Wells Fargo Family Farm in the expanded opening period, beyond the original May-September season. ",,,,,,,1.27,"Minnesota Zoological Garden","State Government"," Legacy Farm Program Legacy funds allow the Minnesota Zoo to extend the season of the Wells Fargo Family Farm beyond its historical May to September season to include full programming and exhibits from April through November.  ","Farming is at the heart of Minnesota’s history and development, yet today more than half of all Minnesotans live in urban or suburban settings with little or no exposure to Minnesota’s agricultural history or culture. The Wells Fargo Family Farm provides an opportunity for the Zoo’s 1.3 million guests to experience a working farm, directly interact with farm staff and animals, and learn to appreciate agricultural food production. ",,2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Zoological Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesotas-farming-heritage-1,,,, 10019634,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 13",2022,1033000,"ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(j)","$1,033,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat - Enhancement of in-stream and riparian corridor habitat creates miles of connected habitat. Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered",,,100000,"Trout Unlimited, USFWS, NRCS, SWCD and and/or DNR",1013000,20000,,0.5,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore degraded habitat for fish and wildlife in and along priority coldwater streams located on existing public lands and conservation easements. Trout streams are a relatively scarce resource. Increasing threats to them require accelerating habitat work to reduce the backlog of degraded stream reaches, improve riparian forests to improve stream flows and temperatures, and buffer streams from larger, more frequent rainfall and flood events. Outcomes will be maximized by improving the connectivity of habitat and fish and wildlife populations. Timely maintenance of old projects will ensure habitat outcomes continue for many years.","Only six percent of Minnesota's streams support any trout, and many have degraded habitat which severely limits their productivity. Even where riparian corridors protect streams from future harm, past habitat degradation cannot be reversed without active enhancement or restoration. Minnesota Trout Unlimited (?MNTU?) will directly enhance or restore degraded habitat on priority streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system or other public ownership. We propose to enhance habitat in and along these public waters (in these counties) as funding permits: 1. Keene Creek (St. Louis); 2. Split Rock River (Lake); 3. Baptism River (Lake); 4. Cook County Trout Stream (Cook); 5. Southeast MN streams (maintenance in numerous counties); 6. Mill Creek (Fillmore); 7. Gilbert Creek (Wabasha); and 8. Metro and outstate streams (statewide). Reduced funding from our original request means several projects will not be implemented unless significant contracting efficiencies or leveraged funding stretches Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars. We propose to focus initially on the Split Rock River, Keene Creek (design and permitting only), Gilbert Creek, and smaller maintenance and vegetation management projects. Work on the other streams will be done if we leverage significant funding. Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment. Goals and scope of work: The goals of projects are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality, and provide other benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forest health and function, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project site conditions and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment. How priorities were set: MNTU focuses habitat enhancement and restoration efforts on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout and steelhead fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined using MNTU members' knowledge of watersheds, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, consultations with MNDNR professionals, and science-based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects. Stakeholder support: We continue receiving strong support from anglers, landowners, rural communities, and local civic and sporting organizations. We will continue gathering local input and developing partnerships in the planning and implementation stages. Landowners typically become very enthusiastic partners.",,2021-07-01,2025-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,,jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha","Northern Forest, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-13,,,, 21240,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,22000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Frozen River Film Festival will attract more Minnesota film submissions as well as musicians and visual artists. Analysis of our final program will demonstrate the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists. 2: Frozen River Film Festival will increase the number of attendees, adults as well as students, to the film festival. We have different ticket styles for adults, college students and K-12 students and so are able to have an accurate count of the number of attendees in each category. We also have a system for determining where attendees live.","From Minnesota we had films from six filmmakers, ten musicians, six puppet show performers and sixteen visual artists, representing an increase of 20%. 2: Our outcome for the year increased while the festival week decreased mainly due to weather. The main events on festival weekend were well attended.",,77900,Other,99900,2500,"Mike Kennedy, Chad Ubl, Jennifer Knapp, Andrea Wood, Cherie Harkenrider, Eric Nelson, Lyle Blanchard, Paul Soukup, Tom Hill",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking.  It will celebrate community and connect audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connection to the world. The festival will take place in Winona, January 22-26, 2014.",2013-11-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bernadette,Mahfood,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 452-4506 ",bernadette@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-61,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21241,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twin Cities Pride is able to bring in popular, well-known Minnesota music acts, allowing attendees to experience top performers in a free music environment. Twin Cities Pride will track the number of visitors at music stages at the 2013 Festival and compare that to the number of music stage visitors in 2014. Pride will also survey visitors and artists about their experience. We will assist artists with communication.","83 individual artists or groups appeared on four stages throughout the Pride Festival weekend, including many well know acts that brought their followers to the event. Additionally, ten visual artists' work was on display all weekend.",,75000,Other,150000,17800,"Scott Feldman, Lisa Anderson-Gaber, Jason Ledeboer, Kelly Devoy, Zack Krause, Lys Akerman-Frank, Rob Anderson, Darcie Baumann",,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Twin Cities Pride Festival, an annual celebration of the GLBT community, will be held in Minneapolis' Loring Park, in June 2014. Five stages of live music and a juried visual arts show will be a part of this two-day event.",2013-12-02,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dot,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 E Hennepin Ave Ste 460",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 836-4830 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-62,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21252,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,49000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will feature 300 Minnesota jazz artists performing straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, ragtime and fusion jazz. 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will document the names and number of Minnesota artists performing in 2013, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. 2: 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract audiences of 45,000 over its three day run in 27 free venues in Mears Park and nearby neighborhoods. 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival Program will list all venues and their locations. Saint Paul Police will provide audience estimates.","TCJ presented 314 Minnesota jazz artists performing a wide range of jazz, such as hot club swing, Brazilian folkloric music, African percussion, Chilean jazz 2: TCJ attracted 33,800 participants to 106 shows at 22 venues June 26-28 in Mears Park and Saint Paul neighborhoods. ",,87000,Other,136000,25000,"Jim Scheibel, Steve Heckler, Ellis Bullock, Barbara Davis, Phylis Olin, Kevin Barnes, Larry Stoaiken, Pat Courtemanche, Tom Edman, Alden Drew",,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 45,000 festival goers to downtown Saint Paul, showcasing 300 Minnesota jazz artists and 100 junior/high school and college performers, with two free public workshops.",2014-06-26,2014-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","PO Box 8162","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 360-3869 ",lauralittleford@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-64,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21285,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Rain Taxi’s programming and exhibition will feature approximately 200 Minnesota authors and organizations. Local artist and author participation will be scheduled and known in advance and will benefit from a focused effort in the planning stages to include a large variety of local authors and artists. 2: To provide a venue for over 6000 members of the public to interact with the literary arts. Rain Taxi will increase promotional efforts (advertising, social media, and community partnership), monitor attendance at the entrance and in event spaces, and keep track of programs to compare against previous years and other regional festivals.","The Twin Cities Book Festival featured a book fair with 146 local exhibitors and authors. 96 authors participated throughout the day with presentations and/or book signings. 2: An estimated 6,500 people attended the festival, which was an increase from last year’s attendance, with many attendees as first-time festival goers.",,32000,Other,62000,17000,"Kelly Everding, Michael Fallon, Kevin Fenton, Mark Gustafson, Kristen Hager, Timothy Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Kathryn Kysar, Eric Lorberer, Karen Olson, Margaret Telfer, Bethany Whitehead, Elisabeth Workman",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"In 2014, Rain Taxi will produce its 14th annual Twin Cities Book Festival at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The festival will feature more than 100 Minnesota authors, publishers, booksellers, and book artists, as well as select writers from across the nation.",2014-04-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-72,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20798,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,2479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will increase the number of exhibiting artists by 8-10 from the previous year and increase the variety of exhibiting artists by directing the call to a wider scope of mediums and ethnicities. We will evaluate our achievements by the number of artists we present and by the variety of artists (medium and ethnicity) through gathered artist data and post-show evaluations. 2: We will increase the number of Minnesotans who experience the arts via the Lakeville Arts Festival. We will evaluate this achievement by the number of patrons that the festival draws overall. We will compare these numbers for the 2013 festival to those of previous years.","The Lakeville Art Festival presented 73 artists at the 2013 festival. This is an increase of 12 over the previous year. The diversity of mediums was also increased. Please see this year's brochure for specific artists. The percentage of Minnesota artists was also maintained the significant majority at 88%. There were 9, making it 88%. The festival increased to 8 emerging artists (from 3-5) and increased the demonstration booths from 1-2. Increased physical space (due to the demolition of a building on the grounds) allowed for the increased number of tents and allowed for more applicants to participate while holding true to our mission to be a small but premium juried art festival. 2: The festival was blessed with outstanding weather for the entire weekend. This was one factor that helped achieve the record numbers of attendees in 2013. Increased marketing, strategic alliances with the downtown businesses, outreach to civic groups and word of mouth/reputation had also greatly influenced the amount of participants.",,34446,"Other, local or private",36925,2479,"Robert Erickson, Jeff Larson, Paul Haglund, Keith Mattson, Julie Amacher, Gloria Belzer, Erik Brand, Shelly Carney, Michelle Gensinger, Steve Michaud, Cheryl Morton, Carla Shulz",0.00,"Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Lakeville Arts Festival",,"The Lakeville Arts Festival will host 65 artist exhibitions in a premium juried art festival in September 2013. The festival includes hands-on projects for children and families, readings by area authors, and a community art project that allows everyone to participate in artmaking.",2013-01-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Barnard,"Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center","PO Box 835",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640 ",tbarnard@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-41,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20803,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,45240,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Pride hosts a visual art show prior to the festival, and displays the top three pieces at the festival. We will expand to display all juried works at the festival. Pride will record and report the number of pieces/artists on display and invite Festival attendees to visit the display via print and electronic media. Pride will survey artists to determine success of this exposure. 2: Pride will bring in better-known Minnesota musical acts, allowing attendees to experience Minnesota performers in a free concert environment. Pride will track the number of visitors at the music stages at the 2012 Festival and compare that number to the number of visitors at the music stages in 2013. Pride will also survey visitors.","Pride has hosted musical artists on stage for many years, but we have had less experience hosting visual artists. We previously featured three artists in the festival. In 2013 we showcased ten visual artists by including their work in the Community Center in Loring Park during the Pride Festival. We created signage inviting people to visit the artwork. Additionally, we included the artists in both the Map and the app we developed for the event to let the community know that visual artists were being presented. In our survey, we found that although the art show may not have been the reason respondents came to the event, almost all respondents felt visual art was an important addition to the Twin Cities Pride Celebration (88.9%). Most respondents felt they were exposed to art they would not otherwise been aware of or seen without attending the event (80.6%). 2: Our visual artists invited their friends and families to the festival and according to our survey results, we had some success with that. Our musical artists brought their fans and hundreds of them came to the Festival to hear their music. Pride worked with a jury to create the Call for Music and select participants for the Festival. The jury consisted of staff from The Current, The Fine Line, First Avenue, Cities 97, and the Pride Entertainment Committee. We surveyed visitors, who tell us music is their favorite part of the festival.",,101704,"Other, local or private",146944,23003,"Scott Feldman, Lisa Anderson-Gaber, Jason Ledeboer, Kelly Devoy, LaToya Scott, Daniel Zillmann, Rob Anderson",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Twin Cities Pride",,"The Twin Cities Pride Festival, an annual celebration of the GLBT community, will be held in Minneapolis at Loring Park in June 2013. Five stages of live music and a juried visual art show will be a part of this two-day event.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dot,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 E Hennepin Ave Ste 460",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Dakota, Carver, Anoka, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-43,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20830,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,41479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twin Cities Jazz Festival will feature 300 Minnesota-based jazz artists, a 20% increase from the 250 Minnesota musicians to be showcased June 28-30, 2012. Twin Cities Jazz Executive Director will document the total number of Twin Cities artists performing at the 2013 Festival, as well as their names and Minnesota locations. He also will document the types of jazz performed as well as jazz instruments. The 2013 program is another comprehensive document. 2: The 2013 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract audiences of 40,000 over its three-day run in Mears Park and nearby St Paul locations. Park police will provide estimates of the crowds at Mears Park. Club owners will document attendees at each free venue.","The 2013 Twin Cities Jazz Festival featured 308 Minnesota jazz artists representing a range of jazz from straight-ahead, to big band, to be-bop, to ragtime and to fusion. The number of artists increased 20%, from last year's 250. The 2013 Twin Cities Jazz Festival program documents the names and number of Minnesota artists performing in 2013, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. The Grand Rapids band Clearwater Hot Club performs a unique style of jazz that represents many cultural influences and is a good example of the Festival's range of jazz genres. 2: Based on police estimates, the 2013 Twin Cities Jazz Festival attracted audiences of more than 40,000 over its three day run in Mears Park. This meets and surpasses our goal of 40,000 and is an increase of 14% over last year's 35,000. In addition to the 308 Minnesota jazz artists, international headliners were featured: Kenny Werner, world-class pianist and prolific composer; Cyrus Chestnut, award-winning pianist who inflects his jazz improvisations with classical music; Walter Smith III—saxophone player since the age of seven, his 2010 release III was one of the top ten best sellers on iTunes; Matt Slocum—drummer and composer/arranger who, at age 31, is emerging as one of his generation’s best jazz artist (performed with Smith). Festival headliners presented jazz clinics, open to the public, at McNally Smith College of Music.",,93521,"Other, local or private",135000,25000,"Jim Scheibel, Kevin Barnes, Ellis Bullock, Barbara Davis, Phylis Olin, Larry Stoaiken, Pat Courtemanche, Tom Edman, Alden Drew, Steve Heckler",0.00,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Twin Cities Jazz Festival",,"The 2013 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 40,000 festival-goers to downtown St Paul in June, featuring national artists and providing a showcase for 300 Minnesota jazz artists and 100 youth, high school, and college performers.",2013-03-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 140","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Anoka, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-46,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20888,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,13516,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","At least five different music or dance groups will be featured at the 2013 Monarch Festival. The Festival organizers will document the number and variety of performers that are featured at the event. 2: Hands-on art activities will engage a minimum of 2,500 festival participants. Festival organizers will track and document the number of participants at each hands-on art learning activity.","The 2013 Minneapolis Monarch Festival presented a variety of Minnesota artists. The stage featured American folk music, traditional Aztec dance, blues and funk, rock n' roll, Caribbean, and salsa music (Silva Sol, Machinery Hill, Kalpulli KetzalCoatilcue, RAMM, Charanga Tropical, Salsa del Soul). Art activities led by visual artists included printmaking with a steamroller, pinata making, mixed media collage, printing with plants, plein aire drawing, cut paper, and stencil making. We evaluated this outcome based on artist-identified genre being presented on stage, and visual artist hands-on learning activity that was led at the festival. 2: In spite of the 93 degree heat, the Minneapolis Monarch Festival served an estimated 8,000 people. This estimate is based on observations by the Festival planning team members and discussion with food vendors. With additional input from Spanish speaking artists and vendors, we estimate that almost half of Festival participants were Latino. The weather prediction of intense heat skewed the time at which people arrived at the Festival; there was a veritable onslaught early in the day, even before the Festival's official start time. The heat also pushed people into the shade which made it harder to utilize photographs to estimate crowd size.",,13781,"Other, local or private",27297,1000,"Brad Bourn, John Erwin, Meg Forney, Stephanie Musich, John Olson, Anita Tabb, Liz Wielinski, Scott Vreeland, Annie Young",0.00,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Monarch Festival",,"The Minneapolis Monarch Festival celebrates the monarch butterfly's annual 2,300 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico. Taking place in September on the shores of Lake Nokomis, the festival will use music, dance, and the visual arts to create cultural connections and inspire conservation.",2013-01-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryLynn,Pulscher,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","3800 Bryant Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 313-7784 ",mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-50,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 20896,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,26479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Engage the community in a festival of activities that showcases and celebrates Hip Hop culture, educating the public and encouraging the perpetuation of this traditional American art form. We will assess audience numbers to determine if our attendance goals have been met. We will administer program evaluation materials to a random sample to gain critical feedback, and take into account media reviews. 2: Provide the next generation of artists the opportunity to develop and showcase the skills, techniques, and values of Hip Hop with the support of elder artists. We will assess artist/dance crew participant numbers/demographics to determine if our goals have been met. We will administer program evaluation materials to gain qualitative and quantitative data from artists and dance crew members.","We were able to increase marketing efforts, gaining both a geographically broader and larger audience, increasing attendance by more than 60% since the previous year. We conducted interviews with a random sample of attendees to gain both demographic information and critical feedback. Members of the sample had come from Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, and Mower counties, and had heard about the Festival in a variety of ways, including word-of-mouth, social media, on the radio (KMOJ), through our email blasts and promotional mail, and our Festival partners. Many had also entered from the street, drawn in by the festival atmosphere. We also gathered video testimonials, which we will edit and use to market the festival next year, and as a tool to cultivate additional sponsors and support, increasing the Festival's financial stability. One respondent, who returned after being mesmerized by last year's festival announced: I'm 79, and I'm here! 2: Based on a specific set of cultural values, the skills, customs, and practices of Hip Hop artistry are passed on from the art form's recognized elders to the next generation primarily by word of mouth, example, and observation. This Festival is dedicated to celebrating Hip Hop as a traditional art form and providing a platform for its transmission in the traditional way. The 2013 Festival exhibited tremendous growth in terms of artist participation. The number of breaker crews participating grew from 13 in 2012 to 30 in 2013, and included crews from Farmington and Austin, MN. We also featured a number of returning and new guest performers and workshop leaders, including Ill Chemistry; DJs Nikoless and Los Boogie; dancers Mona Lisa, Dancin' Dave, and Profo Won (Chicago - artist fees not covered in budget); and graffiti artists from our long-standing partner, Juxtaposition. Interviewee: A lot of great dancers are here and it creates an example in the community for youth.",,31165,"Other, local or private",57644,17668,"Gloria Sewell (Chair), Mary Margaret MacMillan (Vice-Chair), Terrance R. Dolan (Treasurer), Wendy Dayton (Secretary), Teresa Daly, Rebecca Driscoll, Michelle, Grabanski-Pohlad, Barbara Hamilton-Sustad, Katherine Hayes, Joe Humke, Ember, Reichgott Junge, Lynn Kohlasch, L. Kelley Lindquist, Peggy Lucas, Kimberly Macey, Nadine McGuire, Jennifer Melin Miller, Patrick Mosher, Lara Page, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Patricia Ronning, Katie Searl, Doug Seim, Leah Sixkiller, John Skogmo, Susan White, Nicole Woodhouse",0.00,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Groundbreaker Battle Festival",,"In July 2013, the fifth annual Groundbreaker Battle Festival will bring more than 2,500 hip-hop artists, dancers, and audience members to downtown Minneapolis for a day-long celebration of hip-hop culture.",2013-07-01,2013-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Carter,"Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 206-3623 ",ecarter@thecowlescenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-51,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20943,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,17479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","We will provide a venue for Minnesota authors and organizations to present and promote their work and interact with over 6,000 members of the public. Rain Taxi will expand exhibit space and create more programming that features Minnesota authors and organizations, and survey participants afterwards for feedback. 2: We will increase attendance at the festival, providing opportunities for the public to interact with authors, publishers, and arts organizations. Rain Taxi will increase promotional efforts, including advertising, social media, and local business and community partnership, to make more Minnesotans aware of the Festival and the rich literary heritage of the state.","The Festival increased exhibit space to allow for more Minnesota authors and publishers to present their work to the general public with over 110 exhibitors and 32 local exhibiting authors. In the Local Lit Lounge, people mingled with over 20 Minnesota authors who had published recent titles, including the North Shore's Jim Northrup and Wendy Webb. Southeastern Minnesotan Howard Mohr presented his revised How To Talk Minnesotan. The Classics Old and New Panel featured Minnesota Book Award winners Marlon James and Alison McGhee. Writers at Work featured four local authors who face practical and creative issues of making a living at writing. The Minnesota Poetry Showcase presented recent work by four local poets, including Matt Rasmussen who was nominated for a National Book Award and award-winning poet Patricia Kirkpatrick. The Children's Pavilion hosted over a dozen local storytellers and artists including Mary Logue, Kurtis Scaletta, and SA Bodeen. 2: By increasing publicity and outreach through libraries and bookstores, the Festival drew in a record number of Minnesotans, with over 6300 attendees. Through a free raffle and surveys, we estimated that attendees represent over 175 zip codes across the state, with over 80% drawn by the main book fair. The average length of stay was over two hours. 90% said the Festival contributed significantly to the cultural vitality of the Twin Cities. The expanded space for the exhibit and Children's Pavilion, along with multiple food vendors, made the venue family friendly and allowed for a lengthy stay to take in the wide variety of literary diversity.",,39221,"Other, local or private",56700,14250,"Kelly Everding, Kevin Fenton, Mark Gustafson, Kristen Hager, Timothy Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Kathryn Kysar, Margaret Telfer, Bethany Whitehead, Elisabeth Workman",1.25,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Twin Cities Book Festival",,"In 2013, Rain Taxi will produce its 13th annual Twin Cities Book Festival at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The festival will feature more than 100 Minnesota authors, publishers, booksellers, and book artists, as well as select national writers.",2013-04-01,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eric,Lorberer,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",editor@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-54,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 15402,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,33827,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. Eco-artists were scheduled so that a minimum of three artists were always available to visitors during festival event days.","Five eco-art projects featuring ten artists were presented, as planned, in addition to theatrical presentations by five actors and actresses. Visitors participated in the creation of interactive music and sculpture powered by the sun, a new experience. We worked with Forecast Public Art and a team of internal and external advisors to select artists based on: their ability to design an eco-art experience with which visitors could creatively engage; the variety of experiences offered; and their ability to meet the demands of the outdoor installation space. In the past, we funded four eco-art sculptures, in addition to the five theatrical presentations, and artists had limited contact with the public. Funding allowed us to produce additional projects and to create a residency model in which artists were actively engaged with the public. 2: Our goal was give visitors the guaranteed opportunity of a personal experience creating eco-art with the artists--a more in-depth experience than has been available in the past. This goal was met by scheduling the artists and alerting our visitors to their daily presence. The festival was promoted in partnership with the Minneapolis Aquatennial, on their website, in their press releases, and through an insert in the Star Tribune (500,000 circulation); as well as through The Bakken website and e-news (6,000+ contacts monthly).",,47687,"Other, local or private",81514,2475,"Marge Andersen, Earl Bakken, Brad Bakken, Becky Bergman, Lawrence Bick, Larry Boll, Bruce Bruemmer, Georgine Busch, Michael Day, Don Gerhardt, Matt Hunt, Neil McCormick, Kandace Olsen, Tom Peterson, John Powers, Lesa Ramos, Kathy Scoggin, Roger Stuewer, Matt Thell, David Whitman",,"The Bakken AKA The Bakken Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 10 Best Days of The Bakken, July 12-22, is a free community festival that will feature an exciting new arts component, the Green Energy Art Garden Public Program, which will invite visitors to explore how science influences and inspires art.",2012-03-01,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Finnerty,"The Bakken AKA The Bakken Museum","3537 Zenith Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 926-3878x 215",finnerty@thebakken.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-25,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15459,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. We measured and documented the number and range of festival artists, as represented in the festival program and register of artists.","A wide variety and range of Minnesota jazz artists performed at the 2012 Festival: from up-and-coming jazz musicians James Buckley and Zacc Harris to established jazz greats Irv Williams and Debbie Duncan; from straight-ahead to Dixieland to avant garde; from traditional jazz instruments (piano, bass, drums, woodwinds, brass) to new, computer-created sounds. We also featured 250 Minnesota jazz artists new to the Festival. Minnesota State Arts Board support helped underwrite a significant expansion to twenty-three free venues, an important strategy to attract more audiences by presenting more Minnesota artists. The Festival has always presented a wide range of jazz, but support this year especially helped increase the number of Latin Jazz artists, that included Francisco Mela and the Cuban Safari, from Cuba; Araya Orta Latin Jazz Quartet, from Costa Rica; and Ticket to Brasil, from Brazil. 2: Thirty-one free venues, a seven-fold increase from 2011’s three free stages, enabled the Festival to present more Minnesota artists and to attract greater audiences. Because this is a free, un-ticketed event, we are not able to track new versus first-time attendees. We were able to increase attendance from 30,000 to 35,000 over the course of the three-day event, which was our original goal.",,94000,"Other, local or private",139000,8000,"Kevin Barnes, Alden Drew, Ellis Bullock, Barbara Davis, Steve Heckler.",,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Twin Cities Jazz Festival will provide a showcase for 250 Minnesota jazz artists and 100 youth, high school, and college performers. The festival will be at Mears Park in downtown Saint Paul, June 28-30.",2012-03-01,2012-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","PO Box 8162","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 227-3108 ",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-28,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15465,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of folk and traditional arts and artists that are presented through festivals increases. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. We track the number of performers and new performers from year to year, and evaluate our success based on bringing in new artists.","There were ten different performing, music, and dance groups, and six visual artists participating in the 2012 festival, with a total of ninety-four individual artists participating. We chose only Minnesota artists to be a part of our event. The committee works hard to find artists who are different from year to year and to include both youth and adult performers. Youth performers bring more people to the festival, including their families. 2: We presented the festival at a great indoor space within the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The event went very well and the attendees rated the festival well. We increased our public relations and marketing efforts, using social media, e-mail marketing, advertising in local newspapers, and Spanish radio and printed advertising. While only one survey response indicated the radio as the source of information about the festival, we had a large number of Spanish speaking residents at the event. The event went very well and the attendees rated the festival well.",,14733,"Other, local or private",19733,1338,"Margo Swanson, Maroof Rauf, Bahgat Elsagher, Julie Dorshak, Deb Strahler, Elizabeth Kautz, JJ Ryan, Len Nachman, David Fong, Carlos Lopez, Steve Juve, Sandy Sweep, Carrie Linde, Lynette Nelson",,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The International Festival of Burnsville, June 18, will present a one-day outdoor festival dedicated to celebrating diversity. The event will feature a variety of music and dance performances, ethnic food, and cultural experiences.",2012-06-14,2012-06-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Dorshak,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4509 ",julie.dorshak@ci.burnsville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Scott, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-29,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15480,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,20990,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota festivals have greater financial stability and serve broader audiences. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. Head counts and estimates, along with the number of festival guides distributed, will be used to approximate attendance. A formal evaluation survey will give us information about what advertising methods were effective and what elements of the festival were most enjoyable.","We expected twenty-five artists, 300 youth, and 1,000 adults. We had fifty-eight artists, 150 youth and 380 adults. We had a great response to our call for artists, and the funding helped us hire a variety of talented local visual artist-presenters and musicians. We had volunteers helping with children’s activities who gave numbers of participating youth. We, as a group, estimated attendance based on the number of people on the bus tours, periodic head counts at the festival music area, and the number of festival guides distributed. The borders of the festival are permeable, making exact counts impossible. The grant enabled us to increase and expand our advertising and invest in durable goods for future festivals. The ability to have a formal evaluation yielded information about what methods of advertising are most effective and which aspects of the festival were most enjoyed by attendees. These measures will save thousands of dollars for future festivals and will help us shape future festival events. We were able to increase and diversify our advertising to reach a greater audience. Posters and bookmarks were distributed statewide. The reusable billboard increased local awareness. We targeted art, nature, and music lovers as last year, but with a wider distribution of publicity. Statistically, there were no significant changes from 2011 to 2012 in almost all parameters measured, although we observed an older audience who did not like the walking art tour. There was an increase in the number of people who said they would return to the area who had traveled more than fifty miles. 2: Because this is a new festival, the attendees represent an increase in the number of people who experience the arts. Advertising brought in people from a much broader area than in 2011, but we feel the overall attendance was impacted because of more local events on the same weekend and rain at the beginning of the day.",,5025,"Other, local or private",26015,7000,"Mike Supan - president, Shirley Gilmore - vice president, Sally Fineday - treasurer, Nancy Salminen - secretary, George-Ann Maxson, Mary Ann Nip, Kristen Majkrzak, Steve Ross, Deb Davis-Hudak, Eileen Menefee",0.2,"Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Lady Slipper Festival will celebrate Minnesota's state flower, the Showy Lady Slipper. Held in the city of Blackduck and on the Leech Lake Reservation, June 23-24, the festival will feature art, music, and information about the flower and the scenic b",2012-03-10,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shirley,Gilmore,"Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc.","PO Box 1306",Pennington,MN,56663,"(218) 835-7826 ",gilmores@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, McLeod, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-30,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15507,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,24496,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The variety and number of folk and traditional arts and artists that are presented through festivals increases. Minnesota festivals have greater financial stability and serve broader audiences. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases.","The Minneapolis Monarch Festival presented a variety of Minnesota artists and performers and a larger number of artists than originally planned. We evaluated this outcome based on artist-identified genre being presented on stage, and visual artists hands-on learning activity presented, as well as recording the number of artists and performers day-of-event. 2: The Festival included folk music (with accordion), traditional warrior dance, American folk, calypso, reggae, and salsa music. Visual artists include traditional craft (leatherwork), origami, mixed media, and printmaking.",,5344,"Other, local or private",29840,3195,"The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's elected Commisioners include: Brad Bourne, John Erwin, Bob Fine, Carol Kummer, John Olson, Anita Tabb, Liz Wielinski, Scott Vreeland, Annie Young",,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Minneapolis Monarch Festival will celebrate the monarch butterfly's annual 2,300 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico. The festival will include music, dance, art, and education to create cultural connections among neighbors and to inspire apprecia",2012-03-01,2012-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryLynn,Pulscher,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","3800 Bryant Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 313-7784 ",mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-32,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 15529,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,36090,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The variety and number of folk and traditional arts and artists that are presented through festivals increases. Minnesota festivals have greater financial stability and serve broader audiences. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. Artists and audience members complete interviews and written surveys of their experience. Organizers use pre- and post-event focus groups to evaluate the project.","Two days of high quality art, including theater, film, music, and dance were presented to engage audiences of adults and children. Everyone involved enthusiastically supports carrying out similar festivals in the future. Artists and audience members completed oral interviews and written surveys of their experience. Organizers of the project carried out several pre-and post-event focus groups to evaluate the project. This year, we increased the number and diversity of artists presented. 2: There was an increase in the number of traditional or folk artists, from six in the previous year to thirty this year. Other artists participating (and not included in this count) were film artists. Music was the most highly represented group by number, but puppet artists and mime artists were also involved. All but two artists were from Minnesota. The number and variety of artists was greater this year.",,10494,"Other, local or private",46584,4655,"Trisha McCarthy, Elisa Korentayer, Bill Warner, Manley Nichols, John Husband, Amy Sobieski, Vicki Chepulis, Alice Martin, Patrick Kilby, Jerry Mevissen, Nathan Welte, Tammy Olson, Dorothy Eskili, Peder Butenhoff.",,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Continental Divide Music and Film Festival will take place in New York Mills, August 17-18, engaging more than 30 Minnesota artists with local residents for two days of performances, short films, and the very best in roots music.",2012-03-01,2012-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Robertson,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","24 Main Ave N PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339 ",jamie@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Becker, Hubbard, Crow Wing, Morrison, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-33,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 2014,"Minnesota Humanities Center Programs and Activities (State Fiscal Years 2010-2011)",2011,300000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (a)","(a) $300,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2011 are appropriated to the Minnesota Center for the Humanities for its programs and purposes.","People will learn to relate humanities content to their everyday lives, laying the groundwork for meaningful change.Those participating in programs will feel their voices are heard in the broader community.Community members will meet one another and gather perspectives different from their own.Minnesotans will hear authentic voices that reveal missing Minnesota stories, challenging perceptions on what it means to be Minnesotan. ",,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy-funded programs at the Minnesota Humanities Center demonstrate our determination to collaboratively create humanities programs for the broader public by forging strong partnerships with local, state, and national cultural organizations. These programs show the broader community how the humanities can be used to address issues important to their everyday lives. Each activity, event, and program shares an Absent Narrative with participants, which help residents across the state engage in a more sophisticated understanding of their community. The majority of scholars, artists, and community members are identified through partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. This programming is based on supportive partnerships, community input, and innovative approaches.",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Casey,DeMarais,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,651-774-0105,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-programs-and-activities-state-fiscal-years-2010-2011,,,, 2014,"Minnesota Humanities Center Programs and Activities (State Fiscal Years 2010-2011)",2010,300000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (a)","(a) $300,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2011 are appropriated to the Minnesota Center for the Humanities for its programs and purposes.","People will learn to relate humanities content to their everyday lives, laying the groundwork for meaningful change.Those participating in programs will feel their voices are heard in the broader community.Community members will meet one another and gather perspectives different from their own.Minnesotans will hear authentic voices that reveal missing Minnesota stories, challenging perceptions on what it means to be Minnesotan. ",,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Legacy-funded programs at the Minnesota Humanities Center demonstrate our determination to collaboratively create humanities programs for the broader public by forging strong partnerships with local, state, and national cultural organizations. These programs show the broader community how the humanities can be used to address issues important to their everyday lives. Each activity, event, and program shares an Absent Narrative with participants, which help residents across the state engage in a more sophisticated understanding of their community. The majority of scholars, artists, and community members are identified through partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. This programming is based on supportive partnerships, community input, and innovative approaches.",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Casey,DeMarais,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,651-774-0105,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-programs-and-activities-state-fiscal-years-2010-2011,,,, 18491,"Minnesota Civic Education Coalition",2013,125000,"Special Session 1: Senate File Chapter 6, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 ","Civics Education. $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Civics Education. The commissioner shall award grants to entities that conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth.","1.Students will increase their knowledge of Minnesota issues, ability to engage in conversation about controversial topics, and civic participation skills in voting and public problem solving. They will also grow in broader skills for democracy: sense of efficacy, respect for diversity, community engagement. The technology priority will increase access for all, particularly students in underserved communities. 2.Teachers will increase their knowledge and improve their skills for instruction and engagement of their students (especially alternative learning youth). The new lessons and ""flipped"" classroom resources will add interactive curriculum materials. 3.The Civic Education Network will actively support improved civic education delivery and impact especially in under-represented communities. Using program evaluation results and the digitized civic education climate assessment, the Civic Education Network will mobilize community interest and commitment to improved civic education.","Project Citizen held May 3, 2013 for 160 students + 22 additional remotely. 60 were students of color. 125 additional students participated from Roseville HS. Youth Conference on State Issues conducted for 109 - 86 high school students, 14 college students and 9 adult advisors. 8 Flipped materials available on teachingcivics.org. 5 MN Lessons: Lessons drafted; reviewed and revised. Middle and High School lessons on Juvenile Justice in MN presented to 27 teachers at the MCSS conference in March, 2013.Civic Education Videos: 3 topics identified and planned. Topics include Voting Age, Legislative Process and Juvenile Justice. Videos will be completed in 2014. Middle School Development Institute designed and held June 25. Middle School Civics Lit project and Juvenile Justice presented to 25 participants. MN juvenile justice system presented Aug. 1 for 22 teachers. Update Workshop, Aug. 6-8 for 27 high school teachers with 15 judges. 20 Middle School civics lessons highlighted at June 25 conference. All materials online at LLAD website.Civic Ed Climate Assessment revised to integrate new civics and gov't standards and posted on teachingcivics.org. Digitization completed.Convene 3 meetings of statewide network : Expanded list to 39 people/orgs. Meeting 1 conducted July 25. Attended by 16. Meeting 2 held Sept. 25. Attended by 10. Meeting 3: Delayed.New “KV MN Network” established in response to the absence of state-wide affiliate - much new enthusiasm.KV Mpls implemented new program on ranked choice voting in 7 schools with training materials and lesson plans for students. 130 high school students, Mostly Hmong, Somali, Latino and African-American trained.Communities across the state received KV election curriculum.Website tech evaluated - Ipsity and Nina Hale were consulted on website project for KV. Progress was disrupted by changes that took place with KV USA as well as content provided to us by KV MN need consideration.",,2700,,123331,1669,"MINNESOTA YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT STATE BOARD Jon Bacal; Connie Bernardy; Valerie Dosland; Jack Ellis; Tara Erickson; Anders Folk; Anika Hagenson; JillHalbrooks; JamesHaggar; Scott Hauch; Kristina Hufnagle; Jo Ling Kent; Michele Massimino; Monte Mills; Pat Murphy; Dominic Papatola; Scott Peterson; MaleaStenzel Gilligan; Nick Thompson; Deborah Yungner",,"YMCA Youth in Government","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Civics Education Coalition will create opportunities for students, enrich teacher capacity to engage students, and build state-wide networks. Work will include an interactive website, online youth summit, youth conference, new lessons for educators, teacher institutes, and expansion of the statewide Civic Education Network and its activities.",,,2013-01-11,2013-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Orville,Lindquist,"YMCA Youth in Government Program","1801 University Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 821-6503",orville.lindquist@ymcatwincities.org,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-civic-education-coalition,,,, 15566,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota festivals have greater financial stability and serve broader audiences. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. We evaluate the audience number and ask the vendors, the police, and various audience members for estimates. We conducted a survey, and we did audience sampling by wandering and counting.","We added one new funding source, as planned. We increased our audience in the target demographic (ages 10 - 30) from 2,000 to 2,100--a new record for us. The Minnesota State Arts Board grant allowed Rock Bend Folk Festival great flexibility, and we lined up artists (the Green Cards, Pert Near Sandstone, Shakti, Good Night Gold Dust) that would appeal to people aged 10 to 30. The grant also allowed us to address our major past audience complaint: the quality of the sound system. A young Mankato man and his high-tech equipment, at double our previous expense, addressed this issue. Audience members, musicians, and committee members report this was a fabulous improvement. 2: The goal was to exceed our record of 13,000, set last year, and estimates place this year's festival at 13,100 - a new record. We also have two new board members selected for next year from the target demographic, meeting that goal. The target demographic of people aged 10-30 also increased, to 2,100.",,30175,"Other, local or private",50175,,"John Ganey, Kris Higginbotham, Margo Ross, Megan Lynn, Ron Arsenault, Mike Lange, Dawn Devens, Trudi Olmanson, Krista Wilkowske",,"Rock Bend Folk Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Saint PeterÆs Rock Bend Folk Festival, September 8-9, will feature more than twenty established and emerging folk musicians on two stages. In addition, more than 35 local visual artists will add to the festival environment in Minnesota Square Park.",2012-09-08,2012-09-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Ganey,"Rock Bend Folk Festival","PO Box 222","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 327-6188 ",jganey@harrymeyeringcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Watonwan, Steele, McLeod, Waseca, Rice, Faribault, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Freeborn, Sibley, Scott, Dakota, Carver, Olmsted, Hennepin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-36,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15610,"Minnesota Festival Support",2012,70000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. The variety and number of folk and traditional arts and artists that are presented through festivals increases. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases.","Due to the addition of an education day on Friday, which was attended by almost all of the third graders from the Winona area elementary schools, we had an increase in Minnesota Dakota artists who presented their artforms to the children. The 374 students were arranged around seven tipis with four stations at each tipi, three stations outside and one inside each tipi. The students moved from station to station around and into their assigned tipi. The program was evaluated using an evaluation form to third grade teachers and discussion by the Education Day Committee after the event. 2: Due to the addition of an education day on Friday, which was attended by almost all of the third graders from the Winona area elementary schools, we had an increase in Minnesota Dakota artists who presented their artforms to the children. The 374 students were arranged around seven tipis with four stations at each tipi, three stations outside and one inside each tipi. The students moved from station to station around and into their assigned tipi. The program was evaluated using an evaluation form to third grade teachers and discussion by the Education Day Committee after the event. All of the education day artists and education encampment were from Minnesota; most of them were Dakota and a few from other Minnesota tribes.",,17500,"Other, local or private",87500,3300,"Debbie White, Bill McNeil, Kristin Herrick, Michael Bowler, John Borman, Bill Flesch, Bunny Wells, Brian Aldrich, Carol Davitt, Leonard Wabasha",1.55,"Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Using the traditional form of the Wacipi (powwow), the Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance will sponsor The Gathering, September 14-16. The festival will feature visual artists, singers, dancers, and family activities to continue the reconciliation process betwe",2012-03-05,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bernadette,Mahfood,"Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance","PO Box 393",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 429-5270 ",hotflashdesigns@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Winona, Houston, Fillmore, Olmsted, Wabasha, Mower, Goodhue, Dodge, Dakota, Hennepin, Blue Earth, Renville, Pipestone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-40,"Patricia Canelake: Artist; Anastasia Faunce: Program director, University of Minnesota College of Continuing Education. Editor, Open to Interpretation series.; Lori Janey: Design engineer, Seagate Technology. Board chair, Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater. Fundraising and volunteer management, Wishes for the Sky.; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator.; David Machacek: Executive director, ArtOrg. Visual artist.; Fiona MacNeill: Academic Technologist for the Arts, Carleton College. New media/performance artist and curator.; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Community and Technical College.; Mary Ann Okner: Performing artist and educator.; Sharon Stark: Executive secretary, Little Theatre of Owatonna. Administrative Assistant, Owatonna Arts Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10025264,"Minnesota River Greenway Dakota Ways of Seeing Online Exhibit",2023,40700,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,11400,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",52100,,"Commissioner Mike Slavik, Commissioner Kathleen A. Gaylord, Commissioner Laurie Halverson, Commissioner Joe Atkins, Commissioner Liz Workman, Commissioner Mary Liz Holberg, Commissioner Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan for an accessible online exhibit as a companion to the physical Dakota Ways of Seeing Interpretive Exhibit.",,"To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan for an accessible online exhibit as a companion to the physical Dakota Ways of Seeing Interpretive Exhibit.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,6515546536,autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-greenway-dakota-ways-seeing-online-exhibit,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031434,"Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center - Phase 7",2025,7000000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06a","$7,000,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center, for high-priority research projects to better manage invasive plants, pathogens, and pests on Minnesota's natural and agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, and is available until June 30, 2030, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,8.25,"U of MN","Public College/University","The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) requests $7 million to fund up to 20 new, high-priority applied TIS research projects to improve Minnesota's natural and agricultural resources.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2030-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Heather,Koop,"U of MN","277 Coffey Hall 1420 Eckles Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55108-1034,"(651) 368-2074",hkoop@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-invasive-terrestrial-plants-and-pests-center-phase-7,,,, 10031449,"Minnesota Microbes for Enhanced Biodegradation of Microplastics",2025,524000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08g","$524,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to investigate the potential of natural and indigenous microbes to biodegrade conventional plastics in contaminated soils and waters across the state. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,7.68,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will investigate the potential of natural microbes indigenous to Minnesota to biodegrade conventional plastics in the environment as a means for cleaning contaminated soils and waters across the state.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Brett,Barney,"U of MN","304 BioAgEng Building 1390 Eckles Ave","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 562-3061",bbarney@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-microbes-enhanced-biodegradation-microplastics,,,, 10031466,"Minnesota State Trails Development",2025,5036000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09h","$5,036,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to expand recreational opportunities on Minnesota state trails by rehabilitating and enhancing existing state trails and replacing or repairing existing state trail bridges. The high-priority trail bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under this appropriation include but are not limited to those on the Arrowhead, Great River Ridge, C.J. Ramstad-Northshore, Harmony-Preston Valley, Shooting Star, and Minnesota Valley State Trails and the Pengilly-Alborn Railroad Trail. High-priority trail segments to develop and enhance include but are not limited to the Brown's Creek, Gitchi Gami, Minnesota Valley, Root River, and Cuyuna Lakes State Trails. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,7.5,"MN DNR","State Government","This project proposes to expand recreational opportunities on Minnesota State Trails through the rehabilitation and enhancement of existing state trails and replacement or repair of existing state trail bridges.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kent,Skaar,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5636",kent.skaar@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-state-trails-development-4,,,, 10261,"Minnesota Festival Support",2011,12910,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,30747,"Other, local or private",43657,,,,"Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","The Lakeville Area Arts Festival (LAAF) is proud to host approximately 60 exhibitors September 18-19, 2010, in a small but premium art festival located in downtown Lakeville, MN. It is the intention to maintain a quality event for viewing and purchasing exceptional artwork, encouraging communication with artists, and learning about the creative process. LAAF promotes artistry in many forms and mediums to include visual, performing, and literary artisans.",,,2010-09-18,2010-09-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Barnard,"Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4641",tbarnard@ci.lakeville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-3,,,, 10290,"Minnesota Festival Support",2011,5557,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Cultural Heritage",,,,3937,"Other, local or private",11524,,,,"International Festival of Burnsville","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The International Festival of Burnsville is a one-day outdoor festival that is dedicated to celebrating the diversity of the Burnsville area.",,,2011-06-16,2011-06-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Dorshak,"International Festival of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4509",julie.dorshak@ci.burnsville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-8,,,, 10012185,"Minnesota River Stakeholder Process",2020,8000,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Mankato State University","State Government","Mankato State University (MSU) will work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to plan a stakeholder process kick off meeting for the Minnesota River Ag/Urban partnership project. MSU will help to plan and facilitate the meeting. ",,"Ag-urban partnership to help the Minnesota River ",2019-09-23,2020-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Davis,"Mankato State University","12 Civic Center Plz Ste 2165",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 344-5246",,"Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-river-stakeholder-process,,,, 20698,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement & Restoration",2014,2470000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(g)","$2,470,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance coldwater river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 135 acres ",,543900,"Federal:  City of Duluth, City of Chatfield, Carlton County; TU MN DNR ",2470000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian habitat for trout and other wildlife along more than 11 miles of coldwater streams across the state.  We far exceeded our original targets, enhancing habitat on 135 acres rather than 78.  We completed 16 separate stream habitat projects. Leveraging other funding and efficiently contracting projects allowed us to add habitat projects and adjust to changing conditions.  ",,"Using FY2014 funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (“OHF”), Minnesota Trout Unlimited (MNTU) completed sixteen projects enhancing fish habitat in and along the following public waters (in these counties): 1. Spruce Creek (Cook); 2. Split Rock River (Lake); 3. Miller Creek (St. Louis); 4. Coffee Creek (St. Louis); 5. Garvin Brook (Winona); 6. Trout Brook (Dakota); 7. Blackhoof River (Carlton); 8. Rush Creek (Winona); 9. Mill Creek (Olmsted & Fillmore); 10. Newburg Creek (Fillmore); 11. Willow Creek (Fillmore).; 12. Cedar Valley Creek (Winona); 13. Pickwick Creek (Winona); 14. Trout Run Creek (Winona). These projects were completed used methods similar to those used on projects completed by MNTU chapters in the past several years and also incorporated new research to improve project designs and fish and wildlife benefits.    The specific methods used on each stream varied depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each watershed and ecological region, the limiting factors identified for each stream, and the variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  Methods were tailored accordingly, using the best available science, in close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR).  Purposes:  Each project was designed and completed using techniques selected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:  (a) increase or maintain adult trout abundance; (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream; (c) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative resource impacts from severe flooding; (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms; (e) increase habitat and biodiversity for both invertebrates and other non-game species; (f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required; (g) improve angler access and participation; and (h) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. Habitat enhancement methods:  Methods used on each project included one or more of the following techniques: (1) sloping back stream banks to both remove accumulated sediments eroded from uplands areas and better reconnect the stream to its floodplain; (2) removing undesirable woody vegetation (invasive box elder, buckthorn, etc.) from riparian corridors to enable removal of accumulated sediments, reduce competition with desirable plant and grass species, and allow beneficial energy inputs (sunlight) to reach the streams; (3) stabilizing eroding stream banks using vegetation and/or rock; (4) selectively installing overhead and other in-stream cover for trout; (5) installing soil erosion prevention measures; (6) mulching and seeding exposed stream banks (including with native prairie plant species where appropriate and feasible); (7) improving or maintaining stream access roads and stream crossings to reduce erosion; (8) fencing grassy riparian corridors, including in such a way as to facilitate managed grazing, in order to prevent damage from over grazing; (9) placing large logs in northern forested streams to restore cover logs removed a half century or more ago; and (10) in northern forested watersheds with little cold groundwater, planting desirable trees in riparian areas to provide shade for the stream channel, help cool the water, and provide a source of future cover logs. Agricultural area example:  Many streams in the agricultural areas of southern and central Minnesota have been negatively impacted by many decades of poor land management practices.  The projects in southeast Minnesota used the following approach to address this: Erosion has led to wider, shallower and warmer streams, as well as excessive stream side sediments which regularly erode, covering food production and trout reproduction areas.  In many cases shallow rooted invasive trees have taken over the riparian corridors, out competing native vegetation which better secures soils, and reducing energy inputs to the stream ecosystem.  To remedy this, a typical enhancement project will involve several steps.  First, invasive trees are removed from the riparian zone and steep, eroding banks are graded by machinery to remove excess sediments deposited here from upland areas.  Importantly, this reconnects the stream to its floodplain.  Since many of these agricultural watersheds still experience periodic severe flooding, select portions of the stream banks are then reinforced with indigenous rock.  In lower gradient watersheds, or watersheds where flows are more stable, little or no rock is used.  After enhancement work is completed the streams flow faster and become deeper, keeping them cooler and providing natural overhead cover through depth and the scouring of sediments deposited by decades of erosion. Second, overhead cover habitat is created.  Bank degradation and the removal of native prairie or hardwoods have dramatically decreased protective overhead cover in the riparian zone.  Two methods are used to remedy this situation:  increasing the stream’s depth, which alone provides natural cover to trout, and installing overhead cover structures in select stream banks.  Wooden structures or tree trunks are often installed into banks in hydraulically suitable locations and reinforced with rock as a way to restore or recreate the undercut banks which had existed before settlement and agricultural land use altered the more stable flows which had gradually created and maintained them.    Finally, vegetation is reestablished in the re-graded riparian corridor to further stabilize banks and act as buffer strips to improve water quality.  Depending upon the specific site conditions, landowner cooperation, and agricultural use, native grasses and forbes are planted along the stream corridors, although often mixed with fast sprouting annual grains to anchor soils the first year.  Unusual conditions in 2019 caused severe flooding in southeast MN which demonstrated that, due to the unique soils in southeast valley floors, more indigenous rock was needed on the toes of the stream banks on some projects.  These changes were made where needed, while staying within original budget.     Taken together, these actions directly enhance physical habitat, and typically increase overall trout abundance, population structure, the number of larger trout, and levels of successful natural reproduction.  In addition to the benefits to anglers of increased trout habitat and trout abundance, project benefits extending well downstream include reduced erosion and sedimentation, cooler water temperatures, improved water quality and numerous benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife populations.   ",2013-07-01,2020-03-03,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612) 670-1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Lake, Olmsted, St. Louis, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-restoration,,,, 32285,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,6000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We are striving to create an audience for Minnesota filmmakers whose work might not otherwise be seen by a large audience and to couple that with a diverse artistic line-up. We measure this outcome through filmmaker submission surveys, surveys at the time of ticketing, and attendee surveys on site at the festival over the last three years. 2: Minnesotans gain an appreciation and awareness for a wide variety of underserved film mediums: animation, experimental, short documentary, and short narrative. To evaluate whether we have increased the variety and number of Minnesota artists presented, we measure new attendee ticket sales, as well as the number of short, experimental films we screen. Our goal is for 50%+ new attendees, and 50+ films.","A sold out, 2016 Square Lake Festival achieved our artistic outcome goal of building a new audience for Minnesota filmmakers. The evaluation methods used were threefold. For the film festival, we analyzed our film festival submission information to note geographic location that submissions originated from, and we also assessed whether we were receiving new submissions. For the ticketing information, we had specific questions completed during the Brown Paper Ticket check out process. And finally, we conducted some festival attendee surveys on site at the event on 8/20/16. 2: The Square Lake Festival successfully curated a sold out event that promoted animation, experimental, short documentary and short narrative films. We evaluated the number of new attendees via an analysis of online ticketing for our bike ride. Our online film festival system, called Film Freeway, has a built in geographic indicator as well as record of whether an applicant is a return customer as well as the specific location the submission came from. Both are helpful tools for determining how well we achieved our proposed outcome goals. ",,17806,"Other, local or private",23806,2533,"Angela Knudson, Paul Creager, Sam Zimmer, Mary O'Brien",,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 14th annual Square Lake Film & Music Festival is a daylong, outdoor celebration of Minnesota-produced music and film held on a scenic 25-acre hobby farm near Stillwater.",2015-11-01,2016-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Creager,"Square Lake Film and Music Festival","13363 Partridge Rd N",Stillwater,MN,55082,"(651) 204-0775 ",squarelakefestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-98,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32292,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","TCFF will increase the number of films presented by Minnesota filmmakers. Analysis of our final program will show an increase in the number of filmmakers, speakers, and musicians from Minnesota. 2: TCFF will increase the number of attendees and expand the reach of our audiences into Greater Minnesota and facilitate attendance of underserved youth. We have accurate methods to track tickets sold, the number of attendees at each event and where attendees live. We are partnering on a `free day` with organizations representing underserved youth.","An increased number of Minnesota artists were featured in TCFF 2016 Ticket sales and number of Minnesota films programmed are easily determined metrics to measure progress. A total of 35% of all TCFF films were Minnesota connected. This was up from 28% the previous year. TCFF also provides ballots in all films for the audiences to vote on the overall film quality. A Minnesota film won the audience choice award, and Minnesota connected films comprised seven of the top ten films of TCFF 2016. This project goal was extremely successful. 2: The number of attendees at TCFF increased by 60% in 2016. TCFF drew wider audiences from greater Minnesota and hosted more youth attendees than ever. Definable metrics include overall ticket sales and audience surveys. Surveys allow evaluation of who attended TCFF. Because TCFF focused much media attention in and programmed films by artists from greater Minnesota, there was increase in attendance from these regions. Overall ticket sales increased 65%. The TCFF Free Day was attended by nearly 100 youth ages 8-18. Additional youth attended two additional family friendly blocks for total attendance of 300 kids, up from a few dozen in 2015. ",,360300,"Other, local or private",410300,25000,"Fran Zeuli, Robert Byrd, Janet Ogden-Brackett, Melanie Full, Susan Haugerud, Mark Steele, Hafed Bouassida, Jatin Setia",2,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) will provide Minnesota filmmakers with a national presence and foster professional growth at its 2016 festival by showcasing exceptional Minnesota films.",2016-10-19,2016-10-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(651) 334-7519 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-99,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2014,,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(h)","$1350000 the first year and $1350000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and TMDL implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The money shall be used to collect data for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office which shall receive up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if the services cannot otherwise be provided by the department.","In FY14 the DNR will publish and promote MnTOPO a web-based application that will provide access to LiDAR data to a wide audience including the general public and water management professionals. MnTOPO has data viewing and printing capabilities as well as data access and download. Data access and download volumes will be readily available as measures of the value of this information. The DNR will develop and publish an Elevation Data Governance Plan and coordinate elevation data standards maintenance and development of products based on LiDAR data. This will ensure long term management of elevation data and the MnTOPO portal. It will also ensure that the needs of the water management officials who rely on this data to formulate their management strategies are met.","MnTOPO a web site built to make the LiDAR data collected as part of this project easily accessible was completed on time and under budget. Upon its release MnTOPO proved to be an instant success with users viewing and downloading elevation data for a wide variety of water resource management purposes. The two foot contours have been the most popular product of the MnTOPO web application. The total volume of data users downloaded using MnTOPO in its first six months of operation is more than that of the total collection. Due to changes in staff’s managerial responsibilities associated with Minnesota’s LiDAR data an Elevation Data Governance Plan was not completed. The DNR did coordinate the development of elevation data standards with the MN LiDAR Research and Education Committee as these two interests work collaboratively to guide long-term management of Minnesota’s elevation data and the MnTOPO application. ",,,,71313,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,, 3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2013,1350000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(h)","$1350000 the first year and $1350000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and TMDL implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The money shall be used to collect data for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office which shall receive up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if the services cannot otherwise be provided by the department.","In FY13 DNR will complete publishing and distribution of 21 326 square miles of data from the Arrowhead and Metro project areas plus Blue Earth County. Data for the Red River basin (19 counties covering 22 700 square miles) will be reformatted published and distributed. DNR will acquire publish and distribute new LiDAR data over 3 078 square miles in St. Louis and Carlton Counties to update data following a major flood event that resulted in landscape changes making current data invalid. DNR will also develop a web-based map application that presents elevation data that can be viewed on standard computers or mobile devices (without the need for Geographic Information System software).","In FY13 DNR achieved complete coverage of high accuracy elevation for the state of Minnesota. DNR completed the acquisition quality assurance publication and distribution of LiDAR data and associated products for the Arrowhead region Metro region Central Lakes region Blue Earth County and the Duluth area update. Data for counties in the Red River Basin were reformatted to meet state standards incorporated into data holdings. In total more than 52 000 square miles of data was made published and made available to be used for a variety of clean water projects. Significant progress was made on the design and application development for the LiDAR Web Viewer during FY13; however the application was deemed by the project team to be not ready for general release.",,,,666608,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,, 3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2012,1350000,"M.L. 2011 First Special Session Ch. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 6(h)","$1350000 the first year and $1350000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and TMDL implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The money shall be used to collect data for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office which shall receive up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if the services cannot otherwise be provided by the department.","In FY12 DNR will acquire LiDAR data over 15 483 square miles covering all or parts of 14 counties in the Central Lakes and Metro project areas.","In FY12 DNR completed publishing and distribution of LiDAR for the Counties that make up the Minnesota River Basin. In addition DNR also published and distributed LiDAR data over 19 411 square miles covering all or parts of 18 counties in the Arrowhead and Metro project areas. DNR acquired LiDAR data over 16 333 square miles covering all or parts of Aitkin Blue Earth Carver Cass Dakota Goodhue Hennepin Hubbard Itasca Koochiching Ramsey Scott Todd Washington and Wadena Counties.",,,,1625273,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,, 3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2011,2800000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 5(d)","$2800000 the first year and $2800000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and total maximum daily load implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The data will be collected for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Land Management Information Center or its successor which shall receive 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if they cannot otherwise be provided by the department. If the commissioner contracts for services with this appropriation and any of the work done under the contract will be done outside of the United States the commissioner must report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate finance committees on the proposed contract at least 30 days before entering into the contract. The report must include an analysis of why the contract with the selected contractor provides the state with ""best value"" as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 16C.02; any alternatives to the selected contractor that were considered; what data will be provided to the contractor including the data that will be transmitted outside of the United States; what security measures will be taken to ensure that the data is treated in accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act; (continued)","In FY11 DNR will publish and make available LiDAR data for the Minnesota River basin. We will develop work orders for the Arrowhead and Metro project areas rank and make awards and acquire LiDAR data for these regions in the Spring of 2011 (12520 square miles in 19 counties).","In Fiscal Year 2011 DNR published LiDAR data for the Minnesota River Basin. It is publicly available on-line at the DNR. LiDAR acquisitions were contracted over an area covering 18 220 square miles in 15 counties: Anoka Benton Carlton Carver Cook Hennepin Isanti Kanabec Lake Meeker Mille Lacs Scott Sherburne St. Louis and Washington. This is in addition to the 17 258 square miles in 25 counties that were collected in Fiscal Year 2010.",,,,3028474,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,, 3615,"Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (LiDAR)",2010,2800000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 5(d)","$2800000 the first year and $2800000 the second year are to acquire and distribute high-resolution digital elevation data using light detection and ranging to aid with impaired waters modeling and total maximum daily load implementation under Minnesota Statutes chapter 114D. The data will be collected for areas of the state that have not acquired such data prior to January 1 2007 or to complete acquisition and distribution of the data for those areas of the state that have not previously received state funds for acquiring and distributing the data. The distribution of data acquired under this paragraph must be conducted under the auspices of the Land Management Information Center or its successor which shall receive 2.5 percent of the appropriation in this paragraph to support coordination of data acquisition and distribution. Mapping and data set distribution under this paragraph must be completed within three years of funds availability. The commissioner shall utilize department staff whenever possible. The commissioner may contract for services only if they cannot otherwise be provided by the department. If the commissioner contracts for services with this appropriation and any of the work done under the contract will be done outside of the United States the commissioner must report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate finance committees on the proposed contract at least 30 days before entering into the contract. The report must include an analysis of why the contract with the selected contractor provides the state with ""best value"" as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 16C.02; any alternatives to the selected contractor that were considered; what data will be provided to the contractor including the data that will be transmitted outside of the United States; what security measures will be taken to ensure that the data is treated in accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act; (continued)","In FY10 DNR will collect digital elevation LiDAR data will be collected and make it available to the public for 17 258 square miles in 25 counties in the Minnesota River Basin and southwestern Minnesota. ","In FY 10 DNR developed a master contracting process to collect Digital Elevation information statewide. LiDAR data was collected for 17258 square miles in 25 counties in the Minnesota River Basin and southwestern Minnesota. The data are currently being processed for public use.",,,,670895,,,0.0,,,"This project will create a high accuracy elevation dataset - critical for effectively planning and implementing water quality projects - for the state of Minnesota using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and geospatial mapping technologies. Although some areas of the state have been mapped previously, many counties remain unmapped or have insufficient or inadequate data. This multi-year project, to be completed in 2012, is a collaborative effort of Minnesota's Digital Elevation Committee and partners with county surveyors to ensure accuracy with ground-truthing. The first year (FY 2010) focuses on Southwest Minnesota. The arrowhead, Twin Cities metro, and central lakes regions will be completed in 2011 and 2012.","Accurate topographic information will greatly enhance the ability of decision makers and resource managers to understand how water interacts with the landscape and will provide the foundation for developing innovative, effective, and defendable resource management strategies. Completion of a statewide elevation dataset will reduce cost and increase effectiveness of clean water projects. The data have myriad additional uses; for example, collecting elevation data over the life of a mining project will allow the state to more accurately document mineral extraction, potentially increasing royalty income from mineral leases.",,2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Loesch,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul, MN",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5475",tim.loesch@state.mn.us,"Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Planning, Analysis/Interpretation, Modeling, Research, Demonstration/Pilot Project, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-elevation-mapping-project-lidar-0,,,, 20997,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,37308,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesota ensembles increase by about 33%. The new Minnesota bands in 2013 include: Brass Messengers, Century Brass, Klezmerica, New Prague Community Band, and Mariachi mi Tierra. This outcome will be assessed through review of participating groups, keeping an awareness of style diversity. Our current performer plan should meet these project requirements. Besides the five new groups, two more are returning after their 2006 appearances. 2: Advertising to the target audiences will increase exposure and raise attendance. Achievement will be assessed through attendance tallies, and by post-festival surveys, with a special interest in visitor profiles and hometowns. The survey device is distributed in the printed program. Attendees are encouraged to complete this survey, with some door prize incentives.","The new Minnesota bands in 2013 were: Brass Messengers, Century Brass, Klezmerica, New Prague Community Band, Mariachi mi Tierra, and Swing and a Miss. This made an increase of about 40% 2: We increased exposure to the greater Twin Cities region through cyber media and greatly increased attendance from that region. Data collected by questionnaire and Facebook/website hits.",,97527,"Other, local or private",134835,,"Dan Bergeson, William Thornton, Joy Riggs, Debra Bjornard, Laurie Brackee, Liz Rowley, William Szydlo",0.00,"Vintage Band Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Vintage Band Festival",,"The Vintage Band Festival will take place August 1-4, 2013, in Northfield. It will feature more than 100 concerts by about 25 American and international bands. Concerts are presented in parks, pubs, auditoriums, and churches throughout the area.",2013-08-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Nemisto,"Vintage Band Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 W 7th St Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Dakota, Olmsted, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-57,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21015,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,36479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase the number of Minnesota traditional/folk artists participating in the Festival of Nations from 200 to 300 and increase the ethnic groups participating from 100 to 115. The International Institute of Minnesota tracks the number of artists and ethnic groups who participate in the festival each year. 2: Increase Festival of Nations audience numbers from 40,000 to 50,000. The International Institute of Minnesota tracks ticket sales and attendance for the festival each year.","The number of Minnesota artists performing at the 2013 Festival of Nations increased from 200 to just over 300. The artists hired for the festival came from many parts of Minnesota including Northfield (Laura MacKenzie), Bemidji (Janet Najarian), Saint Cloud (Jamie Tituana), Hibbing (Jacques La Christian), Farmington (Pam Tucker) and the Twin Cities metro area. Larger ensembles that include eight or more musicians from Minnesota including Salsa del Soul, Chris Kalogerson Orchestra and Ethnic Dance Theatre were booked this year increasing the number of artists performing. An additional performance area was added in the bazaar area of the festival allowing more Minnesota artists to perform. 2: Overall, ticket sales significantly increased in 2013 with student ticket sales seeing the largest increase. Students from many parts of Minnesota representing a diversity from rural to urban attended. The Festival of Nations invites all Minnesota schools to attend though direct mailing, promotion via Minnesota Education Association and other teacher gatherings. Ticket sales are measured by tracking of sales both through the RiverCentre/Xcel box office and through student sales at the International Institute of Minnesota as well as through participant tickets. Increased marketing/advertising including on social media and a reach to a younger demographic helped make this happen. The event is open to all.",,407433,"Other, local or private",443912,36479,"Alex Zoltai, Carolyn Nistengen, Cynthia Ahlgren, Gerald Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Helina Kassahun, Kate Tilney,Kitty Goggins, Mark Kalla, Mary Ann Nowak, Ruchard Herman, RJ Singh, Rosanne Hope, Sandra Keith, Shegitu Kebede",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Festival of Nations",,"The Festival of Nations, a four-day event, will take place in May 2013 and will feature the folk music and traditional dance of 100 ethnic groups from throughout the state. The festival raises awareness and appreciation for the diversity of the people now living in our state.",2013-05-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Raleigh,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108-2710,"(651) 647-0191x 305",kraleigh@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Winona, St. Louis, Hennepin, Mower, Stearns, Steele, Aitkin, Kandiyohi, Brown, Anoka, Washington, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, McLeod, Carlton, Hubbard, Waseca, Yellow Medicine, Le Sueur, Chippewa, Wright, Chisago, Carlton, Itasca, Freeborn, Cass, Clay, Sherburne, Scott, Blue Earth, Mille Lacs, Lyon, Todd, Olmsted, Fillmore, Sibley, Becker, Pine, Morrison, Renville, Douglas, Goodhue, Wabasha, Carver, Otter Tail, Rice, Martin, Polk",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-58,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 36301,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,10420,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Festival attendees will have a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. A random survey distributed at the Festival will question the attitudes of the audience to see if they feel more open to interactions with cultures other than their own. 2: Four of the performing artists will be folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and they will feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. Each artists/group that performs will fill out a survey to determine whether they feel the experience was positive and if it created an impact to promote their artistry. ","Festival attendees had a positive interaction with someone from a cultural tradition different from their own. A random survey was distributed at the Festival. 2: Four of the performing artists were folk and traditional artists of Minnesota and they did feel a sense of pride after performing at the Festival. A survey was distributed to each artists/group that performed at the Festival.",,28118,"Other, local or private",38538,1968,"Lakeyta Swinea, Jim Krapf, Vilai Khanya, Micah Stafford, Leann Enninga",0.00,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Cultural Awareness Organization will work with community leaders to present a multicultural festival that is free to the public and includes Minnesota folk and traditional performers, foods, artist booths, and children's activities.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monique,Swinea,"Cultural Awareness Organization AKA International Festival","1121 3rd Ave",Worthington,MN,56187,"(507) 372-2919 ",lakeyta.potter@isd518.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rock",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-103,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36311,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,49790,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Frozen River Film Festival will provide a multimedia, integrated arts experience meaningful to Minnesotans. Evaluation will be through participant surveys, board surveys, artist feedback, event Q and A's with visiting filmmakers, social media interactions and observation. 2: The Frozen River Film Festival's multimedia arts events will expand and enrich the culture and economy of the Winona community. Evaluation will include participant and board surveys, juried awards, People's Choice awards, count of community partnerships, and calculating the economic impact of festival attendees in Winona.","Frozen River Film Festival provided a multimedia, integrated arts experience meaningful to Minnesotans. Frozen River Film Festival evaluated through participant surveys, artist feedback, board/staff retreats, event Q and A's with filmmakers, and observation. 2: Frozen River Film Festival's multimedia arts events expanded and enriched the culture and economy of Winona community. Evaluation included participant surveys, juried awards, People's Choice Award, count of community partnerships, and the economic impact of attendees attending festival events.",,95166,"Other, local or private",144956,327,"Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, John Durfey, Mike Flaherty, Mike Kennedy, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, Zack Schoenike, Andrew Neumann",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connections to the world.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",crystal@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-104,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36312,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,74027,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Queer POC Minnesota artists will expand their audiences and increase their marketing skills through participation in Pride. We will record each group's social media followers at one month before the Festival, at one month after, and at six months after the Festival. Attendees will be encouraged to follow the groups.","Minnesota artists expanded their public profile by participating in Minnesota festivals, specifically in Twin Cities Pride. TCP created graphics for all artists to use in their social media feeds. We recorded the number of followers before and after Pride to determine if this helped develop the artist's marketing reach and increase their social audience.",,60182,"Other, local or private",134209,,"Darcie Baumann, Eric Zucker, Kurt Wiger, Bridget Perkins, Samantha Landvick, Bo Nabozny, Lys Akerman-Frank, Felix Foster, Sara Kilian",0.00,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Pride will present more than 60 artists, including twenty queer artists of color, at the 2017 Pride Festival and will continue working with festivalgoers and others to create a living history film that documents the LGBT Pride Movement in Minn",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 Hennepin Ave E Ste 402-7",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-105,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36322,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","TCJF 2017 will feature 400 Minnesota jazz artists performing straight ahead, big band, bebop, ragtime, and Latin jazz genres to 40,000. TCJF will document the names and number of Minnesota artists, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. Police will provide crowd estimates. 2: TCJF will present 130 free jazz shows in nineteen Lowertown and Downtown Saint Paul venues. TCJF will document the names and locations of nineteen venues in the TCJF 2017 program.","TCJF featured 586 Minnesota artists performing wide range of Jazz canon, to 57,425 attendees. Payroll, artist survey, police crowd estimates. 2: TCJF presented 108 free jazz shows in 22 venues. Program, website schedule.",,234187,"Other, local or private",309187,40556,"Jim Scheibel,Steve Heckler,Barbara Davis,Phylis Olin,Kevin Barnes,Larry Stoaiken,Doug Brown,Alden Drew,Michael Cook",0.25,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 40,000 festivalgoers of all ages to Lowertown and Downtown Saint Paul on June 23-25 to showcase 400 Minnesota jazz artists at nineteen venues.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 140","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",lauralittleford@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-107,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36340,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The 2017 Lowertown Blues Festival (LBF) will showcase 100 of the state's finest blues artists. LBF will document with contracts, payment, and schedule. Artist surveys will provide feedback on their audience experiences. 2: 2017 LBF will engage 25,000 Minnesotans with the living heritage of a great American art form. Police estimates will count crowds. Audience surveys will provide feedback on their listening experience.","The 2017 LBF featured 81 Minnesota blues artists. Contracts, payment, schedule. Audience survey. 2: 2017 LBF attendance of 30,625. Police estimates. Artist survey.",,135280,"Other, local or private",155280,,"Alden Drew, Steve Heckler, Mike Rogers, Kristine Heckler, Steve Snelling, John Bennett",0.10,"Lowertown Blues Festival AKA Lowertown Blues Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Lowertown Blues Festival will showcase 100 Minnesota blues artists to 25,000 attendees in Saint Paul, July 21-22, 2017.",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Littleford,"Lowertown Blues Festival","214 4th St E","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-5108 ",lauralittleford1410@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-109,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36354,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,49725,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase public awareness of Art-A-Whirl as an open studio tour. Encourage attendees to return to AAW and other arts events in Northeast Minneapolis. Increased website traffic, social media engagement, and Artist Directory distribution will serve as indicators of awareness. Survey responses will demonstrate whether attendees plan to return. Art-A-Whirl participation of over 500 NEMAA artist members working in over twenty diverse mediums. Visitors enjoy their experience. NEMAA will compile a list of artist members who participate in AAW, and determine the number of mediums represented via our database. Visitor enjoyment gauged by survey results.","Public Awareness grew. 15% of visitors to the tour were new visitors. We encouraged both members and visitors to complete relative surveys. The Executive Director walked the tour all three days to collected quantitative data, as well. 2: Participators and visitors enjoyed the weekend. 100% of visitors say they would return to the tour. We invited both members and visitor to participate in an online survey. We also receive feedback in via email and in person from NEMAA members. 62 percent of arts sales were new clients as noted by members.",,188108,"Other, local or private",237833,35909,"Greg Foley, Mercedes Austin, Julie Burkhart, Archana Desai, Russ White, Dean Trisko, Sarah Lawton, Brian Burke, Krista Shuurman, Paul Ostrow, Jeremy Maybury",2.50,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) will present the 22nd annual Art-A-Whirl, an open studio tour throughout Northeast Minneapolis, May 19-21, 2017. Art-A-Whirl provides an opportunity to connect with over 500 artists in their studios, attend d",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alejandra,Pelinka,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","2205 California St NE Ste 118",Minneapolis,MN,55418-3386,"(612) 788-1679 ",office@nemaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-110,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 896,"Minnesota Public Radio",2011,2623500,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d); M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6",,"Minnesota Public Radio has specific quantitative outcomes for each project supported by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  The full list of outcomes can be found here.","Minnesota Public Radio tracks progress towards achieving proposed outcomes at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:Promotion of Local Arts and CulturePresentation of Local Arts and Cultural PerformancesContributions to Local Arts and Cultural EducationPreservation and Promotion of Minnesota's History and Cultural HeritageProject descriptions and budgets for all current Minnesota Public Radio projects supported in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are available at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MPR ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-public-radio,,,, 896,"Minnesota Public Radio",2011,,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d); M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6",,"Minnesota Public Radio has specific quantitative outcomes for each project supported by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  The full list of outcomes can be found here.","Minnesota Public Radio tracks progress towards achieving proposed outcomes at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:Promotion of Local Arts and CulturePresentation of Local Arts and Cultural PerformancesContributions to Local Arts and Cultural EducationPreservation and Promotion of Minnesota's History and Cultural HeritageProject descriptions and budgets for all current Minnesota Public Radio projects supported in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are available at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MPR ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-public-radio,,,, 896,"Minnesota Public Radio",2010,,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(d); M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6",,"Minnesota Public Radio has specific quantitative outcomes for each project supported by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.  The full list of outcomes can be found here.","Minnesota Public Radio tracks progress towards achieving proposed outcomes at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects.",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:Promotion of Local Arts and CulturePresentation of Local Arts and Cultural PerformancesContributions to Local Arts and Cultural EducationPreservation and Promotion of Minnesota's History and Cultural HeritageProject descriptions and budgets for all current Minnesota Public Radio projects supported in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are available at www.mpr.org/mnlegacyprojects. ",,,2009-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"MPR ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-public-radio,,,, 923,"Minnesota Children's Museum",2011,495000,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)",,"Participating children will increase their love of reading and have an increased desire to read. Participating adults become more aware of early literacy as essential for life-long learning. Participating adults better understand their role in children's early literacy. ","Legacy funds were used toDevelop and design the Storyland exhibitCollaborate with community hosts, including Worthington, Elk River, and Redwood Falls, for statewide tour exhibits To read the Minnesota Children's Museum 2011 report to the legislature, click here. ",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This funding is for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.The Minnesota Children's Museum will develop a literacy focused exhibit to catalyze community engagement around early childhood learning and education.",,,2009-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Minnesota Chidren's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011, Minnesota Children's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2012",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Big Stone, Benton, Beltrami, Becker, Anoka, Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-childrens-museum,,,, 923,"Minnesota Children's Museum",2010,,"M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(h)",,"Participating children will increase their love of reading and have an increased desire to read. Participating adults become more aware of early literacy as essential for life-long learning. Participating adults better understand their role in children's early literacy. ","Legacy funds were used toDevelop and design the Storyland exhibitCollaborate with community hosts, including Worthington, Elk River, and Redwood Falls, for statewide tour exhibits To read the Minnesota Children's Museum 2011 report to the legislature, click here. ",,,,,,,,"Minnesota Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This funding is for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.The Minnesota Children's Museum will develop a literacy focused exhibit to catalyze community engagement around early childhood learning and education.",,,2009-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,"Minnesota Chidren's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2011, Minnesota Children's Museum ACHF Report for Fiscal Year 2012",Jane,Xiong,"Department of Administration","309 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue","Saint Paul",MN,55155,651-201-2525,jane.xiong@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Big Stone, Benton, Beltrami, Becker, Anoka, Aitkin, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-childrens-museum,,,, 37742,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government 17-19 ",2018,34920,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$200,000 each year is for grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government to conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth. Civics education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, and local institutions and the study of political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule of law. "," Ten new YIG groups will participate in YIG Model Assembly or Model United Nations Existing groups will remain involved in the YIG events and bring new youth into their program YIG printed program collateral will be provided to new and existing groups to help promote 2018-2019 conferences and events YIG Program Director will present the YIG Sampler to up to 5 conferences and at State Fair events ","In the period of January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019, we achieved the following progress on our goals: In February 2019, the State Program Director conducted outreach to promote Model UN Sampler to the following school districts, with particular focus on high schools: Dassel-Cokato; Hutchinson; Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart; this trip also included McCloud County Extension (4-H office for McCloud County) and Willmar area (Dream Technical Academy, Kandiyohi 4-H extension, Kandiyohi YMCA). From this trip, the Willmar Area YMCA registered a group of 5 young people for the sampler. In May 2019, the State Program Director conducted outreach to the following areas in Minnesota to promote Youth In Government programming: Alexandria School District; Becker County 4-H Extension; Brainerd Area YMCA; Clay County 4-H Regional Extension Office; Crookston High School; Crow Wing County 4-H Extension; Hubbard County 4-H Extension; Marshall County 4-H Extension; Moorhead School District; Pennington County 4-H extension; Red Lake County 4-H extension; St. Cloud YMCA and St. Cloud Tech; Thief River Falls School District;. Besides Hubbard and Becker, outreach focused on educating new communities who have not yet participated in YIG about programming. The State Program Director has been working with the YMCA’s digital marketing team to plan and implement a yearly marketing strategy. To date, the Model Assembly brochure has been printed; the Model UN brochure and year end impact report are in the final stages of development. We also completely designed our website due to merging with Minnesota Civic Youth (more details in later questions). The State Program Director planned and began implementing a strategy to increase participation with existing delegations to increase involvement. ",,,,34920,,"Bruce Mooty (chair); Ravi Norman (Vice Chair); Robert Ehren (Treasurer/Finance Chair); Rajni Shah (Secretary/Diversity and Inclusion Chair); James Altman; Peter Bach; Laura Baskerville Becker; Courtney Jordan Baechler; Anthony Bassett; Adam Berry; Alex Blanco; Troy Cardinal; Ethan Casson; Walter Chesley; Jeanne Crain; Deniz Cultu; Richard Davis; Jacquelyn Daylor; Richard Dorn; Patience Ferguson; Marcus Fisher; Bill George; Jeffrey Greiner; James Hereford; Mick Johnson; Chris Killingstad; Michael Klingensmith; Jeffrey Lafavre; David Law; Mike Lejeune; Michael Lovett; Matthew Marek; Steve Meads; Greg Munson; John Naylor; Amy Nelson; Jayme Olson; Abdul Omari; Scott Peterson; Katheryn Mitchell Ramstad; Kyle Rolfing; Clifton Ross; Jon Ruppel; Carolyn Sakstrup; Ronald Shutz; David St. Peter; Andrea Walsh; Kevin Warren; Lance Whitacre; Walter White; David Wichmann; Norman Wright; Ann Beatty; Jennifer Glae; Bjorn Gunnerud; Lica Tomizuka Sanborn; Robert Thompson; Tom Thompson.",1,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government Appropriation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Youth in Government (YIG) is a youth-led experience that engages middle and high school youth in democratic governing leadership. Students learn about government process and gain an understanding of local, state, national and international concerns. They research and debate, participate in model Assemblies, United Nations, Youth Conferences on National Affairs, retreats and trainings, and National Judicial Competition, and gain an appreciation of diverse viewpoints in respectful ways. ",,,2018-08-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Orville,Lindquist,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government","1801 University Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 821-6503",orville.lindquist@ymcamn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Benton, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-ymca-youth-government-17-19,,,, 37742,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government 17-19 ",2019,29100,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$200,000 each year is for grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition: Minnesota Civic Youth, the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in Government to conduct civics education programs for the civic and cultural development of Minnesota youth. Civics education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of our national, state, and local institutions and the study of political processes and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule of law. "," Ten new YIG groups will participate in YIG Model Assembly or Model United Nations Existing groups will remain involved in the conference events and continue to grow to bring new youth into their program YIG printed program collateral will be provided to new and existing groups to help promote 2020-2021 conferences and events YIG Program Director for outreach will present the YIG Sampler and VIP conference tours to teachers and school administrators ","From July 1 to March 30 (at which time staff was furloughed due to COVID), the state program director for outreach connected with every superintendent in the state to share our programs. In addition, he conducted in-person visits to the following: Dassel-Cokato Schools Hutchinson High McLeod County Extension Buffalo Lake-Hector High DREAM Technical Academy Kandiyohi County Extension Kandiyohi County YMCA Crookston High Red Lake County Extension Thief River Falls School District Pennington County Extension Marshall County Extension Moorhead High Clay County Extension Regional Office Becker County Extension Hubbard County Extension Brainerd Area YMCA Crow Wing County Extension Lake City Schools Wabasha County 4-H Winona Family YMCA Winona County Extension Mower County 4-H YMCA of Austin Blooming Prairie High Owatonna High Steele County Extension Waseca County Extension Blue Earth County Extension Fairmont High St. James High Wantowan County Extension Cottonwood County Extension Bedell Family YMCA Pipestone County Extension Marshall Area YMCA Fon du Lac School Cromwell-Wright School McGregor High Aitkin County Extension St. Francis High Braham Area High Hinkley-Finlayson High Cannon Falls High Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High   This program year, the following either participated for the first time or participated in a new program that they had not been involved with before: Carlton High (Carlton) 3 students CHOICE Technical Academy (Owatonna) 3 students Cologne Academy (Cologne) 3 students Eagan YMCA (Eagan) 5 students Faribault High (Faribault) 4 students Cook County YMCA (Cook County, YMCA) 5 students Academy of Holy Angels (Minneapolis) 7 students Itasca County 4-H (Grand Rapids) 3 students Mesabi Area YMCA (Virginia) 2 students Parnassus Prep (Maple Grove) 12 students St. Anthony Village High (Minneapolis) 5 students   The program director also completed a Model UN Sampler experience for 5 young people from Kandiyohi County Family YMCA. ",,,,29100,,"Whit Alexander, James Altman, Peter Bach, Anthony Bassett, Laura Baskerville Becker, Adam Berry, Troy Cardinal, Lori Carrell, Ethan Casson, Jeanne Crain, Deniz Cultu, Richard Davis, Jacquelyn Daylor, Richard Dorn, Robert Ehren, Patience Ferguson, Marcus Fischer, Gloria Freeman, Jennifer Gale, Bob Gardner, Bill George, Jeffrey Greiner, Bjorn Gunnerud, James Hereford, Mick Johnson, Clarence Jones, Chris Killingstad, Michael Klingensmith, Jeffrey LaFavre, David Law, Michael LeJeune, Michael Lovett, Matthew Marek, Steve Meads, Bruce Mooty, Greg Munson, John Naylor, Ravi Norman, Abdul Omari, Scott Peterson, Kathryn Mitchell Ramstad, Kyle Rolfing, Clifton Ross, David Royal, Jon Ruppel, Carolyn Sakstrup, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Ronald Schutz, Rajni Shah, David St. Peter, Robert Thompson, Michael Vekich, Andrea Walsh, Lance Whitacre, Walter White, David Wichmann, Norman Wright",0.5,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government Appropriation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Youth in Government (YIG) is a youth-led experience that engages middle and high school youth in democratic governing leadership. Students learn about government process and gain an understanding of local, state, national and international concerns. They research and debate, participate in model Assemblies, United Nations, Youth Conferences on National Affairs, retreats and trainings, and National Judicial Competition, and gain an appreciation of diverse viewpoints in respectful ways. ",,,2018-08-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Orville,Lindquist,"Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government","1801 University Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 821-6503",orville.lindquist@ymcamn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Benton, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-ymca-youth-government-17-19,,,, 37762,"Minnesota Humanities Center We Are Water MN",2020,,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd.8",,,"Legacy funding supports We Are Water MN work for relationship building with existing partners and for community engagement events at greater Minnesota host sites.  ",,,,22668,,,,,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","We Are Water MN is a traveling exhibition and community engagement initiative that emerged from the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street project. Continued by MHC and several state partners, six greater Minnesota communities (Spicer, St. Peter, Red Wing, Sandstone, Lanesboro, and Detroit Lakes) hosted the exhibit in 2016-2017, and eight communities hosted the exhibit in 2018-2019 (Saint Paul, Bemidji, Crookston, Cloquet, Austin, Northfield, Grand Rapids, and Onamia). Through this initiative, the public explores the meaning of water as part of theirs and others’ identities, histories, heritages, and cultures. In 2020, the exhibit was hosted in St. Paul, Mankato, and Morris, and is scheduled to be hosted in Rochester, Chisolm, and Pipestone in 2021. ",,,2017-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,MayKao,Fredericks,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,,maykao@mnhum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Dakota, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Mower, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-we-are-water-mn,,,, 37762,"Minnesota Humanities Center We Are Water MN",2019,,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd.8",,,"Legacy funding supports We Are Water MN work for relationship building with existing partners and for community engagement events at greater Minnesota host sites.   ",,,,67720,,,,,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","We Are Water MN is a traveling exhibition and community engagement initiative that emerged from the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street project. Continued by MHC and several state partners, six greater Minnesota communities (Spicer, St. Peter, Red Wing, Sandstone, Lanesboro, and Detroit Lakes) hosted the exhibit in 2016-2017, and eight communities hosted the exhibit in 2018-2019 (Saint Paul, Bemidji, Crookston, Cloquet, Austin, Northfield, Grand Rapids, and Onamia). Through this initiative, the public explores the meaning of water as part of theirs and others’ identities, histories, heritages, and cultures. In 2020, the exhibit was hosted in St. Paul, Mankato, and Morris, and is scheduled to be hosted in Rochester, Chisolm, and Pipestone in 2021. ",,,2017-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,MayKao,Fredericks,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,,maykao@mnhum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Dakota, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Mower, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-we-are-water-mn,,,, 37762,"Minnesota Humanities Center We Are Water MN",2018,,"2017 Minn. Laws, Chap. 91 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd.8",,,"Legacy funding supports We Are Water MN work for relationship building with existing partners and for community engagement events at greater Minnesota host sites. ","achieved proposed outcomes",,,16934,,,,,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","We Are Water MN is a traveling exhibition and community engagement initiative that emerged from the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street project. Continued by MHC and several state partners, six greater Minnesota communities (Spicer, St. Peter, Red Wing, Sandstone, Lanesboro, and Detroit Lakes) hosted the exhibit in 2016-2017, and eight communities hosted the exhibit in 2018-2019 (Saint Paul, Bemidji, Crookston, Cloquet, Austin, Northfield, Grand Rapids, and Onamia). Through this initiative, the public explores the meaning of water as part of theirs and others’ identities, histories, heritages, and cultures. In 2020, the exhibit was hosted in St. Paul, Mankato, and Morris, and is scheduled to be hosted in Rochester, Chisolm, and Pipestone in 2021. ",,,2017-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,MayKao,Fredericks,"Minnesota Humanities Center","987 Ivy Avenue East","St. Paul",MN,55106,,maykao@mnhum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Beltrami, Carlton, Dakota, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Mower, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-humanities-center-we-are-water-mn,,,, 36385,"Minnesota Festival Support",2017,68750,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","TCFF will increase the audience size for Minnesota filmmakers and deepen relationships between artist and audience. TCFF is increasing theater capacity in 2017 and will measure audience growth at Minnesota films through ticket sales and measure connection between artist and audience through surveys and artist follow-up. 2: Highlight Minnesota's great community by telling the stories of community leaders and social innovators. Through increased attendance at TCFF's Changemaker Series, local heroes will be recognized and honored, instilling hope and inspiring audiences to engage in their own communities to better Minnesota.","Audiences at TCFF increased in 2017 over 2016 with an increased attendance and engagement with filmmakers. Ticket sales indicated 4% growth in audience attendance. Nearly twice as many filmmakers attended in 2017 over 2016 leading to twice the number of post-film discussions and engagements. Audience Surveys indicated a deepening of film-art appreciation. 2: TCFF highlighted opiate addiction, fostered discussion and generated attention for partner organizations. TCFF Changemaker Series partnered w/ Minnesota opiate addiction recovery orgs and both were extensively covered on three major networks via TCFF. Feedback from orgs indicated that some audience members engaged to support their efforts following the event.",,460926,"Other, local or private",529676,54000,"Fran Zeuli, Susan Haugerud, Kelly Evans, Jatin Setia, Mark Steele, Chris Cook, Ra'eesa Motala, Janet Ogden-Bracket",0.00,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest will give Minnesota filmmakers a national voice by showcasing exceptional local films, stimulating professional growth, growing access for Minnesota audiences to independent cinema, and educating new and underrepresented voices in fi",,2017-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(651) 334-7519 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-113,"Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Hassen Hussein: Assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; director of business development at African Economic Development Solutions; Steven Madson: Owner and president, SRO Productions (event company); Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 25932,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","2015 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will feature 350 Minnesota jazz artists performing straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, ragtime and fusion jazz. Twin Cities Jazz Festival will document the names and number of Minnesota artists performing in 2013, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. 2: The 2015 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract audiences of 48,000 over its three day run in Saint Paul. Police will provide crowd estimates.","2015 TCJF featured a record-breaking 489 Minnesota jazz artist performing a wide range of jazz genres. The range of jazz is determined by the selection committee, which specifically chooses artists on the basis of 1) artistry and 2) inclusion of many jazz genres. Example: TRENT BAARSPUL QUARTET is a graduate of McNally Smith, guitarist/mandolinist Trent leads New Sound Underground weekly at Whisky Junction and teaches a wide range of guitar styles at Cadenza Music. He’s also performed with the Adam Meckler Orchestra, vocalist Katia Cardenas, Jana Nyberg and more. Fri June 26 at 10:00 pm, Public Kitchen http://www.trentbaarspul.com. 2: The 2015 TCJF attracted a record-breaking 47,830 to its Lowertown and Downtown venues (Festival Support) with an additional 2,610 attending shows in greater Saint Paul funded by Arts Access. Attendance is documented by police crowd estimates. ",,266761,"Other, local or private",341761,27002,"Jim Scheibel, Steve Heckler, Tio Aiken, Barbara Davis, Phylis Olin, Kevin Barnes, Larry Stoaiken, Doug Brown, Tom Edman, Alden Drew, Michael Cook",0.5,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2015 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract 48,000 festival goers to downtown Saint Paul, showcasing 350 Minnesota jazz artists in 25 venues, including the newly opened Saint Paul Saints stadium and Union Depot.",2014-11-03,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 130","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-77,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25949,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,18193,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Continue to showcase Latino performers and artists and increase Latino participation in all aspects of the Festival. We will evaluate this outcome based on the number of Latinos participating as part of the planning team, artists, musicians, vendors, educators, and volunteers. We will also collect qualitative data on Latino experiences in these areas.","The 2015 Minneapolis Monarch Festival showcased Latino artists and increased Latino participation in many aspects of the Festival. Quantitative data was collected by MPRB staff and planning team members, and through photo documentation. Several methods were used to capture qualitative feedback and evaluations from the planning team, festival goers, volunteers, vendors, artists, and exhibitors. This included on-site bilingual feedback postcards, planning team conversations, post-it notes and a map, SurveyMonkey, and more formal, one on one scripted bilingual interviews. 2: The 2015 Minneapolis Monarch Festival - Festival de la Monarca presented a variety of Minnesota musicians and visual artists. Descriptive data, provided by the musicians or artists, and collected by MPRB staff show that the Festival hosted a variety of artists. Musicians and performers showcased blues, Atzec dance, salsa, Latin dance, charanga, and the joyful noise of brass instruments. Artist led endeavors included print-making, clay creations, collage, small paper construction, as well as two puppet shows. ",,6064,"Other, local or private",24258,,"M. Annie Young, Brad Bourne, Meg Forney, Jon Olson, Scott Vreeland, Stephanie Musich, Jon Erwin, Anita Tabb, Liz Wielinski",,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2015 Minneapolis Monarch Festival will celebrate the monarch butterfly’s 2,300 mile annual migration from Minnesota to Mexico, with music, art, monarchs, education, and food on the shores of Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis.",2014-11-03,2015-10-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,MaryLynn,Pulscher,"Minneapolis Park and Recreation","2117 W River Rd N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 313-7784 ",mpulscher@minneapolisparks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-82,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25952,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,69998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","2500 Minnesota choral artists (singers, conductors, composers) will be presented in Fest: A Festival from the Land of 10,000 Choirs. The number of organizations and artists participating in Fest events will be tracked by the Festival Producer. Each participant will be asked to submit an event roster with singers, composers, conductors and instrumentalists, including addresses. 2: 20,000 live audience members will attend vocal music events from April 10-May 10, 2015. Each ensemble will track audience counts at its self-produced concerts/events and report to the Festival Producer. The Festival producer will track attendance at Showcase events.","During the Northern Voice Festival (month-long) 4,474 Minnesota artists performed in a choral event listed in the Northern Voice Festival calendar. Evaluation methodology involved pre- and post-festival surveys that were designed and implemented by The Exchange Loop. In addition the Festival staff solicited responses to the number of Minnesota artists (singers, composers, conductors, etc.) who participated in festival events. These methods were tabulated to determine the Festival outcome. 2: As a result of this project, 25,717 audience members attended a live vocal music event during the Northern Voice Festival. Evaluation methodology involved post-concert surveys that were distributed by The Exchange Loop. In addition the Festival staff collected audience numbers from organizers of groups that participated in festival events. These methods were tabulated to determine the Festival outcome.",,23332,"Other, local or private",93331,4790,"Mark B Uecker, Brenda Bartz, Katherine Castille, Dave Floren, Linda Holmen, Tom Kopatz, Ann Sponberg Peterson, Steve Rach, Mons Teig, Paul Tillquist, Chris Westermeyer, Jean Hill, Karen Humphrey, Daniel Kallman, Jason Langworthy, Michael Olsen",1.7,"National Lutheran Choir Corporation AKA National Lutheran Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Fest: From the Land of 10,000 Choirs will be presented from April 10 to May 10, 2015. It will feature dozens of choral organizations performing in statewide events and in special showcase days in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.",2014-11-03,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tina,Meckel,"National Lutheran Choir Corporation AKA National Lutheran Choir","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 302",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-2301 ",tina@nlca.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-83,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 25964,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,30000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Festival programming will feature approximately 200 Minnesota authors and organizations and provide opportunity for engagement with the general public. By inviting Minnesota authors and publishers to participate in readings and the book fair, and sending surveys to all participants to gauge the success of their experience. 2: To provide a venue for over 6000 members of the public to interact with the literary arts. Rain Taxi will increase promotional efforts (advertising, social media, and community partnership), monitor attendance at the entrance and in event spaces, and keep track of programs to compare against previous years and other regional festivals.","The Festival featured a book fair with 130 local organizations and authors. 96 additional authors presented and signed books. Rain Taxi kept a spreadsheet of local authors with new books from which to draw Festival participation, which helped us to reach our goal of promoting Minnesota authors. After the Festival, we posted a survey online for attendees to get feedback on their experience at the Festival. We also sent surveys to our exhibitors to see how their experience went and asked for suggestions on improving the Festival. 2: An estimated 6000 people attended the Festival—a slight decrease from last year, due to our date change—but it attracted many first-time attendees. The Twin Cities Book Festival is a free event, so it can be difficult to get exact numbers. But through door counts, exhibitor surveys, distribution of raffle tickets and programs, and reading audience counts, we can gauge the general attendance. The co-sponsor of the Children’s Pavilion, MELSA, handed out free bags to kids, and estimated they gave out around 420. Two of our official sponsoring booksellers for the Festival experienced increased sales, along with the majority of exhibitors.",,33654,"Other, local or private",63654,15000,"Kelly Everding, Michael Fallon, Rachel Fulkerson, Mark Gustafson, Kristen Hager, Timothy Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Kathryn Kysar, Eric Lorberer, Karen Olson, Margaret Telfer, Elisabeth Workman",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2015 Twin Cities Book Festival will be a day-long celebration of the rich literary community of Minnesota, with featured readings by local and visiting authors, a book fair, children's pavilion, used book sale, and local literary lounge.",2015-05-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-85,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25977,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Baile de las Calaveras Day of the Dead Festival addresses the absence of high quality annually produced Latino arts showcases in Minnesota. Through the overall support of artist/performers featured, festival attendance, volunteer participation, donors/funders, ticket sales, and survey feedback. 2: The festival exposes local Latina/o artists to the Latino and broader Twin Cities audiences with the opportunity to build the festival’s sustainability. Through substantial, intentional financial support, Tlalnepantla Arts is able to produce a high quality Latino arts showcase by and for the Latino community and broader audiences.","Tlalnepantla Arts showcased the artistic excellence of 60 artists and presented nine traditional art forms at Festival de las Calaveras. Evaluation methods included 48 completed surveys; verbal feedback from artists, volunteers, collaborators and attendees during and after the festival; as well as the number of likes, shares, and positive comments recorded under posts of images and video clips of featured artists’ work on the festival’s community and event pages on Facebook. 2: In spite of financial challenges, the festival was still able to reach a broader Latino and Twin Cities' audience than in past years. Evaluation methods included 48 completed surveys; verbal feedback from artists, volunteers, collaborators and attendees during and after the festival; number of tickets sold; reviewing photos and video taken during the festival; social media engagement; and tracking donations made to Tlalnepantla Arts’ GiveMN account.",,6282,"Other, local or private",11282,420,"Circle of Advisors: Nora Murphy, Douglas Padilla, Sharon Day, Cecilia Martinez, Liza O'Reilly, Isaac Martin, David Clobes",0.42,"Tlalnepantla Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Baile de las Calaveras Day of the Dead Festival, a multimedia Latino music and arts festival, will be presented October 31- November 1, 2015, in Minneapolis.",2014-11-15,2015-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deborah,Ramos,"Tlalnepantla Arts","5359 Minnehaha Ave Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55417,"(612) 388-5415 ",info@zenteotl.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-88,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 23910,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement & Restoration, Phase VI",2015,1900000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(f)","$1,900,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed land restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Enhanced 118 acres ",,507400,"Federal, MNTU, City of Duluth ",1900000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian habitat for trout and other wildlife along coldwater streams located on public lands and Aquatic Management Area easements across the state.  We completed 12 separate projects encompassing 118 acres and 9.3 miles of stream habitat.  Leveraging other funding and efficiently contracting projects allowed us to increase the scope of some projects and adjust to changing conditions.  We enhanced more acres of habitat and more stream length than originally proposed.     ",,"Using FY2015 funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund (“OHF”), Minnesota Trout Unlimited (MNTU) completed twelve projects enhancing fish habitat in and along the following public waters (in these counties):   Spring Valley Creek (Fillmore) Vermillion River (Dakota) East Indian Creek (Wabasha) Lynch Creek (Fillmore) Trout Run Creek (Fillmore) Blackhoof River (Carlton) Coffee Creek (St. Louis) Kadunce River (Cook) Little Devil Track River (Cook) Stewart River (Lake) Straight River (Becker) We also completed design work on a Chester Creek project in Duluth, MN.  These projects were completed used methods similar to those used on projects completed by MNTU chapters in the past several years and also incorporated new research to improve project designs and fish and wildlife benefits.    The specific methods used on each stream varied depending upon the distinct natural resource characteristics of each watershed and ecological region, the limiting factors identified for each stream, and the variations in the type and magnitude of poor land uses practices within each watershed.  Methods were tailored accordingly, using the best available science, in close consultation with resource professionals within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR).  Purposes:  Each project was designed and completed using techniques selected to accomplish one or more of the following purposes:  (a) increase or maintain adult trout abundance; (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream; (c) reconnect streams to their floodplains to reduce negative resource impacts from severe flooding; (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms; (e) increase habitat and biodiversity for both invertebrates and other non-game species; (f) be long lasting with minimal maintenance required; (g) improve angler access and participation; and (h) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. Habitat enhancement methods:  Methods used on each project included one or more of the following techniques: (1) sloping back stream banks to both remove accumulated sediments eroded from uplands areas and better reconnect the stream to its floodplain; (2) removing undesirable woody vegetation (invasive box elder, buckthorn, etc.) from riparian corridors to enable removal of accumulated sediments, reduce competition with desirable plant and grass species, and allow beneficial energy inputs (sunlight) to reach the streams; (3) stabilizing eroding stream banks using vegetation and/or rock; (4) selectively installing overhead and other in-stream cover for trout; (5) installing soil erosion prevention measures; (6) mulching and seeding exposed stream banks (including with native prairie plant species where appropriate and feasible); (7) improving or maintaining stream access roads and stream crossings to reduce erosion; (8) fencing grassy riparian corridors, including in such a way as to facilitate managed grazing, in order to prevent damage from over grazing; (9) placing large logs in northern forested streams to restore cover logs removed a half century or more ago; and (10) in northern forested watersheds with little cold groundwater, planting desirable trees in riparian areas to provide shade for the stream channel, help cool the water, and provide a source of future cover logs. Agricultural area example:  Many streams in the agricultural areas of southern and central Minnesota have been negatively impacted by many decades of poor land management practices.  The projects in southeast Minnesota used the following approach to address this: Erosion has led to wider, shallower and warmer streams, as well as excessive stream side sediments which regularly erode, covering food production and trout reproduction areas.  In many cases shallow rooted invasive trees have taken over the riparian corridors, out competing native vegetation which better secures soils, and reducing energy inputs to the stream ecosystem.  To remedy this, a typical enhancement project will involve several steps.  First, invasive trees are removed from the riparian zone and steep, eroding banks are graded by machinery to remove excess sediments deposited here from upland areas.  Importantly, this reconnects the stream to its floodplain.  Since many of these agricultural watersheds still experience periodic severe flooding, select portions of the stream banks are then reinforced with indigenous rock.  In lower gradient watersheds, or watersheds where flows are more stable, little or no rock is used.  After enhancement work is completed the streams flow faster and become deeper, keeping them cooler and providing natural overhead cover through depth and the scouring of sediments deposited by decades of erosion. Second, overhead cover habitat is created.  Bank degradation and the removal of native prairie or hardwoods have dramatically decreased protective overhead cover in the riparian zone.  Two methods are used to remedy this situation:  increasing the stream’s depth, which alone provides natural cover to trout, and installing overhead cover structures in select stream banks.  Wooden structures or tree trunks are often installed into banks in hydraulically suitable locations and reinforced with rock as a way to restore or recreate the undercut banks which had existed before settlement and agricultural land use altered the more stable flows which had gradually created and maintained them.    Finally, vegetation is reestablished in the re-graded riparian corridor to further stabilize banks and act as buffer strips to improve water quality.  Depending upon the specific site conditions, landowner cooperation, and agricultural use, native prairie grasses may be planted along the stream corridors, although often mixed with fast sprouting annual grains to anchor soils the first year.  2019 flooding demonstrated that, due to the unique soils in southeast valley floors, indigenous rock often must be added at the toes of the stream banks.   Taken together, these actions directly enhance physical habitat, and typically increase overall trout abundance, population structure, the number of larger trout, and levels of successful natural reproduction.  In addition to the benefits to anglers of increased trout habitat and trout abundance, project benefits extending well downstream include reduced erosion and sedimentation, cooler water temperatures, improved water quality and numerous benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife populations. ",2014-07-01,2020-02-24,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612) 670-1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-restoration-phase-vi,,,, 32200,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,48300,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","2016 Art-A-Whirl will include the participation of over 500 NEMAA artist members working in over 20 mediums, including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, and more. NEMAA will evaluate our success by compiling a list of artist members who report they are participating in AAW, and will determine the number of mediums represented via our website database, where artists report their primary medium. 2: Increase public awareness of Art-A-Whirl as an open studio tour. Encourage attendees to return to AAW, as well as other arts events in Northeast Minneapolis throughout the year. Increased website traffic, social media engagement, and Artist Directory distribution prior to and during AAW will serve as indicators of awareness. Visitor survey will demonstrate whether attendees plan to return.","Over 600 artists participated in Art-A-Whirl 2016 in 25 media categories including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, performance, and fiber. Artists join NEMAA during the membership drive from November to February, and must update their NEMAA.org profile to indicate whether or not they are participating in Art-A-Whirl in May. They must also select a primary medium in which they work. When NEMAA exports the member database for the printed Artist Directory and Guide, the information is compiled in a spreadsheet. Artists are listed in three categories in the Directory: alphabetically by name, by Art-A-Whirl location, and by medium. 2: NEMAA succeeded in increasing public awareness of Art-A-Whirl, and 95% of visitor survey respondents indicated that they plan to return next year. NEMAA used Google Analytics to track website visits. The report for January-May, 2016 indicated the time frame of AAW ramp up and execution of the event. NEMAA also tracked downloads of the new AAW App via iTunes and the Google Play store. Facebook analytics reported users reached with impressions, page visits and post-engagement during the week of Art-A-Whirl. NEMAA also disseminated a visitor survey with Survey Monkey over NEMAA and Art-A-Whirl social media channels and email.",,99323,"Other, local or private",147623,23000,"Brenda Kayzar, Paul Ostrow, Ray Christo, Julie Burkhart, Jeremy Mayberg, Dean Trisko,Sarah Lawton, Greg Foley, Mercedes Austin",2,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) will present the 21st annual Art-A-Whirl, a weekend-long self-guided open studio tour throughout Northeast Minneapolis. Art-A-Whirl provides an opportunity to connect with over 500 artists in their studios, a",2015-11-01,2016-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dameun,Strange,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association","2205 California St NE Ste 118",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 788-1679 ",dameun@nemaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-90,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32224,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,75000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","TCJF 2016 will feature 325 Minnesota jazz artists performing straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, avant-garde, ragtime, blues, and Latin jazz genres. TCJF will document the names and number of Minnesota artists, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. 2: TCJF 2016 will attract audiences of 40,000 over its three day run in Saint Paul. Police and venues will provide crowd estimates.","A record 570 Minnesota jazz artists performed straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, avant-garde, ragtime, blues, Latin jazz and jazz fusion. TCJF documents the number of artists and their instruments/genres in the Program which lists all Minnesota artists and their ensembles, with a description of their instruments and genres or influences, and a brief twelve sentence bio. 2: TCJF had a stellar year, breaking all audience numbers with a total of 55,695 attendees in the Lowertown/Downtown based shows, clinics, and jams. Police estimates. ",,261294,"Other, local or private",336294,29815,"Jim Scheibel,Steve Heckler,Tio Aiken,Nicole Houston,Barbara Davis,Phylis Olin,Kevin Barnes,Doug Brown,Alden Drew,Michael Cook",,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Twin Cities Jazz Festival (TCJF) will attract 40,000 festivalgoers to Saint Paul in June 2016 to showcase 325 Minnesota jazz artists in nineteen venues, including Rice Park and the newly opened CHS Field.",2015-11-02,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Heckler,"Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival","214 4th St E Ste 140","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 227-3108 ",hsrhits@msn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-94,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32237,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,74425,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","We intend to increase the number of overall attendees and also increase the percentage of attendees that have never previously attended IFM. Success will be measured by increased attendance and increased percentage of new fair goers. We will hire the University of Minnesota Tourism Center to design and analyze an onsite demographic survey of attendees. 2: We intend to add two performance venues to our event for more types of art and more artist opportunity. A stage venue for performances by local theater groups will be added to our event. We will also add a stage specifically for new or emerging musicians to perform. These venues will add more artists, and new artists to IFM.","Audience at the 2016 Irish Fair increased eleven percent over 2015. New audience percentages remained similar to previous years at twenty percent. IFM instituted a publicly accessible online survey based on the University's design and shared the survey link through announcements at the event, on social media, and on our website. The online survey resulted in 400 responses: a sample size that corresponds to statistical confidence in the results. We look forward to working with the University to further explore potentials for outcome evaluation at the 2017 IFM. 2: IFM was able to present an original play by a local theater group, a new visual arts component, and add more performances by emerging artists. IFM was proud to add visual arts to our event for the first time. We will continue to work with the Saint Paul Art Crawl. Adding new bands and a new dance school to our event increased the number of artists presented by over 60 young people. We continue to make emerging artists a top priority for programming, and offered additional performance opportunities to these musicians at our special events in April, July, and September and promote their performances via our social media and newsletter.",,560946,"Other, local or private",635371,,"Tim Buggy, James Cady, Michael Gibbons, Vince Gillesppie, Andrea Jamma, Dave Korus, Paul McCluskey, Tim Monahan, Patrick O'Donnell, Dennis Stanton, Katie Stephens-Spangler, Laura Valentine, Mike Wiley",,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Irish Fair of Minnesota will present an Irish arts and culture celebration, featuring more than 400 performers, in August of 2016 on Harriet Island in Saint Paul.",2015-11-01,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Cooper,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0221 ",director@irishfair.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-95,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra",,2 32260,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,17500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","50% folk artist participation growth at Wooden Boat Show yields networking, cross-discipline collaboration, and greater visibility for NHFS’s mission. NHFS will measure the number of participating artisans against previous years. Written surveys and qualitative feedback during the instructor/artisan gathering will indicate success. 2: Rigorous marketing efforts will increase the number of event participants by 10%, exposing them to a unique hands-on craft learning experience. NHFS will measure the number of participants against previous years. Analysis of in-person and post-event surveys will indicate the quality of the arts experience and interest in future coursework.","WBS increased folk artist participation by 55% from last year, fostering opportunities for networking, collaboration, and mission-driven programming. NHFS's Program Director checked in during (in-person) and after (e-mail) the event. Based on qualitative feedback, demonstrators spoke with a higher volume of visitors people and were able to recruit additional students for upcoming coursework. Increased artist participation helped instructors to see their work at NHFS as part of a larger community of craft rather than an isolated effort. As many artists work independently, NHFS events are a way to meaningfully engage with colleagues. 2: The number of WBS event participants grew, exposing Minnesotans to hands-on craft learning at NHFS. NHFS tracked event participation in 2016 against previous years, using key event highlights as a measuring stick. Volunteers surveyed event attendees with a questionnaire. Survey results were analyzed and interpreted by the Program Director and distributed to staff for review.",,17020,"Other, local or private",34520,,"Mary Boyle Anderson, Nancy Burns, Rob Ilstrup, Buck Benson, Jodi Belluz, John Bergstrom, Jon Farchmin, Andrew Houlton, Layne Kennedy, Jana Larson, Todd Mestad, Susan Morrison, Mary Morrison, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, John Schoenherr, Steve Surbaugh",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"North House Folk School will increase programming and regional visibility during its 2016 Wooden Boat Show in Grand Marais, inviting artists and visitors to celebrate wooden boats, traditional crafts, hands-on learning, and the joy of summer.",2016-06-17,2016-06-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-97,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 35020,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration - Phase VII",2016,1890000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch.2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(c )","$1,890,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Trout Unlimited to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers and streams in Minnesota. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"76 Forest acres and 208 Habitat acres (for a total of 284 acres) Enhanced. ",,1433900,"SWCD, DNR ",1890000,,,0.75,"MN Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited volunteers, chapters and partners will enhance habitat for fish, game and wildlife in and along numerous coldwater streams on existing Aquatic Management Areas and other public lands around the state, while leveraging approximately $3 million for this. ",,"We enhanced habitat on fourteen different streams. The scope of work varied to match the site conditions, watershed characteristics, and address the specific limiting factors. Severely degraded or unstable stream sections received comprehensive, large-scale habitat enhancements to restore stream function and in-stream trout habitat. These included intensive projects on Amity Creek and Chester Creek in Duluth, the Stewart River near Two Harbors, the Vermillion River in southern Dakota County, and the Root River in Preston. These projects required extensive grading and modification of stream channel patterns to create habitat-filled, stable channels and restored floodplains. The increased pool habitat created is particularly important for northern projects, where lack of pools was a key limiting factor for native trout populations. Streams in northeast Minnesota need healthy riparian forests to provide shade and improve summer base flows. North Shore streams lack significant groundwater flows and instead are kept cold by the shade provided by trees along their banks. Unfortunately, outbreaks of two tree pests (spruce bud worm and emerald ash borer) are decimating riparian forests near Duluth and the North Shore. To address this we cleared numerous gaps of dead or dying trees along the Stewart River and French River. These areas were then planted with a mixture of long-lived tree species, both coniferous and deciduous. The trees are on their way to providing critical shade and other habitat benefits. We also worked with Lake County to enhance a 76-acre parcel of forest which straddles the upper Stewart River, converting it from brushland to a forest of long-lived trees dominated by pines. Changing the stand’s trajectory in this way is improving the long-term ability of the forest to store water and slowly release cool base flow to sustain the important trout and steelhead fisheries. In the sandy central part of Minnesota, we used the conservation corps to thin alder thickets and strategically place brush bundles in overly wide sections of Kabekona Creek. These are capturing sand and narrowing and deepening the stream channel. In southeast Minnesota, we completed projects on Camp Creek, Daley Creek, Duschee Creek, Little Pickwick Creek, Trout Run Creek, and West and East Indian Creeks. These project sites had very cold water temperatures and decent in-stream habitat but suffered from the negative effects of dense corridors of buckthorn, boxelder and other invasives. Here significant habitat gains were realized by removing these invasive trees and shrubs, which do a poor job holding streambanks. We removed invasive trees and shrubs and seeded corridors with grasses and forbes. This allowed native grasses and forbs, which better secure soils, to become reestablished and let beneficial sunlight reach the stream beds and boost stream productivity. Similarly, near Farmington, MN TU volunteers spent numerous Saturday mornings to cutting buckthorn from 20 acres along the Vermillion River and set the table for prairie plantings following the in-stream habitat work completed in 2019. By work with partners and tailoring the habitat enhancement methods to each project site we have maximized long term benefits to the trout populations at the lowest possible costs. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-12,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"(612)670 -1629",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Lake, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-vii,,,, 10035278,"Minnesota Heritage Forest - Transition to Public Ownership Program",2025,22647000,"ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(a)","$22,647,000 the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire priority forest habitat lands in fee as wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, state forests, and county forests. Of this amount, $11,737,000 is for an agreement with Northern Waters Land Trust.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - This project will permanently protect 18,368 acres of northern forest and riparian areas including wetlands, streams, shoreland, small lakes and ponds. All northern forest parcels included in this proposal are at high risk of fragmentation and conversion. Forest protection activities will be assessed, management planning required/documented and properties monitored. Forest composition will be inventoried; wildlife populations will be monitored",,,3163000,"Federal, General Fund, bonding and variety private/public sources (see below)",22584000,63000,,0.85,"DNR and NWLT","State Government","The Minnesota's Heritage Forest - Transition to Public Ownership Program is focused on the protection of forest lands in northern Minnesota by purchasing land from The Conservation Fund (TCF) for permanent conservation, management and protection by MN DNR and northern MN Counties. In 2020 TCF purchased more than 72,000 acres of forest land Minnesota from the PotlatchDeltic Corp., securing these lands to provide time for conservation partners to permanently conserve these forest lands. DNR seeks to purchase 10,688 acres in fee and Northern Waters Land Trust (NWLT) 7,680 acres to transfer to Counties.","TCF indicated that their purchase from the PotlatchDeltic Corp. is to provide time for permanent conservation with partners. DNR's goal is to protect water quality and wildlife habitat while also preserving working forestlands, safeguarding jobs, contributing to local economies, increasing climate resiliency, and public access. DNR's Heritage Forest Project focuses on forest and habitat protection located in the northern forest region. Working with partners, DNR has implemented a four-phase project plan: Phase 1 (2021-2022) - interdisciplinary team applies DNR's Strategic Land Asset Management metrics to all TCF-owned parcels; engagement with Tribes, Counties and conservation partners. Phase 2 (2022) - DNR staff worked directly with county leaders to apply local expertise & coordination. Phase 3 (2022-2023) - refined priority parcel lists; seek county and Tribal support; develop acquisition strategy including funding proposals; work with NWLT to coordinate acquisitions with Counties and Tribes; complete appraisal for DNR proposed parcels. Phase 4 (2024-2028) - acquire parcels. Many of the Heritage Forest lands are near DNR-managed lands, including existing State Forests. Some lands are suitable for DNR acquisition/management for various conservation purposes (State Forests, WMAs, & SNAs): working forests, protection of important, rare, or diminishing habitats and native plant communities and public access. DNR is working with Counties who have identified parcels for ownership and parcel lists are being refined with NWLT coordination. This project systematically evaluates, prioritizes, and (if approved) will acquire parcels for DNR management with significant local and Tribal input. NWLT is currently using OHF grants for wildlife habitat and tullibee watershed protection and has already completed ""bargain sale"" transactions, purchasing and transferring more than 1,600 acres from TCF to Hubbard County and DNR for permanent protection. With completion of DNR's Phase I, NWLT has been coordinating with Counties and Tribes to identify parcels for acquisition. Lands of interest expand/connect core habitat, address access, support local timber/recreation based economies, protect waters, support climate adaptations/resiliency, and protect critical habitat. Counties selected parcels for strategic reasons including: (1) consolidation/adjacency to County lands (2) securing/improving public access (3) securing/improving forest management access. NWLT will acquire parcels prioritized by Counties, then transfer parcels to each county for permanent ownership. Parcels strategically identified for acquisition are large forest blocks threatened by conversion and/or parcelization. Nearly 7.5 million acres (44%) of MN's forests are privately-owned and at risk of fragmentation/conversion. MN has had some of the highest conversion rates in the U.S., with the highest in North Central MN. Protection work achieves multiple benefits by conserving critical habitat, maintaining forested land cover essential for high water quality/quantity and sustaining the forested landscape critical for local timber/tourism jobs. This work is critical to conserving wildlife that require large intact forests and provides permanent protection for wildlife that inhabit these landscapes. By protecting forests, we protect drinking water, recharge aquifers, reduce nutrients/sediments to lakes and streams, sustain fisheries and mitigate climate change. Protection of forested land is critical for local economies.",,2024-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christine,Ostern,"MN DNR Division of Forestry, Forest Legacy Program","305 East Business Park Drive ",Cloquet,MN,55720,2183431790,christine.ostern@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-heritage-forest-transition-public-ownership-program-0,,,, 32215,"Minnesota Festival Support",2016,74680,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Twin Cities Pride will provide the opportunity for queer artists of color to be paid a fair wage for their performance at the Pride Festival. Twin Cities Pride will compare the number of paid queer artists of color in 2016 to 2015 numbers and record artist impact statements. 2: Twin Cities Pride will create a Living History film documenting the Pride Movement in Minnesota. The film will be shared with participants and public. The Living History film will be shared via social media channels where the resulting number of views can be tracked.","Thirty-seven local queer artists of color were paid approximately $100/hour to perform at Pride. Pride was deliberate in outreach to artists of color and was able to quantify the number who participated. Pride sent checks out to performers after the event and included a self-addressed stamped postcard with a five question survey to determine the success of reaching new audiences.",,36963,"Other, local or private",111643,,"Scott Feldman, Darcie Baumann, Kurt Wiger, Eric Zucker, Lys Akerman-Frank, Steph McCluskey, Mike Hobbs, Zack Krause, Danny Walter, Tim Peterson",,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support ",,"Twin Cities Pride will present more than 60 artists, including twenty-five queer artists of color, at the 2016 Pride Festival and will work with festivalgoers and others to create a film that documents the LGBT Pride Movement in Minnesota. ",2016-01-01,2016-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dorothy,Belstler,"Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Twin Cities AKA Twin Cities Pride","2021 E Hennepin Ave Ste 460",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 255-3260 ",dot.belstler@tcpride.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-92,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; attorney; Christian Novak: Membership and marketing manager, American Craft Council; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Private equity manager; board chair, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra ",,2 10011403,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited Coldwater Fish Habitat Enhancement and Restoration, Phase 11",2020,2359000,"ML 2019, 1st Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd, 5(f)","$2,359,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to acquire permanent conservation stream easements using the payment method prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0272, subdivision 2, and to restore and enhance habitat for trout and other species in and along coldwater rivers, lakes, and streams in Minnesota. Up to $40,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered..Improved aquatic habitat indicators - Measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered..Enhancement of in-stream and riparian corridor habitat creates miles of connected habitat. Outcomes in aquatic life are measured through surveys of fish, macro invertebrates and/or exposed substrates. Abundance, size structure and species diversity are considered. .",,,510000,"NRCS and USFWS, TU",2329000,30000,,0.75,"Trout Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Trout Unlimited will enhance and restore habitat for fish and wildlife in and along priority coldwater streams located on existing conservation easements and public lands around the state. Trout streams are a relatively scarce resource and increasing threats to them require accelerating habitat work to reduce the backlog of degraded stream reaches. Population outcomes will be maximized by improving the connectivity of habitat and fish and wildlife populations, and building upon work on adjacent sections. Stream easements will be acquired in Pine County and the Duluth area to project the highest quality trout habitat and facilitate habitat enhancement.","Minnesota Trout Unlimited (“MNTU”) proposes to directly restore or enhance degraded habitat on priority streams with existing protections under the Aquatic Management Area system or public ownership. We propose to restore or enhance habitat in and along these public waters (and counties):1. Trout Brook (Dakota);2. Hay Creek (Pine County);3. Beaver Creek (Houston);4. Cedar Valley Creek (Winona);5. Rice Creek (Fillmore);6. Split Rock River (Lake);7. Manitou River (Lake);8. Keene Creek (St. Louis);9. Duluth area streams (St. Louis);10. Numerous streams statewide (prioritized maintenance list).We will also protect via trout stream easements segments of native brook trout streams in Pine County and the Duluth area. Once acquired the easements will be held by the MNDNR.If contracting efficiencies or success leveraging funding enable us to, we will extend project lengths, work on one or more of the projects originally proposed but temporarily ""cut"" by us due to lower funding than requested [Gilbert Creek (Wabasha), Mill Creek (Fillmore), Pine Creek (New Hartford Creek)(Winona),and Torkelson Creek (Fillmore)], and/or work on additional streams. The Split Rock River project will be designed and permitted, and construction funding sought in the next funding cycle.Individual project descriptions are provided in an attachment.Goals and scope of work.The goals of each project are to increase the carrying capacity and trout population of the stream, increase angling access and participation, improve water quality and provide other benefits to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Each project will accomplish one or more of these objectives: (a) increase adult trout abundance, (b) reduce stream bank erosion and associated sedimentation downstream, (c) reconnect the stream to its floodplains to reduce negative impacts from severe flooding, (d) increase natural reproduction of trout and other aquatic organisms, (e) increase habitat for invertebrates and non-game species, (f) improve connectivity of habitat along aquatic and riparian (terrestrial) corridors, (g) improve riparian forests as appropriate, (h) improve angler access and participation, and (i) protect productive trout waters from invasive species. The scope of work and methods utilized vary by project and are discussed in the individual project descriptions provided in the attachment.How priorities were set.MNTU focuses on those watersheds likely to continue to support viable, fishable populations of naturally reproducing trout and steelhead fifty years and more from now. Work is done only where degraded habitat is a limiting factor for a quality, sustainable fishery. Priority locations are determined using MNTU members’ knowledge of watersheds, MNDNR management plans and surveys, other habitat and conservation planning efforts, consultations with MNDNR professionals, and science based criteria. All things being equal, we consider the potential to draw new anglers outdoors, increase public awareness, engage landowners in conservation, foster partnerships, and increase public support for OHF projects.Stakeholder support.We continue receiving strong support from local communities, anglers, landowners, partners and the public.",,2019-07-01,,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Lenczewski,"Minnesota Trout Unlimited","P O Box 845 ",Chanhassen,MN,55317,"() -",jlenczewski@comcast.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Houston, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Southeast Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-trout-unlimited-coldwater-fish-habitat-enhancement-and-restoration-phase-11,,,, 10029991,"Minnesota State Band to provide free concerts throughout the state.",2024,24000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (l)","$25,000.00 the first year and $25,000 the second year are to the Minnesota state band to provide free concerts throughout the state.","Document number of concerts, concert locations, number of musicians, music performed, and number of concert attendees. Minnesotans of all ages will enjoy increased exposure to the arts, as we bring quality band music to their locations. Document number of student and community musicians, and number of partnerships created,.Student and community musicians will have the opportunity to share the stage with the Minnesota State Band, expand their exposure to band music, and enhance their music skills. Record comments received from: concert attendees, musicians-Minnesota State Band and others, conductors and community partners. Document efforts to promote our musical heritage and cultural diversity through arts programming presented.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,,"Minnesota State Band",,"The Minnesota State Band is a 45-piece concert band that performs a wide variety of music throughout the year. This year, the band celebrates 125 years as an arts organization. We are a part of Minnesota's rich history. When we receive legacy funding, our goals are to increase the number of concert tours, continuing to reach out to smaller communities around Minnesota, sharing our love of music with residents, and planning joint events with school and community music and arts groups throughout our state. Concert locations will be determined by our planning committee. Since this is the band's 125th Anniversary Year, we may plan a special concert in honor of that anniversary in the metro area and funded by ACHF Funds. Most arts organizations charge admission to attend one of their performances. The Minnesota State Band never charges admission to any of its concerts. Every concert we perform is free and open to the public. The only thing that prevents us from traveling throughout the state and playing with more community and school bands is money. It takes quite a lot to transport a 45 member concert band from town to town. That is what we plan to do. People throughout Minnesota deserve a variety of quality music just as much as the people in large cities.",,,2023-07-04,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Teresa,Cerling,"Minnesota State Band","3031 34th Avenue S.",Minneapolis,MN,55406,612-710-9568,hogenson.donna@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-state-band-provide-free-concerts-throughout-state,,,, 21257,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase variety and number of artists by 10%. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2012 festival to the 2013 festival in the following areas: the number/increase of artists each year, and the number/increase of local artists each year. 2: Increase variety of festival artists by adding more local artists, a broader range of artists and more artists from immigrant groups. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2012 festival to the 2013 festival in the following areas: the breakdown of artists by art form each year, and the number/increase in artists representing immigrant/refugee groups.","Through the support of the Minnesota State Arts Board, the number of Minnesota artists participating at the 2014 Festival of Nations increased by 10 percent. Through comparing artist and performer rosters from previous festivals, we were able to discover artists and performers new to the Festival. 2: With MSAB funding, the Festival of Nations was able to increase the variety of artists presenting. In 2014, we continued our success in tickets sales -- from individuals and group sales. We track ticket sales through the RiverCentre/Xcel Energy Center box office, through ticket sales at Byerly's stores, and through ticket sales at the International Institute of Minnesota. We also continued to increase marketing/advertising/efforts to attract a younger demographic.",,458637,Other,503637,3078,"Carolyn Nestingen, Gerry Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Helina Kassahun, Jean Bovee, Kate Tilney, Kitty Gogins, Mark Kalla, Richard Hermann, RJ Singh, Sandra Keith, Shegitu Kebede, Therese McCauley, Victor Cedeno",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Festival of Nations, a four-day arts festival, will take place in May 2014.  It will feature the folk music and traditional dance of 100 ethnic groups throughout the state.  The festival raises awareness of, and appreciation for, the diversity of people living in our state.",2014-05-01,2014-05-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 312",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-65,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21283,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,12524,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Our plan is to grow this festival and increase the variety and number of Minnesota artists presented at the festival. The event will be a success when more Minnesotans attend. Project evaluation will be based on a survey conducted to evaluate the quality of the event for both participants and attendees with feedback from all involved, business owners, artists, and spectators. 2: To draw as many people from as diversified community as possible and to provide youth activities that would draw more children to our festival. An assessment has shown that at past festivals, forty percent of festival attendees travel over one hundred miles to this event. A well diverse age range as well as annual household income indicates that all facets of the community and region seek this festival out. We will continue to evaluate our events.","The 2014 Lakes Bluegrass Festival had more Minnesota artist participation than in previous years. The committee counted the number of Minnesota artists from previous events and compared that number to the 2014 Lakes Bluegrass Festival Minnesota artist participation numbers which were higher. 2: The 2014 Lakes Bluegrass Festival was a success in that it increased the number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals. Achievement was determined by a comparison of the total adult audience attendees, the number of youth attendees, and survey questionnaire asking who will return and how to make the festival more attractive.",,42838,Other,55362,2640,"Steven Hansen, Diane Johnson, Quinn Swenson, John Wetrosky, Jerry Peterson, Keith Farnam",0.00,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Lakes Bluegrass Festival will present nationally known, regional, and local bluegrass bands during a four-day festival at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Pine River, in August 2014.",2014-01-01,2014-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jerry,Peterson,"Pine River Area Foundation, Inc. AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival","PO Box 187","Pine River",MN,56474,"(218) 831-0907 ",pddjer@uslink.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-71,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 25936,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,45000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Increase variety and number of Minnesota artists by 10%. The International Institute will evaluate the above outcome by comparing the artists from the 2014 festival to the 2015 festival in the following areas: 1) number/increase of artists each year, and 2) The number/increase of local artists each year.","The number of Minnesota artists participating at the 2015 Festival of Nations increased by 14% percent. Through creating an artist/performer database, reviewing the various artistic areas of the Festival, and comparing the artist and performers from the 2014 FON, we were able to track which artists and performers were new to the Festival.",,460467,"Other, local or private",505467,6893,"Al Giraud-Isaacson, Carolyn Nestingen, Jerry Nolte, Glen Skovholt, Jean Bovee, Jeff Mandel, Kate Tilney, Kitty Gogins, Mark Kalla, RJ Singh, Shegitu Kebede, Therese McCauley, Victor Cedeno, Zhu June Cheng",0.00,"International Institute of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The 2015 International Institute's Festival of Nations, representing ethnic groups from throughout the state, will raise awareness and appreciation of the diversity of people living in Minnesota.",2015-04-30,2015-05-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Graupman,"International Institute of Minnesota","1694 Como Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 647-0191x 312",jgraupman@iimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-78,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 10008678,"Minnesota Festival Support",2020,17860,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Minnesota Filmmakers will gain exposure and visibility by being a featured artist. Filmmakers will submit a pre-and post-profile sheet that asks for them to describe their visibility or level of invisibility as a filmmaker and level of change due to festival.","MN Filmmakers gain access and connectivity to a network of resources and visibility. Outreach via community stewards, word of mouth and direct feedback and intake sheets. 2:",,4200,"Other,local or private",22060,5500,"Uche Ireogbu, Jasmine McBride, Audrey Washington, EG Bailey, Charla Bailey",1.00,"Tru Ruts Endeavors AKA Tru Ruts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"Tru Ruts will present SANKOFA, Minnesota’s only African Film Festival featuring screenings, networking, and skills exchanges for Minnesota artists and community, in the fall of 2019.",2019-09-01,2021-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,E.G.,Bailey,"Tru Ruts Endeavors AKA Tru Ruts","PO Box 21305",Minneapolis,MN,55421,"(612) 559-0408",truruts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Sibley, Stearns",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-168,"Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 20800,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,22479,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Frozen River Film Festival will attract more Minnesota film submissions as well as musicians and visual artists. An analysis of our final program will determine the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists. 2: Frozen River Film Festival will increase the number of attendees, including students and adults, to the film festival. We have different ticket styles for adults, college students and K-12 students and so are able to have an accurate count of the number of attendees in each category. We also have a system for determining where attendees live.","The Frozen River Film Festival hosted the most number of Minnesota filmmakers and films: Nick Clausen, Sidewalk Sonata Piano on Parade project in St Paul; Gwen Breisemeister, A Small Wooden Box Little Free Library idea; Robert Pack, Otakuke Hdihunipi Dakota for All relatives have come home; Phil Lawrence, Numb new info on pharmaceutical industry and antidepressants; Mike Scholtz Wild Bill’s Run; Jim Tittle, The Price of Sand impact on communities of frac sand mining in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This reflects an increase in films submitted to the festival. Minnesota musicians included Betsy Neil and Winona Fiddlers, Liberty Kohn, Matthew Byrnes, Tom Dukich, Stacy Hughes, Mike Munson, Molly Greening and Betsy Neil and Cindy Johnson. Visual artists exhibiting on Sunday included: Penelope Frederickson, Kathie Mayo, Joan McGill, Stacie Blair-Nelson, Maryann Frietsche, Rachel Vogel, Marie Kovecsi, Jennifer Weaver, Mary Singer, Jovy Rockey and a group of WSU Professor Chun Lok Mah’s art students. 2: Frozen River Film Festival experienced the largest attendance and filled the most seats, 4450, in its eight year history in 2013. These numbers reflect a steady increase in attendance each year. We are moving the dates of the festival to February 18-22, 2015 to accommodate the expected growth. The main venue remains Winona State University. We measure attendance by tickets sold plus tickets distributed to sponsors and head counts at each film or workshop venue.",,83516,"Other, local or private",105995,22479,"Lyle Blanchard, Cherie C. Harkenrider, Betsy Midthun, Sue Meine, Mike Kennedy, Jennifer Knapp-Severson, Eric Nelson, Paul Soukup, Chad Ubl, Andrea Wood",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Frozen River Film Festival",,"The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking to celebrate community and to connect audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connection to our world. The festival will take place in Winona, January 23-27, 2013.",2013-01-01,2013-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bernadette,Mahfood,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",bernadette@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-42,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 25925,"Minnesota Festival Support",2015,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","The variety and number of Minnesota artists that are presented through festivals increases. Analysis of our final program will demonstrate the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists. 2: Frozen River Film Festival will increase the number of attendees, adults as well as students, to the film festival. We have different ticket styles for adults, college students and K-12 students and so are able to have an accurate count of the number of attendees in each category. We also have a system for determining where attendees live.","From Minnesota the FRFF had films from six filmmakers, ten musicians, three puppet show performers and seventeen visual artists, representing an increase of 20%. Analysis of our final program, insert and Fringe Friday demonstrates the increase of Minnesota speakers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and performance artists.",,86459,"Other, local or private",106459,,"Michael Kennedy, Michael Flaherty, Jennifer Knapp, Andrew Neumann, Cherie Harkenrider, Eric Nelson, Lyle Blanchard, Paul Soukup, Tom Hill, Jeff Morgan",,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The Frozen River Film Festival of Winona will present its tenth festival in February of 2015, to celebrate community and to connect audiences with documentary filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connect",2014-11-01,2015-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Crystal,Hegge,"Frozen River Film Festival","PO Box 647",Winona,MN,55987,"(480) 522-7940 ",crystal@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-76,"Daniel Adolphson: Former director of United Arts Fund and program director of COMPAS/Travelers Arts and Diversity grant program; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Dayna Martinez: Artistic director of world music, dance and the International Children's Festival, Ordway Center; Natalie Nowytski: Vocalist, composer and performer of international folk music; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer; Timothy Wollenzien: Director of cultural events, music organizations and program operations at Concordia College, Moorhead","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21266,"Minnesota Festival Support",2014,12853,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provide a venue for 70+ artists to perform a global array of music and dance, Latin, European, US, Caribbean, Native American, Asian, belly and more. Entertainment Line-up Variety: Number of different cultures represented? Did the entertainment line-up minimize overlap in terms of cultural, style and art form? Number/types of disciplines performed? Artists: Tally of performers. 2: Feature five plus folk/traditional arts performers including but not limited to: Native American, Somali and Asian dancing; African, Caribbean drumming. Ensure that the entertainment line-up contains an array of folk/traditional artists that align with the Minneapolis Midtown neighborhood's diverse make-up. Tally the number of folk/traditional artists who perform or display at the event.","The project featured twelve acts/76 Minnesota artists who presented dance, music and drum performances. 2: Three musical and four dance groups performed folk and traditional arts at the past Midtown Global Music Festival.",,25467,Other,38320,,"J. Marie Fieger, Mike LaFave, Jeff Alexander",,"Midtown Global Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Minnesota Festival Support",,"The fourth annual Midtown Global Music Festival will take place on July 12, 2014. The festival will feature a day of live global music, dance and drum performances, artist displays, and ethnic food from Midtown Global Market tenants.",2013-11-12,2014-08-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Bonko,"Midtown Global Music Festival","920 East Lake St Ste G10",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(651) 779-2346 ",dbonko@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-67,"Stephanie Busiahn: Executive director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; certified festival manager; Elissa Chaffee: Director of development, American Craft Council, Minneapolis; Ken Chin-Purcell: Director of the Saint Anthony Park Arts Festival; owner and potter, Bungalow Pottery; Patricia Grimes: Photographer; volunteer with Bemidji Community Arts Center; former educator and arts coordinator at Sanford-Neilson Place; Richard Hansen: Film curator, Redeye Cinema; founder, Duluth Superior Film Festival and Prove Gallery, Duluth; Dayna Martinez: Long-time arts administrator, including sixteen years at Ordway Center; Kathleen Peterson: Arts administrator, playwright, visual artist, freelance writer; active community arts volunteer","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20950,"Minnesota Festival Support",2013,9979,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","To grow the festival, to serve a larger audience, and increase the number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals. The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. We aim to increase our audience from 13,500 to 13,750. 2: The festival has greater financial stability and serves a broader audience, so the festival will continue into the future. The festival has greater financial stability and serves a broader audience. We aim to increase the attendance for the 10 -- 30 age demographic from 2,200 to 2,400. If we succeed in increasing our audience, and in attracting the younger age group, our financial stability will be greater.","The number of Minnesotans who experience the arts through festivals increases. We aimed to increase our audience from 13,500 to 13,750. Met goal with attendance of 14,000. 2: The festival has greater financial stability and serves a broader audience. Aim was to increase audience in the 10-30 age demographic from 2,000 to 2,400. Did not meet goal, but did increase to 2,200.",,46551,"Other, local or private",56530,,"Ron Arsenault, Dawn Devens, Steven Guse, John Ganey, Kris Higginbotham, Trudi Olmanson, Margo Ross, Megan Lano, Mike Lange, Krista Wilkowske",0.00,"Rock Bend Folk Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rock Bend Folk Festival",,"Rock Bend Folk Festival will present its 23rd regional festival featuring local artists and a large variety of folk musicians on two stages, September 7-8, 2013. The festival provides an opportunity for emerging and established folk artists to share their talents in a family friendly setting.",2013-09-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Ganey,"Rock Bend Folk Festival","PO Box 222","St Peter",MN,56082,"(507) 327-6188 ",jganey@harrymeyeringcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/minnesota-festival-support-55,"Eileen Banks: Past board member, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Social Worker, Hennepin County; Stephanie Busiahn: Executive Director, Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau; Kelly Finnerty: Deputy Director of Programs, The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis; Faith Krogstad: Community organizer, Hamline Midway Coalition, St. Paul; festival and events coordinator; Leif Larsen: Producer, music events for MPR; advertising executive; Barbara Mollberg: Dean of Academic Affairs, Rochester Community and Technical College; Paul Robinson: Company Manager, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis; Margaret Vosburgh: Manager, Memorial Auditorium Performing Arts Center, Worthington","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600", 28117,"MN & Mississipi River Sediment Reduction Strategy",2014,29730,,,,,,,,,,,0.13,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","Refinement of the Sediment Recution Strategy through incorporation of feedback gather during 30-day comment period.",,"Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Minnesota River - Headwaters ",2014-03-01,2014-05-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Scott,MacLean,"MPCA Mankato Office","12 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2165",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 344-5250",,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle",,"Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-mississipi-river-sediment-reduction-strategy,,,, 10007390,"Mississippi River Trail - South St. Paul Stockyards Interpretive Design",2017,52000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",52000,,"Kathleen A. Gaylord, Thomas A. Egan, Nancy Schouweiler (Chair), Chris Gerlach, Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Liz Workman",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for the South St. Paul Stockyards Interpretive Node.",,,2016-11-01,2018-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,651-554-6536,autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-trail-south-st-paul-stockyards-interpretive-design,,,,0 10013494,"Mississippi River Greenway South St. Paul Stockyards Interpretive Node Fabrication and Installation",2021,125000,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,50000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",175000,,"Commissioner Mike Slavik, Commissioner Kathleen A. Gaylord, Commissioner Thomas A. Egan, Commissioner Joe Atkins, Commissioner Liz Workman, Commissioner Mary Liz Holberg, Commissioner Chris Gerlach",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire qualified consultants to fabricate 30 interpretive panels that tell the story of the stockyards of South St. Paul.",2020-12-01,2021-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,"(651) 554-6536",autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-greenway-south-st-paul-stockyards-interpretive-node-fabrication-and,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10012297,"Mississippi River Trail - Pine Bend Bluffs Interpretive Node",2019,50000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","As part of the grand opening of the nearby Pine Bend Trailhead along the Mississippi River Greenway, on August 15, 2019, Dakota County Parks? education staff were stationed at the Marker. Staff helped interpret the marker for visitors who biked, walked or rode (on golf carts) down the trail. Feedback from visitors was positive. Some visitors recalled the marker in its original location and were glad to see it in reconstructed. Others were interested in understanding how the interpretation on the plaque had changed. Many were glad for a wayside rest of sorts along the recreational trail (something of interest to stop and visit). As mentioned above, Dakota County's portion of the Mississippi River Greenway receives over 200,000 visitors annually, receiving 215,000 visitors in 2019. We will continue to track that data to ensure the Pine Bend Marker continues to be visited by hundreds of thousands in the years to come. Reconstructing this marker along a greenway with a built in audience ensured that we would have visitors to the site.",,173411,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",223411,,"Joe Atkins, Thomas A. Egan, Kathleen A. Gaylord (chair), Chris Gerlach, Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Liz Workman"," ","Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire qualified consultants to develop and install interpretive signage on the Mississippi River Trail in Dakota County.",2018-12-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County"," 1590 HWY 55 "," Hastings "," MN ",55033,"(651) 554-6536"," autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-trail-pine-bend-bluffs-interpretive-node,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10002301,"Mississippi and Vermillion River Restoration of Prairie, Savanna, and Forest Habitat - Phase Ten",2018,213000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 08h","$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi River for continued implementation of the Metro Conservation Corridors partnership by improving at least 80 acres of habitat at approximately seven sites along the Mississippi River and Vermillion River corridors. Expenditures are limited to the identified project corridor areas as defined in the work plan. A list of proposed restoration sites must be provided as part of the required work plan. Plant and seed materials must follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Betsy,Daub,"Friends of the Mississippi River","101 Fifth St E, Ste 2000","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 222-2193",bdaub@fmr.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-and-vermillion-river-restoration-prairie-savanna-and-forest-habitat-phase-ten,,,, 3614,"Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Rulemaking",2015,,,,"In FY15, the DNR will revise the 2014 working draft rules and Statement Of Need And Reasonableness and conduct formal rulemaking to finalize and promulgate the rules.","In FY15, the DNR published a Request for Comments on the draft rules in June 2014 and accepted comments through the end of September 2014. During the public comment period, we held three public open houses and numerous interest group meetings. We got over 500 comments and wrote a summary report in October 2014. We revised the working draft rules based on these comments, and shared the revisions with stakeholders in December 2014. Throughout early 2015, we collaborated with local governments to revise proposed district boundaries and to analyze and refine the bluff definition. In June 2015, we completed the proposed draft rules and draft SONAR, both of which are undergoing internal review. Formal rulemaking is anticipated to begin in FY16. We did not initiate formal rulemaking in FY15. Work will continue as time and other funding sources allow.",,,,,,,,,,"The DNR has been charged by the legislature to develop rules that protect and manage the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) for natural resource, economic development, transportation, historic preservation, and other values. This project engages stakeholder groups in a public process to balance regulatory protections with local flexibility and control. The rules will replace the outdated Executive Order that currently guides development in the MRCCA. The legislation requires the rules to establish new districts within the MRCCA and to develop minimal guidelines and standards for building, bluff protection, and clean water (stormwater, erosion control, etc) for the districts. These standards must include key resources to be protected or enhanced and they must take into account municipal plans and policies, as well as existing ordinances and conditions. The rule will also address public facilities and subdivision requirements.","In the 1970's a series of Executive Orders established the only ""critical area"" in the state of Minnesota. The orders recognized the importance of the corridor, a narrow strip of land on either side of the Mississippi River from Dayton and Ramsey to the confluence with the St. Croix River, as a ""unique and valuable state and regional resource for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and nation."" All local governments with jurisdiction in the MRCCA currently have plans and ordinances in place that will need to be updated once the rules are promulgated.",,2009-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Shillcox,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5727",jennifer.shillcox@state.mn.us,"Mapping, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Analysis/Interpretation, Technical Assistance, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-corridor-critical-area-rulemaking-0,,,, 3614,"Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Rulemaking",2014,100000,"M.L. 2013 Ch. 137 Art. 2 Sec. 6(l)","$100000 the first year is for the commissioner of natural resources for rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes section 116G.15 subdivision 7. ","In FY14 DNR will revise the draft rule and Statement Of Need And Reasonableness written in 2011 and conduct formal rulemaking to finalize and promulgate the rules.","DNR intended to revise the draft rules and Statement Of Need And Reasonableness written in 2011 and conduct formal rulemaking to finalize and promulgate the rules. However due to strong interest and concerns with the draft rules DNR expanded its process to re-engage with local governments and interest groups to understand their concerns and make the draft rules more workable before moving forward. In FY14 DNR: •met individually with each local government administering plans and ordinances in the MRCCA at least once and three times in group meetings convened by Metro Cities •met with numerous interest groups at their request •submitted a report to the Legislature in January 2014 •revised the 2011 draft rules (referred to as the 2014 working draft rules) and •published a second Request for Comments in June 2014 and initiated a public outreach effort to provide information to the public and get additional input on the working draft rules.",,,,53703,80,,0.72,,,"The DNR has been charged by the legislature to develop rules that protect and manage the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) for natural resource, economic development, transportation, historic preservation, and other values. This project engages stakeholder groups in a public process to balance regulatory protections with local flexibility and control. The rules will replace the outdated Executive Order that currently guides development in the MRCCA. The legislation requires the rules to establish new districts within the MRCCA and to develop minimal guidelines and standards for building, bluff protection, and clean water (stormwater, erosion control, etc) for the districts. These standards must include key resources to be protected or enhanced and they must take into account municipal plans and policies, as well as existing ordinances and conditions. The rule will also address public facilities and subdivision requirements.","In the 1970's a series of Executive Orders established the only ""critical area"" in the state of Minnesota. The orders recognized the importance of the corridor, a narrow strip of land on either side of the Mississippi River from Dayton and Ramsey to the confluence with the St. Croix River, as a ""unique and valuable state and regional resource for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and nation."" All local governments with jurisdiction in the MRCCA currently have plans and ordinances in place that will need to be updated once the rules are promulgated.",,2009-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Shillcox,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5727",jennifer.shillcox@state.mn.us,"Mapping, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Analysis/Interpretation, Technical Assistance, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-corridor-critical-area-rulemaking-0,,,, 3614,"Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Rulemaking",2011,250000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 5(e)","$250000 the first year and $250000 the second year are to adopt rules for the Mississippi River corridor critical area under Minnesota Statutes section 116G.15. The commissioner shall begin rulemaking under chapter 14 no later than January 15 2010. At least 30 days prior to beginning the rulemaking the commissioner shall notify local units of government within the Mississippi River corridor critical area of the intent to adopt rules. The local units of government shall make reasonable efforts to notify the public of the contact information for the appropriate department staff. The commissioner shall maintain an e-mail list of interested parties to provide timely information about the proposed schedule for rulemaking opportunities for public comment and contact information for the appropriate department staff.","DNR will develop rules that protect and manage multiple values of the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area.","DNR engaged the public and key stakeholders in a comprehensive process to develop draft rule language. The draft rules and SONAR (Statement of Need and Reasonableness) are written; however the agency lost its authority to conduct formal rulemaking to finalize and promulgate the rules.",,,,145392,8100,,0.5,,,"The DNR has been charged by the legislature to develop rules that protect and manage the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) for natural resource, economic development, transportation, historic preservation, and other values. This project engages stakeholder groups in a public process to balance regulatory protections with local flexibility and control. The rules will replace the outdated Executive Order that currently guides development in the MRCCA. The legislation requires the rules to establish new districts within the MRCCA and to develop minimal guidelines and standards for building, bluff protection, and clean water (stormwater, erosion control, etc) for the districts. These standards must include key resources to be protected or enhanced and they must take into account municipal plans and policies, as well as existing ordinances and conditions. The rule will also address public facilities and subdivision requirements.","In the 1970's a series of Executive Orders established the only ""critical area"" in the state of Minnesota. The orders recognized the importance of the corridor, a narrow strip of land on either side of the Mississippi River from Dayton and Ramsey to the confluence with the St. Croix River, as a ""unique and valuable state and regional resource for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and nation."" All local governments with jurisdiction in the MRCCA currently have plans and ordinances in place that will need to be updated once the rules are promulgated.",,2009-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Shillcox,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5727",jennifer.shillcox@state.mn.us,"Mapping, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Analysis/Interpretation, Technical Assistance, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-corridor-critical-area-rulemaking-0,,,, 3614,"Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Rulemaking",2010,250000,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 2 Sec. 5(e)","$250000 the first year and $250000 the second year are to adopt rules for the Mississippi River corridor critical area under Minnesota Statutes section 116G.15. The commissioner shall begin rulemaking under chapter 14 no later than January 15 2010. At least 30 days prior to beginning the rulemaking the commissioner shall notify local units of government within the Mississippi River corridor critical area of the intent to adopt rules. The local units of government shall make reasonable efforts to notify the public of the contact information for the appropriate department staff. The commissioner shall maintain an e-mail list of interested parties to provide timely information about the proposed schedule for rulemaking opportunities for public comment and contact information for the appropriate department staff.",,,,,,124572,13785,,1.0,,,"The DNR has been charged by the legislature to develop rules that protect and manage the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) for natural resource, economic development, transportation, historic preservation, and other values. This project engages stakeholder groups in a public process to balance regulatory protections with local flexibility and control. The rules will replace the outdated Executive Order that currently guides development in the MRCCA. The legislation requires the rules to establish new districts within the MRCCA and to develop minimal guidelines and standards for building, bluff protection, and clean water (stormwater, erosion control, etc) for the districts. These standards must include key resources to be protected or enhanced and they must take into account municipal plans and policies, as well as existing ordinances and conditions. The rule will also address public facilities and subdivision requirements.","In the 1970's a series of Executive Orders established the only ""critical area"" in the state of Minnesota. The orders recognized the importance of the corridor, a narrow strip of land on either side of the Mississippi River from Dayton and Ramsey to the confluence with the St. Croix River, as a ""unique and valuable state and regional resource for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and nation."" All local governments with jurisdiction in the MRCCA currently have plans and ordinances in place that will need to be updated once the rules are promulgated.",,2009-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Shillcox,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5727",jennifer.shillcox@state.mn.us,"Mapping, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Analysis/Interpretation, Technical Assistance, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-river-corridor-critical-area-rulemaking-0,,,, 35030,"Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership",2016,2813500,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(f)","$3,002,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire lands in fee and for permanent conservation easements in the Mississippi Headwaters and for agreements as follows: $1,217,000 to The Trust for Public Land; and $824,000 to Minnesota Land Trust, of which up to $80,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"841 acres protected (in fee with state PILT liability) and 1,082 acres protected in easement for a total of 1,923 acres ",,456300,"RIM and Land Value Donation ",2811100,4800,,0.25,"Trust for Public Land and MN Land Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Through the ML2015 Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership appropriation, we permanently protected 1,923 acres of wildlife habitat in the quickly developing Mississippi Headwaters area. These accomplishments exceed the appropriation goal by 209%. Utilizing both fee-title acquisition and conservation easements, the partnership protected 10 projects, totaling over 11 miles of shoreline along the Mississippi River, its tributaries and nearby lakes. This has reversed habitat loss, improved watershed function, and increased access to public lands for quality hunting and fishing opportunities. ",,"The ML2015 Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership (The Trust for Public Land, Minnesota Land Trust, and the MN DNR) permanently protected 1,923 acres (209% of our goal) of sensitive shoreline and wildlife habitat in the Mississippi Headwaters area. These activities occurred in Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, and Wadena County. They resulted in three new units of public land (WMA/AMA), two additions to existing public lands (AMAs), and five conservation easements. As background, the Mississippi River is one of the world’s greatest river systems in terms of size, habitat diversity, biological productivity, and sources of drinking water. It is the fourth longest river in the world with over 18 million people depending on this watershed for drinking water supply. The critical Headwaters Region, roughly the first 400 miles of the main stem and associated watersheds, is home to some of our state’s most outstanding freshwater ecological resources. It provides outstanding habitat for fish and wildlife and is a major route for migratory waterfowl. It is also an unparalleled recreational resource for outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, boating and hiking. The idea to form this partnership around habitat protection and restoration in the area grew out of a series of habitat conservation successes and related partnership work in the Headwaters area in the early 2010s: LaSalle Lake, Mississippi River Northwoods, numerous forest legacy projects; shoreland easements initiatives; aquatic management areas additions; and more. For the ML15 appropriation, it consists of three partner organizations - The Trust for Public Land, Minnesota Land Trust, and the Minnesota DNR. This partnership sought to protect sensitive shoreline and habitat resources in the Headwaters area from fragmentation in order to ensure these recreational and natural resource benefits continue into the future. We focused our efforts on the mainstem of the Mississippi River; key tributaries; critical lakesheds; specific natural resource communities; habitat lands with a proven link to water quality; and, recreational access. We exceeded our intentions, and the habitat protected furthered the goals and strategies outlined in numerous state/area resource management plans, including Aquatic Management Area Acquisition Plan; Tomorrow’s Habitat for the Wild and Rare; and, Outdoor Heritage Fund: A 25 Year Framework.  The specific successes of each of the three partners is outlined below: The Trust for Public Land: In January 2016, The Trust for Public Land acquired and conveyed 705 acres of mixed pine and hardwood forest with over three miles of river frontage on the Crow Wing River, a major tributary to the Mississippi River, to the MN DNR as the new Crow Wing River Corridor Wildlife Management Area (WMA). This protected property creates outstanding public recreational opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation and canoeing, as well as significant water quality benefits. This highly developable land was previously owned by the Potlatch Corporation and its protection is responsible for the currently occurring jack pine woodland restoration. Minnesota Land Trust: Over the course of this appropriation, the Land Trust protected 4 priority properties totaling 964 acres and 34,207 feet (~6.5 miles) of shoreline. Acres protected exceeded that proposed for the grant by 301%. In addition, projects provided $381,000 in leverage through landowner donation of easement value. Specifically, the following properties were protected: The Black Lake (Bakker) project in Beltrami County permanently protected in easement 6,568 feet (1.24 miles) of shoreline and 391 acres of mixed coniferous and deciduous forest, wetland, and other habitat.  The owner donated the value of the conservation easement for this project. Two conservation easements in Crow Wing County – Island Lake (Flemmer) and Island Lake (Flemmer Trust) – were protected, permanently protecting in easement 25,287 feet (4.8 miles) of shoreline and 514 acres of outstanding quality medic hardwood forest, diverse wetlands, and shoreline habitat along Mud Lake, Island Lake, Owl Pond and Mud Brook.  The 132-acre Ann Lake (Killeen) property in Itasca County was protected with funds drawn in part through both the Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership, and the Land Trust’s Critical Shoreland Protection – Phase 3 program grants. The Mississippi Headwaters Habitat Partnership grant funded the protection of 59 acres of high-quality northern mesic forest and northern rich tamarack swamp, in addition to 2,333 feet of shoreline on Ann and Link lakes. Ann Lake is a state-designated wild rice lake. The property abuts George Washington State Forest on two sides. Minnesota DNR: The Minnesota DNR protected 4 properties through fee-title acquisition and 1 through a conservation easement. Specifically, the following properties were protected: The newly created Greenwood Lake Aquatic Management Area (AMA) is 86 acres with over 3,700 shoreline feet on Greenwood Lake in Crow Wing County. The 6-acre Pickerel Lake AMA with over 2,275 feet of shoreline protected in Hubbard County. The Hill Lake AMA is 31 acres with over 2,000 shoreline feet on Hill Lake in Aitkin County. The 11-acre Preece Point AMA with over 1,100 shoreline feet on Marquette Lake in Beltrami County. The Cuyuna Scout Camp AMA conservation easement added 118 acres of protection to the existing Aquatic Management Area (AMA) in Crow Wing County. ",2015-07-01,2021-02-25,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,McGillivray,"The Trust for Public Land","2610 University Ave W Ste 300","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 999-5307",rjm@tpl.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mississippi-headwaters-habitat-partnership-0,,,, 10031435,"Mitigating the Spread of Invasive Jumping Worms",2025,470000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 06b","$470,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop integrated pest management strategies to mitigate the threat that invasive jumping worms pose to soil organic matter and seedlings in Minnesota forests.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.2,"U of MN","Public College/University","Jumping worms are an invasive, exotic that poses a threat to forests by removing soil organic matter and seedlings. It is necessary to develop IPM tactics for mitigating jumping worms.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Vera,Krischik,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave # 219","Saint Paul",MN,55108-1034,"(612) 625-7044",krisc001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mitigating-spread-invasive-jumping-worms,,,, 10031043,"MMDTC's Dakota Culture and Heritage revitalization project.",2022,19700,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","MMDTC will been recording both our proposed and actual outcomes quantitively based on number of participants, as well as participant engagement satisfaction. Based on past programs, participant feedback, and preliminary surveys that we have conducted, we project at least 500 participants over the course of project, with well over 10,000 additional indirect participants via our annual Wacipi going forward. We will be asking all participants to complete a survey upon attending our workshops in order to ascertain if / how we can do better at spreading awareness and preserving the Dakota culture. MMDTC is always striving to improve and strengthen our ability to achieve our mission. During our annual Wacipi, which sees thousands of participants every year, we will also be displaying the workshop's Tepees, and we will have a booth on location to provide information for future prospective attendees for future workshops and gauge reception. By coalescing our programs in ways such as this, we are able to strengthen and enrich our projects and increase participation and exposure.","So far, we have accomplished all of our goals to this point. We have held instances of each class, and the first phase of both Tepee and Canoe classes are complete.; We accomplished all of our goals!. We have held instances of each class, and the first phase of both Tepee and Canoe classes are complete. The classes are still ongoing, as planned and scheduled.",,,,17730,,"Sharon Lennartson, Chairwoman, Lineal Member (LM) Greg Strandmark, Historian (LM) Joseph Lennartson, Treasurer (LM) Tommy Tomahawk, Tribal Relations Jason Delmont, Vice Chairman (LM) ; Sharon Lennartson, Chairwoman, Lineal Member (LM) Steven Renville, Vice Chairman (LM) Greg Strandmark, Historian (LM) Daniell Ross, Secretary, (LM) Joseph Lennartson, Treasurer (LM) Tommy Tomahawk, Tribal Relations ",,"Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community",,"MMDTC's ""Spark of Creativity"" Dakota Humanities Revitalization Project. With this project, we aim to host 5 new distinct workshops focusing on traditional Dakota arts and culture. Planned workshops: 3 in-person and online courses teaching the critically endangered ""Dakota Language & Writing"", ""Regalia making & Dakota Crafts"", and ""Dakota Culture & History"" classes. 2 workshops where the participants will work together to make traditional Dakota Tepees and Birchbark canoes.",,,2022-04-10,2023-04-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mmdtcs-dakota-culture-and-heritage-revitalization-project,,,, 10034022,"Model Legislature Program Expansion",2024,20000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Roz Peterson (President), Tarryl Clark (Vice President), Kathy Saltzman (Secretary), Bob Vogel (Treasurer), Lyndon Carlson (Director At Large), James Casserly (Director At Large), Kathy Tingelstad (Director At Large), Rick Krueger (Director At Large), Teresa Lynch (Director At Large), Kathy Sheran (Director At Large), Dave Senjem (Director At Large), Michelle Benson (Director At Large), Mike Beard (Director At Large), Bob Vanasek (Director At Large), Rep. Dean Urdahl (Director At Large), Carol McFarlane (Director At Large), Rep. Gene Pelowski (Director At Large), Sen. Steve Cwodzinski (Director At Large), Paul Thissen (Director At Large), Dave Knutson (Director At Large), Sen. Zach Duckworth (Director At Large)",,"Minnesota Legislative Society",,"Minnesota Legislative Society will expand the Model Legislature program to Central Minnesota through St. Cloud State University by bringing in local elected officials to participate as legislators in the process. It will incorporate caucus meetings and involve students as lobbyists. The Model Legislature event engages students directly by: working in committees that mirror standing committees of the Minnesota legislature; debating, amending, and voting on bills in committee; debating and sending to the governor for the program.",,,2024-03-15,2025-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Margaret,Donahoe,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/model-legislature-program-expansion,,,, 10031387,"Modernizing Minnesota's Plant Community Classification and Field Guides",2025,1800000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03q","$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to collect additional vegetation and environmental data and update the state's 20-year-old native plant community classification guides to incorporate new data, streamline user application and access to products, and include analysis of climate and vegetation trends. Net income generated as part of this appropriation may be reinvested in the project if a plan for reinvestment is approved in the work plan. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,15.45,"MN DNR","State Government","Update the state's 20-year-old native plant community classification guides to incorporate new data; streamline user application and access to products; and increase connections to evolving climate and vegetation trends.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bruce,Carlson,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5083",bruce.carlson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/modernizing-minnesotas-plant-community-classification-and-field-guides,,,, 10031376,"Monitoring Minnesota's Insects: Connecting Habitat to Insect Prey",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03f","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to investigate the ecological roles of and energy transfer by certain Minnesota insects throughout their life cycles and to train future insect researchers on field techniques.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.1,"U of MN","Public College/University","The protection of insect-feeding animals is reliant on sustained insect abundance. We will investigate the ecological roles and energy transfer by Minnesota insects and train future insect researchers",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-07-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Matthew,Petersen,"U of MN","University of Minnesota 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-1281",pet03207@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/monitoring-minnesotas-insects-connecting-habitat-insect-prey,,,, 10031444,"Morrison County Historical Society Streambank Stabilization and Restoration",2025,519000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08b","$519,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District to stabilize and restore land along the Mississippi River owned by the Morrison County Historical Society within the statutory boundaries of Charles A. Lindbergh State Park to improve water quality and improve aquatic and terrestrial habit. For purposes of this appropriation, subdivision 13, paragraph (e), does not apply. The commissioner of natural resources may make reasonable amounts of this appropriation available on an advance basis to accommodate the Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District's cash-flow needs if a plan for the advances is approved as part of the work plan.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.1,"Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Construction funding is needed to stabilize a unique shoreline site using a bioengineered design incorporating native plants soil wraps, stream barbs and root wads to create aquatic habitat.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Shannon,Wettstein,"Morrison Soil and Water Conservation District","16776 Heron Road USDA Service Center","Little Falls",MN,56345,"(320) 631-3553",shannon.wettstein@morrisonswcd.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/morrison-county-historical-society-streambank-stabilization-and-restoration,,,, 10003488,"Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines",2015,175000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e1","$175,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to survey for the presence and characterize the potential risk of the invasive mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine forests to inform early detection and rapid response. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,175000,,,2.66,"U of MN","Public College/University","Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas. It is estimated that Minnesota currently has about 200 million trees that would be susceptible to mountain pine beetle if it should become established here and loss of those trees would threaten wildlife habitat, water quality protection, and recreation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are using this appropriation to survey state locations for the presence of mountain pine beetle and to characterize the risk posed by the insect to Minnesota pine species. If detected early enough isolated populations of mountain pine beetle may be possible to control and a better understanding of how Minnesota’s particular pine species might react to the insect would guide future management response strategies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_04e1.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Aukema,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-5299",BrianAukema@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mountain-pine-beetle-invasive-threat-minnesotas-pines-1,,,, 10003489,"Mountain Pine Beetle Invasive Threat to Minnesota's Pines",2015,75000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 04e2","$175,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $75,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to survey for the presence and characterize the potential risk of the invasive mountain pine beetle to Minnesota's pine forests to inform early detection and rapid response. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,75000,,,1.26,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","State Government","Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas. It is estimated that Minnesota currently has about 200 million trees that would be susceptible to mountain pine beetle if it should become established here and loss of those trees would threaten wildlife habitat, water quality protection, and recreation. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are using this appropriation to survey state locations for the presence of mountain pine beetle and to characterize the risk posed by the insect to Minnesota pine species. If detected early enough isolated populations of mountain pine beetle may be possible to control and a better understanding of how Minnesota’s particular pine species might react to the insect would guide future management response strategies.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_04e2.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Abrahamson,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","625 Robert St N","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 201-6505",mark.abrahamson@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Fillmore, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mountain-pine-beetle-invasive-threat-minnesotas-pines-2,,,, 1272,"MPCA Water Monitoring Unit Field Activities 2011",2011,3521699,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutirents, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitiat) measurements. Major watershed load monitoring (Watershed-Statewide): The major watershed load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Glenn,Skuta,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd. N","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2730,glenn.skuta@state.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Marshall, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, St. Louis, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca",,"Cannon River, Lake Superior - South, Little Sioux River, Long Prairie River, Lower Big Sioux River, Nemadji River, Red River of the North - Sandhill River, Redeye River, Rock River, Thief River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-unit-field-activities-2011,,,, 1116,"MPCA Water Monitoring Section Activities 2010",2010,4432804,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutirents, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitiat) measurements. Major watershed load monitoring (Watershed-Statewide): The major watershed load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Glenn,Skuta,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Rd. N. ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2730,glenn.skuta@state.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,"Big Fork River, Bois de Sioux River, Crow Wing River, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Mississippi River - Winona, Mustinka River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-section-activities-2010,,,, 23545,"MPCA Water Monitoring Section Activities 2014",2014,3284104,,,,,,,,,,,24.13,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities within the described priority watersheds. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutrients, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitat) measurements. Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network: (Watershed-Statewide): The watershed pollutant load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pam,Anderson,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2190,pamela.anderson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kittson, Koochiching",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-section-activities-2014,,,, 23875,"MPCA Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Activities 2014",2014,297169,,,,,,,,,,,2.15,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, fieldwork, data management, and interpretation expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Kroening,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2507",sharon.kroening@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,"Blue Earth River, Buffalo River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Kettle River, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Mississippi River - Winona, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail River, Pine River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redeye River, Redwood River, Roseau River, Rum River, Sauk River, St. Louis River, Upper Red River of the North, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-ambient-groundwater-monitoring-activities-2014,,,, 23885,"MPCA Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Activities 2015",2015,287628,,,,,,,,,,,3.05,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, fieldwork, data management, and interpretation expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Kroening,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,(651)757-2507,sharon.kroening@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Monitoring, Planning","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,"Blue Earth River, Buffalo River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Kettle River, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Mississippi River - Winona, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail River, Pine River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redeye River, Redwood River, Roseau River, Rum River, Sauk River, St. Louis River, Upper Red River of the North, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-ambient-groundwater-monitoring-activities-2015,,,, 27365,"MPCA Water Monitoring Section Activities 2015",2015,3650679,,,,,,,,,,,27.64,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities within the described priority watersheds. Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support. Biological and Water Chemistry Stream Monitoring: Monitoring to assess the conditions of streams in each watershed. Monitoring includes biological (fish and invertebrates), chemical (nutrients, sediments, etc.) and physical (habitat) measurements. Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network: (Watershed-Statewide): The watershed pollutant load monitoring effort provides data on water quality conditions and trends for Minnesota's major rivers and their main tributaries. Ambient wetland monitoring: The goals of the ambient wetland monitoring effort are to assess status and trends of wetland conditions.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Pam,Anderson,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2190,pamela.anderson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kittson, Koochiching",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mpca-water-monitoring-section-activities-2015,,,, 19440,"Multi-Agency Watershed Database Reporting Portal",2014,1000000,,,,,,,,,,,10,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","The goal of this project is to analyze and document database architecture, platform, table structures, systems and data fields at six Minnesota agencies (Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, MN Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and MN Pollution Control Agency) for 30+ databases related to water.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Gaylen ",Reetz,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2664,,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multi-agency-watershed-database-reporting-portal,,,, 19440,"Multi-Agency Watershed Database Reporting Portal",2015,1000000,,,,,,,,,,,10,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","State Government","The goal of this project is to analyze and document database architecture, platform, table structures, systems and data fields at six Minnesota agencies (Board of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, MN Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and MN Pollution Control Agency) for 30+ databases related to water.",,,2013-07-01,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Gaylen ",Reetz,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2664,,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,Statewide,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multi-agency-watershed-database-reporting-portal,,,, 10034069,"Multicultural Night Market",2024,23741,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Jin Chen (Board Chair), Stephen J. Lu (Secretary), Xianping He, Ange Hwang, Saysetha Philaphandeth, Jeff Cheng, William Cheng, Janet Halim, Linda Hashimoto, Richard He, Phalla Keo, Lambert Lum, Kim Wong, Penny Vang",,"Asian Media Access Inc",,"Asian Media Access will create a new cultural destination at the former St. Paul Sears parking lot, with a weekly Multicultural Night Market in Summer 2024.",,,2024-05-23,2024-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ange,Hwang,,,,,,"(612) 376-7715",amamedia@amamedia.org,"Preservation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/multicultural-night-market,,,, 17644,"Museum and Archives Room Air Quality Improvements",2012,3725,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,3725,,,,"Dakota City Heritage Village","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To install an air-handling unit for greater control over the museum environment in order to preserve documentary evidence of Dakota County history",,,2012-03-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Greg,Kaslow,"Dakota City Heritage Village",,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/museum-and-archives-room-air-quality-improvements,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031093,"Mythology Makes Us",2022,25000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Quantitative Outcomes: * 2 days of activities (film screening, community meal, speakers, and live performance), offered in-person and via Ragamala's YouTube channel * 8-10 artists/speakers presenting live * Performance/screening of the work of an additional 11 artists * 5-10 partnering organizations * 1,000 in-person attendees * 1,000 virtual attendees * Diverse audience on metrics of race, ethnicity, faith, neighborhood, age, and gender * Ragamala and our partnering organizations will expand our reach into new constituencies Qualitative Outcomes: Attendees will: * Experience an aspect of Indian culture not often represented in the U.S. * Learn about art forms, epic narratives, traditions, histories, and perspectives with which they were previously unfamiliar * Feel empowered to embrace, define, and share their own multi-hyphenate, intersectional identities * Be motivated to understand, feel empathy for, think expansively about their neighbors and communities * Gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which the performing arts in India are multidisciplinary and intersect with multiple Humanities disciplines * Think expansively about how immigrants can bring our distinct histories, cultural archetypes, and perspectives to the work of cultural/societal transformation","Ragamala Dance Company received support from the Minnesota Humanities Center to develop and present Mythology Makes Us: The Kannagi Festival. At the time of our proposal, this project was conceived as a celebration of Tamil (Southeastern Indian) culture an aspect of Indian culture not often featured in the U.S. Through dance, dialogue, film, and food. Our intent was to connect past and present and explore how immigrants can draw on our cultural archetypes to inform a better, more just, and more inclusive future. For the past several months we have been planning and shaping the project and expanding it into a six-month series which will include virtual and in-person events throughout the spring. The festival will include: * A film screening of Sthree :Ragamala's contemporary interpretation of Silappathikaram. Sthree's roots are in classical Tamil literature, yet its themes of duty and fate, justice and retribution, power and transcendence illuminate our present moment. Through evocative Bharatanatyam (South Indian classical dance) choreography and English narration, Sthree makes the epic accessible to a wide audience. * Free, Participatory Experiences for the Community: * Ragamala Company members will lead free classes at various locations in St. Paul. We are currently in conversation with the Children's Museum and St. Paul Conservatory of Performing Arts. The classes offer students an introduction to Ragamala's signature style of Bharatanatyam and the opportunity to learn more about the mythologies and epic narratives that inspire Ranee, Aparna, and Ashwini Ramaswamy's choreographic works. * Sacred Geography Hands-on Activity: Sacred Geography is rooted in the South Indian folk visual art form of kolam. Each morning before dawn, women in southeastern India undertake the silent ritual of kolam, making rice flour designs on the ground as mindful offerings to Mother Earth. This daily ritual creates a sacred space and becomes a link between the intimate home and the vastness of the outside world. We are coordinating with partners from different faith organizations in order to share this programming with a wide array of people, and communities new to Ragamala's work. * Moderated Talks, Panel Discussions, and PresentationsA series of in-person and virtual events that incorporate the perspectives of multiple Humanities disciplines including History, Religion, Anthropology, Art History, and Literature. * Bringing Stories to Life through Different Media : This conversation between Ashwini Ramaswamy (Ragamala Dance Company) and Kate Nordstrum (Great Northern Festival) will be held virtually in February 2023. * Author Talk with Keerthik Sasidharan: This virtual event planned for April will give attendees the chance to learn about Sasidharan's approach to writing and his book Dharma Forest. * Alarmel Valli Talk: This event will celebrate Legendary Bharatanatyam dancer Alarm'l Valli 's decades-long relationship with the Twin Cities South Indian community. The talk will be presented virtually in May. * Performance: Students from the Ragamala Training Center will present a public showcase at The Landmark Center Auditorium on June 4th, showcasing the next generation's immersion in the cultures and traditions of our South Indian heritage.; SUMMARYRagamala Dance Company received support from the Minnesota Humanities Center to develop and present Mythology Makes Us: The Kannagi Festival. At the time of our proposal, this project was conceived as a 2-day celebration of Tamil (Southeastern Indian) culture - an aspect of Indian culture not often featured in the U.S. through dance, dialogue, film, and food. Our intention was to connect past and present and explore how immigrants can draw on our cultural archetypes to inform a better, more just, and more inclusive future. As the project was formally designed and implemented, we ultimately expanded it into a multi-week series entitled Mythology Makes Us, that included virtual and in-person events at multiple partner sites. As noted in our interim report, we adjusted the project dates and expanded it into a six-month series stretching throughout the spring. We expanded the project, incorporating diverse immigrant narratives and broadening the scope of our partnerships. However, our core intention was preserved throughout the process. We were able to secure excellent partners and locations for activities, and the resulting events were a resounding success. WORK ACCOMPLISHED Mythology Makes Us was a celebration of Tamil (SE Indian) culture - an aspect of Indian culture not often featured in the U.S. Through dance, dialogue, and food, we connected past and present, and explored how immigrants can draw on our cultural archetypes to inform a better, more just, and more inclusive future. As South Indian-American artists, the Tamil epic Silappathikaram is infused into our marrow. With this project, we illuminated our cultural narratives for diverse audiences - both as a window into Tamil culture and as a launching point for intercultural conversations, honoring the epics of our ancestors, their ongoing relevance in today's world, and what they tell us about ourselves in the present moment. Held over several weeks between February and June 2023, activities included: Presentations and artist talks featuring Ragamala's Ranee, Aparna, and Ashwini Ramaswamy alongside iconic Bharatanatyam dancer/choreographer Alarmel Valli (of Chennai, India); second-generation immigrant American dancers/choreographers of various backgrounds including Phil Chan, Alanna Morris, MN JoeTran, and Berit Ahlgren; author Will McGrath; and Syrian-American visual artist Kevork Mourad, co-presented by The Coven, Northrop, Green Card Voices, Magers and Quinn bookstore, Natyakala, and others (both in person and virtually on Zoom) Presentations and hands-on workshops in Bharatanatyam and the Tamil folk visual art form of kolam at the Flint Hills Family Festival, Somali Museum of MN, St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts, MN Children's Museum, MSS (serving people with disabilities), libraries, Stafford Library, and others, exploring how our culturally rooted art forms and traditions, handed down across generations, inform our contemporary lives A culminating performance featuring the next generation of Ragamala, followed by a community meal at Landmark Center in St. Paul GOALS ACHIEVED This project furthered Ragamala's mission to use our art to: Foster listening, understanding, and empathy through shared cultural narratives Inspire new ways of thinking about ourselves, our community, and our place within it Amplify unheard voices & shape new paradigms of how we see one another To measure our goals and outcomes, feedback was collected via e-surveys, livestream chats, dialogue with attendees, and email/social media response. Diversity was assessed via conversation and observation. Data was evaluated by Ragamala staff/board. Using these practices, we are proud to say that we met or exceeded all our major goals for this project, as follows: Quantitative Outcomes (recorded based on guest counts and survey data collected in partnership with presenting venues): 14 days of activities over the course of six months, offered in-person and via Zoom 14 artists (dancers, choreographers, visual artists, authors, and speakers) performing and presenting live 16 partner organizations and venues hosting elements of the Festival and/or promoting it to new constituencies 2,077 in-person attendees 30 virtual attendees via Zoom Meeting or exceeding 100% of our diversity targets on metrics of race, ethnicity, faith, neighborhood, age, and gender Qualitative Outcomes (measured through written comments by attendees and post-event dialogue, collected during & after events and reviewed by our staff): At least 60% of attendees experienced underrepresented aspects of Indian culture - specifically, the Tamil traditions surrounding the Kannagi Festival At least 60% of attendees learned about art forms, epic narratives, traditions, histories and perspectives with which they were previously unfamiliar At least 60% of attendees felt empowered to embrace, define and share their own multi-hyphenate, intersectional identities At least 60% of attendees were motivated to understand, feel empathy for, and think expansively about their neighbors At least 60% of attendees gained a deeper understanding of the ways in which the performing arts in India are multidisciplinary and intersect with multiple Humanities disciplines At least 60% of attendees thought expansively about how immigrants can bring distinct histories, cultural archetypes, and perspectives to the work of cultural/societal transformation",,,"City of St. Paul Cultural STAR $25,000 F.R. Bigelow Foundation $12,000 St. Paul Foundation $12,000 Minnesota State Arts Board $25,000. City of St. Paul Cultural STAR: $25,000 F.R. Bigelow Foundation: $12,000 St. Paul Foundation: $12,000 Minnesota State Arts Board: $25,000 Individual Donations: $793 ",25000,,"Nithya Balakrishnan, President Neal Cuthbert, Vice President Dheenu Sivalingam, Treasurer John Riske, Secretary Marguerite Ahmann Nisha Kurup Unnikrishnan (Unni) Gopinathan Aparna Ramaswamy Ranee Ramaswamy ; Marguerite Ahmann, Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad (Board President), Neal Cuthbert (Board Vice President), Unnikrishnan Gopinathan, Nisha Kurup, Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, John Riske (Board Secretary), Dheenu Sivalingam (Board Treasurer)",,"Ragamala Dance Company",,"Ragamala requests support to develop and present Mythology Makes Us: The Kannagi Festival. This project is a celebration of Tamil (Southeastern Indian) culture an aspect of Indian culture not often featured in the U.S. Through dance, dialogue, film, and food, we connect past and present, and explore how immigrants can draw on our cultural archetypes to inform a better, more just, and more inclusive future.",,,2022-03-01,2022-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Ranee and Aparna"," Ramaswamy",,,,,," 612-824-1968"," ranee@ragamaladance.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Statewide, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mythology-makes-us,,,, 33973,"Narrative for History of the Northfield City Hospital, 1910-2010",2016,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",10000,,"Charles Austin, Virginia Kaczmarck, Charles Kyte, C.C. Linstroth, Charlie Mandile, Michele Muench, Steve O'Neill, Jonathan Reppe, James Schlichting.",0.00,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified professional to produce a manuscript on the history of the Northfield City Hospital.",,,2015-09-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Scott,Richardson,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","2000 North Avenue",Northfield,MN,55057,507-646-1034,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/narrative-history-northfield-city-hospital-1910-2010,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10007399,"Native Perspectives on the Fur Trade: Searching for Historic-Period Ojibway and Dakota Sites in Wadena",2017,5233,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","The short-term goals of this project were completed within the allotted time: they included conducting documentary research at the MHS and archaeological surveys (geophysical and archaeological). The intermediate goal of this project was also completed withing the alloted time: this included completing the documentation of the site, artifacts, and analysis. All paperwork has been digitized, maps of the site created, photographs logged, artifacts identified and dated (when possible). Two types of analyses are incomplete, and those are the specialized analysis of the animal remains and the macrobotanical analysis of the flotation samples recovered from the features. These specialized analyses require a more long-term research program. We hope that these analyses will be finalized within the next year. The long-term goal of this project, publication and preservation, is ongoing. This is mostly due to the fact that the excavations provided little definite information on the historical context. It is thus difficult to relate the recovered data to a particular time period, as the connection to the fur trade is not well established by the artifacts recovered.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",5233,,"Linda Cohen, David Larson, Clyde Allen, Richard Beeson, Laura Brod, Thomas Devine,John Frobenius, Venora Hung, Dean Johnson, Davie McMillan, Maureen Ramirez, Patricia Simmons",0.09,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Department of Anthropology)","Public College/University","To hire a qualified archaeologist to conduct a survey of Dakota and Ojibwe sites in Wadena.",,,2016-09-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Amelie,Allard,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Department of Anthropology)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,,allar030@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/native-perspectives-fur-trade-searching-historic-period-ojibway-and-dakota-sites-wadena,,,,0 10031053,"Native Arts Partnership Council at the M",2023,75000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","The following are measurable outcomes for this project: - Group of 7-10 trust-based relationships will be formed and developed, representing the diversity of tribal affiliations in the state - Initial advisory group will have nine monthly meetings (September 2022 to June 2023) - Evaluations of the initial group will measure the extent to which participants felt valued and supported, whether the M adapted processes to meet their needs, whether participants felt informed along the way, and whether their goals for the project were met - Permanent Native Arts Partnership Council will be established, based on recommendations of the group - Native art will be represented in the museum reopening in 2023; what that looks like will be determined by the group - Collection acquisition plan will include a plan informed by the council for featuring and expanding Native arts ","The M is a small and collaborative team. Since October, there have been monthly meetings between core participants, including the M's Executive Director, Dr. Kate Beane; Dr. Laura Joseph, Curator of Exhibitions; Nancy Ariza, Associate Curator of Learning and Engagement; Kylie Hoang, Assistant Curator; and Nicole Jansen Delfino, Registrar. These meetings helped the M to be strategic and thoughtful about who is invited to join the Native Arts Partnership Council. Dr. Kate Beane, a leader in the field, identified that this has been a sensitive time with Native Arts, as several conversations about appropriation have been occurring in the community that has been difficult to navigate. When putting together this group, the M will be intentional about how we conduct the meeting and what takeaways we aim for participants to get from experience. These discussions cumulated in an off-site strategic visioning session in January. From this meeting, a list of 10 or so tribal members that the M intends to invite to participate. Discussion questions have been compiled, as well as an agenda template. The first meeting will take place in March 2023. From the strategic session, what felt more reasonable to the team was to conduct four in-person meetings throughout the remainder of 2023. Our initial planning of monthly meetings was too ambitious with a staff of our size and multiple priorities. What is needed is a project manager who can devote more time to this project, but due to budget constraints is not possible at this time. There are still plans for travel to tribal groups and meeting with elders and those who might not feel comfortable in group settings to help provide input. ; As stated in the proposal, the M went into the formation of the Native Artist Partnership Council will help the M navigate and identify what the full scope of the Native community desires are within an institution like the M. The process was led by the M's Executive Director, Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Sioux Dakota and Muscogee Creek) To honor the values of inclusion and access, as opposed to having set outcomes and expectations, the M approached the formation of the Council to build relationships with Native artists and elders. The intent was to bring respected leaders together at the beginning of the M's exploration into an expanded Native focus. The group engaged in thought leadership and built a strong community to lean on for Native Arts and programming. After several months of planning and one-on-one meetings, the M hosted a two-day Native Arts Convening with 26 participants on June 20 and 21, 2023. To help lead conversations, take notes, and provide the M with a roadmap of how to move forward, Blackhawk Facilitation was hired to lead the 2-day convening. Participants received a pre-and post-survey to gather expectations and space to provide feedback. For the M's small team, hosting this convening was a big lift that laid the future groundwork for relationship and partnership building. For instance, participating artists offered to host a potluck and expand the circle of Native artists invited back to the M's spaces for further relationship building and knowledge sharing. Minnesota-based artists from the Twin Cities, nearby urban areas, and Minnesota reservation communities expressed their appreciation for being brought together. One Dakota artist thanked organizers for inviting her to ""be a part of something that is amazing and exciting."" Another Ojibwe artist said, ""This is brave and inspiring work. It also brings a lot of hope and excitement for the future in maneuvering things in favor of good and the benefit of many. You are standing in and doing the tough work."" As stated in the interim report, the overall goal of the Native Arts Partnership Council is to be a sustainable effort in the long term, which meant it was important for the team to take the time to have conversations to all be on the same page about the intended output. The M is a small and collaborative team, and this work is a significant lift in addition to other responsibilities of team members. The number of Partnership Council meetings and length of meetings shifted into what became a very meaningful 2-day convening in which the M generated important conversations and opened the door for more collaborations and partnerships as we continue to hear from the community about how they wished to be represented within the M. ",,,"Due to the constraints of the Minnesota Humanities Center grant only being used for in-state work, we have relied on $10,000 from the Securian Foundation to cover travel costs for Dr. Joseph to travel to the Plains Museum in Fargo. The Native Arts Initiative at the M is to see beyond state lines and consider working with the tribes of our region. ",75000,,"Ann Ruhr Pifer - Chair Executive Director, AdoptAClassroom.org Gerry Stenson - Vice Chair Retired EVP at Wells Fargo Patty Dunlap Whitaker - Secretary Retired Manager of Corporate Communications, Securian Financial Tim Beastrom - Treasurer Chief Securities Counsel and Assistant Secretary Ecolab Jo BaileyArt Collector Brenda Child, Ph.D. Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesota, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Dr. Bruce Corrie Associate Vice-President, University Relations and International Programs and Professor Economics, Concordia University, St. Paul Nathan Johnson Architect, 4RM+ULA Walt Lehmann Managing partner, Lehmann PLC Dave Neal Principal, Tealwood Asset Management Michael Sammler-Jones Senior Director, Internal Communications, Community Relations & Enterprise Events, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Brandon Seifert Director, Special Projects, IXR Group Darlene St. Clair Associate Professor, American Indian Studies; Director, Institute for Indigenous Education Studies, Saint Cloud State University Dameun Strange Director, Community and Belonging, American Composer's Forum; OFFICERSAnn Ruhr Pifer - Chair Executive Director, AdoptAClassroom.org Gerry Stenson - Vice Chair Retired EVP at Wells Fargo, former board chair of HealthPartners and Habitat for Humanity Patty Dunlap Whitaker - Secretary Retired Manager of Corporate Communications, Securian Financial Tim Beastrom - Treasurer General Counsel, James Hardie Building ProductsJ MEMBERS Jo Bailey Art Collector Brenda Child, Ph.D. Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesota, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Dr. Bruce Corrie Associate Vice-President, University Relations and International Programs and Professor of Economics, Concordia University, St. Paul Taylor Gonda University of Minnesota, Master of Arts and Cultural Leadership Program (board practicum 2022-23 academic year) Nathan Johnson Architect, 4RM+ULA Walt Lehmann Managing partner, Lehmann PLC Dave Neal Principal, Tealwood Asset Management Michael Sammler-Jones Senior Director, Internal Communications, Community Relations & Enterprise Events, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Brandon Seifert Director, Special Projects, IXR Group Qadirrah Seltz Assistant Vice President, Concentration Risk Program, Enterprise Risk Management - Risk & Compliance Darlene St. Clair Associate Professor, American Indian Studies; Director, Institute for Indigenous Education Studies, Saint Cloud State University Dameun Strange Director, Community and Belonging, American Composer's Forum",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art",,"The M requests funding to create a Native Arts Partnership Council that will guide the expansion of our Native Arts Initiatives. Consisting of key Indigenous artists, elders, and educators, the group of 7-10 individuals will represent the diverse tribes and tribal demographics of the region. Members of the council will be invited to engage in a process of co-creation that will work to deepen our focus on Native Arts and launch an ongoing Native Arts Council that is Native- and community-led.",,,2022-09-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Ariza,,,,,," 651-204-0700"," nariza@mmaa.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Mahnomen, Ramsey, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/native-arts-partnership-council-m,,,, 10000331,"Natural resource restoration throughout the County's regional parks and trails system using MN Conservation Corps",2012,125000,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2012) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Maintenance and improvements.","Prepared and seeded 5 acres of highly erodible land at Whitetail Woods Regional Park. Allowed the purchase of contracted labor for removal of invasive species from 14 high priority sites totaling approximately 50 acres. Prepared fire control lines for Spring 2013 prescribed burns totaling 505 acres. Allowed the purchase of contracted labor for follow up control of invasive trees and forbs on approximately 60 acres of recently seeded prairie. Final Report was submitted in December of 2013.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"County-wide. Provide labor and materials to manage natural resources throughout Dakota County's regional park system.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/natural-resource-restoration-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and-trails-system-using-0,,,, 10000368,"Nature resource restoration & management throughout the County's regional parks and trails system",2013,125000,"M.L. 2011, Chp. 6, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2013) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000 (a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.","Increased trail visits.","Annual natural resource program prepared for Fall of 2013-Spring of 2014 implementation. Completed natural resource restoration and management throughout Dakota County regional parks and trails.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"County-wide, complete natural resource restoration and management.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2012-07-01,2015-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/nature-resource-restoration-management-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and-trails-system,,,, 10000460,"Natural resource planning, restoration & management throughout the county's regional parks and trails system (year 1 of 2)",2014,150000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2014) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.","Increased trail visits.",,,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"County-wide, complete natural resource planning, restoration and management and other land cover improvements, throughout the park and greenway system.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2013-07-01,2016-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/natural-resource-planning-restoration-management-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and,,,, 10000461,"Natural resource planning, restoration & management throughout the county's regional parks and trails system (year 1 of 2)",2015,150000,"M.L. 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2015) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000 (a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.","Increased trail visits.","Annual natural resource program prepared for Spring 2014 implementation.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"County-wide, complete natural resource planning, restoration and management and other land cover improvements, throughout the park and greenway system.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/natural-resource-planning-restoration-management-throughout-countys-regional-parks-and-0,,,, 10000568,"Natural resource restoration throughout the County's regional park and trail units (year 1 of 2)",2016,161000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2016) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure and report the nmber of acres managed using best management practices, acres restored using best management practices, and types of implemented natural resource management practices. ","Approx. 200 acres restored, including fence removal, tree survey, garlic mustard removal, native seeding, tree/shrub planting, prairie plug planting, oak wilt tree removal, seed collection, prescribed burn prep, trash removal, EAB tree removal, shoreline restoration",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Natural resource management, stewardship, restoration and improvements per master plans.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/natural-resource-restoration-throughout-countys-regional-park-and-trail-units-year-1-2,,,, 10000569,"Natural resource restoration throughout the County's regional park and trail units (year 2 of 2)",2017,218000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure and report the nmber of acres managed using best management practices, acres restored using best management practices, and types of implemented natural resource management practices. ","Approx. 200 acres restored, including fence removal, tree survey, garlic mustard removal, native seeding, tree/shrub planting, prairie plug planting, oak wilt tree removal, seed collection, prescribed burn prep, trash removal, EAB tree removal, shoreline restoration.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Natural resource management, stewardship, restoration and improvements per master plans.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/natural-resource-restoration-throughout-countys-regional-park-and-trail-units-year-2-2,,,, 10013365,"New Arab American Theater Works",2020,12000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. ","Our measurable outcomes include: have a written and visual record of stories of our community with participation of the community dialogue with community and community experts around the topic of immigration enlisting the participation of members of our community in all aspects of the process of creation. This includes (Syrian and Lebanese for this project) from: various religions (Christian - Maronite, Orthodox; Muslim - Sunni, Shiite; Druze, Atheist, other?), immigration status (new immigrant, refugee, second-third generation), ages (youth to elderly), genders, sexual preferences, economic status, and abilities. enlisting the participation in the final product (audience/discussions) of a wide variety of community members that include all above and also other Minnesotans who share a connection to, and interest in our stories We will evaluate using checks along the way that we are meeting our goals, formal and informal surveys, attendance information, survey of participation by a variety of community as audience and artists. ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,,,"New Arab American Theater Works","Non-Profit Business/Entity","New Arab American Theater Works is requesting funds for a community project exploring the impact of immigration from historic Syria (including modern day Lebanon) to the Americas over the last 100 years through an exploratory multi-disciplinary work of art and the input of community members. This will culminate in a 3 week production and 9 community dialogues exploring the complex subject of Lebanese and Syrian migration to the Americas. ",,,2020-06-15,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kathryn,Haddad,"New Arab American Theater Works","3459 NE Tyler Street",Minneapolis,MN,55418,612-810-0764,newarabamericantheater@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/new-arab-american-theater-works," Savita Katarya (Rochester, MN) Savita works in cross-cultural leadership development and was connected to the CEO Tour in 2019. She identifies as an immigrant from India. Jose Losada-Montero (Marshall, MN) Jose was a contact of a former MHC staffperson (Kirk MacKinnon Morrow). He is a Spanish professor at SMSU. He identifies as an immigrant from Spain.  Juan Fernandez-Iglesias (Winona, MN) Juan Fernandez-Iglesias is a Winona State University Global Studies and Languages professor, and has blogged for MHC previously. He identifies as an immigrant from Spain.  ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10031384,"New Small Mammal Monitoring Methods for Minnesota",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03n","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to develop camera trapping methods as a new tool to collect foundational data and fill key knowledge gaps in the status of small mammal species in Minnesota.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.69,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will develop camera trapping methods for small mammals, a new tool in the toolbox to to fill key knowledge gaps in status of Minnesota mammal species.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Moen,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Hwy Natural Resources Research Institute - UMD",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 788-2610",rmoen@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/new-small-mammal-monitoring-methods-minnesota,,,, 10021900,"North Creek and East Lake Assessment Vermillion River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)",2022,85858,,,,,,,,,,,.5,"Stantec Consulting Services","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to produce a subwatershed assessment report for two subwatersheds in the Lake Pepin major watershed. The subwatersheds included are East Lake and the upper North Creek that drains from Lakeville, both will be studied for total phosphorus and total suspended solids. The report will include two distinct lists of potential best management practice (BMP) location, cost, feasibility, estimated reductions and 30% specifications of top projects. This analysis will provide state and local water planners with feasible projects to reduce pollution to impaired waters in these subwatersheds. ",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed ",2022-01-18,2023-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Dieterman,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(507) 206-2626",kristen.dieterman@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Modeling","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Scott",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-creek-and-east-lake-assessment-vermillion-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection,,,, 10031433,"North Minneapolis Nature Connection: Storytelling and Leadership Pathways",2025,697000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05v","$697,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Loppet Foundation to promote urban nature connections for North Minneapolis residents through storytelling, nature and environmental justice programs, and environmental leadership pathways for high schoolers and young adults.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.54,"The Loppet Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Loppet and community collaborators will promote urban nature connection for North Minneapolis residents through storytelling, nature and environmental justice programming, and environmental leadership pathways for high schoolers and young adults.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-08-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,DeAnna,"Smith Perkins","The Loppet Foundation","1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway",Minneapolis,MN,55422,"(763) 222-4992",development@loppet.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-minneapolis-nature-connection-storytelling-and-leadership-pathways,,,, 1401,"North Cannon River Watershed Runoff Reduction Project",2010,150000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec. 6 (b)","(b) $2,800,000 the first year and $3,124,000 the second year are for grants to watershed districts and watershed management organizations for: (i) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants or to leverage federal funds for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (ii) the installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Watershed district and watershed management organization staff and administration may be used for local match. Priority may be given to school projects that can be used to demonstrate water retention practices. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2010 - Runoff Reduction)","This project proposes to achieve a reduction in soil loss of 525 tons/yr and phosphorus reduction of 717 lbs/yr.","This project resulted in the installation of 4 grassed waterways totaling 8.82 acres; 1 shoreland protection practice covering 113 linear feet; 1 bioretention basin, and 5 water and sediment control basins. Total estimated pollution reductions of 270.2 tons/yr sediment loss reduction and 239.42 lbs/yr were achieved. ",,67000,,,,,,"North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization","Local/Regional Government","Through this project, the North Cannon River Watershed Management Organization (NCRWMO) works cooperatively with the Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) and landowners to establish best management practices (BMPs) that reduce runoff and decrease the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants into the Cannon River and its tributaries including, Trout Brook, Chub Creek, and Pine Creek. There are two components to this project. The first initiative provides costshare funding incentives and technical assistance to landowners who install structural BMPs such as raingardens, water and sediment control basins and grassed waterways. The second initiative uses grant funding to provide 10-year extensions to expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts that are not eligible for federal re-enrollment. Fields that are highly susceptible to erosion are targeted for protection through this initiative. The grasses and native prairie vegetation on these highly sensitive lands retain runoff and hold soil in place while providing high quality wildlife habitat. In 2010, several BMPs were installed through this project. A 500 square foot raingarden installed at Highview Christiana church will treat and infiltrate stormwater from a large parking lot for years to come. The reconstruction of a grassed waterway in Hampton Township will reduce erosion from cultivated land adjacent to a ditch and six water and sediment control basins installed in the Trout Brook watershed will eliminate approximately 104 tons of sediment per year caused by gully erosion. Additional projects are planned for subsequent years. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-cannon-river-watershed-runoff-reduction-project,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 10033692,"North Creek - City of Lakeville Firelight Way TSS Reduction",2025,184300,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","The project will reduce an estimated 0.93 tons/year of TSS.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), in partnership with the City of Lakeville and Dakota County, are working to systematically address Total Suspended Solids (TSS) sources contributing to the North Creek tributary of the Vermillion River (North Creek) through use of a prioritized, targeted, and measurable subwatershed assessment approach to identify and implement the most cost- effective and feasible projects to address North Creek's TSS, fish, and macroinvertebrate impairments. The partners will install a TSS reduction project that will intercept a major storm sewer line discharging into North Creek using a hydrodynamic separator (HDS). The HDS would be installed in City ROW and will remove TSS before runoff is discharged into North Creek. The HDS will capture TSS from the 41-acre drainage area that consists primarily of developed land in the City of Lakeville that has little to no stormwater treatment since much of the drainage area was developed prior to stormwater treatment requirements and new opportunities for stormwater treatment are very limited. Downstream segments of North Creek are DNR-designated trout stream (Class 2A water) and are currently listed as impaired for TSS, fish bioassessment, and macroinvertebrate bioassessment. During the stressor identification portion of the Vermillion River Watershed TMDL, the primary stressor to the biotic communities was identified as TSS. Therefore, this project would directly address this stressor to aquatic biota by eliminating an estimated 0.93 tons/year of TSS that would otherwise flow into the river. ",,,2024-11-21,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/north-creek-city-lakeville-firelight-way-tss-reduction,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10003510,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Restoration - Phase 2",2015,335000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06d","$335,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to continue an assessment of the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, demonstrate restoration techniques, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,335000,,,4.3,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","State Government","Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide unique ecological, economic, and wetland functions, including high value timber, long-term carbon storage, winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, wildlife habitat, and thermal buffering for brook trout streams. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to continue efforts aimed at improving the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06d.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","403 4th Street NW, Ste 200",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-restoration-phase-2-0,,,, 2956,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration",2012,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04r","$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to assess the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.59,BWSR,"State Government"," PROJECT OVERVIEW Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide a number of specialized habitat functions, including winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, thermal buffering for brook trout streams, and critical habitat for songbirds and other unique wildlife such as martens and fishers. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to try to improve the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Project Background: Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) has been declining in Minnesota for decades. White cedar provides ecologically diverse plant communities and critical wildlife habitat and wetland functions. Project Goals:Reverse decline of white cedar plant communities in Minnesota.Improve quantity and quality of white cedar plant communities.Methods: Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) established seven experimental white cedar restorations and reference sites in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake Counties. Experimental treatments were designed by Dr. Rod Chimner and evaluated use of cedar seedlings, transplants, seeding and natural regeneration. Protection from browsing by wildlife was by rigid tree protectors and wire mesh enclosures. (See attached technical Report). Results: Evaluation/Prioritization of White Cedar Restoration Sites: Goal: Evaluate 100 white cedar sites for restoration/preservation. Results: 132 sites were evaluated in Aitkin, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook and Beltrami Counties. Establishment of Demonstration Sites: Goal: 400 acres restored/preserved. Results: 7 sites (485 acres) established in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis and Lake County. Groundwater monitoring wells installed. Training Resource Managers Goal: Train 30 land managers. Results: Two training sessions with 66 trained. Project Findings:Many white cedar swamps are degraded and need restoration.Major disturbances were roads, ditches and herbivory.Most harvested cedar sites have not regenerated back to cedar, but were replaced by tag alder/balsam fir/red maple.Largest single factor affecting cedar survival was hydrological conditions.Site level hydrological conditions altered by roads may end up explaining tree growth and mortality.Project Significance: Northern White cedar provides unique wetland functions including:Thermal winter cover for white tailed deer.Critical habitat for pine marten, bear, fisher, songbirds.Provides thermal buffering for cold water fisheries (brook trout streams).",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","701 Minnesota Ave, Ste 234",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-plant-community-restoration,,,, 2956,"Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration",2013,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04r","$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to assess the decline of northern white cedar plant communities in northeast Minnesota, prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and provide cedar restoration training to local units of government.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.58,BWSR,"State Government"," PROJECT OVERVIEW Northern white cedar wetland plant communities provide a number of specialized habitat functions, including winter refuge for deer and other wildlife, thermal buffering for brook trout streams, and critical habitat for songbirds and other unique wildlife such as martens and fishers. However, these plant communities have been declining in Minnesota for decades mostly as a result of development impacts. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is using this appropriation to try to improve the quantity and quality of white cedar wetland plant communities in Minnesota. Efforts will include assessing existing white cedar communities to prioritize sites for restoration and then providing training and demonstration of restoration and re-vegetation techniques for local natural resource managers. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Project Background: Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) has been declining in Minnesota for decades. White cedar provides ecologically diverse plant communities and critical wildlife habitat and wetland functions. Project Goals:Reverse decline of white cedar plant communities in Minnesota.Improve quantity and quality of white cedar plant communities.Methods: Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) established seven experimental white cedar restorations and reference sites in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis, and Lake Counties. Experimental treatments were designed by Dr. Rod Chimner and evaluated use of cedar seedlings, transplants, seeding and natural regeneration. Protection from browsing by wildlife was by rigid tree protectors and wire mesh enclosures. (See attached technical Report). Results: Evaluation/Prioritization of White Cedar Restoration Sites: Goal: Evaluate 100 white cedar sites for restoration/preservation. Results: 132 sites were evaluated in Aitkin, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Lake, Cook and Beltrami Counties. Establishment of Demonstration Sites: Goal: 400 acres restored/preserved. Results: 7 sites (485 acres) established in Beltrami, Koochiching, St. Louis and Lake County. Groundwater monitoring wells installed. Training Resource Managers Goal: Train 30 land managers. Results: Two training sessions with 66 trained. Project Findings:Many white cedar swamps are degraded and need restoration.Major disturbances were roads, ditches and herbivory.Most harvested cedar sites have not regenerated back to cedar, but were replaced by tag alder/balsam fir/red maple.Largest single factor affecting cedar survival was hydrological conditions.Site level hydrological conditions altered by roads may end up explaining tree growth and mortality.Project Significance: Northern White cedar provides unique wetland functions including:Thermal winter cover for white tailed deer.Critical habitat for pine marten, bear, fisher, songbirds.Provides thermal buffering for cold water fisheries (brook trout streams).",,"FINAL REPORT",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dale,Krystosek,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","701 Minnesota Ave, Ste 234",Bemidji,MN,56601,"(218) 755-2603",dale.krystosek@state.mn.us,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Planning, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northeast-minnesota-white-cedar-plant-community-restoration,,,, 10012410,"Northern Pacific Railway Depot and Freighthouse Condition Assessment",2019,8100," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","The Building Condition Assessment was completed in detail as planned.",,2000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10100,,"Tom Kajer, Charlene Sauer, Mike Blessing, Jim Vollegraaf, Bernie St. Pierre, Judy Richer, Sally Gorton, John Wolak, Ken Klose"," ","Staples Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified architect to conduct a condition assessment of the Staples Depot (Northern Pacific Railway Depot and Freighthouse), listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2019-06-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Kajer,"Staples Historical Society"," PO Box 44 "," Staples "," MN ",56479,"(218) 894-2906"," tkajer2906@charter.net ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northern-pacific-railway-depot-and-freighthouse-condition-assessment,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10007402,"Northfield in World War I Digitization Project",2017,9940,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9940,,"Sarah Beimers, Ron Gardner, Mel Miller, David Gonnerman, Teri Knight, Joy Riggs, Rebecca Peterson, David Mucha, Cliff Clark, Chris O'Neill, Clark Webster, Debby Nitz, John Thomas, Greg Kneser, Lisa Peterson",0.28,"Northfield Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To digitize Northfield documents pertaining to World War I, allowing for greater public access to these historic resources.",,,2017-03-01,2018-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cathy,Osterman,"Northfield Historical Society","408 Division Street",Northfield,MN,55057,507-645-9268,osterman@northfieldhistory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northfield-world-war-i-digitization-project,,,,0 10012215,"Northfield History Collaborative Primary Source Sets",2018,8000," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","The short-term outcome for this project was to ensure that Northfield-specific historical topics were well-researched and examined using a variety of questions. This short-term outcome was met in the creation of the research reports and annotated bibliographies that I submitted as Milestone 2 in June 2018. These research reports will also be added to the Northfield Historical Society's general research files so that future researchers may benefit from the work that was done and follow the sources to find more information. Our intermediate outcome was that the online materials of the NHC would be interpreted within historic contexts and that we would create at least 10 primary source set drafts. During the writing phase, ten drafts were completed for the topics of Settlement & Immigration, the James-Younger Gang bank raid, Malt-O-Meal, Agriculture, Milling, Women, World War II, Architecture, Religion, and Entertainment. With the submission of the final drafts along with this final report, this benchmark will be made. Our long-term goal for this project was that these primary source sets will be shared with a wide audience once they are published as web pages. This goal will be met after the drafts are approved and reviewed, since we have web page templates ready to use on the NHC's website. The information drafted in these sets will easily transfer onto web pages. The NHC also will be able to share the completed sets using our established connections with various media, including but not limited to college list-serv's, social media and the local newspaper.",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",8000,,"Greg Kneser, Ron Gardner, Debby Nitz, David Gonnerman, Cliff Clark, David Mucha, Lisa Peterson, Rebecca Peterson, Mel Miller, Joy Riggs, Clark Webster, Randy Knox, John Thomas, Teri Knight, Chris O'Neill",0.25,"Northfield Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To research and write a collection of Primary Source Sets that will interpret digitized materials from the online Northfield History Collaborative.",2018-03-01,2019-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cathy,Osterman,"Northfield Historical Society"," 408 Division Street S "," Northfield "," MN ",55057,"(507) 645-9268"," osterman@northfieldhistory.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northfield-history-collaborative-primary-source-sets,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 18047,"Northfield History Collaborative",2010,43950,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (d), History Partnerships","(d) History Partnerships. $1,250,000 in 2010 and $2,750,000 in 2011 are for partnerships between and with the Minnesota Historical Society and partnering organizations to enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Partner Organizations: Northfield Historical Society, Carleton College, Northfield Public Library, Rice County Historical Society and St. Olaf College.The Northfield Historical Society spearheaded this project, which includes creating a central web site portal through which historical content from the community of Northfield can be shared with the public. The ACHF funding is being used to establish a governance and financial model for the Northfield History Collaborative, add new partners and continue digitizing and adding content from new and current partners to the Collaborative site. The Collaborative has also expanded its digitizing efforts to include audio and visual media and plans to orchestrate a community rollout of the web site in 2011. This project is one of the first of its kind in the state to make use of the exciting possibilities of electronic access to collections dispersed among a variety of organizations.",,"Partner Organizations: Northfield Historical Society, Carleton College, Northfield Public Library, Rice County Historical Society and St. Olaf College The Northfield Historical Society spearheaded this project, which includes creating a central web site portal through which historical content from the community of Northfield can be shared with the public. The ACHF funding is being used to establish a governance and financial model for the Northfield History Collaborative, add new partners and continue digitizing and adding content from new and current partners to the Collaborative site. The Collaborative has also expanded its digitizing efforts to include audio and visual media and plans to orchestrate a community rollout of the web site in 2011. This project is one of the first of its kind in the state to make use of the exciting possibilities of electronic access to collections dispersed among a variety of organizations.",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northfield-history-collaborative,,,, 18047,"Northfield History Collaborative",2011,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Partner Organizations: Northfield Historical Society, Carleton College, Northfield Public Library, Rice County Historical Society and St. Olaf College.The Northfield Historical Society spearheaded this project, which includes creating a central web site portal through which historical content from the community of Northfield can be shared with the public. The ACHF funding is being used to establish a governance and financial model for the Northfield History Collaborative, add new partners and continue digitizing and adding content from new and current partners to the Collaborative site. The Collaborative has also expanded its digitizing efforts to include audio and visual media and plans to orchestrate a community rollout of the web site in 2011. This project is one of the first of its kind in the state to make use of the exciting possibilities of electronic access to collections dispersed among a variety of organizations.",,"Partner Organizations: Northfield Historical Society, Carleton College, Northfield Public Library, Rice County Historical Society and St. Olaf College The Northfield Historical Society spearheaded this project, which includes creating a central web site portal through which historical content from the community of Northfield can be shared with the public. The ACHF funding is being used to establish a governance and financial model for the Northfield History Collaborative, add new partners and continue digitizing and adding content from new and current partners to the Collaborative site. The Collaborative has also expanded its digitizing efforts to include audio and visual media and plans to orchestrate a community rollout of the web site in 2011. This project is one of the first of its kind in the state to make use of the exciting possibilities of electronic access to collections dispersed among a variety of organizations.",,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/northfield-history-collaborative,,,, 10031405,"Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from Wastewater Treatment Plants",2025,486000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$486,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to continue to develop an integrated process to promote nutrient removal and recovery and renewable energy production at rural municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.8,"U of MN","Public College/University","This proposal requests renewed funding for a new integrated process with potential to promote nutrient removal/recovery and renewable energy production at rural municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants (WWTP).",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bo,Hu,"U of MN","1390 Eckles Ave","Saint Paul",MN,55108-1038,"(612) 625-4215",bhu@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/novel-nutrient-recovery-process-wastewater-treatment-plants-0,,,, 37678,"Nutrient Calibration: Minnesota River Basin 2017",2017,109928,,,,,,,,,,,0.41,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is to refine the nutrient and algae simulation in the Minnesota River basin using all relevant available sources of information. The outcome of this work order is a revised Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed model application for the Minnesota River basin that correctly represents nutrient sources and algae. The contractor will provide a fully functioning, executable model that will simulate improved hydrology, sediment (sand, silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll at the 12-digit HUC subbasin scale (or finer) as developed in the existing 2016 Minnesota River Basin models. ",,"Blue Earth River Watershed Chippewa River Watershed Cottonwood River Watershed Lac qui Parle River Watershed Le Sueur River Watershed Lower Minnesota River Watershed Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River Watershed Pomme de Terre River Watershed Redwood River Watershed   ",2017-05-11,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/nutrient-calibration-minnesota-river-basin-2017,,,, 33925,"Oheyawahi/Pilot Knob National Register Nomination Revision",2015,5680,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact",5680,,"Linda Brown, Jan Dalsin, Jeanne Hollingsworth, Al Kasinskas, Gail Lewellan, Jennifer Otta, Jeanne Souldern, Christine Soutter, Bruce White",0.05,"Pilot Knob Preservation Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete a revised nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Oheyawahi/Pilot Knob.",,,2015-03-01,2016-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gail,Lewellan,"Pilot Knob Preservation Association","PO Box 50823",Mendota,MN,55150,651-470-9068,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/oheyawahipilot-knob-national-register-nomination-revision,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10029994,"One Heartland ",2024,48000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (t)","$50,000.00 each year is for a grant to One Heartland Center for programming and outdoor activities for families and youth in Minnesota.","We will provide financial aid to 57 youth to attend camp and provide financial assistance to the majority of families who attend family camp, roughly 30 individuals. These outcomes will apply to those campers: 1. Provide a judgment-free, welcoming space where youth can fully express and celebrate their identity without fear of rejection. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 2. Create opportunities for youth to gain life skills, build confidence, and access necessary resources so they can succeed in life. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 3. Facilitate connections and friendships between youth in similar circumstances, so they can develop a lifelong support network. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 70% of eligible campers will return year after year. 4. Provide educational opportunities around healthy relationships, mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, HIV/AIDS prevention and community resources. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. Every camp session will have at least one partner agency on-site to discuss healthy relationships, all campers will attend. Every camp session will have at least one educational class addressing queer history and the legacy of HIV/AIDS in our community, all campers will attend. 5. Campers will have an increased sense of belonging and connections by creating relationships with trusted adults. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. 6. Campers will have an increased sense of understanding and connection to nature and will develop a sense of care and appreciation for the environment. 90% of campers surveyed will agree or strongly agree with this statement. ","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,,"One Heartland",,"One Heartland's mission is to improve the lives of children, youth, and families facing significant health challenges or social isolation. We envision a world where everyone feels appreciated, celebrated, and free of stigma and discrimination. We want a community where individuals can learn and grow so that they may lead healthier and more productive lives. We meet these goals through our summer camp programs. We provide youth (ages 7-17) camps to three distinct marginalized groups: HIV/AIDS+ youth, LGBTQ+ youth, and LGBTQ+ families. Our programs provide a safe and accepting place for youth to enjoy summer camp activities while building community with peers and adults with similar identities. Aside from being fun, camp builds self-confidence, life skills, friendships, and memories.",,,2023-07-28,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Nicole,Mills,"One Heartland","1618 Harmon Place",Minneapolis,MN,55403,6122463801,nmills@oneheartland.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/one-heartland,,,, 10003091,"Operating Support",2018,521255,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access "," Increase audience engagement through initiatives and activities that deepen participants' understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate.  2: Collaborate with community partners to create and deliver, beyond Orchestra Hall, unique programs that address community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement. ","Increased understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience for tens of thousands of participants in Young People's Concerts and the OH+ program. Tracked attendance at Young People's Concerts and OH+ pre-concert activities; surveyed participants in both programs to determine engagement; met with group leaders to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to strong participation in collaborative programs at Orchestra Hall and beyond. Tracked attendance at: five free outdoor Symphony for the Cities concerts; the re-opening of the State Capitol; the `Send Me Hope` concert; concerts with Cloud Cult; and Pint of Music concerts at local taprooms; among others.",,32995755,"Other, local or private",32995755,,"Margee Ankeny, Karen Hsiao Ashe, Doug Baker, Karen Baker, Don Benson, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andrew Czajkowski, Paula DeCosse, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Luella Goldberg, MaryAnn Goldstein, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Hodder Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Beverly Grossman, Karen Himle, Shadra Hogan, Maurice Holloman, Karen Hubbard, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Hubert Joly, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Kita McVay, Patrick Mahoney, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Ravi Norman, Minsok Pak, Anita Pampusch, Susan Platou, Lisa Roehl, Michael Roos, Kevin Smith, Dimitrios Smyrnios, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"CHANGED from FY 2017: The mission of the Minnesota Orchestra is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-7144 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1023," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. "," Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10003107,"Operating Support",2018,20971,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide quality, affordable long form improv education for adults. Teachers track students' growth, evaluations by students include qualitative questions, enrollment (goal 450) and retention tracked, up to 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Advance the art of long form improv by providing practical and artistic support to performers in our geographic area. Advance performers' skills via performance opportunities, pay 60 or more artists, produce and/or present at least twenty new shows, and further develop/remount at least 20 shows.","Enrollment: 606; scholarships and financial assistance given to 11% of students; student evaluations reported 94% positive feedback. Enrollment (606), scholarships (5%), and volunteer trades (6%) were tracked throughout 2017. Teachers tracked students' growth, and students completed evaluations online. 2: HUGE had 573 performances in FY17, paying 142 artists and directors. We produced or presented 23 new shows and remounted fifteen shows. HUGE tracked the data included in our Outcomes, and gave careful attention throughout the year to the number of artist opportunities we created and new works developed.",,477580,"Other, local or private",477580,20971,"Adia Morris Swanger, Butch Roy, Jill Bernard, Molly Chase, Nels Lennes, Robin Gillette",1,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater's mission is to support the improv community through performance and education. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Chase,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843 ",molly@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1038,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003108,"Operating Support",2018,45274,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Work toward arts integration on a neighborhood scale, engaging diverse stakeholders to increase arts participation and creation. Surveys show increases in access to arts and participation; mapping assessment shows participation and attachment; creation of public art projects are documented through photos, media, video, etc. 2: Increase attachment, agency and access among artists, underserved residents of target area and participants. Evaluation tools show demographics and participation intensity. Pre- Post-observations show impact on youth. Interactive arts-based assessments and surveys show increases in access, attachment and agency.","1,391 people accessed arts activities led by 111 artists out in the neighborhood where they live and connected to people and place. Artist surveys show increases in access, attachment and agency for artists and observed changes for participants; collaborative art projects are evidence of engagement; photo documentation provides evidence of connection across difference. 2: 328 artists created arts experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and agency among the 17,858 people who participated. Documentation of demographics is evidence of numbers and backgrounds of participants; youth assessments show increases in creativity, literacy and social/emotional development; surveys and arts based tools show increases in attachment and agency.",,1191954,"Other, local or private",1191954,9851,"Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Lindsay Benjamin, Marni Bumstead, Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Will Clarke, Molly Haney, Taylor Harwood, Chris Huset, Mahrous Kandil, Travis Leonard, Adair Mosley, Kenji Okumura, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Lisa Sayles- Adams, Norah Shapiro, Jeff Steinle",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Pillsbury House Theatre creates challenging theater to inspire choice, change, and connection.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Noël,Raymond,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620 ",noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1039,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003118,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. The number of events/performances/classes achieved and the number of people participating from underserved populations. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Evaluating numbers of participants engaging in the arts from the above identified groups.","The improvisation team contracted for and performed at fifteen outside events so far this fiscal year. There is one more gig contracted for in July. In FY2017 the Quad Squad performed at three outside gigs. FY2018 events include church celebrations, corporate employee events, fundraisers, winery events, brewery events, and for clubs. 2: The youth theater camps expanded to include a camp for a younger demographic than AAAA had previously served. There were 46 youths ages seven to eleven that participated in the camp classes and performed Cinderella Kids twice. The camp went so well, AAAA has decided to do two camps in FY2019. One will be for 6-8 year olds and the other for 9-11 year olds.",,265951,"Other, local or private",265951,,"Rachel Barduson, Nichole Fernholz, Chuck Grussing, Mark Graf, Donna Jensen, Kelly Prestby, Laura Urban, Holly Wallerich, Pete Woit",,"Alexandria Area Arts Association AKA Andria Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Alexandria Area Arts Association is to foster appreciation, understanding, and love of the performing arts by providing experiences that entertain, educate, and enrich the life of our community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. AKA Alexandria Area Arts Association","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300 ",ann@alexandriaareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1027,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003119,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to high-quality training and performance opportunities in a unique art form for diverse, underserved regional artists. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances. 2: Expand performance opportunities and community access to the unique art form of the drum and bugle corps in ways offered by no other Minnesota arts organization. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances.","MN Brass served 200+ musicians and educators ages 15-55+ representing 50+ Minnesota cities and towns w/an endangered art form. MBI collects demographic data on all participants and staff to ensure age, geographic and other diversity. We served members of the handicapped and GLBT community, and approx. 6% of our participants and members are from underserved or minority communities 2: MBI sponsored major performances with our winter ensembles, a variety of local and national performances, and a new SoundSport ensemble. MBI evaluates performance and community access outcomes through member and audience attendance surveys. MBI also collects demographic data on all participants and staff to help ensure age, geographic and other diversity.",,336787,"Other, local or private",336787,100,"Eric Molho, Neil Plaistow, Jim Tarbox, Todd Woods, Curtis Zoerhof, R.J. Johnson, Robert Gurrola, Dave Whitaker",0.2,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Brass is to provide its members with the opportunity to perform in a competitive and entertaining drum and bugle corps through a structured and educational program of marching, music, dance, and movement.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","PO Box 7341","St Paul",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",director@mnbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1028,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003120,"Operating Support",2018,35373,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TU Dance Center students demonstrate meaningful learning and growth as a result of refined and enhanced programs. Document/track TU Dance Center student advancement; collect student feedback through surveys and interviews; gather qualitative input from parents, teachers, and artists. 2: The public responds positively to increased local performances by TU Dance and to concert programming. Track attendance at expanded local season of performances; gather qualitative feedback from media, critics, and audiences via e-mail, social media posts, website comments, and documented comments.","People of all ages and broadly diverse backgrounds engaged at TU Dance Center demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence. We tracked participation and participant demographics; gathered feedback via evaluations, interviews, informal discussion, and social media; teaching artists evaluated/assessed learning, advancement and impact. 2: Although the concert season was not expanded, concert season engagement was increased by 26% and response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. We tracked attendance at concerts and gathered qualitative responses/feedback from audiences, critics, and across diverse media.",,806180,"Other, local or private",806180,,"Chris Andersen, Michelle Horan, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Toni Pierce-Sands, Andrew Troup, Uri Sands, Julia Yager",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community. It supports artistic excellence, access to dance through education and outreach, and leadership in presenting the compelling promise of dance to all Minnesotans.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1029,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003121,"Operating Support",2018,58764,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broader range of mission-aligned Loft programs are accessible to, appeal to, and are highly rated by diverse Minnesota participants. Compare participant survey responses to classes, events, and other programs with FY 2016-FY 2017 benchmarks; track participation in expanded programming and overall participant demographic diversity. 2: Participants in Loft programs and activities indicate specific learning and expanded thinking on a range of literary and non-literary topics. Participant surveys measuring impact of Loft activity on learning, qualifications of teaching artist/presenter, and impact of activity on participant thinking about a given major topic.","Expanded inclusive program offerings; 93.5%-100% favorability ratings across all mission-aligned measures and program activities. Class/conference participant and event attendee surveys with ratings, written feedback, access input; participant demographics; comparison with prior year benchmarks; comments/ratings on new programs and program activities. 2: 98%+ participants rated teaching artists highly; 98%-100% noted learning on topic/subject; 96.5%-99% expanded thinking/conversation on the topic. Surveyed program participants of all ages/backgrounds, readers and writers; obtained written feedback via surveys and from fellowship/mentorship program participants and in-depth input on new programs/activities.",,2203157,"Other, local or private",2203157,,"Jack El-Hai, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Marge Barrett, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Carrie Obry, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, John Schenk, Elizabeth Schott",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1030,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003122,"Operating Support",2018,44258,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will engage diverse audiences in meaningful theater experiences and discussions around our productions that involve an inclusive group of artists. Track attendance at performances and post-show discussions with artists/community leaders; gather qualitative feedback from participants indicating they found the activities meaningful and accessible.","Growth of 6% in audiences over prior year; more age/race-diverse audiences; nearly all audiences rated quality of performance as excellent. Tracked attendance; surveyed audiences; tracked diversity in offerings and artists on stage; compared data to prior years; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences and participants in survey and via social media. 2: ",,1830875,"Other, local or private",1830875,,"Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Ron Brunk-Parker, Larry Bussey, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Katy Hook, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Nancy Monroe, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Chris Scholl, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Heidi Tieszen, David Weinstein, Mary Sue Weir, Barbara Zell",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates dynamic, world-class theater, bringing an artistic depth and poetic fire to plays drawn both from our rich theatrical heritage and from the body of work written in our own time.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",scholl@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1031,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003124,"Operating Support",2018,37758,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote high quality new plays by and for diverse Minnesotans to impact community vibrancy and to lead the field. Track interest among theaters in plays by writers of color and female writers; collect audience and critic feedback on new play readings/productions; assess equitable pay for playwrights of color. 2: Support the learning and artistic development goals of Minnesota playwrights and engage the public in new play readings and discussions. Track number of participants for public readings of new plays, Community Conversations, and classes/seminars; gather qualitative feedback from participants about the events and their impact.","With eight Minnesota theaters and 60+ broadly diverse playwrights, supported topical premiere productions and readings fostering public conversation and dialogue. Tracked Minnesota theater partnerships and related productions; tracked writers engaged in all public activities; gathered commentary and evaluative input from critics, audiences, partners, participants, and artists. 2: 150+ gained playwriting skills/craft; 60+ new plays moved towards production via workshops; 1700+ public audiences responded to play ideas/topics. Tracked number, content and participation in classes, seminars, new play development workshops and public readings; gathered qualitative feedback from participants and assessed impact with project partners.",,1229408,"Other, local or private",1229408,4450,"Carla Paulson, Barbara Davis, Chelle Gonzo, Sara Johnson, Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Mary Beidler Gearen, Charlyne Hovi, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Anne McCague, Kira Obolensky, Mark Perlberg, Harrison David Rivers, Paul Stembler, Harry Waters Jr., Jeremy B. Cohen, Robert Chelimsky",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481 ",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1033,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003125,"Operating Support",2018,34129,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music, greater awareness of social justice issues, and insight into sight and blindness/vision loss. Gather and review results of surveys/e-surveys, document direct feedback from audiences and education/outreach programs and activities participants; record and discuss post-concert Q and A sessions. 2: Cantus will serve Minnesotans through accessible programming that includes outreach to/engagement with specific cultural communities. Collect and analyze attendance and sales results, social media and web visit stats, and post-concert reports/assessments by ensemble; gather and analyze MPR carriage reports; gather residency survey results.","Thousands of Minnesotans attended Discovery of Sight concerts, which included new repertoire and prompted reflection on what it means to truly see. Cantus tracked audience feedback, shared both electronically and in person. The organization also monitors press reviews; the Star Tribune called this series `joyful` and `dreamy.` Finally, Cantus surveyed all education outreach participants. 2: Beyond free community concerts, Cantus collaborated with Sweet Honey in the Rock, StreetSong-MN, and three local high schools to reach distinct audiences. Cantus monitors sales/attendance reports; three of its series exceeded projections. It surveys all education participants. Demand for digital content remains strong; one social media video drew 20K views. Cantus works with MPR to monitor reach.",,1365770,"Other, local or private",1365770,13005,"Jeff Reed, Brock Metzger, Chuck Peterson, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Katie Berg, Pete Cochrane, James Dorsey, Chris Foss, Katie Gabriel, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Wendy Holmes, Francie Nelson, David Niles, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Beth Anne Thompson",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music making. Artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence, innovation, and audience engagement. Our vision is to give voice to shared human experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carly,Thornberry,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046 ",cthornberry@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1034,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003127,"Operating Support",2018,346307,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace provided 1,188,832 SF of affordable space across thirteen projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state accessed diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center provided exactly 100 performances, as well as 706 education sessions and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.",,22280211,"Other, local or private",22280211,346307,"Mary Margaret MacMillan, Cynthia J. Newsom, Joel Ronning, Terrance R. Dolan, Marie Feely, Mark Manbeck, Devon Akmon, James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Peter Beard, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) DeMars, Rebecca Driscoll, James Field, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Peter A. Lefferts, Peggy Lucas, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",4,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable space for artists and arts organizations. Artspace's overarching goal is to build better communities through the arts. The mission of our flagship project, The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, is to be a catalyst for the creation, performance, education, and celebration of dance and performing arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Tucker,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",kate.tucker@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kanabec, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1041,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003129,"Operating Support",2018,49877,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Performing Arts will focus on developing new audiences by increasing the Sunday family series, shows for millennials, and weekday matinees. Surveys, reviewing ticket data, and one on one conversations will be our evaluation tools. 2: The Paramount sustains existing and expands services to under-served community members. Program participant counts increase for immigrants, elderly, disabled, school aged, social service programs, and minority populations.","PCA had a 20% increase in patrons due to increased stage and visual arts programming for families and children. Data was gathered through ticket reports from the box office, audience surveys, word-of-mouth, and communications from audience members and community partners. 2: Outreach programming expanded programming to patrons with memory loss and autism as well as for seniors, immigrants, and homeless children. Programming was evaluated through participation numbers and verbal feedback due to the intimate nature of programs. Written surveys were also used to gather participant response to improve future programming.",,1901934,"Other, local or private",1901934,,"King Banaian, Elna Bateman, Helga Bauerly, David DeBlieck, Paul Harris, Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson, John Mathews, Lynn Metcalf, Dan Meyer, June Roos, Melinda Tamm, Paul Thompson, Janet Tilstra, Dan Torgersen, Chris Stalboerger, Anthony Goddard",,"Paramount Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center is to provide opportunities for artistic production, creative exploration, arts education, and the enjoyment of arts and entertainment.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Johnson,"Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center","913 St Germain St W","St Cloud",MN,56301-3460,"(320) 259-6453 ",bjohnson@paramountarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1043,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003132,"Operating Support",2018,10285,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of MSAB support, GMD will increase access to design resources. GMD will compare changes in two statistics: 1) numbers of objects photographed and online and 2) numbers of total guests/attendees to GMD programs and activities.","GMD significantly increased digital access and community engagement. Nearly 1,000 new objects were photographed resulting in loans to two new museum borrowers. Nearly 500 guests attended a new program series, and over 400 attended two programs that brought international design/designers to Minnesota. 2: ",,680190,"Other, local or private",680190,,"Matthew Hatch,Martha Hedstrom, Beth Bowman, Moira Bateman,Thomas Kane, Ariane Laxo, Heather Olson, Katherine O?Neil, Liam Peterson, Lynn Purcell, Merick Reed, Gene Valek, Kent Hensley",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","State Government","Operating Support",,"Goldstein Museum of Design uses the power of design to foster improved quality of life for individuals and communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lin,Nelson-Mayson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282 ",lnelsonm@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1046,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003133,"Operating Support",2018,12639,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a comprehensive orchestra education experience through program activities such as rehearsals and performances. Student and parent survey review by board, artistic and administrative staff as well as updates to curriculum and audition requirements are made each year. 2: Engage Minnesota children and families in musical experiences that are affordable, accessible and promote life-long music participation. Evaluate the accessibility of our offerings to Minnesota families through surveys and observational feedback on our public programs.","MYS provided a full season of rehearsals, concerts, and music education classes to 350 students. This year, MYS focused on evaluating specific elements of the program by doing a student survey for fall retreats and an audience member survey for the spring concerts. 2: MYS had five total concerts, including a free community concert in December. MYS provided free string lessons to students at Folwell School. MYS completed an audience member survey at the spring concert in order to gauge audience member feelings and reactions to the concert experience.",,578976,"Other, local or private",578976,,"John Bulger, Greg Campbell, Cathy Carlson, Melissa Falb, Laura Johnson, Kevin Kinneavy, Claudette Laureano, Manny Laureano, Josée Morissette, Tom Rose, Amy Vargo Amelia Firnstahl",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies AKA MYS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) enriches and inspires talented K-12 orchestral musicians by providing professional, comprehensive educational experiences, and thrills audiences with outstanding performances of orchestral repertoire. MYS cultivates leadership in students by fostering commitment and role modeling, demanding excellence, and encouraging achievement. MYS broadens cultural horizons, develops a sense of community, and cultivates a lifelong love of classical music in audiences comprised of students, families, and concertgoers.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Firnstahl,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1047,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003134,"Operating Support",2018,10568,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJBC will reach more Minnesotans through increased artistic offerings, expansion of outreach programs, and targeting of underserved communities. Quantitative tracking of performance attendance and enrollment in outreach programs will be coordinated internally and supported by qualitative surveys aimed at assessing community impact. 2: SJBC will expand its programming to enable more Central Minnesota boys to have access to quality artistic, educational, and cultural experiences. External reviews and participant surveys will qualitatively assess the artistic program, while internal record keeping will track the number of Minnesotans impacted.","SJBC reached more Minnesotans through concert events, outreach programs, and visits to rural areas throughout the state. Attendance and participation records of performances and outreach programs showed an increase in number of people reached, and positive survey results indicated strong community impact. 2: More Central Minnesota boys were engaged in quality arts and cultural experiences than ever before. Participation records and surveys provided quantitative and qualitative feedback on the number of young people impacted by our programming.",,268129,"Other, local or private",268129,,"Kristin Lawson, Eric Budde, Amy Roers, Br. Richard Crawford, Lisa Schroers, Kimberly Magnuson, Fr. Nick Kleespie, Kristen Bauer, Rick Sovada, Kirsten Johanson, Mary Jo Leighton, Jaimie Beretta, Teresa Schad, Heidi Jeub",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir offers an enriching experience in music education with an emphasis in vocal music, as well as the socializing experiences of shared enterprise, fellowship, cultural awareness, and touring for boys ages 8-15. The choir promotes vocal music education in central Minnesota and offers the unique experience of a well trained boys' choir to its audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Klaverkamp,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",aklaverkamp@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1048,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003136,"Operating Support",2018,31879,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. We will thoroughly document projects presented during the year and evaluate them using criteria developed for the Artists On the Verge and Northern Spark programs. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere. Effectiveness will be assessed quantitatively through tracking participation numbers in programs and qualitatively through surveys and exit interviews with artists, partners and audiences.","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. NL made curatorial choices of projects with public engagement elements and themed around meaningful contemporary issues. NL documented projects in photography and videography, and conducted audience, artist and partner surveys. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere. NL integrated a self-reporting demographic survey into their artist applications to measure diversity of applicants and used a similar survey for all selected artists. NL continued partnerships with organizations working in communities of color.",,429852,"Other, local or private",429852,,"Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Robert Hunter, Paul Johnson, Michelle Klein, Jennifer Newsom, Roopali Phadke, Abby Rakun",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Lights.mn supports artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, focuses on innovative uses of technology to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork, and place, and explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(952) 994-4118 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1050,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003137,"Operating Support",2018,27546,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-Americans reenvision their classical dance form as a living language; diverse audiences are impacted across ethnicity/nationality/age/geography. Success in reaching, impacting, inspiring, and challenging diverse audiences is monitored through written surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Creative audience engagement/education programs and community partnerships address cultural, geographic, economic, and perceptual barriers. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies is monitored through written surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media.","Feedback demonstrates Ragamala's work inspired Indian-Americans to reenvision the classical dance form and impacted diverse audiences. Success in reaching, impacting, inspiring, and challenging diverse audiences was monitored via surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Cultural/geographic/economic/perceptual barriers were addressed through creative audience engagement/education programs and community partnerships. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies was monitored through surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media.",,658203,"Other, local or private",658203,2755,"Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Theresa Carter, Carolyn Chalmers, Sara Daggett, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam, Krishnan Subrahmanian, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students at home in the Twin Cities and on tour worldwide.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1051,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003138,"Operating Support",2018,510296,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust creates positive change in our community by presenting live performances, visual arts and other arts experiences in WeDo. Online surveys of theatre goers and pre-/post-event discussions with theatre goers and participants in other arts activities. 2: Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences that create positive change for themselves and their communities. Stakeholder meetings and surveys identify the impact of engagement and capacity building strategies on participants and their community.","Students and artists in ongoing programs reported increased learning and career enhancement, while theatre goers reported positive changes in affect. Conducted online surveys with theatre goers, and surveys and interviews with program participants. Response types included rating scales to measure the degree to which outcomes were met. We also obtained observations from staff and participants. 2: Students and underserved communities reported a sense of personal growth, willingness to recommend activities and connection with other participants. Conducted surveys (online, intercept) and interviews with program participants. Response types included rating scales to measure the degree to which outcomes were met. We also obtained observations from staff and participants.",,24943045,"Other, local or private",24943045,335726,"Ann Simonds, Jay Novak, Travis Barke, Scott Benson, Judy Blaseg, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Syl Jones, Mark Marjala, Barbara Brin, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jeremy Jacobs, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros, Julie Beth Vipperman,Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations in the West Downtown Minneapolis Cultural District, to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1052,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003140,"Operating Support",2018,40093,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create mindful, research-based programs honoring youth artistic life using teaching strategies engaging full developmental power of performing arts. Increase quality and appeal of artistic offerings in all programs. Develop and execute formative evaluation for programs. Pilot programs linked to existing youth services and education infrastructure. 2: Evaluate and retool program focus, operational systems, and facility use in support of a mission-driven approach to theatre and education programming. Implement donor/customer data management with industry standard software. Improve cash management with proper cash projections. Develop dashboards measuring financial, artistic and educational outcomes","Steppingstone Theatre produced five plays for an audience of over 31,000, with an additional 4,200 youth in creative learning programs. Critics and teachers noted the quality and diversity of the five play season. Steppingstone planned and tested an early childhood program now serving multiple sites in the metro area including day care programs for low income families. 2: SteppingStone has reduced its budget by 25% in order to address debt issues and has completed a process of evaluating all programs and administration. Steppingstone is completing a two year process of transferring to a SalesForce based patron and donor management system. Steppingstone has improved its cash flow management (year two of 3). SteppingStone is implementing a Board reporting dashboard.",,926047,"Other, local or private",926047,40093,"Mike Erlandson, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Leah Harvey, Rhonda Feist, Tamra Davis Cownie, Maggie Dayton, Tom D'Onofrio, Kathy Engesser, Gia Lyons, Seema Nambudiripad, Jennifer Prock, Ben Redshaw, Anna Tobin, Jared Kemper",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"SteppingStone Theatre's mission is to develop the whole child by using educational theater programs and fully staged productions to build self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of community, while celebrating diversity in a supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",megan@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1054,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003144,"Operating Support",2018,33328,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact will be tracked through evaluations filled out by site contacts and artists, artists' observations, and various participant reflections. Types of sites will be tracked. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities, ages, and abilities will participate in quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, customer goals for programs and how well we met them, and modifications made to meet community needs or goals.","93% of evaluations say participants learned a new skill and increased positive behaviors through a creative arts experience held at a school or community site. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. 2: 4 to 90+ year olds, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in programs. 94% of sites agree artist connected art to their goals/curriculum. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants -Surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, customer service, and meeting site goals.",,1131130,"Other, local or private",1131130,14375,"Roderic Southall, Mimi Stake, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Cheryl Bock, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Mae Brooks, George Dow, Anne Hunter, Abigail Lawrence, Diane Johnson, Hristina Markova, Robert Erickson, Jessica Gessner, Louis Porter, Mary Sennes, ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Michelle Silverman, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Walter L. Smith III",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS's mission is to enable people to experience and create the arts by connecting communities, cultures, and artists.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1058,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003146,"Operating Support",2018,35182,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase participation in arts experiences. WBCA will track participation through registration numbers and event attendance. 2: WBCA will manage resources strategically by partnering with organizations to maximize impact of programs and services. WBCA will track the number of individuals served through outreach programs and partnerships.","White Bear Center for the Arts expanded opportunities for participation in arts experiences by increasing class offerings 6% in fiscal year 2018. WBCA tracked class offerings and registrations in its database. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts maximized the impact of its programs by partnering with organizations to offer 345 hours of outreach programs. WBCA tracked outreach programs and partnerships, including number of custom programs, number of contact hours, and number of individuals served.",,815914,"Other, local or private",815914,5369,"Judith Benham, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Mitch Cooper, Katherine Curran, Kim Ford, Jazi Foreman, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Damalie Jeffries, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Peter Kramer, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Bon Sommerville, Bill Weigel, Steve Wolgamot, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcronaemeritus), Pat Bergeremeritus), Robert Cuerdenemeritus), Mary Goveemeritus), Roberta Johnsonemeritus), Mary Levinsemeritus), Kraig Thayer Rasmussenemeritus)",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of White Bear Center for the Arts is to provide a gateway to diverse arts experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1060,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003149,"Operating Support",2018,44752,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Clay Center will increase opportunities for audience participation in ceramic art exhibitions and related educational programming. Visits to our exhibitions will increase online and instore; satellite shows will increase in number around and beyond Minnesota; more schools and community partners will participate in the oldest digital art form. 2: Increased numbers of Minnesotans will participate in NCC programs as we work to reduce barriers to such (geographic, schedule, facility, financial). We'll increase visitors and organizational visibility; we'll enhance visitor experience and improve customer service; we'll provide free/low-cost access to galleries and education programs as possible.","School/college students and adults visited NCC; viewed examples of ceramics from across the world; participated in free lectures and hands-on programs. NCC produced thirteen shows with increase in onsite; no increase in satellite shows (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh); 89 guest artists; online sales platform and visits to online exhibitions increased; 117 schools and community partners' hands engaged w 2: NCC student populous diversified thru classes for East African neighbors and metro colleges; more older adults touched clay; offered more free programs. 970 of our East African neighbors participated in free programs at NCC and offsite; clay programs traveled to greater MN; NCC led clay courses for Metro State and Saint Paul College; free special program attendance doubled.",,1698419,"Other, local or private",1698419,6713,"Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Evelyn Browne, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Christopher Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",1,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center`s mission is the advancement of the ceramic arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1063,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003150,"Operating Support",2018,28081,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HOBT will use puppets to strengthen the community through high quality performances and community programs for all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. HOBT will collect reviews and document audience reach and demographics for the presentation of new works, main stage and touring performances, and the 43rd Annual MayDay Parade and Festival. 2: HOBT will produce high quality short and long-term arts education programs for people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. HOBT will document engagement by surveying participants of educational programs, one-time introductions to puppet and mask art, and year-round neighborhood youth programs.","HOBT built community through producing the 44th Annual MayDay, Make Believe Neighborhood (about Mr Rogers), and Saturday Matinees for Kids. Mainstage shows included facilitated audience discussions. All programs used post-production artist evaluations. Audience data was tracked and critical reviews were collected. 2: Thousands of youth and adults experienced artwork exploring HOBT's desired impacts of Creativity, Empathy and Interconnection. Site directors, artists, and program directors evaluated youth programming using facilitated discussion, observation, and story collection. Teachers and artists evaluated the residencies in written form.",,758816,"Other, local or private",758816,28081,"Karen Brown, Victoria Cox, Peter D'Ascoli, Shannon Forney, Kelly Prosen Hara, Claire Graupmann, Alex Haecker, Dan Herber, Dan Newman, Katie Peacock, Ricardo Perez, Sandra Spielerhonorary), Laura Wilhelm, Corrie Zoll",,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre brings people together for the common good through the power of puppet and mask performance.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corrie,Zoll,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","1500 Lake St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 721-2535 ",czoll@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1064,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003151,"Operating Support",2018,17599,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will study music from accomplished instructors and experience live music performances. Track number of participants and number of faculty contact hours delivered to disadvantaged youth, the ill and the elderly, and low-income people of all ages. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and appreciate live music in everyday life. Track number of performances, number of musician contact hours, venues and number of audience members in performances for general public, disadvantaged youth, and the ill and the elderly.","Underserved people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities studied music from accomplished instructors and experienced live music performances. Tracked number of participants and number of faculty contact hours delivered to: A. Disadvantaged youth B. The ill and the elderly C. Low-income people of all ages. 2: People in the community experienced high-quality music performances and appreciated live music in their everyday life. Tracked number of performances, number of musician contact hours, venues and number of audience members in performances for: A. General public B. Disadvantaged youth C. The ill and the elderly.",,466134,"Other, local or private",466134,17599,"Kelly Schwenn, Sylvia Oxenham, Susan Bullard, Karen Groves, Maria Paik, Sharon Carlson, X. Christina Huang, Karen Schwiegert, Jim Tarara, Michael Adams, Heidi Teoh, Christine Schwab",1.5,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music is a school where the aspirations of students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds are met with a commitment to excellence through creative expression, disciplined training, and regular performance opportunities, fostering musical friendships, encouraging artistic growth, and contributing to the enrichment of the arts in Saint Paul and the larger Twin Cities metropolitan area.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1065,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003156,"Operating Support",2018,57542,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An audience diverse in age, race, and background will engage with live music of many cultures resulting in increased intercultural understanding. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: Communities we serve will increase demand for the arts through exposure to culturally-relevant artists and experiencing art in nontraditional spaces. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","The Cedar fostered intercultural understanding among a diverse audience of almost 58,000 through live music and performances from many cultures. Working with our director of research, The Cedar used monthly surveys, artist interviews, media documentation, audience demographics, and other feedback to track and analyze outreach and changes in audience attitudes. 2: The Cedar encouraged arts among participation among local communities by presenting culturally-relevant artists in nontraditional accessible spaces. The Cedar evaluated its success by tracking audience growth and gathering feedback on the impact of the activities from participants and partners via surveys, anecdotes, and other methods.",,2002307,"Other, local or private",2002307,6905,"Jill Dawe, Steve Katz, Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Jessica Kopischke, Gallo Fall, Rob Nordin, Rob Salmon, Mary Laurel True",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance. The Cedar is committed to artistic excellence and integrity, diversity of programming, support for emerging artists, and community outreach.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1070,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003157,"Operating Support",2018,37438,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HP continues to expand accessible education and community programs to serve more Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds. Success measures: more classes offered free to youth and families; increased attendance at events; new partnerships with other community organizations; increased news, social media and website traffic. 2: HP continues to grow our artists' printshop cooperative program. Success evaluated by: growth in numbers of artists joining co-op; number of artists participating in shows and events; expanded educational programs are provided at low cost to HP's co-op artists.","HP added new community partners, served more youth and families for free and increased diversity of audiences. Success measured by: increased free classes (73% of youth served free), new community partners were served, and growth in audience diversity - tracked by evaluations, data gathering, and use of Sales Force database. 2: HP now serves fifty-five artists in its cooperative workshop space. Artists' opportunities to exhibit, sell and take classes has expanded. Success of HP's Artist Co-op is measured by: artists' annual evaluations; number of artists served in co-op program; print sales and public feedback; and media coverage of this program.",,985745,"Other, local or private",985745,7950,"Robert Hunter, Dennis Michael Joh, Ty Schlobohm, Mae Dayton, Colleen Carey, Siri Engberg, David Johnson, Stuart Nielsen, Tom Owens, Michael Peterman, Jennifer Phelps, Jerry Vallery",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the public and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1071,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003159,"Operating Support",2018,562651,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, audience interviews, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in engagement activities. 2: Theater experiences for students enhanced by education programs will inspire interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie Theater created transformative theater experiences through its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activity's effect.",,32482068,"Other, local or private",32482068,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Jane Confer, David C. Cox, David Dines, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Diane Hofstede, Garry W. Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Audrey Manacek, Jennifer Melin Miller, Anton Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Karin M. Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Steve Sanger, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Lee Skold, Michael Solberg, Douglas M. Steenland, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Mary W. Vaughan, Steve Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Jamie Wilson, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is an American center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training. By presenting both classical literature and new work from diverse cultures, the Guthrie illuminates the common humanity connecting Minnesota to the peoples of the world.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Kukielka,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",kathyk@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1073,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003162,"Operating Support",2018,26023,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 160+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. Number of boys served as members; number of choral pieces memorized and performed; qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts each year, including school venues whose populations would not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure outcome by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to schools; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided direct arts experiences to 155 boys (31 new members); reached over 26,000 Minnesotans and 60 `Sing MN` participants. Data is captured per membership and audiences reached. Boys and audience members provide feedback regarding their arts experiences through evaluations conducted at retreats, concerts, and the `Sing MN` summer arts experience. 2: The Minnesota Boychoir performed nine free full and pop-up community concerts reaching over 3500, and performed at eleven metro area schools reaching 1700 students. On site evaluations were conducted at several concert venues; feedback was also solicited and received via Facebook, the Boychoir website, and several other electronic communication vehicles.",,630988,"Other, local or private",630988,26023,"Jean Rehkamp Larson, Susan Humiston, Mike Marcotte, Mitch Karstens, Anne Christ, Michelle Deering, Amy Driscoll, Ann Hoey, Katie Lingras, Doug Nelson, Christian Novak, John Pharr, Abigail Pribbenow",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir challenges boys and young men from many backgrounds to the highest standards of choral music, nurtures the development of exceptional character, and inspires and benefits the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Keyes,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 5th St W Ste 401","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219 ",ack@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1076,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003165,"Operating Support",2018,45716,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessibility to Faraway Woods podcasts, on pro social skills for kids 3-8 increases with more promotion to schools and families at home. One Mainstream media channel distributes Faraway, listenership is 28,000, and growth plan created/shared, business model exists, digital and traditional media coverage secured. 2: To continue serving 125K Minnesotans per year, CLIMB develops a succession plan to assure organizational stability when our founder and executive/artistic director. Interview process created, plan to cover transition wages exists, additional staff in place, and venture committee's business structure initiated.","CLIMB has expanded their digital content and social media presence increasing the integration of our programming accessibility for families. CLIMB added podcast episodes to our Humans of Minnesota project and consistently posted to our social media accounts. This saw an increase in social media followings of 300 followers on our Facebook page. 2: CLIMB integrated the division of roles of the founder into a CEO/Artistic Director and a Managing Director. CLIMB's founder retired early and the Board of Directors made decided to divide the previous CEO role into a CEO/artistic director and managing director. This has led to an increase in nonprofit best practices and the continuation of the organization.",,1115059,"Other, local or private",1115059,,"Jim Gambone, Milan Mockovak, Bonnie Matson, Christine Walsh, James Olney, Brian Coy, Ronald Schultz, Katie Langston",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other works that inspire and propel people, especially young people, toward actions benefitting themselves, each other, and the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1079,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003168,"Operating Support",2018,37648,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase student participation in music education. GTCYS will track the number of students served in our orchestral programs and the number awarded scholarships. We will also track the number of students served in our new violin instruction program. 2: Inspire diverse audiences through continued engagement, new venues, and collaborations. GTCYS will track the number of concerts, new venues, and artistic collaborations. We will also measure their geographic reach, plus the number of children and adults who benefit.","GTCYS increased student participation in music education. GTCYS tracked the number of students served in their orchestral programs and the number awarded scholarships. GTCYS also tracked the number of students served in their new violin instruction program. 2: GTCYS inspired audiences through continued engagement, diverse venues, and collaborations. GTCYS tracked the number of concerts, venues, and artistic collaborations. GTCYS measured their geographic reach, plus the number of children and adults who benefited.",,882619,"Other, local or private",882619,2872,"J.C. Beckstrand, Tami Dokken, David Zoll, Douglas Parish, Julia Jenson, Rebecca Anderson, Jeff Benjamin, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Hyun Mee Graves, Maurice Holloman, Carl Crosby Lehman, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Cathy Schmidt, Ernest van Panhuys",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the body, mind, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies AKA GTCYS","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1082,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003169,"Operating Support",2018,28827,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden the museum's appeal to the general museum-going public, increasing interest and attendance, and enhancing Minnesota's rich arts community. Provide aesthetically stunning and thought-provoking exhibitions. Expand museum and private collector partnerships. Increase in charitable contributions, memberships and museum attendance. 2: Expand the number of individuals engaged in varied cross-cultural educational programs on the art, history and culture of Russia. Provided diverse educational and entertaining programming to community. Expand the number of children and family learning experiences offered. Expand successful community partnership.","TMORA is more broadly attended and recognized within Minnesota's rich cultural environment. Number of daily visitors and events attendees. Number of collaborating partners from Minnesota. Expansion rate of membership, donors, regular attendance. 2: Programs at TMORA create a unique bridge to understanding each other through the lens of Russian arts and culture. Number of events, number of type of events. Number of families and children served directly.",,1433178,"Other, local or private",1433178,,"Glenn Miller, Pam Safar Emeritus, Christine Podas-Larson, Steven Heim, Mira Akins, Reggie Boyle, Gwenn Djupedal, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., William Levin, Maria Loucks, Dania Miwa, Elizabeth Petrangelo, Deanna Phillips, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, Ph.D., David Washburn, Stephen B. Young, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art's mission is education, enlightenment, and engagement through the art of Russia.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1083,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003171,"Operating Support",2018,21247,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present at least one major and original new work annually created in collaboration with local artists, and community members and their leaders. Community artists/members attend pre-performance workshops/rehearsals, performances, and post-performance artist/audience interactions and surveys. 2: Prepare the groundwork for a second annual production of new or existing work in the Twin Cities emphasizing audience participation. Record of correspondence/conversations with venues and collaborators and performance(s) scheduled for 2018 and beyond.","Presented SHYAMALI: SPROUTING WORDS in Sept. 2017, and visually and emotionally engaged audiences, a majority of whom resided in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Community artists/members attended pre-performance workshops/rehearsals, performances, and post-performance artist/audience interactions. Ticket sales list. 2: Presented BIBRITI: AFFIRMATION at State Capitol during IndiaFest for second consecutive year as prototype for second production. Record of correspondence/conversations with venues and collaborators and performance(s) scheduled for 2018 and beyond. Featured appearance on two television stations.",,227471,"Other, local or private",227471,,"Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Divya Karan, Irna Landrum, Anh-Thu Pham, Sherie Apungu, Janis Lane-Ewart, Shinaah Thao, Pracht Mukherjee",,"Ananya Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to combine the metaphor and poetry of contemporary Indian dance with a philosophy of social justice to create original dance theater about the extraordinary work and dreams of women around the world, and to inspire audiences through visual and emotional engagement. Drawing from the commitment and passion of women`s movements globally, our work links little known womens' stories with movement, to invoke broader questions about equity and community. The essence of our mission is summarized in our tagline: People Powered Dances of Transformation.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Peterson,"Ananya Dance Theatre","PO Box 2427",Minneapolis,MN,55402-0427,"(612) 486-2238 ",gary.peterson@ananyadancetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1085,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003173,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will expand our outreach efforts by hiring a consultant to implement a marketing plan to reach the general population in the seven county metro. The marketing plan will increase ticket sales and have an impact on a broader community. We will know we have been successful with greater ticket sales. This will help support our events and studio.","A 14% increase in attendees reported hearing about a show online rather than through word of mouth, indicating the success of our marketing efforts. This outcome was evaluated through ticket sales and audience survey data. 2: ",,217083,"Other, local or private",217083,,"Lisa Gray, Laurie Parker, Jennifer Reid, Beth Kockelman, Julie Lauwagie, Heather Rist, Maren Gray",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ballet Minnesota is dedicated to enriching lives by creating and sharing the artistry of dance through public presentations and education.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arthur,Penfield,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919 ",masterartist3@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1087,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003177,"Operating Support",2018,234326,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver a five production season that expands the repertoire, enriches audiences and contributes to the vitality of the community. Number of productions/contemporary works, number of engagement activities, number of tickets sold, number of new/retained talent, number of new audience, demographics, geographic reach, high-tech design, audience feedback, web use, and media response. 2: Expand education and outreach programs to broaden and deepen relationships. Number of people reached, number of participants new to opera, number of contact hours, number of programs (paid/free), demographics, geographic reach, participant surveys, exit interviews, observation/demonstration, and student journaling.","Delivered six productions, including three new productions, expanding the repertoire, building social connection and community health. Evaluation included number of contemporary operas (1), number of new productions (2) use of innovative design, top talent involved, tickets sold (45,513) and positive reception from critics and audience. 2: Expanded education and outreach programs in the Twin Cities urban core and throughout Minnesota, introducing many to the opera for the first time. Evaluation was conducted as originally outlined. Over 21,000 persons served, launched new engagement programming, reached a broad range of persons across the state and received positive feedback.",,10589483,"Other, local or private",10589483,,"Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Sharon Bloodworth, Shari Boehnen, Alberto Castillo, Jay Debertin, Terrance Dolan, Sara Donaldson, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, J Jackson, Diane Jacobson, John C. Junek, Christl Larson, Mary Lazarus, Cynthia Y. Lee, Robert Lee, Jennine McGee, Mike McNamara, Leni Moore, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Mary H. Schrock, Lina Roberts Singh, David Smith, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, Gregory Sullivan, Norrie Thomas, H. Bernt von Ohlen, William White, Margaret Wurtele",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera combines a culture of creativity and fiscal responsibility to produce opera and opera education programs that expand the art form, nurture artists, enrich audiences, and contribute to the vitality of the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1091,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003178,"Operating Support",2018,79670,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf publishes diverse and engaging contemporary literature that has the capacity to stimulate imagination and promote empathy among Minnesotans. Each book will be evaluated on the basis of artistic strength and diversity. Our outreach is evaluated by individual reader responses, event attendance, critical attention, and book sales. 2: Graywolf strengthens the Twin Cities literary community and increases the impact of literature in Minnesota through partnerships and collaboration. Literary community health is measured by the Creative Minnesota study, the caliber of events, and the vitality of bookstores and libraries. Graywolf evaluates the quality and number of our collaborations.","Graywolf published thirty-two books by local, US, and international authors. About 30,000 Minnesotans read Graywolf books and met new narratives and ideas. Graywolf books won or were finalists for many awards during this period, including National Book Awards and National Book Critics Circle Awards. Minnesotans bought our books at 65 bookstores throughout the state, and borrowed books from libraries. 2: Graywolf authors and staff participated in 46 events for 3,234 Minnesotans, which connected writers to readers and educated people about publishing. Graywolf collaborated with the American Literary Translators Association, College of Saint Benedict, Hennepin County Library, Loft Literary Center, Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, Nawayee Center School, and others on events and school programs.",,3558807,"Other, local or private",3558807,,"Catherine Allan, Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Chris Galloway, James Hoecker, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Jim McCarthy, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Paula Roe, Gail See, James B. Short, Roderic Southall, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace. We believe works of literature nourish the reader's spirit and enrich the broader culture, and that they must be supported by attentive editing, compelling design, and creative promotion.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1092,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003180,"Operating Support",2018,30484,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present distinctive programming that connects Central Minnesota audiences and students to diverse experiences that wouldn't otherwise be available in the region. Curate a season of 12-14 exceptional performances. Measure audience perception through surveys and ticket sales. Participate in industry organizations to craft a series unique to this area. 2: Reintroduce family programming that offers performance experiences beyond title-based theater programs. Offer at minimum two distinct performances that are intentionally programmed for families to test interest. Evaluation will be based on sales, attendance, participation and surveys.","CSB presented twelve multidisciplinary performances featuring exceptional dance, national theater, unique family shows and diverse range of musical genres. CSB evaluated this outcome but collecting box office data, revenue, and number of performances and contrasting that data with previous years. CSB participated in industry organizations to ensure programming was distinctive and connected to this region. 2: CSB presented two successful family productions, Mike Super Illusion and Air Play. CSB also expanded programming by presenting a sensory friendly show. CSB evaluated this outcome by intentionally selecting performances that expanded family programming in the region beyond title-based theater programs and then tracking participation of families.",,852420,"Other, local or private",852420,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Gorman, David DeBlieck, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Farrad Williams, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming at the College of Saint Benedict is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota even richer.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1094,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003182,"Operating Support",2018,12188,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform annual spring and winter concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members. 2: Innovative musical performances will build awareness of LGBT people and transform and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members.","One Voice performed annual winter and spring concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities. Audience survey data, attendance figures, and some media coverage. 2: Innovative musical performances increased awareness of LGBT people and transformed and empowered singers, audience members, and the community. Audience testimonials and survey data as well as concert attendance.",,301762,"Other, local or private",301762,4002,"James Gottfried, Sarah Cohn, Claire Psarouthakis, Lee Silverstein, Paul Halvorson, Colleen Watson, Katrina Johnson, James Roth, Ruth Tang, Jonathan Mathis, Gene Duenow",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"One Voice`s mission is building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1096,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003184,"Operating Support",2018,22896,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During FY2017, more than 450 state residents will audition for roles. And, from cast to crew, more than 210 adults will create all the productions. Our evaluation of the extent to which this outcome is achieved will be statistical, based on comparing the numbers above to the actual numbers.","In fiscal year 2017, 393 state residents auditioned for roles; from cast to crew, the shows were created by 227 adults. Actual count. 2: ",,403656,"Other, local or private",403656,22000,"Carrie Andersen, Howard Ansel, Elizabeth Bergman, Chad Carr, Paul Clausen, Francine Corcoran, Garry Geirken, Kelli Gorr Raney, Hugh Kirsch, Elizabeth Lofgren, Stephanie Long, Linda Paulsen, Dann Peterson, Jose Manuel Ruiz-Garcia, Jean Shore, Sadie Ward",,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Theatre in the Round Players is to be recognized as a premier community theater that provides significant entertainment and educational opportunities to its audiences; presents acclaimed live theater on an arena stage; and provides challenging, engaging, and disciplined opportunities for avocational artists, technicians, and aspiring professionals.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1098,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003187,"Operating Support",2018,34413,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participant evaluations of workshops, classes, and residencies; program attendance; participation in consignment program, artist co-op, faculty, exhibitions, certificate program, and website engagement. 2: Partnerships with schools, libraries, community and civic organizations, and businesses strengthen book arts engagement with a diverse public. Network of community relationships both retained and expanded; new audiences reached; observations of participant engagement; partner evaluations.","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participation counts and surveys (nearly 45,000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 2,500 direct contact hours). Artist consignment sales growth, artist co-op membership, number of exhibitions and attendance. 2: Community partnerships provide enriching opportunities for the public to connect with book arts experiences. Partnership counts (new and returning), school and library evaluations, staff observations.",,852656,"Other, local or private",852656,6882,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea Bulander, Valerie Deus, KC Foley, Jennifer Hedberg, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Mary Pat Ladner, Monica Edwards Larson, Marci Malzahn, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Tracy Steiner, Deborah Ultan, Cherelle Whitfield, Jerry Wilson, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form. ",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520 ",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1101,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003191,"Operating Support",2018,38788,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through strengthened partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through strengthened partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.",,1337470,"Other, local or private",1337470,7500,"Melodie Bahan , Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom DeBiaso, Karla Ekdahl , Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Charles Montreuil, Max Musicant, Paola Nunez Obetz, Mary Reyelts, Craig Laurence Rice, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Maris Venable, Frances Wilkinson",1,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1105,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003193,"Operating Support",2018,36870,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster public art participation and civic engagement by artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. Demographic analysis of artists engaged and program participants and by feedback of the quality and effectiveness of projects and outreach strategies. 2: Embody and advance a new form of public art through the practice of City Art. Outcomes measured by analysis of artistic quality, scope of City Art projects, broad engagement of artists in City Art, and the place City Art holds in regional and national practice of public art.","We reached diverse audiences by use of mobile program delivery by electric truck and cargo bike. Audience ideas confirmed by use in City planning. We reached 65 new locations in Saint Paul and worked with 12,341 participants of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities, reflective of the demographics of Saint Paul. We employed or commissioned 32 artists of color of different ages and ethnicities. 2: City Artist Pop Up Meeting received national and local recognition for art as civic engagement. A new national grant supports its 2.0 iteration. Pop Up Meeting measured by number of sites, number of popsicles and surveys; input to City planning. City Art leadership measured by ten talks in Minnesota and nationally and twelve inquiries from other cities and Americans for the Arts.",,739445,"Other, local or private",739445,4388,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Bob Bierscheid, Bernie Bullert, Pierce Canser, Susan Price, Christine Dnnis, Edward Fox, Nick Fox, Peter Kramer, Rich Lallier, Joan Palm, Colleen Sheehy, Ahmed Tharwat, Kay Thomas, Yamy Vang, Laura Joseph, Heather Peterson",,"Public Art Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Public Art Saint Paul makes Saint Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Sheehy,"Public Art Saint Paul","381 Wabasha St N","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 290-0921 ",colleen@publicartstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1107,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003194,"Operating Support",2018,48515,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reach a higher standard of excellence with respect to artistic personnel, processes, and selection of works produced. We will track press reviews (frequency/favorability), audience response in post-show surveys, the share of our audience coming from communities beyond Bloomington and adjacent cities, and other data. 2: Build a more diverse, engaged, and loyal audience. We will track ticket sales for access-oriented performances, participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations, audience demographics reported in surveys, and other data.","Artistry reached a higher standard of excellence with respect to artistic personnel, processes, and selection of works produced. We tracked press reviews and audience zip codes; sought and analyzed audience/artist feedback; and engaged staff and consultants in critical conversations about the quality of our programs (e.g., theater productions, exhibitions) and processes. 2: We continued to build a more diverse, engaged, and loyal audience. We tracked ticket sales for access-oriented performances, participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations, social media engagement, and other data.",,2048283,"Other, local or private",2048283,4821,"Jack Baloga, Scott Feraro, John Gibbs, Amy Lueders, Rob Lunz, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Patrick Milan, Jason Moore, Brian Prentice, Laura Davida Preves, Paul Seminari, Karen Snedeker, Angelo Spenillo, Greg Wolsky, Jamie Verbrugge, Paul Zech",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 Old Shakopee Rd W",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8569 ",aspecht@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1108,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003196,"Operating Support",2018,19552,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will provide classes and workshops, school residencies, drop-in classes, and outreach activities for all levels of experience, ages, and income. SPB will collect 1) quantitative data: number and demographics of participants, 2) qualitative data: surveys, observations from participants and partners (Landmark Center, Mall of America, schools). 2: SPB will continue to create new work that speaks to current audiences and hold free open rehearsals and Q and A with performance audiences. The season will feature varied works and free previews. Subsidized tickets will increase. SPB will collect 1) quantitative data: number, demographics; 2) qualitative data: surveys, observations.","SPB provided classes and workshops, school residencies, drop-in classes, and outreach activities for all levels of experience, ages, and income. Thirty of new students and families of color Surveys from Landmark Center both qualitative and quantitative. 2: SPB presented a 4-production season with ten Company dancers and grew audiences, especially for beginning and drop-in classes and outreach activities. SPB presented The Art of Boxing The Sport of Ballet in a non-traditional venue. People of all ages who participated in free or subsidized activities grew.",,377252,"Other, local or private",377252,5040,"David Trayers, Amber Genetsky, Matt McManimon, Lillyan Hoyos, Dr. Cathy Gustafson, Christine Onusko, Alice N. Nadeau, Astrid Knott Johnson, PhD, Kevin Hughes, Tim Pate, Dalton Outlaw",0.5,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul City Ballet's mission is to provide the finest dance education, reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance, and perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","1680 Grand Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1806,"(651) 690-1588 ",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1110,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003197,"Operating Support",2018,125041,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota craft artists will have increased access to economic and professional development opportunities. There will be an increased number of Minnesota artists participating in the ACC Craft Show in Saint Paul and the Holiday Craft Hop in Minneapolis. 2: Minnesotans will have the opportunity to participate in events and activities showcasing the creative community in new and innovative ways. ACC will collect attendance numbers and survey participants to gauge interest, engagement, and enjoyment of the event content.","ACC supported the exposure of Minnesota artists through programming, awards, salons, publications, social media, library resources, and shows. Surveys at events and feedback from show and event attendees and participating artists. In addition, program attendance, membership, library usage, and website traffic levels are also closely tracked with yearly comparisons. 2: ACC built awareness of craft as a cultural resource in Minnesota through programming and communication initiatives - available for free or a minimal charge. Surveys at events and feedback from show and event attendees and participating artists. In addition, program attendance, membership, library usage, and website traffic levels are also tracked with yearly comparisons.",,5867992,"Other, local or private",5867992,18756,"Kevin Buchi, Charles E. Duddingston, J. Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Carl Fisher, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Charlotte Herrera, Wayne Higby, Ayumi Horie, Giselle Huberman, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn LeBaron, Wendy Maruyama, Lydia Matthews, Jean W. McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce W. Pepich, Carol Sauvion, Kay Savik, Amy Schwartz, Josh Simpson, Gary J. Smith, Michael J. Strand, Christopher R. Taylor, Lucille Tenazas, Folayemi Wilson, Patricia A. Young, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council's mission is to champion craft.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Johnson,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",pjohnson@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1111,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003198,"Operating Support",2018,38916,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","69,000+ audience members and 1,264 actors will participate in transformative theatre experiences, including new immigrants/refugees in rural Minnesota. We will utilize focus groups, anecdotes and quantitative indicators of progress: number of participants, communities of origin, geographic reach, new partnerships and diversity of constituency. 2: Increased financial stability to ensure long-term sustainability of producing high quality arts experiences for Central Minnesotans of all ages. We will measure and report growth in stability on a regular basis through our organization dashboard tracking: days cash on hand, budget versus actual, season memberships, ticket sales, and donor retention.","61,713 audience members and 2,141 actors including camps. Audience and actor numbers both grew with all of the additional programming we were able to offer in our new Learning Lab Theatre. We did not reach our total audience goal. 2: GREAT successfully achieved increased financial stability. Our cash on hand significantly increased to an average of 28 days fiscal year to date. This is in large part due to exceeding our budgeted ticket sales, season memberships 20% growth and retaining donors.",,1342971,"Other, local or private",1342971,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Joanne Dorsher, Kimberly Foster, Lori Glanz, Chris Kudrna, Cassie Miles, Chad O'Brien, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Emily Swanson, Pat Thompson",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theater experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1112,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003199,"Operating Support",2018,20792,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits that we conduct. Evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented.","Minnesotans with disabilities participated in school arts programs, attended arts programs with accommodations and shared their art with the public. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at school residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and through its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators improved their organization's accommodations for and outreach to people with disabilities through VSA Minnesota resources and services. The funding, accessibility services and advice provided by VSA Minnesota staff are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff at the various recipient organizations.",,505380,"Other, local or private",505380,20792,"Adrienne Mason, Char Coal, Lisa Richardson, Anne Peacock, Maggie Karli, Jeff Prauer, Stacy Shamblott, Michele Chung, Steve Danko, Susan Tarnowski, Jill Boon, Sam Jasmine, Ray Konz, Nic Ambroz, Mark Hiemenz",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of VSA Minnesota is to create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and access the arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1113,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003200,"Operating Support",2018,30164,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential through tactics identified in our FY 2017-2020 strategic plan. Audience and singer feedback about our concert season, single ticket growth, sustained subscriber levels, number of outreach performances, artistic director and board of directors feedback. 2: Build new audiences and deepen ongoing relationships with existing audiences through tactics identified in our FY 2017-2020 strategic plan. Use of our comp ticket program, comp to future ticket buying conversion rates, marketing to LGBT/allied organizations, audience feedback (how they feel about TCGMC as a donor and audience member).","In addition to the family friendly holiday and joyful Pride concerts, TCGMC's concert `Rise Up` featured a strong and relevant social justice theme. The spring concert program featured calls to action for our audiences to take musical inspiration and make a change. The Pioneer Press featured `QUEEN` as one of five best classical concerts, emphasizing the operatic qualities of Queen's music. 2: TCGMC's subscriber size held steady while seeing increase in new audiences for the spring and Pride shows, which typically bring in smaller audiences. TCGMC pushed student/public rush to build new audiences with a 59% increase over last season. The holiday concert audience size holds strong. The spring and Pride concerts had 85% and 95% sold, respectfully: a major increase over past sales.",,550406,"Other, local or private",550406,8250,"Vince Therrien, Eric Ayen, Laurel Chu, Matt Helgason, Dylan Bode, Alan Braun, Werner Christensen, Robert Muster, Shannon O?Brien, Bryan Olson, Glenn Olson, Jordan Roberge, Eric Strong",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is gay men building community through music.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Heine,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus AKA TCGMC","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",jheine@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1114,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003201,"Operating Support",2018,13919,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback.","TCFF presented several eye opening series sparking intense discussion and shedding light on issues facing our Minnesota community. TCFF surveys 5% of the audience and conducts in person interviews for feedback on event impact. 90% attendance at post-film discussion and surveys indicates that TCFF films and post-film discussions catalyzes meaningful reflection on social issues. 2: TCFF audiences grew slightly and TCFF deepened relationships with underserved youth and greater Minnesota. Attendance at TCFF Free Day increased, with greater representation of underserved youth. Ticketing indicated increased attendance from greater Minnesota. Participation feedback was extremely high and asked for more opportunities for underrepresented group",,316157,"Other, local or private",316157,13500,"Fran Zeuli, Jatin Setia, Ra'eesa Motala, Susan Haugerud, Janet Ogden Brackett, Kelly Evans, Mark Steele, Chris Cook, Mitch Coopet, Jeff Hayne, Molly Littman, Andrea Stein",0.5,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest, a year-round film arts organization that strives to be the premiere film festival in the Midwest, showcases exceptional American independent films to discerning Midwest audiences. TCFF promotes MN talent, provides educational, networking and distribution opportunities that can expand careers and support thought provoking content. TCFF is committed to cultivating new and underrepresented voices in cinema, particularly female and minority voices. With the core value that film provokes discussion and evokes empathy, TCFF programming is replete with diverse voices that challenge the status quo and shift perceptions. Socially responsible programming pushes audiences to make an individual difference in their community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(651) 334-7519 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1115,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003203,"Operating Support",2018,17003,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,000 students and 80 teachers (residencies, workshops, and summer camps), taught by 30 artists, increase skills/understanding of art, ecology and culture. Reflective protocols, student demos, and pre/post questionnaires determine whether majority of students complete artworks related to environment/culture, participate in reflections and exhibit art. 2: 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment through artful reuse. Surveys and informal observation determine if numerical goal is reached; 35-40% of participants represent diverse backgrounds and skills; and, majority create art using reuse materials.","6,000 students and 100 teachers (residencies, workshops, and summer camps) taught by 35 artists increase skills/understanding of art, ecology, and culture. Questionnaires and surveys were used to gather workshop and camp data; informal observations, surveys and reflective protocols used to gather residency data. 2: 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment through artful reuse. Surveys, informal observations and information from teachers and organizations on diversity numbers were employed. An artist check out list for materials was used to determine the extent of reuse materials used in art projects.",,329060,"Other, local or private",329060,5500,"Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Deb Holtz, Barb Fleig, David Swenson, Janice Hamilton, Linda Stuckey, Betsy Wright, Tracy Olinger James Whitt",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of ArtStart is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas, and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1117,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003204,"Operating Support",2018,12596,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CAE will organize its staffing model to assure efficient and effective operations while maximizing the skill set of each staff member. CAE's P&L and balance sheet will reflect effective staff direction, skill-set alignment and satisfaction through increased individual and corporate donations and ticket sales. 2: CAE programming will represent a wide variety of choral music styles performed in a variety of venues and surrounding communities. Concert season will reflect performance of music from ancient to contemporary. At least two concerts will be presented outside of Rochester.","We eliminated a position and consolidated those duties to existing staff. Fundraising efforts increased and some overhead expenses were reduced. Choral Arts saw an 11.7% increase in revenue from grants and contributions and the 2017-18 P and L overall is positive compared to last fiscal year. We have maintained reserves to support 5-6 months of operations. 2: Concert repertoire included music from the Renaissance to newly commissioned works. We performed in three surrounding communities and multiple free venues. The choir sang a varied repertoire at three venues outside Rochester, at the Mayo Clinic, the Public Library, on Peace Plaza and in a number of care facilities. More experiential program elements enhanced program variety and audience experience.",,306143,"Other, local or private",306143,12596,"Diane Banfield, Carol Berteotti, Andy Buchholz, Alison Good, Kristine Hanson, Roger Harms, April Horne, Brian Moran, Nora O'Sullivan, Noel Peterson, Julia Salzman, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Jennifer Schilbe, Bart Seebach, Kristine Swanson",,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Choral Arts Ensemble is to inspire, educate, and enrich the community at large through outstanding choral performances.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Depman,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","1001 14th St NW Ste 900",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 252-8427 ",bdepman@choralartsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1118,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003207,"Operating Support",2018,19108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing.á Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi championed Minnesotan and national literary culture through events and publications, fostering engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys. 2: ",,219155,"Other, local or private",219155,,"Stuart Abraham, Jill A. Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Renoir Gaither, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Steph Optiz, Paul Von Drasek",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1121,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003209,"Operating Support",2018,11306,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Performing immersive productions in unique, accessible venues throughout the Twin Cities. We will have achieved this goal by producing The Tragedy of Carmen at Saint Paul's Midpointe Event Center and Don Giovanni at the Minneapolis Woman's Club. 2: Enhancing flexibility by increasing Skylark's individual contributions by 20% over the last fiscal year. This goal can be easily measured by comparing individual donations for FY2016 and FY2017. These gifts allow Skylark to allocate funds wherever they are most needed to maximize impact of activities.","Skylark Opera Theatre successfully produced the above (see 2017 Statistical Report), and contemporary opera As One, March 2018. Skylark Opera Theatre used ticket sales, online audience surveys and critical reviews to gauge success. All productions received glowing reviews from major newspapers and online publications. Carmen and Giovanni sold out. 2: Skylark Opera Theatre more than achieved this goal, increasing individual contributions by 198%. Skylark Opera Theatre evaluated this goal by comparing audited figures for individual contributions between FY2016 and FY2017.",,234384,"Other, local or private",234384,,"Ann Morelli Spencer, Jack Neveaux, Carla Petersen, Noel Schenker, Erin Duffy",,"Skylark Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Skylark Opera presents a wide-ranging repertoire of opera, operetta, and musical theater emphasizing strongly balanced musical and theatrical values within a variety of intimate venues in the Twin Cities and around the region. We promise a unique mix of familiar favorites, new creations, and off the beaten path adventures that will engage audiences in a deep artistic experience as well as create an appreciation for this repertoire across generations.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Spencer,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","75 5th St W Ste 224","St Paul",MN,55102-1431,"(651) 292-4309 ",ann@skylarkopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1123,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003210,"Operating Support",2018,44965,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CHP will publish eighteen new titles, maintain a backlist of over 350 and produce programs that engage more Minnesotans with the reading experience. Writers, artists, and program partners will be pre- and post-surveyed on their expectations of publishers. 2: CHP supports the careers of all its authors and make their work available to the state, nation, and world. CHP will survey the writers and artists we publish and work with through programming to assess quantitative change in their reach via events, publicity, and other forms of community engagement.","Published eighteen new titles and maintained backlist titles, and engaged more than 1,200 Minnesotans via In the Stacks program, readings, and other events. Surveyed writers/artists about their experiences, surveyed attendees/event participants, tracked events attendance, analyzed data/figures, and surveyed/interviewed library partners about local impact for In the Stacks. 2: Over 600 press mentions of CHP books, two by Minnesota authors; one Pulitzer Prize finalist with six United States printings and foreign rights in seven countries/eight languages. Tracked book sales; gathered press/media attention and recognition for titles; monitored awards/nominations and their impact on sales, international interest, author recognition.",,1146260,"Other, local or private",1146260,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Malcolm McDermid, Louise Copeland, Suzanne Allen, Andrew Brantingham, William Hardacker, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Sjur Midness, Maureen Millea Smith, Enrique Olivarez, Jr., Robin Preble, Marla Stack, Paul Stembler, Melissa Wray, Chris Fischbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Coffee House Press is to publish exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time; to delight and inspire readers; to contribute to the cultural life of our community; and to enrich our literary heritage. By building on the best traditions of publishing and the book arts, we produce books that celebrate imagination, innovation in the craft of writing, and the many authentic voices of the American experience.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1124,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003213,"Operating Support",2018,27305,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage fifteen metro and out-state artists to re-imagine a public space in their community, activate it to engage people differently, and convene to talk. Artists will document public engagement with the space, including their motivations and observations and will share their work, the impact, issues raised. 2: Exhibit, critique and network with twenty Minnesota artists returning from our International Residency Program 2017. Twenty Minnesota artists will return from four different residency programs to exhibit, talk, and critique their experiences, explore implications for Minnesota, Minnesota artists and our arts communities.","We engaged ten Minnesota artists in our Here and There program in Rochester, Brainerd, and various exurban areas. Openings were held for each of five programs: Trestle Systems, Emotional Platings, Collectively We Support Your Autonomy, F**k your Facade, and Poetry of Resistance. Over 100 participants at each event were exposed to unique arts experiences. 2: Artist talks were held with the four Minnesota artists participating in the exchange with Kultivera in Sweden. In partnership with American Swedish Institute, Soap presented artist talks drawing 20-30 people per talk. Our artists discussed their experience abroad, status of their work/project, how it influenced their thinking, and next steps.",,816492,"Other, local or private",816492,2315,"Roy Close, Colin Rusch, Rosemary Williams, Gary Jenneke, Alexa Horochowski, Joe Butler, Steve Ozone, Liz Summers, Carol Cooksley",0.5,"The Soap Factory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Soap Factory is a laboratory for experimentation, risk-taking, cultural entrepreneurship, and creative thinking. Founded by Twin Cities artists, the organization developed out of specific needs: to build communities through exhibition opportunities; to create networks of support over a wide range of artistic disciplines; to cultivate new audiences for diverse artistic practices; and to make the artists of Minnesota better known regionally, nationally, and internationally.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bill,Mague,"The Soap Factory","514 2nd St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 623-9176 ",bill@soapfactory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1126,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003214,"Operating Support",2018,32750,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2018, GRSF will increase the regional community's access to professional company performances compared to number of tickets used in 2016. Front of house and box office staff will collect ticket stubs to track the number of people acting each performance.","Attendance at the 2017 professional productions was 9,182, a 9% increase over 2016. Comparisons were done using ticket sales information from our ticketing software. Although this doesn't account for `no shows` it has been determined to be a more reliable data source than ticket counts. 2: ",,892012,"Other, local or private",892012,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Roderick Baker, Mary Bergin, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Frances Edstrom, Candace Gordon, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Lawrence Jost, David Marshall, Ken Mogren, Tedd Morgan, Kathleen Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota, Joseph Winandy",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to create dynamic, clearly spoken productions of Shakespeare`s plays, which enrich people`s lives.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Williams,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987-3447,"(507) 474-7900 ",valeriew@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1127,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003215,"Operating Support",2018,26322,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC's projects and productions will provoke thought, prompt civic conversation, impact young people, and hopefully ignite change in the community. YPC work with a third-party evaluator to devise methods to measure and understand the impact of our work. We will conduct written surveys and focus groups of participants and audience members. 2: Youth Performance Company's productions and programs will reach diverse young people, families, and audiences from throughout the Twin Cities. Youth Performance Company will track participant and audience demographics and conduct written surveys to better understand our stakeholders.","YPC revealed impact on youth participants in the show MEAN. Youth were more likely to intervene in a bullying incident after taking part in the show. A third-party evaluator took written surveys on the first day of rehearsal and on the last performance. On day one, 72% of youth were likely to address bullying, on the last day 94% said they were likely to intervene. All survey areas showed growth. 2: YPC discovered strengths and weaknesses of summer classes through student surveys. Results will help improve future class experiences. YPC surveyed 346 summer students in 2017. Students ages 5-8 were surveyed verbally and ages 9-18 completed a written survey. Among other responses, all ages placed value on new friendships and didn't like fellow students interrupting the teacher.",,543639,"Other, local or private",543639,3422,"Carl Allen, Jennifer Breitinger, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Nina Jonson, Stephanie Keller, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, Leah Lewis-Frazier, David Maggitt, Lisa Mehlbrech, David Peterson, Chad Pitman, Curt Ulrich, Karen Ulrich, Keri VanOverschelde, Brenda Vaughn Kevin Ramach",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Youth Performance Company is a youth inspired theater that serves the community and fuels the creative spirit of youth by developing, empowering, and advancing young artists.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danny,"Della Lana","Youth Performance Company AKA YPC","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180 ",danny@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1128,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003216,"Operating Support",2018,26048,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen Minnesotans' connections to contemporary art by creating an accessible and responsive environment that fosters meaningful experiences. We will evaluate progress based on tracking attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Fully establish a successful Visual Arts Fund re-granting program, providing substantial grants to Twin Cities artists across diverse communities. We will evaluate this new program based on number of projects funded, number of applicants, number of audience members served, location of the projects, and grantee and juror feedback.","Midway provided Minnesotans access to free contemporary arts programming through our exhibitions, art research library, and public programs. Midway commissioned/presented four exhibitions, and offered eight public programs including book launches, performances, and artist talks. All of these programs were free and open to the public. We served over 6,000 visitors, as estimated by staff. 2: Artists and community members in the 7-cty Twin Cities metro region experienced programs and public projects presented by Visual Arts Fund grantees. We received over 65 competitive applications and funded eight new artist organized projects through the second cycle of the Visual Arts Fund. The Andy Warhol Foundation also granted Midway funding to continue the VAF for another two grant cycles.",,525966,"Other, local or private",525966,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Randy Hartten, Karen Heithoff, Kate Kelly, Jori Sherer, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art. Midway facilitates significant new developments in the field and presents audiences with intimate access to visual culture.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1129,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003217,"Operating Support",2018,36514,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2016 we launched our new wristband day-pass system. This year we seek to refine the system to help the festival increase revenue. We will use information we gathered last year to refine the ticketing system as necessary to make it more accessible to patrons and increase festival revenue. 2: Successfully transition organizational leadership to new executive director. Staff will work to keep the transition as seamless as possible while executing a successful festival. We have an interim executive director in place until the new executive director is appointed.","Improved patron gathering and focus groups informed changes for the upcoming Festival, including a wider range of ticketing options. Data from ticket purchases; audience surveys from hundreds of patrons; a new, improved CRM system, and focus groups with dozens of patrons informed evaluation of the subsequent changes to ticketing options, prices, and patron data gathering. 2: Executive Director Dawn Bentley was successfully hired in March 2017, ushering forth a period of renewed growth. Core staff and outside consultants conducted artist and audience roundtables to gather qualitative information regarding effective operations, procedures, and policies in order to ensure strategic iteration for improved outcomes.",,766786,"Other, local or private",766786,36514,"David Frank, Annie Scott Riley, Kyle Orwick, Jennifer Bush,David Brookins, Connie Cameron, Katherine Dugarm, Don Eitel, John Joachim, Kathy Kim, Divya Maiya, Marinda Rodriguez, Danna Mirviss, Rachel Postle, Randall Shimpach, Mina Kobayashi, Brian Murphy",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Fringe Festival is to promote freedom and diversity of artistic expression by linking adventurous artists with adventurous audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Bentley,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 260-6463x 1",dawn@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1130,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003218,"Operating Support",2018,27826,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance adult and youth education programming to expand and diversify participation in fiber art. Textile Center will measure program attendance against overall capacity and evaluate quality and student diversity through class participant surveys. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition, and will seek out written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.","Education programs expanded and improved in quality; participation has expanded and diversified; and connections were deepened with core constituents. New programs were developed and core programs expanded, based on constituent surveys; attendance was measured against overall capacity; and program quality and diversity were evaluated through participant surveys. 2: Textile Center presented 25 exhibitions, free and open to the public, showcasing nearly 300 artists and representing cultural and other diversities. For each exhibit, demographics of featured artists were tracked; written feedback was gathered through guestbooks and social media; group presentations and discussions of content occurred; and verbal follow-up was conducted with collaborators.",,852543,"Other, local or private",852543,27826,"Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Ella Ramsey, Jeanne Hilpisch, Mariana Roca Shulstad, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Amelia Allen, John Cairns, Jen Gin, Carol Mashuga, Anupama Pasricha, Donna Peterson, Lance T. Radziej, CatherineMaggie) Thompson, Maggie Dayton, Richard Gilyard, J. Lawrence McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Lisa Steinmann",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center of Minnesota's mission is to honor textile traditions and promote excellence and innovation in fiber art.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",karl@karlreichert.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1131,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003219,"Operating Support",2018,266228,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience surveys collecting experience info; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experience info; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC's 2017-18 season included two world premieres, one US premiere, and a first-time partnership with Penumbra Theatre on a co-production of The Wiz. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: Demand for CTC's ACT Pass program for low-income families continues to grow; we now dedicate 5% of total ticket inventory for $5 (or free) tickets. CTC's Audience Services department has streamlined the marketing, management, and tracking of the ACT Pass program, as well as improving the enrollment process for community members.",,12075209,"Other, local or private",12075209,20303,"Sam Hsu, Michael Blum, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Morgan Burns, Meredith Tutterow, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Eric Anderson, Todd Balan, Matthew Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Jodi Chu, Jeff Davidman, Amol Dixit, Ryan Engle, Kerry Fauver, Robert Frenzel, Liz Furman, Kathy Ganley, Rajiv Garg, Michelle Gibson, Lili Hall, Hoyt Hsiao, Christine Kalla, Jocelyn Knoll, Chad Larsen, Alex Liu, Anne M. Lockner, Michael Macrie, Michael Maeser, Todd Noteboom, Silvia Perez, Allison Peterson, Jag Reddy, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Sunil Swami, Jeff Von Gillern, Pat Walsh, William White",2.71,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Children's Theatre Company creates extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500 ",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1132,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003220,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. Measured quantitatively by the numbers of young performers and audience members who participate in our various programming, and by the numbers of events and opportunities offered. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Through post-event analyses, annual internal reviews of programming, staff/board assessments, advisory board meetings, and audience evaluations of events (emails, phone calls, surveys).","Broadened opportunities for both young performers and audiences through our programming and outreach. Quantitative measurement through computerized ticket sales records, reported head counts of participants at outreach events. 2: Continued analysis with aim toward improvement. Regular analysis of event successes/shortcomings; of procedures and policies. Quarterly board meetings to discuss all of the above.",,486033,"Other, local or private",486033,,"Lisa Wigand, Bruce Buxton, Bri Keran, Sandra Kaplan",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","State Government","Operating Support",,"Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center provides opportunities for local performing artists to showcase their talents in live theater productions, and brings professional artists of national and international reputation to local stages.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100 ",pspradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1133,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003221,"Operating Support",2018,261478,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize growth in enrollment, access sites and financial assistance in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness of MacPhail. MacPhail will enroll 17,500 in FY 2018 with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. Fifty percent will identify as racially/ethnically diverse. 2: Ensure quality across all program areas as MacPhail expands to new access sites, partnership sites and online instruction sites. A minimum of 97% of MacPhail students responding to an annual survey have recommended or would recommend MacPhail to friends.","MacPhail has realized growth in enrollment, access sites and financial aid, bringing music learning to Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities. MacPhail is on track to enroll 15,660. The FY17 demographic survey showed an 8% decrease in students of color due to the exclusion of Music for Life programs in FY15 (the demographic survey is completed every two years). 2: Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities are receiving high quality music learning opportunities as MacPhail continues to expand its reach. Individuals rating quality of instruction as `Excellent` or `Good` in FY18 increased to 97% from 96% in FY17.",,11742836,"Other, local or private",11742836,40000,"Rahoul Ghose, Thomas Abood, Hudie Broughton, Ellen L. Breyer, Barry Berg, Margee Bracken, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Ecklund, Julia Halberg, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren P. Kelly, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, Patricia H. Murphy, David E. Myers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Mandy K. Tuong, Marshall Tokheim, Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"MacPhail Center for Music's mission is to transform lives and communities through exceptional music learning.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1134,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003222,"Operating Support",2018,21047,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in MDT's school. This outcome will be evaluated by the capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented, and the ability to offer training in classic and contemporary dance. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT provided professional dancers, aspiring students, and the general public with critically acclaimed performances and high quality dance training. MDT tracked the number of company performances and reviewed feedback from audience surveys and critical reviews. MDT faculty assessed student progress to evaluate the quality of training in the school. 2: Through public performances and educational outreach, MDT reached a more diverse community with a variety of high quality dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.",,942072,"Other, local or private",942072,,"Erin Gerrits, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Dance Theatre and School is to provide masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1135,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003245,"Operating Support",2018,13220,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. 80% of teachers, directors, and juried gallery artists will be certified, possess a degree, or have at least three years' experience. Assess participant experience via surveys and ongoing dialogue. 2: The Arts Guild will increase participation in arts events. Develop and implement three-year programming plan that addresses arts gaps and needs in community. Conduct re-branding process to share mission with community and increase perceived value of the arts.","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. Over 80% of teachers, directors and juried artists were experienced as outlined, confirmed through resumes and bios. Participants did assess their experience through follow up conversations and surveys. 2: Conducted re-branding process to share mission with community and increase perceived value of the arts. Three year plan planned for fiscal year 2019. The staff and board approved final identity re-design and prioritized production. The public rollout will be completed in fall 2018. The logo and tagline clearly convey all are welcome at the Guild.",,385157,"Other, local or private",385157,2050,"Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Jerry Fox, Janine Haidar, Rolf Kragseth, Judy Kutulas, Emmett Lefkowitz, Virginia Lorang, Addie Nelson, Rachel O'Connor, Amy Pagel, Wendy Placko, Katie Warren",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Northfield Arts Guild is to stimulate artistic activity in the greater Northfield area.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1157,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003246,"Operating Support",2018,30735,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increases. Tracking attendance and comparing it to past years; distributing surveys to identify the diversity of participants and to foster feedback on quality and accessibility of the programs. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Programs increases. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment to evaluate the quality of the program and assess the accessibility of the program for students from all backgrounds.","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increased by 15%. Surveys; tracking attendance at FilmNorth activities; comparing data collected in this fiscal year with data collected in past years. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Programs increased by 10%. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment; formal and informal dialogues with youth.",,726049,"Other, local or private",726049,5628,"Aaron Young, Chris Barry, Abby Stavig, Bethany Whitehead, Mary Ahmann, Beth Bird, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Laura Ivey, Lisa Nebenzahl, Ken Rance, Kristin Schaack, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Mark Wojahn",,"IFP Minnesota AKA FilmNorth","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"IFP Minnesota`s mission is to advance a vibrant and diverse community of independent film and media artists through education, funding, opportunities for showcasing their work, and networking.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1158,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003248,"Operating Support",2018,34433,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Refocus the organization's programs to establish deeper relevance and impact to the arts in the public lives of Minnesotans. Support 300 Minnesota artists this year. Partner with five Southern Minnesota cities to implement public art tools that support healthier communities. Publish two issues of Public Art Review that both feature Minnesota stories. 2: Increase unrestricted revenues that support Minnesota artists and communities. 200 new Minnesota based donors by May 3rd, cultivated through a new fundraising event model. Updated business plans for creative and community services efforts and Public Art Review magazine.","Supported 350+ Minnesota artists, developed ForecastED online learning tool in partnership with five So Minnesota cities, published issue 57 of PAR with focus on Minnesota. Staff collected and tracked data on artist support and learning tool activities and participation, as well as Public Art Review content and distribution. 2: Implemented new fundraising breakfast event to reach 250+ donors; consulting business planning team meets bi-monthly, PAR plan revised. Data was collected following the fundraising event and on new consulting business plan policies around criteria, client evaluation, accessibility, equity, and processes, and updates to PAR publishing/ content to assess increased impact and revenue.",,845726,"Other, local or private",845726,4188,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, Bethany Whitehead, John Pain, Pamela Enz, James Farstad, Christie Hammes, Nathan Johnson, Avital Rabinowitz, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen, Michael Watkins",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast Public Art activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chippewa, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1160,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003250,"Operating Support",2018,97623,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sparking discovery, critical thinking and transformation as a result of experiences with art through WAM exhibits and programs. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced ten exhibitions and 70 public programs, serving 93,342 visitors who establish meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results. 2: ",,9120352,"Other, local or private",9120352,,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Wooj Byun, Gary Christenson, Mary Anne Ebert, Fuller Cowles, Thomas Fisher, Susan Hagstrum, Ildiko Hildreth, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Katsiaficas, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Cody Wolkowitz, Amelious Whyte",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the University and the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Phillips,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-9494 ",plphilli@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1162,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003251,"Operating Support",2018,32852,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will increase opportunities for shared creative experiences between people with and without disabilities through arts-based community events. We will track the numbers of event attendees, as well as survey participants and audience members about their relationships to the disability and arts communities.","Upstream Arts carried out arts-based community events, resulting in shared creative experiences between 1000+ people with and without disabilities. We tracked event attendees and surveyed participants and audience members about their relationship to the disability/arts communities. 2: ",,560913,"Other, local or private",560913,,"Janice Dowling, Michelle Dickerson, Richard Murray, Alyssa Klein, Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Steve Anderson, Tabitha Montgomery, Julie Guidry",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1163,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003252,"Operating Support",2018,14112,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","KDT will create and premiere two new collaborative works that convey Kathak dance and cross-cultural interpretation to 1,800 attendees in the Twin Cities. KDT works will be measured by the number of productions and collaborative partners. Ticket sales and attendance records will document audiences. Surveys will measure audience satisfaction. 2: KDT will engage Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities at shows and in KDT's school and community partnerships. Ages, ethnicities, and abilities measured through audience surveys; registration at KDT School and Summer Intensive programs; and surveys from outreach programs.","KDT created and premiered two evening length collaborative works of Kathak dance for 1,000 attendees. KDT works were measured by the number of productions and collaborative partners. Ticket sales and attendance records were documented audiences. Surveys measured audience satisfaction. 2: KDT engaged Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities at shows and in KDT's school and community partnerships. Ages, ethnicities, and abilities measured through audience surveys; registration at KDT School and Summer Intensive programs; and surveys from outreach programs.",,192620,"Other, local or private",192620,9750,"Anu Jain, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi, Marcia Boehnlein, Anurag Sharma, Smriti Maheshwari",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Katha Dance Theatre is to preserve the Kathak dance culture of North India through the development of innovative and collaborative works that make Kathak dance accessible to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1164,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003255,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to provide quality performing arts through fostering development of performance, leadership, and life skills for youth. Evaluation will be done through parent and participant surveys, as well as, quantitative analysis of new/returning participants to our programs. 2: Ashland will deploy new and existing styles of programming to provide varied opportunities to grow a larger community footprint. Evaluation will be completed through quantitative analysis of new audience members, ticket sales and new/returning participants.","Ashland provided twenty-six quality performing arts experiences, which fostered the development of performance, leadership, and life skills for youth. Evaluation methods included anonymous participant surveys, as well as direct feedback from parents and participants. 86% of participants who completed surveys said they learned new theater skills, and 95% said they would participate again. 2: Ashland grew a larger community footprint by adding a featured show that provided varied opportunities and helped to expand diversity. With a cast of 50% people of color, our summer featured show, Hairspray, expanded diversity. Ashland also added three new ACT program schools, and one of those schools added a second cast to accommodate the high number of participants.",,525101,"Other, local or private",525101,,"Dana Tonrey, Deb Monk, John Yarusso, Denise Mogren, Mary Jo Lewis, Steve Dorgan, Laura Fenstermaker, Ryan McEnaney, Sean Muniz, Robert Roche, Dale Schoonover",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions fosters the development of performance, leadership, and life skills through youth mentorship and quality intergenerational performing arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 274-8020 ",elisa@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1167,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003256,"Operating Support",2018,78913,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased opportunities for Minnesota artists, both emerging and established, to engage with ASI exhibits and foster connections with visitors. ASI will present five major exhibition and program initiatives to grow engagement with practicing Minnesota artists and visitors through related presentation and educational opportunities.","762 artists (3,227 contact hours) experienced expanded educational and presentation opportunities, and engaged new audiences to grow their own profiles. ASI tracks the number of Minnesota artists it works with to ensure it effectively applies its resources to educate and provide presentation opportunities for Minnesota artists. Artists provide feedback to program managers via mediated conversations and su 2: ",,4094077,"Other, local or private",4094077,16500,"Dr. Maggi Adamek, Dr. Philip J. Anderson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Dr. David Carlson, Terri Carlson, Brad Engdahl, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Mary Dee Hicks, Diane Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Laurie. L. Holmquist, Laurie Jacobi, HerbertTed) Johnson, Alexander Källebo, Dr. John Litell, Russ Michaletz, Elizabeth Olson, Linda Wallenberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute serves as a gathering place for people to share stories and experiences around the universal themes of tradition, migration, craft, and the arts, all informed by enduring ties to Sweden.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1168,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003258,"Operating Support",2018,22960,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans experience classic opera and musical theatre that has been staged and performed in a casual, yet inspiring non-traditional setting. We will track the number of audience members attending each performance of operas and concerts. We will gather audience feedback, whenever possible. We will record reviews of productions. 2: 80-100 operatic artists/crew will be creatively employed during summer and twenty emerging artists work with masterclass artists who encourage risk-taking. We will track the number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ. We will conduct surveys to receive feedback on artistsÆ experience. We will keep records of compensation paid to artists.","Minnesotans experienced classical opera staged and performed in a casual and inspiring non-traditional setting. We tracked number of audience members attending each performance We gathered audience feedback We collected media and reviews of production. 2: 80-100 artist/crew were creatively employed during summer and twenty artists worked w master class artists who encouraged risk taking. Tracked number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew employed in 2017-18 Conducted surveys/feedback of artist experience Records of compensation to artists.",,536295,"Other, local or private",536295,22960,"Karen Brooks, Genna Carlson, Kingston Fletcher, Merete Wells, Heather Johnson, Rachel Scherer",0.5,"Mill City Summer Opera AKA MCSO","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mill City Summer Opera presents innovative and world-class opera in nontraditional venues, engaging the community and its visitors through financially accessible performances for new and younger audiences, and developing diverse audiences by offering outreach to underserved youth.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",lmj_consulting@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1170,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003259,"Operating Support",2018,22711,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Because of continued high-quality arts education experiences, participants will learn and expand on the practices of weaving, spinning and dyeing. WGM staff and key volunteers will use financial and enrollment trends, class evaluations, testimonials and survey data to measure quality of the arts programming.","Minnesotans experienced high-quality arts education experiences, participants will learn and expand on the practices of weaving, spinning and dyeing. WGM staff and key volunteers used financial and enrollment trends, class evaluations, testimonials and survey data to measure quality of the arts programming. 2: ",,292627,"Other, local or private",292627,22711,"Susan Larson-Fleming, Maddy Bartsch, Heather MacKenzie, Becka Rahn, Robert Bulthuis, Melba Granlund, Jan Hayman, Doreen Hartzell, Jan Nelson, Barbara Duguid Ungs, Roberta Zeug Shell",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Weavers Guild of Minnesota's mission is to preserve and advance the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Bowman,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 010",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",bbowman@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1171,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003260,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform six high quality concerts of symphonic or popular music, some including choral music that enrich the lives of audience members and musicians. Two concerts with guest artists of special relevance to Southeast Minnesota; three with the Chorale; and one with Orchestra only. Evaluation: attendance, patron surveys, focus groups and/or discussions with patrons and musicians.","One concert featured a local pianist, another an accomplished psychiatrist and pianist with Mayo ties. One chamber music concert, and three with the Chorale. Season attendance down slightly (2%) from 6,454 to 6,323. Positive responses from audience in post-concert interviews, group discussions and notes sent to office. Formal reviews of all concerts were favorable. 2: ",,570296,"Other, local or private",570296,,"Abram Albee, H. Jay Beck, Glenn Forbes, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Brad Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Jodi Melius, Joe Mish, Eric Ofori-Attta, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan, Brent Tunis",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale's mission is to bring great music to life.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Neville,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",markn@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1172,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003261,"Operating Support",2018,34489,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and phone and e-mail conversations with parents and participants.","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, audience surveys, staff and Board assessment, and artistic review panel assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, education excellence, and artistic growth of each student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, survey of participant families, staff and board assessment, and phone and email conversations with parents and participants.",,1085534,"Other, local or private",1085534,13795,"Bill Ambrose, Oliva Bastian, Borgie Bonthuis, Kylie Foss, Jerry Horazdovsky, Amy Hornstra, Jennifer Lundquist, Julia Schmidt, Lin Schmidt, Rick Wyman",0.75,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1173,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003262,"Operating Support",2018,46395,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MBT provides access to theater through programming, partnership, focus on diverse and authentic voices onstage, and accommodating a broad audience. List of programming, partnerships, and topics addressed onstage, list of engagement activities, audience demographics collected through surveys. 2: MBT commissions and/or produces shows that demonstrate pluralism through story and casting, reaching a diverse Minnesota audience of over 35,000 people/year. Audience numbers, list of shows produced and presented, cast and crew lists, list of towns served, surveys of audiences that reveal race/ethnic demographics.","MBT provided access to theater through programming, partnership, focus on diverse and authentic voices onstage, and accommodating a broad audience. The number and nature of programs, partnerships, and the topics addressed onstage were well documented as were the number and nature of engagement activities; audience demographics were collected through surveys. 2: MBT commissioned and/or produced shows that demonstrated pluralism through story and casting, reaching a diverse Minnesota audience of about 20,000. Audience attendance, list of shows produced and presented, cast and crew lists, the communities served, and surveys of audiences that reveal race/ethnic demographics were collected and documented.",,1249885,"Other, local or private",1249885,3496,"Tabitha Montgomery, Robert Lunning, Samantha King, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Susan P. Mackay, Molly Bott, Trevor Bowen, Tatiana Chivileva, Yolanda Cotterall, Pj Doyle, Eric Hyde, Sarah Kilibarda,, Daniel Le, Jay Owen Eisenberg, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Joseph Stanley, Charles A Weinstein",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theater to illustrate and animate, Mixed Blood models pluralism in pursuit of interconnections, shared humanity, and engaged citizenry.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carlisa,Rivamonte,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",lia@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1174,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003264,"Operating Support",2018,62948,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC's theatre productions and programming will be accessible to all youth and families, regardless of income, geography, or disability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will engage in a process of innovation, experimentation and risk-taking to produce new and engaging theatre programming for youth and families. Using an intrinsic impact evaluation process, STC will survey patrons and program participants to gather qualitative and quantitative data and feedback regarding their experiences.","The lives of 149,000+ Minnesotans were enriched by nine STC theatre productions and 125+ education classes/workshops/residencies/accessibility programs. Using our database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at mainstage productions, classes, workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. 2: Thousands of youth and family members explored new ideas and perspectives through innovative theatre productions and education programs. STC conducted intrinsic impact planning sessions for each mainstage production as well as grant-funded education programs to determine the impact on participants beyond entertainment value.",,2490474,"Other, local or private",2490474,15992,"Susan Allen, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Heidi Jedlicka Halvarson, Christina Jansa, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Eric Lucas, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Brooke Stein Moss, Linda Moy, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Amanda Simpson",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theater environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1176,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003266,"Operating Support",2018,48839,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate success with attendance and ticket sales data, ensemble and guest artist satisfaction with the work, and audience engagement in artist talks and other open discussion opportunities. 2: Support artistic growth of 75 visual artists with disabilities; sustaining professional collaborations, creativity retreats and sales opportunities. Evaluate success with sales data in our Gallery and community venues, artist satisfaction with their work, feedback on impact of retreats, and patron/artist engagement at public events.","40+ actors with disabilities grew in self-confidence and creative capacity by performing in collaboration with mainstream professional artists. Recorded attendance and ticket sales; learned from artist talks, audience conversations; conducted post-mortem conversations with Interact artists, Interact staff, and guest artists about creation and production process. 2: 60+ visual artists with disabilities grew capacity via professional collaborations and mentorships; and via expanded exhibitions program and sales opp. Tracked artwork sales at exhibitions; facilitated artist feedback conversations after shows and community events for satisfaction with venues, visibility, and creative growth opportunities; and for ideas on how to improve opportunities.",,1564657,"Other, local or private",1564657,48839,"Robert Spikings, Maaja Kern, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Mary Kay Kennedy, Susan Shapiro, Patrick Dow, Jeanne Calvit",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Interact's mission is to create art that challenges perceptions of disability.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1178,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004799,"Operating Support",2019,44949,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact will be tracked through evaluations filled out by site contacts and artists, artists' observations, and various participant reflections. Types of sites will be tracked. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities, ages, and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, and modifications made to meet community needs or goals.","91% of evaluations say participants learned a new, or increased an existing, creative skill. All programs were led by artists in schools and community sites. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. 2: Participants: preK to older adults, of many ethnicities, abilities and Minnesota geographies. 92% of sites said artist connected art to their goals/curriculum. Tracked demographics of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN. Surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, customer service, and meeting site goals.","achieved proposed outcomes",1270656,"Other, local or private",1270656,17195,"Roderic Southall, Mimi Stake, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Mae Brooks, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, George Dow, Anne Hunter, Abigail Lawrence, Amy Lucas, Diane Johnson, Hristina Markova, Robert Erickson, Jessica Gessner, Mary Sennes, ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Michelle Silverman, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Walter L. Smith III",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS uses the arts to unleash the creativity within all of us so we can create better lives and better communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102-1496,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1230,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004800,"Operating Support",2019,15764,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 35 writers and artists will be awarded month-long residencies to advance their work. All residents complete written evaluations and meet with the executive director to discuss the value of their residencies. 2: The September Children's Book Festival and the Summer and Winter Arts Celebrations will attract up to 5,000 area visitors of all ages. Staff and volunteers tally attendees and request informal evaluations. Participating artists, numbering about 200, are asked to provide their evaluations of the value of the events.","Thirty-seven writers, artists, choreographers, and musicians were awarded residencies to advance their work. Written evaluations and in-person meetings were used to assess the impact of the residencies. 2: The Children's Book Festival and Summer and Winter Arts Celebrations attracted more than 2,000 visitors of all ages. Attendance counts and audience surveys measured the impact on audiences. Artists provided feedback through oral responses.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",608864,"Other, local or private",608864,4174,"John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Carolyn Hedin, Margaret Noesen, Ralph Balestriere, Sean Dowse, Robert Hedin, Karen Mueller, Fiona McCrae, James P. Lenfestey",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center's mission is to uphold the unique wealth of the arts in the region; to develop, foster, and promote the creation of works by writers and artists in all media; to present arts programs readily accessible to children and families; and to provide leadership and services that help to ensure a strong, healthy arts community and a greater recognition of the value of the arts in society.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Bradley,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",pfbradley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1231,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004802,"Operating Support",2019,33243,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,000 students and 80 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. Involve professional evaluator. 2: 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment through art experiences recycled materials. Surveys and staff observation determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and majority create art reusing materials. Environmental organizational partners gain more advocates.","4,000 students and 80 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill working with a professional evaluator. 2: 22,000 people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment through art experiences recycled materials. Surveys and staff observation determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and majority create art reusing materials. Environmental organizational partners gain more advocates.","achieved proposed outcomes",298664,"Other, local or private",298664,20500,"James Whitt, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Barbara Fleig, Deb Holtz, Maureen McGinn, Judy Geck Traci Olinger.",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ArtStart inspires artistic creativity and illuminates the connections among people, ideas, and the environment through quality arts education experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1233,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004803,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. The number of events/performances/classes achieved and the number of people participating from underserved populations. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Evaluating numbers of participants engaging in the arts from the above identified groups.","Broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach was created. The improv team is portable entertainment. They booked six shows in small, rural communities during the grant timeline as well as for a North and South Dakota organization of rural pilots. They performed for over 1,000 people in these gigs. In July 2018 the youth participating in summer theater camp volunteered to help serve food, beverages, and entertainment up at the Bethany Homes' (nursing home) Social. The music and dancing were from Singin' in the Rain. They performed and mingled with the approximately 175 +/- residents of Bethany Homes in attendance. Students ages 8-11 have limited exposure to theater arts in the elementary schools. Andria Theatre offered a theater arts camp opportunity during which 43 youth attended and performed Sleeping Beauty Kids as a capstone project. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participated in the arts. In the year between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 there were 326 actors of all ages volunteering tens of thousands of hours for stage productions; seventeen orchestra members volunteered 49 hours each for The Wizard of Oz; there were 150 usher volunteers for the 52 performances each putting in approximately four hours each performance. The actors included people from the LGBTQ community, actors on the autism spectrum, and one down syndrome actor. The actors represented various ethnicities.","achieved proposed outcomes",241117,"Other, local or private",241117,,"Bonnie Bina, Rachel Barduson, Carolyn Gian, Nicole Fernholz, Mark Graf, Chuck Grussin, Donna Jensen, Nick Nelson, Kelly Prestby, Muzamba Sibajene, Laura Urban, Holly Wallerich, Pete Woit",,"Alexandria Area Arts Association AKA Andria Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Andria Theatre will enrich people's lives while providing unique performance and educational opportunities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. AKA Alexandria Area Arts Association","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300 ",office@andriatheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1234,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004804,"Operating Support",2019,62898,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will have access to stories by writers and from cultures around the world with the launch of the new Seedbank book series. We will measure progress toward this outcome by tracking sales of books from the Seedbank series and by surveying readers about what they learned. 2: Milkweed Editions will have a robust marketing program that results in placing more books in the hands of more readers. We will measure progress toward this outcome by tracking book sales, review attention, and community engagement with the supplemental multi-media content created for each book.","Minnesotans gained access to stories from cultures around the world with the launch of the new Seedbank book series. Milkweed surveyed readers about the value of this new series over email and social media, gathered commentary from online book review sources, and observed audience comments and questions at author events. 2: Milkweed Editions placed more books in the hands of readers as a result of strategic investments in our marketing operation. We evaluated our success by tracking the number of books we sold from July 2018 through June 2019--we saw an increase of 27% over the previous year.","achieved proposed outcomes",1803733,"Other, local or private",1803733,6290,"Lynn Abrahamsen, Bill Ankeny, Keith Bednarowski, Barry Berg, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, Geoff Gothro, Phillip Hampton, Ned Hancock, Libby Hlavka, Bill Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Kate Moos, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin B. Nelson, Emily Nicoll, Janet Polli, Alicia Reuter, Mary Reyelts, Daniel Slager, Nell Smith, Stephanie Sommer, John Sullivan",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Milkweed Editions is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Morrison, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1235,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004805,"Operating Support",2019,32675,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors.","Winonans' actively participated as audience members and performing artists through Page Series events at the Page Theatre and throughout Winona. Post-event surveys and feedback forms; conversation with community partners and advisory committee members; event attendance data; observation of audience behaviors.","achieved proposed outcomes",328370,"Other, local or private",328370,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Performance Center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is to be southeastern Minnesota's premiere performing arts center, bringing artists and community together through imaginative programming, unique collaborations, a welcoming atmosphere, and exceptional service. The Performance Center strives to be the venue through which artists and community connect, where audiences can experience a variety of cultures through quality performances of music, theatre, and dance, and discover the relevance of the arts in their daily lives.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1236,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004806,"Operating Support",2019,44511,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community.","Produce a diverse 10­-production season of outstanding professional theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student surveys, staff and board assessment.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1111700,"Other, local or private",1111700,,"Jennifer Lundquist, Rick Wyman, Bill Ambrose, Olivia Bastian, Borgie Bonthuius, Richard `Doc` Woods, Julia Schmidt, Lin Schmidt, Laura Tahja Johnson, Jerry Horazdovsky, Jackie Bortnem, Amy Hornstra, Laura Erchul, Pat Schommer",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gina,Sauer,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 233-0805 ",gina@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1237,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004807,"Operating Support",2019,14694,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJBC will reach more Minnesotans through increased artistic offerings, expansion of outreach programs, and targeting of underserved communities. Quantitative tracking of performance attendance and enrollment in outreach programs will be coordinated internally and supported by qualitative surveys aimed at assessing community impact. 2: SJBC will improve artistic quality of community performances through enhanced educational opportunities for Central Minnesota youth. Artistic and educational elements of the program will be assessed by external and internal reviews, participant and audience member surveys, comparative studies, and the receipt of commendations.","SJBC reached more Minnesotans through concerts, outreach programs, and visits to undeserved areas throughout the state. Attendance and participation records of concerts and outreach programming showed an increase in number of people served. 2: SJBC improved artistic quality of community performances. Feedback collected from surveys showed overall satisfaction with high-quality artistic offerings.","achieved proposed outcomes",383893,"Other, local or private",383893,,"Matt Reichert, Jaimie Beretta, Amy Roers, Kimberly Magnuson, Lisa Schroers, Fr. Nick Kleespie, Nancy Fandel, Fred Shermock, Kristen Bauer, Alyssa Brandvold, Mary Jo Leighton, Teresa Schad, Heidi Jeub",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir offers an enriching experience in music education with an emphasis in vocal music, as well as the socializing experiences of shared enterprise, fellowship, cultural awareness, and touring for boys ages 8-15. The choir promotes vocal music education in central Minnesota and offers the unique experience of a well trained boys' choir to its audiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Klaverkamp,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",aklaverkamp@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1238,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004808,"Operating Support",2019,52905,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HP continues to expand accessible education and community programs to serve more Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds. Success measures: more classes offered free to youth and families; increased attendance at events; new partnerships with other community organizations; increased news, social media and website traffic. 2: HP completes a new five year strategic plan to guide HP's future, covering 2018-2022. Success evaluated by: completion of a five year strategic plan by March 2018; public announcements of the plan; placement of summary of plan on HP's website; and HP board begins to implement plan goals.","Highpoint served more diverse youth and families for free and collaborated with new community partners. Evaluation methods included: in person surveys at community events and youth classes; follow-up email surveys to partner organizations, artists and gallery visitors. Numbers of free classes and community partnerships grew by 7%. Evaluation data entered in Sales Force. 2: Highpoint completed and distributed a new strategic plan covering years 2018-2022. Success measured by: plan was completed in March 2018 on time; plan was widely distributed to HP's audiences and stakeholders; plan is being implemented by HP's board and staff.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1096615,"Other, local or private",1096615,8050,"Dennis Michael Jon, Colleen Carey, Neely Tamminga, Michelle Klein, David Johnson, Rebecca Lawrence, Stuart Nielsen, Jennifer Phelps, Ty Schlobohm, Jerry Vallery",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the public and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1239,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004810,"Operating Support",2019,51555,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the artistic, educational, and social development of a diverse population of youth through thoughtful, artistically rigorous arts experiences. Pre and post program surveys; age appropriate reflection using model created by Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project; staff, teacher, and participant qualitative response (video/written); sales data. 2: Improve sustainability of SST through robust, comprehensive business systems and procedures in support of mission-driven arts programming for youth. 65% earned income ratio; reduced staff time managing routine tasks; increase in audience and donor participation; unified CRM and e-commerce operations; fiscal health including depreciation funding.","Steppingstone Theatre delivered arts programming that encouraged positive youth and adolescent development and produced culturally relevant content. Through surveys and age appropriate self-assessments, SST demonstrated increased artistic quality and greater cultural diversity, youth reported increased confidence as art-makers, and overall sales hit records in two of three program areas. 2: SST completed two transition phases to a more robust CRM platform, increased earned income, all while sustaining support for students with financial n. SST achieved 60% earned income, developed a new individual giving program reversing declines in individual giving. Better data management led to record sales, while sustaining an open access policy for families and schools with financial need.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1157789,"Other, local or private",1157789,51555,"Mike S Erlandson, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Leah Harvey, Rhonda Feist, Tamra Davis Cownie, Maggie Dayton, Kathy Engesser, Gia Lyons, Seema Nambudiripad, Jennifer Prock, Anna Tobin, Jared Kemper",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"SteppingStone Theatre's mission is to develop the whole child by using educational theater programs and fully staged productions to build self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of community, while celebrating diversity in a supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ernest,Briggs,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",ernest@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1241,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004811,"Operating Support",2019,21442,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback.","TCFF presented several eye opening series sparking intense discussion and shedding light on issues facing our Minnesota community. TCFF surveys 5% of the audience and conducts in person interviews for feedback on event impact. 90% attendance at post-film discussion and surveys indicates that TCFF films and post-film discussions catalyzes meaningful reflection on social issues. 2: TCFF audiences grew slightly and TCFF deepened relationships with underserved youth and greater Minnesota. Attendance at TCFF Free Day and Film Fellows increased, with greater representation of underserved youth. Ticketing increased 8% and indicated more attendance from Greater Minnesota. Participation feedback was extremely high and asked for more opportunities for underrepresented groups.","achieved proposed outcomes",442637,"Other, local or private",442637,14750,"Janet Ogden-Brackett, Jatin Setia, Fran Zeuli, Chris Cook, Kelly Evans, Molly Littman, Ra'eesa Motala, Mark Steele, Andrea Stein, Jeff Hayne",0.5,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest, a year-round film arts organization that strives to be the premiere film festival in the Midwest, showcases exceptional American independent films to discerning Midwest audiences. TCFF promotes Minnesota talent, provides educational, networking and distribution opportunities that can expand careers and support thought provoking content. TCFF is committed to cultivating new and underrepresented voices in cinema, particularly female and minority voices. With the core value that film provokes discussion and evokes empathy, TCFF programming is replete with diverse voices that challenge the status quo and shift perceptions. Socially responsible programming pushes audiences to make an individual difference in their community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233 ",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1242,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004813,"Operating Support",2019,51383,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More students, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based scholarships, new student participants, and audience members in our programs and at free concerts. We will also survey families about arts participation. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","More students, families and community members had greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of need-based scholarships, new student participants, and audience members in our programs and at free concerts. We also surveyed families about arts participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","achieved proposed outcomes",1042482,"Other, local or private",1042482,,"Rebecca Anderson, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Jeff Benjamin, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Hyun Mee Graves, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Julia Jenson, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Doug Parish, David Zoll.",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the body, mind, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1244,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004814,"Operating Support",2019,64723,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Across the next 36 months, the Paramount Center for the Arts will develop and implement a performance art series designed to engage family audiences. Ticket sales will include children's prices and sales of children's tickets will be counted and reported. Shows will be scheduled as matinees and/or presented during `family friendly` times. 2: Over the next 24 months, Visual Arts will include five new fine woodworking workshops attracting a more diverse age and gender range. Patrons will be surveyed to include age range, previous participation and diversity metrics.","A series of family shows was presented designed to attract and engage family audiences. Ticket prices for the family series are kept low and performances are scheduled during matinee or weekend times to make it easy for families to attend. Success for this first year of focused family programming has been measured by ticket sales. 2: Eight woodworking classes were presented; ranging from introductory to advanced level with a goal of attracting more young and female participants. Paramount gathered quantitative information and discovered that the attendees were 30% female and 33% were in the 35-45 age category. The goal is to attract younger and female participants as historically woodworking participants are typically older males.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1880780,"Other, local or private",1880780,,"King Banaian,Elna Bateman,David DeBlieck,Meghan Dingmann,Paul Harris,Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson,Hanna Lord,John Mathews,Dan Meyer,Lynn Metcalf,June Roos,Alyse Siemers,Chris Stalboerger,Melinda Tamm,Paul Thompson,Janet Tilstra,Dan Torgersen,Helga Bauerly,Paul Brandmire,Tony Goddard",,"Paramount Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Paramount Center for the Arts is to provide opportunities for artistic production, creative exploration, arts education, and the enjoyment of the arts and entertainment.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Johnson,"Paramount Center for the Arts","913 St Germain St W","St Cloud",MN,56301-3460,"(320) 259-6453 ",bjohnson@paramountarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dodge, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1245,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004815,"Operating Support",2019,27212,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. Courses and programs will continue to undergo evaluation and assessment. Feedback from audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. MCA will track audience, community outreach and enrollment data. All programming will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board.","Arts-based experiences provided a foundation to life-long arts appreciation, providing all involved with an artistic and meaningful community life. Written evaluations, participation data, and spoken feedback were used to assess and improve all aspects of MCA programing. Testimonials showcased the positive community and appreciation of the arts gained through participation in MCA programing. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota experienced the arts. MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programing, and experiences for all.","achieved proposed outcomes",301289,"Other, local or private",301289,5000,"Jennifer Baryl, Robert Bimonte, James P. Burns, Mary Burrichter, Kevin Convey, Jack Curran, John Domanico, Marilyn Frost, Roger Haydock, Jim Horan, Amy Johnson, Thomas W. Johnson, Linda Kuczma, Michael Laak, Michael McGinniss, Michael O'Hern, Kay O'Leary, Peter Pearson, David Poos, Mary Ann Remick, Terrance Russell, Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, John Smarreli Jr., Angela Steger, Gregory Stevens, Celeste L. Suchocki, Ann Trauscht, Marchy Van Fossen, John Wade, Mary Pat Wlazik",0.4,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts exists to provide quality arts education and performance by nurturing and encouraging artistic expression in children and adults. Our service to the community ranges from recreational to pre-professional performing and visual arts curriculum as well as programming designed to provide physical and aesthetic benefits, heightened self-respect, discipline, and confidence.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501 ",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1246,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004816,"Operating Support",2019,56588,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Via Jungle productions and programs, audiences and participants will gain knowledge of/appreciation for theater, creative process, and related content. Gather qualitative data from audiences and program participants via post-show talks, shared comments/feedback, and interviews; document demonstrations of learning; track participation in activities.","Qualitative data indicates that Jungle patrons and program participants learned about the creative process and related content. Tracked attendance/participation; surveyed audiences; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences/participants via surveys, social media, interviews; documented JungleWrites program participants' demonstrations of learning.","achieved proposed outcomes",1751470,"Other, local or private",1751470,,"Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Erika Eklund, Ed Friedlund, Katy Hook, Julie Hutchinson, JuCoby Johnson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Thom Lewis, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Sarah Rasmussen, Shannon Robinson, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, Heidi Tieszen, David Weinstein, Barbara Zell",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater's mission is to create powerful and poetic theater in the intimate Jungle home, which is deeply rooted in its Minneapolis neighborhood.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",robin@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1247,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004817,"Operating Support",2019,73529,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and support vibrant connections with and through literature that contribute to excellent art, vital public discourse, and a healthy society. Collect artists and participants' perceptions of the impact programs have on them and the likelihood that they will sustain or expand their participation in the arts and/or discourse on topics explored. 2: Participants in Loft programs and activities indicate specific learning and expanded thinking on a range of literary and non-literary topics. Participant surveys measuring impact of Loft activity on participants' learning, development, and outlook on various topics, and qualifications of teaching artists/presenters.","96.9% of participants reported building writing networks via Loft classes; 96.6% Wordplay attendees reported feeling part of an engaged community. Artist and class/event participant surveys with ratings, written feedback, access info; reported writing groups formed in Loft classes that have been sustained well afterwards; participant survey responses that Loft events inspired conversations. 2: 98% participants rated teaching artists highly; 98% noted learning on topic/subject; 93%-96% reported expanded thinking/conversation on the topic. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Obtained written feedback from literary fellows.","achieved proposed outcomes",2170763,"Other, local or private",2170763,,"Jack El-Hai, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Jon Austin, Marge Barrett, Karlyn Coleman, Dawn Frederick, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Mike Meyer, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, Tong Pham, John Schenk, Elizabeth Schott",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1248,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004818,"Operating Support",2019,58055,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Readers of new CHP books by diverse authors will indicate learning, change in perceptions/attitudes, and other impacts from their arts experience. Collected qualitative comments and feedback from readers indicating impact, including: changes in attitude; changes in perception; learning on given subject; intention to use book to teach; etc. 2: CHP In the Stacks program participants will indicate a change in how they think about libraries and will learn to view them as vibrant creative spaces. Survey responses and comments/feedback provided by CHP in the Stacks participants indicating changes in perceptions about and/or use of libraries and manuscript collections at libraries.","Readers of CHP's eighteen new books by diverse authors noted learning, perceptual changes, and more; 94 CHP books were adopted for courses in FY 2019. CHP collected qualitative comments and feedback from readers, directly and via online sites such as Goodreads, indicating learning and changes in attitude and perception. CHP tracked the number of books adopted for courses. 2: Artist and participant feedback from FY 2019 CHP In the Stacks activities indicated changes in thinking about libraries as creative spaces. Surveyed writers and artists who participated in FY2019 CHP In the Stacks residencies and library/archive/collection personnel. Gathered qualitative comments from In the Stacks artists, participants, and audiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",1146576,"Other, local or private",1146576,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Malcolm McDermid, Louise Copeland, Suzanne Allen, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Joy Lindsay Crow, Sarah Lutman, Maureen Millea Smith, Enrique Olivarez, Jr., Robin Preble, Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil, Melissa Wray, Chris Fischbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CHANGED from FY 2018: Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1249,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004819,"Operating Support",2019,49858,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse youth and adults will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and grow as dance artists via TU Dance's programs and activities. Document/track TU Dance Center student advancement; gather program/project participant feedback from surveys and interviews; collect qualitative input from parents, teachers, partners, and artists. 2: Minnesotans will indicate benefits of access to dance performances and programs, and remark on relevance of activities to goals and priorities. Qualitative comments/survey feedback from participants, program/project partners and students, including changes in perceptions about dance, likelihood to engage with dance again, and value of access.","People of all ages and broadly diverse backgrounds engaged at TU Dance Center demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via evaluations, interviews, informal discussion, and social media. Teaching artists evaluated/assessed learning, advancement and impact. 2: In qualitative comments and via engagement, Minnesotans indicated varied benefits and impact from access to TU Dance programs and activities. We surveyed participants, students, and program partners, and gathered qualitative comments and feedback about perceptual changes, interest in repeat engagement, and value of access to TU Dance programs/activities.","achieved proposed outcomes",921114,"Other, local or private",921114,,"Chris Andersen, Michelle Horan, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Toni Pierce-Sands, Andrew Troup, Uri Sands, Julia Yager",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1250,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004821,"Operating Support",2019,35538,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with more meaningful and in-depth artistic learning experiences. Complete program analysis, criteria development, and implementation of five new classes emphasizing depth of learning. Conduct class surveys to determine quality of learning. Compare student numbers. 2: Artists will report enhanced ability and tools to increase earning potential by participating in Art Colony's Artist Service programs. Continue to develop Artist Service programs. Conduct surveys to determine quality of experience and enhanced ability to sell work, increase profile visibility, and teach their craft.","Ten new classes resulted from program analysis and criteria development. GMAC counted 63 program participants through ten new class offerings; seven adult classes and three youth classes. Four of the ten classes sold out. Students completed written evaluations, 90% gave the highest score for if they would use the skills they gained in the future and 95% gave the highest score for the instructor's ability to teach. 2: Professional Practice Curriculum (Artist Service program) students applied newly acquired skills and tools to further their earning potential. GMAC class evaluations and direct conversations. GMAC counted artists and conducted written evaluations to measure artists increased confidence in their earning potential post-program (100% reported yes). GMAC also tracked artists who saw increased earnings using new skill sets attained through the Professional Practice curriculum.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",370009,"Other, local or private",370009,16702,"Sally Berg, Lynn Speaker, Ann Possis, David Morris, David Quick, Bev Balos, Hazel Belvo, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Gary Latz, Mary Maurice, Greg Mueller, Mike Carlson ",1,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony's mission is to nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists, promoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment for creative excellence.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1252,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004823,"Operating Support",2019,55969,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve the quality of life in our community, we will meet/exceed targets for participation in on-site classes, outreach and exhibition programs. We will survey as many participants as possible to determine changes that result as well as track participation and revenue by program. 2: Continue to enhance the quality and increase the number of education programs offered both on and off site. We will track the number of education programs and exhibits offered as well as rates of participation and retention. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Participation totaled 7,572, a 3% increase over prior year with consistent, positive feedback. On-site registrations are entered into database with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Event participation is tracked with a clicker. Surveys are collected from participants, instructors and others, as appropriate. 2: While we did not significantly increase the number of classes offered or running, we did receive consistent high marks from participants. We track the number of programs offered and survey participants, instructors and others, as appropriate.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1395767,"Other, local or private",1395767,,"James Schwert, Susan Lipscomb, Lance Jeppson, Terry Savidge, Mary Larson, Sarah Gibson, Laura Bernstein, Cynthia Dyste, Katie Searl",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1254,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004824,"Operating Support",2019,78370,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An audience diverse in age, race, and background will engage with live music of many cultures resulting in increased intercultural understanding. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: Communities we serve will increase demand for the arts through exposure to culturally-relevant artists and experiencing art in nontraditional spaces. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","A diverse audience engaged with live music of many cultures which resulted in increased intercultural understanding. Monthly online surveys distributed to patrons and in- person interviews were conducted after specific shows. Staff observations at performances were also captured. 2: Diverse communities engaged with culturally-relevant music to increase connection to their own cultural identities and foster positive worldviews. Using culturally sensitive evaluation methods, we spoke with artists and audience members to gauge their event satisfaction, learnings, and changed attitudes and behaviors relevant to their own identities and positive worldviews.","achieved proposed outcomes",2742164,"Other, local or private",2742164,5485,"Jill Dawe Co-President, Steve Katz Co-President, Brent Hickman Vice President, David Edminster Treasurer, Sam Ingram, Jessica Kopischke, Rob Nordin, Shétu Rose, Rob Salmon, Mary Laurel True, Maryam Yusefzadeh ",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance. The Cedar is committed to artistic excellence and integrity, diversity of programming, support for emerging artists, and community outreach.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Delori,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mdelorie@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1255,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004826,"Operating Support",2019,49185,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences engage high-quality music programs that increase knowledge and curiosity about the role of music in diverse histories and cultures. Attendance measures participation. Post-program surveys measure program quality; perceptions of change in knowledge, understanding, and appreciation; and anticipated changes in attitude or behavior. 2: Audiences experience increased access to Rose Ensemble programs as economic, geographic, physical, demographic, and perceptual barriers are eased. Attendance and survey data measure participation and demographics. Audience surveys and feedback groups assess success in removing barriers, quality of experience, and degree of engagement.","Audiences engage high-quality music programs that increase knowledge and curiosity about the role of music in diverse histories and cultures. Attendance measures participation. Post-program surveys measure program quality; perceptions of change in knowledge, understanding, and appreciation; and anticipated changes in attitude or behavior. 2: Audiences experience increased access to Rose Ensemble programs as economic, geographic, physical, demographic, and perceptual barriers are eased. Attendance and survey data measure participation and demographics. Audience surveys and feedback groups assess success in removing barriers, quality of experience, and degree of engagement.",,929255,"Other, local or private",929255,5000,"Lillian Bozonie, Roger Wilson, Rachel Peterson, Catherine Lanners,Drake Hokanson, Margaret Hustad-Perrin, Carol Kratz",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Uniting virtuosic vocal artistry with scholarly research, The Rose Ensemble creates musical performances and educational programs that connect audiences to compelling stories of human history, culture and spirituality from around the world.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1257,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004828,"Operating Support",2019,26511,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Center will build our capacity to serve more Minnesotans and more deeply engage our community. Membership increase and members exhibit participation, increased concert attendance, and increased attendance at events.","The Center served more Minnesotans through deeper engagement. The outcome was measured through ticket sales, memberships, event attendance, and survey respondent feedback.","achieved proposed outcomes",943530,"Other, local or private",943530,,"Bonnie Hammel, Deb Mau, Alan Thompson, Susan Swenson, Linda Hugh, Vlad Gruin, Kersten Elverum,",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Hopkins Center for the Arts is to build community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100 ",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1259,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004829,"Operating Support",2019,104522,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf publishes diverse and engaging contemporary literature that has the capacity to stimulate imagination and promote empathy among Minnesotans. Each book will be evaluated on the basis of artistic strength and diversity. Our outreach is evaluated by individual reader responses, event attendance, critical attention, and book sales. 2: Graywolf strengthens the Twin Cities literary community and increases the impact of literature in Minnesota through partnerships and collaboration. Literary community health is measured by the Creative Minnesota study, the caliber of events, and the vitality of bookstores and libraries. Graywolf evaluates the quality and number of our collaborations.","Graywolf published 34 new books containing work by 97 authors. About 24,000 Minnesotans read Graywolf books and met fresh ideas and perspectives. Minnesotans bought our books at 67 bookstores and borrowed books from libraries throughout the state. Awards demonstrated quality and impact: Anna Burns's Milkman won the Man Booker Prize and Danez Smith's Don't Call Us Dead won the Forward Prize. 2: Graywolf authors and staff participated in 46 events for 3,075 Minnesotans, which connected writers to readers and educated people about publishing. Graywolf collaborated with the College of Saint Benedict, Loft Literary Center, MSU Mankato, Norway House, and others on events and programs. A student who visited us said, 'I was able to gain insight into what I really wanted in my future career.'.","achieved proposed outcomes",3562118,"Other, local or private",3562118,,"Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Mary Ebert, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Jim McCarthy, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Jan Price, Paula Roe, Gail See, James B. Short, Roderic Southall, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace. We believe works of literature nourish the reader's spirit and enrich the broader culture, and that they must be supported by attentive editing, compelling design, and creative promotion.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1260,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004830,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ballet Minnesota will employ a marketing consultant to expand advertising efforts and reach new audiences in the seven county metro area. We will measure the success of this outcome in increased ticket sales. We will also analyze audience survey results to determine which marketing efforts were most successful in driving ticket sales. ","6,188 audience members from more than 104 towns and cities in the Metro area and other areas of Minnesota attended our flagship Classic Nutcracker in 2018. Analyses of addresses obtained through ticket purchases at the O'Shaughnessy (online or in person).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",208059,"Other, local or private",208059,,"Laurie Parker, Beth Kockelman, Julia Lauwagie, Heather Rist, Patty Rowell, Renee Steward, Becca Stevens",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ballet Minnesota is dedicated to enriching lives by creating and sharing the artistry of dance through public presentations and education.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Parker,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919 ",llparker100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1261,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004832,"Operating Support",2019,28787,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits that we conduct. Evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented.","Minnesotans with disabilities participated in school arts programs, attended arts programs with accommodations and shared their art with the public. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at school residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and through its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators improved their organization's accommodations for and outreach to people with disabilities through VSA Minnesota resources and services. The funding, accessibility services and advice provided by VSA Minnesota staff are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff at the various recipient organizations.","achieved proposed outcomes",448919,"Other, local or private",448919,28787,"Maggie Karli, Jeff Prauer, Michele Chung, Stacy Shamblott, Steve Danko, Susan Tarnowski, Jill Boon, Ray Konz, Sam Jasmine, Mark Hiemenz, Nic Ambroz",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of VSA Minnesota is to create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and access the arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1263,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004833,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Of the gift increases recorded from 11/1/17-10/31/18, secure at least $18,750 in retained increases between 11/1/18-6/30/19. Compare gifts of those who made increased gifts between 11/1/17-10/31/18 to their giving from 11/1/18-6/30/19. Assess progress toward goal of $75,000 in increased giving over three years. 2: Present a concert which connects with local interests to expand relationships with the business and arts communities, and the general population. Build good will with Mayo. Add Mayo people to our audience. Support a local artist. ","We secured $18,664 in retained increases between 11/1/18-6/30/19. This is year two of a three year New Dollar Challenge (NDC) campaign. Compared giving of new/increased donations between 11/1/17-10/31/18 to those who gave new/increased donations in the next year. Those who maintained new/increased level of giving in year two are included in the total of retained donations. 2: Presented two concerts of community interest that supported the above stated outcome: Frankenstein and Armistice Day Centennial. Staff met with Mayo Clinic to plan 'Frankenstein,' on 200th anniversary of the novel; commissioned a new symphony from a local composer. 'Armistice Day Centennial' concert remembered those who sacrificed for peace.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",493193,"Other, local or private",493193,,"Jay Beck, Glenn Forbes, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Brad Krehbiel, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Eric Ofori-Atta, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan, Brent Tunis",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life!",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Neville,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",markn@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1264,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004835,"Operating Support",2019,33717,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 150+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of choral pieces memorized and performed; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts each year, including school venues whose populations would not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure outcome by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to schools; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided direct arts experiences to 155 boys (32 new members); reached over 500,000 Minnesotans and 64 'Sing MN' participants. Data is captured per membership and audiences reached. Boys, parents, and audience members provide feedback regarding their arts experiences through evaluations conducted at retreats, concerts, and the 'Sing MN' summer arts experience. 2: The Minnesota Boychoir performed nine free full and pop-up community concerts reaching over 5000, and performed at eight metro area schools reaching 2000 students. On site evaluations were conducted at several concert venues; feedback was also solicited and received via Facebook, the Boychoir website, and several other electronic communication vehicles.","achieved proposed outcomes",507026,"Other, local or private",507026,33717,"Susan Humiston, Mitch Karstens, Anne Christ, Michelle Deering, Amy Driscoll, Ann Hoey, Katie Lingras, Christian Novak, John Pharr, Cassie Christensen, Molly Driscoll, Lela Olson, Jenni Kostecki",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Keyes,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 5th St W Ste 401","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219 ",ack@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1265,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004837,"Operating Support",2019,23491,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences and artists will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, creating a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences and artists were viscerally affected by our unique performance style, creating a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Evaluation tools assessed objective and demographic information, and queried for emotional impact factors. We benchmarked artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages engaged in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We tracked the age distribution of our ensemble and compared it to norms.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",248972,"Other, local or private",248972,2518,"Rick Anderson, David Bailey-Aldrich, Doug Carnes, Bob Dowma, Chris Hagen, Todd Jones, Kevin Lynch, Chuck McKown, Tom Pepin, Dan True, Kyle Weaver ",,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to change lives of audiences and singers alike by creating Thrilling Harmony: Nearly flawless unaccompanied vocal music, performed with deep passion and great energy. We seek a world where all men are singing and everyone is listening.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","2656 Raleigh Ave","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 723-4209 ",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1267,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004838,"Operating Support",2019,34869,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen Minnesotans' connections to contemporary art by creating an accessible and responsive environment that fosters meaningful experiences. We will evaluate progress based tracking attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Provide opportunities, connections and resources for artists and curators from Minnesota to foster strong careers in the arts. We will evaluate progress based on participant feedback, connections made, and career success of local artists, curators, and constituents.","Midway provided Minnesotans access to free contemporary arts programming through our exhibitions, art research library, and public programs. Midway commissioned and presented five exhibitions, and offered public programs including artist talks and a film screening. All of these programs were free and open to the public. We also published catalogs on the work of three of our exhibiting artists. 2: We organized studio visits with local artists and visiting curators, and connected artist run galleries with opportunities outside of the Twin Cities. Curators of the Front Triennial 2018 met with Minnesota artists, five of which exhibited their work in Cleveland last fall. We connected two artist run galleries with the New Art Dealers Alliance for an opportunity to participate in the 2019 Chicago art fair.","achieved proposed outcomes",537358,"Other, local or private",537358,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Randy Hartten, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Kate Kelly, Jori Sherer, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art. Midway facilitates significant new developments in the field and presents audiences with intimate access to visual culture.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1268,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004839,"Operating Support",2019,50775,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans will experience theater that resonates for them due to access to new plays that are inclusive of diverse playwrights and stories. Track playwright demographics for Center readings and locally staged or planned productions by Center playwrights; gather qualitative comments from Minnesota theater partners and audiences and Center audiences. 2: Minnesotans gain knowledge about the art and craft of playwriting and about the theater field in Minnesota and in the United States. Collect qualitative feedback from participants on Center playwriting classes, seminars, and member readings for impact on artistic development, creative growth, and changes in process/approach.","33%-80% of playwrights in FY 2019 were of underrepresented gender/race/sexual orientation; younger audiences better reflected community diversity. Tracked demographics of playwrights for Center readings, discussions, seminars; tracked locally staged productions by Center playwrights; gathered observational data and qualitative feedback from audiences and participants. 2: Minnesotans indicated learning, discovery, and other direct benefits as a result of their participation in Playwrights Center activities. Gathered qualitative feedback from participants in Center classes, discussions, seminars, and member readings; tracked participation in these activities; collected qualitative comments from members on membership program.","achieved proposed outcomes",1302978,"Other, local or private",1302978,4750,"Carla Paulson, Barb Davis, Ann McCague, Maura Brew, Jeffrey Bores, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Mary Beidler Gearen, Jeffrey D. Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, Sara Johnson, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Kira Obolensky, Mark Perlberg, Adam Rao, Harrison David Rivers, Christopher Schout, Paul Stembler, Steve Strand, Harry Waters Jr., Ginger Wilhelmi, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481 ",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1269,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004840,"Operating Support",2019,34812,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served, to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will provide 150,000+ visitors with daily, free access to the 43-acre exhibition, and serve 14,000+ learners with educational programming. Evaluation will occur by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic information.","Franconia supported 60 artists-in-residence as they worked to create and exhibit large-scale three-dimensional sculptures at the park. Every artist-in-residence completed an exit survey. Quantitative and qualitative data collected through the survey demonstrates the positive impact Franconia's residency program has upon the abilities and attitudes of participating artists. 2: Franconia hosted over 150,000 visitors to the free sculpture exhibition and served over 14,000 community members with arts learning programming. Programming impact was measured by tracking metrics and conducting surveys. Evaluation surveys were emailed to partner organizations; arts programming participants were asked for feedback, and demographic information was collected at events.","achieved proposed outcomes",706732,"Other, local or private",706732,34812,"Dorothy Goldie, Stacy O'Reilly, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler, Heather Rutledge",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Franconia Sculpture Park is to provide physically and intellectually wide-open spaces where all are inspired to participate in the creative process.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reid,Zimmerman,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",reidzimmerman@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1270,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004841,"Operating Support",2019,16520,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MCAC will continue to provide opportunities for interaction that makes arts accessible to all people. Outcome will be evaluated by: 1) Number of participants at educational events, 2) Number of participants on stage and behind the scenes. 3) Number of strategic partnerships and arts affiliate group projects. 2: MCAC will continue to help build community by providing opportunities that makes arts accessible to all people. 1) Number of audience members who attend, 2) Number of businesses who believe the economic impact is sufficient to advertise or offer sponsorship, and 3) Number of new participants on stage and behind the scenes.","MAC has continued to provide opportunities for interaction that makes arts accessible to all people. 1-Number of participants at educational events: 288. 2-Number of participants on stage and backstage: 349. 3-Number of strategic partnerships and arts affiliate group projects: 14. 2: MAC will continue to help build community by providing opportunities that makes arts accessible to all people. 1) Number of audience members who attended: 6384. 2) Number of businesses who sponsor: 8. 3) Number of new participants on stage and backstage: 224.","achieved proposed outcomes",382523,"Other, local or private",382523,,"Jeriann Jevning-Jones, Kori Nelson, Jamila Joiner, Lisa Boe, Becky Amble",,"Merrill Community Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Merrill Community Arts Center is committed to building community by providing opportunities for interaction that makes arts accessible to all people.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbe,"Marshall Hansen","Merrill Community Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000 ",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1271,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004842,"Operating Support",2019,15435,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a comprehensive orchestra education experience through program activities such as rehearsals and performances. The board, artistic and administrative staff review student feedback from surveys, update curriculum and audition requirements, and evaluate program offerings through the lens of a strategic roadmap. 2: Engage Minnesota children and families in music education opportunities that are affordable, accessible and promote life-long music participation. Leadership will evaluate the accessibility of our offerings through surveys and observational feedback from current students, alumni, parents, scholarship recipients and String Studio participants.","Students received three trimesters of instruction through rehearsals, retreats, sectionals and performances. We used an end of year survey to gauge the effectiveness of our program activities and have a committee of volunteer parents who provide feedback on our program offerings. 2: MYS provided free music instruction to students at Folwell Elementary School, held a free Preview Day and a musical instrument introduction program. The instructor of our String Studio program evaluates students' musical progress, and we also provide opportunities for students who visit our rehearsals to sign up for auditions.","achieved proposed outcomes",498959,"Other, local or private",498959,,"Josée Morissette, Kevin Kinneavy, Pam Collova, Tim Stokes, Greg Campbell, Cathy Carlson, Lauren Craft, Melissa Falb, Laura Johnson, Claudette Laureano, Manny Laureano, Tom Rose, Amy Vargo",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies AKA MYS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) enriches and inspires talented K-12 orchestral musicians by providing professional, comprehensive educational experiences, and thrills audiences with outstanding performances of orchestral repertoire. MYS cultivates leadership in students by fostering commitment and role modeling, demanding excellence, and encouraging achievement. MYS broadens cultural horizons, develops a sense of community, and cultivates a lifelong love of classical music in audiences comprised of students, families, and concertgoers.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Firnstahl,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies AKA MYS","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1272,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004843,"Operating Support",2019,31761,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings and reviews will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans learned and changed because they participated in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's quality arts experiences. Audience members' written comments, unsolicited emails, Facebook postings, teacher evaluations and reviews enabled evaluation of achievement of outcome.","achieved proposed outcomes",329311,"Other, local or private",329311,,"Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Janie Finn, Nancy Fushan, Pat Harris, Jake Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Sonny Miller, Micki Naiman, Mike Newman, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey Robbins, Ann Wynia, Harvey Zuckman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards. Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1273,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004846,"Operating Support",2019,61937,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand young adult concert audiences through Mix and Theoroi programs, and retiree audiences for daytime concerts at the Ordway. Evaluation is by tracking attendance, new ticket-buyers and through post-concert surveys. We will assess success, demographics and attitudes to the music presented at the performances. 2: Engage diverse communities by expanding youth music programs in community centers (KidsJam) and for families with autism. We will track participating community centers and demographic information of participating youth for KidsJam and Sensory-friendly Family Concerts. We will review partner organization programs.","New younger audience members attended informal Schubert Club Mix concerts, and attendance of retired people increased at daytime concerts. Tracked attendance of new audience members by ticket sales and observation at concerts, and Theoroi used social media to discuss performances. 2: 20 KidsJam workshops reached culturally diverse youth at four area community centers, and 110 people touched by autism attended Sensory-Friendly concerts. In partnership with the community centers, youth participants engaged in KidsJam provided feedback from their experiences. Families attending Sensory-Friendly concerts expressed gratitude for interactive concerts that embrace their children affected by autism.","achieved proposed outcomes",2116654,"Other, local or private",2116654,,"Mark Anema, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Lynne Beck, Carline Bengtsson, Daniel Bonilla, Cecil Chally, Birgitte Christianson, Viola D'Ambrosio, Rebecca Debertin, Doug Flink, Elizabeth Holden, John Holmquist, Dorothy J. Horns, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Krystal Kohler, Libby Larsen, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Eric Lind, Kristina MacKenzie, Fayneese Miller, Sook Jin Ong, Nancy Orr, Nathan Pommeranz, Kay Savik, Laura Sewall, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker, Melissa Wright, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Schubert Club cultivates a passion for music and fosters an engaged community of music enthusiasts through concerts, music education, museum exhibits, and student scholarships.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1276,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004848,"Operating Support",2019,43400,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Refocus the organization's programs to establish deeper relevance and impact to the arts in the public lives of all Minnesotans. Support 300 Minnesota artists each year. Launch an online Learning Management System that delivers high-quality distance public art/ placemaking learning and training to artists and communities across Minnesota. 2: Increase unrestricted revenues that support Minnesota artists and communities. 150 new Minnesota donors through events. Implement a business plan to increase capacity and hire two consulting staff to maintain existing consulting clients and secure five new consulting clients. ","Supported 415 Minnesota artists. Launched our online Learning Management System, Forecast.ED and developed two high-quality distance learning/training courses. Staff collected and tracked data on artist support and online learning tool activities and participation. 2: Implemented annual fundraising breakfast and anniversary event to reach 200+ donors. Added five new consultants and ten new consulting clients. Staff collected data following events and implemented a new consulting tracking system (tracking client type, location, outcomes, etc.).","achieved proposed outcomes",874289,"Other, local or private",874289,6717,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, John Pain, Nathan Johnson, Avital Rabinowitz, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen ",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast Public Art activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1278,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004849,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will increase their awareness of the value of orchestral music due to the quality, variety, and relaxed community setting of MPO concerts. Audience participation, engagement, and feedback will be collected and evaluated by through a paper and online qualitative survey. 2: 22,000+ Minnesotans will have expanded access to orchestral music because of MPO's free and accessible programs featuring friendly and expert curation. Each MPO concert will be evaluated by the quantitative tracking of attendance and demographics.","Outcome one was achieved; audiences were engaged with the music and aware of its value due to quality, variety, and relaxed community setting. Paper surveys at performances, personal observation of audience response. Online survey was available, used more than last year but still not many responses. 2: Outcome two was achieved; 22,000 people attended public performances at Lake Harriet, 1500 at Nicollet Island, and 450 in school outreach programs. Audiences were counted by a volunteer trained to look for demographics in addition to number of attendees. School services included attendance taken at each school visit.","achieved proposed outcomes",175836,"Other, local or private",175836,9830,"Cynthia Stokes, Vinothini Ambrose, William Goldman, Richard Gaynor, Thomas Austin, Mark Bjork, Megan Gaynor, Louiza Kiritopoulos-Adams, Milanda Landis, Jere Lantz, Emily Magney, Robin Ou-Yang, James Preus, Martha Stutsman, Perry Wilson",,"Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra brings to the Twin Cities community the power and pleasure of live orchestra concerts performed by professional musicians, free of charge.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Constance,Martin,"Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association","2712 41st Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 219-1707 ",conniemartin800@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1279,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004852,"Operating Support",2019,18219,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New, younger, and more diverse audiences will experience innovative opera and musical theatre in nontraditional venues. We will track audience attendance, audience/participant surveys, feedback and demographics, and critics reviews of productions. 2: Disadvantaged youth and communities will experience opera and realize it has relevance to their lives. We will track number of participants in opera camps/workshops and number of youth and family members at performance preview. We will conduct surveys and get feedback from participants and partner organizations.","New, younger, and more diverse audiences experienced innovative opera and musical theatre in Mill City Ruins. Approximately 2,800 people saw Carmen in 2018. We tracked audience attendance; audience/participant surveys, feedback and demographics; and critics reviews of productions. 2: Disadvantaged youth experienced opera and discovered its relevance to their lives. 172 students took part in our 2018 education programs. We tracked participations in our opera camps/workshops, and how many youth and family members came to our preview. We conducted surveys to get feedback from participants and partner organizations.","achieved proposed outcomes",648820,"Other, local or private",648820,16686,"Karen Brooks, Genna Carlson, Ellen Doll, Heather Johnson, Jodi Mooney, Merete Wells, Rachael Scherer",,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mill City Summer Opera presents innovative and world-class opera in nontraditional venues, engaging the community and its visitors through financially accessible performances for new and younger audiences, and developing diverse audiences by offering outreach to underserved youth.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Brooks,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",karenbrooks1000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1282,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004853,"Operating Support",2019,26153,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi championed Minnesotan and national literary culture through events and publications, fostering engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.","achieved proposed outcomes",231630,"Other, local or private",231630,26139,"Jill A. Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Steph Optiz, Paul Von Drasek, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1283,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004856,"Operating Support",2019,26282,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase participation by 2%. Participation numbers will go from 15,920 to over 19,104. 2: To present/produce experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination and learning! Several surveys, our simple liked/didn't like chips after performances and a more in-depth community round table conversations about AC4TA as a part of the community currently and for the future. ","We did increase participation over 15% to 18,731. Box office ticketing information, estimates and counts from non-ticketed events. 2: We achieved outcome two as described. Zero to five red chips were the range for hundreds of chips dropped. A SWAT questionnaire was sent to all emails in our system, thousands. A consultant did come for the roundtables.","achieved proposed outcomes",451287,"Other, local or private",451287,3500,"Chris Werkau, Wally Warhol, Kathy Wagnild, Julie Gutzmer, Desta Hunt, Kurt Nygaard, Kendra Olson, Jolene Osander, Kaele Peterson, Rob Rogholt, Jeff Stanislawski",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls is to connect artists and audiences by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1286,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004858,"Operating Support",2019,26048,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present audiences with new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who simultaneously serve as mentors to aspiring you. This outcome will be evaluated by the capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented, and the ability to offer training in classic and contemporary dance. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT programs benefited working artists, aspiring students, and the general public by providing masterful dance performance and education. Performances were evaluated through audience feedback and critical reviews, and training was evaluated through faculty reviews of student progress. 2: Through increasing access to dance performance and education, MDT benefited a more diverse community with enriching dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1051271,"Other, local or private",1051271,,"Erin Gerrits, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson ",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Dance Theatre and School is to present masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1287,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004859,"Operating Support",2019,38059,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden the Museum's appeal to the general museum-going public, increasing interest and attendance, and enhancing Minnesota's rich arts community. 5-10% increase in attendance, membership, and charitable contributions. Assessing activities participation vs. total capacity. Expanding museum partnerships with institutions and cultural communities. 2: Connect the Museum to more diverse, local constituent groups, acting as a bridge between Russian Arts and Culture and Minnesota's cultural community. Participation growth from local zip codes, offer a variety of affordable programs for families, measure whether they are utilized/full, and asses multilingual/Russian programs meeting community needs.","Through new partnerships and unique exhibitions, TMORA broadened both its audience and its support over the last year. TMORA added 250 first-time members, surpassing 1600 total for the first time. Surpassed 5600 event attendees in 50+ events, 96% full. Tour group contacts grew x10. 2: TMORA found new ways of growing local audiences and expanding community partnerships. Attracted 4000+ South Minneapolis residents through Groupon promotions (surpassed 10k). Founded 'Nitka' folk performance group, engaging women, families, and hundreds of audience members. Both the scale and depth of partnerships increased, creating new opportunities.","achieved proposed outcomes",1336375,"Other, local or private",1336375,,"Christine Podas-Larson, Elizabeth Petrangelo, Steven Heim, Reggie Boyle, Gwenn Djupedal, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., Maria Loucks, Deanna Phillips, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, Ph.D., David Washburn, C. Ben Wright, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) is: education, enlightenment, and engagement through the Art of Russia. TMORA is the only major institution in North America devoted exclusively to Russian arts and culture. A core philosophy of TMORA's work is cultural diplomacy: creating personal connections across borders through the medium of art. TMORA's exhibitions and programming are among the only outlets for cultural diplomacy between the United States and Russia. They are recognized as such by the Russian cultural ministry, academics nationwide, and local cultural experts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1288,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004860,"Operating Support",2019,50009,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft Host Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Donor support increased by 8%. Though FY 2019 enrollment did not rise by 5% over FY 2018 (which generated 25% growth), steady momentum is reflected by the 20% increase in FY 2019 enrollment above FY 2017. Student surveys were regularly reviewed. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through instructor and intern surveys and the growth of instructor residencies throughout the year. The 8th annual instructor retreat was held in April 2019, with 60+ instructors participating.","achieved proposed outcomes",1347779,"Other, local or private",1347779,35000,"Mike Prom, Nancy Burns, Paul Aslanian, Todd Mestad, Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Mark Glasnapp, Tina Hegg Raway, Andrew Houlton, Amy Hubbard, Mary Morrison, Randy Schnobrich, Carol Winter, Mary Levins, Jim Sannerud, Susan Morrison",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1289,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004863,"Operating Support",2019,81228,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will make high-quality youth theatre productions and programming accessible to all Minnesotans, regardless of income, geography, or ability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in and off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will engage in a process of innovation and experimentation to produce new, engaging and inclusive theatre programming for youth and families. STC will conduct intrinsic impact surveys of patrons and program participants to gather qualitative and quantitative feedback regarding the participants' experiences.","The lives of 147,000+ Minnesotans were enriched by nine STC theatre productions and 125+ education classes/workshops/residencies/accessibility programs. Using our database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at mainstage productions, classes, workshops and off-and on-site education/outreach programs. 2: Thousands of youth and family members explored new ideas and perspectives through innovative theatre productions and education programs. STC conducted intrinsic impact planning sessions for each mainstage production with parents and youth as well as grant-funded education programs to determine the impact on participants beyond entertainment value.","achieved proposed outcomes",2454132,"Other, local or private",2454132,20307,"Karen Dekker, David Klein, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Dave Mahler, Susan Allen, Stephanie Betz, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Barry Gersick, Christina Jansa, Mimi Keating, Lisa Kline, Lisa Beth Lentini, Eric Lucas, Karen Lundegaard, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Brooke Stein Moss, Linda Moy, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Amanda Simpson",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theater environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth. CORE PURPOSE: We use theater to empower young people to create a positive influence in their world.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1291,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004867,"Operating Support",2019,40828,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increases. Tracking attendance and comparing it to past years; distributing surveys to identify the diversity of participants and to foster feedback on quality and accessibility of the programs. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Programs increases. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment to evaluate the quality of the program and assess the accessibility of the program for students from all backgrounds.","The number of people from diverse, underrepresented communities who engage in the art of independent filmmaking increased by 12%. Surveys; tracking attendance at FilmNorth activities; comparing data collected in this fiscal year with data collected in past years. 2: The number of youth participating in Youth Media Program increased by 10%. Enrollment data; Youth Program Quality Assessment; formal and informal dialogue with youth.","achieved proposed outcomes",696619,"Other, local or private",696619,5021,"Aaron Young, Chris Barry, Bethany Whitehead, Mary Ahmann, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Laura Ivey, Laura Hotvet, Lisa Nebenzahl, Kristin Schaack, Jeremy Wilker, Patty Henderson, Allison Moen Wagstrom, Warren Harmon, Ra'eesa Motala, Jeffery Perkey",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of IFP Minnesota, dba FilmNorth, is to support and empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers. We achieve our mission by nurturing a vibrant, diverse community of film and media artists; providing education and resources at every stage of their career; and celebrating their achievements.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota AKA FilmNorth","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1293,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004868,"Operating Support",2019,42968,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and insight into isolation and connectedness in modern society. Gather and review results of surveys/e-surveys, document direct feedback from audiences and education/outreach programs and activities participants; record and discuss post-concert Q and A sessions. 2: Cantus will strive to ensure its programming remains accessible and engaging to listeners from diverse backgrounds. Collect/analyze attendance and sales results, social media and web visits, and post-concert reports/assessments by ensemble; gather and analyze MPR carriage reports; gather residency survey results.","Nearly 2,000 Minnesotans attended 'Alone Together' concerts, which included new music and examined connection and isolation in the digital age. Cantus tracked audience feedback, shared electronically and in person. The organization also monitored press reviews; the Pioneer Press called this program 'exceptionally well-executed.' Finally, Cantus surveyed education outreach participants. 2: Beyond free community concerts and media initiatives, Cantus collaborated with Lorelei ensemble and three local high schools to reach distinct audiences. Cantus monitors sales/attendance reports and surveys all education participants. Demand for digital content remains strong: Cantus released three music videos that attracted 64,000 views on Facebook. Cantus also works with MPR to monitor reach.","achieved proposed outcomes",1208994,"Other, local or private",1208994,14332,"Katie Berg, Pete Cochrane, Jim Dorsey, Chris Foss, Nancy Gaschott, Katie Gabriel, Jonathan Guyton, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Brock Metzger, Francie Nelson, David Niles, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Beth Anne Thompson",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music making. Artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence, innovation, and audience engagement. Our vision is to give voice to shared human experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046 ",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1294,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004869,"Operating Support",2019,48298,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Surveys will measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees year-round; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences. 2: Artists equipped with training, resources and opportunities are empowered to produce adventurous work within a knowledge sharing community of peers. Surveys will measure: utilization of artist training and resources; artistic exchange between national and local artists; successful achievement of self-defined goals; and increased artistic momentum.","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Fringe continued robust digital surveying while also adding in-person / analog surveys at the Festival for the first time. Results suggest improved and more accurate sampling, as well as steady growth in regards to increasingly diverse audiences. 2: Artists equipped with training, resources and opportunities were empowered to produce adventurous work within a knowledge sharing community of peers. Staff overhauled Festival artist evaluations to focus on growth and achievement, while also continuing in-person focus groups for targeted qualitative feedback from participants. Staff also crafted evaluations for all (4) new programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",721036,"Other, local or private",721036,48298,"Annie Scott Riley, Jennifer Bush, Kyle Orwick, Katherine DuGarm, Niki Bohne, Lizzie Rainville, Don Eitel, John Joachim, Divya Maiya, Leah Harvey, Rachel Postle, Randall Shimpach, Mina Kobayashi, Brian Murphy, Tony Plocido",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Fringe Festival is to connect adventurous artists with adventurous audiences by creating open, supportive forums for free and diverse artistic expression.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Bentley,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 260-6463x 1",dawn@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1295,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004871,"Operating Support",2019,30666,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Because of continued high-quality arts education experiences, participants will learn and expand on the practices of weaving, spinning and dyeing. WGM staff and key volunteers will use financial and enrollment trends, class evaluations, testimonials and survey data to measure quality of the arts programming. ","Minnesotans experienced high-quality arts education experiences; participants learned and expanded on the practices of weaving, spinning, and dyeing. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers used financial and enrollment trends, class evaluations, testimonials, and survey data to measure the quality of arts programming.","achieved proposed outcomes",295953,"Other, local or private",295953,30666,"Maddy Bartsch, Heather MacKenzie, Becka Rahn, Susan Larson-Fleming, Anna Landes Benz, Melba Granlund, Celeste Grant, Doreen Hartzell, Jan Nelson, Sarah Nassif, Karen Mallin, Roberta Zeug Shell, Barb Ungs",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Weavers Guild of Minnesota - preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing since 1940.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Bowman,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 010",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",bbowman@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1296,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004875,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcome will be measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome will be measured in the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses we partner with.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu presented 38 summer performances for 7800 attendees over the term of the grant. Theatre L'Homme Dieu uses the Ovationtix system for ticketing and CRM (customer relationship management) and used reports from that system to quantify the number of performances and audience members served. 2: Over the term of the grant Theatre L'Homme Dieu increased the number of board members and business partners. The number of board members increased by two members and there was an increase in the number of businesses who offered in-kind donations and paid sponsorship opportunities.","achieved proposed outcomes",287453,"Other, local or private",287453,10661,"Fred Bursch, Phil Eidsvold, Jeanne Batesole, Lisa Gustafson, Tom Obert, Betty Ravnik, Tessa Larson, Nicole Fernholz, Judy Blaseg, James Pence, Ph.D., Michael Storemoen, Amy Sunderland",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and central Minnesota.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","1875 County Rd 120 NE PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Marshall, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1299,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004876,"Operating Support",2019,41837,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and affirming through tactics identified in our FY18-20 Strategic Plan. Concert season and artistic leadership feedback from audience, singers, staff, board and collaborative partners; single ticket growth; sustained subscriber levels; number of outreach performances. 2: Build new audiences and deepen ongoing relationships with existing audiences through tactics identified in our FY18-20 strategic plan. Use of comp ticket program; marketing to and partnering with LGBT/allied and other organizations identified via our strategic plan; tracking against strategic plan tactics; audience feedback.","Our concerts challenged our audiences to be aware of current social justice issues in each concert, including our holiday show. Feedback from audience members, especially unsolicited constructive feedback (both positive and negative), increase in ticket sales over prior years, feedback from our singers, increase in the number of singers who perform the entire season instead of taking a break (as an indicator of engagement and internal community building). 2: Our student rush, public rush and comp ticket programs saw incremental growth over last season. Our public rush program (all remaining tickets are $15 each, one hour before showtime) was introduced last season to complement our legacy $10 student rush program. We grew the public rush program by over 100%. We used promo codes to track specific tickets (rush, comp, special codes for organizations to use, etc.).","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",649082,"Other, local or private",649082,8500,"Eric Ayen, John Azbill-Salisbury, Bryan Olson, Laurel Chu, Phil Boelter, Eric Strong, Kenny Beck, Erik Anderson, Erin Bernier, Alan Braun, Matt Helgason, Daniel Hodges, Shannon O'Brien, Glenn Olson, Jordan Roberge, Anthony Rohr.",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is gay men building community through music.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Heine,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",jheine@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1300,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004879,"Operating Support",2019,19032,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","KDT will create and premiere two new collaborative works that convey Kathak dance to 1,000 attendees in the Twin Cities. KDT works will be measured by the number of productions and collaborative partners. Ticket sales and attendance records will document audiences. Surveys will measure audience satisfaction. 2: KDT will engage Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities at shows and in KDT's school and community partnerships. Ages, ethnicities, and abilities measured through audience surveys; registration at KDT School and Summer Intensive programs; and surveys from outreach programs.","KDT created and premiered two evening length collaborative works of Kathak dance to 880 attendees. KDT works were measured by the number of productions and collaborative partners. Ticket sales and attendance records were documented audiences. Surveys measured audience satisfaction. 2: KDT engaged Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities at shows and in KDT's school and community partnerships. Ages, ethnicities, and abilities measured through audience surveys; registration at KDT School and Summer Intensive programs; and surveys from outreach programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",193354,"Other, local or private",193354,14949,"Anu Jain, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi, Marcia Boehnlein, Anurag Sharma Smriti Maheshwari.",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Katha Dance Theatre creates, performs, and educates through the arts, dance, music, poetry, and storytelling. Rooted in Kathak, the classical dance style of North India, Katha Dance Theatre is dedicated to making dance accessible, inclusive, and relevant. It enhances the community by bridging diverse cultures and audiences to contribute to life's infinite artistic expressions.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1303,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004880,"Operating Support",2019,17436,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform annual spring and winter concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members. 2: Innovative musical performances will build awareness of LGBT people; transform and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members.","One Voice performed annual spring and winter concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. Ticket sales and media coverage were evaluated to assess community reach, interest, and engagement in the programs. 2: Innovative musical performances built awareness of LGBTQ people; transformed and empowered member singers, audience members, and community singers. Feedback collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, and audiences regarding each program's impact, quality, and enjoyment. Data reviewed with staff, volunteers, and singers to identify how to improve the next program.","achieved proposed outcomes",376541,"Other, local or private",376541,17436,"Sarah Cohn, Jonathan Mathes, Sarah Johnson, Claire Psarouthakis, Gene Duenow, Katrina Johnson, James Roth, Matt Ruby, Ruth Tang, Colleen Watson, James Gottfried ",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"One Voice`s mission is building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1304,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004882,"Operating Support",2019,33635,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foci MCGA will continue to be Minnesota's premiere glass studio rental and education facility. Foci collects written class evaluations after each completed course; determines artist rental satisfaction through an annual meeting and survey; and tracks student enrollment in sequential classes. 2: Foci MCGA will expand our artistic reach by partnering with other cultural programs in the Twin Cities metro region and throughout the state. Foci will follow up by email with partnering organizations after an event, track the number of people who attended, track number of events, and increase new organizational partnerships. ","Foci MCGA continued to be Minnesota premiere glass studio through improving our equipment, diversifying course offerings, and adding program related staff. Foci MCGA evaluates our educational and artist support programs through physical evaluations, online feedback, an annual educational survey, enrollment numbers, student retention, studio usage numbers, number of members, and an annual survey. 2: Foci MCGA expanded our artistic reach and introduced new audiences to glass art through partnerships with local cultural organizations. Foci MCGA evaluates this outreach through: feedback provided by the partnering organizations; number of attendees; number of people visiting Foci MCGA as a result of these partnerships; and continued collaboration with existing and new organizations.","achieved proposed outcomes",345073,"Other, local or private",345073,16640,"Randilynn Christensen, Patricia Punykova, Dirk Schmidtz, Bennett Jordan, Jeffrey Stenbom, Eoin Braedon, David Wulfman, Carrie Thornton, Asa Hoyt",0.75,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts is to engage the Minnesota community in the study and appreciation of glass arts while expanding the potential of the medium.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Nezworski,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2010 Hennepin Ave E Box 54",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 623-3624 ",kelly.nezworski@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1306,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004884,"Operating Support",2019,76499,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Circus Juventas classes, workshops and performances build artistry, self-confidence and competencies for success in life for participating youth. Number served and type of instruction; videos of performances and youth interviews; surveys of students/parents, schools, and community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups, and shows for general audiences. List of partnerships with community groups, schools and non-profits; audience totals and zip code list of audience members to derive Minnesota counties served. ","Circus Juventas classes, workshops and performances build artistry, self-confidence and competencies for success in life for participating youth. Number served and type of instruction; videos of performances and youth interviews; surveys of students/parents end of year, as well as schools and community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups, and shows for general audiences. List of partnerships with community groups, schools and non-profits; audience totals and county-focused list of ticket buyers, students.","achieved proposed outcomes",2695762,"Other, local or private",2695762,7730,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Vineeta Sawker Branby, Leslie Bock, Shani Norberg, Thomas Aslesen, Mary Stoick",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1308,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004885,"Operating Support",2019,63102,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate success with attendance and ticket sales data, ensemble and guest artist satisfaction with the work, and audience engagement in artist talks and other open discussion opportunities. 2: Support artistic growth of 75 visual artists with disabilities; sustaining professional collaborations, creativity retreats and sales opportunities. Evaluate success with sales data in our Gallery and community venues, artist satisfaction with their work, feedback on impact of retreats, and patron/artist engagement at public events.","Interact created mainstage Hot Jazz at the Guthrie's Dowling Theater with guest artists; mounts numerous community performances. Counted ticket sales, attendance at other events; interviewed participating artists; short audience survey; noted post-show audience comments; talked to attenders at sports and outdoor events. 2: Mounted formal gallery exhibitions in our own gallery and in invited galleries; mounted multiple pop-up galleries. Compared all sales data to budget; counted attendance; interviewed participating artists for satisfaction; noted patron comments at all events.","achieved proposed outcomes",1669551,"Other, local or private",1669551,40860,"Robert Spikings, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Patrick Dow, Dr. Jan Holstad, Jeanne Calvit",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Interact operates with a mission to create art that challenges perceptions of disability.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1309,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004888,"Operating Support",2019,24563,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyra will continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1) Track number of musicians hired, 2) Ask for feedback from musicians, 3) Audience count and surveys, 4) Observing/participating in conversations with audience, 5) Tracking numbers at post-concert receptions. 2: Develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audiences in more depth and in a variety of ways. In addition to above methods, Lyra will create an effective evaluation plan, with emphasis on the hard-to-measure quality and depth of experience that staff can carry out.","Continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. Track number of players, request feedback from musicians through surveys and their players representative. 2: Developed programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience, engaging the audience in depth and in a variety of ways. Track audience numbers; Audience surveys; Observation of and conversation with audience members at post-concert receptions.","achieved proposed outcomes",228700,"Other, local or private",228700,4623,"Margaret Sullivan, Ellen Rider, Bonnie Turpin, Joan Rabe, Susan Flygare, Phebe Haugen, Elizabeth York, Stuart Holland",,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra is to inspire and enrich the community through exceptional performances of baroque music on historic instruments.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Zurlo,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214 ",patricia@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1312,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004889,"Operating Support",2019,35451,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To make choral singing widely available to Minnesotans through concerts, community engagement and school programs. List of concerts and community engagement programs, including concerts with the orchestras, Bridges, community-based concert locations and programs, school program and Holiday Heralds appearances. 2: Partner with schools, other arts groups and community organizations to engage diverse audiences in exploring the world through choral music List of venues and community partners; list of works performed during the year.","This outcome was successfully achieved. The Chorale and its family of choirs (Minneapolis Youth Chorus, Prelude Children's Choir, Voices of Experience senior choir) kept track of all concerts and community engagement activities, including locations and audience numbers. 2: This outcome was successfully achieved. The Chorale maintained a list of all community partners and the repertoire used in each collaborative activity. Post-event assessment with all partner organizations was used to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of these programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",664119,"Other, local or private",664119,,"Elizabeth F. Barchenger, Kate Biederwolf, Eric Breece, Scott Chamberlain, Tricia Hanson, Mariellen Jacobson, Dennis Kim, Noel G. Martinson, Bryan J. Mechell, Robert A. Peskinex officio ), Nathan Petersen-Kindem, Kathy Saltzman Romey, Kathy Steubner, Bob Storeygard, Sarah Sonday, Paige Winebarger, Christine Zuchora-Walske",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Chorale celebrates the human voice and its power to educate, enrich, unite, and inspire by performing an ever widening repertory of choral music, at the highest artistic level, for a broad community of audiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bob,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 333-4866 ",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1313,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004892,"Operating Support",2019,61337,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reach a higher standard of excellence with respect to artistic personnel, processes, and selection of works produced. We will track press reviews (frequency/favorability), audience response in post-show surveys, the share of our audience coming from communities beyond Bloomington and adjacent cities, and other data. 2: Build a more diverse, engaged, and loyal audience. We will track ticket sales for access-oriented performances, participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations, audience demographics reported in surveys, and other data.","Artistry continues to reach a greater level of quality in performances in other programming. We used press reviews, tracked attendance by zip code; sought audience and artists feedback. Engaged with staff and external consultants in conversations about the quality of performances, exhibitions and other programming. 2: Continued to build a more diverse and engaged audience across all programming. Tracked ticket sales for performances and events. Tracked participation rates for programs that reach culturally diverse populations. Tracked social media engagement and other data.","achieved proposed outcomes",1891852,"Other, local or private",1891852,5875,"Amy Lueders, Brian Prentice, Karen Snedeker, Greg Wolsky, Jamie Verbrugge, Paul Zech, Pat Milan, John Gibbs, Laura Davida Preves, Jack Baloga, Mary Prentnieks, Lisa Guzek-Montagne, Lindsay Korstange, Karen Nordstrom, Jerry Kemp, Mary Choate, Jason Moore",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 Old Shakopee Rd W",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8569 ",aspecht@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1315,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004893,"Operating Support",2019,39826,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participant evaluations of workshops, classes, residencies; program attendance; participation in consignment program, artist co-op, faculty, exhibitions, certificate program, website engagement. 2: Partnerships with schools, libraries, community and civic organizations, and businesses strengthen book arts engagement with a diverse public. Network of community relationships both retained and expanded; new audiences reached; observations of participant engagement; partner evaluations.","Minnesotans create, learn, teach, exhibit, and appreciate the book arts through quality educational and artistic programming. Participation counts and surveys (nearly 15,000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 1,700 direct contact hours). Artist consignment sales, artist co-op membership, number of exhibitions and attendance. 2: Community partnerships provide enriching opportunities for the public to connect with book arts experiences. Partnership counts (new and returning), partner feedback, staff observations.","achieved proposed outcomes",996608,"Other, local or private",996608,7956,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea Bulander, Brandi Ernst, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jennifer Hedbery, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Bryan Kooistra, Mary Pat Ladner, Monica Edwards Larson, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Ryan Scheife, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Zaylore Stout, Deborah Ultan, Cherelle Whitfield, Hema Viswanathan, Jerry Wilson, Laurie Zenner. ",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520 ",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1316,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004894,"Operating Support",2019,20846,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. 80% of teachers, directors, and juried gallery artists will be certified, possess a degree or have at least three years' experience. Assess participant experience via surveys and ongoing dialog. 2: The Arts Guild will increase participation in arts events. Implement and revise three-year programming plan that addresses arts gaps and needs in community. Roll out re-branding to share mission with community and increase perceived value of the arts.","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. 80% of teachers, directors, and juried gallery artists will be certified, possess a degree or have at least three years' experience. Assess participant experience via surveys and ongoing dialog. 2: The Guild will increase participation in arts events. Implement and revise three-year programming plan that addresses arts gaps and needs in community. Roll out re-branding to share mission with community and increase perceived value of the arts.","achieved proposed outcomes",464786,"Other, local or private",464786,1968,"Rolf Kragseth, Amy Pagel, Virginia Lorang, Judy Kutulas, Connie Albers, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Pepe Krysda, David McKee, Rachel Gorden Mercer, Addie Nelson, Christina Sauer, David Shelby, Katie Warren",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Northfield Arts Guild is to inspire our community by developing, supporting, and providing quality, inclusive artistic opportunities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Peterson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",office@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1317,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004899,"Operating Support",2019,43211,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase attendance at professional performances from 9,200 in 2017 to 15,000 in 2019 with 1,500 attendees being first-time festival-goers. We will track attendance through computer ticketing as well as house counts. New attendance will be tracked by newly created customer accounts in the ticketing system. 2: GRSF will build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects our community. Surveys reveal how patrons are reflected in the company (gender roles, income and employment, age, race). Documented discussions report how audiences will translate that reflection into their lives.","Attendance at professional performances increased from 9,200 in 2017 to 10,900 in 2018. 2,417 were first-time attendees in 2018 vs. 2201 in prior year. Attendance is based on computer ticketing reports. First-time festival goers is measured by tracking the number of tickets attributed to new accounts (based on the Account Creation Date). 2: The 2018 acting and apprentice company was 37% people of color and 37% female. The full company was 19% people of color and 55% female. Statistical information gathered on company members. Audience surveys revealed that 25% of respondents do not see themselves reflected in festival materials.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",960453,"Other, local or private",960453,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Ken MOgren, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota, Mary Bergin, Frances Edstrom, Joseph Winandy",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to create dynamic, clearly spoken productions of Shakespeare`s plays, which enrich people`s lives.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900 ",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1320,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004900,"Operating Support",2019,71067,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages will be engaged and educated through choral singing activities. VocalEssence will reach 8,000 Minnesotans of all ages with community and engagement programs that awaken creativity for students from 50 or more school and community partner organizations. 2: VocalEssence will engage and entertain audiences through the performance of artistically excellent concerts that celebrate choral works of all genres. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary, VocalEssence will present six concerts which inspire and entertainment 10,000 Minnesotans of all ages through high-quality choral works.","79% of survey respondents indicated they gained 'some' to 'a lot' of insight or learning through VocalEssence activities. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through partnership with WolfBrown Consulting. 2: Reach: 13,178; 87% of survey respondents indicated they would be left with an impression from the concert in a year; artistic quality ranked 4.7/5. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1971422,"Other, local or private",1971422,,"David L. Mona, Fred Moore, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Samuel Ingram, Joseph Kalkman, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Dorene Wernke, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robin Helgen, Jennifer Vickerman ",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1321,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004903,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will offer at least one community main stage performance of a major dance production in a venue able to seat at least 1,000. Board will incorporate feedback from performances, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to goals and outcomes against benchmarks. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance will produce programming for at least ten partners in the community for their members to experience and learn about Chinese dance. Board will incorporate feedback from programming in planning and execution, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to these goals and outcomes against benchmarks.","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater offered two community main stage performance of a major dance production in a venue able to seat at least 1000. Board gathered feedback about performances from artists, artistic director and audiences; Board reviewed financial, educational and artistic goals; at the end of the performance a report was made to the board on the achievement of each goal. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance Theater produced programming for more than 25 community partners for their members to experience and learn about Chinese dance. Board reviewed feedback on programming including planning and execution, as well as achievement of financial, educational and artistic goals; progress to achievement of those goals.","achieved proposed outcomes",212415,"Other, local or private",212415,1000,"Yanhua Wusand, Liu Wei, Ronald Tu, Sean Bai, Tang Li, Arwin Chan, Beatrice Rothweiler, Brian Galligan, Joseph Lin",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806 ",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1323,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004904,"Operating Support",2019,28879,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present at least one major and original new work annually created in collaboration with local artists, community members, and their leaders. Objective attendance at activities; subjective feedback from documented conversations, participant surveys, social media posts, correspondence, and print and electronic media reporting and commentary. 2: A growing number of Twin Cities residents will use and find value in program activities conducted at ADT's new Saint Paul studio facility. Objective attendance at all activities; subjective feedback received from documented conversations, correspondence, and print and electronic media reporting and commentary.","Presented SHAATRANGA: WOMEN WEAVING WORLDS in Sept. 2018; visually and emotionally engaged audiences, a majority of whom resided in Minneapolis-St Paul. Community artists/members attended pre-performance workshops/rehearsals, performances, and post-performance artist/audience interactions. Ticket sales list. 2: A growing number of Twin Cities residents attended 99 classes and other activities conducted at ADT's Saint Paul facilities. Attendance statistics maintained of activities; subjective feedback from conversations, correspondence, and electronic media commentary.","achieved proposed outcomes",174901,"Other, local or private",174901,,"Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Divya Karan, Janis Lane-Ewart, Sherie Apungu, Irna Landrum, Anh-Thu Pham",,"Ananya Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We combine the metaphor and poetry of contemporary Indian dance with a philosophy of social justice to create original dance theater about the extraordinary work and dreams of women around the world, and to inspire audiences through visual and emotional engagement. The essence of our mission is summarized by the tagline: People Powered Dances of Transformation.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Peterson,"Ananya Dance Theatre","PO Box 2427",Minneapolis,MN,55402-0427,"(612) 486-2238 ",gary.peterson@ananyadancetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1324,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004905,"Operating Support",2019,40906,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Commonweal Theatre will serve as a cultural and educational asset to southeastern Minnesota. Tracking mainstage attendance figures, and evaluating audience-enhancement and educational outreach programs through surveys, internal review, and informal interviews with program participants. 2: The Commonweal Theatre and its artists engage in the local community to the betterment of all. By partnering with local civic, arts, and business organizations to celebrate Lanesboro as a vibrant arts and cultural experience, with the theatre as a key component of the economic model.","The Commonweal Theatre will serve as a cultural and educational asset to southeastern Minnesota. Tracking mainstage attendance figures, and evaluating audience-enhancement and educational outreach programs through surveys, internal review, and informal interviews with program participants. 2: The Commonweal Theatre and its artists engage in the local community to the betterment of all. By partnering with local civic, arts, and business organizations to celebrate Lanesboro as a vibrant arts and cultural experience, with the theatre as a key component of the economic model.","achieved proposed outcomes",966142,"Other, local or private",966142,40906,"Charles Aug, Alan Bailey, Bard DeCramer, Jill Frieders, Chris Hanson, Wendy Mattison, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen, David Boen, Andre Novak",,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Commonweal Theatre Company's mission is to enrich the common good through actor-based storytelling which is both transcendent and relevant.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hal,Cropp,"Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 203",hal@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1325,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004906,"Operating Support",2019,23317,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Within the Kaddatz, feature local artists in educational displays and programs that help define and interpret life in West Central Minnesota. Present eighteen exhibits and 48 art classes annually. Surveys will track programming, marketing efficacy, demographics, and art experience. Successful outcomes are increases in participation and partnerships. 2: Beyond the Kaddatz, introduce area artists and visual art experiences to new audiences. Present 32 visual arts community events annually. Marketing efforts and efficacy will be monitored. Surveys will track programming and marketing suggestions, demographics, and art experiences.","The Kaddatz Galleries featured 110 artists in nineteen exhibitions to help define and interpret life in West Central Minnesota. The staff of the Kaddatz Galleries tracked on a calendar the artists featured in exhibitions and on inventory software the number of artists represented in the gallery. 2: The Kaddatz Galleries introduced area artists and visual art experiences to a wide audience through 81 educational programs in FY 2019. Kaddatz staff tracked on a spreadsheet the number of artist-led activities both within and outside the walls of the Kaddatz and the number of people who participated in artist-led activities.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",287731,"Other, local or private",287731,12130,"Mark Sundberg, Michael Weatherly, Scott DeMartelaere, Cathy Peterson, Jim Pratt, Linda Macfarlane, Missy Matteson, Lisa Bielfeldt, Michele Anderson",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Klara,Beck,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405 ",klara@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1326,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004908,"Operating Support",2019,38209,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. 2: Creative audience engagement/education programs and community partnerships address cultural, geographic, economic, and perceptual barriers. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. ","Feedback demonstrates Ragamala's work moved/inspired/educated/challenged Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Cultural/geographic/economic/perceptual barriers were addressed through creative audience engagement/education programs and community partnerships. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies was monitored through surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media.","achieved proposed outcomes",734921,"Other, local or private",734921,3630,"Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Theresa Carter, Sara Daggett, Paul Kelash, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam, Krishnan Subrahmanian, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students at home in the Twin Cities, and on tour worldwide.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1328,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004909,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music: Fall 2018 concert with live Arabic band and new choreography. Measure success with attendance and ticket sales data, company satisfaction, choreographers' and musicians' satisfaction, and audience engagement in artist talks. 2: Offer opportunities for intimate engagement with Arabic arts through salons, workshops, participation in community-based events and arts festivals. Attendance numbers and audience conversations at free community events such as Blaine Festival, Midtown Music Fest, Uptown Art: Increased understanding or changed misperceptions? Were people entertained?","Jawaahir's Fall 2018 concert, Um Kalthoum, engaged appreciative audiences with dance and live music. Counted ticket sales, provided short audience survey, noted conversations in post-show talks, interviewed dancers and musicians. 2: Presented Henna Party, cabarets and class showings, performed at community events,. Counted ticket sales and attendance at unticketed community events, noted conversational highlights among audiences after performances, interviewed students for satisfaction and recommendations, ask for ways we could improve or do more.","achieved proposed outcomes",226161,"Other, local or private",226161,9830,"Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Jawaahir Dance Company is dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern dance as a vibrant living art form at its highest artistic level, to bringing the rich folkloric heritage of the Middle East to the theater stage, and to providing education about the dance and music in its authentic form for dance students and the general public.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1329,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004911,"Operating Support",2019,28222,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present complete seasons of diverse, high quality choral music for women's and girls' voices, with an affordable cost to sing or to attend. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff; increased scholarship capacity. 2: Sustainably re-orient Twin Cities Women's Choir as Her Voice Productions, with Twin Cities Women's Choir and Twin Cities Girls' Choir as programs. Funding mix shifts, operating reserve size, staffing structure, amount and type of development activities, number of participants served, board/staff evaluation of strategic plan progress.","Presented a complete season of diverse, high quality choral music for women's and girls' voices, while providing an affordable cost to sing or attend. We collected survey data through Survey Monkey from audience, participants, and volunteers for all concerts. We conducted two Town Hall meetings and post-mortem discussions for participants following each concert as well. 2: Sustainably re-oriented the Twin Cities Women's Choir as Her Voice Productions, with Twin Cities Women's and Girls' Choir as programs. We hired a new Executive Director, increased grant funding, completed a five-year strategic plan, increased participants, and have begun shifting the board from working to governance.","achieved proposed outcomes",196171,"Other, local or private",196171,28222,"Susan Clark, Sandi Sherman, Alanna Walen, Ronna Puck, Julie Kelly, Barb Gacek, Pat Teiken, Erin Stiers, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Meg Swanson, Kathleen Cannon, Karleen Kos",1,"Twin Cities Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Twin Cities Women's and Girls' Choirs are a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Twin Cities Women's Choir","4631 Harriet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 333-8292 ",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1331,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004912,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a continuum of opportunities for emerging artists and artist leaders who create and/or support development of experimental performance work. Measured by number and scope of opportunities provided, and written participant evaluations reflecting on artistic and professional development, and providing feedback on program content and design.","Provided a continuum of opportunities for emerging artists and artist leaders who create and/or support development of experimental performance work. Measured by number and scope of opportunities provided, and written participant evaluations reflecting on artistic and professional development, and providing feedback on program content and design.","achieved proposed outcomes",217826,"Other, local or private",217826,,"David Kelley, Diana Konopka, Dan Sassenberg, Joshua Tanz, Victoria Temiz",,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Red Eye is a multidisciplinary creative laboratory dedicated to the creation and presentation of pioneering theater and performance work.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Must,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","15 14th St W",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2301,"(612) 870-7531 ",miriam@redeyetheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1332,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004914,"Operating Support",2019,34654,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC's projects and productions will provoke thought, prompt civic conversation, impact young people, and hopefully ignite change in the community. YPC work with a third-party evaluator to devise methods to measure and understand the impact of our work. We will conduct written surveys and focus groups of participants and audience members. 2: Youth Performance Company's productions and programs will reach diverse young people, families, and audiences from throughout the Twin Cities. Youth Performance Company will track participant and audience demographics and conduct written surveys to better understand our stakeholders.","YPC revealed impact on youth participating in our Young Artist Council. Youth reported that they became better leaders and contributors this season. YPC conducted a survey of all youth participating in the Young Artists Council on the last meeting of the season. 93% of youth reported that they became better leaders in the last season, 89% reported that they became better contributors. 2: Responding to a need reported by our community, YPC provided additional scholarships to include fifteen new participants for Bay Lake Theater Camp. YPC discovered, through participant surveys, that financial constraints are a barrier to participation in our Bay Lake Theater Camp. Partnering with the Minneapolis Foundation, we offered fifteen new scholarships resulting in an expansion of participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",551050,"Other, local or private",551050,4505,"Kevin Ramach, Carl Allen, Jennifer Breitinger, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Stephannie Keller, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, Leah Lewis-Frazier, David Maggitt, David Peterson, Chad Pitman, Curt Ulrich, Karen Ulrich, Keri VanOverschelde Brenda Vaughn.",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Youth Performance Company is a youth inspired theater that serves the community and fuels the creative spirit of youth by developing, empowering, and advancing young artists.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jacalyn,Knight,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180x 100",jknight@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1334,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004916,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational financial integrity by engaging qualified consultants to help evaluate and execute modernization of processes. Monthly monitoring of budget to actual spending, by category, plus overall Profit and Loss statements of the organization, including cash flow and overall balance sheet assets. 2: Achieving cash savings in overhead categories to support Programming and other administrative modernization initiatives. Monthly monitoring of budget to actual spending, by category, plus overall Profit and Loss statements of the organization, including cash flow and overall balance sheet assets. ","Hired certified Quickbooks professional to oversee monthly bookkeeping. Actual certification and skills of hire. 2: Bookkeeper, with Board Treasurer and Executive Director oversight, runs monthly reconciliation and overall P and L. Were the monthly reports run correctly in a timely manner?.","achieved proposed outcomes",358169,"Other, local or private",358169,7708,"Laura Cooper, Roberta Podrug, Dale Gruber, Rudy Marti, Brett Day, Shane Zack, Nic Hentges, Wayne Hamilton, Alan Jesperson, Bill Lindroos",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association is to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in Minnesota.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Schatz,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(651) 456-8919 ",info@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1335,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004917,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce four plays and present/coproduce/ host ten additional productions for a total of 120 separate event. An accounting of the number of productions and number of events held supported by the feedback from audience surveys, media reviews and artists participants.","Produced four plays, hosted 14 additional production for 192 events. Board minutes, Box office reports and organizational calendar.","achieved proposed outcomes",406149,"Other, local or private",406149,1150,"Dan Barth, Wendy Robson, John Haynes, Paul McConnell, Michael Dunne, Bill Collins",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Actors Theater of Minnesota is to produce, present, and educate through an eclectic and unique mix of intimate live theater, professional cabaret, and small classes that connect with Minnesota audiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290 ",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1336,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004918,"Operating Support",2019,14188,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More students in private and group classes and workshops will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Compare past enrollment to current year. Gather qualitative feedback to inform future programming. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and come to appreciate live music in everyday life We will conduct surveys for general public, disadvantaged youth, seniors, and immigrants and refugees. We will also track number of performances, musician contact hours, venues and audience members.","Students in private/group lesson onsite have grown by over 50%, students in outreach has grown by over 25%. Number of students served has increased, faculty measure student growth based on skill advancement and mastery. 2: Audiences have increased correspondingly w new students in classes, recitals and concerts. Larger, more diverse audience reach.","achieved proposed outcomes",484096,"Other, local or private",484096,14188,"KELLY SCHWENN, SYLVIA OXENHAM, SUSAN BULLARD, Karen Groves, SHARON CARLSON, CHRISTINA HUANG, JIM TARARA, HEIDI TEOH, CHRISTINE SCHWAB, CLEA GALHANO, Micheal Adams, Harry Chalmiers, Karen Stevens ",1,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music AKA The Conservatory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music is a school where the aspirations of students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds are met with a commitment to excellence through creative expression, disciplined training, and regular performance opportunities. We seek to level the playing field for underserved communities and provide music for all. We embrace diversity in our teachers, students, and programs. The Conservatory fosters musical friendships, encourages artistic growth, and contributes to the enrichment of the arts in Saint Paul and the larger Twin Cities metropolitan area. Thus our mission to be: A vibrant community of world class musicians with a passion for teaching and a commitment to all.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(612) 875-8181 ",lea@lmjsolutions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1337,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004921,"Operating Support",2019,64415,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes and consultations, long-term research on artists' capacity and resilience, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist-led projects, measuring cross-sector partnerships involving artists, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Served 20,593 artists in Minnesota last year, released the Creative People Power Report. We served 20,593 artists in Minnesota last year, bringing us to 67,756 artists served in the past three years. Our Creative People Power report was the result of a year-long collaboration on fundamental needs in a creative ecosystem. 2: We shared 1,754 toolkits in the past year, and continued cross-sector partnership building. With Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, Rondo Library and Hennepin County we have commissioned artists across Minnesota. Our offering of space at SpringBOX in Saint Paul has seen over 5000 people use the space.","achieved proposed outcomes",1431779,"Other, local or private",1431779,7918,"Noel Nix, Jerome Rawls, Kelly Asche, Jeremy Cohen, Laura Zimmermann, Greta Bauer Reyes, Ben Bonestroo, Amelia Brown, Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj, Sarina Otaibi",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Marshall, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1339,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004922,"Operating Support",2019,127808,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect art, scholarship, and inquiry-based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaborations to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced eight exhibitions and 96 public programs, serving 88,000 visitors who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.","achieved proposed outcomes",7490665,"Other, local or private",7490665,,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Jane Blocker, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Valerie Golden, Susan Hagstrum, Ildiko Hildreth, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Diane Katsiaficas, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Elizabeth Redleaf, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Cody Wolkowitz, Amelious Whyte, Melissa Markay",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum (WAM) creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyndel,King,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455-0367,"(612) 625-9494 ",kingx001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1340,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004112,"Operating Support",2018,54812,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A successful leadership transition marking a new era for Penumbra and signaling to the country that black art, lives, and stories matter in Minnesota. Measured by the successful execution of the leadership transition from founder and co-artistic director, Lou Bellamy to co-artistic director, Sarah Bellamy in the 2017-2018 season. 2: 22,500 individuals will participate in art that grows, nuances, and strengthens their understanding of racial equity and justice in the Twin Cities. Participation tracked though box office records and education and outreach participation; patron responses will be tracked through electronic surveys.","A successful leadership transition marking a new era for Penumbra and signaling to the country that black art, lives, and stories matter in Minnesota. Measured by the successful execution of the leadership transition from founder and co-artistic director, Lou Bellamy to co-artistic director, Sarah Bellamy, in the 2017-2018 season. 2: Approximately 77,000 individuals participated in art that grows, nuances, strengthens their understanding of racial equity and justice in the Twin Cities. Participation tracked though box office records and education and outreach participation; patron responses will be tracked through electronic surveys. Increase = Childrns Theat Comp, copro, The Wiz.",,2378674,"Other, local or private",2378674,12044,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Kris Arneson, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra Theatre Company creates professional productions that are artistically excellent, thought-provoking, relevant, and that illuminate the human condition through the prism of the African American experience.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1136,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004114,"Operating Support",2018,23283,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors.","Through Page Series engagements, residents interacted with visiting artists and explored new genres and forms in a variety of accessible locations. Post-event surveys and feedback forms; conversation with community partners and advisory committee members; event attendance data; observation of audience behaviors. 2: ",,321278,"Other, local or private",321278,,"Natalie Grant, Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Michael Ostman, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Performance Center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is to be southeastern Minnesota's premiere performing arts center, bringing artists and community together through imaginative programming, unique collaborations, a welcoming atmosphere, and exceptional service. The Performance Center strives to be the venue through which artists and community connect, where audiences can experience a variety of cultures through quality performances of music, theatre, and dance, and discover the relevance of the arts in their daily lives.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1138,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004115,"Operating Support",2018,48496,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand audience by developing concert presentation programs for young adults (Mix and Theori) and daytime programs for retired (Ordway daytime). We will track attendance, new ticket-buyers to our box office system and through post-concert online surveys. We will assess success, demographics and attitudes to the music heard at the performances. 2: Engage diverse communities by adding music programs for youth in Twin Cities community centers (KidsJam) and families with autism (Azure). We will track number of participating community centers and demographic information of participating youth for KidsJam and Azure. We will review programs with partner organizations.","New younger audience members attended informal Schubert Club Mix concert, and attendance of retired people increased at daytime concerts. Tracked attendance of new audience members by ticket sales and observation at concerts, and Theoroi members used social media to discuss performances. 2: Twenty KidsJam workshops reached primarily diverse youth at five area community centers, and seventy-five people touched by autism attended Azure concerts. In partnership with the community centers, youth participants engaged in KidsJam provided feedback from their experiences. Families attending Azure concerts expressed gratitude for interactive concerts that embrace their children affected by autism.",,1866250,"Other, local or private",1866250,,"Mark Anema, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Daniel Bonilla, Dorothea Burns, Cecil Chally, Birgitte Christianson, Rebecca Debertin, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Elizabeth Holden, John Holmquist, Dorothy J. Horns, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Kyle Kossol, Libby Larsen, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Eric Lind, Kristina MacKenzie, Fayneese Miller, Peter Myers, Sook Jin Ong, Nathan Pommeranz, Jana Sackmeister, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Timothy Wicker, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Schubert Club invites the world's finest recital soloists and ensembles to our community and promotes the finest musical talents of our community to the world. We do this through performances, education and museum programs, and championing the music of today and of the future while celebrating great classical music of the past.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1139,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004117,"Operating Support",2018,53163,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes and consultations, long-term research on artists' capacity and resilience, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist-led projects, measuring cross-sector partnerships involving artists, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Launched formal Kiva partnership and 20/20 Fellowship, Pop-Up Resource Centers. Supported five Minnesota artists with access to microlending and matching funds via Kiva. Out of 201 applicants, selected two new POCI 20/20 artist fellows. Launched Pop-Up Resource Center, bringing infrastructure to partner organizations. 2: Ready Go partnership with People's Center, new research from Helicon Collaborative. Ready Go brings arts projects to the People's Center in Cedar-Riverside, creating new community connections. Helicon researched arts and community development, offering a new model and frame for creative people power.",,1629978,"Other, local or private",1629978,1245,"Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Jerome Rawls, Lisa Middag, Kelly Asche, Jeremy Cohen, Greta Bauer Reyes, Ben Bonestroo, Amelia Brown, Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Bo Thao-Urabe, Va-Megn Thoj",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1140,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004122,"Operating Support",2018,462105,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implement and evaluate new public and K-12 tours program and curricula. Quantitative/qualitative data to measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance and survey data to measure participation and demographics. Pre-post surveys and community testing to assess removal of barriers, sense of welcome, and enjoyment of/interest in content.","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Quantitative/qualitative data used to measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. K-12 programs evaluated through observation, with a paper survey distributed to teachers. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Quantitative and qualitative data, including attendance and surveys, measure participation and demographics. Pre-post surveys and community testing assess removal of barriers, sense of welcome, and interest in content.",,27543475,"Other, local or private",27543475,,"Mark Addicks, Jan Breyer, Y. Ralph Chu, John Christakos, James Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, William Jonason, Mark Jordahl, Chris Killingstad, Matthew Knopf, Valerie Lamaine, Alfredo Martel, Jennifer Martin, Aedie McEvoy, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Asheesh Saksena, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Laura Taft, Greta Warren, Marge Weiser, John P. Whaley, Susan White, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson, RD Zimmerman",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1141,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10005633,"Operating Support Grant",2018,3851,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, Minnesotans believe the Arts are vital to who we are as citizens. My project will use qualitative (counting observations) evaluation measurements.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2149,"Other,local or private",6000,,"John Olesen, Diane Fuder, Sandra Thimgan, Annette Hochstein, Craig Haukebo, Sharon Fleischauer, Stephen Henning, Kristi Kuder, Mary Dahl",,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To pay part of the annual wages of a part-time administrative employee.",2018-02-28,2018-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Reba,Gilliand,"Art of the Lakes Association, Inc. AKA Art of the Lakes","108 Lake Ave S PO Box 244","Battle Lake",MN,56515,"(218) 864-8606 ",gilliand@eot.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-0,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tuba player, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design, Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing, graphic designer ;Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist, vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing and graphic designer ; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780 ",1 10005651,"Operating Support Grant",2018,1232,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, Minnesotans believe the Arts are vital to who we are as citizens. My project will use qualitative (counting observations) evaluation measurements.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the Community, the average score reported was a 4 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",688,"Other,local or private",1920,,"Fran Johnson, Ryan Rustad, Russ Kadow, Charlene Scheel, Doug Eckes, Katie Hennagir, Jensen Maiden, Candice Doll.",,"Perham Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To purchase building insurance (annual premium) for the Perham Center for the Arts.",2018-03-15,2018-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fran,Johnson,"Perham Center for the Arts","101 5th St NE PO Box 454",Perham,MN,56573,"(218) 346-2787 ",perhamforthearts@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Becker, Todd, Wadena, Clay, Cass, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-1,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tuba player, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design, Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing, graphic designer ;Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist, vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing and graphic designer ; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780 ",1 10005752,"Operating Support Grant",2018,3723,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, Minnesotans believe the Arts are vital to who we are as citizens. My project will use qualitative (counting observations) evaluation measurements.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 3 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2077,"Other,local or private",5800,,"Wayne Hilchen, Mary Seipkes, Jon Wigert, Terry Oscarson, Jeremy Olson, Gaylord Anderson, Karen Obermiller, Eileen Weber, Cheryl Houselog, Russell Juvrud, Paula Wentz, Dan Broten",,"Henning Landmark Center AKA The Landmark Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To pay a portion of Landmark utilities, a portion of Director's salary, and a portion of costs for new carpeting for Landmark Gallery area.",2018-03-01,2018-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Brooten,"Henning Landmark Center AKA The Landmark Center","415 Douglas Ave PO Box 341",Henning,MN,56551,"(218) 548-5760 ",danielbroten@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Douglas, Grant, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-7,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tuba player, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design, Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing, graphic designer ;Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist, vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing and graphic designer ; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.",,2 10005773,"Operating Support Grant",2018,3851,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, Minnesotans believe the Arts are vital to who we are as citizens. My project will use qualitative (counting observations) evaluation measurements.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",2149,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Jerome Holicky, Board Chairman Dave Iverson, Board Treasurer Mike Charest – Secretary Mike Brause Dean Nelson Robyn Anderson Jim Adamietz",,"Phelps Mill Country","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support Grant",,"To assist with expenses related to the Phelps Mill Festival held the 2nd weekend in July every year.",2018-03-01,2018-11-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Val,Martin,"Phelps Mill Country","PO Box 156",Ashby,MN,56309,"(612) 508-0459 ",pmfassistant@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-grant-9,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English, Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA, Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tuba player, violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design, Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing, graphic designer ;Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music, vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist, vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jamie Beyer: MS Public Administration Program MSU Moorhead, marketing and graphic designer ; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU.",,2 10003270,"Operating Support",2018,42300,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will have greater awareness of how visual artists interpret and explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water. Quantitative evaluating: measuring attendance and fiscal support. Qualitative evaluating: collecting and analyzing visitor feedback through personal engagement with staff, volunteers and online channels. 2: Audiences of all ages and abilities will be inspired by and engage in arts learning, arts creation, and the healing qualities of arts. Quantitative evaluating: measuring attendance in new programs and existing ones. Qualitative evaluating: feedback gained in-person by program leaders, afterward in MMAM communications, and online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of eleven high quality water-inspired exhibitions that audience members from nearly every county in Minnesota experienced. Attendance tracking, admission and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement. 2: MMAM offered curated arts programming to people of all ages and abilities in conjunction with its exhibitions, which audiences found inspiring. Attendance tracking, admission and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.",,993443,"Other, local or private",993443,3227,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James H. Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the ongoing and historic human relationship with water.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1180,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003271,"Operating Support",2018,19269,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build capacity to better serve our community. Increased patron participation, increased memberships, improved fundraising and events, implementation of new database, enhanced community partnerships. 2: Improve support for artists. More opportunities for artists to exhibit work, greater exposure to the community, increased performance opportunities for musicians, creation of new lecture series for artists.","Built capacity to better serve our community. Increased patron participation, increased memberships, improved fundraising and events, implementation of new database, enhanced community partnerships. 2: Improved support for artists. More opportunities for artists to exhibit work, greater exposure to the community, increased performance opportunities for musicians, creation of new lecture series for artists.",,791763,"Other, local or private",791763,,"Lucy Arimond, Deb Mau, Bonnie Hammel, Linda Hugh, Alan Thompson, Susan Swenson, Vald Gruin, Kersten Elverum, James Warden",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Hopkins Center for the Arts is to be an important focal point for community activity, pride, and involvement as it builds community through the arts by fostering creative expressions, and providing artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts AKA City of Hopkins","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100 ",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1181,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003272,"Operating Support",2018,54628,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages will be engaged and educated through choral singing activities. VocalEssence will reach 8,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages with music education programs in 50 or more elementary, middle, and high school and community partner organizations. 2: VocalEssence will engage and entertain audiences through the performance of artistically excellent concerts that celebrate choral works of all genres. VocalEssence will present six season and community concerts which will inspire and entertain 10,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages through high-quality new and rarely performed choral works.","Program reach: 8,358. Survey respondents ranked 3.6 of 5 when asked at community concerts to what extent did you gain new insight or understanding. This outcome was measured through statistical tracking of attendees and through a post-event survey measuring intrinsic impact of concert attendees at our community program concerts. 2: Concert reach: 8,959 (6 concerts). 65% indicated they left with an impulse or idea for being more creative in their own life or work. Concert attendance was based on ticket sales. Impact was evaluated through a post-event survey measuring intrinsic impact of concert attendees at our community program concerts.",,2077546,"Other, local or private",2077546,,"Karl Speak, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrae Burns, Margaret Chutich, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, R.J. Heckman, Joseph Kalkman, David Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, James Odland, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robin Helgen",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1182,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003275,"Operating Support",2018,15264,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand three highly successful Community Arts and WellbeingTM projects in outstate Minnesota communities. Expand Bemidji, McGregor/Aitkin/Duluth and Winona projects with pre/post evaluations from participants, with 2+ Dancing HeartTM, 6+ Intergenerational Dance HallTM events, and Moving WellTM trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! will strengthen current programs through the development of new intergenerational partnerships for community well-being. Success is measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","Kairos Alive! expanded two highly successful Community Arts and Wellness projects and expanded a 3rd project in outstate Minnesota communities. Duluth, Winona and new Rochester project evaluated with self-reported post-evaluations from Dancing Heart sessions, Intergenerational Dance Hall events and Moving Well trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! strengthened current programs through the development of new intergenerational and multi-cultural partnerships for community wellbeing. Success was measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive quantitative and qualitative feedback.",,336304,"Other, local or private",336304,4927,"Gary Oftedahl, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Leni deMik, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of KAIROS ALIVE! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genné and promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music, story, and theater, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1185,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003282,"Operating Support",2018,15558,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase Minnesotans' engagement with high-quality instrumental music through original, relevant, and accessible concert and educational programming. The CSB will reach more than 15,000 Minnesotans each season by performing original concerts and presenting educational programming in over 40 schools in communities across the state. 2: Expand support structures for artists and staff through board development and revenue growth. The CSB will build on current investments in the board, grow unrestricted revenue by 8%, and invest in our organization and artists through executing the actions in our Strategic Plan.","The CSB reached more than 20,000 Minnesotans last season by performing concerts and presenting educational programs in 44 schools. We track program and attendance data online after each service. Engagement was measured using qualitative surveys and interview with participants. 2: The CSB grew unrestricted revenue by 50%, begun investing in more administrative capacity and is working with the board to grow artist supports. Revenue is tracked in Quickbooks and overseen by the Finance Committee of the Board. The Board and staff together agree on staffing and capacity needs and artist pay.",,175815,"Other, local or private",175815,13400,"William Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Timothy Bradley, Dianne McCarthy, Jeffery Gleason, Nichlas Emmons",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the evolution of the brass quintet. Through inventive concerts, engaging educational programs, and original musical arrangements, we bring a fresh perspective to instrumental music. To express our artistic voice, we use a dazzling fusion of brass, keyboard, guitar, percussion, and electronic instruments to appeal to a universal audience and go beyond ordinary.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667 ",staff@csbq.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1190,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003284,"Operating Support",2018,17449,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present distinctive programming that connects Central Minnesota audiences and students to diverse experiences that wouldn't otherwise be available in region. Curate a season of up to seven exceptional performances. Measure audience perception through surveys and ticket sales. Participate in industry organizations to craft a series unique to this area. 2: Invite greater participation by removing barriers (real and perceived) through community engagement, careful messaging and new initiatives. Survey data to measure participation/demographics. Measure if new or lapsed audiences grew by 5%. Introduce initiatives such as a mobile box office. Real-time testing and assessment of initiatives.","SJU presented seven multidisciplinary performances featuring exceptional theater, world dance and unique and diverse range of musical genres. SJU evaluated this outcome by collecting box office data, revenue, and number of performances and contrasting that data with previous years. SJU participated in industry organizations to ensure programming was distinctive and connected to this region. 2: Audience per performance grew by 30%. Ticket revenue grew by 12%. SJU restructured staffing to dedicate resources to audience development/research. SJU evaluated this outcome through audience and box office data contrasted against previous year's data, assessment and adjustment of new initiatives, and participation numbers.",,690443,"Other, local or private",690443,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Gorman, David DeBlieck, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Farrad Williams, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming at Saint John`s University is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota even richer.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1191,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003296,"Operating Support",2018,41511,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists through its PRESENTS, Women of Substance (WoS) and Rental programming. Present fourteen artists/companies (50% Minnesota); help four Minnesota artists develop work; rent to 38 Minnesota orgs; engage eight women artists in WoS or PRESENTS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase participation and provide a welcoming space for diverse Minnesota artists and audiences with carefully curated programming and partnerships. At least 40% of artists/users will represent diverse Minnesota cultures; 100% will find venue welcoming; Track through program records, surveys/interviews with artists, company/rental liaisons, audiences.","Presented fourteen artists/companies, 60% from Minnesota; hosted new work for four companies; rented to forty-five Minnesota organizations; Presented ten women artists/women-led companies. Tracked through ticket and front-of-house reports; artist emails; audience surveys; question and answer with artists during talkbacks; Google analytics through new website; FB posts; calendars; listings. 2: 40% of total artists/users were from diverse Minnesota cultures. Attendance at performance grew 20% to 79,615, with additional outreach participation at 4,140. Tryle served document; attendance sheets, Facebook invitations; website and calendar listings; artist conversations; audience surveys; calendars; listings.",,1162649,"Other, local or private",1162649,,"Laura Bufano, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Margaret Arola Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Susan Hames, Michael Hickey, Anne McKeig, Brenda Woodson, Valerie Young, Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O’Boyle, Kathleen O’Brien, Colleen O’Malley, Teresa Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan. Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Jean Wincek, Robert Wollan, Allison Adrian, Donna Hauer, Cecilia Konchar-Farr, Bonnie LeDuca, Jewelly Lee, Pat Olson,Angela Riley, Omari Rush, Hui Wilcox, Jacob Yarrow",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1203,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003298,"Operating Support",2018,33101,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop multi-dimensional programs that engage and are accessible and relevant to Minnesotans who seek a connection to the visual arts. By engaging an advisory committee of artists, curators, and participants, along with improved survey and data collection on audience experience, the M will continually improve programming. 2: Build the capacity of the organization to prepare for ongoing operations. Through the use of our operational plan, we will manage outcomes in weekly check in meetings with staff, bi-monthly leadership team meetings, and monthly executive and finance committees of the board.","Minnesotans experienced multi-dimensional programs through the M that were engaging, accessible, and relevant. The M tracked participation numbers in gallery programs and off-site programs, and gathered qualitative feedback through guest books, listening sessions, and advisory committee feedback. 2: The M has grown the capacity of the organization to prepare for larger operations of a new larger museum. The M's operational plan guides our growth. Staff meet weekly to check on progress of specific goals, leadership team meets bi-weekly to assess goal performance and create new goals, and the board and committees review progress throughout the year.",,948587,"Other, local or private",948587,10102,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Mike Birt, Sue Focke, Ann Heider, Robin Hickman, Tom Hysell, Bonnie Olsen Kramer, John Larkin, Adam Lueck, Mike McCormick, Paul Mellblom, Dave Neal, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, George Reid, Robyne Robinson, Hawona Sullivan-Jensen, KaYing Yang, Dick Zehring",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Museum of American Art's mission is to showcase art of the past and present, unleash the creative potential of our community, and inspire the artist in us all.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","141 4th St E Ste 001","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1204,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003301,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcome will be measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. We'll measure the outcome in the number of businesses we partner with. We'll also participate in a strategic retreat to evaluate board effectiveness and board goals.","6,306 audience members, including those from 30 Minnesota counties, attended theatre and musical performances from 95 artists over the term of the grant. Theatre L'Homme Dieu (TLHD) uses the Ovationtix system for ticketing and CRM (customer relationship management) and used reports from that system to quantify the number of audience members and determine the counties served. 2: TLHD partnered with ten businesses and two educational programs for an outreach. TLHD board members participated in a strategic retreat on 3/17/18. The outcomes were evaluated by: -number of business that sponsored shows -number of schools and camps that participated in outreach sessions. -information provided by staff and board members who participated in the board retreat.",,356212,"Other, local or private",356212,9830,"Linda Akenson, Jeanne Batesole, Fred Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Gayle Haanen, Shelly Karnis, Jack Reuler, Maureen Sticha, Michael Stormoen, Amy Sunderland, Tom Obert, Betty Ravnik, Tessa Larson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, engaging heart, mind, and spirit to enhance the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area, and central Minnesota.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","1875 County Rd 120 NE PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1207,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003304,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The outcome will be to attract and serve a broader demographic of the southern Minnesota community. Demographic information will be captured by tracking zip codes and demographic information at the point of purchasing a ticket. Quality of programs will be determined by conducting surveys and focus groups.","Attract and serve a broader demographic of the southern Minnesota community. Demographic information was be captured by tracking zip codes and demographic information at the point of purchasing a ticket. Quality of programs was determined by conducting surveys and focus groups. 2: ",,212109,"Other, local or private",212109,9830,"Michael Edman, Heidi Thomas, Georgie Pfaffinger, Jane Reiman, Jim Hatch, Beth Neist, Joann Woodward, Bob Luedtke, Scott Fuhrman, Kristie Gaalswyk-Pomerenke Jean Burkhardt",1,"The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. AKA Fairmont Opera House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Fairmont Opera House is to provide a historical arts and entertainment center with the purpose of promoting cultural growth and community involvement.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Blake,Potthoff,"The Fairmont Opera House, Inc. AKA Fairmont Opera House","45 Downtown Plz PO Box 226",Fairmont,MN,56031-0226,"(507) 238-4900 ",director@fairmontoperahouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Scott, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1210,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003307,"Operating Support",2018,20050,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present complete seasons of diverse, high quality choral music for women's and girls' voices, with an affordable cost to sing or to attend. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff; increased scholarship capacity. 2: Sustainably re-orient Twin Cities Women's Choir as Her Voice Productions, with Twin Cities Women's Choir and Twin Cities Girls' Choir as programs. Funding mix shifts, operating reserve size, staffing structure, amount and type of development activities, number of participants served, board/staff evaluation of strategic plan progress.","We presented and performed a diverse season of high quality choral music, highlighting women's and girls' voices, at an affordable cost. We collected survey data through Survey Monkey from participants, audience members, and volunteers. This was done for all of our concerts and collaborations. Staff performed post-mortem discussions to reflect and review survey results. 2: Effectively re-oriented organization to Her Voice Productions with Twin Cities Women's and Girls Choirs as programs. Staffing structure was changed, adjustments in development strategies started, and the board did a strategic plan review in the spring (ongoing). We also filed with the government to officially rename as Her Voice Productions.",,181373,"Other, local or private",181373,20050,"Alanna Walen, Kathleen Cannon, Barb Gacek, Pat Teiken, Carol Lohman, Ronna Puck, Erin Stiers, Sandi Sherman, Julie Kelly, Susan Clark",1,"Twin Cities Women's Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Twin Cities Women's and Girls' Choirs are a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erica,Mauter,"Twin Cities Women's Choir","4631 Harriet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 333-8292 ",erica@twincitieswomenschoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1213,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10014269,"Operating Support",2021,33403,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,500 students and 90 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. The outcome will be evaluated through reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires to determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. A professional evaluator will be involved. 2: 23,500 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment using recycled materials. The outcome will be evaluated by surveys and staff observation to determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and if the majority creates art reusing materials. ArtStart and environmental and organizational partners gain more advocates.","Due to COVID-19, only 1,500 school students & 40 teachers increased skills/understanding of art, environment & culture working with ArtStart artists. The outcome was evaluated through individual teachers reporting on the success of on-line instruction/staff development, informal observation of art work, and on-line guided discussions with students and educators about the project/learning. 2: Due to COVID-19, only 7,500 people of diverse ages, ethnicities,& abilities expanded artistry & care for the environment using recycled materials. Participants participated in on-line discussions led by staff Approximately,30% of on-line participants were from diverse backgrounds;25%in-person Art kits for virtual instruction included reuse materials with art and nature programming prevailing.",,342270,"Other, local or private",342270,3500,"James Whitt, Thomas Lang, Barbara Fleig, Lois Eliason, Judy Geck, Maureen McGinn, Carol Sirrine",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of ArtStart is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas, and the environment?through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1713,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014271,"Operating Support",2021,260932,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","Seven streaming shows, including 3 CTC originals; 1 world premiere; and 2 international presentations, all aligned with education and engagement. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC and the UofM's Center for Early Ed. And Development (CEED) conducted formal assessments of CTC's trauma-informed early childhood programs. 2: CTC served 220 MN ZIPs virtually, while we were able to serve more classrooms taking Virtual Field Trips than we would have during an in-person run. This survey response from a Seedfolks viewer shows relevance: ""We are planning to grow some vegetables this season The performance is greatly motivating in this regard, and we can refer back to some of the characters in the story as we do it.""",,12715904,"Other, local or private",12715904,,"Todd Noteboom, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Meredith Tutterow, Silvia Perez, Stefanie M. Adams, Ismat Aziz, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Robert Cain, Jodi Chu, Pete Diessner, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Amol Dixit, Meredith Englund, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Connor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, Lee Knudson, Chad Larsen, Anne Lockner, Kelly Miller, Jeb Myers, Thor Nelson, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Allison Peterson, Ivan Pollard, Maria Reamer, Tom Ressemann, Chris Schermer, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, Adebisi Wilson, Erik J. Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create?extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1715,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014272,"Operating Support",2021,70258,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Circus Juventas students develop excellence in the circus and theatre arts to entertain a variety of audiences, while learning valuable life skills. Parent/student Survey Monkey assessment of progress; individual student progress reports by coaches; details of engagement and attendance figures for spring and summer productions and community events.","Circus Juventas students develop excellence in the circus and theater arts to entertain a variety of audiences, while learning valuable life skills. Survey Monkey responses from parents/youth, coach progress reports on skill development, ticket sales, details of engagement (internal only, no partners); no community events.",,3015571,"Other, local or private",3015571,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Cheriti Swigart, Jason Bradshaw, Mary Stoick, Shani Norberg, Roz Allyson, John Harrison, Sonia Miller-Van Oort",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring?artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1716,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014276,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts. Increase audience participation by 10% and increase annual donor support by 10%, surveys of event participants. 2: Participating artists will more deeply develop curatorial and collaborative skills, applying enhanced tools and strategies for promoting their work. Digital impact analysis, detailed event reporting and artist/audience feedback loops.","Minnesotans learned, grew and changed as a result of quality art experiences. artist/audience feedback, a measurable virtual/broadcast audience developed via HookStream presentations (throughout pandemic), detailed donor data via Kindful, GiveMN, etc. 2: MN artists developed curatorial and collaborative skills, applied enhanced tools and strategies for promoting their work and related performances. Revenue, impact and artist/audience feedback and reporting added to the detailed broadcast delivery data from digital media, the crowdcast platform, tone-den act, etc.",,585121,"Other, local or private",585121,4999,"Kristine Smith, Carl Schlueter, Robert DeBoer, Mary Lies, Steve Krocak, Robert Two Bulls, Mia Quijada",,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook & Ladder Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Firehouse Performing Arts Center is a community performance space that welcomes artists of all disciplines, genres, and levels of experience; and provides a warm, intimate environment for showcasing their talent. We provide 3?different stages where artists of all classes, culture and origin can begin, grow and mature as performing artists.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Mozena,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook & Ladder Theater","3010 Minnehaha Ave S ?",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 306-3059",chris@thehookmpls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1720,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014277,"Operating Support",2021,592379,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will make world-class, live theater performances accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys and interviews, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: Educational theater experiences for students will inspire increased interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie pivoted to accessible virtual programming that inspired hope and community in the midst of the pandemic. Programming was evaluated through audience surveys, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media and data on how people accessed the programming. 2: The Guthrie provided free virtual theater experiences to students that increased their interest and engagement in the arts. Programming was evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on participation.",,32874939,"Other, local or private",32874939,,"Susan Allen, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Peter Brew, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, David C. Cox, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy A. Huebsch, David Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Christine Kucera Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, P. Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, David M. Lilly, Jr., Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Munir Meghjee, Helen Meyer, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Jr., Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Senator Julie A. Rosen, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Douglas M. Steenland, James P. Stephenson, Kweli P. Thompson, Steven J. Thompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Mary W. Vaughan, Steven C. Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Todd Zaun, Charles A. Zelle",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The?Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1721,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014279,"Operating Support",2021,31294,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen Minnesotans' connections to contemporary art by creating an accessible and responsive environment that fosters meaningful experiences. We will evaluate progress based tracking attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Provide opportunities, connections and resources for artists and curators from Minnesota to foster strong careers in the arts. We will evaluate progress based on participant feedback, connections made, and career success of local artists, curators, and constituents.","Midway provided Minnesotans access to free contemporary arts programming during the pandemic through our new Off-Site project series. Midway presented 6 Off-Site projects at locations around the Twin Cities that offered the opportunity to experience new art in a safe and socially distanced context during the pandemic. All of the projects were free and open to the public. 2: We shifted our Visual Arts Fund regranting program to provide $100,000 in Community Relief Grants to artists following the murder of George Floyd. After many conversations with artists in June of 2020, we realized a need for support for working artists, especially in neighborhoods in North and South Mpls and parts of St Paul Priority was given to BIPOC lead organizers living in these areas.",,633695,"Other, local or private",633695,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, Ellen Breyer, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Matthew Kennedy, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, Jori Sherer, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art. Midway facilitates significant new developments in the field and presents?audiences with intimate access to visual culture.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1723,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014280,"Operating Support",2021,12850,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Achievement of the MBI Vision through the creation of a Center of Excellence (COE) for the Marching Arts. Analog/Digital systems for live/online presentations, including staff and participant feedback and surveys, season and year-end reviews, competition scores, social networking, and performance results from audience surveys at local and regional performance 2: Greater Community Outreach -- The MBI Community Outreach Initiative (COI). Ongoing SWOT review, data from COI Regional Environmental Needs Assessment, interviews with regional directors and staff, ongoing assessment of the development of pathways to improved collaboration and support among regional providers, and more.","MBI achieved its Vision by creating the MBI Academy, which presented online community arts programming via its Education & History subdivisions. Surveys (including SurveyMonkey), social media views, worldwide submissions from program participants, MBI member & alumni feedback, submissions from regional marching arts groups, staff & administrative feedback. 2: MBI Academy online programs reached over 3,800 participants worldwide, greatly extending MBI?s outreach in providing community arts activities. Surveys (including SurveyMonkey), social media views, worldwide submissions from program participants, MBI member & alumni feedback, submissions from regional marching arts groups, staff & administrative feedback.",,193134,"Other, local or private",193134,650,"Cindy Bach, Joanna Stubbins, Matthew Stine, Chris Judd, Amanda Poston, Emily Ruetz",0.3,"Minnesota Brass Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Brass shares a unique passion for the live performing arts by producing ensembles and?events, rooted in the drum and bugle corps tradition, that challenge our members to reach their full potential while inspiring our audiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","4177 Kaitlin Dr","Vadnais Heights",MN,55127,"(651) 283-0243",whetstone099@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1724,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014281,"Operating Support",2021,32337,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at MJTC programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share. Unsolicited emails, notes, facebook postings, reviews, and patron comments at performances indicated outcome achieved. Due to the Covid pandemic, school groups did not attend and there were no written surveys nor teacher evaluations.",,352623,"Other, local or private",352623,,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Jane Goldberger, Renae Goldman, Jake Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Stephanie Levine, Sonny Miller, Jeffrey Robbins, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Alex Tselos, Anny Wynia, Harvey Zuckman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.? Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Brown, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mower, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1725,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014282,"Operating Support",2021,47990,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will participate in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum because its artworks and arts programming are inclusive, relevant, and accessible. MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by written feedback to program leaders, surveys, observations, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of 11 high-quality water-inspired exhibitions that MN audiences engaged within virtual presentations and in-person. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.",,1492157,"Other, local or private",1492157,,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton,""Bill""Hoel, Elise Lewis, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Gaby Peterson, Anne Plummer, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schulz, Cindy Telstad",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Marine Art Museum is to engage visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.?",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1726,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014284,"Operating Support",2021,13292,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden community participation and engagement. Track ticket sales/attendance, qualitative feedback at concerts and on-line surveys, CD sales, and donor trends. Track participation at Community Sing and outreach events. Board studies data reports. 2: Improve administrative and governance infrastructure. Implement new Strategic Plan; Undertake Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion study and review; annual Board/Staff evaluation; qualitative feedback from patrons; utilize volunteers to increase efficiency.","Impacted by the pandemic, The Singers offered engagement and participation through a digital concert series, new podcast, and virtual events. Virtual concert ticket sales and views tracked; concert feedback frequently received from listeners; Donor data show increased giving; and music sales tracked by staff. Board studies all data reports. 2: Strategic work yielded new mission, vision, and values; DEI committee active impactful; Staff evaluation process active; new executive director hired. Board evaluated organizational needs and employed the service of a consultant to guide strategic work toward new Artistic Vision, mission, and vision DEI committee work shared and reviewed by board.",,230971,"Other, local or private",230971,3267,"Joseph Osowski, Patty Paulus, Andrew Beard, Alan Beck, Dylan Bindman, Michelle Barry, Allie Lindgren, James Sele, Barbara Hanson, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, Stacia Hilmar. Ex-Officio Officer; Matthew Culloton",,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Through the performance of established works and the programming of new music,?The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists?serve as artists, educators, and advocates of the choral art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Culloton,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists","797 Summit Ave Ste B","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 917-1948",singersmca@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mower, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1728,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014285,"Operating Support",2021,59251,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, long-term research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist-led projects, including cross-sector partnerships involving artists, new market opportunities, and access to resources, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Served 18,366 artists in Minnesota, expanded partnerships for artist career consulting, launched Guaranteed Minimum Income pilot. Artists served over 5 year strategic plan totals 111,487, exceeding goal. Ongoing evaluations from workshops, consultations, and program participation, GMI research contract. 2: Launched Artists Respond programming, new Handbook for Artists Working in Community, Artists on Main Street partnership, Art-Train training. Shared 4,543 toolkits in FY21, bringing total to 12,993 for strategic framework Increased and ongoing demand for cross-sector partnerships, consulting, and program creation.",,1741281,"Other, local or private",1741281,,"Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Jarrett Reed, Shannon Pettitt, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Jeremy Cohen, Anisha Murphy, Maureen Ramirez, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.?Our work is about creating communities and artists that have a reciprocal relationship, where artists are key contributors to community issues and are visible and valued for the impact they create.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-4381",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1729,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014288,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Clarify the duties of staff and volunteers, establishing a centralized organizational model. Evaluation will include focus group sessions, surveys of stakeholders, and analysis of trends. Oversight is the purview of the Board and the ED, in partnership with the Program Advisory Committee. 2: Design and implement a sustainable financial plan. A budget analysis of pre and post-implementation of an Annual Ask, Member and Donor Drives will be overseen by the executive director and the Finance Committee.","A draft of a detailed volunteer handbook is being implemented and edited. Updated Staff and Board duties have been voted in. Facilitated focus groups created the handbook then reviewed by Program Steering Committees. Key Volunteers now testing and editing. Staff and Board worked with a consultant to clarify duties to be reviewed at annual board retreat. 2: Implemented Annual Ask, Member and Donor drives during the pandemic All were successful. Finance Committee created projected budget for covid year, anticipating dramatic loss Projected budget identified cash on hand levels with specific actions to take to ensure sustainability ED and Board bi-monthly reviewed Tapestry remained viable.",,198560,"Other, local or private",198560,9303,"Midge Olsen, Todd Peterson, Leslie MacKensie, David Dixen, Ed Stern, Marv Gordon",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Tapestry Folkdance Center is to provide opportunities to participate?in the joys of dance and music from around the world.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914",amosey@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1732,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014289,"Operating Support",2021,42073,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Upstream Arts will expand its capacity and expertise to work with the diversity of individuals that have disabilities. Increased capacity and expertise will be measured by tracking hours of training that teaching artists receive, evaluations following teaching artist trainings, and rigorous program evaluations conducted with program partners and participants. 2: Upstream Arts will increase its efficiency in carrying out programs for people with disabilities. Increased efficiency will be measured by tracking staff time, in particular hours saved by the Associate Director, Operations Manager, and Administrative Assistant; and through evaluation of new technological infrastructures.","Upstream Arts expanded its capacity and expertise to work with the diversity of individuals that have disabilities. Increased capacity and expertise were measured by tracking hours of training that teaching artists received, evaluations following teaching artist trainings, and rigorous program evaluations conducted with program partners and participants. 2: Upstream Arts increased its efficiency in carrying out programs for people with disabilities. Increased efficiency was measured by tracking staff time, in particular hours saved by the Associate Director, Operations Manager, and Administrative Assistant; and through evaluation of new technological infrastructures.",,769905,"Other, local or private",769905,,"Steve Anderson, Kristen Burgess, Tabitha Montgomery, Alyssa Klein, Janice Downing, Noel Raymond, Maggie Quinlan, Rebecca Slaby, Julie Guidry (ex officio member)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice?of individuals with disabilities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1733,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014291,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To strategically rework the organization to better reflect the community that it serves. Questionnaires; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon reworked our programming to an all-online platform, including classes, performances and rehearsals. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.",,502124,"Other, local or private",502124,,"April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker",,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Zenon Dance School, Inc. is to?provide?high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1735,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014299,"Operating Support",2021,35846,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistic and diverse stage presentations will be selected to interest, excite, and engage a broadening demographic of people in northwestern Minnesota. Through the use of surveys, emails, phone calls, post-show discussions, new QR codes (to access online surveys) plus staff and board assessments, we will monitor community feedback, track engagement goals and shape arts programs. 2: Outreach will engage underserved populations/wide demographic of people. Youth theatre attendance will grow 5%. Visual arts activities will grow 25%. Surveys, participant discussions and responses will help staff/board monitor outreach activities, participation, and partnerships. Student ticket sales will be tabulated. Response to visual art displays and visual arts programs will be monitored.","Through live and virtual presentations HHT was able to present artistic/diverse shows to engage a broad demographic of people in northwest Minnesota. Through the use of surveys, emails, phone calls, post show discussions plus staff and board assessments, we monitored community feedback and shaped arts programs to reflect the changing pandemic environment. 2: Outreach engaged underserved populations/wide demographic of people with free/low-cost virtual arts programs and varied outdoor musical performances. Surveys, participant discussions and responses helped staff/board revise outreach activities participation and partnerships especially during COVID Artist comments and response to visual arts programs led to modifications of the Holmes Art Show.",,665776,"Other, local or private",665776,,"Josh Hochgraber (chair), Natalie Bly, Ken Foltz, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schultz, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to provide quality opportunities that inspire?all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts. The overall vision of the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center (DLCCC, Inc - and?parent organization to Holmes Theatre) is to connect and inspire all ages -- actively, culturally, and socially.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1740,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014007,"Operating Support",2021,24984,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. The number of events/performances/classes achieved and the number of people participating from underserved populations. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Evaluating numbers of participants engaging in the arts based on age, ethnicity, and abilities.","A younger than usual demographic of kids participated in theater camp and a show. The success of camp enrollees; increased audience numbers for the youth productions. 2: These efforts were cut short due to COVID when the season was cut in half. Total attendance is the usual quantitative measure used Those numbers were impacted by the pandemic.",,361753,"Other, local or private",361753,23891,"Bonnie Bina, Carolyn Giannone, Mark Graf,Chuck Grussing, Donna Jensen, Muzamba Sibajene, Beth Staples",,"Alexandria Area Arts Association AKA Andria Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Alexandria Area Arts Association will enrich people's lives while providing unique performance and educational opportunities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Alexandria Area Arts Association AKA Andria Theatre","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300",office@andriatheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1543,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014008,"Operating Support",2021,13132,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To generate compassion and respect for seniors by creating positive artistic experiences for cast members, participants, partners, and audiences. Post-participation surveys, personal comments, social media feedback, and regular interactions with the community will measure and verify progress toward the outcome.","Generation of compassion and respect for seniors by creating positive artistic experiences for cast members, participants, partners, and audiences. Post-participation surveys, personal comments, social media feedback, and regular interactions with the community were used to measure and verify progress toward the outcome.",,208250,"Other, local or private",208250,,"Stan Rein, John Blackshaw, Daniel Seeman, Jan Preble, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Heidi Weiler, Cora McCorvey, Michael Matthew Ferrell",,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Alive and Kickin is to give voice to senior citizens through vocal performance and storytelling.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Ferrell,"Alive & Kickin","1015 1st Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 669-7001",michael@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1544,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014009,"Operating Support",2021,104563,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Craft will be embraced as a catalyst for connecting and strengthening communities. Success: Increased engagement by diverse audiences; increased partnerships with culturally connected organizations. Craft is seen as a tool to build connections and strengthen community. 2: All Minnesotans will see their own relationship to craft and making and the impact it has on their own lives. Success: Increased participation by non-professional artists, partnerships with non-traditional craft companies/organizations, attendance at Craft Council events, and perception that all are makers. The breadth and depth of craft is embraced by all.","ACC participated in intentional partnerships to increase representation of diverse artists in our programming, magazine, and marketplaces. ACC tracks demographics of artists participating in our programs. ACC uses this data to ensure we elevate artists across mediums, pathways to practice, and socioeconomic backgrounds with emphasis on access and inclusion of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices. 2: ACC connected MN audiences with craft remotely through online programming, marketplaces, American Craft magazine, and digital content. In the absence of in-person activities, ACC increased its online presence through new digital programs, marketplaces, and content ACC tracks its website visits, email subscribers and open rates, and social media followers and engagement.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Gary J. Smith, Rebecca Myers, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Harriett Green, Carl Fisher, Rachel K. Garceau, Ken Girardini, Nina Hale, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph P. Logan, Robert Lynch, Lydia Matthews, Sara Owen McDonnell, Jean W. McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Bruce W. Pepich, Lynn Pollard, Carol Sauvion, Amy Schwartz, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Michael J. Strand, Christopher R. Taylor, Lucille L. Tenazas, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1545,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014010,"Operating Support",2021,93208,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans discover vibrant connections to one another through relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and visitor feedback at four exhibitions and accompanying programs that feature Minnesota artists and that aim to draw connections between art and artists of different backgrounds and/or cultures.","31,858 participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of their connections to one another. ASI tracked attendance numbers (admissions) for 6 exhibitions and accompanying programs. Via feedback forms and surveys, ASI tracked how visitors' perception of their connections to one another shifted through their participation in these activities.",,4850305,"Other, local or private",4850305,20000,"Brad Engdahl (Chair), Dr. Maggi Adamek (Vice Chair), Elizabeth Olson (Treasurer), Laurie Jacobi (Secretary), Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Dr. Mary Dee Hicks, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Dr. John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William ""Bill"" Weiler, Andreas Ornberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1546,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014012,"Operating Support",2021,38865,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local and regional artists thrive artistically and financially, enabling them to add cultural and economic benefit to their communities. Studio artists, artists-in-residence, and artists participating in programs will be surveyed (anonymously and annually) regarding the Anderson Center's impact on creative practice, ability to generate revenue, and engagement with Minnesota communities. 2: Programming attracts and serves diverse audiences from near and far, expanding our audience by providing relevant arts programs to a broad population. Data from ticket sales and event surveys will indicate home zip code and frequency of attending artistic events. Outside evaluators will analyze qualitative artistic data in order to determine if audiences found programs to be relevant.","The Anderson Center materially contributed to artists' financial stability and sense of community; facilitating their social & economic impact. Artists completed written surveys and in-person interviews. Sales and honoraria data, as well as regional economic and wellness indicators, were tracked. 2: The Center authentically connected with new audiences through approachable, intentional programs and partnerships with other organizations. Whether audiences were new and diverse was primarily measured through written surveys, supplemented by verbal surveys of visitors.",,627478,"Other, local or private",627478,,"Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Taronda Howard, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center, in its historic setting of Tower View, offers residencies in the arts and humanities, provides a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas, encourages the pursuit of creative endeavors, and serves as a source of significant contributions to society.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1548,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014013,"Operating Support",2021,27142,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broad spectrum of Saint Paul community members (all ages, cultures) engage with and enjoy literary arts: writing, reading, listening, and leadership. Quantitative demographics of how many people are published annually; share stories with Storymobile; are leaders/mentors; attend events. Qualitative interviews of how to improve access and interest. 2: Literary arts activities from multiple voices and cultures/ethnicities are intentionally woven into Twin Cities community settings and experiences. Qualitative data such as interviews with community editors, writers, partners, participants around process and impact. Quantitative data such as #s of artists and community participants engaged.","Broad spectrum of Saint Paul community members (all ages, cultures) engaged with and enjoyed literary arts in virtual space during COVID. Actual Eval, Recorded # people published virtually; # attended virtual events; shared stories across FaceBook, Insta, Twitter; BIPOC Artist Collaborative conversation group convened to improve access and engagement. 2: Literary arts activities from multiple voices and cultures/ethnicities were intentionally woven into Twin Cities experiences through virtual space. Noted diversity of cultures, ages submitting work digitally; # artists and communities engaged; BIPOC Artist Collaborative conversation members reported impact from their communities; recorded digital likes and shares.",,399894,"Other, local or private",399894,27142,"Justin Holt, Carla Knight, Stewart Stone, Marion Gomez, Katie Vagnino, Claudette Webster",,"Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul Almanac is a literary centered organization. We share stories across cultures and cultivate dialogue to promote understanding, relationships, and collaborative action.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,"Fletcher Bush","Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","275 4th St E Ste 701","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 447-6639",pamela@saintpaulalmanac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1549,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014014,"Operating Support",2021,389328,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 SF of affordable space-- across fifteen projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 450 artist residents and their families, and some 400 arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,596,892 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 15 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 500 residents and some 540 arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles delivered distance learning to 2,462 Free educational videos were viewed by 10,000 1 live performance reached 25, & 12 virtual reached 800 We provided space for 20 organizations.",,38486485,"Other, local or private",38486485,333494,"James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Burton Kassell, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Peter A. Lefferts, Margaret (Peggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Ph.D., Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke",0.32,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1550,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014016,"Operating Support",2021,11592,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to foster youth performance, mentorship, and life skills through producing quality performing arts productions. Outcome will be evaluated through anonymous surveys of youth participants and parents, in addition to anecdotal evidence, staff observation and team meeting feedback. Quantitative data will measure new/returning participants. 2: Ashland will expand our community outreach to reach new participants and patrons. Outcome will be evaluated through ongoing quantitative analysis of participants and audience members demographic data from program registration, ticket sales, and anonymous surveys; with qualitative feedback from participants, families and patrons.","Ashland Productions produced high quality youth and youth/adult theater productions both online and in-person.. Ashland Productions gathered survey data for all remote, small-group activities (and eventually fully staged productions) during the grant period to weigh the success and impact of all activities. 2: Ashland Productions continues to welcome a high amount of new participants and patrons. Ashland Productions utilized pre-activity survey data to measure the amount of new participants.",,687384,"Other, local or private",687384,,"Dana Tonrey, Deb Monk, John Yarusso, Mary Jo Lewis, Thomas Armitage, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Sara Meslow, Chris Rollinger, Steve Ringsdore, Alyssa Soukup",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions empowers youth to find their voice through theater.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 274-8020",chris@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1552,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014017,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement. Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans. Quantitative outcome: Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees. Qualitative outcome: A questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","The Atelier added part time classes to include programs requested by the community. The Atelier uses verbal input from participants about how the experience was and what changes might make that experience more inclusive. Those suggestions are then passed on to the director to implement these changes for those attending the programs. 2: The Atelier added new workshops and lectures as well as repeating workshops that were requested by the community. Participants are given out qualitative assessment sheets to fill out and return These sheets included both a scoring system and a request for written input, as well as a request for suggested workshops or lectures to present.",,257915,"Other, local or private",257915,1400,"Richard Myers,Katherine Lack, David Ginsberg,Kristine Dugan,Joy Wolfe, Michael Lack, Suzanne Garry",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters. Our organization creates opportunities for all people to be trained as realist painters.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1553,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014019,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand audience development efforts by continuing to contract a marketing consultant to update our current marketing plan. The success of the marketing program will be measured through attendance data provided by our host venues and internally tracked audience demographics.","We welcomed a new Board member in FY21 with marketing expertise, who was able to step into this role. Attendance and audience demographics were tracked by online views this year, as well as traffic to our social media sites.",,192369,"Other, local or private",192369,7875,"Julia Lauwagie, Laurie Parker, Marc Kotsonas, Beth Kockelman, Rebecca Stevens, Julia Joseph",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ballet Minnesota is dedicated to enriching lives by creating and sharing the artistry of dance through public presentations and education.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eryn,Michlitsch,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919",balletminn@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1555,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014021,"Operating Support",2021,53535,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase quality and diversity of productions, exhibitions and classes that connect with audiences. We will track press reviews and audience response with post-show and class surveys. We will track audience participation by location based on sales or off-site class data. 2: Artistry will continue to meet our community in new ways. Artistry will engage audiences with programming from familiar to challenging. Track tickets sales for access-oriented performance, participation rates for programs that reach diverse populations. Track demographic data from audience surveys and other available data.","COVID did limit some of this activity, but we have continued to expand the voices in our spaces in the past year. We used press reviews, tracked attendance by zip code; sought audience & artists feedback. Engaged with staff, artists and external consultants in conversations, about the quality of performances, exhibitions and, other programming. 2: Throughout the pandemic we were forced to meet our audiences in new ways And continued to try to challenge them. Tracked ticket sales for performances and events Tracked participation rates for programs that reach diverse populations Tracked social media, engagement and other data.",,2243576,"Other, local or private",2243576,5500,"Jack Baloga, Mary Choate, Jane Chronister, John Gibbs, Lisa Guzek Montagne, Jerry Kemp, Lindsay Korstange, Amy Lueders, Pat Milan, Karen Nordstrom, Kate Pehrson, Brian Prentice, Mary Prentnieks, Karen Snedeker, Greg Wolsky, Jamie Verbrugge",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Ramach,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8575",kramach@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1557,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014022,"Operating Support",2021,37220,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal/chamber music and reflect on evolving definitions of masculinity. Gather and review surveys, document direct feedback from audiences and education/outreach program participants. 2: Cantus programming remains accessible and engaging to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Collect/analyze attendance and sales data, social media and web visits, and the ensemble's post-concert reports; gather/analyze MPR carriage reports; gather residency survey results.","Minnesotans reflected on changing concepts of masculinity, prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys. Comments shared on social media and directed to the organization's general e-mail account also provided helpful context. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers to access, serving listeners in 57 counties. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys The ensemble also monitored social media views, and recorded two programs broadcast on MPR.",,1235864,"Other, local or private",1235864,12644,"Jeff Reed, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Brian Newhouse, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Barbara Thomas",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music making: artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence, innovation, and audience engagement.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1558,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014024,"Operating Support",2021,20233,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through traditional Irish music. CIM student evaluations and increasing ensemble participation show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through traditional Irish music. A 97% retention rate in youth and adult ensembles exemplifies deep engagement in this community-based program, even with 100% virtual delivery. Student participation in 11 online recitals showcased 184 new pieces learned in FY21. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other virtual events. Evaluation methods included qualitative data from student surveys Quantitative data was analyzed, based on information from the registration system and reports from online broadcasting platforms (Zoom, Youtube, Facebook and Streamyard).",,316857,"Other, local or private",316857,20233,"Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Nicole Boor, Jan Casey, David Rhees, Mike Lynch, Greg Padden, Michael O'Connor, Jo Ann Vano",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1560,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014029,"Operating Support",2021,10816,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience and other participants will increase their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance. Interview and survey audience and other participants regarding recurring participation, increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese dance and culture, continued interest and suggestions for future programs. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills; contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Peer reviews, interviews and surveys of dancers and artists measures progress in deepening skills and contributions to the community; Feedback from community about best ways to increase contributions by Chinese dance arts.","Audience and other participants increased their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic signifcance. Online surveys were sent to participants and organizations engaging CAAM CDT to provide programs; written feedback from representatives of organizations were also obtained. 2: Dancers at CAAM CDT deepened skills, contributed to and valued a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Oral feedback was obtained from dancers; in some cases written feedback was also obtained.",,340077,"Other, local or private",340077,44,"Ronald Tu, Li Wang, Elle Mason, Joseph Lin, Hui Wilcox (elected 1/21), Arwin Chan, Beatrice Rothweiler, Yanhua Wusand (resigned 12/20)",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater (CDT) is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","655 Fairview Ave N Ste 1700","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1565,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014030,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CAE will expand its Choral Conductors Network program, offering enrichment opportunities for regional high school singers and their teachers. Quantitative: We will track the number of participating directors, choirs, and singers + the number of informal networking gatherings, coaching sessions, and workshops available. Qualitative: With questionnaires for HS teachers and participating students. 2: Develop staff and board member's knowledge and skills to effectively create a 3-year plan for change and growth in all areas of the organization. We will report our learning, discussions, and concrete guideposts for: 1) Artistic Programming 2) Develop, fund and move from special projects to on-going core CAE services - a) Heart-to-Heart Quartet b) Paid Core Singers and c) Choral Conductors Network.","Choral Arts Ensemble provided support to choral teachers & community music leaders facing the challenges of singing in the COVID pandemic. Feedback from choral (and other music groups) leaders was positive as regularly scheduled virtual meetings, updates, and information sharing continued throughout the year. 2: The Choral Arts Ensemble Staff & Board members adjusted their skill sets & pursued any available resources to deliver on-going virtual programming. Thanks to our generous patrons and COVID-specific grants and programs, Choral Arts Ensemble managed and applied our resources to continue programming and end FY2021 in a stable financial position.",,340873,"Other, local or private",340873,1600,"Carol Berteotti, Alan Hansen, Dan Kutzke, Melissa Dalley, Nora O'Sullivan, Ryan Cardarella, Holly Ebel, Ron Elcombe, Judy Hickey, Sarah Kosel, Scott Kruse, Beth Nienow, Marilyn Riederer, Phil Schmalz, Eric Stinson",,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Choral Arts Ensemble (CAE) is to inspire, educate, and enrich the community at large through outstanding choral performance.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Sessler,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","1001 14th St NW Ste 900",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 252-8427",ksessler@choralartsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1566,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014032,"Operating Support",2021,35704,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings. We will survey organizations we've visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing pay to exceed industry standards. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: -Staff pay increases by 7% -CLIMB will acquire three new funding sources -CLIMB's current funders increase funding.","CLIMB Theatre restructures outreach department including systems and strategies to develop deeper partnerships and increase reach. CLIMB tracks long-term, multi-visit residencies and saw and increase of 7%, despite a global pandemic. 2: CLIMB diversified and acquired new funding sources. CLIMB number of new funding sources to determine if 3 new sources were secured and if current funders increased funding.",,863641,"Other, local or private",863641,11889,"Katie Langston, James Olney, Justin Cervantes, Jay Dubb, Sam Taitel, Jasmine Magner",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other collaborative works that inspire and propel peopleespecially young peopletoward actions benefitting themselves, each other, and the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Norman, Rice, Rock, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1568,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014033,"Operating Support",2021,50815,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.","Diverse MN readers and program participants/partners found resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.",,1361519,"Other, local or private",1361519,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Anitra Budd, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermind, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble. Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, and Margaret Weil",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1569,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014034,"Operating Support",2021,17982,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CSB will expand arts access and deepen community connections to the arts through in-depth, meaningful residency work. Expand the number of new residency partners, track number of participants, number of activities, gather qualitative feedback and evaluation from residency partners. 2: CSB will broaden audiences and expand exposure to a diversity of artistic genres by providing access to daytime matinee performances. Offer at minimum two distinct performances that are intentionally programmed during the day. Evaluation will be based on sales, attendance, participation and surveys, including identifying first time attendance and demographic information.","CSB provided arts access through streamed residency/performance throughout the pandemic closure. Number of streamed activities, track participation, end of season survey. 2: CSB offered one streamed matinee performance during the pandemic closure. Ticket sales, participation numbers.",,815211,"Other, local or private",815211,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Desiree Clark, Pedro dos Santos, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue, and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1570,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014035,"Operating Support",2021,35933,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden and deepen audience engagement in our key markets. Quantitatively, through demographics, attendance figures, and surveys. Qualitatively, through post-performance discussions and audience surveys. 2: Continue to increase the percentage of contributed income to overall income for continued sustainability. Primarily through financial statements.","Broaden and deepen audience engagement in our key markets. Quantitatively, through demographics, attendance figures, and surveys. Qualitatively, through post-performance discussions and audience surveys. 2: Continue to increase the percentage of contributed income to overall income for continued sustainability. Primarily through financial statements.",,939248,"Other, local or private",939248,28255,"Charles Aug, Alan Bailey, David Boen, Jill Frieders, Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson (he, him), Ron Kreinbring, Wendy Mattison, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen, PJ Thompson (she, her), Mary Wilder",,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich the common good through actor based storytelling which is both transcendent and relevant.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hal,Cropp,"Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 203",hal@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1571,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014036,"Operating Support",2021,51286,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through: evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, various participant pre and post-reflections / surveys Types of community partners/sites will be tracked. 2: Minnesotans of all ethnicities, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, and tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.","92% of evals say participants learned a new, or increased an existing, creative skill. All programs were led by artists in schools & community sites. Artists & site contacts completed online form re: art created & if new skills / information was learned, -Some programs: direct observation by staff & surveys from participants, -Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: Kids to older adults, of all abilities, in 57 MN counties created Programs were customized to reach people regardless of ability or tech access. COMPAS 1. Tracked demographics of artists & (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN, 2. Surveyed artists & sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, & meeting site goals.",,1311927,"Other, local or private",1311927,30296,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1572,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014037,"Operating Support",2021,22967,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase knowledge about music and its importance in daily life using original outreach activities designed for underserved communities of all ages. Measure success towards learning outcomes and the impact of visits with a variety of evaluation tools tailored for each community/group such as surveys, interviews and/or peer observations. 2: Increase Minnesotan's engagement with virtuosic, relevant and accessible performances that offer new perspectives on the art of chamber music. Track attendance data and marketing engagement, regularly survey audience, artists, staff, and board for data regarding concert accessibility, cost, quality and content.","Communities of all ages increased knowledge about music and its importance in daily life through our digital activities. Attendance and demographic data tracked, paper, verbal and online surveys and interviews of attendees, teachers, health care workers and students recorded. 2: Increased MN's engagement with virtuosic, relevant and accessible performances that offer new perspectives on the art of chamber music. Attendance and demographic data tracked, paper, verbal and online surveys and interviews of attendees and stakeholders conducted.",,271320,"Other, local or private",271320,,"William Mathis, Jeff Gleason, Justin Windschitl, Brad Althoff, Joseph Heitz, Tim Bradley",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass (CSB) is to represent the evolution of the brass quintet. Through inventive concerts, engaging educational programs, and original musical arrangements, we bring a fresh perspective to instrumental music.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",staff@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1573,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014045,"Operating Support",2021,35558,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase affordability, diversity, and accessibility of arts experiences for young adults and families in the community and surrounding area. Written and narrative evaluations by participants, program leaders, and community leaders. Increased family participation in arts education programs and performances and more variety in program offerings. Attendance database tracking. 2: Participants of different backgrounds are provided high quality arts experiences and build a stronger relationship with the arts and the Paradise. Multi-year surveys: social media, digital, print and narrative. Increased involvement with community groups serving diverse races, ages, sexualities, and economics with a representational PCA board.","Increased facility and virtual participation in art experiences especially for youth and senior citizens. Gathered data via ticketing system and class registration. Observations and interviews with participants. 2: Open pottery lab, virtual classes and livestream gallery exhibits and performances increased art activity for community members. Observation and ticketing and registration tracking Conversations with participants who gave positive reviews.",,507755,"Other, local or private",507755,29040,"Patrick Braucher, Cate Grinney, Brooklyn Hofstad, Matthew Long, Peter van Sluis, Kymn Anderson, Mary Ellen Bondhus, Kelly Nygaard, Wanda Holmgren, Jennifer Kluzak, Todd Ginter, Kim Schaufenbuhl",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Paradise Center for the Arts mission is to create a vivid, energetic cultural center for the community and region. We will enhance the quality of life for artists, art lovers and our community by showcasing local, regional and national artists and offering high-quality visual and performing arts opportunities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1581,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014046,"Operating Support",2021,21780,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase relevance and accessibility to a greater number of patrons. We will do a narrative report to targeted groups and individuals, interviews, surveys and our chip drop-in which patrons choose a white chip if they liked it or red if not a favorite.","We lowered fees and gave performances for free while bringing in bigger events and virtual events. AC4TA has an evaluator. Each performance patrons are being polling and a photo record taken. Top price tickets to this summer's major events are just $10. We continue to offer reduced pricing even from that level to accommodate patrons in our area.",,451523,"Other, local or private",451523,3000,"Jean Bowman, Jeff Stanislawski, Jolene Osander, Julie Gutzemer, Kaele Peterson, Kurt Nygaard, Rob Rogholt, Desta Hunt, Mike Vanvoorhis",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1582,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014047,"Operating Support",2021,48009,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Increase access for underrepresented populations and youth and through new and existing partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We expanded and reimagined opportunities for learning and interconnection by offering an ongoing unique slate of films from around the globe. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at live and virtual events; engagement in virtual discussions; conversations with partners and attendees. Reviewing and responding to survey results and constituent calls. 2: We broadened audience participation and arts/community partnerships by offering timely, accessible and relevant arts experiences. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events; engagement in panel discussions and activities; audience feedback; partnerships with community and arts organizations; partner feedback Reviewing surveys Counting and reviewing ballots.",,1528077,"Other, local or private",1528077,16891,"Mary Reyelts, David Johnson, Melodie Bahan, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Craig Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Maris Moore, Kelly Palmer, Patricia Torres Ray",1.5,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Film Society of MInneapois Saint Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1583,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014048,"Operating Support",2021,38871,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engage with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will measure participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: Programming at FilmNorth expands to offer deep, rich artistic development for Minnesota artists. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will track new and expanded programming for Minnesota artists and compare participation to programs in prior years. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs.","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engaged with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. FilmNorth measured participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. FilmNorth also distributed surveys to participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: FilmNorth expanded programming with online offerings and new classes to offer deep, artistic development for Minnesota artists. FilmNorth tracked new and expanded programming and compared participation to programs in prior years FilmNorth also distributed surveys to participants to measure the quality of new and expanded programs.",,781137,"Other, local or private",781137,9813,"Bethany Whitehead, Bianca Rhodes, Steve Anseth, Kellan Anderson, Chris Barry, Mrk Bennett, Sam Burnham, Valerie Deus, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Warren Harmon, Naomi Ko, Missy Whiteman, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1584,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014050,"Operating Support",2021,26113,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create better access to glass art and intentionally invite and welcome newcomers to explore glass as a medium. Foci MCGA is planning a full scale relocation of our facility to the Seward Neighborhood in the summer of 2020. With this move Foci MCGA will add flameworking to our studio offering. This program is will round out or glass offerings. 2: Foci MCGA will continue to be Minnesota's premiere glass arts facility and be known as a facility that fosters ambitious creation. Foci MCGA will continue to invest in improved equipment in all our glass studios and invest in knowledgeable staff to support our programs. Also, Foci MCGA will develop a local glass arts residency program to help facilitate ambitious creation.","Foci MCGA moved into a brand new location and added new program offerings that are accessible for wider range of people. Foci physically moved into a new ADA compliant location in September 2020. Our move allowed for Foci to expand its square footage to accommodate all glass disciplines, which also better accommodate a wider range of physical abilities and age ranges. 2: Foci is Minnesota's premier glass art facility and most comprehensive glass arts studio in the Upper Midwest. Foci's new studio improved our physical location, improved our glass equipment, expanded programs, and increased our knowledgeable staff Foci's facility and programs offer variety and diversify artistic offerings to our citizens.",,480465,"Other, local or private",480465,,"Randilynn Christensen, Mel Zeller, Patricia Punykova, Patrick Reagan, David Wulfman, John Neerland, Jeanette Clealand, Robert Tom, Ty Pratumwon, Gordon Hage, Carrie Thorton",1,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Gather people to explore the creative potential of glass.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Nezworski,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2010 Hennepin Ave E Box 54",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 623-3624",kelly.nezworski@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1586,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014053,"Operating Support",2021,30048,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new, experimental work. Franconia's residency program is evaluated through post-program surveys to assess the impact of the program on artists served, as well as to better serve artists in the future. 2: Franconia will launch a Free Membership Program and enroll 500 near members by end of first year. Franconia will measure the impact of this program via on-site surveys and through client tracking in our new software (% of renewal rates, % of friend referrals, and frequency/amount of discounts used in cafe, gift shop, and area businesses, etc.).","Franconia supported 43 artists in the creation and exhibition of new, experimental work. Despite the pandemic, Franconia served more artists than ever. We were able to assess the efficacy of our programs through qualitative and quantitative evaluations and post-program surveys. 2: Franconia's Free Membership program enrolled 591 members by the end of the first year. Franconia is able to track visitor data through VeevArt/Salesforce, as well as front-of-gate and Visitor Center admissions and sales.",,622901,"Other, local or private",622901,21859,"Dorothy Goldie, Amy McKinney, Davis Klaila, Eric Bruce, Rosie Kellogg, Sara Rottholz Weiner, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Kevin Riach, Esther Callahan, Heather Rutledge, Stacy O'Reilly, Beth McGuire, Nora Kaitfors, Sharon Louden",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Franconia Sculpture Park is the preeminent, artist centered sculpture park in the Midwest. Franconia provides physically and intellectually wide-open spaces that inspire new ways of thinking through access to contemporary sculpture, installation and land art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1589,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014055,"Operating Support",2021,31409,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GVI singers will increase their musical knowledge, enhance vocal techniques, and build stronger social connections through choral singing. Outcome 1: Quantitative and qualitative information will be collected from singers via facilitated focus groups and surveys measuring changes in musical knowledge and ability and in social connections. 2: Audiences will enjoy the high artistic quality of GVI concerts and increase their understanding of artistic abilities of people living with AD. Surveys will measure audiences' satisfaction with the artistic quality of each concert and document changes in understanding of artistic abilities of singers living with AD.","Singers reported the following outcomes: 54% increased musical knowledge, 59% enhanced vocal techniques & 69% built stronger social connections. Chorus members are asked to complete an anonymous online survey after the end of each session. Reported results are from singers & caregivers who participated in GVI's choruses & voluntarily completed the survey during the defined grant period. 2: Hundreds viewed GVI's concerts online during the pandemic and shared comments expressing high satisfaction with the concert quality and content. GVI normally conducts audience surveys at our in-person concerts but due to COVID-19, our concerts switched to a free, online format last year, not conducive to surveys We did receive some feedback helping us gauge the success of the concerts.",,299296,"Other, local or private",299296,8302,"Karen Kenny, Sally Scoggin, Nancy Fushan, Keath Young, Frank Bennett, Richard Golden, Barbara Greene, Darrell Foss, Angela Lunde, Zarina Madolimov, Heather Mulder, Carole Lee Randall, Jean Thomson, Jim Jensen",0.25,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Giving Voice Initiative inspires and equips organizations worldwide to bring together people with Alzheimer's and other dementias and their care partners to sing in choruses that foster joy, well-being, purpose and community understanding.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Jensen,"Giving Voice Initiative","7801 E Bush Lake Rd Ste 120",Bloomington,MN,55439,"(612) 440-9660",jim@givingvoicechorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1591,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014057,"Operating Support",2021,38484,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with learning paths to engage in a sequence of quality learning opportunities that grows their artistic practice. Synthesize class offerings in terms of experience required to take steps towards achieving CEU compliance. GMAC will conduct pre- and post-class surveys to determine quality and depth of learning experience. 2: Maximize impact by bringing GMAC resources and partners together to deliver excellent arts programs to Minnesotans. Work with three institutional partners to host and support four professional artists to provide innovative community-based arts programming involving art and ecology.","Class offerings have been condensed and synthesized. We conducted a 5-year quantitative and qualitative review of our courses and the success rate. We used these data to refine our offerings both in content and sequence. 2: Community based arts programming continues to be a strength of the GMAC Entry Points program. Observation and registration of participants in artist talks, demonstrations and mini-classes (drop-in sessions) with the themes of art and nature.",,430120,"Other, local or private",430120,4875,"Sally Berg, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Howard Hedstrom, Maggie Jones, Charles Matson Lume, Mary Maurice, Greg Mueller, David Quick, John Schuerman, David Safar",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony provides services to artists, promotes art education and nurtures art in our community through an environment of creative excellence.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1593,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014058,"Operating Support",2021,103270,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, local media attention, and supplemental book-specific resources. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 28 new books by 27 authors. These books reached 15,100 Minnesotan readers, inspiring engagement with new and challenging ideas. Minnesotans bought Graywolf books at 60 bookstores and borrowed them from libraries across MN. Awards increased reach and showed impact: Natalie Diaz's Postcolonial Love Poem won a Pulitzer, and Percival Everett's Telephone was a Pulitzer finalist. 2: Graywolf collaborated with bookstores and arts organizations to feature authors and staff at over 180 events, building audiences across Minnesota. Graywolf collaborated with Penumbra Theatre, the College of Saint Benedict, and others on virtual events One event, in partnership with Minneapolis College, featured Claudia Rankine, author of Just Us, in a conversation on racial justice.",,4718305,"Other, local or private",4718305,,"Cathy Polasky, Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Aimee Lagos, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, James Short, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1594,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014061,"Operating Support",2021,45268,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue inside and outside the theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Increase earned revenue (now 31%) to 40% of total income, maintaining the same level of contributed support, and achieve $20,000 operational surplus. Progress will be measured by tracking monthly income against budget and by capping spending growth. New projects will require additional funding to be secured before starting.","GRSF modeled inclusivity/diversity by producing works by Black/Indigenous/People of Color (BIPOC) artists and by hiring a company that was 30% BIPOC. Weekly play readings focused on BIPOC authors leading to 3 public presentations (one commissioned). Company surveys were sent to gather racial statistics. The board created a detailed five-year plan to respond to racism within the theater industry. 2: Earned income was almost non-existent because of the pandemic this outcome will have to be carried forward to another year. Ticket sales started in February 2021 for the summer season, but only 9 performances could be held before the end of the grant period Earned and contributed revenue is evaluated by comparing to prior years.",,1096473,"Other, local or private",1096473,,"Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Candace Gordon, Hayley Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust, Jr., Beth Forkner Moe, Ken Mogren, Paul Mundt, Kelley Olson, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Jerry Portman, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theatre experiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1597,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014062,"Operating Support",2021,48854,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based tuition and lesson scholarships, new participants, and student demographics. We will track the number of audience members and survey families and audiences. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","Students had continued access to participate in orchestral music during the pandemic, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of total participants and new students, attendance, need-based scholarships, and digital audience members. We also surveyed families about their participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and performance opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through bi-annual family surveys We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from families.",,1249689,"Other, local or private",1249689,,"Heidi Becken, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Colin Dougherty, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Hyun Mee Graves, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the mind, body, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1598,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014064,"Operating Support",2021,603934,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their communities. We conduct participant surveys to identify increases in skills and positive attitudes. Overall success is defined as and #8805; 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Through its arts activities, the Trust strengthens social and economic life in the theater district and statewide. We conduct post-show surveys to measure the impact of a live performance on participants' wellbeing. Success is defined as 80% of respondents reporting enhanced wellbeing. We also track ticket sales and impact on the local economy.","98% of participants identified an increase in skills and positive attitudes. Conducted online surveys and interviews with program participants. Response types included ratings, comments and observations. 2: 94% of audiences reported enhanced wellbeing and we invested $159MM in Minnesota's economy. Audience surveys measured increased sense of wellbeing; calculations of investment in Minnesota artists and businesses that are unique to the Trust.",,27971340,"Other, local or private",27971340,99226,"Travis Barkve, Marie Becker, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Andrea Christenson, Al Coleman, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jayne Haugen, Ryan Johnson, Syl Jones, Andrea Hart Kajer, Christine Kwiat, Dorraine Larison, Mark Marjala,""Bill""Moffly, Andrea Mokros, Mark Nerenhausen, Jay Novak, Sue Ross, Daniel Tenenbaum, Melvin Tennant, Jennie Weber, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1600,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014065,"Operating Support",2021,28493,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop, enhance, and present high quality choral music programming for women and girls' voices, focused on growth, connection, and empowerment. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, challenged by programming (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff and board. 2: Provide relevant, inclusive, and accessible programming which increases/grows participation of our audience (5%), and program participants (5%). Comparative audience and participant demographics (surveys); Analysis of participant registrations/participation enrollment numbers from previous year; participant/audience feedback on accessibility, relevance, and inclusivity (surveys/discussions).","Developed and presented high quality online choral music programming for women and girls' voices, with an 85% satisfactory rating of reaching outcomes. Survey Monkey feedback, online feedback, staff evaluations, and online discussions regarding programming. 2: Provided relevant, inclusive, and online accessible programming, which grew our digital outreach by 235% from the previous fiscal year. Comparative analytics from YouTube for online audience, Survey Monkey survey for participants, and analysis of enrollment (participants) and viewership numbers (audience).",,197408,"Other, local or private",197408,28493,"Sandi Sherman, Alanna Walen, Karleen Kos, Susan Clark, Julie Kelly, Emily Menchaca, Elizabeth Paul, Meg Swanson, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Ronna Puck",,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Her Voice Productions is a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Her Voice Productions","3901 Chicago Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 333-8292",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1601,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014067,"Operating Support",2021,68195,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and pre- and post-play surveys; focus groups; and breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations. 2: History Here and Now and Seats to Stage participants begin to see themselves as ""history makers"" while learning elements of performance. Post-performance surveys and talk-backs; formal and informal assessments of education and engagement programs, and observed participation in engagement activities.","14,805 people experienced virtual History Theatre programming that brought history into a modern context and to life. Through box office sales and social media tracking, we collect quantitative data on audience numbers, location and group engagement. We employ critical reviews, virtual audience surveys and post- program engagement to evaluate qualitative outcomes. 2: 1,617 youth/adults participated in online learning 81% indicated they learned, changed, or reframed their experience as history makers. Through post-program surveys (virtual and paper), teaching artist feedback, and participant comments.",,2392140,"Other, local or private",2392140,,"John Sebastian, Tyler Zehring, Roger Brooks, John Apitz, Dave Beehler, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Willie Johnson, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Gene Merriam, Cheryl L. Moore, Jeffery K Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, Charles A. Solcum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1603,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014070,"Operating Support",2021,24372,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The community's awareness of The Center as a quality arts destination will increase. Artists increase their submissions to exhibit work; Patrons indicate they learned something from an Artist talk; Patrons become members; Patrons indicate feeling of time well spent, and enjoyment of artists they weren't previously familiar with.","The community's awareness of the Center as a quality arts destination increased, and virtual programming expanded the audience reached. Increased positive feedback in person, thru surveys, social media & email communication. Virtual concerts, artist talks & exhibition views beyond those familiar with the Center. Geographic representation of MN expanded in exhibits.",,669183,"Other, local or private",669183,24372,"Marlena Bromschwig, Kersten Elverum, Elaine Goepfert, James Green, Vlad Gruin, Bonnie Hammel, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, Andrea Sjogren, Susan Swenson, Lynn Anderson",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing quality artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages. The Center serves as an important focal point for community activity, pride, and involvement.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1606,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014071,"Operating Support",2021,35463,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans expand skills and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. Teachers monitor students' growth. Students' evaluation of classes include qualitative questions. Enrollment (goal 600) tracked. Up to 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Performers grow their skills and artistry through paid performance and directorial opportunities. Evaluation of programs that cultivate performers and directors. Pay 200 or more artists. Produce and/or present at least twenty new shows. Further develop/remount at least twenty shows.","367 student enrollments, student feedback 94% positive, 35% of students received scholarships. Enrollment(367) and scholarships(35%) were tracked through the grant period. Instructors tracked student progress. Students filled out evaluation forms at the end of the classes. Ratings were 94% positive, with 76% giving the highest possible rating. 2: HUGE had 92 performances, paying 32 artists We produced or presented 4 news shows and remounted 9 shows. HUGE tracked the data included in our outcomes and gave careful attention through the year to the number of artists opportunities we created and new works developed.",,604577,"Other, local or private",604577,,"Adia Morris Swanger, Robin Gillette, Butch Roy, Jill Bernard, Nels Lennes, Amy Derwinski",,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater is an artist led nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through performance and education.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dillon,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843",sean@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1607,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014072,"Operating Support",2021,45783,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that help them better understand other communities and important societal issues. Illusion will maintain records of the number of audience members, maintain records of the number and demographics of artists that work with the theater, and capture feedback from participating artists and audience members on their experiences. 2: Provide underserved Minnesota youth and adults with high-quality arts experiences to help them make healthy life decisions and give voice to their communities. Illusion will track reviews in the media and social media by critics and audiences, maintain records of number of programs conducted and the number of participating youth and adults, and conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth and adults.","Illusion provided MN audiences with relevant theater experiences that helped them better understand other cultures & important societal issues. Illusion 1) Produced content that featured diverse cultures & difficult community issues, 2) Conducted post-show discussions following performances, 3) Conducted debriefs with participating artists, and 4) Tracked audience attendance at performances. 2: Illusion gave underserved MN youth & adults high-quality arts experiences that encouraged personal growth & allowed them to speak their truths. Illusion 1) Conducted pre- & post-program surveys & interviews with youth participants, 2) Conducted post-program discussions with students & adults, 3) Maintained accurate records of programs conducted and the number of participating youth & adults.",,1006460,"Other, local or private",1006460,,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Whitney Taha Frakes, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Maureen Long, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Ann Rainhart, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",1,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion Theater's mission is to create theater that illuminates the illusions, myths, and realities of our times, and to catalyze personal and social change.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1608,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014074,"Operating Support",2021,60026,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate attendance/sales data; assess artistic satisfaction, and changes in perception among audience after experiencing the work, through open discussions, surveys, and post-show anecdote. 2: Support artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities; sustain professional collaborations, mentorships, and sales opportunities. Evaluate sales data; assess artist satisfaction with their work and working process, impact of mentorships and collaborations on artistic skill and vision, thru individual and group conversation.","Produced quality, original theater ON ZOOM created by Actors & Visual Artists with disabilities, collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Tracked attendance/sales; assessed artistic satisfaction and audience response through newly-launched evaluation program in collaboration with Wilder Research. 2: Supported artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities ON ZOOM, sustaining collaborations and sales opportunities. Evaluated ONLINE sales data; assessed artist satisfaction and impact of collaborations thru individual and group conversation.",,1923515,"Other, local or private",1923515,36015,"Mary Kay Kennedy, Lori Leavitt, Patrick Dow, Ann Leming, Susan Shapiro, Geraldine Harlln, Jeanne Calvit",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts creates art that challenges perceptions of disability.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1610,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014075,"Operating Support",2021,60840,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expanded artistic capacity and excellence supports broader public engagement, neighborhood vitality, and opportunities for professional artists. Track and compare attendance, number of artists show by show + season to season; survey audiences on quality and neighborhood engagement; gather qualitative input from artists and track artist diversity. 2: Develop parking/transit plans to support patron convenience and ensure a quality patron experience, working with the City and its chosen developer. Gather qualitative assessments of options proposed by the City and its chosen developer; assess additional options; gather qualitative patron feedback regarding various options; create long-term plan.","Created new artist cohort concept, recently announced; explored alternative programming amid the unanticipated COVID-19 pandemic. We gathered audience/participant surveys, tracked attendance and participation, and gathered qualitative comments from participants and artists. 2: Internal discussions began but the City cancelled its plans for development amid the COVID pandemic, and on-site attendance of shows ceased. We began preliminary internal planning and attended public meetings about the City's development planning until COVID struck and the City cancelled the project.",,1772989,"Other, local or private",1772989,,"Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, David Goldstein, Julie Hutchinson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Alex Merritt, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, David Weinstein. Christina Baldwin, Robin Gillette (ex-officio)",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",rgillette@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1611,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014077,"Operating Support",2021,18716,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Set more expansive and comprehensive programming that encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts. More than 70% of learners and viewers will report having a better understanding of and appreciation for the arts. 2: Introduce area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Target audiences will be identified and participants will be surveyed on demographic information with more than 70% reporting that programming provided them with a meaningful arts experience and enriched their lives.","Kaddatz Galleries expanded programming that encouraged a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the arts among participants and viewers. Qualitative evaluation methods used include surveys, verbal & written comment collection, and observation. 2: Kaddatz Galleries introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Quantitative evaluation methods used include tracking number of programs offered and participants engaging in the programs Qualitative evaluation methods used include surveys, verbal & written comment collection and observations.",,301042,"Other, local or private",301042,15812,"Scott DeMarteleare, Nancy Valentine, Melissa Mattson, Buzz (Edwin) Anderson, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Petersen,""Bill""Adams, Carl Zachmann, Ruth Rosengren, Chelsey Beilhartz, Clara Wegscheid",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Callahan,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1613,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014078,"Operating Support",2021,20635,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional intergenerational settings. Kairos Alive! expects to expand programs with specific evaluations from participants; for 20+ Dancing Heart, 8+ Intergenerational Dance Hall events, 2+ Moving Well trainings, 10+ interactive participatory livestream webcasts. 2: NA. NA.","Kairos Alive! expanded arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional settings. KA used participant surveys administered by staff to gather self-reported skills and attitudes of participants; all 2-way arts engagement Zoom programs were recorded for later review and data tracking.",,339555,"Other, local or private",339555,,"Gary Oftedahl, Brenna Galvin, Leni de Mik, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Nicholas Chew, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Kairos Alive! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genne, to promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance and story, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genn',"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1614,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014079,"Operating Support",2021,18731,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse audience of Minnesotans will learn and grow by experiencing Asian Indian art and culture through an ancient and expressive form of dance, Kathak. Produce cross-cultural dance programming, outreach and residencies throughout MN. Conduct formal surveys to understand participant experiences. Invite informal feedback in post-show discussions, online, through email, website and social media. 2: KDT will increase its capacity to bridge diverse cultures and enhance the Minnesota community through the Kathak arts of dance, music, poetry and storytelling. Finalize a plan to hire a Managing Director. Improve the size and effectiveness of Board of Directors. Train the next generation of Kathak dancers in its Apprentice program and planned Choreographers Lab. Increase contributed revenue and audience size.","In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, we continued to offer high quality Kathak programming to our growing community. We measured school growth quantitatively; approx. 30 new students. An international Kathak artist leading our '20 intensive helped w/ growth. Over 2K viewers watched our student showcases and other virtual programming throughout '20. 2: We were able to increase our capacity to fulfill our mission through expanded leadership and Company ranks. Quantitative data show: we grew our Company by 1, added 3 new apprentices & opened our classes to an international community via Zoom We also added 3 new members to our board of directors, establishing an effective leadership base.",,251833,"Other, local or private",251833,5408,"Kuhu Singh, Deepa Nirmal, Marcia Boehnlein, Monica Singh Shukla, Aditi Stinbruchel, Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi",2,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Katha Dance Theatre (KDT) creates, performs, and educates through the arts of dance, music, poetry, and storytelling. Rooted in Kathak, the classical dance style of North India, Katha Dance Theatre is dedicated to making Kathak dance accessible, inclusive and relevant.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1615,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014081,"Operating Support",2021,10315,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LAAC will expand opportunities for the community to engage in quality art programming through the implementation of our new strategic plan. This outcome will be measured through detailed evaluation of public input, finances, participation numbers and comprehensive surveys.","LAAC has met our outcome, utilizing our new strategic and implementation plans to create new programming both inside and outside of the Arts Center. LAAC has expanded our evaluation methods. Updated participation and attendance tracking records and new quantitative & qualitative surveys. These new methods have allowed us to track statistical variables and gauge the direct impact of programming.",,623929,"Other, local or private",623929,,"Robert Erickson, Kristy Harms, Michelle Gensinger, Jeanne Hutter, Lynn Krejci, Tim Murphy, Neil Anderson, Anita Wickhem, Robert Vandenbos",,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Lakeville Area Arts Center promotes cultural enrichment and provides artistic experiences for the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Masiarchin,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640",jmasiarchin@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1617,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014083,"Operating Support",2021,66253,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans indicate literary learning, personal growth, and/or professional development based on their own goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, and development, and their progress toward engagement goals. 2: Minnesotans connect with each other as readers and writers, engaging through literature in the exchange of ideas vital to a healthy society. Participant comments and survey ratings indicating they felt part of an engaged community or were inspired toward dialogue with others as a direct result of their Loft participation.","96.5% participants (13% of whom are BIPOC) noted learning on topic/subject; 97% reported expanded thinking on the topic; 98% rated teachers highly. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics. 2: 92% of Loft class/event participants reported building writing/reading community & networks; 93% were inspired to have conversations on subject. Surveyed class/event participants on impact of their Loft experience/s and extent to which they felt connected to a network/community of other writers and readers.",,2312228,"Other, local or private",2312228,,"Eric Roberts, Marge Barrett, Mike Meyer,, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen (ex-officio),Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, Dawn Frederick, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, David Kilpatrick, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Ellen McInnis, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, Melinda Ward",0.5,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1619,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014084,"Operating Support",2021,48468,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 80% report improved creativity, confidence and teamwork. Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and socio-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in No. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its program and gathering artist/community groups 1+ times/week. Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.","Parents reported significant arts learning in students: 99% saw growth in technical arts skills, 92% in confidence, 83% in creative thinking. Lundstrum used faculty assessments and parent surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction in dance, voice and drama, as well as growth in socio-emotional skills such as confidence, collaboration and creative thinking. 2: Lundstrum successfully pivoted in covid to employ 45 teaching artists when jobs dried up Also 4 groups (27 artists) used the facility in FY21. Employment records document artists hired as faculty, guest artists, accompanists, costume and technical artists Organizational correspondence and rental agreements document use of facilities by other artists/organizations.",,1150794,"Other, local or private",1150794,7270,"Terri Ashmore, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jonathan Chambers, Sarah Stroebel, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Amy Casserly Ellis, Monisha Dunn, Charlotte Frank, Kendall Griffith, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, Cindy LeJeune, Larry LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Michael O'Connell, Corinne O'Neil, Joan Grathwol Olson, Kendall Qualls, Jeanne Ravich, Trinka Sharpe",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Located in North Minneapolis, the mission of Lundstrum Center for Performing Arts is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character, and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship support.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600",joan@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1620,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014085,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyra will continue to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1. Track number of local musicians hired per concert 2. Track musician fees per season 3. Request regular feedback from musicians through anonymous surveys and through their Player Representative. 2: Further develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audiences in more depth and in a variety of ways. 1. Track audience numbers at pre-concert talks, concerts, and post-concert receptions 2. Audience surveys 3. Observation and conversation with audience members at post-concert receptions.","Lyra continued to be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while supporting the local community of period instrument players. 1. Tracked number of local musicians hired per concert, 2. Tracked musician fees per season, 3. Requested regular feedback from musicians to ascertain quality and experience from their point of view, 4. Tracked number of concerts presented. 2: Developed programming that expanded the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audience in more depth and in a variety of ways. 1 Tracked number of partial versus full views of on-line concerts, 2 Interacted and communicated with audience members during live-streamed pre-recorded concerts and live Zoom concerts, 3 Communication with audience members about their experience.",,309792,"Other, local or private",309792,7100,"Margaret Sullivan, Ellen Rider, Sara Thompson, Phebe Haugen, Susan Flygare, Stuart Holland, Bonnie Turpin",,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To inspire and enrich the community through exceptional performances of baroque music on period instruments.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra, Inc. AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1621,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014086,"Operating Support",2021,39170,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 9-production season of outstanding theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and conversations with parents and participants by phone, email, and in person.","Produce a 6-production season of virtual content, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Attendance numbers, critical reviews, social media response, staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographic of new and returning students staff and board assessment, and conversations with parents and participants by phone, email, and in person.",,1165314,"Other, local or private",1165314,8870,"Jennifer Lundquist, Rick Wyman, Jackie Bortnem, Kira Campbell, Laura Erchul, Jeff Danovsky, Brian Landon, Laura Tahja Johnson (ex-officio)",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1622,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014087,"Operating Support",2021,280708,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Annual Student Satisfaction Survey shows consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Annual student and teacher surveys reveal that two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants on average report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","MacPhail's FY21 Annual Student Satisfaction Survey showed that 95% of enrolled students felt welcome across all racial/ethnic groups. MacPhail administered a Student Satisfaction Survey incorporating results across programs. The process collected 591 separate complete surveys, with 49% completed by students/clients and 51% completed by parents/caregivers. 2: Older adults reported learning more about music (72%), an increase in socializing with others (87%) and improving overall mood (69%). MacPhail's partners at Wilder Research conducted pre- and post-surveys completed by program participants ages 55 and older, followed by an in-depth analysis of the results.",,11933250,"Other, local or private",11933250,,"Thomas J. Abood, Margaret (Margee) Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kyle Carpenter, Michael Casey, Jodi Chu, Klerissa Church, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Chip Emery, Julia Halberg, MD, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Linda Mack, Warren P. Kelly, David E. Myers, Ph.D., Christopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Christopher (Chris) Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Virginia Stringer, Dianne Thomas, Marshall Tokheim, Mandy K. Tuong, Revered Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Mower, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1623,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014091,"Operating Support",2021,66988,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain access to new American and world literature through the publication of books and at public events with authors. We will track book sales and attendance at author events in Minnesota and gather feedback from readers and audience members. 2: Nontraditional candidates will prepare to enter the Minnesota arts ecosystem as paid professionals through the Milkweed Fellowship program. We will gather staff feedback on fellows' progress towards competence in at least one area of publishing (editorial, marketing, or design), as well as feedback from fellows on the helpfulness, professionalism, and adaptability of Milkweed's culture.","Minnesotans gained access to new literature through the publication of books and at events with authors. We evaluated our impact by tracking book sales, event attendance, and gathering feedback from readers and audience members. 2: Non traditional candidates were prepared to enter the Minnesota arts ecosystem as paid professionals through the Milkweed Fellowship program. We evaluated our impact by assessing fellows' progress in acquiring skills and completing projects as well as asking fellows for feedback on mentorship and training.",,2446042,"Other, local or private",2446042,,"Lynn Abrahamsen, Keith Bednarowksi, Chris Crosby, Jack Dempsey, Pamela Fletcher Bush, Geoff Gothro, Philip Hampton, Ned Hancock,""Bill""Hogle, Laura Johnson, Hart Kuller, Peter Laird, Sheila Letscher, Shawn Monaghan, Kate Moos, Shelly Gill Murray, Matt Murphy, Emily Nicoll, Jorg Pierach, Janet Polli, Mary Reyelts, Daniel Slager, Nell Smith, Stephen Spencer",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Milkweed Editions is an independent publisher of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Our mission is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature and build an engaged community around it.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1627,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014092,"Operating Support",2021,84505,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and lifelong learning. Mia will utilize participant feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its exhibitions and programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, critical thinking, empathy, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Participants in in-person and virtual programs and exhibitions felt challenged, connected to the art and increased their appreciation for art. After each virtual program, a survey was disseminated either on the event page website or emailed to participants. Feedback on the museum's virtual offerings was overwhelmingly positive. 2: Mia collaborated with working artists and community leaders to develop programs and exhibitions that new and returning audiences rated very highly. Museum visitors and program participants received an emailed survey after their visit or event Mia staff also conducted debrief conversations with partners to evaluate the collaborative process and events.",,34504561,"Other, local or private",34504561,,"David Wilson (chair), Kari Alldredge (vice chair), Liz Nordlie (treasurer), Leni Moore (secretary), Elizabeth Andrus, Chanda Smith Baker, Maurice Blanks, John Butcher, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Michael Gear, Martha Head, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Amy Kern, Velma Korbel, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, John Lindadhl, Katie Luber, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magic, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Mary Olson, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Michael Snow, Tim Welsh, Jane Wilf",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1628,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014094,"Operating Support",2021,28171,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 150+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of choral pieces memorized and performed; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts each year, including school venues whose populations would not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure Outcome #2 by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to local schools; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience through online surveys.","100 boys participated in Minnesota Boychoir programs, performing 43 choral works, including 7 pieces from varied cultural traditions. Quantitative data was collected using numbers of participating singers. Qualitative data was collected using participation surveys and feedback from Boychoir singers and families. 2: The choir performed 2 free virtual and 9 free live concerts at local venues and senior care facilities School tours were prohibited this year. Feedback was received through the comments section on Boychoir social media sites Surveys were sent to participating senior care facilities Audience counts were done at live concerts, and virtual participation was assessed by number of views.",,510680,"Other, local or private",510680,28171,"Susan Humiston, Michelle Deering, Mitchell Karstens, Molly Driscoll, Anne Christ, Cassie Christensen, Christian Novak, Jenni Kostecki, Katie Lingras, Lela Olson, Erika Schwichtenberg, Kelly Stiggers",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1630,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014096,"Operating Support",2021,35225,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans develop new skills, knowledge, and appreciation for the depth and breadth of book art. MCBA will evaluate this outcome through youth and adult workshop enrollment numbers and contact hours, workshop surveys, and attendance and observations at gallery receptions, lectures, and special events. 2: MCBA's artist community grows in diversity through supportive and accessible program experiences. MCBA will measure workshop scholarship use; participation in reduced-fee studio collective; artist representation in exhibitions, fellowship, mentorship, residency, and consignment programs; K-12 schools enrolled in free and reduced lunch programs.","Minnesotans learned tools for artmaking, expanded their creative potential, and deepened their understanding of the depth and breadth of book art. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (2,231 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event attendance counts, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and targeted outreach increased access for participants w/ diverse lived experiences & socioeconomic backgrounds. Outcome measured through workshop scholarship use (15% BIPOC registration rate), artist representation in online consignment program (13% BIPOC artists), and K-12 schools enrolled in free/reduced lunch programs (4 schools serving 225 students).",,909877,"Other, local or private",909877,,"Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Heather RJ Fletcher, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Elizabeth Schott, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1632,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014098,"Operating Support",2021,23236,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present visionary dance works performed by professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in the MDT school. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the critical response and audience feedback received for dance works presented and through assessing the impact of training and mentorship on students in the MDT school. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT presented an abbreviated seaon of dance works by the professional company and served as mentors to the students in the MDT school. Working closely with students and their families throughout the year, remote and in-person, frequent communication by both administration and teachers offered the best method for critical and supportive feedback on training as the year progressed. 2: While the season was truncated, diverse populations were served with accommodations allowing participation either remote or in-person. The company welcomed three new members of diverse backgrounds who actively engaged with the school Efforts were made to keep scholarship students participating; COVID protocol plans were implemented to accommodate each student's needs.",,1033688,"Other, local or private",1033688,9339,"Erin Gerrits, Jeffrey Hankinson, Tom Hoch - Interim Chair, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton - Artistic Director NON VOTING, Cory Johnson - Executive Director NON VOTING, Brian Thomas May, Clare Scott, Elizabeth Simonson, Walter Tambor",0.66,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Dance Theatre is to present masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cory,Johnson,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627",cory.johnson@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1634,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014102,"Operating Support",2021,32918,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New and returning audiences will cultivate a deeper understanding of our individual and collective identities. The M will track all attendance to the galleries, classes, and programs on-site and off-site, and collect anonymous surveys given to each visitor. 2: Authentically engage our community through deliberate, inclusive, and sustained partnerships. The M will track participation of new audiences coming to the M through partners, track participation in free and low-cost programs, number of scholarship requests received and provided, and number of formal partnerships and communities served.","With mandated closure, audiences cultivated deeper understanding of individual & collective identities through window exhibits and website offerings. The pandemic provided impetus for the M and community partners to expand & improve virtual programming, adding a spectrum of voices and an engaging depth to exhibitions, and logging more than 35,000 unique visitors to the online exhibitions. 2: Authentically engage our community through deliberate, inclusive, & sustained partnerships, window/skyway exhibitions & expanded virtual programming. The M tracks audience participation through website logs, participants in online Zoom presentations, & by community partner constituent surveys The museum also receives valuable feedback from our multi-year community exhibition partners.",,728559,"Other, local or private",728559,,"Gregory Page, Diane Pozdolski, Tim Beastrom, Michael Sammler-Jones, Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Jo Bailey, Michael Birt, Dr. Brenda Child, Dr. Bruce Corrie, Andy Currie, Jim Denomie, Sue Focke, Nathan Johnson, Colles Larkin, Dave Neal, Robyne Robinson, John Roth, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Brandon Seifert, Gerry Stenson, Patty Dunlap Whitaker, Dick Zehring",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To explore American identities and experiences through art and creativity.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Durand,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","350 Robert St N","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571",cdurand@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1638,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014103,"Operating Support",2021,13285,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This outcome will be measured by the number of paid opportunities MMC musicians are engaged in through our work (as well as MMC budget expenses allocated to artist fees), and the number of professional development/education workshops offered. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. This outcome will be measured by the number of activities (performance, networking, education, etc.) offered throughout the state and by measuring how musicians self-identify by geographic home.","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This year, 111 paid performance opportunities took place for musicians, in addition to paid opportunities as conference panelists. , , 6 workshops took place with topics such as insurance, booking, and the licensing. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. While the pandemic prevented in-person gatherings, MMC moved gatherings online The MN Music Summit livestreamed from Fairmont and Duluth, in addition to online content A livestream showcase featured 28 paid musicians from across MN.",,228350,"Other, local or private",228350,,"Mary McKoskey, Tony Mendoza, Beth Burns, Steve Weber, Alexei Casselle, Diane Miller, Courtney Burton, Janis Weller, Paul Boblett, Steve Cole, Scott LeGere, Sara Horishnyk, Brian Turner, Shantel Dow, Alexandria Mueller, Dawn Montez",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) is to connect and support Minnesota's diverse community of independent musicians.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Schnedler,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 327","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",joanna@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1639,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014104,"Operating Support",2021,269997,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number of and diversity of persons served number of and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers number of retained donors number of contact hours word-of-mouth marketing Positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to MN Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,12879162,"Other, local or private",12879162,,"Vanessa Abbe, Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Maureen Harms, Dorothy Horns, Philip Isaacson, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Diane Jacobson, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Greg Waibel, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1640,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014105,"Operating Support",2021,682040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at outdoor concerts; tracked engagement with collaborative digital performances and other online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences & project partners.",,38961959,"Other, local or private",38961959,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mariellen Jacobson, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Kim, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller,""Bill""Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Mary Ella Pratte, Michael Roos, Bob Spong, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1641,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014106,"Operating Support",2021,18109,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a comprehensive orchestra education experience through program activities such as rehearsals and performances. The board, artistic and administrative staff review student feedback from surveys, update curriculum and audition requirements, and evaluate program offerings. MYS engages its parents to address topics around student development and retention. 2: Engage Minnesota children and families in music education opportunities that are affordable, accessible and promote life-long music participation. MYS evaluates the accessibility of our offerings through feedback from current students, alumni, parents, and scholarship recipients. MYS offers free community concerts as well as orchestra 'petting zoo' events.","Provided excellent rehearsal experiences and performance opportunities to Minnesota students. This season we utilized a family survey at the end of the season to determine the efficacy of our virtual model and the musical progress made by students. 2: Provided engaging virtual and in-person performances and opportunities that are free or low-cost to families and underserved students. For our in-person concert, we used a family survey to get feedback For our virtual performances and livestreams, we used feedback from audiences, which was extremely positive.",,954382,"Other, local or private",954382,,"Melissa Falb, Kevin Kinneavy, Josee Morisette, Amy Vargo, Kim Macynski, Amy Weisgram, Susan Scott, Jon Feustel, Julie Haight-Curran, Pam Collova",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) enriches and inspires talented K-12 orchestral musicians by providing professional, comprehensive educational experiences and thrills audiences with outstanding performances of orchestral repertoire.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Hemmingsen,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1642,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014107,"Operating Support",2021,49401,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve the quality of life in our community, we will meet/exceed targets for participation in on-site classes, outreach and exhibition programs. We will survey as many participants as possible to determine the changes that result as well as track participation and revenue by program. 2: Continue to enhance the quality and increase the number of education programs offered both on and off site. We will track the number of education programs and exhibits offered as well as rates of participation and retention. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Participation declined dramatically as a result of the pandemic (",,1407833,"Other, local or private",1407833,26825,"Denise Leskinen, Barbara McBurney, Sarah Gibson, Mary Larson, Laura Bernstein, Cynthia Dyste, Crissy Field, Lance Jeppson, Gary Lasche, Curt Paulsen, Jim Schwert, Katie Searl",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1643,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014108,"Operating Support",2021,51746,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More underrepresented Minnesotans understand the potential of theatre to empower themselves and their communities and stimulate social change. Audiences and artists will be surveyed after participating in programs and asked for demographic data and rate their understanding of theatre as a tool for change as a result of their recent MBT experience. 2: More historically underrepresented Minnesotans will participate in theatre arts as audience and/or artists. Demographic information of audiences and artists will be collected for each Mixed Blood program.","Mixed Blood was able to determine that it utilizes its art to reveal change that needs to be made and is able to drive that change. Mixed Blood Theater used both surveys and participant interviews to have a greater understanding of its effectiveness as a driver of social change. Information captured included demographics and audience experience. 2: Mixed Blood was able to determine that around 40% of its audiences identify as belonging to historically underrepresented groups and communities. Mixed Blood Theater used both surveys and participant interviews to have a greater understanding of the demographics of its audiences Information captured included demographics and audience experience.",,1215642,"Other, local or private",1215642,51746,"Robert Lunning, Joseph Stanley, Tabitha Montgomery, Samantha King, PJ Doyle, DJ Gramann II, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Rita Khan, Daniel Le, Jack Reuler, Ken Rodgers, Jeff Schuur, PJ Vitoff, Zoey Wainberg, Charles A ?Chad? Weinstein",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theater to illustrate and animate, Mixed Blood models pluralism in pursuit of interconnections shared humanity and engaged citizenry.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Lia Carlisa",Rivamonte,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",lia@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1644,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014109,"Operating Support",2021,29481,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Our Arab audience will find increased representation of their diverse experiences in excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. Through anonymous surveys available on-site at two journal release events, throughout our film series, and at 3-5 other events. Online surveys will also be an option when appropriate and feasible. 2: Minnesotans will report more awareness of the contemporary Arab American experience through excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. Through anonymous surveys available on-site at two journal release events, throughout our film series, and at 3-5 other events. Online surveys will also be an option when appropriate and feasible. ","Our Arab/SWANA audience will find increased representation of their diverse experiences in excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. New Arab and Southwest Asian and North African audience members and artists engaged with us across all programs and events. Minnesotans will report more awareness of the contemporary Arab American experience through excellent writing, film, and other artistic disciplines. More new Minnesotans engaged with our programming than had in the past, with new event attendees, journal subscribers, and film audience members. ",,187618,"Other, local or private ",217099,5000,"Ziad Amra, Nahid Khan, Dipankar Mukherjee, Rabi'h Nahas, Jna Shelomith",,Mizna,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, art, film, and cultural programming centering the work of Arab/Southwest Asian and North African artists. ",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Barkawi,Mizna,"2446 University Ave W Ste 115","St Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 788-6920",lana@mizna.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1645,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10014110,"Operating Support",2021,30832,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present a range of exhibitions, and related programs, that reflect the broad expanse of Russian art to a culturally diverse audience of 35,000. 5-10% growth in attendance, membership, and charitable contributions. Successful implementation of an extensive schedule of relevant exhibitions and programs. 2: Broaden the Museum's appeal by implementing exhibitions and programs of relevance to new audiences. American Indian attendance related to the 'Russian America' exhibition and programs. Family participation in the Russian arts and culture literacy program for children 6-8 years of age.","11 exhibitions engaging 11,392 visitors were presented on-site, while Museum-based and outreach education virtual programs attendance was 3,750. Attendance was 48%, of FY2019, the last full year, and 45% of pandemic FY2020, which had started very strongly. Memberships were down 6% compared to FY2020. Charitable contributions, however, exceeded the previous year for unrestricted purposes. 2: The Museum broadened its appeal by exhibiting the work of a Native American artist and with a virtual program focusing on the book The Black Russian. In discussion with staff, Native Americans self-identified when viewing the Native American artist's show Due to the pandemic, the Russian arts and culture literacy program was postponed There were 60 attendees at The Black Russian virtual program.",,1203789,"Other, local or private",1203789,,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Eklund, Steven Heim, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Liz Petrangelo, Christine Podas-Larson, Chuck Ritchie, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",0.35,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art's mission is: Education, Enlightenment and Engagement through the art of Russia.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1646,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014113,"Operating Support",2021,52534,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Host Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Student survey data is reviewed regularly. While COVID-19 impacted on-campus enrollment (reduced by 71%), thousands participated in online classes and virtual programs. FY21 donors decreased ~2% (though calendar year donors grew ~20% 2019 to 2020). 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys North House hosted an online Instructor Retreat in spring 2021 with more than 100 registered participants An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans.",,1995118,"Other, local or private",1995118,,"Mike Prom (President), Carol Winter (Vice President), Tina Hegg Raway (Treasurer), Paul Aslanian (former Treasurer), Todd Mestad (Secretary), Jane Alexander, Nancy Burns, Terri Cermak, Mark Glasnapp, Amy Hubbard, Andrew Houlton, Mary Morrison, Phil Oswald, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Clair Nalezny, Cecilia Schiller, Kari Wenger",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1649,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014114,"Operating Support",2021,49436,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NCC will cultivate new and challenge all ceramic arts audiences through extraordinary exhibitions and related educational programming. Track attendance to NCC programs exhibitions, galleries, and educational programs and gather qualitative data from participants about their experience and knowledge gained for the medium. 2: Makers from diverse cultures/traditions are embraced; an inclusive/dynamic clay community is created; artistic/professional skills are expanded. NCC's artists served through paid opportunities, studios and professional development will expand and diversify; new community partnerships are born; NCC's audience will reflect the new faces of clay.","Produced 10 shows, 7 w/ virtual tours; virtual APF fundraiser; grew online educational programs: classes, independent study & resources for educators. 7/20-6/21 had 5% increase in ceramic sales over prior year & decreased in-person outreach & educational programs due to COVID; artist/student feedback showed strong satisfaction w/ NCC's efforts to engage (COVID safety protocols, community building). 2: 2020 saw great decreases in number of artists served (-23%) & total payout to said artists (-38%) due to COVID; 58% 2020 grant recipients were BIPOC. VOTE! exhibit engaged 110 new community members through collaborative programs; artists earned income through new online initiatives (classes/content development/online sales); 100% NCC staff retained in adapted or restructured roles.",,1905838,"Other, local or private",1905838,13714,"Amanda Kay Anderson, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Mary K. Baumann, Craig Bishop, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Haweya Farah, Nancy Hanily-Dolan, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Cristin McKnight Sethi, Brad Meier, Philip Mische, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tippy,Maurant,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007",tippymaurant@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1650,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014116,"Operating Support",2021,28624,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will increase access to our free and paid programming for diverse and low-income communities. We will recruit diverse arts outreach instructors to deepen engagement with diverse and low-income audiences and survey ticketed programs to gauge current engagement of diverse and low-income visitors and develop strategies to increase participation. 2: The Northfield Arts Guild will attain an increased level of participation and representation of diverse people in our board of directors and our arts. We will recruit two additional professionals who are also diverse to the board and continue to increase diversity within the artists we work with and increase collaborations with local organizations that serve our Hispanic community.","The Northfield Arts Guild will increase access to our free and paid programming for diverse and low income communities. The Arts Guild employed more diverse instructors, staff, and volunteers for programming as they strive for representational leadership. No ticketed programs were offered. The Guild can observe increased participation in online and at home activities. 2: The Northfield Arts Guild will attain an increased level of participation and representation of diverse people on our board of directors. The Guild has secured two new board members from the vibrant Hispanic community in Northfield The Guild also had additional artists from the Hispanic community in recent gallery exhibitions.",,570004,"Other, local or private",570004,,"Rolf Kragseth, Pepe Kryzda, David McKee, Judy Kutulas, Connie Albers, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Rae Horton, Amy Pagel, Fernando Sevilla, Katie Warren, Mary Rizzo, Marta Sorenson",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Northfield Arts Guild is to inspire our community by developing, supporting, and providing quality, inclusive artistic opportunities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Peterson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",office@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1652,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014117,"Operating Support",2021,21250,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform January and June concerts, school workshops, and community residencies in the Twin Cities, and a tour to greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members. 2: Innovative performances will build awareness of LGBTQ people and transform and empower students, singers, audiences, and community partners. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members.","Because of the pandemic, One Voice canceled all in-person activities and pivoted to an entirely online platform of rehearsals, concerts and workshops. New partnerships were assessed, online audiences and engagement was tracked, extensive surveying of artistic partners, Board members and chorus members was conducted to assess program quality. 2: Online open rehearsals, statewide sing-a-longs, a new podcast, virtual choirs and digital broadcasts supported LGBTQ people during the pandemic. New partnerships were assessed, online audiences and engagement was tracked, extensive surveying of artistic partners, Board members and chorus members was conducted to assess program quality.",,395003,"Other, local or private",395003,,"Matt Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Earl Moore, Mary Pat Byrn, Joe Andrews, Katy Nordhagen",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1653,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014118,"Operating Support",2021,411577,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To reposition the Ordway for long-term financial sustainability, while continuing to create transformative experiences for audiences and artists. Ordway staff and Board of Directors monitor the fiscal health of the organization on an ongoing basis, and compare to historic trends. Independent evaluators and staff assess the impact of our programs through post-show surveys and focus groups. 2: Strengthen partnerships with other arts organizations, artists, and teachers, in order to increase access to high-quality arts programming. We will track the number of participants in co-productions and co-presentations, Arts Education activities, Master Classes, an Ordway Cabaret tour and Community Access initiatives.","The Covid 19 pandemic deeply impacted the Ordway, and a full recovery will be a multiyear effort. Ordway staff and Board of Directors continue to monitor the fiscal health of the organization on an ongoing basis, and, thanks to Covid 19 relief funding, the Ordway is currently well positioned to begin rebuilding. 2: Even in the midst of a pandemic the Ordway continued to partner with organizations to provide opportunities for youth and adults to engage in the arts. We tracked the number of participants in our virtual programming, including Virtual School Matinees and special presentations.",,19925700,"Other, local or private",19925700,,"Diane Awsumb, Dawn Block, Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Dorothea Burns, Hon. Melvin Carter, Parick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Dr. Joe Gothard, Ed Graff, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Mark Henneman,""Bill""Johnson, Dr. Eric Jolly, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, David Lilly, Elizabeth Lilly, Matt Majka, Victor Miranda, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway,""Bill""Parker, Kim Randolph, Christine Sand,""Bill""Sands, Craig Solem, Dan Stoltz, Tim Welsh, John Wolak, Brad Wood",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Ordway's mission is to create transformative, shared experiences for audiences and artists through live performance.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Stearns, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1654,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014122,"Operating Support",2021,76842,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences will be inspired and engaged by experiencing a range of artistically diverse, innovative theatre performances and activities. Track artist and audience response to creative new works and activities; Assess if Park Square has furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Diverse stories and artists, partnerships, and creative placemaking will increase inclusiveness among audiences and artists of color and all ages. Track audience and artist demographics and responses to assess if they are more diverse and engage, connect, or partner with Park Square. Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.","Artists and audiences were inspired and engaged by 3 virtual performances and activities of artistically diverse and innovative theatre. Tracked artist and audience response to online works and activities; Assessed audience engagement in and response to this new delivery method. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Diverse stories and artists, partnerships, and virtual performances and activities increased geographic, age, ethnic, and cultural inclusiveness. Tracked audience and artist demographics and responses to assess if they were more diverse and engaged, connected, or partnered with Park Square Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.",,3096747,"Other, local or private",3096747,,"Paul R. Sackett, Susan Rostkoski, Andrea Trimble Hart, Paul F. Casey, Paul Mattessich, Patrick Brown, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Paul Johnson, Greg Landmark, John Lefevre, Kristin Berger Parker, Paul Stembler, Greg Sullivan",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square's mission is to enrich our community by producing and presenting exceptional live theater that touches the heart, engages the mind, and delights the spirit.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Michael-jon",Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1658,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014123,"Operating Support",2021,64521,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra 1) enacts new vision and strategic plan, 2) maintains judicious growth, 3) continues producing excellent art. We will evaluate: Does our strategic plan include feedback from a broad range of stakeholders to support our new vision? Do reports show that program participation is deepening? Do patron surveys demonstrate strong engagement? 2: Penumbra's Ashe Lab models new vision by including community voice and inspiring civic unity. We will evaluate: Is the Ashe Lab commissioning process collaborative? Does the final work inform our understanding of particular social justice issues? Do community members experiencing this issue feel seen and/or empowered?","Penumbra 1) enacts new vision & strategic plan, 2) maintains judicious growth, 3) continues producing excellent art. Digital surveys, virtual focus groups, and ongoing discussion, analysis, and implementation with artists, staff, and board. 2: Penumbra's Ashe Lab models new vision by including community voice and inspiring civic unity. Digital surveys, interviews (April-December 20), and feedback from virtual retreat (January 21).",,2061170,"Other, local or private",2061170,,"Javonte Anyabwele, Shamayne Braman, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Jeannine Befidi, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, Joseph Wald, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra Theatre creates artistically excellent and socially responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience. We open hearts, rehearse strategies for change, and dispel dehumanizing narratives of people of color. Through 43 continuous seasons, still we rise.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Nobles, Norman, Pine, Ramsey, Steele, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1659,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014125,"Operating Support",2021,47112,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants find value in access to arts experiences and learning/professional opportunities via Center programs representing inclusive perspectives. Collect qualitative feedback from Center constituents about the value and impact of access to activities and relevance to Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds and interests across the new play field. 2: Minnesotans gain knowledge and develop skills on the art and craft of playwriting and about the professional theater field. Collect qualitative participant feedback on classes, seminars, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, creative growth, career advancement, changes in process/approach.","Participants gained knowledge, insights and connections via accessible online activities reflecting different community perspectives. Qualitative survey feedback and reports from playwrights and participants about the impact of our activities on their creative growth/career advancement and the benefits for artists, the public, and a more inclusive field. 2: Participants demonstrated learning and artistic advancement, and rated the instructors, mentors, presentations, and motivational value highly. Class/seminar participant surveys and documented comments; qualitative feedback and written reports from program artists and event participants; comparative participation and engagement data; demonstrated artistic and career growth.",,1379601,"Other, local or private",1379601,,"Mary Beidler Gearen, Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Jodi Grundyson, Jeff Hedlund, Jessie Houlihan, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Adam Rao, Christopher Schout, Cecilia Stanton Adams, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Paul Stembler, Harry Waters, Jr., Michael Winn, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1661,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014126,"Operating Support",2021,38193,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will connect to each other and engage in public spaces that are shaped and transformed by artists. Outcomes measured by number of projects produced, artists engaged, and by audience surveys, interviews, focus groups that assess change in attitudes about public spaces and social connections. 2: By engaging in public art experiences, artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will be empowered to impact their community. Outcome measured by demographics of artists and program participants and by feedback via surveys, interviews, and focus groups about artist and participant confidence in impacting community.","Due to COVID-19, PASP outcomes for connecting Minnesotans in FY21 did not meet expectations. Discussion with teaching artists and youth for eARTh Lab workshops led to delivery of art kits, not in-person workshops in 2020. In 2021, we are doing in-person workshops again. 2: PASP achieved inclusion in commissions for artists with many artists of color commissioned to create new work. PASP held workshops and information sessions for artist opportunities and learned from the artists in attendance what methods are best to reach them and to make projects do-able.",,554035,"Other, local or private",554035,12000,"Christine Dennis, Colleen Sheehy, Nancy Apfelbacher, Lisa Arnold, Bob Bierscheid, Bernie Bullert, Dolly Ludeen; Nimo Farah; Elizabeth Jolly, Peter Kramer, Meena Mangalvedekar; Luke Odegaard, Joan Palm, Roberto Carmona Sande; Anna Schlesinger, Dawn Selle, Malini Srivastava, Kay A. Thomas, Yamy Vang, Katie Wertheim Iacarella, Laura Wertheim Joseph",2.5,"Public Art Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Public Art Saint Paul makes Saint Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Sheehy,"Public Art Saint Paul","381 Wabasha St N","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 290-0921",colleen@publicartstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1662,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014127,"Operating Support",2021,33561,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity, and faith is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith were moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala?s work. Success in reaching/impacting diverse audiences via digital platforms was monitored through YouTube/Facebook/Instagram comments, virtual Q&A sessions, informal conversation, and emails from attendees. 2: Virtual engagement programs and partnerships provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers to participation & reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity, and faith was monitored through YouTube/Facebook/Instagram comments, virtual Q&A sessions, informal conversation, and emails from attendees.",,719443,"Other, local or private",719443,2853,"Maguerite Ahmann, Nithya Balakrishnan, Neal Cuthbert (Vice President), Cyrus Hanson, Paul Kelash (Secretary), Sumit Kumar, Aparna Ramaswamy, John Riske, Dheenu Sivalingam (Treasurer), Krishnan Subrahmanian (President)",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students' at home in the Twin Cities, and on tour worldwide.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1663,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014128,"Operating Support",2021,29810,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical thinking. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi offered publications and virtual events, greatly expanding Minnesotans? literary choices and perspectives, and engaging them in critical thi. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,233402,"Other, local or private",233402,15830,"Kris Bigalk, Jill Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Eric Lorberer, Mo Perry, Paul Von Drasek, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1664,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014129,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists making experimental performance will gain a deeper understanding of their own creative processes and connect with new audiences. We will evaluate by measuring number and scope of artistic development opportunities provided; box office statistics; written participant evaluations reflecting on artistic development and audience connections; and post-show audience surveys. 2: Red Eye will increase its organizational stability and efficiency in carrying out its artistic programs. We will evaluate by tracking individual donations, including numbers of new and returning lapsed donors; grants from both new and returning funders; and hours spent on different aspects of the organization's work.","Artists making experimental performance gained a deeper understanding of their own creative processes and connected with new audiences. We evaluated by measuring number and scope of artistic development opportunities provided; box office statistics; written participant evaluations reflecting on artistic development and audience connections; and post-show audience surveys. 2: Red Eye increased its organizational stability and efficiency in carrying out its artistic programs. We evaluated by tracking individual donations, including numbers of new and returning lapsed donors; grants from both new and returning funders; and hours spent on different aspects of the organization's work.",,207642,"Other, local or private",207642,,"Cameran Bailey, David Kelley, Diana Konopka, Rachel Mattson, Karen Quisenberry, Sara Shives, Jinza Thayer",,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Red Eye is a multidisciplinary creative laboratory that supports the development and production of boundary breaking performance work.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Jendrzejewski,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","15 14th St W",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2301,"(612) 870-7531",rachel@redeyetheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1665,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014130,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","100% alignment of board and staff in strategic direction, initiatives and actions and diversified resource development plan. Development of measurable key performance indicators for staff and board to follow. Board governance procedures and best practices will be adopted, a 3-yr strategic plan and resource development plan completed, adopted by board and implemented. 2: Red Wing Arts, its artists and activities are a relevant and vital part of the Red Wing community. Increase programming for and participation of diverse groups; create yearly public art project and lead implementation of a public art 5-year plan for the community. Audience data, surveys and media coverage will be used for evaluation.","The Board and staff are aligned on the strategic direction with flexibility to manage a pandemic. Performance indicators for staff and board were developed and followed, and KPI were adjusted when needed to ensure success of the organization. 2: Red Wing Arts, its artists and activities are a relevant and vital part of the Red Wing community. Audience data, surveys, stories and observations will be used for evaluation.",,206441,"Other, local or private",206441,10310,"Kim Wiemer, Kirsten Ford, Rachel McWithey, Claire Larkin, Marcy Dowse, Maggie Paynter, Velma Carbajal, Jerry Olson' Peggy Simonson, Susan Forsyth, Christie Dickinson",,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to support and advance the work of artists in our region and build a community that recognizes, appreciates, and celebrates the importance of artists and the power of art in our lives.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1666,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014133,"Operating Support",2021,206931,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, master classes, lectures and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, attending constituents and the presenting artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming.","Northrop informed audiences through 50+ virtual activities including 5 dance & 12 music performances, 2 student matinees & 20+ lectures & engagements. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, and through Northrop's website, Facebook and social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities & exploring global issues through renowned artists. Northrop distributed surveys, virtual follow-up meetings with community & University partners, engaged artists & school groups E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.",,7473639,"Other, local or private",7473639,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Karen Hanson, Robert Lunieski, Katheryn Menaged, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson,, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1669,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014134,"Operating Support",2021,90244,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WAM connects art, scholarship, and inquiry based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaboration to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced 11 exhibitions and 12 public programs, serving 242,222 people who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.",,3961178,"Other, local or private",3961178,,"Srdan Babovic, Jane Blocker, Laura Bloomberg, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Nayana Jha, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Sergio Manancero, Julie Matonich, Eric Newman, Sandra Nowak, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Carol Strohecker, Kay Thomas, Robin Torgerson, Amelious Whyte, Ex Officio: Karen Hanson, Penny Winton",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Haugen,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-5302",hauge442@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1670,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014136,"Operating Support",2021,30703,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RAC will present exhibitions, art education and public programs, and collaborations that integrate contemporary art, society and diverse communities. Present three exhibitions during 2021 and related education and public programs.","The Rochester Art Center exceeded its exhibition and program goals during the pandemic, meeting patrons remotely and in-person. Evaluation is based on number of exhibitions presented, feedback, in-person and remote audience participation numbers, diversity of attendees, number of programs presented, and the sustainability of long-term programs, such as Total Arts Day Camp.",,831542,"Other, local or private",831542,,"Rachel Bohman, Tracy Austin, Brett Olson, Jon Zurn, Brian Dukerschein, Kjellgren Alkire, Rose Anderson, Brooke Burch, Michelle Fagan, Simon Huelsbeck, Demitrius Johnson, Alexandre Maia, Kevin Reid, Paul Scanlon",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through world-class exhibitions and programs, we present a welcoming, integrated and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity and critical thinking.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sheila,Dickinson,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",sdickinson@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1672,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014138,"Operating Support",2021,19472,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our community impact by engaging people of more diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds who reflect our community's growth. Continue to track all strategies for growth: collect demographic data, survey participants and community partners on satisfaction and personal or organizational impact of participation in RS activities.","Increased accessibility to all Minnesotans through free virtual programming. Tracked numbers of views of video content. Reviewed comments on YouTube and Facebook engagement. 2: Maintained engagement with musicians, providing opportunities for performance through recording for virtual content. Tracked number of musicians who participated in virtual programming.",,520476,"Other, local or private",520476,19472,"Hayward Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Bradley Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Mark Neville, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Kilen,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",stephaniek@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1674,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014139,"Operating Support",2021,19462,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJU will expand arts access and deepen community connections to the arts through in-depth, meaningful residency work. Expand the number of new residency partners, track number of participants, number of activities, gather qualitative feedback and evaluation from residency partners. 2: SJU will broaden audiences and expand exposure to a diversity of artistic genres by providing access to daytime matinee performances. Offer two distinct performances that are intentionally programmed during the day. Evaluation will be based on sales, attendance, participation and surveys, including identifying first time attendance and demographic information.","SJU provided streamed performances and related residency through the pandemic closure. Number of streamed activities, tracked participation, end of season survey. 2: Outcome was put on hold due to COVID closure.",,601965,"Other, local or private",601965,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Desiree Clark, Pedro dos Santos, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue, and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities. Through the performing and visual arts series, Saint John's University (SJU) provides community wide opportunities for interaction with national artists through unique residencies, artists' talks, exhibitions and performances.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Renville, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1675,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014140,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all ages, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and income levels in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. MCA will track audience, community outreach, scholarship, and enrollment data. All programming will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: Theatre Division participation will increase by 5% through additional and enhanced programming that advances skills and welcomes new audiences. Theatre Division participation and audiences will be compared to previous years. Feedback from interviews, observations and surveys of participants will determine artistic development achieved.","People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota experienced the arts. MCA collected and evaluated audience, community outreach and enrollment data, social media interactions, and testimonials to ensure quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programing, and experiences for all. 2: MCA increased theatre programming by 9% However, a slight decrease in participation was seen due to the required switch to virtual programming. MCA tracked theatre participation as well as real-time and recorded audience data Additionally, feedback collected during classes, through observations, and surveys helped confirm that participants gained skills and new audiences were engaged.",,350554,"Other, local or private",350554,1262,"Jennifer Baryl, Robert Bimonte, James P. Burns, Mary Burrichter, Jack Curran, John Domanico, Michael Fehrenbach, Marilyn Frost, Roger Haydock, Jim Horan, Amy Johnson, Thomas W. Johnson, Linda Kuczma, Michael Laak, Michael McGinniss, Michael O'Hern, Kay O'Leary, Peter Pearson, David Poos, Mary Ann Remick, Terrance Russell, Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, John Smarreli Jr., Angela Steger, Gregory Stevens, Ann Trauscht, Marchy Van Fossen, John Wade, Mary Pat Wlazik",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts exists to provide quality arts education and performance by nurturing and encouraging artistic expression in children and adults.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1676,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014141,"Operating Support",2021,30243,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will provide classes and workshops, school residencies, drop-in classes, and outreach activities for all levels of experience, ages, and income. SPB will collect 1) quantitative data: number and demographics of participants, 2) qualitative data; surveys, observations from participants and partners (Mall of America, schools, etc.). 2: SPB will reshape the perception of ballet with diverse dancers, teachers and performances that appeal to a wide range of participants and audiences. SPB will track the demographics of teachers, audiences, and dancers, especially those in principal roles; create works that appeal to multiple audiences; and collect qualitative data with surveys, observations, and post-performance discussions.","SPB provided online classes when studios were closed and later in-person classes at mandated capacity for all levels of experience, ages and income. SPB collected 1) quantitative data: number and demographics of participants; 2) qualitative data: surveys, one-on-one conversations with participants. 2: SPB reshaped the perception of ballet with information gathered from DEI workshops and conversations among leadership, staff, board and participants. SPB tracked the demographics of participants; and collected qualitative data from surveys and conversations with leadership, staff, board and participants to determine if the DEI activities changed their perception of ballet.",,696999,"Other, local or private",696999,2368,"Sarah Leismer, Lillyan Hoyos, Brianne Bland, Amber Genetsky, Christine Onusko, Laleh Rokh Shambayati, Katherine Kreiser",,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul Ballet's mission is to perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1677,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014142,"Operating Support",2021,243375,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Twin Cities community will gain wide access to live performances and high-quality video recording of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will monitor progress toward the goals of its current strategic plan to determine whether we are adding value to and enriching our community by sharing transformational experiences with a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to livestream and rebroadcast performances of chamber orchestra music through the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and free digital media programming.",,10042409,"Other, local or private",10042409,,"Deborah J. Palmer, Robert M. Olafson, Jon Limbacher, Elizabeth Willis, David Rosedahl, A.J. Huss, Jr., Betty Myers, Douglas Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Christopher M. Brown, Anne L. Cheney, Jon C. Cieslak, Sheldon W. Damberg, Rick Dow, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathy Gremillion, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ann Huntrods, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Erwin A. Kelen, Sang Yoon Kim, Robert L. Lee, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Richard M. Martinez, Alfred P. Moore, David Moore, Jr., David E. Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Ronald Sit, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joe Tashjian, Alan Wilensky, Matthew Wilson, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1678,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014143,"Operating Support",2021,12727,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More students in private and group classes and workshops will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Compare past enrollment to current year. Gather qualitative feedback to inform future programming. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and come to appreciate live music in everyday life. We will solicit feedback from: A. General public B. Disadvantaged youth C. Seniors D. Immigrants and Refugees We will track number of performances, musician contact hours, venues, participant feedback and audience number of members, and audience comments.","We were able to serve 300 students with online or hybrid lessons, and build audiences with live streamed concerts. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, we compared enrollment to prior years, conducted surveys online and informally, and met with faculty to plan future programming. 2: We launched new online and live streamed programming to community partners and built new audiences. Informal and formal feedback from partnering agencies and audiences, surveys of online public school students and teachers.",,531905,"Other, local or private",531905,,"Michael Adams, Susan Bullard, Jamie Mudrick, Scott Brasko, Jennifer Burks, Sharon Carlson, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Kelly Schwenn, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Since 2001, The Conservatory has been a school where the musical aspirations of students of all ages, abilities, and economic backgrounds are met with a commitment to excellence. Our mission is to provide an environment where students thrive through artistic expression, disciplined training, and frequent performance opportunities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1679,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014144,"Operating Support",2021,55879,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Schubert Club builds relationships with more Minnesota music enthusiasts of diverse backgrounds because of what we program and organizational changes. Track new audiences in our box office system, issue post-concert surveys and build new community relationships. We will assess demographics in concerts, education and partnership building.","During FY21, on-line programming (without charge), featured artists of various cultural backgrounds, resulting in greater viewing. We evaluated online program attendance through YouTube and Facebook analytics. We did not require any registration. Previously, 150 attended Courtroom Concerts in-person. In 2020-21, attendance averaged 387. We surveyed patrons.",,2144015,"Other, local or private",2144015,,"Suzanna Altman, Mark Anema, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Lynne Beck, Cecil Chally, Joanna Cortright, Birgitte Christianson, Patricia Durst, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, Brian Horrigan, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Krystal Kohler Norris, Libby Larsen, Seth Levin, Eric Lind, Laura McCarten, Fayneese Miller, Sook Jin Ong, Nancy Orr, Jonathan Palmer, Jana Sackmeister, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Maria Troje, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker, Melissa Wright",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Schubert Club cultivates a passion for music and fosters an engaged community of music enthusiasts through concerts, music education, museum exhibits, and student scholarships.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1680,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014146,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Increase our outreach within the Somali-American Community. List of new places and connections not yet reached by the Somali Museum of Minnesota. We survey each audience to understand if they have seen this art and work before. Survey data will be compiled annually. 2: Increase outreach to non-Somali audiences. List of new places and connections not yet reached by the Somali Museum of Minnesota. We survey each audience to understand if they have seen this art and work before. Survey data will be compiled annually. ","Increased outreach within the  Somali-American community. We have held programs in various places that usually did not participate in Somali programs. We noted on the number of new places the programs happened and also did random surveying of audience on whether they were new to the Somali Museum programs. 2. Increased outreach to non-Somali audiences. We surveyed each audience to understand if they have seen this art and work before. The data showed most of the non-Somali audience were new to the Somali museum and about 60% were new to Somali art all together. ","achieved proposed outcomes",257663,"Other, local or private ",267973,,"Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Bashir Sheikh, Lisa Friedlander, Busad Ali Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts, Osman M. Ali",,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The Somali Museum's mission is to use art and culture as a tool for education: making it possible for young Somalis who have grown up in the United States to connect with their culture, as well as Minnesotans of other ethnic heritage to encounter Somali art and traditional culture for the first time. ",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Zahra,Muse,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum","1516 E Lake St Ste 11",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 998-1166",zahra@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1682,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide. ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10014148,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","In 2020, we will add Artist Services to our rentals so that all artists and performers can engage with new and diverse audiences. We will track and compare the success of our artist partnerships by comparing ticket sales and revenue to the artist to the previous year. 2: We will offer a multi-revenue business model including straight rentals and artist partnerships. We will track and compare various programs via - revenue streams - total ticket sales - type of bookings - new patrons - web/social media metrics and interest in events at The Southern. ","We successfully tracked artist partnerships comparing ticket sales and revenue to artist from the previous year. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. 2. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. We tracked our programs the following ways: revenue streams, total ticket sales, type of bookings, new patrons, webs/social media metrics and interest in Southern Events. ","achieved proposed outcomes",201185,"Other, local or private ",211495,,"Ochen Kaylon, Rita Dibble, Dahlia Brue, Seth Bockley, Rebekah Cook",,"The Southern Theater Foundation AKA Southern Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The Southern Theater's mission is to foster a community of exceptional artists. ",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebekah,Cook,"The Southern Theater Foundation AKA Southern Theater","1420 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1038,"(612) 340-0155",info@southerntheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1684,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10014150,"Operating Support",2021,68556,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will make high-quality youth theatre productions and programming accessible to all Minnesotans, regardless of income, geography, or ability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in our off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will engage in a process of innovation and experimentation to produce new, engaging and inclusive theatre programming for youth and families. STC will conduct intrinsic impact surveys of patrons and program participants to gather qualitative and quantitative feedback regarding the participants' experiences.","In-person audience numbers were down due to the pandemic. Online format increased accessibility for audiences outside of the metro area. Using Tessitura, Stages Theatre Company tracked attendance for in-person and internet-based programs. The pandemic provided an opportunity to serve Minnesotans beyond the Twin Cities (34 counties in total). 2: Stages Theatre Company met the pandemic head-on with innovation, resulting in new online and in-person socially distanced programs. Stages Theatre Company surveyed audience members of online performances and both in-person and virtual education program participants The feedback was primarily qualitative in nature.",,2451527,"Other, local or private",2451527,,"Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Christine Kwiat, Dimitrios Lalos, Lisa Beth Lentini, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Linda Moy, Meighan O'Reardon, Elizabeth Plaetz-Lori, Nicole Truso",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theater environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1123",mkrueger@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1686,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014151,"Operating Support",2021,42327,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to expand Creative Learning and Performance programming. 1.) Sustained 5-7% growth in programming. 2.) Increased diversity in audience and program participation measured through participant surveys. 3. Satisfaction with programs measured through written and interview based evaluations. 2: Continue to strengthen financial stability and sustainability. 1.) Creation of operating reserve fund ($100,000) and Strategic Reserve Fund ($200,000). 2.) Transition of all data management to CRM. 3.) New protocols for department Income and Expense reporting (per PROPEL guidelines).","Although we did not expand the number of participants as planned, we expanded our audience into greater Minnesota through virtual programs. Registration and streaming details. 2: During the grant period we sold our building and made significant moves toward long term sustainability through partnerships and shared resources. Cash on hand increased to 16 weeks over the course of the year New departmental structures.",,1050142,"Other, local or private",1050142,12800,"Mike Erlandson, Rhonda Feist, Jennifer Prock, Kathy Engesser, Tamra Davis Cownie, Maggie Dayton, Tom D'Onofrio, Teresa Gravelle Foss, Jared Kemper, Ben Redshaw, Pondie Taylor, Anna Tobin, Shwetha Vijayakumar",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission at SteppingStone Theatre for Youth ignites belonging, generosity, mastery, self advocacy, and inspiration by creating art with young people to share with the world.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ferraro-Hauck,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104-7196,"(651) 225-9265",mark@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1687,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014155,"Operating Support",2021,42525,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TTT shows will evoke emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We will collect audience responses to our shows via written surveys, verbal talk-backs, recorded reflections, and post-show interviews with staff from partner organizations. 2: TTT will reduce barriers to arts participation, affording access to the highest quality theater to those who have previously felt excluded. We will survey audiences about barriers they have experienced to arts participation, whether the show was relevant to their lives, and whether they would be inclined to see more theater.","TTT virtual offerings evoked emotional and thoughtful responses, opening audiences/participants to new ideas, feelings, experiences, perspectives. TTT received written feedback from participants, virtual audiences, and partner org staff, as well as hosted post-event virtual gatherings to hear from participants and audience members. 2: TTT reduced barriers to arts participation during covid by providing meaningful, safe, virtual experiences and connections for free. TTT used participation counts, counts of new partners and audiences reached, feedback from post-event virtual gatherings, and written comments from participants.",,850700,"Other, local or private",850700,,"Amy Apperson, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Sun Mee Chomet, Cheryl Davidson, Nancy Evert, Jon Hallberg, H. Adam Harris, Cindy Kaiser, Kathy Kukielka, Marcela Lorca, Chuck Roehrick, Randy Schubring, J. D. Steele, Denise Silva, Ellie Skelton",,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ten Thousand Things brings lively, intelligent, professional theater to people with little access to the wealth of the arts, who in turn help our artists and traditional audiences reimagine what theater can be.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","1430 Concordia Ave Ste 40216","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 203-9502",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1691,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014156,"Operating Support",2021,44937,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Young people increase their knowledge of, and participation in, the fiber arts. Assessment by teaching artists, and staff at Plymouth Christian Youth Center, The Division of Indian Work, Luxton Learners, and Indigenous Roots. Youth also evaluate their learning experience through quantitative and qualitative rankings.","Achieved by the increase in knowledge and skills among participating Minnesotans through new and revised programming and events (socially-distant in-p. Indicators include self-reported and observed increases in knowledge, skills, and participation. On the front-end, our classes must include clearly defined learning goals and skills objectives directly linked to measurable outcomes. 2: Relevant/accessible experiences include our exhibitions with Women of Color Quilters Network, We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism. Indicators include self-reported and observed increases in knowledge, skills, and participation Methods include tracking the number and demographics (as voluntarily provided) of virtual and in-person visitors and participants.",,1060890,"Other, local or private",1060890,24702,"John Cairns, Maggie Dayton, Richard Gilyard, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Carol Mashuga, Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Anu Pasricha, Curt Pederson, Jane Prohaska, Ella Ramsey, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Maggie Thompson, Jeff White",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Malloy,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",malloywriter@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1692,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014159,"Operating Support",2021,60128,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broad audience will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater work and deepen their connection to the work and to one another. We will evaluate audience growth and connectivity by the number of attendees; surveys measuring emotional and intellectual engagement with the work on our stage; participation in post-show discussions and in-person and online comments. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse backgrounds will collaborate in presenting Theater Latt' Da productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on Theater Latt' Da's production process. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","Minnesotans participated in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible. We created behind-the-scenes videos of our virtual workshops, interviews with creative teams, and discussions around current social tensions, themes or issues explored in our NEXT UP projects, engaging more than 6,500 Minnesotans with this content. 2: Minnesota artists learned, grew and changed by participating in quality arts experiences. We held seven virtual NEXT UP workshops and readings, employing 29 Minnesotan actors We also employed 43 Minnesotan performers through our GHOSTLIGHT SERIES, five virtual cabarets that were released throughout the first half of 2021.",,2366099,"Other, local or private",2366099,13677,"Kent Allin, Matthew Arrington, Les Bendtsen, Ron Frey, Matt Fulton, Jon Harkness, Sandy Hey, Lisa Hoene, Nancy Jones, Christine Larsen, Kate Lawson, Penny Meier, Bridget Morehead, Glyn Northington, Ann Novacheck, Gary A. Reetz, Tom Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Rabindra Tambyraja, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latt' Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"Theatre Latt'-Da AKA Theater Latt'-Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",michelle@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1695,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014160,"Operating Support",2021,14709,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will offer greater diversity in programming in an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically patrons ages 20-45. The outcome will be realized upon successful presentation of the programming, then measured by the number of new and returning patrons determined in the reporting. In addition, audience surveys will be used to collect demographic information.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered greater diversity in programming in an effort to develope a broader audience, specifically patrons ages 20-45. The outcome was realized with successful presentation of the programming and measured by the number of patrons recorded in the ticketing and CRM system.",,334587,"Other, local or private",334587,,"Fred Bursch, Dr. Jim Pence, David Berg, Judy Blaseg, Philip Eidsvold, Jaime Jost, Lisa Gustafson, Tessa Larson, Terri Bursch, Jo Ciceron, Tom Obert, Leanne Larson, Deb Trumm, Betty Ravnik",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area, and Central Minnesota.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Big Stone, Carver, Cass, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1696,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014161,"Operating Support",2021,10310,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TigerLion Arts will evaluate and improve its staffing and governance systems, to make TLA's desired growth more sustainable. Improvement in TLA's ability to allocate artistic, administrative and governance tasks appropriately, measured by successful creation of new staffing budget, on-boarding of new team members, and ability to complete all planned projects. 2: TigerLion will create more financially sustainable models for productions and find ways to share our work, including a new show, with wider audiences. Success will be evaluated by: completed assessment of past show financials; creation of cost-effective ways to share our work with larger audiences, including licensing, script publication and training others in our method; and creation of new show.","Models developed for production logistics, audiences, & finances for Nature & BP. New plans strengthened logistics, launched E-Store & database. As grant period neared closure, TLA's Board asked and answered key questions: 1) did leadership pivot strategically; 2) were actions accountable to constituencies; 3) was enhanced/new information applied in developing new productions/partnerships. 2: Pivoted to albums & videos, not performances Rescheduled Nature 2021 & BP 2022 Licensed Nature Launched E-Shop Developing 2 new productions. Models built to inform contracts Nature licensing set BP outreach on HHDL's 86th birthday Training new companies in walking-play method All products available via E-Store 2 new shows to benefit from internal improvements, modeling, E-Store.",,101292,"Other, local or private",101292,10310,"Steve Brooks (Board Member) Founder, Press, Thupten Dadak (Board Member) Founder, TAFM; Owner, Heart of Tibet & Sky Door, Sam Elmore (Advisory Board Member) Preceptor, Watson Institute, Tyson Forbes (Board Member) Producing Artistic Director, TigerLion Arts, Shannon Forney (Advisory Board Member) Business Manager, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Markell Kiefer (Officer) Executive Artistic Director, TigerLion Arts, Dianne Lev (Chair) Director of Development, Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Tenzin Ngawang (Advisory Board Member) Singer, Dancer",,"TigerLion Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TigerLion Arts celebrates the wisdom of humans and the spirit of nature through artistic works that awaken, inform, and delight communities.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"TigerLion Arts","730 2nd Ave S Ste 1400",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 770-8372",robin@artsprogress.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1697,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014162,"Operating Support",2021,46002,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans of all ages will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and/or grow as dance artists via TU Dance programs and activities. Collect participant and company qualitative feedback on program impact from surveys/interviews and gather input from teachers, partners, and artists; track participation in Center programs and activities; document/track Center student advancement.","Minnesotans of different ages and backgrounds demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence via TU Dance Center activities. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via surveys, evaluations, interviews, and virtual conferences. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement and program impact.",,1107836,"Other, local or private",1107836,,"Anil Hurkadli, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann. Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1698,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014163,"Operating Support",2021,24461,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of students who participate in after school educational programs.","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities. The outcome was evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participated, and the number of young people who were hired to work for the organization.",,266099,"Other, local or private",266099,24461,"Shannon Robinson, James Taylor, Amir Berenjian, Renita Fisher, Andrea Graham, Craig Freeman, Lisa Holyfield, Alexander Salazar, Carrie Schaffer, Jennifer Sorenson, Kai Thieteji, Joel Walters, David Washington",0.66,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music (Catalyst) gives young people equitable access and opportunities to see, experience, and participate in the Twin Cities music community, while growing them as people prepared to make the world work.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 224-4700",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1699,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014164,"Operating Support",2021,34287,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCGMC builds and strengthens communities in Minnesota through creating and sharing music. This outcome will be measured through the benchmarks that measure community, artistry and advocacy included in our strategic planning. 2: Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, and educational. This outcome will be measured by attendance at concerts, outreach performances, audience surveys and the programmatic variety, quality, commissions and collaborations with other nationally recognized forces.","Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus built and strengthened community through three virtual concerts and various outreaches in a safe environment for artists. Through programming, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus addressed initiatives identified in the strategic plan such as increased visibility, building community with people with whom there might be disagreement and performing new music. 2: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus virtual concert repertoire addressed relevant social topics through engaging, entertaining and high-caliber artistry. Viewership statistics and feedback expressed through public and personal channels informed the evaluation of the project Free and virtual offerings increased audiences and accommodated collaborators from a wider geographic area.",,466105,"Other, local or private",466105,34287,"John A""Bill""Salisbury, Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Steffie Fiore, Chuck Huebner, Dion Grace, Eric Ayen, Erin Bernier, Hugh Smeltekop, Matt Helgason,, Daniel Hodges, Lance Morgan, Shannon O'Brien",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is gay men building community through music.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1700,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014166,"Operating Support",2021,60957,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","76% of survey respondents had a strong emotional response to the concert; 79% indicated the performance helped them see things they have in common wit. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of our programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,1955391,"Other, local or private",1955391,,"Torrie Allen, Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, David L. Mona, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances, commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1702,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014167,"Operating Support",2021,502697,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Track and map first-time visitor journey experiences, analyze opportunities for improvements. Use 'test and learn' methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promoter Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Ethnography studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. More first-time visitors accessed the Walker through virtual programs. While visitor tracking onsite was not possible, Walker used post-event surveys to implement `test and learn` methodology for new approaches and measure Net Promoter Score. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation Surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.",,29757664,"Other, local or private",29757664,,"Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, Mark Jordahl, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, John Liddicoat, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Charlie Pohlad, Donna Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Keith Rivers, Joel Ronning, Gayle R. T. Schueller, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Laura Taft, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John P. Whaley, Susan White, D. Ellen Wilson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1703,"Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She was previously with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds a master's degree in public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd.; Betsy Husting: Husting is retired after more than 40 years working in the arts as a producing director, actor, marketer, administrator, and development professional. In 1994, she founded Husting & Associates Consulting, providing fundraising expertise to nonprofits, primarily arts organizations. Her clients included Flying Foot Forum, Illusion Theater, Public Radio International, Zorongo Flamenco, Theater Latt' Da, Graywolf Press, MacPhail Center for Music, Teatro del Pueblo, and many more. Husting attended Denison and Indiana Universities as an English major with a minor in theater.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis-based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate-level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater's Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Nora Murphy: Murphy is a fifth-generation Irish-Minnesotan and mother of two grown sons. She is an author of two memoirs and three non-fiction books for children. She works as the Tribal Planner and Grant Writer for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota.; Carolyn Wintersteen: Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member and executive director of Theatre B in Moorhead. She serves on the Moorhead Art and Culture Commission and is active in local civic organizations. Prior to founding Theatre B, she coordinated programs at Trollwood Performing Arts School, taught at Minnesota State University Moorhead and North Dakota State University, and worked in administration at Prairie Public Broadcasting. She earned a BA in theater from Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) and an MFA in acting from the University of Pittsburgh. Wintersteen has performed with the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Commonweal Theatre, the Black Hills Playhouse, and Theatre B. In 2017 she received the Lake Region Arts Council McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant to support an original play which she and her husband performed at the Minnesota and Boulder Fringe Festivals. Theatre B is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 American Theatre Company Award for excellence among young theater organizations nationwide.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014168,"Operating Support",2021,25915,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More African Americans are engaged at WWMA because the organization has increased visibility and demonstrated the relevance of music education. Walker West Music Academy relies on a variety of metrics and measurement tools to ensure that we're meeting our mission and our goals for operational development including surveys, testimonials, and board review.","Walker West expanded enrollment and maintained partnerships and collaborations with the support of the operating grant received. Staff monitored the outcome through enrollment reports to the administrative team, reports of student demographic info and evaluative surveys conducted at the end of each period. Reflective discussions were completed with staff and partners.",,634673,"Other, local or private",634673,11923,"Dr. Barbara Doyle, Amy Huerta, Mary Bolkcom, Tim Nelson, Grant West, Rev. Carl Walker, Margaret Marrinan, Sharon Garth, Dr. Valerie Little-Butler, Eric Clark, Lawrence Waddell, Jeannine Kessler, David Edgerton",1,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Walker West creates a music learning community rooted in the African-American cultural experience, where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather, explore, and grow through music.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Braxton,Haulcy,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","760 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 224-2929",braxton@walkerwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1704,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10014169,"Operating Support",2021,28914,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WGM will offer high-quality weaving, spinning, and dyeing programs representative of the diverse global textile cultures present in Minnesota. WGM will track the kinds of programming it offers with respect to tradition and origin. WGM will track populations served.","Actual outcome was survival. Sustained creative community through all-virtual programming. Sought alternative revenue sources due to Covid-19. Financial and fundraising reports, program enrollment, program evaluations, conversation with leaders and community.",,365883,"Other, local or private",365883,9231,"Amanda Anderson, Carol Stahlhut Carter, Barbara Daiker, Beth Friedman, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Celeste Grant, Barbara Heath, Mary M. Mateer, Sarah Nassif, Katie Oberton, Brittany Pentek, Keith Pierce, Elizabeth Schutz, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1705,"Bruce Berglund: Berglund is communications manager in the Office of Advancement at Gustavus Adolphus College. He previously worked in higher education as a faculty member at Calvin College (Michigan) and the University of Kansas. He has earned three Fulbright research fellowships and received awards for his teaching and writing. His book on the history of world hockey will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Berglund also serves as a copyeditor, manuscript reviewer, and content consultant for academic and trade presses in the United States and Europe. He has reviewed grant proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities and other national and international organizations.; Anthony Galloway: Galloway holds a degree in ethnic studies and has more than fifteen years of professional experience in equity and cultural programming. While studying in South Africa during the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid, Galloway developed a passion for critical discourse pedagogy and the power of art to combat racism. He is a contributor to local programs including The Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning's Underground Railroad program, and Minnesota Public Radio's Counterstories podcast. He has served as a student programming director, race equity coach, and discourse facilitation trainer for the West Metro Education Program for ten years. In that time, he has led professional development and training around equity and diversity for more than 5,000 educators in the Twin Cities and beyond. He serves as the executive director of the ARTS-Us Center for the African Diaspora and as a partner at Dendros Group, a consulting firm.; Cheryl Kessler: Kessler is the principal/lead evaluator at Blue Scarf Consulting LLC, an Eden Prairie-based evaluation service. She has nearly two decades of experience conducting all phases of evaluation in museums, libraries, and performing arts organizations. Kessler has advocated for doing and using evaluation by serving as a board member and chair of the professional development committee for the Visitor Studies Association from 2009 to 2013 and is an active member of the American Evaluation Association and the Minnesota Evaluation Association. She has presented sessions and workshops at both organizations' annual conferences as well as at the annual conferences of the Alliance of American Museums, Association of Children's Museums, Association of Midwest Museums, Minnesota Association of Museums, and Visitor Studies Group in London. A grant reviewer for the Institute for Museum and Library Services from 2009 to 2013 and for the Minnesota State Arts Board since 2016, Kessler holds a BA in anthropology from the University of California, Davis, and an MA in museum studies from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California.; Mary LaGarde: LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, has led the organization since June 2013. She has 30 years of nonprofit experience. In 2008 LaGarde received the Ann Bancroft Foundation DreamMaker Award, in 2014 was honored by the University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Center, and was named a 2016 City of Minneapolis Local Public Health Hero. She serves as board president of Little Earth of United Tribes Housing, and vice chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors. She has a BA from St. Olaf College, and is a member of the White Earth Nation.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on two of Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30 year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative Literary Arts panelist, and as an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She has also been a Poet","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014170,"Operating Support",2021,44477,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class. Attendance at exhibitions and events. Number of total participants, % classes filled. Connecting diverse communities.","WBCA provided sustained access to a variety of arts experiences for all generations. WBCA provided classes, exhibitions, workshops, events, and outreach programs using hybrid models. 23,000 Minnesotans participated in these activities. 97% of 319 survey respondents reported they learned, grew, or changed because of their experience.",,1108139,"Other, local or private",1108139,,"Active: Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell,""Bill""Weigel; Emeritus: Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins; Terms expired: Kim Ford, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Karl Sevig, Bon Sommerville, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Steve Wolgamot",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to: ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art. NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity. BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1706,"Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10014176,"Operating Support",2021,24030,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diversity and Inclusion. Increase the access of Minnesotans of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to Zorongo flamenco classes and performances. Diversity and Inclusion. Surveys analyzed by venue size, demographics, price point, etc.; focus groups; sites, sponsor and number of community-based performances, classes, free events; Board makeup. 2: Succession. Implement strategic plan to identify, hire and train a flamenco artist to assist, and later succeed, Zorongo's founder/Artistic Director. Succession. Achieving each of the stages identified for this goal in Zorongo's FY2021-24 Strategic Plan; analysis of progress at Board meetings and annual retreat; course correction when needed.","Sustain access/diversity/inclusion of MN's of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to Zorongo flamenco classes/performances during COVID. Surveys (qualitative/quantitative feedback; observation; number of free online opportunities; progress on post-COVID pre-planning; Board makeup.",,274050,"Other, local or private",274050,,"Trisha Beuhring, Christine Kozachok, Melissa Saffelo-Boily, Colette Morris, Robert Brittain, Kristin Charles, Alessandra Chiareli, Paige Nelson, Sharon Stephens",,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School is to enrich our community by drawing people of diverse backgrounds close to the power, passion, and virtuosity of the flamenco dance and music tradition, and by expanding on that tradition, to create an innovative art form that explores the issues of contemporary life.",2020-07-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"G. Michael",Bargas,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3715 Minnehaha Ave S Ste C",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653",gmbargas@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1712,"Kristie Buchman: Buchman is the executive director of Choice, unlimited, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities who are experiencing barriers to employment and community inclusion. She has worked for the organization for over 25 years, providing career exploration, skill assessments, job development, job placement, mentoring, training, and community access.; Michael Cook: Cook retired from U. S. Bank in 2017, where he was a senior vice president. During his more than 36 years there, he also was a financial analyst and finance director, and was involved in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Most recently, he was system director of a customer profitability system used throughout U. S. Bank. Prior to joining U. S. Bank, he was a junior and senior high school math teacher in Onamia. Cook is treasurer of the board for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, volunteered for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, was president of the Onamia Teachers Association, and previously volunteered with the Cub Scouts. Cook has served as an Arts Board panelist and artistic evaluator for the Operating Support program. In 2016, he received the Circle of Service Excellence Award at U. S. Bank. Cook has a BA in math and education from the University of St. Thomas.; Cody Henrichs: Taken from Henrich's website CV - Henrichs is currently CEO director of Coffey Contemporary Arts, a studio space offering a comprehensive, professional, creative working environment for practicing artists. Henrichs is also the curator for the Lord Grizzly Gallery and the head curator for the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center. In addition to his work as CEO director and curator, Henrichs has worked as a professional arts educator at the high school and collegiate level in the Mortheast as well as the Midwest.; Judith Hickey: Hickey has been an arts administrator for Rochester organizations for more than twenty years, serving as an executive and program director, grant writer, teacher, and board member. She has worked in the programming of artistic disciplines such as theater, music, dance, and visual arts. Hickey has reviewed grants as a panelist for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council for two three-year terms. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in theater arts. In 2017, Hickey received an Ardee Award from the Greater Rochester Arts and Cultural Trust for Outstanding Volunteer in the Arts.; Rodney Nordberg: Nordberg is chair of Heartland Arts, the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council, which helps to produce arts events and coordinates sixteen Park Rapids area arts organizations. He also serves on the City of Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission and as a board member of Armory Arts and Events Center. Nordberg was previously a Park Rapids city council member, director of Red Bridge Film Festival, and taught film production at University of Southern California after his retirement from a career as a documentary film editor. Nordberg has a BA in television from the University of Minnesota and attended Harvard University's Institute in Arts Administration.; Patrice Relerford: Relerford works at the Minneapolis Foundation and directs the organization's education grantmaking and strategy. She previously worked for People Serving People, a family homeless shelter in Minneapolis; and as a reporter for the Star Tribune. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago.; Lori Anne Williams: Williams is a fundraiser for Catholic Charities and has worked in the nonprofit community, primarily as a grants specialist, for nearly three decades. She has worked with social service, arts, and education organizations and has taught grant writing at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the University of St. Thomas, and many other organizations. She has a BA from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.","Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10008383,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce four plays and present/co-produce/host ten additional productions for a total of 120 separate events. An accounting of the number of productions and number of events held supported by the feedback from audience surveys, media reviews and artists participants. 2: Introduce two new classes for students in improvisation and/or acting in the east metro. An accounting of the number of classes offered and supported by the feedback from participant surveys and teacher reports.","Produced/presented three plays and hosted eight additional productions for a total of 98 events. Organization records and calendar. 2: introduced two new classes. Organization records and calendar.",,270253,"Other, local or private",270253,5000,"Paul McConnell, John Haynes, Wendy Robson, Michael Dunne, Bill Collins, Daniel Barth",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Actors Theater of Minnesota is to produce, present, and educate through an eclectic and unique mix of intimate live theater, professional cabaret, and small classes that connect with Minnesota audiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1319,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008384,"Operating Support",2020,59196,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop new learning to better understand and address the systemic barriers that face composers of color in the field of music composition. Create specific action steps for future programmatic goals that can help measure our service to a broader range of composers from different cultures and stylistic backgrounds. 2: Increase staff cultural competency through a diversity, equity, and inclusion assessment and plan. Develop action steps as part of the assessment plan that will provide measurable goals in organizational competency.","Convened at tpt in Saint Paul a forum with composers, ensembles, orchestras, presenters, and partners about advancing the work of composers of color. Written survey for students and teachers of youth programs, observational evaluation and audience feedback from racial equity convening, written feedback from composer fellows and grantees. 2: Trained staff and board on racial equity, drafted new diversity, mission, and grant statements; prioritized BIPOC in decision-making and storytelling. Organizational assessment led by consultant and including input from staff, board, and arts and community representatives. Scheduled town halls for conversation and feedback from artists, listeners, and community members.",,1550517,"Other, local or private",1550517,3255,"Jeff Cadwell, Carol Ann Cheung, Mary Ellen Childs, Lucy Dhegrae, Vivian Fung, Jeff Graves, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Laura Kelly Johnston, Deb Kermeen, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Anne LeBaron, Janis Lane-Ewart, Scott LeGere, Sarah Lutman, Garrett McQueen, Stephen Miles, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, Reinaldo Moya, Joseph Ohrt, Andrew Paulus, Nirmala Rajasekar, Luther Ranheim, Vanessa Rose, Bill Sands, Isaac Thompson, Stanford Thompson, Mateusz Troicki, Stephen Usery",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Composers Forum enriches lives by nurturing the creative spirit of composers and communities, providing new opportunities for composers and their music to flourish, and engaging communities in the creation, performance, and enjoyment of new music.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","75 5th St W Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 228-1407",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1349,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008386,"Operating Support",2020,102735,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans understand their heritage as it relates to others by participating in relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and feedback at four art exhibits and accompanying programs featuring Minnesota artists that aim to prompt an increased understanding of how migration is more than just the movement of people, it is the movement of ideas.","70, 158 Minnesotans from participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of heritage as it relates to others. ASI tracked attendance numbers (admissions) for five exhibitions and accompanying programs. Via feedback forms and surveys, ASI tracked how visitors were changed and their perceptions of heritage shifted through their participation in these activities.",,4188354,"Other, local or private",4188354,20000,"Brad Engdahl, Chair, Dr. Maggi Adamek, Vice Chair, Elizabeth Olson, Treasurer, Laurie Jacobi, Secretary, Dr. Philip Anderson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Mary Dee Hicks, Diane Hofstede, Laurie L. Holmquist, Herbert ""Ted"" Johnson, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Dr. John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andrea Oseland, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William `Bill` Weiler. Andreas Ornberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1351,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008387,"Operating Support",2020,30760,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present at least one major and original new work annually created in collaboration with local artists, community members, and their leaders. Objective attendance at activities; subjective feedback from documented conversations, participant surveys, social media posts, correspondence, and print and electronic media reporting and commentary. 2: A growing number of Twin Cities residents will use and find value in program activities conducted at ADT's new Saint Paul studio facility. Objective attendance at all activities; subjective feedback received from documented conversations, correspondence, and print and electronic media reporting and commentary.","Presented SUTRAJAL: REVELATIONS OF GOSSAMER in Sept. 2019; visually and emotionally engaged audiences, a majority of whom resided in Minneapolis-St. Pau. Community artists/members attended pre-performance workshops/rehearsals, performances, and post-performance artist/audience interactions. Ticket sales list. 2: A growing number of Twin Cities residents attended 100 classes and other activities conducted at ADTs Saint Paul facilities. Attendance statistics maintained of activities; subjective feedback from conversations, correspondence, and electronic media commentary.",,276123,"Other, local or private",276123,10000,"Gina Kundan, David Mura, Robert Lynn, Gary Peterson, Divya Karan, Janis Lane-Ewart, Sherie Apungu, Irna Landrum, Anh-Thu Pham",,"Ananya Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We combine the metaphor and poetry of contemporary Indian dance with a philosophy of social justice to create original dance theater about the extraordinary work and dreams of women around the world, and to inspire audiences through visual and emotional engagement. The essence of our mission is summarized by the tagline: People Powered Dances of Transformation.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Peterson,"Ananya Dance Theatre","PO Box 2427",Minneapolis,MN,55402-0427,"(612) 486-2238",gary.peterson@ananyadancetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1352,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008388,"Operating Support",2020,16270,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","35 artists will advance creative work during residencies; 500+ community members will access meaningful outreach events by these artist residents. All residents complete written evaluations post-residency; all community partners that co-present events complete written or verbal evaluations with the Director. 2: Local artists and the Red Wing area experience increased economic activity and professional capacity because of the Anderson Center's support. We will survey our long-term studio artists and refer to the CreativeMN benchmarks for our community.","22 artists, writers and performers advanced creative work during residencies. 250 community members connected with residents for meaningful engagement. Success was measured through personal interviews, small group discussion, recorded data, and evaluation surveys, indicating priorities around inclusion, creative expression, and community cohesion. 2: The social, civic and economic vibrancy of Red Wing was positively impacted for area residents and artists with arts and engagement opportunities. The Anderson Center evaluated this outcome via artist surveys, state and local economic data, local nonprofit vitality indicators, attendance and volunteer figures, survey feedback on events, and tracking media coverage of Red Wing.",,582944,"Other, local or private",582944,5804,"Ralph Balestriere, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Oswald Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Taronda Howard, James Lenfestey, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center works to uphold the unique wealth of the arts in the region; to develop, foster, and promote the creation of works by writers and artists in all media; and to provide leadership and services that help to ensure a strong, healthy arts community and a greater recognition of the value of the arts in society.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1353,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008390,"Operating Support",2020,416172,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,124,492 SF of affordable space across thirteen projects for some 350 artist families and 50 arts organizations in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for 25 arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracked numbers: We provided 1, 475, 892 SF of affordable space across 14 projects for some 350 artist families and 400 arts enterprises in six Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state accessed diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, The Cowles Center provided 109 performances, 746 education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.",,24892803,"Other, local or private",24892803,416172,"Mary Margaret MacMillan, Cynthia J. Newsom, Joel Ronning, Marie Feely, Terrance R. Dolan, Mark Manbeck, James C. Adams, Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Peter A. Lefferts, Peggy Lucas, Richard Martin, Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Herman J. Milligan, Jr., Ph.D., Roger Opp, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke",7,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Artspace's mission is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1355,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008391,"Operating Support",2020,34742,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,200 students and 85 teachers increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and pre/post questionnaires determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. Involve professional evaluator. 2: 22,000 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for environment using recycled materials. Surveys and staff observation determine if 35-40% of participants have diverse backgrounds and majority create art reusing materials. Environmental and organizational partners gain more advocates.","Due to Covid-19, only 1, 200 students and 40 teachers increased skills/understanding of art, environment and culture working with ArtStart artists. Surveys; formal and informal evaluation. 2: Due to Covid-19, only 17, 444 people of diverse ages, ethnicities, and abilities expanded artistry and care for the environment using recycled materials. Surveys; formal and informal evaluations.",,293835,"Other, local or private",293835,25000,"James Taborda-Witt, Judy Geck, Lois Eliason, Maureen McGinn, Barb Fleig",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ArtStart inspires artistic creativity and illuminates the connections among people, ideas, and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1356,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008392,"Operating Support",2020,13094,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to foster youth performance, leadership, and life-skills through producing quality performing arts productions. Outcome will be evaluated through measuring changes expressed by youth participants and parents completing anonymous surveys, plus staff observation and team meeting feedback. Quantitative data will measure new/returning participants. 2: Ashland will expand our community network to reach new participants and attendees. Outcome will be evaluated through ongoing quantitative analysis of participants and audience member demographic data from ticket sales, program registration, and anonymous surveys; with qualitative feedback from participants and attendees.","Before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down in-person activity, Ashland Productions produced high quality youth and youth/adult theater productions. Auditions: Ashland continues to see youths auditioning at two - 2.5 times the amount of available roles. Ticket sales: Mainstage productions typically sell at between 85-100% of capacity over all 7-16 performances per mainstage production. 2: Ashland Productions continues to welcome a high amount of new participants and patrons. Ashland sees an average of 5-10 new participants per mainstage show with even more auditioning. There is a new coffee with Artistic and Managing Directors to welcome new families. There has been 10% growth in new households at mainstage productions.",,707422,"Other, local or private",707422,13094,"Dana Tonrey, Chair Deb Monk, Vice-chair John Yarusso, Treasurer Mary Jo Lewis, Secretary Steve Dorgan Laura Fenstermaker Marci Freundschuh Sara Meslow Ryan McEnaney",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions empowers young people to find their voice through theater.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Sutherland,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 308-8720",rob@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1357,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008393,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement. Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans. Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees along with a qualitative questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","The Atelier added part time classes to include programs requested by the community. The Atelier uses both verbal input and qualitative forms from participants about how the experience was and what changes might make that experience more inclusive. suggestions are passed on to the director to implement these changes to the programs. 2: The Atelier added new workshops and lectures as well as repeating workshops that were requested by the community. Participants are given out qualitative assessment sheets to fill out and return. These sheets included both a scoring system and a request for written input, as well as a request for suggested workshops or lectures to present.",,262399,"Other, local or private",262399,1850,"Katherine Lack, Richard Myers, David Ginsberg, Lynn Maderich, Joy Wolfe, Michael Lack, Suzanne Gerry",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters. Our organization creates opportunities for all people to be trained as realist painters. We provide resources and classes that facilitate the skills needed to become a painter. We are devoted to building and sustaining a true learning environment focusing on fine draftsmanship and painting skills.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1358,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008395,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ballet Minnesota will employ a marketing consultant to expand advertising efforts and reach new audiences in the seven county metro area. We will measure the success of this outcome in increased ticket sales. We will also analyze audience survey results to determine which marketing efforts were most successful in driving ticket sales.","We hired a marketing consultant, Carolyn Will, to help us promote our December 2019 Nutcracker via press releases and social media posts. We conducted audience surveys to determine how they heard about the performances and how the show impacted them. We also analyzed audience zip codes and first-time attendance figures.",,195800,"Other, local or private",195800,5000,"Julia Lauwagie, Laurie Parker, Marc Kotsonas, Beth Kockelman, Rebecca Stevens, Julia Joseph",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ballet Minnesota is dedicated to enriching lives by creating and sharing the artistry of dance through public presentations and education.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laurie,Parker,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919",llparker100@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1360,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008397,"Operating Support",2020,59862,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Building on recent momentum, reach new levels of excellence in artistic personnel, processes, and content of productions, exhibitions, other programs. We will track press reviews (frequency/favorability); audience response in surveys, social media, and comments to audience services staff; percent of audience coming from communities beyond Bloomington and adjacent cities; and other data. 2: Build a more diverse, engaged, and loyal audience. We will track ticket sales for access-oriented performances, participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations, audience demographics, social media engagement, and other data.","Artistry reached a higher level with respect to artistic personnel and selection of artists. These improvements have been noted by our audiences. We tracked press reviews and audience response with post-show and class surveys, and discussions. Using our new sales database, we tracked audience participation by location based on sales or off-site class data. 2: While we have shown improvements in this area, we need to work more aggressively to diversify our programs and participants. We analyzed ticket sales for access-oriented performances, participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations, audience demographics reported in surveys, and other data.",,2035734,"Other, local or private",2035734,6724,"Amy Lueders, Brian Prentice, Karen Snedeker, Greg Wolsky, Jamie Verbrugge, Paul Zech, Pat Milan, John Gibbs, Laura Davida Preves, Jack Baloga, Mary Prentnieks, Lisa Guzek-Montagne, Lindsay Korstange, Karen Nordstrom, Jerry Kemp, Mary Choate, Jane Chronister, Kate Pehrson",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Ramach,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 Old Shakopee Rd W",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8575",kramach@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1362,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008398,"Operating Support",2020,41899,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and reflect on themes of exploration, innovation, and discovery. Gather and review surveys, document direct feedback from audiences and education/outreach program participants, continue focus groups of audience members. 2: Cantus programming remains accessible and engaging to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. Collect/analyze attendance and sales data, social media and web visits, and the ensemble's post-concert reports; gather/analyze MPR carriage reports; gather residency survey results.","Over 1, 939 Minnesotans attended Cantus' 'One Giant Leap' concerts, which included new repertoire and prompted reflection on bravery and exploration. Cantus tracked audience feedback, shared both electronically and in person. The organization also monitors press reviews; the Pioneer Press called the program 'impressive' and 'warm and inviting.'. 2: In addition to free open rehearsals and concerts broadcast on MPR, Cantus released a series of online videos to share music during Covid closures. Cantus monitors sales reports and attendance data, MPR carriage reports, audience survey results, and social media traction, and web visits.",,1220710,"Other, local or private",1220710,19559,"Jeff Reed, Nancy Gaschott, David Niles, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Pete Cochrane, Bryan Fisher, Chris Foss, Theresa Gienapp, Jonathan Guyton, Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell, Paul Johnson, Paul Scholtz, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks, Frank Stubbs, Barbara Thomas, Beth Anne Thompson, Katie Berg, Katie Gabriel, Brock Metzger",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music making--artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence, innovation, and audience engagement. Its vision is to give voice to shared human experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1363,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008399,"Operating Support",2020,82735,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An audience diverse in age, race, and background will engage with live music of many cultures resulting in increased intercultural understanding. We will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: The diverse communities we serve will engage with culturally-relevant art to increase connection to their identities and foster positive worldviews. We will gauge and track the number of new audience members, audience demographics, and audience impact and satisfaction using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes.","A diverse audience engaged with live music of many cultures which resulted in increased intercultural understanding. Monthly online surveys distributed to patrons and in- person interviews were conducted after specific shows. Staff observations at performances were also captured. 2: Diverse communities engaged with culturally-relevant music to increase connection to their own cultural identities and foster positive worldviews. Using culturally sensitive evaluation methods, we spoke with artists and audience members to gauge their event satisfaction, learnings, and changed attitudes and behaviors relevant to their own identities and positive worldviews.",,2240295,"Other, local or private",2240295,5791,"Jill Dawe, Steve Katz, Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Faysal Abraham, Jessica Kopischke, Rob Nordin, Shetu Rose, Rob Salmon, Mary Laurel True, Maryam Yusefzadeh",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Delorié,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mdelorie@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1364,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008400,"Operating Support",2020,20963,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through traditional Irish music. CIM student evaluations and increasing ensemble participation show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Student musicians share the living tradition of Irish music in outreach performances, school visits and other public venues around our community. CIM will continue to track attendance and total outreach performance figures to ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible and high-energy performance experiences.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, master and social connections made through traditional Irish music. Year-end surveys indicated that 98% of private lesson students grew in their knowledge of Irish music and the mastery of their instruments, and 78% of our students made important social connections. Youth ensemble enrollment increased 9% over FY19. 2: Student musicians shared the living tradition of Irish music in 26 outreach performances, school visits and other public venues in the Twin Cities. CIM musicians engaged 3358 Minnesotans including elementary schools, senior residences, community festivals and cafes. Evaluation method included tracking performances and soliciting quantitative feedback from presenters, parents and volunteers.",,311716,"Other, local or private",311716,20963,"David McKenna, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Nicole Frisk, Jo Ann Vano, David Rhees, Mike Lynch, Jan Casey, Teisha Magee.",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the traditions of Irish music to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1365,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008403,"Operating Support",2020,340147,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","Two world premiere commissions, one Minnesota premiere, one re-imagined remount, and two international presentations, aligned with education and engagement. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC and the UofM's Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: 6, 758 households attended CTC for the first time, with 1, 331 of them coming for 'Circus Abyssinia' and 1, 005 returning for multiple productions. Relevance was demonstrated by this written response from an audience member at 'Circus Abyssinia': 'We are also from Ethiopia and Eritrea so seeing a show of this scale that reflected who we are was beautiful and rare!'.",,12514976,"Other, local or private",12514976,26502,"Todd Noteboom, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Meredith Tutterow, Silvia Perez, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie M. Adams, Ismat Aziz, Kelly Baker, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Robert Cain, Jodi Chu, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Jeff Davidman, Amol Dixit, Ryan Engle, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Michelle Gibson, Maria Hemsley, Sam Hsu, Kate Kelly, Lee Knudson, Anne M. Lockner, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Allison Peterson, Ivan Pollard, Tom Ressemann, Chris Schermer, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, William White, Adebisi Wilson, Erik J. Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa",2.21,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1368,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008404,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience and other participants will increase their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance. Interview and survey audience and other participants regarding recurring participation, increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese dance and culture, continued interest and suggestions for future programs;. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills; contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Peer reviews, interviews and surveys of dancers and artists measures progress in deepening skills and contributions to the community; Feedback from community about best ways to increase contributions by Chinese dance arts.","Audience and other participants increased their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance. Surveys and interviews were gathered after several performances and programs including an education performance for schools, full production at Chinese New Year. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT deepened skills; contributed to and valued a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Interviews of dancers and artistic staff were gathered on deepening of skills and connections to community; surveys of audiences and other participants revealed good input for ways to best connect with them.",,241236,"Other, local or private",241236,500,"Ronald Tu, Arwin Chan, Joseph Lin, Li Wang, Elle Mason, Yanhua Wusand, Beatrice Rothweiler",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1369,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008406,"Operating Support",2020,78752,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Circus Juventas develops excellence in the circus and theatre arts through incomparable coaching in classes and workshops. Listing of coaches and guest artists for the year; list of classes and workshops offered to students; and parent/student Survey Monkey assessment of CJ and student progress. 2: Circus Juventas outreach to schools, recreation centers, civic partners and non-profits brings the circus arts to people across Minnesota. Lists of outreach and engagement for the grant year; zip code analysis from productions; notices and articles about circus events within and outside of the big top.","Circus Juventas developed excellence in the circus and theatre arts through incomparable coaching in classes and workshops. Credentials of coaches and guest artists, classes and workshops provided to students, and parent/student Survey Monkey assessment of CJ and student progress. 2: Circus Juventas outreach to schools, civic partners and non-profits brings the circus arts to people across Minnesota. We have attached the education/outreach list, conducted a zip code analysis of students and audiences and collected comments about off-site events.",,2852999,"Other, local or private",2852999,7875,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Mary Stoick, Shani Norberg, Roz Allyson, Tom Aslesen, Sonia Miller-Van Oort",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a performing arts circus school for youth, dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1371,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008407,"Operating Support",2020,59608,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB develops succession/transition plans for all leadership and board positions to ensure institutional stability. CLIMB recruits a panel of three to five experienced non-CLIMB administrators to review and determine if succession plans are clear, comprehensive, and keep with industry best practices. 2: To develop and grow digital content and social media presence to increase and integrate programming accessibility for families and educators. CLIMB will be successful when an Org shares our FB Live feed and/or we reach: 100 Facebook ratings/reviews 100 Pinterest followers 1,000 YouTube views 150 downloads of our Podcast for Teachers.","CLIMB developed succession/transition plans for all leadership and board positions to ensure institutional stability. CLIMB's Board reviewed leadership transition plan to determine if it was clear and comprehensive. CLIMB's Managing Director similarly reviewed the Board's plan. 2: Developed and grew digital content and social media presence, increasing and integrating programming accessibility for families and educators. CLIMB saw the following increases: -Facebook increased from 1468 to 1659 -23.7k minutes of videos viewed, a 768% increase.",,1123165,"Other, local or private",1123165,14902,"James Gambone, Kathrine Langston, James Olney, Jonah O?Hara-David, Justin Cervantes, Beth Scheetz, Tara Reppiler",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other works that inspire and propel people, especially young people, toward actions benefitting themselves, each other, and the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1372,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008408,"Operating Support",2020,56868,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists. 2: Diverse participants in our activities and programs form social connections and community around common interests through literature. Survey feedback from program participants/partners/artists; participant comments gathered from staff and various online platforms; documented staff observations of connections/interactions at our events and gatherings.","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists. 2: Diverse participants in our activities and programs form social connections and community around common interests through literature. Survey feedback from program participants/partners/artists; participant comments gathered from staff and various online platforms; documented staff observations of connections/interactions at our events and gatherings.",,1367842,"Other, local or private",1367842,,"Carol Mack, Kelli Coultier, William Hardacker, Malcolm McDermid, Joy Lindsay Crow, Sarah Lutman, Peggy Korsmo Kennon, Randy Hartten, Maureen Millea Smith, Alejandro Aguirre, Kenneth Kahn, Glenn Miller, Suzanne Allen, Stephen Keating, Robin Preble, Andrew Brantingham, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Stephen Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil, Mellisa Wray, Chris Fishbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1373,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008410,"Operating Support",2020,42100,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broadened and deepened audience engagement in key markets (within one hour drive time). Quantitatively through comparative demographic statistics. Qualitatively through monitoring of social media feedback channels, post-performance conversations, both formal and informal, and a number of specific audience surveys. 2: A viable succession plan is in place for both planned and emergency succession issues. Establishment of a written succession plan and succession committee (comprised of both board and staff) will be in place to monitor progress toward this goal.","Broadened and deepened audience engagement in key markets (within one hour drive time). Quantitatively through comparative demographic statistics. Qualitatively through monitoring of social media feedback channels, post-performance conversations, both formal and informal, and a number of specific audience surveys. 2: A viable succession plan is in place for both planned and emergency succession issues. Establishment of a written succession plan and succession committee (comprised of both board and staff) will be in place to monitor progress toward this goal.",,966142,"Other, local or private",966142,30477,"Charles Aug, Alan Bailey, David Boen, Jill Frieders, Chris Hanson (he, him), Ron Kreinbring, Wendy Mattison, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen, PJ Thompson (she, her)",,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Commonweal Theatre Company's mission is to enrich the common good through actor based storytelling which is both transcendent and relevant.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hal,Cropp,"Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 203",developdir@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1375,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008411,"Operating Support",2020,58599,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, and various participant pre and post-reflections and surveys. Types of community partners/sites will be trac 2: Minnesotans of all ethnicities, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.","90% of evaluations say participants learned a new, or increased an existing, creative skill. All programs were led by artists in schools and community sites. COMPAS: -Asked artists and site contacts (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned -Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. 2: Kids to older adults, of many ethnicities, abilities and Minnesota geographies, created. 97% of sites said artist connected the art to their goals/curriculum. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout Minnesota -Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, and meeting site goals.",,1387917,"Other, local or private",1387917,18231,"Susan Rotilie, Mimi Stake, Kathy Sanville, Jeff Goldenberg, Mae Brooks, Robert Erickson, Anne Hunter, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Christopheraaron Deanes, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Walter L. Smith III, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Susan Ziel, Tracy Morrow",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS uses the arts to unleash the creativity within all of us so we can create better lives and better communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1376,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008412,"Operating Support",2020,23827,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase Minnesotan's engagement with virtuosic, relevant and accessible performances that offer new perspectives on the art of chamber music. Track attendance data, regularly survey our audience, artists, staff, and board for data regarding concert accessibility, cost, quality and content. 2: Increase knowledge about music and its importance in daily life using original outreach activities designed for underserved communities of all ages. Measure success towards learning outcomes and the impact of visits with a variety of evaluation tools tailored for each community/group such as surveys, interviews and/or peer observations.","Increased MN's engagement with virtuosic, relevant and accessible performances that offer new perspectives on the art of chamber music. Attendance and demographic data tracked, paper, verbal and online surveys and interviews of attendees and stakeholders conducted. 2: Communities of all ages increased knowledge about music and its importance in daily life through our outreach activities. Attendance and demographic data tracked, paper, verbal and online surveys and interviews of attendees, teachers, health care workers and students recorded.",,248632,"Other, local or private",248632,10200,"William Mathis, Justin Windschitl, Dianne McCarthy, Tim Bradley, Jeff Gleason, Nichlas Emmons, Joe Heitz, Bradley Althoff",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the evolution of the brass quintet. Through inventive concerts, engaging educational programs, and original musical arrangements, we bring a fresh perspective to instrumental music. To express our artistic voice, we use a dazzling fusion of brass, keyboard, guitar, percussion, and electronic instruments to appeal to a universal audience and go beyond ordinary.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Hall,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",allison@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1377,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008413,"Operating Support",2020,40175,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality arts programs that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. Outcome measured through annual internal review of programming and program growth, staff/board assessments including attendance demographic(s), theatre advisory board meetings, audience evaluations of performances (emails, phone calls, surveys). 2: Continue to grow partnerships and outreach activities for groups and individuals with economic, social or physical barriers to the arts. This is measured through an annual review of programming, staff/board assessments of outreach partnerships, growth in new partnerships and efforts to achieve excellence in meeting partner needs through emails, phone calls and one-on-one discussions.","HHT presented 25 national and regional artists, fifteen local artists/groups, 50+ outreach activities and was on target to do even more until Covid closures. Performance impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, some surveys. Outreach impact measured via participant emails/calls/surveys/onsite conversations with full-time Outreach Director. 2: Over 50 unique outreach events by fifteen different groups/artists. Multi-day residencies in dance, music, and visual arts pre-Covid closure. Monthly, staff/board review outreach activities. Adjustments made as necessary to ensure outreach programs reach diverse individuals/markets and achieve our mission as well as our artistic and financial goals.",,622232,"Other, local or private",622232,,"Josh Hochgraber (chair), Natalie Bly, Ken Foltz, Mike Herzog, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to foster the development of a vibrant arts community that inspires all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Red Lake, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1378,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008418,"Operating Support",2020,37242,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide more programs that intentionally engage younger adults and families across a variety of artistic activities and performances. Written and narrative evaluations by participants, program leaders, and community leaders. Increased family participation in arts education programs and performances and more variety in program offerings. Attendance database tracking. 2: Increase education and performance program offerings to reach and represent more diverse artists and audiences. Multi-year surveys: social media, digital, print and narrative. Increased involvement with community groups serving diverse races, ages, sexualities, and economics with a representational PCA board.","Low fee programming provided access to families and low-income community members. Data from ticket sales showed an increase in the number of participants in succession for each low fee family event. 2: PreCovid businesses in the community thrived with added revenue from the Art Center. Communication with business owners as well as increased lodging tax collected by local hotels during large PCA events.",,492902,"Other, local or private",492902,37242,"Kim Schaufenbuel, John Sarzoza, Bethany Danner, Peter vanSluis, Brook Hofstad, Kymn Anderson, Heidi Nelson, Nick Goebel, Gail Kohl, Tiffany Tripp, Jeanne Tangren Hatle, Mary Ellen Bondhus, Cate Grinney, Kelly Nygaard,",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Paradise Center for the Arts mission is to create a vivid, energetic cultural center for the community and region. We will enhance the quality of life for artists, art lovers, and our community by showcasing local, regional, and national artists and offering high quality visual and performing arts opportunities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",info@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1383,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008419,"Operating Support",2020,24965,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fergus Falls A Center for the Arts (AC4TA) will work with communities within our community to increase participation, understanding and accessibility. Increase networking within community to provide access to programs and resources provided for patrons and artists. We will accomplish this by working directly with the organizations, community and sub-community's partnering with available resources.","Covid increased this opportunity. We have added more partners this year with the Food Shelf, YMCA, City, Kaddatz Galleries, and the Otter Tail Historical Society partnering on major projects.",,437216,"Other, local or private",437216,5000,"Wally Warhol, Rob Rogholt, Kurt Nygaard, Kendra Olson, Kaele Peterson, Julie Gutzemer, Jolene Osander, Jeff Stanislawski, Desta Hunt",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"A Center for the Arts connects artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1384,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008420,"Operating Support",2020,47805,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through new and existing partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","Increased participation through increasingly and broadly relevant arts experiences and strengthened partnerships with arts and community organizations. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events, engagement in panel discussions and activities. Survey and ballot counting and review. Informal conversations. Tracking of partnerships with community and arts organizations, and partner feedback. 2: Offering expanded opportunities for learning, community cohesion and understanding through a unique slate of local national and international cinema. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations, attendance at live and virtual events and engagement in panel discussions and activities. Conversations with partners and with attendees. Review of survey responses and constituent calls.",,1575104,"Other, local or private",1575104,10000,"Melodie Bahan, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Maris Moore, Charlie Montreuil, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Mary Reyelts, Craig Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Patricia Torres Ray.",1.5,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1385,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008421,"Operating Support",2020,38726,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","FilmNorth activities result in more Minnesotans from all backgrounds having the access and ability to utilize filmmaking to tell their stories. Access is measured by the number of people participating, demographics, and intensity of engagement. Ability is measured through surveys and assessment of the work created in classes and workshops. 2: Artists create deeper connections with one another to share resources and collaborate. Connectivity is measured by the number of attendees at networking events, surveys, the number of projects created collaboratively by FilmNorth members, and discussions with filmmakers.","FilmNorth activities resulted in more Minnesotans from all backgrounds accessing and utilizing film to tell their stories. FilmNorth measured the number of people participating and compared that number to prior years, tracked the demographics of participants, and used surveys to measure the intensity of engagement. 2: Artists participating in FilmNorth activities created deeper connections and share resources and collaborate. FilmNorth measured the number of attendees at networking events, assessed surveys from classes and the FilmNorth Forum and had formal and informal discussions with member filmmakers.",,733152,"Other, local or private",733152,5560,"Bethany Whitehead, Patty Radford Henderson, Steve Anseth, Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson, Chris Barry, Mark Bennett, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Warren Harmon, Laura Hotvet, Laura Ivey, Kathleen Kvern, Bianca Rhodes, Maya Washington, Missy Whiteman, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers. We achieve our mission by nurturing a vibrant, diverse community of film and media artists; providing education and resources at every stage of their careers; and celebrating their achievements.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1386,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008423,"Operating Support",2020,35894,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foci MCGA will continue to be Minnesota's premiere glass studio rental and education facility. Foci collects written class evaluations after each completed course; determines artist rental satisfaction through an annual meeting and survey; and tracks student enrollment in sequential classes. 2: Foci MCGA will expand our artistic reach by partnering with other cultural programs in the Twin Cities metro region and throughout the State. Foci will follow up by email with partnering organizations after an event, track the number of people who attended, track number of events, and increase new organizational partnerships.","Foci MCGA continued as MN's premiere glass studio through improving our equipment, diversifying course offerings, and adding program related staff. Foci MCGA evaluates our educational and artist support programs through physical evaluations, online feedback, an annual educational survey, enrollment numbers, student retention, studio usage numbers, number of members, and an annual survey. 2: Foci MCGA expanded our artistic reach and introduced new audiences to glass art through partnerships with local cultural organizations. Foci MCGA evaluates this outreach through: feedback provided by the partnering organizations; number of attendees; number of people visiting Foci MCGA as a result of these partnerships; and continued collaboration with existing and new organizations.",,408288,"Other, local or private",408288,3598,"Randilynn Christensen, Patricia Punykova, Mel Zeller, David Wulfman, Carrie Thronton, Gordan Hage, John Neerland, Jeannette Cleland Patrick Regan",1,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FOCI-Minnesota Center for Glass Arts engages the Minnesota community in the study and appreciation of glass arts while expanding the potential of the medium.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Nezworski,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2010 Hennepin Ave E Box 54",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 623-3624",kelly.nezworski@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1388,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008424,"Operating Support",2020,41764,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen the organization's commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Support 300 Minnesota artists and 25 Minnesota allied professionals. Provide in-person and online training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in 40+ Minnesota 2: Increase unrestricted revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Retain 75% of new MN-based donors through focused engagement. Implement a strategic growth plan to increase revenue from training and technical assistance/consulting to 50% of annual organizational revenue.","Supported 500 Minnesota artists and 50 Minnesota allied professionals. Provided trainings and technical assistance in 40+ Minnesota communities. Staff collected and tracked data on artist support and training/technical assistance activities. 2: Retained 70% of MN-based donors and approved a new strategic plan for the organization, consulting revenue increased to 45% of annual org revenue. Staff collected data following events/fundraising campaigns and tracking consulting client details (client type, location, outcomes, etc.).",,950335,"Other, local or private",950335,6340,"Lea Bittner-Eddy, John Pain, Hally Turner, Nathan Johnson, Avital Rabinowitz, Hlee Vang, Dudley Voigt, Joan Vorderbruggen",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates people, networks, and proven practices to advance the transformational power of arts in public life.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1389,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008426,"Operating Support",2020,33571,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served, to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will provide 150,000+ visitors with daily, free access to the 43-acre exhibition, and serve 14,000+ learners with educational programming. Evaluation will occur by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic information.","Franconia's artist residency program supported 36 artists in the creation and exhibition of new, three-dimensional artwork. Franconia employs exit surveys to assess the impact of the residency on all participants. Quantitative and qualitative data shows the positive and lasting impact Franconia's residency has on participating artists. 2: Franconia served 166, 266 visitors from Minnesota and 17, 892 unique students through on-site and in-school arts programming. Programming impact and visitorship was measured by tracking metrics and conducting pre- and post-program surveys at all educational and public programs. Evaluation surveys were also emailed to all participating schools.",,715647,"Other, local or private",715647,33571,"Dorothy Goldie, Stacy O'Reilly, Linda Seebauer Hansen, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, Rosie Kellogg, Davis Klaila, Sharon Louden, Amy McKinney, Sara Rothholz-Weiner, Heather Rutledge, Tamsie Ringler, Diane Mullin, John Joachim",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Franconia Sculpture Park provides physically and intellectually wide-open spaces where all are inspired to participate in the creative process.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,"Shulick Porcella","Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mille Lacs, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1391,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008427,"Operating Support",2020,19864,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frank Theatre will strengthen its ability to produce and present accessible, high quality theatre that challenges artists and audiences alike. Frank will present 2-3 productions. The production process will be evaluated with artists with a post-mortem discussion and survey, documenting their response to the process. Audience feedback will be monitored with surveys and post-show discussions. 2: Frank Theatre will increase the sustainability and capacity of its organization by expanding staffing levels to match the volume of our work. By ensuring an administrative assistant position is a regular part- time position (20 hours a week), we will evaluate impact on the artistic director's ability to focus on priorities such as planning and fundraising.","Frank Theatre strengthened its ability to produce and present accessible, high quality theatre that challenges artists and audiences alike. Frank Theatre presented two productions of three plays: Caryl Churchill's ESCAPED ALONE and HERE WE GO, and Danai Gurira's THE CONVERT. Artists and audience were surveyed with post-show surveys. Weekly post-show discussions also offered feedback. 2: Frank Theatre will increase the sustainability and capacity of its organization by expanding staffing levels to match the volume of our work. Frank Theatre did hire part-time administrative assistants for both productions. A potential result of this move, the Artistic Director was able to get applications in for four new grant programs, one of which was successfully funded.",,259247,"Other, local or private",259247,19864,"Lucas Erickson, Spencer Putney, Janis Hardy, Ginny Buran, Steve Lehr, Bill Schoppert, Wendy Knox, Suzanne Koepplinger, Leif Jurgensen",0.35,"Frank Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Frank Theatre is a professional theater company committed to producing unique work that stretches the skills of the artists who create the work while simultaneously challenging the everyday perceptions of the audience through the exploration of ideas and issues of social, political, and/or cultural concern.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Knox,"Frank Theatre","3156 23rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1907,"(612) 724-3760",frank@bitstream.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1392,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008428,"Operating Support",2020,34768,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation includes verbal feedback plus anonymous concert attendee surveys, and surveys of teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools program.","Minnesotans are more inclined to participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible. results from anonymous concert surveys, comments from audience members to board members and conductor, and comments from sponsors. 2: Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. results from anonymous concert surveys, comments from audience members to board members and conductor, and comments from sponsors.",,458752,"Other, local or private",458752,,"Tina Enberg, Joe Cretella, Emily Cole-Jones, Thomas Cook, John Higden, Marie Williams, Patrick Lundy, Mary Butler, Brooke Geyen, Suzanne Abrams, Jay Fishman",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, with particular attention given to inner city youth, families with young children, seniors, and people with limited financial means.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1393,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008429,"Operating Support",2020,41067,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with learning paths to engage in a sequence of quality learning opportunities that grows their artistic practice. Synthesize class offerings in terms of experience required to take steps towards achieving CEU compliance. GMAC will conduct pre- and post-class surveys to determine quality and depth of learning experience. 2: Maximize impact by bringing GMAC resources and partners together to deliver excellent arts programs to Minnesotans. Design, trial and evaluate a cohort model together with three institutional partners and make recommendations for future programs.","GMAC has strengthened its sequence of quality learning opportunities for students. Qualitative surveys to collate and analyze student feedback. Intensive 5-year (2015 to 2019) financial analysis of class success rates to clarify and strengthen course levels and sequences which in turn will ensure CEU capabilities. 2: There has been a delay in our development of the cohort model with institutional partners. Comprehensive quantitative (financial) analysis and qualitative analysis of programs and operations from 2015 to 2019. This means greater clarity on the organization's new direction where the partnerships are being created for 2021.",,499235,"Other, local or private",499235,14347,"Bev Balos, Hazel Belvo, Sally Berg, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Mary Maurice, David Morris, Greg Mueller, David Quick, Lynn Speaker",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony's mission is to nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists, promoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment for creative excellence.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Mower, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1394,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008430,"Operating Support",2020,110915,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf publishes diverse and engaging contemporary literature that has the capacity to stimulate imagination and promote empathy among Minnesotans. Each book will be evaluated on the basis of artistic strength and diversity. Our outreach is evaluated by individual reader responses, event attendance, critical attention, award nominations, and book sales. 2: Graywolf strengthens the Twin Cities literary community and increases the impact of literature in Minnesota through partnerships and collaboration. Literary community health is measured by the Creative Minnesota study, the caliber of events, and the vitality of bookstores and libraries. Graywolf evaluates the quality and number of our collaborations.","Graywolf published 30 new books by 28 authors. These books reached 20, 000 Minnesotan readers, inspiring empathy and creativity. Minnesotans bought our books at 72 bookstores and borrowed them from libraries throughout the state. Awards nominations showed quality, impact: Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic and Carmen Gimenez Smith's Be Recorder were National Book Award finalists. 2: Graywolf authors and staff participated in 64 events for 4, 946 Minnesotans, which connected writers to readers and educated people about publishing. Graywolf collaborated with the College of Saint Benedict, Minneapolis Central Library, and others on events and programs. Several of our authors participated in the Loft Literary Center's Wordplay, a virtual event series that drew thousands of viewers.",,4157623,"Other, local or private",4157623,,"Trish F. Anderson, Carol Bemis, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Mary Ebert, Mark Jensen, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Sharon Pierce, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Jan Price, Paula Roe, Gail See, James Short, Roderic Southall, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that adventurous readers can find underrepresented and diverse voices in a crowded marketplace. We believe works of literature nourish the reader's spirit and enrich the broader culture, and that they must be supported by attentive editing, compelling design, and creative promotion.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1395,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008431,"Operating Support",2020,25603,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences and artists will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, creating a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences and artists were viscerally affected by our unique performance style, creating a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Evaluation tools assessed objective and demographic information, and queried for emotional impact factors. We benchmarked artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages engaged in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We tracked the age distribution of our ensemble and compared it to norms.",,237962,"Other, local or private",237962,2252,"Daniel True Chuck McKown Todd Jones Chris Hagen Tom Pepin Kyle Weaver",,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to change lives of audiences and singers alike by creating ""thrilling harmony""--nearly flawless unaccompanied vocal music, performed with deep passion and great energy. We seek a world where all men are singing and everyone is listening. We believe such a world would be more harmonious in every way. In all that we do, we seek to promote a lifetime of singing among a diverse community of men.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","c/o UMCP 6345 Xerxes Ave S",Richfield,MN,55423,"(612) 723-4209",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1396,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008434,"Operating Support",2020,45356,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will deepen our understanding of our community through increased feedback sessions and productions tailored to community needs. Evaluation will come through measuring the attendance at engagement activities (community story circles, company conversations, and other events). Also, we will document stories shared about the impact of our art on the community. 2: GRSF will build a diverse and inclusive company. We will track our staff's ability to listen and respond to issues raised within the company and within the community. We will measure our company diversity and progress toward gender parity. We will share our progress with the community.","Audience feedback deepened beyond physical production discussions to a study of the themes of the play and its relevance to Winona. Evaluation methods included notes taken during post-show discussions, weekly company/audience conversations, engagement with 'conversation station' lobby activities, and questionnaires emailed to ticket buyers, . 2: Company-wide inclusion, diversity, equity, and ally-ship training was conducted. Intentional staffing decisions were made to achieve diversity. A 'radical listening tour' and 3-week check-ins created formal listening opportunities and lists of issues to address. POC and LGBTQ affinity groups were created within the company. Demographic information on 101 company members was tracked.",,1007860,"Other, local or private",1007860,,"Hamid Akbari, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Alan Leonhardt, Beth Forkner Moe, Ken Mogren, Kelley Olson, Greg Peterson, Mary Polus, Gerald Portman, Patricia L. Rogers, Jeanne Skattum, Jim Stoa, LeRoy Telstad, Jim Vrchota",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival creates dynamic, clearly spoken productions of Shakespeare's plays, which enrich people's lives.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1399,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008435,"Operating Support",2020,54855,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based tuition and lessons scholarships, new participants, and student demographics. We will also track the number of audience members at concerts and survey families and audiences about arts participation. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","More students had greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of need-based scholarships, new student participants, and audience members in our programs and at free concerts. We also surveyed families about arts participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through annual student and parent surveys. We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.",,1095847,"Other, local or private",1095847,,"Rebecca Anderson, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Jeff Benjamin, Colin Dougherty, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Hyun Mee Graves, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Julia Jenson, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the mind, body, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1400,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008436,"Operating Support",2020,662361,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will make world-class, live theater performances accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys and interviews, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: Educational theater experiences for students will inspire increased interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie Theater sparked meaningful connections through transformative experiences in its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activities' effect.",,31765652,"Other, local or private",31765652,,"Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Abdish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Tim Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Jennifer Melin Miller, Helen Meyer, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Senator Julie A. Rosen, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Steve Sanger, Ron Schutz, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Douglas M. Steenland, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Steve Webster, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community we serve to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota and, from its place rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading twenty-first century arts organization.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1401,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008438,"Operating Support",2020,701364,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their communities. Stakeholder meetings and surveys identify the impact of engagement and capacity building strategies on participants and their communities. 2: Through its arts activities, the Trust strengthens social and economic life in the theater district and statewide. Audience and participant surveys measure increased sense of well-being in four categories of engagement; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are attributable to the Trust.","As we transitioned to online programming, students and underserved groups reported increased skills and sense of community (96% average). Conducted online surveys and interview with program participants and partner organizations. Response types included ratings, comments and observations. 2: Audiences and participants reported a greater sense of community, while our activities generated $68 MM for Minnesota. Audience surveys measure increased sense of well-being; participants were survey based on program outcomes; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are unique to the Trust.",,36028700,"Other, local or private",36028700,401037,"Jay Novak, Travis Barkve, Mark Marjala, Judy Blaseg, Syl Jones, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Ann Simonds, Marie Becker, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Al Coleman, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Ryan Johnson, Andrea Hart Kajer, Barbara Klaas, Christine Kwiat, Dorraine Larison, William Moffly, Andrea Mokros, Jayne Haugen Olsen, Sue Ross, Daniel Tenenbaum, Melvin Tennant, Jennie Weber, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1403,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008439,"Operating Support",2020,54917,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen and grow HP's community connections through creative placemaking with a focus on inclusion. Evaluating success: increased diversity of guest artists; new community partners added; more funds raised for free classes, co-op scholarships and bus fund for youth visits to HP. 2: Expand artist award opportunities to increase growth in printmaking practice, study and collecting. Success measured by: artists of all ages deepen skills in medium; HP expands awards and recognition opportunities for artists; printmakers garner more financial support and exhibition options.","HP partnerships with other nonprofits grew; diverse artists planned projects to further broaden audiences. Evaluated by four new collaborations with other nonprofits; amount of funds raised for initiatives including artist access scholarships; number of guest artists from diverse backgrounds who design and teach programs increased. 2: HP expanded awards and mentorships for mid-career and established artists; grew artists' talks and classes with experts in the field. Progress was measured by attendance numbers (data tracked in Salesforce), visitor surveys (on-line and in person surveys are used by HP), and increased media coverage of HP classes, events and initiatives.",,1076948,"Other, local or private",1076948,8150,"Colleen Carey, Jerry Vallery, Neely Tamminga, Michelle Klein, David Johnson, Dennis Michael Jon, Rebecca Lawrence, Stuart Nielsen, Jennifer Phelps",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the public and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1404,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008440,"Operating Support",2020,75121,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and #894; pre- and post-play surveys; focus groups; and breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations. 2: History Here and Now and Seats to Stage participants begin to see themselves as history¬ makers while learning elements of performance. Post-performance surveys and talk-backs; formal and informal assessments of education and engagement programs, and observed participation in engagement activities.","37, 939 people experienced mainstage productions and/or History Theatre at Home online programs that brought history, and modern context, to life. Through box office sales tracking, we collect quantitative data on audience demographics and subsidized tickets. We employ critical reviews (digital, print), audience surveys (paper, online) and post-play engagement to evaluate qualitative outcomes. 2: 5, 480 youth/adults attended in-person and/or online learning. 78% indicated they learned, changed, or reframed their experience as history makers. Quantitative participant data: subsidized matinee ticket sales, registration and attendance. Value, learning, and program development: post-program surveys (students/partners), teaching artist feedback, and participant interviews.",,2460565,"Other, local or private",2460565,,"Gene Merriam (President), John Sebastian (VP), Tyler Zehring (Treasurer), Roger Brooks (Secretary), John apitz, Dave Beehler, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Lois Duffy, Michele Helgen, Willie Johnson, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Ixchel McKinnie, Cheryl Moore, Melissa Mulloy, Jeffrey Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, Charles Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience. Its work provides a unique lens which links our past to the present, explores our common heritage, and illuminates our understanding of what it means to be American.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,West,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4326",mwest@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1405,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008444,"Operating Support",2020,37644,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans expand skills and arts experience through quality, affordable long form improv education. Teachers monitor students' growth. Students' evaluation of classes include qualitative questions. Enrollment (goal 600) tracked. Up to 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Performers grow their skills and artistry through paid performance and directorial opportunities. Evaluation of programs that cultivate performers and directors. Pay 200 or more artists. Produce and/or present at least twenty new shows. Further develop/remount at least twenty shows.","861 student enrollments, student feedback 95% positive, 15% of students received scholarships. Enrollment (861) and scholarships (15%) were tracked through the grant period. Instructors tracked student progress. Students filled out evaluation forms at the end of the classes. Ratings were 95% positive, with 67% giving the highest possible rating. 2: HUGE had 491 performances in FY2019, paying 195 artists and directors. We produced or presented eighteen news shows and remounted 21. HUGE tracked the data included in our outcomes and gave careful attention through the year to the number of artists opportunities we created and new works developed.",,539530,"Other, local or private",539530,37644,"Adia Morris Swanger Robin Gillette Butch Roy Jill Bernard Nels Lennes Amy Derwinski",,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater's mission is to support the improv community through performance and education.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dillon,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843",sean@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1409,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008447,"Operating Support",2020,67258,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate attendance/sales data; assess artistic satisfaction, and changes in perception among audience after experiencing the work, through open discussions, surveys, and post-show anecdote. 2: Support artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities; sustaining professional collaborations, mentorships, and sales opportunities. Evaluate sales data; assess artist satisfaction with their work and working process, impact of mentorships and collaborations on artistic skill and vision, thru individual and group conversation.","We produced Hot Dog Daze, a summer original created by our 40+ theater ensemble with guest professionals. We counted tickets sold, interviewed artists about their experiences creating and performing the show, and collected audience anecote through artist talks from the stage and post-show. 2: We supported the growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities with professional 'business of art', mentorships, and sales opportunities. We tracked sales data, interviewed artists and collected anecdote about satisfaction, and engage in group studio conversations for encouragement, critique, and recommendations.",,1858140,"Other, local or private",1858140,41000,"Jan Hoistad, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Susan Shapiro, Patrick Dow, Whitney Emanuel, Jeanne Calvit",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts creates art that challenges perceptions of disability.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1412,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008448,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music, offer artistic growth, in large-scale Fall Concert with live Arabic band and new choreography. Attendance and ticket sales data, along with audience comments, measure appreciation and new perspectives; artistic growth and satisfaction measured through post-production conversation. 2: Opportunities for personal experience and learning about Arabic arts, through intimate events such as salons, workshops, and community gatherings. Attendance numbers and audience conversations at free community events such as Blaine Festival, Midtown Music Fest, Uptown Art Fair, and Hennepin County LIBRARY: Increased understanding or changed misperceptions and determine if people were entertained.","Our typical Fall Concert was rescheduled for Spring 2020, and cancelled due to Covid. 2: We presented opportunities to experience Arabic arts through intimate cabarets and community festivals. We counted attendance and number of tickets sold at cabarets; we interviewed audience post-event, and interviewed dancers to learn satisfaction and recommendations for change.",,193003,"Other, local or private",193003,9800,"Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Jawaahir Dance Company is dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern dance as a vibrant living art form at its highest artistic level, to bringing the rich folkloric heritage of the Middle East to the theatrical stage, and to providing education about Arabic dance and music in its authentic form for dance students and the general public.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1413,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008449,"Operating Support",2020,70580,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deeper civic engagement with diverse audiences and Lyn-Lake residents/visitors/stakeholders enhances neighborhood vitality and the Jungle arts experience. Survey audiences on the patron experience; qualitatively assess Lyn-Lake community discussions and actions, assess A/B test results on related strategies; gather patron feedback, track participation and assess quality of civic conversations. 2: The Jungle's audiences are an increasingly inclusive group who find their theater-going experience to be rich, accessible, and meaningful. Review comparative audience demographics using surveys and alternate methods; gather input from audiences on program impact and accessibility through surveys, comments to staff and posted to social media/online forums, monitor response rates and tone.","Increase of 0.75% in audiences in 55408 zip code over prior year; Jungle staff/board/patrons engaged officials/groups re: parking lot development. Audience surveys, tracked attendance and participation, staff/board/patron engagement and/or communications with Lyn-Lake organizations and City officials re: development plans for parking lot. 2: Surveys indicated audiences for FY20 productions were 5% people of color, 1% increase over FY19; completed EDI training with ushers. Audience surveys and comparative demographic data; qualitative audience feedback via social media; completion of usher EDI training, online due to Covid-19 pandemic.",,1720771,"Other, local or private",1720771,,"Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, Christina Baldwin, David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, David Goldstein, Julie Hutchinson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Jane Lewis, Thom Lewis, Alex Merritt, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, David Weinstein. Robin Gillette, Sarah Rasmussen (ex-officio)",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater's mission is to create powerful and poetic theater in the intimate Jungle home, which is deeply rooted in its Minneapolis neighborhood.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Robinson,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",srobinson@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1414,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008451,"Operating Support",2020,24040,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Inside the Kaddatz, feature artists in educational displays and programs that help define and interpret life in West Central Minnesota. Present eighteen exhibits and 48 arts classes annually. Surveys will track programming, marketing, demographics, and art experience. Participant and partnership increases will be successful outcomes. 2: Introduce area artists and visual art experiences to new audiences. Present and/ or collaborate on 32 visual arts community events annually. Marketing efforts and effectiveness will be tracked. Surveys will track programming and marketing suggestions, demographics, and art experience.","Kaddatz hosted 14 exhibits and 33 art classes by regional artists that provided insight into interpretations of their region. Kaddatz tracked attendant, participant, and partnership numbers, and collected comments. Marketing was tracked through online sources such as Facebook reach and engagement, email engagement, and feedback on class registration forms. 2: Kaddatz presented and collaborated on 29 community events that introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new audience members. Kaddatz tracked attendant, participant, and partnership numbers, and collected comments. Marketing was tracked through online sources such as Facebook reach and engagement, email engagement, and feedback on class registration forms.",,257518,"Other, local or private",257518,22800,"James Pratt, Cathy Peterson, Scott DeMartelaere, Klara Beck, Missy Mattson, Mark Sundberg, Michael Weatherly, Lisa Bielfeldt, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Petersen, Nancy XiaoRong Valentine, Bill Adams, Clara Wegscheid",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Cross,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1416,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008456,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Lakeville Area Arts Center will hire expertise and guide the Advisory Board and City leadership in the creation of a new strategic plan. The primary goal is to produce a completed strategic plan that has been presented and approved by Lakeville City Council. 2: The Lakeville Area Arts Center will create an implementation plan as part of the new Strategic Plan to prioritize goals for the next five years. As the plan is implemented, it will be measured through detailed evaluation of finances, enrollment and public input, both through community and participation survey as lead by an outside consultant.","In 2019 Staff, Advisory and Friends Boards implemented a new five-year strategic plan, which was approved by the City Council in Spring 2020. Continual evaluation of the process and success of the plan has been gauged using statistical data, community feedback and survey. The implementation plan continues to evolve which will require additional review and evaluation. 2: Implementation plans were developed for both volunteer boards and for staff to guide the process. Monthly meetings keep those plans on track. Implementation plans were designed to evolve over time. As we have moved into program enhancements for students and participants, we can now gauge success through their feedback from survey and statistical evaluation.",,618295,"Other, local or private",618295,,"Tom Ruesink, Anita Wickhem, Kristina Murto, Susan Landberg, Tim Murphy, Lynn Krejci, Michelle Gensinger, Kristy Harms, Robert Erickson",,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Lakeville Area Arts Center promotes cultural enrichment and provides artistic experiences for the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Masiarchin,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640",jmasiarchin@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1421,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008457,"Operating Support",2020,28885,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will increase unearned income by 10% over the previous fiscal year. We will compare FY2020 unearned revenue to the prior fiscal year amount and determine whether we have met our goal.","Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota increased unearned contributions by 11.06%, not including income from a project-based Arts Access grant. We compared FY 2020 unearned revenue to the previous fiscal year.",,240820,"Other, local or private",240820,13636,"Craig Ingalls, Paul Rime, Rick Vogt, Denise Vogt, Kathy Cleveland, Maureen Haworth, Tom Henry, Lisa Kvittem, Cheryl Morton, Cozette Wittman, Maddie Wheaton",0.35,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota is an innovative ballet company that creates high quality, professional performances and meaningful educational opportunities for audiences and participants alike.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",lonereed1@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1422,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008459,"Operating Support",2020,74881,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota writers and readers indicate literary learning and expanded thinking on topical issues as a result of their Loft experiences. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, creative development, and increased engagement in the topics addressed through literature. 2: Minnesotans connect with each other as readers and writers, engaging in the exchange of ideas vital to a healthy society. Surveys and comments measuring extent to which Loft activities helped participants feel part of a community of engaged readers and other writers, or feel inspired toward dialogue because of their Loft participation; audience data tracks engagement.","98% participants (12% of whom were BIPOC) noted learning on topic/subject; 99% reported expanded thinking on the topic; 99% rated teachers highly. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics. 2: 96% of Loft class/event participants reported building writing/reading community and networks; 98% were inspired to have conversations on subject. Artist and class/event participant surveys with ratings, written feedback; reported writing groups formed in Loft classes that have been sustained well afterwards; participant survey responses that Loft events inspired conversations.",,2229735,"Other, local or private",2229735,,"Eric Roberts, Marge Barrett, Mike Meyer, Anika Fajardo, Britt Udesen, Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Dawn Frederick, Cynthia Gehrig, Kathryn Haddad, Marlon James, David Kilpatrick, Ellen McInnis, Sarah Olson, Jeff Ondich, Melinda Ward",0.5,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1424,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008460,"Operating Support",2020,57757,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 80% report improved teamwork, confidence and creativity. Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and socio-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in No. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its school and gathering artist/community groups 1+ times/week. Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.","Lundstrum saw significant arts learning in students: 95% of parents saw growth in performance skills and confidence, 89% in creative thinking. Lundstrum uses faculty assessments and parent surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction in dance, voice and drama, as well as growth in socio-emotional skills such as confidence, collaboration and creative thinking. 2: Lundstrum employed 43 artists as part of its core program. In addition, eight organizations representing 88 artists regularly used its facilities. Employment records document all professional artists hired as faculty, guest artists, accompanists, costume and technical artists. Rental agreements document use of facilities by other organizations.",,1212634,"Other, local or private",1212634,7264,"Terri Ashmore, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jonathan Chambers, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, John (Jack) Knip, Cindy LeJeune, Larry LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Corinne O'Neil, Joan Grathwol Olson, Trinka Sharpe, Sarah Stroebel, Nicholas Vlietstra",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Lundstrum Performing Arts is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character, and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship support.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600",joan@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1425,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008462,"Operating Support",2020,45268,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a diverse 10-production season of outstanding theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and conversations with parents and participants by phone, email, and in person.","Produce a diverse 6-production season of outstanding theater in Anoka County, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographic of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographic of new and returning students, student, parent and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and conversations with parents and participants by phone, email, and in person.",,1091189,"Other, local or private",1091189,,"Jennifer Lundquist, Rick Wyman, Jerry Horazdovsky, Jeff Danovsky, Yrazema Garcia, Laura Erchul, Jackie Bortnem, Kira Campbell, Amy Hornstra, Laura Tahja Johnson (Ex-Officio)",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1427,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008463,"Operating Support",2020,330718,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Annual Student Satisfaction Survey shows consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Annual student and teacher surveys reveal that two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants on average report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","Our Live Online Covid-19 Student Satisfaction Survey showed a 92% satisfaction rate with online learning across all racial/ethnic groups. MacPhail administered a Live Online Covid-19 Student Satisfaction Survey incorporating results across programs, substituting for our Annual Student Satisfaction Survey which was interrupted due to underlying factors caused by the pandemic. 2: Older adults reported learning more about music (75%), an increase in socializing with others (84%) and improving overall mood (69%). MacPhail's partners at Wilder Research conducted pre- and post-surveys completed by program participants ages 55 and older, followed by an in-depth analysis of the results.",,12293397,"Other, local or private",12293397,,"Thomas J. Abood, Margaret (Margee) Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Walter L. (Hudie) Broughton, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Kyle Carpenter, Michael Casey, Jodi Chu, Klerissa Church, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Rahoul Ghose, Julia Halberg, MD, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren P. Kelly, David E. Myers, Ph.D., Christopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher (Chris) Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Dianne Thomas, Marshall Tokheim, Mandy K. Tuong, Revered Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"MacPhail Center for Music transforms lives and communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jackie,Peterson,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100",peterson.jackie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Mower, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sibley, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1428,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008467,"Operating Support",2020,19208,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Merrill will engage the community in planning the next artistic season. Announcing the season is the outcome. A post-mortem evaluation will be conducted by Board and Staff to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in the process, so next year's planning will be improved.","Merrill engaged the community in planning the next artistic season. Covid has delayed announcing the season, but we will be doing that summer and fall. Board and Staff have been working closely on this, since Covid. We did use the surveys to engage our audience in season planning, and chose the season based on their requests. We will be announcing one show per month over the summer and fall.",,488242,"Other, local or private",488242,,"Lori Nelson, Mark Garton, Michelle Nikolai",,"Merrill Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Merrill Community Arts Centers mission is to champion the arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbe,"Marshall Hansen","Merrill Community Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1432,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008468,"Operating Support",2020,32385,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen Minnesotans' connections to contemporary art by creating an accessible and responsive environment that fosters meaningful experiences. We will evaluate progress based tracking attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Provide opportunities, connections and resources for artists and curators from Minnesota to foster strong careers in the arts. We will evaluate progress based on participant feedback, connections made, and career success of local artists, curators, and constituents.","Midway provided Minnesotans access to free contemporary arts programming through our exhibitions, art research library, and public programs. Midway commissioned and presented four exhibitions and offered public programs, including artist talks and a film screening. All of these programs were free and open to the public. We published a catalog in conjunction with Jasper Marsalis' exhibition. 2: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Midway shifted its Visual Arts Fund re-granting program to provide $1, 000 relief grants to Twin Cities artists. Midway quickly pivoted its re-granting program to offer $61, 000 in relief funding to artists with great need. Priority was given to BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and those with dependents. The response indicated there was much need in the community.",,580050,"Other, local or private",580050,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, Ellen Breyer, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Randy Hartten, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Kate Kelly, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, Jori Sherer, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art. Midway facilitates significant new developments in the field and presents audiences with intimate access to visual culture.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1433,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008469,"Operating Support",2020,70393,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain access to stories from cultures around the world with the publication of books in the Seedbank Series. Tracking sales of books, scheduling public events in Minnesota featuring these books and their writers/translators, and gathering feedback from readers and audience members will help us evaluate the impact of this new series. 2: Milkweed Editions will develop a robust marketing program that results in placing more books in the hands of more readers. Investments in our marketing program will be evaluated by tracking book sales, assessing review attention, and measuring the breadth and depth of community engagement-at events, in our bookstore, and on our website and other digital platforms.","Minnesotans gained access to stories from cultures around the world with the launch of the new Seedbank book series. Milkweed surveyed readers about the value of this new series over email and social media, gathered commentary from online book review sources, and observed audience comments and questions at author events. 2: Milkweed Editions placed more books in the hands of readers as a result of strategic investments in our marketing operation. We evaluated our success by tracking the number of books we sold from July 2019 through June 2020-we saw an increase of 48% over the previous year. An unprecedented surge in our line of work!",,2175631,"Other, local or private",2175631,7030,"Bill Hogle, Chris Crosby, Chris Malecek, Emily Nicoll, Geoff Gothro, Hart Kuller, Jack Dempsey, Janet Polli, JOrg Pierach, Kate Moos, Keith Bednarowski, Lynn Abrahamsen, Mary Reyelts, Matt Murphy, Ned Hancock, Nell Smith, Pamela Fletcher-Bush, Peter Laird, Phillip Hampton, Shawn Monaghan, Shelly Gill Murray, Stephen Spencer, Veena Deo",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Milweed Editions mission is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1434,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008470,"Operating Support",2020,17173,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota audiences of all ages will see opera as more relevant to them as an art form, a way to tell cultural stories and a potential career path. We will survey summer audiences and participants in Caravan Opera and education programs regarding changes in their feelings about opera; potential of their future opera engagement will be measured.","Over 300 youth participate in the Opera is Epic! programming in July. Students attended a baseball-themed opera and attended workshops with designers. Youth completed paper surveys after the performances and workshops. 2: Nearly all students said they would attend another opera if given the opportunity. Students understood possible backstage career options. Youth completed paper surveys after the performances and workshops.",,540067,"Other, local or private",540067,15000,"Karen Brooks Kingston Fletcher Jodi Mooney Ellen Doll Genna Carlson Michele Grindahl Therese Hovard Brent Love",,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mill City Summer Opera's mission is to present innovative, world-class opera in nontraditional venues.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Brooks,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333",karenbrooks1000@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1435,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008471,"Operating Support",2020,95502,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia will utilize audience feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, idea exchange, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Exhibitions such as Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists' and programs such as Open House inspired, engaged and moved Mia's audiences. Exhibitions are evaluated through post-visit surveys and interviews. Education staff interviewed and surveyed program participants for feedback. Mia uses Google Analytics and user experience studies to measure visits to website and online resource use. 2: Mia provided opportunities for diverse communities to see their cultures reflected in programs, and served 485, 823 in person and one million+ digitally. Evaluation staff conduct an ongoing visitor survey to measure visitor experiences and opinions. Focus Groups also address themes of relevance and accessibility.",,32537541,"Other, local or private",32537541,,"David Wilson (chair), Kari Alldredge (vice chair), Liz Nordlie (treasurer), Leni Moore (secretary), Elizabeth Andrus, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Rick King, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Sheila Morgan, Mary Olson, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Marianne Short, Katie Simpson, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Michael Snow, Kevin Warren, Yusuf Wazirzada, Jane Wilf, Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich, Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Jerry Hertaus, Ryan Winkler, Marion Greene, Brad Bourne, Maria Eggemeyer",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus-Hoornbeek,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1436,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008472,"Operating Support",2020,10878,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain organizational integrity by planning and executing budgets that end in surplus the next four out of five years. By record of the annual results of our profit and losses in the next few years and by progress made towards a goal of having total assets that surpass 25% of the next year's expense budget. 2: Increase the number of festival attendees who represent underserved populations. By visual count of attendees and by usage of discount codes for attendee tickets.","We realized a surplus of funds the last three fiscal years, but will not this year due to Covid-19-related event cancellations. QuickBooks data. 2: We had a slight increase in attendees in this area but are actively creating partnerships to connect us more firmly with these populations. Visual attendee count from ticket table volunteers, and post-event survey results that asked for demographic information.",,331914,"Other, local or private",331914,4000,"Laura Cooper, Nic Hentges, Shane Zack, Robbi Podrug, Wayne Hamilton, Bill Lindroos, Brett Day, Rudy Marti, Dale Gruber, Mark Anderson, Jason Juran",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association preserves and promotes bluegrass and old-time string band music in Minnesota.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Schatz,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(651) 456-8919",info@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1437,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008473,"Operating Support",2020,30656,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 150+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of choral pieces memorized and performed; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts each year, including school venues whose populations would not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure outcome 2 by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to local schools; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience through online surveys.","145 boys participated in Minnesota Boychoi programs, memorizing and performing 31 choral works in four languages. 28 boys attended Boychoir Bootcamp. Quantitative data collected using numbers of participating singers and camp attendees. Qualitative data collected using satisfaction surveys and feedback from Boychoir singers, families, audiences, and summer camp participants. 2: MN Boychoir performed twelve free community concerts for nearly 3000 Minnesotans, and for over 800 students at four metro area schools. Feedback was solicited and received via the Boychoir website, Boychoir Facebook and Instagram accounts, and on-site evaluations at several venues. Audience counts are done at each full concert and school concerts, and estimated at pop-up concerts.",,548312,"Other, local or private",548312,30656,"Susan Humiston, Michelle Deering, Mitchell Karstens, Molly Driscoll, Anne Christ, Cassie Christensen, Christian Novak, Ann Hoey, Jenni Kostecki, Katie Lingras, Lela Olson, Erika Schwictenberg",0.5,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Keyes,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 5th St W Ste 401","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219",ack@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1438,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008474,"Operating Support",2020,15458,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Achievement of the MBI Vision through the creation of a Center of Excellence (COE) for the Marching Arts. Analog/Digital systems for live/online presentations, including staff and participant feedback and surveys, season and year-end reviews, competition scores, social networking, and performance results from audience surveys at local and regional performance 2: Greater Community Outreach - The MBI Community Outreach Initiative (COI). Ongoing SWOT review, data from COI Regional Environmental Needs Assessment, interviews with regional directors and staff, ongoing assessment of the development of pathways to improved collaboration and support among regional providers, and more.","2019 performance season supported Outcome 1; progress halted as Covid-19 caused cancellation of 2020 season. Feedback for activity thru March 2020 confirmed COE development. Covid-19 prematurely ended our 2020 performance season and Inver Hills college training. Core brass, drumline, color guard and MinneBrass ensembles will now perform and be developed online. 2: 2019 season activity supported Outcome 2; Covid-19 now deters 2020 Minnesota Marching Arts community outreach. Evaluations of activity thru March 2020 showed strong growth in Minnesota Marching Arts community outreach. Covid-19 now directs our 2020 performances and training online, to be shared as open interactive education and performance opportunities throughout",,288104,"Other, local or private",288104,1600,"Amanda Poston, Cindy Bach, Marissa Moeller, Neil Plaistow, Thomas Reimer, Dave Whitaker.",0.1,"Minnesota Brass Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Brass shares a unique passion for the live performing arts by producing ensembles and events, rooted in the drum and bugle corps tradition, that challenge our members to reach their full potential while inspiring our audiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","4177 Kaitlin Dr","Vadnais Heights",MN,55127,"(651) 283-0243",whetstone099@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1439,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008475,"Operating Support",2020,38812,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans develop new skills, knowledge, and appreciation for the depth and breadth of book art. Youth and adult workshop participation, event attendance, workshop surveys. 2: Artists are cultivated, receive visibility, advance artistically, and grow professionally through supportive and accessible program experiences. Artist Co-op membership, Open Studio registrations, number of artists in exhibitions, book arts certificate enrollment, consignment program participation and sales, participant surveys.","Minnesotans learned tools for artmaking, expanded their creative potential, and deepened their understanding of the depth and breadth of book art. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (nearly 9, 000 youth and adults engaged in book arts educational programming, totaling over 1, 460 direct contact hours); event attendance counts, and observations. 2: Artists grew professionally and artistically through relationship-building, access to creative resources, financial support, and public visibility. We evaluated this outcome through participant counts via our public exhibitions, artist collective, and teaching artist faculty; consignment sales reports; and program surveys. One participant wrote: 'I love being here; my whole being smiles.'.",,974869,"Other, local or private",974869,7762,"Ronnie Brooks, Brandi Ernst, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Lyndel King, Jim Knapp, Mary Pat Ladner, Monica Edwards Larson, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Elizabeth Schott, Zaylore Stout, Deborah Ultan, Hema Viswanathan, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner.",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Minnesota Center for Book Arts is to lead the advancement of the book as an evolving art form.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2520",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1440,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008476,"Operating Support",2020,37903,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Chorale audiences gain new perspectives on the world and music through performances of diverse choral music repertoire at accessible venues. Audience surveys and comments on social media; list of repertory for the year; ticket sales/audience counts at venues. 2: Minnesota Chorale presents opportunities for youth, young adults, adults and seniors to perform quality repertoire for appreciative audiences. Enrollment of and inclusion process for all choruses; season repertoire list; venues and attendance figures for each ensemble; performer surveys.","The outcome was successfully achieved. Audience surveys (at concerts via paper, online); social media comments; repertoire list; ticket sales and audience counts at concerts. 2: The outcome was successfully achieved. Enrollment of and inclusion process for all choruses; venues and attendance figures for all ensembles; surveys of performers.",,726852,"Other, local or private",726852,,"Elizabeth Barchenger, Kate Biederwolf, Eric Breece, Scott Chamberlain, Steve Hughes, Mariellen Jacobson, Noel G. Martinson, Bryan J. Mechell, Elizabeth Pauly, Bob Storeygard, Susan Tarnowski, Paige Winebarger, Bob Peskin (ex officio), Nathan Petersen-Kindem (ex officio), Kathy Saltzman Romey (ex officio)",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Chorale celebrates the human voice and its power to educate, enrich, unite, and inspire by performing an ever widening repertory of choral music, at the highest artistic level, for a broad community of audiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bob,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","1200 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 333-4866",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1441,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008477,"Operating Support",2020,27903,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present visionary dance works performed by professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in the MDT school. This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the critical response and audience feedback received for dance works presented and through assessing the impact of training and mentorship on students in the MDT school. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT programs benefited working artists, aspiring students, and the general public by advancing the art of dance, providing masterful dance performance. Performances were evaluated through audience feedback and critical reviews. Training was evaluated through faculty reviews of student progress in the classroom and accomplishments in year-end showcase performances. 2: Through increasing access to dance performance and education, MDT benefited a more diverse community with enriching dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.",,1160386,"Other, local or private",1160386,,"Erin Gerrits, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Dance Theatre and School is to present masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1442,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008478,"Operating Support",2020,43702,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Through improved and enhanced surveys, Fringe will measure the following: connecting with first-time performing arts audiences; engaging Festival attendees year-round; and growing increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences. 2: Artists equipped with training, resources and opportunities are empowered to produce adventurous work within a knowledge-sharing community of peers. New pre-program and post-program surveys will measure: utilization of artist training and resources; artistic exchange between national and local artists; successful changes in skills and goals; and increased artistic momentum.","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing arts events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Fringe continued robust digital surveying as well as in-person / analog surveys at the Festival for the second year. Results continue to demonstrate more accurate sampling and steady growth diversity among audience members. 2: Artists equipped with training, resources and opportunities were empowered to produce adventurous work within a knowledge sharing community of peers. Staff continues to update Festival artist evaluations to focus on growth and achievement, and held robust post-festival artist focus groups for targeted qualitative feedback on programmatic changes.",,636582,"Other, local or private",636582,43702,"Annie Scott Riley, Brian Murphy, Katherine DuGarm, Niki Bohne, Dr. William Bengston, Joseph Clements, Leah Harvey, Divya Maiya, Eric Molho, Kyle Orwick, Tony Plocido, Randall Shimpach",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Fringe connects adventurous artists with adventurous audiences by creating open, supportive forums for free and diverse artistic expression.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Bentley,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 260-6463x 1",dawn@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1443,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008479,"Operating Support",2020,33993,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at MJTC programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share. Written audience surveys, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, teacher evaluations, comments at MJTC programs and reviews enabled evaluation of achievement of outcome.",,323819,"Other, local or private",323819,,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Janie Finn, Jane Goldberger, Renae Goldman, Jake Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Sonny Miller, Mike Newman, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey Robbins, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Ann Wynia, Harvey Zuckman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards. Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1444,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008481,"Operating Support",2020,42670,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Influence visitors to think critically about the American experience through exhibitions, arts learning programs, and studio art classes. The M will track all attendance to the galleries, classes, and programs on-site and off-site, and collect visitor's responses to questions about their experience and what, if any, change in attitude. 2: Broaden community access to the arts and artists through authentic community partnerships, and relevant exhibitions and programs. The M will track participation in free and low-cost programs, number of scholarship requests received and provided, number of formal partnerships and communities served.","Visitors had immersive experiences that caused them to reflect on experiences that may have been different from their own. The M used visitor surveys to collect demographic information as well as information about their experience and take-aways. We also collected passive quantitative data, such as visitor numbers per exhibition or program. 2: The M engaged with partners on exhibitions and programs, bringing in new and diverse audiences. The M tracked visitors and participants through surveys, including demographics and why they attended, which often stated they attended because of a specific show.",,1416433,"Other, local or private",1416433,6407,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Jo Bailey, Tim Beastrom, Mike Birt, Brenda Child, Dr. Bruce Corrie, Andy Currie, Jim Denomie, Sue Focke , Nathan Johnson, Dave Neal, Gregory Page, Diane Pozdolski, Robyne Robinson, Michael Sammler-Jones, Rick Scott, Brandon Seifert, Hawona Sullivan-Janzen, Patty Whitaker, Dick Zehring",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Museum of American Art inspires people to discover themselves and their communities through American art.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Durand,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","350 Robert St N","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571",cdurand@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1446,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008482,"Operating Support",2020,290324,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number of and diversity of persons served number of and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers' number of retained donors number of contact hours word-of-mouth marketing Positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; broadened perspectives among audience and participants; increased confidence, creativity and empathy in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera. Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,11049843,"Other, local or private",11049843,,"Vanessa Abbe, Patricia Beithon, Rebecca Bernhard, Sharon Bloodworth, Shari Boehnen, Alberto Castillo, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Mark Gordon, Marueen Harms, Dorothy Horns, Diane Jacobson, John C. Junek, Anna Kokayeft, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Mike McNamara, Fayneese Miller, Leni Moore, Jose Peris, Bart Reed, Mary Schrock, David Smith, Nadege Souvenir, Norrie Thomas, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Craig Walvatne, William White, Margaret Wurtele.",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1447,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008483,"Operating Support",2020,758669,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and surrounding activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to strong participation in collaborative programs at Orchestra Hall and beyond. Tracked attendance and engagement at the Musica Juntos festival, collaborations with North Minneapolis, and Pint of Music concerts at local taprooms, among others; surveyed audiences and project partners.",,34365806,"Other, local or private",34365806,,"Darren Acheson, Margee Ankeny, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Sarah Brew, Michelle Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andy Czajkowski, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Jack Eugster, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Luella Goldberg, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Bev Grossman, Jerome Hamilton, Karen Himle, Maurice Holloman, Karen Hubbard, Jay Ihlenfeld, Mariellen Jacobson, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Kim, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, E. Myers, M. Nelson, A. Pampusch, L. Paradis, M. Pratte, M. Roos, D. Smyrnios, R. Spong, G. Sprenger, M. Sumners, B. Tilzer, M. Wallin, P. Walsh, L. Ward, J. Watkins, T. Welsh, A. Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1448,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008484,"Operating Support",2020,16408,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a comprehensive orchestra education experience through program activities such as rehearsals and performances. The board, artistic and administrative staff review student feedback from surveys, update curriculum and audition requirements, and evaluate program offerings through the lens of a strategic roadmap and student needs. 2: Engage Minnesota children and families in music education opportunities that are affordable, accessible and promote life-long music participation. MYS evaluates the accessibility of our offerings through feedback from current students, alumni, parents, scholarship recipients and String Studio participants. MYS has worked to offer more free or low-cost performances in recent years.","Provided excellent rehearsal and concert experiences to 327 Minnesota students. Evaluation methods include parent and student surveys, and student attendance tracking. 2: Provided engaging and free performances such as outdoor and holiday concerts and free lessons to students at Folwell School in Minneapolis. Evaluation methods include parent and student surveys and evaluations from our String Studio teacher assessing student participation.",,581215,"Other, local or private",581215,,"Kevin Kinneavy, Melissa Falb, Timothy Stokes, Pam Collova, Josee Morisette, Amy Vargo, Lauren Craft, Tom Rose, Manny Laureano, Claudette Laureano, Amelia Hemmingsen",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Youth Symphonies' mission is to develop pride, self-esteem, and discipline in young people through individual musical achievement; provide access and opportunity for artistic growth through a challenging program of orchestral repertoire; foster a lifelong appreciation of classical music; and uplift the community through inspiring performances by dedicated young musicians.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Hemmingsen,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies AKA MYS","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1449,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008485,"Operating Support",2020,56686,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve the quality of life in our community, we will meet/exceed targets for participation in on-site classes, outreach and exhibition programs. We will survey as many participants as possible to determine changes that result as well as track participation and revenue by program. 2: Continue to enhance the quality and increase the number of education programs offered both on and off site. We will track the number of education programs and exhibits offered as well as rates of participation and retention. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Participation declined as a result of the pandemic. Prior to the closure, participation was up over prior year. On site registrations are entered into database with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Event attendance is tracked with a clicker. Surveys are collected from participants, instructors and others, as appropriate. 2: Number of programs offered decreased due to the pandemic. We received consistent high marks for programs we were able to run. We track the number of programs offered and survey participants, instructors and others, as appropriate.",,1285121,"Other, local or private",1285121,,"Barbara McBurney, Denise Leskinen, Sarah Gibson, Mary Larson, Lance Jeppson, Laura Bernstein, Cynthia Dyste, Gary Lasche, Curt Paulsen, Terry Savidge, Katie Searl, Crissey Field.",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1450,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008488,"Operating Support",2020,37218,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present a portfolio of top-quality Russian arts to a broad and culturally diverse audience of 35,000. 5-10% growth in Attendance, Membership, and Charitable contributions. Feedback both on-site and online reflects top 5% of all Twin Cities cultural activities. Whether each audience segment (16) is served through specific programs year-round. 2: Increase the visibility and impact of TMORA's mission by tying each program to both the art on display and its intended audience. Exhibit-based programs are fully attended, by the intended audience(s). Evaluating the inclusion of audience-based messaging in communications and marketing efforts. Measure growth in membership and donor level resulting from new 2019 program strategy.","The Museum of Russian Art audience benefited through interaction with exhibitions, performing arts programs, lectures, and outreach education. Due to the pandemic, exhibitions and program attendance, as well as membership figures reflect the open period of 7/1/19-2/29/20, which was used to measure growth over the same period in FY 2019. Contributions results reflect the entire fiscal year. 2: This was particularly impactful to seniors, both onsite and through numerous outreach programs relating to the exhibitions. For the open period of 7/1/19 - 2/29/20 onsite and offsite programs, membership, and donor levels were tracked in relation to the exhibitions.",,1314376,"Other, local or private",1314376,4094,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Kathy Bracken, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Steven Heim, Maria Loucks, Liz Petrangelo, Deanna Phillips, Christine Podas-Larson, Charles Ritchie, Julie Snow, Theofanis Stavrou, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art's (TMORA) mission is: education, enlightenment, and engagement through the art of Russia. TMORA is the only major institution in North America devoted exclusively to Russian arts and culture. A core philosophy of TMORA's work is cultural diplomacy---creating personal connections across borders through the medium of art.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1453,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008491,"Operating Support",2020,48750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Host Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Student survey data is reviewed regularly. While Covid-19 severely impacted enrollment data (reduced by 24%), donor support increased by 17%, reflecting the investment of North House's community in the organization's mission and craft learning. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Expanded residency, intern, and artisan development programs continued to move forward, but the 2020 retreat was cancelled due to Covid-19. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. Crafting in Place initiatives partner directly with artisans.",,1611522,"Other, local or private",1611522,34063,"Mike Prom (President), Nancy Burns (Vice President), Paul Aslanian (Treasurer), Todd Mestad (Secretary), Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Mark Glasnapp, Tina Hegg Raway, Andrew Houlton, Amy Hubbard, Mary Morrison, Randy Schnobrich, Carol Winter",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-2968",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1456,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008492,"Operating Support",2020,58837,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NCC will cultivate new and challenge all ceramic arts audiences through extraordinary exhibitions and programming. Track attendance to NCC programs exhibitions, galleries, and educational programs and gather qualitative data from participants about their experience and knowledge gained for the medium. 2: Makers from diverse cultures/traditions are embraced; an inclusive/dynamic clay community is created; artistic/professional skills are expanded. NCC's artists served through paid opportunities, studios and professional development will expand and diversify; new community partnerships are born; NCC's audience will reflect the new faces of clay.","Produced nine exhibits; Covid delayed 2; worked with artists of and in other media; increased audience with Zoom workshops; welcomed first BISQUE artist. Exhibits introduced 34 new artists from outside MN; highest exhibit sales in seven years - 42K; historically high sales gallery sales; visitor feedback was incredibly positive; artists reported NCC as instrumental in their success. 2: In 2019, NCC paid out $624K to ceramic artists (highest year to date) and served 444 ceramic artists, 8% were POC; 23% of 2019 grant recipients were POC. Purposeful recruitment of more diverse jurors; engaged two POC voices who curated three of our nine exhibits. Time taken for reflection/learning following Minneapolis protests; social media promoted just voices of color in clay for 30 days.",,1773277,"Other, local or private",1773277,8826,"Amanda K. Anderson, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Philip Mische, Brad Meier, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Hughes,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007x 302",leahhughes@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1457,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008495,"Operating Support",2020,29871,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will expand educational opportunities for teens. The Guild will build on successful teen engagement in our theater classes by expanding teen-focused classes in visual arts and clay by 20% and launch a teen council to give youth the opportunity to self-direct education and special event programming. 2: The Northfield Arts Guild will achieve greater participation and representation of diverse people in our board of directors and its arts programming. We will increase diversity with the addition of two board members who are people of color. The theater program and 411 concert series will increase diversity of performers by 20%; and we will increase diversity of artists in exhibitions to 20%.","The Guild increased educational opportunities for teens. The Guild increased our annual education classes, workshops and program for teens, an under-served population in Northfield. This included teen-focused classes and mixed age offerings where teens could take part in youth or adult offerings. 2: We have made great strides. The Guild is close to achieving 19% diversity in our board with the addition of Fernando Sevilla (fall 2019) and Rita Gomez (summer 2020) and hope to confirm Tefa Wondemagegnehu. Exhibitions reached 20%, and theater/411 will rely on an Equity lens.",,502335,"Other, local or private",502335,2390,"Rolf Kragseth (president), Amy Pagel (Vice President), Virginia Lorang (Treasurer), David McKee (Treasurer), Judy Kutulas (Secretary), Connie Albers, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Pepe Kryzda, Rachel Gorden Mercer, Addie Nelson (youth), Christina Sauer, Fernando Sevilla, David Shelby (youth), Marta Sorenson (youth), Katue Warren",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Northfield Arts Guild is to inspire our community by developing, supporting, and providing quality, inclusive artistic opportunities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tim,Peterson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",office@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1460,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008496,"Operating Support",2020,22424,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform annual spring and winter concerts and community based residencies in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members. 2: Innovative musical performances will build awareness of LGBT people; transform and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, audience members.","One Voice performed annual winter and spring concerts and outreach programming in the Twin Cities. Ticket sales, participant surveys and media coverage were evaluated to assess community reach, interest, and engagement in the programs. 2: Innovative musical performances built awareness of LGBTQ people; transformed and empowered member singers, audience members, and community singers. Feedback collected from chorus members, students, faculty, outreach tour partners, and audiences regarding each program's impact, quality, and enjoyment. Data reviewed with staff, volunteers, and singers to identify how to improve the next program.",,432713,"Other, local or private",432713,12100,"Sarah Cohn, Jonathan Mathes, Sarah Johnson, Claire Psarouthakis, Gene Duenow, Katrina W. Johnson, Jim Roth, Matthew C. Ruby, Ruth Tang, Colleen Watson",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of One Voice Mixed Chorus is building community and creating social change while raising our voices in song.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954",executivedirector@onevoicemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1461,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008497,"Operating Support",2020,34002,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open Eye's 20th season will include a puppet cabaret, three mainstage works, an artist residency, a summer puppetry series and the Driveway Tour. All production have audience and artists surveys as well as post-show debrief where conversations are held on the quality of the experience. To remain affordable, all Open Eye productions reserve 10% of the tickets to Pay-as-able. 2: Open Eye will be prepared to move into the next three years smoothly transitioning into new leadership and increasing its capacity to support artists. The Board of Directors, an outside consultant, and participation of staff, will develop and approve a new 3-yr strategic plan with oversight by the Board and benchmarks to make sure the plan is implemented on schedule.","We were meeting and exceeding our outcomes for the grant period until Covid shutdown, which cancelled one mainstage show and the Driveway Tour. CRM data tracking artist and audience participants, social media analytics, state and county metrics, and qualitative feedback from attendee and participant surveys (written/verbal/online). 2: Despite Covid shutdown, the new strategic plan has been written and approved by the Board. Benchmarks and measurable goals are included in the Strategic Plan, which will be regularly reviewed by Board and Staff to ensure timely implementation.",,367628,"Other, local or private",367628,9181,"Keith Lester, Charlie Vanek, Daniel Pinkerton, John Buttolph, Amy Warner, Craig Harris, Elizabeth Lincoln, Susan Schaefer, Wanda Ponto, Jean Abbott, Virginia Sutton",,"Open Eye Figure Theatre AKA Open Eye Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Open Eye Figure Theatre creates original image driven theater animating the inanimate on an intimate scale, building community by advancing adventurous, artist driven programming.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Haas,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","506 24th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338",susan.haas@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1462,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008498,"Operating Support",2020,483479,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage more Minnesota artists and craftspeople in our homegrown musicals and presentations, ensuring meaningful career development opportunities. By tracking the number of artists and craftspeople from Minnesota employed by the Ordway in our Broadway Series, Music and Movement Series, Arts Education programming and the Flint Hills Family Festival. 2: Provide opportunities for over 60,000 schoolchildren to learn and grow through the arts, via high-quality and unique Arts Learning activities. We will track the number of youth who participate in our in-school residencies, workshops, master classes and School Matinee Series.","Engaged Minnesota artists and craftspeople in homegrown musicals and presentations, ensuring meaningful career development opportunities. We tracked the number of artists from Minnesota engaged at the Ordway, and made casting and curatorial decisions that ensured we showcased the talent of artists from our region. 2: Provided opportunities for schoolchildren to learn and grow through the arts via high-quality and unique Arts Learning activities. Both quantitative and qualitative: we counted the number of schoolchildren who participated in our programs, and assessed the quality of those programs via surveys of students, teachers and artists.",,21079700,"Other, local or private",21079700,,"Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Dawn Block, Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Dorothea Burns, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Laura Helferty, Donna Harris, Mark Henneman, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Elizabeth Lilly, Marcia L. Morris, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, John Ordway, Bill Parker, Kim Randolph, Christine Sand, Bill Sands, Craig Solem, Dan Stoltz, John Wolak, Brad Wood, Dan Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Ordway's mission is to be a community magnet that attracts artists and audiences, creating unforgettable shared experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1463,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008502,"Operating Support",2020,101515,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences will be inspired and engaged by experiencing a range of artistically diverse, innovative theatre performances and activities. Track artist and audience response to creative new works and activities; Assess if Park Square has furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Diverse stories and artists, partnerships, and creative placemaking will increase inclusiveness among audiences and artists of color and all ages. Track audience and artist demographics and responses to assess if they are more diverse and engage, connect, or partner with Park Square. Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.","Artists and audiences were inspired and engaged by five in-person and two virtual performances of artistically diverse, innovative theatre and activities. Tracked artist and audience response to creative new works and activities; Assessed if Park Square has furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Diverse stories and artists, partnerships, and creative placemaking increased inclusiveness among audiences and artists of color and all ages. Tracked audience and artist demographics and responses to assess if they were more diverse and engage, connected, or partnered with Park Square. Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.",,3443640,"Other, local or private",3443640,2500,"Paul Mattessich, Jewelie Grape, Andrea Trimble Hart, Nancy Feldman, John L. Berthiaume, Patrick Brown, Paul F. Casey, Gissell Castellon, Rita Dibble, Paul Johnson, Greg Landmark, John Lefevre, Kristin Berger Parker, Susan Rostkoski, Kari Ruth, Paul R. Sackett, Paul Stembler, Greg Sullivan",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square's mission is to enrich our community by producing and presenting exceptional live theater that touches the heart, engages the mind, and delights the spirit.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1467,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008503,"Operating Support",2020,68653,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra 1) produces new strategic plan, 2) maintains judicious growth, and 3) continues producing excellent art. 1) Strategic plan engages range of stakeholders to enact new vision; 2) track program participation via sales reports; budget/funding via benchmarks; 3) track patron insight via e-surveys; critical reception via news/media coverage. 2: Penumbra's Ashe Lab produces new work, engages community, and inspires civic unity. Inaugural cohort will include three artists, each with several structured public performances/workshops; community partners will convene several times to support content; pre/mid/post survey tracking will guide quality of engagement.","1) New strategic plan was developed; 2) surpassed ticket sales and audience engagement goals; 3) national media coverage brought critical acclaim. 1) Engaged consultants, board, artists, and stakeholders in strategic planning process; 2) analyzed sales reports against benchmarks; 3) collected insights via patron surveys, testimonials, and media coverage. 2: 4 artists and one advisor participated in a retreat, public conversation, and virtual workshop. Artists reported feeling engaged, challenged, encouraged. Conducted one retreat and one community engagement workshop. Due to Covid, the spring retreat and workshop were cancelled, but the residency continued virtually. Staff administered surveys pre/mid/post residency.",,2233181,"Other, local or private",2233181,6865,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Matthew Branson, Jeannine Befidi, Melanie Douglas, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey Saunders, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, David Welliver.",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra Theatre creates artistically excellent and socially responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience. We open hearts, rehearse strategies for change, and dispel dehumanizing narratives of people of color. Through 42 continuous seasons, still we rise.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Nobles, Norman, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Steele, Stevens, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1468,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008505,"Operating Support",2020,53403,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans gain knowledge and develop skills on the art and craft of playwriting and about the professional theater field. Collect qualitative feedback from participants on Center playwriting classes, seminars, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, creative growth, career advancement and changes in process/approach.","Center programs provided unique learning opportunities and artistic development for a broad/diverse constituency, in person and online. We gathered qualitative feedback via surveys and other documentation from participants about our activities' impact on playwrights' creative growth and career advancement and educational benefits for artists, the public, and the field.",,1347504,"Other, local or private",1347504,,"Carla Paulson, Harrison David Rivers, Maura Brew, Adam Rao, Jeffrey Bores, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Barb Davis, Karl Gajdusek, Mary Beidler Gearen, Jodi Grundyson, Jeffrey D. Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, David Kim, Becky Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Mark Perlberg, Christopher Schout, Paul Stembler, Steve Strand, Harry Waters Jr., Ginger Wilhelmi, Michael Winn, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Playwrights' Center champions playwrights and new plays to build upon a living theater that demands new and innovative works.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1470,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008506,"Operating Support",2020,42099,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will connect to each other and engage in public spaces that are shaped and transformed by artists. Outcome measured by number of projects produced, artists engaged, and by surveys, interviews, and focus groups that assess changed attitudes about public spaces and social connection. 2: By engaging in public art experiences, artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will be empowered to impact their community. Outcome measured by demographics of artists and program participants and by feedback via surveys, interviews, and focus groups about artist and participate confidence in impacting their community.","21 major projects; 788 artists engaged; diverse approaches to assess impact on public and social connections. For the Aardvark in the Park Festival, we contracted with Storymobile to videotape responses of the participants. They created a 3- and 6-minute video that captured people's thoughts about the event and their experiences. 2: 70% artists of color; 60% audiences of color; 5% LGBTQ artists; 2% with disabilities; all ages. Intentionally planned projects with communities of color and neighborhoods of high BIPOC residents. Prioritized commissioning artists of color and LGBTQ artists. Community and artist convenings helped us to understand impacts and future needs.",,797289,"Other, local or private",797289,15500,"Lisa Arnold, Nancy Apfelbacher, Bob Bierscheid, Bernie Bullert, Christine Dennis, Elizabeth Jolly, Katie Iacarella Joseph, Peter Kramer, Luke Odegaard, Joan Palm, Dawn Selle, Anna Schlesinger, Malini Srivastava, Colleen Sheehy, Kay Thomas, Kay Thomas, Laura Wertheim Joseph, Yamy Vang",,"Public Art Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Public Art Saint Paul makes Saint Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Sheehy,"Public Art Saint Paul","381 Wabasha St N","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 290-0921",colleen@publicartstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1471,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008507,"Operating Support",2020,36811,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.","Feedback demonstrates Ragamala's work moved/inspired/educated/challenged Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age/geography/faith. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Through community engagement programs and partnerships, Ragamala provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith was monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.",,741588,"Other, local or private",741588,3129,"Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Neal Cuthbert, Sara Daggett (President), Cyrus Hanson, Paul Kelash (Secretary), Sumit Kumar, Pratap Naidu, Aparna Ramaswamy, Dheenu Sivalingam (Treasurer), Krishnan Subrahmanian (Vice President), Sunitha Varadhan",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ragamala creates interdisciplinary, intercultural dance landscapes at the nexus of ancestral wisdom and creative freedom. Rooted in the South Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam, Ragamala serves audiences, artists, and students--at home in the Twin Cities and on tour worldwide.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1472,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008508,"Operating Support",2020,30962,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical thinking. Progress will be measured by analyzing survey results (readers, reviewers, authors, and event attendees) to determine effects. Participation data will also be tracked (attendance numbers and diversity).","Rain Taxi offered events and publications, greatly expanding Minnesotans' literary choices and perspectives, and engaging them in critical thinking. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,227444,"Other, local or private",227444,26441,"Eric Lorberer, Kelly Everding, Paul Von Drasek, Jill A. Bresnahan, Tom Cassidy, Steven Larsen, Amanda Wigen, Mary Moore Easter, Kris Bigalk, Mo Perry",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1473,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008509,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and artist leaders who create experimental performance work will be supported through a continuum of opportunities for artistic growth. Measured by number and scope of opportunities provided, as well as written participant evaluations reflecting on artistic and professional development and providing feedback on program content and design.","Artists and artist leaders who create experimental performance work were supported through a continuum of opportunities for artistic growth. Measured by number and scope of opportunities provided, as well as written participant evaluations reflecting on artistic and professional development and providing feedback on program content and design.",,216431,"Other, local or private",216431,,"Cameran Bailey, David Kelley, Diana Konopka, Karen Quisenberry, Dan Sassenberg, Joshua Tanz",,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Red Eye is a multidisciplinary creative laboratory dedicated to the creation and presentation of pioneering theater and performance work.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Jendrzejewski,"Red Eye Collaboration AKA Red Eye Theater","15 14th St W",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2301,"(612) 870-7531",rachel@redeyetheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1474,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008510,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","100% alignment of board and staff in strategic direction, initiatives and actions and diversified resource development plan. Development of measurable key performance indicators for staff and board to follow. Board governance procedures and best practices will be adopted, a 3-yr strategic plan and resource development plan completed, adopted by board and implemented. 2: Red Wing Arts, its artists and activities are a relevant and vital part of the Red Wing community. Increase programming for and participation of diverse groups; create yearly public art project and lead implementation of a public art 5-year plan for the community. Audience data, surveys and media coverage will be used for evaluation.","The Board and staff are aligned on a new vision, mission and three year strategic plan. The Board adopted the strategic plan, including the use of tools to track KPI that included a board online portal. 2: Red Wing Arts, its artists and activities are a relevant and vital part of the Red Wing community. Audience data, surveys and media coverage was used to evaluate participation, interest economic impact and inclusion.",,225538,"Other, local or private",225538,10734,"Maggie Paynter, Dan Wiemer, Kim Wiemer, Claire Larkin, Marcy Dowse, Kirsten Ford, Rachel McWhithey, Joyce Peterson, Velma Carbajol.",,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Red Wing Arts is to support and advance the work of artists in our region and build a community that recognizes, appreciates, and celebrates the importance of artists and the power of art in our lives.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1475,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008519,"Operating Support",2020,21297,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our community impact by engaging people of more diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds who reflect our community's growth. Track all strategies for growth toward outcome: collect demographic data (socioeconomic, cultural background, etc.), survey participants and community partners on satisfaction and personal or organizational impact of participation with RS activities.","Included community members in performance with diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and began to consistently track audience demographics. Qualitative evaluation based on observation of responses as well as quantitative through post-concert surveys.",,600070,"Other, local or private",600070,21297,"Hayward J. Beck, Brad Krehbiel, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Matt Roisum, Joseph Mish, Sarah Schaefer Meier, Glenn Forbes, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, Rafael Jimenez, Marion Kleinberg, Jodi Melius, Mark Neville, Eric Ofori-Atta, Bruce Rohde, James Sloan, Brent Tunis",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life!",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Kilen,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",stephaniek@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1484,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008522,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. Courses and programs will continue to undergo evaluation and assessment. Feedback from audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. MCA will track audience, community outreach and enrollment data. All programming will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board.","Arts-based experiences provided a foundation to life-long arts appreciation, providing all involved with an artistic and meaningful community life. Written evaluations, participation data, and spoken feedback were used to assess and improve all aspects of MCA programming. Testimonials showcased the positive community and appreciation of the arts gained through participation in MCA programming. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota experienced the arts. MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programming, and experiences for all.",,323590,"Other, local or private",323590,5000,"Jennifer Baryl, Robert Bimonte, James P. Burns, Mary Burrichter, Jack Curran, John Domanico, Michael Fehrenbach, Marilyn Frost, Roger Haydock, Jim Horan, Amy Johnson, Thomas W. Johnson, Linda Kuczma, Michael Laak, Michael McGinniss, Michael O'Hern, Kay O'Leary, Peter Pearson, David Poos, Mary Ann Remick, Terrance Russell, Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, John Smarreli Jr., Angela Steger, Gregory Stevens, Ann Trauscht, Marchy Van Fossen, John Wade, Mary Pat Wlazik",0.4,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts exists to provide quality arts education and performance by nurturing and encouraging artistic expression in children and adults. Our service to the community ranges from recreational to pre-professional performing and visual arts curriculum as well as programming designed to provide physical and aesthetic benefits, heightened self-respect, discipline, and confidence.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1487,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008523,"Operating Support",2020,35018,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors.","Winonans actively participated as audience members and performing artists through Page Series events at the Page Theatre and throughout Winona. Post-event surveys and feedback forms; conversation with community partners and advisory committee members; event attendance data; observation of audience behaviors. 2: none that I'm aware of. none that I'm aware of.",,391508,"Other, local or private",391508,,"Brianna Haupt, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Tyler Treptow-Bowman, Jennifer Weaver, Tricia Wehrenberg, Isaiah West",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota-Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Performance Center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is to be southeastern Minnesota's premiere performing arts center, bringing artists and community together through imaginative programming, unique collaborations, a welcoming atmosphere, and exceptional service. The Performance Center strives to be the venue through which artists and community connect; where audiences can experience a variety of cultures through quality performances of music, theater, and dance and discover the relevance of the arts in their daily lives.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1488,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008524,"Operating Support",2020,31282,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will provide classes and workshops, drop-in classes, and outreach activities for all levels of experience, ages, and income. SPB will collect 1) quantitative data: number and demographics of participants, 2) qualitative data; surveys, observations from participants and partners (Landmark Center, Mall of America, theaters and venues.). 2: SPB will reshape the perception of ballet with diverse dancers, teachers and performances that appeal to a wide range of participants and audiences. SPB will track the demographics of teachers, audiences, and dancers, especially those in principal roles; create works that appeal to multiple audiences; and collect qualitative data with surveys, observations, and post-performance discussions.","Opened new studios and added classes for boys, athletes and first-time students. More scholarships given to beginning children and families. 3 classes added to meet demand: Ballet Fundamentals, Boys Ballet, Parent and Me. Marginalized children matriculated from drop-in recreational program to leveled pre-professional program. Audience for free performances grew by 20%/ticketed by 30%. 2: Opened studios in a boxing gym and performed in collaboration with diverse local artists in non-traditional Nutcracker before shutdown for Covid-19. Post-performance audience/participant discussions. Increase in class registrations by diverse students. Documented observation of attendance at activities; subjective feedback from conversations, social media posts, and media reporting/commentary.",,571397,"Other, local or private",571397,3364,"Sarah Leismer, Amber Genetsky, Christina Onusko, Timothy Knutsen, Brianne Bland, Kelly Turpin, Dalton Outlaw, Laleh Rokh Shambayati, Lillyan Hoyos",1.35,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"St. Paul Ballet's mission is to perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1489,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008525,"Operating Support",2020,283661,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Twin Cities community will gain wide access to live performances and high-quality video recordings of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will use the strategic imperatives and related five-year goals to determine whether we are providing transformational experiences to a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of chamber orchestra music through in-person and digital programming. The SPCO tracked attendance through free and affordable tickets, attendance at convenient venues, participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and in free digital media programming.",,9994083,"Other, local or private",9994083,,"Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Dan Avchen, Jo Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Theresa Bevilacqua, Anne Cheney, Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Lowell Hellervik, Ann Huntrods, A.J. Huss, Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Erwin A. Kelen, Sang Yoon Kim, Robert L. Lee, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Maureen Maly, Richard M. Martinez, Alfred P. Moore, David Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Ronald Sit, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive, and engaging performances. We are actively committed to accessibility and intentional inclusivity in all aspects of our work and continually strive to provide all people in our community with opportunities to connect with the music we perform.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1490,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008526,"Operating Support",2020,13867,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More students in private and group classes and workshops will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Compare past enrollment to current year. Gather qualitative feedback to inform future programming. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and come to appreciate live music in everyday life. We will conduct surveys for: A. General public B. Disadvantaged youth C. Seniors D. Immigrants and Refugees We will also track number of performances, musician contact hours, venues and audience members.","More students grew in artistry by participating in classes and workshops led by world-class musicians. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Compared past enrollment to current year. Gathered qualitative feedback to inform future programming. 2: People in the community experienced high-quality music performances and appreciated live music in everyday life. Tracked number of and types of performances, number of musician contact hours, venues and number of audience members in performances for: A. General public B. Disadvantaged youth C. Seniors D. Immigrants and Refugees.",,450232,"Other, local or private",450232,5000,"Kelly Schwenn, Sylvia Oxenham, Susan Bullard, Melissa A. Pelland, Sharon Carlson, X. Christina Huang, Heidi Teoh, Michael Adams, Clea Galhano, Christine Schwab, Karen Stevens, Jim Tarara, Martha McCartney",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","K-12 Education","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music is a school where the aspirations of students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds are met with a commitment to excellence through creative expression, disciplined training, and regular performance opportunities. We seek to 'level the playing field' for underserved communities and provide 'music for all'. We embrace diversity in our teachers, students, and programs. The Conservatory fosters musical friendships, encourages artistic growth, and contributes to the enrichment of the arts in Saint Paul and the larger Twin Cities metropolitan area. Thus our mission to be: A vibrant community of world-class musicians with a passion for teaching and a commitment to all.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cléa,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music AKA The Conservatory","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1491,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008527,"Operating Support",2020,65180,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand diversity in concert audiences through Mix and Theoroi programs, and retiree audiences for daytime concerts at the Ordway. Evaluation is by response to target marketing, tracking attendance, new ticket-buyers and post-concert surveys. We will assess success, demographics and attitudes to the music presented at the performances. 2: Engage diverse communities by expanding youth music programs in community centers through KidsJam and Project CHEER. We will track participating community centers and demographic information of participating youth for KidsJam and Project CHEER music lesson program. We will review partner organization programs.","New and younger audience members attended informal Schubert Club Mix series; attendance of retired people increased at daytime concerts. Tracked attendance of new audience members through ticket sales data and observation at concerts. Due to Covid-19, we broadened our online audience through virtual rebroadcasts of concerts from March-June. 2: 24 KidsJam workshops reached culturally diverse youth at two area community centers, two St Paul public schools; 100 students through Project CHEER. In partnership with community centers, youth participants engaged in KidsJam provided feedback from their experiences. Families attending Sensory-Friendly concerts expressed gratitude for interactive concerts that embrace children affected by autism.",,2097996,"Other, local or private",2097996,,"Suzanne Altman, Mark Anema, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Lynne Beck, Carline Bengtsson, Cecil Chally, Birgitte Christianson, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, John Holmquist, Dorothy Horns, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Krystal Kohler, Libby Larsen, Chris Levy, Eric Lind, Fayneese Miller, Sook Jin Ong, Nancy Orr, Jonathan Palmer, Nathan Pommeranz, Jana Sackmeister, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Maria Troje, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker, Melissa Wright, Alison Young.",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Schubert Club cultivates a passion for music and fosters an engaged community of music enthusiasts through concerts, music education, museum exhibits, and student scholarships.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1492,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008532,"Operating Support",2020,65506,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist­-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. Evaluation of workshops, classes and consultations, long­term research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, with the goal of 100,000 units of exceptional service over five years. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists. Community participation in artist­-led projects, including cross­-sector partnerships involving artists, new market opportunities, and access to resources, including 10,000 toolkits shared over five years.","Served 17, 936 artists in Minnesota, hosted Rural Arts and Culture Summit, ran Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund. We served 17, 936 artists in Minnesota last year, 85, 692 artists served in the past four years. Workshops, consultations, and the Summit supported professional development, the Emergency Relief Fund provided $1M to Minnesota's creative workers in this cr 2: Shared 1, 943 toolkits, ran cross-sector partnerships across Minnesota supporting artists creating work in community. Continued work with Rethos to lead creative placemaking workshops in rural Minnesota, partnered with Hennepin County for artist-led work along light rail lines, Ready Go platform brought artists directly to community events.",,1618049,"Other, local or private",1618049,15317,"Amelia Brown, Kelly Asche, Greta Bauer Reyes, Andriana Abariotes, Ben Bonestroo, Bo Thao-Urabe, Jarrett Reed, Jeremy Cohen, Maureen Ramirez, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the skills, information, and services they need to make a living and a life.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1497,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008533,"Operating Support",2020,83149,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will make high-quality youth theatre productions and programming accessible to all Minnesotans, regardless of income, geography, or ability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in and off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will engage in a process of innovation and experimentation to produce new, engaging and inclusive theatre programming for youth and families. STC tracks attendance, registration, patronage, number of individuals participating in our new works, production premieres and experimental and collaborative partnership programs. Additionally, we will engage in a formal intrinsic impact evaluation.","STC created accessible, high-quality youth theatre programs, in person and virtual, for all Minnesotans, regardless of income, geography, or ability. STC tracked attendance, registrations, participation in all programs, in person and virtual, as well participants via the Open Door accessibility initiative. During Covid-19, STC created virtual theatre programs that served thousands in their homes. 2: STC used innovation and experimentation to produce new, engaging and inclusive theatre programming for youth and families in person and virtually. STC conducted impact surveys of patrons and program participants to gather qualitative and quantitative feedback regarding the participant's experiences.",,2602343,"Other, local or private",2602343,83149,"Mary Auvin, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Christine Kwiat, Lisa Beth Lentini, Dimitrios Lalos, Eric Lucas, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Victoria Mogilevsky, Brooke Stein Moss, Linda Moy, Anna Olson, Elizabeth Plaetz-Lori, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Heather Shetka",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theater environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth. We use theatre to empower young people to create a positive influence in their world.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Swenson,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1123",sswenson@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1498,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008534,"Operating Support",2020,50153,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the artistic, educational, and social development of a diverse population of youth through thoughtful, artistically rigorous arts experiences. Develop and refine rubric outlining key arts learning objectives and the developmental assets supported, with sample activities, sample sequences, and developmentally appropriate evaluation methods and tools. Site visits to evaluate implementation. 2: Continue to expand the use of data and technology to grow audience, class enrollments, and individual giving. Final implementation of Patron Manager complete leading to a 6% increase in earned revenue, and a 20% increase in individual giving. Revenue streams remain stable at 60% earned and 40% contributed.","Significant improvement in student self-evaluation or Mastery and Belonging, school based programs saw improvements in cultural competency. For non-school based programs: student self-evaluation and a parent response form. For in school programs: Theme was Equity and Inclusion. Evaluations consisted of pre and post-measures of cultural competency indicators. 2: Completed implementation of Patron Manager. SST was on track to expand earned income until the onset of Covid. By mid-March we had over $100, 000 (15% above the previous summer) in camp registrations and had sold out all weekday matinees for the summer production.",,871063,"Other, local or private",871063,28000,"Mike Erlandson, Pondie Taylor Nicholson, Jared Kemper, Kathy Engesser, Maggie Dayton, Rhonda Feist, Anna Tobin, Jennifer Prock, Shwetha Vijayakumar, Shun Tucker, Tamra Cownie, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Seema Nambudiripad",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"SteppingStone Theatre's mission is to develop the whole child by using educational theater programs and fully staged productions to build self­esteem, confidence, and a sense of community, while celebrating diversity in a supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ferraro-Hauck,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104-7196,"(651) 225-9265",mark@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1499,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008538,"Operating Support",2020,51309,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Young people increase their knowledge of, and participation in, the fiber arts. Assessment by teaching artists and staff at partner sites, including Plymouth Christian Youth Center, The Division of Indian Work, and Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Assessment by teaching artists and staff at partner sites, including Plymouth Christian Youth Center (North Minneapolis), Luxton Learners (Glendale Public Housing), The Division of Indian Work (South Minneapolis), and Indigenous Roots (St. Paul).",,969582,"Other, local or private",969582,51309,"Mariana Shulstad, Maggie Dayton, Jeanne Hilpisch, Jeffrey J. White, Ella Ramsey, John Cairns, Richard Gilyard, Sarah Haroon, Carol Mashuga, J. Lawrence McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Anupama Pasricha, Curt Pederson, Jane Prohaska, Mary Ann Schmidt, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Talberg, Maggie Thompson",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",karl@karlreichert.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1503,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008539,"Operating Support",2020,36813,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Asian Americans will comprise 51% of audiences in attendance at Mu performances. Theater Mu requests that audience members complete a brief demographic survey that serves as their ticket to enter the theater. The past two seasons show an increase from 23% to 34% of AA audiences. 2: Theater Mu will engage with the AA community at 25 different touchpoints throughout the year. Mu will plan, promote, and implement multiple engagement opportunities for the AA community throughout the year. These opportunities will be counted, and data will be collected with regard to numbers, demographics, and impact.","Asian Americans comprised 26% of live audiences at Mu performances. Demographic surveys were completed and turned in as tickets to the theater. Information was compiled by office staff and made available to staff and board. 2: Theater Mu offered three productions (45 live performances), and 41 virtual engagement opportunities. Opportunities were counted. Demographic data for live offerings was kept through surveys, and for virtual offerings through online analytics.",,764521,"Other, local or private",764521,4800,"Chris Barron, Jacey Choy, Curtis Klotz, Gloria Kumagai, Reginaldo Reyes, Nonoko Sato, Katie Hae Leo, Gabriella Ryan, Jon Schill, Lily Tung Crystal (ex-officio), Anh Thu Pham (ex-officio)",,"Theater Mu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mu produces great performances born of arts, equity, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Fitzgerald,"Theater Mu","755 Prior Ave N Ste 107","St Paul",MN,55104-1038,"(651) 789-1012",shannon@theatermu.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1504,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008540,"Operating Support",2020,21914,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During FY2020, more than 450 state residents will audition for roles. Our evaluation of this outcome will be twofold: quantitative, by comparing projected to actual numbers; and qualitative, by distributing surveys to ask participants the extent that they have learned, grown, or been changed by this experience.","During FY2020, 264 state residents auditioned for roles. Quantitative evaluation is based on actual vs. projected count; qualitative evaluation from survey responses.",,476381,"Other, local or private",476381,21900,"Carrie Andersen, Howard Ansel, James Arnold, Chad Carr, Paul Clausen, Francine Corcoran, Garry Geiken, Hugh Kirsch, Elizabeth Lofgren, Stephanie Long, Vameng Moua, Linda Paulsen, Dann Peterson, Jean Shore, David Stevens, Sadie Ward",0.39,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Theatre in the Round Players is to provide significant entertainment and educational opportunities to its audiences; present acclaimed live theater on an arena stage; promote a professional attitude among the volunteers, staff, and friends who constitute the community that is Theatre in the Round; provide challenging, engaging, and disciplined opportunities for avocational artists, technicians and aspiring professionals; provide an environment with reasonable accommodations for all individuals with disabilities; promote an environment that is open, nurturing, appreciative, and inviting to participation of the whole community; and promote a commitment to the continued existence of live theater.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1505,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008541,"Operating Support",2020,62626,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broader audiences will attend Theater Latté Da performances of reimagined and new musical theater works and deepen their connection to the work. We will evaluate audience growth and connectivity by number of attendees; surveys measuring emotional and intellectual engagement with the work on our stage; participation in post-show discussions and in-person and online comments. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse backgrounds will collaborate in presenting Theater Latté Da productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on Theater Latté Da's production process. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2019-20, nearly 27, 000 people attended performances of reimagined and new musical theater at TLD. Audiences were connected, moved, and stimulated. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience growth; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2019-20, TLD hired hundreds of diverse Minnesota artists for their work on the stage and behind the scenes and in the development of new work. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production process, post-show conversations, and media coverage.",,1607665,"Other, local or private",1607665,,"Nancy Jones, Jon Harkness, Kent Allin, Les Bendtsen, Matt Fulton, Ron Frey, Katie Guyer, Sandy Hey, Lisa Hoene, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jim Matejcek, Penny Meier, Gary Reetz, Thomas Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latté Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",michelle@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1506,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008542,"Operating Support",2020,15189,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcome will be measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome will be measured in the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses we partner with, and upon completion of a five year strategic plan of action for sustainability and expansion.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. The outcome has been measured by the number of new and returning patrons and by evaluations from the artists, our staff, and members of the board of directors. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome was measured by the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses Theatre L'Homme Dieu partners with.",,327250,"Other, local or private",327250,15189,"Fred Bursch, Judy Blaseg, Dr. James Pence, Tom Obert, Betty Ravnik, Dave Berg, Lisa Gustafson, Tessa Larson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theater, fine arts, and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area, and central Minnesota.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1507,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008544,"Operating Support",2020,47539,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesotans of all ages will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and/or grow as dance artists via TU Dance programs and activities. Gather participant and company feedback from surveys and interviews on learning/program impact; track program participation; document/track TU Dance Center student advancement; collect qualitative input from parents, teachers, partners, and artists.","Minnesotans of diverse ages and backgrounds demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence via TU Dance Center activities. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via evaluations, interviews, informal discussion, and social media. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement and program impact.",,893741,"Other, local or private",893741,,"Chris Andersen, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Toni Pierce-Sands, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists, and the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1509,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008545,"Operating Support",2020,24534,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback.","Present diverse, high-quality film programming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact. Post-fest digital survey to TCFF members and Filmmakers. 2: Grow audiences through exceptional programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. This is measured through overall attendance tracking, staff/board assessments of outreach and partnerships, feedback discussions/emails with partners, and participant feedback. Digital surveys to Filmmakers and TCFF members.",,436708,"Other, local or private",436708,24534,"Janet Ogden-Bracket, Fran Zeuli, Jatin Setia, Dani Palmer, Cory Lake, Jeff Hayne, Ra'eesa Motala, Molly Litman, Kathy Roseberry, Pam Schroeder, Steve Stoup, Andrea Stein, Mark Steele, Waris Syed, Tracy Call",,"Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest builds Minnesota's visual arts community by providing local film artists with education, training, networking, and distribution opportunities; provides local art enthusiasts with access to regional and national film talent forging a rich social dialogue through film; and equips the state with a vehicle through which film production and exhibition can sustain the local film industry.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1510,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008547,"Operating Support",2020,30112,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present complete seasons of diverse, high quality choral music for women's and girls' voices, with an affordable cost to sing or to attend. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff; increased scholarship capacity. 2: Sustainably restructure the Twin Cities Girls' Choir to ensure a quality musical education and grow the capacity of programming. Survey data, changes to staffing structure, number of participants served, funding mix shifts, board/staff evaluation of strategic plan progress.","Presented four concerts of diverse, high quality choral music for women's and girls' voices, with an affordable cost to sing or attend. Survey Monkey results showed: 53 out of 70 of TCWC singers and 100% of TCGC singers surveyed felt empowered, affirmed, and satisfied. Scholarships increased by 35%, and 100% of audience members rated performances at high quality. 2: Restructured the Twin Cities Girls' Choir to ensure a quality musical education and grew the capacity of programming. Hired two new choir directors, had 23 new participants join, increased grant funding for the program, and shifted programming to have music education outcomes.",,197085,"Other, local or private",197085,30112,"Sandi Sherman, Susan Clark, Alanna 'Sage' Walen, Elizabeth Paul, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Meg Swanson, Ronna Puck, Karleen Kos, Julie Kelly",,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Twin Cities Women's and Girls' Choirs are a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Twin Cities Women's Choir","3901 Chicago Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 333-8292",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1512,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008548,"Operating Support",2020,44166,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with disabilities will have increased opportunities to use the arts to build vital self-advocacy, social/emotional, and communication skills. Increased arts access and skill improvement will be measured by tracking dissemination of relevant programming and through rigorous program evaluations, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People who support individuals with disabilities will learn how to use the arts to better empower those they serve to make choices in daily life. Increased awareness, confidence, and ability to use the arts to empower voice and choice for individuals with disabilities will be measured through rigorous pre- and post-program evaluations completed by support staff.","People with disabilities had increased opportunities to use the arts to build vital self-advocacy, social/emotional, and communication skills. Increased arts access and skill improvement was measured by tracking dissemination of relevant programming and through rigorous program evaluations, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People who support individuals with disabilities learned how to use the arts to better empower those they serve to make choices in daily life. Increased awareness, confidence, and ability to use the arts to empower voice and choice for individuals with disabilities was measured through rigorous pre- and post-program evaluations completed by support staff.",,724060,"Other, local or private",724060,,"Steve Anderson, Tabitha Montgomery, Alyssa Klein, Janice Downing, Noel Raymond, Margaret Quinlan, Julie Guidry (ex officio member)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1513,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008549,"Operating Support",2020,68901,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages will be engaged and educated through choral singing activities. VocalEssence will use statistical tracking and evaluations administered by WolfBrown Consulting to monitor audiences served and the intrinsic impact of all programs and performances. 2: VocalEssence will engage and entertain audiences through the performance of artistically excellent concerts that celebrate choral music of all genres. VocalEssence will use statistical tracking and evaluations administered by WolfBrown Consulting to monitor audience served and the intrinsic impact of all programs and performances.","86% of survey respondents indicated they gained somewhat to a lot of insight or learning, an increase of 7% from the prior year. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting. 2: 87% of survey respondents indicated they would be left with an impression from the concert in a year; artistic quality ranked 4.8/5. VocalEssence used a survey to measure intrinsic impact of our programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,1750490,"Other, local or private",1750490,13000,"Traci V. Bransford, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Anders Eckman, Ann Farrell, Daniel Fernelius, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Joseph Kalkman, Paul McDonough, Dave Mona, Fred Moore, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, Richard Neuner, James Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Tim Takach, Jennifer Vickerman, Jacob Wolkowitz, Dorene Wernke Lifetime members: Ann Barkelew, Ann Buran, Art Kaemmer, Nikki Lewis, Mike McCarthy",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances, commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1514,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008550,"Operating Support",2020,614581,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implement and evaluate new public and K-12 tours program and curricula. Quantitative/qualitative data will measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data will measure demographics. Pre-post surveys will assess barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promotor score will benchmark visitor satisfaction.","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implemented and evaluated new public and K-12 education programs. Quantitative/qualitative data measured participation, growth mindset, critical thinking, and interest in arts and culture. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data measured demographics. Pre-post surveys assessed barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promoter score benchmarked visitor satisfaction.",,33824408,"Other, local or private",33824408,,"Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Nina Hale, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, Mark Jordahl, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, John Liddicoat, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Joan Nolan, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Amit Sahasrabudhe, Gayle R. T. Schueller, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Laura Taft, John P. Whaley, Susan White, D. Ellen Wilson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1515,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008552,"Operating Support",2020,32977,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse participants in Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM) classes and programming learn new skills in weaving, spinning and/or dyeing. Class evaluations, off-site program reflections and participant surveys. 2: Members of WGM value the Guild as a supportive, sustaining artistic community. Annual membership survey, class evaluations.","Participants in Weavers Guild of Minnesota classes and programming learn new and expanded skills in the fiber arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers use financial and enrollment trends, event evaluations, testimonials, and formal survey data to measure the quality and effectiveness of arts programming and assess reach and audience. 2: Members and students of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota report that they value the guild as a supportive community for life-long learning. Weavers Guild of Minnesota staff and key volunteers use event evaluations, testimonials from members and program participants, and formal survey data to collect qualitative and quantitative reporting of experience.",,320576,"Other, local or private",320576,32977,"Maddy Bartsch, Carol S. Carter, Dawn Gilette-Kircher, Melba Granlund, Celeste Grant, Barbara Heath, Anna Landes Benz, Karen Mallin, Mary M. Mateer, Sarah Nassif, Katie Oberton, Brittany Pentek, Linda Soranno, Elizabeth Schutz, Matthew Schutz, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Weavers Guild of Minnesota preserves and advances the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1517,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008553,"Operating Support",2020,49597,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts programs will cultivate the understanding of art in its many forms. WBCA will evaluate this outcome through surveys that measure participant learning and growth; registration numbers for approximately 900 classes; attendance at exhibitions and events; and outreach offerings and attendance.","White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) increased the understanding of art in its many forms among 17, 000 Minnesotan participants. WBCA tracked the participation of students and the public through over 900 art classes, events, gallery shows, and other programs, regularly using surveys and other evaluation methods to collect feedback and ensure quality arts experiences.",,1018908,"Other, local or private",1018908,6930,"Executive: Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Judy Benham, Mary Poul; Active: Jessi Aakre, Heidi Brophy, Mitch Cooper, Robert Cuerden, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Wayne Kazmierczak, Peter Kramer, Karl Sevig, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Bill Weigel, Steve Wolgamot; Former: Jane Bacchus, Katherine Curran, Roberta Johnson, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Bon Sommerville",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of White Bear Center for the Arts is to provide a gateway to diverse arts experiences.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Vollbrecht,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",andy@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1518,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008557,"Operating Support",2020,37440,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC will evaluate their organizational infrastructure and determine requirements for future programming goals. YPC will work with a third-party evaluator to conduct a functional assessment of organizational infrastructure/capacity, research current industry best practices and compare job descriptions and wages with similar staff positions within the region. 2: YPC will provide excellent theater classes for youth, with ambitious curriculum built to teach expert skills and develop gracious artists and leaders. YPC work with a third-party evaluator to devise methods to measure and understand the impact of our classes. We will conduct written surveys and focus groups of program constituents.","YPC has evaluated current industry best practices, job descriptions and wages as they relate to arts organizational infrastructure. YPC staff used online resources to find income data, these included local job listings, Glassdoor, zip recruiter and research completed by Americans for the Arts. YPC also spoke with local arts administrators and advisors at Propel. 2: YPC hired an Education Architect to evaluate classes and create curriculum. YPC surveyed 2019 students to understand what is working/needs fixing. YPC used online surveys to evaluate student/teacher experiences. YPC also used in person evaluations with staff and teachers.",,483890,"Other, local or private",483890,13250,"Carl Allen, Jennifer Breitinger, Lisa Dejoras, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Nina Jonson, Stephanie Keller, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, Leah Lewis-Frazier, David Maggitt, Lisa Melbrech, David Peterson, Chad Pitman, Kevin Ramach, Keri VanOverschelde, Brenda Vaughn",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Youth Performance Company empowers youth and inspires social change through bold theater.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1522,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008560,"Operating Support",2020,10961,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To maintain a full-time, artistically excellent dance company; to serve as an incubator for Minnesota choreographers; to tour throughout Minnesota. Critical reviews; choreographer feedback; dancer feedback; audience surveys; website and emailed surveys; student questionnaires; independent evaluation. 2: To offer a year-round schedule of geographically and economically accessible opportunities to attend performances, open rehearsals and workshops. Questionnaires; informal feedback; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon shuttered our dance company in summer 2019, but kept the school operational. Financial analysis and many community conversations with dancers, students, funders, and choreographers helped us make the decision to close the Company. 2: Zenon offered twelve months of classes, workshops, and master classes for students of all levels. All proposed evaluation methods were used.",,419928,"Other, local or private",419928,,"Mindi Schaefer, Nancy Johnson, Troy Linck, Linda Z. Andrews, April Haven, Dr. Patricia Kingston, Cierra Lindsey, Betsy Sylvester, Robert Borman, Linda Johnson, Caitlin Martin",,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Zenon Dance School provides high quality dance instruction for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School AKA Zenon Dance School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1525,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008692,"Operating Support",2020,21616,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Saint Francis Music Center will provide opportunity for rural people of all ages to participate in high quality music lessons and ensembles. Progress is measured by maintaining and growing a weekly student base, collecting demographics, participation in ensembles, and by presenting high quality, well-attended recitals and concerts.","St. Francis Music Center provided opportunities for rural people of all ages to participate in high quality music lessons and ensembles. Progress was measured by maintaining and growing a weekly student base, collecting demographics, participation in ensembles, and by presenting high quality, well-attended recitals and concerts by proud students to enthusiastic audiences.",,267891,"Other, local or private",267891,,"Carol Anderson, Sandy Voigt, Gina Vetter, Rob Ronning, Tim Houle, Clara Stang, Betty Berger",,"Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls AKA St. Francis Music Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Saint Francis Music Center is to provide high quality arts education to the rural population of central Minnesota. The Music Center promotes artistic growth among all people in our communities. encourages lifelong involvement in the arts, andprovides a place where students at all levels of ability can come together to learn about and experience the arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robyn,Gray,"Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls AKA St. Francis Music Center","116 8th Ave SE","Little Falls",MN,56345-3539,"(320) 632-0637",rgray@fslf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1527,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008694,"Operating Support",2020,19133,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse audience of Minnesotans will learn and grow by experiencing Asian Indian art and culture through an ancient and expressive form of dance - Kathak. KDT will produce cross-cultural dance programming, outreach and residencies throughout Minnesota, conduct formal surveys to understand participant experiences, and invite feedback in post-show discussions, online, through email, website and social media. 2: KDT will build its capacity to bridge diverse cultures and enhance the Minnesota community through the Kathak arts of dance, music, poetry and storytelling. KDT will add a paid Managing Director position, train the next generation of Kathak dancers in its Apprentice program and Choreographers Lab, increase its revenue from contributed income, and stablish a home base for its Kathak Dance School.","KDT performed and/or led residencies throughout Minnesota and in a virtual space for audiences of varied cultural, economic and artistic backgrounds. KDT conducted surveys following each activity. Respondents ranged in age, race and income bracket due to low fees and accessibility. All of this worked to build KDT's audience and change lives through Kathak. 2: KDT opened a home base in Saint Louis Park and a Woodbury location. This led to increased student numbers. It also hired a school/outreach manager. Opening two studios increased student enrollment by 33% from last year, which led to an increase in earned income. This enabled it to add apprentices and office staff, resulting in the growth of KDT's impact as measured by the range of people served.",,221641,"Other, local or private",221641,15000,"Kuhu Singh, Marcia Boehnlein, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi and Deepa Nirmal.",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Katha Dance Theatre creates, performs, and educates through the arts of dance, music, poetry, and storytelling. Rooted in Kathak, the classical dance style of North India, Katha Dance Theatre is dedicated to making Kathak dance accessible, inclusive, and relevant. It enhances the community by bridging diverse cultures and audiences to contribute to life's infinite artistic expressions.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1529,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10009128,"Operating Support",2019,7337,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1) Increasing the volunteers, production support, and actors. 2) Expanding productions, concerts, and events. 3) Increase winter audience from 35 to 50 and summer audience from 70 to 100 and establish a membership program. 4) Maximizing our advertising dollars by planning ahead and including multiple events. The success of the Little Theatre benefits an underserved rural community, bringing to it a variety of quality entertainment. The theatrical community, seasoned and novice, will benefit from performing opportunities. Local businesses will benefit from the number of potential customers we bring to town. Non-profits will benefit by having a facility to use to educate and enrich the community. New entertainment projects will have a space to showcase their venue. The greatest benefit will be to the general public, they will have a full year of quality entertainment options. Our goals are clearly defined with specific numbers, so it will be easy to determine if we have met our goal. We will be continuing to keep attendance records to clearly chart our progress. Measuring our patrons satisfaction will be evidenced in repeat attendance and if they join our membership once the program is established. Success will also be determined by the number of people served, and by our ability to meet our expenses and continue to make the necessary improvements to the facility.","We have increased the number of board members to 12, while also diversifying the ages of our board members (ages sixteen to retirement age). We utilized new volunteers during our Haunted House and Dickens Christmas events. We moved forward with some consistent programs during 2019: three plays, three music events, Classic Comedy Film Fest weekend, one Story Show, one Style show, and Haunted House and Dickens Christmas events, as well as 23 Rialto Revisited movie days ( a collaboration with New London Roaming Cinema). We found ways to start building audiences with movies, by trying different types and seeing what attracted audiences. While we didn't establish a membership program we did start a season ticket option. Without a part-time employee, we are maximizing our advertising dollars in different ways, utilizing more social media, free online calendars, and newspapers.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",35983,"Other,local or private",43320,,"Bethany Lacktorin, Jackie Burggraff, Deb Mortenson, Ashley Hanson, Laura Jackson, Brooke Eischens, Erik Hatlestad, Bev Dresser, Andrea Mossberg, V Mortenson, Maria Novak, Keith Olson",0.00,"Crow River Players AKA Little Theatre Auditorium","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Virginia,Lief,"Crow River Players, Inc.","PO Box 535","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 354-4536",glief@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Stearns, Meeker, McLeod, Renville, Swift, Pope, Douglas, Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Carver, Scott, Wright, Chisago, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1535,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2 10009151,"Operating Support",2019,9576,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1) The expansion of the classes is always a concern and a priority. The school is currently going through a transition with a number of older artists retiring. Replacing them will be a challenge and takes time. The board has started its class selection process early this year with the hope of acquiring a new batch of teachers and classes in 2018. Milan Village Arts School prides itself in the quality of its classes and is not intending on adding classes simply to expand offerings. It is important the new classes are a good match for the school, our curriculum, and our students. This takes time. We are also hoping to attract more instructors from our region. Our goal is to add a further ten - fifteen classes by 2019. Goal 2) Originally a one-day event, the Spoon Gathering has now grown into a full week of carving, demonstrations, workshops, presentations and pre-event classes. Every year is a growing challenge. While interest grows, we plan to keep improving the event and make it as successful as possible. Our goal is to keep growing the Spoon Gathering while branding Minnesota as the center of green woodworking in the US. Goal 3) After a year of consolidation and planning, 2019 will be a time to launch new initiatives. Our goal is to implement at least one new major project in 2019. Goal 1) A review of the classes on offer in the 2019 Class Schedule will be the best way of evaluating the growth of classes. Goal 2) We actively seek feedback from event attendees though a feedback form and consultation. There is a lot of energy from a lot of people that contribute to the success of the Spoon Gathering. The interest and support are not waning. In fact, it is growing. Goal 3) Late 2018 and 2019 represent the beginning of a new phase with unlimited growth possibilities for the school. What we implement will be the evaluation.","MVAS has a record number of classes for the 2019 - 2020 teaching year. We expect to teach some 70 - 80 classes for the year ranging from one to five days. Student numbers increase each year and have so for the last ten years. This is reflected in the increased income from tuition. In both 2018 and 2019, the Spoon Gathering reached capacity. In 2020, we will look at expanding from 200 registered carvers to 225. The Dan Fondell Young Artist Scholarship was introduced. A number of young artists ranging from fifteen to 23 have accessed the scholarship. All funding from this initiative comes from donations.","Achieved proposed outcomes",80220,"Other,local or private",89796,,"Jon Roisen, Kirstin Lindstrom, Jill Christie, Scott Wilson, Bob Kempe, Marcy Brekken, Maureen Hark",0.00,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2, FY2019.",2019-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",mvas@fedteldirect.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Todd, Rice, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1540,"Joyce Aakre: visual art, writing, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Pam Blake: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Mark Bosveld: theatre, arts administration; Steve Linstrom: writing, museum admin; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board Board; Liz Rackl: visual art, arts administration; Tom Wirt: visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver’s Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O’Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2 10008700,"Operating Support",2020,23719,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The community's awareness of The Center as a quality arts destination will increase. Artists increase their submissions to exhibit work; Patrons indicate they learned something from an Artist talk; Patrons become members; Patrons indicate feeling of time well spent, and enjoyment of artists they weren't previously familiar with.","The community's awareness of the Center as a quality arts destination increased. Participation in arts activities has grown. Staff receives increased feedback from participants regarding value of artist talks, quality of exhibitions, and musical talent. Virtual options are greatly appreciated and reaching new audiences. 2: Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. People shared positive feedback about increased knowledge and appreciation of the artist talks, ArtStreet tours, exhibitions, and concerts. They have expressed appreciation for ArtsNorth, an international show (art from 42 states, and seven countries.).",,1092838,"Other, local or private",1092838,23719,"The Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts Board: Bonnie Hammel, Deborah Mau, Marlena Bromschwig, Kersten Elverum, Elaine Goepfert, James Green, Vlad Gruin, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, Andrea Sjogren, Susan Swenson",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing quality artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages. The Center serves as an importatn focal point for community activity, pride, and involvement.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1533,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008701,"Operating Support",2020,50853,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will participate in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum because its artworks and arts programming are inclusive, relevant, and accessible. MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by written feedback to program leaders, surveys, observations, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of ten high-quality water-inspired exhibitions that audience members from 48 Minnesota's counties experienced. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.",,1057301,"Other, local or private",1057301,2492,"Sabina Bosshard, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1534,"Zoe Adler: Curator, Art in the Library program, Carleton College; Karen Grasmon: ; Noelle Lawton: Executive director, Twin Rivers Council for the Arts; Heidi Lord: Director of artistic operations, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Lucia Magney: ; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; James Miller: Founder and managing director, Velo Glass; Kosol Sek: Managing director and president of the IKARE and National Khmer Legacy Museum; Patricia Zurlo, Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10005966,"Operating Support",2018,9576,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goal 1) The expansion of the classes is always a concern and a priority. The school is currently going through a transition with a number of older artists retiring. Replacing them will be a challenge and takes time. The board has started its class selection process early this year with the hope of acquiring a new batch of teachers and classes in 2018. MVAS prides itself in the quality of its classes and is not intending on adding classes simply to expand offerings. It is important the new classes are a good match for the school, our curriculum, and our students. This takes time. We are also hoping to attract more instructors from our region. Our goal is to add a further ten - fifteen classes by 2019. Goal 2) Originally a one day event, the Spoon Gathering has now grown into a full week of carving, demonstrations, workshops, presentations and pre-event classes. Every year is a growing challenge. While interest grows, we plan to keep improving the event and make it as successful as possible. Our goal is to keep growing the Spoon Gathering while branding Minnesota as the center of green woodworking in the US. Goal 3) After a year of consolidation and planning, 2019 will be a time to launch new initiatives. Our goal is to implement at least one new major project in 2019. Goal 1) A review of the classes on offer in the 2019 Class Schedule will be the best way of evaluating the growth of classes. Goal 2) We actively seek feedback from event attendees though a feedback form and consultation. There is a lot of energy from a lot of people that contribute to the success of the Spoon Gathering. The interest and support is not waning. In fact it is growing. Goal 3) Late 2018 and 2019 represent the beginning of a new phase with unlimited growth possibilities for the school. What we implement will be the evaluation.","Goal 1: Some 60 classes will be on offer this year. More importantly the classes are filling well. The only class cancelled to date was a cooking class held 2 weeks after the new schedule launch. That class was rescheduled for later in 2019. Class schedules have been distributed throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. All Twin Cities classes have filled to date. Goal 2: Previously, the largest number of attendees at the Spoon Gathering was 160. In 2018, there were 205 registered participants. 200 was our theoretical limit based on the facilities and staffing, however the school feels it can handle at least 225 for 2019. Goal 3: The Young Artist Scholarship Fund is up and running. The school has already had 2 successful applicants. One was a 22 year old female college student from St. Paul who has a passion for wood bowl turning and the other was a 15 year old local high school student with a interest in Norwegian knife making. Several of our past young students have taken our classes and now pursuing arts careers. One is currently at college studying art and the another is in Sweden studying metal working at a famous Swedish folk school. MVAS hopes the Young Artist Scholarship Fund will help to facilitate more of these successes. MVAS has never had the budget for wide scale media promotion. The partnership with Pioneer has enabled MVAS to reach a much wider audience. One of our challenges has been that students were not aware the school existed. Once a student takes a class a the school, more often than not they return to take further classes.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",73694,"Other,local or private",83270,,"Jon Roisen, John Larson, Kirstin Lindstrom, Jill Christie, Robin Moore, Jill Blom, Scott Wilson, Bob Kempe, Pauline Pate",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support FY18/19.",2018-01-01,2019-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807 ",mvas@fedteldirect.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Todd, Rice, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1346,"Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC Board.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.",,2 10014669,"Operating Support",2020,3240,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those participating in the survey, the majority of the people will agree that Henning Landmark Center had a positive impact on the community and is important to the them and their community. During the 2020 season, participants will be asked if Henning Landmark Center is having a positive impact on their community and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their community.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 4 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2760,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Wayne Hilchen, Terry Oscarson, Jan Smith, Russell Juvrud, Gaylord Anderson, Dr. Jon Wigert, Mike Rowe, Kari Speer, Cheryl Houselog, Paula Wentz, Deborah Heifort",0.00,"Henning Landmark Center, Inc. AKA Henning Landmark Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"to split the funding 50% to pay a portion of Landmark Center Utilities for 2020 and a portion of Landmark Center Directors Salary for 2020.",2020-03-18,2020-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Daniel,Broten,"Henning Landmark Center AKA The Landmark Center","PO Box 341",Henning,MN,56551,"(218) 548-5760",danielbroten@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Grant, Douglas, Todd, Wadena, Grant, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1744,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.",,2 10014679,"Operating Support",2020,2014,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those participating in the survey, the majority of the people will agree that Perham Center for the Arts had a positive impact on the community and is important to the them and their community. During the 2020 season, participants and the public will be asked if Perham Center for the Arts is having a positive impact on their community and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their community.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1716,"Other,local or private",3730,,"Fran Johnson, Ryan Rustad, Russ Kadow, Candice Doll, Doug Eckes, Katie HenNAgir, Jensen Maiden Charlene Scheel.",0.00,"Perham Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To purchase a portion of building insurance from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company/Overland Insurance Company for the Perham Center for the Arts.",2020-04-01,2020-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Fran,Johnson,"Perham Center for the Arts","PO Box 454",Perham,MN,56573,"(218) 346-2787",perhamforthearts@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Becker, Clay, Wadena, Todd, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1748,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.",,2 10014693,"Operating Support",2020,3240,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those participating in the survey, the majority of the people will agree that New York Mills Cultural Center had a positive impact on the community and is important to the them and their community. During the 2020 season, participants and the public will be asked if New York Mills Cultural Center is having a positive impact on their community and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their community.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",2760,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Justine Anderson, Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Vicki Chepulis, Sam Felix, Latham Hetland, Rebecca Imsande, Nick LeoNArd Nick, Carol Myhre, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts",0.00,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To pay a portion of the insurance and utilities and staff time for the Cultural Center's continued commitment to bring unique arts opportunities and artists to rural Minnesota.",2020-03-19,2020-12-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Otter Tail, Wadena, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1754,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.",,2 10014695,"Operating Support",2020,3240,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those participating in the survey, the majority of the people will agree that The Rourke had a positive impact on the community and is important to the them and their community. During the 2020 season, participants and the public will be asked if The Rourke Art Gallery Museum is having a positive impact on their community and that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their community.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved proposed outcomes",2760,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Murphy Anderson, AnNA Lee, Su Legatt, Dr. Elizabeth NAwrot, Christopher Orth, Daniel Otto, RoNAld H.L.M. Ramsay, J Bracken Rourke, Dr. Peter Schultz, Emily Williams-Wheeler",0.00,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To support the costs of the museum's comprehensive insurance policy, a general operating expense.",2020-03-19,2020-12-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jonathan,Rutter,"The Rourke Art Gallery Museum","521 Main Ave",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(218) 236-8861",jonathan.rutter@therourke.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Clay, Wilkin, Norman, Hennepin, Ramsey, Cass, Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Dakota, Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Grant, Polk, Beltrami",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1755,"Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.","Jon Solinger, BA Art, MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Jan Jackola, BFA Fine Arts, Bemidji State University, Program Coordinator, Community Vitality, UofM Extension Service; W. Scott Olsen, Professor of English, Concordia College, MFA Creative Writing, UMass, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, NDSU, MFA Creative Writing, E Washington University, BA English, Concordia College; Linda Gaugert, Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Jeff Merrick, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager, BFA, Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu, Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Stacy Lundquist, Art, Design and Graphic Arts, Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership, SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Cheryl Larson, AA Alexandria Tech College, Arts, Executive Director Central Square Arts Center, Glenwood; Jason Ramey, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, UM Morris, MFA UW Madison, sculpture/furniture, design/wood, BFA Herron School of Art and Design; Joyce Manning, BS K-12 Music, vocal and instrumental, Concordia College, pianist and vocalist, instructor, retired choir instructor; Laura Youngbird, retired Director of Native American Arts, Plains Arts Museum, MA Drawing/Painting, Moorhead State University, BFA Drawing and Painting, Minor Native American Studies, MSU.",,2 10004058,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will offer at least one community main stage performance of a major dance production in a venue able to seat at least 1,000. Board will incorporate feedback from performances, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to goals and outcomes against benchmarks. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance will produce programming for at least ten partners in the community for their members to experience and learn about Chinese dance. Board will incorporate feedback from programming in planning and execution, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to these goals and outcomes against benchmarks.","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater offered three community main stage performances of a major production in a venue able to seat at least 1,000. Interviews were undertaken with community members, audiences, dancers and artistic personnel. Online and paper surveys were distributed at the shows. Board reviewed all reports and financial results. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance produced performance programming for sixteen partners in the community for their members to experience and learn about Chinese dance. CAAM Chinese Dance asked partners to provide feedback and follow up about the needs of the partners and the outcomes of the program.",,195573,"Other, local or private",195573,500,"Yanhua Wusand, Joseph Lin, Xuefeng Bai,Liu Wei, Ronald Tu, Brian Galligan, Beatrice Rothweiler",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating our Chinese cultural heritage and enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806 ",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1010,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004059,"Operating Support",2018,59575,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participation in Circus Juventas classes and performances build self-confidence, artistry, and competencies for success in life for 2,500+ youth. Number served and type of instruction; videos of performances and youth interviews; surveys of students/parents, schools, and community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups, and shows for general audiences. List of community and school partners; numbers served and contact hours; location of partners; surveys of partners on quality of the interaction; and audience numbers and feedback.","Participation in Circus Juventas classes and workshops build self-confidence, artistry and competencies for success in life for 2500+ youth. Surveys of parents, videos of performances and youth interviews, community partners. 2: Access to the circus arts is achieved through partnerships with schools, youth-serving non-profits, community groups and shows for general audiences. List of community partners, numbers served and contact hours, surveys of partners on quality of interaction; audience numbers and feedback.",,2693669,"Other, local or private",2693669,8638,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Dan Currell, Jason Bradshaw, Cheriti Swigart, Peter Huber, Leslie Bock, Vineeta Sawkar Branby, Angela Forsman, Krista Heikes Sweeney",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas, a performing arts circus school for youth, is dedicated to inspiring artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Ackerman,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",miriam@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1011,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004069,"Operating Support",2018,14362,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Over 12,000 people of diverse economic, geographic, and age demographics participate in concert and learning activities to heighten cultural literacy. Cumulative audience will be recorded by ongoing headcount at all activities. Demographic information is collected by audience, education participant, and outreach partner surveys. 2: Outreach will expand to increase service to people with economic, social, or physical barriers to the arts through new and existing partnerships. Quantitative evaluation includes cumulative participants and number of activities. Qualitative feedback is received from musicians, venues/partners, and participants.","LAMF served 10,491 cumulative participants through programs designed for all ages. Headcount is measured and tracked at every Festival activity throughout the year. Programs and radical hospitality of ticketless entry ensure a broad range of age and socioeconomic means. 2: Fourteen additional concert activities took place in public libraries, eldercare facilities, shelter for victims of domestic abuse, and the County Jail. Outreach programs served 415 individuals with artistic programming which wouldn't be otherwise offered. Surveys by each new and existing partner showed headcount as well as anecdotal evidence of overcoming barriers.",,227218,"Other, local or private",227218,1000,"David Boran, Leslie Zander, Karen Ford, Mary Farmer, Roma Duncan, Chris Ruttger, Mary Anne Bennett, Cheryl Karlgaard, Carol Russell, Don Wennberg, Chuck Schotzko, Patty Norgaard, Claire Rud",,"Lakes Area Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Lakes Area Music Festival connects the nation's best performers and audiences for excellent classical music and inspiring education.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Lykins,"Lakes Area Music Festival","PO Box 96",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(585) 355-6868 ",lakesareamusic@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1025,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004070,"Operating Support",2018,19396,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will increase unearned income by 20% over the previous fiscal year. We will compare FY2017-2018 unearned revenue to the prior fiscal year amount and determine whether we have met our goal.","Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota has increased total unearned income by nearly 220%. Total expenses only increased 4.3%. By comparing FY2017-2018 to FY2016-2017, a significant improvement can be seen in approximately a $31,000 increase in unearned income, or nearly 220% over the previous year. 2: ",,247429,"Other, local or private",247429,13615,"Tom Henry, Rick Vogt, Denise Vogt, Cozy Wittman, Maureen Haworth, Craig Ingalls, Cheryl Morton, Paul Rime, Chris Doyle, Andrea Sjogren",0.9,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota is an innovative ballet company that creates high quality, professional performances and meaningful educational opportunities for audiences and participants alike.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Zappetillo,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163 ",courageousmamma@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1026,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004071,"Operating Support",2018,36246,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lundstrum Performing Arts provides instruction in music, dance and acting for over 450 youth in the core program, and 75+ youth in school programs. Lundstrum Performing Arts tracks registration in its school and conservatory programs. Class curricula is documented, and faculty and student surveys document effectiveness of program. 2: Training offered by Lundstrum provides youth with quality programming in dance, music and acting that builds artistic ability and life skills. Surveys document the benefits of technical skills, and growth in life skills: confidence, critical thinking and cultural literacy; youth perform and receive critique from their instructors.","Lundstrum served 448 youth on-site and 78 at school programs and produced 26 shows for audiences. Lundstrum routinely collects information on enrollment statistics and ticket sales. 2: 85% of parents saw increases in their child's self-confidence, 70% in child's cooperation/teamwork skills, and 98% found classes useful to their child. Lundstrum continues to use surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction as well as our programs' impact on self-confidence, teamwork, cooperation, and flexible thinking.",,1296759,"Other, local or private",1296759,7190,"Terri Ashmore, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Andrea Hjelm, Ann Kennedy, JohnJack) Knip, Cindy LeJeune, Larry LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Joan Grathwol Olson, Jeanne Poepl, Sarah Stroebel, Nick Vlietstra",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts' mission is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character, and imagine new possibilities for their lives.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600 ",joan@lundstrumcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1042,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004072,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will increase their awareness of the value of orchestral music due to the quality, variety, and relaxed community setting of MPO concerts. Audience participation, engagement, and feedback will be collected and evaluated by through a paper and online qualitative survey. 2: 22,000+ Minnesotans will have expanded access to orchestral music because of MPO's free and accessible programs featuring friendly and expert curation. Each MPO concert will be evaluated by the quantitative tracking of attendance and demographics.","Outcome one was achieved; audiences were engaged with the music and aware of its value because of the quality, variety, and relaxed community setting. Paper surveys were used at performances, as well as personal observation of audience response. The online survey was available but did not receive many responses. 2: Outcome two was achieved: 21,000 people attended public performances at Lake Harriet, 1500 at Nicollet Island, and 300 in school outreach programs. Audiences were counted by a volunteer trained to look for demographics in addition to number of attendees. School services included attendance taken at each school visit.",,174332,"Other, local or private",174332,9830,"Cynthia Stokes, Lynn Erickson, Richard Gaynor, William Goldman, Vino Ambrose, Thomas Austin, Mark Bjork, Megan Gaynor, Shelley Hanson, Mark Kausch, Jere Lantz, Martha Stutsman, Barbara Thomas, Perry Wilson",,"Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra brings to the Twin Cities community the power and pleasure of live orchestra concerts performed by professional musicians, free of charge. The goal is to provide the highest quality orchestral performances in outdoor public venues for the broadest possible audiences, with special emphasis on access for children, families, and seniors, at no charge to anyone.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Constance,Martin,"Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association","2712 41st Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 219-1707 ",conniemartin800@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1044,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004073,"Operating Support",2018,22397,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings and reviews will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans learned and changed because they participated in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's quality arts experiences. Audience members' written comments, unsolicited emails and Facebook postings, teacher evaluations, and reviews enabled evaluation of achievement of outcome. 2: ",,286262,"Other, local or private",286262,,"Evan Binkley, Dudley Deshommes-Kohls, David Estreen, Nancy Fushan, Patrick Harris, Jake Hurwitz, Jimmy Levine, Micki Naiman, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey Robbins, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein,Ann Wynia, Harvey Zuckman, Barbara Brooks",0.25,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards. Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understanding among all people.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1045,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004074,"Operating Support",2018,44188,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Meet or exceed targets for participation in on-site classes, outreach and exhibition programs. We will track participation and revenue by program. 2: Continue to enhance the quality and increase the number of education programs offered both on and off site. We will track the number of programs offered. We will survey participants, instructors and others (as appropriate).","Series class, workshop, summer camp, outreach and event participation totaled 7,277, a 7% increase over prior year. On-site registrations are entered into the database with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Event participation is tracked using a clicker. 2: While we did not significantly increase the number of classes offered or running, the mean number of students in each class increased from 6.5-8.5. On-site registrations are tracked in a database. Evaluations are collected by the Program Directors and we consistently receive high marks.",,1329908,"Other, local or private",1329908,,"James Schwert, Barbara McBurney, Denise Leskinen, Lance Jeppson, Susan Lipscomb, Edgar Savidge, Sarah Gibson, Mary Larson, Laura Miles",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1053,"Patricia Andrews: Executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Lisa Bergh: Public artist; executive director for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Director of IT business relationship management, Harmon, Inc.; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Erin Cooper: Operational director, Irish Fair of Minnesota; Don Eitel: Former managing director, Mu Performing Arts; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Lawrence: Co-general artistic director, Lyric Opera of the North; Jonathan Lewis, Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Gretchen Pick, Artistic director, Young Dance. Adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota Department of Dance.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004075,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Music Association of Minnetonka's desired outcome is to increase its outreach to community instrumental and choral musicians, including youth and adults. Success will be measured by increases in numbers of participating musicians. Surveys will be used to assess effectiveness of activities and identify possible modifications.","The Music Association of Minnetonka increased its outreach to community musicians and audiences, including youth, adults, and senior citizens. Outreach data includes audience counts, registrations for events like the Senior Choral Festival, and number of outreach events held compared to previous years. 2: ",,183634,"Other, local or private",183634,9830,"Betty Mackay, Brian Knapp, Kelly Burns, Kristin Jewell, Kelly O'Dea, John Gorski, Krista Biason, Dana Rogney, Brittney Hamberg, Scott Swanson, Kiran Dahlin",0.5,"Music Association of Minnetonka","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Music Association of Minnetonka's mission is to provide musical opportunities that expand the performer's creative, artisitic, and recreational goals and enrich the lives of audiences in the greater metropolitan area.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Mackay,"Music Association of Minnetonka","18285 Hwy 7",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 401-5954 ",betty.mackay@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1057,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004076,"Operating Support",2018,19930,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultural Center programs celebrate the local and provide a window to the world for residents in our rural communities. 50% of programs showcase artists from within our region; 50% provide a view of the world outside our region. This premise guides all programming. We will track artists and content to meet objectives. 2: More people of all ages, economic strata, and backgrounds, without previous experience in Cultural Center programs, routinely benefit from them. Expand audience depth/participant base by 15% per year by targeting specific constituencies who currently do not utilize our programs. Track with surveys at activities and member/donor data.","Cultural Center programs celebrated the local and provided a window to the world for residents in our rural communities. 48% of programs showcased artists from within our region; 52% provided a view of the world outside our region. This premise guided all programming. We tracked artists and content to meet objectives. 2: More people of all ages, economic strata, and backgrounds, without previous experience in Cultural Center programs, routinely benefited from them. Expanded audience depth/participant base by 31%. Targeted specific constituencies who were not utilizing our programs. Tracked with surveys at activities and member/donor data/counts.",,162713,"Other, local or private",162713,1743,"Justine Anderson, Eric Bervig, Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Vicki Chepulis, Sam Felix, Latham Hetland, Matt Holtberg, Rebecca Imsande, Nick Leonard, Carol Myhre, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts",0.2,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a rural center for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","24 Main Ave N PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339 ",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1059,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,1 10004077,"Operating Support",2018,353521,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to performances at the Ordway for people who otherwise would not be able to afford the price of admission. By tracking usage of our new Pay What You Can option during the Flint Hills International Children's Festival, and the Community Access Program for Ordway productions. 2: Provide high-quality, arts education learning opportunities to over 56,000 school children. We will track the number of youth who participate in our in-school residencies, workshops, master classes and school matinee series, and evaluate the programs to assess their quality.","193 people accessed the Pay What You Can ticket option during the Flint Hills Family Festival. 905 people utilized the Community Access Program. We tracked participation in the Community Access Program throughout the year, and the Pay What You Can ticket option during the Flint Hills Family Festival. 2: It was a tremendously successful year in the Ordway's Arts Education department. We engaged 63,305 schoolchildren, a 15% increase in one year! We both quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate Ordway Arts Education programming. We track participation, and survey individual participants, teachers and teaching artists in order to ensure progress towards intended outcomes.",,18363700,"Other, local or private",18363700,,"Lemuel Amen, Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Ravi Balwada, Sylvia Bartley, Dorothea Burns, Mary Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Geoffrey Curley, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Dr. Joe Gothard, Ed Graff, Jamie Grant, Tom Handley, Mark L. Henneman, Donna Harris, Bill Johnson, David Kuplic, Eric D. Levinson, David M. Lilly Jr., Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Marcia L. Morris, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway III, P.W.Bill) Parker, Christine Sand, David Sewall, Dan Stoltz, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel K. Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is to be a driver for the artistic vitality of the community by hosting, presenting, and creating performing arts and educational programs that engage artists and enrich diverse audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1062,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004079,"Operating Support",2018,71132,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce 414 performances of thirteen productions on two stages; grow the attendees to approximately 85,000; increase access for non-traditional audiences. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, attendees (including non-traditional); Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Utilize multiple models of engagement: entry points for all audiences, plays that speak to different communities, and increased accessibility services. Diverse artists and stories will connect with Puerto Rican, African American, LGBT, deaf communities, and more. Park Square will expand upon and create new partnerships to engage underserved groups.","Produced 375 performances of thirteen productions on two stages; served over 78,000 adults and youth; increased access for non-traditional audiences. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, attendees (including non-traditional); Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Utilized multiple models of engagement: entry points for all audiences, plays that spoke to different communities, and increased accessibility service. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting 21st century American mosaic. Multiple audiences attended shows; artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages; greater use of access services.",,3203041,"Other, local or private",3203041,1250,"Paul Mattessich, Tim Ober, Jewelie Grape, John Lefevre, Nancy Feldman, John L. Berthiaume, Daniel Boone, Paul F. Casey, Gissell Castellon, Kristine Clarke, Barb Davis, Jim Falteisek, Kristin Taylor Geisler, Andrea Trimble Hart, Karen Heintz, Paul A. Johnson, Greg Landmark, Kristin Berger Parker, Susan Rostkoski, Kari Ruth, Paul R. Sackett, Paul Stembler",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square Theatre's mission is to enrich its community by producing and presenting exceptional live theater that touches the heart, engages the mind, and delights the spirit.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1067,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004080,"Operating Support",2018,97364,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop entertains and informs an audience of 350,000+ annually through performances, master classes, lectures, Q and A with artists, and student matinees. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation from teachers, solicited audience feedback and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of renowned dance artists. List of organizational partners, artists engaged, topics explored through the presentations.","Northrop entertained and informed audiences through fifteen dance performances, twelve master classes, fifteen lectures; ten ticketed and eight free concerts. Event and audience statistics are collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, post-show receptions gather in-person feedback; and Northrop's website, FB pages and social media welcome blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned dance artists. Northrop distributed surveys and held follow-up meetings with community and University partners, engaged artists and school groups. E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.",,6552559,"Other, local or private",6552559,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Tammylynne Jonas, Robert Lunieski, Michael Neuberger, Gary Reetz, Donald Williams, Kari Schloner, Cari Hatcher, Cynthia Betz, Christine Tschida",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","State Government","Operating Support",,"Northrop is a center of discovery and transformation that connects the University of Minnesota and communities beyond by celebrating innovation in the arts, performance, and academics. Northrop promotes student engagement beyond the classroom, develops new audiences to foster continued vitality in arts and culture, and creates opportunities for cross-disciplinary dialogue about important issues and ideas.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Betz,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",robi0297@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1068,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004082,"Operating Support",2018,12328,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain CIM's second decade of providing high-quality music instruction taught by master artists handing down the traditions and history of Ireland. With a balanced budget and growing partnerships in FY 2018, CIM will support the work of 22 teaching artists and up to 380 students in year-round instruction; fiscal and donor metrics will be analyzed. 2: CIM will introduce new audiences to Irish music through public performances, traditional sessions, school programs and traditional music events. CIM will expand public sessions and other performances in FY 2018, and serve at least 550 participants through MIM. Ticket sales, total outreach events, and audience metrics will be measured.","The Center for Irish Music provided high-quality Irish music instruction taught by master artists handing down the traditions and history of Ireland. The fiscal year ended in a budget surplus and a 35% increase in individual donations. 25 Center for Irish Music students qualified to compete at the prestigious All-Ireland Fleadh, a strong testament to the quality of instruction at the school. 2: Center for Irish Music students engaged 13K audience members at 63 live performances and reached new constituents with programs and events. Ticket sales, performance and audience metrics were analyzed and compared to previous years. The organization's outreach performance program grew by 30% increasing visibility in the community and deepening partnerships. MIM was not offered in FY18.",,252271,"Other, local or private",252271,12328,"Mike O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Mike Lynch, Laura Billings-Coleman, Teisha Magee, Jan Casey, David McKenna, David Rhees, Jo Ann Vano",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music is dedicated to handing down traditional Irish music to the next generation in our community. The vision of the school is to inspire and support the traditional Irish music community in the Twin Cities and Minnesota now and into the future.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1072,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004083,"Operating Support",2018,79157,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Successfully Fuel Curiosity: Mia provides art content that's compelling to our increasingly diverse community. Mia will examine reach and impact of our art collections and programs for audiences, teachers, and students by measuring and evaluating via surveys, focus groups, attendance tracking, etc. 2: Increase Community Engagement: ensure Mia is accessible, inclusive, and responsive to the local community. Mia will evaluate our community engagement through research/analysis, feedback from community listening sessions, and measurably increasing staff cultural competency.","New projects elevated multiple perspectives: Art and Healing exhibit; Your Story, Our Story school partnership; more.artsmia.org site for art content. Education program staff collected feedback from participants and stakeholders at the end of their programs. We measured impact of special exhibitions through surveys. Online analytics were collected for collections and Art Stories pages. 2: Hired Diversity and Inclusion Manager and increased staff cultural competency training. Collected community input to inform strategic directions. Conducted focus groups about membership models, community listening sessions for our building master planning, and annual visitor survey. Staff participated in planning for new directions in diversity initiatives.",,32558902,"Other, local or private",32558902,,"Kari Alldredge, Elizabeth Andrus, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Kaywin Feldman, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly,Shannon Jones, Jessamyn, Kerchner, Rick King, Richard Kuntz, Mark Lacek, Roxana Linares, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Liz Nordlie, Ravi Norman, Mary Olson, Mike Reger, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Ralph Strangis, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Mike Snow, Kevin Warren, Yusuf Wazirzada, Jane Wilf, David Wilson",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Arts exists to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world`s diverse cultures.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Mortenson,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",mmortenson@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1078,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004086,"Operating Support",2018,196643,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Through diverse programming, low-priced tickets, and a breadth of performance, education, and family activities in accessible venues, the SPCO hopes to serve a broader audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of world-class music while expanding its reach and upholding its commitment to accessibility. The SPCO tracked performance attendance through free and affordable tickets, attendance at convenient venues, participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and in free digital media initiatives. 2: ",,10338146,"Other, local or private",10338146,,"Donna Ahrens,Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak, Richard Cohen, Mary Cunningham, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Lynn Erickson, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Amy Hubbard, A. J. Huss, Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Sanford Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Paula J. Patineau, Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps, Nicholas S. Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is to present a world-class professional chamber orchestra in the Twin Cities, dedicated to superior performance, artistic innovation, and education for the enrichment of community and world audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1086,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,1 10004092,"Operating Support",2018,9830,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce four plays and present/co-produce/host ten additional productions for a total of 120 separate events. An accounting of the number of productions and number of events held supported by the feedback from audience surveys, media reviews and artists participants. 2: Offer four classes for at least 40 students in improvisation and/or acting in the east metro. An accounting of the number of classes offered and supported by the feedback from participant surveys and teacher reports.","Produced five plays and presented/co-produced twelve additional productions. Total events of 207. Board minutes, Box office reports and organizational calendar. 2: Offered four classes for 52 students. An accounting of the number of classes offered, students enrolled, supported by the feedback from participant surveys and teacher reports.",,359925,"Other, local or private",359925,850,"Dan Barth, Wendy Robson, John Haynes, Paul McConnell, Michael Dunne, Bill Collins",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Actors Theater of Minnesota is to produce, present, and educate through an eclectic and unique mix of intimate live theater, professional cabaret, and small classes that connect with Minnesota audiences.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290 ",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1103,"Michael Arturi: Universal Music Center founder and executive director; Dorothy Belstler: Executive director, Twin Cities Pride; Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica, former MSAB board member; Jessica O'Brien: Community engagement manager, Region Nine Development Commission; Elizabeth Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning; Alexis Walstad, Co-executive director, Karen Organization of Minnesota","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004093,"Operating Support",2018,12924,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to thirty-five writers and artists in all media will be awarded residencies to advance their work. All residents complete written evaluations and meet with the executive director during and at the end of their stays to discuss the value of their time in residence. 2: Hosting summer, fall, and winter arts festivals featuring regional artists and vendors and attract visitors from the region. Festival volunteers counted the number of attendees. Informal evaluations were made of attendees by staff and volunteers. Artists and vendors were also asked to provide evaluations of the events.","Thirty-eight artists working in a wide range of media received residencies. All highly praised the value of their stays. All gave a community presentation. All residents submitted written evaluations and met with the director during and at the end of their time at the Center. 2: The broad range of attendees, including first-time visitors, regularly praised to staff the value they get from programs and said that they will return. Staff and Board members are present at all events as are the presenters and artists at the three major Celebrations of the Arts. All converse with attendees about their experience at the events.",,574357,"Other, local or private",574357,3965,"Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Marilyn Lawrence, James Lenfestey, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Peg Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center's mission is to uphold the unique wealth of the arts in the region; to develop, foster, and promote the creation of works by writers and artists in all media; and to provide leadership and services that help to insure a strong, healthy arts community and a greater recognition of the value of the arts in society.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Burawa,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",chris@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1106,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004097,"Operating Support",2018,20058,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve quality of life by presenting performers of diverse genres that engage the citizens of our region in an affordable, accessibility manner. Measurable means, for example: evaluations, like/dislike chipping, staff/board assessments, box office receipts. Non-measurable through audience/community comments, smiles and buzz of patrons. 2: Continue, improve and expand our outreach programing while partnering with even more community entities. Measurable means by example: surveys, letters and one-on-one communication. Non-measurable cards and letters from classrooms, class decisions to take workshop information and weave it into concerts.","Patron attendance was up for outreach and programming. Our chips ran 100 to one in favor of the events we presented. 2: Cards of thanks from classrooms, and a border base of patrons. Patrons from 189 different zip codes purchased tickets this year at AC4TA.",,429545,"Other, local or private",429545,,"Chris Werkau, Wally Warhol ,Kathy Wagnild , Al Kremeire , Jolene Osander , Dr. Julie Gutzemer, Kaele Peterson, Kendra Olson, Rob Rogholt",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls is to connect artists and audiences by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1109,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004099,"Operating Support",2018,31656,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation includes verbal feedback plus anonymous concert attendee surveys, and surveys of teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools program.","The Minnesota Sinfonia performed 49 Concerts: thirteen Winter, 28 in schools, one Children's, and seven summer; plus presented programs for talented youth musicians. Evaluation included unsolicited verbal and written attendee and participant comments plus solicited data collected from anonymous concert attendee surveys; and from teacher surveys from schools served by the Music in the Schools program. 2: ",,461116,"Other, local or private",461116,,"Bruce Humphrys, Sharla Wagy, John Higdon, Emily Cole-Jones, Tom Cook, Joaquim Cretella, Jon K. Dalager, Tina M. Enberg, Jay Fishman, Jane Goettl, Patrick Lundy, Robert Rhawie, Marie Williams, Seth Zimmerman",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, with particular attention given to inner city youth, families with young children, seniors, and people with limited financial means.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1116,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004100,"Operating Support",2018,25557,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New audiences will have quality learning experiences through the Grand Marias Art Colony's education programs. Attract 100 new students by conducting marketing plan. Compare previous year enrollment to current year. Conduct post class surveys to determine quality of learning to inform future programs. 2: Artists will report enhanced ability and tools to increase earning potential by participating in Art Colony's expanded artist service programs. Develop two new artist service programs. Conduct surveys to determine quality of experience and enhanced ability to sell work, increase profile visibility, and teach their craft.","New audiences were served (a 17% increase in students, growing from 2,833 in 2016 to 3,313 in 2017) with quality arts learning experiences. GMAC compared 2016 and 2017 student registrations. Students completed written evaluations, 91.5% gave the highest score for if they would use the skills they gained in the future and 95% gave the highest score for the instructor's ability to teach. 2: Sixty three Artists reported enhanced ability and tools to increase earning potential by participating in Art Colony's five new Artist Service programs. GMAC counted artists and conducted written evaluations to measure artists increased confidence in their earning potential post-program (100% reported yes). GMAC also tracked six artists who saw increased earnings directly tied to their training.",,357267,"Other, local or private",357267,14827,"Beverly Balos, Sally Berg, Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, Howard Hedstrom, Tessa Larson, Mary Maurice, David Morris, Ann Possis, Lynn Speaker, David Quick",0.6,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony's mission is to nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists, promoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment for creative excellence.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Demmer,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","120 3rd Ave W PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737 ",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1120,"Pearl Bergad: Executive director, Chinese Heritage Foundation; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Thomas Dodge: Photographer; former executive director of the Fairmont Opera House; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Tammy Mattonen: CPA and nonprofit financial consultant; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sara Olsen: Musician, composer, teacher, playwright, and visual artist; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Kristen Wesloh: Director of institutional giving, Minnesota Public Radio; 26 years nonprofit management experience","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,1 10004061,"Operating Support",2018,32113,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality arts programs that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. This is measured through an annual internal review of programming, staff/board assessments, theatre advisory board meetings, and audience evaluations of performances (emails, phone calls, surveys). 2: Continue and grow partnerships and outreach activities for groups and individuals with economic, social or physical barriers to the arts. This is measured through an annual review of programming, staff/board assessments of outreach partnerships and partner needs through emails, phone calls and one-on-one discussions.","The Holmes presented 20+ national artists/groups, 40+ regional artists/groups and multiple days of outreach activities. Performance impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, some surveys. Outreach impact measured through participant emails/calls/onsite conversations with full-time Outreach Director. 2: Forty-five different outreach events by 10+ different artists/groups. Workshops/multi-day residencies in dance/music/theatre/visual arts. Staff and board meet monthly to review outreach activities and region/partner needs. Adjustments made as necessary to ensure outreach programs reach diverse markets and achieve artistic and financial goals.",,576773,"Other, local or private",576773,,"Joshua Hochgraber, Ken Foltz, Mike Herzog, Peter Jacobson, Michelle Maier, Moriya Rufer, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to foster the development of a vibrant arts community that inspires all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Roseau, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1013,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004065,"Operating Support",2018,25737,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. Outcome evaluation will be measured by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served, to assess residency program impact in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will serve 120,000+ visitors with daily, free access and 13,000+ learners with unique programming of the 43-acre sculpture exhibition. Outcome evaluation is measured through survey of visitors' experience of touring the exhibition and participating in educational arts programming.","Through Franconia's artist residency program, 42 artists-in-residence created and exhibited new artwork. Every artist-in-residence completed an exit survey. Quantitative and Qualitative data collected through the survey demonstrates the positive impact Franconia's residency program has upon the abilities and attitudes of participating artists. 2: Franconia provided free, daily access to the exhibition to more than 150,000 visitors and provided 13,528 arts learners with educational programming. Franconia provides accessibility for all, including those with mobility impairments, to the 43-acre exhibition of 120+ sculptures. Programming impact is measured by tracking program metrics and conducing audience and participant surveys.",,667300,"Other, local or private",667300,25737,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, Eric Bruce, Rebecca Ditsch, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Franconia Sculpture Park is to provide physically and intellectually wide-open spaces where all are inspired to participate in the creative process.",2017-07-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1018,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10021914,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce and/or present at least 150 events in the Cabaret at Camp Bar. By review of the organization's calendar, ticket sales and annual report.","In the recent FY Actors Theater produced or presented 252 different classes, events or shows. Box office reports and organizational calendar. 2: In the most recently completed FY ATM booked 83 hotel room nights, brought over 5000 patrons and students downtown and increased traffic to local bars. Bookkeeping records, box office reports and discussions with nearby restaurant managers.",,212736,"Other, local or private",212736,,"Daniel Barth, Troy Alexander, John Haynes, Paul Mcconnell, Wendy Robson, Michael Dunne, William Collins",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"It is the mission of Actors Theater to produce, present and educate through an eclectic and unique mix of intimate live theater, professional cabaret and small classes that connect with Minnesota audiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St Ste 720","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1988,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021916,"Operating Support",2023,16769,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To combat the issue of senior isolation and related negative health impacts through participatory music experiences that uplift, unite, and inspire. Number of participants, performances; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback 2: To provide seniors meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community while engaging audiences of all ages. Number of participants, rehearsals, interactions, performances; visits to website, YouTube, social media; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback","We united seniors through live music and stories at community concerts, outdoor summer concerts and a four performance run of an in-person rock concert. Alive and Kickin had 38 performers, 22 performances, and twelve monthly SingOUT! programs. Survey feedback: It was such a powerful experience to hear everyone's stories. I thought about my mom as I watched and listened, and it was hard not to shed a tear. 2: Provided seniors meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community while engaging audiences of all ages. 40 rehearsals/22 Performances. Impressions: Facebook-425,136/Instagram-22,438. Feedback: You all healed something in my soul with your performance. Loved it so much!, We were amazed again this year, Fabulous show and amazing stories.",,290495,"Other, local or private",290495,4485,"John Blackshaw, Jan Preble, Heidi Weiler, Dan Seeman, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Ross Willits",,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Alive and Kickin's mission is to give voice to seniors through personal stories and popular song, empowering its members to entertain and enlighten multigenerational audiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Dahlmeier,"Alive & Kickin","1015 N 4th Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155",lisa@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1990,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021917,"Operating Support",2023,65666,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate projects that demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society Demonstrate value of collaboration with living artists: measured by the number of inquiries and referrals plus the projects we help activate from middle schools to LGBTQ centers to homeless encampments. 2: Lead high-profile activities to focus attention of stakeholders and public Leading high-profile activities: analyze participation and sustained engagement plus visibility of artists on external media and other platforms.","ACF cultivated events, articles, and support systems to demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. ACF tracks project participation for new and returning participants, ongoing relationships initiated through ACF connections, testimonials from artists and audiences reporting new understanding or validation. 2: ACF led public in-person and virtual events, commissioned articles to engage in topical discussions. ACF tracks new/continuous participation, changes in engagement (e.g., increased donation after activity participation), and inquiries/referral requests for connections to living composers.",,1603970,"Other, local or private",1603970,,"Nirmala Rajasekar, Stanford Thompson, Stephen Usery, Carol Ann Cheung, Stephen Miles, Lee Bynum, Patrick Castillo, Nina Sun Eidsheim, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Nancy Huart, Douglas Kearney, Janis Lane-Ewart, Scott Legere, Garrett Mcqueen, Andrew Paulus, Luther Ranheim, Tomeka Reid, Diana Schutter, Koven Smith, Isaac Thompson, Mateusz Troicki, Srinivasan V, Sarah Williams",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ACF's mission is to support and advocate for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vanessa,Rose-Pridemore,"The American Composers Forum","75 W 5th St Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2811",vrose@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1991,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021918,"Operating Support",2023,116449,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create opportunities for Minnesota artists to make, present, and sell their work and give them visibility and recognition so they thrive in creative careers. Surveys and interviews with Minnesota artists, including past and prospective participants, will provide data into improving and expanding career opportunities. Increase in the number and diversity of artists participating will be an important measure. 2: Minnesotans have access to diverse craft practices and appreciate craft's impact on their own lives and communities. Increase in the number and range of Minnesota partnerships and increase in overall participation. New survey and data collection approaches will measure and assess the impact and document the different ways craft is valued for Minnesota citizens.","ACC provided Minnesota artists with promotional, professional, and online economic opportunities while rebuilding its in-person marketplace program. ACC offered artists opportunities through programs, content, and online marketplaces. Online activity was tracked and surveys collected data from participants. Learnings from in-person marketplaces will inform the future of ACC's marketplaces. 2: ACC participated in intentional outreach and partnerships to deepen Minnesota relationships and provide arts experiences to Minnesotans. ACC records data and feedback on events, participants, partnerships, and supporters in Minnesota. Data shows an increase in Minnesota donors and in-person events have returned. ACC's Minnesota initiative builds upon this growth and expands local impact.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Greg Bullard, Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Diane Hofstede, Beth Lipman, Leslie King Hammond, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara Mcdonnell, Jean Mclaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce Pepich, Lynn Pollard, Jim Rustad, Carol Sauvion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Founded in 1943, the American Craft Council is a national nonprofit organization that connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1992,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021919,"Operating Support",2023,127744,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans understand their heritage as it relates to others by participating in relevant and accessible arts, craft, and music experiences. Track attendance and feedback at five exhibitions and accompanying programs to understand how arts experiences shape visitors' perceptions of heritage.","More than 54,000 individuals participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of culture and heritage in relation to others. Data was collected through registration and admissions information as well as through surveys and feedback forms, both written and digitally collected, and verbal accounts.",,5471566,"Other, local or private",5471566,20000,"Maggi Adamek, David Sorensen, Elizabeth Olson, Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Tikki Brown, Brad Engdahl, Barbara Linell Glaser, Mary Dee Hicks, Peter Hilger, Lisa Kallebo, John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andreas Ornberg, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler, Laurie Jacobi, Karl Benson",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to explore diverse experiences of migration, identity, belonging and the environment through arts and culture, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1993,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021920,"Operating Support",2023,39127,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our ensemble will garner new live and electronic audiences as it emerges from pandemic challenges with intact artistic excellence. The reactions of community members and artists, and tabulations of their attendance, at in-person and online classes, workshops, salons, and performances.","Performed live in Saint Paul, and in California, Maine, Massachusetts and New York, and presented seven livestreamed events from Saint Paul and Minneapolis. St. Paul audience exceeded prior year by 71%. Audiences gave standing ovations. From audience reactions, we secured eight touring engagements for 2024-2026. seven live-streamed events were viewed 910 times. People engaged with artists following activities",,395841,"Other, local or private",395841,,"Cameron Alosa, Sherie Apungu, Divya Karan, Christine King, Gina Kundan, Irna Landrum, Robert Lynn, David Mura, Gary Peterson, E. Gaynell Sherrod, Clarence White",,"Ananya Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create original contemporary dance theater at the intersection of artistic excellence and social justice.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Peterson,"Ananya Dance Theatre","PO Box 2427",Minneapolis,MN,55402-0427,"(612) 486-2238",gary.peterson@ananyadancetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1994,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021921,"Operating Support",2023,47862,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists find creative and financial success regionally and locally, enabling them to bring cultural, social and economic benefit to their communities. Studio artists, artists-in-residence, and artists participating in programs are interviewed and anonymously surveyed regarding the Anderson Center's impact on creative practice, ability to generate revenue, and engagement with Minnesota communities. 2: Relevant and inclusive arts programs tailored to community needs expand participation, engage diverse audiences, and reduce real and perceived barriers. Analysis of recorded participation data (such as ticket sales and event surveys), along with qualitative artistic data and other feedback, measure progress in maintaining cultural significance, mitigating barriers, and growing a sense of belonging.","Anderson programs provided sales opportunities, networking connections, and promotion to 90+ artist-run small businesses, driving economic benefit. Progress was evaluated using a combination of written, anonymous artist surveys, and verbal feedback following programs or events. 2: Anderson Center successfully engaged participants who would otherwise be underserved by the arts.?. Audiences were primarily measured through written surveys, supplemented by verbal surveys of visitors and through ticketing data for paid events.",,674435,"Other, local or private",674435,,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Fiona Mccrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center, in its historic setting of Tower View, offers residencies in the arts and humanities; provides a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas; encourages the pursuit of creative endeavors; and serves as a source of significant contributions to society.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1995,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021922,"Operating Support",2023,12548,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand public awareness and recruiting efforts which will grow our choir membership and involve more singers from all areas of the Twin Cities. Outcome will be measured by how many new members join the ACYC choral program. We will collect data from all singers that contact us about how they heard about ACYC, so we can track the impact of our advertising.","More youth in our community participated in our choir program and became better singer, gained self-confidence, self-esteem and made new friends. Data was collected from registration forms. (122) NEW singers joined from (34) communities. New singers heard about the ACYC program from friends, family members, social media, music teachers, summer camp or general web search.",,363389,"Other, local or private",363389,,"Ben Hersey, Geoff Couling, Holly Miller, Lana Western, Brenda Raney, Jenn Herron, Michelle Frauenshuh, Rachel Mcguire, Sue Couling Theresa Fitzpatrick",,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs inspire and nurture a creative community of singers through quality choral experiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Riddle,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs AKA Angelica Cantanti","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(952) 563-8572",angelicayouthchoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1996,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021924,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Better serve learners of all ages through Class fees kept low -Development Dir. works on grants, foundations, individual giving to address funding needs. Admin Coordinator upgrades and implements marketing plan to increase registration and earned income. ED focuses on mgmt/building programs. ","Articulture effectively managed resources and offered quality arts programming in a safe and welcoming environment to all who wished to participate. Class fees kept low. Development director works on grants and foundations, to address funding needs. Admin coordinator upgraded and implemented marketing plan to increase registration and earned income. ED focuses on mgmt/building programming. ","achieved proposed outcomes",213195,"Other, local or private ",213195,7475,"Jackson Piper, Kristin Trumble, Jesse Minutaglio, Tim Tormoen, Anna Nicolosi, Scott Farwig, Margaret Korfhage, Giselle Tisdale",,ArtiCulture,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"Articulture's mission is to empower individuals and communities to create positive change through the visual arts. ",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Greenbaum,ArtiCulture,"2613 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 729-5151",egreenbaum@articulture.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1998,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ",,2 10021925,"Operating Support",2023,376752,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 square feet of affordable space-- across fifteen projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 40 performances, 600+ education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,596,892 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for nearly 600 residents and some 500+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, more than 100k youth and adults attended 40 performances and 670 education sessions across the state, and accessed space for fifteen arts and cultural organizations.",,23930482,"Other, local or private",23930482,278866,"Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) Demars, Burton Kassell, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Roy Gabay, Osh Ghanimah, Joe Gibbons, Peter A. Lefferts, MargaretPeggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret Macmillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Cree Zischke, Gloria Sewell, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Chandler Wilson., Director Emeriti: James C. Adams, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp",,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Artspace is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1999,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021926,"Operating Support",2023,40416,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","3,500 students and 75 educators increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture through engagement with ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and surveys will determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in skill. A professional evaluator will be involved. 2: 18,000 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for the environment using recycled materials. Surveys, participation data, and staff observation will assess whether 1) more than 35% of participants have diverse backgrounds, 2) the majority creates art reusing materials, 3) ArtStart and environmental partners gain more advocates.","3,000 students and 95 educators increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture through engagement with ArtStart artists. Evaluator and artist informal observations coupled with student and educator reflections on their own artwork determined the degree to which they demonstrated artistic skill growth and art creations informed by environmental/cultural understanding. 2: 16,000 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand creativity, artistry, and care for the environment using recycled materials. Surveys, participation data, staff observation and photo documentation assessed whether 1) more than 35% of participants had diverse backgrounds, 2)the majority created art reusing materials, 3)ArtStart and environmental partners gained more advocates.",,363193,"Other, local or private",363193,6000,"Thomas C.Lang, Jes Reyes, Lois Eliason, Judy Geck, Martha Swendson, Sara Dovre-Wudali, Michele Presley",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of ArtStart is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas and the environment through engaging artists, children, families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2000,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021927,"Operating Support",2023,16827,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees along with a qualitative questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","The Atelier saw an increase in attendance to our programs. There were people signing up for classes and lectures that were new to the program. Quantitative outcome: Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees. Qualitative outcome: A questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program. 2: The Atelier instituted new lecture and workshop series to broaden the classes available, restructured some classes. The Atelier uses both qualitative and quantitative questionnaires handed out at the end of each workshop and lecture to best ascertain what needs to be improved or changes made to the programs to assure the best quality instruction.",,260521,"Other, local or private",260521,,"Richard Myers, David Ginsberg, Kristine Dugan, Cyd Wicker, Laura Tunnel, Joy Wolfe, James Goman, Michael Lack, Brad K. Meier, Kenneth Schweiger, Rachel Wobschall, Tamara Block",0.13,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a non profit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421",mail@theatelier.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2001,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021930,"Operating Support",2023,70323,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistry continues to reach a greater level of quality in performances in other programming. We used press reviews, tracked attendance by zip code; sought audience and artists feedback. Engaged with staff and external consultants in conversations about the quality of performances, exhibitions and other programming. 2: Build a more diverse, engaged, and loyal audience across all of our disciplines. We will track ticket sales for access-oriented performances, participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations, audience demographics reported in surveys, and other data.","Despite our challenges in the past year, Artistry produced high quality performances, art, and other programming. We evaluated Outcome 1 by collecting press reviews, tracking ticket sales, tracking attendance by zip code, and soliciting feedback from staff, artists, audience members and external consultants regarding the quality of our programming. 2: We continue to diversify our artists and audience members and provide access programs. We evaluated Outcome 2 by tracking ticket sales for access-oriented performances; analyzing participation rates in programs that reach culturally diverse populations; and quantifying data from artist and audience surveys.",,2485805,"Other, local or private",2485805,8822,"Terryl Brumm, Jane Chronister, John Gibbs, Lindsay Korstange, Annette Lee, Patrick (Pat) Milan, Karen Nordstrom, Kate Pehrson, Shelley Peterson, Mary Prentnieks, Megan Rogers, Cheri Rolnick, Arthur C Turner III",2,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Ramach,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8575",kramach@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2004,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021931,"Operating Support",2023,53919,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and awareness of social issues through compelling, high-quality concerts and outreach activities. Collect and assess results of concert and education surveys, convene focus groups (in tandem with strategic planning process), monitor press reviews and social media, document feedback from audience members and participants. 2: Cantus will expand its Minnesota audiences through engaging programming, online concerts that expand accessibility, and ambitious outreach initiatives Analyze sales reports and web stats with focus on reach of online concerts into greater Minnesota; seek carriage reports from MPR and distribution data from Signum Classics; continue to seek feedback from community partners and educators.","Minnesotans were moved and reflected on relevant programming and exquisite artistry prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys as well as social media and messages sent to the organization's general e-mail account. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in 48 Minnesota counties. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.",,1242626,"Other, local or private",1242626,1843,"Brian Newhouse, Sandra Davis, Theresa Gienapp, Pavielle French, Nancy Gashott, Laurie Meyers, David Niles, Alex Nishibun, Jeremy Wong, Frank Stubbs, Kim Taylor, Barbara Thomas",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus's mission is to engage audiences in a meaningful music experience and to ensure the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2005,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021932,"Operating Support",2023,75027,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse audiences (age, ethnicity, language) will engage with global music resulting in increased intercultural conversations and appreciation. Staff and evaluation consultant develop and revise a yearly evaluation plan. We collect and evaluate audience data from: surveys (online and pen/paper), interviews, focus groups, and observation.","Diverse audiences appreciated and learned aspects of different cultures through The Cedar's global music programming and community partnerships. We surveyed audiences and program participants, tracked audience and program engagement, and gathered qualitative information from program artists and community partners.",,2133493,"Other, local or private",2133493,,"Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Jill Dawe, Sue Eidem, Ritika Ganguly, Alana Horton, Mohammedamin Kahin, Steve Katz, Jessica Kopischke, Garrett Mcqueen, Curt Trisko, Robert Van Nelson, Maryam Yusefzadeh, Michelle Woster",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mwoster@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2006,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021933,"Operating Support",2023,24726,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Regular student evaluations and high retention rates in youth and adult ensembles show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Students of all ages learned new repertoire and instrumental techniques as performed at recitals and concerts. Group class and private lesson evaluations indicated that participants gained a deeper understanding of Irish music. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other workshops and events. Over 3000 Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were exposed to Irish traditional music at the MIM festival, workshops and outreach performances. Student surveys indicated that MIM workshops met or exceeded expectations for 100% of respondents.",,356042,"Other, local or private",356042,,"Dave Mckenna, Patrick Cole, Nicole Boor, Jan Casey, Mike Lynch, Greg Padden, David Rhees, Jo Ann Vano, Mike O'Connor",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2007,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021934,"Operating Support",2023,12140,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase and enhance the direct linkages between our organization, artists and the community at large. Measured quantitatively by the number of outreach activities for direct audience engagement we provide, and the number of local artists and audience who participate in our various programs.","Provided arts enrichment to regional and underserved populations through 37 events and created opportunities for local adult and youth artists. Conducted 25 performances for 8566 patrons. Conducted four outreach events for 145 youth and seniors and seven education programs for 83 youth and adults. Qualitative feedback shows increased participant interest in attending and participating in the arts 2: Developed partnerships and collaborated with local organizations to enhance arts impact in the community. Hosted a conference to support regional arts organizations. Co-presented two plays with a theatre company and a concert with Hubbard Radio. 726 people benefited from these collaborations and reported increased interest in arts participation.",,660602,"Other, local or private",660602,,"Sandra Kaplan, Bri Keran",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; TO SHARE with the community diverse, high-quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of practitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Yow,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 W College Dr",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",joseph.yow@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2008,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021936,"Operating Support",2023,35553,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local residents and businesses embrace the arts as an integral part of the cultural and economic fabric of the community. Document changes in local participation. Document local satisfaction of arts programming through conversations and surveys. Track the economic impact of regional participation on local businesses. 2: A vibrant arts culture and diversified programming attract participation of regional artists and audiences. Document changes in regional participation and the number of returning artist and participants. Document regional satisfaction of CCAs' arts programming through conversations and surveys.","Chatfield residents, businesses, and the tourism alliance begin to embrace the arts as part of the culture and economic fabric of the community. Changes in local participation were documented through event ticket reports, informal patron feedback, and satisfaction surveys. Economic impact was evaluated via CCA purchases from Chatfield businesses and informal discussions with business owners. 2: Vibrant and diverse arts events and programs engage Chatfield residents and attract audiences and artists from around the region. The data evaluated were both qualitative and quantitative. Audience demographics obtained from ticketing software quantified local and regional participation. Surveys and informal patron feedback informed the success of arts events and experiences.",,256819,"Other, local or private",256819,7154,"Molly Baum, Brian Carlson, Allan Dietz, Peter Erickson, Carla Gallina, Lynn Harstad, Tom Hilgren, Tami Larson, Michael Martin, Russell Smith, Jeremy Stevens, Francis J. Touhy, Nicole Welch",,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA Chatfield Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Chatfield Center for the Arts mission is to serve as a regional hub for?advancement of the?arts, fostering?creative expression, social engagement and lifelong learning. ?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Gallina,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc.","PO Box 451",Chatfield,MN,55923,"(507) 884-7676",cgallina@usfamily.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2010,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021938,"Operating Support",2023,322822,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC mounted six live, in-person productions, including two CTC originals and one world premiere commission, all aligned with education and engagement. Participation counts and surveys measured engagement in artistic programs. Teachers measured the educational value of student matinees. Talk-backs after public shows captured qualitative data, with 'Carmela' talk-backs garnering the most feedback. 2: CTC served 478 Minnesota ZIPs at public performances and 191 at student matinees; 9,428 low-income individuals received $5 tickets through the ACT Pass. This response from a 'Circus Abyssinia: Tulu' teacher survey illustrates relevance: 'It was a wonderful opportunity for students of color to see live theatre with performers who represented their background.'.",,13821551,"Other, local or private",13821551,,"Silvia Perez, Stefanie Adams, Steven J. Thompson, Adebisi Wilson, George Montague, John W. Geelan, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Dr. Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Morgan Burns, Jamie Candee, Joe Carroll, Jodi Chu, Scott Cummings, Pete Diessner, Amol Dixit, Danielle Duzan, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Isa Loundon Flaherty, Bob Frenzel, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, Ellie Krug, Chad Larsen, Anne M. Lockner, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Wendy Mahling, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, Jeb Myers, Thor Nelson, Nnamdi Njoku, Amanda Norman, Doug Parish, Angela Pennington, Maria Reamer, Dr. Craig Samitt, Chris Schermer, Noreen Sedgeman, Hillery Shay, Wendy Skjerven, Dr. Anne Stavney, Tanya M. Taylor, David Van Benschoten, Hannah Yankelevich, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",4.86,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create?extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2012,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021939,"Operating Support",2023,11634,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience and other participants will increase their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance Interviews and survey of audience and participants regarding their participation, increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese dance and culture, suggestions for future programs. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills; contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts Peer review, interviews and survey of dancers and artistic staff measuring progress to deepen skills and contributions to the community and welcoming Chinese dance community.","Audience and other participants increased their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance. Interviews and survey of audience and participants regarding increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese dance and culture, including suggestions for future programs. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills, contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Peer review, interviews with dancers and artistic staff asking how each other and dancers have deepen skills and made contributions to a community that is welcoming.",,223278,"Other, local or private",223278,,"Ronald Tu, Hui Wilcox, Li Wang, Elle Mason, Joseph Lin, Yanhua Wusand, Beatrice Rothweiler",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater (CDT) is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","655 Fairview Ave N 8","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2013,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021941,"Operating Support",2023,91004,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence, ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and persistence. Annual Survey Monkey instrument to parent and student; coach evaluations; public performances as demonstration of artistic growth 2: CJ facilitates access for low-income youth in the after-school program or who come to us through community partners to eliminate economic barriers. List of community partners; list of youth who receive scholarships or work study; list of barriers addressed; amount of funding provided.","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence and ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and perseverance. Annual Survey Monkey instrument for parents and students; coach evaluations; public performances as demonstration of artistic growth. 2: CJ facilitates access for the low-income youth in the after-school program or who come to us through community partners to eliminate economic barriers. List of community partners, list of youth who receive scholarships or work study, list of barriers addressed, amount of funding provided.",,3113047,"Other, local or private",3113047,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Rob Dawson, Rachel Butler Norris, Cheriti Swigart, John Harrington, Roz Allyson, Cpa, Erich Axmacher, John Bennett, Sonia Miller-Van Oort, Shani Norberg, Ann Reynolds",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring?artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2015,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021942,"Operating Support",2023,41218,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings. We will survey organizations we've visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing pay to exceed industry standards. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: -Staff pay increases by 7% -CLIMB will acquire three new funding sources -CLIMB's current funders increase funding","CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programming reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB saw an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings of programming. We surveyed the organizations we worked with to ensure the programming reflected their communities and addressed the issues that were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources. CLIMB secured three new funders and maintained relationships with prior funders.",,930344,"Other, local or private",930344,,"Justin Cervantes, James Olney, Sam Taitel",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2016,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021943,"Operating Support",2023,58798,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from institutional partners, participants, and artists.","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners found resonance with books and authors that uniquely spoke to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from partners, participants, and artists.",,1363781,"Other, local or private",1363781,,"Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Malcolm Mcdermid, Maureen Millea Smith, Robin Preble, Stephen L. Smith, Paul Stembler, Sarah Wheelock",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2017,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021944,"Operating Support",2023,22677,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional arts experiences. Track audience growth post-pandemic closure, attendance at live events, residency participation and community partnership, staffing levels","CSB created access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional art experiences. Attendance and ticket sales, participation in outreach/residency activities, community partner participation, managed staffing levels.",,882705,"Other, local or private",882705,,"Advisory CouncilAs An Arts Affiliate, We Do Not Have A Board But Rather An Advisory Council), Rachel Melis, Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Rob Culligan, David Deblieck, Pedro Dos Santos, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Desiree Clark",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illumintes new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our states, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","37 S College Ave","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2018,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021945,"Operating Support",2023,30243,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Commonweal Theatre will be a safe, welcoming, accessible venue in an effort to increase attendance by 35% in 2023. Following the shutdown in 2020 and decreased attendance in 2021, the Commonweal has a commitment to increase attendance percentages each year for the next five. Attendance figures will be tracked comparatively using in-house ticketing records.","Based on current figures, the Commonweal is on a track to increase attendance by 32% by the end of FY2023. Master attendance records (updated weekly) from reports generated from the organizational ticketing system.",,977720,"Other, local or private",977720,4694,"Alan Bailey, David Boen, Dan Christianson, Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson, Wendy Mattison, Ken Mogren, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen",,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Commonweal Theatre is a non-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to delighting and challenging audiences while enriching the common good through actor-based storytelling, which is both transcendent and relevant.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,"van Meter","Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 211",jeremyvm@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2019,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021946,"Operating Support",2023,58090,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make vital social connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through: *evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists *partner and artist observations *various participant pre and post-reflections / surveys Program delivery methods and locations will be trac 2: People of all ages, income levels, races, and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on arts programs designed to meet their specific needs. We will track: * participant demographic information provided by sites * if and how well we met customer specific goals * modifications made to meet community needs or goals * tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans","94% of participants learned a new or increased an existing creative skill. 86% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists and site contacts completed evaluation regarding art created, skills learned, connections made. Some programs: direct observation by staff and surveys from participants. Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: People 4-95 in 41 Minnesota counties, of all abilities and races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants; Logged site locations and types throughout Minnesota; Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, accommodations made, and meeting site goals.",,1272266,"Other, local or private",1272266,41643,"ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Amy Lucas, Virajita Singh, Andrew Leizens, Tracy Robertson, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Heidi Fehlhaber, Jessica Gessner, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Ryan Kopperud, Dameun Strange, Louis Porter Iii, GretaMargaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek, Brittany Keefe",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","450 Syndicate St N Ste 325","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3249",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2020,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021947,"Operating Support",2023,22597,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve quality of life by increasing access to our programs through the creatiodaptation of our work to a hybrid digital/live performance space. Continue practices of regularly surveying participants to measure impact and difference made in quality of life and documenting attendance data/demographics to track changes/increases in access.","Improved quality of life by increasing access to our programs through the creation/adaptation of our work to a hybrid digital/live performance space. Participant Surveys (digital and analog), attendance and other participation data tracked, artist self-evaluations.",,287087,"Other, local or private",287087,,"Jeffery Gleason, Justin Windschitl, Joe Heitz, Amy Stearns, Rachel Riensche, Lindsey Kimball",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet Nonprofit AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the Evolution of the Brass Quintet.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Bradley,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",staff@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Brown, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2021,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021949,"Operating Support",2023,22361,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Use the arts to cultivate mutual respect and understanding between diverse voices Three levels of pre- and post-activity surveys: musician, mentor, and audience/community member 2: Give young people the tools and platform they need to emerge from the pandemic and move forward with confidence Three levels of pre- and post-activity surveys: musician, mentor, and audience/community member. Select interviews of each cohort.","Use the arts to cultivate mutual respect and understanding between diverse voices. Surveys and interviews. 2: Build confidence, skills and trust between students and mentors with a focus on the young people affected by the pandemic. surveys and interviews; amount of post-program engagement and continued participation in future programming.",,259421,"Other, local or private",259421,1338,"Brad Brown, Cynthia Newport, Richard Walch, Conor Mcgill, Gary Burns, Ephi Eyal, Megan Feeney, Ilmar Gavilan, Elise Gehrke, Kip Riecken, Gary Stevens, Asaf Wachtel",,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra is a national organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota whose mission is to promote cultural diplomacy through education, collaboration and?performance?between?young American and Cuban musicians.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Kraut,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra","3700 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 237-6437",rena@cayomusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2023,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021950,"Operating Support",2023,45453,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue growing the quality and variety of public theatre presentations by 50% with the goal of returning to pre-pandemic levels. Through the use of surveys, phone calls, post-show discussions plus staff and board assessments, we will monitor quality and number of presentations, track community feedback/engagement to help shape future arts programs. 2: Increase visual arts programs and theatre programs for youth (1st - 12th grade) by 50% by offering hands on visual arts and acting classes and clubs. Number of opportunities provided will be tallied as well as number of participants. Success will be determined also by participant survey responses.","HHT continued growing the quality and variety of public theatre presentations by 50% with the goal of returning to pre-pandemic levels. Through use of surveys, phone calls, pre and post-show discussions plus staff and board assessments, HHT monitored the quality and number of presentations and tracked community feedback and audience engagement. 2: Increased visual arts and theatre programs for youth (1-12 grade) by over 50% by offering classes, clubs, artist outreach and discovery series. Numbers of opportunities were tallied as well as number of participants. Success was determined from student surveys, parent feedback and instructor input.",,743517,"Other, local or private",743517,,"Ken Foltz, Moriya Rufer, Mark Schultz, April Thomas, Sharon Sinclair, Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to provide quality opportunities that inspire all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Dakota, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Roseau, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2024,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021956,"Operating Support",2023,28422,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase arts experiences for the underserved in our community, especially youth and elderly. Attendance database tracking, Intentional surveys for participants and artists. Observation, interviews and audience question and answer outcomes. 2: Solidify the Paradise Center for the Arts as a collaborative center of artistic activity that is also economically sustainable. Budget tracking, Beginning and end of year balance sheet evaluation, Donation and membership tracking.","Increased arts experiences for the underserved in our community, especially youth and elderly. Evaluation methods used include Attendance database tracking, surveys to participants, observation, interviews. 2: Solidify the Paradise Center for the Arts as a collaborative center of artistic activity that is also economically sustainable. Budget tracking, beginning and end of year balance sheet evaluation, donation and membership tracking.",,572690,"Other, local or private",572690,28422,"Cate Grinney, Matt Long, Wanda Holmgren, Cheryl Steinberg, Peter Van Sluis, Jennifer Kluzak, Kris Stasson-Howell, Todd Rost, Garrett Fitzgerald, Kelly Nygaard, Jessica Schwie, Sadie Watts, Todd Ginter",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We welcome all people?to experience the transformative power of the arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Nelson,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2030,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021957,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build capacity on strong programing representing the people of our area. We will still use chips at the end of each performance, use interns as available, or with the ability to hire them to gather survey information.","Over 15,000 tickets sold, and 10,000 participants of all ages attended outreach programing overwhelmingly liked our programing. We interviewed participants, had colored chips which we added a third color to white-neutral, blue-loved and red-not for me. We provided ASL, scripts, large-print playbills and concerts in a large-scale outside completely accessible.",,399171,"Other, local or private",399171,1400,"Kurt Nygaard, Alison Olson, Mike Vanvoorhis, Jean Bowman, Dee Bujalski, Edmund Bujalski, Mike Trudeau, Stephen Vigesaa, Jackie Formo, Heather Raynor Hubert",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. is to connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Martin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2031,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021958,"Operating Support",2023,46965,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase relevance to and access for underrepresented populations, focusing on partnership building with diverse range of individuals and communities. Through surveys/word-of-mouth/feedback/ballots; number of individuals accessing programs live/online; partnerships with community and arts organizations; audience engagement with live/virtual events, discussions and screenings with filmmakers. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through new and expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Through new partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals; enhanced partner and media awareness and attention; increased and more diverse artist/audience attendance at film events; growing engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We increased relevance to and access for underrepresented populations, by building partnerships and offering diverse arts experiences. Soliciting audience and partner feedback; reaching out; reviewing survey results and constituent calls. Tracking demographics and general attendance at film events; engagement in discussions; partnerships with community and arts organizations. 2: We used cinema as a platform for community cohesion and learning with our year-round unique slate of films from around the globe at The Main. Offering unique film programs to provide audiences with learning opportunities; tracking growth and diversity of attendance at film events; observing interactions during discussions; engaging in conversations with partners and attendees.",,1421911,"Other, local or private",1421911,,"Maris Moore, Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Zachary Mcmillan, Abdi Mohamed, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Marcelo Valdes",1,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the MSP Film Society is to foster a keen appreciation of the art of film and its power to unite, inform and transform individuals and communities.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2032,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021959,"Operating Support",2023,45668,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engage with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will measure participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: Programming at FilmNorth expands to offer deep, rich artistic development for Minnesota artists. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will track new and expanded programming for Minnesota artists and compare participation to programs in prior years. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs.","There was an increase in the number of Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engaging in FilmNorth programming. FilmNorth analyzed registrations, applications for Fiscal Sponsorship, and applications or the McKnight Media Arts Fellowships. All participants were given to opportunity to provide feedback through surveys. 2: FilmNorth expanded programming to include new youth programs and a new film lab. FilmNorth tracked new programming and compared participation in those programs to existing programming. All participants were given the opportunity to provide feedback through surveys and formal and informal discussions.",,748868,"Other, local or private",748868,5617,"Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson Lee, Rebecca Mcdonald, Sam Burnham, David Weiser, Valerie Deus, Alison Guessou, Sara Hamilton, Rose Lambert, Sherry Meek, Will Prescott, Bianca Rhodes, Jame Schumacher, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, May Yang, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@filmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2033,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021960,"Operating Support",2023,39334,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased access to the performing arts for Minnesota communities Outcomes will be evaluated through thorough analysis of attendance data captured at ticketing and the increased volume of artistic engagements and community engagements with no barrier to entry.","FPAC significantly increased attendances in 2023, both paid ticket holders and increased access to comp tickets through partner programs. Review of detailed data from Eventbrite ticketing platform and other digital analytics. 2: More Minnesotans participated in FPAC arts performance/programming in 2023 than any previous year in a more dynamic variety of disciplines. Through the detailed analysis of FPAC engagement calendar, attendance figures and artist/attendee feedback channels.",,581175,"Other, local or private",581175,36653,"Kristine Smith, Robert Two-Bulls, Bob Deboer, Carl Schleuter, Mary Lies, Tim Koehler, Steve Krocak",,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook and Ladder Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Firehouse Performing Arts Center provides multiple community gathering and performance spaces for artists of all disciplines and experience levels to showcase their talents in a warm and supportive environment.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Mozena,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook & Ladder Theater","3010 Minnehaha Ave S ?",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 306-3059",chris@thehookmpls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2034,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021961,"Operating Support",2023,43244,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Establish partnerships with educational institutions. New class or program will be established with education institution. 2: Develop full breadth of Flamework Programing Classes covering full range of technical progressions and advanced topics will be developed and offered.","Established partnerships. Foci established new partnerships with educational institutions and arts organizations. 2: Developed full breadth of flamework programming. Foci created two tracks of flameworking and new programming.",,574318,"Other, local or private",574318,,"Randilynn Christensen, Melodee Zeller, Patricia Punykova, Carrie Thronton, Gordon Hage, Ty Pratumwon, Robert Tom",,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Gather people to explore the creative potential of glass.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Lehner,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2213 Snelling Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 670-8349",annalehner@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2035,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021962,"Operating Support",2023,52365,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen Forecast's commitment to help all Minnesotans benefit from the ways public art fosters more just and equitable places. Provide 100% of our pro bono public art consulting/training in BIPOC communities, rural communities, Native nations in Minnesota. Provide 350+ Minnesota artists with tools and funding to work in public, with an emphasis on womxn, BIPOC, Native, LGBTQIA+ a 2: Continue to increase fundraising and earned revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Implement new fundraising strategies to identify at least ten new donors with high-gift capacity and new marketing strategies to grow consulting clients to increase earned revenue to over 50% of total annual organization revenue.","Forecast deepened our commitment to help all Minnesotans benefit from the ways public art fosters more just and equitable places. Tracking dollars spent and numbers of BIPOC artists served through consulting fees and artist fees. 2: Increased fundraising and earned revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Reintroduced annual breakfast event after on hold during the pandemic. Instituted new marketing strategies to grow consulting clients to increase earned revenue to over 50% of total annual organization revenue.",,1231170,"Other, local or private",1231170,5930,"Dudley Voigt, Hally Turner, John Pain, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Kristo Sween, Joan Vorderbruggen",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2380 Wycliff St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2036,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021964,"Operating Support",2023,34945,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Franconia will support 35 contemporary artists in the creative process Franconia's residency program is evaluated through post-program surveys to assess the impact of the program on artists served, as well as to better serve future artists. 2: Franconia will engage the community through more than 30 diverse public programs and events Franconia will measure the impact of all public programs via on-site surveys and both digital and analog tools to provide visitor feedback and suggestions.","35 contemporary artists were supported including sculptors, performing artists and writers. Post program surveys were provided to each participant to assess the impact of the program as well as to learn how to better serve artists. 2: Over 30 diverse public programs and events including MidSummer Celebration, intergenerational education programs, free Film Festivals, free Concerts. We used on site surveys and polled individuals informally to learn how to improve programming and the overall experience.",,623082,"Other, local or private",623082,4700,"Stacy O'Reilly, Sharon Louden, Heather Rutledge, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Sheila Mozayeny, Beth Theobald, Eric Bruce, Kevin Raich, Nora Kaitfors, Rosie Kellogg, Susan Clayton",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Franconia Sculpture Park is to foster an inclusive community to create and contemplate contemporary art inspired by nature and our ever-evolving world.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",ginger@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2038,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021965,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frank Theatre will strengthen its ability to produce and present accessible, high quality theatre that challenges artists and audiences alike. Frank will present 2-3 productions. The production process will be evaluated with artists with a post-mortem discussion and survey, documenting their response to the process. Audience feedback will be monitored with surveys and post-show discussions. 2: Frank Theatre will increase the sustainability and capacity of its organization by matching staffing levels to the volume of our work. We will hire a part time administrative assistant to assist the artistic director. We will evaluate the impact of the hire on the artistic director ability to focus on planning and development.","Frank was unable to produce work on stage this year due to Covid, but we presented three new plays by women via zoom and held monthly online discussions. Direct feedback, post-show discussions and surveys. 2: Frank Theatre increased its sustainability and capacity by matching staffing levels to volume of work, holding off on new hire until now. Covid prevented Frank from a return to producing live work this year, but we hired as needed and refrained from the hire of a PT admin asst until now, as we are planning to return to the stage this fall.",,217077,"Other, local or private",217077,,"Ginny Buran, Carol Grady, Lucas Erickson, Rhiannon Fiskradatz, Janis Hardy, Willie Johnson, Leif Jurgensen, Wendy Knox, Laura Matson, Spencer Putney",,"Frank Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Frank Theatre is a professional theatre company committed to producing unique work that stretches the skills of the artists who create the work while simultaneously challenging the everyday perceptions of the audience through the exploration of ideas and issues of social, political and/or cultural concern.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Knox,"Frank Theatre","3156 23rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1907,"(612) 724-3760",frank@bitstream.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2039,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021966,"Operating Support",2023,20226,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation will be measure by verbal feedback, plus data and comments received from anonymous concert attendee surveys, and from teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools.","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. We surveyed audiences at concerts and teachers and school administrators with online surveys for Music in the Schools. Enthusiastic verbal comments and standing ovations at concerts were the norm. 2: Arts organizations effectively manage and strategically apply resources to maximize impact for Minnesotans. We scheduled concerts in locations/venues best suited to serve our targeted audiences as defined by our mission statement, and we worked with thirteen inner-city public schools, which also were/are part of our stated mission.",,458438,"Other, local or private",458438,,"Tina Enberg, Anna Margl, Lori Pietrowski, Pat Schwartz, Suzanne Abrams, Rick Margl, Al Hager, Evan Everist, Bruce Humphrys, Ann Taliafero, Jay Fishman",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to?serve the musical and educational needs of Minnesotans, with priorities given to young families, seniors, inner-city youth and those with limited financial means.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jay,Fishman,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 3rd St N Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701",mnsinfonia@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2040,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021968,"Operating Support",2023,15918,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to quality education for arts learners through strategic efforts to grow the scholarship fund to enable more people to participate. Track income from tuition roundup contributions. Re-write the scholarship application so it is more streamlined and easier to access. Alter language that has historically been gatekeeping language. 2: Increase and diversify studio access to the community via skill sharing, demonstrations, etc. with visiting artists in residence. Track increase in diversity in age, demographics, etc. within applicants. Coordinate and plan engagement opportunities and track participation as well as number of events, etc. Seek evaluation from participants and artists as to how thing went.","Scholarship funds were indeed increased, allowing more people to participate in classes and a residency and second youth scholarship were created. Tuition roundup contributions during the grant period equaled: The youth scholarship fund increased by 61%, Adult scholarships granted increased by almost 1000%. 2: In the late-Covid era, the Art Colony was able to increase its engagement opportunities by 50%, offering additional open studios and artist talks. Attendance and demographics were tracked, accounting for a 10% increase in diversity in age and demographics. Participant and artist evaluations confirm that the events currently offered are well-received and there is great interest for more.",,545375,"Other, local or private",545375,3678,"Tom Irvine, Chris Fischbach, Rachel Fulkerson, Heather Freitag, Allen Ondrachek, Charles Matson Lume, John Schuerman, Maggie Jones, Baiers Heeren, Katherine Goertz, David Safar, Karen Brown",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony serves as a catalyst for the arts in the Great Lakes region, supporting artists through residencies, intensive studio classes, and signature events.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2042,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021969,"Operating Support",2023,130014,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, and local media attention. We solicit feedback from relevant partners. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 31 books that inspired empathy, introduced ideas and forms, influenced public discourse, and sold 19,000 copies in Minnesota. Graywolf spoke with event attendees, engaged with social media users, and tracked sales, reviews, and award attention. In FY23 Graywolf authors were finalists for a National Book Award and the Booker Prize, among others. 2: Graywolf enhanced Minnesota communities by partnering on events featuring authors and staff, and donating 422 copies of 40 titles to seven organizations. Graywolf worked with at least 23 local partner institutions to build audiences and readership and worked with an engagement circle of four paid advisors who facilitated new connections with Minnesota communities.",,4904662,"Other, local or private",4904662,,"Ramona Advani, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Milo Cumaranatunge, Lissa Jones-Lofgren, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Aimee Lagos, Lenesa Leana, Maura Rainey Mccormack, Zachary Mcmillan, Mike Meyer, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, Cathy Polasky, James Short, Kathleen Smith, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","212 Third Ave N Ste 485",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2043,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021971,"Operating Support",2023,51984,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue around the art of theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Successfully mount an indoor season that attracts at least 8000 as we emerge from the pandemic. Attendance and staffing levels will be measured (especially first-time attendees) as well as audience and artist response to the quality of the work.","GRSF engaged a company of 101 artists for its 2022 season, 28% of whom were people of color. One production was cancelled due to inclusivity concerns. GRSF collected demographic information on company members. Inclusivity efforts were monitored by a paid mental health coordinator who worked one on one and in group settings. They reported success or failure to management. 2: The indoor season was mounted with three rotating productions. Attendance was 5401, well behind the stated goal. Attendance is monitored using PatronManager software. It recorded 1139 tickets distributed to 492 first-time buyers (representing 21% of total attendance).",,1008545,"Other, local or private",1008545,,"Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Cherisa Broadwater, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Gary Diomandes, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust Jr, Beth Forkner Moe, Paul Mundt, Amaria O'Leary, Kelley Olson, Gaby Peterson, Mary Polus, Jim Stoa",1,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lake, Martin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2045,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10021972,"Operating Support",2023,49745,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based scholarships for tuition and private lessons, new participants, and student demographics. We will track the number of audience members and survey families and audiences. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","Students and audience members had greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of total participants and new students, in-person concert attendance, need-based scholarships, and digital audience members. We also surveyed students and families about their participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and performance opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through student and parent family surveys. We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from participants? families and music educators.",,1293262,"Other, local or private",1293262,,"Heidi Becken, Jc Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Matthew Crowley, Michele Decoux, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Allison Elder, Camille Chang Gilmore, Lisa French, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest Van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, Kjirsten Zellmer, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the mind, body, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2046,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021973,"Operating Support",2023,731092,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatrical productions, education offerings, and collaborative community programming will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming will be evaluated through patron and partner surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in relevant activities. 2: The Guthrie will create theater relevant to a diverse patron base, eliminating barriers to attendance and creating an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere. Relevance will be evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys and accessibility will be measured by diverse patron attendance/participation.","The Guthrie hosted 50 post-show conversations this season, and most patrons reported having conversations with others about the play they saw. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming was evaluated through patron or participant surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in education/community engagement programming. 2: Survey results (details below) show that patrons found the plays relevant, and that our efforts to reduce barriers and welcome guests were effective. Relevance was evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys; accessibility was measured by diverse patron attendance/participation and survey comments.",,27263166,"Other, local or private",27263166,,"Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, James L. Chosy, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Hans Kabat, Christine Kucera Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, Jay Kiedrowski, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Kristen Ludgate, Michael Mccormick, W. Thomas Mcenery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, Renee Montz, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Rebecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Jerry Rudowsky, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Steven J. Thompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Steven C. Webster, Todd Zaun. Lifetime Members: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2047,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021975,"Operating Support",2023,829624,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved populations engage in inclusive arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their community. Participant surveys track increases in knowledge and positive attitudes. Benchmark: and #8805; 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Trust programming creates significant economic benefits and supports statewide partners in meeting their missions. a) track ticket sales and apply multiplier; b) track marketing reach provided to partners; c) partners identify benefits of collaborating with the Trust.","By inspiring students and underserved communities to create positive change, we make arts exp. more relevant and MNs are more likely to engage in arts. Quantitative and Qualitative, surveys, QR codes, paper surveys for public art. 2: Generate economic impact with touring shows and support progs. helping meet their missions, we are strategically applying resources to maximize impact. Track ticket sales and apply industry multiplier effect to est. in/direct impact b)track marketing exposure we provide for our partners c) surveys and debriefs with partners to understand how, and what degree, partners feel they benefit from collaborating",,47551607,"Other, local or private",47551607,,"Gerardo Casahonda, Trisha Duncan, Becky Foy, Herschel Herndon, Mark Nerenhausen, Todd Duesing, Andrea Mokoros, Barbara Brin, Jay Novak, Kathy Gullickson, Michele Engdahl, Travis Barkve, Marie Becker, Orland Bryant, Al Coleman, Ryan Johnson, Andrea Kajer, Christine Kwait, Dorraine Larison, Bill Moffly, Jayne Olson, Melvin Tennant, Bret Weis, Dan Tenenbaum, Justin Buoen, Sue Ross, Mark Nerenhausen, Todd Duesing",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brooks,Becker,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 703-1473",Brooks.Becker@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2049,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021976,"Operating Support",2023,26692,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop, and present high quality choral music programming for women and girls' voices focused on growth, connection, and female empowerment. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff; post-event discussions. 2: Provide relevant, inclusive, and accessible choral arts/music education programming with a low cost to participate and attend. Participant and audience surveys; participant/audience feedback on accessibility, relevance, and inclusivity (surveys/discussions); increased scholarship capacity.","Produced high quality choral music programming for women's voices with an online and in-person options for singers and audience. Her Voice Productions used surveys, social media insights, and participants/singers' open forums and discussion groups as evaluation methods. 2: Provided a free cost to sing to all participants and low cost to attend performances and events. Her Voice Productions used surveys, social media insights, and participants/singers' open forums and discussion groups as evaluation methods.",,231080,"Other, local or private",231080,26692,"Karleen Kos, Ronna Puck, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Alanna Walen, Junalyn Lowry, Sue Killeen, Tonja Orr, Emily Menchaca, Elizabeth Paul, Meg Swanson",,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Her Voice Productions is a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Damico-Carper,"Her Voice Productions","PO Box 22509",Minneapolis,MN,55122,"(612) 333-8292",edc@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2050,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021977,"Operating Support",2023,46658,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to expand opportunities for artists (including BIPOC artists) to learn printmaking, grow artistic skills, exhibit and sell work. Success measured by: artists receive free (or reduced cost) support to learn/deepen skills in the art of printmaking; HP expands award opportunities for BIPOC/challenged artists; more artists exhibit and sell their work. 2: Identify and hire a new Executive Director for Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Highpoint's Board/search committee with support of an Executive Search firm will successfully identify and hire a new Executive Director for HP by Summer 2022.","BIPOC artists received scholarships and facility access to grow artistically, create and sell work, teach, and engage in the printmaking arts. Highpoint worked with a BIPOC Steering Committee to design and evaluate programs. BIPOC artists received support and access to learn and deepen skills in printmaking and completed participant surveys to share their experience and growth. 2: Highpoint hired Executive Director Jehra Patrick, a strong leader to build on HP's organizational programs, foundation, and legacy. Highpoint worked with Executive Search firm to identify the new Executive Director, Jehra Patrick, who has worked to evaluate staff needs/capacity, strengthened partnerships, and develop a new strategic plan based on community and programming needs.",,1125489,"Other, local or private",1125489,,"Jehra Patrick, Cole Rogers, Jerry Vallery, Colleen Carey, Michelle Klein, Neely Tamminga, Alexandra Buffalohead, Aaron Mack, Sarah Mcmullin, Siri Engberg, Cathy Ryan, Keisha Williams, Roderic Southall, Shaelyn Crutchley, Peter Prudden",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenny,Wells,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",Jenny@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2051,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021978,"Operating Support",2023,83082,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and #894; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. In surveys, audiences self-identify age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming and access services; we will regularly compare with baseline data. Conversations with partner orgs and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesota audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews and #894; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. Through survey data, audiences share age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming and access services which is regularly compared to baseline data. Conversations with partner organizations and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.",,2616049,"Other, local or private",2616049,,"John Sebastian, Candace Campbell, Tyler Zehring, Lois Duffy, John Apitz, Dave Beehler, George Dow, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Cheryl Moore, Kera Peterson, Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, Jennifer Simek, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre's mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2052,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021981,"Operating Support",2023,43632,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans expand skills and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. Teachers monitor students' growth; Students' evaluation of classes include qualitative questions; Enrollment (goal 600) tracked; Up to 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Performers grow their skills and artistry through paid performance and directorial opportunities. Evaluation of programs that cultivate performers and directors. Pay 200 or more artists. Produce and/or present at least twenty new shows. Further develop/remount at least twenty shows","1,130 student enrollments, student feedback 99% positive, 8.5% of students received scholarships. Enrollment and scholarships were tracked through the grant period. Instructors tracked student progress. Students filled out evaluation forms at the end of the classes. Ratings were 93% positive, with 73% giving the highest possible rating. 2: HUGE had 615 performances, paying 179 artists. We produced or presented 23 new shows and remounted 19. HUGE tracked the data included in our outcomes and gave careful attention through the year to the number of artists opportunities we created and new works developed.",,592182,"Other, local or private",592182,,"Adia Morris Swanger, Robin Gillette, Butch Roy, Jill Bernard, Amy Derwinski, Nels Lennes, Mars Eaglestone, Meghan Boldt Murphy",,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater is an artist-led non-profit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through?performance and education.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dillon,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843",sean@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2055,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021982,"Operating Support",2023,52287,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that help them better understand the needs of diverse communities and important societal issues. Produce theater that explores issues of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI); Facilitate post-performance discussions of show content and issues; Capture feedback from participating artists and audiences about their experiences. 2: Provide underserved Minnesota youth and adults with high-quality arts experiences to help them make healthy life decisions and give voice to their communities. Provide arts programs to youth and adults in schools and community organizations throughout MN; Maintain records of number of programs conducted and number of participants; Conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth and adults.","Illusion provided Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that helped them better understand other cultures and important societal issues. Evaluation included: Conducting post-show discussions after performances; Producing content that featured diverse cultures and real community issues; Conducting debriefs with participating artists; Tracking audience attendance at performances. 2: Illusion gave underserved Minnesota youth and adults high-quality arts experiences that encouraged personal growth and gave authentic voice to their issues. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants; Conducted post-program discussions with students and adults; Maintained accurate records of programs conducted and the number of participating youth and adults.",,963514,"Other, local or private",963514,,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Maureen Long, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion's mission is to create theater that illuminates the illusions, myths and realities of our times, and to catalyze personal and social change.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2056,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021985,"Operating Support",2023,79124,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jungle Theater improves the LynLake neighborhood's vibrancy, fostering inclusive engagement in valued arts activities. Track participation in Jungle programs and activities; gather impact feedback from LynLake businesses/organizations and participants; track participation demographic changes as best we can. 2: Sustainable models for programmatic and organizational operations, with facility improvements, enhance the experience for all whom we engage. Track participation and average price paid; regular financial tracking; qualitatively assess shared decision-making model and impact of the theater's truth and reconciliation policy changes.","The LynLake neighborhood thrived, with busy restaurants/bars, successful small businesses, and welcomed neighbors and visitors to Jungle shows. Observation and conversations with local businesses; zip code analysis of ticket buyers. 2: New presenting models, ongoing development of our cohort structure, increased average ticket price, and successful facility improvements. Financial tracking, including average ticket price paid; artist and audience surveys to evaluate the results of facility and process improvements; evaluation of cohort artists and the new decision-making model.",,2306873,"Other, local or private",2306873,,"Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Kelsey Norton, Ben Scott, David Weinstein, David Dobmeyer, Barbara Klaas, Juliane Ray, Erin Oglesbay, Marcia Stout, Nancy Monroe, Liz Bank, Rich Thompson, Suzanne Kubach, Kari Vrba",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",rgillette@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2059,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021987,"Operating Support",2023,22558,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer expansive and comprehensive programming that encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts. More than 70% of learners and viewers will report having a better understanding of and appreciation for the arts. 2: Introduce area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Target audiences will be identified and participants will be surveyed on demographic information with more than 70% reporting that programming provided them with a meaningful arts experience and enriched their lives.","The Kaddatz offered extensive exhibitions and educational programming that contributed to deeper understanding and appreciation of the arts. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observation. 2: The Kaddatz introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Quantitative evaluation methods used included tracking the number of programs offered and participants engaging in the programs. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observations.",,263649,"Other, local or private",263649,20858,"EdwinBuzz) Anderson, Linda Macfarlane, Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Scott Demartelaere, Dominic Facio, Ruth Rosengren, Carl Zachmann",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Richardson,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",beth@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2061,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021993,"Operating Support",2023,48567,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LAAC provides quality accessible programs to expand cultural experiences through artistic visual and performing arts opportunities. Quantitative data of registration and attendance is tracked and analyzed. Data is also collected through survey and evaluation to analyze qualitative impacts. 2: Participants place importance on professional meaningful interactions in a regional visual and performing arts facility. Qualitative data collection through survey and evaluation analysis will gauge the quality and relevance of programming.","LAAC does provide quality accessible programs in visual and performing arts. Quantitative and Qualitative data was used to evaluate the outcome. Analysis of evaluation results show 80% of our patrons described their overall experience as excellent and above average. 2: Participants received professional meaningful interactions building community at our regional visual and performing arts facility. Quantitative and Qualitative evaluation has been used to evaluate the outcome. 100% of recent survey respondents stated that they were 'likely' to return for future programming, with 90% saying they were 'very likely' to return.",,771103,"Other, local or private",771103,,"Neil Anderson, Robert Erickson, Chris Foss, Michelle Gensinger, Kristy Harms, Jeanne Hutter, Rajani Tekriwal, Muhammad Shahbaz, Anita Wickhem",,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Lakeville Area Arts Center promotes cultural enrichment and artistic experiences for the community by providing an environment that fosters creative expression and offers a myriad of artistic and educational opportunities.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Masiarchin,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640",jmasiarchin@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2067,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021994,"Operating Support",2023,17285,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCB will make ballet approachable and accessible by increasing educational outreach programming by 20% over the next four years. TCB will compare the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conduct audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: TCB will return revenue to pre-pandemic levels to secure the long-term stability of the organization. TCB will track fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compare total income to FY 2019 to determine if revenue has returned to pre-pandemic levels.","Twin Cities Ballet has continued to expand educational outreach programming and increase participation, making ballet more approachable and accessible. Twin Cities Ballet compared the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conducted audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: Twin Cities Ballet has increased revenue, securing its financial stability and enabling it to resume a trajectory of fiscal and artistic growth. Twin Cities Ballet tracked fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compared income to FY19, and determined revenue has exceeded pre-pandemic levels.",,311212,"Other, local or private",311212,2700,"Lisa Kvittem, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Paul Rime, Maureen Haworth, Sacha Haworth, Allison Cole, Kent Kane, Susan Heinlein, Tom Henry",,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Twin Cities Ballet is to?connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",development@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2068,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021996,"Operating Support",2023,79371,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, and advance as writers and readers according to their personal and professional goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, development, and progress toward their individual literary engagement goals.","95% participants (20% of whom are BIPOC) noted learning on topics and progress towards writing goals; 100% reported expanded thinking on the topics. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics.",,2690660,"Other, local or private",2690660,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Dara Beevas, Arleta Little, Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Nichol Higdon, Kelly Jo Mcdonnell, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields, Ellena Schoop",1,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2070,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021997,"Operating Support",2023,53962,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 85% report improved teamwork, confidence and creativity. Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and socio-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in No. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its school and gathering artist/community groups 2+ times/month Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.","Parents reported significant arts learning in students: 97% saw growth in technical arts skills, 97% in confidence, 82% in teamwork/cooperation. Lundstrum used faculty assessments and parent surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction in dance, voice and drama, as well as growth in socio-emotional skills such as confidence, collaboration and creative thinking. 2: Lundstrum successfully employed 67 artists in FY23. Also, four community groups used the facility for rehearsals and performances. Employment records document artists hired as faculty, guest artists, accompanists, costume and technical artists. Organizational correspondence and rental agreements document use of facilities by other artists/organizations.",,1188058,"Other, local or private",1188058,5666,"Terri Ashmore, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Charles Caldwell, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jonathan Chambers, Monisha Dunn, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Kendall Griffith, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, Cindy Lejeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Joan Grathwol Olson, Jeanne Ravich, Trinka Sharpe, Sarah Stroebel",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Located in North Minneapolis, the mission of Lundstrum Performing Arts is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship support.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600",joan@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2071,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10021998,"Operating Support",2023,11645,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Lyra will be the Midwest's premiere period instrument orchestra while strengthening support of the local community of period instrument players. 1. Track number of musicians hired and musician fees each season. 2. Request regular feedback from musicians through anonymous surveys and/or through their Player Rep. to track musicians' satisfaction with the rehearsal and performance experience. 2: Further develop programming that expands the traditional classical music concert experience to engage audiences in more depth and in a variety of ways 1. Track audience numbers at concerts and number of online viewers. 2. Anonymous audience surveys in-person and online. 3. Observation and conversation with audience members. ","Hired 37 Musicians. Tracked number of musicians hired over the course of the season.  2: Audience numbers increased over the course of the season. We saw a consistent increase in audience numbers, as well as audience enthusiasm, over the course of the season. ","achieved proposed outcomes",290041,"Other, local or private ",290041,11645,"Margaret Sullivan, Phebe Haugen, Sara Thompson, Geoffrey Wilson, Stuart Holland, Susan Flygare",,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"To inspire and enrich the community through exceptional performances of baroque music on period instruments. ",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Morse,"Lyra AKA Lyra Baroque Orchestra","275 4th St E Ste 280","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 321-2214",tami@lyrabaroque.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2072,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ",,2 10021999,"Operating Support",2023,39819,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce outstanding theater that entertains, educates, and stimulates audiences and artists, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and phone and email conversations with parents and participants.","Produced outstanding theater that entertained, educated, and stimulated audiences and artists. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and Board assessment. 2: Growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of each student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, and staff and Board assessment.",,1231570,"Other, local or private",1231570,,"Jeff Danovsky, Jennifer Lundquist, Kira Campbell, Valerie Underwood, David Vandergriff, Brian Landon, Diane Kellner, Ythan Pratt, Laura Tahja Johnson, Beckie Skelton",0.5,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts' mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2073,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022000,"Operating Support",2023,29726,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning numbers) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteers and other organization feedback all analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteer and board feedback analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. Attendance details track participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.",,289621,"Other, local or private",289621,,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Paula Meyer, Sara Cole, Pat Castellano, Anne Dugan, Maryn Hakes, Kate Horvath, Lisa Munson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Opera of the North's mission is to provide world-class opera performance and education in the North, for all ages in a diversity of venues and formats. ?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2074,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022001,"Operating Support",2023,310382,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Music learning experiences will be more accessible to students and families across programs through improved communication and customer service. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show consistently increasing levels of satisfaction across MacPhail programs and locations. 2: Students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds will thrive and benefit from high-quality music learning opportunities at MacPhail. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show students across programs state they are thriving and that the quality of the instruction they are receiving is high.","Student Satisfaction reports show an increase ranging from +2% to +7% in strongly agree ratings across all overall experience questions. Student Satisfaction surveys collected in spring 2023 showed data representing all eight of MacPhail's tuition-based programs and locations including Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, White Bear Lake, and online classes. 2: 97% of students agree or strongly agree that they were able to thrive at MacPhail and 97% ranked their quality of instruction as Good or Excellent. Student Satisfaction surveys collected in spring 2023 showed data representing all eight of MacPhail's tuition-based programs and locations including Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, White Bear Lake, and online classes.",,11408634,"Other, local or private",11408634,310382,"Kate Whittington, Kate Cimino, Marshall Tokheim, Chip Emery, Eric Anderson, Justin Kelly, Linda Mack, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Patty Murphy, Hudie Broughton, William Pentelovitch, Klerissa Church, Christopher Perrigo, Paul Reyelts, Rahoul Ghose, Hilary Smedsrud, Joseph Hinderer, Peter Spokes, Natalia Hernandez, Virginia Stringer, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Mandy Tuong, Reverend Carl Walker, Anne Yoder",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2075,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022004,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of Minnesotans served in 2021 over the prior year The 990 will be used to evaluate ticket sales, tuition, and artist rentals. These numbers reflect attendees, student enrollment, artists served, and arts organizations served.","Increased the number of Minnesotans served over the prior year. QuickBooks, TicketLeap (online box office), 990. Audience increased 180% last year over the prior year.",,256295,"Other, local or private",256295,,"Mark Garton, Jim Mcgibbon, Tom Tarnow",,"Merrill Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mission: To Champion the Arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Hansen,"Merrill Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2078,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022005,"Operating Support",2023,44623,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain and strengthen Minnesotans' connections to art through programs at our new exhibition space, library, and across the Twin Cities. We will evaluate progress based on tracked exhibition project attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Continue to provide career opportunities, connections and resources for artists and curators from Minnesota. We will track the number of artists supported through our exhibition/off-site programs and through our Visual Arts Fund, as well as number of interns, attendance at public programs, and library circulation.","Midway's visitors spent time engaging with art through our library collection, video and sculpture exhibitions, and events. Artist Michael Hansen shared, 'I started hanging around Midway when I was in high school, and it greatly improved my creative process and general outlook on life and culture. Without a place like Midway, I genuinely would not be living here still.'. 2: Midway granted $60,000 to six groups of artists, worked with four library interns, produced two exhibitions and one catalog, and hosted ten events. Feedback from the artists we worked with was overwhelmingly positive. Local Somali artist Kaamil Haider shared, 'they have supported me and my artistic community in ways that allowed us to cultivate the possible out of the impossible.'.",,594611,"Other, local or private",594611,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, Ellen Breyer, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Matthew Kennedy, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, John Rasmussen, Jori Sherer, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","201 Sixth St SE Ste 4",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 605-4504",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2079,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022006,"Operating Support",2023,93612,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and lifelong learning. Mia will utilize participant feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its exhibitions and programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, critical thinking, empathy, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Participants in in-person and virtual programs and exhibitions felt challenged, connected to the art and increased their appreciation for art. Visitors to Mia's special exhibitions had the opportunity to respond via a survey about their experience. We also conducted several program or exhibition-specific Focus Groups. 2: Local artists contributed to community, and educational programs and Family Days. A longstanding relationship with the Minneapolis Parks continued. Focus groups with Native American audiences informed the development of exhibitions featuring Native art. New partnerships have led to greater focus on community outreach. We surveyed visitors in research projects about Social Impact and Belonging.",,47827271,"Other, local or private",47827271,,"Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, John Lindahl, Ken Cutler, Gayle Fuguitt, Liz Nordlie, Jessamyn Kerchner, Pat Grazzini, Nicole Berns, Kari Alldredge, Elizabeth Andrus, Dan Avchen, Chanda Smith Baker, Maurice Blanks, John Butcher, James Cahn, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Maria Gale, Michael Goar, Martha Head, Chris Howe, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Amy Kern, Velma Korbel, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, Jamie Lockhart, Katie Luber, Reid Macdonald, Nivin Macmillan, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Mary Olson, Noel Bennett Patterson, Gonzalo Petschen, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Abdi Warsame, Tim Welsh, David Weyerhaeuser, Jane Wilf, David Wilson",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2080,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022007,"Operating Support",2023,30868,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 125+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of choral pieces memorized and performed; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts, including school and senior care venues whose populations may not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. Performance of at least four free community concerts; tours to local schools and senior care sites; posts of two pre-recorded virtual concerts; document audience numbers attending or viewing online; assess audience experience through online surveys.","In the 2022-23 season 127 boys participated in Minnesota Boychoir programming, learning and performing over 30 choral works from around the world. Quantitative measures were used to determine numbers of boys served and number of choral pieces performed. A qualitative end-of-year survey was used to determine learning, change, and growth experienced by participants and their families. 2: The Boychoir performed seven free community concerts, live streamed three concerts, and toured five local elementary schools and four senior living facilities. Quantitative methods were used to determine the number of performances accessible to Minnesota audiences and the number of persons attending each performance. A survey was sent to concert attendees, gathering demographic and audience experience data.",,622974,"Other, local or private",622974,3864,"Michelle Deering, Molly Driscoll, Kristen Swanson, Melanie Broida Werl, Anne Christ, Cassie Christensen, Brain Huilman, Cari Nesje, Christian Novak, Kevin Sauter, Roger Williams",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2081,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022008,"Operating Support",2023,52730,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans find community, inspiration, and creativity through participation in MCBA's diverse book arts offerings. We will evaluate this outcome through workshop attendance, event attendance, workshop surveys, and artist participation and surveys. 2: MCBA expands participation in affordable, culturally responsive, and relevant book arts programming for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. We will evaluate this outcome using demographic information collected from our adult workshop program, consignment program, artist collective, teaching and exhibiting artist community, and organizational partnerships.","Minnesotans found inspiration, explored their creative potential, learned artmaking skills, and expanded community through their participation. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (1,917 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event and gallery attendance count, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and culturally specific programming increased access for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. Outcome measured through workshop low-income and BIPOC scholarship use (13.3%), teaching + exhibiting artist demographics (18% + 37% BIPOC), and youth and families engaged through outreach events at MCBA and in community spaces (1,837 participants).",,871119,"Other, local or private",871119,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Kc Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn Mccann, Diane Merrifield, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Deb Weiss, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to ignite artistic practice, inspire learning, and foster diverse creative communities through the book arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2082,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022009,"Operating Support",2023,27709,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Chorale provides choral instruction and performances for youth, professional singers, and seniors to benefit diverse Minnesota audiences. List of performances, classes and workshops offered; repertoire for the year shows diversity of programming; locations of and attendance at concerts; number of participants 2: Minnesota Chorale reaches audiences in concert halls, churches, and community venues to overcome obstacles to participation in the choral arts. List of community venues and means of access (ticketed or non-ticketed, price point), numbers and types of groups reached, online and in-person participation numbers.","This outcome was fully achieved. Post-concert surveys of audience members and singers to determine efficacy and impact of rehearsals and performances. 2: This outcome was fully achieved. Post-concert surveys of audience members; detailed accounting of participation and locations.",,715990,"Other, local or private",715990,,"Laura Amos, Jaime Anthony, Elizabeth F. Barchenger, Kate Biederwolf, Sara Boykin, Eric Breece, Scott Chamberlain, Elwyn Fraser, John Henrich, Steve Hughes, Mariellen Jacobson, Jena Menke, ​,Liz Pauly, Susan Tarnowski, Paige Winebarger, Bob Peskin, Nathan Petersen-Kindem, Kathy Saltzman Romey",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We sing together to unite people and amplify diverse voices through rigorous artistic practice and joyous collaboration.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","1200 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 333-4866",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2083,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022010,"Operating Support",2023,27632,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present visionary dance works performed by professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in the MDT school This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the critical response and audience feedback received for dance works presented and through assessing the impact of training and mentorship on students in the MDT school. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT presented a season of new and reimagined dance works and offered MDT students meaningful opportunities to perform alongside professional dancers. MDT tracked critical and audience response to performances via in-person feedback and online surveys. MDT school faculty implemented evaluation criteria and parent-student conferences to ensure student progress and engagement throughout the year. 2: MDT maintained a diverse roster of professional dancers, offered free and low-cost performance tickets, and offered virtual and in-person classes. Where possible, MDT tracked audience attendance, including the number of tickets donated to community organizations, and school enrollment metrics. MDT also solicited audience and parent feedback both in person and via online survey.",,1149075,"Other, local or private",1149075,,"Siri Kommedahl, Erin Gerrits, Jeffrey Hankinson, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Anna Karena, Brian Thomas May, Elizabeth Simonson, Walter Tambor",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School AKA Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre's mission is to present masterful and inspiring ?dance through performance and education with the goal of providing an experience that is transformational and celebratory.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lise,Houlton,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School AKA Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",lise.houlton@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2084,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022012,"Operating Support",2023,31156,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and the common humanity we all share through Six Points' compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, social media posts, reviews, and comments at programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcomes.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and the common humanity we all share. Unsolicited emails, notes, Facebook postings, and patron comments at performances indicated outcome achieved.",,388440,"Other, local or private",388440,7355,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, Renae Goldman, Margot Melville, Ellery July, Karen Matz, Amy Newman, Susan Robiner, Holly Ross, Ellen Sampson, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Alex Tselos, Ann Wynia",,"Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Six Points Theater ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@sixpointstheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2086,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022013,"Operating Support",2023,58844,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow from arts experiences that welcome, include, and inspire them at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Quantitative evaluation is by attendance, virtual views, memberships, net promoter scores, and donor levels. Qualitative evaluation is by intercept interviews, summative surveys, listening sessions, social media responses, and unsolicited online reviews.","Minnesotans grew from art experiences that welcomed, included, and inspired them at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. MMAM evaluated its outcome with intercept interviews, survey comments, anecdotes, online reviews, focus groups, net promoter scores, and good attendance in the galleries and at events.",,1285630,"Other, local or private",1285630,,"Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Kathy Solum, Greg Neidhart, Sabina Bosshard, Tamara Aupaumut, Nancy Blankard, Laura Cedarberg, Cassie Cramer, Edward Hoffman, Mark Peterson, Leanne Poellinger, Anne Scott Plummer, Jovy Rockey",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum is to engage visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2087,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022014,"Operating Support",2023,52704,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through virtual programs, window exhibitions, and satellite locales, the public, artists, and partner communities experience insights and connections. Surveys of participants in virtual programs; planning for capturing counts and soliciting feedback from observers of window exhibitions; counts and comments from social media posts and web page visits. 2: Deliberate, sustained engagement with diverse communities expands the range of the M's exhibitions and programs and broadens the M's audience. and #8239; Debriefing evaluations will be held with partnering organizations and artists.","Through street-facing and skyway exhibitions and in-person and virtual programming, the public participates in new art experiences. Our motion sensors and street-facing cameras can detect interactions with our exhibitions. We solicit surveys after in-person events and capture head counts. 2: The M engages in slow and intentional relationship-building with artists and partners that expand our community. We conduct debriefing evaluations with artists and partners at the end of our exhibition runs.",,1396427,"Other, local or private",1396427,,"Ann Ruhr Pifer, Gerry Stenson, Patty Whitaker, Tim Beastrom, Jo Bailey, Brenda Child Ph.D., Dr. Bruce Corrie, Nathan Johnson, Walt Lehmann, Dave Neal, Patricia Marroquin Norby, Michael Sammler Jones, Qadirrah Seltz, Darlene St. Clair, Dameun Strange",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To explore American identities and experiences through art and creativity.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Tucker,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","350 Robert St N","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571",ktucker@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2088,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022016,"Operating Support",2023,342186,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Increase: number ofpersons served (audience, learners, and artists) number ofopportunities for welcoming and inclusive social interactions Evaluation tools: Pre and post-surveys, data overlays, and anecdotal feedback 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase: number ofnew patrons number ofretained donors number ofcontact hours for learning programs diversity of persons served positive participant feedback Evaluation tools: Surveys, data overlays, focus groups, advisory boards, anecdotal feedback","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. The number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship with opera. Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,12794528,"Other, local or private",12794528,,"Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terry Dolan, Sidney `Chip` Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark Gordon, Dorothy Horns, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, Diane Jacobson, Deborah Jiang-Stein, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, James Powell, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Mary Schrock, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Ryan Taylor, Wendy Unglaub, Natalie Volin Lehr, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hilary,Smith,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 342-9550",hsmith@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2090,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022017,"Operating Support",2023,888180,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at events including outdoor and community concerts; tracked engagement with online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences and project partners.",,37325562,"Other, local or private",37325562,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Annie Betts, Shamayne Braman, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula Decosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Karen Grandstrand, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita Mcvay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Tom Newton, Miluska Novota, Cindy Olmanson, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik Van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2091,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022019,"Operating Support",2023,40064,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide an excellent orchestral experience for Minnesota students. Student survey review by artistic/admin staff to ensure standards/expectations are met; updates to curriculum and audition requirements are made to meet the needs of each group and individuals. 2: Engage Minnesota families in outstanding musical performances that are affordable, easy to access, and promote music appreciation. Track program participation and attendance and evaluate program effectiveness through surveys and observations","Minnesota Youth Symphony provided an excellent orchestral experience for Minnesota students, this is demonstrated in survey results. Survey of students and families. Feedback from private instrument instructors. 2: Surveys results, re-enrollment, and new enrollments demonstrate that more Minnesotans are participating in MYS. Survey of students and families. Enrollment in auditions.",,566807,"Other, local or private",566807,,"Jon Feustel, Paul Gronert, Kim Maczynski, Jeff Nichols, Melissa Falb, Susan Scott, Julie Haight-Curran, Natalie Kenedy-Schuck, Richard Marshall, Amy Weisgram, Mark Mandarano, Tony Thomann",,"Minnesota Youth Symphony AKA Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Youth Symphonies mission is to develop pride, self-esteem, and discipline in young people through individual musical achievement; provide access and opportunity for artistic growth through a challenging program of orchestral repertoire; foster a lifelong appreciation of classical music; and uplift the community through inspiring performances by dedicated young musicians.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Fairchild,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811",director@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2093,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022020,"Operating Support",2023,59894,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Infuse the arts into policy-making through theater and establish artists not only as theatre-makers, but as bridge-builders across sectors. Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess this outcome: long-term relationship building; mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performances; and post-show analysis 2: Mixed Blood aspires to be a definitive theatrical destination for people of color, people with disabilities, and trans Minnesotans. MBT surveys relentlessly, with 92% return. Staff/board will analyze composition of audience, artists, staff, board, and leadership to show annual growth and to be a field leader ? on stage, back stage, off stage, in the offices, and on the board.","Infuse the arts in policy making through theater and establish theater artists not only as theater-makers, but as bridge builders across sectors. Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess the outcome, long-term relationship building, mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performances and post-show analysis. 2: Mixed Blood aspires to be a definitive theatrical destination for people of color, people with disabilities, and trans Minnesotans. MBT surveys relentlessly with 92% return. Staff/board will analyze composition of audience, artists, staff, board and leadership to show annual growth and to be a field leader on stage, back stage, off-stage, in the offices, and on the board.",,1363477,"Other, local or private",1363477,,"Joseph Stanley, Ken Rodgers, Samantha King, Rita Khan, Pj Doyle, Dj Gramann Ii, Rodolfo Guttierrez, Kate Johansen, Daniel Le, Bob Lunning, Mark Valdez, Pj Vitoff, Zoey Wainberg",0.75,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theatre to disrupt injustices, advance equity, and build community, Mixed Blood inspires the global village to create ripple effects of social change.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Khamara,Larson,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",khamara@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2094,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022022,"Operating Support",2023,54823,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Regain on-site exhibition and program attendance, maintain virtual programs, and grow on-site and off-site education programs for children. Exhibition attendance and program participation statistics will be maintained for all on-site, off-site, and virtual programs for comparison to pre-pandemic levels.","In-school and on-site school programs grew, virtual offerings increased due to the language program, and, by year-end, attendance was increasing. Statistics will be maintained for all on-site, off-site, online, and virtual programs, for comparison to the most recent pre-pandemic results. Participation in the AAM's Museum-Goers Survey will provide data regarding use and visitor satisfaction.",,1185122,"Other, local or private",1185122,,"Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Marlena Myles, Liz Petrangelo, Chuck Ritchie, Linda Myers Shelton, Meaghan Shomion, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art promotes understanding of the art, people and culture of Muscovite Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, its former republics, and post-Soviet Russia through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs serving the people of Minnesota and the nation.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2096,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022023,"Operating Support",2023,37303,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All My Relations Arts Gallery (AMRA) will operate under a balanced budget, supported by fiscally responsible processes and procedures. AMRA conducts monthly financial analysis to monitor grant management and cash flow. Annual audits are conducted to ensure financial integrity and sustainability according to GAAP. Annual Board review to ensure alignment with strategic plan. 2: Increase AMRA's capacity to advance creative place-making within the American Indian Cultural Corridor AMRA will produce four gallery exhibitions annually, including artist workshops and community events.","AMRA will operate under a balanced budget supported by fiscally responsible processes and procedures. Monthly review of balance sheet and profit and loss statements. Annual complete audit. 2: An increase in AMRA's capacity to advance creative placemaking. Increased traffic and participation in AMRA activities on the American Indian Cultural Corridor.",,809365,"Other, local or private",809365,12000,"Sam Obelkson, Deanna Standing Cloud, Christine Mcdonald, Peter Mclaughlin, Mike Temali",,"Native American Community Development Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Native American Community Development Institute's work is founded on the belief that all American Indian people have a place, purpose, and a future strengthened by sustainable asset-based community development.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Lilligren,"Native American Community Development Institute","1414 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 235-4974",rlilligren@nacdi.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2097,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022024,"Operating Support",2023,29230,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen network of diverse constituencies, using creative arts experiences to increase connections, learning, sense of community, and belonging. NYMRCC staff will observe attendees at events and track engagement through counts, surveys, and conversations. Participants will be asked if their experiences were meaningful and enjoyable, and if connections were made. 2: NYMRCC program participants will learn about others, develop an appreciation for differences, and experience personal growth through the arts. Our arts programs will showcase diverse, high quality artists and artistic disciplines, enabling participants to learn and grow through creative experiences. Engagement and growth will be measured through surveys and conversations.","New York Mills Cultural Center strengthened its connection to the community, reaching diverse constituencies by offering diverse art experiences. Cultural Center staff engaged attendees in conversations, kept attendance counts, and gathered surveys to gauge enjoyment of events, if they are new or returning participants, and the likelihood of them participating in the future. 2: New and diverse visual and performing art experiences were offered, developing appreciation and growth through the arts. Attendee counts showed an increase in audience participation. Conversations with participants indicated the number of new community members that were brought into the Center grew, as well as the number of attendees who returned for future events.",,213817,"Other, local or private",213817,,"Sarah Carlson, Latham Hetland, Teresa Pederson, Alison Francis, Rebecca Imsande, Matthew Kaul, Nicole Lalum, Jennifer Parta, Kirstin Roberts, Mary Jo Roberts, Lynne Penke Valdes",,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts.???",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2098,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022025,"Operating Support",2023,50544,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Course enrollment data, annual donor support, event participation, and survey responses from course/event participants will serve as key evaluation metrics in gauging impact. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Surveys will be issued to artisans at the conclusion of courses, the annual instructor retreat (anticipated attendance of 70+ artisans), and at the culmination of the internship and Artisan Development programs. ","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Enrollment, student survey data, program participation, and donor support are regularly reviewed. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. 55 instructors RSVP'd for the April 2023 Instructor Retreat, the 10th annual. An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans, with eighteen hosted during the grant term.",,2340275,"Other, local or private",2340275,9573,"Carol Winter, Mike Prom, Greg Koschinska, Todd Mestad, Tina Hegg Raway, Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Amy Hubbard, Reid Lindquist, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Cecelia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Robert `Bobby` Deschampe",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The mission of North House Folk School is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional?northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind. ",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2099,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California. ","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650 ",1 10022026,"Operating Support",2023,59918,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New audiences will be engaged and all reached will be challenged through the Center's extraordinary exhibitions and related programming. NCC will track visitors to exhibitions, galleries, and educational program participants both on-site and off; and gather qualitative data regarding participant experiences and knowledge gained about the medium and practices. 2: NCC will deliver substantive, relevant, and engaging content to local and greater communities to facilitate creative expression and compelling conversation. Exploring the shared experience of the creative process and mutually focused dialogue, NCC will collect qualitative data focusing on experiences gained and connections built while collecting and evaluating quantitative data on communities served.","Programs explored accessibility and pathways to clay while highlighting diversity and equity of educational opportunities within the local and greater field. Produced eleven shows with 3D tours, efforts and presentations guided by internal/external DEI and A training and community participation, high than ever first-time participant counts, collective community shared positive response to relaxed Covid mitigat 2: NCC continued to produce programs for local and national audiences via in-person and virtual means for participants of all levels of skill and interest. With increased facility capacities, enrollment remained at 100%; interest/usage of scholarship programs continued into year two at nearly 100%; new partnerships with schools, organizations, and libraries were formed both locally and greater Minnesota.",,1967334,"Other, local or private",1967334,10199,"Amanda Kay Anderson, Bryan Anderson, Mary K Baumann, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Haweya Farah, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Cristin Mcknight Sethi, Brad Meier, Philip Mische, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",0.82,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Rudy-Kohlhepp,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007x 314",kylerudyk@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2100,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022029,"Operating Support",2023,34829,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reinvigorate in-person arts programming following more than a year of virtual programming - education, gallery, theater, music, community engagement. We will evaluate by measuring numbers - tickets sold, attendance, gallery visits, shop artists/guests, class registrants, and community connections. We are now increasing our volume of in-person opportunity while maintaining an online presence. 2: Continue to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our organization's leadership, membership, and patronage As we regularly work on continuous improvement to the diversity in our board, we will continue to press into our community engagement efforts to meet our community where it's at and be inclusive and equitable in our approach.","Reinvigorate in-person arts programming following more than a year of virtual programming - education, gallery, theater, music, community engagement. We evaluated efforts by measuring numbers - tickets sold, attendance, gallery visits, shop artists and guests, class registrants, and community connections. 2: Continue to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our organization's leadership, membership, and patronage. Developed and invigorated a community engagement committee to assist with evaluating ongoing efforts. Monitored attendance, tickets sold and to whom, as well as new board members and guests in an effort to change the predictability of our audience.",,518542,"Other, local or private",518542,,"Pepe Kryzda, Ken Ewald, Judy Kutulas, Connie Albers, Susan Carlson, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Rae Horton, Rolf Kragseth, Jane Moore, Amy Pagel, Noah Schomburg, Fernando Sevilla, Bob Thacker, Katie Warren, Blue Handlang, Jennifer Salinas Santos",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northfield Arts Guild's mission is to?inspire?artists of all ages and skill levels with inclusive opportunities,?connect?audiences to new art and ideas, and?grow?our increasingly diverse audience to strengthen our community.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",andrea@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2103,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022030,"Operating Support",2023,23852,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative musical performances will transform hearts and minds and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, quality and quantity of new partnerships, collaborative artist and performer evaluations, audience surveys. 2: LGBTQ communities in greater Minnesota will be reached with programming that is affirming, instills hope and reduces isolation. Audience size and surveys, partnership feedback, online comments, media coverage, quality of community partnerships, singer evaluations.","Indoor, outdoor, and digitally based performances transformed hearts and minds while empowering participating singers and artists. Audience size, media coverage, discussion groups, evaluations of and from community partners, and surveys of artistic partners, Chorus members, community engagement partners, and audience members. 2: One Voice coordinated film screenings across Greater MN on Indigenous People's Day and LGBTQ Coming Out Day. Audience size, tracking Geographical data of program participants, media coverage, and new partnerships were evaluated; artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement partners, and audience members were also surveyed.",,283440,"Other, local or private",283440,,"Matthew C. Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Joe Andrews, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus' mission is building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.??",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Miller,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954",ArtisticDirector@OneVoiceMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lincoln, Otter Tail, Pine, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2104,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022032,"Operating Support",2023,526722,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Relaunch Ordway Original productions, engaging 106 artists from Minnesota We will track the number of artists from Minnesota we engage in Ordway Original productions 2: Relaunch the Ordway's School Matinee Series, engaging 25,000 schoolchildren in high-quality Arts Learning opportunities We will track the number of schoolchildren who participate in Arts Learning activities at the Ordway","We relaunched an Ordway Original production, engaging 110 artists from Minnesota. We tracked the number of artists from Minnesota that we engaged in the Ordway's production of Beauty and the Beast. 2: 33,115 Minnesota students were engaged in high-quality Arts Learning opportunities, which includes Ordway's Student Matinee series. We tracked the number of students who participated in Ordway Arts Learning activities.",,22956600,"Other, local or private",22956600,,"Jason Booth, Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Jennifer Coates, Erin Dady, Tina Srivastava Dear, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Jose Varela Garza, Melissa Gilbertson, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Dr. Eric Jolly, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, David Lilly, Jeff Lin, John Lunseth, Matt Majka, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Kim Randolph, Dan Stoltz, Holli Vanoverbeke, Tim Welsh, John Wolak, Jennifer Wolf, Brad Wood",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Create transformative shared experiences for audiences and artists through live performances.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2106,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022033,"Operating Support",2023,62637,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will continue to focus programs to professionally serve artists and audiences that better represent the Twin Cities population. We will track the number and nature of events presented. Artist and audience demographics (gender, race, ethnicity, age, zip code) will be tracked as they are discernable. We will seek qualitative feedback from artists and audiences.","O'Shaughnessy has re-defined its mission and programming scope in order to connect more strongly to our local community. Ten of the twelve local arts orgs we worked with this year contracted to use our space again next year and next year's programming will be double that of this year due to increases in attendance, positive feedback, and local community partnerships.",,1234453,"Other, local or private",1234453,,"Mary Jo Abler, Tracey Burton, Ken Charles, Anne Gotte, Samantha Hanson, Diane Shelstad Huston, Pamela O.Johnson, Andrea C. Lee, Anne Mckeig, Donna Mcnamara, Joy Milos, Joan Mitchell, Kathlee O'Brien, Colleen O'Malley, Jennifer Ortale, Becky Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Jill Underdahl, Robert Wollan, Kristen Vogel Womack, Valerie Young, Priscilla Zee",,"Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant events, The O'shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, as a gateway of performing arts for internal and external communities, and a space for celebration, discussion, and ceremony.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Green,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700",ijgreen248@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2107,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022036,"Operating Support",2023,89693,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences will be inspired and engaged by experiencing artistically diverse performances and educational activities. Track artist and audience responses to creative works and activities. Assess if Park Square has furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measure: surveys, follow-up emails, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Make safety our top priority when producing live shows and offering in-person activities so artists and audiences feel comfortable in the theatre. Track audiences and artists to determine numbers and responses of those who experienced live shows and in-person activities. Evaluate efforts to make the theatre safe. Measures: surveys, artist/audience evaluations, social media, comments.","Artists and audiences were inspired and engaged by experiencing artistically diverse performances and activities, most virtually but some in-person. Tracked artist and audience responses to creative works and activities, both virtual and in-person. Assessed if Park Square furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measure: surveys, follow-up emails, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Adapted to Covid-19 by making the theatre safe for live shows. Produced original zoom versions of plays and provided them to schools free of charge. Tracked audiences and artists to determine numbers and responses of people who experienced new ways of engaging in theatre. Evaluated efforts to make the theatre safe. Measures: surveys, artist/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.",,3359242,"Other, local or private",3359242,,"Paul Casey, Jewelie Grape, Paul Sackett, Pondie Taylor, Andrea Trimble Hart, Shwetha Vijayakumar, Tamara Davis Cownie, Mike Erlandson, Nancy Feldman, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Jared Kemper, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Susan Rostkoski, Paul Stumbler, Anna Tobin",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square Theatre excites generations of artists and audiences through vibrant theatre that elevates our community's multiplicity of voices.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ferraro-Hauck,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",hauck@parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2110,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022037,"Operating Support",2023,74837,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra will complete an iterative, community-informed strategic planning process that realizes our future as a center for racial healing. A successful strategic planning process will be based on the quality, depth, and breadth of artist, staff, board, and community engagement; completed program/curriculum and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied. 2: Penumbra's theatre-based equity training program will help participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety and circumstances Tracked by pre/post-event surveys, participants will: enhance understanding of how racism functions w/stereotypes; comprehend the value to recognize/embrace difference; see themselves as agents of change; exercise power in culturally-informed ways.","Penumbra advanced an iterative, community-informed strategic planning process to realize our future as a center for racial healing. Penumbra tracked progress based on the completion of key milestones and deliverables as well as feedback from planning participants. 2: Penumbra's theatre-based equity training program helped participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety and circumstances. Penumbra monitored progress towards goals based on feedback from workshop participants, the total number of workshops conducted, and key milestones reached for curriculum development.",,2196710,"Other, local or private",2196710,,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Shamayne Braman, Matthew Branson, Mary Delorie, Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Carson Funderburk, Marcus Hill, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. Mclellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, Joe Wald, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra?Theatre creates artistically excellent and socially responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2111,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022039,"Operating Support",2023,52238,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans improve as playwrights and supporting artists through learning, discussions about the field, and collaborative development work. Track participation and gather qualitative feedback on classes, seminars, events, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, growth, career advancement, changes in process.","Participants noted advancement and new knowledge, skills, and insights about the art and craft of playwriting and the professional theater field. Qualitative survey feedback and reports from playwrights and program participants about the impact of our activities on their creative growth and career advancement, and knowledge they acquired on the given subjects and topics.",,1720551,"Other, local or private",1720551,,"Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Annie Gensler, Jodi Grundyson, Christina Ham, Jon Harkness, Jeff Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, Becky Krull Kraling, Melanie Marnich, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Christopher Schout, Leah Spinosa De Vega, Paul Stembler, Michael Winn, Jane Zilch, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Playwrights' Center sustains, develops, and advocates for playwrights and their work to realize their full artistic potential.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2113,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022040,"Operating Support",2023,46253,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences from diverse cultures will have opportunities to engage in arts programs that will serve and enrich the entire commun Track demographics of artists and program participants to determine numbers and responses to programs and projects. Evaluate programs of broad audiences to measure change in attitudes and learning through surveys, video interviews, social media. 2: Programs and projects address issues relevant to artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities from the Twin Cities area Document issues of relevance that artists address. Compile feedback from audiences about their relevancy to their lives and change in attitudes through surveys, conversations, interviews, artist/partner evaluations.","Artists and audiences from diverse cultures engaged in art programs that served and enriched the entire community. attendance, conversations, surveys at programs, on-line surveys post-program. 2: programs addressed relevant issues to artist and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. attendance, conversations, surveys at programs, on-line surveys post-program.",,664234,"Other, local or private",664234,,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Lisa Arnold, Bob Bierscheid, Nathan Campeau, Christine Dennis, Nimo Farah, Elizabeth Jolly, Dolly Ludden, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Luke Odegaard, Roberto Sande Carmona, Anna, Schlesinger, Dawn Selle, Colleen Sheehy, Malini Srivastava, Kay Thomas, Yamy Vang",,"Public Art Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Public Art Saint Paul makes Saint Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Sheehy,"Public Art Saint Paul","381 Wabasha St N","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 290-0921",colleen@publicartstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2114,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022041,"Operating Support",2023,41054,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live or virtual), conversation with attendees, email, and social media 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies across race/ethnicity/faith is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, email, and social media","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith were moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live and virtual), conversation with attendees, and written response via email and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies was monitored through digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, and written response via email and social media email, and social media.",,776692,"Other, local or private",776692,13388,"Marguerite Ahmann, Nithya Balakrishnan MathadBoard President), Neal CuthbertBoard Vice President), Unnikrishnan Gopinathan, Nisha Kurup, Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, John RiskeBoard Secretary), Dheenu SivalingamBoard Treasurer)",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Through multi-disciplinary dance works for the stage, engaging the community, and educating the next generation, Ragamala epitomizes intercultural and immigrant narratives that evoke a shared sense of humanity.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","3754 Pleasant Ave Ste 422W",Minneapolis,MN,55409,"(612) 964-9213",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2115,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022042,"Operating Support",2023,35434,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical think Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi engaged Minnesotans in author events that greatly expanded their literary choices, perspectives, and deepened their critical thinking. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,234893,"Other, local or private",234893,12908,"Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Jeffrey Lependorf, Eric Lorberer, Eric Ortiz, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature through programs that inspire connection and creativity between writers and readers; elevate criticism as an art form; celebrate diversity in all its aspects, including race, gender, sexuality, economic status, and artistic expression; uphold the art form of print while embracing the reach of digital media; and enhance the power of the word to enact change, encourage empathy, and engage community.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2116,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022043,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","100% alignment of board and staff in strategic direction, initiatives and actions and diversified resource development plan Development of measurable key performance indicators for staff and board to follow. Board governance procedures and best practices will be adopted, a 3-yr strategic plan and resource development plan completed, adopted by board and implemented. 2: Red Wing Arts, its artists and activities are a relevant and vital part of the Red Wing community. Increase programming for and participation of diverse groups; create yearly public art project and lead implementation of a public art 5-year plan for the community. Audience data, surveys and media coverage will be used for evaluation.","Red Wing Arts board and staff aligned on strategic direction, initiatives and actions and diversified resource development plan. Development of measurable key performance indicators for staff and board to follow. Board governance procedures and best practices adopted, a 3-year strategic financial plan completed and implemented. 2: Red Wing Arts, its artists and activities are a relevant and vital part of the Red Wing community. Increase programming for and participation of diverse groups; create yearly public art project and lead implementation of a public art 5-year plan for the community. Audience data, surveys and media coverage will be used for evaluation.",,266281,"Other, local or private",266281,2500,"Kirsten Ford, Maggie Paynter, Susan Forsyth, Peggy Simonson, Jerry Olson, Rachel Mcwithey, Jason Reding, Lynn Brown, Kris Toegel, Pam Horlitz",,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To build a vibrant community fueled by the arts. We enrich lives by connecting, celebrating, inspiring and leading through shared art experiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",emily@redwingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2117,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022046,"Operating Support",2023,245348,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, artist lead classes, lectures, and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, attending constituents and the presenting artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming.","Northrop informed audiences through 782+ activities including 14 dance, ten music and film performances, six student matinees and 50+ lectures and engagements. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, and through Northrop's website, social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renown artists. Northrop distributed surveys, follow-up meetings with community and University partners, and engaged artists and school groups in post-event discussions. E-mail surveys sent to ticket holders requested feedback on topics explored through programming.",,8621832,"Other, local or private",8621832,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan Denuccio, Karen Hanson, Jill Hauwiller, Katheryn Menaged, Toni Pierce-Sands, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2120,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022049,"Operating Support",2023,26441,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth and young adults in Minnesota will learn and grow through educational marching arts programs that inspire and challenge. The RCR Board will evaluate progress toward the goals stated in the Strategic Plan and determine whether programs are achieving desired outcomes through annual metric review and participant surveys. 2: Minnesotans will gain access to high-quality live marching arts performances through community showcases, competitions, and parade appearances. The RCR Board will evaluate progress toward the goals stated in the Strategic Plan and determine whether programs are achieving desired outcomes through annual metric review and participant surveys.","Minnesota youth and young adults learned and grew as musicians and performers through educational experiences in the marching arts. Outcomes were assessed based on post-season member surveys, inter- and intra-seasonal competitive scores, and feedback from program staff. 2: Minnesotans were able to access high quality, live marching arts performances through community showcases, competitions, and parade appearances. Outcomes were based on attendance at shows, competitions, parades, and community events, as well as feedback provided via social media and email.",,391151,"Other, local or private",391151,,"Don St. Ores, Karl Thomas, Jeanne Catherine-Ellis, Jason Harden, Logan Wherry, Morgan Meissner, David Camp, Matthew Elliot",,"River City Rhythm, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of River City Rhythm is to educate and inspire lifelong excellence in young people through unique opportunities in the performing arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,VanBurkleo,"River City Rhythm, Inc.","4806 Shevlin Ct",Eagan,MN,55122,"(612) 247-3854",erin.f.vanburkleo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2123,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022052,"Operating Support",2023,22570,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Return concert attendance to pre-pandemic levels Attendance numbers for each performance will be monitored to compare to pre-pandemic attendance averages and participants will be surveyed regularly to gauge impact and satisfaction. 2: Successful search for next Artistic Director Search committee will be established, applicants will be recruited, interviews will take place, and Artistic Director finalists will be scheduled for the 2023-24 season.","Audience had easy access to concerts and through excellent performances, feelings of optimism and satisfaction were increased. Ticket sales numbers and post-concert audience surveys. 2: Four music director finalists engaged to conduct during 2023-24 season bringing optimism for organization's future. Conversations with board members, candidate CVs and sample recordings submitted, Zoom interviews, evaluation scorecards, and search committee conversations.",,481063,"Other, local or private",481063,,"Hayward J. Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Amy Lindstrom, Jodi Melius, Joseph Mish, Mark Neville, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2126,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022056,"Operating Support",2023,24838,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional arts experiences. Track audience growth post pandemic closure, attendance at live events, residency participation and community partnership, staffing levels","SJU created access for central Minnesota audiences to exceptional art experiences. Attendance and ticket sales, participation in outreach/residency activities, community partner participation, managing staffing levels.",,725283,"Other, local or private",725283,,"Because We Are An Arts Affiliate, We Have An Advisory Council, Instead Of A Board: Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Desiree Clark, Pedro Dos Santos, David Deblieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University-Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series at Saint John's University awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2130,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022058,"Operating Support",2023,44806,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will follow state guidelines to provide online and in-person classes, workshops, outreach activities and performances for multiple participants. We will track the number of online and in-person participants and survey/interview them about their experiences. We will compile input from assessments about their preferred teaching method that will help us improve and expand our offerings. 2: SPB will reshape the perception of ballet with diverse dancers, teachers and programming that appeals to a wide range of participants and audiences. We will seek out voices that mirror the community and create programming that appeals to multiple and new audiences; and collect qualitative data with surveys, observations, student conferences, and post-performance discussions.","Participants increased their knowledge and ability in ballet through classes, workshops, activities and performances. Participant surveys, Student enrollment information, ObservationTestimonials. 2: Minnesotans experienced a diverse representation of the ballet art form through performances. Audience surveys, Observation at performances, Conversations between stakeholders and staff, Assessment of collaborative partnerships.",,406380,"Other, local or private",406380,,"Sarah Leismer, Lillyan Hoyos, Amber Genetsky, Katherine Kreiser, Christina Onusko",,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul Ballet's vision is to lift the human spirit through the art of ballet?by reducing barriers to engagement in the art of dance, performing a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, and providing the finest dance education.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2132,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022059,"Operating Support",2023,291158,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain wide access to live performances and free high-quality digital concerts of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will monitor progress toward the goals of its strategic imperatives to determine whether we are adding value to and enriching our community by sharing musical experiences with a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to in-person and livestream performances through concerts in fifteen venues and the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked in-person concert attendance numbers, as well as participation in free family education and community engagement activities and free digital media programming.",,10821336,"Other, local or private",10821336,,"Doug Affinito, Catherine Allan, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Theresa Bevilacqua, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor De Meireles, Rick Dow, Louis Epstein, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Jay Ferree, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss, Jr., Carolynn Johnson, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Arthur Klebanov, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, Jon Limbacher, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, David Moore, Jr., Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Cassie Pilgrim, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Richard J. Schienders, Kathleen Schubert, James Donald Smith, Cj Suchta, Joseph Tashjian, Paul Vargo, Elizabeth Willis, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2133,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022060,"Operating Support",2023,46568,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities through artistically excellent instruction and performance opportunities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Performances will be evaluated by artistic staff. Qualitative feedback will inform future programming. 2: Expanded outreach programming, free community performances, and other artistically excellent programs will be accessible to underserved Minnesotans. Formal and informal surveys of performers, instructors, audiences and students; analysis of number of performances, musician contact hours, audience demographics; chart growth in community partnerships, including schools and performance spaces.","We served over 350 students with artistically excellent instruction and performances. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, we compared enrollment to prior years, conducted surveys online and informally, and met with faculty to plan future programming. 2: We served over 3,000 community members with concerts, residencies and events. Informal and formal feedback from partnering agencies and audiences, surveys of public school students and teachers.",,625873,"Other, local or private",625873,,"Nina Archabal, Michael Adams, Torrii Yamada, Maddie Wething, Susan Bullard, William Eddins, Travis Erickson, Elsa Hauschildt, Keith Holme, X. Christina Huang, Mary Larew, Martha Mccartney, Jamie Mudrick, Clara Osowski, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Michael Stockman, Heidi Teoh",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music provides high-quality, innovative music education and performance experiences to students of all ages, abilities, cultures, backgrounds, and income levels, for the enrichment of our entire community.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Polk, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2134,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022061,"Operating Support",2023,64500,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Schubert Club serves an increased number of music enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds in Minnesota through programming and organizational change. Implement initiatives through a new strategic plan to be completed June 2022. Track audience members and museum visitors. Issue surveys to understand which programs attract patrons and why. Record new and growing community relationships and impact.","Minnesotans are more inclined to participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible. We monitored progress and success through building community partnerships, by measuring increased diversity in audience members, board and staff. Audience demographics measured by surveys. Other measuring done internally.",,2157372,"Other, local or private",2157372,,"Suzanna Altman, Mark Anema, Lynne Beck, Birgitte Christianson, Joanna Cortright, Patricia Durst, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, Clea Galhano, Braxton Haulcy, Dorothy Horns, Brian Horrigan, Anne Hunter, Anne Kruger, Seth Levin, Eric Lind, Michael Manns, Laura Mccarten, Fayneese Miller, John Nuechterlein, Sook Jin Ong, Vaughn Ormseth, Nancy Orr, Jonathan Palmer, Karl Reichert, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Dameun Strange, Maria Troje, Sarah Wandschneider, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker, Eric Won",,"The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Schubert Club cultivates a passion for music and fosters an engaged community of music enthusiasts through concerts, music education, museum exhibits, and student scholarships.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2135,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022064,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cities reached via touring throughout Minnesota continue to gain experience setting achievable goals for partnered global arts events. Surveys to gauge size/makeup of audiences at activities and events; new city partners give feedback on success achieving civic/arts goals; interviews to measure new cities' interest in return visits. 2: New and return audiences in cities with populations under 5,000 improve their knowledge of the music and cultures of unfamiliar places. Oral and written feedback from arts partners, civic leaders, and audiences in the new cities measure the uniqueness, educational value, quality, and relevance of the newly introduced arts activities.","Touring went to Chatfield, Lake City, Zumbrota, New Ulm, and Mankato and engaged partners that reported achieving civic goals they set. Interviews of partners were the primary evaluation method used. Goals were varied and overall partners reported them as being achieved. 2: Audiences in three return venues and two new venues reported high levels of satisfaction and new learning. Given the informal venues post-pandemic, written surveys were discarded in favor of less formal, friendlier conversations after each event. There were also follow-up conversations with partners (individual and organizational).",,193997,"Other, local or private",193997,,"Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson, John Choi, Liz Olds, David Badgley, Judy Morrison",,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Sounds of Hope, Ltd. is to foster global awareness, which the organization?accomplishes?primarily?by drawing children and young adults to Minnesota from countries around the world to participate in residential music and arts projects, and by presenting participants' global musical performances to a wide variety of audiences throughout Minnesota, with an emphasis on reaching underserved audiences.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","245 Summit Ave 3rd Floor","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2138,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022065,"Operating Support",2023,66372,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, longterm research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, including new partnerships and platform opportunities. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists Community participation in artist-led projects, including cross-sector partnerships involving artists and centering creative practice as a critical part of community recovery and developing narratives.","Springboard for the Arts achieved its outcome to increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. We evaluated this outcome through: Workshop attendance and consultant requests; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; number of cross-sector opportunities created to center artists in economic development. 2: Springboard created new mechanisms connecting individuals and communities directly with artists. We evaluated this outcome through: Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported.",,1875029,"Other, local or private",1875029,,"Andriana Abariotes, Madde Gibba, Anisha Murphy, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt, Maureen Ramirez, Robert Ransick, Jarrett Reed, Greta Bauer Reyes, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life,?and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-3205",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Mahnomen, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2139,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022066,"Operating Support",2023,79712,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will make professional, high quality, culturally relevant theatre productions and programming accessible to young people and their families. STC will track attendance, program registration, and number of individuals participating via its Open Door accessibility initiative. The organization will solicit feedback from audience and cast members, program participants, and community partners. 2: STC will provide theatre productions and education programs that challenge young people to see the world and themselves with a new perspective. STC will evaluate using audience and participant feedback surveys, intrinsic impact, social media interactions, and attendance metrics.","The high quality productions brought in larger audiences. STC's Education programming reached record numbers of enrollment. Using ticketing and enrollment software, STC tracked participation in productions, education programs, and the Open Door access program. Satisfaction surveys were used to gather audience and participant feedback. 2: Through education programs and theatre productions STC told stories from fresh perspectives and featured voices not always represented onstage. Ticket sales, feedback over social media and audience/participant surveys showed that young audience members and participants enjoyed and learned from the stories and experiences.",,2586652,"Other, local or private",2586652,,"Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Tenisha Hollie, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Betsy Kumagai, Dimitrios Lalos, Janet Langner, Lisa Beth Lentini, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Sue Moulder, Linda Moy, Meighan O'Reardon, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Kathy Scheving, Qadirrah Seltz, Beth Theobald, Nicole Truso, Lisa Zell",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theatre environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,Bross-Judge,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc.","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1111",jbrossjudge@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2140,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022068,"Operating Support",2023,56560,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attract audiences that reflect the diversity of our rural community with shows that entertain, educate and enlighten Ticket sales from new and returning audiences, qualitive feedback from community partners and surveys of audiences","Audiences in Red Wing are participating in arts experiences reflective of our rural community. Ticket sales show a return of audiences to live performances with a positive response to the Sheldon's programming. Qualitative and survey feedback is positive with audiences indicating the diversity in our season is resonating with local audiences.",,1193192,"Other, local or private",1193192,,"Chap Achen Jr., Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Susan Forsythe, Art Kenyon, Nancy Dimunation, Lacy Schumann, Susan Christensen, Meridith Wardle",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates and enlightens the community and its visitors through the transformative power of the performing arts.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2142,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022071,"Operating Support",2023,53893,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and will seek out written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Evaluations were conducted of teaching artists' effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures included portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. We tracked demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and encouraged written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.",,1091523,"Other, local or private",1091523,53893,"Maggie Dayton, Meg Schmidt Duncan, Richard Gilyard, Carol Grim, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Roberta Jones, Abigail Kosberg, Carol Mashuga, Larry Mcintyre, Linda Mcshannock, Rosanne Nathanson, Anu Pasricha, Jane Prohaska, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Jeff White, Arianne Zager",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission?is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, nurture appreciation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2145,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022073,"Operating Support",2023,21154,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase breadth and diversity of director/designer pool Quantitative evaluation of our pool of possible directors and designers. Qualitative survey from directing/designing candidates.","Increased our active potential director pool by 22%, including increased diversity of race, gender, and age of potential directors. Quantitative evaluation of director pool to measure increase in amount and diversity of active directors.",,511218,"Other, local or private",511218,,"David Stevens, Carrie Andersen, Paul Clausen, Linda Paulsen, Jim Arnold, Pattie Gage, Aidan Gallivan, Bonnie Harris, Nicola Imbracsio, Christopher Kradle, Denise Larson, Betsy Lofgren, Vameng Moua, Dann Peterson, Sydney Rexing, Jean Shore, Jennie Ward, Angela Youngdahl, Chad Carr",,"Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre in the Round is a community theatre that endeavors to stage engaging performances while providing an inclusive arena theatre experience in the heart of Minneapolis.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larisa,Netterlund,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc.","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Larisa@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2147,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022075,"Operating Support",2023,17553,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TLHD will present quality Arts offerings with an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically local residents ages 50 and younger. The outcome will be realized upon successful presentation of the programming, then measured by the number of new and returning patrons determined in the reporting. In addition, audience surveys will be used to collect demographic information. 2: Increase board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. The outcome will be measured in the number of new board members and retention of current board members in addition to the number of businesses we partner with, and upon completion of a five year strategic plan of action for sustainability and expansion.","TLHD presented quality Arts offerings with an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically local residents ages 50 and younger. Programming at Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered a wide variety of shows and attracted many new audience members, according to reporting from TLHD CRM. Staff and Board Members also reported an uptick in the number of young patrons, ages 8-45. 2: TLHD increased board rapport and community relations for sustainability and expansion opportunities. TLHD contracted with Propel Nonprofits for a successful full day fall 2022 board retreat to focus on Shared Values and decision making. Spring 2023 the TLHD Board adopted a 4-phase strategic approach to planning the future of the Organization.",,325535,"Other, local or private",325535,17553,"Jim Pence, Katie Eiser, David Berg, Philip Eidsvold, Terri Bursch, Deb Trumm, Tessa Larson, Michael Tisserand, Brian Nelson",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theatre, fine arts and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and Central Minnesota.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2149,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022077,"Operating Support",2023,54649,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in TU Dance programs and activities will learn and grow as dance artists, understanding they have a place and role in the community and field. Collect participant feedback on program impact from surveys, gather input from teachers, partners, artists; track participation in our programs/activities; document/track participant advancement.","Minnesotans demonstrated learning and growth as dance artists with greater confidence in their ability to express themselves. We tracked participation, gathered participant demographics in sequential programs, distributed surveys, and gathered written feedback. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement.",,1207854,"Other, local or private",1207854,,"Andrew Troup, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Rafina Larsen, Anne Parker, Sarah Gullickson Mcgrane, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2151,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022078,"Operating Support",2023,29589,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of students who participate in meaningful arts opportunities and programs.","Catalyst provided diverse young people with access to engaging, relevant and meaningful arts opportunities. We surveyed participants and tracked show attendance and participation in other activities.",,303463,"Other, local or private",303463,,"Shannon Robinson, Joel Walters, Andrea Graham, Alexander Salazar, Carrie Schaffer, Jennifer Sorenson, Stacey Supina, James Taylor, Kai Thietje, Car Atiya Swanson",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music gives young people equitable access and opportunities to see, experience, and participate in the Twin Cities music community, while growing them as people prepared to make the world work.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 309-3261",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2152,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022079,"Operating Support",2023,41864,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCGMC gives voice to disenfranchised and under-represented communities through high caliber artistry. The outcome will be measured by the quality of the artistry, impactful nature of the of the messages and number of constituents served.","Through music, TCGMC explored LGBTQ+ intersections with other under-represented identities such as neurodiversity, blindness, and mental health. Evaluation included a formal survey to TCGMC stakeholders as part of a strategic planning initiative, as well as unsolicited feedback from audiences and community partners.",,515261,"Other, local or private",515261,23864,"Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Chuck Huebner, Sam Kreidenweiss, Lance Morgan, Brent Morris, Steve Munnelly, Shannon O'Brien, Justin Rudnick, Carlos Saldana, Margaret Westin",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission for Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is: Gay Men Building Community Through Music.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","1430 W 28th Ste B",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2153,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022080,"Operating Support",2023,51712,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with disabilities will have increased options and opportunities to access arts experiences relevant and accessible to them. We will track the number, type, differing delivery formats and diversity of programming offered, demonstrating increased opportunities, expanded participant numbers and new segments reached.","Upstream Arts expanded partnerships and further developed arts residencies to reach a wider audience and address the needs most pressing to them. New/returning participation and depth of relevance and impact was measured through program evaluations that track participant numbers, and impact of the programs on individual participants' goals.",,848505,"Other, local or private",848505,,"Steve Anderson, Peter Beierwaltes, Kristin Burgess, Ann Macheledt, Tabitha Montgomery, Noel Raymond, Rebecca Slaby, Julie GuidryEx Officio Member)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2154,"Lisa Bergh: Bergh is a visual artist; she holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA from San Jose State University. In addition to her active studio practice, she is the cofounder of The Traveling Museum, works as an advocate for the rural arts and culture movement, and currently is serving as an art instructor at Ridgewater College on the Hutchinson Campus.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Dorothy Goldie: Goldie is a lifelong enthusiast and supporter of the arts in Minnesota. For seven years she was the executive director of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and, since 2010, has lead Saint Paul Academy and Summit School?s fundraising efforts. From 2018 to 2021, Goldie chaired the Franconia Sculpture Park board and led the organization through a crisis and a search for a new leader.; Jonathan Lewis: Lewis is the executive director of Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, a community orchestra that plays free concerts in the Twin Cities, and plays percussion in it. Lewis is the board president of Source Song Festival, a Minnesota nonprofit that puts on a week long art song festival for student composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Lewis was the executive director of Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, and served on the board of One Voice Mixed Chorus. He has a BA from St. Olaf College and a JD from Cornell Law School.; Mary Ragnow Campion: Ragnow is curator of the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota, for which she preserves and promotes the book arts of past centuries. An accountant in a previous life, she is a past treasurer and board member of Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and has supported the area theater scene as board member and actor. She is the coauthor of Tulips, Chocolate & Silk, a finalist for a 2020 MN Book Award.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She also is a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.; Jamie Schwaba: Schwaba is currently the director of development at the Reading Center/ Dyslexia Institute of MN, but prior to holding this position she was the managing director of the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts in Winona for seven years. She holds a MS in adult and continuing education, BA in theater arts, and she performed professionally in the Milwaukee area for eight years.; Haile Tegegne: Tegegne is the founder and executive director for East African Empowerment Center where we advocates for East African nonprofit organizations and community members and connects them with resources available to them. Tegegne serves as a consultant for central empowerment organizations. He graduated from Hamline University with a master's degree in public administration and nonprofit management.; Wenli Tesar: Chen has lived and worked in Saint Paul since 2015, after relocating from Taiwan. She holds a MDes in photography from The Glasgow School of Art, UK; and a BA in Russian from Tamkang University, Taiwan. She has taught graphic design, art photography, and 2-D foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (2015-2020). She is a visual artist as well as a designer who works with artist books, photography, and installation. Chen has exhibited internationally in the UK, Singapore, USA, Canada, and Taiwan. She was a resident artist at Lanesboro Arts in August 2021.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10018159,"Operating Support",2022,38840,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Literary arts learning is accessible to Twin Cities youth from underserved communities, with diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. We will use participant registration data, school data, surveys and interviews to track demographics and to measure participants? engagement, impacts on self-confidence, and program satisfaction. 2: We will illuminate and amplify the perspectives of diverse Twin CIties youth through print and digital publication as well as community events. We will track the number of pieces written and published (both print and digitally) as well as the number of program participants that we serve. We will also track the number of students who participate in public readings (both live and recorded).","Our literary arts programs have had the highest registration attendance levels since before the pandemic, mostly from historically underserved groups. Last year, we served 1,200 K-12 students. The majority of our students identify as people of color and/or attend schools with high rates of Free and Reduced Lunch. Across all 6 programs, surveyed participants reported high satisfaction and confidence. 2: Our students created 4 publications featuring work by 75 young authors. We celebrated their achievements at 4 in-person release parties over the year. We tracked student writing progress throughout the year. Most students chose to publish multiple pieces across 2-3 publications. One student won an honorable mention in a statewide contest and our publication 'Rehumanize Me' was featured in the news.",,311776,"Other, local or private",311776,,"Al Onkka, Qorsho Hassan, Tom Racciatti, Mariam Adam, Dara Beevas, Bria Black, Carson Faust, Tina Pfau Gonzalez, Aimee Lagos, Cameron Seymore, Emily Valentine-Grimm, Jeff Shi",,"826 MSP","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"826 MSP's mission is to empower underserved students in grades K-12 to think creatively, write effectively, and succeed academically alongside a community of caring volunteers.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Sencer-Mura,"826 MSP","1915 E 22nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 259-8562",samantha@826msp.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1771,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018160,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To grow the annual number of events AT produces and/or presents in the Cabaret. An accounting of the number of productions and number of events held supported by the feedback from audience surveys, media reviews and artists participants. 2: Improve the economic life and vitality of Downtown Saint Paul by driving business to local restaurants and hotels. AT will work with local hotels to identify the number of hotel rooms booked by artists and patrons. AT will work with local restaurant managers to track increases in business before and after productions.","In the recent FY Actors Theater produced or presented 278 different classes, events or shows, a significant increase over the previous year. Box office reports and organizational calendar. 2: In the most recently completed FY ATM booked 71 hotel room, sold 610 parking passes to the city ramp and drove diners to restaurants. to nearby. Bookkeeping records, box office reports and discussions with nearby restaurant managers.",,212736,"Other, local or private",212736,,"Daniel Barth, Troy Alexander, John Haynes, Paul McConnell, Wendy Robson, Michael Dunne, William Collins",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"It is the mission of Actors Theater to produce, present, and educate through an eclectic and unique mix of intimate live theater, professional cabaret, and small classes that connect with Minnesota audiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St Ste 720","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1772,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018162,"Operating Support",2022,18180,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To combat the issue of senior isolation and related negative health impacts through participatory music experiences that uplift, unite, and inspire. Number of participants, performances; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback 2: To provide seniors meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community while engaging audiences of all ages. Number of participants, rehearsals, interactions, performances; visits to website, YouTube, social media; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback.","We united seniors through live music and stories at community concerts, outdoor summer concerts and a six-performance run of an in-person rock concert. 37 performers, 25 performances in bandshells, senior facilities, and theater. Survey feedback: Many are counting down the years until they can be a part of A and K because they can't wait to age. A and K clearly gives seniors a purpose and a reason to liv 2: Provided seniors meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community while engaging audiences of all ages. 41 rehearsals/25 Performances.Impressions:Facebook-371,806/Instagram-18,205. There are voices that take your breath away. Some are extraordinary and some, what they lack in professionalism, they make up for in showmanship, determination and grit.",,290495,"Other, local or private",290495,,"John Blackshaw, Jan Preble, Heidi Weiler, Dan Seeman, Cora McCorvey, Wendy Williams Blackshaw",,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To give voice to senior citizens through vocal performance and storytelling.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Dahlmeier,"Alive & Kickin","1015 N 4th Ave N Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155",lisa@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1774,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018163,"Operating Support",2022,72127,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate projects that demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society Our ability to make the case for the value of collaboration with living artists is measured by the number of inquiries and referrals plus the projects we help activate from middle schools to LGBTQ centers to homeless encampments. 2: Lead high-profile activities to focus attention of stakeholders and public Presenting a free, thematic series like the 19th amendment in 2020 and Juneteenth encourages the public to see artists as relevant and sharing experiences with today's timely issues. We analyze participation and sustained engagement.","ACF cultivated events, articles, and support systems to demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. ACF tracks project participation for new and returning participants, ongoing relationships initiated through ACF connections, testimonials from artists and audiences reporting new understanding or validation. 2: ACF led public in-person and virtual events, commissioned articles to engage in topical discussions. ACF tracks new/continuous participation, changes in engagement (e.g., increased donation after activity participation), and inquiries/referral requests for connections to living composers.",,1603970,"Other, local or private",1603970,,"Stephen Miles, Nirmala Rajasekar, Stanford Thompson, Stephen Usery, Janis Lane-Ewart, Patrick Castillo, Carol Ann Cheung, Nina Sun Eidsheim, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Nancy Huart, Laura Kelly Johnston, Douglas Kearney, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Scott LeGere, Sarah Lutman, Garrett McQueen, Andrew Paulus, Luther Ranheim, Tomeka Reid, Koven Smith, Isaac Thompson, Mateusz Troicki, Srinivasan V",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ACF supports and advocates for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vanessa,Rose-Pridemore,"The American Composers Forum","75 W 5th St Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2811",vrose@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1775,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018164,"Operating Support",2022,126345,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create opportunities for Minnesota artists to make, present, and sell their work and give them visibility and recognition so they thrive in creative careers. Surveys and interviews with Minnesota artists, including past and prospective participants, will provide data into improving and expanding career opportunities. Increase in the number and diversity of artists participating will be an important measure. 2: Minnesotans have access to diverse craft practices and appreciate craft's impact on their own lives and communities. Increase in the number and range of Minnesota partnerships and increase in overall participation. New survey and data collection approaches will measure and assess the impact and document the different ways craft is valued for Minnesota citizens.","ACC provided Minnesota artists with promotional, professional, and online economic opportunities while rebuilding its in-person marketplace program. ACC offered artists opportunities through programs, content, and online marketplaces. Online activity was tracked and surveys collected data from participants. Learnings from ACC's recent Baltimore event will inform the upcoming St. Paul marketplace. 2: ACC participated in intentional outreach and partnerships to deepen MN relationships and provide arts experiences to Minnesotans. ACC records data and feedback on events, participants, partnerships, and supporters in MN. Recent data shows an increase in MN donors and in-person events have returned. ACC's new MN initiative aims to build upon this growth and expand local impact.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Pearl Dick, Carl Fisher, Rachel Garceau, Ken Girardini, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Beth Lipman, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara McDonnell, Jean McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce Pepich, Carol Saubion, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Michael Strand, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American Life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Kass,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",skass@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1776,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018165,"Operating Support",2022,136549,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans discover vibrant connections to one another through relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and visitor feedback at four exhibitions and accompanying programs that feature Minnesota artists and that aim to draw connections between art and artists of different backgrounds and/or cultures.","47,577 participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of their connections to one another. Quantitative data are tracked through admissions and attendance numbers. Qualitative data are tracked through exit surveys and feedback forms in print and online.",,5471566,"Other, local or private",5471566,20000,"Brad Engdahl (Chair), Dr. Maggi Adamek (Vice Chair), Elizabeth Olson (Treasurer), Laurie Jacobi (Secretary), Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, Dr. Mary Dee Hicks, Barbara Linell Glaser, Ed.D, Dr. John Litell, Marco Molinari, Mohamud Mumin, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler, Andreas Ornberg",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment, and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1777,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018166,"Operating Support",2022,42433,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our ensemble will garner new live and electronic audiences as it emerges from pandemic challenges with intact artistic excellence. The reactions of community members and artists, and tabulations of their attendance, at in-person and online classes, workshops, salons, and performances.","Performed live in Saint Paul and Salt Lake City, and produced four dance films viewed at thirteen domestic and int'l festivals. 90% of 1,095 audience members gave standing ovations for live performances. Dance films received 4 festival awards, including 'Best Social Justice Film'(Cannes). People engaged in dialogue with verbal feedback and a positive review in Utah.",,395841,"Other, local or private",395841,,"Sherie Apungu, Divya Karan, Gina Kundan, Irna Landrum, Robert Lynn, David Mura, Gary Peterson, Gaynell Sherrod",,"Ananya Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create original contemporary dance theater at the intersection of artistic excellence and social justice.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Peterson,"Ananya Dance Theatre","PO Box 2427",Minneapolis,MN,55402-0427,"(612) 486-2238",admin@ananyadancetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1778,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018167,"Operating Support",2022,55140,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local and regional artists thrive artistically and financially, enabling them to add cultural, social, and economic benefit to their communities. Studio artists, artists-in-residence, and artists participating in programs are interviewed and anonymously surveyed regarding the Anderson Center's impact on creative practice, ability to generate revenue, and engagement with Minnesota communities. 2: Programming engages diverse audiences from near and far, expanding participation by providing relevant and inclusive arts programs to a broad population. Analysis of recorded participation data (such as ticket sales and event surveys), along with qualitative artistic data and other feedback, measure progress in maintaining cultural significance, mitigating barriers, and growing a sense of belonging.","The Anderson Center materially contributed to artists' finances and sense of community, facilitating their social and economic impact. Artists completed written surveys and in-person interviews. Sales and honoraria data, as well as regional economic and wellness indicators, were tracked. 2: The Center continues to grow audiences through partnerships that bring arts experiences to people and through new marketing initiatives. Audiences were primarily measured through written surveys, supplemented by verbal surveys of visitors and through ticketing data for paid events.",,674435,"Other, local or private",674435,7332,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Paul Cloak, Sean Dowse, Ozzie Encinosa, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Taronda Howard, Fiona McCrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret (Peg) Noesen",0.13,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center, in its historic setting of Tower View, offers residencies in the arts and humanities; provides a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas; encourages the pursuit of creative endeavors; and serves as a source of significant contributions to society.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1779,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10018168,"Operating Support",2022,13595,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand public awareness and recruiting efforts which will grow our choir membership and involve more singers from all areas of the Twin Cities. Outcome will be measured by how many new members join the ACYC choral program. We will collect data from all singers that contact us about how they heard about ACYC, so we can track the impact of our advertising. ","More youth in our community participated in our choir program and became better singers, gained self-confidence, self-esteem and made new friends. Data was collected from registration forms and surveys. (64) NEW singers joined from (19) communities. New singers heard about ACYC from friends, family members, social media, music teacher, summer camp or web search.",,363389,"Other, local or private",363389,,"Bill Flatley, Ben Hersey, Geoff Couling, Holly Miller, Lana Western, Jen Randolph Reise, Jenn Herron, Michelle Frauenshuh, Rachel McGuire, Sue Couling and Theresa Fitzpatrick.",,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs inspire and nurture a creative community of singers through quality choral experiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Riddle,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs AKA Angelica Cantanti","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(952) 563-8572",angelicayouthchoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1780,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018169,"Operating Support",2022,43714,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota communities, across cultures and ages, increase cross-cultural understanding and enjoy literary arts through writing, reading, listening, an Data: number of people who are published, share stories thru projects, are leaders/mentors, attend events. Quality: post-event conversations, conversation and formal evaluation with participating artists. 2: Literary arts activities from multiple voices and cultural communities are intentionally woven into Minnesota community settings and experiences. Qualitative data such as interviews with community editors, writers, partners, participants around process and impact. Quantitative data such as #s of artists and community participants engaged.","Intergenerational, cross-cultural communities increased understanding and enjoyed literary arts through writing, reading, listening, and leadership. Data: counted # of people published and sharing stories virtually or in person; acting as project leaders and mentors; attending events. Quality: post-event open conversations; conversations with participating artists. 2: Intergenerational and cross-cultural literary arts activities were woven into MN community settings and experiences. Data: recorded locations of events and # of artists and community participants engaged. Quality: feedback from community editors, writers, partners, participants throughout the various opportunities around process and impact.",,479639,"Other, local or private",479639,43714,"Justin Holt, Carla Knight, Stewart Stone, Marion Gomez, Katie Vagnino, Claudette Webster",,"Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Founded in 2005 as a literary centered arts hub, Saint Paul Almanac has a mission to tell and share stories across cultures, and to cultivate dialogue that promotes understanding, relationships, and collaborative action.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,"Fletcher Bush","Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","275 4th St E Ste 701","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 447-6639",Pamela@saintpaulalmanac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1781,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018170,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Better serve learners of all ages through expanding and strengthening administrative infrastructure Class fees kept low, Development Dir. works on grants, foundations, individual giving to address funding needs, Admin Coordinator implements marketing plan to increase registrations and earned income, ED focuses on managing/expanding programs.","Articulture effectively managed resources and offered quality arts programming in a safe and welcoming environment to all who wished to participate. Articulture was successful in keeping class fees low. Our Development Dir. successfully managed our grants program needs. Our ED successfully managed programming needs. Our Admin Coordinator executed marketing plan and managed registration data.",,213195,"Other, local or private",213195,,"Jackson Piper, Kristen Trumble, Anna Nicolosi, Tim Tormoen, Jesse Minutaglio, Wara Mouta",,ArtiCulture,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Articulture's mission is to empower individuals and communities to create positive change through the visual arts.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Greenbaum,ArtiCulture,"2613 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 729-5151",egreenbaum@articulture.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1782,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018171,"Operating Support",2022,412657,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 square feet of affordable space-- across fifteen projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 75 performances, 300 education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,596,892 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 15 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for 430+ residents and some 500+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, more than 100k youth and adults attended 40 performances and 636 education sessions across the state, and accessed space for 20 arts and cultural organizations.",,23930482,"Other, local or private",23930482,295748,"Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Ceil Cirillo, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, Louis (Lou) DeMars, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Joe Gibbons, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Janis Lane-Ewart, Peter A. Lefferts, Margaret (Peggy) Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Roger Opp, Sarah Oquist, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Neal Richardson, Joel Ronning,, Annamarie Saarinen, Christopher Scott, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Curtis Thornhill, Cree Zischke, James C. Adams, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Cynthia J. Newsom",1.35,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1783,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018172,"Operating Support",2022,43790,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","4,000 students and 85 educators increase skills/understanding of art, environment, and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Outcome evaluation uses a professional evaluator and informal observation, surveys, presentations, and reflective protocols to determine if participants' artwork relates to theme, uses recycled materials, and shows growth in art skills. 2: Over 22,000 people diverse in age, ethnicity, and ability expand creativity, artistry, and appreciation of diverse cultures and natural resources. Outcome evaluation uses surveys and staff observation to determine whether indicators are met: 45% participant diversity; majority engage in making art from recycled materials; and some become advocates for ArtStart's mission.","4,200 students and 65 educators increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture by working with ArtStart artists. Informal observation, surveys, presentations and reflective protocols. 2: Over 12,600 people diverse in age, ethnicity, and ability expand creativity, artistry and appreciation of diverse cultures in long and short-term programs. Informal staff observation and surveys, as well as survey data from community-based contract agencies for both reuse and cultural arts workshops. ArtStart participants reflect 45% diversity.",,363193,"Other, local or private",363193,5885,"Thomas Lang, James Whitt, Judy Geck, Lois Eliason, Martha Swendson, Jes Reyes, Michelle Presley, Sarah Dovre Wudali.",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ArtStart, founded in 1988, has a mission?to foster artistic creativity and illuminate the connections among people, ideas, and the environment.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1784,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018173,"Operating Support",2022,15941,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to foster youth performance, mentorship, and life skills through producing quality musical theater productions and education. Outcome will be evaluated through anonymous surveys of youth participants and parents, in addition to anecdotal evidence, observation and team meeting feedback. Quantitative data will measure the degree of impact throughout the rehearsal process. 2: Ashland will expand our community outreach to reach new participants and patrons. Outcome will be evaluated through ongoing quantitative analysis of participants and audience members demographic data from program registration, ticket sales, and anonymous surveys; with qualitative feedback from participants, families and patrons.","Ashland Productions presented high quality youth and youth/adult theater productions and youth programming. Ashland Productions gathered pre- and post-show survey data for programming during the grant period to weigh the success and impact of all activities. 2: Ashland Productions continues to welcome a high amount of new participants and patrons. Ashland tracked new auditioners and programming participants, welcoming more than 250 new participants during the grant period. Ticketing data indicates more than 600 new households becoming patrons.",,756099,"Other, local or private",756099,,"Thomas Armitage, Deb Monk, Chris Rollinger, Mary Jo Lewis, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Craig Nielsen, Lucy Payne, John Yarusso",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions empowers youth to find their voice through theater.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 274-8020",chris@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1785,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018174,"Operating Support",2022,12430,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans Quantitative outcome: Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees. Qualitative outcome: A questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","The Atelier saw an increase in attendance to our programs. There were people signing up for classes and lectures that were new to the program. The Atelier uses both qualitative and quantitative questionnaires handed out at the end of each workshop and lecture to best ascertain what needs to be improved or changes made to the programs to assure the best quality instruction. 2: The Atelier instituted new lecture and workshop series to broaden the classes available. The Atelier uses both qualitative and quantitative questionnaires handed out at the end of each workshop and lecture to best ascertain what needs to be improved or changes made to the programs to assure the best quality instruction.",,260521,"Other, local or private",260521,,"Richard Myers, Joy Wolfe, David Ginsberg, James Goman, Michael Lack, Kristi Dugan, Suzanne Gerry, Brad Myers,",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1786,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018176,"Operating Support",2022,32196,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","JSB performances, Minnesota state touring, classes, mentorship, and educational activities - virtual and in-person - engage and serve Minnesotans. Direct post-performance talk backs, evaluation with class participants, easily accessible online surveys, and internal self-assessment are all tools JSB employs to measure outcomes.","JSB's return to investing in its in-person audiences and only had modest success as pandemic issues stymied a full recovery. Talk back sessions, and actual audience members that used Playbill and on-line surveys informed JSB - both at home and touring destinations - that its work was meaningful, even if the total number of audience members served was less than projected.",,805182,"Other, local or private",805182,,"Tom Anderson, Sheila Asato, Connie Beck, Nicole Behm-Koep, Gail Buuck, Lisa Maloney-Vinz, James McCarthy, Martin Rigney, Justina Roberts, Michael Snow, George Sutton, Gerald Timm, Kim Witczak, Holly Ziemer",,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create and perform works that connect artists with audiences and to advance contemporary ballet.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,McNamee,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 215",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 672-0480",tom@jsballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1788,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018177,"Operating Support",2022,77069,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistry continues to reach a greater level of quality in performances in other programming. We used press reviews, tracked attendance by zipcode; sought audience and artists feedback. Engagedwith staff and external consultants in conversations about the quality of performances, exhibitions and other programming. 2: Build a more diverse, engaged, and loyal audience. We will track ticket sales for access-orientedperformances, participation rates in programs thatreach culturally diverse populations, audiencedemographics reported in surveys, and other data.","Artistry continues to reach a greater level of quality in performances in other programming. We used press reviews, tracked attendance by zip code; sought audience and artists feedback. Engaged with staff and external consultants in conversations about the quality of performances, exhibitions and other programming. 2: Continued to build a more diverse and engaged audience across all programming. Tracked ticket sales for performances and events. Tracked participation rates for programs that reach culturally diverse populations. Tracked social media engagement and other data.",,2485805,"Other, local or private",2485805,8822,"Terryl Brumm, Mary Choate, Jane Chronister, Nathan Coulter, John Gibbs, Lisa Guzek Montagne, Jerry Kemp, Lindsay Korstange, Annette Lee, Patrick (Pat) Milan, Karen Nordstrom, Kate Pehrson, Shelley Peterson, Mary Prentnieks, Megan C. Rogers, Cheri Rolnick, Arthur C Turner III, Jamie Verbrugge",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In pursuit of artistic excellence, we engage our region's most talented artists in work that welcomes and develops audiences and opens hearts and minds.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Ramach,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8575",kramach@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1789,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018178,"Operating Support",2022,59276,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and awareness of social issues through compelling, high-quality concerts and outreach activities. Collect and assess results of concert and education surveys, convene focus groups of audience members, monitor press reviews and social media comments, document direct feedback from audience members and participants. 2: Cantus will continue to expand its Minnesota audiences through engaging programming, media projects, and ambitious outreach initiatives. Monitor and analyze sales reports, social media, and web statistics; seek feedback and carriage reports from MPR; gather distribution data from Signum Classics; seek feedback from community partners and educators.","Minnesotans were emotionally moved and reflected on inclusion in the 'American Dream,' prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys. Comments shared on social media and directed to the organization's general e-mail account also provided helpful context. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in 73 counties, up from last year's 57. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.",,1242626,"Other, local or private",1242626,7714,"Brian Newhouse, Theresa Gienapp, David Niles, Beth Anne Thompson, Alberto de la Paz, Sandra Davis, PaviElle French, Nancy Gaschott, Jonathan Guyton, Paul Johnson, Laurie Meyers, Jeff Reed, Paul Scholtz, Kevin Stock, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas, Paul Wilson",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1790,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018179,"Operating Support",2022,82163,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse audiences (age, ethnicity, language) will engage with global music resulting in increased intercultural conversations and appreciation. Staff and evaluation consultant develop and revise a yearly evaluation plan. We collect and evaluate audience data from: surveys (online and pen/paper), interviews, focus groups, and observation.","Diverse audiences better appreciated and learned about aspects of different cultures through The Cedar's global music programming. We surveyed audiences and program participants (15% response rate), tracked in-person and online engagement, and gathered qualitative information from program artists.",,2133493,"Other, local or private",2133493,,"Brent Hickman, David Edminster, Jill Dawe, Ritika Ganguly, Steve Katz, Jessica Kopischke, Rob Nordin, Shetu Rose, Rob Salmon, Maryam Yusefzadeh, David Hamilton/Michelle Woster (ex-officio)",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Hamilton,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",dhamilton@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1791,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018181,"Operating Support",2022,26809,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Regular student evaluations and high retention rates in youth and adult ensembles show that growing engagement in music learning leads to a greater sense of mastery, confidence, personal satisfaction, and fun for musicians of all ages. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Students of all ages learned new repertoire and instrumental techniques as performed at recitals and concerts. Group class evaluations indicated that participants gained a deeper understanding of Irish music. The ensemble program had 95% retention. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other workshops and events. Over 3000 Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were exposed to Irish traditional music at the MIM festival, workshops and outreach performances. Student surveys indicated that MIM workshops met or exceeded expectations for 100% of respondents.",,356042,"Other, local or private",356042,,"Dave McKenna, Patrick Cole, Nicole Boor, Jan Casey, Mike Lynch, Greg Padden, Dave Rhees, Jo Ann Vano, Mike O'Connor.",0.25,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music's mission is to hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, McLeod, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1793,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018184,"Operating Support",2022,38561,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local residents and businesses embrace the arts as an integral part of the cultural and economic fabric of the community. Document changes in local participation. Document local satisfaction of arts programming through conversations and surveys. Track the economic impact of regional participation on local businesses. 2: A vibrant arts culture and quality arts programming attract more participation from regional artists and audiences. Document changes in regional participation and the number of returning artist and participants. Document regional satisfaction of CCAs' arts programming through conversations and surveys.","Chatfield residents and business organizations begin to embrace arts programming as part of the culture and economic fabric of the community. The data evaluated were both qualitative and quantitative. Event participation, informal feedback, and event satisfaction/relevance surveys were documented and evaluated. Informal feedback from city business leaders was recorded and analyzed. 2: Vibrant and diverse arts events and programs engage Chatfield residents and attract audiences and artists from around the region. The data evaluated were both qualitative and quantitative. Audience demographics, obtained from ticketing software quantified local and regional participation. Surveys and informal feedback informed the success of event experiences.",,256819,"Other, local or private",256819,9225,"Molly Baum, Joe Chase, Brian Carlson, Allan Dietz, Peter Erickson, Carla Gallina, Lynn Harstad, Tami Larson, Michael Martin, Russell Smith, Francis J. Touhy, Nicole Welch",,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA Chatfield Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Serve as a regional hub for?advancement of the?arts, fostering?creative expression, social engagement, and lifelong learning. ?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Gallina,"Chatfield Center for the Arts","PO Box 451",Chatfield,MN,55923,"(507) 884-7676",cgallina@usfamily.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1796,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018186,"Operating Support",2022,353839,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC mounted four live, in-person productions, including one CTC original and two world premiere commissions, all aligned with education and engagement. CTC used participation counts and collected surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. There were post-show conversations with the audience after all 36 performances of 'Something Happened in Our Town,' which captured qualitative data. 2: CTC served 431 MN ZIPs at public performances, and 140 at Student Matiness. 4,568 low-income individuals received $5 tickets through the ACT Pass. This response from a 'Bina's Six Apples' patron shows relevance: 'The teens I went with loved the play. As they are all Korean, it raised issues about what happened to Korean people during the war, and they talked about family members who survived.'",,13821551,"Other, local or private",13821551,36115,"Todd Noteboom, Joe Keeley, Silvia Perez, Meredith Tutterow, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Stef Adams, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Rob Birdsong, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Rob Cain, Joe Carroll, Jodi Chu, Pete Diessner, Amol Dixit, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Kate Kelly, Chad Larsen, Anne M. Lockner, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, George Montague, Jeb Myers, Thor Nelson, Nnamdi Njoku, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Maria Reamer, Craig Samitt, Chris Schermer, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Dr. Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, Adebisi Wilson, Erik Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa, Mike Zechmeister",2.07,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create?extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1798,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018187,"Operating Support",2022,12607,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience and other participants will increase their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance Interviews and survey of audience and participants regarding their participation, increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese dance and culture, suggestions for future programs. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills; contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts Peer review, interviews and survey of dancers and artistic staff measuring progress to deepen skills and contributions to the community and welcoming Chinese dance community.","Audience and other participants increased their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance. Relied primarily on interviews with participants, especially dancers but also some audiences regarding increased knowledge and understanding; surveys for some audiences also undertaken. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills, contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Relied primarily on interviews with dancers, choreographers regarding their increased skills, and feelings of contribution and welcoming community for Chinese dance.",,223278,"Other, local or private",223278,330,"Ronald Tu, Arwin Chan, Joseph Lin, Elle Mason, Hui Wilcox, Li Wang, Beatrice Rothweiler",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","655 Fairview Ave N STE 8","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1799,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018189,"Operating Support",2022,99410,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence, ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and persistence. Via Survey Monkey, questions to parents and youth at year-end; coach evaluation of students; public performances are demonstrations of progress. 2: Circus Juventas works with civic and non-profit community partners to address barriers and broaden participation for underserved youth and audiences. List of community partners, audiences, and youth served, evidence of barriers addressed (transportation, tuition, discounted tickets, etc.)","Working with CJ's professional coaches, youth learn circus skills, confidence, ways to express themselves artistically, teamwork and persistence. Survey Monkey questions to parents and youth, coach evaluation of students, and performances in spring and summer shows. 2: CJ works with non-profit community partners and low-income youth to address barriers and broaden participation for underserved youth and audiences. List of community partners, audiences and youth served, discounted tickets and scholarships to low-income youth.",,3113047,"Other, local or private",3113047,,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Cheriti Swigart, Jason Bradshaw, Roz Allyson, Shani Norberg, John Harrington, Sonia Miller Van Oort",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit performing arts circus school for youth dedicated to inspiring?artistry and self-confidence through a multicultural circus arts experience.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1801,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018190,"Operating Support",2022,46904,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings. We will survey organizations we've visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing pay to exceed industry standards. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: -Staff pay increases by 7%-CLIMB will acquire three new funding sources-CLIMB's current funders increase funding.","CLIMB Theatre developed new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programming reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB tracks long-term, multi-year residencies and saw an increase of 30% repeating multi-visit programs. 2: CLIMB reduced costs while increasing pay to exceed industry standards and close pay gaps between employees. CLIMB saw an increase in funding from current funders and is budgeted to increase Resident Artists Salaries by 30%.",,930344,"Other, local or private",930344,,"Justin Cervantes, James Olney, James Williams, Sam Taitel, Jasmine Magner",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Murray, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1802,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018191,"Operating Support",2022,64611,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.","Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners found resonance with books and authors that uniquely spoke to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from partners, participants, and artists.",,1363781,"Other, local or private",1363781,,"Alejandro Aguirre, Kathy Arnold, Patricia Beithon, Andrew Brantingham, Kelli Cloutier, William Hardacker, Randy Hartten, Kenneth Kahn, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Carol Mack, Malcolm McDermid, Maureen Millea Smith, Glenn Miller, Robin Preble. Stephen L. Smith, and Paul Stembler. ",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Enrique,Olivarez,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",enrique@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1803,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018193,"Operating Support",2022,33074,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Commonweal will continue to serve as a cultural, educational, and community enhancing asset to southeastern Minnesota. By tracking mainstage attendance figures, and evaluating audience-enhancement and educational outreach programs through surveys, internal review, conversations via social media outlets, and informal interviews with program participants. 2: The Commonweal Theatre and its ensemble members will engage in the local community for the mutual benefit of all. By partnering with local civic, arts, and business organizations to celebrate Lanesboro as a vibrant art and cultural experience, with the theatre as a key component of the economic model.","The Commonweal will continue to serve as a cultural, educational, and community enhancing asset to southeastern Minnesota. By tracking mainstage attendance figures, and evaluating audience-enhancement and educational outreach programs through surveys, internal review, conversations via social media outlets, and informal interviews with program participants.",,977720,"Other, local or private",977720,22135,"Alan Bailey, David Boen, Dan Christianson, Hal Cropp (ex officio), Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson, Wendy Mattison, Ken Mogren, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Jose Rivas, Joan Ruen",,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Commonweal Theatre is a nonprofit, professional theatre company dedicated to delighting and challenging audiences while enriching the common good through actor-based storytelling, which is both transcendent and relevant.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hal,Cropp,"Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 203",hal@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1805,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018194,"Operating Support",2022,63861,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through:*evaluations completed by partner site contacts and artists*partner and artist observations*various participant pre and post-reflections / surveysProgram delivery methods and locations will be tracked 2: Minnesotans of all races, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track: participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.","95% of participants learned a new or increased an existing creative skill. 91% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists and site contacts completed eval re: art created, skills learned, connections made. Some programs: direct observation by staff and surveys from participants. Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: Kids to older adults in 44 MN counties, of all abilities and races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN -Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, and meeting site goals.",,1272266,"Other, local or private",1272266,30600,"Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek ",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3203",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1806,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018195,"Operating Support",2022,24503,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve quality of life by increasing access to our programs through the creatiodaptation of our work to a hybrid digital/live performance space. Continue practices of regularly surveying participants to measure impact and difference made in quality of life and documenting attendance data/demographics to track changes/increases in access.","Improved quality of life by increasing access to our programs through the creation/adaptation of our work to a hybrid digital/live performance space. Regular surveys were used to measure the impact our digital and live performances had on our audiences.",,287087,"Other, local or private",287087,,"Jeff Gleason, Justin Windschitl, Joe Heitz, Tim Bradley, Rachel Riensche, Amy Stearns, Lindsay Kimball",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA The Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To represent the evolution of the brass quintet.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Hall,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",allison@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Lincoln, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1807,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018196,"Operating Support",2022,52396,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present two quality live or virtual arts programs and related outreach activities each month during Covid related restrictions on theatre presenters. Through the use of surveys, phone calls, post-show discussions plus staff and board assessments, we will monitor quality and number of presentations, track community feedback/engagement to help shape future arts programs. 2: Increase virtual arts access to programs, for people with social, economic or physical barriers to the arts, by 50%. Number of opportunities provided will be tallied as well as number of participants. Success will be determined also by participant survey responses.","Presented a full season of 24 performances in the 2021-22 season plus additional events. HHT relied primarily on board assessments, post-show discussions, and individuals patron conversations to gain feedback on the performances and events. 2: This was a typo! It was supposed to say 'increase VISUAL arts' which we did. HHT started a new youth afterschool art club in fall 2021 and offered more art classes than ever before. The success from these has resulted in a dedicated Visual Arts Coordinator on staff to plan even more arts offerings.",,743517,"Other, local or private",743517,,"Ken Foltz (chair), Natalie Bly, Ryan Hill, Moriya Rufer, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schultz, April Thomas.",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To provide quality opportunities that inspire all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1808,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018201,"Operating Support",2022,38587,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EAH will increase access to visual art education opportunities by providing programming directly to underserved neighborhoods. Progress will be measured through program documentation, participant feedback, data analysis, financial assessment and teaching artist program reports. 2:","EAH provided summer and year-round programs to five underserved neighborhoods and after school at two middle schools. EAH measured success through program documentation including participant counts, participant feedback, data analysis, financial assessment and teaching artist program reports.",,324968,"Other, local or private",324968,14000,"DIONE DEMARTELAERE, JOHN RAYMAN, LISA McWILLIAMS, RICHARD COSTAIN, LINDA KLEIN, CHRIS ROTTY, KEVIN HAMLIN, MICHAEL PALMER, DAGNY HEIMISDOTTIR",1,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Eagan Art House encourages people of all ages to live creatively through education, exhibition, and community events.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3981 Lexington Ave. St.",Eagan,MN,55122-1810,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1813,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018203,"Operating Support",2022,50384,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase affordability, diversity, and accessibility of arts experiences for young adults and families in the community and surrounding area. Written and narrative evaluations by participants, program leaders, and community leaders. Increased family participation in arts education programs and performances and more variety in program offerings. Attendance database tracking. 2: Participants of different backgrounds are provided transformative arts experiences and build a stronger relationship with the arts and the Paradise. Observational and written narrative evaluations by participants and program leaders. Increased involvement with community groups serving diverse races, ages, sexualities, and economics with a representational PCA board.","Increased participation in art experiences for youth and families by promotion of scholarships, and reduced ticketing prices for select shows. Gathered data via ticketing system and class registration. Observations and interviews with participants. 2: Open pottery lab, virtual classes, sensory friendly, ASL interpreted shows and livestream gallery exhibits and performances increased participation. Observation, tracked ticketing and registration, conversations with participants, surveys.",,572690,"Other, local or private",572690,29040,"Patrick Braucher, Cate Grinney, Matt Long, Kelly Nygaard, Peter van Sluis, Todd Ginter, Jennifer Kluzak, Kris Stasson-Howell, Wanda Holmgren, Cheryl Steinberg, Jessica Schwie",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We welcome everyone to experience the transformative power of the arts.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Nelson,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1815,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018204,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase resources and options to all A Center for the Arts patrons. Through grant opportunities, we have invested in the ability to present performances, outreach, and learning beyond our four walls broadening our base and reaching new patrons while offering additional services to persons with disabilities.","AC4TA meet and exceeded the participant projections in all areas of the grant. AC4TA used chips as an immediate response to patrons coming out of the concerts and was able to solicit some responses to a questionnaire.",,399171,"Other, local or private",399171,500,"Kurt Nygaard, Kaele Peterson, Desta Hunt, Rob Rogholt, Jolene Osander, Jeff Stanislawski, Julie Gutzmer, Mike VanVoorhis, Jean Bowman",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1816,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018205,"Operating Support",2022,51542,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase relevance to and access for underrepresented populations, focusing on partnership building with diverse range of individuals and communities. By surveys and word-of-mouth. Number of individuals accessing our programs online. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations. Attendance at and engagement with live and virtual events, discussions and screenings with filmmakers. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Through new partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals. Enhanced partner and media awareness and attention. Increased and more diverse artist and audience attendance at film events. Growing engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We expanded audience/arts/community participation and partnerships despite the pandemic, offering timely, accessible and relevant arts experiences. Tracking attendance at live and virtual film events; engagement in panel discussions and activities; audience feedback; partnerships with community and arts organizations; partner feedback. Soliciting feedback and reviewing surveys. 2: We increased opportunities for learning and interconnection with our unique slate of films from around the globe and our expansion at The Main. Tracking partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at live and virtual events; engagement in virtual discussions; conversations with partners and attendees. Reaching out and responding to survey results and constituent calls.",,1421911,"Other, local or private",1421911,,"Melodie Bahan, Harvey Ron Berg, Anne Carayon, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, David Johnson, Maris Moore, Paola Nunez Obetz, Kelly Palmer, Craig Laurence Rice, Patricia Torres Ray, Mary Reyelts, Sima Shahriar, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To foster an appreciation of the art of film and its power to unite, inform, and transform individuals and communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1817,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10018206,"Operating Support",2022,52737,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engage with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will measure participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: Programming at FilmNorth expands to offer deep, rich artistic development for Minnesota artists. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will track new and expanded programming for Minnesota artists and compare participation to programs in prior years. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs.","There was an increase in the number of participants from underrepresented communities in FilmNorth programs. FilmNorth collected demographic information on participants in all programs and distributed surveys to measure the level of participation and engagement. 2: FilmNorth expanded programming to include a Socially Conscious and Inclusive Film Lab and created new partnerships with youth serving organizations. FilmNorth distributed surveys to participants in new programming to evaluate the quality of the experience for participants and led a panel discussion with participants in the Socially Conscious and Inclusive Film Lab.",,748868,"Other, local or private",748868,7390,"Bianca Rhodes, Kellan Anderson Lee, Jeremy Wilker, Sam Burnham, Warren Harmon, Chris Barry, Valerie Deus, Alison Guessou, Naomi Ko, Rebecca McDonald, Sherry Meek, Jamie Schumacher, David Weiser, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@myfilmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1818,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018207,"Operating Support",2022,52511,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen Forecast's commitment to help all Minnesotans benefit from the ways public art fosters more just and equitable places. Provide pro bono public art consulting and training in 10+ Minnesota communities of color, rural communities and Native nations. Provide 350+ Minnesota artists with tools and funding to work in public, with an emphasis on womxn, BIPOC, Native and LGBTQIA+ 2: Continue to increase fundraising and earned revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Implement new fundraising strategies to grow program-specific support by cultivating ten new high-capacity MN-based donors. Grow consulting clients to increase training/consulting revenue to over 50% of annual organization revenue.","Forecast deepened our commitment to help all Minnesotans benefit from the ways public art fosters more just and equitable places. Provided pro bono public art consulting to five MN communities and provided 375 MN artists with tools and funding to work in public with majority of support going to BIPOC artists. 2: Increased fundraising and earned revenues to support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves MN artists and communities. Launched a new fund committed to racial justice in public art in MN with $25,000 from individual donors and grew consulting clients which increased training/consulting revenue to 51% of annual organization revenue.",,1231170,"Other, local or private",1231170,8205,"Dudley Voigt, John Pain, Hally Turner, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Joan Vorderbruggen, Hlee Vang, Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Kristo Sween",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1819,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018209,"Operating Support",2022,40322,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Franconia will support 30 contemporary artists in the creative process Franconia's residency program is evaluated through post-program surveys to assess the impact of the program on artists served, as well as to better serve artists in the future. 2: Franconia will engage with the community through diverse public programs and events Franconia will measure the impact of all public programs via on-site surveys and both digital and analog tools to provide visitor feedback and suggestions.","Franconia supported 36 artists in the creation and exhibition of new, experimental work. All artists-in-residence complete post-program surveys to help refine and retool the program from year to year. 2: Franconia hosted 56 FREE public programs throughout the granting period for a diverse public. Franconia surveyed a cross-section of program attendees who provided visitor feedback and suggestions, as well as demographic information.",,623082,"Other, local or private",623082,21488,"Stacy O'Reilly, Linda Seebauer Hanson, Rosie Kellogg, Eric Bruce, Esther Callahan, Nora Kaitfors, Sharon Louden, Beth McGuire, Kevin Riach, Sara Rothholz Weiner, Heather Rutledge, Susan Clayton",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To foster an inclusive community to create and contemplate contemporary art inspired by nature and our ever evolving world.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ginger,Porcella,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",info@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1821,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018211,"Operating Support",2022,42369,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GVI singers will increase their musical knowledge, enhance vocal techniques, and build stronger social connections through choral singing. Outcome 1: Quantitative and qualitative information will be collected from singers via facilitated focus groups and surveys measuring changes in musical knowledge, ability and social connections. 2: Audiences will enjoy the high artistic quality of GVI concerts and increase their understanding of artistic abilities of people living with AD. Surveys will measure audience satisfaction with the artistic quality of each concert and document changes in understanding of artistic abilities of singers living with AD.","Singers reported the following outcomes: 55% increased musical knowledge, 60% enhanced vocal techniques and 70% built stronger social connections. Chorus members are asked to complete an anonymous online survey after the end of each session. Reported results are from singers and caregivers who participated in GVI's choruses and voluntarily completed the survey during the defined grant period. 2: Hundreds viewed GVI's concerts online during the pandemic and shared comments expressing high satisfaction with the concert quality and content. GVI normally conducts audience surveys at our in-person concerts, but due to COVID concerts switched to an online format last year. Surveys were sent to audience members we had contact information for and feedback helped us gauge the concert success.",,213127,"Other, local or private",213127,11418,"Karen Kenny, Sally Scoggin, Nancy Fushan, Keath Young, Frank Bennett, Richard Golden, Barbara Greene, Darrell Foss, Angela Lunde, Zarina Madolimov, Heather Mulder, Carole Lee Randall, Jean Thomson, Jim Jensen",,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Giving Voice Initiative inspires and equips organizations to bring together people with Alzheimer's and other dementias and their care partners to sing in choruses that foster joy, well-being, purpose, and community understanding.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Eyleen,Braaten,"Giving Voice Initiative","7801 E Bush Lake Rd Ste 120",Bloomington,MN,55439,"(612) 440-9660",eyleen@givingvoicechorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1823,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018213,"Operating Support",2022,17767,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide students with learning paths to engage in a sequence of quality learning opportunities that grows their artistic practice. Evaluative methods will include both quantitative and qualitative student, instructor and resident written and verbal evaluations, tracking attendee and visitor numbers. 2: Maximize impact by bringing GMAC resources and partners together to deliver excellent arts programs to Minnesotans. Work with three institutional partners to host and support four professional artists to provide innovative community-based arts programming involving art and themes pertaining to the Great Lakes.","Students, instructors, residents and visitors participated in virtual and in-person experiences that broadened knowledge and grew skills in the arts. We solicited student, instructor and resident feedback through written evaluations, in-person interviews / conversations and monitored attendance both online and in-person. 2: GMAC effectively managed and strategically applied shared resources to provide quality arts programming for Minnesotans. Visitor, student, instructor and resident feedback through written evaluations and verbal input.",,545375,"Other, local or private",545375,,"David Safar, Sally Berg, David Quick, Chris Fischbach, Heather Freitag, Rachel Fulkerson, Katherine Goertz, Baiers Heeren, Tom Irvine, Maggie Jones, Charles Matson Lume, Allen Ondrachek, John Schuerman.",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony provides services to artists, promotes art education, and nurtures art in our community through an environment of creative excellence.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1825,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018214,"Operating Support",2022,141681,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, local media attention, and supplemental book-specific resources. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 32 books that inspired empathy, introduced ideas and forms, influenced public discourse, and sold 20,000 copies in Minnesota. Graywolf administered a reader survey, spoke with event attendees, engaged with social media users, and tracked sales, reviews, and award attention, including the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Awards. 2: Graywolf enhanced Minnesota communities by partnering on events featuring authors and staff, and donating 438 copies of 41 titles to 9 organizations. Graywolf worked with at least 21 local partner institutions to build audiences and readership and also established an engagement circle of 4 paid advisors who facilitate new connections with Minnesota communities.",,4904662,"Other, local or private",4904662,,"Ramona Advani, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Art Berman, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Milo Cumaranatunge, Rick Dow, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Jill Koosmann, Aimee Lagos, Maura Rainey McCormack, Zachary McMillan, Mike Meyer, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, Cathy Polasky, James Short, Kathleen Smith, Winifred Smith, Debra Stone, Judy Titcomb",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1826,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018215,"Operating Support",2022,65254,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build and increase intercultural capacity across the organization to ensure our actions align with our commitment to DEIJ. After determining a baseline, our consultants will work side-by-side GREAT to gather qualitative and quantitative data through in-person focus groups, online surveys and one-on-one meetings to measure the growth of GREAT's intercultural capacity. 2: Expand access to GREAT Theatre through virtual tools and in-person experiences resulting in a 10% increase in new-to-GREAT participants. This will be measured through counting the number of participants, audience live streaming, registration for workshops and camps and survey results asking to identify if you are new to GREAT Theatre.","Increased intercultural capacity across the organization as part of our ongoing work to align our actions with our commitment to anti-racism. We complete a year-long contract working side-by-side with a consultant through focus groups, surveys, one-on-one meetings, and team training sessions to grow GREAT's intercultural capacity. 2: Expanded access through virtual tools and in-person experiences to grow new-to-GREAT participants. We measured increased participation through counting the number of participants, audience live streaming, registration for workshops and camps and survey results asking to identify if you are new to GREAT Theatre.",,1580442,"Other, local or private",1580442,7423,"Marianne Arnzen, Buddy King, Dan Barth, Chris Kudrna, Joanne Dorsher, Cassie Miles,Lori Glanz-Gambrino, Chad O'Brien, Kimberly Foster, Steve Palmer, Monica Segura-Schwartz, Janet Reagan ",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theatre experiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Wachtler-Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787",Dennis@GreatTheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1827,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018216,"Operating Support",2022,57244,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue around the art of theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Successfully mount an outdoor season (will be the first for Great River Shakespeare Festival) that attracts at least 4500 during the pandemic. Attendance and staffing levels will be measured (especially first-time attendees) as well as audience and artist response to the quality of the work.","The community gathered at a local arts event for the first time since the pandemic shut downs and witnessed creative solutions onstage and off. Participation was measured by audience count for both in person and online activities as well as the measures of diversity within the company Outcomes of diversity/resilience training were also documented. 2: The festival successfully mounted an outdoor season that attracted 4326 attendees (338 being first-time buyers). Three productions were created. Attendance was measured using ticketing software. Interviews with audience members in the succeeding months gathered feedback on what was successful and not successful with the outdoor presentation.",,1008545,"Other, local or private",1008545,,"Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Roderick Baker, Kris Blanchard, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Gary Diomandes, Candace Gordon, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust Jr., Beth Forkner Moe, Paul Mundt, Kelley Olson, Gaby Peterson, Mary Polus, Jim Stoa, Greg Peterson, Jeanne Skattum, LeRoy Telstad.",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","121 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lyon, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1828,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018217,"Operating Support",2022,54586,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More children, families and community members will have greater access to participate in orchestral music, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS will measure the number of need-based scholarships for tuition and private lessons, new participants, and student demographics. We will track the number of audience members and survey families and audiences. 2: GTCYS students will be transformed musically, personally, and socially through educational activities and leadership opportunities. GTCYS will collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys. We will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders.","Students and audience members had access to participate in orchestral music during the pandemic, building an appreciation for the arts. GTCYS measured the number of total participants and new students, attendance, need-based scholarships, and digital audience members. We also surveyed families about their participation. 2: GTCYS students were transformed musically, personally, and socially through our educational activities and performance opportunities. GTCYS collected feedback through student and parent family surveys. We also analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from families.",,1293262,"Other, local or private",1293262,,"Heidi Becken, JC Beckstrand, Michele Belisle, Matthew Crowley, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Camille Chang Gilmore, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Abha Karnick, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Ernest van Panhuys, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the body, mind, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1829,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018218,"Operating Support",2022,773032,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will make world-class theater performances accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys and interviews, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: Educational theater experiences for students will inspire increased interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie offered five world-class theater productions which were accessible to Minnesotans, inspiring thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming was evaluated through audience surveys, observation, team reflection, critical reviews in the media, and/or data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. 2: The Guthrie was pleased to welcome students back for an enhanced student matinee experience and to resume in-person camps after a pandemic hiatus. Programming was evaluated through surveys of students and teachers, observation, team reflection and/or data on attendance and participation in matinees and classes.",,27263166,"Other, local or private",27263166,,"Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Peter Brew, James L. Chosy, David Dines, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Joseph Haj, Linda N. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Timothy Huebsch, David G. Hurrell, Garry W. Jenkins, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Lisa Johnson Kelly, John A. Knapp, David M. Lilly, Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Dr. Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Lee Skold, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Dan Torbenson, Wendy Unglaub, Todd Zaun. LIFETIME MEMBERS: Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, William George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle.",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1830,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018220,"Operating Support",2022,901085,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved populations engage in inclusive arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their community. We conduct participant surveys to identify increases in knowledge and positive attitudes. Benchmark: and #8805; 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Trust programming creates significant economic benefits and supports statewide partners in meeting their missions. a) track ticket sales and apply multiplier; b) track marketing reach provided to partners; c) partners identify benefits of collaborating with the Trust.","98% of participants identified an increase in knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. Conducted online and written surveys with participants. Response types include ratings, followed by open-ended questions about rating, comments and suggestions for improvements. 2: Ticket sales in 2018 (22M) and 2019 (43M) trended upward. Due to COVID 2020 was shortened and theaters were closed in 2021; 2022 started late. We monitored ticket sales while theaters were open. Because of our strong partnerships with the city our partners feel more connected. The Trust amplifies their message through social media and features in our weekly email of 300,000+ people.",,47551607,"Other, local or private",47551607,,"Travis Barkve, Andrea Mokros, Ryan Johnson, Dan Tenenbaum, Jay Novak, Marie Becker, Molly Biwer, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Justin Buoen, Al Coleman, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Andrea Hart Kajer, Jayne Haugen Olson, Herschel Herndon, Christine Kwiat, Dorraine Larison, Bill Moffly, Sue Ross, Melvin Tennant, Jennie Weber, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brooks,Becker,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 703-1473",Brooks.Becker@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1832,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018221,"Operating Support",2022,28951,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop, and present high quality choral music programming for women and girls' voices, focused on growth, connection, and female empowerment. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, challenged by programming (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff and board. 2: Provide relevant, inclusive, and accessible programming which increases/grows participation of our audience (5%), and program participants (5%). Comparative audience and participant demographics (surveys); Analysis of participant registrations/participation enrollment numbers from previous year; participant/audience feedback on accessibility, relevance, and inclusivity (surveys/discussions).","Present high quality choral music by women composers for women's voices focused on relevant topics such as Resilience and Women's Bodies. Through post-season discussion, survey, and audience comments we heard positive feedback on the effectiveness of this season made possible by these funds. 2: Provide relevant, inclusive, and accessible programming. Analysis of ticket sales, audience numbers, and singer numbers we know we did not see an increase, but a sustaining of our singing program which has set us up for a powerful season to come.",,231080,"Other, local or private",231080,,"Elizabeth Paul, Emily Menchaca, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Julie Kelly, Karleen Kos, Meg Swanson, Ronna Puck, Sage Walen, Sandi Sherman, Susan Clark.",,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Her Voice Productions is a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elisa,Olson,"Her Voice Productions","PO Box 22509","St Paul",MN,55122,"(612) 333-8292",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1833,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018222,"Operating Support",2022,51249,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities for BIPOC artists to learn printmaking, grow artistic skills, exhibit and sell their work. Success measured by: BIPOC artists receive free or reduced cost support to learn/deepen skills in printmaking; HP expands award opportunities for BIPOC artists; BIPOC artists exhibit and sell work. 2: Plan and execute HP's 20th Anniversary events to engage the community and celebrate HP's impact on the arts in Minnesota. HP celebrates twenty years in 2021, success will include: communities and partners celebrate HP's twenty years; HP's diversity initiatives expand; HP's archive of prints are exhibited at Minneapolis Institute of Art in summer 2021.","Highpoint grew awards and mentorships for emerging and BIPOC artists, international programming, and diversity among students and participants. Success evaluated by the addition of BIPOC Fellowship programs, increased attendance to events and artist talks, visitor surveys, and online engagement. 2: HP celebrated 20 years with artist talks and a retrospective of Highpoint Editions viewers expressed interest and new understanding of printmaking. Highpoint and the Mia, where the exhibit was hosted, recorded data and participant quotes, evaluated visitor experience and collected surveys during the exhibit. HP experienced an increase in interest and online visitors throughout the state.",,1125489,"Other, local or private",1125489,1000,"Jerry Vallery, Michelle Klein, Neely Tamminga, Alexandra Buffalohead, Colleen Carey, Siri Engberg, Rebecca Lawrence, Aaron Mack, Sarah McMullin, Cathy Ryan, Keisha Williams, Patty Wilder, and Cole Rogers.",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1834,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018223,"Operating Support",2022,89165,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American history and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys; focus groups; and breadth and depth of conversations at live and virtual post-performance conversations. 2: Engagement and education program Participants begin to see themselves as history makers while learning elements of performance. Post-performance surveys and talk backs; formal and informal assessments of education and engagement programs, and observed participation in engagement activities.","29,053 people experienced HT programming through shows, residencies, streaming content and engagement activities that brought History into the present. Through box office sales and views on streaming content, we collect quantitative data on audience numbers and group engagement. We employ virtual audience surveys and post-program feedback to evaluate qualitative outcomes. 2: Over 50 youth participated in online learning; teaching artists observed that many learned new skills or gained a new perspective. Through post-program surveys (virtual), teaching artist feedback, and participant comments.",,2616049,"Other, local or private",2616049,,"John Sebastian, Candace Campbell, Lois Duffy, Tyler Zehring, John F. Apitz, Dave Beehler, George Dow, Michele Kelm-Helgen, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Jessica Looman, Cheryl L. Moore, Kara Peterson, Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, Jennifer Simek, Charles A. Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Jon Thomas ",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Douglas,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4327",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1835,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018226,"Operating Support",2022,37280,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our level of engagement and education of a larger, more diverse Minnesotan community. Focused surveying of participants, as well as collection of participants' comments and feedback.Tracking number of new opportunities offered (including events, workshops, performances, interpretive tours) and number of participants. 2: The community's awareness and value of The Center as a quality arts destination will increase. Increases in membership and member exhibition participation, as well as increases in attendance and/or viewership and engagement of virtual programming.","HCA reached a larger and more diverse population of Minnesota that learned and grew community as a result. HCA staff collected comments and feedback from participant and audience interviews, social media communications, and focused surveys. Demographics were collected through a combination of survey self-reporting, staff observation, and census data. 2: Awareness and value of the Center's contributions to our community increased through varied and vibrant programming. Qualitative data was collected by surveys, interviews, and comments (direct/in-person, email, social media) Center staff tracked quantitative audience engagement through ticket sales, in-person attendance, surveys and virtual programming viewership.",,929300,"Other, local or private",929300,37280,"Marlena Bromschwig, Elaine Goepfert, James Green, Vlad Gruin, Bonnie Hammel, Dominique Pierre-Toussaint, Susan Swenson, Holly Magdanz, Pam Luer, Lynn Anderson, Jim Clark",0.1,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression, and providing artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lynn,Anderson,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",landerson@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1838,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018227,"Operating Support",2022,50282,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans expand skills and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. Teachers monitor students' growth, Students' evaluation of classes include qualitative questions, Enrollment (goal 600) tracked, Up to 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Performers grow their skills and artistry through paid performance and directorial opportunities. Evaluation of programs that cultivate performers and directors; Pay 200 or more artists; Produce and/or present at least twenty new shows; Further develop/remount at least twenty shows.","732 student enrollments, student feedback 92% positive, 6% of students received scholarships. Enrollment and scholarships were tracked through the grant period. Instructors tracked student progress. Students filled out evaluation forms at the end of the classes. Ratings were 92% positive, with 72% giving the highest possible rating. 2: HUGE had 460 performances, paying 122 artists. We produced or presented 22 news shows and remounted 14. HUGE tracked the data included in our outcomes and gave careful attention through the year to the number of artists opportunities we created and new works developed.",,592182,"Other, local or private",592182,,"Adia Morris Swanger, Robin Gillette, Butch Roy, Jill Bernard, Nels Lennes, Amy Derwinski",,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater is an artist led nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through?performance and education.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dillon,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843",sean@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1839,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018228,"Operating Support",2022,57592,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that help them better understand the needs of diverse communities and important societal issues. Illusion will: Produce theater that explores issues of diversity, equality and inclusion, Facilitate post-performance discussions about show content and issues, and Capture feedback from participating artists and audience members about their experiences. 2: Provide underserved Minnesota youth and adults with high-quality arts experiences to help them make healthy life decisions and give voice to their communities. Illusion will:* Provide arts programs to youth and adults in schools and community organizations throughout MN* Maintain records of number of programs conducted and number of participants* Conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth and adults.","Illusion provided Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that helped them better understand other cultures and important societal issues. Evaluation included: Conducting post-show discussions after performances; Producing content that featured diverse cultures and difficult community issues; Conducting debriefs with participating artists; Tracking audience attendance at performances. 2: Illusion gave underserved MN youth and adults high-quality arts experiences that encouraged personal growth and gave authentic voice to their issues. Conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants; Conducted post-program discussions with students and adults; Maintained accurate records of programs conducted and the number of participating youth and adults.",,963514,"Other, local or private",963514,4125,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Lisa Cotter, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Whitney Taha Frakes, Keith Halperin, Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Tim Johnson, Maureen Long, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Jeffrey Rabkin, Ann Rainhart, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion's mission is to create theater that illuminates the illusions, myths, and realities of our times, and to catalyze personal and social change.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1840,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018230,"Operating Support",2022,80086,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists with disabilities experience personal creative growth, collaborate with mainstream professionals, change public perceptions of disability. Number of regularity of artist participation, number ofevent audience, $ sales. Assess artistic satisfaction, changes in public perception after experiencing work: via discussions, surveys, pre-post interviews.","Artists with disabilities experienced personal creative growth, collaborated with mainstream professionals, and change perceptions of disability. WE recorded participation in our theater and studio programs, # of audience at events, $ value of ticket and art sales. Assessed quantitative information through conversations with artists and audiences, group discussions, and surveys.",,2165184,"Other, local or private",2165184,80086,"Jeanne Calvin, Mary Kay Kennedy, Lori Leavitt, Ann Leming, Susan Shapiro, Monica Little, Patrick Dow",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Interact Center for the Performing and Visual Arts creates art that challenges perceptions of disability.??",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1842,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018231,"Operating Support",2022,86722,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse public enjoys engagement with theater that has adopted a more inclusive approach and an expanded definition of the work product. Track artist demographics and changes in the theatermaking process; track audience participation numbers for work delivered in varied formats, and as possible, audience demographics.","A more inclusive audience benefitted from quality theater that represented different perspectives and explored relevant social/cultural topics. We gathered data and feedback from audience surveys, tracked attendance, reviewed data analytics, and tracked artist demographic diversity.",,2306873,"Other, local or private",2306873,,"David Dobmeyer, Erika Eklund, Andrea Fike, Kelly Kita, Barbara Klaas, Karl Lambert, Nancy Monroe, Kelsey Norton, Erin Oglesbay, Juliane Ray, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, David Weinstein, Christina Baldwin (ex-officio), Robin Gillette (ex-officio)",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robin,Gillette,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002x 0141",rgillette@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1843,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018233,"Operating Support",2022,24461,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer expansive and comprehensive programming that encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts. More than 70% of learners and viewers will report having a better understanding of and appreciation for visual arts. 2: Introduce area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Target audiences will be identified and participants will be surveyed on demographic information with more than 70% reporting that programming provided them with a meaningful arts learning and/or experience that enriched their lives.","The Kaddatz offered extensive exhibitions and educational programming that contributed to deeper understanding and appreciation of the arts. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observation. 2: The Kaddatz introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Quantitative evaluation methods used included tracking number of programs offered and participants engaging in the programs. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observations.",,263649,"Other, local or private",263649,22411,"Bill Adams, Buzz Anderson, Chelsey Beilhartz, Scott DeMartelaere, Dominic Facio, Linda MacFarlane, Rebecca Petersen, Ruth Rosengren, Nancy Valentine, Carl Zachmann ",0.25,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of local artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Callahan,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",amanda@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Traverse, Wadena, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1845,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018235,"Operating Support",2022,24408,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse audience of Minnesotans will learn and grow by experiencing Asian Indian art and culture through an ancient and expressive form of dance (Kathak). KDT will: Produce cross-cultural dance programming, outreach and residencies (virtual and/or live), Survey participants to understand their experiences, and Document feedback in post-show discussions, online, through email, website and social media 2: KDT will increase its capacity to bridge diverse cultures and enhance the Minnesota community through the Kathak arts of dance, music, poetry and storytelling. KDT will:* Redesign our website and make it more user-friendly for virtual performances/classes * Bring our studio ventilatioir-filtering system up to post-Covid standards* Train next generation of professional Kathak dancers and choreographers.","In addition to our virtual showcase series and continued hybrid classes, we created a successful pandemic-era live show that brought in new audiences. We collected comments/messages about our virtual showcases, looked at quantitative (student numbers) and qualitative (survey) responses to our hybrid classes, and distributed a post-show survey for our pandemic-era show 'Shaamya - Of Equality.'. 2: Our improved air-filtering system in our studio and revitalized tech have enabled us to resume in-person teaching and 100% hybrid learning options. The above-mentioned technologies have both helped us increase our capacity to reach more students. These improvements have helped us recognize further changes to make as we develop goals for a website redesign.",,301170,"Other, local or private",301170,889,"Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi, Monica Singh Shukla, Marcia Boehnlein, Kuhu Singh, Aditi Stinbruchel",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Katha Dance Theatre creates, performs, and educates through the arts of dance, music, poetry, and storytelling.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1847,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018240,"Operating Support",2022,18738,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCB will make ballet approachable and accessible by increasing educational outreach programming by 20% over the next four years. TCB will compare the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conduct audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: TCB will return revenue to pre-pandemic levels to secure the long-term stability of the organization. TCB will track fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compare total income to FY 2019 to determine if revenue has returned to pre-pandemic levels.","In the 2021/22 Season, TCB increased educational outreach programming offerings by 28%. TCB compared the number of outreach programs to previous years, and conducted audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: TCB has increased revenue, exceeding our pre-pandemic average. TCB tracked fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compared total income to previous years.",,311212,"Other, local or private",311212,15951,"Lisa Kvittem, Paul Rime, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Allison Cole, Maureen Haworth, Sacha Haworth, Tom Henry",0.75,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To make ballet approachable, relatable, and fun through innovative, professional, and original productions.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",development@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1852,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018242,"Operating Support",2022,86990,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Diverse Minnesotans indicate literary learning, personal growth, and/or professional development based on their own goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, and development, and their progress toward engagement goals. 2: Minnesotans connect with each other as readers and writers, engaging through literature in the exchange of ideas vital to a healthy society. Participant comments and survey ratings indicating they felt part of an engaged community or were inspired toward dialogue with others as a direct result of their Loft participation.","95% participants (17% of whom are BIPOC) noted learning on topic/subject; 98% reported expanded thinking on the topic; 97.5% rated teachers highly. Surveyed class/event participants on teaching artists/presenters, and impact of Loft programs/activities on learning, writing goals, and thinking/conversation about various topics. Gathered participant demographics. 2: 94% of Loft class/event participants reported building writing/reading community and networks; 100% were inspired to have conversations on subject. Surveyed class/event participants on impact of their Loft experience/s and extent to which they felt connected to a network/community of other writers and readers.",,2690660,"Other, local or private",2690660,,"Mike Meyer, Melinda Ward, Jon Austin, Arleta Little (ex-officio), Dara Beevas, Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Kelly Jo McDonnell, Dorothy Nins, Sarah Olson, Ruth Shields",0.75,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2597",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1854,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018243,"Operating Support",2022,60639,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 80% report improved creativity, confidence and teamwork Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and social-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in N. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its programs and gathering artists/community groups 1+ time a Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.","Parents reported significant arts learning in students: 94% saw growth in technical arts skills, 95% in confidence, 85% in teamwork/cooperation and 84. Lundstrum used faculty assessments and parent surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction in dance, voice and drama, as well as growth in socio-emotional skills such as confidence, collaboration and creative thinking. 2: Lundstrum successfully employed 70 artists in FY22. Also 4 community groups (14 artists) used the facility for rehearsals and performances. Employment records document artists hired as faculty, guest artists, accompanists, costume and technical artists. Organizational correspondence and rental agreements document use of facilities by other artists/organizations.",,1188058,"Other, local or private",1188058,10109,"Terri Ashmore, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jonathan Chambers, Monisha Dunn, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Kendall Griffith, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, Cindy LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Corinne O'Neil, Joan Grathwol Olson, Trinka Sharpe, Sarah Stroebel",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Based in north Minneapolis, we cultivate a love and knowledge of performing arts so young people discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character, and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship support.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patty,Lefaive,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(651) 521-2600x 820",giving@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1855,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018245,"Operating Support",2022,32237,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. First time and returning ticket-buyers, volunteer, and sponsorship involvement tracked and evaluated; school performance evaluations analyzed 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Focus groups and surveys measure engagement.","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. A new commission, a new video for schools, a re-imagined classic, and a new ensemble created opportunities for engagement in a variety of formats. Engagement was tracked through ticketing sites and through direct feedback from artists and patrons. 2: Minnesotans are more inclined to participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible. Information was gathered via online ticketing data, combined with direct feedback from patrons and artists via informal emails, conversations, and surveys.",,289621,"Other, local or private",289621,,"Andrea Kuzel, Susan Henke, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Vikre, Paula Meyer, Thomas Bakken, Annie Dugan, Mark Hakes, Pat Castellano, Kate Horvath, Sara Cole.",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Opera of the North provides world-class opera performance and education in the north, for all ages, in a diversity of venues and formats.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1857,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018246,"Operating Support",2022,343287,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Student Satisfaction Surveys show consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Evaluation from partners at Wilder Research will show approximately two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","MacPhail's FY22 Annual Student Satisfaction Survey showed that 96% of enrolled students felt welcome across all racial/ethnic groups. MacPhail administered a Student Satisfaction Survey incorporating results across programs. The process collected 364 complete surveys, with 53% completed by students/clients and 47% completed by parents/caregivers. 2: Older adults reported growth in musical skills (62%), an increase in socializing with others (64%), and improvement in mood (73%). MacPhail's partners at Wilder Research conducted pre- and post-surveys completed by program participants ages 55 and older, followed by an in-depth analysis of the results.",,11408634,"Other, local or private",11408634,,"Eric Anderson, Margaret (Margee) Bracken, Ellen L. Breyer, Kyle Carpenter, Klerissa Church, Kate Cimino, Chip Emery, Natalia Hernandez, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Linda Mack, Patty Murphy, Christopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Virginia Stringer, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Marshall Tokheim, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Mandy K. Tuong, Reverend Carl Walker, Jeffrey C. Yelverton, Jr., Kate Whittington, Anne Yoder",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Todd,Kroviak,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",kroviak.todd@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1858,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018250,"Operating Support",2022,21133,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of Minnesotans served in 2021 over the prior year The 990 will be used to evaluate ticket sales, tuition, and artist rentals. These numbers reflect attendees, student enrollment, artists served, and arts organizations served.","More individuals will pay admission or fees than the prior year. MAC was unable to sell tickets or education programming or artist rentals the previous fiscal year. However, during this reporting period, we produced and sold tickets to 2 shows and 2 camps! 990 and Quickbooks verifies this.",,256295,"Other, local or private",256295,,"Mark Garton, Tom Tarnow, Lori Nelson",,"Merrill Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To Champion the Arts",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Hansen,"Merrill Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1862,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018251,"Operating Support",2022,51419,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain and strengthen Minnesotans' connections to art by adapting our programs to offer socially distanced art experiences during the pandemic. We will evaluate progress based on tracked exhibition project attendance estimates and library acquisitions, as well as participant feedback, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Provide career opportunities and resources for Minnesota artists/curators during the pandemic in order to keep the arts vibrant, relevant and accessible. Evaluating the number of artists that we are supporting through our exhibition/off-site programs, our research library lending program and our Visual Arts Fund regranting program.","Minnesotans participated in quality arts programs both on-site at Midway and across the Twin Cities through Off-Site projects. Midway produced two new Off-Site projects and continued one from 2020 at sites across the Twin Cities, with over 5,000 in-person and virtual attendees, as well as producing our first show at our new location and reopening the Midway library. 2: Midway provided opportunities for Minnesota artists and curators by awarding $60,000 in Visual Arts Fund grants and through our programming. Midway funded six projects by groups of Minnesota artists through the Visual Arts Fund, awarding them $10,000 each. Our Off-Site projects included Minnesota artists and performers.",,594611,"Other, local or private",594611,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, Ellen Breyer, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Matthew Kennedy, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, Jori Sherer, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1863,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018253,"Operating Support",2022,106359,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia will utilize audience feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, idea exchange, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Participants in in-person and virtual programs and exhibitions felt challenged, connected to the art and increased their appreciation for art. Visitors to exhibitions, tours and programs all had the opportunity to respond via a survey about their experience. Some participants were also interviewed about their experiences. 2: Mia invited local artists and scholars to speak at public programs. A longstanding relationship with the Minneapolis Parks continued. Museum visitors and program participants received an emailed survey after their visit or event. Mia staff also conducted debrief conversations with partners to evaluate the collaborative process and events.",,47827271,"Other, local or private",47827271,,"David Wilson, Kari Alldredge, Liz Nordlie, Leni Moore, Elizabeth Andrus, Chanda Smith Baker, Maurice Blanks, John Butcher, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, MIchael Goar, Martha Head, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Amy Kern, Velma Korbel, Rick Kuntz, Roxana Linares, John Lindahl, Katie Luber, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Mary Olson, Puyimi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Katie Simpson, Michael Snow, Tim Welsh, Jane Wilf ",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mia's mission is to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1865,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018255,"Operating Support",2022,41011,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 150+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of choral pieces memorized and performed; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts, including school and senior care venues whose populations may not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure Outcome #2 by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to local schools and senior care sites; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience through online surveys.","Provided opportunities for 110 boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in MNBC. Quantitative measures were used to determine numbers of boys served and number of choral pieces performed. A qualitative end-of-year survey was used to determine learning, change, and growth experienced by participants and their families. 2: The choir performed 4 free community concerts, including 1 at a local senior center and 2 which were available online. Quantitative measures were used to assess number of concerts and venues as well as the number of views/audience members. Audience members were offered a post-concert online survey to assess their experience.",,622974,"Other, local or private",622974,4388,"Mitchell Karstens, Michelle Deering, Molly Driscoll, Kristen Swanson, Brian Huilman, Kelly Stiggers, Cassie Christensen, Anne Christ, Christian Novak, Lela Olson",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1867,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018256,"Operating Support",2022,48591,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans find community, inspiration, and creativity through participation in MCBA's diverse book arts offerings. We will evaluate this outcome through youth and adult workshop attendance, event attendance, workshop surveys, and artist collective participation and surveys. 2: MCBA expands participation in affordable, culturally responsive, and relevant book arts programming for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. We will evaluate this outcome using demographic information collected from our adult workshop program, consignment program, artist collective, teaching and exhibiting artist community, and youth/school engagement (as related to Title I eligibility).","Minnesotans learned artmaking skills, explored their creative potential, found inspiration, and expanded community through their participation. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (1,745 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event and gallery attendance counts, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and culturally specific programming increased access for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. Outcome measured through workshop scholarship use (14% BIPOC registration rate), teaching artist demographics (25% BIPOC), and youth and families engaged through outreach events at MCBA and in community spaces (1,765 participants).",,871119,"Other, local or private",871119,,"Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, Brandi Ernst, Heather RJ Fletcher, KC Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Shawn McCann, Diane Merrifield, Jane Messenger, Wilber `Chip` Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Deb Weiss, Cory Zanin, Laurie Zenner",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to ignite artistic practice, inspire learning, and foster diverse creative communities through the book arts.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1868,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018257,"Operating Support",2022,30041,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Chorale provides choral instruction and performances for youth, professional singers, and seniors to benefit diverse Minnesota audiences. List of performances, classes and workshops offered; repertoire for the year shows diversity of programming; locations of and attendance at concerts 2: Minnesota Chorale reaches audiences in concert halls, churches, and community venues to overcome obstacles to participation in the choral arts. List of community venues and means of access (ticketed or non-ticketed, price point) and numbers and types of groups reached.","This outcome was fully achieved. Count of performances and workshops offered; list of repertoire; list of performance locations; attendance at concerts and workshops. 2: This outcome was fully achieved. List of community venues in which programming was offered; audience survey (visual count, electronic and paper responses).",,715990,"Other, local or private",715990,,"Elizabeth F. Barchenger, Kate Biederwolf, Eric Breece, Scott Chamberlain, Steve Hughes, Mariellen Jacobson, Elizabeth Pauly, Robert A. Peskin (ex officio), Nathan Petersen-Kindem (ex officio), Kathy Saltzman Romey (ex officio), Susan Tarnowski, Paige Winebarger",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Chorale celebrates the human voice and its power to educate, unite, enrich, and inspire by performing an ever widening repertory of choral music, at the highest artistic level, for a broad community of audiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","1200 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 333-4866",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1869,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018258,"Operating Support",2022,30076,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present visionary dance works performed by professionals who also serve as mentors to aspiring students in the MDT school This outcome will be evaluated by tracking the critical response and audience feedback received for dance works presented and through assessing the impact of training and mentorship on students in the MDT school. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT presented its first full season of performances since 2019. MDT company dancers served as instructors and mentors to MDT school students. MDT tracked audience feedback from performances offered via in-person and in online forums. MDT teachers and staff maintained close communication with students and families to collect feedback on student engagement and progress throughout the year. 2: MDT employed a diverse roster of professional dancers and continued to offer both in-person and virtual training options while ensuring dancer safety. MDT tracked audience, school, and company metrics where possible. MDT also convened a Covid-19 Task Force to assess dancer safety and a committee to review Nutcracker content to ensure a welcoming arts experience for all performers and audiences.",,1149075,"Other, local or private",1149075,4494,"Erin Gerrits, Jeffrey Hankinson, Tom Hoch (Interim Chair), Dr. Andrew Houlton, Anna Karena, Brian Thomas May, Clare Scott, Elizabeth Simonson, Walter Tambor, Lise Houlton (non-voting), Cory Johnson (non-voting)",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School AKA Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre's mission is to present masterful and inspiring dance through performance and education with the goal of providing an experience that's transformational and celebratory.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cory,Johnson,"Minnesota Dance Theatre & School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627",cory.johnson@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1870,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018260,"Operating Support",2022,33786,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through MJTC's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at MJTC programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcomes.","Minnesotans became more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share. Unsolicited emails, notes, Facebook postings, teacher evaluations, and patron comments at performances indicated outcome achieved.",,388440,"Other, local or private",388440,,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, David Estreen, Renae Goldman, Margot Hurwitz, Beth Shapiro Johnson, Ellery July, Stephanie Levine, Karen Matz, Sonny F. Miller, Holly Ross, Ellen Sampson, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffrey Tane, Alex Tselos, Ann Wynia",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company AKA Six Points Theater","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@sixpointstheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1872,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018261,"Operating Support",2022,64641,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will participate in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum because its artworks and arts programming are inclusive, relevant, and accessible MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, virtual program participation, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by surveys, social media response, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of eight high-quality water-inspired exhibitions and a suite of related arts programming that engaged Minnesota audiences. MMAM's quantitative evaluation of participation is by attendance, virtual program participation, membership, and donor level counts. Qualitative evaluation is by social media response, gallery conversations, and unsolicited online reviews.",,1285630,"Other, local or private",1285630,,"Sabina Bosshard, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Greg Neidhart, Anne Scott Plummer",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To engage visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1873,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018262,"Operating Support",2022,42313,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The M and its partners, both virtually and through window and skyway exhibitions, will safely engage audiences with quality programs and home activities. The M will track online traffic, monitor social media sites for feedback, and provide opportunities for participant evaluations, as well as surveys and feedback by its community partners; home activity kits will also contain a link for online feedback. 2: The M will engage a spectrum of diverse communities through deliberate, inclusive, sustained, nurtured, and often repeated partnerships The staff is committed to the partnership model, the process, and fosters a fresh perspective on diverse partner relationships. While community evaluation methods vary, many existing community partners are still at the table and new ones are calling.","The M and its partners, virtually and through window and skyway exhibitions, engaged audiences with quality programs and home activities. The M tracks online engagement and monitors foot traffic on street and skyway levels. It monitors social media posts for feedback and provides opportunities for participant evaluations, surveys, and input from its community partners. 2: The M engaged with our region's diverse communities through deliberate, inclusive, and sustaining multiple-year partnerships. The M is committed to a partnership model, and the process fosters a fresh perspective on sustaining diverse partnerships. While community evaluation methods vary, many existing community partners are still at the table, and new ones are calling.",,1396427,"Other, local or private",1396427,1695,"Ann Ruhr Pifer, Gerry Stenson, Patty Whitaker, Tim Beastrom, Michael Sammler-Jones, Bruce Corrie, Jo Bailey, Brenda Child, Nathan Johnson, Colles Larkin, Walter Lehmann, David Neal, Brandon Seifert, Jennifer Hammer",0.2,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To explore American identities and experiences through art and creativity and inspire understanding of our common humanity through the power of art, artists, and community engagement.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hanna,Stoehr,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","350 Robert St N","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571",hstoehr@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1874,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10018263,"Operating Support",2022,16485,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota musicians are supported economically and artistically. This outcome will be measured by the number of paid opportunities MMC musicians are engaged in through our work (as well as MMC budget expenses allocated to artist fees), and the number of professional development/education workshops offered. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities have opportunities to connect in spaces that welcome all. This outcome will be measured by the number of activities (performance, networking, education, etc.) offered throughout the state and by measuring how musicians self-identify by geographic home.","Minnesota musicians were supported economically and artistically. MMC tracked paid performance opportunities through the booking program (314 performances), and the funds paid out to musicians: $109,985, cumulatively. MMC held 17 workshops and panels, adding most to our Youtube channel for future viewers. 2: Rural, suburban, and urban music communities had opportunities to connect in spaces that welcomed all. MMC tracks member city of residence, and region that program activities are held in. This year we held programming in 6 arts council regions, and implemented zoom and livestreamed content to be available in any geography.",,140030,"Other, local or private",140030,,"Mary McKoskey, Steve Weber, Alexei Casselle, Diane Miller, Courtney Burton, Janis Weller, Paul Boblett, Steve Cole, Scott LeGere, Sara Horishnyk, Brian Turner, Shantel Dow, Alexandria Mueller, Dawn Montez, Paul Gregerson",,"Minnesota Music Coalition","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To connect and support Minnesota's diverse community of independent musicians.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joanna,Schnedler,"Minnesota Music Coalition","75 W 5th St Landmark Ctr Ste 327","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 347-1662",joanna@mnmusiccoalition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1875,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018264,"Operating Support",2022,370872,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons servedAudience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experienceGrowth in social-emotional skills in young learners 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number and diversity of persons served, number and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers, number of retained donors, number of contact hours, word-of-mouth, marketing, positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to MN Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera. Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.",,12794528,"Other, local or private",12794528,,"Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Dorothy Horns, Philip Isaacson, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Diane Jacobson, Deborah Jiang-Stein, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, James Powell, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Mary Schrock, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hilary,Smith,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 342-9550",hsmith@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1876,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018265,"Operating Support",2022,965392,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at outdoor concerts; tracked engagement with collaborative digital performances and other online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences and project partners.",,37325562,"Other, local or private",37325562,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Bill Henak, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Jakub Tolar, Erik van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1877,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018267,"Operating Support",2022,41384,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing high quality educational programming that meets or exceeds each participant's goals, Minnesotan's quality of life is improved. We will survey participants, track participation and revenue by program, and rates of retention as measures of quality. 2: Through opportunities for creative expression and dialogue, Minnesotan's begin to heal and recover from the trauma of recent events. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Minnesotan's quality of life was improved through participation in our programs at our primary location and at the Ridgedale Shopping Center. We collected feedback, in person and in writing, from program participants. We tracked total participation, individual participation and retention rates. We tracked sales, and surveyed Ridgedale management, class participants, art buyers and viewers. 2: The Art Center and its programs, both onsite and at Ridgedale Center, played an important role in restoring Minnesotan's sense of well-being. Extensive interactions with students and Art Center visitors, and with viewers of exhibits at Ridgedale Center, corroborate the impact of the Center's programs on the lives of its participants and audiences at all levels of involvement.",,1552037,"Other, local or private",1552037,,"Denise Leskinen, Barbara McBurney, Sarah Gibson, Mary Larson, Laura Bernstein, Cynthia Dyste, Crissy Field, Lance Jeppson, Gary Lasche, Curt Paulsen, Jim Schwert",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the belief that the visual arts are indispensable to a healthy community, it is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests and abilities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1879,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018268,"Operating Support",2022,67835,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","MBT will develop and produce dynamic theatre that brings Minnesotans together to address urgent community issues and inspire positive action. Audiences will be counted, their interest and enthusiasm for programs gauged through surveys, observation, verbal and written responses, and expressed willingness for further engagement. 2: MBT will strengthen its capacity to serve Minnesotans through renewed vision and focused leadership. MBT will operationalize strategic goals to transform the work, expand support, and transition to new leadership. Progress means increased community partners, more participation by marginalized groups, and hiring a new artistic director.","Mixed Blood produced two world-premiere theatre works that addressed urgent issues, inspired creative solutions, and included concrete calls to action. Audiences were counted; their interest and enthusiasm for programs was gauged through surveys, observation, verbal and written responses, and expressed willingness for further engagement. 2: Mixed Blood has strengthened its capacity to serve Minnesotans via its new strategic plan and a new leadership. Mixed Blood has strategic goals to transform its work, expand support, and transition to new leadership. Progress has taken place via increased community partners, participation by marginalized groups, and the hiring of a new Artistic Director.",,1363477,"Other, local or private",1363477,22596,"Robert Lunning, Joseph Stanley, Samantha King, Rita Khan, PJ Doyle, Dj Gramman, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Daniel Le , Jack Reuler, Ken Rodgers, Jeff Schuur, PJ Vitoff, Zoey Wainberg, Charles A. Weinstein",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theatre to illustrate and animate, Mixed Blood models pluralism, in pursuit of interconnections, shared humanity, and engaged citizenry.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Khamara,Larson,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",khamara@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Marshall, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1880,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018270,"Operating Support",2022,60283,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Regain onsite exhibition and program attendance lost during the pandemic and grow online and virtual programs initiated during the pandemic. Statistics will be maintained for all onsite, online, and virtual programs and be compared to the most recent pre-pandemic results to gauge usage trends.","Onsite attendance was 82% greater during FY2022 versus FY2021. Virtual programming increased as a result of expansion of online language programs. Attendance and program attendance statistics were maintained on a daily basis and compared to the previous fiscal year and the most recent pre-pandemic year. Evaluation indicated that the upward attendance trend has yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.",,1185122,"Other, local or private",1185122,,"Natalia Berglund, Reggie Boyle, Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Liz Petrangelo, Christine Podas-Larson, Chuck Ritchie, Meaghan Shomion, David Washburn, C. Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art?promotes?understanding of the art, people, and history of Russia and adjacent territories through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Murray, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1882,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018272,"Operating Support",2022,31703,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reach out to new constituencies and engage them in new, relevant arts experiences. NYMRCC will create at least one new gallery show and one new event, in collaboration with new partner(s), developing authentic connections, amplifying voices, and identifying additional needs in the community. 2: Implement stronger partnerships with local communities and arts/cultural/creative organizations. NYMRCC will partner with at least one community and one arts organization to create a shared artist residency database, identifying new opportunities for visiting artists and expanding outreach and impact beyond New York Mills.","The Cultural Center reached new constituencies and engaged them in new, relevant arts experiences through our gallery and community art events. New artist partner Kandace Creel Falcon's Kitchen Saints gallery show told stories of regional Latinx food workers and communities. The Celebrating Cultures Niijii Radio collaborative event developed authentic connections through cultural exchange. 2: The Cultural Center connected with many organizational and community partners to expand outreach and impact beyond New York Mills. Partnering with Wadena Development on creative community plan with residency opportunities. New database created; collaborations discussed with fellow residencies including Springboard's Hinge, Big River, 176 Gallery, Landmark Center, and Phelps Mill.",,213817,"Other, local or private",213817,,"Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Latham Hetland, Rebecca Imsande, Nicole Lalum, Nick Leonard, Jennifer Parta, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts, Mary Jo Roberts, Lynne Penke Valdes, Alison Francis, Matthew Kaul",,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts.???",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1884,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018273,"Operating Support",2022,75512,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Course enrollment data, annual donor support, and survey responses from course/event participants will serve as key evaluation metrics in gauging impact. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft Surveys will be issued to artisans at the conclusion of courses, the annual instructor retreat (anticipated attendance of 50+ artisans), and at the culmination of the internship and Artisan Development programs.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Enrollment, student survey data, program participation, and donor support are regularly reviewed. While the pandemic's impact on in-person enrollment is lessening, 2021/22 engagement continues to reflect challenges imposed by COVID-19. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. North House hosted an on-campus Instructor Retreat in spring 2022 with 50+ registered participants. An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans, with 13 hosted during the grant term.",,2340275,"Other, local or private",2340275,11923,"Carol Winter, Tina Hegg Raway, Greg Koschinska, Todd Mestad, Jane Alexander, Terri Cermak, Amy Hubbard, Reid Lindquist, Clair Nalezny, Phil Oswald, Mike Prom, Cecelia Schiller, Randy Schnobrich, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart, and the mind.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1885,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018274,"Operating Support",2022,65564,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We'll present programs and serve artists that address contemporary issues in ceramics in relationship to the current civic/social climate of our world Gather qualitative data from ceramic artists about their experience with NCC and the impact our work had on their career; and from program attendees about their knowledge gained for the medium and their interest in future involvement at NCC. 2: NCC will deliver substantive content to our local and national community and opportunities for creative expression that occur in-person and virtually. Track in-person and online attendance to NCC programs exhibitions, galleries, and educational programs; new community partnerships with myriad Minnesota organizations will be born; participants will report that programs are highly accessible.","Programs explored diverse approaches to clay and relevant social issues, were accessible and inclusive regardless of ability/economics/ethnicity/gender. Produced 10 shows w/ virtual tours (themes of fandom/ceramics of India/death); efforts guided by outside DEIA training; participation in sequential classes rose; 25% artist grantees were BIPOC; artists shared positive impact despite Covid realities. 2: We produced impactful programs for local and national audiences and offered in-person and online creative experiences for novices and professionals alike. Enrollment for youth grew 160%; online/in-person programs for adults grew 23%; gallery sales increased 17%, access to NCC for BIPOC artists increased exponentially, partnerships developed with new schools, community orgs and colleges, at-risk youth.",,1967334,"Other, local or private",1967334,11463,"Amanda Kay Anderson, Bryan Anderson, Mary K. Baumann, Craig Bishop, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Haweya Farah, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Cristin McKnight Sethi, Brad Meier, Philip Mische, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle.",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Rudy-Kohlhepp,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007x 314",kylerudyk@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1886,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018276,"Operating Support",2022,20904,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans engage in important issues of our time through innovative art in the public sphere. We will survey participants on their responses to socially relevant themes in our projects, developed with our Partners and Artist Council. 2: Diverse communities and artists attend and/or participate in the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere. We will track attendance numbers and self-identification of program participants through audience counts, onsite and online surveys, and interviews with artists, partners and audiences.","Innovative arts projects engaged audiences in issues including grief, climate change, refuge experience and Indigenous water rights in the public sphere. NL's Artist Council chose an open-ended theme for Northern Spark 2022 so contributors could connect to issues of concern. Zip codes and optional demographic data from online audience surveys determined broad public participation. 2: Diverse communities and artists attend and/or participate in the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere. Zip codes and optional demographic data from online audience surveys determined broad public participation. Optional demographic data submitted by participating artists determined diverse participation.",,620594,"Other, local or private",620594,1735,"Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Jennifer Pennington, Sarah Peters, Anh Thur Thi Pham ",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To support artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork and place and explore expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Peters,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 597-7959",sarah@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1888,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018277,"Operating Support",2022,39987,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Incorporate key online arts programming created in response to the pandemic into annual arts programming to reach and serve a wider audience. We will evaluate success in ensuring we continue to reach audiences that may not be able to attend live programs, through sharing recordings of artist talks, classes, plays and concerts online and with assisted living and other resident communities. 2: Continue to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in our organization's leadership We will continue to increase racial diversity of our board to exceed that of our community with the addition of a third person of color, and by increasing racial and gender equity of our volunteer programming committees.","Incorporate key online arts programming created in response to the pandemic into annual arts programming to reach and serve a wider audience. The Guild used surveys, course evaluations, committee focus groups, word of mouth/evaluative dialog. All new and ongoing activities were well received. 2: Continue to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion into our organization's leadership. The Guild continued to increase racial diversity of the board and exceeded parity with our community by adding a third person of color to our board and increasing diversity in our volunteer committees.",,518542,"Other, local or private",518542,,"Pepe Kryzda, Nancy Carlson, David McKee, Judy Kutulas, Connie Albers, Jane Fenton, Rita Gomez, Rae Horton, Rolf Kragseth, Jane Turpin Moore, Amy Pagel, Fernando Sevilla, Bob Thacker, Katie Warren, Jasmin Charlton, Mary Rizzo",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northfield Arts Guild's mission is to?inspire?artists of all ages and skill levels with inclusive opportunities,?connect?audiences to new art and ideas, and?grow?our increasingly diverse audience to strengthen our community.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Sjogren,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",andrea@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1889,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018278,"Operating Support",2022,25861,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will launch a new podcast series, perform Twin Cities concerts, and conduct a tour to greater Minnesota. Audience size, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members. 2: Innovative performances will build awareness of LGBTQ people and transform and empower students, singers, audiences, and community partners. Audience size, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members.","One Voice launched a new podcast, performed Twin Cities concerts, and conducted outreach to greater Minnesota for a new LGBTQ youth chorus. Audience size, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members. 2: One Voice performed the Sound Mind choral concerts, which focused on LGBTQ mental health and included new non-profit partners. Audience size, media coverage, and new partnerships will be evaluated; surveys will be collected from artistic partners, Chorus members, students, faculty, community engagement tour partners, and audience members.",,283440,"Other, local or private",283440,,"Matthew C. Ruby, Claire Psarouthakis, Sarah Cohn, Ruth Tang, Sarah Johnson, Joe Andrews, Earl Moore, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mitch,Fantin,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954",executivedirector@onevoicemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lincoln, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1890,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018280,"Operating Support",2022,574457,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue developing new and innovative ways to fulfil our mission, while preparing to welcome patrons back into the theater. We track the number of participants in our virtual and in-person events. 2: Conclude long-term planning that is informed by conversations with stakeholders, in order to better align Ordway resources with our mission. Annual financial goals for admissions income, grants and contributions and project costs are evaluated monthly by Ordway senior management and the operations management team.","We welcomed patrons back into the theater! The 2021-2022 season at the Ordway was a gradual transition to welcoming schoolchildren and adults back into the theater. And we tracked participants in our virtual and in-person events. 2: Long-term planning continues, informed by short-term uncertainties. Work is underway to crystalize the Ordway's revised Mission Statement and Organizational Vision, which will inform our long-term financial and programming plans.",,22956600,"Other, local or private",22956600,,"Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Dorothea Burns, Jennifer Coates, Tina Dear, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Melissa Gilbertson, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Mark Henneman, Dr. Eric Jolly, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, David Lilly, Beth Lilly, Matt Majka, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Kim Randolph, Christine Sand, Bill Sands, Craig Solem, Dan Stoltz, Holli VanOverbeke, Timothy Welsh, John Wolak, Jennifer Wolf, Brad Wood",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To be a community magnet that attracts artists and audiences, creating unforgettable shared experiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1892,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018281,"Operating Support",2022,68320,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will refocus its programs to professionally and safely serve artists and audiences that better represent the Twin Cities population. Artist demographics will be tracked, plus qualitative feedback on quality of production support. For audiences, quantity, diversity, and satisfaction will be measured, including comfort post-Covid.","The O'Shaughnessy offered many experiences for audiences, and three events were brought from outside Minnesota to the venue for the first time. The O'Shaughnessy collected anecdotal feedback, contact and ticket information from patrons, front of house reports, back of house reports and back of house conversations with artists.",,1234453,"Other, local or private",1234453,35273,"Mary Ellen Childs, Sandra Mitchell, Jeff Prauer, Amy Stearns, Nicole Watson, Tarshia Stanley",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Organisak,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700",pjorganisak088@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1893,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018284,"Operating Support",2022,97826,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists and audiences will be inspired and engaged by experiencing artistically diverse performances and activities, both virtually and in-person. Track artist and audience responses to creative works and activities, both virtual and in-person. Assess if Park Square has furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measure: surveys, follow-up emails, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Adapt to Covid-19 by making the theatre safe for live shows, producing zoom versions of plays and activities, and touring performances to schools. Track audiences and artists to determine numbers and responses of people who experienced new ways of engaging in theatre. Evaluate efforts to make the theatre safe. Measures: surveys, artist/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.","Artists and audiences were inspired and engaged by experiencing artistically diverse performances and activities, most virtually but some in-person. Tracked artist and audience responses to creative works and activities, both virtual and in-person. Assessed if Park Square furthered its vision of becoming a cultural hub. Measure: surveys, follow-up emails, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Adapted to COVID-19 by making the theatre safe for live shows. Produced original zoom versions of plays and provided them to schools free of charge. Tracked audiences and artists to determine numbers and responses of people who experienced new ways of engaging in theatre. Evaluated efforts to make the theatre safe. Measures: surveys, artist/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.",,3359242,"Other, local or private",3359242,,"Paul Sackett, Susan Rostkoski, Andrea Trimble Hart, Paul Casey, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Mark Howlett, Paul Johnson, Paul Mattessich, Kristen Berger Parker, Paul Stembler",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square Theatre excites generations of artists and audiences through vibrant theatre that elevates our community's multiplicity of voices.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Ferraro-Hauck,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 291-7005",hauck@parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1896,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018285,"Operating Support",2022,23730,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Paul Bunyan Playhouse provides rich experiences that contribute to the artistic, cultural, and economic vitality of our community. The outcome will be evaluated as follows: 1) tracking the amount of underrepresented artists and audience members and 2) a survey sent to audience members gauging events' technical and artistic quality, accessibility, and interest in similar events. 2: The Paul Bunyan Playhouse strategically utilizes arts technology to create accessible and impactful art experiences for its community during Covid. The outcome will be evaluated as follows: 1) number of overall streams and 2) a survey sent to audience members gauging events' technical and artistic quality, accessibility, and interest in similar events.","The Paul Bunyan Playhouse increased the provision of rich experiences contributing to the artistic, cultural, and economic vitality of our community. Outcomes were evaluated through tracking underrepresented artists and audience members through surveys. Artist surveys also explored the experience of BIPOC artists. 2: The Paul Bunyan Playhouse utilized arts technology to create accessible and impactful art experiences for its community during COVID. A total of 6 concerts were livestreamed during the granting period resulting in 578 live views and 763 recorded views, not including recorded views from artists' pages. Additionally, outcome was evaluated through audience survey.",,243536,"Other, local or private",243536,23730,"Holly Ward, Cory Renbarger, Cailey Birchem, Jane Nord, Jordan Lindquist, Forrest Ross, Tanner Garrigan",0.25,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Paul Bunyan Playhouse provides rich experiences that contribute to the artistic, cultural, and economic vitality of our community.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Holly,Nelson,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601-3105,"(218) 751-7270",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Scott, Stearns, Wadena, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1897,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018286,"Operating Support",2022,81981,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Penumbra conducts a dynamic artist-led strategic planning process that realizes our future as a center for racial healing. A successful strategic planning process will be based on the quality, depth, and breadth of artist, staff, board, and community engagement; completed program/curriculum and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied. 2: Penumbra's artist-led equity training program helps participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety and circumstances Participants will: have a better understanding of how racism works and is experienced; understand that it is important to see difference; have a better understanding of how stereotypes influence our thinking and action consciously and unconsciously.","We advanced key planning activities and engaged over 400 constituencies to provide critical feedback on our evolution as a center for racial healing. Listening circles, surveys, focus groups, interviews, workshops. 2: We engaged over 1,000 participants at Minnesota-based universities, corporations, and professional associations in racial equity training. Intake reports, surveys, facilitator reports, client interviews.",,2196710,"Other, local or private",2196710,,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Shamayne Braman, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, Joe Wald, David L. Welliver ",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra?Theatre creates artistically excellent and socially responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1898,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018288,"Operating Support",2022,57430,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans gain knowledge and develop skills on the art and craft of playwriting and about the professional theater field. Track participation and gather qualitative feedback on classes, seminars, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, creative growth, career advancement, changes in process. 2: Participants find value in access to inclusive arts experiences and learning/professional opportunities via Center programs and activities. Collect qualitative feedback from constituents about the value and impact of access to programs/activities and relevance to those of diverse backgrounds/with diverse interests across the new play field.","Participants noted advancement and new knowledge, skills, and insights about the art and craft of playwriting and the professional theater field. Qualitative survey feedback and reports from playwrights and program participants about the impact of our activities on their creative growth and career advancement, and knowledge they acquired on the given subjects and topics. 2: Participants valued and benefitted from access to Center opportunities and the inclusive range of perspectives represented in programming. Class/seminar participant surveys and documented comments; qualitative feedback and written reports from program artists and event participants; comparative participation, engagement, and service data.",,1720551,"Other, local or private",1720551,,"Jeffrey Bores, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Harrison David Rivers, Karl Gajdusek, Annie Gensler, Jodi Grundyson, Jeff Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, Becky Krull Kraling, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Adam Rao, Christopher Schout, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Paul Stembler, Michael Winn, Jane Zilch, Robert Chelimsky (ex-officio), Jeremy B. Cohen (ex-officio)",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Playwrights' Center sustains, develops, and advocates for playwrights and their work to realize their full artistic potential.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1900,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10018289,"Operating Support",2022,52570,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will connect with each other and engage in public spaces that are shaped and transformed by artists. Outcomes measured by number of projects produced, artists engaged, and by audience surveys, conversations, and interviews about their attitude about public spaces and social connections. 2: By engaging in public art experiences, artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will be empowered to impact their community. Outcomes measured by demographic of artists and program participants, and by feedback via surveys, interviews, focus groups about artist and participant confidence about impacting their community.","Minnesotans were more connected with each other and engaged in public spaces shaped and transformed by artists. Evaluation meeting with artists for Night Light. Evaluation conversations with audiences at Night Light program. 2: By engaging in public art experiences, artists and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will be empowered to impact their communities. Evaluation forms by people at eARTh Lab workshop to envision neighborhood development. Artist evaluation of Night Light commission impact on art development and community impact of their art.",,664234,"Other, local or private",664234,20476,"Colleen Sheehy, Christine Dennis, Lisa Arnold, Nancy Apfelbacher, Bob Biersheid, Nathan Campeau, Nimo Farah, Elizabeth Jolly, Dolly Ludden, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Luke Odegaard, Roberto Sande Carmona, Anna Schlesinger, Dawn Selle, Malini Srivastava, Kay Thomas, Yamy Vang, Katie Wertheim Iacarella",,"Public Art Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Public Art Saint Paul makes Saint Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Sheehy,"Public Art Saint Paul","381 Wabasha St N","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 290-0921",colleen@publicartstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1901,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018290,"Operating Support",2022,46953,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live or virtual), conversation with attendees, email, and social media 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies across race/ethnicity/faith is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, email, and social media.","Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith were moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live and virtual), conversation with attendees, and written response via email and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provided points of access and invited diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies was monitored through digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, and written response via email and social media email, and social media.",,776692,"Other, local or private",776692,651,"Krishnan Subrahmanian, Neal Cuthbert, John Riske, Dheenu Sivalingam, Marguerite Ahman, Nithya Balakrishnan, Unnikrishnan Gopinathan, Cyrus Hanson, Sumit Kumar, Nisha Kurup, Aparna Ramaswamy",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ragamala is committed to the idea that, while history is time bound, the stories we tell each other through emotions and imagination are timeless.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 Lake St W Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213",tamara@ragamaladance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1902,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018291,"Operating Support",2022,38436,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical thinking. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys.","Rain Taxi offered programs that greatly expanded Minnesotans' literary choices and perspectives, and engaged them in critical thinking. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluating engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,234893,"Other, local or private",234893,11667,"Kris Bigalk, Tom Cassidy, Mary Moore Easter, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Jeffrey Lependorf, Lissa Jones Lofgren, Eric Lorberer, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1903,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018294,"Operating Support",2022,49102,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GMD will develop and provide robust resources for online engagement Assuming that most programs will still be delivered virtually:Quantified - website and social media analyticsQualified - informal and formal reports from users regarding their experiences 2: GMD's DEAI practices will create increased access for a wider range of Minnesotans. Measure against completed DEAI plan timeline and goals.","Virtual and onsite interactions provided to 60 classes/groups, reaching over 1700 constituents. Social media analytics rising by 18% across platforms. With assistance of the instructor, onsite surveys were conducted with heavy-use classes to test appeal of virtual over onsite interactions, and social media metrics have been charted bi-monthly. This includes Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 2: GMD's Board recruited 3 members identifying as BIPOC, exhibited work by diverse designers, and invited BIPOC community leaders for listening sessions. Four listening sessions with a diverse group of leaders were conducted, with recorded feedback coded for common themes. Social media showcase diverse designers and GMD's acquisition fund has been used to purchase objects by diverse designers.",,515130,"Other, local or private",515130,38401,"Monique D'Almeida, Wendy Eisenberg, Angela Gearhart, Kelly Groehler, Kent Hensley, Heather Soloday Olson, Colleen Pokorny, Frederica Simmons, Shawn Spott, Susan Wittine",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Goldstein Museum of Design strengthens and supports the University of Minnesota's academic mission through direct engagement with designed objects.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jean,McElvain,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282",jmcelvai@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1906,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018295,"Operating Support",2022,269879,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, master classes, lectures and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, attending constituents and the presenting artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming.","Northrop informed audiences through 140+ activities including nine dance and eight music performances, four student matinees and 20+ lectures and engagements. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, and through Northrop's website, Facebook and social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned artists. Northrop distributed surveys, follow-up meetings with community and University partners, and engaged artists and school groups in post event discussions. E-mail surveys sent to ticket holders requested feedback on topics explored through programming.",,8621832,"Other, local or private",8621832,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Karen Hanson, Robert Lunieski, Katheryn Menaged, Toni Pierce-Sands, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-7652",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1907,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10004734,"Operating Support",2019,69144,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sustainable increase in productions and public engagement, marking an era of growth for Penumbra to uplift black art, lives, and stories in Minnesota. Successful implementation includes an increase in program offerings marked by strong attendance and community engagement, as well as continued fiscal stability and measured organizational growth. 2: Penumbra's plays, conversations, workshops, and film screenings grow Minnesotan's comprehension of equity and justice in USA. Participation will be monitored via sales reports, as well as education and outreach tracking; patron responses will be collated through electronic surveys. Income will be tracked against benchmarks.","A sustainable increase in productions and public engagement, marking an era of growth for Penumbra to uplift black art, lives, and stories in Minnesota. We increased program offerings, welcomed new/diverse audiences with new events/partnerships, and continued fiscal health and business growth by winning new/increased grants and hiring new staff. 2: Penumbra's plays, conversations, workshops, and film screenings grow Minnesotan's comprehension of equity and justice in USA. We've maintained audience attendance trends while creating new events and partnerships. Survey responses continue to be in-depth, rigorous, and challenging and track an increased understanding of racial equity issues.","achieved proposed outcomes",2130759,"Other, local or private",2130759,6914,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Matthew Branson, Melanie Douglas, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey Saunders, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra Theatre creates artistically excellent and culturally responsible drama that illuminates the human condition through prisms of the African American experience. Through the work of Penumbra's art we open hearts and minds, rehearse strategies for change, and dispel dehumanizing narratives. Through 41 continuous seasons, still we rise.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-754,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004735,"Operating Support",2019,151537,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MN craft artists are stronger leaders in their communities when they have access to professional and economic development opportunities. Success is increased participation by Minnesota artists in our Saint Paul show and holiday market. Continual dialogue with artists helps ACC better address their needs with those programs. 2: ACC will build off its past successes to provide engaging and educational craft programming and experiences for Minnesotans. Successful programming is well attended, highly engaging, interesting, and enjoyable to audiences. ACC gauges impact through surveys, in-person feedback, and attendance at events.","ACC bolstered Minnesota craft artists through awards, shows, publications, online content, and library resources and events in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. ACC regularly tracks event attendance, library usage, and membership counts. Surveys and feedback from artist participants. In 2019 exit polling was done with attendees at the Saint Paul craft show. 2: ACC worked with local partners to host exhibitions and events that draw on craft's impact on contemporary American life. ACC regularly tracks event attendance, library usage, and membership counts. Surveys and feedback from artist participants. In 2019 exit polling was done with attendees at the Saint Paul craft show.","achieved proposed outcomes",5437132,"Other, local or private",5437132,22730,"Charles E. Duddingston, Lorne Lassiter, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Lydia Matthews, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Carl Fisher, Ken Girardini, Harriet Green, Ann Hatch, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Sarah Kahn, Kathryn LeBaron, Tomas Loeser, Robert Lynch, Wendy Maruyama, Jean W. McLaughlin, Lynda Bourque Moss, Rebecca Myers, Bruce W. Pepich, Carol Sauvion, Amy Schwartz, Josh Simpson, Gary J. Smith, Michael J. Strand, Stephanie Syjuco, Christopher R. Taylor, Lucille L. Tenazas, Folayemi Wilson, Patricia A. Young, Marilyn Zapf ",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We champion craft.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gregory,Allen,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3117 ",gallen@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-755,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004736,"Operating Support",2019,28640,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans expand skills and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. Teachers monitor students' growth, students' evaluation of classes include qualitative questions, Enrollment (goal 450) tracked, and up to 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Performers grow their skills and artistry through paid performance and directorial opportunities. Evaluation of programs that cultivate performers and directors, pay 60 or more artists, produce and/or present at least twenty new shows, and further develop/remount at least twenty shows.","897 student enrollments, student feedback was 98% positive, 12% of students requested/received scholarships. Enrollment (897) and scholarships (12%) were tracked through the grant period. Instructors tracked student progress. Students filled out evaluation forms at the end of classes. Ratings were 98% positive, with 70% giving the highest possible rating. 2: HUGE had 551 performances in FY 2018, paying 212 artists and directors. We produced or presented eighteen new shows and remounted 24 shows. HUGE tracked the data included in our Outcomes and gave careful attention throughout the year to the number of artist opportunities we created and new works developed.","achieved proposed outcomes",540911,"Other, local or private",540911,28640,"Adia Morris Swanger, Butch Roy, Robin Gillette, Jill Bernard, Nels Lennes",1.25,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater is an artist led nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through performance and education.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Molly,Chase,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843 ",admin@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-756,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004738,"Operating Support",2019,249845,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","The Twin Cities community will gain wide access to live performances and high-quality video recordings of world-class music. SPCO staff and Board will use the strategic imperatives and related five-year goals to determine whether we are providing transformational experiences to a broader and more diverse audience. ","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of world-class music while expanding its reach and upholding its commitment to accessibility. The SPCO tracked attendance through free and affordable tickets, attendance at convenient venues, participation in free family education and community engagement activities, and in free digital media initiatives.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",10094560,"Other, local or private",10094560,,"Donna Ahrens,Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen,Jo Bailey,Theresa Bevilacqua,Jon Cieslak,Richard Cohen,Mary Cunningham,Sheldon Damberg,Jeffrey DeYoung,Lynn Erickson,Stephanie Fehr,Judith Garcia Galiana,Bonnie Grzeskowiak,Ingrid Lenz Harrison,Lowell Hellervik,Amy Hubbard,Ann Huntrods,A. J. Huss, Jr.,James E. Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer,D. William Kaufman,Erwin Kelen, Eunice Kim,Robert Lee,Sarah Lewis,David Lillehaug,Jon Limbacher,Laura Liu,Lydia Lui, Marja Lutsep,Wendell Maddox,Stephen Mahle, Maureen Maly,Richard Martinez,Alfred Moore, David Myers,Eric Nilsson,Jenny Lind Nilsson, Robert Oberlies,Robert Olafson,Deborah J. Palmer,Paula J. Patineau,Daniel R. Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps,Nicholas S. Pifer,Eric Prindle,Shawn Quant,Peter Remes,Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts,David Rosedahl,Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert,Fred Sewell,Ronald Sit,Eric Skytte,James Donald Smith,Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery,Dobson West,Alan Wilensky,Scott Wilensky,Elizabeth Willis,Paul Wilson,Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The mission of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is to present a world-class professional chamber orchestra in the Twin Cities, dedicated to superior performance, artistic innovation, and education for the enrichment of community and world audiences. ",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-758,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager ","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",1 10004739,"Operating Support",2019,596295,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved communities engage in inclusive, meaningful arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their communities. Stakeholder meetings and surveys identify the impact of engagement and capacity building strategies on participants and their communities. 2: Through its arts activities, the Trust strengthens social and economic life in the cultural district and statewide. Audience and participant surveys measure increased sense of well-being in six-categories of engagement; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are unique to the Trust. ","Students and underserved groups reported an increased sense of community and personal agency, as a result of programming. Conducted online surveys and interview with program participants and partner organizations. Response types included ratings, comments and observations. 2: Audiences and participants reported an increased sense of well-being, while the Trust's activities generated $181 MM for Minnesota's economy. Audience and participant surveys measure increased sense of well-being in four categories of engagement; calculations of economic benefits to Minnesota artists and economy that are unique to the Trust.","achieved proposed outcomes",27073005,"Other, local or private",27073005,322987,"Jay Novak, Travis Barkve, Syl Jones, Judy Blaseg, Mark Marjala, Andrea Christenson, Jeannie Joas, Scott Benson, Ann Simonds, Barbara Brin, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jeremy Jacobs, Barbara Klaas, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses, and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Quiroz,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-759,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004741,"Operating Support",2019,747705,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience engagement through initiatives and activities that deepen participants' understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Collaborate with community partners to create unique artistic activities, at Orchestra Hall and beyond, that address community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Increased understanding and enjoyment of the arts experience for tens of thousands of participants in Young People's Concerts and the OH+ program. Tracked attendance at Young People's Concerts and OH+ pre-concert activities; surveyed participants in both programs to determine engagement; met with group leaders to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate). 2: Developed strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to strong participation in collaborative programs at Orchestra Hall and beyond. Tracked attendance at: five free outdoor Symphony for the Cities concerts; collaborations with North Minneapolis; concerts with Dessa; and Pint of Music concerts at local taprooms; among others.","achieved proposed outcomes",33802490,"Other, local or private",33802490,,"Margee Ankeny, Karen Hsiao Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Karen Baker, Maureen Bausch, Rochelle Blease, Margee Bracken, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andrew Czajkowski, Paula DeCosse, Jon Eisenberg, Jack Eugster, Jack Farrell, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Luella Goldberg, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Beverly Grossman, Karen Himle, Maurice Holloman, Karen Holmes, Karen Hubbard, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Hubert Joly, Kathy Junek, Kate Kelley, Michael Kim, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Patrick Mahoney, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Betty Myers, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Ravi Norman, Minsok Pak, Anita Pampusch, Lisa Paradis, Michael Roos, Dimitrios Smyrnios, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Irene Suddard, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Jim Watkins, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-7144 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-761,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004742,"Operating Support",2019,40613,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. We will choose relevant themes for our programs, document them thoroughly, collect audience and artist data, and assess each project using criteria developed for AoV and Northern Spark. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in our work, especially through our Program Council and Cultural Partners. We will conduct qualitative assessments with Program Council members and Cultural Partners. ","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere that engages the public in the important issues of our time. NL worked intentionally with partners on a community-sourced theme for Northern Spark 2019. A project in outstate Minnesota focused on water health. NL documented projects in photography and videography, and conducted audience, artist and partner surveys. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in our work, especially through our Program Council and Cultural Partners. Shared curation of Northern Spark prioritized artists of color, selected by community partners, Program Council and NL. The majority of NS was located in Indigenous + communities of color. NL continued self-reporting demographic surveys for artists.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",619189,"Other, local or private",619189,1832,"Sara Van Norman, Paul Johnson, Michelle Klein, Jennifer Newsome Carruthers, Roopali Phadke, Robert Hunter, Steve Dietz",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Lights.mn supports artists in the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere, focuses on innovative uses of technology to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork, and place, and explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(612) 284-2815 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-762,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004743,"Operating Support",2019,27333,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will increase unearned income by 15% over the previous fiscal year. We will compare FY2019 unearned revenue to the prior fiscal year amount and determine whether we have met our goal.","Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota has increased total unearned income by a little over 136%. Total expenses increased 57%. By comparing FY2018-19 to FY2017-18, a significant improvement can be seen in approximately a $77,000 increase in unearned income, or nearly 136% over the previous year.","achieved proposed outcomes",227071,"Other, local or private",227071,13996,"Rick Vogt, Denise Vogt, Cozy Wittman, Maureen Haworth, Craig Ingalls, Cheryl Morton, Paul Rime, Andrea Sjogren, Lisa Kvittem, Maddie Wheaton",1,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota is an innovative ballet company that creates high quality, professional performances and meaningful educational opportunities for audiences and participants alike.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tianna,Vogt,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163 ",tianna8vogt@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-763,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004745,"Operating Support",2019,58850,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broader audiences will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater works and deepen their connection to the work. We will evaluate audience growth and connectivity by number of attendees, surveys measuring emotional and intellectual engagement; participation in post-show discussions and in-person and online comments. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse backgrounds will collaborate in presenting TLD mainstage productions and will develop and shape new musical theater work. Artist surveys will measure diversity and provide feedback on TLD's production process. Media coverage (interviews, reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2018-19, over 37,000 people attended performances of reimagined and new musical theater at TLD. Audiences were connected, moved, and stimulated. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience growth; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and left online. 2: In 2018-19, TLD hired hundreds of diverse Minnesota artists for their work on the mainstage and behind the scenes and in the development of new work. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production process, post-show conversations, and media coverage.","achieved proposed outcomes",1686236,"Other, local or private",1686236,,"Nancy Jones, Bill Venne, Jon Harkness, Carolee Lindsey, Kent Allin, Les Bendtsen, Ogden Confer, Matt Fulton, Ron Frey, Katie Guyer, Sandy Hey, Lisa Hoene, James Jensen, Chris Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jim Matejcek, Penny Meier, Gary Reetz, Jake Romanow, Thomas Senn, Cara Sjodin, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Libby Utter, Kevin Winge, David Young, Jane Zilch",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latte-Da seeks to create new connections between story, music, artist, and audience by exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaden,Hansen,"Theatre Latta-Da AKA Theatre Latte-Da","345 13th Ave NN",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",jaden@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-765,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004746,"Operating Support",2019,578819,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implement and evaluate new public and K-12 tours program and curricula. Quantitative/qualitative data will measure participation, growth mindset, information recall, and perceptual shifts. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data will measure demographics. Pre-post surveys will assess barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promotor score will benchmark visitor satisfaction.","Audiences have more opportunities to participate in arts integrated learning through the Walker's renovated campus, exhibitions, and programs. Implemented and evaluated new public and K-12 education programs. Quantitative/qualitative data measured participation, growth mindset, critical thinking, and interest in arts and culture. 2: Audience access to contemporary art is increased by removing barriers (financial, physical, perceptual) and creating a welcoming environment. Attendance/survey data measured demographics. Pre-post surveys assessed barriers removed, sense of welcome, and interest in content. Net promoter score benchmarked visitor satisfaction.","achieved proposed outcomes",28847936,"Other, local or private",28847936,,"Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Y. Ralph Chu, John Christakos, Andrew S. Duff, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, William Jonason, Mark Jordahl, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, John Liddicoat, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore, Jr., Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Amit Sahasrabudhe, Gayle R. T. Schueller, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Laura Taft, Marge Weiser, John P. Whaley, Susan White, D. Ellen Wilson, RD Zimmerman",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-766,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004747,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","From January-December 2018, The Southern is hosting 25 artistic companies for more than 165 days of performance in its ARTshare program. Using outcomes-based evaluation, we will continue to grow in these areas: ticket sales, shows per year, companies/artists per year, member numbers, stakeholder demographics, and web/media metrics. 2: Continue to increase access to core audiences 1) low-income, particularly youth 2) our diverse local neighborhood and 3) audiences with disabilities. Involving our neighborhood in our season selection has given us a valuable feedback vehicle for programming. We will keep growing access by involving local audiences in selecting artistic offerings. ","The Southern Theater hosted over 30 different artistic performances throughout the season including dance, music, theater, spoken word, multi-media. Growth in individual ticket sales, increase in new patrons, increase in request to participate in programs, new artist participation. 2: The Southern core audience gained new patrons including local patrons, low-income, and students. We saw an increases in individual ticket sales, more participation in our Pay What You Can performances, student tickets and audience feedback.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",302218,"Other, local or private",302218,10661,"Mike Grosso, Leslie Ball, Craig Espelien, Ochen Kaylan, Seth Bockly, Rita Dibble",,"The Southern Theater Foundation AKA Southern Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Southern Theater's mission is to foster a community of exceptional artists.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janette,Davis,"The Southern Theater Foundation AKA Southern Theater","1420 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1038,"(612) 232-8207 ",jdavis@southerntheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-767,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004748,"Operating Support",2019,51988,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MMAM audience members gain a greater awareness of visual arts through its significant historic collection and revolving temporary exhibitions. Quantitatively through attendance, participation, and fiscal support. Qualitatively with collecting and analyzing visitor feedback through personal engagement with staff, volunteers, and online channels. 2: MMAM audience members of all ages and abilities will be inspired by and engage in visual arts by participating in curated arts programming. Quantitatively through attendance in current and new programs. Qualitatively with vocal and written feedback to program leaders, and, afterward, in MMAM communications, surveys, and online reviews.","MMAM curated a dynamic roster of ten high-quality water-inspired exhibitions that audience members from 69 of Minnesota's 87 counties experienced. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement. 2: MMAM offered curated arts programming to people of all ages and abilities in conjunction with its exhibitions, which audiences found inspiring. Attendance, admission, and membership tracking, needing to increase program offerings due to waiting list length. Gathering qualitative feedback in-person, online, and written from participants, staff, volunteers, and social media engagement.","achieved proposed outcomes",978278,"Other, local or private",978278,3584,"Sabina Bosshard, Ron Dempsey, Dr. James H. Eddy, Dan Hampton, Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Greg Neidhart, Dominic Ricciotti, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie, Cindy Telstad",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum engages visitors in meaningful visual art experiences through education and exhibitions that explore the historic and ongoing human relationship with water.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-768,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004749,"Operating Support",2019,31322,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences and students of all ages and cultural backgrounds will be inspired by and appreciate ballet by engaging in SPB performances and activities. SPB collects 1) quantitative data: number and demographics of participants, 2) qualitative data: surveys and observations from participants and partners (Landmark Center, O'Shaughnessy, Element Gym.). 2: The numbers and diversity of participants will increase with more new works, new delivery methods and events, and audience participation. SPB tracks participant numbers and demographics: in-person, via live-stream and at pre-and post-events (social dancing/movement workshop); collect data with surveys, interviews and observations. ","SPB offered more classes and free performances for all ages with all levels of experience including Ballet for Athletes and Ballet and Boxing. Classes: Intro to Ballet and Ballet Fundamentals for those with no previous experience grew by 50%; Subsidized drop-in classes attract students of color. Seniors ages 60 to 85 in Lifelong Ballet program grew by 10%. Outreach audiences grew by 20%. 2: SPB performed works with all principal artists of color and women choreographers in traditional and non-traditional settings. Post-performance discussions with audiences about updates to the story and hiring premiere artists of color in leading roles. Attracted 50% more audiences of color than previous years. Many questions about how it felt to be a black ballerina.","achieved proposed outcomes",532538,"Other, local or private",532538,6050,"Sarah Leismer, Amber Genetsky, Christina Onusko, Timothy Knutsen, Brianne Bland, Kelly Turpin, Dalton Outlaw, Steven Pomeroy, Lillyan Hoyos, Amy Betts",0.3,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul Ballet's mission is to perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588 ",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-769,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004750,"Operating Support",2019,98163,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will be energized by Park Square's new works, expanded diverse student repertory, and increased capacity for talents and partners. Track participant response to new works and diverse student repertory; Assess talent and partner capacity. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: A new generation will be inspired and engaged by Park Square's roles for artists of color and women, diverse connections, and cultural partnerships. Track the new generation's responses to see if they positively engage, connect, or partner with Park Square. Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.","Produced twelve shows on two stages: three regional premieres, one world premiere, one original adaptation; two co-produced works; diverse student matinees. Tracked participant response to new works and diverse student repertory; Assessed talent and partner capacity. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artist/partner evaluations. 2: Artists: 59% women; 16% people of color; 75% women and/or POC. Cultural partnerships: Girl Friday Productions, PRIME Productions, Flying Foot Forum. Tracked the new generation's responses to see if they positively engaged, connected, or partnered with Park Square. Measures: surveys, artist/partner/audience evaluations, social media, documented comments.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3656106,"Other, local or private",3656106,,"Paul Mattessich, Tim Ober, Jewelie Grape, John LeFevre, Nancy Feldman, John L. Berthiaume, Daniel Boone, Patrick Brown, Paul F. Casey, Gessell Castellon, Barb Davis, Rita Dibble, Jim Falteisek, Andrea Trimble Hart, Patricia Izek, Paul Johnson, Greg Landmark, Kristin Berger Parker, Shona Ramchandani, Susan Rostkoski, Kari Ruth, Paul R. Sackett, Paul Stembler, Kristin Taylor",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Park Square Theatre's mission is to enrich its community by producing and presenting exceptional live theater that touches the heart, engages the mind, and delights the spirt.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Michael-jon",Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-770,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004752,"Operating Support",2019,55089,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists and audiences through its PRESENTS, Women of Substance (WoS) and Rental programming. Present 14 artists/companies (50% MN); help six Minnesota artists develop work; rent to 38 Minnesota orgs; engage eight women artists in WoS or PRESENTS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase participation and provide a welcoming space for diverse Minnesota artists and audiences with carefully curated programming and partnerships. At least 40% of artists/users will represent diverse Minnesota cultures; 100% will find venue welcoming; Track through program records, surveys/interviews with artists, company/rental liaisons, audiences.","We PRESENTED thirteen events (7 MN-based); 31 Minnesota clients/12 new clients @ 197 days. We helped nine Minnesota artists develop work and engaged ten women artists. O'Shaughnessy staff attended all events and performances. Outcomes tracked quantitatively through presentation and rental records. 2: 95% of artists/clients/audiences gave positive feedback; 58,099 Minnesota audiences attended programs; 82% of our Presents program featured artists-of-color. We tracked outcomes quantitatively with box office records (attendance), artist demographics (gender, race/ethnic origin and geographic origin); qualitative results regarding satisfaction measured with surveys/interviews.","achieved proposed outcomes",1339239,"Other, local or private",1339239,29906,"Officers of the Board Margaret Arola Ford, Kathryn Clubb, Susan Hames, Kathleen O'Brien, Trustees Laura Bufano, J. Kevin Croston, M.D., Margaret Gillespie, Michael Hickey, Pamela O. Johnson, MS, RN, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Teresa A. Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Trustees Emeriti Mary Madonna Ashton, Charles M. Denny, Jr., Katherine Egan, Harriet Hentges, Mary Louise May Klas, Virginia McCain, Lawrence McGough, Anne Ward Miller, Susan Schmid Morrison, Mary Alice Muellerleile, Lorraine Majerus Nadler, Lawrence O'Shaughnessydeceased), Stephen Roszell, Michael P. Sullivan, Carol Truesdell. Advisory Board: Allison Adrian, Mary Harding, Donna Hauer, Cecilia Konchar-Farr, Jewelly Lee, Omari Rush, Jon Schultz, Hui Wilcox, Jacob Yarrow.",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-772,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004753,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to high-quality training and performance opportunities in a unique art form for diverse, underserved regional artists. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances. 2: Expand performance opportunities and community access to the unique art form of the drum and bugle corps in ways offered by no other Minnesota arts organization. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances.","MN Brass served an endangered art form to over 200 musicians and educators ages 15-55+ representing over 50 Minnesota cities and towns. MN Brass collects demographic data on all participants and staff to ensure age, geographic and other diversity. Approximately 7% of Minnesota Brass participants are from underserved or minority communities, including the handicapped and GLBT. 2: MN Brass sponsored major performances with winter ensembles, local and national performances, and with our developing SoundSport ensemble. MN Brass evaluates performance and community access outcomes through member and audience surveys. The group also collects demographic data on all participants and staff to ensure age, geographic and other diversity.","achieved proposed outcomes",359915,"Other, local or private",359915,650,"Eric Molho, Neil Plaistow, Jim Tarbox, Curtis Zoerhof, R.J. Johnson, Robert Gurrola, Thomas Reimer, Marissa Moeller.",0.3,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Brass shares a unique passion for the live performing arts by producing ensembles and events, rooted in the drum and bugle corps tradition, that challenge our members to reach their full potential while inspiring our audiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","4177 Kaitlin Dr","Vadnais Heights",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",rez404@tcq.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-773,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004755,"Operating Support",2019,102648,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans understand their heritage as it relates to others by participating in relevant and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. Track attendance and feedback at four exhibitions and accompanying programs, to understand how art, climate and migration shape ASI visitors' perceptions of heritage. ","123,377 Minnesotans participated in arts experiences that deepened their understanding of their heritage and how it relates to others. ASI tracked attendance numbers (admissions) for four exhibitions and accompanying programming. Via feedback forms and surveys, ASI tracked how visitors were changed and their perception of heritage shifted through their participation in these programs.","achieved proposed outcomes",4278497,"Other, local or private",4278497,20000,"Maggi Adamek, Philip Anderson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Karl Benson, Michael Bjornberg, Brenda Butler, David Carlson, Terri Carlson, Brad Engdahl, Barbara Linell Glaser, Mary Dee Hicks, Diane Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Laurie Holmquist, Laurie Jacobi, Ted Johnson, Alexander Källebo, John Litell, Russ Michaletz, Mohamud Mumin, Andreas Örnberg, Elizabeth Olson, Linda Wallenberg, William Weiler",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment, and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1143,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004756,"Operating Support",2019,39508,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prioritize audience and fundraising growth, strengthen operations systems and stabilize staff retention by completing a staffing reassessment/restructure. Complete staffing restructure and revised job descriptions. Hire two staff positions. Identify and track audience development initiatives, benchmark fundraising goals, streamline operation processes. 2: Craft guiding principles for a commitment toward equity and inclusion priorities for work both on campus and in the wider community. Identify and cultivate new diverse community relationships, craft guiding principles and criteria for artist selection, articulated departmental values, expanded connection to regional school districts.","Completed staff assessment/restructure, strengthened operations and audience development/fundraising. Hired two positions, Fundraising/Audience Development Manager and Technical/Event Services Manager, worked with marketing research company to identify initial audience development priorities, began implementing initiatives, fundraising measurements. 2: Ongoing outcome - Identified need to recraft the mission and articulate the related values/vision to inform guiding principles. Work in progress. Process for mission/vision/values is ongoing. Guiding principles document is interrelated and informed by that process. CSB has identified and begun relationship building with three diverse community groups and two new school districts.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",795058,"Other, local or private",795058,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming at the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota an even richer experience. Through the performing and visual arts series, CSB provides community wide opportunities for interaction with leading, national artists through residencies and outreach, exhibitions, pre/post discussions and performances. FAP is a joint department between the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1144,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004757,"Operating Support",2019,45677,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with disabilities will use the arts to increase the social, communication and advocacy skills that they need to lead self-determined lives. Improvement in skills will be measured through Upstream Arts' rigorous pre- and post-program evaluation process, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People with and without disabilities will improve their ability to communicate and connect with each other through shared artistic experiences. After community events and other shared artistic experiences, interaction and increased understanding will be measured and tracked through audience surveys, attendee numbers, and program evaluations. ","People with disabilities used the arts to increase the social, communication and advocacy skills they need to lead self-determined lives. Improvement in skills was measured and demonstrated through Upstream Arts' pre- and post- program evaluation process, conducted in collaboration with program partners and participants. 2: People with and without disabilities improved their ability to communicate and connect with each other through shared artistic experiences. Audience surveys, attendee numbers and program evaluations were used to measure and demonstrate increased interaction and understanding.","achieved proposed outcomes",623259,"Other, local or private",623259,,"Janice Dowling, Michelle Dickerson, Noel Raymond, Alyssa Klein, Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Steve Anderson, Tabitha Montgomery, Jack Lee, Julie Guidry(ex oficio)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1145,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004758,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. Measured quantitatively by the numbers of performers and audience members who participate in our various programming, and by the numbers of events and opportunities offered. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Through post-event analyses, annual internal reviews of programming, staff/board assessments, advisory board meetings, and solicited audience feedback.","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. We provided performance and programming opportunities unique to this community. The numbers of participants and audience grew from past years. We were able to expose our young people to arts experiences they'd never before encountered. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Operating support grant funds enabled us to free up necessary resources to hire more staff in both box office (greatly improving customer service) and in technical support, which had the effect of improving the overall technical quality of our events. Our audiences took notice of both, and responded anecdotally in a very positive manner.","achieved proposed outcomes",416549,"Other, local or private",416549,,"Lisa Wigand, Bruce Buxton, Sandra Kaplan, Bri Keran, John Erickson, Patrick Spradlin",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; TO SHARE with our community diverse, high quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of practitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100 ",pspradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1146,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004759,"Operating Support",2019,284670,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served, audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience, and growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in number and diversity of persons served, number and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers, number of retained donors, number of contact hours, word-of-mouth marketing, and positive participant feedback.","Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served (over 170,000 in person); broadened perspectives among audience and participants; increased confidence, creativity and empathy in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Evaluations results demonstrated an increase in identified key indicators and positive feedback from audiences and participants - which will be used to help shape programming moving forward.","achieved proposed outcomes",10677648,"Other, local or private",10677648,,"Vanessa Abbe, Sharon Bloodworth, Rebecca Bernhard, Shari Boehnen, Alberto Castillo, Jane Confer, Jay Debertin, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Maureen Harms, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, J Jackson, Diane Jacobson, John Junek, Christl Larson, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Jeninne McGee, Mike McNamara, Fayneese Miller, Leni Moore, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Bart Reed, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, David Smith, Nadege Souvenir, Gregory Sullivan, Norrie Thomas, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Craig Walvatne, William White, Margaret Wurtle",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community advancing the art form of opera for today and for future generations.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1147,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004760,"Operating Support",2019,39517,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase education and performance program offerings to reach and represent more diverse artists and audiences. Written and narrative evaluations by participants, teachers and community leaders. Attendance database tracking. Increased diversity of presenters and artists. Intentional social issues programming. 2: Expand the Paradise Center for the Arts role as a community anchor and gathering space that more effectively serves the region's diverse population. Multi-year surveys: social media, digital, print and narrative. Increased involvement with community groups serving diverse races, ages, sexualities, and economics with a representational PCA board. ","Increased diversity of programs/performances offered and expanded audience and artist base. Narrative evaluations with audience and artists. Written evaluations for specific programs. Several performances and exhibits featured diverse artists and/or targeted underserved groups. New CRM system. Presented a play about immigration issues. 2: Expanded the Paradise Center for the Arts presence in the community through new programs and partnerships. Narrative evaluations and digital media responses. Added board members from the LGBTQ and Deaf communities. Added programming that specifically targeted Latinx, Deaf and Blind community members and families facing economic challenges.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",421894,"Other, local or private",421894,5000,"Kim Schaufenbuel, Nort Johnson, Jason Hillesheim, Bethany Danner, Tina Wagner, Jeanne Tangren-Hatle, Peter van Sluis, John Sarzoza, Tiffany Trip, Gail Kohl, Nick Goebel,Len Sorstokke, Mary Ellen Bondhus, Brooklyn Hofstad, Royal Ross, ",,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Paradise Center for the Arts is to create a vivid, energetic cultural center for the community and region. We will enhance the quality of life for artists, art lovers, and our community by showcasing local, regional, and national artists.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristen,Twitchell,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1148,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004762,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New cities from expanded touring throughout Minnesota gain experience setting achievable goals for partnered global arts events. Surveys gauge size/makeup of audiences at activities and events; new city partners give feedback on success achieving their civic/arts goals; interviews measure new cities' interest in return visits. 2: New audiences in cities with populations under 5,000 improve their knowledge of the music and cultures of unfamiliar places. Oral and written feedback from arts partners, civic leaders, and audiences in the new cities measure the uniqueness, educational value, quality, and relevance of the newly introduced arts activities.","Four new cities from expanded touring gained experience setting achievable goals for partnered global arts events. As of June 30, 2019, SOH was scheduled to perform or had performed in new cities/venues in Duluth, Sandstone, Mora, Faribault, and Cloquet. Interviews are not completed but so far there's strong interest in return visits from partners in four cities. 2: New audiences in cities with populations under 5,000 improved their knowledge of the music and cultures of unfamiliar places. Surveys of and oral feedback from audiences in Mora, Sandstone, Zumbrota, and Cloquet indicate improved knowledge of music and cultures of Vietnam, Israel, Turkey, China, and other countries.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",163705,"Other, local or private",163705,7150,"Judith Morrison, Virginia Cone, Bethany Gladhill, Gary Pederson, John Choi, Hannah Hoes, David Badgley",,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Sounds of Hope, Ltd. is to foster global awareness by drawing children and young adults to Minnesota to participate in residential arts projects and by presenting their global musical performances to a wide variety of audiences throughout Minnesota.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","882 Stryker Ave Ste 1","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 225-4179 ",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1150,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004764,"Operating Support",2019,22064,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Prioritize audience and fundraising growth, strengthen operation systems and stabilize staff retention by completing a staffing assessment/restructure. Complete staffing restructure and revised job descriptions. Hire two staff positions. Identify and track audience development initiatives, benchmark fundraising goals, streamline operation processes. 2: Sponsorship program will be assessed and re-designed in order to expand the department's connection to the community. Track evaluation and modifications of current program: conduct sponsor focus groups, identify changes, expand supported activities, test, track goals, increase sponsorship dollars by 5% by FY20. ","Completed staff assessment/restructure, strengthened operations and audience development/fundraising. Hired two positions, Fundraising and Audience Development Manager and Technical and Event Services Manager, worked with marketing research company to identify initial audience development priorities, have begun implementing initiatives based on research. 2: Ongoing outcome - sponsorship program has been modified, not completely re-designed, with significant shift to tracking systems and sponsor contact. Financial data, small group input, review of program with campus institutional advancement staff, assessment of overall fundraising including sponsorship and individual giving priorities.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",643577,"Other, local or private",643577,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fine Arts Programming (FAP) at Saint John`s University (SJU) is to provide a wealth of creative activities and art that make life in central Minnesota even richer. Through the performing and visual arts series, SJU provides community wide opportunities for interaction with leading, national artists through residencies and outreach, exhibitions, pre/post discussions and performances. FAP is a joint department between Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict, sharing staff and marketing materials, however each institution has a separate 501(c)3 and each institution maintains separate budgets and season programming for the Fine Arts Series, Visual Arts Series, and engagement programs.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1152,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004766,"Operating Support",2019,204460,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop entertains and informs an audience of 350,000+ annually through performances, master classes, lectures, Q and A with artists, and student matinees. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation from teachers, solicited audience feedback and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of renowned dance artists. List of organizational partners, artists engaged, topics explored through the presentations.","Northrop entertained and informed audiences through 14 dance and six music performances, four matinees, thirteen lectures; twelve ticketed and ten free concerts. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, post-show receptions for person to person feedback; and Northrop's website, Facebook pages and social media welcome blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned dance artists. Northrop distributed surveys and held follow-up meetings with community and University partners, engaged artists and school groups. E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.","achieved proposed outcomes",8016529,"Other, local or private",8016529,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Tammylynne Jonas, Robert Lunieski, Antone Melton-Meaux, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Donald Williams, Northrop Staff: Cynthia Betz, Cari Hatcher, Holly Radis-McCluskey, Kari Schloner, University Staff: Deb Cran, Bob McMaster",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Northrop is a center of discovery and transformation that connects the University of Minnesota and communities beyond by celebrating innovation in the arts, performance, and academics.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1154,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004767,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase the number of people who hear our artistic product by performing more experiential concerts/programs and increasing our outreach activity. Using the 2016-17 concert season as a baseline, we will set a goal of increasing our annual audience by 3% per year. We will track ticket sales and head-count (for non-ticketed events). 2: Increase philanthropic support activity through planned and more complex gifts (e.g., bequests, IRA QCDs, stock gifts, etc.). Using the 2016-17 fiscal year as a baseline, we will increase the number of more complex gifts by at least two per year.","Paid ticket sales increased by 6.6% and the number of persons served by non-ticketed outreach events increased by 218% with a 77% increase in contact hours. Ticket Sales are tracked via our CRM and ticketing software with a variety of reporting options available. The non-ticketed events are tracked individually on a shared spreadsheet with participation #'s reported by the primary choral contact for each event. 2: Over the past fiscal year, we added two new estate commitments and three IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions. As these gifts come in, they are documented as more complex gifts in our CRM. We do a simple tally at the end of each fiscal year.","achieved proposed outcomes",263966,"Other, local or private",263966,10000,"Diane Banfield, Carol Berteotti, Alan Hansen, Kristine Hanson, April Horne, Sarah Kosel, Scott Kruse, Dan Kutzke, Brian Moran, Nora O'Sullivan, Noel Peterson, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Jennifer Schilbe, Phil Schmalz, Bart Seebach, Kristine Swanson",,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Choral Arts Ensemble is to inspire, educate, and enrich the community at large through outstanding choral performances.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Giere,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","1001 14th St NW Ste 900",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 252-8427 ",bgiere@choralartsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1155,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004768,"Operating Support",2019,48989,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Young people increase their knowledge of, and participation in, the fiber arts. Assessment by teaching artists and staff at partner sites, including Plymouth Christian Youth Center, The Division of Indian Work, Neighborhood House, and Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Young people increase their knowledge of, and participation in, the fiber arts. Assessment by teaching artists and staff at partner sites, including Plymouth Christian Youth Center, The Division of Indian Work, Neighborhood House, and Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.","achieved proposed outcomes",985477,"Other, local or private",985477,48989,"Ella Ramsey, Mariana Shulstad, Jeanne Hilpisch, Maggie Dayton, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Amelia Allen, John Cairns, Bernadette Christiansen, Richard Gilyard, Carol Mashuga, Lawrence Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Anupama Pasricha, Curt Pederson, Lance T. Radziej, Mary Ann Schmidt, Lisa Steinmann, Catherine Maggie Thompson, Jeffrey J. White",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center of Minnesota's mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",karl@karlreichert.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1159,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004769,"Operating Support",2019,57118,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New ceramic arts audiences will be cultivated and challenged through Northern Clay Center's extraordinary exhibitions and programming. NCC will track visitors to exhibitions, galleries, and educational programs (on and offsite); and gather qualitative data from participants about their experience and knowledge gained for the medium. 2: Northern Clay Center will embrace makers from diverse cultures and traditions and create a more inclusive and dynamic clay community. We'll conduct research with communities in and outside the clay field; NCC's roster of artists served through paid opportunities, facilities and professional development will expand and diversify.","Produced eleven NCECA shows; held two making/teaching intensives; introduced local and international audiences to contemporary ceramics from across glob. Quantitative: Produced a record 21 shows 7/1/18-6/30/19 (11 on view during NCECA; 5000 visitors in March; 415 artists shown, up 29%); online sales increased 54%; Qualitative: Artist/visitor reviews showed great satisfaction. 2: In calendar year 2018, NCC paid out $598K+ to ceramic artists (highest to date), 12% were POC, up 4% over 2017; 22% of 2018 grant recipients were POC. Quantitative: Increased number of POC grant applicants; greatly diversified roster of jurors; expanded reach to and conversations with communities of color; Qualitative: learnings gained from candid discussions with communities of color.","achieved proposed outcomes",1778085,"Other, local or private",1778085,8568,"Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Evelyn Browne, Nettie Colon, Sydney Crowder, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Kate Maury, Brad Meier, Debbie Schumer, Rick Scott, Paul Vahle",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1161,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004770,"Operating Support",2019,94457,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia will utilize audience feedback and visitor surveys to ensure its programs nurture the active process of learning and serve as a nexus of global awareness, idea exchange, and creativity. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Exhibitions such as 'Your Story, Our Story: Student Immigration Experiences,' 'Egypt's Sunken Cities' and more inspired and engaged Mia's audiences. Mia's exhibitions are evaluated through post-visit surveys and interviews. Education staff interviewed and surveyed program participants for feedback. Mia uses Google Analytics and user studies to measure visits to our website and online resources. 2: Mia provided opportunities for diverse communities to see themselves and their cultures reflected in programs, and served 839,521 on- and off-site. Evaluation staff conduct an ongoing visitor survey to measure visitor experiences and opinions. Focus Groups also address themes of relevance and accessibility.","achieved proposed outcomes",31838240,"Other, local or private",31838240,,"Officers: Nivin MacMillan, John Lindahl, Rick King, Elizabeth Andrus / Elective Trustees: Kari Alldredge, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Knudsen Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Rick Kuntz, Mark Lacek, Roxana Linares, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Brent Magid, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Liz Nordlie, Ravi Norman, Mary Olson, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Marianne Short, Katie Simpson, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, Michael Snow, Kevin Warren, Yusuf Wazirzada, Jane Wilf, David Wilson / Life Trustees: Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich / Trustees by Virtue of Office: Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Jerry Hertaus, Ryan Winkler, Marion Greene, Brad Bourn, Katie Remole",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) enriches the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131 ",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1165,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004771,"Operating Support",2019,327347,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all races and ethnicities feel equally welcome and satisfied with their experiences at MacPhail locations. Annual Student Satisfaction Survey shows consistent levels of satisfaction and feeling welcome across all racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail locations. 2: Older adults discover new musical skills, increased social connections, and improved mood through music learning and participation at MacPhail. Annual student and teacher surveys reveal that two-thirds of MacPhail Music for Life participants on average report learning more about music, making new friends/socializing and improved mood.","Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys showed consistent levels of respect (98%) and feeling welcome (96%) across racial/ethnic groups at MacPhail. MacPhail administered an Annual Student Satisfaction Survey. Available to all MacPhail families, the survey was available online and at kiosks at all locations. Results were broken into subcategories to determine satisfaction by race/ethnicity. 2: Older adults reported learning more about music (75%), making new friends and socializing (78%) and improving overall mood (69%). Pre and post-surveys were completed by participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",12619442,"Other, local or private",12619442,42000,"Rahoul Ghose, Thomas Abood, Hudie Broughton, Ellen L. Breyer, Margee Bracken, Roma Calatayud Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Ecklund, Julia Halberg, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren P. Kelly, Jodi Chu, Klerissa Church, David E. Myers, Chistopher Perrigo, Paul C. Reyelts, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter R. Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Mandy K. Tuong, Marshall Tokheim, Carl Walker, Steven J. Wells, Kate Whittington",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"MacPhail Center for Music's mission is to transform lives and communities through exceptional music learning.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1166,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004773,"Operating Support",2019,12785,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of MSAB support, GMD will increase accessible design content for students and the community. GMD will compare changes in two statistics: 1) numbers of objects photographed and online and 2) total number of guests/attendees to GMD exhibitions, programs, and classes. ","Over 700 objects were photographed; due to staffing changes, number of guests recorded was not complete. Quantitative- by actual count.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",633708,"Other, local or private",633708,,"Matthew Hatch, Martha Hedstrom, Beth Bowman Moira Bateman, Heather Olson, Katherine O?Neil, Liam Peterson, Lynn Purcell, Gene Valek, Kent Hensley ",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"MISSION: Goldstein Museum of Design uses the power of design to foster improved quality of life for individuals and communities. IMPACT: Through design, Goldstein Museum of Design inspires empathy for others and advances knowledge.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lin,Nelson-Mayson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282 ",lnelsonm@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1175,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004774,"Operating Support",2019,58118,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB develops succession/transition plans for all leadership and board positions to ensure institutional stability. CLIMB recruits a panel of three to five experienced non-CLIMB administrators to review and determine if succession plans are clear, comprehensive, and keep with industry best practices. 2: To develop and grow digital content and social media presence to increase and integrate programming accessibility for families and educators. CLIMB will be successful when an Org shares our FB Live feed and/or we reach: 100 Facebook ratings/reviews, 100 Pinterest followers, 1,000 YouTube views, 150 downloads of our Podcast for Teachers.","CLIMB has expanded their Board of Directors and developed a strategic plan with the guidance of Parenteau Graves to ensure clear, comprehensive plans. CLIMB now has a working strategic plan that is utilized within meetings to ensure the organization reaches our goals. This has helped clarify how CLIMB uses their Mission, Vision, and Values in our day-to-day work. 2: CLIMB has increased their social media presence. CLIMB has had an increase of 50 likes on our Facebook page as well as multiple posts shared to us from locations where we've delivered programming. Our Instagram page has 237 followers, which we had none last year. Additionally, our Google stats are down, this is from a revamp of our website and will increase as we continue to enhance our marketing adwords.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1181234,"Other, local or private",1181234,,"James Gambone, Kathrine Langston, James Olney, Ronald Schultz, Jonah O?Hara-David, Angela Dwyer",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other works that inspire and propel people - especially young people - towards actions benefitting themselves, each other and the community.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1177,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004777,"Operating Support",2019,49044,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RAC will present exhibitions, art education and public programs, and collaborations that integrate contemporary art, society and diverse communities. Present three exhibitions during 2018 including Eamon O'Kane (January-April), Genome (June-September) and Minnesota Artists/Somali Community (October-December) and related education and public programs.","RAC served 170 Minnesota artists in 14 exhibitions and public programs; and 17,000 participants-visitors. Participating artists were accounted for by their names in gallery guides. Attendance was determined using staff tracking at the entrance.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1271584,"Other, local or private",1271584,,"Tracy Austin, Joan Weber, Bradley Nuss, Rachel Bohman, Chris Rackley, Katya Roberts, Kevin Reid, Brian Dukershein, Anastasia Hopkins Folpe, Paul Scanlon, Alexandre Maia, Lucy Bahn",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through world class exhibitions and programs, we present a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking. Our exhibitions and programs are designed to reflect the dynamic relationship between art and society. They educate, challenge and connect individuals to our world in compelling new ways. We are committed to being a cultural center in our community and to enhancing our region as a destination for creativity and innovation. We provide value through engagement with broad communities and strong collaborations.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Austin,"Rochester Art Center","40 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629 ",baustin@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1187,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004778,"Operating Support",2019,28037,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPDT will create, produce, and present original new work and repertory in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, across the U.S., and internationally. This outcome will be evaluated through numbers of performances, sizes of audiences, and responses from audiences, assessed by SPDT audience-performer dialogues, audience surveys, and presenter feedback. 2: SPDT will offer Community Inclusive projects, Arts and Education programs, and Arts and Healthcare programs to a broad range of populations in Minnesota. Workshops, classes, and other community activities will be evaluated using electronic, hard copy, and in-person feedback from participants as well as responses from presenting community partners.","SPDT created new work and presented it together with company repertory for audiences in the Twin Cities, throughout Minnesota, and across the U.S. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater utilized Talk Piece post-performance dialogues, audience surveys, presenter feedback, and critical press responses at its numerous presentations to determine the achievement of this outcome. 2: SPDT offered activities for communities in Minneapolis, Ely, Eagan, Detroit Lakes, Saint Paul, Rochester, and Red Wing, reaching diverse population groups. SPDT's workshops, classes, and other community activities were assessed using participant evaluations designed for specific populations and on-line feedback, as well as responses from presenting partners.","achieved proposed outcomes",425962,"Other, local or private",425962,7009,"Michael Brooks, Judith Johnson, Courtney McClimon, Jennifer Olson, Kecia Rehkamp, Zoe Sealy, V. Paul Virtucio, Kristen Weller",1.13,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's mission is to create, produce, and present public performances of new works and repertory by artistic codirectors, Stuart Pimsler and Suzanne Costello; to provide opportunities for arts participation through the Community Connections program, including Arts and Education, Arts and Healthcare, and other Community Inclusive projects; and to promote and strengthen the understanding of dance theater through a variety of presentations and audience performer dialogues.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1188,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004779,"Operating Support",2019,20458,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During FY2019, more than 400 state residents will audition for roles and, from cast to crew, more than 220 adults will create all the productions. Evaluation will be based on tracking the number of Minnesotans who participate with surveys to determine the extent that they have learned, grown, or been changed by their experience.","During FY2019, 391 state residents auditioned for roles; from cast to crew, 233 adults created all the productions. Quantitative evaluation based on actual vs. projected count; qualitative evaluation from survey responses.","achieved proposed outcomes",420780,"Other, local or private",420780,20400,"Carrie Andersen,Howard Ansel,James Arnold,Chad Carr,Paul Clausen,Francine Corcoran,Garry Geiken,Kelli Gorr Raney,Hugh Kirsch,Elizabeth Lofgren, Stephanie Long,Vameng Moua,Linda Paulsen,Dann Peterson, Jose Manuel Ruiz-Garcia,Jean Shore,David Stevens,Sadie Ward",0.39,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Theatre in the Round Players is to be recognized as a premier community theater that: Provides significant entertainment and educational opportunities to its audiences; presents acclaimed live theater on an arena stage; promotes a professional attitude among the volunteers, staff, and friends who constitute the community that is Theatre in the Round; provides challenging, engaging, and disciplined opportunities for avocational artists, technicians and aspiring professionals; provides an environment with reasonable accommodations for all individuals with disabilities; promotes an environment that is open, nurturing, appreciative, and inviting to participation of the whole community; and promotes a commitment to the continued existence of live theater.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1194,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004780,"Operating Support",2019,16901,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To hand down the tradition of Irish music with high quality instruction offered by master artists for students of all ages. With a balanced budget and growing enrollment in FY19, CIM will support the work of 23 teaching artists and up to 400 students in year-round instruction; fiscal and donor metrics will be analyzed. 2: CIM will introduce new audiences to Irish music through public performances, traditional music sessions, school programs and other public events. CIM will grow outreach efforts through public sessions and performances in FY19, and serve at least 550 participants through MIM '19. Ticket sales and audience metrics will be measured.","Students, aged one to 80 years old, gained skills in Irish music through programs taught by teaching artists dedicated to 'handing down the tradition'. FY 2019 budget ended with a surplus due to strong enrollment and a 38% increase in donor support. Evaluation methods included student surveys, retention rates and demographic analysis. 2: More than 12,000 Minnesotans were introduced to Irish music at 62 performances at schools, senior centers and events. MIM 2019 reached 550 people. Outreach performances were tracked and audience members and ticket sales were counted. A show of hands at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend's sold-out Master Artists concert indicated dozens of first-time attendees.","achieved proposed outcomes",267629,"Other, local or private",267629,16901,"Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, David McKenna, Mike Lynch, Jan Casey, Teisha Magee, David Rhees, Jo Ann Vano, Greg Padden.",0.28,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Center for Irish Music is dedicated to handing down traditional Irish music to the next generation in our community. The vision of the school is to inspire and support the traditional Irish music community in the Twin Cities and Minnesota now and into the future.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1196,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004782,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Lakeville Area Arts Center will hire expertise and guide the Advisory Board and City leadership in the creation of a new strategic plan. The primary goal is to produce a completed strategic plan that has been presented and approved by Lakeville City Council.","A new Strategic Plan was completed, guiding staff and board members towards a shared vision for the next five years. Three strategic directions were finalized using input from a diverse group of stakeholders. Individual implementation plans and monthly meetings facilitate continual evaluation, discussion and accountability.","achieved proposed outcomes",538557,"Other, local or private",538557,,"Tom Ruesink, Anita Wickhem, Kristina Murto, Susan Landberg, Tim Murphy, Lynn Krejci, Michelle Gensinger, Kristy Harms, Robert Erickson",0.5,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Lakeville Area Arts Center promotes cultural enrichment and artistic experiences for the community by providing an environment that fosters creative expression and offers a myriad of artistic and educational opportunities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Masiarchin,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640 ",jmasiarchin@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1209,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004783,"Operating Support",2019,11639,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ashland will continue to provide quality performing arts through fostering development of: performance, leadership, and life-skills for youth. Evaluation will be completed through extensive parent and participant surveys, as well as, quantitative analysis of new/returning participants to our programs. 2: Ashland will develop programming opportunities to reach new participants and refine existing programming to grow our audience/community footprint. Evaluation will be completed through ongoing quantitative analysis of new/returning participants, new audience members, ticket sales, survey's, focus groups and new/returning participant feedback.","Ashland successfully provided 27 high-quality performing arts experiences, developing performance, leadership and life-skills for young people. Surveys were sent to each parent and participant over the course of the grant period. 76% of recipients responded, and overwhelmingly confirmed that Ashland delivers leadership and performance skills. 2: Ashland made a concerted effort to welcome both new patrons and participants. Ashland welcomed 680 new participants, representing 53% of our total participants. New participant focus group response was very positive. Ticket sales reflect that new households purchased 2,634 tickets.","achieved proposed outcomes",611215,"Other, local or private",611215,,"Dana Tonrey, John Yarusso, Mary Jo Lewis, Deb Monk, Laura Fenstermaker, Marci Freundschuh, Sara Meslow, Bob Roche, Steve Dorgan, Ryan McEnaney ",,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ashland Productions empowers young people to find their voice by igniting the creative mind, fostering the security of belonging, and developing performance and leadership skills through multigenerational mentorship, excellent theater productions, and arts education.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Sutherland,"Ashland Productions, Inc.","2100 White Bear Ave",Maplewood,MN,55109,"(651) 308-8720 ",rob@ashlandproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1211,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004784,"Operating Support",2019,42744,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality arts programs that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. This is measured through an annual internal review of programming, staff/board assessments, theatre advisory board meetings, and audience evaluations of performances (emails, phone calls, surveys). 2: Continue to grow partnerships and outreach activities for groups and individuals with economic, social or physical barriers to the arts. This is measured through an annual review of programming, staff/board assessments of outreach partnerships and partner needs through emails, phone calls and one-on-one discussions.","The Holmes presented 20+ national artists/groups, 30+ regional artists/groups and multiple days of outreach activities. Performance impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, some surveys. Outreach impact measured through participant emails/calls/surveys/onsite conversations with full-time Outreach Director. 2: 45+ different outreach events by 12+different groups/artists. Workshops/multi-day residencies in dance/music/theatre/visual arts. All-staff and all-board annual review of theatre programming/needs held in June. Staff and board also met monthly to review outreach activities. Adjustments made as necessary to ensure outreach programs reached diverse markets and achieved mission statement, as well as artistic and financial goals.","achieved proposed outcomes",584678,"Other, local or private",584678,,"Josh Hochgraber, Mike Herzog, Peter Jacobson, Ken Foltz, April Thomas, Sharon Sinclair, Moriya Rufer ",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to foster the development of a vibrant arts community that inspires all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Red Lake, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1212,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004786,"Operating Support",2019,344720,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","CTC's 2018-19 season included four world premieres, one Minnesota premiere, an international presentation, and a show specifically designed for preschoolers. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC now dedicates up to 6% of total ticket inventory for $5 (or free) tickets through the ACT Pass program for low-income families. Relevance was demonstrated by this written response from an audience member at the premiere of 'I Come from Arizona,' a drama about an undocumented family from Mexico fighting to stay in the US: 'Buen Trabajo. Me trajo muchas memories. Felicidades!'.","achieved proposed outcomes",13777768,"Other, local or private",13777768,26693,"Todd Noteboom, Morgan Burns, Doug Parish, Joe Keeley, Meredith Tutterow, Silvia Perez, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie M. Adams, Ismat Aziz,Kelly Baker, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Robert Birdsong, Michael Blum, Amanda Brinkman, Linnea Burman, Robert Cain, Jodi Chu, Lucy Clark Dougherty, Jeff Davidman, Amol Dixit, Ryan Engle, Bob Frenzel, Kathy Ganley, John W. Geelan, Michelle Gibson, Maria Hemsley, Sam Hsu, Kate Kelly, Lee Knudson, Anne M. Lockner, Amanda Norman, Angela Pennington, Allison Peterson,Ivan Pollard, Tom Ressemann, Chris Schermer, Dan Schumacher, Noreen Sedgeman, Wendy Skjerven, Anne Stavney, Steve Thompson, David Van Benschoten, William White, Adebisi Wilson, Erik J. Wordelman, Kashi Yoshikawa",1.45,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create extraordinary theater experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500 ",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1217,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004788,"Operating Support",2019,33199,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation includes verbal feedback plus anonymous concert attendee surveys, and surveys of teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools program.","The Sinfonia performed 55 Concerts: twelve Winter, 33 in-School, one Children, four Senior and five summer, plus presented programs for talented youth musicians. Evaluation included unsolicited verbal and written attendee and participants' comments plus solicited data collected from anonymous concert attendee surveys, and from teacher surveys from schools served by the Music in the Schools program.","achieved proposed outcomes",500012,"Other, local or private",500012,,"Suzanne Abrams, Mary Butler, Emily Cole Jones, Tom Cook, Joquim Cretella, Tina Enberg, Jay Fishman, Brooke Geyen, John Higdon, Patrick Lundy, Marie Williams",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, with particular attention given to inner city youth, families with young children, seniors, and people with limited financial means.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1219,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004790,"Operating Support",2019,458956,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Respond to increasing demand by engaging 63,800 schoolchildren in Arts Education activities, a 10,000 increase over the 2016-2017 schoolyear. We will track the number of youth who participate in our in-school residencies, workshops, Master Classes and School Matinee Series, while evaluating each program to assess their quality. 2: Deepen the Ordway's commitment to the region by employing, presenting and commissioning an increased number of Minnesota artists. We will track the number of Minnesota artists we employ in Ordway productions, or present and commission in our Music and Movement Series and Flint Hills Family Festival.","The Ordway engaged 60,007 schoolchildren in Arts Education activities during the 2018-2019 school year. Quantitative. 2: Broadway at the Ordway engaged 105 Minnesotan actors, eight artists performed in Ordway commissions, and 468 local artists participated in the Festival. Quantitative.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",18552300,"Other, local or private",18552300,,"Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Dawn Block, Amanda Brinkman, Keith Bryan, Dorothea Burns, Hon. Mayor Carter, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, Dr. Joe Gothard, Ed Graff, Jamie Grant, Laura Halferty, Tom Handley, Donna Harris, Mark Henneman, Bill Johnson, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly Jr., Matt Majka, Laura McCarten, Marcia L. Morris, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, Nancy Nicholson, Bill Parker, Kim Randolph, Christine Sand, William Sands, Dan Stoltz, Ronda Wescott, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Ordway's mission is to be a community magnet that attracts artists and audiences, creating unforgettable shared experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1221,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004791,"Operating Support",2019,689529,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, audience interviews, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in engagement activities. 2: Theater experiences for students enhanced by education programs will inspire interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.","The Guthrie Theater sparked meaningful connections through transformative experiences in its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activities' effect.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",29945435,"Other, local or private",29945435,,"Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James Chosy, Terry Clark, Richard Cohen, Jane Confer, David Cox, David Dines, William George, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Linda Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David Hurrell, Garry Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, David Lilly, Jr., Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Antone Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Jr., Karin Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Robert Rosenbaum, Ronald Schutz, Tim Scott, Stephen Sanger, Lee Skold, Michael Solberg, Douglas Steenland, James Stephenson, Steven Thompson, Mary Vaughan, Steven Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Charles Zelle, Wayne Zink",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff, and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota, and from its place, rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading 21st century arts organization.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nina,Graham,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",ninag@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1222,"Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004792,"Operating Support",2019,48344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage over 69,000 audience members and artists to participate in transformative theater experiences. We will utilize focus groups, anecdotes and quantitative indicators of program: number of participants, communities of origin, geographic reach, new partnerships and diversity of constituency. 2: Continue focus on ensuring long-term sustainability of producing high quality transformative theater experiences for Central Minnesotans of all ages. We will measure and report growth in stability on a regular basis through our organization's dashboard tracking, days of cash on hand, budget vs. actual, season memberships, ticket sales and donor retention.","Engaged more than 67,949 people in our community in transformative theatre experiences!. We were 1,051 short of our goal of 69,000 people; however, GREAT engaged 6,836 more people than we reached in 2018 so this is still significant growth. 2: Our cash on hand significantly increased to more than 100 days fiscal year to date and we have increased ticket revenue by more than 8%. We utilized the evaluation methods described in our application to track our days of cash on hand and ticket sales.","achieved proposed outcomes",1258786,"Other, local or private",1258786,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Joanne Dorsher, Kimberly Foster, Lori Glanz, Chris Kudrna, Cassie Miles, Chad O'Brien, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Emily Swanson, Pat Thompson",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theater experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1223,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004793,"Operating Support",2019,10661,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement. Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. 2: Expansion of arts programs available to Minnesotans. Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees along with a qualitative questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","Five new workshops were created and a teaching program for those wanting to train children in art. The Atelier's first incursion into providing instruction for teachers to train children in art. The director interviewed those who signed up for the program and got a direct response to their review of it. The others relied on our hand out sheets. 2: The Atelier asked one of the people attending the children's teacher program to start a children's arts instruction program at The Atelier. The first class had eight children signed up for a ten week session meeting once a week on Saturday mornings. The Atelier was asked to continue the new children's program and expand it resulting in offering the program twice this fall.","achieved proposed outcomes",211804,"Other, local or private",211804,1200,"Richard Myers, Lynn Maderich, Katherien Lack, David Ginsberg, Michael Lack, Suzanne Gary, Joy Wolfe",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is a nonprofit organization committed to the ideal of access for all to a structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters. Our organization creates opportunities for all people to be trained as realist painters. We provide resources and classes that facilitate the skills needed to become a painter. We are devoted to building and sustaining a true learning environment focusing on fine draftsmanship and painting skills.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1681 Hennepin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421 ",eclipse@mindspring.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Meeker, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1224,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004794,"Operating Support",2019,45260,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through strengthened partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","Increase access for youth and underrepresented populations through strengthened partnerships with art, community and other organizations. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for community cohesion and understanding through expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Number of partnerships with community and arts organizations; attendance at events, receptions and screenings with filmmakers and guests, and engagement in panel discussions and activities.","achieved proposed outcomes",1388329,"Other, local or private",1388329,9750,"Mary Reyelts, David Johnson, Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Karen Heithoff, Elizabeth Jolly, Charlie Montreuil, Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Craig Rice, John Schott, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Maris Moore, Frances Wilkinson, Kelly Palmer.",1,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Mission of the Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul is to foster a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities. Our mission is accomplished through a commitment to exhibiting the very best of new and classic local, domestic, and international independent cinema through the annual Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival, regular special themed series, and daily screenings.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1225,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004795,"Operating Support",2019,48201,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase participation in arts experiences. WBCA will track participation through registration numbers and event attendance and use class/gallery surveys to gather audience feedback. 2: WBCA will manage resources strategically by partnering with organizations to maximize impact of programs and services. WBCA will track the number of individuals served through outreach programs and partnerships and gather feedback about experiences through surveys and conversations with partners.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased participation in arts education experiences. WBCA had a 7% increase in class registrations. In post-class surveys, 99% of respondents said they plan to take additional classes. Approximately 10,000 people came through WBCA's building for classes, events, and exhibitions. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts maximized the impact of its programs by partnering with organizations to offer 350 hours of outreach programs. WBCA tracked outreach programs and partnerships, with 350 contact hours provided to more than 6000 participants.","achieved proposed outcomes",932155,"Other, local or private",932155,6782,"Jane Bacchus, Judith Benham, Donna Bruhl, Mitch Cooper, Robert Cuerden, Katherine Curran, Kim Ford, Jazi Foreman, Mary Gove, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Damalie Jeffries, Roberta Johnson, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Peter Kramer, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Mary Poul, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Jalai Shelago-Hegna, Bon Sommerville, Travis Thompson, Bill Weigel, Steve Wolgamot, Sue Ahlcrona, Mary Levins",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of White Bear Center for the Arts is to provide a gateway to diverse arts experiences.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1226,"Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004796,"Operating Support",2019,57411,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 80% report improved teamwork, confidence and creativity. Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and socio-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in No. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its school and gathering artist/community groups 1+ times/week. Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.","97% of parents saw an increase in their child's performing skills, 89% saw increased self-confidence, 87% improved teamwork, 82% increased creativity. Lundstrum uses parent surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction as well as our performing program's impact on self-confidence, teamwork, cooperation, and creative thinking. 2: Lundstrum employed 49 artists as part of its year-long program. In addition, nine artist/community groups used our facilities on a regular basis. Employment records have tracked of all professional artists that are hired and their respective purpose. Rental agreements tracked all rentals of our facilities.","achieved proposed outcomes",1292406,"Other, local or private",1292406,8078,"Terri Ashmore, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, JohnJack) Knip, Cindy LeJeune, Larry LeJeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Joan Grathwol Olson, Jeanne Poepl, Trinka Sharpe, Sarah Stroebel, Nicholas Vlietstra",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Located in North Minneapolis, the mission of Lundstrum Performing Arts is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character, and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship support.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patty,Lefaive,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(651) 521-2600x 820",giving@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Jackson, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1227,"Amy Browender: Associate development officer, AmeriCorps; John Connelly: Independent consultant to nonprofits, photographer; vice chair, Grand Rapids Arts and Culture Commission; Paul Dice: President, International Friendship Through the Performing Arts; Deborah Johnson: Senior director of exhibits and education, Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota; Laura Kinkead: Leadership development consultant, The Collabrium; Gregory Peterson: Treasurer, River Arts Alliance (Winona); retired from Winona State University office of financial aid; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Jonathan Schill: Program development team, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Cassandra Utt: Actor, singer, artistic data analysis; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Executive board member, Minnesota Tamil Sagnam; IT project manager","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004797,"Operating Support",2019,37334,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve 24,000 Minnesotans through six exhibitions and educational programs in the first eight months of the expanded free museum and Center for Creativity. The M will track all attendance to the galleries, classes, and programs on-site and off-site, and collect feedback from visitors through surveys and guest books comments. 2: Broaden community access to the arts and artists through authentic community partnerships. The M will track participation in free and low-cost programs, number of internship requests received and provided, number of formal partnerships and communities served. ","The M welcomed 15,000 people to seven exhibitions in its first seven months of the expanded free museum and Center for Creativity. The M tracked the number of visitors to its galleries, classes, and programs on-site and off-site and collected feedback from visitors online and orally. 2: The M broadened access to the arts and artists by creating new opportunities and authentic community partnerships. The M tracked participation, scholarship requests, and number of formal community partnerships. The M also sought feedback from partners about the quality of partnerships and programs offered for participants.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1173695,"Other, local or private",1173695,5228,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Jo Bailey, Mike Birt, Andy Currie, Jim Denomie, Sue Focke, Ann Heider, Robin Hickman, Tom Hysell, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Mike McCormick, Paul Mellblom, Dave Neal, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, Robyne Robinson, Michael Sammler-Jones, Rick Scott, KaYing Yang, Patty Whitaker, Dick Zehring ",1.75,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Museum of American Art is to inspire people to discover themselves and their communities through American art.",2018-07-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","141 4th St E Ste 101","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1228,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Ann Fee: Executive director, Arts Center of Saint Peter; teaching artist, writer, editor, and instructor; Marjorie Grevious: Homeowner development manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sarah Larsson: Outreach and development director, Somali Museum of Minnesota; Anne Makepeace: Grand Center for Arts and Culture founder executive director; Steven Richardson: Director of the arts, Carleton College; Deneane Richburg: Dancer and choreographer; founder of Brownbody; Jonathan Rutter: Executive director and curator, The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum; Carla Tamburro, Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator","Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10022081,"Operating Support",2023,75325,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,2299159,"Other, local or private",2299159,,"Carolina Gustafson, David Myers, Torrie Allen, Daniel Fernelius, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Tanya Brandsford, Cassidy Mccrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Mirella Ceja-Orozco, Margaret Chutich, Dan Dressen, Martha Driessen, Anna K. B. Finstrom, Cassie Garnett, R.J. Heckman, Valton Henderson, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul Mcdonough, Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Fred Moore, Richard Neuner, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Jeff Smith, Liz Smith, Amanda Storm Schuster, Tim Takach, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz Iii, Kristina Rodel Sorum, Rabindra Tambyraja",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances,commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dieter,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",grants@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lincoln, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2155,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10022082,"Operating Support",2023,523344,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences Track and map visitor journey experiences, repeat visitation, how welcoming a visit felt, and analyze opportunities for improvements. Use 'test and learn' methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promotor Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Ethnography studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Visitors experienced virtual and onsite programs. Onsite visits were evaluated using an exit survey that measures and tracks the Net Promoter Score and Overall Experience Rating. Select virtual events were measured with a follow-up survey. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics tracked accessibility and participation. New exit surveys (which improve tracking and insights), interviews, and focus groups with community partners measured engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.",,27455936,"Other, local or private",27455936,,"D. Ellen Wilson, Mark Addicks, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Pilar Oppedisano, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John Christakos, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Mark Greene, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, Karen Heithoff, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, Anne Labovitz, Muffy Macmillan, Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Michael Peterman, Brian Pietsch, Charlie Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Brian A. Rice, Joel Ronning, Greg Stenmoe, Jeffrey Swinton, Christine Walker, John Whaley, Houston White, Susan White, Robin M. Wright",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center empowers people to experience the transformative possibilities of the art and ideas of our time and to imagine the world in new ways.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2156,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022083,"Operating Support",2023,33838,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More African Americans are engaged at WWMA because the organization has increased visibility and demonstrated the relevance of music education Walker West Music Academy relies on a variety of metrics and measurement tools, including surveys, testimonials, and board review, to ensure that we?re meeting our mission and our goals for operational development","Walker West increased the number of African Americans in programming this year via school residencies, summer camps and early childhood music classes. Walker|West collected data on the ethnicity of program participants and compared it to participant data collected during the previous program year.",,766387,"Other, local or private",766387,12298,"Michael Walker, Russell Knighton, Christy Bartlett, Daniel Olson, Cherise Ayers, Barbara Doyle, Grant West, Carl Walker, Greg Finzell, David Mohr, Eric Clark, Jeff Bailey, Mary K Boyd, Mary Bolkcom",2,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Walker West creates a music learning community rooted in the African-American cultural experience, where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather, explore, and grow through music.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Braxton,Haulcy,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","760 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 224-2929",braxton@walkerwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2157,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022084,"Operating Support",2023,34128,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rebuild talent, including onboarding new instructors and support staff, in order to increase programming and restore services to the community. WGM uses financial data and progress reports to evaluate program/services growth and profitability. WGM tracks progress on action items (e.g. number and variety of programs, new instructors onboarded).","Weavers Guild increased programming and restored services. The Guild addressed community and operational needs by moving to a new location. Weavers Guild used financial data and progress reports to evaluate program/services growth and profitability. The Guild tracked progress on actions (e.g. number and variety of programs offered) and evaluated feedback.",,306100,"Other, local or private",306100,1689,"Amanda Anderson, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Barbara Heath, Deb Jensen, Cass Markovich, Mary M Mateer, Keith Pierce, Joseph Rubin, Matthew Schutz, Dawn Severson, Linda Soranno, Orton Tofte, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",kknudsen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2158,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022085,"Operating Support",2023,52277,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class; Number ofTotal participants, % classes filled; Working with diverse artists and communities; Arts events attendance.","Minnesotans gained new understanding, skills, and experiences through a variety of high-quality experiences. 97% of all participants surveyed evidence they learned, grew, or changed. 10,972 registered for 1068 arts activities. 87% of activities offered filled. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Neurodiversity represented year-round, including largest activities.",,1152150,"Other, local or private",1152150,,"Mary Gove, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Karen Kepple, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Billy Franklin, Bob Hartzell, Alison Gillespie, Andrea Kish-Bailey, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth Mccray, Jan Nelson, Laurie Ryan, Samantha Vang, Mary Wingfield, Bill Weigel, Cathy Weyerhaeuser, Nirvana Yang",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art, NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity, BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2159,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022086,"Operating Support",2023,11002,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce a sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization that can come above the past two years of live theatre. Outreach and network to expand community, operations, and activities. To have volunteers and patrons come to public events within a safe atmosphere while utilizing our resources for the best results to be noted by attendance and participation 2: Offer Theatre programming to the community with accessibility and appeal. Utilize technology for seasoned and new patrons to experience art. To advance our mission with effective skills tracking participation and increased quality.","Six main stage shows of high quality and vibrant performing arts were performed. Attendance was within the goals set by the board of directors. Cast members were excited. Patron surveys, anecdotal comments and response was very good. 2: Live theatre was offered to the community, a good array of shows displayed. The Barn Theatre used much more social media with video and pictures. Increased comments were very positive on the quality of the performances.",,311554,"Other, local or private",311554,3998,"Carol Laumer, Chris Buzzeo, Tyler Hanson, Sandy Gardner, Dawn Lippert, Jordan Gatewood, Patrick Gilmore, Anthony Ogdahl, Melissa Wallace, Matt Onnen, Cole Woltjer, Bailey Stahl",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Barn Theatre provides affordable, quality performing arts to west central Minnesota.?",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2160,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022090,"Operating Support",2023,40284,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC provides quality programming with a focus on the artistic, emotional and intellectual needs of their youth participants. YPC will survey participating youth/parents about their needs. YPC will survey educators/school officials about the needs of their schools/students. YPC will survey all participants/staff after each program. 2: YPC has two new, original scripts based on the current fight for racial equality for their mainstage by 2024. YPC will survey youth, their guardians, and local educators around current areas of interest. YPC will use post-workshop focus groups to receive feedback. YPC will assess progress toward its goal annually.","YPC provides quality programming with a focus on the artistic, emotional and intellectual needs of their participants. YPC surveyed all participants, guardians, and staff after each program to evaluate its success towards this goal. YPC also considered the quantitative information, including the number of program participants and audience members. 2: YPC has two new, original scripts based on the current fight for racial equality for their mainstage by 2024. YPC surveyed youth participants/their guardians around impact. We surveyed show participants and evaluated audience attendance. YPC will assess progress toward its overall goal quarterly.",,416501,"Other, local or private",416501,,"Anne Marie Buethe, Carey Chapdelaine, Lynn Ellingboe, Lisa Fulton, Dave Gangler, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Rich Knowlton, Ron Lattin, David Maggit, Annie O'Connor, Kevin Ramach, Erin Schneeman, Monica Sowden, Laura Wellington Schoon, Kari Xiong",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Youth Performance Company empowers youth and inspires social change through BOLD theatre.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2164,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022091,"Operating Support",2023,36772,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences exhibit strong engagement with Zeitgeist's performances and grow in their understanding and enjoyment of newly created music. Measurement will include tracking attendance and analysis of engagement behavior, audience interviews, and written critical responses. 2: Minnesota artists increase their artistic capability through creating and/or performing high-quality new musical works. Measurement will include tracking artists served, artist interviews and surveys, press and audience reviews.","Audiences exhibited strong engagement with Zeitgeist's performances and grew in their understanding and enjoyment of newly created music. Measurement included tracking attendance and analysis of engagement behavior, audience interviews, and written critical responses. 2: Minnesota artists increased their artistic capability through creating and/or performing high-quality new musical works. Measurement included tracking artists served, artist interviews and surveys, press and audience reviews.",,244455,"Other, local or private",244455,,"Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe, William Eddins, Julie Haight Curran, Shruthi Rajasekar, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Craig Sinard, Philip Blackburn",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To practice the art of growing a connected, healthy community empowered to create and thrive.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2165,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022093,"Operating Support",2023,41545,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will reach more Minnesota movers with programming that is easy to access and engages diverse populations in creative ways. Stakeholder meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessment; strategic plan benchmarking; constituent demographics.","Zenon offered hybrid, online and in-person classes and concerts to a growing number of movers. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.",,379119,"Other, local or private",379119,,"Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Shinae Hildebrandt, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To sustain an artistically excellent professional dance school through high quality dance instruction with local, national, and international instructors and choreographers.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Meeker, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2167,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson is currently a program assistant with the City of Minneapolis Department of Health, assisting with the administration of federal grants. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations in a fundraising capacity, including the Greater Twin Cities United Way where she reviewed and evaluated grants. She has a master?s of public and nonprofit administration degree.; Wendy Frieze: Frieze has managed both for profit and nonprofit galleries in Boston, San Francisco, and Minneapolis for approximately 20 years. At the Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA), she comanaged the gallery and was a member of the contemporary arts committee, a fundraising arm of the museum. She was also an intern in the Cooper Hewitt textile department (New York, NY). As a designer, she worked for CBS Early Show, Crate & Barrel, and several world renowned interior designers as a licensing agent and marketer. Frieze is a cum laude graduate of Parsons School of Design in product design and knowledgeable in clay, glass, metal, and textile design. She has attended several classes at Harvard in education and the arts. She graduated from Adler Graduate School with a double master?s in clinical psychology and art therapy at 65 and currently practices as a counselor to artists and in the addiction world.; Melinda Nelson: Nelson is currently a senior manager at 3M Company, working there for more than forty years in a variety of positions ranging from product development, manufacturing, sales, business development, and corporate functions such as pricing and obtaining funding for R&D contracts. One of her positions was as a business development manager for research and development contracts and involved identifying and soliciting funding opportunities for R&D research projects, as well as writing the proposals and ""earmarks?. She graduated with a chemical engineering BS from Iowa State University and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Saint Paul and a former prime minister in Saint Paul Winter Carnival's senior court. She currently is the senior queen for Woodbury Ambassadors, and is a volunteer for White Bear Boating and other organizations. Nelson is an active participant in many arts related activities around the Twin Cities and the state and would like to support the arts by serving in this way. ; Abigail Pribbenow: Before moving to Minnesota in 2006, Pribbenow served as chair of the Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, IL, and served for several years as an arts administrator in the Chicago dance and visual arts communities. More recently she worked in fundraising and communication for a successful Minneapolis public charter school, Yinghua Academy, and served on the boards of Lutheran Arts and the Minnesota Boychoir. She holds an MA in arts administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BA in anthropology from the University of Chicago, and an IB from the United World College in Las Vegas, NM.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Benjamin Strand: Strand is the Winona Main Street program manager and co-owner of Treedome Productions, a multimedia production house that supports local and regional artists through videography, photography, graphic design, talent booking, recording, and event planning. He previously spent two years as an arts and entertainment reporter for the Winona Daily News. Strand has volunteered for a number of music and art festivals, including Artspire, Mid West Music Fest, Frozen River Film Festival, Big Turn Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and Shut Down Third Street. He graduated from Winona State University in 2017 with a double major in mass communications/journalism, and English writing.; Shaurntae Thomas: Thomas is the director of human resources at Cookie Cart, where they teach life, leadership, and employment skills to teens of color through on-the-job and classroom experiences in nonprofit bakeries. Thomas is a member of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice committee at Cookie Cart, which is on a mission to lead the organization in becoming an anti-racist organization by using both the anti-racist and restorative justice framework models. Thomas studied English literature at the historically black college for women, Spelman College, and is an outspoken feminist and traditional systems disruptor of current policies, processes, and procedures that dominate organization culture and climate. Thomas is a self-taught poet and spoken word artist; a lover of oil paintings, abstract art, black and white photography, and art history. Thomas is a member of the board of directors of Chops, Inc., a nonprofit performing arts organization.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan: Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions and has successfully administered Tamil folk arts workshops continuously for a few years in row. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.; Lori Anne Williams, Williams is a major gifts officer with Lifeworks, a nonprofit serving people with disabilities. In her long nonprofit career, Williams has also worked for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Playwrights? Center, and several human service and education organizations. She holds a master?s degree from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor?s degree from the University of Southern California.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022243,"Operating Support",2023,25390,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will deliver interactive streamed arts engagement sessions that promote growth in enjoyment of and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! will use pre and post-participant surveys for all of our weekly live, web-streaming shows from our studio in Minneapolis, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! will expand arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional intergenerational settings. We will tally attendance; both number of screens and of participants; pre and post-surveys show acceptance and enjoyment of streamed arts engagement programming. All shows are recorded and available for future evaluation reference.","Kairos Alive! delivered in-person and 2-way streamed arts engagement sessions that promoted growth in enjoyment and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! used pre and post-participant surveys for both our in-person events and weekly 2-way interactive live web-streamed shows, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! expanded arts engagement experiences for underserved older adults and people with disabilities in Minnesota. We logged attendance. Pre and post-surveys, and personal interviews showed enjoyment of both in-person and live 2-way streamed arts engagement programming. Web shows were recorded and are available for future evaluation reference.",,410486,"Other, local or private",410486,4196,"Gary Oftedahl, Md, Brenna Galvin, Leni De Mik, Melanie Broida, Joan Semmer, Nicholas Chew, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Kairos Alive! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genne, to promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music and story, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4524 Beard Avenue South",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2169,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10022246,"Operating Support",2023,86977,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broad audience will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater and deepen their connection to the work and to one another. We will evaluate audience impact and connectivity by the number of attendees, surveys measuring engagement with the work on our stage; participation in our post-show discussions; and number of people served through community engagement/outreach. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse lived experiences will collaborate in presenting TLD productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on TLD's production and artistic processes. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2022-23, more than 36,000 people attended in-person performances of reimagined and newly developed musical theater at TLD. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience interest; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2022-23, TLD hired more than 300 Minnesota artists from an array of backgrounds for work on stage, behind the scenes and in new work development. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production, post-show discussions and media coverage. TLD diversity goals are regularly evaluated and inform hiring practices.",,2992535,"Other, local or private",2992535,,"Cara Sjodin, Glyn Northington, Les Bendtsen, Bridget Morehead, Theresa Alewine, Tiffany Cooper-Allen, John Arechar, Toya Stewart Downey, Keith Ford, Ron Frey, Matt Fulton, Ben Grabski, Sandy Hey, Tom Knabel, Christine Larsen, Kate Lawson, Jeff Lin, Penny Meier, Peter Rothstein, Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Rabindra Tambyraja Md, Lezlie Taylor, Kevin Winge, Fremajane Wolfson",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theatre Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latte Da creates new and impactful connections between story, music, artist, and audience exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Smoka-Richardson,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",rachel@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2172,"Melodie Bahan: Bahan is executive director of MN Film & TV. She previously served as the first vice president of communications for Artspace, the nation?s leading developer of affordable space for artists; and as the director of communications for the Guthrie Theater. Prior to joining the Guthrie, Bahan spent ten years in New York, where she served as the president of NOW-NYC. She currently serves as a volunteer board member for the MSP Film Society. She graduated from the U of M with a BA in journalism.; Paul Dice: Dice is president of the nonprofit organization International Friendship Through the Performing Arts. As vice president of the Gamelan Society of Minnesota, Dice helped establish Minnesota?s first gamelan (Indonesian chime gong orchestra) program that eventually became part of the Schubert Club. He can be seen throughout China via the online broadcasting station MV China as a program expert on Rainbow Education Program videos. He served as music advisor for the six-episode Twin Cities Public Television series Made in China and as an English editor for the Hal Leonard Chinese pipa method book written by Gao Hong. Dice studied composition at the Boston Conservatory of Music and with composer Lou Harrison. His music has been performed throughout the United States, China, and Russia. He has received commissions from the American Composers Forum, Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, Listen, Edina Concert Orchestra, Chinese Heritage Foundation, and Fedogan and Bremer Publishing. He was awarded a Dunhuang Cup in Nanchang, China; received a 2013 Arts Board Artist Initiative grant; and received a McKnight established artist award from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in 2012 and 2016.; Sharon Fischlowitz: Fischlowitz has served on the staff and boards of arts and law related nonprofits, as executive director of Black Label Movement and the Minnesota Justice Foundation, as board chair of the Creative Tech Alliance, fka GLITCH, and the Lexington Hamline Community Council. She worked for Congressman Bruce Vento, Equal Justice Works, the Center for Medieval Studies, and the Institute for Advanced Study at UMN. She taught street law and poverty law at William Mitchell College of Law. She now practices law. She earned her AB in comparative arts from Washington University and her law degree from William Mitchell.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015 she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc. a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Matthew Keefe: Keefe has served the arts for over 25 years as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, administrator, production manager, board member, producer, and artistic director. He holds an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa and a nonprofit management certificate from Rutgers University. He danced in the Twin Cities for James Sewell Ballet and is currently teaching dance at Highland Park High School. Keefe is the cofounder of DanceCo, a professional company that produces original productions for young audiences and their families.; Laurie Kess: Kess is a retired educator. She enjoyed her tenure in the Ely Public School District which included stints as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. She was instrumental in securing Arts Board grants for artist residencies, in both elementary and high school classes, that benefitted the community. Her avocation has been involvement in community theater, community vocal groups, and supporting arts through the local Northern Lakes Arts Association. Among the wonders of arts experiences, she believes that a great benefit is to have people of diverse backgrounds, ages, and life experiences find common ground and joy in participation. Kess has a BS in home economics, a MA in school counseling, and K-12 principal licensure.; Eva Margolis: Margolis serves as Economic Opportunity program officer at Greater Twin Cities United Way where she engages with nonprofit community partners and across sectors focusing on workforce development and wealth building strategies that bring about equitable change. Prior to joining United Way in May 2020, Margolis served for over nine years as economic empowerment and employment services director at Lutheran Social Service where she was responsible for the strategic planning, development, and implementation/evaluation of its programs. She also has worked in the asset building, housing, and youth development fields. She is deeply committed to social, racial, and economic justice. For over 20 years she has volunteered in various efforts that support a vision for the abolition of the prison industrial complex. Margolis received her BA in anthropology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. ; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; John Neveaux: Neveaux has been involved as an actor, director, or designer in over 25 theatrical productions in the last ten years in the greater metro area. Most recently, he was cast as Otto Frank in SOAR Regional Arts production of Diary of Anne Frank, and Theatre 55?s virtual production of Phillip Marlowe?s Trouble Is My Business; directed and designed the set for the the spring 2021 Delano High School production of The Theory of Relativity, and directed Delano High School?s fall on stage production of Jookalorum, A Singular Sampling of Sensational Stories by O. Henry. He has been a member of the boards of 4 Community Theatre, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, and Skylark Opera Company, and recently acted as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board. In his day job, Neveaux is an attorney in Wayzata and teaches business law at local colleges.; Yan Pang, Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She received her PhD in music with a minor in theater arts and dance at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on intercultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. She considers her music composition as a means to build multicultural understanding and tolerance. A selection of her varied works includes the album Glory Times (as songwriter and music director) by the China Science & Culture Audio & Video Publishing House; the score ?Solis Ortus? (winner of the SunRiver International Composition Competition) by China?s People?s Cultural Publishing Company; the paper ?Scene of Sichuan Opera? (coauthored with Mingzhu Song); and the books Cool Math for Hot Music, All About Music, Basic Music Technology, and The Future of Music (coauthored with Guerino Mazzola et al.) by Springer.; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, Falkowski is currently working at Affinity Plus FCU as a video banker. She assists with new account and lending requests; building relationships, reviewing analytical data, and finding creative solutions for members. Falkowski graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in studio art. She has since put her passion for the arts to use by volunteering with White Bear Center for the Arts, Mia?s Art Adventure, and has been a grant review panelist twice for the Metropolitan Regional Art Council.; Jenny Stratton, Stratton is the Connecting Kids program coordinator which serves the greater Mankato area. The program is designed to reduce the financial barriers for low-income youth to be involved in an out-of-school time activity of choice. This involves everything from traditional sports, arts, music, summer camps, etc. Stratton has more than fifteen years of professional experience working in the collective fields of nonprofit management, higher education, and finance. Stratton has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in business administration.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10018300,"Operating Support",2022,25626,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Return concert attendance to pre-pandemic levels When we are able to safely return to live concerts, we will monitor attendance numbers in order to determine growth to pre-pandemic attendance and will survey participants to gauge impact of events. 2: Establish a $50,000 cash reserve fund to replace privately secured line of credit We will know that we have achieved this outcome when we are able to both begin and end the 2022 fiscal year with a balance of $50,000 in this account.","Musicians and audience returned to live concerts in a Covid-safe manner and with high artistic value. Tracked ticket sales, musician absences due to illness, and surveyed audiences about comfort level and artistic value. 2: Rochester Symphony surpassed their initial goal of creating a $50,000 internal cash reserve fund. Reviewed bank account statements at the beginning and the end of the fiscal year.",,481063,"Other, local or private",481063,,"Hayward (Jay) Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Jodi Melius, Joe Mish, Mark Neville, Bruce Rohde, Matt Roisum, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Sarah Schaefer Meier, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1912,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018303,"Operating Support",2022,28018,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-engage audience participation in live and virtual performances, residencies and visual arts events. Measure steady growth across the year in: attendance at live events, engagement in streamed performances by general audiences and underserved populations, residency participation, attendance at live and streamed visual arts exhibitions and receptions 2: Draft, implement, adjust scaled re-opening models that are flexible and responsive to Covid guidelines and rebuild/train FOH, tech and box office staffs Track written policies/procedures/revisions and budgets based on scaled models, fully staffed/trained front of house, box office and technical crews.","Re-engaged portion of pre-pandemic audience participation in live performances, residencies and visual arts events. Tracked attendance at live events by audiences, residency participation and visual arts exhibitions and receptions. 2: Created and implemented COVID guidelines. Working as part of a central Minnesota cohort, we created a plan for and implemented covid vaccination and masking policies that were uniform across the major organizations in the region.",,725283,"Other, local or private",725283,,"Rachel Melis, Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Pedro dos Santos, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Desiree Clark",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University-Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",tgertz001@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1915,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018305,"Operating Support",2022,40113,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will follow state guidelines to provide online and in-person classes, workshops, outreach activities and performances for multiple participants. We will track the number of online and in-person participants and survey/interview them about their experiences. We will compile input from assessments about their preferred teaching method that will help us improve and expand our offerings. 2: SPB will reshape the perception of ballet with diverse dancers, teachers and performances that appeal to a wide range of participants and audiences. We will track the demographics of teachers, audiences, and dancers, especially those in principal roles; create works that appeal to multiple audiences; and collect qualitative data with surveys, observations, and post-performance discussions.","Minnesotans remained connected to a creative community through programming that followed state Covid guidelines. SPB tracked the number of online/in-person participants and administered surveys about their experiences. Surveys were evaluated by staff to inform future programming. 2: Minnesotans felt welcomed into ballet culture due to increased diversity among participants, staff, and programming. SPB tracked participant demographics across all programming. Evaluation meetings between Executive Director and DEI staff. Participant testimonials were collected by Executive Director.",,406380,"Other, local or private",406380,850,"Sarah Leismer, Lillyan Hoyos, Brianne Bland, Amber Genetsky, Katherine Kreiser, Tim Knutson, Christina Onusko",0.2,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Saint Paul Ballet's mission is to perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to engagement in the art of dance.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1917,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018306,"Operating Support",2022,323880,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain wide access to live performances and free high-quality digital concerts of world-class music. SPCO staff and board will monitor progress toward the goals of its strategic imperatives to determine whether we are adding value to and enriching our community by sharing transformational experiences with a broader and more diverse audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to in-person and livestream performances through concerts in twelve venues and the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked in-person concert attendance numbers, as well as participation in free family education and community engagement activities and free digital media programming.",,10821336,"Other, local or private",10821336,,"Daria Adams, Doug Affinito, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor de Meireles, Rick Dow, Lynn Erickson, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss, Jr., Carolynn Johnson, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., Arthur Klebanov, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, Jon Limbacher, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, Andrea McCue, Alfred P. Moore, David Moore, Jr., David E. Myers, Betty Myers, Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Oberlies, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Nicholas S. Pifer, Cassie Pilgrim, Eric Prindle, Peter Remes, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Marty Rossmann, Daniel J. Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Eric Skytte, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Alan Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Justin Windschitl",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive, and engaging performances.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1918,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018307,"Operating Support",2022,18462,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities through artistically excellent instruction and performance opportunities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Performances will be evaluated by artistic staff. Qualitative feedback will inform future programming. 2: Expanded outreach programming, free community performances, and other artistically excellent programs will be accessible to underserved Minnesotans. Formal and informal surveys of performers, instructors, audiences and students; analysis of number of performances, musician contact hours, audience demographics; chart growth in community partnerships, including schools and performance spaces.","We served over 300 students with online and in person lessons and performances. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, we compared enrollment to prior years, conducted surveys online and informally, and met with faculty to plan future programming. 2: We served over 5000 community members with concerts, residencies, and events. Informal and formal feedback from partnering agencies and audiences, surveys of public school students and teachers.",,625873,"Other, local or private",625873,18462,"Michael Adams, Susan Bullard, Jamie Mudrick, Taylor Davis, William Eddins, Christina Huang, Amy Kamarainen, Martha McCartney, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Heidi Teoh, Ben Vidmar, Mary Larew, Michael Stockman, Keith Holme, Clara Osowski",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music is a nonprofit, community minded music school whose mission is to enrich the lives of students and of audiences through the joy of music.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","1524 Summit Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Polk, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1919,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018308,"Operating Support",2022,70551,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Schubert Club serves an increased number of music enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds in Minnesota through programming and organizational change. Track new audience members. Track Museum visitors and how they interact with new exhibits. Issue surveys to understand what programming or other aspects of events attract patrons. Record new and growing community relationships and their impact.","Minnesotans are more inclined to participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible. We expect to monitor progress and success through building community partnerships, by measuring increased diversity in audience members, Board and staff. Audience demographics measured by surveys. Other measuring done internally.",,2157372,"Other, local or private",2157372,,"Suzanna Altman, Mark Anema, Lynne Beck, Joanna Cortright, Birgitte Christianson, Patricia Durst, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, Clea Galhano, Braxton Haulcy, Dorothy Horns, Brian Horrigan, Anne Hunter, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Libby Larsen, Seth Levin, Eric Lind, Laura McCarten, Fayneese Miller, Sook Jin Ong, Vaughn Ormseth, Nancy Orr, Jonathan Palmer, Karl Reichert, Jana Sackmeister, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Dameun Strange, Maria Troje, David Wheaton, Timothy Wicker",,"The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Schubert Club cultivates a passion for music and fosters an engaged community of music enthusiasts through concerts, music education, museum exhibits, and student scholarships.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1920,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018311,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New cities reached via expanded touring throughout Minnesota gain experience setting achievable goals for partnered global arts events. Surveys to gauge size/makeup of audiences at activities and events; new city partners give feedback on success achieving civic/arts goals; interviews to measure new cities' interest in return visits. 2: New audiences in cities with populations under 5,000 improve their knowledge of the music and cultures of unfamiliar places. Oral and written feedback from arts partners, civic leaders, and audiences in the new cities measure the uniqueness, educational value, quality, and relevance of the newly introduced arts activities.","With Covid restrictions continuing, SOH used video and other projects to maintain relationships in cities while prepping for 2022. Using email communications and videos, SOH worked with partner cities and involved over 100 performers. By 6/30/22, a new Songs of Hope project had started, with 38 participants and over 20 concerts planned, including in 5 non-Metro cities. 2: Five cities committed to concerts as soon as COVID restrictions were sufficiently lifted. The outreach to small-city audiences had to be postponed in 2021 and was moved to July 2022 due to continuing COVID challenges, but the 2022 Songs of Hope was formed in 2021-22. Concerts in 5 cities were arranged in 2021.",,193997,"Other, local or private",193997,2328,"Bethany Gladhill, Judy Morrison, Gary Pederson, Hannah Hoes, John Choi, David Badgley",,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To foster global awareness by drawing children and young adults to Minnesota from countries around the world to participate in residential music and arts projects, and by presenting participants' global musical performances to a wide variety of audiences throughout Minnesota, with an emphasis on reaching underserved audiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","882 Stryker Ave Ste 1","West St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1923,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018312,"Operating Support",2022,72768,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities in local Minnesota economies for artists to make a living and a life Evaluation of workshops, classes, trainings, and consultations; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; number of cross-sector opportunities and partnerships created to center artists in economic development 2: Increase and enhance recognition of artists, culture bearers, and creative workers as valued contributors to Minnesota communities Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported","Despite continued pandemic disruptions, we maintained + expanded opportunities in local Minnesota economies for artists to make a living and a life. We evaluated this outcome through: Program evaluations; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; # of cross-sector opportunities and partnerships created to center artists in economic development. 2: We increased and enhanced recognition of artists, culture bearers, and creative workers as valued contributors to Minnesota communities. We evaluated this outcome through: Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported.",,1875029,"Other, local or private",1875029,,"Greta Bauer Reyes, Jarrett Reed, Andriana Abariotes, Shannon Pettitt, Kelly Asche, Ben Bonestroo, Christina Martinez, Anisha Murphy, Maureen Ramirez, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng, Sarina Otaibi",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and a life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-4381",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1924,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10018314,"Operating Support",2022,56157,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain accessible virtual and hybrid programs through the shutdown and 'reopen' to in person programs as soon as safe. 1.Enrollment in Pay As You Are Able virtual/hybrid programs remains consistent, with positive student and adult evaluations.2. Announce sequenced reopening starting in Summer/Fall 2021 with outdoor events, restore full programs by 1st quarter 2022. 2: Expand audience accessibility/reach while creating efficient use of resources through shared infrastructure and aligned efforts with partners. 1. Greater inclusion of Park Square's school and audience in SST's base of participants. 2. Deepened partnership and community engagement with our partner sites and schools.","Sustained accessible virtual and hybrid programs through the shutdown and 're-opened' safely with camps, classes, and shows in the Summer/Fall 2021. 1.Enrollment in Pay As You Are Able virtual/hybrid programs remained consistent, with positive student and adult evaluations. 2. Announced sequenced re-opening starting in Summer 2021 with outdoor events; restored full programs by 1st quarter 2022. 2: Expanded audience accessibility/reach while creating efficient use of resources through shared infrastructure, staff and efforts with Park Square. 1. Greater inclusion of Park Square's school and audience in SST's base of participants. 2. Deepened partnership and community engagement with our partner sites and schools such as a new 'Let's Make Theatre' residency with St. Paul Public Schools.",,1086840,"Other, local or private",1086840,,"Mike Erlandson, Pondie Taylor, Jared Kemper, Schwetha Vijayakumer, Tamara Davis Cownie, Maggie Dayton, Tom D-Onofrio, Kathy Engessa, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Jennifer Prock, Ben Redshaw, Anna Tobin",,"SteppingStone Theatre Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"SteppingStone Theatre for Youth ignites belonging, generosity, mastery, self-advocacy, and inspiration by creating art with young people to share with the world.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Dauplaise,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 387-5052",development@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1926,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018316,"Operating Support",2022,62209,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase the Sheldon's role as a critical social, civic and economic driver, partnering with local business for the benefit of all. Quantitative statistics on economic impact will be requested; business sponsors tracked; and surveys conducted with business owners to inform the next steps of community development. Volunteer and participatory statistics and comments monitored. 2: To launch?a pilot program with Goodhue County Hispanic Outreach as a model for ensuring the arts are relevant and accessible for future partnerships.? Hispanic Outreach pilot program events will be evident in season lineup and ticketing tracked; statistics on outreach?compiled; qualitative survey feedback?will be assessed?for planning future events","To increase the Sheldon's role as a critical social, civic and economic driver, partnering with local business for the benefit of all. Growth in business partnerships through sponsorships and outreach, field observation and commentary, marketing statistics and ticket sales bringing audiences to downtown. 2: Pilot project with Goodhue County Hispanic Outreach to present relevant and accessible artists. Field observation, follow up meetings with partner organization, ticket sales.",,1193192,"Other, local or private",1193192,,"Chap Achen Jr., Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Art Kenyon, Nancy Dimunation, Lacy Schumann",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates, and enlightens the community and its visitors through?the transformative power of the performing arts.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",jlarson@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1928,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018318,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Clarify the duties of staff and volunteers, establishing a centralized business model. A strategic planning consultant is leading focus groups w/Staff and volunteers to draft procedures, which are then applied and evaluated. The Board Governance Committee then refines and presents to the Board for final approval. 2: Design and implement a sustainable financial plan. Newly implemented accounting practices are reviewed by the Finance Associate and Executive Director continually. The newly formed Finance Committee reviews these practices and reports findings at monthly Board of Directors meetings.","Co-created job descriptions of volunteers, staff, and board members defining communication lines and duties. Co-creation process via focus groups and editorial meetings with a staff and volunteers was facilitated by a consultant. Implementation, evaluation and rewrites were in collaboration with the 'doers'. 2: Implemented a monthly meeting of a Finance Committee, ANNUAL Ask, Member and Donor drives. The Covid deficit budget set limits on loss. There were weekly reviews of finances by the Executive Director, bi-monthly reviews by the newly formed Finance Committee, and monthly reports to the full board. Two finance realities attended to - deficits due to covid and slow re-opening.",,267509,"Other, local or private",267509,,"Margaret Olsen, Mary Alice Schumacher, Charles Carodenuto, Kevin Geraghty, Trenne Fields, Lisa Leedham, Susan Knutson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To provide opportunities to participate in the joys of dance and music from around the world.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914",amosey@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1930,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018319,"Operating Support",2022,60679,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TTT shows and programs will evoke emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We will collect audience responses to our work via written surveys, verbal talk-backs, recorded reflections, and post-event interviews with staff from partner organizations. 2: TTT will reduce barriers to arts participation, affording access to the highest quality theater to those who have previously felt excluded. We will survey audiences about barriers they have experienced to arts participation, whether the show was relevant to their lives, and whether they would be inclined to see more theater.","TTT shows and programs evoked emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We collected audience responses to our work via written comments, verbal talk-backs, recorded reflections, and post-event interviews with staff from partner organizations. 2: TTT reduced barriers to arts participation, affording access to the highest quality theater to those who have previously felt excluded. We surveyed audiences about barriers they have experienced to arts participation, whether our shows were relevant to their lives, and whether they would be inclined to see more theater.",,825367,"Other, local or private",825367,,"Amy Apperson, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Sun Mee Chomet, Cheryl Davidson, Nancy Evert, Sarah Gasparini, H. Adam Harris, Cindy Kaiser, Kathleen Kukilka, Marcela Lorca, Chuck Roehrick, Randy Schubring, JD Steele",1,"Ten Thousand Things","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Ten Thousand Things awakens the creative spirit of audiences and artists by bringing essential and exceptional theater to people from all backgrounds and life experiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Thompson,"Ten Thousand Things Theater","1430 Concordia Ave Ste 40216","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 203-9502",stephanie@tenthousandthings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1931,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018320,"Operating Support",2022,58157,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition, and will seek out written feedback in online guest books and social media connected to each show.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Students conducted evaluations of teaching artists' effectiveness and self-assessed gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures included portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. We tracked the demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and requested written feedback from viewers onsite and through social media connected to each show.",,1091523,"Other, local or private",1091523,47563,"John Cairns, Maggie Dayton, Richard Gilyard, Carol Grim, Sarah Haroon, Jeanne Hilpisch, Abigail Kosberg, Carol Mashuga, Larry McIntyre, Linda McShannock, Rosanne Nathanson, Anu Pasricha, Curt Pederson, Jane Prohaska, Ella Ramsey, Mary Ann Schmidt, Mariana Shulstad, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Tallberg, Maggie Thompson, Jeff White",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission?is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1932,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018322,"Operating Support",2022,38297,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre B will diversify its audiences, artists, and leadership by leveraging the company's assets to serve those with less visibility and access. The relationships we build now will lead to more diversity on our Board, presentation or production of work relevant to BIPOC artists and constituents, and projects that engage underserved audiences.","Theatre B included more artists of color and created a partnership with an adaptive sports and recreation center to involve people of all abilities. We measured project relevance by number of BIPOC artists auditioning and participating. Benefit to underserved constituents was evaluated by participant surveys and eagerness of partner organizations to continue our adaptive theatre collaboration.",,219283,"Other, local or private",219283,,"Rachel Asleson, Zenas Baer, Crystal Cossette Knight, James Anthony Faris, Lori Horvik, Maureen Olsen, Tim Peterson, Mik Reid",0.5,"Theatre B","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre B ignites conversation that transforms our community through intimate and courageous stories.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carolyn,Wintersteen,"Theatre B","215 10th St N",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(701) 729-8880",carrie@theatreb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Stevens, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1934,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018323,"Operating Support",2022,30841,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During FY2022 more than 300 state residents will audition for roles, with at least 30% of those auditioning for the first time at TRP. Our evaluation of this outcome will be quantitative by comparing projected to actual numbers and qualitative by distributing surveys to participants to ask the extent that they have learned, grown or have been changed by this experience. 2: During FY2022 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will be a priority for all productions With the establishment of policies, training and education, the TRP board and staff will lead by example. The outcome will be measured by the increased participation of artists new to TRP and through feedback provided by participants.","181 total state residents auditioned for roles at TRP, 31% of those for the first time. 90% of respondents stated growth in skill and knowledge. This data was collected through quantitative and qualitative surveys of participants as well as count totals from auditions. 2: 83% of board meetings included DEI training sessions. 25% of artists participating were new to TRP. 750 patrons participated in engagement programs. Evaluation method was observation of DEI training, policy and procedure changes, quantitative measuring of board member training, artist participation, and audience engagement opportunities as well as qualitative feedback from participants.",,511218,"Other, local or private",511218,,"Stephanie Long, Francine Corcoran, Linda Paulsen, Paul Clausen, Carrie Andersen, Howard Ansel, Chad Carr, Garry Geiken, Hugh Kirsch, Elizabeth Lofgren, Dann Peterson, Kelli Gorr Raney, Jose Manuel Ruiz-Garcia, Jean Shore, Sadie Ward, Samuel Joseph, Shona Ramchandani, Jim Arnold, David Stevens, VaMeng Moua, Aidan Gallivan",,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To be recognized as a premier community theater which:? Provides significant entertainment and educational opportunities to its audiences; Presents acclaimed live theater on an arena stage; Promotes a professional attitude among the volunteers who constitute its community; Provides challenging, engaging, and disciplined opportunities for avocational artists, technicians and aspiring professionals; Provides an inclusive environment?with reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, including audience members, volunteers, and staff; Promotes an environment that is open, nuturing, appreciative, and inviting to participation of the whole community; Promotes a commitment to the continued existence of live theater.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gregory,Johnson,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 100",admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1935,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018325,"Operating Support",2022,19026,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will offer greater diversity in programming in an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically patrons ages 20-45. The outcome will be realized upon successful presentation of the programming, then measured by the number of new and returning patrons determined in the reporting. In addition, audience surveys will be used to collect demographic information.","Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered greater diversity in programming in an effort to develop a broader audience, specifically patrons ages 20-45. Programming at Theatre L'Homme Dieu offered a wide variety of shows and attracted many new audience members, according to reporting from TLHD CRM. Staff and Board Members also reported an uptick in the number of young patrons, ages 8-45.",,325535,"Other, local or private",325535,19026,"Jim Pence, Katie Eiser, Tom Obert, David Berg, Philip Eidsvold, Terri Bursch, Deb Trumm, Tessa Larson, Michael Tisserand, Brian Nelson,",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu?presents exceptional live theatre, fine arts and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and Central Minnesota.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086 PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1937,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018327,"Operating Support",2022,60143,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans of all ages/backgrounds will learn movement, gain physical confidence, and/or grow as dance artists via TU Dance programs and activities. Collect participant feedback on program impact from surveys, gather input from teachers, partners, artists; track participation in Center programs/activities; document/track student advancement. 2: Minnesotans will indicate benefits of access to dance programming and remark on relevance of activities to personal goals and priorities. Qualitative comments/survey feedback from participants and audiences, including changes in perceptions about dance, specific benefits/program relevance, and value of access.","Minnesotans of different ages and backgrounds demonstrated learning, skills development, and increased confidence via TU Dance Center activities. We tracked participation and participant demographics and gathered feedback via surveys, evaluations, interviews, and conferences. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement and program impact. 2: Program participants commented on relevant program impact and expressed appreciation for access to financial aid and available program options. We tracked financial aid and program access, and we tracked participant feedback via surveys, evaluations, interviews, and conferences.",,1207854,"Other, local or private",1207854,,"Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson McGrane, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Steven Nelson, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Julia Yager, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands (ex-officio), Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez (ex-officio)",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance reaches through diverse dance traditions to uncover the connective power of dance for audiences, students, artists and the community.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1939,"David Hanson: Hanson has been a professional musician, photographer, recording engineer, producer, and advertising agency owner during his career. His work in advertising has won awards both regionally and nationally. He owns and operates EchoBayart.com and EchoBayProductions.com, which include his line of photography products and commercial audio production. Hanson serves as vice chair of the board of directors of North Dakota Assistive, a state organization that distributes assistive technology to the disabled and elderly. He previously served a four-year term as a board member of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND).; Valorie Klemz: After a career in strategic marketing, Klemz left the corporate world in 2013 for a meaningful second act in grant writing. She serves as grant specialist at Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, contract grant writer for Tubman, and has a track record of successful proposals and program evaluation. She earned her MBA from the Carlson School of Management, her nonprofit fundraising certificate from the University of St. Thomas, and served on the board of directors for Minnesota Computers for Schools.; Sherrie Pugh: Pugh recently retired from a thirty-five-year career in community economic development. During her career she volunteered and worked on numerous community based cultural events and projects. She serves as an adviser to the Aurora Saint Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation on its cultural integration concepts for the old home historic rehabilitation project. Pugh has worked in philanthropy as executive director of the Headwaters Fund (Minneapolis), the Fund for Community Development (Chicago), and the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Mississippi).; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is a retired postmaster and worked more than eighteen years as the chief financial officer for the White Earth Reservation Business Committee (RBC), prior to becoming employed with the United States Postal Service. She has a bachelor?s degree in accounting and business administration and has spent many years in public administration. While employed at the RBC, she was involved in the administration of nonprofit grants from many sources. She has served as a volunteer on the Region 2 Arts Council and was elected to serve as treasurer for the board. She is an enrolled member of the Minnesota tribe and the White Earth Nation. Her artistic accomplishments center around working with thread and yarns.; Laura Savinetti-Moberly: Moberly relocated to Ely over 25+ years ago and immediately became involved with the only local arts organization at that time, Northern Lakes Arts Association (NLAA). Over the years, Moberly has served as a board member, treasurer, chair, as well as chairing many committees and answering the call for volunteers wherever needed. She has also choreographed for the Ely Community Spring Musical first in 1999, intermittently throughout the early 2000s and subsequently choreographed every show since 2011. Moberly currently serves as the NLAA board secretary and is finishing up her tenure with the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, where she spent two terms as chair. In the past, she volunteered with the local Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) within the Ely schools and served on the board of the youth theater group, Ely Little Players. Moberly graduated from the University of Redlands in California with a BA in business management; she brings 15 years of corporate experience to the volunteer posts she has held.; Christi Schmitt: Schmitt is a program coordinator in the office of multilingual learning at the Saint Paul Public Schools. She has worked as an English language learner teacher in Saint Paul for fifteen years. During her tenure, she has written and received more than fifty local, state, and national grant awards toward enrichment partnerships, opportunities, and resources for English language learners and their families. She has served on the board of the United Nations Association of Minnesota and was a top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Schmitt has master?s degrees in education and public affairs from the University of Minnesota.; Samuel Van Cook: Van Cook is the founder and president of Button Poetry. He is a recipient of the 2012 Verve Grant, a National Poetry Slam champion, and a decorated college slam coach. Van Cook has worked with students nationwide as a poetry instructor and performance poetry coach. He helped found and establish spoken word poetry programs in colleges across Minnesota including Carleton, the University of Minnesota, Hamline, and Macalester. Most notably, Van Cook spent four years as an instructor for Macalester College, coaching and coordinating its championship College Union Spoken Word Invitational (CUPSI) Poetry Slam program. Van Cook was the director of the two-time national champion Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (2009 & 2010) that ran for many years out of The Artists Quarter in Saint Paul. He also helped bring the national poetry slam to downtown Saint Paul in 2010.; Kalia Vue: Vue is a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the department of teaching and learning in the multicultural and equity studies education area. She received her BA in international studies at the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul), and her MA in East Asian studies at St. John?s University (New York, NY). Her research interests include informal teaching and learning, culturally responsive teaching, and multicultural education. Her prior work experience consists of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Chinese in America, and Camp Fire Minnesota. She has also served as a volunteer cochair for the youth leadership program for the Vue family of Minnesota.; Corrie Zoll: Zoll is the owner of Cultivate Consulting, where he has been primarily consulting with nonprofits serving commercial businesses. Previously, Zoll spent five years as executive director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and four years as development manager for Pillsbury House + Theatre. Zoll has served as board chair for Bedlam Theatre and Franklin Artworks and has served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission. Corrie holds a MA in arts and cultural management from St Mary?s University of Minnesota.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018328,"Operating Support",2022,32089,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of students who participate in meaningful arts opportunities and programs.","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities. The outcome was evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participated, and the number of young people who were hired to work for the organization.",,303463,"Other, local or private",303463,32089,"Shannon Robinson, James Taylor, Joel Walters, Renita Fisher, Andrea Graham, Lisa Holyfield, Alexander Salazar, Carrie Schaffer, Jennifer Sorenson, Kai Thieteji, David Washington, Carl Swanson, Stacey Supina,",2,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music gives young people equitable access and opportunities to see, experience, and participate in the Twin Cities music community, while growing them as people prepared to make the world work.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Kolb-Williams,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(612) 309-3261",jack@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1940,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018329,"Operating Support",2022,41942,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow audiences via virtual programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts Virtual engagement enables TCFF to track geographic and demographic info more accurately. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner org feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the successful outcomes. 2: Present diverse, high-quality film progamming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact.","Minnesotans were more inclined to participate because arts experiences were relevant and accessible (streaming and in-person). TCFF's Virtual Streaming platform tracked geographic and demographic info more accurately. Artist and Audience surveys were conducted. Staff and Board assessment meetings were held providing a comprehensive evaluation of the successful outcomes. 2: Presented diverse and high-quality film progamming engaging MN audience to learn, dialogue, shift perceptions, and improve their shared community. Conducted Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review. All feedback provided comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact.",,438325,"Other, local or private",438325,,"Andrea Stein, Danielle Palmer, Jay Dunphy, Jeff Hayne, Julie Lynn York, Kathy Roseberry, Jen Meyer, Michael Cohen, Nancy Korsah, Ra'eesa Motala, Robert Brittain, Steve Stoup, Tracy Call, Waris Syed, Jatin Setia.",,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to build, support, and enhance our visual arts community by providing local film artists with education, training, networking, and distribution and employment opportunities; provide art enthusiasts and advocates with access to regional and national film talent forging a rich social dialogue through film; and provide the state with a vehicle through which film production and exhibition can sustain the local film industry.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1941,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018330,"Operating Support",2022,48434,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCGMC strategically engages with local non-musical partners to broaden reach, amplify the message and strengthen community impact through collaboration. This outcome will be measured by the number of non-musical community partner organizations engaged, and the expanded audience that is served and messages amplified as a result of the partnerships. 2: TCGMC presents newly commissioned works that speak to relevant and under-represented issues in society that are educational and entertaining. This outcome will be measured by the number of new commissions presented, viewership and/or attendance of performances, audience feedback, the variety of societal issues that are addressed in the new works and artistic excellence.","TCGMC created partnerships with partners that amplified the message, expanded the reach, and strengthened the community through collaboration. The number of diverse and wide-ranging strategic community partners that were engaged during the grant funding period was the primary evaluation method for this outcome, in addition to the depth of collaboration. 2: TCGMC presented new commissions which spoke to the specific and relevant topics that impact the LGBTQ+ community as well as society as a whole. The wide range of societal issues addressed in the commissions, the number of commissions presented as well as the impact made on the audience, informed by feedback received, was the evaluation method for this outcome.",,515261,"Other, local or private",515261,48434,"Glenn Bates, Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Brian Carlson, Steffi Fiore, Daniel Hodges, Chuck Huebner, Sam Kreidenweis, Lance Morgan, Shannon O'Brien, Carlos Saldana, Hugh Smeltekop",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Gay Men Building Community Through Music.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1942,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018331,"Operating Support",2022,59698,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The audience of individuals with disabilities served through Upstream Arts' new online/hybrid programming options will expand and deepen. New/returning participation and relevance/depth of impact will be measured through program evaluations that track participant numbers, past interaction with Upstream Arts, and impact of the programs on individual participants' goals. 2: We will build capacity to run programs with varying delivery formats, including hybrid classes that bring together in-person and online participants. Increased capacity will be measured through evaluation of staff time allocations, new technological infrastructures, and impact of hybrid programs on participants.","Upstream Arts increased its ability to offer programs in a variety of formats (virtual and hybrid), expanding its audience and participants. New/returning participation and depth of relevance and impact was measured through program evaluations that track participant numbers, and impact of the programs on individual participants' goals. 2: Upstream Arts built capacity to deliver programs in varying delivery, including hybrid classes that bring together in-person and online participants. Increased capacity and expertise were measured by tracking hours of trainings that teaching artists received, evaluations following trainings, and rigorous program evaluations conducted with program partners and participants.",,848505,"Other, local or private",848505,,"Steve Anderson (chair), Tabitha Montgomery, Alyssa Klein, Noel Raymond, Kristin Burgess, Rebecca Slaby, Julie Guidry (ex officio member)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice?of individuals with disabilities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1943,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018332,"Operating Support",2022,82560,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.",,2299159,"Other, local or private",2299159,,"David Myers, David Mona, Traci Bransford, Nancy Nelson, Daniel Fernelius, Torrie Allen, Cassidy McCrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Margaret Chutich, Martha Driessen, Ann Farrell, Wayne Gisslen, Carolina Gustafson, R.J. Heckman, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul McDonough, Richard Neuner, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Philip Shoultz III, Anders Eckman, Rabindra Tambyraja",1,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances, commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1944,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10018333,"Operating Support",2022,570989,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Track and map first-time visitor journey experiences, analyze opportunities for improvements. Use ?test and learn? methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promotor Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Ethnography studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for first time visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. First-time visitors accessed the Walker through virtual and onsite programming. Visitor tracking was captured through visitor journey mapping data, and the Walker used post-event surveys to inform and measure Net Promoter Score. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics tracked accessibility and participation. New exit surveys (which improve tracking and insights), interviews, and focus groups measured engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.",,27455936,"Other, local or private",27455936,,"Seena Hodges, Karen Heithoff, D. Ellen Wilson, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Teresa Rasmussen, Mark Addicks, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John Christakos, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, Andrew Humphrey, Mark Jordahl, Anne Labovitz, Valerie Lemaine, Muffy MacMillan, David Moore, Jr., Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Pilar Oppedisano, Patrick Peyton, Brian Pietsch, Charlie Pohlad, Donna Pohlad, Peter Remes, Keith Rivers, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Christine Walker",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1945,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018334,"Operating Support",2022,38564,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More African Americans are engaged at WWMA because the organization has increased visibility and demonstrated the relevance of music education Walker West Music Academy relies on a variety of metrics and measurement tools to ensure that we?re meeting our mission and our goals for operational development including surveys, testimonials, and board review.","Walker|West increased the number of African Americans in programming this year via school residencies, summer camp and senior program. Walker|West used the following evaluation methods to measure program impact: surveys and focus groups with participants, planning and reflection meetings with partners. These methods were used to inform program planning for next year.",,766387,"Other, local or private",766387,,"Barbara Doyle, Mary Bolkcom, Eric Clark, Greg Finzell, Carl Walker, Grant West, Christy Bartlett, Russell Knighton, David Edgerton, David Mohr, Mary K Boyd, Jeff Bailey, Lawrence Waddell, Maia Maiden, Sharon Garth, Margaret Marrinan",,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Walker West creates a music learning community rooted in the African-American cultural experience, where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather, explore, and grow through music.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Braxton,Haulcy,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","760 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 789-1684",braxton@walkerwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1946,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018335,"Operating Support",2022,37012,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WGM will offer high-quality weaving, spinning, and dyeing programs representative of the diverse global textile cultures present in Minnesota. WGM will track the kinds of programming it offers with respect to tradition and origin and populations served. Anecdotes will be collected. Program debriefs and check-ins will be conducted with partners and program leaders.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota outcome was to rebuild from Covid. Guild sustained the creative community through continued virtual and in-person programming. Weavers Guild of MN used financial and fundraising reports, program enrollment and evaluations, membership surveys and a community listening session to evaluate impact. Conversations and interviews with stakeholders were also used.",,306100,"Other, local or private",306100,2300,"Amanda Anderson, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Dawn Gillette-Kircher, Neal Goman, Melba Granlund, Barbara Heath, Cass Markovich, Mary M. Mateer, Keith Pierce, Joseph Rubin, Dawn Severson, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro, Carol Stahlhut Carter, Beth Friedman, Celeste Grant, Katie Oberton, Sarah Nassif, Elizabeth Schutz",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",info@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1947,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018336,"Operating Support",2022,57504,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class, number of participants, % classes filled, connecting diverse communities, Arts Events Attendance and Reach.","Through WBCA, more than 28,000 Minnesotans learned something new, developed skills, made connections to art, and felt part of a community. WBCA measures the number of participants/classes and registration data; gathers participant and artist feedback through surveys, interviews, and reviews; reviews digital metrics; and develops questionnaires to generate data (such as DEI information).",,1152150,"Other, local or private",1152150,,"Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Andrea Kish-Bailey, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Hardik Patel, Laurie Ryan, Bill Weigel, Mary Wingfield, Nirvana Yang; Emeritus (Non-voting): Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins.",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to ENRICH LIVES by celebrating art, NOURISH IMAGINATION by inspiring creativity, BUILD UNDERSTANDING by connecting people.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alexander,Legeros,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",alegeros@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1948,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018337,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization that can come above the current conditions of live theatre. Outreach and network to expand community, operations, and activities. To have volunteers and patrons come to public events within a safe atmosphere while utilizing our resources for the best results. 2: Offer Theatre programming to the community with accessibility and appeal both virtual and in person Utilize new technology for seasoned and new patrons to experience virtual and in person art. To advance our mission with effective skills tracking participation increased quality, appeal, and revenue.","The Barn Theatre managed the resources for maximum impact. The Barn Theatre evaluated the outcome by the number of tickets sold, patrons came to the theatre feeling safe ready to enjoy a production. 2: The Barn Theatre watched volunteers grow, learn and participated in live theatre. The Barn Theatre had much participation in live on stage theater where they enjoyed learning within a group of volunteer cast members led by great crews.",,311554,"Other, local or private",311554,11259,"Brian Stenholm, Carol Laumer, Tyler Hanson, Lyle Mangen, Chris Buzzeo, Dawn Stahl, Sandy Gardner, Jordan Gatewood, Tony Ogdahl, Paul Stagg, Joyce Standfuss, Cole Woltjer",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Barn Theatre's mission is to provide affordable, quality performing arts to west central Minnesota.?",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","PO Box 342",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1949,"Kimberly Clement: Clement is a retired nonprofit executive, who now writes mystery books and paints landscapes for her home. Starting as a volunteer in a local domestic violence program, she spent thirty-five years working in various causes. Her career expanded from working as the state lobbyist for the Minnesota women?s movement, to raising money nationwide for American Indian elders, to spending nine years as the executive director of an at-risk youth program, to being the executive director of a national renewable energy nonprofit organization.; Kimberley Hines: Hines is a professional theater artist, a playwright, director, and actor. She has a coaching business, mentoring artists at any and all levels of their work and business. She spent part of her career as an artist in commercial graphics as a typesetter and designer/illustrator. Hines has a BA degree from Macalester College in speech and theater and in visual art. She is a speech coach for Edina schools and will be working with the theater department at the University of Northern Iowa in 2021.; David Kang: Kang has over 20 years of experience as a media director, producer, and creative consultant. Currently, he is the executive director of The DIAL Group?a nonprofit organization with the mission of leveraging the talents of artists for social good and to improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented people. He is a member of the Northside Arts Leadership Group, Asian Economic Development Association, as well as several other professional groups. He graduated summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University, with a BA in media and communications.; Kathleen Maurer: Maurer is a professor of English for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; she also spent nine years teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned a PhD in English from Marquette University and has served on the boards of two Minnesota's regional arts councils for a total of eight years. She is author of A Guide to Professional Writing in the Arts, and during her 30-year career has served as an Operating Support panelist, an Artist Initiative panelist, and an artistic evaluator for the Arts Board. She is also a master dyer and fiber artist.; Aryca Myers: Myers has been involved in the arts and nonprofit world throughout her entire career. From stage managing to serving on the board of a theater company, her work in various capacities provides a holistic view of how organizational leadership and vision shape the magic that happens onstage, in the gallery, or in community. Currently a neighborhood support specialist for the City of Minneapolis, Myers received her MA in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.; Sean Ryan: Ryan is the development manager at Prepare + Prosper (P+P), an economic justice focused nonprofit in Saint Paul, where he coordinates P+P?s foundation, corporate, and government grant related activities. He recently returned to the Twin Cities after four years in Boston working as an admission officer and project coordinator for EXPLO, an internationally renowned education nonprofit that emphasizes creativity and design thinking. A (formerly) frequent concertgoer, he was previously a development assistant at the Cedar Cultural Center. He graduated from Macalester College with a BA in English.; Sierra Scheet: Scheet is currently the financial and accounting systems manager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She studied history and film at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned her BA in history in 2007. She continued her education and earned another BA in accounting from the College of St. Scholastica in 2011. Scheet has spent most of her career in nonprofit accounting working at the Science Museum of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. She has volunteered and serviced on the board of MNFashion.; Chris Schellinger: Schellinger is the founder and executive director of Avon Hills Folk School, a nonprofit in its third year, located in central Stearns County. Avon Hills Folk School is dedicated to creating and growing community by providing the opportunity for people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds to gather together to learn and create within the natural beauty of the Avon Hills. Schellinger is also currently the director of advancement for a local private school system. He has lived in the area his entire life, graduating from St. John's University in 1992.; Aamera Siddiqui: Siddiqui was going to be a doctor, but plans changed, and she settled into a life as a multidisciplinary artist in Saint Paul. Her plays include, Freedom Daze, CLOTH, American as Curry Pie, CHUP, Log Kya Kahenge, and Please Don?t Feed the Children. Her work has been produced at Southern Theater, History Theatre, Illusion Theater, Intermedia Arts, Dreamland Arts, and Pillsbury House Theatre. Siddiqui has received a Naked Stages Fellowship and two Many Voices Fellowships. She was a featured playwright at the Asian American Theater Conference in Minneapolis and at the Women Playwrights International Conference in Mumbai, India. Siddiqui is also the coartistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, an organization dedicated to telling untold stories through theater and performance art. She also teaches yoga and has been known to bake the occasional wedding cake.; Sachidanandhan Venkatakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan is a senior project and program manager, managing information technology projects at Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India. He serves on the executive board of Minnesota Tamil Sangam (MNTS), a nonprofit devoted to promoting Tamil culture in the state of Minnesota and played a key role in the accreditation of the organization?s language school. Venkatakrishnan has written poems and articles about nature, culture, tradition, and society for the magazine Panippookkal. He writes and directs stage programs and directed two of MNTS?s Fringe Festival productions. He was the program committee chair for the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America thirtieth annual Tamil language convention, held in 2017, in Minneapolis.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018341,"Operating Support",2022,43683,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC provides quality programming with a focus on the artistic, emotional and intellectual needs of their youth participants. YPC will survey participating youth/parents about their needs. YPC will survey educators/school officials about the needs of their schools/students. YPC will survey all participants/staff after each program. 2: YPC has two new, original scripts based on the current fight for racial equality for their mainstage by 2024. YPC will survey youth, their guardians, and local educators around current areas of interest. YPC will use post-workshop focus groups to receive feedback. YPC will assess progress toward its goal annually.","YPC provides quality programming with a focus on the artistic, emotional and intellectual needs of their youth participants. YPC surveyed youth/guardians to increase our understanding of the community's needs. YPC is surveying educators/school officials this fall to discover more about their needs. YPC surveyed all participants and staff after each program. 2: YPC has two new, original scripts based on the current fight for racial equality for their mainstage by 2024. YPC surveyed youth and their guardians around current areas of interest. YPC is workshopping our first-script 'Claudette and Rosa' preparing for our February premiere performance. YPC will assess progress toward its overall goal annually.",,416501,"Other, local or private",416501,,"Anne Marie Buethe, Carey Chapdelaine, Lynn Ellingboe, Lisa Fulton, Dave Gangler, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Rich Knowlton, Ron Lattin, David Maggitt, Annie O'Connor, Kevin Ramach, Erin Schneeman, Monica Sowden, Laura Wellington Schoon, Kari Xiong.",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Youth Performance Company empowers youth and inspires social change through BOLD theatre.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1953,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018344,"Operating Support",2022,11259,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will support Minnesotas dancers and choreographers with artistically excellent hybrid dance instruction and performance opportunities Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; and emailed surveys.","Zenon offered hybrid, online and in-person classes and concerts to a growing number of movers. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis.",,379119,"Other, local or private",379119,,"April Haven, Betsy Sylvester, Rachel Marti, Shinae Hildebrandt, Sarah Brennecke, Megan Becker, Elizabeth Camp",,"Zenon Dance Company and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To provide high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities for avocational to professional dancers in a diverse curriculum.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Zenon Dance Company and School","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1956,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018345,"Operating Support",2022,31277,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diversity and Inclusion. Increase the access of Minnesotans of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to Zorongo flamenco classes and performances. Diversity and Inclusion. Surveys analyzed by venue size, demographics, price point, etc.; focus groups; sites, sponsor and number of community-based performances, classes, free events; Board makeup. 2: Succession. Continue implementing strategic plan to identify, hire and train a flamenco artist to assist and succeed founder/Artistic Director. Succession. Achieving each of the stages identified for this goal in Zorongo?s FY2021-24 Strategic Plan; analysis of progress at Board meetings and annual retreat; course correction when needed.","Increased the access of Minnesotans of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to Zorongo flamenco classes and performances. Surveys analyzed (quantitative and qualitative); interviews (in-person and email); the number of community-based performances, classes, and free events; Board makeup. 2: Updating strategic plan to identify, hire and train a successor for founder/Artistic Director and Executive Director. Reviewed current FY21-24 plan and started planning process for FY24-27 strategic and succession plan; Completed Director interviews to determine strategic direction and analysis of duties for each role; Presented findings to the entire Board.",,244482,"Other, local or private",244482,,"Trisha Beuhring, Christine Kozachok, Melissa Saffelo-Boily, Veronica Green, Colette Morris, Robert Brittain, Alessandra Chiareli, Paige Nelson, Sharon Stephens",,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To enrich our community by drawing people of diverse backgrounds close to the power, passion, and virtuosity of the flamenco dance and music tradition, and by expanding on that tradition, to create an innovative art form that explores the issues of contemporary life.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"G. Michael",Bargas,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3715 Minnehaha Ave S Ste C",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653",gmbargas@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1957,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10018347,"Operating Support",2022,27529,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional intergenerational settings. Kairos Alive! expects to expand programs with specific evaluations from participants; for 20+ Dancing Heart, 5+ Intergenerational Dance Hall events, one Moving Well training, and three seasons of multiple interactive weekly participatory 2-way webcasts.","Kairos Alive! expanded arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults in non-traditional intergenerational settings. We tallied attendance; both number of screens and of participants; pre and post surveys show acceptance and enjoyment of 2-way interactive streamed arts engagement programming.",,410486,"Other, local or private",410486,2010,"Gary Oftedahl, Brenna Galvin, Leni de Mik, Joan Semmer, Melanie Broida, Nicholas Chew, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To support the artistic work of Maria Genne, to promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance and story, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","3407 W 44th St",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1958,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10723,"Operating Support",2012,12318,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Direct financial resources to sustain our own artists. 2. Create a performance space that contributes to the sustenance of other sound artists in our community. 3. Direct financial resources to sustain artists in Minnesota. Use artist, composer, and audience surveys.","1. We raised artistic personnel salaries by $1,000 per member. 2. We exceeded our goal of twenty-five performances, with twenty different artists or ensembles presenting a total of forty-eight performances in Studio Z. 3. We increased the number of other artists featured in our programming from fifty-three to seventy-two.",,195782,"Other, local or private",208100,986,"Heather Barringer, Shannon Wettstein, Philip Blackburn, Craig Sinard, Jeff Gram, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Zachary Crockett, Brett Wartchow",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 E 4th St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott, Wright, Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10724,"Operating Support",2012,140069,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase attendance at the annual American Craft Council Saint Paul Show. 2. Conduct workshops, seminars, and discussions on craft at events that are open to all Minnesotans. 3. Build greater inclusivity through partnerships, outreach to artists of color, and improved access through programming, social media, and the Web. Test methods for collecting feedback from patrons at the 2012 American Craft Council Saint Paul Show. Survey the membership regularly. Conduct a series of listening events around the country.","1. The American Craft Council contacted thirty-eight schools, sixty-six galleries, thirty-three Greater Minnesota arts organizations, and eight regional arts councils to build relationships and distribute 500 tickets to the 2012 American Craft Council Saint Paul Show. The attendees numbered 8,531, consistent with 2011. Four hundred and twenty-five new members joined. Forty-five Minnesota artists were involved in the show. 2. Two listening sessions, with fifty Minnesota artists, informed a new strategic plan. Three hundred fifty people attended free Salon Series events. Craft presentations at the annual show expanded into all-day craft stations with working artists. 3. The American Craft Council partnered with the Minnesota Woodturners Association, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Northern Clay Center, potekglass, and the Textile Center. Engaging artists of color began with outreach to the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent and the Chinese American Association of Minnesota. A redesigned Web site was launched, drawing 91% more Minnesota hits than in 2011. The American Craft Council Library Digital Collections database was launched and promoted, and visits numbered 17,378 in April alone.",,5049931,"Other, local or private",5190000,21010,"Barbara Berlin, Susie Brandt, Sonya Clark, Corinna Cotsen, Leilani Lattin Duke, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, James Hackney Jr., Charlotte Herrera, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Barbara Laughlin, Marlin Miller, Michael Monroe, Sara S. Morgan, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Tommie Rush, Cindi Strauss, Jamienne Studley, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Scott, Carver, Washington, Dakota, Blue Earth, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-0,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10725,"Operating Support",2012,54403,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Grow and stabilize services dedicated to the arts and artists. 2. Provide family, youth, and school programs that focus on arts experiences as a way to help deepen cross-cultural understanding and build a sense of community in the Phillips West neighborhood. 3. Continue a successful handcraft program connecting artists with children and adults. Utilize emerging audience focus groups, ongoing visitor surveys, and program evaluations by participants and partners.","1. Completed transition of all seven active performing arts groups into new and renovated spaces. 2. Conducted a survey of cultural and educational organizations in Phillips West to deepen dialogue with neighbors and build contacts for intentional partnering for and marketing of arts experiences. On July 24, the American Swedish Institute was awarded the 2012 Best Practices Award by the Association of Midwest Museums for its ""depth of community activity and mission-driven focus of programs."" 3. Eighty works",,2345419,"Other, local or private",2399822,9742,"Julia Helgesen, Deb Paulsrud, Terry Pressley, Terrie Thompson, Felecia Boone, Judi Linder, Ryan Davenport, Jennifer McCarthy, Mark Besser, Brad Froslee",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Washington, Isanti, Anoka, Chisago, Scott, Rice, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright, McLeod, Cook, Itasca, Carlton, Pine, St. Louis, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Clay, Otter Tail, Kittson, Polk, Cass, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10727,"Operating Support",2012,19776,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Encourage creativity linked with good stewardship of the environment and cultural understanding. 2. Provide arts learning to K-12 teachers and students encompassing both environmental and cultural aspects. Work with an arts evaluator to assess major initiatives.","1. ArtStart added culturally-specific art projects to our ScrapMobile Artful Reuse workshops and hired culturally-specific artist-teachers. Expanded summer programming to Great River Regional Libraries and participated in a number of festivals providing Artful Reuse activities. 2. ArtStart implemented twenty-two school residencies based on the River EcoJourneys curriculum, implemented through the lens of culture and taught by artists from that culture. Artful Reuse Workshops were evaluated through a survey tool and written feedback from the requesting organization and teaching artist. The residencies were evaluated through a pre- and post-survey tool, ongoing evaluator observations, photo documentation, and written feedback from educators and artists.",,226424,"Other, local or private",246200,4500,"Barbara Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Lois Eliason, James Terrell, Rob McFarland",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Carver, Anoka, Wright, Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Todd",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-3,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10728,"Operating Support",2012,42963,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Offer year-long multimedia training to 150 youth at Asian Media Access’s building and outreach to 500 youth with school/community programs. Encourage youth productions in diverse mediums (postcards, video, radio, writing, theater, music, dance, and Web) with at least 100 products per year. Reach broadcast audiences of 3.5 million and 15,000 Web viewers. 2. Develop strategic relationships and partnerships with at least fifteen Asian American and Pacific Islander groups to promote Pan Asian arts and cultural heritages through the Web and through collaborative events. Feature films, exhibitions, music, dance, theater, performances, and arts festivals with at least five events per year and outreach to 4,000 youth and 4,000 adults. 3. Offer ongoing leadership development, counseling, and other support services to at least ten artists to advance their artistic and leadership skills. An annual audit will assess the organization's financial health. An annual retreat evaluates progress with youth, staff, board, and volunteers. Other tools include pre- and post-surveys of youth and event participation surveys for arts patrons.","1. Asian Media Access has supported Asian American and Pacific Islander members to weave the arts into community life, through teaching, producing, and presenting multimedia arts in Minnesota. Asian Media Access offered year-long multimedia training for 421 youth and employment opportunities for 125 youth. The organization encouraged youth productions with diverse mediums (postcards, video, radio, writing, theater, music, dance, and Web), with a total of 121 products. Asian Media Access has supported Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participating in the arts, through the following key activities: reaching a broadcast audience of 3.5 million with the cable TV show East Meeting West"" and the 24-hour RadioASIA and reaching 15,000 through the Web site www.youthincharge.org. 2. Developed strategic partnerships with forty-four Asian American and Pacific Islander arts groups to promote Pan Asian arts and cultural heritages through collaboration events.""",,787037,"Other, local or private",830000,13300,"Ange Hwang, Lambert Lum, Tria Moua, Sophia Sour, Nathan S. White, Chao Vang, Bonnsy Vue, Sophia Yang, Emi Yasaka",1,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-4,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10729,"Operating Support",2012,4327,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To employ seven dancers for twenty-five weeks. Evaluation is based on the number of dancers, audience feedback, and attendance at performances.","We are continuing to search for funding to reach our goal of maintaining our studio space and five annual major events. These events provide opportunities for dancers to continue training in the classic repertoire, provide performances of classic ballet and new works for the community, and enable our Artistic Director to continue to create new, original works with Minnesota artists. To move forward on that goal, we hired a marketing consultant to design and implement a program to make the public more aware of our performances and increase ticket sales. We have been able to continue our programming, but have not been successful in increasing our funding from last year.",,310173,"Other, local or private",314500,,"Lisa Gray, Heather Rist, Dale Lauwagie, Nicole Lapides, Stacey Keeler",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Betz,"Ballet Minnesota","249 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101-1604,"(651) 245-3255 ",cynbetz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-5,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10732,"Operating Support",2012,16293,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Premiere two new full-length flamenco works (Zorro and Carmen). 2. Engage in a collaboration with Ballet of the Dolls to create a new work (Dali). 3. Engage in partnerships with Native American artists and the Minneapolis American Indian Center for Zorro that succeed in bringing both Native American and flamenco music and dance to a broader public and that provide opportunities for cross-cultural programming. 4. Serve at least 7,000 youth and adults through performances and outreach programming. 5. Provide post-performance discussions that bring artists and audiences in closer contact and that enrich understanding of the art and content of performances. 6. Provide quality instruction in flamenco dance and music for youth and adults through the Zorongo School and through workshops with guest artists. 7. Build a new resident company and apprentice program. 8. Continue to provide outreach to youth and adults through youth programming, performances at festivals, senior homes, and other venues, and through the summer Gypsy Caravan. 9. Increase the number of donors, both individual and institutional. 10. Make the Arts Administrator position full time. Use interviews with teachers at Zorongo School, surveys with students at Zorongo School, interviews with artists (at performances and workshops), surveys with people who received outreach performances, informal audience comments after concerts, board member interviews, and fiscal health measurement.","Zorongo premiered Zorro at The Cowles Center for Dance. This was delayed from the original date due to venue issues. Thus, the Carmen show was not presented. We put on Dali's Kitchen with Ballet of the Dolls. We partnered with Native artists to create Zorro, and did outreach to the Native community, but the Minneapolis American Indian Center collaboration did not happen. We served fewer individuals due to lack of funding for Toro and lower turnout at events. We engaged audiences after performances. Enrollment increased at the school, and we had a successful student show, plus workshops with guest artists. We made strides in forming a new resident company, with students moving into apprentice roles. We were unable to continue the Gypsy Caravan, but we did outreach at other events such as the Longfellow Corn Feed. We saw a 100% increase in Give To The Max donations, and maintained institutional donor relationships. Due to the inability to secure further funding, the Arts Administrator remained at about .6 FTE.",,156407,"Other, local or private",172700,12000,"Robert Schommer, Donald Davies, Christine Kozachok, Tamara Rogers, Robin Moede, Silvia Lopez, Alessandra Chiareli, Georgia Hlebaen, Marissa Sundquist, Allison Herrera, Catherine Higgins Whiteside",1,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niels,Strandskov,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 743-8331 ",flamenco@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, St. Louis, Anoka, Washington, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-8,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10733,"Operating Support",2012,31466,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Partner with area schools, nonprofits, and businesses to incorporate circus performing arts into education and program activities that currently do not have arts components. 2. Provide classes and performance opportunities to youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical or financial barriers. Develop a program and services logic model which will guide future participant surveys and evaluations; use student and parent surveys.","Through a collaboration between Circus Juventas and Neighborhood House, thirteen youth from Saint Paul's West Side participated in year-round circus performing arts classes. Annual school matinee performances plus special presentations reached approximately 5,800 children and adults. Presentations included Highland Catholic School, Country Side Elementary, Oak Hill Montessori, the Basilica in Minneapolis, Kids ETC Youth Movement of Canada, Youth Social Entrepreneurship Summit, the African American Awards Gala, City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works, and closed-circuit television programming for patients at Minneapolis Children's Hospital. Circus Juventas also collaborated with Campbell Mithun on the 2012 United Way campaign, The POWER of WE (http://www.campbell-mithun.com/cm-UnitedWay). Circus Juventas provided need-based scholarships to eighty-three students from seventy-one families enrolled in circus performing arts classes. Five students consistently participated in the Wings program. Circus Juventas completed development of its logic model framework. An online survey form has been developed for students and families to complete annually. Approximately forty percent of those invited respond.",,1941233,"Other, local or private",1972699,,"Larry Berle, Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Joan Cochran, John Esch, Donna Gies, Corey Gordon, John Greener, Tim Houlihan, Peter Huber, Lance Lemieux, Laura Mogren CPA, Krista Sweeney",0.25,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Butler,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229x 208",dan@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-9,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10734,"Operating Support",2012,30293,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Cantus works collaboratively with schools, arts organizations, and community organizations in order to encourage people to participate in the community-building and inspiring act of singing. 2. Cantus pulls back the curtain on how its art form is created. 3. Cantus will identify new ways to bring in audiences who are typically unable to attend our concerts for varying reasons of access. 4. Cantus artists, staff and board work on the development and growth of the Cantus organization, enabling individuals to serve as mentors to other emerging arts organizations around the state. Utilize quarterly operations meetings, audience surveys, press reviews, educator surveys, and an assessment of benchmarks in the marketing plan.","1. Cantus worked with three metro high schools in an award-winning, year-long residency focused on developing skills and love of singing. 2. Cantus enhanced public understanding of the value of the arts by scheduling twenty open rehearsals at no charge. 3. Cantus improved its ADA communications. 4. Cantus helped foster skilled arts leaders by providing ongoing development opportunities and training in all areas of arts management to its singers, staff, and board. Cantus evaluates its work through audience surveys, teacher and student surveys, press reviews, and quantitative benchmarks.",,900475,"Other, local or private",930768,3769,"Tom Northenscold, Barb Thomas, Amanda Davisson, Andrew Davis, Erik Dove, Jon Newman, Don Ristad, Shahzore Shah, Adam Reinwald, Doug Affinito, Jean Parish, Marit Smaby Nowlin, David Ranheim, Karl Reichert, Noel McCormick, Libby Larsen, Martha Graber, Wendy Holmes",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,Cantus,"1221 Nicollet Ave Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046x 2",mlee@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-10,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10740,"Operating Support",2012,47058,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide access to community arts. 2. Serve as a catalyst for promoting public-private philanthropy. Work with professional evaluators to assess programs. Count programs and audience members and listen to feedback.","1. COMPAS brought art to schools, hospitals, care centers for children in poverty and for older adults, public and private parks, camps, and other community sites to engage people in creating art. The talent that shared reached an audience worthy and receptive to the healing power of art. Following a show at Children's Hospital, the mother of a girl commented, ""Thank you. It's nice to finally see my daughter engage in something positive."" 2. COMPAS hired two consultants to complete a program assessment to d",,1447942,"Other, local or private",1495000,2260,"Cheryl Bock, Alan Ruvelson, Mimi Stake, Yvette Trotman, Nasir Raja, Louis Porter, Patricia Rossez, Robert Erickson, Sahar Erickson, Pamela Johnson, Diane Kuhlmann, Therace Risch, Susan Rotilie, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Southall, Irene Suddard",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawne,"Brown White","COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102-1496,"(651) 292-3261 ",dawne@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-13,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10742,"Operating Support",2012,22177,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Produce clear and compelling productions. 2. Advance the arts in Minnesota. 3. Increase and strengthen the Festival’s education and community outreach programs. Evaluate audience surveys, ticket sales, critical and audience response.","The Festival succeeded in its goal to produce clear and compelling plays through its ninth season productions. An audience member recently wrote, ""I have seen productions of Shakespeare's plays all over the world, including the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and want to let you know that I've enjoyed your productions more than any of the others."" 2. The Festival advanced the arts in Minnesota by collaborating with organizations such as the Marine Art Museum and The Friends of",,802823,"Other, local or private",825000,5000,"Paul Barnes, Michael Charron, Michael Ebersold, Fran Edstrom, Karen Fawcett, Terry Hawkings, Mark Jacobs, Larry Jost, Virginia Laken, Br. William Mann, Tedd Morgan, Corwin Osterloh, Judith Ramaley",0.75,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathie,Geiger,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","79 E 3rd St",Winona,MN,55987-3447,"(507) 474-9375 ",development@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-15,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10743,"Operating Support",2012,2537,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase awareness of Continental Ballet Company and its programs. Track the number of people who attend performances, enroll in classes, and financially support the organization.","Continental Ballet Company achieved an increase of 7% in individual donations. Enrollment in studio classes increased by 9%. A major blizzard in the Twin Cities impacted four performances and overall ticket sales. The Company, however, gained a new sponsor for community performances with the Paramount Theatre in Saint Cloud. Outcomes were evaluated using records of donations, enrollment, tuition, and ticket sales.",,192175,"Other, local or private",194712,2537,"Mary Vasaly, Anne Burns, Kim Kirby, Nicole Spooner, Nicole Strydom, Riet Velthuisen, Jenny Spooner",,"Continental Ballet Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Genevieve,Spooner,"Continental Ballet Company","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8561 ",gspooner@continentalballet.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Steele, Scott, Rice, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-16,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10748,"Operating Support",2012,8699,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The Paradise Center for the Arts is a regional tourist destination and economic driver for the Faribault downtown district. 2. The Paradise Center for the Arts runs a fiscally-responsible, stable, cash-flowing business. Use financial reporting systems to evaluate whether programming is financially feasible and sustainable, and review the allocation of our limited resources to determine which events and programs are meeting the participation and financial goals we set for them.","1. The executive director is instrumental in the Main Street Program, creating strategic partnerships and opportunities with downtown retailers and restaurants to drive sales and traffic. The director secured print, radio, and niche publication partnerships to increase visibility and awareness of the center throughout the region. 2. A net profit of $36,163 was earned, a dramatic change from the losses of $87,885 two years prior. Unpaid bills do not reach the sixty-day term. Principal payments on loans are paid on time to ensure debt reduction. Budget expectations have been met for over sixteen months. Membership revenues increased by over 50% from 2010.",,317085,"Other, local or private",325784,,"Kathy Rush, Saul Lockerby, Tim Madigan, Deb Johnson, Ginger Church, Joe Cates, Diane Larson, Kaylin Vinar, Jason Hoffman, Diane Cloeter, Sara Sanborn, Trent Creger, Gail Kielmeyer, Matt Drenth, Todd Ginter, Steve Pope",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Heinritz,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Steele, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Olmsted, Goodhue, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-20,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10752,"Operating Support",2012,19000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Substantially increase access to the Goldstein Museum of Design collection by developing innovative ways to use the digital images produced by the Institute for Museum and Library Services-funded collection digitization project. Surveys and questionnaires of visitors to online exhibitions.","Goldstein Museum of Design has substantially increased access to the collection through the launch of a searchable database incorporating over 15,000 digital images of 3,000 objects (10% of the collection) produced through an ongoing collection digitization project funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. This access has resulted in a successful loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and increased comments by donors who can visit their donations and see that they are well-cared-for and respected. One donor stated: I was thrilled to so easily find beautiful photos of the clothing we donated on the website. IÆm so impressed that Goldstein is doing this digitization project. It puts donors back in touch with their donations, and allows others to access these beautiful things, too."" Evaluation by users of this initial resource have informed revisions that will provide users with more initial information about the types of objects in the collection and recommend avenues of exploration based on these areas.""",,451000,"Other, local or private",470000,,"Dan Avchen, John Schulz, Bradley Agee, Rick Beckel, Linda Boelter, Joe Cecere, Linda Hersom, Kim Hogan, John Lassila, John Ollmann, Tim Quigley, Connie Sommers, Joy Teiken, Betty Lyke Urie, Cheryl Watson. Ex-Officio Tom Fisher, Brad Hokanson, Lin Nelson-Mayson",0.75,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lin,Nelson-Mayson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave E 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282 ",lnelsonm@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-24,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10754,"Operating Support",2012,415181,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Measurements include: reach (demographics and number of tickets); engagement (community programs and special promotions); revenue (earned and contributed); and total economic impact (partnerships).","Hennepin Theatre Trust launched its SpotLight Advisory Board with fifty-six student liaisons and an alumni network. Grew SpotLight from forty-seven to fifty-six schools. Distance learning grew from ten to thirteen schools. SpotLight teacher/parents trained to effectively advocate for the arts. Updated communications tools to expand brand recognition and target affinity groups. Developed pre- and post-show e-mail and social media options for feedback. Outreach to diverse audiences through programming and media connections to African American, Latino and GLBT media. Distributed 9,000 access tickets. Explored with the Guthrie and the Ordway a plan for regional cost-sharing of open captioning. Partnered with the Walker and ArtSpace to involve the public in cultural corridor planning through eight documented Talk-it Hennepin workshops. Opened New Century Theatre; partnered with Theatre Latte Da and Cantus to develop their audiences. Conducted board training on philanthropic and outreach expectations and added two development positions.",,19784819,"Other, local or private",20200000,68000,"Scott Benson, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Diane Connor, Dan Cramer, Wendy Dayton, Julie Idelkope, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klass, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jann L. Olsten, John Pacheco, Brian J. Pietsch, Edward Pisarski, Thomas J. Rosen, James Rosenbaum, Doug Ruth, T. Jay Salmen, Ann Simonds, Daniel R. Tenenbaum, Julie Beth McFall Vipperman, Thomas L. Hoch",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Johnson,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500x 515",Sarah.Johnson@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-26,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10755,"Operating Support",2012,19648,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Maintain and grow partnerships with other communities, organizations, and schools to broaden audiences. 2. Work with members, community partners, and funders to plan special community events to celebrate Highpoint’s ten years of commitment to Minnesotans and the arts. Use student and mentor/teacher interviews and questionnaires.","1. New partners included Minneapolis Kids, Kulture Klub, Free Arts Minnesota, Journeys School, Northern Spark, Twin Cities Museum Meetup, Pilot Knob Elementary, and MERC Middle School. Highpoint partners with seventy schools and organizations, serving over 6,000 annually. 2: ""Decade One,"" an exhibition of Highpoint prints, was exhibited from September 24, 2011 through June 10, 2012 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It featured many Minnesota artists: Kinji Akagawa, Mary Esch, Rob Fischer, Clarence Morga",,537352,"Other, local or private",557000,4200,"Amy Kern, Neely Tamminga, Tony Branfort, Dennis Jon, Don McNeil, Clara Ueland, David Moore, Siri Engberg, Jerry Vallery, Elly Grace, Robert Hunter, Carla McGrath, Cole Rogers",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Scott, Carver, Washington, Isanti, Chisago, Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, Winona, Beltrami, Stearns, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-27,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10756,"Operating Support",2012,14017,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota will strive to provide artistic challenge and growth opportunities for singers and the community. 2. Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota will continue to hold to the highest standards of excellence while recognizing the importance of the organization’s affordability to singers and their families. Family survey; Children’s Choral Festival survey of guest choirs and guest clinician; board of directors survey; summer musical survey of all members of cast, pit, and crew; and Harvest to Holiday post-benefit survey.","1. The season featured a variety of repertoire including many musical styles, cultures and languages. Challenging repertoire included music of composers such as Handel, Haydn, and Tchaikovsky, and pieces by Dilworth, Kallman and Lauridsen. Singers performed in several foreign languages: Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Sanskrit, Latin, and Yiddish. The concert program provided lyrics and notes about each piece for audience benefit. 2. The season marked the fifth season without an increase in tuition or ticket prices. Scholarships were provided to all singers with need. Enrollment remained consistent with previous seasons. There was no loss of program integrity from previous seasons. Evaluation: Staff and board evaluation takes place after each Honors Choirs event in staff meetings and the monthly board meeting. Families take part in an online survey. All survey results are distributed to staff and board members for discussion. The board of directors conducts a survey of the entire board at the end of each season in order to assess their effectiveness as a governing body.",,347559,"Other, local or private",361576,,"Judith Wilson, Tim Gangl, Therese White, Brenda Wichmann, Charles Johnson, Steve Arndt, James Bennett, Sandra Cabral, Kyle Cunningham, Brian Dunbar, Greg Edlund, Larry Goedhart, Cheryl James, Joel Mueller, Janet Plein, Mary Schneekloth, Julia Utz, Todd Weston",,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jayne,Rothschild,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","1001 14th St NW Ste 920",Rochester,MN,55901-2534,"(507) 252-0505 ",jayne@HonorsChoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-28,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10757,"Operating Support",2012,29201,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Illusion programs will reach at least 20,000 individuals annually in the State of Minnesota. 2. Participants in Illusion programs will include youth and adults (age 8 and up) of a variety of ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 3. Illusion programming will include theater performances in Minneapolis, arts education, and play development programs in schools and communities, and activities to deepen the impact of the work. Utilize audience response, audience surveys, post-performance discussions, interviews with artists and liaisons in schools and communities, interviews and surveys with student/youth participants, audience focus groups led by Consumer Insights, box office records, and financial records.","1. Illusion reached 33,700 youth and adults in Minnesota through its productions and work with youth in the schools and in eight Minnesota communities. 2. We reached youth and adults (age 6 and up) through performances, our work in schools, and peer education. Eight percent of audiences and over 50% of youth with whom we worked in the Twin Cities schools were people of color. We worked with rural and suburban youth throughout the state. Illusion is fully accessible and provides American Sign Language, audio description, or assisted listening for its shows. Illusion artists worked with youth with disabilities at Courage Saint Croix. 3. Illusion staged six mainstage plays, three plays in its annual Fresh Ink series, and two workshop productions. It conducted youth programs at eight area schools and six Minnesota communities. We provided post-show discussions for every play. Evaluation methods include artist interviews, audience feedback, box office records, financials, surveys, focus groups, and board reviews twice a year.",,984799,"Other, local or private",1014000,1500,"Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Dr. Mark Bisignani, Amy Kramer Brenegen, Vivian Callaway, James W. Dierking, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PH.D., Susan E. Thurston (Vice President), David L. Hansen, Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel, Cheryl L. Moore, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Therese Pautz, Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael H. Robins, Sally Scoggin (President), Jim Smart, David Stamps, Erin Tyler, Chris Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Rice, Washington, Blue Earth, Martin, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-29,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10758,"Operating Support",2012,39604,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. People of all ages and backgrounds are exposed to excellence in puppet theater. 2. People of all ages, ethnicities, and artistic abilities are able to express themselves creatively through puppetry. Examine participant evaluations, attendance numbers, and financial data.","1. A series of twenty family Saturday matinees were conducted with free admission for economically disadvantaged neighborhood residents. 2. Held the 38th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival with over 1,700 people participating in community workshops and 950 volunteers participating in the parade and festival. Conducted over sixty ""make and take"" introductions to puppetry. Conducted thirty-one field trips and residencies with K-12 students, serving over 900 learners. Worked with eight participants in the ""With",,806396,"Other, local or private",846000,21500,"Anne Bauers, Dan Herber, Sue Melrose, Dan Newman, Loren Niemi, Ann O'Niell, CSJ, Chamath Perera, Sandy Spieler, Jeff Tate, Anne Ulseth, Michele Verlautz, Kirstin Wiegmann, Sue Hunter Weir, Marylynn Pulscher, Mary Zilinski",2.5,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA Heart of the Beast Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Loren,Niemi,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA Heart of the Beast Theatre","1500 E Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 721-2535 ",lniemi@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Kandiyohi, Goodhue, Wright, Olmsted, Washington, Stearns, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-30,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10759,"Operating Support",2012,45259,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Measure ticket sales and attendance.","Interact evaluated its work by collecting direct data on the artists with disabilities who participate in programs and through anecdotal observation of audiences and participants at public events. The 125 participating artists included people of African-, Asian-, Native-, and European-American backgrounds and ranged in age from 18 to late 70s. Artists came from the entire seven-county metro area and represented a wide diversity of life experiences and socio-economic backgrounds. The audiences and arts patrons whose lives are transformed through our work reflect that wide diversity. A solid core of our audiences includes families and friends of the artists who participate in our programs. They also include professionals from the variety of care networks that serve people with disabilities--case managers, doctors, nurses, psychologists, other therapists, and health care workers--as well as the diversity of Minnesota arts-goers who seek out work that challenges the mind and spirit at the same time that it entertains.",,2090491,"Other, local or private",2135750,17500,"Sally Hebson, Diane Kozlak, Cindy Sattler, Kate Richards, Tina Cronin, Alicia Petross, Kathi Livolsi-Schultz",2,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","212 3rd Ave N Ste 140",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1434,"(612) 339-5145x 12",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Washington, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-31,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10761,"Operating Support",2012,6125,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Make arts activities available to Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 2. Help the arts and artists thrive in Minnesota. 3. Help bring the arts into all facets of community life. 4. Help create greater understanding among the general public of the important role the arts play in our society. Evaluate surveys and attendance numbers.","Presented annual concert at Ritz Theater, Festival of Oriental Dance, and informal concerts. Offered classes in Middle Eastern dance/music, workshops with guest artists, and weeklong intensive technique workshop. Presented free community performances, and presented activities in handicapped accessible locations. Operated within means, increased earned income, and decreased expenses. Pursued funding opportunities with government, corporate, private, and individual donors. Evaluated activities through quantitative/qualitative methods. Solicited feedback from experts in the field.",,405875,"Other, local or private",412000,,"Salah Abdel Fattah, Eilen OShaughnessy, Kay Hardy Campbell, Melanie Meyer, Patricia Auch, Eileen Goren, Kathy McCurdy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Sherburne, Wright, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Washington, Goodhue, Wabasha, Olmsted, Steele, Rice, Blue Earth, Stearns, Meeker, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-33,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10762,"Operating Support",2012,34974,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Populations throughout Minnesota (beyond the metro area) participate in Jungle Theater activities in their own communities. 2. The theater's statewide activities engage people of diverse ages. 3. Collaborations with existing program partners are enhanced and opportunities for new partnerships are explored to engage more people. Evaluate financial reports, ticket sales, attendance data, and benchmarks.","1. Activities in Greater Minnesota were not realized, but engagement of Greater Minnesota populations was realized with 8.9% of our audience coming from Greater Minnesota. 2. Outreach and education programs reached twenty-five college students and 670 K-12 students. More college and high school student groups were engaged, especially around the production of ""Hamlet."" Audience surveys indicated 5% were ages 18-23; 8% ages 24-29; 14% ages 30-45; 38% ages 45-60; and 35% over age 60. 3. Expanded existing partn",,1236214,"Other, local or private",1271188,,"Barbara Bencini, Bain Boehlke, Lisa Byrne, Amol Dixit, Ed Foppe, Eric Galatz, Michael Jorgenson, Miriam Kelen, Carol Lansing, Sharon Lessard, Munir Meghjee, Marcia Stout, John Sullivan, Tyler Treat, Suzanne Dowd Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Scott, Carver, Dakota, Washington, Isanti, Sibley, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Sherburne, Chisago, St. Louis, Winona, Crow Wing, Olmsted, Faribault",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-34,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10763,"Operating Support",2012,11524,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase programming and accessibility for the long term, either through renovating and expanding the current facility, or by relocating to a larger facility. In the short-term, increase programming and accessibility by increasing community partnerships to present off-site shows. Measure number of attendees, participants, and artists involved in activities. Evaluate progress toward achieving the goal of new facilities.","We produced eight shows at Lakeshore and offered year-round theater arts classes, and made progress on our goal of relocating by commissioning professional architectural concept plans for a new facility and negotiating with the City of White Bear Lake on possible donated site locations. Using the plans, we are conducting a feasibility study with key community stakeholders to prepare for a major capital campaign. With our new school district partner, we produced three performances of ""101 Dalmatians"" at the ",,307387,"Other, local or private",318911,,"Frank Mabley, Carrie Wasley, Orlin Bandt, James Berry, Sarah Fisher, Franklin Heller, Matthew Hertz, Nancy Livington, Wayne Morton, Abigail Mulcahy, Cynthia Stange, Lori Vosejpka",,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","4820 Stewart Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110-2837,"(651) 426-3275 ",joan@lakeshoreplayers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-35,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10764,"Operating Support",2012,10157,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Expand the training program to provide a more comprehensive music education program. 2. Increase community outreach and notoriety throughout the State of Minnesota and beyond. Use program evaluations.","Thirty-one boys completed the training program, exceeding our goal of twenty-five. This was a great success, especially since we increased the standards required for successful completion of the program. We were fortunate to work with ten other musical groups, an increase over our previous years. In addition to collaborations, we participated in several other community events to help showcase our programs and educate the public on what we offer. It was arguably our most successful year ever for collaborations and community outreach.",,439043,"Other, local or private",449200,1600,"Aaron Ziegler, Karen Heineck, Scott Foster, Mike Talbott, Clarissa Lund, David Stevens, Gordon Conn",,"Land of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Fanberg,"Land of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota","PO Box 74","Elk River",MN,55330-0074,"(763) 213-8105 ",pjfanberg@lolcb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pipestone, Ramsey, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-36,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10765,"Operating Support",2012,59890,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increasing numbers of people of all ages, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds and at all stages of artistic development participate in creative writing and literary events. 2. Minnesota’s writing community is strong and vibrant and reflects the many voices of our rapidly changing state. Measure the number of participants in readings, performances, events, and classes.","1. While class enrollment decreased in 2011, a response to the ""new normal,"" the Loft succeeded at broadening participation by seniors with a free writing conference ""for writers 50 and better."" Additional free programming reached 265 youth and 257 adults. We had 4,244 class registrations (14% low income), and 20,238 people attended readings and events. Expanded literary content doubled the unique visitors to our website. 2. To cultivate diverse voices, the Loft supported seven culturally distinct writing g",,2229441,"Other, local or private",2289331,,"T. J. Conley, Lorena Duarte, Neil Erickson, Dobby Gibson, Jocelyn Hale, Sharon Hendry, Rachael Jarosh, Lorna Landvik, Edward Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Jim Levi, Alisa Miller, Isabell Monk O'Connor, Carla Paulson, John Schenk, Angela Shannon, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Sarah Stoesz, Faith Sullivan, Bryan Thao Worra, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-37,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10766,"Operating Support",2012,31085,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 2. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 3. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Do environmental scans of partner colleges, professional music associations, and competing programs. Students, parents, interns, and faculty all complete detailed surveys. Audience members provide feedback through a guest registry. Evaluate enrollment retention and the quality of experience as reflected in surveys and audience attendance.","1. Produced several events that illuminated Minnesota's musical heritage, including a Hymn Festival in Minneapolis where a cappella choral music featured prominently. Participants gained a deeper understanding of the integral role the arts play in our history and culture. 2. Programming engaged Minnesotans as students, artists, and audience members--often at the same event. Lutheran Music Program programming has intergenerational appeal; our summer festival attracted teenage musicians and Hymn Festivals were popular with older adults. Audiences for performance events included all ages. 3. Participants enriched churches and communities throughout the state by returning home and sharing what they learned. Lutheran Music Program relies on written evaluations from students and faculty members. We also conduct parent focus groups and send a staff member to every event to receive feedback from audiences. These evaluations indicate that we are on track to meet our stated goals.",,1162915,"Other, local or private",1194000,7460,"James Hushagen, Jeff Held, Steven Anderson, Sandra Carlson, Richard Bimler, Amy Boers, Elizabeth Burns, Phyllis Duesenberg, Rebecca Duesenberg, Tracy Elftmann, William Heyne, Scott Hyslop, Martin Jean, Merilee Klemp, Richard Koehneke, Robert Rimbo, Becky Schultz, Alayne Smith, Charles Sukup, Barry Swanquist",,"Lutheran Music Program","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Cattadoris,"Lutheran Music Program","122 W Franklin Ave Ste 230",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 230-3296 ",ecattadoris@lutheransummermusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-38,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10768,"Operating Support",2012,209754,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Deepen core programs. 2. Develop new opportunities. 3. Foster teaching artist excellence. Use surveys, observations, testimonials, and evaluations.","MacPhail reached 43,847 Minnesotans with exceptional music programming. Sixty-six community partnerships and financial aid served 5,125 students across the Twin Cities, an 8% increase from the previous year. MacPhail provided 243 early childhood music classes to 7,380 children in collaboration with Metropolitan Library Service Agency. Overall enrollment of 9,000 increased 7%. MacPhail provided professional development and training to 20,796 teachers, music therapists and early childhood music educators. MacPhail produced 309 performances and events enjoyed by 14,041 attendees. Nearly all concerts were free, and the highest ticket price was $20. MacPhail hired thirteen new teaching artists, including Minnesota Orchestra violinist Jean DeVere. Contributed income of $2,707,321 increased 13% from the previous year. Earned income was $5,434,095, up 4% from the previous year.",,8347151,"Other, local or private",8556905,21000,"Christopher Perrigo, W. McEnery, Twanya Hood Hill, Ajay Gupta, Tom Clark, Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Cynthia Bahr, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kevin Carpenter, Steven Fox, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Penny Hunt, Diana Lewis, Janie Mayeron, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Rick Pepin, Samuel Salas, Kim Snow, Peter Spokes, Mandy Tuong.",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-40,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10769,"Operating Support",2012,218484,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provoke public discussion about themes germane to contemporary Minnesotans through a series of public events and partnerships and connect opera to people who otherwise might not attend. 2. Have a meaningful musical education presence in classrooms across the state. 3. Give talented young Minnesota singers the training and support to pursue a college degree in singing. Measures of assessment include attendance, ticket sales, audience surveys, and feedback with education initiatives evaluated by staff and partners on an ongoing basis and at the end of each program cycle.","1. Provoked public discussion through performances at Minnesota State Fair, Mill City Farmer's Market, Concrete and Grass Music Festival, Virginia (Minnesota) Community Concert, and partnerships with Mankato Symphony, Paramount Theatre, The Schubert Club, Red Wing Opera Club, Rochester Aria Group, Trylon, Alliance Francaise, Germanic-American Institute, and events for world premiere of ""Silent Night."" 2. The Opera's presence in classrooms reached 4,134 youth. University of Minnesota classes were taught by a",,10065516,"Other, local or private",10284000,,"Martha Goldberg Aronson, Wendy Bennett, Shari Boehnen, Susan S. Boren, Kathleen Callahan, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane M. Confer, Jodi Dehli, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Steve Fox, Sharon Hawkins, Margaret Houlton, Ruth S. Huss, Heinz F. Hutter, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Lynne E. Looney, David Meline, Leni Moore, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Jose Peris, Bradford Pleimann, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Stephanie J. Prem, Sergio Rial, Don Romanaggi, Mark Schwarzmann, Peter Sipkins, Barry Snyder, Simon Stevens, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Sharon Winslow, Margaret Wurtele.",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Comeaux,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 N 1st St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",bcomeaux@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-41,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10770,"Operating Support",2012,12802,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide opportunities for a number of artists annually to present their work in a professional gallery setting and receive critical acclaim in the wider field. 2. Attract visitors to the gallery and library. 3. Realize our exhibition season and projects within the budgetary frameworks established by our board. 4. Conduct periodic artist surveys to gauge the overall experience of exhibiting artists. 5. See later success of our artists as they move on to produce exhibitions at major museums and galleries. Track attendance at exhibitions, events, and in our library; track electronic audience; assess budget; evaluate artist responses to surveys and community feedback; measure community support; evaluate reviews and articles.","1. We presented the work of eight artists in one group exhibition and four solo exhibitions. 2. The gallery and library were visited by an audience of 8,000. 3. We realized our season within the budgetary framework established by our staff and board of directors. 4. Artists were overwhelmingly positive regarding their experiences at Midway, and our community received them enthusiastically; the Star Tribune review of Jochen Lempert asserted that his photographs ""allow one to see, and contemplate, again."" Mor",,490999,"Other, local or private",503801,,"Sally Blanks, John Christakos, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Matthew Fitzmaurice, Isa Gagarin, Michelle Grabner, Randy Hartten, Katharine Kelly, Chris Larson, Kati Lovaas, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-42,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10771,"Operating Support",2012,47759,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Midwest Art Conservation Center's work reaches and benefits an all-encompassing range of people. 2. Midwest Art Conservation Center serves the general public with educational programming that enhances the understanding of artistic techniques and the historical context of works of art. Use independent assessments and curatorial assessments.","1. Every day last year, throughout the state, thousands of Minnesotans participated in large events, small family outings, educational programming, and individual encounters with the art that Midwest Art Conservation Center made accessible for them and for future generations. 2. Knowledgeable professionals volunteered to assess the results of surveys regarding client satisfaction to ensure needs were being met and that programming in new areas of need were being planned. Midwest Art Conservation Center's public programming of tours, workshops, and presentations built public appreciation for and knowledge about artworks, the importance of diverse cultural collections, and the challenges and importance of preserving cultural heritage. Quantifiable assessments of the numbers and locations of art works with condition documentation (written and photo) were maintained for every piece that was evaluated and/or treated.",,1104241,"Other, local or private",1152000,7880,"Conley Brooks Jr., Michael Gaynor, Miles Fiterman, Darsie Alexander, Sarah Brew Jeffrey Fleming, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Rita Lara, Sam McCullough, Lisa Scholten, Drew Stevens, Mary Van Note, Susan White",,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Turner,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3148 ",cturner@preserveart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-43,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10774,"Operating Support",2012,31477,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Focus on the Minnesota Center for Book Arts mission. 2. Ensure organizational sustainability. 3. Deepen organizational effectiveness. 4. Enhance the visibility of the organization and the book arts. Evaluate income sources; data on participant numbers and demographics; documented staff, partner, and parent observations; written evaluations from faculty, artists, program partners, and students. Use discussions and debriefings with community partners where appropriate.","Minnesota Center for Book Arts is the only organization in the state dedicated to advancing the book arts. Artistically strong and financially healthy, our comprehensive programming ensured that a valuable artistic asset, the book arts, thrives in Minnesota. Over 52,000 youth and adults participated directly in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' programs, which include free gallery exhibitions and special events, classes for adults and youth, and public open houses. Audiences include the general public and constituencies served by community partners. Minnesota Center for Book Arts conducted outreach programs through eighteen library systems in communities. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Book arts provide an approachable artistic vehicle for artists and life-long learners to express themselves.",,673523,"Other, local or private",705000,,"Cathy Ryan, Luca Gunther, Dr. Marguerite Ragnow, Daniel Levitt, Dr. Betty Bright, Patrick Coleman, Samuel Demas, David Farrar, Kim Garretson, Jason Inskeep, Pam Johnson, Katie Lawler, Rohn Miller, Doug Nathan, Anne Olson, Thomas Streitz, Jerry Richardson",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Scott, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-46,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10776,"Operating Support",2012,21176,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Challenge musically talented youth through the performance of a classical musical repertoire. 2. Contribute to the cultural enrichment of the region. 3. Encourage the growth of orchestral musicianship in its broadest sense. Utilize annual artistic staff evaluations and student evaluations.","1. Minnesota Youth Symphonies maintains its continued dedication to young musicians. We inspire talented K-12 musicians with a professional, comprehensive experience that builds individual music skills, broadens cultural horizons, helps develop a sense of community, and cultivates a life-long love of classical music. 2. The Minnesota Youth Symphonies' orchestral training program engaged over 370 students, comprising three full orchestras and a string orchestra, each of which performed three annual concerts at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Minnesota Youth Symphonies' professional collaborations included trumpeter Doc Severinsen, pianist Nachito Herrara, and bassist Dave Williamson. Eighty-four percent of all Minnesota Youth Symphonies students participated in their high school arts programs and 98% of our graduating seniors were accepted into a college or university. Including our Minnesota Youth Symphonies String Studio outreach program, summer orchestral classes, and Music and Melody Makers, 475 total youth participated in Minnesota Youth Symphonies this past year. 3. Minnesota Youth Symphonies encourages people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities to participate in the arts and is committed to providing the strongest orchestral programming in Minnesota.",,600024,"Other, local or private",621200,21176,"Jason Burak, Lisa Berman, Charles Horowitz, Irwin Concepcion, Julie Michels, Gregory Perleberg, Jonathan Piepho, Meghana Schroff, Manny Laureano, Claudette Laureano, Kathy Brown, William Carter, Brian Tempas",1,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Adorn,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",mkadorn@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Anoka, Crow Wing, Washington, Polk, Rice, Carver, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-48,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10777,"Operating Support",2012,14489,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Present the best of local, national, and international cinema to Minnesotans. 2. Ensure that the art of filmmaking flourishes in Minnesota. Audience feedback, word of mouth, attendance, ticket sales, and Google Analytics.","The Film Society presented 510 curated public programs as part of its year-round, mini-festival and international festival fare, demonstrating high quality arts interwoven into community. Greatly increased membership and attendance demonstrate that programs are vital to Minnesotans. Support for the art of filmmaking in Minnesota is demonstrated by over 1,200 Minnesota filmmakers/artists represented in forty-four programs in the international festival and theatrical presentations. Additional support is provided by promotional support, free/reduced theater access, and competitive prizes awarded to Minnesota artists. Exit polls showed that programs reached diverse audience members (in age, gender, and race) from large areas of Minnesota. Google Analytics measured Web site visits, consumption of Web content, demographics, and other info from online visitors/ticket buyers. Word of mouth, social media analysis, online audience communication, and surveys measured the growing level of interest in programming.",,785511,"Other, local or private",800000,,"Melodie Bahan, Senator Richard Cohen, Tim Grady, Mary Reyelts, Ali Selim, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Stephen Zuckerman",0.75,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563x 206",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Wright, Anoka, Dakota, Rice, Dodge, Steele, Goodhue, McLeod, Sibley, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Washington, St. Louis, Fillmore, Sibley, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-49,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10778,"Operating Support",2012,29185,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase the percentage of artists applying from specific target communities, including artists of color, artists from greater Minnesota (outside the 11-county metro region), and first-time producers. 2. Increase participation levels in producer workshops. Use online and paper surveys.","1. Seventy-two percent of producers who completed our 2011 survey indicated that artists of color were involved in the production, up from 64% in 2010. Fifty-two percent of our 2011 producers had never produced at Minnesota Fringe Festival before. We had seven participating companies from greater Minnesota, up from six the previous year. 2. Twenty-seven companies took advantage of our producer workshops, either in group settings or with one-on-one sessions, and many more used our online producing resources. Feedback was very positive. Evaluation was done with producer surveys and in-office data collection regarding producer participation.",,715515,"Other, local or private",744700,,"Beth Bird, Roy Close, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, William Hanzlik, Kate Hoff, Howard Lieberman, Erin McGonagle, Yuko Miyamoto, Emily Robertson, Lindsey Rosin, Cameron Skold, Colleen Vickerman, Steven W. Walker",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Olmsted, Nicollet, Stearns, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Anoka, Washington, Crow Wing, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-50,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10779,"Operating Support",2012,12223,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Commitment to art and culture in our community. 2. Arts education. 3. Unifying the community through the arts. Evaluate programs, partnerships with presenting organizations, and visitor engagement. Evaluate operating structure, financial health, and development towards future goals.","Presented ""Our Treasures"" tour to Tweed Museum-University of Minnesota Duluth, Hillstrom Museum-Gustavus Adolphus College, and Perlman Teaching Museum-Carleton College. Exhibitions included a large-scale light sculpture on Upper Landing Park and ""Fairs, Circuses, and All Things Fun"" at Minnesota State Fair. Obtained donation of works by prominent 1980s artists not yet represented in Minnesota Museum of American Art. Developed CuratorKids, which takes art from Minnesota Museum of American Art collection into",,729042,"Other, local or private",741265,12223,"Matthew Bellin, Ann Heider, Tom Hysell, A. David Kelly, Bonnie Kramer, Dr. John Larkin, Ronald Lattin, Bruce Lueck, Judy Rauenhorst Mahoney, Paul C.N. Mellblom, Ann Ruhr Pifer, George Reid, Gregg Rohde, Fred Wall, Bill Wittenbreer, Richard Zehring, Mayor Christopher B. Coleman (ex-officio), Kristin Makholm (MMAA Executive Director and ex-officio)",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","408 St Peter St Ste 419","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, St. Louis, Nicollet, Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-51,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10780,"Operating Support",2012,48832,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Eliminate financial barriers to attendance. 2. Grow overall attendance. 3. Focus touring efforts to target ""vulnerable Minnesotans"" (living in poverty, culturally isolated). Evaluation of educational programming, audience surveys, artistic quality of productions, critical success of productions, cultural diversity of artists and audiences, percentage of earned income, number of artists employed, and percent of budget for artists’ salaries.","Presented eight mainstage shows, five tours, and three films. City Pages proclaimed Mixed Blood ""Best Theatre of 2012."" Board and staff identified barriers to participation at Mixed Blood and in the performing arts and chose to tackle financial barriers. Radical Hospitality, unveiled in September, provides no-cost access to mainstage productions for all. Year one results are breathtaking. One-third of Radical Hospitality audiences earn $25,000 or less, 47.2% are thirty years old or younger, and 30.3% self-i",,1286168,"Other, local or private",1335000,18934,"Ron McKinley, Tabitha Montgomery, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Brenda Clark, Yolanda Coterall, Jane Doyle, Habtamu Gana, Sheila Gore Dennis, Shalini Gupta, K David Hirschey, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P Mackay, Jeff McCallum, Jack Rueler, Laurie rice, Charles A Weinstein",1,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-52,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10782,"Operating Support",2012,22483,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase regional and national visibility of our unique educational mission. 2. Build/nurture our instructor community. 3. Integrate family-focused programming into all special events. Evaluate course enrollments, number of artist participants, and number of family-focused activities.","1. In September 2011, National Public Radio's Mountain Stage Radio Show came to be part of Unplugged X. Unplugged welcomed more participants than ever before, and two of the three nights of music were sold out more than one week in advance. Following Unplugged X, many local businesses applauded our efforts and asked us to consider hosting the expanded event again in 2012 (which we are). The two shows recorded by Mountain Stage have each been broadcast twice across the nation. Ticket sales for 2012 are 30% ahead of last year. 2. Two collaborative projects are now underway: an assistant/apprentice instructor plan for growing our base of skilled artisans, and an instructor retreat weekend to be hosted April 2013. 3. All special events and thematic program weekends have included family and/or youth offerings, and our first-ever family weekend was hosted in October, 2011.",,741892,"Other, local or private",764375,15156,"Lou Pignolet (President), Dave Morris (Vice Preseident), Rita Plourde (Secretary), Paul Aslanian (Treasurer), Mary Anderson, Buck Benson, Jean Cochrane, Al Healy, Rob Ilstrup, Scott Kindrick, Jo Ann Krause, Anne McKinsey, Steve Surbaugh, Martha Williams",0.5,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-54,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10783,"Operating Support",2012,49507,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Use staff observations, focus groups, interviews, informal visitor feedback, and responses to questionnaires. Evaluate reviews and local and national coverage as well as sales.","The Clay Center engaged partners across the metro area and beyond, including schools, Veterans in the Arts, local neighborhood groups, and social service organizations. In 2011, we had 12,000 participants, an increase of 1,000 over 2010 participants. We had over 15,000 adults and youth in scheduled educational activities, an increase of 12% over 2010 numbers. Our individual support decreased from $68,695 in 2010 to $66,717 in 2011, which we attribute to the dollars donated for 20th anniversary activities in 2010. The Center expanded its programs to persons aged 55 and above, reaching over 2,400 persons. In addition, we reached youth and young adults from a variety of economic, social, physical, and geographic backgrounds. Our surveys indicated increased levels of engagement and satisfaction with the Northern Clay Center experience. The Center supported 143 Minnesota ceramic artists during the 2012 fiscal year through exhibits, art sales, teaching positions, and grants.",,1565327,"Other, local or private",1614834,7426,"Lynne Alpert, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Sheldon Chester, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Pat Jacobsen, Christopher Jozwiak, Peter Kirihara, Rebecca Lawrence, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Jim Ridenour, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, T Cody Turnquist, Robert Walsh, Ellen Watters",0.65,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Roseau, St. Louis, Cook, Chisago, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-55,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10784,"Operating Support",2012,135051,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. 2. Provide access for new audiences by responding to, curating for, and eliminating the participation barriers of underserved communities. 3. To invest time and resources in supporting local artists, both at home and nationally. Ticket sales, marketing evaluations, critical response via letters and blogging, and other social media tools. Major University Presenters comparative tools. University of Minnesota program evaluation expertise.","Northrop on Hennepin Avenue presented six companies in the 2011-12 season. We conducted outreach activities and collaborated with organizations including Downtown Business Council and City of Minneapolis to advance community involvement. Northrop Jazz: Live at the Campus Club was put on hold to ensure fiscal responsibility during the months of reconstruction and will return in 2014-15 when we return to our home space. Major Music Events on Campus presented fourteen artists and moved to a format with evening shows and larger acts. Working with University student groups, we identified and presented artists popular with younger audiences. Northrop maintains rigorous quantitative and qualitative evaluation practices to ensure high-quality programming that advances the organization while meeting the needs of the community. Quantitative data includes ticket sales, performance attendance, and outreach participation as well as website statistics, blog entries, and traffic to posted content.",,4233497,"Other, local or private",4368548,,"Linda Cohen, David Larson, Clyde Allen, Richard Beeson, Laura Brod, Thomas Devine, John Frobenius, Venora Hung, Dean Johnson, David McMillan, Maureen Ramirez, Patricia Simmons",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Washington, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-56,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10785,"Operating Support",2012,14268,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Open Eye's artistic activities engage a population that is representative of the diversity that exists in the communities where those activities occur, in terms of ag,e gender, race, ethnicity, and ability. 2. Open Eye provides training in figure theater and provides support for artists to explore, practice, experiment, and evolve. Review of financials, performance, capacity, program effectiveness, audience development, community outreach, and artists roundtable.","Developed Open Eye Figure Theatre as hub for figure theater productions. Produced three new shows, hosted Toy Theatre festival and four guest artists. The ninth Driveway Tour had two shows and record participation. Cultivated partnerships and hosted nine projects. Revised Driveway Tour for new host partnerships. Developed staff structure to support operating capacity. Redefined Artistic Director and staff roles and expanded the board. Maintained financial management and organizational stability. Produced strong budgeting and fundraising plans and enhanced fiscal management. Regularly assess strategic plan. Increased accessibility on all fronts. A communications plan for the organization is in process. Re-evaluating for more grassroots approach. Established/pursued other opportunities to develop educational partnerships, and to deepen neighborhood relationships. Developing structured approach to organizational assessments.",,258732,"Other, local or private",273000,13120,"Katie Cole, Michelle Pett, Larry Lamb, Walter Pickhardt, Elissa Adams, Susan Haas, James McCarthy, Trish Santini, Ryan Setterholm, Michael Sommers, Matthew Spector, Craig Harris, Kathy Gaskins, Sally French (emeritus)",0.15,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Haas,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","506 24th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338 ",susan.haas@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, Washington, Chisago, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-57,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10786,"Operating Support",2012,295971,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Establish new partnerships and grow existing partnerships as part of Ordway's community engagement programming. 2. Increase the participation of previously underrepresented participants in Ordway programs. Observation, attendance figures, and ticket coding to monitor targeted audience groups.","The Ordway increased and deepened partnerships, particularly with organizations connected to African and African American communities: Sabathani Community Center, Minneapolis Urban League, Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc., and the YWCA-Saint Paul. The Ordway joined the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce and hosted an event there. We grew partnerships with Minneapolis and Saint Paul Public Schools and other Minnesota schools through K-12 programming. We increased the participation of members of African and African American communities. Participants using a special discount code totaled 449 in 2011-2012 and 605 in 2010-2011. K-12 attendance increased to 51,134 over 2010-2012's total of 49,296. We measure growth in attendance quantitatively by documenting ticket sales and head counts at unticketed events. We qualitatively measure increased accessibility and partnerships through surveys of participants, advocates who assist in community-specific grassroots marketing, and focus groups.",,14494029,"Other, local or private",14790000,75000,"Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Chris Coleman, Traci D. Egly, Chris Georgacas, John Gibbs, William Dean Gullickson, Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, Sarah B. Harris, Roger Hewins, Bernadeia Johnson, Barry Lazarus, Lawrence R. King, David M. Lilly, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Lori Milbrandt, Rosa M. Miller, Patricia A. Mitchell, Robert F. Moeller, Nancy Nicholson, Nichole Neuma, John G. Ordway, P.W. (Bill) Parker, Dwight A. Peterson, David Quigg, Dwayne C. Radel, William Sands, Marty Schneider, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra Sit, Peter H. Thrane, Isaias Zamarripa",4.55,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lee,Koch,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lkoch@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-58,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10788,"Operating Support",2012,21706,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Present residency activities with all of the main stage performances during the season. 2. Expand student/youth attendance by promoting $10 student/youth ticket price to off-campus groups. 3. Increase participation from other regional universities by building relationships with faculty and staff and potentially collaborating on projects. Study participation rates, surveys, financial data.","1. We presented seven main stage performances and hosted twenty-four activities. We tracked participation and number of activities. 2. We experienced mixed results promoting the student/youth ticket price. We distributed flyers at schools, community education departments, and elsewhere; however, ticket data does not reflect significant growth. Performances that included residency activities in local schools did see increased youth ticket sales. 3. We were able to increase regional university participation with Project Trio engagement and an activity hosted at Saint Cloud State University that built audiences for a performance. We tracked participation in the residency and student attendance at the performance.",,634191,"Other, local or private",655897,,"Theresa Anderson, David Arnott, Jean Beckel, Mimi Bitzan, Leigh Dillard, Bob Ellenbecker, Peter Fandel Kyle Glynn, Greg Hoye, Christine Kustelski, Evan Lowder, Laura Malhotra, Katie McCarney, Maureen McCarter, Mark McGowan, Maribeth Overland, Dr. Gustavo Pena, Chris Rasmussen, Marie Sanderson, Arno Shermock",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Benton, Morrison, Todd, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Dakota, Washington, Hennepin, Scott, Murray, Goodhue, Ramsey, Pope, Carver, Anoka, Pipestone, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Cass, Isanti",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-60,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10789,"Operating Support",2012,11473,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Connect the dance community and the Twin Cities community at large through a dance parade celebration. 2. Sponsor events throughout the year that feature a number of different artistic genres and bring together artists that have made their home on our stage. Attendance, ticket sales, audience reaction, informal feedback from artists and audience memebers.","One goal was to celebrate our 25th anniversary by inviting Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities to be part of our celebration in a ""moving cabaret"" parade. This was a huge success! Over 200 Minnesotans participated--dancing, singing, and joining together to celebrate twenty-five years of creating art and supporting artists at Patrick's Cabaret. For this event, it was our goal to include any Minnesotan who wanted to perform in our parade. No one was turned away for artistic ability or any othe",,269299,"Other, local or private",280772,9025,"Greg Toltzman, Nes Rostein, Katie Hall, Tom Cassidy, Anna Peters, Gabby Santiago, Kristine Smith",0.25,"Patrick's Cabaret","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Hero Jones","Patrick's Cabaret","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1987,"(612) 724-6273x 2",amy@patrickscabaret.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-61,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10790,"Operating Support",2012,72766,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase local audience base and national awareness. 2. Increase the number and range of requests for programs and tools. 3. Move plays to the main stage at Penumbra and/or at other theaters. Evaluate number of tickets sold; critical acclaim from media and industry experts; number and range of requests; number of new plays produced by Penumbra and other theaters; and feedback, surveys, and reflections from our program participants.","1. In spite of cancelling two plays, Penumbra had $43,890 in ticket sales, a 40% increase. Nationally, 11,287 people attended our presentations at Hartford Stage, National Black Theatre Festival, Indiana Rep, and Cleveland Play House. Critical acclaim includes features on the PBS News Hour and the NBC newsmagazine Rock Center with Brian Williams. 2. Locally, 2,772 people attended workshops and presentations at Penumbra and local businesses, including YMCA, 3M, Saint Paul Central Library, OLLI, and SuperValu. 3. New plays developed at Penumbra include I Wish You Love,"" presented on the Penumbra main stage in the 2010-2011 season. ""Julius by Design,"" scheduled for the 2011-2012 season, was cancelled.""",,2322234,"Other, local or private",2395000,22605,"Carol Barnett, Lou Bellamy, Scott Cabalka, Kathleen Edmond, John Engelen, Phyllis Goff, LaShanna Martin, Mark McLellan, Chris Roberts, Jeffrey Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Diane Young.",0.84,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Widdess,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 N Kent St","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",chris.widdess@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-62,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10792,"Operating Support",2012,31208,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide increased access to opportunities for Minnesota members by building online and onsite resources. 2. Provide over $200,000 annually to playwrights and theater artists through fellowships and grants that provide time and space to focus on writing and developing new plays. 3. Provide a steady diet of quality new plays for area theaters.4. Form at least two partnerships per year with community and presenting partners, large and small. Use discussions with stakeholders, playwrights' feedback, and membership survey.","1. A more robust e-newsletter was created that includes more connections to field-wide activities and resources. Monthly Open Play readings at the Walker's Open Field became a year-round program due to demand. Through a grant from the McKnight Foundation, we obtained new technological equipment to further increase online resources for members. 2. The PlaywrightsÆ Center granted $214,300 to fourteen fellows and added a fourth Jerome fellowship ($16,000 to an emerging playwright). Funds provided artists time and energy to focus on their work, measured through final reports submitted by each fellow. One fellow wrote: This year has been hands-down the most concentrated and productive writing I have been able to accomplish."" 3. Five new plays by PlaywrightsÆ Center writers were produced/developed by local companies. The PlaywrightsÆ Center supported new play development for five Minnesota companies including Illusion Theater, 10,000 Things Theatre, History Theater, Workhaus Collective, and Pillsbury House Theatre.""",,1258513,"Other, local or private",1289721,,"Lisa Pugh, Elizabeth Grant, John Geelan, Peter Quale, Toni Bjorklund, Greg Giles, Barbara J. Davis, Barbara Field, Tessa Gunther, Paula Hopping, Janet Jones, Aditi Brennan Kapil, Alexandra Kulijewicz, Sarah McNerney, Dominic Orlando, Charlie Quimby, Steve Strand, Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-64,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10796,"Operating Support",2012,11690,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Bring unique artistic opportunities to young people in Central Minnesota. 2. Present artistic offerings of the highest caliber to residents of our community. Bring in professionals of the highest standard to evaluate the performance level of the group as well as the pedagogy and effectiveness of the staff members. Include evaluation forms for participants of all of our outreach programs and use online surveys. Measure the number of performances at state and national conferences, invitations to national and international festivals, number of boys who audition, audience attendance, and concert revenue.","1. Saint John's Boys' Choir brought unique artistic opportunities to young people in Central Minnesota through: performances in which our young singers engaged with professional and internationally renowned artists, orchestras and choral groups; and an advanced repertoire otherwise unavailable to students in this age bracket. 2. Saint John's Boys' Choir presented artistic offerings of the highest caliber to residents of our community by providing thirty-three performances to residents of Central Minnesota, in school, church, and concert settings, showcasing high-quality repertoire and incorporating guest appearances by renowned artists across several disciplines. Online resources such as surveys, emails, and Facebook were used to collect information on the success of our outreach programs and on which performances were most valued by our constituents. We also monitored our concert attendance figures, numbers of boys auditioning, and concert revenue.",,282810,"Other, local or private",294500,800,"Bret Amundson, Dee Coppock, Marlene Dingmann, Phil Godding, Janice Hammond, Michael Hemmesch, Bob Johnson, Lori Johnson, Erin Jude, Kristin Lawson, Marty Mahowald, Brad Matuska, Fr. Doug Mullin, Jeff Peterson, Matthew Reichert, Diane Wojtanowicz",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Walrath,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",mwalrath@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Hennepin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-68,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10798,"Operating Support",2012,22789,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Research program and perform four to five original concerts in the Twin Cities. 2. School outreach to engage participation across a wide age range. 3. Tour statewide. Ticket sales, data collected with ticket purchases, Greater Minnesota audience surveys, and audience feedback.","Concerts include: ""Three Faiths"" (Wesley Methodist, Minneapolis); ""Il Poverello"" (Basilica, Minneapolis; Saint Mary Chapel, Saint Paul); ""Slavic Wonders"" (Shepherd of Valley, Apple Valley; Nativity, Saint Paul; Basilica, Minneapolis; Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth); ""Gothic Grandeur"" (Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth; Basilica, Minneapolis; Saint Bart, Wayzata; and Saint Mary Chapel, Saint Paul); ""Spain in the New World"" with Piffaro (Nativity, St. Paul; Basilica, Minneapolis; Mitchell Auditorium, Dulut",,734711,"Other, local or private",757500,3190,"Theresa Bevilacqua, Kate Cooper, Gregg Dahlke, Melanie Day, David Good, Rosemary Good, Dan Mahraun, Jessica Miller, Peg Reilly, Roger Salway, Michael Schoeberl, Jordan Sramek, Arturo Steely, Beth Villaume, Aaron Wulff",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, St. Louis, Dakota, Le Sueur, Lake, Carver, Kanabec, Crow Wing, Isanti, Washington, Aitkin, Rice, Dakota, Pine, Mille Lacs, Polk, Pennington, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Mower, Otter Tail, Kandiyohi, McLeod",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-70,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10800,"Operating Support",2012,9417,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase the number of outreach and education contact hours to 1,377.5 for FY2012. 2. Increase number of enrolled students from 320 (FY2010) to 400 (FY2012). Use service statistics, questionnaires, scope of marketing events, anecdotal reviews from teachers and parent,s faculty records of students’ achievements and advancements.","The Conservatory was able to double the number of low-income children it reaches, increasing the number of youth served to 600, for over 1,378 total hours. 2. Funding has helped us implement a recruiting strategy in the spring of 2012. Enrollment for fall programs will be collected in September. To date, 310 students are enrolled. We created new or expanded existing outreach partners and performances venues, to include: University Club, Summit Avenue, The Baroque Room, Sundin Music Hall, Apple Valley High School, Summerset Elementary, Regions and Bethesda Hospitals, Jackson Elementary, Urban Academy, Passport Senior Center, and Hubbs Center. We created a new Chamber Music Department, headed by Rena Kraut; expanded the Suzuki Department, engaging Leif Peterson and Emily Rolka; and implemented a theory component. We expanded the Children's Program with a Music Workshop in January 2012. Evaluation included surveys, data, and feedback from teachers, partner venues, and students",,453483,"Other, local or private",462900,9417,"Chris Temperante, Sue Freeman Dopp, Clea Galhano, Charlene McEvoy, Susan Bullard, Kathy Korum, Dave Peterson, Todd C. Readinger, Melissa A. Pelland, E. Robie Wayne",0.25,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music AKA The Conservatory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music AKA The Conservatory","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-72,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10801,"Operating Support",2012,45355,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase our museum patron base through cross-pollination with our concert and educational programs with a new An die Musik magazine published five times per year. 2. Introduce our audiences to a wider array of intimate concerts and recitals through a new partnership with Music in the Park series. Audience participation and enthusiasm, artistic merit and appeal of the performances, interest from other organizations in using the Series as a resource, critical reviews, ticket sales, and museum visits.","The Schubert Club began publishing a new magazine, An die Musik, that serves as our concert program, includes articles and information about The Schubert Club Museum and education programs, and features artists and all other programs of The Schubert Club. Participation in all programming has increased due to increased awareness. Visitors to our Museum increased to over 14,000 people per year, more than double our average attendance prior to its renovation. The Music in the Park Series has been a part of The Schubert Club for two seasons. Subscription sales increased to the maximum available. The Family Concerts have increased in attendance, and we are looking to replicate the program in either additional performances in the same venue or in a new location to attract new audiences. Increased marketing through social media, radio, and our An die Musik magazine has attracted new audiences in our concert, museum and education programming.",,1704645,"Other, local or private",1750000,45355,"Lucy Rosenberry Jones, Diane Gorder, Margaret Houlton, Jill Thompson, Dr. Richard King, Catherine Furry, Dee Ann Crossley, Michael Wright, David Ranheim, Ford Nicholson, Arlene Didier, Craig Aase, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Suzanne Asher, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Michael Georgieff, Jill Harmon, Anne Hunter, Dorothy Mayeske, Sylvia McCallister, Gerald Nolte, Barbara Rice, Ann Schulte, Kim Severson, Matt Zumwalt",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Rice, St. Louis, Sibley, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-73,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10805,"Operating Support",2012,12791,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. 2. Expand community-inclusive and educational programs. 3. Continue national and international touring. Participant evaluation forms, individual interviews, exit interviews with partner agency staff, surveys, and questionnaires. Student evaluations, teacher feedback, parent responses, audience and presenter feedback, and critical responses.","1. New work: ""Cast from the Water's Edge,"" featuring Ely residents; ""Light,"" commissioned by Hennepin Health Foundation; ""We, the Others,"" premiere at Cowles Center. 2. We did three, two-week intensive Family Albums education residencies, in Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, and St. Louis Park. It was the third year of Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater summer intensive, Workshop for the Heart and Mind. We produced a seven-month Moving Stories project for 150 caregivers at Hennepin County Medical Center; ""Temporary S",,452309,"Other, local or private",465100,2430,"Heidi Lee, Kate Kauffman, Howard Bell, Hannah Kramer, Ruth Balbach, Paul Neary, Roxi Wen",1,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, St. Louis, Winona, Itasca, Nicollet, Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-75,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10806,"Operating Support",2012,15621,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase attendance at current dance programming. 2. Increase the amount of time programming is offered. Evaluate the number of participants and volunteers and each dance program, and use extensive community survey.","1. To read younger audiences, we added a young marketing assistant to staff. We held dances at Macalester College and Bethel. A group of college students now comes regularly to English Country, and a Christmas season Nordic dance attracted many families. New dances, from Hip Hop to Bollywood, are attracting younger people, and also immigrants, including families from India. Young dancers of color are in a Saturday series on African-based movement. We sought to increase attendance by 10%. Contra is up 24%, International 15% and English Country is up 14%. Dancers come from the Metro, Rochester, Northfield, and elsewhere. Evaluations from each dance community were analyzed by volunteers on the program committee. 2. The new Daytime Dance series attracts a broad age range. One for elderly people allowed them to sit and use arms instead of feet; weÆre expanding this with Walker Methodist. We now have dances seven days a week.",,248379,"Other, local or private",264000,15621,"Tuvia Abramson, Barbara Beltrand, Chris Christopfel, Linda Ellinger, Roger Forsberg, Sandy Herzan, Toni Jelinek, Steve Johnson, Theresa Mish, Gordon Olsen, Hassan Saffouri, Roger Schaffhausen, Morgan Stemberger, John Tallaksen, Ron Williams",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-76,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 10808,"Operating Support",2012,21861,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Mu will produce three mainstage shows and one taiko performance. 2. Host a launch event for the new anthology, “Asian American Plays for a New Generation,” edited by Josephine Lee, R.A. Shiomi, and Don Eitel. 3. Offer artistic development programs that include our New Faces program and our taiko classes that serve approximately 200 students every year. 4. Expand Community Stories program that utilizes theater as a means to empower under-served Asian American youth by taking them through a series of theater-based workshops. 5. Give away over 500 free tickets to underserved populations. 6. Conduct 100 outreach programs that include both taiko and theater in schools, businesses, and community centers throughout the state. 7. Continue to strengthen our position of leadership in the Asian American Community. 8. Continue to manage the organization in a sustainable manner. Audience survey feedback. Critical reviews of main stage productions. Local and national peer recognition. Written and verbal evaluations from artists involved in Mu Performing Arts’ work. Number of people attending Mu events.","Three mainstage theater shows were produced, including one world premiere (Four Destinies), one rolling world premiere (Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them), and our annual musical (Into the Woods). One mainstage taiko show was produced at the Ordway's McKnight Theatre. Mu Daiko conducted its first Greater Minnesota state tour. Mu held a launch event for our new play anthology ""Asian American Plays for a New Generation"" at the Loft Literary Center. New Faces actor development, Passing the Beat taiko develop",,758797,"Other, local or private",780658,2000,"Jeff Chen, Don Eitel, Reme Grefalda, Michael Hu, Sundraya Kase, Daniel Le, Thomas Lee, Dorothy Mollien, Kari Ruth, Rick Shiomi, Kaimay Yuen Terry, Tom Thao, Paji Vitoff, Stuart Weeldreyer, Atlee Wong",0.35,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Ochs,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 E 4th St Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(612) 789-1012 ",sara@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-78,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10809,"Operating Support",2012,20584,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide opportunities to any Minnesotan to learn and work in theater crafts. Measure the number of people involved in one season of shows.","We projected that more than 450 local residents would audition for roles at the theatre, and the actual number was 497 residents auditioning for nine mainstage productions. We also projected that shows would be created by more than 250 individuals. The actual outcome was 224 individuals (not including the artists who taught classes, exhibited work in the theater gallery, or others who did not work specifically on productions). Exceeding our projections shows that the theater continues to provide opportunities to learn and work in theater crafts, as it has since its beginning 60 years ago.",,281216,"Other, local or private",301800,2104,"Howard Ansel, Judy Berg, Edwin Caldie, Francine Corcoran, Rick Fournier, Michael Garbis, Garry Geiken, Hugh Kirsch, Elizabeth Lofgren, Stephanie Long, Lauren May, Richard Meszaros, Linda Paulsen, Dann Peterson, Jean Shore, Christopher Styring, Melanie Ulrich",0.5,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-79,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10810,"Operating Support",2012,15987,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Pursue partnerships with arts and non-arts organizations to involve community and encourage participation in the issues illuminated by Theatre Latté-Da’s work. 2. Create musical theatrical experiences that appeal to a diverse audience and shed light on critical issues and concerns facing Minnesotans. 3. Ensure that Theatre Latté-Da’s work is accessible to Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities, regardless of physical, mental, or economic challenges. 4. Develop a unique and enduring art form by creating or producing new works and reinventing existing ones, while employing 100% of the company’s artists from Minnesota, and enhancing opportunities for students and young artists to polish their skills. Outreach and Access to the Arts programs are reviewed regularly by the Artistic Planning/Inclusivity Committee, consisting of the artistic and musical directors, artistic associates, and several board members. Audience surveys evaluate the success of all programs. Pre- and post-show discussions, conversations with season ticketholders, phone calls, letters, and e-mails provide anecdotal information. Community organizations that collaborate with Theatre Latté-Da provide feedback on the work we do together. Evaluate financial statements.","Staged four productions hailed for imagination and artistry: ""Twenty-fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,"" ""All Is Calm,"" ""Beautiful Thing,"" and ""Spring Awakening."" Worked with nineteen emerging lyricists/composers in Theater Latte Dark. One hundred percent of the company's artists were from Minnesota. We secured partnerships with Project Success, Tix for Tots, OutFront Minnesota, and others, providing 3,000 free tickets. Thirty-five percent of audiences stayed for talkbacks, and we drew nearly 20,000 a",,801513,"Other, local or private",817500,,"Lisa M. Hoene, Marilyn C. Nevin, James P. Quinn, Timothy P. Dordell, Travis L. Barkve, Jean Becker, Jeffrey Brockmann, Dan Caldwell, Peter Carlson, Ogden Confer, David Fogel, Mary Beidler Gearen, Elizabeth Mannion Gibba, John Kundtz, Steven D. Loucks, Kimberly Motes, Christopher Rence, Jaime A. Roman, Lorri Steffen, Jean Storlie, Bill Underwood, Peter Rothstein, John Thew",1.32,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Bieganek,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","1170 15th Ave SE Ste 203",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 339-3003x 1",jeff@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-80,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10811,"Operating Support",2012,11762,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Contribute to Minnesota's vibrant dance community by making a measurable contribution to the diversity of populations engaged. 2. Conduct and promote programs and activities that attract broad participation and that enhance Saint Paul's reputation as an artistically vital destination. Diversity in race, ethnicity, age, and gender is represented among TU Dance artists, audiences, and learners. Documentation of TU Dance's program and financial activity.","We featured two guest dancers of color and two guest choreographers of color (two female, two male). TU Dance Center students included 62% youth of color. Audiences included 20% people of color at public performances, 48% youth of color at student matinees. General audiences were 22% under age 21, 11% 21-40, 32% 41-60, and 35% age 60 and above. We expanded the number of guest artists in the season, used audience surveys, tracked participant/student demographics, and tracked guest artist demographics. We engaged a diverse audience and toured Bigfork, Fergus Falls, and Northfield. We attracted diverse participation through TU Dance Center classes, student showcase performances, and TU Dance company open rehearsals. We offered master classes by national artists Ron K. Brown, Dwight Rhoden, and Camille A. Brown. For the first time, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Contemporary Ballet (New York City) held auditions in Twin Cities at TU Dance Center. We tracked activities and collected participation data and statistics.",,377038,"Other, local or private",388800,,"Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Priscilla Pierce Goldstein, Marcia Murray, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Kelly Greene Vagts",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Lyon, Renville, Scott, Cottonwood, McLeod, Washington, Anoka, Isanti, Stevens, Itasca, Otter Tail, Dakota, Rice, Olmsted, Carver, Winona, Kandiyohi, Clay, Cook",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-81,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10812,"Operating Support",2012,52225,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 2. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Outcome-based evaluation of education programs.","1. This year, 6,721 students were engaged in our educational programs, WITNESS and íCantarΘ!, and 1,046 adults attended one of our community outreach activities. One hundred three volunteer singers performed in the VocalEssence Chorus, and thirty-two singers performed in the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. 14,211 audience members attended one of our concerts. 2. We presented a concert series at Twin Cities venues with the 100-member Chorus and the thirty-two-member Ensemble Singers. We toured to the following communities and worked with local choirs in the area: Luverne, Marshall, Montevideo, Saint Cloud, and Duluth. We hosted the Chorus America National Conference that showcased Minnesota choral groups and provided executive training for choral administrators. We partnered with fifteen arts organizations for our concerts. The goals were measured through internal tracking and individual evaluation tools for each program.",,1873799,"Other, local or private",1926024,10000,"David L. Mona, Paul Pribbenow, Ph.D., Mike McCarthy, Susan Crockett, Ann Barkelew, Warren Beck, Bruce Becker, Uri Camarena, Kari E. Davis, Debbie Estes, Jamie Flaws, Kristen Hoeschler O;Brien, Karen A. Humphrey, Art Kaemmer, M.D., Kathryn Roberts, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Debra Sit, Peter Spink, Jenny Wade, Mary Ann Pulk, Philip Brunelle, Brock Metzger",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katrina,Wallmeyer,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-3746,"(612) 547-1451 ",katrina@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rock, Murray, Lyon, Chippewa, Stearns, St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Itasca, Sherburne",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-82,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10813,"Operating Support",2012,8779,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Performances will remain of a high quality and be considered artistically successful by the participating artists, including all volunteer Chorus members. 2. The main concert season will reach 4,000-6,000 people. 3. Outreach performances throughout the Twin Cities metro area will reach 10,000-15,000 individuals in their own communities, reaching people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 4. The community will continue to become more accepting and welcoming of the GLBT community. Review of season and single ticket sales (actual vs. budgeted); total attendance (compared to previous years); amount of media attention and reviews; surveys, informal audience feedback; program, partner, and beneficiary feedback; interest in collaborations; contributions; and financial results compared with budgeted projections. Audience feedback, member comments, and statements from individuals at collaborating organizations and venues.","1. Audience feedback, press reviews and our interview with MPR focused on the excellent artistic quality of our concert programming and performances. 2. Actual attendance of our concert performances (including our ensemble OutLoud!) was 5,798. 3. Total outreach performances reached approximately 11,000 people in the Twin Cities metro area. Total audience outreach, including the non-metro area, was approximately 17,000. 4. This year, we performed at seven outreach performances in Minnesota that were the result of organizations reaching out to us to perform in their venues or communities. We feel that that, as well as our new exposure on Minnesota Public Radio and continued volunteer support from our straight allies, is evidence of growing acceptance of the Chorus and the GLBT community.",,563221,"Other, local or private",572000,4950,"Mary Schwind, Jeffrey Bores, Joyce Bengtson, Stephanie Meredith, Jason Schuck, Paul Blom, Scott Azbill, Larry Bussey, Martyn Crook, Steve Dahl, Shawn Frank, Jan Frisch, Susan Grelling, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Nancy Kluver, Ryan Mayer, Chris Mellin, Todd Nesgoda, Kerry Severson.",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-83,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10815,"Operating Support",2012,40750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Provide young pianists with the tools they need to express themselves musically without the encumbrance of technical limitations. 2. Empowering students to reach their fullest performance level. Enrollment, audience attendance at the concerts/recitals, and the reach of our programs (to students from broad areas).","1. ""Take It From the Top"" provided training to five college piano majors (undergraduate, masters or doctoral), and five newly trained teachers are training thirty-eight pre-college aged pianists in Dr. Wirth's unique gravity-based piano technique. 2. Supplemental offerings at the Young Artist World Piano Festival included: Pavlina Dokovska, piano chair at the Mannes New School of Music in New York, providing two master classes and private piano lessons for eight students; Alessio Bax, internationally acclai",,459989,"Other, local or private",500739,13681,"Jack Steffes, Laura Heim, Kristi Miller, Paul Wirth, Gina Ehni, Matthais Steup, Don Droegemueller",0.5,"Wirth Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,McNamara,"Wirth Center for the Performing Arts","823 1st St S PO Box 162","St Cloud",MN,56302,"(320) 255-0318 ",lmcnamara@wirthcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Wright, Benton, Pennington, Todd, Olmsted, Steele, Washington, Anoka, Dakota, Sherburne, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-85,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10816,"Operating Support",2012,68652,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. More than 100,000 visitors, artists, scholars, and community organizations that represent the diversity of our community participate in accessible, free museum exhibitions and programs. 2. More than ten exhibitions and their associated arts experiences will spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation. 3. More than fifty community and University partners will come together in collaborative planning for Weisman Art Museum exhibition program and outreach activities that reveal the perspectives of a diverse community. Weisman Art Museum maintains evaluation systems for its human resources, operating systems, and fundraising programs as well as consistent and ongoing evaluation of its exhibitions and educational offerings. The University’s Office of Measurement Services provides audience and marketing research. The University’s Center for Applied Research in Educational Improvement assesses education programs.","1. During the nine months that the museum doors were open, the Weisman Art Museum welcomed 61,571 visitors. The shorter exhibition season and decreased traffic, due to the light rail and University construction, directly affected our ability to reach our goal. 2. The shorter exhibition season allowed for nine exhibitions to be displayed. 3. The Weisman Art Museum collaborated with over fifty community and University partners on exhibitions and programs that allowed the Weisman to expand its projects and programming in diverse ways. Evaluation: Organizational goals were driven by the museum's strategic plan. Following standards established by the University, the Weisman Art Museum maintains ongoing evaluation of its exhibitions, educational programs, and administrative processes, which inform current planning and influence future goals and strategies.",,3784264,"Other, local or private",3852916,68652,"Steve Apfelbacher, Frank Bates, Renee Cheng, Ann Ciresi, Fuller Cowles, Jennifer David, Cy DeCosse, Kristin Devine, Noah Eisenberg, Rolf Engh, Minda Gralnek, Jon Hallberg, Gina King, Judy Kishel, Barry Kudrowitz, Anne Labovitz, Jennifer Martin, Julie Matonich, Sheila Moar, Benjamin Pratt, Gerald Rinehart, Nancy Rosenberg, Philip Rosenbloom, Matthew Russo, James Rustad, Gary Smaby, Linda Soranno, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, William Weisman, Deb Weiss, Perry Wilson, Rebecca Wison, Penny Winton",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyndel,King,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455-0367,"(612) 625-9678 ",kingx001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Anoka, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-86,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10818,"Operating Support",2012,20652,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase intermediate to advanced course offerings. 2. Provide well-defined course guidelines at all skill levels. 3. Establish a flexible schedule with daytime, evening, and weekend offerings. 4. Offer educational lectures that include an on-line correspondence piece. 5. Incorporate computer-driven/technology (AVL) weaving in intermediate courses. 6. Increase classroom and AVL assistance and participation, and expand teaching opportunities for Minnesota-based artists. Use student course evaluations and membership survey, and evalute number of classes held, number of students and non-member students, classroom contact hours, number of instructors and classroom/volunteer assistants, and types of classes held at various skill levels.","1. Increased intermediate to advanced courses to 20%, up from 13% the previous year. 2. Developed well-defined online, Web-based course guidelines to encourage art learners to take the next step to increase their skills and knowledge. 3. Developed a new education program offering, private lessons, in April 2011 to increase flexibility in schedule and classroom hours. 4. On-line correspondence was included in a select group of intermediate and advanced level classes, which allowed learners to work independently, to challenge themselves, yet stay connected to an experienced, quality teaching artist. 5. Incorporated computer-driven loom (AVL) in five intermediate/advanced classes and visiting artistsÆ workshops, up from two the previous year. 6. One classroom assistant advanced to teaching artist, and we added two AVL assistants.",,157244,"Other, local or private",177896,20652,"Cathie Mayr, Donna Gravesen, Louise French, Nancy Gossell, Peggy Baldwin, Peter Withoff, Steve Pauling, Sue Bye, Ellen Richard, Jere Thompson, Jan Nelson, Geri Retzlaff",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Hansen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-88,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10833,"Operating Support",2012,57690,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Record and distribute the first ChoralQuest piece by Saint Paul composer Stephen Paulus. 2. Market and distribute the latest BandQuest piece by Alex Shapiro and begin a new commission and residency with composer Christopher Theofanidis. 3. Train and prepare ten to twelve Minnesota composers for classroom instruction in music creation. 4. New performance pieces proposed by Minnesota-based choreographers and composers will be selected by a national panel and will receive Live Music for Dance funding. 5. innova will release twenty-eight new titles and expand distribution through its partnership with Naxos of America. 6. Create and promote a chorus composer track to the Chorus America conference with an expected audience of 100 composers. 7. Residencies and performances in Fargo-Moorhead and Sartell will be take place through 2012, and two additional Minnesota faith communities will be identified for Faith Partners, resulting in active residencies and performances in 2012. 8. Design programming for the seven selected composers for the next Composer Institute scheduled for January 2012. Utilize participant evaluations, attendance numbers, and financial data.","1. The American Composers Forum recorded the first two pieces in the new ChoralQuest series and marketed them to schools across the country through distributor Hal Leonard. 2. American Composers Forum marketed and distributed the two latest BandQuest pieces. 3. American Composers Forum trained ten Minnesota composers for classroom instruction in music creation. 4. American Composers Forum's Live Music for Dance granted four awards to teams of composer/choreographers, two awards to dance companies to commission composers, and three awards to hire live musicians. 5. American Composers Forum's record label, innova, released thirty-one new titles and expanded distribution through its partnership with Naxos of America. 6. American Composers Forum held its first conference for ninety-six choral composers in June 2012 in Minneapolis. 7. Faith Partners residencies and performances took place in Fargo-Moorhead and Sartell. 8. American Composers Forum designed programming for seven composers of the January 2012 Composer Institute.",,1643010,"Other, local or private",1700700,2827,"David O'Fallon, Evans Mirageas, Nancy Uscher, Bill Sands, John Orenstein, Carol Heen, John Nuechterlein, Meredith Alden, Dawn Avery, Carol Barnett, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Karen Brooks, Patrick Castillo, David Conte, Jon Deak, Jorja Fleezanis, Ken Freed, Stephen Green, Leaetta Hough, Nancy Huart, Steven Ovitsky, David Ranheim, Eugene Rogers, James Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Kathleen van Bergen.",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-91,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10837,"Operating Support",2012,13130,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Offer residencies to thirty to thirty-five artists, writers, musicians, composers, or choreographers. 2. Present three major outreach events. 3. Participate in two international exchange programs in which Minnesota artists will have a one-month residency in China or Austria. Examine the number of artists, attendance at residency and outreach events, and feedback from participating artists.","1. The Center provided two-week or one-month residencies to thirty-nine writers, musicians, or composers. 2. The Center presented three major arts events--the Annual Celebration of Minnesota Children's Authors and Illustrators and the Summer and Holiday Arts Celebrations--that had a combined attendance of close to 5,000 adults and children. 3. Dawn Zero Erickson, a fiber artist from Red Wing, spent a one-month residency in China.",,338370,"Other, local or private",351500,,"Sean Dowse, John Christiansen, Judy Christianson, Donna Dummer, William Federbusch, Joseph P. Goggin, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Art Kenyon, Douglas Bayley, Barbara Hanson, Bruce Geary, Becky Poss",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Hedin,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406 163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",robert@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Wabasha, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-92,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10839,"Operating Support",2012,19626,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Bring high quality arts experiences to a greater number of children and young adults in Bloomington. Evaluate the number of participants and written evaluations from students to assess the effectiveness of curriculum and instructors.","Bloomington Theatre and Art Center increased the number of youth served by ten percent overall. In FY 2012, we served a total of 1,216 youth, including 504 through tuition-based programming (up 22%), approximately 505 through outreach activities (up 3%), and 207 through exhibitions of their work (up 4%). We also succeeded in ensuring high quality. For tuition-based programming, we measured quality through evaluations completed by students. For outreach activities and exhibitions, we relied on anecdotal evaluations from teaching artists, collaborative partners, and parents.",,1130325,"Other, local or private",1149951,2766,"Mark Adkins, Beth Albrecht, Linda Batterson, Max Cecil, Gary Christensen, Ron Cody, Mark Eaton, Geoff Gothro, Bob Hawbaker, Leah Kondes, Cyndi Kaye Meier, John Schlagel, Bruce Wiessner",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8745 ",aspecht@btacmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver, Scott, Washington, Rice, Goodhue, Anoka, Le Sueur, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-94,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10840,"Operating Support",2012,253996,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve over 200,000 children and families through productions on our stages, pedagogically-sound arts education, programs at the theater and in the community, and access opportunities ensuring that no one is barred from participation because they cannot afford to pay. Utilize participant surveys, focus groups, interviews, observations, and ticket sales.","The ChildrenÆs Theatre Company served 235,846 young people and families. We presented Mercy Watson to the Rescue, A Wrinkle in Time, The Wizard of Oz, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, and Pippi Longstocking. ChildrenÆs Theatre Company provided the nationally-recognized theater arts education program, Neighborhood Bridges, to 586 children in public schools throughout the Twin Cities. In the Theatre Arts Training program, 2,107 students from ages two to eighteen participated in classes, camps, and intensives in theatre arts-related disciplines. More than 30% of our audience came to a ChildrenÆs Theatre Company show through one of our access programs, which offer free or reduced-price tickets to productions for school groups, community organizations, and low-income families. ChildrenÆs Theatre Company evaluated its artistic programs through internal critiques with the artistic staff as well as through monitoring ticket sales. We engaged professional evaluators to assess several of our education and access programs.",,8996004,"Other, local or private",9250000,20574,"Tony Abena, Lynn Abbott, Mary Beattie, Morgan Burns, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Renee Burke, Barbara Burwell, Jim Carlson, Peter Carter, Y. Ralph Chu, Rusty Cohen, Fran Davis, Eve Deikel, Fred Deschamps, Mary Jo Emfield, Susan Engeleiter, David Etzwiler, Michael Fanuele, Scott Friesen, Gina Gage, Lili Hall, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Doug Jaeger, Bill Johnson, Geoff Jue, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Sarena Lin, Muffy MacMillian, Aedie McEvoy, JoAnne Pastel, J.P. Peltier, Ellen Perl, Mark Price, Randy Ross, Betsy Russomano, Ann Ryan, Sam Salas, Lisa Saul Paylor, Wendy Schoppert, Todd Sheldon, Liz Smith, Ken Spence, Tara Sutton, Jeanne Sween, George E. Tyson, III, Dave VanBenschoten, Pat Vayda, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick B. Walsh, Barb Wigley, Leslie Wright, Mary Lou Dasburg, Topsy Simonson",6.5,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-95,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10842,"Operating Support",2012,44118,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Utilize subjective evaluations, site visits, and follow-up calls.","1. CLIMB served preschoolers; elementary, middle, and high schools; colleges; and adults with programs they apply to their daily lives. Audience surveys indicate success. For example, before seeing ""Emma and the Allianz Cash Cow,"" 430 students were asked, ""What is interest?"" Thirty-seven percent of students answered correctly. After seeing CLIMB's play, 79% of students were able to answer this question correctly. 2. The arts become vital when they help Minnesotans deal with real issues in their lives. CLIMB",,1072755,"Other, local or private",1116873,27597,"James Gambone, Joe Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovac, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Peg Wetli",2.63,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Stevens, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-97,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10843,"Operating Support",2012,33156,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Publish four books by Minnesota writers including two debut titles and three works by Asian American authors living in Minnesota. 2. Work with other Minnesota nonprofits to make the work of contemporary authors from Minnesota and from around the country available to Minnesota audiences. 3. Bring Minnesota’s literary community to the attention of the nation by entering titles in national awards competitions. 4. Give authors an opportunity for international exposure by exhibiting our books at the Frankfurt International Book Fair in Germany. Measure the number of books and authors published and the number of awards received.","1. Coffee House Press published four books by Minnesota writers including two debut titles and three works by Asian Americans. 2. We collaborated with many Minnesota nonprofits, including: Asian Institute, ArtStart, Banfill-Locke Center, Birchbark Books, the Loft, Hennepin County Library System, Science Museum, Soap Factory, Saint Cloud State, Saint Paul Public Libraries, University of Minnesota, Walker, and Weisman Art Museum. 3. Our founder won the Kay Sexton Award, and Ed Bok Lee won for poetry at the Minnesota Book Awards. Minnesota's literary community received national attention when our titles were finalists for the Asian/Pacific American Award, Lambda Award, PEN Literary Award, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, New York Public Library Young Lions Award, and a Pulitzer. National awards won by our titles include the Believer Book Award, James Laughlin Award, and a Ford Fellowship. 4. We introduced Minnesota authors to an international audience by exhibiting books at the London and Frankfurt International Book Fairs.",,1064844,"Other, local or private",1098000,4050,"Stu Wilson, Marla Stack, Sjur Midness, Mary McDermid, Suzanne Allen, Patricia Beithon, Patrick Coleman, Doug France, Sally French, Jeffrey Hom, Carl Horsch, Stephen Keating, Carol Mack, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Jeffrey Sugerman, Patricia Tilton",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Caflisch,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",sarah@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-98,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10844,"Operating Support",2012,40570,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The Fine Arts Program’s artists will share their creative process in order to develop creative right-brain thinking. 2. The Fine Arts Program will be part of the fabric of campus and community life. 3. Programming will build experiences that are open to all and encourage future engagement. Post-event partner assessments and post-performance receptions to provide audiences opportunities to engage in discussions of what they just experienced.","The College of Saint Benedict presented twenty-six residency activities that cut across academic disciplines and reached deeply into the community and connected our audiences with right-brain activities and artists. The College of Saint Benedict built relationships with Talahi Elementary to create a day-long cultural exchange with Spirit of Uganda. The College of Saint Benedict partnered with the Prairie Lakes Youth Detention facility to bring drumming and hip-hop to incarcerated youth. We partnered with the Spirituality Center to host Writing as Spiritual Discipline with Over the Rhine. We hosted seven post-performance receptions, with an average of 24% of audience members participating. Our partners worked with us from beginning to end and provided post-event assessments.",,856275,"Other, local or private",896845,,"Theresa Anderson, David Arnott, Jean Beckel, Mimi Bitzan, Leigh Dillard, Bob Ellenbecker, Peter Fandel Kyle Glynn, Greg Hoye, Christine Kustelski, Evan Lowder, Laura Malhotra, Katie McCarney, Maureen McCarter, Mark McGowan, Maribeth Overland, Dr. Gustavo Pena, Chris Rasmussen, Marie Sanderson, Arno Shermock",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 S College Ave","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Benton, Morrison, Todd, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Dakota, Washington, Hennepin, Scott, Murray, Goodhue, Ramsey, Pope, Carver, Anoka, Pipestone, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Cass, Isanti",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-99,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10845,"Operating Support",2012,18484,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Present high quality performances and sustain or increase attendance. 2. Arrange visiting artist workshops and offer family/children performances. Use audience surveys and feedback from conversations and interviews.","1. Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center presented a wide variety of talented artists including two international groups (Egypt's Wust el Balad and Israel's Yamma Ensemble), country singer Kathy Mattea, pianist Lorie Line, Illusion Theater's ""My Antonia,"" Native American performer Larry Yazzie, plus a host of regional musicians in smaller concerts. We increased our attendance with youth and sustained our attendance for adults. 2. With 75% of the artists, we arranged master classes, school/nursing home",,486516,"Other, local or private",505000,1500,"Larry Buboltz, Dennis Winskowski, Steve Daggett, Michelle Maier, Susan Busker, David Langworthy, Lynn Hummel",0.25,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Otter Tail, Clay, Norman, Mahnomen, Clearwater, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-100,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10848,"Operating Support",2012,29794,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To interweave the arts into every facet of community life. 2. To promote the belief among Minnesotans that the arts are vital to who we are. 3. To open participation in the arts to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. 4. To help the arts thrive in Minnesota. Standard evaluation of our grants, projects, and programs. Analysis of activities and deeper discussions about organizational management and leadership.","Forecast's consulting educates and serves a variety of clients, stressing the importance of arts in everyday life. Our efforts will lead to the support of public art and result in a thriving arts community. Forecast's programs are open and freely accessible to people of all ages and ethnicities. The Education and Community Engagement program works with teaching artists and educators to design and implement public art curricular activities. Public Art Review reached approximately 5,000 readers. Planning was completed for our new Web site and online companion for Public Art Review, including an archive of all the back issues. The Artist Services program helps art thrive by funding projects by diverse artists engaged in their communities, conducting workshops, and offering professional development opportunities. Forecast evaluates its administrative systems and each program area with evaluations, interviews, solicited feedback, project tracking, and data collection.",,539206,"Other, local or private",569000,29794,"Frank Fitzgerald, Richard Ruvelson, Susan Adams Loyd, Kinji Akagawa, Peter V. Brabson, Joseph Colletti, Jay Coogan, Kurt Gough, Margaret Kelly, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Caroline Mehlhop, Joseph Stanley, Michael Watkins, Diane Willow",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Becker,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128x 101",jack@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-103,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 10851,"Operating Support",2012,54513,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Build the best list by recognizing exceptional talent and work. 2. Reach the widest audience by providing the strongest possible current to carry our literary discoveries to eager audiences. 3. Maintain a model organization by staying on mission, making intentional choices for operations, planning for sustainability, and balancing quality with risk. Measures include author satisfaction, book sales, the quality and quantity of reviews our books receive, awards won, and the positive feedback from sales representatives, booksellers, literary colleagues, educators, and especially individual readers.","1. Tracy K. Smith received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for ""Poetry for Life on Mars."" Geoff Dyer won the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Criticism Award for ""Otherwise Known as the Human Condition."" ""The City of Bohane"" by Kevin Barry was featured on the cover page of the New York Times Book Review. Positive reviews include thirteen from Star Tribune, thirteen from New York Times, and one from the Pioneer Press. 2. Graywolf's electronic audience grew by 12,500 people, an increase of 5.5%. The adult audience g",,1864054,"Other, local or private",1918567,,"Catherine Allan, Ronnie Brooks, Chris Galloway, Colin Hamilton, Betsy Hannaford, Shirley Hughes, Georgia Murphy Johnson, John Junek, Will Kaul, Ed McConaghay, Glenn Miller, Jennifer Melin Miller, Leni Moore, Wenda Moore, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Kim Severson, Kate Tabner, Kim Vappie, Joanne Von Blon, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kit,Briem,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",briem@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-106,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10852,"Operating Support",2012,21929,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase student access to music education. 2. Increase audience access to orchestra concerts. College placement information and tracking of alumni as they pursue success in their future lives; academic testing at the school level and through Rising Harmonies’ behavior evaluations, which take place pre- and post-program. Measure the number of free concerts, the number of attendees, and the diversity of venues and populations served. Measure the number of senior audience members who attend ticketed concerts and solicit their feedback about the experience.","1. Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies awarded $22,448 in need-based scholarships to sixty students, making it possible for all interested young musicians to participate. Rehearsals, retreats, concerts, and camps at locations across the metro helped make Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies more geographically accessible. Instrument demonstrations at children's concerts and a free auditions master class further promoted music education. 2. Fourteen free community concerts were presented for diverse audiences across the Twin Cities, including a first-time symphony performance at Sabathani Community Center and a new concert collaboration with Jenny Lind Elementary School students in North Minneapolis. More than 800 seniors utilized the new senior ticket discount; 100 school children attended Orchestra Hall concerts for free. Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' alliance with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra led to free and discounted tickets for students, families, and music educators.",,714016,"Other, local or private",735945,,"Michael Anschel, Michael Balay, Ann-Marie Draeger, Stephen Dygos, Stephanie Fox, Cara Germain Gustafson, Daniel Hartlein, Jennifer Hellman, Joanne Henry, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Karen Martin, Ryn Melberg, Doug Parish, Carolyn Pratt, Cathy Schmidt, Tami Schwerin, Dennis D. Thonvold, Bonnie Turpin, Sharna A. Wahlgren",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Hamm Bldg Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6802 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-107,"Becky Agnew: Board member, Region 2 Arts Council.; Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Susan Chandler: Assistant director, Arts Midwest.; Gregory Grinley: Director of development, American Craft Council.; Amy Hunter: Program coordinator, Freshwater Education District Schools. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Staples Motley Area Arts Council. Personal and professional coach and consultant, artist.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; James Williams: Artistic associate, Pillsbury House Theatre. Co-director and acting coach, Seeds of Change program at Central High School, Central Touring Theatre, and Hennepin County Home School Theatre Project.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10853,"Operating Support",2012,514243,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 3. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 4. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Track attendance, solicit critical reviews, and educational and outreach events surveys.","1. With Children's Hospitals of Minnesota, the Guthrie launched an Arts and Healing program that uses Teaching Artists to help children positively frame their hospital experience through storytelling. 2. Surveys of high school teachers continue to demonstrate the importance of the arts in their lives and their classrooms. A teacher from Cambridge-Isanti wrote, ""The most rewarding part was talking to four students who had never been to a play outside of school before. They were honestly inspired by the exper",,25234757,"Other, local or private",25749000,51424,"Y. Marc Belton, Sue A. Bennett, Michael M. Boardman, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, Fran Davis, Joe Dowling, William W. George, Archie Givens, Thomas J. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Matt Hemsley, Randall J. Hogan, Barry Huff, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, Rodney W. Jordan, John C. Junek, Mark Kenyon, Jay Kiedrowski, Janet K. Kinzler, Peter R. Kitchak, Jodee Kozlak, Neil Lapidu, Kathy Lenzmeier, Helen C. Liu, Anne W. Miller, Margarette Minor, Peggy S. Neale, Wendy Nelson, Christopher J. O;Connell, Tamrah Schaller O;Neil, Louise Otten, Timothy Pabst, Thomas M. Racciatti, Joel A. Ronning, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Steven J. Rosenstone, Stephen W. Sanger, Ronald J. Schutz, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Andrew M. Slavitt, Tina Smith, Lisa Sorenson, Nikki L. Sorum, Douglas M. Steenland, James P. Stephenson, Michael Sweeney, Kathleen Swendsen, Robert P. Tabb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Steven C. Webster, David A. Wilson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, John Cowles, David C. Cox, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6157 ",jillu@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-108,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10854,"Operating Support",2012,42980,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Stage an annual season of five plays and musicals that are true to the mission. 2. Provide employment for 100 Minnesota artists annually. 3. Serve 45,000 students and adults (age 10 and up) of diverse ethnicities and cultures annually. 4. Engage in partnerships with the Minnesota Historical Society and Minnesota History Museum to expand the theater’s reach and provides clear links between theater and history. 5. Provide discounted or free tickets to 10,000 students and disadvantaged youth and adults. 6. Engage audiences in discussions that deepen the impact of the plays. 7. Bring 200 families to the theater to engage in Family Days. 8. Ensure access to people of all abilities through a fully accessible theater. A panel of experts provides feedback on the artistic merit of our public performances. The educational program is evaluated with teacher feedback. Focus groups with subscribers and individual ticket patrons are conducted.Staff report attendance figures. We solicit feedback from artistic associates, board members, volunteers, and staff.","1. The History Theatre staged five plays. 2. We employed 130 artists. 3. Students and adults served numbered 39,668. 4. Partnerships were engaged with the Minnesota Historical Society and Minnesota History Museum. 5. Subsidized tickets were given to 5,092. 6. Engaged 2,000 audience members in Afterthoughts discussions. 7. Served 110 families at Family Days. 8. Additional hearing enhancement devices were purchased. Evaluation: Financials were evaluated with an audit that found the turnaround plan on track with a surplus. Artistic success is measured by the artistic director with feedback from the media, artistic collaborators, audience, staff, board, and group leaders. History Theatre solicits feedback from its artistic associates, board members, volunteers, and staff. Padilla Speer Beardsley conducted an extensive survey of the audience and provided analysis and recommendations for action based on the data.",,1228020,"Other, local or private",1271000,8595,"Jeff Peterson, Connie Braziel, Tyler Zehring, Roger Brooks, John Apitz, Jim Jensen, Phil Riveness, Holli Drinkwine, Susan Kimberly, Jon Rusten, Karen Gooch, Ted Lentz, Geoffrey Sylvester, Wayne Hamilton, Allen McNee, David Wefring, Jillian Hoffman, Henri Minette, Melissa Weldon, Gene Merriam",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doug,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 E 10th St","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 245-7687 ",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Norman, Clay, Becker, Otter Tail, Beltrami, Hubbard, Wadena, Cass, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Cook, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Benton, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Anoka, Stearns, Wright, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Sibley, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Wright, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse, Swift, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown, Murray, Nobles, Martin, Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, Houston, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-109,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10855,"Operating Support",2012,23076,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Afterschool program: expand to include an additional teacher and fifteen more students, create an editing suite solely for student projects, partner with other programs, and tie the program into academic standards. 2. Education program: increase instructor pay by 5%, increase student capacity from 60% to 70%, and increase the number of professional development programs per year from six to ten. 3. Outreach program: explore and develop youth media programs in the Arrowhead region, participate in South Saint Anthony Creative Enterprise Zone to build a cohesive cultural district, and increase submissions from diverse artists to grant and exhibition programs by 10%. Evaluate attendance numbers, participant feedback, surveys, and discussion at annual membership meeting.","1. The afterschool program will relaunch in September after a haitus. 2. Provided residencies to six high schools in Saint Paul. The education program offered thirty-five classes per quarter, with conferences, workshops, panels, and presentations. Approximately 1,500 students participated. Marketing techniques are being revamped to focus on education. Professional development programs increased. 3. Worked with community partners, held programs in the Rochester area, and participated in the South Saint Anthony Creative Enterprise Zone. Built audiences through exhibition opportunities. Created access to technological resources, a full-service fiscal sponsorship program, and a membership program. 4. Operational funding continues to be a challenge, but the long-term debt is forecast to be paid in full by 2014. The board provides effective organizational leadership. We were unable to provide a 5% increase to our staff. The 2012 fundraiser is on track for this goal and takes place in July. IFP Minnesota has completed a rebranding process to build awareness and has a new logo. 5. Work is evaluated on artistic quality and the quality of services. IFP gathers attendance numbers, participant feedback, and surveys. Each class and activity participant gets a survey. Also, a lengthy survey is sent to the IFP Minnesota membership on an annual basis.",,857176,"Other, local or private",880252,23076,"Tom Lesser, Christie Rothenberg Healey, Maria Tototzintle, Chris Barry, Rick Dublin, Cass Wade-Kudla, Michael Bodnarchek, Mark Bennett, Emily Stevens, Brady Kiernan, Heidi Schuster, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Cynthia Hotvedt",,"IFP MINNESOTA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Carlton, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-110,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10856,"Operating Support",2012,22753,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. 2. The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Measure progress toward annual benchmarks.","1. The Sheldon and the Red Wing Area Seniors collaborated on a production of Strictly GI!, a revue based on the soldier shows of World War II and that era's tradition of popular song. The Sheldon engaged Red Wing's Hispanic Outreach, St. Paul's Theatre del Pueblo, and Son del Sur to present music and theatre to Red Wing's mainstream and Latino communities. The Sheldon Theatre, James Sewell Ballet, the Red Wing YMCA and Red Wing's Shoreline Dance collaborated on dance classes, camps, and joint concerts to engage students and local audiences. The Sheldon scheduled theater and movement classes in collaboration with Red Wing Community Education, offering low-cost to free dance and theater classes and intensive camp experiences.",,586247,"Other, local or private",609000,15900,"Nancy Dimunation, Mike Melstad, Bunny Peterson, Mary Rauterkus, Charles Richardson, Ian Scheerer, Allison Sweasy",,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-111,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10857,"Operating Support",2012,18941,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Enhance public understanding of the value of the arts in our region. 2. Continue integrating art into public spaces so that the arts are interwoven into every facet of life. 3. Continue arts programming in the St. Mane Theatre. 4. Continue to expand the use of technology and social media to attract, grow, and strengthen audiences. Written evaluations from volunteers teachers performing artists residency artists exhibitors and community members.","1. Lanesboro Arts Center enhanced public understanding of the value of the arts in our region, assessed through written feedback, audience numbers, media coverage, and discussion with gallery visitors. 2. Lanesboro Arts Center integrated art into public spaces with programs such as the Kids Create Family Art Activities held throughout the community. 3. Lanesboro Arts Center expanded offerings at the St. Mane Theatre to include a monthly variety show and a film series. 4. Using Facebook, the Center has increased its presence by including a comprehensive listing of events, photo previews, and synopses of activities and performances.",,318059,"Other, local or private",337000,3500,"Dick Haight, Bonnie Handmacher, Richard Eichstadt, Alan Nettles, Ron Amdahl, Carla Gallina, David Kane, Robin Krom, Joe O'Connor, Jackie Rehm, Ted St. Mane, Andy Wood",0.25,"Lanesboro Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Lanesboro Arts Center","PO Box 152 103 Parkway Ave N",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2446 ",executive@lanesboroarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Olmsted, Houston, Winona, Mower, Freeborn, Dodge, Steele, Goodhue, Wabasha, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Carver, Scott, Rice, Blue Earth, Waseca, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-112,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10858,"Operating Support",2012,26772,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 2. The arts thrive in Minnesota. Evaluate enrollment statistics and demographics (race, gender, socioeconomic status); financial growth in earned and contributed income; new and sustained partnerships; ticket sales; and new audience members. Use written evaluations by teachers to identify beginning and ending skill levels of students and measurable progress toward established goals. Use written evaluations by student participants to reflect the student experience/student satisfaction. Regularly schedule program curriculum, review, and revision by staff and board members.","1. Lundstrum Center takes pride in serving an exceptionally diverse student population. This year, student ages ranged from 2-81. We practice blind casting to ensure the diversity of our on-stage performers, and our performances attract audience members of many ages, ethnicities, and abilities. Our work with our community partners and activities such as the FLOW Northside Arts Crawl largely serve constituencies of color. We remain dedicated to expanding our Dancemania classes for differently enabled students. 2. Serving an expanded number of students and responding to changing needs of our constituents, while maintaining a commitment to excellence, remains an institutional goal. Student enrollment grew 55% from fall 2010 to fall 2011. The Lundstrum Center is committed to its North Minneapolis location, and takes special pride in its service to north side children, their families, and communities as a whole. Our process for assessment/evaluation remains as proposed, with two key revisions: Student assessments now include additional rubrics, with specific technical improvements; we added parent-teacher conferences, which has improved communication with the families we serve.",,703258,"Other, local or private",730030,2472,"Laurence LeJeune, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jack Knip CPA, Teresa Ashmore, Joan Olson, Melissa Kinnard, Charles D. Nolan Jr., Rev. Michael O;Connell, Amy Ellis, Kerry Casserly, Anne Baker, Susan Fleitman",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Casserly Ellis","Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600 ",amy@lundstrumcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Sherburne, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Crow Wing",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-113,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10859,"Operating Support",2012,17660,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Broaden, deepen, and diversify all facets of its constituency, including audiences, artists, and volunteers. 2. Expand the education program for learners of all ages and levels of interest, to include new levels of performing arts education and more educational opportunities for non-performers. 3. Begin the process of eliminating debt by preparing for a capital campaign to begin in calendar year 2012. Measure increases in earned revenue from program activities and increased numbers of auditioners, volunteers, and season subscribers. Measure increase in the number of classes offered, an increase in participants, and an increase in revenue from educational activities. Measure increasing contributed income from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations.","Lyric Arts increased the average number of auditioners per role from 2.6 to 2.9. The number of subscriptions sold increased by 38%; subscriptions made up 12% of tickets sold (compared to 9% in FY 2011); ticket revenue increased by 9%. Houses were filled to 86% of capacity (compared to 74% in FY 2011). We expanded the education program in every age category, offering 175% more classes; the total number of participants increased by 116%, and related revenue increased by 86%. With the exception of a change in giving by one major donor, contributions increased by 24%. We project a cash surplus for the year that we plan to leverage as we make plans for a capital campaign in the next five years. Lyric Arts added new software, enabling it to track many statistics for the very first time and making this a benchmarking year. While our outcomes are largely quantitative, we look forward to proposing more quantitative outcomes and conducting more qualitative evaluations in the future.",,759369,"Other, local or private",777029,,"Mike Laudenslager, Tom Anderson, Lin Schmidt, Leanne Hyde, Debbie Swanson, Mike Lillquist, Joan O'Sullivan, Amy Anderson, Dustin Gould",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Laura Tahja",Johnson,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510x 103",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-114,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10861,"Operating Support",2012,35477,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Engage new audiences and increase participation of existing audiences in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' unique offerings. 2. Position contemporary art as a vital part of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' collections, programming, and expertise. Use qualitative status reports, dashboard reports, and community engagement data. Measure the depth and breadth of coverage the Minneapolis Institute of Art receives from local, regional, national, and international press.","1. To increase the appeal of the museum as a social space, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts redesigned Third Thursday evenings with music, activities, and a bar. The museum also created Community Commons, a new space for visitors to enjoy a cup of coffee, plug in a laptop, or play game of chess. Through such projects, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts lowered the average age of its visitors to 42 from a 2004 baseline of 46. 2. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts conducted a series of installations and artists residencies to present contemporary art. Highlights include: Pacific Avenue,"" a behavioral art piece by Marcus Young, who lived in the galleries for ten days; ""Pop-up Park,"" a reimagining of the lobby as a tropical oasis; and residencies with graphic novel artists Camilla d'Errico and Joshua Dysart and sound artist Kianga Ford. To discover the expectations and preferences of young adults when visiting a museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts held a series of focus groups. These revealed that eighty-one percent of adult visitors come to the museum with another adult, implying a strong social element to the museum visit.""",,24289323,"Other, local or private",24324800,,"Kaywin Feldman, Director and President, John Himle, Chair, Mary Ingebrand Pohlad, Vice Chair, Hubert Joly, Treasurer, Nivin MacMillan, Vice Chair, Lucy Mitchell, Secretary, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Blythe Brenden, Kitty Crosby, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Mike Fernandez, Gayle Fuguitt, John Huss, Eric Levinson, Diane Lilly, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Betty MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Bob Nelson, Mary Olson, Mike Ott, Linda Perlman, John Prince, Abbi Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Robert Stephens, Ralph Strangis, Richard Venega, John E. Andrus, III (life), Marvin Borman (life), Sandra K. Butler (life), Burton D. Cohen (life), Bruce B. Dayton (life), W. John Driscoll (life), Beverly Grossman (life), Alfred Harrison (life), Myron Kunin (life), David M. Lebedoff (life), Clinton Morrison (life), Bob Ulrich (life)",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-116,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10862,"Operating Support",2012,26449,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Maintain enrollment of the Minneapolis Youth Chorus at forty or greater; ensure that all members attend at least 85 percent of rehearsals and performances; provide performance/learning opportunities commensurate with members’ talents. 2. Establish strong partnerships with at least two local organizations to develop and sustain Voices of Experience (comprising older individuals from across our region). 3. Continue to offer unsurpassed performances of an ever-expanding global repertory and whenever possible to record the mainstays of the choral literature in conjunction with our artistic partners. Annual artistic assessment of Minneapolis Youth Chorus members.","1. Minneapolis Youth Chorus has consistently enrolled fifty-five students (the capacity of the program); attendance at rehearsals exceeded 95%; performance/learning opportunities have been plentiful. 2. We have established a strong and durable partnership with the MacPhail Center and have engaged a Partnership Coordinator to cement additional relationships with care facilities and similar institutions. 3. The Chorale's performances of works spanning four centuries won laudatory reviews, and for the second consecutive year included a Minnesota Orchestra subscription program conducted by our own music director, Kathy Saltzman Romey. No recording projects were presented by our artistic partners. Regarding evaluation, yearly testing continues and will be extended to our new cohort of third-graders as we establish our Prelude"" choir for younger students. We convene quarterly meetings with Voices of Experience singers and receive written assessments to generated evaluative data. We have drawn upon this information in auditioning and hiring a new conductor, as well as in scheduling and repertory decisions.""",,653551,"Other, local or private",680000,1772,"Elizabeth Balay, Leslie Bendtsen, Deborah Carbaugh, Scott Chamberlain, Don Davies, David Fielding, Gary Gardner, Susanne I. Haas, K. Dennis Kim, Bryan Mechell, Gloria Olsen, William Opsahl, Bruce Taher, Susan Tarnowski, Karen Touchi-Peters, Tene Wright",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Fuchsberg,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",we_sing@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-117,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10866,"Operating Support",2012,5173,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Begin preparing for the creation of a new orchestral music commission for Kinder Konzerts. 2. Provide Kinder Konzerts on the Road. 3. Continue Kinder Konzerts in the Hall at a minimal or no cost to those who are unable to pay the fee. 4. Provide teacher workshops in conjunction with the Kinder Konzerts in the Hall program. 5. Offer Accent: Music Appreciation for Adults and grow the numbers of individuals attending this program. Board members assess eight program areas.","WAMSO commissioned Janika Vandervelde to create a five-minute composition for the storybook, ""Max Found Two Sticks,"" by Brian Pinkney. This composition has been performed eight times with very positive reviews from teachers, parents, and students. Kinder Konzerts in the Hall sends and emails questionnaires to teachers attending the program. The overall review of the program is currently being compiled. Education outreach continues with Music in Plymouth and at Chaska's Hooked on Booksà and the Arts Too! To ",,318827,"Other, local or private",324000,2265,"Laura Chin, Kelly Leischow, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Muriel Hogan, Beverly Carlson, Hue Alexander, Katie Lundeen, Lisa Roehl, Ann Farrell, Georgia Thompson, Lori Lauber, Vicki Brunsvold, Ann Moran, Meg Gisslen, Sara Sternberger, Claudia Lacy",,"WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association AKA Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryle,Caplinger,"WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association AKA Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5654 ",ccaplinger@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Olmsted, Wright, Isanti, Anoka, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-121,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10867,"Operating Support",2012,10878,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company’s stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. 2. Jewish and non-Jewish children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, increased understanding of experiences and feelings that they have in common with people of different backgrounds, and increased tolerance for others. 3. Artists at varying levels in their professional development will feel nurtured and rewarded and experience professional growth from their work at Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company. Evaluate information and data on audience demographics, ticket sales, revenue streams, phone surveys, written audience surveys, classroom teacher surveys, newspaper reviews, verbal comments, unsolicited e-mails and notes received, and box office records.","1. Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community came together. Audiences were aged three through eighty-five; Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, and Latino; from eighteen counties and cities such as Duluth, Austin, Saint Cloud, and Round Lake. 2. Jewish and non-Jewish children and adults gained cross-cultural knowledge. ""This play, and its magnificent cast, should travel widely--its message is needed,"" said one audience member. ""They learned about the Jewish cu",,194122,"Other, local or private",205000,3978,"Frank Abramson, Barbara Brooks, Curt Brown, Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Miriam Goldfein, Ellery July, Steve Machov, Rhoda Mains, Mary E. Pickard, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-122,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10868,"Operating Support",2012,593327,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To provide audiences with the highest possible level of musical performances. 2. To design programs that reach our community outside of performances at Orchestra Hall. 3. To do so in a sustainable financial structure. Audience feedback. Data collected from students parents classroom teachers fine arts specialists and school administrators.","The Minnesota Orchestral Association fully achieved its first two proposed outcomes: the Minnesota Orchestra provided audiences with the highest possible level of musical performances, and numerous programs reached audiences outside of Orchestra Hall, most notably Common Chords. 2. The organization took significant steps toward the final outcome of operating within a sustainable financial structure. Most important was the board approval of a four-year strategic business plan, which outlines a path toward a sustainable financial structure. The closing of Orchestra Hall for renovation, administrative cuts, and the beginning of negotiations with the musicians all took place in 2012.",,30768158,"Other, local or private",31361485,47466,"Jon R. Campbell, Richard K. Davis, Steven C. Kennedy, Nancy E. Lindahl, Michael Henson, Nicky B. Carpenter, Kathy Cunningham, Luella G. Goldberg, Douglas W. Leatherdale, Ronald E. Lund, Betty Myers, Marilyn C. Nelson, Dale R. Olseth, Rosalynd Pflaum, Margaret D. Ankeny, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly J. Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen H. Hubbard, Hella Mears Hueg, Joan A. Mondale, Susan Platou, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Michael D. Belzer, David L. Boehnen, Patrick B. We, Margaret A. Bracken, Barbara E. Burwell, Mari Carlson, Laura Chin, Jan M. Conlin, Kenneth L. Cutler, James Damian, Jonathan F. Eisele, Jack W. Eugster, D. Cameron Findlay, Ben Fowke, Franck Gougeon, Paul D. Grangaard, Jane P. Gregerson, Susan Hagstrum, Jayne C. Hilde, Karen Himle, Shadra Hogan, Mary L. Holmes, Jay V. Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Mary Lazarus, Kelly Leischow, Allen Lenzmeier, John T. Machuzick, Warren E. Mack, Harvey B. Mackay, James C. Melville, Eric Mercer, Anne W. Miller, Hugh Miller, Anita M. Pampusch, Eric H. Paulson, Chris Policinski, Teri E. Popp, Gregory J. Pulles, Judy Ranheim, Jon W. Salveson, Jo Ellen Saylor, Sally J. Smith, Gordon M. Sprenger, Mary S. Sumners, Georgia Thompson, Maxine Houghton Wallin, John Whaley, David S. Wichmann, John Wilgers, Theresa Wise, Paul Zeller, The Honorable Dr. Eric W. Kaler, The Honorable Chris Coleman, The Honorable Barbara A. Johnson, The Honorable R.T. Rybak",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Gram,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",agram@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-123,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10869,"Operating Support",2012,29299,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Maintain the programs for children and youth that enrich the lives of thousands of underserved children, and give school-age children artistic and creative education. 2. Strengthen our core programs for adults by expanding our offerings and strengthening and deepening our relationship with faculty. Assess the value of our programs to users through surveys of students, parents, and organizational representatives; measure the number of return enrollments.","1. For the year, 5,500 children and youth participated; 4,100 came from fifty-five partners. Sixty percent (approximately 2,500) participated at low or no cost. Our evaluation program includes written surveys completed by the program staff, participants and teachers. Results are summarized by staff and inform design of future programs. 2. We expanded programs (both type and frequency) for underserved adults. We partnered with four organizations that serve 256 developmentally disabled adults. We launched our senior outreach program and served 116 from three different centers. Written evaluations from the staff and participants as well as anecdotal comments have provided valuable information.",,1283701,"Other, local or private",1313000,,"Maryalice Brenk, Gary Vars, Tom Hull, Sarah Barthel, Laura Bloomberg, Jay Hammond, Matthew Knopf, Denise Leskinen, Andrea Michaelsen, Laura Miles (emeritus)",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Orono,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-124,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10870,"Operating Support",2012,18102,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Write and implement effective, transparent, and inclusive operating procedures for all programs. 2. Put into operation a long-term, sustainable financial strategy. 3. A marketing plan that strengthens our outreach efforts is up and running. 4. The detailed assessment of the effectiveness and value of each program and service is in process. Focus groups and surveys. Assessment matrix: donor development (strength of impact on member and donor), financial development (projected cost, projected revenue, revenue), destination (new member entry point, potential number of annual attendees, value to mission, and ease of implementation.","1. Created documents for each program that will be tested. Completed: Play selection, artistic staff contracts, and job descriptions; gallery selection procedures, artist contracts, season format; and standardized class tuition and teacher pay-scales. 2. Analysis of past five year budgets in process. Redesigning members and sponsor packages. Monthly program budgets from staff to board, and respective volunteer committees implemented. 3. Created a database of all regional contacts at social media, newspapers, art organizations, galleries, etc., for target marketing. Implemented a pre-event marketing checklist. Collecting zip codes at events in order to target marketing. 4. Using an assessment matrix for all programs; cultivation of donors, members, and volunteers. Assessment categories: budgets, aesthetic value, educational value, use as an entry point, headcounts, mission, community need. Schedule 2012-13: complete assessment matrix, hire a consultant to lead a re-visioning of our mission, design action plan, and implement plan.",,336898,"Other, local or private",355000,10000,"Paula Granquist, Michele Olsen, Ann Etter, Deb Clark, Toni Easterson, Gail Hansen, Kate Southwick, Steve Wilmot, Steve Engler, David Wolff",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",ann@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-125,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10871,"Operating Support",2012,3407,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Program concerts in settings across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota that reach audiences from ages twelve to eighty years, in at least two schools representing over 50% students from communities of color. 2. Design every performance to embrace and involve audience members in the experience of creating music/art as active participants, not just as listeners. 3. Utilize choral music to encourage authentic dialogue, transform assumptions, and offer tools to challenge deeply held prejudices. Student surveys, audience surveys, audience statistics, and feedback from outside artistic evaluators.","One Voice programmed concerts in settings across the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota that reached audiences from ages twelve to eighty years and was at two schools representing over 50% students from communities of color. Five schools participated during the grant year. Each performance was designed to embrace and involve audience members in the experience of creating music/art, not just as listeners but as active participants. Two major concerts were held that included sing-a-longs and projections/videos allowing the audience to experience the music directly. One Voice utilized choral music to encourage authentic dialogue, transform assumptions, and offer tools to challenge deeply held prejudices. Thirty-four public performances were held in which One Voice celebrated GLBT issues. Surveys were used before and after each school outreach event and audience surveys were used for each concert. Outside artistic evaluations were conducted.",,261593,"Other, local or private",265000,481,"Lisette Schlosser, Tim Bicha, Carolee Lindsey, Jon Lewis, Ganapathy S. Narayan, Scott Burglechner, Sheryl Snitkein, Steve Greenberg",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Krisik,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",executivedirector@OneVoiceMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Blue Earth, St. Louis, Anoka, Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-126,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10872,"Operating Support",2012,48573,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Increase production schedule from ten to fifteen shows. 2. Employ 153 theater artists in our community. 3. Increase teen school audience from 25,000 to 35,000. 4. Increase young adult (aged twenty to forty-five) attendance by 10%, to 42,700. 5. Implement a new business incubator program for emerging theater producers by hosting an annual production on the thrust stage by each of our three partners. Attendance/sales analysis of actual numbers reached and served. Audience surveys and teacher evaluations. Internal assessment against plan and budget. Financial results, including costs per student served compared to actual and potential support for subsidies. Internal assessment of project effectiveness, educational value, and administrative capacity.","Due to fundraising lag, the new stage will open in 2013, thus reducing performances available to serve additional audience members. Audience numbers in 2012 reflect only ten shows on one stage. Artists of color increased to twenty-one. Four associates began working in fall 2011 and have influenced the 2013 season with scripts like ""Johnny Baseball."" Expanded accessibility services, including increased American Sign Language, audio description, and text captioning performances along with pre-show sensory tou",,2577567,"Other, local or private",2626140,2918,"Jeff Johnson, Rajiv Garg, Tim Over, Judy McNamara, Helen Wagner, Julie Cox, Sara Beckstrand, John Berthiaume, Elizabeth Cobb, Barb Davis, Kristin Taylor Geisler, Robyn Hansen, Karen Heintz, Phil Jungwirth, Naomi Pesky, Jim Smart",0.15,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-127,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10874,"Operating Support",2012,32005,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Diverse new audiences throughout the state of Minnesota will have the opportunity to experience Ragamala’s unique artistic work and encounter the arts and culture of India. 2. Minnesota’s Indian community will have the opportunity to see its own artistic traditions presented as a vital part of our state’s vibrant cultural environment. 3. Audiences throughout Minnesota that are underserved due to geographic, socioeconomic, or perceptual barriers will have first-hand arts experiences and be exposed to and educated about the rich arts and culture of India. 4. As the world becomes smaller and more interconnected and as Minnesota’s Indian community continues to grow, youth and adults will learn about the arts and culture of India, providing them with the background and skills necessary to communicate across boundaries of ethnicity, nationality, and religion and preparing them to live in our diverse communities and compete in the global economy. Monitor audience/participant response and demographics (through surveys, emails, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter), dialogue with collaborating artists and presenters, response in the press, feedback from K-12 schools and other community partners, parent-teacher conferences at the Ragamala School, and financial oversight by the board of directors.","We presented performances at Cowles Center for Dance (Minneapolis), A Center for the Arts (Fergus Falls), and College of Saint Scholastica (Duluth), with large audiences representing each community's diversity. ""Amazing! A true treat for the eyes, mind and soul,"" said a Minneapolis audience member. ""An incredible show! We heard nothing but positive comments from the audience,"" commented a Fergus Falls presenter. We brought the arts/culture of India to diverse communities through outreach programs, including",,500795,"Other, local or private",532800,2436,"Briar Andresen (President), Nithya Balakrishnan, Anju Kataria, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Jayashree Ramanujan, Ranee Ramaswamy, Rachel Soffer, Noel Stave (Treasurer), Irene Suddard (Secretary), Ketan Vaghani, Sunitha Varadhan (Vice President), James E. Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Rice, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Washington, Wright, St. Louis, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-129,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10876,"Operating Support",2012,28046,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Stages Theatre Company’s presence in schools, organizations, neighborhoods, and communities throughout the state is strengthened, and Stages Theatre Company is perceived as a valued arts provider and integral to sustaining and improving the quality of cultural life for individuals and communities. 2. The diversity of individuals served by Stages Theatre Company is broadened. 3. Stages Theatre Company is able to provide arts services/programs to individuals, communities, and organizations that otherwise would not have participated without support through the Open Door program. Audience and participant surveys, post mortems, financial and attendance performance, student testing, use of logic models, and online surveys.","1. For the 2011-2012 school year, Stages Theatre Company added several new arts and literacy projects in Twin Cities public schools with the aim of improving student academic performance. Through these partnerships in both the Minneapolis and Hopkins public schools, Stages Theatre Company served an additional 725 students with an arts-integrated literacy curriculum. 2. The students Stages served in its new arts and literacy projects in Minneapolis and Hopkins public schools represent new and diverse populations. In the Hopkins schools, 37% of students served were students of color. In Minneapolis, students of color represented 87% of students served. 3. In the past year, Stages continued to provide significant resources toward its Open Door Program, including free tickets and reduced tuition for educational programs. Through these programs, we have served over 20,000 individuals.",,2072518,"Other, local or private",2100564,6066,"Kristin Parrish, John Butcher, Susan Allen, Lisa Kline, Peggy Abram, Laura Bishop, Jeb Burke, Lisa Clemens, Lisa Collins, Rusty Field, Kim Field, Barry Gersick, Todd Harmsen, Darrick Hills, Mimi Keating, Dave Mahler, Vicki Mogilevsky, Jolene Nelson-Helm, Laura Sandall, Judy Schumeister, Wayne Zeien",0.25,"Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Zellmer,"Stages Theatre Company","1111 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",lzellmer@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-131,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10877,"Operating Support",2012,38304,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Deepen relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our mainstage performances and grow overall attendance by 20%. 2. Design and implement new Minnesota state standards-aligned artist residency models. 3. Enhance organizational sustainability by creating a facilities reserve fund undertaking critical capital maintenance projects and budgeted surplus to address depreciation expenses associated with our new building. Written and oral audience surveys, pre- and post-activity assessment tools, teacher and participant surveys, student journaling and discussion, growth in overall attendance, growth in the number of school and community partnerships each year, demographic distribution of participants, and market research.","1. In FY 2012 SteppingStone Theatre increased class/camp attendance by 11% (including a 15% increase in the summer session alone) and increased filled capacity for general public mainstage performances by 10%. We increased access to programs through a larger scholarship fund, fully or partially subsidizing about 15% of mainstage tickets and 15% of class registrations. SteppingStone also increased access through new Pay What You Can Day performances. 2. SteppingStone Theatre continued to revise its residency models to align with state standards and also created new curriculum. We implemented twenty-one residencies. 3. SteppingStone Theatre began a small reserves fund with reserves and investment policies approved by the board. SteppingStone Theatre also completed a major capital improvement project, raising over $185,000 for the renovation of the front staircase. We measured outcomes by tracking overall attendance, different types of attendance, and the number of school partnerships.",,1096696,"Other, local or private",1135000,3500,"Jeffrey Burt, Laura Krenz, Paul Schatz, Jane Zilch, Bridgid Dowdal, Rick Frommeyer, David Graham, Andrea Nordaune, Brandon Paris, Lisa Benjamin Phillips, Summer Scharringhausen, Kenneth Scott, Paril Scott, Susan Schuster, Christopher Stall, Lori Swanson, Kay Willshire, Tom Dzik",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Willits,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104-7196,"(651) 225-9265x 202",ross@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-132,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Bari Amadio: Executive director, Rochester Arts Council. Board member, Perpich Center for Arts Education.; Gwendolyn Freed: Vice president for marketing and communication, Gustavus Adolphus College.; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Andrea Jenkins: Senior policy aide, Minneapolis City Councilmember Glidden. Co-curator, S.A.S.E., Carol Connolly GLBT Reading Series at Intermedia Arts.; Jeff Langaard: Finance consultant; Howard Oransky: Director of continuing studies, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Co-founder, Form + Content Gallery.; William Venne: UofStThomas:Journ&PubRel(85)andCertNonProfMng(91); CURR_ChiefDevOfficer,UofMCollegeofVetMed(09); PAST_DevDir:UofMGraduateSch(07-09);HennepinTheatreTrust(05-06);OrdwayCtr(03-05);MNOpera(96-03);IllusionTheater(89-96)","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10878,"Operating Support",2012,27732,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the free outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside, and through the free Thursdays on First and Third program collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance. 2. Ensure that people trust Rochester Music Department’s stewardship of public arts funding, thus enabling it to continue to interweave the arts into every facet of community life. 3. End each fiscal year with a net operating surplus and invest the proceeds in developing Rochester Music Department programming, to provide programs and services so that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities are able to participate in the art. 1. Use TicketMaster and show reports to measure attendance. Measure ticket sales, cost per service unit, margin (profit/subsidy required), and other event-specific revenue (concert sponsorship, free-will offering, Rochester Music Department and artist product sales, etc.). 2. Assess programs and operations through: operating surplus/deficit; amount of tax levy support the City Council provides to Rochester Music Department; public feedback; performance measures and instruments established by the City; audience and musician feedback; and feedback from concert sponsors.","1. Down by the Riverside events served 56,800 concertgoers at a cost/service unit of $2.89, and generated concert sponsorship of $65,000, $13,680 of other direct revenue, and $85,644 in tax levy. Four Rochester Downtown Alliance events served 32,475 concertgoers plus 363 outreach service participants at a cost/service unit of $1.06, and generated concert sponsorship of $34,700, $379 of other direct revenue, and $130 in tax levy support. Ending FY 2011 with a net operating surplus of $190,780 carried forward to FY 2012 invested in programming, Rochester Music Department demonstrated it was a great steward of public arts funding. This enables it to provide programs and services so that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities are able to participate in the arts.",,960268,"Other, local or private",988000,2700,"Joshua Bargfrede, Patricia Barrier (President), Carol Berteotti, Angela Bruzek, Jill Fasbender, Frances Field, David Fischer, Chris Holloway, Scott Hoss (Ex-Officio), Marv Mitchell, Karuna Ojanen, William Smith, Brittney Sorensen, Tom Torkelson",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-133,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10880,"Operating Support",2012,19713,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Five concerts and six dance events will be presented. 2. At least 23,000 underserved K-12 students will participate in the School Show program. 3. Emerging arts groups will be supported in their efforts to further develop their art and grow their respective audiences. 4. Minnesota artists seeking a large venue to grow their art form and their audience will find their needs accommodated by The O’Shaughnessy. Evaluate number of performances, ticket sales, feedback from clients, teachers, and school show performances.","We successfully presented and hosted high quality performances in a mix of styles and disciplines that were inclusive and focused on diverse viewpoints and traditions. Performances from ethnically diverse dance groups like TU and Katha Dance were highlights of the season, along with music performances by Katie McMahon and k. d. lang. Women artists were highlighted, in performances that dealt with contemporary issues women face. We also supported the arts community by providing mentoring in the creation of successful performances--nurturing rental clients with guidance, advice, and expertise, and supporting their efforts to further develop their art. We evaluate our success though a variety of qualitative and quantitative data, examining numbers of patrons served and basic demographic data, along with surveys that focus on written feedback that are given to performers, rental clients, and patrons.",,944903,"Other, local or private",964616,3200,"Andrea J. Lee, Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Mark Chronister, William C. Britt, Barbara Dreher, The Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, Margaret Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Mary Heinen, Margaret L. Kvasnicka, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, The Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Michael O;Boyle, Colleen O;Malley, David Page, Lois Gross Rogers, Ann Ryan, John J. Spillane Jr., Teresa Sterns, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Glenna,Whitmill,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",gmwhitmill@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Carver",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-135,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10881,"Operating Support",2012,269786,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide access to live performances of world-class music to the Twin Cities community. Use audience feedback and critical reviews.","In the 2011-12 season, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra continued to break down barriers to accessibility by offering more than 120 concerts in ten venues throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Adult tickets are just $10, $25 or $40 and children's tickets are $5. Additionally, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra served over 20,000 people through free education and outreach activities. The Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraÆs groundbreaking new Membership initiative allows patrons to attend unlimited concerts for just $5 per month. The free club2030 program offers over 5,200 patrons in their 20s and 30s best available seats to Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra concerts at Ordway Center and Ted Mann Concert Hall for just $10. In addition, our online Listening Library now offers more than 200 concert recordings for free streaming. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and outreach activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra has been able to dramatically expand its reach into the community and uphold its commitment to accessibility.",,10715214,"Other, local or private",10985000,,"Jo Bailey, Julia Bogorad-Kogan, Gary Bordner, Thomas M. Brown, Calvin Chung, Richard J. Cohen, Carol Damberg, Sandra L. Davis, Joan R. Duddingston, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathy Gremillion, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, James N. Haymaker, A. J. Huss Jr., Carolynn T. Johnson, James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, M.D., D. William Kaufman, Erwin A. Kelen, Donna Kelly, Paul B. Klaas, Randall J. Kroll, William C. Kuhlmann, Karen Larsen, Robert Lee, David L. Lillehaug, Laura Liu, Stephen H. Mahle, Jerome A. Miranowski, Amy K. Moon, Alfred P. Moore, Betty Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, L. Well J. Noteboom, Deborah J. Palmer, Paula J. Patineau, Daniel R. Pennie, Andrew J. Redleaf, Donald E. Ryks, Anthony C. Scarfone, Katie Scarfone, Daniel J. Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Carole Mason Smith, Marschall I. Smith, Linda D. Stinson, Joseph Tashjian, Kristen Smith Wenker, Dobson West, Elizabeth Willis, Joseph Zappa, Max E. Zarling",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Berg,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-6987 ",Kberg@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-136,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10882,"Operating Support",2012,403361,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Support artists and present programs across the visual, performing, film/video, and design arts. 2. Strengthen connections with the local and regional arts community through enhanced support and involvement of partners, artists, and programmers. 3. Broaden, deepen, and diversify engagement with audiences. 4. Maintain commitment to diversity and accessibility. Use attendance numbers and surveys.","1. More than 1,500 artists were featured last year through sixteen exhibitions, eighty-one performances, 145 film screenings, and 512 public programs. 2. The Walker's Web site, mnartists.org, served more than 19,800 artists and arts organizations statewide and hosted 977,000 user sessions. 3. The Walker and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden welcomed more than 611,000 visitors and served 4.1 million users of the Walker's Web sites. 4. The Walker provides 66% of visits free of charge. The Walker's audience includes 12% visitors of color. The Walker is an active community partner, with more than 170 partnerships last year. A variety of evaluation tools are used, including attendance tracking and visitor surveys.",,17586639,"Other, local or private",17990000,,"Andrew Duff, James G. Dayton, Marjorie Weiser, Mark Addicks, Carol Bemis, Ralph W. Burnet, John Christakos, Thomas J. Crosby Jr., Patrick J. Denzer, Shawn Gensch, Mark Greene, Karen Heithoff, Richard B. Hirst, Deborah Hopp, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Jeanne Levitt, Muffy MacMillan, David Moore, Jr., Monica Nassif, Joan Nolan, Dawn . Wens, Mary Pappajohn, Richard B. Payne, Jr., Brian J. Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Belva Rasmussen, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Chris Roberts, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Wim Stocks, Mike Sweeney, James Thomas, John Thompson, John Thomson, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, Frank Wilkinson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-137,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10884,"Operating Support",2012,21630,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Work with community partners. 2. Offer free group tours annually for education and community groups. 3. Communicate stories of impact of the arts and Soap Factory programs clearly and succinctly. 4. Begin offering events calendar and submission guidelines online in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali. 5. Offer free children's tours and art-making activities for at least two exhibitions annually. 6. Add an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant entrance to the galleries by mid-February 2011 and communicate about it in all promotion materials. 7. Continue partnerships with arts organizations, combining knowledge and skills to best leverage resources. 8. Offer meaningful opportunities for over 125 contemporary artists and thirty arts administrators to advance their careers. Use assessment forms for artists, curators, and staff; attendance figures; online surveys; responses from comment cards; e-mails; and anecdotal evidence.","1. Engaged nine community partnerships with local schools and community groups. 2. Offered thirteen free educational tours. 3. The Soap Factory moved to story-telling in shareable segments. 4. The Soap Factory has yet to offer Somali or Hmong options. 5. Offered hands-on children's tours for two exhibitions. 6. The Soap Factory increased its accessibility and added Americans with Disabilities Act logos to all communications. 7. The Soap Factory partnered with eleven arts organizations. 8. Artists/volunteers were offered free professional development, from portfolio reviews to workshops. Evaluation tools used include assessment forms for artists, curators, staff, and visitors; online surveys; comment cards; and anecdotal evidence.",,509370,"Other, local or private",531000,3028,"Zach Burnett, Matt Cimino, Ben Heywood, Lars Jerlach, Ryan Kronzer, Megan Leafblad, Giselle Restrepo, Ben Schein, Sarah Schultz, Scott Stulen",,"The Soap Factory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tana,Hargest,"The Soap Factory","514 2nd St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 623-9176 ",tana@soapfactory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-139,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10886,"Operating Support",2012,22230,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Pilot training an Artist Career Counselor in every region of the state. 2. Pilot the use of distance-learning technology to bring programs to audiences in different regions of Minnesota. 3. Hire our first regional staff member in Minnesota. 4. Pilot how to replicate and support the Community Supported Art program, Artist Access to Healthcare program, Work of Art Curriculum, and Career Counseling outside of the metro area. Work with Improve Group to evaluate programs.","1. We launched the Artist Career Counselor program and learned a lot in the first year. 2. In partnership with Artspace, we provided all of our Work of Art workshops in four greater Minnesota communities. 3. We opened our first satellite office in Fergus Falls to serve the Lake Region and to create artist resources that are distinct to the area. We have provided professional training, a resource center, legal and healthcare services, and other community-based opportunities. 4. We published a toolkit for our popular Community Supported Art program and for the Artists Health Fair model. We completed a comprehensive planning process for evaluation of all our work with the Improve Group. In September 2012, we will launch our first annual artist survey as part of this plan.",,733270,"Other, local or private",755500,,"Penelope Haru Snipper, Erik Takeshita, Sally Sand, Chris Kemp, Shannon Pettitt, Sheila Terryl, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Kathy Mouacheapao, Arleta Little, Susan Schuster, Ryan French, Jeremy Sosna",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Zabel,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-3213 ",laura@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-141,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10887,"Operating Support",2012,30885,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Textile Center serves a membership that includes at least thirty fiber art guilds and 900 individuals representing a majority of fiber art guilds and fiber artists in Minnesota. 2. Minnesotans are able to view high quality fiber art through at least twenty onsite and touring fiber art exhibitions presented annually. 3. At least 4,000 Minnesotans annually utilize the Textile Center's Pat O’Connor Library and Ellen Errede Dye Lab. 4. At least 2,500 youth ages 3-18 are introduced to textiles and gain skills in creating fiber art through participation in annual workshops, residencies, summer camps, special projects, and use of Textile Center resources. 5. At least 900 adults learn about and develop skills in fiber art through workshops, master classes, lectures, symposia, and other education services. 6. At least ten fiber artists from Minnesota advance professionally through participation in intensive mentoring and project grant programs. 7. At least 500 artists show and sell fiber art work in Textile Center galleries and the shop. 8. Partnerships are created annually with at least thirty education, cultural, and social service organizations to deliver fiber art services to people in Minnesota. Written evaluations by youth and adult students; verbal and written feedback from jurors and exhibiting artists; exhibition guestbook comments; attendance at exhibitions, classes, and special events; interviews conducted by staff; and financial data on earned income and sales of art work. Textile Center’s Community Forum acts on behalf of Textile Center’s membership to address issues, offer criticism, and contribute ideas.","Textile Center's membership included thirty-five guilds, 860 individuals, and twenty-five businesses. Textile Center presented twenty-six onsite and touring exhibitions. The Pat O'Connor Library served 4,962 patrons. More than 1,700 youth participated in residencies, summer camps, and field trips, and at least 3,000 children were served through outreach activities. Six hundred forty adults participated in ninety-one classes, and 458 adults participated in the International Fiber Art Conference co-sponsored with Surface Design Association. Textile Center advanced the careers of eleven emerging artists through its Mentor Program and the Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant Program. Textile Center exhibitions featured the work of 625 artists. Partnerships were created with thirty-seven schools, social service agencies, cultural organizations, and businesses. Program success was measured through enrollment and application data, participant evaluations, and final reports by teaching artists and project leaders.",,768115,"Other, local or private",799000,3000,"Ruth Stephens, Peggy Hunter, Ann Novacheck, Marty Allen, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Nancy Fulton, Richard Gilyard, Bonnie Hanson, Tina Hughes, Sue Kmetz, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen, Nan Sorensen, Karen Weiberg, Sherri West",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chipp,Windham,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 370-9142 ",cwindham@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Anoka, Carver, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Fillmore, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-142,"Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10889,"Operating Support",2012,19538,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide high quality arts programming designed for individuals with disabilities of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels. 2. To develop the social and communication skills that our participants need to succeed in school, the workplace, and out in the community. 3. To support the personal and professional growth of Twin Cities artists by providing a unique employment opportunity, ongoing training and professional development, a community of peers, and exposure to and promotion within the disability community, resulting in an expanded capacity to create art accessible to audiences of all abilities. Work with University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration to measure the impact of our program on students’ individualized academic goals and on their arts learning. The survey includes a quantitative portion that measures self-expression, conversation, and group participation skills derived from Minneapolis Public Schools Special Education Assessment Tools as well as a qualitative portion that seeks information about the students’ individual goals, response to the program, and indications of arts learning.","We evaluate our programmatic impact with pre- and post-program evaluations on each participant or student, and post-program surveys of and pre- and post-program meetings with classroom teachers or disability staff at the organizations we serve. The University's Institute on Community Integration assists us in evaluation design and data analysis. In addition, we track service numbers and program hours carried out. We provided 9,988 contact hours of arts programming to 1,463 individuals of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds. 2. Our evaluation showed an impact on social and communication skills that are needed in school and the workplace. Our adult programs improved the employability of 83% of the participants. Our school programs worked on the social and communication skill goals of 97% of students, and meaningfully addressed the individualized academic goals of 90% of students served. 3. This year, we provided regular employment, training, and a peer learning community to twenty-two local, professional artists.",,400462,"Other, local or private",420000,,"Adrian Freeman, Peter Vitale, Amy Scheller, Patrick Burns, Mary McEathron, Margaret Quinlan, Rachel Garaghty, Maren Lindner",0.42,"Upstream Arts, Inc. AKA Upstream Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc. AKA Upstream Arts","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-144,"Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10890,"Operating Support",2012,12127,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Minnesotans who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or low vision, or deaf/blind will use VSA Minnesota marketing information to know where and when performances, presentations, and exhibits using audio description or American Sign Language interpreting or captioning are being conducted. 2. Arts administrators around the state will use accessibility resources offered by VSA Minnesota to improve their outreach and service to Minnesotans with disabilities. 3. Young people with disabilities will have full access to the arts for the betterment of their overall education, both in school and community programming. 4. Adult artists with disabilities at the hobby, emerging, and career levels will access services, granting opportunities, and professional support through the programs of VSA Minnesota. Use anecdotal attendance numbers from venues offering accommodations, track email requests for access information, track artist residency activity with evaluations and site visits.","1. Four hundred fifty-five American Sign Language, audio description, and captioned arts performances were publicized on the VSA Minnesota voicemail and website listings during the year. Blind/low vision users call the VSA Minnesota office for information as well. 2. Arts staff from forty-three organizations in seven of eleven regions contacted the VSA Minnesota office for access information during the year. 3. Special education students in eighteen classrooms around the state worked with a residency artist provided by VSA Minnesota during the school year. 4. We received applications from fifty-five Minnesota artists with disabilities for our artist grant program during fiscal year. Ten others called or emailed with questions regarding the program, but did not submit an application. Seven artists received $1,500 grants.",,292873,"Other, local or private",305000,,"Susan Warner, Gail Burke, Christian Novak, Anne Peacock, Wade Karli, Rick Vogt, Cathy Carlson, Adam Perry, Adrienne Mason, Victoria Perez, Carolmarie Steinegger, Mark Siegel",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-145,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 21149,"Operating Support",2014,49315,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Meet or exceed targets for participation in series classes, outreach, and exhibition programs. Our goal is to grow participation/income in series classes by a minimum of 3% and maintain outreach participation at approximately 4,500 with half at low or no cost. These numbers are tracked by session enabling us to easily measure progress. On-site class registrations are entered in software with payment information. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Ridgedale visitation and event attendance are tallied using a clicker. 2: Maintain a presence and positive cash flow at our second location in the Ridgedale Center. Since expanding the retail outlet and classes at Ridgedale in 2011, we have seen a dramatic uptick in revenue and participation but not enough to offset increased expenses. We will continue to monitor financial performance monthly and adjust the program as needed.","We exceeded targets for participation/income in series classes and exhibitions and we met revised targets for outreach programs. Effective 1/1/14, Minnetonka Center for the Arts closed its Ridgedale Mall storefront. Public presence has been maintained with an information display and vitrines in center court and magnet store courtyards.",,1330769,"Other, local or private",1380084,2500,"Thomas Hull, Barbara McBurney, Andrea Michaelsen, Sarah Barthel, Lisa Erickson, Jay Hammond, Irv Kessler, Matthew Knopf, Denise Leskinen, James Schwert, Laura Miles (Emeritus)",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Traverse, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-371,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21150,"Operating Support",2014,66810,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To expand arts in Minnesota, Mixed Blood Theatre will create, develop, produce, and tour new scripts and plays in alignment with its mission. By fiscal year 2015, Playwright Qui Nguyen will write new educational touring material consistent with Mixed Blood’s mission, vision, and quality. By 2014, Veterans story circles will be complete, and Aditi Kapil's Trilogy will workshop and premiere at Mixed Blood Theatre. 2: Outreach to East African, Latino, disability, unemployed, and veteran communities will increase by 7% through no-cost access to mainstage productions. Ensuring arts participation for all, Mixed Blood Theatre's Radical Hospitality provides no-cost access to half the house per performance. Success is measured by audience demographic surveys with a 90% return rate; results are compared to the previous year's data.","Live theatre arts were expanded in Minnesota: Mixed Blood Theatre created, developed, produced, and toured new scripts and plays in alignment with its mission. East African, Latino, Disability, unemployed, and veteran communities increased by 7% through no-cost access to mainstage productions. 33.1% of audiences using free access were people of color; 7% were people with disabilities. Over 300 veterans were at The Veteran's Play Project.",,1338284,"Other, local or private",1405094,13362,"Susan Mackay (President), Tabitha Montgomery (Vice President), Molly Bott (Treasurer), Eric Hyde (Secretary), Warren Bowles, Debra J. Bryan,Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, PJ Doyle, David Ginter, K David Hirschey, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Jeff McCallum, Jack Reuler, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A “Chad” Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus, Jeff Schuur, Diana Hellerman, Leah Sixkiller",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-372,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21151,"Operating Support",2014,44057,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to be a vital part of the community, The Museum of Russian Art will increase fiscal stability and create a higher visibility in the community. The Museum aims to increase attendance from 32,000 in 2012 to 40,000 in 2014, increase membership from 1,200 in 2012 to 2,000 in 2014, and conduct outreach to the local Russian community, local art organizations and the south Minneapolis neighborhood. Attendance is tracked on a monthly basis. Membership is also tracked. The Education coordinator and Friends of TMORA committee track community partnerships. 2: The Museum of Russian Art will not only inform our viewing public, but also bring to light new information that challenges assumptions as all healthy educational institutions should. Our primary goal is to continue to provide the best educational experience for the largest audience possible. This will be tracked through increased public programming and educational opportunities; growing the permanent collection; and evaluating exhibits, partnerships, and artist support efforts based on their impact.","Attendance has increased. Membership has increased. New partnerships were created with Saint Petersburg and Moscow on the Hill restaurants, Simple Jane, Northern Spark, Minnesota Secretary of State's office, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Attendance in first quarter was increased from previous year. Lecture and concert series sell out within hour. Friends of TMORA has resulted in expanded number of partnerships. Artist residency program is being established.",,1140885,"Other, local or private",1184942,6630,"Gayle DeVries, Ludmila Eklund, Gwenn Dsupedal, Duane Engstrom, Judy Garza, Rochelle Hoffman, Helen Hustad, William McLaughlin, Pamela Safar, Bradford Shinkle, Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vladimir,"von Tsurikov","The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 21",vtsurikov@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-373,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21153,"Operating Support",2014,30016,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build momentum for North House’s year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore by increasing enrollment in catalog courses and generating 5% growth in earned tuition revenue. Public outreach regarding our educational mission will increase membership/annual giving support by 5%. North House tracks enrollment and earned and contributed revenue. 2: Celebrate the connection between art, community life and economic development by hosting three major events that engage North House’s extended community as participants. Integrate community businesses and organizations as meaningful partners hosting key aspects of the events. Assess community perspectives on our event through responses on event evaluations.","North House successfully offered vibrant year-round coursework, nurturing the thriving arts community on Minnesota’s North Shore. Earned tuition revenue for catalog courses increased by 6.8%. Total program revenue increased by 8.1%. Membership support increased by 44%, signifying dramatic public support for our educational mission. North House Folk School grew its purposeful collaboration with local, Minnesotan, and national traditional craft artisans who lead the school’s array of year-round courses. This included the first Instructor Retreat, which welcomed 30 participating artisans, as well as a new Instructor in Residence program for peak summer season featuring ten artisans for week-long hands-on craft demonstrations for the public. Key partnerships with Cook County Visitor Bureau and local businesses generated national visibility via National Public Radio’s Mountain Stage Radio Show at Unplugged 2013. Over 7200 special event participants crossed campus, offering strong and affirming feedback.",,834383,"Other, local or private",864399,,"Lou Pignolet, Dave Morris, Mary Boyle Anderson, Paul Aslanian, Buck Benson, John Bergstrom, Nancy Burns, Jon Farchmin, Rob Ilstrup, Layne Kennedy, Scott Kindrick, Jana Larson, Anne McKinsey, Kathy Rice, Steve Surbaugh, Martha Williams",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-375,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21154,"Operating Support",2014,60988,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life as a result of Northern Clay Center expanding its program partners; deepening relationships with long-time partners; identifying opportunities for satellite sales; touring exhibitions; increasing educational partners; and using its website in a more effective and efficient way. Northern Clay Center tracks activities, participants, sales, and collaborations and compares figures to previous years. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts as Northern Clay identifies new program partners that reach underserved populations and partners with liaisons to other cultural communities. Surveys and participant evaluations will show an increase in the diversity of our audience (age, ethnicity, need).","Northern Clay Center produced programs that wove the clay arts into every facet of community life through on and offsite collaborations that reached 119 Minnesota artists; advanced clay arts through offerings for youth and adults; toured exhibits to five sites and collaboratively produced four more; conducted offsite sale of pots; increased web sales; served 19,500 people. All ages, ethnicities and abilities participated in the arts through specially-designed programs that served a record number of people who spanned the spectrum of ages reaching over 10,000 youth, families, and seniors. We identified new partners and worked with representatives to better reach diverse communities.",,1521153,"Other, local or private",1582141,9148,"Lynne Alpert, Nan Arundel, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Bob Walsh, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-376,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21155,"Operating Support",2014,21514,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere by Minnesota artists focusing on innovative uses of technology, old and new. We will quantify the number of relevant projects presented during the year and evaluate their innovative focus using criteria developed for the Art(ists) On the Verge program, including whether they: a) demonstrate an experimental art practice; b) explore the intersection of art and technology; and c) involve social, participatory, and/or interactive elements. 2: Support the creation and presentation of art that focuses on participation and civic engagement. Project effectiveness will be measured in community capacity outcomes that have the potential to positively affect an issue of concern through a participatory process. Projects will be evaluated on whether they: identify a community outcome, involve stakeholder and/or audience participation, and positively affect community perception of or action on the issue.","114 projects by 531 Minnesota artists were presented in the public sphere in fiscal year 2014. One major project that focuses on participation and civic engagement is still in progress. Another 15 projects focusing on civic engagement by 45 artists were presented in fiscal year 2014.",,326100,"Other, local or private",347614,1750,"Elizabeth Armstrong, Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Colleen Doran, Jeff Evans, Michelle Klein, Vince Leo, Sarah Lutman, Gary Smaby",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(952) 994-4118 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Dakota, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-377,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21156,"Operating Support",2014,17333,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Membership drive, resulting in significant increase in membership and general participation in Arts Guild activities. Monthly meetings of Membership Committee to review head counts of new, lapsed, and participant non-members; develop strategies for improvement; report to the board. 2: Program Assessment: Theater and Education including completion of program assessment matrix, and board to review findings and generate a plan for potential changes. Bi-monthly staff and program committee meetings to generate proposals based on matrix-mission; finance; community value; staff; facilities.","Membership rates and benefits were simplified. A ‘3 contacts’ system was established to remind members of expiration dates. A board-based membership committee was formed. Staff and key stakeholders have assessed theater, music, education, marketing, membership and donor cultivation. Data reported at Board retreat September 2014. New web site created.",,370236,"Other, local or private",387569,2000,"Ken Ewald, Virginia Lorang, Sian Muir, Rafael Estrella, Anna Lisa Rustad, Richard Collman, Kate Flory",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Terra,LaChance,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",terra@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-378,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21158,"Operating Support",2014,20532,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open Eye's Driveway Tour will engage 10,000 diverse people in their own communities by taking three productions into Twin Cities metropolitan neighborhoods. Document geographic and demographic information about communities and individuals reached by the Driveway Tour; survey tour hosts; document the number of productions, performances, and audience members reached. 2: Open Eye will engage diverse local youth through its new summer camp program and initiate an annual community celebration event. Document demographics of youth participating in Open Eye's new summer camp; document number of participants in summer camp and community celebration event; obtain feedback from youth participants, parents, and neighbors about impact of activities.","We performed 122 shows (in 43 different zipcodes) reaching almost 9,000 people. 17% of our audience members were people of color. We engaged neighborhood youth in a two week summer camp. The Summer Celebration Ice Cream Social (games, puppet shows, youth performances) was attended by over 300 people.",,219982,"Other, local or private",240514,,"Elissa Adams, Katie Cole, Kathy Gaskins, Craig Harris, Larry Lamb, Michelle Pett, Walter Pickhardt, Trish Santini, Ryan Setterholm, Charlie Vaio",0.32,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Haas,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","506 24th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338 ",susan.haas@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-380,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21159,"Operating Support",2014,404931,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Ordway will help the arts thrive in Minnesota by working with Minnesota artists. Minnesota artists will be involved in all facets of programming: as teaching artists, presenters and performers. The Ordway will also pursue opportunities for commissioning new work. The Ordway will track Minnesota artist participation in its activities. 2: The Ordway will ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities can participate in its programming. We will reach out to educators and administrators at K-12 schools and colleges, community organizations, artists, and community members, create age-appropriate culturally relevant programming, build new partnerships, and strengthen existing ones. Participation is counted through ticket sales and attendance at events.","The Ordway helped the arts thrive in Minnesota by working with Minnesota artists with over 2,000 Minnesota artists on its stages and in the parks for the International Children’s Festival. The Ordway helped to ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities can participate in its programming. Through ""Taking Our Place Centerstage: The African Diaspora in Harmony"" the Ordway reached out to African and African American audiences in new ways.",,15814969,"Other, local or private",16219900,40000,"Scott P. Anderson, Amy Ault, Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, Chris Georgacas, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, PhD, Mark L. Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Bernadeia Johnson, Tracy C. Jokinen, Barry Lazarus, Lawrence R. King, Maureen Kucera Walsh, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa M. Miller, Patricia A. Mitchell, Robert F. Moeller, II, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway, III, PW 'Bill' Parker, Dwight A. Peterson, David Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra Sit, Peter H. Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori-Anne,Williams,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lwilliams@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-381,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21160,"Operating Support",2014,36222,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present high quality performances that are eclectic and inclusive, a mix of different styles and disciplines, and innovative and diverse in their viewpoints and traditions. Track demographics from performers and audiences, evaluations from performers and audience members, discussions with agents/promoters/community members. 2: Support artists and partner organizations/rental clients with guidance, advice, and expertise to help make their events as professional as possible. Tracking and fulfilling contracts; post-event evaluations with clients, their boards and volunteers; maintain high level of repeat business.","In its 2013-2014 season, The O'Shaughnessy presented fourteen different artists/companies, including seven music, four dance, one theatre, one dance-opera and one music/theatre show. Moved six events to online ticketing; instituted pre-show meetings with production/event/ticketing staff; brochure and e-marketing opportunities. Rental inquiry to contract rate at 85%, with 15% client cancellation rate; client pre-show production meeting discussion and post-show email /letter evaluation with staff; repeat business at 90% with 10% in new clientele.",,1028245,"Other, local or private",1064467,18820,"Tracy Gran, Laura Goodman, Donna Hauer, Brigette Marty",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Glenna,Whitmill,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",gmwhitmill@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-382,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21163,"Operating Support",2014,79866,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce a full season of 15 emotionally resonant plays for adult and student audiences; grow audiences by 39% with an additional stage. Measurable outcomes: number of plays produced, number of actors employed, number of attendees, critical response/recognition, audience response (qualitative). 2: Actors on the stage, artists in leadership roles, student audiences and young adult audiences will represent diversity in age, race, and culture. Measurable outcomes: diversity of staff and board, actors on the stage, artists in leadership roles; increased attendance rates: total audience, first-time attendees, young adults, students, patrons with disabilities.","Produced a season of nine emotionally resonant plays for audiences; numbers remained steady due to the postponement of the opening of the thrust stage. Three productions featured actors of color; two women directed plays; a woman wrote Behind the Eye; young adult and student audiences were more diverse.",,2717184,"Other, local or private",2797050,,"Jeff Johnson, Tim Ober, Judy McNamara, Julie Cox, John L. Berthiaume, Gretchen Bosacker, Caldwell Camero, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Barb Davis, Kristin Geisler, Andrea Trimble Hart, Karen Heintz, Lori Jenkins, Hayley Johnson, John LeFevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nobles, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-385,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21164,"Operating Support",2014,26268,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create programming that reaches out to underserved groups in Minnesota, including artists with disabilities, artists of color, and GLBT/queer-identified artists. Connect with at least four new organizations in an effort to reach new artist bases for the Cabaret. We’ll continue to invite artists of all backgrounds, cultures, sexual orientations and artistic genres on our stage and track as much information about each artist as we can. 2: Support Minnesota singer/songwriters and spoken word artists in their artistic development by providing opportunities to present works-in-progress to an audience. We will present at least ten singer/songwriters and ten spoken word artists of various backgrounds in our series. We’ll track how many audience members attend this free event and aim for at least 150 total, and we will speak with artists to find out if the experience was valuable to them.","Patrick’s Cabaret presented 55 performances with underserved groups in Minnesota including artists with disabilities, artists of color, and GLBTQ artists. Patrick’s Cabaret presented works-in-progress from sixteen singer/songwriters and spoken word artists at eight Calof Spoken Word Series evening performances to a total of 248 audience members. Artists received feedback, collaborated, and built audiences through this series.",,308992,"Other, local or private",335260,3325,"Kristine Smith, Tom Cassidy, Howard Lieberman, David Brookins, Peter Foster, Gabby Santiago, Lyra Schneider",0.08,"Patrick's Cabaret","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Hero Jones","Patrick's Cabaret","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1987,"(612) 724-6273x 2",info@patrickscabaret.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-386,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21165,"Operating Support",2014,13867,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Focus group gauging community perspectives on Paul Bunyan Playhouse's assets, opportunities, and community impacts.","The Arts have become a more integeral part of our community life. Through audience surveys we have been able to see the expansion of our audience diversity and how important the arts are to our patrons. We are now offering programming throughout the year.",,208636,"Other, local or private",222503,11700,"Stephen Berard, Cynthia Floyd, Lynn Johnson, Chris Keenen, Mary Knox-Johnson, Tom Lucas, Tracy Klefsas, George McConnell, Aspen Easterling",,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,George,McConnell,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601-3105,"(218) 751-7270 ",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-387,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21166,"Operating Support",2014,71390,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","Total tickets sold in FY 2013 was 6,732. Total tickets sold in FY 2014 was 17,655, an increase of 10,923 tickets and 262%. In FY 2013 1,837 individual donors gave $716,137. In FY 2014 1,294 donors donated $375,016, a decrease of 543 individual donors (26%) and $341,121 (48%).",,3373074,"Other, local or private",3444464,34650,"Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Scott K Cabalka, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Barbara A Holmes, Kevin Maler, Mark A McLellan, Robert Olafson, Chris Roberts, Jeffrey N Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Tim Sullivan, Diane Young",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Freeman,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(952) 512-7724 ",jeff.freeman@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-388,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21167,"Operating Support",2014,46843,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Implement a shared creative community development plan to increase arts participation and production in the neighborhood. Neighborhood and audience surveys will show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; pre-post surveys of artists will gauge impact; public art projects will be documented through photos, news media, video, etc. 2: Reach 500 new participants through 10-20 partnerships with social service programs and community organizations in the neighborhood. Client Track data shows participant demographics and length and intensity of participation; pre-post surveys of participants in ongoing programs show impact on skill, attitude, and behavior.","115 artists created 42 public art projects which engaged 3,972 community members in creative activity in their neighborhood. 531 participants were engaged through fifteen partnerships including four schools, a department of the City of Minneapolis, five arts organizations and five community organizations. Sample result: 97 youth made 25% gain in seven indicators of positive development.",,1060240,"Other, local or private",1107083,5621,"PHT Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Cordelia Anderson, Pam Arnold, Chanda Smith Baker, Jim Langemo, John Humleker, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham. Pillsbury United Communities BOD = Faysal Abraham, Andy Augustine, Marni Bumstead, Cory Factor, JoAnn Harris, Amy Hartman, Travis Leonard, Kurt Lieberman, Peggye Mezile, Sarah Noor, Amit Patel, Raj Patel, Adam Patil, Paul Pribbenow, Norah Shapiro, Curtis Smith",,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corrie,Zoll,"Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 787-3620 ",zollc@puc-mn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-389,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21168,"Operating Support",2014,88143,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to strengthen and grow our local partnerships to strategically serve Minnesotans and their communities. Number and scope of partnerships as compared with recent years; the nature and depth of local partnerships and the constituencies they serve; and data and feedback on goals achieved provided in written partnership evaluations. 2: We will expand our Many Voices Fellowship program to provide more impactful professional opportunities for playwrights of color in Minnesota. Number and demographics of applicants (from across the state, and nationally who wish to relocate to Minnesota); and written fellow evaluations with feedback on artistic development, professional advancement, and goal achievement.","Deepened local partnerships with Ten Thousand Things, Mu Performing Arts, and the Composer's Forum and KBEM radio, serving Minnesota artists and audiences. Expanded Many Voices fellowship program by increasing the amount of development funds and professional development opportunities for Minnesota playwrights of color. Of the 41 applicants, 15 were from Minnesota. Participants reported deepened artistic development, professional achievement through development and self-production, and significant fulfillment of anterior goals.",,1085931,"Other, local or private",1174074,88143,"Toni Bjorklund, Carlyle Brown, Barbara Davis, Barbara Field, Christian Fitchett, John Geelan, Greg Giles, Chelle Gonzo, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Janet Jones, Carson Kreitzer, Molly Lehman, Nathan Perez, Lisa Pugh, Charlie Quimby, Steve Strand, Joe Waechter, Harry Waters, Jr., Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-390,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21170,"Operating Support",2014,33398,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences can access Ragamala’s work at major Twin Cities venues, and in greater Minnesota communities that do not otherwise have access to Indian arts/culture. Audience response/demographics to be monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook. Response from presenters to be sought through dialogue. Audience numbers/demographics/geographical reach to be compared to past years. 2: Ragamala Dance’s work is made accessible to diverse Minnesota communities through free activities at schools, libraries, museums, parks, senior centers, etc. Participant response/demographics to be monitored via surveys, dialogue, emails, blogs, and Facebook. Response from community partners to be sought via dialogue. Audience numbers, volume of activities, and geographical reach to be compared to past years.","Ragamala presented public performances at Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) and four Greater Minnesota communities—Rochester, Faribault, Austin, Duluth. Ragamala Dance company members and students from the Ragamala Dance school performed and taught in a wide variety of community settings in Minnesota.",,638564,"Other, local or private",671962,2167,"Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Noel Stave, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-392,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21171,"Operating Support",2014,147184,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and creative engagement strategies, Northrop creates partnerships with a breadth of community partners ensuring that major performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community. 2: Provide access for new audiences by responding to, curating for, and eliminating the participation barriers of underserved communities. Northrop offers free tickets for underserved groups, meaningful engagement through partnerships, transportation and childcare when possible, artist and project selection reflecting local cultural diversity, and activities that welcome new audiences.","With community partners, Northrop presented eleven world-class dance companies, twelve music performances, and ten weeks of grand reopening arts programming. By co-creating with community partners, Northrop provided 2,500 free tickets, transportation, and outreach activities to underserved audiences. Outreach work included Women of Substance residency program for middle/high school girls featuring artistic workshops, mentorship as well as community workshops for performances such as Shanghai ballet and Wayne McGregor.",,14314787,"Other, local or private",14461971,,"Antone Melton-Meaux (Chair), Colleen Carey, Heather Faulkner, John Foley, Tom Morgan, Chas Porter, Cecily Sommers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lindsy,Halleckson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",lhalleck@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-393,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21173,"Operating Support",2014,46159,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand means of access. Quantitative evaluation of program will document results including a designated number of artworks to be cataloged, and the database audited for accuracy, and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. Tweed Museum of Art demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources. Access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers’ use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs will be assessed by interviews and surveys based on established user criteria.","5,632 artworks housed; 4,248 photo-documented; 7,666 digital files created; 4,169 artworks documented; 2,717 artworks cataloged; 4,286 images uploaded in collection database. Conclusion of serial exhibit program involving collections and newcomers Perspectives and Parallels regarding American Indian curators, writers and artists including a symposium and catalog.",,838164,"Other, local or private",884323,,"Sada Brickson, Bruce Hansen, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness, Todd Defoe, Jane Jarnis, Alice O'Connor, DeeDee Widdes, Mary Ebert, Robert Leff, Terry Roberts, Debra Hannu, Peggy Mason, Dan Shogren, Bea Levey, Beverly Goldfine",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-395,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21174,"Operating Support",2014,25905,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Secure existing audiences and attract new ones via exhibitions, programs, educational experiences, use of social media. Exhibitions and programs are evaluated by attendance figures. Education programs are evaluated by number of classes and students. Written evaluations are utilized across program areas, as well as social media analysis.","On-site and virtual guests increased due to popular exhibitions and social media participation. Exhibition/program attendance was the third-highest in the last five years with three weeks of record-breaking attendance (5-10% higher.) Social media (facebook) activity also increased by 9%.",,582902,"Other, local or private",608807,,"Tim Quigley, Kent Hensley, Cheryl Watson, Bradley Agee, Renée LeJeune Hallberg, Christine Hartman, Matthew Hatch, Debra Herdman,Kimberly Hogan, Heidi Libera, Shanthini Logendran, Todd Nelson, John Ollmann, Julia Robinson, Christopher Spong, Stephanie Zollinger, Tom Fisher, Brad Hokanson, Lin Nelson-Mayson",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lin,Nelson-Mayson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave E 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282 ",lnelsonm@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-396,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21176,"Operating Support",2014,107147,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","With the intellectual and creative resources of the University, Weisman Art Museum will serve as an accessible portal to innovative arts experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and personal transformation. Audiences will explore eleven exhibitions utilizing free public tours, programs, and workshops. Conventional assumptions about art and the world around us will be challenged through a unique mix of 30 campus and community collaborations.","Weisman Art Museum recorded 55,907 total visitors in 11 exhibitions and 25 programs with 52 programmatic collaborations. Additional information was captured via social media analytics, post-event surveys, and staff review.",,6069443,"Other, local or private",6176590,107147,"Steve Apfelbacher, Frank Bates, Wooj Byun, Fuller Cowles, Kristin Devine, Noah Eisenberg, Robert Elde, Rolf Engh, Thomas Fisher, Jon Hallberg, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Katsiaficas, Barry Kudrowitz, Brian Longe, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Messenburg, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Nancy Rosenberg, Philip Rosenbloom, Matthew Russo, Gary Smaby, Tom Swigert, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Penny Winton, Lyndel King (Ex Officio)",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Scott",Winter,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-9678 ",cswinter@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-398,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21180,"Operating Support",2014,32924,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. If the Mayo Civic Center waives rental fees for use of its facilities and provides certain staffing at no cost to Rochester Music Department; and if the Police and Fire Departments provide public safety and audience engineering support services at no cost to Rochester Music Department. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. If Rochester Downtown Alliance continues to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival in consultation with Rochester Music Department; and if Police and Fire provide public safety/ audience engineering support at no cost to Rochester Music Department.","Ensured that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Ensured that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor Thursdays on 1st and 3rd summer music festival.",,838484,"Other, local or private",871408,,"Marv Mitchell,Patricia Barrier, Carol Berteotti, Becky Buzard, Brittney Sorensen, Dennis Brooks, David Fischer, Desmond Foy, Jordan Glynn, Chris Holloway, Karuna Ojanen, Barbara Sorenson, Will Smith Jr.",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cook, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-402,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21181,"Operating Support",2014,32771,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Production and performance of four concert programs based on original scholarship and commissioned work. By documenting that the concerts have been performed; and by documenting the numbers of audience members. 2: Complete and implement new strategic plan. The board, administrative staff, and artistic staff will initiate a process, leading to the development of a new Strategic Plan. A new Strategic Plan will be adopted by the Board of Directors and available for review.","The Rose Ensemble produced and performed four concert programs based on original scholarship. A total of 17 successful performances were given over the course of the season. Attendance figures were as follows: Portraits of Peru 644 , And Glory Shone Around 1436, A Toast to Prohibition 1310, Martin's Cloak 930. At a meeting in December of 2013, the Board of The Rose Ensemble crafted a new Strategic Plan for 2014-2016.",,703197,"Other, local or private",735968,15325,"Gayle Ober, Gary Aamodt, Pete Parshall, Julie Schramke, Gregg Dahlke, Tom Jermann, David Gibson, Alan Beck",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Koochiching, Lake, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-403,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21184,"Operating Support",2014,21557,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fine Arts Programming at Saint Johns' University will continue the stated goal of increasing participation by off-campus community members by 30% from 2013-2016. Fine Arts Programming will be able to measure whether programming, activities and outreach were successful at impacting this outcome through ticket reports, residency evaluations, and attendance rates at public events.","Off campus ticket purchases increased 44% over the 12/13 season, a particularly low ticket sales season. Averaged over last 3 seasons, Fine Arts Programming has seen a 20% increase in off-campus ticket purchases.",,638979,"Other, local or private",660536,,"Karen Backes, Brian Campbell, Jean Beckel, Mimi Bitzan, Erin Noel, Leigh Dillard, Louann Dummich, David Earp, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Ken Jones, Laura Malhotra, Mark McGowan, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Andrew Hovel, Marie Sanderson, Andrea Shaker, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Byrandyn Woodard, Ex-Officio: Rob Culligan, Kimberly Motes",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-406,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21186,"Operating Support",2014,14019,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen and develop strategic relationships and partnerships with community arts and cultural organizations, educational partners, and social service groups to ensure access and participation. An increase in participation by schools and community organizations will be one evaluation indicator. 2: Develop and continue ongoing conversations with community groups that work with nontraditional and underrepresented community members. Provide outreach programs with opportunities for hands-on and audience participation to the Winona Senior Friendship Center and others. Increase number of patrons of social agencies at our events and programs.","Continued work with community organizational partners to extend arts programming to reach new audiences and strengthen existing relations.Partnerships with Winona Farmers Market, Bluff Country Co-op, Midwest Music Fest were developed through new programs. Partnerships with Winona County History Center, Winona Public Library, and Minnesota Marine Art Museum continued. Continued work with Home and Community Options. Provided seniors living partners more access to events. Reached out to youth through Off The Page event.",,230091,"Other, local or private",244110,4907,"Mary Burrichter, Brother William Clarey, FSC, Brother Kevin Convey, FSC, James L. Coogan, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Karen George, Michael M. Gostomski, Jim Horan, Mark Jacobs, Betty Kabara, Linda Kuczma, Brother William Mann, FSC, Brother Michael J. McGinniss, Paul Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, FSC, Kaye O'Leary, Peter Pearson, Brother David Poos, FSC, Hamid Quraishi, Brother Gustavo Ramirez Barba, FSC, Richard J. Reedy, Joseph J. Ross, Terrance Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Brother Larry Schatz, FSC, Brother Robert Schieler, FSC, Sandra Simon, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli, Jr., Walter E. Smithe, III, Celeste L. Suchocki, Mary Pat Wlazik",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre AKA Page Theatre at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Grace,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre AKA Page Theatre at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1714 ",pgrace@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-408,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21187,"Operating Support",2014,331990,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide wide access to live performances of world-class music to the Twin Cities community. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will provide over 130 world-class performances, family activities and education programs to the Twin Cities in the 2013-14 season. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra hopes to serve a broader audience in the 2013-14 season through concerts in eleven venues, free and low priced tickets, and diverse programming.","The SPCO provided wide access to live performances of world-class music to the Twin Cities Community.With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and outreach activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the SPCO has expanded its reach into the community and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,10719632,"Other, local or private",11051622,,"Ruggero Allifranchini, Jo Bailey, Debra Berns, Thomas Brown, Richard Cohen, Carol Damberg, Joan Duddingston, Lynn Erickson, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathy Gremillion, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, James Haymaker, Andrina Hougham, A.J. Huss, Carolynn Johnson, Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Donna Kelly, Paul Klaas, William Kuhlmann, Karen Larsen, Robert Lee, David Lillehaug, Laura Liu, Stephen Mahle, Jerome Miranowski, Amy Moon, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Maiya Papach, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Andrew Redleaf, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Katie Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Marschall Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Dobson West, Elizabeth Willis, Joseph Zappa, Max Zarling, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Etten,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3248 ",jetten@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-409,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21188,"Operating Support",2014,53002,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Facilitate music appreciation, cultural learning, and the advancement of community talent through our museum and education programs, and through museum access. Use the museum as a venue for musical learning and inspiration for adults and families, facilitating the appreciation of music of the past, present and future. Increase the use of the museum for performance and rehearsals to facilitate more music in the museum. 2: We will build The Schubert Club family and develop benefits to attract new audiences, embracing all who share our love of music and participate in our activities. Increase our constituents through building our mailing list, contributor list, website visitors, social media followers, and attendance. Explore multiple levels of audience engagement. Develop a young adult audience passionate about The Schubert Club and the performing arts in general.","The Schubert Club Museum was used to facilitate education and performance events that featured Minnesota performing artists, including producing a series of events entitled `Live at the Museum` featuring education programming for youth, performances, and hands-on exploration of historic instruments by its visitors. Our audiences increased as demonstrated by increased ticket and subscription sales, 182 new donors and younger audiences through new programs.",,1708792,"Other, local or private",1761794,,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Arlene Didier, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, Anne Hunter, Lucy R. Jones, Richard King, Kyle Kossol, Jeffrey Lin, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Michael Wright",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-410,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21191,"Operating Support",2014,71928,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stages Theatre Company will expand outreach and access to underserved communities, including a sensory friendly performance for one production for children on the autism spectrum or with other disabilities; offer classes serving students affected by autism; and offer open captioning performances for the deaf community for two main stage productions. Stages Theatre Company will track outreach and access activities and services in comparison to previous years. 2: Stages Theatre Company will advance artistic excellence through collaboration and innovation. Toward this end, Stages Theatre Company will produce three new works commissioned by Stages Theatre Company and a peer learning group of local playwrights will be hired and established for exploration of new work for upcoming seasons. Stages Theatre Company’s first Theatre for the Very Young original production will be developed and created. Stages Theatre Company's manager of new play development will monitor new play activity and the gather feedback on work being created for Stages Theatre Company from the playwrights' group.","Stages Theatre Company expanded outreach and access to underserved communities by providing services to children along the autism spectrum and for the deaf community, including offering Creative Accepting Sensory-Friendly Theatre classes for youth on the autism spectrum and helping 21 youth improve their social engagement skills. We also provided open captioning at two performances. Stages Theatre Company achieved this outcome by collaborating with local playwrights through a peer learning group and by creating its first work of Theatre for the Very Young.",,2047173,"Other, local or private",2119101,,"Kristin Parrish, Susan W. Allen, Lisa Kline, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Laura Bishop, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Darrick Hills, Marc Jennings, Mimi Keating, Lisa Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Dave Mahler, Lynn Peterson, Tiffany Richter, Laura Sandall, Carmen Thiede, Bryan Wall",,"Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Zellmer,"Stages Theatre Company","1111 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",lzellmer@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-413,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21192,"Operating Support",2014,51068,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SteppingStone will engage 70,000 individuals in programs including six mainstage shows, twelve multi-week classes, 25 youth camps, 300 hours of residencies, and 50 workshops. SteppingStone Theatre will continue its record of carefully tracking programming, noting number of participants, contact hours, program sites, and assessment reports. 2: SteppingStone Theatre will deepen its existing relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our mainstage performances and classes. Recognizing that inclusiveness is not a milestone but a continual effort, SteppingStone Theatre will work with Lisa Tabor of Culture Brokers to deepen the organization’s engagement in underserved communities adjacent to the theatre.","SteppingStone Theatre engaged over 70,000 individuals in programs including mainstage shows, multi-week classes and camps, residencie,s and workshops. SteppingStone deepened relationships with underserved communities directly adjacent to the theatre. Working with Culture Brokers, SteppingStone surveyed current stakeholders as well as non-participants in underserved communities, to learn how we could best serve our neighbors. This data fuels program design and development.",,1072271,"Other, local or private",1123339,3500,"David Berg, Jeffrey Burt, Thomas D'Onofrio, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Richard Hitchler, Suzette Huovinen, Laura Krenz, Brandon Paris, Adam Prock, Ben Redshaw, Paul Schatz, Kenneth Scott, Judith Walker, Jane Zilch",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,deNoyelles,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",debra@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-414,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21194,"Operating Support",2014,31000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Citizens and visitors are able to easily access information about The Sheldon, and learn more about what interests them.Goal is to increase unique and return web hits; increase on line ticket sales; and increase use of links to artist web sites. Internet sales are tracked on a monthly basis through internet sales provider. 2: Comprehensive creative partnerships that strengthen citizen engagement. Number of creative institutional partnerships increases; institutional partnerships sustained over time; and increase in artist engagements due to creative partnerships.","Internet Ticket Sales increased 16%. Added links to social media pages to increase connections to the presented artist websites. Added Minnesota Opera (five teaching services and one public performance) and The Anderson Center (Jazz Night). Kept relationship with Mayo Clinic.",,610832,"Other, local or private",641832,13000,"Ian Scheerer, Chuck Richardson, Mary Rauterkus, Nancy Dimunation, Verna Fricke, Mike Melstad, Michael Way",,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-416,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21195,"Operating Support",2014,4757,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand awareness of folkdancing as a fun way to participate in an art form, to connect with history and heritage, to enhance well-being. Increased activity on Facebook; more collaborations and publicity with colleges; senior centers; ethnic based associations; area health and wellness entities. 2: Support groups representing heritage folkdance forms (Morris dancers, Scottish, etc.) and expand subsidized rentals to community dancers (modern, jazz, fusion, non-European, etc.) Offer discounted rental rates to dance groups and individual dancers (lower than rentals for non-dance events). Assist with publicity to serve these dancers and dance groups in reaching their audiences.","Awareness of folkdancing as a fun, healthy, accessible art form has been expanded, as proposed. In March 2013 we had under 400 Facebook fans; we have 742 today. Our Chair dance series at an area senior center has residents talking about it long afterwards. Yoga and dance/meditation groups now use our space; they came to us from our outreach. Tapestry is aiding dance groups and community dancers by providing space for dancing and teaching, at subsidized rentals.",,214316,"Other, local or private",219073,4757,"Tuvia Abramson, Claudia Grabel Beermann, Barbara Beltrand, Roger Forsberg, David Kirchner, Gordon Olsen, Hafssan Saffouri, Roger Schaffhausen, Marc Scovill, Ron Williams, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-417,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21197,"Operating Support",2014,34994,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of all ages, backgrounds, and artistic abilities participate in Textile Center programs. Our goal is at least 2,500 youth ages 3 – 18 will be introduced to fiber art; 600 adults will develop skills in fiber art through education; 300 artists will show and sell fiber art work in galleries and shop. Class evaluations are given out, staff dialogue with artists regarding exhibition and shop opportunities, members and volunteer surveys are distributed, and each visitor is queried as to how they found/ engaged with Textile Center. 2: The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Textile Center will serve a membership that includes 45 fiber art guilds/businesses and 850 individuals, representing a majority of guilds/businesses and fiber artists in Minnesota. Textile Center will provide forums for feedback from members and guilds, hold regular meetings with organizational and business members, and conduct a membership survey.","2355 youth had classes or saw fiber art demonstrations. 1518 adults were in education programs. 392 artists exhibited with the opportunity to sell. Textile Center continues to serve over 65 guilds/businesses and almost 800 individual members. Efforts were made to reconnect with lapsed members.",,796712,"Other, local or private",831706,8749,"Marty Allen, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Dick Gilyard, Rose Herrera Hamerlinck, Tina Hughes, Peggy Hunter, Cyndi Kaye Meier, William Mondale, Nancy Onkka, Donna Peterson, Lance T. Radziej, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen, Sherri West",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cedar,Phillips,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",cphillips@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-419,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21198,"Operating Support",2014,43162,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Theater Mu will pursue goals in community engagement tied to mainstage productions, educational outreach programming, new work development, and theater and taiko artist development. Theater Mu tracks audience numbers, partnerships, and community engagement activities. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Theater Mu will pursue goals in educational outreach with schools and communities, reach underserved communities via our partnership program, and ensure performance venues are accessible to all. Theater Mu tracks participation numbers and compares year to year.","Theater Mu reached new partners and audiences, giving the Asian American experience a face and voice for thousands of Minnesotans. Mu reached all of its community engagement goals, giving away over 400 free tickets to ensure accessibility, hosting discussions and talkbacks, developing artists, and producing work that addressed pressing community issues. More Minnesotans participated in the arts through Theater Mu’s mainstage, educational outreach, and artist development programs in FY 2014.",,753173,"Other, local or private",796335,43162,"Greg Anderson, Jeff Chen, Don Eitel (ex-officio), Candice Hern, Michael Hu, Dan Le, Dorothy Mollien, Randy Reyes (ex-officio), Kari Ruth, Kaimay Terry, Tom Thao, PJ Vitoff, Atlee Wong",,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Ochs,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 E 4th St Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(612) 789-1012 ",sara@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-420,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21199,"Operating Support",2014,25038,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In fiscal year 2014, more than 400 Minnesota residents will audition for roles; from cast to crew, the shows will be created by more than 220 adults. Actual count.","In fiscal year 2014, 428 Minnesota residents auditioned for roles; from cast to crew, the shows were created by 214 adults.",,382475,"Other, local or private",407513,25000,"Howard Ansel,Edwin Caldie,Francine Corcoran,Scott Draheim,Michael Garbis,Garry Geiken,Joseph Imholte,Hugh Kirsch,Elizabeth Lofgren,Stephanie Long,Lauren May,Linda Paulsen,Dann Peterson,JeanShore,Chris Styring",0.5,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-421,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21200,"Operating Support",2014,23576,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre Latté-Da will stage a successful season of four musical productions and NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, providing employment for over 100 artists. Theatre Latté-Da programming records: critical reviews, audience feedback, artistic director/musical director assessments, artist feedback, box office records. 2: Theatre Latté-Da will reach a diverse mix of 22,000 individuals (age 14 and up), engaging in partnerships that help ensure access and deepen impact of its work. Box office records, marketing records, partner interviews and feedback, annual audience survey.","Theatre Latté-Da staged a successful season of four musical productions and NEXT: New Musicals in the Making, providing employment for 163 artists. Theatre Latté-Da reached a diverse mix of 25,062 individuals (age 14 and up), and engaged in partnerships to ensure access and deepen impact of its work.",,817574,"Other, local or private",841150,,"Bill Underwood, Jean M. Becker, Kimberly Motes, Jean Hartman, Scott Cabalka, Ogden Confer, Timothy P. Dordell, Amy Fistler, David Fogel, Cynthia Klaus, John Kundtz, Carolee Lindsey Jim Matejcek, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Shannon Pierce, Christopher Rence, Jaime A. Roman, Lorri Steffen, Jean Storlie, Jeff Turner, Bill Venne, Rajeev Ratan, Steve Louks, Mary Beidler Geren",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Rothstein,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",peter@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-422,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21202,"Operating Support",2014,35215,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TU Dance will expand and broaden community outreach and service in conjunction with our 10th anniversary season of activities in fiscal year 2014. Track the number and location of 10th anniversary season events and activities, including all outreach, noting events/activities above and beyond annual efforts; track participation numbers and demographics, with partners when relevant. 2: TU Dance will actively participate in coordinated community efforts to promote engagement around the Central Corridor Light Rail launch. Track the number, nature, and location of TU Dance events and activities related to the Light Rail launch along University Avenue in St Paul; document impact in terms of participation, demographics, and partnerships/collaborations.","We held ten community events to celebrate our 10th season, in addition to other outreach, engaging a total of 931 community members. 95 people participated in three events at TU Dance Center near the Raymond Avenue Station around launch of Green Line.",,368705,"Other, local or private",403920,,"Chris Andersen, Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Priscilla Pierce Goldstein, Michelle Horan, Marcia Murray, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Zoe Sealy, Kelly Greene Vagts",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-424,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21203,"Operating Support",2014,29071,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation will consist of audience and chorus member response to programming and increase in singing members/volunteers/Friends of the Chorus. 2: Continue to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Evaluation will consist of response to programming in addition to measuring audience numbers, singing members, and evaluating marketing tactics.","Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus provided musical programming that was exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus continued to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members.",,582706,"Other, local or private",611777,5900,"Shawn Frank, Paul Blom, Jeffrey D. Bores, Stephanie Meredith, David Anderson, Jeff Sibert, Scott Azbill, Michael T. Brown, Larry Bussey, Nathan Croner, Steve Dahl, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Alyssa Paquette, Ryan Mayer, Chris Mellin, Mikal Nabors, Ann Rainhart, Nicholas Rustad, Tom Schierholz, Jason Schuck, Mary Schwind, Dr. Gary Swenson, Vince Therrien, Sandi Valli",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Isanti, Le Sueur, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-425,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21204,"Operating Support",2014,25864,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve and increase our external communications to retain clients, increase clients served, and increase individual donors. We will show increases in the number of external communications (emails, mailings), individual donors, and clients served. Numbers of communications, new touch points, individual donations and clients will be tracked. Increasing the number of Minnesotans with disabilities served addresses our selected Arts Board goal. 2: Assess and improve our internal organizational design and human resources structure allowing us to increase our capacity. We will have a proposal of human resources changes needed. After changes are made, we will show increases in clients served and sources of income secured. Increasing the number of Minnesotans with disabilities served addresses our selected Minnesota State Arts Board goal.","Increased touch points and communications to donors and clients resulted in a doubling of individual donations and client numbers. Assessment of current human resources and organizational need led to a new organizational design and increased capacity.",,335322,"Other, local or private",361186,10000,"Adrian Freeman, Alyssa Klein, Mary McEathron, Margaret Quinlan, Kim Adams, Chase Buzzell, Maren Lindner, Michelle Dickerson, Janice Downing, Julie Guidry",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",info@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-426,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21206,"Operating Support",2014,61546,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 3,500 students in grades 4-12 will be engaged in our education programs, WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! VocalEssence will record attendance at all educational program events and conduct qualitative evaluations of WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! Participants. 2: More than 1,000 adults will attend one of our community outreach activities. VocalEssence will track attendance at all community outreach activities.","More than 4,000 students in grades 4-12 were engaged in the VocalEssence education programs, WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! More than 1,900 adults attended an outreach activity, including workshops, community sings, concert conversations, and professional development seminars.",,1793697,"Other, local or private",1855243,8195,"Paul Pribbenow, Kathryn Roberts, Jacob Wolkowitz, Susan Crockett, Kristine Aasheim, Ann Barkelew, Warren Beck, Bruce Becker, Deane Bruner, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Karen Charles, Debbie Estes, Art Kaemmer, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Peter Spink, Jenny Wade, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Judy Drobeck, Avital Rabinowitz",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Haugen,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",bill@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-428,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21207,"Operating Support",2014,26053,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to Minnesotans with disabilities. We will track postings to the Arts Access Calendar by arts organizations and all in-coming communications requesting this service. Most importantly, we will survey each organization that uses our services to assess how their outreach efforts affected participation by people with disabilities. 2: Minnesotans with sensory and other disabilities will use VSA Minnesota arts access marketing information for accommodations at arts performances, presentations, and exhibits. We will monitor all in-coming inquiries by constituents with disabilities as to their use of our Arts Calendar including counting web hits to that page. We will conduct questionnaires using Survey Monkey at least two times during each of the funded years.","Minnesota arts administrators use arts accessibility resources provided by VSA Minnesota staff via workshops, phone and email inquiries. Requests for access information are up over 2013. The new VSA Minnesota website and its Accessible Arts Calendar display more performances than any other state. Arts organizations are posting their own information to this site. People who are blind, deaf or other disabilities are using VSA Minnesota’s new online Arts Calendar for state performances and exhibit information.",,426289,"Other, local or private",452342,26053,"Gail Burke, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Wade Karli, Stephen Danko, Jessica Lee, Stacy Shamblott, Adam Perry, Sue Warner, Adrienne Mason",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-429,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21208,"Operating Support",2014,488124,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker will serve as a leading contemporary, multidisciplinary arts center committed to the creative expression of artists by presenting programs across the visual, performing, film/video, and design arts and advancing interdisciplinary initiatives. Walker will also strengthen connections with local and regional arts community through enhanced support and involvement of partners, artists, and programmers. Walker tracks artist engagements across the disciplines, including exhibitions, publications, commissions, premieres, residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and acquisitions. Artist surveys and interviews are also conducted. 2: The Walker will work to advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement, striving to broaden, deepen, and diversify engagement with audiences; and maintain commitment to diversity and accessibility. Walker tracks visitor attendance and program participation. Audience and member surveys are regularly conducted. Advisory groups provide feedback to ensure visitor accessibility. Google Analytics tools are used to evaluate online audience engagement.","Serve as a leading contemporary, multidisciplinary arts center committed to the creative expression of artists. Advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement.",,25943056,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"John Christakos, James G. Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Monica Nassif, Marjorie Weiser, Mark Addicks, Christopher Askew, Jan Breyer, Andrew Duff, Sima Griffith, Nina Hale, Karen Heithoff, Richard B. Hirst, Andrew Humphrey, Amy Kern, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, Joan Nolan, Dawn Owens, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Brian J. Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Mike Sweeney, Laura Taft, John Whaley, Susan W, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-430,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21210,"Operating Support",2014,18341,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen and enhance program services for Minnesota teaching artists, students, and partners. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will evaluate findings from its educational program. By collecting data and exploring the goal of broadening its audience reach, Weavers Guild of Minnesota supports the Minnesotans who rely on the arts learning opportunities and services it provides.Tools include student surveys, instructor self-reviews, and database analytics. 2: Revitalize and improve tools that engage all Minnesotans to participate in Weavers Guild of Minnesota’s fiber art programs. By transitioning to an association management software system Weavers Guild of Minnesota can develop member/communication support tools to ensure access to its unique art forms, programs, and resources. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will evaluate service and organizational delivery effectiveness using database analytics, website analytics, email campaign reports, online communication tools analytics, and student surveys.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of strengthening and enhancing program services for Minnesota teaching artists, students, and partners. Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of revitalizing and improving tools that engage all Minnesotans to participate in its fiber art programs.",,207195,"Other, local or private",225536,18341,"Ellen Richard, Cynthia Scott, Donna Gravesen, Geri Retzlaff, Robbie LaFleur, Jere Thompson, Robyn Husebye, Lisa-Anne Bauch, Jackie Lind, Gayle Groebner, Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus, Peggy Baldwin, Cathie Mayr, Peter Withoff, Steve Pauling, Jan Hayman",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Franklin,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-432,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21211,"Operating Support",2014,19819,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An increase of 10% new artist designed classes and/or activities designed and led by artists at the White Bear Center for the Arts over the next year. In 2013, White Bear Center for the Arts will move into a new facility that will dramatically expand its ability to offer a greater number of, and diversity of art experiences. A fully ADA facility will also expand opportunities to engage more people of all ages, ethnicity and abilities. White Bear Center for the Arts tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. To evaluate this outcome, White Bear Center for the Arts will track new classes that are offered in 2014. 2: Engage 10% new participants in diverse arts experiences over the next year. By cultivating the understanding of art in its many forms, largely through hands-on participation, Minnesotans begin to experience the inherent value of the arts which then strengthens the belief the arts are vital to who we are. White Bear Center for the Arts tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. To evaluate this outcome, White Bear Center for the Arts will track student and audience registration numbers.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased the number of classes offered from 608 to 774. This was an increase of 27%. Registrations increased significantly in the last year. Total registrations increased 44%. The number of unique students grew by 37%.",,604847,"Other, local or private",624666,2932,"Patricia Berger, Donna Bruhl, Craig Campbell, Leonardo Castro, Robert Cuerden, Jan Gillen, Mary Gove, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Nor Olson, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Jeff Schreier, Dan Wachtler, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona (emeritus), Linda Wall-Waddell (emeritus)",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",wbca@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-433,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21212,"Operating Support",2014,15757,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth Performance Company is a healthy, thriving performing arts organization.Goals are to increase our non-school audience base by 20% by the end of fiscal year 2014, and increase our number of individual donors by 30% by the end of fiscal year 2014. Success will be measured by substantial increase in new participants who have found it to be an unique resource for kids of any income, race, or background to come together to view or create impactful theatrical experiences.","Youth Performance Company is a source of artistic inspiration and continues to be a thriving youth inspired theatre serving kids and families in the Twin Cities.",,496097,"Other, local or private",511854,1400,"Diane Anderson, Eve Bassinger, Jennifer Breitinger, Deb Brisch-Cramer, Deb Bushway, Susan Byers, Eve Deikel, James Farstad, Cheri Galbraith, Kurt Gueldner, Jill Jensen Coghlan, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, David Maggitt, Shauna McKenzie, Annie O'Connor, David Peterson, Meredith Shea-Perez, Cathy Sweet, Carey Thornton, Keri VanOverschelde, Kari Xiong",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Lattin,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180x 105",ron@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-434,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21213,"Operating Support",2014,16626,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present innovative work that connects with members of our community in imaginitive and personal ways by producing ""Inuksuit"" by John Luther Adams for 9-99 percussionists performing in an outdoor environment. Through this production, we will establish or deepen our connection with 66-99 local drummers of varying ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds and establish a partnership with Caponi Art Park and Ellis Drums. 2: Design and implement an educational program to accompany our Early Music Festival. In f","Zeitgeist’s production of ""Inuksuit,"" the last production of its fiscal year 2014 season, is scheduled for August 17, 2014 at Caponi Art Park.Currently underway, ""Inuksuit"" has engaged 20 volunteer musicians and has enabled Caponi Art Park to use the park in an innovative way, spreading musicians throughout and surrounding audience with natural and manmade sounds. Zeitgeist implemented four educational sessions for teen-adult listeners in connection with Zeitgeist’s Early Music Festival.",,230228,"Other, local or private",246854,998,"Craig Sinard, Carleton Macy, Philip Blackburn, Julie Haight-Curran, Sarah Powell-Lee, Pat O'Keefe, Zachary Crockett, Brett Wartchow, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Heather Barringer",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 E 4th St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-435,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20537,"Operating Support",2013,43420,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow and stabilize services dedicated to the arts and artists. Artist contact hours include time Minnesota artists spend teaching workshops in American Swedish Institute's studio arts program, engaging with the public through lectures, presentations, and demonstrations at festivals and special events. Admission reports show how many visitors are engaging with Minnesota artists through exhibitions and guided tours. American Swedish Institute also captures visitor demographics, composition and visiting patterns by conducting monthly visitor intercept exit surveys. Results show an increase in overall participation of new and first time visitors to American Swedish Institute (70% non-member base in fiscal year 2013 compared to 30% non-member base in fiscal year 2014), engaging its mission through arts related activities, including exhibitions of contemporary Minnesota artists. Expressed interest in seeing American Swedish Institute use the arts to engage its target audiences is not only collected in these exit interviews, it is supported by qualitative research conducted through select focus groups in fiscal year 2013. 2: Increase arts programming and the number of Minnesota artists involved by utilizing the new gallery and the new crafts studio and workshop in the Nelson Cultural Center. The National Association of Neighborhoods hosted their annual meeting in Minneapolis and American Swedish Institute was identified as a case study for how a cultural and arts organization is co-creating programs to meet needs in the community, acknowledged in a keynote address by our local councilman. Other key neighborhood organizations, such as Children's Hospital (medical industry), Lutheran Social Services (social service industry), and Ebenezer (housing services for seniors) have identified arts programming at American Swedish Institute as an asset to partner with to achieve their goals and missions.","In fiscal year 2013, American Swedish Institute worked with 21% greater overall number of artists from fiscal year 2012. For that same time period, American Swedish Institute experienced a 203% increase in the number of artist contact hours with the public. 80,472 visitors engaged with artwork created by Minnesota artists, an increase of 181% over fiscal year 2012. For each of the major exhibitions hosted in fiscal year 2013, Minnesota artists have been the avenue for American Swedish Institute to grow new audience and connect regional interest in its international exhibitions. By strategically incorporating practicing Minnesota artists, American Swedish Institute is being viewed within its community and across the state as an important arts incubator and facilitator. Fiscal year 2013 saw a major transformation from a member-based heritage organization to a vibrant contemporary arts and cultural organization using a broader portfolio of delivery mechanisms (residencies, musical performances, theatre, and participatory exhibition experiences) to engage its diverse audiences. 2: American Swedish Institute has built a reputation as a cultural and arts anchor for the Phillips West Neighborhood of Minneapolis and continues to build more sustained and new relationships with key organizations in its community. In fiscal year 2013, American Swedish Institute used the visual and literary arts to expand programming at three neighborhood schools, growing its participation by more than 50% over fiscal year 2012 with added classrooms and afterschool programming. American Swedish Institute partnered with a media arts unit at a local high school to grow Story Swap, a cross-cultural educational project for new immigrants. American Swedish Institute is building on a survey of neighborhood cultural and educational organizations conducted in fiscal year 2012, providing an opportunity to clarify needs from these organizations in order to act on those needs in the future.",,2490470,Other,2533890,8300,"Christine Albertsson, Rev Rodney Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Helen Bergren, Martin Bertilsson, Terri Carlson, Ellen Ann-Kristin de Verdier, Dean Erickson, Jamal Hashi, Tony Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Beth Lundquist Jones, Alexander Kallebo, Truett Lawson, Ingrid Mattsson, Randy Monson, Thomas Franklin Nelson, Lena Norrman, Gerald Sjogren, Roland B T Thorstensson, Veronika Torarp",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christy,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Washington, Isanti, Anoka, Chisago, Scott, Rice, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Ramsey, Sherburne, Wright, McLeod, Cook, Itasca, Carlton, Pine, St. Louis, Olmsted, Mower, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Clay, Otter Tail, Kittson, Polk, Cass, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-146,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20538,"Operating Support",2013,49760,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create theater and theater-based programs for the community that represent the perspectives of diverse individuals and align with the theater’s mission to catalyze change. Outcomes include working with 4-8 playwrights and composers to develop new work for the stage; presenting a full season of world and area premieres that encompass diverse perspectives and voices; conducting arts residency and peer education programs in 8-10 Twin Cities schools and 6-10 Minnesota communities. This was evaluated through records of all plays staged, artists worked with, and community work conducted, as well as the following: 1) interviews with artists, participating youth, teachers and community liaisons; 2) surveys with participating youth, teachers, and community liaisons; 3) financial records, to determine fiscal health of Illusion Theater; 4) twice a year board of directors review; and 5) audience response and feedback. 2: Engage with the community to deepen the impact of the work and ensure that the programs reach a broad constituency of youth and adults. Outcomes include reaching at least 30,000 people in the state of Minnesota; engaging participants in Illusion programs from youth and adults (age 8 and up) of a variety of ages, ethnicities, and abilities; and conducting post-show discussions, receptions, focus groups, extended arts residencies, and other programs beyond performances that link Illusion with its constituents and a broad community. This was evaluated through attendance records for audiences, education and workshops, and outreach programming, as well as the following: 1) audience survey which collected demographic and psychographic information; 2) demographic records for age, ethnicity, and ability of youth in our education programs.; 3) count of number of post-show discussions and other activities that deepened the impact of the work.","To ensure that the arts thrive in Minnesota, Illusion worked with eight playwrights and composers to develop new work presented on our main stage: Love and marriage, a new musical revue by Michael Robins and composer Roberta Carlson; Miss Richfield 1981!: We'll All Be Dead By Christmas, a new holiday show by Russ King. Lights Up!: Red Ressurected, a new work by Isabel Nelson with Transatlantic Love Affair. In Fresh Ink, Illusion worked with Leslye Orr to create What I Thought I Saw: Random Acts of Blindness; Max Wojtanowicz and Sheena Janson with composer Michael Gruber to expand their hit Minnesota Fringe musical Fruit Fly; and Jeffrey Hatcher to create Jeffrey Hatcher's Hamlet. We also staged the area premiere of I Love To Eat by James Still and the return of our hit production Bill W. and Dr. Bob. We conducted arts residencies with eight Twin Cities area schools as well as at Courage Saint Croix in Stillwater. We conducted peer education programs in five Minnesota communities. 2: To ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts, we wanted to reach at least 20,000 Minnesotans; we actually reached over 25,000. Participants included youth and adults of a variety of ages, ethnicities, and abilities, both as audience members and as participants in our residency and peer education programs. Over 1,500 youth and seniors attended intergenerational matinees. We conducted post-show discussions for every show, receptions, focus groups, and other programs that linked Illusion with its constituents and a broad community. We engaged directly with over 200 youth in our school/community programs who performed for thousands of other youth. We held discussions after every outreach event, Fresh Ink performances, and Bill W. and Dr. Bob performances, and weekly for other shows. We held five focus groups, sixteen receptions, four readings, and our Summer Institute for youth.",,1063570,Other,1113330,42000,"Robert Alama, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Amy Kramer Brenegen, James Dierking, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin, Susan Thurston, David Hansen, Christine Hansen, Christina Herzog, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Therese Pautz, Emily Lilja Palmer, Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael Robins, Sally Scoggin, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Chris Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Rice, Washington, Blue Earth, Martin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-147,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20539,"Operating Support",2013,48350,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Working with a professional museum designer, we are redesigning our current space to better introduce and present the artistic, technical, and historical aspects of the woodturning medium. Goals for 2013 include completing the physical space design, call for bids, and selection of contractors; creating and launching a fundraising plan; and identifying and implementing the lower-cost components of the plan. Although our fiscal year 2013 goal, set in January 2012, was to complete the redesign planning process, we were able to complete the project itself by June 2013, finishing the redesign work and creating the related educational exhibitions, demonstration space, and moveable walls. As observed by gallery staff, visiting time has increased substantially; and more than half of all visitors, regardless of age, engage with the hands-on activities in the educational area. The redesign allowed us to increase our engagement with a wide variety of audiences by expanding our programming, including an exhibition in conjunction with the Ramsey County Historical Society's New Land/New Life exhibition; an art spoon show featuring Minnesota artists, and co-hosting Cocktails With Culture, a series of four events with the Schubert Club and Minnesota Landmarks. 2: We are documenting our permanent collection artwork, and sections of our permanent collection will be displayed on our Web site by June 2012. Our 2013 goal is to present virtual exhibits from our permanent collection on our Web site. The project plan was revised in an effort to better serve a wider audience; this has delayed completion of the project on the original timeline.","Our purpose in redesigning the museum was to create an engaging space in which to present the art of woodturning in its historical, technical, and artistic contexts. Through hands-on educational displays, historical exhibits, and regularly scheduled artist demonstrations, in addition to our art exhibitions, we are able to engage visitors in learning about this often unfamiliar craft and art form. The educational exhibitions illustrate the artistic and design decisions behind familiar, and seemingly mundane, objects like bowls and balusters, as well as sculptures, encouraging an awareness of form and material. The redesign, including moveable walls, has made it possible to host concurrent exhibitions, increasing our ability to feature local and regional artists, and present collaborative exhibitions and events with other institutions. 2: With the guidance of a professional registrar, a more complete database of objects than originally planned has been completed. Artist-related resources, including biographical information, articles, and Web links have been added, along with more detailed information on materials and techniques. Photography for the project is 35% complete, and we anticipate completing it in fall 2013. Revising our original plan to provide a richer experience for users has slowed progress, but it will ultimately result in a better resource for artists, students, and the general public.",,1201868,Other,1250218,,"Dale Larson, Kurt Hertog, Binh Pho, Rob Wallace, Stan Wellborn, Lou Williams, Cassandra Speier, Warren Carpenter, Jean LeGwin, Botho Von Helmpen, Tom Wirsing",0.15,"American Association of Woodturners","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Philip,McDonald,"American Association of Woodturners","222 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 484-9094x 16",phil@woodturner.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Washington, Ramsey, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-148,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20540,"Operating Support",2013,60805,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Manage multiple re-grant programs for Minnesota composers; manage multiple programs to bring composers to the state to work with Minnesota-based performers; produce 25 new innova recordings; and facilitate seminars/salons for Minnesota composers for the reading/performance of new work. American Composers Forum conducts multi-dimensional observations which provide quantitative and qualitative data on the program's intended outcomes. Observation, surveys, online data collection, person-to-person interviews and informal feedback from affiliated groups are used in our regular practices. The data collected has practical application in program improvement and replication, future fundraising, and in building a reputation for quality programming. American Composers Forum staff, recognized for their expertise in the field and program knowledge, often act as a resource to members and partnering organizations in consulting about program design and evaluation. American Composers Forum has accumulated expertise in running artist residencies, and frequently coaches new groups through the process of commissioning and residency-based work. In addition, each American Composers Forum award grantee submits a final report on their fellowship, residency and/or project. 2: Continue training composers through Teaching Artist Training program; place teaching artists in Minnesota schools during 2012/2013 academic year; commission and distribute one new BandQuest and ChoralQuest piece designed for middle school students; and develop new curriculum to support BandQuest and ChoralQuest pieces for connection to non-arts study areas. The goal of these programs is to bring fresh music into schools and also provide accessibility for students to participate in the arts, reaching middle school students of all ethnicities and abilities. Partners such as those with Perpich Center for the Arts and Minnesota schools help promote our offerings to schools in Minnesota. The pieces and curriculum of BandQuest and ChoralQuest are published and promoted by Hal Leonard, and ongoing sales are tracked by American Composers Forum routinely. Evaluation feedback is collected from residency music directors and students, as well as oversight of the process by staff. American Composers Forum shares this information in a variety of ways. First and foremost, staff use the results to monitor and improve program design. Secondly, outcomes are shared with the Program and Education committees of the board and the full board where appropriate. Narratives are also shared via media in the form of press releases, quarterly e-newsletters, and an annual report.","Foster artistic development and community engagement for composers: American Composers Forum is a career resource for composers and creates connections with local communities. American Composers Forum managed programs for composers and brought composers to the state to work with Minnesota-based performers. In fiscal year 2013, 25 Minnesota artists received awards and three national programs awarded grants to 9 artists. Innova produced 25 new recordings. American Composers Forum facilitated seminars/salons for composers for the reading/performance of new work. The programs benefitting Minnesota artists are: McKnight Composer Fellowships, the Jfund Commissioning Program, the Minnesota Emerging Composers Awards and Live Music for Dance Minnesota. Awards are based on panel recommendations, and most offer a community engagement component. American Composers Forum also facilitates the Minnesota Emerging Composers Awards in such diverse sectors as electronic, jazz/improvisation and world music. Live Music for Dance Minnesota funds composer and choreography collaborations. 2: Inspire students with fresh music: American Composers Forum provides direct public benefit to students by bringing the creative process to life with meaningful musical experiences. American Composers Forum commissioned new pieces for middle school students and developed new curriculum for connection to non-arts study areas. BandQuest, American Composers Forum's series for middle school bands, now has twenty works including new releases from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, and klezmer revivalist Hankus Netsky. ChoralQuest is American Composers Forum's newest education program aimed at middle school choirs. The Forum now has four works, by Stephen Paulus, Alice Parker, Jennifer Higdon and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, available to students. New works and residencies are in development. Composer Rene Clausen will create a choral piece while in residence in Moorhead, Minnesota. Composer Jodie Blackshaw will create a new band piece in Rosemount, Minnesota. These pieces will be recorded by the Minnesota Boychoir and the University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble.",,1659933,Other,1720738,2979,"David O'Fallon, Dan Thomas, Nancy Uscher, Bill Sands, Kathleen van Bergen, Carol Heen, John Nuechterlein, Carol Barnett, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Karen Brooks, Patrick Castillo, David Conte, Mary Ellen Childs, Dee Ann Crossley, Jon Deak, Ian Ding, Jorja Fleezanis, Stephen Green, Leaetta Hough, Barry Kempton, David Myers, Steven Ovitsky, David Ranheim, Eugene Rogers, James Stephenson, Tom Voegeli, James Wafler",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-149,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20541,"Operating Support",2013,129588,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Conduct workshops, seminars, and discussions on craft at events that are open to all Minnesotans. Reviewed marketing and public relations efforts regarding promotional partnerships to determine if new audiences were recruited. Tested methods for promoting tickets to new audiences and compared event RSVPs against current database to track number of new people registered. 2: Build greater inclusivity through partnerships, outreach to culturally-specific artists, and improved access through programming, social media, and the Web. Increased attendance at our educational events demonstrates that American Craft Council is building and expanding its audience. American Craft Council surveyed attendees to gain feedback on events, track how people were introduced to American Craft Council, and to determine ideas for future marketing and programing.","American Craft Council continues to build audience for its St Paul show. It reached new audiences through its Make Room promotion with Minnesota designers and architects, and through a wider invitation list for the preview party. These activities engaged new people and increased registrants, including many who had not previously attended. American Craft Council continued outreach to schools and arts and cultural organizations to develop relationships and distribute free tickets. In addition to areas included in our application, American Craft Council reached out to twenty three other communities including Austin, Ely, Hutchinson, Waseca and Winona. Due to strong outreach and partnerships, attendees numbered over 7,500 at the St Paul show. Of the 240 artists in the show, 46 were from Minnesota, with a total of 67 Minnesota artists participating in one or more of the four American Craft Council shows. 2: American Craft Council presented eight Salon Series events in their Minneapolis library in fiscal year 2013. These free events featured regional and national speakers and continue to gain momentum with nearly 500 people attending in fiscal year 2013, up from 350 in fiscal year 2012. American Craft Council partnered with twenty one different artists and organizations to present these events. American Craft Council held several other successful educational events throughout the year including needle felting, facinator making, and a raku firing. During the three day Saint Paul show, American Craft Council hosted demonstrations of five different types of craft. These events provide working artists the opportunity to demonstrate their craft in an open, studio-style format, allowing show attendees the opportunity to see the creative process. Also at the show, American Craft Council partnered with artists and educators to provide many other educational programs, including a ceramic arts walking tour, a fiber arts walking tour, shibori demonstration, a hatmaking demonstration, and a drum performance.",,4000100,Other,4129688,19348,"Barbara Berlin, Susie Brandt, Sonya Clark, Chuck Duddingston, Leilani Lattin Duke, Robert Duncan, Libba Evans, Jim Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Barbara Laughlin, Marlin Miller, Michael Monroe, Sara Morgan, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Tommie Pratt Rush, Cindi Strauss, Jamienne Studley, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-150,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20542,"Operating Support",2013,23463,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Anderson Center will award up to forty fellowships to artists and writers, providing free room and board for one-month or two-week residencies that initiate new work or advance works in progress. Each resident will give a talk, reading, workshop, or demonstration about his/her field at community venues, with up to 1,500 people attending the presentations. The 35 Center residents and the Kunstlerhaus resident all praised the value of their residencies, noting their experience surpassed their expectations. All of the venues hosting the artists' presentations were more than pleased, and asked to be hosts again in future years. 2: The Anderson Center will present three major arts events, designed for all ages and presenting the work of up to 150 regional artists and writers: a Celebration of the Arts in July; the Celebration of Minnesota Children's Books Authors and Illustrators in September; and a Holiday Celebration of the Arts in December. These events will attract up to 3,500 children, adults, and seniors. Feedback from the 4,500 attendees was enthusiastic and highly positive. Many of the rural residents attending told Center staff that the Center's programs and events are their primary arts experiences every year.","The Center awarded 35 residency fellowships to writers and artists in all media and one exchange fellowship. The Center residents gave presentations of and about their work at fourteen venues including schools, libraries, senior centers, detention centers, service organizations, and arts organizations, which were attended by 1,200 students, adults, and seniors. 2: The Center produced and presented its three annual major arts events which featured the work of more than 200 regional artists, writers, and performers for a combined audience of 4,500 children and adults of all ages.",,130269,Other,153732,,"Sean Dowse, John Christiansen, Judy Christianson, Donna Dummer, Carolyn Hedin, William Federbusch, Bruce Geary, Joseph Goggin, Robert Hedin, Douglas Bayley, Barbara Hanson, Marilyn Lawrence, Peg Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Hedin,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406 163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",robert@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Dakota, Wabasha, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Ramsey, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-151,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20543,"Operating Support",2013,193505,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase overall attendance in the second season of the Cowles Center for Performing Arts (2012-2013) by at least 10%. With a goal to expand audiences, we track audience attendance and growth. Audience growth in 2012- 2013 indicates an increased level of interest and awareness within the general public. Critical media reviews factor into our evaluation, along with audience feedback and response. Our second season featured multiple sold-out performances, and received coverage in the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and other leading print, television, and radio media outlets. We plan to use our new Patron's Edge box office software to incorporate in-depth audience response feedback systems, as well as methodology to track audience demographics, gauge our effectiveness in encouraging the diversification of audience interest over time, and other criteria for evaluation over a long-term scope. On a micro and macro-level, these evaluation assessments are used to make critical decisions as to how to adjust programming from year to year, as well as how to shape The Cowles Center's long-term vision for the future. 2: Diversify and expand the impact of the Cowles Center’s educational program. Present a full schedule of student workshop and matinee programs. Work with eight schools to provide five-day Distance Learning sessions followed by a field trip to Cowles Center for a student matinee featuring either Jason Noer (hip-hop) or Zenon Dance (jazz/modern), a post-performance question and answer session with the artists, and an onstage workshop. Our evaluation methods incorporate feedback from all participants, including Cowles Center teaching artists, school teachers, and students. The methods and materials gather quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the following: overall program impact and effectiveness, mission fulfillment, participant preparation and interaction, curriculum goal achievement, content, technology, and use of resources.","With 31,424 tickets sold, the Cowles Center's inaugural performance season helped to establish itself as a prominent center for dance and the performing arts on the Twin Cities cultural landscape. One of our primary goals is to grow and develop audiences for dance, and at the close of our second season, we can see that we are fulfilling this goal. Our audiences for the second performance season showed an increase in attendance of 10%, with 34,927 tickets sold. In conjunction with our 2012-2013 Season, we also launched our new Meet the Company: Talk Back Series, giving audience members an opportunity to meet artistic directors and company members in intimate question and answer sessions following select performances. We reached an estimated 1,153 audience members with 17 Talk Backs in the second season. 2: In 2012-2013, the Cowles Center expanded its Arts in Education Programs with the launch of the Student Matinee Program. During the school year, we offered twelve diverse matinees to nearly 5,000 students from 39 schools and 47 home school groups. The Distance Learning Program continues to grow in response to demand. In 2012-2013, we served 1,779 students statewide with 203 workshop sessions, representing a 5% increase in capacity from the previous year. We partnered with thirty two schools, including twelve new partners. In early 2012, with support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, we launched a pilot program that integrated the Distance Learning Program with student matinee performances of productions on our inaugural season. The pilot was a success and we have integrated Distance Learning with performances in 2012-2013 in conjunction with the full launch of the Student Matinee Program. We served students in ten schools with integrated programming in the 2012-2013 school year. In addition to achieving our quantitative goals, qualitative feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. As an example, according to a teacher in Mora, the Student Matinee Program gave students a greater appreciation for an art form they may never have experienced before, saying it was most likely their first time ever [attending a dance performance], given our community distance from a theater like The Cowles. Another shared, the theater experience was new for several of my students and they learned so much! [Witnessing a performance] was entirely new for them and it was an awesome, confidence-building experience.",,6533513,Other,6727018,24188,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Beverly Barnes, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Randall Boursheidt, Blythe Brenden, Ogden Confer, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Wendy Dayton, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Randy Loomis, Margaret Lucas, Richard Martin, Betty Massey, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, John Skogmo, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",2.5,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Hamilton,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 465-0248 ",colin.hamilton@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Hennepin, Ramsey, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Douglas, Beltrami, Dakota, Scott, McLeod, Cook, Anoka, Murray, Lincoln, Kanabec, Morrison, Benton, Freeborn, Stevens, Le Sueur, Jackson",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-152,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20544,"Operating Support",2013,19977,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide residencies in at least twenty schools. During in-depth school residencies and experiences such as summer camps, a majority of students demonstrate increased knowledge of the arts and environment. We worked with 20 schools to implement residencies that focused on river ecology with topics ranging from water cycle to animal habitat, to the Mississippi River as a major flyway for birds and insects, to the sigificance of the river to the Dakota people. We used three methods of evaluation to garner impact on student learning: 1) the descriptive and reflective protocol process for planning and evaluation with teachers/student responses documented in writing, 2) teacher and artist informal observations during the instructional sessions, and 3) a written survey filled out by students and teachers to determine the depth of learning about both environmental and art concepts at the conclusion of the residency. Our summer camps involve about 500 youth ages 4 years to 16 years and are multidisiciplinary to include a blend of art-music, dance, drama, and visual arts, environmental knowledge, and culture. Students and parents fill out a survey at the conclusion of the camp. 2: More than 9,500 people, including young people, adults, artists, and arts organizations, participate in making art from recycled products. Programs attract a diversity of participants, including 65% low income persons, 55% whose race/ethnicity is other than white/European, and many who are just initiating their arts involvement. Our ScrapMobile Community Workshops blend reuse and artmaking together within a community context. Known as Artful Reuse workshops, these workshops are very popular with libraries, community centers, daycares, pre-schools, and public housing sites. We worked in five public housing sites, at ten community centers in Minneapolis and St Paul, and in all public library systems. We sent an evaluation form to be filled out by the site coordinator. The evaluation form asked for demographic information about participants, as well as level content. Twenty-five youth ages 4-16 years attended our summer camps on scholarship. We track this through our registration database recording those who receive scholarships. Finally, our own EcoArts Fest, a free event for families, attracts many culturally diverse youth and adults. We gathered demographic data about our festival through counting the number of people who entered the event at our information table, approximately 3,000 individuals.","Provide residencies in at least twenty schools. During in-depth school residencies and experiences such as summer camps, a majority of students demonstrate increased knowledge of the arts and environment. 2: More than 9,500 people, including young people, adults, artists, and arts organizations, participate in making art from recycled products. Programs attract a diversity of participants, including 65% low income persons, 55% whose race/ethnicity is other than white/European, and many who are just initiating their arts involvement.",,283633,Other,303610,7500,"Barb Fleig, Lois Eliason, Janice Hamilton, James Terrell, Deborah Holtz",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787x 1",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Wright, Stearns, Carver, Hennepin, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-153,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20545,"Operating Support",2013,27154,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide multimedia and digital arts learning opportunities to 250 disadvantaged youth annually. Asian Media Access offered year-long multimedia training for 437 youth, and employment opportunity for 89 youth; and also encouraged youth productions with diverse mediums (postcard, video, radio, writing, theater, music, dance, and web) with a total 162 products. 2: Produce or present twenty exhibitions or performances annually that educate and inspire the community, with an Asian cultural and artistic spirit. Asian Media Access has supported Minnesotans to participate in the arts with 37 public and community exhibitions and performance opportunities throughout the state of Minnesota (Twin Cities area, and outside of Metro area, such as: Duluth, Marshall, Moorhead).","Asian Media Access exceeded this goal, serving 437 youth in fiscal year 2013. 2: Asian Media Access exceeded this goal, by presenting 37 events with an Asian cultural and artistic spirit.",,538791,Other,565945,27154,"Ange Hwang, Lambert Lum, Tria Moua, Sophia Sour, Nathan White, Chao Vang, Bonnsy Vue, Sophia Yang, Emi Yasaka",,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, St. Louis, Rice, Lyon, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-154,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20546,"Operating Support",2013,12993,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Seek funding to maintain our studio space and five annual major events: The Classic Nutcracker, Spring Classic Ballet, Minnesota Dance Festival, Summer Series-River Songs, and Fall Concert. The Board meets monthly, evaluates our activities, and offers guidance and support in needed areas. The staff meet after each event to review the success of the production in terms of audience and revenue growth, and feedback from audience and artists. We outline a plan that identifies activities for improvement. Volunteers, who act as the liaison between staff and the dancers, provide information on issues that need to be addressed during and after the production. 2: Through these events, provide opportunities for dancers to train in the classic repertoire, provide performances of classic ballet and new works for the community, and enable our artistic director to continue to create new, original works with Minnesota artists. ","The grant helped Ballet Minnesota continue our goal of maintaining our studio space in the St Paul downtown Cultural District, and presenting our five annual events to the community. With this support we were able to reach out to new potential funders. One example is Schuler Shoes, who provided $12,000 to our organization to support our mission to create and share the artistry of dance through public presentations and education.",,191427,Other,204420,,"Lisa Gray, Dale Lauwagie, Nichole Lapides, Heather Rist",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Betz,"Ballet Minnesota","249 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101-1604,"(651) 245-3255 ",cynbetz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Carver, Washington, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-155,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20549,"Operating Support",2013,28044,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Bloomington Theatre and Art Center will increase the number of children and youth served through arts education programming, increasing from fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2013 the number of persons under age 18 participating in our outreach and tuition-based offerings. We measured this outcome through attendance and class registrations. 2: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center will expand opportunities for audiences to learn about the artists and processes that make our productions and exhibits possible. Measurable outcomes will include, at minimum, the installation of equipment in the Greenberg Gallery that allows visitors to watch videotaped interviews and other clips featuring or illuminating the work of exhibiting artists. Bloomington Theatre and Art Center installed the equipment as originally proposed, and completed and mailed an audience guide. Anecdotally, we have received many positive comments from both gallery and theater attendees. For example, audience members told us they had a much more enriching experience attending Sunday in the Park with George than they would have if they had not received the audience guide.","With generous support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center increased the number of children and youth served in the past year by over 75%. We accomplished this through an increased number of partnerships with Bloomington Public Schools, Hennepin County Libraries, and Project Success. 2: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center expanded opportunities for audiences to learn more about artists and the creative processes behind our exhibitions and performances. We accomplished this by installing audio visual equipment in the Inez Greenberg Gallery so visitors can watch interviews with exhibiting artists and other video clips related to their work. We also created a special audience guide for our production of Sunday in the Park with George and mailed it directly to our season ticket subscribers.",,1016079,Other,1044123,2792,"Mark Adkins, Beth Albrecht, Linda Batterson, Max Cecil, Gary Christensen, Ron Cody, Kathleen Corley, Heather Dorsey, Mark Eaton, Bob Hawbaker, Leah Kondes, Mel Kirkpatrick [deceased], Rob Lunz, Cyndi Kaye Meier, John Schlagel, Bruce Wiessner ",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8745 ",aspecht@btacmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-158,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20552,"Operating Support",2013,262029,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Launch a focused and large-scale effort to increase accessibility of Children's Theatre Company's artistic and educational offerings. Children's Theatre Company tickets will start at $10 for every performance; Children's Theatre Company will bring at least 69,000 patrons to our performances through access programs; Children's Theatre Company will expand programming for early learners, serving more than 7,000 children and early learning professionals; Children's Theatre Company will serve 550 low-income children through Neighborhood Bridges. Children's Theatre Company evaluated this outcome by collecting participation data on our ticket access and education programs. Neighborhood Bridges and Early Bridges were also evaluated in partnership with the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement and the Center for Early Education and Development, respectively, at the University of Minnesota. Assessment of these programs focused on program effectiveness in developing participants' skills in theatre arts, language, and other areas. 2: Commission and produce world premiere work by both nationally acclaimed and local artists that meets international standards of artistic excellence. Children's Theatre Company will increase the number of productions in our season from six to eight; Children's Theatre Company will give emerging Minnesota artists opportunities to develop and produce work on our stages; and Children's Theatre Company will develop and produce work by top national talent, bringing these artists to the Twin Cities. Children's Theatre Company evaluated this outcome through internal critiques with the Artistic Director, Director of New Play Development, and other key artistic staff.","A total of 80,308 young people and families (or more than a third of Children's Theatre Company's audience) came to the theater through one of our access programs during fiscal year 2013. Children's Theatre Company made at least ten $10 tickets available for every performance on our 2012-2013 season, bringing more than 7,000 people to the theater, many of them for the first time. Children's Theatre Company also expanded programming for early learners, bringing more than 6,408 people to shows of The Biggest Little House in the Forest, a Children's Theatre Company commission for ages 2-6. An additional 693 early learners and teachers took part in Early Bridges, Children's Theatre Company's theatre arts curriculum implemented in partnership with preschools serving low-income families. In order to increase access, our production of The Biggest Little House in the Forest also toured to five Twin Cities preschools, reaching 522 low-income children and their caregivers. A total of 640 low-income elementary school students participated in Neighborhood Bridges. 2: In our 2012-2013 season, we proudly presented: Buccaneers, a world premiere musical by playwright Liz Duffy Adams and composer Ellen Maddow; the American premiere of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, directed by Minneapolis theatre artist Jason Ballweber; our bestselling holiday show ever, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas; another world premiere, Greg Banks' new Pinocchio; the regional premiere of Steven Dietz's Jackie and Me, directed by Marion McClinton; The Biggest Little House in the Forest, an original work for early learners; a wild new Alice in Wonderland; and our summer show, the hugely popular If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. Productions in development during fiscal year 2013 included a site-specific, interactive piece inspired by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, conceived by Minneapolis-based theatre artist Ryan Underbakke; a new musical about hockey in Minnesota by nationally-renowned theatre collective The Civilians; and Fancy Dancer, an autobiographical play by Larissa Fasthorse.",,8940257,Other,9202286,21224,"Lynn Abbott, Tony Abena, Stefanie Adams, Mary Beattie, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Renee Burke, Morgan Burns, Barbara Burwell, Jim Carlson, Peter Carter, Y Ralph Chu, Rusty Cohen, Paula Cooney, Fran Davis, Eve Deikel, Mary Jo Emfield, Pam Enstad, David Etzwiler, Michael Fanuele, G Bryan Fleming, Scott Friesen, Gina Gage, Rajiv Garg, Lili Hall, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Sarena Lin, Muffy MacMillian, Aedie McEvoy, George Montague, JoAnne Pastel, JP Peltier, Ellen Perl, Mark Price, Martha Pomerantz, Randy Ross, Betsy Russomano, Betsy Sagnes, Sam Salas, Lisa Saul Paylor, Suzi Kim Scott, Todd Sheldon, Tara Sutton, Jeanne Sween, George Tyson III, Dave VanBenschoten, Pat Vayda, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick Walsh, Barb Wigley, Leslie Wright, Mary Lou Dasburg, Topsy Simonson",0.7,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-161,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20553,"Operating Support",2013,11739,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partner with at least ten organizations throughout the community each year to provide audiences with the opportunity to learn about and experience Chinese dance. Offer an education program through at least three partners in the Twin Cities, such as schools, community and cultural organizations. Information is collected and tracked from program partners including type of partner, programming desired, and outcomes achieved. Regular feedback is obtained on program goals from these partners and incorporated into future planning. 2: Provide high quality dance and cultural experiences for a wide range of audience members. Offer two community main stage performances of a major dance production for at least 1,000 audience members during fiscal year 2013. Offer program performance opportunities either on a main stage or hosted at the host’s facility to at least ten schools, community and other groups. Board members and dancers greeted audience members after the show to receive feedback on the performance and engage them in conversations on Chinese Culture and Dance. Artistic Director and Production Manager were reviewed by board to assure programming, artistic, and financial goals were met.","Chinese Dance Theater partnered with at least ten organizations to provide audiences with the opportunity to learn about and experience Chinese dance, including the following: Nobles County, Minnesota State Fair, City of Blaine, Parkview Center School, University of Minnesota-Crookston, Southeast Technical School Red Wing, Diamond Path Elementary, Bethel College, Special Olympics, and City of Burnsville. Programs included dance performance, presentation of Chinese traditions and culture, and instruction on dance movements and language. 2: Chinese American Association of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater offered two community main stage performances of a major dance production in January 2013 at the O'Shaughnessy. Attendance at performances exceeded goals. Chinese American Association of Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater also offered two school shows; six area schools and one adult day care attended the two performances with a total audience exceeding 1,100 students and faculty. Over 100 subsidized tickets to free and reduced lunch students were provided.",,137808,Other,149547,5000,"Peter Wang, Betty Rasmussen, Yanhua Wusands, Tiffany Lin, Barry Yam, Vickee Nelson, Stacey Hecht, Wenlei Fang, Beatrice Rothweiler, Chris Londgren, Alice Fitzgerald",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bea,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806 ",brothweile@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Polk, Olmsted, Nobles, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-162,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20554,"Operating Support",2013,20065,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts thrive in Minnesota, through engaging artists and audiences and responsibly managing resources. Have adequate financial resources to present outstanding choral performances that engage artists and audiences and produce an audit with a clean opinion letter and no material audit issues. We evaluated our goal of having adequate financial resources by ending our fiscal year with a positive balance and having a professional audit performed at the end of the fiscal year. Choral Arts Ensemble was given a clean opinion letter by the auditor. The Board of Directors also reviewed the strategic plan using a report card format to insure that effective systems were in place to maintain adequate financial resources. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are, as evident by the hobbyist singers who volunteer a total of over 7,500 hours annually to sing in Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester. Each singer volunteers over 160 hours each season to rehearse and perform choral music to delight audiences. The success of our auditions, Community Sing, and Symphonic Chorus are a testament to singers wanting to participate in high caliber musical experiences. This past year, Choral Arts Ensemble had 42 volunteer choir members and approximately 120 singers participate in the annual Community Sing Event. The Ensemble also had 3 sold out Christmas Concert performances. This is a testament to singers wanting to participate in and Minnesotans wanting to listen to high caliber musical performances.","Choral Arts Ensemble achieved its first goal of a positive balance at the end of the fiscal year to demonstrate that the arts thrive in Minnesota. By ending our fiscal year with a positive balance we had the financial resources to present our concerts. 2: Choral Arts Ensemble continued to embrace the philosophy that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are.",,225319,Other,245384,,"Mary Ellen Landwehr, Jolene Hansen, Randall Edson, Peter Galindez, Colin Aldis, Tami Christianson, Jim Clausen, Barbara Gamez Sims, Roger Harms, David Joyce, Diane Joyce, Sam Kolas, Jenny Kruse, Carl Lundstrom, Larry McCollister, Malachi McNeilus, Jayne Pompeian, Bill Wiktor",,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester AKA Choral Arts Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhonda,Burnap,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester AKA Choral Arts Ensemble","1001 14th St NW Ste 900",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 252-8427 ",info@choralartsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, Fillmore, Goodhue, Dodge, Steele, Rice, Wabasha, Mower, Dakota, Winona, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-163,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20555,"Operating Support",2013,37048,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide expanded employment opportunities for Minnesota artists by accommodating at least one large-scale production in each season. Outcomes include employing more Minnesota actors and theater artists than in year prior, including large-scale works, and increasing artistic and program salaries and benefits. Successful production of a large-scale work; number of artists employed in the past season (102) vs. 5-year average (83) in years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; per cent of total budget dedicated to artistic/program salaries and benefits (53% last season) vs. 5-year average (45%) in years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; artist pay (top weekly fee increased from $750 to $1,000 in past year). 2: Engage more age-diverse individuals as audience members, including more young people within the Lyn-Lake neighborhood. Outcomes include achieving greater age diversity among audiences as indicated in survey responses, and achieving greater participation among the younger populations from Lyn-Lake in the Jungle's audience as indicated in survey responses. Total attendance (29,422 in 2012 season); paid attendance (25,344 in 2012 season); subscriptions (1,917 in 2012 season); capacity sold (77.5% in 2012 season). All of these represented all-time records for the Jungle Theater. Subscribers to the 2013 season increased again, to 2,234, setting another new record. Audience demographics based on surveys (the primary change was that there were fewer participants in the 46-60 age group, but more in the 60+ age group). The majority of the 2,327 group tickets sold engaged school groups last season, representing more young people. The strategy to specifically engage more from within the Lyn-Lake area has been revised to increase participation among Minnesotans in general, based on results and findings about the cost/benefit of the efforts.","We provided expanded employment opportunities for Minnesota artists by accommodating at least one large-scale production in the season (in the past year, Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF). 2: We successfully engaged more Minnesotans over the past fiscal year/season. Those individuals did not represent a greater percentage of young people from the Lyn-Lake neighborhood, an effort that did not pan out for the Jungle.",,1250315,Other,1287363,,"Stephen Ayers, Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Eric Galatz, Michael Jorgenson, Tom Keller, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Isanti, Stevens, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, St. Louis, Rice, Winona, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-164,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20556,"Operating Support",2013,38699,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make circus performing arts learning opportunities available to children and youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers. Provide 140 need-based scholarships or work-study arrangements to qualified students. Partner with at least one social service agency to offer targeted scholarships. This outcome was evaluated by reviewing a report of all class-related transactions for the reporting period to determine the total number of students with scholarship or work study credits, and the total value of these credits. Scholarship and work study students are also included in the annual survey of participants which collects self-reported outcomes, demographic data, and feedback on satisfaction with the program. 2: Make circus performing arts learning opportunities accessible to young people who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical or developmental disabilities. Offer Wings classes for physical and developmentally disabled students at least three times per year. Serve an average of ten Wings students per session through partnerships, targeted outreach, and subsidized class fees. This outcome was evaluated by reviewing 2012-13 enrollment reports, and summarizing student participation by course name. Wings students are also included in the annual survey of participants which collects self-reported outcomes, demographic data and feedback on satisfaction with the program.","Since September 1, 2012, Circus Juventas provided scholarship assistance to 176 youth students, and work study opportunities to 20 advanced level students. Scholarship assistance covered costs such as registration fees, class fees and costume costs. The value of scholarships totals more than $177,000. 2: Circus Juventas offered Wings classes during each session (fall, winter and spring). Ten students participated in these classes. Student hometowns included Minneapolis, St Paul, Edina, Mendota Heights and Vadnais Heights.",,1706943,Other,1745642,,"Joan Cochran, John Greener, Peter Huber, Tim Houlihan, Larry Berle, John Esch, Donna Gies, Corey Gordon, Lance Lemieux, Laura Mogren",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Butler,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229x 208",dan@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-165,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20557,"Operating Support",2013,39519,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide programs that meet constituent needs. Keep our 2010-11 repertory, except Claudia and Huggertree; bring in two plays from past repertoire; provide a new conservation play, a new library play, and two Booster Bits on a new topic. Provide one major new project like OPS or Anoka-Hennepin. Increase professional development workshops, from five to eight. Bring together four to six theatre professionals who, as a CLIMB Core of Theatre Practitioners, will observe and critique our actors, scripts, and production elements as they are performed on site. Actors will observe assessment and evaluators’ work, and vice versa, at least one time. We know we provided programs that met constituent needs. First, our repertory was created with input from topical experts and educators. Second, we know the topics were of value to our constituents because we sold 283 plays and 220 days of classes in Minnesota. Third, this year we created new teacher and student evaluations. 3,316 teachers rated the overall value of our programs as a 3.8 out of 4. And 99% of teachers said they would like CLIMB to return to their school. 7,785 students evaluated our plays and classes. 91% of students surveyed said they learned something that will help them. The feedback we received from the CLIMB Core of Theatre Practioners and the additional trainings helped actors score well in both teacher and student evaluations. 95% of elementary students said the acting was great. The actors' portrayal of their characters was rated as a 3.9 out of 4 by teachers and a 3.5 out of 4 by secondary students. 2: Expand our commitment to public service and public benefit. Reach at least 110,000 Minnesotans; serve at least 22% of Minnesota’s cities and towns; assure that 30% of programming is done in greater Minnesota; provide a program that reduces costs to greater Minnesota schools by 25%. With possible increased revenue, we will create funds of 10% of those amounts to help greater Minnesota cover travel/program fees, and to provide cost reductions to underserved audiences. We know we expanded our commitment to public service and public benefit. We exceeded our goal by 8,967 people and reached 128,967 Minnesotans with high quality arts programming. Our programming was defined as high quality by actor/University of Minnesota professor Barbara Kingsley who said, I was surprised by the level of engagement in the audience while watching 'A Deeper Look.' The young audience was riveted. I attribute this to the high level of proficiency on the part of the acting company. Michael Booth also praised CLIMB's original works saying, I was impressed by the artfulness and the message of the play, 'Lockdown.' We did a significant portion of our work in greater Minnesota and in rural Minnesota, and worked with over 800 students with special needs in addition to 815 seniors. We track this data in a spreadsheet that is completed after each residency/performance. This data helps us know the number of people served, as well as statistical data like location and number of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. We tracked the savings given to greater Minnesota schools by subtracting their actual travel cost from the original quote given for that school.","To ensure the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, we provided programs that meet constituent needs. To do this we achieved our stated goals as follows: 1) maintained our repertory except Claudia and Huggertree; 2) brought in Yellow Troll's Treasure and The Dreaded Kneejerk from past repertoire; 3) wrote and produced a new environmental play called Space Baby, a new library play called The Gift, and two Booster Bits (now Interplays) on empathy; 4) created a training video for Anoka Hennepin School's human resources department, and did a live presentation for all their kindergarten teachers; 5) provided actors workshops on operatives, biomechanics, stage combat, unarmed stage combat, and auditioning; 6) created a corps of theatre practitioners (Michael Booth, Barbara Kingsley, James Williams, Mark Rosenwinkel, and Terry Lynn Carlson); 7) ensured actors observe each other's work at least once. 2: In order to ensure people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts, we continued to expand our commitment to public service and public benefit. To do this we: 1) reached 128,967 Minnesotans as of July 15, 2013 exceeding our goal by 8,967 people; 2) served 19% of Minnesota's cities and towns, falling short of our goal by 3% due to two anticipated grants not being funded; 3) scheduled 39% of our Minnesota programming in rural communities and 33% of our Minnesota programming in greater Minnesota; 4) created a special program to help save greater Minnesota schools money, but since it required partnering with another school participation was limited. However, to keep with our commitment of making travel affordable to greater Minnesota schools, our outreach team created tours that saved schools in greater Minnesota 39% on travel costs; 5) created a new program for elders with cognitive/physical disabilities and provided 79 days of programming to 815 seniors; 6) partnered with twelve organizations to do customized residencies for people with special needs.",,888168,Other,927687,7929,"Jim Gambone, Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Milan Mockovak, Peg Wetli",1.49,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275 ",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-166,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20559,"Operating Support",2013,44988,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fine Arts Programming will begin to implement strategies to steadily increase accessibility, participation, and attendance--specifically by off-campus, central Minnesota community members at our performances, exhibitions, and residency activities. Our goal is to grow the overall participation rate of the off-campus community by 30% by 2016. Fine Arts Programming tracks attendance at performances, residency activities, and exhibitions. As noted above, we saw a sharp increase over projected attendance rates. In fiscal year 2013, Fine Arts Programming hired an outside consultant to conduct focus groups of off-campus community members. Based upon this feedback, we implemented marketing changes, such as increased branding advertisement, and more aggressive messaging of our lower ticket prices, in order to attract more off-campus participation. Our residency activities expanded to the Whitney Senior Center, and we saw increased attendance participation at the public performance.","Examples of strategies implemented to meet proposed outcomes included: Fine Arts Programming developed a strategic partnership with Great River Educational Arts Theater that benefits both organizations. Great River Educational Arts Theater has a large, loyal regional audience and partnering with them has created a symbiotic relationship. We are good fiscal partners for Great River Educational Arts Theater, and presenting them in our venues helps us increase our off-campus audience participation. Fine Arts Programming also strategically hosted a quilt exhibit that was very popular, and drew in a much larger than expected audience of off-campus community members.",,718830,Other,763818,,"Ingrid Anderson, Dana Badgerow, Scott Blattner, Rebecca Bergner, Iris Cornelius, Beth Dinndorf, Terry Dolan, Gregory Duppler, Mark Fleischhacker, James Graves, Judith Koll Healey, Kathy Kurvers Henderson, Annette Hendrick, Mary Catherine Holicky, Harvey Jewett, Jean Juenemann, Shelly Bauerly Kopel, Laura Kelly Lovdahl, George Marin, Barbara Melsen, Katheleen Mock, Tom Mohr, Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Margaret Murphy, Lynn Newman, Judy Poferl, Marilyn Porter, Donald Pyatt, Shari Lamecker Rogalski, Rosetta Ross, Patricia Ruether, Carol Schleif, Thomas Schlough, Richard Schneider, Daniel Scott, Carolyn Smallwood, Lisa Spoden, Joyce Statz, LeAnne Matthews Stewart, Mary Thompson, Theresa Wurst, Lori Bodensteiner Zumwinkle, Karen Backes, Brian Campbell, Jean Beckel, Mimi Bitzan, Leigh Dillard, Louann Dummich, Dave Earp, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Ken Jones, Laura Malhotra, Mark McGowan, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Marie Sanderson, Andrea Shaker, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 S College Ave","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Sherburne, Wright, Benton, Morrison, Todd, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Dakota, Washington, Hennepin, Scott, Murray, Ramsey, Pope, Carver, Anoka, Crow Wing, Hubbard",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-168,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20560,"Operating Support",2013,40851,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide non-arts organizations with access to the arts in a manner that allows people to learn and create. COMPAS will partner with at least five different types of community organizations. In all COMPAS arts residencies, participants will create at least one piece of original art. At least 80% of COMPAS performances and workshops will engage participants interactively, present a cultural perspective, and deepen their understanding of an art form. COMPAS uses a variety of evaluation practices. COMPAS staff, customers, and teaching artists all participate in measuring the results of our arts programs. Evaluations are filled out by one or more teachers or administrators at a site and by artists; COMPAS staff makes site visits; and follow-up meetings among site staff, artists, and COMPAS staff are used to discuss items not covered in the standard evaluation. Evaluations track items such as how well: 1) the art form was taught; 2) the teaching artist engaged the participants; 3) customer-specific goals were met; 4) the artist communicated with the teacher/administrator, prepared them for upcoming activities, and passed on skills they can use after the program ended. Each long-term arts program includes a final presentation or performance that lets participants demonstrate their newly developed skills in a meaningful way and allows invited community members to see the results for themselves. 2: People of many ages, ethnicities, and abilities will participate in COMPAS programs. COMPAS will engage as many (or more) individuals and organizations in the arts as were served in fiscal year 2012. At least one-third of COMPAS' roster artists will be people of color. COMPAS programs will reach individuals and organizations in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. COMPAS tracks the number of participants and sites served through its programs. Since COMPAS is a state-wide organization, it is our goal to work in all eight congressional districts. This is achieved through building on our partnerships and developing new ones with schools and other community organizations. This year COMPAS looked for artists with cultural connections to immigrant populations and new art forms. Artists added included Kim Sueoka/Lau Hawaiian Collective (Hawaiian music); Victor Yepez (Ecuadorian muralist), John Akre (animation), Gita Ghei (East Indian, copper sculpture), and Sarah Nassif (screen printing). We also added artists of African American heritage and artists doing art forms already represented, such as fiction writing and photography.","COMPAS partnered with 93 different school sites, ranging from Tri-County Schools in Kittson County to the State Academy for the Blind in Faribault; libraries (Dakota County Library system); older adult centers and residential facilities (Lyngblomsten and Ebenezer); hospitals (Children's Hospitals of Minnesota in St Paul and Minneapolis); and recreation centers and social service agencies (Boys and Girls Clubs: East Side and West Side, Mount Airy). All the work we do - whether it be residencies, performances, or workshops - is focused on extracting originality and fine arts work. We offer every site the opportunity for a community event, and our artists use this venue to share the emerging work of students. We continue to emphasize interaction in all phases of our work. Providing the cultural context to understand a piece of art, and the historical niche in which it fits, is vital. 2: COMPAS worked with people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities during fiscal year 2013. Largely due to funding challenges faced by schools, we moved from serving 48,000+ students at 151 sites, to 32,000+ students at 130 sites. By contrast, our Arts In Health Care program increased by over 20% (from 2,994 participants to 3,834). Our roster is 42% artists of color. Aside from representing major United States ethnic groups, they also come from countries such as Ghana, Indonesia, Ecuador, and India (as well as Caucasian-majority countries like Sweden and Russia). COMPAS reaches individuals in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. Examples include: 1: Owatonna, Rochester (Bamber Valley); 2: Faribault (Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, Henderson (Hilltop); 3: St Louis Park (Aquila), Hopkins (Meadowbrook); 4: St Paul (Highland Park High), Roseville (Parkview Center); 5: Minneapolis (Anwatin Middle); 6: Clear Lake (Clearview), Woodbury (Bailey); 7: Roseau, Morris; 8: Duluth (Lowell), Aitkin (Rippleside).",,1122000,Other,1162851,2000,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Yvette Trotman, Pamela Johnson, Nasir Raja, Roderic Hernub Southall, Robert Erickson, Christina Koppang, Diane Kuhlmann, Louis Porter II, Celena Plesha, Susan Rotilie, Michelle Silverman, Irene Suddard, Theresa Murray",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawne,"Brown White","COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102-1496,"(651) 292-3261 ",dawne@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Kittson, Roseau, Norman, St. Louis, Clay, Stevens, Aitkin, Polk, Rice, Mille Lacs, Stearns, Le Sueur, Sibley, Morrison, Chisago, Goodhue, Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Olmsted, Carver, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-169,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 10023631,"Operating Support",2022,10859,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Goals include: 1) The safe resumption of pre-COVID classes and source further classes in woodworking, carving, the Scandinavian arts, silversmithing, jewelry and the decorative arts with the goal of 100 classes. 2) Resumption of the Spoon Gathering (scheduled for June of 2022). 3) Continue to grow the Studio program. The current weaving Studio will be moved to a larger more suitable room and be renamed the Textile Studio, with the goal of introducing new classes such as Norwegian Hardanger, quilting and Scandinavian knitting. 4) Grow memberships after the COVID slowdown. 5) Purchase and preserve the Karen Jenson Trestuen Garden Gallery. 6) Further develop youth art and create opportunities for the underserved in the community, in particular Milan's growing Micronesian community. All the goals listed above are measurable. Number of classes and students attending are measurable. Attendance numbers and number of memberships are measurable. The development of programs and facility improvements are all observable.","These grants funds allowed us to step out beyond our normal financial limitations and bring in some artists and performers that we would not typically be able to afford. It also allowed us to keep our ticket prices down, so that our shows are accessible to a wider range of people, and enabled us to experiment with some shows that may or may not attract audience members as we try to attract new people to the PAC. We were able to provide residents in Pipestone and the surrounding area opportunities to experience a variety of arts programming that is offered no where else in this immediate area, including dance, drama, music, storytelling, illusions and other performing arts. We booked four presenter series shows during this time. We also added two community members to our committee that makes decision in which artists to book.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",88248,"Other,local or private",99107,10859,"Jon Roisen, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Marcy Brekken, Maureen Hark, Scott Wilson, Ashley Hanson",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year One, FY2022",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Todd, Rice, Wright, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2181,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Kristen Kuipers: musician, private lesson and K-12 classroom music instructor, theater, writing, volunteer with Jackson Center for the Arts; Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Louella Voigt: music, fiber art; Blue Mound Area Theatre board; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Janine Teske: music, theater, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley school board; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10028027,"Operating Support",2024,18948,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CPA will provide access to quality theatrical experiences and support to students and artists in the NorthEast Metro and surrounding areas. Evaluations from students and patrons, surveys and feedback, and attendance metrics will all serve as key evaluation tools in gauging overall impact.","CPA received feedback on surverys from several sources - contractors, parents, students, community members, etc. Surveys and feedback were primarily done through emailed and posted Google forms. Data was collected and shared with CPA staff and CPA Board members.",,332287,"Other, local or private",332287,18948,"Sharon Hanifl Lee, Carla Ratgen, Carla Griffin, Liz Andert, John Vanyo, Jeremy Storelee, Rick Thompson, Shari Melsa, Sonja Thorson, Laney Spearman, Dawn Mcarthur, Tim Maurer",,"Children's Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to provide a platform to explore the world of artistic expression for children and their communities. ?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clare,Rolinger,"Children's Performing Arts","4941 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 336-8613",clarer@childrensperformingartsmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2359,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027897,"Operating Support",2024,412762,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience live theatre performances and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and world view. Audience and participant surveys collecting experiential data; targeted community outreach for feedback; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences through CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experiential data and net promoter scores; targeted community outreach for feedback; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior.","Seven productions, including 2 CTC world premieres and the only Midwest presentation of a popular Korean show, all aligned with education and engagement. Participation counts and surveys measured engagement in artistic programs. Teachers measured the educational value of student matinees. Talk-backs after public shows captured qualitative data, with 'Morris' talk-backs garnering the most feedback. 2: CTC served 495 MN ZIPs at public performances and 203 at student matinees; 11,284 people received $5 tickets through the ACT Pass, a 19% increase. Cookin' brought a Korean company to CTC's audience, whose surveys included many comments on relevance: `My children are half-Korean and appreciated and recognized the traditional Korean elements and enjoyed the fun way Korean culture was presented.`",,13821551,"Other, local or private",13821551,,"Silvia Perez, Stef Adams, Steven J. Thompson, Adebisi Wilson, George Montague, John W. Geelan, Kelly Baker, Tomme Beevas, Michael Blum, Kwadwo Boadi-Aboagye, Joe Carroll, Scott Cummings, Tami R. Diehm, Peter Diessner, Danielle Duzan, Ben Eklo, Meredith Englund, Jean Freeman, Betsy Frost, Andy Gorski, Conor Green, Lili Hall, Maria Hemsley, Andy Ho, Hoyt Hsiao, Dominic Iannazzo, Bill Johnson, Kate T. Kelly, Ellen Krug, Chad M. Larsen, Mary Loeffelholz, Trisha London, Wendy Mahling, Tom Matson, Kelly Miller, Sonny Miller, Jeb A. Myers, Nnamdi Njoku, Todd Noteboom, Melissa Ostrom, Doug Parish, Angela Pennington, Josh Peterson, Donald-Stephen Porter, Maria Wagner Reamer, Dr. Craig E. Samitt, Chris Schermer, Hillery Shay, Wendy Skjerven, Dr. Anne E. Stavney, Tanya M. Taylor, David Van Benschoten, Hannah Yankelevich, Kashi Yoshikawa",4.82,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Children's Theatre Company is to create extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people and their communities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2229,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027896,"Operating Support",2024,34958,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience and other participants will increase their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural significance in a diverse Minnesota. Interview and survey audience and other participants regarding recurring participation, increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese dance and culture, continued interest andsuggestions for future programs. 2: Dancers, choreographers, and other artists at CAAM CDT will develop and deepen skills and artistry contributing to a welcoming Chinese dance community. Peer reviews, interviews and surveys of dancers and artists measures progress in deepening skills, artistry and contributions to the community; Feedback from community about best ways to increase contributions by Chinese dance arts.","Audience and other participants increased their knowledge and appreciation of Chinese dance, including its cultural and artistic significance. Interview and surveys of audience and participants increased knowledge and understanding of Chinese culture and dance; ask about continuing participation and suggests for future programs. 2: Dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT will deepen skills, contribute to and value a community welcoming Chinese dance arts. Interviews with dancers and other artists at CAAM CDT were asked about deepening skills, and whether they felt they contributed to and value a welcoming Chinese dance community.",,223278,"Other, local or private",223278,2424,"Ronald Tu, Elle Mason, Yanhua Wusand, Joseph Lin, Beatrice Rothweiler",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage, enriching a diverse culture through the universal language of dance.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","655 Fairview Ave N Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 774-0806",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2228,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028056,"Operating Support",2024,37526,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Choral Arts Ensemble will collaborate with the Bach Society of Minnesota and the Great River Shakespeare players to provide high quality programs in SE Minnesota. Choral Arts Ensemble and its partner organizations will survey audience members and participants. Questions will cover emotional responses and technical skills and solicit input about the programming and what could make the experience better in the future 2: CAE's Board, Singers, and primary stakeholders will review and redefine (if and as needed) CAE's long-term artistic vision, role and viability in SE Minnesota. CAE will complete phases three and four of the Chorus America outline for an Artistic Director's (AD) planned retirement. This work includes the search, recruitment and hiring of a new AD by FYE 2024.","Choral Arts Ensemble, in collaboration with the Bach Society of MN & the Great River Shakespeare players, engaged audiences with exceptional programs. Audience comments overheard & solicited at the after-concert receptions were added to those obtained through online audience surveys completed in the days following the concerts. 2: Choral Arts Ensemble successfully completed the search, recruitment, & hiring of our new Artistic Director, Ryan Deignan who started on July 1, 2024. Our search committee successfully recruited 26 qualified applicants for the Artistic Director (AD) position, Zoom interviewed 16, invited 3 to Rochester, and completed the hiring process in Spring 2024. CAE will revise its long-term plan in FY2025.",,353251,"Other, local or private",353251,,"Holly Ebel, Ron Elcombe, Andrew Good, Alan Hansen, Judy Hickey, Ilaya Hopkins, Pamela Hugdahl, Clark Johnson, Dan Kutzke, Leslie Litwiller, Beth Nienow, Alyssa Quiggle, Dean Stenehjem, Eric Stinson, Joanne Swenson, Riley Thompson, Sarah Vinzant, Ryan Williams, Janine Yanisch",,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Choral Arts Ensemble is to inspire, educate, and enrich the community at large through outstanding choral performance.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Sessler,"Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester","1001 14th St NW Ste 900",Rochester,MN,55901,"(507) 252-8427",ExecDir@choralartsensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2388,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027902,"Operating Support",2024,115715,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth learn circus skills, ways to express themselves artistically, confidence, teamwork and persistence working with CJ's professional coaches. End-of-year surveys of parents and youth that query attitude, skill and behavioral change; coach assessments of skill development. 2: CJ facilitates access to the circus arts for youth regardless of income, ability, cultural or ethnic background, sexual orientation or barrier. Enrollment demographics; number of youth who receive need-based scholarships and work study; no. of youth with physical and mental challenges; demographics of youth served by partner organizations; no. enrolled in professional program.","Youth learn circus and artistic performance skills, as well self-confidence, teamwork and persistence while working with CJ's professional coaches. End-of-year surveys of parents and youth that query attitude, skill and behavioral change; coach assessments of skill development. 2: CJ facilitates access to the circus arts for youth regardless of income, ability, cultural or ethnic background, sexual orientation, or barrier. End-of-year surveys of parents and youth that query attitude, skill and behavioral change; coach assessments of skill development.",,3113047,"Other, local or private",3113047,8619,"Cheriti Swigart, John Harrington, Sonia Miller-Van-Oort, John Bennett, Erich Axmacher, Shani Norberg, Ann Reynolds",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Circus Juventas's mission is to inspire artistry and self-confidence in youth through a multicultural circus performing arts experience.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Malone,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229",nicole@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2234,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027894,"Operating Support",2024,51744,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre implements new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in multi-visit residency programs, resulting in larger contact hours with participants. We will survey organizations we visit to ensure the programs address the issues they see in their community. 2: CLIMB develops new strategies for developing and engaging donors. CLIMB will be successful when we have: 25 monthly sustaining donors; 40% donor retention rate year over year; 15% increase in individual giving; two corporate funders.","CLIMB Theatre implements new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in multi-visit residency programs, resulting in larger contact hours with participants. We will survey organizations we visit to ensure the programs address the issues they see in their community. 2: CLIMB develops new strategies for developing and engaging donors. CLIMB will be successful when we have: 2 monthly sustaining donors 40% donor retention rate year over year 10% increase in individual giving 2 Foundation funders",,930344,"Other, local or private",930344,,"Justin Cervantas , James Olney, Sam Taitel",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2226,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027968,"Operating Support",2024,64568,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistically excellent Minnesotan writers will be empowered, published and engaged with new and diverse local and national audiences. Critical reviews, awards, qualitative comments from readers, community engagement feedback, formal evaluation from staff and authors. 2: Diverse Minnesotan readers and program partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists.","With MSAB support, Coffee House Press published books and essays by Minnesota writers, and engaged with new and diverse local and national audiences. To evaluate the success of this work, Coffee House Press used critical reviews, awards, feedback from readers and the broader community, and input from staff and authors. 2: Readers and program partners from diverse backgrounds throughout Minnesota saw themselves in the books and essays published by Coffee House Press. Coffee House Press used a number of evaluation techniques here, including feedback gathered from community engagement participants, input from partner organizations, and statements from authors.",,1363781,"Other, local or private",1363781,,"Patricia Beithon, Randy Hartten, Kelli Cloutier, Robin Preble, Andrew Brantingham, William Hardacker, Maureen Millea Smith, Stephen L. Smith, Malcolm Mcdermid",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125",mara@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2300,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certifica+AI156te.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027985,"Operating Support",2024,38923,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New and returning audiences discover engaging, novel performing events that are digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Electronic and in-person surveys will measure the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage Festival attendees in multiple performances; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences. 2: Artists are equipped with training, resources, and opportunities to produce adventurous work within a knowledge-sharing community of peers. Pre- and post-festival surveys will demonstrate artists gain confidence in their abilities and acquire new skills necessary to successfully produce, market, and perform a theater show for in-person and online audiences.","New and returning audiences discovered engaging, novel performing events that were digestible, inexpensive, and interconnected to their communities. Online and in-person surveys measured the ability to: connect with first-time performing arts audiences; engage attendees in multiple performances; and grow increasingly diverse and adventurous audiences. 2: Artists were equipped with training, resources, and opportunities to produce adventurous work within a knowledge-sharing community of peers. Pre- and post-program surveys demonstrated participating artists gained confidence in their abilities and acquired new skills necessary to produce their performance or show.",,683804,"Other, local or private",683804,,"Nanette Stearns, Eric Molho, Leah Harvey, Paul May-Kramer, Katy Briggs, Lindsey Fallenstein, Timothy Kelly, Erin Mcneil, Lauren Morris, Kendra Plant, Megan Wells",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Fringe connects adventurous artists with adventurous audiences by creating open, supportive forums for free and diverse artistic expression.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Bentley,"Minnesota Fringe Festival AKA Minnesota Fringe","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212x 1",dawn@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2317,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027889,"Operating Support",2024,75347,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Leveraging the capacities of great art inspired by water, MMAM will spark wonder, shift perspectives, and create connected experiences for Minnesotans. Evaluation will be formative and summative and include a longitudinal study in partnership with Engage Winona. Measures will include attendance tracking, membership levels, net promoter scores, intercept interviews, surveys, and focus groups.","Leveraging the capacities of great art inspired by water, MMAM sparked wonder, shifted perspectives, and created connected experiences for Minnesotans. Evaluation was formative and summative and included participation in a longitudinal study with Engage Winona. Measures included attendance tracking, membership levels, net promoter scores, intercept interviews, surveys, and focus groups.",,1285630,"Other, local or private",1285630,,"Bill Hoel, Elise Lewis, Kathy Solum, Greg Neidhart, Sabina Bosshard, Tamara Aupaumut, Nancy Blankard, Laura Cedarberg, Cassie Cramer, Edward Hoffman, Mark Peterson, Leanne Poellinger, Anne Scott Plummer, Jovy Rockey, Marlena Myles, Peter Shortridge",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Marine Art Museum's mission is to create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Indra,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626",eindra@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2221,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028010,"Operating Support",2024,438084,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served; Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience; Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in number and diversity of persons served# and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers; number of retained donors; number of contact hours. Positive reviews on 3rd-party websites (Yelp, etc)Positive feedback via owned channels (Social, emai","Minnesota Opera participants and audiences built social connections and shared emotion with thier fellow Minnesotans. Evaluation included tracking total persons served, conducting audience surveys on empathy and collective experiences, and assessing growth in social-emotional skills among our youth education participants. 2: Diverse audiences reported feeling welcomed and empowered at MN Opera productions and events. Evaluation included tracking the increase in diverse participants and subscribers, donors, contact hours, and gathering positive reviews from surverys, third-party websites, surveys, and feedback from owned channels.",,12794528,"Other, local or private",12794528,,"Mark Gordon, Ryan Taylor, Missy Staples Thompson, Rachelle Mccord, James Powell, Joelle Allen, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Sosha Brink, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Ivonne Chand-O?Neal, Ph.D., Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Amy Hoffman, Dorothy Horns, M.D., Philip Isaacson, Diane Jacobson, Ph.D., Deborah Jiang-Stein, Anna Kokayeff, M.D., Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Jeninne Mcgee, Fayneese Miller, Ph.D., Jodi Mooney, Kay Ness, Benjamin Ollendick, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Cris Ross, Mary Schrock, Nadege Souvenir, Margaret V.B. Wurtele Wayne Zink",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Esther,Blevins,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700",eblevins@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2342,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027907,"Operating Support",2024,1147880,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will engage with exceptional musical programs that expand their knowledge, inspire greater well-being, and build social connections. Collect participation data for initiatives/activities, qualitative feedback with audience surveys and advisory groups, track progress toward learning goals when appropriate. 2: Minnesotans from diverse backgrounds will co-create and participate in artistic activities that address and advance community-identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, feedback from participants, and development of plans for continuing engagement.","Exceptional musical programs and other activities expanded audience knowledge, inspired greater well-being, and built social connections. Surveyed audiences and other participants to determine engagement and impact; organized focus groups and reflection sessions; and gathered data from educators to determine progress toward learning goals (as appropriate) 2: Developed and advanced strategic partnerships with diverse community groups that led to participation in collaborative live and digital programs. Tracked attendance at events including outdoor and community concerts; tracked engagement with online resources; tracked engagement on collaborative volunteer projects; and surveyed audiences & project partners",,37325562,"Other, local or private",37325562,,"Darren Acheson, Karen Ashe, Emily Backstrom, Doug Baker, Sarah Brew, Michelle Miller Burns, Barbara Burwell, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Tim Carl, Evan Carruthers, Yvonne Cheek, Kathy Cunningham, John Dayton, Paula Decosse, Jon Eisenberg, Betsy Frost, Tim Geoffrion, Barbara Gold, Luella Goldberg, Paul Grangaard, Joe Green, Laurie Greeno, Jerome Hamilton, Thomas Herr, Karen Himle, Diane Hofstede, Maurice Holloman, Jay Ihlenfeld, Phil Isaacson, Mike Jones, Kate Kelley, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Mary Lawrence, Al Lenzmeier, Eric Levinson, Nancy Lindahl, Michael Lindsay, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Warren Mack, Patrick Mahoney, Kita Mcvay, Anne Miller, Bill Miller, Leni Moore, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Miluska Novota, Lisa Paradis, Angela Pennington, Abigail Rose, Gordy Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Brian Tilzer, Erik Van Kuijk, Laysha Ward, Jim Watkins, Catherine Webster, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Orchestra's mission is to enrich, inspire, and serve our community as an enduring symphony orchestra internationally recognized for its artistic excellence.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2239,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028016,"Operating Support",2024,50208,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide an excellent orchestral experience for Minnesota students. Student survey review by artistic/admin staff to ensure standards/expectations are met; updates to curriculum and audition requirements are made to meet the needs of each group and individuals. 2: Engage Minnesota families in outstanding musical performances that are affordable, easy to access, and promote music appreciation. Track program participation and attendance and evaluate program effectiveness through surveys and observations.","Provided an excellent orchestral experience for the student musicians of MYS. The end of year survey showed that students and parents overwhelmingly believed they had an excellent experience (97%). The reviews included ratings on conductors, audition requirements and overall experience. 2: Students and families were able to participate in and appreciate orchestral music. The end-of-year survey showed that students were motivated to attend and felt that they were engaged in excellent music-making. No student or family were denied access based on financial-need.",,566807,"Other, local or private",566807,24756,"Jon Feustel, Paul Gronert, Jeff Nichols, Kim Macynski, Richard Marshall, Melissa Falb, Natalie Schuck-Kennedy, Julie Haight-Curran, Susan Scott, Alyssa Saint, Amy Weisgram, Tony Thomann, Mark Mandarano",,"Minnesota Youth Symphony AKA Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) enriches and inspires talented K-12 orchestral musicians by providing professional, comprehensive educational experiences, and thrills audiences with outstanding performances of orchestral repertoire. MYS cultivates leader",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anthony,Thomann,"Minnesota Youth Symphony AKA Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811",tthomann@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2348,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027995,"Operating Support",2024,69672,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By providing high quality educational programming that meets or exceeds each participant's goals, Minnesotan's quality of life is improved. We will survey participants, track participation and revenue by program, and rates of retention as measures of quality. 2: Through opportunities for creative expression and dialogue, Minnesotan's begin to heal and recover from the trauma of recent events. We will survey participants, instructors and community partners (as appropriate).","Minnesotan's quality of life was improved through participation in our programs at our primary location and at the Ridgedale Shopping Center. We collected feedback, in person and written, from program participants. We tracked total participation, individual participation and retention rates. We tracked sales, and surveyed Ridgedale management, class participants, art buyers and viewers. 2: The Art Center and its programs, both onsite and at Ridgedale Center, played an important role in restoring Minnesotans sense of well being. Extensive interactions/conversations with students, Art Center visitors, community partners, and with viewers of exhibits at Ridgedale, corroborate the impact of our programs on the lives of participants and audiences at all levels of involvement.",,1777946,"Other, local or private",1777946,,"Jim Schwert, Curt Paulsen, Gary Lasche, Laura Bernstein, Sarah Gibson, Barbara Mcburney, Martha Mclaughlin, Jackie Peterson, Joan Suko",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"It is the mission of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts to provide teaching excellence, quality exhibitions and cultural enrichment for people of all ages, interests and abilities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2327,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027939,"Operating Support",2024,75093,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community-centered projects bring together artists, community members, businesses and non-profits to create theater and inspire social change. Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess this outcome: long-term relationship building; mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performance; and post-show analysis. 2: Mixed Blood programs engage Minnesotans of all ages, races, ethnicities, identities, locations, and abilities in co-creating and experiencing theater. List of counties/municipalities/groups served; demographic composition of artists, communities and audiences are tracked; programs reflect the priorities of the participants; post-show analysis reveals broad engagement.","Community-centered projects bring together artists, community members, businesses and non-profits to create theater and inspire social change Overlapping and reinforcing work will assess this outcome: long-term relationship building; mutual learning and exchange; production of new theater work in conversation w/arts and non-arts partners; virtual and live performance; & post-show analysis 2: Mixed Blood programs engage Minnesotans of all ages, races, ethnicities, identities, locations, & abilities in co-creating and experiencing theater. List of the communities/municipalities/groups served, demographic composition of artists, communities and audiences are tracked; programs reflect the priorities of the participants; post-show analysis reveals broad engagement.",,1363477,"Other, local or private",1363477,30843,"Joseph Stanley, Ken Rodgers, Samantha King, Kurt Gough, Dj Gramann Ii, Rodolofo Gutierrez, Daniel Le, Mark Valdez, Zoey Wainberg, Paul Whitaker",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Using theatre to disrupt injustices, advance equity, and build community, Mixed Blood inspires the global village to create ripple effects of social change.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Stroud,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984",jstroud44@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2271,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028000,"Operating Support",2024,19976,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota residents have access to artistic training and art educational advancement. Minnesotans have quality training and arts education in structured classes. One on one critiques provide artist's response to the program, and allows us to tailor the instruction for each student. Qualitative and quantitative handouts provided. 2: Expansion of programs available to Minnesotans. Quantitative outcome: Increase in students, workshop registration and special educational lecture attendees. Qualitative outcome: A questionnaire will indicate success, and allow us to improve our program.","The Atelier has seen an increase in its part time classes with students returning for continuing classes. The Atelier hands out assessment sheets to students at the end of the classes. The over whelming responses were all positive and constructive for creating new classes. 2: The Atelier managed to add some nrew workshops to its offerings. The Atelier hands out assessment sheets to students at the end of the classes. The over whelming responses were all positive. Suggestions from participants were used to create future offerings.",,260521,"Other, local or private",260521,2090,"Rich Myers, David Ginsberg, James Goman, Kenny Schweiger, Joy Wolfe, Rachel Wobschall, Laura Tundel, Kristi Dugan, Michael Lack, Tamara Block, Brad Meier",,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Atelier is committed to the ideal of access for all to a?structured system of artistic instruction based in the precepts of the classical masters.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Wicker,"The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts AKA The Atelier","1621 Hennepin Ave E Ste 280",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 362-8421",mail@theatelier.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2332,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027893,"Operating Support",2024,52629,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Austin Area Arts' impact on community life will make Austin/Mower County stronger and more vibrant. Report analyzing data around community strength, community vibrancy and/or organizational impact will be completed.","Austin area communities are stronger and more vibrant because of the arts. Austin Area Arts continuously surveys it's patrons for its 3 major programs, the Austin ArtWorks Center, the Historic Paramount Theatre, and the Austin ArtWorks Festival.",,909062,"Other, local or private",909062,7281,"Penny Kinney, Rae Dawn Rao, Erin Mcclimon, Ricky Young, Austere Apollo, John Beckmann, Emily Braaten, Brianne Erickson, Zach Fadness, Kandee Feist, An Le, Michelle Lilly Shannon Salinas",,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Austin Area Arts applauds and advances all arts by welcoming diverse, creative individuals to share their unique talents to inspire our community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Helle,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934",director@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2225,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027904,"Operating Support",2024,67617,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain knowledge of vocal music and awareness of social issues through compelling, high-quality concerts and outreach activities. Collect and assess results of concert and education surveys, monitor press reviews and social media, document feedback from audience members and participants. 2: Cantus will expand its Minnesota audiences through engaging programming, online concerts that expand accessibility, and ambitious outreach initiatives. Analyze sales reports and web stats with focus on reach of online concerts into greater Minnesota; seek carriage reports from MPR and distribution data from Signum Classics; continue to seek feedback from community partners and educators.","Minnesotans were moved and reflected on relevant programming and exquisite artistry prompted by thoughtfully curated vocal chamber music. Cantus relied primarily on audience feedback submitted through post-concert surveys as well as social media and messages sent to the organization's general e-mail account. 2: Cantus' pay-what-you-can online concerts reduced financial and geographic barriers, serving audiences in 47 Minnesota counties. Cantus tracked sales data for its online concerts, as well as feedback shared in post-concert surveys. The ensemble also monitored social media views and gathered in-person feedback.",,1242626,"Other, local or private",1242626,17500,"Brian Newhouse, Chris Westermeyer, Krystal Prime Banfield, Theresa Gienapp, Sandra Davis, Lloyd Kepple, Olivia Mansfield, Laurie Meyers, Nancy Nelson, Alex Nishibun, Frank Stubbs, Kim Hollingsworth Taylor, Barbara Thomas Jeremy Wong",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cantus's mission is to engage audiences in a meaningful music experience and to ensure the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Heitz,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046",jheitz@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2236,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027915,"Operating Support",2024,94887,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cedar-Riverside businesses and residents view The Cedar as a valued community partner and cultural resource. Track area promotional relationships and qualitative feedback; gather data and feedback from local Somali/East African populations; collect info from local partners along with impact indicators. 2: The Cedar fosters intercultural conversations and appreciation among age- and ethnically-diverse participants via global music and education programs. Gather audience and participant survey data; collect qualitative feedback from service constituents, including comments indicating exchange, growth, learning, and/or cultural appreciation.","The Cedar is regarded by its residential and business neighbors as a vital asset, community partner, and cultural resource. We gathered feedback from patrons and neighbors, including Cedar-Riverside small business owners, many of whom are immigrants. We monitored the impact of partnership activities on community vitality and local awareness of meaningful issues. 2: Diverse audiences appreciated and learned aspects of different cultures through The Cedar?s global music programming and community partnerships. We surveyed audiences and program participants, tracked audience and program engagement, and gathered qualitative information from program artists and community partners.",,2133493,"Other, local or private",2133493,,"Maryam Yusefzadeh, Loki Karuna, Robert Van Nelson, Sue Eidem, Ritika Ganguly, Alana Horton, Steve Jewell, Mohammedamin Kahin, Jessica Kopischke, Karen Quiroz, Curt Trisko, Tim Wong",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of The Cedar is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Woster,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",mwoster@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2247,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027883,"Operating Support",2024,44403,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students of all ages will grow in the knowledge, mastery and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Regular student and parent evaluations, analysis of retention rates in youth and adult ensembles, observations by teachers at school-wide recitals and events, and check-ins with instructors. 2: Minnesotans will learn about the living tradition of Irish music at student outreach performances, school visits and events. Outreach performance statistics, and analysis of student surveys at CIM-presented events like the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend will ensure that new audiences are being introduced to Irish music through accessible educational performances.","Students of all ages grew in the knowledge, mastery, and social connections made through learning traditional Irish music. Students of all ages learned new repertoire and instrumental techniques as performed at recitals and concerts. Group class evaluations indicated that participants gained a deeper understanding of Irish music. The ensemble program had 95% retention. 2: Minnesotans learned about the living tradition of Irish music at the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend at Home and other workshops and events. Over 9,100 Minnesotans of all ages and abilities were exposed to Irish traditional music at the MIM festival, workshops and outreach performances. Student surveys indicated that MIM workshops met or exceeded expectations for 100% of respondents.",,356042,"Other, local or private",356042,,"Dave Mckenna, Jan Casey, Nicole Boor, Patrick Cole, Dave Rhees, Mike O'Connor, Mike Lynch, Jo Ann Vano, Greg Padden",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N Ste 400","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2215,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028026,"Operating Support",2024,15749,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased interest in the performing arts in K-12 youth in Brainerd Lakes Area. Audience demographic data from ticket sales and post-show surveys to determine quantity of youth served; youth class surveys to measure growth in interest in the performing arts; artist outreach to increase quality of arts education. 2: Increased cultural diversity of arts programming to better reflect the cultures of the Brainerd Lakes Area community. Diversity demographics of the CLCPAC Advisory Board to increase equitable representation; post-show surveys on developing awareness of community multiculturalism; community feedback on programming to ensure cultures are well-represented.","K-12 youth demonstrated greater interest and appreciation for the performing arts. Surveys and post-show conversations with audience members. 2: Increased diversity of the CLCPAC Advisory Board, community feedback on programming to improve representation. Demographics of CLCPAC Advisory Board, post-show surveys, community feedback on show selection and future programming considerations.",,660602,"Other, local or private",660602,,"Amy Borash, Adam Marcotte, Bri Keran, Erich Heppner, Kyle Brown, Kevin Yaeger, Levi Trygstad, Mary Sam",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center is to create an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; to share with our community diverse, high-quality arts programming; and to grow a community of practition",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Yow,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 W College Dr",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",joseph.yow@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, McLeod, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2358,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027874,"Operating Support",2024,41285,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Local residents and businesses embrace the arts as an integral part of the cultural and economic fabric of the community. Document changes in local participation. Document local satisfaction with arts programming through conversations and surveys. Track the economic impact of regional participation on local businesses. 2: A vibrant arts culture and diversified programming attract participation of regional artists and audiences. Document changes in regional participation and the number of returning artists and participants. Document regional satisfaction with CCAs? arts programming through conversations and surveys.","Stronger connections were made with residents, businesses and tourism alliance as they further viewed the arts as integral to community vitality. Changes in local participation were documented through event ticket reports, informal patron feedback and satisfaction surveys. Economic impace was evaluated via CCA purchases from local businesses and informal discussion with business owners. 2: Increasingly relevant and accessible programming attracted audiences and artists locally and from around the region. The data evaluated were both quantitative and qualitative. Audience demographics were obtained from ticketing software and surveys, including informal feedback, informing the success of arts events and experiences.",,256819,"Other, local or private",256819,7154,"Peter Erickson, Allan Dietz, Tami Larson, Lynn Harstad, Brian Baum, Carla Gallina, Francis J. Tuohy, Jeremy Stevens, Joel Young, Michael Martin, Nicole Welch, Russell Smith, Tom Hilgren",,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA Chatfield Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Chatfield Center for the Arts' mission is to serve as a regional hub for?advancement of the?arts, fostering?creative expression, social engagement and lifelong learning. ?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Gallina,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA Chatfield Center for the Arts","PO Box 451",Chatfield,MN,55923,"(507) 884-7676",cgallina@usfamily.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2206,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028044,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase capacity of our venue expand enrollment in classes. Actors Theater of Minnesota will document venue capacity before and after its remodel and it will track the enrollment in classes.","Project to expand capacity was completed and enrollment in classes was up year-over-year. After-action reports and enrollment reports.",,212736,"Other, local or private",212736,,"Troy Alexander, Bill Collins, John Haynes, Paul Mcconnell, Wendy Robson",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"It is the mission of Actors Theater of Minnesota to produce, present and educate through an eclectic and unique mix of intimate live theater, professional cabaret and small classes that connect with Minnesota audiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St Ste 720","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2376,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027935,"Operating Support",2024,19906,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To combat the issue of senior isolation and related negative health impacts through partic+BE100ipatory music experiences that uplift, unite, and inspire. Number of participants, performances; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback. 2: To provide seniors meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community while engaging audiences of all ages. Number of participants, rehearsals, interactions, performances; visits to website, YouTube, social media; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback.","Senior isolation was reduced and health/well-being indicators improved among older adults participating in uplifting and inspiring music experiences. Feedback and health/well-being data was collected through participant, audience and venue surveys and interviews. Total performances and program events were tallied, and total attendees tracked through ticket sales and observed head counts. 2: Seniors gathered, bonded, and formed new friendships through music rehearsals and performances offered to enthusiastic audiences of all ages. Staff tracked the total number of rehearsals, performances and venues, and total participants through ticket sales and observation. Social media interactions, website and YouTube visits were monitored and participant survey data collected.",,290495,"Other, local or private",290495,,"John Blackshaw, Heidi Weiler, Jan Preble, Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Daniel Seeman, Ross Willits, Teri Deaver",,"Alive & Kickin","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Alive and Kickin's mission is to give voice to seniors through personal stories and popular song, empowering its members to entertain and enlighten multigenerational audiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jason,Hansen,"Alive & Kickin","1015 N 4th Ave Ste 205",Minneapolis,MN,55405,"(612) 382-7155",Jason@aliveandkickinmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2267,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027912,"Operating Support",2024,82508,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate projects that demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. Demonstrate value of collaboration with living artists: measured by the number of inquiries and referrals plus the projects we help activate from middle schools to LGBTQ centers to homeless encampments. 2: Lead high-profile activities to focus attention of stakeholders and public. Leading high-profile activities: analyze participation and sustained engagement plus visibility of artists on external media and other platforms.","ACF cultivated events, articles, and support systems to demonstrate value in living music creators within the broader context of society. ACF tracks project participation for new and returning participants, ongoing relationships initiated through ACF connections, testimonials from artists and audiences reporting new understanding or validation. 2: ACF led public in-person and virtual high-profile events, and commissioned articles to engage in topical discussions. ACF tracks new/continuous participation, changes in engagement (e.g. increased donation after activity participation), and inquiries/referral requests for connections to living composers.",,1603970,"Other, local or private",1603970,,"Nirmala Rajasekar, Lee Bynum, Carol Ann Cheung, Scott Legere, Diana Schutter, Patrick Castillo, Peter Colin, Kathrine Handford, Gao Hong, Nancy Huart, Douglas Kearney, Loki Karuna, Kevin Kwan Loucks, Luther Ranheim, Derrick Skye, Koven Smith, Mateusz Troicki, Sarah Williams",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"American Composers Forum's mission is to support and advocate for individuals and groups creating music today by demonstrating the vitality and relevance of their art. We connect artists with collaborators, organizations, audiences, and resources.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vanessa,Rose-Pridemore,"The American Composers Forum","75 W 5th St Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2811",vrose@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2244,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027898,"Operating Support",2024,150223,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create opportunities for Minnesota artists to make, present, and sell their work and give them visibility and recognition so they thrive in creative careers. Surveys and interviews with past and prospective Minnesota artists to continue improving and expanding career opportunities. Increase in the number and diversity of artists participating will also be important. 2: Minnesotans have access to diverse craft practices and appreciate the impact craft has on their own lives and communities. Increase in the number and range of Minnesota partnerships and events. Increase in overall participation. New data collection approaches will measure the impact and document the ways craft is valued for Minnesota citizens.","ACC provided MN artists with promotional, professional, and online economic opportunities while also launching American Craft Fest St. Paul. ACC offered artists opportunities through programs, content, and online marketplaces. Online activity was tracked, in-person attendance was closely monitored, and surveys were sent to all participating artists to collect feedback on their experience. 2: ACC participated in intentional outreach and partnerships to deepen MN relationships and provide arts experiences to Minnesotans. ACC records data and feedback on events, participants, partnerships, and supporters in MN. All event attendees also received a survey following our new American Craft Fest event to gather feedback on their experience.",,5452087,"Other, local or private",5452087,,"Greg Bullard, Pearl Dick, Mario Garcia Durham, Rachel Garceau, Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Preeti Gopinath, Harriett Green, Diane Hofstede, Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld, Leslie King Hammond, Thomas Loeser, Joseph Logan, Robert Lynch, Sara Mcdonnell, Seymour Mondshein, Rebecca Myers, Darryl Patterson, Bruce Pepich, Lynn Pollard, Jim Rustad, Kristin Mitsu Shiga, Gary Smith, Lucille Tenazas, Woodie Wisebram, Marilyn Zapf",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Craft Council connects and galvanizes diverse craft communities to cultivate and advance craft's impact on contemporary American life.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Kollar,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3100",rkollar@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2230,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027929,"Operating Support",2024,163032,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans discover connections to one another through relevant, innovative, and accessible arts, craft and music experiences. ASI will track attendance, collect, and analyze feedback from museum visitors and participants in programs that feature Minnesota artists, and which aim to draw connections between art and artists of different backgrounds and/or cultures.","Over 60,000 Minnesotans participated in arts experiences that deepened their appreciation of folk art, music, and handcraft as expressions of culture. Attendance and demographic data were collected through registration information, and outcomes were recorded through digital surveys, oral interviews, written feedback opportunities for personal reflection, and more.",,5471566,"Other, local or private",5471566,,"Maggi Adamek, Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Tikki Brown, Lisa Kallebo, Brenda Butler, Marcia Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Debra Barnes, Tamir Elnabarawy, Mary Dee Hicks, Barbara Linell Glaser, Leslie Goedken, Peter Hilger, Elodie Lee, John Litell, Marco Molinari, Elizabeth Olson, Andreas Ornberg, Andrea Oseland, Lenor Scheffler, David Sorensen, Sara Stenberg, William Weiler",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dexter,Carlson,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 871-4907",dexterc@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2261,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028055,"Operating Support",2024,45602,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our ensemble will enhance the economic, moral, and social well-being of our performing dancer artists with increased compensation. Veteran performers will be paid an average of at least $30/hour; new, incoming performers will be paid an average of at least $19/hour. Evaluation: Did we do it? What were the challenges? Did we increase well-being and artistic retention.","Rehearsal/performance hourly pay rates: Veteran Performers are paid $30/hour; new (",,395841,"Other, local or private",395841,,"Robert Lynn, Clarence White, Gina Kundan, Divya Karan, Irna Landrum, Sherie Apungu, Christine King, Cameron Alosa, Gary Peterson",,"Ananya Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To create original contemporary dance theater at the intersection of artistic excellence and social justice.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennie,Ward,"Ananya Dance Theatre","PO Box 2427",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 486-2238",jennie.ward@ananyadancetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2387,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027885,"Operating Support",2024,38362,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Commonweal Theatre will be a safe, welcoming, accessible venue in a continuing effort to increase attendance by at least 30% in 2024. Following the shutdown in 2020 and decreased attendance in 2021, the organization has the commitment to increase attendance percentages each year for the next five. Attendance figures will be tracked comparatively using in-house ticketing records.","The Commonweal is gradually increasing attendance both by percentage and by average attendance per production. The organization uses both an online database to track figures and then populates a master attendance record to finalize figures.",,977720,"Other, local or private",977720,35749,"David Boen, Laura Gentry, Chris Hanson, Julie Kiehne, Sara Kling-Punt, Wendy Mattison, Ken Mogren, Andre Novak, Sarah Peterson, Megan Pence, Jose Rivas",1,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Commonweal Theatre is a professional theatre company dedicated to delighting and challenging audiences while enriching the common good through actor-based storytelling.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeremy,"van Meter","Commonweal Theatre Company","PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2905x 211",jeremyvm@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, McLeod, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2217,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027928,"Operating Support",2024,74821,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make vital social connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through evaluations filled out by partner site contacts and artists, partner and artist observations, various participant pre- and post-reflections / surveys. 2: Minnesotans of all races, income levels, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs designed to meet their specific needs. We'll track: participant demographics with sites; if and how well we met customer specific goals; modifications made to meet community needs; tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans; types of community partners/sites.","95% of participants learned a new or improved an existing creative skill. 91% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists & site contacts completed online evals re: art created, skills learned, connections made, quality of program, how well it met expectations. Some programs: direct observation by staff & surveys from participants. 2: People 4-95 in 38 MN counties, of all abilities & races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants. Logged type of site and location for all partners. Surveyed artists & sites about participant inclusivity and activities, accommodations made, and meeting site goals.",,1272266,"Other, local or private",1272266,37956,"ElizabethLiz) Sheets, Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Amy Lucas, Virajita Singh, Andrew Leizens, Tracy Robertson, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Heidi Fehlhaber, Jessica Gessner, Melissa Drwall-Hrad, Ryan Kopperud, Dameun Strange, Louis Porter Iii, Greta Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek, Brittany Keefe, Steve Hawley",,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS","450 Syndicate St N Ste 325","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 292-3249",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Marshall, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2260,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027924,"Operating Support",2024,26519,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Improve quality of life by increasing access to our programs for underserved groups across Minnesota while working to bring back our core TC metro audience. Continue practices of regularly surveying participants to measure impact and difference made in quality of life and documenting attendance data/demographics to track changes/increases in access.","Improved quality of life by increasing access to programs for underserved groups across MN while working to bring back our core TC metro audience. Participant Surveys (digital and analog), attendance and other participation data tracked, artist self evaluations.",,287087,"Other, local or private",287087,,"Jeff Gleason, Justin Windschitl, Amy Stearns, Lindsay Kimball, Rachel Riensche, Tim Bradley",,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet Nonprofit AKA Copper Street Brass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Copper Street Brass (CSB) is to represent the evolution of the brass quintet through?inventive concerts, engaging educational programs,?and original musical arrangements.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Allison,Hall,"The Copper Street Brass Quintet Nonprofit AKA Copper Street Brass","511 Groveland Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 722-3667",allison@copperstreetbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2256,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027886,"Operating Support",2024,26141,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Use the arts to cultivate mutual respect and understanding between diverse voices. Three levels of pre- and post-activity surveys: musician, mentor, and audience/community member. 2: Give young people the tools and platform they need to emerge from the pandemic and move forward with confidence. Three levels of pre- and post-activity surveys: musician, mentor, and audience/community member. Select interviews of each cohort.","Use the arts to cultivate mutual respect and understanding between diverse voices. Methods used were audience and participant surveys, video interviews, audience metrics and teacher surveys. 2: Build confidence, skills and trust between students and mentors with a focus on the young people affected by the pandemic. Methods used were audience and participant surveys, video interviews, teaching artist interviews and audience metrics.",,259421,"Other, local or private",259421,22373,"Sam Bergman, Megan Feeney, Becca Cochrane, Julie Gramolini Williams, Gary Burns, Ephi Eyal, Asaf Wachtel, Rick Gibson, Elise Gehrke",,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Cuban American Youth Orchresta's mission is to promote cultural diplomacy through education, collaboration and?performance?between?young American and Cuban musicians.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rena,Kraut,"Cuban American Youth Orchestra","3700 36th Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 237-6437",rena@cayomusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2218,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027996,"Operating Support",2024,56555,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present 15+ diverse, high-quality arts programs that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. Through the use of surveys, phone calls, post-show discussions plus staff and board assessments, we will monitor quality and number of presentations, track community feedback/engagement to help shape future arts programs. 2: Increase community theatre opportunities by 50%, including developing a community action plan with at least three actionable strategies. Number of opportunities provided will be tallied as well as number of participants. Success will be determined by participant survey responses and creation of an actionable plan, as well as the act of carrying out these activities.","HHT presented over 20+ diverse, high quality arts programs that engaged a broad demographic of people and improved quality of life in northwestern MN. Through ticket sales, use of surveys, phone calls, post-show discussions, staff and board assessments, we monitored quality and number of presentations, tracked community feedback and engagement. 2: Community theatre opportunities increased by over 50%, including developing and implementing a community action plan. Number of opportunities were tallied as well as number of participants. Success determined by participant response and surveys, creation of action plan and ability to carry out activities.",,743517,"Other, local or private",743517,,"Ken Foltz, Dan Josephson, Sharon Sinclair, Mark Schulz, Ryan Hill, Natalie Bly, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Historic Holmes Theatre is to provide quality opportunities that inspire all ages to learn, grow, and play in the performing and visual arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Grace,Davidson-Thooft,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501,"(218) 844-4221x 114",grace@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2328,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027977,"Operating Support",2024,59576,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists bring cultural, social and economic benefit to their communities as they thrive creatively and financially, both locally and across the region. Studio artists, artists-in-residence, and artists participating in programs are interviewed and anonymously surveyed regarding the Anderson Center's impact on creative practice, ability to generate revenue, and engagement with Minnesota communities. 2: Artistic programming that is conceptually engaging and technically accomplished inspires, educates, and connects diverse audiences. Qualitative feedback such as stakeholder and participant comments, along with recorded data like surveys that ask for a three-word description of participants? experiences, demonstrate the personal and collective impact of Anderson Center arts programs.","Artists strengthened their networks, grew in their creative practices, and connected with each other and audiences. Progress was tracked through surveys of artists and audiences, combined with quantitative data about local economic impact. 2: Programs provided quality-of-life benefits to audiences in the Red Wing Area and beyond, almost half of whom rarely attend other arts events. Audiences were primarily measured through written surveys, supplemented by verbal surveys of visitors and through ticketing data for paid events.",,674435,"Other, local or private",674435,8457,"Nan Bailly, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Sean Dowse, Dobby Gibson, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Fiona Mccrae, Karen Mueller, Margaret Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center at Tower View","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Anderson Center offers residencies in the arts and humanities; provides a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas; encourages the pursuit of creative endeavors; and serves as a source of significant contributions to society.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stephanie,Rogers,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","PO Box 406","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009",stephanie@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2309,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028037,"Operating Support",2024,15332,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand public awareness and recruiting efforts which will grow our choir membership and involve more singers from all areas of the Twin Cities. Outcome will be measured by how many new members join the ACYC choral program. We will collect data from all singers that contact us about how they heard about ACYC, so we can track the impact of our advertising.","More youth in our community participated in our choir program and became better singer, gained self confidence, self esteem and made new friends. Data was collected from registration forms. (137) NEW singers joined from (41) communities. New singers heard about the ACYC program from friends, family members, social media, teachers and educators, summer camp or general web search.",,363389,"Other, local or private",363389,,"Jenn Herron, Brenda Raney, Rachel Mcguire, Bert Pinsonneault, Geoff Couling, Holly Miller, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Lana Western, Sue Couling, Jana Cinnamon",,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs inspire and nurture a creative community of singers through quality choral experiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Audrey,Riddle,"Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431,"(952) 563-8572",angelicayouthchoirs@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2369,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028057,"Operating Support",2024,47139,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans across cultures, abilities, ages increase understanding, empathy, literary arts appreciation through writing, reading, and listening. Data: number of people who are published, share stories thru readings, are leaders/mentors, attend events. Quality: note comments in post-event talks, conversations with artists, short surveys.","Minnesotans?across cultures, abilities, ages?increased understanding, empathy, literary arts appreciation through writing, reading, and listening. Data: # of people who were published, shared stories thru readings, were leaders/mentors, attended events. Quality: noted comments in post-event talks, conversations with artists, short surveys",,479639,"Other, local or private",479639,,"Claudette M. Webster, Carla Knight, Kattie Vagnino, Damien Mills",,"Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Arcata Press | Saint Paul Almanac's mission is to share stories across cultures, and to cultivate dialogue that promotes understanding, relationships, and collaborative action.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pamela,"Fletcher Bush","Arcata Press AKA Saint Paul Almanac","275 4th St E Ste 701","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 447-6639",pamela@saintpaulalmanac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2389,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027911,"Operating Support",2024,482145,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,596,892 square feet of affordable space-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for some 430+ artist residents and their families, and 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, The Cowles Center will provide at least 40 performances, 400+ education sessions, and space for twenty arts and cultural organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration, and earnings; engaged audiences; and spurred positive development. Artspace provided 1,536,937 SF of affordable art spaces-- across 14 projects in six Minnesota communities-- for 430+ artist residents and their families and some 490+ arts organizations and arts enterprises. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. Serving as the flagship for dance across Minnesota, 11,000+ youth and adults attended 17 performances and 660 education sessions across the state, and accessed space for 15 arts and cultural organizations.",,23930482,"Other, local or private",23930482,312226,"Mark W. Addicks, Devon Akmon, Osh Ashruf, Peter Beard, Terry Benelli, Randall Bourscheidt, Gary Cunningham, Diane Dalto Woosnam, Matthew E. Damon, LouisLou) Demars, Marie Feely, Ian Friendly, Roy Gabay, Joe Gibbons, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, M.A., Peter A. Lefferts, MargaretPeggy) Lucas,Mary Margaret Macmillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin Esq., Betty Massey, Dan C. Mehls, Sarah Oquist, Ken Peterson, Barbara Portwood, Irene Quarshie, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Christopher Scott, Gloria Sewell, Jason Stamm, Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., Chandler Wilson. Emeriti: James C. Adams, Terrance R. Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Cynthia J. Newsom, Roger Opp",,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Artspace is to create, foster, and preserve affordable and sustainable space for artists and arts organizations.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 N 3rd Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1641,"(612) 333-9012",dana.mattice@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2243,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027965,"Operating Support",2024,46977,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","3,500 students and 75 educators increase skills/understanding of art, environment and culture through quality art experiences led by ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, student demos and surveys will determine if most students' artwork relates to environment/culture and shows growth in knowledge and skills. A professional evaluator will be involved. 2: 15,000 people of diverse ages, ethnicities and abilities expand their artistry and environmental stewardship using traditional art and reuse materials. Surveys, participation data,and staff observation will assess whether 1) more than 40% of participants have diverse backgrounds, 2) the majority incorporate creative reuse materials into art works and, 3) ArtStart gains more advocates and donors.","3503 students and 78 educators increased skills/understanding of art, environment & culture through quality art experiences led by ArtStart artists. Reflective protocols, teacher surveys, student demos, photos, & classroom visits determined that most students' art work related to environment/culture and showed growth and skills. 2: 28,238 people of diverse ages, ethnicities, & abilities expanded their artistry & environmental stewardship using tradition art & reuse materials. Surveys, participation data, & staff observation revealed that 1) Approximately 45% of our participants had diverse backgrounds; 2) the majority incorporated creative reuse materials into their artworks 3) ArtStart gained more advocates and donors.",,363193,"Other, local or private",363193,4333,"Thomas Lang, Sara Dovre Wudali, Jamee Yung, Lois Eliason, Michelle Presley, Greg Mcgee, Judy Geck, Martha Swensden, Magda Ronnigen",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"ArtStart's mission is to inspire artistic creativity and illuminate connections among people, ideas, and the environment through engaging artists, children/families, and communities in quality arts education experiences.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anne,Sawyer,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787",anne@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Martin, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2297,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027986,"Operating Support",2024,79902,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide programming that will bring the campus and local community together for shared experiences. Events in our presenting series will have a 20% increase in participation as compared to 2019's pre-Covid levels of engagement. Programming decisions will be influenced by feedback (via survey) from those who participated in programmatic offerings. 2: Minnesotans engage in O'Shaughnessy programming as students, artists AND patrons. We will ask participants from classes/workshops/performances if grew, changed or learned something from their experiences with us, as well as how we may deepen future opportunities for growth. We will document feedback.","Our events brought the campus and local community together, and our outreach efforts successfully increased Minnesotan participation at our venue. We tracked first time attendance in our venue, conducted post performance surveys after every event, and made direct observations to evaluate our work. 2: Minnesotans grew, learned or changes because they attended our performance. We used post performance surveys and asked this exact question. Over 150 respondents indicated that they had been positively changed, grew, or learned something as a result of the performance.",,1234453,"Other, local or private",1234453,18678,"Jean Wincek, Kathryn Clubb, Christine Moore, Mary Jo Abler, Ken Charles, Anne Davis Gotte, Samantha Hanson, Diane Shelstad Huston, Andrea C. Lee, Anne Mckeig, Donna Mcnamara, Joy Milos, Joan Mitchell, Kathleen O?Brien, Colleen O?Malley, Jennifer Ortale, Rebecca Keonig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Jill Underdahl, Robert Wollan, Kirsten Vogel Womack, Valerie Young, Priscilla Zee",,"Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University","Private College/University","Operating Support",,"The O'Shaughnessy supports the University's mission to educate women to lead and influence. Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant events, The O?Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, as a gateway of performing arts f",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Irene,Green,"Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 690-6700",ijgreen248@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2318,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027993,"Operating Support",2024,55681,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will reduce financial barriers to top-tier dance education. We will track how many students and audience members need financial assistance to experience or participate in our work, compared to our ability to offer our work at low-to-no cost. 2: SPB will reshape ballet culture through holistic approaches, partnerships, and diverse representation and programming. We will administer surveys to participants, families, faculty, and partners to measure impacts on mental/physical health, sense of belonging/community, and aspiration.","Minnesotans benefitted from financially accessible dance education programs Enrollee tracking; requested financial assistance; increased enrollment in low-cost classes 2: Minnesotans participated in quality arts experiences because of a culturally welcoming environment. School-wide conferences; testimonials; direct feedback",,406380,"Other, local or private",406380,4252,"Sarah Leismer, Lillyan Hoyos, Amber Genetsky, Christine Onusko, Katherine Krieser",,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"St. Paul Ballet's mission is to perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to engagement in the art of dance.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Spenner,"Saint Paul Ballet","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 690-1588",jantspen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2325,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027906,"Operating Support",2024,371959,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will gain wide access and flexible options to enjoy quality performances via an array of in-person and free digital concert experiences. Staff and Board will track in-person attendance metrics, number of performances and venues performed at, number of unique Concert Library website visits from Minnesotans and number of performances livestreamed and added for on-demand viewing. 2: Welcome, represent and honor our community's diversity with attention to racial, ethnic and gender diversity of programming and performers on stage. Staff and Board will track (1) the percentage of concerts that featured composers of color and/or women and (2) the percentage of concerts that feature performers identifying as a person of color and/or underrepresented in American orchestras.","The SPCO provided broad access to in-person and livestream performances through concerts in 14 venues and the free online Concert Library. The SPCO tracked in-person concert attendance numbers, as well as participation in free digital media programming. 2: The SPCO 2023.24 season had 56 out of 112 concerts that were by underrepresented composers, and 26 out of 112 concerts were by BIPOC composers. Our Artistic planning team ensured they prepared a FY24 season comprising of diverse composers while in development. We define `underrepresented` as a combination of BIPOC, ALAANA, and Gender (inclusive of everyone except White and Male identifying).",,10821336,"Other, local or private",10821336,,"Doug Affinito, Catherine Allan, Nina Archabal, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Inez Bergquist, Theresa Bevilacqua, Andrew Brady, Arnold Brier, Christopher M. Brown, Anne Cheney, Steven Copes, Sheldon W. Damberg, Becky Debertin, Victor De Meireles, Louis Epstein, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Stephanie Fehr, Jason Max Ferdinand, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Keith M. Halperin, Ann Huntrods, A. J. Huss Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur Klebanov, Karen Koepp, Randy Kroll, Robert L. Lee, The Reverend Craig Lemming, Jon Limbacher, Margaret Lindlof, Marja Lutsep, Stephen H. Mahle, Robert W. Mairs, David Moore Jr., Bondo Nyembwe, Robert M. Olafson, Deborah J. Palmer, Daniel R. Pennie, Peter Remes, John Riehle, Ann Rogotzke, David Rosedahl, Jack Rossmann, Kathleen Schubert, Andrew Selden, James Donald Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Paul Vargo, Elizabeth Willis, Justin Windschitl",,"Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to sustain a world-class chamber orchestra at the highest standards of artistic excellence that enriches the Twin Cities community by sharing dynamic, distinctive and engaging performances.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebecca,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2238,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027969,"Operating Support",2024,57835,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will be nurtured in their artistic growth and abilities through artistically excellent instruction and performance opportunities. Faculty will track student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Performances will be evaluated by artistic staff. Qualitative feedback will inform future programming. 2: Expanded outreach programming, free community performances, and other artistically excellent programs will be accessible to underserved Minnesotans. Formal and informal surveys of performers, instructors, audiences and students; analysis of number of performances, musician contact hours, audience demographics; chart growth in community partnerships, including schools and performance spaces.","Minnesotans were nurtured in their artistic growth through instruction and performance opportunities across the state. Faculty tracked student's progress towards technical mastery, musicality, and confidence. Performances were evaluated by artistic staff. 2: We served new communities with free performances and outreach programs, including underserved students and adults. Formal and informal surveys of performers, instructors, audiences and students: analysis of number of performances, musician contact hours, audience demographics; growth in community partnerships.",,625873,"Other, local or private",625873,,"Nina Archabal, Michael Adams, Torrii Yamada, Maddie Wething, Susan Bullard, William Eddins, Travis Erickson, Elsa Hauschildt, Keith Holme, X. Christina Huang, Mary Larew, Martha Mccartney, Jamie Mudrick, Clara Osowski, Teele Schneider, Christine Schwab, Michael Stockman, Heidi Teoh",,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music provides high-quality, innovative music education and performance experiences to students of all ages, abilities, cultures, backgrounds, and income levels, for the enrichment of our entire?community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","100 Oxford St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 224-2205",mara@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2301,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027888,"Operating Support",2024,81781,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Schubert Club serves an increased number of music enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds in Minnesota through programming and organizational change. We started a new strategic plan this fiscal year incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion in all we do. Track audience and museum visitors. Issue surveys to evaluate our programs. Record new and growing community relationships and impact.","Schubert Club featured artists through its programming that reflected our audiences and strategic framework. We monitored progress and success through building community partnerships, by measuring increased diversity in audience members, Board and staff. Audience demographics measured by surveys. Other measuring done internally.",,2157372,"Other, local or private",2157372,,"Suzanna Altman, Lynne Beck, Aaron Brown, Joanna Cortright, Patricia Durst, Richard Evidon, Doug Flink, Catherine Furry, Clea Galhano, Reynolds-Anthony Harris, Braxton Haulcy, Dorothy Horns, Brian Horrigan, Anne Kruger, Seth Levin, Nancie Litin, Michael Manns, Laura Mccarten, Dr. Stephen Menya, John Nuechterlein, Vaughn Ormseth, Jonathan Palmer, Karl Reichert, Kay Savik, Laura Sewell, Dameun Strange, Maria Troje-Poitras, Anne Vars, David Wheaton, Eric Won, Donna Zimmerman",,"The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Schubert Club cultivates a passion for music and fosters an engaged community of music enthusiasts through concerts, music education, museum exhibits, and student scholarships.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Marret,"The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3267",amarret@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Swift, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2220,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028029,"Operating Support",2024,25133,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and implement our first-ever multi-year program plan in order to strategically deepen mission impact. Analyze/implement community feedback survey data. Consult from professionals will be used to advise on how we can sustainably grow programs. Success will be measured by approval and implementation of this plan. 2: Strengthen programs by increasing support and creating more inclusive spaces for marginalized folks, while increasing DEI training/learning. Surveys will be used to evaluate what participants learned and how they felt at camp. Participants will be vetted in an equity-focused review process so that we are supporting qualified, diverse folks at camp.","She Rock She Rock planned for future growth and expansion in consultation with its board and pursued new venues to meet increased demand for programs. The number of applications received and overwhelmingly positive survey results showed the desire for more programming. She Rock She Rock consistently receives triple the number of applicants they can serve due to space limitations. 2: She Rock She Rock prioritized mental health training in planning their programming and hired instructors who reflect their BIPOC and LGBTQ population. Based on survey results from staff and students, She Rock She Rock pivoted staff training and music education programming to also support participants' holistic health, including supports for anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD.",,263761,"Other, local or private",263761,7108,"Jenny Case, Karla Lindsay, Gabs Semansky, Vanessa Palmer, Anya Pavlov-Shapiro, Krissandra Anfinson, Cindy Chen Delano, Hailey Jacobsen",,"She Rock She Rock","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"She Rock She Rock is the only nonprofit in Minnesota dedicated?to empowering girls, women, trans and nonbinary folks through the art of music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Smith,"She Rock She Rock","5115 Excelsior Blvd Ste 316","St Louis Park",MN,55416-0094,"(844) 743-7625",jenny@sherocksherock.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2361,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028046,"Operating Support",2024,33487,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Singers will broaden community participation and engagement with the arts through thought-provoking choral concerts and collaborative activities. Collect and study data on new/returning ticket sales and participants; analyze social media and digital content metrics; seek qualitative feedback via surveys/evaluations from patrons, partners, and participants; evaluate donor giving trends. 2: The Singers will continue to build, strengthen, and re-evaluate the organization and governance infrastructure. Continue finalization and implementation of the new strategic plan; analyze and update board and staff goals; Annually revisit SWOT analysis and artistic vision; annual Board/Staff evaluation; analyze qualitative feedback from patrons.","The Singers broadened community participation of thought provoking and engaging choral music. Track ticket sales/attendance, qualitative feedback at concerts and on-line feedback, CD sales, and donor trends. Track participation at Community Sing and outreach events. Board studies data reports. 2: The Singers strengthened and re-evaluated the organizational structure. Strategic Plan is guiding document; Completed 23-24 Strength/Weakness/Opportunities/Threats analysis; annual Board/Staff evaluation; qualitative feedback from patrons; utilize volunteers and outside professionals to increase efficiency.",,259774,"Other, local or private",259774,,"Allie Tunseth Lindgren, Jon Van Nurden, James Sele, Julio Fesser, Julie Schramke, Patty Paulus, Jacqueline Steele, Beth AlthofSinger Representative), Matthew Culloton",,"The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Singers deliver compelling and thought-provoking performances and educational opportunities that can bridge cultural differences and invite appreciation of the choral art.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Culloton,"The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers","797 Summit Ave Ste B","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 917-1948",singersmca@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2378,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10031538,"Operating Support",2025,47173,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EAH will increase access to art education opportunities by providing neighborhood and location-based programming, especially in underserved areas. Progress will be measured through program documentation, participant feedback, data analysis, financial assessment, and teaching artist program reports.",,,372115,"Other, local or private",395702,,,,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Eagan Art House encourages people of all ages to live creatively through education, exhibition, and community events.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3981 Lexington Ave S",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2449,"Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10031505,"Operating Support",2025,45290,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People of many ages and backgrounds will gain new skills and appreciation of chamber music by engaging in performances and educational activities. Artaria will track musician, student and audience responses to the activities to assess the impact of these experiences on their string playing and appreciation of chamber music. Measures: surveys, social media, conversations, partner evaluations. 2: Artaria will make chamber music relevant and accessible to people of all ages statewide with performance, educational, and outreach services. Artaria will track audience numbers/demographics and critique their responses to the three services to assess how they can be improved and/or expanded. Measures: surveys, follow-up emails, social media, interviews, artists/partner evaluations.",,,196126,"Other, local or private",218771,,,,"Artaria AKA Artaria String Quartet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Artaria String Quartet is committed to chamber music excellence in performance and education, focusing on inclusivity and enriching the vibrant culture representative of Minnesota and our community.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lynne,Beck,"Artaria AKA Artaria String Quartet","1790 Richard Cir","St Paul",MN,55118,"(651) 587-7595",beckgrant@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2416,"Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10031580,"Operating Support",2025,24384,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCB will make ballet approachable and accessible by increasing educational outreach programming by 20% over the next four years. TCB will compare the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conduct audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: TCB will return revenue to pre-pandemic levels to secure the long-term stability of the organization. TCB will track fundraising & grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compare total income to FY 2019 to determine if revenue has returned to pre-pandemic levels.",,,383259,"Other, local or private",395451,,,,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"The mission of Twin Cities Ballet is to connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun through professional and original productions and educational outreach. ",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",development@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2491,"Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ",,2 10031579,"Operating Support",2025,72670,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LAAC provides quality accessible programs to expand cultural experiences through artistic visual and performing arts opportunites. Qualitative date of registration and attendance is tracked and analyzed. Data is collected through survey and evaluation to analyze qualitative impacts. 2: Participants place importance on professional meaningful interactions in a regional visual and performing arts facility. Qualitative data collection through survey and evaluation analysis will gauge the quality, relevance and impact of programming.",,,857822,"Other, local or private",894157,,,,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support ",,"The Lakeville Area Arts Center promotes cultural enrichment and artistic experiences for the community by providing an environment that fosters creative expression and offers a myriad of artistic and educational opportunities. ",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Joseph,Masiarchin,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640",jmasiarchin@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2490,"Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization ",,2 10027895,"Operating Support",2024,20244,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to quality education for arts learners through strategic efforts to grow the scholarship fund to enable more people to participate. Track income from tuition roundup contributions. Re-write the scholarship application so it is more streamlined and easier to access. Alter language that has historically been gatekeeping language. 2: Increase and diversify studio access to the community via skill sharing, demonstrations, etc. with visiting artists in residence. Track increase in diversity in age, demographics, etc. within applicants. Coordinate and plan engagement opportunities and track participation as well as number of events, etc. Seek evaluation from participants and artists as to how thing went.","Scholarship funds remained consistent in our residency program. Scholarships went up by over 80% for youth between 2023 and 2024. We primarily tracked our accounting software and included information about our scholarships on each class page to increase access. Informal conversations with parents and caregivers gave great insight into the need to subsidize class costs. 2: From 2023 to 2024 we increased our engagement opportunities by 22% in terms of actual events as well as participant numbers. Age span increased by 10%. We evaluated our participant numbers and programs by counting offerings and engagement numbers. We tracked general age information to consider the increase in ages served. We collected formal and informal evaluations from artists and participants.",,545375,"Other, local or private",545375,2164,"Kristofer Bowman, Rachel Fulkerson, Tom Irvine, Katherine Goertz, Sheila Brown, Charles Matson Lume, Karen Brown, Allen Ondrachek, David Safar",,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Grand Marais Art Colony fosters the exploratory growth and experimental power of contemporary artists.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyla,Brown,"Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony","PO Box 626","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0626,"(218) 387-2737",director@grandmaraisartcolony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2227,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027953,"Operating Support",2024,166177,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Graywolf books introduce new language, ideas, and stories that help a broad readership across Minnesota understand our times and each other. Graywolf evaluates reader impact by capturing and tracking individual responses at events, on social media, and through an annual survey. Critical attention, award nominations, and book sales also help indicate the strength of our books' influence. 2: Graywolf books, author events, and staff enhance Minnesota communities by building and cultivating audiences through partnerships. Graywolf assesses the quantity and quality of event programming and collaborations, book donations, and local media attention. We solicit feedback from relevant partners. Staff engagement across the local community is tracked and evaluated.","Graywolf published 23 books that inspired empathy, introduced ideas and forms, influenced public discourse, and reached 18,300 readers in Minnesota. Graywolf spoke with event attendees, engaged with social media users, and tracked sales, reviews, and award attention. In FY24 Graywolf authors were finalists for a National Book Award and the International Booker Prize, among others. 2: Graywolf enhanced Minnesota communities by partnering on events featuring authors and staff, and donating 693 copies of 11 titles to 7 organizations. Graywolf worked with at least 21 local partner institutions to build audiences and readership. This included supporting a workshop at the Loft for Native writers through Indigenous Nations Poets. Conversations and book donations demonstrated impact.",,4904662,"Other, local or private",4904662,,"Aimee Lagos, Stefanie Adams, Ramona Advani, Art Berman, Sheila Berube, Karin Birkeland, Kathleen Boe, Brian Childs, Patrick Clifford, Thea Goodman, Brett Goldblatt, Lissa Jones-Lofgren, Michelle Keeley, Chris Kirwan, Ruth Ellen Kocher, Jill Koosmann, Lenesa Leana, Ed Mcconaghay, Maura Mccormack, Zachary Mcmillan, Mike Meyer, Cathy Polasky, Sharon Pierce, Shahina Piyarali, Alexis Racciatti, Willie Reyelts, James Short, Kathleen Smith, Winifred Smith, Elena Sparling, Debra Stone",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Graywolf Press is committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carmen,Gimenez,"Graywolf Press","212 Third Ave N Ste 485",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077",gimenez@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2285,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028054,"Operating Support",2024,74894,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate our culture of equity and anti-racism by fostering relationships, trust, and transparency to build a more vibrant community for everyone. This will be measured with both qualitative and quantitative data through one-on-one conversations, staff meetings, and tracking time dedicated to this.","Advanced anti-racism work cultivating a culture of equity and sense of belonging. Primarily through qualitative data through conversations, surveys, and feedback from staff and participants.",,1580442,"Other, local or private",1580442,,"Marianne Arnzen, Dan Barth, Lori Glanz-Gambrino, Kimberly Foster, Buddy King, Chris Kudrna, Debra Leigh, Cassie Miles, Jon Noyes, Chad O?Brien, Janet Reagan, Erica Scott, Burke Tagney, Matt Trombley",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre (GREAT) brings the community together through shared theatre experiences. We ensure everyone in Central Minnesota will have access to the transformative power of the arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lacey,Schirmers,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787",lacey@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2386,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028060,"Operating Support",2024,64952,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Generate community building dialogue around the art of theater while modeling inclusivity and diversity to our community. Progress will be measured by the number participating in activities, media stories reflecting our themes but not necessarily our art, and by tracking the diversity and equity of the company members. 2: Successfully mount an indoor season that attracts at least 8000 as we emerge from the pandemic. Attendance and staffing levels will be measured (especially first-time attendees) as well as audience and artist response to the quality of the work.","GRSF engaged a company of 73 artists for its 2023 season, 27% of whom were people of color. 48% were LGBTQIA+. GRSF participated in a demographic survey conducted by SMU DataArts capturing diversity information in an anonymous fashion. The survey also tracked age, disability status, and workplace satisfaction information. 2: The indoor season was mounted with three rotating productions. Attendance was 6171, behind the stated goal but 14% higher than 2022. GRSF uses a platform called Patron Manager to track ticket sales, attendance, and donations. The festival attracted 434 new ticket buyers in 2023.",,1008545,"Other, local or private",1008545,,"Mary Adams, Mary Alice Anderson, Marcia Aubineau, Jacquelyn Banicki, Kris Blanchard, Cherisa Broadwater, Michael Charron, Joyati Debnath, Gary Diomandes, Jack Hedin, Hayley Fast Hornberg, Alan Leonhardt, Jonathan Locust Jr, Beth Forkner Moe, Paul Mundt, Amaria O'Leary, Kelley Olson, Gaby Peterson, Mary Polus, Jim Stoa, Tom Stoa",,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Great River Shakespeare Festival is to enrich people's lives by creating dynamic, clearly understood productions of Shakespeare and other playwrights who celebrate the spoken word.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Young,"Great River Shakespeare Festival","163 E 2nd St",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-7900",aarony@grsf.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Lake, Martin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2392,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10027926,"Operating Support",2024,62637,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students will be transformed musically and personally through GTCYS' educational activities and access initiatives. GTCYS will also analyze student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders. We will also collect feedback through biennial student and parent surveys.","Students were transformed musically and personally through GTCYS' educational activities and access initiatives. GTCYS analyzed student retention, audition results, program assessments, and input from stakeholders. We also collected feedback through biennial student surveys.",,1293262,"Other, local or private",1293262,,"Jc Beckstrand, Katie Berg, Matthew Crowley, Michele Decoux, Colin Dougherty, Andrew Eklund, Allison Elder, Lisa French, Matthew Harris, Maurice Holloman, Patrick Hyatte, Julia Jenson, Melissa Meinke Krueger, Rich May Jr., Dave Michela, Laura Newinski, Zina Scheuerman, Adele Suttle, Sara Kleinsasser Tan, Jeff Tuttle, Ernest Van Panhuys, Lawrence Wang, Kjirsten Zellmer, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the conviction that music nourishes the body, mind, and spirit of the individual and enriches the community, the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies provides a rigorous and inspiring orchestral experience for young musicians.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2258,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028059,"Operating Support",2024,942004,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatrical productions, education offerings, and collaborative community programming will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming will be evaluated through patron and partner surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in relevant activities. 2: The Guthrie will create theater relevant to a diverse patron base, eliminating barriers to attendance and creating an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere. Relevance will be evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys and accessibility will be measured by diverse patron attendance/participation.","The Guthrie hosted 39 post-show conversations this season, and most patrons reported having conversations with others about the play they saw. The community-building effectiveness of the Guthrie's programming was evaluated through patron or participant surveys, observation, and data on attendance and participation in education/community engagement programming. 2: Post-show survey results show that patrons found the plays relevant, and that our efforts to reduce barriers and welcome guests were effective. Relevance was evaluated via attendance figures and patron surveys; accessibility was measured by diverse patron attendance/participation and survey comments.",,27263166,"Other, local or private",27263166,,"Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, John JunekPast Chair), Joseph HajDirector), David Dines, Susan W. Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Abdhish Bhavsar, Peter Brew, Amy Fiterman, Darrel German, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy A. Huebsch, David Hurrell, Hans Kabat, Christine Kucera Kalla, Jay Kiedrowski, John A. Knapp, David M. Lilly, Jr., Kristen Ludgate, Michael Mccormick, W. Thomas Mcenery, Munir Meghjee, Jennifer Melin Miller, Renee Montz, David Moore, Jr., Lynn Myhran, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Irene Quarshie, Ann Rainhart, Rebecca Koenig Roloff, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Jerry Rudowsky, Kenneth F. Spence, Kweli P. Thompson, Meredith Tutterow, Steven C. Webster, Todd Zaun,",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays, connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000",emilye@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2391,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027879,"Operating Support",2024,1071803,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and underserved populations engage in inclusive arts experiences, creating positive change for themselves and their community. Participant surveys track increases in knowledge and positive attitudes. Benchmark: 80% of respondents reporting increased knowledge and improved community or individual wellbeing. 2: Trust programming creates significant economic benefits and supports statewide partners in meeting their missions. a) Track ticket sales and apply multiplier; b) Track marketing reach provided to partners; c) Partners identify benefits of collaborating with the Trust.","Students & underserved populations engaged in a variety of community-based arts experiences that created positive change in their lives & communities. Our staff utilized program-specific quantitative & qualitative surveys to collect participant feedback regarding program value, impact, & future recommendations. For example, 88% of Outside Vibe participants reported programming to be valuable. 2: Trust programming created significant economic benefits and supported statewide partners in meeting their missions. We tracked all ticket sales and event attendees throughout the year, monitored marketing efforts such as advertisements on distributed materials, and collected partnership reviews from participating companies, organizations, and government entities.",,47551607,"Other, local or private",47551607,,"Andrea Mokros, Dan Tenenbaum, Andrea Hart Kajer, Ryan Johnson, Travis Barkve, Dorraine Larison, Kathleen Gullickson, Michele Engdahl, Molly Biwer, Barbara Brin, Orlando Bryant, Justin Buoen, Gerardo Casahonda, Al Coleman, Trisha Duncan, Becky Foy, Lucas Giambelluca, Josh Howard, Chris Kwiat, Jayne Haugen Olsen, Jay Novak, Sue Ross, Melvin Tennant, Bret Weiss",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust AKA Hennepin Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust creates positive change through the arts by bringing together people, businesses and organizations to create and enjoy cultural experiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sang,Maxwell,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","900 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9522",Sang.Maxwell@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2211,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027981,"Operating Support",2024,30907,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop, and present high quality choral music programming for women and girls' voices focused on growth, connection, and female empowerment. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff; post-event discussions. 2: Provide relevant, inclusive, and accessible choral arts/music education programming with a low cost to participate and attend. Participant and audience surveys; participant/audience feedback on accessibility, relevance, and inclusivity (surveys/discussions); increased scholarship capacity.","We have created and performed high-quality choral music. Our music programming for women was focused on growth, connection, and female empowerment. Participants felt empowered, affirmed, and satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction was high (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation was conducted by staff; post-event discussions. 2: We have provided relevant, inclusive, and accessible choral arts/music education programming with a low cost to participate and attend. We conducted participant and audience surveys, and we received feedback on accessibility. We also conducted relevance and inclusivity surveys/discussions.",,231080,"Other, local or private",231080,10000,"Ronna Puck, Karleen Kos, Past President & Secretary, Sue Killeen Elect, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Tonja Orr, Board Member, Junalyn Lowry, Board Member, Renee Powers, Board Member, Michelle Sekusky, Board Member, Susan K Walker, Board Member, Susan Stevens, Board Member, Meg Swanson, Board Member",,"Her Voice Productions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Her Voice Productions is a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Biana,Kovic,"Her Voice Productions","PO Box 22509",Minneapolis,MN,55122,"(612) 333-8292",elisa@hervoiceproductions.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2313,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028003,"Operating Support",2024,58624,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to expand opportunities for artists (including BIPOC artists) to learn printmaking, grow artistic skills, and exhibit and sell work. Success measured by: artists receive free (or reduced cost) support to learn/deepen skills in the printmaking arts; Highpoint expands award opportunities for BIPOC/underrepresented artists; more artists exhibit and sell their work. 2: With HP's new ED, build upon our strategic framework to further develop diverse programming and valuable arts experiences for the community. Success measured by: HP evaluating current resources and developing new programming that better serve, provide access, and connect individual artists and the Minnesota arts community.","HP grew its printmaking education programming, providing enriching community learning experiences and increased opportunities for artists. HP evaluated programs through increased participation and access to workshops, events, and learning opportunities, increased scholarships for early career and BIPOC artists, and evaluated experience through participant and audience surveys. 2: HP has responded to need by developing authentic community partnerships and increasing public art activities, connecting individuals to the arts. HP evaluated programs through participant feedback and surveys, measuring impact, access, and increased participation from diverse audiences, and through increased presence at events, teaching, and community festivals, reaching new audiences.",,1125489,"Other, local or private",1125489,,"Jerry Vallery, Michelle Klein, Alexandra Buffalohead, Jennifer David, Siri Engberg, Aaron Mack, Sarah Mcmullin, Cathy Ryan, Keisha Williams, Roderic Southall, Shaelyn Crutchley, Peter Prudden, Ian Grant, Mary Polta Nayana Jha",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenny,Wells,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326",Jenny@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2335,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027910,"Operating Support",2024,105264,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American History and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. In surveys, audiences self-identify age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming and access services; we will regularly compare with baseline data. Conversations with partner orgs and liaisons measure impact and refine programming.","Through exemplary mainstage productions, Minnesotan audiences better understand Midwestern and American History and its modern-day impacts/parallels. Press and critical reviews; post-play surveys that ask audiences to report what they've learned; breadth and depth of conversations at facilitated post-performance conversations, and participation in other engagement activities. 2: Through HT's focus on accessibility and intentional programming, audiences become more ethnically, geographically, and generationally diverse. Through survey data, audiences share age, race, gender, location, and feedback about programming & access services which is regularly compared to baseline data. Conversations with partner organizations & liaisons measure impact & refine programming.",,2616049,"Other, local or private",2616049,,"John Sebastian, Candace Campbell, Tyler Zehring, Lois Duffy, John F. Apitz, Dave Beehler, George Dow, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Cheryl L. Moore, Kera Peterson, Katrina Phillips, James Rollwagen, Kenneth Schaefer, Jennifer Simek, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Dr. Jon Thomas",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"History Theatre's mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Thomas,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4323",rthomas@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2242,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027956,"Operating Support",2024,58992,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase our level of engagement and education of a larger, more diverse Minnesotan community. Focused surveys of participants, as well as collection of participants' comments and feedback. Tracking number of new opportunities offered (including events, workshops, performances, interpretive tours, services) and the number of persons engaged. 2: The community's awareness and value of HCA as a quality arts destination will increase. Increases in membership, giving, exhibition participation, as well as increases in attendance and/or viewership and engagement of virtual and in-person programs.","A broader representation of Minnesotans were engaged and learned from Hopkins Center for the Arts programming. Both qualitative and quantitative data was gathered from programming participants through surveys and interviews. HCA staff also received unsolicited written feedback which was collected for staff to review and study. 2: The Hopkins Center for the Arts community grew larger and more invested in response to awareness of its quality programming. Both qualitative and quantitative data was gathered from programming participants through surveys, interviews, and donation tracking. We also received unsolicited written feedback which was collected for staff to review.",,979317,"Other, local or private",979317,5516,"John Bergstrand, Marlena Bromschwig, Susan Fink, Nicole Houff, Pamela Luer, Samantha Ly, Susan Swenson, Prerna Verma, Daniel Volenec, James Green",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts builds community through the arts by fostering creative expression and providing quality artistic and educational opportunities for people of all ages.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jim,Clark,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100",jclark@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2288,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027920,"Operating Support",2024,45210,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans expand connection and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. Enrollment (goal 600) and course quality tracked; 95%+ scholarship requests approved; 70%+ students engage with HUGE beyond classes (i.e., volunteering, performing). 2: New artistic voices are cultivated through opportunities for performance and artistic leadership. Evaluation and expansion of successful programs that cultivate performers and new directors; Vitality of affinity groups as measured by attendance and feedback; Diverse representation in show and org leadership.","Minnesotans expanded connection and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. HUGE tracked enrollment and qualitative/quantitative feedback from students (97% positive). Scholarship request approval and utilization of free student show admissions were tracked. 2: New and diverse artistic voices were cultivated through opportunities for performance and artistic leadership. Diversity was tracked in classes, shows, and leadership roles, and feedback was sought from members of underserved groups. Proportion of new/returning participants was tracked, to assure the inclusion of new artists.",,592182,"Other, local or private",592182,,"Butch Roy, Jill Bernard, Amy Derwinski, Nels Lennes, Meghan Boldt Murphy",,"Huge Improv Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"HUGE Improv Theater is an artist-led non-profit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through?performance and education.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dillon,"Huge Improv Theater","3037 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 412-4843",sean@hugetheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2252,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027923,"Operating Support",2024,65297,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that help them better understand the needs of diverse communities and important societal issues. Illusion will: Produce theater that explores issues of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI); Facilitate post-performance discussions about show content and issues; Capture feedback from participating artists and audiences about their experiences. 2: Provide underserved Minnesota youth and adults with high-quality arts experiences to help them make healthy life decisions and give voice to their communities. Illusion will: Provide arts programs to youth and adults in schools and community organizations throughout Minnesota; Maintain records of number of programs conducted and number of participants; Conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth and","Illusion engaged Minnesota audiences with relevant theater experiences that helped them better understand other cultures & important societal issues. Conducted post-show discussions following performances. Produced content that featured diverse cultures & difficult community issues. Conducted debriefs with participating artists. Tracked audience attendance at performances. 2: Illusion engaged underserved MN youth & adults high-quality wiarts experiences that encouraged personal growth & gave authentic voice to their issues. Conducted pre- & post-program surveys & interviews with youth participants. Conducted post-program discussions with students & adults. Maintained accurate records of programs conducted and the number of participating youth & adults.",,963514,"Other, local or private",963514,,"Stan Alleyne, John Beal, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, John Cushing, Dani P. Deering, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Todd Hennen, Tim Johnson, Srikanth Kaligotla, Maureen Long, Steven Montgomery, Bonnie Morris, Emily Palmer, Colin F. Peterson, Jeffrey Rabkin, Shira Rabkin, Michael Robins, Santiago Strasser, Rebecca Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, Susan Thurston Hamerski, Samantha Westmeyer, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Illusion's mission is to create theater that illuminates the illusions, myths and realities of our times, and to catalyze positive personal and social change.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2255,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028020,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans in our community will come together to engage in arts programming. The outcome will be measured by (1) the number of students enrolled in educational programs; (2) the number of audience members who attend performances. These numbers will continue to increase over last year.","1) 833 children enrolled 2) 1556 audience members in attendance. 1) increased over last season. 2) did not increase. Outcomes were measured using SignUpGenius and TicketLeap reports.",,256295,"Other, local or private",256295,,"Mark Garton, Tom Tarnow, Jim Mcgibbon",,"Merrill Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To Champion The Arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Hansen,"Merrill Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(612) 201-4000",barbe@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2352,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027909,"Operating Support",2024,55536,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain and strengthen Minnesotans' connections to art through programs at our new exhibition space, library, and across the Twin Cities. We will evaluate progress based on participant and visitor feedback, attendance estimates, library acquisitions, critical response, and the lifespan of previously commissioned projects. 2: Continue to provide career opportunities, connections and resources for artists and curators from Minnesota. We will track the number of artists supported through our exhibition and off-site programs, and through our Visual Arts Fund, as well as the number of interns we have, attendance at public programs, and library circulation.","Midway's visitors spent time engaging with art through our library collection, ongoing Off-Site exhibition, public presentations, and book launches. Murad Sayf shared: I discovered Midway's library as I was graduating high school. It made me feel like art and design was accessible to me even without an education or background. It's incredible what a cozy library and a welcoming person can do. 2: Midway granted $60,000 to 6 artist organized projects, welcomed student groups from local colleges, had 5 interns, and presented public programs. Artist Alondra Garza shared: The VAF made my dream come true of having an unconventional space that compensates artists for participating in the exhibitions. That was super important to me, and it wouldn't have been possible without your support.",,594611,"Other, local or private",594611,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kevin Hackler, Karen Heithoff, Pao Houa Her, Matthew Kennedy, Julia Offenhauser, Alan Polsky, John Rasmussen, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Midway Contemporary Art supports the creation of and reflection upon visual art. Midway facilitates significant new developments in the field and presents audiences with intimate access to visual culture.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","201 Sixth St SE Ste 4",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 605-4504",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2241,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027952,"Operating Support",2024,97119,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Transformative literature provides Minnesotans with opportunities for reflection, learning, appreciating differences, and becoming more empathetic. We will track sales of books and attendance at events. We will also survey our community and gather testimony from readers, educators, booksellers, and librarians. 2: Minnesotans have increased access to an engaging literary community and other literary opportunities through our fellowship program. We will closely monitor the integration of our fellows into our fellowship program, which is available to individuals without publishing experience. Their success will be measured by demonstrations of their developed skills over time.","Transformative literature provided Minnesotans with opportunities for reflection, learning, appreciating differences, and becoming more empathetic. We tracked sales of books and attendance at events. We also surveyed our event attendees and gathered testimony from readers, educators, booksellers, and librarians. 2: Minnesotans had increased access to an engaging literary community and other literary opportunities through our fellowship program. We monitored the integration of our current fellow into our fellowship program, which is available to individuals without publishing experience. His success was measured by demonstrations of his developed skills over time.",,2677440,"Other, local or private",2677440,,"Sheila Glancy Letscher, Nima Desai, Stephen Spencer, Shelly Gill Murray, Lynn Abrahamsen, Heather Anfang, Keith Bednarwoski, Laura Bush, Jack Dempsey, Pamela Fletcher Bush, Jonathan Gaw, Ned Hancock, Chuck Knapp, Leah Lamon, Paulita Laplante, Stephanie Matz, Deepinder Mayell, Shawn Monaghan, Emily Nicoll, Mary Reyelts, Daniel Slager, Publisher & Ceo, Nell Smith, Sarah Stoesz, Molly Sullivan, Deanna Thompson, Amy Vargo, Maryam Marne Zafar",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature and build an engaged community around it.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Thorsen,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192",grants@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2284,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027878,"Operating Support",2024,114720,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mia will fuel curiosity among diverse audiences by serving as a place of discovery, inspiration, and life-long learning. Mia conducts focus groups, audience feedback, interviews and surveys to learn about visitors' experiences with Mia's exhibitions, programs and museum visits. We look for evidence on how we are delivering on our Brand Promise of Mia is Mine. 2: Mia will engage communities that reflect the changing demographics in Minnesota and offer programs that meet the needs of diverse audiences. Mia will utilize attendance and survey data, solicit feedback from external partners, and evaluate its internal practices around enhancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.","Mia fueled visitors' curiosity by inspiring wonder, spurring creativity, and nourishing imaginations. FY24 attendance was 525,768, up 6% over FY23. Mia measures outcomes both quantitatively and qualitatively, including tracking visitor and program attendance; monitoring digital and web-based resources; and gathering feedback via visitor surveys, focus groups, social media, and other means. 2: Special exhibitions and related programming in FY24 utilized collaborative approaches to represent underserved communities and amplify diverse voices. Evaluations and feedback from community partners is reviewed and discussed by cross functional exhibition and program teams and used to inform future programming and partnerships.",,47827271,"Other, local or private",47827271,,"Officers: John Lindahl, Piyumi Samaratunga, Tom Schreier, Liz Nordlie, Amy Kern, Katie Luber, Pat Grazzini, Nicole Berns., Elective Trustees: Elizabeth Andrus, Dan Avchen, Chanda Smith Baker, John Butcher, James Cahn, Lynn Casey, Bert Colianni, Page Knudsen Cowles, Geraldn Erickson, Jr., Maria Gale, Michael Goar, Martha Head, Chris Howe, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Shannon Jones, Jessamyn Kerchner, Velma Korbel, Jamie Lockhart, Lucy Mitchell, Sheila Morgan, Mahmoud Nagib, Noel Bennett Patterson, Gonzalo Petschen, Mary Reyelts, Julie Rosen, Catherine Simpson, Abdi Warsame, Tim Welsh, David Weyerhaeuser, Jane Wilf, David Wilson., Life Trustees: Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff., Trustees By Virtue Of Office: Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kari Dziedzic, Melissa Hortman, Irene Fernando, Steffanie Musichh, Barbara Proeschel.",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Mia's mission is to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world's diverse cultures.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darcy,Berus,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 870-3131",dberus@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2210,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027946,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MBOTMA will diversify our audiences, participants, and membership, broadening our reach to younger, racially and culturally diverse populations of Minnesota. Success will be measured with empirical data of increased attendance, the use of discount codes, registrations, and post-event surveys for festivals and other events, as well as observational data of festival and workshop attendees. 2: MBOTMA will strengthen our organizational and financial structures, providing stability for the future of achieving our mission. Indicating factors of success will be measured with QuickBooks: ticket sales, event attendance, workshop participation, membership numbers, and an increase in funding from grants, regional sponsorships, and national sponsorships.","Attendance was up at all three festivals, and with diverse programming, we attracted a broader audience. Patrons were sent post-event surveys, staff and volunteers observed and reported on the attendees of workshops and breakout sessions. 2: New Executive Director Ross Willits has revised the chart of accounts and budgeting processes. With revised financial reporting and planning abilities, the organization and board is better able to make decisions about future programming and funding needs.",,365060,"Other, local or private",365060,,"Penelope Hillemann, Brett Day, Jason Juran, Russell Lane, George Rothenberger, Edie Loy, Kim Curtis-Monson, Sophie Galep, Marty Marrone, Michael Wallin, Rudolph Marti, Ross Vaughan, Lucy Weberling",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in and around the state of Minnesota.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Penny,Hilleman,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(601) 651-3694",info@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2278,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027984,"Operating Support",2024,38672,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 125+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Qualitative assessment of members' Boychoir experience using evaluations asking how they grew or changed during the performance year. 2: Perform free community concerts, including school and senior care venues whose populations may not otherwise have access to live concert experiences. Performance of at least four free community concerts; tours to local schools and senior care sites; posts of two pre-recorded virtual concerts; document audience numbers attending or viewing online; assess audience experience through online surveys.","In the 2023-24 season 125 boys participated in Minnesota Boychoir programming, learning and performing over 43 choral works from around the world. Quantitative measures were used to determine numbers of boys served and number of choral pieces performed. A qualitative end-of-year survey was sent to parents/families for feedback on their child's growth/change/experience. 2: The Boychoir performed 8 free community concerts, live streamed 2 concerts, and toured 10 local elementary schools and 4 senior living facilities. Quantitative methods were used to determine the number of performances accessible to Minnesota audiences and the number of persons attending each performance. A survey was sent to concert attendees, gathering demographic and audience experience data.",,622974,"Other, local or private",622974,30868,"Michelle Deering, Kristen Setterberg-Swanson, Cari Nesje, Molly Driscoll, Melanie Broida-Werl, Anne Christ, Cassie Christensen, Brian Huilman, Mark Johnson, Anna Keyes, Kevin Sauter, Roger Williams",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Minnesota Boychoir, through inspirational music and performance, develops exceptional character and musical ability in boys of many backgrounds.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Driscoll,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219",aed@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2316,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027882,"Operating Support",2024,65920,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans find inspiration, creativity, and community through participation in MCBA's diverse book arts offerings. We will evaluate this outcome through workshop attendance, event attendance, workshop surveys, and artist participation and surveys. 2: MCBA expands participation in affordable, culturally responsive, and relevant book arts programming for underrepresented and underserved Minnesotans. We will evaluate this outcome using demographic information collected from our adult workshop program, consignment program, artist collective, teaching and exhibiting artist community, and organizational partnerships.","Minnesotans found inspiration, explored their creative potential, learned artmaking skills, and expanded community through their participation. We evaluated this outcome through participation counts and workshop survey analysis (1,917 adults engaged in book arts workshops, tutorials, and studio labs); event and gallery attendance counts, and observations from staff and teaching artists. 2: New pricing models, scholarships, and culturally specific programming increased access for underrepresented & underserved Minnesotans. Outcome measured through workshop low-income and BIPOC scholarship use (13.3%), teaching + exhibiting artist demographics (18% + 37% BIPOC), and youth and families engaged through outreach events at MCBA and in community spaces.",,871119,"Other, local or private",871119,,"Heidi Bing, Ronnie Brooks, Raphael Coburn, K.C. Foley, Sherri Gebert Fuller, Jenny Henningsen, Lyndel King, Mary Pat Ladner, Peter Lancaster, Diane Merrifield, Virginia Meyer, Abraham Rybeck, Wilbur ?Chip? Schilling, Catherine Squires, Hema Viswanathan, Deb Weiss, Cory Zanin",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to ignite artistic practice, inspire learning, and foster diverse creative communities through the book arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elysa,Voshell,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415,"(612) 215-2520",evoshell@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2214,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028018,"Operating Support",2024,32826,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Chorale provides choral instruction and performances for youth, professional singers, and seniors to benefit diverse Minnesota audiences. List of performances, classes and workshops offered; repertoire for the year shows diversity of programming; locations of and attendance at concerts; number of participants. 2: Minnesota Chorale reaches audiences in concert halls, churches, and community venues to overcome obstacles to participation in the choral arts. List of community venues and means of access (ticketed or non-ticketed, price point), numbers and types of groups reached, online and in-person participation numbers.","This outcome was fully achieved. Post-concert surveys of audience members and singers to determine efficacy and impact of rehearsals and performances 2: This outcome was fully achieved. Post-concert surveys of audience members; detailed accounting of participation and locations.",,715990,"Other, local or private",715990,,"Laura Amos, Jaime Anthony, Elizabeth F. Barchenger, Sara Boykin, Eric Breece, Scott Chamberlain, Paolo Debuque, Elwyn Fraser, Cheryl Friedrichs, Kate Graber, John Henrich, Steve Hughes, Mariellen Jacobson, Jena Menke, Gustavo Rodriguez, Paige Winebarger, Alyssa Breece, Nathan Petersen-Kindem, Kathy Saltzman Romey",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We sing together to unite people and amplify diverse voices through rigorous artistic practice and joyous collaboration.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,Breece,"Minnesota Chorale","1200 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 333-4866",alyssa@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Lyon, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2350,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027891,"Operating Support",2024,100204,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Loft's measurable progress towards becoming an antiracist organization provides more equitable opportunities for representative engagement. Track racial demographics among Loft teaching artists and class participants; gather qualitative feedback on revised class proposal process and BIPOC participants' experience with Loft activities. 2: Minnesotans learn, grow, and advance as writers and readers according to their personal and professional goals for Loft engagement. Surveys measuring participant demographics and impact of Loft activities on participants' learning, growth, development, and progress toward their individual literary engagement goals.","21% of Loft class participants and 22% of Loft teaching artists identified as BIPOC. Our class proposal process is currently under evaluation. We surveyed Loft class participants; gathered participant and teaching artist demographic data; held an initial class proposal process discussion with 16 teaching artists and will distribute a survey to evaluate the proposal process in August 2024. 2: 100% of respondents noted learning and found teaching artist knowledgeable; 95% advanced towards writing goals & would recommend the class to others. We gathered participant demographics and surveyed class and event participants on teaching artists and presenters, and the impact of Loft programs and activities on learning, writing goals, and their thinking or conversations about various topics.",,2690660,"Other, local or private",2690660,,"Melinda Ward, Mike Meyer, Nichol Higdon, Ellena Schoop, Arleta Little, Ty Chapman, Karlyn Coleman, David Kilpatrick, Meena Natarajan, Dorothy Nins, Kris Patrow, Ruth Shields",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Loft advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kaitlyn,Bohlin,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",kbohlin@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2223,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028019,"Operating Support",2024,67562,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 80% report improved creativity, confidence and teamwork. Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and social-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in N. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its programs and gathering artists/community groups. Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.","Parents reported significant arts learning in students: 95% saw growth in technical arts skills, 98% in confidence, 81% in teamwork/cooperation. Lundstrum used faculty assessments and parent surveys to assess the strength of performing arts instruction in dance, voice and drama, as well as growth in socio-emotional skills such as confidence, collaboration and creative thinking. 2: Lundstrum employed 95 artists in FY24. And more than 5 community groups used the space for rehearsals, performances or community events. Employment records document artists hired as faculty, guest artists, accompanists, costume and technical artists. Organizational correspondence and rental agreements document use of facilities by other artists/organizations.",,1188058,"Other, local or private",1188058,,"Terri Ashmore, Jackie Brown-Baylor, Charles Caldwell, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Jonathan Chambers, Monisha Dunn, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Kendall Griffith, Andrea Hjelm, Adrienne Jordan, Cindy Lejeune, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Michael O'Connell, Joan Grathwol Olson, Jeanne Ravich, Trinka Sharpe, Sarah Stroebel",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship supp",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600",joan@lundstrum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2351,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028017,"Operating Support",2024,50409,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce outstanding theater that entertains, educates, and stimulates audiences and artists, engaging a broad demographic and enriching the community. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and staff and board assessment. 2: Continued growth as leaders in performing arts education characterized by accessibility, educational excellence, and artistic growth of every student. Number and demographics of new and returning students, student and teaching artist surveys, staff and board assessment, and phone and email conversations with parents and participants.","Strong positive responses from audiences and community, indicating successful engagement. Number and demographics of new and returning attendees, critical reviews, social media response, artist and audience surveys, and internal assessment. 2: Hundreds of students reported growth and positive results, confirmed by parents and teachers. Number and demographics of new and returning students; student, parent and teaching artist surveys; internal assessment.",,1231570,"Other, local or private",1231570,,"Jeff Danovsky, Kira Campbell, Valerie Underwood, Tim Tormoen, David Vandergriff, Kendra Miles-Smith, Julie Karels-Johnson, Rebecca Skelton, Jaclyn Mcdonald, Diane Kellner, Laura Tahja Johnson",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Arts mission is to enrich lives by creating meaningful performing arts experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,McNabb,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303,"(763) 422-1838",matt@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2349,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028049,"Operating Support",2024,34662,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative opera productions provide opportunities for engagement, inspiration, and connection in the North. Patron involvement (tickets, views, donations, new and returning numbers) tracked; school evaluations, artist feedback, volunteers and other organization feedback all analyzed. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. Attendance details track accessibility and participation. Surveys, formal and informal, in a variety of formats, help measure engagement.","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. LOON relies on verbal and written feedback from participants, including evaluations for each grade level at host schools; ticket sales and sponsorships information is tracked via CRM, and new and returning patron data is tracked, as well. 2: Northern Minnesota audiences feel welcome and included in the art form of opera. This outcome relies on similar evaluation methods as above. In LOON's contemporary operas, children's tour, and interpretations of classics, efforts to be inclusive in storytelling and in patron experience were met with positive feedback.",,289621,"Other, local or private",289621,9803,"Andrea Kuzel, Emily Vikre, Susan Henke, Pat Castellano, Anne Dugan, Kate Horvath, Paula Meyer, Lisa Munson",,"Lyric Opera of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lyric Opera of the North's mission is to provide world-class opera performance and education in the North, for all ages in a diversity of venues and formats.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Lawrence,"Lyric Opera of the North","525 S Lake Ave Ste 102",Duluth,MN,55802,"(218) 464-0922",sarah@loonopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Otter Tail, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2381,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027925,"Operating Support",2024,396380,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Music learning experiences will be more accessible to students and families across programs through improved communication and customer service. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show consistently increasing levels of satisfaction across MacPhail programs and locations. 2: Students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds will thrive and benefit from high-quality music learning opportunities at MacPhail. Annual Student Satisfaction Surveys developed with third-party consultants will show students across programs state they are thriving and that the quality of the instruction they are receiving is high.","90% of students across program areas indicated high levels of satisfaction with customer service and communication from MacPhail. Student Satisfaction surveys in spring 2024 for MacPhail's tuition-based programs (individual instruction, group classes, early childhood, Suzuki, Music Therapy, & age 55+ programs) and locations (Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, & online). 2: 99% of students rated MacPhail's Quality of Instruction as 'Excellent' or 'Good' across programs ranging from early childhood to age 55+ programming. Student Satisfaction surveys in spring 2024 for MacPhail's tuition-based programs (individual instruction, group classes, early childhood, Suzuki, Music Therapy, & age 55+ programs) and locations (Minneapolis, Austin, Chanhassen, & online).",,11408634,"Other, local or private",11408634,,"Kate Whittington, Hudie Broughton, Mashall Tokheim, Chip Emery, Josephy Hinderer, Hilary Smedsrud, Kyle Carpenter, Margaret Bracken, Klerissa Church, Evan Everist, Alexa Fang, Rahoul Ghose, Natalia Hernandez, Justin Kelly, Syntyche Koumaglo, Linda Mack, Patty Murphy, William Pentelovitch, Mary Cate Peris, Christopher Perrigo, Lowell Pickett, Paul Reyelts, Peter Spokes, Sylvia Strobel, Nicole Strydom, Dianne Thomas, Reverend Carl Walker, Anne Yoder",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Transforming lives and strengthening communities through music learning experiences that inspire.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Halstead,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 321-0100",halstead.emily@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2257,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027989,"Operating Support",2024,47549,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","New organizational leadership will be recruited and hired to advance HOBT's inclusion and equity goals, and engage more diverse communities. A competent and inspiring new artistic leader will accept the challenge to lead HOBT into the multicultural future, helping HOBT to form authentic relationships within a diverse community. 2: HOBT will create meaningful, sustainable connections with community including schools, neighbors, businesses and nonprofits, artists, and audiences. Community partnerships will increase in number and quality; artists will receive opportunities to work, hone their craft, and gain audiences, the community will experience memorable puppetry.","An experienced Director of Education and Community Outreach was hired. She has also been tapped as the Acting Executive Director for FY25. HOBT increased contact hours by 75% year over year; audiences were up 119%. Community partnerships increased by 50%. Filling the director level position drove alignment around education and community programming, propelling HOBT's FY24 growth. 2: In FY24, HOBT worked with more partner organizations in more communities, serving more Minnesotans than anytime in the last 3 years. Increasing partnerships by 50%, HOBT delivered programs to new schools, community centers, libraries, etc. The FREE Puppet Library drove intergenerational audience development. Performance showcases trained puppeteers/future teaching artists.",,823860,"Other, local or private",823860,,"Ade Salami, Malia Araki Burkhart, Anita Newhouse, Laci Mcbride, Kallie Melvin, Erin Emory, Adrian Cox-Thurmond, Ellen Alphonso, Cecilia Benimon, Scott Muskin, Caspian Wirth-Petrik",1,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre nurtures creative empowerment through the joy and magic of puppetry performance and education.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Pett,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","1500 E Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 419-4541",mpett@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2321,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028031,"Operating Support",2024,33759,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage at minimum the same and more community members (9000) in our community center offerings with a focus on underserved population. The success of programming is measured by community and artist engagement. Therefore, two measurements for outcomes are number of events hosted and involved in and number of artists, artist groups or community businesses were supported. 2: Grow the capacity for artist and cultural group support by formalizing and growing our network of support through staff, knowledge and processes. The success of programming is measured by community and artist engagement. Therefore, two measurements for outcomes are number of events hosted and involved in and number of artists, artist groups or community businesses were supported.","Engaged at minimum the same and more community members (9000) in our community center offerings with a focus on underserved population. We kept track of general attendance of events, artist engagement and attendee demographics. 2: Grew the capacity for artist and cultural group support by formalizing and growing our network of support through staff, knowledge and processes. We evaluated the processes in place and kept track of our work's impact and any increases.",,306581,"Other, local or private",306581,33759,"Luis Elizondo, Gregory King, AbrilAb) Macias, Danielle Swift, Samuel Torres",,"Indigenous Roots AKA Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Indigenous Roots Cultural Center is a coalition of artists, culture beaters, business owners, cultural groups and organizations dedicated to building, supporting and cultivating opportunities for and with Brown, Black, Native and Indigenous Peoples throug",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Mary Anne",Quiroz,"Indigenous Roots AKA Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center","788 E 7th St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 395-7145",admin@indigenous-roots.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2363,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028022,"Operating Support",2024,92511,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists with disabilities develop skills; personal creative vision, capacity, and confidence; opportunities to earn income through the arts. Track number of performances/exhibitions and earnings, document artists' self-assessment of growth, successes, impact of working alongside community artist collaborators with and without disabilities. 2: Audiences expand ideas about and appreciation for creative capacity and exceptional skills of artists with disabilities by experiencing their work. Track dollar amount of tickets and artwork sales and compare to budget, track number of attending shows and exhibitions, document audience comments at events through listening/noting and short surveys.","Artists with disabilities developed skills; personal creative vision, capacity, confidence; and opportunities to earn income through the arts. Tracked # of performances/exhibitions and earnings, documented artists? self-assessment of growth, successes, impact of working alongside community artist collaborators with and without disabilities. 2: Audiences expanded ideas about and appreciation for creative capacity, exceptional skills of artists with disabilities by experiencing their work. Tracked dollar amount of tickets and artwork sales and compared to budget, tracked # attending shows and exhibitions, documented audience comments at events through listening/noting and short surveys.",,2165184,"Other, local or private",2165184,,"Mary Kay Kennedy, Lori Leavitt, Ann Leming, Patrick Dow, Susan Shapiro, Monica Little, David Forney, Liz Hilligoss",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts' mission is to create art that challenges perceptions of disability.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2354,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028014,"Operating Support",2024,49582,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Irish Fair of Minnesota provides quality, fun programming that expands Irish cultural experiences through performing arts and education. Quantitative data of events and attendance is tracked and analyzed. Data is also collected through survey and evaluation to analyze qualitative impacts. 2: Minnesotans participate in meaningful interactions about Irish culture through programming that comes to them, literally. Quantitative data of events and attendance is tracked and analyzed. Data is also collected through survey and evaluation to analyze qualitative impacts.","We delivered three days of Irish cultural content that included music, dance, comedy, athletics, and interactive experiences. 2023's diverse experience slate was similar to what is being created for 2024 (see irishfair.com) Great example of success: after Harriet Island was evacuated late Friday afternoon for severe weather, 5000 guests returned to enjoy the evening. 2: Our guests learned to speak Irish, to dance, to play Irish musical instruments, to sing along with entertainers, discover their genealogy and more. We look closely at participation levels at our interactive experiences. This information helps us to plan for future events. Where demand is high, we find ways to provide even more. Guest comments also indicate interest and our success.",,765572,"Other, local or private",765572,,"Tom Whelan, Lourdes Hernandez-Dayton, Jayna Brede, Kate Wade, Ben Johnson, Tracey Fowler, Ryan Downes, Niall Maccafferty, Hans Horning, Mike Moriarity, Tom Wolfe, Macy Ashby, Shelagh Geraghty Mullen",,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To promote, cultivate and preserve Irish culture, past and present, and provide educational opportunities that foster a diverse community and appreciation of all cultures.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Whelan,"Irish Fair of Minnesota","836 Prior Ave N Unit 500","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 645-0221",tomwhelan@irishfair.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2346,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027951,"Operating Support",2024,96369,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota artists will benefit from a vibrant theater ecology that offers equitable professional and advancement opportunities at the Jungle. Track the number and type of collaborations and opportunities for artists, and gather qualitative feedback about the impact of both; informally discuss the health of Minnesota theater with peers. 2: Via collaboration and shared resources, the Jungle will support revival of a robust theater ecology and LynLake area transformed by recent events. With collaborators and colleagues, assess the quality and impact of our efforts; gather feedback from LynLake neighbors about efforts to achieve shared goals and promote neighborhood vitality.","Jungle Theater employed 102 local artists throughout the grant term - our fullest season of work since 2019. 79% of local artists hired were IATSE or AEA union contracts. Season artists reflected our efforts to highlight female and BIPOC representation - 60% were female-identifying and 60% were BIPOC. 2: LynLake neighborhood thrived, with busy restaurants/bars on theater nights and enhanced partnerships were formed with local businesses. Observational and conversational feedback with local business owners and audience members. Jungle built new ongoing partnerships with several neighborhood businesses and sustained its involvement with the LynLake Street Art Series.",,2306873,"Other, local or private",2306873,,"Juliane Ray, Erin Oglesbay, Robert Spikings, Liz Bank, Erika Eklund, Elizabeth Schenfisch, Farah Famouri, Rajiv Garg, Heidi Grange, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Naomi Perman, James Rodriguez, Marcia Stout, Rich Thompson",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Jungle Theater creates courageous, resonant theater that challenges, entertains, and sparks expansive conversation.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christina,Baldwin,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 822-4002",cbaldwin@jungletheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2283,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028025,"Operating Support",2024,26480,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer expansive and comprehensive programming that encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation for the arts. More than 70% of learners and viewers will report having a better understanding of and appreciation for the arts. 2: Introduce area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Target audiences will be identified and participants will be surveyed on demographic information with more than 70% reporting that programming provided them with a meaningful arts experience and enriched their lives.","The Kaddatz offered wide-ranging exhibitions and educational programming that contributed to deeper understanding and appreciation of the arts. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observation. 2: The Kaddatz introduced area artists and visual arts experiences to new and underserved audiences. Quantitative evaluation methods used included tracking the number of programs offered and participants engaging in the programs. Qualitative evaluation methods used included surveys, verbal and written comment collection, and observations.",,263649,"Other, local or private",263649,6000,"Linda Macfarlane, Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Mary Loreno, Edwin Buzz Anderson, Carl Zachmann, Dominic Facio, Melanie Dethlefsen, Patricia Wahl, Carolyn Glesne, Bridget Baldwin, Samuel Busko",,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Kaddatz Galleries is to foster visual arts education and appreciation, and to maintain a gallery that celebrates the work of area artists and honors the legacy of Charles Beck.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Valentine,"Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery","111 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 998-4405",nancy@kaddatzgalleries.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2357,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028001,"Operating Support",2024,29970,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will deliver interactive streamed arts engagement sessions that promote growth in enjoyment of and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! will use pre- and post-participant surveys for all of our weekly live, web-streaming shows from our studio in Minneapolis, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! will expand arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults and people of all ages with disabilities. We will tally venues and number of participants; surveys show acceptance and enjoyment of streamed and in-person arts engagement programming.","Kairos Alive! delivered interactive streamed arts engagement experiences that promoted growth in enjoyment of and participation in these art forms. Kairos Alive! used pre and post participant surveys for all of our weekly live, web-streaming shows from our studio in Minneapolis, to evaluate changes in understanding, enjoyment and physical participation between program beginning and end. 2: Kairos Alive! expanded arts engagement experiences for underserved audiences, with older adults and people of all ages with disabilities. Kairos Alive! tallied numbers of venues and participants; surveys showed acceptance and enjoyment of streamed and in-person arts engagement programming.",,410487,"Other, local or private",410487,1922,"Gary Oftedahl, Md, Leni De Mik, Phd, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Jd, Melanie Broida, Grace Ouyang, Md, Maria Genne",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Kairos Alive! is to support the artistic work of Maria Genne, to promote her vision of sharing the joy of intergenerational interactive participatory dance, music and story, and to liberate its power to nurture and heal.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genne,"KAIROS ALIVE!","3407 W 44th St",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Cass, Cottonwood, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Stevens, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2333,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027892,"Operating Support",2024,68721,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Regain onsite exhibition and program attendance, maintain virtual programs, increase onsite school field trip opportunities and in-school programs. Statistics will be maintained for exhibition attendance, onsite and virtual program attendees, onsite school fieldtrip participants, and offsite school program participation to ascertain growth.","Onsite exhibition and program attendance, onsite school field trips and in-school programs, and virtual program participation all increased. Statistics were maintained for exhibition attendance, onsite and virtual program participants, onsite school field trip participants, and offsite school program participation to ascertain growth.",,1185122,"Other, local or private",1185122,,"Norlin Boyum, Kathy Bracken, Roma Calayatud-Stocks, Briana Clark, Jan Del Calzo, Gwenn Djupedal, Mark Downey, Ludmila Eklund, Per Hong, Sean Kalafut, Anna Kaminski, Kelley Lindquist, Steve Maurer, James Miller, Firou Mostashari, Marlena Myles, Miluska Novota, Liz Petrangelo, Chuck Ritchie, Linda Myers Shelton, C. Ben Wright",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Museum of Russian Art promotes understanding of the art, people and culture of Muscovite Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and its former republics through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Meister,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",mmeister@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2224,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028028,"Operating Support",2024,34843,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue developing and hiring Native American artists living in Minnesota. Success will be determined in part by either sustaining/increasing the following annual figures: classes produced, class attendance, artists paid. We also conduct written/oral surveys for artists? needs and satisfaction. 2: Maintain judicious growth to meet the needs of our growing programs and audiences. Fiscal stability as indicated by diversifying revenues with consistent ticket sales and class fees, and increased foundation grants and total donors.","NNT conducted several mainstage productions throughout the year hiring 20+ Native Artists. Quantitative tracking of individuals hired and events produced, and qualitative feedback from participants. 2: Total budget has increased, foundation giving has increased, staff capacity as increased, tickets sales/donations are consistent with projections. Quantitative tracking of budgets, staffing, sales, and contributed income.",,276208,"Other, local or private",276208,34843,"Christina Woods, Freda Begay, Daryl Brandon Alkire, Katrina Phillips, Rhiana Yazzie",,"New Native Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"New Native Theatre's mission is to develop Native American artists and to engage our community by producing plays, commissioning artists, and providing an array of theatre training to Native American community members and Native allies.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rhiana,Yazzie,"New Native Theatre","PO Box 40118","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 367-7639",info@newnativetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2360,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10027997,"Operating Support",2024,33882,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen network of diverse constituencies, using creative arts experiences to increase connections, learning, sense of community, and belonging. NYMRCC will track engagement through audience observation, attendee counts, surveys, and engaging in conversations for comments and suggestions. Surveys track attendees' interest, enjoyment, and connection to the community and our programs. 2: NYMRCC program participants will learn about others, develop an appreciation for differences, and experience personal growth through the arts. We provide access to high-quality arts experience and diverse artistic disciplines while offering a broad range of programming that encourages our participants to learn, grow, and appreciate differences in ideas and artistic styles.","NYM Cultural Center strengthened its connection to the community and reached new constituencies by offering diverse creative arts experiences. Staff engaged with attendees to gather qualitative data, kept audience counts, and used surveys to track engagement and changes in attitudes, past and planned future participation, and gather new ideas. 2: Participants in Cultural Center programs built new connections, developed appreciation for other cultures, and expressed a sense of belonging. Visitor counts showed increases in both existing and new program attendees, and both surveys and interactions with staff showed an increased appreciation for other cultures as a result of cultural exchange events.",,213817,"Other, local or private",213817,,"Sarah Carlson, Latham Hetland, Teresa Pederson, Alison Francis, Rebecca Imsande, Nicole Lalum, Jim Nardello, Katy Olson, Jennifer Parta, Kirstin Roberts, Lynne Penke Valdes",,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2329,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027877,"Operating Support",2024,95549,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Course enrollment data, annual donor support, event participation, and survey responses from course/event participants will serve as key evaluation metrics in gauging impact. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Surveys will be issued to artisans at the end of courses, the annual instructor retreat (anticipated attendance of 70+), and the Artisan Development Program. Exit interviews are conducted for departing Craft Education Interns.","Students and program participants engaged meaningfully with traditional craft through courses, events, and learning opportunities throughout the year. Enrollment, student survey data, program participation, and donor support are regularly reviewed. 2: Preserving and enriching craft traditions, North House Folk School supported the growth and development of the craft artisan instructor community. Impact is evaluated through regular surveys. 80 instructors RSVP'd for the April 2024 Instructor Retreat, the 11th annual. An Instructor-in-Residence program continues to engage artisans, with 14 hosted during the grant term.",,2340275,"Other, local or private",2340275,38738,"Carol Winter, Jane Alexander, Greg Koschinska, Phil Oswald, Jarrod Dahl, Robert `Bobby` Deschampe, Candace Gislason, Amy Hubbard, Reid Lindquist, Anton Moody, Clair Nalezny, Sara Phillips, John Schoenherr, Stephen Skeels, Kari Wenger, Todd Mestad, Terri Cermak, Cecilia Schiller",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of North House Folk School is?to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elizabeth,Larson,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604,"(218) 387-9762",llarson@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2209,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027875,"Operating Support",2024,40466,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NEMAA will facilitate inspiring and productive interactions between artists and the public, increasing and diversifying participation in both groups. Survey responses from members and visitors, social media engagement metrics, and website tracking data will be measured. 2: NE Minneapolis will continue to heal from the economic and social disruptions of the pandemic, helped by NEMAA programs and members. The number of local business members and sponsors will be tracked, as well as member and visitor survey responses monitored. City data on neighborhood comparisons on several metrics will also be consulted.","Art-A-Whirl saw an increase in visitor and artist participant numbers (est 10%) and in race & gender diversity. Evaluation methods include both artist and visitor survey responses, social media metrics, and website tracking data. 2: Art-A-Whirl business participants increased by 6%, and 65% of artist survey respondents reported same or increased visitors and sales from 2023. Evaluation methods include artist survey responses, and 2024 member join records.",,267994,"Other, local or private",267994,,"Brian Burke, Krista Marino, Kenosha Davenport, Robert Kasak, Sarah Gillund, Meg Erke, Cynthia Berg, Edie Berry, Anna Palmquist, Don Ball, Philli Irvin, Suyao Tian, Lydia Millard Jean Marie Durant",,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association strengthens and supports our local artist community with resources, promotion, and fellowship.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Becker,"Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association AKA NEMAA","1500 Jackson St NE Ste 499",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 788-1679",anna@nemaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2207,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027881,"Operating Support",2024,75910,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We'll conceive exhibitions and educational programs that provide entry points for new and returning audiences to engage in safe and inclusive spaces. We'll track in-person/online attendance to exhibitions and visits to galleries and education programs; participants will report that programs are highly accessible and relatable; we'll experience an increase in overall organizational visitorship. 2: Participants in education and artist service programs will report on the quality and diversity of programs and NCC's impact on their creative expression. Through quarterly student surveys, teacher evaluations, reports from visitors and final report narratives from visiting exhibition and grant artists, we'll gather qualitative feedback; grant artist exhibitions will show growth/change in artwork.","Eleven exhibitions were produced, with related programming, that engaged returning & new audiences to grow understanding & intersectionality. By analyzing quantitative data, staff observed that audiences grew as a result of mixed media representation, new techniques, and the presentation of both exhibitions and related programming focused on difficult & complex, yet relevant, topics. 2: Programming was tailored to meet constituent needs/interests while providing content to challenge conceptual & technical knowledge & encourage growth. Qualitative data helps NCC staff to gage the effectiveness of programming & guide future offerings to be increasingly successful, challenging, & engaging for all learners. Quantitative data helps staff to evaluate long-term effectiveness & impact.",,1967334,"Other, local or private",1967334,16815,"Lisa M. Agrimonti, Mary K. Baumann, Evelyn Weil Browne, Frank Fitzgerald, Patrick Kennedy, Kate Maury, Debbie Schumer",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kyle,Rudy-Kohlhepp,"Northern Clay Center","2424 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 339-8007x 314",kylerudyk@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Ramsey, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2213,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027960,"Operating Support",2024,41120,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","EAH will increase access to art education opportunities by providing neighborhood and location-based programming, especially in underserved areas. Progress will be measured through program documentation, participant feedback, data analysis, financial assessment, and teaching artist program reports.","Eagan Art House increased access to art education opportunities by providing neighborhood and location based programming. We tracked attendance for outreach programs, gathered feedback from staff and participants and analyzed expenditures.",,324968,"Other, local or private",324968,,"Linda Klein, Lisa Mcwilliams, Michael Palmer, Chris Rotty, Kevin Hamlin, Dione Demartelaere, Richard Costain, Girma Hassen, Silas Means",2,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Eagan Art House encourages people of all ages to live creatively through education, exhibition and community events.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Andersen,"City of Eagan Parks and Recreation AKA Eagan Art House","3981 Lexington Ave S",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 675-5521",jandersen@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2292,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027887,"Operating Support",2024,35598,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase arts experiences for the underserved in our community especially those with financial barriers. Attendance database tracking, Intentional surveys for participants and artists. Observation, interviews and audience question and answer outcomes. 2: Solidify the Paradise Center for the Arts as a collaborative center of artistic activity that is also economically sustainable. Budget tracking, Beginning and end of year balance sheet evaluation, Donation and membership tracking. Report tracking of ticket sales and education enrollment.","Increased arts experiences for the underserved in our community, especially youth and those with financial barriers. Evaluation methods used include attendance database tracking, surveys to participants and Paradise Community Theatre cast and crew, observation, and one-on-one interviews. 2: Solidify the Paradise Center for the Arts as a collaborative center of artistic activity that is also economically sustainable. Budget tracking, annual and monthly balance sheet evaluation, and tracking: of donations, sponsorships, memberships, ticket sales, and registration.",,572690,"Other, local or private",572690,32123,"Matthew Long, Todd Ginter, Cheryl Steinberg, Jessica Schwie, Peter Van Sluis, Garrett Fitzgerald, Vicki Kanne, Rosemarie Marraccini, Kandice Nelson, Kelly Nygaard, Todd Rost, Andrea Turini, Sadie Watts, Wanda Holmgren, Cate Grinney, Jennifer Kluzak",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We welcome all people to experience the transformative power of the arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Nelson,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2219,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028008,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build capacity on strong programing representing the people of our area. Our post-pandemic numbers will reflect an increase in patrons attending programming presented by AC4TA, meeting or exceeding pre-pandemic levels. So attendance numbers will reflect greater participation in our arts programming. 2: Build lasting strong partnerships for programing which benefits the youth of our area. We have experienced an increase in requests for scholarships and seats to shows over the past several years. Economic barriers are broken by soliciting community funds but if those monies are depleted AC4TA funds additional requests to participate.","Over 15,000 tickets sold, participants of all ages attended outreach programing overwhelmingly liked our programing. Patron totals from Arts People ticket software and asking folks attending events as well as using a chip vote system. 2: We had over 200 area youth in out summer Youth Theatre Program including the largest number of youth wanting to be technicians. It was a record year for scholarships. The Board voted on the Executive Director's recommendation to waive fees if families asked for a scholarship. There is also a sliding scale for families with multiple youth.",,399171,"Other, local or private",399171,,"Kurt Nygaard, Alison Olson, Jean Bowman, Fergus Falls, Dee Bujalski, Edmund Bujalski, Mike Trudeau, Stephen Vigesaa, Jackie Formo, Fergus Falls, Heather Raynor Hubert",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. is to connect artists, patrons, and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination, and learning.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2340,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027934,"Operating Support",2024,59122,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase relevance to and access for all populations, focusing on engaging with a diverse range of underrepresented individuals and communities. Through surveys/word-of-mouth/feedback/ballots; number of individuals accessing programs; partnerships with community and arts organizations; audience engagement with and participation at events, discussions and screenings with filmmakers. 2: Promote film as a vital art and platform for human interconnection and understanding through new, expanded opportunities for artists and audiences. Through new partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals; enhanced partner and media awareness and attention; increased and more diverse artist/audience attendance at film events; growing engagement in panel discussions and activities.","We increased relevance to and access for all, especially underrepresented populations, by building partnerships and offering diverse arts experiences. Reaching out to new audiences; soliciting audience/partner feedback; reviewing/responding to survey results/constituent calls. Tracking demographics/general attendance; engagement in discussions; partnerships with community and arts organizations. 2: We used cinema as a platform for interconnection and community cohesion with our increased, unique and daily slate of films from around the globe. Building of new partnerships; offering unique film programs providing learning opportunities; tracking media attention; diversity of attendance; engaging in conversations with partners and attendees; observing interactions during discussions.",,1421911,"Other, local or private",1421911,,"Paola Nunez-Obetz, Melodie Bahan, Chris Barry, Dianne Brennan, Francois Ecclesiaste, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Lili Hall, Zachary Mcmillan, Abdi Mohamed, Kelly Palmer, Christopher Schout, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Marcelo Valdes",,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the MSP Film Society is to foster a keen appreciation of the art of film and its power to unite, inform and transform individuals and communities.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2266,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10028058,"Operating Support",2024,56753,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans from underrepresented communities engage with FilmNorth programming to tell their stories in their own voice. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will measure participation levels through analysis of class, workshop, and FilmNorth Forum registrations. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs and accessibility. 2: Programming at FilmNorth expands to offer deep, rich artistic development for Minnesota artists. Quantitatively, FilmNorth will track new and expanded programming for Minnesota artists and compare participation to programs in prior years. Qualitatively, surveys are given to all participants to measure the quality of programs.","There was an increase in the number of Minnesotans from underrepresented communities who engage with FilmNorth. We tracked demographics through registrations and surveys. 2: FilmNorth expanded its youth program and began development of a workforce training program. FilmNorth tracked participation through registrations and measured the quality of the programs through surveys and formal and informal discussions.",,748868,"Other, local or private",748868,6425,"Jeremy Wilker, Kellan Anderson Lee, Rebecca Mcdonald, Sam Burnham, May Yang, Valerie Deus, Laura Fries, Sara Hamilton, Rose Lambert, Sherry Meek, Abdi Mohamed, Justine Nagan, Will Prescott, Bianca Rhodes, Marsha Trainer, Hannah Walker, Missy Whiteman, Quinn Villagomez, Aaron Young",,FilmNorth,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"FilmNorth's mission is to empower artists to tell their stories, launch and sustain successful careers, and advance The North as a leader in the national network of independent filmmakers.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,FilmNorth,"550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912x 110",apeterson@filmnorth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2390,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028036,"Operating Support",2024,49219,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased access to the performing arts for Minnesota communities. Outcomes will be evaluated through thorough analysis of attendance data captured at ticketing and the increased volume of artistic engagements and community engagements with no barrier to entry.","FPAC grew barrier-free access to MN arts and saw increased engagement at a variety of community events. FPAC reviews ticketed (and non-ticketed) attendance from available box-office and Eventbrite data covering a variety of artistic events. 2: Minnesotans participated in a variety of artistic cultural performances throughout the year. FPAC tracks engagement numbers on community and cultural programming events and solicits feedback from participants and audiences alike, via direct communication, through a variety digital channels as well as in-person.",,581175,"Other, local or private",581175,,"Kristine Smith, Bob Deboer, Mary Lies, Carl Schlueter, Robert Two Bulls, Tim Kohler, Jeff Radford",,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook and Ladder Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center provides revenue generating performance opportunities for Minnesota artists and platform for marginalized voices in our community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Mozena,"Firehouse Performing Arts Center AKA The Hook and Ladder Theater","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 306-3059",chris@thehookmpls.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2368,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027991,"Operating Support",2024,53697,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists, participants and visitors will grow their knowledge and appreciation of the glass art medium. Enrollment data, event attendance, membership data, course survey responses will contribute to the evaluation of impact. 2: Strengthen our supportive relationships and expand new opportunities. Increase diversity and inclusion through growing our organizational partnerships (ie: Project for Pride in Living, Minnesota Afterschool Advance), develop funding for our scholarship and internship opportunities and evaluate demographic surveys.","Artists, participants and visitors will grow their knowledge and appreciation of the glass art medium. Enrollment data, event attendance, membership data, course survey responses will contribute to the evaluation of impact. 2: Strengthen our supportive relationships & expand new opportunities. Increase diversity and inclusion through growing our organizational partnerships (ie: Project for Pride in Living, Minnesota Afterschool Advance), develop funding for our scholarship and internship opportunities and evaluate demographic surveys.",,574318,"Other, local or private",574318,,"Sandra Brick, Joyce Simon, Carrie Thornton, Gordon Hage, Kelly Mcgivern, Layne Clay, Shanaya Branch Dungey",,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Gather people to explore the creative potential of glass.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Lehner,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2213 Snelling Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 670-8349",annalehner@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2323,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027983,"Operating Support",2024,65352,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deepen the organization's commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Support 350+ Minnesota artists and 50+ Minnesota affiliated professionals. Provide training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in 40+ Minnesota communities. 2: Maintain unrestricted revenue streams that support a sustainable, flexible organization that serves Minnesota artists and communities. Continue to grow consulting partners to increase training/consulting revenue that build the sustainability of our work.","Deepened our commitment to programs that reach Minnesotans across racial, cultural, gender, artistic, and geographic boundaries. Supported 508+ MN artists and 289+ MN affiliated professionals. Provided training and technical assistance that delivers high-quality, customized public art learning, resources and guidance to artists/ communities in MN communities. 2: Maintained unrestricted revenue streams that supported a sustainable, flexible organization that serves MN artists and communities. Deepened relationships with consulting partners, cities and arts councils and increased training revenue.",,1231170,"Other, local or private",1231170,5538,"Dudley Voigt, John Pain, Hally Turner, Patri Acevedo Fuentes, Erin Heelan, Nathan Johnson, Maia Maiden, Kristo Sween, Coco Villaluz",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2380 Wycliff St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2315,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027978,"Operating Support",2024,43451,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Franconia will support 30 contemporary artists in the creative process. Artists-in-Residence will submit evaluation forms through Submittable, an online application platform, following their time at Franconia, offering valuable feedback and suggestions for improvement. 2: Franconia will engage the community through more than 30 diverse public programs and events. Franconia will measure the impact of public programs via visitor counts, program participant evaluations, and on-site surveys to create open feedback opportunities for park visitors.","Franconia supported more than 35 artists in the creation of contemporary art. Post-activity evaluation surveys collect standardized questions, additional feedback is collected during activities at Franconia. 2: Franconia provided 38 public programs and events, engaging a broad and diverse audience. Franconia counted visitors, solicited qualitative evaluation feedback during events, collected surveys, and received feedback via social media and email.",,623082,"Other, local or private",623082,,"Stacy O'Reilly, Heather Rutledge, Sheila Mozayeny, Sharon Louden, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Rosie Kellogg, Kevin Riach, Nora Kaitfors, Beth McGuire, Susan Clayton, Lann Briel, Jeremy Vitalis, Kate Bischoff",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Franconia Sculpture Park is to foster an inclusive community to create and contemplate contemporary art inspired by nature and our ever-evolving world.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Buezis,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668",sarah@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2310,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027937,"Operating Support",2024,24195,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Evaluation will be measured by verbal feedback, plus data and comments received from anonymous concert attendee surveys, and from teachers and administrators at all schools served by our Music in the Schools.","Perform quality concerts and provide arts education opportunities for adults and youth generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Sinfonia solicited and received verbal and written feedback from concert attendees, schoolteachers and administrators",,458438,"Other, local or private",458438,,"Tina Enberg, Richard Margl, Anna Margl, Lori Pietrowski, Bruce Humphrys, Evan Everist, Suzanne Abrams, Jay Fishman",,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of the Minnesota Sinfonia is to?serve the musical and educational needs of Minnesotans, with priorities given to young families, seniors, inner-city youth, and those with limited financial means.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jay,Fishman,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 3rd St N Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701",mnsinfonia@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2269,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027940,"Operating Support",2024,34164,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GVI singers will increase their musical knowledge, enhance vocal techniques, and build stronger social connections through choral singing. Quantitative and qualitative information will be collected from singers via focus groups and surveys measuring changes in musical knowledge and ability along with feelings of social connectedness. 2: Audiences will enjoy the high quality of GVI concerts and increase their understanding of the artistic abilities of people living with dementia. Surveys will be used to measure audience members' satisfaction with the artistic quality of each concert and to document changes in their understanding of the artistic abilities of people living with dementia.","Individuals participating in Giving Voice programs increased their musical knowledge and skills, and built stronger connections by singing together. Participants completed an anonymous survey at the end of each chorus session. The majority of singers and care partners reported increases in musical knowledge and skills and stronger social connections through their involvement with Giving Voice. 2: Audiences from across the community enjoyed high quality concerts and increased their understanding of the abilities of those living with dementia. Audience members completed anonymous surveys after Giving Voice's public concerts and reported high levels of satisfaction with the quality of the arts experience along with an increased understanding of dementia and those impacted by it.",,296747,"Other, local or private",296747,9662,"Sally Scoggin, Jim Jensen, Frank Bennett, Keath Young, Margie Dines, Darrell Foss, Dr. Richard Golden, Barbara Greene, Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Helen Jackson, Heather Mulder, Emily Pearl, Carole Lee Randall, Shazore Shah, Jean Thomson",0.25,"Giving Voice Initiative","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Giving Voice Initiative is to inspire and equip organizations to bring together people with Alzheimer's and other dementias, and their care partners to sing in choruses that foster joy, well-being, purpose and community understanding.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Autumn,Chmielewski,"Giving Voice Initiative","7400 Metro Blvd Ste 255",Edina,MN,55439,"(612) 440-9660",autumn@givingvoicechorus.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2272,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027922,"Operating Support",2024,34414,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A diverse audience of Minnesotans will learn and grow by experiencing Asian Indian art and culture through an ancient and expressive form of dance (Kathak). KDT will: Produce cross-cultural dance programming, outreach and residencies (live and/or virtual); Survey participants to understand their experiences; Document feedback in post-show discussions, online, through email, website and social media. 2: KDT will increase its capacity to bridge diverse cultures and enhance the Minnesota community through the Kathak arts of dance, music, poetry and storytelling. KDT will: Complete a financial transition to QuickBooks; Enhance our marketing capabilities via our website; Establish a new home base for KDT's dance school; Continue to train the next generation of professional Kathak dancers and choreographers.","This grant fund helped KDT continue its mission to propagate Indian Kathak dance, through a variety of performance, outreach and education programs. The success of this mission was measured through quantitative (participant numbers) and qualitative (post-show surveys) methods. 2: KDT brought in new audiences and continued its mission to make Kathak an integral part of the MN arts landscape. The financial transition is ongoing; our new website more professionally promotes our programming; a new home base was secured and educational/outreach programs continue in-person and online.",,301170,"Other, local or private",301170,,"Kalyan Mustaphi, Rita Mustaphi, Monica Singh-Shukla, Kuhu Singh, Aditi Steinbruchel",,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Katha Dance Theatre is dedicated to making Kathak dance accessible, inclusive and relevant. It enhances the community by bridging diverse cultures and audiences to contribute to life's infinite artistic expressions.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2254,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028040,"Operating Support",2024,40795,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce six mainstage productions, two kids and family series productions, one devised educational theatre experience for Lakeshore's 71st Season. Lakeshore will keep track of ticket sales as well as how many members attend productions and educational programs. Lakeshore will also send out post-show surveys to gauge audience members' experiences.","Lakeshore was able to produce 8 mainstage shows, including a Kids and Family production, 8 concerts, and offered education opportunities. Lakeshore tracked tickets sales and other program attendance, culminating in over 14,000 participants. Surveys were deployed to audience members for each show and participants in all programs. Surveys were reviewed throughout the season.",,477428,"Other, local or private",477428,,"Peggy Witthaus, Terri Dresen, Priya Jain, Dennis Conroy, J.P. Barone , Gary F. Anderson, Dr. Betsy Buehrer , Frank Mabley, Tracey Montgomery, Tara Russell, Steve Ritt, Diane Nixa",,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Lakeshore Players Theatre is committed to providing entertainment, education and enrichment through performing arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Pence,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","4941 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110-2837,"(651) 426-3275",megan@lakeshoreplayers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2372,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028002,"Operating Support",2024,60454,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","LAAC provides quality accessible programs to expand cultural experiences through artistic visual and performing arts opportunities. Quantitative data of registration and attendance is tracked and analyzed. Data is also collected through survey and evaluation to analyze qualitative impacts. 2: Participants place importance on professional meaningful interactions in a regional visual and performing arts facility. Qualitative data collection through survey and evaluation analysis will gauge the quality and relevance of programming.","LAAC provides quality accessible programing in both Visual and Performing Arts. Surveys were conducted for workshop and production participants, and audience members. 100% of respondents indicated their overall experience was above average. 2: Participants received professional meaningful interactions building community at our regional visual and performing arts facility. LAAC participants have grown as they move from Beginner to Advanced level classes. Many students have created enough work that they are displaying and selling work at LAAC. Programming expanded greatly and been well attended over the last year.",,771103,"Other, local or private",771103,,"Anita Wickhem, Bryan Baker, Chris Foss, Jeanne Hutter, Kristy Harms, Michelle Gensinger, Mike Reardon, Neil Anderson, Raj Motani, Robert Erickson",0.75,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Lakeville Area Arts Center promotes cultural enrichment and artistic experiences for the community by providing an environment that fosters creative expression and offers a myriad of artistic and educational opportunities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joseph,Masiarchin,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640",jmasiarchin@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2334,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027972,"Operating Support",2024,20568,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TCB will make ballet approachable and accessible by increasing educational outreach programming by 20% over the next four years. TCB will compare the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conduct audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: TCB will return revenue to pre-pandemic levels to secure the long-term stability of the organization. TCB will track fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compare total income to FY 2019 to determine if revenue has returned to pre-pandemic levels.","Twin Cities Ballet grew its educational outreach offerings by 8%. 1,789 participants were introduced to ballet in a way that was fun and accessible. TCB compared the number of outreach programs & participants to previous years, and conducted both online & paper surveys to solicit feedback & determine the effectiveness of each program. Survey respondents gave very positive feedback. 2: TCB's continued financial stability have enabled the organization to plan new productions and expand its roster of dancers for the 2024/25 season. TCB tracked all revenue streams, including fundraising, grants, and ticket sales, and compared total income to FY19 and determined that revenue continues to exceed pre-pandemic levels.",,311212,"Other, local or private",311212,,"Lisa Kvittem, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Paul Rime, Maureen Haworth, Sacha Haworth, Allison Cole, Kent Kane, Susan Heinlein, Tom Henry",1,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Twin Cities Ballet is to?connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Winn,"Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota","16368 Kenrick Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 452-3163",development@twincitiesballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2304,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027921,"Operating Support",2024,57410,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will expand education and other opportunities for youth/teens to increase overall patronage within this age group. Focus groups with teens will be used to conceive of projects, classes, and engagement opportunities. Staff and youth will survey participants to evaluate success and revise program plans. We will measure teen enrollment and repeat enrollment. 2: The Northfield Arts Guild will achieve greater participation and diverse representation in all of our arts programming. Guild staff and leadership will collect demographic data on audience members and enrollees, and monitor attendance at events, classes, and activities in an effort to change the predictability of who appears in our theater, galleries, and classrooms.","More youth/teens are engaged in and help shaping Guild programming. Evaluation consisted of focus groups and post-class check-ins with at-risk youth from The Key as well as regular discussions with high school board members of the Guild and Northfield Arts and Culture Commission. 2: Diversity of Guild programming reflects the diversity of Northfield's community. Asking attendees to share sensitive information about their identities did not occur due to values around data justice. However, the racial diversity of Guild board members, teachers, and artists continue to match diversity of Northfield.",,518542,"Other, local or private",518542,14000,"Connie Albers, Susan Carlson, Elizabeth Christensen, Dan Dressen, Daniel Edwins, Blue Handlang, Rae Horton, Pepe Kryzda, Jane Moore, Bob Thacker, Joel Leer, Elizabeth Lathrop, Rony Pannell, Jennifer Salinas Santos",0.25,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Northfield Arts Guild's mission is to?inspire?artists of all ages and skill levels with inclusive opportunities,?connect?audiences to new art and ideas, and?grow?our increasingly diverse audience to strengthen our community.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Johnson,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877",michael@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2253,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027971,"Operating Support",2024,46092,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Innovative musical performances will transform hearts and minds and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, quality and quantity of new partnerships, collaborative artist and performer evaluations, audience surveys. 2: LGBTQ communities will be reached with programming that is affirming, instills hope and reduces isolation. School and partnership quantity, participant surveys, partnership feedback, online comments, media coverage, quality of community partnerships, singer evaluations.","Innovative musical performances transformed hearts and minds and empowered member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, quality and quantity of new partnerships, collaborative artist and performer evaluations, audience surveys. 2: LGBTQ communities were reached with programming that is affirming, instills hope and reduces isolation. Community partnership quantity and quality, participant surveys, partnership feedback, online comments, media coverage, singer evaluations.",,283440,"Other, local or private",283440,,"Earl Moore, Liz Vaught, Kenneth Niemeyer, Katy Nordhagen, Mary Pat Byrn",,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Our mission is building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Fantin,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 298-1954",ExecutiveDirector@OneVoiceMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Lincoln, Otter Tail, Pine, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2303,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027958,"Operating Support",2024,677340,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To increase the number of schoolchildren to 45,000 who participate in high quality, Arts Learning activities. We will track engagement in Ordway Arts Education and Family Festival programming, and compare figures against historical trends. 2: To engage over 250 performing artists from Minnesota in music, dance, and theater performances, including the Flint Hills Family Festival. We will track engagement of Minnesota artists in Ordway programming, and compare figures against historical trends.","58,371 MN schoolchildren participated in Arts Education activities, including Student Matinees, in-school engagements and Beyond the Stage activities. Participation was tracked through our database system. Qualitative data was collected through participant surveys. 2: The Ordway engaged 445 performing artists from Minnesota in music, dance and theater performances, including the annual Family Festival. Minnesota artist engagement in Ordway programming was tracked and compiled through our database and accounting systems.",,22956600,"Other, local or private",22956600,,"Amanda Brinkman, Jennifer Coates, Erin Dady, Tina Srivastava Dear, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Melissa Gilbertson, Laura Halferty, Donna Harris, Bill Johnson, Scott Kirkland, David Kuplic, Greg Landmark, Jeff Lin, John Lunseth, Matt Majka, Mary Nease, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Kim Randolph, Dan Stoltz, Holli Vanoverbeke, Jose Varela, Tim Welsh, John Wolak, Jennifer Wolf Brad Wood",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Create transformative shared experiences for audiences and artists through live performances.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Harrington,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000",aharrington@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2290,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027930,"Operating Support",2024,94581,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Complete testing/implementing strat-plan process, which includes piloting new wellness, arts, equity programs. Successful program rollouts will be based on the quality, depth and breadth of artist, practitioner, staff, board and community engagement; the quality of programs/curriculums and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied 2: Our theatre-based equity training program will help participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety, and circumstances. Tracked by surveys, participants will: have an enhanced understanding of how racism functions; comprehend the value of recognizing and embracing differences; see themselves as agents of change; and exercise power in culturally informed ways.","Penumbra successfully tested pilot programs in arts, equity, and wellness and secured participant feedback. Penumbra captured qualitative and quantitative data via listening circles, harvest sessions, surveys, and attendance and sales tracking. This data was aggregated and assessed, and will inform future programming. 2: Penumbra launched four new arts-based equity modules: Belonging, Allyship, the Psychology of Race, and the Foundations of Racial Healing. Penumbra secured qualitative and quantitative feedback from clients and individuals who participated in its 90 minute equity training modules. Data was captured through surveys and post-mortems with clients.",,2196710,"Other, local or private",2196710,,"Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Carson Funderburk, Mary Delorie, , Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Marcus Hill, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. Mclellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, , Joe Wald, David L. Welliver",,"Penumbra Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Penumbra's mission is to nurture Black artists, promote racial equity, and inspire creative resiliency.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2262,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027943,"Operating Support",2024,31079,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Growth in accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion; policy, practice and awareness for TLA's organization, productions, and audiences. Set practice goals and track fulfillment of goals. Monthly meetings with EDI consultants and core leadership, as well as critical feedback sessions with board members, artists, and producing/community partners. 2: Hire needed team members to support and manage TLA?s organizational/production work, allowing AD?s to focus on developing future artistic offerings. Consistent check-ins with organization/production teams to ensure all positions are working cohesively, and assessing successes/challenges. Core team will track development of emerging artistic offerings led by ADs and creative partners.","Two productions in FY24 - The Buddha Prince & Let Freedom Ring - demonstrated TigerLion Arts' growth as an inclusive, diverse artistic leader in MN. TigerLion Arts leadership was affirmed by deep collaboration with production partners, audiences' attendance, and feedback sessions/surveys for audiences and each production company. Evaluative processes were reviewed by Board and community advisors. 2: Organizational Associate assured productions/operations were optimized, allowing Artistic Directors to focus on performance development and success. Guided by TigerLion Arts' EDI framework, every aspect of its two FY24 productions, as well as the design of new artistic work, was assessed by Artistic Directors and Board/Advisors to ensure the Organizational Associate delivered maximal support.",,311507,"Other, local or private",311507,,"Markell Kiefer, Tenzin Ngawang, Tyson Forbes, Dianne Lev, Thupten Dadak, Steve Brooks, Shannon Forney, Sam Elmore",,"TigerLion Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TigerLion Arts celebrates the wisdom of humans and the spirit of nature through artistic works that awaken, inform, and delight communities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Markell,Kiefer,"TigerLion Arts","730 2nd Ave S Ste 1400",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 770-8372",markell@tigerlion.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2275,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027917,"Operating Support",2024,68373,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in TU Dance programs and activities will learn and grow as artists, and audiences/participants will indicate impact from dance experiences. Track participation and collect via surveys participant feedback on impact of programs and activities; gather input from teachers, partners, artists; document and track participant advancement.","Participants demonstrated learning & growth as dance artists & rated their experience highly; audience comments noted powerful impact. We tracked participation, gathered program participant demographics, and gathered impressions, experience ratings, and feedback via surveys. Teaching artists evaluated student learning and advancement.",,1207854,"Other, local or private",1207854,,"Andrew Troup, Neeraj Kumar Mehta, Rafina Larsen, Sarah Gullickson Mcgrane, Colette Hawkins, Joseph Zachmann, Toni Pierce-Sands, Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,"Sayegh Rodriguez","TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 605-1925",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2249,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10028009,"Operating Support",2024,34503,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide a marginalized and underserved diverse audience of young people with equitable access to relevant, engaging, and meaningful arts opportunities. This outcome will be evaluated through participant surveys, the number of attendees who participate, the number of young people that work for the organization, and the number of students who participate in meaningful arts opportunities and programs.","Catalyst provided young people with access to relevant and meaningful arts opportunities, including many marginalized and underserved BIPOC youth. We surveyed participants and tracked show attendance and participation in activities. Nearly all (95%) Burnsville Youth Collaborative program students said they learned something new and most (75%) said they'd recommend the program to a friend.",,303463,"Other, local or private",303463,,"Stacey Supina, Carl Atiya Swanson, Joel Walters, Shinwon Noh, Matt Holmes, Tony Lefebvre, Bill Mohr, James Taylor, Marcel Urman, Shannon Robinson",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music gives young people equitable access and opportunities to see, experience, and participate in the Twin Cities music community, while growing them as people prepared to make the world work.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bethany,Mammenga,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4664",executivedirector@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2341,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027890,"Operating Support",2024,51957,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Affect positive social change by confronting homophobia and intolerance. Audience surveys; gathering testimonials; staff/member surveys; assessment with community partners. 2: Increase representation and visibility of cultural minorities and their intersection with the LGBTQ+ community. Audience/ staff/member surveys; Evaluation of audience demographics; Testimonials; Program evaluation.","TCGMC explored LGBTQ+ intersections with other identities through commissions and performances Evaluated through a solicited audience survey in addition to unsolicited feedback in person and sent via email to staff. 2: TCGMC was a visible representation of queer art and joy through its programming and performances. Evaluated through a solicited audience survey in addition to unsolicited feedback in person and sent via email to staff.",,515261,"Other, local or private",515261,51957,"Kenny Beck, Phil Boelter, Chuck Huebner, Lance Morgan, Brent Morris-Zangla, Steve Munnelly, Zach Rider, Justin Rudnick, Randy Schafer, Gregory Truman, Margaret Westin",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is Gay men building community through music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Stocks,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","1430 W 28th Ste B",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 339-7664",kstocks@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2222,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027945,"Operating Support",2024,47159,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow audiences via virtual programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts. Virtual engagement enables TCFF to track geographic and demographic info more accurately. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner org feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the successful outcomes. 2: Present diverse, high-quality film progamming that engages Minnesota audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community they share. Audience and filmmaker surveys, staff and board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provide comprehensive evaluation of the success of TCFF programming and audience impact.","Grow audiences via virtual programming and community engagement with populations who face cultural or economic barriers to the arts Increasing free access to content saw a 70% increase in Matinee screenings. Streaming enabled us to track demographic info more accurately. Audience & filmmaker surveys, partner org feedback, and peer review provided valuable feedback. 2: Presentation of a more diverse progam engaged MN audience to learn, shift perceptions, and improve the community engagement. Audience & filmmaker surveys, staff & board assessments, partner organization feedback, and peer review provided valuable feedback of programming as well as a more rounded audience impact.",,438325,"Other, local or private",438325,,"Julie Lynn York, Steve Stoup, Danielle Palmer, Jenny Hanson, Cameron Potts, Lily Rains, Kristen Baas, Jay Dunphy, Kathy Roseberry, Andrea Stein, Anthony Perella, Ryan Steinbauer, Jeff Hayne, Robert Brittain, Waris Syed, Tracy Call, Nancy Korsah",,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Film Fest exists to change perspectives, transform lives, and strengthen our communities by supporting and spurring on the art of filmmaking through; exhibition, production, distribution, networking and education.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Palmer,"Twin Cities International Film Festival AKA Twin Cities Film Fest","1649 Alabama Ave S","St Louis Park",MN,55416,"(612) 615-8233",danielle.palmer@twincitiesfilmfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2277,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027999,"Operating Support",2024,64488,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with disabilities will have increased options and opportunities to access arts experiences relevant and accessible to them. We will track the number, type, differing delivery formats and diversity of programming offered, demonstrating increased opportunities, expanded participant numbers and new segments reached.","Upstream Arts expanded partnerships and further developed arts residencies to reach a wider audience and address the needs most pressing to them. New/returning participation and depth of relevance and impact was measured through program evaluations that track participant numbers, and impact of the programs on individual participants' goals.",,848505,"Other, local or private",848505,,"Steve Anderson, Peter Beierwaltes, Kristin Burgess, Ann Macheledt, Tabitha Montgomery, Noel Raymond, Rebecca Slaby, Julie GuidryEx Officio Member)",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Upstream Arts uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of individuals with disabilities.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2331,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027908,"Operating Support",2024,95086,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.","VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneline. VocalEssence used surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participant",,2299159,"Other, local or private",2299159,,"Torrie Allen, Anna Boyle, Tanya Bransford, Ben Brunnette, Amber Cales, Mirella Ceja-Orozco, Margaret Chutich, Dan Dressen, Martha Driessen, Daniel Fernelius, Cassie Garnett, Autumn Gurgel, Carolina Gustafson, Valton Henderson, Dan Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Richard Neuner, Kristine Oberg, Kristen O'Brien, Jim Odland, Doug Parish, Joanne Reeck, Jeff Smith, Liz Smith, Amanda Storm, Tim Takach, Bob Thacker",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"VocalEssence provides opportunities that draw upon the power of singing together to nurture community, inspire creativity, affirm the value of all persons, and expand the influence of choral music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Dieter,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451",grants@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2240,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10027884,"Operating Support",2024,672710,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Track and map visitor journey experiences, repeat visitation, and how welcoming a visit felt. Analyze opportunities for improvements. Use 'test and learn' methodology for new approaches. Measure Net Promotor Score (visitor satisfaction). 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics track accessibility and participation. Studies, surveys, interviews, and focus groups measure engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction.","Support for visitors to the Walker is enhanced to ensure accessible, meaningful, and welcoming arts experiences. Visitors experienced both virtual and onsite programs. Onsite visits were evaluated using an exit survey that measures and tracks the Net Promoter Score and Overall Experience Rating. Select programs were measured with a follow-up survey. 2: Arts learning is accessible to audiences with diverse learning needs and from racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse communities. Attendance/demographics tracked accessibility and participation. Exit/program surveys (which improve tracking and insights), interviews, and focus groups with community partners measured engagement, learning outcomes, growth mindset, and satisfaction",,27455936,"Other, local or private",27455936,,"D. Ellen Wilson, Mark Addicks, Sarah Lynn Oquist, Mark Greene, Pilar Oppedisano, Todd Ackerman, Simone Ahuja, Jan Breyer, Carlo Bronzini Vender, John Christakos, Chad Dayton, Andrew S. Duff, Dayna Frank, Sima Griffith, Daniel Grossman, Lili Hall, Chris Haqq, John Higgins, Seena Hodges, Andrew Humphrey, David Kristal, Anne Labovitz, Muffy Macmillan, Jennifer Martin, Dave Moore Jr., Vikesh Nemani, Joan Nolan, Michael Peterman, Charlie Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Peter Remes, Brian A. Rice, Keith Rivers, Joel Ronning, Phil Rosenbloom, Greg Stenmoe, Jeffrey Swinton, Christine Walker, John Whaley, Susan White, Robin M. Wright",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Walker Art Center empowers people to experience the transformative possibilities of the art and ideas of our time and to imagine the world in new ways.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","725 Vineland Pl",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 375-7640",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2216,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028011,"Operating Support",2024,36496,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through SPT's compelling theater experiences. Written audience surveys and emailed/online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, Facebook postings, reviews, and comments at SPT programs will enable evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Minnesotans are more knowledgeable about Jewish culture and aware of the common humanity we all share through SPT's compelling theater experiences. Emailed and online surveys, teacher evaluations, phone calls, unsolicited emails and notes, facebook postings, reviews, and comments at SPT programs were used to evaluate achievement of the outcome.",,388440,"Other, local or private",388440,7176,"Mark Appelbaum, Barbara Brooks, Victoria Del Campo, Renae Goldman, Ellery July, Seth Meisler, Amy Newman, Tj Pierret, Susan Robiner, Ellen Sampson, Gail Bender Satz, Jeffery Tane, Alex Tselos",,"Six Points Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Six Points Theater?ignites the hearts and minds of people of all cultural backgrounds by producing theater of the highest artistic standards.? Rooted in Jewish content, our work explores differences, illuminates commonalities, and fosters greater understa",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Six Points Theater","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315",Barbara@sixpointstheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, McLeod, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2343,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027974,"Operating Support",2024,11704,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cities reached via touring throughout Minnesota continue to gain experience setting achievable goals for partnered global arts events. Surveys to gauge size/makeup of audiences at activities and events; new city partners give feedback on success achieving civic/arts goals; interviews to measure new cities' interest in return visits. 2: New and return audiences in cities with populations under 5,000 improve their knowledge of the music and cultures of unfamiliar places. Oral and written feedback from arts partners, civic leaders, and audiences in the new cities measure the uniqueness, educational value, quality, and relevance of the newly introduced arts activities.","Cities reached included existing partners in four cities and new partners in three cities; all gained experience hosting events. Except for Fairmount, surveys showed audience sizes reaching or exceeding goals. Fairmount was around 20% under goal. All partners reported high levels of audience satisfaction. All committed to return visits. 2: A concert showcasing songs from ten countries was performed in 3 cities (2 old, 1 new) with populations at or under 5,000. In Q&A's with audience members and interviews with partners, information indicated many of the songs experienced were from unfamiliar countries and cultures of places like Vietnam, Turkey, Guatemala, and others. Desire for return concerts was common.",,193997,"Other, local or private",193997,500,"Bethany Gladhill, Judith Morrison, John Choi, Gary Pederson, David Badgley, Liz Olds",,"Sounds of HopeLtd.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Sounds of Hope is to foster global awareness, which the organization accomplishes primarily by drawing children and young adults to Minnesota from countries around the world to participate in residential music and arts projects, and by pres",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Surprenant,"Sounds of Hope, Ltd.","245 Summit Ave 3rd Floor","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 225-4179",info@soundsofhope.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2306,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027918,"Operating Support",2024,83731,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artists grow professionally and gain further career stability from accessible economic and professional development opportunities. Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, including surveys and attendance; impact on artists receiving access to capital and market opportunities; new and continuing partnerships; quantity of financial resources invested in artists. 2: Artist-led programming inspire community connection, cross-sector collaboration, and creative expression in urban and rural places in Minnesota. Quantity and attendance at public events; new and sustained partnerships; partner and participant feedback (written and verbal); staff observations.","Artists developed new skills, grew professionally, and experienced economic benefits from Springboard programming. We evaluated this outcome through: Workshop attendance & consultations completed; participant surveys; quality of market opportunities for artists; toolkit & resources used; quantity of financial resources invested in artists. 2: Springboard's artist-led programming inspired connection, cross-sector collaboration, and creativity across Minnesota. We evaluated this outcome through: Quantity and attendance at public events; new and sustained partnerships; partner and participant feedback (written and verbal); staff observations.",,1875029,"Other, local or private",1875029,,"Andriana Abariotes, Madde Gibba, Anisha Murphy, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt, Maureen Ramirez, Robert Ransick, Jarrett Reed, Greta Bauer Reyes, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Springboard for the Arts is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life, and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kahler,"Springboard for the Arts","262 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55103,"(651) 292-3205",amandak@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2250,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027954,"Operating Support",2024,101034,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC will help new and diverse audiences access theatre arts by telling authentic stories with young people at the core. STC will track attendance, registrations, and participants in the Open Door access program. Feedback will be solicited from participants, audience, cast, and community partners so all stories told are relevant to different ages, races, and genders. 2: STC will create theatre and education programs to challenge audiences to reflect on the ways they can make a positive impact in their community. STC will track engagement type and levels through participant surveys, social media interactions and attendance metrics. STC will choose to tell stories with diverse perspectives, and curate a space for healing dialogue to be experienced.","STC told new, authentic stories to 110,000 Minnesotans with 8 productions and 52 education classes, workshops, residencies and accessibility programs. Using database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at mainstage productions, classes, workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. Audience surveys showed positive feedback around the diverse programs and productions. 2: STC's theatre and education programs told stories from fresh perspectives and collaborated with new voices in ways that educated and created empathy. STC's productions and stories created understanding as articulated in participant evaluations. Record attendance and audience feedback showed that young audience members and their adults enjoyed the programs and engaged in meaningful conversations.",,2586652,"Other, local or private",2586652,,"Steph Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Tara Cruz, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Tenisha Hollie, Mimi Keating, Lisa Kline, Betsy Kumagai, Dimitrios Lalos, Janet Langner, Mauricio Loria, Eric Lucas, David Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Victoria Mogilevsky, Christina Mosakowski, Sue Moulder, Linda Moy, Susan Nielsen, Tom O'Brien, Tia Picard, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Carrie Rimstad, Qadirrah Jenn Seltz, Kristin Spencer, Beth Theobald, Nicole Truso, Brandon Wills",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Stages Theatre Company is committed to the enrichment and education of children and youth in a professional theatre environment that stimulates artistic excellence and personal growth.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Stauber,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343-7552,"(952) 979-1123",astauber@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2286,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028021,"Operating Support",2024,70857,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attract audiences that reflect the demographics and diversity of our rural community with shows that entertain, educate and enlighten. Ticket sales from new and returning audiences, qualitive feedback from community partners and surveys of audiences.","Audiences grew by 11% and are reflective of the diversity of our rural community, meeting our mission to entertain, educate and enlighten. Ticket sales from new and returning audiences, qualitive feedback from community partners and surveys of audiences, Placer AI using cellphone data to track demographics 2:",,1193192,"Other, local or private",1193192,,"Chap Achen Jr., Marybess Goeppinger, Laurie Bell, Meridith Wardle, Dennis Brennan, Susan Christenson, Art Kenyon, Lacy Schumann",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates and enlightens the community and its visitors through the transformative power of the performing arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Samantha,Whipple,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8700",swhipple@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2353,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027942,"Operating Support",2024,31517,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TAM activities provide Minnesotans opportunities to participate in high quality and meaningful taiko experiences. TAM will evaluate its impact through attendance totals, surveys, and student and artist engagement. 2: TAM provides powerful Asian American representation through artists and activities, seeking to build community, heal, and inspire through taiko arts. Impact on the community will be evaluated by analyzing outreach data, audience and artist surveys, and community participation.","TAM has provided Minnesotan many opportunities to participate in high quailty and meaningful taiko experiences. Number of performances, audiences estimates, audience surveys. 2: TAM provides powerful Asian American representation through artists and activities, seeking to build community, heal, and inspire through taiko arts. Self identification of TAM's artists and leadership positions. The success of Finding Her Beat film.",,246317,"Other, local or private",246317,,"Hailey Gabriel, Sarah Senseman, Elizabeth Kane, Dayna Martinez, Rick Shiomi, Jennifer Weir, Katrina Mendoza, Gloria Kumagai, Jennifer Houston, Wesley Mouri",,"TaikoArts Midwest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"TaikoArts Midwest was formed in 2016 by Jennifer Weir to provide our local and regional community with high-quality taiko performances, to support taiko artists, and to use taiko as a way to strengthen and build communities, celebrating the full diversity",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaclyn,Nott,"TaikoArts Midwest","3949 13th Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(651) 983-5349",jnott@taikoartsmidwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2274,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027932,"Operating Support",2024,12278,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Design and Implement expanded Business Model to diversify income sources. Board and ED meet monthly, Staff weekly, to review benchmarks. Quantitative analysis of finances and participation stats. Qualitative: surveys and focus groups with key stakeholders. 2: Increase Outreach to diversify participation. Board and ED meet monthly, Staff weekly, to review benchmarks. Quantitative analysis of participation stats -dancers and renters. Qualitative: surveys and focus groups with key stakeholders.","New internal systems and technology tools identified and implemented, resulting in more efficient workflows and time freed for building impact. Audit of current systems to identify gaps and inefficiencies. Weekly staff meetings and monthly board meetings to measure progress. Meetings and surveying to identify solutions and gather feedback ensuring more stakeholders were heard and served. 2: Refreshed mission, values, and vision towards growth. Restructured and added staffing to support greater outreach and engagement. Board approved updates to mission, values, and vision. New staffing structure implemented to better support relationship-building. New relationships built - renters, programs/dance communities, and local community. Increased program attendance.",,267263,"Other, local or private",267263,10554,"Hollie Benton, Kevin Geraghty, Susan Knutson, Judine Pattison, Nancy Sather, Mary Wells, Art Bjorngjeld, Hristina Markova, Carrie Guenther",0.5,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center's mission is to provide opportunities for the participation in the joys of world dance and music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,"Van Schooten","Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914",finance@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2264,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027976,"Operating Support",2024,67380,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Student evaluations of teaching artist's effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures include portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions supporting more than 200 artists. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and will seek out written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.","Minnesota fiber artists at all levels increase their knowledge and skills in the fiber arts. Evaluations were conducted of teaching artists' effectiveness and student self-assessment of gains in knowledge and skills. For advanced artists, measures included portfolio development and exhibition. 2: Inspire and engage Minnesotans through free, year-round, culturally diverse fiber art exhibitions showcasing more than 200 artists. We tracked demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and encouraged written feedback in guest books and social media connected to each show.",,1091523,"Other, local or private",1091523,67380,"Alfredo Chiclana-Birch, Maggie Dayton, Meg Schmidt Duncan, Carol Grim, Richard Gilyard, Sarah E. Hansen, Pamela Johns, Roberta Jones, Abigail Kosberg, J. Lawrence Mcintyre, Linda Mcshannock, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Rosanne Nathanson, Chiaki O?Brien, Mary Ann Schmidt, Lisa Steinmann, Lorri Talberg, Karen Weiberg, Jeffrey J. White, Arianne Zager",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Textile Center's mission?is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, nurture appreciation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464",kreichert@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2308,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027927,"Operating Support",2024,38589,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre B will diversify its audiences, artists, and leadership by leveraging the company's assets to serve those with less visibility and access. The relationships we build now will lead to more diversity on our Board, presentation or production of work relevant to BIPOC artists and constituents, and projects that engage underserved audiences.","Theatre B included more LGBTQ artists and artists of color and continued a partnership with an adaptive sports center in collaborative art. We measured project relevance by number of LGBTQ and BIPOC artists auditioning and participating. Benefit to underserved constituents was evaluated by participant surveys and eagerness of partners to grow our adaptive theatre collaboration",,223030,"Other, local or private",223030,38589,"Rachel Asleson, Zenas Baer, Tim Peterson, Chelsea Brown, Forrest Steinhoff, Lori Horvik, Scott Ecker, David Huebner",0.2,"Theatre B","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre B ignites conversation that transforms our community through intimate and courageous stories.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colt,Neidhardt,"Theatre B","215 10th St N",Moorhead,MN,56560,"(701) 729-8880",colt@theatreb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Grant, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2259,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028006,"Operating Support",2024,26610,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase breadth and diversity of director/designer pool. Quantitative evaluation of our pool of possible directors and designers. Qualitative survey from directing/designing candidates.","Increased our active designer pool by 20% and our director pool by an additional 8%, including increased racial, gender, education, and age diversity. Quantitative and qualitative surveys of potential and approved directors and designers. 2: 93% of surveyed participants agreed that they were proud of their work and grew artistically through their experience. Quantitative and Qualitative Surveys from participants",,511218,"Other, local or private",511218,1200,"Carrie Anderson, Angela Youngdahl, Linda Paulsen, Paul Clausen, Jim Arnold, Patti Gage, Aidan Gallivan, Christopher Kehoe, Bill Larsen, Denise Larson, Betsy Lofgren, Vameng Moua, Zola Rosenfeld, Elijah Saiger, Robert Smith, David Stevens, Jim Vogel, Jennie Ward",,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre in the Round is a community theatre that endeavors to stage engaging performances while providing an inclusive arena theatre experience in the heart of Minneapolis.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larisa,Netterlund,"Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Larisa@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2338,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027988,"Operating Support",2024,110443,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A broad audience will attend TLD performances of reimagined and new musical theater and deepen their connection to the work and to one another. We will evaluate audience impact and connectivity by the number of attendees, surveys measuring engagement with the work on our stage; participation in our post-show discussions; and number of people served through community engagement/outreach. 2: Minnesota artists from diverse lived experiences will collaborate in presenting TLD productions and will develop and shape new musical work. Artist surveys will measure demographics and provide feedback on TLD's production and artistic processes. Media coverage (including interviews and reviews) and post-show discussions will be measures of career and artistic growth.","In 2023-24, more than 33,000 people attended in-person performances of reimagined and newly developed musical theater at TLD. TLD used the following methods: post-show survey results measuring emotional and intellectual reactions; ticket sales reports indicating audience interest; and audience comments made during post-show discussions, in-person to staff, and online. 2: In 2023-24, TLD generated $4.8M of economic impact for our community and the equivalent of 150 full-time jobs. TLD used the following methods: comments collected during conversations with artists before, during, and after the production, post-show discussions and media coverage. TLD diversity goals are regularly evaluated and inform hiring practices.",,2992535,"Other, local or private",2992535,,"Cara Sjodin, Glyn Northington, Theresa Alewine, John Arechar, Stephen Bubul, Tiffany Cooper-Allen, Tanner Curl, Toya Stewart Downey, Keith Ford, Ron Frey, Ben Grabski, Sandy Hey, Judy Jossi, Les Bendtsen, Bridget Morehead, Tania Montgomery, Tom Knabel, Jeff Lin, Justin Lucero, Penny Meier, Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Brian Svendahl, Kari Groth Swan, Lezlie Taylor, Ka Vang, Fremajane Wolfson, Adam Yust",,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theater Latte Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theater Latte Da creates new and impactful connections between story, music, artist, and audience exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rachel,Smoka-Richardson,"Theatre Latte-Da AKA Theatre Latte Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003",rachel@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2320,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027963,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TLHD will continue to present quality Arts offerings in a space that captures the inclusive culture we seek to achieve. Event participation, participant surveys, improved Front of House (FOH) policies and trainings. 2: TLHD Staff and Board of Directors will continue to build and strengthen internally to position itself for growth and long term sustainability. New, improved policies for all aspects of the Org, including the creation of staff and board evaluation policies. Embarkment on a long-term Master Plan for an Organization where programming drives facility needs.","TLHD will continue to present quality Arts offerings in a space that captures the inclusive culture we seek to achieve. The actual evaluation method used included tracking event participation, collecting feedback through participant surveys, and assessing the effectiveness of improved Front of House (FOH) policies and training sessions. 2: TLHD Staff and Board of Directors will continue to build and strengthen internally to position itself for growth and long-term sustainability. The actual evaluation method used included implementing new policies, establishing staff and board evaluation procedures, and embarking on a long-term Master Plan, currently 20% along, to align programming with facility needs.",,325535,"Other, local or private",325535,11693,"Katie Eiser, Board President, Philip Eidsvold, Terri Bursch, Mark Manbeck, Deb Trumm, Michael Tisserand, Kathy Grundei, Bill Hnath",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Theatre L?Homme Dieu produces and presents exceptional live theatre, fine arts and educational programming that celebrates culture and nurtures community, enriching the quality of life throughout Alexandria, the Lakes Area and Central Minnesota.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2295,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027916,"Operating Support",2024,65507,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans improve as playwrights and supporting artists via learning, discussions about the field, and their collaborative development of work. Track participation and gather qualitative feedback on classes, seminars, events, and new play development activities for impact on artistic development, growth, career advancement, changes in process. 2: Representative Minnesotans will benefit from improved access to relevant programs and activities developed to meet their express needs and interests. Track membership programs participation, gather survey responses and qualitative feedback from members/participants, track engagement and comments received about access improvements.","Participants indicated advancement and new knowledge and skills about the art and craft of playwriting and the professional theater field. Qualitative survey feedback and reports from playwrights and program participants about the impact of our activities on their creative growth and career advancement. Center class and seminar participants noted a 95% satisfaction rate. 2: Minnesota participants increased and noted benefits from equitable access to Center programs and responsive program enhancements. We tracked membership growth (from about 2400 to 2545) and engagement and gathered artist, participant, and member feedback, as well as survey responses from class/seminar participants.",,1720551,"Other, local or private",1720551,,"Harrison David Rivers, Maura Brew, Jane Zilch, Michael Winn, Ansa Akyea, Jeffrey Bores, Geoffrey Curley, Karl Gajdusek, Jodi Grundyson, Steven Hall, Christina Ham, Jon Harkness, Jeff Hedlund, Charlyne Hovi, Jonathan Jensen, Ann Johnson Stewart, Becky Krull Kraling, Carolee Lindsey, Melanie Marnich, Carla Paulson, Christopher Schout, Leah Spinosa De Vega, Paul Stembler, Robert Chelimsky, Jeremy B. Cohen, Nicole A. Watson",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Playwrights' Center sustains, develops, and advocates for playwrights and their work to realize their full artistic potential.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2248,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027998,"Operating Support",2024,40944,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans who engage in Rain Taxi's literary programs widen reading choices, broaden perspectives, and deepen critical think. We measure progress toward goals by analyzing responses from participants, both unsolicited and those obtained through surveys of readers, reviewers, authors, and event attendees. (Attendance and DEI initiatives also tracked).","Rain Taxi engaged Minnesotans in author events that greatly expanded their literary choices, perspectives, and deepened their critical thinking. Rain Taxi measured program performance outcomes through measuring program attendance, and evaluating publications through website and social media outreach, and surveying readers, participants, and attendees.",,234893,"Other, local or private",234893,28405,"Thomas Cassidy, Kelly Everding, Nicola Koh, Steven Larsen, Jeffrey Lependorf, Eric Lorberer, Eric Ortiz, Margaret Telfer, Amanda Wigen",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rain Taxi champions aesthetically adventurous literature through publications and programs.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2330,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028043,"Operating Support",2024,43648,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","RWA programming expands reach by creating culturally inclusive opportunities to engage people from all backgrounds. Increases in members, class registrations, event attendees, and new community partnerships will indicate success. Survey tools will track prior artexperience and audience demographics. 2: Area artists have access to more professional development and technical skills training and resources close to home. At least twenty area artists participate in professional development opportunities through Red Wing Arts. Survey tools will collect qualitative artist responses to the programs.","Red Wing Arts created culturally inclusive opportunities and engaged people from all backgrounds. RWA tracked event attendees and visually surveyed participating audiences. Also used survey tools to provide data. 2: Red Wing Arts provided area artists with opportunities and skill development. RWA tracked the more than 50 artists participation through survey tools that collected qualitative responses.",,266281,"Other, local or private",266281,43648,"Rachel Mcwithey, Jerry Olson, Ian Scheerer, Pam Horlitz, Jason Reding, Lynn Brown, Kirsten Ford, Kris Togel, Leah Buysse",,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To build a vibrant community fueled by the arts. We enrich lives by connecting, celebrating, inspiring, and leading through shared art experiences.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,"Guida Foos","Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569",emily@redwingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2375,"Elizabeth Bucheit: Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to her heritage by drawing inspiration from Nordic folklore and myth. A goldsmith for more than 30 years, she holds a master?s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Norway and Ireland. Bucheit has won numerous competitions and been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, The McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers, and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Bucheit is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro.; William Cooper: Cooper has been involved in the film, video, and television business for almost forty years, working primarily as an actor. However, for the last twenty years, has been a producer, director, and instructor. Cooper has produced/directed a dozen short and feature films. All of Cooper's feature films were shot in the Midwest, have gotten distribution, and his last feature won six awards. For fifteen years, Cooper has been the managing director of the Twin Cities Film Fest and provided leadership in programming, education, and production.; Rachel Dahl: Dahl is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she studied business operations and computer science. She now works as a project manager at Travelers Insurance in Saint Paul. Music has been a huge part of her life as she has played the trumpet since childhood and continues playing weekly in an alumni band. She previously worked at an art store in the small town of Lindstrom when she was growing up, and loved getting to experience art daily. Dahl is also passionate about giving back to the community and volunteering, which she is looking to do more often. She enjoyed her time as an Arts Board grant reviewer last year and aspires to return, as it combines her passions of arts and community service.; Kathryn Fischer: Fischer?s experience includes working as director of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, responsible for light rail, busway, and Union Depot projects. In addition, she worked for the nonprofit organization Road Scholar, developing and implementing cultural programs for visitors to the Twin Cities from throughout the country. Fischer sought out theater, museum, music, and hands-on art experiences for hundreds of participants. Fischer graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BSc in urban studies and environmental design. She is also a volunteer University of Minnesota master gardener emeritus. Her passion is lifelong learning.; Adaobi Okolue: Okolue is the executive director at Twin Cities Media Alliance, a media arts organization that develops bold storytellers and creates spaces for bold storytelling, centering the voices and imagination of people on the margins, shifting what is perceived possible for our collective future. Known for exploring the intersections of multimedia, creativity and innovation, story, and activism in her work, Okolue has been a guest speaker on Minnesota Public Radio, at The Loft Literary Center, on Pollen, and in The Atlantic. She has been a Roy Wilkins Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Givens Foundation Black Writers Collaborative Fellow, VONA Writing Workshop fellow, and Americans for the Arts? Arts & Culture Leaders of Color fellow. She also serves as board chair for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council.; Peter Spooner: Spooner (BS in art education and MFA in painting) has enjoyed a long career as an educator and museum professional. He served as curator/assistant director at University Galleries, Illinois State University; and curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth (1994-2012). His list of exhibitions and publications is extensive, from shows that toured nationally and internationally, to projects celebrating artists of Minnesota. Spooner served as a juror, grant application reviewer, and board member for numerous institutions including the Illinois Arts Council, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Duluth Public Arts Commission. Currently an art appraiser, painter, and teacher; he is semiretired.; Sarah Stephens: Stephens is president and cofounder of Stephens Nicolson Artists Management (SNAM), an international management agency in New York City representing opera singers, stage directors, composers, and conductors. Stephens began her first agency in Bremen, Germany, and moved to New York in 2008. She acquired licenses as a recognized artist manager in Germany and the European Union. She has taught seminars at Middlebury College German for Singers, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Hunter College. Stephens serves on the board of three nonprofits: Opera Managers Association International (Germany), Freiburg University Alumni (New York), and the Greater Lake Sylvia Association (Minnesota). Her studies were at the University of Vermont, Universitat Freiburg (Germany) for her BA, and at the University of Minnesota for her MA in German literature. Stephens is a native Minnesotan who grew up in south Minneapolis.; Heather Ungerer: Ungerer is the vice president of operations at the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. She has spent her career working in nonprofits and has a focus in human resources. She graduated from Chadron State College with a master of science degree in organizational management. She spent five years volunteering with the Zonta Club of Mankato.; Beth Winterfeldt: Winterfeldt is the programs and advocacy director for Partners for Housing in Mankato, where she oversees federal and state grants that fund housing programs. Winterfeldt was previously a professional musician and teacher, helping many students successfully apply for tuition grants via Twin Rivers Council for the Arts. Winterfeldt graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead) with a bachelor of music degree, Rice University with a master?s in music, and Minnesota State University, Mankato with a master?s of social work degree and graduate nonprofit leadership certificate.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028047,"Operating Support",2024,312455,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires audiences annually through performances, student matinees, artist lead classes, lectures, and Q and A's with artists. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation and feedback with teachers and audience members, social campaign responses and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of artists. Evaluation occurs through meaningful conversations with community partners and collaborators, constituents, and the presented artists, including topics explored and experiences through programming and engagements.","Over 800 activities inspired audiences, including 18 dance, 8 music and film performances, 4 student matinees, and 50+ lectures and engagements. Event and audience statistics were gathered, e-mail surveys were disseminated to participants, and feedback was obtained through Northrop's website, social media channels, blog, and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop cultivates diversity & addresses global issues through the work of renowned artists, creating an inclusive audience for the performing arts. Northrop disseminated surveys, conducted follow-up meetings with community and university partners, and involved artists, school groups, and ticket holders in post-event discussions to gather feedback on the topics explored during the programming.",,8621832,"Other, local or private",8621832,,"Jeff Bieganek, Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan Denuccio, Karen Hanson, Jill Hauwiller, Holly Kellar, Kelly Mcqueen, Katheryn Menaged, Toni Pierce-Sands, Gary Reetz, Robyne Robinson, Kao Lee Vang, Donald Williams",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, we are committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Robinson-Prater,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455-2070,"(612) 624-5599",robi0297@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2379,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027901,"Operating Support",2024,33016,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth and young adults in Minnesota will learn and grow through educational marching arts programs that inspire and challenge. The RCR Board of Directors will evaluate progress toward the goals stated in the Strategic Plan and determine whether programs are achieving desired outcomes through annual participation rates, competitive success, and participant surveys. 2: Minnesotans will gain access to high-quality live marching arts performances through community showcases, competitions, and parade appearances. The RCR Board of Directors will evaluate progress toward the goals stated in the Strategic Plan and determine whether programs are achieving desired outcomes through ticket sales and community attendance at our events.","Minnesota youth and young adults learned and grew as musicians and performers through educational experiences in the marching arts. Outcomes were assessed based on post-season member surveys, inter- and intra-seasonal competitive scores, and feedback from program staff. 2: Minnesotans were able to access high quality, live marching arts performances through community showcases, competitions, and parade appearances. Outcomes were based on attendance at shows, competitions, parades, and community events, as well as feedback provided via social media and email.",,391151,"Other, local or private",391151,1519,"Don St. Ores, Karl Thomas, David Camp, Jeanne Catherine-Ellis, Jason Harden, Logan Wherry, Morgan Meissner, Becky Rasmusson, Lawrence Mccrobie, Josh Kittle",,"River City Rhythm, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of River City Rhythm is to educate and inspire lifelong excellence in young people through unique opportunities in the performing arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bojan,Hoover,"River City Rhythm, Inc.","3642 Brentwood Dr",Monticello,MN,55362,"(612) 247-3854",bojan@rivercityrhythm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2233,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027876,"Operating Support",2024,50980,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Art Center will present contemporary art exhibitions and create accessible opportunities for all people to have high quality art experiences. The Rochester Art Center will solicit audience feedback to measure changes in sense of belonging, knowledge, and interest in re-engaging in arts activities. 2: Rochester Art Center will sustain and build partnerships with community organizations and collaborate to deepen connections with the community. Letters of support from community organizations, growth in member base, diversification of audience/attendees.","Rochester Art Center presented 14 contemporary art exhibitions and created accessible opportunities for all people to have high quality art experience. Paper and digital surveys, attendance tracking and verbal feedback were collected to measure success. 2: Rochester Art Center sustained and built partnerships with community organizations and collaborated to deepen connections with the community. Partnerships and demographic data was tracked. Feedback was collected from partners.",,420368,"Other, local or private",420368,,"Alessandra De La Puente, Alexandre Maia, Audrey Elegbede, Brett Olson, Brooke Burch, David Morris, Gaylia Borror, Gerry Greaney, Heather Wright, Heidi Howe, Jon Zurn, Joseph Alexander, Rose Anderson, Sananda Mccall, Simon Huelsbeck",,"Rochester Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Rochester Art Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kalianne,Morrison,"Rochester Art Center","30 Civic Center Dr SE Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8629",kmorrison@rochesterartcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2208,"Jeffrey Adams: Adams is the founder and artistic director of the Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls. He has written, directed, and produced more than 300 radio plays under the organization?s banner since 2004. Originally from Oregon, Adams graduated with a bachelor?s degree in history from the University of Oregon. He relocated to International Falls in 2003.; John Brost: Brost is the founder of Wirehair Advisory LLC, where he helps organizations with strategic planning, operations, and information technology. Prior to founding Wirehair, Brost worked with global consulting and industrial firms planning, budgeting, and funding investments in organizational and technical transformation. Brost has a BA in Asian studies from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of South Dakota.; Nicola Carpenter: Carpenter currently works as the director of people operations at Fractured Atlas where she helps better align tools and processes with the organization?s purpose. Prior to joining Fractured Atlas, Carpenter worked for a variety of arts organizations including MoMA PS1, Walker Art Center, and Heidelberger Kunstverein. Additionally, as of January 2023, she serves on the Fireweed Woodshop board of directors. Carpenter graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a BFA in art.; Cynthia Demers: Demers is a retired visual and graphic arts instructor for junior and senior high schoolers and worked as a community education director for 23 years. She has written grant proposals for school age childcare, poetry, and visual arts with Native American speakers, summer theater, childcare resources, and field trips to art careers and art colleges. She developed Art Day with area art teachers for six schools averaging 180 art students and twelve artists. She has volunteered to review grant applications for Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Living in Lac qui Parle and formerly Lake of the Woods counties, she brings a rural perspective to her work.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen is a 1974 graduate of Hastings College (Hastings, NE) receiving a BM in 1974. Jacobsen taught K-12 vocal/instrumental music in public and parochial schools in Nebraska and Minnesota. In 2015, she retired as office manager from Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc., a company she cofounded with her husband in 1984. Jacobsen served three terms on the Mankato Symphony board of directors and during her tenure chaired several major fundraising events (Rockin' in the Quarry, Rockin' by the River, Music & Brews), served as development chair, and as board president.; Alfreda Juasemai: Daniels Juasemai, a Liberia native, arrived in the United States as a refugee in 2006. She has been an organizer for twelve years, focusing on education, economic justice, immigration reform, racial and social justice, housing, and transportation in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Daniels Juasemai is one of the cofounders of Black Immigrant Collective, an organization focused on elevating and amplifying the voices and stories of Black immigrants in the struggle for immigrant justice. She has been a member of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, Minnesota State Board of Electricity, Brooklyn Center Planning Commission, and the board of African Career Education Resource, Inc. In 2020, Daniels Juasemai was an expanded voice contributor for the When Home Won?t Let You Stay: Art and Migration at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She attended St. Cloud State University where she studied political science, international relations, and human relations.; Deborah Karasov: Karasov is currently semiretired, helping nonprofits advance their mission through part-time consulting with Access Philanthropy. She was previously director of adult programs at the Walker Art Center, codirector of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Public Art and Design Institute, and consultant to the director of design arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She has also served on several grant application review panels for the NEA. She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota and a master in landscape architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design.; Linda Sloan: Sloan is the executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage where she leads a team whose mission is to ensure that people of African heritage can participate and benefit in all that the state has to offer. She was the former director of career development and employer relations for the University of St. Thomas. She spent fifteen years at Target in broadcasting, events marketing, and human resources. She is an executive coach and mentor. Sloan was a founder of the now defunct Freedom Jazz Festival. She is on the board of directors for the Stairstep Foundation, where she has served as its secretary for the past ten years. Sloan holds an MBA in marketing and strategic management from Purdue University and a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the University of Illinois Chicago.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650",1 10027990,"Operating Support",2024,35429,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Select the next Music Director of Rochester Symphony. Someone who will draw Southeastern Minnesota residents into deeper connection with great music. After each Music Director candidate visits Rochester, surveys will be collected from concert audiences, musicians, and education program participants to assist in the selection process. 2: Reactivate education programming, including new initiatives, to reach next generation audiences in effective ways. Conversations will be held with school and private educators to evaluate previous efforts. Programs will move from planning to implementation with effectiveness measured through post-event surveys.","Winning Music Director candidate, Chia-Hsuan Lin, exhibited ability to communicate enthusiasm to audience and inspire excellence in musicians. The search committee reviewed more than 1,200 surveys gathered from musicians and audience members involved in both performance and education programs. Surveys included both scored questions and open-ended comments. 2: 4th grade students throughout SE MN as well as families with young children were given opportunity to experience live orchestral music. Planning and program review conducted with Rochester Public Schools curriculum director and youth orchestra staff. Post event surveys sent to classroom teachers for 4th grade concerts and parents for family programming.",,481063,"Other, local or private",481063,,"Jodi Melius, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Matt Roisum, Joseph Mish, Sarah Schaefer-Meier, Jay Beck, Andrew Good, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Mark Neville",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"We bring great music to life.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Lindstrom,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale AKA Rochester Symphony","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742",amyl@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2322,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027966,"Operating Support",2024,42435,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More African Americans are engaged at WWMA because its programs are accessible and WWMA demonstrates the relevance of music education to their lives. Walker West has a variety of evaluation tools, including surveys, testimonials, enrollments, focus groups/interviews, and board review to ensure that we?re meeting not just this outcome, but our mission and goals.","Walker West increased the number of African Americans in programming via multiple early childhood, youth and adult programs. Walker West collected data on the ethnicity of program participants and compared it to participant data collected during the previous program year.",,766387,"Other, local or private",766387,12002,"Anthony Walker, Carl Walker, Cherise Ayers, Christy Bartlett, Barbara Doyle, Daniel Olson, David Mohr, Eric Clark, Grant West, Greg Finzell, Jeff Bailey, John Bennett, Linda Sloan, Mary Bolkcom, Mary K Boyd, Michael Walker, Russell Knighton, Valerie Butler",,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Walker West creates a music learning community rooted in the African-American cultural experience, where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather, explore, and grow through music.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Braxton,Haulcy,"Walker West Music Academy AKA Walker|West","760 Selby Ave","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 224-2929",braxton@walkerwest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2298,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028024,"Operating Support",2024,39752,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Optimize new space, to allow for growth in programming, services, audience and partnerships. WGM uses financial data and progress reports to evaluate programs/services growth and profitability. WGM surveys participants to evaluate effectiveness, suitability, and satisfaction with programs/services.","Weavers Guild optimized new space, continuing critical programming and services and meeting audience and partnership needs. Weavers Guild used financial data and tracked programming/services growth and profitability. The Guild tracked and evaluated participant and partnership actions (services and participants) to measure success.",,306100,"Other, local or private",306100,1789,"Amanda Anderson, Kipling Beardsley, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Aimee Gillespie, Dawn Gillette Kircher, Barbara Heath, Deborah Jensen, Cass Markovich, Mary M Mateer, Joseph Rubin, Beata Rydeen, Dawn Severson, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning and dyeing.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karin,Knudsen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 350",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463",kknudsen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2356,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028004,"Operating Support",2024,66606,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class; number of total participants, % classes filled; Working with diverse artists and communities; Arts events attendance.","Minnesotans gained new understanding, skills, and experiences through a variety of high-quality arts experiences. 97% of all participants say they learned, grew, or changed. 10,583 registered for 1,104 arts activities. 91% of activities offered reached minimum registrations necessary to run. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Neurodiversity represented year-round.",,1152150,"Other, local or private",1152150,,"Mary Gove, Laurie Ryan, Heidi Brophy, Cathy Weyerhaeuser, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Guillermo Cuellar, Jack Madill, Elizabeth Mccray, Jan Nelson, Toni Ojoyeyi, Mary Poul, Samantha Vang",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to: ENRICH LIVES by Celebrating Art; NOURISH IMAGINATION by Inspiring Creativity; BUILD UNDERSTANDING by Connecting People.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karen,Parkman,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597",kparkman@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2336,"Mary Bensen: Bensen is the former foundation and grants director at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. For more than 20 years, Bensen initiated and designed a corporate and foundation grant program for Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a $40 million dollar faith based nonprofit. In addition, Bensen is a professional pianist and organist in the community. Benson earned a BA in organizational management and communication at Concordia University with a minor in performing arts focused on organ and piano.; Sarah Clark: Clark is the founder of Clark Squared, LLC, a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in communications, development, and management services. From 2013-2022, she worked at Fresh Energy; as deputy executive director, she oversaw organizational management, fundraising, communications, and program development. Previously, Clark was the contract director of the Lower Phalen Creek Project, a community based initiative focused on transforming a contaminated brownfield site into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a restored natural area that is home of Wakan Tipi, a Dakota sacred site. Clark has a BA from Macalester College and a MA in journalism from the University of Minnesota.; Heidi Droegemueller: Since 2015, Droegemueller has served as executive director of the Luther Seminary Foundation in Saint Paul. In this role, she is responsible for board relations, fundraising, marketing, and communications for both the Foundation and Luther Seminary. Her primary areas of professional expertise include governance, strategic planning, transformational philanthropy, grant writing, annual fund, and crisis communications. Droegemueller is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, with a bachelor of music degree in music theory. She holds professional certificates in nonprofit management (Arizona State University) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (Augsburg University). She has served as a volunteer board member for multiple entities of the Association of Fundraising Professionals since 2002. She has also served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the past.; Anne Dugan: Dugan is an independent curator and educator living on an organic farm in Wrenshall. She teaches art history at The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Dugan is the director for the Kruk Gallery on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and the curator for the Northshore Bank of Commerce in Duluth. Dugan is the founder and codirector of the internationally recognized Free Range Film Festival, which she founded in 2004.; Ivete Martinez: Vaz de Castro Martinez has been a professional artist for the last 20 years. She was born in a small border town between Brazil and Uruguay to Portuguese and Galego parents. Vaz de Castro Martinez has two master?s degrees: one in philosophy (Oxford University, England) and another in psychology (Stanford University, CA). It was only when she quit her job at Mayo Clinic and became a full-time mom that she started to learn art. She?s a board member at Gallery 24, executive director of Med City Art Festival, and a Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council panelist. Vaz de Castro Martinez tries to be involved, not only in making art but also in the administration and participation of nonprofit organizations.; John Neveaux: Neveaux is a theater artist, educator, and attorney who acts, directs, and designs shows with several local theaters in the metro area. Neveaux has also been proudly involved with the Delano High School and Westonka High School drama programs. He has served on the boards of Skylark Opera Company, Chain Reaction Theatre Project, 4 Community Theatre, and is a member of the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and is a law school graduate with more than 35 years of legal experience including work with arts and other nonprofits.; Kyla Rathjen: Rathjen is pursuing a master of human rights at the University of Minnesota?s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and College of Liberal Arts. Her graduate interests are in effective philanthropy, social change leadership, and nonprofit management. She is a committed nonprofit professional, with more than eight years of experience in program management, community led development, board management, grassroots fundraising, and digital communications on global teams. She recently served as vice president of the board for the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN).; Linda Rother: Rother has been creating her personal imagery with passion for more than 48 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BFA in studio arts, with an emphasis in painting and photography. She has received several grants from the Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts, and the East Central Regional Arts Council. She has displayed her work extensively in one-person shows and juried group shows. Her current photographic work reflects a spirit of place. The planet?s light, smells, and sounds have a texture of earth and plants. Her intimate images are about her relationship with the planet, the animals, and her personal environment. She currently has her work at Gallery North in Bemidji.; David Schmidt: Schmidt has more than 40 years serving communities as a city/county manager, administrator, and planner. He obtained his BA in urban and regional planning, and a MPA in government management. Schmidt has served on many local, regional, and state boards and commissions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, and Minnesota. He is an arts supporter and has an interest in photography, theater, public art, and music. Schmidt recently retired and currently serves his community as an organic farmer.","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028045,"Operating Support",2024,11693,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce a sustainable high quality and vibrant performing arts theatre organization continuing to improve upon the history that has been built. The best source of evaluation is tickets sold and volunteer participation along with increasing the number of season membership patrons. Each show dictates the number on stage, but backstage and front of house volunteers are always needed. 2: To offer varied programming to the community with appeal. Anecdotal comments, surveys and social media questions will be used to ask patrons how they liked the show and what they would like to see in the future.","The Barn Theatre improved on the history that has been built with a vibrant arts year. Tickets sold and volunteer participation increased. Every show and building projects had an increase in volunteers, kept track by sign in and recorded. 2: The season's shows were well received by the community. The patrons commented as they left the building, wrote on social media and responded with ticket sales.",,311554,"Other, local or private",311554,3307,"Chris Buzzeo, Tony Ogdahl, Tyler Hanson, Sandy Gardner, Matthew Onnen, Dawn Lippert, Jess Anderson, Patrick Gilmore, Jordan Gatewood, Joanna Jerzak, Bailey Stahl, Melissa Wallace Cole Woltjer",,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Barn Theatre's mission is to provide affordable, quality performing arts to west central Minnesota.?",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Naomi,Lindquist,"Willmar Community Theatre, Inc. AKA The Barn Theatre","321 4th St SW",Willmar,MN,56201,"(320) 235-9500",business@thebarntheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2377,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10028005,"Operating Support",2024,40373,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will serve a greater diversity of people across areas of race and ability and will increase representation from our surrounding neighborhood. We will track the demographic information of participants in our classes and community partnerships. We will survey participants as to what benefits they receive from Young Dance. 2: Across our programs, participants will understand ways that dance supports health and well-being. Surveys to participants and in-class reflections administered by Teaching Artists will collect data about ways dancers experience connections between dance and health and well-being.","We serve a greater diversity of people across ability, socio-economic status, and race with an increase of representation from surrounding zip-codes. We track demographic information of participants in our classes and community partnerships and survey participants as to what benefits they receive from Young Dance. 2: Participants are able to articulate and understand ways that dance supports health and well-being at developmental appropriate levels. Teaching artists administered reflection activities in class. Teaching artists reflect on their observations during class. Surveys were sent to families, but response rate was low.",,182083,"Other, local or private",182083,,"Myrika Schneider, Liz Williams, Abby Frank-Taylor, Rich Stever-Zeitlin, Emilio Alvarez, Gabriella Bonadonna, Lainey Lee, Jon Morris, Andre Samples",,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gretchen,Pick,"Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance","655 Fairview Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 423-3064",gretchen@youngdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2337,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027955,"Operating Support",2024,47137,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC provides sustainable high-quality productions to serve the post-pandemic interests and needs of Minnesota youth and families. YPC will conduct program assessment to measure impact for our youth and audiences, and organizational capacity for programming. We will survey all participants and staff to analyze impact and effectiveness. 2: YPC increases accessibility for class participants and audiences by 20% by 2024. YPC will survey and consult youth, guardians, and local advocates around current resources for increasing inclusion and accommodation in the areas of ADA, sensory, mental health, and other accessibility needs.","YPC provides sustainable high-quality productions to serve the post-pandemic interests & needs of Minnesota youth and families. YPC surveyed all participants, guardians, and staff after each program to evaluate its success towards this goal. YPC also considered the quantitative information, including the number of program participants & audience members. 2: YPC increased accessibility for class participants and audiences by 41% by July 2024. YPC surveyed our participants, guardians, and staff to assess accessibility needs and disability prevalence. We also included additional questions about access to our participant registration forms to track quantitative data.",,416501,"Other, local or private",416501,,"Annie Marie Buethe, Carey Chapdelaine, Dave Gangler, Rick Knowlton, Ron Lattin, David Maggitt, Kristen Roemhildt, Erin Scheeman, Molly Snyder, Monica Sowden, Kari Xiong",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Youth Performance Company empowers youth and inspires social change through bold?theatre and media arts.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sherilyn,Howes,"Youth Performance Company","641 Fairview Ave N Ste 191","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 623-9180",showes@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2287,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027967,"Operating Support",2024,42512,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences exhibit strong engagement with Zeitgeist's performances and grow in their understanding and enjoyment of newly created music. Measurement will include tracking attendance and analysis of engagement behavior, audience interviews, and written critical responses. 2: Minnesota artists increase their artistic capability through creating and/or performing high-quality new musical works. Measurement will include tracking artists served, artist interviews and surveys, press and audience reviews.","Audiences exhibited strong engagement with Zeitgeist?s performances and grew in their understanding and enjoyment of newly created music. Measurement included tracking attendance and analysis of engagement behavior, audience interviews, and written critical responses. 2: Minnesota artists increased their artistic capability through creating and/or performing high-quality new musical works. Measurement included tracking artists served, artist interviews and surveys, press and audience reviews.",,244455,"Other, local or private",244455,,"Philip Blackburn, Julie Haight-Curran, Craig Sinard, William Eddins, Shruthi Rajasekar, Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Zeitgeist's mission is to bring newly created music to life with performances that engage and stimulate.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2299,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027970,"Operating Support",2024,51543,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Zenon will support Minnesota's dancers and choreographers with artistically excellent, accessible dance instruction and performance opportunities. Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; emailed surveys; strategic plan benchmarking; constituent demographics. 2: Zenon will introduce Minnesota youth to dance instruction and performance through accessible programs and partnerships. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.","Zenon offered hybrid and in-person classes and performance opportunities to a growing number of students of all levels. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis. 2: Zenon collaborated with partner organizations to promote and present workshops, classes and performance opportunities for underserved students. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.",,379119,"Other, local or private",379119,,"Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester",,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Zenon Dance School mission is to sustain an artistically excellent professional dance school through high quality dance instruction with local, national, and international instructors and choreographers.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,Robinson-Prater,"Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 430",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 338-1101",danielle@zenondance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2302,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 10027941,"Operating Support",2024,33464,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the access of Minnesotans of different ages, abilities and backgrounds to Zorongo flamenco classes and performances. Surveys analyzed by venue size, demographics, price point, etc.; sites, sponsors and number of community-based performances, classes, free events; Board makeup. 2: Implement strategic plan to identify, hire and train a flamenco artist to assist, and later succeed, Zorongo's Founder/Artistic Director. Achieving the stages identified for this goal in Zorongo's Board approved FY2023-27 Strategic Plan; analysis of progress at Board meetings and annual retreat; course correction when needed.","Zorongo's classes and performances brought flamenco to a range of Minnesotans. We expand access by partnering with diverse performers and communities. Qualitative data was gathered in formal and informal conversations with audiences, students, and Board members. Demographic information was collected by venue, activity, price point, geographic distribution of activities, and participation levels. 2: Zorongo has implemented the first stage of the 2023-27 strategic plan by bringing in three guest artists and begin identifying potential successors. Guest artists/ potential successors as well as progress on our 2023-27 strategic plan were assessed by the Board together with the Artistic Director at regular meetings.",,244482,"Other, local or private",244482,,"Deborah Elias, Amanda Dlouhy, David Greenberg, Obi E. Chukwu, Nysha Operana, Sharon Stephens, Veronica Green, Colette Morris, Melissa Saffelo-Boily, Trisha Beuhring, Robert Brittain, Paige Nelson, Michael Rosenow, Ali Tews. The Following Served On An Interim Basis: Christine Kozachok, Ben Abrahamson, Marie Reyes Molly Stoltz",,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"To draw people of diverse backgrounds close to the power, passion, and virtuosity of flamenco dance and music traditions and expand on those traditions to create innovative art forms that explore issues of contemporary life.",2023-07-01,2024-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"G. Michael",Bargas,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3715 Minnehaha Ave Ste C",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 234-1653",gmbargas@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2273,"Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute",,2 20562,"Operating Support",2013,18008,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to present and offer high quality and diverse arts programming and experiences that engage a broad demographic of people and improve the quality of life in our region of Minnesota. We evaluated our programming through quarterly staff meetings in which we asked staff their opinion of past and upcoming programming, discussed what buzz we each had heard about town and from theatre-goers and non-attendees about our offerings. We talked about having the right mix of shows and what that looked like for this year and future years. We reviewed audience reactions and purposely asked community members their opinions of our programming through formal interviews, casual interactions, and surveys. The summary of what we learned was that in general people love our programming. They appreciate the variety, affordability, and professionalism of the acts. We received some requests for more comedy, more familiar acts, and bigger name music stars. People valued that we brought the arts to our region and want even more than we're already programming. We take all this information and weigh it against our mission, values, and financial constraints to help create future programming. Continue to ensure that our audiences at all theatre sponsored activities (public performances, workshops, school/business/nonprofit outreach, artist interactions, etc.) experience the best we can offer. This includes, but is not limited to, physical amenities of the facility space utilized, production/artist performance, and interaction and involvement with Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center/Historic Holmes Theatre staff. We evaluated our programming through quarterly staff meetings in which we asked staff their opinion of past and upcoming programming, discussed what buzz we each had heard about town and from theatre-goers and non-attendees about our offerings. We talked about having the right mix of shows and what that looked like for this year and future years. We reviewed audience reactions and purposely asked community members their opinions of our programming through formal interviews, casual interactions, and surveys. The summary of what we learned was that in general people love our programming. They appreciate the variety, affordability, and professionalism of the acts. We received some requests for more comedy, more familiar acts, and bigger name music stars. People valued that we brought the arts to our region and want even more than we're already programming. We take all this information and weigh it against our mission, values, and financial constraints to help create future programming. Continue and grow partnership opportunities and outreach activities while operating in a fiscally responsible manner. We evaluated this through our monthly and quarterly financial reviews as well as board and staff meetings/reviews. We routinely discuss and evaluate how our outreach plans are working, how to maximize and improve our partnerships (both with businesses who are sponsors and with the schools/nursing homes/businesses/civic clubs/etc. that we bring artists into).","Our first goal was to present programming of high artistic quality and a wide range of variety in our programming. Because we are in essence the only gig in town, we want to be sure to not just present one genre but to offer a broad mix of performances (dance, music of all genres, comedy, theater, etc.) that will hopefully appeal to most, if not all, demographics of residents in our region. In 2012-13, we certainly achieved this as we hosted such groups as Mason Jennings, Church Basement Ladies, James Sewell Ballet, Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Cudamani (from Bali), Patrick Dewane's The Accidental Hero, classical music groups from the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, Theatreworks USA's Junie B. Jones, China's Tarim, and others as well as local community theatre productions and regional musicians. 2: The second goal we set was to ensure that our audiences experience the best we can offer. This meant not just with what was on stage, but also their experience in our building and with our staff. We want to be sure that people receive the best customer service, enjoy the beauty of our historic building, that the building is clean and well preserved and that we do all we can to make sure that their experience at the Holmes is exceedingly positive. We learned that we do achieve this goal. Our staff was ranked high for friendliness and efficiency. People are also very intrigued with the history of our theatre and many who visit once attended high school in the building so they love to reminisce about their time in school.",,224843,Other,242851,2000,"Larry Buboltz, Susan Busker, Steve Daggett, Mike Herzog, Lynn Hummel, David Langworthy, Michelle Maier",0.5,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Otter Tail, Clay, Norman, Mahnomen, Clearwater, Hubbard, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-171,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20569,"Operating Support",2013,10019,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Paradise Center for the Arts is a regional tourist destination and economic driver for the downtown district of the city of Faribault. The executive director will continue to be an instrumental leader in the Main Street Program, creating strategic partnerships and opportunities with downtown retailers and restaurants to drive sales and traffic. Secure print, radio, and niche publication partnerships to increase visibility and awareness of the center throughout the region. Paradise Center's Arts Festival used a stickering system to account for the number of attendees and also random zip code interviews to find that the attendees were from a wide range from the south metro all the way to Iowa and Wisconsin. We maintain our membership data base weekly and report back to our membership committee and board monthly on changes in our data base, noting that 20% of current members are not from our 55021 zip code. Local retailer and restaurant sales and traffic is tracked over the course of months to show the impact the Paradise Center's activities, including the new music series, are having on downtown businesses. 2: The Paradise Center for the Arts will run a fiscally responsible, stable, cash flowing business. Budget expectations set by the board will be met. Unpaid bills will not reach the 60 day column. Timely payments will continue to be made. Maintain an 85% membership retention rate. New membership revenue will rise more than 5% annually and donation revenue will maintain a +/- 10% retention rate from previous year. Our Finance Committee is meeting monthly prior to every board meeting to ensure all reporting is done accurately as well as serve as a checks and balance system to our paid staff. ","Our Membership continues to grow, and currently 20% of total membership lives outside the 55021 zip code. Also Paradise Center brought in over 5,000 people to our downtown through the summer Arts Festival. The executive director continues to be an instrumental leader in the Main Street Program, and has created strategic partnerships with downtown retailers and restaurants including a new music series, and new visual arts gallery. He also is a strong leader in Faribault's Tourism department, working closely to bring in group travel and tours as well as individual staycation packages. 2: We have consistently maintained a positive cash flow in our checking and savings accounts. We have paid all vendors within 30-45 days. Our membership has increased.",,298884,Other,308903,,"Gail Keilmeyer, Steve Pope, Saul Lockerby, Jason Hoffmann, Diane Cloeter, Tim Madigan, Diane Larson, Todd Ginter, Sara Sanborn, Deb Johnson, Matt Drenth, Kevin Voracek, Trent Creger, Matt Cavellier, Nalani McCutcheon, Karen Snorek, Dave Thiele",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Heinritz,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Steele, Dakota, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-178,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20570,"Operating Support",2013,18689,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A Center for the Arts will continue to improve as a professional organization offering only the highest quality entertainment and experiences to our patrons and performers. Our volunteers and paid personnel will continue ongoing training in phone etiquette, special needs, and box office operations as well as house management, ushering, and stage management, and we will provide technical workshops to improve the experience for patrons and performers. Our volunteer core and staff will attend no less than two training sessions each. A majority of the training will take place prior to events, making this an achievable goal. Survey monkey was used for patrons attending our major season and a vast majority who replied were pleased with the diversity, cost, and schedule of artists. We are still working on the percentages but feel we are better able to accommodate our patrons by doing fewer shows. More people are coming to fewer shows and the combination is helping our bottom line. Video of the kindergarten mosh pit during Terrance Simenon on the school Web site shows the excitement by students, teachers, staff and performers. The increase number of assistive listening devices used at every show, as well as the number of patrons using our accessible seating area, has surprised everyone. The autistic community attended the Tony Deblois concert with a block of over 20 seats. We will continue to pursue new ways to be inclusive.","From free concerts in the park to all school performances, from children's theatre to audio described performances and the hundreds of other programing choices we make we continue to increase the number of ages, ethnicities and abilities that participate both as patrons and performers at A Center for the Arts. This past year we saw an increase in the number of patrons attending performances; we did several all school performances as well as numerous workshops; we partnered with special education classes and students who performed for their classmates and the public on our stage; we saw an increase from tens to hundreds of people attending our free concerts in the park and partnered with a local company to show movies in the park after the concerts, calling it Fergus Falls biggest pajama party. We added new rehearsal spaces and are renting space to eight area artists.",,659144,Other,677833,1200,"Deb Ferguson, Steve Rufer, Scott Wagnild, Lisa Litt, Ben Schierer, Deb Embretson, Mark Helland, Tim Hunt, Linda MacFarlane, Mark Olmsted, Nancy Straw",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena, Todd, Douglas, Grant, Clay, Becker, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-179,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20571,"Operating Support",2013,15683,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Film Society will present high quality film exhibition and other programming, promote the art of filmmaking and Minnesota filmmakers, collaborate with arts and other organizations, provide broad access to the arts, and foster arts activities and appreciation. High attendance numbers and ticket sales, positive feedback from audience polls, membership growth and filmmaker involvement were indicators of the achievement of Outcome 1. Attendance numbers and ticket sales, the easiest to evaluate, were tracked through ticketing software. Festival attendance reached the highest levels ever. Year-round attendance was stable. Audience surveys were provided to every attendee upon entrance to a film; survey results were compiled and analyzed and indicated a diversification of our audiences in terms of background, ethnicity, age, and financial status, and indicated a high level of audience satisfaction with and interest in our programming. Membership numbers reached our highest ever, indicating continued support and appreciation of our work. 2: All Minnesotans will be given opportunities to participate in and become better informed and educated through the medium of film, and the art of film is interwoven into many facets of the community and contributes to the vitality of community life. The art of filmmaking thrives in Minnesota. We will continue to expand the International Film Festival and our year-round programming. We will measure our continued success toward this goal through increased attendance and earned and contributed income, audience polls, word-of-mouth, and collaborative participation. We will also focus on providing access for new international and immigrant populations through geographically-focused series and festivals, increased partnerships and collaborations, and we will expand Minnesota made programming and exhibition in support of Minnesota artists. Increased attendance and earned income (ticket sales) indicated successful audience interest and engagement as well as more opportunities for participation. Audience surveys were provided to every attendee upon entrance to a film; survey results were compiled and analyzed and indicated a diversification of our audiences in terms of background, ethnicity, age, and financial status, and indicated a high level of audience satisfaction with and interest in our programming. Where polled, word of mouth was noted to be a high motivator for attendance. Membership numbers reached our highest ever, indicating continued support and appreciation of our work. Our revenue continued to grow in every contributed and earned income area indicating increased audience and funder interest. More numerous and successful collaborations with local institutions and with Minnesota filmmakers and artists, along with increased interest in future engagements, indicated successful engagement and collaborative participation.","400 high-quality narrative and documentary feature length and short form independent films from 67 countries, 59 of which were made by Minnesota artists, were exhibited throughout fiscal year 2013. 133 local, national and international filmmakers attended the exhibition of their works, providing valuable context for audiences. Panel discussions featuring national, international and local industry professionals underscored the inherent educational value in both narrative and documentary film. Collaborations with arts and other organizations included new partnerships with numerous Minnesota organizations such as the Guthrie Theatre, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and Partnership Resources, Inc. New programming and outreach initiatives providing arts access to Minnesota's new international populations were successfully implemented. Emphasis on local filmmakers fostered the creation and appreciation of art in Minnesota. 2: Programming, festivals, events, and our daily exhibition initiatives were expanded to provide more opportunities for Minnesotans to participate in the arts as well as to provide access to both Minnesota's new international and immigrant communities and our general audience. Initiatives included, among others, an African Series and Spotlight entitled Songs of Exile in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival, an expanded Polish FilmFest in the summer, National Theatre Live and a Gordon Parks Retrospective. Minnesota filmmaking was highlighted throughout the year, and films from Minnesota made up approximately 15% of total programming. Neighborhood activities, events and engagements, as well as off-site programming further wove The Film Society into the fabric of the community.",,619292,Other,634975,2400,"Tim Grady, Melodie Bahan, Anne Carayon, Senator Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Mary Reyelts, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Stephen Zuckerman",0.8,"The Film Society of Minneapolis-Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis-Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563x 206",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Ramsey, Rice, Le Sueur, Sibley, Steele, Olmsted, Kandiyohi, McLeod, St. Louis, Anoka, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-180,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20572,"Operating Support",2013,29661,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Forecast will continue to grow our three core programs: Public Art Review; artist services; and our consulting practice. Public Art Review will be published and distributed twice during the year; Artist services will provide at least fifteen grants to Minnesota artists and five free workshops throughout the state; and our consulting practice will provide project management and facilitation services to at least ten agencies, businesses, or communities throughout Minnesota. To evaluate the growth of our programs, Forecast relies upon national Public Art Review advisors, our board of directors, our Programs Committee, and others. In addition to collecting quantitative data (increases/decreases in revenues; number of artists served), we consider qualitative measures, including written and oral feedback from artists who applied for and received grants. We document all projects funded and share videos of funded projects on our Web site. Executive Director Jack Becker meets with advisors at national conferences. He then shares notes with the board and staff to help make adjustments to the program. In addition to data regarding number of clients, revenues generated, and documentation of results, narrative feedback is collected from clients on a case-by-case basis. 2: Forecast will increase marketing, community outreach, and educational programming. We will add marketing staff and complete our database upgrade with more than 7,000 names. We will add an education and community engagement specialist, and we will pilot newly created resources for three educators and three teaching artists in Minnesota. Our 2-year marketing plan identified specific goals and objectives for the Marketing Officer at measurable outcomes like increasing advertising sales and consulting revenues. Beyond these quantitative measurements, we improved the quality of our relationships with advertisers, subscribers and clients. Income increased and an Advertising Sales Manager continues to work on a commission basis. We realize it takes a long time to cultivate such relationships to achieve goals. The database upgrade achieved its monetary goal as well as the critical training of staff to use and improve the Sales Force.","Forecast demonstrated growth in our three core programs: Public Art Review launched online in December; in addition to our print audience we now serve approximately 6,500 viewers per month; advertising income increased 5% while subscription income remained steady. Artist Services received increased support from foundations; we also received 5% more applicants than last year; and we expanded grantee documentaries online. Consulting income increased 10%; we added 8 new clients; and we grew our consulting team to serve more clients, including subcontractors. 2: Forecast successfully increased marketing, community outreach, and educational programming. We added marketing staff, completed our database upgrade with more than 7,000 names, hired a community engagement specialist, and began piloting a new initiative with K-12 educators and teaching artists. The pilot projects with four area schools were completed in 2013 and new partners identified.",,526066,Other,555727,23939,"Kurt Gough, Joseph Stanley, Rich Ruvelson, Diane willow, Michael Watkins, Frank Fitzgerald, Susan Adams Loyd, Jay Coogan, Bob Kost, Caroline Mehlhop, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Kinji Akagawa, Joseph Colletti, Peter Brabson",0.5,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jack,Becker,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128x 101",jack@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Goodhue, Rock, Anoka, McLeod, Sherburne, Benton, Hennepin, Meeker, Big Stone, Isanti, Mille Lacs, St. Louis, Carver, Morrison, Stearns, Cass, Jackson, Chippewa, Kanabec, Murray, Stevens, Chisago, Kandiyohi, Swift, Clay, Lac qui Parle, Nobles, Todd, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Pine, Wadena, Crow Wing, Lyon, Pipestone, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington, Redwood, Wright, Renville, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-181,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20577,"Operating Support",2013,586370,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce and co-produce twelve productions on its three stages between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013. The theater's season will be complemented by the Live at the Guthrie concert series, the NT Live filmed presentations of National Theatre productions, the WorldStage Series featuring international companies, presentations of five Minnesota companies, and public showcases of the work of University of Minnesota/Guthrie Bachelor of Fine Arts and Guthrie Experience (Master of Fine Arts) students. The Guthrie tracks all ticketed programming through Tessitura Software, a fully-integrated database for ticketing, fundraising, marketing, reporting, customer relationship management, web transactions, custom capabilities and more. Quantitative results are measured through attendance figures, box office revenue, contributed income, broad press coverage, and the usage of ancillary programs and materials (e.g. enhanced student matinees and study guides). Qualitative results are measured through critical reviews and audience feedback, both through our marketing and development call rooms and through formal online surveys. In spring 2013, the Guthrie was selected to participate in a national study, run by Theatre Bay Area and sponsored by Doris Duke Foundation, of thirty companies nationwide surveying patrons about the intrinsic impact of live theater. 2: The Guthrie will remain open to the public every day, 362 days a year, offering diverse ticketed programming as well as free opportunities to use and explore the building. Community dialogues at the Guthrie and around the community will serve more than 14,000 people. Patrons are asked to respond to each production's ancillary programming as a part of ongoing audience surveys. For example, the Guthrie hosted a public dialogue with former NAACP Chair Julian Bond as a complement to our production of Appomattox (which examined issues of race in America from 1865 to 1965). One audience member commented, I am an older participant in the Feminist and Civil Rights Movement. It was fabulous to see Julian Bond again and hear his stories and his take on events both then and now. Also this year, internationally acclaimed theater artist Mark Rylance visited the Perpich Center for Arts Education before and after the students there saw him perform in Nice Fish at the Guthrie. Their teacher wrote: It was an inspiring and thrilling event. They learned a tremendous amount and the effects of his visits will continue to affect the understanding and abilities of our students for years to come.","The Guthrie is on track to produce and co-produce twelve productions on its three stages between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2013. In addition, the Live at the Guthrie concert series has hosted ten local and national acts in the past year; the WorldStage Series featured the acclaimed Propeller (United Kingdom) to present two thrilling Shakespeare productions in repertory; four Minnesota companies produced their work in the Dowling Studio; and the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Bachelor of Fine Arts Class of '13 performed two plays commissioned especially for them. Through a partnership with the Film Society of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, NT Live has moved across the river to the Film Society's Saint Anthony Main Theatre. Although we are now financially separate from that series, we continue to help them promote it to our audiences. Also, in response to a projected deficit this year, the theater cut the 2013 Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training. 2: The Guthrie Theater has been open to the public 360 of the last 365 days. On Sunday, June 23, 2013, the Guthrie celebrated its 50th year with a Free Community Celebration Day. An estimated 7,000 people enjoyed sampler classes for all ages, theater games for children, a meet and greet with Ebenezer Scrooge (played by J.C. Cutler), self-guided behind-the-scenes tours featuring special exhibits in the scenic and properties shops and the recording studio, performances of Milly and Tillie by Minneapolis' Open Eye Figure Theatre, a costume exhibit featuring historical pieces from the Guthrie Costume Shop and a Costume Photo Booth. Community dialogues at the Guthrie and around the community served 14,000 people through offerings such as the post-play discussion with Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies faculty members, who related the Guthrie's production of Long Day's Journey into Night to addressing patterns of substance abuse.",,25172001,Other,25758371,58637,"Andrew Slavitt, Anne Miller, Archie Givens, Barry Huff, Blythe Brenden, Brian Woolsey, Charles Zelle, David Cox, David Hurrell, David Wilson, Douglas Steenland, Emily Anne Tuttle, Fran Davis, Helen Liu, Irving Weiser, James Chosy, James Stephenson, Jane Confer, Jay Kiedrowski, Jennifer Melin Miller, Jodee Kozlak, Joe Dowling, Joel Ronning, John Junek, Karen Bachman, Kathy Lenzmeier, Kenneth Spence III, Lee Skold, Liesl Hyde, Lisa Sorenson, Louise Otten, Marc Belton, Margaret Wurtele, Margarette Minor, Mark Kenyon, Martha Atwater, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Mary Vaughan, Matthew Hemsley, Michael Boardman, Michael Sweeney, Neil Lapidus, Nikki Sorum, Patricia Simmons, Peggy Neale, Peggy Steif Abram, Peter Brew, Peter Kitchak, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Randall Hogan, Richard Cohen, Robert Rosenbaum, Robert Tabb, Rodney Jordan, Ronald Schutz, Sally Pillsbury, Stephen Sanger, Steven Rosenstone, Steven Webster, Tamrah Schaller O'Neil, Terri Bonoff, Thomas Hanson, Thomas Racciatti, Timothy Pabst, Tina Smith, Todd Hartman, Wendy Nelson, William George",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6157 ",jillu@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-186,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20578,"Operating Support",2013,56541,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading literary list of creative writing by casting a wide net, recognizing and fostering innovative, dynamic literary writers, and pursuing strategic artistic collaborations. Graywolf published thirty books, including ten volumes of poetry, fourteen works of fiction, and six nonfiction titles. Graywolf set its publication list more than sixteen months in advance, allowing time for intensive editing and audience development. D.A. Powell won the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys. Catherine Barnett's The Game of Boxes won the 2012 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kevin Barry's City of Bohane won the 2013 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Graywolf books garnered seventeen positive Star Tribune reviews, and six positive New York Times reviews; including four titles on its 100 Notable Books for 2012. The Star Tribune wrote a feature article on executive editor Jeff Shotts (The Guy Behind the Poets, April 14, 2013), which described his role in editing authors who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, National Book Critics Circle Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize. 2: Reach an engaged community through traditional and innovative marketing efforts designed to connect groundbreaking authors with eager audiences. Graywolf authors held twenty-three local readings, reaching live audiences conservatively estimated at 1,180. Local authors Dobby Gibson (It Becomes You), Leslie Adrienne Miller (Y), and Robert Bly (Airmail: The Letters of Robert Bly and Tomas Tranströmer) drew significant crowds, as did the conversation between Geoff Dyer (Otherwise Known as the Human Condition) and publisher Fiona McCrae for the Talk of the Stacks event at the Hennepin County Library. Graywolf staff made at least eleven instructional visits to local colleges, and three college classes visited the Graywolf office. Graywolf continued its partnerships with local institutions and organizations, including the College of Saint Benedict, The Loft, Poetry Out Loud, and LitPunch, and added over 30,000 Twitter followers and Facebook followers. Gross frontlist sales were $915,083, and gross backlist sales were $662,550.","Graywolf published a leading list of innovative works of literature written by dynamic, diverse writers, while pursuing strategic artistic collaborations. 2: Graywolf reached an engaged community through traditional and innovative marketing efforts designed to connect groundbreaking authors with eager audiences.",,1476187,Other,1532728,,"Catherine Allan, Ronnie Brooks, Christine Galloway, Betsy Hannaford, Colin Hamilton, Shirley Hughes, Tom Joyce, John Junek, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Jennifer Melin Miller, Glenn Miller, Leni Moore, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Kim Severson, Kate Tabner, Melinda Ward, Kim Vappie, Joanne Von Blon",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kit,Briem,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",briem@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-187,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20579,"Operating Support",2013,23967,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue developing participation opportunities, which will be measured by number of youth and adults directly involved in our work. This outcome was measured through participation numbers onstage and in crews as recorded by the Stage Manager and Production Manager, registrations for summer camp through our online registration system, and ticket sales and or attendance numbers through the box office and house managers at events. 2: Continue building community involvement by expanding educational programming and developing collaborative partnerships. The outcome of this goal is quantifiable by our number of community partners and program participants. This outcome was measured by creating two new collaborative experiences for our community that had not happened previously.","GREAT Theatre continued to develop participation opportunities for youth and adults directly involved in our work. In fiscal year 2013 we provided 310 roles for community actors ages five through seventy-one, 89 crew member opportunities for ages fifteen through fifty, 1,483 summer camp students ages three through eighteen, and audiences total 56,760. We also contracted over 90 artists as directors, music directors, choreographers, set designers, costume designers, prop artisans, scenic painters, stage managers, lighting designers, sound designers, and musicians. Highlights in fiscal year 2013 include our multicultural production of The Wiz, our first ever production of A Christmas Carol and our first light opera The Pirates of Penzance. We also performed Winnie-the-Pooh, West Side Story, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. 2: Great River Educational Art Theatre built community involvement by expanding our educational programming and developing collaborative partnerships. Our two highlights in fiscal year 2013 are the AroundTheCloud.org community calendar and the central Minnesota arts collaborative Shakespeare Festival. Great River Educational Art Theatre researched, sought funding, and invited partners to join in the creation of a community-wide arts calendar www.AroundTheCloud.org. Over $50,000 was raised to purchase the system (Artsopolis.com) and Great River Educational Art Theatre worked with over 70 local groups to enter events and launch the site with a large marketing campaign. In the first year over 25,000 unique visits to the site were recorded. The site is now managed daily by our local Convention and Visitors Bureau with Great River Educational Art Theatre providing oversight as needed. Our Shakespeare Festival brought together 14 local arts groups (and the History Museum and Universities) to all present theater, music, visual art, history, and food/drink around the many works of William Shakespeare. A highlight of the festival was the Great River Educational Art Theatre production of West Side Story and a locally brewed Shakesbeer created by Granite City Brewery.",,887862,Other,911829,,"Bonnie Bologna, Joanne Dorsher, Brady Hughs, Patrick LaLonde, Patricia Dorsher, Pat Thompsen, Sara Erickson, Steve Palmer, Monica Segura-Swartz, Marianne Arnzen, Wendy Hansen",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anita,Hollenhorst,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","919 St Germain St W Ste 3000","St Cloud",MN,56301-3407,"(320) 258-2787 ",AnitaH@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Wright, Sherburne, Meeker, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Anoka, Ramsey, Scott, Carver, Hennepin, Sibley, Renville, Kandiyohi, Pope, Douglas, Todd, Crow Wing, Wadena, Stevens, Swift, Chippewa, Traverse, Wilkin, Sibley, Nicollet",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-188,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20580,"Operating Support",2013,26007,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Citizens and visitors are able to easily access information about The Sheldon. Increase web-based sales for 19% to 25% of total Sheldon-presented programming. Succeeded in increasing unique and number of Web visits from fiscal year 2012 to fiscal year 2013. Unique visits in fiscal year 2012 were 36,972, and in fiscal year 2013 were 37,293. Number of Web visits in fiscal year 2012 were 55,278, and in fiscal year 2013 were 56,377. 2. We did not increase online ticket sales: fiscal year 2012 sales were 2,729, and fiscal year 2013 were 2,652. Efforts to promote use of The Sheldon Web site will continue in fiscal year 2014. We increased use of links to artist Web sites. Fiscal year 2012 some links were provided for artists presented by The Sheldon (about 20 out 30). From fiscal year 2013 going forward links are included on show Web pages for all presented artists and for those rental clients who have Web sites. 2: Establish and sustain School of Performing Arts programming. Grow student participation in all cases to an average of fifteen per class, and offer six academic year classes in theatre, dance, and orchestra. Maintain theatre and dance summer intensives and introductory resident summer camps in dance and theatre. Number of creative institutional partnerships increased. The Sheldon became a partner with the Rolling River Music Festival and The Anderson Center. Institutional partnerships have been sustained over time. Presenting partnership with Fairview Medical Center that is now Mayo Clinic Health Services in Red Wing continued through fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The collaboration will continue through fiscal year 2014. Presenting and educational partnership continued with the Anderson Center and the Red Wing School district. Increase total artist engagements due to creative partnerships. Total artists presented and supported in fiscal year 2013 (713 children and 403 adults for total of 1,116) did not increase appreciably over those presented and supported in 2012 (667 children and 447 adults for total of 1,114.) Participating children did increase due to educational and presenting partnership with Red Wing Schools and The Anderson Center.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life: citizens and visitors have been able to easily access information about The Sheldon from its web site and learn more about what interests them. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are: create and maintain comprehensive creative partnerships that strengthen citizen engagement.",,587367,Other,613374,12991,"Nancy Dimunation, Verna Fricke, Mike Melstad, Mary Rauterkus, Chuck Richardson, Ian Scheerer",,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-189,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20582,"Operating Support",2013,23037,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access to music education and performance. Outcomes include an increase in students in the East Metro having access to an orchestral education, Philharmonia East enrollment growth, reintroduction of the revamped Rising Harmonies program, and reaching more underserved audiences through the community concert series. Through survey responses and information collected throughout the year, we analyze data which helps us assess enrollment and retention trends, student demographics, demand for scholarships, and audience attendance. This data is all important in measuring our effectiveness at increasing access for students and audiences alike. 2: Develop well-rounded students. Outcomes include students learning valuable skills, such as discipline, respect, and accountability through rehearsals; and excellence and community awareness through performances. Students will learn and grow through new student leadership roles and alumni-student mentorship opportunities. Qualitative data about student development comes in the form of feedback from discussions at parent meetings, student focus groups, and conversations with music educators, as well as frequent surveys. Information gleaned in those settings helps us identify what skills students learn in Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, and their level of satisfaction on things which we can compare and track from year to year. Year-end surveys ask students about their satisfaction with Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' programs as well as their perceived development as musicians and individuals. Students ranked their personal progress related to music and other skills in the following areas: technical skills, ensemble/listening skills, sight-reading skills, musical phrasing/expression, how to watch a conductor, how to practice, music history, music theory, discipline, teamwork, responsibility, time management, respect, and leadership. On average, 77% of responding 2012-13 students said they were satisfied to highly-satisfied with their growth in these areas.","Student enrollment grew by 10.5% overall during our 2012-13 season and participation in our East Metro programs grew by 26%. We attribute program growth to focused efforts to make our programs accessible and provide the highest caliber artistic experience. We've actively increased outreach for need-based scholarships, and we've heightened the artistic quality of our programs through top-quality conductors and new educational and performance opportunities. After careful consideration, we decided to focus our resources on our core programming last season and did not reintroduce our Rising Harmonies program. We are currently updating our strategic plan and based on stakeholder input, we will reevaluate the feasibility of a similar program. We had record concert attendance during our 2012-13 season, with total audiences of 10,000. We introduced a new free family concert at the Ordway Center for Music in April 2013 which was filled to capacity and engaged children in music education. 2: New last season, each orchestra had a special project which deepened students' community connections and educational experience while providing unique opportunities for audiences. Projects included a community service project with Second Harvest Heartland as well as collaborations with notable musicians including Indie Music Award winner Brian Wicklund and Minnesota Orchestra violinist Michael Sutton. Also new, 13 graduate students from the University of Minnesota's School of Music served as mentors for Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' high school Symphony students. Mentors were present at rehearsals, lead sectionals, and served as peer role models, adding a valuable component to students' learning experience and development as musicians. Student leadership roles in each orchestra included: Student Musicologist, Library Aide, Community Service Coordinator, School Liaison, Audition Aide, and Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies Ambassadors. By working with Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies staff and peers as volunteers, students build confidence and valuable experience.",,571837,Other,594874,6911,"Michael Anschel, Lisa Ashley, Michael Balay, JC Beckstrand, Megan Blazina, Ann-Marie Draeger, Stephen Dygos, Stephanie Fox, Hyun Mee Graves, Cara Germain Gustafson, Daniel Hartlein, Jennifer Hellman, Joanne Henry, David Jones, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Karen Martin, Ryn Melberg, Douglas Parish, Carolyn Pratt, Cathy Schmidt, Tami Schwerin, Dennis Thonvold, Bonnie Turpin, Sharna Wahlgren",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Hamm Bldg Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6802 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-191,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20583,"Operating Support",2013,391940,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts, the Trust will work with other arts organizations to provide greater access to underserved populations. Specific initiatives include bringing open captioning capabilities to more theatres, providing Access tickets, offering Kid's Nights and other age specific promotions, and offering programming by diverse artists. The Trust regularly reviews the organizations that receive tickets distributed through Access 10 to ensure that we are reaching a diverse audience and we also meet with each organization to solicit feedback on their experience and determine future opportunities. One participant, Asian Media Access, asked if we could provide experiences for their teens to learn more about careers in the arts administration field. We hosted an end of the year meeting with our Critical Review students and learned from them how we can improve the program, such as including a wider variety of artistic performances for them to review and have designed our program to incorporate these suggestions. We also received positive feedback from attendees of Broadway Confidential, our free series of behind-the-scenes talks by theatre experts. 2: To ensure that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are, the Trust will work with local theatre companies to present new and retooled works in the New Century Theatre. Minnesota artists will be showcased, and the Trust will assist with marketing and production. We received positive feedback on our first year as a Minnesota Fringe Festival venue, with their executive director Jeff Larson commenting, Thanks again for both hosting and sponsoring the Fringe. It was a great year for the festival and the New Century was an especially successful venue. There were multiple sellouts of a space that's on the big side for us and a lot of publicity from Mayor Rybak coming to the show about him twice. The room couldn't have worked better for us. After evaluating our inaugural seasons with both Theater Latte Da and Minneapolis Musical Theatre, we launched the second season for both. Broadway Re-Imagined with Theater Latte Da returns with Cabaret and will star the acclaimed Sally Wingert and Minneapolis Musical Theatre's second season will feature three shows including the Twin Cities debut of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, nominated for two Tony Awards.","To ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts, the Trust engaged approximately 5,115 people with our education and community engagement initiatives. Through our Access 10 Program, we distributed nearly 2,000 free tickets to human service non-profit organizations coupled with participation in artist workshops and tours. Our Critical Review Program offered 35 high school students from diverse backgrounds around the metro area the opportunity to attend touring Broadway shows, write reviews and attend behind-the-scenes workshops with Twin Cities theatre professionals. War Horse Family Day, in partnership with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, taught fifty children and their families how to build and operate their own horse puppets. We also fielded sixty one ASL interpretation requests for shows including Les Miserables and Wicked and will continue to offer listening devices at all of our productions and open captioning at select performances. 2: To ensure that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to whom we are, Hennepin Theatre Trust worked with local theatre companies to present new and retooled works at the New Century Theatre. We concluded the first season in our partnership with Minneapolis Musical Theatre with a three week run of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard featuring an all-local cast and crew. Through our outreach, the New Century Theatre was also chosen as a Minnesota Fringe Festival venue for the first time and hosted eleven shows. The Trust underwrote part of the cost and acted as a sponsor for the event. In another local partnership, we evaluated Aida, the first production in our Broadway Re-Imagined series with Theater Latte Da, which was originally scheduled to take place at the New Century but was moved to the larger Pantages Theatre.",,22978311,Other,23370251,154976,"Wendy Dayton, Julie Idelkope, Linda Ireland, Sonia Cairns, Dan Cramer, Jay Salmen, Jann Olsten, Edward Pisarski, Scott Benson, Annette Meeks, Thomas Rosen, Ralph Burnet, Brian Pietsch, Doug Ruth, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Daniel Bergin, Mark Marjala, Tom Vitt, Jim Linnett, David Orbuch, John Blackshaw",2,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-06-01,2013-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Johnson,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500x 515",Sarah.Johnson@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-192,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20584,"Operating Support",2013,27327,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain current community partnerships and cultivate new relationships with Minnesota schools, arts organizations, and community members to provide new types of quality, hands-on experiences in the printmaking arts, including: an increased number of unique, free community events throughout the year; more accessible after-school educational options; and expanded programming for middle and high school students. Outcomes include Highpoint's growth in high-quality and accessible education and community programs to serve more Minnesotans of all ages, ability levels, and socio-economic backgrounds. This fulfills Operating Support Program Outcome people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts. Highpoint evaluates our Education and Community Programs via three methods: interviews with students, educators, partner organizations, and artists; written surveys with these same constituents; and, the Highpoint Education Advisory Committee reviews this feedback and uses it to inform future programs. 2: Expand Highpoint's artists' co-op membership, which provides artists access to create and exhibit at Highpoint, through these objectives: broaden the diversity of co-op members (age, gender, race); further underwrite the costs of the print shop cooperative; grow sales of prints by co-op artists; provide more critical feedback to artists; and provide co-op members opportunities through visiting artist lectures and demonstrations. Outcomes include Highpoint’s artist co-op remaining a vital component of the organization that allows Minnesota artists to continue to produce and exhibit work in a professional print shop. More funding for the co-op would reduce fees to allow greater access to a wider constituency of artists. This helps achieve the goal that the arts thrive in Minnesota. Every Highpoint co-op member is given a detailed evaluation to complete annually. Highpoint's Studio Manager compiles the input and presents results to the full co-op and staff at an annual meeting for discussion and future planning.","Highpoint sustained and grew partnerships with Minnesota schools, arts organizations, and community members during fiscal year 2013. Partners included: Free Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis. Kids, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation, Belle Plain High School, Lyndale Community School, Adelante College Prep School, Stonebridge Community School, Veterans in the Arts, YouthCare Minnesota, Hennepin Technical College, Minneapolis Public Library, Fair School, North High School, Uptown Association, American Institute of Architects Minnesota, Washburn High School, Mississippi Creative Elementary, Blaisdell YMCA, Urban Arts Academy, and many more. Highpoint annually partners with 70 schools and organizations. This program allows people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities to participate in the arts. 2: Highpoint grew its artists' co-op membership from 27 to 33 artists in fiscal year 2013. Highpoint also helped these artists grow their print sales by providing two co-op exhibitions each year that are free and open to the public. The co-op artists receive 80% of print sales income, and 20% is used to subsidize the costs of running the co-op. The Highpoint co-op members also began meeting monthly for group critiques of their work, thereby gaining insight from other working artists. This program allows people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities to participate in the arts.",,280785,Other,308112,4325,"Neely Tamminga, Robert Hunter, Tom Owens, David Moore, Siri Engberg, Elly Dayton Grace, Jerry Vallery, Mae Dayton, Michael Peterman, Dennis Jon, Carla McGrath, Cole Rogers, Clara Ueland",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Scott, Carver, Washington, Isanti, Chisago, Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, Winona, Beltrami, Stearns, Cass",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-193,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20585,"Operating Support",2013,46960,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve as a resource for Minnesotans to use history as a lens through which to discuss issues. Perform as a fiscally robust business that attracts residents and visitors to downtown St Paul. Add to the cultural vitality of the region and provide jobs to artists here. Preserve Minnesota history in artistic form. Outcomes include staging an annual season of five plays; serving 43,000 Minnesotans; ending the year in the black; and successfully completing the turnaround plan and ending long-term debt. The History Theatre evaluated the success of this outcome by 1) monitoring attendance at each of the five plays and Afterthoughts discussion series; 2) noting critical reviews by local media. This season was well reviewed overall; of particular note were stellar reviews for Courting Harry, by national playwright Lee Blessing and directed by Joel Sass. This play about Minnesota-born and lifelong friends, Supreme Court Justices Harry Blackmun and Warren Burger, played during the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. 3) financial analysis and ongoing progress toward fiscal benchmarks. 4) History Theatre assessed the need to cautiously increase pay for artists from an extremely modest baseline. This investment is paying off in continued artistic improvement. 2: Expose learners of all ages to the arts and to a deeper understanding of history. Commission plays from a wide range of Minnesotan's experiences. Update ADA access plan. Outcomes include providing discounted matinee and educational programming for 8,000 Minnesotans; formally reviewing ADA plan; and commissioning at least one new work annually. All of History Theatre's productions are evaluated by attendance tallies; ticket sales; critical reviews by artists and media, and audience surveys. Commissioned plays are developed by the state's finest playwrights through a 1-2 year development process in which plays are reviewed and assessed as successful if they rise to the level of a main stage production.","The Minnesota State Arts Board grant year was one of the most successful in the Theatre's history. Accomplishments that relate to the outcomes identified in our grant application included: 1) Staging a highly successful, five-play season that garnered outstanding critical reviews. 2) Conducting over 24 Afterthoughts, a popular public discussion forum that engages audiences with experts and cast members from each show regarding the topics and history presented through the plays. 3) Ending the year with a surplus and increased net assets. 4) Bringing over 40,000 people into downtown St Paul to see quality professional theater. 5) Employing more than 150 Minnesota artists and designers. 2: History Theatre achieved this outcome by making great strides in deepening and expanding its education and outreach programs. All of our plays are informative about history, and Afterthoughts discussions expand learning. History Theatre introduced adult learning classes that built on the themes of the shows, continued its mission by commissioning five new plays about people and historical events based in Minnesota and the region, and formed an accessibility committee to review History Theatre's ADA plan. History Theatre continued to work with senior groups, underserved schools, and other organizations to provide discounted or free tickets to over 8,000 Minnesotans. Of particular note is a special partnership with the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Fund to attract audiences to Nellie.",,1032400,Other,1079360,,"John Apitz, Connie Braziel, Roger Brooks, Holli Drinkwine, Karen Gooch, Wayne Hamilton, Jillian Hoffman, Jim Jensen, Susan Kimberly, Ted Lentz, Eugene Link, Allen McNee, Gene Merriam, Henri Minette, Jeffrey Peterson, Phil Riveness, Jon Rusten, Geoffrey Sylvester, David Wefring, Melissa Weldon, Tyler Zehring",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doug,Tiede,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 E 10th St","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 245-7687 ",dtiede@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Washington, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-194,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20586,"Operating Support",2013,16165,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Honors Choirs will strive to provide artistic challenge and growth opportunities for singers and the community. The abilities of the ensembles vary season to season as singers move from one ensemble to the next. The artistic staff selects first semester music based on what they expect the singers to be able to achieve. Second semester repertoire is selected by the conductor with the goal of providing music that will be challenging to the ensemble and provide the means to stretch their abilities as they learn more skills. By choosing carefully from a variety of genres, styles and composers, the artistic staff ensures the singers are challenged and are able to learn through the challenge. This evaluation is ongoing by the artistic director, including a discussion at the end of the season with each conductor, specifically addressing repertoire. All repertoire selections are reviewed by the artistic director to ensure the appropriate level of difficulty and learning opportunities. 2: Honors Choirs will continue to hold the highest standard of excellence while recognizing the importance of the organization’s affordability to singers and their families. The staff and board members regularly reviewed the concert attendance figures as well as the level of enrollment as indicators of the health of the organization and the excellence of the program. Additionally, we conducted a post-season survey to determine the value of the program to our families. Data suggests that families view tuition as on-par with their other activities and a good/excellent value to their singer.","The 2012-13 season featured a variety of repertoire including many musical styles, cultures, and languages. Challenging repertoire included music of composers such as Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Brahms, alongside pieces by Rutter, Papoulis, Clausen, and Leavitt. Singers performed in several foreign languages such as Italian, Yoruba, German, and Latin. Singers in all four ensembles had the opportunity to audition for solo parts, and perform outside the traditional concert setting including school outreach tours, public venue performances, and a major tour to New York City. Additionally, Concert Choir performed complex repertoire collaboratively on two separate occasions this season: Rutter's Gloria, with adult choir Choral Arts Ensemble, and Rene Clausen's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere performed at Lincoln Center in New York City along with musicians and singers from across the country. 2: Scholarships provided funding to all singers with need, including assistance to Concert Choir singers traveling to New York City. We added several fundraising options to help singers defray the cost of the New York City tour. Proceeds from both of these fundraisers were credited 100% to singers' accounts, and many of the singers participated. A focus was put on utilizing volunteers from within our membership, resulting this past season in the formation of a regular group of helpers for concerts, publicity, and outreach activities. Utilizing volunteers keeps our administrative hours low, while capitalizing on the many talented individuals in our midst. Outside funding this season included the historically reliable contributors as well as new resources. We exceeded the giving goal from individual donors. Enrollment remained consistent to that of previous seasons, and attrition remained low. Attendance at concerts remained consistent.",,293880,Other,310045,,"Tim Gangl, Mary Schneekloth, Kyle Cunningham, Cheryl James, Judi Wilson, Brian Dunbar, Greg Edlund, Michael Holmes, Chuck Johnson, Laurie Nelsen, Muriel Schornack Fletcher Smith, Sherri Thornburg, Julia Utz, Todd Weston",,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jayne,Rothschild,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","1001 14th St NW Ste 920",Rochester,MN,55901-2534,"(507) 252-0505 ",jayne@HonorsChoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-195,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20587,"Operating Support",2013,21700,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that high quality arts programs that educate, entertain, and inspire are available to a broad audience in the western metro area. Outcomes include increased educational content for audiences of the Center's programs; increased average attendance at concerts and events; new audience members served; and increased participation at Center events beyond its walls (Festival, Social Club, etc.) Success for Musical Notes was measured by increased attendance as this new initiative became established. We achieved standing room only at two events. We tried to use evaluation forms but did not collect enough to be helpful. Box office reports are used to track attendance at concerts. Our biggest disappointment this year was the Arts Festival; artists and attendees were surveyed to try to determine the future of this event. 2: Reach diverse audiences through targeted program development and effective promotion and communication so that people of varied ages, ethnicities, interests, and abilities are served by the center. Outcomes include broadened ages and ethnicities of participants (artists, audiences, others); increased number of strategic partnerships created to reach new audiences; increased number of people engaged through outreach efforts. We track how many tickets are used by the local food shelves. It is gratifying that the people who take these tickets do attend the events -- rarely are seats left empty. We do the same for Project Success. We follow up with the coordinators/case workers to get their perspective on the value of this effort. We are at the beginning of using social media but are able to see increased activity on our Web site.","Increased educational component of arts programs by holding four Musical Notes events (preconcert talks by concert musicians or experts in the field); added didactics to group exhibitions explaining the jurying process and including comments from jurors next to individual pieces that won awards. Increased average attendance at concerts and events, with the exception of the Arts Festival which experienced a decrease in attendance. Our Saturday concert series audience continued strong with 537 average attendance. Average attendance at our Tuesday series increased from 450/event the previous season to 543/event. 2: We reached new, diverse audiences most successfully through community partnerships with other organizations. Our Feed the Soul program (distributes tickets to people using food shelves) was expanded from our existing partnership with the Intercongregation Communities Association (ICA) Food Shelf of Minnetonka to include People Responding In Social Ministry (PRISM) in Golden Valley and Secondary Technical Education Program (STEP) in St Louis Park. We continued our relationship with Project Success to bring youth to our events. We now have a person dedicated to using social media daily to help us reach the young adult audience. We have just begun a relationship with Artists with Disabilities, providing a free booth for our Festival.",,758613,Other,780313,6944,"Lucy Arimond, Stanley Brown, Michael Coty, Connie Fullmer, Michael Klement, Mary Jelinek, Pravin Parekh, James Skyrms, Susan Weinberg, Sandy Merry, John Montilino, Amanda Birnstengel, Lynn Anderson, Jo Clare Hartsig, Janna Rae Johnson, Susan Hanna-Bibus",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hanna-Bibus,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1105x 6",sbibus@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver, Scott, Rice, Washington, Isanti, Anoka, Goodhue, Sherburne, Brown, Kandiyohi, Chisago, Olmsted, Pine, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-196,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20588,"Operating Support",2013,35416,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","IFP Minnesota's arts education program increases the number and diversity of participants in classes, workshops, and conferences. Outcomes include: paid participation increasing by 10% in 2013; scholarship participation increasing by 5% in 2013; and participation by students from diverse backgrounds increasing by 5% in 2013. Statistical data collected (online, at events, etc.). Self-monitoring (ex: scholarships). Diversity data will be collected via voluntary surveys. As part of my evaluation upon being named Executive Director March 1, 2013, I reviewed data and could not find reliable data for 2012--however, student diversity is incredibly strong. While I cannot confirm the percent increase between 2012 and 2013, participation in youth programs by students from diverse backgrounds was over 72%, while over 60% of students receive free or reduced lunch. We're incredibly proud of the diversity (both ethnic and economic) within our student programs! 2: IFP Minnesota will impact the work of diverse filmmakers and photographers through training and professional development, resources, and support that sets a high standard and results in artistically excellent work. New photographs and films will be exposed to greater numbers of viewers. Outcomes include: an increase in Minnesota-made films screened at local and national festivals, broadcasts, and in curated public screenings; an increase in the number of photographers in curated public exhibitions, publications, and on-line sites, and attendance at IFP exhibition activities will increase by 10%. Outcome is supported by class offerings and enrollment.","IFP Minnesota's arts education program increased the number and diversity of participants in classes, workshops and conferences. Paid participation increased 8% in 2013. Scholarship participation increased 10% in 2013. Students from diverse backgrounds will increase to 72% in 2013. 2: IFP Minnesota impacted the work of diverse filmmakers and photographers through training and professional development, resources, and support. New photographs and films were exposed to greater numbers of viewers. 1) IFP Minnesota increased the number of Minnesota-made films screened at local and national festivals, broadcasts, and curated public screenings; 2) IFP Minnesota presented 4 curated public photography exhibitions. 3) Attendance at IFP exhibition activities including MNTV and the Photography Gallery held steady.",,543610,Other,579026,35416,"Chris Barry, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Emily Stevens, Heidi Schuster, Mary Ahmann, Daniel Bergin, Michael Bodnarchek, Robin Hickman, Cynthia Hotvedt, Tom Lesser, Elizabeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaak, Andrea Stein, Cass Wade-Kudla",1,"IFP MINNESOTA AKA IFP MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA AKA IFP MN","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912x 110",executivedirector@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Carver, Scott, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-197,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20590,"Operating Support",2013,38458,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage diverse audiences at a deeper level, by programming ten after-show mixers and engaging twenty-five new participants as continuing arts ambassadors to grow our community. Observation of interactions at events and qualitative feedback from partners, ambassadors, and our community networks. 2: Grow appreciation for diverse art forms by blending events so that our visual arts and theater audiences crossover. Attract 150 visitors who typically attend only gallery events to the blended theater/visual arts production, and grow artwork sales by $2,500. Tracking of gallery sales, attendance numbers, and attendance patterns, as well as observation of patron participation in both gallery and theater experiences during their visits.","Engage audiences at a deeper level: artists eagerly come off the stage and into the after show mixers to engage in conversation about the work, the creative process, and their daily experiences as artists at Interact. Gallery events are structured so that artists and patrons mix continually throughout each event, talking about their work, what inspired their creativity, and encouraging patrons to take the work off our walls and into their homes. Our communications director nurtures a lively and engaged network of supporters, events planners and facilitators, and other social outreach opportunities, growing participation in focused ways. Interact benefits from the skills and enthusiasm of volunteers who come from the community at large, from our network of service learning partners's and most significantly, from word-of-mouth networks of highly satisfied current and former volunteers. 2: Grow appreciation for diverse art forms: Interact moved our performance season from The Lab Theater to our own black box space within our home facility. Since our Gallery now serves as our Theater lobby, developing a crossover audience happened organically and enthusiastically. Our 50-seat black box, compared to The Lab's 200 seats, was filled to capacity for every show, and ironically our numbers not only held steady, but grew. We believe that the close and gritty environment in our packed black box reflects our no-holds-barred approach to creating original work, and audiences loved it. Art sales grew from a typical $1,500 per theater run (a course of about 15-20 performances, times two runs per year) to over $6,000 at our last event. Patrons now move fluidly between the Gallery and the Theater, often poking their nose in the Theater door to watch rehearsals if they are visiting the Gallery during the day, and coming back to see more.",,1587471,Other,1625929,8460,"Diane Kozlak, Kate Richards, Alicia Petross, Tina Cronin, Elizabeth Cutter, Linda Myers Shelton, Jeanie Watson, Patricia Bachmeier, Cindy Sattler",1.4,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","212 3rd Ave N Ste 140",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1434,"(612) 339-5145x 12",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Washington, Scott, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-199,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20592,"Operating Support",2013,10746,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Jawaahir will present its annual concert season of new choreography accompanied by live music. The concerts will feature performances and workshops with distinguished international guest artists. Jawaahir's Board and staff thought this was a prudent move from a standpoint of budgeting, logistics, and estimated staff and volunteer time. ","For more than 20 years, Jawaahir was located in the Burch Pharmacy Building in Minneapolis. In 2012, the building was slated for re-development; Jawaahir was fortunate to find a new home in the Patrick's Cabaret building on Lake Street. Overall, this has been a positive move, as the building is handicapped accessible and significantly less expensive to rent. Because the move to the new Lake Street location was such a major transition for the Company, Jawaahir decided to postpone its annual concert season until FY2014. Instead, Jawaahir presented concerts of all-new choreography by Company members, which proved so popular with our audiences that additional performances were added. In addition, Jawaahir presented repertoire concerts and cabaret performances and performed in a curated cabaret show at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater. 2: As part of its artistic mission, Jawaahir offers classes in traditional Middle Eastern dance through its adjunct community school. Classes are offered from beginning to professional levels to students of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. Classes are offered in four metro-area locations: Minneapolis, St Paul, Bloomington, and Shakopee. In addition to ongoing classes, Jawaahir offers special learning opportunities. In fiscal year 2013, special programs included advanced teacher training workshops; workshops in traditional folk dances styles of Algeria, Morocco, and Southern Egypt; and an annual weeklong intensive dance technique workshop.",,375362,Other,386108,2220,"Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050x 11",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Carver, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-201,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20593,"Operating Support",2013,20097,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultivate, test, and expand the JuxtaLab youth employment creative social enterprises so that high quality cultural products and services are available in North Minneapolis and so the micro-businesses will become financially sustainable enterprises that can employ more youth apprentices and artist mentors to meet increased customer demand. Outcomes include weaving the arts into every facet of community life. To evaluate this outcome we counted the number of youth and artists employed in 2013 compared to 2012 as well as comparing revenue generated through JXTALab client jobs and projects in 2013 compared to 2012. 2: Refine evaluation tools and measure that 100% of youth participants respond affirmatively to questions that test their perceptions of the value of the arts in their lives. The outcome is that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. We refined our evaluation and documentation tools and processes this year, with the help of an evaluation research assistant from the University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Youth pre- and post-evaluation questionnaires were administered, and we are reporting on post evaluation questionnaires here.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. We achieved our goal to expand JXTALab toward a long term outcome of the arts being interwoven into every facet of community life, as evidenced by the following outputs in 2013 compared to 2012. 49 youth employed in JXTALab in 2013; 47 in 2012. 22 adult artists employed at JXTA in 2013; 15 2012. Revenue earned by client jobs, workshops, and residencies in 2013 was $130,991 versus $23,358 in 2012. 2: Some quotes from youth that show success in achieving this outcome include: I learned a lot from the program and it applied to my daily life. I was able to learn easily and quickly and use what I learned. I got to explore and find out if I had the potential to become an architect and explore what kind of work they do. I made logos for real companies. In analysis of forty surveys from youth in 2013, 95% strongly agree or agree with the statement: I have grown as an artist since participating in this most recent JXTA session. 87.2% of respondents reported always, usually or half the time when asked how often they talk about art in their daily lives. When asked if they notice art in their daily lives, 56.3% said always; 31.3% said usually; 9.4% said half the time. Only one respondent said seldom. No youth said never. Youth participants were asked to fill in the following question: I ______ use my creativity and artistic capabilities in ways that make a positive difference. 59.5% of youth responded usually; 35.1% said always; and 5.4% said sometimes. No youth said seldom or never.",,338717,Other,358814,3200,"William Anderson, Roger Cummings, Phira Rehm, David Stieber, Dean Wickstrom, Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Neeraj Mehta, Herman Milligan Jr",0.75,"Juxtaposition Inc. AKA Juxtaposition Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,DeAnna,Cummings,"Juxtaposition Inc. AKA Juxtaposition Arts","2007 Emerson Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411-2507,"(612) 588-1148x 222",deanna@juxtaposition.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-202,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20594,"Operating Support",2013,40750,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Milkweed Editions continues to play a leadership role in Open Book, the nation’s largest literary center. Measurable outcomes include: hours spent per year on governance, management, and strategic leadership of Open Book (100 hr minimum); 1,000 additional visitors to the building through Milkweed Editions programming; and partnerships with local organizations to bring in new events promoting shared interests. We track the number of hours our staff (our Publisher and CEO, almost exclusively) plays in managing and governing Open Book, and in 2012, this was a significant investment on the part of our organization. We also track the number of visitors the building hosts each year. And finally, we organize many events in Open Book each year, often partnering with other nonprofit organizations in the process. Very few book publishers have a physical point of connection with their local community. We have this in Open Book, and we are highly committed to this form of community engagement. 2: Milkweed Editions cultivates and deepens partnerships with local and national organizations in pursuit of similar organizational goals. An outcome is developing innovative partnerships in the Twin Cities and across the country and world. In 2012-2013, we are developing initiatives with: the Hmong International Academy, the Lindquist and Vennum Foundation, the Literary Punch Card and Little Free Libraries (including Graywolf Press and Coffee House Press), Motionpoems, the National Poetry Series, and World Book Night USA, among others. The partnerships described above have enabled us to double the number of poetry titles we are publishing each year, and to broaden the audience for poetry across the country.","As a founding partner in Open Book, Milkweed Editions continues to play a leadership role in the nation's largest literary and book-arts center. With more than 160,000 visitors in 2012, Open Book is a singular asset for the state, and we play an active role in its governance and management. Open Book recently completed a $1.1 million capital campaign, and beginning already in the fall of 2013, we will embark on an exciting round of capital improvements and renovations, led jointly by the executive directors of the three founding-partner organizations. 2: In 2012, we celebrated the inaugural year of the Lindquist and Vennum Prize for Poetry, a partnership with the Lindquist and Vennum Foundation to support regional poets with a cash award ($10,000) and publishing contract. We also developed a new partnership with the Poetry Foundation (Chicago), which will result in the publication of at least one title, an anthology of Swedish poetry in translation, scheduled to publish in late 2013. We entered into an agreement with the National Poetry Series in 2012, and published our first book in the series in 2013. And finally, in 2012 we were the first publisher to sign on as a partner and supporter of Motionpoems, a nonprofit organization based in Minnesota that is committed to broadening the audience for poetry by turning great contemporary poems into short films for big-screen and online distribution.",,972931,Other,1013681,4483,"Noah Bly, John Gordon, Robert McDonald, Betsy Moran, Margaret Preska, Sheila Morgan, Robin Nelson, Mary Aamoth, Libby Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Moira Grosbard, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner, Ann Ness, Ned Wahl, Henry Buchwald, Cheryl Ryland, Tracey Breazeale, Libby Coppo, Grace Murgia Musilek, Maurice Blanks, Margot Marsh Wanner, Betsy Cussler, Adam Lerner, Kelly Morrison, Daniel Slager",,"Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Olmsted, Hennepin, Itasca, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-203,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20596,"Operating Support",2013,7922,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Correlating with the Arts Board's goal of having the arts interwoven into every facet of community life, Lakeshore Players Theatre interacts with the life of our community in every facet of our activities as we continue to produce a full season of shows and present off-site shows for increased outreach. In Lakeshore Players 60th Anniversary Season of 2012-13, our goal is to continue to fulfill our mission by producing a diverse season of three plays, two musicals, a children's show, and a 10-minute play festival. Outcomes were measured through box office reports generated for each production, participant surveys gathered using the online tool Survey Monkey, and through reports at monthly meetings of the Board of Directors. 2: Correlating with the Arts Board's goal of the arts thriving in Minnesota, Lakeshore Players 2012-13 goal is to foster growth in participants by continuing to offer year-round theater arts classes for all ages and by expanding the number and variety of classes. This goal will provide teaching artists with expanded opportunities to work in their field, while providing participants opportunities for artistic growth. Outcomes were measured through class and camp registration records, box office reports generated for both youth productions, and participant surveys gathered using the online tool Survey Monkey, and through reports at monthly meetings of the Board of Directors.","Lakeshore Players interacted with the life of our community through the production of seven different shows at our theater, offering a variety of arts experiences for both participants selected through open auditions and attendees drawn from throughout the Twin Cities: Arsenic and Old Lace (classic comedy); Of Thee I Sing (Gershwin musical); Charles Dickens' Cricket on the Hearth (children's show); Inherit the Wind (gripping social justice drama); Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, Female Version (classic comedy with a gender twist); Seussical the Musical (family musical); and ten original short plays selected from our annual playwriting contest in our 9th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. In addition, we increased outreach by producing two shows at offsite venues: an original play of a historic trial reenactment Crime of the Ages: The Doc Barker Story at St Paul's Landmark Center; and an original murder mystery production 1953 Murder Mystery at the White Bear Lake Armory. 2: Lakeshore Players met our goal to foster growth in participants through offering nine theatre arts classes for grades three through twelve from January to May 2013. We offered an extended arts learning opportunity for teens through a five week theater arts camp in July-August 2012 that included six performances of a fully-realized play, The Hobbit. In June 2013, we successfully concluded our fiscal year with a three-week youth camp production of a fully-realized children's musical, Willy Wonka, Kids with three performances. Due to staff cutbacks, we were unable to offer classes September through December.",,227829,Other,235751,,"Carrie Wasley, James Patrick Barone, Lori Vosejpka, Orlin Bandt, James Berry, Sara Fisher, Franklin Heller, Matthew Hertz, Nancy Livingston, Keith McCarthy, Jeff Musch, Michael Spellman, Cynthia Stange, Tamara Winden",,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","4820 Stewart Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110-2837,"(651) 426-3275 ",joan@lakeshoreplayers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-205,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20598,"Operating Support",2013,18409,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Lanesboro Arts Center plans to continue the integration of art into public spaces, so that the arts are interwoven into every facet of life. Integrate the arts into all facets of community life by expanding outreach. The Arts Center will continue to develop strategic partnerships with community organizations, regional non-profits, and service organizations to broaden its impact in the community through the arts. The Arts Center will highlight the impact and value of the arts in publications and public relations materials. Evaluation of the arts being interwoven into every facet of community life was achieved through methods including 1) tracking of participation numbers; 2) verbal and written feedback from community partner organizations; 3) verbal and written feedback from participating artists and audience members; 4) written documentation of participation experiences by unsolicited participants (e.g. newspaper and/or blog articles written independently about arts experiences); 5) volunteer recruitment response for arts events and programs. 2: The Lanesboro Arts Center will continue to expand its use of technology and social media to attract, grow, and strengthen audiences and to enhance public understanding of the value of the arts so that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities may better participate in the arts. Evaluation of Lanesboro Art Center’s enhancement of public understanding of the value of the arts in our region was achieved through 1) documentation of articles in publications; 2) verbal feedback from new and returning arts participants in Center programs; 3) tracking of social media and Web site participation numbers; 4) documentation of verbal and written examples of staff, board, and volunteers sharing Lanesboro Art Center’s mission and information about upcoming arts programming (e.g. in verbal announcements at a performance at the Saint Mane Theatre).","The Arts Board Operating support grant made it possible for Lanesboro Arts Center to continue weaving the arts into every facet of community life. Lanesboro Art Center achieved integration of the arts into public spaces by expanding outreach programs, for instance the Surprise Sculpture summer education program, which allowed for increased participation in and awareness of the arts in Lanesboro. Strategic partnerships continue to be cultivated, including work with the City of Lanesboro, Lanesboro Public Schools, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, and Commonweal Theatre Company. 2: The Arts Board fiscal year 2013 Operating support grant made it possible for Lanesboro Arts Center to enhance public understanding of the value of the arts in our region. Consistently, Lanesboro Art Center highlighted the impact and value of the arts in publications and public relations materials. The Center continued to expand its use of technology and social media to attract, grow, and strengthen audiences and to enhance public understanding and the value of the arts so that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities may better participate in the arts.",,232297,Other,250706,340,"Dick Haight, Bonnie Handmacher, Richard Eichstadt, Jackie Rehm, Ronald Amdahl, Melanie Bacon, Carla Gallina, David Kane, Robin Krom, Alan Nettles, Joe O'Connor, Ted St Mane, Andy Wood",0.25,"Lanesboro Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Lanesboro Arts Center","PO Box 152 103 Parkway Ave N",Lanesboro,MN,55949,"(507) 467-2446 ",executive@lanesboroarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Fillmore, Houston, Winona, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Freeborn, Faribault, Waseca, Blue Earth, Wabasha, Goodhue, Rice, Le Sueur, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carver, Wright, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-207,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20600,"Operating Support",2013,64034,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Writers of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels will participate in the Loft's writing community, and will report gains in their artistic development through Loft programs. Over 4,000 Minnesotans-- diverse in ages, cultural backgrounds, and interest areas--will participate in the Loft's hands-on literary learning and mentorship opportunities in fiscal year 2013. More than 85% of fiscal year 2013 participants will report that their writing improved and that they gained greater knowledge of the creative writing craft. To evaluate participation and artistic development, we employ the use of post-class and post-conference surveys. Students and mentees self-report the answers to questions about the effectiveness of the experience, the knowledge of the teaching artist or mentor, and their personal artistic advancement. Registration information allows us to accurately track student enrollment in on-site and online classes and conferences. Although we meet resistance from constituents, we ask artists and students to self-report demographics. The Loft also recognizes and encourages writers of all levels by offering opportunities focused towards the many stages of artistic development of our constituents. We monitor enrollment by the skill level and genre of our classes. 2: The Loft will support a thriving artistic community by providing earning opportunities for writers. Artists' honoraria will make up at least 20% of the Loft's overall expenses in fiscal year 2013, with approximately $400,000 paid to writers. The Loft will provide honoraria to more than 200 Minnesota writers in fiscal year 2013. Information regarding artist honoraria is collected from the Loft's financial statements. The budget is approved by the board annually and ongoing reports are made regularly by the Managing Director. Artist payment is affirmed by the annual financial audit.","Writers of all backgrounds, ages, and skill levels participated in the Loft's writing community, and reported gains in their artistic development through Loft programs. This goal supports the goal of the Arts Board to provide opportunities for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities to participate in the arts. In the past year, over 5,000 Minnesotans engaged in the Loft's hands-on literary learning and mentorship opportunities. Of participants who completed a survey, 96.8% reported that their writing improved, 91.8% gained a greater understanding of the creative writing craft, and 92.3% could identify next steps as a result of their experience. The cultural background of Loft participants reflects Minnesota's general population. While individual programs vary in diversity, we estimate the following overall demographic information for fiscal year 2013: 78% White, 8% Black, 5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 4% Latino or Hispanic, and 3% multi-racial. 2: The Loft supported a thriving artistic community by providing earning opportunities for writers. Artists' honoraria made up approximately 20% of the Loft's overall expenses in the past year, with $400,412 paid to writers. The Loft provided honoraria to more than 250 Minnesota writers in fiscal year 2013. Earning opportunities for writers include teaching classes, presenting at conferences, serving as adjudicators for contests, performing in special events, and participating in the Loft's award programs.",,1639992,Other,1704026,,"Sarah Stoesz, John Schenk, Rachael Jarosh, Ruth Shields, Jocelyn Hale, Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jacquelyn Fletcher, W Michael Garner, Dobby Gibson, Sharon Hendry, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Alisa Miller, Carrie Obry, Carla Paulson, Angela Shannon, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-209,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20602,"Operating Support",2013,13633,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will grow our audience and deepen our local constituents' understanding and appreciation of the arts through the Midway library, exhibitions, and educational programming. Outcomes include a 10% growth in our library usership and a 20% growth in our educational offerings in the next year. We will build Minnesota's local, national, and international reputation as an important cultural center, making Minnesotans aware of the importance of contemporary art to our collective identity. Through support from the State Arts Board and a project grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, we firmly established our library's visiting art and curator lecture series. Our artists and curators presented lectures and engaged with the public on a monthly basis. After a number of record attendance lectures most notably a lecture by St Paul-based painter Bruce Tapola, where more than 100 attendees filled our space to over capacity, we decided to engage in a mini-capital campaign in the fall of 2012 to expand the library space. After a two month campaign, $50,000 was raised to expand the library to more than double its size. We continue to see high demand for these educational opportunities. We also formed a partnership with the University of Minnesota and local-publisher Univocal press to bring French philosopher Francois Laruelle to the Twin Cities for a series of workshops and talks at Midway and at the Weisman Art Museum. We are continuing to identify new opportunities to engage our audience both through our library's activities and our exhibition programming. In the summer of 2013, we hired our first full-time librarian to oversee much of this activity. 2: Midway Contemporary Art will originate three to five world premiere exhibitions from a diverse group of artists from Germany, Scotland, Canada, Sweden, and elsewhere. The artists were very enthusiastic regarding their experience at Midway. They continue to remark on the positive nature of the support they receive, both financial and also via our tremendous staff. We are continuing to identify new ways to provide this critical support to these artists to enable them to realize ambitious projects where otherwise they might not find the light of day. This is an increasingly vital component to how we view our core values at Midway. These values translate into growing a broader appreciation for Minnesota’s role in supporting the creation of new cultural value on both a local and international stage.","We grew our audience and deepened our local constituents' understanding and appreciation of the arts through our library, exhibitions, and educational programming. Library usage grew by an estimated 15%, and participation at educational offerings in the library and offsite events grew by 25%. 2: Midway originated five world premiere exhibitions from a diverse group of thirteen artists from Minneapolis, Berlin, Glasgow, Brussels, San Paolo, Nova Scotia, New York, Tehran/Berlin, Frankfurt, and Vancouver. Much of the work was commissioned by Midway, while in one group exhibition work was on loan from major museums and private collections from New York, Beirut, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, and other cities. As part of this exhibition season, we instituted a formal artist stipend policy of providing the artists with $5,000 in addition to covering all expenses including the production, shipping, travel, per diem, and accommodations related to the exhibitions. The exhibitions received very positive reviews and coverage in local, national, and international press outlets, both trade industry and general public.",,404393,Other,418026,,"Sally Blanks, Jim Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Isa Gagarin, Michelle Grabner, Randy Hartten, Katharine Kelly, Chris Larson, Kati Lovaas, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-211,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20604,"Operating Support",2013,18823,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase artistic excellence through a 10% expansion of the production budget, with a particular focus on stipends for contracted artistic personnel. We evaluated our success through post-production evaluation surveys, the completion of which was required of all contracted artistic personnel. The quantitative portion of the survey asked personnel to score the quality of lights, set, overall production, etc., on a scale from one to five. The results were compared to previous surveys. The qualitative portion asked designers to talk about their experience, how they felt about their work as part of the production team, and to give suggestions for improvement. We found the qualitative input we received to be much more useful than the quantitative results of the surveys. 2: Broaden audience by increasing individual attendees by 10% through the expansion and refinement of current marketing plans and strategies. Outcome success was evaluated by the number of individual attendees. We evaluated the success or failure of the planning efforts through staff and board conversations, both group and individual.","Lyric Arts increased its total production budget by 39%. Stipends for contracted directors, designers, and other artistic personnel increased by 42%, making our rates more equitable with what is offered in the rest of the seven-county metro area and allowing us to hire highly qualified personnel for every production in our season. We were also able to spend more on supplies and equipment. Based on feedback from the artists involved in the season, many of whom were of a higher caliber than in previous seasons, artistic excellence increased substantially. That same feedback pointed out opportunities for improvement in our production process. This led to changes in our artistic staff and a reorganization that will lay the ground work for future growth and success. 2: Lyric Arts saw no substantial increase in the number of individual attendees from year to year through the expansion of current marketing plans. In the evaluation of our limited success this area, it was noted that while the expansion of marketing plans was easy to implement, refinement of the plans was more difficult to accomplish due to the structure (and the very small size) of our staff. As a result, Lyric Arts has reorganized the administrative staff to create departments for specialists instead of collaboration between generalists. It is our hope that this change will allow us to refine our strategies organization wide and provide a foundation for future growth. ",,692762,Other,711585,,"Debbie Swanson, Leanne Hyde, Mike Laudenslager, Linda Schmidt, Joan O'Sullivan, Chris Geisler, Tracy Kelly, Chad Unger, Michael Lillequist",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Laura Tahja",Johnson,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510x 103",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-213,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20605,"Operating Support",2013,230121,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Macphail Center for Music will deepen core programs (registration-based classes, early childhood music, community partnerships). In 2013, MacPhail will increase enrollment by 4%, going from 9,000 to 9,400 students enrolled at all facilities in downtown Minneapolis, Apple Valley, and White Bear Lake. As part of MacPhail's projected growth, community partnership enrollments will increase by 15%, going from 66 to 76 partnerships in schools, day care centers, seniors' assisted living centers, hospitals, and community organizations. Enrollment is measured through reports from MacPhail's student database and reports provided by MacPhail community partners. 2: MacPhail Center for Music will develop new opportunities (online learning, early childhood music, artist-in-residence). In 2013, MacPhail will begin implementing Phase 1 of MacPhail Online Programming (with professional development resulting in 75% of faculty using online software, websites, and applications in music education). Early Childhood Music enrollment will increase by 10%, to 2,470. The 2013 Artist-in-Residence, Gina DiBello, will work with twenty five MacPhail students to share her experience, knowledge, and background as a soloist and chamber and orchestral musician. The MacPhail Online evaluation consists of enrollment reports, student surveys, feedback from school partners and MacPhail faculty, as well as interest and demand for Online School Partnerships. Early Childhood Music enrollment is measured through reports from MacPhail's student database and reports provided by MacPhail Early Childhood Music community partners. Data on the artist-in-residence program is collected via the MacPhail Student Satisfaction Survey. Results will be available after August 31, 2013, when the fiscal year ends.","MacPhail Center for Music is pleased to report that we have exceeded enrollment goals, serving more than 10,200 students representing a 13% increase. MacPhail also noted a 9% increase in the number of community partnerships, growing from 66 to 72. While this increase is slightly below the projected figure of 76 partnerships, it represents an 11% increase in the number of students served through community partnerships (from 4,500 in 2012 to 5,200 in 2013). Overall, MacPhail's reach extended to 60,000 students, teaching artists, and audience members through concerts, events, workshops, and clinics. 2: Phase 1 of MacPhail Online was a success. Thirty-one students are currently enrolled in tuition-based online lessons and 1,200 students at fifteen schools in greater Minnesota. The position of MacPhail Online Manager was added and 40% of teachers participate. Early Childhood Music enrollment exceeded 2,500. MacPhail worked with Minnesota Orchestra Concertmaster Erin Keefe and Principal Cellist Anthony Ross, who coached twenty MacPhail students.",,7984005,Other,8214126,55229,"Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Walter Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Thomas Clark, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Twanya Hood Hill, Penny Hunt, Robert Lawson, Diana Lewis, Janie Mayeron, W McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, Samuel Salas, Chris Simpson, Katherine Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Halcrow,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5309 ",halcrow.jennifer@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Swift, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-214,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20607,"Operating Support",2013,53623,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Midwest Art Conservation Center will work throughout the state with publicly held collections big and small bringing access to artworks for Minnesotans of all backgrounds, ages and abilities. The evaluation of this outcome is based on the documented locations across Minnesota in which artworks were made accessible through Midwest Art Conservation Center's preservation treatments and activities. Ongoing records are maintained to document year-by-year changes. 2: Midwest Art Conservation Center will provide quantifiable outcomes of: expert conservation treatments performed; the provision of written and photographic documentation regarding the treatments, diagnostic discoveries, and practices associated with the art; and consultations on exhibition, handling, and related techniques. The evaluation of this outcome is based on the actual documentation records provided to locations on artworks receiving examinations and treatments. Annual statistics are maintained to measure year-by-year changes in quantities.","Every day last year, throughout the state, thousands and thousands of Minnesotans participated in large events, small family outings, educational programming and individual encounters with the art that Midwest Art Conservation Center made accessible for them and for future generations. 2: Assessments (written and photographic) of the conditions, discoveries, and treatments performed and locations of art works were provided and maintained for every piece that was evaluated and treated by Midwest Art Conservation Center.",,932155,Other,985778,8598,"Conley Brooks Jr, Michael Gaynor, Miles Fiterman, Darsie Alexander, Sarah Brew, Jeffrey Fleming, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Nancy Huart, Rita Lara, Sam McCullough, Lisa Scholten, Drew Stevens, Mary Van Note, Susan White",,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Turner,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3148 ",cturner@preserveart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-216,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20608,"Operating Support",2013,78834,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Minneapolis Institute of Arts will stage three major exhibitions, fourteen minor exhibitions, and forty rotations of the permanent collection. Exhibitions are evaluated on the basis of critical response, attendance, and internal critique. Both public and critical response to the museum's exhibitions in fiscal year 2013 were outstanding, contributing to a total museum attendance of 679,357, compared to 456,410 in fiscal year 2012. 2: Two and a half million people will view art within the museum's galleries or on the museum Web site. Attendance and Web site traffic were measured. Actual numbers includes 679,357 visitors to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and 761,203 unique visitors to www.artsmia.org. Proposed number were based on Web site visits rather than unique users.","The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) staged three major exhibitions, twelve minor exhibitions, and thirteen rotations of the permanent collection. The museum installed fewer rotations of the collection because it created the Community Corridor, a public meeting space in a former gallery. 2: 1,440,560 people viewed art within the museum's galleries or on the museum Web site. The number of visits to the Web site was 1,195,584.",,23225369,Other,23304203,25535,"Shari Ballard, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Blythe Brenden, Kitty Crosby, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Kaywin Feldman, Michael Fernandez, Gayle Fuguitt, Paul Grangaard, John Himle, John Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Eric Levinson, Diane Lilly, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Betty MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Bob Nelson, Mary Olson, Mike Ott, Linda Perlman, John Prince, Abigail Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Robert Stephens, Ralph Strangis, Richard Venegar",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-217,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20610,"Operating Support",2013,17361,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic excellence. Provide opportunities for 120 boys of all abilities (ages 7-17) to learn and perform quality, classic, and contemporary choral works. Attainment of Minnesota Boychoir strategic and tactical goals is both quantitative and qualitative. The Minnesota Boychoir increased access to the arts for boys of all abilities and skills by attaining its membership target and exceeding it by 30% (equal to 40 new choir members) -- serving 170 boys in fiscal year 2013. Boys, parents, and audience members provided informal and formal feedback of their Boychoir arts experience through evaluations completed at retreats, concerts, and in public forums (e.g., at Sing Minnesota and during the year-end Boychoir Banquet). 2: Encourage diversity. Recruit for and facilitate the Sing Minnesota Summer Camp for 80 diverse boys and girls of all abilities. A quantitative and qualitative evaluation is conducted after The Sing Minnesota arts experience takes place. Participants are asked to reflect upon their experience, provide input on how Sing Minnesota could be improved and refined, and are encouraged to articulate how it will inform their arts participation during the school year ahead.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided opportunities for 170 boys of all abilities (ages 7-17) to learn and perform quality, classic, and contemporary choral works through membership in the Minnesota Boychoir. This 30% increase in membership over fiscal year 2012 levels was a testament to the Minnesota Boychoir's increased visibility during its previous 50th Anniversary Concert season; its unconditional access to membership, regardless of ability or skill level; and the variety of its performing venues and caliber of its partners, based on its reputation for artistic excellence (e.g.,The Minnesota Boychoir continues to be the Boychoir of choice of the Minnesota Orchestra, according to Robert Neu, its Vice President and General Manager). 2: The Minnesota Boychoir exceeded its recruitment targets and served 84 diverse boys and girls at its Sing Minnesota summer arts immersion experience, August 13-17, 2012. This outcome supported the Arts Board's strategic goal of people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts.",,275013,Other,292374,17361,"John Messier, Keith Hug, Jan Anderson, Leslie Bonshire, Mark Johnson, Judy McNamara, David Campen, James Mulrooney, Kate Mrkonich Wilson, Jean Rehnkamp Larson, Michael Marcotte, Bobby Moothedan, Doug Nelson, Scott Washburn",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Johnson,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3219 ",msj@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Crow Wing, Washington, Dakota, Scott, Sherburne, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-219,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20611,"Operating Support",2013,34126,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts' contribution to the field of book arts. Provide effective education programs for K-12 students as well as lifelong learners, compelling exhibits, engaging public programs, and elevated support of artists. Highlights include a festival of Japanese book and paper arts, a new summer art-mart, an expanded artist-in-residency program, opportunities to learn from internationally-renowned visiting artists, and the second year of a certificate program in book arts for adult learners. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' new graphic identity premiered in publications and printed materials this spring to positive feedback, and the corresponding Web design will appear on schedule in fall 2013. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' ongoing and new partnerships with arts and social service organizations continued to directly impact Minnesotans of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Over 70,000 participants visited Minnesota Center for Book Arts last year; of that number, Minnesota Center for Book Arts reached 29,000 students through its youth education and community programs (up from 22,000 in 2011). New program partners include Arts in Action Minnesota for teen mothers, and numerous public libraries. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' free open houses attracted broad participation. This spring hundreds of visitors participated in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' free Cosmic Discovery Day, held in conjunction with the exhibition Stellar: Book Art and the Cosmos. Minnesota Center for Book Arts again participated in the Flint Hills Festival June 1-2, where 3,000 visitors encountered the book arts over the two-day festival. 2: Insure organizational sustainability. Expand earned income through existing and new initiatives, increase individual contributions, expand overall staff capacity in a strategic manner, and increase the number of local and national artists represented in the retail shop to yield increased earned income and a source of income for artists. Outcome 1: At the end of its fiscal year, equipment breakdowns in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' studios required immediate, costly repairs to serve students and artists. That factor and others led to a year-end deficit (the first in several years). Minnesota Center for Book Arts' staff and board are committed to good practices by combining creative programming and problem solving with prudent business management. This fall Minnesota Center for Book Arts' board will adopt a new 3-year strategic plan, having met its previous goals. Although earned income decreased by 10% in 2012, expenses related to that decrease also reduced, so the net effect was negligible. Contributed support overall increased by $73,000. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' new Membership and Giving Manager will manage its expanded membership program (as of summer 2013) and develop its individual donor base. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' shop collaborates with local artists to promote and sell work showcased in Minnesota Center for Book Arts' exhibitions, such as Parts of a Whole (summer 2013), featuring work by Minnesota Center for Book Arts' artist community.","Minnesota Center for Book Arts Outcome: Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts' contribution to the field of book arts. Minnesota Center for Book Arts maintained and expanded extensive educational programming for youth and adults in schools, communities and in its home facility. In addition Minnesota Center for Book Arts continued to grow the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Certificate Program for Adult Learners - a successful program launched in 2011. Minnesota Center for Book Arts presented 5 exhibitions in its main gallery and 5 in its ancillary galleries along with a variety of engaging public programs. Minnesota Center for Book Arts provided unmatched support for individual book artists (primarily residing in Minnesota) at all levels through classes, workshops, an expanded Artist-in-Residence program, exhibitions, access to studios and equipment, fellowships, and roundtable discussions. 2: Minnesota Center for Book Arts Outcome: Ensure organizational sustainability. As the only organization in the state dedicated to advancing the book arts, Minnesota Center for Book Arts ensures that a valuable artistic asset - the book - remains an integral part of the broader world of art, and one that thrives in Minnesota. Minnesota Center for Book Arts continued to responsibly build staff capacity and implement best practices in operating efficiencies and fiscal disciplines. Minnesota Center for Book Arts' existing and potential earned and contributed income continued to grow. Minnesota Center for Book Arts increased the number of local artists represented in the shop, yielding increased earned income as well as a source of income for artists.",,547935,Other,582061,,"Phyllis Aragaki, Harriet Bart, Dara Beevas, Betty Bright, Mathea Bulander, Eric Crosby, Samuel Demas, Luca Gunther, Pamela Johnson, Diane Katsiaficas, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Diane Merrifield, Anne Olson, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Marguerite Ragnow, Cathy Ryan, Patrick Coleman, Toni Dembski-Brandl, Jason Inskeep, Regula Russelle, Tom Streitz",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington, Ramsey, Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-220,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20612,"Operating Support",2013,25491,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weave choral singing deeply and rewardingly into the lives of diverse Minnesotans. The chief indicator of success in achieving Outcome 1 is the number of people reached by our singing, along with the number of performers engaged in the creation of the art. By those measures, 2012-13 was among the Chorale's most successful years ever: even with the loss of contracted work due to the lockout at the Minnesota Orchestra, more than 12,000 Minnesotans and visitors enjoyed our singing during fiscal year 2013. Additionally, our ability to raise funds from individuals is an indicator of the extent of the Chorale's impact in the community: in fiscal year 2013, the Chorale raised more money from more individuals than in any year in our history, with fully one third of our total income derived from this source. 2: Provide opportunities for enriching, cradle-to-grave choral music-making to as many Minnesotans as possible. For the Minneapolis Youth Chorus, success is measurable by the level of interest among eligible participants; the ensemble was filled to capacity for the entire school year. Attendance at weekly rehearsals is another indicator: this exceeded 95% each week throughout the year, significantly higher than average attendance rates for the school-day in the district. For the sing-alongs, participation numbers are the most telling evaluation of success: for the Minneapolis sing-along, a near-capacity crowd of over 800 filled Saint Olaf Catholic Church, and in St Paul, our first-ever sing-along at the Landmark Center was completely filled, and the stage crew ran out of chairs!","To weave chorale singing deeply and rewardingly into the lives of diverse Minnesotans. This was achieved in several ways, chief among them via concert performances by the Chorale's family of choirs throughout the metro area and in Mankato. Along with mainstage performances by the Chorale and its artistic partners, the Chorale's Minneapolis Youth Chorus sang extensively for children and adults, and our Voices of Experience choir for older singers (offered in partnership with MacPhail Center for Music) presented concerts in fall, winter and spring. The Chorale's Bridges program brought singers into the memory care units of four assisted living facilities in Minneapolis and St Paul, with weekly visits over the course of a month. Getting the residents to sing along with old favorites was among the most moving experiences Chorale singers have ever experienced. Our informal Holiday Heralds program, which reached thousands of Minnesotans during the month of December, literally brought the music to the people, in shopping malls, parades, the Landscape Arboretum, and sports venues. 2: To provide opportunities for enriching multi-generational choral music-making to as many Minnesotans as possible. As noted above, our Minneapolis Youth Chorus and our Voices of Experience choir for older singers enabled more than 120 singers of all ages to raise their voices in song. The Chorale itself is a multi-generational ensemble, with 230 singers aged 19 to 81 as active performing participants. Beyond our own ensembles, the Chorale presented two sing-alongs, offered at no charge to participants. Messiah in Minneapolis and Mozart in St Paul (during the annual Winter Carnival festivities) brought more than 1,500 Minnesotans together to make music with us, and demonstrated the deep and abiding power of choral music to bring together people of diverse backgrounds.",,383012,Other,408503,1783,"Karen Bair, Elizabeth Balay, Don Davies, Dennis Kim, Wendy Lukaszewski, Gilah Mashaal, Bryan Mechell, Sue Melrose, Gloria Olsen, Barbara Prince, Karen Touchi-Peters, Rachel Wright, Tene Wright, Jon Lahann, Bob Peskin, Kathy Saltzman Romey",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Larry,Fuchsberg,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",we_sing@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-221,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20613,"Operating Support",2013,34291,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Represent the best dancers internationally, for whom versatility is expected and ballet's traditional boundaries exceeded, enabling performance of dynamic repertory spanning diverse genres. We consistently offer training and evaluation to our company and school. We conduct this through daily ballet class and one on one meetings and discussions with each company dancer. Minnesota Dance Theatre hosts guest instructors and choreographers who push our dancers to limits to stay among the most dynamic and well versed in all genres of dance. We offer similar opportunities to our students, who are evaluated and placed in appropriate levels to advance their opportunities for a professional career in dance. 2: Attract and work in partnership with acclaimed choreographers--local, national and international--and create depth and breadth of repertory by commissioning new work. Offer a renowned school with superlative classical and contemporary training, where versatility is the goal and an expanded curriculum is in place which opens possibilities to its students both in and beyond professional dance careers. We evaluate all shows by surveying audience members and scrutinizing ticket sales. We engaged with fellow local choreographers and companies to share new works, guest dancers and choreography.","Minnesota Dance Theatre performed The Enchantment: 12 Dancing Princesses, original choreography by Lise Houlton. Minnesota Dance Theatre company dancers, guest dancers, and ten students in our performing arts division danced at the Cowles Center to live music, and told a haunting tale through classical and contemporary dance. Our Spring show consisted of a piece from our founder Loyce Houlton which brought the audience to the city of Knoxville, the summer of 1915, with a local soprano and pianist. In the same show our entire company and apprentices showcased a world premiere neo-classical piece, Sonata No. 5. We also welcomed a former New York City Ballet soloist to our stage dancing a solo and trio with two of our company members. Our students had the opportunity to perform original choreography from our Minnesota Dance Theatre faculty as well as traditional pieces in the Strawberry Festival. 2: Minnesota Dance Theatre brought in Emery LeCrone to create new work for the company in April. This was a world premiere neo-classical ballet. Joanie Smith of Shapiro and Smith brought back to life a piece named Kaitlyn, Katie and Sam, and brought amusement, grace and original contemporary choreography to stage. The students in our pre-professional division received training in traditional Russian technique, Balanchine, Contemporary and Character; learning variations from all types of famous and historical ballets. Advanced students had the opportunity to dance in the company shows and The Nutcracker.",,1261440,Other,1295731,,"Jim Matejcek, Tim Deuitch, Michael Erlandson, John Faricy, Catherine Hart, Pierce McNally, Gary Reetz, Sarah Richardson, Brad Rolfs, Kristin Schoephoerster, Ellen Silverman",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and the Dance Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lise,Houlton,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and the Dance Institute","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 1",info@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-222,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20614,"Operating Support",2013,38501,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diversify the pool of Fringe applicants and provide improved support for their production efforts. Barriers to Greater Minnesota participation will be identified and addressed. Overall diversity of applicants will be increased. Access to and quality of Fringe workshops will be improved. We conducted surveys of Fringe producers to collect participant diversity information and we analyze zip code data to determine which applicants and producers come from greater Minnesota. We take attendance at Fringe workshops with sign-in sheets and we assess the value of those workshops and our producing support in general through post-festival online producer surveys. 2: Deepen engagement among single ticket buyers and further develop the social dynamic of the Fringe experience. Individual audience members will attend more shows. Community and business partnerships will be expanded to facilitate audience engagement. We use Google Analytics to assess our web traffic and visual estimates to gauge attendance at Fringe Central and showcases. Box office data is collected to measure ticket sales. ","We diversified Fringe applicants, both in terms of racial diversity (in summer 2012, 23.3% of our productions included artists of color, as compared to 22.0% in 2011) and increased participation from Greater Minnesota (23 applications from greater Minnesota in winter 2013, compared to 16 in 2012) with continued focus on outreach in each area. We expanded the number and range of our producer workshops and attendance has increased (60 people attended in-person workshops in spring 2013, compared to 51 in 2012). We also continue to improve the quality of our performance venues. 2: Audiences during the 2012 Fringe wrote more show reviews (4,114 in 2012 compared to 3,829 in 2011) and came out to socialize at showcases and Fringe Central more often. They also spent more time on our Web site (average visit length was 6:35 in 2012, compared to 6:21 in 2011). Ticket sales were slightly down in 2012, but the drop was proportional to our slightly lower number of performances. Attendance in 2012 was 46,284 for 829 performances, compared to 2012's attendance of 48,432 to 865 performances.",,602846,Other,641347,,"Beth Bird, Roy Close, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Bill Hanzlik, Matt Hanzlik, Kate Hoff, Howard Lieberman, Phillip Low, Erin McGonagle, Yuko Miyamoto, Emily Robertson, Lindsey Rosin, Cameron Skold, Colleen Vickerman, Steven Walker",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Jeff D",Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-223,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20615,"Operating Support",2013,13902,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. The Regional Artist and Community Engagement Initiative builds programmatic collaborations through outreach and celebrates some of our region's most talented artists. In 2012, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum is organizing a related curatorial initiative called the 2012 Minnesota Photographer Series. Both of these initiatives aim to bring Minnesota art and artists to communities in ways that are relevant and meaningful. Operating support helps ensure a high quality and ambitious exhibition program at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum by helping to pay for professional staff and exhibition related expenses. In fiscal year 2013, the Museum facilitated 12 temporary exhibitions, four of which had the work of Minnesota artists and more that had Minnesota content. Evaluating the success of temporary exhibitions is qualitative and quantitative. In fiscal year 2013, the Museum utilized its qualitative evaluation form which includes social, educational, artistic, and economic benefit categories. An example of this evaluation is that the Minnesota photography exhibition Craig Blacklock's Lake Superior had noted artistic quality, it had raised awareness of a social issue (caring for environment), and furthered artistic training through a master's workshop offered at low cost. The primary quantitative indicator is attendance. In 2012, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum reached record attendance, in large part due to the success of exhibitions during fiscal year 2013. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum has high accessibility standards. The facilities meet or exceed accessibility standards and the Museum operates an access program called SPARK!, which is for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. The Museum resides in a college town, and, in an effort to meet the needs of area students, maintains Free Students Tuesdays. Further accessibility goals have been defined in the Museum's Strategic Plan and will continue to be sought. Museum Visitor Experience staff at the Museum regularly communicate to the Executive Director the increase in student visits, as well as the regular usage of the Museum's wheelchairs, which get utilized 4 - 5 times per week. The Museum has over 90 volunteers that gather feedback from museum visitors during all hours of operation- both good comments and criticisms - that are also communicated with the Executive Director and staff. These comments are used for decision making purposes and to ensure the continuation of meeting community needs. To evaluate the continued success of its Free Student Tuesday policy, the Museum tracks these visitors and serves over 1,000 admission free students annually.","Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are: The Minnesota Marine Art Museum continues to be successfully dedicated to working with Minnesota artists, educating about their work, and connecting the public with them in meaningful ways. In fiscal year 2013, operating funds supported the exhibition of 15 living Minnesota artists in four exhibitions, including the exhibition 150 Years on Minnesota's Waters. That exhibition was a collaboration with the Minnesota Historical Society and was fully sponsored by the fiscal year 2013 Operating Support. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts: All Minnesota Marine Art Museum exhibitions, including those supported by fiscal year 2013 Operating Support, meet or exceed accessibility standards for people with disabilities. There are no stairs in or around the Museum's facilities, and curators utilize best practices for accessibility in exhibition design. The Museum is able to offer free wheelchairs and has a stroller for families visiting exhibitions. Furthermore, the Museum maintains a low admission fee and has a Free Student Tuesdays policy. Maintaining our Free Students Tuesdays is vital because Winona is a college town, with three universities comprising about 1/3 of the local population. Also vital to making sure the Museum serves people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities, is a commitment to offer over 24 free programs and over 20 low cost programs per year that connect diverse people with exhibitions.",,513785,Other,527687,2211,"John Anfinson, James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Jim Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthun, Nancy Nelson, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Don Sloan",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",amaus@minnesotamarineart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Winona, Olmsted, Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Goodhue, Dakota, Washington, Hennepin, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-224,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20617,"Operating Support",2013,239405,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make opera a living, growing art form relevant to life in Minnesota in the 21st century. Outcome: Provoke public discussion about themes germane to Minnesotans through a series of public events and partnerships, connecting opera to both regular attendees as well as to people who otherwise might not attend. 43,647 people attended 28 performances with18,776 (adults) attending additional events and classes. 10,000 attended three outdoor concerts of Puccini's La Boheme at Harriet Island, Lake Harriet, and Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, serving individuals that might not otherwise attend. Sample media response includes: (Doubt's AP) But of this there is no doubt: The opera, with a libretto by Shanley and music by Douglas J. Cuomo, makes for a gripping 2 1/2 hours of theater. The work had its world premiere Saturday night in a production by Minnesota Opera, which commissioned it, and the enthusiastic audience at the Ordway Center responded with a standing ovation for the cast and creative team; (Turandot's Star Tribune) Minnesota Opera's sumptuous new Turandot, which opened Saturday at the Ordway Center in St Paul, is a meticulous and gratifying realization of one of opera's most problematic scores and a fitting capstone for an extraordinary 50th season. 2: Leverage the opera company's artistry, resources and expertise to benefit the students of Minnesota. Outcomes: Have a meaningful music education presence in classrooms across the state. Give talented young Minnesotan singers the training and support to pursue a college degree in music. Day to day assessment included meetings with the Teaching Artist and individual educators to discuss progress towards goals and objectives, successes and challenges. Demonstrations of student learning based on create, perform and respond concepts were documented. Measures for written assessment included tracking the number and demographics of student/teacher participants; artist/student/teacher contact hours; graduation standards met via demonstrations of learning and lesson plans/other materials used; goals and objectives reflecting planning; daily progress towards objectives; evidence of arts integration into broader curriculum; and activities engaging students in creating, performing, and responding to arts. Outcome assessment for college students may be seen in ease on stage, success in portrayal of characters, and engagement as a professional singer post-graduation.","Provoke public discussion about themes germane to Minnesotans through a series of public events and partnerships, connecting opera to both regular attendees as well as to people who otherwise might not attend. Achieved through: 28 performances at the Ordway Center - Nabucco, Anna Bolena, Doubt (World Premier by composer Douglas Cuomo/librettist John Patrick Shanley), Hamlet, and Turandot; free performances at Harriet Island, Lake Harriet, Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, Minnesota State Fair, Mill City Farmer's Market, Concrete and Grass (St Paul); classes/performances with Paramount Theatre, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Red Wing Opera Club, Rochester Aria Group, Lyngblomsten Senior Care; and outreach events with The Trylon, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and Behind the Curtain classes which explored the music, history and design of each of the five opera productions. Classes featured talks by Artistic Director Dale Johnson with members of the creative teams and principal artists. 2: Have a meaningful music education presence in classrooms across the state. Eighteen schools and 5,223 elementary, middle and high school students from across Minnesota were served through long and short-term in-school residences as part of coOPERAtion! Long-term residencies included: eight month residency for Patrick Henry High School with classical training for 50 members of choral program; two month residency for Avalon Charter School's theater program, which created original pieces such as slam poetry, skits, songs, dances, and multi-media works based on Mozart's Don Giovanni; two week residency with the Saint Cloud Public Schools and Symphony Orchestra serving 1,300 youth (Mozart Tour); and four week residency with the Austin Public Schools and Symphony Orchestra serving over 5,400 youth and adults (Mozart Tour). Artist Staff also provided voice and character coaching to students within the University of Minnesota Vocal Performance Program.",,8666573,Other,8905978,,"Patricia Beithon, Wendy Bennett, Shari Boehnen, Rachelle Chase, Jane Confer, Jodi Dehli, Sara Donaldson, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Heinz Hutter, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, James Langdon, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Lynne Looney, Steve Mahon, David Meline, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Christopher Romans, Don Romanaggi, Mark Schwarzmann, Nadege Souvenir, Simon Stevens, Virginia Stringer, H Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Comeaux,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 N 1st St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",bcomeaux@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Anoka, Olmsted, Carver, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Wright, Goodhue, Chisago, Blue Earth, Sherburne, Benton, Isanti, Mower, Winona, Nicollet, Crow Wing, McLeod, Steele, Beltrami, Kandiyohi, Itasca, Pine, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Wabasha, Le Sueur, Otter Tail, Brown, Hubbard, Martin, Morrison, Freeborn, Lake, Sibley, Stevens, Waseca, Clay, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Redwood, Renville, Todd, Watonwan, Aitkin, Becker, Meeker, Nobles, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Cook, Kanabec, Pipestone, Polk, Big Stone, Grant, Houston, Jackson, Lyon, Marshall, Pope, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-226,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20618,"Operating Support",2013,18401,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Challenge musically talented youth through the performance of a classical musical repertoire. Once again, Minnesota Youth Symphonies students have risen to the challenge of their repertoire and performed with enthusiasm and technical prowess. Students performed three concerts last season which featured a diverse selection of music, ranging from String Orchestra's energetic rendition of Pirates of the Caribbean to Symphony Orchestra's inspiring year-end finale of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. According to our year-end student survey, 81% of students thought that the level of music they performed was a perfect level to challenge them with out being overwhelmingly difficult. 2: Cultivate leadership in students by fostering commitment and role modeling, demanding excellence, and encouraging achievement. Our year-end student survey found that 98% of our orchestra students felt that playing with Minnesota Youth Symphonies had improved their technical proficiency, and 99% of students found their conductor and rehearsals inspiring. Additional comments were quite positive, including personal achievements: Learned tenor clef to Especially improved my sight-reading skills. Overall feelings about the organization and performances were also positive: Minnesota Youth Symphonies is the best flute experience! I hope everyone can experience it! to Though nervous, it's always an exhilarating experience to play such awesome music in front of people. Thus, survey results indicated that we were successful this year in helping our students achieve personal growth.","Challenge musically talented youth through the performance of a classical music repertoire. 2: Cultivate leadership in students by fostering commitment and role modeling, demanding excellence, and encouraging achievement.",,428190,Other,446591,368,"Jason Burak, Kathy Brown, Lisa Burman, Maghana Shroff, Erwin Conception, Charles Horowitz, Manny Laureano, Claudette Laureano, Gregory Perleberg, Jonathan Piepho",0.12,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies AKA MYS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Adorn,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies AKA MYS","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",mkadorn@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Washington, Anoka, Chisago, Pine, Rice, Steele, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-227,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20619,"Operating Support",2013,36988,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to operate the Ridgedale location, including classes and a retail outlet. Maintain the current exhibition program in common areas. Our goal for the upcoming year is that in addition to other activities, we will continue to maintain the strong retail presence at Ridgedale, which grew in 2011 and produced December sales of $11,000, nearly five times our projected budget. We offer the following as evidence we accomplished our goals with respect to the Ridgedale location: We rotated art work through 14 display vitrines in the common areas an average of two times each. Our shop is open seven days a week with extended hours during the holidays. Artwork by more than 100 regional artists includes painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, glass, woodworking, and jewelry. We have also continued to host children's birthday parties, averaging 2-3 per month. Total visitation to our shop last fiscal year was 10,358, a small increase over the prior year despite slightly reduced hours of operation. 2: Meet targets for participation in series classes, outreach, and exhibition programs. This fiscal year, our goal is to grow participation/income in series classes by a minimum of five percent. In addition, we plan to increase the number of community partners from 60 to 75 and the number of outreach program participants from 7,500 to 8,500. Last year more than half of these participated at low or no cost. Our goal is to maintain this ratio this fiscal year. Participant statistics are gathered using different methods. Our class registrations are tracked in the Raiser's Edge event module. All series classes (adults, children and youth),workshop, and summer camp program registrations are recorded with payment at the time of registration. Outreach program participation is tracked and reported by the instructor. Ridgedale visitation is tallied by on site staff using a handheld clicker. Totals are then entered in a summary that is submitted with the daily transactions. Special event participation is tracked using a clicker and/or noting ticket sales where appropriate.","We continued to operate our Ridgedale location, including classes and a retail outlet. We maintained our exhibition program in the common areas. Promoting, stocking, and vetting artists for our Ridgedale satellite location concurrent with our popular Arts of the Holidays show at the main location has enabled us to create a strong retail presence there. This past fiscal year (ending June 30, 2013), total sales were $48,567. 2: We met our targets for participation in some categories but not others. While adult series class participation was on par with prior year, we'd hope to grow it by a minimum of 5%. In outreach activities overall, more contact hours of instruction were offered to fewer participants. More than half of our outreach program participants did not pay a fee, or paid a nominal amount meeting our goal of maintaining this ratio from the prior year.",,1143409,Other,1180397,2500,"Barbara McBurney, Tom Hull, Andrea Michaelsen, Sarah Barthel, Lisa Erickson, Jay Hammond, Nancy Haskin, Irv Kessler, Matthew Knopf, Denise Leskinen, Jim Schwert, Laura Miles",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Orono,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Traverse, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-228,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20620,"Operating Support",2013,53969,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Consistent with the Minnesota State Arts Board outcome to encourage participation in the arts, and with a newly stated vision to revolutionize access based on a core value of egalitarianism, a strategic priority is to build mainstage audiences through new initiatives, opportunities and brand integration. Radical Hospitality is the new DNA of Mixed Blood. Tracking the success of the Radical Hospitality model was achieved through audience surveys and related evaluation tools. Fiscal year 2013 demographic data was obtained through pre-show surveys at 22 Mixed Blood mainstage performances. The anonymous surveys were constructed with respect to cultural differences, measuring age, gender, household income, ethnicity, identification within the disability community, and exposure to theatre. Mixed Blood staff optimized audience survey collection through a variety of hand-on techniques; as a result, survey return rates were consistently over 90%. Ongoing evaluation, including comparison to pre and first year Radical Hospitality findings, provided staff with the means to adjust outreach strategies to meet targeted audience goals.","Mixed Blood Theatre's Radical Hospitality initiative is revolutionizing how people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts, by removing cost as a barrier to live theatre. In its second year, Radical Hospitality provided no-cost access to 55% (4,523) of patrons that attended Mixed Blood's mainstage performances-- up from 45% the previous year. Those accessing Mixed Blood productions through Radical Hospitality make up a vastly more diverse audience than the theatre's paying patrons, drawing to the arts more people from a variety of backgrounds. In the 2012-13 Season, 28% of Radical Hospitalitarians were people of color, 52% were under the age of 30, and 35% lived in a household with a combined income of less than $25,000. In comparison, only 13% of those who paid for guaranteed admission were people of color, 17% were under the age of 30, and 12% lived in a household with a combined income of less than $25,000.",,1298204,Other,1352173,15452,"Ron McKinley, Tabitha Montgomery, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Deb Bryan, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Shalini Gupta, K David Hirschey, David Ginter, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan Mackay, Jeff McCullum, Jack Reuler, Leah Sixkiller, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles Weinstein",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Lake of the Woods, Mower, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-229,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20622,"Operating Support",2013,24054,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","North House Folk School will work to insure that people of all ages participate in the arts, expanding its array of family/youth programs and broadening community involvement. The second annual Family and Intergenerational Weekend will be hosted in October 2012 and enrollment in the course offerings will increase by 10%. Family programming elements will be integrated into each of our three major events to expand family involvement from our local community. At each of our major events, surveys are distributed to event attendees as a means of public evaluation. Standard written student and instructor evaluations are part of every course on campus. Regular conversations between instructors, staff, and volunteers explore life in the classroom every day. Building community is at the heart of North House's mission, which is why staff actively engage with students and visitors. Our lead staff rotate in the role of campus host directly connecting with students and gaining honest, direct feedback. Whether during the student welcome on their first day, in the school bookstore, or at the weekly student pizza bake, students are encouraged to share their ideas so that staff may work to improve courses for future participants. 2: North House Folk School will build momentum for its year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore. Enrollment in catalog courses will increase, generating 6% growth in earned tuition revenue. Public outreach regarding our educational mission will increase membership and annual giving support by 10%. North House staff tracked all course catalog participants and membership, comparing last year's data to this year's numbers. North House's Programs Committee - made up of instructors, staff, board, and community members - meets monthly to discuss enrollment reports and strategize around course programming. Similarly, North House's Development Committee - composed of staff, board, and community members - meets on a monthly basis to review membership reports, financial summaries, and design outreach strategies.","In October 2012, North House offered its second annual Family Weekend featuring 10 family-oriented courses, a family contra dance, and a family storytelling session. A total of 48 students participated At North House's Unplugged event, families participated in a free community concert and cloth waulking demonstration with featured speaker Norman Kennedy. June's Wooden Boat Show included a family contra dance, the annual Solstice Puppet Show, and a new family storytelling session. Over 1,000 people attended the Puppet Show. Over 30 local youth and parents/adults participated as performers. During Northern Fiber Retreat, North House co-hosted a family program with the local Fiber Guild, resulting in participation from 15 adult-child pairs. A newly designed Instructor-In-Residence program in 2013 offers any campus visitors, including families and children, the opportunity to interact with an artist demonstrating live craft. 2: Build momentum for year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore. Student enrollment in course catalogs and membership support were both at their highest rates ever in 2012. Student enrollment increased from 1,610 students in 2011 to 1,757 in 2012. An increase both in terms of total number of students served (+9%) and total student days (+10%). In the past year off-season programming was more robust than ever. For example, in February 2013, 244 students were on campus, exceeding late summer 2012 enrollment. Whether or not this continues as a growing trend, there has certainly been a shift in the feel on campus as the off season can be even busier than the summer high season. Membership was similarly successful, with a 20% increase in member numbers (from 800 in 2011 to 957 in 2012). Our annual campaign raised $157,138, an increase of 32% from 2011's $119,240.",,676841,Other,700895,19822,"Lou Pignolet, Dave Morris, Rita Plourde, Paul Aslanian, Mary Anderson, Buck Benson, Jean Cochrane, Rob Ilstrup, Scott Kindrick, Jo Ann Krause, Anne McKinsey, Steve Surbaugh, Martha Williams",0.6,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-231,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20623,"Operating Support",2013,47164,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Outcomes: Expand the number of major programming partners while fostering existing partnerships in both exhibitions and education by 25. Use the Northern Clay Center Web site in a more efficient and effective way, enabling visitors to find valuable information, conduct online transactions, and learn more about the art form. The majority of individuals were surveyed about their experience with a particular program. Overall, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from our participants and the gatekeepers at our partner organizations, all of whom are reporting an increased level of engagement and satisfaction with their Northern Clay Center experience. Ultimately, success of the site will be measured by tracking number of users, user satisfaction, and online sales of classes and ceramic art. 2: The Arts thrive in Minnesota. Outcomes: By December 31, 2012, Northern Clay Center’s income (both earned and unearned) at least meets the levels achieved by December 31, 2011. Northern Clay Center has built a team of talented staff, and teaching and studio artists over the years, and we aim to retain these individuals and their commitments to Northern Clay Center through 2012 and beyond. These human resources are the reason we exist today, and they aid the Center in ensuring that the ceramic arts thrive in Minnesota. Financial analysis confirmed by audit reports.","Northern Clay Center reached 103 Minnesota ceramic artists during the grant period. We had over 140 program partners, with 25 of those being new collaborators. Our 2012 calendar year programs served over 16,600 individuals through 676 activities, an increase of 10% and 22%, respectively, over 2011's numbers. One of the Center's largest organizational goals for the past 12 months, the launch of its website at www.northernclaycenter.org, was complete in July of 2013. We've completely renovated the site, adding more resources for artists and educators (with more to come), more images of process and art-making, improved online sales capabilities, and an overall refreshed look and feel. 2: By December 31, 2012, Northern Clay Center's earned income totaled 46% of its total income (of $1,862,985) as compared to 2011's total of 48%; and 49% of total cash income, thereby meeting this goal.",,1187305,Other,1234469,7046,"Lynne Alpert, Craig Bishop, Mary K Baumann, Robert Briscoe, Philip Burke, Sheldon Chester, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Bonita Hill, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Christopher Jozwiak, Peter Kirihara, Rebecca Lawrence, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Jim Ridenour, Teresa Matsui Sanders, Rick Scott, T Cody Turnquist, Robert Walsh, Ellen Watters",0.65,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Winona, Houston, Douglas, Roseau, St. Louis, Cook, Chisago, Washington, Itasca, Benton, Stearns, Scott, Carver, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Wright, Morrison, Fillmore, Beltrami, Freeborn, Mower, Crow Wing, Carlton, Rice, Lyon, Pine, Koochiching, Redwood, Otter Tail, Cass, Lyon, Aitkin, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-232,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20624,"Operating Support",2013,14323,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Financial vitality is one of three goals identified in our strategic plan. Initial financial goals are to increase the number of long-term donors, to design a new annual fundraising event, and to establish an estate giving campaign. Assessment used to design and implement a new financial model includes evaluation of five years of financial data by the executive director and treasurer. Further, monthly reports are presented to the finance committee and board by program staff, based on year to date and individual event financials. The Board of Directors, Finance Committee and Executive Director meet every two weeks to continue the process of developing and implementing the new sustainable finance plan. 2: Increase outreach through marketing and membership. Currently, a team is redesigning marketing materials and formalizing a marketing calendar. The membership committee is identifying more entry points for non-members at events. Measurable outcomes for marketing will include a marketing strategy and a media network database. Outcomes for participation will be reflected in more tickets sales, class registrations, and memberships. The executive director and program staff analyze data collected on pre- and post-event forms within one week of the close of the event. This information is used to refine our marketing practices. Each month the board driven membership committee and the executive director lead the analysis of member surveys and feedback from lapsed member phone calls.","Two financial vitality objectives include technology upgrades and establishment of a long-term financial model that includes increased membership, establishing sustaining donors, and investment in depreciation and our endowment. To date: We were a part of a pilot study conducted by MAP for Non-profits to establish our technology priorities. National Endowment for the Arts funding for Web site enhancements is secured. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation granted us interior and exterior paint. The finance committee is detailing the components of the new financial model. A consultant is scheduled to train the board and staff on donor cultivation. Member surveys have helped us re-define rates and benefits. 2: Two increased outreach objectives include targeted marketing and member cultivation. Outcomes for marketing include the implementation of a pre-event marketing checklist, and a post-event evaluation form. The pre-event checklist ensures all targets are met in a timely manner. The post-event evaluation form documents marketing strategies and outcomes, financial data, participant feedback, volunteer hours, and audience headcounts. Member cultivation currently takes three forms: annual member survey, monthly phone calls to lapsed members, and re-design of the annual fund drive.",,325053,Other,339376,,"David Wolff, Ken Ewald, Deb Clark, Steve Engler,Tania Legvold, Rachel Haider, Jerry Fox, Raphael Estrella",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",ann@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Rice, Dakota, Goodhue, Steele, Le Sueur, Scott, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-233,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20625,"Operating Support",2013,12722,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program and perform concerts in at least fifteen communities across the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota that reach audiences from ages 12-80 years, including performances at two schools that do not have an active choral program and two schools representing over 50% students from communities of color. Design each performance to engage 100% of audience members in the experience of creating music/art as active participants, not just as listeners. One Voice had a busy year of performance and outreach with nearly three engagements per month, including performances by the full chorus and Ovation touring ensemble. The majority of One Voice activities occurred in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area and included both core city and suburban locations. Greater Minnesota locations included Bemidji, Bigfork, and Little Falls. Audience statistics and demographics are monitored via visual inspection and recorded at each performance and outreach event, through sales reports at ticketed events, through survey data for outreach programs, and through audience feedback following ticketed performances. School demographics are available through Saint Paul Public Schools. 2: Utilize choral music as a tool to engage Minnesotans in authentic dialogue, transform assumptions, and offer tools to challenge deeply held prejudices. Design each performance to engage 100% of audience members in the experience of creating music/arts as active participants. One Voice gathers qualitative feedback on engagement through participant surveys for school and community outreach events and audience surveys for marquee concerts. A few excerpts from this year's activities: Dude! They are awesome! They make my life better. They are way nicer and more accepting than straight people. I love these fabulous people! Student from Creative Arts High School: I feel like One Voice has gotten stronger every year. The personal stories about OUT in our Schools and the Minnesota composers really resonate with the mission. Audience member, Minnesota Voices: They're wonderful musicians with a diversity of styles of music, many of which had to do with equality among all people. We both had so much FUN singing amidst this group and visiting with them before and after the rehearsal and performance.","One Voice performed 33 concerts and outreach events in sixteen neighborhoods and communities in Minnesota. Audiences ranged in age from young children to people in their 80's. About 10 percent of our audience is children and youth. One Voice performed at three schools,one with no active choral program. Two were in their first year of choral programming.The schools serve a diverse population, with over 50% students of color. 2: All One Voice concerts and outreach events include sing-alongs, which are always popular with our audiences. Lyrics for sing-alongs are included in programs, video projections, and other media such as music on a stick, which was used at our Minnesota Voices concert as a reference to the Minnesota State Fair. Our 25th Anniversary concert also included an interactive exhibit where audience members could share their favorite memories of One Voice over the years. Engagement is a key component of One Voice outreach activities. When we work with schools or community groups, we schedule time for meals and social interaction where stories can be told and relationships built. For GLBTQ students or community members who may live in fear or isolation, they see that there is an adult community where they can feel welcomed and affirmed. For those who struggle with fears regarding GLBT people, they have an opportunity for positive interaction, which is often transforming.",,185829,Other,198551,12722,"Lisette Schlosser, Tim Bicha, Jon Lewis, Carolee Lindsey, Scott Burglechner, Steven Greenberg, Elizabeth Vaught",0.25,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kate,Krisik,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",ExecutiveDirector@ovmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Beltrami, Itasca, Morrison",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-234,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20627,"Operating Support",2013,367283,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In order to ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life, the Ordway is complementing its offerings by implementing and growing new programming, such as our free outdoor Summer Dance Series and opportunities to take Ordway programs out into the community. The Ordway increased and deepened partnerships, particularly with organizations connected to African and African American communities: Sabathani Community Center; Minneapolis Urban League; Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc.; and the YWCA - Saint Paul. The Ordway continues to be a statewide organization, with participants from every corner of Minnesota. 25% of our attendees come from St Paul and the east metropolitan area, while 20% come from Minneapolis and the west metropolitan area. Another 12% come to us from the north and 16% from the south suburbs. Our greater Minnesota attendance is 20%, with an additional 7% from around the upper Midwest. We grew partnerships with Minneapolis and Saint Paul Public Schools and other Minnesota schools through K-12 programming. 2: In order to ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts and that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are, the Ordway is growing and strengthening its K-12 and Campus Connections education programs, and building the next generation of arts participants. In our newest program, the Ordway will engage twenty families, self-identifying as African American and of economically disadvantaged backgrounds, in the Family First Nights program through a partnership with the YWCA. We hope it will lead to increased involvement in the future. We continued to offer the SoulTouch discount in the African American community through our partnership with Robin Hickman, and found that 31% of those that use SoulTouch as their first experience at the Ordway return to the theater again.","1. The Ordway established new partnerships and grew existing partnerships as part of our community engagement programming, in order to ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. 2. The Ordway increased the participation of previously underrepresented participants in our programs, in an effort to ensure that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. As one example, a highlight of last season was Máscaras y Milagros: Mexican Arts in Minnesota, a series of events in October 2012 that celebrated the rich Mexican culture in Minnesota.",,12952517,Other,13319800,367283,"Scott Anderson, Brian Brakke, Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Bob Cattanach, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Chris Georgacas, John Gibbs, Bill Gullickson, Thomas Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Bernadeia Johnson, Tracy Jokinen, Barry Lazarus, Lawrence King, Maureen Kucera Walsh, David Lilly Jr, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Patricia Mitchell, Laura Merickel, Robert Moeller II, Nancy Nicholson, John Ordway III, PW 'Bill' Parker, Dwight Peterson, David Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra Sit, Peter Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lee,Koch,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lkoch@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-236,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20628,"Operating Support",2013,36043,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present and host high quality performances that are eclectic and inclusive, and offer a mix of styles and disciplines that are innovative and diverse in their viewpoints and traditions. Performances will emphasize women artists and leaders, with content focusing on contemporary issues that women face. Artistic programming will help launch low or no-cost opportunities for deeper dialogue between artists and students, faculty, staff, and general public audiences. 130 events will be presented or hosted for an audience of 94,400 patrons. Our calendar expanded from 110 days of activity in the fiscal year 2012 season to 180 in the fiscal year 2013 season. Of these, 19 events were presented or co-presented, an increase of 20% from the previous year. Support for local artists increased 75% from the previous season, and artists of color were the primary artists featured in 14 of the fiscal year 2013 presenting events. An eclectic mix of dance, music, and theater was offered in fiscal year 2013 presenting season. The Women of Substance brand was officially re-launched and strengthened through co-presenting partnerships with Northrop Auditorium, Red House Records, and Sue McLean and Associates. Educational workshops were offered to select Saint Paul Public School students through the GIRL Initiative for the four dance events co-presented with Northrop. Community partner programming continued its strong multicultural emphasis, including Irish, Chinese, Korean, Hmong, and Indian dance and music events. 2: Support the arts community by nurturing rental clients with guidance, advice, and expertise in ticket pricing, audience development, marketing, and technical production. Arts groups will be supported in their efforts to further develop their art and grow their respective audiences. Minnesota artists seeking a large venue with which to grow their art form and their audience will find their needs accommodated by The O’Shaughnessy. We overhauled our contracts, rental information templates, and processes to better match client needs. Production and event meeting frequency increased, to better service production needs and allow staff to find ways to increase the technical sophistication of the event and potentially save costs. Clients were consulted on policy changes to increase safety, security and usability of the space. Ticketing consultations were put in place, and we moved some clients to more of a dynamic pricing model. Marketing efforts were put in place to better promote shows through electronic means. This resulted in an increase of consistency in the process of the show productions. The outcome had a greater impact on the artistic process, and less on the actual production itself. With our new Web site, scheduled for launch in September 2013, rental clients will have their own listings and Web site links.","The fiscal year 2013 season presented and hosted high quality performances that were eclectic and inclusive, and offered a mix of styles and disciplines that were innovative and diverse in their viewpoints and traditions. Performances emphasized women artists and leaders, with content focused on contemporary issues that women face. 2: Support the arts community by nurturing rental clients with guidance, advice, and expertise in ticket pricing, audience development, marketing, and technical production. Arts groups will be supported in their efforts to further develop their art and grow.",,1063616,Other,1099659,,"Andrea Lee, Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Mark Chronister, William Britt, Barbara Dreher, Harry Flynn, Margaret Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Mary Heinen, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, John Nienstedt, Michael O'Boyle, Kathleen O'Brien, Colleen O'Malley, David Page, Lois Gross Rogers, Ann Ryan, John Spillane Jr, Teresa Sterns, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Glenna,Whitmill,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",gmwhitmill@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-237,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20629,"Operating Support",2013,26882,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide significant opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds to create new work and present it to the larger community. Create at least two productions of original work created by diverse artists in each fiscal year. Present at least one national or international artist of color, and commission or present at least one local or national indigenous artist to audiences in Minneapolis and St Paul. Evaluations were quantitative and qualitative; they were participatory including surveys, feedback, and narrative evaluation. Both plays were attended by diverse audiences. Hmong Bollywood included eighteen flash mob dancers and worked with local Hmong community organizations in St Paul, bringing in a large Hmong audience to see the performance. There was a smaller population of South Asian Indians because of the content of the play. One audience member said, The show was tremendously well done. Not enough attention is paid to immigrant/refugee men. It was amazing how I saw my life reflected in a story you think would be dissimilar to my own. 2: Cultivate the cultural vitality of local immigrant communities through artistic and community based programming. Commission and produce plays and performances by two new artists from immigrant communities through our Alternate Visions series, and actively market this to develop a more diverse audience. Foster dialogue and create large-scale performance events with the immigrant community on Lake Street as part of our Hyphe-Nations: Immigration Matters series. Pangea evaluated its progress through the constituencies we serve: diverse and immigrant audiences, participating artists, community activists, peacemakers, human rights workers, scholars, workshop participants, and immigrant community leaders, in cooperation with Pangea staff. In the process of internal and external evaluations we: 1) used qualitative measures to assess the positive impact of the diverse working environment on artists and technical staff. 2) Used artists, our audiences, and our board to evaluate productions. The information collected is being used to improve internal processes of the theater. 3) Kept records of the ethnic make-up of our audience garnered through surveys asking for detailed demographic information. Demographic information about audiences helped us directly target the diverse audiences we serve.","Pangea presented Morphologies: A Global Queer Arts Festival, a first ever collaboration. Pangea productions Hmong Bollywood and Lorca in a Green Dress challenged perceptions and brought multiple communities together at the intersection of art and human rights. Hmong Bollywood was a one-woman show, written and performed by 1.5 generation Hmong American Katie Ka Vang. The play depicts her experiences of American struggle, painful memories, fear, and cancer as she escapes into the fantastical world of Bollywood. The performance blended creative non-fiction, broken prose, monologues, video installation, media art, Bollywood dance numbers, and choreography. The production team was incredibly talented and diverse, and led by director Meena Natarajan. Our annual collaboration with Teatro Del Pueblo was Lorca in a Green Dress by Pulitzer prize winning playwright, Nilo Cruz. The play took place in 1936 Spain, in a time of civil war and a climate of intolerance. The play had a diverse cast with three Latino actors and was performed at the Ritz Theater. 2: In the 2013 Alternate Visions Series we commissioned new playwrights Al Justinano, Marisa Carr, and Ismail Khalidi. We have also been working with Anton Jones' multi genre piece Med/i/a and Masanari Kawahara's Hiroshima in workshops and will premier both of those plays in 2014. Our Hyphe-NATIONS: Immigrants Matter program culminated in a performance and celebration of our community-based theater program that addressed issues facing the Latina/o immigrant community of the Twin Cities. Performed in bilingual Spanish to English with interpretation support, the performance was called PersonA HumanA: A bilingual historia, and was the result of gatherings and stories-shared for over a year. We trained and developed a company of eight Latino/a community actors and performed in simultaneous translation.",,418183,Other,445065,10000,"Afshan Anjum, Lana Barkawi, Arnie Bigbee, Sharon Day, Joseph Brown Thunder, Mona Antilla Carloni, Paul Cimmerer, Chris Fisher, Karen Lokkesmoe, Dipankar Mukherjee, Rajan Menon, GiGi Mullins, Meena Natarajan, Laura Provinzino, Emily Anne Tuttle, Carlos E. Vasquez, Bert Wilson, Joyce Wisdom, Roy Woodstrom",,"Pangea World Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meena,Natarajan,"Pangea World Theater","711 W Lake St Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 822-0015x 2",meena@pangeaworldtheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-238,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20631,"Operating Support",2013,61432,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistic excellence goals: build a new 200-seat thrust stage facility; continue to be the East Metro’s leader in Twin Cities' premieres; and actively recruit additional talent, artists of color, and emerging artistic leadership. Related outcomes include: producing full seasons of emotionally resonant work on both stages, employing 186 theater artists in our community, putting diverse artists in leadership roles, and expanding our artistic reach with three artistic associates and producing partners. Measurements used to determine how the outcomes were achieved: 1) Attendance/sales analysis of actual numbers of attendees, new and returning. 2) Number of attendees at discussions and events. 3) Audience surveys, responses to weekly follow-up emails after each attendance, and teacher evaluations. 4) Internal assessment against strategic and five-year business plans by staff, board, educators, and artists. 5) Financial results, including actual revenue/expense and staffing needs against plans. 6) Contributed revenue analysis including renewal and increased rates from current donors and acquisition of new donors. 7) Comments on emails and social media. 2: Management goals: build and protect the funds, assets and human resources needed to support our programming model, and assure the succession of Park Square’s volunteer and staff leadership, artists, and audiences. Related outcomes include: maximizing earned revenues, focusing the leadership staff as a major gifts team, building sustaining gift and multi-year pledge programs, implementing a capitalization strategy to build reserves, creating a culture of ongoing succession, and increasing young adult attendance by 10%. Measurements used to determine how the outcomes were achieved. 1) Comparative sales report. 2) Purchase renewal and frequency rate. 3) Discount and marketing codes. 4) Google analytics of Web site traffic. 5) Surveys and evaluations, including demographics as appropriate. 6) Cost/subsidies per student served. 7) Use of access devices and discounts. 8) Feedback from focus groups. 9) Evaluation by Board, staff, associates, partners, educator advisory board.","Park Square Theatre produced a full season of nine emotionally resonant plays on the proscenium stage. One highlight was Johnny Baseball, an original production by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Rob and Willie Reale and writer Richard Dresser. We continued to hold up our artists as valued citizens and leaders through regular events for donors; demonstrations/discussions for students, seniors, and general audience; and publicity, marketing, and fundraising materials. As a member of the Rotary Club of Saint Paul, Michael-jon Pease hosted a Rotation Day that brought Rotarians to tour and learn about the theatre, and gave a program at a more intimate Thursday meeting. Park Square also promotes stories and quotes from donors, subscribers and community stakeholders in our printed and electronic materials. These testimonials further attest to the vibrant role Park Square plays in the community. 2: Park Square engaged 22,222 students in the theater arts with subsidized and free tickets. 44 schools received subsidized tickets; 4,153 student tickets were subsidized; six schools (563 students) received discounted Immersion Days; and 1,500 youth participated in a free five-day school workshop. 25% of the schools returned for more than one show, and the number of Immersion Days increased by 34%. Last year attendance by those aged 21-40 grew by 24% to 29%, representing a 55% increase in young adults. Ticket prices continue to range from $25 (previews) to $58 (premium seats at regular performances). Each regular show includes our unique 99-cent night to mitigate the price barrier. A $5 senior discount is available, theatre-goers 30 and under pay only $15, and college students can buy play passes (5 tickets for $20). In addition, a team of four Artistic Associates, from a variety of cultural backgrounds, works with Artistic Director Richard Cook to shape our increasingly diverse programming.",,2034936,Other,2096368,4800,"Jeff Johnson, Sara Beckstrand, Judy McNamara, Julie Cox, Caldwell Camero, John Berthiaume, Elizabeth Cobb, Barb Davis, Rajiv Garg, Kristin Geisler, Karen Heintz, John LeFevre, Tim Ober, Naomi Pesky, Keith Schwartz, Robert Thompson, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",0.5,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, McLeod, Rice, Wright, Sherburne, Dakota, Washington, Meeker, Polk, Anoka, Le Sueur, Isanti, Carver, Scott, Goodhue, Carlton, Waseca, Blue Earth, Chippewa, Todd, St. Louis, Steele, Olmsted, Martin, Lyon, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Otter Tail, Redwood, Winona, Sibley, Cass, Watonwan, Mower, Crow Wing, Brown, Faribault, Pine, Norman, Lincoln, Beltrami, Stearns, Pipestone, Jackson, Cottonwood, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-240,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20632,"Operating Support",2013,21856,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide diverse artistic programming that reaches out to, and provides a stage for, underserved populations in Minnesota, including artists with disabilities, artists of color, and GLBT/queer-identified artists. Outcomes: connect with organizations to invite artists on our stage that are often underserved. Collaborate with organizations in an effort to create a stronger community for all artists. Seek out and invite artists from all backgrounds, artistic genres, and experience levels to perform in cabarets. Create opportunities for Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities to participate in the arts through varied programming, minimal barriers to performing on our stage, and no auditions. We evaluated our programming through a number of tracking systems. 1) Number of performance opportunities for artists. 2) Number of development opportunities for artists. 3) Total dollars paid out to artists. 4) Artist demographics (women, artists of color, GLBTQ-identified artists, youth artists, artists with disabilities, and transgender artists). 5) We initially surveyed artists, curators and audience members, but found it difficult to collect them (only 2-5 surveys would be returned per show). Instead, we met, phoned, and emailed groups to find out their opinions on effectiveness of shows. 2: Cultivate a love of art in future generations through the High School Cabarets Program. Outcomes: Work with local high schools to help students plan, create, and produce a cabaret. Encourage interested students to perform in additional cabarets and core programming, thus strengthening their connection to the arts. Provide free workshops that will further enhance their school curriculum and give economically disadvantaged students the opportunity to grow and develop artistically. Encourage the next generation of artists to develop their craft, and learn to appreciate the similarities and differences of their peers. We evaluated the High School Cabarets program through a number of methods. 1) We surveyed students and teachers to find the strengths, weaknesses, and overall opinion of the program. 2) We tracked demographics of students (students of color, GLBTQ-identified students, and students with disabilities). 3) We tracked students that performed in other programming at the Cabaret. 4) We tracked the number of students that became volunteers at the Cabaret.","We reached this goal through many different programming opportunities this year. We collaborated with Interact Center and the Epilepsy Foundation to add artists with disabilities to our shows, tripling the number of artists with disabilities over last year. Our cabaret Sistah Solo featured female African American artists, with performers ranging in age from 5 - 80 years old. We added new programming for anyone to perform in. Scrawlex is a monthly open stage night where performers sign up for a time slot and perform whatever they want. It is a chance for new and young artists to try something out in front of an audience. We added The Calof Spoken Word Series, which gives spoken word artists and singer/songwriters a chance to perform works-in-progress and receive feedback from audiences. 526 artists performed last year, including: 54% women, 31% artists of color, 29% GLBTQ artists, 18% youth (under age 18), 9% artists with disabilities, and 1% transgender artists. 2: We reached this goal through the following means. 1) We worked with 352 students from eight schools or youth organizations. Of the students that performed, 60% were students of color, 6% GLBTQ identified, and 1% students with disabilities. 2) We presented a total of seven High School Cabarets in the 2012-2013 school year. 3) We incorporated seven high school students into additional shows, including a student who performed slam poetry in a Calof Series evening and another who choreographed her first dance for an Open Call Cabaret last October. 4) We collaborated with Young Dance to present a weeklong workshop opportunity free to high school students that incorporated dance, movement, self-exploration, and stage presence. This workshop took place in July 2012.",,272063,Other,293919,2450,"Greg Toltzman, Tom Cassidy, Anna Peters, Gabby Santiago, Howard Lieberman, Kristine Smith",0.14,"Patrick's Cabaret","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Hero Jones","Patrick's Cabaret","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1987,"(612) 724-6273x 2",amy@patrickscabaret.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, Carver, Scott, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-241,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20634,"Operating Support",2013,64253,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase publicity efforts and build awareness and attendance of main stage programming for local audiences. Main stage programming will focus on targeting new audiences with a goal of a 5% increase in new participants. Penumbra enters all ticket purchase and donation information into an internal database for the purposes of tracking ticket buyers and donors and evaluating trends. The increased use of social media and technology as marketing tools has aided in efforts to increase participation. 2: Expand Summer Institute into a more robust program with more classroom hours, and increase the number of local youth that participate in the program. The specific goal is to increase enrollment by 10%. Increase publicity efforts and build awareness of and participation with New Play Development programming. We will offer more public opportunities for engagement with New Play Development programming. The specific goal is to increase participation in Play Development programming by 5%. ","Penumbra produced one main stage production in the spring of 2013, SPUNK by George C. Wolfe. Of the 5,736 total attendees for SPUNK 709 or 12% were new participants. New participants were defined as people who purchased tickets who had not purchased a ticket to a main stage production since the beginning of the records available. 2: Penumbra increased its recruiting efforts for its 2012 Summer Institute program which resulted in the admittance of a total of 39 students over the two tracks of the program. This represents an increase of 26 students or 33% over the previous year's programming. New Play Development programming was suspended in the fall of 2013 so the goal to increase participation by 5% was not met due to decreased opportunities for participation.",,1761238,Other,1825491,64253,"Carol Barnett, Lou Bellamy, Scott Cabalka, Kathleen Edmond, LaShanna Martin, Mark McLellan, Robert Olafson, Chris Roberts, Jeff Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Diane Young",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Widdess,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 N Kent St","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",chris.widdess@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-243,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20636,"Operating Support",2013,35603,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase support for Minnesota playwrights from the budding student to the acclaimed professional. Outcomes: member playwrights will have more opportunities to connect and share their work with each other and the public. Playwrights' Center fellows and Core Writers will be provided new play development resources that better reflect their working style and the needs of the particular play being developed. Playwrights' Center fellows and Core Writers will be introduced to and connected with theater leaders, building relationships that lead to commission/production. The number of member playwrights increased from 1,150 to 1,250, and the number living in Minnesota held steady at 237. We received positive feedback from members about improvements to the membership section of our Web site, informed by our members survey. We increased Twin Cities metro area and statewide participation in activities like our Members Open Readings. We received positive written and verbal feedback from fellows and Core Writers about technology upgrades and process improvements to new play development in our Lab. We received positive survey responses from participants (including 6 Minnesota colleges) in our New Plays on Campus program and from our 5 Core Apprentices and their mentor playwrights. Written feedback from visiting producing-theater leaders has been overwhelmingly positive, e.g.: I was excited by the diversity of artists and aesthetics of the group and feel I came away with a list of Minnesota playwrights I am going to keep my eye on. - Kirsten Brandt, San Jose Repertory Theatre 2: Play an integral role in the vitality of the Minnesota theatrical ecosystem by serving as a trustworthy connection to high caliber, diverse playwrights and a generous partner to organizations looking to create and develop new plays. Outcomes: Minnesota producing theaters will develop new plays in partnership with the Playwrights' Center, serving the playwright, making new plays stronger, and moving them closer to production. Producing theaters will commission, develop, and produce new plays by Minnesota playwrights. Minnesota cultural institutions and community organizations will use playwriting and new plays as vehicles for serving their communities. Assessments concluded that we had successful partnerships with our Minnesota partners - Theatre Novi Most, Walker Art Center, Minnesota History Center, Workhaus Collective, and Unit Collective. We received positive feedback about playwriting classes we provided via Veterans in the Arts. We received significant attention and positive feedback for our partnership with the City of Minneapolis to commission playwright Trista Baldwin for a new short play featured in the Bridge Project event commemorating the anniversary of the 35W bridge collapse and rebuild. Works previously developed at the Center were produced in Minnesota in the last year at Walker Art Center, the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio, and St. Olaf College. Tracy Scott Wilson's play BUZZER, developed with Pillsbury House Theater and produced there in 2012, was presented at the Guthrie as part of its 2013 season. Other plays developed at the Center were selected for productions in New York, California, and Ohio last season. ","The Playwrights' Center improved and expanded services to increase support for Minnesota playwrights, from students (served through our New Plays on Campus program and the related Core Apprenticeship program) to members (19% of whom are currently located in Minnesota) to acclaimed professionals (our many fellows and Core Writers). 2: We expanded our role as an integral connection between our exceptional and diverse playwrights and Minnesota theaters and organizations using theater to reach their constituents. We served as a trusted and valued resource for a number of Minnesota theaters and cultural institutions, as well as for the City of Minneapolis. We also began formalizing our local theater partnerships into a program to be further developed in the 2014 fiscal year.",,1135647,Other,1171250,,"Toni Bjorklund, Jeremy Cohen, Barbara Davis, Barbara Field, John Geelan, Greg Giles, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Paula Hopping, Janet Jones, Aditi Kapil, Alexandra Kulijewicz, Molly Lehman, Dominic Orlando, Lisa Pugh, Peter Quale, Charlie Quimby, Stephen Strand, Harry Waters Jr, Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Rice, Dakota, Winona, Clay, Blue Earth, Cass, Olmsted, Beltrami, Anoka, Fillmore, Pine, Nicollet, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-245,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20638,"Operating Support",2013,28889,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To continue to present Ragamala’s signature work—nationally recognized for its contemporary approach to Bharatanatyam—at major Twin Cities venues and in small, remote communities in Greater Minnesota that would not otherwise have access to Indian arts and culture. Outcome: diverse new audiences throughout the state of Minnesota will have the opportunity to experience Ragamala’s unique artistic work and encounter the arts and culture of India. Minnesota’s Indian community will have the opportunity to see its own artistic traditions presented as a vital part of our state’s vibrant cultural environment. This will support Minnesota State Arts Board objectives: the arts thrive in Minnesota and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Ragamala evaluates the quality of our programs based on feedback from participants and community partners. We evaluate our ability to reach new audiences and integrate the arts into the community in new ways by examining attendance, demographics of attendees, and whether or not we have engaged new partners. New partners in 2012-13 included the Northfield Senior Wellness Center, Division Street Dance School, four Minnesota elementary schools and local amateur percussionist Balaji Chandran. Feedback included, I really loved it when [students] immediately reacted with their hands when the demonstration explained how words are formed by the hands in the dance, (South Elementary, St Peter, Minnesota) Professional, exciting to watch, and related well to children. The students and staff loved the performance! (Cowern Elementary, North St Paul) The instructors were AMAZING. They were so knowledgeable, such professionals, so well-prepared. (Cowles Center Distance Learning Program). 2: To continue to expand our outreach programs, which bring our work directly to Minnesota communities through free performances, workshops, and residencies at K-12 schools, universities, libraries, museums, parks, senior citizens’ homes, and workplaces. Outcome: audiences underserved due to geographic, socioeconomic, or perceptual barriers will have first-hand arts experiences and be exposed to the arts and culture of India. Youth and adults will learn about the arts and culture of India and build skills necessary to communicate across boundaries of ethnicity, nationality, and religion. This will support Minnesota State Arts Board objectives: the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life and people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. As noted above, we evaluate outreach programs based on feedback, attendance, demographics of attendees, and whether or not we have engaged new artistic and organizational partners. Our partnership with the Bloomington Center for the Arts was new this year, and feedback included OH MY WORD!!! Words cannot express how BEAUTIFUL EVERYTHING was! (audience member) Our staff had nothing but great things to say about the performance. (Ridgeview Elementary) The dancers were amazing - such grace and definition. The question and answer time at the end was delightful and we learned a great deal. Our seniors enjoyed it very much, and we are very grateful for helping us cover the busing cost. (Sabes Jewish Community Center staff) According to audience surveys, attendees at our 2013 world premiere of 1,001 Buddhas: Journey of the Gods at Minneapolis' Cowles Center came from eighteen Minnesota counties. Approximately 14% identified as Indian, 6% African American, 3% Native American, 3% Middle Eastern, 66% White, and 9% selected Other.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life: Ragamala is nationally recognized as a model for creative community outreach. In addition to extensive activities in K-12 schools, we look beyond this traditional model in order to weave our presence into the fabric of Minnesota communities in innovative ways. We partner with museums, libraries, senior centers, cultural festivals, hospitals, public agencies, places of worship and workplaces, custom-designing activities to suit the needs of each constituency. Highlights of the 2012-13 season include dance workshops for the Northfield Senior Wellness Center and Division Street Dance School in Northfield, an informal concert/jam session by our world renowned artists with community-based South Asian percussionists, and a performance by advanced students of the Ragamala School at the City of Minneapolis' Secret City/Hidden Places festival, as well as thirteen educational performances in K-12 schools in the Greater Twin Cities and St Peter. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate: Ragamala actively works to bring our programs directly to audiences that are underserved due to geographic, socioeconomic, cultural, physical, and perceived barriers. 2012-13 examples include: 234 people took advantage of highly subsidized tickets to Sacred Earth at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, providing a high-quality, affordable and geographically accessible experience to suburban audiences in a difficult economy. 375 youth and seniors (from four 4 local schools and Sabes Jewish Community Center) attended a free matinee and took advantage of free busing. Educational performances in Minnesota schools reached an additional 2,734. The Ragamala School (where 90% of students are young Indian girls) provides a high standard of training to the next generation of Bharatanatyam dancers in Minnesota, while instilling confidence, self-esteem, and the value of hard work, and providing role models of strong, successful Indian women. All venues were ADA accessible.",,370855,Other,399744,2089,"Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Noel Stave, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson ",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Nicollet, Scott, Dakota, Olmsted, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Wright, Washington, Sherburne, Otter Tail, Goodhue, Stearns, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-247,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20643,"Operating Support",2013,146361,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To present world-class, local, national, and international artists to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Northrop will create meaningful partnerships with traditional and non-traditional community partners to ensure that major performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to the broad community in ways that are meaningful to them. In this way, Northrop aspires to support the Arts Board’s goal that arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. Embracing a culture of ongoing learning, Northrop maintains rigorous quantitative and qualitative assessment and evaluation practices to ensure high-quality programming. Northrop evaluates ticket sales, performance attendance, outreach participation, and demographic information, as well as soliciting feedback from artists, staff, partners, and audience members to determine success of programming and future goals. When possible, Northrop conducts a pre-evaluation of participants or attendees to set the baseline and better determine impact of activities. While evaluating the number of community partners, it is evident that Northrop's collaborations are growing in number and quality. Partnering organizations included Chinese American Association of Minnesota, Consulate General of Canada, GIRL Initiative, Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, Kate Nordstrom Project, Meet Minneapolis, Project SUCCESS, University of Minnesota Women's Center, United Cambodian Association of Minnesota, Walker Art Center, and others. 2: To provide access for new audiences by proactively responding to, curating for, and eliminating the participation barriers of underserved communities. Each season, Northrop curates six to ten major artistic events that engage community partners. We identify specific underserved communities to work with while sustaining relationships with past partners and audiences. Northrop provides tickets, transportation, and engagement activities to support the Minnesota State Arts Board's goal that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Through ongoing discussion and evaluation with community partners, Northrop learns from partner feedback and integrates evolving ideas into programming to best serve audiences and underserved communities. Northrop solicits feedback from audiences and partners in a variety of ways including audience intercept surveys, observation at all events, regular partner meetings, and feedback on our blog. ","The goal to present world-class, local, national, and international artists to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners was achieved by Northrop's presentation of nine dance companies (including Soledad Barrio, New York City Ballet, Hofesh Shechter Company, Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre, Bebe Miller Company, Joffrey Ballet, Groupo Corpo, Khmer Arts Ensemble, and Emily Johnson), staging of fifteen local bands, and co-presentation of four Accordo chamber music performances in its 2012-13 season, each accompanied by a breadth of free outreach activities and events. Collaborations with community groups, businesses, University departments, and governmental organizations supported extensive community involvement during these events. Through collaborations with more than forty organizations, performance preview discussions, post-performance question and answer sessions, panel discussions, and residency activities reached a wide range of Minnesotans. 2: Northrop hosted thirty community outreach activities including performance previews and in-school residency activities. We identified new communities to work with this year while sustaining relationships with past partners and audiences. In 2012-2013, Northrop's access initiatives included: 1) 15% of tickets available to underserved families and community groups free of cost; 2) meaningful engagement through ongoing partnerships with Project Success, GIRL Initiative, Girl Scouts, cultural groups, and community organizations; 3) transportation and childcare provided for performances; 4) artists and projects that positively reflect cultural and ethnic diversity of the community, including Khmer Arts and Women of Substance; and 5) events and residency activities that contextualize performances and build bridges of understanding for new audiences.",,3268443,Other,3414804,,"Linda Cohen, David Larson, Clyde Allen, Richard Beeson, Laura Brod, Thomas Devine, John Frobenius, Dean Johnson, David McMillan, Patricia Simmons, Peggy Lucas, Abdul Omari",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Washington, Carver, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-252,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20644,"Operating Support",2013,93578,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Weisman Art Museum is an accessible portal into innovative arts experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and personal transformation ensuring that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Outcomes: over 150,000 visitors, artists, scholars, and community organizations that represent the diversity of our community participate in free museum art experiences; and more than 50 community and University partners will participate in collaborative planning and delivery of Weisman Art Museum exhibition, program, and outreach activities that reveal the perspectives of a diverse community. Actual visitorship was much more conservative than originally expected. A natural drop in museum engagement is expected after a major grand reopening but that was not factored into fiscal year 2013 goals. Staff changes, including departures and maternity leaves among education, marketing, and curatorial staff, also heavily impacted our fiscal year 2013 audience goals. And light rail construction continues to impact visitors' perception of our accessibility. Despite this new reality, Weisman Art Museum welcomed more than 178,000 visitors (55,800 onsite and 122,593 online) and met our campus and community collaboration goal with 53 partnerships by yearend. In fiscal year 2013, Weisman Art Museum introduced a new program evaluation process to create a more comprehensive review of activities. Feedback is captured through paper surveys at public programs and electronic surveys sent to audience members and to teachers following events and educational programs. These surveys measure the success of a program through quantifiable and anecdotal visitor experiences, simultaneously creating a profile of our visitors by obtaining demographic information as well as measuring individual participation in the arts community. Internal administrative and operational process evaluations are also completed by staff following all programs. 2: Use the intellectual and creative resources of a great university to advance the goal that Minnesotan's believe the arts are vital to who we are. Outcomes: multiply our ability to extend influence to statewide audiences through support for over 500 Minnesota educators through a combination of topical educator workshops, pre-teacher licensing, University courses, and student scholarships; and facilitate the engagement of over 100 students and community 18-34 year olds in skills related to museum work and the arts through courses, connoisseurship, arts administration, and internships. At midyear, we adjusted our ambitions to reflect the more conservative realities previously mentioned. In addition to directly engaging 37 Minnesota educators, 2,547 email announcements were sent to Weisman educator email subscribers and to the Art Educators of Minnesota listserve. An Artful Writing Workshop announcement was sent to 903 Weisman education subscribers and to 450 Art Educators of Minnesota subscribers. A Summer Teen Architecture Workshop invitation reached 744 Weisman education subscribers and Art Educators of Minnesota subscribers. 450 email subscribers received an invitation to customize their Weisman/classroom experience during fiscal year 2013. Through Weisman Art Museum's new evaluation process, the museum is better able to determine current audiences; establish methods of diversifying and improving visitorship; tailor programs as necessary to fit specific audience interests and needs; and address program flaws and visitor concerns. These approaches allow a more complete view of Weisman visitor experiences, and more accurately highlight opportunities for improvement.","55,800 onsite visitors, and 122,593 online visitors to the Museum. 53 partners and collaborators participated in planning and delivery of programs. 2: 37 educators participated in topical educator workshops, pre-teacher licensing, University courses, and student scholarships. 439 community 18-34 year olds participated in developing skills relating to museum work and the arts through courses, connoisseurship, arts administration, and internships.",,2635061,Other,2728639,93578,"Steve Apfelbacher, Frank Bates, Woodrow Byun, Fuller Cowles, Jennifer David, Cy DeCosse, Kristin Devine, Noah Eisenberg, Robert Elde, Rolf Engh, Thomas Fisher, Jon Hallberg, Gina King, Barry Kudrowitz, Anne Labovitz, Brian Longe, Emily Macy, Julie Matonich, Jose Peris, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Philip Rosenbloom, Matthew Russo, Gary Smaby, Linda Soranno, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Perry Wilson",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lyndel,King,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455-0367,"(612) 625-9678 ",kingx001@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-253,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20647,"Operating Support",2013,34330,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the department’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Rochester Music Department continued to book artists of the highest artistic caliber that represent a broad range of genres to promote citizen engagement in the series and maintain or enhance audience participation. An estimated 66,500 citizens enjoyed these concerts during fiscal year 2012. Rochester Music Department nurtured strategic relationships and partnerships with the Mayo Civic Center and the Parks and Recreation, Police and Fire departments, developed a comprehensive Emergency Management and Evacuation Plan, and acquired 800-megahertz radios to provide direct access to the entire southeast Minnesota emergency response network. We nurtured an ongoing strategic relationship and partnership with the series title sponsor, Think Mutual Bank, and with area radio outlets to provide concert series promotion on a targeted, market-segment basis. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the Rochester Music Department’s collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance’s free Thursdays on First and Third programming. The General Manager continued to serve on the Rochester Downtown Alliance's Board of Directors. Rochester Music Department continued to provide technical, curation, booking, and marketing assistance to support musical programs and underwrote the cost of three World Music-based artists of the highest artistic caliber as part of Thursdays on First and Third 2012. 2012 World Music educational outreach services took place at The Rochester Art Center, The Rochester Public Library, and The Paramount Theatre (Austin). The Department initiated negotiations that resulted in the Rochester Downtown Alliance engaging Rochester Music Department to serve as artistic director/curator/talent buyer, contract agent, and paymaster for Thursdays on First and Third beginning in 2013.","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the department's free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through the department's collaboration with the Rochester Downtown Alliance's free Thursdays on First and Third programming.",,1078513,Other,1112843,,"Patricia Barrier, Scott Hoss, Angela Bruzek, Jill Fasbender, Marv Mitchell, Carol Berteotti, Francis Field, David Fischer, Chris Holloway, Karuna Ojanen, Will Smith Jr, Brittney Sorenson, Tom Torkelson",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Martin, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-256,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20649,"Operating Support",2013,24048,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our primary goal continues to be the production and performance of stimulating programs based on original scholarship and commissioned work, and we estimate combined audiences of 8,500 for our general 2012-13 concert season. Ticket sales and audience size shows interest in programming. Surveys show: flexibility in attending concert of choice and not having to stand in line were two motivations for tickets and membership. Goal 1: Improved artistic programming; and performed five concerts in Home Concert Series (Minneapolis, St Paul, and Duluth venues). Measure: Ticket sales measure numbers served; with surveys and feedback to measure audience response to programming. Goal 2: Improved K-12 educational residency initiative. Measure: Student and teacher feedback on survey insures residency is meaningful experience. We used a special evaluation tool to measure success in for standards based curriculum goals. Ticketing gathers data at each sale, regarding how they heard about the show, showing trends and how to most appropriately respond in our programming. Collecting email addresses at ticket sales; and various give aways to obtain email addresses. Email communication strengthened connections with regular and new audiences. 2: An additional important goal will be the creation of our next strategic plan for The Rose Ensemble, since our current strategic plan will expire during 2012. We anticipate engaging the staff and board in a process to create our new strategic plan in 2012. The Rose Ensemble now has a board with strength in the areas of finance, marketing, development, and educational outreach programming. It took longer during 2012-13 than was expected to recruit new board members; and to insure that they had the necessary skill sets to foster organizational growth. It was decided to place strategic planning on hold until we had a full complement of board members with what we considered to be the necessary skill sets. This meant that we did not meet our second project goal of establishing a new strategic plan. However, in taking our time to recruit key board members, we are now in a much more appropriate position to launch our strategic planning during 2013-14.","2012-13 Season concerts and programs included: Free season opening at Central Lutheran (Minneapolis); Miraculous Mass of Mary's Nativity of Our Lord Catholic (St Paul), Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis), Church of Saint Charles Borromeo (Minneapolis), each with pre-concert presentations; Vamos a Belen's Sacred Heart Music Center (Duluth), Nativity of Our Lord (St Paul), Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) and Saint Philip the Deacon (Plymouth); Sibyls of the Rhine's Church of the Holy Cross (Minneapolis), Nativity of Our Lord (St Paul), Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis), Sacred Heart Music Center (Duluth) and pre-concert presentations at Nativity and Sacred Heart; and we presented Stile Antico at the Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis). 2: A second goal was creation of our next strategic plan. This process was to occur during 2012-13. As board members retired, recruitment with specific skill sets became our top priority - when up to full strength, strategic planning can proceed. Recruitment took longer than expected, and strategic planning has been moved to fiscal year 2013-14. During 2012-13, we set parameters for accomplishing our mission; translating them into operational plans. Budgeting required staff to develop their own budgets. We chart income and expenses for each area, determining where we grow revenue and clarifying actual costs for programs. We moved forward in finance, development, marketing, and educational outreach programming. A Program Committee was appointed and is a part of the artistic planning process; and a Development Committee has oversight for grants, donor cultivation, stewardship, and event planning. They approved fund development plans, setting goals for modest but achievable growth.",,589704,Other,613752,2404,"Phil Adamo, Alan Beck, Theresa Bevilacqua, Kate Cooper, Gregg Dahlke, David Gibson, Kris Kautzman, Mary McDermid, Emily Rohrer, Michael Schoeberl, Julie Schramke, Jordan Sramek, Aaron Wulff, Patricia Zurlo",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 W 5th St Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340x 202",jordan@RoseEnsemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Lake, Douglas, Todd, Wadena, Morrison, Pennington, Polk, Becker, Fillmore, Goodhue, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-258,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20655,"Operating Support",2013,288413,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide access to live performances of world-class music to the Twin Cities community. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and outreach activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society has been able to dramatically expand its reach into the community and uphold its commitment to accessibility.","In the 2012-13 season, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society continued to break down barriers to accessibility by offering concerts at ten venues throughout the Twin Cities metro. Adult tickets are just $10, $25, or $40, and children's tickets are $5. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society's groundbreaking new Membership initiative allows patrons to attend unlimited concerts for just $5 per month. The free club2030 program offers more than 5,200 patrons in their 20s and 30s best-available seats to Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society concerts at Ordway Center and Ted Mann Concert Hall for just $10. In addition, our online Listening Library now offers more than 250 concert recordings for free streaming.",,9450257,Other,9738670,,"Josephine Bailey, Inez Bergquist, Gary Bordner, Thomas Brown, Calvin Chung, Richard Cohen, Carol Damberg, Sandra Davis, Joan Duddingston, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathy Gremillion, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, James Haymaker, AJ Huss Jr, Arthur Kaemmer, D William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Donna Kelly, Paul Klaas, Randall Kroll, Wiliam Kuhlmann, Karen Larsen, Robert Lee, David Lillehaug, Laura Liu, Stephen Mahle, Jerry Miranowski, Amy Moon, Alfred Moore, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Andrew Redleaf, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Katie Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Carole Mason Smith, Marschall Smith, Linda Stinson, Joseph Tashjian, Kristen Smith Wenker, Dobson West, Elizabeth Willis, Joseph Zappa, Max Zarling",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Berg,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-6987 ",Kberg@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-264,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20656,"Operating Support",2013,19766,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Faculty artistic development: The Conservatory seeks funding for 16-20 faculty residencies. The residency will allow faculty members to develop a new musical repertoire as artists, not just as teachers. The residency will allow them to develop, practice, and ultimately perform new ensemble repertoires at the Conservatory and with our partner, Saint Paul Public Schools, for youth and at other public venues to exhibit their musicianship and promote the musical arts. Executive Artistic Director Clea Galhano oversaw the progress of the faculty members who participated in the Faculty Residency Program. Galhano tracked the development of each teaching artist, the number of performances, and evaluated the overall success of the program. Faculty members were observed enhancing the mastery of their musical art and craft through careful research, rigorous practice, and the creation of new work. The four public performances of original repertoires supported a thriving arts community by giving the faculty a place to publicly share their artistic growth with enthusiastic audience members, family, friends, and music fans. Over 1,000 new audience members attended these concerts, attesting to the popular reception of the faculty members' repertoires, their artistic development, and to the successful effort of promoting the musical arts in the Twin Cities. 2: Promote musical art learning and appreciation: building on the residency, the Conservatory will use the faculty performances as a means to reach new audience members of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as to recruit paying and scholarship students to the Conservatory. The Conservatory will reach 1,000 new audience members and 100 new students. Programming targeted disadvantaged youth, adults, and elderly populations living in the St Paul east metro area with free high-quality music performances held in accessible locations and venues. Many of the audience members we reached were individuals who traditionally have not had access to the arts, such as socioeconomically disadvantaged youth of color, special-needs students, low-income seniors, and the chronically ill. Executive Artistic Director Clea Galhano tracked performance and audience member numbers. We recorded a growing popularity and demand for both music lessons and performances, observing audience members' appreciation of the musical arts. We also received regular feedback from audience members that described high level of enthusiasm, interest, and satisfaction among the wide-ranging participants, as well as increased major individual donor gifts demonstrating that we successfully engaged our targeted communities in the musical arts.","The Conservatory supported nineteen faculty members to participate in our Faculty Residency Program. These nineteen professional teaching artists spent funded time developing their artistic repertoires and growing as artists. Each teaching artist was given the independence to guide his or her own particular artistic growth by researching, creating, developing, and practicing new, original musical repertoires that then could be publicly shared. This program gave faculty members a rare and important opportunity for them to challenge themselves to grow as artists independent of their roles as teachers, and also gave them a chance to practice and perform their repertoires collaboratively. Through the end of the Residency Program, the faculty had delivered three world premiers of their original repertoires publicly at the Conservatory and at partner Saint Paul Public Schools. 2: The Conservatory reached over 1,000 new audience members in sixteen public performances held throughout the year at the following locations: University Club (St Paul); Athletic Club (St Paul); Edina Care Center (Edina); James J. Hill Library (St Paul); Sundin Music Hall (St Paul); Mall of America (Bloomington); Regions Hospital (St Paul); Spring Lake Park High School (Spring Lake Park); Twin Cities German Immersion School (St Paul); Hubbs Center (St Paul); and Pre College Elementary School (St Paul). Given the extensive range of public venues where faculty performed, we were able to successfully reach new audience members and new potential students of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from young kids at the Pre College Elementary School, to middle school students at the Twin Cities German Immersion School, to the chronically ill at Regions Hospital, and the elderly at Edina Care Center. We also gave a first-ever performance at the Mall of America.",,391714,Other,411480,,"Charlene McEvoy , Susan Bullard, Melissa Pelland, Sue Freeman Dopp, Todd Readinger, Dave Peterso, Chris Temperante",0.5,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-265,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20657,"Operating Support",2013,40837,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase direct participation in the arts. The Schubert Club education and outreach activities are integral to future performers and audience members. Project CHEER will provide free piano and guitar lessons to over 100 inner-city students with limited access; our Composer Mentorship Program provides hands-on learning experiences with live composers for high school students who have the desire and gift to compose but no access; our six Family Concerts will provide toddlers to mature audiences up-close and personal experiences with professional artists; ten masterclasses, public school assemblies, and nursing home performances will reach hundreds without access to live performances. At the conclusion of the school year, students in Project CHEER all participated in a recital, which was attended by families and friends of the students. The audience enthusiasm was an indicator of the success of the program. A written evaluation from the parents of the participants was requested, and their assessment gave Project CHEER high marks with great value for their children, families and community. CHEER gave these young people a productive, safe, and creative after-school program that gives them skills that they will carry with them throughout their lives. The Composer Mentorship Program required a written evaluation from the students, their families and the members of Pavia Winds. The evaluation assesses the impact of the program and helps The Schubert Club understand where improvement can take place. Written letters and online feedback from the teachers and students gave us a solid assessment of the value of the assemblies, workshops and family events. 2: Provide best-in-class performances through our International Artist Series and Music in the Park Series concerts. Offer a broad range of professional musical artists in recital through our five performances in our International Artist Series, and present the world's best-in-class performers for our audiences. Engage top chamber music artists from Minnesota and around the world to perform on our Music in the Park Series. Through these two series, we look to increase our subscribers and single ticket buyers through enhanced media and communications, in addition to creating the subscription concerts with a wide variety of artists that will attract diverse audiences. Measurement tools that indicate success are strong ticket sales, critical reviews, and most importantly, online surveys that are sent to all ticket buyers after each performance. The average rate of response to our survey is 25%, far above the national average of only 3%. This rate of return proves that the arts are vital to who we are in our community, and people care enough to participate in evaluating our programming. Also, the feedback has been consistently high in all categories, validating the quality of performances that The Schubert Club presents, and the importance of keeping our ticket prices affordable. ","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life: The Schubert Club brings the arts into the community, enhancing the experience for all who participate. This was done through concerts, education, and museum programs. We served over 100 students, grades 3 - 12 through Project CHEER, our free piano and guitar lesson program at the Martin Luther King Center in the Selby-Dale neighborhood in St Paul. Four high school students from around the area worked for an entire year with our composer-in-residence, learning from each other and a professional composer. They each wrote new compositions for local ensemble, Pavia Winds, with public performances on our Courtroom Concert Series. School assemblies, workshops, family concerts and collaborative concerts reached over 2,000 people of all ages. Each of these activities focused on different groups of people within our community. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are: The Schubert Club strives to provide the best-in-class musical performances for audiences in the Twin Cities. Through increased marketing efforts including print, online, radio, television, and social media outlets, we have increased our subscription and single ticket buyers for both our International Artist Series and Music in the Park Series. Additionally, we partnered with Accordo, the professional string ensemble made up of the first-chair players from the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for four concerts in Minneapolis over the course of the season. The concerts were sold-out, exceeding our projections financially and audience numbers. We believe that our Twin Cities community has a high standard of living because of quality arts experiences, and the quality of musical artists The Schubert Club offers our community enhances the quality of life for all of our citizens.",,1723452,Other,1764289,8500,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Arlene Didier, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Jill Harmon, Anne Hunter, Lucy Jones, Richard King, Kyle Kossol, Sylvia McCallister, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, Jill Thompson, John Treacy, Mike Wright, Matt Zumwalt",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-266,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20658,"Operating Support",2013,11448,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve more Minnesotans with Skylark Opera's unique, accessible, affordable operetta and musical theatre offerings. Increase June festival attendance to by 10%. Increase number of Opera Demystified educational outreach performances by 30%. Since Skylark's outcomes were given in percentages, we could track progress simply by comparing fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 numbers. With respect to festival attendance, we used figures provided by our box office service, TicketWorks.","Skylark articulated the goal of serving more Minnesotans with accessible opera, operetta and musical theater, with the specific outcomes of increasing both June festival attendance and Opera Demystified performances by 10%. Skylark far exceeded its projected outcome for the festival, with attendance in June 2013 exceeding June 2012 by more than 33%. Overall, the 2013 festival played to 94% capacity, with five of the eight performances selling out. We were unable to increase, or indeed maintain, the number of Opera Demystified performances in fiscal year 2013. We are reconsidering and revamping the program this year.",,167829,Other,179277,,"Robert Eyestone, Matthew Bellin, Pauline Altermatt, Ann Morelli Spencer, Narissa Strong Bach, Carla Petersen, Richard Charlson, Richard Raihle, Ashley Payne, Stephanie Haack, Sally Horstman",,"Skylark Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,"Morelli Spencer","Skylark Opera","75 W 5th St Ste 414","St Paul",MN,55102-1431,"(651) 292-4309 ",info@skylarkopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Carver, Washington, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-267,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20659,"Operating Support",2013,21862,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continuing to contribute to the cultural vitality of Minnesota by giving audiences and artists alike opportunities to engage in challenging, exceptional contemporary art programs. Outcomes include: providing four group exhibitions, offering an international call for artists, continued dialog with media, and launch of a curated kickstarter page to help draw attention to projects by additional artists. The Soap Factory evaluates exhibitions and programs with assessment forms for artists, curators and staff, combined with attendance figures, online surveys, response from comment cards and e-mails, and anecdotal evidence. As past participants in the Warhol Initiative, we have taken part in regular peer learning sessions with Midway Contemporary Arts, Intermedia Arts, SooVAC and Franklin Art Works. We plan to continue all of these forms of assessment in 2013. We implemented the evaluation strategies we listed in our fiscal year 2013 Operating Support application. In 2012, we held a series of charrettes with neighborhood and artistic community members to help inform the building development and program planning processes. The data collected through the marketing internship has been used to help develop strategies and program, as well as keep board members and key stakeholders connected and engaged. Curators, staff and the organization's executive director are all evaluated at least annually. The volunteer experience is assessed through survey and feedback. Organizational goals are clearly identified in a strategic long-range plan and benchmarks are assessed annually. 2: Continuing to build accessibility so that visitors of all abilities are welcomed to The Soap Factory. See general evaluation plan above.","In 2012, The Soap Factory successfully achieved our goals related to artistic excellence and leadership. Our vision is of a true factory for art; not a sterile, passive gallery but a vibrant active place for creative experiment and innovation, unlocking the artistic potential of artists, volunteers and audiences. In 2012, we presented two projects produced in residence: Andy Ducett's Why We Do This, and Amber Ginsberg and Joe Madrigal's FLO. In addition, our annual submission show, Hedge Magic, featured the works of seven artists, including two from Minnesota, and the volunteer biennial, Known Unknowns, featured the work of thirty-four Minnesota artists. The Soap Factory continued its collaboration with Northern Lights to present the work of five new media artists in Artists on the Verge 3. There were several smaller programs that co-existed with the large-scale exhibitions. We continued to work with Alison Morse to present Talking Image Connection, featuring new writers and performers spoken word responses to the exhibitions in the space, and for its fourth year, Sergio Vucci and Andy Sturdevant presented Common Room, a series of psycho-geographical tours of the Twin Cities centered on The Soap Factory. 2: The Soap Factory was successful in raising funds from a variety of sources to make both first and basement floors of the building fully accessible and up-to-code, thus opening the 15,000 square foot basement space as potential site for year-round artistic programming. Coupled with this, The Soap Factory received its Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Minneapolis and a Rental Hall License, paving the way for an estimated $35K in new special event rental revenue to support artistic programs, and restoring The Soap Factory's traditional strength in live music and performance work.",,516743,Other,538605,11500,"Ryan Kronzer, Matthew Cimino, Megan Leafblad, Kevin Manthie, Miles Mendenhall, Kristin Midelfort, Eric Norman, Matthew Roberts, Sara Rothholz Weiner, Jeffrey Siegel, Jason Tamminen, Miranda Wilson, Ben Heywood",1,"The Soap Factory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tana,Hargest,"The Soap Factory","PO Box 581696",Minneapolis,MN,55458-1696,"(612) 623-9176x 11",tana@soapfactory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-268,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20660,"Operating Support",2013,57124,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stages Theatre Company advances artistic excellence through innovation and collaboration. In fiscal year 2013, Stages Theatre Company will produce 4 new works that have been commissioned by Stages Theatre Company; produce one innovative piece specifically for a preschool audience; and launch a Festival of New Plays and Youth Playlabs. In order to evaluate our productions, we hire a professional data collection and evaluation specialist to survey staff, patrons, and Board members, soliciting feedback regarding artistic quality, play selection, and appropriateness of material. Production staff, youth participants, and crew of every production also formally evaluate the production process and their experiences. In addition, the director, stage manager, and designers conduct an assessment during a post-production meeting. As a quantitative measure, we monitor attendance totals and adherence to budget. Our training programs are evaluated by feedback from students, parents, and teaching staff, and through periodic classroom observation by department leaders. We quantify outcomes of our school programs and measure their effectiveness through student testing and the use of logic models which articulate desired behavioral and academic performance outcomes. 2: Stages Theatre Company expands outreach and access to underserved communities. In fiscal year 2013, Stages Theatre Company will include a sensory-friendly performance of one production for children on the autism spectrum or with other disabilities; offer selected performances with open captioning; and increase the number of individuals from underserved communities who access Stages Theatre Company programming through the Open Door program by 30% (as compared to fiscal year 2011). In addition to the methods described above that Stages Theatre Company uses to evaluate all its programs, we have begun to explore new ways to measure the improved social functioning of students in its Creative Accepting Sensory-Friendly Theatre program through administration of various autism skills assessments. Stages is working with several partner organizations to develop an evaluation tool that will allow us to see growth in certain basic social skills, including interaction with peers and group participation.","In its 2012-2013 season, Stages Theatre Company presented 8 innovative productions for youth in our community, including 4 world premieres: Duck for President (world premiere); Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (world premiere); Madeline's Christmas; Diary of a Worm A Spider and A Fly; Owl Moon (world premiere); Zen Shorts (world premiere of Theatre for Young Audiences); Cinder Edna; and Disney's Aladdin, Jr. We continue to collaborate with hundreds of schools, social service agencies, and other community organizations to provide high-quality arts programming. Both in our space and out in the community, Stages continues to provide programming that encourages children and youth to reach their full potential both in the classroom and on the stage. We added theatre arts residency programs in kindergarten classes in six Hopkins and two Minneapolis public elementary schools. In total these collaborations allowed us to reach out to over 900 students last year. 2: Stages Theatre Company continues to invest significant organizational resources in its efforts to reach underserved communities, including people with disabilities. Throughout the past year, Stages has 1) added open captioning to two of its 2012-2013 productions; and 2) developed and offered theatre arts classes and a sensory-friendly performance for youth along the autism spectrum. Working with several community organizations and educators in the field of autism, Stages developed a series of classes which were held in fall 2012 and summer 2013 dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for children affected by autism in order to foster self-expression, social engagement, and confidence. Stages also held a sensory friendly performance of Owl Moon on March 9, 2013. During this performance, house lights were dimmed, sound volumes were lowered and audience members were allowed and encouraged to move around the theatre space as needed.",,1975750,Other,2032874,,"Kristin Parrish, John Butcher, Susan Allen, Lisa Kline, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Laura Bishop, Jeb Burke, Lisa Clemens, Lisa Collins, Karen Winter Dekker, Rusty Field, Barry Gersick, Todd Harmsen, Darrick Hills, Marc Jennings, Mimi Keating, Lisa Lentini, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Dave Mahler, Jolene Nelson-Helm, Tiffany Richter, Laura Sandall, Judy Schumeister, Bryan Wall, Wayne Zeien",0.5,"Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Zellmer,"Stages Theatre Company","1111 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",lzellmer@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-269,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20661,"Operating Support",2013,41976,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To celebrate our 25th anniversary season by serving an increased number of children, families, and educators with accessible and affordable programming, reflecting our belief in the value of our mission for all those who participate. Criteria used to assess success include: ticket sales, class and camp registrations, and numbers of scholarships awarded. 2: To create and produce art that reflects the diverse social fabric of the Minnesota community by presenting a season of world premiere productions and remounted productions of previously commissioned works, and by working with artists with personal knowledge and experience of the cultures we celebrate on our stage. Criteria used to assess success include: local playwright contracts, and anecdotal information from the theatre community.","This is SteppingStone Theatre's 25th anniversary season and the year has been remarkable. The world premiere of Adventures of Tom Sawyer was wildly popular and the February production of Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges was extraordinarily successful, with over 10,800 patrons seeing this SteppingStone-commissioned work, representing the largest non-holiday audience numbers in the organization's history. Every mainstage production has met or surpassed its audience goals, a first in SteppingStone Theatre history. This success has not been limited to mains productions, as classes and camps have also seen increased participation, and more scholarships have been given than ever before. 2: SteppingStone Theatre has produced six mainstage productions within the grant period, four of which were commissioned by SteppingStone, and two of which were world premieres of works by local playwrights. The grant period included an American classic (Adventures of Tom Sawyer); a beloved holiday classic (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever); a true story from the civil rights era (Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges); a music and dance review (Kickin' It Irish); a musical based upon Japanese folktales and tradition of Taiko (Heartbeat of the Drum); and a work based upon works by beloved children's author Jon Scieszka (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and the Frog Prince Continued). Playwrights for this season include Mark Jensen, Christina Ham, Sara Degrees and Kent Stephens.",,844690,Other,886666,6390,"David Berg, Jeffrey Burt, Tom Dzik, David Graham, Richard Hitchler, Laura Krenz, Crystal Manik, Andrea Nordaune, Brandon Paris, Lisa Benjamin Phillips, Summer Scharringhausen, Paul Schatz, April Scott, Kenneth Scott, Aric Sorenson, Christopher Stall, Jane Zilch",,"SteppingStone Theatre AKA SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Willits,"SteppingStone Theatre AKA SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104-7196,"(651) 225-9265x 202",ross@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-270,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20662,"Operating Support",2013,20032,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will create, produce, and present new work and repertory in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. The company's artistic directors will create at least one new work each season. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theatre used a number of methods to evaluate the achievement of this outcome, including audience numbers, our Talk Piece post-performance audience/performer dialogue following each performance, electronic feedback through Facebook and email, follow-up discussions with presenters, and press response. Twin Cities Public Television produced a special on the company's performance and community-inclusive work for the Minnesota Originals program, which aired both before and after the company's Cowles Season. In addition, Classical Minnesota Public Radio was an official media sponsor for our 2012/13 season. Audience comments include: I am very appreciative that this performance by Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater was made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board. 'Total Surrender' was very powerful. Cued by the production date, I felt the emotions of 9/11. My main impression was the change from the imprinted images of the exterior of the Twin Towers being hit and crumpling to your interior view of what it may have felt like to be inside. Great art! 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will continue to expand its community inclusive, healthcare, and education programs. These community programs will reach out to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities, helping to weave the arts into everyday life. The company will continue to create dance/theater projects for diverse populations. For our Community Connections programs, we utilize a number of different tools to evaluate outcomes. These include: daily assessment meetings between participating teachers and company staff, student evaluations, teacher evaluations, staff feedback, parent responses, participant evaluation forms, selected individual interviews, audience feedback, exit interviews with partner agency staff, electronic surveys. Recent feedback includes: The company taught a vast range of classes, created a new work on our student dancers, and presented a rich and thought provoking concert for our college and local community at the end of the residency. Every member of the company was caring, creative, energetic, and rigorous in their work with the students. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater is continuing to have a very positive impact upon the dancing and personal lives of our students. The movement portions were wonderful. I found value in sharing our own experiences! I also valued the mixture of patient-caregivers and staff caregivers. It was perfect! I hope you can come back to Essentia Health!!","Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater's very successful 2012/13 season included performances at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis as well as throughout the state. At the Cowles, we premiered a new work, Walking, Singing, and Other Habits, by Stuart Pimsler, as well as presenting company repertory. Walking celebrates the happenstance, exploring everyday lives as a collection of smaller moments and realizations. It features the entire company, with costumes by Sonya Berlovitz and lighting by Karin Olson. The company was also presented in performance at Vermilion Community College Theater in Ely, Weber Music Hall in Duluth, Saint Olaf Studio Theater in Northfield, Capri Theater in Minneapolis, and Historic Holmes Theater in Detroit Lakes. Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater also mounted a gallery exhibition, Art in the Everyday, at the Kolman Gallery in Minneapolis. In anticipation of our 35th anniversary next year, the exhibition featured scenic elements, props, and costumes from throughout our history which have helped to create the company's distinctive performance aesthetic. 2: Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater continued our Community Connections programs throughout the year, engaging people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. At each performance venue, we helped the presenters connect further into their community by offering arts and education workshops, arts and healthcare programs, and other community activities. Examples include: movement workshop for youth ages 5-16, Caring for the Caregiver workshop for staff from North Woods Hospice in Duluth, master classes for dance and theater students from University of Minnesota-Duluth, Caring for the Caregiver workshops for staff from Essential Health and Saint Luke's Hospital in Northfield, master classes and seminars for Saint Olaf dance and theater students, movement/story workshops for senior residents of Millstream Commons, Community Movement workshops for members of PuraVida class.",,347640,Other,367672,4000,"Ruth Balbach, Suzanne Costello, Joey Kantor, Heidi Lee, Paul Neary, Stuart Pimsler, Andrew Voegtline, Roxy Wen",1,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Stuart,Pimsler,"Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater","528 Hennepin Ave S Ste 707",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(763) 521-7738 ",spdanth@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Olmsted, St. Louis, Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Ramsey, Becker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-271,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20665,"Operating Support",2013,29344,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fiber art is an important part of Minnesota's culture and all Minnesotans have access to excellence and resources in the field of fiber art. Outcomes: Textile Center serves a membership that represents a majority of fiber art guilds and fiber artists in Minnesota (at least 45 guilds/businesses; 850 individuals); Minnesotans view high quality fiber art through at least twenty Textile Center fiber art exhibitions; and at least 4,000 Minnesotans utilize Textile Center's library and dye lab resources. Program success was measured through enrollment and application data, participant evaluations, and final reports by teaching artists and project leaders. 2: People of all ages, backgrounds, and artistic abilities participate in Textile Center programs. Outcomes: at least 2,500 youth are introduced to fiber art; at least 600 adults develop skills in fiber art through education services; at least 300 artists show and sell fiber art work in Textile Center galleries and shop; and at least twenty five partnerships are created with schools and cultural and social service agencies to reach diverse populations in Minnesota. Program success was measured through enrollment and application data, participant evaluations, and final reports by teaching artists and project leaders.","The arts thrive in Minnesota. Textile Center served a membership that included 45 fiber art guilds/businesses and 860 individuals, representing a majority of guilds/businesses and fiber artists in Minnesota. Minnesotans were able to view high quality fiber art through twenty five fiber art exhibitions presented during fiscal year 2013. 3,750 Minnesotans utilized Textile Center's library and dye lab resources. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 2,900 youth ages 3-18 were introduced to fiber art. 620 adults developed skills in fiber art through education services. 300 artists showed fiber art work in Textile Center galleries and shop. Twenty five partnerships were created with schools, cultural and social service agencies in order to deliver services to diverse populations in Minnesota.",,472495,Other,501839,3500,"Ruth Stephens, Peggy Hunter, Nancy Onkka, Kathi Simonson, Christine Albrecht, Marty Allen, Jean Campbell, Kim Dayton, Maggie Dayton, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Richard Gilyard, Bonnie Hanson, William Mondale, Donna Peterson, Erica Spitzer Rasmussen, Karen Weiberg, Sherri West",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chipp,Windham,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 370-9142 ",cwindham@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Scott, Dakota, Anoka, Carver, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Fillmore, Goodhue",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-274,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20666,"Operating Support",2013,25027,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Execute a smooth transition of artistic leadership by securing a standout candidate for the Chorus' seventh Artistic Director who will begin on August 1, 2012. Tactics include: introducing the new Artistic Director to Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus audiences and constituents; acquiring new audience members to offset anticipated loss of audience with the departure of our current Artistic Director and the arrival of his replacement; and sustaining and enhancing the quality of the concert season and outreach activities through dynamic programming and musicians. Success is defined by number of new and returning Chorus members, number of new and returning season ticket holders, and increases in ticket sales for our annual holiday concerts and spring concerts. We had 40 new singing members and 16 members who returned to the Chorus after an extended absence. The Chorus has experienced steady growth in membership over the past three years: 137 members in fiscal year 2011, 169 members in 2012 and 178 in 2013. We experienced a 2.5% increase in season ticket holders, and sales for our holiday concerts increased by 16% while sales for our spring concert increased by 14%. We had 556 renewed season ticket holders and added 25 new season ticket holders. 2: Reach new targeted audiences and supporters while deepening and broadening ongoing relationships with existing audience and supporters, by creating and implementing a new two-year marketing plan and a new two-year development plan. We developed and implemented new two year marketing plan that was reviewed on a monthly basis and updated and changed as needed, based on specific tactic results for each concert. We developed and implemented a three year development plan; year one focused on how to involve the Artistic Director in fundraising (see third outcome evaluation) and how to engage the Board with new fundraising ideas.","Execute a smooth transition of artistic leadership by securing a standout candidate for the Chorus's seventh Artistic Director who will begin on August 1, 2012. 2: Reach new targeted audiences and supporters while deepening and broadening ongoing relationships with existing audience and supporters, by creating and implementing a new two-year marketing plan and a new two-year development plan.",,351121,Other,376148,3415,"Mary Schwind, Shawn Frank, Joyce Bengtson, Stephanie Meredith, Paul Blom, Jason Schuck, Scott Azbill, Jeffrey Bores, Michael Brown, Larry Bussey, Nathan Croner, Jason Cronister, Steve Dahl, Susan Grelling, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Alyssa Johnson, Nancy Kluver, Ryan Mayer, Chris Mellin, Mikal Nabors, Todd Nesgoda, Kerry Severson, Vince Therrien",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Carver, Wright, Ramsey, Washington, Stearns, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-275,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20668,"Operating Support",2013,34708,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce four mainstage productions that support our mission to produce great performances born of the arts, equality, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience. Measureable outcomes include the successful production of three fully-staged theatrical productions and one taiko drumming concert, with reviews and/or press for each production in major local media such as the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Minnesota Public Radio. Evaluation includes the successful production of each show, audience satisfaction, and critical reviews. A successful production includes a strong production team, marketing plan, and artistic team; presentation of all scheduled performances; and reaching audience number goals. Audience surveys are gathered at each performance to collect opinions on and satisfaction with our mainstage productions. We also archive copies of all reviews in the press, including the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, City Pages, and arts blogs such as Minnesota Public Radio's State of the Arts and How Was The Show. Mu Performing Arts leadership staff, board, and core artistic group review results of all feedback to determine the direction of future programming. 2: To continue serving the community through our outreach programs. Measurable outcomes include reaching 50,000 community members across the state of Minnesota through our mainstage and outreach programs; reaching 200 underserved students and youth through our Stories program; hosting four community forums to discuss issues of social justice as explored in each of our mainstage productions; and holding six talkbacks after our theater productions to engage our audience in active discussion about the production themes. Our evaluation plan includes tracking participants, number of forums and talk backs, number of programs held, and audience metrics. In addition, we collect evaluations after each educational outreach program, including surveys from partner staff/teachers, youth participants, and teaching artists as applicable.","Mu Performing Arts successfully produced four mainstage productions that supported our mission to produce great performances born of arts, equality, and justice from the heart of the Asian American experience, including one taiko concert and three theater productions. (Mu Daiko at The Cowles Center, The Tiger Among Us, Yellow Fever, and The Mikado in collaboration with Skylark Opera) . Each of these events shared a unique piece of Minnesota's rich cultural diversity and community identity through the arts. Mu Performing Arts is the only organization of its size in the Twin Cities producing work that celebrates and focuses on the Asian American experience. Through our storytelling, audience perceptions of Asian Americans are changed and barriers are broken down. Without Mu Performing Arts, Asian American representation in the arts in Minnesota would be greatly reduced. 2: Mu Performing Arts seeks to share the Asian American experience with Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities through our mainstage productions and educational outreach programs. In fiscal year 2013, we: 1) reached 282 underserved youth through our Stories program (82 residency participants and 200 youth audience members); 2) held four community forums for each mainstage production; 3) conducted five post-show talk backs and four pre-show talk backs; 4) held 90 educational outreach programs in Minnesota for over 21,000 people. We did not achieve our goal to reach 50,000 people across Minnesota in fiscal year 2013, reaching a total of 27,617 people. Whereas the number of community outreach performances is relatively similar to past years, the number of people gathered at those events was more intimate. The Mikado, our collaboration with Skylark Opera had four performances instead of our usual eleven. The production sold out before we opened and was very well received by audiences and critics.",,664868,Other,699576,34708,"Gregory Anderson, Jeff Chen, Don Eitel, Reme Grefalda, Michael Hu, Sundraya Kase, Dan Le, Dorothy Mollien, Kari Ruth, Rick Shiomi, Kaimay Yuen Terry, Tom Thao, Paji Vitoff, Stuart Weeldreyer, Atlee Wong",0.5,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Ochs,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 E 4th St Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(612) 789-1012 ",sara@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-277,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20669,"Operating Support",2013,21011,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre in the Round provides opportunities to Minnesotans of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to learn and work in theatre crafts. As a goal for its season, we look for more than 450 state residents to audition for roles at the theatre, making Theatre in the Round one of the top local arts groups offering opportunities to adults for dramatic (non-musical) roles. Furthermore, from cast to crew, these shows will be created by more than 250 adults of all backgrounds. Evaluating the degree of accuracy in our estimates was statistical, comparing actual numbers to projected numbers. With actual outcomes reaching more than 90% of the estimated outcomes, these numbers show the theatre continuing its role in providing opportunities to learn and work in theatre crafts, as it has since its beginning sixty years ago -- a role that also helps achieve the Arts Board strategic goal of providing true community participation in the arts by citizens of Minnesota.","In our fiscal year 2013 Operating Support Grant application, we estimated more than 450 local residents would audition. The actual number was slightly less, with 414 auditioning for roles in nine mainstage productions. We also estimated that these shows would be created by more than 250 adults of all backgrounds. The actual outcome was 240 unique individuals (numbers do not include the artists who taught classes, exhibited work in the theatre gallery, or others who did not work specifically work on productions).",,268904,Other,289915,9450,"Howard Ansel, Judy Berg, Edwin Caldie, Francine Corcoran, Rick Fournier, Michael Garbis, Garry Geiken, Hugh Kirsch, Elizabeth Lofgren, Stephanie Long, Lauren May, Richard Meszaros, Linda Paulsen, Dann Peterson, Jean Shore, Christopher Styring, Melanie Ulrich",0.7,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-278,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20670,"Operating Support",2013,19006,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for patrons to draw connections between the art they experience at Theater Latté Da and their own lives. This supports the Minnesota State Arts Board's goal that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Outcomes: Theater Latté Da will increase the number of people our study guides reach from 1,500 to 5,000; increase the number of post-show discussions we offer from 20 to 32; increase the number of people who attend these discussions from 1,600 to 2,600; and create an online blog. Theater Latté Da used house reports and Web site analytics to evaluate outcomes. 2: Ensure we reach the widest possible audience by removing barriers to attendance. This supports the Minnesota State Arts Board's goal that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Outcomes: Theater Latté Da will reach 21,000 people through four mainstage productions with themes accessible to a variety of Minnesotans. We will increase the number of discounted or complimentary tickets we offer from 3,100 to 4,000 and the number of students we serve from 2,000 to 3,000. We will only perform in ADA compliant venues. Theater Latté Da used box office records to evaluate outcomes.","Theater Latté Da provided opportunities and tools for audiences to engage at a deeper level with Theater Latte Da productions. Theater Latté Da's play guides reached 2,915 people. Theater Latté Da's 28 post-show discussions engaged 2,546 patrons. 2: Theater Latté Da provided opportunities and tools for audiences to engage at a deeper level with Theater Latté Da productions. Theater Latté Da’s play guides reached 2,915 people. Theater Latté Da's 28 post-show discussions engaged 2,546 patrons. 2: Theater Latté Da productions were accessible artistically, financially and physically. 1) Theater Latté Da produced four mainstage productions with varying themes including marriage, the desire to love and be loved, maintaining humanity in the face of conflict, racism and power, and society's perception of those with brain injuries. 2) Theater Latté Da provided 3,665 complimentary tickets (excluding students). 3) Theater Latte Da served 1,538 students through discounted or complimentary admission. 4) Theater Latté Da only performed in ADA compliant venues with accessible accommodations for mobility, visibility, and hearing impaired patrons. 5) Theater Latté Da provided one performance per production with ASL interpretation and audio-description services.",,758303,Other,777309,,"Bill Underwood, Jean Becker, Jaime Roman, Timothy Dordell, Scott Cabalka, Ogden Confer, David Fogel, Mary Beidler Gearen, Elizabeth Mannion Gibba, Jean Hartman, Cynthia Klaus, John Kundtz, Steven Loucks, Kimberly Motes, Shannon Pierce, Christopher Rence, Peter Rothstein, Lorri Steffen, Jean Storlie, John Thew, Jeff Turner",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Bieganek,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","1170 15th Ave SE Ste 203",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 339-3003x 1",jeff@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-279,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20672,"Operating Support",2013,12619,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build diverse participation at the TU Dance Center in St Paul. Measurable outcomes: individuals diverse in age, race, and gender will participate in TU Dance Center programming; and the diversity of those participants will more closely reflect the general population. TU Dance tracked demographics of the 97 students enrolled in classes at TU Dance Center (up from 60). The 76% students of color who participated in Center programs included 44% African Americans, 17% mixed-race, 6% Latino, 6% Asian American, and 3% Native American. An expanded range of classes met the needs of a broader range of ages and interest levels, including a Creative Movement/Drum class for ages 5-9, a teen beginning level pre-professional program curriculum for ages 14+, and Introduction to Dance classes for ages 10-13. Expanded school partnerships supported efforts to engage young males (including young males of color) in addition to the many diverse young women who participated. In addition to Center classes, a diverse public was engaged through workshops on specialized techniques, master classes with acclaimed guest artists, and auditions at the Center for national training programs. Student showcases and open house events additionally attracted a broad and diverse public.","TU Dance achieved diverse participation in programs and activities at TU Dance Center in St Paul, with 76% of students enrolled in classes at the Center being youth of color. Students ranged in age from 5 to 23 (most ages 12-18), with participation in Center workshops and master classes including those over age 18. Enrolled students at the Center included 85% females and 15% males.",,332000,Other,344619,,"Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Priscilla Pierce Goldstein, Marcia Murray, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Kelly Greene Vagts",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Hennepin, Itasca, Nobles, Goodhue, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Rice, Carver, Wright, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Pipestone, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-281,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20673,"Operating Support",2013,20303,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To develop and expand our vocational and social skills programming for adults with disabilities being served through Adult Day Programs. Measurable outcome: in response to changes in the structuring of Adult Day Programs, we will carry out a new model of adult programming that is integrated into day-to-day services, multiple times a week. By expanding our work with adults with disabilities, who would otherwise have limited access to the arts, we are addressing the Minnesota State Arts Board’s goal that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. We track our service and client numbers, and carry out pre- and post- program evaluations on each program participant, as well as staff/ teacher evaluations. In fiscal year 2013, we carried out 170 hours of programming for adults with disabilities at Adult Day programs, and worked with eleven different Adult Day programs. This is an increase from the previous year, but even more substantial is how our expansion and development of adult programming in fiscal year 2013 has attracted new clients and leveraged funding so that in fiscal year 2014, we will carry out 290 hours of programming for twenty four different Adult Day program groups. Our evaluation from the past year found our programs had significant impact on participants' social and vocational skills, and increased exposure and participation in the arts. Our evaluation and service numbers help us to demonstrate that we are contributing to the Minnesota State Arts Board's strategic goal that People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts. 2: Respond to the current economic climate, by refining our program model and pricing to ensure our programs are both sustainable and accessible to our clients. Measurable outcome: in 2013, we will maintain our current clients and service numbers, while maintaining a balanced budget. By making strategic organizational changes to ensure our mission to serve people of all abilities is carried out and ensure that all of our clients can access our services, we are addressing the Minnesota State Arts Board’s goal that people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts. The main demonstration that we achieved our goal is that we ended our fiscal year 2013 with a balanced budget and surplus to bolster our cash reserves. We now have in place more robust financial systems, policies and reporting capabilities and our Board and staff have increased their expertise in financial management. This is demonstrated by the fact that we underwent review and met the standards of the Charities Review Council this past year. We track our service and client numbers, and carry extensive program evaluations to track our organizational impact. In fiscal year 2013, while streamlining costs, Upstream Arts increased our service numbers and the number of programs we carried out, by serving over 1,900 individuals ages birth to 75+ of all abilities, including those with cognitive, developmental, emotional, behavioral, physical disabilities and visual and hearing impairments, thereby advancing the Minnesota State Arts Board’s goal that People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities participate in the arts.","We had the goal to develop and expand our programming with adults with disabilities. We achieved this by carrying out a new model of programming integrated into the daily services adults receive at one Adult Day program. We also further refined our arts based vocational programming at multiple Adult Day programs. Overall we increased the number of adults served, and the number of Adult Day Centers with which we worked. Adults with disabilities continue to be an underserved community in terms of arts access and participation. Our intentional engagement with this group, our strong partnerships with Adult Day programs around the metro, and our development of programming tailored to adults with disabilities, increased our ability to engage these individuals. By expanding our work with adults with disabilities, who would otherwise have limited access to the arts, we are addressing the Minnesota State Arts Board's goal that People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. 2: We had the goal to refine our program model and pricing to ensure our programs are both sustainable and accessible to our clients. We achieved this by streamlining our program and organizational costs through staff and structural changes. We worked with the Non Profits Assistance Fund and accountant to upgrade our financial systems and policies, and to train our Board and staff on financial planning. We achieved our goal of ending the year with a balanced budget, as well as surplus that will bolster our cash reserves and sustainability and flexibility in the face of changing funding systems. Upstream Arts is one of the only Minnesota arts organizations focused on individuals with disabilities. By making strategic organizational changes to ensure our mission to serve people of all abilities is carried out and that ensure that all of our clients can access our services, we addressed the Minnesota State Arts Board's goal that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts.",,355746,Other,376049,,"Adrian Freeman, Maren Lindner, Maggie Quinlan, Chase Buzzell, Kimberly Adams, Michelle Dickerson, Mary McEathron, Alyssa Klein, Patrick Burns, Peter Vitale, Amy Scheller",0.4,"Upstream Arts, Inc. AKA Upstream Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc. AKA Upstream Arts","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Rice, Crow Wing, Kandiyohi",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-282,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20675,"Operating Support",2013,54622,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 6,000 students in grades 2-12 will be engaged in our educational outreach programs, WITNESS and Cantaré. Our WITNESS program has an evaluation system that was implemented more than 10 years ago and has recently been enhanced by independent evaluation consultants. A staff person conducts classroom observation of each Teaching Artist and evaluates teacher involvement to assess future partnership opportunities. A formal process of program assessment and evaluation of the program is in place, focusing on student and teacher response to the curriculum and impact of the teaching artists. Teaching artist feedback is required at the completion of each session and is gathered through a written evaluation and an end-of-year focus group. The level of satisfaction from participants is high and continually improves. Likewise for Cantaré, a professional evaluation firm has developed a logic model, and VocalEssence implements surveys and focus groups to evaluate the program. The Director of Community Engagement also regularly conducts classroom observations of each Cantaré Composer. 2: More than 1,000 adults will attend one of our community outreach activities. A formative and summative evaluation of the Choral Pathways program was completed by an independent consulting firm. A formative evaluation was completed in December 2012 and consisted of qualitative research including observation of workshops, and focus groups or interviews with participants and activities directors. The summative evaluation was completed in March 2013. Data collection for the summative evaluation included the following components: 1) A participant survey by 83 participants at 5 of 8 facilities, a 20% return of spring participants. 2) An online survey was completed by 10 activities directors at participating facilities. 3) An interview with the education manager after the concert. Informal evaluation of other workshops and programs was based on staff observations and participant comments and feedback.","VocalEssence offered 4,410 students of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities the opportunity to participate in the arts. Participating schools were from the Twin Cities Metro and Greater Minnesota. A third of schools reported a less than 50% white student body, and about half reported a free and reduced lunch rate above 50%. Through WITNESS, students in grades 4-12 were inspired by the story of legendary singer Marian Anderson. Due to a restructure of staff resources, we presented only two of the planned four Young People's Concerts, which contributed to missing our goal of 6,000 students. However, the program was successful and included workshops and two performances. The 5th year Cantor program included 2 composers from Mexico who visited to work with more than 400 students at local elementary and high schools. The CantarΘ Community Concert was attended by 1,200 people and included student and VocalEssence performances of music by the Mexican composers. The 5th year Cantor program included 2 composers from Mexico who visited to work with more than 400 students at local elementary and high schools. The CantarΘ Community Concert was attended by 1,200 people and included student and VocalEssence performances of music by the Mexican composers. 2: Through concert conversations, the Choral Pathways Program and presentations in conjunction with the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute, VocalEssence ensured 1,836 adults of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participated in the arts. VocalEssence reached 600 older adults in assisted living facilities through the Choral Pathways Program. Participants had the opportunity to attended workshops and a VocalEssence concert. The interactive nature of the workshops were designed to help older adults participate in, not just attend, these events and to enhance their concert experience. Other opportunities for arts participation included teacher seminars, five pre-concert conversations, and three OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute presentations.",,1513489,Other,1568111,10741,"David Mona, Paul Pribbenow, Mike McCarthy, Susan Crockett, Ann Barkelew, Warren Beck, Bruce Becker, Uri Camarena, Karen Charles, Debbie Estes, Jamie Flaws, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Art Kaemmer, James Odland, Kathryn Roberts, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Debra Sit, Peter Spink, Jenny Wade, Mary Ann Pulk, Philip Brunelle, Brock Metzger",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1452 ",eweller@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mower, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-284,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20676,"Operating Support",2013,408025,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker is a leading contemporary, multidisciplinary arts center committed to the creative expression of artists. Outcomes: support artists, present programs across the visual, performing, film/video, and design arts, and advance interdisciplinary initiatives. Strengthen connections with the local and regional arts community through enhanced support and involvement of partners, artists, and programmers. To support the Walker's Strategic Plan, regular assessment remains critical to all program and business functions, and ensures broad-based understanding of artist and audience engagement amongst all staff. To quantify annual accomplishments beyond financial measures, the Walker documents key Measures of Success within the areas of artistic leadership and innovation, audience engagement, civic commitment, and stewardship. In the area of artistic leadership and innovation, the measures track artist engagements across the disciplines, Walker-organized exhibitions and presentations, publications, commissions, premieres, artist residencies, traveling programs, interdisciplinary collaborations, and awards. These achievements are shared publicly each year through the Walker's online Annual Report. 2: The Walker is dedicated to advancing participation in the arts and active audience engagement. Outcomes: broaden, deepen, and diversify engagement with audiences. Using Google Analytics, Walker staff measures growth in mnartists.org membership, the number of active members, artworks uploaded or linked, visitors, page views and visit length, and visitors' specific interactions with the site features. Member and artist surveys are also conducted through email, community forums, and in person to hear how well mnartists.org serves them. The staff tracks how well mnartists.org spurs critical conservation about the arts in Minnesota and increased exposure for its artists via the press. For programs like Artist-Designed Mini Golf, performances, and film screenings, the Walker interviews the artists involved to gain their feedback, and conducts visitor surveys. It also tracks media attention, program attendance, and admissions/ticket income when applicable.","The Walker presented contemporary art and artists across the disciplines through nine exhibitions; more than eighty five performances; 170 film/video screenings; artist residency activities; and hundreds of artist talks, lectures, workshops, tours, and panel discussions. The Walker organized the first major United States survey of Mexico City-based artist Abraham Cruzvillegas and presented the first retrospective in fifteen years of work by American photographer Cindy Sherman. Four Walker-organized travelling exhibitions were viewed by more than 190,000 people in nine museums in seven cities in the United States. The Walker's Performing Arts program commissioned six new performances and presented three world premieres, including new work by Minneapolis-based BodyCartography Project. Seventeen Walker-commissioned performances toured to thirty nine venues in twenty cities in the United States, and eleven countries. The newly renovated Walker Cinema featured several regional premieres as well as the British Arrows Awards with record-breaking attendance. 2: The mnartists.org Web site served more than 21,840 artists and organizations statewide, hosted 933,050 user sessions, and connected more than 900 Minnesota artists with 60,000 people through partnerships and outreach programs. The site featured extensive arts writing commissioned from fifty nine Minnesota writers. It also shared content with national arts sites and collaborated with Grand Rapids-based ArtPrize to broaden recognition across the Upper Midwest. The Walker's Artist-Designed Mini Golf course, created as part of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's 25th anniversary during the summer of 2013, was created by forty eight Minnesota artists and garnered national media attention. The Walker also commissioned Minnesota artist Andy Messerschmidt for his first major museum installation. In partnership with Twin Cities Public Television, the annual MNTV series of short films featured eighteen Minnesota filmmakers. In addition, the 40th annual Choreographer's Evening showcased fifty one Minnesota dance artists.",,16001755,Other,16409780,,"James Dayton, Patrick Denzer, Marjorie Weiser, Mark Addicks, Carol Bemis, Ralph Burnet, John Christakos, Thomas Crosby Jr, Andrew Duff, Shawn Gensch, Karen Heithoff, Richard Hirst, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Jennifer Martin, David Moore Jr, Monica Nassif, Dawn Owens, Richard Payne Jr, Michael Peterman, Brian Pietsch, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Chris Roberts, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Wim Stocks, Mike Sweeney, Laura Taft, John Thomson, John Whaley, Susan White, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, Frank Wilkinson",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-285,"Lawrence Adams: Principal, LarsonAllen, LLP.; Jonathan Carter: Solutions development manager, General Mills.; Ellen Copperud: Board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.; Kenna Cottman Sarge: Artistic director, Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. Educator, TU Dance Center. Dancer with Pramila Vasudevan.; Hong Dice: Professor of music, Carleton College, and Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Antony Goddard: Executive director, Paramount Arts Resource Trust, and St Cloud Opportunities.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Therese Kunz: Creative director, Longville Arts Center; Founder, Screen Porch Productions, Inc.; Janis Lane-Ewart: Executive director and volunteer programmer, KFAI. Treasurer, Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations, and National Federation of Community Broadcasters.|Peter Spooner, Curator, Tweed Museum of Art. Board member, Duluth Public Arts Commission, Duluth Public Library, Artists Relief Fund, and Chester Bowl Improvement Club.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20678,"Operating Support",2013,14498,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Weavers Guild of Minnesota plans to focus on re-imagining what it means to be a member (supporter, student, or instructor) of our organization. Goals: remain relevant today and in the future; study and develop a revitalized benefits program; use technology to reach and communicate with an expanded community; and create an ongoing channel of support to ensure sustained arts programming. Outcomes: report data numbers, proximity/location, and demographics. Membership activities respondents were most interested in following: 93-96% classes and workshops; 22-32% member meetings with speakers; 7-32% Fiber Fair; and 11-29% study groups. While classes and workshops and Fiber Fair were also mentioned, our strong education program and Fiber Fair will continue; a core curriculum review is being led by the Education Committee, and the annual member sale will take place at the Northrup King Building in 2013. To address the other major areas of interest the Membership Chair developed a timeline and objectives to meet the following needs: with the surveys capturing data related to skills/abilities for participation and more weekend activities, Weavers Guild has changed the name of its study groups to ‘interest groups’; developed a new group that will focus on building relationships with newer weavers or those not familiar with our activities. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts. Weavers Guild of Minnesota plans to continue its strong educational programming. Goals: explore satellite locations and have a broader presence through the metro area; increase capacity and audience reach (students, individuals, artists) in all ages and skill levels in communities that normally do not have access to our unique art form and resources. Outcomes: increase accessibility and engage underserved populations through data tracking, resource development, and evaluation. Weavers Guild of Minnesota's Operations Manager has completed Associate Management Software training, imported old database information, and launched the organization's new Associate Management Software system and website. These initiatives also included planning for communications, such as the weekly online member newsletter, The Draft, and student and instructor course details. Members and broader audience can now register for classes and workshops online. Weavers Guild members also have the capacity to log-in to renew their membership, update contact information, or access the member directory. We formed an ad hoc task group to develop and plan the content for a members-only forum and section of the Web site. Highlights of this unique function will allow for more direct communication and a photo sharing feature, as well as a platform for individuals to request/discuss ride-sharing options or who is interested in forming a private group lesson. A Web cam can reach others remotely for meetings or informational sessions.","Weavers Guild of Minnesota's plan of re-imagining what it means to be a member resulted in designing two online surveys and collecting data from newer and former members. We received responses from 15% of newer members and 10% from former members. The survey asked a series of questions related to joining/membership in the organization, interest(s), organization involvement/participation, interactions with social networking, communication, and proximity/location. When asked, Why did you join? respondents mentioned the following (highest to lowest): to learn about weaving, spinning and dyeing, to connect with other people interested in fiber [arts], class tuition discount, and [interest in] equipment. We learned that 55% of respondents registered for a class at the same time they signed up to be a member, while 38% took a class(es) before joining the organization. Demographics: 93% female, and 7% male; Age: 46%: 46-60; 39%: 61-75; 13%: 30-45. 2: Weavers Guild of Minnesota's plan to remain relevant today and in the future involved using technology to reach and communicate with its community. In March 2013, we acquired and implemented Associate Management Software, and other supporting technology to upgrade our database and that system's capacity to interact with our Web site and accounting software. With an increase in online readership and a growing and active Web audience, Weavers Guild has technologically positioned itself to move the organization in a positive, engaging direction. The efficiencies and integration of these systems frees up staff to benefit other organization programs (Outreach, Education, Membership and Development).",,126185,Other,140683,14498,"Donna Gravesen, Peggy Baldwin, Geri Retzlaff, Cathie Mayr, Ellen Richard, Peter Withoff, Steve Pauling, Jere Thompson, Jackie Lind, Gayle Groebner, Jan Hayman",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Hansen,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-287,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20679,"Operating Support",2013,14036,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To cultivate leadership in Minnesota artists through an expansion of artist-driven classes, events, and workshops; programs that teach professional development and offer professional opportunities; and development of a strong network of artists participating in open studio opportunities, creating more frequent intersections with other artists. All statistics are collected in our data base and through class registrations. This year, 611 artist-taught classes were offered (compared to 552 in the previous year). This measures a 10% expansion of opportunities, however, evaluation also measures the numbers of artists actually engaged in said activities. As indicated above, we projected 95 artists would be served directly through professional opportunities, however 236 were actually engaged: 66 as teaching artists, 103 through exhibition opportunities, and 67 through open studio. Other evaluation includes observed engagement with artists attending open studios and then leading into artist discussion/critique activities. 2: To increase Minnesota citizens' understanding and appreciation of art in its many forms, through exhibition programs that showcase Minnesota artists and celebrate a diversity of artistic and cultural expressions and by bringing premier exhibitions into the northeast suburban area from various Minnesota collections, i.e., Minnesota Museum of Art and the Goldstein Museum. By partnering with Century College for the Northern Lights Exhibition, the show was seen by 20,000 students who pass through the public gallery every week. Art professors at the college took classes through the show to discuss the various works. Of the forty one artists accepted into the show, forty were from Minnesota. The Northern Lights artist reception included a presentation by the jury panel who spoke about the qualities they were looking for in judging the entries. This educational part of the program was attended by 110 people. It was observed that the audience was engaged in deeper understanding and appreciation by active questions during the presentation and participants stayed for the entire event.","To cultivate leadership in Minnesota artists through an expansion of artist-driven classes, events, and workshops; programs that teach professional development and offer professional opportunities, and development of a strong network of artists. White Bear Center for the Arts offered the following professional development classes for artists: Business of Art, Grant Writing Workshop, Mounting and Framing Photographs, Internet Strategies and Social Media for Artists. In addition, we initiated a new weekly, Open Studio-Paint with your Peers, and monthly, Artists Discussion and Critique series (free and open to the public). Additionally, the White Bear Center for Arts hosted a juried art exhibition, with 93 artists entering and 41 accepted; and installed fifteen public art exhibitions in area businesses. 2: This was achieved through the Northern Lights Juried art show, and fifteen public art exhibitions held at four locations in the area. Diversity of artistic and cultural expression included the following mediums: acrylic, alabaster, cardboard, ceramic, charcoal, clay, colored pencil, fiber, glass beads, graphite, intaglio collage, marker, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, printmaking, pyrophyllite, solarplate etching, steel sculpture, stoneware, sumi-e, walnut, watercolor.",,516547,Other,530583,2420,"Robert Cuerden, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Alan Kantrud, Patricia Berger, Kyle Frederickson, Jan Gillen, Mary Gove, Steve Harmon, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Mary Levins, Dan Wachtler, Linda Wall-Waddell, Sue Ahlcrona-Emeritus Director",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Sherburne, Carver, Goodhue, Isanti, Scott, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Wright, Benton, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Pine, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-288,"Sara Buechmann: Executive director, Mankato Symphony Orchestra.; Lawrence Gorrell: Program director, Master of Arts in Human Development; associate professor, Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management, St Mary's University.; Paula Justich: Program director of arts and cultural management, St Mary's University of Minnesota.; Elisa Korentayer: Artist and consultant. Founder, Geekcorps, and E.K. Consulting.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design.; Cuong Phan: Associate professor of visual arts, St John's University. Filmmaker and educator.; Melisa Riviere: Professor of anthropology, Hamline University, and University of Minnesota. Director and Co-founder, B-Girl Be summit. Founder, Emetrece Productions.; Christi Schmitt: Teacher, L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School. Executive board member, St Paul Federation of Teachers.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,Yes 20680,"Operating Support",2013,13915,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Twin Cities children and teens are engaged and inspired by their participation in the performing arts. Outcomes: by fiscal year 2013, the total number of youth served by Youth Performance Company classes and the Young Artists Council has increased by 35%. By fiscal year 2013, Young Artist Council activities have increased by 20%. This goal aligns with the goals that people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts; and the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life. For the first set of outcomes, The Youth Performance Company staff directors met periodically to review goals around Youth Performance Company classes and Young Artist Council. Throughout the year, the Director of Education adjusted tactics to try to reach class enrollment goals. The Assistant Director works closely with the Young Artist Council to plan their season of activities and monitor their work. This year, we explored new possibilities around evaluating our programs and our engagement with youth. Youth Performance Company was introduced to the Youth Work Institute and the Youth Program Quality Assessment tool. When we examined the tool, we concluded that it would be a good fit for our variety of programs providing valuable feedback to strengthen the Youth Performance Company way. This evaluation method was focused on our engagement with youth activities and was not applicable to our Arts Board operating support grant. We do feel a need to mention it here in order for the Arts Board and others stakeholders to understand how deeply Youth Performance Company values evaluation. 2: Youth Performance Company’s audience values the development of teens through theatre. Outcomes: by fiscal year 2013, Youth Performance Company’s core non-school audience base has increased from 600 to 800. By fiscal year 2013, 25% of Youth Performance Company’s non-school audiences are also donors. This goal aligns with goal that Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Youth Performance Company's Associate Director and the Board Marketing Committee actively monitors audience numbers and makes adjustments to tactics throughout the year. Our Director of Development works closely with the Treasurer and Board Development Committee to monitor individual giving results.","Fiscal year 2013 was a tremendous year for Youth Performance Company, including receiving the Minnesota Council for Nonprofits/MAP for Nonprofits Mission Award for work on racism. While having a robust marketing and outreach effort, Youth Performance Company failed to reach stated goals for class participation. Our location is next to the future Central Corridor light rail line. With construction happening throughout the year, we saw a decrease of 30% participation in classes. However, our unique and popular Young Artist Council has seen an increase in participation of over 35% in fiscal year 2013. The Young Artist Council activities increased by 50% including holding three main shows with performances held over three weeks each, including: Women and Wallace, Anne of Green Gables, and A Night Where Anything Goes: A Cabaret. 2: Youth Performance Company understands how critical individual participation and support is for maintaining a sustainable organization. In fiscal year 2013, Youth Performance Company's non-school audience base increased to over 800 people. Our marketing committee worked very hard this past year to reach out to many individuals and organizations. We also focused on opportunities for parents and alumni to become even more involved with our programming. Since 2010, Youth Performance Company has made an important effort to increase individual donors to ensure that we are a sustainable organization. We have spent considerable time to identify and cultivate individuals who are interested in the advancement of teens as well as focus more attention on our parents and alumni. This effort is paying off with over 25% of our non-school audience members becoming donors.",,370436,Other,384351,1392,"Diane Anderson, Eve Bassinger, Jennifer Breitinger, Deb Brisch-Cramer, Susan Byers, Cheri Galbraith, Kurt Gueldner, Jill Jensen Coghlan, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, Shauna McKenzie, Annie O'Connor, Cathy Sweet, Brian Teeters, Carey Thornton, Keri VanOverschelde, Kari Xiong,",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Lattin,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180x 105",ron@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-289,"Joshua Aerie: Conductor, artistic director, and instructor of various music organizations. Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and Sacred Heart Music Center.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Yolanda Cotterall: Greater Minnesota rural program director, Latino Economic Development Center. Board member, Casa de Esperanza, and Mixed Blood Theatre.; Heidi Droegemueller: Director of development and individual giving, Minnesota Orchestra; president, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota chapter; Timothy Lloyd: Metal artist. Committee member, Northfield Arts Guild. Retired arts educator.; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Managing partner, The Fulton Group, LLC.; Jamie Robertson: Executive director, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center and Arts Retreat.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20681,"Operating Support",2013,14213,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present innovative work that connects with members of our community in imaginative and personal ways. In this next season, we will produce Inuksuit, by John Luther Adams, to be performed by 9-99 percussionists in an outdoor space. Through this production, we will establish or deepen our connection with 66-99 drummers of varying ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds in the Twin Cities, and to a lesser extent, the state of Minnesota; and establish mutually beneficial partnerships with Minnesota Parks and Trails and Ellis Drums. Through presenting innovative new work of the type described above, we are hoping to reach audience members that would not typically attend a new music event, engage new sound artists and performers that do not typically create chamber music, and increase our visibility. At our performance at Caponi Art Park, roughly 230 audience members wandered about the outdoor performance art installation. Our audience included many families with small children (not at all our usual demographic) as well as senior citizens. Based on feedback elicited from Caponi Art Park staff, audience members expressed that they found the experience unusual but gratifying and would come back to experience other such performances in the future. The production enjoyed lively social media presence and garnered a Star Tribune article, satisfying our aim to increase visibility. 2: Increase the scope of Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret and Zeitgeist Early Music Festival. With these festivals, we want to increase attendance by 10%; increase the media attention these festivals receive (two-four significant media articles or reviews); and establish at least two sponsorship relationships with local businesses. With our Early Music Festival, we would also like to increase pay for our participating performers to 10% above union scale and increase the number of professional and non-professional performers engaged through this festival (from four to eight). To evaluate our work regarding this outcome, we tracked audience numbers and noted sponsorships, media coverage, and performer compensation.","Our first outcome was to present innovative work that connects with members of our community in imaginative and personal ways. Specifically, we referred to presenting a production of Inuksuit, a work by John Luther Adams for 9-99 percussionists in an outdoor space. We didn't produce that production in our last year because we had an opportunity to create another such special work with the 2012-2013 McKnight Visiting Composer, Hugh Livingston. Because bringing this composer's work to the community was time-sensitive, we presented his work, Sound and Place, instead. Hugh Livingston is a sound artist who sculpts sound in outdoor spaces. Sound and Place is an evening-length work created for Zeitgeist and Caponi Art Park. The work premiered in July 2013 and took place over roughly an acre within the park land. Next season, Zeitgeist will present Inuksuit in August at Caponi Art Park. 2: With our Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret and Zeitgeist Early Music Festival, we were aiming to increase attendance by 10%, increase the media attention these festivals receive, and establish at least two sponsorship relationships with local businesses. This season, we increased attendance for our Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret by 8% and our Early Music Festival by 13%. We developed sponsorship relationships with five businesses and our Early Music Festival was the subject of two articles (Minnesota Daily and Knight Arts). We had also hoped to increase compensation for our Early Music Festival performers and increase the number of performers involved in that festival. This year, however, this festival simply didn't need the participation of many performers, though the three that did participate were required to participate more extensively throughout the festival. We did increase compensation for extra performers beyond union scale.",,139105,"Other, local or private",153318,1085,"Craig Sinard, Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe, Carrie Henneman Shaw, Carleton Macy, Zachary Crockett, Brett Wartchow, Philip Blackburn",0.25,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 E 4th St Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-290,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 20683,"Operating Support",2013,15893,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and present flamenco performances of the highest artistic quality that reach a broad public. Premiere a new full-length flamenco work by Susana di Palma (Diary of a Mad Woman, based on poetry by Gabriella Mistral) at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis, and present a Café Flamenco concert for the public at the Southern or Ritz Theater. Evaluation included box office records, reviews and media attention, feedback from audiences, students and presenters. With Locas Mujeres y Mas box office receipts showed that we reached over 1,200 audience members. We garnered favorable attention in the local media. We received a glowing preview piece from Lightsey Darst on MNArtists.org, as well as notices by Linda Shapiro and Sheila Regan in City Pages, and two articles in the local Spanish-language press. Headcounts from the other performances showed that we reached an additional 500 youth and 3,500 adults this year. All the organizations who booked us were happy with our performances, and several performances encouraged new students to join our dance classes. 2: Serve at least 7,000 youth and adults through performances and outreach programming. Provide opportunities for people across Minnesota to engage with flamenco dance and artists in multiple ways that are fun and easily accessible, regardless of age, ethnicity, or income level. Provide quality instruction in flamenco dance and music for youth and adults through the Zorongo School and through workshops with guest artists. Bring flamenco performances and workshops to two-four Minnesota communities; conduct five-ten outreach concerts in the Twin Cities area; conduct outreach for youth in the Twin Cities and on tour through performances of a special children’s flamenco program, Toro; and provide two free open houses for the public to explore flamenco. Zorongo kept accurate records of all activities provided and numbers of individuals who attended/participated. 1) Locas Mujeres y Mas concert: 912, mostly adults, about 10% Hispanic heritage, mixed genders, many income levels, performed at an ADA-accessible venue. 2) Locas Mujeres y Mas student matinee: 470, students and teachers, about 15% of Hispanic heritage, many from Spanish-immersion programs. 3) School: About 40% of students are either from a Hispanic background or are first generation immigrants. Full and partial scholarships are provided for about ten low-income students, both children and adults. 4) Other performances: About 10% Hispanic heritage, mostly adults, many income levels, performed exclusively at ADA-accessible venues.","We premiered a new work by Susana di Palma, Locas Mujeres y Mas/Madwomen and More, at The Cowles Center, March 8-10, 2013. We performed for a large audience of children and parents at the Mankato International Festival in April, 2013, at Augsburg College in October, 2012, for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs in December, 2012, at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve in October, 2012, at the grand opening of Flamenco Coffee's new coffee shop in Northeast Minneapolis in May 2013, at Casa de Espana en Minnesota's annual Feria event in May, 2013, and at several private parties throughout the year. 2: We provided opportunities for people to engage with flamenco dance and artists in multiple ways that are fun and easily accessible regardless of age, ethnicity, or income level. We served over 100 students, age five and up, in the Zorongo School, including some classes taught in Spanish. We provided workshops with internationally renowned guest musicians and dancers who performed in our concert. We provided two free open houses for the public to explore flamenco. Over fifty audience members stayed for a post-concert talkback. A student matinee played to 470, with over 100 coming up on stage to practice flamenco steps they had just learned.",,80009,Other,95902,2200,"Robert Schommer, Donald Davies, Robin Moede, Christine Kozachok, Vanessa Carneiro, Alessandra Chiarelli, Tamara Rogers, Georgia Hlebaen, Marissa Sundquist, Allison Herrera, Catherine Higgins Whiteside, Silvia Lopez",,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Niels,Strandskov,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 743-8331 ",flamenco@zorongo.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, Carver, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-292,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 32299,"Operating Support",2016,11556,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Identifying and presenting/producing unique stage work that provides intimate, artistic experiences and employs as many Minnesota based artists as possible. 1a) Presenting and/or producing at least eight productions with a total of 90 performances. 1b) Employing at least 60 artists. 1c) Continuing to be a recognized by our patrons in surveys as a leader in the presentation of unique works.","Presented and produced unique work that employed as many Minnesota artists as possible. Box office and booking reports indicate Actors Theater produced or presented fifteen different productions for a total of 135 performances, employing 63 artists. ",,262099,"Other, local or private",273655,600,"Dan Barth, Wendy Robson, John Haynes, Narendra Reddy, Mike Kennefick, Bill Collins",,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290 ",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-619,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32300,"Operating Support",2016,11154,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. Audience data and surveys will be collected. Progress will be weighed against deliverables and target dates identified in our Strategic Plan. Success attributes include two outreach activities in 2015, and the creation of an outreach troupe in 2014. 2: Foster greater collaboration between area arts organizations to maximize sustainability. Measurements include surveying stakeholders of area arts organizations (benchmark, and follow-up) as well as: completion of a community-wide ticketing plan, marketing plan, joint educational effort and exploration of a joint programming effort.","Create broader access and awareness to the theatrical arts through outreach. Access was achieved through four outreach activities (one Improv, three Shakespeare), including three off-site performance (two regional, one local). Participant data and surveys were collected. Program was weighed against deliverables and target dates. 2: Foster greater collaboration between area arts organizations to maximize sustainability. Collaboration was achieved through the realization of our collaborative ticketing plan and one joint educational opportunity with Theatre L'Homme Dieu. Evaluation matrix weighed against goals and weighed against deliverables and target dates.",,217388,"Other, local or private",228542,11154,"Nicole Fernholz, Holly Wallerich, Kelly Prestby, Rebecca Byrne, Charles Grussing, Gary Lund, Rachel Barduson, Amy Allen, Peter Woit",0.5,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Benjamin,Klipfel,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc.","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300 ",info@alexandriaareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-620,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32301,"Operating Support",2016,59582,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic development and community engagement: Manage grant programs; connect composers with Minnesota performers; produce twenty-five innova releases. Regular communication with participants throughout the duration of programs. Surveys and qualitative discussions by/with key stakeholders. 2: Inspire students with Fresh Music: Provide middle and high school students with meaningful musical experiences through the creation of new music. Ongoing monitoring of new and replicated programs and residencies, input from advisory committee and surveys completed by key stakeholders including artists, educators and students. ","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced 26 new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports, and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes High School Composition Awards encouraged music creation and mentored six students. Quantitative and qualitative data were measured. Compiled findings assess program elements and the role staff needs to play in fostering success. Independent evaluation of NextNotes' first year influencing new processes this year.",,1587282,"Other, local or private",1646864,3000,"Meredith Alden, J. Anthony Allen, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Jeffrey Cadwell, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, David Conte, Dee Ann Crossley, Melitta Drechsler, Jorja Fleezanis, Vivian Fung, Delta David Gier, Jeff Graves, Stephen Green, Joy Harjo, Jennifer Howard, Sam Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, Deb Kermeen, Anne LeBaron, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, Joseph Ohrt, David Ranheim, Bill Sands, Jim Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Tom Voegeli, James Wafler",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Steele, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-621,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32302,"Operating Support",2016,86781,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through partnerships with local artists and organizations, innovative programming, awards, magazine, library, and shows. ACC will evaluate success through increased use of ACC resources, improved economic opportunities for artists, feedback from participants, sustained financial stability, and growth in attendance, donations, and members.","ACC created quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through partnerships with organizations and artists, innovative programming, awards, magazine, library, and shows. ACC demonstrated success through increased use of ACC resources, improved economic opportunities for artists, participant feedback, sustained membership, financial stability, and growth in attendance and donations.",,4989527,"Other, local or private",5076308,13017,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Chuck Duddingston, Robert Duncan, Libba Evans, Kelly Gage, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, Jim Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Giselle Huberman, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn LeBaron, Wendy Maruyama, Lydia Matthews, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Judy Pote, S. Kay Savik, Josh Simpson, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia A. Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-622,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32303,"Operating Support",2016,422879,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 square feet of affordable space across twelve projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, the Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 educational sessions, and space for twenty arts organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracks this outcome in terms of the amount, quality, and diversity of artistic activity occurring within the 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects, serving 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communit 2: 30,997 Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. This outcome was tracked by performance and program attendance numbers, program records, and feedback from survey, talk back sessions, and conversations with participants and partners. ",,21280796,"Other, local or private",21703675,168530,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, James Feild, Roy Gabay, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Margaret Lucas, Mary Margaret MacMillan, Mark Manbeck, Richard Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, and Cree Zischke",2,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Joern,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 400",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",shannon.joern@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-623,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32304,"Operating Support",2016,27581,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing multimedia arts programming to 250 at risk Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth, who have traditionally limited access to high quality arts education/performance. AMA will focus on both Process/Outcome Evaluations: PROCESS EVALUATION: # of programs, number of participants. OUTCOME EVALUATION: Pre/Post surveys among participants, with 80% satisfaction rate of increasing knowledge about arts creation. 2: Developing strategic partnership with at least ten underserved AAPI groups, to promote Pan Asian arts and cultural heritages through the web and collaborative arts events. PROCESS EVALUATION: The number of collaborative projects and the number of partners. OUTCOME EVALUATION: Focus Group Discussion with partners, with at least 80% of partners expressing interests in expanding their arts programming.","Offered multimedia arts programming to 304 at risk youth, mostly African/Asian Americans, who have traditionally limited access to high quality arts education/performances. Youth has filled out the pre (155)/post (124) surveys and we have: 1) Experiences of Arts Leadership at Program: Mean = 2.45 (Max. score 3.0), with 82% satisfaction, 2) Sense of Competence; Mean = 2.47 (Max, score 3.0), with 82% satisfaction. 2: Developed strategic partnership with 56 underserved AAPI arts groups, to promote Pan Asian arts/cultural heritages through collaborative arts events. Focus group interview with arts partners, with below feedback, and 100% satisfaction rate, comments like 1) Well-organized; like the event a lot; rare chance to present our arts; 2) Expanding planning committee for events.",,787724,"Other, local or private",815305,27581,"Lambert Lum, Xianping He, Ethel Lee Norwood, Tie Oei, Leo Parvis, Kangi Yang",,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Marshall, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-624,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32305,"Operating Support",2016,10459,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To hire a part-time development director to help increase unearned revenue sources, thereby improving the organization's financial situation and ensuring its future. This outcome will be evaluated by measuring an increase in donations and by identifying and tracking the new donors. It will also be evaluated by having a balanced budget.","Our outcome in 2016 is to improve our financial development strategies to increase unearned revenue sources, thereby improving the AACA's financial situation and ensuring its future. We implemented eTapestry, which has provided more detailed donor tracking capabilities. Our FY 2015 budget ended in a $40k loss, but that is the lowest deficit we have had since 2011.",,263025,"Other, local or private",273484,10459,"Megan Burroughs, Mary Davenport, Greg Davis, Laura Helle, Andrew Kepper, Randy Kramer, Bradley Mariska, Rodney Nordeng, Gretchen Ramlo, Ward Robinson, Celeste Ruble, Chad Sayles, Belita Schindler, Marlene R. Schlichter, Dave Sylte, Mary Anne Wolesky ",,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marlene,Schlichter,"Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Historic Paramount Theatre","300 Main St N",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 434-0934 ",accountant@austinareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-625,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32307,"Operating Support",2016,36856,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of individuals traditionally underserved by BTAC who participate in high-quality arts programs. We will compare the numbers and demographics of people participating in our programming from FY 2015 to FY 2016. 2: Support artists in Minnesota with career-enhancing opportunities and competitive compensation. BTAC will create fourteen art exhibitions, nine theatre productions, and over 100 arts education classes. Over the course of this work, BTAC will pay over $400,000 to Minnesota artists. Support for Minnesota artists will be carefully tracked and widely celebrated.","We have continued to expand outreach programming, increasing audiences 16% between FY 15 and FY 16. Counts of participants in our outreach (partnership) programs, combined with what we know about the demographics of the people served by the majority of our outreach partners (e.g. seniors, people with disabilities, children of color). 2: We created fourteen exhibitions, eight theater productions, and over 100 arts classes, paying over $445,000 to artists. Counts of artist-led programs offered (all artists are paid) and review of accounting records for artist compensation. ",,1624972,"Other, local or private",1661828,4158,"MaryAnne London, Amy Lueders, Rob Lunz, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Brian Prentice, Jason Moore, John Schuerman, Paul Seminari, Karen Snedeker, Greg Wolsky, Jo Wright, Paul Zech",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,deNoyelles,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 Old Shakopee Rd W",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8569 ",lightbluescreen@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-627,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32308,"Operating Support",2016,48932,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build capacity and understanding in evaluating and assessing its goals in artistic excellence. This will be our second year working with Chorus America and other choruses across the country to implement intrinsic impact surveys, monitor responses and share results for further understanding. 2: Cantus will create and perform concert programs that are relevant to its audience and that offer new perspectives, reflection and affirmation. Intrinsic impact surveys will help us learn how our audience understands our programming intent. Anecdotal comments and monitoring individual gifts will also provide important information. ","Cantus has a better understanding of its audience and the arts in Minnesota through survey results and implementing an Intrinsic Impact task force. Chorus America survey ranked Cantus highly in intellectual stimulation, social bridging and quality of singing. Minnesota presenters report audiences value the high artistic quality of Cantus and the emotional resonance of the programming. 2: Cantus is succeeding in providing a meaningful music experience, an important part of a well-developed life and an important part of making the arts vital. Survey results say 72% of Minnesotans attend Cantus performances to be moved or inspired. A review from StarTribune (April 2016) said the concert and music provided food for serious reflection and lodge firmly in the memory, a pang to conscience.",,1067718,"Other, local or private",1116650,,"Wendy Holmes, Julie Carver, Chuck Peterson, Noel McCormick, Katie Berg, Pete Cochrane, Elizabeth Cutter, James Dorsey, Chris Foss, Martha Graber, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Libby Larsen, Brock Metzger, Marit Smaby Nowlin, David Ranheim, Jeff Reed, Karl Reichert, Paul John Rudoi, Criag Shulstad, Mary E. Lee",,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carly,Thornberry,Cantus,"PO Box 2379",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 435-0046 ",cthornberry@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Todd, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-628,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32309,"Operating Support",2016,17197,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain CIM's decade-long commitment to high-quality instruction provided by master artists handing down the traditions and history of Irish music. CIM will maintain a balanced budget and build community partners in FY 2016 to support the work of 18 teaching artists and 380 students in year-round instruction; fiscal and philanthropic metrics will be analyzed. 2: CIM will increase enrollment by five percent in FY 2016 as we build awareness about the resources the school brings to Minnesota's arts community. CIM will serve more than 380 of students of all backgrounds in FY 2016 with annual revenue of $270,000, including $11,000 in discounts and scholarships for students in need; enrollment statistics, web stats and publicity will be tracked.","A balanced budget and community support allowed CIM's 22 teaching artists to instruct 316 individual students of traditional Irish music. CIM tracks students enrolled in fall, spring, and summer lessons and student participants of the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend festival. All totaled, CIM reached 638 students during the grant period. MIM evaluations showed raving reviews of programs. 2: CIM served 638 total students--a fifteen percent increase over FY14--with 5.8 percent of music school revenue committed to financial aid and discounts. CIM exceeded annual revenue goals in the fiscal year with an actual budget of $284,640 including $10,585 in financial aid and scholarships to qualified candidates. CIM saw deepened engagement amongst its students in FY 2016.",,188051,"Other, local or private",205248,14000,"Greg Padden, Patrick Cole,Teisha Magee,Laura Billings-Coleman,Dave McKenna, Mike Lynch, Jan Casey, Patrick Krekelberg, Michael O'Connor ",,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-629,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32311,"Operating Support",2016,285713,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve 250,000 people through artistic and education programs, including 85,000 served through opportunities designed to increase access to the arts. Participation counts, surveys, formal assessment designed to measure against the following benchmarks: Increase access to the arts for 85,000 people; serve 3,000+ children through education programs. 2: Produce a season of seven plays that meet rigorous standards of artistic excellence and represent diverse voices, including five world premieres. Internal and external artistic assessment; audience satisfaction surveys; audience counts; reviews; community events and conversations; ongoing monitoring of commissioning/development activities. ","CTC served 291,872 youth, families and teachers through productions and education programs, including 103,925 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts to assess increases in access and implemented a survey of access/community engagement program participants. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC produced seven diverse plays and musicals, including five world premieres, representing reimagined classics and inspiring new works. Community input included the LGBTQ Focus Group; a check-in with groups serving low income households; the Latino Council, which seeks to expand CTC's relationship with the Latino community; and the new Twin Cities Large Cultural Organizations Forum.",,10946064,"Other, local or private",11231777,19506,"Stefanie Adams, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Todd Brooks, Linnea Burman, Morgan Burns, Barbara Burwell, Y. Ralph Chu, Paula Cooney, Jeff Davidman, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry B. Fauver, G. Bryan Fleming, Rajiv Garg, Lili Hall, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Sam Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, George Montague, Todd Noteboom, Doug Parish, JoAnne Pastel, Lisa Saul Paylor, Allison Peterson, Martha Pomerantz, Mojdeh Poul, Mark Price, Jocelyn Knoll, Jag Reddy, Sharon Ryan, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Dave VanBenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick B. Walsh, William White",9.1,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Annie,Nelson,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",anelson@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-631,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32312,"Operating Support",2016,13067,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer two community main stage performances of a major dance production able to provide seating for at least 1,000 audience members during the state FY 2016. Board will incorporate feedback from prior performances during planning stage, establish outcome goals, and monitor against benchmarks established for outcomes as well as constituents' satisfaction. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will participate in at least ten performance opportunities throughout the community for audiences looking to experience or learn about Chinese dance and culture Board will incorporate feedback from prior performances during planning stage, establish outcome goals, and monitor against benchmarks established for outcomes as well as constituents' satisfaction ","CAAM CDT exceeded its goal for audiences by reaching at least 2,000 audience members during two 90 minute and two 45 minute dance programs each adapted to the specific audience attending. Board in consultation with artistic staff, set number of performances, venue, target audience, artistic and financial goals. Staff and Board received feedback from samples of audience, dancers and other stakeholders primarily through interviews. 2: CAAM CDT exceeded its goal by sharing Chinese culture at 25 events, festivals, performances and other opportunities. CAAM CDT Board sets goals and monitors staff to assure goals are met. Feedback is obtained from a sample of audiences and outreach partners in the form of interviews and written feedback and in some cases surveys of audiences and organizers.",,225434,"Other, local or private",238501,1000,"Yanhua Wusands, Vickee Nelson, Ronald Tu, Wenlei Fang, Wei Liu, De Zhang, Chris Londgren, Stacey Hunter Hecht, Beatrice Rothweiler",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806 ",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-632,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32314,"Operating Support",2016,67541,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide no- or low-cost access for 200 low-income students; work with three-five partners serving low-income and diverse youth; two series for disabled youth. Documentation of number of scholarships; report on partners and the demographics of their group; documentation of the disability class attendance and accomplishments. 2: At least 40,000 at shows and demonstrations; free circus intro days for 1,000 people; engage 30+ teaching artists; serve 2,500 students. Attendance for summer show, spring showcases, public demonstration days; number of students in year-long, summer camp and school classes; report on number of teaching artists engaged.","200 low income students got scholarships; worked with two non-profits and twelve city schools; ran two programs for mentally and physically disabled youth. Record of scholarships and work study; list of non-profits and schools; record of offering classes and then attendance at Wings and Out of the Chair. 2: 52,000+ saw shows and demonstrations; introduction to Circus for Saint Paul Public Schools group; 1,000 youth year-round, 426 summer camps, over 1,000 at shows; 49 teaching artists. Attendance at 2015 summer and spring shows, community performances; tally of outreach to Saint Paul Public School groups; enrollment in year-round, summer camps and free show tickets; coaches and other teaching artists engaged.",,2109212,"Other, local or private",2176753,9585,"Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell, Donna Gies, Laura Mogren, John Esch, Krista Sweeney, Dan Rooney, George M. Heriot, Veneeta Sakar Branby, Peter Huber, Dan Butler, Betty Butler",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Thompson,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",kim@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Brown, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-634,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32315,"Operating Support",2016,36934,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Two new products expand and/or deepen service to current demographics and eliminate economic and/or geographic barriers. A survey determines if new products attract new consumers, resolve geographic/economic barriers, and/or deepens service to current consumers. 2. More people are aware of CLIMB Theatre. Data collection determines if website redesign, social media efforts, awards, and programming through new technologies introduces CLIMB to 10,000 people.","Two new products expanded and/or deepened service to current demographics and eliminated economic and/or geographic barriers. New products: (1) Faraway Woods podcasts: free online, and (2) one person (lower cost) classes for Middle-School and Preschool. Partner data is collected during booking to identify barriers. Podcast listens, downloads and geo-location is tracked. 2: More people are aware of CLIMB Theatre. CLIMB's web traffic increased after redesign by over 50%, 29,464 unique views since Oct 2015, up from 11,482 in 2014. CLIMB's Faraway Woods podcasts also provided programs via podcast to 4,742 listeners in 2016.",,11426767,"Other, local or private",11463701,11279,"James Gambone, Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Traverse, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-635,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32316,"Operating Support",2016,52284,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop programs that give access to the reading experience in ways supplemental to traditional publishing, providing a new model for publishers. Collect surveys and evaluations from partner organizations, authors, and readers to qualitatively and quantitatively assess reach and change in community expectations of publishers. 2: Expand local and national awareness of both our Minnesota writers and nationally known authors through new and backlist titles as well as programs. Track our projects and programs featuring national and local writers. Conduct annual surveys of writers, local host organizations, and audiences to measure change in awareness.","Eight Minnesota events drew 1520 attendees to diverse venues. Over 70% of CHP in the Stacks guests said the event made them feel differently about libraries. Surveyed authors who participated about their experiences, surveyed participants, measured attendance, talked with staff at participating organizations, and analyzed numbers for overall program impact. 2: Published nineteen books (two translations, four reissues), tracked 38 Minnesota events including three CHP in the Stacks events; 35 were in the Twin Cities and three in greater Minnesota. Surveyed authors and audiences, tracked attendance, surveyed Coffee House Press interns, sought feedback from CHP in the Stacks' partner organizations, staff/authors analyzed residencies.",,865174,"Other, local or private",917458,,"Carol Mack, Patricia Beithon, Patricia Tilton, Suzanne Allen, Jeffrey Hom, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Stephen Keating, Jennifer Kwon-Dobbs, Sarah Lutman, Malcolm McDermid, Sjur Midness, Maureen Millea Smith, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Enrique Olivarez Jr., Marla Stack, Paul Stembler, Chris Fischbach",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-636,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32318,"Operating Support",2016,39708,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: Letters of Agreement, participant and/or facilitator surveys, number of residencies and participants, number of community partners, additional expenses to host residency. 2: Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Survey students annually to track attendance, perceptions, attitudes toward arts participation, track student tickets and participation in related activities.","Residency/outreach played an integral role in CSB's season; more than twenty activities provided opportunities for people to engage directly with artists. CSB tracked number of activities and participants, mix of on campus vs off campus events, fees associated with residency, and additional hotel costs. We were able to negotiate no hotel with several companies, reducing costs. 2: A majority (80%) of students surveyed indicated their experiences at CSB have made them more likely to attend arts events after graduation. CSB surveyed students at the end of the year and learned the majority are primed for future arts engagement: 74% believe the arts are invaluable to a healthy community, 54% attended three or more arts events in the last year.",,814950,"Other, local or private",854658,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Bethany Purkapile, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Adam Houghton, Katie Campbell, Mark McGowan, Cindy Malone, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Petters, Br. Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Seven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-638,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32320,"Operating Support",2016,42529,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans involved in community organizations will learn through creative arts programs that let them experience, create and connect with art. - Programs held at five or more types of organizations: schools, shelters, libraries, hospitals; Residency participants create at least one piece of original art; 80% of evaluations show participants learned. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities and abilities will participate in COMPAS hands-on programs and we will meet or exceed their expectations. 87% of evaluations rate COMPAS as excellent or good in all areas of customer service and experience with artists. Everyone at a residency is given the opportunity to create art.","Minnesotans participated in arts programs at schools, libraries and ten other types of orgs; all residencies included art-making; 97% agree they learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were held. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities and abilities participated in our programs. 97% of evaluation answers rated us as excellent or good in service and programs. We tracked ethnicity of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, recorded program locations, and surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, and about customer service. ",,996437,"Other, local or private",1038966,11570,"Roderic Southall, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Robert Erickson, Tamera Irwin, Christina Koppang, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter, Jeff Goldenberg, Mary Sennes",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-640,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32321,"Operating Support",2016,21951,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high quality arts programming that engages a broad demographic of people and improves the quality of life in our region. This is measured through an annual internal review of programming, staff/board assessments and audience evaluations of performances (interviews and surveys). 2: Audience Experience: continue to ensure that our audiences experience the best we can offer from production to facility to staff. This is measured through an annual internal review of programming, staff/board assessments and audience evaluations of performances (interviews and surveys).","Holmes Theatre presented 20+ artists including Grammy winners Clint Black/Minnesota Orchestra, 15+ local artists and multiple outreach activities. Show impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, and some audience surveys. Outreach impact measured through participant emails/calls/onsite conversations with full-time outreach director. 2: Holmes Theatre enjoys high audience satisfaction and reputation for attracting new/seasoned acts in a quality facility for performing/developing shows. Growing audience numbers, audience interviews, staff/board evaluations and general comments give us high ratings for stage presentations. Upgrades to aging facility continue to provide quality audience experience.",,559326,"Other, local or private",581277,,"Larry Buboltz, Susan Busker, Steve Daggett, Mike Herzog, Joshua Hochgraber, Michelle Maier, Moriya Rufer ",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","826 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-641,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32324,"Operating Support",2016,11142,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Install an online ticketing system to not only make it easier for patrons to access our box office but finally be able to retrieve important data and purchase history of patrons and members. Online ticketing system will be designed and implemented in first quarter of 2015. We will measure the success of this technology through surveys sent to our patrons and members, and a review of the staff time saved by implementing this system. 2: Grow Children's Theater Educational Programming. After School Theater Camps and Classes will be added to our Education Programming. A partnership with social services will provide a two week long theater camp in the summer of 2015.","The online ticketing system was implemented in March 2015 and went live online in April 2015. Reports generated from the system are being used for program assessment and attendance trends. Evaluation of the online ticketing system includes automatically generated survey emails and soft data research through direct inquiries with patrons, members, and staff. 2: Two summer camps were offered in 2015 to increase theater awareness for children. In partnership with Rice County Social Services, a two week Somali theater camp was held July 20-31 for Somali children. A second general theater camp held in August helped prepare area children to participate in stage productions.",,412275,"Other, local or private",423417,1075,"Trent Creger, Kim Schaufenbuel, Nort Johnson, Diane Cloeter, Gail Kaderlik, Jana Woodside, Rod Mahler, Ellen Bisping, Todd Ginter, Kelsy Wittmeier, Kevin Voracek, Jason Hillesheim, Chris Nelson, Nalani McCutcheon ",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-644,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32325,"Operating Support",2016,19548,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will exceed the number of outreach programs from the previous season by ten. Progress will be measured in sheer numbers last year plus ten! Outreach is defined as a program or mini concert which is not a ticketed/scheduled event. 2: We will increase facilities usage by 10% over the previous season. By the number of events produced, presented, outreach or rentals. This will increase awareness of the arts in our region and allow a programming for a diversity","We did engage a wide variety of ages, ethnicity and ability. With over 13,000 patrons attending events last season over 2,500 were youth. In addition 3,000 students and over 1,000 elderly were served through outreach programs. We reached as a diverse population as our area has to offer. 2: An increase of over 50% in outreach programming and over 10% increase in facilities usage. With 60+ events and in increase in rentals we exceeded the 10% facilities usage. A high in outreach with over 60 outreach programs was achieved. We provide awareness and opportunities to the population of our area.",,431219,"Other, local or private",450767,250,"Lowell Carpenter, Wally Warhol, Kathy Wagnild, Tim Hunt, Kendra Olson, Mark Hellend, Deb Embretson, Sarah Duffy",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Douglas, Otter Tail, Stevens, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-645,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32326,"Operating Support",2016,28363,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote the art of film, especially works by Minnesota filmmakers, as a vital medium of and platform for increased community cohesion and understanding. Increased participation in filmmaker question and answer sessions, panel discussions and post-screening receptions from which our audiences may find a deeper connection to their community. 2: Increase access for immigrant communities, youth and underserved groups through strengthened partnerships with arts, community and other organizations. Broader audience access will be measured primarily through attendance figures and ticket sales, as well as through increased involvement of community and cultural organizations.","Promoted the art of film - especially works by Minnesota filmmakers - as a vital medium of and platform for increased community cohesion and understanding. Participation in panel discussions, attendance/buzz at screenings with visiting filmmakers and guests, number of attendees at receptions and events. 2: Increased access for immigrant communities, youth and underserved groups through strengthened partnerships with arts, community and other organizations. Attendance and ticket sales, with participation of target communities determined using demographic survey data; number of and relationship with new and returning partners.",,996900,"Other, local or private",1025263,18000,"Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom DeBiaso, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Karen Heithoff, Charlie Montreuil, Max Musicant, Paola Nunez-Obetz, Craig Rice, Mary Reyelts, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Mark Tierney, Frances Wilkinson ",0.75,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-646,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32327,"Operating Support",2016,60627,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Reach more artists (including increase range in age, cultural background, artistic discipline, gender, stage of career). Offer topical workshops under a Pay-What-You-Can model that makes topics accessible to a wider audience. Engage in diverse cross-sector partnerships. Provide online resources and in-person resource centers in Saint Paul and Fergus Falls. 2: Reach more communities. - Grow our presence in rural communities through our Lake Region office in Fergus Falls; Share program models with other communities; Refine program lifecycle model: new programs are tested and piloted locally, then shared with other communities.","Reached more than 21,000 artists via 165 free/low cost workshops, expanded programs in greater Minnesota, and more. Connected arts and communities via meaningful cross-sector partnerships. Presented 165 professional development workshops at 36 Minnesota locations, reaching 2,151 artists. Of the 1,134 artists completing surveys, 97% rated the quality as good to excellent. Connected artists to community via Roots of Rondo and more. 2: Springboard distributed 365 toolkits in Minnesota, up from 45 distributed in FY15. We provided 314 health vouchers and assisted more than 21,000 artists via our Fergus Falls and Saint Paul offices. We carefully track toolkit distribution, both in Minnesota and nationally. In Fergus Falls we expanded our office's physical location to accommodate more services. We continued to track our legal referrals, which increased year-on-year from 85 to 153. ",,1276152,"Other, local or private",1336779,60627,"Melanie Full, Shannon Pettitt, Laura Zimmermann, Noel Nix, Mike Hoyt, Jeremy Cohen, Lisa Middag, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Jerome Rawls, Susan Schuster, Sheila Terryll",,"Springboard for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carl,Swanson,"Springboard for the Arts","308 Prince St Ste 270","St Paul",MN,55101-1437,"(651) 292-4381 ",carl@springboardforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lyon, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-647,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32329,"Operating Support",2016,78021,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading list of creative writing by publishing 30 high quality books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf will follow a rigorous schedule for book production and analyze the impact of editorial and publicity efforts through review coverage, awards, and reader responses. 2: Reach 250,000 readers, schedule twenty author readings attended by 1,000 Minnesotans, and collaborate with four major local institutions. Graywolf will use traditional and innovative marketing to connect authors and audiences; track book sales; evaluate the attendance and cultural impact of collaborative events and programs.","Graywolf published 30 books (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) by a diverse range of authors. These generated critical acclaim within and beyond Minnesota. Titles received sixteen reviews in the Star Tribune and 21 in the New York Times. The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson won a National Book Critics Circle Award and Four-Legged Girl by Diane Seuss was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. 2: Graywolf reached 469,000 readers, held fourteen readings for 2,500 Minnesotans, and partnered with six major institutions, including Minnesota Public Radio. Graywolf interacted with 295K social media users daily, drew 213K unique web visitors, and sold 313,145 books. Events by Eula Biss (vaccines) and Claudia Rankine (race) contributed literary perspectives on cultural issues.",,2551680,"Other, local or private",2629701,,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Christine Galloway, Jim Hoecker, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Allie Pohlad, Cathy Polasky, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Paula Roe, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Johnson,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",johnson@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-649,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32334,"Operating Support",2016,14018,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. Track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected at outreach events during the year. Artistic benchmarks of were achieved when the chorus finished with the fourth highest score in the world in the Spring 2016 BHS contests. 2: The intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages 14 to 84, to create a lifetime of singing. 24% of chorus members were under the age of 30, while by comparison only 7% of the broader barbershop chorus community is under the age of 30. Current member ages range from 14 to 84.",,159593,"Other, local or private",173611,655,"Rick Anderson, Ed Baldzicki, Brent Benrud, Joe Cossette, Alex Donaldson, Bob Dowma, Jim Emery, Merlyn Kruse, Brian Langren, Kirk Lindberg, Kevin Lynch, Peter Maddeaux, Logan Petersen, Eric Renz, Dan True, Roger Wambheim, Kyle Weaver",,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-654,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32337,"Operating Support",2016,31481,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase student participation in music education. GTCYS will track the increased number of students served and award $50,000 in need-based scholarships. We will also gauge planning and funding progress toward our 2016 Access Program implementation. 2: Inspire new audiences through additional concerts and new formats. Measure the number of concerts and new educational presentations and their geographic reach, plus the number of children and adults who benefit.","During GTCYS' 2015-16 season, they served 882 students - a 2.5% increase, and scholarship awards increased by 15% with $43,733 awarded to 93 students. GTCYS tracked the total number of students participating in their programs, the number of students in each orchestra, and the number of students applying for and receiving scholarships. 2: GTCYS' performances served 8,897 adults and 4,214 children this season. New collaborations and venues in underserved communities increased their impact. GTCYS tracked the number of attendees at each concert and small ensemble performance as well as the number of adults and children reached. GTCYS also tracked the number of free and discounted tickets and the diversity of venues and audiences.",,664947,"Other, local or private",696428,3463,"J. C. Beckstrand, Jeff Benjamin, Sally Consolati, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Stephanie Fox, Hyun Mee Graves, Jennifer Hellman, Maurice Holloman, Julia Jenson, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Laura Newinski, Douglas Parish, Cathy Schmidt, Tami Schwerin, Bonnie Turpin, Ernest van Panhuys, Sharna A. Wahlgren, Karin Wentz, David Zoll",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies AKA GTCYS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies AKA GTCYS","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-657,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32338,"Operating Support",2016,657372,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce, co-produce and present at least 650 live performance events for the public on three stages during fiscal year 2016. A full season of exceptional productions and presentations of the classics and new works will connect diverse audiences and artists. All ticketed performances are tracked through Tessitura software. 2: Access Services and deeply discounted tickets will allow people with disabilities and financial barriers to participate. 1,600 patrons with disabilities will purchase discounted tickets for Access performances (ASL, Audio Description and Open Captioning). 4,000 low-income patrons will purchase tickets for $2-$15. ","The Guthrie produced and presented 627 live performances on three stages during FY2016. Audience surveys and press coverage were used to evaluate artistic merit. All ticketed performances were tracked through Tessitura software. 2: 1,582 patrons with disabilities purchased discounted tickets for Access performances. 5,457 low-income patrons purchased tickets for $2-$15. Discounted tickets for people with disabilities and low-income adults were tracked through Tessitura software. Audience surveys collected feedback from individuals who used these services.",,30231070,"Other, local or private",30888442,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Senator Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Ann Marie Hanrahan, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Diane Hofstede, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Eric Kaler, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, Jodee Kozlak, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Helen C. Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Wendy Nelson, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Anne Paape, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Tyler Treat, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson, Sri Zaheer, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele ",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Kukielka,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",kathyk@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-658,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32339,"Operating Support",2016,413103,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will offer a rich mix of arts and cultural experiences including musical theatre, concerts, educational programs, and public arts events. The Trust will host 400 arts events in its theatres, distribute 7,000 free tickets for shows, and serve 5,500 high school students through SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. 2: The Trust will reinforce the Cultural District identity and work with partners to expand arts and culture programming in the Cultural District. The Trust will: 1) Launch a cultural district brand/identity, 2) Complete plans for a large-scale public art installation, and 3) Fill 100 vacant downtown spaces with art and arts activities.","We offered a mix of musicals and concerts, expanded site-specific performances and art shows and theater education for high school students statewide. The Trust offered 426 arts events in its theaters, distributed 3,150 free tickets for shows and served 6,730 high school students through its SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. 2: Streets, stages and storefronts have been brought to life through visual and performing arts throughout the cultural district. The Trust successfully launched the West Downtown (WeDo) Cultural District, completed two large-scale public murals by local and international artists and filled 100 vacant downtown spaces with art and arts activities.",,17668891,"Other, local or private",18081994,201211,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Deneane Richburg, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Kathleen Gullickson, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nathan,Soland,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",nathan.soland@hennepintheatretrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-659,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32340,"Operating Support",2016,33615,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grow HP's artist co-op program: goals include funding scholarships for artists, expand diversity of artists served, and offer new opportunities for artists. Measures of success: artist scholarships are funded and implemented; diversity of co-op artists grows (by age, gender, ethnicity, income level); number of co-op artists grows. 2: HP continues to grow its accessible education and community programs to serve more Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds. Success measured by: more free classes made available to all ages; increased attendance at community Free Ink Days; expanded audiences from increased marketing activities (tracked by database, online surveys, social media).","HP's co-op grew to 52 artists, a record. More artists received discounts on membership and classes. HP's co-op growth measured by: number of artists in co-op, diversity of artists, artist evaluations, increased print sales and public attendance at exhibitions. 2: HP sustained and added new school and community partners, thus serving more diverse Minnesotans. Success measured by: increased student and teacher tracking and evaluations using Sales Force database; increase in free classes offered; increase in attendance at free community days.",,731897,"Other, local or private",765512,6825,"Neely Tamminga, Robert Hunter, Ty Schlobohm, Jerry Vallery, Mae Dayton, Siri Engberg, Elly Dayton Grace, David Johnson, Dennis Michael Jon, Stuart Nielsen, Thomas Owens, Michael Peterman, Clara Ueland",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-660,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32341,"Operating Support",2016,45405,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary professional theatre, engage and inform 40,000 Minnesotans about the stories, events and characters comprising our shared heritage. Though attendance/ticket sales; press and critical reviews; and pre- and post-play surveys and focus groups, assess insight and learning obtained by seeing and participating in ancillary activities. 2: Enable audience members, students and lifelong learners to connect their experiences as ‘history’ and begin to see themselves as history-makers. Through post-performance student and audience surveys and focus groups and via formal process and impact assessments for education programs.","36,948 patrons were reached through History Theatre's six acclaimed stage productions highlighting real stories about Minnesota and the Midwest. Audience statistics were gathered through ticket sales (including discount and complementary) counted at the box office, cultural reviews and audience surveys. 2: 2,215 youth attending productions of main stage shows; 1,035 youth and adults participated in new/expanded educational programs; 375 participated in History Here and Now engagement programs. Attendance data was collected through ticket sales and class registrations. Post-show surveys and interviews as well as a professional evaluator were used to assess value to participants. ",,1578814,"Other, local or private",1624219,,"MELISSA M. MULLOY, GENE MERRIAM, TYLER ZEHRING, ROGER BROOKS, ROTOLU ADEBIYI,JOHN APITZ, CONNIE BRAZIEL, CANDACE CAMPBELL, WAYNE HAMILTON, JILLIAN HOFFMAN, SUSAN KIMBERLY, GENE LINK, HENRI MINETTE, CHERYL L. MOORE, JEFFREY PETERSON,KEN PETERSON, PHIL RIVENESS, JAMES ROLLWAGEN, JOHN SEBASTIAN, GEOFFREY SYLVESTER, PONDIE NICHOLSON TAYLOR",,"The History Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,West,"The History Theatre, Inc.","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4321 ",mwest@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-661,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32343,"Operating Support",2016,23556,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Integrate arts more fully into the community, engaging diverse community stakeholders to increase creative place making. Pre and post surveys of stakeholders to gauge impact; public forum for discussion (documented); number and usage of public art projects/places; new partnerships with arts organizations. 2: Increase access by and engage a broader and larger segment of the community as patrons and artists. Track new and returning concert patrons to assess reach and engagement; establish community partnerships to engage new patrons; survey visual artists.","Engaged community stakeholders in the west metro and involved them in creative place-making. Formed public art committee from local stakeholders and held community forum; Utilized committee to select public art; conducted survey of area residents on importance of local art; collected feedback from community race dialogue. 2: Made art more accessible to the public through new initiatives. Provided new access measures for affordable art sales; increased number of public art activities; new database for tracking concert patron activity; new partnership with public art committee; worked with local race committee to develop new programs.",,726955,"Other, local or private",750511,,,,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hanna-Bibus,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1105x 6",sbibus@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-663,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32345,"Operating Support",2016,38263,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase access for diverse audiences to high quality learning opportunities for independent filmmakers and media artists in Minnesota. We will evaluate our outcome by measuring the number of participants in workshops, conferences, classes, exhibitions, and other activities. We will surveys attendees to measure the quality of these activities and the increase in knowledge. 2: Collaborate with other organizations to use film and photography as a means to tell stories and raise awareness around the issues that concern them. This outcome will be evaluated through the use of participant surveys and by measuring the demographics of participants. ","Access was increased for diverse audiences to high quality learning opportunities for independent filmmakers and media artists in Minnesota. We measured the number of participants in our learning activities and noted a 20% increase in attendance to classes, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions. Through surveys we discovered that we are reaching more diverse audiences. 2: IFP MN collaborated with fifteen organizations to create films that tell stories and raise awareness. IFP MN surveyed participants who created the films, as well as staff at the organizations where filming took place to determine that the stories being told using film were important and helpful in sharing information about an issue. ",,686877,"Other, local or private",725140,4713,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Beth Bird, Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Deirdre Haj, Robin Hickman, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Lisa Nebenzahl, Kristin Schaack, Abby Stavig, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Mark Wojahn",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-665,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32346,"Operating Support",2016,52120,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will provide employment and stimulating creative opportunities for 50-75 talented, diverse Minnesota artists. Illusion will: •Maintain records of the number and demographics of artists that work with the theater in FY 2016, •Interview participating artists to get their feedback on their experience 2: At least 200 Minnesota youth in ten counties statewide will gain skills developing plays and performing through in-school, after-school and community programs. Maintain records of number of youth participating, Conduct surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults , Maintain records of programs conducted and number of youth performances","Engaged 82 diverse artists, eleven of color (African, Asian, Indian, Native American); eight LGBT; emerging, experienced and new, plus longtime collaborators. Maintained record of number and demographics of the artists Illusion engaged during the grant year, and gathered feedback from participating artists during interviews about their experience at Illusion. 2: Engaged 203 youth from nine Minnesota counties in Illusion's peer education program for 24 performances; developed skills in teamwork, public speaking and more. Recorded number of youth participating and locations of program activities; conducted surveys with youth participants and adult liaisons; tracked number of youth performances.",,986182,"Other, local or private",1038302,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Danielle McCallum, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Katie Otto, Emily Lilja Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Jim Smart, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-666,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32347,"Operating Support",2016,27107,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HOBT will produce high quality performance and community building puppet arts programs for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. HOBT will collect reviews and document audience reach and demographics for the presentation of new works and main stage, touring shows and the 42nd annual MayDay Parade and Festival. 2: HOBT will produce high quality short and long-term arts education programs for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. HOBT will document audience member engagement by surveying participants of educational programs, one-time introductions to puppet and mask art, year-round neighborhood youth residencies and adult apprenticeship training.","HOBT produced the 42nd MayDay Parade and Festival, produced THE STORY OF CROW BOY, Saturday Puppet Shows for Kids, and BETWEEN THE WORLDS. Mainstage shows included facilitated audience discussions. All programs used post-production artist evaluations. Audience data was tracked and critical reviews were collected. 2: HOBT offer year-round programming for 100 underserved youth, and residencies and touring shows in schools, community centers, and faith communities. Site directors, artists and program directors evaluated youth programming using facilitated discussion; teachers and artists evaluated the residencies in written form.",,865124,"Other, local or private",892231,8200,"Dan Herber, Allison Welch, Dan Newman, Brittany Kellerman, Karen Brown, Victoria Cox, Shannon Forney, Candida Gonzalez, Claire Graupmann, Alex Haecker, Ericka Heid, Ira Jourdain, Scott Moriarity, Joe Musich, Gary Schiff, Corrie Zoll, Kirstin Wiegmann, Anne Ulseth",0.5,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corrie,Zoll,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","1500 Lake St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 721-2535 ",czoll@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-667,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32348,"Operating Support",2016,57596,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate success with attendance and ticket sales data, ensemble and guest artist satisfaction with the work, and audience engagement in artist talks and other open discussion opportunities. 2: Support artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities, by providing accessible Studio, mentoring, creativity retreats and sales events. Evaluate success with sales data in our Gallery and community venues, artist satisfaction with their work, feedback on impact of retreats, and patron/artist engagement at public events. ","Interact produced original theater created by its ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, and collaborated with Twin Cities professional artists. Interact tracked attendance and ticket sales, interviewed ensemble and guest artists to assess satisfaction, engaged audiences in artist talks, and provided short paper and online surveys. 2: Interact support artistic growth of 75 visual artists with disabilities by providing accessible Studio, mentoring, daily art making, and art sales. Interact tracked sales in Gallery and community venues, interviewed artists to assess satisfaction, provided artist survey re: physical space and programming content, and observed patron/artist engagement at public events.",,1364086,"Other, local or private",1421682,12000,"Jeanne Calvit, Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson, Maaja Kern, Jeanie Watson, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming",,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-668,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32352,"Operating Support",2016,10117,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music: Fall 2015 concert with live Arabic band, new choreography by two master Arabic dance artists. Measure success with attendance and ticket sales data, company satisfaction with guest artists’ new choreography, choreographers’ and musicians’ satisfaction, audience engagement in artist talks. 2: Offer opportunities for intimate engagement with Arabic arts through salons, workshops, participation in community-based events and arts festivals. Attendance numbers and audience conversations at free community events such as Blaine Festival, Midtown Music Fest, Uptown Art: Increased understanding or changed misperceptions? Were people entertained?","Jawaahir engaged diverse audience in Arab dance and music, thru Fall 2015 concert with live Arab band, traditional dance, and new choreography. Jawaahir tracked attendance and sales, assessed company dancers' satisfaction with new choreography, interviewed guest musicians and choreographers, collected audience comments thru engagement in post-concert artist talks. 2: Jawaahir created opportunities for intimate engagement with Arab arts thru salons, Henna Party, and participation in community arts festivals. Jawaahir assessed enjoyment and cultural understanding at free community events and art fairs by collecting attendance #s (thru observation and from organizers? data), and collecting audience response thru conversations. ",,229421,"Other, local or private",239538,2030,"Casandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-672,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32353,"Operating Support",2016,49443,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain and build on audience engagement and loyalty during a period of transition in artistic leadership. Monitor attendance (30,000 seats occupied in a season) and ticket sales (25,000 or more tickets sold), 2016 season subscribers (2,500+) and renewal rate (at least 75%); collect audience feedback. 2: With new artistic leadership, assess existing and explore new community education and engagement programs and initiatives. Documentation of: discussions with existing program partners; community education and engagement priorities; new/enhanced program development; early participation data as available.","26,420 seats occupied in the season, 23,475 of them sold; 2,589 subscribers, with an 82% renewal rate. The Jungle tracked attendance and ticket sales and subscriptions sold/renewed using box office systems, and has collected audience feedback via social media and direct comments to staff, artists and board. 2: Existing programs were assessed and discussions with partners were held; new programs were launched and additional concepts are being discussed. Review of existing program reports and outcomes, and their fit with mission/vision; discussions with new program partners to develop initiatives, participation rates and participant feedback collected about new initiatives.",,1626835,"Other, local or private",1676278,,"Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Jon Kachelmacher, Miriam Kelen, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Katy Voecks, Barbara Zell",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Rasmussen,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",sarah@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-673,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32355,"Operating Support",2016,21428,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and premiere two new collaborative works that convey Kathak dance and cross-cultural interpretation to 1,800 attendees in the Twin Cities. Works will be measured by the number of productions and collaborative partners. Ticket sales and attendance records will document audiences. Surveys will measure audience satisfaction. 2: Engage Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities at shows and in KDT’s school and community partnerships. Ages, ethnicities, and abilities measured through audience surveys; registration at KDT School and Summer Intensive programs; and surveys from outreach programs.","KDT strongly support a mission to make Kathak dance accessible with performances, educational/outreach programs that forward the art's boundaries while establishing a diverse community. The Strategies we use are post-performance discussions, workshops evaluation forms, participant interview, responses from community leaders, and reflection and evaluation from presenting partners to track outcomes and reactions. ",,197109,"Other, local or private",218537,8542,"Sangeeta Jain, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi, Marcia Boehnlein, Anu Jain, Jeffrey Davies, Anurag Sharma, Vidyotham Reddi, Elizabeth Fifer, Pandit Birju Maharaj",0.69,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-675,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32357,"Operating Support",2016,24753,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The City of Lakeville will hire outside expertise and guide the Advisory Board and City Leadership in the creation and implementation of a marketing plan. The primary goal is to produce a completed marketing plan and follow timeline specified strategies and goals within the plan for full implementation by the grant deadline.","LAAC hired SPC and developed a marketing plan focused on website revision and social media outlets in order to reach new audiences. LAAC and SPC used statistical data including; website hits and views on each page, AdWord click-throughs, facebook friends and page hits, instagram followers and actual audience data analysis. SPC completed tasks on time and on budget.",,390818,"Other, local or private",415571,24753,"Robert Erickson, Susan Landberg, Michelle Gensinger, Lynn Krejci, Tim Murphy, Kristina Murto, Jeanne Marie Hutter, Tom Ruesink",0.38,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Johnson,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640 ",courageousmamma@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-677,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32359,"Operating Support",2016,70031,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance racial and economic equity among Loft program participants through systemic improvements. Track: program participant demographics to reflect metro; number of collaborations/outreach contacts; number subsidized/free participants; survey responses on target groups’ experience at the Loft. 2: Introduce new and refine existing mission-aligned programs and services that fulfill unique niches and address distinct needs in the community. Track participation and survey participants to ensure high levels of engagement and satisfaction, effective community-building, and that they address specified goals/objectives.","Engaged 31.6% people of color (compared to 26% metro); new collaborations/outreach sites, Minnesota Public Radio broadcast, more; 326 scholarships plus 405 discounts. Gathered participant demographics and comments/input via surveys; tracked number of collaborations, outreach contacts, and free/subsidized participants. 2: Launched successful new programming (sessions on writing and race, Pitch Conference, author craft conversations, Lonely Arts events for writers). We tracked the number and location of program activities, tracked participation, and surveyed participants to determine their satisfaction and success in meeting program and participant goals.",,2092376,"Other, local or private",2162407,,"Kent Adams, Marge Barrett, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, Jacquelyn Fletcher, David Francis, Marlon James, Barry Knight, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Carrie Obry, Jeff Ondich, Nina Orezzoli, Nathan Perez, Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Schott, Ruth Shields, Karen Sternal, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-679,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32360,"Operating Support",2016,28057,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The number receiving financial aid increases from 142 to 152. LCPA has five school partners (low income); the number of adult learners increases from 86 to 100. No. of students who receive financial aid, number of and names of school/community partners and demographics they serve, number of adult learners in 2015 and 2016. 2: Engage 35 professional artists in LCPA programming and outreach to the community, reaching 570 students and 5500 audience members. List of the above and the dates and their roles; includes conservatory students doing performances, teaching artists who teach them, supported artists, visiting artists, attendance in classes and at events.","112 students received financial aid. LCPA had three strong partnerships with low-income schools. 76 adult learners participated in programs. In FY2016, we had fewer scholarships however still 29% of all students. Partnerships with three North Minneapolis schools (Hall, Lucy Laney and Minneapolis College Prep) served 79 high-need students. Adult learners dropped to 76 as LCPA strategically buil 2: LCPA engaged 62 professional artists as teachers, musicians and costumers for its program, reaching 471 students and 5900 audience members. Lundstrum Center hires many professional artists in its core musical theater activities. 471 students learned dance, voice and drama skills in a year-long integrated curriculum and 5888 audience members were served through performances.",,840394,"Other, local or private",868451,1402,"Teresa Ashmore,Cheryl Bethune, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Amy Ellis, Charlotte Frank, John Knip, Joan Grathwol Olson, Ann Kennedy, Laurence LeJeune, Eric Lucas, Charles D. Nolan, Michael J. O'Connell, Nicholas Vlietstra",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patty,Lefaive,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 N 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600x 820",patty@lundstrumcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-680,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32361,"Operating Support",2016,19795,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants and community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, which will be evaluated by collecting quantitative and qualitative data. 2: We will work to expand outreach to local elementary schools and after-school programs. Lyric Arts will measure success by an increase in the number of outreach activities provided to the community.","Lyric Arts experienced tremendous artistic growth, providing significant artistic impact for participants and the community. Success was evaluated through media reviews, anecdotal audience feedback, and qualitative and quantitative surveys of participating artists and an independent artistic review panel. 2: Lyric Arts increased outreach to local elementary schools. Success was evaluated by an increase in the number of programs provided and the number of participating youth.",,849315,"Other, local or private",869110,,"Olivia Bastian, Julia Schmidt, Chad Unger, Chris Geisler, Emily Lindholm, Lin Schmidt, Tracey Jeffrey",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-681,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32362,"Operating Support",2016,279692,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize 9% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will enroll 15,500 in FY 2016 with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities, and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. 40% will identify as racially/ethnically diverse. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas of MacPhail delivered by a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail will institute Teaching Principles as tools of professional development for its 220 teaching artists.","MacPhail is on track to realize 3.4% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail is on track to enroll 15,000, of which 40% will identify as racially/ethnically diverse, by the close of FY16, with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. 2: MacPhail delivered and ensured quality across all program areas and maintained a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail moved away from Teaching Principles and instituted a more flexible, accessible array of online teacher training tools for its 245 teaching artists.",,9703335,"Other, local or private",9983027,38000,"Patty Murphy, Rahoul Ghose, Christopher Perrigo, Thomas J. Abood, Kyle Carpenter, Christopher Simpson, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Chance Garrity, Joseph Hinderer, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Alex Legeros, Diana Lewis, David Myers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington, Kristine Williams, Kate Mortenson, Thomas McEnery, Carolyn Smallwood, Jackie Woodward",0.75,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-682,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32363,"Operating Support",2016,85671,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience engagement. The museum will create compelling stories around exhibitions and events and communicate them over multiple programs and platforms. 1) The museum will welcome over 500,000 visitors to its galleries. 2) Visitors will have opportunities to learn about works of art through revitalized interpretive strategies such as new, more accessible text labels and multimedia ArtStories. 2: Embrace global culture. The museum will address the transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and rotations of its global collection. Museum visitors will have the opportunity to learn about histories of cultural exchange in exhibitions of French, Japanese, and Islamic African art and in new interpretations of the museum's period rooms.","Hosted 758, 691 visitors, 99, 248 viewing special exhibitions. Revamped 1025 labels, 50 gallery panels; utilized multimedia ArtStories; enhanced the website browser and collection database. Surveys about revised labels/panels and ArtStories indicated their positive impact on visitors' learning engagement. The updated website has attracted 40% new users, tripled web traffic, and quadrupled the average browsing time. 2: Exhibitions and rotations emphasized cultural networks between Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and also portrayed the multicultural make-up of contemporary American art. Electronic tracking, audience surveys, and focus groups supplied input. Contracted professional evaluators assessed visitor response to collection rotations and period rooms. The success of special exhibitions was measured with ticket sales.",,39269183,"Other, local or private",39354854,,"Maurice Blanks, Nancy Engh, John Prince, John Lindahl, Marianne Short, Kaywin Feldman, Kari Alldredge, Gary Bhojwani, Blythe Brenden, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goer, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Rick King, Larry Kloth, Mark Lacek, Diane Lilly, Reid MacDonald, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Liz Nordlie, Mary Olson, Mike Reger, Abigail Rose, Tom Schreier, Roger Sit, Michael Snow, Brian Taylor, Lori Watson, David Wilson, Jane Wilf, Sandra K. Butler, Burton Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Al Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich, Mark Dayton, Betsy Hodges, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Jennifer Loon, Jan Callison, Anita Tabb, Connie Sommers",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-683,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32366,"Operating Support",2016,16396,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art. In 2015-16, we will produce five solo and group exhibitions of new contemporary artwork by artists from Minnesota and around the world. We will host eight-ten free artist talks, conversations, book launches and film screenings. 2: Supporting under-represented artists. We will work closely with artists to develop new projects, each with exhibition budgets ranging from $10,000-$30,000, including extensive technical support, travel costs, framing, fabrication, and shipping, plus an artist’s stipend of $5,000.","Midway provided Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art through its publicly accessible year-round programming. Midway produced four solo exhibitions, one group exhibition, and nine free artist talks, conversations, workshops, and other events. Midway published two catalogs accompanying exhibitions. 2: Midway supported artists by working with them to develop new work for their 2015-16 exhibitions. In 2015-16, Midway presented new work by Loretta Fahrenholz, Yui Yaegashi, Michael Stevenson; a collaboration between Ei Arakawa, Gela Patashuri, and Sergei Tcherepnin; and a group exhibition curated by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer. ",,483722,"Other, local or private",500118,,"Sally Blanks, Jim Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kris Douglas, Isa Gagarin, Randy Hartten, Karen Heithoff, Katharine Kelly, Kati Lovaas, Jori Miller, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-686,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32370,"Operating Support",2016,16092,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 170+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of participants in the `Sing Minnesota` summer arts experience; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Recruit for and facilitate the `Sing Minnesota` summer arts immersion experience for 80+ diverse boys and girls of all abilities (ages 8-12). We will measure outcome two by the number of boys and girls recruited; through a participant qualitative assessment of the `Sing Minnesota` arts experience; and through feedback from audience members.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided direct arts experiences for 175 boys (25 new members) and 80 `Sing Minnesota` participants, and reached over 36,000 Minnesotans. Data is captured per membership and audiences reached. Boys and audience members provided feedback regarding their arts experiences through evaluations conducted at retreats, concerts, and the Sing Minnesota summer arts experience. 2: The Minnesota Boychoir served 80 diverse boys and girls during the Sing Minnesota summer arts immersion experience. A qualitative evaluation is conducted at the close of Sing Minnesota. Participants reflect, provide input per how the experience can be refined, and detail how it will inform their arts participation in school.",,355659,"Other, local or private",371751,16092,"Jean Rehkamp-Larson, Michael Marcotte, James Mulrooney, Judy McNamara, Keith Hug, Susan Humiston, Gerald Hautman, Ann Hoey, Doug Nelson, Nancy Nelson, Maarten Potjer",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Keyes,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 5th St W Ste 401","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219 ",ack@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-690,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32371,"Operating Support",2016,12098,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to high-quality training and performance opportunities in a unique art form for diverse, underserved regional artists. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances. 2: Develop new, more creative and challenging programs that offer unique arts appreciation and continuing education opportunities for the general public. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances.","Minnesota Brass organizations served 200 musicians and teachers ranging in ages from 15-55 representing 53 different Minnesota cities and towns. We collect demographic data on all participants and staff to help ensure age, geographic and other diversity. We served members of the handicapped and GLBT community, and approximately 5% of our participants and members are people of color. 2: Minnesota Brass ensembles perform at national competitions and were top ten Finalists in two of three classes. Each ensemble developed entirely new pieces to perform for the year. MBI ensembles demonstrated artistic excellence with new and original performances at national competitions. Member surveys improve operational and artistic experience for performers, audience attendance surveys measure entertainment and marketing success.",,295296,"Other, local or private",307394,5000,"Todd Tanji, Robert Gurrola, Susan Fisher, Ed Wasz, Curt Zoerhof, Samantha Springer, Nancy Terry, Vicki Plaistow, Neil Plaistow",0.5,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","4177 Kaitlin Dr","Vadnais Heights",MN,55127,"(651) 283-0243 ",rez404@tcq.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-691,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32372,"Operating Support",2016,32186,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand MCBA’s contribution to Minnesota’s book arts community through community access and artistic leadership. Expand all-ages programming and free community programs. Support Minnesota artists through studio access, fellowships and artist programs. Present superb, free exhibitions and related programs. 2: Amplify awareness of the art form through visibility, engagement, and education. Heighten awareness through new free and low-cost programs. Broaden engagement with website, blog, and expanded library through new programming. Expand diverse all-ages education on-site and offsite.","Artistic leadership and community access to the book arts grew through onsite and offsite public programs, exhibitions, studio access, and workshops. Indicators include audience engagement and access to fourteen new exhibitions, including The River exhibition and an all-ages Mississippi River Open House, a citywide Book Arts Art Crawl, and expanded Book Art Biennial programming. 2: MCBA strengthened online engagement and expanded on and offsite programming at Metro and greater Minnesota schools, libraries, and community events. During the grant period, MCBA served 23,213 Minnesota young people through free public programs and low-cost classes and workshops, while online engagement through MCBA's website increased by 15%.",,843844,"Other, local or private",876030,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, KC Foley, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Shawn McCann, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Tracy Steiner, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 000",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-692,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32373,"Operating Support",2016,22224,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present audiences with new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who simultaneously serve as mentors to aspiring young students in MDT’s school. This outcome will be evaluated by the company’s capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented to the public, and the organization’s ability to offer superlative training in classic and contemporary aesthetics. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by the number of audience members at MDT’s performances and events, enrollment in the school, followers of MDT’s social media and website, and professionals who want to perform with or set work on the company.","MDT offered critically acclaimed performances and high quality dance training, serving professional dancers, aspiring students, and members of the general public. MDT tracked the number of performances presented by the company and collected feedback from audience surveys and critical reviews. Faculty assessment of student progress was used to evaluate the quality of training opportunities in the school. 2: Minnesota Dance Theatre engaged a larger and more diverse community through public performances and especially through its new outreach program, CAN Dance. The outcome was evaluated through assessing the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including social media engagement and website traffic.",,933667,"Other, local or private",955891,,"Ann Cazaban, Peter Graham, Keith Halleland, Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Bill White",,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627 ",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-693,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32374,"Operating Support",2016,39647,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2014 we received 29 non-metro Minnesotan applications. Seven ended up in the festival. In 2016, we seek a 15% increase in these applications. We’ll track our success in achieving this outcome by evaluating zip code data that we collect from every applicant. 2: In 2014 we offered 25 unique online resources to help artists navigate the production process. In 2016, we will expand our offerings by 15%. We’ll evaluate this outcome by documenting the new resources created and using web analytics to track their use by artists.","In 2016, 32 non-metro Minnesotan applications were received, a 9% increase. Eleven were selected in the lottery and will be in the 2016 festival. ZIP code data was collected from all applicants to the 2016 Minnesota Fringe and analyzed to determine non-metro Minnesotan applicants. 2: Ahead of the 2016 festival four master class podcasts were published on topics like touring, forming a company and marketing for Fringe artists. The list of unique online artist resources in 2014 and 2016 were compared - 25 resources in 2014; 30 in 2016 - showing a 20% increase in the number of resources offered. ",,680937,"Other, local or private",720584,,"Christopher Bineham, David Brookins, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Jessica Huang, Jamil Jude, Kathy Kim, Danna Mirviss, Kyle Orwick, Annie Scott Riley, Sarah Schneeberger, Jessica Thompson, Levi Weinhagen",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 012",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-694,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32375,"Operating Support",2016,10967,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing diversity of the Minnesota community will partake in MJTC's stage production and Doorways programming, increase knowledge of Jewish culture, and increase tolerance. Box office records, surveys completed concurrent with ticket purchases, audience surveys, questionnaires given to teachers, and teacher evaluations will enable assessment of achievement of delineated outcome. 2: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company will exhibit healthy growth with an increase in internal capacity and programming reach. End of year review of attendance and finances will indicate if 1) an increase in staff from 2.25 to 2.75 FTEs took place with fiscal soundness; and 2) an increased number of individuals and school group students were served.","African American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Somali, Caucasian, children and adults attended. Online order forms and phone survey at time of ticket sales, and teacher evaluations provided information on our audiences. 2: Fiscal soundness evidenced by MJTC ending FY in the black. Although paid students in groups decreased 9%,total paid tickets increased 22%. Teachers said there was decrease in funds for trips. Box office records, accounting practices and fiscal year analysis provided data and information to assess.",,246123,"Other, local or private",257090,,"Evan Binkley, Barbara Brooks, John Feldman, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Nikolay Naboka, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey C. Robbins, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein, Harvey Zuckman",0.5,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-695,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32376,"Operating Support",2016,48941,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase quality and diversity of our exhibitions, collections, and programs, including projects in our Regional Artist and Community Engagement Initiative. We will use qualitative evaluation including artistic, educational, social and economic indicators. Some questions we ask: Did we develop community identity? Further artwork of merit? Communicate ideas and build understanding? 2: We will increase membership revenue by 3+% annually and maintain gallery attendance growth (up to 20,000+ annually from 15,000). We will utilize quantitative evaluation through detailed tracking of attendance and membership data.","Quality exhibits by diverse regional artists, successful community engagement programs with local universities, collection growth in contemporary and historic acquisitions. Direct and indirect feedback from the public both in-person and via social media, discussions with program partners and participants, program attendance numbers and general admissions all pointed to positive results. 2: MMAM's membership model changed and thus the 3% is unable to be tracked; gallery attendance has remained in the 20,000 range. Membership revenue tracking via QuickBooks; attendance tracking via staff counting all visitors.",,859088,"Other, local or private",908029,48941,"Dr. John Anfinson, James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthun, Nancy Nelson, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Stephen Slaggie, Dr. Dominic Ricciotti",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-696,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32377,"Operating Support",2016,28458,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build staff and operations to plan and be prepared for opening and operating of a new museum facility in the Pioneer Endicott Building. Add four full-time staff to ramp up marketing, facilities management, visitor/member services, and art management towards successful opening and increased efficiency in operations in new facility. ","MMAA built staff and operations to plan and be prepared for opening and operating a new museum facility in the Pioneer Endicott Building. MMAA increased its staff capacity by promoting two employees to manager and director positions, two part-time employees were increased to full-time, and two full-time positions were added to the operations.",,804331,"Other, local or private",832789,,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Thomas J. Arneson, Mike Birt, Armando Gutierrez G, Ann M Heider, Robin Hickman, Thomas Hysell, Bonnie Olsen Kramer, John Larkin, Adam Lueck, Mike McCormick, Samuel McCullough, Paul C. N. Mellblom, Dave Neal, Diane Pozdolski, Ann Ruhr Pifer, George Reid, Jim Rustad, Dave Thune, Dick Zehring",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","141 4th St E Ste 001","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-697,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32378,"Operating Support",2016,280552,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access"," Deliver five productions - including one world premiere - that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be measured through the no. of new composers and works added to opera genre; use of innovation in productions; ability to attract and retain top talent; increased ticket sales; audience feedback; website/social media; media response. 2: Advance Minnesota Opera's position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation will be through creation of new works; innovative productions of traditional works; number pf co-producers; production rental revenue; national and international recognition and response from media. ","Delivered five productions including one world premiere, which expanded the repertoire and introduced new audiences to the art form; 42,766 total audience. Evaluation included number of world premieres (one), use of innovative projection/video design, top talent involved (including 256 Minnesota artists), tickets sold (three sold out shows) and positive reception from critics and audience. 2: World Premiere of The Shining, new production of standard repertoire, and a remount of the new and internationally recognized The Magic Flute. Evaluation included the creation of new work, partnerships and media recognition. Success was demonstrated by national critical acclaim of The Shining, an international co-production and positive response to a new Tosca.",,10220189,"Other, local or private",10500741,,"James E. Johnson, Margaret Wurtele, Robert Lee, Christopher Romans, Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Kaaren Brooks, Bernard Brunsman, Jane Confer, Sara Donaldson, Sindey Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Mary Ingrebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, Patricia Johnson, John Junek, Christine Larsen, Cynthia Lee, Leni Moor, Albin Nelson, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redlead, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Mary Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, David Strauss, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt Von Ohlen",1.5,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-698,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32379,"Operating Support",2016,493696,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Leverage artistic excellence and collaborative efforts to build and enhance initiatives that develop broader and deeper community engagement. Collect participation and attendance data, qualitative feedback; track number of new patrons, number of initiatives and programs created/introduced/revised, increased number of individual donors. 2: Collaborate with community partners to create and deliver, beyond Orchestra Hall, unique programs that address community identified interests. Collect data on location of events/activities, number engaged, achievement of identified objectives and goals, qualitative feedback, and qualitative assessment of community impact.","Created long-term, reciprocal collaborations with our community through artistic programs like OH+ and strategic partnerships with community groups. Tracked: concert attendance; number of participants, including community groups participating in OH+ activities and free tickets provided to those participants; election of board members representing community groups 2: Delivered unique, fun, immersive, and accessible musical experiences that served the needs of a range of Minnesota communities. Tracked: participation during the Common Chords tour in Detroit Lakes, and progress toward community goals for that project; participation in free Symphony for the Cities concerts in four Minnesota locations in June/July.",,12525360,"Other, local or private",13019056,,"Margaret Ankeny, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Donald Benson, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Tim Carl, Mari Carlson, Nicky Carpenter, Ralph Chu, Mark Copman, Kathy Cunningham, Andrew Czajkowski, Paula DeCosse, John Farrell, Dolly Fiterman, Anders Folk, Betsy Frost, Luella Goldberg, MaryAnn Goldstein, Paul Grangaard, Joseph Green, Laurie Greeno, Jane Gregerson, Beverly Grossman, Susan Hagstrum, Karen Himle, Bill Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Karen Hubbard, Hella Hueg, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Kathy Junek, Mary Lou Kelley, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Mike Klingensmith, Pat Krueger, Mike Langley, Al Lenzmeier, Nancy Lindahl, Marty Lueck, Ron Lund, Kathleen Lundeen, Warren Mack, Harvey Mackay, Kita McVay, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller, Betty Myers, Marilyn Nelson, Liz O'Neal, Anita Pampusch, Susan Platou, Lisa Roehl, Michael Roos, Kevin Smith, Matt Spanjers, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Tim Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Nygaard,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-7144 ",rnygaard@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-699,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32380,"Operating Support",2016,14256,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Help students develop individual musical achievement and appreciation of classical music in an orchestral setting. Individual musical achievement validates the arts and demonstrates how they engage and inspire us. Rehearsals and performances demonstrate the progress of our students, and a survey of their experiences evaluates our effectiveness with this outcome. 2: Continue to expand the String Studio program that provides free, in-school lessons through our public school partnership with Folwell Performing Arts Magnet in Minneapolis. Participation in String Studio impacts entire families of an underserved population. We track student musical and academic performance through progress reports, a student survey, and performances.","Help students develop individual musical achievement and appreciation of classical music in an orchestral setting. 98% report increase in musical growth and artistry. 90% report their MYS experience inspired them and helped develop their leadership skills. 96% of parents agree or strongly agree that their child received a comprehensive, professional experience. 2: Continued to provide free, in-school lessons through our public school partnership with Folwell Performing Arts Magnet in Minneapolis. Folwell provided private or semi-private lessons to over 30 children who showed an increase in self-confidence, discipline and ability to express themselves. Some of these students auditioned for the MYS flagship program.",,455608,"Other, local or private",469864,1782,"Kathy Brown, John Bulger, Cathy Carlson, Kevin Kinneavy, Erwin Concepcion, Claudette Laureano, Manny Laureano, Alexandra Marston, Kimberly Meisten, Josee Morissette, Nicholas Schicker, Dan Smith, Meghana Schroff",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Firnstahl,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-700,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32381,"Operating Support",2016,43945,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Meet or exceed targets for participation in series classes, outreach and exhibition programs. Grow participation/income in series classes by a minimum of 3% over prior year and maintain outreach participation at approximately 3,500 with half participating at low or no cost in FY 2014-2015. 2: Maintain a presence at the Ridgedale Center that does not require the use of management reserves. Rotate art work through fourteen different display vitrines a minimum of three times. Maintain center court informational display. Establish a temporary holiday location.","Series class participation grew by 26% over prior year. Outreach participation declined nearly 50% reflecting a reduction in available grant funding. On-site class registrations are entered in software with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Event participation is tallied using a clicker. 2: We added 30 additional display vitrines and plan to rotate work twice annually and we maintained a center court informational display without using reserves. We maintain a detailed inventory and track rotations. We created a separate project budget, tracking income and expenses against plan. We did not open a holiday location in 2015 because of the poor financial performance in the prior year. ",,1341415,"Other, local or private",1385360,2500,"Thomas Hull, Barbara McBurney, Denise Leskinen, Lance Jeppson, Andy Currie, Crissy Field, Andrea Michaelsen, Kathleen Michaelson, Terry Savidge, Jim Schwert, Laura Miles",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Traverse, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-701,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32383,"Operating Support",2016,38773,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our strategic goals continue to be a vital part of the community, including a plan to increase our fiscal stability and create a higher visibility in the community. Increase our attendance - monitored monthly; Increase donor base - measured in increased number of donors and financial support; Successful partnerships with Minnesota Orchestra, Simply Jane, Edina Community Center, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. 2: We inform our exhibition and event attendees, by bringing new information – challenging assumptions. Increased attendance – monthly reports. Popularity of lecture/concert series – always sold out. Outreach to local organizations to support the diversity needed to keep us vital.","The Museum of Russian Art expanded its visibility through an increase in attendance, membership revenue, and community partnerships over the prior year. Attendance and finance reports measured an increase in attendance of 4% and membership revenue of 14% over the prior year. A variety of programs were also offered to appeal to its audiences, which included partnering with twelve community organizations. 2: The Museum of Russian Art increased attendance and the number of community outreach programs offered over the prior year, and measured the popularity of programs offered. Attendance and program reports measured an increase in attendance of 4% and outreach programs offered of 50% over the prior year. Popularity of programs was also measured to aid in the evaluation and program improvement.",,1151754,"Other, local or private",1190527,4458,"Glenn Djupedal, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, E. Duane Engstrom, Barb Halverson, Helen Hustad, Victoria Keller, Glenn Miller, Firoozeh Mostashari, Christine Podas-Larson, Pam Safar, Bradford Shinkle, Douglas Smith, Theofanis Stavrou, Peter Tcherepnine, C. Ben Wright, Stephen Young, R.D. Zimmerman",,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vladimir,"von Tsurikov","The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 21",vtsurikov@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-703,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32384,"Operating Support",2016,10120,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Association's desired outcome is deeper engagement in the community it serves. Elements considered in evaluation include increase in membership, increase in member satisfaction with the ensembles sound and learning outcomes from the choir camp experience. ","Standardized member survey method; Increased adult membership (+45) via Chorus a la Carte (+42 more interested singers on meetup website); Choir camp implemented (26, 12 new participants). Implemented standardized surveys across ensembles to gather data immediately after performance season. Camp: Surveyed parents/guardians for overall satisfaction. Surveyed campers on learning outcomes around choir/drama/Orff instruments.",,227804,"Other, local or private",237924,,"Betty Mackay, David Johnson, Steve Pieh, John Gorski, David Halligan, Kristin Jewell, Brittney Hamberg, Kelly Burns, Krista Biason, Cathy Stang",1.5,"Music Association of Minnetonka","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Huber,"Music Association of Minnetonka","18285 Hwy 7",Minnetonka,MN,55345-4131,"(952) 401-5954 ",mamoffice@musicassociation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-704,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32386,"Operating Support",2016,55878,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NCC increases visitors to onsite programs—new/ongoing, galleries, and website; conducts satellite sale and tour of ceramics; develops new collaborations. NCC will show increased levels of onsite educational activity, gallery visits, and online sales; conduct successful offsite sale; tour exhibition to three sites; form collaborations with new organizations. 2: NCC’s programs will expand to a greater community of participants through new partnerships, convenings, and conversations about the medium. NCC will show increase in the diversity of audience; older adults will experience creative arts and aging; more students meet grad standards in art; we’ll identify ambassadors and reach new populations.","Increased visitors at NCC and online; had satellite sale of pots in Kansas City; toured exhibitions to greater Minnesota; began new programs with educators. NCC served 141 Minnesota artists; toured three exhibitions to five sites in Minnesota; sold $30,000 plus in pots offsite; increased web sales 20%; increased visits to education webpages by 7.5%; created 493 unique collaborations (with 82 new partners). 2: All ages, interests, ethnicities and abilities participated in the clay arts thru uniquely designed programs offered on- and off-site for fees or for free. 2400 older adults had creative clay experiences (up 30%); Jerome Artist of Color grant launched to diversify artists served; conducted four educator workshops in greater Minnesota; increased total served in education programs 36%",,1519377,"Other, local or private",1575255,8382,"Lynne Alpert, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Heather Nameth Bren, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Lann Briel, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Rick Scott, Cody Turnquist, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-706,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32388,"Operating Support",2016,27909,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide significant opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds to create new work and present it to the larger community. Determine awareness and consciousness in the larger Twin Cities' community of issues and realities of immigrant and diverse communities based on requests for interviews, press and publicity for Pangea World Theater's programming. 2: Cultivate the cultural vitality of local immigrant communities through artistic and community based programming. Keep records of the ethnic make-up of audiences and participants through surveys. Gathering information and input will help us improve methods to include and serve diverse communities.","Provided significant opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds to create new work and presented it to the larger community. Requests for interviews, press and publicity, surveys and evaluation, both internal and external. 2: Cultivate the cultural vitality of local immigrant communities through artistic and community based programming. Records of ethnic make-up of audiences and participants, track numbers and collect and analyze survey information.",,395378,"Other, local or private",423287,27909,"Afshan Anjum, Mona Antilla Carloni, Paul Cimmerer, Sharon Day, Charlotte Flowers, Olga Herrera, Mark Hodges, Karen Lokkesmoe, Freida Martin, Rajan Menon, Dipankar Mukherjee, Meena Natarajan, Emily Anne Tuttle, Bertrand Wilson, Joyce Wisdom",,"Pangea World Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meena,Natarajan,"Pangea World Theater","711 Lake St W Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 822-0015 ",meena@pangeaworldtheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-708,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32389,"Operating Support",2016,18869,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. At least 80% of teachers, directors, and gallery artists will be certified or have at least three years of experience in their field. 2: Arts Guild participants will reflect the diversity of the community by age, ethnicity, economic status and ability. The Arts Guild will offer classes, plays, and gallery installations each year to serve children, senior adults, and adults of all abilities. The Arts Guild will offer at least 35 scholarships each year.","The Northfield Arts Guild offered high quality educational opportunities and productions. 80% of teachers, directors, and gallery artists were certified or had at least three years of experience in their field as evaluated through resumes. The majority of participants rated their experiences positively in surveys. 2: Arts Guild participants better reflected the diversity of the community by age, ethnicity, economic status and ability. The Arts Guild offered classes, plays, and gallery installations that served over 40,000 children, senior adults, and adults of all abilities as evaluated by our brochures, marketing, and registrations. The Arts Guild offered 25 scholarships.",,401668,"Other, local or private",420537,2830,"Ken Ewald, Sian Muir, Virginia Lorang, Richard Collman, Anna Lisa Rustad, Kate Flory, Susan Carlson, Wendy Placko, Peggy Sheldon, Tim Madigan, Nancy Carlson, Janine Haidar, Todd Byhre",,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-709,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32391,"Operating Support",2016,17965,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide and expand impactful creative performance and learning opportunities reaching a larger number of artists and audiences. Track the number and subject of performance and education activities and the number of participants; survey participants for demographics and impact; develop and track learning goals for apprentices/interns. 2: Increase ways the established organization’s infrastructure can support more Minnesota artists and arts groups through new models of collaboration. Collaboration models are investigated and defined; Board satisfied with risk/benefit; number of artists/groups participating increases within admin capacity; partners discuss satisfaction with collaboration.","Provided and expanded impactful performance and learning opportunities to serve more artists and audiences. Open Eye evaluated the outcome through careful tracking of activities that included 197 public performances, thirteen workshops,and a festival, serving 13,500 Minnesotans. Surveys provided positive feedback as to the quality of experience Open Eye provide 2: Increased the administrative capacity of the organization, formalizing a fiscal sponsorship program and marketing strategy, and collaborated with new partners. Open Eye ended the FY year with resources to begin a reserve for the first time, proving that not only was the artistic work of high quality but that the company was fiscally responsible.",,287398,"Other, local or private",305363,,"Jean Abbott, Kathy Gaskins, Susan Haas, Craig Harris, Larry Lamb, Keith Lester, Candace Miller Lopez, Michelle Pett, Ryan Setterholm, Michael Sommers, Amy Warner, Charles Vanek, Robert Van Nelson",,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Haas,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","506 24th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338 ",susan.haas@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-711,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32392,"Operating Support",2016,370167,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the International Children’s Festival. Bring up to 50,000 children/families to the Children’s Festival including art-making activities in the parks surrounding the Ordway. 2: The Ordway creates opportunities, both on stage and in the community, for Minnesotans to participate in the arts. Successfully complete a series of Pan Asian performances and related events, attracting 10,000 to programs at the Ordway and in the community.","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the International Children's Festival. Through the 2016 Children's Festival (71,433 children and their families attended) audiences experienced the arts for free on outdoor stages and in nearby parks. 2: The Ordway creates opportunities, both on stage and in the community, for Minnesotans to participate in the arts. Through our initiative Notes From Asia 14,797 schoolchildren and adults experienced community events, performances at the Ordway, school matinees and master classes. ",,14874833,"Other, local or private",15245000,,"Bob Cattanach, Laura McCarten, Bill Parker, David Sewall, Patricia Mitchell, Scott Anderson, Lisa Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Jeannie Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Mary Choate, John Clifford, Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Michael Goar, Bill Gullickson, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Roger Hewins, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Barry Lazarus, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Nancy Nicholson, John Ordway, Bill Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Pete Thrane, Daniel Wrigley",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3037 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-712,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32395,"Operating Support",2016,79682,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce 424 performances of 18 productions on two stages; grow the audience of adults and youth to approximately 100,000; and increase job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: total number of plays produced, artists employed; and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Develop diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increase number of plays, performances and audiences; create more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Our casts and stories reflect the 21st century American mosaic; 400% more open caption performances; audiences of color and those with disabilities will grow. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, total 46% of all artists.","Expanded the season to 414 performances of fourteen productions on two stages; grew the audience of adults and youth to over 81,000; increased job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: total number of plays produced, artists employed, and adult and student attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Shows reflected wide diversity of our community; increased audiences of color and those with disabilities; had more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic. Public and teen audiences grew. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages; greater use of access services. ",,2474318,"Other, local or private",2554000,1192,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, Karen Heintz, Kristin Geisler, Jeff Johnson, Barb Davis, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Jim Falteisek, Nancy Feldman, Jewelie Grape, Andrea Trimble Hart, Lori Jenkins, Paul A. Johnson, John Lefevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Kari Ruth, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 000","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-715,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32397,"Operating Support",2016,12903,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","PBPH will provide professional job and educational opportunities for local, region and statewide performing and technical artists. Theater professionals employed by and workshop participants will participate in an online survey about the impact of their work/ participation with the PBPH. 2: The PBPH will serve an integral role in bringing theater to new and seasoned theater goers, reaching out to audiences across the cultural and age spectrum. Audience members will be invited to participate in an online survey where they will be asked a range of questions to acquire the necessary data.","The Paul Bunyan Playhouse was able to provide professional job and educational opportunities to performing and technical artists who are local, regional and statewide. Paul Bunyan Playhouse staff completed surveys about their employment. 92.31% said their experience added to their resume. 100% felt they had learned and grown. 38.46% said this was their first opportunity to work with a professional theater. 2: The Paul Bunyan Playhouse is pleased to be reaching a broader audience spectrum, and hopes to continue to broaden its reach in the future. 20.96% of our surveyed audience were ages 44 and under. This is a significant increase in younger generations attending the theater. 75.77 of our surveyed attendees were 45 or older. ",,204808,"Other, local or private",217711,4335,"Lynn Johnson, George McConnell, Eric Gustafson, Eric Kuha, Aspen Easterling, Tom Lucas, Steve Berard, Mary Knox Johnson, Corey Renbarger, Chris Keenan, Crystal Shepard, Holly Nelson",,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Klefsas,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601-3105,"(218) 751-7270 ",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Pennington, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-717,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32398,"Operating Support",2016,66401,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","In FY16 Penumbra reached 20,857 individuals with art that fostered their understanding of racial equity in Minnesota, representing a 16% increase. These numbers were collected by our Marketing Director using our box office software, and the Director of Inquiry who tracked education and outreach. 2: 1,154 individuals donated $354,931 in FY15; 1,177 individuals donated $489,673 (including a 40th anniversary campaign) in FY16, representing an increase in dollars of 38%. Individual donations in FY16 were tracked through our finance department under the management of the general manager.",,1915140,"Other, local or private",1981541,38000,"Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Kris Arneson, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, Caroline Wanga",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Brunette,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",shannon.brunette@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-718,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32400,"Operating Support",2016,69457,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen and grow local partnerships and playwright-community connections for the benefit of Minnesota communities. Track number and scope of partnerships compared with recent years; track constituencies served; assess nature and depth of partnerships; collect data and feedback on unique goals achieved through written partnership evaluations. 2: Broaden access to membership among Minnesotans through community outreach, including the Opportunities Road Show, and through online and on-site program enhancements. Track number of members; track online engagement through Google analytics and on-site participation through attendance at classes, seminars, and Open Play events; survey members about effectiveness of program improvements.","Partnered with Ten Thousand Things, Mu Performing Arts, and Jungle Theater to co-develop new plays by Minnesota-based writers and move them to production. Impact was assessed through artists' written surveys and conversations with collaborating theaters about the audiences reached. Of the 100 theaters interested in partnering with the Center, eleven are based in the Twin Cities. 2: Engaged Minnesota-based playwrights through artist resource fairs and developed their playwriting skills through an expanded program of classes and seminars. Conducted a survey of 1,600 playwright members--with an 8% response rate--to assess program services and plan future improvements. Total membership grew 8%, with approximately 400 members based in Minnesota.",,1051086,"Other, local or private",1120543,69457,"Carlyle Brown, Barbara Davis, Mary Beidler Gearen, Chelle Gonzo, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Charlyne Hovi, Janet Jones, Carson Kreitzer, Annie Lebedoff, Sara Nelson, Ann McCague, Carla Paulson, Charlie Quimby, Steve Richardson, Steve Strand, Joe Waechter, Harry Waters Jr.",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Koochiching, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-720,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32402,"Operating Support",2016,31613,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ragamala’s unique and nationally recognized artistic vision is further developed through the creation/presentation of new work. Audience response monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook. Feedback from artists, presenters, and funders sought through dialogue. Response monitored in the press. 2: Ragamala’s work reaches new audiences through community partnerships cultivated to address cultural, geographic, economic and perceptual barriers. Audience response/demographics monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs, and Facebook. Audience numbers/demographics/geographical reach to be compared to past years.","Ragamala presented public performances in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Eagan. Ragamala collected audience response and demographics through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook posts, and response from presenter partners through post-show dialogue. Results were evaluated by staff. 2: Ragamala company dancers and Ragamala School students performed and presented education/engagement activities in a wide variety of Minnesota community settings. Ragamala collected attendee response via surveys, dialogues, emails and Facebook, and response from community partners via post-show dialogue and email exchanges. Results were evaluated by staff and compared to past years.",,476476,"Other, local or private",508089,2213,"Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Sara Daggett, Pratap Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Dheenu Sivalingam, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-722,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32403,"Operating Support",2016,29049,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys. ","Rain Taxi championed Minnesotan and national literary culture through events and publications, fostering public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluated engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducted reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,153284,"Other, local or private",182333,25593,"Stuart Abraham, Jill A. Bresnahan, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Renoir Gaither, Mark Gustafson, Kristen Hager, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Eric Lorberer, Margaret Telfer, Paul Von Drasek",,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-723,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32407,"Operating Support",2016,9907,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase growth of student and community audiences by 10% in response to increased communication and engagement. Students and community members engaged with GMD activities will be measured by attendance counts for exhibition and programs and social/electronic media analytics.","Audiences increased 10% from 93,822 to 103,939. FY15 and FY16 actual attendance at programs, exhibitions, and classes was counted and compared. In two areas of estimated attendance, the same figures are used for both fiscal years. ",,497428,"Other, local or private",507335,,"Kent Hensley, Shanthini Logendran, Moira Bateman, Sarah Dwyer, Matthew Hatch, Mary Lou Hidalgo, Heidi Libera, John Ollmann, Heather Olson, Barbara Redmond, Kate Solomonson",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lin,Nelson-Mayson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Goldstein Museum of Design AKA Goldstein Museum of Design","1985 Buford Ave 364 McNeal Hall","St Paul",MN,55108-6134,"(612) 624-3282 ",lnelsonm@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-727,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32408,"Operating Support",2016,78783,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces and programming of the new Northrop will be a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration. 2: Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and engagement, Northrop creates partnerships with community partners ensuring that performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community.","The newly revitalized Northrop functions as a hub for artistic activity and creative exploration in the center of campus. Northrop presented 1700+ activities during FY16. Number of events and participants are counted, and surveys are distributed to evaluate each event. Additionally, Northrop website invites blogging and critical evaluation of all programs. 2: Northrop presented nine internationally-recognized, diverse dance companies in twelve performances including five with live music; as well as a special film-orchestral event, 25 ticketed plus ten free concerts. Attendance figures, group sales and comp tickets counted. Collaborators enumerated: each provides their own evaluation. E-mail surveys and website solicitation employed for all events. School groups provided written forms and phone call follow-up.",,2200748,"Other, local or private",2279531,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Heather Faulkner, Colleen Carey, Fabiana Mesquita-Wierson, Tom Morgan, John Foley, Cecily Somers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-728,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32409,"Operating Support",2016,96407,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation. Effective execution of programs, audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony (social media), and staff synthesis of results will serve as evaluation tools. ","WAM produced twelve exhibitions and 46 public programs, including free conversations, WAM Chatters, free monthly study nights, student design showcase, and a resident music group. WAM counted onsite admissions and tracked online connections through Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google analytics and other data capture methods. Audience surveys were collected and tabulated after public programs.",,5762616,"Other, local or private",5859023,,"Lynn Abbott, Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Wooj Byun, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Noah Eisenberg, Rolf Engh, Thomas Fisher, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Katsiaficas, Barry Kudrowitz, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Karla Robertson, Nancy Rosenberg, Phil Rosenbloom, Gary Smaby, Tom Swigert, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Cody Wolkowitz, Elise Armani, Penny Winton",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Luanne,Koubsky,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-5302 ",koubsky@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-729,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32412,"Operating Support",2016,34485,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Recognition of both professional and community-based quality production values. Strong attendance, positive feedback, and artist participation (key indicators) will be tracked by ticket sales, memberships, attendance/non-ticketed events, audience surveys, and number of artists. 2: Maintain and create new arts, business, and education partnerships that utilize arts programming to serve the needs of the community. Successful fulfillment of partnership objectives (key indicator) will be measured primarily by partner satisfaction and rates of participation by community members.","Strong attendance throughout the season, the draw of highly skilled artists to Theatre programs, and consistently excellent reviews reflect recognition of product quality. Despite extensive construction at Rochester Civic Theatre for most of the season, production attendance was healthy and professional artist participation remained vigorous. Feedback lauded outstanding capabilities of skilled volunteer performers. 2: Partnerships addressed arts in health and social well-being, awareness of the value of human differences, and multi-generational arts opportunities. Rochester Civic Theatre received reward recognition for collaboration; turnout for monthly community dialogue doubled from FY2015; the first regional youth arts congress drew over 200 students; arts in health programming gained new support. ",,744825,"Other, local or private",779310,34485,"Laurie Ackerman, Nick Campion, Jerry Casper, Corey Heimer, Brad Herr, Kay Hocker, Heather Holmes, Megan Johnston, Read Karsell, Jerry Kvasnicka, Molly Mallory, Karl Oestreich, Angie Rustad, Bruce Snyder, Jaimi Stejskal ",,"Rochester Civic Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theofanis,Stavrou,"Rochester Civic Theatre","20 Civic Center Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904-3773,"(507) 282-8481 ",GStavrou@rochestercivictheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-732,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32413,"Operating Support",2016,26453,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. If the Mayo Civic Center waives rental fees for use of its facilities and provides certain staffing at no cost to RMD; and if the Police and Fire Departments provide public safety and “audience engineering” support services at no cost to RMD. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. If RDA continues to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival in consultation with RMD; and if Police and Fire provide public safety/ audience engineering support at no cost to RMD.","Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMDs free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Rental fees were waived and Police/Fire provided public safety support services at no cost to RMD. Change - RMD now pays MCC staffing costs; City Council approved a supplemental appropriation for this purpose as part of the City budget process. 2: Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMDs free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. The RDA continued to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival; and Police/fire continued to provide public safety support at no cost to RMD.",,846158,"Other, local or private",872611,,"Barbara Sorensen, Carol Berteotti, Dennis Brooks, Daniel A. Drubach, Michelle Shelley Mahannah, Marti Abts, Marv Mitchell, Mary Jo D. Briggs, Karuna Ojanen, Steve Orwoll, Patricia Barrier, William Smith, Sankesh Sunny Prabhakar",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Alcott,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 070",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",chris@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-733,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32414,"Operating Support",2016,10652,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a solid financial base upon which the organization can grow and serve the classical music needs of the region. The successful completion of a $300,000 campaign to restore the financial health of the organization. Annual budgeting with positive net income >$10,000. Evaluation: regular review of financial reports by Board and management. 2: Perform seven high quality concerts of symphonic, chamber and pops music that enriches the lives of musicians and audience. Through three performances featuring full orchestra and noted guest artists; two chamber concerts comprising RSO and guest performers and a holiday and one youth concert. Evaluation: Audience surveys, focus groups, and discussions with patrons and musicians.","Grant support allowed extra effort to be focused on campaign which succeeded. Campaign gifts paid off existing debt, restored financial health. Standard financial reports: Income and Expenses, cash flow analysis, etc. 2: Concerts performed-two with Chorale and three with guest artists. Students and teachers very positive about 4th Graders Concert. Focus group with senior patrons; comments from adults and children following regular and youth concerts; published reviews.",,548876,"Other, local or private",559528,,"Abram Albee, John Beatty, Hayward Jay Beck, Brian Childs, Donna Cunningham, Andrew Good, Deneene Graham, James Gross, Rafael Jimenez, Brad Krehbiel, Jere Lantz, Levi Livingood, Joe Mish, Jodi Melius, Eric Ofori-Atta, Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, James Sloan",,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Neville,"Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale","1530 Greenview Dr SW Ste 120",Rochester,MN,55902,"(507) 286-8742 ",markn@rochestersymphony.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-734,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32415,"Operating Support",2016,30032,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rose Ensemble performs concerts in or provides educational outreach activities to communities in over different 40 venues throughout Minnesota. Program participants are surveyed to assess the quality and impact of activities. Results are collated, reported to, and employed by staff and musicians in assessing and planning future programs. 2: TRE musicians gain professional development through access to language coaches and musicologists, performance opportunities, and artistic retreats. Musicians are surveyed to assess extent of increased understanding and enhanced performance experience. Audiences are surveyed to assess quality of what and how they learn from musicians. ","The Rose Ensemble performs concerts in or provides educational outreach activities to communities in at least 25 different venues throughout MN Program participants are surveyed to assess the quality and impact of activities. Results are collated, reported to, and employed by staff and musicians in assessing and planning future programs. 2: TRE musicians gain professional development through access to language coaches and musicologists as well as performance and recording opportunities. Musicians are surveyed to assess level of satisfaction with opportunities for professional development. Audiences are surveyed to assess quality of what and how they learn from musicians.",,630371,"Other, local or private",660403,5000,"Gayle Ober, Andrea Specht, Richele Messick, Anne Jin Soo Preston, Ty Inglis, Pete Parshall",,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-735,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32417,"Operating Support",2016,18574,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide educational and artistic experiences that rank among the highest in the nation to young singers from Central Minnesota Comparisons will be drawn with nationally-recognized programs with respect to educational curriculum, caliber of artistic offerings, number of individuals served, and breadth of cultural experiences. 2: SJBC will present a greater number of artistic and educational offerings throughout the state and promote Minnesota artists. Internal records will track the number of performances, commissions, workshops, festivals, and camps in which SJBC plays an active role, as well as the number of venues and individuals served.","SJBC provided educational and artistic experiences that rank among the highest in the nation to young singers from Central Minnesota. Invitations to prestigious conferences and events underscored SJBC's national standard and significance within the state. Audience and chorister reviews support this assessment, as do increased participation statistics. 2: SJBC presented 57% more artistic and educational offerings throughout the state and promoted Minnesota artists. Performance records were compared to records from the previous season, and indicated the sharp increase in total appearances as well as a small increase in the number of works performed by Minnesota composers.",,241869,"Other, local or private",260443,,"Michael Hemmesch, Kristen Bauer, Janet McConkey, Amy Roers, Jacob Barnes, Matt Reichert, Br. David Paul Lange, Jeff Peterson, Eric Budde, Br. Richard Crawford, Kristin Lawson, Bret Amundson, Janice Hammond, Andre Heywood, Angela Klaverkamp, Andrew Kendall",,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Klaverkamp,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",aklaverkamp@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-737,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32418,"Operating Support",2016,22856,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: letters of agreement specifying residency details, the number of residency activities and participation; survey participants (or facilitators) to assess impact; end of season evaluation of impact. 2: Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Evaluation: FAP will work with the Office of Planning and Public Affairs to survey students regarding arts attendance patterns, behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes; Track student tickets and student participation.","Residency was part of all but one performance on SJU's performing arts season. Activities reached hospice homes, Veteran Administration hospitals and social service organizations. SJU tracked number of activities and participants, mix of on campus vs off campus events, fees associated with residency, as well as additional housing and/or hospitality costs associated with extra days for residency. 2: A majority (80%) of students surveyed indicated their experiences at SJU have made them more likely to attend arts events after graduation. SJU surveyed students at the end of the year and learned the majority are primed for future arts engagement: 74% believe the arts are invaluable to a healthy community, 54% attended three or more arts events in the last year.",,690770,"Other, local or private",713626,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Bethany Purkapile, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Adam Houghton, Katie Campbell, Mark McGowan, Cindy Malone, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Br. Simon-Hoa Phan OSB, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-738,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32419,"Operating Support",2016,30199,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. All courses and programing will undergo evaluation and assessment. Audience, student and family surveys will be collected and analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. MCA will track audience, community outreach and enrollment data. All programing will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board.","Arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. Written evaluations, participation data, and spoken feedback were used to assess and improve all aspects of MCA programing. Testimonials showcased the positive community and appreciation of the arts gained through participation in MCA programing. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota experienced the arts. MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programing, and experiences for all.",,217051,"Other, local or private",247250,5000,"Mary Ann (Wera) Remick, James L. Coogan, Brother William Mann, Joseph J. Ross, Sandi Simon, Benjamin Murray, Mary Becker, Mary Burrichter, Brother William Clarey, FSC, Brother Kevin Convey, FSC, Brother Patrick Conway, FSC, James L. Coogan, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Michael M. Gostomski, Roger S. Haydock, Jim Horan, Betty Kabara, Linda Kuczma, Brother William Mann, FSC, Brother Michael J. McGinniss, FSC, Paul Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, FSC, Kaye O'Leary, Rhoda Olsen, Peter Pearson, Brother David Poos, FSC, Brother Gustavo Ramirez Barba, FSC, Richard J. Reedy, Joseph J. Ross, Terrance Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Brother Larry Schatz, FSC, Sandra Simon, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli, Jr., Walter E. Smithe, III, Celeste L. Suchocki, Mary Pat Wlazi, Lyle Delwiche, Thomas F. Meagher, Loras H. Red Sieve, David Thies, Bernie Wagnild",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501 ",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-739,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32420,"Operating Support",2016,21268,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Offer free performances, make dance more accessible to all body types, and remove barriers to underserved families attending performances. More people will participate in one-hour Ballet Tuesday performances; monthly “Take Back the Tutu” lectures on healthy dancers; and tickets, transportation and childcare through Project Success. 2: Prominent and emerging choreographers will create and stage work on SPB that develops them as artists and provides new programming for audiences. Choreographers’ work will be performed on Twin Cities’ stages during 2015-2016 season. Evaluations by choreographers and dancers, audience survey responses, and reviews by critics will determine success.","Participants increased across all programming. Take Back the Tutu created new opportunities that inspired many more participants than anticipated from diverse backgrounds. Audience participants in free performances increased over 50%. Feedback from participants was also used to measure the success of programs. Free performance requests grew steadily throughout the season as the healthy body image message resonated. 2: Four new works were created on the company and one work staged on the company by five choreographers that developed the dancers and provided new work for Minnesota audiences. Diane Coburn Bruning, Chamber Ballet Washington D.C.; Peter Davison, Boulder Ballet; Sally Russe, McKnight Fellow Minnesota; Jamie Johnson, Utah Valley University Dance; Zoé Emilie Henrot, Saint Paul Ballet artistic director created work on Saint Paul Bal",,333997,"Other, local or private",355265,3151,"David Trayers, Amber Genetsky, Elizabeth Heffernan, Mary Olson, Dr. Cathy Gustafson, DPA, Astrid Knott, Alice N. Nadeau, Christina Onusko, Tim Pate, Jerry Sather, Keifer Walsh, Heidi Draskoci-Johnson, Heather Lindholm",0.46,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","1680 Grand Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1806,"(651) 690-1588 ",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-740,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32421,"Operating Support",2016,225530,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. The SPCO will provide over 130 performances, family activities, and education programs in the 2015-16 season. Through diverse programming, free and low-priced tickets, and concerts in 12 venues, the SPCO hopes to serve a broader audience.","The SPCO provided wide access to live performances of world-class music in Minnesota by offering affordable tickets at fourteen regular concert venues in the Twin Cities metro. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and community engagement activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the SPCO has expanded its reach and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,8992477,"Other, local or private",9218007,,"Daria Adams, Betty Andrews, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Thomas Brown, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Sheldon Damberg, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Andrina Hougham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss, Jr., Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Jerome Miranowksi, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Paul Reyelts, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-741,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32423,"Operating Support",2016,49687,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Attract new and diverse audiences to experience professional classical artists in new, creative ways. New and diverse audiences will attend because of alternative, relaxed presentation styles, making classical musical artists accessible to those who would not otherwise attend formal concerts. 2: The Schubert Club will provide more diverse opportunities for Minnesota-based musicians to perform, teach and share the love of music with audiences of all ages. Feature Minnesota composers and performers in performances and educational experiences with hands-on experiences for our audiences. We will explore artistic partnerships with new, diverse cultural communities throughout the area.","The Schubert Club attracted a new audience of over 50%, and the youngest to date at Schubert Club Mix concerts. Comparing the Schubert Club Mix participants to past ticket buyers in all series, the results were over 50% of participants never having been to a concert in the past. The casual format attracts people not comfortable in a formal concert setting. 2: The Schubert Club provided 246 Minnesota musicians the opportunity to share their talent with audiences and youth in our community. Minnesota artists were vetted from diverse backgrounds to provide educational sessions and performances for The Schubert Club. Outcomes included increased attendance at KidsJam workshops, and full capacity at weekly Courtroom Concerts.",,1870310,"Other, local or private",1919997,,"Craig Aase, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Paul Aslanian, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Carline Bengtsson, Lynne Beck, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Cecil Chally, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, John Holmquist, Anne Hunter, Kyle Kossol, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, Jana Sackmeister, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-743,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32426,"Operating Support",2016,16701,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase exhibition, presentation and professional development opportunities for emerging artists in Minnesota. We will evaluate programs through written surveys from artists, audience surveying, and measure using number of submissions, number of participating artists, local, regional and national press. 2: We will continue to strengthen cross-disciplinary collaborations and provide diverse audiences with opportunities to participate in unique cultural experiences. We will evaluate programs through audience surveys, including satisfaction indicators and return visits, and attendance numbers for static exhibitions and unique project programming. ","over 100 artists have been given access to our space, flexibly pursuing their craft. Interviews with artists, podcast development and surveys of participants. Because we did not require numerical or production outcomes, our surveys/interviews focus on personal growth, experimental potential, etc. of their experience. 2: Over 500 people have attended openings for our emerging residency. 1,000's participated in Artists on the Verge 2016, in partnership with Northern Lights. Surveys online, as well as interviews of attendees at Wise Blood, Hand in Glove, AoV 2016 and our residency programs. ",,580516,"Other, local or private",597217,,"Bil Mague, Sarah Rotholz Weiner, Blake Iverson, Kevin Manthie, Collin Bockman, Alexa Horochowski, Miranda Wilson, Erik Ullanderson, Donna Meyer, Kerry Morgan, Brian Wilcox",,"The Soap Factory","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kerry,Morgan,"The Soap Factory","514 2nd St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 623-9176 ",board@soapfactory.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Stearns, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-746,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32428,"Operating Support",2016,62169,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Advance STC mission by creating diverse productions and education programs that appeal to a variety of ages, ethnicities and abilities. Number of production attendees and program participants tracked via STC’s database; number of inquiries received from other theatres locally/regionally/nationally regarding our work. 2: STC will be considered a leader in creating new work based on literature that features significant roles for young people and serves a wide audience. Measuring the number of: (1) New plays STC commissions for young audiences (2) Theatre for the Very Young productions (3) Connections with other youth-focused theatres exploring this type of work.","STC produced nine theatre productions and more than 120 education classes/workshops/residencies/outreach programs, serving 147,000+ Minnesotans. Using our database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at main stage productions, classes, workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. 2: STC commissioned three new world premieres and one new TVY production and connected with more than a dozen youth theatres from throughout the country. Tracked number of new commissions (and attendance) and tracked the number of conversations/shared learnings with representatives from other theatres.",,2198131,"Other, local or private",2260300,16137,"Susan Allen, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Dekker, Barry Gersick, Darrick Hills, Paul Johnson, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Lori, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Lynn Petersen, Dawn Pruitt, Nick Scott, Amanda Simpson, Erik Takkunen, Bryan Wall",,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-748,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32429,"Operating Support",2016,40747,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To reach over 70,000 children, families and individuals with exceptional arts programming that celebrates the vibrant diversity of our community. To achieve this outcome we will present six mainstage productions with youth actors, offer educational classes, workshops and residencies year round. Assessments will include number of programs, evaluations and numbers of participants. 2: SST will deepen relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our performances and classes. We will continue to build partnerships, provide extensive scholarships and offer Pay What You Can days. Indicators of success: increase in co-planned programming, numbers of new audience members/participants for both Steppingstone and its partners.","SST reached many children, families and individuals with exceptional arts programming that celebrated the diversity of the surrounding community. SST evaluated outreach through data collection. SST tracked audience attendance: paid, reduced fees and comp tickets; class and camp attendance: paid, reduced fees and scholarship tuition; and residencies at schools throughout the community. 2: SST administered over $56,000 in reduced ticket fees, and over $30,000 in scholarships and reduced tuition to make programming accessible SST evaluated outreach and relationship building through data collection. ",,963891,"Other, local or private",1004638,40747,"Thomas D'Onofrio, David Graham, Ben Redshaw, Mike Erlandson, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Suzette Huovinen, Adam Prock, Richard Hitchler",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",megan@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-749,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32431,"Operating Support",2016,28052,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase corporate giving through donations and sponsorships while raising individual contribution amounts and number of donors. Increase corporate donations to $80,000 from 24 donors and individual donors to 450 and $72,500; attract ten show sponsorships totaling $35,000. This engages audiences with common interest in theatre success. 2: Increase volunteer participation in production and audience support areas and expand regional creative and learning opportunities. Encouraging volunteerism with appreciation banquet. Began tracking volunteer hours and years of service. Hosted community activities making theatre more accessible through local programs.","Increased financial commitment from varied stakeholders. Tracking year over year results showed increase in corporate donations and sponsorships to $82,500 and increase in individuals to over $100,000. 2: Expanded volunteer participation by 25% and education activities by 58%. Tracking year over year results with time clock system for volunteers showed increase in hours from 2,000 in 2014-15 to nearly 2,500 in 2015-16. Tracking learning activities showed increase of 58% in total number of activities offered from 17 to 27.",,723638,"Other, local or private",751690,25000,"Nancy Dimunation, Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Verna Fricke, Mary Rauterkus, Chuck Richardson, Ian Scheerer ",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Schock,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 3rd St W","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8713 ",bschock@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-751,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32432,"Operating Support",2016,13260,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Review accessibility resources and procedures, building upon strengths and enhancing services. A task force will be comprised of people with varied backgrounds and expertise, including people with disabilities. Teacher training; broader publicity; purchases of equipment; and revised contracts are expected to be part of the outcomes. 2: Engage and develop young people as dancers. Grow the Family Dance program. - Conduct interviews with youth and young adult dancers for their descriptions of impact Tapestry dancing makes on their lives.","Accessibility Task Force was assembled (one-third people with disabilities) and met over a 4-month period of time. New Policies and Procedures adopted. Training sessions accomplished. Contracts revised. Meetings and training sessions were held as planned. Contracts revised. Some new equipment obtained. 2: Some interviews took place; program is slowly growing. Some interviews took place as part of upgrading videos on our website (including with young adults and families). - Attendance data reveal overall growth. ",,169773,"Other, local or private",183033,5250,"Tuvia Abramson, Madhu Bangalore, Barbara Beltrand, Claudia Graebel Beermann, David Kirchner, Jeanne Novak, Gordon Olsen, Todd Petersen, Marc Scovill, Ed Stern, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-752,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32434,"Operating Support",2016,25875,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver quality across all program areas with a faculty of 25 excellent teaching artists and a new Artistic Advisory Council of up to five nationally renowned fiber artists. Textile Center will evaluate program quality through class participant surveys, feedback from program partnerships, and observations by the new Artistic Advisory Council. 2: Increase participation in Textile Center by 15%. Growth in membership, class registration, partnerships, and exhibition attendance will be tracked. Increased earned revenue and a balanced annual budget also indicate success.","Delivered quality across all program areas with a faculty of 25 excellent teaching artists and a new Artistic Advisory Council of up to five nationally renowned fiber artists. Textile Center evaluated program quality through class participant surveys, feedback from program partnerships, and observations by education staff, executive director and chair of our new National Artistic Advisory Council. 2: Increased participation in Textile Center by 15%. Growth in membership, class registration, partnerships, and exhibition attendance were tracked. Significant increases in earned revenue from programs, Shop retail sales, memberships also indicated success.",,771109,"Other, local or private",796984,25875,"Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Tina Hughes, Ella Ramsey, Lance T. Radziej, Cyndi Kaye Meier, John Cairns, Dick Gilyard, Jennifer Gin, Jeanne Hilpisch, Tracy Krumm, William H. Mondale, Donna Peterson, Mariana Rocca Shulstad, Rose Herrera Hammerlinck, Nancy Onkka",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",karl@karlreichert.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-774,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32435,"Operating Support",2016,37395,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase Community Partners, audiences, and artists’ connections to the arts, Mu, and each other through participation in Mu programming. Participation numbers; engagement level at shows, talkbacks, outreach; partner participation in Mu Links workshops; artist participation in training, productions, events; survey and interview feedback. 2: Empower underserved Asian Americans through Mu Links workshops, residencies, outreach, trainings, and mainstage productions. Participation numbers; partner/arts participant surveys and interviews, open communication lines to gather feedback; the number of events held. Goal: 75% partner retention rate and up to 1,000 free tickets.","Mu engaged audiences and artists with challenging, new work of AA identity, making space to ask questions, learn about, and connect with one another. Mu deeply engaged the community through educational lobby displays and well-attended talkbacks, panels, and workshops. Artists consistently participate as instructors and teaching artists for all of our educational programs. 2: Mu provided programs for 60 organizations and ongoing training to eight artists. With limited funding, we gave workshops and tickets to 200 participants. We gathered demographic info from 94% of our audience members, and got a 30% response rate from online post-show surveys. We met with our community partners individually to learn more about how to meet their unique needs.",,541693,"Other, local or private",579088,37395,"Chris Barron, Jeff Chen, Michael Dai, Sharon Fong, Candice Hern, Michael Hu, Daniel Le, Dorothy Mollien, Reginaldo Reyes, Kari Ruth, PJ Vitoff, Atlee Wong",,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Freeby,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 4th St E Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(651) 789-1012 ",shannon@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-775,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32436,"Operating Support",2016,18495,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During FY2016, more than 400 state residents will audition for roles. And, from cast to crew, more than 200 adults will create all the productions. Our evaluation of the extent to which this outcome is achieved will be statistical, based on comparing the numbers above to the actual numbers. ","In FY2016, 631 state residents auditioned for roles; from cast to crew. the shows were created by 271 adults. Actual count.",,376725,"Other, local or private",395220,18000,"Howard Ansel,Chad Carr,Paul Clausen,Francine Corcoran,Scott Draheim,Garry Geiken,Kelli Gorr Raney,Joseph Imholte,Hugh Kirsch,Elizabeth Lofgren,Stephanie Long,Linda Paulsen,Dann Peterson,Jean Shore, Hilary Smith,Rebecca Wall-Talbot,",0.5,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-776,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32437,"Operating Support",2016,25051,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TLD will advance its reputation for staging adventurous music theater with a season of four mainstage productions and NEXT: NEW MUSICALS IN THE MAKING. TLD will assess outcome through: critical reviews/Awards, number of/stature of artists and partners, ticket sales, artistic director/musical director assessments, artist/audience feedback, and programming records. 2: Through its productions and partnerships, TLD will reach a diverse mix of 28,500 individuals (age 14 and up) – an increase of 14% over FY 2014. TLD will assess outcome through partner interviews/feedback, audience feedback in talkbacks/emails/social media, ACT I Program Advisory Group Feedback, annual audience survey, and box office records.","TLD advanced its reputation for staging adventurous musical theater with a season of four mainstage productions and NEXT: NEW MUSICALS IN THE MAKING (now the NEXT FESTIVAL). Critical reviews/awards, number of and stature of artists and partners, ticket sales, artistic director/musical director assessments, artist/audience feedback, and programming records. 2: TLD reached a diverse mix of 36,000 (age 14 and up), an increase of 10% over FY15. Partner interviews/feedback, audience feedback in talkbacks/emails/social media, ACT I Program advisory group feedback, annual audience survey, and box office records.",,1121590,"Other, local or private",1146641,,"Jean Becker, Jaime Roman, Timothe Dordell, Carolee Lindsey, Kent Allin, Scott Cabalka, Jon Harkness, Lisa Hoene, James Jensen, Nancy Jones, Cyndi Klaus, Jim Matejcek, Kim Motes, Kendall Nygard, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Shannon Pierce, Gary Reetz, Christopher Rence, Thomas Senn, Lorri Steffen, Bill Venne, David Young, Jane Zilch ",,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Seena,Hodges,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",seena@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-777,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32438,"Operating Support",2016,12980,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2016, Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to offer programming of the state's top theatre, music and dance companies. The ten building campus will be available for artist retreats. Through partnerships with individual artists and arts organizations for educational opportunities; engaging top quality dance and music companies for performances; numbers of students taking master classes. 2: 2016 Season: five mainstage professional productions with 8000+ residents from at least five counties and tourists attending; three house concerts; 6-7 Master Classes for 200 youth and adults. Geographic and demographic range of patrons, students and artists; compensation to Minnesota artists; artistic excellence of productions; numbers participating in Master Classes; surveys of class participants; audience surveys.","Five shows; two retreats possible 2017; five concert evenings; two Master Classes. Successfully contracted five professional theater companies, three professional music groups for five concerts, in talks with two organizations regarding campus retreats, offered AAAA children's theater camp kids master classes resulting in 25% increase i 2: Event attendance: 5937 and two shows to complete; two Master Classes complete with talks underway-offering year-round classes through community education. Tickets sold; audience surveys-geo/demo range and satisfaction with43% audience in Alex zip code, 41% other Minnesota co., 16% other states; contracts negotiated; 50% increase of those taking Master Classes from 2015-16; class surveys.",,210755,"Other, local or private",223735,12980,"Linda Akenson,Jeanne Batesole, Fred Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Gayle Haanen, Donna Jensen, Shelly Karnis, Yvonne Kinney-Hockert, Nichole Mulder, Jack Reuler, Maureen Sticha, Mike Stormoen, Amy Sunderland",0.12,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","1875 County Rd 120 NE PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-778,"Brooke Barsness: Executive director, Kaddatz Galleries; former Minnesota State Arts Board member; Emily Bhatti: Fundraiser and consultant for arts institutions and nonprofits; Robin Gillette: Arts consultant; former executive director, Minnesota Fringe Festival; Stephen Manuszak: Program manager for international initiatives, Arts Midwest; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; Sherrie Pugh: Retired community economic developer and philanthropy administrator; Minnesota African American Museum volunteer; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32439,"Operating Support",2016,33294,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase program offerings and provide additional subsidies to engage a larger number of diverse populations at the expanded TU Dance Center. Track the increase in number and type of classes and sessions offered at TU Dance Center; increased participation and participant demographics; number of subsidized participants, total subsidies provided. 2: Deepen TU Dance’s partnership with performance venues to enhance the community’s experience of artistically excellent dance. Attendance and ticket sales figures compared with recent historical data; critic reviews; premiere of two-four world premiere works.","2,441 participants in TU Dance Center programs and activities, ages 3-seniors, over 40% people of color and gender-diverse. Tracked comparative TU Dance Center engagement, and student demographics and subsidies; tracked programming changes and additions. 2: Successful concerts at Cowles Center, The O'Shaughnessy (four premieres, 2,991 attendees); new multi-year partnership with Ordway Center, FY 2017-FY 2019. Gathered attendance and ticket sales data for comparison with prior years' concerts at both FY16 venues; collected media reviews; tracked world premiere works.",,493022,"Other, local or private",526316,,"Chris Andersen, Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Darin Florenz, Michelle Horan, Marcia Murray, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Kelly Green Vagts, Julia Yager",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lyon, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-779,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32440,"Operating Support",2016,28224,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. These applicant outcomes will be measured by audience attendance, ticket sales, number of singing members participating in each concert and by audience and member feedback. 2: Reach new audiences while deepening and broadening ongoing relationships with existing audiences. These applicant outcomes will be measured by audience attendance, ticket sales, number of singing members participating in each concert and by audience and member feedback.","Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus provided musical programming that was exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation consisted of audience and chorus member comments in addition to ticket sales and an increase in total audience served. 2: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus reached new audience while deepening ongoing relationships with current audience. Evaluation consisted of measuring ticket sales against marketing tactics and audience and chorus comments.",,449016,"Other, local or private",477240,4235,"Paul Blom, Alyssa Johnson Paquette, Michael Brown, Laurel Chu, Erik Anderson, Nathan Croner, Greg Anderson, Eric Ayen, Dennis Clausen, Matt Helgason, Rahul Kane, Chris Mellin, Bob Prentiss, Tom Schierholz, Vince Therrien",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Heine,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",jheine@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-780,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32441,"Operating Support",2016,20885,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will build and train a team of select teaching artists to provide a more robust level of curriculum support and program oversight. Building a new layer of staffing will increase organizational expertise and capacity, measured by an increase in programs and individuals with disabilities served. ","Upstream Arts built and trained a select team of teaching artists to provide a more robust level of curriculum support and program oversight. Increased organizational expertise and capacity was measured by an increase in programs, as well as by the increased ability to develop and expand new programming.",,378144,"Other, local or private",399029,,"Janice Dowling, Mary McEathron, Michelle Dickersen, Kimberly Adams, Alyssa Klein, Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Richard Murray, Julie Guidry",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-781,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32443,"Operating Support",2016,52799,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","VocalEssence will present new and innovative choral music concerts, which will elicit a lasting impression on audience members. Outcomes will be measured through quantitative and qualitative data gathered and analyzed through participation in a national Intrinsic Impact Study with WolfBrown consulting group and by VocalEssence staff. 2: VocalEssence will present culturally relevant community programs for Minnesotans of all ages to learn about and participate in choral music. Outcomes will be measured through quantitative and qualitative data gathered and analyzed through participation in a national Intrinsic Impact Study with WolfBrown consulting group and by VocalEssence staff. ","VocalEssence presented eight engaging concerts, one tour to greater Minnesota, and seven contracted performances, which reached an estimated 25,548 Minnesotans. Concert attendees rated their emotional response as 4.1 out of 5. This outcome was measured by statistical tracking of attendees reached and survey responses from an Intrinsic Impact Study by WolfBrown Consulting Group. 2: 11,824 Minnesotans participated in a community program activity, rating 3.6/5 that the activity gave them a new understanding of other cultures. VocalEssence tracked attendance to determine the number of participants. Qualitative evaluation results were measured by a survey of community concert attendees via an Intrinsic Impact Study by WolfBrown Consulting Group. ",,1541648,"Other, local or private ",1594447,,"Kathryn Roberts, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, Art Kaemmer, Joseph Kalkman, David L. Mona, David Myers, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Judy Drobeck, Robert C. Smith",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-783,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2 32444,"Operating Support",2016,20885,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits conducted by our organization. Summative evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented. ","VSA Minnesota programs and services connect and engage people with disabilities with artists and arts organizations in their schools and communities. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators use information and monetary resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their engagement of people with disabilities. The funding and accessibility services provided by VSA Minnesota to state arts organizations are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff from the recipient organizations. ",,521056,"Other, local or private ",541941,20885,"Adrienne Mason, Gail Burke, Maggie Karli, Steve Danko, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Stacy Shamblott, Char Coal, Susan Tarnowski, Michele Chung, Adam Perry, Kay Augustine, Jenny Le",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-784,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2 32447,"Operating Support",2016,15878,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Explore program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. WGM staff and key volunteers will use financial and enrollment trends, website and database analytics, event evaluations, testimonials, and survey data to measure the success of guild programming. 2: Explore program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. WGM staff and key volunteers will use financial and enrollment trends, website and database analytics, event evaluations, testimonials, and survey data to measure the success of guild programming.","The Weavers Guild of Minnesota advanced its proposed outcome to explore program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. The Weavers Guild of Minnesota used website and database analytics, student evaluations, testimonials and surveys to measure program success. The outreach program fulfilled 50+ requests for weaving/spinning demonstrations with its diverse partners. 2: The Weavers Guild of Minnesota offers an array of classes in all skill levels, taught by teaching artists to engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. The Weavers Guild of Minnesota used website and database analytics, student evaluations, testimonials and surveys to measure the success of guild programming. Class series included 160 beginning to advanced classes with 1,100 students attending. ",,274012,"Other, local or private",289890,15878,"Gayle Groebner, Jan Hayman, Debbie Heilig, Karen Hovermale, Robyn Husebye, Robbie LaFleur, Susan Larson-Fleming, Cynthia Scott, Caprice Vanderkolk, Peter Withoff",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Nelson,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 010",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",director@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-787,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32448,"Operating Support",2016,41708,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand opportunities for Minnesota artists by increasing by 20% the number of artist-designed classes and/or activities designed and led by artists. Measure this outcome by tracking the number of classes that are offered in FY 2016 and comparing to FY 2015 offerings. 2: Increase hands-on participation of Minnesotans in the arts by engaging 20% more participants in diverse arts experiences. Measure this by tracking student and audience registration numbers in FY 2016 and comparing to FY 2015.","From FY2015 to FY2016, White Bear Center for the Arts increased the overall number of artist-designed classes offered by 1%. WBCA tracks the number of classes offered in its database and outreach/custom class records and compares different time periods. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts increased hands-on arts participation by 9% from FY2015 to FY2016. WBCA tracks all class registrations in its database and compares different time periods.",,474798,"Other, local or private",516506,6368,"Patricia Berger, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Leonardo Castro, Kathy Curran, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Matt Lipp, Nor Olson, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Dan Wachtler, Steve Wolgamot, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona , Robert Cuerden, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, McLeod, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-788,"Kaitlyn Bohlin: Development manager, North House Folk School; Thomas Dodge: Secretary of Fairmont Opera House board of directors; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Claudia Fuentes: Met Council outreach coordinator; arts volunteer; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Christopher Osgood: Vice president, community relations, McNally Smith College of Music; executive director, McNally Smith College of Music Foundation; Carolyn Wintersteen: Executive director of Theatre B; actor; Andrew Zimney: Director of operations, Youth Frontiers","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32451,"Operating Support",2016,34202,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC is a financially sustainable theatre arts organization. YPC will create and implement a development plan and report to the board funds raised and cash flow projections. Board will adjust budget based on conservative projections. Success will be a positive net balance of more than 5% over previous year. 2: YPC is known in the community as the source for youth-inspired theater. YPC will develop and follow a detailed communications plan for season. We will complete tasks as outlined in the plan (on time/budget) and document outcomes. YPC will pursue high-visibility media exposure that increases awareness about our work.","YPC is a thriving youth-inspired theatre in the Twin Cities. YPC has welcomed new sponsors and financial supporters, and increased mainstage audience members and class participants this past year. 2: YPC is known in the community as the source for youth-inspired theater. YPC has given youth a voice in producing real theater and holding leadership positions in the Company. Young artists at YPC designed most of their projects themselves including producing and directing live theater shows for community audiences.",,446729,"Other, local or private",480931,,"Diane Anderson, Eve Bassinger, Marjie Blevins, Jennifer Breitinger, Deb Brisch-Cramer, Susan Byers, Linda Casagrande, Eve Deikel, Lisa Dejoras, James Farstad, Cheri Galbraith, Jill Jensen Coghlan, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Stephannie Keller, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, David Maggitt, Susan Misukanis, Annie O'Connor, David Peterson, Meredith Shea-Perez, Maggie Thaden, Keri VanOverschelde, Brenda Vaughn, Kari Xiong",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Lattin,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180x 105",ron@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-791,"Kathy Anderson: Executive director of Trollwood Performing Arts School and Bluestem Center for the Arts; Jonathan Carter: Solution manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Tony Cuneo: Executive director, Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Heidi Jeub: Visual artist; former executive director of Visual Arts Minnesota; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Aleshia Mueller: Owner, Reel Nomad Productions; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Margaret Rog: Grant writer and development consultant for nonprofits; former Metropolitan Regional Arts Council president|Kasey Ross, Organizational change management consultant","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32452,"Operating Support",2016,14347,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the scope of Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret and Zeitgeist Early Music Festival. Zeitgeist will produce its Early Music Festival and New Music Cabaret maintaining the diversity of performers and increasing the audience, young musicians, and participating schools reached. 2: Present innovative programming that connects with audiences in imaginative ways. Zeitgeist will attract audiences interested in story-telling and dining as well as music with a production of Ghost Story by Julie and Cherie Johnson plus performances of The Saint Paul Food Opera.","Increased the scope of Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret and Zeitgeist Early Music Festival. Zeitgeist maintained the diversity of performers presented and schools reached and increased the audience and musicians engaged. Measurement methods included tracking audiences and noting genres, ages, and ethnicity of performers engaged. 2: Presented innovative programming that connects with audiences in imaginative ways. Zeitgeist presented Pine Eyes by Martin Bresnick, reaching new audiences interested in story telling as well as music. New audiences were identified through query at front of house.",,168334,"Other, local or private",182681,1022,"Craig Sinard, Philip Blackburn, Heather Barringer, Pat O'Keefe, Julie Haight-Curran, Sarah Porwoll-Lee, Chris Campbell, Carrie Henneman Shaw",,Zeitgeist,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heather,Barringer,Zeitgeist,"275 4th St E Ste 200","St Paul",MN,55101-1628,"(651) 755-1600 ",heather@zeitgeistnewmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-792,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 36104,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create broader access and awareness of the theatrical arts through outreach. Audience data and surveys, progress weighed against deliverables and target dates. Success attributes include two activities in 2015, and a traveling show in 2016. 2: Foster greater collaboration between area art organizations to maximize sustainability. Stakeholder surveys (benchmark/follow-up), progress against deliverables. Success attributes include community-wide marketing plan, exploration of a joint programming effort.","The number of children engaged in the summer education and performance programs. Increased performances of the Improv Team. Enrolled in the student theatre summer camps shows a consistent growth of 8-10 students each year over the last. Improv team: five contracted off site performances (20% increase); four AAAA shows. The shows all had new patrons. 2: Master Classes were provided to the 2016 students in the summer camps by a professional actress from Saint Paul. The effect of the Master Classes on the performance skills of the students was qualitative as measured by the director of Shrek Jr. He reported the classes mostly affected senior high school students for considering acting, teaching, or theater arts as a career.",,218072,"Other, local or private",228542,10470,"Amy Allen, Rachel Barduson, Becky Byrne, Nicole Fernholz, Chuck Grussing, Kelly Prestby, Holly Wallerich, Pete Woit",0.00,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. AKA Alexandria Area Arts Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. AKA Alexandria Area Arts Association","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300 ",ann@alexandriaareaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-815,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36105,"Operating Support",2017,64209,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic development and community engagement for composers. Manage multiple re-grant programs for Minnesota composers; produce 24 new innovative recordings; facilitate seminars for Minnesota composers for the reading/performance of new work. 2: Inspire students with Fresh Music. Commission one new BandQuest and ChoralQuest piece designed for middle school students; develop new curriculum to connect with non-arts study; facilitate the NextNotes High School Composition Awards.","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced 26 new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes High School Composition Awards encouraged music creation and mentored six students. Quantitative and qualitative data collected and measured. In-house evaluation of NextNotes provided valuable feedback that contributed to fostering long-term success for staff, mentors, student applicants, and finalists.",,1529493,"Other, local or private",1593702,3530,"J. Anthony Allen, James Berdahl, Jeff Cadwell, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, David Conte, Dee Ann Crossley, Melitta Drechsler, Jorja Fleezanis, Vivian Fung, Delta David Gier, Jeff Graves, Jennifer Howard, Sam Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, Deb Kermeen, Michelle Kinney, Anne LeBaron, Sarah Lutman, Stephen Miles, Evans Mirageas, Fred Moore, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, Joseph Ohrt, Chris Osgood, Bill Sands, Asha Srinivasan, James Stephenson, Tom Voegeli, James Wafler",0.00,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","75 5th St W Ste 522","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 228-1407 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-816,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36107,"Operating Support",2017,102724,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increased opportunities for practicing Minnesota artists, both emerging and established, to engage with ASI exhibits and foster connections between the artists and ASI audience. ASI will present six exhibitions and grow its engagement with practicing Minnesota artists through presentation and educational opportunities.","445 artists (1829 contact hours) experienced expanded opportunities to engage with new, and often unexpected audiences and grow their own profiles. ASI tracks the number of artists it works with, aiming in program design to have a balanced mix of both emerging and established artists. Artists provide feedback about the benefits they had to program coordinators through mediated conversations. ",,4183048,"Other, local or private",4285772,20000,"Rod Anderson, Phillip J. Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Karl Benson, Helen Bergren, Martin Bertilsson, David Carlson, Terri Carlson, Jennifer L. Dalquist, Brad Engdahl, Dean Erickson, Barbara Linell Glaser, Diane Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Laurie L. Holmquist, Beth Lundquist Jones, Alexander Källebo, Laurie Jacobi, Herbert Johnson, Russ Michaletz, Veronika Torarp",0.00,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-818,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36108,"Operating Support",2017,30538,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GREAT Theatre will increase retention of our participants, audiences and donors through improved communication of opportunities. Progress will be measured through surveys, attendance and registration numbers, communication with participants and audition turn-out, and open ended feedback. 2: GREAT Theatre seeks to build stronger financial support to ensuring long-term stability for our work. Progress will be measured through a board dashboard tracking data related to donors, cash on hand, income/expenses, volunteer hours, program satisfaction and capital campaign goals.","Increased retention of donors 3%, retained audiences at 55% and improved volunteer experience to 98.6% resulting in an increase in participation. Database of registration numbers, accounting software, and survey monkey surveys and focus group with participants/volunteers. 2: Reached capital campaign goal of $1.78 Million and improved budgeting process resulting in stability of finances including increased cash on hand. Accounting software, discussion with finance committee and campaign donor list.",,1352614,"Other, local or private",1383152,,"Bonnie Bologna, Joanne Dorsher, Steve Palmer, Chad O'Brian, Pat Thompson, Monica Segura-Schwartz, Lori Glanz, Kim Foster, Barb Carlson, Emily Swanson, Cassie Miles, Chris Kudrna, Marianne Arnzen",0.00,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","710 Sundial Dr","Waite Park",MN,56387,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-819,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36110,"Operating Support",2017,16069,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 35 writers and artists in all media will be awarded residencies to advance their work. Each resident will give a presentation at a school or community organization. Residents submit written evaluations and meet with the executive director during and at end of their stays to discuss the value of their residencies. Hosts of the presentations evaluate their value. 2: The summer, fall and winter major arts events will display the work of up to 200 writers and artists in all media and attract visitors of all ages from a wide region. The number of visitors attending, the sales of art works, the comments of the artists and the attendees provide the evaluation.","Thirty-six artists were provided residencies, who, in turn, provided community service to 1,027 citizens within the Southeast region. Artist residents worked within schools, senior centers, service and community organizations, arts organizations and correctional facilities. Evaluations given to community service hosts, audiences, and artist residents through questionnaires. 2: The two annual festivals provided opportunities for artists to present and sell their works, and saw an increase in attendance from outside the region. Staff interviewed artists and vendors after the festivals and followed up with requests for feedback by email. Attendees were canvased by volunteers and asked for home zip codes and asked informal questions as to the quality of the events.",,572755,"Other, local or private",588824,,"Arthur Kenyon, Robert Hedin, Carolyn Hedin, Margaret Noesen, Ralph Balestriere, John Christiansen, Donna Dummer, Bruce Geary, Barb Hansen, Marilyn Lawrence, Steven Sorman",0.00,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Burawa,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",chris@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-821,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36113,"Operating Support",2017,22948,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 25,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment by making art using recycled materials. Surveys and participant demographic data indicate 1) reach of numerical goal 2) 50% participants low-income and 45% not white/Euro, and 3) majority created art using recycled materials. 2: 5,000 students and 120 teachers (in artist residencies and summer camps), taught by 30 artists, increase skills/understanding of art, environment, and culture. Reflective protocols, student demos, and pre/post questionnaires determine whether most students completed artworks related to environment and culture, and reflected and exhibited their art.","More than 22,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities expanded creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment making art. We tallied the number of people new to ArtScraps; we asked teachers to report on school residency demographics; we recorded the cultural/economic diversity of workshops and summer camps; and, observed and estimated the demographics of festivals. 2: 4,000 students and 96 teachers (in artist residencies and summer camps), taught by 30 artists, increased skills/understanding of art, ecology and culture. Artists, educators, and a professional evaluator reported on 32 school residencies this year through surveys and informal observations. This figure includes survey data from our summer teen camp and school-age winter, spring and summer camps. ",,342076,"Other, local or private",365024,15000,"Sabrina Sutloff-Gross, Barbara Fleig, David Swenson, Linda Stuckey, Deb Holtz, Elizabeth Wright, Janice Hamilton",0.00,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-824,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36114,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our goal is to expand our outreach efforts by hiring a marketing consultant to implement our plan to reach the general population in the seven county metro area. A solid marketing plan will increase ticket sales and lift us up to the next level with a broader impact on the community. This will enable us to support our events and maintain our studio.","Alongside returning audience, increased new audiences experiencing the arts through the Nutcracker via print and broadcast media marketing efforts. Surveys collected data on how audience heard of our production. Data were analyzed and showed that 21% of audience (953 individuals) found us through MSAB-supported marketing efforts. ",,205847,"Other, local or private",216317,,"Lisa Gray, Nicole Lapides, Jill Brett, Beth Kockelman, Julia Lauwagie, Heather Rist, Laurie Parker, Maren Gray, Tina Stephan",0.00,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Arthur,Penfield,"Ballet Minnesota","314 Chester St","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 222-7919 ",masterartist3@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-825,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36116,"Operating Support",2017,41731,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of Minnesotans who are engaged in excellent arts activities via Artistry (formerly Bloomington Theatre and Art Center). We will compare the numbers of participants from fiscal year 2016-17, and will compile program evaluations to best assess how participants valued the quality and relevance of the arts activities. 2: Foster more creative, thriving communities by investing in the careers of Minnesota artists. In fiscal year 2017, Artistry will provide at least fourteen exhibitions, eight theater offerings and 100+ art classes, paying over $400,000 to Minnesota artists. Support for artists will be closely tracked and widely celebrated.","Participation across our programming increased by 8% (i.e., 3,150 youth/adults) from FY sixteen to 17, reaching a total live audience of 42,541. We compared theater ticket, gallery visit, class registration, and outreach program numbers between the two years. The high quality of our programming was shown by reviews and participant feedback, including survey data. 2: In FY 2017, we more than doubled our investment in theater artists. This helped us produce work that advanced Bloomington as an arts destination. We tracked the ways we engaged artists (e.g., number of roles, exhibition slots, teaching positions) and how much we paid in artist compensation. ",,1874288,"Other, local or private",1916019,4630,"Scott Feraro, MaryAnne London, Amy Lueders, Rob Lunz, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Brian Prentice, Jason Moore, John Schuerman, Paul Seminari, Karen Snedeker, Greg Wolsky, Jamie Verbrugge, Kim Vlaisavljevich, Paul Zech",0.00,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","1800 Old Shakopee Rd W",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8569 ",aspecht@artistrymn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-827,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36117,"Operating Support",2017,55016,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create meaningful concert performances that advance the art of the vocal ensemble and offer new perspectives to audiences interested in a relevant music experience. Track concert attendance, critical reviews and anecdotal feedback. Conduct annual survey from artists, staff and board. 2: Increase access to the Cantus experience for Minnesotans interested in our collaborative work model, our music and our educational, professional and creative knowledge. Survey open rehearsal attendees, track attendees at open rehearsals and post-concert Q and A. Continue innovative Cantus Media Initiative. Offer regular “call for scores” to composers.","Thousands of Minnesotans enjoyed and were inspired by Cantus' choral concerts in the Greater Twin Cities region and throughout the state. Cantus monitored ticket sales, as well as its reach through online/broadcast media. The organization also assessed reviews in Star Tribune and Pioneer Press, and anecdotal feedback from audiences. Cantus piloted an online survey. 2: Cantus achieved its outcome of increasing awareness of and interest in its distinctive collaborative model. Cantus' open rehearsals are increasingly popular, drawing attendees in-person and through periodic live-streaming through Classical MPR. Cantus' free monthly downloads, a cornerstone of its media initiative, remain highly popular.",,1140986,"Other, local or private",1196002,8452,"Katie Berg, Pete Cochrane, Jim Dorsey, Martha Graber, Jonathan Guyton, Wendy Holmes, Katie Imholte Gabriel, Nancy, Gaschott, Patricia Kirkpatrick, Libby Larsen, Noel McCormick, Brock Metzger, Chuck Peterson, Jeff Reed, Karl Reichert, Craig Shulstad, Kevin Stocks",0.00,Cantus,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carly,Thornberry,Cantus,"1201 Marquette Ave Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 435-0046 ",cthornberry@cantussings.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-828,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36118,"Operating Support",2017,61474,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will engage an audience diverse in age, race, and background with live music of many cultures to foster intercultural understanding. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: We will build demand for the arts by presenting artists and work relevant to the communities we serve and by presenting arts in nontraditional spaces. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","We engaged a diverse, all-ages audience with live music of many cultures, helping to increase intercultural understanding. We tracked audience demographics and changes in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes, with support from our research consultant. 2: We built demand for the arts by connecting with new audience members through two community-based residencies in Minneapolis, Mankato and Saint Cloud. The Cedar tracked new audience members and audience expansion numerically and geographically and by gathered feedback on the impact of the activities from participants and Greater Minnesota partners with the support of our research consultant.",,2002453,"Other, local or private",2063927,4488,"Steve Katz, Jill Dawe, Brent Hickman, Chuck Tatsuda, David Edminster, Rob Salmon, Abdirizak Bihi, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Mary Laurel True",0.00,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-829,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36119,"Operating Support",2017,40588,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans will grow and learn new skills by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists, in schools and community sites. Participant experiences will be tracked through online evaluations filled out by site contacts and artists and artists’ observations. Types of sites involved will be tracked in program records. 2: Minnesotans of many ethnicities, ages, and abilities will have access to COMPAS hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track demographic information when possible, customer goals for programs and how well we met them, and modifications and customizations made to meet customer needs or goals.","Participants at eleven types of comm. sites learned a new skill (98%) and showed an increase in positive behaviors (93%) through a creative arts experience. Asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. Tracked the types of organization in which programs were helpful. 2: Four to 90+ year olds, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in programs. 97% of sites agree artist connected art to their goals/curriculum. Tracked demographics of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants. Surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity and activities, customer service, and meeting site goals.",,1057368,"Other, local or private",1097956,14150,"Roderic Southall, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Kathy Sanville, Hristina Markova, Cheryl Bock, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Mae Brooks, Abigail Lawrence, Christina Koppang, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter, Jeff Goldenberg, Mary Sennes, Elizabeth Sheets, Virajita Singh, Dameun Strange, Mimi Stake, Robert Erickson",0.00,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Kanabec, Kittson, Le Sueur, Marshall, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-830,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36120,"Operating Support",2017,15469,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain CIM's decade-long commitment to high-quality music instruction provided by master artists handing down the traditions and history of Ireland. With a balanced budget and growing partnerships in fiscal year 2017, CIM will support the work of twenty teaching artists and up to 380 students in year-round instruction; fiscal and donor metrics will be analyzed. 2: CIM will increase enrollment and scholarship opportunities in fiscal year 2017 as we build private support for our community art school. CIM will serve up to 380 students in fiscal year 2017, dedicating up to 3 percent of tuition revenue toward scholarships for students in need. Enrollment statistics, web stats and publicity will be tracked.","The Center for Irish Music reached 340 individual students offering 400 year-round Irish music classes taught by 24 talented teaching artists. Twenty-seven CIM students qualified to compete at the All-Ireland Fleadh, a strong testament to the quality of instruction at the Center for Irish Music. The org finished FY 2016 with a $22K surplus and an 11% increase in private donations. 2: CIM served 340 individual students, a 9% increase over FY 2016 - with 5.4 percent of music school revenue committed to financial aid and discounts. CIM exceeded annual revenue goals this fiscal year, with an actual budget of $289K including $9969 in financial aid and scholarships to qualified candidates. CIM saw over 60 new students in this grant period.",,215703,"Other, local or private",231172,15469,"Michael O'Connor, Patrick Cole, Greg Padden, Teisha Magee, Laura Billings Coleman, Mike Lynch, Jan Casey, David McKenna, Patrick Krekelberg, David Rhees",0.20,"The Center for Irish Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Norah,Rendell,"The Center for Irish Music","836 Prior Ave N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 815-0083 ",nrendell@centerforirishmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-831,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36121,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden arts programming and participation opportunities for young performers and audiences by making more events available and affordable. Increased numbers of participants in workshops (25% increase is the goal); significant increase in numbers of audience members under 18; expanded programming for under 18 audiences. 2: Expand educational opportunities with more post-performance workshop, demonstration, talk-back and lecture events facilitated by both visiting professional and local artists. Quantitatively: by continuing to increase the number of opportunities beyond current levels, and the number of participants in them. Qualitatively: participant surveys.","For under eighteen age group: 632 had access as audience for four events; 64 participated in workshops; 23 were cast members in children's theatre production. Quantitative measurement. Workshop goal not met (lack of facilitator's time). Three more events than previous year. First offering of play with a children's cast in several years. Enthusiastic response to this type of programming. 2: Eleven separate talk-back, demonstration, lecture events attended by 787 participants. They were able to ask questions, gain insight, acquire skills. Mostly quantitative (head count). Anecdotal comments about the value of the experience (100% positive). Participation was voluntary, making numbers who participated significant. We seek less intrusive ways to collect information than a survey tool.",,447375,"Other, local or private",457845,,"Bruce Buxton, Bri Keran, Thomas Vasecka, Lisa Wigand",0.00,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100 ",pspradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-832,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36123,"Operating Support",2017,328557,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants and audience members will experience theatrical forms, aesthetics, and learning opportunities that expand their knowledge and worldview. Audience surveys collecting experience info; audience focus groups; internal and external artistic assessment. 2: Minnesotans from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds will participate in relevant, accessible arts experiences at CTC. Audience surveys collecting demographic and experience info; audience focus groups; analysis of first-time participants and return participant behavior. ","CTC served 272,830 youth, families, and teachers through productions and education programs, including 82,221 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts and implemented audience surveys to measure engagement in artistic programs. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC deepened relationships with community organizations, which resulted in a 26% increase in $5 (or free) ACT Pass tickets to our public performances. CTC's director of access and inclusion worked with CTC's marketing department and staff liaisons with targeted communities to streamline enrollment in and improve tracking of the ACT Pass program.",,10558970,"Other, local or private",10887527,26230,"Jeff von Gillern, Suzi Kim Scott, Sam Hsu, George Montague, Michael Blum, Doug Parish, Stefanie Adams, Eric Anderson, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Robert Birdsong, Linnea Burman, Morgan Burns, Y. Ralph Chu, Pilar Cruz, Jeff Davidman, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Kerry B. Fauver, Greg Flannigan, G. Bryan Fleming, Liz Furman, Kathy Ganley, Rajiv Garg, Michelle Gibson, Lili Hall, Hoyt Hsiao, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Jocelyn Knoll, Chad Larsen, Alex Liu, Mike Macrie, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, Pepe Martin, Todd Noteboom, Allison Peterson, Jag Reddy, Dan Schumacher, Tara Sutton, Sunil Swami, Lezlie Taylor, Meredith Tutterow, Dave Van Benschoten, Patrick B. Walsh, William White",2.56,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jill,Underwood,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 874-0500 ",junderwood@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-834,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36124,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will offer at least one community main stage performance of a major dance production in a venue able to seat at least 1,000 audience members. Board will incorporate feedback from prior performances, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to goals and outcomes against benchmarks established. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance will produce programming for at least ten other performances throughout the community for audiences to experience and learn about Chinese dance and culture. Board will incorporate feedback from prior performances, establish financial, educational and artistic goals, and monitor progress to goals and outcomes against benchmarks established.","CAAM CDT reached at least 2000 audience members at four main stage performances of a new dance drama adapted to reach audience at each performance. Board in consultation with artistic staff, set number of performances, venue, target audience, artistic and financial goals. Staff and Board received feedback from samples of audience, dancers and other stakeholders primarily through interviews. 2: CAAM CDT shared Chinese dance and culture at 27 events, festivals, performances and workshops. CAAM CDT board sets goals and monitors staff to assure goals are met. Feedback is obtained from a sample of audiences and outreach partners in the form of interviews and written feedback and in some cases surveys of audiences and organizers.",,271782,"Other, local or private",282252,1000,"Yanhua Wusand, Chris Londgren, Joseph Lin, Liu Wei, Brian Galligan, Beatrice Rothweiler, Ronald Tu",0.00,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beatrice,Rothweiler,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806 ",beatricerothweiler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-835,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36125,"Operating Support",2017,60777,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Radical Hospitality maintains a diverse mainstage audience: 50% under 30; 30% or more people of color; 40% under 25k; 13% disability. Regular surveys of audience request specific demographics on race, income, age, disability and sexual preference; there is 90% compliance on rate of return. 2: MBT hosts productions of at least eight East African artists/companies, and tours the youth anti-violence play Stars and Stripes to at least twelve schools. ","Diverse, underrepresented audiences including low income, people of color, under 30, and disabled patrons viewed high quality live theater. Data collected from pre-show and after-show surveys. Regular surveys of audience request specific demographics on race, income, age, disability and sexual preference; there is 90% compliance on rate of return. 2: MBT hosted four East African events including an iftar at the completion of Ramadan w/ 200 Cedar-Riverside residents in attendance. Verbal and written reports by MBT's Cedar-Riverside Organizer were submitted to supervising staff-Community Engagement Officer and Artist-Organizer in residence.",,1205739,"Other, local or private",1266516,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Robert Lunning, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Molly Bott, Trevor Bowen, Deb Bryan, Tatiana Chivileva, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, Eric Hyde, Sarah Kilibarda, Samantha King, K. David Hirschey, Elizabeth Reeve, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Joseph Stanley, Charles `Chad` Weinstein",0.00,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carlisa,Rivamonte,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 4th St S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",lia@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-836,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36127,"Operating Support",2017,70632,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1,000 youth take year-round classes to learn circus arts, another 1600 are reached through camps and outreach; 850+ perform in spring or summer shows. Number of youth in after-school classes, school and community programs; number of youth who perform in the spring and summer productions. 2: Over 17% of youth in after-school classes get financial aid; Out of the Chair and Wings serve twenty youth with a physical or developmental disability. Number of youth receiving financial aid or work study; Out of the Chair and Wings enrollment and attendance at classes.","990 youth were enrolled in year-round classes; 1700+ were reached through workshops and camps; 900 youth performed in spring and summer shows. Class enrollment is kept by the education department, an excel spreadsheet is maintained to track other participants, and youth who participate in the summer shows are recognized in show bulletins. 2: 22.9% of youth in the year-round program had work study or financial aid; eight were enrolled in Out of the Chair, and thirteen in Wings. Circus' bookkeeper keeps track of scholarship/work study budget impacts, the registrar for classes keeps track of enrollment in Wings and Out of the Chair.",,2440930,"Other, local or private",2511562,10132,"Dan Butler, Betty Butler, Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell, Laura Mogren, Peter Huber, Leslie Bock, Jason Bradshaw, Vineeta Sawkar Branby, John Esch, Angela Forsman, George M. Heriot, Dan Rooney, Krista Heikes Sweeney, Cheriti Swigart",0.00,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Miriam,Ackerman,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",miriam@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-838,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36128,"Operating Support",2017,61005,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessibility to CLIMB’s podcast, Faraway Woods, on pro social skills for kids 3-8 increases with more promotion to old markets and to families at home. CLIMB produces two seasons of fourteen FW episodes. Via a survey, users rate quality 4 or 5 out of 5 and report pro-social skills kids learn. Downloads are tracked with Buzzsprout, a podcast analytics tool. 2: To continue serving 125K Minnesotans per year, CLIMB develops a succession plan to assure organizational stability when our founder and executive/artistic director, Peg Wetli, leaves CLIMB. Peg and board create timeline for completion of three scenarios covering different leave-takings. Board creates evaluation plan measuring timeliness and likelihood of providing effective transition.","Accessibility to CLIMB's podcast, Faraway Woods, on pro social skills for kids 3-8 increases with more promotion to old markets and to families at home. CLIMB launched two seasons of Faraway woods episodes. Listens were tracked using Buzzsprout. In addition to this engagement was tracked through audience interaction with the Faraway Woods Facebook page through shares, comments and likes. 2: To continue serving 125K Minnesotans per year, CLIMB executes a succession plan to assure organizational stability upon our founder's retirement. Board creates a method of internal and external vetting of potential candidates, works with current staff to ensure transitional transparency and implements an organizational structure to ensure stability.",,11258236,"Other, local or private",11319241,10000,"James Gambone, James Olney, Bonnie Mattson, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli, Anton Jones, Milan Mockovak, Bill Partlan, Joseph Atkins",0.00,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Diesch,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",lauren@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-839,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36130,"Operating Support",2017,39435,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 25% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: letters of agreement specifying residency; track increased expenses related to residency; survey participants and/or facilitators to assess impact; and track number of activities and participation.","More than 2,000 central Minnesota residents (seniors, vets, at-risk youth, elementary/high school/college) participated in experiential, arts residency activities. CSB tracked number and types of activities, number of participants, as well as number of community/campus focused activities, partner feedback. Tracked fees for residency, additional hotel and hospitality costs. We negotiated hotel sponsorship, reducing costs.",,852039,"Other, local or private",891474,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Kaitlyn Ludlow, David DeBlieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Katie Campbell, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Br Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",0.00,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000","St Joseph",MN,56321,"(320) 363-5011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-841,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36133,"Operating Support",2017,42218,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present diverse, high-quality arts programming that engages a broad demographic of people and improves the quality of life in northwestern Minnesota. This is measured through an annual internal review of programming, staff/board assessments, theatre advisory board meetings, and audience evaluations of performances (emails, phone calls, surveys). 2: Continue and grow partnership and outreach activities for groups and individuals with economic, social or physical barriers to the arts. This is measured through an annual review of programming, staff/board assessments of outreach partnerships and partner needs through emails, phone calls and one-on-one discussions.","Holmes Theatre presented 20+ artists including Grammy winners Marc Cohn/Rosanne Cash/Tonic Sol-fa, 15+ local artists and multiple outreach activities. Show impact measured through show reviews (staff/board), audience interviews, and some audience surveys. Outreach impact measured through participant emails/calls/onsite conversations with full-time outreach director. 2: Outreach varied with nine groups conducting day-long or multi-day residencies in dance/music/theatre/Spanish in community/schools/senior centers. Staff and board meet monthly to review financials and quarterly to review all outreach activities. Adjustments made as necessary to ensure outreach program hit diverse markets and achieve artistic and financial goals. ",,568140,"Other, local or private",610358,,"Larry Buboltz, Steve Daggett, Susan Busker, Josh Hochgraber, Mike Herzog, Michelle Maier, Moriya Rufer",0.00,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Carver, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Stearns, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-844,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36134,"Operating Support",2017,26086,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The DAI becomes a hub for creative thinking and community engagement for all people in our region. We will track growth and depth of partnerships through statistical data and surveys. We will also track audience participation details and collect quantitative and qualitative data.","DAI exhibits, classes, residencies, festivals and studio space provided artists with employment, validation, and community. We conducted surveys; interacted for direct feedback; held post-mortem meetings; accumulated press clips; read visitor book comments; tracked audience participation numbers, social and web engagement, number of partnerships, and memberships. ",,383772,"Other, local or private",409858,3737,"Mary Mathews, Helena Jackson, Erin Endsley, Patty Mester, Marva Beckman, Robin Murphy, David Sadowski, Stacie Renne, Robin Washington, Jennifer Webb ",0.50,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Mattice,"Duluth Art Institute Association AKA Duluth Art Institute","506 Michigan St W",Duluth,MN,55802-1517,"(218) 733-7560 ",dmattice@duluthartinstitute.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-845,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36140,"Operating Support",2017,15728,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase attendance and range of arts presentations through inauguration of a classic film series. Attendance figures. 2: Increase diversity of community attendance by reaching out to the local Somali community. Direct observation of attendance at our 6-week exhibition by the Somali Museum of Minnesota, August 5 - September 17, 2016.","The original project was suspended due to an unexpected staff. The new project focused on music genres and appealed to a broader audience. Initial program revised to one that highlighted music from a variety of genres and decades. Attendance increased by 38% from the initial concert in January 2017, to June 2017 concert. The online ticketing systems tracked attendance. 2: Project included Somali children, youth and adults and increased awareness of Somali art and culture for a wide audience. 1,325 people experienced the Somali exhibit. The Project was expanded to include children's theater program, outreach art classes (pottery and Batik scarves), and an exhibit by a local Somali youth. The expanded project reached 795 people. ",,443793,"Other, local or private",459521,1100,"Trent Creger, Kim Schaufenbuel, Nort Johnson, Diane Cloeter, Gail Kaderlik, Jana Woodside, Rod Mahler, Ellen Bisping, Todd Ginter, Kelsy Wittmeier, Kevin Voracek, Jason Hillesheim, Chris Nelson, Tina Wagner, Tiffany Trip, John Sarzoza, Gail Kohl, Bethany Danner",0.00,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julie,Fakler,"Faribault Art Center Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","321 Central Ave N",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",juliefakler@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-851,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36141,"Operating Support",2017,18281,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will increase the number of youth directly participating in events by 18% from 171 to 200. This will be evaluated in two distinct ways. 1st) participation numbers, 2nd) an eight question survey of youth regarding their participation. 2: A better understanding of what the community and region would like A Center for the Arts to be. AC4TA will do a comprehensive survey of our city and region to not only raise awareness but to better understand what our area would like us to be/produce. ","210 students participated, Primarily the students but family and patrons as well. Registration numbers and survey of participants. VERY SUCCESSFUL! It has led to additional programing from this age group. 2: AC4TA committed to all service organizations in town, we will continue this process over the next season. Questions and dialog during service organization meetings. ",,448610,"Other, local or private",466891,,"Wally Warhol, Kathy Wagnild, Tim Hunt, Kendra Olson, Al Kremeier, Chris Werkau",0.00,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-852,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36142,"Operating Support",2017,36827,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase community cohesion and understanding in the Twin Cities through the exhibition of international independent cinema with relevant events. Participation in film events, filmmaker Q and A sessions, panel discussions and post-screening receptions from which our audiences may find a deeper connection to their community. 2: Increase access for underserved international/non-dominant communities through strengthened partnerships with arts, community and other organizations. Attendance figures, ticket sales, and redemption of free vouchers; feedback from participants and advisors in target communities; and increased involvement of community and cultural organizations.","Exhibited more, and more relevant, notable international independent cinema as a vital platform for increased community cohesion and understanding. Increased participation in panel discussions, attendance/buzz at screenings with visiting guests, diversity of and connection among attendees at receptions and events. 2: Increased access for all community members, including youth and immigrant groups, through strengthened partnerships with arts, community and others. Increased attendance, ticket sales and voucher redemptions; increased feedback from target communities using demographic and interest-focused survey data; increasing number of and stronger relationships with new and returning partners.",,1072022,"Other, local or private",1108849,5000,"Mary Reyelts, Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Tom DeBiaso, Karla Ekdahl, Jacob Frey, Jim Gerlich, Karen Heithoff, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Charlie Montreuill, Max Musicant, Paola Nuñez-Obetz, Craig Laurence Rice, Rob Silberman, Maris Venable, Frances Wilkinson, Susan Smoluchowski",1.00,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 341",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-853,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36143,"Operating Support",2017,31021,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foci MCGA will continue to be Minnesota’s premiere glass arts education facility and studio by providing programs for all levels of skill development and educational interest. Evaluation of programs will show outcomes such as increased participant numbers and new and repeat enrollments, increased participant diversity, and increased rentals and teaching artist contracts. 2: Foci MCGA will expand our artistic reach during events in partnership with other cultural programs in the Twin Cities metro region and throughout the state. Evaluation of programs will show outcomes such as increased offerings with community partners, increased artist participants and event attendees and growing public interest in the glass arts.","Foci MCGA continued to be Minnesota's premier glass arts facility by increasing our studio offerings on-site as well as off. Foci MCGA evaluates its programming based on class and event attendance, written class evaluations, number of events with partnering organizations, studio usage, and social media following. We have found positive increase in all of these areas. 2: Foci MCGA expanded our programming outreach by increasing our relationships other Minnesota community partners. Foci MCGA tracks the number of events that take place with partnering organizations. Some of these organizations are the Swedish Institute, American Craft Council, MMAA, Weisman Art Museum, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, City of Lindstrom, and Benton County.",,284705,"Other, local or private",315726,31021,"Kurt Klussendorf, Christiana Kippels, Randal Strand, Randilynn Christensen, Patricia Punykova, Jeffrey Stenbom, Jeffrey Erickson, Dirk Schmidz, Asa Hoyt, David Wulfman, Bennett Jordan, Eoin Braedon",0.70,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Nezworski,"FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts","2010 Hennepin Ave E Box 54",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 623-3624 ",contact@mnglassart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-854,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36144,"Operating Support",2017,42457,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Forecast will continue to strengthen the synergy between our core programs serving communities and artists. Assist 25 communities and 300 artists. Host three professional networking events and three cross-sector dialogues for artists and non-arts leaders. Publish two issues of Public Art Review and 100 online posts. 2: Forecast will increase staff capacity to meet needs of existing and new constituencies. Implement board-approved hire of new executive director by July 2016. Formalize founding executive director’s role as director of community services (CS). Draft business plan for CS, maximizing impact on Minnesota communities.","Assisted 25+ communities, 312 artists. Hosted four professional networking events, three cross-sector dialogues. Published two issues of PAR, 122 online posts. Staff collected and tracked information and data related to these activities. This data was analyzed to determine if we met these projected numbers and subsequently strengthened the synergy between our core programs and serving communities/ artists. 2: Theresa Sweetland was hired as new Executive Director and the founding ED successfully transitioned their role. Following the Board hiring the new ED, they worked with staff to implement an effective transition strategy so the founding ED could focus efforts on drafting a business plan for CS and growing the department. ",,684416,"Other, local or private",726873,42457,"Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar, John Pain, Lea Bittner-Eddy, Pamela Enz, Kurt Gough, Christie Hammes, Nathan Johnson, Wendy Lane, Laurence Margolis, Avital Rabinowitz, Ben Shardlow, Hlee Vang, Joan Vorderbruggen, Michael Watkins",2.26,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Sweetland,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",theresa@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-855,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36147,"Operating Support",2017,22216,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Add vitality to daily life and strengthen communities through the presentation of high quality theatre experiences in intimate settings. Minnesota communities are stronger and more vibrant because of art’s impact on social, civic, or economic life. 2: Develop the theatre's administration to more efficiently and effectively serve artists. Arts organizations effectively manage and strategically apply resources to maximize impact for Minnesotans. ","Open Eye presented all of our 200+ performances in intentionally intimate settings: our 80-seat theatre and community settings reaching over 15,000. Open Eye surveys all of our ticket buyers and community partners which are reviewed by staff. Staff interact with audiences and hear first-hand the enthusiastic responses and consistent feedback about the high quality of the work. 2: Open Eye implemented a new CRM system that will facilitate effective and targeted marketing and development to support artists work. The Customer Relations Management system was implemented in June 2017 making it possible to buy tickets through our website and track our constituent activities. Effectiveness will continue to be evaluated and new staff will be trained to use it.",,253342,"Other, local or private",275558,,"Amy Warner, Candace Miller Lopez, Charlie Vanek, Craig Harris, Jean Abbott, Kathy Gaskins, Keith Lester, Larry Lamb, Michael Sommers, Michelle Pett, Robert Van Nelson, Ryan Setterholm, Susan Haas",0.50,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Haas,"Open Eye Figure Theatre","506 24th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3732,"(612) 874-6338 ",susan.haas@openeyetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-858,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36150,"Operating Support",2017,42385,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To perform quality concerts and educational services that serve adults and students generally not served by other professional arts organizations. Concert audiences are surveyed anonymously at major concert venues, and teachers and school administrators are surveyed at all schools served by the orchestra’s Music in the Schools. ","The Sinfonia performed 42 Concerts: thirteen Winter/Summer, twenty in-School, one Children's, and eight holiday/summer, plus presented programs for talented youth. Evaluation methods included anonymous audience and teacher surveys, letters from students, juried contests, reports from sponsor/hosts, and direct feedback from attendees at performances.",,531344,"Other, local or private",573729,,"Kelly Jo Abdo, Allison Brown, Emily Cole-Jones, Jon Dalager, Jay Fishman, Jane Goettl, Carrie Hendrickson, John Higdon, Shannon Hovey, Bruce Humphrys, Dorothy Jacobs, Mark Jensen, Patrick Lundy, Robert Rhawie, Don Shier, Sharla Wagy, Walt Siebert, Seth Zimmerman",0.00,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia AKA Minnesota Sinfonia","901 N 3rd St Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1022,"(612) 871-1701 ",joan@mnsinfonia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-861,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36152,"Operating Support",2017,23154,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists. ","Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected at outreach events. Artistic benchmarks were achieved when the chorus finished with the seventh highest score in the world in the International Barbershop Championships. 2: The intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages 14 to 84, to create a lifetime of singing. Age distribution analysis shows intergenerational spectrum: 13% - Age 71+; 47% - 51-70; 19% - 31-50; 21% - 30 and under. Current ages range from fifteen to 84. Audience surveys measured high levels of excellence and impact.",,220205,"Other, local or private",243359,1064,"Rick Anderson, Bob Dowma, Jim Emery, Rick Hurd, Merlyn Kruse, Kirk Lindberg, Kevin Lynch, Peter Maddeaux",0.00,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",missioninclynch@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-863,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36154,"Operating Support",2017,35132,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase student participation in music education. GTCYS will track the increased number of students served and award $60,000 in need-based scholarships. We will also gauge planning and funding progress toward our 2017 Access Program implementation. 2: Inspire new audiences through continued outreach and new formats. GTCYS will measure the number of concerts and new educational presentations and their geographic reach, plus the number of children and adults who benefit.","GTCYS served 954 students and awarded $51,875 in scholarships to 95 students, both increases. A new violin instruction program served eighteen students. GTCYS tracked the total number of students participating in their programs, the number of students in each orchestra and the new program, and the number of students applying for and receiving scholarships. 2: GTCYS' performances served 9,875 adults and 4,750 youth. New collaborations and venues in underserved communities increased their impact. GTCYS tracked the number of attendees at each concert and small ensemble performance as well as the number of adults and children reached. GTCYS also tracked the number of free and discounted tickets and the diversity of venues and audiences.",,817913,"Other, local or private",853045,3513,"J. C. Beckstrand, Jeff Benjamin, Sally Consolati, Carolyn Egeberg, Andrew Eklund, Hyun Mee Graves, Jennifer Hellman, Maurice Holloman, Julia Jenson, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Rich May Jr., Laura Newinski, Douglas Parish, Cathy Schmidt, Tami Schwerin, Ernest van Panhuys, Karin Wentz, David Zoll",0.00,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies AKA GTCYS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies AKA GTCYS","408 St Peter St Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6800 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Nicollet, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-865,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36155,"Operating Support",2017,735661,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through audience surveys that solicit written and quantitative feedback and by tracking numbers of ticket buyers and participants in audience engagement activities. 2: The diversity of voices, visions and styles on the Guthrie’s stages will engage members of its community who are currently underserved by its work. Surveys will collect feedback and data to measure the effectiveness of outreach efforts and the impact of increased diversity among playwrights, directors and actors on audience demographics.","23% of mainstage and 41% of Studio patrons participated in post-play activities. 92% of Studio patrons said they discussed a play later with others. Staff tracked the number of patrons who participated activities which included discussions, written reflections and storytelling. Activities and engagement were evaluated by facilitators and by online audience surveys. 2: A modest but significant increase in attendance by people of color was noted, particularly at productions that dealt with diverse cultures. The Guthrie used an outside vendor to match demographics on ticket buying households. Front of House managers reported on perceived diversity at selected performances. Comments on diversity in patron surveys were evaluated.",,28857413,"Other, local or private",29593074,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Terri E. Bonoff, Priscilla Brewster, Peter Brew, James L. Chosy, Terry Clark, Senator Richard J. Cohen, Jane Confer, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Diane Hofstede, David G. Hurrell, John Junek, Eric Kaler, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Dana McNabb, Jennifer Melin Miller, Anton Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Karin Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Anne Paape, Timothy Pabst, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Ron Schutz, Tim Scott, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Jim Stephenson, Steve Thompson, Tyler Treat, Steve Webster, Heidi Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Bill George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Steve Sanger, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",0.00,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Kukielka,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",kathyk@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-866,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36157,"Operating Support",2017,46793,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to grow HP's artist co-op program: goals include funding scholarships for artists, expand diversity of artists served, and offer new opportunities for artists. Measures of success: co-op artist scholarships are funded and implemented; diversity of co-op members grows (by age, ethnicity, gender, income level); number of co-op members grows. 2: HP continues to grow its accessible education and community programs to serve more Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds. Success measures: more classes made available for all ages; attendance at HP's Free Ink Days; expanded audiences from increased marketing and partnerships (tracked by Salesforce, surveys, social media).","HP's co-op is close to capacity - 51 artists are benefiting. HP has begun a diversity initiative to secure funding for co-op scholarships. Success of HP's Co-op measured by: number of artists in co-op; public feedback and print sales; artist annual evaluations; media coverage. 2: HP added new school visitors and community partners, and over 5,000 youth and adults benefited from these programs. Success measured by: increase in free classes offered (72% of youth served for free); continued visitor tracking and evaluations using Sales Force database; attendance at Free Ink days grew in 2016.",,678597,"Other, local or private",725390,7055,"Robert Hunter, Dennis Michael Jon, Ty Scholobohm, Mae Dayton, Colleen Carey, Siri Engberg, David Johnson, Stuart Nielsen, Tom Owens, Michael Peterman, Jennifer Phelps, Jerry Vallery",0.00,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-868,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36158,"Operating Support",2017,124632,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation. Effective execution of programs, audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony (social media), and staff synthesis of results will serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced ten exhibitions and 53 public programs, serving 84,232 visitors who establish personal connections with each other and art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections through Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google analytics and other data capture methods, observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.",,10241229,"Other, local or private",10365861,,"Lynn Abbott, Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Wooj Byun Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Thomas Fisher, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Kastiaficas, Tom LaSalle, Jean London, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Messenburg, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Gerals Rinehart, Karla Robertson, Nancy Rosenberg, Phil Rosenbloom, Gary Smaby, Tom Swigert, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Cody Wolkowitz, Penny Winton, Amelious Whyte, Shirin Sadat",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patricia,Phillips,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-9494 ",plphilli@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-869,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36159,"Operating Support",2017,65171,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary professional theatre, engage and inform 40,000 Minnesotans about the stories, events and characters comprising our shared heritage. Through attendance/ticket sales, press and critical reviews, and pre¬ and post¬ play surveys and focus groups. 2: Enable audience members, students and lifelong learners to connect their experiences as history and begin to see themselves as history makers. Through post ­performance student and audience surveys and focus groups; and via formal and informal assessments of education programs.","60,248 patrons were reached through History Theatre's six acclaimed stage productions highlighting real stories about Minnesota and the Midwest. Audience statistics were gathered through ticket sales (including discount and complementary) counted at the box office, cultural reviews digital and in print, and audience surveys. 2: 5,458 youth attended mainstage productions; 3,044 youth/adults participated in educational programs; 2,529 participated in HHN engagement programs. Attendance data was collected through ticket sales and class registrations. Post-show surveys and interviews were used to assess value to participants, what they learned and how they grew and/or changed.",,1691796,"Other, local or private",1756967,,"Melissa M. Mulloy, Gene Merriam, Tyler Zehring, Roger Brooks, John Apitz, Candace Campbell, George Dow, Wayne Hamilton, Jillian Hoffman, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Cheryl L. Moore, Jeffrey Peterson, Ken Peterson, James Rollwagen, John Sebastian, Charles A. Slocum, Pondie Nicholson Taylor",0.00,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Martha,West,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4321 ",mwest@historytheatre.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-870,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36161,"Operating Support",2017,24845,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide multiple points of entry for participation in the arts, as well as strong impetus for further engagement by participants. 1) Offer programs and host gatherings of many types, 2) expand outreach to the community, including to those identified as under-served, and 3) embody welcome/invitation in programs and policies. 2: HCA will assure that the arts are a vital piece of the upcoming planning, development and growth in Hopkins and surrounding areas. HCA/Friends staff, Board, Members and volunteers will engage with city and business leaders in ongoing committees as well as multiple public events to integrate arts into all aspects of civic life. ","Increased accessible and affordable art programs and events and expanded current programs for new and existing patrons. Direct observation, Participant feedback, people's choice balloting, attendance, and sales numbers. 2: Collaborated with artists and civic organizations to produ+I165ce Artstreet, May Day on Main, and the Artery. Obtained feedback from committee meetings, civic organizations, anecdotal interactions, monitored attendance, obtained artist feedback.",,730630,"Other, local or private",755475,,"Lucy Arimond, Deb Mau, Linda Hugh, Vlad Gruin, James Warden, Katie Sobas, Alan Thompson, Bonnie Hammel, Susan Swenson, Kersten Elverum",0.00,"Hopkins Center for the Arts AKA City of Hopkins","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Aaron,Wulff,"Hopkins Center for the Arts AKA City of Hopkins","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1100 ",awulff@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-872,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36163,"Operating Support",2017,40195,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","IFP MN programs increase engagement of diverse communities in the art of independent filmmaking. Increase in membership to 450; increase in program enrollment from 4800 to 5200; demographic data from participants; survey accessibility and effectiveness of professional development programs. 2: IFP MN youth programs grow in participation. Increase in the number of youth participants from 753 to 850; survey participants in the youth program to identify the ease of accessibility to the programs.","We increased enrollment in programs over the year from 4800 to 6980, which gave new participants access to independent filmmaking. We tracked attendance in programs through a Civi/CRM program and surveyed participants to learn how familiar they were with independent filmmaking before their experience with IFP MN. 2: The number of youth participants grew to 897 and gave students an arts experience that helped them better understand their community and social issues. We utilize the Youth Program Quality Assessment for JuiceMedia and in-school residencies. We also engage students in formal and informal discussions, note attendance, and utilize surveys to better understand how programs are engaging youth. ",,655311,"Other, local or private",695506,6900,"Jatin Setia, Aaron Young, Beth Bird, Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Ann Breitenfelt, Tim Grady, Deirdre Haj, Robin Hickman, Lisa Nebenzahl, Ken Rance, Kristin Schaack, Abby Stavig, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Bethany Whitehead, Mark Wojahn",0.00,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP Minnesota","550 Vandalia St Ste 120","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-874,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36164,"Operating Support",2017,52425,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Illusion will stage six plays in 2016-17 on its mainstage that have currency to Minnesotans’ issues and experiences and that are accessible to them. Illusion will track the number of audiences who attend; Host talkbacks at least weekly for every show that address the outcome; and Invite feedback in the lobby, online, through email, website, and social media. 2: Twin Cities youth will gain theater and leadership skills and be better prepared to enter high school through participation in Illusion arts programs. Illusion will use assessment tools to track the number of schools and youth participating; conduct surveys and interviews with participating youth; and conduct interviews with teachers and school staff.","Illusion produced six plays on its mainstage during 2016-17 on issues that were engaging and relevant to audiences, and served over 12,000 Minnesotans. Illusion maintained accurate records of the number of audience members, conducted regular post-show discussions from the stage, and received feedback from a variety of sources including lobby discussion, social media and email. 2: Illusion delivered arts education to 11,900+ youth, including 2,346 metro youth who got special arts and leadership training to prepare them for high school. Illusion maintained accurate records of number of participating schools and youth, conducted pre- and post-program surveys and interviews with youth participants, and conducted post-program interviews teachers and school staff.",,951992,"Other, local or private",1004417,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Emily Bridges, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Rebecca F. Schiller, Susan Shapiro, Tracy M. Smith, David Stamps, Erica V. Stein, Robin Stein, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz",0.00,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Brown, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-875,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36165,"Operating Support",2017,38432,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","HOBT will strengthen and add vibrancy to the communities we serve through high quality performance and community building puppet arts programs for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. HOBT will collect reviews and document audience reach and demographics for the presentation of new works and main stage, touring shows and the 42nd annual MayDay Parade and Festival. 2: HOBT will produce high quality short and long-term arts education programs for people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. HOBT will document engagement by surveying participants of educational programs, one-time introductions to puppet and mask art, year-round neighborhood youth programs. ","HOBT produced the 43rd Annual MayDay, Queen, Music Animated, Action Sequence, La Natvidad, and Saturday Matinees for Kids. Mainstage show included facilitated audience discussions. All programs used post-production artist evaluations. Audience data was tracked and critical reviews were collected. 2: HOBT offered year-round programming for underserved youth and residencies and touring shows in schools, community centers, and faith communities. Site directors, artists, and program directors evaluated youth programming using facilitated discussion; teachers and artists evaluated the residencies in written form.",,984685,"Other, local or private",1023117,38432,"Karen Brown, Victoria Cox, Peter D'Ascoli, Gaea D'Ascoli Dill, Shannon Forney, Claire Graupmann, Alex Haecker, Dan Herber, Scott Moriarity, Joe Musich, Dan Newman, Katie Peacock, Gary Schiff, Sandra Spieler, Laura Wilhelm",1.50,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Corrie,Zoll,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre","1500 Lake St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 721-2535 ",czoll@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Lyon, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-876,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36166,"Operating Support",2017,63420,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 40+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate success with attendance and ticket sales data, ensemble and guest artist satisfaction with the work, and audience engagement in artist talks and other open discussion opportunities. 2: Support artistic growth of 75 visual artists with disabilities; sustaining professional collaborations, creativity retreats and sales opportunities. Evaluate success with sales data in our Gallery and community venues, artist satisfaction with their work, feedback on impact of retreats, and patron/artist engagement at public events.","Over 2,800 total patrons enjoyed our nothing-sacred humor and high quality artistry in two productions by 40+ actors with and without disabilities. We reached 75% attendance. Surveys and comments expressed overwhelming satisfaction. During formal and informal post-show artist talks, many patrons described how their perceptions of disability had changed. 2: Our 75+ visual artists grew creative and professional capacity, showing and selling work in festivals and galleries throughout the community. Over 8,000 patrons viewed Interact artwork in a diversity of community venues. Surveys and conversations revealed that patrons were surprised and impressed at the quality of our work, which generated over $25,000 in sales.",,1467395,"Other, local or private",1530815,15000,"Robert Spikings, Maaja Kern, Lori Leavitt, Patricia Bachmeier, Ann Leming, Mary Kay Kennedy, Jennifer Gostivic, Jeanne Calvit",0.00,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","1860 Minnehaha Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 209-3575 ",sandydotmoore@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-877,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36169,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music: Fall 2016 concert with live Arabic band and new choreography. Engage diverse audiences in Arabic dance and music: Fall 2016 concert with live Arabic band and new choreography. 2: Offer opportunities for intimate engagement with Arabic arts through salons, workshops, participation in community-based events and arts festivals. Attendance numbers and audience conversations at free community events such as Blaine Festival, Midtown Music Fest, Uptown Art: Increased understanding or changed misperceptions and to determine if people were entertained.","Jawaahir engaged audiences with the ancient tale of storyteller Shoma, script-based dance/theater with a live Arabic band and new choreography. Attendance and sales met projections, but more script-based work is an artistic stretch for Jawaahir. Artists and audiences both appreciated the challenge, and enjoyed experiencing an historic story through music and dance. 2: Salons like our Henna Party and Cabarets, and festivals like the Blaine Arts Fest, engaged wide audiences with Arabic traditions, dance, and music. We counted attendance, and documented conversations in these informal settings, gathering responses that told us how much audiences enjoyed our work, and learned about the value of sustaining Arabic arts in today's society.",,190995,"Other, local or private",201465,2000,"Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",0.00,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-880,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36170,"Operating Support",2017,57196,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Diversify participation through inclusive programming and by introducing and promoting a range of new opportunities to engage with the art. Track attendance, audience demographics (age, race, gender, location) throughout season; track attendance/engagement for new initiatives around productions. 2: Sustain the Jungle’s commitment to top quality theater and expand opportunities to learn more and engage with the work and its subject matter. Survey audiences about experience/artistic quality; gather qualitative feedback from participants in educational/engagement initiatives; track participation in educational/engagement initiatives.","Engaged 27,703 audiences, increased audience diversity, engaged 5000+ in new initiatives such as pre and post show talks, workshops and residencies. Tracked attendance; surveyed audiences; tracked diversity in offerings and artists on stage; tracked participation in outreach/education activities; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences and participants in survey and via social media. 2: Audiences highly rated Jungle's quality; shows recognized in year-end press; held over 230 activities to engage the public more deeply in the art. Surveyed audiences; tracked awards and notable mentions in media for productions; tracked number of engagement activities offered and participation in those activities; gathered participant feedback on engagement activities.",,1586695,"Other, local or private",1643891,,"Craig Ashby, Sunny (Sonja) Beddow, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Jeffrey Bores, Larry Bussey, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Jon Kachelmacher, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Sarah Rasmussen, Jennifer Schaeidler, Chris Scholl, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Katy Voecks, Nancy Weingartner, David Weinstein, Mary Sue Weir, Alexis Yeboah, Barbara Zell",0.00,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Scholl,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 822-4002 ",scholl@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-881,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36173,"Operating Support",2017,21145,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos Alive! will expand three highly successful Community Arts and Wellbeing™ projects in outstate Minnesota Communities. Expand Bemidji, McGregor/Aitkin/Duluth and Winona projects with pre/post evaluations from participants, with 2+ Dancing Heart™, 6+ Intergenerational Dance Hall™ events, and Moving Well™ trainings. 2: Kairos Alive! will strengthen current programs through the development of new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing in urban, suburban and rural Minnesota. Success is measured by an increase of new partners, participants and positive qualitative feedback.","We expanded Community Arts and Wellbeing projects in Duluth and Winona, providing participatory dance, music and story for all-ages community. Head counts, artist reflections and participant surveys tracked attendance, and participants perceived learning, growth and change as a result. 2: Diverse intergenerational community enjoyed participatory arts experiences through expanded partnerships in urban, suburban and rural Minnesota. We had new partners in both urban, suburban and rural MN. Positive qualitative feedback on KA surveys confirmed enjoyment of participation because of relevance and accessibility of experiences.",,319677,"Other, local or private",340822,7068,"Gary Oftedahl, MD, Brenna Galvin, Joan Semmer, Leni de Mik, Maria Genné",0.00,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-884,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36174,"Operating Support",2017,18520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","KDT will create and premiere two new collaborative works that convey Kathak dance with multicultural local artists to 1,000 attendees in the Twin Cities. KDT works will be measured by the number of productions and collaborative partners. Ticket sales and attendance records will document audiences. Surveys will measure audience satisfaction. 2: KDT will engage Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities at shows and in KDT’s school and community partnerships. Ages, ethnicities, and abilities measured through audience surveys; registration at KDT School and Summer Intensive programs; and surveys from outreach programs. ","Our patrons and community partners, expanded audience to youth, and to other ethnic groups. Education and exposure to North Indian Cultural arts. Post-performance discussions, workshops evaluation forms, participant interviews, responses from community leaders, reflection and evaluation from presenting partners to track outcomes and reactions, and participant surveys. 2: Our patrons and community partners, expanded audience to youth, and to other ethnic groups. Education and exposure to North Indian Cultural arts. Post-performance discussions, workshops evaluation forms, participant interviews, responses from community leaders, reflection and evaluation from presenting partners to track outcomes and reactions, and participant surveys.",,181923,"Other, local or private",200443,,"Sangeeta Jain, Rita Mustaphi, Kalyan Mustaphi, Marcia Boehnlein, Anu Jain, Jeffrey Davies, Anurag Sharma, Vidyotham Reddi, Elizabeth Fifer,Pandit Birju Maharaj",0.00,"Katha Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rita,Mustaphi,"Katha Dance Theatre","5444 Orchard Ave N",Crystal,MN,55429-3246,"(763) 533-0756 ",info@kathadance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-885,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36176,"Operating Support",2017,26646,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lakeshore Players will continue to be the northeast metro's premiere performing arts center while supporting the cultural activities of our community. Outcome will be measured by 1) attendance analysis of number of new and returning attendees; 2) number of attendees at education and enrichment events; 3) audience and participant surveys. 2: Lakeshore Players will actively recruit emerging artists and arts educators and place them in leadership roles. Outcome will be evaluated by 1) number of artists recruited; 2) post-production cast and crew surveys; and 3) internal assessment by staff and board of directors.","Regional families, youth, adults, seniors from all economic backgrounds benefitted from enrichment and education offerings in the performing arts. Box office sales reports and attendance data analysis revealed 1,647. New contacts added to our database for a total of 20,142. Outreach attendance increased by 3% over FY 2016. Surveys show overall positive engagement. 2: Lakeshore hired 81 artistic team leaders, twenty of whom were new in FY 2017, or 25%. An increased digital presence reaching more aspiring artists and building on the artistic director's years of networking in the theatre community are two reasons why we see increased interest among professional artists.",,327534,"Other, local or private",354180,26646,"James Patrick Barone, James Berry, Ed Caillier, Franklin Heller, Elinor Jackson, Frank Mabley, Bob Mitchell, Betsy Buehrer, Patti Phillips, Patricia Savre, Linda Kay Smith, Michael Smith, Michael Spellman, Megan Vimont, Tamara Winden",0.00,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rob,Thomas,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","4820 Stewart Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110-2837,"(651) 426-3275 ",rob@lakeshoreplayers.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-887,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36177,"Operating Support",2017,36460,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Database analysis of how increased marketing has changed the demographics and needs of the participants at the Arts Center, transition marketing initiatives to in-house late 2016-2017. This will be evaluated by on-time completion of the project, accuracy of the data that is collected, and utilization of data to make improvements and identify areas of strengths. 2: Formal evaluation of classes and performing arts programs utilizing tools designed with professional evaluator. This will be evaluated by on-time completion of the project, accuracy of the data that is collected, and utilization of data to make improvements and identify areas of strengths.","Database analysis of how increased marketing has changed the demographics and needs of the participants at the Arts Center, transition marketing initiative. This will be evaluated by on-time completion of the project, accuracy of the data that is collected, and utilization of data to make improvements and identify areas of strengths. 2: Formal evaluation of classes and performing arts programs utilizing tools designed with professional evaluator. This will be evaluated by on-time completion of the project, accuracy of the data that is collected, and utilization of data to make improvements and identify areas of strengths.",,375660,"Other, local or private",412120,,"Robert Erickson, Michelle Gensinger, Susan Landberg, Lynn Krejci, Tim Murphy, Kristina Murto, Jeanne Hutter, Tom Ruesink, Kate Cinnamo",0.00,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Zappetillo,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640 ",courageousmamma@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-888,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36179,"Operating Support",2017,77177,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase opportunities for, and access to, inclusive creative writing and diverse literary programs and activities. Gather comparative demographic data on service constituents; track free and accessible program events and participation; track diversity among Loft artists; track engagement in inclusivity initiatives. 2: Refine and reform program offerings in response to evolving community interests and priorities to enhance service, engagement, and impact. Monitor participation trends for responsive programming based on community interest; collect survey responses to monitor satisfaction, quality, impact, and evidence of learning/advancement.","Expanded diverse engagement in inclusive offerings; provided 241 scholarships + 726 low-income discounts; provided 31 pay-what-you-can programs. Gathered comparative demographics on service constituents/surveys, tracked free/discounted/accessible activities participation, tracked artist/program diversity, and participant engagement in inclusivity initiatives. 2: Capacity participation in new events, programs, and conferences; 98% survey respondents said class helped them advance/improve writing. Monitored participation trends as programming evolved in response to community interests; collected survey responses to monitor participant satisfaction, program quality, impact, and evidence of learning/advancement.",,2139131,"Other, local or private",2216308,,"Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jack El-Hai, Ruth Shields, Nathan Perez, Britt Udesen, Kent Adams, Marge Barrett, Anika Fajardo, Marlon James, Ed Bok Lee, Rosemarie Kelly Ndupuechi, Susan Lenfestey, Carrie Obry, Jeff Ondich, Eric Roberts, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Jamie Wilson",0.00,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Open Book Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2575x 2580",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-890,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36180,"Operating Support",2017,43380,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lundstrum Center enrolls 450 youth in classes at the Center; 100 through school residencies; and produces at least three shows for audiences. Number of youth served through Lundstrum musical theatre classes and school programs; list of shows produced for audiences at the Center and elsewhere. 2: Lundstrum provides scholarships to at least 37% of youth; enrolls 250+ in intro to hip/hop, drumming, yoga/movement, tap classes; fifteen special needs. Number of youth receiving scholarships; number of individuals enrolled in introductory and community-oriented classes;and number entering with special needs.","Lundstrum served 424 youth on-site and 70 at school programs and produced sixteen shows for audiences. Lundstrum routinely collects information on enrollment statistics and ticket sales. 2: 36% of youth received scholarships, 253 enrolled in intro hip-hop, percussion, movement and tap classes, and nine special needs students were served. Lundstrum routinely collects information on enrollment statistics for all class segments.",,1049423,"Other, local or private",1092803,6073,"Terri Ashmore, Cheryl Bethune, Susan Casserly-Kosel, Amy Casserly Ellis, Charlotte Frank, Andrea Hjelm, Ann Kennedy, John (Jack) Knip, Cindy LeJeune, Larry LeJeune, Eric Lucas, Monica Murphy, Mikisha Nation, Charles D Nolan Jr., Michael O'Connell, Joan Grathwol Olson, Jeanne Poepl, Sarah Strobel, Nick Vlietstra",0.00,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Olson,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600 ",joan@lundstrumcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-891,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36182,"Operating Support",2017,24520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyric Arts will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants in the community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, evaluated by collecting quantitative and qualitative data. 2: Lyric Arts will continue to expand its education program, providing access to additional and more varied participation opportunities for young people. Progress toward this outcome will be measured by an increase in the number and types of programs offered and by the number of students enrolled in our programs.","Increased artistic quality, media attention from local theater bloggers, and number of positive reviews of our work from patrons and reviewers. Number of reviews, number of new reviewers, reviewer assessments of the quality of our work, number of positive e-mails and unsolicited online reviews of our productions from patrons. Qualitative and quantitative surveys of artistic review panel. 2: Added new non-performance workshops, Youth Theater Ensemble, and Pre-K program; enrollment was flat year-to-year Quantitative evaluation based on number of new programs and types of education programming added and based on number of enrollments.",,985134,"Other, local or private",1009654,,"Olivia Bastian, Julia Schmidt, Borgie Bonthuis, Bill Ambrose, Jerry Horazdovsky, Lin Schmidt, Laura Tahja Johnson",0.00,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 Main St E",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 422-1838 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-893,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36183,"Operating Support",2017,335194,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize growth in enrollment, access sites and financial assistance in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will enroll 15,660 in fiscal year 2017 with expanded classes for seniors, online learning opportunities and new programming in Austin, Minnesota. Fifty percent will identify as racially/ethnically diverse. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas as MacPhail expands its service area to include new access sites, partnership sites and live online instruction sites. A minimum of 97% of MacPhail students responding to an annual survey would or have already recommended MacPhail to friends.","MacPhail is realizing growing enrollment, access sites and financial aid, bringing music learning to Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities. MacPhail is on track to enroll 15,660 through expanded classes, online learning and new programming in Austin. A demographic survey is currently underway. 2: Minnesotans of all ages, incomes and abilities are receiving high quality music learning opportunities as MacPhail continues to expand its reach. An annual student satisfaction survey is currently underway.",,10562525,"Other, local or private",10897719,38000,"Rahoul Ghose, Patty Murphy, Hudie Broughton, Ellen Breyer, Thomas Abood, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Margee Bracken, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Joseph Hinderer, Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Diana Lewis, David Myers, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka-Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Christopher Simpson, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Mandy Tuong, Marshall Tokheim, Carl Walker, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington",0.50,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenelle,Montoya,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 321-0100 ",montoya.jenelle@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-894,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 21072,"Operating Support",2014,73844,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Foster artistic development and community engagement for composers. Act as career resource for composers and create connections with local communities.Toward this end, American Composers Forum will manage re-grant programs for composers; bring composers to the state to work with Minnesota-based performers; produce 25 new innova recordings; and facilitate seminars/salons for composers for the reading/performance of new work. Staff communicates with participants throughout residencies/programs to shape projects as they progress. Composers complete final reports and findings are shared with pertinent committees of the board and funders. 2: Inspire students with fresh music. Provide students with meaningful, relevant musical experiences through the creation of new music. Toward this end, American Composers Forum will commission and distribute one new BandQuest and ChoralQuest piece designed for middle school students; and develop new curriculum to support these pieces for connection to non-arts study areas. Quantitative and qualitative data are measured for outcomes. Findings are compiled to learn more about the elements of a successful program and the role staff needs to play in fostering success.","ACF maintained vital re-granting, fellowship and commissioning programs; produced 26 new recordings; and facilitated seminars for reading of new work. Two pieces were written for BandQuest and ChoralQuest. NextNotes™ High School Composition Awards were launched to encourage music creation in students.",,1624575,"Other, local or private",1698419,3400,"Meredith Alden, J. Anthony Allen, Carol Barnett, James Berdahl, Pearl Bergad, Karen Brooks, Patrick Castillo, Mary Ellen Childs, David Conte, Dee Ann Crossley, Jon Deak, Ian Ding, Jorja Fleezanis, Melitta George, Delta David Gier, Stephen Green, Joy Harjo, Carol Heen, Sam Hseng-Hung Hsu, Nancy Huart, Barry Kempton, David Myers, John Nuechterlein, David B. O'Fallon, Steven Ovitsky, David Ranheim, Eugene C. Rogers, James Stephenson, Dan Thomas, Nancy Uscher, Kathleen van Bergen, Tom Voegeli, James Wafler",,"The American Composers Forum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bonnie,Marshall,"The American Composers Forum","522 Landmark Ctr 75 W 5th St","St Paul",MN,55102-1439,"(651) 251-2822 ",bmarshall@composersforum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Stevens, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-294,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21073,"Operating Support",2014,106250,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft Council will continue to promote craft in everyday life through work with local organizations, social media, features and demonstrations. American Craft Council assesses Minnesotan’s engagement with craft through the success of events and activities with partner organizations, increased use of the Councils resources, and response to traditional and social media; and will provide lists of Minnesota-based venues for craft, articles about craft applications in a variety of fields and settings, co-branded events with other organizations, demonstrations of craft utility and topics in social media. 2: American Craft Council will partner with Minnesota and national craft organizations to feature Minnesota artists at its shows, in the magazine, and on the web. American Craft Council assesses success through markers of excellence and engagement: sales and financial reporting from show artists; new and increased recognition and opportunities for artists; increased attendance, donations and membership; and tracks Minnesota artists featured in local and national shows, in American Craft magazine, and in features on the web.","ACC successfully promoted craft in everyday life through partnerships, publications, and events. American Craft Council successfully promoted Minnesota artists in publications and events and provided multiple/varied professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists at all levels.",,4960851,"Other, local or private",5067101,15938,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Charles Duddingston, Leilani Lattin Duke, J. Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, James Hackney, Jr., Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Wendy Maruyama, Marlin Miller, Michael Monroe, Sara Morgan, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Josh Simpson, Cindi Strauss, Jamienne Studley, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-295,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21075,"Operating Support",2014,29868,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 35 writers and artists in all media will be awarded residencies at the Center to advance their work. Each resident will give a presentation at a school or community group. The residents submit written evaluations of the value of their stays (two or four weeks in length) at the Center and in addition meet with the executive director during and at the end of the residency to talk about their time spent at the Center. 2: The Center's three major Arts Celebrations will be attended by 3,000 - 5,000 visitors of all ages. The Center's summer, fall and winter arts celebrations feature up to 150 artists, musicians and performers and attract visitors of all ages from a wide region. Attendance numbers and comments of exhibiting artists are the gauge of achievement. The Center also tracks sales of artwork and press coverage.","Residencies were awarded to 34 writers and artists, all of whom gave presentations at regional schools and community organizations. The attendance at Arts Celebrations was strong and the demographics were broader than ever from toddlers to grandparents.",,468974,"Other, local or private",498842,,"Doug Bayley, John Christiansen, Judy Christianson, Sean Dowse, Donna Dummer, William Federbusch, Bruce Geary, Joe Goggin, Barb Hanson, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Art Kenyon, Marilyn Lawrence, Peg Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Bradley,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55116,"(651) 388-2009 ",pfbradley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-297,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21077,"Operating Support",2014,421202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build on the success of the Cowles Center by expanding its presentations, including its Distance Learning program, to connect with new audiences. We will track measurable statistics, including attendance at performances and participation in educational events, and feedback from surveys, talk back events, and interviews to assess response to this outcome. 2: Increase earned revenue from consulting and expand pro bono or discounted consulting services in Minnesota. We will compare year-end results to goals ($1 million in earned revenue, at least 40 arts/groups communities served statewide, including at least 15 Greater Minnesota communities.)","Performance attendance at the Cowles Center increased by 10%, a new dance education program was launched for older adults, and ArtSpace expanded free Distance Learning sessions in Minnesota by 25%. Earned revenue from consulting increased to $924,156, however, ArtSpace was unable to expand discounted and pro bono Minnesota consulting from the previous year.",,14294406,"Other, local or private",14715608,87067,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Bruce Hudson-Bogaard, Randall Bourscheidt, Blythe Brenden, Ogden Confer, Diane Dalto, Matthew Damon, Wendy Dayton, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Randy Loomis, Margaret Lucas, Mark Manbeck, Rich Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, John Skogmo, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",3,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roy,Close,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",roy.close@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, St. Louis, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-299,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21078,"Operating Support",2014,24603,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 20,000 people participate in making art related to environmental issues, including diversity of young people, adults, and artists, at least 55% of whom are other than white/of European descent. We tally participant numbers, ethnicity and age from all ArtStart programs. This information is often based on a contractual agreement with a partner, such as a library or school, and on a count made by our artists. Our administrative staff debriefs with the artists to assure projections and actual counts match. 2: More than 90% of young people in ArtStart's teaching artist residencies and indepth summer camps demonstrate a high level of engagement in the arts learning experiences. Arts education research shows a direct correlation between student engagement and student learning. For every project, we assess engagement based on observations of teachers, artists and the ArtStart program coordinator. Data is collected in written questionnaires from teachers and artists, then analyzed by staff.","More than 20,000 people participated in making art related to environmental issues, including diversity of young people, adults, and artists. ArtStart implemented 32 residencies in urban/suburban schools, offered a variety of cultural workshops to libraries/other organizations serving a total of 21,400 individuals. ArtStart employed 10 culturally diverse artists new to the organization. More than 90% of young people in ArtStart's teaching artist residencies and indepth summer camps demonstrated a high level of engagement in the art learning experiences. Using teacher/artist observation and pre/post student survey measuring art vocabulary, elements and principles of design, technical skills/processes, cultural/environmental content, youth demonstrated statistically significant artistic growth.",,305893,"Other, local or private",330496,24603,"Barb Fleig, Lois Eliason, Deborah Holtz, Janice Hamilton, James Terrell",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-300,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21079,"Operating Support",2014,30758,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing multimedia arts programming for at risk Asian American and Pacific Islander youth, who have traditionally limited access to high quality arts education and performance. A. Process evaluation: number of programs and number of participants. B. Outcome evaluation: Pre/post surveys among participants, with at least 80% satisfication rate of increasing knowledge about arts creation. 2: Developing strategic relationships and partnerships, with at least ten Asian American and Pacific Islander community groups for joint projects, to promote Pan Asian arts and cultural heritages. Asian Media Access will focus on both Process/Outcome Evaluations: A. Number of collaborative projects and number of partners. B. Focus Group Discussion with partners, with at least 80% of partners expressing interests in expanding their arts programming.","Providing multimedia arts programming for at risk Asian American and Pacific Islander youth, who have traditionally limited access to high quality arts education/performance including 56 programs for 514 participants, with total 94% satisfaction rate. Developed strategic relationships and partnerships, including six new collaborative projects and 34 partners. 100% of surveyed agency staff expressed interest in expanding art programming with Asian Media Access.",,1118269,"Other, local or private",1149027,27240,"Lambert Lum, Ange Hwang, Rachel Endo, Phil Raskin, Matthew Clark, Tie Oie, Vang Xiong",.25,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Marshall, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-301,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21080,"Operating Support",2014,73980,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers. Achievement will be measured against the following goals: 140 need-based scholarships or work study arrangements to qualified students; partnership with at least one social service agency to offer targeted scholarships/programming. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. Achievement will be measured against the following goals: classes for physical/developmental disabilities students three times per year; ten students per session through partnerships, targeted outreach and subsidized class fees.","Circus Juventas made circus classes available to those who might otherwise be excluded due to cost. We exceeded goals, with 323 scholarships and 158 work study opportunities in the year. We partnered with Neighborhood House and with the FAIR School. Circus Juventas expanded its Wings program, providing three sessions of Wings classes to youth with disabilities. Enrollment was five in the fall and six each in winter and spring, slightly less than expected due to placing some students with disabilities in our regular classes instead. We partnered with the Highland Friendship Club.",,1997373,"Other, local or private",2071353,73980,"Lance Lemieux, John Greener, Donna Gies, Laura Mogren, Krista Heikes, Dan Currell, Dan Rooney, George M Heriot, Veneeta Sawkar Branby, John Esch, Dan Butler, Betty Butler",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Thompson,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",kim@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-302,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21081,"Operating Support",2014,14818,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We search for funding to maintain our studio and events. This supports training in the classic repertoire for dancers and accessible performances to the community. Management meets annually to discuss funding, marketing, performances, and surveys. Management and volunteers review productions to discuss audience and revenue growth, and feedback from audience, artists, and theater staff. Board meets monthly, evaluates events, and offers guidance.","We submitted grant proposals during the year and received funding from six funders.",,206682,"Other, local or private",221500,,"Lisa Gray, Jill Brett, Nicole Lapides, Heather Rist, Kay Van Matre, Kathryn Waldron, Beth Kockelman",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Betz,"Ballet Minnesota","249 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101-1604,"(651) 245-3255 ",cynbetz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-303,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21082,"Operating Support",2014,31627,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","James Sewell Ballet's concert performances and collaborations will reach and engage measurable numbers of Minnesotans with the art form of contemporary ballet by creating and presenting innovative dance concerts for adults, students, and families in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota; generating opportunities to engage people in our artistic process; and supporting the efforts of other Minnesota artists in our programs. Tracking measurable service statistics, and measuring other engagement results via survey forms and direct feedback from presenters and community partners. 2: James Sewell Ballet will build on its well-established history of education and outreach programs that reach people in the Twin Cities and Minnesota touring destinations. James Sewell Ballet will achieve this outcome through a variety of programs that impact people throughout the state. Programs such as SmArts, Summer Dance Camps, mentorship activities in the Twin Cities and Grand Rapids, and a Mind Body Wellness initiative are some of the programs that will help achieve our outcome success. Track service statistics and gather feedback on our impact in all locations.","We had three Mainstage Seasons for Twin Cities audiences and toured to multiple venues throughout Minnesota. In both the Twin Cities and at touring locations, we offered a variety of education/outreach programs as proposed. Both at The Cowles Center and at touring locations, we had pre-set education and outreach activities - such as master classes and Smarts programming.",,738373,"Other, local or private",770000,31627,"Tom Anderson, Laura Bednarski, Paula Claire, Jayne Emory, Dean Genth, Joanne Gordon, Kelly Kita, James McCarthy, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Marty Rigney, Kevin Smith, Steve Suckow, George Sutton, Michelle Wirtz, Kim Witczak",,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tom,McNamee,"Ballet Works, Inc. AKA James Sewell Ballet","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 215",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 672-0480 ",tom@jsballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Clay, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-304,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21084,"Operating Support",2014,39102,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of children (under age 18) participating in high quality arts programming. We will compare the number of children participating in our programming from fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2014. We use a database to track exact numbers of registrations year-over-year for our fee-based children's classes and workshops, and we use reasonable estimates for numbers served at outreach events year-over-year. 2: Increase opportunities for audiences to learn about the artists and artworks they encounter through our organization. We will compare the number and quality of our audience development activities (e.g., publication of audience guides) from fiscal year 2013 to fiscal year 2014.","In fiscal year 2014, we served 3,200 children--an increase of greater than 10% over fiscal year 2013. Because we had two FY 13 exhibits requiring very ambitious audience development plans, the number of opportunities was stable from FY 13 to FY 14.",,1404546,"Other, local or private",1443648,3324,"Mark Adkins, Beth Albrecht, Linda Batterson, Greg Bullard, Gary Christensen, Ron Cody, Kathleen Corley (ex officio), Heather Dorsey, Mark Eaton, Leah Kondes, Rob Lunz, Cyndi Kaye Meier, MaryAnne London, Jason Moore, John Schuerman, Bruce Wiessner",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8745 ",aspecht@btacmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-306,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21086,"Operating Support",2014,62116,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will continue to increase its service to the community through the arts, by presenting at least 200 public concert events, serving at least 50,000 individuals, and presenting at least 800 artists. The Cedar tracks activities conducted, attendance, and artists served. 2: The Cedar will support arts creation and development locally including presenting 75 events that feature local artists, launching a third cycle of local artist commissions, cultivating and working closely with 5 Somali artists to support art coming from the Somali community. The Cedar tracks activities conducted, attendance, and artists served.","The Cedar increased its service to the community through the arts in FY 2014 by presenting and/or hosting over 215 public concert events, serving 57,000 individuals, and presenting approximately 880 artists. The Cedar supported arts creation and development locally. We presented 46 events with headlining local artists and more with local support. We completed a third 416 Club Commissions cycle and worked with Somali artists including Dalmar Yare, Hodan Abdirhaman, and Ahmed Gaashaanle.",,1285538,"Other, local or private",1347654,9317,"Abdirizak Bihi, Jean Borgwardt, Sarah Bowman, Michelle Courtright, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Joanna Lees, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Stephen Parliament, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Terri Simard, Robert Simonds, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.38,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-308,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21087,"Operating Support",2014,302092,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue a focused and large-scale effort to increase the accessibility of Children's Theatre Company's artistic and education offerings by bringing 80,000 patrons to performances through our ticket access programs; expanding programming for early learners, serving at least 7,000 children, caregivers, and early learning professionals; serving 550 low-income children through nationally recognized Neighborhood Bridges program. Evaluation methods include: audience and program service data analysis; demographic information analysis; audience surveys; and formal assessment (for Neighborhood Bridges). 2: Commission and produce world premiere work by both nationally acclaimed and local theatre artists that meets international standards of artistic excellence. Children's Theatre Company will increase the size of its resident acting company to include one additional artist from Minnesota; increase commissions to artists of color; increase engagement with suburban and exurban communities. Evaluation methods include: internal and external evaluations of artistic quality and rigor; diversity survey of staff, artists, board, and audience; ongoing donor and patron surveys.","CTC served more than 93,000 patrons through ticket access programs; 6,300 through programming for early learners; 667 through Neighborhood Bridges. Children's Theatre Company added one additional artist, Traci Allen, to the acting company; has two new works by artists of color in development; and continues to expand programs in suburban locations.",,10322575,"Other, local or private",10624667,23285,"Fran Davis, Lili Hall, George E. Tyson III, Betsy Russomanno, Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Todd Balan, Matthew R. Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Tony Bohmert, Todd Brooks , Barbara Burwell, Jim Carlson, Y. Ralph Chu, Rusty Cohen, Paula Cooney, Eve Deikel, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry B. Fauver, G. Bryan Fleming, Gina Gage, Rajiv Garg, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Sam Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Muffy MacMillan, George Montague, Todd Noteboom, JoAnne Pastel, Lisa Saul Paylor, Martha Pomerantz, Mark Price, Melissa Raphan, Randy Ross, Betsy Sagnes, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Jeanne Sween, Meredith Tutterow, Dave VanBenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick B. Walsh",0.35,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-309,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","1/29/15-entered recipient board members, conflict, and project dates.",2 21090,"Operating Support",2014,44945,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB will reach at least 116,000 Minnesotans living in 23% of Minnesota's zipcodes. We keep statistics on the location of each performance given and note the number of persons in each and every audience served. 2: CLIMB Theatre will reach pre-K-elderly persons of all ethnicities, income levels, and abilities by performing in schools and adult day cares. We keep statistics on the economic and ethnic breakdown of our school audiences by asking schools the number of students they have receiving free and reduced lunch and the number of students they have of various ethnic groups.","As of July 3, 2014 CLIMB reached 115,895 Minnesotans in 21% of MN’s zip codes. By August 31 we expect to add 1,700 more in 18 zip codes brining us to 23%. 22% of K-12 students reached are of color. 37% are low income. CLIMB Theatre served 4 special needs organizations, 14 pre-K sites, and 37 elder sites.",,916402,"Other, local or private",961347,13963,"Jim Gambone (Board Chair), MN State Representative Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson (CFO), James Olney, Christine Walsh, Milan Mockovak, Bill Partlan, Peg Wetli (CEO). ",0.35,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-312,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21091,"Operating Support",2014,39338,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To present 18 new books by some of the most exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time; books by the many authentic voices of the American experience.During 2014 we will publish new books by 4 Minnesota writers, while supporting the recent publication of 4 others. We will organize readings in Minnesota and nationwide, bringing authors from around the world to Minnesota, and helping our writers present their work around the state and the rest of the country. Coffee House Press tracks audience and publicity for all events, and book sales; and also tracks audience surveys, participation numbers, and the frequency and quality of new work created as a result of events that invited the public to create rather than just consume.","We supported some of the most exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time by publishing and supporting books by the many authentic voices of the American experience, by publishing new books by four Minnesota authors alongside fourteen authors from around the county, as well as by supporting the recent publications of four other Minnesota authors through event scheduling and publicity tracking. Coffee House Press increased the public awareness of Minnesota’s writers and contributed to the vitality of the literary community. Coffee House empowered the local literary community and changed the way our audiences and writers think about literature’s role in a community.",,1000682,"Other, local or private",1040020,,"Suzanne Allen, Patricia Beithon, Patrick Coleman, Doug France, Jeffrey Hom, Carl Horsch, Stephen Keating, Sarah Lutman, Carol Mack, Mary McDermid, Sjur Midness, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Marla Stack, Jeffrey Sugerman, Patricia Tilton, Stu Wilson ",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-313,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21092,"Operating Support",2014,51315,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to increase off-campus participation. In fiscal year 2013, the Fine Arts Program began to implement strategies to increase participation and attendance specifically by off-campus community. Our goal is to grow participation rate of the off-campus by 30% by 2016. We will be able to measure this gain through ticket reports, residency evaluations, and attendance rates at public events.","The Fine Arts Program saw a modest 5% increase in off-campus participation to the Fine Arts Series and our partnership with GREAT Theatre expanded off-campus participation by another 4,318 tickets.",,776849,"Other, local or private",828164,,"Karen Backes, Brian Campbell, Jean Beckel, Mimi Bitzan, Erin Noel, Leigh Dillard, Louann Dummich, David Earp, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Ken Jones, Laura Malhotra, Mark McGowan, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Andrew Hovel, Marie Sanderson, Andrea Shaker, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Byrandyn Woodard, Ex-Officio: Rob Culligan, Kimberly Motes",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-314,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21094,"Operating Support",2014,47557,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community organizations will have access to arts programs that allow their participants to experience, understand, create and connect to art. Success will be measured by holding programs at five or more types of non-arts organizations; e.g., schools, libraries, hospitals, homeless shelters, where all residency participants will create at least one piece of original art. In program evaluations, 85% of participants agree they learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, will participate in COMPAS programs. Success will be measured by at least 35% of COMPAS’ roster artists will be people of color. Programs reach people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. All in attendance at residencies are given ways to participate in art creation.","Art lovers in schools, libraries, hospitals, nursing homes, homeless shelters, community centers, public parks and more, made art with their own hands. Programs took place in at least nine types of non-arts organizations. All residency participants created a unique work of art, either singly or collectively. Program evaluations show over 85% of participants agree they learned. People from all corners of Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, had the opportunity to participate in creative arts experiences with COMPAS. 44% of COMPAS’ roster artists are people of color. This past year we reached people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts, and all participants in artist residencies were guided in the creation of an original work of art.",,1536832,"Other, local or private",1584389,26180,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane S. Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Roderic Hernub Southall, Keven Ambrus, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter II, Michelle Silverman, Yvette Trotman",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Houston, Kittson, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-316,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21095,"Operating Support",2014,20739,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to offer high quality, diverse arts experiences that engage all ages and improve the quality of life in our region. We will measure this through audience evaluations of performances (interviews and surveys) and an annual internal review of programming. This will create a baseline from which annual evaluations will determine if we're achieving the desired outcome. 2: Continue to ensure that audiences at all theatre sponsored activities experience the best we can offer. This will be measured by surveys, evaluations, and an annual review. We will evaluate the production/artist performance, interaction and involvement with Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center/Historic Holmes Theatre staff, and physical space being utilized which are all part of the audience experience.","The Historic Holmes Theatre was able to present more than 20 international and national artist groups with multiple workshops plus 15 local concerts. Audience satisfaction grew according to feedback received. We measured not just reaction to performances, but total experience in our building. Based on feedback, we started to update and make aesthetic improvements to our building which was showing wear and tear.",,555518,"Other, local or private",576257,,"Larry Buboltz, Susan Busker, Steve Daggett, Mike Herzog, Joshua Hochgraber, David Langworthy, Michelle Maier",0.5,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221 ",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-317,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21101,"Operating Support",2014,11561,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a quarterly matinee performance series for our senior citizen and assisted living patrons. Through the creation of this performance series we will provide arts opportunities during a time of day that is accessible to these patrons. We will measure our success in the number of patrons served over the course of the series. 2: Strengthen the impact the arts makes on the economy of the Main Street District. Strategic partnerships with local business and restaurants have been created. Additional funding will create strategic promotional activities that will prove how the arts impact the community and direct traffic and sales figures will be used to evaluate and measure these outcomes.","The Paradise Center for the Arts shifted its direction related to this outcome as it found that the market was looking for more family oriented programming options. Instead of a senior focused matinee series, Paradise Center created a five show family series. Three of the five Family Series shows are complete, with two more scheduled in October 2014. Final numbers will be available at the conclusion of the series. Stay and Play Packages were created in 2014 to attract visitors and drive people to Faribault. Ten packages were redeemed by visitors to our community.",,407132,"Other, local or private",418693,,"Jason Hoffman, President, Diane Cloeter, Secretary, Saul Lockerby, Vice President, Trent Creger, Gail Kielmeyer, Matt Drenth, Todd Ginter, Steve Pope, Dave Thiele, Karen Snorek, Nalani McCutcheon, Matthew Cavellier",,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Heinritz,"Faribault Art Center, Inc. AKA Paradise Center for the Arts","312 Central Ave",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 332-7372 ",director@paradisecenterforthearts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-323,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21102,"Operating Support",2014,23278,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To have a more diverse group of patrons/participants involved in arts programming. We saw over 100 youth participate in our summer youth musical, over 1000 students participate in outreach programs, 300 in dance programs and over 40 in youth choirs. Diversity continues to be defined more by age the national origin. 2: Ours is a thriving arts community where arts are as important as sports. With $5.00 tickets for students including college age we struggle to attract a younger audience. We do well if we go to them but they won't come to us.","Overall we met expectations as described in FY14 grant goals. We are very proud of exceeding outlined goals for the youth of our and the surrounding communities. Met expectations.",,329564,"Other, local or private",352842,3492,"Deb Ferguson,Steve Rufer, Scott Wagnild, Lisa Litt ,Ben Schierer, Melanie Dethlefsen, Deb Embretson, Mark Helland, Tim Hunt, Linda MacFarlane, Mark Olmsted, Nancy Straw",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453x 16",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Martin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-324,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 21103,"Operating Support",2014,27284,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote the art of filmmaking-especially works by Minnesota filmmakers-as a vital medium of and platform for community cohesion and understanding. Qualitatively: Track attendee interest/satisfaction with feedback surveys; Observe and record artists and audience interaction and community engagement at events and discussions. Quantitatively: Collect attendance, revenue, membership numbers. 2: Increase and diversify partnerships/collaborations with arts, community, and other organizations to broaden audience access to programs and services. Track attendance, audience demographics, and film/event reactions with feedback ballots; Track new audiences with multilingual surveys; Record feedback and discussions with community partners.","Successfully promoted the art of filmmaking, especially by Minnesota filmmakers, as a vital medium of and platform for community cohesion and understanding. Increased and diversified partnerships/collaborations with arts, community and other organizations broadening audience access to programs and services.",,755622,"Other, local or private",782906,20000,"Melodie Bahan, Anne Carayon, Senator Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Tim Grady, Lisa Erickson, Max Musicant, Mary Reyelts, Robert Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Stephen Zuckerman",1.25,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-325,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21104,"Operating Support",2014,36532,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Helping the arts thrive, Forecast will stabilize its programs and operations by increasing earned and contributed income 10% and growing our cash reserve by $30,000. Forecast will measure outcomes and demonstrate achievement utilizing quarterly financial statements. 2: Weaving arts into every facet of community life, Forecast will strengthen its programs by effectively implementing our 2013 communications plan. Forecast will reference objectives in the communications plan to evaluate and measure outcomes and demonstrate achievement, including increases in reach, social media analytics, and quality of responses.","We stabilized our programs and operations as proposed. Earned and contributed income increased by 10%; our cash reserve grew by more than $30,000. Forecast began implementing our Communications Plan, dramatically increasing our visibility and reach, including use of print and digital outputs.",,705821,"Other, local or private",742353,36532,"Caroline Mehlhop,Elizabeth Jolly, Kinji Akagawa, Wendy Lane, Michael Watkins, Laurence Margolis, Amy Dillahunt, Susan Loyd, Kurt Gough, Diane Willow, Frank Fitzgerald, Bob Kost, Joseph Stanley, Jay Coogan, Meena Mangalvedhekar",,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melinda,Childs,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",Melinda@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-326,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21109,"Operating Support",2014,60220,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To build a leading literary list of creative writing, Graywolf Press will publish thirty books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf Press will follow a rigorous schedule for book production, tabulate sales figures, and analyze the impact of its marketing and publicity efforts using review coverage and social media. 2: Graywolf Press will reach 250,000 readers, will schedule twenty Minnesota author readings reaching 1,000 people, and will collaborate with four major Minnesota institutions. Graywolf Press will use traditional and innovative marketing efforts to connect authors with audiences; track book sales to individuals and libraries, attendance at events, and print and broadcast coverage; evaluate attendance and impact of collaborative events and programmatic activities.","Graywolf published 29 literary books (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) of high artistic quality; its list received accolades for excellence. Graywolf sold 174,347 copies of its books. Incarnadine by Mary Szybist won the National Book Award, 3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri won the Pulitzer Prize, and two novels were named New York Times Notable Books. Graywolf Press reached over 260,000 readers, held 15 local readings for a live audience totaling 1,250, and collaborated with five major institutions.",,2418856,"Other, local or private",2479076,9635,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Mary Ebert, Chris Galloway, Betsy Hannaford, Shirley Hughes, Tom Joyce, John Junek, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Jennifer Melin Miller, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Allie Pohlad, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Kate Tabner, Emily Anne Tuttle, Joanne Von Blon, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-331,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21110,"Operating Support",2014,27978,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GREAT will create eight dynamic theatre productions September, 2013 - May, 2014, providing accessible work created with professional artists in collaboration with our community. GREAT will track number of productions, number of actors, number of audience members, and will assess production quality with formal and informal surveys. 2: GREAT will increase artistic salaries to help achieve a more livable wage for artists in greater Saint Cloud and the State of Minnesota. GREAT will track overall financial support, rate of artist pay as documented in contracts and year-end accounting, and increase in number of quality artists applying due to increase in pay.","GREAT Theatre created eight dynamic theatre productions from September 2013 through May 2014; providing accessible work created by professional artists in collaboration with our community. This past season, GREAT Theatre increased artistic salaries by 16.6%, helping achieve a more livable wage for artists in greater Saint Cloud and the State of Minnesota.",,984510,"Other, local or private",1012488,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Patricia Dorsher, Brady Hughs, Patrick LaLonde, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Pat Thompson ",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","919 St Germain St W Ste 3000","St Cloud",MN,56301-3407,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-332,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21112,"Operating Support",2014,35318,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase student access to music education.We are forecasting an increase of 12.5% in our program enrollment during our 2013-14 season and an increase of 5% in scholarship awards. We will evaluate this outcome by tracking the total number of students participating in our programs and by tracking the number of students applying for and receiving scholarships. 2: Increase audience access to orchestra concerts. We will evaluate this outcome by tracking the number of attendees at all of our concerts as well as the diversity of venues and populations served. We will also track the number of free and discounted tickets provided at each concert.","During Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' 2013-14 season, it served 800 students which is a 17% increase over last year, and scholarship awards increased by 29% with $31,435 awarded to 86 students. Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' total concert attendance for the season was 9,700 at seven ticketed and fifteen free concerts. At ticketed concerts, 33% of attendees received free or discounted tickets.",,610272,"Other, local or private",645590,6710,"Lisa Ashley, Michael Balay, J. C. Beckstrand, Joe Carroll, Sally Consolati, Ann-Marie Draeger, Stephanie Fox, Hyun Mee Graves, Daniel Hartlein, Jennifer Hellman, Joanne Henry, David Jones, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Karen Martin, Ryn Melberg, Douglas Parish, Carolyn Pratt, Cathy Schmidt, Tami Schwerin, Dennis D. Thonvold, Bonnie Turpin, Sharna A. Wahlgren",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Hamm Bldg Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6802 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-334,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21113,"Operating Support",2014,677297,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To produce, co-produce and present 790 live performance events for the public on three stages between September, 2013 and summer, 2014. All ticketed performances are tracked through the Tessitura software program. 2: To be accessible to all visitors with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments with1,600 people will receiving discounts for Sensory Tours and ASL Interpreted, Audio Described and Open Captioned performances. Use of Assistive Listening devices, wheelchairs, magnification glasses, and Braille print materials will continue. Ticketed events are tracked through the theater’s Tessitura box office software. Utilization of access services and equipment is tracked by the Access Services manager.","The Guthrie produced, co-produced and presented 667 performances on three stages during FY 2014. 1,676 patrons purchased tickets for Sensory Tours and access performances. Access equipment and materials were available for all performances.",,31898309,"Other, local or private",32575606,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Y. Marc Belton, Anne Bjerken, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, David C. Cox, David Dines, Joe Dowling, William W. George, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Thomas J. Hanson, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, Randall J. Hogan, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, John C. Junek, Eric Kaler, Mark Kenyon, Jay Kiedrowski, Peter R. Kitchak, Jodee Kozlak, Kathy Lenzmeier, Helen C. Liu, Anne W. Miller, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Wendy Nelson, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Sally Pillsbury, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Ronald J. Schutz, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Douglas M. Steenland, James P. Stephenson, Emily Anne Tuttle, Mary W. Vaughan, Steven C. Webster, Irving Weiser, Brian W. Woolsey, Margaret Wurtele, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,"St Germain-Gordon","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",danielle@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-335,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21114,"Operating Support",2014,483446,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will engage over 200 artists, civic and arts organizations, the media and businesses in creating an arts-infused cultural destination. The Trust will lead the Hennepin Cultural Alliance, and bring together over 200 diverse business people, artists, arts and cultural organizations, downtown residents and other constituents for public arts events (2) and arts-focused storefronts (20). 2: The Trust will draw 500,000 theatre goers from across the State, and serve 65 high schools statewide through the SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. The Trust will provide zip code data from ticket sales that will reveal statewide patrons, and will maintain a statewide list of the 65 schools (and 6000 students) involved in the SpotLight program.","Hennepin Theatre Trust engaged 165 visual and teaching artists, 83 civic/arts organizations, 16 businesses, and the media in the cultural district, led the creation of 32 arts-focused storefronts, and held a public launch for the first set of ""Made Here"" showcases, as well as two pop-up galleries in empty storefronts attended by 300 people. Hennepin Theatre Trust brought 535,744 people from all over Minnesota to our downtown theatres, and served 67 schools statewide through the SpotLight Musical Theatre Pro",,22420096,"Other, local or private",22903542,173691,"Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, John Blackshaw, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Thomas L. Hoch (ex-officio), Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Brian J. Pietsch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",7,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Lewis,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",Laura.Lewis@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-336,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21115,"Operating Support",2014,32709,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Highpoint Center for Print Making will grow its high-quality and accessible education and community programs to serve more Minnesotans of all ages, ability levels, and socio-economic backgrounds by adding new partnerships with Minnesota schools, arts organizations, and community members to provide quality hands-on experiences in printmaking arts including: more unique, free community events throughout the year; more accessible after-school educational options; and expanded programs for middle and high school students. Highpoint will track new partnerships. 2: Highpoint Center for Print Making’s artist co-op remains a vital component of the organization that allows Minnesota artists to continue to produce and exhibit work in a professional printshop. Goals are to increase artist co-op membership through these objectives: broaden diversity of co-op members (age, gender, race); further underwrite the costs to join the cooperative; grow sales of prints by co-op artists; and provide co-op members opportunities through visiting artist lectures and demonstrations. Highpoint Center for Print Making tracks co-op membership participation data including demographics and sales figures.","Highpoint grew accessible education and community programs for these Minnesota audiences: middle school and high school youth, veterans, teens, museum meetup groups, colleges and university students and professors through new partnerships with Free Arts MN, YouthCare, MN Transitions High School, Waconia High School, Boys and Girls clubs, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minneapolis Kids Afterschool, Urban Arts Academy, Walker Methodist Adult Program, and more. Highpoint's co-op artists presented two group shows in Highpoint's galleries, featuring prints by 39 artists of diverse ages and backgrounds. Diversity of co-op grew: fee discounts grew economic diversity; seven co-op artists identify as GLBT; six artists represent other nationalities; ages range from 20 to 89; 39 artists are in co-op. Sales of co-op prints grew by 30% with 80% of going directly to the artists.",,568094,"Other, local or private",600803,6500,"Neely Tamminga, Robert Hunter, Mae Dayton, Clara Ueland, Jerry Vallery, David Moore, Elly Grace, Thomas Owens, Siri Engberg, Michael Peterman, Ty Schlobohm, Carla McGrath, Cole Rogers",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-337,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21116,"Operating Support",2014,58735,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect 42,000 audience members to Minnesota’s diverse past through an annual season in 2014-15 of five plays and musicals. History Theatre will collect box office statistics to measure number of attendees at each main stage production. 2: Expand and deepen the theatre arts experience for 6,500 youth and adults through existing and new educational programs. History Theatre will collect statistics at each educational program including number of attendees and will distribute written evaluations assessing the value of individual programs to each participant.","35,203 patrons were reached through Mainstage productions Education and outreach programs reached 7,830 youth and adults.",,1310627,"Other, local or private",1369362,,"John F. Apitz, Connie Braziel, Roger Brooks, Wayne Hamilton, Jillian Hoffman, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Gene Merriam, Henri Minette, Cheryl L. Moore, Jeffrey K. Peterson, Ken Peterson, Phil Riveness, Jon Rusten, Geoffrey Sylvester, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Melissa M. Weldon, Tyler Zehring",,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4323 ",janeellencunningham@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-338,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21117,"Operating Support",2014,15016,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Honors Choirs will strive to provide artistic challenge and growth opportunities for singers and the community. Achievement of this goal will be measured in terms of the selected repertoire, the variety of musical experiences offered, and the achievement of musicality by the ensembles.Annual theory exams and vocal assessment for each singer are completed by the conductor. Repertoire selections are reviewed by the artistic director. Ensemble progress is discussed at monthly staff meetings. 2: Honors Choirs will continue to hold the highest standard of excellence while recognizing the importance of the organization's affordability to singers and their families. Achievement of this goal will be measured in terms of the organization's success in maintaining a vibrant scholarship program, consistent participation levels, an active volunteer program and achievement in securing outside funding for the organization.","Repertoire featured varied musical styles, cultures and languages. Performances included solos, concerts, outreach, public appearances and tours. Scholarships were provided to all singers with need, enrollment and funding levels remained consistent, and use of volunteers increased.",,301100,"Other, local or private",316116,,"Mary Schneekloth, Michael Holmes, Todd Weston, Cheryl James, Tim Gangl, Greg Edlund, Lori Forstie, Laurie Nelsen, Dan Orvis, Fletcher Smith, Julia Utz, Judi Wilson, Scott Davis",,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jayne,Rothschild,"Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota","1001 14th St NW Ste 920",Rochester,MN,55901-2534,"(507) 252-0505 ",jayne@HonorsChoirs.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-339,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21118,"Operating Support",2014,27882,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Hopkins Center for the Arts will present a diverse and high quality calendar of programs. Published calendar of programs. Surveys of participants to gain feedback on quality. 2: Hopkins Center will increase the number of people served by these programs and/or engaged as active volunteers/members. Box office reports track concert attendance. Staff monitors gallery attendance. Membership Engagement Coordinator prepares periodic reports tracking volunteer participation and membership.","Hopkins Center for the Arts presented eleven concerts, thirteen gallery exhibitions, two artist workshops and two art tours. Concerts had higher per event attendance than ever before (558 average). Volunteer hours were up. However, membership remained the same.",,724101,"Other, local or private",751983,8922,"Lucy Arimond, Dr. Stanley Brown, Michael Coty, Annie Dressen, Sandy Homb, Debbie Mau, John Montilino, Pravin Parekh, Katie Sobas",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hanna-Bibus,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1105x 6",sbibus@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-340,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21119,"Operating Support",2014,41539,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand and enhance youth programs to include two project mentors and 15 more students; increase visibility/traffic to youth content YouTube channel; partner with other organizations, such as FORECAST and Girl Scouts of America. Tracking participation and partnerships. 2: Develop deeper relations with current stakeholders. Membership, equipment rental and fiscal sponsorship provide an access point to IFP Minnesota, but we want to develop deeper relationships through activities (ex: networking, professional development events, and mentorships). As a result we will also significantly reinvigorate membership. New and expanded programs/events will be evaluated through attendance, press coverage, quality of guests, and through evaluation surveys given to attendees, guests, partners, and venues.","Increased mentorship programs, attracted new partners, deepened our connection to EDU Film Festival. Specifically, IFP increased mentors from 8 in 2013 to 15 in 2014; student participation increased by 21 over the same time period; and partnered with Forecast Public Art, Minnesota Opera, and Girl Scouts of America. Launched Master Class series, expanded annual Filmmaker Conference, expanded Spirit Awards screening series.",,678117,"Other, local or private",719656,35416,"Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Beth Bird, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Robin Hickman, Chauncey Jackson, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Elizabeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaack, Jatin Setia, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",1,"IFP MINNESOTA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-341,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21120,"Operating Support",2014,64485,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and present four-six Mainstage plays and two series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion will track success through records of plays and series staged, records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays, and review of works staged by Producing Directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conduct theater-based programs with at least 200 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion Theater and School will track success through records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances; records of number of youth participating; and surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults to determine program satisfaction and places for improvement.","Illusion presented 4 Mainstage plays and 2 series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Conduct theater-based programs with 340 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community",,1050339,"Other, local or private",1114824,,"Robert Alama, Dr Mark Bisignani, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Kramer Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Doug Frank, Keith Halperin PHD, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz (President), Jeff Rabkin, Karl Reichert, Michael H Robins, Sally Scoggin (Past President), Jim Smart, David Stamps, Susan Thurston (Vice President), Chris Wurtz",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-342,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21121,"Operating Support",2014,50434,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide engaging and inspiring performance, education, and community building programs. By nurturing excellence in all aspects of our work, in the art we create and in the individuals who create it, we will build shared community, exploring, modeling what it means to be good stewards of the resources we have and of the resources of the earth that we share. Evaluation includes responses from existing and new audience, volunteers and education program participants, including collection of oral and written comments, notes of thanks, and testimony to the power of puppet arts. 2: Extend an invitation for everyone to participate in artistic creation and community engagement.Audiences, volunteers, contributors, from inner city neighbors to communities across the region, will support and participate in imaginative, meaningful hands-on intergenerational and cross-cultural programming such as the MayDay Parade and Festival. In the Heart of the Beast does head counts at every public workshop that is measured against previous years. In addition, community partnerships that expand participation are monitored.","In the Heart of the Beast did provide a full year of performance, education, and community building arts programming including the 40th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival. The surest measure of artistic and community engagement was a 10% increase in the number of people in the public workshops building the MayDay Parade.",,825723,"Other, local or private",876157,50434,"Anne Bauers, Nancy Cerkvenik, Candida Gomez, Alex Haecher, Dan Herber, Sue Melrose, Scott Moriarity, Joe Musich, Dan Newman, Loren Niemi, Chi-Dao Phan, Gary Schiff, Sandy Spieler, Anne Q. Ulseth, Michelene Verlautz, Allison Welch, Kirstin Wiegmann, Sue Hunter-Weir",0.5,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA HOBT","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catherine,Jordan,"In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre AKA HOBT","1500 Lake St E",Minneapolis,MN,55407-1720,"(612) 721-2535 ",execdir@hobt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Murray, Ramsey, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-343,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21125,"Operating Support",2014,48319,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to build engagement in the Jungle Theater's programs, including outreach and affordable access for underrepresented populations. Attendance data; box office analyses; number and percent of free tickets and discounted tickets distributed; outreach/education programs service data, including constituent demographics. 2: Provide expanded employment and professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists. Number of artists engaged as compared to years prior Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; amount/percent of budget dedicated to artists as compared to years prior Arts and Cultural Heritage funding; number of interns engaged; qualitative feedback from artists and interns.","Season audience up 18.5%; 3,952 free tickets; free residency for 100 children (72% of color, 75% low-income); low-cost shows for 328 family audiences. Grant year versus pre-ACHF numbers: 125 artists engaged versus 80-90; program 79% of total expenses vs. 72%; artistic personnel expenses 53% versus 49%.",,1482094,"Other, local or private",1530413,,"Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Eric Galatz, John Kachelmacher, Tom Keller, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, David Swenson, Paul Thomas, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-347,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21127,"Operating Support",2014,25203,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide high quality arts programming designed for individuals of all ages, background, and ability levels. Goal is to increase the number of dancing heart sites. Create new programs through KAIROS lab. Kairos Alive! Tracks program activity numbers and uses verbal, and pre and post written evaluations. 2: To support personal and professional growth of local artists, Kairos Alive! will recruit and train teaching artists for the dancing heart and lab. Kairos Alive! tracks artist involvement, and monitors ongoing work in the field.","Kairos Alive! provided high quality arts programming designed for people of all ages, background, and ability levels, adding three new Dancing Heart™ sites, serving people with developmental disabilities, and successfully piloting new program, Caregiver Creativity Café™ Kairos Alive! supported the personal and professional growth of artists by involving three new artists in this work. One developed her own graduate school intergenerational program and works in the field; another works in intergenerational venues; the third has turned to her own choreography.",,326904,"Other, local or private",352107,25203,"Cynthia Harms, Joan Semmer, William H. Kuretsky, Maria Genné",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Vogel,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",carla@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-349,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21128,"Operating Support",2014,9836,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In our 61st season in 2013-14, Lakeshore Players will continue to interweave the arts in our community through producing a broad range of shows including three plays, two musicals, a children's show, and a ten-Minute Play Festival. We will measure outcomes by the number of attendees, participants, and artists involved in our activities and will gather feedback from these participants. Evaluation tools include: box office ticket sales reports, online participant surveys gathered using Survey Monkey, attendee comments, and producer reports at monthly meetings of the Board of Directors. 2: Lakeshore Players will ensure the arts thrive in Minnesota by offering performing arts learning opportunities for people of all ages including year round performing arts education classes, workshops, and summer camps. We will measure outcomes by the number of artists and participants involved in our activities and through feedback gathered from them. Evaluation tools include: class and camp registration records, box office reports generated for camp productions, and participant surveys using Survey Monkey online tool, as well as reports at monthly meetings of the Board of Directors.","Lakeshore Players achieved our goal as proposed, with 86 performances of seven diverse shows in our season, as well as 29 off-site outreach show performances. Lakeshore Players achieved our goal. For youth: fifteen after-school classes held September-May, a new Young Stars workshop, and two three-week summer theater camps. For seniors: three storytelling classes.",,331593,"Other, local or private",341429,,"Orlin Bandt, James Patrick Barone, Jim Berry, Caroline DeCoster, Franklin Heller, Nancy Livingston, Kevin McCarthy, Frank Mabley, Michael Spellman, Cynthia Stange, Megan Vimont, Lori Vosejpka, Tamara Winden, Peggy Witthaus",,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Elwell,"Lakeshore Players, Inc. AKA Lakeshore Players Theatre","4820 Stewart Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110-2837,"(651) 426-3275 ",office@lakeshoreplayers.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-350,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21130,"Operating Support",2014,77666,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Loft will directly engage approximately 4,000 diverse Minnesotans who more closely reflect the state's 17% populations of color. Count number of direct participants; survey for participant demographics; calculate total percentage increase from current (fiscal year 2012) 13% people of color engaged. 2: At least 85% of fiscal year 2014 program participants will report improved writing ability and understanding of creative writing craft. Survey program participants to rate their sense of having improved as writers and having developed a greater understanding of writing craft as a result of participation; track all response rated `agree` or `strongly agree.`","The Loft directly engaged 3,800 diverse Minnesotans surpassing the state's 17% populations of color (with 18% people of color). 98% of FY 2014 program participants report improved writing ability and understanding of creative writing craft.",,1895887,"Other, local or private",1973553,,"John Schenk, Ruth Shields, Rachael Jarosh, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jocelyn Hale, Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jack El-Hai, W. Michael Garner, Dobby Gibson, Sharon Hendry, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Nathan Perez, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Le Sueur, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-352,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21131,"Operating Support",2014,36148,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand community outreach. Lundstrum Center will evaluate the achievement by demonstrating newly created fiscal year 2014 partnerships with local schools, community organizations, and arts organizations. 2: Increase effective marketing initiatives. Outcome will be evaluated by showing increases in: audience attendance, student population, word-of-mouth referrals, local Playbills, website visits, social media, annual philanthropic giving, and by utilizing a student inquiry form gauging how new and returning students were introduced to Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts.","Community outreach grew in the 2014 fiscal year through new school and artistic partnerships and continuation of established partnerships.New outreach served 126 youth at schools like Elizabeth Hall and Harvest Preparatory. Targeted ads and a greater social media presence generated 592 new inquiries from all sources. There was a 250% increase in Facebook comments.",,842426,"Other, local or private",878574,3615,"Larry LeJeune, Chair; Susan Casserly-Kosel, Vice Chair; Jack Knip, CPA, Treasurer; Anne Baker, Secretary; Teresa Ashmore, Director; Kerry Casserly, Artistic Director; Amy Ellis, Executive Director; Susan Fleitman, Director; Melissa Kinnard, Director ; Charles D. Nolan, Jr., Director; Rev. Michael O'Connell, Director; Joan Olson, Director; Nick Vlietstra, Director",2,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Casserly Ellis","Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 2nd St N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600 ",amy@lundstrumcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-353,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21132,"Operating Support",2014,20152,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lyric Arts will increase its level of artistic quality. Community members will be given complimentary seats in exchange for filling out an anonymous ratings and review survey, containing quantitative and qualitative data. Responses will be used to evaluate progress toward the goal. 2: Lyric Arts will expand its outreach to schools and after school programs. Success will be measured by the number of classes offered.","Lyric Arts increased its level of artistic quality. Due to administrative restructuring, the survey program was postponed for a year. In the interim, artistic quality was judged by anecdotal response from audiences and attention from media. Lyric Arts expanded outreach to schools and after school programs.",,825649,"Other, local or private",845801,20152,"Debbie Swanson, Leanne Hyde, Lin Schmidt, Chad Unger, Joan O'Sullivan, Christopher Geisler, Tracey Jeffrey, Tracy Kelly",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-354,"Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21133,"Operating Support",2014,288114,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden and increase access, including operation of four access sites and the MacPhail flagship facility offering full range of tuition-based programs and community partnerships. Measures will include: successful opening of fourth access site in fiscal year 2014; increase community partnerships 13% for a total of 90; increase financial assistance 9% for a total of $625,000. 2: Technology, innovation, and integration: developing, refining, deploying, and marketing online music instruction offerings. Add five schools to total 20 partner schools in greater Minnesota through online technology; serve 250 students in one-on-one online lesson program; 75% of MacPhail faculty skilled in music instruction technology, measured by surveys and observation.","The third access site (Chanhassen) opened in FY14, six months later than planned, and is offering classes. MacPhail is on track to meet stated access goals with exact community partnership and financial aid totals available at fiscal yearend. MacPhail refined online music learning options with regular programming to more than 1,500 students in 17 Minnesota schools in FY14.",,9180006,"Other, local or private",9468120,28800,"Aaron Alt, Jane Alexander, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Mark Borman, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Ajay Gupta, Penny Hunt, Robert P. Lawson, Diana Lewis, Kate Mortenson, David E. Myers, Sonja Noteboom, Roderick Palmore, Connie Remele, Samuel Salas, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill E. Schurtz, Carolyn Smallwood, Kim Crosby Snow, Peter R. Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Steven J. Wells",2,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Fideler,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5326 ",fideler.leslie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-355,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21135,"Operating Support",2014,17806,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art. In 2013-14, we will produce five solo and group exhibitions of new contemporary artwork by emerging and under-represented artists. We will host eight-ten free artist talks and conversations, film screenings, and a fall educational symposium. We will publish and distribute several catalogs by Midway artists. 2: Supporting emerging and under-represented artists. We will work closely with artists to develop new projects, each with exhibition budgets ranging from $10,000-$30,000, including extensive technical support, travel costs, framing, fabrication, and shipping, plus an artist’s stipend of $5,000.","Midway provided Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art through its publicly accessible year-round programming, presenting exhibitions, performances, lectures, book-launches, screenings, and free educational tours for visitors from around the state. Midway published a catalog on Nina Canell and distributed its publications throughout the region. Midway supported five emerging and under-represented artists in developing new work for their Midway exhibitions in 2013-2014, presenting exhibitions featuring new work by artists Tobias Kaspar, Julia Rometti and Victor Costales, Hans-Christian Lotz, and Mitchell Syrop.",,449130,"Other, local or private",466936,,"Sally Blanks, Jim Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kris Douglas, Isa Gagarin, Michelle Grabner, Randy Hartten, Kate Kelly, Kati Lovaas, Jori Miller, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-357,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21136,"Operating Support",2014,63202,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Midwest Art Conservation Center will work throughout the state with publicly held collections and private locations big and small bringing access to artworks for Minnesotans of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities. Midwest Art Conservation Center will provide quantifiable outcomes of: expert conservation treatments performed; the provision of written and photographic documentation regarding the treatments, diagnostic discoveries, and practices associated with the art; and provide consultations on exhibition, handling, and related techniques. 2: Midwest Art Conservation Center will serve the general public with educational programming that enhances the understanding of artistic techniques and the historical context of works of art. Midwest Art Conservation Center will conduct quantifiable outcomes of: tours, presentations, and workshops for groups, and provide individual inquiry response to educate and inform the public on art preservation.","Each day, throughout the state, thousands of Minnesotans encountered art that Midwest Art Conservation Center made accessible for them and for future generations. Midwest Art Conservation Center presentations, tours, and workshops built appreciation and knowledge about Minnesota artworks and the importance of preserving cultural heritage.",,955218,"Other, local or private",1018420,6453,"Jeff Fleming, Michael Gaynor, Miles Fiterman, Darsie Alexander, Siri Engberg, Sarah Brew, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Nancy Huart, Rita Lara, Sam McCullough, Lisa Scholten, Mary Van Note",,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colin,Turner,"Midwest Art Conservation Center","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3148 ",cturner@preserveart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-358,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21137,"Operating Support",2014,51550,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Milkweed Editions publishes sixteen new titles in print and e-book editions in both 2013 and 2014, enhancing them with additional content. Number of titles published in 2013 and 2014 (print and e-book editions); enhanced content for titles. 2: Milkweed Editions builds an engaged and increasingly diverse community. Tracking effectiveness of partnerships including governance, management, and strategic leadership of Open Book; Milkweed Editions programming at Open Book; and organizational partnerships, including: Motionpoems, the National Poetry Series, the Poetry Foundation, Bookshare, and Minnesota State Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, among others.","Milkweed Editions published sixteen new titles in 2013 and seventeen new titles in 2014, in print and e-book editions, enhancing them with additional content. Milkweed Editions built an engaged and increasingly diverse community through Open Book, co-publications, and new partnerships focused on accessibility.",,1257023,"Other, local or private",1308573,5052,"Mary Aamoth, Tracey Thayer Breazeale, Noah Bly, Henry Buchwald, Libby Coppo, Julie DuBois, John Gordon, Moira Grosbard, Amanda Hawn, Libby Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Betsy Moran, Sheila Morgan, Robin Nelson, Ann Ness, Margaret Preska, Cheryl Ryland, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner, Ned Wahl",,"Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, St. Louis, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-359,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21138,"Operating Support",2014,96385,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase audience engagement by creating compelling stories around exhibitions and events; communicating the Minneapolis Institute of Art's stories over multiple channels and platforms; and assessing constituents' reception and understanding of the museum's stories. Audience Viewpoints Consulting of Herndon, Virginia will test visitor responses to stories about African art told through digital interpretive tools. 2: Embrace globalization by addressing the global transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and rotations; and developing installations that address the traditions, cultures, and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. An outside evaluator will compile visitor exit surveys.","The MIA introduced digital learning tools and sought participation and input from community members to increase audience engagement in museum programs. The MIA employed diverse art remixes on the theme of the sacred to address the global transmission of art and culture, including ""Sacred"" (Sep. 13-Aug 14) which juxtaposed art works from multiple places, inviting visitors to explore historic expressions of the spiritual and what is sacred to themselves.",,32165669,"Other, local or private",32262054,,"Stacia Andersen, Shari Ballard, Gary Bhojwani, Allianz Life, Maurice Blanks, Blythe Brenden, Bill Clark, Kitty Crosby, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Kaywin Feldman, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Paul Grangaard, John Himle, John Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Mark Lacek, Eric Levinson, Diane Lilly, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Fairbault Foods, Betty MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Mary Olson, Mike Ott, John Prince, Abigail Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Ralph Strangis, Brian Taylor",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-360,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21139,"Operating Support",2014,18263,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase youth and teen participation.Our goal is to acquire fifty new names for our mailing lists annually within three years from events, programs, or components of programs intended to foster youth interest. Increased participation is tracked through name and contact acquistion. Names of new youth participants are collected through registrations for events and mailing list sign-up sheets, and social media. 2: Provide more performing opportunities for bands as well as individuals of all ability levels with a goal to increase the number of performing opportunities within existing programs by 20%. The actual number of performing opportunities available for bands or individual performers during events produced are counted.","109 names in 2011, 23 in 2012, 10 in 2013, and 4 so far in 2014 (incomplete year). New youth contacts in 2013 and 2014 (partial year) equal fourteen.A better measure may be social media, where over 1,000 new names have been added in 2013 alone. After increasing opportunities by 60% in 2013, the number will be maintained at 263 in 2014 despite the loss of a venue that supplied 36 spots annually.",,329208,"Other, local or private",347471,,"Gary Cobus, Jana Metge, Peter Albrecht, Mary DuShane, Alan Jesperson, David Smith, Philip Nusbaum, Marilyn Bergum, Gary Germond, Greg Landkamer, Sandi Pidel, Catie Jo Pidel, Sarah Cagley",,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jed,Malischke,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416-0408,"(715) 635-2479 ",jed@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-361,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21140,"Operating Support",2014,20613,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for more than 150 boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the Minnesota Boychoir. We will measure outcome one by the number of boys served as members; number of participants in the Sing Minnesota summer arts experience; and qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts each year, including school venues whose populations would not otherwise have access to concert experiences. We will measure Outcome two by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to schools, and recording the number of audience members attending per venue. We will poll audiences regarding their concert experiences following performances.A qualitative evaluation is conducted after `Sing Minnesota` takes place. Participants reflect, provide input per how the experience can be refined, and detail how it will inform their arts participation in school.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided direct arts experiences for 173 boys (including 45 new members); reached 15,263 Minnesotans and 93 Sing Minnesota participants. The Minnesota Boychoir exceeded its recruitment targets and served 93 diverse boys and girls at its `Sing Minnesota` summer arts immersion experience.",,340675,"Other, local or private",361288,20613,"Keith Hug, Leslie Bonshire, Mark Johnson, Judy McNamara, David Campen, James M Mulrooney, Kate Mrkonich Wilson, Jean Rehnkamp Larson, Michael Marcotte, Bobby Moothedan, Doug Nelson",,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Flanagan,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219 ",msj@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-362,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21141,"Operating Support",2014,38293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Center for Book Arts presents five exhibitions in its main and three-five in its anxillary galleries along with free public programs. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will measure the success of this outcome by attendance growth over the previous year; media attention; and responses from artists and audiences. 2: Minnesota Center for Book Arts will connect with audiences through new and existing community partnerships. Minnesota Center for Book Arts will assess the quality of partnerships through evaluations of programs such as Veterans for the Arts; Art Camp with People Serving People and Open Houses with various partners.","Minnesota Center for Book Arts showed work by over 500 artists in 25 free exhibitions such as Fluxjob, Spring 2014, and engaged hundreds of new visitors in related programs. Success was indicated by strong attendance and participation, local media response, critical engagement by the larger book arts field, and the show’s tour. Minnesota Center for Book Arts maintained and expanded all-ages educational programming onsite and in schools and communities, including greater impact with Native American youth. An increased total of nearly 30,000 youth participated in free programs on-site and via community partners including St. Joseph’s Children’s Home, Migizi Native Academy, Anishinabe Academy and St. Paul’s East Side Arts Council.",,794097,"Other, local or private",832390,,"Harriet Bart, Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Samuel Demas, Toni Dembski-Brandl, Jason Inskeep, Pamela Johnson, Diane Katsiaficas, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Diane Merrifield, Kjersti Monson, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Dr. Marguerite Ragnow, Regula Russelle, Cathy Ryan, Thomas Streitz",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lac qui Parle, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-363,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21144,"Operating Support",2014,45451,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Growth in applications from Greater Minnesota by 15%. Minnesota Fringe Festival collects zip code data from all of the festival's applicants to help us understand overall geographic participation. 2: Better support for participating artists and more participation from producers by improving producer training and encouraging more participation. We will aim for a 15% attendance increase. To track workshop attendance, producers sign in at every workshop to collect an accurate head count. In addition to head count, we use producer surveys to assess the quality and effectiveness of our workshops.","Non-metro Minnesota applications increased by 33%. 11 of 24 project applications ended up in the festival. Workshop attendance increased by 19%.",,630931,"Other, local or private",676382,,"Sarah Baker, Ron Brunk-Parker, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Paul Godfread, Matt Hanzlik, Kate Hoff, Gay Kemmis, Kathy Kim, Philip Low, Danna Mirviss, Annie Riley, Emily Robertson, Lindsey Rosin, Cameron Skold, Steven Walker",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-366,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21145,"Operating Support",2014,12553,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. Phone surveys completed at time of ticket sales, written audience surveys at the theater, and written teacher evaluations will provide data indicating age, heritage, gender, and geographic location from which audience members come to Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company performances and Doorways programs. 2: Children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Written audience surveys, written teacher evaluations, student work forwarded to theater by teachers, phone calls, unsolicited e-mails and notes, and Facebook postings have successfully provided evaluation in the past and will be gathered for evaluation of achievement of outcome.","Caucasian, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Somali, Asian children and adults from Twin Cities and other areas such as Grand Rapids, Rochester, Winona, Mankato, Granite Falls, Northfield attended. Children and adults gained increased knowledge of Jewish culture and arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Written audience and teacher evaluations, e-mails, notes revealed: ""loved it...learned about different cultures."" (St. Rose of Lima school), and ""challenging us to think and",,218014,"Other, local or private",230567,139,"Frank Abramson, Barbara Brooks, Curt Brown, John Feldman, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Steve Machov, Rhoda Mains, Mary E. Pickard, Linda Platt, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Laura Schindelman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",info@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-367,"Gretchen Boyum: Gallery manager, Kaddatz Gallery; Fergus Falls Public Arts commissioner; Melissa Brechon: Retired library director, Carver County Library System; board member, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Jessica Briggs: Arts administration and arts/culture nonprofit consultant; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Suzzanne Kelley: Managing editor and codirector, New Rivers Press, Moorhead; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Elizabeth Richardson: Long-time arts administrator; former marketing director, Mixed Blood Theatre; Walter Zakahi: Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21146,"Operating Support",2014,17348,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue increase in quality, diversity, dynamism, and engagement related to collections, exhibitions, and educational programs. Some qualitative questions we ask are, what did we do to further work of artistic merit, further arts education and establish networks of ongoing value? Quantitatively, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum tracks participation and aims for 3+% increase annually. 2: The Minnesota Marine Art Museum complements its international collections with exhibitions, educational programs, and collaborations that are Minnesota and regionally focused. For its regional artist and engagement efforts, quantitative measures are regularly used, and qualitatively we ask what did we do to establish networks of ongoing value; improve understanding of others; and develop community identity?","The Minnesota Marine Art Museum organized ten exhibitions in FY 2014, added a gallery for collection masterpieces, and elevated its programs through new artist-led projects. Overall participation increased over 10% between FY 2013-2014. Overall membership and support has also increased thanks to an increase in quality and programmatic activity. The Museum worked with regional artists, including Minnesota's Julia Crozier, Leo and Marilyn Smith, and Sara Lubinski on exhibitions and new programs, and also helped Lubinski tour her work.",,812381,"Other, local or private",829729,1561,"Dr. John Anfinson, Dr. James Eddy, Mark Metzler, Rachelle Schultz (Chair), Dr. Donald Sloan, James Bowey, Michael Galvin, Betsy Midthun, Phil Schumacher, Cassie Cramer, Dan Hampton (Treasurer), Nancy Nelson, Stephen Slaggie",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",amaus@minnesotamarineart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-368,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21147,"Operating Support",2014,299941,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production seasons that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be made through: the Minnesota Opera’s ability to attract top talent; ticket sales; audience feedback; Website use; and media response. New works are evaluated by: growth of repertoire; addition of new composers; audience interest/growth; and other producers’ of the works. 2: Strengthen Minnesota Opera’s practice of financial stewardship. Financial stewardship will be evaluated on an ongoing basis by the executive leadership and board, comparing results against projections. Minnesota Opera’s strategic plan provides a means for measuring organizational progress against long-term goals and objectives.","Minnesota Opera produced five operas to critical acclaim (Puccini, Strauss, Verdi, Argento, Mozart) with 28 performances that served 45,700 people. Minnesota Opera’s fiscal 2014 audit is currently underway with expectations of a year-end balanced budget, a direct result of ongoing evaluation.",,10246742,"Other, local or private",10546683,,"Patricia Beithon, Peter Carter, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane Confer, Sara Donaldson, Chip Emery, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Heinz Hutter, Mary Ingebarnd-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Steve Mahon, David Meline, Leni Moore, Albin “Jim” Nelson, Kay Ness, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Jose Peris, Stephanie Prem, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Simon Stevens, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jada,Hansen,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",jhansen@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-369,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 21148,"Operating Support",2014,21516,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Individual musical achievement/accomplishment is met through rehearsals and performances in group orchestral performances that demonstrate progress and understanding of orchestral literature. Individual musical achievement/accomplishment validates the arts and demonstrates how the arts engage us and inspire us. Rehearsals/performances demonstrate progress. Student survey of orchestral experience focuses on several areas to help ensure we meet their instructional needs. 2: Continue the String Studio program that provides free, school-day lessons through the public school partnership with Folwell Performing Arts Magnet in Minneapolis. Participation impacts under-served population and the entire family in their child's musical endeavors. Progress tracked for entry into school program. A performance with Minnesota Youth Symphonies shows how early musical study can transcend financial status.","Students reported individual achievement and improvement after their participation in rehearsals and performances this season. 97% of students surveyed reported learning techniques, 98% improved their technical proficiency, and 97% were inspired. Many enjoyed the repertoire and called MYS `challenging but fun.` 98.5% rated their overall experience as good or excellent. String Studio provided 40 underserved elementary students free private violin/viola lessons during their school day this year. Teachers reported via survey that String Studio had the most positive impact on students' family support, school attendance, classroom behavior, ability to concentrate, study habits, and peer interaction.",,508943,"Other, local or private",530459,,"Jason Burak, Kathy Brown, Lisa Burman, Meghana Shroff, John Bulger, Cathy Carlson, Erwin Concepcion, Kristi Hoff, Jonathan Piepho, Kathryn Balster, Claudette Laureano, Manny Laureano",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Vicki,Krueger,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",vlkrueger@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-370,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 36186,"Operating Support",2017,13778,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Community members will increase their participation in quality arts experiences through stronger engagement in local, relevant arts activities. 1) Growth in number of community members attending arts programs. 2) Tracking of repeat ticket buyers for MCAC shows and programs. 3) Audience surveys to assess arts’ interests. 2: Audience members will feel more enriched by and connected to their community through affordable, accessible performing arts opportunities. 1) Post-show surveys emailed to audience after shows, ranking their sense of enrichment and connectedness to community using a Likert scale. 2) Growth in community groups connecting to the arts.","Community members of all ages grew by 10% in their participation in quality local arts experiences. Participation counts and surveys. 2: Audience members report feeling better connected to their community through their participation in our arts activities. Surveys and growth of community group participation. ",,274301,"Other, local or private",288079,13000,"Jeriann Jones, Cheryl Dixon, Chuck Eckberg, Dave Chapek, Michael Balzotti, Kajsa Jones, Jamie McNaughton ",0.50,"Merrill Community Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Witte,"Merrill Community Arts Center","380 Rivertown Dr Ste 200",Woodbury,MN,55125,"(651) 200-4610 ",mwitte@merrillartscenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-897,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36187,"Operating Support",2017,23616,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art of exceptional quality. In 2016-17, we will produce five solo and group exhibitions of new contemporary artwork by artists from Minnesota and around the world. We will host 8-10 free artist talks, workshops, and reading groups. 2: Support under-represented artists, helping them develop new projects relevant to the field of contemporary art. We will provide these artists with exhibition budgets ranging from $10,000-$30,000, including extensive technical support, travel costs, framing, fabrication, and shipping, and a stipend of $5,000.","Midway provided Minnesotans access to free contemporary arts programming through our exhibitions, art research library, and public programs. Midway commissioned and presented four exhibitions, and offered ten public programs including exhibition tours, workshops, film screenings, and artist talks. All of these programs were free and open to the public. 2: Midway supported artists by working with them directly to develop newly commissioned works for their 2016-17 exhibitions. Midway presented solo-exhibitions by artists Eric Wesely, Bruce Tapola and Nathan Hylden. A group show by guest curator Egija Inzule featured artists Martha Rosler and Sarah Staton, along with 50 additional artists included in Staton's project.",,482812,"Other, local or private",506428,,"Ute Bertog, Sally Blanks, James Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kris Douglas, Kevin Hackler, Randy Hartten, Karen Heithoff, Kate Kelly, Jori Sherer, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",0.00,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-898,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36188,"Operating Support",2017,68335,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enhance capacity for manuscript acquisitions and foster expanded public engagement with the titles we acquire, edit and publish. We will track the number of new titles we acquire, the number of local and statewide author events and participation in them, and print and e-book sales. We will also assess content-related dialogue. 2: Strengthen organizational infrastructure and resources in service to our authors, readers, and a broadly engaged constituency. We will qualitatively and quantitatively measure the impact of technology enhancements (website analytics, user feedback), track individual donor growth, and assess board engagement during meetings.","Minnesotans engaged with literature written by diverse voices that changed the way they see the world. We tracked book sales/readership, the number of local and statewide author events and participation in them, and assessed the content of reader reviews and social media activity in conversation with authors and about the books we publish. 2: Milkweed Editions secured the resources necessary to provide excellent service to writers and readers across Minnesota. We measured the impact of technology investments, assessed community support of the organization (growth of our donor program), and tracked the number of titles we acquired and published and the number of books in editorial development.",,1379797,"Other, local or private",1448132,9660,"Mary Aamoth, Lynn Abrahamsen, Bill Ankeny, Barry Berg, Tracey Breazeale, Cassie Cramer, Chris Crosby, Veena Deo, John Gordon, Geoff Gothro, Amanda Hawn, Libby Hlavka, Bill Hogle, Hart Kuller, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Kate Moos, Betsy Moran, Sheila Morgan, Matt Murphy, Robin Nelson, Janet Polli, Margaret Preska, Alicia Reuter, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner",0.00,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Meagan,Bachmayer,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 332-3192 ",meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-899,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36189,"Operating Support",2017,29840,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans experience classic opera and musical theatre that has been innovatively staged and performed in a casual, yet inspiring outdoor setting. We will track the number of audience members attending each performance of operas and concerts. We will gather audience feedback, whenever possible. We will record reviews of productions. 2: 80-100 operatic artists and crew will be creatively employed in Minneapolis during summer and work with master-class artists who encourage risk-taking. We will track the number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ. We will conduct surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience. We will keep records of compensation paid to artists.","Minnesotans experienced classic opera and musical theatre that has been innovatively staged and performed in a casual, yet inspiring outdoor setting. We tracked number of audience members attending each performance of operas and concerts. We gathered audience feedback via surveys. We recorded critic reviews of production. 2: 80-100 operatic artists and crew will be creatively employed in Minneapolis during summer and work with master-class artists who encourage risk-taking. We tracked number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ. We conducted surveys to receive feedback on artists' experience. We kept records of compensation paid to artists.",,554964,"Other, local or private",584804,29800,"Karen Brooks, Genna Carlson, Ellen Doll, Noah Eisenberg, Kingston Fletcher, Bill Gamble, Joanne Henry, Heather Johnson, Patrick Kennedy, Alex Legeros, Mary Jane Melendez, Merle Minda, Lee Schafer, Lee Vaughan, Michael Weinbeck, Mary Jane Melende, Merle Minda, Lee Schafer, Lee Vaughan, Michael Weinbeck",0.00,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",lmj_consulting@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-900,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36190,"Operating Support",2017,110680,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","150,000 visitors will attend special exhibitions that provide Minnesotans with opportunities to see great art from collections around the world. Mia will track attendance at special exhibitions through ticket sales and collect feedback from visitors to monitor their responses to content and presentation. 2: At least 600,000 visitors will enjoy free access to the display and interpretation of Mia’s permanent collection of over 89,000 works of global art. Mia will use an electronic tracking system to monitor museum attendance.","In FY 2017, 229,274 children, teens, and adults from across Minnesota experienced the museum's special exhibitions. Mia tracked attendance and results through a ticketing platform and monitored visitors' experiences via regular surveys. 2: In FY 2017, 891,296 people of all ages experienced global art in visiting Mia, the highest attendance in the museum's history. Mia monitored attendance through an electronic tracking system.",,34387064,"Other, local or private",34497744,,"Kari Alldredge, Elizabeth Andrus, Gary Bhojwani, Maurice Blanks, Jennie Carlson, Lynn Casey, Page Cowles, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Eric Dayton, Wendy Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Nick Gangestad, Michael Goar, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Hubert Joly, Rick King, Richard Kuntz, Mark Lacek, John Lindahl, Reid MacDonald, Donald MacMillan, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Susan Marvin, Lucy Mitchell, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan, Liz Nordlie, Ravi Norman, Mary Olson, Mike Reger, Tom Schreier, Ralph Strangis, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Mike Snow, Kevin Warren, Jane Wilf, David Wilson, Burton D. Cohen, Beverly Grossman, Alfred Harrison, David M. Lebedoff, Bob Ulrich, Mark Dayton, Betsy Hodges, Kari Dziedzic, Julie Rosen, Paul Thissen, Jenifer Loon, Jan Callison, Anita Tabb, Katie Remole",0.00,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Mortenson,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",mmortenson@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-901,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36192,"Operating Support",2017,15610,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide the tools for students to excel musically through rehearsals and performances. Student survey review by artistic/admin staff to ensure standards/expectations are met; updates to curriculum and audition requirements are made to meet the needs of each group and individuals. 2: Engage children and families in various musical experiences that are affordable, easy to access and promote life-long music appreciation. Track program participation and attendance and evaluate program effectiveness through surveys and observations.","Students received high-quality orchestral training through three trimesters of rehearsals and three performances. This year we held listening sessions meant to engage participants and their families. These sessions confirmed that MYS is an extremely high quality artistic experience which students benefit from throughout their adult lives. 2: Our programs for children and families this year included our String Studio program, concerts, and instrument introduction events. This year we tracked these programs through the observations and trends for registration and ticket sales. We received additional feedback from String Studio participants about their positive experiences at the winter concert.",,487789,"Other, local or private",503399,,"John Bulger, Cathy Carlson, Erwin Concepcion, Kevin Kinneavy, Claudette Laureano, Manny Laureano, Josee Morisette, Tom Rose, Nicholas Schicker, Dan Smith",0.00,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amelia,Firnstahl,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",afirnstahl@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-903,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36193,"Operating Support",2017,31334,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 170+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the MNBC. 1) Number of boys served as members; 2) Number of participants in `Sing Minnesota` summer arts experience; 3) Qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member feedback and evaluations. 2: Perform free community concerts each year, including school venues whose populations would otherwise have access to live concert experiences. We will measure this outcome by performing at least four free community concerts; touring to schools; and recording audience numbers attending per venue. We will also assess audiences' concert experience.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided direct arts experiences to 165 boys (26 new members); reached over 230,000 Minnesotans and 78 Sing Minnesota participants. Data is captured per membership and audiences reached. Boys and audience members provided feedback regarding their arts experiences through evaluations conducted at retreats, concerts, and the Sing Minnesota summer arts experience. 2: The Minnesota Boychoir performed eleven free full and pop-up community concerts reaching over 5,000, and performed at ten metro area schools reaching 2,400 students. On site evaluations were conducted at several concert venues; feedback was also solicited and received via Facebook, the Boychoir website, blogs and several other electronic communication vehicles.",,431682,"Other, local or private",463016,31334,"Jean Rehkamp Larson, Susan Humiston, Michael Marcotte, Nancy Nelson, Amy Driscoll, Jerry Hautman, Tatum Hawkins, Ann Hoey, Christina Huang, Judy McNamara, Doug Nelson, Maarten Potjer, Abigail Pribbenow",0.00,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Keyes,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 5th St W Ste 401","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219 ",ack@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-904,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36194,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access to high-quality training and performance opportunities in a unique art form for diverse, underserved regional artists. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances. 2: Develop new, more creative and challenging programs that offer unique arts appreciation and continuing education opportunities for the general public. Staff and participant ongoing feedback and surveys, including year-end evaluations, competition scores and performance results. Also audience surveys gathered at local and regional performances.","Winter color guard 2nd WGI, Drum Corps 3rd DCA; free performances to 1,000+ students Alexandria; new show Farmington; new Brooklyn Center High School music education. We surveyed performers and continue to monitor quantifiable results from our performances and organizational marketing tools (e.g. attendance, revenue, social media participation and website visits). 2: New March On! drum corps show Farmington MN. 600+ audience, 400 performers, and eight different ensembles. We surveyed performers and continue to monitor quantifiable results from our performances and organizational marketing tools (e.g. attendance, revenue, social media participation and website visits).",,283267,"Other, local or private",293737,100,"Todd Tanji, Robert Gurrola, Neil Plaistow, Vicki Plaistow, Sam Springer, Jim Tarbox, Nancy Terry, Ed Wasz, Todd Woods, Curtis Zoerhof, R.J. Johnson",0.20,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Gurrola,"Minnesota Brass, Inc.","PO Box 7341","St Paul",MN,55127,"(952) 210-7915 ",director@mnbrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-905,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36195,"Operating Support",2017,45715,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden Minnesota’s book arts community through MCBA’s community partnerships and artistic leadership. More all-ages Minnesotans participate through free and low-cost programs, including exhibitions and Roundtables. Serve more Minnesota artists through studio access, fellowships and artist programs. 2: Amplify awareness of the book arts through access, engagement, and education. Greater participation in new free and low-cost programs, including in expanded library. More all-ages education offerings expand reach onsite and offsite. Expanded website generates wider engagement. ","Artistic leadership and community access to the book arts grew through onsite and offsite public programs, exhibitions, studio access, and workshops. The number of exhibiting artists; attendance at exhibition openings, daily gallery traffic, other event attendance (Open House and roundtables w/guest artists). Surveys measuring numerical and qualitative data for workshop participants. 2: MCBA amplified awareness of the book arts through its website and through programming in Metro and Greater Minnesota schools, libraries and community events. The number of young people served in free and low cost programs (17,773). Creation of first artist-in-residence program in MCBA's library/archives. Number of unique visitors to MCBA's website (69,475 unique visitors, 71% new).",,855315,"Other, local or private",901030,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Valerie Deus, Melanie Hohertz, KC Foley, Lyndel King, Monica Edwards Larson, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Shawn McCann, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Rick Pankow, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Tracy Steiner, Deborah Ultan, Jerry Wilson, Odia Wood-Krueger",0.00,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,Kaler,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2520 ",akaler@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-906,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36196,"Operating Support",2017,32905,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To make choral singing widely available to Minnesotans through concerts, community engagement and school programs. List of concerts and community engagement programs, including concerts with the orchestras, Bridges, community-based concert locations and programs, school program and Holiday Heralds appearances. 2: Partner with schools and community presenters to engage audiences of all ages and ethnicities in choral music. Demographics of school groups, Minneapolis Youth Chorus choirs, and senior choir served; list of community partners.","Minnesotans enjoyed Chorale concerts and outreach activities. Ticket sales; audience counts; post-concert audience surveys. 2: Minneapolis students sang in our youth choirs and performed for local audiences. Youth chorus enrollment statistics; audience counts; post-concert audience surveys.",,579961,"Other, local or private",612866,,"Elizabeth Barchenger, Deborah Carbaugh, Scott Chamberlain, Tricia Hanson, Mariellen Jacobson, K. Dennis Kim, Bryan Mechell, Mary Monson, Gloria Olsen, Krista Sandstrom, Kathleen Stuebner, Sarah Sonday, Allison Valencia",0.00,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-907,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36197,"Operating Support",2017,27520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","MDT will present audiences with new and established repertory performed by dedicated professionals who simultaneously serve as mentors to aspiring young students in MDT’s school. This outcome will be evaluated by the capacity to perform new and established work, the number of performances presented, and the ability to offer training in classic and contemporary aesthetics. 2: MDT will engage a broader and more diverse community through its performance and educational programs. This outcome will be evaluated by reviewing the numbers and demographics of audience members, school enrollment, social media engagement, and dance professionals working with the company.","MDT provided professional dancers, aspiring students, and the general public with critically acclaimed performances and high quality dance training. MDT tracked the number of company performances and reviewed feedback from audience surveys and critical reviews. MDT faculty assessed student progress to evaluate the quality of training in the school. 2: Through public performances and educational outreach, MDT reached a more diverse community with a variety of high quality dance experiences. MDT tracked the number and demographics of individuals engaged as audience members, students in the school, and followers of online communications, including MDT's social media platforms and website.",,1068842,"Other, local or private",1096362,,"Erin Gerrits, Peter Graham, Keith Halleland, Dr. Andrew Houlton, Lise Houlton, Pierce McNally, Russell Pruitt, Elizabeth Simonson",0.00,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Leaf,"Minnesota Dance Theatre and School","528 Hennepin Ave 6th Fl",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1847,"(612) 338-0627x 3",justin.leaf@mndance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-908,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36198,"Operating Support",2017,44330,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Meet or exceed targets for participation in series classes and outreach. Grow participation/income in series classes by a minimum of 3% over prior year and maintain outreach participation at approximately 3,500 with half participating at low or no cost in fiscal year 2015-16. 2: Maintain a presence at the Ridgedale Center that does not require the use of management reserves. Rotate work through 53 different display vitrines a minimum of two times if fiscal year 2015-16. Maintain a movable informational display with current class and exhibit information.","Series class participation was equal to the prior year and outreach participation dropped to 1,495 reflecting a reduction in grant funding. On-site class registrations are entered in database with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Event participation is tallied using a clicker. 2: Forty-four display vitrines were rotated at least twice each and center court informational display was maintained, both without the use of reserves. We maintain a detailed inventory and track rotations. We created a separate project code to enable us to track income and expenses against plan. ",,1416838,"Other, local or private",1461168,,"James Schwert, Barbara McBurney, Denise Leskinen, Lance Jeppson, Andrew Currie, Crissy Field, Susan Lipscomb, Andrea Michaelsen, Kathleen Michaelson, Edgar Savidge, Laura Miles",0.00,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-909,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36199,"Operating Support",2017,47457,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop a track model of pre-festival production training for artists that is tailored to their specific artistic goals. We will collect pre- and post-festival surveys from participating artists to qualitatively and quantitatively assess how Fringe training helped them meet their individual artistic goals. 2: Develop production training that supports our artists in their artistic goals after their time at the festival has ended. We will develop new artist resources that assist our participating artists in pursuing their artistic goals outside the eleven days of the Fringe, carefully tracking how many artists use these resources.","55% of producers accessed available training in some form; 22% attended in person training; all but three of those participants found them helpful. All 168 producers were surveyed post-festival to inquire whether they took advantage of written, online, or in-person training, whether they thought it was helpful, and what additional support they would request for the future. 2: 23% of producers provided specific feedback for additional support that would help with producing shows either in Fringe or in general. Leadership stepped down shortly after the producer survey was completed and additional training prior was put on hold. New resources are currently in development and will be implemented in 2018 which directly address requests made in the survey.",,688698,"Other, local or private",736155,,"David Frank, Annie Scott Riley, Kyle Orwick, David Brookins, Danna Mirviss, Connie Cameron, Kathy Kim, Sarah Schneeberger, Christopher Bineham, Shelly Dailey, Jessica Thompson, Jessica Huang, Jamil Jude, Levi Weinhagen",0.00,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dawn,Bentley,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 260-6463x 1",dawn@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-910,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36200,"Operating Support",2017,13603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing diversity of the Minnesota community will partake in MJTC's stage production and Doorways programming, increase knowledge of Jewish culture, and increase tolerance. Box office records, surveys completed concurrent with ticket purchases, audience surveys, teacher questionnaires, and teacher evaluations will enable assessment of achievement of delineated outcome. 2: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company will exhibit growth in internal capacity and programming reach. Review of fiscal year attendance/finances for: 1) Fiscal soundness and organization growth with staff increase from 2.5 to 3 FTEs; 2) Increased number of individuals and students served.","Children and adults representing the diverse Minnesota community attended MJTC shows and programs, increased knowledge of Jewish culture, and understanding. Online order forms and phone survey at time of ticket sales, audience surveys, and teacher evaluations provided information enabling assessment of achievement of outcome. 2: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company increased staffing from 2.5 to 2.75 FTEs successfully. Subscriptions and individual ticket sales increased, ended year in black. Review of finances including income and expenses, and box office data, enabled evaluation of achievement of outcome.",,238740,"Other, local or private",252343,,"Evan Binkley, Barbara Brooks, John Feldman, David Estreen, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Nikolay Naboka, Linda Platt, James Proman, Jeffrey Robbins, Honorable James Rosenbaum, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein, Harvey Zuckman",0.25,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-911,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36201,"Operating Support",2017,55813,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Implement dynamic roster of 8-10 high quality exhibitions that meaningfully connect to audiences. Quantitative evaluation includes attendance and support, and qualitative evaluation includes visitor feedback systematically gained by MMAM staff and volunteers. 2: Engage audiences in regular and special educational programs and outreach for all ages. Quantitative evaluation includes attendance and support, and qualitative evaluation includes participant feedback systematically gained by program leaders.","MMAM benefited a growing audience, including thousands of students from the region. They experienced nine high-quality exhibitions, varied in many ways. Direct and indirect feedback from visitors/students/teachers in-person and online engagement on social media channels, review sites. Admission to the museum, museum programs, regional school participation, and membership grew. 2: Students of all ages. Adults and lifelong learners. Participants benefited from engaging with working artists, learned more about art history, art-making. Enrollment in programs; comments from participants and program leaders during and after programs; social media engagement before, during, and after; directed social media tags and their use. Onsite surveys following adult programs.",,998607,"Other, local or private",1054420,7500,"James Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James Eddy, Michael Galvin, Dan Hampton, Mark Metzler, Betsy Midthu, Nancy Nelson",0.00,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Chamberlain-Dupree,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626 ",ncdupree@mmam.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-912,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36202,"Operating Support",2017,42576,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop multi-dimensional programs that engage and are accessible and relevant to Minnesotans who seek a connection to the visual arts. By engaging an advisory committee of artists, curators, and participants, along with improved survey and data collection on audience experience, MMAA will continually improve programming. 2: Build the capacity of the organization to prepare for ongoing operations. Through the use of our operational plan, we will manage outcomes in weekly check in meetings with staff, bi-monthly leadership team meetings, and monthly executive and finance committees of the board.","Minnesotans accessed artistic experiences that spoke to their experiences and the experiences of others in their communities. The Minnesota Museum of American Art piloted an Advisory Committee, collected audience data, and social listening to receive feedback and create pathways for continual improvement. 2: The Minnesota Museum of American Art experienced strategic growth in our operations and staff and is well positioned for long-term success. Leadership staff created an operating plan charting a path of growth, checking in quarterly on key metrics and outcomes. Trustees provided strong financial oversight through monthly executive and finance committee reviews. ",,832336,"Other, local or private",874912,12199,"Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Mike Birt, Ann Heider, Robin Hickman, Tom Hysell, Bonnie Olsen Kramer, John Larkin, Adam Lueck, Mike McCormick, Paul Mellblom, Dave Neal, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, George Reid, Robyne Robinson, KaYing Yang, Dick Zehring",0.50,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kristin,Makholm,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","141 4th St E Ste 001","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",kmakholm@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-913,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36203,"Operating Support",2017,314827,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production season that expands the repertoire, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of our community. The number of productions and world premieres, number of community engagement activities, number of tickets sold, number of new/retained talent, high-tech design, audience feedback, web use, media response, and outreach to under-served populations. 2: Expand education and outreach programs to broaden and deepen relationships. Indicators: total number of people reached, number of contact hours, number of programs (paid/free), demographics, geographic reach. Measure thru Logic Models with surveys, web analytics, data overlay and/or engagement summaries.","Delivered five productions including one world premiere, which expanded the repertoire and introduced new audiences to the art form; 42,443 total audience. Evaluation included number of world premieres (1), use of innovative projection/video design, top talent involved, tickets sold and positive reception from critics and audience. 2: Expanded education and outreach programs in the Twin Cities urban core and throughout Minnesota, introducing many to the opera for the first time. Evaluation was conducted as originally outlined. Success was seen by a high number of contact hours (1,874), the expansion of Music Out Loud, and outreach to schools with 50% of students on free or reduced lunch, and positive feedback.",,9164575,"Other, local or private",9479402,,"Richard Allendorf, Patricia Beithon, Karen Brooks, Jane Confer, Jay Debertin, Sara Donaldson, Sidney Emery, Maureen Harms, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, J Jackson, James Johnson, John Junek, Christl Larson, Mary Lazarus, Cynthia Lee, Mike McNamara, Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary Schrock, Linda Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Davis Strauss, Virginia Stringer, Bernt von Ohlen, William White, Margaret Wurtele",1.50,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Diana,Konopka,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",dkonopka@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-914,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36206,"Operating Support",2017,37390,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","TMORA is working towards broadening programming by expanding focus to art, history and culture of Russia, fostering greater understanding and connection in Minnesota and beyond. Diversify event and exhibition programming, engage local partnerships with five community organizations, offer 5-6 pop-up exhibits and trunk shows, and inspire new perspectives on Russian art and culture. 2: TMORA’s goal is to inspire Minnesotans to think differently by engaging a larger constituency in cultural diplomacy through the experience of learning about Russian art, history and culture. Offer relevant programming to youth, elder-persons and people with disabilities, expand membership and donor base by 25%, increase attendance by 25%, and track and analyze data with new CRM database.","TMORA presented a broad range of exhibitions, connecting with a larger audience than ever before on a range of social and political topics. Exhibitions broadened: Imperial past, aristocracy, Soviet history, and also to youth, literature, Minnesota roots, and holiday celebrations, hosted 40 events and exhibits, new perspectives captured on social media, attendance up 15%, and membership 50%. 2: Minnesotans learned, grew, or changed because they participated in quality arts experiences at TMORA. Relevant programming engaged a larger audience, including a focus on youth, membership grew nearly 50%, and attendance up 15%, and patron data migrated to a new CRM database and was leveraged to yield these results.",,1108512,"Other, local or private",1145902,,"Pam J. Safar, Barbara J. Halverson, William A. Levin, C. Ben Wright, Glenn R. Miller, Gwenn A. Djupedal, Robert Zimmerman, Firoozeh Mostashari, Christine M. Podas-Larson, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, Theofanis A. Stavrou, Stephen B. Young, Reggie C. Boyle, Dania M. Miwa, Maria M. Loucks, Steven J. Heim, Deana G. Phillips",0.00,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alex,Legeros,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045x 19",alegeros@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-917,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36207,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Music Association of Minnetonka’s desired outcome is to increase its outreach to community musicians. Success will be measured by increases in numbers of participating musicians. Surveys will be used to assess effectiveness of activities and identify possible modifications.","Activities increased youngest choir membership, doubled choir camp participation, and increased community musicians' awareness of MAM and its services. Ensemble membership and camp participation data are collected via the registration process. Increased awareness of MAM in the community is measured by survey, comparative registration #s, and media coverage by outside entities. ",,175716,"Other, local or private",186186,10470,"Betty Mackay, Cathy Stang, Brian Knapp, Krista Biason, David Johnson, Steve Pieh, Kelly Burns, Kristin Jewell, David Halligan, John Gorski, Brittney Hamberg",0.50,"Music Association of Minnetonka","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betty,Mackay,"Music Association of Minnetonka","18285 Hwy 7",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 401-5954 ",betty.mackay@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-918,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36209,"Operating Support",2017,26001,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Cultural Center programs celebrate the local and provide a window to the world for residents in our rural communities. 50% of programs showcase artists from within our region; 50% provide a view of the world outside our region. This premise guides all programming. We will track artists and content to meet objectives. 2: More people of all ages, economic strata, and backgrounds, without previous experience in Cultural Center programs, routinely benefit from them. Expand audience depth/participant base by 15% per year by targeting specific constituencies who currently do not utilize our programs. Track with surveys at activities and member/donor data.","Cultural Center programs celebrated the local and provided a window to the world for residents in our rural communities. The goal of a balanced focus on local and world guided programming decisions. Artists and content were tracked for all programs; results showed 46% celebrated the local and 54% provided a window to the world. 2: More people of all ages, economic strata, and backgrounds, without previous experience in Cultural Center programs, routinely benefited from them. Exceeded goal to expand audience/participant base by 15%; actual increase 44%. Targeted specific constituencies who had not previously utilized our programs. Tracked with counts, surveys at activities, and member data. ",,169587,"Other, local or private",195588,1520,"Judith Brockway, Sarah Carlson, Vicki Chepulis, Rebecca Imsande, Nick Leonard, Carol Myhre, Don Niles, Teresa Pederson, Kirstin Roberts, Nikki Werner",0.30,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Betsy,Roder,"New York Mills Arts Retreat AKA New York Mills Regional Cultural Center","24 Main Ave N PO Box 246","New York Mills",MN,56567,"(218) 385-3339 ",betsy@kulcher.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-920,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36210,"Operating Support",2017,56206,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Strengthen and grow partnerships with local producing theaters and build playwright-community connections to foster deep and relevant conversations. Track number of partnerships year-to-year; track constituencies served; assess nature and depth of partnerships; collect data and feedback on goals achieved through written partnership evaluations. 2: Maximize the potential of improvements to the membership website to support more playwrights more fully in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. Track number of members; track online engagement through Google analytics and on-site participation through attendance at classes, seminars, and monthly Open Play events; survey members about results.","Engaged eleven Minnesota theaters, developing two new plays and leading to four local production; held two public/community conversations + open classes, workshops. Tracked number of Minnesota theater partnerships and related productions; tracked number of conversations, classes and workshops; gathered feedback from service constituents and reviewed partnering theaters' written evaluations. 2: Exceeded Minnesota membership growth goal; consistently positive feedback to website/service enhancements; 9%/38% Minnesota growth for seminars, open readings. Tracked a 60% growth in paid Minnesota membership (from 200 to 320+) and changes in Minnesota participants in playwriting seminars, Member Open Play Sessions (script readings); reviewed member survey data/feedback based on enhanced website and services.",,1082082,"Other, local or private",1138288,6087,"Steve Strand, Barbara Davis, Chelle Gonzo, Sara Nelson, Maura Brew, Carlyle Brown, Geoffrey Curley, Mary Beidler Gearen, Elizabeth Grant, Charlyne Hovi, Rebecca Krull Kraling, Annie Lebedoff, Anne McCague, Kim Michelson, Jon Newman, Kira Obolensky, Carla Paulson, Mark Perlberg, Harrison David Rivers, Harry Waters Jr.",0.00,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Chelimsky,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481 ",robertc@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-921,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36211,"Operating Support",2017,55136,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants. 2: Participating artisans will develop and deepen skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Host 4th Instructor Retreat with attendance of 40+ instructors; Expand Instructor-in-Residence program, adding three new positions; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.","Students and program participants will grow in their knowledge and appreciation of the world of traditional craft. Increased course enrollment of 5%; Increased annual donor support of 5%; Survey results from course/event participants and instructors. 2: Participating artisans developed and deepened skills to improve their artistry and roles as interpreters of traditional craft. Hosted 4th Instructor Retreat with attendance of 50+ instructors; Expanded Instructor-in-Residence program grew 10% to fifteen artists; Surveys/exit interview for instructors and intern program participants.",,1012071,"Other, local or private",1067207,,"Jane Alexander, Paul Aslanian, Nancy Burns, Andrew Houlton, Layne Kennedy, Jana Larson, JD Lehr, Todd Mestad, Susan Morrison, Mary Morrison, Mike Prom, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, Carol Winter ",0.00,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-2968 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-922,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36212,"Operating Support",2017,58393,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","NCC will produce exhibitions unique in scope and content; educators will participate in inspiring clay workshops to enhance their classroom teaching. Visits to NCC’s exhibitions will increase online and in person; satellite exhibitions will increase in number; educators will report increases in classroom resources and grad standards met by students. 2: NCC’s programs will expand to a greater community of participants through new partnerships and conversations about the medium throughout the state. NCC will increase in the diversity of audience; more older adults will experience creative arts and aging; NCC will identify more resources to offset the costs of our programs to partners across Minnesota.","NCC produced eleven shows (76 artists, 52 from MN); 49 educators increased resources thru thirteen workshops at NCC in collaboration with ten ceramic artists. Satellite exhibitions totaled seven (greater MN, western WI, Portland); foot traffic to exhibitions increased 5,000; press included 22 articles; educators reported creative and functional impact of workshops and network building. 2: Expanded work with East African community; education and exhibition programs reached Grand Marais, Chaska, Elk River, Saint Peter, Bemidji. NCC community diversified with classes for East African neighbors; Minnesota NICE enrollees' spanned ages and experience; more older adults touched clay; NCC invested its funds to support programs across Minnesota and secured new partner funds.",,1611527,"Other, local or private",1669920,8759,"Lynne Alpert, Bryan Anderson, Nan Arundel, Craig Bishop, Mary K Bauman, Heather Nameth Bren, Lann Briel, Robert Briscoe, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Christopher Jozwiak, Patrick Kennedy, Mark Lellman, Brad Meier, Alan Naylor, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Ellen Watters",0.00,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-923,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36214,"Operating Support",2017,17636,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Northfield Arts Guild will offer high quality educational opportunities and productions. 80% of teachers, directors, and gallery artists will be certified, possess a degree, or have at least three years of experience in their field. Assess participant experience via surveys after all classes. 2: The Arts Guild will achieve financial and organizational stability by broadening its base of support. Increase unrestricted contributions by 20% each year. Maintain full board and committees with processes in place for recruitment, retention, and succession. Develop volunteer engagement plan. ","The Arts Guild offered over 350 high quality educational opportunities, productions, and experiences over the past year. Participant surveys were given at the end of each term and each production. All juried artists, directors, and teachers were asked for resumes to verify experience and expertise. 2: The Arts Guild broadened its base of support and maximized resources to achieve better financial and organizational stability. Overall unrestricted contributed increased by 12% according to database queries. 23 people served on the board and board committees. ",,375766,"Other, local or private",393402,2645,"Sian Muir, Virginia Lorang, Wendy Placko, Jerry Fox, Nancy Carlson, Susan Carlson, Richard Collman, Kate Flory, Janine Haidar, Todd Byhre, Emmett Lefkowitz, Addie Nelson, Judy Kutulas, Rolf Kragseth",0.00,"Northfield Arts Guild","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Northfield Arts Guild","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057-2015,"(507) 645-8877 ",alyssa@northfieldartsguild.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-925,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36215,"Operating Support",2017,15308,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","One Voice will perform innovative concerts at schools, community gatherings, for faith communities, and at two marquee concerts. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new relationships established, evaluations from members, students, faculty, Outreach Tour partners, audience surveys, telephone calls and statistics. 2: Innovative musical performances will transform hearts and minds and empower member singers, audience members, and community singers. Ticket sales, media coverage, and new relationships established, evaluations from members, students, faculty, audience surveys, telephone calls and statistics. Feedback from artistic partners.","One Voice performed innovative concerts at schools, community gatherings, faith communities, two marquee concerts, and one outdoor performance. Attendance figures, audience surveys, and careful records from each market. 2: Musical performances transformed hearts and minds and empowered member singers, audience members, and community singers. Attendance at ticketed concerts and community concerts grew this year.",,246756,"Other, local or private",262064,4002,"Paul Halvorson, Jim Roth, James Gottfried, Lee Silverstein, Tom Becker, Colleen Watson, Abby Martin, Katrina Johnson, Sarah Cohn, Jim Larsen, Justin Martin",0.00,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mara,Winke,"One Voice Mixed Chorus","732 Holly Ave Ste Q","St Paul",MN,55104-7125,"(651) 298-1954 ",marasmail@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-926,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36216,"Operating Support",2017,448555,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present, employ and engage an increased number of Minnesota artists, both student and professional. We will track the number of Minnesota artists we present on our stages, employ as teaching artists or performers, and engage in events such as the Saint Paul Public Schools Honors Concert. 2: Provide high-quality, Arts Education learning opportunities to over 50,000 schoolchildren. We will track the number of schoolchildren who participate. Please note: our fiscal year 2015 youth engaged figure includes 19,600 audience members and 46,112 Arts Education participants.","The Ordway presented, engaged and employed an increased number of Minnesota artists, both student and professional. We tracked the number of Minnesota artists we presented, employed and engaged. 2: The Ordway provided high-quality Arts Education learning opportunities to over 50,000 schoolchildren. We tracked the number of students who we engaged in our School Matinee Series, and in-school residency programs.",,15577245,"Other, local or private",16025800,,"Kedrick D. Adkins Jr., Lemuel Amen, Scott P. Anderson, Diane Awsumb, Ravi Balwada, Dorothea Burns, Robert E. Cattanach, Mary Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Patrick Garay-Heelan, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Ed Graff, Jamie Grant, Tom Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark Henneman, Donna Harris, Angela Jenks, David Kuplic, Eric Levinson, David Lilly, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa Miller, Conrad Nguyen, John Ordway, Bill Parker, Christine Sand, Bill Sands, Amanda Storm Schuster, David Sewall, John Thein, (ex officio), Peter Thrane, John Vincent Wolak, Brad Wood, Daniel Wrigley",0.00,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Micah,Minnema,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",mminnema@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-927,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36219,"Operating Support",2017,61835,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The performing arts will develop new audiences by increasing 1) afternoon programming for families with children ages 4-8 and 2) the number of fine arts offerings. Reviewing ticket data and fine arts offerings for the season will be our evaluation tools. Our 101 Series on Sunday afternoons has indeed increased child engagement, though mostly the 6-12 age range. 2: Visual Arts will increase participation in visual arts classes by 10% per year by attracting new community members and creating a junior mentor corps. The Visual Arts Program uses surveys to evaluate participant class experience and as tool to plan for future classes. Due to the intimate nature of classes, participant feedback is often verbal.","Children ages 4-8 attendance increased by 200% and fine arts programming increased by two performances increasing exposure to fine arts to central Minnesota. Ticketing reports for tickets sold for children's programming and issued for the admission-free 101 Fine Arts Series determined attendances numbers and feedback was provided from post-show email surveys. 2: Participation in visual arts increased by 11.5% resulting in new students experiencing the Visual Arts Studios. Mentor program had three students. All class participants complete a survey post-class. This feedback is used to plan future classes resulting in the participation increase in 2016-2017. ",,1432705,"Other, local or private",1494540,,"King Banaian, Elna Bateman, Helga Bauerly, David DeBlieck, Paul Harris, Marla Kanengieter-Wildeson, John Mathews, Lynn Metcalf, Dan Meyer, Gary Mrozek, Greg Murray, June Roos, Melinda Tamm, Paul Thompson, Janet Tilstra, Dan Torgersen, Chris Stalboerger, Willicey Tynes, Jeff Goerger, Antony Goddard",0.00,"Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Johnson,"Paramount Center for the Arts AKA Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center","913 St Germain St W","St Cloud",MN,56301-3460,"(320) 259-6453 ",bjohnson@paramountarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-930,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",Yes 36221,"Operating Support",2017,86274,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Approximately 85,000 audience members, including 34,000+ students, will experience two world commissions and five regional premieres as part of an exceptional 17-play season. Quantitative results: number of plays commissioned and produced and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Utilize new and existing models of engagement for artists and audiences. This includes increasing entry points to theater for audiences and producing plays that speak to different communities. Diverse artists and stories will connect with Puerto Rican, African American, LGBT, deaf communities, and more. Park Square will expand upon and create new partnerships to engage underserved groups.","Audience members, including students, experienced two world premiere commissions and five regional premieres as part of the 17-play season. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Park Square utilized new and existing models of engagement, including more entry points for audiences and plays that speak to different communities. Diverse artists and stories connected with Puerto Rican, African American, Jewish, Asian communities. Park Square expanded upon and created new partnerships with arts and community organizations to engage underserved groups. ",,2254913,"Other, local or private",2341187,14000,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, John Lefevre, Nancy Feldman, Jeff Johnson, Daniel Boone, Kristine Clarke, Barb Davis, Jim Falteisek, Kristin Geisler, Jewelie Grape, Andrea Trimble Hart, Karen Heintz, Paul A. Johnson, Greg Landmark, Paul Mattessich, Kristin Berger Parker, Kari Ruth, Paul R. Sackett, Paul Stembler, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",0.00,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-932,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36223,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Paul Bunyan Playhouse will provide employment and educational opportunities to professional local and regional theater artists. Artistic employees will participate in an online survey where they will answer questions about work experience, learning opportunities and professional growth opportunities. 2: The Paul Bunyan Playhouse will attract both seasoned and new theater goers, bringing in audiences that span the age and cultural divides. The Playhouse will execute this by offering a variety of shows that appeal to theater goers of many different backgrounds. Also, audience members will be asked to participate in an online survey.","The PBPH successfully provided employment to 56 aspiring and professional theater artists, all have or will participate in a survey. 87% say they have learned and grown from their experience. This is the first professional job for 23% of staff. Only 40% of cast and crew have completed this survey at this time. 2: Attendance by people ages 21 and under is up over 50% from last year, in addition 30% of those surveyed say it was their first time at the theater. Online surveys and ticket sales reports were used to gather this data, this data is based on the first three shows of the 2017 season, since our season does not end until Aug 2017. ",,206312,"Other, local or private",216782,5000,"Holly Nelson, Lynn Johnson, Chris Keenan, Cory Renbarger, Mary Knox-Johnson, Season Ellison, Holly Nelson, Steve Berard, Eric Kuha, Aspen Easterling",1.12,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tracy,Klefsas,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601-3105,"(218) 751-7270 ",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-934,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36224,"Operating Support",2017,68649,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A successful leadership transition marking a new era for Penumbra and signaling to the country that black art, lives, and stories matter in Minnesota. This outcome will be measured by the successful execution of the transition as marked by media coverage and patron response. 2: 20,000 individuals will participate in art that grows, nuances, and strengthens their understanding of racial equity and justice in the Twin Cities. Participation will be tracked through box offices records, and education and outreach tracking. Patron response to activities will be tracked through electronically distributed surveys.","Penumbra's 40th season engaged audiences in its groundbreaking art for social change and celebrated its singular role in American arts. Penumbra tracked media coverage in the Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, Pioneer Press, KARE 11, and City Pages; monitored fundraising efforts as part of its successful 40th Anniversary campaign. 2: Penumbra's dynamic mix of artistic offerings engaged over 20,000 patrons in issues of social justice and equity. Penumbra tracked a 37% increase in subscribers and a 32% increase in patron participation (20,447 total); assessed qualitative feedback via post-show surveys. ",,2018468,"Other, local or private",2087117,13750,"Lou Bellamy, Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Katrice Albert, Kris Arneson Cutler, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, David L. Welliver",0.00,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Thomas,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(651) 224-3180 ",amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-935,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36227,"Operating Support",2017,24277,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rain Taxi will champion Minnesotan and national literary culture through various programs that foster public engagement with writers and writing. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader and attendee surveys. ","Rain Taxi engaged readers through its review and events, advocating education and empathy, and bringing exceptional work of authors to light. Rain Taxi gauged outcomes by measuring audience attendance, evaluated engagement through social media participation and website analytics, and conducted reader, participant, and attendee surveys.",,195175,"Other, local or private",219452,23445,"Stuart Abraham, Jill A. Bresnahan, Kelly Everding, Rachel Fulkerson, Renoir Gaither, Mark Gustafson, Margaret Hasse, Tim Hedges, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Eric Lorberer, Margaret Telfer, Paul Von Drasek",0.00,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kelly,Everding,"Rain Taxi, Inc. AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books","PO Box 3840",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 825-1528 ",kelly@raintaxi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-938,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36228,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Board and staff join, participate and assume a leadership role on community committees and promote the inclusion of the arts in projects and events. Identify at least three area project committees in which arts could be included. Board members and staff will volunteer, promote arts inclusion and provide a report at the membership annual meeting. 2: RWAA will expand and prioritize the participation of minorities, youth, and women on the board, committees, in gallery shows and events. Annually feature one or more culturally diverse art event in the RWAA program, increase diverse representation on the board, host an area student arts conference, and offer art senior classes.","New board members elected to RWAA board from larger community; new executive director introduced and created on-going relationships with community stakeholders. New community members were evaluated on strengths and skills and ability to advocate RWAA. They were also identified as being new to RWAA board. Executive director's work was evaluated on successful meetings and on-going plans. 2: A female executive director was hired, expanded art calls brought in more art from diverse artists. The board has been led by a male executive committee. That committee added a woman as treasurer and hired a female executive director. Expanded art calls using MnArtists.org brought in a greater range of art from people of color.",,206945,"Other, local or private",217415,,"Chap Achen, Sandy Giles, Dan Wiemer, Maggie Paynter, Joyce Peterson, Carol Eich, Milly Mueller, Evan Brown, Curt Gruhl, Lyle Taipale, Tao Peng, Kirsten Ford",0.00,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lee,"Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts Center","418 Levee St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2333,"(651) 388-7569 ",director@rwarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-939,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36229,"Operating Support",2017,31272,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitization of collection to improve and expand means of access. A designated number of artworks will be required to be cataloged, and the database audited for accuracy and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. TMA demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources. Access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers’ use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs will be assessed by interviews and surveys based on established user criteria.","Art objects cataloged and databased as planned. More works discovered. Greater facilitation to researchers, curators, students, and visitors. Database growth improves curatorial effort. Audited for accuracy, and monitored for ease of use with ongoing training of new users, as compared to previous use, time saved in program development. Improved response time for research requests. 2: Marketing resulted in better audience targeting, positive visitor responses and longer stays; broadened interdisciplinary engagement. Collect social media response data, distribute audience surveys, conduct post mortem assessments, and interview stakeholders.",,1278571,"Other, local or private",1309843,,"Patricia Burns, Bruce Hansen, Alice B O'Connor, Mary Ebert, Jane Jarnis, Terry Roberts, Tom Ellison, Robert Leff, Dan Shogren, Debra Hannu, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness",0.00,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-940,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36237,"Operating Support",2017,30409,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Rose Ensemble will produce concerts and educational outreach programs that connect audiences to the intersection of music, history and culture. Assisted by Action Marketing Resources (an outside company), TRE surveys audiences to assess their experience of artistic, historical and cultural dimensions of TRE programming. 2: The Rose Ensemble will make arts programming more accessible by easing economic, geographic, physical, and perceptual barriers. Assisted by Action Marketing Resources (an outside company), TRE surveys audiences with respect to ticket prices, venues, accessibility, and perceptions of and responses to program content. ","The Rose Ensemble connected audiences to the intersection of music, history, and culture through fifteen concerts and eleven educational outreach programs. Written surveys, constructed with assistance from Action Marketing Resources (an outside company), invited participants to assess their experience of artistic, historical and cultural dimensions of TRE programming. 2: The public had access to free concerts/educational programs in accessible locations, in diverse neighborhoods, challenging perceptions of early music. Written surveys, constructed with assistance from Action Marketing Resources, invited participants to assess ticket prices, venues, accessibility, and their perceptions of and response to program content.",,611442,"Other, local or private",641851,5000,"Richelle Messick, Andrea Specht, Ty Inglis, Peter Parshall, Lillian Bozonie, Kate Lanners",0.00,"The Rose Ensemble","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jordan,Sramek,"The Rose Ensemble","75 5th St W Ste 314","St Paul",MN,55102-1423,"(651) 225-4340 ",jordan@roseensemble.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Swift",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-948,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36238,"Operating Support",2017,23016,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Underserved people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will study music from accomplished instructors and experience live music performances. Track the number of participants and the number of faculty contact hours delivered to disadvantaged youth, the ill and the elderly, and low-income people of all ages. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and appreciate live music in everyday life. Track number of performances, number of musician contact hours, venues and number of audience members in performances for general public, disadvantaged youth, and the ill and the elderly.","Underserved people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities studied music from accomplished instructors and experienced live music performances. Tracked number of participants and number of faculty contact hours delivered to: disadvantaged youth, ill and the elderly, and low-income people of all ages. 2: People in the community experienced high-quality music performances and appreciated live music in everyday life. Tracked number of and types of performances, number of musician contact hours, venues and number of audience members in performances for general public, disadvantaged youth, and the ill and the elderly.",,428881,"Other, local or private",451897,23000,"Kelly Schwenn, Sylvia Oxenham, Susan Bullard, Melissa A. Pelland, Maria E. Park, Sharon Carlson, X. Christina Huang, Patrick Yee, Shane Michael Raymond, Heidi Teoh",1.00,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-949,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36239,"Operating Support",2017,23188,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SJBC will provide educational and artistic experiences that rank among the highest in the nation to young singers from Central Minnesota. Comparisons will be drawn with nationally-recognized programs with respect to curriculum, caliber of artistic offerings, number of individuals served, and breadth of cultural experiences. 2: SJBC will increase accessibility to community engagement program and expand current outreach to schools and underserved populations. Internal records will track the number of participants in engagement programs and feedback will be invited from participants to assess the quality, usefulness, and accessibility of said programs.","SJBC provided educational and artistic experiences of the highest national caliber to young singers from Central Minnesota. In addition to internal review and comparison research, external reviewers from esteemed choral organizations across the United States provided input on the organization's artistic and educational program. 2: SJBC increased public participation in community engagement programs and expanded its outreach to schools and underserved communities. Internal records of audience, workshop, festival, and camp participants were used in observing the increase in participants. Feedback from online surveys was used to assess quality of programs.",,305347,"Other, local or private",328535,,"Michael Hemmesch, Jeff Peterson, Matt Reichert, Janet McConkey, Bret Amundson, Jacob Barnes, Kristen Bauer, Eric Budde, Richard Crawford, Janice Hammond, Br. David Paul Lange, Kristin Lawson, Lisa Maurer, Amy Roers, Rick Sovada",0.00,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Klaverkamp,"The Saint John's Boys' Choir","2840 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2558 ",aklaverkamp@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-950,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36240,"Operating Support",2017,22908,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across our campus and our community. Evaluation: letters of agreement specify activities, track expenses related to residency activities, survey participants and/or facilitators, and track the number of residency activities and participation.","SJU organized a year of outreach activities that made it possible for seniors, veterans, students and community to work/learn directly with artists. Letters of agreement specified activities, tracked expenses related to residency, tracked number of residency activities and participation from campus and community, and collected feedback from organizational partners.",,654252,"Other, local or private",677160,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Kaitlyn Ludlow, David DeBlieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Laura Hood, Katie Campbell,Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Br. Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard",0.00,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Brown, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Pope, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-951,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36241,"Operating Support",2017,25014,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. Courses and programs will continue to undergo evaluation and assessment. Feedback from audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. MCA will track audience, community outreach and enrollment data. All programming will undergo evaluation. Audience, student and family surveys will be analyzed by administration and advisory board.","Arts-based experiences provided lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with an artistic and meaningful community life. Written evaluations, participation data, and spoken feedback were used to assess and improve all aspects of MCA programing. Testimonials showcased the positive community and appreciation of the arts gained through participation in MCA programing. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota experienced the arts. MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programing, and experiences for all.",,201568,"Other, local or private",226582,5000,"Mary Ann Remick, James L. Coogan, Brother William Mann, Joseph J. Ross, Sandi Simon, Benjamin Murray, Mary Becker, Mary Burrichter, Brother William Clarey, Brother Kevin Convey, Brother Patrick Conway, James L. Coogan, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Michael M. Gostomski, Roger S. Haydock, Jim Horan, Betty Kabara, Linda Kuczma, Brother William Mann, Brother Michael J. McGinniss, Paul Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, Kaye O'Leary, Rhoda Olsen, Peter Pearson, Brother David Poos, Brother Gustavo Ramirez Barba, Richard J. Reedy, Joseph J. Ross, Terrance Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Brother Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli Jr., Walter E. Smithe, III, Celeste L. Suchocki, Mary Pat Wlazik, Lyle Delwiche, Thomas F. Meagher, Loras H. Sieve, David Thies, Bernie Wagnild",0.20,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","1164 10th St W",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501 ",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Chippewa, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-952,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",Yes 36242,"Operating Support",2017,29583,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Accessible arts experiences will foster a culture of arts participation throughout the Winona area. Surveys and interviews with residents, students, and event attendees; attendance figures for Page Series, Off the Page, and community activities; and observation of audience behaviors. 2: Area residents will expand their understanding of diverse cultures and art forms through participation in performance and community events. Teacher, student, and community surveys; pre- and post-attendance assessments and reports; focus groups with key stakeholders; event-specific information gathering.","Over 6,600 community members of all ages and socioeconomic statuses found value in participating or attending events. Attendance figures (up 14% over previous year), teacher surveys, observation of audience behavior and demographic makeup, one-on-one conversations, focus groups, and conversations with partners were used to evaluate participation and programs. 2: Community members experienced cultures and art forms from India, China, Ireland, Canada, Congo, and the United States through residencies and performances. Event surveys; teacher surveys; feedback walls; and conversations including focus groups, one-on-one talks, volunteer feedback, and staff reflection were used to identify change in understanding and perceived value of activities. ",,269418,"Other, local or private",299001,,"Lezlea Dahlke, Natalie Grant, Brianna Haupt, Alexander Johnson, Emily Kurash, Christine Martin, Robert McColl, Jennifer Weaver, Tove Wiggs",0.00,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Theresa,Remick,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1715 ",tremick@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-953,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600 ",Yes 36243,"Operating Support",2017,24999,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SPB will provide classes and workshops, school residencies, drop-in classes, and outreach activities for all levels of experience, ages, and income. SPB will collect 1) qualitative data: number and demographics of participants, 2) qualitative date; surveys and observations from participants and partners (Landmark Center, Mall of America, schools). 2: SPB will maintain a four-production season and Company of nine career dancers, and will grow the number of audiences, especially low-income and children. The number of subsidized tickets will increase. SPB will collect 1) quantitative data: number and demographics of participants, 2) qualitative date: surveys and observations from artists' audiences.","SPB provided classes, workshops, drop-in classes, and outreach activities, including a matinee performance of Clara's Dream for students and seniors. Programs for 4-6 year-olds grew by over 100%; audiences in nontraditional venues (i.e., Ballet Tuesdays, Toddler Tuesdays, Como Dockside) increased dramatically. Subsidized drop-in classes attracted more students of color. 2: SPB presented a 4-production season with ten Company dancers and grew audiences, especially for beginning and drop-in classes and outreach activities. SPB presented Peter Davidson's American in Paris and ZoΘ Henrot's To Billy; choreographer Joseph Morrissey set work on the company and taught classes. People of all ages who participated in free or subsidized activities grew.",,227658,"Other, local or private",252657,4600,"David Trayers, Amber Genetsky, Dr. Cathy Gustafson, Astrid Knott, Alice N. Nadeau, Christina Onusko, Tim Pate, Matt McManimon, Lillyan Hoyos, Kevin Hughes, Dalton Outlaw",0.33,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","1680 Grand Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1806,"(651) 690-1588 ",lgleason@spballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-954,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36244,"Operating Support",2017,250923,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Through diverse programming, low-priced tickets, and a breadth of performance, education, and family activities in accessible venues, the SPCO hopes to serve a broader audience.","The SPCO provided broad access to performances of world-class music with free and affordable tickets at dozens of venues across the Twin Cities. With free and affordable tickets to concerts in convenient venues, free family education and community engagement activities, and free digital media initiatives, the SPCO has expanded its reach and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,9521152,"Other, local or private",9772075,,"Daria Adams, Daniel Avchen, Jo Bailey, Lynne Beck, Debra Burns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Steven Copes, Sheldon Damberg, Jeffrey DeYoung, Judith Garcia Galiana, Kathryn Greenbank, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, Lowell Hellervik, Andrina Hougham, Amy Hubbard, A.J. Huss Jr., James E. Johnson, Arthur W. Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin A. Kelen, Robert L. Lee, David L. Lillehaug, Jon Limbacher, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Eric Nilsson, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Robert Oberlies, Robert Olafson, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nancy McGlynn Phelps, Nicholas Pifer, Eric Prindle, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Peter Remes, Barb Renner, Paul Reyelts, David Rosedahl, Daniel Schmechel, Kathleen Schubert, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, James Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Dobson West, Alan Wilensky, Scott Wilensky, Elizabeth Willis, Paul Wilson, Priscilla Zee",0.00,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-955,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 36245,"Operating Support",2017,62978,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand audience by developing concert presentation programs for young adults (Mix and Theoroi) and daytime programs for the retired (Ordway daytime). We will track attendance, new ticket-buyers to our box office system and through post-concert online surveys. We will assess success, demographics and attitudes to the music heard at the performances. 2: Engage diverse communities by adding music programs for youth in Twin Cities community center (KidsJam) and families with autism (Azure). We will track the number of participating community centers and the number of demographic information of participating youth for KidsJam and Azure. We will review the programs annually with partner organizations.","The Schubert Club attracted a new audience of over 50%, and the youngest to date at Schubert Club Mix concerts. Comparing the Schubert Club Mix participants to past ticket buyers in all series, the results were over 50% of participants never having been to a concert in the past. The casual format attracts people not comfortable in a formal concert setting. 2: 340 youth of which 90% were of color participated in KidsJam, and 55 people had meaningful musical experiences through Azure for autism. In partnership with the partner community centers, the youth participants in KidsJam were tracked and follow-up with them occurred before each KidsJam workshop. Azure families had tickets and asked for follow-up after each experience. ",,1758364,"Other, local or private",1821342,,"Nina Archabal, James Ashe, Suzanne Asher, Aimee Richcreek Baxter, Lynne Beck, Carline Bengtsson, Daniel Bonilla, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Cecil Chally, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, John Holmquist, Dorothy Horns, Ann Juergens, Lyndel King, Kyle Kossol, Libby Larsen, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Gerald Nolte, Jana Sackmeister, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",0.00,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-956,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36246,"Operating Support",2017,15810,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden audience participation and engagement. Track ticket sales and attendance, surveys, CD sales, donations, qualitative feedback after concerts. Observe participation numbers at new community sing events and educational outreach events. 2: Expand educational outreach to include new Lab programs. Track number of participants at outreach events as part of the Lab offerings for music educators, composers, and community singers. ","Audience participation and engagement grew through concerts, community sings, and masterclass programs. By studying ticket and CD sales info, as well donor list additions, The Singers organization notes many new audience members and donors. Surveying Community Sing and Masterclass participants has also revealed growth in this area. 2: 300 community members participated in the Community Sing, and master classes included 150 high school students. Audience counts and masterclass information from participating teachers reveal these positive results showing the Lab expansions are reaching targeted numbers.",,283958,"Other, local or private",299768,,"Kathy Dolan Tunseth, Maureen Armstrong, Michael McGaghie, Luther Ranheim, Justin Madsen, Connie Foote, Alan Beck, Liesl Koehnen, Hal Melia, Nathan Knoll",0.00,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matthew,Culloton,"Singers Minnesota Choral Artists AKA The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 303",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(651) 917-1948 ",info@singersmca.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-957,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36247,"Operating Support",2017,14284,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Form a strong leadership team consisting of managing director Heather Brands and a new artistic director. Ms. Brands has already begun work. A new Artistic Director will be hired this spring and begin work on July 1. Both staff members will be evaluated in 6-month performance reviews. 2: Develop new educational outreach programs for schools and other groups via partnering with the University of Minnesota. The Board's Artistic Committee will evaluate the success of the educational partnership based on number of students and others served and written evaluations from participating organizations.","Skylark hired Robert Neu as Interim Artistic Director in April 2017, making his position permanent in August 2017. Skylark Board monitored the staff's performance throughout the year, with a personnel-focused executive session in July 2017. A formal performance review of Mr. Neu will be done in August 2017. 2: The new artistic director has a different concept for educational outreach, but future collaboration with University of Minnesota is possible. Mr. Neu envisions more in-depth, long-term connections with organizations served rather than single performances. In 2017, Skylark emphasized production after the 2016 festival cancellation. Educational outreach will be developed in the coming year.",,253494,"Other, local or private",267778,,"Ann Morelli Spencer, Carrie J. Wasley, Erin M. Duffy, Jack Neveaux, Noel Schenker, David Bach, Eugene Young, Carla Petersen",0.00,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Spencer,"Skylark Opera AKA Skylark Opera Theatre","75 5th St W Ste 224","St Paul",MN,55102-1431,"(651) 292-4309 ",ann@skylarkopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-958,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36249,"Operating Support",2017,81106,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","STC’s youth theatre productions and programming will be accessible to all youth and families, regardless of income, geography, or disability. STC will track attendance, education program registrations, participation in and off- and on-site programs, and the number of individuals participating via our Open Door accessibility initiative. 2: STC will be a leader in providing high-quality sensory-friendly theatre programming for youth and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). STC’s third-party evaluator will measure quantitative and qualitative feedback from participants and caregivers participating in programs offered for youth with autism.","The lives of 147,500 Minnesotans were enriched by nine STC theatre productions and 120+ education classes/workshops/residencies/accessibility programs. Using its database and registration information, STC tracked attendance at main stage productions, classes, workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. 2: 944 youth and family members affected by ASD experienced the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive benefits of participation in theatre arts. STC third-party evaluator and arts access specialist collaboratively tracked progress against stated goals, including effectiveness of and participation in ASD/sensory-friendly programming.",,2173746,"Other, local or private",2254852,19184,"Susan W. Allen, Stephanie Betz, Betsy Butwin, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker,Barry Gersick, Christina Jansa, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Kline, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Karen Lundegaard, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, RaeAnn Meyer, Brooke Stein Moss, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Nick Scott, Amanda Simpson, Erik Takkunen",0.00,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Cole-Jones,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",ecolejones@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Meeker, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-960,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36250,"Operating Support",2017,58205,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Place the arts as a critical element of educational success via outreach offerings with standards-based artist residencies in classrooms and workshops designed to meet community-determined goals. Ensure that all programs are clearly linked to Education Standards, teacher trainings for artists will ensure quality programs, and implement an immersive camp to engage 80 youth in the theatre arts. 2: Ensure access to SteppingStone Theatre programs. Offer a sliding scale so that financial status is not a barrier to participation, present free post-show events to engage patrons more deeply, and promote Pay As You're Able shows to ensure access.","Over 17,000 students participated in programs tied to state education standards, led by teaching artists trained in classroom management techniques. Class registrations, classroom rosters, show attendance reports were all used to verify student participation. Teaching Artists attendance at trainings were recorded, and feedback from Teaching Artists used to assess training. 2: 10% more students received a form of financial aid over previous fiscal years. Post show events and PAYA performances had higher attendance. Staff used financial reporting and evaluation of scholarship fee administration versus previous fiscal years. Attendance from previous events was used to evaluate increase in engagement.",,1118968,"Other, local or private",1177173,58205,"Ben Redshaw, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Tom D`Onofrio, Leah Harvey, Tamra Davis Cownie, Maggie Dayton, Kathy Engesser, Mike Erlandson, Gia Lyons, Seema Nambudiripad, Anna Tobin, Rhonda Feist",0.00,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Krueger,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",megan@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-961,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36254,"Operating Support",2017,35983,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To improve quality of adult and youth education programs, expand and diversify participation, and deepen connections to Textile Center’s core constituents. Textile Center will measure program attendance against overall capacity and evaluate program quality and student diversity through class participant surveys. 2: To inspire and engage Minnesotans year round, we’ll present up to 20 fiber art exhibitions that showcase nearly 200 artists, represent cultural diversity, and are free and open to public. Textile Center will track demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and will gain written feedback in guest books included with each show. ","We improved the quality of our education programs, expanded and diversified participation, and deepened connections with our core constituents. We measured program attendance against overall capacity and evaluated program quality and student diversity through class participant surveys. 2: We presented twenty-one exhibitions (free and open to public) that showcased more than 500 artists and represented cultural diversity. We tracked demographics of featured artists and attendance for each exhibition and asked for written feedback in guest books included with each show. ",,843200,"Other, local or private",879183,35983,"Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Ella Ramsey, Jeanne Hilpisch, Mariana Roca Shulstad, Amelia Allen, John Cairns, Richard Gilyard, Jen Gin, Tina Hughes, Tracy Krumm, Carol Mashuga, William H. Mondale, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Anupama Pasricha, Donna Peterson, Lance T. Radziej, Catherine Thompson",0.00,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Karl,Reichert,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",karl@karlreichert.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Watonwan",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-965,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36255,"Operating Support",2017,37380,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Asian Americans will comprise 51% of audiences in attendance at Mu performances. Collection of quantitative and qualitative program data; questionnaires distributed and collected at all performances, results assessed by staff. Progress monitored and evaluated by staff and board.","Asian Americans comprised 21% of audiences in attendance at Mu performances. Demographic surveys were completed and turned in as tickets to the theater. Information was compiled by office staff and made available to staff and board.",,660908,"Other, local or private",698288,37380,"Chris Barron, Jeff Chen, Jaycee Choy, Michael Dai, Sharon Fong, Candice Hern, Daniel Le, Joua Ly, Dorothy Mollien, Kari Ruth, Paji Vitoff, Atlee Wong, Randy Reyes, Shannon Freeby",0.00,"Theater Mu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Freeby,"Theater Mu","755 Prior Ave N Ste 107","St Paul",MN,55104-1038,"(651) 789-1012 ",shannon@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-966,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36256,"Operating Support",2017,29194,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","During fiscal year 2016, more than 400 state residents will audition for roles. And, from cast to crew, more than 200 adults will create all the productions. Our evaluation of the extent to which this outcome is achieved will be statistical, based on comparing the numbers above to the actual numbers.","In FY 2016, 631 state residents auditioned for roles; from cast to crew, the shows were created by 271 adults. Actual count conducted.",,370360,"Other, local or private",399554,29000,"Howard Ansel, Chad Carr, Paul Clausen, Francine Corcoran, Scott Draheim, Garry Geiken, Kelli Gorr Raney, Joseph Imholte, Hugh Kirsch, Elizabeth Lofgren, Stephanie Long, Linda Paulsen, Dann Peterson, Jose Manuel Ruiz-Garcia, Jean Shore, Rebecca Wall-Talbot, Sadie Ward",0.00,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-967,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36257,"Operating Support",2017,32704,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre L'Homme Dieu will continue to present summer shows featuring top professional acting and musical talent from Minnesota. Outcomes will be evaluated by the number of new and returning patrons and expanded use of the campus by artists; staff and board of directors input. Patrons will be surveyed. 2: Partner with area arts organizations to provide expanded educational opportunities for youth and adults through master classes taught by professional artists. Number of people participating in educational classes; feedback from participants through evaluations.","Theatre Latté-Da staged five shows celebrated for their resonance and artistic relevance. 48% of audiences participated in post-show discussions. Performances evaluated via surveys sent to ticket holders, staff reported feedback, attendance totals, social media, and post-show discussions. Pick-your-price program and free tickets, tracked to gauge success of ticket access programs. 2: 50% of Theatre Latté-Da patrons ate at one of nine area restaurants prior to seeing a show. Area businesses reported major increase in foot traffic. Results were measured through participation in meetings of the 13th Ave Business Association, conversations with area business managers, and post-show surveys sent to ticket holders. ",,1198546,"Other, local or private",1231250,32704,"Jaime Roman, Nancy Jones, Jay Harkness, Carolee Lindsey, Bill Venne, Chris Larsen, Christopher Rence, Cyndi Klaus, David Young, Gary Reetz, Jane Zilch, Jean Becker, Jim Jensen, Jim Matejcek, Kent Allin, Libby Utter, Lisa Hoene, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Matt Fulton, Ogden Confer, Patti Johnson, Scott Cabalka, Shannon Pierce, Tom Senn",1.00,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jaden,Hansen,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",jaden@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-968,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36258,"Operating Support",2017,10470,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theater Latté Da will stage a season of new and classic musicals that have relevance to the lives and experiences of diverse Minnesotans. Theater Latté Da will assess the outcome through audience feedback (talkbacks, lobby comments, emails, social media), and audience attendance (sales records). 2: Restaurants and other businesses in Northeast Minneapolis will see increased patronage when Theater Latté Da stages shows at its home in the neighborhood. Theater Latté Da will assess the outcome through interviews with Northeast Minneapolis area businesses.","5,531 audience members, including those from 27 Minnesota counties, attended theatre and musical performances from 80 artists over the term of the grant. Theatre L'Homme Dieu uses the Ovationtix system for ticketing and CRM (customer relationship management) and used reports from that system to quantify the number of audience members and determine the counties served. 2: In 2016 Theatre L'Homme Dieu partnered with the Andria Theatre (formally AAAA Theatre) to provide youth education classes for 60 students. The outcome is reported using data provided by Ann Hermes, the current Executive Director for the Andria Theatre.",,240796,"Other, local or private",251266,10470,"Linda Akenson, Jeanne Batesole, Fred Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Gayle Haanen, Donna Jensen, Shelly Karnis, Yvonne Hockert, Nicole Mulder, Jack Reuler, Maureen Sticha, Michael Stormoen, Amy Sunderland",0.00,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Nicole,Mulder,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","1875 County Rd 120 NE PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",tlhd@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-969,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36259,"Operating Support",2017,50090,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Further broaden, deepen and diversify Minnesota community engagement with TU Dance programs, performances and activities. Track participation + demographics (age, race, gender, prior dance engagement); gather feedback via surveys, interviews, informal dialogue, social media comments; track subsidies, ticket discounts. 2: Build on expanded opportunities for training, education, practice, and community interaction at TU Dance Center. Track TU Dance Center student advancement + participation in Center programs; collect student/participant feedback via surveys, interviews; gather input from students’ parents and guardians plus artists.","Free participation in activities for 610; Center programming adjusted to needs of diverse service community; partnerships with ten schools. We tracked participation and participant demographics; gathered feedback via surveys, interviews, informal dialogues, and social media comments; and tracked subsidies and discounts. 2: Introduced new Circle program for advanced students, Adult Beginning workshops, and Dancing Together classes; 49 Center students advanced a level. We tracked TU Dance Center student advancement and participation in Center programs; collected student and participant feedback via surveys and interviews; and gathered input from students, parents, guardians, and artists.",,576213,"Other, local or private",626303,,"Chris Andersen, Darin Florenz, Michelle Horan, Anil Hurkadli, Anne Parker, Andrew Troup, Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Kelly Green Vagts, Julia Yager",0.00,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-970,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36261,"Operating Support",2017,38898,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Implement our fiscal year 2017-19 strategic plan with goals focused on artistry, exceptional musical programming, education, advocacy and internal community. Evaluation will consist of tracking completed tactics tied to each year of the 3-year plan, with recommended modifications by the Board of Directors at the end of each year. 2: Build new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members by implementing new Twin Cities community outreach programs. Collect audience and singer response to programming via surveys, evaluate marketing tactics and track completion of relevant tactics in our strategic plan.","The plan has been moved to FY 2018-2020. FY 2017 was measured by the final year of our artistic director's FY 2015-17 plan to improve artistic quality. Singing membership evaluations (reaction to the focus on improving musical quality over other aspects of the organization), feedback from peers in the industry at our 35th anniversary concert, audience feedback from surveys and emails. 2: Our audiences and singers have benefited from high quality, musical experiences that entertain and challenge (by the subject matter of our music). Audience surveys and singer feedback (their own feelings and they hear from the audience in the post-concert lobby meet and greets). ",,465206,"Other, local or private",504104,8300,"Alyssa Johnson Paquette, Eric Ayen, Laurel Chu, Matt Helgason, Bryan Olson, Eric Strong, Greg Anderson, Michael Anderson, Dennis Clausen, Xander Croner, Erik Hamberg, Glenn Olson, Jordan Roberge, Vince Therrien",0.00,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus AKA TCGMC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Heine,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus AKA TCGMC","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",jheine@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-972,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36262,"Operating Support",2017,33427,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will expand our capacity to carry out trainings on arts based instructional strategies for individuals with disabilities. We will track the number of trainings carried out, survey training participants, and internally assess increased organizational and staff expertise in conducting trainings.","Upstream Arts expanded its capacity to carry out trainings on arts based instructional strategies for individuals with disabilities. We tracked the number of trainings carried out, surveyed training participants, and internally assessed increased organizational and staff expertise in conducting trainings.",,417470,"Other, local or private",450897,,"Janice Dowling, Mary McEathron, Michelle Dickersen, Alyssa Klein, Margaret Quinlan, Calvin Keasling, Richard Murray, Steve Anderson, Julie Guidry",0.00,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",bree@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-973,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36263,"Operating Support",2017,65956,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and educate Minnesotans of all ages in choral singing. VocalEssence will reach 8,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages with music education programs in 50 or more elementary, middle, and high schools and four or more senior centers. 2: Perform artistically excellent concerts celebrating traditional and new choral works of all genres. VocalEssence will present five season and community concerts which will expose 10,000 or more Minnesotans of all ages to high-quality new and rarely performed choral works.","VocalEssence engaged and educated 12,500 Minnesotans age toddler to senior in choral singing at 62 schools, five senior centers, and seven other locations. This outcome was measured through statistical tracking of attendees through registration processes and observation of estimated age and reaction/level of engagement and participation in programming recorded by staff members. 2: VocalEssence presented five season and two community concerts of high-quality choral works which reached 9,690 individuals in Minnesota. Concert attendance was based on rates of ticket sales. Qualitative and demographic was not formally tracked, although informal feedback was collected as available.",,1545288,"Other, local or private",1611244,,"Kathryn Roberts, Fred Moore, Jacob Wolkowitz, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Julie Bader, Ann Barkelew, Traci V. Bransford, Julie Henderson Craven, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Rick Ford, Wayne Gisslen, Art Kaemmer, Joseph Kalkman, David Mona, David Myers, Nancy F. Nelson, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Karl Speak, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Steve Aggergaard, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Robert C. Smith",0.00,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1451 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-974,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36264,"Operating Support",2017,24980,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans with disabilities of all ages will use VSA Minnesota programs, services and resources to actively engage the arts in their communities. We will document attendance at all performances, workshops, residencies and exhibits that we conduct. Evaluations will be conducted for each of these experiences based on specific program outcomes. 2: Arts administrators around the state will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to people with disabilities. We will document all phone, email and face-to-face inquiries (meetings, conversations) from arts organizations about access to people with disabilities. All resulting actions will also be documented.","VSA Minnesota programs and services connect and engage people with disabilities with artists and arts organizations in their schools and communities. VSA Minnesota tracks participation by people with disabilities at residencies, workshops, artist meetings, exhibits and its grant program. It also tracks individual inquiries via phone and email regarding its services. 2: State arts administrators use information and monetary resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their engagement of people with disabilities. The funding and accessibility services provided by VSA Minnesota to state arts organizations are evaluated for effectiveness based on final reports and follow-up conversations with staff from the recipient organizations.",,393620,"Other, local or private",418600,24980,"Adrienne Mason, Maggie Karli, Stacy Shamblott, Steve Danko, Gail Burke, Anne M. Peacock, Christian Novak, Char Coal, Susan Tarnowski, Michele Chung, Jeff Prauer, Sam Jasmine, Lisa Richardson, Jill Boon",0.00,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888 ",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-975,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36267,"Operating Support",2017,29520,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop program participation opportunities and quality artistic experiences that encourage engagement by Minnesota audiences. WGM staff and key volunteers will use financial and enrollment trends, website and database analytics, event evaluations, testimonials, and survey data to measure the success of Guild programming.","WGM programming benefited participants throughout the State of Minnesota. WGM has been preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing since 1940 and we are thrilled to have offered 137 classes, workshops, events and programming reaching an estimated 920,000 Minnesotans annually.",,289746,"Other, local or private",319266,29520,"Susan Larson-Fleming, Peter Withoff, Nancy Gossell, Jan Hayman, Maddy Bartsch, Robert Bulthuis, Melba Granlund, Doreen Hartzell, Robyn Husebye, Robbie LaFleur, Becka Rah",1.00,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Bowman,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 010",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",bbowman@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-978,"Nolita Christensen: Community and nonprofit management consultant; woodworker; Amy Demmer: Executive director, Grand Marais Art Colony; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Colleen LeBlanc: Retired community educator; former Five Wings Regional Arts Council board member; Tammy Mattonen: Financemanager, Minnesota Discover Center (Chisholm); Laura Salveson: Director of the Mill City Museum; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, Sisters Sojourn","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36268,"Operating Support",2017,43959,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","WBCA will increase access to diverse and high-quality arts activities in the Greater Northeast Metro region. WBCA will track the number of classes offered, registration numbers, event attendance, class scholarships, and number of free classes. 2: WBCA will expand programming that serves marginalized and underserved groups. WBCA will track its outreach programs and partnerships, including number of custom classes and number of individuals served.","White Bear Center for the Arts increased area residents' access to arts experiences by increasing class offerings 7% and class registration 18%. In its database, White Bear Center for the Arts tracked the number of classes offered, registration numbers, event attendance, class scholarships, and number of free classes. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts expanded outreach programming by 150 hours to provide arts experiences to marginalized and underserved groups. White Bear Center for the Arts tracked its outreach programs and partnerships, including number of custom classes, number of contact hours, and number of individuals served.",,665165,"Other, local or private",709124,6298,"Patricia Berger, Robert Brittain, Donna Bruhl, Kate Curran, Kim Ford, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Karen Kepple, Alex Legeros, Sara Nephew, Nor Olson, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Mark Shavlik, Bon Sommerville, Steve Wolgamot, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona, Robert Cuerden, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston, Mary Levins, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Dan Wachtler",0.00,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",suzi@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-979,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36271,"Operating Support",2017,33610,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","YPC will significantly increase student attendance and school participation at its mainstage theater performances. We will evaluate this outcome by measuring the increase in students who attend performances, schools that bring students to performances, and new teachers who bring students to performances. 2: Under the leadership of YPC’s board of directors, YPC will adjust board and staff structure to more effectively meet organizational and programmatic goals. We will evaluate this outcome by conducting self-assessments of board members and staff, and surveys of stakeholders on the effectiveness of YPC’s organizational structure in meeting its goals.","YPC is a vibrant organization impacting diverse young people from throughout Twin Cities through our innovative programming. YPC's success can be felt by the increase in the number diverse families who find YPC to be a distinctive resource to impact their children through artistic experiences and programs. 2: YPC's artistic and administrative staff is working more effectively to oversee a vigorous organization. YPC's staff has used observation and stakeholder conversations to evaluate, and has met weekly over the year, and held off site retreats twice during the year, to discuss the effectiveness of our actions on the success of the organization.",,454544,"Other, local or private",488154,1400,"Eve Bassinger, Jennifer Breitinger, Deb Brisch-Cramer, Susan Byers, Eve Deikel, Lisa Dejoras, Cheri Galbraith, Jill Jensen Coghlan, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Stephannie Keller, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, David Maggitt, Annie O'Connor, David Peterson, Chat Pitman, Kevin Ramach, Keri VanOverschelde, Brenda Vaughn, Kari Xiong",0.00,"Youth Performance Company AKA YPC","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danny,"Della Lana","Youth Performance Company AKA YPC","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180 ",danny@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-982,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 36273,"Operating Support",2017,27202,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More Minnesotans will experience the beauty and energy of Zorongo’s flamenco arts and recognize flamenco’s social and cultural relevance. Collection of comprehensive program participant and financial data, results compared with pre-grant data; participant surveys and interviews conducted and assessed, observations examined, and discussed. 2: Zorongo will identify and effectively promote performances and residencies to reach new audiences throughout Minnesota. Pertinent audience data will be collected; pre-show surveys conducted to determine best marketing strategies for reaching new audiences; post-show surveys conducted to gauge feelings about show.","More Minnesota experienced Spanish flamenco music and dance through free performances provided by Zorongo. We used audience written comprehensive surveys following two performances and received 300 surveys total. Following the performances we did question and answer sessions. 2: Zorongo succeeded with reaching new audiences through free performances, board outreach, and sign-up sheets at events. Increased student enrollment, increased income at through paid performances, increased survey participation with students at classes and audiences at performances.",,172417,"Other, local or private",199619,6288,"Sarah Strauss, Christine Kozachok, Catherine Higgins, Robin Moede, Thomas Peden, Colette Morris, Alessandra Chiareli, Kristin Charles, Maria Jose Martin, Vicki Walker, Donna Stephenson",0.00,"Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susana,"di Palma","Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. AKA Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School","3012 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1932,"(612) 234-1653 ",susanazorongo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-984,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Pamela Fletcher: Associate professor of English and director of writing at Saint Catherine University; Amy Hunter: Retired educator; board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Roxana Linares: Executive director, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Jill Moore: Executive Director of Great River Arts; E. Jane Olive: Retired nurse and transplant coordinator; community volunteer; costumer; Marjorie Ostroushko: Cofounder and manager of Giving Voice Chorus; public radio strategist and marketer; Michael Ricci: Director of theater at North Hennepin Community College; Dana Sikkila, Visual artist; executive director of the 410 Project art gallery and artistic director of Black Water Press","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 25486,"Operating Support",2015,21636,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will serve 10,000+ community members of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We will evaluate this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data.","Through its artist residency and exhibition programming, Franconia served 84 artists with the opportunity to create, perform, and/or exhibit artwork. We evaluated this outcome by conducting a comprehensive survey of artists served, gathered qualitative and quantitative data on programs and services, and implemented improvements throughout the year based on artist feedback. 2: Franconia served 13,749 community members of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We evaluated this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data and suggestions for improvement.",,477134,"Other, local or private",498770,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ron Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Amy Schwartz Moore, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-442,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",, 36146,"Operating Support",2017,34343,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Franconia will provide 12,000+ community members of all ages and abilities arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We will evaluate this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data.","Through Franconia's artist residency program, 40 artists-in-residence created and exhibited new work. Artists-in-residence each completed an exit survey. Survey data collected (qualitative and quantitative data) demonstrates the positive impact Franconia's residency program has upon the abilities and attitudes of participating artists. 2: Franconia provided 13,943 community members of all ages and abilities with arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional art. Franconia Sculpture Park measures the impact of programming by conducing audience and participant surveys, as well as by tracking program metrics. ",,576350,"Other, local or private",610693,34343,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-857,"Amy Braford Whittey: Business developer for the arts for HGA; 16 years of nonprofit experience; Helen Franczyk: Arts marketing and communications consultant; Steve Heckler: Executive director, Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Lowertown Blues Festival; Julie Johnson: Grant writing consultant; former public relations director at Great River Shakespeare Festival; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater; Ellen Stanley: Executive director, Minnesota Music Coalition; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Lisa Vesel: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 32331,"Operating Support",2016,21625,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through its artist residency program, Franconia will support up to 40 artists in the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. We will evaluate this outcome by surveying emerging and mid-career artists served to assess impact of the residency program in supporting the creation and exhibition of new three-dimensional artwork. 2: Provide 12,000+ community members of all ages and abilities arts learning programming focused on three-dimensional arts. We will evaluate this outcome by conducting audience and participant surveys to assess the qualitative and quantitative impact of programming, measure quantity served, and gather demographic data.","Franconia served 40 artists-in-residence as they created and exhibited new work. Artists completed an exit survey; survey data (both qualitative and quantitative) illustrated the ways in which artist residencies changed behaviors and abilities of participating artists. 2: Franconia provided arts learning programming focused on 3-D arts for 11,116 people of all ages and abilities. Franconia measured the impact of this programming by tracking program metrics and conducting audience and participant surveys.",,533850,"Other, local or private",555475,21625,"Amy McKinney, Dorothy Goldie, Erik Janssen, Tamsie Ringler, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Diane Mullin, Stacy O'Reilly",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-651,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2 21106,"Operating Support",2014,22826,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will foster an inspiring environment for artists to expand their skills. We will conduct a comprehensive survey of artists served to gather qualitative and quantitative data on our programs and services and identify areas of improvement. Our artistic review committee will conduct an annual evaluation of our artist programs. 2: We will promote the public education of three-dimensional art. We will survey event audiences and arts education participants to gather qualitative and quantitative data on the effectiveness of our programs. Survey results are utilized to make improvements to existing programs and identify barriers to access.","Through its artist residency and exhibition programming, Franconia served 126 visual artists with the opportunity to create and/or exhibit artwork. Franconia served 13,000+ learners of all ages with arts learning and cultural programming, and 60,000+ visitors to the outdoor sculpture exhibition.",,499589,"Other, local or private",522415,,"Josine Peters, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Erik Janssen, Amy McKinney, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy Schwartz Moore, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-328,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ",,2 20574,"Operating Support",2013,18075,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue public access to our exhibition free of charge, 365 days a year, from dawn to dusk. Franconia staff implemented refinements to our programming throughout the year, and conducted a formal annual evaluation that assesses the effectiveness and growth of our programs, the achievement of intended outcomes, and identifies barriers to access. Staff gathered qualitative and quantitative information by conducting surveys to artists served, audience members, program participants, and funders. Staff also gathered demographic data from visitors and program participants to assess the composition of the audience and identify underserved populations. Utilizing survey data, we identified areas of improvement to programs and services and subsequently implemented improvements. 2: Continue to provide engaging educational programs for our community to participate and expand the reach of our education programs and events both onsite and through outreach partnerships. Our programming is of high-quality, led by Franconia's qualified staff and professional artists. Annually, 50,000+ visitors come to Franconia and thousands participate in our educational programs. Our educational programs and art events are successful and vital to the community. Franconia's hands-on art-making workshops, tours of the exhibition, a symposia series, and free art events are open to people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. Ensure that artists from diverse backgrounds are represented in the park's exhibition. Maintain accessible facilities and programs. Our educational programming and events will be attended by the widest possible demographic. Our artist constituency will include people of diverse backgrounds. Staff implemented refinements to the program throughout the year, and conducted a formal annual evaluation that assesses the effectiveness and growth of our programs, the achievement of intended outcomes, and identifies barriers to access. Staff gathered qualitative and quantitative information by conducting surveys to artists served. Utilizing survey data, we identified areas of improvement for programs and services and integrated this information into our planning process. Franconia's Artistic Selection Committee strengthens our artist residency program by conducting an annual evaluation and audit of the program. Artists complete an exit survey upon completion of their residency that provides qualitative and quantitative information used to assess program effectiveness and areas for improvement. Survey results are used to make improvements that will strengthen the artist residency program in future years.","Franconia served over 60,000 visitors through our free and accessible, continually changing outdoor exhibition of 105 contemporary sculptures created by artists-in-residence at Franconia. In addition, Franconia offered a wide range of engaging arts learning programs, tours, and events on-site at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer, Minnesota, and at Franconia in the City at Casket gallery and satellite sculpture park and gallery in Northeast Minneapolis. In 2013, we provided thousands of Minnesota residents arts education programming via over forty community events including art-making workshops for youth, adults, and families; festivals, symposia, and summer music series; conducted hour-long artist-led guided tours to nearly 3,000 individuals from over 75 schools and groups, customized arts learning programming to approximately 100 at-risk youth; free weekly artist-led guided tours; and exhibitions of two- and three-dimensional artwork at Franconia in the City at Casket. 2: Franconia provided engaging arts learning programming for over 13,000 community members of all ages. Specifically for youth, we provided art-making workshops, guided tours, customized tours, and workshops for at-risk youth, and arts learning activities at several large community events. We served participants of all ages with artist-led guided tours, cast metal workshops and metal pour demonstration events, artist symposia, large arts festivals, and a summer music series. We partnered with over ten organizations to provide programming for at-risk youth, community arts projects, and outreach programming. Over forty national and international artists were served in the artist residency program with opportunities to create and exhibit new work at the sculpture park, engage with the public in arts learning programming, and professional networking in support of future academic fellowship/exhibition opportunities. We provided over sixty artists the opportunity to exhibit work at our gallery in the Casket Arts Community Complex in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota.",,431867,Other,449942,3075,"Peter Curtis, Dorothy Goldie, Gar Hargens, Amy Hertel, Elizabeth Hlavka, Erik Janssen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopseka, John Kremer, David Linder, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Josine Peters, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler",,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2012-07-01,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-183,"Lawrence Burnett: Choral director and professor of music, Carleton College.; Sunny Chanthanouvong: Executive director, Lao Assistance Center. Policy Fellow, Humphrey School. Board member, St Paul Foundation, Asian/American Health Coalition, Harrison Neighborhood Association. Member, MN Compulsive Gambling Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Commission.; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers.; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Jerry Lopez: Executive director, Ce Tempoxcalli.; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Andrea Specht: Executive director, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.; Sarah Stauder: Executive director, Rochester Art Center. ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel, Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ",, 10751,"Operating Support",2012,24875,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Support emerging and established visual artists through artist residencies, internships, and a year-round exhibition of more than eighty sculptures. 2. Encourage audience participation, appreciation, and education of three-dimensional art in a charged yet informal setting. Evaluate the number of artists supported through residencies, internships, and exhibitions, and the number of audience members.","Franconia Sculpture Park is supporting forty emerging and established visual artists through artist residency fellowships and internships and providing the public a year-round exhibition of ninety-five sculptures. Forty national and international artists include six Franconia Sculpture Park/Jerome Emerging Artist fellowships, three Open Studio fellowships, thirteen Intern Artist fellowships, one Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Partnership grantee, twelve Hot Metal Artist fellows, four Hot Metal Intern Artists, and one Franconia Sculpture Park/Digital Stone Project fellow. Franconia will serve over 60,000 visitors; provide artist-led guided tours to over 1,500 individuals from over sixty groups; give weekly public tours; and present forty community events including festivals, workshops, symposia, performing arts series, and classes. We will present exhibitions and events at Franconia in the City at Casket gallery in Minneapolis, and partner with three community organizations to provide art education programs to at least 150 at-risk youth. Our evaluation includes audience and artist data and stakeholder surveys.",,471755,"Other, local or private",496630,7463,"Josine Peters, Gar Hargens, Libby Hlavka, Peter Curtis, Dorothy Goldie, John Joachim, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, David Linder, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, John Reinan, Tamsie Ringler, Amy Hertel",0.58,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2011-07-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-23,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University. ",, 37001,"Operating Support",2017,3886,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. To plan the theatrical productions through 2017. To accomplish this we would need to recruit 4 to 6 directors, review their productions choices, pick the plays, apply for rights, and schedule the dates. We need to be ready to produce at least 4 productions a year if the school referendum passes, or two productions if it doesn't pass. 2. We want to increase the number of concerts to 15 per year. 3. To increase our attendance to an average of 100 attendees per at theatrical performances and 100 attendees per concerts. We will accomplish this with a variety of offerings of high quality entertainment. One thing that our Operations Support funding has allowed us to do is keep better track of our impact in the community. We now have an established baseline for theater usage based upon 2014 and 2015 numbers. We have used these numbers to set realistic and achievable goals for 2016-2017. Our goals are numerical and we will easily be able to evaluate whether or not we have reached them by keeping track of attendance and participation at events and by comparing 2016-2017 numbers with records from 2014-2015.","1) We put on 3 out of 4 planned productions since the school was delayed in moving out. Originally, we had planned to install the new LED lights in September and have a November production. Since the school was using the facility we only had time to install the lights. 2) Fifteen concerts per year has proven to be an unrealistic goal. We only had two concerts. Our intention was to have concerts on the lower stage on weekends when the productions were still in rehearsal, closing off the upper stage that would have the set in construction. Our problem is that most bands require both levels of the stage. 3) In 2016 we averaged 100 attendees per theatrical performance with our summer productions. In 2017 our June play Red, White and Tuna averaged less than 30 and our August play 3 Murders and it’s only Monday averaged 70. In February of 2017 we averaged only 40 per night. Concert attendance varied greatly. Well known bands that have a strong Facebook and email following attained the 100 mark. However we booked some lesser known bands and attendance was around 40. Not all our goals were met in 2017, but we have made adjustments and set more realistic goals for 2018-19.",,40514,"Other, local or private",44400,,"Virginia Lief, Deborah A. Nelson, Linda Bundy, April Dorry, Jackson Martens, Abigail Duly, Janne M. Gossman",0.00,"Crow River Players, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Virginia,Lief,"Crow River Players, Inc. AKA New London Little Theater","PO Box 536","New London",MN,56273,"(320) 354-4536 ",glief@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Kandiyohi, Stearns, Meeker, Swift, Renville, Douglas, McLeod, Nicollet, Pope, Big Stone, Sibley, Todd, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-985,"Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.","John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.",,2 25792,"Operating Support",2015,29861,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build momentum for North House's year-round coursework to nurture the thriving arts community on Minnesota's North Shore. Enrollment in catalog courses will increase generating 5% growth in earned tuition revenue. Public outreach regarding our educational mission will increase membership annual giving support by 5%. 2: Expand curriculum-based collaborative projects with school-aged children and intergenerational families. Deepen existing and engage new partnerships with local educational institutions. Host 4th annual Family and Intergenerational weekend with increased course offerings.","NHFS successfully offered vibrant year-round coursework, nurturing the thriving arts community on Minnesota’s North Shore. Earned tuition revenue for catalog courses increased by 19%. Membership support increased by 20%, signifying dramatic public support for our educational mission. 2: NHFS expanded collaborative projects with school-aged children and families, engaging young learners in hands-on education and traditional craft. NHFS reached 265 children and seven school groups through both classic and new programming. Family Weekend increased from four to five special offerings with reduced tuition, growing from 22 to 34 participants.",,844936,"Other, local or private",874797,,"Mary Anderson, David Morris, Paul Aslanian, Buck Benson, John Bergstrom, Jodi Belluz, Nancy Burns, John Farchmin, Layne Kennedy, Scott Kindrick, Jana Larson, Anne McKinsey, Kathy Rice, Jim Sannerud, John Schoenherr, Steven Surbaugh, Martha Williams",,"North House Folk School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Wright,"North House Folk School","PO Box 759 500 W Hwy 61","Grand Marais",MN,55604-0759,"(218) 387-9762 ",gwright@northhouse.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-502,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25796,"Operating Support",2015,34383,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To present eighteen new books by some of the most exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time; books by the many voices of the American experience. We will publish eighteen new titles in fiscal year 2015 (including two by Minnesota writers) and maintain a backlist of more than 300 titles. We will organize readings in Minnesota and nationwide.","Coffee House maintained its backlist and supported the recent publications of four Minnesota authors and published eighteen new books, two of them by Minnesota authors. By making its backlist available and marking the new publication of two Minnesota authors alongside seventeen nationally known names, promoting the recently released work of four other Minnesota authors, and coordinating events and publicity. 2: Coffee House increased the public awareness of Minnesota's writers and contributed to the vitality of the literary community. By tracking book sales, media attention, and audience attendance for forty-three events by Coffee House's Minnesota writers, thirty of them in the state of Minnesota.",,1005637,"Other, local or private",1040020,,"Suzanne Allen, Patricia Beithon, Patrick Coleman, Louise Copeland, Jeff Hom, Carl Horsch, Kenneth Kahn, Sarah Lutman, Carol Mack, Mary McDermid, Sjur Midness, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Marla Stack, Paul Stembler, Jeffrey Sugerman, Patricia Tilton, Stu Wilson",,"Coffee House Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Fischbach,"Coffee House Press","79 13th Ave NE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 338-0125 ",fish@coffeehousepress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-504,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25798,"Operating Support",2015,42487,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","SteppingStone Theater Company will reach over 70,000 children, youth, families, and individuals with exceptional arts programming that celebrates the vibrant diversity of our community. To achieve this outcome we will present six mainstage productions with youth actors, and offer educational classes, workshops, and residencies year round. Assessments will include number of programs, evaluations, and numbers of participants. 2: SteppingStone Theater Company will deepen relationships with underserved communities to increase access to our performances and classes. We will continue building partnerships, provide extensive scholarships and offer Pay What You Can days. Indicators of success: increase in co-planned programming, numbers of new audience members/participants for both SteppingStone and its partners.","SteppingStone Theatre reached 70,000 individuals and directly engaged 49,000 individuals in programs including mainstage shows, multi-week classes and camps, residencies and workshops. SteppingStone Theatre kept records of numbers of participants, contact hours, program reports, program sites and partner assessment records. 2: SteppingStone deepened relationships with underserved communities directly adjacent to the theatre. SteppingStone offered five Pay As You're Able days, nearly selling out each performance. In addition, the theatre offered drastically discounted tickets to school partners for matinee programming, and scholarships to camps and classes for youth. ",,1080851,"Other, local or private",1123338,,"Brandon Paris, Thomas D'Onofrio, Jane Zilch, David Graham, Mike Erlandson, Rhonda Feist, Theresa Gravelle Foss, Keith Hardy, Leah Harvey, Richard Hitchler, Suzette Houvinen, Laura Krenz, Adam Prock, Ben Redshaw, Matthew Seaton, Judy Walker",,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Debra,deNoyelles,"SteppingStone Theater Company AKA SteppingStone Theatre","55 Victoria St N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 225-9265 ",debra@steppingstonetheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-505,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25802,"Operating Support",2015,42605,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase accessibility to collection through comprehensive documentation and digitalization to improve and expand means of access. A designated number of artworks will be cataloged and the database audited for accuracy and tested by users for utility. 2: Align collection with communities of interest. Tweed Museum demonstrates improved utility in deploying collection resources for display, research, and access for K-12 teachers. Interviews and surveys based on established user criteria will be used to assess access time, satisfaction of researchers, teachers' use of curricular tools, and audience responses to programs.","Cataloging continued. 3,500 objects safely rehoused. Art loans made to national and international venues. Audience increases. Maintain standards for cataloging, loans and research. Audited data entry. Timely service for info/access requests. Report on catalog project given Minnesota Historical Society, with approval and formal closure of their grant award. 2: Native art acquired. Attendance increase. Public, K-12 and student use strong. Major regional artist highlighted in exhibition. Services provided ranked high by audience responses. Reinvigorated board introduces newsletter. Staff morale assessed as improved.",,841718,"Other, local or private",884323,,"Todd Defoe, Jane Jarnis, Bea Levey, Alice B. O'Connor, DeeDee Widdes, Mary Ebert, Robert Leff, Terry Roberts, Debra Hannu, Peggy Mason, Dan Shogren, Bruce Hansen, Sharon Mollerus, Miriam Sommerness",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ken,Bloom,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Duluth-Tweed Museum of Art AKA Tweed Museum of Art","1201 Ordean Ct",Duluth,MN,55812-3041,"(218) 726-7056 ",kbloom@d.umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-507,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25804,"Operating Support",2015,29265,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Promote the art of filmmaking, including and especially work by Minnesota filmmakers, as a platform for communication essential to community cohesion and understanding. Communication will be evaluated through increased participation in filmmaker question and answer sessions, panel discussions, and post-screening receptions from which our audiences may find a deeper connection to their community. 2: Increase access for immigrant communities, youth, and underserved groups through strengthened partnerships with significant arts, community, and other organizations. Broader audience access will be measured primarily through attendance figures and ticket sales, as well as through increased involvement of community and cultural organizations. ","Filmmaking, including and especially work by Minnesota filmmakers, was promoted as a platform for increased communication and community cohesion. Communication was measured through increased participation in filmmaker Q and A sessions, panel discussions, and post-screening receptions, from which our audiences may find a deeper connection to their community. 2: Access for immigrant communities, youth, and underserved groups increased and community partnerships were strengthened. Audience access was measured through attendance figures and ticket sales, as well as through carefully observed and tracked increased involvement of targeted communities and cultural organizations. ",,876970,"Other, local or private",906235,4500,"Melodie Bahan, Maria Antonia Calvo, Anne Carayon, Richard Cohen, Tom DeBiaso, Jacob Frey, Karen Heithoff, Max Musicant, Rob Silberman, Susan Smoluchowski, Karen Sternal, Mark Tierney, Frances Wilkinson",1.5,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Smoluchowski,"The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul","125 Main St SE Ste 125A",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 331-7563 ",susan.s@mspfilmsociety.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-508,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25806,"Operating Support",2015,42086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans involved in community organizations will have access to arts programs that let them experience, understand, create and connect with art. Programs held at five or more types of organizations: schools, shelters, libraries, hospitals. Residency participants will create at least one piece of original art. 85% of participants agree they learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, will participate in COMPAS programs. At least 35% of COMPAS’ roster artists will be people of color. Programs reach people in all eight Minnesota congressional districts. Everyone at a residency is given the opportunity to create art.","Minnesotans involved in community organizations had access to arts programs that let them experience, understand, create and connect with art. COMPAS tracked the types of organization in which programs were held, and asked artists and customers (e.g. teachers, activity directors, etc.) to report on the art that was created and if new skills / information was learned. 2: People from across Minnesota, of many ethnicities and abilities, participated in COMPAS programs. We tracked the ethnicity of our artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, recorded program locations, surveyed artists and customers about participant inclusivity, and asked participants what they did.",,1420053,"Other, local or private",1462139,9820,"Cheryl Bock, Mimi Stake, Diane Johnson, Susan Rotilie, Irene Suddard, Michelle Silverman, Roderic southall, Yvette Trotman, Keven Ambrus, Stephanie Benson, Marta Chou, Robert Erickson, Tamera irwin, Christina Koppang, Hristina Markova, Samantha Massaglia, Celena Plesha, Louis Porter",,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Linck,"COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS","75 5th St W Ste 304","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 292-3203 ",joan@compas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-509,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25810,"Operating Support",2015,17295,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Further the Minnesota Marine Art Museum's Regional Artist Initiative, build collaborations, and engage and evaluate the programmatic functions of the Museum. Utilize qualitative evaluation which includes artistic, educational, social, and economic benefit categories. Two questions we ask are: did we develop community identity? Did we enhance art appreciation? 2: Further the Museum's educational programs, outreach, and engagement initiatives. Collect community feedback and utilize quantitative (participation) and qualitative systems. For internal qualitative evaluation, one question is: did we communicate relevant ideas and improve understanding?","Successful Mississippi River-inspired exhibitions, MMAM programs and outreach programs with regional artists Chris Faust and Nick Wroblewski. Direct and social media feedback from public, admission and membership numbers (record FY 2015), discussions with outreach partners, and internal evaluation with staff each pointed to positive results. 2: Successful implementation of many lectures and talks, family events and programs, gallery interactives, and outreach including University residency and Family Art Day. Direct and social media feedback from public, participation numbers, discussions with outreach partners, and internal evaluation with staff each pointed to many positive programs. ",,822792,"Other, local or private",840087,2629,"Dr. John O. Anfinson, James A. Bowey, Cassie Cramer, Dr. James H. Eddy, Michael J. Galvin Jr., Dan Hampton, Betsy Midthun, Mark Metzler, Nancy Nelson, Rachelle Schultz, Phil Schumacher, Steve Slaggie, Dr. Donald Sloan, Dr. Dominic Ricciotti ",,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Maus,"Minnesota Marine Art Museum","800 Riverview Dr",Winona,MN,55987-2272,"(507) 474-6626x 12",amaus@minnesotamarineart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-511,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25816,"Operating Support",2015,77115,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase local attendance by 10% over prior year. Success will be measured by the number of tickets sold. 2: Increase individual donations by 10% over year prior. Success will be measured by the number of donors and the total amount donated.","In FY 2014 19,766 attended. In FY 2015 17,977 attended representing a 9% decrease in overall attendance. Attendance was determined through box office tickets and education and outreach attendance. Box office tickets were compiled by the audience relations director. Education and outreach attendance was compiled by the director of inquiry. 2: 1,294 individuals donated $375,016 in FY 2014. 1,154 donated $ 354,931 in FY 2015 representing a decrease of 5%. Individual donations in FY 2015 were tracked through our finance department under the management of the managing director and general manager.",,3367349,"Other, local or private",3444464,37420,"Paul Actio, Katrice Albert, Kris Arenson, Kathleen Edmond, Carson Funderburk, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark McLellan, Robert Olafson, Jeffrey Saunders, Catherine Stemper, Bill Stevens, Brooke Story, Tim Sullivan, Sarah Walker, Caroline Wanga",,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Freeman,"Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc.","270 Kent St N","St Paul",MN,55102-1744,"(952) 512-7724 ",jeff.freeman@penumbratheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-514,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25820,"Operating Support",2015,20786,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will schedule a family-friendly production to increase attendance by children. This production will be successful for Theatre in the Round Players if its total attendance reaches 55% of capacity. Our evaluation of the extent to which this outcome is achieved will be statistical, based on how the actual percentage of total attendance compares to 55%. 2: During fiscal year 2015, more than 400 state residents will audition for roles and, from cast to crew, more than 230 adults will create all the productions. Our evaluation of the extent to which this outcome is achieved will be statistical, based on comparing the numbers above to the actual numbers. ","Total attendance for our production of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES reached 85.1% of capacity. Statistical. 2: During FY 2015, 439 state residents auditioned for roles and, from cast to crew, 249 unique individuals created all productions. Statistical.",,356929,"Other, local or private",377715,20000,"Howard Ansel,Ed Caldie,Francine Corcoran,Scott Draheim,Michael Garbis,Garry Geiken,Joseph Imholte,Hugh Kirsch,Elizabeth Lofgren,Stephanie Long,Lauren May,Linda Paulsen,Dann Peterson,Jean Shore,Chris Styring",,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Antenucci,"Theatre in the Round Players, Inc. AKA Theatre in the Round Players","245 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1054,"(612) 333-2919x 102",Admin@TheatreintheRound.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-516,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25824,"Operating Support",2015,11637,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will participate in at least ten performance opportunities throughout the community for audiences looking to experience Chinese dance or learn about Chinese dance and culture. CAAM Chinese Dance Theater sets number, details of each performance opportunity; seeks outcomes from performance sponsors. Afterwards, feedback and future indications of interest are collected to assess achievement of outcomes. 2: CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will offer an education program through at least two partners in the Twin Cities, such as schools, community, and cultural organizations. CAAM Chinese Dance Theater sets number and details of each education opportunity, tailors program to needs of partners. Afterwards, feedback and future indications of interest are collected to assess achievement of outcomes.","CAAM CDT exceeded its goal of sharing Chinese culture through the universal language of dance by reaching at least 10,000 at more than 30 events, festivals, performances and other opportunities. CAAM CDT Board sets goals and monitors staff to assure goals are met. Feedback is obtained from a sample of audiences and outreach partners in the form of interviews and written feedback. 2: During CAAM CDT exceeded its goal by participated in at least two residency and workshops mostly at Twin Cities schools and nonprofit organizations. CAAM CDT Board sets goals and monitors staff to assure educational goals are met. Feedback is obtained from a sample of audiences and outreach partners in the form of interviews and written feedback.",,194812,"Other, local or private",206449,500,"Ronald Tu, Wenlei Fang,Yanhua Wusands, De Zhang, Vickee Nelson, Chris Londgren, Stacey Hecht, Beatrice Rothweiler, Liu Wei",,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Yanhua,Wusands,"Chinese American Association of Minnesota AKA CAAM Chinese Dance Theater","800 Transfer Rd Ste 8","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 774-0806 ",admin@caamcdt.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Polk, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-518,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25829,"Operating Support",2015,20685,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","White Bear Center for the Arts will increase by 10% the number of new artist-designed classes and activities designed and led by artists. White Bear Center for the Arts will measure this outcome by tracking new classes that are offered in 2015 and comparing to 2014 offerings. 2: White Bear Center for the Arts will increase by 10% the number of new participants in diverse arts experiences. White Bear Center for the Arts measured this by tracking student and audience registration numbers in 2015 and comparing to 2014.","From FY 2014 to FY 2015, WBCA increased the number of classes offered from 778 to 886. This was an increase of 14%. WBCA tracks the number of classes offered in its database and compares different time periods. 2: Registrations increased significantly from FY 2014 to FY 2015. Total registrations increased 23%. The number of unique students grew by 20%. WBCA tracks all class registrations in its database and compares different time periods.",,506230,"Other, local or private",526915,3144,"Patricia Berger, Donna Bruhl, Craig Campbell, Leonardo Castro, Robert Cuerden, Kim Ford, Jan Gillen, Mary Gove, Kevin Hart, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Alan Kantrud, Mary Levins, Nor Olson, Kraig Thayer Rasmussen, Jeff Schreier, Karl Sevig, Dan Wachtler, Steve Wolgamot, Karen April Wong, Malia Yang-Xiong, Sue Ahlcrona, Roberta Johnson, Neil Johnston",,"White Bear Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Suzi,Hudson,"White Bear Center for the Arts","4971 Long Ave","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 407-0597 ",wbca@whitebeararts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Morrison, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-520,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25831,"Operating Support",2015,25179,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to create programming that reaches out to underserved groups in Minnesota, including artists with disabilities, artists of color, and GLBTQ-identified artists. We’ll invite artists of all cultures, sexual orientations, and artistic genres on our stage and track their information. We’ll connect with three different organizations and arts groups in an effort to reach new artists for the Cabaret. 2: Create programming that serves Minnesota artists in their development by offering a stage and feedback for works in progress, improvisational and impromptu artistic creation. We'll provide at least 75 artists of various backgrounds the opportunity to present their work and receive audience feedback. With no barrier to perform, we’ll encourage anyone to participate.","Patrick’s Cabaret’s presented 61 cabarets featuring underserved communities: artists with disabilities, GLBTQ-identified artists and artists of color. Patrick’s Cabaret collaborated with seven organizations and arts groups to bring new artists to the stage. Artist statistics were tracked at each performance. Cabaret staff also sought feedback from artists and curators. 2: Patrick’s Cabaret supported artists at all stages of their development and provided feedback through Calof Series and High School Cabarets programs. Patrick’s Cabaret provided a stage and audience feedback to 78 artists. These artists presented works-in-progress to a total of 334 audience members. Cabaret staff tracked artist statistics at each show.",,322291,"Other, local or private",347470,2860,"Gabriela Santiago, Lyra Schneider, Kristine Smith, Tom Cassidy, David Brookins, Peter Foster, John Gorra, Lisa Brimmer, Paul Nemeth, Phillip Low",0.15,"Patrick's Cabaret","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Hero Jones","Patrick's Cabaret","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1987,"(612) 724-6273x 2",info@patrickscabaret.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-521,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25833,"Operating Support",2015,24171,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota arts administrators will use VSA Minnesota accessibility resources to improve their outreach and service to Minnesotans with disabilities. We will track postings to the Arts Access Calendar by arts organizations and all in-coming communications requesting this service. 2: Young people with disabilities will have greater access to the arts for the betterment of their overall education through in-school, VSA Minnesota programs. We will evaluate each of our school residency and Arts Ambassador programs looking at number of students and arts curricular areas addressed. ","Minnesota arts administrators use resources provided by VSA Minnesota to improve their outreach to and engagement of people with disabilities. The VSA Minnesota Accessible Arts Calendar (on website) provides more information about arts performances with communication accommodations than any other state. Number of participants attending access workshops was up over 2014. 2: Students with disabilities at five school sites participated in VSA Minnesota artist residencies during 2014-15. Decrease due to fund cut from Minnesota Department of Education. All evaluations from host teachers and teaching artists reported positive learning outcomes for students engaged in artist residencies. Organization will determine program’s viability in coming year given smaller funding base.",,428171,"Other, local or private",452342,24171,"Gail Burke, Adam Perry, Adrienne Mason, Stephen Danko, Anne Peacock, Christian Novak, Maggie Karli, Char Coal, Stacy Shamblott, Jessica Lee, Jenny Le, Kay Augustine",,"VSA Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Dunn,"VSA Minnesota","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 305",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 332-3888x 1",craig@vsamn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-522,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25835,"Operating Support",2015,16761,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth Performance Company is a healthy, thriving, sustainable performing arts organization for kids. For Youth Performance Company to be healthy, thriving and sustainable, we must increase the non-school audience and the number of donors. An indicator of success will be an increase in non-school audience members and individual donors of 10% by end of fiscal year 2015.","YPC is a thriving and sustainable youth-inspired theatre serving diverse children and families in the Twin Cities. YPC's success is measured by the substantial increase in new donors, participants, and families who find YPC to be a distinctive resource for families of any income or background to come together to view or create impactful artistic experiences. ",,495094,"Other, local or private",511855,1540,"Diane Anderson, Eve Bassinger, Jennifer Breitinger, Deb Brisch-Cramer, Susan Byers, Eve Deikel, Lisa Dejoras, James Farstad, Cheri Galbraith, Jill Jensen Coghlan, Miriam Johnson-Dunkirk, Julie Kendrick, Rich Knowlton, David Maggitt, Susan Misukanis, Annie O'Connor, David Peterson, Tim Ryan, Meredith Shea-Perez, Cathy Sweet, Keri VanOverschelde, Brenda Vaughn, Kari Xiong",,"Youth Performance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Lattin,"Youth Performance Company","3338 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3468,"(612) 623-9180x 105",ron@youthperformanceco.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-523,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25837,"Operating Support",2015,38437,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create work of high artistic merit that shows arts as vital because it provides inspiration and relevant information specific audiences learn and use. We measure our artistic/educational value through audience evaluations and research, reviews by other professional artists and educators, and the directors’ field observations and critiques. 2: The quality of service to urban schools and special needs students is enhanced. Service to greater Minnesota, especially congressional districts 1, 7, and 8 is increased. Actor-Educators evaluate urban school and special needs training as a 3 on a 4-point scale. Totals of teaching days and performances given in greater Minnesota are compared for 2013-14 and 2014-15.","CLIMB's educational/artistic merit was rated: 3.99/4 by professionals/experts, and 3.82/4 by educators. 78% of audiences surveyed were inspired to change their perspective or behavior. CLIMB surveyed 4,187 educators (99% want us back), and 5,476 students. Six plays were reviewed by four theatre professionals, and two by a child psychologist. CLIMB also received 215 letters from educators in support of our plays and classes! 2: CLIMB TeachCo. staff received training on working with special needs and urban populations. TeachCo. service to greater Minnesota increased by 12%, and service to Districts 1, 7, and eight by 23%. Staff were surveyed after training. 100% of staff rated trainer’s knowledge as excellent, and rated the helpfulness of the special needs training a 3.75/4, and the urban/diversity training at 3.5/4. To show increase: we tracked all programming.",,8038574,"Other, local or private",8077011,12852,"James Gambone, Joseph Atkins, Bonnie Matson, Milan Mockovak, James Olney, Bill Partlan, Christine Walsh, Peg Wetli",0.38,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peg,Wetli,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076-4428,"(651) 453-9275x 19",peg@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-524,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25839,"Operating Support",2015,52395,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Schubert Club will attract new and diverse audiences to experience professional classical artists in new, creative ways. New and diverse audiences will attend because of alternative, relaxed presentation styles, making classical musical artists accessible to those who would not otherwise attend formal concerts. 2: The Schubert Club will provide more diverse opportunities for Minnesota-based musicians to perform, compose, and develop as artists. Expand our list of Minnesota composers and performers for the opportunity to showcase their talent through performances, and explore artistic partnerships with new, diverse cultural communities.","New audience members attended performances in alternative venues in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The Schubert Club Mix artist performances took the formality out of classical music in unique warehouse venues. 54% of our Mix audiences had never attended a Schubert Club performance in the past. 2: The Schubert Club engaged a vast array of Minnesota musical artists. The Schubert Club performances during FY 2015 included new compositions by 35 composers and performances by 78 Minnesota musicians.",,1709399,"Other, local or private",1761794,,"Craig Aase, Mahfuza Ali, Mark Anema, Nina Archabal, Paul Aslanian, Lynne Beck, Carleen Bengtsson, Dorothea Burns, James Callahan, Carolyn Collins, Marilyn Dan, Anna Marie Ettel, Richard Evidon, Catherine Furry, Michael Georgieff, Elizabeth Holden, Dorothy Horns, Anne Hunter, Kyle Kossol, Chris Levy, Jeffrey Lin, Kristina MacKenzie, Peter Myers, Ford Nicholson, Gerald Nolte, Gayle Ober, David Ranheim, Ann Schulte, Kim A. Severson, Gloria Sewell, Anthony Thein, John Treacy, Alison Young",,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Olson,"Schubert Club, Inc. AKA The Schubert Club","75 W 5th St Ste 302","St Paul",MN,55102-7730,"(651) 292-3270 ",polson@schubert.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-525,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25842,"Operating Support",2015,58926,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Build a leading list of creative writing by publishing 35 high quality books (fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry). Graywolf will follow a rigorous schedule for book production and analyze the impact of editorial and publicity efforts through review coverage, awards, and reader responses. 2: Reach 250,000 readers, schedule twenty author readings attended by 1,000 Minnesotans, and collaborate with four major local institutions. Graywolf will use traditional and innovative marketing to connect authors and audiences; track book sales; evaluate the attendance and cultural impact of collaborative events and programs.","Graywolf published 34 literary books (poetry, fiction, nonfiction); both the Press and its titles were praised nationally and locally for excellence. Graywolf books received seventeen reviews in the Star Tribune and seventeen in the New York Times and its Book Review. Citizen by Claudia Rankine won a National Book Critics Circle Award; Graywolf won the AWP Small Press Publisher Award. 2: Graywolf reached over 445,000 readers, held 24 local author readings attended by at least 5,000 people, and collaborated with seven major institutions. Graywolf interacted with 250,000 followers daily on social media, drew 191,228 unique web visitors, and sold 297,820 books. The Press partnered with The Loft; it held nine classes based on the “Art of” books on literary craft.",,2534573,"Other, local or private",2593499,8249,"Catherine Allan, Trish Anderson, Carol Bemis, Mary Ebert, Lee Freeman, Chris Galloway, Jim Hoecker, Shirley Hughes, Mark Jensen, Tom Joyce, Will Kaul, Chris Kirwan, Ann MacDonald, Jim McCarthy, Ed McConaghay, Georgia Murphy Johnson, Allie Pohlad, Mary Polta, Bruno Quinson, Gail See, Roderic Southall, Judy Titcomb, Emily Anne Tuttle, Melinda Ward",,"Graywolf Press","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Dublinski,"Graywolf Press","250 3rd Ave N Ste 600",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(651) 641-0077 ",dublinski@graywolfpress.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-528,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25843,"Operating Support",2015,43264,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mu engages our audience and deepens our community ties through our programming and Community Partners. Success: Active partner and audience engagement in shows, talk-backs, outreach; and develop Asian American artists who contribute vital arts to Minnesota. Tools: Audience, partner and arts participant surveys, metrics. 2: Mu reaches all audiences through arts education, partners, and accessible performance venues. Success: Up to 1,400 free tickets, increase partners, accessible venues, American Sign Language and audio description, our underserved audiences attend, learn about, and create art. Tools: Partner and audience surveys, interviews, metrics.","Mu engaged audiences with new work and new approaches to classic work and strengthened and developed new relationships with Community Partners. Mu reached all of its community engagement goals, giving away over 1200 free tickets to ensure accessibility, hosting discussions and talkbacks, developing artists, and producing work that addressed pressing community issues. 2: Mu Performing Arts reached diverse audiences through their education programs, community partners, and accessible performances and venues. Mu gave away over 1200 tickets to underserved partners, increased Community Partners from nine to 27, hosted ASL/AD performances at each mainstage production, and reached 12,000 diverse Minnesotans with the outreach program.",,753071,"Other, local or private",796335,43264,"Chris Barron, Jeff Chen, Shannon Freeby, Candice Hern, Michael Hu, Dan Le, Dorothy Mollien, Randy Reyes, Kari Ruth, Jenny Song, Kaimay Terry, PJ Vitoff, Atlee Wong",,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Ochs,"Theater Mu, Inc. AKA Mu Performing Arts","275 E 4th St Ste 496","St Paul",MN,55101-1682,"(612) 789-1012 ",sara@muperformingarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-529,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25845,"Operating Support",2015,29992,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts serves over 500 people from 3-83 who are economically and racially diverse and differently-abled. Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts reports on the dollars allocated to scholarship and work study, and provides demographic data on all participants in the program. 2: Collaborate with community partners (arts, civic, business, school) to expand and enhance programming. 500 youth actively sing, dance, and act at Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts. 4,000 audience members on site; seven student performances offsite; programs with three neighborhood schools. Incubator program shapes new generation of artists.","528 students participated in LCPA's programs, 54% students of color, 3% children with special needs, and 37% receiving some form of financial aid. LCPA gathered demographic data including date of birth, ethnicity, and gender from students at registration, and saved that information in a student database. LCPA tracks financial aid to students in student records and accounting. 2: LCPA's partnership programs grew in reach and diversified in artistic offering. LCPA partnered with four schools, two arts organizations, and two neighborhood groups, while also serving 441 students through on-site programs and 3,500 audience members.",,848582,"Other, local or private",878574,4559,"Laurence LeJeune, Susan Casserly-Kosel, John Knip, Teresa Ashmore, Kerry Casserly Carter, Amy Casserly Ellis, Susan Fleitman, Ann Kennedy, Eric Lucas, Charles Nolan, Rev. Michael O'Connell, Joan Grathwol Olson, Nick Vlietstra",,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patty,Lefaive,"Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts","1617 N 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 521-2600x 820",patty@lundstrumcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-531,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25846,"Operating Support",2015,52730,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mixed Blood Theatre Company partners with county attorneys (youth violence prevention and bias elimination), with Health Partners (health care disparities), and with YWCA (racial justice). The number of partners/participants in customized shows; number of youth and institutions served; number of health workers and attorneys accredited; number of events and surveyed responses. 2: Mixed Blood Theatre Company will hire 150 Minnesota artists, produce eleven productions, and attract audiences for Mixed Blood and all Minnesota performing arts organizations. Actors earn $500 - $1500 week; increase in audience and artist composition will have quantifiable expectations. Tours aim to increase presence from 42 counties to 68 counties.","MBT partnered with the county attorney's office on a production of `Stars and Stripes` and partnered with the YWCA on a production of Going Up. Stars and Stripes collaborated with the county attorney's office and reached 3,000 audience members and 45 staff. 722 students from the YWCA attended `Going Up` followed by a 90-min small group dialogue entitled `It's Time to Talk About Race`. 2: MBT hired 120 Minnesota artists, produced eleven productions seen by 37,000+ audience members. The five touring productions received 151 performances, 129 of which were in Minnesota, at 99 sites in 63 communities in six states to an estimated audience of 27,032. Mixed Blood employed 120 artists earning $500-$1500/week. ",,1340394,"Other, local or private",1393124,,"Tabitha Montgomery, Deb Bryan, Eric Hyde, Molly Bott, Warren Bowles, Yolanda Cotterall, Sheila Gore Dennis, Pj Doyle, Diana Hellerman, K. David Hirschey, Sarah Kilibarda, Nancy Koo, Robert Lunning, Susan P. Mackay, Jeff McCallum, Jack Reuler, Jeff Schuur, Eviano Useh, Gauri Vardhan Yedla, Charles A `Chad` Weinstein, Kathleen Westerhaus",,"Mixed Blood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amanda,"White Thietje","Mixed Blood Theatre Company","1501 S 4th St",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1100,"(612) 338-0984 ",Amanda@mixedblood.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nobles, Olmsted, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-532,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25847,"Operating Support",2015,12690,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase capacity by obtaining administrative help. Skylark will achieve this goal when we obtain 10-20 hours a week of administrative assistance. 2: Redesign Skylark Opera's website to make it more user friendly, informative, and engaging. Skylark will achieve this goal when a new website is up and running successfully.","Administrative assistant/production coordinator hired in 2015. Skylark hired an administrative assistant/production coordinator 15-20 hours/week in late winter 2015 to assist with office tasks and to coordinate production matters, meeting the outcome criteria in the application. 2: Completely redesigned website rolled out in 2014. With the aid of ICBTS design firm, Skylark introduced a completely redesigned website in spring 2014, with photographs, information about productions and artists, mailing list sign-up capacity, and more.",,195800,"Other, local or private",208490,,"Narissa Bach, Pamela Dickson, James Hart, Craig Herkert, Ashley McKenna, Jack Neveaux, Kari Olson, Carla Petersen, Ann Morelli Spencer, Carrie Wasley, Eugene Young",,"Skylark Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Spencer,"Skylark Opera","75 5th St W Ste 414","St Paul",MN,55102-1431,"(651) 292-4309 ",backstage@skylarkopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-533,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25849,"Operating Support",2015,27280,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","All Minnesotans have access to artistically excellent resources, facilities, exhibition opportunities, and education in the field of fiber art. Program quality and effectiveness will be measured by new and renewing membership levels; audience and enrollment statistics; earned income levels; program evaluations; critical reviews; and ongoing member feedback. 2: People of all ages, backgrounds, and artistic abilities participate in Textile Center programs. Demographic assessments will be conducted on all youth and outreach programs; membership; and education and exhibition program participants. New and ongoing partnerships with schools and community groups will be evaluated.","All Minnesotans have access to artistically excellent resources, facilities, exhibition opportunities, and education in the field of fiber art. Program quality and effectiveness was measured by new and renewing members; audience and enrollment statistics; earned income levels; program evaluations; critical reviews; and ongoing member feedback. We achieved improvements in all areas. 2: People of all ages, backgrounds, and artistic abilities participate in Textile Center programs. Demographic assessments were conducted on all youth and outreach programs; membership; and education and exhibition program participants. New and ongoing partnerships with schools and community groups were also evaluated.",,804426,"Other, local or private",831706,27280,"Dick Gilyard, Rose Herrera Hamerlinck, Tina Hughes, Peggy Hunter, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Tracy Krumm, Cyndi Kaye Meier, William Mondale, Nancy Onkka, Donna Peterson, Lance Radziej, Carolyn A. Weber, Sherri West",,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jenny,Jones,"Textile Center of Minnesota AKA Textile Center","3000 University Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0464 ",jjones@textilecentermn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-535,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25850,"Operating Support",2015,22860,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fergus Falls: A Center for the Arts will continue to see an increase in diversity of patrons and participants in the arts. We will measure the numbers. Participants are a tangible/measurable outcome. We will continue to increase our education of the populous of all abilities to assure everyone can enjoy events by our organization. As well we will continue surveys. 2: Maximize block booking opportunites with other Minnesota presenters. As a member of the Minnesota Presenters Network we will continue to use best business practices and work with colleagues by presenting the highest quality of arts at the most affordable of prices through ongoing discussion and block booking.","18,964 diverse patrons were served! We recorded 52,133 contact hours with outreach and programming. Modified Arts Midwest tracking system for events and outreach. 2: MPN meetings were attended and three blocks were executed. There is safety in numbers and several of our most memorable shows were block booked. ",,719124,"Other, local or private",741984,2000,"Sarah Duffy, David Strom, Deborah Embretson, Stefanie Gerhardson, Wally Warhol, Mark Helland, Kathy Wagnild, Tim Hunt, Lisa Litt, Mark Olmstead",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 W Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453x 16",ac4ta@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-536,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25855,"Operating Support",2015,29583,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 40 writers and artists in all media will be awarded residencies in which to advance their work. All will make community presentations about their work. Center residents will give presentations at a school, senior center, service organization, arts organization, or correctional facilities. Reports and feedback from presentation hosts, the audiences, and the artists will provide evaluation. 2: Three major arts celebrations in summer, fall, and winter will present work by over 200 regional artists, writers, musicians, and performers to 5,000 – 6,000 people of all ages. Attendance at the events and the high percentage of return visitors plus direct feedback to staff from the artists and performers along with letters and emails from attendees about the Center's programs provide important evaluation.","Month-long residencies were provided to 32 artists and writers, each of whom gave a presentation at an area school or community organization. Community hosts and attendees at the presentations on their work by the Center residents praised the value of them, and the host organizations requested to be considered as hosts again in subsequent years. 2: The three major arts celebrations were very well attended and the number of children, parents and grandparents at Children's Book Fair was especially high. Attendance is tabulated by ticket sales and headcounts for the free events such as the Children's Book Fair. Positive press coverage and praise from attendees to Center staff was heartening.",,469259,"Other, local or private",498842,,"Doug Bayley, John Christiansen, Judy Christianson, Sean Dowse, Donna Dummer, Bruce Geary, Barb Hansen, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Art Kenyon, Marilyn Lawrence, Peg Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Bradley,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55116,"(651) 388-2009 ",pfbradley@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-541,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25858,"Operating Support",2015,46680,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Meet or exceed targets for participation in series classes, outreach, and exhibition programs. Grow participation and income in series classes by a minimum of 3% over prior year, and maintain outreach participation at approximately 4,500, with half participating at low or no cost. 2: Maintain a presence at the Ridgedale Center that does not require the use of management reserves. Rotate art work through fourteen different display vitrines a minimum of three times. Maintain center court informational display. Establish a temporary holiday location.","Income/participation in on site classes and workshops grew in FY 2014/15 by just under 2%. Outreach participation totaled 2,888. On-site class registrations are entered in software with payment info. Outreach numbers are reported by instructors. Ridgedale and event participation are tallied using a clicker. 2: We rotated art work twice, maintained a center court informational display and established a temporary holiday store without using reserves. We counted the number of rotations and tracked income and expenses against plan. ",,1333404,"Other, local or private",1380084,2500,"Thomas Hull, Barbara McBurney, Denise Leskinen, Sarah Barthel, Andy Currie, Crissy Field, Irv Kessler, Matthew Knopf, Andrea Michaelsen, Kathleen Michaelson, Terry Savidge, Jim Schwert, Laura Miles",,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxanne,Heaton,"Minnetonka Center for the Arts","2240 North Shore Dr",Wayzata,MN,55391-9127,"(952) 473-7361x 15",rheaton@minnetonkaarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Traverse, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-544,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25862,"Operating Support",2015,58420,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create and present 4-6 Mainstage plays and two series (Fresh Ink, Lights Up) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion records of plays and series staged; Illusion records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays; review of works staged by producing directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conduct theater-based programs with at least 200 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances; Illusion records of number of youth participating; surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults.","Illusion presented five mainstage plays and two series (FRESH INK, LIGHTS UP) that represent diverse voices and align with Illusion’s mission. Illusion records of plays and series staged. Illusion records of playwrights and other artists who create the plays. Review of works staged by producing directors to determine alignment with mission. 2: Conducted theater-based programs with 8,154 Minnesota youth giving them experience developing plays and performing for their peers and community. Illusion records of programs conducted and numbers of youth performances. Illusion records of number of youth participating. Surveys and interviews with youth and liaison adults to determine program satisfaction and places for improvement.",,1101589,"Other, local or private",1160009,,"Stan Alleyne, Anthony Bohaty, Willie Bridges, Barbara Brin, Amy Brenengen, Pat Dunleavy, Keith Halperin, Christina Herzog, Lori Liss, Christopher Madel, Vivian Martin,Danielle McCallum, Bonnie Morris, Danica Natoli, Julia O'Brien ,Katie Otto, Emily Palmer, Therese Pautz, Jeffrey Rabkin, Michael H. Robins, Jim Smart, David Stamps, Susan Thurston, Christopher Wurtz ",,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Robins,"Illusion Theater and School, Inc. AKA Illusion Theater","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 704",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1814,"(612) 339-4944x 208",mrobins@illusiontheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-548,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25863,"Operating Support",2015,49929,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Produce high-quality original theater created by ensemble of 45+ actors with disabilities, also collaborating with mainstream professional artists. Evaluate success with attendance and ticket sales data, ensemble and guest artist satisfaction with the work, and audience engagement in artist talks and other open discussion opportunities. 2: Support artistic growth of 75+ visual artists with disabilities by providing accessible studio, mentoring, creativity retreats, and gallery sales. Evaluate success with sales data in our gallery and community venues, artist satisfaction with their work, feedback on impact of retreats, and patron/artist engagement at public events.","Produced winter cabaret series and spring mainstage show, collaborating with Jon Ferguson plus community-based actors with and without disabilities. Developed new audiences of youth with disabilities; sold-out shows in new Saint Paul space; Board brought new attendee groups for shows and artist talks; theater and studio artists report high satisfaction with new facilities. 2: New Saint Paul space provides larger studio; creativity retreats continue to inspire; high-quality staff teach and mentor Interact artists. New gallery adjacent to theater results in improved sales and exhibition environment, and greater interaction between artists and patrons. Artists report that retreats offer time for peace, reflection and inspiration.",,1526107,"Other, local or private",1576036,12000,"Sally Hebson, Jeanne Calvit, Linda Myers Shelton, Jeanie Watson, Robert Spikings, Karin Schurrer-Erickson, Lori Leavitt",1,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeanne,Calvit,"Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts AKA Interact","212 3rd Ave N Ste 140",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1434,"(612) 339-5145x 10",jeanne@interactcenter.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-549,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25864,"Operating Support",2015,10153,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stage annual fall 2014 concert, with live Arabic music ensemble, featuring new choreography by two internationally recognized guest choreographers. We will measure success with attendance and revenue goals, company satisfaction with new choreography by guest artists, new music composed for this work, and audience engagement in artist talks. 2: Offer opportunities for intimate arts experiences through Salon Concerts, learning workshops, and Henna parties, and by participating in the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Success means deepening audience relationships with more close-up engagement at Minnesota Fringe Festival and Salon events, increasing understanding of Middle Eastern arts through informal Henna parties and workshops.","Refocused creative energies to produce new show for Fringe: Djinn and Tonic, experimenting in a more comedic story format, and reaching new audiences. Sold out two shows; reached new audiences. Mentions in Pi Press and American Jewish World, new media for Jawaahir. Created scenes that can be restaged, in more comedic form that stretches audience perception of Arabic work. 2: Performed in Fringe. Offered intimate events: Henna Party, two Cabarets, one public showing after professional weeklong Dance Intensive; showcases at venues throughout metro area. Fringe generated new audiences. Overall variety of events provided diverse points-of-entry for audience engagement and interaction, plus Q and A’s, informal conversations with dancers and other audience members about experiences.",,252918,"Other, local or private",263071,2030,"Cassandra Shore, Patricia Auch, Kay Campbell, Salah Abdel Fattah, Eileen Goren, Theresa Kane, Kathy McCurdy, Melanie Meyer, Jenny Piper, Eileen O'Shaughnessy",,"Jawaahir Dance Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cassandra,Shore,"Jawaahir Dance Company","3010 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406,"(612) 872-6050 ",cassandra@jawaahir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-550,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25866,"Operating Support",2015,30152,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Broaden participation of small business and corporate donors, start a show sponsorship program, and increase individual contributions. Increase sixteen corporate donors and $64,100 to 30 and $68,000; increase 345 individual donors and $55,000 to 450 and $72,500; attract 10 show sponsorships for a total of $10,000 to $15,000. 2: Increase volunteer participation in production and audience support areas and expand local and regional creator and arts learning participation. Volunteer hours increase from 3,078 to 3,500 for about 100 events; increase regional artist performances from 40 to 45 by expanding active production weeks and reducing rental fees.","Increased involvement through new sponsorships, memberships, and donations to the theatre. Corporate and business sponsorship increases were tracked through season schedule advertisements and previous season support. Memberships were tracked through ticketing and development software, and analyzed for trends. 2: Volunteerism opportunities involved more communities, allowing more people to participate in the arts. Volunteer spreadsheets indicating hours logged and overall participation showed improved involvement with the theatre. The type of opportunities broadened to include administration, technical work, and general upkeep.",,639219,"Other, local or private",669371,,"Ian Sheerer, Mary Rauterkus, Marybess Goeppinger, Chuck Richardson, Verna Fricke, Mike Melstad, Nancy Dimunation",,"T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sean,Dowse,"T.B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre","443 W 3rd St","Red Wing",MN,55066-2310,"(651) 388-8701 ",sdowse@sheldontheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-552,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25867,"Operating Support",2015,62654,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Stages Theatre Company will advance artistic excellence by producing a diverse slate of youth theatre productions and education programs that will appeal to people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities. Through our audience database, Stages Theatre Company will be able to track the number of patrons we serve with our productions and education programs. 2: Stages Theatre Company will continue to explore Theatre for the Very Young and develop a production focused on this audience. Stages Theatre Company will use an internal staff evaluation process to learn from its first-ever exploration into Theatre for the Very Young. We will look forward to sharing our experience with other youth-focused theatres interested in exploring this type of work.","STC produced eight youth theatre productions and more than three dozen educational workshops, outreach and access programs, reaching 153,000+ Minnesotans in FY 2015. Using our database and registration information, we tracked attendance at main stage productions, summer theatre workshops, and off- and on-site education/outreach programs. 2: STC produced the world premiere of `Zen Ties` as part of our Theatre for the Very Young initiative, seen by 3,320 individuals. STC tracked attendance through our ticketing database. The Theatre for the Very Young program evaluation was conducted by STC's production manager, who has 20+ years of experience in early-childhood education and theatre.",,1933543,"Other, local or private",1996197,17141,"Susan Allen, Lisa Kline, Dawn Holicky Pruitt, Laura Bishop, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Darrick Hills, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Plaetz Lori, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Kristin Parrish, Lynn Petersen, Tiffany Richter, Amanda Simpson, Jeana Sommers, Erik Takkunen, Carmen Thiede, Bryan Wall",0.5,"Stages Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Stages Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lisa,Zellmer,"Stages Theatre Company","1111 Main St",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1132 ",lzellmer@stagestheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-553,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25869,"Operating Support",2015,24591,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","GREAT will increase the number of first time participants in a meaningful theatre arts experience that will build life-time love of the arts. Progress will be measured through surveys, attendance, and registration numbers and through communication with first-time participants. 2: GREAT seeks to build stronger financial support to ensure long-term stability for our work. Progress will be measured through surveys, our Financial Committee, our financial dashboard which tracks and summarizes data related to donor acquisition, contributions, cash on hand, income/expenses, volunteer hours, and program satisfaction.","GREAT Theatre increased the number of first time participants in a meaningful theatre arts experience that helped them to build a lifetime love of the arts. Progress was measured through surveys, attendance and registration numbers and through communication with first-time participants. 2: GREAT Theatre built stronger financial support to ensure long-term stability for our work. Progress was measured through surveys, our Finance Committee, our dashboard which tracks and summarizes data related to donor acquisition, contributions, cash on hand, income/expenses, volunteer hours, and program satisfaction.",,987898,"Other, local or private",1012489,,"Marianne Arnzen, Bonnie Bologna, Barbara Carlson, Don Christenson, Joanne Dorsher, Brady Hughs, Patrick LaLonde, Steve Palmer, Mónica Segura-Schwartz, Pat Thompson ",,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dennis,Whipple,"Great River Educational Arts Theatre AKA GREAT Theatre","919 St Germain St W Ste 3000","St Cloud",MN,56301-3407,"(320) 258-2787 ",dennis@greattheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Martin, Meeker, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-555,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25873,"Operating Support",2015,25432,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Saint Paul Ballet will collaborate with local visual artists to create a story about the life of dancers, from pre-dance instruction to professional artist, and their role in the community. A local photojournalist, filmmaker, graphic designer, and animator will create an online blog that documents the life of dancers during the year-long project. Participating dancers will provide quarterly feedback on the process. 2: Choreographers of regional and national prominence will create and stage works for Saint Paul Ballet that help develop them as artists and provides new programming for dancers and audiences. Three or more choreographers will create new works for Saint Paul Ballet to perform on Twin Cities’ stages. Evaluations by choreographers and dancers, audience survey responses, and reviews by critics will determine the success of the outcome.","Caroline Yang created a photo documentary project on Saint Paul Ballet and shared her works with the community in gallery installations and is currently booking additional installations. SPB Company dancers and students welcomed Caroline into the studios so she could photograph candid moments in their daily lives. Positive responses to the process and product prompted Caroline to continue the project for two more years. 2: Four visiting choreographers created and staged new works for SPB that helped dancers develop and provided new programming for season performances. Choreographers Peter Davison, Boulder Ballet; Katie Elliot, 3rd Law Dance/Theater; Joseph Morrissey, Hong Kong Ballet; and Swiss-Canadian Kinsun Chan created works that SPB Company performed. Evaluations were overwhelmingly positive. ",,421726,"Other, local or private",447158,5350,"Cathy Gustafson, David Trayers, Mary Olson, Elizabeth Hefferman, Christine Onusko, Jerry Sather, Heidi Draskoci-Johnson, Heather Lindholm, Alice N. Nadeau, Astrid Knott Johnson",0.5,"Saint Paul Ballet","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori,Gleason,"Saint Paul Ballet AKA Saint Paul City Ballet","1680 Grand Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1806,"(651) 690-1588 ",company@spcballet.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-559,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25874,"Operating Support",2015,24756,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Kairos will initiate our Community Arts and Wellbeing Project™ in 1-2 outstate Minnesota communities over two years. Completed stage 1 of project in 1-2 outstate communities, with pre/post evaluation from artists, key community stakeholders, and partners and three ongoing Dancing Heart programs. 2: Kairos will strengthen our current Dancing Heart programs and develop new intergenerational partnerships for community well being. Dancing Heart programs continues participatory arts engagement with older adults, caregivers, and intergenerational communities with positive results, including quantitative and qualitative outcomes.","Kairos Alive! initiated their Community Arts and Wellbeing residency in Bemidji and Winona this year. Kairos Alive! conducted five Community Arts and Wellbeing residencies in Winona and one in Bemidji. Pre and post evaluations were conducted at both. 2: Kairos Alive! averaged four Dancing Heart™ programs per week and developed a Kairos Alive! New Community Dance Hall™ model. Kairos Alive! conducted an on-going evaluation with all of their program partners and an on-going reflection process with their teaching artists.",,327351,"Other, local or private",352107,24756,"Maria Genné, Gary Oftedahl, William Kuretsky, Cynthia Harms, Amanda Hedlund, Joan Semmer, John Outlaw",,"KAIROS ALIVE!","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Maria,Genné,"KAIROS ALIVE!","4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206",Minneapolis,MN,55410,"(612) 926-5454 ",maria@kairosalive.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Beltrami, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-560,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25875,"Operating Support",2015,28248,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Mount five exhibitions and related programs in the Project Space that engage and excite the visitor's relationship to the arts and culture in Minnesota. At least 9,500 people attend the Project Space and its programs and 3% respond to questions about the programs, posed through gallery comment cards, online resources and surveys, and handouts. 2: Hire a director of advancement to lead activities and communication that increase membership, individual giving, and expand the museum's audiences. Hire senior staff member by start of fiscal year 2015; increase memberships, individual giving, and visitors by 25%, as indicated by visitor counts, donation amounts, and membership numbers.","11,450 people visited the Project Space and programs. When questions were posed about programs, we had at least 60% respond rate at each occurrence. MMAA measures attendance through visitor logs kept by our gallery attendants during all open hours and events. During selected exhibitions, we use comment cards and questionnaires to solicit input from artists and visitors. 2: 61% increase in visitors. Hired a Director of Development in fourth quarter; not yet able to report a significant change to membership or giving. MMAA measures attendance through visitor logs kept by our gallery attendants during all open hours and events. We use a database to track all memberships and giving to determine decreases or increases in both per year.",,578291,"Other, local or private",606539,,"David Heider, Mark Hier, Ann Heider, Nancy Apfelbacher, Tom Arneson, Michael Birt, Armando Gutierrez G., Robin Hickman, Tom Hysell, Bonnie Olsen Kramer, John Larkin, Michael C. McCormick, Sam McCullough, Paul C.N. Mellblom, Ann Ruhr Pifer, Diane Pozdolski, George Reid, John Roth, Jim Rustad, Bill Wilson, Dick Zehring",,"Minnesota Museum of American Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elise,Wehrman,"Minnesota Museum of American Art AKA MMAA","141 E 4th St Ste 101","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 797-2571 ",ewehrman@mmaa.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-561,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25876,"Operating Support",2015,23798,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artistic Quality: present diverse, high quality arts programming that engages a broad demographic of people and improves the quality of life. This is measured through audience evaluations of performances (interviews and surveys) and an annual internal review of programming. 2: Audience Experience: continue to ensure that our audiences experience the best we can offer from production to facility to staff. We will measure audience experience through surveys, evaluations, interviews, and an annual review.","The Historic Holmes Theatre was able to present/produce 20+ international and national artists/groups, 15+ local artists/groups and multiple community outreach activities. We measured our impact through monthly show reviews (with staff/board), audience interviews, some audience surveys and an annual review of theatre activities. We had diversity of programs and audiences and valued local connections. 2: Our reputation and audience satisfaction are growing from the feedback we received. People are very enthused about what we are bringing to our region. From audience interviews, staff/board activity evaluations and general comments, audiences give us high ratings to what we put on stage, bring to the community and aesthetic changes we're making in the building for a better audience experience.",,570480,"Other, local or private",594278,,"Larry Buboltz, Susan Busker, Steve Daggett, Mike Herzog, Josh Hochgraber, Michelle Maier, Moriya Rufer",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-4221 ",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-562,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25877,"Operating Support",2015,40434,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Optimize programming. Increase participation in IFP MINNESOTA programming by at least 10% across the board, targeting outreach and engagement to communities of color and to more diverse communities. Outcomes are measurable by attendance and tuition data. 2: Strengthen public awareness of IFP MINNESOTA, its programming, opportunities, and value. Initiate new partnerships, relaunch new website, and enhance promotional opportunities at all existing events. Outcomes are measurable by new partnerships, website hits, and event attendance.","Participation in IFP Minnesota programming increased by 10.8% across the board. IFP Minnesota also saw a slight (less than 5%) increase in the diversity of participants. We compared the participants in 2013/2014 to the number of program participants in 2014/2015. We also collected demographic data on participants who were willing to share that information. 2: Three new partnerships were forged; a new website was launched and the new visitor rate nearly tripled at 25,479, and event attendance increased by over 10%. IFP Minnesota entered into new partnerships with Forecast Public Art, Youthprise, and Sundance Institute. Website activity is monitored monthly using Google analytics. Attendance at events is counted carefully by staff. ",,698511,"Other, local or private",738945,40434,"Mary Ahmann, Chris Barry, Beth Bird, JoEllen Martinson Davis, Robin Hickman, Chauncey Jackson, Amy Johnson, Tom Lesser, Elizabeth Redleaf, Kristin Schaak, Jatin Setia, Andrea Stein, Emily Stevens, Jeremy Wilker, Aaron Young",,"IFP Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrew,Peterson,"IFP MINNESOTA","2446 University Ave W Ste 100","St Paul",MN,55114-1740,"(651) 644-1912 ",apeterson@ifpmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-563,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25878,"Operating Support",2015,263776,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Serve 250,000 young people and families through productions and education programs, with a focus on increasing access and engaging new communities. Increase access to productions/classes for 80,000 people; serve 900+ low-income children through Bridges programs; co-host engagement events with community organizations. Evaluation: counts, surveys, formal assessment. 2: Commission and produce world premiere work by both nationally acclaimed and local theatre artists that meets international standards of artistic excellence. Produce a season of eight plays, including two world premieres by Minnesota artists; increase commissions for artists/works of color; increase community engagement around productions. Evaluation: counts, surveys, community discussion.","CTC served 210,000 young people and families through productions and education programs, including 85,000 people who came through access programs. CTC used participation counts to assess increases in access and implemented a survey (in progress) of access/community engagement program participants. CTC conducted formal assessments of education programs in the schools. 2: CTC produced eight plays, including two premieres by Minnesota artists; commissioned/developed new works by 10+ artists; and increased community engagement. CTC used audience counts, an audience survey, and community discussion/co-learning opportunities to assess artistic and community engagement success.",,10360891,"Other, local or private",10624667,22511,"Lynn Abbott, Stefanie Adams, Whit Alexander, Todd Balan, Matthew Banks, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Michael Blum, Tony Bohmert, Todd Brooks, Morgan Burns, Barbara Burwell, Ralph Chu, Paula Cooney, Fran Davis, Eve Deikel, Ryan Engle, Pam Enstad, Michael Fanuele, Kerry Fauver, Bryan Fleming, Beth Ford, Gina Gage, Rajiv Garg, Lili Hall, Jeffrey Hatcher, Sandy Hey, Carrie Higgins, Hoyt Hsiao, Same Hsu, Bill Johnson, Christine Kalla, Joe Keeley, Helen Kurtz, Ed Lagerstrom, Chad Larsen, Jim Lemke, Alex Liu, Muffy Macmillan, Michael Maeser, Gayle Malcolm, Jose Martin, George Montague, Todd Noteboom,Joanne Pastel, Lisa Paylor, Martha Pomerantz, Mark Price, Melissa Raphan, Betsy Russomanno, Sharon Ryan, Betsy Sagnes, Suzi Kim Scott, Tara Sutton, Meredith Tutterow, George Tyson, Dave Vanbenschoten, Jeff von Gillern, Patrick Walsh",0.27,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katherine,Duffy,"The Children's Theatre Company and School AKA Children's Theatre Company","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 874-0500 ",kduffy@childrenstheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-564,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25879,"Operating Support",2015,58463,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More than 4,500 students in grades 4-12 will be engaged in our education programs, ¡Cantaré! and WITNESS. VocalEssence will record attendance at all education program events and conduct evaluations of WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! participants. 2: More than 1,000 adults will attend a VocalEssence community outreach activity. VocalEssence will track attendance at all community outreach activities.","5,837 students in grades 4-12 in Minnesota Schools participated in the arts through the VocalEssence education programs ¡Cantaré! and WITNESS. VocalEssence tracked attendance to determine the number of participants. Qualitative evaluation results from surveys and focus groups showed that both the WITNESS and ¡Cantaré! programs effectively engaged K-12 students. 2: 1,937 Minnesota adults participated in the arts at a VocalEssence workshop, community sing, concert conversation, or professional development seminar. VocalEssence staff tracked attendance of both adults and students at each community outreach activity to determine total number and observed relative age of attendees.",,1796780,"Other, local or private",1855243,,"Paul Pribbenow, Kathryn Roberts, Jacob Wolkowitz, Susan Crockett, Kristine Aasheim, Ann Barkelew, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Karen Charles, Debbie Estes, Ann Farrell, Jamie Flaws, Art Kaemmer, Joseph Kalkman, Fred Moore, David Myers, Kristen Hoeschler O’Brien, James Odland, Cay Shea Hellervik, Don Shelby, Timothy Takach, Jenny Wade, Dorene Wernke, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, Judy Drobeck",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Weller,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 547-1452 ",elissa@vocalessence.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-565,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25880,"Operating Support",2015,25950,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase participation; engage and support a broader segment of the community as artists, audience, and supporters. Programs attendance; volunteer corps growth; membership growth; social media interactions; community partnerships; increased involvement by emerging artists; positive feedback from participants. 2: Achieve financial stability to ensure sustainable arts programming. Net reserve at year-end; increased earned and contributed income; increased resources put towards programs and serving the community.","Although ticket income fell, the average attendance at concerts increased to over 500. An engaged volunteer corps contributed over 1,100 hours. Ticket sales reports; volunteer tracking forms. 2: Although the budget was not balanced in 2014, more money was directed into arts programming. Budget reports.",,739596,"Other, local or private",765546,25950,"Lucy Arimond, Dr. Stanley Brown, Michael Coty, Sandy Homb, Deb Mau, John Montilino, Pravin Parekh, Mimi Stewart, Katie Sobas",,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Hanna-Bibus,"Hopkins Center for the Arts","1111 Mainstreet",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 979-1105x 6",sbibus@hopkinsmn.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-566,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25882,"Operating Support",2015,14104,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences of new, young, and diverse backgrounds experience innovative artistic productions of opera, musical theatre, and concerts performed outdoors. We will track number of audience members attending each performance of operas and concerts. We will gather demographic information, whenever possible, on audience members. We will record reviews of productions. 2: Artists, singers, musicians, and crew will have the opportunity to take new, creative risks in an alternative venue, stretch themselves, and be employed in the arts during summer. We will track number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ. We will conduct surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience. We will keep records of compensation paid to artists.","Audiences of new, young, and diverse backgrounds experienced artistic productions of opera, musical theatre, and concerts performed outdoors. We performed for sold-out audiences and tracked attendance and production reviews of all performances. We gathered demographic information through visual evaluation of audiences and informal surveys. 2: Artists, singers, musicians, and crew had the opportunity to take creative risks in an alternative venue and be employed in the arts during summer. We tracked the number of artists, singers, musicians, and technical crew we employ and tracked their compensation. We conducted surveys to receive feedback on artists’ experience.",,437563,"Other, local or private",451667,9758,"Karen Brooks, Ellen Doll, Noah Eisenberg, Kingston Fletcher, Bill Gamble, Joanne Henry, Heather Johnson, David Lefkowich, Alex Legeros, Merle Minda, Karen Rasmussen, Marty Swaden, Lee Vaughan, Michael Weinbeck, Morgan Zuehlke, Mary Jane Melendez",,"Mill City Summer Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lea,Johnson,"Mill City Summer Opera","3208 W Lake St",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(612) 916-7333 ",lmj_consulting@comcast.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-568,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25883,"Operating Support",2015,24426,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will broaden our audience and community of supporters, raising awareness and disseminating our approach to and information about accessible arts programming. Targeted communications will increase engaged supporters, individual donations and social media audiences, and further awareness of the impact of accessible arts for individuals with disabilities.","Upstream Arts broadened its community and increased its supporters, furthering awareness of the benefits of the arts for individuals with disabilities. Engaged supporters, social media audiences, attendance at events and individual donations were tracked and all increased, demonstrating a broadened community and increased awareness of the benefits of accessible arts programs.",,336760,"Other, local or private",361186,20000,"Adrian Freeman, Janice Dowling, Mary McEathron, Michelle Dickersen, Kimberly Adams, Alyssa Klein, Margaret Quinlan, Julie Guidry",,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Bree,Sieplinga,"Upstream Arts, Inc.","3501 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 331-4584 ",info@upstreamarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Ramsey, Rice, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-569,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25884,"Operating Support",2015,28199,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing multimedia arts programming to 250 at-risk Asian American and Pacific Islander youth, who have traditionally limited access to high quality arts education and performance. Process evaluation: number of programs, number of participants. Outcome evaluation: pre- and post-surveys among participants, with 80% satisfaction rate of increasing knowledge about art creation. 2: Developing strategic relationships and partnerships, with at least ten Asian American and Pacific Islander community groups for joint projects, to promote Pan Asian arts and cultural heritages. Process evaluation: number of collaborative projects and number of partners. Outcome evaluation: focus group discussion with partners, with at least 80% of partners expressing interests in expanding their arts programming.","Asian Media Access has exceeded the target numbers to 531 students. Asian Media Access has successfully reached to 531 students and offered multimedia arts training to 290 youth who have attended training more than fifteen days, and are traditionally limited access to high quality arts education/performance. 2: Asian Media Access has exceeded the target number to 23 Pan Asian Arts partners. Asian Media Access has tracked the partners through our Partnership Spreadsheet, along with the focus group evaluation forums after events to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the partnership.",,920798,"Other, local or private",948997,28199,"Lambert Lum, Ange Hwang, Rachel Endo, Phil Raskin, Matthew Clark, Tie Oie, Vang Xiong",,"Asian Media Access","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ange,Hwang,"Asian Media Access","2418 Plymouth Ave N",Minneapolis,MN,55411,"(612) 376-7715 ",angehwang@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Clearwater, Dakota, Hennepin, Marshall, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-570,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25886,"Operating Support",2015,57779,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Cedar will support development, creation, and engagement with the arts. Present 800 artists in 200 public concert events; present 75 events featuring local musicians; commission new pieces from seven local artists; host one educational program for youth and one off-site program for people with disabilities per quarter. 2: The Cedar will continue to increase and diversify our audience. Serve an estimated 55,000 individuals; donate 10% of our capacity to organizational partners that serve marginalized communities; build a five member youth advisory committee.","The Cedar supported development, creation, and engagement with the arts. We presented and featured 1,800 artists in 250 public concerts and activities, commissioned new or expanded pieces from eleven local artists, and hosted ten youth educational programs and three programs for people with disabilities. 2: The Cedar increased and diversified our audience. We served about 65,000 individuals, donated about 10% of our overall capacity through giveaways and free events, and served more Somali youth and adults that ever before by launching Somali artist residencies.",,1440320,"Other, local or private",1498099,7159,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Everett Forte, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Steven Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Jeff Potter, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Robert Simonds, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",0.25,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-572,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25888,"Operating Support",2015,12182,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. Phone surveys with ticket sales, audience surveys at theater, and teacher evaluations will provide data to verify that the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company audience is 3-85+ from varying backgrounds. 2: Children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Teacher evaluations submitted with student writing, written surveys at the theater, and unsolicited emails and voice mails will confirm audiences' increased knowledge, understanding, and tolerance.","Caucasian, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Somali, Asian children and adults from Twin Cities and other areas i.e. Morris, Rochester, Austin and Duluth attended. Online order forms and/or phone survey at time of ticket sales, and teacher evaluations provided information on our audiences. 2: Children and adults gained increased knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, increased understanding of experiences, and increased tolerance. Written audience and teacher evaluations, emails and notes revealed:`Very entertaining as well as educational`;`brought understanding to my life`;`touched issues of what it means to be deeply human.` ",,218385,"Other, local or private",230567,,"Evan Binkley, Barbara Brooks, John Feldman, Nancy H. Fushan, Pat Harris, Jimmy Levine, Mary Pickard, Linda Platt, James Proman, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Rebecca Shavit-Lonstein, Laura Schindelman",,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Barbara,Brooks,"Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company","PO Box 16155","St Paul",MN,55116-0155,"(651) 647-4315 ",info@mnjewishtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-574,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25890,"Operating Support",2015,20198,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create a behavior of attendance and support for the arts within our student population. Fine Arts Program will work with Student Activities to develop a set of surveys about perceptions and behavior in the arts; Fine Arts program will track student tickets and participation in residency; Fine Arts Program will survey graduates to assess perceptions and behavior. 2: Spend the equivalent of 30% of our artist fee budget on powerful residencies that bring the arts across campus and community. Letters of Agreement with residency details; track number and participation of residency activities. Tracking additional residency expenses, such as increased hotel and technical costs associated with residency.","Created framework to track and measure student support and perceptions of the arts and attendance patterns. FAP built a survey for this fall's first year students and will track/survey this class over the next four years in order to assess changes in perceptions/behavior. FAP tracked student participation for a baseline of comparison. 2: Spent the equivalent of 38% of our artist fee budget on residency activities. SJU tracked residencies and activities as specified in letters of agreement with artists and projected costs of residencies versus performance. SJU also tracked expenses directly related to residency activities, such as additional travel required. ",,640338,"Other, local or private",660536,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, Sarah Catcher, Hollie Kroehler, David Deblieck, Louann Dummich, Barry Elert, Paul Hamilton, Laura Hood, Ken Jones, Katie McCarney, Mark McGowan, Rick Odenthal, Sue Palmer, Gustavo Pena, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Simon-Hoa Phan, Chris Rasmussen, Joe Rogers, Steven Bezdichek Pfahning, Arno Shermock, Jerry Wetterling, Katie Ruprecht-Wittrock, Brandyn Woodard, Rob Culligan",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2222",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-2011 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Murray, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-576,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25892,"Operating Support",2015,16405,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will continue to increase our level of professionalism and artistic quality, providing greater artistic impact for our participants and community. Lyric Arts will see a growth in reputation, indicated by greater media attention and continued increase in positive reactions to our work, which will be evaluated by the collecting of quantitative and qualitative data.","Lyric Arts saw a growth in reputation and positive reactions from both patrons and artists within the local and surrounding community. Lyric Arts received an increase in the number of reviews by both local and twin cities metro based reviewers. Lyric Arts took into account the number of reviewer tickets, the number of reviews and increased audience attendance year over year.",,826873,"Other, local or private",843278,,"Chris Geisler, Tracey Jeffrey, Jeff Lee, Emily Lindholm, Joan O'Sullivan, Olivia Bastian, Lin Schmidt, Chad Unger",,"Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,"Tahja Johnson","Lyric Arts Company of Anoka, Inc. AKA Lyric Arts Main Street Stage","420 E Main St",Anoka,MN,55303-2341,"(763) 433-2510 ",laura@lyricarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-578,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25894,"Operating Support",2015,426763,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Artspace will leverage affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration, and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace will provide 1,120,832 square feet of affordable space across 12 projects for more than 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in 5 Minnesota communities. 2: Thousands of Minnesota youth and adults from across the state will have access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. As Minnesota's home for dance, Artspace's Cowles Center will provide at least 100 performances, 300 educational sessions, and space for 20 arts organizations.","Artspace leveraged affordable space to increase arts production, collaboration and earnings; engage audiences; and spur positive development. Artspace tracks this outcome in terms of the amount, quality, and diversity of artistic activity occurring within the 1,120,832 SF of affordable space across twelve projects, serving 300 artist families and 50 arts organizations in five Minnesota communities. 2: 10,888 Minnesota youth and adults from across the state had access to diverse and affordable dance education and performance activities. This outcome was tracked by performance and program attendance numbers, program records, and feedback from survey, talk back session, and conversations with participants and partners. ",,15864372,"Other, local or private",16291135,189266,"James Adams, Mark Addicks, Peter Beard, Leslie Black Sullivan, Randall Bourscheidt, Diane Dalto, Matt Damon, Lou DeMars, Terrance Dolan, Rebecca Driscoll, Marie Feely, Roy Gabay, Katherine Hayes, Bonnie Heller, Burton Kassell, Suzanne Koepplinger, Peter Lefferts, Margaret Lucas, Mark Manbeck, Rich Martin, Betty Massey, Dan Mehls, Herman Milligan, Cynthia Newsom, Roger Opp, Gloria Perez, Barbara Portwood, Elizabeth Redleaf, Joel Ronning, Annamarie Saarinen, Gloria Sewell, Susan Kenny Stevens, Cree Zischke",3,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shannon,Joern,"Artspace Projects, Inc. AKA Artspace","250 3rd Ave N Ste 500",Minneapolis,MN,55401,"(612) 333-9012 ",shannon.joern@artspace.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, Stevens, St. Louis, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-580,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25896,"Operating Support",2015,9888,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2015, Theatre L'Homme Dieu will expand its offerings to include the state's best music and dance, top-of-the field theatre companies, and offer its ten-building compound for artist retreats. Partnering with individual artists and arts organizations for retreat opportunities; quality of dance companies performing at Theatre L'Homme Dieu; caliber of theatre companies and their production values. 2: In 2015, Theatre L'Homme Dieu will present six professional theatre companies from five Minnesota counties for 8,000 Central Minnesotans, plus three youth performance camps, employing 72 Minnesota artists. Measures include: geographic range of patrons, compensation for Minnesota theatre artists, artistic excellence of productions, number of youth participating in training programs, surveyed audience feedback, demographic variety of audience and artists.","TLHD expanded its 2015 offerings to include six shows, two concerts, a staged reading of The Cherry Orchard, and four Master Classes for youth and adults. The six shows include an Arts Board funded tour of Nature, a site-specific original work by TigerLion Art. 2: The shows, band hail from five communities in five counties. The concerts were both sold out as well as the shows for our first theatrical production. A total of 73 artists will be employed.",,185694,"Other, local or private",195582,9800,"Linda Akenson, Jeanne Batesole, Fred Bursch, Philip Eidsvold, Lisa Gustafson, Gayle Haanen, Donna Jensen, Shelly Karnis, Yvonne Kinney-Hockert, Katherine Liesemeyer, Jack Reuler, Mike Stoermoen, Amy Sunderland",,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Ann C",Hermes,"Theatre L'Homme Dieu","PO Box 1086",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 846-3150 ",ann@tlhd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-582,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25904,"Operating Support",2015,83572,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand the season to 400 performances of nineteen productions on two stages; grow the audience of adults and youth to 80,000-100,000; increase job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees. Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Develop diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increase number of plays, performances, and audiences; more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming will meet demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic; public and teen plays, performances, and audiences will grow. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, will populate the stages.","Expanded the season to 424 performances of eighteen productions on two stages; grew the audience of adults and youth to over 80,000; increased job opportunities for artists by 60%. Quantitative results: number of plays produced, artists employed (debuts), and attendees; Qualitative results: critical reviews, audience surveys, focus group responses, follow-up emails, social media, and teacher evaluations. 2: Developed diverse, varied shows for multiple audiences; increased the number of plays, performances and audiences; had more leadership and acting opportunities for artists of color. Programming met demands for casts and stories reflecting the 21st century American mosaic; Public and teen plays, performances, and audiences grew. Artists of color, including four directing debuts, populated the stages.",,2959415,"Other, local or private",3042987,16000,"Tim Ober, John L. Berthiaume, Karen Heintz, Kristin Geisler, Jeff Johnson, Barb Davis, Julie Cox, Caldwell Camero, Elizabeth H. Cobb, Jim Falteisek, Nancy Feldman, Andrea Trimble Hart, Lori Jenkins, John Jensvold, Hayley Johnson, Paul A. Johnson, Ray Krause, John Lefevre, Paul Mattessich, Naomi Pesky, Kari Ruth, Joseph W.E. Schmitt, Helen Wagner, Susan Wenz",,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael-jon,Pease,"Park Square Theatre Company AKA Park Square Theatre","408 St Peter St Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 767-8485 ",pease@Parksquaretheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-589,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25905,"Operating Support",2015,17388,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Providing Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art. In 2014-15, we will produce five solo and group exhibitions of new contemporary artwork by emerging and under-represented artists. We will host six free artist talks and conversations. 2: Supporting emerging and under-represented artists. We will work closely with artists to develop new projects, each with exhibition budgets ranging from $10,000-$30,000, including extensive technical support, travel costs, framing, fabrication, and shipping, plus an artist’s stipend of $5,000.","Midway provided Minnesotans with free, direct access to contemporary art through its publicly accessible year-round programming.  Midway presented five solo exhibitions and fourteen free artist talks and conversations. Midway published three exhibition catalogs and distributed them throughout the region. 2: Midway supported emerging and under-represented artists in developing new work for their Midway exhibitions in 2014-2015. In 2014-15 Midway presented new work by artists Mitchell Syrop, Megan Francis Sullivan, Alejandro Cesarco, and Loretta Fahrenholz, and a series of public programs developed by Minneapolis-based composer Eric Frye.",,418614,"Other, local or private",436002,,"Sally Blanks, Jim Cahn, Leslie Cohan, Toby Dayton, Kris Douglas, Isa Gagarin, Randy Hartten, Karen Heithoff, Kate Kelly, Kati Lovaas, Jori Miller, Alan Polsky, Jay Swanson, Carolyn Taylor",,"Midway Contemporary Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Rasmussen,"Midway Contemporary Art","527 2nd Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-1103,"(612) 605-4504 ",johnr@midwayart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-590,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25411,"Operating Support",2015,34623,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences can access Ragamala’s work at major Twin Cities venues, and in Greater Minnesota communities that do not otherwise have access to Indian arts and culture. Audience response/demographics to be monitored through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs, and Facebook. Response from presenters to be sought through dialogue. Audience numbers, demographics, geographical reach to be compared to past years. 2: Ragamala’s work is made accessible to diverse Minnesota communities through free activities at schools, libraries, museums, parks, senior centers, etc. Participant response and demographics to be monitored via surveys, dialogue, emails, blogs, and Facebook. Response from community partners to be sought via dialogue. Audience numbers, volume of activities, and geographical reach to be compared to past years.","Ragamala presented public performances in the Twin Cities, International Falls, Bigfork, Northfield, and Morris, Minnesota. Ragamala collected audience response and demographics through surveys, post-show dialogue, emails, blogs and Facebook posts, and response from presenter partners through post-show dialogue. Results were evaluated by staff. 2: Ragamala company members and students from the Ragamala School performed and taught in a wide variety of community settings in Minnesota. Ragamala collected attendee response via surveys, dialogues, emails and Facebook, and response from community partners via post-show dialogue and email exchanges. Results were evaluated by staff and compared to past years.",,637339,"Other, local or private",671962,2942,"Aparna Ramaswamy, Briar Andresen, Nithya Balakrishnan, Sara Daggett, Risha Lee, Janine Munson, Padma Naidu, Rachel Soffer, Dheenu Sivalingam, Noel Stave, Sunitha Varadhan, James Wilkinson",,"Ragamala Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tamara,Nadel,"Ragamala Dance","711 W Lake St Ste 309",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2975,"(612) 964-9213 ",tamara@ragamala.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Koochiching, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Stevens, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-437,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25429,"Operating Support",2015,30316,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. If the Mayo Civic Center waives rental fees for use of its facilities and provides certain staffing at no cost to Rochester Music Department; and if the Police and Fire Departments provide public safety and audience engineering support services at no cost to Rochester Music Department. 2: Ensure that the arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through Rochester Music Department’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. If Rochester Downtown Alliance continues to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival in consultation with Rochester Music Department; and if Police and Fire provide public safety/ audience engineering support at no cost to Rochester Music Department.","Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor summer concert series, Down by the Riverside. Rental fees were waived and Police/Fire provided public safety support services at no cost to RMD. Change - RMD now pays MCC staffing costs; City Council approved a supplemental appropriation for this purpose as part of the City budget process. 2: Ensured that the arts were interwoven into every facet of community life through RMD’s free, outdoor Thursdays on First and Third summer music festival. The RDA continued to be responsible for implementing, advancing, servicing, and marketing/developing audiences for the Festival; Police/Fire continued to provide public safety support at no cost to RMD.",,832113,"Other, local or private",862429,,"Barbara Sorensen, Carol Berteotti, Dennis Brooks, Daniel A. Drubach, Michelle Mahannah, Marti Abts, Marv Mitchell, Mary Jo D. Briggs, Karuna Ojanen, Steve Orwoll, Patricia Barrier, William Smith, Sankesh Prabhakar",,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steven,Schmidt,"City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts","201 4th St SE Ste 170",Rochester,MN,55904-3778,"(507) 328-2201 ",steve@riversideconcerts.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-438,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 25438,"Operating Support",2015,274694,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Realize 12% enrollment growth in response to increased demand for services and greater awareness in the community of the role of MacPhail. MacPhail will achieve $12.1 million revenue in fiscal year 2015 to serve 15,600 children and adults, with 40% identifying as racially/ethnically diverse. Financial aid and partnership subsidies will total $1 million. 2: Deliver and ensure quality across all program areas of MacPhail delivered by a faculty of excellent teaching artists. MacPhail will employ 200 teaching artists, gain national media attention, increase enrollment by 12%, and maintain a balanced budget in fiscal year 2015.","MacPhail’s Chanhassen site has over 400 students. New Horizon Academy partnership doubled enrollment. On track to meet its FY 2015 board budgeted revenue at $10,500,243 and serve 14,200 children and adults; in FY 2015, 44% of students reported non-white race. Financial aid and partnership subsidies are on track to total $889,000. 2: New faculty resources include Learning Lab and Teaching Principles websites, multiple workshops, and 100 instructional videos. 96.9% of students would recommend MacPhail. MacPhail employs 220 teaching artists. National media attention included NBC Nightly News for Giving Voice Chorus. Enrollment set to increase 8%, according to Board plan. On track for balanced budget.",,9175015,"Other, local or private",9449709,27500,"Tom Abood, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margee Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Rahoul Ghose, Warren Kelly, Bob Lawson, Diana Lewis, Tom McEnery, Kate Mortenson, Patty Murphy, David Myers, Christopher Perrigo, Connie Remele, John Righini, Jill Schurtz, Chris Simpson, Carolyn Smallwood, Kim Snow, Peter Spokes, Kiran Stordalen, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Steve Wells",,"MacPhail Center for Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Fideler,"MacPhail Center for Music","501 S 2nd St",Minneapolis,MN,55401-2383,"(612) 767-5326 ",fideler.leslie@macphail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-439,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25457,"Operating Support",2015,493916,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Trust will reinforce Hennepin Avenue as the premier entertainment destination in the state. The Trust will work with local and national partners to bring a high quality mix of nearly 350 live performances and events to Minneapolis including musical theatre, concerts, comedy, and speakers. 2: The Trust will engage the public by producing four activation activities utilizing art on Hennepin Avenue. The Trust will continue to activate the Downtown Cultural District with a variety of activities including Family Day events and summer street closures.","Hennepin Theatre Trust offered more than 500 performances and events in our theatres on Hennepin Avenue in FY 2015. Hennepin Theatre Trust worked with local theatre groups including Theater Latte Da and Minneapolis Musical Theatre as well as national partners to present musical theatre, concerts, comedy, speakers, etc. 2: Hennepin Theatre Trust engaged the public in seven Cultural District activations utilizing art and culture in FY 2015. Hennepin Theatre Trust offered two Made Here, two Family Day and three PARKLOT activations in the Cultural District in FY 2015, which includes Hennepin Avenue.",,22409626,"Other, local or private",22903542,164968,"Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, John Blackshaw, Judy Blaseg, Ralph W. Burnet, Sonia Cairns, Andrea Christenson, Dan Cramer, Kathleen Gullickson, Thomas L. Hoch, Linda Ireland, Jeannie Joas, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Jay Novak, Jann L. Olsten, David Orbuch, Dan Pfeiffer, Brian J. Pietsch, Thomas J. Rosen, Ann Simonds, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt",1,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Lewis,"Hennepin Theatre Trust","615 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,"(612) 455-9500 ",Laura.Lewis@HennepinTheatreTrust.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-441,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25517,"Operating Support",2015,434356,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Walker will serve as a catalyst for the creative expression of artists. Key indicators of the Walker's support of artists include the acquisition, commission, and presentation of artists work across the disciplines of design, film/video, performing arts, and visual art. 2: The Walker will work to advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement. In addition to tracking attendance and participation both onsite and online, the Walker evaluates qualitatively through regular audience surveys, studies, advisory groups, and community partnerships.","Serve as a catalyst for the creative expression of artists. Artist surveys and interviews are regularly conducted. Engagements are tracked across exhibitions, publications, commissions, premieres, residencies, interdisciplinary collaborations, and acquisitions. 2: Advance participation in the arts and active audience engagement. Attendance and participation are tracked. Audience and member surveys are regularly conducted and advisory groups provide feedback to ensure accessibility. Google Analytics is used to evaluate online audience engagement.",,25996824,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"Mark Addicks, Christopher Askew, Jan Breyer, John Christakos, James G. Dayton, Patrick J. Denzer, Andrew Duff, Sima Griffith, Julie Guggemos, Nina Hale, Andrew Humphrey, Amy Kern, Chris Killingstad, Anne Labovitz, Muffy MacMillan, Alfredo Martel, Jennifer Martin, Aedie McEvoy, Dave Moore, Jim Murphy, Monica Nassif, Dawn Owens, Dick Payne, Michael Peterman, Patrick Peyton, Donna Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, Teresa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Redleaf, Peter Remes, Joel Ronning, Lynn Carlson Schell, Jesse Singh, Greg Stenmoe, Wim Stocks, Carol Surface, Laura Taft, Marjorie Weiser, John Whaley, Susan White, Tom Wicka, Audrey Wilf, D. Ellen Wilson, Wayne Zink",,"Walker Art Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Marla,Stack,"Walker Art Center","1750 Hennepin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2115,"(612) 375-7640 ",marla.stack@walkerart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-443,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25532,"Operating Support",2015,45802,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least maintain the Jungle Theater's increased, record-setting engagement in programs, including outreach to underserved populations and affordable access. Track attendance and participation; document number and percent of free and discounted tickets distributed and free program usage; track outreach and education program service data and demographics. 2: Continue to provide expanded employment and professional development opportunities for Minnesota artists. Track number of artists engaged, and percentage of budget dedicated to artists, compared with years prior to Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund funding; track number of interns engaged.","Second largest season audience ever (30,055); record number subscribers (2,449 for 2014 season; 2,516 for 2015 season); 4,628 free tickets. Box office tracking of attendance, number tickets sold, and number complimentary tickets provided; box office tracking of season tickets sold 2: 134 artists employed in season; 50% of total expense budget for artist pay/benefits (10% above pre-ACHF); free tickets = 15% total audience. Staff unduplicated count of artists/technicians employed; analysis of artist pay as % of expense budget; comparative data with previous years.",,1449354,"Other, local or private",1495156,,"Tom Beimers, Barbara Bencini, Brad Betlach, Bain Boehlke, Jeffrey Bores, Bob Bush, Kim Carlander, Ann Dayton, Carolyn Erickson, Ed Foppe, Ed Friedlund, Theodora Gaitas, Eric Galatz, John Kachelmacher, Miriam Kelen, Tom Keller, Thom Lewis, Sarah Meyer, Jennifer Schaeidler, Amber Senn, Michael Shann, Marcia Stout, David Swenson, Paul Thomas, Barbara Zell, Suzanne Zeller",,"Jungle Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margo,Gisselman,"Jungle Theater","2951 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-2111,"(612) 278-0141 ",margo@jungletheater.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Martin, McLeod, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-444,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25537,"Operating Support",2015,32686,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Expand Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ contribution to the book arts community. Expand all-ages educational programming. Support Minnesota artists through studio access, fellowships, and artist programs. Present superb exhibitions and free community programs. 2: Enhance the visibility of Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the book arts, and expand participation by new stakeholders. Complete communications redesign with audience development plan. Add strategic partnerships with new constituencies. Communicate social and cultural value of book art form in programs and settings.","MCBA served 73,000 all-ages Minnesotans in programs including fourteen free exhibitions, such as Contained Narrative: Defining Contemporary Artists’ Books. Indicators include strong attendance at fourteen free exhibitions, and increased participation by children and youth: over 31,000 served (up from nearly 30,000) on-site and through community partnerships in the metro and greater Minnesota. 2: MCBA expanded all-ages programming onsite and in both metro and greater Minnesota communities, including schools supporting diverse cultural values. MCBA served over 31,000 youth and children, with partners including LEAP, a Title I high school for youth new to the U.S., and the Academia Cesar Chavez School, a dual language school advocating Latino cultural values.",,799704,"Other, local or private",832390,,"Dara Beevas, Laurel Bradley, Ronnie Brooks, Mathea K.E. Bulander, Duncan Campbell, Patrick Coleman, Eric Crosby, Valerie Deus, Diane Katsiaficas, Lyndel King, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Marci Malzahn, Steven McCarthy, Diane Merrifield, Barbara Portwood, Sherry Poss, Regula Russelle, Ryan Scheife, Odia Wood-Krueger",,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Rathermel,"Minnesota Center for Book Arts","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1279,"(612) 215-2525 ",jrathermel@mnbookarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Clay, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-445,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25542,"Operating Support",2015,29157,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To weave choral singing deeply and rewardingly into the lives of diverse Minnesotans. Extend and deepen the Bridges community-engagement program, seeking out new touring and broadcast opportunities that will project the power of the singing voice into every corner of our state. 2: To provide opportunities for enriching, multigenerational choral music-making to as many Minnesotans as possible. Maintain total enrollment of Minneapolis Youth Chorus/Prelude at 80 or greater. Maintain at least two organizational partnerships to develop and nourish Voices of Experience (seniors' choir).","Successful touring rehearsals and performance in Duluth, with DSSO and Chorus in 2014. Near-capacity crowd for April, 2014, performance, critical acclaim in local press, lasting relationship established with DSSO organization with prospect of future collaborations. 2: Successful rehearsals and concert performances including youth, adult, and senior choirs. 1) Total enrollment for youth choirs exceeded 100. 2) Partnership with MacPhail Center for Music was successfully maintained, with continued joint offering of senior choir.",,601215,"Other, local or private",630372,4167,"Karen Bair, Elizabeth Balay, Elizabeth F. Barchenger, Deborah Carbaugh, Scott Chamberlain, Don Davies, Philip Kachelmyer, K. Dennis Kim, Gilah Mashaal, Bryan J. Mechell, Sue Melrose, Mary Monson, Gloria Olsen, Krista Sandstrom, Karen Touchi-Peters, Rachel Wright",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-446,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25547,"Operating Support",2015,626681,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Guthrie will produce, co-produce, and present at least 650 live performance events for the public on three stages during fiscal year 2015. Fully-mounted productions and concerts will be joined by showcases of University of Minnesota/Guthrie B.F.A. and Guthrie Experience (M.F.A.) students. All ticketed performances are tracked through Tessitura software. 2: The Guthrie will be accessible to all visitors with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments. 1,300 people will receive discounted Sensory Tours, American Sign Language interpretation, audio description and open captioning. Free use of wheelchairs, Braille materials and other services will continue.","The Guthrie offered 683 ticketed performances (productions, presentations and concerts), exceeding the goal of 650. Audience surveys and press coverage were used to evaluate artistic merit. All ticketed performances were tracked through Tessitura software. 2: 1,441 people with disabilities purchased discounted tickets for 61 accessible performances. Other access services were available for all performances. Access tickets purchased and accessible performances offered were tracked through Tessitura software. The Access Services Manager tracked utilization of access equipment and publications and solicited feedback from users.",,31948925,"Other, local or private",32575606,,"Peggy Steif Abram, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Y. Marc Belton, Anne Bjerken, Terri E. Bonoff, Blythe Brenden, Peter A. Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James L. Chosy, Richard J. Cohen, Jane M. Confer, Fran Davis, David Dines, Joseph Haj, Todd Hartman, Matthew Hemsley, David G. Hurrell, Liesl Hyde, Eric Kaler, Patrick S. Kennedy, Mark Kenyon, Jodee Kozlak, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, Helen C. Liu, Jennifer Melin Miller, David Moore, Amanda Norman, Timothy Pabst, Thomas M. Racciatti, Robert A. Rosenbaum, Stephen W. Sanger, Patricia S. Simmons, Lee B. Skold, Michael Solberg, Lisa Sorenson, Kenneth F. Spence III, Brian W. Woolsey, Sri Zaheer, Charles A. Zelle, Wayne Zink, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, David C. Cox, Pierson M. Grieve, Polly Grose, Sally Pillsbury, Douglas M. Steenland, Mary W. Vaughan, Irving Weiser, Margaret Wurtele",,"Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Danielle,"St Germain-Gordon","Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater","818 2nd St S",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1252,"(612) 225-6000 ",danielle@guthrietheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-447,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 25552,"Operating Support",2015,17636,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Explore program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will develop and evaluate events and activities that broaden participation amongst students, artists, teachers, volunteers, partners, and members to deepen community connections. 2: Assess and revise learning opportunities, programs, and services that support and explore interest in an appreciation for the arts. Weavers Guild of Minnesota will generate skill development and measure progress toward eliminating barriers to increase the value and understanding of contemporary and traditional weaving and spinning art forms.","The Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of exploring program participation opportunities that engage Minnesota audiences and increase community involvement. WGM developed and evaluated events and activities meant to broaden participation. Survey results, database analytics, and email campaign analytics were used to track audience engagement. 2: The Weavers Guild of Minnesota achieved its proposed outcome of assessing and revising learning opportunities that support interests in fiber arts. WGM used student surveys, instructor surveys, and database analytics to assess skill development and to track participation activity.",,207900,"Other, local or private",225536,17636,"Cynthia Scott, Peter Withoff, Ellen Richard, Karen Hovermale, Robbie LaFleur, Jere Thompson, Robyn Husebye, Lisa-Anne Bauch, Gayle Groebner, Cassie Warholm-Wohlenhaus, Jackie Lind, Donna Gravesen, Geri Retzlaff, Jan Hayman, Susan Larson-Fleming, Debbie Heilig",,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Franklin,"Weavers Guild of Minnesota","3000 University Ave SE Ste 110",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 436-0463 ",lhansen@weaversguildmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-448,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25567,"Operating Support",2015,78086,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-engage past program participants, most of whom are Minnesota artists, as part of our Affiliated Writers initiative. Track number and location of Affiliated Writers in Minnesota; track number of interactive/participatory activities offered and resources available; qualitatively assess engagement and perceived value. 2: Strengthen and grow local partnerships and playwright-community connections for the benefit of Minnesota communities. Track number and scope of partnerships compared with recent years; track constituencies served; assess nature and depth of partnerships; collect data and feedback on unique goals achieved via written partnership evaluations.","Engaged 150 past participants as Affiliated Writers and supported partnerships for three of them with Composer’s Forum, KBEM radio, and Augsburg College. Of the 150 Affiliated Writers, 52 are based in Minnesota. Impact of the partnership projects for Affiliated Writers was evaluated via written reports by the artists and conversations with the partnering organizations. 2: Partnered with Ten Thousand Things, Mu Performing Arts, and Red Eye to produce plays by Minnesota-based writers and connected playwrights and producers. Impact was assessed through artists’ written surveys and conversations with collaborating theaters about the audiences reached. Of the 75 theaters who joined the connections program, twelve are based in the Twin Cities. ",,1095988,"Other, local or private",1174074,78086,"Toni Bjorklund, Carlyle Brown, Barbara Davis, John Geelan, Greg Giles, Chelle Gonzo, Elizabeth Grant, Tessa Gunther, Janet Jones, Carson Kreitzer, Annie Lebedoff, Molly Lehman, Sara Nelson, Nathan Perez, Charlie Quimby, Steve Strand, Kesha Tanabe, Joe Waechter, Harry Waters Jr., Ruth Weiner",,"The Playwrights' Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Keri,Kellerman,"The Playwrights' Center","2301 Franklin Ave E",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1024,"(612) 332-7481x 122",kerik@pwcenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-451,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25577,"Operating Support",2015,94813,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audience engagement: create compelling stories around exhibitions and events, communicate the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' stories over multiple programs and platforms, and assess constituents' reception of them. 450,000 Minnesotans will have opportunities to engage with the stories of art delivered in a new, less connoisseur-centered voice. Whenever possible, the museum will engage an outside evaluator to assess programs and projects related to this outcome. 2: Embrace globalization: address the global transmission of art and culture in exhibitions and develop programs that address the cultures and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. 450,000 Minnesotans will have opportunities to learn about the global transmission of culture through the presentation of works of art. Where possible, the museum will engage an outside evaluator to assess programs related to this outcome.","The MIA created compelling stories around exhibitions and events and communicated them over multiple platforms. By engaging visitors across multiple channels, including 100th Birthday Surprises, digital treatments called ArtStories, and Of Us and Art: The 100 Videos Project, the MIA welcomed over 700,000 visitors in FY 2015. 2: The MIA embraced globalization through exhibitions and programs that addressed the cultures and concerns of ethnic communities living in Minnesota. The MIA met this goal through a video program for Somali youth, an exhibition of the Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone, tours with Native American museum guides during Native American History Month, and many other activities.",,26336367,"Other, local or private",26431180,,"Diane Lilly, Maurice Blanks, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, John Lindahl, John Huss, Kaywin Feldman, Kari Alldredge, Stacia Andersen, Shari Ballard, Gary Bhojwani, Blythe Brenden, Willard Clark, Kitty Crosby, Ken Cutler, Richard Davis, Eric Dayton, Jane Emison, Nancy Engh, Michael Fernandez, Michael Francis, Gayle Fuguitt, Paul Grangaard, Rick King, Mark Lacek, Eric Levinson, Reid MacDonald, Nivin MacMillan, Brent Magid, Al McQuinn, Leni Moore, Sheila Morgan,Mary Olson, John Prince, Abigail Rose, Marianne Short, Roger Sit, Michael Snow, Ralph Strangis, Brian Taylor, Lori Watso",,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Charisse,Gendron,"The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts AKA The Minneapolis Institute of Arts","2400 3rd Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-3506,"(612) 870-3223 ",cgendron@artsmia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-452,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25592,"Operating Support",2015,44419,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Through exemplary professional theatre, introduce Minnesotans to the stories of events and people that make up our shared heritage. Attendance/ticket sales, critical reviews, press exposure; education and outreach partnerships sustained/added; pre- and post-performance audience surveys. 2: Enable audience members, students, and lifelong learners to connect personal experiences with historical events, bringing history to life. Process and impact surveys for educational programs; pre/post performance student and audience surveys; participant and instructor/classroom host teacher surveys.","A total of 35,203 patrons were reached through six acclaimed stage productions highlighting real events and stories about Minnesotans. Audience statistics were gathered through ticket sales (including discounted and complimentary tickets provided) counted at the box office. 2: Over 5,250 youth attended productions of main stage shows and over 265 youth and adults participated in new or expanded current educational programs. Attendance data was collected via ticket sales and class registrations. Post show surveys; interviews with school liaisons and program participants; and two formal focus groups were used to assess value to participants.",,1324943,"Other, local or private",1369362,,"John F. Apitz, Connie Braziel, Roger Brooks, Wayne Hamilton, Jillian Hoffman, Susan Kimberly, Gene Link, Gene Merriam, Henri Minette, Cheryl L. Moore, Jeffrey K. Peterson, Ken Peterson, Phil Riveness, Jon Rusten, Geoffrey Sylvester, Pondie Nicholson Taylor, Melissa M. Weldon, Tyler Zehring",,"The History Theatre, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"The History Theatre, Inc. AKA History Theatre","30 10th St E","St Paul",MN,55101-2205,"(651) 292-4323 ",janeellencunningham@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, McLeod, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-453,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25612,"Operating Support",2015,71134,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to build our online program to reach more Minnesotans beyond those who participate on-site at metro area program locations. Track number and demographics, such as geographic location, of unique participants in online programs and activities; track unique visitors to the Loft’s Website; compare results to prior years. 2: Extend the Loft’s program reach to every congressional district, and a greater number of counties, in the state of Minnesota. Track geographic location of participants in Loft programs and activities during fiscal year 2015; compare with prior year the counties represented among service constituents.","The Loft reached 431 Minnesotans (from 117 cities) through online classes and 233,709 unique website visitors (with 417,644 sessions). Tracked number, and demographics such as geographic location, of unique participants in online programs and activities; tracked unique visitors to the Loft’s website. 2: The Loft served over 2,500 writers (representing every congressional district) from 55 Minnesota counties. Tracked geographic location of participants in Loft programs and activities during FY 2015; compared with prior year the counties represented among service constituents.",,1902419,"Other, local or private",1973553,,"John Schenk, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Ruth Shields, Nathan Perez, Kent Adams, Elspeth Carlstrom, Jack El-Hai, David Francis, W. Michael Garner, Sharon Hendry, Marlon James, Ed Bok Lee, Susan Lenfestey, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Lori Syverson, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele",,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Schoeppler,"Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55415-1278,"(612) 215-2580 ",bschoeppler@loft.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-454,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25622,"Operating Support",2015,34340,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase student participation in music education. Progress will be measured by tracking the total number of students enrolled in our programs, the number of students in the new orchestra, and the number of scholarships awarded. 2: Inspire new audiences. Progress will be measured by the number of new performances and the number of children and adults reached.","During GTCYS’ 2014-15 season, they served 860 students - a 7.5% increase over last year, their new orchestra served 77 students, and scholarship awards increased by 21% with $38,030 awarded. GTCYS tracked the total number of students participating in their programs, the number of students in each orchestra, and the number of students applying for and receiving scholarships. 2: GTCYS’ concerts served 9,450 adults and 3,640 children this season. They added three new orchestra performances and small ensembles performed at new venues including the Children’s Hospital. GTCYS tracked the number of attendees at each concert and small ensemble performance as well as the number of adults and children reached. GTCYS also tracked the number of free and discounted tickets and the diversity of venues and audiences.",,611250,"Other, local or private",645590,6181,"Michael Balay, J. C. Beckstrand, Jeff Benjamin, Joe Carroll, Sally Consolati, Andrew Eklund, Stephanie Fox, Hyun Mee Graves, Daniel Hartlein, Jennifer Hellman, David Jones, Carl Crosby Lehmann, Douglas Parish, Carolyn Pratt, Cathy Schmidt, Tami Schwerin, Dennis D. Thonvold, Bonnie Turpin, Ernest van Panhuys, Sharna A. Wahlgren, Karin Wentz",,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megen,Balda,"Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies","408 St Peter St Hamm Bldg Ste 300","St Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 602-6802 ",megen@gtcys.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Isanti, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-455,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25642,"Operating Support",2015,13215,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage and develop young people as dancers, in current programming and new. Create streamlined mobile version of website for cell phones; add Family Dance program by late 2014; visit dance locales with large % young dancers to analyze; gather data from popular Bollywood dance. 2: Create a welcoming environment at Contra dances. Solicit veteran contra dancers to mentor newcomers; create dance tips poster; individual discussions with longtime dancers to integrate newcomers; follow-up conversations with newcomers; quarterly board review.","Have a new device-friendly website. Regular family and young adult attendance is building. Family Dance began monthly series late 2014. Website completed. In 7-14 we had 742 Facebook fans: now nearly 1,000. Family Dance organizers and Bollywood dance admissions volunteer provided estimated stats and observations. - Marketing and Technical Assistant went to U Minnesota dance to observe. 2: Contra dance has created various means to welcome and integrate newcomers. Dance tips poster up. Callers tell what to expect (dance tips), and invite people to gather after dance to socialize. System ensures newcomers greeted and have people to dance with. Special needs of young adult dancers discussed. Periodic board review.",,205858,"Other, local or private",219073,4958,"Tuvia Abramson, Madhu Bangalore, Claudia Graebel Beermann, Barbara Beltrand, David Kirchner, Jeanne Novak, Gordon Olsen, Todd Petersen, Marc Scovill, Ed Stern, Carole Wilson",,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Cummings,"Tapestry Folkdance Center","3748 Minnehaha Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55406-2668,"(612) 722-2914 ",Mary@tapestryfolkdance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-457,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25647,"Operating Support",2015,89339,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","American Craft Council expands opportunities for craft in everyday life through partnerships with local artists and organizations, shows and programming, traditional and social media. American Craft Council assesses Minnesotan’s engagement with craft through the success of events and activities with partner organizations, increased use of American Craft Council resources, and response to traditional and social media. 2: American Craft Council promotes quality craft experiences for Minnesotans through engaging and award winning programming, awards, magazine, library, online resources and partnerships. American Craft Council assesses success through markers of excellence and engagement: financial stability; growth in attendance, donations, membership numbers; increased recognition and opportunities for artists.","ACC’s innovative programming and partnerships with organizations both inside and outside of the craft field provided opportunities to explore creative activities taking place in Minnesota. ACC used attendance, surveys and feedback to gauge Minnesotan’s engagement at events and activities like ACC’s Saint Paul Show, Let’s Make, Hip Pop, and Library Salons. Increased use of ACCs website, digital resources, and social media was also reviewed. 2: Through artistic excellence, unique and engaging programming, and organizational fiscal stability, ACC provides economic opportunities for artists and quality experiences for the entire Minnesota community. Direct feedback from show participants, including new emerging artists, is used to evaluate ACC programming. Key data, including membership and donors, attendance, website visits, and balanced budget, are all ways that ACC determines effectiveness.",,4977762,"Other, local or private",5067101,13400,"Barbara Berlin, Kevin Buchi, Sonya Clark, Charles Duddingston, Robert Duncan, Lisbeth Evans, Kelly Gage, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, James Hackney, Charlotte Herrera, Ayumi Horie, Stuart Kestenbaum, Michael Lamar, Stoney Lamar, Lorne Lassiter, Kathryn Lebaron, Lydia Matthews, Wendy Maruyama, Marlin Miller, Alexandra Moses, Gabriel Ofiesh, Bruce Pepich, Sylvia Peters, Judy Pote, Josh Simpson, Thomas Turner, Damian Velasquez, Barbara Waldman, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Patricia Young",,"American Craft Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Elissa,Chaffee,"American Craft Council","1224 Marshall St NE Ste 200",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 206-3125 ",echaffee@craftcouncil.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-458,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25669,"Operating Support",2015,373823,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create community activities where the arts are unexpected such as the Summer Dance program and Children’s Festival. Bring at least 50,000 children/families to the Children’s Festival including art-making activities in the parks and attract 5,000 dancers and onlookers to free Summer Dance concerts and lessons. 2: Ordway will increase and diversify programming to coincide with the opening of the new 1,100-seat concert hall in 2015. Successfully complete Taking Our Place Centerstage: African Diaspora in Harmony, and attract at least 10,000 to programs at the Ordway and in the community touching on African/African American arts.","The arts are interwoven into every facet of community life through community activities such as the Summer Dance program and the Children's Festival. Through the Children’s Festival (67,491 families attended) and the Summer Dance program in June and July, audiences have the opportunity to experience the arts for free on stage and in nearby parks. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities participate in the arts through increased diverse programming in the new 1,100-seat Concert Hall. After a successful series of “Taking Our Place Centerstage” in 2013-2014, in the past year, over 300,000 people attended more than 400 events that crossed cultures and spanned artistic disciplines, notably Raices y Suenos: The Artistry of Cuba.",,15846077,"Other, local or private",16219900,,"Scott P. Anderson, Jeannie P. Buckner, Dorothea Burns, Robert E. Cattanach, Mary P. Choate, John P. Clifford Jr., Honorable Chris Coleman, Traci Egly, Rajiv Garg, John Gibbs, Michael Goar, William D. Gullickson Jr., Thomas W. Handley, Linda Hanson, Mark L. Henneman, Roger Hewins, Ann Hilger, Angela Jenks, Tracy C. Jokinen, Eric D. Levinson, David M. Lilly Jr., Barry Lazarus, Maureen A. Kucera-Walsh, Laura McCarten, Matt Majka, Rosa M. Miller, Patricia A. Mitchell, Robert F. Moeller II, Nancy Nicholson, John G. Ordway III, P.W. Parker, David C. Quigg, William Sands, David Sewall, Valeria Silva, Debra A. Sit, Beth Theobald, Peter H. Thrane",,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lori-Anne,Williams,"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","345 Washington St","St Paul",MN,55102-1419,"(651) 282-3000 ",lwilliams@ordway.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-459,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25674,"Operating Support",2015,10893,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","These arts-based experiences will lead to a life-long appreciation of the arts, providing all involved with artistic and meaningful community life. By continuing to provide quality instruction and arts experiences within the community as it strives for excellence in the arts through partnerships, education, programming, and outreach. 2: People of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities in Southeastern Minnesota will experience the arts. By continuing to provide quality instruction and arts experiences within the community through educational programming, partnerships, and outreach, using surveys and meetings as a means of assessment.","MCA continues to partner with community organizations, offering affordable arts-based experiences and scholarship opportunities for all. MCA served over 7,000 community members through classes, performances and community events. Student surveys, advisory board feedback and social media reviews indicate MCA is successfully meeting the needs of the community. 2: MCA continues to evaluate and develop quality/accessible educational arts-based opportunities, programming, and experiences for all. Successful evaluation was accomplished through assessment meetings, statistical data (enrollment numbers, audience participants, community members served), and through anonymous survey-based feedback.",,243376,"Other, local or private",254269,,"Michael Gostomski, James L. Coogan, Bro. William Mann, Sandra Simon, Joseph J. Ross, Mary Burrichter, William Clarey, Keven Convey, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Karen George, James Horan, Mark Jacobs, Betty Kabara, Linda A. Kuczma, Brother Michael McGinniss, Paul J. Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, Kaye O’Leary, Peter Pearson, Bother David Poos, Hamid Quarishi, Brother Gustavo Ramierez Barba, Richard J. Reedy, Terrance K. Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Bother Larry Schatz, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli Jr. , Walter E. Smithe III, Celeste Suchocki, Mary Pat Wiazik",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Schwaba,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts AKA The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts","700 Terrace Hts Ste 8",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 453-5501 ",jschwaba@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Benton, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Pope, Ramsey, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-460,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25683,"Operating Support",2015,13108,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Involve great number of individuals attending performances. Utilizing a new ticketing system, we will monitor the sale of tickets types. We will offer survey opportunities in every event program and online via Survey Monkey including questions regarding patrons utilizing other local businesses. 2: Increase collaborations with local art organizations. By opening our doors to other performing artists during the off-season for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. The number and type of performances will be tracked by our business manager. We are actively soliciting opportunities via Facebook and our website.","The Playhouse was able to involve a great number of individuals in attending performances. Through utilizing online ticketing systems, survey systems, social media and email based newsletters we were able to expand our audience diversity and geographical reach. 2: The Playhouse was able to increase collaborative experiences with other local arts organizations. During the course of the year the Paul Bunyan Playhouse board and business manager was able to collaborate with eleven other arts organizations who brought performances in dance, music, theater, film and poetry to The Chief Theater.",,210903,"Other, local or private",224011,12400,"George McConnell, Tom Lucas, Steve Berard, Mary Knox-Johnson, Aspen Easterling, Ron Gangeness, Eric Gustafson, Eric Kuha, Cory Renbarger, Holly Nelson, Lynn Johnson, Chris Keenen",0.3,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,George,McConnell,"Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc.","314 Beltrami Ave NW",Bemidji,MN,56601-3105,"(218) 751-7270 ",info@paulbunyanplayhouse.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, Pennington, Red Lake, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-461,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25688,"Operating Support",2015,32212,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sustain current community partnerships and cultivate new relationships with Minnesota schools, arts organizations, and general public to increase opportunities for high quality, hands-on art experiences. Indicators of success: 1) Number of youth and adults served increases in fiscal year 2015; will be measured by Highpoint Center for Printmaking database, online surveys, social media. 2) Diversity of those served at Highpoint Center for Printmaking grows. Tracked by database, online surveys, and social media interface. 2: Highpoint Center for Printmaking will continue to expand its artist co-op program: adding more artists, increasing diversity of artists, offering new opportunities for artist members. Indicators of success: 1) Number of co-op artists grows. 2) Diverse artists join the co-op (measured by tracking diversity of ethnicity, gender, age and income level). 3) Artist annual survey confirms success and improvements in program.","Highpoint sustained and created educational and community programs for these Minnesota audiences: middle school/highschool/teens, adult learners and emerging artists. Success in FY 2014 is measured by increase in middle school/teen/adult visitors via partners such as: Venture Academy, Hiawatha College Prep, MERC Alternative High, YouthCARE, Hazelden Youth Services, and Saint Paul Parks and Rec., and many more. 2: Highpoint increased the diversity of its artist co-op, more artists were added and received free lectures and discounted classes. Highpoint achieved continued growth in co-op artist diversity: eight artists identify as GLBT, seven nationalities are represented, and age range of artists maintained at 20-87 yrs. Co-op artists' FY 2014 print sales grew by 32% from FY 2013.",,789482,"Other, local or private",821694,6700,"Neely Tamminga, Robert Hunter, Mae Dayton, Clara Ueland, David Johnson, David Moore, Jerry Vallery, Elly Grace, Thomas Owens, Siri Engberg, Michael Peterman, Ty Schlobohm, Carla McGrath, Cole Rogers",,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,McGrath,"Highpoint Center for Printmaking","912 Lake St W",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 871-1326 ",carla@highpointprintmaking.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-462,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25747,"Operating Support",2015,18064,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide opportunities for 170+ boys of all abilities to learn and perform classic and contemporary choral works through participation in the Minnesota Boychoir. We will measure the outcome by the number of boys served as members; number of participants in Sing Minnesota; and qualitative assessment of the Boychoir experience through member evaluations. 2: Recruit for and facilitate the Sing Minnesota summer arts immersion experience for 80+ diverse boys and girls ages 8-12, regardless of ability. We will measure outcome by the number of youngsters recruited and through a qualitative assessment of the Sing Minnesota summer arts experience completed by participants.","The Minnesota Boychoir provided direct arts experiences for 173 boys (37 new members) and 80 `Sing Minnesota` participants, and reached 286,500 Minnesotans. Data is captured per membership and audiences reached. Boys and audience members provided feedback regarding their arts experiences through evaluations conducted at retreats, concerts, and the `Sing Minnesota` summer arts experience. 2: The Minnesota Boychoir served 80 diverse boys and girls during the `Sing Minnesota` summer arts immersion experience. A qualitative evaluation is conducted at the close of `Sing Minnesota`. Participants reflect, provide input per how the experience can be refined, and detail how it will inform their arts participation in school. ",,343224,"Other, local or private",361288,18064,"Keith Hug, Jean Rehkamp-Larson, Leslie Bonshire, Kate Mrkonich Wilson, Judy McNamara, David Campen, James Mulrooney, Michael Marcotte, Maarten Potjer, Doug Nelson, Nancy Nelson, Ann Hoey",1,"Minnesota Boychoir","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Margaret,Flanagan,"Minnesota Boychoir","75 W 5th St Ste 411","St Paul",MN,55102,"(612) 292-3219 ",msj@boychoir.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-465,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25749,"Operating Support",2015,34860,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to build diverse Minnesota engagement in dance through TU Dance Center and other organizational activities. Track number and demographics of participants, track number and scope of outreach efforts, and qualitatively assess effectiveness with partners. 2: Extend the global network of our artistic affiliations via local collaborations for the benefit of Minnesota artists and audiences. Track number of local collaborations, track contact made with global artists, evaluate artistic collaborations with global artists, and assess plans and quality of collaboration with local organizations.","63% students of color, 47% students subsidized access at TU Dance Center; 10,704 engaged in outreach/education; nine school partners; four tours in Minnesota. Tracked student demographics and subsidies; tracked TU Dance Center and audience participation; data tracking and evaluation of school partnerships and outreach/engagement efforts. 2: Facilitated interactions with four inter/national artists + several local artists/groups; hosted two international students; advised on educational options. Tracked visiting/guest artists, artistic collaborations, and hosted events/activities; qualitative assessments of interactions and impact among leadership with students, community, and visiting/guest artists.",,369357,"Other, local or private",404217,,"Toni Pierce-Sands, Uri Sands, Chris Andersen, Leif Anderson, Roderick Ferguson, Michelle Horan, Priscilla Pierce Goldstein, Marcia Murray, Zoe Sealy, Kelly Greene Vagts",,"TU Dance","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Abdo,Sayegh,"TU Dance","PO Box 40405","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 699-6055 ",Abdo.sayegh@tudance.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Freeborn, Hennepin, Martin, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-467,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25750,"Operating Support",2015,23826,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Theatre Latté-Da will advance its reputation for staging adventurous music theater with a season of four mainstage productions and Next: New Musicals in the Making. Critical reviews, the number and stature of artists and partners working with Theatre Latté-Da, audience feedback and attendance, artistic director and musical director assessments, artist feedback, Theatre Latté-Da programming records. 2: Theatre Latté-Da will engage in partnerships that help ensure access and deepen impact of its work, reaching a diverse mix of 30,000 individuals (age 14 and up). Partner interviews and feedback; audience feedback in post-show discussions, emails and social media; ACT I, Emerging Leaders of Color Advisory Group Feedback; annual audience survey; and box office records.","TLD advanced its reputation for staging adventurous musical theater with a season of four mainstage productions and NEXT: NEW MUSICALS IN THE MAKING. Critical reviews. Number and stature of artists/partners working with TLD. Audience feedback and attendance. Artistic director/musical director assessments. Artist feedback. TLD programming records. 2: TLD engaged in partnerships that helped ensure access and deepen impact of its work, reaching a diverse mix of 33,000 individuals (age fourteen and up). Partner interviews/feedback. Audience feedback in post-show discussions, emails and social media. ACT I, Emerging Leaders Advisory Group Feedback. Annual audience survey. Box office records.",,817324,"Other, local or private",841150,,"Jean M. Becker, Scott Cabalka, Timothy P. Dordell, Jean Hartman, Ogden Confer, Amy Fistler, Cynthia Klaus, John Kundtz, Carolee Lindsey Jim Matejcek, Kimberly Motes, Kendall Nygard, Luis Pagan-Carlo, Shannon Pierce, Christopher Rence, Jaime A. Roman, Lorri Steffen, Jean Storlie, Jeff Turner, Bill Underwood, Bill Venne, Natalie Wilson",,"Theatre LattΘ-Da AKA Theater LattΘ Da","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Rothstein,"Theatre Latté-Da AKA Theater Latté Da","345 13th Ave NE",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 339-3003 ",peter@latteda.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-468,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25751,"Operating Support",2015,40569,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our strategic goals include becoming a more vital part of the regional museum community, increase our fiscal stability, and increase our visibility to the general public. Increase our attendance to approximately 34,000 in 2014/2015. Continue to increase our membership by 5%. Outreach to the community through an expansion of our educational programs via a new educational committee. 2: We educate our viewing public, bringing new information and challenging assumptions through dynamic exhibitions and educational programs. We have provided well respected and well attended exhibitions in the past year. We are on track in expanding our educational programs to augment the information provided in our exhibitions.","TMORA has concentrated its efforts on implementing more frequent and diverse museum programming, a new development plan, and has focused on new marketing strategies. TMORA's attendance in May and June of 2015 has been the highest ever over the last five years. Our membership increased by 1% over the last year. We offer a new series of tours, painting classes, hunts for children, and presentations. 2: In addition to providing interactive opening receptions, TMORA has been partnering with new organizations to host plays, lectures and concerts that relate to exhibitions and the arts in Russia. Within the last year, TMORA has partnered with the Northrop Auditorium, Simply Jane's Studio, JCRC, JCC, World War II Roundtable, Special Actor's Group, and the Saint Mary's Choir to provide unique and educational learning programs. ",,1147652,"Other, local or private",1188221,7500,"Gayle DeVries, Ludmila Borisnova Eklund, M.D., Gwenn Djupedal, E. Duane Engstrom, M.D., Judy Garza, Barb Halverson, Rochelle Hoffman, Helen P. Hustad, William R. McLaughlin, Pam Safar, Bradford Shinkle, IV, Dr. C. Ben Wright, Cody Wolkowitz",1,"The Museum of Russian Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Randy,Maurer,"The Museum of Russian Art","5500 Stevens Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55419,"(612) 821-9045 ",rmaurer@tmora.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-469,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25756,"Operating Support",2015,16536,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least 20 schools, social service agencies, and other non-arts community partners include the arts as a valued part of their annual programming. Indicators: 1) achieve numerical goals, 2) partners provide resources, and 3) working with ArtStart expands partners' awareness of the arts and environment. Tool: Survey with qualitative and quantitative data completed by partners. 2: More than 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities use creative thinking and environmental stewardship in making art projects from recycled materials. Indicators: 1) Achieve numerical goals, 2) more than 50% low income and 45% other than white/Euro, and 3) most participants create art from recycled materials. Tools: Survey, Participant data and demographics, Post-project questionnaire.","At least twenty schools, social service agencies, and other non-arts community partners include the arts as a valued part of their annual programming. This outcome was measured by number of participating organizations, fees collected and number of volunteer staff hours/other resources contributed. Value and quality of each program was measured through surveys, and a reflective protocol process. 2: More than 20,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities use creative thinking and environmental stewardship in making art projects from recycled materials. This outcome was measured by a count of individuals participating, the cultural makeup of the group, the degree to which participants learned about an environmental concept/reuse linked to making the art project, and a scale rating creativity.",,313961,"Other, local or private",330497,4000,"Barb Fleig, Janice Hamilton, Deborah Holtz, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Lois Eliason",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-474,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25757,"Operating Support",2015,44165,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Growth in applications from Greater Minnesota. In 2013, we received 24 non-metro Minnesota applications, eleven of which ended up in the festival. In 2015, we seek a 15% increase in non-metro Minnesota applications. We’ll track success using data collected from applicants. 2: Expanded online producer training and resources. In 2013, online producer resources were accessed 834 times in total. In 2015 we seek to expand online resources, and we seek a 15% increase in the usage of these materials. We’ll track success using web analytics and artist surveys.","In 2015, we received 35 non-metro Minnesotan applications – a 31% increase. Thirteen of these shows ended up in the 2015 festival. We collected ZIP code data from every applicant to determine whether they were a metro-based or nonmetro-based applicant. 2: Although the 2015 festival is not yet complete, online producer resources have been accessed 2,446 times in total. We used URL tracking and web analytics to determine how many times producers had accessed various producer resources.",,632217,"Other, local or private",676382,,"David Brookins, Ron Brunk-Parker, Connie Cameron, Shelly Dailey, David Frank, Matt Hanzlik, Gay Kemmis, Kathy Kim, Jamil Jude, Danna Mirviss, Annie Scott Riley, Cameron Skold, Steven Walker, Levi Weinhagen",,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Larson,"Minnesota Fringe Festival","79 13th Ave NE Ste 112",Minneapolis,MN,55413,"(612) 872-1212 ",jeff@fringefestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-475,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25758,"Operating Support",2015,27476,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The Lakeville Area Arts Center will review job description, interview, and hire a new Arts Center Manager. The primary goal is to complete hiring process for new leadership.","Lakeville Area Arts Center completed the process of hiring and has instated Joe Masiarchin as Arts Center manager. The City of Lakeville utilized the human resources policy and procedures in the hiring of this position. ",,413731,"Other, local or private",441207,27476,"Kristina Merto, Susan Landberg, Michelle Gensinger, Robert Erickson, Jeanne Marie Hutter, Julie Speiker, Tim Murphy, Beth Adams",,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","Local/Regional Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Anna,Johnson,"Lakeville Area Arts Center","20965 Holyoke Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"(952) 985-4640 ",courageousmamma@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-476,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25759,"Operating Support",2015,290935,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Deliver five-production seasons that expand the repertoire, enrich audiences, and contribute to the vitality of our community. Evaluation will be through: number of new composers/works to the operatic canon; use of innovation/technology in productions; ability to attract/retain top talent; ticket sales; number of people reached; audience feedback; Website use; and media response. 2: Advance Minnesota Opera’s position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation will be through: creation of new works; innovative productions of traditional works; number of co-producers; production rental revenue; national and international recognition (awards/articles); media response. ","Minnesota Opera delivered five productions including one newly commissioned opera, which expands the repertoire and provides access to art form due to relevance as contemporary work; 46,000 + served. Minnesota Opera evaluation included number of tickets sold, hiring top talent (including 159 Minnesota performers) and positive local newspaper reviews and comments via the website from audience attendees. 2: Minnesota Opera advanced its position as a leading American opera company. Evaluation was seen through successful commission and workshop of Stephen King's, The Shining as part of our New Works II Initiative; increased number of co-producers and rental revenue; and by setting record for ticket sales with Carmen.",,10255748,"Other, local or private",10546683,,"Patricia Beithon, Daniel Blanco,, Bernard Brunsman, Peter Carter, Rachelle D. Chase, Jane M. Confer, Sara Donaldson, Bianca Fine, Sharon Hawkins, Ruth S. Huss, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Philip Isaacson, James Johnson, Patricia Johnson, John C. Junek, Christine Larsen, Robert Lee, Steve Mahon, Leni Moore, Albin Jim Nelson, Kay Ness, Elizabeth Redleaf, Connie Remele, Don Romanaggi, Christopher Romans, Mary H. Schrock, Linda Roberts Singh, Nadege Souvenir, Virginia Stringer, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Margaret Wurtele, Karen Bachman, John A. Blanchard III, Burton Cohen, Julia W. Dayton, Mary W. Vaughan",,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jada,Hansen,"The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera","620 1st St N",Minneapolis,MN,55401-1225,"(612) 333-2700 ",jhansen@mnopera.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-477,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25760,"Operating Support",2015,250409,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","To provide wide access to live performances of world-class music in the Twin Cities community. Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society will provide more than 120 world-class performances, family activities, and education programs in the 2014-15 season through concerts in twelve venues (including the new hall at the Ordway), free and low-priced tickets, and diverse programming.","The SPCO provided wide access to live performances of world-class music in Minnesota and beyond by offering affordable tickets at twelve concert venues throughout the Twin Cities. With affordable concerts in convenient venues, free family education and outreach activities, diverse programming, and a variety of digital media efforts, the SPCO has expanded its reach into the community and upheld its commitment to accessibility.",,10801213,"Other, local or private",11051622,,"Ruggero Allifranchini, Betty Andrews, Jo Bailey, Debra Berns, Theresa Bevilacqua, Thomas Brown, Jon Cieslak, Penny Chally, Richard Cohen, Bruce Coppock, Sheldon Damberg, Joan Duddingston, Nina Tso-Ning Fan, Judith Garcia Galiana, Bonnie Grzeskowiak, Ingrid Lenz Harrison, James Haymaker, Andrina Hougham, A.J. Huss Jr., Arthur Kaemmer, D. William Kaufman, Erwin Kelen, Karen Larsen, Robert L. Lee, David Lillehaug, Laura Liu, Wendell Maddox, Stephen Mahle, Richard Martinez, Jerome Miranowski, Amy Moon, Alfred Moore, Betty Myers, David Myers, Jenny Lind Nilsson, Lowell Noteboom, Deborah Palmer, Paula Patineau, Daniel Pennie, Nicholas Pifer, Shawn Quant, Andrew Redleaf, Donald Ryks, Anthony Scarfone, Daniel Schmechel, Fred Sewell, Ronald Sit, Marschall Smith, Joseph Tashjian, Charles Ullery, Dobson West, Elizabeth Willis, Max Zarling, Priscilla Zee",,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Becky,Cline,"The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society AKA The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra","408 St Peter St 3rd Fl","St Paul",MN,55102-1497,"(651) 292-3280 ",rcline@spcomail.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-478,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25761,"Operating Support",2015,55948,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northern Clay Center will increase visitors, in store and online, conduct satellite sale of ceramics, tour exhibitions to greater Minnesota, create online resources for educators. Northern Clay Center will increase levels of educational activity; deepen outreach relationships with long-time partners; conduct successful offsite sale of ceramics; tour exhibition to three sites; increase visits to Website from educators and general public. 2: Northern Clay Center’s mission will extend outside of its walls through new partnerships, convenings, and conversations. Surveys will show diversity of our audience (age/ethnicity/need); teachers will report we’ve helped students meet graduation requirements in art; 55+ population will experience arts in aging; we’ll identify new partners to reach underserved populations.","NCC-produced programs wove the clay arts into every facet of community life through on and offsite collaborations. NCC reached 163 artists from Minnesota; our exhibitions toured to three sites and collaboratively produced three more; we conducted our 2nd offsite sale of pots; our web sales increased; we served 20,134 thru our educational offerings 2: Youth, families and adults, as well as all ethnicities and abilities participated in the arts through specially-designed programs. Despite changes in funding to our outreach program, we served a diverse group of 8,500 youth, families and older adults (3rd highest ever). We solicited new partners and deepened our relationships with long-time partners. ",,1493229,"Other, local or private",1549177,8392,"Lynne Alpert, Nan Arundel, Robert Briscoe, Mary K Baumann, Craig Bishop, Phil Burke, Linda Coffey, Debra Cohen, Bonita Hill, Nancy Hanily Dolan, Sally Wheaton Hushcha, Chris Jozwiak, Mark Lellman, Bruce Lilly, Alan Naylor, Mark Pharis, Rick Scott, TCody Turnquist, Bob Walsh, Ellen Watters",,"Northern Clay Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sarah,Millfelt,"Northern Clay Center","2424 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55406-1027,"(612) 339-8007x 302",sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-479,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25762,"Operating Support",2015,13891,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We are continuing to search for funding to reach our goal of maintaining our studio space and our five annual major events. To move forward on that goal, we will hire a marketing consultant to design and implement a program to make the public more aware of our performances, and increase ticket sales.","We organized volunteers to research funders to provide support for our studio and events. We continue to receive support from funders that support our efforts in the arts. We solicit audience feedback through surveys that are included in programs, and informal conversations. The artistic director, executive director, board, event coordinator, and volunteers review attendance, sales, expenses, and discuss feedback. ",,186892,"Other, local or private",200783,,"Lisa Gray, Nicole Lapides, Jill Brett, Beth Kockelman, Julia Lauwagie, Heather Rist, Taylor Huber",,"Ballet Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cynthia,Betz,"Ballet Minnesota","249 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101-1604,"(651) 245-3255 ",cynbetz@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-480,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25763,"Operating Support",2015,13535,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Continue to strengthen strategic relationships and partnerships with community arts and cultural organizations, educational partners, and social service groups to ensure access and participation. An increase in participation of members of each of our partner groups is one indicator of success. 2: Continue ongoing conversations about our outreach programming with community groups whose clients include underrepresented and nontraditional members. Increase participation in outreach programs that provide opportunities for hands-on and audience participation with community partner organizations including seniors, youth, and new arrivals.","Strengthened relationships and partnerships with community and human service organizations to ensure access to cultural and educational programming This season we held ten outreach events with five partners including the public library, history center, schools, and senior center. We extended our relationships with five human service organizations, reaching 154 disadvantaged community members. 2: Increased opportunities for community groups to attend outreach programs and live performances. Outreach programs were attended by 442 community members including 228 area youth. Activities included a movement workshop for senior citizens, hands on events at the library and history center, and residencies within area schools.",,230711,"Other, local or private",244246,4467,"Saint Mary's University Board of Trustees include Mary Burrichter, Brother William Clarey, Brother Kevin Convey, James L. Coogan, John Domanico, Michael G. Dougherty, Marilyn Frost, Karen George, Michael M. Gostomski, Jim Horan, Mark Jacobs, Betty Kabara , Linda Kuczma, Brother William Mann, Brother Michael J. McGinniss, Paul Meyer, Brother Frederick Mueller, Kaye O'Leary, Peter Pearson, Brother David Poos, Hamid Quraishi, Brother Gustavo Ramirez Barba, Richard J. Reedy, Joseph J. Ross, Terrance Russell, Patrick A. Salvi, Brother Larry Schatz, Sandra Simon, Michael Slaggie, John Smarrelli Jr., Walter E. Smithe III, Celeste L. Suchocki, Mary Pat Wlazik, Page Series Advisory Committee includes Tove Wiggs, Brianna Haupt, Lezlea Dahlke, Jennifer Weaver, Christine Martin, Emily Kurash",,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Grace,"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre AKA Page Theatre at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","700 Terrace Hts Ste 67",Winona,MN,55987-1321,"(507) 457-1714 ",pgrace@smumn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-481,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25764,"Operating Support",2015,88648,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Create art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation. Attendance is a key indicator of success, along with the active participation of visitors. Tracking numbers, observing participation, and processing audience surveys and feedback are also key evaluation tools.","WAM produced eleven exhibitions and 26 public programs, including free conversations, WAM Chatters, a “pop-up park”, student design showcase, and Sonic Image Ensemble, a new resident music group. WAM counted onsite admissions and tracked online connections through Facebook, Twitter, and WAM’s website using Google analytics and other data capture methods. Audience surveys were collected and tabulated after public programs. ",,6087942,"Other, local or private",6176590,88648,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Wooj Byun, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Noah Eisenberg, Robert Elde, Rolf Engh, Tom Fisher, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Diane Katsiaficas, Barry Kudrowitz, Tom LaSalle, Brian Longe, Betsy Lucas, Julie Matonich, Michelle Mesenburg, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Shelly Regan, Gerald Rinehart, Karla Robertson, Nancy Rosenberg, Matthew Russo, Gary Smaby, Tom Swigert, Jane Tilka, Robin Torgerson, Charlie Wagner, Kimberly Walsh, Deb Weiss, Cody Wolkowitz",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"C. Scott",Winter,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 E River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-9678 ",cswinter@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carlton, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Ramsey, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-482,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25765,"Operating Support",2015,18374,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Disadvantaged people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities will study music from accomplished instructors and experience live music performances. We will track number of participants and faculty contact hours and conduct surveys for private lessons, group classes, and workshops provided to disadvantaged youth, immigrants, and refugees, low-income people of all ages. 2: People in the community will experience high-quality music performances and come to appreciate live music in everyday life. We will track number of performances, musician contact hours, venues and audience members in performances and conduct surveys for general public, disadvantaged youth, seniors, immigrants, and refugees.","Disadvantaged people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities studied music from accomplished instructors and experienced live music performances. We tracked the number of participants and faculty contact hours, and conducted surveys for private lessons, group classes, and workshops provided to: disadvantaged youth, immigrants, and low-income people of all ages. 2: People in the community experienced high-quality music performances and came to appreciate live music in everyday life. We track the number of performances, musician contact hours, venues and audience members in performances and conducted surveys for the general public, disadvantaged youth, seniors, and immigrants.",,466187,"Other, local or private",484561,18370,"Kelly Schwenn, Sylvia Oxenham, Susan Bullard, Melissa A. Pelland, Sharon Carlson, X. Christina Huan, Shane Michael Raymond, Patrick Yee, Clea Galhano",0.5,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clea,Galhano,"The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music AKA The Conservatory","26 E Exchange St Ste 500","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 224-2205x 12",clea@thespcm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-483,"Carol Bemis: Museum professional; active arts community volunteer; Gretchen Boyum: Curator and education coordinator, Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls; Jonathan Carter: Solutions manager, General Mills; former board chair, Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir; Barbara Davis: Retired teacher and non-profit consultant; founding executive director of Springboard; Crystal Hegge: Director, Frozen River Film Festival; Katie Marshall: Executive Director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Peter Pellinen: Founder, Small Parts Players; working to renovate the historic Lyric Theatre, Virginia; Chamath Perera: Independent leadership coach and fund development consultant; independent filmmaker; Susan Prosapio: Former executive director, Great River Arts Association, Little Falls|Linda Shapiro, Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25767,"Operating Support",2015,33886,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Utilize programmatic synergy to expand our reach to communities and artists. Evaluation will be based on delivering: four cross-sector forums; five capacity building workshops; twenty staff meetings to build connections between programmatic events and opportunities; develop five new capacity building workshops. 2: Increase our capacity to utilize existing and new technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Evaluation will be based on hiring/retaining communications staff; improved database functionality, as well as increased income via marketing; online communications; web visits; and participation in workshops, grant program.","Utilize programmatic synergy to expand our reach to communities and artists. Forecast Public Art delivered: four cross-sector forums; five capacity building workshops; twenty staff meetings to build connections between programmatic events and opportunities; developed five new capacity building workshops. 2: Increase our capacity to utilize existing and new technology to effectively serve existing and new constituencies. Our new staff improved communications to inform and educate our community about news, events, and opportunities. We used Google and Social Media Analytics, newsletter, subscription, application, and attendance figures for events to evaluate.",,743885,"Other, local or private",777771,33886,"Caroline Mehlhop, Elizabeth Jolly, Wendy Lane, Hlee Vang, Michael Watkins, Laurence Margolis, Amy Dillahunt, Susan Loyd, Bob Close, Kurt Gough, Frank Fitzgerald, Bob Kost, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Darcy Berus, Christine Hammes, Avital Rabinowitz ",0.5,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melinda,Childs,"Forecast Public Artworks AKA Forecast Public Art","2300 Myrtle Ave Ste 160","St Paul",MN,55114-1854,"(651) 641-1128 ",Melinda@forecastpublicart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, St. Louis, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-485,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",Yes 25769,"Operating Support",2015,10237,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Identifying and presenting/producing unique stage work that provides intimate, artistic experiences and employs as many Minnesota based artists as possible. Presenting and/or producing at least eight productions with a total of 90 performances. Employing at least 60 artists. Continuing to be recognized by our patrons in surveys as a leader in the presentation of unique works.","Actors Theater continued to be a leader in identifying and producing /presenting high quality work for the small stage. A review of Actors Theater's calendar and audience feedback indicates That Actors Theater presented fourteen productions with 133 performances and employed 98 artists.",,411887,"Other, local or private",422124,,"Dan Barth, Michael Kenefick, John Haynes, Narendra Reddy, John Haynes, Wendy Robson",0.25,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Collins,"Actors Theater of Minnesota","275 E 4th St","St Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 290-2290 ",bill@ActorsMN.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Meeker, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-487,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25770,"Operating Support",2015,20290,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Help students develop individual musical achievement and appreciation of classical music in an orchestral setting. Individual musical achievement validates the arts and demonstrates how they engage and inspire us. Rehearsals and performances demonstrate student progress. A survey of student orchestral experiences ensures their needs are met. 2: Continue to expand the String Studio program that provides free, in-school lessons through our public school partnership with Folwell Performing Arts Magnet in Minneapolis. Participation in String Studio impacts entire families of an under-served population. We track student musical and academic performance through progress reports and performances.","Help students develop individual musical achievement and appreciation of classical music in an orchestral setting. Students demonstrated musical growth over nine months of rehearsals and three concerts. On the survey 98% of students reported that their technical proficiency had increased and 99% reported that their conductor and musical experience inspired them. 2: Continued to expand the String Studio program that provides free, in-school lessons through our public school partnership with Folwell Performing Arts Magnet in Minneapolis. This was the third year of collaboration with Folwell; we were able to provide string lessons to 40 under-served students twice a week. Teachers reported increases in student confidence and ability to express themselves. ",,513183,"Other, local or private",533473,,"Kathy Brown, John Bulger, Cathy Carlson, Erwin Conception, Claudette Laureano, Manny Laureano, Kimberly Meisten, Josee Morissette, Nicholas Schicker, Meghana Shroff, Lisa Berman, Jason Burak, Jonathan Piepho, Kathryn Tjaden",,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Adorn,"Minnesota Youth Symphonies","790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203","St Paul",MN,55116-1958,"(651) 699-5811 ",mkadorn@mnyouthsymphonies.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-488,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25772,"Operating Support",2015,31565,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation will consist of audience and chorus member response to programming and increase in singing members/volunteers/friends of the Chorus. 2: Continue to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Evaluation will consist of response to programming in addition to measuring audience numbers, singing members, and evaluating marketing tactics.","Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus provided musical programming that was exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential. Evaluation consisted of audience and chorus member comments in addition to ticket sales and an increase in total audience served. 2: Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus continued to reach new audiences while deepening ongoing relationships with existing audience members. Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus reached new audience while deepening ongoing relationships with current audience. Evaluation consisted of measuring ticket sales against marketing tactics and audience and chorus comments.",,580212,"Other, local or private",611777,5966,"Paul Blom, Mary Schwind, Jeff Bores, Ann Rainhart, Nathan Croner, Erik Anderson, Michael Brown, Larry Bussey, Dennis Clausen, Steve Dahl, John Dwyer, David Hoang, Steve Humerickhouse, Alyssa Johnson Paquette, Chris Mellin, Mikal Nabors, Tom Schierholz, Vince Therrien, Laurel Chu",,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christopher,Taykalo,"Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 339-7664 ",ctaykalo@tcgmc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, St. Louis, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-490,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25773,"Operating Support",2015,41146,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase the number of individuals traditionally underserved by Bloomington Theatre and Art Center who participate in high quality arts programs. We will compare the numbers and demographics of people participating in our programming from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015. 2: Increase opportunities for audiences to learn and grow by interacting with artists. We will compare the number and quality of our audience engagement activities (e.g., artist talks, tours, classes) from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015.","We have expanded outreach programming, increasing audiences 52% over FY 2014. Actual counts of participants, and data provided by each school's state-certified demographics show marked increases in numbers served and diversity of participants. 2: Attendance at artist talks increased 18%, and public engagement hours skyrocketed as our Creative Placemaking projects launched. Actual attendance at artist talks, and tracking hours of public contact in each of our three very public Demonstration Projects for Creative Placemaking in the South Loop.",,1402502,"Other, local or private",1443648,3291,"Mark Adkins, Leah Kondes, MaryAnne London, Robert Lunz, Amy Lueders, Jason Moore, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Brian Prentice, John Schuerman, Paul Seminari, Karen Snedeker, Greg Wolsky, Paul Zech ",,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center AKA Artistry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Andrea,Specht,"Bloomington Theatre and Art Center","1800 W Old Shakopee Rd",Bloomington,MN,55431-3071,"(952) 563-8745 ",aspecht@btacmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-491,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25775,"Operating Support",2015,101964,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Open the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces of the new Northrop will be a catalyst for the interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration. 2: Present world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Through curatorial process and creative engagement, Northrop creates partnerships with a breadth of community partners ensuring that performance events featuring artists of the highest caliber are available to an expansive section of the community.","Successfully opened the newly revitalized Northrop as a hub of artistic and creative exploration. The reinvented spaces of the new Northrop proved to be a catalyst for the interdisciplinary collaborations that are central to contemporary artistic exploration for University students and the public. 2: Presented world-class performances to diverse Minnesota audiences in collaboration with community partners. Northrop curated artists from many countries, cultures, and artistic themes to reflect the diversity of Minnesota citizens. With 15+ community partners, Northrop provided workshops, previews, and other activities for audiences.",,2754765,"Other, local or private",2856729,,"Antone Melton-Meaux, Colleen Carey, Heather Faulkner, John Foley, Tom Morgan, Cecily Sommers",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","State Government","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Tschida,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","2829 University Ave SE Ste 750",Minneapolis,MN,55414-3279,"(612) 625-6600 ",tschidac@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-493,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25776,"Operating Support",2015,643743,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain tradition of artistic excellence and performance at the highest level. Success will be indicated by offering concerts and community programs and by maximization of opportunities at a renovated Orchestra Hall; measured primarily through attendance and participation.","Season of high quality music engaged nearly 250,000 audiences; education/community engagement reached 90,000; broadcasts and tours engaged many more. Tracked concert attendance, ticket sales, number of participants in activities; documented critical response to quality of performances; compared scope of programming to prior full seasons.",,35336266,"Other, local or private",35980009,,"Warren Mack, Martin Lueck, Jane Gregerson, Kevin Smith, Karen Himle, Nancy LIndahl, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Nicky Carpenter, Kathy Cunningham, Luella Goldberg, Douglas Leatherdale, Ronald Lund, Betty Myers, Margaret Ankeny, Mari Carlson, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen Hubbard, Hella Mears Hueg, Harvey Mackay, Susan Platou, Maxine Wallin, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Mark Copman, Jonathan Eisele, John Farrell Jr., Paul Grangaard, Joseph Green, Laurie Hodder Greeno, Susan Hagstrum, William Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Michael Langley, Allen Lenzmeier, Kathleen Lundeen, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller, Christopher O’Connell, Liz O’Neal, Anita Pampusch, Chris Policinski, Paula Prahl, Judy Ranheim, Michael Roos, Matthew Spanjers, Robert Spikings, Robert Spong, Gordon Sprenger, Mary Summers, Timothy Welsh, John Wilgers, Aks Zaheer",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Brennan,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",dbrennan@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-494,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25777,"Operating Support",2015,16229,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Audiences will be viscerally affected by our unique performance style, which creates a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Audience evaluation tools will assess not just objective and demographic information, but also query for emotional impact factors. We will benchmark artistic quality by being judged in competitions. 2: Men of all ages will engage in a lifetime of singing as valued members of an intergenerational ensemble that performs with passion and excellence. We will track the age distribution of our ensemble and compare it to norms. We will look for continued progress in increasing the numbers of young men who join our community of artists.","Audiences were viscerally affected by a unique performance style, which created a deep emotional connection between artist and audience. Emotional impact statements were collected, including through a formal evaluation. Artistic benchmarks were achieved when the chorus finished with the highest third place score ever recorded at the barbershop international competition. 2: This intergenerational ensemble performed with passion and excellence, engaging men, ages twelve to 89, to create a lifetime of singing. Evaluators determined that 19% of members were under the age of 30, while by comparison only 7% of the broader barbershop chorus community is under the age of 30. Tracking also shows that current member ages range from twelve to 89.",,178265,"Other, local or private",194494,3853,"Jeff Taxdahl, Dan True, Rick Hurd, Kirk Lindberg, Alex Donaldson, Robert Dowma, Kevin Lynch, Roger Wambheim, Tom Semple, Eric Dove, Jerod Guida, Brent Benrud, Joe Cossette, Bryan Langren, Eric Renz, Jim Emery, Kyle Weaver",0.2,"Great Northern Union Chorus","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kevin,Lynch,"Great Northern Union Chorus","3909 Dartmouth Dr",Minnetonka,MN,55345,"(612) 723-4209 ",Klynch@ljj.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-495,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25783,"Operating Support",2015,70185,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers. 150 need-based scholarships/work study to qualified students: partnership with two schools/social service agencies to offer targeted scholarships/programming. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. Classes for physical/developmental disabilities students three times per year. Ten students per session through partnerships, targeted outreach, and subsidized class fees.","Make circus performing arts learning available to children/youth who would not otherwise be able to participate because of financial or other barriers 200 youth received needs-based scholarships or work study; partnered with Boys and Girls Club and Neighborhood House to bring students to Circus Juventas. 2: Make circus performing arts learning accessible to those who would not otherwise be able to participate because of physical/developmental disabilities. The Wings class for youth with developmental disabilities operated weekly during the school year, serving five youth consistently. Out of the Chair reached seven youth in wheelchairs, who participated in two eight week classes.",,1873754,"Other, local or private",1943939,70185,"Lance Lemieux, Dan Currell , Donna Gies, Laura Mogren, Krista Heikes, Dan Rooney, George M Heriot, Vineeta Sawkar Peter Huber, John Esch, Dan Butler, Betty Butler",,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Thompson,"Circus of the Star AKA Circus Juventas","1270 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116-2400,"(651) 699-8229 ",kim@circusjuventas.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Lake, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stevens, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-498,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25788,"Operating Support",2015,44282,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Develop and implement innovative promotional strategies to bring attention to our authors and engage diverse communities in conversation around content. Track location, number of events, activities, and discussions around each title; track number engaged in each activity; track reviews, media attention; qualitatively assess impact. 2: Conduct and participate in collaborative efforts to welcome the estimated 12,500 visitors to Minneapolis for the April 2015 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference. Track number of activities involving conference attendees; track number of participants in activities; obtain feedback about activities and perceptions; qualitatively assess collaborations.","We connected Milkweed writers to diverse readers in our community and around the world by way of innovative engagement and promotional strategies. In 2014, we organized 200 readings in four countries and 28 states (45 in Minnesota), putting our authors in dialogue with an estimated 15,000 individuals. Our books saw over 150 reviews, and we had over 130,000 online interactions. 2: Milkweed participated in the 2015 AWP conference, welcoming 12,000+ visitors for 550 events, with 2,000 presenters, and 800 book fair exhibitors. We had 49 authors on 39 panels, with three press panels (audience: 500). We had seventeen author signings, doubled direct sales, and 300 new newsletter subscribers. With five partners, we hosted an Open Book party with 500+ attendees. ",,1404813,"Other, local or private",1449095,,"Mary Aamoth, Tracey Breazeale, Henry Buchwald, Libby Coppo, Julie DuBois, John Gordon, Moira Grosbard, Amanda Hawn, Libby Driscoll Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Chris Malecek, Bob McDonald, Betsy Moran, Sheila Morgan, Robin Nelson, Ann Ness, Margaret Preska, Cheryl Ryland, Daniel Slager, Stephanie Sommer, Larry Steiner",,"Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathryn,Strickland,"Milkweed Editions","1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300",Minneapolis,MN,55415-3015,"(612) 215-2559 ",kate_strickland@milkweed.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-500,"Melissa Brechon: Faculty member, Masters of Library and Information, Saint Catherine University; Nolita Christensen: Marketing and operations consultant, Great North Show Providers; Janis Lane-Ewart: Long-time arts administrator; most recently as executive director of KFAI, Fresh Air Radio; Kathleen Maurer: Professor, Anoka-Ramsey Community College.; William Miller: History professor at the College of Saint Scholastica; former MSAB board member; Gary Peterson: Managing Director, Anaya Dance Theatre; board chair, Southern Theater; independent consultant; Anat Shinar: Program manager, BodyCartography Project; instructor, Young Dance; Bonnie Stewart: Cofounder, SistersSojourn; Patricia Zurlo: Attorney specializing in services for artists, small businesses and nonprofits; former professional musician|Jeanne Zwart, Board member, Elysian Area Library; chair, Elysian Fourth of July Parade","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 25790,"Operating Support",2015,37721,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Future fiscal sustainability. To protect its fiscal sustainability, the Commonweal will evaluate its operating model to achieve an operating fund surplus, on course to building a working capital reserve. 2: Maximize accessibility to the arts. The Commonweal will offer high-quality artistic mainstage and special events programming, evaluated at the staff and board level, with minimal financial barriers to maximize accessibility to the arts in southeastern Minnesota.","The Commonweal has made a major payment against the principle loan for the construction of its facility, bringing debt service to a reasonable range. The Commonweal maintains detailed records of revenue generation, and costs and benefits for each production or program. Revenue and expense, actuals and budget are reviewed at least monthly (quarterly at the board level).",,775383,"Other, local or private",813104,4308,"Jeff Mintz, Chuck Aug, Alan Bailey, Randy Chapman, Barbara DeCramer, William French, Louanne Hamman, Ron Krienbring, Joan Ruen, Rick Walters, Joe Duffy",,"Commonweal Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Hal,Cropp,"Commonweal Theatre Company","208 Parkway Ave N PO Box 15",Lanesboro,MN,55949-0015,"(507) 467-2525 ",info@commonwealtheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-501,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,No 27366,"Operating Support",2014,728247,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Maintain tradition of artistic excellence and performance at the highest level. The Minnesota Orchestral Association will work to achieve these key goals: test new concert formats, tour to New York City and Europe, resume its Sibelius recording cycle and regional, national and international broadcasting. Evaluation is based on ticket sales and concert attendance, and whether the Minnesota Orchestral Association (MOA) is able to achieve its key goals. 2: Ensure broad community access to our programs. The Minnesota Orchestral Association will work to achieve these key goals: launch education and community initiatives focused on youth and/or older adults, continue Common Chords, maximize new opportunities as a result of returning to the renovated Orchestra Hall. The MOA Board regularly evaluates the success of the organization based on progress made toward outlined goals.","The MOA was able to plan and produce an 80+ concert season and a week of activities in Hibbing. It also planned the 2014-2015 season on a short timeline. For the 2014 season, the MOA reached 99% of its subscription revenue goal for all concert series, excluding Young People's. The Orchestra undertook Young People’s Concerts and Hibbing Common Chords, exceeded Orchestra Hall rental goals, and laid framework for new initiatives.",,30804667,"Other, local or private",31532914,80107,"Gordon Sprenger, Patrick Bowe, James Melville, Michael Henson, Karen Himle, Nancy Lindahl, Marilyn C. Nelson, N. Carpenter, K. Cunningham, L. Goldberg, D. Leatherdale, R. Lund,B. Myers, Margaret Ankeny, Mari Carlson, Andrew Czajkowski, Dolly Fiterman, Beverly Grossman, Karen Hubbard, Hella Hueg, Harvey Mackay, Susan Platou, Emily Backstrom, Karen Baker, Rochelle Blease, David Boehnen, Margaret Bracken, Barbara Burwell, Mark Copman, Ken Cutler, Jonathan Eisele, Jack Eugster, John Farrell, Ben Fowke, Paul Grangaard, Jane Gregerson, Susan Hagstrum, William Hodder, Shadra Hogan, Jay Ihlenfeld, Philip Isaacson, Nancy Jamieson, Douglas Kelley, Steven Kennedy, Lloyd Kepple, Michael Klingensmith, Allen Lenzmeier, Martin Lueck,Kathleen Lundeen, Warren Mack, Anne Miller, Hugh Miller,Liz Oneal, Anita Pampusch, Chris Policinski, Paula Prahl, Judy Ranheim, Michael Roos, Jon W. Salveson, Sally Smith, Robert Spong, Mary Sumners, Maxine Wallin, Timothy Welsh, John Wilgers, Paul Zeller",,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2013-07-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dianne,Brennan,"Minnesota Orchestral Association","1111 Nicollet Mall",Minneapolis,MN,55403-2477,"(612) 371-5600 ",dbrennan@mnorch.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood, Dakota, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-599,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,2 32187,"Operating Support",2016,24677,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesota Chorale advances diversity, brings together 500 youth via partners and Twin Cities schools, and engages 75 people over age 65 through VoX. Demographic breakdown of partner and school participants, number of youth and elders participating in programs, evidence of income diversity, achieving the number cited. 2: Minnesota Chorale reaches four to six remote Minnesota audiences through concerts and workshops using partnerships, video teleconferencing, and streaming. Number of partnerships outside of the Twin Cities, partnerships new to Minnesota Chorale, growth of audience for Messiah sing-along.","YouthWorks program and youth choirs engaged 500+ student musicians; VoX program engaged 50 seniors. Participant numbers and level of diversity were determined by counting those engaged, including (where applicable) schools attended, grade in school or age, and school/community income data. 2: This outcome was not achieved due to a lack of dedicated funding. While the Minnesota Chorale was unable to connect with remote audiences, the Chorale partnered with many schools and arts organizations in the Twin Cities to engage more Minnesotans in the arts.",,585159,"Other, local or private",609836,,"Karen Bair, Elizabeth Balay, Elizabeth Barchenger, Deborah Carbaugh, Scott Chamberlain, Donald Davies, Philip Kachelmyer, Dennis Kim, Gilah Mashaal, Bryan Mechell, Sue Melrose, Mary Monson, Gloria Olsen, Krista Sandstrom, Sarah Sonday, Karen Touchi-Peters, Rachel Wright",,"Minnesota Chorale","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Peskin,"Minnesota Chorale","528 Hennepin Ave Ste 407",Minneapolis,MN,55403-1810,"(612) 455-2102 ",bob@mnchorale.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-609,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32249,"Operating Support",2016,17914,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase cultural understanding and learning for K-12 students and educators In Minnesota using African American literary arts. Surveys, writing samples, and interviews with students and the resident artists will be used to assess cultural understanding and improvement in reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. 2: Advance the understanding of and access to African American authors and literary works for the people of Minnesota. Surveys of audiences of the NOMMO Series and participants in the Black Books Community Reading Campaign will be used to assess the programs' effectiveness at advancing public understanding of and access to African American literature and writers.","Givens Increased cultural understanding and learning for K-12 students and educators in Minnesota using African American literary arts. Givens used surveys, writing samples, and interviews with students and resident teaching artists to assess cultural understanding and improvement in reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. 2: Givens advance the understanding of and access to African American authors and literary works for people of Minnesota. Givens used surveys of NOMMO and Black Books Community Reading Campaign participants to assess program effectiveness in advancing public understanding of and access to African American literature and writers.",,290685,"Other, local or private",308599,2250,"Archie Givens, Herman Milligan, Ezra Hyland, Beth Bowman, Valerie Deus, Stanley Jackson, Tamba Johnson, Cecily Marcus, Thomas Nelson, Steven Walker, Stephanie Weiss, Jerry Wilson",,"The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Herman,"Milligan, Jr.","The Archie and Phebe Mae Givens Foundation AKA The Givens Foundation for African American Literature","2822 Lyndale Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408,"(612) 382-7270 ",herman.milligan@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-612,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32262,"Operating Support",2016,71701,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase opportunities for practicing Minnesota artists, both emerging and established, to engage with ASI exhibits and foster connections between the artists and museum visitors. In conjunction with two exhibition projects, ASI will develop two residency opportunities for Minnesota artists that result in new and original work inspired by ASI’s collections and/or themes explored in the exhibits. 2: Strengthen ASI's network of Minnesota based artists that engage with our studio craft program and use that program to draw attention to ASIs materials collections. ASI will grow the number of instructors from 16 to 18; develop three new courses that will draw attention to/ inspiration from ASIs collection; studio arts participation will increase by 18%; ASI will be seen as a vibrant place for making hand craft.","Minnesota jazz vocalist Connie Evingson mined ASI archives to write the Ballad of Jacob Fahlström (Minnesota's first Swede) and performed three concerts. Visitors engaged with Evingson during her historical research and songwriting process. Visitor exit surveys and artist-in-residence program evaluation measured increased awareness of Minnesota's immigration history, ASI archives. 2: ASI's studio handcraft program participation grew by 18% through seven new courses and 25 instructors. Growth in ASI's studio craft program was measured quantitatively by program registrations and qualitatively by focus group feedback and participant and instructor program evaluations. ",,4625521,"Other, local or private",4697222,16500,"Dr. Philip Anderson, Rodney Anderson, Carline Bengtsson, Helen Bergren, Martin Bertilsson, Dr. David Carlson, Terri Carlson, Jennifer Dalquist, Ann-Kristin de Verdier, Dean Erickson, Diane Hofstede, Joe Hognander, Laurie Holmquist, Herbert (Ted) Johnson, Barbara Linell Glaser, Beth Lundquist Jones, Alexander Källebo, Russ Michaletz, Tom Nelson, Lena Norrman, Roland Thorstensson, Veronika Torarp",,"American Swedish Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christiana,Stolpestad,"American Swedish Institute","2600 Park Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55407,"(612) 870-3354 ",christys@asimn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-613,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32270,"Operating Support",2016,15133,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","At least 25 schools, social service agencies, and other non-arts community partners include the arts as a valued part of their annual programming. Qualitative and quantitative survey data from partners will determine whether 1) numerical goals are reached, 2) partners commit resources, and 3) awareness increases of art, ecology and culture relationship. 2: More than 25,000 people of all ages, ethnicities and abilities expand their creative thinking, artistry, and care for the environment by making art using recycled materials. Surveys, participant demographic data, and post questionnaires will determine whether 1) numerical goals are reached, 2) 50% of participants are low-income and 45% are other than white/Euro, and 3) the majority create art using recycled materials. ","At least 25 schools, social service agencies, and other non-arts community partners include the arts as a valued part of their annual programming. Qualitative and quantitative survey data from partners that included numerical goals, commitment of partner resources, and awareness of the relationship between art, ecology and culture. 2: More than 21,000 people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities use creative thinking and environmental stewardship in making art projects from recycled materials. Surveys and post questionnaires that determined numerical goals, economic and ethnic diversity of participants, and the creation of art work using recycled/repurposed materials. ",,404037,"Other, local or private",419170,6000,"Barbara Fleig, Sabrina Sutliff-Gross, Janice Hamilton, Deb Holtz, Linda Stuckey, David Swenson, Elizabeth Wright",,ArtStart,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carol,Sirrine,ArtStart,"1459 St Clair Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-2338,"(651) 698-2787 ",carol@artstart.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-614,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 32273,"Operating Support",2016,29075,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to 35 artists and writers will be awarded residencies to advance their work. All will make community presentations about their field. Artists and writers will make presentations at area schools, arts organizations, service organizations and correctional facilities. Reports and feedback from presentation hosts, the audiences and the artists and writers will provide evaluation. 2: Three major arts events in summer, fall and winter will present the work of up to 150 writers and artists to 3,000 – 5,000 attendees of all ages. Attendance at the events and the high percentage of return visitors plus direct feedback to staff from the artists and attendees and letters and emails from attendees will provide important evaluation.","Two-week to month-long residencies were provided to 33 artists and writers, each of whom gave a presentation at an area school or community organization. Community hosts and attendees at the presentations praised the value of them, and the host organizations requested to be considered as hosts again in subsequent years. 2: The three major arts celebrations were very well attended and the number of children, parents and grandparents at Children's Book Fair was especially high. Attendance is tabulated by ticket sales and headcounts for the free events such as the Children's Book Fair. Positive press coverage and praise from attendees to Center staff was heartening.",,577804,"Other, local or private",606879,,"Doug Bayley, John Christiansen, Judy Christianson, Donna Dummer, Bruce Geary, Barb Hanson, Carolyn Hedin, Robert Hedin, Art Kenyon, Marilyn Lawrence, Peg Noesen",,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Bradley,"Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Inc. AKA The Anderson Center","163 Tower View Dr","Red Wing",MN,55066,"(651) 388-2009 ",chris@andersoncenter.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-615,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 32280,"Operating Support",2016,56361,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support intercultural understanding by engaging an audience diverse in age, race, and background with live music of many cultures. With support from our Research Consultant, we will gauge and track audience demographics and change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: We will build demand for the arts by engaging non-traditional arts audiences and infusing the arts into typically non-artistic spaces and events. We will evaluate our success based on number of new audience members and on the impact that engaging with the arts has on these audience members.","The Cedar engaged the most diverse audience in its history with live music from many cultures to successfully support intercultural understanding. The Cedar worked with a Research Consultant to track audience demographics and feedback to analyze reach as well as change in attitudes about other cultures using survey results, interviews, observations, and anecdotes. 2: The Cedar effectively increased demand for the arts by exposing new audiences to arts opportunities through performances in non-traditional spaces. The Cedar evaluated its success by tracking new audience members when possible and gathering feedback on the impact of the activities from participants and partners.",,1693796,"Other, local or private",1750157,2446,"Abdirizak Bihi, Sarah Bowman, Chuck Corliss, Michelle Courtright, Jill Dawe, David Edminster, Gallo Fall, Glen Helgeson, Galen Hersey, Brent Hickman, Steven R. Katz, Cari Nesje, Rob Nordin, Hugh Pruitt, Rob Salmon, Chuck Tatsuda, Mary Laurel True",,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"General operating support",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Adrienne,Dorn,"The Cedar Cultural Center, Inc. AKA The Cedar","416 Cedar Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1033,"(612) 338-2674x 103",adorn@thecedar.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-616,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 25755,"Operating Support",2015,27378,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present high quality performances that are eclectic and inclusive, a mix of different styles and disciplines, and innovative and diverse in viewpoints and traditions. Sixteen performances will be presented or co-presented with other artistic partners. 18,000 students will participate in the Young Audiences opportunities. An O’Shaughnessy database is used to report on outcome measures. 2: Support community artists and organizations through facility access and services in production and event planning, marketing, and audience services. Venue rental for 30 organizations, resulting in 10% increase in rental-related revenues above fiscal year 2014 baseline.","The O’Shaughnessy presented eclectic, inclusive, innovative, quality performances of different styles/disciplines; diverse in viewpoints and traditions. Presented or co-presented sixteen performances. 15,430 students participated in events at O’Shaughnessy. Evaluation methods: attendance and ticket sales reports. 2: The O’Shaughnessy supported community artists/organizations through facility access, production and event planning, marketing and audiences services. Twenty-seven rental partners used The O’Shaughnessy, of which five scheduled multiple events. Rental-related revenues increased 10% from the previous season. Evaluation methods included contracts, tracking spreadsheet, calendar of events.",,864698,"Other, local or private",892076,,"Karen Rauenhorst, Jean Wincek, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Kathleen O’Brien, William C. Britt, Mark Chronister, Barbara Dreher, The Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, Margaret Ford, Margaret Gillespie, Margaret L. Kvasnicka, Catherine McNamee, Joan Mitchell, Susan Schmid Morrison, Jean Delaney Nelson, The Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Michael O’Boyle, Colleen O’Malley, David Page, Lois Gross Rogers, Ann Ryan, John J. Spillane Jr., Teresa Sterns, Linda Thrasher, Sandra Vargas, Sunny Back Wicka, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Clem,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Research/Sponsored Programs 2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105,"(651) 690-6700 ",meclem@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-473,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",, 32387,"Operating Support",2016,23864,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork and place. We will quantify the number of relevant projects presented during the year and evaluate their innovative focus using criteria developed for the Artists On the Verge program. 2: Support the creation and presentation of art that explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement. Project effectiveness will be measured in community participation in the artwork in ways that have the potential to positively affect an issue of concern.","Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of innovative art in the public sphere to imagine new interactions between audience, artwork and place. We used criteria of whether projects displayed one or more of the following characteristics: were they networked or used the idea of a network; were they interactive or participatory; did they use computation as a medium or in innovative ways. 2: Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of art that explores expanded possibilities for civic engagement. We used in-person and online surveys to measure response to the Climate Chaos | Climate Rising theme of Northern Spark. Artists' projects focused on the effects of climate change.",,554540,"Other, local or private",578404,5000,"Jen Brennan, Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Colleen Doran, Jeff Evans, Robert Hunter, Michelle Klein, Sarah Lutman",,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc. AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(952) 994-4118 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-707,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2 36213,"Operating Support",2017,37642,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Support the creation and presentation of art in the public sphere related to the theme of climate change. We will quantify the number of relevant projects presented during the year and evaluate their focus. We will survey audiences about their demographics and qualitative responses to our program. 2: Support greater participation of diverse communities in the presentation of art addressing the effects of climate change in and on their communities. We will establish one or more community-based, neighborhood-specific Program Councils for Northern Spark which we will debrief at the end of the process.","Northern Lights.mn supported the creation and presentation of 64 artworks in the public sphere related to climate change by over 400 artists. We used in-person surveys of the audience; post-event surveys of audience, artists, and partners; and post-event interviews with artists and partners to evaluate the impact of the artworks that were created and presented. 2: Northern Lights.mn supported greater participation of diverse communities in the presentation of art about climate change in their communities. We formed a Program Council (PC) of nine artists of color with cultural connections to neighborhoods where NS took place. We debriefed with the PC and Neighborhood Partners. We gathered demographics on artists and audience. ",,710275,"Other, local or private",747917,,"Jen Brennan, Neal Cuthbert, Steve Dietz, Jeff Evans, Robert Hunter, Michelle Klein, Sarah Lutman, Abby Rakun",0.00,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Dietz,"Northern Lightsmn, Inc AKA Northern Lights.mn","2751 Hennepin Ave S Ste 231",Minneapolis,MN,55408-1002,"(952) 994-4118 ",stevedietz@northern.lights.mn,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-924,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 36217,"Operating Support",2017,28054,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O’Shaughnessy will serve and support Minnesota artists through its PRESENTS, Rentals and Women of Substance (WoS) programming. Present twelve artists/companies (50% Minnesota); help four Minnesota artists develop/premiere work; rent to 38 Minnesota organizations.; engage eight Minnesota women artists in WoS events. Track through program records, artist surveys/interviews. 2: Increase Minnesotan arts participation through PRESENTS activities and the 20th Anniversary Women of Substance Festival (WoSFEST). Offer two engagements per event; involve Minnesotans in curating WoSFEST; reach 70,000 audience members (3% over fiscal year 2015). Track through patron/sales records, participant and audience surveys/interviews.","All outcomes met as project, with adjustment to thirteen presents event, five Minnesota artists developing new work and seven Women of Substance events. Evaluation methods included ticket reports, marketing collateral (brochure listings, calendars, press features/reviews, Facebook posts), interviews with artists, letters and email feedback between clients/artists and director. 2: Offered sixteen engagements, serving 1,107 community members. Committee of eleven Minnesotans planned festival. Reached 65,782 audience members. Evaluation methods included ticket reports, Women of Substance event reports, committee meeting minutes, and Survey Monkey and onsite patron surveys.",,1157123,"Other, local or private",1185177,,"Margaret Arola Ford, Kathleen O'Brien, Jean Wincek, Nancy JP Anderson, Laura Bufano, Kathryn Clubb, J. Kevin Croston, Margaret Gillespie, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Christine Moore, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O'Boyle, Colleen O'Malley, Lois Gross Rogers, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young, Bonnie LoDuca, Brigette Marty, Cecilia Conchar-Farr, David Denison, Donna Hauer, Jacob Yarrow, Omari Rush, Sam Potts, Susan Sexton, Tamica Washington-Miller, Vivian Martis",0.00,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2016-07-01,2017-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-928,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 32393,"Operating Support",2016,26968,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present 200 professional artists (increase of 20% over FY 2014) in 12 programs; increase residency activities for each to make experiences more robust. O’Shaughnessy will measure progress through: Performance records, Residency records (number, type, number participants), Surveys/interviews/feedback with artists, audiences, residency attendees. 2: Support 35 Minnesota artists and organizations (a 10% increase over FY 2014) through presenting, rentals, marketing and audience services, and new work development. O’Shaughnessy will measure progress through: Records of rentals, new work the number of Minnesota artists/organizations served vs. in FY 2014; Interviews with artists/organizations; Review of planning and marketing.","Presented 191 professional artists in twelve programs with ten activities for three touring and four local artist residencies, impacting seven of twelve programs. Through Vendini ticketing, tracked 12,072 participants in twelve performances, ten workshop/masterclass/discussions, plus verbal and email feedback. 2: Supported arts orgs, plus professional and community artists from Minnesota through presenting, rentals, marketing, audience services and new work development. Tracked 65 clients, 32 arts orgs, seven new works, 131 professional artists, 2,316 community artists through contracts and programs; received verbal and email feedback, and client meeting feedback. ",,1005013,"Other, local or private",1031981,,"Margaret Arola Ford, Jean Wincek, Linda Theis Thrasher, Kathleen O'Brien, Laura Bufano, Mark Chronister, Barbara Dreher, Kathryn Clubb, Kevin Croston, Barbara Dreher, Margaret Gillespie,Donna McNamara, Catherine McNamee, Joanne Jirik Mullen, Jean Delaney Nelson, Michael O’Boyle, Colleen OMalley, Karen Rauenhorst, Lois Gross Rogers, Minda Suchan, Sandra Vargas, Debra Wilfong, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support ",,"General operating support ",2015-07-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave Ste 4286","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6921 ",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Swift, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-713,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist ",,2 10031527,"Operating Support",2025,57532,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","CLIMB Theatre develops new programmatic strategies and systems to expand reach and ensure programming is meeting the needs and interests of the commun. CLIMB will evaluate their bookings to see the number of new organizations. We will survey organizations we have visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify & acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing organizational flexibility and increasing staff pay. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: Staff pay increases by 5%; CLIMB will acquire 3 new funding sources; CLIMB's current funders increase funding.",,,908060,"Other, local or private",936826,,,,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc AKA CLIMB Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"CLIMB Theatre's mission is to create and perform plays, classes, and other collaborative works that inspire and propel people towards actions benefitting themselves, each other, and the community.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Afton,Benson,"CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre","6415 Carmen Ave E","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55076,"(651) 453-9275x 40",afton@climb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2438,"Marsha Anderson: Anderson currently works for the City of Minneapolis Department of Health as a project coordinator for three federal grants and has a Master of public and nonprofit administration degree. Previously, she has been employed at several different nonprofit organizations in development and has reviewed and scored grants for the Greater Twin Cities United Way, City of Minneapolis, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rachel Brophy: Brophy is a lifelong writer who's had a wide variety of experience with words. She graduated from University of Minnesota- Duluth with a degree in teaching English. After graduation, she worked as a teacher in Tucson, Arizona for the Sunnyside School District as well as at Sylvan Learning Center. Upon her return to Minnesota, she worked as a substitute teacher before landing the position of associate editor at her hometown newspaper, The Jackson County Pilot. Eventually, an interview for the paper inspired her to pursue an AA in medical transcription and coding. Brophy worked for a few years as a medical transcriptionist before returning to teaching. Over the course of her life, Brophy has continued to hone her craft in hopes of one day having her books grace the shelves of big and small bookstores. She currently is a staff writer for the Timberjay newspaper in Tower, Minnesota. Most recently, she has also served as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board and takes great pride in aiding the process of furthering the future of arts and artists in her beloved home state.; Michael Brown: Brown is a strategy and marketing consultant in the Twin Cities specializing in arts and other non-profit organizations. He is an actor and has been involved with many area theater groups both on and off stage. He has an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He serves as a board member of The Phipps Center for the Arts.; Cheryl Caponi: Caponi is the executive director and cofounder of the Caponi Art Park. Caponi has dedicated her career to developing the programs, physical space, and organization of the park; and to building community through the arts. Caponi served on the Dakota County Public Arts Commission and several public art selection panels, and has trained in grassroots community building and adapting programs to meet the needs of diverse groups.; Aaron Gabriel: Gabriel (they/them/theirs) is a Minneapolis-based composer, generative theater artist and grants specialist who has written music and lyrics for more than thirty original productions over the past twenty years - primarily sharing narratives from LGBTQIA2+ and diversely abled communities. Their work has been featured nationally and internationally in New York, New Orleans, Algeria, Congo, India, Thailand, England and France at theaters including the Guthrie Theater, Ordway Center, Children's Theater Company, Minnesota Opera and Center for Performance Research. They have been awarded grants from the Jerome Foundation, Theater Communications Group, McKnight Foundation and Minnesota State Arts Board and received an Ivey Award for Madame Majesta's Medicine Show (2013) and Best New Musical Lyrics and Score from Lavender Magazine for Hot Funky Butt Jazz (2018). www.aarongabrielmusic.com; Janet Grove: Grove works at The Basilica of Saint Mary. She has been a cantor/lead musician there for the past forty-four years. Currently she sings, directs the children's musicals, and leads the employment, accessibility, and mental health ministries. Grove has performed throughout the United States and in Europe as a singer and has been a consultant for various arts organizations, especially in arts education, her entire career. She cocreated the Hennepin Theatre Spotlight Program. She is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and several regional arts council grants. Her family held a backyard musical for ten years, raising over $80,000 for an arts scholarship that helped pay for a summer arts camp. Grove is a music and theater major from Macalester College.; Sharon Kwan: Kwan is a retired senior security engineer and aircraft maintenance software engineer at Delta Airlines. She is currently a board member of Twin City Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC) and a board member of Minhua Chorus. She is also a volunteer member for Minnesota Chinese Heritage Foundation and Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM). Kwan has prior experience as a grant review, serving as a panelist for a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant.; David Marty: Marty is retired from a career in arts administration (most recently with the Reif Center in Grand Rapids), and currently serves on the school board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with additional arts training including a fellowship in arts administration at the National Endowment for the Arts. He has more than twenty years of experience as an arts presenter with extensive awards and has served on various arts and community boards. He has presented and consulted often for national and regional arts gatherings. He was an officer for the Minnesota Presenters Network and the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Marty has also directed and acted in local theater productions.; Susan Messerole: Messerole is the co-artistic director of Exposed Brick Theatre, which is dedicated to telling untold stories, centering omitted narratives, and creating art at the intersection of identities. As a theater director, playwright, and teaching artist, Messerole has worked extensively in the Twin Cities theater community for more than 25 years. Prior positions include associate artistic director at the History Theatre and a resident artist at Pillsbury House + Theater. Currently, she is a member of the leadership team for Million Artist Movement as well as a co-founder of The Subversive Sirens.; Ola Oluwatomini, Oluwatomini is a program manager at Restoration for All, Inc Oluwatomini oversees multiple initiatives, including community vaccination, mental health, and suicide prevention programs. Holding a Master of Public Health in global health from St. Catherine University, Oluwatomini excels at translating complex data into actionable insights. With a history of leadership roles, including cabinet appointee at the Young Women's Initiative and Community Reviewer at Youthprise, Oluwatomini has consistently contributed to policy development and grant evaluations. With extensive experience in program management, policy research, and community engagement, Oluwatomini background aligns well with evaluating grant applications and supporting arts-based initiatives.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10031667,"Operating Support",2025,41931,"Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Young Minnesotans will learn new skills in sound/video creation/production, collaboration, & project leadership, and demonstrate workplace readiness. We will document youth demonstrations of learning new skills and creative growth, survey participants about their experience, track job placement after training, and gather qualitative feedback. 2: Underserved young Minnesotans including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ youth will indicate positive experiences with our programs and activities. We will gather demographic data about program participants, survey participants and audiences about their experiences, and document their input and feedback.",,,446249,"Other, local or private",467215,,,,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music provides young people with equitable access to see, experience, and participate in the Twin Cities music community.",2024-07-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Bethany,Mammenga,"Twin Cities Catalyst Music","75 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"(952) 895-4664",beth@catalystmusic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2578,"Madeline Carlson: Carlson is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in illustration. Growing up in Buffalo, Minnesota, they had many artistic and storytelling influences from a young age which shaped their artistic identity as an adult.; Robyn Earhart: Earhart's writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Antithesis Journal, Barren Magazine, Columbia Journal, the Under Review, and Water~Stone Review. She teaches creative writing and lives in Saint Paul, MN with her husband and pets.; Scott Hebert: Hebert has been a staple of the arts community in greater Minnesota since 2008. He began off-stage, taking an interest in technical elements while working with Renegade Theater Company. He joined the newly formed Renegade Improv in 2009, a role he would serve in for nine years and 750 shows. In 2011, his desire to be a storyteller led him on-stage. Over the next seven years, Scott participated in 35 productions with Renegade, The Duluth Playhouse, and Wise Fool Shakespeare. In 2016, Hebert took his talents online, becoming an affiliate content creator for Twitch.tv. In 2018, Hebert collaborated with artists from the Duluth theater community to help him create, produce, and perform in Twin Portals, an original Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Over the last five years, Twin Portals has performed twelve live shows to an engaged, passionate, and growing audience while filling in the story with over 100 hours of monthly audio content.; Sonja Jacobsen: Jacobsen graduated from Hastings College (NE) with majors in instrumental music performance and music education (K-12). After teaching in NE and MN she joined Jacobsen Metal Fabrication, Inc as VP/office manager. As a member of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors she served two terms as development chair directing all fundraising efforts and long-term gifts. Serving two terms as president she attended League conferences in St. Louis and Minneapolis.; Jacelyn Johnson: Johnson is the founder/CEO and creative director of JahPenee Productions, a film/TV and music production company based in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Johnson has hired more than 200 jobs opportunities for artists working in Los Angeles and the Twin Cities since 2014. Johnson is a former grant receiver of the Minnesota State Arts Board 2022: Creative Support for Individuals, wherein Johnson wrote, directed, and produced a short film, ?FETISH?, which is now showing in the film festival circuit. In 2023, Johnson was the casting director and producer of a CW Network television show ?The Mask?, a Hulu commercial, and produced a local provocative yet informational podcast dealing with the mental and emotional health of BIPOC youth in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. Johnson has created several youth entrepreneurship programs geared towards counteracting youth homelessness and basic social skills and entrepreneurship training. Coming from a strong educational, music and theatrical background, Jacelyn is primarily focused on documentary form storytelling of BIPOC communities and uplifting artistic BIPOC communities' equity, in the entertainment industry.; Emily Kelson: Kelson has more than four years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has dedicated much of that time to developing her skills as a grant professional. She currently works as the grant writer for Loaves and Fishes where she manages all points of the grant proposal process. In 2022, Kelson served as a grant application reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board during the Creative Support for Organizations grant cycle. ; Wendy Petersen Biorn: Biorn has worked as the executive director of the Carver County Historical Society for seventeen years. In total, she has worked for nonprofits for more than 35 years. She holds a Masters's degree in public and nonprofit administration and an undergrad degree in business administration.; Germaine Riegert: Riegert is an elder member of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation. She has a BA in accounting and business administration and an AA in Native American studies. She is a widow with six surviving children plus several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Riegert has served on the Region 2 Arts Council for two terms as the representative for Mahnomen County and has served as a grant reviewer for the past two Minnesota State Arts Board grant review teams. She is an art appreciator and feels strongly that the arts can make the world a better place to live. Her areas of experience are with string arts of crocheting, embroidery, and needlepoint which she does for her satisfaction and gifting.; Kameron White: White is a comic artist, illustrator, and designer. He graduated with a BFA in comic art from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2018. As an Afro-Indigenous, queer, and disabled individual, he's been in a place where not seeing yourself represented or represented in a stereotypical light can affect you immensely. Rather than let it discourage him, it powers him to move forward, making sure people see themselves and their stories represented. He is an Ignatz and Visionary Honors award-winning artist. In 2022, he was chosen as one of the participants in the DC Comics Milestone Initiative program.","Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization",,2 10028479,"Operating Support",2023,10859,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","It is hoped the school will acquire two adjacent properties for future expansion and control of the adjacent land facing Burns Park. MVAS is investigate ways of coordinating with Greater Milan Initiative to expand art offerings to the public, utilizing the valuable infrastructure already in place. The lower floor of the main MVAS building on Washington St is nearing completion and is becoming a valuable asset to the school. MVAS is exploring better ways of providing art opportunities to the Micronesian community, including utilizing our instructor base to work with Micronesian youth. A presentation at the 2023 Spoon Gathering about a carved ocean-going dug-out canoe created by the Micronesian community is being planned. All the goals listed above are measurable. Number of classes and students attending are measurable. Attendance numbers and number of memberships are measurable. The development of programs and facility improvements are all observable.","This was a period of rebuilding and consolidation for us. The funds have created financial stability, allowing decision makers to move forward with confidence. The number of classes on offer are growing again and registrations per class are solid. The Fra","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",70122,"Other,local or private",80981,10859,"John Roisen, Bob Kempe, Jill Christie, Marcy Brekken, Maureen Hark, Ashley Hanson",,"Milan Village Arts School","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"Operating Support Year 2 (2023)",2022-09-01,2023-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ron,Porep,"Milan Village Arts School","PO Box 230",Milan,MN,56262,"(320) 734-4807",admin@milanvillageartsschool.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Chippewa, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Kandiyohi, Big Stone, Renville, Meeker, Stearns, Redwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Stevens, Murray, Cottonwood, Rock, Nobles, Pipestone, Grant, Douglas, Otter Tail, Wadena, Traverse, Wilkin, Hennepin, Carver, Carver",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-2394,"Cheryl Avenel-Navara, arts admin, SMAC board; Mark Bosveld, theater; Cheniqua Johnson, theater, music; Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Jane Otto, arts admin; Kerry Ward, visual art, grantwriting; Mark Wilmes, theater, SMAC Board","Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Kylie Rieke: ceramics, murals, music, theater, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;",,2 10008531,"Operating Support",2020,10734,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","In 2019, we will add traditional rentals to our shared revenue program, expanding the type of artist that can present. We will track and compare the various programs via -revenue streams -total ticket sales -artist request for space -type of bookings -new patrons/membership -web/social media metrics and interest in events at The Southern. 2: Offering a mix of rental and revenue-shared programs expands our program and artists options, audiences, and ticket cost. We will track and compare the various programs via -revenue streams -total ticket sales -artist request for space -type of bookings -new patrons/membership -web/social media metrics and interest in events at The Southern.",,,239181,"Other, local or private",249915,,"Ochen Kaylan, Rebekah Cook, Rita Dibble, Seth Bockley, Dahlia Brue",1.0,"The Southern Theater Foundation AKA Southern Theater","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Operating Support",,"The Southern Theater's mission is to foster a community of exceptional artists.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Rebekah,Cook,"The Southern Theater Foundation AKA Southern Theater","1420 Washington Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55454-1038,"(612) 340-0155",info@southerntheater.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1090,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10018182,"Operating Support",2022,13136,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3 ","ACHF Arts Access","Increase and enhance the direct linkages between our organization, artists and the community at large. Measured quantitatively by the number of outreach activities and opportunities for direct audience engagement we provide, and the number of local artists and audience who participate in our various programs.","Partnered with 25 artists to provide 36 outreach events with 3013 participants and strengthened connections with local organizations. Used quantitative evaluations, looking at quantity of artists, distinct events, and individual participants. Measured repeat visits to the organizations by artists throughout the year to gauge CLC's developing connections to the community at large. 2: Evaluations of programming by internal teams, advisory council, and audience surveys improved insight, flexibility and responsiveness. Qualitative evaluation of productions examined audience response, overall success from a producer perspective, and strategic use of resources. Quantitative evaluation of audience data helped determine overall impact and effectiveness.",,660602,,660602,,"Sandra Kaplan, John Erickson, Bri Keran, Patrick Spradlin",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support ",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft; TO SHARE with our community diverse, high quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of pracitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8255",patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1496,"Amy Browender: Browender is a proud graduate of the Saint Paul Public School system and believes that access to the arts is critical to the future of our state and the well-being of our communities. She earned a BA in art history and English from Ripon College in Wisconsin and received honors for academic excellence in both departments. After graduating, she completed two terms of service with College Possible and was named AmeriCorps Member of the Year. Since joining the organization's development team in 2015, she has written grants, deepened relationships with corporate partners, hosted virtual and in person events large and small, and currently stewards and cultivates individual supporters as donor relationship manager.; Jonathan Carter: Carter is director of IT business relationship management for the Harmon business unit of Apogee Enterprises. Previously, Carter had a long career with General Mills, spanning finance, sales, marketing, information systems, and other areas. A former board chair for the Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, he is an active executive board member of the Monitors Club, supporting the educational, political, economic, and social well-being of the Twin Cities African American community. Carter holds a BS in computer science from Washington University (Saint Louis); an MS in computer science from Stanford University; and an MBA in finance and international business from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.; Ann Fee: Fee is a writer, vocalist, and arts administrator in southern Minnesota. Fee is also the host of Live from the Arts Center, a weekly music and interview program on KMSU 89.7 FM showcasing local artists, writers, and musicians. Her fiction and nonfiction appear in collections by Cleis Press, The Missouri Review, and Demos Health. She performs with the acoustic duo The Frye, whose 2015 release The Best of Hank and Rita garnered a Star Tribune ""top albums of the year"" honor. Her performance in the short film The Best of Hank and Rita took best acting recognition at the 2016 Filmstock Film Festival. She is executive director of the Arts Center of Saint Peter, recognized in 2016 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a groundbreaking partnership showcasing art by patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Fee holds an MFA in creative writing from University of Southern Maine and MA in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis from Illinois State University.; Linda Holliday: Holliday is founder and president of Impact Minnesota, providing an array of consulting services to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations; and of Holliday Pottery, creating handcrafted functional ceramic wares. She previously worked with the Initiative Foundation for nearly twenty years, most recently serving as vice president of organizational development. Holliday is a 2010 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and holds an MPA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Crossing Arts Alliance and Advocates for Reproductive Education in central Minnesota.; Yumiko Inomata: Inomata serves as finance manager for Minneapolis based Arts Midwest, one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. She has a BA in theater studies and has taken graduate level courses in educational policy and administration, and teaching English as a foreign language. Outside of work, she has served on numerous panels, including the Sage Awards for Dance (2009-2010), and for several grant programs for the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. She is an alumna of the 2017/2018 Arts Organizing Institute through Pangea World Theater?s Lake Street Arts!, which was part of a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant.; Mary Ellen Landwehr: Landwehr cofounded Ar4Trails in Rochester in 2016. Ar4Trails installs four temporary sculptures annually and has installed nine permanent sculptures along the bike trails near downtown Rochester. This fall, with funding from the MN CARES Act grant, Ar4Trails will install two more permanent sculptures and ten bike racks created by unemployed or under employed artists in Rochester. She served as board chair of Choral Arts Ensemble in Rochester and currently serves as board chair of the Diversity Council-Rochester. She retired from a 25-year career as an administrator at Mayo Clinic.; Manny Munson-Regala: Munson-Regala is the lead regulatory lawyer for the UnitedHealthcare plan of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He has more than 30 years of expertise in solving business issues with regulatory and legislative components for both private and public sector clients including previous stints as deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. He has previously served on the boards of the Girl Scouts River Valley, Minnesota Justice Foundation, MNxMN, Protect Minnesota, and Steppingstone Theater for Youth. He earned his BA and JD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.; John Neveaux: After studying theater as an undergraduate, Neveaux worked with The Children?s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. He then moved to the west coast for a master?s degree and served on the theater staff at Cabrillo College and University of California, Santa Cruz. He left theatrical pursuits for law school and has practiced law since 1984. He also teaches business law at local colleges. He returned to theater in 2005, as a director, actor, and designer, in addition to serving as an advisory board member for 4 Community Theatre, Skylark Opera Company, Buffalo Community Theatre, and Chain Reaction Theatre Project.; Serenity Schoonover: A staff writer for Split Rock Review, Schoonover's writing has aired on NPR, and appeared in NewPages, Women's Independent Press, and The Bookends Review, among others. She is also a juried metalsmith, and her work has been featured on the front page of Etsy. Since 2018, she has been the recipient of five Arrowhead Regional Art Council (ARAC) grants, served on multiple ARAC grant panels, as well as serving as a Minnesota State Arts Board grant reviewer in 2020. Schoonover has a BA and MA in history education.","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10008401,"Operating Support",2020,27583,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase and enhance the direct linkages between our organization, artists and the community at large. Measured quantitatively by the number of outreach activities and opportunities for direct audience engagement that we provide, and the number of local artists and audience who participate in our various programming. 2: Broaden the organization's support structure with the aim of improving the overall quality of arts experiences for our community. Through post-event analyses, annual internal reviews of programming, staff/board assessments, advisory board meetings, and solicited audience feedback.","Increased linkages between our organization, artists, and the community at large. This was measured quantitatively. We increased our number of artist outreach activities over the previous year, and served a greater number of community members in those activities. 2: Broadened organization's support structure. This was measured quantitatively. We engaged in in-depth post-event analysis sessions, internally and involving artists, agent/representatives, and audience. Our advisory board provided greater input on a variety of planning and operational matters.",,542124,"Other, local or private",542124,,"Lisa Wigand, Bruce Buxton, John Erickson, Bri Keran, Sandra Kaplan",,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"TO CREATE an environment where local performing artists can develop their craft. TO SHARE with our community diverse, high quality arts programming; and TO GROW a community of practitioners and lovers of the performing arts.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Spradlin,"Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center","501 College Dr W",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 855-8100",patrick.spradlin@clcmn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lake, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wadena, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1366,"Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008409,"Operating Support",2020,20083,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage an external agency to create a new brand for the series and craft strategies for effective brand positioning within market. Evaluation will consist of development and articulation of values and core messages, identify timeline and benchmarks for rebrand, conduct focus groups of key segments, and metrics to measure impact of brand within market when released 2: Participants will articulate they have learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending applicable performances. Evaluation will consist of 50% of survey respondents identify new learning, 50% of residency participants or facilitators identify new learning, and box office data will show an increase in attendance at diverse shows.","Completed internal aspects of branding project. This is an on-going outcome - crafted an RFP, solicited input/feedback from constituents regarding process, began initial conversations with external agency. Process on hold during current pandemic closure. 2: Participants at diverse performances articulated they learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending performances. Box office data indicated higher than projected attendance at performances featuring diverse artists. Audiences reported new learning or increased interest in future performances featuring diversity.",,795217,"Other, local or private",795217,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series at the College of Saint Benedict awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities. Through the performing and visual arts series, the College of Saint Benedict provides community wide opportunities for interaction with national artists through unique residencies, artists' talks, exhibitions, and performances.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1374,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10018192,"Operating Support",2022,25158,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Re-engage audience participation in live and virtual performances, residencies and visual arts events. Measure steady growth across the year in: attendance at live events, engagement in streamed performances by general audiences and underserved populations, residency participation, attendance at live and streamed visual arts exhibit/receptions","CSB re-engaged a portion of pre-pandemic audience participation in live performances, residencies and visual arts events. Attendance, ticket sales, participation in outreach/residency activities and visual arts events. 2: Created and implemented COVID guidelines. CSB collaborated with the other major arts organizations in the region and implemented covid policies that were uniform across organizations. Cohort met regularly to assess if changes to policy were warranted so we could act as a group.",,882705,,882705,,"Rachel Melis, Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Pedro dos Santos, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Chris Rasmussen, Malik Stewart, Jerry Wetterling, Desiree Clark",,"College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming","Private College/University","Operating Support ",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue, and illumintes new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities.",2021-07-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"College of Saint Benedict AKA College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming","37 College Ave S","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-5011",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1794,"Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre","Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10008499,"Operating Support",2020,70367,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The O'Shaughnessy will increase opportunities and support for diverse Minnesota and touring artists within our programs, with emphasis on women artists. Track shows with MN, touring and women artists; track number of MN, touring and women artists onstage; collect social media posts, email responses and media hits; collect artist and company feedback.","We presented nine events (6 from MN); four female-led, four led by artists of color, and three presented premieres. We served 1873 Minnesota artists through our rentals. O'Shaughnessy staff attended all performances. Outcomes tracked through presentation and rental records, as well as conversations with artists; data includes attendance and artist demographics (gender, race/ethnic origin and geographic origin).",,1961637,"Other, local or private",1961637,,"Jean Wincek, Kathryn Clubb, Susan Hames, Kathleen O'Brien, Mary Jo Abler, Tracey Burton, Ken Charles, Margaret Gillespie, Samantha Hanson, Diane Huston, Pamela O. Johnson, Anne McKeig, Donna McNamara, Joy Milos, Joan Mitchell, Christine Moore, Michael O'Boyle, Teresa A. Radzinski, ReBecca Koenig Roloff, Therese Sherlock, Angela Hall Slaughter, Minda Suchan, Jill Underdahl, Sandra Vargas, Robert Wollan, Brenda Grandstrand Woodson, Valerie Young",,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Through the support of diverse, cultural, and socially relevant works, The O'Shaughnessy stands as a touchstone for the campus, a performing arts venue for the community, and a space for celebration and ceremony.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathleen,Spehar,"The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy","2004 Randolph Ave","St Paul",MN,55105-1750,"(651) 690-6700",klspehar@stkate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1464,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008514,"Operating Support",2020,102456,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Connect art, scholarship, and inquiry based research to spark discovery, critical thinking and collaboration to address relevant social issues. Audience surveys, attendance, observation, anecdotal evidence, individual testimony, and staff synthesis of results, social media, press mentions and website visits serve as evaluation tools.","WAM produced seven exhibitions and 34 public programs, serving 74, 441 visitors who established meaningful connections with others and with art. WAM utilized audience surveys, attendance, online connections via Facebook, Twitter, and WAM's website using Google Analytics and other data capture methods: observations, anecdotal evidence, independent testimony, and staff synthesis of results.",,3678988,"Other, local or private",3678988,,"Srdan Babovic, Laura Bishop, Jane Blocker, Laura Bloomberg, Gary Christenson, Fuller Cowles, Mary Anne Ebert, Valerie Golden, Susan Hagstrum, Ildiko Hildreth, Cindy Ihlenfeld, Sara Janz, Nayana Jha, Dennis Kim, Tom LaSalle, Sergio Manancero, Julie Matonich, Eric Newman, Karla Robertson, Phil Rosenbloom, Shirin Saadat, Carol Strohecker, Kay Thomas, Robin Torgerson, Amelious Whyte",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Weisman Art Museum creates art experiences that spark discovery, critical thinking, and transformation, linking the university and the community.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Haugen,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum","333 East River Rd",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 626-5302",hauge442@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lake, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Steele, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1479,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008521,"Operating Support",2020,21558,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Engage an external agency to create a new brand for the series and craft strategies for effective brand positioning within market. Evaluation will consist of development and articulation of values and core messages, identify timeline and benchmarks for rebrand, conduct focus groups of key segments, and metrics to measure impact of brand within market when released 2: Participants will articulate they have learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending applicable performances. Evaluation will consist of 50% of survey respondents identify new learning, 50% of residency participants or facilitators identify new learning, and box office data will show increase in attendance at diverse shows","Completed internal aspects of branding project. This is an on-going outcome - staff crafted an RFP, solicited input/feedback from constituents regarding process, began initial conversations with external agency. Process on hold during current pandemic closure. 2: Participants at diverse performances articulated they learned about the art and culture of different countries or groups after attending performances. Staff adjusted their evaluation for this outcome as the performances most directly related were cancelled due to coronavirus. This is a continuing outcome, organization evaluated data for audience and planned residency prior to cancellations.",,575442,"Other, local or private",575442,,"Mimi Bitzan, Brian Campbell, David DeBlieck, Laura Hood, Colleen Hollinger Petters, Rachel Melis, Chris Rasmussen, Jerry Wetterling",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"The Fine Arts Series awakens a spirit of curiosity, ignites dialogue and illuminates new understanding through distinctive arts experiences on our stages, in our galleries, and in our communities. Through the performing and visual arts series, Saint John's University provides community wide opportunities for interaction with national artists through unique residencies, artists' talks, exhibitions, and performances.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","2850 Abbey Plz PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Benton, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1486,"Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; David Hanson: Retired ad agency owner; professional musician; Linda Holliday: Founder and president, Impact Minnesota and Holliday Pottery; Lorrie Janatopoulos: Former planning director, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency; Donna Johnson: Executive director, Minnesota Discovery Center; Ho Nguyen: Housing and economic justice program manager, Minnesota Coalition for Batter Women; Blake Potthoff: Executive director, Fairmont Opera House; board member, MN Presenters Network; Anne Jin Soo Preston: Arts and cultural nonprofit organization consultant; former Springboard for the Arts board member; Melissa Rands: Director of accreditation and assessment, MCAD; Yee Thao, Executive director, Center for Hmong Arts and Talent","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008513,"Operating Support",2020,203970,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Northrop educates and inspires an audience of 300,000+ annually through performances, master classes, lectures, Q and A with artists, and student matinees. Attendance statistics, schedule of artist engagement activities, formal evaluation from teachers, solicited audience feedback and blog comments. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for dance by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through the work of renowned dance artists. List of organizational partners, artists engaged, topics explored through the presentations.","Northrop informed audiences through eight dance and three music performances, four student matinees, sixteen lectures; 50 ticketed events and seven free concerts. Event and audience statistics were collected, e-mail surveys distributed to attendees, post-show receptions for person to person feedback; and Northrop's website, Facebook and social media platforms, blogging and critical evaluation. 2: Northrop builds an inclusive audience for the performing arts by engaging diverse communities and exploring global issues through renowned artists. Northrop distributed surveys and held follow-up meetings with community and University partners, engaged artists and school groups. E-mail surveys to ticket holders request feedback on topics explored through the presentations.",,7773779,"Other, local or private",7773779,,"Jeff Bieganek (Board Chair), Robert Bruininks, John Conlin, Susan DeNuccio, Tammylynne Jonas, Robert Lunieski, Katheryn Menaged, Cory Padesky, Gary Reetz, Donald Williams; Northrop Staff: Cynthia Betz, Kristen Brogdon, Cari Hatcher, Holly Radis-McCluskey, Kari Schloner; University Staff: Deb Cran, Robert McMaster",,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","Public College/University","Operating Support",,"Rooted in the belief that the arts are essential to the human experience, Northrop is committed to cultivating intersections between performing arts and education for the benefit of all participants now and for generations to come.",2019-07-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Schloner,"Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop","84 Church St SE Ste 90",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-6600",kschlone@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/operating-support-1478,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen, Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10004239,Opportunity,2018,300,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","1) Encourage creative movement and positive social skills for students who are visually impaired and those with multiple challenges. 2) Provide a quality arts experience for our summer school students who may not always have equal access to the arts. Outcomes will be evaluated objectively via surveys (available online and printed) for both staff and students, as well as subjective (observed) responses related to physical and behavioral response.","Upstream Arts staff worked effectively with our diverse student body, meeting the goals set forth in the grantee follow-up. Outcomes were measured via accessible staff and student surveys (attached), student feedback and photo documentation.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",5700,"Other,local or private",6000,,"Jan Bailey, Alex Caddy, Dr. Martin Duncan, Nicole Halab, Ryan Johnson, Lisa Larson, Kristin Oien, Sonny Wasilowski",,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education",Opportunity,,"Upstream Arts Residency 2017",2017-07-10,2017-07-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 6th Ave SE",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",john.davis@msab.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Le Sueur, McLeod, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Redwood, Stearns, Steele, St. Louis, Todd, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/opportunity,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet and actor","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician and arts administrator.",,2 10004714,"Opportunity Grant",2016,200,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","1) Students will actively engage in all aspects of Christian Adeti's residency as appropriate for their academic and cognitive learning levels. 2) Students will learn something new related to history and traditions of West African culture. Outcomes will be evaluated through the following methods: 1) staff and student surveys, 2) observations of student involvement, 3) photo documentation of the week's activities.","With Christian's leadership, students actively engaged in all aspects of the residency and learned new information related to history and traditions of West African culture. Both outcomes were measured via staff survey, student feedback and photo documentation.",,2060,"Other,local or private",2260,,"Jan Bailey, Joan Breslin-Larson, Nicole Lalabi, Gary Lazarz, Chris Peper, Todd Sesker, Robert Stepaniak, Sonny Wasilowski",0.00,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","K-12 Education","Opportunity Grant",,"Celebrating West African culture",2016-02-08,2016-03-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Davis,"Minnesota State Academy for the Blind","400 6th Ave SE",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 384-6725 ",john.davis@msab.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/opportunity-grant-9,"John Becker: arts business owner; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty, Winona State; John Becker: arts business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10002294,"Optimizing the Nutrition of Roadside Plants for Pollinators",2018,815000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 08a","$815,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation and the Board of Water and Soil Resources to produce site-specific recommendations for roadside plantings in Minnesota to maximize the nutritional health of native bees and monarch butterflies that rely on roadside habitat corridors. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN","Public College/University",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2020-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Emilie,Snell-Rood,"U of MN","1479 Gortner Ave, 140 Gortner Labs","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 624-7238",emilies@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/optimizing-nutrition-roadside-plants-pollinators,,,, 10013351,"Otter Cove Children’s Museum",2020,137000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. ","Our Proposed Measurable Outcomes are as follows: - Having a visitor return rate of 70% by the end of the first year. - Have a membership renewal rate of 85% by the end of the first year. - Engage 40% of licensed daycares in Otter Tail county in membership opportunities. - Have four free admission Saturdays during our first calendar year where Otter Cove becomes available and accessible to anyone and everyone. - Have six low sensory events, outside of normal museum hours, where children can engage with our exhibits who may not normally visit during busy times. ","Otter Cove Children's Museum was ready for its grand opening when COVID struck in March 2020. Our team immediately went into survival mode and began fundraising to pay for our rent, unsure how long we would have to remain closed. It was a painful feeling, knowing how isolated everyone was and that we had a fully completed, state-of-the-art children's museum in the heart of downtown, just waiting for visitors to come play. Starting in July 2020, we began hosting private rentals with no more than 40 people at a time. We also gave private tours to our amazingly supportive donors who were anxious to see the completed space. The response was incredible. Friends would join together to rent the space just so their kids could play. We started tracking zip codes and realized how far people were traveling to play at Otter Cove, even during a pandemic. We held a series of open-air art classes in the Maker Shop; these were some of the only children's and adult programs available during the summer and fall of 2020. We are proud that we could offer creative opportunities for our community while following COVID safety protocol. Despite the pandemic, we achieved our goal of becoming a regional gathering ground for children and families. We are also proud of Otter Cove's impact on the local economy. Often when guests leave the museum, they ask staff for recommendations of great local restaurants. If a child is having a difficult time leaving Otter Cove, caregivers will often tempt them with a trip to Uncle Eddie's Ice Cream, just down the street from Otter Cove. ",,,,137000,,"Tasha Rohlfs, Amy Baldwin, Kelsey Evavold, Ryan Tungseth, Sarah Duffy, Erinn Webb, Greg Wagner, Arriana Velasco",,"Otter Cove Children’s Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Otter Cove Children's Museum will be a state-of-the-art educational and cultural center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, providing a much-needed accessible, indoor play space for the children of Otter Tail County and beyond. Otter Cove was started and driven by a group of moms but the actual place, Otter Cove, is for children and the ""critters"" who live there; the otter in the Otter Romp Playground, the fox at the cafe, the beaver at the dentist office, the raccoon at the grocery store, the swan on the stage, the mice at the bookstore, and the skunk at the veterinarian. Every detail at Otter Cove is designed to look and feel like a true destination that guests are transported into as they walk through the door. Furthermore, the region's landscape, agricultural influence, businesses and art scene are visible as the actual exhibits and core components of the museum's play structure, miniature downtown, farm and field, and art and maker space. The beneficiaries of the museum will be the young people visiting the museum who lack imaginative, creative, educational and physical play options in the region. Families and caregivers will appreciate a place where connections and community foster, especially in the winter. Family connections will grow, as the museum is an experience that will have impacts across generations - parents and their children, grandparents with their grandchildren, families and caregivers across the spectrum. It's exciting that Otter Cove will be the only children's museum with an indoor play structure in a 180 mile radius, ultimately helping increase traffic for local businesses from the additional visitors in town. We have heard countless employers donate to the project because they are excited to attract and retain young talent with this unique amenity. Childcare providers and school groups will also benefit from having an educational destination for field trips that is local. ",,,2019-07-01,2021-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tasha,Rohlfs,"Otter Cove Children's Museum","105 West Lincoln Ave","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,612-819-8033,ottercoveff@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/otter-cove-childrens-museum,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10034017,"Otter Cove Children's Museum 2023-2025 Legacy Project",2024,149455,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Amy Baldwin (President), Kelsey Evavold (Vice President), Greg Wagner (Treasurer), Karla Connelly (Secretary), Tasha Rohlfs, Sarah Duffy, Shelley Shoeneck, Vicki Jensen",,"Otter Cove Children's Museum",,"This project includes new exhibit components and enhancements; facilitating diverse workshops and performances for children and families, and four mini camps for children ages 6-12 during school/summer breaks.",,,2024-02-26,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katie,Ganoe,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Marshall, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Olmsted, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/otter-cove-childrens-museum-2023-2025-legacy-project,,,, 10012535,"Our First 50 Years - Metropolitan State University Oral History Project",2020,9350," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,5160,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",14510,,"Jeanette L. Augustson, Zeeshan Baig, Christine Boese, Wendy Brekken, Robert Carter, Joseph Ellis, Ezell Jones, Ochen Kaylan, Gregory Lais, Michael Langley, Leslee LeRoux, Michael O?Connor, Michael Parrish, Colin Partridge, Carmen Shields, Richard Smith, Craig Vinje"," ","Metropolitan State University Foundation","Public College/University",,,"To document in approximately 8 oral history interviews the history of the first 50 years of Metropolitan State University.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Emily,Seddon,"Metropolitan State University Foundation"," 700 East 7th Street, Founders Hall "," St. Paul "," MN ",55106,"(651) 793-1807"," EMILY.SEDDON@METROSTATE.EDU ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/our-first-50-years-metropolitan-state-university-oral-history-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 17577,"Our Voices: Hastings State Hospital Oral History Project",2012,6183,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Dakota County Historical Society",," To document in 20 interviews the history of the Hastings State Hospital, 1938-1978. ",,,2011-11-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/our-voices-hastings-state-hospital-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031421,"Outdoor Pathways to Environmental Education, Recreation, and Careers",2025,1500000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05j","$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to promote equity in access to outdoor activities, places, and careers by providing Minnesotans with a continuum of outdoor experiences from the backyard to the backcountry, implementing environmental education curriculum for youth, and delivering professional development workshops for educators.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,25.98,"Wilderness Inquiry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Wilderness Inquiry engages 20,000 Minnesotans through outdoor adventures, promoting equity in access to outdoor activities, places, and careers and supporting stewardship and conservation values for current and future generations.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Meg,Krueger,"Wilderness Inquiry","1611 County Road B West Ste 315","Saint Paul",MN,55113,"(612) 676-9400",development@wildernessinquiry.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outdoor-pathways-environmental-education-recreation-and-careers,,,, 814,"Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grant Program - FY 2011",2011,4386000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(i)","$4,386,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for a program to provide competitive, matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations, including government, for enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. Up to four percent of this appropriation may be used by the commissioner of natural resources for administering the grant program. Grantees may acquire land or interests in land. Easements must be permanent. Land acquired in fee must be open to hunting and fishing during the open season unless otherwise provided by state law. The commissioner of natural resources must agree in writing to each proposed acquisition of land or interest in land. The program shall require a match of at least ten percent from nonstate sources for grants of $100,000 or less and a match of at least 15 percent from nonstate sources for grants over $100,000. Up to one-third of the match may be in-kind resources. The criteria for evaluating grant applications must include, in a balanced and equally weighted order of precedence, the amount of habitat restored, enhanced, or protected; local support; degree of collaboration; urgency; capacity to achieve multiple benefits; habitat benefits provided; consistency with current conservation science; adjacency to protected lands; full funding of the project; supplementing existing funding; public access for hunting and fishing during the open season; sustainability; and use of native plant materials. All projects must conform to the Minnesota statewide conservation and preservation plan. Wildlife habitat projects must also conform to the Minnesota wildlife action plan. Subject to the evaluation criteria and requirements of this paragraph and Minnesota Statutes, the commissioner of natural resources shall give priority to organizations that have a history or charter to receive private contributions for local conservation or habitat projects when evaluating projects of equal value. Priority may be given to projects acquiring land or easements associated with existing wildlife management areas. All restoration or enhancement projects must be on land permanently protected by conservation easement or public ownership or in public waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. Subdivision 9 applies to grants awarded under this paragraph. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b). This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, at which time all grant project work must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in the grant agreement. No less than five percent of the amount of each grant must be held back from reimbursement until the grant recipient has completed a grant accomplishment report by the deadline and in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species Improved aquatic habitat indicators Improved aquatic habitat indicators Wetland and upland complexes will consist of native prairies, restored prairies, quality grasslands, and restored shallow lakes and wetlands Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors Water is kept on the land Protected, restored, and enhanced aspen parklands and riparian areas Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need A network of natural land and riparian habitats will connect corridors for wildlife and species in greatest conservation need Protected habitats will hold wetlands and shallow lakes open to public recreation and hunting Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna Improved aquatic habitat indicators Healthier populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species High priority riparian lands, forestlands, and savannas are protected from parcelization and fragmentation Rivers, streams, and surrounding vegetation provide corridors of habitat Improved aquatic habitat indicators Stream to bluff habitat restoration and enhancement will keep water on the land to slow runoff and degradation of aquatic habitat Core areas protected with highly biologically diverse wetlands and plant communities, including native prairie, Big Woods, and oak savanna Protected, restored, and enhanced shallow lakes and wetlands Remnant native prairies and wetlands are permanently protected and are part of large complexes of restored prairie, grasslands, and large and small wetlands Improved condition of habitat on public lands Water is kept on the land Protected, restored, and enhanced habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation nee","8750 acres",,,,4386000,,,1.4,DNR,"State Government","The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program (CPL) is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and governments. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A match of at least 10% from nonstate sources was required for grants of $100,000 or less, and a match of at least 15% from nonstate sources was required for grants over $100,000. Up to one-third of the match may be in-kind resources. All match was identified at the time of application. CPL Program Staff developed a Request for Proposal and Program Manual, solicited applications and oversaw the grant selection process, prepared and executed grant documents, reviewed expenditure documentation, ensured recipients were only reimbursed for allowable expenses, monitored grant work, and assisted recipients with closing out grants. Up to 4% of the appropriation was used for administering the grant program. ","Applicants applied for grants under this program to enhance, restore, or protect forests, wetlands, prairies and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. For projects that restore and/or enhance 1. Projects are only on lands under permanent protection of public fee ownership, or conservation easement as defined in MS 84C.01 or public ownership or in public waters as defined in MS 103G.005, subd. 15. Projects may be done on tribal lands under federal trust arrangements. 2. A conservation easement must be placed on any private land impacted before work may begin. Funding for the easement/deed restriction and associated costs may be paid for with in-kind match or grant funds. 3. Proposed projects on public lands are approved by and coordinated with public land managers. Projects proposed for lands under permanent conservation easement are reviewed by the easement holder. Proof of review or approval must be submitted to grant staff before the application deadline. The private landowner must agree to the project as well. 4. Grantees are responsible for all administrative requirements such as Historic Property Review, Wetland Conservation Act, Stormwater Permits, DNR Waters Permits, and others as appropriate. Costs for any reviews or permits should be included in the grant application, either as in-kind match or requested from grant dollars. As specified in the grant agreement, grantees may, by letter, assign duties and associated funds back to DNR, with DNR consent. 5. A Natural Heritage Review is required for each project site. This must be completed by the Land Manager or Easement Holder, or appropriate DNR staff, and submitted on the Land Manager Approval form. This form must be uploaded to the CPL Application System. 6. The Commissioner of Natural Resources must approve all projects. 7. All projects must meet requirements in the 2010 MN Session Law, Chapter 361, and follow the principles and criteria outlined in the L-SOHC FY 2011 Call for Funding Request. For projects that will protect 1. Lands acquired in fee title will be open to the public for hunting and fishing during open seasons unless otherwise provided by law. 2. All easements must be permanent. Easements must include stewardship provisions to perpetually monitor and enforce the conditions of the easements. 3. Projects to acquire land in fee simple title or a permanent conservation easement must be associated with established land acquisition programs that use explicit criteria for evaluating a parcel's habitat potential. 4. Grantees must agree to abide by all L-SOHC requirements for long-term management of any lands acquired with Outdoor Heritage Funds (OHF). 5. For fee acquisition, the final title holder and land manager must be specified. Lands that will be conveyed to a public agency must be donated. 6. Some State programs have specific statutory guidelines for determining the value of easements acquired under that program. If the easement will become part of that State program and the easement will be held by the State, any entity acquiring the easement may use that program's statutory method for the easement valuation. 7. All acquisition selection processes and related transactions costs for all parties involved in the acquisition must be reported to the L-SOHC, 8. A Notice of Funding Restriction must be recorded for each acquisition. 9. An analysis of future operations and maintenance costs for any acquired lands must be provided to the L-SOHC, commissioner of finance, and appropriate public agency. 10.The grantee must submit an annual report on the status of property acquired with grant funds to the L-SOHC by December 1 of each year. 11.Grantees acquiring land that will be conveyed to DNR will be required to follow DNR's Land Acquisition Procedures for Lands to be Conveyed to DNR. 12. Grantees acquiring land that will NOT be conveyed to DNR will be required to follow DNR's Land Acquisition Procedures for Lands NOT to be Conveyed to DNR. 13.A Natural Heritage Review is required for each project site. This must be completed by the Land Manager or Easement Holder, or appropriate DNR staff and submitted on the Land Manager Approval form. This form must be, uploaded to the CPL Application System. 14.All projects must meet requirements in the 2010 MN Session Law, Chapter 361, and follow the principles and criteria outlined in the L-SOHC FY 2011 Call for Funding Request. General Program Requirements Funds for this program were available until June 30, 2014. All grant projects must meet requirements of the 2010 MN Session Law, Chapter 361, and the L-SOHC's 2010 Call for Funding Requests. In addition, projects must address the priorities in the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan, and Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare. Capital expenditures and indirect costs are not allowed. In administering this program the DNR will comply with the Department of Administration, OGM policies. Grantee Match A match of at least 10% from nonstate sources was required for grants of $100,000 or less, and a match of at least 15% from nonstate sources was required for grants over $100,000. Up to one-third of the match may be in-kind resources. All match was identified at the time of application. Grantee Payment Grantees are paid on a reimbursement basis unless other arrangements are specified and approved in a grantee's application and work program. Reasonable amounts may be advanced to projects to accommodate cash flow needs, to match federal share, or for acquisitions. Advances must be specified in the grantee's application and final grant agreement or work program. Partial payments will be allowed. 5% of each grant was held back until a grant accomplishment report has been completed by the grantee. Grant Process A Request for Proposal (RFP) was posted on the CPL website in early August, 2010. The RFP contains grant program information, application criteria, application requirements, state agency contacts and grant reporting requirements. The RFP, Program Manual, and all grant agreements incorporate appropriate principles and criteria from the L-SOHC's 2010 Call for Funding Requests and associated legislation. Applications were accepted electronically for two grant rounds. Any ungranted funds from the first cycle were available for use in following cycles. Applications were submitted electronically using CPL's Online Grant Application System (OLGA). All project sites were mapped using OLGA's mapping tool. OLGA accepted applications beginning in August, 2010 until the deadline for the first round of grants in mid-September, 2010. The application system did not accept applications during the review process. OLGA was re-activated in December, 2010 mid-February, 2011 to accept applications for a second round of grants. CPL Grant Program Staff reviewed applications to make sure they were complete and met grant program requirements. Technical Review Committee(s), selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources reviewed and scored applications based on criteria established by the L-SOHC, MN State Legislature and DNR. These committees include representatives from DNR, BWSR, the University of MN, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other appropriate members from both government and non-profit organizations. A final ranking committee made up of the Chief Financial Officer, and Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry recommended projects and funding levels to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. The Commissioner made the final decision on the projects funded and funding levels. Projects may be fully or partially funded. Every effort was made to evenly distribute the selected grants by geographic location, activity, and funding level, with an objective of granting 50% of the funds to projects above $125,000, and 50% of the funds to projects below $125,000. CPL Grant Program staff work with grantees to ensure financial reviews, grant agreements, and any other necessary paperwork are completed. Work may not begin until the grant is executed. Project Reviews and Reporting Project reviews are completed as required by Office of Grants Management Policy 08-10, Monitoring. Grantees report accomplishments on a CPL Report Form by September 1 of each year. Reports must account for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report must include an evaluation of these results. A final report was required by all grantees 30 days after project completion. CPL Grant Program staff compile grantee reports and submit an annual accomplishment report to the L-SOHC by January 15 February 1 and October 15 August 1 of each year. This report contains information on the number of agreements made, amount of reimbursement paid to grantees, accomplishments by grantees, number and status of remaining open agreements, and administrative costs. Accomplishment information is also be posted on L-SOHC and DNR websites. Relationship to Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan and other published resource management plans. This program provides additional funds to enhance, restore, and protect habitat in Minnesota. All published resource management and species plans?including the Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan?recognize that habitat is critical for the success of Minnesota's fish and wildlife species. Lack of funding is consistently listed in many plans as one of the largest issues limiting the amount of habitat work and protection that is completed each year. In the Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan, habitat restoration and enhancement is specified in the following priorities: H1: Protect priority land habitats (pg 63) H2: Protect critical shorelands of streams and lakes (pg 67) H4: Restore and protect shallow lakes (pg 78) H5: Restore land, wetlands, and associated wetlands (pg 80) H7: Keep water on the landscape (pg 84) LU 8: Protect large blocks of forested land (pg 130) L10: Support and expand sustainable practices on working forested lands (pg 131) Other plans that list habitat restoration, enhancement and protection as priorities include: Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare (Minnesota's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy), which identifies habitat loss and degradation as the primary problem facing species in greatest conservation need in Minnesota. The State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Strategies #1 and 2. The DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife has several key plans identifying acquisition and habitat goals for fish and wildlife populations. Habitat goals are also addressed through more focused plans and programs that can be found on the DNR's website. National plans include the North American Wetland Management Plan, various Joint Venture Plans, National Fish Habitat Initiative, and all the Bird Conservation Plans. Non-governmental conservation agencies such as Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and Audubon Minnesota have developed their own conservation plans that list habitat restoration, enhancement and protection as a priority. ","Accomplishment PlanBackground: Applicants applied for grants under this program to enhance, restore, or protect forests, wetlands, prairies and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota.For projects that restore and/or enhance1. Projects will be only on lands under permanent protection of public fee ownership, or conservation easement as defined in MS 84C.01 or public ownership or in public waters as defined in MS 103G.005, subd. 15. Projects may be done on tribal lands under federal trust arrangements. 2. A conservation easement must be placed on any private land impacted before work may begin. Funding for the easement/deed restriction and associated costs may be paid for with in-kind match or grant funds.3. Proposed projects on public lands will be approved by and coordinated with public land managers. Projects proposed for lands under permanent conservation easement will be reviewed by the easement holder. Proof of review or approval must be submitted to grant staff before the application deadline. The private landowner must agree to the project as well.4. Grantees will be responsible for all administrative requirements such as Historic Property Review, Wetland Conservation Act, Stormwater Permits, DNR Waters Permits, and others as appropriate. Costs for any reviews or permits should be included in the grant application, either as in-kind match or requested from grant dollars. As specified in the grant agreement, grantees may, by letter, assign duties and associated funds back to DNR, with DNR consent.5. A Natural Heritage Review is required for each project site. This must be completed by the Land Manager or Easement Holder, or appropriate DNR staff, and submitted on the Land Manager Approval form. This form must be uploaded to the CPL Application System.6. The Commissioner of Natural Resources must approve all projects.7. All projects must meet requirements in the 2010 MN Session Law, Chapter 361, and follow the principles and criteria outlined in the L-SOHC FY 2011 Call for Funding Request.For projects that protect1. Lands acquired in fee title will be open to the public for hunting and fishing during open seasons unless otherwise provided by law.2. All easements must be permanent. Easements must include stewardship provisions to perpetually monitor and enforce the conditions of the easements.3. Projects to acquire land in fee simple title or a permanent conservation easement must be associated with established land acquisition programs that use explicit criteria for evaluating a parcel’s habitat potential.4. Grantees must agree to abide by all L-SOHC requirements for long-term management of any lands acquired with Outdoor Heritage Funds (OHF).5. For fee acquisition, the final title holder and land manager must be specified. Lands that will be conveyed to a public agency must be donated.6. Some State programs have specific statutory guidelines for determining the value of easements acquired under that program. If the easement will become part of that State program and the easement will be held by the State, any entity acquiring the easement may use that program’s statutory method for the easement valuation. 7. All acquisition selection processes and related transactions costs for all parties involved in the acquisition must be reported to the L-SOHC, 8. A Notice of Funding Restriction must be recorded for each acquisition.9. An analysis of future operations and maintenance costs for any acquired lands must be provided to the L-SOHC, commissioner of finance, and appropriate public agency.10. The grantee must submit an annual report on the status of property acquired with grant funds to the L-SOHC by December 1 of each year. 11. Grantees acquiring land that will be conveyed to DNR will be required to follow DNR’s Land Acquisition Procedures for Lands to be Conveyed to DNR. 12. Grantees acquiring land that will NOT be conveyed to DNR will be required to follow DNR’s Land Acquisition Procedures for Lands NOT to be Conveyed to DNR.13. A Natural Heritage Review is required for each project site. This must be completed by the Land Manager or Easement Holder, or appropriate DNR staff and submitted on the Land Manager Approval form. This form must be, uploaded to the CPL Application System.14. All projects must meet requirements in the 2010 MN Session Law, Chapter 361, and follow the principles and criteria outlined in the L-SOHC FY 2011 Call for FundingGeneral Program RequirementsFunds for this program were available until June 30, 2014. All grant projects met requirements of the 2010 MN Session Law, Chapter 361, and the L-SOHC’s 2010 Call for Funding Requests. In addition, projects addressed the priorities in the Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan, and Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare. Capital expenditures and indirect costs were not allowed. In administering this program the DNR complied with the Department of Administration - Office of Grants Management policies.Grantee MatchA match of at least 10% from nonstate sources was required for grants of $100,000 or less, and a match of at least 15% from nonstate sources was required for grants over $100,000. Up to one-third of the match may be in-kind resources. All match must be identified at the time of application.Grantee PaymentGrantees were paid on a reimbursement basis unless other arrangements were specified and approved in a grantee’s application and work program. Reasonable amounts may be advanced to projects to accommodate cash flow needs, to match federal share, or for acquisitions. Advances must be specified in the grantee’s application and final grant agreement or work program. Partial payments were allowed. 5% of each grant was held back until a grant accomplishment report had been completed by the grantee.Grant ProcessA Request for Proposal (RFP) was posted on the CPL website in early August, 2010. The RFP contained grant program information, application criteria, application requirements, state agency contacts and grant reporting requirements. The RFP, Program Manual, and all grant agreements incorporated appropriate principles and criteria from the L-SOHC’s 2010 Call for Funding Requests and associated legislation.Applications were accepted electronically, with grants selected for funding twice a year. Any ungranted funds from the first cycle were available for use in a following cycle.Applications were submitted electronically using CPL’s Online Grant Application System (OLGA). All project sites were mapped using OLGA’s mapping tool. OLGA accepted applications beginning in August, 2010 until the deadline for the first round of grants in mid-September, 2010. The application system did not accept applications during the review process. OLGA was re-activated in mid-February, 2011 to accept applications for a second round of grants.CPL Grant Program Staff reviewed applications to make sure they were complete and met grant program requirements. Technical Review Committee(s), selected by the Commissioner of Natural Resources reviewed and scored applications based on criteria established by the L-SOHC, MN State Legislature and DNR. These committees included representatives from DNR, BWSR, the University of MN, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other appropriate members from both government and non-profit organizations. A final ranking committee made up of the Chief Financial Officer, and Directors of the DNR Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological Resources/Waters, and Forestry recommended projects and funding levels to the Commissioner of Natural Resources. The Commissioner made the final decision on the projects funded and funding levels.Every effort was made to evenly distribute the selected grants by geographic location, activity, and funding level, with an objective of granting 50% of the funds to projects above $125,000, and 50% of the funds to projects below $125,000.CPL Grant Program staff work with grantees to ensure financial reviews, grant agreements, and any other necessary paperwork are completed. Work could not begin until the grant was executed.Project Reviews and ReportingProject reviews were completed as required by Office of Grants Management Policy 08-10, Grant Monitoring.Grantees reported accomplishments on a CPL Report Form by September 1 of each year. Reports account for the use of grant and match funds, and outcomes in measures of wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat restored, enhanced, and protected. The report included an evaluation of these results. A final report was required by all grantees 30 days after the project was complete.CPL Grant Program staff compiled grantee reports and submitted an annual accomplishment report to the L-SOHC by February 1 and August 1 of each year. This report contained information on the number of agreements made, amount of reimbursement paid to grantees, accomplishments by grantees, number and status of remaining open agreements, and administrative costs. Accomplishment information was also posted on L-SOHC and DNR websites.",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Jessica,Lee,DNR,"500 Lafayette Road, Box #20 ","Saint Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5233",jessica.lee@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Carver, Clay, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Freeborn, Grant, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Sibley, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Swift","Northern Forest, Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outdoor-heritage-conservation-partners-grant-program-fy-2011,,,, 10000652,"Outreach & engagement campaign for the County's regional parks and trails system (year 1 of 2)",2018,75000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2018) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure and report the number of internal and external collaboration groups, and the number of community members engaged through meetings, events, and activities.","Number of internal and external departments/organizations collaborated with: 58 Total adults and youth engaged: 5,867 Total adults engaged: 3,812 Total youth engaged: 2,055",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Create and manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members. Additional focus would be identifying and supporting opportunities for partnership with DC departments including social services, corrections, etc. to provide opportunities to connect clients to outdoors.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outreach-engagement-campaign-countys-regional-parks-and-trails-system-year-1-2,,,, 10000653,"Outreach & engagement campaign for the County's regional parks and trails system (year 2 of 2)",2019,75000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 91, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2019) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$16,584,000$18,891,000 (a) $16,584,000 the first year and $18,891,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used only to fund the list of projects approved by the elected representatives of each of the metropolitan parks implementing agencies. Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts approved by each elected body. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Measure and report the number of internal and external collaboration groups, and the number of community members engaged through meetings, events, and activities.","Number of internal and external departments/organizations collaborated with: 58 Total adults and youth engaged: 5,867 Total adults engaged: 3,812 Total youth engaged: 2,055 ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Create and manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members. Additional focus would be identifying and supporting opportunities for partnership with DC departments including social services, corrections, etc. to provide opportunities to connect clients to outdoors.",,Jurisdiction-wide,2018-07-01,2021-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apply Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/outreach-engagement-campaign-countys-regional-parks-and-trails-system-year-2-2,,,, 10000519,"Overlay 2.2 miles of roads in Lake Byllesby Regional Park",2011,88000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in park visits over time. The 2014 annual report will compare park visit growth from 2010 (pre-construction) to 2012 (post construction).","The project was successfully completed. The park visits increased from 136,100 in 2010 (pre-construction) to 122,000 in 2012 (post-construction), adding 14,100 visits.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Lake Byllesby Regional Park, overlay 2 miles of main entrance road and 1,000 feet of campground road.",,"Lake Byllesby Regional Park",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/overlay-22-miles-roads-lake-byllesby-regional-park,,,, 10012038,"Parks Outreach and Engagement Coordinator",2021,54198,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2021) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000","1. Number of internal and external departments/organizations that collaborated with Dakota County Parks 2. Number of community members engaged through meetings, events, and activities","See Row 46",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members. Additional focus would be identifying and supporting opportunities for partnership with DC departments including social services, corrections, etc. to provide opportunities to connect clients to outdoors. ",,"Jurisdiction wide",2019-07-01,2023-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,"Niki Geisler",,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,MN,,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/parks-outreach-and-engagement-coordinator,,,, 10012038,"Parks Outreach and Engagement Coordinator",2020,73575,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2020) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000","1. Number of internal and external departments/organizations that collaborated with Dakota County Parks 2. Number of community members engaged through meetings, events, and activities","LINKED TO SG-06009: The Parks Outreach and Engagement Coordinator managed the Marketing, Awareness and Promotion Plan which resulted in 15,787 residents increasing their awareness of park offerings by participating in programs and events in the parks, interacting with park staff and activities at locations throughout the communities of Dakota County, and increased representation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of Dakota County in our communications and program offerings. The numbers on the table and graphs to the right represent the individuals that engaged with Dakota County Parks through an outreach program, activity, or event, primarily in-person, but also through Zoom during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As seen on the table and graphics, from 2019 through 2023 there was relatively steady growth in the number of activities conducted and people engaged, with the exception of a dip in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a dip in 2023 due to the fact that there were only 1.5 months included in that years reporting before the close date of SG-06009. ",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Manage a community outreach and engagement program to increase and enhance use of the parks by focusing on activities that strengthen use of parks, engaging the community, agencies, and developing relationships with community members. Additional focus would be identifying and supporting opportunities for partnership with DC departments including social services, corrections, etc. to provide opportunities to connect clients to outdoors. ",,"Jurisdiction wide",2019-07-01,2023-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund","In Progress",,,"Niki Geisler",,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,MN,,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/parks-outreach-and-engagement-coordinator,,,, 10012037,"Park System Marketing",2021,,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2021) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000","Number of unique marketing products developed (print, digital, or other). ","Funds reallocated",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Implement an integrated brand awareness and marketing campaign to increase awareness and familiarity of the park system service offerings to Dakota County residents and increase new use throughout the regional park system. The campaign will use print, digital and other media strategies to inform a broad and diverse audience with targeted approaches appropriate for those audiences. ",,"Jurisdiction wide",2019-07-01,2023-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Niki,Geisler,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,MN,55124,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/park-system-marketing,,,, 10012037,"Park System Marketing",2020,49651,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2020) PTLF","Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $19,819,000 $20,277,000","Number of unique marketing products developed (print, digital, or other). ","175 marketing products developed reaching 22,961 people.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Implement an integrated brand awareness and marketing campaign to increase awareness and familiarity of the park system service offerings to Dakota County residents and increase new use throughout the regional park system. The campaign will use print, digital and other media strategies to inform a broad and diverse audience with targeted approaches appropriate for those audiences. ",,"Jurisdiction wide",2019-07-01,2023-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Niki,Geisler,,"13525 Mississippi Trail?",Hastings,MN,55124,952-891-7088,niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/park-system-marketing,,,, 10007970,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","75% of participants will report a reduced sense of isolation and increased sense of connection. The project will be evaluated using a pre/post participant survey.","81% of participants reported a reduced sense of isolation and increased sense of connection. This project exceeded our expectations. The project used a pre- and post- participant survey to measure the project outcomes.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,25000,1754,"Carleen Rhodes, Deidre Schmidt, Richard Wicka, Tom Joyce, Vicki Duncomb, Adam Bernier, Jamal Adam, Tasha Alexander, Nicole Brookshire, Taylor Cooper, Edward Goetz, Charles Haynor, Brad Hoffelt, R. Patricia Kelly, Cindy Koch, Wade Lau, Sitz Morantz, Megan Remark, Sean Rice, Matt Schriner, Val Spencer, Mark Springett, Eva Stevens, Jennifer Thao, Michelle Walker ",0.00,"CommonBond Communities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"CommonBond and EngAGE will offer semester long arts programs for seniors living in affordable housing communities that will decrease isolation and build community both inside and outside the senior housing complex.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Beissel,"CommonBond Communities","1080 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 291-1750 ",angie.beissel@commonbond.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-290,"Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Gordon Coons: Artist; Robin Cruze: Assistant to executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Acting executive director, Southern Theater; Simone Needles: Visual artist; instructor at Interact; Olga Nichols: Visual artist; executive director of Bird Island Cultural Centre; Scott Reynolds: Stage director and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Lisa Wigand: Business banker; heads advisory board for Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10007998,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,16080,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Program participants will gain self-confidence in speaking and social situations through engagement with improvisation. Fairview Achievement Center staff will conduct pre- and post-program surveys of participants to assess how confident they feel about speaking and engaging in social situations.","Program participants will gain self-confidence in speaking through engagement with improvisation. Pre/post surveys of participants, interviews with participants for video, and staff/facilitator observations.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,16080,500,"Thomas Fee, Lowell Stortz, Carin Thomas, Scott Mueller, Charlene Altman, Josephine (Jo) Bailey, Stephen Battista, MD, Peter DeMaris, Timothy Dunleavy, Litton E. S. Field, Jr., Gregory Freitag, Roland Hayes, Taqee Khaled, Marcy Morris, Mai Moua, Teri Popp, Tony Scheuerman, Dennis Todora",0.20,"Fairview Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Fairview Achievement Center proposes to collaborate with the Brave New Workshop Student Union to provide a yearlong customized improv for life in house arts program for clients living with multiple sclerosis.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Missi,Arens,"Fairview Foundation","2200 Riverside Ave Ste 119",Minneapolis,MN,55454,"(612) 672-7751 ",marens1@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-294,"Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Gordon Coons: Artist; Robin Cruze: Assistant to executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Acting executive director, Southern Theater; Simone Needles: Visual artist; instructor at Interact; Olga Nichols: Visual artist; executive director of Bird Island Cultural Centre; Scott Reynolds: Stage director and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Lisa Wigand: Business banker; heads advisory board for Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008029,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,18136,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","We would like to encourage personal growth and improved social skills in our disabled and elderly client participants. Three ways: 1) The number of clients who participate, 2) Data collected by volunteers who will observe and record authentic indicators, and 3) A focus group who will review the data and discuss activity in relation to personal growth of participants. 2: Participants have art experiences that lead to a greater sense of community, and increased work options that contribute to their well-being. Four ways: 1) Document number of audience members, 2) Survey businesses hosting art to show a greater level of integration with client population, 3) Record of participant's personal reflections, and 4) Compilation of results. ","Outcome 1:  We encouraged personal growth and improved social skills in our disabled and elderly client participants. Counted the number of clients who participated, collected data on authentic indicators, and held a focus group. Outcome 2: Participants had art experiences that lead to a greater sense of community, and increased work options that contributed to their well being. Documented number of audience members, Surveyed businesses that hosted art to show a greater level of integration with client population, recorded participant's personal reflections, compiled results. ","achieved proposed outcomes",2318,"Other,local or private ",20454,576,"Ben Koppelman, Vicki Stewart, Conrad Kelly, Joel Vorhees, Thom Peterson, Amanda Kelly, Tim Wheeler, Ashley Ylitalo, Jennifer Berg",1,"Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"The Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center will collaborate with Vision Theatre and two visual artists for a full year of multifaceted art experiences for personal growth, deeper social relationships, and increased community engagement. ",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gail,Leverson,"Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center, Inc.","113 Main Ave S PO Box 86","Park Rapids",MN,56470,"(218) 237-8517 ",gleverson@hcdac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Becker, Cass, Dakota, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Swift, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-297,"Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; Timothy King: Newspaper and magazine writer; founder of community foundation; Micah Minnema: Development Director at Saint Paul Neighborhood Network; Mary Rindelaub-Delorié: Director of development, Cedar Cultural Center; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Gervaise Wilhelm: Medical marketing consultant; board member of Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008079,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,24965,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will experience increased self and artistic expression through music workshops. Evaluation will consist of pre and post-survey for staff and participants, attendance and participation tracking, strategic questions asked during sessions, and notes documented after each session.","Participants experienced an increase in self and artistic expression through music workshops. Evaluation consisted of participant interviews, participation tracking, strategic questions asked during sessions, and notes documented after each session.","achieved proposed outcomes",,,24965,2280,"Jeff Betchwars, Tom Lyman, Steven W. Freimuth, Jane Miller, Julie Johnson, Matthew Hansen, Bobbi Hoppman, Mark Novitzki, Ken Rodgers, Dan Ryan, Lynn Schmidt, Robert Sicoli, ",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Midwest Special Services will collaborate with MacPhail Center for Music to teach new methods for self-expression where participants will demonstrate their learning through audio and video recording.",2019-03-01,2020-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000 ",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-303,"Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; Timothy King: Newspaper and magazine writer; founder of community foundation; Micah Minnema: Development Director at Saint Paul Neighborhood Network; Mary Rindelaub-Delorié: Director of development, Cedar Cultural Center; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Gervaise Wilhelm: Medical marketing consultant; board member of Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10008181,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,13834,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","People with serious and persistent mental illness will develop artistic skills and build confidence in their ability to express their creativity. The project will be evaluated by observation, participant feedback through show and tell and feedback session, participant survey at the end of each residency, staff and teaching artist survey, and group discussion with key COMPAS and Tasks staff. ","Participants living with serious mental illness developed skills in visual arts and gained confidence in creative expression. Direct participant feedback through sharing time Survey at the end of each residency Teaching artist survey Tasks staff group discussion At invitation of MSAB staff, Project Coordinator shared results at Minnesota Social Services Assn. annual conference.","achieved proposed outcomes",1328,"Other,local or private ",15162,,"Marianne Christiansen, Lawton Cain, Rodger Skare, Paula Callies, Charles Christiansen, Steve Erickson, Bryan Frandrup, Larry Fraser, Kristine Haertl, Kim Herring, Greg Hestness, Fernando Johnson, Elaine Love, Michael Maus, J. Paul Siefert, Larry Shomion, William Walsh",,"Tasks Unlimited, Inc. AKA Tasks Unlimited","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"Tasks Unlimited will collaborate with COMPAS teaching artists Mica Lee Anders, Lucy Rose Fischer, and Katrina Knutson to provide people with mental illness opportunities to build skills and confidence in creative expression. ",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Hays,"Tasks Unlimited","2419 Nicollet Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 871-3320 ",dhays@tasksunlimited.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-311,"Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; Timothy King: Newspaper and magazine writer; founder of community foundation; Micah Minnema: Development Director at Saint Paul Neighborhood Network; Mary Rindelaub-Delorié: Director of development, Cedar Cultural Center; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Gervaise Wilhelm: Medical marketing consultant; board member of Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board. ",,2 10008194,"Partners in Arts Participation",2019,24688,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People with histories of trauma engage in creative self-expression to reduce their levels of stress. Surveys and focus groups with participants, staff, and artists regarding participants' increased ability to communicate their feelings through creative arts and movement. 2: Creative expression through the arts strengthens participants' positive connections to themselves and their community. Surveys and focus groups will gather information from participants, staff, and artists on participants' strengthened connections with themselves and their community through arts workshops and experiences.","People with histories of trauma engaged in creative self-expression to reduce their levels of stress. Surveys and focus groups with participants, staff, and artists regarding participants' increased ability to communicate their feelings through creative arts and movement. 2: Creative expression through the arts strengthened participants' positive connections to themselves and their community. Surveys and focus groups gathered information from participants, staff, and artists on participants' strengthened connections with themselves and their community through arts workshops and experiences.","achieved proposed outcomes",1,,24689,,"Diane Gates, Julie Loosbrock, Jay R. Lindgren, Douglas Underwood, Jennifer J. Polzin, Ramona Advani, Medaria Arradondo, Jake Blumberg, Jeffrey Bouslog, Heidi Boyd, Tommie Braddock, Donnie Brown, Jacob Colon, Junita Flowers, Amy Hasbargen, Judy Jandro, Shirley Hunt, Jeffrey Justman, Shareen Luze, Kristen Kimmell, Phillip J. Martin, LaShon McMillan, Tracy Olson, Jackie Ottoson, Dan Seeman, R. Christopher Sur, Troy Tatting, Paul Tillman, Sara Wahl, Jonathan Weinhagen.",0.00,Tubman,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Tubman will work with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz and Shapiro and Smith Dance to provide workshops and performances for families experiencing trauma to help them heal, build self-confidence, and strengthen positive connections.",2019-03-01,2020-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Polzin,Tubman,"3111 1st Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-3136,"(612) 825-3333 ",jpolzin@tubman.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Cook, Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-312,"Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Gordon Coons: Artist; Robin Cruze: Assistant to executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Acting executive director, Southern Theater; Simone Needles: Visual artist; instructor at Interact; Olga Nichols: Visual artist; executive director of Bird Island Cultural Centre; Scott Reynolds: Stage director and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Lisa Wigand: Business banker; heads advisory board for Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10000740,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,20884,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Youth, adult and family clients develop skills and leadership and find new strengths through art activities exploring personal stories, history and traditions. Survey tool assessing degree to which arts engagement leads/led to increased self-awareness, personal/leadership/skill development and cultural learning and affirmation. 2: Preschoolers and adults with physical or cognitive challenge demonstrate creative expression, self-confidence and self-efficacy through arts engagement. Observational survey tool completed by proxy to record preschoolers' and cognitively/physically-challenged elders' observed creative engagement and change in self-confidence or self-efficacy. ","93% of (aggregated) completed surveys reported positive in specific survey areas. Survey tool with modified Likert scale (agree/strongly agree/disagree/strongly disagree) capturing self-reported change in key outcome areas. Staff survey supports participant results. 2: For those observed (preschoolers), virtually 100% scored high in domains assessed. Modified Observational Tool utilized by CDC teaching or administrative staff during three events/outings. Not able to implement tool fully with older adults.",,4116,,25000,,"Ann Wynia, Kevin Early, Fred Harris, Gary Christensen, Alyssa Vang, Robyn Hansen, Eric Nicholson, Rahaul Koranne, Fayneese Miller, Patrick Donovan, Judy Kishel, Alex Cirillo",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"Wilder Foundation and thirteen artistic collaborators will support service goals by engaging 275 low-income children, families, and elders, in tailored and extended dance, theater arts, and music experiences. ",2017-03-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-225,"Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre ",,2 10000742,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth with disabilities will learn photography skills and concepts; this rare opportunity for artistic self-expression will also help build self-esteem. Pre- and post-surveys will measure participants' increase in knowledge, self-expression, and self-esteem. Exit interviews with participants will also help The Arc and EDIT evaluate the program's impact. 2: Promote inclusion by helping viewers understand the experience of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and by inspiring other people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to share their stories. We will survey photo gallery viewers about whether they improved their understanding of what it means to live with intellectual and developmental disabilities or (if they identify as a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities were inspired to share their story.","Seventeen youth with disabilities learned photography skills, had rare opportunities for authentic self-expression, and built self-esteem and social skills. Without EDIT, The Arc was unable to conduct surveys or interviews. Ample anecdotal evidence (from participants, their parents/caregivers, the teaching artist, staff and volunteers) strongly indicates that the reported outcomes were achieved. 2: Promoted inclusion by helping gallery guests appreciate the talents, skills, and abilities of people with disabilities. The Arc was unable to survey viewers. But the gallery owner observed that there was a great response from our guests during the show. I remember many photos getting attention for the unusual angles and how they were balanced. People were really impressed.",,21,,25021,,"Barb Davis, Mike Cary, Laura Beth Landy, Darla Nemec, Shawn Monaghan, Debbi Harris, Peter Beierwaltes, Kathy Amundson, Sherrie Day, Beth Hawkins, Duchess Harris, John Hetterick,Graciela Ibarra, Peter King, Heidi Larson, Eddie Olson, John Peirson, Paul Puerzer, John Stemper, Paul Stutler, Mike Wall, Mike Williams",0.00,"The Arc Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Arc Greater Twin Cities will collaborate with the nonprofit EDIT (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Together) to support youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in sharing their stories and promoting inclusion through photographs and a photo gallery.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Essert,"The Arc Greater Twin Cities","2446 University Ave W Ste 110","St Paul",MN,55114,"(952) 920-0855 ",emilyessert@arcgreatertwincities.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-226,"Lana Barkawi: Executive director, Mizna; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Stacey Robison: Ceramicist; visual arts studio manager, Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts; Moira Villiard: Visual artist and graphic designer; arts and cultural programming coordinator, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000768,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Fifty Latino immigrant elders feel pride and purpose as they create an artistic work based on their life stories and share it with younger generations. A final focus group, as well as interviews throughout the project, will be used to measure how the project has influenced the elders' feelings of pride and purpose.","100 Latin immigrant elders felt pride and purpose as they created an artistic work based on their life and shared it with younger generations. Informal interviews were conducted with five participants and 44 surveys were completed by individual participants instead of conducting a focus group.",,,,25000,2704,"Jeff Smith, Osiris Guzman, Raquel Guzman, Jean Forster, Pedro Curry, Kleber Ortiz, Liliana Maria Percy, Eduardo Rivera, Iris Ramos, Molly O'Shaughnessy",0.00,"Centro Tyrone Guzman AKA Centro","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Centro Tyrone Guzman will partner with KAIROS Alive! to engage 50 Latino elders in a sixteen-week residency of dance, music, and storytelling, culminating in a performance built from the elders' life stories.",2017-03-01,2018-04-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Roxana,Linares,"Centro Tyrone Guzman AKA Centro","1915 Chicago Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55404-1904,"(612) 874-1412 ",rlinares@centromn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-230,"Lana Barkawi: Executive director, Mizna; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Tabitha Montgomery: Executive director, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Stacey Robison: Ceramicist; visual arts studio manager, Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts; Moira Villiard: Visual artist and graphic designer; arts and cultural programming coordinator, American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10000864,"Partners in Arts Participation",2017,24990,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults with disabilities will develop their communication and social skills by participating in The Art of Working. Post program participant evaluations will measure soft skills and arts engagement. Data will show how the arts can help achieve Midwest Special Services' service goals.","Adults with disabilities developed their communication and social skills by participating in `The Art of Working`. Post program participant evaluations were completed. The evaluations measured soft skills and engagement.",,,,24990,2120,"Gil Acevedo, Tom Lyman, Jeff Betchwars, Steve Freimuth, Harry Hansen, Bobbi Hoppman, Lois McCray, Jane Miller, Mark Novitzki, Ken Rodgers, Dan Ryan, Lynn Schmidt",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Midwest Special Services will partner with Upstream Arts to conduct The Art of Working, an arts based program to develop the social skills that adults with disabilities need for employment.",2017-03-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000 ",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-241,"Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre",,2 10010909,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","75% of participants will report forming new or stronger social connections. The project will be evaluated using a post-class participant survey, observations by the Program Manager, as well as informal feedback from participants (solicited by on-site Coordinators and the Program Manager) and the Site Coordinators. ","61% of participants formed new or stronger social connections. Outcomes were measured using a post-class participant survey. ",,,,25000,,"Deidre Schmidt, Richard Wicka, Adam Bernier, Cindy Koch, Tom Joyce, Jamal Adam, Megan Remark, Tasha Alexander, Nicole Brookshire, Taylor Cooper, Edward Goetz, R. Patricia (Trish) Kelly, Wade C. Lau, Sita Morantz, Sean Rice, Matt Schriner, Val Spencer, Mark Springett, Eva Stevens, Jennifer Thao",0.00,"CommonBond Communities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"CommonBond Communities will work with professional teaching artists to offer semester-long, sequential arts programs for older adults, building skills and confidence in creative self-expression, and increasing and deepening social connections. ",2020-03-01,2021-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angela,Johnson,"CommonBond Communities","1080 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 291-1750",angie.johnson@commonbond.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-324,"Robin Cruze: Assistant executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Artist and advocate; founder of Bridge View Center Inc.; Victoria Hong: Illustrator, facilitator, and consultant; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Madeline Phelps: ; Kylie Rieke: Visual artist and potter; vice president, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Chelsea Unold: Undergraduate program coordinator, University of Minnesota College of Design; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10010937,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,13927,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","Program participants will gain self-confidence and increased autonomy by strengthening voice articulation through musical performance. Fairview Achievement Center staff will conduct pre- and post-program surveys of participants to assess their self-perception of their breathwork and voice articulation. ","Members had positive experiences with the music program; the songwriting provided a sense of accomplishment. Informal, verbal feedback shared with Achievement Center staff through personal interactions and Town Hall. ",,40,,13967,,"Thomas Fee, Rev. Roland Hayes, Andrea Mokros, Taqee Khaled, Mai Moua, John Swanholm",0.00,"Fairview Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"Fairview Achievement Center will collaborate with MacPhail Center for Music to provide customized, in-house group choir and songwriting classes for clients living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological illnesses. ",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tiffany,Blank,"Fairview Foundation","1690 University Ave W Ste 250","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 232-4990",tjblank@healtheast.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-329,"Robin Cruze: Assistant executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Artist and advocate; founder of Bridge View Center Inc.; Victoria Hong: Illustrator, facilitator, and consultant; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Madeline Phelps: ; Kylie Rieke: Visual artist and potter; vice president, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Chelsea Unold: Undergraduate program coordinator, University of Minnesota College of Design; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10010938,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,24900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ","FTC patients and community members participate in multidisciplinary arts experiences, resulting in improved health and wellbeing. FTC, in partnership with Rainbow Research, will use a high-touch participant evaluation process, involving contact with participants after each event and again after all programming has concluded, in addition to analyzing social media engagement. 2: FTC and collaborating artists create a model for arts participation in health care, resulting in increased collaboration across arts and health care. FTC and Rainbow Research will conduct an evaluation of programming that will include FTC staff, artists, and participants. We will use the analysis to create and/or refine a replicable model of collaboration among health care and arts organizations. ","FTC patients and community members participate in multidisciplinary arts experiences, resulting in improved health and wellbeing. Pre and post-event body scans and other questions were used. Methods were created in collaboration with Rainbow Research. 2: FTC and collaborating artists create a model for arts participation in health care, resulting in increased collaboration across arts and health care. Participants are asked to what degree they see art as integral to their health and well-being. ",,,"Other,local or private ",24900,2520,"Michael Anderson, Lucas Beck, Paul Bock, Beverly Bushyhead, Adrienne Dorn, Jaemi Hagen, Laureen Tews Harbert, Abigail Henderson, Jason Jackson, Riley Karbon, Allison McVay-Steer, Koa Mirai, Willow Nichols, Sally Nixon, Christine Reisdorf, Emmett Robertson, Becky Smith",0.00,"Family Tree, Inc. AKA Family Tree Clinic","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation ",,"Family Tree Clinic, a sexual and reproductive health clinic, and artists Lisa Marie Brimmer and Joy Spika will join together to cultivate art spaces for queer people of color and promote healing and well-being through art creation. ",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alissa,Light,"Family Tree, Inc. AKA Family Tree Clinic","1619 Dayton Ave Ste 205","St Paul",MN,55104-7642,"(651) 645-0478",alight@familytreeclinic.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-330,"Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist; Emily Derke: Basketry artist and teaching artist; Maude Dornfeld: Executive director, Life House; Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; creative director of Once Were and Again We Are; Scott Reynolds: Director, producer, writer, and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Samantha Smingler: Inclusion coordinator, Great Lakes Aquarium; Stephanie Thull: Gallery shop coordinator, Arts Center of Saint Peter ","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. ",,2 10011021,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants will gain confidence in self-expression. Kairos Alive! will collect information via informal discussion, written comments, and observation.","Participants gained confidence in self-expression through dance activities and interpersonal connection. Evaluation was completed through observation and informal interviews with participants.",,,,25000,2335,"Jeff Betchwars, Tom Lyman, Steve Freimuth, Jane Miller, Matthew Hansen, Dr. Robert Sicoli, Mark Novitzki, Ken Rodgers, Lynn Schmidt",0.00,"Midwest Special Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Midwest Special Services will collaborate with Kairos Alive! to offer participatory dance workshops to adults with disabilities. The project will culminate with an intergenerational dance hall that is open to the public.",2020-03-01,2021-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-337,"Robin Cruze: Assistant executive director, Wirth Center; president of HOBY MN; Janette Davis: Artist and advocate; founder of Bridge View Center Inc.; Victoria Hong: Illustrator, facilitator, and consultant; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Madeline Phelps: ; Kylie Rieke: Visual artist and potter; vice president, T-Bird Community Arts Board; Chelsea Unold: Undergraduate program coordinator, University of Minnesota College of Design; Christina Woods: Executive director, Duluth Art Institute","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 10003812,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,17825,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Youth, adult and family clients develop skills and leadership and find new strengths through art activities exploring personal stories, history and traditions. Survey tool assessing degree to which arts engagement leads/led to increased self-awareness, personal/leadership/skill development and cultural learning and affirmation. 2: Preschoolers and adults with physical or cognitive challenge demonstrate creative expression, self-confidence and self-efficacy through arts engagement. Observational survey tool completed by proxy to record preschoolers' and cognitively/physically-challenged elders' observed creative engagement and change in self-confidence or self-efficacy.","92% of survey respondents and staff strongly agreed/agreed their engagement met prog-specific goals. Observational tool preschools and adults unable to complete survey; participant survey for others. 2: Observation tool methodology confirmed participant high engagement, focus, and pleasure with arts engagement. For elders, we use the well-being Observational Tool developed with input of the Alzheimer's Association and widely used in arts evaluation. For preschoolers, teachers devised a short four-part observational check off.","Achieved proposed outcomes",5375,,23200,,"Alex Cirillo Jr., Julie M. Brunner, Judy Kishel, Ann Wynia, Keven Early, Rahul Koranne, Andrea Walsh, Patrick Donovan, Janette Shimanski, Charles Morgan, Annie Zipfel",0.00,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Wilder Foundation and fifteen artistic collaborators will engage 370 low-income children, families, and elders in tailored, extended exposure to dance, theater arts, and music to support service goals.",2018-03-01,2019-06-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-257,"Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003819,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","AuSM will train STC artists and collaboratively plan experiences that are ASD friendly through CAST (Creative Accepting Sensory-Friendly Theatre). Participation data and program evaluation will indicate progress and success. Post-program, we can track increased participation in CAST classes and attendance at STC sensory-friendly performances. 2: AuSM will provide an opportunity for youth with ASD to address communication, emotional and social challenges to learn social skills through the arts. Post-program evaluations will measure progress toward stated goals and objectives. Anecdotal success, evident in session or at home, will also be recorded.","Autism Society of Minnesota trained Stages Theatre Company staff and collaboratively planned autism friendly experiences. Program participation data and evaluation as well as attendance at Stages Theatre Company sensory-friendly performances. 2: Autism Society of Minnesota provided opportunity for youth with autism to learn social skills through involvement in theatre arts. Program participation data and evaluation as well as anecdotal reports of success or growth in session or at home.",,,,25000,4200,"Jean Bender, Paul D'Arco, Katie Knutson, Kyle Bloch, Robin Boeke, Tom Cox, Laura Dettloff, Brooks Donald, Noah Gerding, Jenna Matteson-Laabs, Lois Josefson, Shannan Paul, Catherine Pulkinen, Anantha V R Santhanam, Maci Spica, Tracy Templeton, Joe Timmons, Mike Walsh",0.00,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Autism Society of Minnesota will collaborate with Stages Theatre Company on an arts education program for youth with autism, to develop social skills through creating a theater production.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robyn,DeCourcy,"Autism Society of Minnesota","2380 Wycliff St Ste 102","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-1083x 22",rdecourcy@ausm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-259,"Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003839,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","100% of participants will report a reduced sense of isolation and increased sense of connection. The project will be evaluated using a pre/post participant survey, designed and used currently by EngAGE staff with additional input from CommonBond.","63% of participants reported new or strengthened relationships. A pre- and post-survey was used to measure a variety of impacts, including overall sense of well-being, new or strengthened relationships, appreciation for the art form, learning new skills and knowledge, and increased confidence in creative work.",,,,25000,1650,"Kyle Hansen, Carleen Rhodes, Mark Scholtes, Deidre Schmidt, Tom Joyce, Vicki Duncomb, Richard Wicka, Jamal Adam, Chandra Smith Baker, Margaret Belanger, Mary Bennett, Adam Bernier, Dana S. Cottrell, Chris Gallagher, Edward Goetz, Brad W. Hoffelt, R. PatriciaTrish) Kelly, Wade C. Lau, Lakeisha Lee, Megan Remark, Sr. Carol Rennie, Sean Rice, Matt Schriner, John Schwab, Mark Springett, Eva Stevens, Michelle Walker, Hamse Warfa",0.00,"CommonBond Communities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"CommonBond and EngAGE will offer semester-long arts programs for seniors living in affordable housing communities that will decrease isolation and build community both inside and outside the senior housing complex.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Angie,Beissel,"CommonBond Communities","1080 Montreal Ave","St Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 291-1750 ",angie.beissel@commonbond.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-262,"Scott Artley: Executive artistic director at Patrick's Cabaret; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Keetha Vue: Development associate, Karen Organization of MN","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003854,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,12958,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The proposed arts programming will help older adults live a more vibrant life, stay connected to their community, and engage in life-long learning. Residents will complete surveys. Success is defined as +80% of residents reporting they learned a new or increased skills in an art form and created or contributed to an original piece of artwork. 2: Five arts residencies will support older adults to improve their quality of life while promoting social engagement and fun. Residents will complete surveys. Success is defined as +80% of residents reporting they increased social engagement with other residents and experienced a sense of well-being during the program. ","Residents engaged in arts programming that directly allowed them to live a more vibrant life, connect with their peers, and learn new skills. Early results were collected via survey, but community leaders felt best results were gleaned from observation and conversation as many residents were uncomfortable with the formal survey process. 2: Residents directly benefited from arts experiences in a socially engaging setting that visibly improved mental and emotional wellbeing. Staff observed normally uncommunicative residents engaging in artistic expression. Facial expressions indicated all participants enjoyed the experience. When asked verbally, all able residents indicated an improved sense of wellbeing.",,,,12958,1178,"Darrell Tukua, Debbie Cervenka, Ann Barkelew, Gail M. Olson, Robert Hoffman, Susan J. Crockett, J. Michael Dady, Dave Durenberger, Lisa Kro, A. RichardDick) Olson, John Petraborg, Jim Schowalter, Nancy Thompson Ulvestad",0.00,"Ecumen Centennial House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Ecumen Centennial House will collaborate with COMPAS to offer five distinct multisession art residencies to older adults that will include painting, watercolor, weaving, songwriting, and dance.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Dillahunt,"Ecumen Centennial House","14625 Pennock Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(651) 766-4358 ",AmyDillahunt@ecumen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-265,"Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10003855,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,12958,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley residents will experience a variety of art mediums designed to foster art skills and individual creative expression. Success is defined as more than 80% of residents reporting that they learned a new art form or increased skills in an existing art form; and created or contributed to an original piece of art. 2: Provide five arts residencies that will support older adults in developing holistically and promote their social engagement. Success is defined as +80% of residents reporting that they increased social engagement with other residents; and experienced a sense of well-being during the program.","Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley used arts to help achieve our service goals while also enabling artists to hone teaching skills. Residents consistently reported that they learned a new art form, increased skills, and enjoyed creating original art. 2: Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley residents were able to experience dance, acrylic painting, watercolor painting, weaving, and song writing. Evaluations were completed and indicated that all of these arts activities directly improved well-being.",,,,12958,1178,"Darrell Tukua, Debbie Cervenka, Ann Barkelew, Gail M. Olson, Robert Hoffman, Susan J. Crockett, J. Michael Dady, Dave Durenberger, Lisa Kro, A. Richard Olson, John Petraborg, Jim Schowalter, Nancy Thompson Ulvestad",0.00,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley will collaborate with COMPAS to offer five distinct multisession art residencies to older adults that will include painting, watercolor, weaving, songwriting, and dance.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Dillahunt,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley","15359 Founders Ln","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 698-5300 ",amydillahunt@ecumen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-266,"Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10004002,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,24552,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","People experiencing violence and sexual exploitation engage in creative self-expression that helps them to heal from trauma and build self-confidence. Surveys and focus groups with participants, staff, and artists re participants' increased ability to communicate through creative arts and movement, ability to heal from trauma, and self-confidence. 2: Creative expression of trauma and strength through puppetry and dance will help participants strengthen positive connections to community and family. Surveys and focus groups will gather information from participants, staff, and artists on strengthened connections with peers and family through arts workshops and experiences.","People experiencing violence and sexual exploitation engaged in creative self-expression that helped them heal from trauma and build self-confidence. Surveys and focus groups with participants, staff, and artists re participants' increased ability to communicate through creative arts and movement, ability to heal from trauma, and self-confidence. 2: Creative expression of trauma and strength through puppetry and dance helped participants strengthen positive connections to community and family. Surveys and focus groups gathered information from participants, staff, and artists on strengthened connections with peers and family through arts workshops and experiences.",,,,24552,,"Julie Loosbrock, Diane Gates, Jay R. Lindgren, Douglas Underwood, Jennifer J. Polzin, Ramona Advani, Medaria Arradondo, Jake Blumberg, Jeffrey Bouslog, Heidi Boyd, Tommie Braddock, Jacob Colon, Junita Flowers, Amy Hasbargen, Shirley Hunt, Jeffrey Justman, Kristen Kimmell, Phillip J. Martin, Lashon Mcmillan, Jackie Ottoson, Dan Seeman, R. Christopher Sur, Troy Tatting, Paul Tillman, Sara Wahl, Jonathan Weinhagen, Debra K Page, Jean A. Freeman, Colleen M. Carey, Michelle Halonen, Richard Johnson, Ric Pace, Grant Piller, Paul Schnell, Mary White",0.00,Tubman,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Tubman will partner with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz and Shapiro and Smith Dance to provide workshops and performances for families experiencing trauma to help them heal, build self-confidence, and strengthen positive connections.",2018-03-01,2019-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,Polzin,Tubman,"3111 1st Ave S",Minneapolis,MN,55408-3136,"(612) 825-3333 ",jpolzin@tubman.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-283,"Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003940,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","More underserved youth will learn about their self-identity, race and culture through engaging with art. Youth will engage in art experiences with an artist-in-residence. Reflective conversations and surveys will measure frequency and content of activities, acquired knowledge, and impact on youth. 2: More underserved youth will develop their ability to creatively express themselves through expressive arts participation. Through creating art or performances, youth will express themselves. Staff will track participation, what skills youth learned and what the youth created/performed.","71% (of 28 youth) demonstrated learning about their self-identity/race/culture through an activity organized by Patrick Pegg. The artist-in-residence engaged in reflective conversations with youth and completed a weekly partner survey on lessons taught and progress youth made. He provided details on the activities, stories, opportunities for improvement and attendance. 2: Partner artists reported 78% of the youth actively engaged in the activities to express themselves and 81% of youth said they did express themselves. Artists were asked to complete a partner survey that asked them what they hoped youth would gain, demonstrate, and assess based on observation the level of engagement. Youth completed a survey about the art activity and if they learned something new.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3509,,28509,3072,"Michael Mader, Stephanie Wolkin, Mike Clark, Char Mason, Bradley Schmeling, Leo Lopez, Sarah Sanfilippo, Joanne Mullen, Rassoul Dastmozd, Julie Maidment, Robert Richman, Amira Adawe, Lee Bunge, Shawn Curti, Mary Jane Horner, Dan O?Connor, Gerald Towne, Rose Tiuyott-Lewis, Troy Lupe, Jonathan Miller, Luis Rosario, Kathleen Schubert, Jim Thiher, Ron Orlando, Rebecca Kanninen, Saray Garnett-Hochuli Sara Thatcher",0.00,"The Neighborhood House Association AKA Neighborhood House","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Neighborhood House will offer underserved youth a range of arts workshops and performances to help them explore race, identity, and positive self-expression through a variety of artistic mediums.",2018-03-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Geissler,"The Neighborhood House Association AKA Neighborhood House","179 Robie St E","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 789-2500 ",mgeissler@neighb.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-276,"Eva Barr: Artistic Director, Dreamery Rural Arts Initiative; Lynne Beck: Development consultant; former COMPAS development director; Marsha Carter: Artistic director and founder, Beyond the Dance Network; Emily Edison: Executive director, SOAR Career Solutions; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Glenda Reed: Writer and educator; Arts Board grantee","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10003944,"Partners in Arts Participation",2018,24941,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Individual project participants engaged with this opportunity for self-expression demonstrate pride in the community and their creative ability. Participants visit the installation with families/guardians, some participants will seek additional arts opportunities, staff-artist debriefing meetings held after every third workshop.","We had over 100 individuals create artwork and many wanted to create more and seek out other mediums to continue their artistic nature. Feedback from participants. There were a number of debriefing discussions with staff, the Compas artist and people who created the artwork.",,225,,25166,2676,"Joan Purrington Andrea Perzichilli Ann Tulloch Sally Poesch Jackie Ulrich Clint Hegney Bruce Anderson George Rossez Joan Henry Barb Damerow Michelle Olson Joanne Heller Amanda Trnka Blaine Stephens Bob Morse",0.00,"Northeast Residence, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Northeast Residence, Inc. will collaborate with COMPAS and teaching artist Sharra Frank to create a large-scale mosaic. Each participant will make a mosaic that will be pieced together with 140 others for a community art piece.",2018-03-01,2019-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,Holste,"Northeast Residence, Inc.","2539 E County Rd E","White Bear Lake",MN,55110,"(651) 765-0217 ",hholste@nerinc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Morrison, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-278,"Scott Artley: Executive artistic director at Patrick's Cabaret; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music; Karen Quiroz: Professional vocalist, Brazilian music; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Keetha Vue: Development associate, Karen Organization of MN","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.",,2 10739,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,11760,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed.","This program was helpful in dismantling the economic, social, and isolation barriers that face people living with abject poverty by giving them the opportunity to participate in ""making art"" and ""consuming art"" in a supportive environment. Homeless women and their children had the opportunity to spend quality time with each other while learning new skills and exploring their creative side. The performances offered an emotional release that wasn't about the tragedy in their own lives and helped them interact",,2100,"Other, local or private",13860,,"Mike Grosso, Greg Clausen, Sam Endres, Eugene Mason, Frank Fidler, Scott Lynch, John Berns, Gail Miller, Jenni Wood, Lisa Willems, Paula Docken, Kara Hayft",0.1,"Dakota Woodlands, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Dakota Woodlands will offer its residents a series of artist workshops through COMPAS, and six fine art performances at Twin City venues over a twelve-month period.",2011-09-05,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Beth,Bromen,"Dakota Woodlands, Inc.","3430 Wescott Woodlands",Eagan,MN,55123,"(651) 456-9110 ",beth@dakotawoodlands.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-62,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10803,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,16600,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts.","The partnership between People Incorporated Mental Health Services and ArtiCulture resulted in specialized programming designed specifically for adults with mental illnesses and other disabilities. People Incorporated has more than 40 years of experience in helping people treat and stabilize serious mental illness as well as regain and improve their independence. ArtiCulture also has had great success in providing arts programming to people with mental illness and disabilities. The partnership resulted in five five-week sessions at three hours each to adults with mental illness and other disabilities. People Incorporated's Artablity Coordinator, ArtiCulture's Executive Director and the workshop instructor met to evaluate the success of the programming both during and after the project was complete. Evaluation of session attendance, instructor's notes and observations as well as participants' survey and check-in information provided achievement indicators. 2: We exceeded our goal (70 participants) of providing arts programming access to more Minnesotans with 76 total participants in total. Programming attendance was documented by the program staff and the totals were compared to the initial goals that were set during the development of this program. Program participants provided their contact information including their home address which allowed us to track what counties were being served.",,75,"Other, local or private",16675,3800,"John Osborn, Alden Drew, Marc Hadley, Keith Miller, Jim Peter, Susan Rydell, Patrick Seeb, Ann Tulluch, Elizabeth Webster.",,"People Incorporated","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Artability and ArtiCulture will collaborate to offer five, five-week art classes for adults that have a mental illness and are living in the Twin Cities. The project will culminate with a public exhibit.",2012-01-01,2013-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Burns,"People Incorporated","2060 Centre Pointe Blvd Ste 3","St Paul",MN,55120,"(651) 774-0011 ",Katie.Burns@PeopleIncorporated.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-64,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10821,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,12800,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. We achieved our goal in serving thirty-six new youth, and we had seventy-four total participants, including all youth, mentors and parents. We used two methods to eliminate barriers. First, we made the workshops open to all youths and their mentors and/or parents, which, by including adults in the activities, eliminated the barrier to transportation. Secondly, in support of that effort, we promoted the workshops to parents and mentors rather than to youths.","The primary outcome of this project was the provision of three workshops for at-risk youth, culminating in live performances that addressed and eliminated multiple barriers to participation in arts for youth in Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities’ programs. Our organization has served youth for over eighty years. From experience, we know that lack of transportation, lack of resources and lack of a responsible adult to “drive” the event provide the main barriers to arts participation. Youth are usually open to new experiences, but, without an adult to provide encouragement and transportation, they simply cannot manage to participate in those experiences. By inviting parents and mentors to participate, we addressed the transportation barrier, and, by making the event free, we addressed the issue of lack of resources. Due to the structure of our program, we can usually count on an adult mentor to provide transportation to as well as support, encouragement, and organization necessary for participation in arts events. Unfortunately, however, such measures only temporarily eliminate barriers to youth participation, as they cease to be relevant when youth leave our program. 2: We increased the probability that workshop participants will involve themselves in future theater productions. We enjoyed collaborating with the staff at Harmony Theater, as they worked very well with both youth and Big Brothers Big Sisters staff. Harmony reported that our partnership offered them an opportunity to serve a population outside of their traditional white, middle-class demographic, which felt meaningful to them. Recently, Harmony proposed a new joint project between our organizations. We had thirty-six youth and seventy-four total participants in our workshops, which met our participation goal. We leveraged the trust in our relationships with parents and mentors of youth in our programs to promote and encourage participation. We also made participation in the workshops available to parents in addition to youth and their mentors. While not characteristic of Big Brothers Big Sisters activities in general, this modification generated impressive results, as we found parents to be some of the most involved and consistent participants.",,,,12800,4700,"Mike Felmless, Gina Cesaretti, Beth LaBreche, Holly Morehead, Bob Oliker, Gloria C. Lewis, Jerry Allen, Rob Barnett, Robert Biaggio, Mike Carrel, Jeff Davidman, Robert Garthwaite, David Dines, John Hueg, Rich Lightsey, Marcia Malzahn, Patti Marinovich, Robert McCollum, Michael Meyer, Wenda Weekes Moore, Greg Schlaefer, Pat Sukhum, Dr. Reed Tuckson, Ryan Wolff, Jerald Young",0.08,"Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities, in partnership with Harmony Theatre Company and School, will develop three acting workshops for youth and their adult mentors.",2011-10-01,2012-09-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Brian,Hissong,"Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities","2550 University Ave W Ste 410N","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 789-2423 ",bhissong@bigstwincities.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-66,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10826,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,4759,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Our process of evaluation includes quotes, photos, and surveys.","Senior participation included residents who used walkers and wheelchairs; some with hearing aids; most with glasses; and some with memory impairments. Despite the physical or cognitive ""limitations"" the Kairos teaching artists and Ebenezer staff were educated and experienced on how to address these factors in order to provide quality experiences for the participants. The staff and Kairos team discussed these barriers prior to the partnership, and planned sessions prior to each month. Our observations and surveys found that the participants were actively engaged, socially involved with their peers, recalled past memories and songs, and learned something new. One person even stated ""Who knew we could all do this? The time just goes by so fast in here. I'm just so happy to be here"". (Lillian A.) Barriers in our senior living community for this large group program included: 1) Visual impairments and Hearing Impairments - many seniors’ care plans indicate need of glasses or hearing aids, and/or having moderate to severe visual and/or hearing impairment. Staff and volunteers assisted in helping a smaller group within the large group setting - the close proximity of one staff person to approximately 5-8 older adults allowed them to actively follow and experience the teaching artists’ techniques. 2) Physical Impairments - Whether using a wheelchair, walker, or cane - all participants’ physical abilities were understood via their care plans, and asked to use movement styles best for their individual needs and ability levels. Movement was focused on body brain exercises, warm ups, breathing exercises, dance choreography, and full body approach to creative expression - meaning any body part can become expressive. 3) Memory Impairments - Participants recalled personal history and songs. 2: The partnership provided us with a multi-dimensional framework for focusing on wellness through the arts with seniors at our site. Through dance, movement, breathing exercises, guided imagery, storytelling, poetry, and music - we were able to creatively engage seniors as active participants in their senior living community. Ebenezer will continue its focus on Life-Long Learning and creative arts programming for seniors. Ebenezer continues to employee the Life-Long Learning and Intergenerational Program Coordinator at Ridges to focus on sustaining and improving quality creative arts and wellness programs to create a culture of ""living life to the fullest"" and ""process not product"" approach. Continue to include creative arts programs in annual budget, and apply for additional grants to supplement funding. Ebenezer representatives and Kairos leaders continue to work together in the local and national levels through ArtsAge, National Center for Creative Aging, Society for the Arts in Healthcare, Midwest Arts in Healthcare Network, and Generations United to work together to serve the senior population and creative aging component of health care.",,,,4759,1100,"Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Mark A. Eustis, Stephan Crygar, Reverend Russell Helgesen, Shary Mulhere, Pastor Christoper P. Nelson, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark F. Thomas, Truth Trysla",,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The project will bring a Kairos Dance Theatre teaching artist to Ebenezer Ridges clients, who are older adults, for 12 monthly Dancing Heart workshops. Kairos Dance Theatre will have one performance for the Ebenezer community and the general public.",2011-10-01,2012-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Gillespie,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2344 Energy Park Dr","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 672-7751 ",dgilles2@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-69,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10829,"Partners in Arts Participation",2012,23571,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. More Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Evaluation forms were completed by all staff present at performances. These evaluations asked the staff to rate Actor-Educators on their ability to engage the clients, the appropriateness of their energy levels, anti the appropriateness of the activities, among other things. Overall, these evaluations reflect high quality of work that CLIMB Theater prides itself on. When asked to rate the session overall, staff rated this residency an average of 4.87 out of 5.","The customized performances delivered by CLIMB Theatre, on location at our five program centers effectively engaged individuals with significant disabilities in a meaningful and interactive theatrical experience. The key to their success was the care taken to develop props, scripts and performance techniques that effectively bridged the most challenging intellectual and emotional barriers as well as the extremely wide range of cognitive abilities of our clients. The population at Midwest Special Services is distinctive in the severity of their disabilities. While some may have higher levels of function, the majority are vastly more compromised by both physical and developmental disabilities and the additional challenge of serious and persistent mental health concerns and medically fragile conditions. Physical barriers are typically the easiest to mitigate. However, the challenge of meeting the needs of such a broad range of intellectual disabilities required a good deal of creative thinking. The CLIMB Theatre team established a profile of our clients that enabled them to tailor each performance to the differing abilities at each center. Intellectual barriers were mitigated for the duration of the program. 2: This partnership brought a live, customized theatrical experience to over 300 individuals for whom a typical theater going opportunity is not an appropriate option. Due to high level personal care needs, impulse control issues and other medical concerns, the potential for many of our clients to negatively impact the enjoyment of other patrons in a public setting makes it necessary for us to find ways to bring the experience to them. The impact of this partnership has been profound.",,,,23571,2142,"Harry Hansen, Tom Lyman, Lynn Schmidt, Nancy Longely, Scott Forss, Jane Miller, Mary Hinze, Jim Clapper, Steve Friemuth, Mark Novitzki, Todd Franks",,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"CLIMB Theatre will bring one play and five multi-sensory classes to all five Midwest Special Services locations, exposing more people with special needs to the arts and engaging them through theater.",2012-01-01,2012-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Dickerson,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 454-9010 ",mdickerson@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, Anoka",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-71,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20808,"Partners in Arts Participation",2013,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. 2: To provide opportunities for 240 low income children and parents attend a community opera event. ","1. A total of 298 low income children and parents (or guardians) attended one of the Northern Light Opera Company productions this summer. Low income individuals typically do not attend opera events because of the cost and perception that they would not be welcome at a community opera event. 2. The opera productions were advertised to families who receive services from Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership. A registration sheet with names and addresses provided the count for children and parents attending each production. 2: 1. This was a wonderful outcome for us. Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership and the Northern Light Opera Company developed a formal relationship for the first time by collaborating on ticket distribution. The Opera Company wanted to engage more low income community participants and Mahube-Otwa wanted to offer opportunities for participation in the arts to low income families. So this was a great way to collaborate for both organizations to accomplish their goals. 2. This outcome was evaluated by joint development of the grant application, joint planning on advertisements and distribution methods, and on-going communication throughout the process. We were successful in achieving this outcome for 298 low income children and parents. One father had participated in high school plays and indicated he would like to become involved with the Opera Company in the future. The opera productions were advertised to families who receive services from Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership. A registration sheet with names and addresses provided the count for children and parents attending each production.",,,,5000,,"Everett Kjelbertson, Dana Laine, Scott Wagnild, Nancy Bisek, Edward Dvorak, David Hillukka, Larry Knutson, Greg Larson, Mark Lunde, Karen Ahmann, Shannon Erickson, David Long, Don Carlson, David Evert, Roger Fromming, Ann Lindblom, Del Moen, Judy Peterson",0.00,"Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Productions of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Carousel will be presented six times each in the Park Rapids area. Low income parents and children can attend together to have a meaningful family experience while developing an appreciation for the arts.",2013-07-01,2013-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leah,Pigatti,"Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership, Inc.","1125 W River Rd PO Box 747","Detroit Lakes",MN,56502,"(218) 847-1385 ",lpigatti@mahube.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Hubbard, Becker, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-95,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20875,"Partners in Arts Participation",2013,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals.","Through this grant, 164 older adults living in a four county area enjoyed the arts for the first time or were able to renew their interest because economic, transportation, social and logistical challenges were met. Participants were recruited through two of our Home and Community Based Services programs - The Gathering and the 5-5-1 Club. 2: Most of our arts programming thus far has been focused on our Lyngblomsten Saint Paul Campus. The arts have helped us to engage older adults, build their skills, confidence and sense of community. In our sample of evaluations, 71% of attendees said the experience was enhancing to their lives, 86% indicated that their participating was enabled by eliminating barriers, 66% indicated that their skills improved, 98% want to continue participating (!), and 48% indicated an increased sense of community.",,3929,"Other, local or private",28929,,"Charles Norton, Carol Pletcher, Wesley Johnson, Bill Stacey, Rev. Carl Buettemeier, Jane Danielson, Elizabeth Detlie, Kim Durkee, Leonard Eilts, Ginger Fischer, Andrew Lowther, Betchen Oberdorfer, Bill Sanden, Jim Stender, Rev. Pam Stofferahn, Thomas Schultz, Karen Veninga",0.00,"Lyngblomsten Services, Inc. AKA Lyngblomsten","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Lyngblomsten will significantly expand life-enhancing arts engagement opportunities to older adults participating in Lyngblomsten programs throughout the greater metro area.",2013-06-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Melanie,Davis,"Lyngblomsten Services, Inc. AKA Lyngblomsten","1415 Almond Ave","St Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 632-5356 ",mdavis@lyngblomsten.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-103,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",, 20724,"Partners in Arts Participation",2013,21722,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals.","For outcome A, 83% of participant respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they would not they would not have been able to participate in the arts activities provided as the result of this grant without Wilder support. Wilder measured this outcome through a survey that we gave to all participants following each arts activity. 2: Wilder strengthened our partnerships with arts organizations and artists to better serve underserved communities. 87% of arts participants reported that participating in arts activities as the result of this grant enhanced their overall experience with Wilder. During this grant period, we also worked with three new artists, which exceeded our goal of working with two new artists. 100% of Wilder staff strongly agreed that including arts activities in their programs helped them achieve their service goals and greatly enhanced the quality of service they were able to provide. Similarly, 100% of program participants agreed or strongly agreed that participating in arts activities enhanced the quality of service they received from Wilder and helped them to achieve their service goals.",,98,"Other, local or private",21820,,"Robyn Hansen, Barbara Roy, Ann Wynia, Alex Cirillo, Jr., Joan Thompson, Fred Harris, Gary Christensen, Elizabeth M. Kiernat, Michael J. Monahan, James P. Steiner, Julie M. Brunner, Eric Nicholson, Fred Harris Jr, Rahul Koranne",0.00,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Wilder will remove barriers for 323 low income children, families, and elders to participate in a wide variety of arts activities by collaborating with nine arts organizations.",2013-06-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Randall,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",erin.randall@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-84,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 20993,"Partners in Arts Participation",2013,14000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals.","Twenty-one Habitat participants created fabric pieces reflecting their experience of home, which artist Susan Hensel then used to build two hanging screens for our new building. In the process they met people they would not have otherwise, strengthening connections and advancing the Habitat mission. The final piece, Raising the Roof on Home, is displayed on the third floor of Twin Cities Habitat’s new building at 1954 University Avenue West, St. Paul and includes photos of the large Habitat community, as well as a book documenting the workshops. The artwork is a wonderful visual representation of Habitat's mission, and we use it to engage visitors to our building with the meaning of our work. We regularly offer public tours of the building; interested people can call us to reserve a spot on a tour.",,,,14000,2650,"Noman Baer, John Anfinrud, Wayne Atkins, Tanya Bell, Trent Blain, Gary Cunningham, Erin Dady, John Estrem, Jay Fredericks, Richard Gammill, Cindy Gehrig, Joe Mammell, Jill Harmon, Hoyt Hsiao, Dave Kvamme, Rick Lancaster, Barry Mason, Judy McNamara, Nancy ",0.00,"Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Twin Cities Habitat families will work with a textile artist to create two fiber art pieces highlighting their art traditions for Habitat constituents and the public to view in our new headquarters.",2013-06-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Buechler,"Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc.","1954 University Ave W","St Paul",MN,55104,"(612) 305-7134 ",susan.buechler@tchabitat.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Anoka, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-116,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 9887,"Partners in Arts Participation",2010,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,85,"Other, local or private",25085,,,,"Lifeworks Services, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Provide adults with disabilities multi-media artistic experiences guided by professional artists. The goal is to use a creative venue to practice appropriate workplace communication and interactions to increase their employability and their participation in the arts.",,,2010-08-01,2011-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Lenertz,"Lifeworks Services, Inc.","2965 Lone Oak Dr Ste 160",Eagan,MN,55121,"(651) 365-3749",mlenertz@lifeworks.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-4,,,, 27018,"Partners in Arts Participation",2014,23145,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The majority of participants will report that they were able to participate in arts activities because barriers were addressed. This outcome will be measured through a survey that will be given to all participants following each arts activity to assess if barriers to participation were addressed. 2: Participants will report that their service experience with Wilder was enhanced as a result of the arts activities. This outcome will be measured through a survey that will be given to all participants following each arts activity to assess how their overall service experience was enhanced by the arts activities.","We reached nearly 40% more participants than anticipated, with an average of more than 80% indicating they would not have pursued arts activities on their own. 2: 100% of Wilder staff indicated that infusing arts activities into programs greatly enhanced program quality and impact; just over 90% of participants agreed. ",,1855,"Other, local or private",25000,,"Robyn Hansen, Alex Cirillo Jr., Julie Brunner, Barbara Roy, Ann Wynia, Gary Christensen, Shawntera Harding, Fred Harris Jr., Judy Kishel, Rahul Koranne",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation will provide opportunities for 353 diverse, low-income children, families, and elders to participate in a wide variety of arts activities, including flamenco, children's theater, song-writing and more, both on- and off-site.",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Randall,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",erin.randall@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-123,"Michele Anderson: Rural program director, Springboard for the Arts, Fergus Falls; Sheila Asato: Visual arts coordinator, Penny George Institute; faculty member, Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Jill Aubin: Museum educator and curatorial assistant, Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm; self-taught artist with an emphasis in photography; Sue Awes: Director, Help Our Neighbors, Chatfield; Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer; core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Patrick Hollister: Active living planner, PartnerSHIP 4 Health; Ange Hwang: Executive director of Asian Media Access; Thomas Maakestad: A private entrepreneur and landscape artist|Bree Sieplinga, Associate director, Upstream Arts","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27031,"Partners in Arts Participation",2014,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Autism Society of Minnesota will train Stages Theatre Company artists to craft theatrical experiences that are Autism Spectrum Disorders friendly through a specific Creating Accepting Sensory Theatre model. Evaluation by parents with the Autism Social Skills Profile (Bellini 2006). Assessment of a range of social skills for Autism Spectrum Disorders children including initiation skills, reciprocity, perspective taking and nonverbal communication. 2: We will provide an opportunity for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders communication and emotional challenges to learn social skills in a safe and fun environment. Evaluation by parents with the Autism Social Skills Profile (Bellini 2006). Assessment of a range of social skills for Autism Spectrum Disorders children including initiation skills, reciprocity, perspective taking and nonverbal communication.","Thirty-five students, age 8-17 were served over 6 sessions of CAST social skills theater class. Social skills growth was measured in all three groups. 2: 35 students, age 8-17 were served over 6 sessions of CAST social skills theater class. Social skills growth was measured in all three groups.",,,,25000,3600,"Laura Bishop, Lisa Collins, Katie Constable, Courtney Daniel, Karen Winter Dekker, Barry Gersick, Darrick Hills, Mimi Keating, David Klein, Lisa Beth Lentini, Elizabeth Lori, Dave Mahler, Tom Matchinsky, Kristin Parrish, Lynn Peterson, Tiffany Richter, Am",,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Autism Society of Minnesota will collaborate with Stages Theatre Company on a theater arts education program for youth with autism spectrum disorders to learn targeted social skills.",2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ellen,Wilson,"Autism Society of Minnesota AKA AuSM","2380 Wycliff St Ste 102","St Paul",MN,55114,"(651) 647-1083x 15",ewilson@ausm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-125,"Brianda Cediel: Co-founder and executive director of Hands Across America; Sharon Fischlowitz: Program coordinator, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Tyra Hughes: A marriage and family therapist, and ARMHS worker for adults with mental illnesses; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Michael Schlemper: Fiction writer, poet and visual artist; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27138,"Partners in Arts Participation",2014,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The public will attend a performance by Midwest Special Services artists that mitigates real barriers by using adaptive techniques for performance, while challenging the public's perceived barriers. An evaluation tool will assess outcomes, learning, participation, social skill development, and the impact of arts programming on individuals with disabilities. 2: This project will develop a partnership between Midwest Special Services and Upstream Arts, both organizations gaining more valuable experience and knowledge on how to engage this community in the arts. Results will be shared with organizations serving people with disabilities and interested public media sources. Evaluation results will be used to refine and expand the relationship between Upstream Arts and Midwest Special Services, and future programming.","This project removed barriers to the arts for adults with disabilities through the adapted program and live performances. 2: This outcome was a successful partnership between both organizations and between the teaching artists and MSS participants.",,,,25000,1250,"James Clapper, Kelly Chase, Nitesh Gupta, Jane Miller, Lois McCray, Tom Lyman, Scott Thomas-Forss, Bobbi Hoppman, Dan Ryan, Steven W. Freimuth, Todd Franks, Mark Novitzki, Jenni Taylor",,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Midwest Special Services and Upstream Arts will create a theater program for adults with disabilities that will nurture artistic expression and communication skills.",2014-07-07,2015-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(262) 758-8953 ",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-135,"Brianda Cediel: Co-founder and executive director of Hands Across America; Sharon Fischlowitz: Program coordinator, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Tyra Hughes: A marriage and family therapist, and ARMHS worker for adults with mental illnesses; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Michael Schlemper: Fiction writer, poet and visual artist; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27158,"Partners in Arts Participation",2014,16000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Native American Community Clinic will partner with Doug Limon a well-respected artist from the Native American community to teach the art of making traditional cradleboards. This partnership with artists helps us to better serve the Native American community and more Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts. 2: Native American Community Clinic will host four Cradleboard Workshops for 40 families.  Each family will create their own traditional Native American Cradleboard for a healthy baby. Artistic expression is a powerful means of personal transformation, emotional and spiritual healing. This project provides our clients an outlet to be creative while learning an important tradition.","This partnership with artists helped us to better serve the Native American community and more Minnesotans are able to participate in the arts 2: NACC hosted 4 Cradleboard Workshops for 40 families.  Each family created their own traditional Native American Cradleboard for a healthy baby.",,,,16000,,,,"Native American Community Clinic","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Native American Community Clinic will host four workshops for patients interested in making a cradleboard. They will learn how to construct and bead a cradleboard as well as the history and benefits of this traditional art form.",2014-07-01,2015-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Deanna,Beaulieu,"Native American Community Clinic","1213 E Franklin Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 872-8086 ",dbeaulie@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-139,"Brianda Cediel: Co-founder and executive director of Hands Across America; Sharon Fischlowitz: Program coordinator, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota; Roberta Gray: Director of Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls; Tyra Hughes: A marriage and family therapist, and ARMHS worker for adults with mental illnesses; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Kelly Pratt: Business and life coach for people in creative industries; Michael Schlemper: Fiction writer, poet and visual artist; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Dennis Whipple: Executive director, Great River Educational Arts Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 30218,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Real and perceived barriers to participation in dance will be addressed and mitigated. Participants will engage in arts experiences previously not available to them by making adaptations to fit the needs of individuals with disabilities. 2: MSS will use the art of dance to achieve service goals. MSS’ service goals focus on social interaction, cognitive stimulation, and physical activity. This project will incorporate each of these goals.","Individuals from MSS participated in a dance and movement program that was previously unavailable to them, as well as the Kairos’ Dance Hall. Kairos evaluated individuals’ progress through observation and identifying changes in physical, social, and artistic cognitive functioning. Participants and staff self-reported through interviews on activity level, previous experience in dance, and feelings of efficacy for the program. Kairos artists observed surprisingly animated engagement with several arts learners that MSS staff indicated usually showed little engagement. 2: MSS participants engaged in a new medium, the art of dance, with the help of professional teaching artists. The connection between the program’s outcome and our own service goals was evident in the observations made by Kairos teaching artists and MSS staff. The connection was also evident in the post interviews with staff and participants.",,200,"Other, local or private",25200,2400,"James Clapper, Kelly Chase, Jeff Betchwars, Jane Miller, Lois McCray, Tom Lyman, Harry Hansen, Bobbi Hoppman, Dan Ryan, Mark Novitzki, Jenni Taylor, Lynn Schmidt",,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Midwest Special Services will partner with KAIROS Alive! To hold dance workshops for adults with disabilities. Through dance and storytelling, KAIROS will build community and demonstrate the many benefits that participation in dance can produce.",2015-07-06,2015-12-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lauren,Hughes,"Midwest Special Services, Inc.","900 Ocean St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 778-1000 ",lhughes@mwsservices.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-179,"Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30238,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults with disabilities that participate in “The Art of Working” will improve soft skills needed in the workplace through arts activities. Post program participant evaluations will measure soft skills and arts engagement. Data will show the impact of arts infused career development, and how the arts can help achieve OP service goals. 2: The partnership between Opportunity Partners and Upstream Arts will bring the arts and a new avenue of career development to adults with disabilities. Post program evaluations will show increased arts exposure of adults with disabilities, a historically underserved group, and success of arts infused services in engaging diverse learners. ","Adults with disabilities that participated in The Art of Working, improved soft skills needed in the workplace through arts activities. Post program participant evaluations measured soft skills and arts engagement. Data revealed the impact of arts infused career development, and how the arts can help achieve OP service goals. 2: The partnership between Opportunity Partners and Upstream Arts brought the arts and a new avenue of career development to adults with disabilities. Post program evaluations showed increased arts exposure of adults with disabilities, a historically underserved group, and success of arts infused services in engaging diverse learners. ",,9000,"Other, local or private",34000,1000,"Armando Camacho, Steve Cramer, Diane Duguay, John Hetterick, Dean Hildebrandt, Gregory H. Keane, John Kelly, Ben Knoll, Cynthia (Cyndi) Lesher, Jane McCrossan, Al Mize, Rajean Moone, David Oswald, Julia A. Sorenson, Edson W. Spencer Jr, Nancy Wagner, Ann Yekaldo",,"Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Opportunity Partners will partner with Upstream Arts to bring The Art of Working, arts-based vocational training, to six groups of Opportunity Partners clients, serving 90 adults with disabilities.",2015-03-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Claire,Benway,"Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners","5500 Opportunity Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55343,"(952) 938-5511 ",cbenway@opportunities.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-184,"Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30086,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,24998,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The majority of participants will report that they were able to participate in arts activities because barriers were addressed. This outcome will be measured through a survey that will be given to all participants following each arts activity to assess if barriers to participation were addressed. 2: Participants will report that their service experience with Wilder was enhanced as a result of the arts activities. This outcome will be measured through a survey that will be given to all participants following each arts activity to assess how their overall service experience was enhanced by the arts activities.","Wilder reached 30% more participants due largely to greater whole family involvement in activities (w/ 75% not likely to attend on their own). Via surveys completed by participants (or with the help of a proxy, in the case of young children or elders w/memory loss) that asked about previous access to arts activities. Looking forward, we would like to experiment with using a participant observation tool/instrument with younger and elderly or disable participants--completed by staff or family member--to gain additional insight about impact. 2: 100% of Wilder staff report infusing arts activities into programs greatly enhanced program quality/impact; more than 85% of participants agree. Participants received a survey asking how their arts engagement impacts their experience with Wilder; Wilder staff (many of whom attend events with client/participants) also share observations informally with the project manager at regularly-scheduled meetings/debriefings. ",,,,24998,,"Robyn Hansen, Alex Cirillo Jr., Julie Brunner, Barbara Roy, Ann Wynia, Gary Christensen, Shawntera Harding, Fred Harris Jr., Judy Kishel, Rahul Koranne",,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Wilder will remove barriers for 359 diverse, low-income children, families, and elders to participate in a wide variety of arts activities by collaborating with sixteen arts organizations.",2015-03-01,2016-04-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jane,Cunningham,"Amherst H. Wilder Foundation","451 Lexington Pkwy N","St Paul",MN,55104,"(651) 280-2000 ",jane.cunningham@wilder.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-157,"William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30094,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,16800,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Approximately 750 elders and disabled individuals with transportation, mobility and fixed income issues enjoy music performances with their families. Attendance figures for the eighteen concerts; demographic information will be drawn from population censuses of each campus; photo/video documentation of at least twelve concerts. 2: A music series featuring Alive and Kickin', Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts and Dan Chouinard serves elders and families at Augustana Care. Three music groups are presented at each of six campuses. The events are documented through surveys of staff and audience, and a photographic or video record.","Approximately 900 elders and disabled individuals with transportation, mobility and fixed income issues, and their families, enjoyed music performances. The staff reported that the three performing groups had excellent rapport with these audiences, and each was successful in engaging people to participate. Survey comments from residents included, they brought a lot of energy to the performance, it pumps your spirit up and makes you feel good, and without events like these, our activity levels would be less interesting. Photos were taken, too, and attendance estimated. 2: A music series featuring Alive and Kickin, Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts and Dan Chouinard serves elders and families at Augustana Care. Augustana Care developed and administered the list of concert appearances for each of the groups. The final series is outlined in the public performances section. The project was documented through spoken surveys of staff and audience after the performances, as well as photos. The staff also observed the interaction between the musicians and the audiences and noted that many residents were still talking about the performances in the days that followed the concerts. ",,8868,"Other, local or private",25668,,"Gary Wilkerson, Charles Parks, Marshall MacKay, Eric Rick Ellingson, Bruce Crawford, Larry Kula, Dan Seidelmann, Jim Ehlen, Scott Ramsdale, Tom Turner, William Soules, Nic Puzak, Bernie Cable-Prokop, Allen Olson, Duane Hetland, Patrick Irvine, Michelene Verlautz",,"Augustana Care","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Augustana Care will host a series of three music-centered family days at each of six assisted living and skilled nursing campuses, drawing an audience of elders, their families, and the community.",2015-03-02,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Timothy,Tucker,"Augustana Care","1007 14th St E",Minneapolis,MN,55404,"(612) 238-5101 ",thtucker@augustanacare.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-160,"William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30097,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Music education and music experiences will be adapted to the varying mental and physical abilities of older adults to allow full participation. By teaching artists' ability to tailor content to overcome participation barriers; extent to which persons with mental and/or physical limitations participate; and number of persons who participate. 2: Partnership with MacPhail will provide tailored music education opportunities to older adults who would not otherwise have access to such experiences. Whether Ebenezer and MacPhail continue a reciprocal partnership to serve older adults; whether MacPhail delivers engaging content tailored for older adults of all abilities. ","Music education and music experiences were adapted to the varying mental and physical abilities of older adults, allowing for full participation. Project outcomes were determined by assessing teaching artists’ ability to tailor content to overcome participation barriers; extent to which persons with mental and/or physical limitations participated; and number of person who participated. 2: Ebenezer partnered with McPhail to provide tailored music education to older adults who would not otherwise have access to such activities. Project outcomes have been determined by the continuation of a reciprocal partnership between Ebenezer and MacPhail to serve older adults; and MacPhail’s ability to deliver engaging content tailored to older adults of all abilities. ",,,,25000,2230,"Maggie Collins, Kent Eklund, Thomas R. Hokr, Richard Howard, Shary Mulhere, Deborah Paone, Jeanne Ripley, John Selstad, Mark F. Thomas",,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Ebenezer will partner with MacPhail Center for Music to provide Music for Life(TM) music education programs for older adults at Ebenezer Ridges and Ebenezer Martin Luther campuses as part of the lifelong learning initiative.",2015-03-01,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Gillespie,"Ebenezer Society Foundation","2344 Energy Park Dr","St Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 672-7751 ",dgilles2@fairview.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-161,"Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30115,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Increase quality of life indicators for residents. Improve interpersonal and social skills, communication and cooperation. Reduce depression and social isolation. Increase quality of life indicators for residents; Feedback from My Interview and Vital Research; Statements from residents and families at care conferences; Intergenerational interactions, reducing social isolation. 2: Have 400 seniors participate in art enriching activities- improvement of social skills and cooperation. Attendance at classes and events. Performances/shows put on by residents. Assessments from social workers/ case managers on depression, anxiety and aggressive behaviors.","Real barriers for seniors in SNL and AL to participate in arts were addressed. Affinity groups were formed, and social isolation was decreased. Staff and volunteers observed residents in class and at events and had discussions with them. Residents expressed feedback on experiences. Resident's comments were reviewed and compared to previous years. Attendance was taken and followed throughout the project. Staff were interviewed on their observations on residents' behaviors. 2: More low income senior Minnesotans in SNF and AL are able to participate in the arts. Attendance at events, classes and performances were taken. Statements from residents, staff and family members. Requests by residents councils to continue certain programs.",,9984,"Other, local or private",34984,,"Mary Kay Palmer, Ted Schmidt, Michael Syltie, Mark Anderson, Shirley Barber, Roberta Hawkins, Jim Krause, Michele Myers, Steven Moravec, Val Werness, Toni Lavalla, Alexis Sonie, David Zanick, Amanda Short",0.07,"Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Cerenity Senior Care- Humboldt is partnering with our local arts community to provide enriching arts experiences for residents. They will have the opportunity to create, and to attend various classes, visit local galleries, art centers, theaters, and performances.",2015-03-15,2016-04-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Denise,Hannah,"Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt","512 Humboldt Ave","St Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 227-8091 ",denise.hannah@bhshealth.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Nobles, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-164,"William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 30123,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,23679,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rehabilitation participants in IFP digital filmmaking workshops will learn to use adapted video cameras to express themselves artistically via film. IFP and Courage Kenny staff will evaluate the program through participant feedback -- informal and via surveys on program effectiveness and satisfaction -- as well as on the quality of film produced.","Courage Kenny and IFP provided Digital Filmmaking to individuals with disabilities in Courage Kenny’s Transitional Rehabilitation Program in 2015. Participants in Digital Filmmaking receive surveys to evaluate their experience. In 2015, the survey included eleven questions that covered topics such as: My participation in this project improved my emotional outlook, and I felt creative when I worked on this project. Overall, students averaged a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, or 90 percent, on the survey. In addition to completing the survey, students also provided general feedback about the class which we have used to make improvements to the program.",,,,23679,9731,"Tim DeLapp, Eric Peterson, Karen Madson, Les Brunker, Jan Malcom, Sherry Gydesen, Susan Rhode, Kent Eklund, Bruce Backberg, Mike chappuis, Ross D’Emanuele, Erik Ekstrom, Tom Erickson, Mary Frey, Pete Gallus, Peter Hasselquist, Dean Hildebrandt, Nancy Hutchison, Kevin Hykes, Nick Jellum, Tommy Johns, Linda Krach, S. Krishnan, Peter Lilienthal, Eric Norberg, Teresa Pfister, Susan Piva, Bret Puls, Marjorie Rolland, Peter Spokes, Tim Walker",,"Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute and Independent Filmmaker Project MN will provide filmmaking classes for people living with disabilities in its Transitional Rehabilitation Program.",2015-03-01,2016-02-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Megan,Sunderland,"Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute","3915 Golden Valley Rd","Golden Valley",MN,55422,"(612) 775-2589 ",megan.sunderland@allina.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-166,"William Adams: Public policy consultant, community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Gabrielle Bliss: Arts coordinator at Folwell School, Performing Arts Magnet; Ykatirina Cardenas: Performing artist, youth arts educator; Chrisanne Pieper: Senior program director, Rochester Community and Technical College; Toni Quirk: Vice president of development Phoenix Alternatives Inc (provides services to adults with developmental disabilities), White Bear Lake; Rickey Shiomi: Playwright, director, cofounder of Mu Performing Arts; Bree Sieplinga: Associate director, Upstream Arts; Kathleen Spehar: Executive director, The O'Shaughnessy","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 30133,"Partners in Arts Participation",2015,17675,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Professional artists will work with older adults in the community they live, which overcomes transportation and mobility barriers. Ecumen participation logs will document the number of older adults, including those with memory challenges, participating in proposed activities. 2: Professional artists will offer various activities to seniors that foster artistic development, as well as mental alertness and physical wellbeing. KAIROS Alive! pre and post assessment tools measure success of proposed evidence based activities with anticipated outcomes aligning with our goal of promoting quality of life for older adults.","KAIROS classes onsite at Ecumen Seasons enabled 28 seniors with mobility or cognitive challenges to participate in creative movement activities. Ecumen Seasons Apple Valley staff maintained attendance logs of the number of residents participating in a KAIROS led Dancing Heart session or Community Dance Hall, as well as loved ones attending the Community Dance Hall. 2: KAIROS evidence based activities promoted improved mental and physical wellbeing among 28 seniors residing in Season’s memory care program. Ecumen Seasons Apple Valley has developed observational tools and protocols for staff to use in identifying changes in cognition and psychosocial functioning. KAIROS, as part of its evidence based strategy, has developed assessment tools to guide this evaluation component. Observations include identifying changes in physical, emotional-social and artistic cognitive functioning. Oral and written surveys are difficult for participants to complete due to cognitive challenges.",,1743,"Other, local or private",19418,,"Ann Barkelew, Debbie Cervenka, Suzie Crockett, J. Michael Dady, David Durenberger, Robert Hoffman, Lisa Kro, A Richard Olson, Gail M. Olson, John Petraborg, Jim Schowalter, Darrell Tukua, Nancy Thompson Ulvestad",,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley will partner with KAIROS Alive! to provide older adults with an opportunity to be creative and promote their artistic development using dance, storytelling, music, and theater.",2015-03-01,2015-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Dillahunt,"Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley","15359 Founders Ln","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 698-5300 ",amydillahunt@ecumen.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-168,"Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist",,2 35102,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,21380,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participating seniors have a fuller life by participating in theatre as artists. Staff are surveyed about the seniors’ engagement after each class. Following the final lesson, staff are surveyed about the overall value of the project and any benefits they noticed outside of class. 2: Augustana Open Circle staff learn how to provide this program to clients in the future, increasing the number of clients who benefit from theatre. CLIMB evaluates staff trainees’ capacity to lead theatre activities using a rubric. After training, staff self-assess their own confidence levels leading theatre activities with a survey.","Participants at three facilities were offered twenty improv classes, which CLIMB staff morphed into a play that the participants performed for an audience. Worksheets were created to capture the data needed to record each session and the names of the participants, the number of staff required to assist in the sessions, and the amount of time for each session. Also collected were the responses of the participants when asked what they did and didn’t like about the sessions. 2: Open Circle staff had confidence in their ability to lead theater activities in the future after working with CLIMB theatre artists. The surveys taken at the end of each session at each location document the number of older adults participating along with their shared observations about the art they experienced. In addition, the staff verbally surveyed family members and other caregivers, who were very excited about the level of engagement.",,,,21380,1680,"Gary Wilkerson, Charles Parks Jr., Marshall MacKay, Erik Ellingson, Bernie Cable-Prokop, Bruce Crawford, Jim Ehlen, Pastor Duane Hetland, Timothy Kuck, Larry Kula, Jerry Nye, Allen Olson, Nic Puzak, Scott Ramsdale, Dan Seidelmann, Tom Turner, Michelene Verlautz",,"Augustana Care AKA Augustana Open Circle Adult Day Services","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"The Augustana Open Circle sites in Minneapolis, Hopkins, and Apple Valley will partner with CLIMB Theatre to offer theater skills classes for seniors and theater training for staff.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mark,Rosen,"Augustana Care AKA Augustana Open Circle Adult Day Services","34 10th Ave S",Hopkins,MN,55343,"(952) 935-8143 ",mdrosen@augustanacare.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-195,"Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts learning program manager, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Kari Ruth: Director of strategic communications, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Zahra Tafarrodi: Cross-cultural educator, researcher, author and artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35126,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide access and support to vulnerable and marginalized homeless youth to create art and receiving arts instruction by offering arts activities at SafeZone drop-in center. Sessions, events and participants (directly engaged and engaged as audience/viewers) will be tracked. Collect stories and feedback from youth through reflection sessions. 2: Partner with COMPAS to bring skilled artists to Face to Face’s SafeZone on a weekly basis to provide activities that will engage marginalized and homeless youth in the arts. Collect stories and feedback from youth through reflection sessions. Select evaluation tool to measure benefit for youth of participation.","Youth have direct access to multiple forms of art at SafeZone. They have used art to express their hopes and dreams and work towards their goals. Artists' observation, youth reflections and feedback. 2: SafeZone youth have access to artists though the COMPAS partnership They built relationships with the Artists and continued their participation. The stories of youth, heir reflections and their times with the artists clearly speak about our success of giving bringing art to the communities who have limited access. ",,37,"Other, local or private",25037,2497,"John Barkholtz, Ryan Calvin, Susan Carolan, Kevin Casper, Lisa Kiesel, Karin Lucas, Steven Moen, Bradley Nelson, Robert Neumann, Al Rausch, Carly Stephani, Loren Thacker, Nyagatare Valens, Carol White, Amee Xiong",0.05,"Face to Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc. AKA Face to Face","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Face to Face will work with COMPAS to offer arts instruction and engagement opportunities to youth served at SafeZone, Ramsey County’s only drop-in center designed for youth experiencing homelessness.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dana,Hays,"Face to Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc. AKA Face to Face","1165 Arcade St","St Paul",MN,55106,"(651) 772-5555 ",haysd@face2face.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-201,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35133,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,24999,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Enrich participants’ lives by providing in-depth arts experiences through the mediums of music, movement and story-telling. Kairos teaching artists will provide 31 hours of instruction to arts learners. Barriers to participation will be identified and adaptations made so that learners can succeed in creating art. 2: Learners will develop holistically, as art becomes a vehicle for expanded emotional/social wellbeing, physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. Evaluation is through observations by artists and staff identifying emotional/social, physical and artistic/cognitive functioning. Regular meetings will review individual mastery and participation.","Kairos Alive provided 31 hours of arts programming at Epic for 31 individuals who have difficult accessing the arts on their own. Epic noted the days that artists were in residency and tracked which arts learners attended sessions. During class, staff and artists identified and addressed barriers to participation that were easily remedied. At hour-long reflections held six times over the project, staff, artists and an arts-coach reviewed challenges that learners faced and strategized ways to mitigate barriers. A spreadsheet kept track of the quality of each arts learner's participation over the course of the project. 2: Kairos and Epic helped adults with disabilities develop holistically, using art to expand functioning in emotional, physical and artistic realms. Staff, artists, and arts coach met six times over the course of the project for reflections and to brainstorm ways to deepen the arts experiences for learners. The coach and staff documented progress of learners on a spreadsheet. Staff used an IPad to capture learners in action. At a final reflection, this group reviewed the video clips and spreadsheet data, reflecting on what was accomplished over the residency. All this information was analyzed by an evaluator at the end of the project.",,8,"Other, local or private",25007,103,"Kathleen Doran-Norton, David Gonnerman, Linda Olson, Janet Petri, Bonnie Prawer, Rick Risberg, Norman Oberto, Elizabeth Wheeler",,"Epic Enterprise Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Epic Enterprise will collaborate with KAIROS Alive! to provide high quality art experiences for adults with developmental disabilities.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Hibbard,"Epic Enterprise Inc.","PO Box 186",Dundas,MN,55019,"(507) 645-6800 ",lhibbard@epicenterpriseinc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-205,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35186,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,24500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Thirty youth will learn Street Arts (rap and hip hop dance) as an alternative way to channel out their angers, and build capacity for peace resolution through arts with peers. The success will be evaluated through process and outcome evaluation; Reaching the target numbers; 80% of youth indicating behavior changes; Evidence of increasing arts activities among LVY Foundation’s other constituents from Juvenile Courts. 2: Staging a high quality street arts show at Northrop as a way to promote Undo Violence for marginal youth, as well as showing the learned entrepreneurship skills. Participants successfully demonstrated their employable skills in both Performing Arts and in Arts Management; 80% of youth indicating behavior changes; Increasing bookings/event management opportunities for LVY Foundation’s constituents.","We have successfully trained 34 youth in Street Arts (rap and hip hop dance) as an alternative way to channel out their angers. Thirty-four youth participated, and we evaluated the success through process and outcome evaluation: 1) Reaching the target numbers successfully. 2) 80% of youth indicating behavior changes successfully, through participants' surveys, we had 92% satisfaction rate. 3) Evidence of increasing arts activities among LVY Foundation’s constituents from Juvenile Courts successfully - LVY youth is planning next Generation Z project for the next year. 2: Hosted the Generation Z Project show at Northrop on February 11, 2017. We evaluated the success through process and outcome evaluation: fifty youth completed the survey: 1) 90% of youth indicating the program provided solid background information in media arts; 98% of youth indicating the program has helped them bond with other youth successfully, through evaluation surveys. 2) Evidence of increasing arts activities among LVY Foundation successfully - LVY youth has successfully hosted the Generation Z project on February 11, 2017 at University of Minnesota, Northrop.",,15056,"Other, local or private",39556,4500,"Jerome Phillips, Lloyd Moua, Eugene Dix, Vang Moua, Lita Perez, Fred Hurst, Tyree Lawrence",,"LVY Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"LVY Foundation will directly engage their clients from juvenile courts to work with Asian Media Access to learn, create, and present Street Arts, a program to redirect violent behaviors and inspire peaceful conflict resolution through the arts.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tyree,Lawrence,"LVY Foundation","1865 Major Dr","Golden Valley",MN,55422,"(763) 954-0496 ",lvyfdn@amamedia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-211,"Janet Brademan: Retired executive director, Headwaters School of Music and the Arts; Julia Donaldson: Director of advancement, Pillsbury United Communities; Jessica O'Brien: Associate director, Minnesota Council of Churches’ Mankato refugee services; Anna Ostendorf: Program director, ArtReach; Jenea Rewertz-Targui: Arts learning program manager, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Kari Ruth: Director of strategic communications, Hennepin Theatre Trust; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Zahra Tafarrodi: Cross-cultural educator, researcher, author and artist","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund",,2 35224,"Partners in Arts Participation",2016,25000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Adults with disabilities that participate in The Art of Working will improve soft skills needed in the workplace through arts activities. Post program participant evaluations will measure soft skills and arts engagement. Data will show the impact of arts infused career development, and how the arts can help achieve OP service goals. 2: The collaboration between Opportunity Partners and Upstream Arts will bring the arts and a new avenue of career development to adults with disabilities. Post program evaluations will show increased arts exposure of adults with disabilities, a historically underserved group, and success of arts infused services in engaging diverse learners. ","Adults with disabilities that participated in The Art of Working improved soft skills needed in the workplace through arts activities. Post program evaluations measured soft skills and arts engagement. Data revealed the impact of arts infused career development, and how the arts can help achieve OP service goals. 2: The partnership between Opportunity Partners and Upstream Arts brought the arts and a new avenue of career development to adults with disabilities. Post program evaluations showed increased arts exposure of adults with disabilities, a historically underserved group, and success of arts infused services in engaging diverse learners.",,9000,"Other, local or private",34000,1000,"Sarah Bridges, Armando Camacho, Steve Cramer, Diane Duguay, John Hetterick, Dean Hildebrandt, Greg Keane, John Kelly, Ben Knoll, Joe Kukla, Cyndi Lesher, Al Mize, Rajean Moone, Leslie Neugent, Julia Sorenson, Ed Spencer Jr., Nancy Wagner, Ann Yekaldo",,"Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Opportunity Partners will collaborate with Upstream Arts to bring The Art of Working, arts-based vocational training, to 90 adults with disabilities.",2016-03-01,2017-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Josh,Grinolds,"Opportunity Partners, Inc. AKA Opportunity Partners","5500 Opportunity Ct",Minnetonka,MN,55343,"(952) 930-4203 ",jgrinolds@opportunities.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-215,"William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Elaine Allen: Retired RN; literacy tutor and co-coordinator of church art program; Selma Fernandez Richter: Photographer documenting the immigrant experience; Roxanne Givens: Founder, Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center; Matthew Guidry: Co-founder and artistic director of Upstream Arts; actor, director, educator, choreographer; Tyra Hughes: Marriage and family therapist; participant in Art of Recovery program as exhibitor, judicator, and speaker; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund","Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600",1 10010918,"Partners in Arts Participation",2020,16975,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking will document their recovery experience to record progress, and emotionally process their journey. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute staff will evaluate this outcome through a participant survey, anecdotal feedback, and attendance at final film screenings. 2: Rehabilitation participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking will learn the artistic skills of video production and digital storytelling. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute staff will evaluate this outcome through a participant survey and anecdotal feedback.","Participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking documented their recovery experience by recording their progress and emotional process. Courage Kenny Staff evaluated this outcome through reviewing participant survey data, anecdotal feedback, and attending the final film screenings. 2: Rehabilitation participants in Courage Kenny Digital Filmmaking learned the artistic skills of video production and digital storytelling. Courage Kenny staff reviewed data from surveys, client feedback, and other interactions to ensure this outcome was achieved.",,,,16975,1700,"Andrew Krane, Susan Rhode, Robert Spencer, Jr., Robert Malcomson, J. Marie Fieger, Laurie Hennen, Ross D'Emanuele, James Gresham, Valerie Herring, Gary Johansen, Mark Kranz, Richard Rich Lay,Nicki Leritz, Michael McParlan, Josh Ortiz, Susan Piva, Marjorie",0.00,"Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partners in Arts Participation",,"Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, in partnership with FilmNorth, will provide filmmaking classes for people with newly acquired disabilities to record their recovery process and learn adaptive artistic skills.",2020-03-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sophia,Ogren-Dehn,"Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute","3915 Golden Vly Rd","Golden Valley",MN,55422,"(612) 775-2582",sophia.ogren-dehn@allina.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partners-arts-participation-325,"Amy Cousin: Jewelry artist; Emily Derke: Basketry artist and teaching artist; Maude Dornfeld: Executive director, Life House; Nathan Fisher: Filmmaker; creative director of Once Were and Again We Are; Scott Reynolds: Director, producer, writer, and performer; artistic director of Mixed Precipitation; Samantha Smingler: Inclusion coordinator, Great Lakes Aquarium; Stephanie Thull: Gallery shop coordinator, Arts Center of Saint Peter","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre.",,2 20893,"Partnership Grant",2013,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provide 120+ professional teaching artists/arts organization staff with a one-day Introductory Level Arts and Aging training session held in six locations around the state (20-40 artists at each session). 2: Provide 48 professional artists and arts organization personnel (30 artists and 6 arts organization teams of three) with Intensive Arts and Aging training held over the course of the year that includes in-person and online learning and mentoring opportunities. The final evaluation report will be completed in May. Mentors were also asked to complete an evaluation that included detailed narrative questions as well as their assessment of their mentees' progress and preparation as a teaching artist in an older adult setting or working with elders. Four of five mentors gave their experience the highest rating possible (very satisfied), with the other identifying it as satisfactory. Collectively, the mentors identified ten artist-participants--more than one-third—whom they believe capable of moving into a master trainer role.","Held five Introduction to Aging Workshops during the final week of October 2013 that attracted 292 participants (exceeding goal). Sites included Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Austin, St. Cloud and Minneapolis. Key presenters included Jeanne Bayer, Andrea Lewandowski, Joey Clark, Jeanie Brindley-Barnett and Jane Tygesson. Evaluations on site and given via follow up email survey were overwhelmingly positive. Respondents noted how critical is was to get foundational knowledge that combined arts learning with key information about the aging process -- as well as new research documenting the positive impact of professionally-conducted arts activities for elders. In addition to actual participation numbers, pre-and post- assessments were used at all training activities. A follow-up survey (via Survey Monkey) was created and distributed to Intro to Arts and Aging workshop participants that asked questions about critical learning areas, what content could be added, facilities and pacing, and whether their community would be interested in hosting a subsequent conference. 2: 55 individual artists and 18 arts organizations applied; 30 artists and 8 arts organizations were selected to participate. Of this group, 26 artists and 7 arts organizations completed the training program. A majority are female, reflecting the large number of females to males in the applicant pool. More than 10 percent are artists of color—a proportion that we believe is commensurate with the larger artist/teaching artist population. As a group, they represent a variety of ages, both chronological age and 'career age,' ranging from their 20s to late 60s; in terms of discipline, about half work with visual arts; slightly more than one -third in theatre arts; and the balance in dance, music, literary arts, or film. Arts organizations included two from Greater Minnesota and five from the Twin Cities metro. Participant summary survey data is appended here. For the arts organization evaluation (still underway), ArtSage contracted with an evaluator from the National Center for Creative Aging to develop and implement a logic model for the arts organization track. Master trainer and mentor Jane Tygesson is also conducting site visits for each participating organization. Preliminary results indicate that 90% of the participant teams rated the training excellent or very good.",,28429,"Other, local or private",128429,,"Kristin Aitchison, Brad Ballenger, Jane Breest, Gil Kiekenapp, Gyni Koshak, Laura Merriam, Catherine Sullivan, Dawne B White",0.00,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partnership Grant",,"Complete a second phase of professional development initiative that will nourish and benefit both the artistic and aging communities by preparing and training 168 Minnesota artists and arts organizations to expand arts opportunities for aging Minnesotans, increase artists /arts organizations understanding of qualities, characteristics, and dimensions unique to the aging population.",2013-06-01,2014-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Hauser,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","155 E Lake St Ste 206",Wayzata,MN,55391,"(612) 578-0952 ",tammy@artsagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Itasca, Blue Earth, Stearns, Otter Tail, Sherburne, St. Louis, Beltrami, Big Stone",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partnership-grant-2,"Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 15511,"Partnership Grant",2012,100000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Sixty Minnesota artists and arts organizations will participate in statewide professional development learning from the best national and state experts in the arts and aging field. 2: Minnesota artists and arts organizations will acquire teaching skills to work with older adults and explore alternative delivery models for engaging older adults in high-quality, meaningful arts experiences. ","We selected 60 artists and arts organization personnel to participate in a training program that included: three days of intensive training in November led by local and national leaders in the field and then a follow-up day in February. In addition, we paired each participant with a mentor to develop a practicum goal and provide feedback, tips and advice on delivering quality arts curriculum for older adults. We enlisted the support of the National Center for Creative Aging and their evaluation staff and instruments. We conducted pre and post surveys for each session and each section of the training for the participants and also the mentors. These results are being compiled into a full evaluation report that will be published and used by other states. 2: Working with Susan Perlstein, the founder of the Arts and Aging movement and top local and national master teachers, we developed a comprehensive four day training program for participants. We focused on basic level understanding of key areas of the arts and aging field (mastery and socialization), and then conducted discipline-specific sessions that helped the participants learn practical tips, tools, techniques and approaches for working with older adults. Results indicate that the training was overwhelmingly successful. Of 50 participants, 33 (66%) rated the training as excellent, 15 (30%) as very good, and 1 (.02%) as good, with one person not reporting. Most Successful Aspects of the Training. Participants were asked to rate and comment on several aspects of the training, including the venue, schedule, networking opportunities, communication with ARTSAGE and mentor interactions. Networking opportunities with other teaching artists and communication with ARTSAGE prior to and during training both received high marks, with 34 (68%) and 33 (66%) participants rating them as excellent, respectively. Very high ratings were also given to the program planning panel, which received an excellent rating from 35 (70%) participants, and sessions on the creative aging field and aging, which were rated as excellent by 34 (68%) and 33 (66%) of participants respectively.",,34661,"Other, local or private",134661,42000,"il Kiekenapp, Eliazabeth Turner Opanga, Krisin Aicheson, Jane Breest, Jyni Kosack, Lynne Zimmerman",,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partnership Grant",,"Sixty Minnesota professional teaching artists and/or arts administrators will be selected to participate in ""train the trainer"" program, giving participants a chance to observe and practice activities and processes they can use with older adults which wou",2012-06-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Samples,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","719 Fairfield Cir",Minnetonka,MN,55305,"(763) 560-5199 ",pat@artsagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Anoka, Cook, Yellow Medicine, Wright, Stearns, Isanti, St. Louis, Steele, Dodge, Washington, Cass, Otter Tail",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partnership-grant-1,,"Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 27147,"Partnership Grant",2014,50000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Up to fifteen new participants will receive introductory training, to help meet current demand while targeting currently underrepresented artists so that the pool of qualified artists reflects the state’s diversity. 2: A cadre of ten trained teaching artists wanting to move further in their work or discipline, focus their practice on particular care level, or learn to incorporate a new art form into their lesson plans will receive advanced training, with a goal of having them join the pool of master/trainer mentors for the future. ","We were able to provide intro training to 20 teaching artists. More than 30 applied and we felt that these 20 were deserving of the training and should be included. We were also able to do this because we found matching funds of $20,000 from other funders to augment our budget. We targeted artists of color, men and those from under-represented areas of the state and had artists representing these target areas in the training. 2: We only had 4 artists who applied for this advanced training. We selected three to participate and one had to leave due to health issues. The two who completed the training set personal educational goals for themselves and worked with their mentors to achieve the goal. In future, this kind of self directed plan needs to be reconfigured because many of the artists are already working fulltime and therfore, feel they are learning on the job and don't need additional training.",,21000,"Other, local or private",71000,8000,"Brad Ballinger, Laura Merriam, Judy Blaseg, Jyni Koschak, Gil Kiekenapp, Dawne Brown White, Nathan Davis, Catherine Sullivan",0.00,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partnership Grant",,"Phase 3: Fifteen additional artists will receive basic level training. Special emphasis will be placed on training artists in two groups that were not highly represented in the earlier phases-males and artists from diverse communities. Ten artists who have participated in phase 1 or 2 will receive advanced train-the-trainer training, at the end of which they will have reached the master/trainer level.",2014-06-01,2015-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tammy,Hauser,"Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage","155 E Lake St Ste 206",Wayzata,MN,55391,"(612) 578-0952 ",tammy@artsagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Isanti, Chisago, Wright, Washington, Beltrami, Cass",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/partnership-grant-3,"Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.","Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.",,No 10007449,"St. Paul Public Library/James J. Hill Reference Library: Historic Structure Report",2017,85000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",85000,,"Patrick O'Neill (Chair), Barry Gisser (Vice Chair), Larry Bakken, Mark Gibbs, Elizabeth Lilly, Patrick Moran, Phil Reim, Sandi Schmiesing, Jon Seeman, Jamie Slade, Sara Stern, Daniel Young",,"James J. Hill Reference Library","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to develop a Historic Structure Report that will help preserve the St. Paul Public Library/James J. Hill Reference Library, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2016-11-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Danielle,Parish,"James J. Hill Reference Library","80 West 4th Street","St. Paul",MN,55102,651-265-5442,dparish@jjhill.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/st-paul-public-libraryjames-j-hill-reference-library-historic-structure-report,,,,0 10010262,"Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Pilot Inventory Phase III",2019,41883,,,,,,,,,,,.42,"Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (Wood) was selected for this project to conduct work in support of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) program. This project is a multi-phased pilot study to further validate and refine potential locations across Minnesota that may have historically been, or are currently, contaminated with PFAS. The primary objective is to evaluate potential PFAS locations, specifically compost sites, to determine presence or absence of PFAS at each site. ",,,2018-10-08,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Andri,Dahlmeier,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","520 Lafayette Road","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2481",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Dakota, Olmsted, Scott, St. Louis, Stearns",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-pfas-pilot-inventory-phase-iii,,,, 17558,"Phase Two - Development of Insitutional Archive",2012,6560,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Caponi Art Park",," To conduct a basic processing project that will prepare archives collections for public access. ",,,2011-11-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phase-two-development-insitutional-archive,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10025248,"Phase 3: George Daniels Project-Design & Development",2023,97000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,7016,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",104016,,"Buzz Anderson (Secretary), Beth Baumeister, Jim Gerten (Vice President), Leslie Greaves Radloff, Don Parker, Harold Parsons, Nancy Schouweiler, Nicole Sindelar, Steve Stremski (Treasurer), Maria Therres, Stephanie Tulgren, Dale Weeks (President)",0.12,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit design and development documents to enhance and broaden the George Daniels exhibit.",,"To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit design and development documents to enhance and broaden the George Daniels exhibit.",2022-12-01,2023-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,6515527548,matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phase-3-george-daniels-project-design-development,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031415,"Phenology Investigations in Minnesota Schools",2025,392000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05d","$392,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide professional development workshops in greater Minnesota for teachers to use phenology curriculum and community science resources in environmental education.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.03,"U of MN","Public College/University","Provide professional development workshops at three Greater Minnesota locations for 60 teachers to use phenology education curriculum and community science resources, reaching >7,000 students in the first three years.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Robert,Blair,"U of MN","2003 Upper Buford Circle Ste 135","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(651) 644-1591",blairrb@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phenology-investigations-minnesota-schools,,,, 18928,"Phosphorus Reduction Enhancements",2013,158214,"111 006 02 07A 000","Laws of Minnesota 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6, Section 7, and Laws of Minnesota 2012, Chapter 264, Section 7","Reduce Phosphorus by 61 pounds/year. ",,,55000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",158214,1720,"Mary Hamann-Roland, John Bergman, Tom Goodwin, Ruth Grendahl, Clint Hooppaw ",0.1,"City of Apple Valley","Local/Regional Government","In 2002, Farquar and Long Lakes were placed on the impaired waters list due to high phosphorus levels that caused algal blooms and reduced water clarity. The City of Apple Valley is proposing a combination of two enhancements to achieve a 61 pound reduction in phosphorus. First is the installation of an iron enhanced sand filter to the banks of the pond. When water levels increase after rain events, water will flow through the filter before leaving the pond. Particulate phosphorus will be removed as water passes through the sand and dissolved phosphorus would chemically bind to the iron in the filter. The second enhancement is a phased application of aluminum sulfate (alum) to the pond. The alum application will be distributed over three years to maintain healthy pH levels in the pond. Sediments in the pond bottom store phosphorus that is periodically released into the water column when certain conditions occur throughout the year. Alum chemically binds and locks phosphorus in the pond sediments. Water clarity will improve after application of alum and promote growth of aquatic plants, improving wildlife habitat and aesthetics. ",,,2013-01-01,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Kehrer,"City of Apple Valley","7100 147th Street West","Apple Valley",MN,55431,"(952) 953-2461",jkehrer@ci.apple-valley.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/phosphorus-reduction-enhancements,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Terry Bovee -MDH Principal Planner Drinking Water Protection; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Dave Friedl -DNR Northern Region Clean Water Specialist; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Dwight Wilcox -MDA Ag BMP Program Planner; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator;-DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager;","Please reference following link: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 10012610,"Planning for Redesign of Museum Lighting",2018,7994," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Our museum's lighting system will be greatly improved by using Richard Rummel's recommendations for updated lighting and for hiring an electrician to install proper lighting to protect our museum's collections. Bottom",,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",7994,,"Dale Hanson, Donna Schnettler, Jody Lunemann, Mary Anderson, Loretta Johnson, Gary Stracek, Rita Stracek,"," ","Clarissa Community Museum, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified museum lighting professional to develop a museum lighting plan.",2018-06-01,2019-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Gary,Stracek,"Clarissa Community Museum, Inc."," 402 Main Street West, PO Box 532 "," Clarissa "," MN ",56440,"(320) 594-2960"," gstracek@yahoo.com ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-redesign-museum-lighting-3,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10013420,"Planning for Post-Secondary Preservation Education",2015,75336,"MN Laws 2013 Chaper 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5 History Partnerships","$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","Indicator 1, short-term progress indicator: One partnership agreement is drafted outlining how the two organizations could work together in an educational program. Grant work achieved the target. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 4 for the Memorandum of Understanding draft. In talking with legal representatives, MSU,M and PAM staff agreed with the attorneys: suggestions that a MOU, rather than the :partnership agreement: identified in the grant application, more accurately reflected the desired working relationship. The successful outcome resulted from MSU,M and PAM leadership having worked together informally over the years; during the grant period holding many discussions, some facilitated; and timely, thoughtful work of the facilitator, lawyers, and MSU,M and PAM staff. Indicator 2, short-term progress indicator: Generate 15 ideas of possible curriculum changes to further develop and vet in Year Two. Grant work exceeded the target. Defining :curriculum: as the totality of student experience, grant work generated 27 suggestions/recommendations: one course alteration, four conceptual courses, five challenges to consider, six best practices for department administration and organization, seven student engagement ideas, and four community engagement ideas. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 3 for discussion of the suggestions/recommendations. The successful outcome resulted from amending MSU,M staffing to allow an off-duty faculty member to conduct a site visit and write curriculum suggestions/recommendations based on that visit and four other site visits. Indicator 3, short-term progress indicator: Include two departments from MSU,M in a partnership agreement with PAM. Grant work demonstrated progress toward the target. In the future, other short term work may result in a second department joining the first department, Urban and Regional Studies Institute, in signing the Memorandum of Understanding (a type of partnership agreement) drafted during the grant period. In talking with legal representatives, MSU,M and PAM staff agreed with attorneys: suggestions that a MOU, rather than the :partnership agreement: identified in the grant application, more accurately reflected the desired working relationship. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 4 for the Memorandum of Understanding draft. MSU invited faculty from the Nonprofit Leadership program to contribute to the discussion. Future phases of this work will continue to include this department, and may expand to include others as well. The successful outcome to date resulted from discussions to develop the MOU. As partnership work continues, additional departments may be interested in signing the MOU. Indicator 4, intermediate progress indicator: Add or change content to 3 to 5 existing courses which better serve the needs of public servants in relation to their communities: old buildings. As noted under indicator 2, MSU,M staff suggested alteration to one existing course to improve the curriculum. See uploaded Action Plan, Objective 3 for discussion of the suggestion/recommendation. The successful outcome to date resulted from amending MSU,M staffing to allow an off-duty faculty member to conduct a site visit and write curriculum suggestions/recommendations based on that visit and four other site visits. Grant work laid the foundation for future work to address Indicators 5 through 7: Indicator 5, intermediate progress indicator: Develop at least two Continuing Education online courses accessible to both students at MSU,M and non-degree seeking, practicing professionals around the state. Indicator 6, long-term progress indicator: PAM and MSU,M develop curricula integrating five basic historic preservation practices into two academic programs. Indicator 7, long-term progress indicator: Preservation will be better integrated into community planning in 60% of communities served by graduates of resulting new curricula.",,8232,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",83569,,"Michael Bjornberg, Vanessa Matiski, Aaron Martin, Matt Hill, Tom Balcom, Jane Bisel, Jeff Callinan, David Carisch, Melissa Christenson Ekman, Dan Hartman, Ellen Herman, Amanda Nonnemacher, Dan Smith, Cindy Telstad, Phil Willkie",1.08,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To develop a partnership between historic preservationists and university faculty to integrate preservation curriculum into existing educational programs.",,"Partners: Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM), Minnesota State University:Mankato (MSU:M) The partnership leverages PAM:s existing knowledge base and MSU:M:s students to produce heritage preservation professionals who are more adept at utilizing our state:s built historic resources (buildings, neighborhoods, commercial districts). The partnership integrates preservation knowledge and practices within MSU:M academic departments and PAM continuing professional educational offerings in the fields of public administration, city planning, economic development, and construction management. The goal of such integration is to produce professionals in these fields who are better able to manage, plan, and leverage the historic resources of the communities they serve. A long-term, self-sustaining educational strategy in historic preservation policy, planning, and economic development will be created. The development of a partnership between PAM and MSU:M will result in more of Minnesota:s historic built environment being preserved well because of better educated professionals able to understand and work with their cultural resources and heritage. And, more local government staff will be trained to develop and implement federal, state, and local preservation policy.",2015-06-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Northey,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","416 Landmark Center, 75 W 5th Street","St. Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 262-8770",emily@fortroadfederation.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Blue Earth, Hennepin, Ramsey, Becker, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Renville, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine, Anoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Grant, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Martin, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, Rice, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-post-secondary-preservation-education,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10013431,"Planning the Links' 50th Anniversary Exhibition",2021,9875,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9875,,"Jo Anne Driscoll, Mari Oyanagi Eggum, Jo Emerson, Martin Fallon, Anne Field, Tim Glines, Lorraine Griffin Johnson, John Guthmann, John Hamburger, Elizabeth J. Keyes, Judy Kishel, Carl Kuhrmeyer, Debbie Lee, Joe Lutz, Robert W. Mairs, Marc J Manderscheid, James Miller, Jonathan H. Morgan, Peter Nguyen, Chad P. Roberts, Roxanne Sands, George T. Stephenson, James Stolpestad, Joe Twomey, July Vang, Glenn Wiessner, Jerry Woelfel (Chair), Lee Pao Xiong",,"Ramsey County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to write a research report in preparation for an exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the Links, an African American women's organization. ",2021-01-01,2022-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Mollie,Spillman,"Ramsey County Historical Society","75 W 5th Street, Suite 323","St. Paul",MN,55102,"(651) 222-0701",mollie@rchs.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/planning-links-50th-anniversary-exhibition,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee ","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership ",, 13951,"Plan Implementation Grants",2010,10000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Apple Valley","Local/Regional Government","PCSI wells, tanks, SSTS ",,,2010-07-12,2011-06-17,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Carol,"Blommel Johnson ","City of Apple Valley","7100 147th Street W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"952 953 2441",cblommel@ci.apple-valley.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/plan-implementation-grants-7,"N/A ","Sheila Grow, Hydrologist Supervisor; Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit; Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor ","N/A ",2 13954,"Plan Implementation Grants",2010,10000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Farmington","Local/Regional Government","PCSI wells, SSTS and public ed. ",,,2010-06-30,2011-06-16,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Kevin ","Schorzman ","City of Farmington","430 3rd Street",Farmington,MN,55024,"651 280 6845",jdullum@ci.farmington.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/plan-implementation-grants-10,"N/A ","Sheila Grow, Hydrologist Supervisor; Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit; Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor ","N/A ",2 13955,"Plan Implementation Grants",2010,7500,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7500,,N/A,,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","Support finding and sealing well 1 ",,,2010-06-23,2010-09-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"John ","Zgoda ","City of Hastings","1225 Progress Drive",Hastings,MN,55033,"651 480 6185",jzgoda@ci.hastings.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/plan-implementation-grants-11,"N/A ","Sheila Grow, Hydrologist Supervisor; Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit; Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor ","N/A ",2 10031119,"Playful Connections",2023,241200,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (c)","2022-2023 Children's Museum Competitive Legacy Grant","Measurable Outcomes: * At least 2000 individuals experience Playful Connections studio programming that explores North Central Minnesota's art, culture, and heritage. * At least 200 individuals from perceived underserved populations, such as Ojibwe, Latinx, LGBTQ, immigrant, military, and Amish families, participate in studio programming. * Studio program activities are provided remotely in all five counties of region at once per month. * At least 50 grandparents participate in studio programming activities. * At least 300 photographs, videos, project outputs, interviews, quotes, surveys, and other evidence of input are collected, recorded, and analyzed to inform exhibit design and development * Three primary, long-term partnerships are established * Two Center for Play and Interactive Learning professional development sessions are conducted with staff, program volunteers, board members, and primary partners and one is provided to the broader education community * Adapted studio learning framework is shared with Minnesota's other children's museum",,,4694,"Donations by organizations hosting Playful Connections programming",123038,10196,"PAUL DRANGE, CHAIR, Director of Regional Programs, Sourcewell CHUCK ALBRECHT, TREASURER, President & CEO, Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union ELLEN HAGLIN, SECRETARY, Owner & Director, Corporate Communications LINDAR Corporation/ Avantech/TRI-VEN MATT KILIAN, President, Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce LAINE LARSON, Retired superintendent, ISD 18 MELISSA MCKAY, Regional Chief Nursing Officer, Essentia Health PETER OLSON, EX OFFICIO, Museum Project Director, WonderTrek Children's Museum QUINN SWANSON, Executive Director, Happy Dancing Turtle SHANNON WHEELER, Early Childhood Coordinator, Pequot Lakes Schools ; PAUL DRANGE, CHAIR Director of Regional Programs, Sourcewell CHUCK ALBRECHT, TREASURER President & CEO, Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union ELLEN HAGLIN, SECRETARY Owner & Director, Corporate Communications LINDAR Corporation/ Avantech/TRI-VEN CHERYAL HILLS Executive Director Region Five, Development Commission MATT KILIAN President, Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce LAINE LARSON Retired superintendent, ISD 18 MELISSA MCKAY Regional Chief Nursing Officer, Essentia Health PETER OLSON, EX OFFICIO Museum Project Director, WonderTrek Children's Museum QUINN SWANSON Executive Director, Happy Dancing Turtle SHANNON WHEELER Early Childhood Coordinator, Pequot Lakes Schools",,"Wondertrek (Region 5) Children's Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Brainerd Lakes area is one of Minnesota's most beloved ""up north"" destinations. With a population of 162,000 that expands by approximately 300,000 annually, North Central Minnesota is home to a complex mix of year-round residents, second home owners, seasonal visitors, and a growing immigrant population. The area is home to both promise and challenge. WonderTrek Children's Museum and its partners envision a more connected region and state and actively works to create connections by bringing together visitors and residents from diverse backgrounds in shared experiences. To advance this vision, WonderTrek's Playful Connections will engage children and adults in program studios to help design an ""up north"" signature climber exhibit reflecting regional art, culture, and heritage. By bringing together diverse perspectives to share ideas in an adapted studio process, Playful Connections empowers children to lead the way to a more connected region and state through the power of play.",,,2022-01-03,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Chris,McEachron,,,,,," 218-454-8990"," Chris@wondertrekmuseum.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Statewide, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pipestone, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Statewide, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pipestone, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Statewide, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pipestone, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/playful-connections,,,, 17082,"Pocket Guide to Pilot Knob Historic Site",2010,6925,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,4595,,,,,,"Pilot Knob Preservation Association",,"To research, write, produce, and distribute a web-based pocket guide to historic and culturally important Oheyawahi (Pilot Knob).",,"To research, write, produce, and distribute a web-based pocket guide to historic and culturally important Oheyawahi (Pilot Knob).",2010-02-12,2011-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Christine,Soutter,,"780 Ottawa Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55107,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pocket-guide-pilot-knob-historic-site,,,, 10025080,"Polish-American WWII Survivor Oral Histories",2022,9720,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org","As a result of this project, we produced seven oral histories for the historical record that shine a light on Polish-American Minnesota's' who are WWII survivors and refugees. Transcribed interviews are hosted in our dropbox for public access and submitted to the Immigrant Oral Histories Library at MNHS. We published posts on our website about the project. We are tracking the number of clicks. We have opened a photo tribute exhibition to the interviewees publicly exhibited from September 1- 15, 2022. The second exhibition is planned for Spring 2023 at the Landmark Center, St. Paul. We have partnered with the East Side Freedom Library regarding additional programs and panel discussions regarding WWII, immigration, refugee issues, and trauma. We publish in the Minnesota Polish Perspectives, published four times yearly, where excerpts of the interviews were included. We will document the frequency of inclusion of materials from these interviews in future history publications and track requests for publications received. We will conduct bibliography searches for the inclusion of materials.",,1000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10720,,"Renata Stachowicz-Cebula, Barbara Szepietowska, Katarzyna Litak",0.12,"Polish American Medical Society of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 7 oral history interviews the history of Polish World War II survivors living in Minnesota.",,"To document in 7 oral history interviews the history of Polish World War II survivors living in Minnesota.",2021-10-01,2022-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Katarzyna,Litak,"Polish American Medical Society of Minnesota","PO Box 130940",Roseville,MN,55113,6126361788,Klitak@pamsm.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/polish-american-wwii-survivor-oral-histories,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10003538,"Pollinator Education Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum",2015,615000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 09f","$615,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop exhibits for an educational center that will offer hands-on learning experience about the role of pollinators and importance of pollinator habitat. Exhibits must utilize and integrate the best available science pertaining to all pollinator types, particularly native species. Approval of the work plan for this appropriation is contingent upon the organization addressing how it will increase access to the center by youth at no or limited cost.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,615000,,,7.4,"U of MN - Landscape Arboretum","Public College/University","Pollinators play a key role in ecosystem function and in agriculture, including thousands of native plants and more than one hundred U.S. crops that either need or benefit from pollinators. However, pollinators are in dramatic decline in Minnesota and throughout the country. The causes of the decline are not completely understood, but identified factors include loss of nesting sites, fewer flowers, increased disease, and increased pesticide use. Developing an aware, informed citizenry that understands this issue is one key to finding and implementing solutions to counteract these factors. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is using this appropriation to implement educational efforts designed to raise awareness about pollinators, their role in the environment and the economy, and the challenges they currently face due to recent unprecedented decline. Exhibits, programming, and demonstration sites will explore the role of pollinators in plant reproduction, maintaining biodiversity, and supporting agriculture and provide guidance on actions individuals can take, such as with their landscaping choices, to help pollinators.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_09g.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Peter,Moe,"U of MN - Landscape Arboretum","3675 Arboretum Dr",Chaska,MN,55318,"(612) 301-1246",moexx004@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Waseca, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pollinator-education-center-minnesota-landscape-arboretum-0,,,, 10031447,"Pollinator Central IV: Habitat Improvement with Public Engagement",2025,698000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08e","$698,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Great River Greening to partner with municipalities, educational organizations, and volunteers to create and enhance pollinator habitat along public corridors from Lakeville to St. Cloud and to engage youth and the public through education and monitoring the impact of habitat improvements. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,4.11,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Continuing pollinator habitat creation and enhancement on 11 sites from Lakeville to St. Cloud, with public engagement and education centered on youth, schools, and community awareness of natural resource stewardship.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Rebecca,Tucker,"Great River Greening","251 Starkey Street Suite 2200","Saint Paul",MN,55113,"(651) 272-3982",rtucker@greatrivergreening.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pollinator-central-iv-habitat-improvement-public-engagement,,,, 14427,"Portable Stage",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;",,,,,,,,"Marge Snyder Wayne Bollum Arlyn Lamb Kristine Smith Gannon O'Meara Henry Fox Jenna Haler Dennis Hendren Mark Henry John King Mark Malecha Don Storlie Joe Walsh Chris Wright",,"Dakota County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To purchase a portable stage to increase Dakota County Fair's capacity to host arts and cultural heritage programming.",,,2012-03-23,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Kristine,Smith,"Dakota County Agricultural Society",,,,,651-463-8818,fair@dakotacountyfair.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/portable-stage,,,, 10003513,"Prairie, Forest, and Savanna Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area",2015,200000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06h","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi River to restore approximately 150 acres of prairie, forests, and oak savanna in the greater metropolitan area. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required work plan. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,200000,,,2.43,"Friends of the Mississippi River","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Though many parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area are urbanized, there are also has large areas of natural lands that continue to serve as important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plant communities. However, pressure on these remaining lands continues to intensify as population and development pressures increase. This appropriation continues the efforts of the Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) partnership, an ongoing effort by a partnership of state and non-profit organizations, to conduct strategic and coordinated land conservation activities that build connections between remaining high quality natural areas in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area and ensures their benefits are available for future generations. Friends of the Mississippi River is using this appropriation to restore approximately 150 acres of permanently protected prairie, forest, and oak savanna habitat in the metropolitan area.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06g.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Tom,Lewanski,"Friends of the Mississippi River","360 Robert St N, Ste 400","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 222-2193",tlewanski@fmr.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/prairie-forest-and-savanna-restoration-greater-metropolitan-area-0,,,, 786,"Prairie Heritage Fund - Acquisition and Restoration, Phase 2",2011,3015000,"ML 2010, Ch. 361, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2(c )","$3,015,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire and restore land to be added to the state wildlife management area system. A list of proposed fee title acquisitions and a list of proposed restoration projects, describing the types and locations of restorations, must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The commissioner of natural resources must agree in writing to each proposed acquisition. All restorations must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph(b).",,"1020 acres",,525000,non-state,3015000,,,,"Pheasants Forever","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This program will protect 900 acres of priority prairie grassland, wetland habitat, and native remnant prairie (if available) as state wildlife management areas (WMA). In addition, acquired lands will be restored and/or enhanced to prairie and/or wetland habitat. Once complete, these WMAs will provide quality grassland/wetland habitat complexes that will benefit a myriad of game and non-game species and will provide public recreational opportunities for the citizens of Minnesota. ","The threats to wildlife habitat in the farmland regions of Minnesota are constant and increasing. Development pressures from urbanization, industry (e.g. wind, gravel) and agriculture put our existing habitats in constant jeopardy. Minnesota is also losing significant acreage of grassland habitat (approximately 70,000 acres last year) in the farmland region of Minnesota due to expiring CRP contracts. Now it is even more urgent to provide the vital permanent, high quality habitat complexes on a landscape level to protect and maintain wildlife populations. In addition, providing a place for Minnesotans to hunt, trap, fish and otherwise recreate in the outdoors are urgent needs, and needs we can deliver right now. To help slow and reverse the loss of habitat and declining wildlife populations, Pheasants Forever and our partners will protect (fee acquisition from willing sellers) 900 acres of high priority grassland, wetland habitat, and native remnant prairie (if available) as state wildlife management areas (WMA). Striving to build landscape level habitat complexes that will protect and sustain wildlife populations, 17 of the 20 potential projects are additions to existing WMA's and all projects have been developed in consultation with the local DNR managers. DNR Commissioner approval will be received for any project funded under this proposal.? All acquired lands will be restored and/or enhanced. Acquired croplands will be restored to diverse grasslands and wetlands to the fullest extent. Enhancement to existing prairie grasslands and wetlands will also occur as determined by the DNR Manager and PF Biologists. Enhancements could include undesirable woody vegetation removal, water control structure installation, inter-seeding within grasslands to increase diversity and structure, managed grazing, invasive species control, or any other activity that improves the diversity and health of the prairie-wetland habitat complex. We will use as diverse of a seed mixture as reasonable for the site to achieve diversity and quality functional habitat using plants native to Minnesota. Pheasants Forever's network of 76 Minnesota chapters and 24,000 members have been actively involved in protecting and restoring lands in partnership with the Minnesota DNR for 27 years. Wildlife Management Areas have proven to be an invaluable tool in protecting and sustaining habitat and the myriad of species that call them home. WMA's provide many recreational opportunities and are enjoyed by thousands of Minnesotans every year. ","Accomplishment PlanWorking with numerous partners throughout the state of Minnesota, Pheasants Forever acquired 1,020.7 acres of land from willing sellers within the project area of Minnesota. These lands have been enrolled into the state Wildlife Management Area (WMA) System and will be protected and managed in perpetuity by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In addition, these newly acquired WMAs will provide public access and recreational opportunities for ALL Minnesotans, so fundamentally important to our outdoor heritage.More specifically, a total of 9 parcels were acquired within Mower, Dakota, McLeod, Pope, Wright, Pipestone, Kandiyohi and Todd Counties. A total of 10 landowners were presented with offers and PF was successful in securing 9 of those parcels (90% success rate). Offers to landowners were based on appraised values and seemed to be competitive with the market at the time. Most projects were closed early enough in the project period, and therefore the agricultural land boom of 2012 seemed to have little affect on our ability to secure parcels. Parcels were identified in conjunction with DNR wildlife professionals and based on criteria in addition to minimum WMA standards that included: habitat restoration potential, landscape scale significance, presence of significant natural communities, future expansion potential, and multiple benefit analysis.In total, $3,014,821.38 of Outdoor Heritage Funds were matched with $501,571.03 of non-state funding to complete this work. We are slightly short of our match goal on this appropriation ($23,428.97). However, when looking at all of our WMA acceleration appropriations, we currently are exceeding our match goals by over $425,000 and expect that number to grow.Striving to build upon past investments in wildlife habitat conservation and landscape level habitat complexes that protect and sustain wildlife populations, 6 of the 9 parcels are additions to existing WMAs or are adjacent to existing permanently protected lands. All parcels acquired have been restored and/or enhanced to as a high quality as practicable. All agricultural row crops on these parcels have been restored to native grassland/wetland complexes. The grasslands were restored using a broadcast or drill seeded method with a diverse mix of native grasses and forb species. Wetlands were restored using a combination of tile breaking, sediment removal, dike construction, and water control structures. 45 acres of native prairie have been protected, and all parcels have been opened for public use.",2010-07-01,2015-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",None,,,Joe,Pavelko,"Pheasants Forever","7975 Acorn Circle ",Victoria,None,55386,6125323800,jpavelko@pheasantsforever.org,"Land Acquisition, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Benton, Chippewa, Dakota, Goodhue, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Stearns, Todd, Todd","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/prairie-heritage-fund-acquisition-and-restoration-0,,,, 10015197,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2020,2900,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Interviews.","The activities mostly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Most of the Proposed Outcomes",1210,"Other,local or private",4110,960,"Janet Behrens, Alan Hoffman, Catherine Ashton, Nick Evert, Mohamed Farah, Ribu Goyal, Brian Lesher, Elise Pemberton, Rosemary Perry, Derik Robertson, Ray Schmitz, Al Spohn, Patricia Walsh",0.00,"Rochester International Film Group","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"25th Annual Rochester International Film Festival",2020-01-10,2020-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Behrens,"Rochester International Film Group","PO Box 6803",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 288-8990",rchintflmgrp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-109,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015227,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2020,2550,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Interviews, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","The activities partly achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Some of the Proposed Outcomes",20235,"Other,local or private",22785,,"Susan Bestgen, Stephanie Faubion, Judy Hickey, Karlyn Keefe, Liz Kraichely, Joan McCaffrey, Michelle Redmond, Tracey Rutherford, Sheila Sullivan",0.00,"Children's Dance Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland",2020-01-05,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Judy,Hickey,"Children's Dance Theatre","PO Box 6655",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 281-3335",rochestercdt@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-117,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015272,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2020,1360,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Observed Behavior Change.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",240,"Other,local or private",1600,,"Michelle Schroeder, Brenda Owens, Kathleen Tilderquist.",0.00,"Cannon Falls Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Cannon Falls Community Band 2020 Free Concerts",2020-04-06,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Schroeder,"Cannon Falls Community Band","12100 Wild Turkey Rd",Welch,MN,55089,"(507) 298-0221",cfcommunityband@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-123,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015277,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2020,2550,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",2185,"Other,local or private",4735,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert S.P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Maggie Hu, Horacio Nuguid, Kyle Pido, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Stephen Wu, Clara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Steven Yang",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Two Concerts by Rochester Chamber Music Society",2019-12-01,2020-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-124,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015278,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2020,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",17077,"Other,local or private",19577,,"Dan Bergeson, Larry Celander, Randy Ferguson, Dean Lamp, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Mary Rosenberg, Lois Stratmoen, John Stull, Bill Thornton, Larry Wachendorf",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Copper Street Brass August 2020",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W PO Box 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-125,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts patron; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10009308,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2019,2425,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Focus Groups, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",14671,"Other,local or private",17096,,"Francesca Anderegg, David Carter, Garda Kahn, Reinaldo Moya, Elizabeth Olson, Wendy Russell, Yoshiko Soltis, Judy Swanson",0.00,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Chamber Music Festival 2019.",2019-07-01,2019-11-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,David,Carter,"Bridge Chamber Music Festival","PO Box 173",Northfield,MN,55057,"(612) 702-1817",carter@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Red Lake, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-91,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10009310,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2019,1100,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Interviews.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",870,"Other,local or private",1970,,"Brenda Owens, John Peterson, Kathy Tilderquist, Melody Bjugan, Michelle Schroeder, Sharon Moore",0.00,"Cannon Falls Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Community band free to the public concerts in 2019.",2019-03-11,2019-08-05,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michelle,Schroeder,"Cannon Falls Community Band","PO Box 222","Cannon Falls",MN,55009,"(507) 298-0221",cfcommunityband@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-92,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10009313,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2019,2625,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","The activities fully achieved the prop",10330,"Other,local or private",12955,,"Allan B. Dietz, Brian Carlson, Carla Gallina, Joanne Martin, Joseph Chase, Lynn Harstad, Mary Schwarz, Michael Martin, Mike Tuohy, Molly Baum, Peter Erickson, Russell Smith, Tami Larson, Terry Bradt, Todd Johnson",0.00,"Chatfield Center for the Arts, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Chosen Bean Concert Series.",2019-06-17,2020-05-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Carla,Gallina,"Chatfield Center for the Arts","PO Box 451",Chatfield,MN,55923,"(507) 867-2927",director@chatfieldcfa.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-93,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Marie Maher: literary artist, arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator, musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10009347,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",9289,"Other,local or private",11789,,,0.00,"Minnesota Association of Community Theatres","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Minnesota Association of Community Theatres One Act Play Festival.",2019-03-14,2019-03-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julianna,Skluzacek,"Minnesota Association of Community Theatres","133 E Phelps St",Owatonna,MN,55060,"(507) 451-9022",merlinmn@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Pipestone, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-98,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10009366,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.","The activities fully achieved the prop",5290,"Other,local or private",7790,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert S. P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Isabella Lichen, Michelle Mai, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Clara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Tracy Zhang",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Three Concerts by Rochester Chamber Music Society.",2018-12-01,2019-05-06,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-100,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10006168,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2018,1100,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Members of groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Stories.","Our goal was to properly compensate our director and accompanist and to retain hem for the future. We also sought to increase our exposure by performing at new venues.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",3315,"Other,local or private",4415,,"David Appleyard, Duane Everson, Russ Margulies, Philip Peterson, Bob Williams",,"Northfield Troubadours","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Continuing to Ensure Quality in Men's Choral Singing.",2018-09-01,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Philip,Peterson,"Northfield Troubadours","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8183 ",philip.peterson3@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-72,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006187,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts expeiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Video/Audio Recordings, Survey, Data Collection.","Publicity efforts are attracting new attendees. We offer free concerts in a handicapped accessible venue. Our musicians give helpful commentary on the music which is sometimes new and challenging.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",4520,"Other,local or private",6520,,"Jane Cooper, Emily Deng, Heather Ganfield, Robert S. P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Isabella Lichen, Michelle Mai, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Elijah Tan, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Clara Xu, Tomohiko Yamada, Tracy Zhang",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Three 2018 Concerts.",2017-12-01,2018-05-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-74,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006205,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories.","50% of the visitors to the artour were new to the tour.","The activities fully achieved the prop",8878,"Other,local or private",10878,761,"Bethany Danner, Nick Goebel, Jason Hillesheim, Nort Johnson, Gail Kohl, Royal Ross, John Sarzoza, Kim Schaufenbuel, Len Sorstokke, Jeanne Tangren Hatle, Tiffany Trip",,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"2018 South Central Minnesota Studio Artour.",2018-06-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sue,Hammes-Knopf,"South Central Minnesota Studio Art Tour AKA South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","10754 Farrel Ave",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 838-5133 ",studioartour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Rice, Steele, Waseca, Le Sueur, Winona, Dakota, Houston, Fillmore, Hennepin, Hennepin, Olmsted, Dodge, Goodhue, Freeborn, Mower",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-78,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10006215,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Surveys.","Provided access for participating in the arts in Minnesota. Built new relationships with groups traditionally under-served by the arts. Celebrated our rich heritage in the community with a successful 50th Anniversary Season!.","The activities fully achieved the prop",36388,"Other,local or private",38388,,"Chris Anderson, Carrie Braaten, John Deyo, Randy Forster, Gordy Handeland, Alice Holst, Kaye Perry, Lindsey Duoos Williams",,"Summerset Community Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Summerset 51st Season-2018.",2018-06-01,2018-09-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Randy,Forster,"Summerset Community Theatre","1900 Eighth Ave NW E107",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 433-0664 ",attina.earl@riverland.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-83,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10006220,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Surveys.","One of our goals was to increase the number of people participating in the festival, and we learned that one-third of the audience was attending the festival for the first time.","The activities fully achieved the prop",11536,"Other,local or private",13536,,"Dan Bergeson, Larry Celander, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, John Stull, Bill Thornton",,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Copper Street Brass July 2018.",2018-06-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W PO Box 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-84,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001768,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2017,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Frozen River Film Festival's Nature Documentary with Live String Quartet production and presentation will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans. Frozen River Film Festival will measure the outcome via data collection, observed behavior change, stories, and a survey of teachers for the school children audience.","The two outcomes succeeded in achieving an audience that is under-exposed to film and/or classical music and to reach an audience under the age of 18.",,5355,"Other, local or private",7855,,"Amanda Bauer, Lyle Blanchard, Erin Mae Clark, Mike Flaherty, Eric Nelson, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts, Zach Schonike",0.00,"Frozen River Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Nature Documentary with Live String Quartet",2017-06-01,2018-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Sara,Enzenauer,"Frozen River Film Festival","160 Johnson St",Winona,MN,55987,"(763) 291-4754 ",Sara@frff.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Hennepin, Houston, Lac qui Parle, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, St. Louis, Sherburne, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-51,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 10001793,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2017,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The funk soul band will increase attendance to the festival. We have heard many times that people love big bands with horns, but we have rarely been able to afford these bands in the past. We will measure attendance figures from 2017. Through data collection of attendees to the festival will measure our attendance for 2017 against attendance from 2016 on the Saturday of the festival. Saturday is the day the funk soul band is playing.","The festival had much higher than expected ticket sales/attendance. 4/29, sold-out, a 1st in Mid-West Music Fest history. Even though Sonny Knight wasn’t able to attend, Mid-West Music Fest leaders and musicians created performances comparable to Sonny’s ",,2000,"Other, local or private",3000,,"Lynn Brown, Sam Brown, Jacob Grippen, Brent Hanifl, Crystal Hegge, Lois Sieve, Doug Westerman",0.00,"Mid West Music Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Funk Soul Band to Headline Mid West Music Fest",2016-12-01,2017-08-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Parker,Forsell,"Mid West Music Fest","168 3rd St E",Winona,MN,55987,"(608) 498-0268 ",parker.f@midwestmusicfest.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-54,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10001844,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2017,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The 2016 Vintage Band Festival will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans (both musicians and audience members), and it will raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in southern Minnesota. The festival will track the number of attendees and their addresses through the collection of on-site donor cards and surveys. Festival volunteers will also estimate the total audience members through head counts and video recordings.","We aimed to provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans (artists and audience members), and to raise the quality/types of arts opportunities. We met those goals by attracting 2,000 people, some for the first time.",,11185,"Other, local or private",13685,,"Carl Behr, Dan Bergeson, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, John Stull, Bill Thornton",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"McNasty Brass July 2017",2017-06-01,2017-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W PO Box 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Lyon, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-63,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 17819,"Presenting the Lost LeDuc Compositions",2013,6631,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6631,,"Tom Achartz, Millie Gignac, Jim Huffman, Bernard Jansen, Mark Kaliszewski, Virginia Lanegran, Leonard Nachman, Roberta Norris-Norvoll, James Olson, Leah Stanek, Steve Stremski, Richard Thill, Jeff Walker, Marty Jo Bruyer, Dorothy Cashman, Bill Wolston",,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To make accessible music composed by William G. LeDuc in the 1840s",,"To make accessible music composed by William G. LeDuc in the 1840s",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Chad,Roberts,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenting-lost-leduc-compositions,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 26506,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2014,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our aim is to enhance local performance opportunities for trained adult amateur musicians and to enable local audiences, often in rural settings, to experience symphonic music. We aim to increase contact with retirement centers and school children as we promote our concerts and identify venues.Outreach measured by audience survey, attendance figures; meeting musician needs measured by player feedback/response to carpooling, rehearsal clustering, other innovations; wider-audience effort measured by evaluating response to performing newer venues/communities this season.","New audiences in new communities with successful concerts in New Prague and Kenyon. Met player needs by adjusting rehearsal schedule and better communication. Increased audiences by more contact via postcards and Facebook.",,6300,"Other, local or private",7800,,"Dan Bergeson, Richard Collman, Natalie Dimberg, Jeremy Huseth, Gary Iseminger, Clark Ohnesorge, Vicky Stoneman, Jesse Streitz, Grace Watkins",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Presents a Ballet, Concerto, and Choral Fantasy",2013-12-05,2014-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Clark,Ohnesorge,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8877 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-3,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 30847,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","An increase in the number of people attending Books and Stars events and the number of events offered. An increase in the number of checked out books and new library cards purchased from last summer. Attendance, number of performance dates scheduled, booker material circulation, number of new library cards given out, photos and videos posted on our websites, audience survey.","In compiling results from our surveys, we found that we exposed members of the community to a variety of live entertainment and we provided literacy opportunities through the booker bus which allows visitors to check out books, and to obtain a library card. The book bus drives to the venue each week and opens its doors to visitors at each performance.",,11280,"Other, local or private",12780,,"Kelly Bergman-Hurlbert, Todd Bornhauser, Adrienne Falcon, Anita, Fisher-Egge, Karen Jensen, Jennifer Cox Johnson, Melissa Larsen, Nathan Rockey, Andrea Sommers, Katrina Warner",,"Northfield Public Schools","K-12 Education","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Books and Stars Summer Entertainment Series",2015-06-01,2015-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Erin,Bailey,"Northfield Public Schools","1651 Jefferson Pkwy",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 664-3649 ",MBernhard@northfieldschools.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-21,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ", 30857,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","""Fine To Folk"" Music Nights are projected to host 6 events thot will draw I,500 individuals to this newly utilized ADA accessible Broadway Theatre in 2015. We intend to showcase 46 music artists, add 6 new venues to our community throughout a 7-month series. Distribute a dedicated 3-question survey to be completed at each event. Follow up with individuals after via both email and phone. Our focus will be to discern from them what we can provide to them which will further incline them to the arts.","We hosted five well received events drawing almost 600 individuals. Secondly, we showcased twenty musicians through this series.",,2800,"Other, local or private",4300,,"Linda Arendt, Sharon Burke, Scott Durand, Kathleen Geraghty, Jen McBride, MJ Moravec, Craig Prescher, Cassie Swanson",,"River Junctions Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"""Fine to Folk"" Music Nights at the Broadway Theatre",2015-09-01,2016-04-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Durand,"River Junctions Arts Council","PO Box 212",Wabasha,MN,55981,"(651) 564-1498 ",craigprescher@jewsonrealty.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-22,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathleen Peterson, playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Joan Sween: author; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","Kjel Alkire: performance artist; John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: operations manager, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: secretary, Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30873,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Present three public performances to at least a thousand people, including fee access for cognitively and physically disabled individuals. Gather over 85 youth singers to learn and perform treble music at a high artistic level with 85% positive audience feedback. Number of events; ticket sales numbers; invitations to disadvantages groups and Friday performance audience head count; singer enrollment roster numbers; performance of music by memory; gathering stories and emails.","Our December performances had 1337 via ticket sales, and 120 individuals who received free attendance.",,14392,"Other, local or private",15892,,"Tracy Austin, Laura Archbold, Ann Elliott, Craig Johnson, Ellington Miller, Angelica Novinger, Betsy Singer, Shelly Winemiller, Mark Winemiller",,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Sing Out Loud--Bella Voce and Bella Fiore Choir Performances",2014-12-19,2015-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Shelly,Winemiller,"Sing Out Loud AKA The Bella Choirs","PO Box 6205",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 269-7114 ",shelly@singoutloud.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-26,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 35782,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2016,2010,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Rochester Chamber Music Society endeavors to increase interest in chamber music. We use the finest musicians, concerts are free, and our venue is handicapped accessible with excellent acoustics. Our artists offer their insights into the music to audience members. Annual audience survey, concert recordings, concert analysis by the Rochester Chamber Music Society board, feedback from the artists, informal discussions with audience members, data on attendance and donations.","We met our goal of increasing interest in chamber music by offering free concerts with the finest musicians. The concert producers gave commentary on the music, and our venue was handicapped accessible.",,9245,"Other, local or private",11255,,"Grace Cheng, Jane Cooper, Stephanie Deng, Robert SP Gardner, Grace Greason, Judy Hickey, Bella Lichen, Horacio Nuguid, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, Theo Thayib, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Tomo Yamada",0.00,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Three Concerts by Rochester Chamber Music Society",2015-12-01,2016-05-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 334-2064 ",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Cass, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-37,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 35808,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2016,2010,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. The Studio ArTour will increase the number of tour brochures printed for 2016. The brochures will be widely distributed. 2. The ArTour will see an increase in participants on the 2016 tour. This will be measured by the 2016 post tour survey. Goal 1 will be measured by data collection, increasing the numbers of printed brochures. Goal 2 will be measured by data collection, artists will count (approximately) the people who visit their studios.","We met the stated goal to increase the number of printed and distributed brochures. This action resulted in a 25% increase in participants for 2016 Studio ArTour audience.",,8786,"Other, local or private",10796,,"Heather Lawrence, Sue Hammes-Knopf, Colleen Riley, Judy Saye-Willis, Tom Willis, Barbara Zaveruha",0.00,"Studio ARTour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"2016 Studio ArTour of South Central Minnesota",2016-06-02,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Alyssa,"Herzog Melby","Studio ARTour","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 649-0983 ",studioartour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-43,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",1 35815,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2016,2250,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The free performances of the 1st Brigade Band at the 2016 Vintage Band Festival will provide access to participation in the arts for more Minnesotans and will raise the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in southeastern Minnesota. Through the use of onsite donor cards and audience surveys, festival volunteers will track the names and addresses of attendees at the 1st Brigade Band's performances. Volunteers will also use head counts and videos to estimate audience numbers.","By having the 1st Brigade Band perform four free concerts in different venues, we met our goals of improving access to the arts for more Minnesotans and raising the quality, types and number of arts opportunities in southeastern Minnesota.",,5250,"Other, local or private",7500,,"Dan Bergeson, Greg Colby, Sam Deel, Vicky Langer, Joy Riggs, Jan Stevens, Lois Stratmoen, Jesse Streitz, Dan Sullivan, Bill Thornton",0.00,"Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"First Brigade Band July 2016",2016-06-01,2016-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jan,Stevens,"Vintage Band Festival","204 7th St W Ste 130",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 273-2945 ",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-45,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: Managing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 35717,"Presenter/Production Assistance",2016,2010,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Opera Festival will provide an opportunity for audience members to hear quality operatic and orchestral music, which is otherwise unavailable to people in the immediate Austin area. We will conduct an online survey after the performance and collect all attendance data for future reference. Our survey will focus on aspects of learning about opera.","We provided the opportunity for musicians and guest artists to perform (goal 1) and also provided a quality arts experience for our audience (goal 2).",,18340,"Other, local or private",20350,,"Linda Baumann, Debbie Binder, Fred Bogott, Roger Boughton, Ann Bundy, Martha Chancellor, Cheryl Collins, Morgan Dickman, Terry Dorsey, Marge Dunlap, Sue Grove, Grace Heimsness, Danielle Heiny, Laura Larson, Sonia Larson, Richard Lemons, Janet Oman Luick, Bradley Mariska, Millie Masse, Susan Radloff, Marv Repinski, Tim Rietz, Mahlon Schneider, Dick Smaby, Lorene Strobel, Paul Wahlstrom",0.00,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Presenter/Production Assistance",,"Opera festival",2015-12-14,2016-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Lemons,"Austin Symphony Orchestra","PO Box 465",Austin,MN,55912,"(507) 460-8032 ",mchancel@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/presenterproduction-assistance-30,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10012473,"Preserving the Founding Years of Jewish Community Action: Organizing for Racial and Economic Justice",2020,9940," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,2131,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",12071,,"David Brauer, Nancy Brown, Susan Cobin, Michelle Horovitz, Jeremy Kalin, Geri Katz, Ed Rapoport, Cindy Reich, Elana Schwartzman, Abbie Shain, Noa Shavit-Lonstein and Jacob Smith."," ","Jewish Community Action","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To provide better organization of the archival materials, allowing for greater public access to the community?s historic resources.",2019-10-01,2020-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Carin,Mrotz,"Jewish Community Action"," 2375 University Ave West, Suite 150 "," St. Paul "," MN ",55114,"(651) 632-2184"," carin@jewishcommunityaction.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preserving-founding-years-jewish-community-action-organizing-racial-and-economic-justice,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031390,"Preserving Minnesota Wildflower Information",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03t","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History, to preserve and enhance Minnesota Wildflowers Information, an online tool for plant identification, by integrating the content and functionality of the website with the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas for public use as required by Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.4,"U of MN","Public College/University","We propose to integrate Minnesota Wildflowers Information, an online tool for plant identification, with the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas, to preserve and extend this popular ENTRF-supported resource for future use.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-08-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ya,Yang,"U of MN","714 Biological Sciences Center 1445 Gortner Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55108-1095,"(612) 625-6292",yangya@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preserving-minnesota-wildflower-information,,,, 10034086,"Preserving and teaching Hmong Healing Practices",2024,39259,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available","0.5 FTE, 1.0 FTE","May Hang",,"This project integrates traditional Hmong healing practices into modern lifestyles and empowers younger Hmong to embrace the wisdom of their ancestors for overall health and well-being. The main objectives are: 1) identify and describe Hmong healing practices for common ailments through a series of oral history interviews of Hmong elder practitioners; 2) preserve and pass down traditional Hmong healing practices with free community workshops engaging together in learning and practicing traditional Hmong healing rituals and producing a series of three, 2-3-minute, videos demonstrating each healing practice and its techniques; 3) connect with ancestral wisdom at the workshop through health lessons that compare and apply Hmong healing practices with that of similar western self-care modalities for common ailments; 4) empower Hmong families to live a well-balanced life including the daily use of traditional healing practices.",,,2024-05-22,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,May,Hang,,,,,,"(651) 769-5956 ",mayhang1406@gmail.com,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Preservation","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preserving-and-teaching-hmong-healing-practices,,,, 10034078,"Preserving Northland Poster Collective: 30 Years of Stories and Poster Art",2024,24930,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available","0.60 FTE, 0.15 FTE, 0.20 FTE, 0.40 FTE, 0.05 FTE","Andrea Manolov",,"This project will preserve and facilitate public access to the Northland Poster Collective (NPC). NPC was a print shop in Minneapolis which operated from 1979-2009. The artists who ran NPC created art to represent identities and interests of Latinx, Black, Asian American, LGBTQIA+, and working-class people in Minnesota.",,,2024-05-22,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Andrea,Manolov,,,,,,"(612) 207-1120",andrea.mlov@gmail.com,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Preservation, Research","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preserving-northland-poster-collective-30-years-stories-and-poster-art,,,, 14308,"Preventing Erosion to the Mississippi River Gully",2012,244000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Installation of grade control structure and infiltration features to eliminate erosion from Mississippi River gully - Mississippi River Pool 3/Spring Lake (Pool 2) & Lower Vermillion River Proposed Reductions: 43,560 acre feet/year Hydrology, 70 lbs/year Phosphorus and 82 tons/year Sediment","A grade control structure was installed to eliminate erosion from the gully area. Upstream and downstream controls to promote infiltration were also installed to provide addition pollutant and water volume reductions. The project reduced the following reaching Mississippi River Pool 3/Spring Lake (Pool 2) & Lower Vermillion River: 43,560 acre feet/year Hydrology, 70 pounds per year Phosphorus and 82 tons per year Sediment. ",,95000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",244000,12000,,0.38,"Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization -Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Water from an area in and near the interchange of US Highway 52 and MN Highway 55 spills onto a steep bluff face at the head of a ravine. This has accelerated the amount of sediment eroding from the ravine into the Mississippi River. In partnership with Dakota County, Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District, the City of Rosemount, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Flint Hills Resources, the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization has been working for several years to identify a solution to this severe erosion problem. A grade control structure would take the water from the top of the bluff and drop it to the bottom of the bluff, thereby eliminating further erosion of the bluff face and existing head cut. This was determined to be the most effective and inexpensive solution to address the erosion and sediment issue. This project will reduce sediment to the Lower Mississippi River by an estimated 82 tons/year. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization -Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue ","Apple Valley","MN ",55124,"(952) 891-7546",travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preventing-erosion-mississippi-river-gully,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; "," The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No 10031453,"Preventing PFAS and Microplastics Contaminants across Minnesota",2025,656000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08k","$656,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to help stop the flow of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microplastics contaminants into Minnesota's environment by developing strategies and technologies to manage solid waste streams on site. This appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,6.63,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project helps Minnesota entities that directly or indirectly cause PFAS and microplastics contamination stop the flow of the contaminants by developing strategies to manage solid waste streams.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Roger,Ruan,"U of MN","1390 Eckles Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 804-2270",RUANX001@UMN.EDU,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/preventing-pfas-and-microplastics-contaminants-across-minnesota,,,, 17807,"Private and Public Charter Elementary Progressive Education in Minnesota: Research for a History of the Prairie Creek Community School 1983-2013, Part 2",2013,6800,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,6800,,"Randy Clay, Roz Eaton-Neeb, Trish Ferrett, Bonnie Jean Flom, Paul Hager, Dan Kelley (Chair), Laura Medwetz, Cathy Oehmke, and Heidi Welsch.",,"Prairie Creek Community School","K-12 Education","To document in 15 to 20 interviews the 30 year history of the Prairie Creek Community School, a forerunner of the Charter School movement",,"To document in 15 to 20 interviews the 30 year history of the Prairie Creek Community School, a forerunner of the Charter School movement",2012-10-01,2013-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Simon,Tyler,"Prairie Creek Community School","27695 Denmark Road",Northfield,MN,55057,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/private-and-public-charter-elementary-progressive-education-minnesota-research-history-prai,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 19965,"Production Assistance",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Cultural Heritage","Ameriikan Poijat music has brought people together to experience and understand Finnish-American heritage. Reaching out to diverse audiences has always been our goal, and at the conclusion of each program the audience mingles with the performers and discusses topics addressed in the production.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","We benefitted from the promotional efforts of the Vintage Band Festival and the local hosts. It is important that we continue to make our unique sounds available to people who now enjoy us, and to others who may learn about us. We have produced four CD recordings, which are heard on local radio and also distributed at our events.",,7300,"Other, local or private",8800,,"Jerry Barrett, Teresa Cerling, Krista Flaig, Thomas Hayden, Paul Maybery, James McMullin, Carmen Narveson,",,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band",,"Ameriikan Poijat Finnish American Brass Band Community Performances",,"Ameriikan Poijat Finnish American Brass Band Community Performances.",2013-02-01,2013-08-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057-1207,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-41,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 19985,"Production Assistance",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Our aim is to continue providing a local performance opportunity for trained adult amateur musicians, and to enable local audiences, often in rural settings, to experience symphonic music.We will continue to poll members for feedback, and receive ideas and suggestions from audiences, including tear-off questionnaires in the programs, feedback interviews with our sponsors, and an annual questionnaire for performance musicians.","We met our goals with a new concert venue in Cannon Falls, clustering rehearsals just prior to concerts, and increasing the effectiveness of our website and Facebook outlets.",,7500,"Other, local or private",9000,,"Dan Bergeson, Richard Collman, Natalie Dimberg, Jeremy Huseth, Gary Iseminger, Clark Ohnesorge, Vicky Stoneman, Jesse Streitz, Grace Watkins",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Presents Concerts in Southeastern Minnesota",,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Presents Concerts in Southeastern Minnesota.",2013-04-01,2013-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Mosey,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","304 Division St S",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-8877 ",northfieldartsguild@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-44,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20042,"Production Assistance",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","A summer musical will provide region youth access to the performing arts not available during the school year. Faribault's deaf and blind schools will be encouraged to audition for the production. This endeavor will bring together the talents of area residents.We will survey audience members, survey cast and crew, interview outgoing artistic staff. We will ensure accurate recording of attendance and revenues. We will measure audience appreciation in word-of-mouth ticket sales and/or blog and social media endorsements.","By utilizing social media we reached many more young people as audience and cast members. No other theater production in the area utilized the talents of as many young people as Footloose. A number of teen cast members noted that it made their summer worthwhile and very fun.",,17335,"Other, local or private",18835,,"Ginger Church, Matt Drenth, Alane Bendtsen, Ingrid Freeman, Jon Terrill, Steve Searl, Bill Stransky, Gail Kaderlik, Lisa Quimby, Hilary Pick",,"The Merlin Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Footloose - The Musical",,"Footloose - The Musical.",2013-06-03,2013-08-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julianna,Skulzacek,"The Merlin Players","133 E Phelps St",Owatonna,MN,55060,"(507) 451-9022 ",merlinmn@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Hennepin, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-48,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 20107,"Production Assistance",2013,1250,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","The foremost artistic goal was to produce an original theatrical work of high quality that used original sources. The financial and experiential goals were to provide arts opportunities, actors, musicians and other theatrical personnel an opportunity to bring an original work to the stage and to be paid for their efforts.We used two methods for evaluation. One was a survey and comment sheet and the other was a talk back session held after the Friday and Saturday performances.","The comments we did receive were very flattering, all ranging from a high of 10 to a low of 8 on a scale of 1-10. Of the suggestions received, most were practical concerns such as having longer intermission to allow use of restrooms and concessions.",,10450,"Other, local or private",11700,,"George Cipov, Margaret Shaw Johnson, Dan Munson, Chris Livingston, Judy Myers, Lynn Nankivil, Paul Sannerud, Peggy Sannerud,",,"Theatre du Mississippi","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Production of ""Angels in the Trees: Rockwell Kent in Winona""",,"Production of Angels in the Trees: Rockwell Kent in Winona.",2013-01-16,2013-02-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Sannerud,"Theatre du Mississippi","255 Main St PO Box 184",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 474-9350 ",theatredumississippi987@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-54,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 16132,"Production Assistance",2012,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","The 2012 season of Ameriikan poijat was aimed at further developing our audience base in Southeastern Minnesota and to especially reach more elderly listeners. Also we targeted Paradise and Faribault as a new audience area and performance setting. Evaluat",,7500,"Other, local or private",9500,,"Brian Borovsky, Tracey Gibbens, Roger Gomoll, Don Hakala, Paul Niemisto, Denise Pesola, Russell Pesola",,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Production Assistance",,"Ameriikan Poijat Vaudeville Performances.",2012-06-01,2012-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Ameriikan Poijat Finish Brass Band","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057-1207,"(507) 645-7554 ",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-37,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Scott Anderson: Historic Paramount Theatre; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Daniel Freeman: Lockwood Theatre Company; Carolyn Hiller: Choral Arts Ensemble; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Mike Larson: Loft-McKnight Fellow in Poetry; Katie Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Tom Willis: visual artist.",,No 12950,"Production Assistance",2012,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.","The audience got to see a very professional production and experience the melodrama style of performance that is not done this well many places.",,12325,"Other, local or private",13825,,"Jessica Ekeren, Daniel Freeman, Alvin Ho, Shelley Holden, David Legvold, Kathy Rush, Jim Stenglein, Lucy Prillaman Sweitzer",,"Lockwood Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Defeat of Jesse James Days",,"Musical melodrama ""Jesse"" for Defeat of Jesse James Days.",2012-07-01,2012-09-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Rush,"Lockwood Theatre Company","302 Division St",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 363-6720 ",kathy.rush@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Rice, Steele, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-34,"Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words/Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: secretary Harmony Arts Board; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.","Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jan Schewe: visual artist; Sally Scott: music educator; Leanne Stremcha: visual artist; Tom Willis: visual artist.",,Yes 12164,"Production Assistance",2011,120,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","An increase in attendance earned income, etc. among funded organizations. An increase in public participation. More artists become involved in projects that are artistically challenging for both the artists and audiences.",,,8880,"Other, local or private",9000,,,,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2010-11 concert season.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Niemisto,"Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",niemisto@stolaf.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-21,,,, 11338,"Production Assistance",2010,1380,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","An increase in attendance earned income, etc. among funded organizations. An increase in public participation. More artists become involved in projects that are artistically challenging for both the artists and audiences.",,,33970,"Other, local or private",35350,,,,"Vintage Band Music Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Planning preparation and presentation of the 2010 festival",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Paul,Nemisto,"Vintage Band Music Festival","608 Zanmiller Dr W",Northfield,MN,55057,"(507) 645-7554",vintagebandfestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/production-assistance-15,,,, 10023659,"Programming Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",4770,"Other,local or private",8770,,"Patsy Dew, Julie Fakler, Reid Hendershot, Heather Lawrenz, Lyn Rein, Tami Resler, Colleen Riley",,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant",,"Studio ArTour 2022",2022-05-02,2022-11-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Resler,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","328 10th St NW",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 412-7925",studioartour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sibley, St. Louis, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-1,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023713,"Programming Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Stories. Surveys. Video/Audio Recordings","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.","Achieved proposed outcomes",40099,"Other,local or private",44099,,"Marge Loch-Wouters, Diane Crane, Susan Ferries, Michaeleen Bonner, Kim Ross",,"Chamber Music Live","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant",,"A Chamber Music Festival",2022-01-01,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kim,Ross,"Chamber Music Live","PO Box 263",Houston,MN,55943,"(507) 273-1084",chambermusiclive@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-13,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10023696,"Programming Grant",2022,3000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection. Observed Behavior Change. Stories","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",17084,"Other,local or private",20084,,"Steve Searl, Matt Drenth, Larry Tolle, Amber Chesney, Hilary Pick, Troy Temple, Susan Dunhaupt, Kevin Clague",,"The Merlin Players","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant",,"Production of the Musical ""La Cage Aux Folles""",2022-03-28,2022-06-26,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julianna,Skluzacek,"The Merlin Players","133 Phelps St E",Owatonna,MN,55060,"(507) 451-9022",merlinmn@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Mower, Rice, Steele, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-8,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848",1 10023708,"Programming Grant",2022,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection. Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved proposed outcomes",1430,"Other,local or private",5430,,"Rayah Abudayyeh, Jason Ding, Robert S.P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Albert Hu, Maggie Hu, Heder Jang, Tiffany Kung, Horacio Nuguid, Kyle Pido, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Jeffrey Wang, Tomohiko Yamada, Nicole Yang",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant",,"Three Concerts by RCMS",2021-12-01,2022-05-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-10,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Julianna Skluzacek: professional actor and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Levi Livingood: musician; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10029105,"Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Grantees change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Interviews","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",11000,,16000,,"Arneson, Darlene - Treasurer Harding, Fred - Chairman Hill, George Margolis, Mark Pearson, Brenda Peterson, Jake - Secretary Shutes, Pat",,"WideSpot Performing Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",,"2023 Wabasha Community Cultural Project",2022-07-01,2023-12-03,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Pat,Shutes,"WideSpot Performing Arts Center and Community Project","611 Broadway Ave",Wabasha,MN,55981,"(651) 560-4681",widespotarts@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-arts-organizations-17,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10028951,"Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",2023,4700,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Stories","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1220,,5920,,"Dave Appleyard, Duane Everson, Paul Grabowski, Russ Margulies, John Robison, Bob Williams",,"Northfield Troubadours","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",,"Strengthening Choral Singing to Special Audiences",2022-07-01,2023-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Robison,"Northfield Troubadours","1651 Jefferson Pkwy",Northfield,MN,55051,"(507) 664-3700",johnrobison3123@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Goodhue",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-arts-organizations-14,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028741,"Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",2023,5325,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.","Achieved proposed outcomes",24803,"Other,local or private",30128,,"Rayah Abudayyeh, Jason Ding, Robert S.P. Gardner, Judy Hickey, Albert Hu, Heder Jang, Tiffany Kung, Horacio Nuguid, Kaitlyn Phan, Mark Scheitel, Helga Smars, Joan Smith, David Townsend, Paul Walker, Jeffrey Wang, Tomohiko Yamada, Nicole Yang",,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",,"A Concert by Rochester Chamber Music Society",2022-07-01,2023-05-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Joan,Smith,"Rochester Chamber Music Society","PO Box 834",Rochester,MN,55903-0834,"(507) 287-9765",rcmsociety@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-arts-organizations-7,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028737,"Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Surveys","Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",4183,"Other,local or private",9183,,"Catherine Ashton, Janet Behrens, Louis Behrens, Nicholas Evert, Anatilde Gonzalez-Guerrico, Alan Hoffman, Brian Lesher, Elise Pemberton, Rosemary Perry, Ray Schmitz",,"Rochester International Film Group","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",,"26th Rochester International Film Festival",2022-07-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Janet,Behrens,"Rochester International Film Group","PO Box 6803",Rochester,MN,55903,"(507) 288-8990",rchintflmgrp@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-arts-organizations-6,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum",,2 10028777,"Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Surveys","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Overcame barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.;Provided high quality, age","Achieved proposed outcomes",6813,"Other,local or private",11813,,"Patsy Dew, Julie Fakler, Reid Hendershot, Heather Lawrenz, Jessica Prill, Lyn Rein, Tami Resler",,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Programming Grant for Arts Organizations",,"South Central Minnesota Studio ARTour 2023",2022-07-01,2023-11-10,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Tami,Resler,"South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour","328 10th St NW",Faribault,MN,55021,"(507) 412-7925",studioartour@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Winona, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/programming-grant-arts-organizations-10,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: community arts activist; James Douglass: theatre artist and administrator; Benjamin Downs: musician and arts educator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Eileen Moeller: arts administrator; Cynthia Neth: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10009048,"Project Grant",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Athena Music and Leadership Camp will involve 30-100 middle and high school in a five-day intensive music camp at Saint Cloud State University. Students will participate in masterclasses and attend performances with professional musicians and educators. Outcomes will be measured in reporting of enrollment data, attendance at public performances and feedback from participants via post-event online survey.","Athena Music and Leadership Camp served 27 middle and high school age campers. Eighteen instructors worked with these campers presenting classes, workshops, rehearsals and performances over the course of five days. The culminating concert was held in Ritsche Auditorium at Saint Cloud State University.","achieved proposed outcomes",15802,"Other,local or private",22802,,,0.00,"Athena Music and Leadership Camp Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Athena Music and Leadership Camp is a 5-day, residential summer program for middle and high school female musicians in band and orchestra.",2019-07-07,2019-07-11,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Catharine,Bushman,"Athena Music and Leadership Camp","1221 9th Ave N","St Cloud",MN,56303,"(320) 208-2082",csbushman@stcloudstate.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, Scott, Sherburne, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-317,"Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Jeff Burns: cellist, treasurer for Buffalo Community Orchestra, grant writer for BCO, board members for Wright County Extension, Wright County Soil and Water, Monticello Community Education; Barb Kellogg: photographic artist specializing in nature creating elegant and timeless images, awarded the Artist Career Development Grant for “What Mental Illness Feels Like—Images & Stories”, photographer with increasing her knowledge of photographing with film, continuing the exploration of mental illness through photography and interviews to create a book; William Tregaskis, Ph.D: coordinator for the Buffalo office of Central Minnesota Mental Health Center, Chair of the Minnetonka Unitarian Universalist performing arts series,. president of the Buffalo Community Orchestra, Stephanie Peterson: Fine Arts/ Social Studies curriculum coordinator for Saint Cloud Area School District 742, involved with music with a touch of drama through high school and college and has remained interested and supportive of both fine arts education and community art programs ever since; Mike Brubaker: executive director of the Sherburne History Center, worked as an Executive Director, a curator, archivist, customer service manager, contract work in Historic Preservation with CLG programs, variety of public programs on family history and local history.","Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher; choral director; community theatre director; voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota board member; Leslie Hanlon: secretary Stearns County, director of fundraising and marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation.",,2 10009083,"Project Grant",2019,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Maintaining a high quality of art combined with an increase in Festival attendance of 5%; continuing to add more inclusivity and diversity. The number and quality of applications received, and the amount of diverse art and/or minority artists selected by our independent jury, crowd numbers using Saint Joseph Police Dept. and experienced food vendors estimates.","Several artists reported that they did very well in spite of lower numbers of patrons due to poor weather conditions. This outcome was based on artist survey results. Approximately half the number of audience members attended as usually attend. Many felt the patrons who did show up were there to purchase art.","achieved most of the proposed outcomes",8417,"Other,local or private",15417,,"Alicia Peters: president, artist recruitment and jury selection process; Mary Degiovanni: treasurer; Mary Niedenfuer; vice-president, Festival project director, artist recruitment and selection; Danielle Taylor: food vendor coordinator and sustainability; Alison Bell: logistics; Jeff Engholm: entertainment and technical set-up; Thomasette Scheeler, OSB: logistics and volunteer coordination; Laura Kutzera Gaarder: street entertainment, logistics and general festival needs; Denise Silvers: logistics; Sarah Boleyn: writers and poets and organizes The Book End",0.00,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Millstream Arts Festival is an outdoor, juried arts festival presenting visual artists and musicians in a family-friendly festival environment. Our project grant application will fund just over 40% of our budgeted 2017 Festival expenses.",2019-09-29,2019-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Niedenfuer,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","PO Box 448","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-7723",millstream@millstreamartsfestival.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Wright, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Douglas, Chisago, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Hubbard, Carver, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Le Sueur, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-340,"Linda Brobeck: board chair for Central Minnesota Arts Board, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC., served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: board treasurer for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Blues musician, Victorian photographer proficient in digital imaging and platinum/ palladium printing and wet plate collodion process and bromoil printing and cyanotype printing, certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: board secretary for Central Minnesota Arts Board, Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud Minnesota, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, station manager of KVSC Radio, grant writer, music concert producer, Community Events Organizer; Roger Reinardy: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, fine and commercial artist, served as a board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation; Denise Todd: board member for Central Minnesota Arts Board, dance at Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; undergraduate at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.","Linda Brobeck: vice chair Wright County, visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC.; served on a number of non-profit boards; Ken Barry: Blues musician; Victorian photographer proficient in Digital imaging and, Platinum/Palladium printing and Wet Plate Collodion process and Bromoil printing and Cyanotype printing; University of Wisconsin; certified nuclear engineer; Buddy King: Saint Cloud playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, unit director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in Saint Cloud, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Community Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, station manager of KVSC Radio, music concert producer, community events organizer; Roger Reinardy: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, fine and commercial artist, board member for Sauk Center Area Community Foundation;Denise Todd: Central Minnesota Arts Board board member, Business Administration with a Minor in Dance from Valdosta State University, U.S. Air Force veteran, geospatial intelligence analyst; Saint Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health and Planning and Community Development with a Minor in Ethnics and Human Relations; Joe Scapanski: Minnesota State Ag Society Board of Managers; Minnesota State Fair liaison for arts division; responsible for bringing artists to exhibit and perform at the Benton Co Annual Fair; 2014 International Fairs and Expositions award for promoting arts and heritage.",,2 10005885,"Project Grant",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Present ""Annie"" with 25 children and 40 adults in the cast and another 40 adults working behind the scenes. Provide a children's theater training during rehearsals when children are not on stage. We will put a QR Code in the program that will link audience members to an on-line evaluation of the play. The children's theater training will have a written pre and post-experience evaluation.","1. Perform ""Annie, The Musical""-we put a QR Code for an on-line evaluation in the program. 2. Children's Theater Training-had the participants fill out a written evaluation. 3. Children's Theater Day-group interview of students to evaluate their experience. 4. ""Pay What You Can"" Night- asked for a written evaluation. 5. Educational Displays-had a written evaluation near the displays.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",28743,"Other,local or private",30743,,"Jennifer Dean Dwyer: President; Vicki Meyer: Vice President; Sara Patton: Secretary; Eric Stewart: Treasurer; Cory Quinn: Board Member; Amy Hunter: Board Member; Brenda Jacobson: Board Member; Gayle Kinzer: Board Member; Mike Lamb: Board Member; Jennifer Wirz: Board Member",,"Great Northern Theatre Company","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"GNTC will present the musical, ""Annie"" this summer with four added value components as outlined below.",2018-05-22,2018-08-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Hunter,"Great Northern Theatre Company","PO Box 504","Cold Spring",MN,56320,"(320) 241-4682 ",gntc9@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Meeker, Morrison, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Steele, Steele, Becker, Isanti, Scott, McLeod, Wadena, Todd, Anoka, Carver, Goodhue, Olmsted, Dakota, Watonwan, Watonwan, Nicollet, Cass, Kandiyohi, Lake, Douglas, Beltrami, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-274,"Linda Brobeck: Chair at CMAB, Minnesota visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC, served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County, Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer.","Linda Brobeck: Chair at CMAB, Minnesota visual artist, owner of Crow River North LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Doug Lien: Stearns County, Watercolorist, Member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Wright County, Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Leslie Hanlon: Secretary on CMAB, Stearns County, Director of Fundraising, Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; George Minerich: Benton County Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Joyce Lyons: actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manager of KVSC Radio, Music Concert Producer, Community Events Organizer.",,2 10978,"Project Incorporate",2010,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased number of 501(c)(3) arts organizations in the region.",,,30,"Other, local or private",530,,,,"Greater Wadena Arts League","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To incorporate as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mim,Maas,"Greater Wadena Arts League","PO Box 85",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-0804",wadenaarts@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-incorporate-2,,,, 11010,"Project Incorporate",2010,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Increased number of 501(c)(3) arts organizations in the region.",,,,,1000,,,,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To assist organizational efforts culminating in nonprofit 501(c)(3) status",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jamie,Roberston,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Rd 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-4618",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-incorporate-3,,,, 12761,"Project Grant",2012,4000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","If this project achieves the intended outcomes, the Fine Arts Program expects audiences and residency participants will have a new interest and curiosity about classical music that will lead them to explore other offerings, both traditional and more innovative forms. Fine Arts Program staff members expect to these activities will also strengthen relationships with our residency partners, which in turn will facilitate future partnerships. We anticipate that residency participants will have a greater sense of musical history through the elementary education components of the Project TrioÆs outreach. The Fine Arts Program anticipates that area youth who participate in residencies will have a better appreciation for music through hands-on interactions with the ensemble and instruments. Project Trio will provide college students with improvisation training and instrument master classes.The Fine Arts Program will gather feedback responses from workshop facilitators to find out if the residency activities met the intended goals and/or expectations for each different demographic. These will not be surveys so much as narrative responses, giving partners a chance to provide more meaningful feedback. When we have partnered in the past, the Prairie Lakes Youth Detention facility has asked their participants to journal about their experiences; these reflections have provided a wealth of information on the impact of arts activities. The Fine Arts Program will ask Prairie Lakes Youth Detention to do the same for this residency. We will ask for this kind of feedback from College of St Benedicts/St John's University faculty whose classes take part in workshops with Project Trio, Oak Ridge Elementary teachers, Prairie Lakes Youth Detention facility, and the Saint RaphaelÆs administrative staff The easiest and most often used measure of success will, of course, be attendance numbers at residency activities and at the public performance. The Fine Arts Program will track ticket sales and participation numbers at residency events as well as survey the public performance audience to find out if this performance attracted new audiences to a chamber music as anticipated and if this style of chamber music was successful at changing attitudes and/or perceptions of what defines classical music.","This project provided nine free residency activities across a diverse range of the central Minnesota community. Value added opportunities included: three master classes (one for each: flute, cello, and bass students), a free performance for residents of A",,8951,"Other, local or private",12951,,"Steve Armstrong, Dennis Beach, Carie Braun, Tony Christianson, Marilou Denbo Eldred, Patrick Ellingsworth, Terry Fruth, Conner Griffin, Stuart Harvey, Linda Hoeschler, Eric Hollas, Ann Huntrods, Bill Jeatran, Jim Knoblach, Paul Krump, Benedict Leuthner, R",,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","Public College/University","Project Trio residency and performance",,"In March of 2012, chamber music ensemble Project Trio will present a public performance and a minimum of seven residency activities.",2012-03-23,2012-05-23,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Leslie,Hanlon,"Saint John's University AKA Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming","PO Box 2000",Collegeville,MN,56321-2000,"(320) 363-5030 ",lhanlon@csbsju.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Washington, Dakota, Ramsey, Anoka, Sherburne, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Todd, Morrison, Benton",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-77,"Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board.","Chris Rasmussen: retired Foley Senior High School art teacher, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; John Stander: Executive director for Elk River Arts Alliance, school administrator; Peter Veljkovich: served on the Littleton Fine Arts Committee and as county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, Fine Arts Photographer, Writer, Disc Jockey; Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedicts/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Janice Courtney: Arts Advisor/Assistant Director of St. Cloud State University Program Board.",,No 10031049,"Project Resonance",2022,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","We see stereotypes gloss over cultural and economic realities of our country and dehumanize Asian/Black experiences. Project Resonance intends to use Arts that familiar by Asian American (Guzheng Music/Asian Dance), and integrate with Arts that familiar by Blacks (Rap/Hip Hop Dance), to attract both communities, and discuss the difficult subject - the Animosity between the 2 groups, and how that worsen the pandemic impacts on each others. Our Project will recruit 6 Artists to create 5 Guzheng music/5-8 dances, engage 40 community members to share cross-cultural stories to inspire the Artistic Team to create the Dance Drama Resonance,and work with 20 youth of color to stage the Final Show and travelling shows, and reach 2,000 audiences. We will: - Track and report on the number and types of materials/assets created and shared; - Develop progress reports on basic activity metrics; and - Report on an estimated number of people reached and success stories. Success will be measured through Process & Outcome Evaluation. We will evaluate PROCESS success through # of attendance, quality of dialogues during the creation process, the level of youth's participation and relevance of the project to them, its effects on the artists, and cultural communities (such as increasing # of cross-cultural collaborations, etc.), as well as below matrix indicators: - # and types of audiences, events/performances held; - # and types of ways a creative output is viewed or seen (e.g., live performances, streaming hits,etc.); and - # and type of ways creative work is promoted (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.). The OUTCOME Evaluation will focus on behavioral changes among participants, such as increasing understanding of others, measured by: - Change in cultural knowledge by target audience; - Change in artist confidence to engage public in conversations about getting along with one and another; - Change in participant knowledge and confidence level through cross-cultural communication; - # and types of ways community feedback is sought; and - Audience Survey: # and degree to which people's behaviors changed and Increased awareness of the importance of intercultural harmony.","PROPOSED OUTCOMES: Collaborating between African & Asian American (Am) artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance,with Composer/Lead Musician Jarrelle Barton (African Am), Choreographer/Xuefeng Lee (Hmong Am). Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony. Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts. A. PROPOSED GOALS: #1: Successfully address challenges of working together, cross cultural lines among the Asian-African Am Artistic Team through project planning and implementation of the Dance Drama Resonance. #2: Successfully promote deeper, richer artistic and cross-cultural experience for Asian youth through joint-training and the Dance Drama Resonance. #3: Successfully overcome cultural barriers and change Asian and African Am Communities' perceptions toward each other beyond stereotyping through storytelling get-togethers and the Dance Drama Resonance,throughout MN. B. PRPOSED ACTIVITIES: 1) Hosting at least 2 Story-telling Get Together events for Asian and African American elders, professionals and youth; 2) Jointly creating the Dance Drama Resonanceby Asian and African Am artists, with at least 3 new original Guzheng music to accompanying 3 newly choreographed fusion dances that are inspired by the Get Together stories; 3) Training Asian youth as talents and technical crew for the Dance Drama Resonance;and 4) Public staging/touring of the newly created Dance Drama Resonance C. ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR: * Completed the Story-telling Get Together event for Asian and African American elders, professionals and youth * * Completed incorporating those stories into newly created 5 Guzheng Music scores by African American musician Jarrelle Barton * #1 Opening - Resonance - peaceful and hearing COVID-19 (paying not much attention) - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1z7ExeII5Av7zBbI1MpWZek4qolJcb0RS * #2 - Disaster - getting serious, angry, frustration * #3 - Breathe - people learn to adapt https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1z7ExeII5Av7zBbI1MpWZek4qolJcb0RS * #4 - Dance Phoenix - COVID-19 cases up and down - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uOrakbar7fEfg0i_bp9dYQOhxe3jgEEW/view * #5 - Ode to a Wish - end with HOPE -https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1z7ExeII5Av7zBbI1MpWZek4qolJcb0RS * * Completed incorporated the newly created music into the dance drama - Project Resonance * * Completed the costume designs and finalizing/rehearsing the new dance choreographies with youth; I. Proposed Measurable Outcomes: Collaborating between African and Asian American artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance,with Composer/Lead Musician Jarrelle Barton (African American), Choreographer/Xuefeng Lee (Hmong American). Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony. Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts. A. NEEDS. An increasing number of people of Asian heritages in Minnesota, and more broadly, in many other parts of the U.S. have reported experiencing racism over the past few years as COVID-19 virus spread across the world. Because COVID-19 was unknown to the public until the outbreak in Wuhan, China, some Americans feel justified in spreading xenophobic messages that blames Asian-identifying people for this deadly virus. The anti-Asian racism we face is only escalating, as national leadership continues to use the term like China Virus,such xenophobic language against Asians. Racist actions ranging from using xenophobic and racial slurs, to refusing customer service, to outright physical attacks have also increased. To combat the racial hatred, Artists from Pan Asian Arts Alliance come together to create a new Dance Drama - Project Resonancethat showcases the cross-cultural beauties. Project Resonanceis a collaboration between African American and Asian American artists to jointly create diverse music and dance pieces to reflect COVID-19 impacts on the BIPOC communities, and to organize the ""Resonance"" dance drama, to support cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, in order to mitigate the pandemic conflicts and support intercultural harmony. B. PROPOSED GOALS: #1: Successfully address challenges of working together, cross cultural lines among the Asian-African Am Artistic Team through project planning and implementation of the Dance Drama Resonance.-> FINAL RESULT: Completed #2: Successfully promote deeper, richer artistic and cross-cultural experience for Asian youth through joint-training and the Dance Drama Resonance.-> FINAL RESULT: Completed #3: Successfully overcome cultural barriers and change Asian and African Am Communities' perceptions toward each other beyond stereotyping through storytelling get-togethers and the Dance Drama Resonance,throughout MN. -> FINAL RESULT: Completed C. PRPOSED ACTIVITIES: 1) Hosting at least 2 Story-telling Get Together events for Asian and African American elders, professionals and youth -> FINAL RESULT: Completed 2) Jointly creating the Dance Drama Resonanceby Asian and African American artists, with at least 3 new original Guzheng music to accompanying 3 newly choreographed fusion dances that are inspired by the Get Together stories -> FINAL RESULT: 3 original Guzheng music, and 15 new dances, see below session for details 3) Training BIPOC youth as talents and technical crew for the Dance Drama Resonance-> FINAL RESULT: Completed 4) Public staging/touring of the newly created Dance Drama Resonance-> FINAL RESULT: Completed 6 performances, see below session for details. II. Outcomes of Grant: After the Story-sharing and cultural exchange process, the Artistic Team has decided to create a Dance Drama that reflecting the pandemic impacts on BIPOC communities. In order to combat the racial hatred, Artists from Asian Media Access and Pan Asian Arts Alliance come together to create a new Dance Drama - Project Resonancethat showcases the cross-cultural beauties, and how BIPOCs supporting each other and surviving the pandemic together with cultural resiliency. Project Resonanceis a collaboration between African American and Asian American artists to jointly create diverse music and dance pieces to reflect COVID-19 impacts on the BIPOC communities, and to organize the Resonancedance drama, to support cross-cultural understanding and appreciation, in order to mitigate the pandemic conflicts and support intercultural harmony. Our artistic team has included: * Producer/Director: Ange Hwang * Lighting and Technical Director: Stephen J. Lu * Composer and Guzheng Musician: Jarrelle Barton * Choreographer/Project Lead: XueFeng Lee * Costume Designer: Andreanna Yang * Talents: Unity Dance Company with the Lead Dancers - Anna Thao and Sean Thao The Dance Drama Project Resonancehas previewed at the 2022 May Songkran Festival at the State Capital, and debuted the whole show on July 11th, at the prestigious Grand Rapids' REIF Performing Arts Center. As a journey going through the Pandemic, the composer Jarrelle Barton has composed new music, to highlight the pandemic impacts on families, and incorporated 3 new Guzheng music in reflecting the composer's experience with COVID: from just learning about COVID, not paying much attention, to realizing the disaster it created; to feeling angry and frustration; then learning to adapt, and end with appreciation and hope for all of us. Then the Choreographer XueFeng Lee has taken the music and choreographed multiple dances to thread a dance drama together, to better reflect different stage of struggles among BIPOCs, and end with a positive note - as a unified message - wearing the mask to protect yourself and protect the community. Not only was the music were beautifully played, and the 22 dancers' ensemble from the Unity Dance Company clearly illustrated how pandemic progressed as virus evolved, along with sacrifices of many, to where we are now - a new normal. ",,,N/A,20000,,"PAAA's Advisory Committee: 1) Jin Chen (Chinese American Chamber of Commerce - MN) 2) Catlynn Dang (Youth Representative); 3) Jijun He (Freelance Photographer); 4) Ange Hwang (Executive Director of Asian Media Access), Board Chair 5) Ying Li (Program Director of Pan Asian Arts Alliance and Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance); 6) Steve aka ""Mr Fun"" (Executive Director of Funtime Funktions); 7) Korawan Muangmode (Yin) (General Manager at Amazing Thailand Uptown Bar & Restaurant); 8) Tin Tran (Artistic Director of ENRG Dance Team); 9) Mintshis Vang (Artistic Director of Vang Performing Arts Group and Project Director of PAAA); and 10) Eric Voung (Artistic Director of Vietnamese Lion Dance Team) ; Catlynn Dang (Youth Representative); Arrly Her (Dance Teacher for Vang Performing Arts Group); Ange Hwang (Executive Director of Asian Media Access), Board Chair; Steve aka ""Mr Fun"" (Executive Director of Funtime Funktions); Korawan Muangmode (Yin) (General Manager at Amazing Thailand Uptown Bar & Restaurant); Tin Tran (Artistic Director of ENRG Dance Team), Board Secretary; Eric Voung (Artistic Director of Vietnamese Lion Dance Team); Dr. Dao Yang (Director of Laotian Senior Dance Group); and Aeola Lu (Project Coordinator of Pan Asian Arts Alliance).",,"Pan Asian Arts Alliance",,"Collaboration between African and Asian American artists to jointly create/present a new dance drama - Resonance. Project Resonance orchestrates new creations of music and dances to serve as a communication bridge across cultural/racial lines, to mitigate racial tensions between African and Asian communities, to illustrate the cross-cultural experience, and eventually promote Intercultural Harmony. Resonance inspires inner/outer connections to create sustainable impacts.",,,2022-03-01,2022-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, St. Louis, Watonwan, Statewide, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Itasca, Ramsey, Scott, Watonwan",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-resonance,,,, 10032810,"Project Grant Round 2",2024,8000,,"ACHF Arts Access","Between 3,000 and 5,000 people will attend the festival between 1-6 days, enjoying music, making music, and developing community around Bluegrass and Old-Time Music. We actively survey our attendees about all of these aspects of the festival, and seek out feedback from artists, vendors, volunteers, and sponsors year-round to ensure that we can continue to put on the very best Bluegrass Festival in the state.",,,159000,"Other,local or private",167000,,,,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant Round 2",,"Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival, Richmond, MN. MBOTMA will produce a music festival at El Rancho Manana Campground in Richmond, MN, August 6?11, 2024 featuring National, Regional and Local Artists.",2024-08-04,2024-08-11,,Completed,,,Ross,Willits,"Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass","PO Box 16408",Minneapolis,MN,55416,"(601) 651-3694",ross@minnesotabluegrass.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-round-2-43,"Jerry Schnabel: Degree in education and music; Band director; Church musician, past CMAB panelist; served as a board member and president of the National Association of Media Centers; served as a board member and chair of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Annandale Arts and Textile Center grant writer. Lacey Eidem: BFA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting, Teaching certification, Art Teacher, Fine Artist. Continuing education and professional development courses completed through Springboard for the Arts: Artist Career Consultation, Virtual Legan Clinic, Individual Artist Training, Work of Art Toolkit, Art Train Technical Assistance, Tax Basics for Artists, Recordkeeping, Business Plan Essentials. Dan Gruhlke: Master of Science in Child and Family Studies, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education, professional training experiences with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bethel University, College of Arts and Sciences, Minnesota Conference on Science Education, Minnesota Science Teacher Association, STEM Specialist, Science Committee Science Presenter and Curriculum Reviewer, Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children, National Science Teaching Association Consultant, Minnesota Head Start Association Parent Engagement Conference Technology Staff Development Presenter, Wright County Community Action Head Start Staff Development, CMAB Teaching Artist. Aimee Miron: Degree in Theatre Arts, Paramount Center for the Arts, Director of Community Engagement, GREAT Theatre, Director, Teaching Artist, Boys and Girls Club Digital Art Show, Juror, parent volunteer for Youth Chorale of Central MN. Steven Ringsmuth Stolpman: MS of Science Marriage and Family Therapy, BA Political Science History, experienced in youth counseling, past assistant Scoutmaster, participated in the Minority Fellowship Program, past co-chair of Environmental Taskforce UMM, enjoys drawing, reading, and nature photography.","Buddy King: CMAB Board Chair, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, community youth arts initiatives; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Vice Chair, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) member, Minnesota Presenters Network board director; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Treasurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, Musician, equipment retail experience, event and project manager; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Louis Witt: BA and MA in Music Education, Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children; Tom Berger: Small Business Owner, AAA Courier Express, Waite Park; Producer, Production Manager, Designer with Belville Productions; Served in many capacities for the History Theatre in St. Paul including Managing Director, Educational Project Director, Tour Director, Production Manager, Designer; University of Minnesota, Theatre Arts, Classics, Geology; Deb Vander Eyk, BA in social research, BS arts education, AA Advertising, past experience as an Art Teacher and instructor; served as ED for Multicultural Childrens' Art Connection dance program, member of Women of words, Member of League of MN Poets, manager of Good Earth Coop Art Gallery; Eric Ellwoods: facilities manager, BA in Christian Ministry, history of involvement in choirs and community theater, member of Buffalo Community Theater board of directors.",,2 35571,"Project Grant",2016,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","While successfully producing ""Fiddler on the Roof"" for the first time here we plan to get as many community members as possible in our cast, orchestra, crew and audiences. Since we weren't able to produce a show last summer we will work hard to “win” them all back, and plan to rival our participation from our 2014 large-cast musical production, “Les Miserables.” Our goal is to match and even surpass the participants and audience numbers of “Les Miserables” with participation in “Fiddler!” Success will be ev","Our goal in 2016 was to gain back our community theater participants, equal to or surpassing the levels of participation from our previous production (Les Miserables in 2014) due to the fact we were unable to produce a show in 2015. The Project Grant Evaluation Tool below shows that although our number of audience members was less than hoped for, our participation by both adults and youth in our cast, orchestra, crew and ushers, increased over our 2014 numbers. We were successful in attracting new individuals interested in being a part of this and future productions, including cast members, musicians, set builders, costumers, light and sound techs and many new audience members as well.",,27000,"Other, local or private",34000,,"Tracy McConkey, Irene Bender, Bill Aho, Rebecca Clemen, Chuck Nelson, Mark Linder",0.00,"Dassel-Cokato Community Education","K-12 Education","Project Grant",,"Production of ôFiddler on the Roofö to bring participants back to our theater after a one year break. We will present the popular ""Fiddler on the Roof"" with an award-winning director to hopefully woo back our cast, musicians, crew, other volunteers and es",2016-07-22,2016-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Colleen,Compton,"Dassel-Cokato Community Education","4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1400",Cokato,MN,55321,"(320) 286-4120 ",colleen.compton@dc.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Wright, Meeker, McLeod, Hennepin, Stearns, Carver, Dakota, Anoka, Sherburne, Kandiyohi, Sherburne, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-183,"Linda Brobeck: Central Minnesota Arts Board Director; Paula Benfer: visual artist working in printmaking, batik on paper, collage and assemblage; Ryan Dunlop: musician who plays anything with strings on it from bass to violin, makes music with everything from soft-synths to electronics programmed to make all sorts of noise; Jeff Prauer: Former Executive Director of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, past president and vice president of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, symphony orchestra management, freelance trombonist; Donna Rice: cast glass sculptor, teaching artist; Carrie Zwack: performing arts and music, St Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Administrative Assistant, member of the Meire Grove Community Band, works with Pioneer Place Theatre and the Veranda Lounge.","Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: film, digital, and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.",,2 35599,"Project Grant",2016,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","We will have 500 films submitted involving 1200-1500 artists combined. Most will be adults but one of our goals is educating minors in video production. We will have at least five films from minors and also aide in the creation of five local films that will be shown at the festival. We will have 15 shows with an average attendance of 100 people for a total of 1500 patrons. We use submission forms for the films. It tells us how many adults and minors worked on each project with most projects using anywhere from 15-25 (or more) people. We sell tickets which allows us to track how many people attended each show.","We set out a goal for 500 submissions and received over 800 (which eclipsed the 450 we got in 2015). We expected 1200 artists to participate in those films and instead we saw the work of more than 3000 contributors. Some films made by as few as one person and some by well over 100. We set out to get five films from minors and got 18 instead. We also expected to show five local films and were able to screen 30 films made in Minnesota (and 19 from Central Minnesota). Lastly, we expected about 1500 people in attendance. We saw almost 1200 folks this year. The evaluation tool I uploaded was a copy of the festival pass we sold. We were able to count those sales toward how many patrons we had.",,12300,"Other, local or private",19300,,"Jody Barth, Daniel Barth, Jason Ewert, Sarah Steinfeldt, Ashley See, Cole McDonald, Heidi Jeub",0.00,"Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"The St Cloud Film Fest celebrates local and independent film. We will show a combintation of features and shorts during 15 shows November 5-12. Over the year we educate students in various forms of production from live action to stop-motion animation.",2016-11-05,2016-11-12,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Scott,"Saint Cloud Film Festival","6280 County Rd 120 Ste 323","St Cloud",MN,56303,"(320) 493-9019 ",StCloudFilmFestival@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Dakota, Ramsey, Morrison, Crow Wing, Todd, Clay",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-200,"Linda Brobeck: Central Minnesota Arts Board Director; Paula Benfer: visual artist working in printmaking, batik on paper, collage and assemblage; Ryan Dunlop: musician who plays anything with strings on it from bass to violin, makes music with everything from soft-synths to electronics programmed to make all sorts of noise; Jeff Prauer: Former Executive Director of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, past president and vice president of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, symphony orchestra management, freelance trombonist; Donna Rice: cast glass sculptor, teaching artist; Carrie Zwack: performing arts and music, St Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Administrative Assistant, member of the Meire Grove Community Band, works with Pioneer Place Theatre and the Veranda Lounge.","Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: film, digital, and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.",,2 32518,"Project Grant",2016,5110,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. 100 pieces submitted with approximately 40 juried in. 2. Award Reception will have an attendance of 150 people. 3. The exhibit will be on display during at least 12 performances at the Paramount Theatre.; 1. 100 pieces submitted with approximately 40 juried in. 2. Award Reception will have an attendance of 150 people. 3. The exhibit will be on display during at least 12 performances at the Paramount Theatre with thousands of viewers. 1. Registration forms will track the number of pieces submitted to the show. 2. Head count will be utilized for the reception count in the theatre. 3. A follow up tally will be used to gauge the audience for the theatre events during the exhibition. 1. Registration forms will track the number of pieces entered and the accepted pieces to the show. 2. Head count will be utilized for the reception count. 3. A follow up tally will be used to gauge the audience attendance for Paramount Theatre events. 4. An online survey will be used. 5. A photographer will participate in the documentation of the event, which captures expressions, participation, gender, age and diversity.","1. 100 pieces submitted with approximately 40 juried in: Registration forms will track the number of pieces submitted to the show. 2. Award Reception will have an attendance of 150 people: Head count will be utilized for the reception count in the theatre. 3. The exhibit will be on display during at least 12 performances at the Paramount Theatre: A follow up tally will be used to gauge the audience for the theatre events during the exhibition.",,3090,"Other, local or private",8200,,"Julia Gustafson, Shane Mahon, Regan Stommes, Christopher Zlatic, Ellen Nelson",0.00,"Visual Arts Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"16th Annual Essential Art Exhibition and Celebration",2016-01-22,2016-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Natalie,Ratha,"Visual Arts Minnesota","PO Box 972","St Cloud",MN,56302,"(320) 257-3108 ",vam@visualartsminnesota.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Washington, Grant, Anoka, Crow Wing, Big Stone, Marshall, Hennepin, Itasca, Olmsted, Olmsted, Goodhue, Ramsey, Wright, Otter Tail, Mower, Nobles, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-171,"Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; George Minerich: photographer, volunteer at local arts center and photography club; Mark Nelson: Music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, Board Member of American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor.","Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; George Minerich: photographer, volunteer at local arts center and photography club; Mark Nelson: Music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, Board Member of American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor.","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290 ",1 10023550,"Project Grant",2022,7545,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","We will host the 32nd Annual Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference in Sauk Centre, continuing our artistic goal of instructing and mentoring writers of all ages and backgrounds.; Our primary outcome is to increase participant access to professional writers while providing practical knowledge relating to participants' particular areas of writing. Another outcome is the ability to attract professional writers who can connect with participants of all skill levels to serve as presenters. A third outcome is to continue to attract writers of all ages and abilities from central Minnesota to attend the conference. These main outcomes will be measured from the participant feedback forms that we gather at the end of the conference day. Perhaps the best evidence that points to our achieved outcomes is the fact that we have sponsored this conference each year since 1990, attracting 70-100 writers per year. Many of the participants have attended more than one conference. We receive requests from professional writers to be speakers at our conferences. We have succeeded in attracting the best of Minnesota writers to be speakers, including Robert Bly, Bill Holm, Jon Hassler, Will Weaver, Douglas Wood, Gary Paulsen, Kevin Kling, Frederick Manfred, Leif Enger, Faith Sullivan, Joyce Sutphen, James Bradley and many more. These key outcomes all provide evidence that the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference meets a need and achieves its outcome goals. We will gather written feedback from all participants at the conference, both in-person and virtual. We will than collate the data to use as a planning tool for future writers conferences.; We measure our outcomes by asking each participant and presenter to provide written feedback concerning their conference experience. The feedback form is included in each participant's and presenter's registration folder that they receive at the start of the day. We gather the completed feedback forms at the end of the day and collate the responses. Many of our presenters, in fact, have been suggested by participants in this manner. One way to measure our outcomes is by the percentage of returning participants that we attract each year. The Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference enjoys a high degree of loyalty among both participants and presenters, many of whom ask to return as speakers for future conferences.","Provide a forum for 150+ artists to exhibit/sell their work to a large public audience. Provide art experience for 1,500 youth in various media in the Little Lemons Children's Area. Offer an evening concert to more than 1,000. Send post-event evaluation to art vendors. Evaluate options for activities in the Little Lemon's area. Survey audience to gather feedback on event.","Achieved proposed outcomes",7230,"Other,local or private",14775,,"Jim Umhoefer: president, Roberta Oson: vice president, Deb Himsl: treasurer, Tracy Tamillo: secretary, Mark Roberg: board member, John Rasmussen: board member, Pat Lewis: board member, Mike Carlson: board member, Eric Torgerson: board member, Nancy Weyer:",,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Sinclair Lewis 2022 Writers Conference",2022-10-07,2022-10-08,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose CT","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Douglas, Pope, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Morrison, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-495,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290",1 10023545,"Project Grant",2022,8000,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Exhibiting fine art to a wide audience. Educating the public on the importance of art and creativity. Allowing artists and their art to be recognized by the public. Inclusivity with a goal of better cultural understanding and acceptance.; As was mentioned earlier, our goals include exhibiting fine, handmade art to a wide audience who may otherwise not experience it first-hand. Direct contact with the artist, and in some cases, demonstrations, can educate and enlighten the public and lead to a greater awareness of the importance of art and creativity in our lives. So much of the art at Millstream has a connection to nature through its organic origins--whether it's clay for pottery, wool or leather for fiber art, glass, metal or wood. Art can bring a deeper appreciation of nature and vice versa. Another expected outcome is for artists to contribute to their livelihoods and to have their art recognized by the general public. We will strive for inclusivity with our artists, performers and audience with a goal of better cultural understanding and acceptance. Evaluation includes surveys of our artists and local businesses and comments/suggestions via word of mouth from our patrons.","Attendance increased over previous Art Fairs. The in person Survey by MCBS Board members, volunteers and Art Fair Committee during the Art Fair evaluated a sizable population of different cultural heritages, physical abilities, ages and visitors from areas outside of our local community. The online evaluation through website and Facebook showed positive comments and intent to return next year.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",6907,"Other,local or private",14907,,"Alicia Peters, Mary Niedenfuer, Mary Degiovanni, Danielle Taylor, board member, Jessie Chandler, Alison Brown Bell, board member, Thomasette Scheeler, OSB, board member.",,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Millstream Arts Festival 2022",2022-08-28,2022-08-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Niedenfuer,"Millstream Arts Festival, Inc. AKA Millstream Arts Festival","PO Box 448","St Joseph",MN,56374,"(320) 363-7723",jm@dancingbearscompany.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Wright, Scott, Hennepin, Ramsey, Morrison, Douglas, Chisago, Anoka, Kanabec, St. Louis, Todd, Isanti, Hubbard, Carver, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Le Sueur, Dakota, McLeod, McLeod, McLeod",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-490,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290",1 10023559,"Project Grant",2022,5450,"Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","1. By providing interesting and relevant art activities on a regular basis, visitors and local community members can engage with artists and new perspectives, leading to an expanded understanding of creativity, difference, and possibility. 2. By creating a making environment that encourages fun, exploration, play, and creativity, participants will try the project and report having fun or trying something they have not tried before with the artist. 3. Artists will feel valued by how we engage them in the ideation of programming, fair compensation, and collaborative processes. To measure these outcomes, we will create a survey for each activity, both digital (provided with a QR code and or IPad mini voting survey) and a playful interactive rock survey that will gather feedback and data and track newcomers and regular visitors to the program. The artist will also complete a closing survey after their project is complete. The artist survey will gather data on the artist's experience as well as offer them an opportunity to share any observations on the participant's experience by noting memorable comments and questions. The artist or the Art Coordinator will tally and track participation with their project, and note return participation as well as any outlier data such as an out-of-state residence or a large group affiliated with another organization such as a school, daycare, biking club, etc. This data will be recorded after each workshop. Other comments and notes will also be compiled including correlating events at Art in Motion, the weather (on a bike trail the weather can greatly affect traffic). The combination of qualitative and quantitative data will help provide a holistic review of the outcomes. The bucket system will have a total of 5 buckets mounted on a board with written directions. A digital survey will be made available on an iPad or with a QR code to scan and take the survey. The 5 buckets can be interacted with colored beans in three colors indicating ?yes,? ?kinda/maybe,? and ?no. The questions will be: was this fun, did you learn or try something new today, and have you been to art on a roll before. The last question will be how old are you and participants can take a piece of candy and write age and where they live on the candy wrapper and place it in the bucket (recycled paper slips will also be provided for this question) for those wishing to save their candy or choose not to eat candy. These survey questions will be written in English, Spanish and Somali. The fifth bucket will hold the beans or rocks. The digital survey will provide more questions for demographic information. The questions are designed to be simple and playful but also allow insight into deeper outcomes like expanded perspectives and creativity. Using candy as an incentive we hope to increase the response rate on the survey from the insignificant 31% response rate from last year. In 2021 our evaluation methods involved a paper dot sheet where participants would answer questions by placing a colored dot in a box corresponding to their experience or leave a short answer. we also had a QR code present that held a digital survey. The paper survey was not that effective when participants were not directed to engage with it. The QR code had very low engagement. We also did not have a consistent survey or method of gathering qualitative data from the artist on their observations and experience. WE did take notes on weather, unique occasions, and overall response. The artists were surveyed via a google survey after the program was over. There was a 40% response rate on this survey. The response did confirm that the artists felt valued through the program by the organization and their monetary stipend. In stead of waiting to administer this survey via email after the program, it will be administered directly after the workshop either in paper so the artist can take notes in real time or digitally. The sample provided is the 2021 Artist response surv","Participants attempted an art making project that was new to them and reported having fun in a bean bucket survey. Artists reported feeling valued in a post-workshop survey and","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",9,"Other,local or private",5459,,"Lily Brutger: Art Coordinator, Gregory Konsor: Owner, Sarah Drake: Fiscal Sponsor, advisor",,"Art Experiment 56340","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"Art on the Roll is a weekly drop-in free art education opportunity from the months of June to October on Saturdays from 11 am to 1 pm at Art in Motion with rotating teaching artists.",2022-01-08,2022-09-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Lily,Brutger,"Art Experiment 56340","1400 4th St",Holdingford,MN,56340,"(402) 680-8539",artexperiment56340@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Stearns, Ramsey, Wright, Hennepin, Benton, Steele, Pope, Dakota, Douglas, Douglas, Douglas",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-503,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;","Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290",1 10028763,"Project Grant",2023,7760,,"ACHF Arts Access","Our primary outcome is to increase participant access to professional writers while providing practical knowledge relating to participants' particular areas of writing. Another outcome is the ability to attract professional writers who can connect with participants of all skill levels to serve as presenters. A third outcome is to continue to attract writers of all ages and abilities from central Minnesota to attend the conference. These main outcomes will be measured from the participant feedback forms that we gather at the end of the conference day. Perhaps the best evidence that points to our achieved outcomes is the fact that we have sponsored this conference each year since 1990, attracting 70-100 writers per year. Many of the participants have attended more than one conference. We receive requests from professional writers to be speakers at our conferences. We have succeeded in attracting the best of Minnesota writers to be speakers, including Robert Bly, Bill Holm, Jon Hassler, Will Weaver, Douglas Wood, Gary Paulsen, Kevin Kling, Frederick Manfred, Leif Enger, Faith Sullivan, Joyce Sutphen, James Bradley and many more. These key outcomes all provide evidence that the Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference meets a need and achieves its outcome goals. ; The Sinclair Lewis 2023 Writers Conference is one of the longest-running, most respected writers conferences in the Midwest, offering all writers a chance to hone their craft and to form networks. We measure our outcomes by asking each participant and presenter to provide written feedback concerning their conference experience. The feedback form is included in each participant's and presenter's registration folder that they receive at the start of the day. We gather the completed feedback forms at the end of the day and collate the responses. Many of our presenters, in fact, have been suggested by participants in this manner. One way to measure our outcomes is by the percentage of returning participants that we attract each year. The Sinclair Lewis Writers Conference enjoys a high degree of loyalty among both participants and presenters, many of whom ask to return as speakers for future conferences.; We will provide a written feedback form to each participant for them to rate their experience regarding writing skills learned and networks formed.","Our goal has always been to perpetuate and celebrate the memory and works of Sinclair Lewis and to mentor writers as Lewis himself did. Sponsoring 33 writers conferences since 1990 addresses our goal. We evaluate our outcomes based on written feedback rec","Achieved proposed outcomes",7570,"Other,local or private",15330,,"Jim Umhoefer: president, Roberta Oson: vice president, Deb Himsl: treasurer, Tracy Tamillo: secretary, Mark Roberg: board member, John Rasmussen: board member, Pat Lewis: board member, Mike Carlson: board member, Eric Torgerson: board member, Nancy Weyer:",,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project Grant",,"The Sinclair Lewis 2023 Writers Conference is one of the longest-running, most respected writers conferences in the Midwest, offering all writers a chance to hone their craft and to form networks.",2023-10-06,2023-10-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,James,Umhoefer,"Sinclair Lewis Foundation","39336 Wild Rose CT","Sauk Centre",MN,56378,"(320) 352-2735",umhoefer@mainstreetcom.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Central Minnesota Arts Board",,"Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Douglas, Pope, Hennepin, Washington, Dakota, Morrison, St. Louis, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/project-grant-554,"Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;","Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;",,2 23934,"Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer Forestlands and Aquatic Habitat Phase 1",2015,1050000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c )","$1,050,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire forest lands in Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties for wildlife management area purposes underMinnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8; to acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5; or to acquire land in fee for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.",,"Protected in fee 567 acres of forestlands. ",,2000,"U.S. Forest Service",1050000,2400,,0.1,DNR,"State Government","The Pinelands Sands Aquifer Phase 1 project protected 567 acres of priority forest habitat  in the Pinelands Sands Aquifer including high quality dry pine woodlands to prevent habitat loss, protect water quality in the aquifer, and provide access. Lands protected include 352 acres of forests which will be added to the Badoura State Forest and 215 acres which will be part of the newly established Jack Pine Woodlands Scientific and Natural Area. Protected lands will provide ecological and habitat connectivity, public wildlife and recreational opportunities, help maintain water quality in the aquifer and increase management access to other public lands.",,"Process & Methods: The Pinelands Sands Phase 1 project was part of an interdisciplinary effort by the Department of Natural Resources to assess and prioritize for protection industrial forestland in west central Minnesota in the Pinelands Sands area. The effort has included representatives from the Divisions of Fish and Wildlife, Ecological and Water Resources, Parks and Trails, and Forestry who have identified parcels containing high ecological, water, habitat, recreational, access and timber values. The process has included the participation of county boards, county staff and Potlatch representatives. One of the two parcels acquired is the new Badoura Jack Pine Forest SNA which benefitted from additional Outdoor Heritage Funding provided to the Division of Ecological and Water Resources and who also had funding provided by the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. The second parcel acquired will be added to the Badoura State Forest. Both parcels are located in southeastern Hubbard County adjacent to or in close proximity to other public lands and will be open for public access including hunting. The Badoura Jack Pine Forest SNA protects a rare jack pine woodland plant community which is considered Imperiled or Critically Imperiled (S1S2) by the DNR and Globally Rare (G2) by NatureServe and which also contains several populations of the State Special Concern plant species Hill’s thistle (Cirsium hillii). These jack pine woodland plant communities are characterized by a mix of prairie and northern forest plant species and this acquisition represents one of the largest remaining stands of jack pine woodland in this part of the state. The second parcel includes 420 acres of forestland that protects at risk pine and hardwood forest habitat. Forest lands acquired include those most at risk of near-term conversion to row crop agriculture, and parcels adjacent to already publically owned lands that would augment protection for the Pineland Sands aquifer. These parcels also provide habitat connectivity and management and public access to additional areas of state and county forest lands. ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Richard,F.,"MN DNR Forestry","1810 - 30th St. NW ",Faribault,MN,55021,507-333-2012,richard.f.peterson@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Cass, Hubbard, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-pinelands-sands-aquifer-forestlands-and-aquatic-habitat-phase-1,,,, 35043,"Protecting Pinelands Sands Aquifer Forestlands - Phase II",2016,2180000,"ML 2015, First Sp. Session, Ch. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 3(c )","$2,180,000 in the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire forest lands in Cass and Wadena Counties for wildlife management purposes under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 8, and to acquire land in fee for state forests under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 7. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"1,306 Forest acres Protected in Fee with State PILT Liability. ",,5000,"General Fund ",2175500,2900,,0.2,DNR,"State Government","Protect up to to 1,500 acres of at risk, priority forest habitat adjacent and near the Crow Wing River that will consolidate and link public forestland parcels, provide management and recreational access and protect surface and ground water quality. ",,"This project protected with fee acquisition 1,306 acres of priority forestland and associated habitats in west- central Minnesota in an area of significant deforestation as a result of conversion of forests to irrigated agriculture. The project focused on habitat protection within a core area along and nearby the Crow Wing River in an area that also includes the Huntersville State Forest, Crow Wing Chain Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Hunterville WMA, Burgen Lake Prairie WMA, Menahga WMA and Yaeger WMA. Habitats protected include pine, oak, and aspen forests, brushlands, and wetlands. Some river river frontage along the Crow Wing was included; the Crow Wing River is one of the state's best river routes for canoeists, with many rustic campsites and miles of undeveloped wooded shoreline. Parcels acquired are now managed by the appropriate DNR Division as State Forests and Wildlife Management Areas. This is an important public use area that provides a wide range of public recreational opportunities including hunting, hiking, fishing, canoeing, trail riding and camping. The project protected properties containing high conservation and natural resource values as determined by a team of area staff who used a science based assessment to evaluate resource values on the various tracts. Values considered in the assessment included shoreline habitat, wildlife habitat, terrestrial ecological importance, groundwater protection, watershed protection, access, trails, forest consolidation and forest productivity. The parcels were further evaluated based on their threat of conversion to agriculture using the following criteria: topography, soil drainage, proximity to other irrigated agricultural land, size of parcel and soil survey data. The project implemented the Minnesota State-Wide Conservation and Preservation Plan priorities to ""protect large blocks of forestland"" and to ""improve connectivity and access to recreation"". In addition, it supported other priorities including the ""protection of priority land habitats"", ""protection of critical shoreland of streams and lakes"" and ""supports and expands sustainable practices on working forest lands"". The project also addressed two of the priority actions listed in the Outdoor Heritage Fund: A Twenty Five Year Framework for the Northern Forest Section. The project was completed with the involvement and support of County Land Departments and County Boards. ",2015-07-01,2021-11-10,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Christine,Ostern,"MN DNR Forestry","525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 415",Duluth,MN,55802,(218)302-3253,christine.ostern@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Hubbard, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/protecting-pinelands-sands-aquifer-forestlands-phase-ii,,,, 10013394,"Public Archaeology Fieldwork",2019,89197,"MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,000,000 each year is for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact:grants@mnhs.org","We believe our measurable outcomes were achieved. Each of our outcomes was based upon furthering the partners' understanding of the archaeological significance in their own history. Our short-term goal was to gain a better understanding in general and this was achieved as the work was completed and the reports filed. Each report outlines the significance of the site(s) where the work was conducted and provides the history and details of the work completed. This helps broaden the understanding we have / had of those sites. Our intermediate goal was to use the information gained during this project for future projects. This was successful as each partner organization has already began attempting to find ways to use this information in the future. Whether it's for future fieldwork, or to give a better understanding of their own collection, this information will be invaluable moving forward. It also helps each partner have more information for future research requests. Laslty, this project was to compare data from each organization. This was conducted and the archaeologist provided a document (in attachments) that outlines the process, a map of where analyzed artifacts came from and the conclusions drawn from the analysis work. This will help give us a better understanding as to what sort of connections might be present between the different regions for materials used, etc.",,13946,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",103144,,"Bruce Anderson, Beth Baumann, Marty Jo Bruyer, Steve Cook, Robert Damon, Jim Gerten, Kathy King, Greg Oxley, Theresa Palmersheim, Leslie Greaves Radloff, Ray Rygula, Maria Therres, Dale Weeks",0.74,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To conduct archaeological research and analysis with public involvement and educational programming in the two partner counties. ",,"Partners: Dakota County Historical Society, Ramsey County Historical Society, Scott County Historical Society Partners hired an archaeologist to conduct Phase I Archaeological Fieldwork at two sites in each county with public involvement and programming. The hired archaeologist will also complete a comparative analysis of findings. As a result, the result was the creation of reports and video updates through the public fieldwork. Each report was added to each organization's collection, making it accessible for future research and review. Additionally, the videos are available to watch and better understand each county's history. Lastly, it allowed our organizations to create a body of analysis that can be used in future projects. ",2019-06-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"(651) 552-7548",matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Ramsey, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/public-archaeology-fieldwork,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership ",, 12566,"Public Art Project",2011,7000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access",,,,,,7000,,,,"Kent N. Scheer",Individual,"To creat a multi-diciplinary public art piece that focuses on environmental sustainability.",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kent,Scheer,,,,MN,,"(218) 631-3084",rscheer@charter.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/public-art-project-1,,,, 10007167,"Purpose-Built Watercraft Analysis & 3D Scanning Project",2018,9208,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9208,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven Hack",0.16,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To conduct primary source research on the history of small watercraft in Minnesota.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christopher,Olson,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,651-261-2265,hiolson@maritimeheritagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Koochiching, Otter Tail, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/purpose-built-watercraft-analysis-3d-scanning-project,,,,0 10004176,"Quick Start Grants",2018,40,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will earn design credit as a Duluth based artist for a unique outdoor performance across the Saint Croix River in Wisconsin with an exciting new Minneapolis based theatre group, Children of the Wild (CotW). I will embellishing the outdoor farm settings with set/props/costumes/makeup for the last incarnation of The Wastelands at Philadelphia Community Farm, a CSA and retreat center. This will confirm my design commission for the next CotW show in the cycle, The Garden. This activity will increase and drive new regional audiences to my own artist website, the redesign of which will debut in the next month. I will also design and build a series of papier-mache, burlap, and wire sculptures illustrating seven deadly sins/stages of grief for this production. CotW will bring these seven sculptures to Duluth when they perform at All Souls Night on Nov, 4th at the Depot. My art will be on display until Dec 1st as part of the Duluth Art Institute's The Art of Grief exhibit. My design work will be exhibited and critiqued by the CotW theatre ensemble as well as audience members for the Wastelands and the DAI's Art of Grief. Photos and a link my new website will be added their website: childrenofthewild.org My new website maryplaster.com (debuting in August) will be listed on the program increasing my online visibility and name recognition in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This opportunity will lead to more work with Children of the Wild, Philadelphia Community Farm, and likely more commissions and measurable sales of my own online products.","I earned design credit as a Duluth based artist for a unique outdoor performance across the St Croix river in Osceola, Wisconsin with the exciting new Minneapolis based theatre group, Open Flame Theatre (fka Children of the Wild). I embellished outdoor farm settings with set/props/costumes/makeup for an incarnation of The Wastelands at Philadelphia Community Farm, a CSA and retreat center. This activity introduced regional audiences to my newly redesigned artist website. It deepened my relationship with the company and farm. I designed/built a series of papier-mache and wire sculptures illustrating seven deadly sins/stages of grief for the production. These works went on to installation displays at Barebones Puppets Halloween Extravaganza at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul. Two of them were then installed at All Souls Night on Nov, 4th at the Depot. The stages of Denial and Bargaining will be on display until Dec 1st as part of Duluth Art Institute's The Art of Grief exhibit.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1160,"Other,local or private",1200,,,,"Mary K. Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Grants ",,"Support needed for design opportunity with Children of the Wild Theatre Ensemble's The Wastelands. ",2017-08-09,2017-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Dakota, Hennepin, St. Louis",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-61,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. ",,2 10005708,"Quick Start Grants",2018,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the OACC Website Development Project is to complete a highly functional, engaging, informative and user-friendly website in 45 days. At the successful conclusion of the project, the website will: 1) provide information about OACC's purpose, programs, people and facilities; 2) convey OACC's mission and aesthetics with images, design and language; 3) support PCI compliant reservations and advance purchase of tickets to events via credit card; 4) take PCI compliant charitable contributions via credit card and pay programs; 5) support purchase of tickets at the door via credit cards and pay programs; 6) gather email addresses and distribute email newsletters and other announcements; 6) link to social media platforms; 7)interface with fundraising CRM software; 8) be accessible to audience members with visual and auditory impairments; 9) work on all platforms and devices; 10) be easily updated. Outcomes will be measured by: 1) achieving a fast, functioning, accessible and engaging website on time and on budget 2) receiving positive comments about website quality and usability on all platforms and devices from audience members 3) ease and usability of reservation, contribution, email and CRM functions 4) receiving and maintaining PCI compliance certification for credit card transactions 5) achieving social media optimization goal of 1000 'likes'","The OACC website went live at the OACC Launch Press Conference on Thursday April 26, completing the project on time and on budget. We received many positive comments about its quality, speed, and accessibility. Reservations and contributions are easily made; PCI compliance is in place; links to social media are encouraging 'likes.'.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",1400,"Other,local or private",1900,,,,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Quick Start Grants",,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community (OACC) Website Development.",2018-03-01,2018-04-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Emily,Swanson,"Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community","604 Chestnut Ave Oldenburg House",Carlton,MN,55718,"(218) 384-4835 ",emily@oacc.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Carlton, St. Louis, Cook, Lake, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-73,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.",,2 10006582,"Quick Start Grants",2019,605,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","I will be displaying 14 drawings in an exhibit from August fifteen to November six, 2018. My work must be professionally displayed and ready for any possible sales. I am working with a local Duluth framing shop, Lizzards, whose work is profession and tasteful. They are offering me a considerable discount per piece. I will use this opportunity to apply for and have work ready for hanging for future shows. My expected outcome is to have the drawings framed and ready for hanging. The projects goal is to have the work framed and ready for display. The outcome would be to have the work completely framed.","Lizzards Gallery in Duluth, Minnesota completed the framing of the drawings on time so the framed work could be delivered to show space.","achieved proposed outcomes",1795,"Other,local or private",2400,,,,"Ann K. Price",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Financial assistance for the cost of framing a series of drawings for an upcoming exhibit.",2018-08-15,2018-11-04,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Price,"Ann K. Price",,,MN,,"(218) 349-4556 ",akprice2@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-85,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2 36940,"Quick Start Grants",2017,603,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","My goal for this QuickStart grant is to cover some expenses preparing for and documenting being Featured Artist of the ArtWorks Festival in Austin, Minnesota, August 27th and 28th. I will buy materials for work building some new ""giant puppet"" paper and fabric sculptures, repairing my existing entities, and rigging everything for display on stands. An astounding exhibit of over 30 large pieces will artfully fill the very large 25' x 40' entrance location of the turbine room in the town's former power plant ","The QuickStart grant enabled me to cover some expenses preparing for and documenting being Featured Artist of the ArtWorks Festival in Austin, MN, August 27th and 28th. I purchased materials for work building some new ""giant puppet"" paper and fabric sculptures, for repairing my existing entities, and especially for rigging everything for display on stands. All of it was professionally photo documented by Max Haynes to promote repeated future use and new creations for processions or gatherings, locally and nationally. The resulting exhibit and pictures of over 30 large pieces artfully filled a very large 25' x 40' entrance location of the turbine room in the town's former power plant for viewing by several thousand people and more on social media. The exposure educated many about my work in this unique art form for the first time. My choice of 13 social justice figures informed many about the individual peace activists. Folks learned about the monarch butterfly and its life cycle",,4747,"Other, local or private",5350,,,,"Mary K. Plaster AKA Mary Plaster",Individual,"Quick Start Grants",,"Materials and photo documentation expenses for being Feature Artist at Austin, Minnesota ArtWorks Festival.",2016-07-15,2016-09-09,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Plaster,"Mary K. Plaster",,,MN,,"(218) 310-6289 ",artist@maryplaster.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Mower, St. Louis, Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Steele, Freeborn, Dodge, Olmsted, Fillmore",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-grants-49,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Paul LaJeunesse: visual artist, Assistant Professor of Art at the College of Saint Scholastica; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra.",,2 25443,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",2015,293,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","This collection of paintings reflects my idea that I can make the world better by recording and sharing beautiful and timely moments with my audience. This exhibit will be in a senior center in a busy downtown Minneapolis skyway. My audience will consist of both senior citizens who use the center on a regular basis, and the public who pass through the skyway system. I believe these paintings, mostly of our wild and natural environment of northern Minnesota, will be a welcome contrast to the vibrant glass, steel, and concrete setting of downtown. I hope my audience will be reminded of the value of preserving our natural heritage. If approved, I will use the grant money to frame paintings for this exhibit.Each painting will have a card on the wall that describes the subject and its importance as part of our Minnesota environment. I will keep a guest/comment book at the gallery site. I will give a talk about the artwork at an opening scheduled for October 1, 2014. I will also keep a photo record of the exhibit that I will send to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council at the end of the exhibit. In my final report to Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, I will pass along comments that were recorded by visitors to the gallery.","The exhibition of my paintings took place at the UCare Skyway Senior Center in downtown Minneapolis. Most visitors to the center are senior citizens and I noticed that my paintings seemed to encourage their conversations about wildlife and also memories of recreational activities in Northern Minnesota. Approximately 400 people viewed the show through the month of October. I left 50 copies of my handout, ""Getting Started with Watercolor,"" and all of them were taken by people who came to the show. There were ",,875,"Other, local or private",1168,,,,"Loretta A. Worthing AKA Lory Worthing",Individual,"Quick Start Opportunity Grants",,"I have been invited to be the featured artist for the month of October, 2014, at the UCare Skyway Senior Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The opening of the show will be on October 1, 2014. The center would like me to exhibit about 18 paintings. I have 3 framed that I will use, but need funds for the remaining 15 watercolor and acrylic paintings. I plan to have the paintings framed at Wings N Willows in Grand Rapids. I estimate the cost of framing at about $65 per painting.",2014-10-01,2014-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Loretta,Worthing,"Loretta A. Worthing AKA Lory Worthing",,,MN,,"(218) 246-9951 ",lworthy@paulbunyan.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Carver, Scott, Washington, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/quick-start-opportunity-grants-11,"Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.","Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Catherine Meier: website designer, printmaker, drawer, animator; David Beard: Assistant Professor of University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Ashley Leek: student of Art Education at University of Minnesota-Duluth, ceramic artist, art educator; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth.",,No 10007199,"Randolph Public Schools Yearbook Digitization Project",2018,5886,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",5886,,"Gary Moorhouse, Jay Otte, Sarah Taylor, Garlan Dubbels, Cory Lorenzen, Jason Podritz",,"Randolph Public Schools","K-12 Education","To digitize school yearbooks (1939 to present), allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.",,,2017-09-01,2018-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jean,Mercier,"Randolph Public Schools","29110 Davisson Ave PO Box 38",Randolph,MN,55065,"507-263-2151 ext.236",MercierJ@district195.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/randolph-public-schools-yearbook-digitization-project,,,,0 10034106,"Reasons for Moving",2024,99086,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available",,"Claudia Nascimento",,"This project is a documentary film about the intercultural experiences of immigrants living in Minnesota. It features footage of live performances at the Southern Theater, followed by talkbacks with cultural leaders and scholars; and the voices of audience and community members, recorded in post-performance conversations and interviews.",,,2024-05-17,2025-04-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Claudia,Nascimento,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reasons-moving,,,, 28497,"""Reaume's Leaf River Post"" Survey Project: Remote Sensing and Archaeological Investigation",2013,6990,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","A geophysical survey was conducted in the spring of 2013 by Archaeo-Physics at Reaume's Leaf River Fort, an 18th century fur trade fort in Wadena County, Minnesota. The investigation used non-invasive geophysical methods to map subsurface archaeological features at the site. In addition, a topographic map of the site was created using Lidar elevation data. The effectiveness of the subsurface mapping methods was somewhat impaired by high soil moisture but useful results were obtained and the survey was successful. The University of Minnesota team then undertook a two-week excavation with a small crew. As for the excavations, they did confirm the presence of multiple buildings as opposed to one long barrack-like building.",,,,,6990,,"John Crandall, Bob Zosel, Bette Peterson, Carmen Pederson, Elaine Schmitz, Elroy Evans, James Dragseth, Linda Smith, Mary Seipkes, Ralph Miller, Sharon Tate, Helen Apel, Larry Denny",,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To conduct an archaeological survey of the Reaume Leaf River Post Site site using ground-penetrating radar. ",,,2013-01-01,2014-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Crandall,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 N Jefferson",Wadena,MN,56482,218-640-1340,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reaumes-leaf-river-post-survey-project-remote-sensing-and-archaeological-investigation,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031372,"Reconstructing Historical Wild Rice to Understand Its Future",2025,200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.56,"Science Museum of Minnesota","State Government","We will characterize environmental drivers contributing to the decline of wild rice using lake sediment cores to reconstruct historical wild rice abundance in relation to lake and watershed stressors.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lienne,Sethna,"Science Museum of Minnesota","16910 152nd St. N","Marine on Saint Croix",MN,55047,"(651) 433-5953",lsethna@smm.org,,"Science Museum of Minnesota",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reconstructing-historical-wild-rice-understand-its-future,,,, 28706,"Reconstructing Prehistoric Lifeways at the Bremer Site (21DK06), Dakota County, through Microarchaeology",2014,66506,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,66506,,"Richard B. Beeson, Dean E. Johnson, Clyde E. Allen, Laura M. Brod, Linda A. Cohen, Thomas W. Devine, John R. Frobenius, David M. Larson, Peggy E. Lucas, David J. McMillan, Abdul M. Omari, Patricia S. Simmons",0.50,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Department of Anthropology)","Public College/University","To document through microarchaeological techniques human occupation of the Bremer Site, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2014-01-01,2015-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gilliane,Monnier,"Regents of the University of Minnesota (Department of Anthropology)","450 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street Southeast",Minneapolis,MN,55455,612-747-7322,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reconstructing-prehistoric-lifeways-bremer-site-21dk06-dakota-county-through-microarchaeolo,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 2020,"Redeye Surface Water Assessment Grant",2011,22258,,,,,,,,,,,.19,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will monitor streams in target watersheds located in Ottertail and Wadena counties. Six sites have been identified by MPCA for biological monitoring; this project will complete the chemical and field analysis at these six sites.",,,2011-04-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Tomperi,"Wadena SWCD",,,,,"218-631-3195 x3",kari.tomperi@mn.nacdnet.net,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,"Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redeye-surface-water-assessment-grant,,,, 10027650,"Redeye River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) Update",2023,49980,,,,,,,,,,,.39,"East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)","Local/Regional Government","The Redeye River watershed is conducting the second intensive watershed assessment. The water quality in the watershed is still pretty healthy, but the streams with poor water quality identified previously are still not meeting water quality standards. The goal during this cycle is to better identify problem areas so that parcel specific implementation can occur to achieve improved water quality. The best method available to better target implementation is through culvert inventories, visual and desktop surveys, as well as outreach. These analyses will inform the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) protection and restoration efforts as well as help the state and local partners target projects so resources can be used most effectively and economically. ",,"Redeye River Watershed ",2023-03-28,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"East Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District","655 3rd Ave SE",Perham,MN,56573,"(218) 346-4260",,"Modeling, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redeye-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-update,,,, 10024671,"Redeye Watershed Based Implementation Funding FY23/23",2022,706488,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(a), and the Laws of Minnesota, 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Sec. 6(a) ","2019: (a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. 2021: (a) $21,197,000 the first year and $22,367,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementation grants to watershed planning areas with approved plans, including but not limited to Buffalo-Red River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Clearwater River, Des Moines River, Hawk Creek, Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior North, Le Seuer River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River North, Lower Minnesota River West, Lower Minnesota River South, Lower St. Croix River, Marsh and Wild Rice, Middle Snake Tamarack Rivers, Mississippi East, Mississippi River Headwaters, Mississippi West, Missouri River Basin, Mustinka/Bois de Sioux, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Otter Tail, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Red Lake River, Redeye River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Shell Rock River/Winnebago Watershed, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Thief River, Two Rivers Plus, Vermillion, Watonwan River, Winona La Crescent, Yellow Medicine River, and Zumbro River; (2) seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface water management frameworks; and (3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board may determine whether a planning area is not ready to proceed, does not have the nonstate match committed, or has not expended all money granted to it. Upon making the determination, the board may allocate a grant's proposed or unexpended allocation to another planning area to implement priority projects, programs, or practices.","Total measurable outcomes from planned practices totals: 93 lbs/yr of phosphorus; 292 tons/yr of sediment; 602 lbs/yr of nitrogen; and 349 lbs/yr of BOD reduction.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Members for Otter Tail, East SWCD are: Dennis Reynolds, Lyle Dittmann, Steve Inwards, Terry Greenwaldt, Wayne Enger",1.73,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","Local/Regional Government","Watershed based implementation funds will be used to target conservation practices utilizing the principles associated with Prioritize, Target and Measure as referenced in our Local Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. The following are projects/practices, and their associated pollution reduction estimates, that are included in this budget request: (500 acres of Nonstructural BMPs) to protect/improve land management and reduce bacteria will reduce phosphorus by 65 lbs/yr, nitrogen by 520 lbs/yr, and sediment by 285 tons/yr. (40 acres of Forest Stand Improvement) to address land protection goal will meet 20% of the Land Protection Goal. (2 Livestock Waste Management Projects) will reduce 22 lbs/yr of phosphorus, 82 lbs/yr of nitrogen and 349 lbs of BOD per year. (1,878 acres of Groundwater Based Practices) will meet 20% of the Groundwater Protection Goal. (425ft of Streambank Protection) will reduce phosphorus by 6 lbs/yr and sediment by 7 tons/yr which is 1.1 percent of the 10 year goal. ",,,2022-07-27,2025-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Donald,Bajumpaa,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","801 Jenny Ave SW Ste 2",Perham,MN,56573,218-346-9105,don.bajumpaa@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redeye-watershed-based-implementation-funding-fy2323,"http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 10022930,"Redeye Watershed Based Implmentation Funding",2021,706488,"Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2--S.F.No. 3, Article 2, Section 7(a)","(Watershed Based Implementation Funding)(a) $13,591,000 the first year and $13,375,000 the second year are for performance-based grants with multiyear implementation plans to local government units. The grants may be used to implement projects that protect, enhance, and restore surface water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking water sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan or metropolitan surface water management frameworks or groundwater plans. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph.","Reduce phosphorus by about 570lbs, sediment by about 2505 tons, and nitrogen by about 4568lbs. See attached supplemental information for additional details about measurable outcomes.",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",17250,2827,"Members for Otter Tail, East SWCD are: Dennis Reynolds, Lyle Dittmann, Steve Inwards, Terry Greenwaldt, Wayne Enger",1.2,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"To help fulfill the LWR1W1P, Level Two actions from the plan will be funded with this grant. Most of the action include a variety of non-structural BMPs for crop, pasture, and forest land (examples include cover crops, nutrient management plans, grazing plans, forest stewardship plans, and an enhanced buffer). In addition, structural practices, such as fencing plus watering facilities and precision agriculture, will be implemented. At least one landowner for each forest stand improvement and a feedlot improvement will receive cost share. Projects, both structural and non-structural, will primarily be targeted using goals 1: Land Management, 2: Nitrogen Management, and 4: Bacteria Reduction in the LWR1W1P. Education and outreach will follow the Redeye Media Campaign. Technical assistance will be used for assistance with projects and project development will be used to help locate and persuade landowners to participate. Completed projects will be mapped onto a single map for reporting and tracking. Lastly, administration and coordination accounts for about 7% of the budget to organize meetings and track expenditures.",2021-03-10,2023-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Darren,Newville,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","801 Jenny Ave SW Ste 2 ",Perham,MN,56573,,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Becker, Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/redeye-watershed-based-implmentation-funding,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",2 14330,"Reducing Nitrates in the Sand Plain Aquifers of Wadena County",2012,91305,"Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Low Pressure Conversion on 6 irrigation systems and Irrigation Management on 6 fields - Central Sand Plains Aqufiers. Proposed Reductions: 7,636 lbs/year Nitrogen","Final pollution reduction estimates: 4649 lbs/yr nitrate, ",,23000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",91305,3600,,0.16,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","A large portion of Wadena County has been identified as having a high or moderate probability of elevated nitrate concentrations. With almost all of the residents in Wadnea County getting there drinking water from groundwater sources, this issue is a top priority to the county. Through this project, nitrates and other water soluble contaminants leacing into sensitive sand plain aquifers will be reduced by providing cost-share incentives to encourage irrigation producers to convert high or medium pressure irrigation systems to low pressure systems. Technical assistance will be provided to producers to manage the application of irrigation through an irrigation scheduling program. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","4 Alfres St NE",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 631-3195 x3",darren.newville@mn.nacdnet.net,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reducing-nitrates-sand-plain-aquifers-wadena-county,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No 10022820,"Reducing nitrates in drinking water through new irrigation technologies",2021,217300,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b)&(j), ","(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water. & (j) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for technical assistance and grants for the conservation drainage program in consultation with the Drainage Work Group, coordinated under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 13, that includes projects to improve multipurpose water management under Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.015.","Reduce nitrate leaching by an estimated 8.9 lbs/acre over at least 2,000 acres totaling 17,800 lbs Reduce water applied by an estimated 25% Create one assessment report detailing the benefits, challenges, and operation of the VRI for local use ","Estimated nitrate leaching by 18,530 lbs on 5,220 acres","achieved most of the proposed measurable outcomes",230140,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",203298,13931,"Bruce Albright, Lyle Dittmann, Steve Inwards, Terry Greenwaldt, Wayne Enger",0.450191571,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","Local/Regional Government",,,"Large areas in Otter Tail and Wadena County are at risk of nitrogen contamination due to sandy soils and nitrogen fertilizer use. Irrigation scheduling and fertilizer management need modern updates through variable rate technology and soil moisture sensors to better utilize and inform irrigators when to fertilize. EOTSWCD and Wadena SWCD will use cost share to help establish precision management for variable rate irrigation (VRI) in 1 field, soil water sensors in 20 fields, and 10 nutrient management plans for irrigation management on high and medium priority parcels. These parcels are based off results from the draft Otter Tail WRAPS and Redeye 1W1P. The SWCDs will develop an assessment report detailing the local results for VRI and soil moisture sensors that will provide results to local landowners and for future projects. These project activities are based on results from the 2017 CWF AIG Ag and Groundwater report.",2021-02-05,2024-03-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Darren,Newville,"Otter Tail, East SWCD","801 Jenny Ave SW Ste 2 Perham, MN 56573",Perham,MN,56573,218-346-9105,darren.newville@eot.mnswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,"Chippewa River, Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, Otter Tail River, Pomme de Terre River, Redeye River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reducing-nitrates-drinking-water-through-new-irrigation-technologies,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",No 10013353,"Region 5 Children’s Museum",2020,188455,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. ","To measure the effectiveness of accomplishing the stated goals, the children’s museum projects the following outcomes: The children’s museum will facilitate 60 hands-on arts, culture, and heritage-related programming events in three phases over the 18 months of the grant cycle. Families in at least 20 communities within Region 5 will benefit from being host sites of arts, culture, and heritage-related programming events. We conservatively estimate that at least 2,400 individuals will participant in the arts, culture, and heritage-related programming events, an average of at least 40 participants at each of the 60 programming events. At least 300 examples of input will be collected to inform the design and development of exhibits, environments, and programs. The examples of input collected may be in the form of art, recorded stories and conversations, quotes, surveys, or other input-engaging forms, to be determined by the design and development team at the outset of the project. Since the program events will be free to the public, the children’s museum expects high numbers of participants who otherwise experience participation barriers taking part in these programming events. In addition, the children’s museum will seek out, engage, and collect input from at least 100 families expressly experiencing participation barriers. These families may be experiencing financial hardship, isolation, cultural barriers, proficiency or special need issues, or other participation barriers. Exhibit and environment schematic designs for the new children’s museum will reflect the input collected from diverse participants throughout the region. ","This has been a very exciting grant period for us. In April, we were able to distribute over 400 Play Packets (as described in our last report). However, we weren't done there. Beginning in May of 2021, we were able to start doing in-person programming both at our studio in the Franklin Arts Center and throughout the region. Between the beginning of May, 2021, and the end of October, WonderTrek Children's Museum was able to facilitate 184 different play experiences for children throughout the region. These included: over 25 separate festivals in 15 towns in Region 5 approximately 50 events at libraries in 5 different communities programs at 20 different elementary schools throughout the region a coordinated effort with therapists at Greater Minnesota Family Services to provide approximately 40 play therapy experiences for young children who have experienced trauma.   In addition to programming, we have been able to continue to further develop our infrastructure and have hired on two additional staff. These two Program Coordinators have aided in program development, facilitation, and marketing. ",,,,188455,,"Chuck Albrecht, Paul Drange, Ellen Haglin, Dianne Heldman, Cheryal Hills, Matt Kilian, Melissa McKay, Steve Northway, Quinn Swanson, Shannon Wheeler",2,"Region 5 Children’s Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","With a population of 162,000 that expands by approximately 300,000 annually through tourism, the Brainerd Lakes area is truly a beloved “up north” destination in Minnesota. Brainerd’s emerging Region 5 Children’s Museum (working title) envisions a more connected Minnesota and will actively bring together people from diverse backgrounds in shared experiences through the exploration of northern Minnesota’s rich art, culture, and heritage. After an initial five years of dedicated planning and development, the children’s museum is ready to begin providing educational, hands-on programming that engages children, families, educators, and the community. Playful Explorations: Creating Connections through Art, Culture, and Heritage, the children’s museum Legacy Grant project, will provide residents and visitors with opportunities to enjoy and benefit from 60 programming events in at least 20 communities over the 18-month grant cycle. In addition, local engagement specialists will bring programming directly to at least 100 participants experiencing significant participation barriers. Playful Explorations programming events will be delivered by local professional and emerging artists, along with children’s museum professionals. Artwork, stories, and other participant-generated content will be collected and recorded to inform and to be integrated into the design and development of future children’s museum’s exhibits, environments, and programs. The children museum will engage communities of all ethnicities, abilities, and incomes and will pay special attention to reaching community members experiencing participation barriers. ",,,2020-02-03,2021-09-07,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Peter,Olson,"Region 5 Children's Museum","1001 Kingwood Street, Studio 200",Brainerd,MN,56401,507-995-2242,Polsonregion5cm@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/region-5-childrens-museum,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 3297,"Region 1 Fishing Piers",2010,,"M.L. 2009 Ch. 172 Art. 3 Sec. 2(3)",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Purchase and install fishing piers at priority lake and river sites in Region 1","- Replacement of 84' fishing pier on Long Lake, City of Vergas in Otter Tail County and on Spirit Lake, City of Menahga in Wadena County. - Replacement of 44' pier on the Fish Hook River in Hubbard County and on Straight Lake, City of Osage in Becker Cou",,2010-10-29,2014-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,Nancy,Stewart,"MNDNR Division of Parks and Trails","500 Lafayette Rd","St Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5616",nancy.stewart@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Clearwater, Becker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/region-1-fishing-piers,,,, 10034065,"Reimagining Tomorrow: An Anthology of Youth Stories, Identity, and Power",2024,25590,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Stephani Atkins (Board Chair), Kim Gualtieri (Treasurer), Dan Ajak, Cornelius Rish, LaTwanna Williams",,StoryArk,,"This project will fund a Youth Executive Board (YEB) to create an anthology of youth stories and experiences that describe their identities, stories, and experiences. This anthology will include a variety of interdisciplinary art such as personal essays, poems, visual art, etc., and be a reflective and engaging multimedia project that highlights, preserves, and celebrates the cultural heritage and identities of YEB members and empowers communities to build and preserve their identities. This anthology will include stories from program alumni, family members, and individuals involved in schools. Youth will be able to share their own identities and culture while receiving professional development opportunities from community storytellers and editors to increase their skills and knowledge in storytelling.",,,2024-06-19,2025-05-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Meghan,Bridges,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/reimagining-tomorrow-anthology-youth-stories-identity-and-power,,,, 10031394,"Remote Sensing for Pollinator Habitat",2025,180000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03x","$180,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Monarch Joint Venture to use remote sensing technology to evaluate pollinator habitat on energy and transportation corridors across Minnesota and to host field-day training workshops.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.05,"Monarch Joint Venture","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project uses remote sensing technology (UAVs) to evaluate pollinator habitat on energy and transportation lands across Minnesota.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Wendy,Caldwell,"Monarch Joint Venture","2233 University Ave W Suite 426","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 208-3741",wcaldwell@monarchjointventure.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/remote-sensing-pollinator-habitat,,,, 10012281,"Replacement In Kind of Existing Archive & Artifact Room HVAC Mechanical System",2019,15313," MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org","Temperature and humidity levels will be maintained for maximum safety for the DCHV artifacts. The standards are: 68 degrees F., 55 percent maximum relative humidity for summer, 65 degrees F., 50 percent relative humidity in winter, and 65 - 68 degrees F., 50 - 55 percent relative humidity in the spring and fall. With the two PEM 2 data loggers, one on each level of the archive room, it will make it easy to check and maintain the required levels for maximum safety for all artifacts. In the short term, medium term and long term DCHV expects to prolong the life of the artifacts and also see energy savings due to the new and more efficient HVAC equipment.",,1850,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",17163,,"Kris Akin, Doreen Kennedy, Lynn Stegmaier, Duane Kaczmarek, Mandy Clementz, Bob Helman, Dodi Helman, Don Holz, Mike McMenomy, Mary Staszak, Sandy Weber"," ","Dakota City Heritage Village","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Dakota County Heritage Village's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.",2018-12-01,2020-02-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Doreen,Kennedy,"Dakota City Heritage Village"," 4008 220th Street West "," Farmington "," MN ",55024,"(651) 463-3575"," dorken@frontiernet.net ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/replacement-kind-existing-archive-artifact-room-hvac-mechanical-system,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10000518,"Replace 3 septic systems at Lebanon Hills Regional Park and Spring Lake Park Reserve",2011,76000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in park visits overtime. The 2014 annual report will compare park and trail visit growth from 2011 (pre-construction) to 2012 (post-construction).","The project was successfully completed. The park visits increased from 541,400 in 2010 (pre-construction) to 680,600 in 2012 (post-construction), adding 139,200 visits.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park and Spring Lake Park Reserve, replace three septic systems.",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/replace-3-septic-systems-lebanon-hills-regional-park-and-spring-lake-park-reserve,,,, 10012451,"Research Phase of Exhibition Development",2020,9775," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,750,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10525,,"President - Wayne Potratz ? Artist, Professor Emeritus University of Minnesota, Secretary/Treasurer - Amy Colette-Harrison ? Realtor, ReMax, Eagan, Julie Andersen ? Supervisory, Eagan Art House, Tom Barnard ? Community Education and Art Administrator, retired, Cheryl Caponi ? Executive Director, Caponi Art Park, Brad Dahlgaard ? Artist, Membership Coordinator, Sam?s Clubs, Jason Daum ? Blue Cross Blue Shield, Media Producer Community Health & Health Equity, Steve Harrison ? Owner, Blackhawk Tile,Tasia Hart-Islam ? Language Arts Teacher Burnsville High School, Erin Paulson ? Art Specialist, Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science, Scott Thomas ? Principal, Echo Park Elementary School",0.04,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to write a research plan for upcoming exhibits.",2019-10-01,2020-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park"," 1205 Diffley Road "," Eagan "," MN ",55123,"(651) 454-9412"," ccaponi@caponiartpark.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/research-phase-exhibition-development,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10012539,"Research for B'dote: A Sacred Site",2020,10000," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,1000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11000,,"Bishop Thomas Aiken, Bishop Jon Anderson, Rev. SanDawna Ashley, Ms. Sharon Binger, Rev. Dr. David Boshart, Mr. George Burbie, Rev. Timothy Button-Harrison, Rev. Bradley Carloss, Rev. Richard H. Coleman, Rev. Dr. Sandra L. DeMott Hasenauer, Bishop Regina Hassanally, Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo, Rev. Brian Herron, Sr., Fr. Jason Houck, Bishop Richard Howell, Rev. Dr. Woojae Im, Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Japinga, Elder Michael Lochow, Bishop Patricia Lull, Rev. Jose Antonio Machado, Rev. Jennifer Moran, His Eminence Nathanael of Chicago, Rev. Bruce J. Nelson, Rev. Alan G. Newton, Bishop Bruce Ough, Rev. Sharon Prestemon, Bishop Brian Prior, Rev. Billy G. Russell, Rev. Jacquline Saxon, Rev. Joetta Schlabach, Rev. Bill Spangler-Dunning, Presiding Elder Stacey L. Smith, Bishop Ann M. Svennungsen, Bishop Bill Tesch, Bishop Fred Willis Washington, Rev. Celester L. Webb, Bishop John Franklin White",0.04,"Minnesota Council of Churches","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To hire a qualified historian to research the history of B'dote and create a script from the research.",2020-01-01,2021-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Curtiss,DeYoung,"Minnesota Council of Churches"," 122 Franklin Avenue West, 100 "," Minneapolis "," MN ",55404,"(612) 870-3600"," curtiss.deyoung@mnchurches.org ",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Blue Earth",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/research-bdote-sacred-site,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10028678,"Resiliency Grant",2023,600,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities Making structured observations during project activities","Developing and/or using skills for engaging with audiences or communities","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,600,,,,"Susan A. Foss",Individual,"Resiliency Grant",,"The importance of Native Flora",2022-07-01,2023-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Susan,Foss,"Susan A. Foss",,,MN,,"(320) 384-6857x h",suerodfoss@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"St. Louis, Anoka, Isanti, Aitkin, Pine, Kanabec, Dakota, Washington, Ramsey, Hennepin, Carlton, Stearns, Sherburne, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Mille Lacs",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/resiliency-grant-17,"Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.","Sarah Ratermann Beahan: writer, instructor, workshop facilitator, blogger, co-founder Kaerus ArtSpace, art administrator; Pat Black: textile artist, art educator, former art co-op leader; Deborah Trent: visual artist, art advocate, retired corporate financial professional, former educator, American Red Cross volunteer; Carla Vita: state/local government administration, community development director, art advocate, local volunteer.",,2 10000515,"Restore prairie and restore 1,500 lineal feet of river bluff at Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center in Spring Lake Park Reserve",2011,145000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","A minimum of 60 native prairie species will be planted along with oaks to reflect the site's eco-type as an oak savanna. 2013 report will report what is planted.","The restoration included planting approximately sixty native prairie species in addition to oaks to reflect the site??s eco-type as an oak savanna. The project was successfully completed in 2012. Grant closed-out.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve, restore prairie at Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center campus including ecological improvement of 1,500 feet of Mississippi River bluff.",,"Spring Lake Park Reserve",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/restore-prairie-and-restore-1500-lineal-feet-river-bluff-schaars-bluff-gathering-center,,,, 13224,"Riley Purgatory Bluff Watershed – Bluff Creek TMDL Phase 5 ",2012,3000,,,,,,,,,,,.01,"Barr Engineering","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete the final Implementation Plan, semi-annual and final reports and hold project meetings. The Implementation Plan will identify target areas and priorities for implementation strategies to improve water quality for Bluff Creek. This project will build the groundwork so Bluff Creek will meet water quality standards for aquatic life in the future. ",,,2012-07-18,2013-09-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Peichel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2646",barbara.peichel@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley",,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/riley-purgatory-bluff-watershed-bluff-creek-tmdl-phase-5,,,, 10031069,"Rising: African Descendant Settlement and Citizenship Initiative in Minnesota 1860 -1870",2023,70000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","This project is designed to amplify the role of African Descendant settlers in early Minnesota. Outcomes include a link to the Documentary and Project Report be placed on 15 of the major museum and historical society websites in Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Hastings, Stillwater, Rochester, Winona, and the Minnesota Capitol tour guide. African American Stakeholders will try the historic methods to train others from the community about the importance of direct civic engagement at the Capitol and the use of phone calls and petitions to create receptivity for honoring the efforts of these African Americans to make Minnesota more democratic. Four newspaper articles about the project in Minnesota Spokesman, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Northfield newspapers to promote diverse humanities programming. We will do electronic outreach with a survey at the beginning of the project to 11, 000 identified members of the African American community through the Minnesota Spokesman advertising service. A second survey will be conducted at the conclusion of the project to assess knowledge of historic events. Stakeholders, descendants, and knowledge keepers will be surveyed at the close of civic engagement sessions to see the level of involvement and public speaking interests.","(A) New developments from Judge Lange Through Descendant interviews, research, and site visits, the ILI seeks to expand the narrative about early African American settlement in Minnesota and the efforts to make Minnesota more democratic with the participation of Black men as full citizens with the right to vote. We have identified and interviewed a Descendant of Sgt John Harper a 31-year veteran of the segregated US Army. He began his service as a drummer boy with the Massachusetts 54, the US Army 25th stationed at Fort Snelling. The lengthy stay of the 25th at Fort Snelling allowed for the growth of Black families in farming communities around the Fort. Most notably, Richfield continued to embrace Black families after absorbing many of the "" contraband "" families brought by steamboat in 1863 by the US military at Ft Snelling. I interviewed Descendants of Fire Captain John Cheatham who are now meeting with the family to find information about his arrival as a child in 1863 in Minnesota. The active search by Descendant families is a very welcome development. Harry Davis and his family have started conversations and are looking for Sgt Harper's Civil War uniform. A visit to Dakota County Historical Society exhibit on African Americans in Hastings used census records and newspaper clippings to tell the story of the existence and demise of the African American community in Hastings. The ILI research will drill down deeper with expanded Descendant interviews and cultural context, showing the impact and backlash towards the growing Black population in Minneapolis, St Paul, Richfield, and Fergus Falls. Cemetery locations are being examined in Richfield, Minneapolis. List of the first 104 African Americans who volunteered for the Civil War was obtained from the Minnesota Historical Society. The genealogy search will need to expand to find Descendants and compare them to 1869 Colored People's Convention participants. There is a continuing pattern of segregation in public accommodations and housing. There is a history of men shuttled into dead-end race-specific jobs like Pullman Car Porter. We are preparing for interviews with Fergus Falls families. We have located a Descendant of Ralph and Elizabeth Grey. He lives out of state. I am planning an in-person interview due to the significance of the Grey family for early Black settlement in the Minnesota Territory.; One of the goals of this project was to identify and locate Descendants of the Colored People's Convention in St. Paul in 1869 which was part of a national effort to mobilize African Descendant people coming out of enslavement and the devastation of the Civil War towards full Citizenship at the state and Federal level. A second goal was to find the untold stories about this early period of Minnesota history involving African Descendant people. Finally, being able to document the military service during the Civil War of African Descendant people in the segregated Union Army and the U.S. Colored Troops formed during the Civil War. We used the Colored People's Convention document to identify the named participants from 1869. We contracted with an experienced genealogist to identify and locate living Descendants in Minnesota where possible. We also interviewed families who have a multigenerational residency in Minnesota but may not have been listed in the Convention document. We found the names of 104 African Descendant men who volunteered from Minnesota to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War. We also found the names of 13 Substitutes. African Descendant men who volunteered to take the place of white farmers and others so they would be spared the hardship of military service. We found one family whose patriarch was replaced by a Substitute who died during the Civil War. We found primary sources and oral histories relating to the arrival at Fort Snelling of hundreds of Contraband families brought to Fort Snelling by the military in May of 1863. This population joined the military, became founders of churches and communities in St. Anthony (Minneapolis), Richfield( Minneapolis after 1898) and various other locations across the state. We have expanded the narrative about early African Descendant people in Minnesota. However each Descendant interview has opened the door to more detail and experiences that need to be researched and documented. For example, Ralph and Emily Grey were Territorial Pioneers that led abolitionists and civic institutions to support formerly enslaved families to adapt and thrive in Minnesota through private organizations like the WCA. Family documents are held out of state. Some Descendants we reached out to were hesitant to go so deeply into private family history. Others had family members intersecting many major events in Minnesota history with a legacy of engagement and public service. Our goal was accomplished to show African Descendant people had agency, political acumen and the knowledge to know they needed their own institutions and initiatives that could be supported by the majority of white male voters in Minnesota. We have many more Descendant interviews to complete and family narratives to write. The lack or the dispersal of records has slowed progress. Descendant families have different levels of organization. Some have done a lot of research, like the Fergus Falls 85, and others, like the Descendants of Sergeant Harper, are just beginning to organize as a result of our project. We will seek to continue this research through additional grant requests. ",,,"Unused funds for Sarah Bellamy, Descendant Stipends, Zoom/Tech, Advertising, and In-State Travel were used for additional Administration, Videography, and Intern costs. . ILI is requesting a substitution on the grant to allow Dominica Asberry-Lindquist to substitute for Bennett Olopo who has left for Yale. She has experience in community engagement, social media and interviewing. We received $70,000 and we are working to leverage the funding due to the multiple storylines and increasing number of Descendants we are finding. Our ILI contracted genealogical research has identified living Descendants for John Wesley Harper who served in the Civil War in Massachusetts and in the 25th Calvary assigned to Minnesota. This African American military unit settled around the Ft Snelling area and helped create a vibrant African American community in Richfield which later became South Minneapolis after annexation.St James AME (1860) and Pilgrim Baptist (1863) are early examples of historic cultural institutions created by the early African Americans. The Accountants who helped with budgeting and grant funds have set up records to comply with MHC rules and have participated in video calls to understand MHC payment guidelines. Independent time records and invoices are being kept.The independent contractor for genealogical research is keeping her time records and invoices.As we increase community engagement, Dominica, the ILI Intern, will record Descendant interviews and transcribe for our research. She is keeping time records and invoices.Communities served during this reporting period include Hennepin County and Ramsey County. We will be targeting Otter Tail County and St Louis County as well in the coming weeks. . Longfellow Community Council/ City of Minneapolis Partnership Grant of $20,000 for 1830 - 1850 intersection with George Floyd and African American Minneapolis families in 1930 - 1950's.",68910,,"Ethel Norwood Fordam Wara Yusuf Omar Thomas Lange LaJune Lange; Ethel Norwood Fordam Wara Yusuf Omar Thomas Lange LaJune Lange",,"LaJune Thomas Lange International Leadership Institute",," On May 20,1863 in St Louis, Missouri the Union Army Special Agent of Contrabands sent 218 African Descendant persons to Ft Snelling on the Steamboat Davenport. The Steamboat Northerner towed a raft to Ft Snelling arriving on May 5, 1863. This project seeks to document the resettlement at Ft Snelling and how this group and Black Civil War Veterans changed the course of history in Minnesota by succeeding in amending the state Constitution to grant citizenship to African American men in 1869. ",,,2022-08-31,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,LaJune,Lange,,,,,,17633391224," judgelange@gmail.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis, Dakota, Hennepin, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rising-african-descendant-settlement-and-citizenship-initiative-minnesota-1860-1870,,,, 10031456,"Road Salt Pollution of Surface Waters from Groundwater",2025,622000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 08n","$622,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to inform source-reduction efforts by developing a model to identify hot spots where road-salt-contaminated groundwater leads to chloride pollution of surface waters.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.25,"U of MN","Public College/University","We propose identifying hot spots of groundwater chloride pollution of surface waters due to excessive road salt use, which is a long term source increasing chloride impairment of surface waters.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,John,Gulliver,"U of MN","2 Third Ave SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414-2125,"(651) 202-0786",gulli003@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/road-salt-pollution-surface-waters-groundwater,,,, 10007440,"Romanian Immigration to Minnesota During Communism (1945-1989): Documentary",2017,52920,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org","HORA, collaboration with TPT, has produced a 58-minute video documentary entitled ""Through the Iron Curtain -- from Romania."" The documentary is available on DVD and via online archive at http://www.tpt.org/through-the-iron-curtain-ffrom-romania/. The documentary premiered at the American Swedish Institute of Minneapolis on October 22, 2017. The auditorium was overflowing for the showing and for the panel discussion that followed, featuring former WCCO anchor Don Shelby, Tom Trow from TPT - Twin Cities, James von Geldern from the International Studies Department of Macalester, and two of the Romanian immigrants featured in the documentary. The documentary was broadcast three time on TPT Channel 2.2 in November and December 2017. The documentary will be premiered to Romanian audiences at the Society for Romanian Studies (SRS) International Conference to be held in Bucharest, 26-30 June 2018 (https://society4romanianstudies.org/2018-conference/); the showing will be followed by a panel discussion including Lavinia Stan, president of SRS and members of the HORA board. These achievements have exceeded and exceed those outlined in the initial application.",,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",52920,,"Cleopatra Cabuz- President, Eugenia Popa- Vice-President, Monica Erickson- Treasurer, Raluca Octav- Secretary, Arria Giulan- Marketing & Business Officer, Paul Hodge- Communication Officer, Gabriel Petre- Project Officer",,"Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce a documentary on the history of Romanian immigration to Minnesota, 1945-1989.",,,2016-11-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Monica,Erickson,"Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota","543 Lincoln Ave.","St. Paul",MN,55102,,monicaerickson01@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/romanian-immigration-minnesota-during-communism-1945-1989-documentary,,,,0 17912,"Romanian Immigration & Traditions Oral History Project",2013,7000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,7000,,"Raluca Octav - President, Vicki Albu - Vice-President, Monica Nedelcu-Erickson - Treasurer, Eugenia Popa - Secretary, Octavian Cornea - Information Officer, Irinia Comardicea - European Liaison",,"Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 10 interviews the history of Romanian immigration to the Twin Cities",,"To document in 10 interviews the history of Romanian immigration to the Twin Cities",2012-12-01,2013-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Vicki,Albu,"Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota","326 23rd Ct S","South St Paul",MN,55075,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/romanian-immigration-traditions-oral-history-project,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 28795,"Romanian Immigration to the Twin Cities Documentary Video",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Monica Erickson - Pres., Arria Giulan - VP, Eugenia Popa - Sec., Octavian Cornea - Treas., Raluca Octav - Past Pres., Vicki Albu, Cleo Cabuz, Sinziana Cornea, Paul Hodge, Helena Orlandi, Gabriel Petre.",,"Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To create a documentary about the experiences of Romanian immigrants in Minnesota.",,,2013-09-01,2014-09-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Vicki,Albu,"Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota","409 Springhill Road","Vadnais Hts, MN",MN,55127,651-201-7654,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/romanian-immigration-twin-cities-documentary-video,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031095,"Rooted: Preserving African American Family History",2022,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021"," * All project participants are given the option to receive ancestry data for their family. * Project participants will learn skills and gain new resources to assist in documenting direct quotes and stories from their existing family members. * Project participants will learn how to access public tools that will assist them in researching and documenting historical family data. * Project participants will gain interest and knowledge of genealogy (researching, documenting, and archiving) of their family history and storytelling. * Project participants will have the beginning of a genealogy book or documented archive that they feel honors their family culture and they plan to share it with family members and/or continue building. * Project participants intend to share something they've learned with at least one other community member. * Project participants will discover new or additional facets of themselves or their families identity. * Project participants will be inspired to artistically archive their family histories through learning new art techniques and ideas. * Public community members who attend the exhibition will be inspired to learn more about genealogy. * Public community members who attend the exhibition will be inspired to preserve, archive, and document their own family history.","Over the past grant funding year, The Rooted Archives project has embarked on a transformative journey from its initial conception to the ambitious undertaking it has now become. What was originally envisioned as a streamlined project to promote genealogy and family history within the Minnesota African descendants of slavery community has evolved into a multi-phase endeavor, encompassing research, development, planning, and the promise of meaningful community engagement and historical content. In this report, I will share this project's evolution, the factors that have shaped the course it has taken, and the profound impact it is poised to make on the Minnesota community. At the project's inception, my vision was clear: to empower Minnesota African descendants of slavery with tools to help them explore their family histories, discover more about their pasts, and share these stories with others in the community. This was an ambitious undertaking to believe that I could complete in one short year full of learning. However, my ambitions driven by a desire to bridge historical gaps, empower individuals through knowledge and access, and foster cultural preservation are what pushed me to start this project. I had many unforeseen challenges as I set out to scope out the project. One of my first learnings was how much I'd promised before truly scoping out what was feasible with the resources and time I had allotted. As the project plan began to take shape, it became evident that there were significant blind spots that required immediate attention. My first crucial realization was that I needed a comprehensive understanding of the community's needs and aspirations to create a project that truly served its purpose. To address these blind spots and respond to the evolving project needs, the Rooted Archives project expanded into a broader, three-phase endeavor: Phase 1: Research, Development, and Planning Phase 2: Pilot Implementation Phase 3: Evaluation and Measurement With the guidance and approval of the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) grants administrator, the decision was made to realign my project's focus during this funding year to Phase 1: Research, Development, and Planning. This phase aimed to build a strong foundation for the subsequent phases, ensuring that the project would be well-informed and community-driven. Revised Goals for Phase 1 of Rooted Archives: Phase 1, now redefined, sought to achieve the following objectives: - Develop a comprehensive project plan that encompasses all three project phases. - Conduct outreach to engage with the Minnesota African descendants of slavery community. - Confirm key assumptions: o Interest among community members in documenting and sharing family stories. o The need for access to genealogy tools and knowledge. o Skepticism regarding the use of DNA data. o Cost-related barriers to quality testing. o Measure interest in artistic archiving of family histories. o Compile a list of community members interested in genealogy research and storytelling; Over the past grant funding year, The Rooted Archives project has embarked on a transformative journey from its initial conception to the ambitious undertaking it has now become. What was originally envisioned as a streamlined project to promote genealogy and family history within the Minnesota African descendants of slavery community has evolved into a multi-phase endeavor, encompassing research, development, planning, and the promise of meaningful community engagement and historical content. In this report, I will share this project's evolution, the factors that have shaped the course it has taken, and the profound impact it is poised to make on the Minnesota community. At the project's inception, my vision was clear: to empower Minnesota African descendants of slavery with tools to help them explore their family histories, discover more about their pasts, and share these stories with others in the community. This was an ambitious undertaking to believe that I could complete in one short year full of learning. However, my ambitions driven by a desire to bridge historical gaps, empower individuals through knowledge and access, and foster cultural preservation are what pushed me to start this project. I had many unforeseen challenges as I set out to scope out the project. One of my first learnings was how much I'd promised before truly scoping out what was feasible with the resources and time I had allotted. As the project plan began to take shape, it became evident that there were significant blind spots that required immediate attention. My first crucial realization was that I needed a comprehensive understanding of the community's needs and aspirations to create a project that truly served its purpose. To address these blind spots and respond to the evolving project needs, the Rooted Archives project expanded into a broader, three-phase endeavor: Phase 1: Research, Development, and Planning Phase 2: Pilot Implementation Phase 3: Evaluation and Measurement With the guidance and approval of the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) grants administrator, the decision was made to realign my project's focus during this funding year to Phase 1: Research, Development, and Planning. This phase aimed to build a strong foundation for the subsequent phases, ensuring that the project would be well-informed and community-driven. Revised Goals for Phase 1 of Rooted Archives: Phase 1, now redefined, sought to achieve the following objectives: * Develop a comprehensive project plan that encompasses all three project phases. * Conduct outreach to engage with the Minnesota African descendants of slavery community. * Confirm key assumptions: * Interest among community members in documenting and sharing family stories. * The need for access to genealogy tools and knowledge. * Skepticism regarding the use of DNA data. * Cost-related barriers to quality testing. * Measure interest in artistic archiving of family histories. * Compile a list of community members interested in genealogy research and storytelling. This funding year has been a journey full of key learnings for the Rooted Archives project from its initial conception to its current Phase 1 state. Breaking out the project into phases and giving it the time needed to plan for success allowed me to implement strategy and think about how this project could live beyond a one-time endeavor and become a movement. It allowed me to dream and have conversations with expert community builders about my hopes for community and pushed me to think beyond what I had initially believed was possible. The planning phase was an accomplishment in which I took much input from community members to build something they would deem worthy and community-centric. Outreach efforts were designed to establish trust, foster open dialogue, and ensure that the project remained rooted in the needs and aspirations of its intended participants. The outreach phase of the project was planned and executed to ensure I had a comprehensive understanding of the community's perspectives, challenges, and desires. Several strategies were employed to connect with community members: The project team organized meetings with the Minnesota African descendants of slavery community. These meetings included representatives from local community organizations, historians, genealogy, and individuals with a vested interest in preserving their family histories. These discussions provided valuable insights into the community's expectations and concerns. To cast a wider net and gather quantitative data, I developed a survey for all those who expressed interest in the project. This allowed community members to share their thoughts, preferences, and expectations regarding the Rooted Archives project. Questions focused on interest in genealogy, the perceptions of DNA testing, and the desire for artistic archiving. Recognizing the significance of an online presence and the need to spread awareness, the project created and maintained an active online presence through acquiring a dedicated project website and social media tags. These channels served as hubs for information dissemination and community engagement through data collection surveys. To ensure a nuanced understanding of individual experiences and motivations, I also conducted one-on-one interviews with select community members. These interviews provided qualitative data that complemented the quantitative insights gained from surveys. The Phase 1 goals were about understanding the community's needs, interests, and aspirations. I used a combination of quantitative data, qualitative insights, stakeholder feedback, and tangible outcomes to evaluate the success of Phase 1. I was able to lay a strong foundation for the subsequent phases of the Rooted Archives project. The insights gained during this phase not only validated the project's direction but also ensured that the project remained community-driven and culturally resonant.",,,N/A,20000,,N/A,,"Shanaya Dungey",Individual,"Shanaya Dungey aka The Foolish Know It All will facilitate an artistic & cultural heritage preservation pilot project with five to ten Minnesota based descendants of enslaved African American ancestry to discover, collect, & document their family genealogy in a manner that is culturally relevant, preserves their family history, & honors their stories. The project will culminate with an exhibit capturing the process, participant thoughts throughout, & snippets of genealogy documents created.",,,2022-03-01,2023-03-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,"Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rooted-preserving-african-american-family-history,,,, 10005713,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2018,4344,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The goal of the program is to provide the opportunity for string musicians of all ages to come together to practice, perform, interact and learn from each other.. Group practices will be held on a daily basis throughout the week for a Symphonia (less experienced players alongside professionals) and for the adult performing group. Also, throughout the week, sectionals will be held daily for each string category, e.g. first violin, second violin, viola, and lower strings sections. Sectionals will be led by the guest artists. Individual practice is expected. The week culminates in a concert performance open to the public. Tangible outcomes will be measured by number of participants attending as well size of audience. Area residents and tourists, as audience, will have the opportunity to hear a live orchestral performance of major string works. Local musicians, after a week of intense rehearsal and mentorship will improve their skills and creative thinking. The project will be evaluated by the number of camp participants, the size of the audience at the performance, as well as comments from the audience at the final performance at the end of the week. We project that we will have standing room-only at our final concert at the end of the week. It is anticipated that the musicians will be excited to perform and this special feeling will lead to rejuvenation for the 2017-18 season. The participants and guest artists desire to return to the camp in future years is also a success indicator..","45 musicians participated in the project, with an audience of 110. All participants were extremely enthusiastic and asked to come back next year. The audience was very appreciative of the final concert, with standing ovations, plus a special standing ovation for an Elegy with solo violin that was written by two of the participants to their Mom and Dad who passed away during the past year. Participants and audience also contributed the most financially in camp history. We were able to meet all of our obligations as a result.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",6965,"Other,local or private",11309,4344,,,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Summer String Camp.",2018-08-12,2018-08-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281 ",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"Koochiching, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Itasca, St. Louis, Stearns, Rice, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-54,"Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Keiko Williams: musician, Executive Director at Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust; Sarah Brokke-Erickson: painter, fine art instructor at the College of St. Scholastica.","Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist",,2 10008884,"Rural and Community Art Project Grant",2019,4108,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","The first goal of the program is to provide the opportunity for local string musicians of all ages to come together with musicians of all ages and abilities from Canada, USA and other countries to practice, perform, interact and learn from each other. The second goal is for all musicians to come away with a renewed spirit for practicing and performing at all types of events in the coming year. The third goal is to try to increase the number of new outside musicians, both professional, semi-professional and non-professional string musicians of all ages by 5% attending the camp. Tangible outcomes will be measured by number of participants attending size of audience as well. Area residents and tourists, as audience, will have the opportunity to hear a live orchestral performance of major string works as well as new composers. All members of the orchestra, after a week of intense rehearsal and mentorship, will leave the camp with a rejuvenated spirit. Formal evaluation forms will be distributed to participants, evaluating music, venue, camp events, camper’s participation, and conductors. The audience will also receive an evaluation form to evaluate the choice of music, the venue, length of performance. The participants and guest artists sense of renewed spirit and desire to return to camp in the following year are also measurable outcomes. Informal evaluation will include the number of camp participants, the size of the audience at the performance and spontaneous comments We project that we will have standing room-only at our final concert at the end of the week.","37 people attended the workshop. The audience numbered 150. All participants were excited about the camp and would return again next year. The audience expressed positive praise for both the adult, sinfonia performances, and workshops.","achieved proposed outcomes",8267,"Other,local or private",12375,4108,"John Faith, Gloria Lindstrom, Kelly Langton-Anton, Jane Barthell",0.00,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Rural and Community Art Project Grant",,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra String Camp.",2019-07-11,2019-08-16,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Faith,"Rainy Lake Community Orchestra","3057 County Rd 20","International Falls",MN,56649,"(281) 286-3281",johnfaith@midco.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"Koochiching, St. Louis, Benton, Stearns, Lake of the Woods, Dakota, Rice, Rice, Itasca",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/rural-and-community-art-project-grant-69,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate; Johnnie Hyde: choreographer and dance teacher, publisher; Rena Hartman: executive director, Mesabi Community Orchestra.","Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.",,2 28736,"Saint Stefan Romanian Orthodox Church Conditions Assessment",2014,10000,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,10000,,"Rev. Father Ioan Poptelecan - Parish Priest, Catalin Constantin ",,"St Stefan Romanian Orthodox Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to conduct a conditions assessment of St. Stefan Romanian Orthodox Church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Cleopatra,Cabuz,"St Stefan Romanian Orthodox Church","350 5th Avenue N.","South Saint Paul",MN,55075-0453,952-943-2978,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/saint-stefan-romanian-orthodox-church-conditions-assessment,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10003501,"Sandhill Crane Populations and Management in Minnesota",2015,250000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05h","$250,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to delineate population boundaries, habitat use relative to crop depredation, and migration patterns and survival of Minnesota's two populations of sandhill cranes, Mid-continent and Eastern. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,250000,,,3.91,"U of MN","Public College/University","Sandhill cranes have expanded their range in Minnesota and elsewhere and as populations have expanded several states, including Minnesota, have initiated sandhill crane hunting seasons and other states are considering doing the same. Partially this is in response to increasing complaints of crop degradation by sandhill cranes. Despite expanding populations, though, sandhill cranes remain a species of management concern and current information on population distribution and migration patterns of sandhill cranes in Minnesota is insufficient for projecting the impact of hunting or for making informed management decisions. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are using this appropriation to conduct a survey to better understand population distributions, movement patterns, habitat usage, and survival of sandhill cranes in Minnesota in order to inform harvest and management strategies that will minimize conflict with agricultural interests.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_05h.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,David,Andersen,"U of MN","1980 Folwell Ave, 200 Hodson Hall","St. Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 626-1222",dea@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sandhill-crane-populations-and-management-minnesota-0,,,, 10005800,"School Arts Project Grant",2018,3199,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","100 students and sixteen adults will experience art works from around the world that they will not have had the opportunity to see other than in pictures or on television. Coordinators will develop a pre and post-evaluation for students to use before and after the trip. We will also utilize evaluation tools provided by the Walker and MIA.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",1310,"Other,local or private",4509,,,,"Freshwater Education District","K-12 Education","School Arts Project Grant",,"HS Students to Walker and MIA",2018-04-11,2018-04-18,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Hunter,"Freshwater Education District","1830 Airport Rd Ste 2",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2439 ",ahunter@fed.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-grant-14,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10005829,"School Arts Project Grant",2018,500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Expose Sebeka Band students to a professional jazz trumpet player for inspiration. To improve students improvisational skills having professional help. Student self evaluation and teacher evaluation.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",,,500,,,,"Sebeka Public Schools","K-12 Education","School Arts Project Grant",,"Mike Vax-Jazz trumpet legend visit to Sebeka School.",2018-03-11,2018-03-17,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Kerkvliet,"Sebeka Public Schools","200 1st St NW PO Box 249",Sebeka,MN,56477-2467,"(218) 837-5101 ",dkerkvliet@g.sebeka.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-grant-18,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer, advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer, advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Maxine Norman: retired educator, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014640,"School Arts Project",2020,3098,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Expose students to a variety of multi-cultural musical instruments and styles and deepen their appreciation of music. Student, parent, and community survey.",,,,,3098,,,,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","School Arts Project",,"World Music with multi-instrumentalist Todd Green.",2020-03-16,2020-04-24,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Rutten,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400",wadenaschools@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-64,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10014641,"School Arts Project",2020,1365,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Expose students to Literary Arts and Illustration and deepen their appreciation of the artform. Student self-evaluation and teacher evaluation.",,,,,1365,,,,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","School Arts Project",,"School Presentations with youth author and humorist Allan Woodrow.",2020-03-13,2020-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Rutten,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400",wadenaschools@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-65,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: Community Arts Leader; Kim Bollig: Native American artist, community arts leader; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 10001255,"School Arts Project",2017,2680,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Education","Peter Pan will be performed by 20 to 30 Menahga Middle School students who will receive a theater experience that includes acting, tech work and performance on or before March 31, 2017. Three Menahga High School students will work with the lead artist to act as student and tech directors on the production of ""Peter Pan"" which will be performed on or before April 15, 2017. The student actors, student directors and artist will self-evaluate the project through a survey and open ended questions to provide information about the theater experience. Student actors, student directors, the artist and project director will view a video recording of the performance to evaluate the effectiveness of the show and evaluate what could have been improved.",,,170,"Other, local or private",2850,,,,"Menahga Public Schools","K-12 Education","School Arts Project",,"Middle School Theater Experience",2017-03-10,2017-04-19,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,CarterBerg,"Menahga Public Schools","216 Aspen Ave PO Box 160",Menahga,MN,56470,"(218) 564-4141 ",jberg@menahga.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-57,"Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.","Michael Sander: community theater activist, retired educator; Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Cathy Hartle: retired nonprofit professional, community development specialist; Dawn Espe: Community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years' experience in arts administration.",,2 11004,"School Arts Project",2010,1900,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","Increased school arts related activities--residencies field trips etc--throughout the entire region.",,,,,1900,,,,"Verndale High School","K-12 Education","Guided tours for senior high visual art students at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Aehling,"Verndale High School","411 SW Brown St",Verndale,MN,56481,"(218) 445-5185",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-7,,,, 19748,"School Arts Project",2013,1400,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","100% of 1st grade students will participate in daily 1 hour sessions with the artist learning creative movement and expression during the week-long residency. 100% of first grade students will create a written journal illustrating the skills they are learning. 100% of first grade students will demonstrate the skills they learned through their performance of a short skit at the end of the week.The proposed outcomes will be evaluated by teacher and artist observations of the students. Students will self-assess their progress by communicating both orally and in written form the new skills they are learning. The final evaluation of the project will be the Friday performance for families and kindergarten students. The positive reaction of the audience will be a measure of the successful achievement of the creative movement and communication skills the students learned.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,435,"Other, local or private",1835,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","Clowning Residency",,"Perrin Boyd, a professional educator in the areas of creative movement, theater and clowning will provide a week-long residency with Wadena-Deer Creek 1st grade students, culminating in a performance for their families and for the Kindergarten students at the school.",2013-03-18,2013-03-22,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Rutten,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400 ",lrutten@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-31,"Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Fred Rogers: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt; professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner; Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Kathryn Lohr: retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,2 15914,"School Arts Project",2012,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Provide students, teachers, community members with an interdisciplinary art experience to broaden understanding of what art is, and enables students to become artists themselves.Students complete written and oral evaluation of the experience of working with Perrin Boyd. Teachers will assess students' progression through observation throughout the week.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill and understanding.",,200,"Other, local or private",1700,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","Perrin Boyd residency",,"Artist, Perrin Boyd, will work with first graders to develop skills in creative movement, clowning, and basic theater skills, culminating in a performance by the students.",2012-04-16,2012-04-20,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Rutten,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400 ",lrutten@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-23,"Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.","Bill Hansen: arts advocate, college campus arts committee organizer; Kathryn Lohr: art historian, retired librarian; Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Lynn Houle-Bushinger: Initiative Foundation financial executive and arts advocate; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artist, community leader; Ann Finch: community theatre producer, community leader; Bernie Nelsen: retired High School Counselor, active men's chorus member; Jamie Robertson: Arts Administrator, arts advocate, community leader; Mary Scmidt: professional storyteller, college faculty and creative arts club advisor; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff, arts administrator.",,No 26241,"School Arts Project",2014,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase student awareness and understanding of creative movement and expression.Pre and post evaluation by students, teachers and resident artist.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,335,"Other, local or private",1835,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","School Arts Project",,"Perrin Boyd, a professional educator in the areas of creative movement, theater arts, and clowning will provide a week-long residency with Wadena-Deer Creek 1st grade students. The week will culminate in a performance for their families and the Kindergarten students at the school.",2014-03-10,2014-03-14,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Kellen,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 SW Colfax Ave á",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400 ",ckellen@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-40,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 30587,"School Arts Project",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","100% of 1st grade students will participate in daily 1 hour sessions with the artist during the 5 day residency, learning creative movement and expression. 100% of 1st grade students will create a written journal that will record in words and pictures the skills they are learning. 100% of 1st grade students will perform in a clowning skit for an audience of Kindergarten students and parents/grandparents. The outcomes listed above will be evaluated by teacher and artist observations of the students. Students will self-assess their progress by communicating both orally and in written form the new skills they are learning. The final evaluation of the project will be the Friday performance for an audience. The positive reaction of the audience to the skits will be a measure of the students successfully learning the target skills of creative movement and expression.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,850,"Other, local or private",2350,,"Ann Pate, Stephan Techam, Wayne Perkins, Peter Hayes, Kent Schmidt, John Moenkedick",,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","School Arts Project",,"1st Grade Clowning Residency",2015-03-01,2015-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Rutten,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400 ",lrutten@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-49,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Kroll: Arts activist and evaluation professional; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",, 35533,"School Arts Project Grant",2016,3350,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase each student's understanding of music and provide a unique up close and in depth learning experience with professional musicians. Provide greater understanding of music and musical instruments to supplement the current curriculum of Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School. Provide the community with high-quality live professional music at the evening concert. Feedback will be received from the artists, elementary teachers, students and the community. A survey will be provided for teachers, facilitators, and the community to complete after the residency. In addition, the audience will be invited to complete a brief survey at the evening performance. The artists and the teachers will also get verbal feedback from students in the classroom and audience members at the concert.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,,,3350,,,0.00,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","K-12 Education","School Arts Project Grant",,"""Pages of Music"" educational and performance residency with Rolf Erdahl and Carrie Vecchione",2016-04-29,2016-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Louis,Rutten,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 632-2400 ",lrutten@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-grant-11,"Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 35516,"School Arts Project Grant",2016,3045,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Twenty to thirty Menahga Middle School students who will broaden and deepen their theater experience that includes acting, tech work and performance on or before May 15, 2016. Three to five Menahga High School students will further deepen their understanding by working with the artist to act as student and tech directors on the production.","Successful arts education project. Majority of students showed an increase in artistic awareness, skill, and understanding.",,210,"Other, local or private",3255,,,0.00,"Menahga Public Schools","K-12 Education","School Arts Project Grant",,"Middle School theater experience",2016-04-06,2016-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jennifer,CarterBerg,"Menahga Public Schools","216 Aspen Ave PO Box 160",Menahga,MN,56470,"(218) 564-4141 ",jberg@menahga.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/school-arts-project-grant-8,"Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.","Sue Johnson: retired music teacher and arts activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: Retired Comunity Development Specialist and nonprofit consultant; Millie Engisch: Graphic artist, and nonprofit arts organization leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Cathy Hartle: retired community development professional and arts advocate; Kayleen Horsma: practicing visual artist and arts supporter; Michael Sander: Former professional theater critic and theater activist; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.",,2 1400,"Schwanz Lake Direct Drainage Targeted Neighborhood Runoff Reduction Project",2010,90000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec. 6 (b)","(b) $2,800,000 the first year and $3,124,000 the second year are for grants to watershed districts and watershed management organizations for: (i) structural or vegetative management practices that reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants or to leverage federal funds for restoration, protection, or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water; and (ii) the installation of proven and effective water retention practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Watershed district and watershed management organization staff and administration may be used for local match. Priority may be given to school projects that can be used to demonstrate water retention practices. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2010 - Runoff Reduction)",,"In 2010, this project resulted in construction of 4,580 square feet of rain garden area. In 2011, an estimated 1,530 square feet of additional raingarden area was constructed. ",,97600,,,,,,"Gun Club Watershed Management Organization","Local/Regional Government","Schwanz Lake is an 11.5-acre shallow lake in southeast Eagan that was found to be impaired in 2006 due to excessive levels of phosphorus. The land area draining to the lake is 762 acres, but a small a 28-acre residential neighborhood was found to disproportionately contribute 24 percent (roughly 14 lbs/yr) of the phosphorus, according to a 2010 study of phosphorus sources. The neighborhood was developed before Eagan established water quality requirements for stormwater retention ponds and the neighborhood drains runoff directly to the lake through a single pipe. The neighborhood has no available space for new retention ponds, but because soils are suitable for infiltration, plans focused on constructing small bioretention basins along street rights-of-way. Bioretention basins (also called raingardens) capture and rapidly absorb stormwater runoff from streets and driveways. Computer modeling estimates that 5,100 square feet of raingarden area along streets would reduce the flow of phosphorus into Schwanz Lake by 72 percent. The area was surveyed to identify optimum locations for raingardens and to determine whether adjacent residents would accept and maintain the raingardens once they were installed. During construction, soils are deeply loosened and special soils and plants are added to help absorb stormwater runoff. By the end of 2010, 4,580 square feet of raingarden area has been constructed. In 2011, an estimated 1,530 square feet of additional raingarden area will be constructed. Neighborhood residents help to plant the sites with flowering perennials and shrubs and agree to maintain them. To measure actual runoff reduction, the City of Eagan installed a flow meter in the drainage pipe to the lake. Initial indications are this project will meet or exceed estimated phosphorus reductions.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/schwanz-lake-direct-drainage-targeted-neighborhood-runoff-reduction-project,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 10031462,"Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) Biodiversity Protection",2025,957000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09d","$957,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to strategically acquire from willing sellers high-quality lands that meet criteria for scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.1,"MN DNR","State Government","Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) strategic acquisition (~85 acres) will conserve Minnesota's most unique places and rare species for everyone's benefit.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Judy,Elbert,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 391-3168",judy.elbert@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/scientific-and-natural-area-sna-biodiversity-protection,,,, 28131,"Scott SWCD FY 14 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG)",2014,78338,,,,,,,,,,,0.45,"Scott Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will provide lake and stream monitoring assistance to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), identifying impaired waters within the Lower Minnesota RIver Watershed (Watershed ID: 07020012) according to the Intensive Watershed Monitoring (IWM) Approach. ",,"Lower Minnesota River Watershed ",2014-03-24,2016-03-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Katie,Wigen,"Scott Soil and Water Conservation District","7151 W. 190th St., Suite 125 ",Jordan,MN,55352,"(952) 492-5425",,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott",,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/scott-swcd-fy-14-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag,,,, 10034038,"SEA Us Write & Design Fellowship Program",2024,190000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"May Lee-Yang (Chair), Victor Vong Lee (Vice-Chair), Ericka Trinh, Christopher Ratsamy, Vue Thao",,"Asian Economic Development Association",,"This project, SEA Us Write & Design Fellowship, is an arts and cultural education program aimed at helping lower-income Minnesota Southeast Asian youth aged 16-18 develop as writers and artists. The program will provide creative writing classes and internships during summer breaks and after school, offering inclusive spaces and culturally relevant activities. Participants will have the opportunity to express themselves, develop leadership skills, and foster relationships with peers and positive adult mentors.",,,2024-05-28,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Npaus,"Baim Her",,,,,,"(651) 222-7798",npausbaim@aedamn.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sea-us-write-design-fellowship-program,,,, 14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2013,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2011, chapter 6, article 2, section 8(c) ","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells.","To seal 26 unused public water-supply wells in FY 2014. ","Legacy and leveraged funds sealed 26 wells. ",,192132,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,, 14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2015,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section 8(c)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","To seal 23 unused public water-supply wells by June 30, 2016. ","Twelve unused public wells sealed. ",,222634,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,, 14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2016,113000,"Minnesota Laws 2015, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 8(c)","$113,000 the first year and $112,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","Nine unused public wells are proposed to be sealed by December 30, 2016. ","Nine unused public wells sealed. ",,55486,,,,,0.25,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,, 14256,"Sealing Unused Public Drinking Water Wells",2018,250000,"Minnesota Laws 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 8(c)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for cost-share assistance to public and private well owners for up to 50 percent of the cost of sealing unused wells. ","Seventeen unused public wells are proposed to be sealed by October 31, 2018. ","As of March 2, 2018, one unused well has been sealed. ",,,,,,,,"Multiple public water systems ","For-Profit Business/Entity, Local/Regional Government, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Private College/University, Public College/University, State Government","Approximately 70 percent of all Minnesotans rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wells used for drinking water must be properly sealed when removed from service to protect both public health and Minnesota’s invaluable groundwater resources. The Minnesota Department of Health protects both public health and groundwater by assuring the proper sealing of unused wells. Clean Water funds are being provided to well owners as a 50% cost-share assistance for sealing unused public water-supply wells. ","Unused wells, sometimes called “abandoned” wells, can pose a serious threat to groundwater quality. Unused wells allow contaminants to travel deep into the ground, bypassing the natural protection usually provided by layers of clay, silt, and other geologic materials. Unused wells can also be a physical hazard for humans and animals. It’s estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of unsealed wells in Minnesota. ","Grantees hire Minnesota licensed well contractors to seal their unseal, unused well(s). MDH staff inspect the wells for proper sealing. ",2013-02-01,2021-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,"La Plante","Minnesota Department of Health","PO Box 64975","St. Paul",MN,55164-0975,651-201-3651,nancyjo.laplante@state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,"Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Hennepin, Lyon, McLeod, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Winona, Wright",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Cedar River, Chippewa River, Cloquet River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Des Moines River - Headwaters, Lac qui Parle River, Lake Superior - North, Lake Superior - South, Le Sueur River, Little Fork River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Nemadji River, North Fork Crow River, Rainy River - Headwaters, Redwood River, Rock River, Root River, Rum River, Sauk River, Snake River, South Fork Crow River, St. Louis River, Statewide, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sealing-unused-public-drinking-water-wells,,,, 10031426,"Season Watch: Cultivating Young Naturalists with Phenology Education",2025,180000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05o","$180,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Northern Community Radio, Inc. to continue to build the next generation of Minnesota conservationists by delivering engaging environmental programming to northern Minnesota through radio and podcasts, hosting phenology training and interactive nature events for K-12 students, and expanding KAXE coverage of environmental topics to a digital audience.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.48,"Northern Community Radio, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This education project will continue building the next generation of conservationists in Minnesota by engaging youths and adults in science and outdoor learning through radio, podcasts, newsletters and schoolyard exploration.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Sarah,Bignall,"Northern Community Radio, Inc.","260 NE 2nd St","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1234",sbignall@kaxe.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/season-watch-cultivating-young-naturalists-phenology-education,,,, 23546,"Sediment Reduction Strategies for the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers",2014,29932,,,,,,,,,,,.14,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","The goal of this project is the continued development of an overall strategy for reduction of turbidity/TSS, with sets of sediment reduction initiatives and actions for various sources, to address the Minnesota River Turbidity TMDL and the South Metro Mississippi River TSS TMDL. The overall strategy will be used to help establish a path towards achieving the required reductions of turbidity/TSS.",,,2013-11-01,2014-02-22,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Larry ",Gunderson,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Road North ","St. Paul",MN,55155,651-757-2400,,"Assessment/Evaluation, Restoration/Enhancement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca",,"Blue Earth River, Cannon River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Crow Wing River, Kettle River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Pine River, Pomme de Terre River, Redeye River, Redwood River, Sauk River, Snake River, Upper St. Croix River, Watonwan River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sediment-reduction-strategies-minnesota-and-mississippi-rivers-0,,,, 33505,"Septic System Inventory - City of Randolph",2015,63000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137",,"This project will result in an inventory and inspection of all required septic systems within the City of Randolph. ",,,19750,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",63000,,"Members for Dakota County are: ",0.48,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Over the past two years, Dakota County has learned that many properties within the city do not have septic system records identifying the presence or condition of their septic system, and anecdotal evidence that some are failing. The County will use CWF Accelerated Implementation Grant dollars to inventory and inspect all septic systems within the City of Randolph. As part of the inspection, a well inventory will also be conducted. Based on a preliminary assessment, there are 105 properties that will require inspection. Prior to the inspection, a robust public information and outreach process will be targeted to affected property owners. ",,,2015-03-10,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Dee,Mcdaniels,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley; Hastings",MN,55124,952-891-7044,dee.mcdaniels@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/septic-system-inventory-city-randolph,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Nicole Clapp ", 10071,"Series Presenter",2010,3370,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Access","Expand marketing to increase awareness of the Summer Performance Series. Expand connections with local organizations to reach members of the community who would benefit most from no cost cultural events. Include arts-based activities before each performance to broaden the appeal of the series as a family event.",,,26485,"Other, local or private",29855,,,,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","2009-2010 Summer Performance Series.",,,2009-07-01,2010-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park AKA Caponi Art Park and Learning Center","1205 Diffley Rd",Eagan,MN,55123-1415,"(651) 454-9412",ccaponi@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/series-presenter-0,,,, 19206,"Seventeen-County School Service Program and Wizard of Oz Exhibit and 75th Anniversary Celebration",2014,96000,"Minnesota Law 2013, Chp. 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 7","$1,100,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year are for arts and cultural heritage grants to children's museums. Of this amount, $600,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year are for the Minnesota Children's Museum, $200,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, $100,000 each year is for the Grand Rapids Children's Museum, and $200,000 each year is for the Southern Minnesota Children's Museum.","1. CDM will increase overall SSP enrollment from within all 17 counties by 25% over the previous ten-month period.2. The Museum will reach at least two new schools in each of our seven new target counties of Becker, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd and Wadena. We’ll also reach at least one new school group from each of the ten core counties.3. Walk-in visitation in June 2014 will double over the previous June attendance.4. The June 10-14, 2014 festival will generate statewide, national and international media attention on internet, television, radio and print outlets. $1 million in free publicity is documented.","1.From December through March 2014, a contract-for-services registrar was engaged to complete a thorough catalog/inventory of all the items in the new Wizard of Oz collection. 1,946 artifacts were physically tagged and computer entries made – listing the item’s catalog number, name, object title, creator description, material composition and condition. 2.CDM staff conceived and rendered exhibit drawings in time to begin fabrication of the new Land of Oz exhibit in April. Enough time was allowed to complete the construction in time for the grand opening on June 10th. A stated goal for a new exhibit to spark new and renewed interest in CDM was achieved. 3.Both lead teachers at CDM traveled to and visited with their peers at the Duluth Children’s Museum and the Minnesota Children’s Museum. As a result of these visits, CDM staff implemented many new ideas and improvements to museum exhibits.",,378500,"Blandin Foundation, Minnesota Humanities Center, Itasca County Historical Society, Jonathon Miner",96000,,,.5,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children’s Discovery Museum (CDM) continued aggressive School Service Program (SSP) enrollment strategies to reach the seven new counties of Becker, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena. A new Wizard of Oz exhibit was mounted in time for the 75th Anniversary Celebration, June 10-14, 2014. ",,,2013-09-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1900",director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/seventeen-county-school-service-program-and-wizard-oz-exhibit-and-75th-anniversary-celebrat,,,, 2547,"Shallow Lake Shoreland Protection: Wild Rice Lakes",2012,1891000,"ML 2011, First Special Session, Ch. 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(c )","$1,891,000 the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited to acquire wild rice lake shoreland habitat in fee and as permanent conservation easements as follows: $500,000 to the Department of Natural Resources; $1,100,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources; and $291,000 to Ducks Unlimited. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment 10.1 plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan. Up to $18,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to subdivision 15. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund.",,"Protected 1,210 acres of wild rice lake shoreland habitat",,11800,"DU private in-kind staff funds",1640800,600,,1.2,"DNR, Ducks Unlimited and BWSR","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This pilot program protected 1,210 acres of wild rice lake shoreland habitat in the Northern Forest Section by securing 14 permanent RIM conservation easements and four fee-title acquisitions, surpassing our goal of 700 acres, and doing so $250,202 under budget.",,"This initial Phase 1 program was intended to protect sensitive wild rice lake shorelands and prevent shoreline development that could degrade wild rice lake ecology. The keystone feature of this initial pilot program was the launch a new state RIM easement program for wild rice lake shoreland properties intended to buffer and protect sensitive wild rice lake shorelines and limit development. Also, this initial program featured a unique partnership among local, county, state and federal agencies all working together to protect key parcels through a combination of conservation easements and fee-title land acquisitions. The Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR) worked closely with northeastern Minnesota County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) to develop and implement the new RIM conservation easement program for wild rice lakes, which secured 14 RIM easements and protected 821 acres. Due to several landowners canceling their RIM easement applications after the appropriation adjustment availability date, $98,044 of easement acquisition funding, $2,000 of easement stewardship funding, and $112 of personnel money was unspent by BWSR at the end of the project, and BWSR returned $100,156 to the OHF. However, this new RIM easement program for wild rice lakes was successfully launched and is now fully programmatic and ongoing, and has received additional OHF funding since this initial pilot phase. DU also attempted to purchase conservation easements on two parcels of land on wild rice lakes too, but those efforts did not succeed due to landowner unwillingness to continue with the DU easement process. Therefore, DU amended the grant budget to move easement grant funds to fee-title land purchase, and successfully appraised and purchased a 28-acre parcel of land on Moose Lake in St. Louis County in fee-title. This key parcel was then transferred it to the U.S. Forest Service for inclusion in the Superior National Forest and long-term management and public outdoor recreational use. DU also coordinated this pilot program and submitted all grant status reports. DU spent $143,262 but left $147,738 unspent to be returned to the OHF. Minnesota DNR successfully purchased a key 286-acre parcel in fee-title on Yaeger Lake in Wadena County for inclusion in the Yaeger state Wildlife Management Area (WMA). DNR also subawarded OHF grant funds to Cass County to purchase two parcels of 35 acres on Lake George and 40 acres on Lower Hand Lake that were for sale and were appropriate additions to county land holdings in the area and help consolidate Cass County forest management and land ownership. Together, DNR and Cass County purchased 361 acres in fee-title, spent $497,691, and turned back $2,309 to the OHF. Overall, 14 RIM easements were secured that protect 821 acres, and four key parcels of land for sale totaling 389 acres were purchased in fee-title where RIM easements were not of interest to private landowners, for a total of 1,209 acres protected including about four miles of shoreline protected through this initial pilot grant to protect wild rice lake shoreland. This 1,210-acre land protection achievement far surpasses our goal of 700 acres, and was accomplished well-under under budget. Collectively, partners spent $1,640,798 of the $1,891,000 appropriated for this initial phase of the program, and turned back $250,202 to the OHF. This new wild rice lake protection partnership program continues today, with the Minnesota BWSR working closely with SWCDs to assist private landowners and implement additional RIM easements on wild rice lakes with subsequent OHF grants and phases of this initial program. Partners also routinely discuss other land protection needs around wild rice lakes with Minnesota DNR field staff, and work together to ensure efforts are make to purchase key tracts on important wild rice lakes when they come up for sale and are appropriate for public land ownership and management.",2011-07-20,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Schneider,"Ducks Unlimited","311 East Lake Geneva Road",Alexandria,MN,56308,320-762-9916,jschneider@ducks.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shallow-lake-shoreland-protection-wild-rice-lakes,,,, 10029990,"Shooting Sports Equipment and Supplies Grants ",2024,50000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (kk)","$50,000.00 the first year is to the University of Minnesota Extension Office to provide grants to Minnesota 4-H chapters that have members participating in state and national 4-H-sanctioned shooting sports events. Eligible costs for grant money include shooting sports equipment and supplies and event fees associated with participating in state shooting sports events.","Increase individual participation in the Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational by 25%. Increase accessibility to and participation of youth with disabilities in both Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife events and local chapters.","Achieved some of the proposed outcomes",,,,,,,,"Regents of the University of Minnesota",,"State leadership for the 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Program, including staff and 4-H volunteer committee members, will provide a menu of equipment options for local programs to choose from as a means to build their Shooting Sports & Wildlife project. Local programs will submit a grant application justifying how the new equipment will help them build and grow their program, attract and engage new audiences, and provide sustainability in their local chapter. They will also need to show how they will engage their youth in attending the state and national shooting sports events, as this will increase the participation of these events and provide an even greater learning experience for young people. ",,,2024-01-01,2024-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Brett,Carlson,"Regents of the University of Minnesota","450 McNamara Alumni Center",Minneapolis,MN,55455-2070,5072594648,pokorney@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/shooting-sports-equipment-and-supplies-grants,,,, 10034041,"Sing Again-Preservation of oral Somali Children's songs and lullabies",2024,121394,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Not Available",,"Marian Hassan",,"This project, entitled Sing Again, aims to preserve Somali lullabies, originally passed generation to generation through oral tradition, by transcribing them in children's lullaby book and creating website for resource-sharing and archival so that future generations of children can use them. Along with the audio and video recordings of these lullabies traditionally sung and shared on the project website, we will document our own journey as community researchers and artists, providing a template for future cultural communities interested in broader artistic collaborations and cultural preservation.",,,2024-05-28,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Marian,Hassan,,,,,,"(651) 214-2603",mhassan1@yahoo.com,"Digitization/Online Information Access, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Preservation","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault, Hennepin, Marshall, Ramsey, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sing-again-preservation-oral-somali-childrens-songs-and-lullabies,,,, 18456,"Sixteen-County School Service Program",2013,100000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8 ","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","School class enrollment from December 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 will increase from 2,611 children to 3,650 ( 40 % ) over the previous year's seven-month period.A significant majority of teacher rating scores will average 4.5 or higher on questions asked in the Written Teacher Survey Form ( 1 being the lowest, and 5 being the highest score ).At least one new elementary school class from each of our six additional service counties will be enrolled. A 30-school goal identified in 2011 has proven to be unrealistic.At least 10 new elementary school classes from our core ten-counties will be enrolled.A DVD and website video to increase long-distance participation via technology will be produced. Over the next two years, these tools will help boost outlying school enrollment.","CDM met the 40% enrollment growth objective with nearly 1,000 additional participants over the same 7-month period the previous year. Program enrollment reached 3,527 individuals.A majority of average teacher rating scores reached 4.5 or above (5 out of 9 questions).CDM enrolled one new class from each of these six new target counties - Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd & Wadena. A school group from Blue Earth county was also served.Exceeding the objective of 10, CDM enrolled 14 classes/schools within the ten-county core service area that have not participated in the past.Our new CDM website was up and running in June.Prospectes for a new core exhibit have been set in motion with the acquisition of a 3,000 piece Wizard of Oz collection valued at $250,000. A new Oz exhibit will open in June 2014 in time for the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Wizard of Oz.",,285625,,100000,,"Officers: Doug Miner, President; Jonathan Miner, Vice President; Vickie Rasmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Raymond Nikkel, Treasurer Directors: Jerome Miner, Carole Erickson, Pamela Miner, Laura Nikkel, Jeffrey Borg, Corinne Jacobson, Melanie Jacobson",3,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids will build on recent enrollment momentum and further increase participation with its School Service Program, which takes down the economic barriers for visiting school groups. The Legacy grant will fund more educators and facilitators, curriculum development, scholarship aid, transportation assistance, art and teaching supplies, and the addition of a new exhibit to the museum.","Schools in the sixteen rural Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, Saint Louis, Todd and Wadena do not have resources to provide creative out-of-the-classroom extended learning for their children. Many students are culturally and educationally deprived. The vast distance from large cities most often denies these children the rich creative offerings of a metro area. Poverty is endemic in northern Minnesota, and many children are at great risk. More than 15 % of children in each of these counties live in poverty. The rate is even higher in Aitkin and Itasca counties - topping 26% in some areas.",,2012-12-06,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,,director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center","Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 1, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 2, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 3, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 4, Sixteen County School Program Dino Dig Class Photo 5","Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sixteen-county-school-service-program,"Michele Callahan is Director of Administrative Affairs at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA). In addition to her duties as director of administrative affairs, she also manages board relations for the museum and serves as a staff officer on the MIA Board of Trustees as its Assistant Secretary. Ms. Callahan has been with the MIA since 1995, and has worked in museum administration for over 25 years.Joanne Jones-Rizzi currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She joined the Science Museum as a program and exhibit developer for the award-winning exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? Ms. Jones-Rizzi began her career in 1985 as an exhibit developer and cultural program leader at the Boston Children's Museum. She has more than 25 years of experience in exhibit design and community engagement and collaboration. Lyndel King has been director and chief curator at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota since 1981. She is also an adjunct professor in art history and professor of museum studies. Prior to her work at the Weisman, Ms. King worked as director of exhibitions and museum programs for Control Data Corporation and as an exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.",,,2 10015238,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2020,1450,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys, Video/Audio Recordings.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",721,"Other,local or private",2171,,"Mary Pat Kleven, Walter Sigtermans, Rob Ross, Dee Scott, Carla Manning, Scott Gamble, LaJean Ernst, Susan Karpowicz, Randy Hinzmann, John Wallace, Karen Stiles",0.00,"Minnesota State Fiddlers Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Upper Midwest Folk Fiddle Fest",2019-11-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Mary,Kleven,"Minnesota State Fiddlers Association","205 Minnesota St W","Cannon Falls",MN,55009,"(402) 490-6710",msfafiddlers@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, St. Louis, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-136,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Andrea Arnold: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Jane Olive: costumer; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10015263,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2020,1380,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Data Collection, Stories, Surveys.","The activities fully achieved the proposed outcomes.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",1304,"Other,local or private",2684,,"Mary Ann Bucher, Mary Pat Kleven, Emery Kleven, Barbara Laquoi, Laura Qualey",0.00,"City of Mantorville","Local/Regional Government","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Stagecoach Days 2020",2020-06-01,2022-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Cami,Reber,"Mantorville Economic Development Authority","21 5th St E PO Box 188",Mantorville,MN,55955,"(507) 635-5170",abb.wright@cedausa.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Sibley",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-141,"Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Ruth Lincoln: performing artist; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Merritt Olsen: professional actor; Gretchen Ramlo: arts patron; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist and arts educator; Aaron Young: arts administrator and musician.","Andrea Arnold: visual artist; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum.",,2 10009382,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2019,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Groups traditionally underserved by the arts feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Data Collection, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Stories, Video/Audio Recordings.","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities. Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region. Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","The activities fully achieved the prop",10539,"Other,local or private",13039,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Kristy Good, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman and Darrell Ottman",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association 2019 May Bluegrass Festival.",2019-02-01,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-131,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Daved Driscoll: theatre artist, author; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Jon Swanson: museum curator; Pamela Whitfield: literary artist, arts educator.","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Ben Assef: art business owner; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Julie Fakler: Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Jane Olive: costumer.",,2 10006206,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2018,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts expeiences are relevant and accessible to them. Minnesotans learn, grow, or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Grantee organizations change, expand, or enrich the ways they connect to their communities. Minnesotans from groups traditionally underserved by the arts or the grantee organization feel they have an authentic relationship to the grantee. Stories, Interviews, Observed Behavior Change, Data Collection.","Increased attendance, comments documented high quality program, no noted difficulties re: accessibility, new attendees are returning, & provided exposure & education re: a music an art form.","Achieved the proposed outcomes.",12419,"Other,local or private",14419,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Robert Brommerich, John Campbell, Kristy Good,Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"May 2018 Bluegrass Music Festival.",2018-02-01,2018-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-114,"Hollybeth Anderson: choreographer; Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician, literary artist; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Pam Whitfield: poet, actor.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Education Coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist, director; Anissa Nelson: visual arts student; Connie Nelson: Music Educator; Jane Olive: Costumer; Steve Schmidt: Musician, arts administrator.",,2 10014403,"Small Grants - COVID-19",2020,750,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","I think that listening to these new songs online will bring people some joy and comfort in a time of crisis and need. The songs may very well help people grieve, avoid depression, keep peoples' spirits up a liitle bit, and help create a sense of community, which I believe is what music is supposed to do, and normally what our live shows would provide. We'll know that we've been successful through peoples' reactions to our music online. We'll keep close tabs on peoples' responses on Facebook, Youtube, through email, and all other online sources. We'll also invite people to give their responses to our music. We always welcome our fans' input.","We achieved all the goals we proposed in our application. With the grant money, we mastered the album through Tom Garneau. Through Tunecore, we've streamed all the songs on more than 150 digital platforms, such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc. And we made and released three music videos, free-streaming them on Facebook and YouTube. We've reached more than our goal of 10,000 people with our new songs, reaching more than 125,000 people on Facebook alone, through all of our advertisements and boosted music videos.","Achieved Proposed Outcomes",,,750,,,,"Ryan B. Dermody",Individual,"Small Grants - COVID-19",,"To master our album of original music, and to stream the album online for one month for free.",2020-03-28,2020-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Dermody,"Ryan B. Dermody",,,MN,,"(218) 255-5182",dermody2@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota State Arts Board",,"St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Pine, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Pennington, Wadena, Becker, Clay, Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Olmsted",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grants-covid-19-0,"Drew Digby: ARAC Executive Director; Holly Hackett-Rich: ARAC Grants Manager; Erin Turner: ARAC Operations Manager; Steve Wick: ARAC Office Coordinator.","Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community.",,2 10001835,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2017,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association provides a heritage music art form in rural Southeast Minnesota where arts enhancement is desirable. Goals include providing a quality experience with an educational component affordable to families in a safe and accessible setting. Campground 85% booked. Average increased attendance. Within family budget, under 16 admitted free. Comments reviewed. Bands request return. Workshops and open stage well attended. Revenue for community businesses. Random attendee interviews.","A heritage music art form in a rural area including education was provided by professional musicians. Attendance was down due to very cold & rainy weather.",,13463,"Other, local or private",15463,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association May 19, 20, 21, 2017 Bluegrass Music Festival",2017-01-01,2017-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr19162@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-101,"Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin, arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.","Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 11006,"Small Grant",2010,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 2","ACHF Arts Education","Increased arts related activities throughout the entire region.",,,700,"Other, local or private",1700,,,,"Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary","K-12 Education","Artist Perrin Boyd will teach creative movement improvisation skills and cooperative group activities to WDC 1st graders culminating in a vignette performance",,,,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Heidi,"Van Dyke","Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary","600 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482-1750,"(218) 632-2400",hvandyke@wdc2155.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-grant-8,,,, 19976,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2013,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participating artists will benefit from increased exposure and sales. Area artists and students will benefit from the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and learn in a studio environment. Although they may not aspire to learn new practices, attendees will benefit from the opportunity to view and purchase fine works of art.We provide feedback forms at each location on the tour. To encourage people to fill out surveys, this is the only way to enter prize drawings at each location. The survey gives information about the number of participants and their level of satisfaction. An artist wrap-up meeting following the tour gives informal feedback to artists.","The tour's overriding goal is to broaden participation from the area's arts community and provide exposure for attendees to many artistic mediums. This is the third year that our attendance was down.",,8445,"Other, local or private",9945,,"Julia Crozier, Megan Jones, Barbara Keith, Vicky Kurk, Bernadette Mahfood, Roger Meyer, Sue Pariseau, Mary Singer, Mariella Terbeest-Schladweiler",,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Bluff Country Studio Art Tour, April 26-28, 2013",,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour, April 26-28, 2013.",2012-12-01,2013-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Julia,Crozier,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour","PO Box 78",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 452-4506 ",hotflashdesigns@hotmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-40,"Scott Anderson: musician; Marta Biitner: visual artist; Elizabeth Bucheit: goldsmith; Alan Calavano: musician, historian; Judy Hickey: theatre artist; Carolyn Hiller: arts administrator; Jane Olive: dancer; Kathy Rush: theatre; Philip Taylor: visual artist; Tom Willis: potter.","Andrea Costopoulos: Rochester Arts Council; Hal Cropp: Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Northland Words; Drue Fergison: musicologist; Ryan Heinritz: Paradise Center; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board; Connie Nelson: music educator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: City of Rochester Music Department; Deborah Wasmund: mosaic artist.",,2 35541,"Small/Art Project Grant",2016,5000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","1. Participants will learn about metal casting process. 2. Provide opportunity for attendees to create metal casting art works. Attendance tracking; survey of audience and participants.","The Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour program provided the community with eight art making workshops and one full day live metal pour demo event resulting in over 120 community created iron sculptures.",,7731,"Other, local or private",12731,,"Dorothy Goldie, Erik Jannsen, John Joachim, Davis Klaila, Ronald Kopeska, John Kremer, Amy McKinney, Diane Mullin, Tamsie Ringler",0.00,"Franconia Sculpture Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small/Art Project Grant ",,"During the 2017 ValentineÆs Day Hot Metal Pour project, Franconia Sculpture Park will provide 8 art-making workshops held on January 28 and 29, and February 4 and 5, 2017. Community members of all ages will have the opportunity to create individually-desi ",2016-09-15,2017-03-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Hock,"Franconia Sculpture Park","29836 St Croix Trl",Shafer,MN,55074,"(651) 257-6668 ",johnhock@franconia.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, East Central Regional Arts Council ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/smallart-project-grant-0,"Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate. ","Barb Dreyer: Visual artist, art educator, Kanabec County Art Association, Pine Center for the Arts; Arne Everson: Retired music educator, East Central Minnesota Chorale, Cambridge Center for the Arts; Darrell Vincent: Writer, arts advocate, Wyoming Area Friends of the Library; Kelli Maag: Visual artist, business owner, Northern Exposures Photography Club, Kanabec County Artist Association; Nancy Hoffman: County government, Housing and Redevelopment Authority û Economic Development Authority Director, arts advocate; Alana Petersen: Government, legislative policy, arts advocate; Eunice Boeringa: Musician, Onamia Area Friends of the Library, arts advocate. ",,2 26501,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2014,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","Participating artists benefit from increased exposure and sales. Area artists and students of the arts benefit from the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and learn from the participating artists in their studio environments. The attendees benefit from viewing and purchasing works of art.We want attendees/participants to have a positive experience with the tour. Attendees are encouraged to evaluate their experience on feedback forms provided at each location. To motivate filling out surveys, they are the only way to enter the prize drawing held at each participating location.","Because of the nature of the project, the Art Tour does not have specific artistic goals, but wide-ranging goals of connection local artists with their ""home"" audience. This year our attendance was about the same as last year. It turned out to be a decent weekend after a very long and gloomy winter.",,8500,"Other, local or private",10000,,"Julia Crozier, Megan Jones, Barbara Keith, Vicky Kurk, Bernadette Mahfood, Roger Meyer, Sue Pariseau, Mary Singer, Mariella Terbeest-Schladweiler",,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour 2014",2013-12-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Monta,May,"Bluff Country Studio Art Tour","51 4th St E Ste 314 PO Box 78",Winona,MN,55987,"(507) 452-4506 ",http://bluffcountrystudioarttour.com/contact/,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-53,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848 ",Yes 26593,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2014,2250,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association is the only provider of this music art form in the Southeastern area where enhancement of the arts is desirable. Bluegrass is one of few music art forms originating in the United States and goal is it not be lost for future generations. Financial goal is to provide quality entertainment affordable to families.Campground 85% booked May and 99% in August- supports quality programming; Increased attendance on average; Admission within the budget of families; Review of comments concerning programming; Bands request to return; Workshops and open stages well attended; Additional revenue to area businesses.","To educate and promote bluegrass music as an art form in South East Minnesota via professional stage performances, workshops, open state and jamming opportunities to all age levels.",,9725,"Other, local or private",11975,,"Roberta Anderson, John Campbell, John Leahy, John Magnuson, Judith Mayo, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, John Owens, Daryl Thompson",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"August 2014 Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Festival",2014-02-01,2014-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","PO Box 83",Rushford,MN,55971-0093,"(507) 864-8109 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-67,"Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.","Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.",,No 30856,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","By renovating the sound system of the Broadway Theatre we will be able to raise the quality, types and numbers of arts opportunities in our region through an ADA recognized site that can accommodate a variety of arts activities throughout a calendar year. A dedicated 5-question survey to be completed at each event pinpointing the benefits to art involved with the new use of the Broadway and the sound systems to support or schedule of events.","The grant allowed us the needed funding to pay for almost 70% of the costs incurred for the new sound system. Now we can schedule a full year of events, rain, snow or shine.",,2875,"Other, local or private",4375,,"Linda Arendt, Sharon Burke, Scott Durand, Kathleen Geraghty, Marlene Kosobucki, Jen McBride, MJ Moravec, Craig Prescher",,"River Junctions Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Bringing the Arts to life by Education, Entertainment and Engagement",2014-12-15,2014-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Scott,Durand,"River Junctions Arts Council","PO Box 212",Wabasha,MN,55981,"(651) 564-1498 ",craigprescher@jewsonrealty.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Ramsey, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-77,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 30876,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2015,1500,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","We are the sole provider of this art form in the region where arts enhancement is desirable. Bluegrass music originated in the US and goal is to not lose it by offering a quality experience with educational component. Financial goal is art form affordable to families in a pleasant and safe environment. Campground 85% booked; Increased attendance on average; Within family budgets and under 16 admitted free; Review programming comments; Bands request return; Workshops and open stages well attended; Revenue for community businesses; Board members interview random attendees re: programming.","To educate and promote bluegrass music as an art form in southeast Minnesota via professional stage performances, workshops, open stage and jamming opportunities to all age levels.",,12251,"Other, local or private",13751,,"Roberta Anderson, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"2015 Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association May Bluegrass Festival",2015-02-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-79,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: musician; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: dancer; Jon Swanson: curator; Joan Sween: author; Philip Taylor: artist; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: musician; Tom Willis: potter","John Becker: Business Owner; Hal Cropp: Executive Director, Commonweal; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director, Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator, Paradise Center; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",, 35802,"Small Towns/Rural Areas",2016,2000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association provides this art form in rural Southeast Minnesota where arts enhancement is desirable. It originated in the US and goal is to offer a quality experience with an educational component. Financial goal is a venue affordable to families in a safe setting. Campground 85% booked for 2016. Average increased attendance. Within family budget -under 16 admitted free. Review comments. Bands request return. Workshops and open stage well attended. Revenue for community businesses. Random attendee interviews.","Offer a heritage music art form in rural area including education. Feel attendance of over 1000 documented success and workshops were well attended.",,11553,"Other, local or private",13553,,"Roberta Anderson, Terry Barta, Bob Brommerich, John Campbell, Rebecca Gors, John Magnuson, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman, Daryl Thompson",0.00,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association May 20, 21, and 22, 2016 Bluegrass Music Festival",2016-02-01,2016-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA","18696 Hwy 16",Houston,MN,55943,"(651) 388-3397 ",darrbarr@q.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-90,"Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator; Tom Willis: potter.","John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Scott Roberts: arts administrator; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.",,2 10029117,"Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Video-Audio Recordings","The number of Minnesotans who are able to participate in the arts increases.;Quality/type/number of regional arts opportunities, and the groups/venues that offer them increases.;New relationships with groups traditionally underserved by the arts or by the","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",3260,"Other,local or private",8260,,"Jan David Fisher, Janice Carr, Kevin Klapperich, William Marx, Riley Morrow , Linda Smith, Billy Wendt",,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant",,"2023 Summer Music in East Park",2022-07-01,2023-09-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,William,Marx,"Zumbrota Area Arts Council","PO Box 45",Zumbrota,MN,55992-0045,"(507) 732-5210",info@zaac.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns, Wabasha, Wabasha",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-grant-16,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: fine arts publishing; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10028754,"Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans learn, grow or change because they participate in quality arts experiences. Data Collection, Observed Behavior Change, Stories","Provided high quality, age appropriate arts education for residents of all ages.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",18760,"Other,local or private",23760,,"Roberta Anderson, Robert Brommerich, John Campbell, Becky Gors, Joh Magnuson, Kristy Murray, Barbara Ottman, Darrell Ottman Craig Seabright",,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant",,"May 2023 Bluegrass Music Festival",2022-07-01,2023-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Darrell,Ottman,"Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association","PO Box 93",Rushford,MN,55971,"(507) 804-8100",darrbarr1962@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Waseca",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-grant-11,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Steve Dietz: fine arts publishing; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10029011,"Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant",2023,5000,,"ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Minnesotans participate in the arts because arts experiences are relevant and accessible to them. Observed Behavior Change, Stories","Supported artists and organizations who create, produce and present high quality arts activities.;Instilled the arts into the community and public life in this region.","Achieved proposed outcomes",7521,"Other,local or private",12521,,"Kent Harfmann, Brandon Madery, Patrick Madery, Amy Olson, Angie Richards, Kate Ryan, Mark Torkelson",,"Kasson-Mantorville School District 204","K-12 Education","Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant",,"The Folsom Prison Experience in Kasson",2022-07-01,2023-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Hasz,"Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools","101 16th St NE",Kasson,MN,55944,"(507) 634-1100",b.hasz@komets.k12.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/small-townsrural-areas-grant-15,"Jennie Autonoe: literary artist and arts administrator; Robbie Brokken: visual artist; Dave Casey: visual arts administrator; Martha Chancellor: musician and arts administrator; Julie Fakler: visual artist and arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Ivete Martinez: visual artist and arts administrator; Beth Nienow: musician and literary artist; Gretchen Ramlo: arts board member; Jamie Schwaba; dancer and arts administrator; Amarama Vercnocke: mixed media artist","Kjel Alkire: visual artist; Diane Crane: Houston Arts Resource Council; Laura Helle: Austin Area Commission for the Arts; Elisha Marin: musician and arts educator; Drew Medin: musician; Kara Maloney: Lanesboro Arts; Yelba Olsen: community activist; Scott Roberts: visual artist; Jon Swanson: Minnesota Marine Art Museum","Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Anastasia Shartin (507) 281-4848",1 10004574,"Solar Energy Utilization for Minnesota Swine Farms – Phase II",2017,475000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 07e","$475,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris to continue to develop and evaluate the utilization of solar photovoltaic systems at swine facilities to improve energy and economic performance, reduce fossil fuel usage and emissions, and optimize water usage. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN - WCROC","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_07e.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Lee,Johnston,"U of MN - WCROC","46352 State Hwy 329",Morris,MN,56267,"(320) 589-1711",johnstlj@morris.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/solar-energy-utilization-minnesota-swine-farms-phase-ii,,,, 10013390,"Somali Museum of Minnesota",2020,50000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. (2) Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is for a grant to one or more community organizations that provide arts and cultural heritage programming celebrating Somali heritage. ","Outcome: Programs in Somali art and culture will become available to Minnesotans who historically do not access arts programing, including Somali-American youth and elders Evidence: Participants will access programming that was otherwise unavailable Evidence: Somali Museum will increase programs offered by 15% from 2018-2019 Outcome: Somali-American youth will access Somali traditional art forms, which were previously unavailable to them Evidence: Youth will give testimony about their new exposure to Somali art forms Outcome: Non-Somali Minnesotans will participate in programs about Somali culture and art for the first time Evidence: Participants will give testimony about their new exposure to Somali art ","In progress ","outcomes data not yet available",,,,,"Dr. Abdulfatah Mohamed, Bashir Sheikh, Lisa Friedlander, Busad Ali Kheyre, Asha Hibad, Mohamed Ahmed Salad, Abdullahi Samater, Kate Roberts, Osman M. Ali",1,"Somali Museum of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Somali Museum of Minnesota will curate and present two new monthly series of public programs designed to amplify, celebrate, and preserve Somali culture. The first series will be gallery-based and draw from the museum’s collection to offer Somali language, cultural and history instruction targeted to Somali families and school age youth. The second series, designed for a broader audience, will present artist talks and demonstrations, dance performances, exhibitions, and poetry readings. ",,,2020-07-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Khadijah Zahra",Muse,"Somali Museum of Minnesota","1516 East Lake St. Suite 011",Minneapolis,MN,55407,612-308-7251,zahra@somalimuseum.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Statewide, Stearns, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/somali-museum-minnesota," Leyla Suleiman (Minneapolis, MN) Leyla is a first year educator, author in the Crossroads: Somali Youth Anthology, and was a panelist for the Community Partner Fund and is also serving in the immigrant cultural heritage panel. She is Somali. Hibaq Mohamed (Minneapolis, MN) – Hibaq is an MHC Increase Engagement facilitator, author in the Crossroads: Somali Youth Anthology, and is also serving in the immigrant cultural heritage panel. She is Somali. Nasra Farah (St. Cloud, MN) – Nasrah is a board member and featured speaker through the activist/advocacy organization #unitecloud. She is Somali. Dr. Cawo Abdi (Minneapolis MN) Dr. Abdi is a professor of Sociology at the U of M. She has worked with MHC previously through its Lunch and Learn Series. She is Somali. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10029982,"Somali Cultural Programs",2024,120000,"Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (gg)","$125,000.00 the first year and $125,000.00 the second year are for a grant to the Somali Museum of Minnesota for heritage arts and cultural vitality programs to provide classes, exhibits, presentations, and outreach about the Somali community and heritage in Minnesota.","Measurable goals of the programs are: These will cover 2 fiscal years: FY2024 Produce and present 15 Somali Cultural Programs (Events/workshops/classes) Engage at least 15 Somali artists to share/educate the community of their knowledge and wisdom. Cultivate 3 achievable of digital programs to share with the larger MN community Present 5 programs in the greater MN - outside of Twin Cities Area FY2025 Produce and present 15 Somali Cultural Programs (Events/workshops/classes) Engage at least 15 Somali artists to share/educate the community of their knowledge and wisdom. Cultivate 3 achievable of digital programs to share with the larger MN community Present 5 programs in the greater MN - outside of Twin Cities Area The Impact goals of these programs are: For Somali cultural art forms to be passed to a new generation of Somali-American youth by bringing the content of the artwork in the Somali museum's extensive collection to life through storytelling, performances, demonstrations, and other hands-on learning activities. For young Somali-Americans to gain appreciation and knowledge of their cultural roots and build relationships with older generations through learning about Somali art. For non-Somali Minnesotans to gain understanding of the state's Somali communities through exposure to Somali culture and art. For the Somali Museum to be seen as a welcoming and lively space where all Somali people can come together to learn about and celebrate their shared culture, experience and identity Descriptions for some events: Poetry in Nature Series: The Poetry in Nature Series is an inspiring artistic initiative that brings together poets and nature enthusiasts to explore the intrinsic connection between Somali poetry and the natural world. In the serene setting of our museum garden or local parks, participants will immerse themselves in the beauty of nature while drawing inspiration from its elements to create poetic masterpieces. This series fosters a deep appreciation for nature's wonders and encourages the preservation of Somali poetic traditions that often celebrate the harmony between humans and the environment. Women's Dance Class: Our Women's Dance Class is a dynamic and empowering program that celebrates the art of traditional Somali dance. Led by skilled instructors, this class offers women of all ages and backgrounds a safe and supportive space to learn and practice the graceful movements and rhythmic expressions of Somali dance. Through dance, participants not only connect with their cultural heritage but also cultivate a sense of sisterhood and empowerment, embracing the strength and resilience embodied in Somali dance. Weaving Classes: Our Weaving Classes offer a captivating journey into the time-honored art of Somali weaving. Led by skilled artisans, participants will learn the intricate techniques and patterns that define traditional Somali weaving. As they create their own woven masterpieces, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the cultural significance of weaving in Somali heritage. This program fosters creativity, preserves traditional craftsmanship, and encourages intergenerational knowledge transfer. Storytelling: Walk with the Ancestors: ""Walk with the Ancestors"" is an enchanting storytelling event that transports audiences back in time to experience the wisdom and heritage of our Somali ancestors. Accompanied by engaging storytellers, participants will embark on a captivating journey through mythical tales, historical narratives, and personal anecdotes that shape the identity of the Somali community. This program celebrates the power of storytelling to preserve history, instill values, and foster a sense of shared cultural identity. Schools: Travel Exhibit: Our Travel Exhibit program brings the wonders of the Somali Museum directly to schools, libraries, and community centers. Through this mobile exhibition, students and community members have the opportunity to explore a diverse array of artifacts, artwork, and cultural displays that showcase the richness and diversity of Somali heritage. This initiative fosters cultural exchange, promotes understanding, and enables individuals to connect with the Somali culture in their own familiar spaces. Educational Somali Content: With the Educational Somali Content program, we aim to create a comprehensive and accessible resource that offers in-depth insights into Somali history, language, traditions, and contemporary life. This online platform will feature engaging videos, articles, and interactive materials that cater to diverse learning styles and age groups. By providing authentic educational content, we contribute to greater cultural awareness and appreciation both within and beyond the Somali community. Aqal (Nomadic Home) Building Educational Viewing: The Aqal Building Educational Viewing offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience the iconic nomadic Somali home known as Aqal. Through interactive exhibits and guided tours, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the nomadic lifestyle, its architectural ingenuity, and the cultural significance of the Aqal within Somali communities. This program fosters cultural preservation and understanding of the nomadic heritage that is integral to Somali identity. Programs in Schools, Libraries, and in the Community: This initiative expands our reach to bring dynamic cultural programs directly to schools, libraries, and community venues. With a focus on inclusivity, we offer a diverse range of engaging workshops, performances, and presentations that cater to the unique interests and needs of each setting. By connecting with different audiences, we aim to foster cultural understanding and appreciation among individuals from all walks of life. 5 Programs Outside the Metro: With the ""5 Programs Outside the Metro"" initiative, we seek to extend the impact of our cultural programs to communities beyond the metropolitan area. Through strategic partnerships and collaborations, we will bring our most compelling programs, such as storytelling events, traditional dance performances, and art workshops, to underserved regions in Minnesota. This effort promotes cultural accessibility and ensures that the rich heritage of the Somali community reaches all corners of the state. Artists Collab: The Artists Collab program is an exciting initiative that fosters collaboration between Somali artists and creative minds from various cultural backgrounds. This project will result in dynamic artistic expressions that blend diverse perspectives and celebrate the shared humanity among artists. By encouraging cross-cultural collaborations, we strive to create transformative art that challenges stereotypes, bridges cultural divides, and enriches the artistic landscape of Minnesota.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,,,1.71,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum",,"Within this plan, we will develop a series of cultural events (plays, speakers, presentations) that can be delivered live before an audience for educational purposes and/or videographed for preservation. These productions will amplify the custodians of Somali culture and will allow Somali artists to share their collective work, knowledge, and wisdom with the Somali and non-Somali communities. The majority of the events will be performed publicly and digitally recorded for future use and for preservation. Others will be filmed privately in a studio and will be edited and presented in a digestible way to the public. In addition to offering these productions to the public, we will also engage in a project that serves to preserve much of what has been undocumented to date within the Somali community. We will create a digital library of these performances and events for the purposes of preservation and to allow us to have a library of recordings that can be archived and used at future public events or used as part of our educational programming with school children. Finally, a written transcript, text, essay or explanation will also be produced for each performance. These texts will be produced in conjunction with the event or performance and will also be used for preservation, archival and educational purposes. These texts will explain in more detail what the audience is seeing or the history behind the performances. The digital texts will be archived along with the recordings of the performances.",,,2023-07-12,2025-06-30,,"In Progress",,,Osman,Ali,"Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum",,,,,6123087251,zahra@somalimuseum.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Administration",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/somali-cultural-programs,,,, 10031108,"Songwriting and Performing for Somali American Youth",2022,140000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","With support from MHC, Ka Joog aims to achieve the following outcomes: 210-300 youth will create music and perform songs during community-wide concerts90% of participants will self-report an increase in knowledge of Somali music after participating in workshopsAt least 1,500 people will attend Ka Joog's community-wide musical performances70% of surveyed attendees will indicate they have new knowledge or understanding after participating in a presentation","As of December 31, 2022, below are the outcomes of the project: - We have engaged 50 youth that created music and performed a community event that we held in December in Minneapolis - 85% of the participants reported an increase of knowledge within the workshops - During the the community-wide event in December, we had 175 who attended - Based on the survey from attendees, 80% indicated they gained knowledge from the program ",,,N/A,151989,,"Ali Elmi Hussein Mohamed Abubakar Ahmed Aisha Mukhtar Guled Abdullahi Abdi Barkat",,"Ka Joog",,"Ka Joog requests funding from the Minnesota Humanities Center to offer songwriting and composition to Somali American youth enrolled in FANKA, our arts education program. We will contract with Nimcaan Hilaac, a renowned Somali American songwriter, singer, and composer. We will offer 210-300 Somali youth in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Saint Cloud songwriting workshops facilitated by Mr. Hilaac. Their learning will culminate in a community-wide event featuring performances by our youth.",,,2022-01-03,2023-09-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/songwriting-and-performing-somali-american-youth,,,, 10031059,"Soomaal Artist Residencies",2023,73400,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Soomaal and 4 artists-in-residence will host or participate in 4 events total: 1 webinar with community members Measurables = 4 artists will share about their work for in-person plus online event. On average, 300 participants will engage with webinar online and 80 participants will engage in-person. 1 workshop at local schools (Ubah Medical Academy, Twin Cities International School) Measurables = 4 artists will share about their work and teach skills to students for in-person event. On average, 50 students and 5 adults (teachers, admin) will engage with workshop. 1 artist talk event Measurables = 4 artists will share about their work for in-person event. On average, 400 participants will engage with artist talk via social media. On average, 80 participants will engage with artist talk in person. 1 final exhibition Measurables = 4 artists will present their work for in-person exhibition. On average, 800 participants will engage with exhibition online or via social media. On average, 300 participants will engage with exhibition in person. The Development Director (DD) will be responsible for conducting evaluations of artists-in-residence. DD will lead the design and administration of pre- and post-assessments, collating responses, and reporting outcomes. Artists will be surveyed via Google Forms and partake in data-collecting forums with the DD. Pre- and post-assessments of artists will collect demographics and measure knowledge gained through the program, as well as qualitative changes in attitudes, interests and aspirations for their future. These assessments will be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the residency. In our evaluation, we will assess these characteristics: Artists detail their hopes and expectations for the residency Artists share feedback on what is working well for the residency program Artists share what can make the residency better Artists share how they have learned or grown during residency The evaluation plan will include formative and summative assessments. Formative evaluation will be used to determine any changes that need to be made during the project. In this way, the Soomaal team will learn from artists' input and adapt the program as needed. In addition, a final, summative evaluation will assess achievement of project outcomes. This information will be used to inform what Soomaal will do next in its residencies. Outcomes and final report will be shared with Soomaal funders and partners. Pre-and post-assessments will evaluate the achievement of the following outcomes: 100% will report they grew as an artist during the residency 100% will report they developed new networking connections with artists and/or organizations 100% will be able to identify how the residency has propelled them forward in their career","Starting October 2022, the Soomaal leadership team - consisting of Khadijah Muse, Kaamil A. Haider and Mohamud Mumin - have selected 4 artists to part of the residency program. The artists are listed below. Aragti Wadaag: Soomaal Residency Program Jowhara Sheikh Omar, 2022/2023 Drawing, painting and sculptureAesha Mohamed, 2022/2023 Poetry, painting and videoHamza Noor, 2022/2023 Illustration, graphic design and photographyMohamed Sheikh, 2022/2023 Narrative and documentary filmmaking The artists have beieng monthly with each other and the Curator and workshop ideas/concepts for the projects. Each artist has been working on creating their own artistic protofoliese with the support of Soomaal staff and mentors. Each Artist presented their learning process with the Soomaal artists community in hopes passing on what they have learned with other emerging artists. The goals of the residency(1) to give artists time to reflect, plan and create in a supportive, nourishing environment(2) to equip them to know skills and knowledge that will be of use to them well beyond their time in the residency(3) to expand artists networks via relationships-buiding with mentors, local schools and community membe ; As a result of the funding provided through this grant, the Soomaal House of Art has made significant progress in achieving its project goals. The project, which began in October 2022, focused on supporting four contemporary Somali-American artists through an 8-month art residency program, culminating in a group exhibition in 2023. The following outcomes have been achieved: Artist Selection and Residency Initiation: The Soomaal leadership team, consisting of Khadijah Muse, Kaamil A. Haider, and Mohamud Mumin, successfully selected and initiated the residency program for four talented Somali-American artists. The selected artists and their respective artistic disciplines are as follows:Jowhara Sheikh Omar, 2022/2023 Drawing, painting, and sculpture.Aesha Mohamed, 2022/2023 Poetry, painting, and video.Hamza Noor, 2022/2023 Illustration, graphic design, and photography.Mohamed Sheikh, 2022/2023 Narrative and documentary filmmaking.Monthly Collaboration and Mentorship: The selected artists have actively engaged in monthly collaborative sessions with each other, the Curator, and the Soomaal team to workshop ideas and concepts for their projects. They have received mentorship, guidance, and support from Soomaal staff to develop their artistic portfolios.Knowledge Sharing: Each artist has shared their learning process with the Soomaal artist community, contributing to knowledge sharing among emerging artists. This collaborative environment has not only supported individual artistic growth but has also fostered a sense of community and mentorship among artists.Artistic Growth and Network Expansion: The residency program has been successful in providing artists with the time, space, and support to reflect, plan, and create in a nourishing environment. It has equipped them with valuable skills and knowledge that will have a lasting impact on their careers. Furthermore, the artists have expanded their networks through relationships with mentors, local schools, and community members. The achievement of these outcomes has been measured through ongoing assessments, feedback from the artists, and the tangible progress made in their artistic work. The Soomaal team has continuously engaged with the artists to ensure that the goals of the residency are being met. For the residency program each artist pursued projects that were challenging and have experimented in media that they have not used in their artmaking practice. For instance, Aesha Mohamed who is primarily a painter worked on a photographic portrait series while Jowhara Sheikh Omar has in the past used drawing and painting but explored abstract sculpture during her time in the program. Hamza Noor, who is primarily an illustrator, incorporated photography in his final exhibited works, finally, Mohamed Sheikh who is a filmmaker who often is the principal director on his films explored screenwriting in his final work he wrote and directed a short film.",,,"McKnight Foundation - Rent/Facilities MRAC - Lights for the gallery ",73400,,"Zahra Muse - ChairKaamil A. Haider - Vice-Chair, Secretary, DirectorMohamud Mumin - TreasurerAdan Dirie - Board MemberAbdi Roble - Board Member ; Soomaal House of Art Board of DirectorsZahra Muse, Chair - Visual Artist and Art OrganizerKaamil A. Haider, Vice-Chair and Secretary - Visual Artist, Art Organizer and ArchivistMohamud Mumin, Treasurer - Visual Artist and Teaching ArtistAdan Dirie, Member - PoetAbdi Roble, Member - Community Archivist and Documentary Photographer",,"Soomaal House of Art",,"Soomaal House of Art (Soomaal) proposes an 8-month art residency project focused on supporting 4 contemporary Somali-American artists to create new work for a culminating exhibition. The artists will complete an 8-month long residency encompassing programs to share artists' work with the community through a group exhibition, artist talk, workshop at local schools, and webinar conversations with community members.",,,2022-10-01,2022-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Katelyn,"Virginia Do",,,,,,6083474800," admin@soomaalhouse.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/soomaal-artist-residencies,,,, 10000112,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2017,7048,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7048,,N/A,,"City of Rosemount","Local/Regional Government","Field reconnaissance, well evaluation and efficiency calculations.",,,2017-01-19,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Erickson,"City of Rosemount","2875 145th Street West",Rosemount,MN,55068,651-322-2025,brian.erickson@ci.rosemount.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-312,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10000119,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2017,446,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10000,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"City of Verndale","Local/Regional Government","Exploratory work to find suitable location for a new municipal well. Drilling test wells, sampling for water quality and quantity.",,,2017-06-01,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Uselman,"City of Verndale","101 Brown Street",Verndale,MN,56481,218-445-4042,verndalemaintenance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-132,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Karla Peterson, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10000133,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2017,2700,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,2700,,N/A,,"City of Sebeka","Local/Regional Government","Seal old emergency well #226189",,,2017-06-14,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Hahn,"City of Sebeka","PO Box 305",Sebeka,MN,56477,218-837-5773,cityofsebeka@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-321,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10000136,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2017,1875,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,3000,,N/A,,"City of Verndale","Local/Regional Government","Purchase and plant 20 acres of cover crop",,,2017-06-15,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Uselman,"City of Verndale","101 Brown Street S",Verndale,MN,56481,218-445-4042,verndalemaintenance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-324,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10000171,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2018,19350,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,19350,,N/A,,"City of Burnsville","Local/Regional Government","Develop Spill Response Plan to address vulnerabilities and establish procedures to follow during an emergency. Joint plan with City of Savage.",,,2017-12-07,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Peterson,"City of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"952 895 4459",ryan.peterson@burnsvillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-347,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10000172,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2018,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Inver Grove Heights","Local/Regional Government","Conduct well survey to determine property owners that may need to seal wells, survey compilation, update PCSI well status and mailing and develop spill response plan.",,,2017-12-04,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Helling,"City of Inver Grove Heights","8168 Barbara Avenue","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55077,651-450-2565,dhelling@invergroveheights.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-348,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10020016,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2020,2325,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,2325,,N/A,,"Bell Hill Recovery Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Seal unused well.",,,2020-05-26,2021-03-02,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ross,Olson,"Bell Hill Recovery Center","12214 200th Street, PO Box 206",Wadena,MN,56482,218-631-3610,Ross@bellhill.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-476,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A, 10020030,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2020,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,10000,,N/A,,"City of Sebeka","Local/Regional Government","Repairing/Updating well house to code.",,,2020-06-08,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Cheryl,Hahn,"City of Sebeka","213 Minnesota Ave. W. PO Box 305",Sebeka,MN,56477,218-837-5773,cityofsebeka@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-496,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A, 10020047,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2020,10000,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,10000,,N/A,,"City of Burnsville","Local/Regional Government","Determine the well location, well design, and oversight of well construction and development. Installation of an observation well.",,,2020-05-26,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Mullen,"City of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,952-895-4552,linda.mullen@burnsvillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-508,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A, 10020085,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2021,4315,"Chapter 2, Sec 8 (b) Minnesota Session Laws 2019","$2,747,000 the first year and $2,747,000 the second year are for protecting drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,4315,,,,"City of Burnsville","Local/Regional Government","Seal unused well #178992.",,,2020-11-16,2021-02-18,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Mullen,"City of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,952-895-4552,linda.mullen@burnsvillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-526,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A, 14057,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2011,2402,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,2759,"Grantee’s own financial resources",2402,,N/A,,"Pine Bend Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well and seal existing well",,,2010-09-28,2011-05-02,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Richard,Johnston,"Pine Bend Association","33082 268th Street",Pierz,MN,56364,"651 426 2910",rmjmn@aol.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-82,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Gerald Smith, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative",N/A,No 14123,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2011,9959,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10955,"Grantee’s own financial resources",9959,,N/A,,"City of Rosemount","Local/Regional Government","Construct new observation well; convert test well to observation well; water monitoring equipment",,,2011-03-25,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Andy,Brotzler,"City of Rosemount","2875 145th Street W",Rosemount,MN,55068,"651 423 4411",andy.brotzler@ci.rosemount.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-69,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Krishna Mohan, Public Health Engineer",N/A,No 18177,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2013,2682,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,2682,,N/A,,"City of Lakeville","Local/Regional Government","Identify, verify and update well and hazardous waste generator database",,,2012-12-01,2013-04-12,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Petree,"City of Lakeville","18400 Ipava Avenue",Lakeville,MN,55044,"952 985 2701",cpetree@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-11,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Karla Peterson, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative",N/A,No 19072,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2013,2000,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,2000,,N/A,,"City of Verndale","Local/Regional Government","Reduce nitrate loading into the drinking water supply",,,2013-05-01,2014-05-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Uselman,"City of Verndale","101 South Brown Street",Verndale,MN,56481,"218 445 5400",verndalemaintenance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-55,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Mark Sweers, Engineer Principal",N/A,No 19075,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2013,4788,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,4788,,N/A,,"City of Eagan","Local/Regional Government","Update locations of potential contaminant sources",,,2013-05-01,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Eaton,"City of Eagan","3419 Coachman Point",Eagan,MN,55121,"651 675 5215",jeaton@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-58,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Mark Sweers, Engineer Principal",N/A,No 19078,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2013,10000,"M.L. 2011; Chapter 6; Art. 2; Sec.8 (b)","$1,415,000 the first year and $1,415,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of South St. Paul","Local/Regional Government","Update potential contaminant source database; Promote sealing of unused, poorly maintained, damaged or abandoned wells; Assist property owners to seal unused wells",,,2013-05-15,2014-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Sachi,"City of South St. Paul","125 3rd Ave N","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"651 554 3210",jsachi@southstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-61,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Mark Sweers, Engineer Principal",N/A,No 10020218,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2019,8444,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,8444,"Grantee's own financial resources",8444,,N/A,,"Benjamin Bus, Inc. / Northfield Lines","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well",,,2019-05-01,2021-04-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Benjamin,"Benjamin Bus, Inc. / Northfield Lines","32611 Northfield Blvd.",Northfield,MN,55057,"651-203-8889 or 952-292-5746",jbenjamin@northfieldlines.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-213,N/A,"Anita Anderson, Supervisor, Engineer Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10027785,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2022,6925,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,6925,,,,,,"City of Sebeka","Local/Regional Government","Replace aging electrical components in city's pumphouse.",,,2022-07-15,2023-08-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Cheryl,Hahn,"City of Sebeka","PO Box 305",Sebeka,MN,56477,218-837-5773,cityofsebeka@wcta.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-267,N/A,,N/A, 10027836,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2023,5000,"Chapter 1, Sec 7 (b), Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session","$3,942,000 the first year and $3,942,000 the second year are for protecting sources of drinking water, including planning, implementation, and surveillance activities and grants to local governments and public water systems.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,,,,,,"Lexington Riverside Condominium Association","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Place at least three 1 1/2 - 2 ft. diameter boulders as protective barriers around each of 2 wellheads.",,,2023-01-15,2023-12-15,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Kara,Skjold,"Lexington Riverside Condominium Association","1101 Sibley Memorial Highway",Lilydale,MN,55118,651-452-4911,kara.skjold@fsresidential.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-694,N/A,,N/A, 10004349,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2018,3322,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,5000,,N/A,,"City of Farmington","Local/Regional Government","Develop cost share irrigation incentive program for property owners for water efficiency.",,,2018-06-28,2019-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Katy,Gehler,"City of Farmington","430 3rd Street",Farmington,MN,55024,"651 280 6845 or 651-280-6841",kgehler@ci.farmington.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-392,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10004379,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2018,2799,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3750,"Grantee's own financial resources",3750,,N/A,,"City of South St. Paul","Local/Regional Government","Install security fence and lockable gate around well house number 3",,,2018-06-20,2019-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Patrick,Dunn,"City of South St. Paul","125 3rd Ave N","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"651 554 3245",pdunn@sspmn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-156,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10010338,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2019,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Inver Grove Heights","Local/Regional Government","Inspect and seal well, inform tank owners of their role to protect aquifer and best management practices for tank management and use multiple forms of media to educate public on Wellhead Protection and protecting groundwater.",,,2019-07-16,2021-04-13,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Helling,"City of Inver Grove Heights","8168 Barbara Avenue","Inver Grove Heights",MN,55077,651-450-2565,dhelling@invergroveheights.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-461,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10010342,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2019,4351,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,4351,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"City of Burnsville","Local/Regional Government","Seal 6 unused monitoring wells in DWSMA; unique well #s 179000, 178993, 178992, 178991, 178990, 467594",,,2019-07-17,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Ryan,Peterson,"City of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,952-895-4557,ryan.peterson@burnsvillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-184,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10010344,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2019,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,981,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Rosemount","Local/Regional Government","Install pressure transducer and telemetric system for city observation well, Complete well field inventory and transducer calibration at each city well and coordinate with City and SCADA integrator to access water level data for city wells.",,,2019-05-29,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Brian,Erickson,"City of Rosemount","2875 145th Street W",Rosemount,MN,55068,651-322-2025,brian.erickson@ci.rosemount.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-463,N/A,"Carrie Raber, Planner Principal,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10010345,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2019,48140,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,34564,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"City of Apple Valley","Local/Regional Government","Construct an observation well into the Jordan Aquifer to evaluate and monitor sustainability of the City's water supply wells.",,,2019-02-19,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Carol,"Blommel Johnson ","City of Apple Valley","7100 147th Street W","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-953-2441,cblommel@ci.apple-valley.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-185,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 10010346,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2019,10000,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10348,"Grantee's own financial resources",10000,,N/A,,"City of Hampton","Local/Regional Government","Remove and replace clay pipe sanitary sewer within 200' of an active municipal well.",,,2019-12-17,2021-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Carpenter,"City of Hampton","5265 238th Street East, PO Box 128",Hampton,MN,55031,651-437-8846,cityofhampton@midconetwork.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-186,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Kim Larsen, Supervisor, Public Health Engineer,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 13920,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2011,825,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,825,"Grantee’s own financial resources",825,,N/A,,"City of Verndale","Local/Regional Government","Install 2 monitoring wells",,,2011-03-01,2012-04-10,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,James,Bergquist,"City of Verndale","101 Brown Street",verndale,MN,56481,"218 445 5400",cityofverndalemtce@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-72,N/A,"Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Krishna Mohan, Public Health Engineer",N/A,No 21027,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,1780,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,1780,,N/A,,"City of Elko New Market","Local/Regional Government","Create and distribute brochures on wells management and sealing; Survey unused or abandoned wellls on private property",,,2013-11-15,2014-11-12,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Thomas,Terry,"City of Elko New Market","601 Main Street PO Box 99","Elko New Market",MN,55020,"952 890 0509",tterry@ci.enm.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-74,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 21028,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,9901,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,9901,,N/A,,"City of Rosemount","Local/Regional Government","Locate and determine the status of wells #4 and #5",,,2013-11-21,2014-07-09,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Andy,Brotzler,"City of Rosemount","2875 145th Street West",Rosemount,MN,55068,"651 322 2022",andy.brotzler@ci.rosemount.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-75,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 21032,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,6371,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,6371,,N/A,,"Empire Township","Local/Regional Government","Seal three 4 inch diameter wells in DWSMA; Seal one 6 inch diameter well in the DWSMA (216322)",,,2013-11-15,2015-05-27,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Kathy,Krippner,"Empire Township","3385 197th Street",Farmington,MN,55024,"651 463 4494",info@township.empire.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-79,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 21033,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,9500,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,9500,,N/A,,"City of Hampton","Local/Regional Government","Locate well inside building",,,2013-11-07,2014-02-06,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Carpenter,"City of Hampton","5265 238th Street East, PO Box 128",Hampton,MN,55031,"651 437 8846",cityofhampton@midconetwork.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-80,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 21044,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2014,1412,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,2002,"Grantee's own financial resources",1412,,N/A,,"City of New Trier","Local/Regional Government","Televise the well",,,2013-12-12,2014-10-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Melanie,Peters,"City of New Trier","8540 240th Street E",Hampton,MN,55031,"651 214 5037","cityofnewtrier@gmail.com; mitchellrberg@gmail.com",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-33,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Karla Peterson, Supervisor, Engineer Administrative,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 13985,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2011,5870,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,5870,,N/A,,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","Verify contaminant source locations; update website ",,,2010-11-15,2012-01-11,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"John ","Zgoda ","City of Hastings","101 4th Street E",Hastings,MN,55033,"651 480 6185",jzgoda@ci.hastings.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-154,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Sheila Grow, Hydrologist Supervisor ","N/A ", 14000,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2011,6952,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec 7 (a)","$1,200,000 the first year and $1,215,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources, including assisting 30 or more communities in fiscal year 2010 and 60 or more communities in fiscal year 2011 with the development and implementation of","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,6952,,N/A,,"City of Verndale","Local/Regional Government","Promote alternative application rates for nitrogen fertilizer; public education ",,,2010-12-15,2012-06-21,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,James,Bergquist,"City of Verndale","101 Brown Street",Verndale,MN,56481,"218 445 5400",cityofverndalemtce@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-169,"N/A ","Art Persons, Planning Program Supervisor,Bruce Olsen, Supervisor SWP Unit,Sheila Grow, Hydrologist Supervisor ","N/A ", 32973,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2016,9988,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of South St. Paul","Local/Regional Government","Develop a spill response plan; Educate property owners about management of potential contaminant sources",,,2015-11-01,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Sachi,"City of South St. Paul","125 3rd Ave N","South St. Paul",MN,55075,"651 554 3210",jsachi@southstpaul.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-197,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 32983,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2016,7218,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7235,,N/A,,"City of Lakeville City of Lakeville City of Lakeville","Local/Regional Government","Send information to property owners about storage tanks and class V wells; Update website with information on City's WHP plan and SWP program; Update PCSI",,,2015-11-01,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Petree,"City of Lakeville City of Lakeville City of Lakeville","18400 Ipava Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"952 985 2701",cpetree@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-207,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor",N/A,No 33001,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2016,2157,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,2111,"Grantee's own financial resources",2111,,N/A,,"Camp Butwin","For-Profit Business/Entity","Seal unused well",,,2015-11-24,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Waldman,"Camp Butwin","945 Butwin Road",Eagan,MN,55123,"651 255 4771",setho@stpauljcc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-114,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Jim Witkowski, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 34313,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2016,3950,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3950,"Grantee's own financial resources",3950,,N/A,,"City of Verndale","Local/Regional Government","Install monitoring well near existing well #2 Unique well No. 815775",,,2015-11-15,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Matt,Uselman,"City of Verndale","101 South Brown St",Verndale,MN,56481,"218 445 4042",verndalemaintenance@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-106,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 34319,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2016,9418,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,9418,"Grantee's own financial resources",9418,,N/A,,"St. Anne's Episcopal Church","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well; Seal existing well 818568",,,2016-05-13,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Stephen,Dupont,"St. Anne's Episcopal Church","2035 Charlton Road","Sunfish Lake",MN,55118-4704,"651 341 6514",w.ogorek@outlook.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-135,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 33034,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,10000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Burnsville","Local/Regional Government","Complete the development of the City's wellhead Protection Overlay Zoning District; Update PCSI",,,2015-06-30,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Albrecht,"City of Burnsville","100 Civic Center Pkwy",Burnsville,MN,55337,"952 895 4534",steve.albrecht@ci.burnsville.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-227,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 33038,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,10000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Eagan","Local/Regional Government","Install test pits to delineate extent of dump material; collect and analyze soil samples to determine if contamination may be present",,,2015-07-22,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Eaton,"City of Eagan","3419 Coachman Point",Eagan,MN,55121,"651 675 5215",jeaton@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-231,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 33048,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,10000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,10000,,N/A,,"City of Rosemount","Local/Regional Government","Construct observation well #4",,,2015-06-30,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Andy,Brotzler,"City of Rosemount","2875 145th Street West",Rosemount,MN,55068-4997,"651 322 2025",andy.brotzler@ci.rosemount.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-238,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 37369,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2017,6430,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,6430,,N/A,,"City of Hampton","Local/Regional Government","Continue investigation of abandoned well 201185",,,2016-09-20,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Carpenter,"City of Hampton","5265 238th Street East",Hampton,MN,55031,"651 437 8846",cityofhampton@midconetwork.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-280,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 37370,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2017,7065,"Chapter 91 - HF No 707; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2017","$2,587,000 the first year and $2,907,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,7065,,N/A,,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","Verify location of potential contaminant sources; Update City website",,,2016-09-01,2018-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Caven,"City of Hastings","101 4th Street East",Hastings,MN,55033,"651 480 2369",jcaven@hastingsmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-281,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 37401,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2016,3725,"Chapter 2 - S.F. No 1; Art 2; Sec 8 (b) MSL 2015","$1,900,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,3725,"Grantee's own financial resources",7576,,N/A,,"City of Eagan","Local/Regional Government","Dump cleanup near wells 8 & 9",,,2016-06-10,2017-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Eaton,"City of Eagan","3419 Coachman Point",Eagan,MN,55121,651-675-5215,Jeaton@cityofeagan.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-125,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 23773,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,2190,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,2190,,N/A,,"City of Hampton","Local/Regional Government","Exploratory work to locate well",,,2014-05-12,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Wendy,Carpenter,"City of Hampton","5265 238th Street East",Hampton,MN,55031,"651 437 8846",cityofhampton@midconetwork.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-99,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 23775,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2014,3494,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,3494,,N/A,,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","Reduce nitrogen fertilization and infiltration near well #6; Educate property owners about nitrate infiltration; Install lysimeters to determine level of fertilizer",,,2014-04-20,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,John,Caven,"City of Hastings","1225 Progress Dr",Hastings,MN,55033,"651 480 2369",jcaven@hastingsmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-101,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 23797,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2014,5000,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,10666,"Grantee's own financial resources",5000,,N/A,,"Ted and Gen's Bar BQ","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well; Seal existing well",,,2014-06-09,2015-01-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Donald,Ludovissie,"Ted and Gen's Bar BQ","1st St NE",Aldrich,MN,56434,"218 445 8190; 218 296 0622",tedandgens@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-63,N/A,"Beth Kluthe, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit,Tom Davey, Supervisor, Public Health Sanitarian",N/A,No 23799,"Source Water Protection Transient Grant",2014,4348,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,4348,"Grantee's own financial resources",4348,,N/A,,"Twin Lakes Lodge","For-Profit Business/Entity","Construct a new well; Seal existing wells #5 and #6 (287321, 308131)",,,2014-05-15,2014-12-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Edward,Moren,"Twin Lakes Lodge","39400 Lodge Dr",Menahga,MN,56464,"218 564 4148; 218 255 0374 - cell",edmoren63@yahoo.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-transient-grant-65,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 28199,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,2444,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,2444,,N/A,,"City of Lakeville","Local/Regional Government","Groundwater sampling; Public education about chemical storage and waste handling; Public education about ISTS",,,2014-11-15,2015-08-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chris,Petree,"City of Lakeville","18400 Ipava Ave",Lakeville,MN,55044,"952 985 2701",cpetree@lakevillemn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-119,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor",N/A,No 28200,"Source Water Protection Competitive Grant",2015,6693,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,6693,"Grantee's own financial resources",6693,,N/A,,"City of New Trier","Local/Regional Government","Remove buildup and debris from well casing and bottom of the well",,,2014-12-16,2015-09-15,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Mitchell,Berg,"City of New Trier","8540 240th Street",Hampton,MN,55031,"651 231 0357","cityofnewtrier@gmail.com; mitchellrberg@gmail.com",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-competitive-grant-58,N/A,"Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor,Lin-In Rezania, Engineer Principal,Steve Robertson, Supervisor SWP Unit",N/A,No 28202,"Source Water Protection Plan Implementation Grant",2015,9309,"M.L. 2013; Chapter 137; Art 2; Sec. 8 (b)","$1,615,000 the first year and $1,615,000 the second year are for protection of drinking water sources.","Protect the drinking water source","Protect the drinking water source",,,N/A,9309,,N/A,,"City of Randolph","Local/Regional Government","Install fencing around municipal well site; Update PCSI; Contact Randolph Township and Dakota County regarding land use permits and zoning; Research to identify site for new municipal well",,,2014-12-09,2016-04-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Robert,Appelgren,"City of Randolph","PO Box 68",Randolph,MN,55065,"651 492 7818",cityofrandolphmn@northfieldwifi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Health",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/source-water-protection-plan-implementation-grant-121,N/A,"James Walsh, Hydrologist Supervisor,Jenilynn Marchand, Planning Program Supervisor",N/A,No 10003511,"Southeast Minnesota Watershed Protection Plan",2015,200000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06e","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to provide a framework and plans for the protection and stewardship of unimpaired waters in southeast Minnesota. The result will be a template for watershed protection in Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,200000,,,2.5,"The Nature Conservancy","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Oftentimes water conservation efforts are directed toward impaired waters. However, it is much more cost-effective to protect habitat and water resources before they become degraded. The Nature Conservancy is using this appropriation to create a broader, long-term, watershed-based framework for proactively protecting habitat and water resources in southeast MN, specifically the Cannon River and Zumbro River watersheds, before they become degraded. Information will help guide efforts for assessing and prioritizing conservation efforts in southeast MN and provide a framework for other watersheds in the state to replicate.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06e.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Richard,Biske,"The Nature Conservancy","PO Box 405",Preston,MN,55965,"(507) 765-2450",rbiske@tnc.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-watershed-protection-plan-0,,,, 18850,"Southeast Minnesota Domestic Well Monitoring Network",2013,109128,,,,,,,,,,,.42,"Southeast Minnesota Water Resources Board-Winona State University","Local/Regional Government","The goal of the project is to sustain the existing Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring Network (VNMN) domestic well network for long-term groundwater quality studies by generating ambient groundwater quality data in domestic drinking water wells completed in various southeastern Minnesota aquifers, contrasting vulnerable and non-vulnerable hydrogeologic settings. ",,,2011-06-03,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Linda ",Dahl,"Winona State University",,,,,507-272-7201,ldahl@winona.edu,"Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley",,"Lower Minnesota River ",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-domestic-well-monitoring-network,,,, 10007510,"Southeast Minnesota Groundwater Video",2019,25000,,,,,,,,,,,.25,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","State Government","The purpose of this effort is to create an educational video that will “bring to life” geo-scientific information related to groundwater movement in southeast Minnesota. This video will be used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and other regional partners to help explain the local geology and related groundwater movement. It is anticipated that the video will be used at meetings and other events related to water resource management and natural resource issues. In addition, three stand alone high resolution graphics will be created. These graphics will be 3D cross sections of typical southeast Minnesota geology that can be used in posters, presentations, and online to aid in depicting how surface and groundwater interact. ",,,2018-11-12,2020-05-14,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Justin,Watkins,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture","18 Wood Lake Dr SE",Rochester,MN,55904,"(507) 206-2621",,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Winona",,"Cannon River, Mississippi River - La Crescent, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - Reno, Mississippi River - Winona, Root River, Upper Iowa River, Upper Wapsipinicon River, Zumbro River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-groundwater-video,,,, 2954,"Southeast Minnesota Stream Restoration",2012,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04p","$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore at least four miles of riparian corridor for trout and nongame species in southeast Minnesota and increase local capacities to implement stream restoration through training and technical assistance. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,300000,,125000,,,1.39,"Trout Unlimited, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Early European settlement and agricultural practices from the 1850s to the 1930s led to wide scale erosion, flooding, and altering of streams and valleys in southeast Minnesota. Hundreds of miles of clean coldwater creeks and streams were inundated with fine sediment as a result. While land use practices have improved, many streams still suffer from the practices of the past. Trout Unlimited is using this appropriation to work with private citizens and federal, state, and county agencies to conduct 12 showcase stream habitat restorations on more than four miles of southeastern Minnesota streams that will serve as models and build local capacity to conduct future restorations. Restoration target areas include parts of the Cannon River in Dakota County, Hay Creek in Goodhue County, Zumbro River in Wabasha County, Mill Creek in Olmsted County, Whitewater River in Winona County, Root River in Fillmore County, and Winnebago River in Houston County.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Hastings,"Trout Unlimited Inc","E7740 Hastings Ln",Westby,WI,54667,"(608) 606-4158",jhastings@tu.org,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-stream-restoration,,,, 2954,"Southeast Minnesota Stream Restoration",2013,125000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 04p","$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the second year are from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore at least four miles of riparian corridor for trout and nongame species in southeast Minnesota and increase local capacities to implement stream restoration through training and technical assistance. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2014, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Work Plan"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,125000,,,1.38,"Trout Unlimited, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW Early European settlement and agricultural practices from the 1850s to the 1930s led to wide scale erosion, flooding, and altering of streams and valleys in southeast Minnesota. Hundreds of miles of clean coldwater creeks and streams were inundated with fine sediment as a result. While land use practices have improved, many streams still suffer from the practices of the past. Trout Unlimited is using this appropriation to work with private citizens and federal, state, and county agencies to conduct 12 showcase stream habitat restorations on more than four miles of southeastern Minnesota streams that will serve as models and build local capacity to conduct future restorations. Restoration target areas include parts of the Cannon River in Dakota County, Hay Creek in Goodhue County, Zumbro River in Wabasha County, Mill Creek in Olmsted County, Whitewater River in Winona County, Root River in Fillmore County, and Winnebago River in Houston County.",,"Work Plan",2011-07-01,2015-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jeff,Hastings,"Trout Unlimited Inc","E7740 Hastings Ln",Westby,WI,54667,"(608) 606-4158",jhastings@tu.org,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Restoration/Enhancement, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-stream-restoration,,,, 27935,"Southeast Minnesota Wastewater Initiative",2014,263400,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","Two wastewater facilitators are proposed, resulting in pollution reductions for BOD, TSS, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen",,,65850,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",263400,,"Members for SE Minnesota Water Resources Board are: ",3.07,"SE Minnesota Water Resources Board","Local/Regional Government","The lack of sewage treatment in many small communities in Southeast Minnesota is causing surface water and groundwater pollution. Ten of these small communities will be the target of the technical assistance provided by this project. These communities have community or individual straight pipes which are discharging raw sewage directly into the environment, surfacing sewage, or have sewage contaminating groundwater. Working closely with county staff and local elected officials, two staff will provide a wide range of technical assistance to help these small communities follow the many steps needed to upgrade their sewage treatment systems. These steps include forming community task forces, studying the large number of sewage treatment system options, applying for and pursuing funding, forming sewer districts, preparing ordinances, and developing operation and management plans. With the assistance provided by this project, a goal of six communities will construct new community sewage treatment systems, which will eliminate approximately 152,550 gallons of untreated sewage per day from entering the Lower Mississippi River and Cedar River Basins (55 million gallons per year). These projects will make significant progress towards the achievement of the Lower Mississippi River Basin Total Maximum Daily Load for Fecal Coliform Bacteria. ",,,2014-03-07,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Linda,Dahl,"SE Minnesota Water Resources Board","Winona State University",Winona,MN,559875838,507-457-5223,ldahl@winona.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,"Cannon River, Cedar River, Mississippi River - La Crescent, Mississippi River - Winona, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-wastewater-initiative-0,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO 28998,"Southeast Minnesota Preservation Partnership",2014,80310,"Session Law Reference: Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session, chater 137, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5, b. 3. History Partnerships","History Partnerships: $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year are for partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",,,37840,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",118150,,"Michael Bjornberg, Vanessa Matiski, Aaron Martin, Matt Hill, Tom Balcom, Jane Bisel, Jeff Callinan, David Carisch, Grant Carlson, Greg Donofrio, Melissa Ekman, Dan Hartman, Ellen Herman, Renay Leone, Dan Smith, Cindy Telstad, Phillip Waugh, Phil Willkie",,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Partner Organizations: Kasson Alliance for Restoration, Mantorville Restoration Association, Friends of Mayowood, Denmark Township Historical Society, Friends of Saint Rose, Preservation Lake City, County Historical Societies, Red Wing Downtown Main Street, Winona Main Street, Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, Faribault Main Street, and Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism PAM will work to provide its partners with staff support, administration, supervision, and additional preservation and planning expertise. There are two phases associated with this grant: a nine-month planning stage resulting in a strategic plan, and a three-month phase to develop partnership documents for the interested partners. As envisioned, SEMPP will strengthen these organizations by providing direct support to ongoing preservation efforts. SEMPP will increase awareness of historic preservation's role to build communities, promote shared values, and develop local economies through hands-on preservation advocacy, community/economic development, partnership building, community organizing, and campaign management. The lasting goals of this 13-county planning initiative are to build an ongoing presence in the region that will achieve incremental preservation outcomes and ultimately create a partnership model that can be exported to other parts of the state. SEMPP will accomplish this mission through the newly hired project coordinator.",,,2014-06-01,2015-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Doug,Gasek,"Preservation Alliance of Minnesota","416 Landmark Center","75 W 5th Street","St. Paul",55102,"651.293.9047 x5",,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-minnesota-preservation-partnership,,,, 34260,"Southeast MN Wastewater Initiative",2016,286487,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","Proposed measurable outcomes TBD","Continued technical assistance was provided to small communities as proposed, resulting in the elimination of up to 156,600 gallons of untreated sewage per day.","Achieved proposed outcomes",,,,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",,"SE Minnesota Water Resources Board","Local/Regional Government","The lack of sewage treatment in many small communities in Southeast Minnesota is causing surface water and groundwater pollution. Fourteen of these small communities will receive technical assistance provided by this project. These communities have community or individual straight pipes which are discharging raw sewage directly to the environment, surfacing sewage, or have sewage contaminating groundwater. Working closely with county staff, local elected officials and the MPCA, two staff will provide a wide range of technical assistance to help these small communities follow the many steps needed to upgrade their sewage treatment systems. These steps include forming community task forces, studying the large number of sewage treatment system options, applying for and pursuing funding, forming sewer districts, preparing ordinances, and developing operation and management plans. The Southeast Minnesota Wastewater Initiative approach, combining education, facilitation, and technical assistance has been used successfully for twelve years in Southeast Minnesota and has helped twenty-two communities upgrade their sewage treatment systems, eliminating 317,290 gallons of untreated sewage per day from entering the Lower Mississippi River and Cedar River Basins (115 million gallons per year!). With the assistance provided by this project, a goal of five communities will construct new community sewage treatment systems, which will eliminate approximately 156,600 gallons of untreated sewage per day from entering the Lower Mississippi River and Cedar River Basins (57 million gallons per year). An additional nine communities will receive technical assistance to begin or continue their projects to upgrade their sewage treatment systems. These projects will make significant progress towards the achievement of the Lower Mississippi River Basin TMDL for Fecal Coliform Bacteria and the goals of county water plans in Southeast Minnesota.",,,2016-01-22,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Linda,Dahl,"SE Minnesota Water Resources Board","Winona State University",Winona,MN,55987,507-457-5223,ldahl@winona.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,"Cannon River, Cedar River, Mississippi River - La Crescent, Mississippi River - Winona, Root River, Shell Rock River, Zumbro River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southeast-mn-wastewater-initiative,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",No 10025188,"Southern and West Metro Lakes Underwater Archaeology Project",2022,9989,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,1179,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",11168,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah G. Handschin, Steven R. Hack",0.14,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To conduct a marine archaeology investigation of anomalies found in five lakes around the southern and west metro areas of Minnesota.",,"To conduct a marine archaeology investigation of anomalies found in five lakes around the southern and west metro areas of Minnesota.",2022-04-01,2023-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christopher,Olson,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,6512612265,hiolson@maritimeheritagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carver, Dakota, Scott",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/southern-and-west-metro-lakes-underwater-archaeology-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10005740,"Spring Legacy Organization Grant",2018,18675,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota feel that artists and the arts have a positive impact on their communities, Minnesotan say that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. Participant Questionnaire, Audience Questionnaire, Talking with Participants, Collecting Comments.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was 4 for Positive Impact and 5 for Importance to Community.","Achieved proposed outcomes.",53389,,72064,,"Joshua Hochgraber (board chair), Ken Foltz, Michael Herzog, Peter Jacobson, Michelle Maier, Moriya Rufer, April Thomas",,"DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Spring Legacy Organization Grant",,"To support an entire year of community outreach and performances designed to provide a wide variety of Minnesotans with the opportunity to engage in and celebrate theatrical and musical art.",2018-08-01,2019-05-25,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Amy,"Stoller Stearns","DLCCC, Inc. AKA Historic Holmes Theatre","806 Summit Ave","Detroit Lakes",MN,56501-2940,"(218) 844-7469x 104",amy@dlccc.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-organization-grant-5,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.",,2 10005746,"Spring Legacy Organization Grant",2018,20000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","Minnesota feel that artists and the arts have a positive impact on their communities, Minnesotan say that the arts are important to them, either personally or to their communities. Talking with participants, collecting comments, polling and voting.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the Community, the average score reported was a 4 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",103600,,123600,,"Wally Warhol, Chris Werkau, Kathy Wagnild, Kaele Peterson, Jolene Osander, Rob Rogholt, Kendra Olson, Julie Gutzmer, Jeff Stanislawski",,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Spring Legacy Organization Grant",,"To present the 9 leading productions, of 60 + annual shows, which best echo our stated mission of: connecting artists, patrons and community by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination and learning.",2018-10-08,2019-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453 ",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Anoka, Becker, Carver, Clay, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Washington, Wilkin, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-organization-grant-6,"Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy & Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech & BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician including pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal & instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.","Jon Solinger: BA Art MSU Moorhead, photographer, MSAB Artist Initiative Grant; Leigh Nelson: 4-H Youth Program Coordinator, graphic design artist; W. Scott Olsen: MFA Creative Writing UofMass Amherst, Professor of English Concordia College; Anne Robinson-Paul: MFA Creative Writing E Washington University, BA English Concordia College, University Relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences NDSU; Ann Hermes: MA Philanthropy and Development Saint Mary's, BA Speech and BS Mass Communication, Executive Director Alexandria Area Arts Asc.; Linda Gaugert: Visual Artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery, Instructor; Michael Weatherly: BFA Art History/Studio Art UofM Morris, Visual Artist, Printmaker; Jeff Merrick: BFA Iowa State University, Grant County Courthouse Site Manager; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy, Minor English, musician, pianist, clarinetist, tubist, and violinist; Stacy Lundquist: Art, Design and Graphic Arts Dakota County Technical College, MA Elementary Leadership SWSU Marshall, visual artist, drawing, painting, illustration; Barbara Lent: Former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Jeannie Pladsen: Retired Payroll Manger UofM Morris, community leader; Siobhan Bremer: Asc Professor of Theatre UofM Morris, MFA Acting MSU Mankato; regional equity actor, director, dancer; Joseph Ferriero: ME Administration, Founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Stan Goldade: MA Mathematic Minot State University, HS math instructor, photographer, ceramicist, sculptor; Joyce Manning: BS K-12 Music vocal and instrumental Concordia College, pianist and vocalist instructor, retired choir instructor.",,2 10008910,"Spring Legacy Organization Grant",2019,15840,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those student actors participating in and the audience members attending the Andria Theatre's production of the Lion King, Jr., the majority will state that the project had a positive impact on the community and was important to them. The student actors and audience members will be polled after the Andria Theatre's Lion King Jr. performances and their comments will be tabulated.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",17724,"Other,local or private",31979,,"Charles Grussing, Donna Jensen, Bonnie Bina, Mark Graf, Laura Urban, Nick Nelson, Muzamba Sibajene",0.00,"Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Spring Legacy Organization Grant",,"To support the Student Theatre Project's production of Disney's The Lion King Jr Experience and pay for related puppet artist and workshop and African culture workshop.",2019-06-24,2019-08-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Ann,Hermes,"Alexandria Area Arts Association AKA Andria Theatre","618 Broadway St",Alexandria,MN,56308,"(320) 762-8300",office@andriatheatre.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Otter Tail, Stearns, Clay, Grant, Becker, Wilkin, Todd, Wadena, Swift, Big Stone, Traverse",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-organization-grant-11,"Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Michael Weatherly: BFA art history/studio art from University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist, printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse site manager, BFA from Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Lucy Lloyd: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School theatre director, speech coach, media specialist, BA theatre and digital media from University of Minnesota Morris; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach; Alternate Erin Gunderson: BA religion with a Minor in History from Concordia College, Breckenridge Library branch manager, musician, artist.","Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Michael Weatherly: BFA art history/studio art from University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist, printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse site manager, BFA from Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Lucy Lloyd: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School theatre director, speech coach, media specialist, BA theatre and digital media from University of Minnesota Morris; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach; Alternate Erin Gunderson: BA religion with a minor in history from Concordia College, Breckenridge Library branch manager, musician, artist.","Lake Region Arts Council, Maxine Adams (218) 739-5780",1 10008920,"Spring Legacy Local Government Grant",2019,10000,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","35 Individuals will indicate that the Elbow Lake Summer Youth Arts Programming had a positive impact on their community and that the project was important to them personally. Participant surveys will be conducted at the Elbow Lake Summer Youth Arts workshops.","Of the survey respondents, 35 indicated that the project had a positive impact on the community and 137 indicated that the project was important to them personally and their community.","Achieved proposed outcomes",980,"Other,local or private",10980,,"Judy Gunderson, Stacy Kerwin, Deb Hengel, Kari Kreft, Kari Hagstrom",0.00,"City of Elbow Lake AKA Elbow Lake Arts Advisory Council","Local/Regional Government","Spring Legacy Local Government Grant",,"To produce a ""Summer Art Camp'"" for area youth and adults and to pay for artistic teaching staff, supplies and equipment.",2019-05-01,2019-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Kari,Hagstrom,"City of Elbow Lake","PO Box 1079","Elbow Lake",MN,56531,"(218) 685-4483",cityhall@runestone.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Grant, Douglas, Wilkin, Stearns, Wadena, Ramsey",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-local-government-grant,"Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach.","Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach.",,2 10008924,"Spring Legacy Organization Grant",2019,21200,"Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage","Of those audience attending the Fergus Falls Center for the Arts Concert Series 2019-20, the majority will state that the project had a positive impact on the community and was important to them. The audience members will be polled after each Fergus Falls A Center for the Arts performance and their comments will be tabulated.","On a scale from 1 to 5, for both Positive Impact and Importance to the community, the average score reported was a 5 for both.","Achieved most of the proposed outcomes",103332,"Other,local or private",124532,,"Chris Werkau, Desta Hunt, Jeff Stanislawski, Jolene Osander, Julie Gutzmer, Kathleen Wagnild, Kendra Olson, Kurk Nygaard, Rob Rogholt , Kaele Peterson",0.00,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Spring Legacy Organization Grant",,"To connect artists and audiences by providing eight of the best possible arts experiences that inspire creativity, curiosity, imagination and learning over the 2019/20 season.",2019-09-01,2020-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Michael,Burgraff,"Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts","124 Lincoln Ave W","Fergus Falls",MN,56537,"(218) 736-5453",michael.burgraff@fergusarts.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Lake Region Arts Council",,"Douglas, Ramsey, Becker, Otter Tail, Blue Earth, Wadena, Wilkin, Clay, Washington, Kandiyohi, Grant, Hennepin, Anoka, Sherburne, Douglas, Itasca, Stevens, Traverse, Crow Wing, Wright, Yellow Medicine, Beltrami, Dakota, Stearns, Washington, Pope",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-legacy-organization-grant-14,"Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Michael Weatherly: BFA art history/studio art from University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist, printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse site manager, BFA from Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Lucy Lloyd: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School theatre director, speech coach, media specialist, BA theatre and digital media from University of Minnesota Morris; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach; Alternate Erin Gunderson: BA religion with a Minor in History from Concordia College, Breckenridge Library branch manager, musician, artist.","Jon Solinger: BA art from Minnesota State University Moorhead, photographer, Minnesota State Arts Board artist initiative grant; W. Scott Olsen: professor of english at Concordia College, MFA creative writing from University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Robinson-Paul: university relations for College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences for North Dakota State University, MFA creative writing from Eastern Washington University, BA english from Concordia College; Ann Hermes: executive director Andria Theatre, MA philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s, BA speech, BS mass communication; Linda Gaugert: visual artist, owner of Three Havens Art Gallery; Michael Weatherly: BFA art history/studio art from University of Minnesota Morris, visual artist, printmaker; Jeff Merrick: Grant County Courthouse site manager, BFA from Iowa State University; Amy Ann Mursu: Juris Doctorate, BA Philosophy with a minor english, musician including piano, clarinet, tuba, and violin; Barbara Lent: former photography studio, textile artist, owner of a quilting retreat center; Lucy Lloyd: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School theatre director, speech coach, media specialist, BA theatre and digital media from University of Minnesota Morris; Joseph Ferriero: elementary school principal, ME administration, founder Plays in Morris, actor, director, technical theatre and production; Jason Ramey: assistant professor of studio art, University of Minnesota Morris, MFA from University of Wisconsin Madison, sculpture, furniture, design/wood, BFA from Herron School of Art and Design; Alexis Johnson: graphic designer, graphic design technology degree from Minnesota State Community and Technical College Moorhead, high school dance team coach; Alternate Erin Gunderson: BA religion with a minor in history from Concordia College, Breckenridge Library branch manager, musician, artist.",,2 10025113,"Spring Lake Park Reserve Interpretive Messaging Plan",2022,65000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,25000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",90000,,"Commissioner Mike Slavik, Commissioner Kathleen A. Gaylord, Commissioner Laurie Halverson, Commissioner Joe Atkins, Commissioner Liz Workman, Commissioner Mary Liz Holberg, Commissioner Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for Spring Lake Park Reserve in Dakota County.",,"To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for Spring Lake Park Reserve in Dakota County.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,6515546536,autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-lake-park-reserve-interpretive-messaging-plan,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031198,"Spring Lake Park Reserve Interpretive Design",2024,40000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,10000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",50000,,"Commissioner Mike Slavik, Commissioner Joe Atkins, Commissioner Laurie Halverson, Commissioner William Droste, Commissioner Liz Workman, Commissioner Mary Liz-Holberg, Commissioner Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"To hire a qualified consultant to develop print ready graphics and fabrication drawings for interpretation of the Spring Lake Park Reserve.",2024-01-01,2025-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,6515546536,autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-lake-park-reserve-interpretive-design,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership","For more information about Advisory Group Members and conflicts of interest disclosures, please contact: Carolyn Veeser-Egbide Grants Manager Minnesota Historical Society 651-259-3469 carolyn.veeser-egbide@mnhs.org", 10031465,"Spring Lake Park Reserve Restoration and River Access",2025,2925000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 09g","$2,925,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Dakota County to create a nonmotorized boat launch; complete a cultural resource management plan; construct hiking trails; and restore prairie, woodland, and savanna along the Mississippi River in Spring Lake Park Reserve. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,29,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","Development of Mississippi River access that includes improved access to the national Mississippi River Trail and hiking trails, natural resource restoration, and cultural resource management.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Niki,Geisler,"Dakota County","14955 Galaxie Avenue","Apple Valley",MN,55124,"(952) 891-7088",niki.geisler@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/spring-lake-park-reserve-restoration-and-river-access,,,, 2102,"Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream Management (U of MN)",2010,250000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 03d1","$500,000 is from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as coldwater sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $250,000 is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $250,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs, but the springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed water to these springs and to learn how these waters might be affected by development and water use. Overall Project Outcome and Results Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs, but the springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources continued an ongoing effort begun in 2007 that is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed water to these springs and to learn how these waters might be affected by development and water use. Springshed delineation provides critical information for the protection and management of the springs that form the coldwater streams of southeast Minnesota. Our primary tool is fluorescent dye tracing. During the two-year period of Phase II, the U of M in collaboration with the DNR conducted 26 traces in Fillmore, Houston, Winona and Wabasha counties that mapped over 12,000 acres. Each individual trace typically has involved two or more different tracers with up to five different tracers employed in one trace. These traces are expanding the tools available for the springshed mapping, while defining new springsheds and refining the boundaries of known springsheds. These traces have been conducted in the Galena, Prairie du Chien and St. Lawrence springshed areas. Additionally, data monitoring equipment was also added as an additional component in this phase. The availability of new, high resolution LiDAR data also provided an important new tool that is being utilized to locate sinkholes, sinking streams, and spring as part of the springshed mapping effort. We coordinated our efforts with other LCCMR funded programs in SE Minnesota and with ongoing resource management efforts by the DNR, MPCA and Agriculture Department State agencies. Six of the dye traces were done in coordination with local governmental staff in order to support the Root River pilot project of the Mississippi River Basin Initiative (MRBI) in Minnesota. We are working with the MPCA's TMDL efforts in SE Minnesota. Project Results Use and Dissemination The dissemination of the results of this project proceeded at several levels. We provided interim results to local landowners and to local, county, regional, and state agency staff and resource managers. MPCA staff, for example, routinely contact us with questions about karst features in SE Minn. We worked synergistically with other LCCMR funded research projects and with a range of resource management efforts. The generation and dissemination of the maps and written reports was part student educational projects - including local high school students, university students, interns, graduate student theses, post Doctoral researchers, and various colleagues. We lead and participated in fieldtrips sponsored by LCCMR, the MGWA, and other groups focused on protecting SE MN trout streams and water resources. We worked collaboratively with MPCA, DNR, Department of Agriculture and other agencies to expand and complement the LCCMR funded work. A dozen reports on the interim results of this project were presented at state and national scientific meetings. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Calvin,"Alexander, Jr.","U of MN","450 McNamara Alumni Ctr, 200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,612-624-3517,alexa001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","University of Minnesota ",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,"Clearwater River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/springshed-mapping-trout-stream-management-u-mn,,,, 2103,"Springshed Mapping for Trout Stream Management (MN DNR)",2010,250000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 143, Sec. 2, Subd. 03d2","$500,000 is from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as coldwater sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $250,000 is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $250,000 is to the commissioner of natural resources.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government","Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs, but the springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed water to these springs and to learn how these waters might be affected by development and water use. Overall Project Outcome and Results Springshed delineation provides critical information for the protection and management of the springs that form the coldwater streams of southeast Minnesota. Our primary tool is fluorescent dye tracing. During the two-year period of Phase II, DNR (in cooperation with the U of M) conducted 26 traces in Fillmore, Houston, Winona and Wabasha counties that mapped over 12,000 acres. The Fillmore County traces were in the Galena Formation. We discovered three previously unmapped springsheds and expanded the boundaries of five known springsheds. The expanded boundary springsheds were in the Watson Creek and South Fork Root watersheds, target areas for the local, state and federal Root River Initiative. The new springsheds are in the Crystal Creek watershed. These traces enhanced MDA watershed research and education efforts. The traces in Houston, Winona and Wabasha were in the St. Lawrence Formation. This work expanded the geographic range of St. Lawrence traces and demonstrated that conduit flow in the St. Lawrence (a confining unit in the state well code) is a regional phenomenon. Four new springsheds were located in the St. Lawrence. Two of the traces in Houston County were run from streams that do not disappear into the St. Lawrence but flow continually across it. Both of those traces were detected at springs and one was detected in a private well. This indicates that St. Lawrence groundwater across southeast Minnesota could be impacted by the surface water quality of streams crossing the formation in shallow conditions. Solinst level-temperature-conductivity loggers were purchased in the second year of the project. The data from them has shown that Prairie du Chien formation springs can be monitored for minor temperature fluctuations. Detecting these fluctuations has allowed us to conclude that the monitored springs are affected by snowmelt runoff. This information will be used for spring assessment protocol development. Project Results Use and Dissemination The project manager has spoken about the project and its results to local, state and federal officials, citizen groups, anglers, local, state and federal agency staff, and met one-on-one with numerous landowners. Project results are part of the base data for Root River Initiative watershed management efforts in the Watson Creek and Rush Pine watersheds. MPCA staff are using the maps as part of their nitrate-TMDL development. MDA staff are using the springshed maps to modify their watershed research in the Crystal Creek watershed. The project was featured on MPR when a reporter accompanied the project manager on a spring snowmelt runoff dye trace near Canton, MN. Two traces were conducted in cooperation with the earth science class at Fillmore Central High School in Harmony. The students assisted with dye input and sampling. ",,"Final Report ",2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,"Jeff ",Green,"MN DNR","2300 Silver Creek Rd NE",Rochester,MN,55906,507-206-2853,jeff.green@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,"Buffalo River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/springshed-mapping-trout-stream-management-mn-dnr,,,, 3941,"SSTS Program Enhancement Grant Program - 2010",2010,860000,,," Evaluation and Outcome Plan Evaluation and outcome plans are required as a part of the grant agreement between BWSR and the grantee. These required plans consist of verifying project installation and creating operation and maintenance plans to ensure the project is functioning as designed. Funded projects meet locally identified water quality goals within the larger scope of Minnesota's clean water efforts. Projects reduce pollutant loads aimed at improving watershed health over time. The long-term evaluation of clean water fund projects will be monitored as part of the state's intensive watershed monitoring strategy. ","Actual Outcomes This project resulted in more than 400 performance septic systems files requiring annual monitoring reports digitally scanned into the database. The permitting program containing the database has mapping and form letter capabilities and is also tied into the scheduling software for the office. Database development will continue after grant completion. ",,259100,,,,,,"Multiple Local Government Units","Local/Regional Government","Successful long-term treatment of sewage depends on a system capable of providing adequate treatment and effective on-going operation and maintenance. Clean Water Fund Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Program Enhancement funds are used by counties to strengthen programs dedicated to SSTS ordinance management and enforcement. These funds are used for a variety of tasks required to successfully implement a local SSTS program including inventories, enforcement, and databases to insure SSTS maintenance reporting programs. These efforts enhance environmental protection as well as reduce water pollution and human health impacts. 14 projects totaling $860,000 were awarded in FY2010. 2 of those projects were to conduct SSTS inventories. ",,,2010-01-01,2011-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,"SSTS Program Enhancement Grant Program - 2010",,,"Board of Water and Soil Resources",,,,,"(651) 296-3767",,,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ssts-program-enhancement-grant-program-2010,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 10002297,"State Park Pollinator Habitat Restoration",2018,672000,"M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 08d","$672,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to restore at least 520 acres of monarch butterfly and other native pollinator habitats in at least seven state parks in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan core areas and establish pollinator plantings and interpretive exhibits in at least ten state parks. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"MN DNR","State Government",,,"Work Plan",2017-07-01,2021-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Edward,Quinn,"MN DNR","500 Lafayette Rd, Box 39","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5594",edward.quinn@state.mn.us,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Rock, Washington, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/state-park-pollinator-habitat-restoration,,,, 17023,"Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites",2010,494786,"Laws of Minnesota, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2 ","Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites. $250,000 in 2010 and $250,000 in 2011 are appropriated to the Minnesota Historical Society for a contract or contracts to be let on a competitive basis to conduct a general statewide survey of Minnesota's sites of historical, archaeological, and cultural significance. Results of this survey must be published in a searchable form, available to the public on a cost-free basis. The Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist, and the Board of Indian Affairs shall each appoint a representative to an oversight board, to select a contractor and direct the conduct of this survey. The oversight board shall consult with the Minnesota Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources. Funds appropriated for this purpose do not cancel and may be carried over from one year to the next. ",,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",," Having current and accurate data on historic and archaeological sites is important to understanding our past and to preserving Minnesota’s history for future generations. In 2010-2011, the Minnesota Historical Society awarded contracts for these survey projects: Survey of sacred American Inidan sites in the Twin Cities metro area Identification of prehistoric burial mounds in Scott and Crow Wing Counties using LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) Archaeological survey of Olmsted County Archaeological survey of Swift County Archaeological survey of the North Shore in Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties Archaeological field survey of southwestern Minnesota to discover sites that hold the state’s earliest cultural history Investigation and research of unrecorded historic cemeteries in Minnesota Brainerd ceramics study The Office of the State Archaeologist has more information on its website under ""Legacy Amendment Documents.""  Representatives of the Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council oversaw these projects. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,Patricia,Emerson,"Minnesota Historical Society",,,,,612-725-2410,,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-survey-historical-and-archaeological-sites,,,, 17023,"Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites",2011,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Minnesota Historical Society",," Having current and accurate data on historic and archaeological sites is important to understanding our past and to preserving Minnesota’s history for future generations. In 2010-2011, the Minnesota Historical Society awarded contracts for these survey projects: Survey of sacred American Inidan sites in the Twin Cities metro area Identification of prehistoric burial mounds in Scott and Crow Wing Counties using LiDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) Archaeological survey of Olmsted County Archaeological survey of Swift County Archaeological survey of the North Shore in Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties Archaeological field survey of southwestern Minnesota to discover sites that hold the state’s earliest cultural history Investigation and research of unrecorded historic cemeteries in Minnesota Brainerd ceramics study The Office of the State Archaeologist has more information on its website under ""Legacy Amendment Documents.""  Representatives of the Minnesota Historical Society, the Office of the State Archaeologist and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council oversaw these projects. ",,,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Ongoing,,,Patricia,Emerson,"Minnesota Historical Society",,,,,612-725-2410,,Analysis/Interpretation,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Carver, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Scott, St. Louis, Swift, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-survey-historical-and-archaeological-sites,,,, 31288,"Statewide Legacy Grant Projects SFY 2015",2015,,"Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4",,,"Number of projects: 3Number of participants: 7,819",,,,,,,,,Libraries,"Each fiscal year of ACHF funding, a majority of the twelve regional library systems agree to allocate 10% of their ACHF funding to support statewide partnership projects. SELCO serves as the fiscal agent for statewide projects.",,,2014-07-01,2015-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Ann,Hutton,"Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)","2600 19th St. NW ",Rochester,MN,55901-0767,"(507) 288-5513",ahutton@selco.info,,"Minnesota Department of Education",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Statewide, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/statewide-legacy-grant-projects-sfy-2015,,,, 10031385,"Status of Bats and Roost Trees after White-Nose Syndrome",2025,195000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03o","$195,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to study changes in maternity roost trees and bat populations in the forested areas of Minnesota and to evaluate the effects of years of white-nose syndrome on Minnesota bats.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.78,"U of MN","Public College/University","We will deploy acoustic detectors and revisit roost trees identified in our previous ENRTF project to measure effect of seven years of white-nose syndrome on Minnesota bats.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-12-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Ron,Moen,"U of MN","5013 Miller Trunk Highway Natural Resources Research Institute - UMD",Duluth,MN,55811,"(218) 341-6271",rmoen@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, St. Louis, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/status-bats-and-roost-trees-after-white-nose-syndrome,,,, 17413,"StEPs Assessment Program",2011,2580,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Dakota City Heritage Village, Inc.",," In order to grow the capacity of the organization to preserve and interpret history a consultant was hired by the DCHV to lead selected members and the board through the Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations' (StEPs) self-assessment program. The process involved the completion of six segments of the StEPs workbook. The results of the process included a reviewal of policies and procedures, the identification of areas for improvement and the development of a next steps plan. The organization now has an improved mission statement and direct, specific goals. ",,"To grow the capacity of the organization to preserve and interpret history through a national training standard",2010-11-12,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Anna,Johnson,,"5827 191st Street W",Farmington,MN,55024,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/steps-assessment-program-0,,,, 10000520,"Stormwater improvements at Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2011,303000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 3, Sec. 3 (a) (SFY 2011) PTLF","Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$12,641,000$15,140,000 (a) $12,641,000 the first year and $15,140,000 the second year are from the parks and trails fund to be distributed as required under new Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, subdivision 3, except that of this amount, $40,000 the first year is for a grant to Hennepin County to plant trees along the Victory Memorial Parkway. (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with the Minnesota Conservation Corps for contract restoration, maintenance, and other activities.","Growth in park visits over time. The 2014 annual report will compare trail visit growth from 2010 (pre-construction) to 2012 (post-construction).","The project was completed. The park visits increased from 459,500 in 2010 (pre-construction) to 544,200 in 2012 (post-construction), adding 84,700 visits.",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park, realign visitor center entrance road, improve storm water management including flood mitigation and ecological health of adjacent wetland.",,"Lebanon Hills Regional Park",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stormwater-improvements-lebanon-hills-regional-park,,,, 1414,"Stormwater Retrofit Partnership in Dakota County",2010,150000,"Laws of Minnesota 2009, Chapter 172, Article 2, Section 6 (c)","(c) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for nonpoint source pollution reduction and restoration grants to watershed districts, watershed management organizations, counties, and soil and water conservation districts for grants in addition to grants available under paragraphs (a) and (b) to keep water on the land and to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams, and to protect groundwater and drinking water. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants (2010 - Clean Water Assistance)",,"This project resulted in five local government partners installing 16 stormwater retrofit practices at six sites. Combined, these sites capture approximately 5,725 pounds of sediment, 10 pounds of phosphorus and reduce runoff volume by almost four million gallons annually.",,57846,,,,,,"Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","Through the Stormwater Retrofit Partnership, the Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) provides the funding and technical assistance to prioritize and install Best Management Practices (BMPs) at existing public facilities. This project is needed because, like other urban properties that developed before stormwater regulations, most government owned facilities were designed and constructed without optimal water quality features. Left as they are, the existing roofs, parking lots, and other hard surfaces at sites like city halls, libraries, fire stations, and schools will continue to contribute polluted runoff to our lakes, streams and wetlands. This project uses mapping technology and pollutant load analyses to select and install innovative stormwater practices that have the most benefit, for the least cost, in priority locations. The locations are identified in local water plans, Total Maximum Daily Load studies or local capital improvement plans. In 2010, four local government partners completed stormwater retrofit practices at five sites that treat stormwater runoff from a total of 13.6 acres of hard surfaces. Combined, these sites are designed to capture approximately 4,500 lbs of sediment, 8 lbs of phosphorus and reduce runoff volume by three million gallons (9 acre-ft) annually.The Partnership gets conservation on the ground because Clean Water Funds leverage and supplement resources that local governments can bring to projects. Partners can also contribute by providing the available land space needed for the BMP, permits, construction administration (contractor, materials, and equipment) and future maintenance costs. This project uses the DSWCD's existing cost share policies and technical assistance for everything from site inventories to design, construction oversight, and field verification to ensure quality control from beginning to end.",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stormwater-retrofit-partnership-dakota-county,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 14295,"Stormwater Retrofit Partnership",2012,300000,"Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7","(a) $13,750,000 the first year and $13,750,000 the second year are for pollution reduction and restoration grants to local government units and joint powers organizations of local government units to protect surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) projects and stream bank, stream channel, and shoreline restoration projects. The projects must be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with TMDL implementation plans or local water management plans.","Targeted Installation of Bioretention BMPs at Existing Public Facilities in the Minnesota River Watershed - Lower Minnesota River, Crystal Lake, Keller Lake, Lee Lake Targeted Installation of Bioretention BMPs at Existing Public Facilities in the Vermillion River Watershed - Vermillion River, South Br. Vermillion River, South Creek, North Creek, Middle Creek, Lower Vermillion River, Cobblestone Lake, Alimagnet Lake, Long and Farquar LakesTargeted Installation of Bioretention BMPs at Existing Public Facilities in the Cannon River Watershed - Cannon River, Chub Creek, Mud Creek, N. Branch Chub Creek, Trout Brook, Pine Creek, Lake Byllesby, Chub Lake Targeted Installation of Bioretention BMPs at Existing Public Facilities in the Lower Mississippi River Watershed - Mississppi River, Thompson Lake Proposed Reductions: 9 acre feet/year Stormwater Volume, 8 lbs/year Phosphorus and 2 tons/year Sediment","Six local government partners installed 9 stormwater retrofit practices at seven sites to treat stormwater runoff from a total of 199 acres. Combined, these sites capture approximately 16 tons of sediment, 84 poundsof phosphorus and reduce runoff volume by almost 1.8 million gallons annually.",,100000,"The source of additional funds varies from project to project, but generally consists of federal, local and non-public sources. ",300000,10400,,,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will continues the successful 2010 Stormwater Retrofit Partnership. This resulted in the retrofit of 18 sites including eleven bioretention cells and seven snowmelt management areas. These retrofits provided treatment for 28 acres of urban drainage area - reducing total suspended solids, total phosphorus and stormwater volumes. Continuation of this Partnership will complete up to 20 additional stormwater retrofit projects. The Partnership matches project sites with effective practices using ranking criteria that includes pollutant load modeling, benefits to receiving waters, cost benefit ratios, site suitability and installation scheduling. Priority is given to projects identified in local water plans and pollutin reduction studies. Project opportunities are identified using analyses of subwatershed areas, pollutant sources, estimated loads and the proximity to deteriorating waters. ",,,2012-01-01,2014-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Laura,Jester,"Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District","4100 220th St. West Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,"(651) 480-7777",laura.jester@co.dakota.mn.us,Restoration/Enhancement,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/stormwater-retrofit-partnership,"Wayne Zellmer -BWSR Grants Coordinator; Matt Drewitz -BWSR South Region Clean Water Specialist; Art Persons -MDH Planning Supervisor Drinking Water Protection; Jeff Hrubes -BWSR North Region Clean Water Specialist; Marcey Westrick -BWSR Metro Clean Water Specialist; Julie Westerlund -DNR Clean Water Coordinator; Robert L. Sip -MDA Environmental Policy Specialist; Anna Kerr -MPCA -Stormwater / TMDL Coordinator; Nick Proulx -DNR Central Region Clean Water Legacy Specialist; Karen Evens - MPCA -Watershed Projects Manager; Joshua Stamper -MDA Research Scientist, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management; Norman R. Mofjeld -MDA Hydrologist P.G. Well Management Section; ","The 20-member BWSR board consists of representatives of local and state government agencies and citizens. Members are appointed by the governor of the state of Minnesota consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103B.101. Board members at the time the grant was made were: County Commissioner Appointees: Quentin Fairbanks; Tom Loveall; Brian Napstad; Soil and Water Conservation District Appointees: Paul Langseth, Louise Smallidge and Bob Burandt; Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization Appointees: Gene Tiedemann, LuAnn Tolliver and Todd Foster; Citizen Appointees: Paul Brutlag ; Gerald Van Amburg; John Meyer; Cities & Townships: Sandy Hooker -Township; Christy Jo Fogarty -Metro City; Keith Mykleseth -Non-Metro City; Agency: Chris Elvrum - Minnesota Department of Health; Rebecca Flood - Pollution Control Agency; Tom Landwehr - Department of Natural Resources; Matt Wohlman - Minnesota Department of Agriculture; Faye Sleeper - Minnesota Extension Service; ","Nicole Clapp",No 19204,"Strengthening the Children's Discovery Museum and Wizard of Oz Exhibit",2013,22000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. The new WOZ exhibit will be ready for construction in March, April, and May 2014.2. Staff enrichment will lead to implementation of a whole new series of curricula. Program and exhibit refinements witnessed at other museums will be incorporated at CDM.","Measurable outcomes not yet available.",,,,,,"Officers: Doug Miner, President; Jonathan Miner, Vice President; Vickie Rasmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Raymond Nikkel, Treasurer Directors: Jerome Miner, Carole Erickson, Pamela Miner, Laura Nikkel, Jeffrey Borg, Corinne Jacobson, Melanie Jacobson",,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum's (CDM) new 3,000 piece Wizard of Oz (WOZ) collection will be properly archived, conservation materials purchased, and exhibit concept and design drawings completed. CDM facilitators and educators will travel to other children's museums in Minnesota for staff enrichment and professional development.",,,2013-08-01,2014-03-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,,director@cdmkids.org,"Education/Outreach/Engagement, Inventory","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/strengthening-childrens-discovery-museum-and-wizard-oz-exhibit,,,, 10031366,"Strengthening Families and Building Communities through Positive Image Oral Histories",2023,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Debra Spears, Trent Bowman, Alyssa Austin",,"Positive Image","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To document in 12-17 oral history interviews the history of strong African American families and communities in Minnesota.",2023-04-01,2024-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Terry,Austin,"Positive Image","9000 Kentucky Ave N","Brooklyn Park",MN,55445,6122394823,positiveimageta@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/strengthening-families-and-building-communities-through-positive-image-oral-histories,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 26231,"Student Artist Mentorship",2014,850,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3"," ACHF Arts Education","Increase understanding and skill level within art form.Skill level assessed by professional artist at beginning of study and again at the end of study using a variety of skill assessment tools.","Skill level and understanding of art discipline increased significantly.",,,,850,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",Individual,"Student Artist Mentorship",,"Student Mentorship - Oboe",2013-12-09,2014-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,"Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10",,,MN,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/student-artist-mentorship-2,"Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.","Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 years experience in arts administration.",,No 10031386,"Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on the Invertebrate Community",2025,387000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03p","$387,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide data on pesticide contamination in soil and the insect community across the state and the effect of insecticide exposure on insect reproduction. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2029, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.48,"U of MN","Public College/University","This project seeks to provide data on insecticide contamination in the soil and the insect community across the state and the effect of sublethal insecticide exposure on insect reproduction.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-07-31,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Mingzi,Xu,"U of MN","Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior 1987 Upper Buford Cir","St Paul",MN,55108,"(405) 412-1021",xu000574@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sublethal-effects-pesticides-invertebrate-community,,,, 196,"Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Enhancement Projects",2010,1600000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172, Art. 2, Sec. 6 (j)",,,,,,,,,,,"Board of Water and Soil Resources","State Government","Grants to counties to implement SSTS programs including inventories, enforcement, development of databases, and systems to insure SSTS maintenance and of reporting program results to BWSR and MPCA and base grants.","$1,600,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for grants to implement county subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) programs, including inventories,enforcement, development of databases, and systems to insure SSTS maintenance reporting program results to the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the Pollution Control Agency, and base grants.Priority must be given to the protectionof lakes, rivers, and streams. Grants are limited to counties with ordinances adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, subdivision 2, that can demonstrate enforcement of the ordinances.",,2009-07-01,2011-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Douglas, Faribault, Goodhue, Houston, Morrison, Rice, Wadena, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/subsurface-sewage-treatment-system-ssts-enhancement-projects,,,"Nicole Clapp",No 10013518,"MN Suburban Lakes Maritime Archaeology: Survey & Anomaly Assessment Project",2021,9947,"MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 History Partnerships","$2,500,000 each year is for history partnerships involving multiple organizations, which may include the Minnesota Historical Society, to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota's history and cultural heritage in all regions of the state.","Available upon request. Contact?grants@mnhs.org",,,592,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",10539,,"Michael F. Kramer, Deborah Handschin, Steven Hack",0.14,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To conduct marine archaeology investigations of anomalies found in Lakes Minnewashta, Lotus, & Crystal, & underwater archaeological reconnaissance on wrecks & anomalies in Forest Lake.",2020-10-01,2021-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Christopher,Olson,"Maritime Heritage Minnesota","1214 Saint Paul Avenue","St. Paul",MN,55116,"(651) 261-2265",hiolson@maritimeheritagemn.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carver, Dakota, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/mn-suburban-lakes-maritime-archaeology-survey-anomaly-assessment-project,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10031414,"Supporting Minnesota Teachers to Implement Culturally Sustaining Environmental Education",2025,295000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05c","$295,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide workshops across Minnesota to train middle school and high school teachers in how to meet new state science standards by integrating western science and Indigenous perspectives in sustainability and water conservation education.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.32,"U of MN","Public College/University","To support teachers in addressing new science standards , we propose a series of workshops across Minnesota facilitating conversation about sustainability and water conservation, specifically integrating western science and Indigenous perspectives.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Seth,Thompson,"U of MN","420 Delaware Street SE A448 Mayo",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(605) 431-7747",thom2587@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/supporting-minnesota-teachers-implement-culturally-sustaining-environmental-education,,,, 836,"SWAG 10- Cannon River Watershed Stream and Lake Assessment III",2010,69471,,,,,,,,,,,.50,"Cannon River Watershed Partnership","Non-Profit Business/Entity","This project will assess lakes and streams in the Cannon River watershed that have not been assessed to determine if they are meeting their designated uses. Some of these lakes and streams have data for certain pollutants, but not enough to complete an impairment assessment. The river and stream reaches are located in Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, and Waseca counties. The lakes are located throughout the Cannon watershed (Le Sueur, Rice and Waseca Counties). This project will be a continuation of past assessments conducted in 2007 and 2009. ",,,2010-03-30,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Elizabeth ",Croteau-Kallestad,"Cannon River Watershed Partnership",,,,,"(507) 786-3913",beth@crwp.net,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-cannon-river-watershed-stream-and-lake-assessment-iii,,,, 847,"SWAG 10- Becker County Lake and Stream Monitoring",2010,19176,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project involves monitoring three data deficient lakes in the Crow Wing River Watershed and one stream site at the inlet to White Earth Lake. The data deficient lakes were on the MPCA Targeted watershed list. After getting the required assessment dataset for these lakes, all targeted lakes in Becker County will be completed for this assessment cycle. The stream site is a site that the White Earth Lake Association and the Becker Coalition of Lake Associations (COLA) will monitor. It is the inlet to White Earth Lake. This project will complete a lake data set for 303(d) and Aquatic Recreation use assessments in Becker County by monitoring total phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and Secchi depth on 3 lakes and evaluate the stream inlet to White Earth Lake.",,,2010-03-15,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Brad ",Grant,"Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 846-7360",blgrant@co.becker.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Wild Rice River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-becker-county-lake-and-stream-monitoring,,,, 627,"SWAG-10 Hubbard County Surface Water Assessment Grant 2010",2010,11509,,,,,,,,,,,.08,"Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will collect water quality data for 13 Hubbard County lakes located in the Crow Wing priority watershed and identified as priority lakes by the MPCA. Upon completion the project data set will include all of the necessary information for the lakes to be assessed for impairment due to nutrients. Volunteers will collect samples from 7 of the 13 lakes and paid SWCD staff will collect samples from 6 of the lakes that do not have public access or volunteers willing to sample. The water samples will be collected 5 times/year June-September in 2010 and 2011. ",,,2010-03-30,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Shane ",Foley,"Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(218) 732-0121",shane.foley@mn.nacdnet.net,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-hubbard-county-surface-water-assessment-grant-2010,,,, 833,"SWAG-10 Douglas County Citizens Lake Monitoring Program",2010,16892,,,,,,,,,,,.28,"Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will obtain a lake data set for Douglas County while fostering lake association participation, ownership, and understanding of their lakes. A better understanding of these lakes is necessary in order to meet goals established in the 2009-2019 Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan and enable 303(d) and 305(b) assessments. Lakes included in this project are: Agnes, Alvin, Blackwell, Brophy, Charley, Cook (Cork), Crooked (East), Crooked (NW), Echo, Henry, Lovera (Lovers), Mina, Round, and Spring. ",,,2010-02-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Emily ",Siira,"Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District",,,,,"(320) 763-3191 ext. 3",emily.siira@mn.nacdnet.net,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-douglas-county-citizens-lake-monitoring-program,,,, 834,"SWAG-10 Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District",2010,25308,,,,,,,,,,,.31,"Rice County Planning and Zoning","Local/Regional Government","Rice County Water Resources Division will complete a Surface Water Assessment for six lakes located in the Cannon River Watershed. The lakes chosen include: Sprague Lake (66-0045-00), Mud Lake (66-0054-00), Hatch Lake (66-0063-00), Pooles Lake (66-0046-00), Logue Lake (66-0057-00), and Phelps Lake (66-0062-00). Each lake chosen is currently unassessed, and both Sprague and Mud lake are priority lakes for testing. Sampling will include testing dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, Secchi, Total phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a. The samples will be taken by volunteers and paid staff.",,,2010-04-01,2012-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Jennifer Ann",Mocol-Johnson,"Rice County Planning and Zoning",,,,,"(507) 333-3871",jmocol@co.rice.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Steele, Waseca",,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/swag-10-lake-woods-soil-and-water-conservation-district,,,, 1383,"Sylvan Shores Surface Water Assessment Grant",2011,8673,,,,,,,,,,,.07,"Todd Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will be a joint effort between the Todd Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the Sylvan Shores residents. Todd SWCD will organize and coordinate the project in full partnership with the Sylvan Shores residents. The actual monitoring will be a cooperative effort between Todd SWCD staff and citizen volunteers at Fawn and Pine Island Lakes.",,,2011-03-01,2013-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Amy,Piekarski,"Todd SWCD",,,,,320-732-2644,amy.piekarski@co.todd.mn.us,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena",,"Long Prairie River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/sylvan-shores-surface-water-assessment-grant,,,, 28006,"Technical Service Area 8 GIS Technician",2014,250000,"Laws of Minnesota 2013, Regular Session chapter 137","Accelerated Implementation Grant 2014","The practices proposed in this project are estimated to achieve a reduction of 50-96 tons of TSS/yr. ","Planning Outcomes Include: *Minor Watershed Assessment, Ranking and Prioritization *Wild Rice Easement Lake Rankings *MDA Vulnerability Maps, Updated Soil Survey & Nitrate Maps to SWCDs *AIS Mapping / Updates & Assistance to MN DNR *Block / TWP / County / Area Census Socioeconomic Data Summaries *Morrison, Itasca and Wadena Habitat Maps *Area Wide Soil Erosion Vulnerability Maps *SFIA Data Processing / Easement Data Updates *Area Lake Trend Analysis and Updating *Lake Classification and Stream Categorization *Protection / Risk Mapping by Minor Watershed *WRAPs Mapping *Inclusion of Crow Wing Soils in MRHWB Data Sets *CWC Soil/Phosphorus Loss Mapping *CWC Hydroconditioning Education/Outreach Outcomes Include: *JPB ArcGIS Training in Bemidji *Multi-County ArcGIS Training Technical/Engineering Outcomes include: *Development of Land Conversion Risk Index *PTMApp Testing and Training *Hubbard County Water Plan Assistance *Wadena County Water Plan Assistance *Morrison County Water Plan Assistance *Kooch County Water Plan Assistance *LOTW County Water Plan Assistance *Clearwater County Water Plan Assistance *Itasca County Water Plan Assistance *Project Feasibility and Prelim Design/WS Assesment ? Beltrami *Feedlot Layer Revisions with GW Inclusions *Characterizing Class IV Sensitive Soils *Area Wide Soil Erosion Vulnerability Maps","Achieved proposed outcomes",35231,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",140925,,"Board information for grantees can be found within contact directories on BWSR's website under Operational Resources, ""About Our Partners"".",0.27,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","Local/Regional Government","A new GIS technician will help prioritize and target conservation activities and protection strategies in nine north-central Minnesota counties. The GIS technician will create GIS products, assessments, and watershed analysis to identify the high priority areas in each County or watershed in need of protection or restoration using all available data, including LiDAR, soils, land use, completed WRAPS and other datasets. These areas will then be targeted for future resource management efforts, Clean Water Fund projects, and additional conservation activities. Project deliverables include: summarizing physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the area of interest, evaluation of land use trends and potential effects on water quality, stream power index, digital analysis of shoreline erosion potential, distributed soil loss (RUSLE) calculations, developing sediment delivery budgets and creating nutrient delivery indices. These products will improve the targeting strategies for conservation practices and better evaluate the potential impacts of such measures. The stormwater assessment and design will define catchment areas and identify potential treatment opportunities in cities and towns adjacent to surface waters in the member counties. Site visits by local staff will be conducted to verify information used to complete modeling and initial design. The resulting cost/benefit analyses of the potential stormwater treatment practices will be delivered to the community and incorporated into local water management plans. ",,,2014-03-06,2016-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brent,Rud,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","701 Minnesota Ave NW Ste 113",Bemidji,MN,56601,218-333-4159,brent.rud@co.beltrami.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Wadena",,"Mississippi River - Headwaters",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technical-service-area-8-gis-technician,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf","Nicole Clapp",NO 10001048,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","My goal is to accurately edit my photographs, in order to publish a book and print a traveling exhibition of my photography on the Saint Croix River. To be able to accomplish this goal, I need the new high end computer monitor I am requesting funds to purchase. I will purchase this computer monitor as soon as allowed by project start date (soon after May 1, 2017). I will then review all previous edits done for this project to refine the accuracy, and do all subsequent editing using this monitor. This will provide properly calibrated files for me to present to the book printer, and for me to use to print exhibition prints. The outcome will be a book and traveling exhibition with the best possible color reproduction. As of now, I plan to publish a first printing of 5,000 of the lowest price book (around $85), and 395 limited edition books in a larger size with accompanying prints. The exhibition will open at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, and then travel to around six venues in and near the Saint Croix River Watershed. The estimated audience includes viewers of the books and attendees of the exhibitions, plus those attending lectures about this project.","I purchased the new monitor, have calibrated it and am using it to proof the project described in application. The book files will go to printer in November and the book will be released in April. The accuracy of this monitor is vastly superior to my previous one. Thus, I can trust that the book printing will closely match the monitor.",,1984,"Other, local or private",3043,,,,"Craig J. Blacklock",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Computer monitor for Photoshop editing",2017-05-01,2018-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Craig,Blacklock,"Craig J. Blacklock",,,MN,,"(218) 485-0478",craig@blacklockgallery.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Carlton, Pine, Hennepin, Ramsey, Chisago, Washington, Hennepin, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-34,"Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.",,2 36909,"Technology/Equipment Grant",2017,1059,"Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education","I plan, during the next several months, to upgrade my computer hardware and, subsequently, various design software programs, so that I can retain (and improve) my ability to create and manipulate graphic elements myself rather than outsourcing. I will also use these purchases to further develop my business website via extensive photo management and graphic design. 1) I will document the design software that I am able to attain or update after the hardware upgrade. 2) I will document the myriad of design tasks that I am able to complete with the improved system. 3) I will document significant improvements that I am able to make to my website and photo archive. 4) I will document the productions and exhibits that I am selected to design/create during the project period, as well as the reach of their estimated audiences. These methods will demonstrate my success at maintaining and improving my design capacity within my business.","1. Was able to install and use Adobe Creative Cloud photo and graphics editing software, which allows me to create and manipulate graphic elements of my designs myself rather than outsourcing 2. Was able to install and begin learning Vectorworks computer-aided design software, which will allow me to draft scenic/exhibit and lighting designs electronically rather than by hand 3. Was able to continue updating and improving my business website and photo portfolio 4. List of design projects (attached) completed during the grant period demonstrates that I continued to maintain and improve my design capacity in my business.",,1683,"Other, local or private",2742,,,,"Jeffrey S. Brown",Individual,"Technology/Equipment Grant",,"Laptop, warranty, and wireless mouse for use in theatrical and exhibit design and model building.",2016-11-01,2017-07-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jeffrey,Brown,"Jeffrey S. Brown",,,MN,,"(218) 213-0264 ",brownknowsthat@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council",,"St. Louis, Hennepin, Wright, Itasca, Clay, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/technologyequipment-grant-22,"Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.","Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.",,2 9524,"Ten-County School Service Program",2012,75000,"Minnesota Law 2011 (Special Session), Chp. 6, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 8","Children's Museums Grants. $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for a competitive Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Children's Museums. The board of directors shall solicit proposals and award grants to children's museums for projects and programs that maintain or promote our cultural heritage.","1. Double SSP enrollment to 4,000 children in 20122. Enroll five (5) new schools from each of our six (6) additional service counties (30) new first time schools3. Enroll 40 schools that previously participated at CDM and promote multiple visits each year.4. Teacher rating scores on all all questions asked in the written evaluation survey meet or exceed 4.5 (5 being the highest score, and 1 being the lowest).","1. CDM has more than doubled its school service program enrollment which increased 130%. SSP enrollment reached 4,518 compared with 1,982 during the previous 12 months. There were 3,522 children, 424 teachers and 572 chaperons participating. 2. The museum recruited three (3) new schools (first-time participants) from two (2) new counties – Mille Lacs and Todd. 3. Thirty-seven (37) different schools enrolled again after participating the two previous years. 4. Average teacher rating scores met or exceeded 4.5 on five out of nine questions. When asked if the CDM School Service Program was a valuable use of class time teachers rated the experience at 4.73. Most importantly when asked if their students have talked about the CDM visit, the rating was 4.61.",,49526,,75000,,"Officers: Douglas Miner, President; Jonathan Miner, Vice President; Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox, Secretary; Raymond Nikkel, Treasurer Directors: Jerome Miner, Jeffrey Borg, Carole Erickson,Corinne Jacobson, Pam Miner, Melanie Jacobson, Laura Nikkel",3,"Children's Discovery Museum","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota will increase access and deepen engagement with their effectively proven School Service Program. The museum will take down the economic barriers and increase enrollment. This grant will fund more educators and facilitators, curriculum development, scholarship aid, transportation assistance and art/teaching supplies.","The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids has a rare opportunity to deliver learning enrichment activities to children in northern Minnesota who generally do not have access to many arts and cultural venues found in the Twin Cities. Over half of the students in the 16 county service area qualify for free and reduced meal programs in their respective districts. Families and schools do not have the resources to provide creative out-of-the-classroom extended learning for their children. Many children are culturally and educationally deprived. The vast distance from large cities most often denies these children the rich creative offerings of a metropolitan area. Poverty is endemic in northern Minnesota. More than 15% of children in each of these 16 counties live in poverty. The Children's Discovery Museum will address these critical issues by supplementing our proven experiential learning activities. ",,2011-12-12,2012-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,John,Kelsch,"Children's Discovery Museum","2727 US Highway 169 South","Grand Rapids",MN,55744,"(218) 326-1900",director@cdmkids.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Morrison, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/ten-county-school-service-program,"Kaywin Feldman currently serves as the Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Ms. Feldman has more than 15 years of experience leading major art museums and expanding collections and transforming relationships with surrounding communities. Joanne Jones-Rizzi currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Ms. Jones-Rizzi has more than 25 years of experience in exhibit design and community engagement in both children’s and science museums. Daniel Spock currently serves as the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Center Museum. Mr. Spock’s more than 25 years in the museum field include experience as an exhibit designer, an exhibit developer, and public program leadership and administration.",,, 10031021,"The Funny Asian Women Kollective Comedy Shows ",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","1. We will reach between 200-400 live audience members for each show, which totals between 400-800 audience members total. 2. We will engage 2,000 people through our social media campaign. 3. We will hire 10 Asian women-identified artists to create and perform new work. ","The goals for our project haven't changed but we had to shift the dates for one of our shows. Originally, we planned to host the Hmong-themed show in November of 2022 but the process of accessing funds delayed this. Our Hmong Show is scheduled for May 5, 2023 at Hmong House, a restaurant/community space on in North St. Paul. Our second show will be scheduled for June. The location is still to be confirmed.; Our goal was to curate two FAWK comedy shows, engage new performers in the process, reach 400 audience members in person, and 2000 through social media. We exceeded the goal. On May 5, we hosted a Hmong-themed show at a community banquet hall aptly named Hmong House. This event reached 402 attendees, some of whom drove in from Madison, Wisconsin specifically to see the lineup. The event included performers Kazua Melissa Vang, Tsuab Yang, Houa Moua, Mai Neng Moua, and See Vue Lee and was emceed by May Lee-Yang. Mai Neng Moua and See Vue Lee made their debut on the comedy stage. Prior to the show, performers also workshopped their sets and received critical feedback to shape their new material. The FAWK Roast was hosted on June 25, 2023 at Arbeiter Brewery, a Korean American-owned business. This event included 5 FAWK performers along with four new community members who joined our stage, Terri Thao, Phasoua Vang, Yeej Moua, and Tommy Sar. The event brought in 83 attendees. Through our ads and posts on Facebook, both events reached 47,886 people and engaged 5414 people. ""Reached"" is defined by the number of people who saw our posts. ""Engaged"" is defined by folks who reacted, comments, shared, or clicked on our posts. The overwhelming attendance and online engagement further validated that audiences want to hear more Asian women stories. ",,,"We received around $2,300 in ticketing sales to help cover the expenses. ",20000,,"OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEERepresentative Kaohly Vang HerMarlina GonzalezShelley QuialaMaryanne QuirozHeather C. LouLevi Weinhagen; Representative Kaohly Vang Her (District 64A)Area of Expertise: finance Marlina Gonzalez, TPT (Twin Cities Public Television)Area of Expertise: community building, production, writing, humor, satire, cross cultural histories Heather C. Lou, Voices for Racial JusticeArea of Expertise: community education, Asian American history, storytelling, satire Maryanne Quiroz, Indigenous RootsArea of Expertise: community building, cultural production, storytelling, administration Shelley Quiala, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, formerly with The OrdwayArea of Expertise: community education and enrichment Levi Weinhagen, Team Dynamics, LLCArea of Expertise: storytelling, cultural production, performance, humor, strategist",,"Funny Asian Women Kollective LLC (FAWK)",,"Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK) will host two live comedy shows that center Asian women-identified performers, their stories, and their truths.",,,2022-08-15,2023-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,May,Lee-Yang,,,,,," 651-274-5049"," may@lazyhmongwoman.com",Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/funny-asian-women-kollective-comedy-shows,,,, 10031027,"The 20-Year Curse",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Outcomes include: 1. Engage around 1,200 live audience members, around 600 for the performance at the Ordway, and around 200 live audience members for 3 additional performances 2. Hire at least 10 APIDA contractors 3. Engage 2,000 people through social media 4. Audience members will have learned more about the Korean Minnesotan experience ","The project has had a few delays. First, we were not able to receive all of the funding that we applied for and have been trying to apply for additional funds to fulfill the scope of the project. In addition, the director I proposed in the application is no longer able to work on the project so I had to interview and hire a new director. Updated 08/31/2023: We have so far hired 7 APIDA contractors as artists. We are in the process of creating the show, working on drafts and deliverables. We are booked with Red Eye Theater to do our presentation on October 5-7, 2023 at 7:30 pm. We are currently in the process taping the video/documentary bits. Because we are no longer performing at the Ordway and due to the audience cap at Red Eye Theater, our goal is to have around 150 live audience members total. ; Outcomes from application: 1. Engage around 1,200 live audience members, around 600 for the performance at the Ordway, and around 200 live audience members for 3 additional performances 2. Hire at least 10 APIDA contractors 3. Engage 2,000 people through social media 4. Audience members will have learned more about the Korean Minnesotan experience Finalized Outcomes: 1. While we were unable to perform at the Ordway for this project, we were able to still engage over 6,000 Minnesotans on social media with our short-form content. We had a total of 192 audience members who attended our show at Red Eye Theater. We were able to track this through ticket sales and audience count. 2. We surpassed this outcome, we hired 19 APIDA artists as contractors. 3. We surpassed this goal. We engaged over 6,000 Minnesotans on social media and a total of 10,298 nationally. We were able to track this metrics and reports on Instagram and Facebook. 4. During an informal survey after the shows, 100% of audience members indicated that they learned more the Korean Minnesotan experience. ",,,"MSAB - $10,000 (no funds expended) . Minnesota State Arts Board: $10,000 --> paid additional artists Ticket Sales: $2,635.96 --> paid additional artists ",20150,,"n/a; N/A",,"Naomi Ko",Individual,"The 20-Year Curseis a multi-media live performance and documentary film project created, written, and performed by Naomi Ko. It explores the stories surrounding Naomi and the Ko Family curse, and the Korean American community in Minnesota. This grant will support the staging of the live performances and the making of the documentary.",,,2022-08-15,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,"Demonstration/Pilot Project","Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/20-year-curse,,,, 10031065,"The Step Into Your Light Project",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","1. I hope to serve 10-20 Hmong women with at least 42 hours of face-to-face time. 2. I hope to use the oral evaluations to determine the women's level of understanding on identity. 3. I hope to use the documentation from this project to inspire other elders to live life creatively. ; 1. I hope to serve 10-20 Hmong women with at least 42 hours of face-to-face time. 2. I hope to use the oral evaluations to determine the women's level of understanding on identity. 3. I hope to use the documentation from this project to inspire other elders to live life creatively. ","The Step Into Your Light Project (TSYLP) united Hmong women and girls of all ages to engage in movement and dance. This may seem like a common activity in some cultures, but for a community that has excluded dance and movement from its traditions, it is significant. We conducted eight cultural dance workshops, offering more than eight hours of dance, movement, and education, which influenced 85 adults, 24 youths, and four elders, totaling 113 dancers! Additionally, we rented space at a local Hmong dance studio and sourced our sweets from four local Hmong businesses. The objective of this initiative was to encourage Hmong women elders affected by the pandemic to engage in physical activity and socialize. However, as the grant was primarily active during the winter and spring, the availability of outdoor spaces for hosting workshops was limited. Despite having a turnout of 113 dancers, only four of them were non-English speaking elders. Nevertheless, our Facebook reels have successfully reached an audience of 4,120 people, generating 926 engagements. An unexpected success of this project was a change in mindset regarding the exclusion of dance and movement from Hmong culture. As a community, we have overlooked the therapeutic benefits that these movements can have on the mind, body, and soul. There has been a lack of spaces where people of different generations can connect and have opportunities to interact with other cultural communities. Despite only being able to finish a portion of the grant, I measured the success of the project through the radiant smiles of the elders, their expressions of gratitude (as well as that of the teachers), and the consistent return of the dancers every week. The participants shared numerous compliments on how much they enjoyed the opportunity to move freely, make mistakes and build confidence, receive physical exercise, and most importantly, make new connections and escape the confines of their homes. They expressed these sentiments both verbally and in writing.",,,N/A,8999,,N/A,,"Ka Zoua Xiong",Individual,"The Step Into Your Light Project will work with non-English speaking Hmong women elders to give them an opportunity to explore cultural dances they wouldn't have access to nor find a reason to try something new. The goal of this project is to help Hmong women step out of their comfort zones to step into the spotlight. This experience will be documented, narrated, and translated to be published on YouTube to encourage all women to not be afraid of their own light. ",,,2022-10-01,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/step-your-light-project,,,, 10031067,"The LatinoLEAD Avanzando Liderazgo Program",2023,75000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Outcomes will be measured from pre-post tests: Leaders will learn how to give and receive feedback with a culturally specific lens Leaders will learn conflict management skills Leaders will begin to understand Anti-Racist Leadership Leaders will gain confidence and a deeper understanding of the history and contributions of their diverse people across the state of Minnesota ","The ALP cohort has achieved the stated outcomes from our original grant proposal. The 2021-2022 cohort of 12 fellows successfully completed the program. Many of the fellows have continued on with LatinoLEAD in different roles to remain engaged in the ALP programming and/or be a part of other programmatic work. ALP's 2022-2023 cohort is currently in progress. Between the two cohorts, LatinoLEAD staff in collaboration with leaders across sectors revised the curriculum to better meet the needs of the Latine community. The current cohort has had very positive feedback on the programming to date. These are some comments made by members of the current ALP cohort: I've never thought of myself as having power so being able to reflect and understanding that there is a ton of power I can harness to help build our collective power was a strong realization Fellows specifically valuing the curricular improvements like the antiracist workshop as much neededand the University of Michigan's Social Action, Leadership, and Transformation Model; The ALP cohort has achieved the stated outcomes from our original grant proposal. The 2021-2022 cohort of 12 fellows successfully completed the program. Many of the fellows have continued on with LatinoLEAD in different roles to remain engaged in the ALP programming and/or be a part of other programmatic work. ALP's 2022-2023 cohort is currently in progress. Between the two cohorts, LatinoLEAD staff in collaboration with leaders across sectors revised the curriculum to better meet the needs of the Latine community. The current cohort has had very positive feedback on the programming to date. Here are written comments from one of our participants:Good morning, esteemed guests, faculty members, and my fellow graduates. It is an honor to stand before you today as we celebrate our graduation. I want to express my deepest gratitude to all those who have supported us throughout this transformative journey. This includes everyone here, those who are not here with us now, and those who are with us in spirit. As I reflect on my experience in the program, three words come to mind: discovering, empowering, and healing. Each of us has had a unique path, and I have been moved by the vulnerability and strength displayed by my fellow cohort members as we created and shared our stories of self. Growing up as a member of the Latino community, I have faced numerous challenges. From discrimination to incarceration, hurdles in accessing capital to being affected by the housing crisis, I have encountered my fair share of adversity. I've had to navigate collection calls, immigration discussions within my family, and the pain of witnessing friends and family deported or self-deported. Moments of fear, frustration, and grief have left their mark. You might look at someone who has faced these obstacles and wonder how they haven't already quit and become totally resigned. The LatinoLEAD ALP revealed a truth that I had with me all along but was undistinguished, I learned the importance of taking risks despite the environment and persevering even in the face of failure. These experiences have fueled my determination to bring about positive change, ensuring that future generations do not suffer unjustly. One of the invaluable lessons we learned in this program is the Social Change Ecosystem Framework. It has allowed us to identify the unique roles we can play within the broader ecosystem. For me, one role I aspire to is that of a healer. I believe in the power of empathy, compassion, and addressing the underlying wounds that plague our communities. Healers are conscious of the various layers, wounds, and traumas that need attention at multiple levels (individually, organizationally, and societally) and understand their interconnections. Healers recognized the importance of holding space for our wounds while also offering approaches to transform them into wisdom and strength. They refocus our attention on accountability and repair while guiding us through moments and spaces of deep vulnerability. Looking at the incredible group of graduates before me, I am in awe. We represent a tapestry of backgrounds, spanning all sectors from non-profits to government, education to the private sector. We come from different walks of life, diverse countries, and varied immigration experiences. We are beautiful, and we are powerful. Together, we embody the potential to become the transformational leaders our communities need. As we move forward, let us remember that our impact extends far beyond our individual spheres of influence. Together, we can collaborate, support one another, and ignite a collective fire that will blaze a trail of progress. However, this will require us to take risks, to connect, to work, to listen, to share, to demand, to show up. Personal narratives have the power to foster social change. By sharing our stories and values, we can disrupt the dominant narrative that often marginalizes and silences us. Our stories can challenge stereotypes, shift perspectives, and inspire action. As we step into our roles as leaders, let us be intentional about amplifying diverse voices. Let us create platforms and initiatives that empower others to share their narratives and experiences. By doing so, we not only uplift individuals but also contribute to the creation of a more inclusive and equitable society. In conclusion, I implore you, my fellow graduates and all those present, to embrace risk, fail beautifully, and repeat. Take that leap of faith, knowing that failure is not the end but a stepping stone on the path to success. Develop a callus for failure. Let us be unafraid to learn from our mistakes and persevere in the face of adversity. Keep moving forward. In our pursuit of social change, let us be the change-makers, the bridge-builders, and the healers, weavers, experimenters, frontline responders, visionaries, builders, caregivers, disrupters, storytellers, and guides our communities need. Together, we can create a future where everyone's voice is valued, where justice and equality prevail, and where no one is left behind. A future of equity, liberation, justice, and solidarity. As we embark on our individual journeys, let us remember the power of unity, the strength of our collective voice, and the resilience that resides within us. Congratulations, ALP Class of 2023. The world awaits our impact. Thank you.",,,N/A,75000,,"Marc Valencia NewPublica, LLCMarina Pariseau 3M (Former Ecolab)Roxanna ""Roxy"" GonzalezDorsey & WhitneyJohan GomezMinnesota Bank and TrustAlfredo MartelMartel Management Consulting, LLC (Former MEDA)Esther Ledesma PumarolExcel Energy (Former Medtronic)Mary GuerraChildren's MinnesotaElvis RiveraMorgan Stanley & Graystone ConsultingCarlos Andres AcostaPCL ConstructionMirdalys Herrera TweetonKIPP MNJuliana Cadavid VaughnImmigrant Lawyer (Hennepin County); Executive Committee Marina Pariseau, Board ChairChief Diversity Officer, 3M Esther Ledesma Pumarol, Board Vice Chair & LiderCon Committee Co-ChairHR Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Corporate Giving, Xcel Energy Alfredo Martel, Board Secretary President, Martel Management Consulting LLC, Elvis Rivera, Board Treasurer Financial Planning Specialist, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Marc Valencia, Governance ChairVice President, New Publica, LLC. Mirdalys Herrera Tweeton, Fundraising ChairVice President of External RelationsVice President of External Relations, KIPP Minnesota LatinoLEAD Board Members: Carlos AcostaProject Engineer, PCL Construction Juliana Cadavid VaughnImmigrant Advocate, Legal Professional Walter CortinaExecutive Director, Bridgemakers Dr. Beatriz DeSantiago Assitant Professor at Minnesota State University (Mankato)Adjunct Faculty Instructor at Metropolitan State University Johan Gomez SangConsumer Lending Officer (CLO), Minnesota Bank and Trust Roxanna RoxyGonzalezAssociate Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney, Mary GuerraSenior Financial Analyst, Children's Minnesota Jessica VelascoCommunity Organizer (Worthington, MN), Unidos Minnesota",,LatinoLEAD,,"LatinoLEAD's new Avanzando Liderazgo Program (ALP) uses a culturally specific interdisciplinary approach to prepare emerging and established Latinx leaders to take on influential positions across sectors so they can advance equity for our community. Using a carefully crafted curriculum, we celebrate and teach the culture and heritage of Minnesota's many Latinx communities. This asset-based, multi-ethnic approach allows leaders to build skills while discovering what it means to be Minnesotanos.",,,2022-06-01,2023-05-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/latinolead-avanzando-liderazgo-program,,,, 28723,"The Birth of Minnesota's Computer Industry - A Photo Essay",2014,25200,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,25200,,"Tom Achartz (President), Leah Stanek(Vice President), Roberta Norris-Norvoll (Secretary), Jeff Walker (Treasurer), Sally Anderson, Marty Jo Bruyer, Millie Gignac, Jim Huffman, Bernard Jansen, Jeff Jerde, Mark Kaliszewski, Ann Klein, Heidi Langenfeld, Leonard Nachman, James Olson, Steve Stremski, Richard Thill.",0.31,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To research, finalize, and design an exhibit on the beginnings of the computer industry in Minnesota.",,,2014-01-01,2015-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nancy,Hanson,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/birth-minnesotas-computer-industry-photo-essay,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10034107,"The Link's Racial Healing Initiative - We Will Breathe",2024,160769,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Jamar Hardy (Chair), Jason A. Marvin (Vice Chair), Michael O'Neil (Treasurer), Matt Amendola, David Behrens, LaVina Brown, Kendra J. Garrett, Ph.D., Jade Jorgenson, Craig A. Kepler, Arianna Orcutt, Cristen Purdy, Kirsten Unhjem",,"The Link",,"The Link will provide culturally specific programming to 12-15 youth that will participate in a pilot expansion of the We Will Breathe program (incorporating a new Black History month initiative). We Will Breathe is a youth-led Racial Justice and Healing Initiative, where youth come together as a collective to develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their cultures, and their identities. Cohorts will meet twice a month over four months, totaling ten 3-hour sessions, and alternate between discussions at Circle of Discipline, spend time in the community, and engage in activities often inaccessible for young people of color and/or youth from low-income backgrounds. This grant will help support the Black History Month event by intentionally integrating the leadership and involvement of youth through the We Will Breathe program.",,,2024-05-17,2026-02-28,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Beth,Holger,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/links-racial-healing-initiative-we-will-breathe,,,, 10013752,"Thompson Oaks Targeted Stormwater Management and Wetland Restoration Project",2020,576447,"The Laws of Minnesota 2019, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b)","(b) $16,000,000 the first year and $16,000,000 the second year are for grants to local government units to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of this money may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units. Up to 20 percent of this appropriation is available for land-treatment projects and practices that benefit drinking water.","Remove 94 tons of sediment/yr and 228 pounds of phosphorus/yr entering the lower Mississippi River and Lake Pepin, infiltrate and recharge aquifers by 4.5 acre feet annually, restore a former wetland complex, and daylight a historical creek.","Grant funds were used to remove 94 tons of sediment/yr and 228 pounds of phosphorus/yr entering the lower Mississippi River and Lake Pepin, infiltrate and recharge aquifers by 4.5 acre feet annually, restore a former wetland complex, and daylight a historical creek.","achieved proposed outcomes",144112,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",576447,,,0.269636015,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government",,,"Dakota County is partnering with the City of West St. Paul and the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization to implement a targeted comprehensive water quality improvement project within a diverse and underserved community within the south metro. The Thompson Oaks Municipal Golf Course (now closed) receives the largest volume of untreated stormwater flow and pollutant load within the City of West St. Paul. To be completed in conjunction with construction of the Dakota County River to River Regional Greenway trail, the proposed project converts 10 acres of the former municipal golf course to a regional stormwater treatment system and restores a former wetland and creek complex which was destroyed via filling of construction waste and other debris in the 1980s. The proposed stormwater treatment system features three hydrodynamic separators placed on trunk storm sewer lines that drain into the site, 8 acres of enhanced treatment wetlands, a native prairie stormwater infiltration area and stormwater reuse system, and the daylighting of 700 linear feet of a historical creek section buried in storm sewer for several decades. The project infiltrates an estimated 4.5 acre feet/year of treated stormwater from upstream legacy impervious surfaces created prior to the adoption of stormwater treatment standards, and reduces sediment and phosphorus loading to the lower Mississippi River and Lake Pepin by 94 tons and 228 pounds per year, respectively. The proposed project combines stormwater treatment, drinking water protection, and contaminated soil remediation with economic redevelopment, recreational opportunities, and shared green space amenities while fostering community education and public engagement on surface water and groundwater quality issues and solutions. The project will treat approximately 25% of the total impervious land area within the City and treats stormwater beyond what is required for proposed greenway trail and surrounding redevelopment.",2020-04-23,2023-10-23,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Valerie,Neppl,"Dakota County","1590 Hwy 55 Hastings, MN 550332372",Hastings,MN,550332372,651-437-3191,valerie.neppl@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/thompson-oaks-targeted-stormwater-management-and-wetland-restoration-project,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 34234,"Thompson Lake Water Quality Improvement and WRAPS Implementation",2016,576000,"Laws of MN 2015 1st Special Session Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7","Projects and Practices 2016: Laws of MN 2015 First Special Session Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 7","Modeling of the proposed treatment indicates an average annual phosphorus load reduction to Thompson Lake ranging from 37-39%, or an estimated 48 lbs/year, as well as a sediment reduction of 12 tons/yearModeliing of the proposed treatment indicates an average annual phosphorus load reduction to Thompson Lake ranging from 37-39%, or an estimated 48 lbs/year, as well as a sediment reduction of 12 tons/year","This project has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 49.6 pounds of Phosphorus, 12.9 tons of Sediment, 2.1 acre-feet of Volume Reduced","Achieved proposed outcomes",377875,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",576000,9830,"Members for Lower Mississippi River WMO are: Anne Weber, Bob Bullard, Chris Nielsen, Edward (Hunter) Blaeser, Jill Smith, Joseph Meyers, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller, Marian Brown, Marilyn Lundberg, Mary Jeanne Schneeman, Molly Park, Richard Williams, Scott Deyo, Sharon Lencowski, Tom Seaberg",,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","Local/Regional Government","Thompson Lake is a shallow lake located in the City of West St. Paul, within the Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization (LMRWMO). The 7-acre lake receives runoff from a 175-acre urban watershed that was developed in the 1950's and currently provides very little stormwater treatment. The eastern shoreline is within Thompson County Park, which features a fishing pier, event center, and miles of regionally connected trails. The west shoreline of the lake abuts the St. Croix Lutheran School. Thompson Lake is impaired for recreational use due to excessive nutrients, and is on the MPCA's 2014 Impaired Waters list. A watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS) study and total maximum daily load (TMDL) developed from 2012 to 2014 identified watershed runoff as the primary source of phosphorus to the lake; the TMDL identified a phosphorus waste load reduction of 30% necessary to achieve MPCA water quality standards. The proposed project will treat stormwater runoff prior to discharge into Thompson Lake, thereby reducing phosphorus concentrations in the lake, improving lake clarity, and leading to removal from the Impaired Waters list. The project includes construction of a series of upland stormwater basins at the north end of the lake, inside Thompson County Park, to treat runoff from 83% of the watershed (145 acres). The project will include sediment forebays at storm sewer outfalls, a stormwater wetland/pond, and a stormwater reuse irrigation system that draws water from the wetland and irrigates nearby parkland. Water quality modeling indicates that the proposed project will reduce phosphorus loading to the lake by 39%, achieving the waste load reduction identified in the TMDL. The project will provide additional public benefits including native habitat enhancement, education opportunities, trail improvements, and improved aesthetics. The project will be completed in partnership with the City of West St. Paul and Dakota County. ",,,2016-01-22,2018-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Joe,Barten,"Lower Mississippi River WMO","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7784,joe.barten@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/thompson-lake-water-quality-improvement-and-wraps-implementation,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board ","Annie Felix-Gerth ", 17519,"TLO Church Cemetery Records",2011,2125,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,,,,,,,"Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran Church",," To reconstruct interment records of the Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery, a subscription service-cemetery software developer was contracted to manage cemetery records. The cloud-based solution is economical, saving on hardware costs and data storage. The yearly subscription saves on periodic high-cost upgrades. A new updated cemetery map was also generated by the service. After cross-checking the data it was entered as planned. The cemetery information has been shared with the Dakota County Historical Society, making it more accessible to the public.  Amount adjusted to focus the project on software selection and data migration. ",,"To reconstruct interment records of the Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery and broaden public access through deposit at the Dakota County Historical Society. Amount adjusted to focus the project on software selection and data migration.",2010-12-28,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sara,Yeager,,"Bluestem Heritage Group, 857 Great Oaks Trail",Eagan,MN,55123,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tlo-church-cemetery-records,,,, 10025318,"Track 2 Phase 6 Anthony Caponi Collection Detailed Processing",2023,9980,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",9980,,"Imee Cambronero, Cheryl Caponi, Jyoti Checka, Daymond Dean, Shayna Keanaaina, Renee King, Erin Paulson, Andrew Pimental, Sara Stokman",0.17,"Caponi Art Park","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",,"To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.",2023-01-01,2024-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Renata,Caponi,"Caponi Art Park","1205 Diffley Road",Eagan,MN,55123,6514549412,renata@caponiartpark.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/track-2-phase-6-anthony-caponi-collection-detailed-processing,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10000615,"Trailhead construction for Mississippi River Regional Trail",2017,410000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 4 (SFY 2017) PTLF","Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$17,237,000$18,067,000 (a) $17,237,000 the first year and $18,067,000 the second year are for distribution according to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. (b) Money appropriated under this section and distributed to implementing agencies must be used to fund the list of recommended projects in the report submitted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 4, paragraph (o). Projects funded by the money appropriated under this section must be substantially consistent with the project descriptions and dollar amounts in the report. Any funds remaining after completion of the listed projects may be spent by the implementing agencies on projects to support parks and trails. (c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of money appropriated under this section must ensure that the funds are used to supplement and not substitute for traditional sources of funding. (d) The implementing agencies receiving appropriations under this section shall give consideration to contracting with Conservation Corps Minnesota for restoration, maintenance, and other activities.",,"531 sq. ft. trailhead restroom facility. Parking lot with 15 parking stalls",,,,,,"County Board",,"Dakota County",,"Design, engineer and construct parking lot and restroom trailhead for Mississippi River Regional Trail in Pine Bend SNA in Inver Grove Heights. 2013 annual visitation: 70,900.",,"Minnesota River Greenway Regional Trail",2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Parks & Trails Fund",Completed,,,"Steve Sullivan",,,"14955 Galaxie Ave","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952-891-7088,steve.sullivan@co.dakota.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/trailhead-construction-mississippi-river-regional-trail,,,, 2959,"Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in Southeast Minnesota - Phase III - Part 1",2012,110000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b1","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate water supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as cold water sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the commissioner of natural resources.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,110000,,,1.16,"MN DNR","State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs. However the groundwater springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use and increased groundwater withdrawals for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed them in order to understand how these springsheds might be affected by development and increased water use and determine what can be done to protect and restore their water quality. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Trout streams depend on a steady supply of clean, cold water which comes from groundwater springs. These trout springs are under increasing pressure from changing land use, climate change, and groundwater withdrawals for domestic use, mining, agriculture, and energy production. Delineation of the recharge areas or springsheds of trout springs using dye tracing is a necessary first step in the conservation and protection of the trout stream coldwater supplies. This project focused on delineating groundwater springsheds both in the Galena Group limestone karst areas of Fillmore and Olmsted counties, where this work has been done for over 30 years, and in the Cambrian St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group bedrock across southeast Minnesota. Prior to this project, no springsheds had been delineated in the St. Lawrence or Tunnel City bedrock units. We demonstrated that springs discharging from these units receive surface water recharge from sinking streams and that this recharge moves hundreds of feet per day through the bedrock. This has rewritten our understanding of the hydrology of southeast Minnesota and has demonstrated that these springs, which we formerly believed to be well-protected from land surface activities, are much more vulnerable than we previously realized. Overall, during this project we mapped 41 groundwater springsheds (delineated by dye tracing) and 54 surface water springsheds (surface watersheds sending water to a point where it sinks underground into a groundwater springshed). Twelve of the groundwater springsheds and sixteen of the surface water springsheds are in the St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group. The groundwater springshed delineated areas total 50,708 acres and the surface water delineated areas total 124,447 acres. Prior to this project there was a total of 54,091 acres of both springshed types delineated. Springsheds were delineated in Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information from this project was widely disseminated. A map of the delineated springsheds and a document on Spring Assessment Protocols were produced and submitted to the LCCMR and will be published by the Minnesota Geological Survey. The springshed coverage is being used by state and local governments to target areas for conservation efforts and for Clean Water Fund project ranking. The springshed mapping will be used by the DNR for Silica Sand Mining Trout Stream Setback permitting and in Water Appropriation permit review. Project information was presented to numerous groups including the SE MN Water Resources Board, Root River Technical Advisor Group, Fillmore County Local Water Planning committee, Southeast Minnesota County and State Feedlot officers, Midwest Federal Agency Senior Managers, and at Silica Sand mining forums in Red Wing, Lewiston, La Crescent, and Winona. On the ground information was presented during tours of the southeast; groups that went ""on tour"" include Minnesota Groundwater Association, MPCA/DNR field staff, SE Minnesota water advocacy groups, Geological Society of America, Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists, and state and federal agency staff from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. A paper on the St. Lawrence tracing work has been was published in the journal Carbonates and Evaporites. The springshed mapping work was the subject of two stories on Minnesota Public Radio. Project results were presented at numerous scientific meetings including the 11th and 12th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Environmental and Engineering Aspects of Karst, the Minnesota Groundwater Association, the Midwest Groundwater Conference, the Geological Society of America, The Driftless area Symposium, and at a Winona State University Geology Department seminar.",,"FINAL REPORT - Part 1 [Green]",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Green,"MN DNR","2300 Silver Creek Rd NE",Rochester,MN,55906,"(507) 206-2853",jeff.green@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/trout-stream-springshed-mapping-southeast-minnesota-phase-iii-part-1,,,, 2959,"Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in Southeast Minnesota - Phase III - Part 1",2013,110000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b1","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate water supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as cold water sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the commissioner of natural resources.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,110000,,,1.15,"MN DNR","State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs. However the groundwater springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use and increased groundwater withdrawals for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed them in order to understand how these springsheds might be affected by development and increased water use and determine what can be done to protect and restore their water quality. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Trout streams depend on a steady supply of clean, cold water which comes from groundwater springs. These trout springs are under increasing pressure from changing land use, climate change, and groundwater withdrawals for domestic use, mining, agriculture, and energy production. Delineation of the recharge areas or springsheds of trout springs using dye tracing is a necessary first step in the conservation and protection of the trout stream coldwater supplies. This project focused on delineating groundwater springsheds both in the Galena Group limestone karst areas of Fillmore and Olmsted counties, where this work has been done for over 30 years, and in the Cambrian St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group bedrock across southeast Minnesota. Prior to this project, no springsheds had been delineated in the St. Lawrence or Tunnel City bedrock units. We demonstrated that springs discharging from these units receive surface water recharge from sinking streams and that this recharge moves hundreds of feet per day through the bedrock. This has rewritten our understanding of the hydrology of southeast Minnesota and has demonstrated that these springs, which we formerly believed to be well-protected from land surface activities, are much more vulnerable than we previously realized. Overall, during this project we mapped 41 groundwater springsheds (delineated by dye tracing) and 54 surface water springsheds (surface watersheds sending water to a point where it sinks underground into a groundwater springshed). Twelve of the groundwater springsheds and sixteen of the surface water springsheds are in the St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group. The groundwater springshed delineated areas total 50,708 acres and the surface water delineated areas total 124,447 acres. Prior to this project there was a total of 54,091 acres of both springshed types delineated. Springsheds were delineated in Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information from this project was widely disseminated. A map of the delineated springsheds and a document on Spring Assessment Protocols were produced and submitted to the LCCMR and will be published by the Minnesota Geological Survey. The springshed coverage is being used by state and local governments to target areas for conservation efforts and for Clean Water Fund project ranking. The springshed mapping will be used by the DNR for Silica Sand Mining Trout Stream Setback permitting and in Water Appropriation permit review. Project information was presented to numerous groups including the SE MN Water Resources Board, Root River Technical Advisor Group, Fillmore County Local Water Planning committee, Southeast Minnesota County and State Feedlot officers, Midwest Federal Agency Senior Managers, and at Silica Sand mining forums in Red Wing, Lewiston, La Crescent, and Winona. On the ground information was presented during tours of the southeast; groups that went ""on tour"" include Minnesota Groundwater Association, MPCA/DNR field staff, SE Minnesota water advocacy groups, Geological Society of America, Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists, and state and federal agency staff from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. A paper on the St. Lawrence tracing work has been was published in the journal Carbonates and Evaporites. The springshed mapping work was the subject of two stories on Minnesota Public Radio. Project results were presented at numerous scientific meetings including the 11th and 12th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Environmental and Engineering Aspects of Karst, the Minnesota Groundwater Association, the Midwest Groundwater Conference, the Geological Society of America, The Driftless area Symposium, and at a Winona State University Geology Department seminar.",,"FINAL REPORT - Part 1 [Green]",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Jeff,Green,"MN DNR","2300 Silver Creek Rd NE",Rochester,MN,55906,"(507) 206-2853",jeff.green@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/trout-stream-springshed-mapping-southeast-minnesota-phase-iii-part-1,,,, 2960,"Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in Southeast Minnesota - Phase III - Part 2",2012,140000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b2","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate water supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as cold water sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the commissioner of natural resources.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,140000,,,2.23,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs. However the groundwater springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use and increased groundwater withdrawals for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed them in order to understand how these springsheds might be affected by development and increased water use and determine what can be done to protect and restore their water quality. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Trout streams depend on a steady supply of clean, cold water which comes from groundwater springs. These trout springs are under increasing pressure from changing land use, climate change, and groundwater withdrawals for domestic use, mining, agriculture, and energy production. Delineation of the recharge areas or springsheds of trout springs using dye tracing is a necessary first step in the conservation and protection of the trout stream coldwater supplies. This project focused on delineating groundwater springsheds both in the Galena Group limestone karst areas of Fillmore and Olmsted counties, where this work has been done for over 30 years, and in the Cambrian St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group bedrock across southeast Minnesota. Prior to this project, no springsheds had been delineated in the St. Lawrence or Tunnel City bedrock units. We demonstrated that springs discharging from these units receive surface water recharge from sinking streams and that this recharge moves hundreds of feet per day through the bedrock. This has rewritten our understanding of the hydrology of southeast Minnesota and has demonstrated that these springs, which we formerly believed to be well-protected from land surface activities, are much more vulnerable than we previously realized. Overall, during this project we mapped 41 groundwater springsheds (delineated by dye tracing) and 54 surface water springsheds (surface watersheds sending water to a point where it sinks underground into a groundwater springshed). Twelve of the groundwater springsheds and sixteen of the surface water springsheds are in the St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group. The groundwater springshed delineated areas total 50,708 acres and the surface water delineated areas total 124,447 acres. Prior to this project there was a total of 54,091 acres of both springshed types delineated. Springsheds were delineated in Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information from this project was widely disseminated. A map of the delineated springsheds and a document on Spring Assessment Protocols were produced and submitted to the LCCMR and will be published by the Minnesota Geological Survey. The springshed coverage is being used by state and local governments to target areas for conservation efforts and for Clean Water Fund project ranking. The springshed mapping will be used by the DNR for Silica Sand Mining Trout Stream Setback permitting and in Water Appropriation permit review. Project information was presented to numerous groups including the SE MN Water Resources Board, Root River Technical Advisor Group, Fillmore County Local Water Planning committee, Southeast Minnesota County and State Feedlot officers, Midwest Federal Agency Senior Managers, and at Silica Sand mining forums in Red Wing, Lewiston, La Crescent, and Winona. On the ground information was presented during tours of the southeast; groups that went ""on tour"" include Minnesota Groundwater Association, MPCA/DNR field staff, SE Minnesota water advocacy groups, Geological Society of America, Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists, and state and federal agency staff from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. A paper on the St. Lawrence tracing work has been was published in the journal Carbonates and Evaporites. The springshed mapping work was the subject of two stories on Minnesota Public Radio. Project results were presented at numerous scientific meetings including the 11th and 12th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Environmental and Engineering Aspects of Karst, the Minnesota Groundwater Association, the Midwest Groundwater Conference, the Geological Society of America, The Driftless area Symposium, and at a Winona State University Geology Department seminar.",,"FINAL REPORT - Part 2 [Alexander]",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Calvin,"Alexander, Jr.","U of MN","450 McNamara Alumni Ctr, 200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-3517",alexa001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","University of Minnesota ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/trout-stream-springshed-mapping-southeast-minnesota-phase-iii-part-2,,,, 2960,"Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in Southeast Minnesota - Phase III - Part 2",2013,140000,"M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art.3, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b2","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are from the trust fund to continue to identify and delineate water supply areas and springsheds for springs serving as cold water sources for trout streams and to assess the impacts from development and water appropriations. Of this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the commissioner of natural resources.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,140000,,,2.22,"University of Minnesota","Public College/University","PROJECT OVERVIEW Native trout require clean, cold water that usually originates from springs. However the groundwater springs feeding the 173 designated trout streams in southeastern Minnesota are under increasing pressure from current and expected changes in land use and increased groundwater withdrawals for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use. This joint effort by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working to identify and map the springs and the areas that feed them in order to understand how these springsheds might be affected by development and increased water use and determine what can be done to protect and restore their water quality. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Trout streams depend on a steady supply of clean, cold water which comes from groundwater springs. These trout springs are under increasing pressure from changing land use, climate change, and groundwater withdrawals for domestic use, mining, agriculture, and energy production. Delineation of the recharge areas or springsheds of trout springs using dye tracing is a necessary first step in the conservation and protection of the trout stream coldwater supplies. This project focused on delineating groundwater springsheds both in the Galena Group limestone karst areas of Fillmore and Olmsted counties, where this work has been done for over 30 years, and in the Cambrian St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group bedrock across southeast Minnesota. Prior to this project, no springsheds had been delineated in the St. Lawrence or Tunnel City bedrock units. We demonstrated that springs discharging from these units receive surface water recharge from sinking streams and that this recharge moves hundreds of feet per day through the bedrock. This has rewritten our understanding of the hydrology of southeast Minnesota and has demonstrated that these springs, which we formerly believed to be well-protected from land surface activities, are much more vulnerable than we previously realized. Overall, during this project we mapped 41 groundwater springsheds (delineated by dye tracing) and 54 surface water springsheds (surface watersheds sending water to a point where it sinks underground into a groundwater springshed). Twelve of the groundwater springsheds and sixteen of the surface water springsheds are in the St. Lawrence Formation and Tunnel City Group. The groundwater springshed delineated areas total 50,708 acres and the surface water delineated areas total 124,447 acres. Prior to this project there was a total of 54,091 acres of both springshed types delineated. Springsheds were delineated in Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Information from this project was widely disseminated. A map of the delineated springsheds and a document on Spring Assessment Protocols were produced and submitted to the LCCMR and will be published by the Minnesota Geological Survey. The springshed coverage is being used by state and local governments to target areas for conservation efforts and for Clean Water Fund project ranking. The springshed mapping will be used by the DNR for Silica Sand Mining Trout Stream Setback permitting and in Water Appropriation permit review. Project information was presented to numerous groups including the SE MN Water Resources Board, Root River Technical Advisor Group, Fillmore County Local Water Planning committee, Southeast Minnesota County and State Feedlot officers, Midwest Federal Agency Senior Managers, and at Silica Sand mining forums in Red Wing, Lewiston, La Crescent, and Winona. On the ground information was presented during tours of the southeast; groups that went ""on tour"" include Minnesota Groundwater Association, MPCA/DNR field staff, SE Minnesota water advocacy groups, Geological Society of America, Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists, and state and federal agency staff from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. A paper on the St. Lawrence tracing work has been was published in the journal Carbonates and Evaporites. The springshed mapping work was the subject of two stories on Minnesota Public Radio. Project results were presented at numerous scientific meetings including the 11th and 12th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Environmental and Engineering Aspects of Karst, the Minnesota Groundwater Association, the Midwest Groundwater Conference, the Geological Society of America, The Driftless area Symposium, and at a Winona State University Geology Department seminar.",,"FINAL REPORT - Part 2 [Alexander]",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Calvin,"Alexander, Jr.","U of MN","450 McNamara Alumni Ctr, 200 Oak St SE",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 624-3517",alexa001@umn.edu,"Analysis/Interpretation, Inventory, Mapping, Monitoring","University of Minnesota ",,"Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/trout-stream-springshed-mapping-southeast-minnesota-phase-iii-part-2,,,, 36642,"Trout Brook Watershed Initiative",2017,200000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(b) ","$10,187,000 the first year and $10,188,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.","2,000 tons of sediment/year","This project included 29 practices installed that reduce pollutant loading to Trout Brook by 1,755.25 tons of soil, 1,093.82 tons of sediment (TSS), and 1,083.06 pounds of phosphorous annually. Actual results for sediment reduction were less than the proposed goal due to landowner interest. ","achieved some of the proposed outcomes",98276,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",151389,2048,"Members for Dakota SWCD are: Chris Nielsen, Joseph Meyers, Kevin Chamberlain, Laura Zanmiller, Marian Brown",,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","This project will improve surface water quality within the sediment degraded Trout Brook, a designated trout stream and tributary to the Cannon River. The project will focus on the installation of best management practices that will reduce the amount of sediment transport within the watershed. Approximately 20 practices will be installed through this project which will reduce an estimated 2,000 tons of sediment per year. Installation of the highest impact and most cost effective practices will result in a quantifiable reduction of sediment that reaches Trout Brook and will directly address the turbidity impairment identified within Trout Brook and the Cannon River. ",,,,,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7786,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/trout-brook-watershed-initiative,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Annie Felix-Gerth", 10007067,"TSA8 Conservation Targeted to Parcel = Move the Protection Needle ",2019,150000,"The Laws of Minnesota 2017, Chapter 91, Article 2, Section 7 (c)","(c) $3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.","-Complete 100 priority subwatersheds analysis. -Provide mapping for SWCDs and 1W1Ps in TSA8. -Develop a Protection Methodology white paper free for all to use. -Host three to five trainings or workshops on the protection model. ","Through the TSA contract with a GIS specialist, we completed the following items: -We assisted and completed the Pine River, Miss. River Brainerd, Long Prairie, Red-Eye, Clearwater, mapping for the One Watershed One Plans (1W1P) (included over 100 subwatershed analyses). We also partnered to complete the Landscape Stewardship plan mapping for Miss. Brainerd, Long Praire, Red-Eye, Leech, and Rum. We are in the process of working on other watersheds as they move forward with the 1W1P. -We provided general mapping services for the nine SWCDs, which included parcel data coordination with the counties. -Developed a protection methodology white paper, and BWSR posted the information on their website. -Consultant attended TSA8 annual board meetings and Area Meetings and hosted training at the BWSR Academy on the methodology and use of the GIS. This grant has been very successful. The 1W1Ps implementation will utilize this data collection mythology. We have the data collection system to prove our success and track our success in implementing 1W1Ps. ","achieved proposed outcomes",37500,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",150000,10845,,1.197318008,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","Local/Regional Government","This project will build off the success of the additional geographic information system (GIS) and water planning expertise the TSA8 added in 2016 to provide consistent mapping, water planning assistance and training to partners. This project will help soil and water conservation districts prepare for the 1W1P process before the planning starts. A unified protection methodology is essential for the 1W1P process to be successful. This project will include: unified GIS mapping and protection model for all nine counties respectively. The scores, maps, and parcel lists will accelerate on-the ground projects and practices.",,"The Technical Service Area VIII (TSA8) proposes to partner with nine county soil and water conservation districts (SWCD) and One Watershed One Plan (1W1P) processes to provide consistent mapping, water planning assistance, and training. This project is building off the success of federal and state partnerships that has leveraged over $150,000 federal grants to complete landscape planning for the Pine River, Red Eye, Rum, Mississippi River Headwaters, and Leech Lake Watersheds. This area contains over 3000 lakes, 50 cisco tier 1 and 2 refuge lakes, 356 miles of the Mississippi River, over one million downstream drinking supply users, and a $650 million tourism industry that all rely on fisheries, lakes, and forest land. This project will employ 100 priority minor watersheds for subwatershed mapping and analysis. This will include: mapping and ranking of parcels, scoring, spreadsheets with landowner mailing addresses, parcel information, acreage, forest stewardship plans (FSP), Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA), 2C Programs, and other local priorities, and percent of land protected. All this information will be provided to the SWCD's in a format that they can utilize. This will jump start Districts to targeted conservation programs outreach. A unified protection methodology is essential for the 1W1P process to be successful. The Lake of the Woods and Pine River 1W1Ps were successful because we had TS8A complete data analysis and mapping of the watershed. Comparatively, these 1W1P processes were more efficient, effective, and received a better product. At the end of this grant, the SWCDs will have tools and training they need to be effective at landowner engagement to implement targeted conservation practices. ",2019-03-22,2023-06-20,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Melissa,Barrick,"Area 8 - North Central MN SWCDs JPB","322 Laurel St Suite 22 Brainerd, MN 56401",Brainerd,MN,56401,218-828-6197,melissa@cwswcd.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Wadena",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tsa8-conservation-targeted-parcel-move-protection-needle,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 33270,"Tuj Lub courts at Keller Regional Park",2016,147000,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$300,000 the first year is for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.With roughly 70,000 residents, Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong population in the United States. The top spinning game of Tuj Lub (pronounced - too loo) has its roots in Southeast Asia and holds cultural significance to the Hmong community. Formal Tuj Lub courts, constructed near a multi-shelter picnic area at Keller Regional Park, seek to preserve the history and rich cultural heritage of communities originating from Southeast Asia.The Minnesota Humanities Center shall operate a competitive grants program to provide grants for programs, including but not limited to: music, film, television, radio, recreation, or the design and use of public spaces that preserves and honors the cultural heritage of Minnesota. Grants made under this paragraph must not be used for travel costs inside or outside of the state.","1. Provide a venue for which to practice, teach and pass along a Hmong top spinning game2. Preserve this aspect of the Hmong culture3. Provide a diverse park amenity for use by generations to come4. Build cultural acceptance, community pride, respect and understanding5. Encourage play that provides skill development and sportsmanship","The main outcome is the finished construction of three Tuj Lub courts where there were none before. The courts will be utilized next summer after a fall and spring growing period for the grass that was seeded and sodded. At that time we will be able to track the use of the courts.The Groundbreaking ceremony on September 16, 2015 saw over 500 people in attendance.  During a demonstration day, hundreds turned out to show staff how the game is played. But first there were speeches, a dinner, and toasts of the eldersThe Grand Opening scheduled for June 10, 2017 is expected to draw thousands of interested people. This demonstrates the excitement within the community for the establishment of these courts.",,,,147000,,,,"Ramsey County Parks and Recreation","Local/Regional Government","With roughly 70,000 residents, Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong population in the United States. The top spinning game of Tuj Lub (pronounced - too loo) has its roots in Southeast Asia and holds cultural significance to the Hmong community. Formal Tuj Lub courts, constructed near a multi-shelter picnic area at Keller Regional Park, seek ",,,2016-04-15,2016-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jon,Oyanagi,"Ramsey County Parks and Recreation","2015 Van Dyke St",Maplewood,MN,55109,651-748-2500,jon.oyanagi@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/tuj-lub-courts-keller-regional-park,,,, 10031375,"Turtle Island Skywatchers - Minnesota Research and Data Visualization",2025,200000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03e","$200,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Native Skywatchers Inc. to engage youth in environmental stewardship by collecting images and acoustic data from turtles and other culturally significant animals and their habitats, evaluating the differences in these soundscapes across landscapes, and sharing the results through scientific storytelling and online platforms.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.88,"Native Skywatchers Inc","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Turtle Island Skywatchers - Innovative Research and Data Visualization project works to protect Minnesota water, wildlife, and natural resources while empowering Indigenous youth as leaders and all citizens as researchers.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,"Annette S.",Lee,"Native Skywatchers Inc","17101 76th Pl. N.","Maple Grove",MN,55311,"(612) 314-9717",nativeskywatchers@gmail.com,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/turtle-island-skywatchers-minnesota-research-and-data-visualization,,,, 10031233,"Twin Cities Breaking Archive",2024,75000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,12000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",87000,,"Mary Ellen Childs, Magnolia Yang Sao Yia, Roosevelt Mansfield",0.916666667,"MIXTAPE Dance MN","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"To digitize archival video footage of early Breakdancers in Minnesota, allowing for greater public access to these historic resources.",2024-01-01,2025-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jason,Noer,"MIXTAPE Dance MN","428 Minnesota Ave., Ste. 500","Saint Paul",MN,55101,6517076907,noerx006@umn.edu,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-breaking-archive,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10031024,"Twin Cities World Refugee Day",2023,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Planning Committee Expansion - Currently, the planning committee consist of 5 CAPI staff. CAPI will also add and recruit a Volunteer Advisory Committee of 15-20 representatives from refugee support organizations, municipal staff, and community leaders. New Refugee Artists - CAPI will identify and promote at least 5 new refugee artists/vendors leading up to and during the event. This will encourage the growth of the arts as well as small businesses in the community. Day of Event Attendance - We are estimating 2023 attendance at 3,500+. Due to COVID, we were not able to host in person event in 2021, and 2022. Conversation Circles - We want refugees to leave this event feeling welcomed and empowered to action. At least 15 members of various refugee communities will participate in Conversation Circles and at least 3 members will record their story. CAPI will use these stories for advocating and supporting communities in building their political power. ","Twin Cities World Refugee Day will be on Sunday, June 11th from 12PM-5PM at Centennial Park in Brooklyn Center. Significant progress has been made in the preparation and planning for this event: Community Advisory Board: The TCWRD Advisory Board has been launched with the purpose of grounding the planning and preparation for this event in the refugee and immigrant community. 5 organizations (African Economic Development Solutions, Alight, Advocates for Human Rights, Southeast Indian Asian Family Wellness, and Huellas Latinas) have received $1,000 stipends for their participation and will receive an additional $1,000 stipend (from additional funding) at the end of the event. This board has met each month since January and has been tasked with the following: A) Story Telling Design- members work together to design a Story Tellingconcept for the TCWRD event that honors and celebrates Twin Cities refugee communities; B) Refugee Artists and Performers- members assist with identifying and finding refugee artists and performers to participate at the TCWRD event through performing arts, selling goods, exhibiting art, speakers, etc.; C) Community Marketing- members market the TCWRD to their communities - spreading awareness and encouraging attendance to the event. This is the first time that CAPI has been able to provide financial support for this important groundwork and we believe in the value of compensating these organizations and individuals for the valuable work they are doing in their communities.Attendance: We anticipate that the number of attendees will be lower than originally expected. The high volume of attendees of the last in-person TCWRD event was largely attributed to being located at Loring Park in Minneapolis, which is a very highly trafficked area. We intentionally moved this event to Brooklyn Center due to the large immigrant and refugee communities who have been this place their home. Although we anticipate a lower number of overall attendees than our original proposed outcome, we believe that we will see a higher attendance from refugee and immigrant communities - the very communities we are intending to celebrate.Conversation Circles: Due to the feedback and planning received from the Community Advisory Board, the Conversation Circles have changed to include 2 panels that will be facilitated during the event. The first panel will consist of established leaders and entrepreneurs in the refugee community and the second panel will be formed by refugees who have arrived recently. Both panels will focus on promoting conversations around the event theme, ""Our Journey, Our Story"". Panelists will share about their personal journey as a refugee coming to MN and building a life here, reflecting on how the unique journeys intertwine to become our story as a community. ; *Proposed Measurable Outcome Section Locked* Twin Cities World Refugee Day, held on June 11th, 2023, was a huge success at which we saw the community coming together for a day of celebration, cultural showcase, and connecting with their diverse neighbors. We estimate that around 1,500 community members came through and were able to experience over 13 live stage performances, two panels focused on the refugee experience, diverse food trucks, sports activities, and more. We created space for nearly 50 community organizations and local artisans to come out and share the work they do and the art they create - from schools with specialized support programming for refugees/immigrants to an onsite healthcare bus giving free screenings; from Afghan refugee women artisans showcasing their work for the first time to immigrant owned catering companies showcasing their treats - we were able to platform local artisans for exposure and provide resources to all who attended. From start to finish the event was bustling with activity, proving that events like this are of high interest and value to the community. Some of the primary outcomes we noted include: Community Advisory Board The TCWRD CAB consisted of 5 organizations (African Economic Development Center, Advocates for Human Rights, Alight, Huellas Latinas, and Vietnamese Social Services who stepped in to replace SEWA). Representatives from these organizations joined us monthly for CAB meetings, discussing event progress, connecting us to performers/organizations, and overseeing the creation of the Conversation Circle Panels. This years model went extremely well, with the board actually helping implement these choices rather than just advise, and they were able to put together 2 well rounded panels. In a debrief, CAB committee members all indicted they would be willing and excited to return for future years planning as they saw this event having important connections to all the work their organization do. Conversation Circles With the assistance of the CAB committee, we held 2 panels uplifting the voices of 7 community members. The focus of the panels was the refugee experience and how being a refugee themselves or coming from a family of refugees has affected their perspectives on home, community, and their personal and professional journeys. The panels were led be CAB committee members, and after the discussions panels were opened to the participating community members to ask any questions they may have. These panels created a platform for voices and created an opportunity for education and connection for everyone who participated. Refugee Performers + Artists We had 13 scheduled live stage performances, 5 solo and 8 groups composed of over 60 individuals, representing refugee communities from South East Asia, Liberia, Somalia, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Indonesian, Nigeria + other countries. The artists came with a variety of experiences, some who are known in the cities for their work and others whose first live performance was at the event, featuring performances of traditional dance, spoken word, band performances, and solo singers. Multiple of the performances, including the dance groups from Nigeria, Indonesia, and southeast Asia took time to teach and lead the community through some of their dance styles from the stage, creating interactive teaching of traditional art for all who stepped up. While we had originally had an Afghan group scheduled to perform who fell through before the event, we were approached by representatives of the Afghan Refugee community that had dancers on site, and we were able to create a live space for these dancers to have an impromptu performance, bringing the stage to 14 live showcases. We also had the opportunity to platform a young muralist Lina Al-Sharefree, a soon-to-graduate Afghan student who is pursuing a career in the arts. We worked with her to plan out and bring live painting to the event, giving her experience and exposure for her future endeavors. Day of Attendance Through using greeters with attendance trackers, we calculate that we had around 1,500 individuals on site throughout the day of the event. We had anticipated higher numbers in our original proposal, but we had based those numbers on our 2019 event in Loring Park. As this event came after a multiple year hiatus, and moved to a location with much less organic foot traffic, we saw a lower number of participants. This being said, due to the size of the event location it felt full, busy, and well-attended; vendors who tabled/had food trucks indicated they were impressed and satisfied with the numbers at the event. By bringing the event to Brooklyn Center, we are establishing the event with city looking to invest in this type of celebration annually, as well as bring it to a location that is more accessible refugee populations. After seeing this years success and taking in feedback for outreach, we anticipate even higher rates of attendance for future years. Sending out participation surveys, responding vendors have reported high satisfaction, averaging a rating 4.6-5 out of 5 across categories (5 being extremely satisfied). Vendors indicated they felt their tables were well attended, they liked the location, and they would like their organization to participate in the event in the future. The survey responses included multiple organizations that indicated they would like to to be even more involved in the process in the future, either on the planning committee or bringing performers/panelists. We were also approached by a number of organizations day of and in the weeks prior and post-event asking to be invited for next years event. We had purposefully limited spots this year as we were returning after a hiatus to a new venue, but after this year's experience and seeing the venue in action we anticipate a large spike in the amount of vendors in attendance for 2024. ",,,"Twin Cities World Refugee Day is also funded by the following sources: MN Humanities Center: $20,000 MN State Arts Board: $23,000 Minneapolis Northwest Tourism: $7,000 TOTAL: $50,000 In-Kind support includes CAPI staffing and direct costs (Accounting, Human Resources, Audit, Occupancy, etc.) . City of Brooklyn Center - Provided location free of charge (park, stage, sound equipment, sports equipment, picnic tables, trashes) MN State Arts Board - $23,000 Minneapolis Northwest Tourism - $3,781 Hennepin Healthcare - $2,500 UCare - $1,000 + Free Healthcare Screenings",20000,,"CAPI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2023 OFFICERS Vinothini Ambrose, Board Chair Deployment Consulting Director, The Marcus Buckingham Company an ADP Company vinothini.ambrose@tmbc.com Michael Thorsteinson, Vice Chair Retired Executive Director, Three Rivers Community Action thorsteinsonm8@gmail.com Valerie Bosmans, Treasurer SVP, Chief Audit Executive, DXC Technology valeriebosmans@gmail.com Nkechi Anyamele, Secretary AVP, IT Audit Manager, Wells Fargo nkechianyamele@comcast.net MEMBERS Milt Liu CEO, Stir Foods milt_liu@hotmail.com Louiza Kiritopoulos-Adams Organizational Psychologist, LK2Connect lkiritopoulos@gmail.com Lucky Wagner Manager, Compliance Vendor Oversight, Medica Lucky.Wagner@medica.com James Farnsworth Executive Director, Highland Business Association jfarnsworth@highlandba.com Sillys Heilman Homemaker gonzalez.sillys@gmail.com Ali Tranvik Lead Pastor, Cross of Glory Lutheran Church atranvik@crossofglory.us Bernadette Theis Administrator, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien P.L.L.P. BTheis@jlolaw.com Ellisun Benedict Vice President, Employee Experience, RAZR ellisun.benedict@razrhq.com Laura Martin Chief Human Resources Officer, RAZR lauramartinmn@gmail.com Ekta Prakash, Ex-Officio Chief Executive Director, CAPI USA ekta.prakash@capiusa.org ; OFFICERS Vinothini Ambrose, Board Chair Deployment Consulting Director, The Marcus Buckingham Company an ADP Michael Thorsteinson, Vice Chair Retired Executive Director, Three Rivers Community Action Valerie Bosmans, Treasurer SVP, Chief Audit Executive, DXC Nkechi Anyamele, Secretary AVP, IT Audit Manager MEMBERS Milt Liu, CEO, Stir Foods Louiza Kiritopoulos-Adams, Organizational Psychologist Lucky Wagner, Manager, Compliance Vendor Oversight, Medica Lucky.Wagner@medica.com James Farnsworth, Executive Director, Highland Business Association Sillys Heilman, Homemaker Ali Tranvik, Lead Pastor, Cross of Glory Lutheran Church Bernadette Theis, Administrator, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien P.L.L.P Ellisun Benedict, Vice President, Employee Experience, RAZR Laura Martin, Chief Human Resources Officer, RAZR Mary Niedermeyer, Ex-Officio Interim Chief Executive Director, CAPI USA ",,Capiusa,,"Every year, one of the most important embodiments of CAPI's mission is to host Twin Cities World Refugee Day (TCWRD), an event that we have coordinated since 2013 to honor the contributions and cultures of Minnesota's 120,000+ refugees. It is a point of connection for those sharing a common bond as refugees, as well as for others seeking to learn about and engage the diverse refugee community. The event brings local refugee artists to present unique creative elements of their cultures. ",,,2023-01-01,2022-07-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Peevxwm Victor",Yang,,,,,,6127210122," peevxwm.yang@capiusa.org",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-world-refugee-day,,,, 3357,"Twin Cities Metro Area Chloride Management Plan Development, Phase 2",2012,3810,,,,,,,,,,,.04,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete a chloride management plan which will lay out a strategy for addressing chloride impacts to our surface waters for the 7-county metropolitan area. This chloride management plan will satisfy EPA requirements for impaired waters, address waters not yet listed, and develop a strategy to protect waters that are currently meeting the water quality standards. ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brooke,Asleson,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2205",brooke.asleson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Rum River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-metro-area-chloride-management-plan-development-phase-2,,,, 3357,"Twin Cities Metro Area Chloride Management Plan Development, Phase 2",2011,46430,,,,,,,,,,,.46,LimnoTech,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will complete a chloride management plan which will lay out a strategy for addressing chloride impacts to our surface waters for the 7-county metropolitan area. This chloride management plan will satisfy EPA requirements for impaired waters, address waters not yet listed, and develop a strategy to protect waters that are currently meeting the water quality standards. ",,,2011-07-01,2013-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brooke,Asleson,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2205",brooke.asleson@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Rum River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-metro-area-chloride-management-plan-development-phase-2,,,, 3358,"Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Chloride Management Plan Development project – Winter Maintenance Focus",2011,63946,,,,,,,,,,,.34,"Fortin Consulting","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will provide the MPCA and all local partners in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA) the information and tools necessary to improve and/or maintain water quality with respect to chloride for the 7-county metropolitan area during the winter maintenace period. ",,,2011-06-20,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brooke,Asleson,MPCA,,,,,"(651) 757-2205",brooke.asleson@state.mn.us,"Planning, Preservation, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Rum River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-metropolitan-area-chloride-management-plan-development-project-winter-maintenan,,,, 3358,"Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Chloride Management Plan Development project – Winter Maintenance Focus",2013,42000,,,,,,,,,,,.2,"Fortin Consulting","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will provide the MPCA and all local partners in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA) the information and tools necessary to improve and/or maintain water quality with respect to chloride for the 7-county metropolitan area during the winter maintenace period. ",,,2011-06-20,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brooke,Asleson,MPCA,,,,,"(651) 757-2205",brooke.asleson@state.mn.us,"Planning, Preservation, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Rum River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-metropolitan-area-chloride-management-plan-development-project-winter-maintenan,,,, 3358,"Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Chloride Management Plan Development project – Winter Maintenance Focus",2014,30000,,,,,,,,,,,.15,"Fortin Consulting","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will provide the MPCA and all local partners in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA) the information and tools necessary to improve and/or maintain water quality with respect to chloride for the 7-county metropolitan area during the winter maintenace period. ",,,2011-06-20,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Brooke,Asleson,MPCA,,,,,"(651) 757-2205",brooke.asleson@state.mn.us,"Planning, Preservation, Research, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,"Cannon River, Lower Minnesota River , Lower St. Croix River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, North Fork Crow River, Rum River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/twin-cities-metropolitan-area-chloride-management-plan-development-project-winter-maintenan,,,, 10031411,"Uncovering the Past to Protect Minnesota's Walleye Fisheries",2025,1121000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04m","$1,121,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to reconstruct historical lake conditions to identify factors linked to successful walleye fisheries and guide management in the face of warming temperatures, invasive species, and nutrient loading.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,9.42,"Science Museum of Minnesota","State Government","We will reconstruct historical lake conditions to identify factors linked to successful walleye fisheries and guide effective management in the face of warming temperatures, invasive species, and nutrient loading.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Adam,Heathcote,"Science Museum of Minnesota","16910 152nd Street North","Marine on St. Croix",MN,55047,"(651) 433-5953",aheathcote@smm.org,,"Science Museum of Minnesota",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uncovering-past-protect-minnesotas-walleye-fisheries,,,, 10004531,"Understanding Bedrock Fracture Flow to Improve Groundwater Quality",2017,183000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$183,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Geological Survey to use new techniques of borehole testing and rock fracture mapping in the Twin Cities metropolitan area to achieve a better understanding of groundwater flow through fractured bedrock, in order to improve groundwater management. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U of MN - MN Geological Survey","Public College/University",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_04g.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Anthony,Runkel,"U of MN - MN Geological Survey","2609 Territorial Rd","St. Paul",MN,55114,"(612) 626-1822",runke001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Washington, Winona",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/understanding-bedrock-fracture-flow-improve-groundwater-quality,,,, 10031389,"Understanding Native Fishes in the Bowfishing Era",2025,588000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03s","$588,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, to collect foundational biological information on a selection of native Minnesota fish to aid in sustainable management, improve recreational opportunities, and educate the public about these shared aquatic resources. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.16,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesotans increasingly value native fishes. For example, >95% of bowfished species in MN are native, yet all are poorly understood. Foundational natural resource data is absolutely necessary for all stakeholders.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2028-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alec,Lackmann,"U of MN","Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Minnesota Duluth 140 Solon Campus Center, 1117 University Drive",Duluth,MN,55812-3000,"(218) 726-7443",alackman@d.umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/understanding-native-fishes-bowfishing-era,,,, 10031420,"Unlocking Minnesota Wilderness for Youth",2025,705000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05i","$705,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with YMCA of the North to engage underserved youth in hands-on environmental education by expanding Unlock It!, a self-guided, interactive, and nature-based scavenger hunt, to open spaces and campuses across the state.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,7.2,"YMCA of the North","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Our goals are to engage 100,000 underserved youth statewide in environmental education, engaging them in the conservation and preservation of Minnesota wilderness through the experiences in the outdoors.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Beth,Becker,"YMCA of the North","651 Nicollet Mall, STE 500",Minneapolis,MN,55402,"(612) 330-3070",beth.becker@ymcamn.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/unlocking-minnesota-wilderness-youth,,,, 695,"Updating the Minnesota Wetlands Inventory: Phase 2",2011,1100000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b","$1,100,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to continue the update of wetland inventory maps for Minnesota. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,DNR,"State Government","PROJECT OVERVIEW The National Wetland Inventory, a program initiated in the 1970s, is an important tool used at all levels of government and by private industry and non-profit organizations for wetland regulation and management, land use and conservation planning, environmental impact assessment, and natural resource inventories. The data behind the National Wetlands Inventory for Minnesota is now considerably out-of-date and a multi-phase, multi-agency collaborative effort coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is underway to update the data for the whole state. This appropriation is being used to conduct the second phase of this effort, which involves updating wetland maps for 13 counties in east-central Minnesota surrounding the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, evaluating imagery sources and mapping technologies for use in future mapping of agricultural regions of the state, and acquiring additional data needed to update wetland maps for southern Minnesota. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS Updated wetland maps were created for 13 counties in east-central Minnesota (7,150 square miles), encompassing the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Wetlands in Minnesota were originally mapped by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the early 1980's as part of the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). Although still widely used for land use planning, wetland permit screening and natural resource management, the original maps have grown increasingly out-of-date due to landscape alterations over the years. The data created for this project marks the first significant update to the NWI in Minnesota. The new maps are much more accurate, capture more detail, and provide more information than the original maps. Besides showing the location, size, and type of each wetland, the updated map data includes information on the wetland's landscape position and hydrologic characteristics, which can be useful in assessing the benefits provided, such as water quality improvement, flood storage, and fish and wildlife habitat. Updating the NWI is a key component of the State's strategy to monitor and assess wetlands in support of efforts to assure healthy wetlands and clean water for Minnesota. The DNR is planning to complete the NWI update for the entire state by 2020. Accomplishments for this project phase also include acquiring high-resolution, spring leaf-off digital aerial imagery for 23,900 square miles of southern Minnesota, acquiring field validation data for southern Minnesota, and developing wetland mapping procedures for the agricultural region of Minnesota. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION Imagery acquired for this project is available to the public through the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo): http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/wms/geo_image_server.html. The MnGeo imagery service receives about one million page requests per month for the southern Minnesota imagery. This is the first publicly available leaf-off imagery data for southern Minnesota since 1991. The updated wetland map data are available through an interactive mapping application on the DNR's website at: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/wetlands/map.html. The data can also be downloaded, free of charge, for use in geographic information system applications through the DNR's data deli at: http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/. The data will eventually be incorporated into the national ""Wetland Mapper"" application maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The wetland mapping procedures and accuracy results for the 13-county updated NWI data are presented and discussed in a manuscript that has been submitted to the journal Wetlands, a publication of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS). Information from this project was also presented at the SWS annual conference in Duluth, MN in 2013. In addition, a press release was distributed regarding the updated NWI data and the story was published on several online news websites. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory conducted an extensive study of the effects of digital elevation model (DEM) preprocessing and mapping methods on the accuracy of wetlands maps in three different physiographic regions of Minnesota. This research covered two study sites in agricultural areas including the Minnesota River Headwaters (Big Stone County) and Swan Lake (Nicollet County) as well as a comparison site from northern Minnesota (St. Louis and Carlton Counties). The results of this effort were compiled and submitted for publication in several peer-reviewed scientific journals along with results from the earlier phase of the NWI update project. Three hard copies and one electronic copy of these publications have been submitted with the final report to LCCMR. There have also been numerous presentations at professional conferences. Project Publications:Influence of Multi-Source and Multi-Temporal Remotely Sensed and Ancillary Data on the Accuracy of Random Forest Classification of Wetlands in Northern Minnesota (PDF - 2.7 MB)Comparison of Flow Direction Algorithms in the Application of the CTI for Mapping Wetlands in Minnesota (PDF - 15.3 MB)The Effects of Data Selection and Thematic Detail on the Accuracy of High Spatial Resolution Wetland Classifications (PDF - 0.2 MB)A semi-automated, multi-source data fusion update of a wetland inventory for east-central Minnesota, USA (PDF - 1.4 MB)Wetland Mapping in the Upper Midwest United States: An Object-Based Approach Integrating Lidar and Imagery Data (PDF - 1 MB)",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2014-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Kloiber,DNR,"500 Lafayette Rd, Box 25","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5164",steve.kloiber@dnr.state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Digitization/Online Information Access, Inventory, Mapping","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Lake, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/updating-minnesota-wetlands-inventory-phase-2,,,, 10031291,"Upgrade and Improve the Lawshe Memorial Museum.",2024,275000,"MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Grants","$275,000 the first year is for a grant to the Dakota County Historical Society to upgrade and improve the Lawshe Memorial Museum","Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org",,,,,275000,,"Bruce Anderson, Beth Baumeister, Renata Caponi, Steve Cook, Jim Gerten, Don Parker, Nancy Schouweiler, Nicole Sindelar, Steve Stremski, Susan Taple",,"Dakota County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,"A grant to the Dakota County Historical Society to upgrade and improve the Lawshe Memorial Museum.",2023-10-01,2025-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Matt,Carter,"Dakota County Historical Society","130 3rd Avenue North","South St. Paul",MN,55075,6515527548,matthew.carter@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upgrade-and-improve-lawshe-memorial-museum,,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",, 10003512,"Upland and Shoreline Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area",2015,300000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 06g","$300,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Great River Greening to restore and enhance upland, shoreline, and approximately 150 acres of forests, woodlands, savanna, and prairie and to provide related educational opportunities for volunteers in the greater metropolitan area. A list of proposed restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required work plan. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2017, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,300000,,,4.68,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Though many parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area are urbanized, there are also has large areas of natural lands that continue to serve as important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plant communities. However, pressure on these remaining lands continues to intensify as population and development pressures increase. This appropriation continues the efforts of the Metro Conservation Corridors (MeCC) partnership, an ongoing effort by a partnership of state and non-profit organizations, to conduct strategic and coordinated land conservation activities that build connections between remaining high quality natural areas in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area and ensures their benefits are available for future generations. Great River Greening is using this appropriation to restore approximately 150 acres of permanently protected forest, woodland, savanna, and prairie habitat while engaging hundreds of volunteers in the stewardship of the metropolitan area's remaining natural areas.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_06f.pdf,2014-07-01,2017-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Wiley,Buck,"Great River Greening","251 Starkey St, Ste 220","St. Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",wbuck@greatrivergreening.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upland-and-shoreline-restoration-greater-metropolitan-area-0,,,, 10004516,"Upland, Wetland, and Shoreline Restoration in Greater Metropolitan Area",2017,509000,"M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 08g","$509,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Great River Greening to restore approximately 150 acres of forest, prairie, woodland, and wetland and 0.15 miles of shoreline throughout the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area, using volunteers, and to conduct restoration evaluation on previously restored parcels. A list of proposed restorations and evaluations must be provided as part of the required work plan. Plant and seed materials must follow the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"Great River Greening","Non-Profit Business/Entity",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2016/work_plans_may/_2016_08g.pdf,2016-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Wiley,Buck,"Great River Greening","251 Starkey St, Ste 220","St. Paul",MN,55107,"(651) 665-9500",wbuck@greatrivergreening.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upland-wetland-and-shoreline-restoration-greater-metropolitan-area,,,, 1352,"Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL-- Phase IIA",2011,53000,,,,,,,,,,,.21,"Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc. ","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will provide the monitoring of reaches where there are data gaps, incorporate new data and analyze relevant data, identify pollutant sources, hold a stakeholder meeting, and gather information towards the future development of a Draft Restoration (TMDL) and Protection Plan.",,,2011-02-01,2011-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Peichel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,651-757-2646,Barbara.Peichel@state.mn.us,Assessment/Evaluation,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,"Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, North Fork Crow River, Pine River, Redeye River, Rum River, Sauk River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-river-bacteria-tmdl-phase-iia,,,, 3299,"Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL Project - Phase 2B",2011,95999,,,,,,,,,,,.41,"Emmons and Olivier Resources, Inc. ","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will support the monitoring of reaches where there are data gaps, incorporate new data and relevant data, continue identification of pollutant sources, complete load duration curves, coordinate and encourage participation in stakeholder meetings. The information gathered during Phase IIB will be utilized towards the development of a Draft Restoration (TMDL) and Protection Plan (Plan). ",,,2011-07-01,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Barb,Peichel,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2646",barbara.peichel@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Monitoring, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pope, Ramsey, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Wright",,"Lower Minnesota River , Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Mississippi River - Twin Cities, Rum River, Sauk River, South Fork Crow River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-river-bacteria-tmdl-project-phase-2b,,,, 33258,"Upper Mississippi Basin Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) Model Extension",2016,68505,,,,,,,,,,,0.29,RESPEC,"For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will extend the simulation period for the Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) models for the Grand Rapids, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Redeye, Long Prairie, Sartell, Sauk, St. Cloud, and Crow watersheds, and review and comment on the calibration. ",,"Redeye River WatershedMississippi River - Grand Rapids WatershedCrow Wing River WatershedMississippi River - Brainerd Watershed",2016-01-22,2016-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Charles P",Regan,"MPCA ST. Paul Office","520 Lafayette Road N.","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright",,"Crow Wing River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-basin-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-model-extension,,,, 37685,"Upper Mississippi River Basin Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) Revision 2017 ",2017,134960,,,,,,,,,,,0.34,"Tetra Tech Inc","For-Profit Business/Entity","The primary goal of this project is to examine the calibration and validation of recently extended Hydrological Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) watershed models for the Mississippi River-Headwaters, Mississippi River-Grand Rapids, Mississippi River-Brainerd, Mississippi River-Sartell, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Leech Lake, Pine River, Crow Wing River, Long Prairie River, and Redeye River watersheds and revise the calibration. ",,"Crow Wing River Watershed Leech Lake River Watershed Long Prairie River Watershed Mississippi River - Brainerd Watershed Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed Mississippi River - Headwaters Watershed Mississippi River - Sartell Watershed Mississippi River - St. Cloud Watershed Pine River Watershed Redeye River Watershed ",2017-06-05,2019-06-28,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Chuck,Regan,MPCA,"520 Lafayette Rd N","Saint Paul",MN,"55155 ","(651) 757-2866",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena",,"Crow Wing River, Leech Lake River, Long Prairie River, Mississippi River - Brainerd, Mississippi River - Grand Rapids, Mississippi River - Headwaters, Mississippi River - Sartell, Mississippi River - St. Cloud, Pine River, Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-mississippi-river-basin-hydrological-simulation-program-fortran-hspf-revision-2017,,,, 3202,"Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL",2011,146988,,,,,,,,,,,.97,"Wenck Associates, Inc.","For-Profit Business/Entity","This project will develop a watershed restoration plan that provides quantitative pollutant load reduction estimates and a set of pollutant reduction and watershed management strategies to achieve water quality standards for all impairments within the watershed. It will also an important framework for civic and citizen engagement and communication, which will contribute to long-term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities throughout the watershed.",,,2011-07-01,2012-06-29,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,"Chris ",Zadak,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,,,,"(651) 757-2837",Chris.zadak@state.mn.us,"Analysis/Interpretation, Assessment/Evaluation, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,"Mississippi River - Twin Cities",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/upper-minnehaha-creek-watershed-tmdl,,,, 735,"Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor Education",2011,557000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 362, Sec. 2, Subd. 08d","$557,000 is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to provide an outdoor education and recreation program on the Mississippi River. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".","Click on ""Final Report"" under ""Project Details"".",,,,,,,,"Wilderness Inquiry","Non-Profit Business/Entity","PROJECT OVERVIEW There has been a sharp decline in participation in outdoor recreation and education amongst urban youth. Some argue that youth who have meaningful outdoor education experiences are more likely to become engaged in environmental stewardship and invested in outdoor resources as adults. Wilderness Inquiry- in partnership with state and federal agencies, non-profits, and local school districts - will use this appropriation to expand an environmental education and recreation program that provides disadvantaged urban youth and families, some of whom have never even been on a boat, with hands-on educational and recreational experiences of the Mississippi River in 24 foot Voyageur canoes. Funds are enabling the program to serve an additional 23,000 urban youth and families in the Twin Cities metro area. Public school groups have day trips and overnight excursions available to them to augment their classroom learning, while other youth and families have access through community events. OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOME AND RESULTS The goal of Urban Wilderness Youth Outdoor Education (UWYOE) was to provide accessible, outdoor education and recreation opportunities on the Mississippi River and surrounding watershed for more than 20,000 urban youth over a three-year period. UWYOE was developed in response to the sharp decline in participation in outdoor education and activities such as canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing by urban youth. UWYOE provided experiential environmental learning experiences on the Mississippi River and surrounding watershed for 24,899 Twin Cities middle and high school students, exceeding our initial goal of 20,000. 80% of the youth served identify as a person of color and 80% are eligible for free or reduced lunch. The majority, 76%, had very little or no prior experience with outdoor activities. Environmental education experiences were provided through outdoor workshops on local lakes and rivers, guided day trips on the Mississippi River, and overnight camping trips in local parks. National Park Service Rangers and Wilderness Inquiry guides provided natural and cultural history and science lessons as part of each program activity. We developed, refined and implemented classroom activities, provided three teacher trainings for Minneapolis Public Schools summer school staff, and developed a program website. We also purchased four 24' Voyageur canoes to expand our capacity to serve more youth.A three-year evaluation was conducted by the University of Minnesota's Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI). Major outcomes include:77% of participants reported an increased interest in science and the environment87% of teachers agreed that students learned about environmental issues100% of students said they would like to participate in an outdoor activity like this againThis program has gained national attention as a model for engaging urban youth with the environment and building skills to grow future stewards and managers of our public lands. In the summer of 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Governor Mark Dayton recognized the program as a leader in America's Great Outdoors initiative. PROJECT RESULTS USE AND DISSEMINATION The Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund's investment in UWYOE has resulted in the establishment of a model program for engaging youth in the outdoors, which we now call Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures (UWCA). The UWCA has been recognized by the EPA, the Department of Interior, and Gov. Mark Dayton, among others, as a leader in America's Great Outdoors Initiative. Within the National Park Service and National Forest Service, the UWCA is being held up as an example of how these agencies need to engage in urban communities across the country. In 2010, Wilderness Inquiry and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area unit of the National Park Service piloted the UWCA concept developed in the Twin Cities to Washington DC, with support from the National Park Service, US Forest Service, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and several DC based nonprofit organizations. Serving 1,000 DC area school kids on the Anacostia River, this effort helping bring together 20 DC area organizations focused on though and/or the Anacostia River. To build on this success, we launched the ""Canoemobile"" to introduce youth to urban waters in multiple cities, and to help build local coalitions dedicated to providing outdoor opportunities to disadvantaged youth. In 2013, the Canoemobile will serve youth in Milwaukee, Michigan City, Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington DC. Nature Valley has signed on as a sponsor of the Canoemobile. We held two outcomes briefings (one in 2011 and one in 2013) to present the University of Minnesota's Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) evaluation results. The first was hosted by the Minneapolis Foundation and the second by Mayor Chris Coleman and the Saint Paul Foundation. Each had more than 35 community leaders, funders, and educators present. Information about the project has also been disseminated through the project website. The UWCA has received coverage on Kare 11 News, the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Mpls/St. Paul Magazine.",,"FINAL REPORT",2010-07-01,2013-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Greg,Lais,"Wilderness Inquiry","808 14th Avenue SE",Minneapolis,MN,55414,"(612) 676-9409",greglais@wildernessinquiry.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/urban-wilderness-youth-outdoor-education,,,, 10004483,"Using Hydroacoustics to Monitor Sediment in Minnesota Rivers",2016,455000,"M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g","$455,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the United States Geological Survey to install hydroacoustic equipment on the lower Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers to improve measurement and monitoring accuracy for suspended sediment and enhance ongoing sediment reduction efforts by state, federal, and local agencies. This appropriation is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019, by which time the project must be completed and final products delivered.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,,,,,"U.S. Geological Survey","Federal Government",,,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2015/work_plans_may/_2015_04g.pdf,2015-07-01,2019-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Jeffrey,Ziegeweid,"US Geological Survey","2280 Woodale Dr","Mounds View",MN,55112,"(763) 783-3113",jrziege@usgs.gov,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Wabasha, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/using-hydroacoustics-monitor-sediment-minnesota-rivers-0,,,, 10031083,"USLAA Cultural Patrimony",2022,20000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Conservation and promotion of arts , traditional, culture and local wisdom that are necessary to be preserved, inherited, restored and promoted. In order for the local people to love and cherish the arts and culture that are spiritually valuable that has been assimilated into the way of life from the past to the present. In addition, In addition, there must be dissemination to foreigners to have the opportunity to see, appreciate and experience the arts, culture, traditions and good way of life in order to create appreciation and pride in arts, culture and traditions to stay with the community forever. Criteria for Success Include: (1) Demographics of participants - The number of Lao and Asian participants will determine how successful the project is. (2) Enjoyable experiences in the artists, performers, and audiences. (3) Ability to engage and recruit attendees to join or be part of the volunteer team for the following year. (4) Recruiting members would be a good benchmark for how appealing our works are and how engaging they are to the audience. (5) A balanced budget. Evaluation Process: (1) We will provide feedback on the success of the process in achieving our goals through a written and verbal survey. (2) Take count of the number of people at the events, with a particular focus on counting the amount of Lao community members. Some outcomes that can be measured are the amount of times on any cultural group performs at a community event, surveys on how people would feel about our participation in their community. Indicators of success in continuation of traditions and cultures:(1) Staff and students carry on the good traditions and culture of Lao and be able to instill morals and ethics in students and promote gratitude towards the elders. (2) Students are developed learning standards based on moral and ethical frameworks and are able to apply doctrines to their lives. (3) The preservation of arts, traditional and culture is integrated with teaching and learning through activities.","We completed the Project1, which is The Lao New Year or Water Festival event. It's a vibrant and invaluable festival that is part of the Lao heritage that represents generosity, family values, community, society and religion that allows the Lao people to practice traditions. The event was held on May 7th, 2022 at the Thai Twist Restaurant & Banquet Hall in Blaine, MN. Events include; Religious ceremony, Ba-Ci (Lao tradition ceremony), bathing of Buddha images, pouring scented water upon seniors to ask for their blessing, and traditional on stage performance from 7 Asian ethnic groups; such as the Lao, Thai, and Indians. We created a children's group fashion show where the children showcased their Lao costumes and cultural parade. More than 500 Lao and SE Asians with the age ranges from 2-86 years old attended the event. We achieved most of the goals we strived for based off of what others wanted to see included in the event. Based on the in person survey we conducted, about 50% of the people that attended the party was interviewed. 100% of the people who were interviewed said that they wanted and believed that the Lao New Year event should continue and keep reaching out. An improvement that made our event successful this year was that we had more community members and volunteers participate in our event. Leading our group to reach out to parts of the community that didn't know about this information before. We have heard extensive requests from the Lao community that we need to host the Lao New Year event every year, to provide a platform for SE Asians to come together and celebrate our culture through art and expression as well as allow SE Asians to exchange thoughts and ideas on how to continue the preservation of SE Asian art, culture and heritage. To create a vibrant and warm space for us to showcase our talent and art, as well as creating increased understanding and improved community relations between diverse groups of people as we open this event to other ethnic groups outside of SE Asians. Right now, we are in the midst of planning the Project2. The project that is in progress is called the Grassroots Innovation. Our group members are promoting this project at all sort of community events taking place. ; Our Goals: (1) To preserve and expand the Lao culture, traditions, customs, arts, and literature. (2) To enhance the Lao community by promoting Lao culture and traditional values, educating on traditional practices, and developing the young generation to become an emerging leader. (3) To promote and exchange knowledge of Lao culture and traditions with other ethnic groups and others of different national origins. We completed: Project1, which is The Lao New Year 2022 or Water Festival event. It's a vibrant and invaluable festival that is part of the Lao heritage that represents generosity, family values, community, society, and religion that allows the Lao people to practice traditions. Project2, which is the Grassroots Innovation: The important goals of this grass roots project are to introduce Lao Americans and others of foreign origin who have experience and who may not have had opportunities to experience traditional Lao culture. The workshop increased attendance member's understanding and preserved art and culture for future generations to carry on. The event started mid-June and end in December 2022. - 12 Rituals, refers to the 12-month tradition that is related to Buddhist principles. Beliefs and agricultural lifestyle that Lao people have practiced since ancient times. - 14 Practices, it is a social statute of the Lao people as a principle of treating each other for people of various statuses since ancient times. - Religious rituals and Beliefs: Teaching and training religious rituals and beliefs from birth until the end of life. - Making Ba-Ci: It will be used at the ceremony to invoke the ""Kwan"" (Lao word for spirit), which in specific terms is explained as an ancient belief in Laos that the human being is a union of 32 organs and that the ""Kwan"" watch over and protect each one of them. - Making Sandalwood flowers: The Sandalwood flowers are symbolically flowers made from wood of the sandalwood tree. It has been used in cremation ceremonies in Laos and Thailand for hundreds of years. Laying sandalwood flowers at a funeral it is the final mourning for the deceased, believed to send the souls of the deceased to a better world. It is also last thing a living person will do for the person that we love. - Costume: To learn the history of Textiles/Woven Design. Weaving is the arts and crafts with since ancient times is produced using canvas and yarn. - Reginal Food: There are training courses of cooking. The geography of each region in Laos greatly affects the diet of the local people. Most of the raw materials used for food preparation are naturally. - Traditional dances: There are very few Lao community service organizations working exclusively with the Lao people in Minnesota to teach Lao traditional dance. We have successfully and encouraged our community members children, youth, adults, and seniors to learn about our traditional dances. Project evaluation monitoring: Monitoring and evaluation of the conservation and continuation of tradition projects to follow up to achieve the objectives set and the indicators of success of the project The follow-up and evaluation of the project are as follows: 1. Population and sample who has participated in the activity. 2. Research tools, it is an opinion evaluation form was created in accordance with the data collection process. It is an assessment that asks directly to the goal by dividing the content in the form Assessment is divided into 3 parts: Part 1 General information of the respondents which's contains questions, gender, and occupation. Part 2: Opinions and satisfaction that contains questions about project implementation. Part 3 Additional Suggestions. 3. Data Collection, there were 306 respondents, representing 40% of the total population (750) who participated in the activity. 4. Data analysis, to determines the weight of the response scores of each option, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (5 highest and 1 is the lowest score) by have the respondents express their opinions. Table#1 General information: From Table 1, it was found that most of the respondents were female, 214 people (69.93%), males 92 people (30.07 %). Occupation, 185 people are employ (60.46%), retired 46 people (15.03%) and 75 students (24.51%). All respondents are 306 people. Please see attached file ""Table#1_General infoin additional document. Table#2 Opinions and satisfaction: The data analysis consists of 1) Summarizing the number and percentage of respondents to the project assessment. 2) Summary of opinion level from mean analysis and standard deviation. Please see attached file ""Table#2_Opinions . Table#3 Level of success: Note: to determine the criteria, we dividing scores into 5 levels, so (5-1)/5 = 0.8 per Level. Level 5 (Highest) = 4.21-5.00 Level 4 = 3.41-4.20 Level 3 = 2.61- 3.40 Level 2 = 1.81 - 2.60 Level 1(Lowest) = 1.00-1.80 Please see attached file ""Table#3_ Level of success . it was found that the participants had an overall opinion towards our projects with an average of 4.32, in the highest level and our community members want to participate in this kind of activities next time. Please see attached file nameTable#3_ Level of success . An improvement that made our goals successful this year was that we had more community members and volunteers participate in our projects. Leading our group to reach out to parts of the community that didn't know about this information before. We have heard extensive requests from the Lao community that we need to have these kinds of programs every year, to provide a platform for Lao to come together and celebrate our tradition, culture and to exchange thoughts and ideas on how to continue the preservation of Lao art, culture, and heritage. To create a vibrant and warm space for us to showcase our talent and as well as creating increased understanding and improved community relations between diverse groups of people as we open this event to other ethnic groups outside of SE Asians.",,,N/A,20000,,"Tong Komany, Chair Bounkong Souksavong, Vice Chair Chongchith Saengsoudham, Board secretary Bey Phothisane, Treasurer Yothin Chanthavong, Public relation Somsack Chettana, Board director Banlang Phommasouvanh, Board assistance Apichart Klaysingha, Executive Director",,"United Senior Lao-American Association (USLAA)",,"Conservation of culture including art and local wisdom is one of the main missions of our organization. We operate in promoting and capturing values to create pride in Lao culture and identity, as well as create awareness of morality to the community as well. Our organization encourages and supports all cultures to develop, preserve and pass on the activities that we as an organization help operate with communities and outside agencies.",,,2022-01-15,2022-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Apichart,Klaysingha,,,,,,7636459469," chart1124@gmail.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Statewide, Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Statewide, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/uslaa-cultural-patrimony,,,, 19436,"Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) Restoration Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 2",2014,78779,,,,,,,,,,,0.66,"Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization","Local/Regional Government","The VRWJPO is pursuing a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project in cooperation with the MPCA in order to better identify the sources of stress and impairment to the river, tributaries, and lakes and evaluate the feasibility of reaching water quality goals, and properly allocating pollution reduction goals to those areas identified as likely pollution sources. Successful restoration and protection outcomes are dependent on successful community building and ownership of both the problems and solutions identified in the WRAPS. The civic engagement process is taking place to involve diverse community interests in 1) understanding impairments and their causes, 2) identifying opportunities to restore impaired waters, and 3) building strategies for protecting the watershed’s resources.",,,2013-09-23,2015-12-31,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization","14955 Galaxie Avenue","Apple Valley",MN,55124,952.891.7546,,"Analysis/Interpretation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring, Planning, Technical Assistance","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Scott",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin, Vermilion River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-river-watershed-joint-powers-organization-vrwjpo-restoration-protection-strategy,,,, 23541,"Vermillion River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) - Phase 2",2014,147761,,,,,,,,,,,0.69,"Wenck Associates, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","The goal is to develop the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) and a public and stakeholder participation process that encourages local involvement in water quality discussions and solutions, identifying impaired waters, developing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs); and planning, setting priorities, and implementing the WRAPS recommendation to restore impaired waters. Phase II of the WRAPS will consists of developing TMDLs for the impaired reaches as well as developing the final WRAPS document and implementation planning. Phase II builds on the data collected in Phase I and completes necessary allocations as well as target identification. Phase II of the WRAPS will consist of additional data collection or needs remaining from Phase I, as well as beginning the work to identify potential sources of the remaining stream reach impairments; E. coli and fecal coliform bacteria, and the excess nutrient impairment in Alimagnet Lake and East lake.",,,2013-09-17,2015-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Steve,Menden,"Wenck Associates, Inc.","1800 Pioneer Creek Center P.O. Box 249","Maple Plain",MN,55359-,"(763) 479-4247",,"Assessment/Evaluation, Education/Outreach/Engagement, Monitoring","Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Dakota, Scott",,"Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-river-watershed-restoration-and-protection-strategy-wraps-phase-2,,,, 36702,"Vermillion River Upper Mainstem, Pine Creek, and Lake Byllesby Sub-watershed Assessments",2017,40000,"Laws of Minnesota 2015, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 7(c) ",,"The result of this project will be 3 completed subwatershed analysis for subwatersheds with the Cannon and Vermillion Rivers. ","Project was completed as proposed. Subwatershed analyis was completed for each of the subwatersheds. Water quality monitoring data, inclusion on the Minnesota impaired waters list, and applicable BMPs that target the pollutant of concern were considered for each analysis. In all three subwatersheds, sediment was determined to be the primary pollutant of concern for the analysis. Landowner information was compiled from existing parcel databases. Data for desktop analysis was gathered, including land use, existing known best management practices, soil types, land cover, restorable wetland inventory, stream flow networks, aerial photos, and parcel boundaries. Where land was not accessible by road or public right of way, landowner permission was sought to access land for the analysis when possible. For parcels where landowner contact was not possible or where landowners did not want to grant access, review of multiple years of aerial photography and pictometry was completed.","achieved proposed outcomes",10000,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",40000,627,,,"Dakota SWCD","Local/Regional Government","The purpose of this project is to complete subwatershed analysis for Cannon River and Vermillion River sub-watersheds to prioritize and target Best Management Practices based on cost-effectiveness with regard to pollutant reduction. This process is intended to proactively assist local water management and partner agencies in maximizing the value of each dollar spent to improve water quality in the respective rivers. Each subwatershed is primarily agricultural and rural practices will be evaluated through the subwatershed analysis process resulting in specific practices being identified and prioritized based on the cost effectiveness to remove pollutants. ",,,,2020-04-17,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Lana,Rotty,"Dakota SWCD","4100 220th Street W, Suite 102",Farmington,MN,55024,651-480-7786,lana.rotty@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,"Cannon River, Mississippi River - Lake Pepin",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-river-upper-mainstem-pine-creek-and-lake-byllesby-sub-watershed-assessments,"See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html ","See http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/index.html and http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/boarddirectory.pdf ","Marcey Westrick", 10033687,"Vermillion River - City of Farmington, 4th and Willow TSS Reduction",2025,71013,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","The project will reduce an estimated 19.5 tons/year of TSS. ",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), in partnership with the City of Farmington and Dakota County, are working to systematically address Total Suspended Solids (TSS) sources contributing to the Vermillion River through use of a prioritized, targeted, and measurable sub watershed assessment approach to identify and implement the most cost-effective and feasible projects to address the Vermillion River's TSS, fish, and macroinvertebrate TMDLs. The partners will install a TSS reduction project that will intercept a major storm sewer line discharging directly to the Vermillion River using a manhole diversion structure, and a hydrodynamic separator (HDS). The HDS would be installed on City property and will remove TSS before runoff is discharged into the river. The HDS will capture TSS from the 161-acre drainage area that consists primarily of developed land in an older portion of the City of Farmington that has little to no stormwater treatment since the drainage area was developed prior to stormwater treatment requirements and new opportunities for stormwater treatment are very limited. This reach of the Vermillion River is a DNR-designated trout stream (Class 2A water) and is currently listed as impaired for TSS, fish bioassessment, and macroinvertebrate bioassessment. During the stressor identification portion of the Vermillion River Watershed TMDL, the primary stressor to the biotic communities was identified as TSS. Therefore, this project would directly address this stressor to aquatic biota by eliminating an estimated 19.5 tons/year of TSS that would otherwise flow into the river. ",,,2024-11-21,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-river-city-farmington-4th-and-willow-tss-reduction,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 10033693,"Vermillion River - City of Hastings 15th and Bailey TSS Reduction",2025,197055,"The Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 6 (a)","(a) $39,500,000 the first year and $39,500,000 the second year are for grants to implement state-approved watershed-based plans. The grants may be used to implement projects or programs that protect, enhance, and restore surface PreviouswaterNext quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; protect groundwater from degradation; and protect drinking PreviouswaterNext sources. Projects must be identified in a comprehensive watershed plan developed under the One Watershed, One Plan program and seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D. Grant recipients must identify a nonstate match and may use other legacy funds to supplement projects funded under this paragraph. This appropriation may be used for: (1) implementing state-approved plans, including within the following watershed planning areas (see Chapter 40 Article 2 Section 6(a) (2) for the list of watershed planning areas: seven-county metropolitan groundwater or surface PreviouswaterNext management frameworks; and(3) other comprehensive watershed management plan planning areas that have a board-approved and local-government-adopted plan as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.801. The board must establish eligibility criteria and determine whether a planning area is ready to proceed and has the nonstate match committed.","The project will reduce an estimated 3.8 tons/year of TSS and 15.2 pounds/year of TP",,,,"LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS",,,"Mary Liz Holberg, Mike Slavik, Tom Wolf",,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","Local/Regional Government","The Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO), in partnership with the City of Hastings and Dakota County, are working to systematically address Total Suspended Solids (TSS) sources contributing to the Vermillion River through use of a prioritized, targeted, and measurable subwatershed assessment approach to identify and implement the most cost- effective and feasible projects to address the Vermillion River's turbidity impairments and TMDL's. The partners will install a surface BMP Filtration Basin (Filtration Basin) on City property that will treat 50% of the directly connected impervious areas in its drainage area to remove TSS and total phosphorus (TP) before discharging into the Vermillion River. The Filtration Basin will capture TSS and TP from the 43.4-acre drainage area that consists primarily of developed land in the City of Hastings that has little to no stormwater treatment since the drainage area was developed prior to stormwater treatment requirements and new opportunities for stormwater treatment are very limited. This reach of the Vermillion River is currently listed as impaired for TSS. Therefore, the Filtration basin would directly address this impairment by eliminating an estimated 3.8 tons/year of TSS that would otherwise flow into the Vermillion River. In addition, the Project would also capture an estimated 15.2 pounds/year of TP that would also flow into the Vermillion River. ",,,2024-11-21,,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Travis,Thiel,"Vermillion River Watershed JPO","4100 220th St. W Farmington, MN 55024",Farmington,MN,55024,952-891-7000,travis.thiel@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vermillion-river-city-hastings-15th-and-bailey-tss-reduction,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/board,"Annie Felix-Gerth",no 17537,"Verndale Newspaper Rehousing Project",2011,275,"LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants","(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.",,,,317,,,,,,"Wadena County Historical Society",," Archival newspaper storage boxes were purchased to rehouse the Verndale newspaper collection at the Wadena County Historical Society. The newspapers were sorted by oldest dates to newest dates on top. Labels were put on the boxes to identify the contents of each. The newspaper collection is now in better storage conditions than prior to the project. ",,"To make local history publicly accessible by organizing and rehousing Verndale newspapers",2010-10-31,2011-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,Sandi,Pratt,,"603 N. Jefferson","Wadena MN",MN,56482,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/verndale-newspaper-rehousing-project,,,, 10031013,"Vietnamese Heritage and Legacy Connections ",2023,15150,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Spring 2022","Between MNVNLS and Theater Mu, our project aims to track and measure quantifiable outcomes from the beginning to the end of the project through these goals: - All students and parents who come on the first day of registration on September 11, 2022 will participate in the story hour where a bilingual volunteer from MNVNLS will read the book A Different Pondand facilitate the discussion. We estimate 100 people will be in attendance. - MNVNLS will take 100 youth and adults to attend the play A Different Pondat the Stages Theatre Company. - 15 students will enroll in Theater Mu's 12-week residency program to learn about combining performing arts with aspects of cultural heritage using skills such as acting and storytelling. - Each of the 15 participants in the residency program will complete a project or work that will be ready to perform for the larger community at the Lunar New Year Celebration. - 500 people or more will participate in the celebration of the Lunar New Year in January 2023.","- The A Different Pondstory hour and reading was held on September 25, 2022. Over 160 students and parents participated. - 150 students and adults attended the play A Different Pondat the Stages Theatre Company on 10/2, 10/7, and 10/16/2022. - 15 students are enrolled in Theater Mu's 12-week residency program to learn about combining performing arts with aspects of cultural heritage using skills such as acting and storytelling. - The 15 participants in the residency program are preparing their projects and will perform for the larger community at the Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday 1/14/2023.; The grant funded 3 special projects: * A Different Pond * Mu Theater * Tet EventWith the help of the fund, we over-achieved the goals of each project. - The A Different Pondstory hour and reading was held on September 25, 2022. Over 160 students and parents participated. - 150 students and adults attended the play A Different Pondat the Stages Theatre Company on 10/2, 10/7, and 10/16/2022. - 15 students enrolled in Theater Mu's 12-week residency program to learn about combining performing arts with aspects of cultural heritage using skills such as acting and storytelling. - The 15 participants in the Theater Mu residency program presented their projects at the Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday 1/14/2023. - WCCO prominently featured our organization and Tet event on 2 programs: Lunar New Year Begins this Weekend https://youtu.be/Pz-7bGgxWo0 How to Mark the Start of Lunar New Year in the Twin Cities https://youtu.be/jBrnHjl5dM0 - The Lunar New Year event on Saturday 1/14/2023 was a complete success and exceeded our expectations. We were expecting 500 people for the crowd. Between 800-900 people attended the event. The crowd enjoyed and cheered every song, dance, and play from start to end. ",,,"MNVLS has no other sources of funding for this project.. We did not have any other sources of funding for our projects.. We have no other source of funding. If the costs exceed the total grant amount, then members/volunteers of our organization will pitch in to cover the expense.",15150,,"Chinh Vu Tuyet Nguyen Canh Truong Loc Van Trinh Vu Huyen Tran; Chinh Vu Canh Truong Tuyet Nguyen Trinh Vu Huyen Tran Loc Van",,"Minnesota Vietnamese Language School",,"Our grant application seeks to promote and preserve Vietnamese culture through the use of traditional Lunar New Year celebration which includes storytelling, music and dance. ",,,2022-08-15,2023-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/vietnamese-heritage-and-legacy-connections,,,, 10018585,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, the organization will maintain community engagement through digital tools due to COVID-19 pandemic. Maintain a stable audience compared to pre-Covid engagement. Measured through feedback from participants.",,,,,2500,,,0.00,"Old Wadena Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Virtual Engagement Grant",,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021-05-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,James,Robertson,"Old Wadena Society","14380 241st Ave",Staples,MN,56479,"(218) 894-2608",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/virtual-engagement-grant-11,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10018599,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021,1000,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, the organization will maintain community engagement through digital tools due to COVID-19 pandemic. Maintain a stable audience compared to pre-Covid engagement. Measured through feedback from participants.",,,,,1000,,,0.00,"Wadena Area Community Band","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Virtual Engagement Grant",,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021-05-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Gary,Taylor,"Wadena Area Community Band","215 Colfax Ave SW",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 639-5044",gbtaylor@midwestinfo.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/virtual-engagement-grant-18,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10018600,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, the organization will maintain community engagement through digital tools due to COVID-19 pandemic. Maintain a stable audience compared to pre-Covid engagement. Measured through feedback from participants.",,,,,2500,,,0.00,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Virtual Engagement Grant",,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021-05-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St N",Wadena,MN,56482-2336,"(218) 631-9079",603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/virtual-engagement-grant-19,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10018604,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021,2500,"Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3","ACHF Arts Access","As a result of this project, the organization will maintain community engagement through digital tools due to COVID-19 pandemic. Maintain a stable audience compared to pre-Covid engagement. Measured through feedback from participants.",,,,,2500,,,0.00,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Virtual Engagement Grant",,"Virtual Engagement Grant",2021-05-01,2021-12-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jamie,Robertson,"Whiskey Creek Film Festival","21339 County Hwy 66",Wadena,MN,56482,"(218) 371-6403",wildrosefarm@mac.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota State Arts Board, Five Wings Arts Council ",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/virtual-engagement-grant-21,"Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.","Millie Engisch: visual artist, graphic designer, arts administrator; Sue Johnson: retired music educator, vocalist, community leader; Dawn Espe: community development professional, arts consumer and advocate; Allan Lynk: community theater enthusiast, arts consumer and advocate; Cheryl Bannes: arts administrator and artist; Brigid Fitzgerald: community arts leader; Paul Nye: Musician and community arts leader; Michael Burr: community arts leader, musical theater enthusiast, arts advocate; Chad Groetsch: theater enthusiast, community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 25 years experience in arts administration.",,2 10031406,"Visitor Perceptions of Water Quality to Aid Lake Management",2025,379000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 04h","$379,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, to conduct an analysis of lake visitor perceptions, management actions, and water quality to inform lake management.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,3.22,"U of MN","Public College/University","Use mobile AI-assisted technologies to survey lake visitors. Assess perceptions of water quality and perceived threats. Combine survey data with water quality data and trend monitoring to inform lake management.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Bonnie,Keeler,"U of MN","301 19th Ave. S. Humphrey School of Public Affairs",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-8905",keeler@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright, Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/visitor-perceptions-water-quality-aid-lake-management,,,, 10021890,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) 2022",2022,22512,,,,,,,,,,,.21,"Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District","Local/Regional Government","This project will utilize eight surface water sites in the Redeye River Watershed to collect chemical samples and complete field analysis that will be helpful in determining the health of the streams in the watershed. The Redeye River Watershed contains three main rivers (Red Eye, Leaf, and Wing) that drain to the Crow Wing River and ultimately to the Mississippi River. Main concerns in this watershed are low dissolved oxygen levels, excess sediment, increased drainage and flow alterations, and high bacteria levels. These eight sites are equally distributed in Otter Tail and Wadena Counties and include sites on Bluff Creek, Leaf River, Red Eye River, Oak Creek, and the Wing River. Stream sampling will occur multiple times from early May to early September of 2022 and 2023. Parameters to be tested include TSS, TP, Chloride, hardness, E. Coli, Secchi tube, specific conductance, temperature, pH, DO, and user perception assessments (recreational suitability, appearance, and stage). The Redeye River One Watershed One Plan includes goals of reducing bacteria, phosphorus, sediment, and nitrogen and encourages monitoring to determine water quality trends. Collection of this data is crucial in determining surface water quality conditions and targeting focal areas for implementing best management practices in the future. ",,"Surface Water Assessment Grants ",2022-03-01,2024-01-31,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Anne,Oldakowski,"Wadena Soil & Water Conservation District","4 Alfred St NE",Wadena,MN,56482,,,Monitoring,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Otter Tail, Wadena",,"Redeye River",http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wadena-soil-and-water-conservation-district-surface-water-assessment-grant-swag-2022,,,, 21705,"Wadena County Fair Arts Access and Cultural Heritage Programming",2013,7783,"Laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10 ","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Mike Olson, Bryon Lalum, Malinda Dexter, Samantha Olson, Darin Aagard, Dian Vry, Randy Becker, Rod Mursu, Debbie Korvela",,"Wadena County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To offer new arts access and cultural heritage programming to both children and adults at the Wadena County Fair. Programming will include demonstrations in depression era toy making, finger knitting, bead work, leather work, growing container gardens, and a presentation on hoop dance, a Native American cultural performance.",,,2013-02-11,2013-06-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,"Betty ",White,"Wadena County Fair",,,,,(218)371-8665,info@wadenacountyfair.com,,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wadena-county-fair-arts-access-and-cultural-heritage-programming,,,, 16480,"Wadena County Amphitheater",2012,7368,"2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10","These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage",,,,,,,,"Mike Olson Darin Aagard Jenn Davis Malinda Dexter Sheldon Monson Barb Butler Samantha Olson Bryon Lalum Matt Piper",,"Wadena County Agricultural Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To construct an amphitheater on the Wadena County fairgrounds. The amphitheater will be available to the community for cultural and education events sponsored by the Wadena County Agricultural Society, local community groups, schools, etc. ",,,2012-04-17,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Malinda,Dexter,"Wadena County Agricultural Society","400 Ash Ave. NW ",Wadena,MN,56482,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Department of Agriculture",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wadena-county-amphitheater,,,, 34067,"Wadena Commercial District National Register Evaluation",2016,9249,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.","Available upon request. Contact",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9249,,"Clark Anderson, Helen Apel, John Crandall, Larry Denny, Jim Hofer, Carmen Pederson, Bette Peterson, Elaine Schmitz, Sylvia Tappe, Betty White",0.00,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for the Wadena Commercial District. ",,,2015-12-01,2016-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 N Jefferson",Wadena,MN,56482,218-346-7676,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wadena-commercial-district-national-register-evaluation,,"Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10025276,"Wakota Bridge Interpretive Panels Research, Writing, and Graphic Design",2023,10000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,6666,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",16666,,"Mike Slavik, Kathleen A. Gaylord (chair), Laurie Halverson, Joe Atkins, Liz Workman, Mary Liz Holberg, Mary Hamann-Roland",,"Dakota County","Local/Regional Government","To research and design interpretive panels for the Wakota Bridge and Mississippi River Corridor.",,"To research and design interpretive panels for the Wakota Bridge and Mississippi River Corridor.",2022-10-01,2023-10-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Autumn,Hubbell,"Dakota County","1590 HWY 55",Hastings,MN,55033,6515546536,autumn.hubbell@co.dakota.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wakota-bridge-interpretive-panels-research-writing-and-graphic-design,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10034044,"Wakpa Triennial",2024,111000,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Christine Dennis (Board Chair), Colleen Sheehy, Ph.D. (PASP President & Executive Director), Lisa Arnold, Nancy Apfelbacher, Bob Bierscheid, Nathan Campeau, Nimo Farah, Kristopher Lencowski, Ruth Lencowski, Dolly Ludden, Roberto Sande Carmona, Anna Schlesinger, Dawn Selle, Kay A. Thomas, Ph.D., Yamy Vang, Katie Wertheim Iacarella",,"Public Art of Saint Paul",,"Public Art Saint Paul will propel new work forward on the 2nd Wakpa Triennial. The first Wakpa Triennial, 3 years in the making, presented in summer 2023 more than 110 artists in new work across artistic and humanities disciplines including sculpture, installation, video, poetry, music, painting, murals, paper-making, textiles, conversations, and other discussion and participatory programs. ",,,2024-05-28,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Wabasha, Winona",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wakpa-triennial,,,, 10031417,"Water Science and Policy Fellowships for Minnesota",2025,407000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05f","$407,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant College Program in Duluth to create a fellowship program to train Minnesota's workforce in water resource science and policy.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,0.5,"U of MN","Public College/University","Minnesota Sea Grant seeks to create a science-policy fellowship program to train Minnesota's science-policy workforce and advance Minnesota's water resource policy, emulating Sea Grants successful federal-level fellowship program.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Alexander,Frie,"U of MN","31 West College Street, Duluth, MN 55812 31 West College Street",Duluth,MN,55812,"(218) 726-8714",afrie@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-science-and-policy-fellowships-minnesota,,,, 10031430,"Water Quality and Robots: Experientially Educating Minnesotan Youth",2025,353000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05s","$353,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to provide opportunities for middle school youth to develop skills for measuring water quality using robotic water-quality sensing kits and communicating results through group study and hands-on projects.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,1.26,"U of MN","Public College/University","We propose robotics-based educational activities for middle-school youth on water quality in Minnesota. Youth will gain skills for measuring water quality and communicating results through group study and hands-on projects.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Nikolaos,Papanikolopoulos,"U of MN","100 Union St SE 175 Shepherd Lab",Minneapolis,MN,55455,"(612) 625-0163",papan001@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-quality-and-robots-experientially-educating-minnesotan-youth,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2024,1125000,"M.L. 2023, Chapter 40, Art. 2, Sec. 8, Subd. (a) These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2024: M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Updated Groundwater Modeling for Multi-Community Wellhead Protection Pilot Project, $112,265 spent in FY2024 (Barr) Phase 2: A Community-Centered Framework of the Value of Water in the Twin Cities, $21,204 spent in FY2024 (University of Minnesota - Water Resources Center) Projects continuing this year: Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $105,960 spent in FY2024 (Minnesota Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $126,248 spent in FY2024 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects completed this year: Water Supply Planning Atlas for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Development (Metropolitan Council) ",,,,593505,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff",0.6,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2023,919000,"M.L. 2021 1st Special session, Chp. 1, Art. 2, Sec 2. Subd. 2 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2023: M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9 M.L. 2017, Chp. 91., Art. 2, Sec. 9 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Water Supply Planning Atlas for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Outreach and Engagement, $27,481 spent in FY2023 (EOR) White Paper: Water Availability, Access, and Use, $25,552 spent in FY2023 (EOR) Subregional Engagement to Update the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Projects continuing this year: Water Supply Planning Atlas for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Development (Metropolitan Council) Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $116,460 spent in FY2023  (Minnesota Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $126,248 spent in FY2023  (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects completed this year: Water Supply Planning Atlas for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Outreach and Engagement, $27,481 spent in FY2023 (EOR) Phase 1: A Community-Centered Framework of the Value of Water in the Twin Cities, $13,680 spent in FY2023 (U of MN - Water Resources Center) ",,,,650661,,"Barber, Cameron, Carter, Cederberg, Chamblis, Cummings, Dolkar, Johnson, Lee, Lilligren, Lindstrom, Morales, Osman, Pacheco, Vento, Wulff, Zelle, Zeran",2.5,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2022,919000,"M.L. 2021 1st Special session, Chp. 1, Art. 2, Sec 2. Subd. 2 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2022: M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9 M.L. 2017 Chp. 91., Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Water Supply Planning Atlas for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Development (Metropolitan Council) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan, $562 spent in FY2022 (HDR and Metropolitan Council) Water Conservation Advisor Training Program, $27,000 spent in FY2022 (Freshwater Society) Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water Resources, $14,736 spent in FY2022 (HDR) Phase 1: A Community-Centered Framework of the Value of Water in the Twin Cities, $13,680 spent in FY2022 (U of MN - Water Resources Center) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $106,350 spent in FY2022 (Minnesota Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $166,029 spent in FY2022 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) ",,,"Met Council contributed an additional $31,869 to expand work ",846839,,,3.3,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2021,1000000,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2021: M.L. 2017 Chp. 91., Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Phase 1: A Community-Centered Framework of the Value of Water in the Twin Cities, $27,360 spent in FY2021 (U of MN - Water Resources Center) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan, $7,996 spent in FY2021 (HDR and Metropolitan Council) Water Conservation Advisor Training Program, $27,000 spent in FY2021 (Freshwater Society) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $110,925 spent in FY2021 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $134,467 spent in FY2021 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects completed this year: Twin Cities Metro Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model Application - Climate Scenarios, $46,269 spent in FY2021 (Barr) Municipal Water Supply Data Reporting in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Background and Discovery, $8,305 spent in FY2021 (CDM Smith) Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water Resources, $5,164 spent in FY2021 (HDR) ",,,,1024547,,,4,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2020,1000000,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2020: M.L. 2017 Chp. 91., Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Twin Cities Metro Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model Application - Climate Scenarios, $941 spent in FY2020 (Barr) Drinking Water Protection Guidance Project - Phase 1, $54,752 spent in FY2020 (Stantec) - completed in FY2020 Northwest Metro Area Regional Water Supply System Study - Phase 1, $9,402 spent in FY2020 (SEH) - completed in FY2020 Municipal Water Supply Data Reporting in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area - Background and Discovery, $40,235 spent in FY2020 (CDM Smith) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water Resources, $17,959 spent in FY2020 (HDR) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $92,475 spent in FY2020 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $74,880 spent in FY2020 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects completed this year: Water Conservation and Efficiency Assessment Tool, $5,578 spent in FY2020 (HDR) ",,181000,"Metropolitan Council contributed $181,000 to continue work identified in Phase 1 of the Northwest Metro Area Regional Water Supply System Study. ",711740,,,2.8,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2019,950000,"M.L. 2017 Chp. 91., Art. 2, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2019: M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2013 Chp. 137, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Water Conservation Advisor Training Program - Development and Pilot, $111,500 spent in FY2019 (Freshwater Society) - completed in FY2019 Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $93,050 spent in FY2019 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $99,840 spent in FY2019 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Water Conservation and Efficiency Assessment Tool, $4,864 spent in FY2019 (HDR) Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water Resources, $104,845 spent in FY2019 (HDR) Projects completed this year: Water Efficiency Impacts on Future Water Supply Infrastructure, $23,215 spent in FY2019 (CDM Smith) ",,,,844272,,,3,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2018,950000,"M.L. 2017 Chp. 91., Art. 2, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2018: M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2014 Chp. 312, Art. 14, Sec. 5 M.L. 2013 Chp. 137, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Twin Cities Metro Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model Application - Transient Model Update, $26,377 (Barr) - completed in FY2018 Washington County Municipal Water Coalition Water Efficiency Study, $22,099 spent in FY2018 (SEH) - completed in FY2018 Water Conservation and Efficiency Assessment Tool, $23,726 spent in FY2018 (HDR) Water Efficiency Impacts on Future Water Supply Infrastructure, $58,403 spent in FY2018 (CDM Smith) Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water Resources, $17,677 spent in FY2018 (HDR) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $83,700 spent in FY2018 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $55,608 spent in FY2018 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects completed this year: Stakeholder Engagement in the North and East Metro, $29,957 spent in FY2018 (Grassroots Solutions) ",,,,635627,,,2.8,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2017,975000,"M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2017: M.L. 2014 Chp. 312, Art. 14, Sec. 5 M.L. 2013 Chp. 137, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2011 (Special Session) Chp. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 9 M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Water Rates Database and Tool Development, $113,014 (CDM Smith) - completed in FY2017 Stakeholder Engagement in the North and East Metro, $7,543 spent in FY2017 (Grassroots Solutions) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $103,500 spent in FY2017 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $61,296 spent in FY2017 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects completed this year: Characterizing Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction in Northeast Metro Area Lakes, MN, $2,698+$29,427 spent in FY2017 (U.S. Geological Survey, Barr) Washington County Feasibility Assessment, $23,414 spent in FY2017 (SEH) Regional Feasibility of Alternative Approaches to Water Sustainability, $54,784 spent in FY2017 (HDR) ",,,,627657,,,2,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2016,975000,"M.L. 2015 Chp. 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2016: M.L. 2014 Chp. 312, Art. 14, Sec. 5 M.L. 2013 Chp. 137, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Report to Minnesota State Legislature: Concept Cost Report for Augmentation of White Bear Lake with Surface Water, $123,797 spent in FY2016 (SEH, HDR, Wenck Associates Inc., and Zan Associates) - completed in FY2016 Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawns through Assessment, Research, and Demonstration, $30,648 spent in FY2016 (U of MN - Turfgrass Science Program) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Washington County Feasibility Assessment, $99,767 spent in FY2016 (SEH) Characterizing Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction in Northeast Metro Area Lakes, MN, $247,604 spent in FY2016 (U.S. Geological Survey) Regional Feasibility of Alternative Approaches to Water Sustainability, $95,060 spent in FY2016 (HDR) Projects completed this year: Feasibility Study of Joint Water Utility Cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lexington and Lino Lakes, $11,831 spent in FY2016 (Barr) Regional Groundwater Modeling: Metro Pumping Optimization, $1,905 spent in FY2016 (Barr) Stormwater Reuse Demonstration Project - CHS Stadium, $100,000 spent in FY2016 (City of St. Paul) Water Billing and Rates Analysis, $4,990 spent in FY2016 (CDM Smith) Industrial Water Conservation in the North and East Groundwater Management Area, $16,870 spent in FY2016 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) ",,,,979281,,,1.8,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2015,550000,"M.L. 2014 Chp. 312, Art. 14, Sec. 5 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2015: M.L. 2013 Chp. 137, Art. 2, Sec. 9 M.L. 2011 (Special Session) Chp. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 9 M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Washington County Feasibility Assessment, $21,932 spent in FY2015 (SEH) Characterizing Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction in Northeast Metro Area Lakes, MN., $252,970 spent in FY2015 (U.S. Geological Survey) Stormwater Reuse Demonstration Project - CHS Stadium, $92,629 spent in FY2015 (Pioneer Power Inc., Barr) Regional Groundwater Modeling: Metro Pumping Optimization, $47,487 spent in FY2015 (Barr) Industrial Water Conservation in the North and East Groundwater Management Area, $33,130 spent in FY2015 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Industrial Water Conservation with a MnTAP Intern, $15,650 spent in FY2015 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Water Billing and Rates Analysis, $50,005 spent in FY2015 (CDM Smith) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) Feasibility Study of Joint Water Utility Cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lexington and Lino Lakes, $44,493 spent in FY2015 (Barr) Regional Feasibility of Alternative Approaches to Water Sustainability, $403,182 spent in FY2015 (HDR) Projects completed this year: Feasibility Assessment of Approaches to Water Sustainability in the Northeast Metro, $193,803 spent in FY2015 (SEH) Update of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model (Metro Model 2), $5,662 spent in FY2015 (Barr) Water Conservation Toolbox, $42,006 spent in FY2015 (CDM Smith) ",,,,1575818,,,2.7,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2014,1537000,"M.L. 2013 Chp. 137, Art. 2, Sec. 9 These appropriations have also supported the projects done in FY2014: M.L. 2011 (Special Session) Chp. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 9 M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Feasibility Study of Joint Water Utility Cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Hugo, Lexington and Lino Lakes, $5,429 spent in FY2014 (Barr) Regional Feasibility of Alternative Approaches to Water Sustainability, $23,304 spent in FY2014 (HDR) Water Conservation Toolbox, $54,694 spent in FY2014 (CDM Smith) Feasibility Assessment of Approaches to Water Sustainability in the Northeast Metro, $34,544+$110,459 spent in FY2014 (SEH) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) Update of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model (Metro Model 2), $66,495 spent in FY2014 (Barr) Projects completed this year: Assessing the Opportunity and Barriers for Water Conservation by Private Industrial Users, $45,337 spent in FY2014 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Final report on Met Council website Impacts on Groundwater Quality by Stormwater Practices, $66,562 spent in FY2014 (U of MN - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory) ",,,,704466,,,2.8,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2013,500000,"M.L. 2011 (Special Session) Chp. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 9",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Impacts on Groundwater Quality by Stormwater Practices, $66,562 spent in FY2013 (U of MN - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) Assessing the Opportunity and Barriers for Water Conservation by Private Industrial Users, $36,453 spent in SFY2013 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Update of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model (Metro Model 2), $135,416 spent in FY2013 (Barr) Projects completed this year: Update of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Regional Recharge Model, $73,308 spent in FY2013 (Barr) ",,,,491312,,,1.7,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2012,500000,"M.L. 2011 (Special Session) Chp. 6 Art. 2 Sec. 9 This appropriation has also supported the projects done in FY2012: M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Assessing the Opportunity and Barriers for Water Conservation by Private Industrial Users, $11,243 spent in FY2012 (U of MN - MN Technical Assistance Program) Update of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Regional Groundwater Flow Model (Metro Model 2), $20,789 spent in FY2012 (Barr) Update of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Regional Recharge Model, $16,549 spent in FY2012 (Barr) Projects continued this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) Projects completed this year: Feasibility Assessment & Guidance for Stormwater Reuse, $65,773 spent in FY2012 (CDM Smith) South Washington County Water Supply Planning (Metropolitan Council) Feasibility Assessment & Guidance for Stormwater Reuse, $65,773 spent in FY2012 (CDM Smith) Mapping the Vulnerability of Glacial Aquifers & Mapping Contaminant Plumes, $27,850 in FY2012 (U of MN - MN Geological Survey) South Washington County Water Supply Planning (Metropolitan Council) ",,,,212673,,,1.8,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2011,400000,"M.L. 2010, Chp. 361 Art. 2, Sec. 5 This appropriation has also supported the projects done in FY2011: M.L. 2009, Chp. 172 Art. 2, Sec. 10 ",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Feasibility Assessment & Guidance for Stormwater Reuse, $21,695 spent in FY2011 (CDM Smith) Mapping the Vulnerability of Glacial Aquifers & Mapping Contaminant Plumes, $23,181 in FY2011 (U of MN - MN Geological Survey) Seminary Fen Protection (Metropolitan Council) South Washington County Water Supply Planning (Metropolitan Council) South Washington County Water Supply Planning (Metropolitan Council) Projects continuing this year: Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) Projects completed this year: Assessment of East Bethel Water Availability (Groundwater Modeling), $44,536 spent in FY2011 (Barr) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Water Conservation, $36,754 spent in SFY2011 (Environmental Financing Group Inc.) Evaluation of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction, $31,754 spent in FY2011 (Barr) Hydrogeologic and Groundwater Chemistry Assessment, $48,138 spent in FY2011 (U of MN - MN Geological Survey) ",,,,355552,,,1.1,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10025348,"Water Supply Sustainability Support Program",2010,400000,"M.L. 2009, Chp. 172 Art. 2, Sec. 10",,"This work is intended to support increased collaboration among metro area communities and water agencies, including participation in subregional water supply work groups. It will enhance the technical support that communities receive, including studies and tools requested by metro area subregional water supply groups and committees and the Minnesota Legislature. One indicator of success will be more efficient and balanced water use. ","Projects started this year: Assessment of East Bethel Water Availability (Groundwater Modeling), $26,593 spent in SFY2010 (Barr) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Water Conservation, $11,785 spent in SFY2010 (Environmental Financing Group Inc.) Evaluation of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction, $35,246 spent in FY2010 (Barr) Hydrogeologic and Groundwater Chemistry Assessment, $18,226 spent in FY2010 (U of MN - MN Geological Survey) Implementation of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan (Metropolitan Council) ",,,,246702,,,1.5,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","This program supports communities as they plan and implement projects that address emerging drinking water supply threats. It supports the exploration cost-effective regional and sub-regional solutions, leverages inter-jurisdictional coordination, and prevents overuse and degradation of groundwater resources. Activities in this program provide metro communities with: Potential solutions to balance regional water use through utilization of surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater Planning-level analyses of infrastructure requirements for various water supply alternatives Planning-level cost estimates (capital investments and operation) Identification of funding mechanisms and equitable cost-sharing structures for regionally beneficial water supply projects In advisory committees, work groups, and other venues, the Metropolitan Council partners with local units of government, state agencies, and other stakeholder groups to collaboratively address local and regional water supply issues in the metro area. ","The Twin Cities metropolitan area is home to three million people, over half of Minnesota's population. Over 70% of the region's population relies on groundwater resources for their source of water supply. Securing their safe and plentiful drinking water, while protecting the region's diverse water resources, requires coordinated and ongoing effort. Although the seven-county region is relatively water-rich, the region's steady population growth, increased groundwater pumping, changing land use, and variable weather and climate is challenging some communities' ability to meet current and future demand. Our rising dependence on groundwater for drinking water, particularly since 1980, has become a significant issue. In parts of the region, groundwater levels are declining. In some cases, it is affecting, or has the potential to affect, lake and wetland levels. Additionally, groundwater quality is a challenge that many cities are trying to address. ",,2009-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund","In Progress",,,Lanya,Ross,"Metropolitan Council ","390 Robert St. N.","St. Paul",MN,55101,651-602-1803,lanya.ross@metc.state.mn.us,,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-supply-sustainability-support-program,,,, 10021902,"Water Storage in the Minnesota River Basin Modeling",2022,319212,,,,,,,,,,,1.5,"Tetra Tech","For-Profit Business/Entity","Tetra Tech will work to support the science needed when planning in Minnesota for water storage practice implementation. The goal is to provide practical water storage recommendations that can be incorporated into smaller scale planning within major watersheds (HUC 8), as well as larger scale planning for the Sediment Reduction Strategy for the Minnesota River and South Metro Mississippi River. ",,"MPCA Sediment reduction strategy (Minnesota River Basin and South Metro Mississippi River) ",2022-02-21,2024-05-30,"Clean Water Fund",Completed,,,Bryan,Spindler,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency","12 Civic Center Plz Ste 2165",Mankato,MN,56001,"(507) 344-5267",,Modeling,"Minnesota Pollution Control Agency",,"Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Murray, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine",,"Blue Earth River, Chippewa River, Cottonwood River, Lac qui Parle River, Le Sueur River, Lower Minnesota River , Minnesota River - Headwaters, Minnesota River - Mankato, Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River, Mustinka River, Pomme de Terre River, Redwood River, Watonwan River",https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-storage-minnesota-river-basin-modeling,,,, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2024,750000,"M.L. 2023, Chapter 40, Art. 2, Sec. 8, Subd. (b)","$750,000 the first year and $750,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage municipalities in the metropolitan area to implement measures to reduce water demand to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","The goal of the water efficiency grant program is to support technical and behavioral changes that improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. Grants can be used for rebates to residents and commercial properties that replace inefficient water-using devices with approved devices that use substantially less water, or for irrigation system audits. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Communities used grant funds to lower the cost of resident purchase and installation of products that reduce water use, such as EPA WaterSense labeled low-flow toilets, Energy Star labeled washing machines, and WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers, WaterSense labeled irrigation spray sprinkler bodies, and WaterSense Partner-certified irrigation system audits. Thirty-seven communities participated in the 2022-2024 grant program. Grant recipients and award amounts included: Apple Valley $35,000, Bayport $8,000, Bloomington $25,000, Brooklyn Park $11,000, Chanhassen $34,440, Circle Pines $9,600, Coon Rapids $26,000, Cottage Grove $43,000, Eagan $42,000, Eden Prairie $44,000, Farmington $11,000, Forest Lake $26,000, Fridley $10,000, Hugo $36,000, Lake Elmo $43,000, Lakeville $43,000, Lino Lakes $24,000, Maple Grove $45,000, Minnetonka $22,000, New Brighton $28,000, North St. Paul $22,000, Plymouth $35,000, Prior Lake $9,600, Ramsey $19,800, Robbinsdale $6,080, Rosemount $34,000, Roseville $12,000, Savage $30,000, Shakopee Public Utilities Commission $49,000, Shoreview $16,000, Shorewood $8,400, St. Louis Park $25,000, Stillwater $25,000, Victoria $39,000, White Bear Lake $23,000, White Bear Township $38,000, Woodbury $40,000. Additionally, provided $150,000 in grant money to Saint Paul Regional Water Services to install seven advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) collectors in designated areas of concentrated poverty in Saint Paul. From 7/1/2023 through 6/30/2024:  3,654 devices were replaced 1,214 toilets 701 irrigation controllers 290 irrigation spray sprinkler bodies 911 clothes washers 538 dishwashers 29 irrigation system audits From estimated water savings provided by grantees, approximately 34,655,455 gallons will be saved each year by these grant activities.  ",,100430,"20% local match ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2023,625000,"M.L. 2021, 1st Special Session, Chp. 1, Art. 2, Sec. 8, Subd. (b)","$625,000 the first year and $625,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage municipalities in the metropolitan area to implement measures to reduce water demand to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","The goal of the water efficiency grant program is to support technical and behavioral changes that improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. Grants can be used for rebates to residents and commercial properties that replace inefficient water-using devices with approved devices that use substantially less water, or for irrigation system audits. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Communities used grant funds to lower the cost of resident purchase and installation of products that reduce water use, such as EPA WaterSense labeled low-flow toilets, Energy Star labeled washing machines, and WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers, WaterSense labeled irrigation spray sprinkler bodies, and WaterSense Partner-certified irrigation system audits. Thirty-seven communities participated in the 2022-2024 grant program.  Grant recipients and amounts included: Apple Valley $35,000, Bayport $8,000, Bloomington $25,000, Brooklyn Park $11,000, Chanhassen $34,440, Circle Pines $9,600, Coon Rapids $26,000, Cottage Grove $43,000, Eagan $42,000, Eden Prairie $44,000, Farmington $11,000, Forest Lake $26,000, Fridley $10,000, Hugo $36,000, Lake Elmo $43,000, Lakeville $43,000, Lino Lakes $24,000, Maple Grove $45,000, Minnetonka $22,000, New Brighton $28,000, North St. Paul $22,000, Plymouth $35,000, Prior Lake $9,600, Ramsey $19,800, Robbinsdale $6,080, Rosemount $34,000, Roseville $12,000, Savage $30,000, Shakopee Public Utilities Commission $49,000, Shoreview $16,000, Shorewood $8,400, St. Louis Park $25,000, Stillwater $25,000, Victoria $39,000, White Bear Lake $23,000, White Bear Township $38,000, Woodbury $40,000. From 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023 3336 devices were replaced 1149  toilets 1038 irrigation controllers 95 irrigation spray sprinkler bodies 567 clothes washers 487 dishwashers 113  irrigation system audits From estimated water savings provided by grantees, approximately 39,629,421 gallons will be saved each year by these grant activities ",,108491,"20% Local match. ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2022,625000,"M.L. 2021, 1st Special Session, Chp. 1, Art. 2, Sec. 8, Subd. (b)","$625,000 the first year and $625,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage municipalities in the metropolitan area to implement measures to reduce water demand to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","The goal of the water efficiency grant program is to support technical and behavioral changes that improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. Grants can be used for rebates to residents and commercial properties that replace inefficient water-using devices with approved devices that use substantially less water, or for irrigation system audits. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Communities used grant funds to lower the cost of resident purchase and installation of products that reduce water use, such as EPA WaterSense labeled low-flow toilets, Energy Star labeled washing machines, and WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers, WaterSense labeled irrigation spray sprinkler bodies, and WaterSense Partner-certified irrigation system audits. From 7/1/2021-6/30/2022 2590 devices were replaced 1020 toilets 720 irrigation controllers 405 irrigation spray sprinkler bodies 445 clothes washers 15 irrigation system audits From estimated water savings provided by grantees, approximately 29,597,009 gallons will be saved each year by these grant activities ",,85583,"25% Local match ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2021,375000,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9, Subd. (b)","$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage municipalities in the metropolitan area to implement measures to reduce water demand to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","The goal of the water efficiency grant program is to support technical and behavioral changes that improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. Grants can be used for rebates to residents and commercial properties that replace inefficient water-using devices with approved devices that use substantially less water, or for irrigation system audits. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Communities used grant funds to lower the cost of resident purchase and installation of products that reduce water use, such as EPA WaterSense labeled low-flow toilets, Energy Star labeled washing machines, and WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers, WaterSense labeled irrigation spray sprinkler bodies, and WaterSense Partner-certified irrigation system audits. Thirty-seven communities participated in the 2019-2022 program.  Grant recipients and amounts included: Apple Valley $29,000, Bloomington $21,000, Brooklyn Center $8,000, Brooklyn Park $10,300, Chanhassen $19,300, Chaska $14,000, Cottage Grove $27,300, Dayton $2,000, Eagan $30,300, Eden Prairie $44,300, Farmington $10,543.40, Forest Lake $12,300, Fridley $24,300, Hopkins $19,000, Hugo $31,300, Lake Elmo $35,000, Lakeville $36,000, Mahtomedi $6,300, Minnetonka $20,000, New Brighton $18,300, North St. Paul $23,000, Oakdale $1,315.63, Plymouth $33,300, Prior Lake $8,000, Ramsey $28,000, Robbinsdale $8,000, Rosemount $11,300, Roseville $10,000, Savage $11,000, Shakopee Public Utilities Commission $23,300, Shoreview $23,000, Shorewood $19,000, St. Louis Park $23,000, Victoria $12,300, White Bear Lake $34,300, White Bear Township $44,300, Woodbury $50,300. 4,416 devices were replaced 1,348 toilets 2,091 irrigation controllers 26 irrigation spray sprinkler bodies 915 clothes washers 36 irrigation system audits  From estimated water savings provided by grantees, approximately 92,500,000 gallons per year will be saved each year by these replacements.  ",,83506,"25% Local match ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2020,375000,"M.L. 2019, 1st Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 1, Sec. 9, Subd. (b)","$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage municipalities in the metropolitan area to implement measures to reduce water demand to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","The goal of the water efficiency grant program is to work with municipal water suppliers to help increase water efficiency in their communities. Grants can be used for rebates to residents and commercial properties that replace inefficient water-using devices with approved devices that use substantially less water, or for irrigation system audits. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Outcomes (cost savings, water savings, and device replacements) were reported at the end of the project. ",,41534,"25% Local match. Other Funds Leveraged for FY 2020 only includes local match from Q1 and Q2 of 2020. ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2017,250000,"M.L. 2015, Chapter 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9, Subd. (b)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage implementation of water demand reduction measures by municipalities in the metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","A pilot program for water efficiency was established with the goal of supporting technical and behavioral changes that improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. Qualified activities include replacement of toilet with EPA WaterSense certified high-efficiency toilets, residential clothes washing machine replacements with Energy Star certified washing machines, irrigation system audits by EPA WaterSense certified professionals, and irrigation controller replacements with EPA WaterSense certified replacements. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Communities used grant funds to lower the cost of resident purchase and installation of products that reduce water use, such as EPA WaterSense labeled low-flow toilets, Energy Star labeled washing machines, and WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers, and WaterSense Partner-certified irrigation system audits. Nineteen communities participated in this 2015-2017 program. Grant recipients and amounts included: Brooklyn Park $7,500, Chanhassen $37,500, Circle Pines $15,000, Cottage Grove $8,250, Eagan $50,000, Eden Prairie $37,500, Forest Lake $40,000, Fridley $30,000, Hugo $36,000, Mahtomedi $10,000, New Brighton $50,000, Newport $27,000, Plymouth $18,750, Rosemount $9,000, Shakopee $50,000, Victoria $9,000, White Bear Lake $49,125, White Bear Township $24,000, Woodbury $50,000. 4,514 devices were replaced 2,380 toilets 1,190 irrigation controllers 940 clothes washers 4 irrigation system audits From estimated water savings provided by grantees, approximately 52,000,000 gallons per year will be saved each year by these replacements.  ",,205742,"25% Local match plus additional funds ($155,125 across FY 2016 and FY 2017). Grant awards in excess of the appropriated $500,000 were funded by Clean Water Funds. ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 33840,"Water Efficiency Grant Program",2016,250000,"M.L. 2015, Chapter 2, Art. 2, Sec. 9, Subd. (b)","$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year are for the water demand reduction grant program to encourage implementation of water demand reduction measures by municipalities in the metropolitan area to ensure the reliability and protection of drinking water supplies. ","A pilot program for water efficiency was established with the goal of supporting technical and behavioral changes that improve municipal water use efficiency in the seven-county metropolitan area. Qualified activities include replacement of toilet with EPA WaterSense certified high-efficiency toilets, residential clothes washing machine replacements with Energy Star certified washing machines, irrigation system audits by EPA WaterSense certified professionals, and irrigation controller replacements with EPA WaterSense certified replacements. Proposed measurable outcomes are cost savings, water savings, and device replacements. ","Outcomes (cost savings, water savings, and device replacements) were reported at the end of the project. ",,103477,"25% Local match plus additional funds ($155,125 across FY 2016 and FY 2017). Grant awards in excess of the appropriated $500,000 were funded by Clean Water Funds. ",,,,,"Metropolitan Council","Local/Regional Government","The Metropolitan Council was awarded $1,500,000 from Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funds for a Water Efficiency Grant Program during the Minnesota Legislature's 2023 Session. The Metropolitan Council (Council) implemented a water efficiency grant program effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Grants were awarded on a competitive basis to municipalities that are served by a municipal water system. The Council provides 80% of the program cost; the municipality must provide the remaining 20%. Municipalities use the combined Council and municipality funds to run their own grant or rebate programs. Grants were made available in amounts with a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Grantees are required to provide estimated water savings achieved through this program for Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment reporting purposes. ",,,2016-07-01,2026-06-30,"Clean Water Fund",Ongoing,,,Henry,McCarthy,"Metropolitan Council","390 Robert Street North","St. Paul",MN,55101,"(651) 602-1946",henry.mccarthy@metc.state.mn.us,Grants/Contracts,"Metropolitan Council",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/water-efficiency-grant-program,,"Zelle, Johnson, Chamblis, Carter, Barber, Pacheco, Lilligren, Osman, Cameron, Morales, Lindstrom, Cederberg, Vento, Lee, Carter, Dolkar, Wulff ",, 10007185,"Waterford Bridge: Pre-development Construction Plans and Specifications",2018,106800,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",106800,,"Frank Wergin, Larry Odegard, Liz Messner",,"Waterford Township","Local/Regional Government","To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for Bridge L3275 (Waterford Bridge), listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2017-12-01,2019-05-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Elizabeth,Wheeler,"Waterford Township","P.O. Box 531",Northfield,MN,55057,507-261-3235,waterfordtownship@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/waterford-bridge-pre-development-construction-plans-and-specifications,,,,0 10025115,"Waterford Bridge Preservation Phase II",2022,244383,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,43734,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",288117,,"Liz Messner - Supervisor, Larry Odegard - Chairperson/Supervisor, Frank Wergin - Supervisor, Elizabeth Wheeler - Clerk, Steve Wheeler -Treasurer",,"Waterford Township","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to repair Bridge L3275, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To hire qualified professionals to repair Bridge L3275, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Elizabeth,Wheeler,"Waterford Township","P.O. Box 531",Northfield,MN,55057,5072613235,waterfordtownship@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/waterford-bridge-preservation-phase-ii,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10012472,"Waterford Bridge Rehabilitation",2020,342818," MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs ","$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org",,,52500,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",395318,,"Liz Messner, Larry Odegard, Frank Wergin"," ","Waterford Township","Local/Regional Government",,,"The Waterford Bridge, also known as Bridge L3275, is a historic structure listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It was closed in 2018 due to safety concerns. Built in 1909, the bridge spans the Cannon River in rural Waterford Township, Dakota County. It has a 140-foot steel Camelback truss supported by concrete abutments. The restoration project aimed to make the bridge a safe crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists while preserving its historical significance for the Waterford community. The City of Northfield received State bonding for 6 miles of the Mill Towns Trail, which stretches through Northfield and out to the Waterford Bridge. With the Waterford Bridge restored the City of Northfield will build a trail connecting to it. Dakota County is also engineering plans for a bike path connecting Lake Byllesby Regional Park to the Waterford Bridge, creating a continuous trail network. This project will enable future generations to walk and bike across the historic and scenic Cannon River. ",2020-01-01,2021-04-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Liz,Messner,"Waterford Township"," P.O. Box 531 "," Northfield "," MN ",55057,"(507) 581-9067",lmessner@northfieldwifi.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/waterford-bridge-rehabilitation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee ","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership ",, 10025118,"Wayzata Section House Design Construction Documents",2022,50000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,55000,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",105000,,"Mayor Johanna Mouton, City Council Member Jeff Buchanan, City Council Member Alex Plechash, City Council Member Cathy Iverson, City Council Member Molly MacDonald The full Council passed a Resolution on September 7, 2021 to authorize the submission of this grant application.",,"City of Wayzata","Local/Regional Government","To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of Wayzata Section House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,"To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of Wayzata Section House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Nick,Kieser,"City of Wayzata","600 East Rice Street",Wayzata,MN,55391,9524045313,nkieser@wayzata.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wayzata-section-house-design-construction-documents,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10025138,"Wesley Hospital Building National Register Evaluation",2022,5000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs","$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).","Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org",5000,,"Helen Apel, Murlyn Kreklau, Darlene Leonard, Rosalie Miller, Carmen Pederson, Betty Peterson, Betty White",,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for the 1925 Wesley Hospital Building, Wadena, MN.",,"To hire a qualified historian to complete an evaluation to determine eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for the 1925 Wesley Hospital Building, Wadena, MN.",2022-01-01,2023-01-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St. N",Wadena,MN,56482,2183467676,603wchs@arvig.net,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Wadena, Statewide",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wesley-hospital-building-national-register-evaluation,"Visit https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/legacy-grants/advisory-committee","Visit https://www.mnhs.org/about/leadership",,No 10033981,"Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program - Phase 8",2024,3012000,"ML 2023, Ch. 40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 4(c)","$3,012,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Minnesota Land Trust to acquire permanent conservation easements and restore and enhance prairie, wetland, and other habitat on permanently protected conservation easements in high-priority wetland habitat complexes in the prairie, forest/prairie transition, and forest regions. Of this amount, up to $168,000 is to establish a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed conservation easement acquisitions and restorations and enhancements must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan.","Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation - This program will permanently protect 50 acres of wetland and upland habitat complexes in the northern forest region. Measure: Acres protected; acres restored; acres enhanced. Protected, restored, and enhanced nesting and migratory habitat for waterfowl, upland birds, and species of greatest conservation need - This program will permanently protect 348 acres of wetland and upland habitat complexes and restore/enhance 315 acres of wetlands and prairies in the forest-prairie transition region. Measure: Acres protected; acres restored; acres enhanced. Remnant native prairies and wetlands are perpetually protected and adequately buffered - This program will permanently protect 372 acres of wetland and upland habitat complexes and restore/enhance 630 acres of wetlands and prairies in the prairie region. Measure: Acres protected; acres restored; acres enhanced",,,254000,"Landowners and USFWS",2898000,114000,,1.05,MLT,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","Phase 8 of the Wetland Habitat Protection and Restoration Program will result in the protection of 745 acres of high priority wetland habitat complexes in Minnesota's Prairie, Forest-Prairie Transition and Northern Forest areas by securing permanent conservation easements within scientifically prioritized habitat complexes. The Minnesota Land Trust will use its innovative market-based landowner bid model to maximize conservation benefit and financial leverage in protection project selection. In addition, a partnership between the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Land Trust will restore/enhance 910 acres of wetlands and associated prairies to benefit important waterfowl and SGCN populations.","Wetlands and shallow lakes provide the essential backbone for the survival of waterfowl and other important wildlife species. In fact, more than 50% of Minnesota's Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) use wetlands during their life cycle. Most of the plans developed to protect Minnesota's wildlife - including Minnesota's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, the Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan, and the Long Range Duck Recovery Plan - cite the protection and restoration of the state's remaining wetlands as one of the top priorities to achieve the State's conservation goals. Moreover, these plans cite the use of conservation easements on private lands as one of the primary strategies to protect important wetland and shallow lake habitat. Minnesota Land Trust's Wetlands Habitat Protection Program area extends from Meeker County northwest to Becker County, located along a vast glacial moraine system in western Minnesota. This prairie pothole country is the core of Minnesota's ""duck factory"" and is central to one of North America's most important flyways for migratory waterfowl. Through Phase 6 of this program to date, the Land Trust has procured 31 conservation easements protecting 4,119 acres of habitat and 50.5 miles of shoreline. The Program has 2,131 acres of restoration/enhancement complete or underway. Phase 8 will continue these accomplishments by restoring or enhancing 910 acres of important prairie and wetland habitats on permanently protected private lands within the Program area in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. The Land Trust will also work with FWS and landowners to develop additional shovel ready R/E projects. In addition, the Land Trust will protect 770 acres of new priority wetland and associated upland habitat through conservation easements. The Program will be closely coordinated with other public agencies, non-profit organizations and other stakeholders to ensure this Program meets multi-agency conservation goals. The Land Trust will continue to implement a criteria-based ranking system and market-based approach for purchasing conservation easements. The Program will continue to target projects that help complete gaps in existing public ownership, are of the highest ecological value, and provide the greatest leverage to the state. The Land Trust will seek donated easements in these areas whenever possible but also may purchase the full or partial value of an easement to complete key complexes as necessary. To focus our easement protection work, the Prairie Plan and other data sets/plans were used to shape our Wetlands Program plan and identify important wetland complexes in this landscape based on the nexus of high-quality habitat, existing protected areas and restorable agricultural lands. These complexes include a mosaic of wetland, prairie/grassland, and forest habitats, and agricultural land. Outcomes from this project include: 1) healthy wetland habitat complexes and associated populations of waterfowl, upland birds, and SGCN; 2) improved water quality; 3) increased participation of private landowners in habitat conservation projects; and 4) enhancement of prior public investments in wetland and upland habitat",,2023-07-01,1970-01-01,"Outdoor Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Wayne,Ostlie,"Minnesota Land Trust","2356 University Avenue W Suite 240","St. Paul",MN,55114,651-917-6292,wostlie@mnland.org,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Becker, Big Stone, Clearwater, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Swift, Todd, Wadena","Forest Prairie Transition, Prairie Region, Northern Forest",,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wetland-habitat-protection-and-restoration-program-phase-8-1,,,, 10013355,"Wheel and Cog",2020,40000,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (c)","$625,000 each year is for grants to other children’s museums to pay for start-up costs or new exhibit and program development. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Humanities Center must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms. "," Through improved community access and outreach, we will track outreach activities. We have a goal of 1 community-based activity each month starting May 2020. The outcomes we expect to see is an increase in requests for outreach across the state of Minnesota. Trailer, we expect that the trailer be utilized at least monthly starting May 2020. Signage/Video, we expect the video of exhibits and testimonial to be viewed 150 times each month after it is posted to website. We expect to receive positive feedback regarding cohesive signage throughout museum, updated brochures and sign along hwy 15. Cloud-based membership/donor tracking, we expect class registration to be easy, increase in donations and circle of membership donors, as well as ease of tracking and reporting capabilities. ","Cohesive marketing: a) We monitor our account using Google My Business. We have 3-5 star ratings, mostly 4's and 5's. b) We are able to track several measures: 22,263 followers; in the last month 59 people used google for directions; 233 visited the website; 22 phone calls and we currently have a 4.7 star rating on Google. c) Signs: The outdoor permeant signs and the billboard have been driving up awareness of our location.   Community Outreach: a) Initially, during the summer, we were only reaching 20-25 kiddos each week with our Community Outreach program, ""Art in the Park"". b) In August 2021 alone, with the Hands-on STREAM weekly activity, we increased kits to 75 per week and are seeing 70-75, kiddos each week participate in the activities, or take a take-and-make kit home. ",,,,40000,,"Jessica Sabrowsky, Melissa Goldstein, Angela Mellies, Kathy Nordby, Erin Wendolek, Richard Appleby",,"Wheel and Cog","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Project, ""It takes a Village"", involves program development which would include community outreach development. ",,,2020-02-01,2021-10-31,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Jessica,Sabrowsky,"Wheel and Cog","1060 MN-Hwy 15",Hutchinson,MN,55350,651-788-0548,director@wheelandcog.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Waseca, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wheel-and-cog,"Myra Peffer (Bemidji, MN): Myra was the Executive Director of a children’s museum in Vermont, and has consulted with many museums (including the Children’s Discovery Museum) as a now-resident of Minnesota. She was recommended by the Children’s Discovery Museum, and recused herself of that scoring/discussion. Bette Schmit (St Paul, MN): Bette Schmit is the Exhibit Developer at the Science Museum of Minnesota – recommended by Carol Aegerter, her expertise is in exhibit design and support. Josh Ney (Minneapolis, MN): Josh Ney is a board member of the Minnesota Humanities Center, and also has experience working with the legislature and the Legacy Committee. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10031126,"Wheel and Cog's Ex-S.T.R.E.A.M. Expansion",2022,115000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (c)","2022-2023 Children's Museum Competitive Legacy Grant","Measurable Outcomes for Ex-S.T.R.E.A.M. Expansion: 1. The Association of Children's Museum has outlined assessment standards for Wheel and Cog to assess the impact and success answering these broad questions: -Do we create an environment where children learn, are families engaged and challenged, and do we create a memorable experience? First we will create a list of goals and anticipated outcomes, These include: The frequency we will collect data daily for the first week, then once a week for a month through the duration of the grant. a) We will use our digital tracking system to track attendance (guest, member) figures (number of guests, zip code, demographics, diversity and special accommodations attendances (eg: immunocompromised/disability/social hardship). b) We will track the new Outreach Program, location, event participation numbers, social media posts and Google Analytics, anonymous feedback and verbal feedback. c) Anonymous survey feedback from program participants and parents/teachers/organizations (QR Code survey) to determine if the new S.T.R.E.A.M. program/exhibits are meeting outcomes and goals outlined. d) Interviews with volunteers and program partners to help determine the effectiveness of the exhibits/programs. e) Dot feedback from children who played in the new exhibit spaces to capture immediate response/feedback regarding whether or not we are meeting the goals for our youngest community members/audience. f) Time spent playing in the new exhibit. (eg: longer time spent in an exhibit is a complement!) g) Accessible website/social media and marketing materials/exhibit signage ?meets the needs of our community and region seen by increased ?engagement on social media, ?hits on our website (Google ?Analytics) h) Staff and board member observations of activity and impact. (observations of how well the exhibit/program meets the goal to create an environment where children learn, families are engaged and challenged, and create opportunities for memorable experiences. -Observation and visitor feedback will be collected using a specified QR Code with a standard set of evaluation questions, mostly paragraph or short answer style feedback. The QR code results, attendance figures, dot feedback and participant feedback will be reviewed by the Executive Chair and Museum Educator. The feedback will allow the museum to make better informed decisions on programs and exhibits. We will collaborate with evaluation consultants who will provide additional support in data gathering including community-wide surveying, one-on-one interviews and innovative formal exhibit observation methods. ",,,14000,"We leveraged $5000.00 from 3M towards the conveyor. We received in-kind donation to sand blast and paint the steel value ($3000), and had a in-kind donation of $6000 for the Service Station. ",85000,,"Jessica Sabrowsky Erin Wendolek Kathy Nordby Jason Lee Richard Appleby Jean Hallberg Michelle Kiefer ; Jessica Sabrowsky, Kathy Nordby, Jean Hallberg, Michelle Kiefer, Richard Appleby, Jason Lee, Erin Wendolek",,"Wheel and Cog - Children's Museum of Hutchinson","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Over the past five years, awareness of our organization has spread across the state. As a result, our attendance numbers have grown by 66%. We regularly hit max capacity, and the demand for outreach programs has gone up. Ex-S.T.R.E.A.M. expansion addresses three specific elements: 1) New space: Renting an additional 2,800 sq. ft of exhibit space to address spatial constraints. 2) New exhibits: Installing exhibits that align with regional needs such as a conveyor that supports manufacturing and agriculture; a service station that aligns with technology, and electronic canvases that support eco-friendly artistry. 3) New community outreach/program development: Educators will develop and implement programs, and associated materials, in various mediums that can be taught live or virtual. Funds will be utilized to cover costs of materials, contractors, FTE, rent and associated technology required to operate the new exhibit spaces and associated outreach activities (Appendix A).",,,2021-09-01,2022-07-29,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Jessica,Sabrowsky,,,,,,6517880548," director@wheelandcog.com",Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Washington, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Marshall, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Todd, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wheel-and-cogs-ex-stream-expansion,,,, 28743,"Where There Is Hope: The People of Northern Dakota County Create a Community of Care",2014,9800,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,9800,,"Pastor Gail Alexander, Faith United Methodist Church Dave Coen, Treasurer, VP Commercial Lending, Key Community Bank Steve Cortinas, Vice President Plant Manager, Dakota Premium Foods Brian Counihan, Senior IT Project Manager, Thompson Reuters Dr. Tim Felton, Twin Cities Foot & Ankle Clinic Scott Ganje, Vice President Market Manager, Bremer Bank John Glieden, President, Sherman Insurance Joe Gullerud, Vice President, Bester Brothers, South St. Paul Jodie Miller, Executive Director, Town Square Television Stephanie Naito, Vice President of Talent Development, Nash Finch Pamela O",,"Neighbors, Inc.","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hired a qualified consultant to research the history of Neighbors Inc.",,,2013-12-01,2014-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Rick,Birmingham,"Neighbors, Inc.","222 Grand Ave W","South St. Paul",MN,55075,651-306-2148,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/where-there-hope-people-northern-dakota-county-create-community-care,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031391,"White-Tailed Deer Movement and Disease in Suburban Areas",2025,699000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 03u","$699,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to better understand white-tailed deer movement, habitat use, and disease dynamics at the suburban-agricultural interface to inform more efficient deer management and disease control.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,5.57,"U of MN","Public College/University","Our project aims to better understand white-tailed deer movement, habitat use, and disease dynamics at the suburban/agricultural interface to inform more efficient deer management and disease control.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2027-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Meggan,Craft,"U of MN","1987 Upper Buford Circle","Saint Paul",MN,55108,"(612) 625-5713",craft@umn.edu,,"University of Minnesota ",,"Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/white-tailed-deer-movement-and-disease-suburban-areas,,,, 20712,"Wild Rice Shoreland Protection",2014,1630000,"ML 2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$1,630,000 in the first year is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire in fee wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice bed protection and to acquire permanent conservation easements in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. Of this amount, $100,000 is for an agreement with Ducks Unlimited for acquisition of land or interests in land to protect native wild rice beds. Up to $48,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund, as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed land acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan. ",,"Forestlands are protected from development and fragmentation. Increased availability and improved condition of riparian forests and other habitat corridors. Healthy populations of endangered, threatened, and special concern species as well as more common species. Improved aquatic habitat indicators. ",,,,135510,,,4,"BWSR with Ducks Unlimited","State Government","Twenty six easements protecting 1,173.3 were recorded which exceeded the original proposal by 173 acres (15%). 11.6 miles of shoreline were protected which exceeded the 8 acre goal by 30%. Total expenditure was $1,355,000 which was 17% lower than originally budgeted. No fee-title land acquisition opportunities on wild rice lakes that fit within DNR and other government agency land plans were available during this time period thus DU did not expend any of the $100,000 budgeted for fee-title acquisition. Instead the program focused on RIM easements.  ","    ","The second phase of Wild Rice Shoreland Protection was intended to protect additional wild rice shoreland and continue the success of Phase I. BWSR, DU, DNR, SWCDs and other partners (see below) worked closely together to continue protection of vulnerable and ecologically valuable wild rice lake shorelands and grow the program which has led to subsequent phases III-V with Phase VI proposed for ML19 funding. Wild rice shoreland encompasses a complex of shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays of deeper lakes that support rice and provide some of the most important habitat for wetland-dependent wildlife species in Minnesota. Wild rice habitat is especially important to Minnesota’s migrating and breeding waterfowl and provides Minnesotans with unique recreation opportunities: hunting waterfowl and harvesting the rice itself for food.  Historically, wild rice occurred throughout Minnesota and extended into northern Iowa. Wild rice has since been extirpated from most of its southern range due to human impacts. Today, the heart of the states wild rice acreage falls within this project work area comprised of eight counties Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, and Wadena. These counties also account for 70% of harvesting trips for state licensed harvesters. This wild rice shoreland complex exists primarily in the state's Forest Section and remains intact with good water quality, but it is subject to intense development pressure that, if allowed, will degrade the resource. Recent well-documented population and development trends pose a serious threat to wild rice habitat in the Northern Forest Section. This population and development boom has reduced the availability of developable shoreline on recreational lakes, resulting in shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays containing wild rice being increasingly targeted for shoreline development. Shallow lakes and rivers in the forest are very susceptible to the impacts of shoreline development. The scoring and ranking process placed a strong emphasis on protecting the most vulnerable shorelines that were offered. Tracts were selected based on the degree they help permanently protect all the land around a given wild rice water body. Through the work of six SWCD offices, BWSR acquired 26  RIM shoreland easements from wild rice lake and river shoreline landowners. The BWSR/SWCD easements were acquired using the standard RIM process. Future monitoring and enforcement will be conducted via the standard RIM monitoring process. Although no fee-title acquisitions were completed during this phase the work of the partners paid off in subsequent phases as groundwork from this phase resulted in fee-title acquisition in Phase 3.   ",2013-07-01,2017-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Steward,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive ",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 828-2598",dan.steward@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources",,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wild-rice-shoreland-protection,,,, 23914,"Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Phase III",2015,1060000,"ML 2014, Ch. 256, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(d)","$198,000 in the second year is to the commissioner of natural resources for acquisition of land in fee and $862,000 is to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire permanent conservation easements on wild rice lake shoreland habitat for native wild rice bed protection. Of this amount, up to $70,000 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 17. A list of proposed fee land acquisitions must be included as part of the required accomplishment plan by the Department of Natural Resources and a list of permanent conservation easements must be provided as part of the final report by the Board of Water and Soil Resources. ",,"The outcomes for this program are measured by acres and shoreline of wild rice lakes protected from development. The goal of Phase III was to protect 500 acres in RIM easements and 180 acres in fee-title. The outcomes exceeded our goal by purchasing 14 RIM easements which protected 600 acres and 285 acres of fee title land for the Yaeger Lake WMA. These parcels will protect water quality, wild rice stands and critical wildlife habitat. ",,,,1041800,,,0.23,"BWSR; DNR","State Government","This Phase III continuation of the Wild Rice Shoreland Protection project acquired 98 acres for Yaeger Lake Wildlife Management Area (total acquisition was 285 acres but a portion was funded with other LSOHC money, only the portion funded with this grant is reported here) and 14 RIM easements protecting 600 acres for a total of 698 acres of wild rice shoreland habitat in the Northern Forest Section. This exceeded this Phases overall goal by acres for RIM. ",,"Wild rice shoreland encompasses a complex of shallow lakes, rivers, and shallow bays of deeper lakes that support rice and provide some of the most important habitat for wetland-dependent wildlife species in Minnesota. Wild rice habitat is especially important to Minnesota’s migrating and breeding waterfowl and provides Minnesotans with unique recreation opportunities: hunting waterfowl and harvesting the rice itself for food. Wild rice is also spiritually important to Native Americans and is a part of Minnesota’s rich natural and cultural heritage. Historically, wild rice occurred throughout Minnesota and extended into northern Iowa. Wild rice has since been extirpated from most of its southern range due to human impacts including changes to water quality and chemistry, sedimentation, landscape drainage, flow alteration, boat traffic and competition from introduced aquatic invasive species. Today, the heart of the states wild rice acreage falls within this project work area comprised of eight counties Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, and Wadena. These counties also account for 70% of harvesting trips for state licensed harvesters. Shallow lakes and rivers in the forest are very susceptible to the impacts of shoreline development. The alteration of shoreline vegetation, construction of impervious surfaces, placement of in-lake structures, and increased boat and water based recreation can result in a reduction in emergent and floating plant abundance; mixing of bottom sediments, increased nutrient loading (including substantial changes in phosphorous) and shoreline erosion. Further, expectations of new shoreline homeowners may conflict with wildlife management strategies designed to maximize wild rice production and improve waterfowl habitat. The impact of development is cumulative, and over time, such changes can severely reduce wild rice production, water quality and waterfowl use of these important water bodies. Beyond public ownership, current shoreline protection on wild rice shoreland is limited to county shoreland ordinances and zoning, and limited conservation efforts by non-governmental organizations. Variances to land use rules aimed at preserving the state’s most valuable resource, our lakes and rivers, are at times allowed. Further, even the most stringent shoreland ordinances still allow for some subdivision and development, which is detrimental to the wild rice shoreland complex. Voluntary, incentive-based conservation protection program options for shoreland landowners are few. Unlike the prairie portion of the state where agency-backed easement options exist for conservation-minded landowners, private land protection options are limited for wild rice shoreland in the forest due to funding constraints. Further, many easement programs are targeted for restoration and not protection.  In the northern forest, there is much less need for restoration, thus this Phase III proposal was again focused on habitat protection. This proposal continued to fill a need for shoreland protection on key water bodies supporting wild rice in the Northern Forest Section. Phase I of this project began with 2012 Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) funding by providing wild rice lake shoreline landowners with expanded protection options through permanent shoreland conservation easements and, where needed, fee-title acquisition. This successful effort exceeded project goals with 1,200 acres of important shoreland habitat proposed for permanent protection from development including 286 acres of new Wildlife Management Areas.  Phases II was approved in MN Laws 2013 and protected another 1,173 acres through permanent easements.  Utilizing permanent conservation easements and fee-title acquisitions, the Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources (BWSR), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Section of Wildlife (DNR Wildlife), and the eight local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs)  offerd permanent shoreland protection on shallow lakes, rivers and shallow bays producing wild rice. The BWSR’s Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program acquired 600 acres through permanent conservation easements and DNR Wildlife acquired 285 acres through fee-title acquisition. Through the local SWCD offices, BWSR purchased RIM easements using rates set by BWSR.  Tracts were selected based on the degree to which they help permanently protect all the land around a given wild rice water body.  The BWSR RIM easements were acquired through a sign-up process similar to BWSR’s other easement programs.  SWCD generated landowner applications were reviewed and parcels ranked by the project committee with guidance provided by the ""Wild Rice Shoreland Protection Criteria Sheet"".   Fee-title acquisition was used where land was suitable for public use   Fee-title acquisitions provide public access. Shoreland protection for wild rice lakes and rivers enjoys widespread support from tribal interests, SWCDs, and other habitat conservation partners.   ",2014-07-01,2018-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,Dan,Steward,"Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources","1601 Minnesota Drive ",Brainerd,MN,56401,"(218) 828-2598",dan.steward@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition",,,"Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena","Northern Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wild-rice-shoreland-protection-phase-iii,,,, 2529,"Wildlife Management Area, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition - Phase III ",2012,3931000,"M.L 2011, First Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 1, Section 2 ","$3,931,000 the first year is to the commissioner of natural resources to:(1) acquire land in fee for wildlife management area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 8, and 97A.145; (2) acquire land in fee for scientific and natural area purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05, subdivision 5; and(3) acquire native prairie bank easements under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96. A list of proposed land or permanent conservation easement acquisitions must be provided as part of the required accomplishment plan. The accomplishment plan must include an easement monitoring and enforcement plan. Up to $14,000 is for establishing a monitoring and enforcement fund as approved in the accomplishment plan, and subject to subdivision 15. An annual financial report is required for any monitoring and enforcement fund established, including expenditures from the fund.",,"Protected 545 acres of prairies and 565 acres of forest",,944000,,3152800,6800,,0.22,"MN DNR","State Government","This program acquired priority lands and developed them as Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) - six parcels protected totaling over 600 acres, Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) - one parcel of 900 acres (287 acres credited to this funding ), and Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements - two parcels totaling almost 200 acres. These lands protect habitat and some provide public hunting, trapping and compatible outdoor uses.",,"MN DNR protected lands in the prairie, northern forest, metro urbanizing, and SE bluffland ecological sections with this appropriation, and has or will restore grassland by planting native prairie. DNR prioritized acquisitions at sites where there is an existing habitat base to address fragmentation and to maximize habitat benefits. Potential acquisitions are scored and ranked on numerous ecological and management criteria. DNR seeks out willing landowners and conducts all transactions in accordance with state law and departmental policy. Nine properties totaling over 1,100 acres are now permanently protected as a result of acquisitions funded by this program. We were able to meet our original goal for forest acre protection, but failed to meet our prairie protection goal for reasons described below. Two acquisitions that failed to close by 6/30/14, did eventually close, but not in time to be funded from this appropriation and be counted as acres protected in this summary. The funding that would have been used from this appropriation was returned to the Outdoor Heritage Fund. ",2011-07-01,2014-06-30,"Outdoor Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Jay ",Johnson,"MN Department of Natural Resources","500 Lafayette Rd. ","St. Paul",MN,55155,"(651) 259-5248",jay.johnson@state.mn.us,"Land Acquisition","Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Big Stone, Carlton, Cottonwood, Dakota, Hubbard, Jackson, Wabasha, Wilkin","Metropolitan - Urbanizing Area, Northern Forest, Prairie Region, Southeast Forest",,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wildlife-management-area-scientific-and-natural-areas-and-prairie-bank-easement-acquisition,,,, 10007468,"William G. LeDuc House: Roof Replacement",2017,107550,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",107550,,"Mayor Paul Hicks, Melanie Mesko Lee, City Administrator",,"City of Hastings","Local/Regional Government","To hire qualified professionals to replace the roof on the William G. Le Duc House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.",,,2016-11-01,2017-11-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Justin,Fortney,"City of Hastings","101 E Fourth Street",Hastings,MN,55033,651-480-2381,jfortney@hastingsmn.gov,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/william-g-leduc-house-roof-replacement,,,,0 10007469,"William J. Hoffman Library Shelving Upgrades",2017,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Linda Westrom, President Bill Holmquist, Vice_president Gayle Geber, Secretary Melva Cain, Treasurer Kristie Strum, Director Ruth Gundale, Director JoEllen Haugo, Director Curt Loschy, Director Joel Watne, Director Sue Rohland, Director Sandy Hull, Director Robert Brubaker, Director",,"Minnesota Genealogical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To provide appropriate storage and public access for genealogy materials.",,,2017-07-01,2018-07-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,JoEllen,Haugo,"Minnesota Genealogical Society","1185 Concord Street N, Suite 218","South St. Paul",MN,55075,651-455-9057,joellen.haugo@gmail.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Statewide, Dakota",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/william-j-hoffman-library-shelving-upgrades,,,,0 36612,"WITNESS: Underground Railroad - Stories of Sanctuary - Competitive Award",2016,19770,"2015 Minn. Laws, Chap. 2 Art. 4 Sec. 2 Subd. 8","$300,000 the first year is for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota.Of this amount, $50,000 in the first year is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to plan and design a garden to commemorate unrepresented cultural gardens in Phalen Park in the city of St. Paul and $150,000 in the first year is for a grant to Ramsey County to develop and install activity facilities in Ramsey County parks for culturally relevant games that are reflective of the current demographics in Ramsey County.The Minnesota Humanities Center shall operate a competitive grants program to provide grants for programs, including but not limited to: music, film, television, radio, recreation, or the design and use of public spaces that preserves and honors the cultural heritage of Minnesota. Grants made under this paragraph must not be used for travel costs inside or outside of the state.","A minimum of three absent narratives are collected and shared with teachers, WITNESS Teaching Artists, and the greater community.VocalEssence will build and strengthen relationships with more than 3 community partners.WITNESS Program Teachers report they have been provided the content, tools and training to share absent narratives and incorporate them into their teaching.WITNESS Teaching Artists report feeling prepared with the tools and training provided to incorporate absent narratives into classroom workshops, and that they had a voice in the development in the teacher resource guide.","Outcome 1: VocalEssence collected three absent narratives to share with the community through the VocalEssence WITNESS program and Teacher Resource Guide. The narratives included interviews of three individuals—Saida Hassan, an immigrant from Somalia whose parents are refugees, Sharon Harper, who’s great-great grandfather helped emancipate approximately 50 slaves from Missouri to Minnesota, and Magnolia Yang Sao Yia, a Hmong immigrant and child of refugees. They were distributed on DVD with the Teacher Resource Guide along with related activities for students. Outcome 2: VocalEssence WITNESS built partnerships with IFP-MN, the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, Pilgrim Baptist Church in Saint Paul (a church founded by Sharon Harper’s ancestors), the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Kamau Kambui Circle for Cultural Learning, who will provide underground railroad simulations to students participating in VocalEssence WITNESS. Outcome 3: Eighty teachers attended the WITNESS Orientation Seminar and received a teacher resource Guide containing the absent narratives and related activities. At the seminar, they learned strategies for implementing VocalEssence WITNESS. The effectiveness of the training will be evaluated at the end of the school year as part of the final program evaluation. Outcome 4: Roxane Wallace was hired as the WITNESS Teaching Artist representative for the Teacher Resource Guide writing team. All other teaching artists participated in a Teaching Artist Retreat on August 17, 2016 where they were able to give input into the final version of the guide.",,,,19770,,"Kathryn Roberts, President, President and CEO, Ecumen; Fred Moore, Vice President, Retired President and CEO, Fiserv Health, Inc.; Jacob Wolkowitz, Treasurer, Investment Manager, Accredited Investors, Inc.; Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Secretary, Novelist and Composer, Palladian Music, Inc.; Mary Ann Aufderheide (Ex-Officio Non-Voting), Executive Director, VocalEssence; Ann Barkelew Retired Founding General Manager, Fleishman Hillard International Communications; Traci V. Bransford Attorney, Stinson Leonard Street; Philip Brunelle (Ex-Officio Non-Voting), Founder and Artistic Director, VocalEssence; Judith Drobeck (Ex-Officio Non-Voting), Singer Representative, VocalEssence; Debbie Estes ACE Consultant, Tunheim Partners; Ann Farrell, Marketing Consultant/Vocalist; Jamie Flaws, Associate Publisher/VP of Sales, Greenspring Media Group, Inc.; Rick Ford, Chaska Chamber of Commerce; Art Kaemmer, M.D., Chairman, HRK Foundation; Joseph Kalkman, HR Consultant; David L. Mona, Retired Chairman, Weber Shandwick Minneapolis; David Myers, Music Faculty, University of Minnesota School of Music; James M. Odland, Vice President and Managing Counsel, Law & Compliance, Thrivent Financial; Cay Shea Hellervik, Vice President, Personnel Decisions Ninth House; Don Shelby, Retired News Anchor & Reporter, WCCO-TV Minneapolis; Robert C. Smith (Ex-Officio Non-Voting), Singer Representative, VocalEssence; Timothy Takach, Composer; Jenny L. Wade, Assistant Vice President, Public Finance, Piper Jaffray & Co.; Dorene Wernke, Community Volunteer",,VocalEssence,"Non-Profit Business/Entity","In 2016, VocalEssence WITNESS welcomes artist Melanie DeMore to help us explore the Underground Railroad in Minnesota—specifically how our state has been a place of sanctuary for refugees from the time of slavery through today. As part of this project, Melanie will help record absent narratives of those who have found sanctuary in Minnesota, and these stories will be shared in video and written form to explore the concept of sanctuary as part of the WITNESS School Program.",,,2015-11-01,2016-11-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",Completed,,,"Mary Ann",Aufderheide,VocalEssence,"1900 Nicollet Ave",Minneapolis,MN,55403,612-547-1454,maryann@vocalessence.org,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/witness-underground-railroad-stories-sanctuary-competitive-award,,,, 10003541,"Wolf Management Education",2015,120000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 09i","$120,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with the International Wolf Center for outreach to metro area kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms and nature centers to help children understand wolf management issues.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,120000,,,2.29,"International Wolf Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Wolves are a hot topic in Minnesota, with the public sharply divided on management issues such as wolf hunting. The complexity of the topic lends itself to a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation that is not always helpful to resolving the polarized debate. The International Wolf Center is using this appropriation to help bridge the gap with science-based information by delivering on-site programs to approximately 460 classrooms in the Twin Cities metro area to teach approximately 16,000 students about wolf biology and behavior, the social and political conflicts surrounding wolves, and the overall effects of wildlife habitat loss throughout the state.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_09j.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Sharon,Reed,"International Wolf Center","3410 Winnetka Ave N, Ste 101",Minneapolis,MN,55427,"(763) 560-7374",sreed@wolf.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wolf-management-education-0,,,, 10007145,"Women's Voices in Rural Politics in Wadena County: An Oral History Project",2018,9380,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",9380,,"Helen Apel, Larry Denny, Carmen Pederson, Bette Peterson, Elaine Schmitz, Betty White",0.08,"Wadena County Historical Society","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To document in 20 oral history interviews the history of women in rural Wadena County politics. ",,"The Wadena County Historical Society completed a series of interviews with women who were actively involved in politics in rural Wadena county and others who had first-hand experiences with politically active women no longer available for interviews. The 18 interviews included stories of women with a wide range of political experiences and party affiliations such as township clerk, county attorney, judge, city council, mayor, or behind the scenes committee organizer. The standard requirement was that each had served in an elected position. The common thread among the women interviewed was they loved their job and felt they were making an essential contribution by doing them. Many stressed the importance of the vote. The children of women who served in politics also spoke about how exciting it was for them to accompany their mother to political functions. The narrators also came from a wide range of social backgrounds, from farmers to merchants, country-bred, or townies. ",2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Lina,Belar,"Wadena County Historical Society","603 Jefferson St. N",Wadena,MN,56482,218-346-7676,lbelar@eot.com,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Wadena,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/womens-voices-rural-politics-wadena-county-oral-history-project,,,, 10034094,"Women in Jazz",2024,105166,"M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8",,,,,,,,,"Dr. Barbara Doyle (Chair), Mary Bolkcom (Vice-Chair), Christy Bartlett (Treasurer), Greg Finzell (Secretary), Anthony Walker, Rev. Carl Walker, Cherise Ayers, Daniel Olsen, Linda Sloan, Mary K Boyd, Michael Walker, Philip Lowry, Russell Knighton, David Mohr, Eric Clark, Grant West, Greg Finzell, Jeff Bailey, John Bennett, Dr. Valerie Butler",,"Walker West Music Academy",,"This project is comprised of a series of interrelated jazz activities, classes, and workshops, including: 1) Women in Jazz Ensemble (post-secondary students, ages 16-25); 2) introduction to jazz workshops; 3) Jazz jam sessions and rehearsals; 4) school residencies; 5) anti-oppression training/consultation for professional development and to educate, stimulate discussion, and increase awareness of oppressive gender systems; 6) panel discussions; 7) scholarship opportunities. ",,,2024-05-22,2025-05-30,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/women-jazz,,,, 10019454,"Wood Krueger Initiatives, LLC",2021,14950,"Minn. State Legislature Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8, (d)","$850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for a competitive grants program to provide grants to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must operate a competitive grants program to provide grants to programs that preserve and honor the cultural heritage of Minnesota or that provide education and student outreach on cultural diversity or to programs that empower communities to build their identity and culture. Priority must be given to grants for individuals and organizations working to create, celebrate, and teach indigenous arts and cultural activities and arts organizations and programs preserving, sharing, and educating on the arts and cultural heritage of immigrant communities in Minnesota. "," During the award period, provide 60 people with a 2 hour learning opportunity that teaches about indigenous plant knowledge relevant to the local area. Documenting the number of newsletter sign-ups and requests for volunteer opportunities. (Marketing of the guide and the learning opportunities will be widespread. Upon signing up for activities, participants will be sharing their contact information with organizers which will be shared with partner organizations to increase their support networks. Furthermore, representatives from these partner organizations, as hosts, will introduce their work to all participants. *In a non-COVID world, participants would be able to visit the partner organizations for a face-to-face tour and build a relationship firsthand.) Disseminate 150 copies of the Urban Native Plant Guide to the general public. ","In progress ",,,,,,NA,,"Wood Krueger Initiatives, LLC",Individual,"My proposed project is to create the Urban Native Plant Guide. This set of laminated cards will be a user friendly, portable guide to some of the native plants present in the Minneapolis-St. Paul community. The guide will be created through collaboration and insight from local Native elders and will include traditional uses of the plants, along with their names in Anishinaabe, Dakota, and Lakota where available. ",,,2021-01-04,2022-06-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Odia,Wood-Krueger,,,,,,612-599-9809,odiawoodkrueger@gmail.com,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Dakota, Hennepin, Washington",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wood-krueger-initiatives-llc," Shirley Sneve (St. Paul, MN) – Shirley was Director of the Tiwahe Foundation and works in the arts and humanities largely focusing on American Indian and Alaska Native cultures. She is Lakota. Travis Zimmerman (Mille Lacs, MN) – Travis works at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and has worked with MHC in a variety of programs, including as a panelist for the Veterans Voices Awards. He is Ojibwe. Cheyanne St. John (Morton, MN) – Cheyanne works in the Tribal Historical Preservation Office for the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation.  She is Dakota. ",,"Laura Benson Minnesota Humanities Center laura@mnhum.org 651-772-4244 ",2 10007176,"Writing the Second Half of the History of the Northfield City Hospital",2018,10000,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",,,,"Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org",10000,,"Charlie Mandile, Virginia Kaczmarek, Charles Kyte, CC Linstroth, Dr. Michele Muench, Steve O'Neill, Lynn Clayton, Patricia Christianson.",,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","Non-Profit Business/Entity","To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of the Northfield City Hospital.",,,2017-12-01,2018-12-01,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,Betsy,Spethmann,"City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)","2000 North Avenue",Northfield,MN,55057,,spethmannb@northfieldhospital.org,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,"Dakota, Rice",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/writing-second-half-history-northfield-city-hospital,,,,0 10031087,"Writing for Social Change",2022,95000,"MN Laws 2021, First Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 8 (d)","2022-2023 Cultural Heritage and Community Identity Grants - Winter 2021","Provide resources, tools, and training in the humanities through an 8 part workshop series Produce and disseminate 4 children's books written and illustrated by African Americans Provide wide access to the learning experience (through virtual format) and final published books (through libraries and Biblioboard) ","Launched website for the competition Prepared and scheduled- in-person workshop for 1/28/22 Published additional resources to support writers Developed marketing materials and social media campaign strategy; The outcome of our funding was creating a humanities program that supported writing for social change (using storytelling to promote justice and equity). As a result, our nonprofit: * Produced 4 children's books written by African American authors * Hosted a four-part writing series that focused on the humanities (storytelling, cultural heritage, and community building) * Provided wide access to learning experiences through an online format. We posted the workshops and additional learning tools on our YouTube channel and social media platforms. We also shared the resources through our e-newsletter. The above outcomes are demonstrative of achieving our goals. In addition, we exceeded our goals by developing a framework of action that can be replicated to develop sustainable change at the intersection of humanities and the literary arts. We will use this model to build more community-led writing projects that celebrate African American cultural heritage, promote multicultural education, and foster storytelling as a tool for community-building. We determined that we achieved our goals through the production of 4 high-quality children's books, mentorship of four debut diverse authors, offering learning tools for future authors, and supporting multicultural education through an intergenerational approach.",,,"Our VISTA team member has supported the initial project by improving our marketing and infrastructure for this project. Her services were covered by the VISTA funding.",95000,,"Mr. Edwin Davies-Grant Mr. Cory Kemp, Treasurer Dr. Vanjelis Ngwa, Board Chair Ms. Ngeri Nnachi, Secretary Mr. Law Thao; PPGJLI Board Members 1. Dr. Vanjelis Ngwa, Ed.D., M.A., Board Chair (Colissa LLC, CEO) 2. Ms. Ngeri Azuewah, J.D., M.P.P., A.B.D., Secretary (Doctoral Candidate. UMBC) 3. Mr. Cory Kemp, B.A., Treasurer (Bank of America, Banker) 4. Mr. Law Thao, B.A., Board Member (Youthprise, Communications Associate) 5. Mr. Edwin Davies-Grant, M.A., Board Member (Horton, IT Specialist)",,"Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute",,"Our Writing for Social Change project will have a lasting impact on MN's literary arts and multicultural education. We will equip African Americans to write their own stories as a manifestation of cultural resilience. Inspired by the African proverb until the Lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the Hunter,the community will become the lions (leaders) who shape their own destiny through the transformative power of storytelling and cultural preservation.",,,2022-02-15,2023-09-15,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund","In Progress",,,,,,,,,,,,Education/Outreach/Engagement,"Minnesota Humanities Center",,"Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/writing-social-change,,,, 17629,"www.dakotahistory.org 2.0: New Website",2012,6900,"Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.","Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.",,,,,,,,,,"Dakota County Historical Society",," To develop a new website that enables better public access to Dakota County history. ",,,2011-12-01,,"Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund",,,,,,,,,,,,,Grants/Contracts,"Minnesota Historical Society",,Dakota,,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/wwwdakotahistoryorg-20-new-website,"Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)","Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Ram Gada, Vice President Paul Verret, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Missy Staples Thompson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Judith S. Corson Mark Davis D. Stephen Elliott Ram Gada Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen James T. Hale Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Peter Reis Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Edward C. Stringer Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Paul Verret Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor",, 10031424,"YES! Students Step Up To Reduce Carbon Footprint",2025,199000,"M.L. 2024, Chp. 83, Sec. 2, Subd. 05m","$199,000 the second year is from the trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center to empower Minnesota youth to reduce their carbon footprints through education from local experts and completion of student-driven and community-based team projects.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.","Click on 'Work Plan' under 'Project Details'.",,,,,,,2.34,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","YES! (Youth Eco Solutions) will empower Minnesota youth to reduce their carbon footprints by losing 5,000 pounds of CO2 per YES team each school year.",,"Work Plan ",2024-07-01,2026-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund","In Progress",,,Kalley,Pratt,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 10th Street NE",Spicer,MN,56288-9314,"(320) 354-5894",kalley@yesmn.org,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine",,,https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/yes-students-step-reduce-carbon-footprint,,,, 10003534,"Youth-led Sustainability Initiatives in 40 Greater Minnesota Communities",2015,350000,"M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 09b","$350,000 the second year is from the rust fund to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and Laurentian Environmental Learning Center to complete over 100 youth-led sustainability action projects in 40 communities in southwest, southeast, central and northeastern Minnesota.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.","Click on Work Plan under Project Details.",,,,350000,,,6.74,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","Non-Profit Business/Entity","Adoption of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation practices can contribute in a variety of ways to the environmental and economic health of rural Minnesota communities through costs savings and emissions reductions. Engaging and coaching students as the leaders in the process of implementing such practices provides the added benefit of increasing knowledge, teaching about potential career paths, and developing leadership experience. Using this appropriation the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center and its partners are expanding an existing program called the Youth Energy Summit (YES!) to engage approximately 650 students in implementing 150 additional youth-led renewable energy and energy conservation projects in over 40 communities in central, northeastern, southwestern, and southeastern Minnesota. These projects will be driven by collaboration between students, community members, and local businesses and organizations.",,http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/projects/2014/work_plans/2014_09b.pdf,2014-07-01,2016-06-30,"Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund",Completed,,,Dave,Pederson,"Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center","12718 10th Street NE",Spicer,MN,56288,"(320) 354-5894",d.pederson@tds.net,,"Minnesota Department of Natural Resources",,"Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Yellow Medicine",,,http://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/youth-led-sustainability-initiatives-40-greater-minnesota-communities-0,,,,